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ROUSE OF LORDS. conativ.-zor.x. , The Committee met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Ellenborough so the chair. The following gentlemen were called in and examined by Mr. wra in opposition to this Bill : Mr. Pendarves , M.P. for Corn. t ri, Captain Heset, and Captain Holland. These witnesses, for e reasons already repeatedly stated by other witnesses, preferred th e central line to the southern, and alleged their belief that if theee-ntral line had been deemed a successful project, many of the influential men in Cornwall, who were now in favour of the Southern line, would be advocates of the central one. Mr. Brunel laid before their Lordships a section showing curves hi the Cornwall line. r. Rows add resse d t h e i r L or d s hip s f o r the opponents to the .... 124 treat length. The scheme was a great delusion, and the ' 4 dure of the central line was entirely owing to the panic which ted in the Money Market at the time it originated. The suc cess of the Cornwall line up to this time was, in a great b measure, owing to the assistance of the Great Western Railway Company, aided by the report of the ..oard - of Trade "in its favour. There could, however, be Ao doubt that the Cornwall line was highly disagreeable t oo great mass of the inhabitants of Cornwall and Devon, for 150 l'tetitions had been laid on the table of their Lordships' House against th amongst the opponents to the line he had called some of e most wealthy and influential men as witnesses, even including boblernen and Members o f P a rliament. The Cornwall line was, l b truth, a moat impracticable line, and would never answer the pur poses for whi c h a ra il wa y s h ou ld be established. It would neither have speed or regularity, and he might add safety. T he Learned Counsel then went on to read the passages of the r eport of the Board of Trade, and confute them seriatim. After cludl°4 and very argume ntative speech, the Learned Counsel con ed b Bill n o tl alllng upon the Committee to declare the preamble of the proved. (Larr srrrixa.) WAICEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE LINE. The Committee re.assembled at eleven o'clock, and proceeded to hear further evidence on behalf of the Brayton rival scheme. The first witness called was Mr. Alexander Sheriff, and his evi -4 ,!nee went m ere l y to prove t h a t th e fl ax . sp i nners o f L ee ds were in favour of the Brayton scheme. Mr. Strickland, of Snaith, said that the branch to Broughton h we ft Confer very great advantages on the farmers in the district, it would give a direct and speedy communication with '-eeds„ Blackmore, station.master at Normanton, spoke to the - " l iness there, and the regularity with which trains from their Z Para te companies arrived and departed. Nothing could be con ed in a more regular manner. (LIFT SITTING.) 1 , 1 , 31 X GLASGOW =NOTION RAILWAY. b „ " `',la the re-assembling of the Committee this morning the exam'. "ml of witnesses in support of the Bill was resumed. t i ll '. Hartley, of Liverpool, said the rails along the docks at „„yerPool were very convenient. He considered the rails on the "aY at Gi a , gow ought to be on the level. 11I r. Moore, Chairman of the Dock Trustees at Liverpool, con cti r x t t e d i n the evidence of the previous witness. I' t ' B Mon, manager of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway, de. ladas to the facility for the transmissimi of traffic which the On the quays belonging to that railway afforded. Ir. Dickson, of Ilull. described the manner in which the goods Were r li fted from the wa g gons into the boats from off the quay. z l it l ' r ' Reed, of the Glasgow Railway Company, deposed as to the I,‘: o f charges o n th a t line. ~r• Knight spoke as to the cartage. 140 7 r• li dastone said the proposed junction met with the full ap ai of the i ronmasters . m Christie stated that the iron manufacture had greatly ocr?,'ed within the last ten years, and there was every probability '1,7 be ing further increased. tr• Leadbitter said that there were 50,000 tons of stone an "i ai,„i9 b rought into Scotland for shipment and home consumption. (LEFT fiITTINU.) °34 ' 0 3Z11, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER- The n HA.TCPTON. the nn , Awiimittee met to-day at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland in o n ai r, when the case for the opposition was returned. 'Pee t , th e Noble Loan taking the chair, he stated, that with re the 8 ;,.. a petition presented by Mr. Macey, of Banbury, against Deri n : l . the Committee had that, considering the late bet); at bleb the petition had beep resented , counsel could not 1 4 ,7 41 i . ll its support. do ; L ame, of the Board of Trade, was then examined in rela etcnr a statement of Mr. Cockburn in opening the case, that the tvid," of the Board of Trade had been given on ezparte 1 h g e ee * iief or w itness, in his examination, denied this, and stated that 1 1 , ar e t he decision had been given, both interests had been fully and had Both noth Mr. Brunel and Mr. Sunders haft been examined, gums Interviews with the Board of Trade. the t e 2 ;.°b le CHAIRMAN thought this quite sufficient in answer to 4 1'1,, N `Ment of counsel on that point, and the witness was dis- Ben . Nir. erall "ge ITudson, the celebrated railway proprietor, was next "le t ra examined 011 the respective merits of the two gauges, and l'kfe r : ' ,, s , hi l'rnent of goods. Ile deposed that the narrow guage aas Vq, 41(1 ". (1 , e to th e other, and t h at no hind of mechanical contrivance t rali s h i ° away with the evils and inconvenience arising from 'ek tit .P'n'tit and break r f gauges. The evidence was in effect a tivep . " Of What he stated in the Commons' Committee, already (LEFT SITTING.) • . HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. 3114 XCT NORTHERN—TiLERINGDON The r„ STREET EXTENSION. -our b.7 -41 araittee on these lines resumed to-day at the customary a t °tint Courtenay in the chair. gr. C'ororkzitte e immediately after re.assembling withdrew with t kle 4" 11 1 the Parliamentary Clerk, and after remaining some The del iberation, returned. !les Ca allttaaw said he wished to call the attention of the par. Wit t ,, — "' their representatives in this Group to an annonymous 114 let t "t aining charges against the Clerk of the Committee. ,„_ 'uta k ; r, which was a dd r e sse d to him as Chairman, and received b atkl r4ln fi. adverted to an article which appeared lately in a I st L ailw aY Paper, insinuating that Mr. Creed had a larg `u e inter of the lines, immediately and prominently under L i la in and stating that rumours to that effect were s attaki," neighbourhood of St. Stephen's. In justice . to 14 , Wen " as adjudicators on the interests of the public, 'o as the particular injustice to those companies, and L aalted ;la .to their o ffi cer, the Committee had specifically u'al 11 ,7 e question of Mr. Creed whether he had, or V "a i , InCtu ti any interest in the companies before that net - - h e ) and he had given a most satisfactory assurance that he any way whatever concerned in the issue of the inquiry, . 4 , 11 41 4 ,Zed with the schemes. Several other anonymous com- Lao in s ' some of a similar tendency, had been received, but i — ittee had not thought it necessary to notice any but that "ay. (LEFT SITTING.) w itAi t „ RAILWAY RETURNS. 'll4 f Akl TRAy t e4, Or th e _ Plc.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail * meh, past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the c'ek then 8 are made, together with the receipts of the same Previous year • tt iciit ; Last week. O ••w a ,1 9 , ;c: 'l3 ::-. . t ^ G > .I.' t ;iioos• NAME OF RAILWAY. ........... hi, 12 Arbroath and Forfar • •• ' • . Bristol randgh • • *** Chester Birkenhead .•• • • Dublin and Drogheda • • • • • ' ' • .. bublitt and Kingstown • .. Dundee and Arbroath . ......▪ . DUrhana and Sunderland . • •• • • • Edinburgh and Giasgow . •• • • • Eastern Counties and North Easter . n .. ..• Gl asgow Kilmarnock, and Ayr " ,asgow and Greenock.• • • • • • • • Grand Junction •••" • • . ••••. . •▪ • Gravesend and Rochester • • • • Great North of Englund • • • • • • • • Great Western • • • •• • • ****** • • • Unit and Selby • • • • ........ Liverpool and Manchester • • ...„ London and Birmingham • • ***** London and Blackwall •• • • •'• • • London and Brighton .••• • • * „ London and Croydon .•• • • "• • • London and Greenwich . • • • • • • • • " London Manchesterad South Western . • • • • • • • 41s_e Bolton, and Bury • • • • • • s,_arichester, and Birmingham.. • • • • • • anchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc..atidland Counties • • • • • • • • Xe wcastle Newcastle and Darli ngton • • • • • • " "and Carlisle • ** • • • • • • • Newcas tle and Icorth Shields•••• • • en• Par ICorh Union and Bolton and Preis Corbeil and Orleans ••• • • • sto " Paris' and Boa ' en . •• • • " " P rest on and Wyre ••••"'•• • • *• • •• • • Sou lictileld and Manchester ••• • •• • thEastern...• . ....... • Tr4r, L rio uth and Nor w i c h • • •• • • • • • • " '4.4 and North Midland •••• • • •• 780 815 1,238 302 548 2,732 5,215 2,010 1,249 10,318 332 18,821 6,962 21,009 1,461 5,946 1,782 1,249 8,881 3,785 6,748 16,904 2,85 1,746 578 1,867 5,663 5,825 901 1,709 17,997 5,416 18,161 1,578 4,635 804 6,496 1,124 542 864 8,444 896 3,298 6,112 13,0 - 2 699 1,880 401 1,575 5,306 5,458 627 5,276 871 491 481 449 5,103 I . b 4 .'4 A8 I • tL4I 4 , 4 ‘ ll 'RE OF THE KING AND QUEEN e.reelie-8.----boviart, JULY B.—Yesterday the presence the e4 rly :9' M. Van de Weyer at the York Hotel announced ed OF of Ti h r i E s Asst five of their Majesties, which was at first fix ed e f e o g r h i t ia i l it f- . telli„_ce, but the arrival of a train at that hour e'el: e 7 , that the r.iyal train would not leave Londo n four As st car .ix and that the King and Queen would not arrive until half to'lag%vio:,sorne time previous to which hour his Exce . cow wit h four horses, from the York Hotel, was Captain 4ith Y their M ; -a,esties on board the Princess Alice, , t , ett, wh . , vessel left the quay ' leo was speedily done, and t he v 04 eeitilitiarter to seven o'clock, but owing to the delay consequent rn readiness leave the I:4'bolfrnt horn the Government yard, the vessel did not lea of -,04,„. 411 twenty.five minutes to eight o'clock. A guard mil Major Ili k Z: front the 68th Regirnent under the command of Jo e. " 'was i n lonel attendance The Belgian Ambassador . , Co ilk, ,(the Belgian Consul ), and Sir J. Hamilton, were in attend - bto escort the royal party on board. ' e 4TAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.. *••••011 Frid ay ap. the IN. , aY Mr. Payne held an inquest at Guy's Hospital, 0 , , t , ,„„,,.:)I. Jonathan Hill, aged forty-three, an engineer. lef t ' I : by the evidence that on Tuesday evening last, deceased Oh th„"en by the last Brighton train, to proceed to Shoreham. the uria...e arrival of the train at Reigate deceased got . out of in ' , low : 0 fora . few moments. On his return the engin e . wa s he 1444:10,1, deceased ran along the platform to overtake it, w he n IN 4 ' 4 _ de a spring to t lag e _ 4 sudden stop, and putting out his hand towards the car ve,n? following get on to doing so his foot sliped, Itiotariien beneath the wheels, which passed over him. The p .en l',ovidn ,ver bolnediately stopped the engine. A special train was na t he e,, ''', and deceased was conveyed to the hospital, where he died day, from the effects of the injuries he had received. `earl , Accidental death. I s ho w 1.4 T WESTERN ItAiLwAY.—An arrangement Nhar et in Progress, and approaching completion, for the purpose o . ten on ri ng the whole property of the Kennet and Avon Canal navi tr44si to the Great Western Railway Company. The question of tlikZeling the canal into a railway has for some time been under 041)y, I " 7 be at a general meeting of the Kennet and Avon Corn the , °n T y, it was resolved unanimously that an offer of wh ate a e , a! be made to the Railway Company. There is no doubt, elre, i , e r. of the issue of this negotiation, not only from what has 1 °I bOth . Pain ed between the parties, but from the obvious interests , the whole The Great Western Company would at once monot.m h is a e double t•neof of the carrying traffic from Bristol to London, throng ‘ 4 be at ' ue °f country (viz., the present line and the Kennet line), but ora, ch ,Part of the canal lips paral:el to their Berks and Hants `lr a ._l4te, a t within a few yards, To the Canal Company the tivo;`l3es nr a: , uisposin g of a Errachially declining concern, and of evide4. me future competition of a ii: . , werful opponent are self NV , i 0 tilZ e Purchase will equal in importance .:","" of ,_POLITICka7 Mr. Bud. department. .7e learn from AYISDOM COMING EVEN TO TILE POI'D - More effectual that the Papal Government, with a view to rnsiderably the duties orlon of cwutraband trAe, has reduc.d :_etthandise, and intends .on and import on many articles of -"'bi Others.ss-CireniCks 'v the •yatem of reduction to 'THE ~ Bt:tri% LONDON', SATURIILA'iEVENINCI s JULY 19, 1845, JAMAICA IMMIGRATION. A public meeting of planters, merchants, and others intere ;ted in Jamaica, was convened yesterday at Willis's-rooms, Kling_ street, St. James's, for the purpose of expressing their opinioil as to the necessity of extending tne immigration of labourers into that colony. _ There was a very full attendance of gentlemen interested in the welfare of the colony. Shortly after one o'clock the Earl of Harewood was called to the chair. Among those present we observed the Earl of St. Vincent, Sir Alexander Grant, the Honourable Douglas Colonel Pennant, Captain Natrne, Edward Thompson, Esq.; George Thompson, Esq. ; W. Burge, Esq., Q.C. ; R. Bernal, Esq., M.P.; R. Gordon, Esq.; Breckford, Esq., and several other gentlemen possessing property in Jamaica. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, called attention to the great prosperity which had attended the efforts of the Society for promoting immigration and cultivation in Jamaica. The Hill Coolies who had been brought into the colony were a very cheerful and industrious class of men. He considered the present the proper time for promoting immigration into Jamaica. The climate, which was excellent, suited the immi grants perfectly well, and there was great hope of making the island a settlement as agreeable as it was profitable.—(Cheers.) Mr. SAMUEL HIBBERT, in absence of Colonel Pennant, to whom the duty had been assigned, rose to move the first resolution. The Hon. Gentleman urged the necessity of the measures coot em. plated by the present meeting. As far as the principle of horn'. gration had been carried out, it had proved most beneficial to the colony; and a most striking contrast was presented in the state of cultivation since tropical labourers had been introduced into Jamaica, from what it bore before the system of immigration commenced. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. BAKER, was unani mously adopted. Mr. BRECKFORD, without making any observation, moved the second resolution, which Mr. Easwis seconded, and it was unani. mously adopted. Mr. Bucue moved the third resolution, and said—The object which the present meeting sought to effect called loudly for the support of all persons who had the welfare and the civilisation of their fellowmen at heart. He regretted to say that, so far as re garded the coloured population of our West India colonies, this object had been too long neglected, and it was his conviction, that unless some active measures were at once set on foot, the inha. bitants of Jamaica would be reduced to a comparative state of bar barian. The effect of neglecting immigration would be to plunge Jamaica into a worse state of degradation than it had ever been in before emancipation took place. He cordially concurred in the object for which they were then met, in the accomplishment of which lie believed depended the future prosperity of Jamaica. Mr. SCOTT seconded the resolution which was agreed to. Sir A. GRANT moved the fourth resolution, and observed, that the accounts which he had received from his agents at St. Mary's and St. Thomas's were, that almost all the men of colour, who were formerly labourers, had become freeholders. The conse quence was, that the time when their labour would be most useful to himself (Sir A. Grant) they required for the cultivation of their own land, and were only willing to give their labour to others when they had nothing to do for themselves. the few coolies who had been imported had conducted themselves admirably, and with such general good conduct as to be of the most material advantage to him and others who possessed estates in that part of Jamaica. The resolution having been seconded, was adopted unanimously. Mr. E. THOMPSON proposed the fifth resolution. He said, hay. ing just arrived from Jamaica, he felt it necessary to give an ac count of the good effects of immigration in that country. The whole island of Jamaica was in want of more labour. The census probably showed a large proportion of labourers to the amount of population. But the fact was otherwise, for as the Honourable Baronet had just observed, many, of the labourers were them selves possessors of land, to cultivate which nearly occupied their whole time. He had had several African emigrants on his estate, and from the time of their arrival the increase of labour performed was most astonishing. Of the number of coolies who had arrived, 160 had been put on his estate by Lord Elgin, in order that they might be visited by the immigration agent weekly, and their corn. forts be attended to. The wages of these people—who were a very quiet, orderly set—were extremely good. The terms on which they worked were these :—The employer had to give them a Is. a day for nine hours' labour. He must provide them with a good sized house, and afford them medical attendance in times of sickness. Rice, or whatever was their food, was furnished them on the same terms as the merchant paid. A piece of land was given them to cul tivate for their own benefit, and if they worked longer than nine hours, they were to be paid accordingly. After working for about six months, they accumulated enough to live independent during the rest of the year. He considered the wages not too much, but there was not labour enough while the remuneration was so high. The negroes themselves regarded the coolies with good will, and exhibited more good sense than their pretended friends.—(Cheers.) fhe resolution was seconded by Mr. ATKINSON, and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was moved to Mr. Thompson for his valuable statement, and passed. In answer to a question by Mr. GORDON, Mr. EDWARD THOMPSON said there were very few female im migrants. GEORGE THOMPSON, Esq., rose to address the meeting. The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. George Thompson whether he was a holder of any property in Jamaica ? Mr. G. THOMPSON—I refuse to answer that question. The CHAIRMAN peremptorily requested him to sit down or leave the room.—(Cheers.) Mr. G. THOMPSON, amidst much confusion, declared his deter mination not to be put down, maintaining that he had a right to be heard. The CHAIRMAN, with warmth—Unless you resume your seat, I shall send for the police.—(Cheers.) Mr. G. 1 HOMPAON persisting in addressing the meeting, and great confusion ensuing, the meeting adjourned to another part of the house, and passed the other resolutions. It was agreed that a memorial, embodying the foregoing resolutions, should be submitted to the House of Assembly in Jamaica. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Noble Chairman, who briefly made his acknowledgments, and the meeting separated. While the meeting was passing the last two resolutions, a per. sorial recontre took place between the two Mr. Thompsons on the stairs; Mr. E. Thompson availing himself of a good sized stick, while his opponent was unarmed and unaided, except by two friends, who found two opponents in advocates of immigration. The affray was brisk but brief for the peace-preserving powers interposed, and separated the belligerents. THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The following circular has been addressed to the Conserva tive Members of the House of Commons : " The Directors of the New Zealand Company present their compliments to and take the liberty of requesting his attention to the following statement:— " It is well known to the Directors that not a few of the Members of the House of Commons who voted against Mr. Charles Butler's motion on the 19th of June last, notwithstand ing their opinion in favour of the claims of the Company and of the suffering colonists, did so in consequence of the sentiments expressed by Sir Robert Peel on that occasion. The hopes excited by the Prime Minister's declarations have, however, been completely disappointed. Lord Stanley adheres substan tially to that unwise policy of the Colonial-office, under succes sive Administrations, which has deeply injured the Company, inflicted grievous wrongs on the sealers, and exposed the na tive race to destruction. The Court of Directors, therefore, are about once more to appeal to the justice of Parliament, and they trust that will excuse them for expres sing to him their anxious desire, no less on account of the Com pany, the settlers, and natives, than from personal consideration for a large proportion of their shareholders who are general supporters of the present Government, that the question be tween the Company and the Colonial-office may not become one of party. " The Colonial-office, on the contrary, in a case where public opinion is generally so adverse to them, are naturally desirous of obtaining the support of party feeling ; and in this object they must necessarily succeed, unless such a number of the general adherents of the Government in the House of Com mons should support the Company's claims as to deprive the vote of a party character. That a majority of these do concur with common opinion as to the gross case of private wrong and public impolicy, the Directors feel assured ; and they are equally persuaded that it a vote of the House of Commons, without reference to party considerations, should give effect to this 'general sentiment, and to the recommendations of the Select Committee of last session (which numbered ten general supporters of the Government out of its fifteen members), the Colonial-office will at once put an end to the controversy by altering its course ; whereas, on the other hand, if the claims of the Company for themselves and on behalf of the colonists should be defeated by a mere party vote, the most frightful consequences in New Zealand cannot fail to ensue, and the responsibility of their occurrence will rest on the present Ad ministration. " The Directors conclude by expressing their hope that will deem these considerations of sufficient weight to justify them for taking the liberty of drawing his attention to the suhjecf, and that they may induce him to treat the ques tion about to be submitted to the House of Commons as a difference not between the Government and the Opposition, but between the Company and the Colonial-office. " New Zealand House, July 11, 1645." CITY OF LONDON TAX UPON COALS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—By the statute of 1 James IL, c. 15, s. 13, it is enacted, " That coals to be delivered at Chelsea College shall be free of the City duty." Can you be kind enough to inquire if the same privi lege is conceded by the Bill now before Parliament for regulating the City tax upon coals.-1 am, Sir, yours, Sze. Ilfracombe, July 16, 1545. R. W. D. THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY'S GRAND FETE.-- On Thursday night the Marquis of Salisbury gave a magnificent fete dansante, at the family mansion, in Arlington-street, which was most numerously attended. THE KING OF HOLLAND.—We are informed, on the highest authority, that the King of Holland is hourly expected at Mivart's Hotel. From dispatches received yesterday, his Ma jesty um to embark yesterday morning. EXPRESS TRAINS.—An erroneous statement has been in circulation respecting the speed of the express trains. On the London and Birmingham line it has been ascertained that the speed, instead of 43, is nearly 46 miles per hour. We are informed that his Grace the Duke of Sutherland has sold his valuable estates in the parishes of Ross keen, Edderton, and Kincardine, to James Matheson, Esq., of the Lewis and Achany, M.P.—Ross-shire Advertiser. BRADFORD MARKET, TIIURSDAYT- -- WOOl —There is nothing materially different either in demand or prices for some weeks past. Fine wools are more inquired after ; but the prices sought by the growers are such as will not admit of pur chases being made for sale in this market. Yarn-1 here is a slight improvement in the demand, and the spinners generally are not ibclined to spin except to order. There is still a large quantity of unemployed machinery owing to the ruinously low prices at which yarns have been selling. Piece—The demand for goods suitable for the autumn is tolerably active, and the manufacturers generally are looking for improved prices.— Wak efi.:ld Journal. The Medical Gazette states, "upon good autho rity," that there is some prospect of the College of Surgeons throw ing open the Fellowship, under certain restrictions, to members of twenty years' standing, without examination, and henceforth to give individuals the option of acquiring it by seniority, or at an earlier period by examination. The plan is not yet matured ; but we are satisfied that it would meet with the approbation of a ma jority of the fellows as well as the members of the college. It would at once tend to put an end to much of the ill-feeling which the recant conduct of the Council has excited in t he profession. FINE LANGUAGE —A fts,hionaNe lady, being in quired of how she liked the dinner at a distinguished party, her reply was-,2' The dinner was sweet, but my seat was so promote from the nicknacks, that f could not ratify my appetite, and the pickled cherries had such a defat uppn lriy head, that I made a motion to leave the table, but Mr. gave me some harttliPrli, dissolved in water, which bereaved me." CRIMINAL STAIISTICS. A Parliamentary Blue Book has just been issued, containing an account of criminal of fenders in rigland and Wales in the course of last year. It ap pears that in 1844 the rommitmenta numbered 26,542, which was a considerable diminution compared with the preceding year, ." whe i 9.7.769 comm, the commitment s amo u nt e d to 29,591. Ili 1841, there were merits fortrial; in 1842, 31,309 ; in 1843, 29 591 and in 1844, only 26,4. It would scent that, for the last fit 0 years, the numb ers h ave i ncreaseu , five years. Th e commitments for the last nvo , ompared with the preceding ear. lumbered 142,3119, and in th e p rev i ous A ve years, 112,804. : IRELAND. THE DISTURBED DISTRICTS-COERCIVE LAWS. DUBLIN, JCLY 17.—1 n the memorials transmitted to the Lord Lieutenant from the counties of Longford, Leitrim, and Cavan, the most urgent demands are made for martial law, or other coercive measures, as the only mode of restoring tranquillity in those districts. It is well known that the Government Are unwilling to adopt any such extreme course until the ordinary laws shall have been found ineffectual. Immediately after the memorial of the magistrates had been forwarded from Leitrim, the focus of the predial disturb ances, Mr. Justice Jackson (who had been Solicitor-General under the present Administration), arrived in Carrick-on- Shannon, to open the commission for that county. In his address to the grand jury, he drew an appalling picture of the rapid increase of crime since the commencement of the agra rian disturbances. Referring to the call made upon the 11xecutive by the magistrates for new and coercive laws, his Lordship said : —" I have heard it stated it will be necessary new laws should be enacted to suppress this growing evil. Additional laws are not required. In my opinion the laws of thin land, as they now exist, are abundantly sufficient, if duly administered, to put an end to this system, both in this and the adjoining counties. There have been laws enacted a considerable period ago, laws of peculiar severity in their character. No doubt they are so. Formerly the convict under them was suljected to the awful • - iuislinient of death. This latter portion has been repealed of late years, and transportation for life st.b - stituted ; which, with periods of long imprisAiment, and severe corporal punishment, await those now convicted of offences of this description. If there be a general co-opera ion from the higher to the well-disposed low classes, it will be utterly impossible this state of things can be prolonged." The Learned Judge then referred to his own experience when similar disturbances existed, especially in Clare in 1831, when a much worse state of things existed. On those occasions, the ordinary laws were found all sufficient for the suppression of illegal confederacies, .organised under the pretext of grievances connected with land. His Lordship thus concluded ag admirable charge, which cannot fail to produce a very salutary effect under present circumstances : " My opinion with regard to the sufficiency of the laws is, that they are quite powerful enough ; but, if not found to be adequate, I make no doubt other laws more severe and more penal in their consequences will be enacted if neces sary. Some of us may be too young, but many of us know what dreadful consequences attended the suspension of the habeas corpus, the drum-head court-martial, and ether penalties of this kind, beyond the power of the common law ; and if this combination be not put down, that will be the case with this county. Gentlemen, it is only necessary for you to co-operate with the other classes, and in the dis charge of your duty as magistrates, by the due adminis tration of the law in bringing offenders to justice, enable those entrusted to administer it to act and restore your county to tranquillity." COUNTY OF ARMAGH - , JULY 15. EXTRAORDLNARY Casa OF MURDER. —A case of a most revolting character was tried before Judge Ball. Peter Magill, a small farmer, was indicted for the murder of Chris topher Jordani on the Ist of April, near Forkhill, by beating him, and afterwards throwing him in a bog-hole. The prin cipal witness against the prisoner was his own son, Owen Alagill, who described the murder, and identificed his father as the perpetrator. Another son had sworn informations, but afterwards withdrew them ; and, it is said, is to be pro secuted for perjury. In the cross-examination of the witness, some irregularity appeared in the informations, which caused the Learned JuJge to rebuke the Crown solicitor, Mr. Hamilton, for neglect, Thecasewas adjourned until Wednesday. OfiANGE PROCESSIOSIS.-INQUEST AT ARMAGH. The inquest at Armagh, on the body of John Boyle, a Roman Catholic youth, shot by the Orangemen, was resumed yesterday, and has not yet terminated. STATE OF TIPPERARY.—In opening the quarter sessions at Nenagh, on Monday, Mr. Sergeant Howley congratulated the grand jury on the improved state of the district. It was in that division of the county that agrarian disturbances so extensively prevailed two or three months since. The other —the southern division—has enjoyed tranquillity for a con siderable time, and the calendar for the coming assizes is one of the lightest for many years. DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE.—JULY 17. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stuck, 101% 1 4 ; Three per Cent. Consols, 98%; Four per Cent. Ballast-oft - Ice Deb., 981 / 2 . MiscELLANEous.—Wicklow Copper Mine, 18 1 4. RAILWAYS.—BeIfast and Ballymena, 6% ; Belfast and County Down, 3% ; Cork and Bandon, 6% % ; Cork and Yuughal, 3 ; Cork, Blackrock, and Passage, 2A ; Dublin and Belfast unction, - 7% 8 ; Dublin, Belfast, and Cole raine Junction, 2%; Dublin and Drogheda, 105; Dundalk and Enniskillen,, 3 . .; _Enniskillen and Sligo, 24,,f ;, 'Great' Sonthein and . Western, 23 1 A %; Ditto, Extension, 11% % ; Kingstown and Bray, 6 ; Midland Great Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 3 1 4 a ; Irish Great Western Dublin to Galway, 34 1 4 ; Killarney Junctions, 2% 1 / 2 Limerick, Ennis, and Kidaloe Junction, 4% ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3 ; Newry and Enniskillen, 3 1 4 ; Newry, Warren Point, and Rostrevur, 3; Waterford and Limerick,, ; Waterford and Kilkenny, 2%; WextlTd and Carlow, 2 % ; Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, 1%. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PETITIONS RESPECT ING THE IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY BILL: By the Lords' Committees appointed a Select Committee to consider of the petition of James Pim, junior, of the city of Dublin, banker, and one of the company of undertakers of the Grand Canal, Ireland, complaining that the Standing Orders had not been complied with on the Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, and praying • to be heard by his agents and witnesses in support of•the allegations of his petition presented on the 7th of this instant July; and also a similar petition presented on the ..zth of this instant July; and to report to the House; and to whom were referred certain petitions in relation to this matter presented on the 11th of this instant July; 01WERED TO 1:1:? arr, That the Committee have met, and considered the tub ject matter to them referred, and have examined several Wit nesses on the allegation of forged and fictitious names having been placed on the contract deed, but have not thought it expedient to examine into the other allegations, which ntav be more properly inquired into by referring the Bill back Co the Standing Order Committee, or before the Select Com mittee it the Bill should be opposed. 'lnc Committee had, however, that it has not been the practice of the Directors of this Company to require refer ences to the characters of the parties applying for shares, and that allotments have been made to persons under feigned and fictitious names, to paupers, and to persons who would not have been allowed under their real names to obtain shares, and who could have no means of paying, from their own re sources, even the deposit. That the letters addressed to those persons were by some means obtained before their delivery by the post. That all the transactions of the company appear to have been carried on in an unsatisfactory and careless manner ; that out of 974 applications 863 had no reference whatever, and 1 l I had references, of which, however, only 29 appear to have been marked as inquired into, and out of that num ber 14 reported as Lai. That the Committee have no means of ascertaining how many of the persons whose names are attached to the con tract deed are solvent persons. That they cannot conclude their report without observ ing that the system adopted is one which tends to defeat the intentions of the Legislature, by passing a fraudulent and fictitious contract deed through the Standing Order Commit tee, and by this means substituting a list of shareholders, who, in case of a failure of the undertaking, would have no means of making good the amount for which they appear on the deed to be responsible; and they beg leave to -express their opinion, that the reduction made in the last session of the amount of deposit previously required by Parliament has had the effect of facilitating the commission of frauds of the nature of those adverted to in this report. And the Committee have directed the Minutes of Evi dence taken before them to be laid before your Lordships. THEATRE ROYAL DUBLIN.—The fertile invention of Balfe has given to the world more than one opera since The Daughter of St. Mark was produced at Drury-lane ; but last even ing was the first time of its representation here, and it had the comparative merit of novelty, as with the exception of one, or at least two airs, the music is not generally known in a detached form. The opera itself has many of the characteristics of Balfe's style. A brilliant, often showy, but not generally very profound instrumen tation ; not a few common-places, so well expressed as to obtain an importance merely intrinsic, and then some graceful strain of melody weaving its remembered sweetness through other and lengthened passages which have left no abiding-place. As to the genius of the composer, it is snore or less .-.pparent in all his works; but he often writes hastily and without that intensity of purpose which would displace a single note, it not in pursuance of a general and matured design. The finale to the first act is an elaborate and effective piece of concerted music. The song which won most ap plause was that sung by Mr. Harrison, with admirable expression and delicacy of manner, "We may be happy yet." It is a %ivy pleasing melody, and met with an encore, as did also the serenade in the second act Miss Ro t er rendered the music of her part with much energy, skill, and feeling; and in the pretty rondo at the close she showed that her vocal powers were equal to the long trial to which they had been exposed during the evening. Mr. Borrani did every justice to the music, and his fine voice and pure intonation proved most effective in the recitative. He was equally happy in the less level singing, and tho touching air " When all around our path is dreary," received an encore. In the pert of Moncenigo Mr. Chute has his energies overtaxed, as was soon ap. parent. The raise en scene was creditable to the theatre, and the opera having been favourably received, the leading artistes were called before the curtain to receive the floral compliments, &c., usual upon such occasions. The house was fully and fashionably attended.—Saunders's News I etter. A NEST OF Islgurry.—Yesterday, Mary Lawson, an elderly woman, residing in George-court, Fox.court, Gray's Inn-lane, was charged,] at Clerkenwell Police -court, with having committed an assault upon a girl, one of her lodgers. In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the defendant rented the whole of George-court, coosistiug of seven houses, which she let out in tenements for brothels to prostitutes, and she had accom. modation for forty-six girls. The complainant owed her 2s. 6d. rent, for which her goods were seine' and having an intat:t to support, she was driven to wander about in great want, when she was relieved by some of the poor creatures living in the house, in consequence of which they were persecuted and threatened that their property should be seized unless they left the house. A broker, named Chase, of Saffron hill, who:was employed to distrain, was cautioned by Mr. Greenwood, who informed him (as a lawyer) that no money can be due arising out of su:th places of immorality, lie would take care that the parish authorities should be made ac quainted with the affair, as they ought to indict Mrs. Lawson. He fined her 50s. and costs for the assault, and a message was for warded to the parish authorities of St. Andrew's, Holborn, with a view of putting down the nuisance. THE GEINSDALE AIIIRDERS REAR CARLISLE.--It will be remembered that about a month ago two important inquests were held at Carlisle, by several adjcurnmonts, on the bodies of Mr. John Graham, a respectable yeoman of the village of Grinsdale, and Margaret Graham, of Kirk Andrews, his daughter.in-law, who were suspected of having died from the effects of poison. Mr. John Graham, of Kirk Andrews, farmer, the son of the former, and the husband of the latter, was the person on whom suspicion fell as being the Luilly person. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against John Graham for the murder of his father by poison, but with respect to the charge laid against him as to his wife he was acquitted. He is now a prisoner in Carlisle gaol, and since his commitment a quantity of arsenic has been found in the pockets of his clothes, and it was understood that he would also be indicted fur the murder of his wife. However, on Wednesday last, he made a full confession that he was the murthrer of his lather and wife, and there is pp doubt now but that he will undergo the extreme penally of the law, shrilly after Carlisle assim in August next. IioYAL ARTILLERY FOR NEW ZEALAND.—Orders have been received at Woolwich, in consequence of Use recent in telligence from New Zealand, that the whble of Captain Turner's company, 6th battalion, are to embark immediately for that quarter of the world ; and the Castle Eden is daily expected from Deptford to convey them to their destination. Previous to the arrival of the last unpleasant intelligence from New Zealand, it was intended that a part of Captain Turner's company should have proceeded to Wecdon, to do duty there for tome time, but their services are now n quired on a toreign station. The hr ad.qua, ters 01 the I lth Regi ment of Foot, uukter toe c9rti' - !4ild of Lieutenant-Colonel Bloidn_ field, embArk at Ow 8 11419 time in the Castle Edgn for a passage to Van Dieraen's Land. • 41 COURT CIR CULA R. The Queen held a Court at half past one o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckii , gham Palace. Sami Pacha had an audience of Ler Majesty. His Excel lency, was introdu ce d b y t h e E ar l o f Ab er d een , K. T. , h er Ma jesty s principal Secretary of State f,r Foreign Affairs. His Excel]: i.ry was accompanied by his Interpreter. Her 2.1, jesty was attended by the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Wai:iLg, and Captiln the Hon. Alexander Hood, Groom in Waiting. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager at rived at Buckingham Palace at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to pay a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty was accompanied by their Serene High-, nesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar. The illustrious party par took of a dejeune with the Queen and Prince Albert, and afterwards returned to Marlborough-house. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday after noon at .a meeting of the Corn!niss]on for promoting and en couragirg the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Roy a l Hi g h ness arrived at Gwydyr House, a 4 a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouvrrie, Equeiry in Waiting. The Commissioners present were the Alinquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Lincoln, Vi-c , unt Palmer&t, n, Lord Co horde, the Ri g ht Hon, T. B. Macaulay, Sir Rarest H. Inglis, and 'Mr. Benjamin 1 - I,,wrs. Her Majesty ai:d her Royal Cowort took their usual early walk yesterday morning, in the rtiy.,l gardens. Thtir Royal 1 - lighnesseA the Prince of 'Wales, the Princess Royal, anti the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taker) an airing yesterday, in an open earl irle and four. His Royal Hightic,s Prince Alfred was taken an airing yesterday, in the gardens cf Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Mat 'borough House. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and suite left town in three carriages at.d four at live o'clock yesterday afternoon, for her residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. Her Majesty was ac companied by their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar. Her Rival Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow with her man pany yesterday evening at the ball given by the Baroness at Ashburnham House. Mr. Emerson 'ferment had an interview with Lord Stanley at the Colonial. office, yesterday. Mr. Alderman Moon ' accompanied by the Town-Clerk and. the Remembra nrer , had the honour of an interview with the French Ambassador yesterday at Hertford House, Manchester-- square, to deliver to his Excellency the emblazoned veiny of the address of the Corporation of London to his Majesty the King of the French, upon his visit to England in October last. Mr. Hutt, M.P., hail an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Thursday at the office of the Board of Trade. The Solicitor-General transacted business yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. Hart Davi4 had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial office for the Governor •General of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American provinces. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Burge, Queen's Counsel, was heard on a petition, " Willis v. Sir George Gipps," to fix hearing. The Lord Pre sident read he correspondence between the Privy Council and Colonial-office, showing that everything had been done on the part of the Privy Council-office to expedite the ease At the close of the proceedings Lord Brougham, on the part of the Court, appoint?d the apppeal to be heard the first case in November. Mr. Parton Cooper, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Wood, Queen's Counsel, were heard upon a petition, " Flint v. Walker," for leave to appeal from a decree of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Mr. E. D. Moore was heard on " Gore's Patent," to fix the hearing. Counsel was heard upon a petition of the Chief Justice in an appeal " The House of Assembly of Grenada v. the Chief Jus tice of Grenada." Mr. Burge, Q. C., was heard upon a petition, "Peter Ni- cholson from British Guiana," for leave to appeal. An appeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, " Cockcroft and To, ze v. Itawle!," was opened by Mr. Kin • dersley, Q. C. The ca , e was adjourned. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR CORRESPONORNT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. July I2.—Corsair cutter, John Congreve, Esq., from Cher bourg, having been supplied with a new mast; she sprung her former mast on her passage out. 13th.—Esmeraltia schooner, T. W. Fleming, Esq., from Ireland and the Mo'herbank—this gentleman is the Commo dore of the R. V.Y. C., lately formed at Hyde ; Resolution schooncr, Duke of Rutland, from Torbay ; Wave cutter, 111ar 4uis of Blandfori, from Portsmouth. • 17th.—Emtheline brig, E. N. Harvey, Esq., from Milford; this beau'iful brig, it is said, was formerly a slaver. DEPARTURES. July 12.—Kestrel brigantine, Commodore the Earl of Yar borough, for Spithead, to accompany the experimen'al squa dron to sta. 14th.— Falcon cutter, John Beardmore. Esq., for Plymouth; Stormtineh cutter, Lieutenant-Colonel Bowers, C.R., to the westward ; Gitana schooner, J. Digby Murray, Esq., on a cruise with her Majesty's fleet. pith.—Louisa schooner, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., for Ire land. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE•STATION. Schooners—Flirt, Camilla, Fairy, Maud, Ite, , olution, Mer lin, Esmeralda, Wyvern, Syren, Julia, and the brig Emmeline. Cutters—Pearl, - Sparrow hawk, Alarm, Peteral, Avenger, Whim, Forest Fly, Corsair, El:zabvilt, Nymph, Amaz-m, Breeze, Osprey, Turquoise, Moran, Naiad, Medina, Wave, Heroine, and Columbine yawl. The following noblemen and . gentlemeta !lave arrived during the week at the Globe Hotel, Alarine-paraile : —Lord Adolphus Fitzelarenee, Lord Castlereagh, Lord Cantalupe, Lord W. Graham, Sir John Cope, Colonel Murray, Dundas, Mr. and Mrs. Mil ner, Captain Howard, Captain J. Brown, Esq., Co lonel Keene, and Mr. and Mrs. Tapper. The Duke of Beaufort and family are expected at Trafalgar House to-morrow, and tlae Earl and Countess of Wilton at Grove House, the Ala , quis and Marchion,ss of Blandford at Vine C ottage on Monday. Her Majesty and suite ate ex pected to refli ri to thitorne House to-morrow. It is under stood that the Queen Dowager proposes taking up her residence in the nei k i,hboutlioA this autumn and winter, if she can obtain a suitable residence. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—A horse belonging to her Majesty at Osborne, a vicious brute, kicked one 01 the stablemen named Pope on Tuesday last, and broke the poar fellow's jawbone. SPANISH BO.SDS. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. Sta"—Permit us, through the medium of your paper, to endeavour to draw the attention of influential persons towards the case of the English holders of Spanish Bonds. The Spanish Government gave us an assurance that the coupons, or dividends, should be paid, and it is to .be hoped that our own Government will remonstrate with the Spanish Ministers on account of their breach ot faith. If one ot our merchant-ships should be attacked by .3paniards, our Government would en force retribution, and certainly the English holders of Spanish Bonds have a just claim and every hope to be reimbursed.— We are, Sir. your friends, MANY HOLDERS OF SPANISH BONDS. Plymouth, 17th July, 1845. THE LATE CASE OF FLOGGING AT WINDSOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sfit,—l have read the account published in your paper of the praiseworthy conduct of the two privates in the 2d batta lion of Coldstream Guards, stationed at Windsor. It makes the Christian shudder to find that such severe, unjustifiable punishment should be awarded with such unaccountable haste to two such excellent men as Se)man and Laurin, who, rather than expose their persons in the truly indecent way they were required to do with so many of their brave comrades, dated the authority of such disgusting iiideceney, and cared little, com paratively speaki ng , t or the sanguinary punishment. Should the circum s t ances stated in your paper be true, there can be but one opi n i on upon it. The punishment for good morality and decency of conduct has been infl.cted—the only thing that can now b e d one by a generous people, is to reward such heroism by 'a publi c test i mony of appi oval. Let a sub scription be immediately opened, which no doubt will be en thusiastically met by the religious feelings of the moral people of this civilised nation.—l an., Sir, July 15, 1545. A CONSTANT READEI. TO THE EDITOR OP TIFF. SUN. Sta,— In reply to a letter, signed "E. A. C.," which ap peared in your paper last evening, 1 beo. to say, i n ju4ice to Madame Feron (to who m my daughter be; been sometime a pupil), that whatever benefit she has derived titim musical instruction is to be attributed solely to Madame Feron's great exertions (combined with my daughter's own predisposed natural talent), and the result is evident from the kind and flattering reception she has met with from the public, which I h o p e arid trust will be highly gratifying to Madame Feron. In juAice, therefore, to that lady, 1 must beg you will insert this letter.-1 have the honour to be, Sir, yours, &c., B. SMITtISON. 13, Clifford's Inn, July 18, 1845. the title of " Count Chmtnier's new Konicismark," is exciting much attention. The adventures ~, , I G ju S .t t A p : b K ii .z ed ( , ;a uin , tz i rti of one of the handsomest men and brilliant soldiers of fortune of his day, could scarcely lad of doing so; and the manner in hist C or O i li ca N l T rorn i a -( : which this popular author has brought his hero forward as an adventurer awl a man of gallantry, particul rly as regards his attempt to gain the han.l of the wealthiest h eir , ss i n E m „.l,, ii i —the youthful lady 1.:1 zaheth I ercy, w h o while si dl a ''' girl was three times a wife—arid his culpability in the murder of Thomas Thyrine. Esq. h her sef:orul husband, . woos, monument is in Wietaiinster Abbey, renders it one i.f the mo-t effective works of the season. The volumes are full of adventure, for .whether filling the part of a atador at the bull fights of Madrid, a soldier among , the knights of Malta, a gallant at the court of Louis XIV., or a courtier in that of Charles 11., the Count is always playing the hero. The interest of the story, therefore, never flig,s. ,_, _M ANSLAUGHT ER —i's"rflaV Peb-r CII , istopher King was charged at s o uthwark P o li ce -court with causing the death ofJames Anderson, i n the employ of M essrs. Shears, copper smiths, of liankside. A ccrtiticat e was produced from St. Thomas's Hospital, stating that Anderson was admitted on Sunday last, having received severe injury on the b ac k part of the bead, and that he died yesterday morning in that institution. Diary Ann It3der stated that on Saturday night, between eleven anti twelve o'clock, as she was walking along Emsrson-street, Sou thwark.bridge road, she observed the prisoner and the deceased quarrellin g with one another. First she heard the deceased call the prisoner's wife a upon which • .• the prisoner immediately struck him a blow on the breast. The deceased was k:tocked down by the force of the blow, and the hack part of his head striking against the kerb stone, he received a wound, from which the blood issued is great quantities. Ile was taken up immediately in a state of insensibi lity, and conveyed home. The witness added, that the prisoner and deceased appeared to have been drinking, and the for.cer seemed to tie in much trouble of mind after he found such serious injury had been done, and he was the first to run to deceased's as sistanco, and lift hire up o ff the ground. The blow slid not appear to have been a very serious one. Mr. Trail) sald that at present he should not call upon the prisoner for his defence, but should remand him until Monday, and that he shou'd accept bat, for his appearance on that day. The required sureties havin g been found the prisoner was disclialcd, • • I{()ArtiNG Oi;A•roll•—• .. A Ir. Pre,l,let;t, I 1.- 1 11 not remain silent, Sir, while I Lave a voice that is not dumb in this assembly. The gentleman, Sir, cannot expostulat e this matter to any future time that is More 'ratable than 110 W. He may talk, Sir, of the Herollancum revolutions, where republic s are hurled into arctic regions, and the works of centuries refrigerated to ashes i but, Sir, we can tell him, lid. to gably, that th e cons , s, nee multiplied subterratitously by the everlasting principles contended for thereby, can no more s hake this tesolutton than th e roar of Niagara rs.juvenate arourd these walls, or the howl of the inid„ g i,, tempest conga,grate the marble statue into ice. That's just what I told them." The President fainted.—Boston I aper. RAILWAY COIVIMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. COWL:IWALL EA2L 7 6 1 7.11.Y. (Continued ;nun our Afternoon Editiun of ye•terday.) Mr. Mcyle, a surgeon, residing at Penzance, and Mr. Teague, a merchant, residing at Penryn, gave evidence against the Corn wall line, and in favour of the Central nue. The latter said he thought the Cornwall line would prove ruinous to the trade of Penryn. Mr. Moyle preferred the Central line, because it was more direct, but would prefer the Southern line to none. Mr. Teague stated the important' fact that the import trade of Penzance was as follows :-615 vessels Lad touched there in 1844 with cargoes of 35,000 tons; the export trade in the same time, 421 vessels, with cargoes exceeding 30,000 tons. THE SCOTTISH MIDLAND RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. M`Murray, provision merchant of Gla.gow, gave a statis tic .1 account of the quatiLties of bacon, hams, eggs, ano poultry, imponed from the 'milt of Ireland into Glasgow, and considered the propos, d junction would grea ly facilitate their transmission from the sups to t heir ultimate destination. Mr. Multigreen, bookseller and magistrate of Glasgow, spoke as to the Louse property in Buchanan-street, the rents of which ave raged Irom 1•?0!. to 3001. p.-r annum. He considered that the general tech. g of the inhabitants was in favour of the measure. Mr. Lindsay, a builder, and chairman of the board for keeping the houses in repair, tendered general evidence as to the value of property in Glasgow and the traffic through the streets. Mr. Thorland, surveyor, described to the Committee the manner in which the Junction Hallways in Manchester were constructed, and stated lie saw no difficulty in making the Glasgow Junction in the way proposed. Their Lordships then adjourned till eleven to-morrow. 17,71110ErIELD, PONTEPRA.CT, GOOLE 11.11.ILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon EJition of yesterday.) Lord Wharncliffe spoke to the residential injury done to Mr. Srrith by the propo,cd railway. Mr Edmund Wand, merchant, I...eds, Mr. Atkinson, flax dresser, and Mr. Tarbolton, foreign agent, all gave evidence that the trades of Leeds and Bradiord were infinitely superior to Wake field and Pontefract, and therefore they preferred the rival branch by Brayton, promoted by the York and North Midland Company, to the Direct Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway. Several other witnesses were examined on the same point, and gave exactly similar evidence. Their Lordships then adjourned till to.morrow. ozronn, WORCESTER, AND WOLVES-. HAMPTON kt .11.ILWAY. (Continued Irons our Afternoon Editio❑ of yesterday.) The remainder of the witnesses examined gave evidence to the same afect, being principally on the inconvenience, expense, and delay that would arise from the transhipment of goods on the Great Western scheme. The witnesses examined on the subject were Mr. Hardy, formerly manager of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, who gave a table of the amount of miles already made, and those proposed to be constructed, on the broad and narrow gauges, somewhat different from that he gave befote the Commons' Committee; Mr. Macconnell, superintendent of the locomotive de. partment, on the same line of railway ; Mr. Allport, manager of the Darlington and Newcastle line; and Mr. Houson, the agent of the Messas. Bickford, at Birmingham. The following is Mr. Houson's table: — RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTED AND PROJECTED ON THE BROAD AND NARROW GAUGLIJ. Broad. Narrow. Made In progresa 52 Projected Total 1,641 This table includes all projects up till now, taking only one in a district where there are competing lines. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, at eleven o'clock STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The Committee on Standing Orders met to-day, and the follow ng Bibs were passed, and oruered to be reported : MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD (SOUTH WALES), SOUTH-WESTZISLAT ( TUN Dian GE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS), EXEBTINGHAM 11.1 VD GLOUCESTER (STOKE R,AIV ,ti? HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. MIZECT ZI olt THERN LINE-FEIRRINGDON.- STREET EXT 7 SION. Mr. MtnVann (in continuation of his address from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) said —The distance from Linton-bridge to the terminus in Farringdon street, showed a saving of no less than 1,738 yards in favour of that point ; Irom Bloch friars bridge, 1 ;idle 51 yards in favour of the same; from Waterloo-briege, 1,351 ; and from Westminster-bridge, 970 yards —all in favour of the Farringdon-street terminus. He contended that the attempt of Mr. Gibbs, whom he designated a sharp shooter, had wholly failed to disprove the estimates, as given by Mr. Stephenson, than whom a more disingenuous witness could not be produced, whose evidence was never that of a partisan, but strictly in accordance with his high character as an unimpeached and unimpeachable engineer. The computation of 800,0004 would therefore ba amply suffi. cient, and connected as it would be with a most efficient and use ful line, if the Direct Northern were conceded, he called on the Committee to grant the preamble of their Bill. Mr. H min ARD having closed his address, evidence was called to prove the alleged errors in the levels of the London and York. Mr. Grantham, examined by Mr. WEBSTER— Is a civil engineer, and has surveyed toe line laid down by the London and York. Divided the route into ten divisions, and, on comparing his survey with that of the deposited sections, found in one part an error of nine feet neat Greenwood.place-road, another of 12.81 on the road to Welwyn, and a third or 11.92 feet at another juncture. The consequence was a continued error of 10 feet from the first points of error to York, and the effect would be that the rail at Newark Dike and the Chesterfield Canal must be lowered to a line with the water. Cross examined by Sergeant WesNotimu—Does not think the error could be legally rectified by raising the road at the points where the errors were alleged : no engineering difficulty would exist whatever to such a course, but he thought the alterations could not be effected so as to come within the limit prescribed by the Act of Parliament. Tt.e cro,s-examination of this witness will be resumed to morrow, the Committee having adjourned at half-past five, when his evidence was not concluded. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. FnmAY, JULY 18. The South Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the London and Greenwich Railway) Bill, was read a third time and passed. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE I'Rl VATE BILL OFFICE. Wear Valley Itailwav,—Lords' amendments to be consi• dered, Monday, July 21. - South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal, and Extension of Canterbury, Rams , rate and Margate Railway),—Report to be considered, Tue*Tday. July 22. London and Croydon Railway Enlargement,—Third read ing, Monday, July 21. Epping Railway,—Third reading, Monday, July 21. • Manches7er and Leeds Railway (No. 2) Bill,—Report, Monday, July 21. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye, and Ashford Extension ),—Third reading, Monday, July 21. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazdte.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week elading on Saturday, the 12th day of July, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ...... 29,682,660 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 13,542,657 Silver bullion 2,140,003 £29,682,660 M.; Dated the 17th day of July, £29,682,660 EARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. BANKING 1)E PARTMENT. Proprietors' capital 1 4,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners ofNational Debt, and divi- Government secu rities (including Dead Weight • Annuity) Other securities 11.282,22 Notes 8,068,970 Gold and silver coin 513,626 lend accounts) 3,456,089 Other deposits 11,36,519 Seven day and other bills £33,665,161 I £33,665,161 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th (lay ((f July, 1845. ritlar . i,Y NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 18. 1845. The Q wen has been pleased to appoint the Honourable Anne Napier to be one of the Maids of Honour in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Honourable Georgian* Liddell, resigned. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JuLY 15. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Joseph Bur rell, as Vice-Consul at North Shields for his Majesty the Em peror of Austria. The Queen has also been pleated to approve of 111 r. John F. Bacon, as Consul at Nassau, in the hland of New Providence, for the United States or America. DOWNING-STREET, JUL' 17. The Qneen has been pleased to appoint John Simcoe Saunders, E , q., to be Provincial Secretary for the province of New Brunswick. :310WN-OFFICE, JULY 17. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Cambridge—Fitzroy Kelly, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. The Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry --Sir W. Smith, Bart., to be Cornet, vice Pickernell, resigned, July 11. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Waters, corn-dealer, Piltgwenily, Monmouthshire. BANKRUPTS James Wender Collyer, victualler, Newgate-street, to sur render .luly 25, at two, and Aug. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall• street ; lia.seh, Staples Inn. Henry Br. - ...mwich, grocer, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, July 29, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 30, at eleven, at the Bir mirgham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birming ham ; Chesshire, Birmingham. Edmund Smith, Robeit Smith, and Joseph Swann, provi sion deslers, \Voodhead, Cheshire, July 9 , at one, and August 19, at twelve, at the Manchester thsriet. Court. Fraser, o,ficial assignee, Manchester; Borer and Son, Ctiancery-lane; Brooks, Ashton-unck r-Lyne, Lancashire. Robert Green, jeweller, Bristol, Aug. 4, at eleven, and Aug. 29, at twelve, at the Bristol District. Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Bristiil; Davison, Bread -street, Cheapside; Brittan, Bristol. Peter Hansen. merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 24, at one, and Aug. 26, at hall-I , a s t t wo , a t th e N ewcas tle-upon- Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Ty ne ; Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Chisholm-, Hall, and Giosoll, Line.olo's Inii.tields, London. John Sugden and Widi.tai Suizilen, machine makers, Leels, July 24, lct. at ("even, at the Leeds District Court. Hope. official Leed , ; Alitton and Ni , alor, South- Lutidon ; Dunning and Stawman. Leeds. \' ad y, b. oktor, Liverpool, Aug. I and 22. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Bridger and Blake, London-wall, London; Dodge, Liverpool. ' John Evans, itonanooger, Li*erpool 4 A ifkguat I trot 12, at half.paet ten, at tha Liverpool Distrlat Cuitrt. B h assignee ' • Wilkins, Furnival's Inn, London ; Drown, Live r p oo l.. Joseph Sp, neer ' jun., bui!der, Liverpool, A ug . 1 an d 22, at eleve n , at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee. Liverpool ; Walker, Furnivars Inn, London ; Bradley, Liver' 001. David Parry, currier, Ruthin, Denbighshire, August 1 and 22, at twel% , , at the Liverpool Di , trict Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Edwards and Peake, New Palace yard, London; Evans, Denbigh; Evans, Liverpool. [Dividends, &e., in our next.] MARKET IN TELLIGENCE. COAX. XffAIZIEET. Prices per ton at the close of the market ;—Adair's Main, I4s ; Bates Hartley-, 14s 3cl • Chester Main, 14s; Davison's West Hartler, 15s; Ea s t ianfield, 13s 6d ; Holvwell Main, 15s; North Percy Hartley, 14s 3d ; Ore's Redheugh. 13s ; Ravensworth's West Hartley, 14s 6d ; Smith's Pontop, 13e Gd ; Taylor's West Hartley, 14s 4d; Tanfield Moor, 15s 9d; Townley, 14s ; West Hartley, 14s 6d ; Wylam, 14s 6d ; Eden Main, 16s; Braddyll's Hetton, 17s 6d ; Hetton' lis 6:1; Lambton, 17s 6d ; Russell's Hetton, 16s 6d ; Heugh hall, 15s 9d; liellue, 16s 6d ; Eden Hartlepool, Iss ; Richard son's Tees, 14s 9(I ; 'fees, 16s 9d; West Tees, 14s 9d ; West Hartley Netherton, Iss ; Eden Hartlepool Cinders, 23s 6d.— ships arrived, 12. (From the Lontioq Au(' Pt ice Current of July 18 ) SUGAR.—To-day there was only a limited business trans acted in any sort of West India Sugar, and rather lower rates were taken for the qualities at and above 46s per cwt, making the decline fur such during the week of 6d to is per cwt, but inferior grey and brown kind fetched prices on a par with those of last Friday. REFINED. —To-day the purchases made in Refined goods by the home trade were extremely limited, and further reduced rates were taken ; brown lumps selling at 68s to 68s 6d, and standard lumps 69s to 70s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is higher, sales having been made at 41s to 41s 6d per cwt for the best. MaunlTlUs.—The trade have shown less inclination to pur chase, and only a limited business has been transacted in any description by private treaty. Holders however have shown firmneis, and supplying the market sparingly, previous rates arc sustained. At public sale yesterday 544 bags were only partly sold at the former worth. EmN.—To-day, at public sale, 184 boxes of da maged white Havannah were sold at full market rates; viz., good slightly damaged at 36s 6d, middling 35s to 35s 6d, low 33s to 33s 6d, and damaged low to middling 31s 6d to 345. Two boxes of sound went at 27s fur very low, and at 37s fur middling quality. 430 boxes of damaged yellow Havatinah fetched stiff rates, goods slightly damaged 27s to 27s 6d, mid dling 26s to 26s 6d, fine 28s Gd ; damaged low to good 24s 6d to 265; and 21 cases of damaged brown Bahia brought 24s to 25s per cwt for middling. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon two parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 2,273 bags, were submitted to public competition, and the whole sold at an advance of 6d to Is per cwt, low yellow went at 43: to 445, low middling bright 48s to 495, middling 50s to 50s 6d, fine strong and bright 554 to 55s 6d, damp and washed 39s to 555, fine sound brown 41s fid to 425, and ordinary grey 45s 6d per cwt. The inquiries were nu merous after Foreign and Foreign East India Sugar, but busi ness was checked by the extravagant prices that. were asked. For a parcel of 20,000 bags of Manilla, including damaged, 26s 6d per cwt was refused. MOLASSES.—The market has a very dull appearance for West India, and the trifling business transacted privately has been at 'ower rates; the supply is on the increase. For East India a few buyers are to be met with, 13s to 13s 6d is about the value of Viadras, and 17s to 17s 6d per cwt for Bengal Treacle. COFFEE.-Thitz afternoon the market presented a quiet ap pearance for home-trade Coffee. At public sale 34 bales of Mocha sold at 60s to 62s 6d for middling greenish clean garbled. COCOA.—Trinidad has been much inquired after this week, and the supply being scanty buyers were compelled to pay stiffer rates. TEA.—lmporters of green are still desirous to realise, arid a further decline in the value has occurred. Black Tea, how ever, is still held with firmness. Congou has been purchased with caution, but little variation has taken place. Pouchong is still wanted, and at Scl to 9d per lb several parcels have been sold. Twankay has been sparingly dealt in, but at at present no general decline is observable. Of Hyson there was a large quantity offering for sale, and a decline in the value took place for all qualities. Prices have fallen for Imperial and Gunpowder. Young Hyson is less wanted, and easier rates are taken. Scented Orange Pekoe has been sold to a fair extent at last week's rates, but Flowery Pekoe has further declined in value. Hyson Skin is a little cheaper, and not much wanted. SPIRITS.—There are several purchasers of Jamaica Rum ; p►ices have further advanced fur good and fine descriptions, whilst all other sorts fully support the former value. Leeward Island fully support the advanced rates of last week, and is still wanted. Demerara has been in excellent request upon former terms. East India is still wanted, and fetch former rate . There are few purchasers of Brandy for exportation, the horre demand has been limited, and speculators refrain from operat ing, but previous rates are supported. RICE.—To-day Bengal met with little attention, and the sound of 2,445 at auction were nearly all taken in at the former value. Serces.—To-day the market was well supplied with Cassia Lignea—at one public sale 6,200 chests were offered ; buyers were anxious's° purchase, and the whole sold at an advance on former rates of 2s per cwt. INnino.—During the progress of the Sale the biddings were more animated, and the prices paid hitherto fully sup. ported. Proprietors bought in 45 chests, 12,071 chests have now passed the hammer, of which 3,632 were withdrawn, and 1,215 bought in, leavigg 7,224 actually sold. Oats.—Although Oil may be purchased at lower rates, still the home trade have operated with caution. Cod is dull of sale, and reduced rates have been accepted. The stock of Seal has been further increased. Prices rule firm for Sperm Oil, and a good demand exists. Linseed Oil is not to be purchased upon lower terms, and the demand has been limited, for forward delivery, however, a good business has been transacted. For Rape Oil there are a few buyers, and a further decline has taken place. Holders of Olive Oil are less inclined to realise. TALLOW.—Holders of Ru,sian are more inclined to realise, and have submiled to a reduction on last Friday's rates on the spot of 3d to 6d per cwt., still the demand fur soap and candle making purposes have been limited. For forward deliivery prices further gave way. Town Tallow has slightly declined in value, the supply having increased. All other kinds have been purchased with caution, and prices are still on the decline. PRIVY COUNCIL. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday in the Council Chamber, Whitehall, fur the purpose of hear ing, petitions and appeals. The Lords present were—the Lord President (Lord Wham cliffe), Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. GORE'S PATENT. This case came before their Lordships upon an application to have an early day appointed for hearing the petition for the extension of the letters patent obtained by the petitioner. Their LORDSH zrs appointed the first day of sittings after the recess to hear the case. Their LORDSHIPS, after disposing of several other minor applications, proceeded to hear the case of Cockcraft v. Rawles, which came before their Lordships upon appeal from the Pre rogative Court. The arguments had not concluded when their Lordships rose. VIDOCQ. If we were asked to point out the most remarkable exhibi tion in London, we should have no hesitation in at once saying it is Vidocq, and in directing the inquirer to the Cosmorama rooms, Regent-street. In saying it is Vidocq, in preference to Vidocq's, we speak advisedly :—who has not beard of Vidocq, at once the Napoleon and the Talleyrand of the French police—the man who could penetrate all disguises, but who at the same time never could be himself discovered—the man whose name was and is a terror to evil doers—who might, without exaggeration, adopt as his motto, veni, vidi, via He is himself the exhibition. The disguises, the fetters, the wea pons, the museum of crime which is exhibited on the tables of the room, all derive their interest from their connexion with Vidocq. A student of human nature would travel some miles merely to see such a man, and he would take a day's journey to converse with him, to see him in his various dis guises, and to listen to his anecdotes, as we had the pleasure of doing last evening. At five o'clock every evening Vidocq gives what he calls a Representation Extra ordinaire, that is to say, he is at home ala Mathews. He appears, first of all, in the disguise of a quack doctor—the veritable Dr. Dulcamara, with powdered wig, velvet coat, em broidered waistcoat, satin smalls, hooped silk stockings, and buckled shoes. He dilates upon the virtues of his medicines, and convulses his audience with laughter by his admirably humorous delineation. He then explains the history of his dis guise. A great criminal had long eluded the vigilance of the agents of police. Even Vidocq himself had been repeatedly foiled in his efforts to capture him. He had reason to suspect that his man was concealed in a house at Passy. Disguised as a quack doctor, he set up his stage immediately opposite the house. For three days did the doctor harangue the passing multitude on the vir. tues of his wonderful specific. He became the town talk—every one was anxious to see, and at length—his curiosity overcoming his prudence—the mysterious gentleman over the way wanted to peep out of his hiding-place, to endeavour to catch a glimpse of the wonderful universal mediciner. Whether he did so or not at the time, history does not relate, but the mediciner caught a glimpse of him, and the next day he was arrested, and was ultimately sent to the galleys. He next ap peared as Benjamin, a Parisian cobler, a simple soul who, by his very simplicity, picked up a vast amount of information, for those who w ished to enlighten his ignorance, which infor mation he always turned to excellent account. This appears to have been one of his most favourite, and, at the same time, one of his most useful disguises. His next appearance was as an Auvergnat flour-factor, and, in this disguise, he made, perhaps, his most cebobrated coup. In 1814, just alter the restoration, there appeared in the suite of the Due d'Angouleme. at the Tuileries, a certain Comte de Chambly. It was reported that he had been a Vendean chief, had suffered great losses in the cause of the Bourbons, and had been rewarded with a post at Court, which brought him into intimate connexion with the Royal Family; and he was, moreover, superintendent of the police of the Tuileries. Vidocq, when he saw this man, re cog:.ised him as an escaped galley-slave, a man of good family, brother to the Comte de Chambly, but a forger, a thief, and a swindler, who had actually stolen his brother's papers, and on the faith of them had passed himself off as the Vendean chief. To have arrested him in the Palace would have been un pets trop fort, and therefore Vidocq had recourse to stra tagem. Assuming the disguise to which we have alluded, he waylaid the Comte, and, pretending to be drunk, strutted up against'him. The Comte was outrageous—the Auvergnat was insulting, and at length the Comte calling for assistance, gave his opponent into custody, and went to lodge his complaint before the commissaire. The comrnissaire, when he heard the Cemte's name and titles, was all obsequious, and turning to the Auvergnat demanded, in a tone of imperious authority, to know who the miserable canaille was who had dared to insult an officer of the palace. reply, and turning to theyeas ette dswas on,p t Comte, t m'appelle the galleys. calm r the ~ er, The Comte was speedily transferre d to comedic. As Oitia mere , s a si d w d e s im V e id n o o cq f r il ion ne ic talent, tp, pas s this de exhibition l I i most amusing, but when we consider who it is that exhibits, and the results which have followed from this wonderful exercise of unique talent, we think our readers will admit that we are right its characterising this as the most remarkable exhibition in the metropolis. THE LATE THOMAS Moon.—We are glad to learn that the subscription for the family of this distinguished writer already exceeds 1,000/., and is still making progress. We have observed also with satisfaction, during the last few days, the in fluential names of Mr. Charles Dickens and Mr. Thomas Carlyle added to the committee list. Sanctioned by such eminent ex amples, and hitherto so liberally supported by the public, this ex cellent object can hardly fail to meet with a complete succss—such a success as will fitly express the public recognition of the poet's genius, and ensure to those whom he held dear an ample provision against future want. We call attention once more to the subject, as we understand that the subscription-lists are to be closed at the end of the current month. 1MP.14414.4-L P-i%=Milt HOUSE OP .1.E. - )ltl3S, 18. Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock. Several Bills were brought up from the House of Commons. WEST LONDON RAILWAY EXTENSION. Lord BROUGHAM reported that the Select Committee on the West London Railway Extension and Lease Btil had found that the standing orders bad been complied with, and they had agreed to the ith some immaterial aroen , ments. STATE OF THE COUNTY OF LEITRIM. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from the magistrates and others of the county of Leitrim, setting forth the state of that county, and praying their Lordships to adopt some steps to improve that condition. The petitioners suggested that the be s t remedy which could he applied to the evil was to extend the law which at present granted compen sation to a particular description of property when the pro perty should be ma li c i ou l y i n j ure d, t o all descriptions of property, an d a l so t o i n j ur i es upon th e p erson . Having presented that petitio n , h e wou ld p rocee d to.put the question of which he had given notice, relative to the conduct of Mr. Watson, a Magistrate and a Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Leitrim. It would appear that, on the 22d of June, a meeting, attended by 300 Masters of Orange Lodges, was held in the town of Lisburn, which meeting was Fe sided over by Mr. Wilson. At that nu-wing the following resolutions, which were signed by Mr. Watson, were passed. The first resolution stated that the meeting deemed it essential to take immediate steps to reorganize the Ornge institutions of the county, and the second stated that inasmuch as that unjust measure entitled the Anti-processions Act was about to expire, all the Orange members of the county be re quested to attend the forthcoming anniversary of the Boyne. He had received a letter from the * Nt ble Marquis at the table ( the Marquis of Londonieri ), in which he deprecated the conduct pursued by that gentleman. He therefore wished to know whether the Go vernment had taken notice of his conduct, and had dismissed him from the commission of the peace? If they had not, and had behaved to him with leniency, they had acted incon istentiv, as they had pursued a more illiberal line of conduct toa eras another great political party in Ireland. If they had not made inquiry . into the circumstances he had detailed, rho cry might fairly be raised that justice had not been fairly meeted out to Ireland. He wished to know if any steps had been taken in corvequence of the meeting over which Mr. Watson presided at Lisburn, on the 20th of July? Lord STANLEY regretted that the Noble Marquis had not simply asked his question, and explained the object of it, without entering into the state of the county. Her Majesty's Government had seen with regret arid with considerable disappointment, that through a great part of Ireland the members of Orange Societies had been so reckless in their proceedings as to neglect the cautions which had been given to them by those who ought to be entitled to their confidence and esteem. As long as both the great political parties in Ireland continued to fo ment disturbances it was quite impossible that country could be in a happ) or prosperous state. The blame which attached to many processions ought not to be attributed to one party to the exclusion of another equally to blame.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to the conduct of the person complained of, if the facts were found as they were represented, her Majesty's Government would deeply regret that a gentleman, occupying a high station in Ireland, should have been so misguided and so misled as to lend his name and his character—and the higher the character the greater the evil —to the meeting in question. He would not say, however, that the matter had been left untouched by the Government, for the Lord Lieutenant. of Ireland had been in communication with his Noble Friend the Secretary of State on the subject. Th e quest i on as to how he should be dealt with, he ( Lord Stanley) was not prepared to say. He trusted that the Noble Marquis would not call upon him to declare the result of that communication ; but this he would say, that the Government would treat the matter with the greatest impartiality. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to say a few words on the subject, as he had been alluded to by the Noble Marquis. With regard to the character of the individual whose conduct was called in question, he had no hesitation in saying that up to the present time that individual had conducted himself with the greatest prof riety. For his own part, he had urged upon the Orangemen of Ireland to refrain from those processions, and he thought that the great majority of the Orangemen of Ireland had taken no part in them. He thought that any severe measures with regard to bun would be productive of more harm than good in that part of Ireland. Aud the eloquent speech of the Noble Lord (Stanley) would have abetter effect than even the dismissal of that venerable person. A message was brought up from the Commons. RAILWAYS. Lord BROUGHAM presented 16 petitions (which made 161 altogether) against the Cornwall Railway Bill. The Noble Lord took the opportunity of moving the Standing Order, which he had postponed till this evening. After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, it was read ro forma the first time as a Bill. AFFAIRS OF SYRIA. Lord BEAUMONT said, in compliance with a notice which he gave yesterday, he begged leave to move an humble address to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to lay before their Lordship? House certain papers and correspondence relating to recent events in Syria. T he object he had in view was to have a continuance of the correspondence on the same subject laid before their Lordships in 1841, in order that their Lordships might be enabled to judge of the important question of the Levant, which had at one time threatened the peace of Europe, and which now was the cause of constant recrimination between England and France. The outbreak between the Druses and the Maronites had been charged by France upon the English Government and the English Consul at Syria, and though the French Chamber had repeated the accusation with almost insolent tenacity, both the Minister for the Colonies, and for Foreign Affairs appeared to forget the horrors their own subjects had been carrying on not far distant from their own confines. He therefore thought it due to the honour of this country that the explanatory papers should be granted. The Earl of ABERDEEN said, there could be no objection on the part of the Government, to lay the papers on the table of the H.}use. A great part of the statements made b j . the Noble Lord were perfectly correct. It was true, that outbreaks, ill feeling, and bloodshed had prevailed, of an appalling cha racter. But it was not to be assumed that all these horrors were to be traced to that misrule of the Porte, so frequently too justly charged upon the Turkish Government. He con fessed he was not very sanguine of seeing good govcirn ment ever established in the Turkish provinces—( Hear )—. as it was their object to obtain the improvement of the condi tion of the people, with as little interference as possible with the sovereign rights of an independent State, a State which, huwever imperfect its government and administration in many respects, they still had an interest in preserving and strengthening by all the means in their power. lie was not aware that it was neces sary for him to say any more, as there would be no objection to produce the papers to the full es'ent desired by the Noble Lord. Lord BEAUMONT then said a few words in explanation. He said that as the Noble Lord had not read the debate in the Chambers, he would inform him that he would find it stated by M. Guizot that he maintains the sole right of protecting the Maronites. He was prepared to act on that principle, and if he Pound it advantageous he would adopt it. The motion was agreed to. AUSTRALIAN WASTE LANDS BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Lord STANLEY wished to state the intention of this Bill. Under the present Act it was intended to empower the governor of the settlement to grant leases not exceeding twenty-one years. He said twenty-one years, because he wished to leave it to the discretion of the Government there. It was impos sible to apply the principles of this Bill to the convict colony. They were imposing upon it an immense outlay upon police and gaols of 60,0001. a year. All the other institutions were supported at the expense of 70,0001. only. It might also be a subject for consideration to allow those persons whose term of transportation had expired, to rent land from the Government, to get a certain tenure, so as, while they could not become pur chasers, to enable them to obtain by a temporary tenure a corn. fortable subsistence. lie had thus briefly stated the provisions of the Bill, and he would conclude by moving that it be read a second time. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that it lay upon the Noble Lord to make out a case, not only of general policy or expediency for the passing of this Bill, but of actual necessity. He thought that at such a period of the session, when other measures of the greatest importance were obliged to be put aside, that the necessary care and attention could not be given to it. He thought there was a degree of arbitrary power con ferred by it, which he could not think of giv►ng to any Go vernment. In the 6th clause, providing for persons who have occupied waste lands under a licence from the Government, they were made liable to a tax of the most enormous amount. He therefore hoped that their Lordships would not proceed at this period of the session with the Rill. Lord STANLEY explained. The licence was an annual licence, and the Government had the discretionary power of fixing its amount from year to year. It was, in fact, a per sonal, not a proprietary right ; and the licence was charged not for the extent of land occupied, but the number of cattle de pastured. Lord MONTEAG LE said that, in 1842, an Act was passed regulating the sale of colonial property; but this Act, extend ing to all the Australian colonies, suspended the operation of the former Act, and of all Acts at present existing respecting penal settlements. If it was intended to suspend the operation of this Act as far as Van Dieman's Land was concerned, why not say so at once in the Bill? After a few words from Lord Polworth, Lord Stanley, and Lord Monteagle, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. BRAZILIAN SLAVE-TRADE BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be enc. mittcd. FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL. On the question being put for the third reading of this Bill, Lord MON TEA G LE remarked that by this Bill Government proposed to take into their hands ihe power of prosecuting in dividuals for promoting foreign lotteries ; and it was therefore not too much to ask them to give an assurance that the law should be strictly enforced on the first appearance of the adver tisements of a foreign lottery. At all events, if such an assu rance were not given. he shoald feel himself called upon to move the insertien of a clause binding them to put the law in force, and then these frauds would be put down without favour to any was the per fectlyllparty. de ; in a t n ention of put.- Lor j d as S ti aN ia L a E sk Y ing re f p o l r ie s d aah th a a a t a t s h s e ara N a tle Lo d rd as had been brought forward with the boxa f i de the required assurance. and passed. The Bill was then road a third time put ting down these frauds, he had not the - least objection tog - ive olvoknow f Second reading o f the Government si ted this Bill. Bill, and if they appro ve d o f i t, h e should be glad pt o t o hear upon what grounds. The Bill prop ose d to establish cor porate bodies in all parts of the co un t ry, who were to be in trusted with extraordinary pow ers , w i t h out being responsible The Earl of R FIELDA DO RICHMOND wished GARDENS d e BILL.t h T r h or e Duke his fw to any parties, and as the Bill was most objectionable in other respects, he should certainly give his vote against it. Lord STANLEY did not think the objections to the Bill stated by the Noble Lord were sufficiently strong to justify the Government to withhold their support from the Bill. The irresponsible body of which the Noble Lord complained would be under the control of the rate-payers of the parish wherein they acted, and certainly he could see no objection to the Bill in this respect. The poor-law was for the relief of the destitute poor ; the object of the present Bill was to enable the indus trious poor to till up their spare time profitably, and to afford the opportunity of bringing up their children in good and useful habits. It was different from the Irish system ; that whereas that system threw those who had small plots of land on that land altogether for support, the present Bill only provided that small portions of land should be set apart for the purpose of filing up the spare time of the industrious classes in a profitable manner. The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to be cor k . witted on Monday. DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY. The Earl of BESBOROUGH moved that the petitions of John Pym and others, which had been presented to their Lord ships on a former occasion, be referred to the Select Committee on the South-Western ( Ireland) Bill, and that the evidence taken before the Committee appointed to consider the elle. gatit.ns contained in such petition relative to forging neat*. fe the contract deed of the same railway, and the report of the Select Committee, be referred to the Committee on the Bill ; and that the Committee be requested to report specially on such allegation.—Agreed to. )At* ) 1