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,:- ~. ; 4 t. PV,I4UA LPARLIAMENT. (SA.TUIIDAY.) PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT BY HER MAJESTY. This being the day fixed upon for the prorogation of the Imperial Parliament by her Majesty in person, con siderable bustle and excitement were manifested in the neighbourhood of St. Stephen's and along the route usually taken by the royal procession, from an early hour. At all points from which a view of her Majesty could be obtained scaffolding and platforms were in the course of erection, for the purpose of accom modating those liege subjects anxious to obtain a glimpse of the imposing pageant of the Queen of the Isles going in state to relieve herself and those who have been engaged in the business of legislation, for a season, from the more weighty and pressing cares of the state. The morning bore a threatening aspect, but by mid-day the sky cleared up, and fortunately continued so during the whole progress of the royal pro cession. About one o'clock a strong party of the Metropolitan Police arrived on the ground and formed themselvea at regular distances on each side of the space along which the royal cortege was to pass from Bucking. ham Palace to the entrance of the House of Lords. Im mediately after the horse and foot-guards took up their respective positions. Exactly at half-past one the Queen, with hor usual punctuality, left the palace in the state car riage. Prince Albert sat on the same side of the carriage as her Majesty, dressed in a Field-Marshal's uniform, and opposite were seated the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Mistress of the Robes, and the Earl of Jersey, the Master of the Horse. During the whole progress of the royal procession, from the palace to St. Stephen's, her Majesty, who looked exceed ingly well, and seemed in excellent spirits, was cheered by the immense assemblage with heartiness and cordiality—tokens of good feeling and respect which she acknowledged in the most condescendin'g manner. We have seldom seen a larger concourse of people assembled on such an occasion, or one whose conduct was more deserving of praise ; for during the whole proceedings, though we traversed the eottre Tonto of the procession, we did not witness a single net of rudeness, or hear one unseemly observation. The ladies, as is usual on such occasions, mustered strongly, and were particularly marked for their anxiety to secure a good view of her Majesty, and all the " pomp and cir cumstance" by which she was surrounded. The royal cortege reached the entrance to the House of Lords at ten minutes to two precisely, the fact of which was announced to the assembled thousands by a discharge of cannon. HOUSE of LORDS. The gallery of the House of Lords was opened to-day for the admission of strangers at ten minutes after twelve o'clock. Shortly afterwards the galleries alai body of the House were filled with elegantly dressed ladies. The Dukes' benches were reserved for the Peers, all of whom appeared, as usual on the auspicious occa sion of the presence of the Sovereign in the higher House of Parliament, in their full robes. There was more than the usual attendance of Peers, owing probably to the fact of her Majesty not having prorogued Parliament in person since August, 1843. On the Bishops' benches we noticed the Bishop o Ely and the Bishop of London. None of the Judges were present. In the place set apart for the Foreign Ambassadors were the French, Russian, Prussian, Austrian, and Turkish Ambassadors, together with a great number of attendants. The steps of the throne, as is usual on these occa si,ns, were covered with rich carpetting. The chair of the Prince of %Vales was placed on the right of her Al,:jest)'s throne, and that of his Royal Highness Prince .I:bcrt on the left. The chairs were all lined with ciizusou velvet, and were ornamented with rich gold fringe. At half-past twelve o'clock the Earl of Shaftesbury took his seat on the Woolsack, when prayers were read in a most impressive manner by the Lord Bishop of Ely (Dr. Tumor)). In those portions of the prayers where those present were called upon to kneel, the rustling of the rlr,,s,s sounded like a heavy shower of rain. Among e Peers present we noticed the Earl of Shaftes bury, Lord Glenelg, Lord Monteagle, Lord Wharncliffe (who was dressed in the Windsor uniform), Lord Mid dleton, Earl St. Germans, the Earl of Leitrim, Lord Forester, the Esrl of Zetland, the Marquis of Clanri carde, Earl Beauchamp, the Duke of Buccleuch (who wore the Windsor uniform), Lord Campbell, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Grantley, Lord Calthorpe, Lord Beaumont, Viscount Canning, and several other Peers. he Duke of Wellington entered the House at twenty ..,::u? es to one o'clock, habited as a Field-Marshal. His arace wore evil. his Field-Marshal's dress a dark „rapper. His Grace looked extremely well, and en tet cd heartily into conversation with several of the ladies present. The Prince Dwarkanauth Tagore, with his son and nephew, arrived at ten minutes before one o'clock, and proceeded to the seat appropriated to their use in the gallery to the left of the throne. The Lord Chancellor entered the House at ono o'clock, and took his seat on the Woolsack. The Duke of Cambridged, dressed in his robes, and h & bited as a Field Marshal, entered the House at ten tnii•utes past one, a.,,d immediately shook hands with AAdy Lyndhurst and several of the Peeresses present. Prince George of Cambridge entered shortly afterwards. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Marvis of CLANRICARDE brought up the report of the Select Committee on the London and York Railway Bill. _ _ _ Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Isle of Man, praying for the establibhment of local courts. The Earl of ABERDEEN laid papers on the table, by command of her Majesty. _ Shortly before two o'clock the firing of guns and the flourish of trumpets announced the arrival of her Ma jesty at the entrance to the House of Lords. The cheers and shouting of the crowds assembled outside were dis tinctly heard within the House. At fiveminutes before two o'clock her Majesty entered the House, preceded by the Duke of Wellington, bear ing the Sword of State, the Duke of Argyll, bearing the Crown on a crimson velvet cushion, and the Earl of Zetland, bearing the Cap of Maintenance. Upon her Majesty entering the House the whole of the Peers, Peeresaes, the ladies, and all present, rose to receive her, tier Majesty leant on the arm of Prince Alb , rt, and was conducted to the throne by his Royal Highness. The Mistress of the Robes, her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch, was in attendance on her Majesty in her official capacity. Her Majesty then took her seat on the throne, the Duke of Wellington, bearing the Sword of State, stand ing on her left hand, and the Earl of Zetland, the Duke of Argyll, and the Lord Chancellor, standing on herright. Her Ma j esty then, in a clear voice, commanded that their Lord hips would be seated. The Iliher of the Black Rod (Sir Augustus Clifford) was then commanded Lo summon the House of Com mons into the presence of the Sovereign in the House of l'eers. The SPEAKER shortly afterwards, dressed in his state robes, and accompanied by a great number of Members of tho Lower House, appeared at the bar, and addressed her Majesty as follows:—"Most Gracious Sovereign: We, yoar Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Common of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land in Parliament assembled, attend your Ma with our concluding Bill of Supply for presetit ear. We are about to close , ssion render , d unusually laborious by the rapid celopmont of human industry and enterprise, in the construction of railways, from which we anticipate the best results to commerce and industry, and we have devoted much time and labour for the purpose of faci n-atiog the carrying out those important projects, not wishstanding the nats of other public business neces tri:y pressing on our consideration. Your Majesty was .!:lous!) , plea*ed to intimate at the commencement of the prevent session your approval of the manner carried into effect the Act for the more effec .op.ilv giving (lE.& to charitable donations in Great .o3r:ot•n. Itt the same spirit we have continued to legis , tt, for Iretund. Wc have granted a more suitable en dowment to the College of Maynooth ; and at the same time we have had a due regard to the particular circumstances of that part of the kingdom, and the scligiotts feeling of the majority of the inhabitants ; and we hope and believe that the encouragement -afF,rfled by this and former Parliaments to the education 4 . t h e p tp!e has placed the future tranquillity and improvement of Ireland upon a sure and lasting foundation. Our attention has not lost sight of 'The condition of the destitute poor of Scotland, and assisted by the information that your Majesty com inanded should be laid before us, we have made such ameo chnents in the law relating to the poor of Scotland as will secure to them a permanent subsist once. We have endeavoured, by facilitating the drain age of land and of inclosing commons, materially to improve the agricultural interests of the country. But we refer with peculiar satisfaction to those measures nhich we have adopted for the further security and extension of the trade of the country—l allude to the measures with respect to banking in this country, which, with certain modifications, we have extended to Scot- land and Ireland, by which the operations of trade have been rendered more secure. We have also given facilities to trade by the abolition and reduction of ..uties and imposts. We have materially reduced the duty on sugar, and on the important staple manufacture of glass all fiscal charge has been removed. To make up for the deficiency in the revenue, we have considered it necessary to continue for a further period the tax upon income, and we have thereby been enabled, in accordance with your Majesty's suggestion, to add to the efficiency of the naval service, and at the same time to afford ample protection to commerce. It has now been my duty to advert thus shortly to the prominent measures of the session, and we believe that, under the dispensation of Divine Provi dence, they will tend to promote the interests of the country, and to the welfare of your Majesty's subjects; and if we have felt it our duty to con tinue to impose a tax which is generally only imposed in times of war, we have the satisfaction that we have imposed it, not for the purpose of aggrandisement or contest, but for the purpose of re• linquishing those imposts that pressed heavily upon the industry of the country, and to enable all our fellow-subjects to participate in those blessings which peace has cast around us. It now becomes my duty to present to your Majesty two Bills, ene for raising the sum of 9,240,000/. for the supplies of the year, and another for appropriating the sum of 10,689,0001. out of the Consolidated Fund, to which we humbly beg your Majesty's royal assent." Her Majesty then gave her royal assent to the Exchequer-bills Bill, the Appropriation Bill, the Small Debts Bill, the Silk Weavers' Bill, the Blackwall (Eastern Counties) Railway Bill, the Bristol Rates Bill, and the Marquis of Westminster's Estate Bill. The Lord Chancellor then advanced to the foot of the throne, and, bending on one knee, presented to her Majesty a copy of the speech (for which see another column). _ _ Her Majesty then read the speech in a most clear and distinct tone. After which ' The LORD CHANCELLOR said—lt is her Majesty's royal will and pleasure that the present Parliament be prorogued to Thursday, the 2d of October next ; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday, the 2d day of October next. Her Majesty then rose from the throne, and the royal procession left the House in the same manner in which it entered. Prince Albert took her Majesty's hand, and thus the royal pair left the House. We are happy to be enabled to conclude our report by stating that her Majesty looked in excellent health, as did also Prince Albert. Her Majesty wore a splendid tiara of diamonds on her head, a brilliant necklace and stomacher, and a dress of white satin. Altogether the scene within the House was of a most imposing description. Her Majesty left the House of Loris at half-past two o'clock. The procession returned in the same order in which it quitted Buckingham Palace. THE SVN,_ LONDON, MONPAY EVENING AUGUST 1,16434 RAILWAY COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. REPORT 01' THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE LONDON AND YORE, RAIL WAY BILL. The following is a copy of the report ef the Select Committee appotnted by the House of Lords " to inquire into the allegations of the petition of Henry Bruce, of Mincing lane, merchant, and two petitions of George Pryme, of Cambridge, Esq. ; also a petition of certain subscribers of the London and York Railway," which was on Saturday presented to the House of Lords, after the Lord Chancellor had taken his seat on the woolsack, and before her Majesty arrived. The report commences in these terms :—" The Com mittee have proceeded to inquire into the circumstances referred to in the petitions referred to them, and have examined several witnesses, and they are of opinion that the evidence taken before them is sufficient to in duce them to recommend to the House that the Bill should not be allowed to be read a second time, until a further investigation has taken place ; but,' as their inquiries cannot be brought to a close during the present session of Parliament, they do not propose to report the evidence taken before them to the House. " That in the petition of Henry Bruce, presented to this House on the Ist instant, and referred to this Committee, are included two lists: the first contains thirty-five names subscribed, objected to ' in respect to notices or descrip tions or places of abode as fictitious or false ;' the second list contains thirty names of persons who are alleged, from their circumstances or station of life, to be utterly irresponsible and unable to pay the several sums sub scribed by them.' "In the second petition, presented to this House on the sth ef August, twenty-one persons, whose names appear on the lists already alluded to, have explicitly denied the allegations made against them, and have re quested that, if the House think fit to direst an investi gation of the allegations of the petition of Henry Bruce, the same may be made without delay; but the fullest in quiry into the circumstances the Committee felt ought o take place into this branch of the subject, so as to allow these last-named petitioners an immediate oppor tunity of exonerating themselves from the charges brought against them. The agents on both sides were informed of this determination of the Committee, and were allowed to produce evidence on the subject, but some of the parties did not appear. The Committee have, however, been enabled to investigate the following cases, in which the allegations contained in the said pe tition have not been sustained." The names of the parties are then inserted, to the number of thirteen. The report then proceeds to state, " That the opposers of the bill have withdrawn all imputation against the following parties." This list comprises the names of twenty subscribers, of whom we may mention Messrs. Porter and Meredith of the Royal Navy, as well as Messrs. Vickers, Elliot, Roberts, Turner, and Jones. In conclusion the report proceeds in these terms— " The committee cannot conclude without expressing their disapprobation of the hasty and inconsiderate man ner in which personal abuse has been brought forward against parties who appear, in several cases, from the admission of the opposers of the Bill themselves, and in others, upon investigation, to be free from all imputa tion." HOUSE OF COMMONS. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY SUBSCRIP- TION CONTRACT. The Select Committee on the petition of Mr. Bruce assembled at half-past ten o'clock precisely; Present— Mr. Hawes (chairman), Mr. Warburton, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. T. S. Duncombe, Mr. B. Escott, Mr. Christie, and Mr. B. Denison. Mr. Mowatt was the first party called in, after which Mr. Humphrey and Mr. Bruce (the petitioner), under went an examination. Mr. B. Denison was also, we understand, examined at some length. The nature of these examinations did not transpire. The Committee remained in deliberation until shortly after one o'clock, when they broke up. Mr. HAWES then proceeded to the House of Com mons to pr, sent the report, which was, we understand, in effect as follows :—That the petition of Mr. Bruce al leged charges against parties named, which were classed under two heads; the first class of charges applied to p?raons who were a'leged to have given false and fic titious names and placs of abode when they signed the Parliamentary contract. Under the second class, it was alleged that the parties were unable to pay the sums for which they had subscribed the deed. There was also a third class, which had reference to a general allegation, false and fictitious descriptions, and inability to pay the deposits for which the parties made themselves re sponsible. Previous to the Committee inquiring into the two first classes of allegations, Mr. Bruce withdrew a large num ber of names, and expressed his sorrow for havine. intro duced them into his petition, but said he had been in duced to do so in accordance with the advice given to him by his solicitor and agents. The Committee then proceeded to inquire into the two first classes of allegations, and, as it is stated, came to the conclusion that, in some of the cases the charges made, both as respects the incorrectness of the names of the parties, and of the descriptions given of their places of abode, and, also, of the inability of certain parties to pay the deposits for which they had subscribed their names, were proved. The Committee, likewise, reported that in the case of several other parties against whom similar allegations like those just referred to were made, the charges were not sustained. They also reported that several cases were postponed in consequence of absence of witnesses, and the non attendance of parties. The Committee did not go into the third head of charges contained in the petition, that which related to the general allegation of fraud, &c. The Committee then stated that, considering the case as it stood before them' they were of opinion that " Mr. Bruce had abused the right of petition," inasmuch as he had made charges against parties which were not founded in fact. _ The Committee came to no resolution as to resuming the inquiry next session. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the Directors and Shareholders inl this Company was held on Saturday at one o'clock, in the Board-room, at the Nine Elms Terminus, Mr. Chaplin, Chairman of the Directors, presided. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement call ing the meeting then read the report, of which the fol lowing is an abstract : The total balance available for distribution is 86,7331. lBs. Id , out of which the Directors recommended a dividend of 375. 6d. per shire, subject to income-tax, being an advance of ss. a share, or 14 per cent. on the dividend declared in August last. The Guildford Junction Railway, which has now become the property of this Company (subject to its future probable amal gamation with the intended line from Guildford to Chichester and Portsmouth), has been in working since the beginning of May last, and the traffic upon it has realised the expecta tions of the Board. The Act fer extending this railway to the Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges, and for improving its river-side accom modation at Nine-elms, had received the royal assent. In connexion with it, the Directors cannot omit to congratulate the Proprietors on the passing of the Act for making a railway to Richmond. Friendly relations have been established be tween this Company and the Richmond Railway Company, and arrangements have been already made for working the Richmond line by this Company, upon mutually satisfactory terms. The Bill introduced into Parliament by the Brighton Company for establishing a junction between the Brighton and South-Western lines was rejected by the Committee in the House of Commons ; but the Directors have reason to believe that the application will be renewed in the next session, and with more success. An Act has also been passed, authorising the construction of the Southampton and Dorchester line, towards which, under the powers delegated by the Proprietors at the last half-yearly meeting, the Directors have subscribed 325,0001. Four mem bers of this board have become Directors of that Company, and the terms on which this Company are to become perpetual lessees of the line, have been already discussed and adju,ted. By a clause in this Act the Board of Trade are empowered to enforce proper provisions for the passage between Dorchester and Weymouth, of engines and carriages constructed on the national gauge, and thus the tra ffi c of Weymouth, eastward, and with London, will be considerably facilitated. The Directors regret that a successful result has not attended the application to Parliament for making the Guildford, Chi chester, Portsmouth, and Fareham line. The Committee in the House of Commons decided, it is true, after a lengthened inquiry (but by a majority of one only), against the greater part of the scheme, but even this Committee could nut resist the justice of this Company's claim to an independent access to Portsmouth, nor deny the imperfection of any new line to Portsmouth, which failed to secure the advantage of this Corn peny's access to the Thames at Vauxhall, and to the centre of London at Waterloo-bridge. In the House of Lords, the pro moters of the line by Guildford deemed it their duty to appeal from the decision of the Lower House against them ; but it pleased the Noble Lords who formed the Committee to reject their claim to be heard, a proceeding (be it said with perfect respect for the right intentions of those Noble Lords) alike widely at variance with the principles of justice and with the practice of Parliament. The House of Lords have net per• nutted this injustice to remain uncorrected, but have ordered the whole subject to be investigated by a fresh Committee in the ensuing session, when your Directors confide that the strength of the case presented by the promoters of the Guild ford line must ensure its adoption. In the meantime, the Act proposed by the Brighton and Chichester Company, for ex tending their line to Portsmouth, has been passed ; and your Directors have reason to believe that the adoption of that mea sure will not be without a favourable effect on the completion of the line to Portsmouth, by Guildford and Chichester, whilst the construction of the coast line between Fareham and Chi chester cannot fail greatly to increase the traffic passing east and west over the lines now or about to be worked by this Company. b e T n h o e o w n works t raot r othe Bsho d n for on satisfactorypk st o e and to r ms: Salisbury great Branchprogress a has v been made in their execution, and there is no cause to doubt the opening of that line in the early part of the ensuing summer. The Directors intend to recommend the execution by this Company of lines from Basingstoke to Salisbury—from the Salisbury Branch at Romsey to the Southampton and Dor chester line at Redbridge —a Branch for the accommodation of Alton and the neighbouring district, and also a further ex tension of the railway from Waterloo-bridge to London-bridge. The three first of these undertakings your Directors are pre pared to recommend for adoption, and with reference to the last they are of opinion that the execution of such an extension will be highly desirable, should the closer examination which they have ordered to be made as to t h e plan and the propert i es to be affected justify the favourable imp ress i ons w hi c h th e Di. rectors at present enterta in. That the attention of the Directors had been invited to the project for constructing a central railway t erm i nus on t h e nort h bank of the Thames near Char ing- c ross, and they have deemed the subject worthy of mature deliberation. That they have therefore agreed, subject to the matured approval of Me. Locke, and to the scheme receiving support from othee leading in terests, that this Company should subscribe towards it. Upon these conditions your Directors anticipate the ready concur rence of the Proprietors. The Directors propose to provide the fuuds for the above several suroposes out of the new shares' capital created pur suant to the resolutions of this Board, and of the Proprietors in December last. It is necessary that the scrip certificates now al,lost should be at once called in, and the holders registered as shareholders. Advertisements have been already issued to this effect, and the Proprietors will bear in mind that, until re gistration, they become entitled to no " dividend, interest, or other privilege " in respect of their scrip. The CHAIRMAN then rose and said, that in submit ting this report to them, it was with some degree of partial satisfaction only at the progressive nature of the improvement in their traffic, but their Directors contem• plated the being enabled to come before them in a loftier position. They had flattered themselves that by securing the Guildford, Chichester, and' Portsmouth Branches, which they assumed some right to claim from the intimation given by the Board of Traci , ., and by their friendly relations with the Great Western Com pany on the one hand, and with the Brighton on the ether, they would be placing the affairs of the Company on a more stable footing than had hitherto been the case ; but in railway matters, as in the course of human life, they were subjected to vicissitudes, and among the adventitious circumstances of the times, arising from an abundance of capital. might be reckoned the numerous railway schemes which had in the past session come before Parliament. It was very evident that the Legis lature desired to encourage competition, for the scheme brought forward by the Croydon Railway, called the Direct Portsmouth, had nearly succeeded against them (the South-Western Company), showing that the schemes of least pretensions to usefulness had very nearly defeated those which had a legitimate eaim upon the country. The Portsmouth Direct Railway had very nigh succeeded, but for their mistaken zeal in the Committee of the House of Lords. There they, to use a sporting phrase, had over-rode the hounds. — (Hear, hear.) Were it not for this mistaken zeal, he repeated, they should most assuredly have been beaten in their attempt to secure the legitimate line through Chichester to Portsmouth. One feels a little sore from the bumps and knocks received during the progress of these matters ; but one could not look with any degree of satisfaction to the imperfect nature of the tribunals to which their cause had been referred. It appeared that the legislative measures of last session had left them with all these inferior tribunals, instead of the one, to whose opmions, it appeared, they paid no attention ; and he himself did not disguise the truth, that he had calculated, with much satisfaction, on the probable effect upon the Committee of the decision of the Board of Trade ; and although a gentleman on the last occasion twitted him with too great a submission to the Board of Trade—(and he must confess that that gentleman was more correct in his prophecy of the result than he (the ' Chairman) was—he was prepared now to assert that such a controlling power as the Board of Trade was ab solutely necessary to the preservation of railway inte rests. Without such a controlling power, the general interests of established Companies would be subjected to undue competition, which the imperfect tribunals esta blished last session would not do away with. Yet one would suppose that five able gentlemen would have conducted matters with more judgment than a Commit tee of fifteen would, but the five should be acquainted with the general necessities of railways, and with the particular locality to which the line before them had re ference. But in Parliament the reverse was the fact. The members of Committees were chosen because they had no interest in railways, and because they knew nothing of the particular part of the country that they were to decide upon. In such a case, if an active-minded man got into the chair, ten to one that (even supposing him to be prejudiced in a particular way) the whole affair would be decided by him. But those decisions were now made, and it was of no use to revert to them. Such a ere the contingencies of appealing to the present tribunals established by the House of Commons, that he would leave any one in that room to judge whether any men, unless indeed they were raised above the failings of human stature, could give a satisfactory deci sion, considering the many conflicting interests that were involved. It seemed as if Providence had intended their defeat as a lesson, lest they should get puffed up, and be too vain in future. He did not mean to say a word against the Chairman of the Committee, for from all he could learn he was a high-minded and honourable man; but he believed Viscount Canterbury had been elected by the House of Lords to act as chair man, but unfortunately his decease took place a little before the Committee met, and they were, therefore, left in the hands of Lord Hardwieke. He would repeat that be did not mean to impugn the conduct of that Noble Lord, but he went in advance of justice from a desire to get the business finished, and they (the South-Western Company) did not therefore overtake that quality, until they had passed his ordeal, and got within the House of Lords.--(Hear, hear.) But he was perfectly convinced, from what had taken place there, that the) should get on better in the next session of Parliament. But he could not leave these Committees without one other word. On one or two occasions they spoke of putting down monopolies. ,They said that that Company was unpopular at Portsmouth, and they would therefore take care to throw the traffic open to other companies. He would, for the benefit of those members who were at a distanda, as also for the sake of their new members explain the cause of this unpopularity. At first starting, it was the general opinion that it would be impossible t..) carry on this Conapany, and part of its capital was raised at 50 per cent. discount. They had had a maximum rate of carriage established, which had however never been reached to, and on two trains they had reduced the rates twenty per cent„ and what were they doing ? They had got a Bill for the extension of the railway from Nine- elms to Hungerford-bridge, and then they calculated on carrying it on to London bridge. The whole of this extension could be effected for a million of money, and their charges to these points would be somewhat under that which was now charged from Nine- elms to Southampton. Then, again, they had reduced the goods' -charges to 10s., and this, too, included loading and unloading ; he had not yet heard of any railway carrying at lower rates than these. Now when they contemplated these reductions, when they contemplated a million of money laid out to accommodate the public, he hoped and trusted that the public would give them credit for making a tender use of their monopoly. They frankly admitted that some irregularity had taken place in the times of running the trains, but in the three months that the fares had been reduced tney had increased their passenger trade by 52,105 persons; and they had also increased their goods traffic, it consequence of the reduction, by 15,179 tons. Then they had worked the Guildford Junction, which that Company were anxious to dispose of to them, and if the Sharehol lers but considered this, and the increase on their goods and passengers, they would believe that it had pressed very hard on their working stock, for owing to the increased demand not only in this country but abroad, it was scarcely possible to get engines at their command as they would wish to have. Then with respect to the station at this end, it was self-evident that it was too small, and if they expended any money upon it, it would only be sheer wastefulness, 1:e-cause they wanted an extension to the Thames. As it was at present the marshalling of the trains took up a con siderable time, and this affected in some degree the time and regularity of starting them. But with . all this the Directors were entitled to some credit, for with one exception they had never had an accident upon the line. But another remark upon their monopoly. It was fit that the Proprietors should know the effect the reduction of the charges had upon their funds. The in crease in passengers then had been 5'!,105 persons, and they had only netted 5,3751, and from the increase of 15,179 tons in goods, they bad only netted 1,76.. which would hardly pay for the loading and un loading at either end. Thej real cause of the outcry which had been raised against the Compare arose out of the jealousy existing between the towns of Portsmouth and Southampton. The first of these places complained that they were ruined for want of railway's. And the last said exactly the reverse, for they com plained that they were ruined by the facility of railway communication.—(Laughter.) They said that the rail way did no good to the hotels and other places, because. passengers a ere at once whisked through the town with out stopping ; and such was the feeling that pervade, them that they proposed, in a line projected into Dor setsiiii e, to have a separate terminus in order that they might make something by the transfer of the passengers' luggage from one point to another. He could assure them that their Directors were as anxious as any set of men could possibly be to promote the public convenience, and with this view they had lately effected some little change in their executive, Mr. Stovell having been ap pointed to the superintendence of the traffic department, thus allowing Mr. Martin to be released from details, in order that he might exercise a necessary surveillance over the whole thing. It was also their intention forth with to publish ti the world their time bill, and that the whole of the -host traffic, including the Guildford trains, should be independent of the long trains, thus obviating the necessity of all the passengers, to whatever place. being subjected to the inconvenience of stopping at the several stations between Woking and London. There was a railway spoken of between Manchester and Southampton; but not being yet acquainted with their surveys, he would say nothing of them until their en gineer, Mr. Locke, had an opportunity of seeing their plans to, judge what they might be. It was very clear that the trade from south to north was much over-rated, because of that-traffic very little returned south again; and when they saw the lines projected by the Great Western Company, he almost doubted if this line would repay the projectors. He had nothing more to add, but would b e most h appy , as far as in his power, to answer any question put by the Proprietors present. Mr. UPC ROFT th oug h t th a t the report was a very satis factory one, inasmuch as their passenger traffic was steadily increasing, and he for one was glad to see it. He would second the adoptionC of the report. A PROPRIETOR was of opinion that it would be desi rable to hold out friendly terms to the Manchester and Southampton Company. He thought that some sort of coalition would be of service to both companies. Mr.SNow said that if the proposed railway ran directly into the town of Southampton, they (the South-Western) could have nothing to do with it, but if they proposon to use their station, he thought that feelings of a friendly character ought to be cultivated between them. He thought, however, that this meeting was not called for the mere purpose of receiving that report, and his own opinion was, that a retrospective view of their struggles in the last session would be useful as a guide to their conduct in the time to come. But nothing had been said by the chairman of their treaty with the Great Western Company. They had heard, indeed, that the Company was unpopular in the towns of Portsmouth and South• ampton. In :ais opinion, of all the inconsistent people in the world, those of Southampton were the most in consistent. He held in his hand a report of the pro ceedings in the Southampton Docks Bill, and he found that the town council opposed, at last, all to which at first they bad given a ready sanction. He (Mr. snow) thought that the increase in the goods' traffic, and in the amount received fur the Isaft-year—nanmiy. 2804/., and 41.—bore no proporion to the reduction hid been made in the charges, and he thought that if they were farther redueit,g il“;se charges to lcl. a mile, they would, in his opine ii, *.lte Lratlio o -op-, doub;e. He would recoinni,,j t!:e whole tal);e of fares be revised for the purpose or rcfotailog it, Tiuy might at least try a reduced scale for six rn:nths, aunt if it did nut pay, they could at that period resort to the old charges. The CHAIRMAN said that, as regarded the agreement with the Great Western Company he should say a few words. They had made an arrangement of a friendly character with that Company, with the Board of Trade, for a referee; but in that arrangement they had not sacri ficed in any degree the interests of the South-Western. They had entered into relations with respect to each other's district; they had not broken that agreement hitherto. The South-Western Company had got a Bill to make a rail way from Basingstoke,to Salisbury; the scheme was, in the first instance, opposed by the Great Western Com pany, who ultimately withdrew their opposition. There was a Company started, with a capital of 50,0001, to make a line from Salisbury to Yeovil, and another Com pany to carry it on to Exeter. Then if the narrow gauge were recommended by the Commission appointed to examine into its operations, as compared with the broad gauge, a most extensive field would be opened up to their enterprise, because, while they held strictly to the letter of the agreement, they were not precluded from taking advantage of such circumstances as might arise at an after period. With respect to the Manchester and Southampton, although the scheme was before the world, the ground had not yet been surveyed, and he doubted much if capital could ne raised for the purpose. Again, in relation to the fares, the Direct,rs had consulted on the subject whether they should all be reduced to the level of those trains which had already been reduced twenty per cent. Those trains, it would be recollected, had been lowered because they were so very inconvenient, stopping at every station. He thought, however, that the Proprietors might calculate upon the future reduction of prices. I suppose I may now move that the report be adopted by the meeting. Mr. GLYN wished to know, before that was put to the meeting, whether one million would include all the ex penses of the proposed extension to London-bridge ? The CHAIRMAN said it would. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE thought the chairman's ex planation as regarded the agreement very far from satis factory ; and ne th night the question might be with great propriety asked, whether the Directors of the South-Western had rot been outwitted by the Great Western ? Neither did he think the report satisfactory in respect of the increase of passengers. The Directory in his opinion would be none the worse for having some new blood infused into it, as energy seemed a virtue greatly wanting. And now that they had lost their vice-chairman, the late Mr. Humphrys, it behoved them to select for the vacant office a gentleman of ability and experience, who could efficiently assist the chairman in his arduous duties. He thought also with others of the proprietors, that a further reduction of fares and it-- creased accommodation to the public would add mate rially to their resources. He understood that the ex press train had waited 10 minutes for the Duke of Richmond, who did not come after all. Was this right to the public ? Mr. SANGSTER thought the project of going to Lon don-bridge deserved to be more fully considered. He was certain the estimates were not sufficient for the purpose. Mr. TAMLYN would move a resolution, after the report should hare been adopted, recommending the Directors to reduce their fares. He would not wish to bind them to a particular course ; but he would with great respect suggest that 2d. for the first class; lid. per mile for the second, and id. for the third, be considered amply suffi. cient. _ _ . The CHAIRMAN said tha: the reduction of fares was under consideration ; and with respect to the Duke of Richmond, he could only say that they were under very great obligations to that nobleman, who had lately left his seat at Goodwood, where covers were laid fur 50 guests, in order to serve the purposes of that Company. The Company's officer had said that the train did wait 10 minutes, but that it still arrived in London 3 minutes before its time.—(Cheers.) The report was then adopted. The following resolutions were read seriatim by the Secretary, and tinaniqiously adopted by the meeting :- 1. That a dividend of 1/. 17:i. 6d. be declared upon all the registered 501. shares in the Company, except such of those created under the authority of the Gosport Branch Railway Act,in respect of which the Proprietors have elected to receive interest instead of dividend ; and that the same be payable on the 22d inst. 2. That the discretionary powers delegated to the Directors by the special general meeting of the 7th December last, and the haltl•yearly meeting of the 13th February, with reference to the several projected lines of railway therein mentioned, so far as the same remain applicable to existing circumstances, be, and they are, hereby continued and confirmed, with power to the Directors to make or consent to such modifications 01 the said projects as they may deem proper, or expedient. 3. That the Directors be authorised and requested to take on behalf of this Company solely, or to concur with other parties in taking such steps respecting the pro jected new lines of railway mentioned in their report of this day, as to them shall seem most conducive to the interests of this Company, and to make, or concur in making, such application to Parliament, with reference thereto respectively, as shall in their judgment be expe dient. 4. That the Directors be authorised and requested to subscribe on behalf of this Company towards the pro jected central railway terminus near Charing-cross, or to take such other measures with reference thereto, with the object of obtaining for this Company an ade quate share in the use and management of the same, as to tnem shall seem most advisable. Mr. TITS (the architect) and Mr. CHADWICK spoke to the estimate of 1,000,000/. sterling as being amply sufficient for the London-bridge extension. The CHAIRMAN advocated the establishment of a steam-boat company at Portsmouth and Southampton, in connexion with the South-Western Railway. Mr. TITE proposed a committee for the purpose of considering the Chairman's suggestions, and reporting accordingly. The resolution was carried unanimously. A committee was also formed for the purpose of con sidering and adopting the beat moans of founding a fund for the benefit of the workmen and children connected with the railway. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT INDE PENDENT RAILWAY.—REMINGTON'S LINE.I MANCHESTER, FRIDAY MORNINC.-.-Yeslerclay a public meeting of the merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and others, inhabitants of Manchester, and the surrounding dis trict, was held in the large room of the Town-hall, King street, to meet a deputation from the London and Manchester Direct Independent Railway. At the time appointed there were about ISO gentlemen present, amongst whom we noticed the following :—David Ainsworth, H. Marsden, R. S. Saw ler, barrister ; James Consterdine, James Taylor, M. Norris, Thomas Deane, J. S. Stubbs, Captain Gibson, D. Wadding ton, Mr. Braddock, J. Collier, H. Newberry, Mr. Grundy, Mr. Bingon, Mr. Bowker, Mr. Robinson, Mr. T. Hopkins, Mr. Worley, Mr. Royle, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ormrod, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hyle, Mr. Winsor, surgeon, &c. The following gentlemen, composing the deputation, were also on the plat form :—The Hon. Colonel Stanhope, G. P. Livius, Esq., Bed ford; W. King, Esq., London; Horace Meteyard, Esq., Lon don; John Joseph Keane, Esq., London ; Richard Johnson, Esq., London ; Sir George Stephen, London Sir John Ren nie, engineer ; George Remington, Esq., engineer ; Jere miah Clarke, Esq., London and Macclesfield ; John Burgess, Esq., boroughreeve ; John Holford, Esq., Manchester ; Henry Wardle, Esq., Macclesfield; Robert Hine, Esq., Macclesfield; R. H. Wilson, Esq., Manchester; R. B. B. Cobbett, Esq., Manchester. Mr. John Brooks was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, observed that during the summer of last year a deputation of gentlemen from London had called upon him to solicit his support in favour of a direct line of railway between London and Manchester. They brought with them letters of introduction from several of his friends in the metropolis with whom he had been doing nusiness for upwards of thirty years. The introduction was so respectable that he at once put down his name, and con sented to act as one of the Provisional Committee, and at the same time offered to put down his money for a number of shares. He heard no more of the scheme till the present year, .vhen it was again brought before him. He was always of opi nion that a direct line of railway to London was indispensable, and he believed Sir Robert Peel was of the same opinion, having pledged himself to support it ; and believing it was pro gressing he was very much surprised in a few days after to learn that another scheme of the same sort was projected. Under those circumstances he thought the value of the scheme enhanced, as it appeared of such importance as to ensure a competing company,f , and therefore when they came before Parliament he presumed there could be little or no opposition to the principle of direct communication between Manchester and London. The two Companies might, however, expend much money in useless litigation, and therefore it oc curred to him that they had better amalgamate in promoting the undertaking. He had no doubt upon his mind but that their (Remington's) line was by far the best, but if the other 'arty could make any improvement he was sure they would be liberally met. He had called upon them when in London, and told them this, but they appeared to possess little or no information upon the comparative merits of the two schemes. The scheme, he believed, would be fairly brought before the meeting, and having heard all that the de putation had to say in its favour, it would be for the people of Manchester to give or withhold their support from the resolu tions that would be submitted for their adoption. He would not say more at present, but call on the members of the depu tation to explain the object of their mission. Sir GEORGE STEPHEN, as one of the deputation, complained of the course adopted by Mr. Ashes, the attorney to the com peting line, and then explained the nature of the proceedings of the Committee. Immediately on hearing that an opposi tion line was projected he applied at their office for a plan of their intended line, but could not procure ene, nor any infor mation whatever. He was told that in a few days the required information would be afforded, but it was delayed, and, indeed, never yet satisfactorily laid before the public until Remington's line was before the public, and then came out their prospec tuses and plans of the very same line of railway proposed by that gentleman—a proceeding which he (the speaker) consi dered a most convincing proof of the eligibility of the scheme. The engineer they employed was a man of some eminence in his profession, and yet he could not discover a better route than the one laid down by Mr. Remington. When he ( Sir George) was on the point of leaving London he met Mr. Sudlow, a gentleman who took a prominent part in the opposing scheme. He told him that it was unfair in the Company to take advantage of Mr. Remingten's survey, and was answered by Mr. Sudlow, that they thought themselves perfectlf justified in taking it up, because Mr. Remington had abandoned the project. Surely the gentlemen of Manchester would not allow Mr. Remington to be thus plundered of the fruits of his labours. In the advertisement put forth by the opposing line, the names of many gentlemen supporting Mr. Remington were inserted, and letters and other communications had been circulated, denying :he right of our publishing names upon our list of subscribers. The day before leaving London he saw a letter in the mornir.g paper', signed by a Mr. Ogle, recalling the names of Messrs. Jones Loyd, as bankers to this line. Nothing could be more unfair than the adoption of sueh a course. Their connexion with Messrs. Jones Loyd was this. Some time ago he (Sir G. Stephen) called at the bank in London to open an account with them; he saw one of the partners, to whom he commit. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met to-day at Twenty-five Minutes to Two o'clock. Mr. W. PATTEN gave notice that early in the next session he would move for a Select Committee to consider the expediency of relaxing the privileges of this House respecting the fees and pecuniary penalties imposed on private Bills. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. Mr. HAWES brought up the report of the Select Commit tee on the London and York Railway Bill. On the motion of Mr. B. DENISON, it was ordered to be printed. Mr. VILLIERS moved for returns relating to the general assessment in England and Wales.—Agreed to. Mr. S. HERBERT brought up returns relating to the Ordnance Department. Mr. ESCOTT said, that in moving for the return of fees which had been paid the clerks of assize in criminal proceedings, he wished to add a distinct return between those courts which administered justice with fees, and those who administered it without fees. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. WYSE moved for certain returns with respect to edu. cation in Ireland, from 1836 to 1845 inclusive. NEW IRISH UNIVERSITIES. In answer to a question with respect to the new universities, Sir J. GRAHAM said that as the Act for the establishment of the new universities in Ireland had only received the royal assent a few days ago, sufficient time had not elapsed to allow charters of incorporation to be made out. As soon as they were framed copies of them would be laid before Parliament. EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES IN MINES. Sir J. GRAHAM, who was mere than usually indistinct, was conjectured to say, that seeing the Hon. Member for Finsbury in his place, he wished to inform the Hon. Member that he was now in a condition to inform him that women were employed in the mines alluded to by the Hon. Member. but in none other in England. The Right Hon. Baronet made also an explanation in reference to the poor laws, of which ex planation no two consecutive words were heard in the gallery. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. Mr. P. BORTHWICK said he wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government—a very glove and important question, which stood under his name for that day. He wished to guard himself against any expression of disrespect, either against tho Right Hon. Baronet or his Government. A few nights ago the Noble Lord the Member for London called the attention of the Government to the same circumstance, but no reply was then given; and he (Mr. Borthwick) conjectured, from that silence, that the subject was under the consideration of Government. He regretted now to to think otherwise. He alluded, of course, to the Queen's in tended visit to the Continent. There was no precedent in the history of this country in which the Sovereign had left the country without appointing a Commission. It was always considered a great constitutional principle that the functions of the Crown should not be exercised out of the realm. From the earliest period of our history to the pre sent moment this custom had been religiously observed, and he saw no reason why it should be departed from on this occasion. A precedent to the contrary ought not to be formed, for, although it could not be in any way dangerous at present, it might on .a future occasion be attended with the worst consequences to the peace of the realm. He would not say one word on the subject, but would prefer lis tening to the reasons which the Right Hon. Baronet could advance for the course which the Government thought fit to pursue. Sir R. PEEL said—l hope the Hon. Gentleman will nut attribute the abruptness of my reply to any want of courtesy towards him, but rather to the shortness of the time which I can now occupy the attention of the House. I will begin at onee by saying that the Honourable Gentleman is wrong on every single point which he has thought proper to advance.--(Great laughter.) First of all, he is wrong, utterly wrong, in point of precedent. He said that there was no instance where the Sovereign had been absent from the realm, and where a Commission of the Lords Justices had not been appointed. Now, Sir, that is not the fact, The Hon. Gentleman says he will go back to the earliest periods of the history of our Constitution. I cannot say what he means by Constitution, but there are instances within— Here the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar, and the Right Hon. Gentleman sat down. The Usher advanced to the table, and announced that is was the desire of her Most Gracious Majesty that the Commons should immediately attend her in the House of Lords. The Speaker forthwith rose, and attended by the Sergeant at-Arms, and followed by the Members in a body, of whom there were about sixty present, proceeded to the House of Lords. After an absence of about a quarter of an hour, The Speaker returned, and the Queen's Speech having been read from the Chair, the busy and protracted session of 1845 was brought to a close. ClDER.—Guernsey cider is now selling at Brixbam for 18s. per hogshead, cask and all. The crop of apples is un usually great in the Channel Islands. MR. DISRAELI'S " SYBIL ; OR, THE Two NA TIONS."—This work seems to be making even a greater im pression on the public than its predecessor " Coningsby." A third edition has already appeared. "We need not say (ob serves the Examiner) that there is a vast deal of cleverness in this work, and much that noes justice to a subject which we must all take up practically, sooner er later. No one who reads the book can fail to admit the many passages of delicate and beantiful writing which it contains; the courage it evinces ; its disposition to take part with the weak ; its right and manly sympathies; or the masculine sense and liberal spirit with which it denounces many social evils. Where Mr. Disraeli bits full home, without a swerve of exaggeration or caricature, is in his sketches of the knaves and dupes of party. It would here be difficult to praise him too much. In force of touch, in fidelity, in temper, in boldness and witty spirit, he is here without a rival. His Lord blarneys and Sir Vavasours, his Captain Grouse and ' dear little Poynsett,' his Ladies Firebrace and St. J ulians, and his and our old friends, Tadpold and Taper, areinimitable." KILMARNOCK. STATE OF TRADE.—There is more demand for the labour of our artisans, and almost the whole of them now are in a comfortable condition. The large print works, carpet works, and woollen factories are working full hours. It is considered that there are good grounds for indulging a hope of a continuance of this state of active exer tion in a sustained demand for our manufactures. Handloom weavers and seweracomplain of low prices. —Ay r Observer. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Ladies, whether temporarily exposed to the scorching rays of the summer sun, or frequent ing the crowded saloon, or close assembly, will find Rowland's Kalydor a most refreshing preparation and auxiliary to comfort, dispelling the cloud of languor and relaxation from the corn plexion, and immediately :affording the pleasing sensation at tending restored elasticity of the skin. The numerous va rieties of cutaneous eruptions, sunburn freckles, tan, and dis coloarations, are pleasingly eradicated by the Kalydor, and th e skin rendered delicately clear and soft. Its purifying and re freshing properties have Gre o e b t t ßrin obtained it s and s those of selection by the the Continent Court and the Royal Family of _ of Europe, together with the eitteef ee t o h ee e e ar e ls o t pr oc i r o a e c i p pl a e n d d eh h o a p u! toss. The high reputation it be ars kalydorsfor sale, composed theo k f ee pe shop keepers to t o d ff e e l r et t e h r e i i o r o s e p i u r r wr io e u d s ingredients, containing mineral therefore imperat ive It is action endangering health. astrin gents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by repel lenttheirpur beauty, from a steel the envelope (an engraving of exquisite purchasers to see that the words " Rowland's Kaly dor" are on plate by Alessrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) All others are fraudulent counterfeits. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —GENERAL JOSE GONZALVES CURED A BAD LEG EY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINT MINT.—The General some time ago received a gun-shot wound in the leg, which, from neglect and fatigue, assumed an alarming appearance, there being a sudden outburst of several ulcers, and, for a time, mortification was seriously apprehended ; in this alarming state the amputation of the limb was deemed as absolutely necessary. The General, however, unwilling to sacrifice his leg, dismissed his doctors, and set about using nothing else but Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and with these celebrated remedies he perfectly cured himself in five weeks, and was able to leave London last week for the Con tinent. To be had of every medicine vendor, and at the establishment of the proprietor, 244, Strand, Loudon. elated his object, but was inflamed that the houses at INiso, cheater roust first be consulted. In a day or trio after he taw Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co., of Manchester, attached to the Company, and believing therefore that they consented through some other parties, he took no further step. in the matter. The project was, he said, objected to on account of the extent of the undertaking ; but that very circumstance he believed to be one of its best recommendations; and he could with con fidence affirm that it was the determination of tirt? Committee to persevere, and at the opening of the next session brtog the line before Parliament. They did not come to ask the people of Manchester for money, of that they had already sufficient, and were resolved to prosecute the undertaking ; but in order to secure success, it was necessary to have the influence of the people of Manchester when before Parliament. It was absurd to object to the line on account of its extensiveness ; on the contrary, that was one of its best recommendations. Parliament had already given direct trunk lines to Bristol, Exeter, Birmingham, York, and other places, and yet, Manchester, the most extensive town in the kingdom, is still without a direct communication with the metropolis, by which a heavy tax was imposed on the transmission of its manufactures. It had been said that the opposition to the line would be so great that they never could succeed, but this was an idle fear. Mr. G. P. Lis , ltts was the next speaker. He observed that there could not be any difference of opinion as to the propriety of a direct line of railway between Manchester and London. That being conceded, the question arose who were the most fitting persons to carry out the scheme. Mr. Remington and Sir John Rennie having been engaged in the undertaking from the year 1836 appeared to him to be best informed as to the best route of railway. If, how ever, another company have discovered a more direct and easily constructed line, then they were entitled to its advan tages; but up to the time he was addressing the meeting no map or plan of the proposed competing line was laid before the public. True, it was set torth in the prospectus that they would find accommodation to certain towns, but whether by branches or other wise did not appear. In reference to the line of country through which the line was intended to pass, he would say a few words. Meetings had been held in almost every town on the proposed line, and they (the promoters) had received universal support. At all those meetings the greatest unanimity prevailed, and the resolutions adopted were of the most decisive character. He believed it would, when completed, be the most important line in the kingdom, and the Committee had received the most warm support from nearly the whole of the landowners through whose property it was intended to pass. In conclusion, he begged to inform the meeting that the Directors were resolved to bring the matter before Parliament next session, and leave it to the great tri bunal of the country to decide upon the comparative merits of the two lines. Mr. DAVID WADDINGTON, deputy-chairman of the Man chester and Birmingham Company, wished to ask whether the gentlemen promoting the competing line had had notice of the meeting then holding, that they plight be present to hear what had been said of them ? Colonel STANHOPE said that no formal notice had been given. The meeting was publicly advertised, and he hoped Mr. Ashes or some other gentleman was present to discuss the comparative merits of the two lines. Sir Joni.; RENNIE said that in the year 1836 Mr. Reming ton consulted him as to the propriety of a direct line to Man chester, and he (Sir John) then gave it as his opinion that it was a most important undertaking; and ought to be carried out. He had, in conjunction with Mr. Remington, received instructions from the Committee to proceed with the survey, and had no doubt but they would be prepared with the whole of the plans and gradients by the 30th of November next. He or Mr. Remington would ba most happy to answer any ques tions that might be put to them. Mr. JOHN BURGESS, boroughreeve of Manchester, proposed the first resolution—" That the feeling of this meeting is strongly in favour of a direct and independent line of railway between London and Manchester, as being the only mode of obtaining the cheapest and shortest route for carrying the large passenger and goods traffic between these two important termini." Mr. R. S. LAWLER, editor of the Manchester Courier, supported the resolution. Hitherto. he had taken no part in promoting any railway schemes, but as an inhabitant of Man chester, he considered it his duty to assist in the promotion of direct communication with London. He then read an extract of a speech delivered by Sir R. Peel in favour of short and direct communication between large and important towns. He was of opinion that the whole railway system was a blunder, and would never be complete until direct trunk lines were universally adopted. The question for them to consider was whether they (the people of .Manchester) would take from Mr. Remington the merit he justly deserved, and hand it over to a person,who had fraudulently taken advantage of his labours and scientific skill. The resolution was then put and carried with one dissentient. ' Mr. DAVID AINSWORTH moved the second resolution, and said that hitherto he had taken no active part in the scheme, because he was not satisfied with the line ; but, since the arrival of the deputation in Manchester, he had received such information as convinced him of the merits of the undertaking. He was, therefore, resolved to support the prosecution of a work which was of such importance to the town of Manchester. The only gentleman who had held up his hand against the first resolution was one of the gentlemen who had signed in favour of the line at the same time he (Mr. Ainsworth) signed that document. He concluded by moving —" That this meeting, having heard the full and explicit statements of the acting Committee of Remington's line, and feeling assured of their determination to proceed into Parlia ment in the ensuing session, are of opinion that the said line is the most convenient for the town of Manchester, and the most worthy of its support." Mr. Alderman BURD said that he opposed the resolution be cause he thought it was pledging the people of Manchester to a railway scheme which was not fully understood. Mr. Cooxx, of Macclesfield, supported the resolution, and in the course of his speech complained of the want of railway accommodation for that town. Mr. J. P. WESTHEAD, Chairman of the Manchester and Birmingham line, said he felt it to be his duty to offer a few observations, more in the way of explanation than of opposition. It was but that morning that his attention was directed to the meeting, and, therefore, he came unprepared to say much on the subject of a direct railway to London. He might, however, just observe that much distance could not be saved by the proposed line. The old coach road, which was, of course, the nearest that could be well made, was 186 miles, and when the 'frent Valley is completed, the distance by railway will be only 1881 miles, and by the Churnet Valley the distance would be reduced to 181 miles, or five miles less than the coach road, whilst the proposed direct line will, ac cording to the statement of its promoters, be 177 miles. He did not, therefore, think that the saving of so short a distance justi fied the expenditure required for the making of the proposed line. He would, therefore, caution the people of Manchester against coming to a hasty conclusion, by adopting any resolu tion which pledged them to support the undertaking then be fore the meeting. Mr. METEVARD, of London, next addressed the meeting, and said that Mr. Westhead appeared to be perfectly ac quainted not only with the meeting, but also with the merits of competing railways, and, therefore, ought not to complain of the shortness of notice. He thought that Mr. Westhead had very much injured his case; for he showed that the opening of the new lines, to which he directed attention, would leave the passengers and traffic to be carried by four companies be tween Manchester and London. Mr. DAVID WADDINGTON said that having seen the adver tisement calling the meeting yesterday, he called on Mr. West head and requested that he would accompany him to the meet ing, that they might give such information as might be required in reference to the lines now in progress, which he hoped they had done. He suggested the propriety of the meeting with holding its decision until the latter end of the year, when the plans would be deposited with the Board of Trade. Mr. JOHN WHYATT supported the establishment of com peting and direct lir.es, on the ground that the inhabitants of Manchester and London would receive at the hands of the railway servants a little more civility than they were accus tomed to. He was so satisfied with the scheme of Mr. Remington that he felt justified in calling on his fellow-towns men to give it their support. Sir GEORGE STEPHEN thought the town of Manchester was fairly represented by the 180 gentlemen, who constituted the meeting. Mr. NEWBERY, one of the Directors of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, protested against the statement made by the last speaker, that the meeting was a fair represenation of the town of Manchester. If Sir George Stephen knew as much of the town of Manchester as he (Mr. Newbery) did, he would not have ventured such an opinion. He did not see any gentlemen on the platform who were known to take an active part in the promotion of railways for the accommodation of the town, except a few gentlemen who simply moved and se conded resolutions without remark. He did think that the Chairman ought to pause before he gave his support to such an undertaking. That gentleman had already lost so much money by the Manchester and Crewe speculation that he at all events should pause before lie again embarked in such undertakings. The CHAIRMAN said that, having been personally alluded to, he thought it tight to admit that he had lost large sums of money in a previous scheme ; hut he thought a direct line of railway was necessary for the trade of Manchester, and, there fore, instead of taking up 50 shares, as he originally intended, he would now take 200, if he could get them. The resolution was put and carried with four dissentients. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Mayor for granting the use of the room, and also to the Chairman ; after which the meeting separated, having occupied upwards of three hours. CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. The adjourned half-yearly general meeting of the share holders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway iN as held on Saturday, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street, Liver pool, William Jackson, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, in the chair. The report stated that the increased traffic had enabled the directors to recommend a dividend of 133. per 501., and 6s. 6d. per 251. share, and that the same be payable on and after Monday, the 18th August inst. ; but there would have to be a deduction made of 3s. per share on the new 50/. shares, for interest on the _ calls unpaid at the period of closing the accounts. The Bill for the exten sion of the line from Grange -lane to the Birkenhead Docks had received the royal assent, arid the rapid advance in the price of property had induced the Directors to anticipate that assent by purchasing a considerable portion of the land which would be required for th e extens i on ; an d to ra i se t h e neces sary capital to complete these purchases it was recom mended that 15,000 new shares, of 0 0/. each, should be created, and that the holders of one 501. and two 251. shares be entitled to one of such new shares at par. The Chair man announced that their disputes with the projected Birken head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway had been adjusted, by an arrangement by which the two com panies mutually agreed that 250,000/. worth of capital in the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction line should be allotted to the shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and the Manchester line were to be entitled to the same terms as were agreed upon last year between the two companies, the Chester and Birkenhead Company undertaking to amalgamate with no other line. With a view of increasing the accommodation, the Directors had determined upon laying down a new and additional set of rails, but whether upon the broad or narrow gauge they were not at present prepared to say. The report having been unanimously adopted, resolutions in accordance with it, and the statement of the Chairman, were agreed to, the Directors being authorised to make a call of Si. per share on the new shares about to be issued on the 15th of Septtmber, and the meeting terminated with the customary vote of thanks to the chairman. [ADVEItTISEMENT.] —TO THE LADIES.—It is uni versally acknowledged by every one of taste that however beau i tiful a woman may be, if her hair is deficient either in quantity, quality, or colour, one of her greatest charms is wanting. A complete remedy for all this is to be found by visiting the esta blishment of Ross and Sons, and choosing head-dresses that sur pass nature herself, fronts, bands, or rirglets that assist her, or splendid plaits that, encircling the thin hair, give it all the appearance of a luxuriant growth. The partirgs are so admirably contrived that the nearest inspeet:on confounded; the transparency of the wcb, admitting t.ti skin of th , .! bead to be seen through, they may be described as being as light as a fewher. —Address Ross and Sons, 119 and 1 4 0, 13ishopsgate street, London, who have lately invented the Depinquitoiy for cleansing the skin, parting of fronts, &c. A pike (4 . holy was, taken up by the wind a field near Hebburn, a few days ago, and carried over the river Tyne in the vicinity of Howdon, to the no small alarm of the hay makers and inhabitants.—Durham Advertiser. _~ CUSTOM:4IO USE IM-1. , ;1C.V • THAATE'S POLICL'. Edward Lewis and William Bonham, Custoni-llo nse weighers in the employ it the Crown, and Witiain Stic k ' b ?. land. the iamilord of the Wheatsheaf public-house, lin Aatiteey• street, St. George's in the East, who was u r ' merly a Custom-house weigher, were brought beO e d 2,1 r. Broderip, changed with stealing one gold watch as four silver watches, the property of the Messrs. Sav° ll ' goldsmiths and jewellers, 9 and 14, Cornhill, and IPA Osborne, landlord of the Crooked Billet public-house es: Tower-hill, was charged with feloniously receiving ;b property, well knowin g it to be stolen. This pros ecn i, tion was instituted by the Crown, and Mr. \Valle!' Solicitor of Customs, and Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, conducted it. The prisoners having answered to their names, Lew is ' who was described in the p lice .sheet as a solicitor is o the Borough-road, stated that he was intoxicated Wil t. he was taken into custody, and wrongly described hitosell Mr. Joseph Savory stated that he carried on busiee% as a Goldsmith and jeweller, in partnership with h s brother. In June, 1842, he had occasion to expe 6 4 case of clocks and watches to the East Indies, and '"f afterwards received information that on the rece i O n the case one gold watch and tour silver ones were miss; ing, and he had to pay for them. The value 011 " i watches was 451. The clocks arrived safe in the I'slndies. Mr. John Faris, clerk to Messrs. Savory, was etli e ; ployed to ship a case of clocks and watches on the 2".1 of June, 1842. There was one gold watch and four ver watches in the case, which were placed on the tl of too very large clocks, which were enclosed in Ati cese and a wooden one outside. He attended the us ns, Customs examination at No. 1 shed of the West loul l Deck. The case was opened and inspected by the forl'P e d, Custom-house officers, and the tin case was re-solderlo and the outer case screwed down in his presence. . 0 recollected a Mr. Scanlan, a gentleman connected vv i e , the Customs' department, being present, but bad rl° r collection of the prisoners. es t Mr. George Cliff Lowe, also in the employ of ite e his Savory, gave similar evidence. He was sure the essb c- were in the tin case when it was re.so:dered. ttel Henry Richard Turner, an accomplice, was adiell 14, as evidence for the Crown. He said he lived at Ni" . g e Dempsey-street, Stepney, and was a Custom - br e , weigher, and filled that situation in the month of l e n del 1342. At that time he was stationed in the West 10 Dock. He recollected a case bein g brought to :ere shed for examination by the searchers. There ''„se present himself, Bonham, Lewis, and Sticklandt ' t he was then a Custom-house officer, and then acted as 0 0 shipping officer. He was occasionally absent from c o shed during the day. During one of those Os ° 0e Bonham and Lewis were in the shed, and Stickland vlec, outside, on the watch. He saw Lewis and Bonlia n/ t to gaged in securing a case of clocks and watches abe,,,s9 be shipped for the East Indies. There were some ig on the outer lid, but they were not used again tu te jj e l. was opened, but knocked in with a hammer and ale s od He was asked by Bonham to lend a hand' 0 0 did so. After the case was fastened ° be again he took it out for shipment, bu t t , I could not recollect whether it was taken to i t ee shed or No. 3 shed. After he had been absent ab out d minutes he returned to No. 1 shed, and a brow° ! ilk s,' parcel, containing four or five watches, was produ c ` bet' Stickland ; one of them was a gold watch and the °', o l o o were silver ones. He knew them to have been ° or from the case, and an observation was made about 500 ing them, but as there were five there was mor e 0 4 one for each, and it was arranged they should Ix The watches were packed up and left in a desk in sod ' land's office is the shed. Next morning witne 3 s bei le Lewis waited upon a Jew named Moss, in Elis n s t ioll street, St. George's-ia-the-East, and made a pror7 ss er to him to boy the watches. Moss said lie would, — „ s eo, to the dock and look at them, and after he Lad aecsOt he offered 161. for the lot, which was refused ; . SlllO4l was asked, which the Jew declined giving. St' cl 'i s e Lewis, and Bonham, were all present when .Moss 161. for the watches. Two or three days after e l. Stickland said he would buy up the other shares ' s ee each, to which they agreed, and witness, 'AWL' t ilr Bonham, received the money of Stickland. It v v e ' s tli e derstood that Stickland had found a customer In watches, and received 201. for them. tsi sci John Haynes, inspector of the detective f o rce, 5 ell that he went to the Crooked Billet public-Ive s se ;io e , Tower-hill, on Friday evening, and waited till to s ` s ou the landlord came home, when he told him vv,,,"; eei what he was, and cautioned him against mak" statement that might criminate himself. • tb ere A, Mr. BRODLRIP stopped the witness and 5 0- ido„ was no occasion for him to do anything of th e ,, Police officers appeared quite to mistake their &li d 0 01 was the duty of an officer when he apprebee de , sit* person to state the nature of the charge agellil,t o t,°, and then leave his prisoner free to speak or be sic he thought proper. It was not necessary te caution at all, and it often caused the loss of sto len party and defeated the ends of justice. -bof fje Haynes then stated that he asked the prisoner ° ' ef es n ' , if he had not sold a watch to a person named e j s erl° and he said he had. Witness told him he had the fe'r" os err it in his pocket, and that he must have it, and the P r . l , l siln: immediately took the watch off the guard and ga ve to° He then told the prisoner that his wife had a gold lob and that as she was ill he had no wish to execute h is %es° warrant, if it were delivered to him. The pr. 00 immediately fetched a gold watch and gave it tci s , o ooC, He then asked if he could give a satisfactory t" - s si of how he became possessed of the watches, and Mx° that he had bought five of them at one time. . 149 ,1 - 0 00 him where the others were, and he said he had st ) „,'"„, tie to Mr. Taylor, his solicitor, who lived at No. 2 , street, Holborn. He asked him where the othe r , s ee . and he said he did not think he had but four, a l t 0110 he at first said he had five. Witness asked WU:OO j . he bought the watches of, and he said he bough. o r of a man who occasionally used his house when. OO the Lamb in Conduit-street, Holborn. He asl‘ v- ee t be for the man's name and address, and he replied 1 ". - 00 did not know either, nor could he give a descrit ti ss him, but would consider about it. He then left P D- n t went to the Wheatsheaf in Anthony-street, I t tg er o ll o l Stickland, and told him he was charged with 5,,-0 Id watches, and he said he knew nothing about it; ,- .- 1 ,00,. Stickland into custody. After he had locked Sr in the station-house he returned to the Crookeleels and found Osborne was out. He immediately P l itser cab and returned to the Wheatsheaf, where h e Osborne, and took him into custody. e s ter ) ,' John Robinson, book-keeper to the Messrs. pe' s said the gold watch and the silver watches prod responded with the number and description of fl 11 boo' manufactured by his employers, and inserted le in the year 1842. se' s Haynes said the numbers of the three vess ch - s e o d; responded with those in Messrs. Savory's Wok' ek se expected to produce the others at a future exsoii:i s tr . After several hours had been spent in the inve st' sss Mr. Watford applied for a remand. def e7 The prisoners were then called upon for their , and their legal advisers directed them to be qu i b e j e d; Mr. Clark addressed the Magistrate at grew' u o ? in support of an application that Strickland s is- s e fl s 'e borne should be admitted to bail. He said ti , f v J es i,., ) l" ; persons of good character, that Osborne bed g s . r. s s fullest information to the officer, and that it ",. t iy,.; likely, if he thought the watches had been disbel ie f , - oll' h e tained,he would have kept one himself, and give° t t , - h e es r d e to his wife. There was no proof that the vV i s'b e be . r.",4 purchased were those stolen from the case, an d had not attempted to get out of the way. W: „ `'" h et. 07,4 to Stickland, there was no evidence against 11' y iefl` that of the accomplice Turner, which ought to " e with great suspicion. s opP ° ji Mr. Ballantine, on the part of the Custom" , is , ss t the application, which was founded on a false ba s d, r o s was r, ady to give his reas o ns, if M r . Clark wis h a it they would affect his clients most seriously, always dangerous to say any thing about 0 ' 1 1'1,0 1 ;13 Mr. Brodrip said, as the application for ba ffl e eb° opposed by counsel on behalf of the Crown, u e sp r remand all the prisoners till Thursday next. tie s .. 0 1 The prisoners were then remanded. It vi er eel stood that other charges of robbery will be Fr e ote° the next examination. The disclosures hav ecr groat sensation at the Cestom Hon- e. Oir tO MR. PITT'S LAST MOMENTS.—" I haPP elle" serve that I had read an account of Mr. Pitt's last innor Gifford's life of him, and that his dying words, praY ie 'ds to 1.- o ,s giveness through the merits of his Redeemer, or so t _bed, !is effect, together with the whole scene of his d e ath id to o ',eared, as I thought, too much made up, and toe form s) n om f r d at true; leaving the impression that the author, and t '", whom he gathered his information, had considered it " if re', y 1 make the close of a great man's life co mfortable t he .; it : D a ous feelings rather than to facts and reality. v", e ,„„ a -s all sacs it of him ?' asked Lady Hester, Dr. Pre b rd, rsfritt Sir Waltar Farquhar.' Oh ! it's all a lie,' she reP lie gr' ? so indignantly ; Dr. Prettyman was fast aseep Whennbodi e ," died ; Sir Walter Farquhar was not there; and nobody e&di present but James. I was the last person who sa! James, and I left him about eight o'clock, for I s aivil! s kis gling as if he wanted to speak, and I did not like ton 6 worse.' After a short pause she resumed : Wr t e o th w i l e Mr. Pitt make such a speech for, who never we n. ' ,fibe ° ef in his life? Nothing prevented his going to church was at Walmar : but he never talked about relialoo9 r brought it upon the carpet.' "—Memoirs or L aug Stanhope. O f BIRTHS. , he flif e A cl On the 28th ult , at Interlachen, Switzerland, 'L o is, '- Lieutenant llodgkinson, her Majesty's ship Cale e' of Wimpole-street, London, of a son. e On the sth inst., in Kensington Gardens- ferrA" park, the wife of R. Sargent, Esq., of a daughter. t he of O tt n ie t ß he ev 6 . t G h a a tY e a y te o ß f Rectory, Gloucestershire , t he On the 6th in ry at the Vicoarage, ChieveleYt Berms' lady of the Rev. J. E. Robinson, of a son. ICeS t' tb On the 7th inst., at Provender, near F a versbar t h Je lady of Norton Knatchbull, Esq. , of a son. lc the On the Bth inst., at Norfolk-crescent, Hy de- p ar of Alfred Alexander Julius, of a son. De O m nt s h te e r B H th em in i s n t g . : Curzon-street,r.3layfair, th e $. On p the Bth inst., at Gracechurchh-street, M r s. 0 Wheeler, of a son. °l ° bet' AiARRJED. re, On the 4th inst., at St. George's, Hanover- squa , Ransom, Esq., of Hastings, to 05e Hannah IVlarth P a, h ter of Mr. George Pearson, of Pimlico. Grounds, . 1 f t er On the 9th inst., at St. Mark's, Tenter ,tdoe Wohlgernuth, Esq., to Mary Louisa, the eld ea the late James E. Maddox, Esq., of Bow. • pi' 1, I a DIED. On the Ist inst., in ih.r 73(1 N at N 'o • born, Mrs. Ann Smith, widow .. n e ft r bv 14 0:;111°'935 fOrraerly o£ G.,rden House Kerii ,l l-town• r tile • On the 2d inst., Mr. "l'hottna-; 'Etchings, 0 ' p• Head, New Cavendish-street, Portland-Pince 'a C°ol 0:11 thete 7 7 t t ai!:;ll.li'zoaric;esttilh, iv4l,li,feK,e)int,ll.l.;.uloyeSo;j:r,,talsordr._..% the ° Coach and Horses, Upper Wellington er' Lentlon: Printed and Published by MI TIW n44cI4 I-1q yeti °I No. 112, strand, Printr, at Tke Sus , J-T he Co- Slrancl, in the Precinct of the Savo 845 Y , iti Middlesex, Monday, August 11, l. _~