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Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET made a few remarks, .which did.not reach the gallery. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Noble Lord was evidently alarmed a the facilities which he (Mr. Labouchere) proposed with regard to railway legislation. There was a material difference between the proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir George Clerk) and that which he (Mr. Labouchere) had ventured to propose. He thought if a well suggested measure were brought forward by her Majesty's Go vernment next session, that it would be likely to lead to the desired results, and would obviate frequent discussions like • - that before the House. Mr. W. PATTEN thought that whatever course they took at would be most desirable that something should be brought in during' the present session.---( Hear, hear.) He considered that the difficulties which had occurred mainly arose from the neglect of the House with respect torailway business.—( Hear, •, hear.) Upwards of six weeks of the present session had been occupied in laying down rules for the management of the Com mittees, and a great deal of time was consumed before they clearly perceived the course which they ought to pursue. A hundred new railway sills were to be brought in next session, and unless a measure similar to that recommended were intro duced, they would be in a worse position next session than during the present. Sir R. PEEL said he acquiesced in the propriety of the sug gestion made by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite He thought it would be highly desirable to appoint a Committee to consider and - frame rules with regard to the futere proceedings of the House in the matter of railways. He did not imy this with a view of relieving her Majesty's Government from anys responsibility, but he thought with the Right Hon. Gentleman that it would be exceedingly desirable that a Committee should be appointed for the purpose referred to in the resolutions. Mr. S. WORTLEY agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle man that some rules were absolutely necessary for the purpose of expediting the railway business of the country. Mr. W. COLLETT thought it was rather hard that the promoters of railway projectishould be:required, first, to undergo the ordeal of the Board of trade, and afterwards that of the Parliamentary Committees. He thought that this system should be amended. Lord WORSLEY hoped that a more effectual course would be taken on the subject, as great inconvenience had resulted to the public from the present state of things. There were a -great many railway Bills which, although connected with some of the most important towns in the north of England, and although there was little or no opposition to them, could not yet be passed through Parliament. The motion was withdrawn, and the amendment carried. GUILDFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SYRIA. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would, to-morrow, ask a question from the Right Hon. Baronet relative to the destruction of property in Syria. In answer to a question from Mr. LABOUCHERE, rela tive to the manufacture of spirits in the Channel islands, The CHANCELLOR'of theEXCHEQUER replied that a practice had lately existed at the Custom-house of permitting plain spirits, made from British produce, to be introduced into this country upon payment of the excise duty only, and with out being subject to the other Custom-house regulations. Now the importers of these plain spirits bad laboured under the im pression that British brandy, manufactured from British pro duce, was placed upon a similar footing, and accordingly large quantities of that article had been imported from Jersey, upon payment Nary of the excise duties. Government bad allowed the spirits to pass into the hands of the retail dealer, without imposing any additional duty on it, but notice had been given to the parties that this privilege could not be extended to any future importations. These parties had applied to the Court of Queen's Bench for a mandamus to compel the Custom-house to pass the brandy, upon payment only of the excise duties, and the Court bad refused the application. It was, therefore, a settled point of law, that Jersey had no more right to intro duce British brandy, free of customs duties, than either Ireland or Scotland. THE CORN LAWS. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, seeing the Hon. Member for Galway in his place, wished to know whether it was hie intention to proceed with his motion relative to the conduct of Members of the House on Tuesday next. The Hon. Member for Wol verhampton had a motion on the paper relating to the Corn Laws for the same evening, and it was important that no impediment should be thrown in its way. Sir VALENTINE BLAKE was understood to reply that he intended to withdraw his motion to enable that of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton to come on. DON CARLOS. Lord JOHN MANNERS wished; to know whether Govern ment had received any intimation from the Government of France of the abdication of Don Carlos, and whether they had made any representation to that power for the release of that illustrious prince. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, in answer to the question of the Noble Lord, he had to state that since the Noble Lord had intimated his intention to put this question, a communication had been received from. the French Government, announcing the abdication of Don Carlos in favour of his son. That communication was accompanied by an application from Don Catslos for passports to enable him to go to the Pyrennees for his health, and Government had thought it advisable to grant the request. THE CHINESE RANSOM. Captain BERKELEY wished to know whether it was the intention of Government, after having rewarded the command ing officers for their services in China, still to withhold the distribution of prise-money from the soldiers who had served in the same war, contrary to the invariable practice where captures had been made, and whether the same course would be pursued with the soldiers who effected the capture of Sinde. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the question of the Hon. and Galiant Member would lead the House to believe that Government were withholding prize money from those parties who were justly entitled to it, but in reality the fact was not so. There was no declaration of war made in China, and Government had therefore no prizes to distribute. Government had only received a sufficient amount of ransom as to indemnify her Majesty's subjects for the injury they had received at the hands of the Chinese Government, and reimburse the expense they had been _put to in vindicating the right of British subjects in China. When Sir Henry Pot tinger went out to China, he appointed a number of public agensa to take charge of all the property that fell into the hands of the British forces, and at the termination of the war Government thought it right that these parties should participate in the distribution of the ransom money. Accordingly there had been two distributions, the first consisting of a sum of 160,0001. and the second of 255,000/. With regard to the second ques tion relating to the Sinde affair, the subject had only been re cently brought under the consideration of the Treasury, and he was not in a position to give the Hon. Baronet an answer. He might however state that a communication was going for ward between the Treasury and the Board of Controul on this subject. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL. Mr. CURTEIS wished to know whether the Merchant Seamen's Bill might be postponed to another day ? Sir R. PEEL said that the Bill had been referred to a Se lect Committee, and the second reading would not take place to-night. LIEUTENANT COLLINS., Mr. ESCOTT asked whether the dismissal of Lieutenant ' Collins had met with the approbation of the Government, and . whether they had inquired into the matter, and whether It was not competent for the Board of Control to interfere? Lord JOCELYN said that the Board of Control had ap proved of the sentence of the East India Company with re gard to the dismissal of Lieutenant Hollis, and they had no power to interfere in the matter. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. In answer to a question from Mr. GIBSON, Sir R. PEEL replied that permission had been given for the Bill for the regulation of Lunatic Asylums to be brought forward to-night. Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to ask the Secretary of State whether the third reading of the Irish Education Bill would be proceeded with on Monday next ? Sir J. GRAHAM said it could not be entertained on Mon day next, as the House was going into a Committee of Supply, but on Friday it was most probable the Bid would be read. Sir V. BLAKE said he would withdraw the motion of which he had given notice on Monday night. Lord WORSLEY inquired when the second reading of the Commons Inclosure Bill would take place? Lord LINCOLN replied that he would fix the second read ing to be proceeded with on Thursday week. Lord CLEMENTS wished to know whether the inquiry of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the state of . , populous towns was intended to extend to Ireland. Sir R. PEEL stated that the report of the Commissioners would enable the Government to take such salutary measures • as would he applicable to the condition of all populous towns both in England and Ireland. COUNTY RATES BILL. Sir J. Y. BULLER postponed the second reading of this Bill until Wednesday next. SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL. Mr. MACKINNON postponed his motion for going into • Committee on this Bill until Wednesday next. SCOTCH BANKING. 071 - the order of the day being read for the House going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. P. M. STEWART said he thought he should lie guilty of a dereliction of duty if he did not express his decided . disapprobation of the Bill which had been Introduced by her Majesty's Government with respect to the banking establish ments of Scotland. He regretted that the Right Hon. Ba ronet, in endeavouring to better the condition of banking es tablishments of this country, should have touched those of Scotland, which were acknowledged to be the most perfect that existed ; and this then being the case, and being supported by the opinions of those most competent to judge, he thought it was the duty of every one connected with Scotland to express -their disapprobation of the Bill before the House. The Scot tish system of banking had been held up by many eminent writers—Hume among the number—as a model for the adop tion of other countries. After the 1/. and 21. notes had been abolished in England a motion for an inquiry into the Scottish banking system was made, and was resisted by all the most distinguished Scotch authorities in both Houses of Parliament at that period. Since then the system had not retrograded, but, on the contrary, had been greatly improved. The reports of the Committees of Commons and Lords, subsequently ap pointed to inquire into the subject, were to the effect, that no good could come from any interference with the monetary , eh f airs of Scotland. The Right Honourable Baronet ( Sir James Graham) in 1825 and 1826, in speaking of the currency of Scotland, said that if they had not interfered with the currency of 1793, the disasters which occurred durine those years might have been in a great measure averted. "He could not then conceive, when the banking system of that country was placed on a proper footing, why the Government desired to interfere with it, and he spoke the feelings of the people of Scotland !Alen he said that they considered the measure a wanton inter ference with their currency . S co tl an d res p ec tfully, but firmly, deprecated any chan ge , un l ess b e tt er groun ds were set out than any which had yet been given. At one meeting the only sup porter of the change was a retired goldsmith, who must have tad a instural affection for theme tal th t made h . L h ter)—and he moved a vote f th unqua e lified confidenceun— ienegthe Right Hon. Baronet. At an o omee k ting, however, some thing more than a retiredg old smith part against th e Bill —it was a retired Speaker of that H ouse, the Right Hen. Ge n tl eman now in theeneirther p ; in prede cessor of e fac t, in the words of an old poet— ". From Maidenkirk to John o'Groat, We all prefer the one pound note." How was the system applicable to Scotland, and what was the result of the experiment? He could f oresee one intentio te n be on the part of the Government, that their ultimate aim was the suppression of all local banks of issue, and the establishment of one national bank of issue. In 1840, a year of much depression in regard to monetary affairs, the circulation of the banks of Scotland was much higher than in 1838. Three banks in Glasgow,_ the Clydesdale , the C it y of Glas g ow and E dinburgh , and the Glasgow Bank, had lately paid up a capital of 3,000,000/. whereas the Bill would restrict their circulation to 300,0001. They bad branches in many of the towns of Scotland, and the trade of that country was in such a state that those banks would require the whole of that ca p ital. They must reco llect that the provident banks were of me larger to the poor banks limited their ~ than to the rich man, as when th . L . circulation for provident purposes, t hesaller banks h . e stablished I i f:' rio,Sootland fur similar purposes commence d toefirsciosstulaen.d He t --, ' 'idniiited that the definition of the circulation .. .. -- "`;-=';F forth-in the ilifi was perfectly correct. The B . ill, as . he had AV, ...„--- said, was uncalled for, and aimed at an ad libttum influence ..,,- :1;r;- ; • over the banking system of Scotland.—( Hear.) The " ‘;'.: 4 2 , ", - . Hon. Gentleman then referred to a passage in a pamphlet Co .... written by Sir James Graham, advocating not only a free r __._. trade in corn, but in money, and opposing th e interference of ',-.--- e Government with the simulating ( tkiemedium. He (Mr. P. a TAR UN, LONDON, :PRInA, EVENING, JUNE 6, 1845. M. Stewart) held that to be an excellent doctrine, and could recommend it to the perusal of all interested in the monetary affairs of the United Kingdom. Sir R. PEEL hoped the Hon. Gentleman would allow the Bill to go into Committee, in which its details would be dis cussed. In bringing it forward, the Government had fairly dealt with Scotland, and he regretted that the Hon. Gentleman had endeavoured to raise a prejudice against tie Bill, and alarm at it, by stating that it was to be the forerunner of a single bank of issue in that country. He (Sir R. Peel) had never been in favour of establishing a single bank of issue in Scotland, a 3 he knew the difficulties in the way of such an es tablishment. The interviews which he had had with persons interested in Scotch banking, had made him fully aware that there would be a most vigorous opposition to a measure intended to effect such a change in their monetary system.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") He wished to remove any apprehension on the part of the people of Scot land, by stating that the Government did not contemplate establishing a single bank of issue ; neither did they intend to bring forward any other measure than the one they had pro posed. It was clearly a case in which the whole country was concerned, and there was a case of res integrce. As regarded the money to be advanced to the public, he thought that there ought to be some ground for the principles on which the bank ing system should be conducted in Scotland. Ho was aware that there was a great prejudice in Scotland in favour of the system of paper issues and security credit; but yet, even there, there was a doubt of this system ; and in England, where it had been tested, much doubt was not only entertained respect ing the principles of banking, but also as to the mode on which it ought to be conducted. He was not aware of the feeling which was said to be entertained in Scotland in favour of those accommodations that the public enjoyed, and he was rather in clined to think that the feeling of the public was against it than otherwise. A distrust must naturally exist in the minds of all who had property at stake, and unless they saw that there was perfect security for the money which they depo sited, they would of course be very chary of the amount which they contributed to what the Hon. Gentleman was pleased to consider the general benefit. There was not in his (Sir R. Peel's) opinion anything to justify the assurance of the sound ness of the banks, simply because the paid-up capital of the banks was all deposited for their trading. He indeed did not think that any paid-up capital could give that security which the public had a right to demand. Unless the director or the governor of the bank had a power of converting their assets into cash, there was no probability of the several banks being able to meet their engagements. This was a principle well recognised in commerce, and a feeling had accordingly been engendered in the commercial world against it. The Man chester Chamber of Commerce had indeed so decidedly expressed itself, that there was no doubt of the course which would be pursued in all the places where commercial transactions were of any importance. This was high authority, and entitled to the greatest credit ; and he thought that if a doubt had been entertained at all upon the subject the safest plan would be to allow the claims of those who, while they were unable to help themselves, required and were entitled to the greatest consideration. This perhaps could only be obtained by the same system which was pur sued in England, but yet he felt that there had not been sufficient care taken to render the system even in England so perfect as it might be. The banks in England were not bound to a certain amount of issue except so far as the amount of their capital might restrict them ; but he thought that in accordance with the principles which had always regulated the people of Scotland they should have some other and further security. It was not sufficient that the people should have the assurance of the solvency of their banks, but that they should also derive from them consistently with their security all the assurance which they derived from that quiet enjoyment of their property to which, from the Const.tution, they were entitled. He therefore thought that the system which had been proposed was not only wise in itself, but judicious from the way in which it provided for the public benefit ; and he trusted, in consideration of these reasons, that the Hon. Gen tleman would withdraw his opposition. Mr. HUME said that, in the restriction of the issues for Scotland he differed from the Right Hon. Baronet, toto emlo. That Scotland had flourished under the present system no one could pretend to doubt, and he thought the people of Scotland would be quite satisfied if they were left alone. They had been able to provide far the general benefit hitherto, and the feeling was decidedly, throughout the country, in favour of the system on which they felt that their prosperity had been grounded. if they were to adopt this system and continue it, they would save the country at least from '200,000/. to 300,0001. a year, and at the same time satisfy the feelings of the people of Scotland from one end to the other. Sir W. CLAY said that the system of Scotch currency could not exist if Scotland were an independent nation. But his eb jection to the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet was, that it attempted too much, for the impression in Scotland now was such, that it would be exceedingly dangerous to interfere with the small note circulation. —( Hear, hear.) Mr. HAWES said that they must recollect that when the Bill was read the former time it was agreed to waive all discus sion until the next reading He was disposed to ask now what were the grounds on which they intended to introduce this measure to Scotland? Had the success of the English Bill been such that they wished to extend its advantages to Scotland also ?—( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet, in introducing the Bill, said they had every reason to be satisfied with the policy and justness of that measure. He (Mr. Hawes) did not see that the Bill of last year had proved that the expectations of the Right Hon. Baronet had been well founded. He would ask again, if the policy of last year was such that the Right Hon. Baronet was justified in extending it to Scotland ? And here he could not help saying that the Scottish bankers had evinced a right and a proper spirit, and he only wished that the English bankers had evinced a like spirit when the measure relating to English banking was first intro duced by the Right Hon. Baronet. It had been said by the Right Hon. Baronet that the banks had the power of issuing an almost unlimited number of notes. But what had been the ease last year ? And here he would remind the Right Hon. Baronet that in that year there had been no lack of railway and other speculations. The Bank of England could have issued 30,000,0001., and yet there were notes to the amount of 6,000,000/. in the Bank lying unissued. Now, surely, if the Bank could have forced their notes into circulation, there never was a better opportunity—never a greater inducement, than to have done so at that time. And why did they not ? Because they were liable at any time to be called on to give bullion for their paper, and that was found, and would be ever found, a sufficient check upon any undue circulation.—( Hear. ) He was surprised to hear the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets, who was connected with a system of banking in this country that was little removed from, if not equally as bad as the American system, complain of the Scotch plan. But upon what grounds did the Hon. Gentleman complain ? The re turns showed nothing to justify such an opinion, or to justify either reproach or complaint. For a long course of velars he found that the banking system had been in Scotland highly sa tisfactory to the people, and the circulation had been ample, steady, and ~uniform. This clearly proved that the Scotch banking system had been conducted with great ability, great honesty, and great success.—( Hear, hear.) He was therefore surprised to hear any one review the system in a tone or manner otherwise than favourably. The fluctuation of the Bank of England was infinitely greater than that of Scotland. In the years 1839 and 1840, when distress was very pre valent, the circulation of the Bank of England fluctuated 5,000,0001., while the fluctuations of the Bank of Scotland did not amount to mere than 2,000,000/. or in fact not much less than the average issue.—( Hear, hear.) Then, with regard to the failures in English and Scotch banks, he found that the number greatly preponderated on the side of England; and where an English bank only paid ss. in the pound, he found that the Scotch banks paid from 9s. 3d. to 15s. He was therefore justified in inferring from this that the Scotch banking system was a good one. In Ireland they were going to limit the number of banks because an alarm prevailed in that country which was not founded in fact, and, indeed, for which there was no cause whatever.—( Hear. ) How could they settle at the present moment what number of banks will be necessary for the future- wants of Ireland? The population of that country was gradually increasing, and it was to be hoped its wealth and industry proportionably in creased with it. Why, then, should they be called upon is restrict banks in Ireland, while there was every prospect that, i n a few more years, the exigehcies of the country would render an augmentation of the number of banks absolutely necessary ? He stood upon these facts in opposing the measure so far as it related to Ireland; and he told the House, if they passed this Bill, they would be establishing one of the oldest and worst systems of banking monopoly. Upon these general grounds he stood opposed to the Bill of the Right Hon. Baronet. In England they had a paltry and imperfect system, and they were doing their best to introduce their system into Scotland and Ireland, instead of copying Scotland. Mr. BAILLIE said Scotland did not wish to enjoy any privi lege whatever at the expense of England, but the question before them rested upon totally different grounds. What was the difference in the history of the banking system of the two countries? The people of England found, from fatal expe rience in 1825, that their system of banking was unsound and unsafe, and injurious, not only to this country, but to the sister kingdom. In 1825, the numerous failures that took place in every part of the country clearly proved to the world, that the country bankers of England managed their issues in a most reckless manner, spreading periodical ruin and disaster from one end of the country to the other. Those accumulating evils clearly proved that some great alteration in the banking system was necessary, and in 1826 the Government of the day, acceding to the general wish of the people, abolished the circulation of one pound notes in England. That was a clear statement of the facts so far as they related to England. Now, what was the case respecting Scotland ? Why a system was then established, which was considered to be one of the very best in the kingdom. It had passed through all the storms and changes of the last century — through panics and internal rebellion and foreign war. Yes, it had passed through all these changes without ever having raised the least suspicion or doubt in the public mind of Scot land, and always met its demands, and maintained its superiority over all other systems. Although he objected to many of the minor details of the Bill he would give it his sup port. He hoped that some modification would be made in the Committee, but upon the wholeihe.believed that the Bill would be both acceptable and beneficial to the Scottish people. Mr. C. WOOD had not intended to ruake any observations on the Bill before it went into Committee ; but, as the Hon. Member for Lambeth had stated some objections to the prin ciple of the • measure, which required an answer, he would therefore address himself to them now. His Hon. Friend had said that the experience of the past year was not enough to enable them to judge of the entire success of the Bill of last session. He agreed with him to some extents they could not yet form a complete opinion of the effect of the measure one way or the other. During the past year the monetary state of the country had been unprecedented, and must return to its ordinary state before the Bill could be fairly tried. It was alleged last year, by the opponents of the Bill, that it would check the business of the country, check enterprise, and en tail ruin on some, and pressure at least upon all. What did they hear now? The opponents of the Bill told them that speculation had been rife, that the measure had placed no impediment in the way of it—in short, that not one of the evils they had predicted bad fol lowed the operation of the Bill. His Honourable Friend avowed himself one of the old school of political econo mists, and of Adam Smith, from whom, however, he differed ; the principle laid down by these political economists was, that the legal convertibility of a bank note was sufficient to main tain its value. He was surprised, after the experience they had had of this country, and still more of America, that any one should now maintain this doctrine. In America every security that the law could furnish was taken—they had limited liability and paid-up capital—every legal security was taken to insure the convertibility of the paper. Yet all at once the hanks in America stopped payment one after another. Legal convertibility was not so good a security as practical converti bility. As to the supposed intention of the Right Hon. &toilet o ofofhis creating one general bank o f i ssue , h e had expressly , gene out od way to disclaim it, and this Bill it se lf, unless he it,misun derstalcopoinytatihneedprienaveirpyitehiinngstcootslhanowd that it was not in tended to Hight Hon. Baronet had d on e we ll to consu.lt e li x e ist t i in framing • h ng oss i g n b te t rers the t his measure so as to i nsure their co-operation. His English Bill had fully answ e r e d it s purpose of making the fluc tuations of paper correspond with those of the metallic CUT rency. He would not touch on the que s ti on o f t h e so of Scotch banks. He bore every testimony to the etas nary success with which the system had been carried out; but he thought the Scotch a t tr ibut ed th at success to one or two things only—to their small notes and cash credits, when it should rather be attributed to the sound management of their banling in general. He thought this Bill took every security against abuse. The chief Scottish hankers gave evi dence to the effect that the Scottish circulation was diminish ing. In 1844 the circulation was , , , 2 500 0001. or 90,0001, below the minimum. But under this Bill they would have the power of extending their circulation to the extent of 500,0001. upon 3,000,0001. This was a much greater pro portion of increase than was to be allowed to the English bankers, which was 3,000,0001. to 50,000,0001. This appeared to him to be an unfair proportion, end be did not see why the Scotia) bankers should be relieved from the necessity of holding gold, when that necessity was imposed on the English bankers. A better arrangement of the Scotch banking sys tem would do away with the great objection to the 11. note system. The better order of Scotch bankers hold about one fifth of their circulation in coin, and it would be no hardship to others to impose the same necessity on them. The measure would operate very unfairly in favour of the Scotch bankers, as compared with the English system. The Scotch bankers were allowed to have one-fifth more circulation in notes than they had coin in their coffers, while the English bankers were compelled to pay all above their allowed circulation in notes of the Bank of England, whch, of course, they must borrow from the Bank. The Hon. Mr. BOUVERIE did not wish to say much upon this subject, but his opinion was that he did not think the present state of banking in Scotland warranted the interference of the Legislature at all. The losses, and failures, and bank ruptcies that had attended the interference hitherto of the Le giclaturo with the banking system in England had been un known in Scotland ; but now the Legislature, having taken up the question, and were about to make laws regulating the Scotch banking system, he had no doubt but that a very short time only would elapse before the same evils would be the con sequence of this interference. They had all seen that evils of the same nature had resulted in America from legislative inter ference, though not to the same extent as in England. On these grounds he contended that the present system of banking in Scotland should not be interfered with, at least by such le gislative interference as that of which he had been speaking, for it certainly would not be attended with beneficial results. , Mr. MUNTZ did not intend'to say much upon the subject. He would merely observe that the only thing he had to com plain of was, that the Right Hon. Baronet in preferring this measure had not gone far enough. He could not see why if one-pound notes were good for Ireland and Scotland, they should not also be good for England ; and, on the other hand, if they were bad for England, why should their circulation be permitted in Scotland? Mr. BARING thought that last year's Bill decided the principle upon which they should proceed. They limited the banks of issue Scotland and in Ireland last year, and the Government would not have granted the monopolies which they had conferred, without reserving to themselves the right of regulating the one-pound note system afterwards. He pro fessed himself a disciple of the old school, and would read to them an extract from Adam Smith, in which it would be found that his opinion was not very favourable to the advocates of the small-note issues. The Hon. Gentleman then read the ex tract, and went on to say that anybody who looked to the com mercial prosperity of this country, which had increased so much for the last fifty years, and asserted that that prosperity was traceable to the banking system which existed here, he would be laughed at. Now, he held that the same system of reasoning applied to Scotland. It was not, he con • sidered, a fair inference that the commercial prosperity of Scotland entirely proceeded from the banking system, which was established there. It was rather attributable, he con sidered, to the prudence and commercial habits of the people. There never, too, was a greater mistake than to draw in ferences from the fluctuations in bullion. For in the year 1837, a time of great commercial depression, when the bul lion in the Bank of England was reduced to five or six mil lions, was the diminution in the circulation of the Bank of Scotland proportionally reduced ? Quite the contrary. So far from being reduced, he found there was an actual increase of 165,0001. And again in August, 1439, while the bullion was decreased 2,440,0001. in the Bank of England, there was an increase (but a small one, however) in the circulation of the Bank of Scotland. He was very much afraid that they did not follow out in practice the principles which they had laid down. He would not, however, detain the House by repeating the ar guments of the Hon. Member for Halifax, and under all the circumstances he would give the Bill his support. Mr. ROSS thought he should bast consult the feelings of the House in adopting the example set him by the lion. Member for Halifax, in not mixing up the Irish and the English part of the question. He begged, however, to assure the House, that he would bring the whole system of Irish banking before them on a future occasion. . ..—... Mr. OSWALD thought that the people of Scotland would be quite satisfied to be left alone altogether.—(A laugh.) He had very carefully examined the nature and bearings of the measure, and they had no great fault to find with it in the main. Any objection he had to make would be brought for ward when the question went into Committee. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. On the first clause being read, Mr. BANNERMAN - moved as an amendment that the words "said period of one year preceding the first day of May 1845," be omitted, and to substitute the following words— " period of four weeks immediately preceding the 7th day of December 1844." Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that it was totally out of his power to agree to the proposition. He believed that the arrangement that had been proposed would lead to conciliation. —( Hear, hear.) He believed that without disparaging the issue of the banks of Scotland, the bank would be enabled to provide for it without any increase of the amount of bullion. Mr. HUAIE thought not one point of benefit had been pre • sented by any Hon. Member that could be derived from the measure. He thought the present measure was a breach of faith, and they were about to restrict circulation. The very first words of the preamble of the Bill were at variance with the provisions which the Right Hon. Baronet had obtained leave to introduce, and as the whole people of Scotland were unanimously against the measure, he concurred with his Hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock, in conjuring the :Go vernment to consult the interests of that country, although, perhaps, by a majority, wholly ignorant of the measure and its effects, it might be carried in opposition to their wishes. Sir R. PEEL declared that a more unfounded charge had never been made than that of accusing him of having broken a pledge solemnly given to the House, of having brought forward a Bill at variance with that which he had obtained leave to introduce.—( Hear, hear.) He would show that, like many other of the Hon. Member's assertions, this charge was falla cious and unfounded.—( A laugh.) The preamble of the Bill, as originally propounded, recited the identical provisions of the present measure. He proposed to ascertain the averages by the issue of the month. The variations in banking in Scotland at certain periods of the year were unquestionable and remarkable. In the months of May and October, the circulation was materially afected, and if the average should be taken during those equivocal periods, the deductions would be fallacious, and, if acted upon, dangerous. The periods, he contended, should be thirteen lunar months from the date of the passing of the Bill. The average issue of the Scotch banks was 3,041,3991., while 3,061,0001. was the average of the last, and anticipated average of the next year. Such had been the computations as originally propounded, and he would therefore ask the House how, when the same were now repeated, he could be charged with breaking his pledge or introducing a Bill at variance with his previous eniniciations ?—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. HUME would not retort the charge of inconsistency or error, although it was singular how often the Right Non. Baronet had followed his (Mr. Hume's) advice, after pre viously and obstinately opposing it; and how often he had changed his course and adopted the principles of those he charged with ignorance and fallacy.—(Loud laughter.) He could prove, from the preamble of the Bill, that restrictions were anticipated by it—restrictions wholly at variance with the pledge previously given. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended that such was not the provision of the Bill. The bankers in Scotland would not be entitled to issue more than 3,061,0001., unless they had a reserve of gold warranting an increase. Such a reserve they frequently had, and the operations of the Bill merely enjoined a registration of the excess. Mr. DENISON contended, from a statement of a Com mittee of Bankers, that so far from an increase of 30,0001., it would exceed 100,0004 , making the average circulation of Scotland 4,000,0001. instead of 3,000,0001. Mr. OSWALD thought the sum of 3,063,0001., as provided by the Bill, too limited for the present wants of the country. The measure would affect the banks in the agricultural dis tricts, but the great banks in Edinburgh and Glasgow would not be influenced by it. The real s( fferers would be the country banks in the rural districts, if the Right Hon, Baronet did not concede something to the feelings of the people of Scotland, by a relaxation of the restriction he proposed. Mr. ROCHE did not see that the present measure was called for, as to the former banking system in Scotland that country was indebted for all the good she had achieved, up to that moment, in trade, commerce, and general improvement. Sir G. CLERK defended the restriction of the Bill relative to the issues, and if the principle of a certain amount of gold in pi ()portion to issues was to be maintained, he could not see how the amount of specie could be reduced. Mr. FOX MAULE corroborated the statement of Mr. Oswald, as to the influence of the Bill on the agricultural banks, and cited several banks in Scotland that would be inju riously affected by it. They should pause ere they changed a system which had produced such great advantages during the last 120 years. Mr. P. M. STEWART wished that the principle of ave rage circulation was extended to Scotland, for he felt confident that it would answer quite as well there as in England. The returns made were the minimum returns of the circulation of Scotland, and the Scotch banks ought to be allowed to amend those returns ; and the fair adjustment of this point would be to allow the Scotch banks to amend their returns, and ob tain the fair average, which would be four millions sterling. It was a motion of great moment, and the practical e ff ect o f the measure would be, in many instances, the limiting the metropolitan banks to a very low circulation. They must call in the small banks, which would seriously injure the popula tion of the rural district. Was it worth while that they should risk such an important interest by refusing that which was only a fair working out of the principle of the Bill ? An How. Moment, whose name we could not learn, ob served, that in considering these twelve months, from which the average was taken in eight cases out of ten, a maximum average had been given to the circulation of England. And therefore he would say that, whether from accident, or any other cause, the English banks, instead of being placed in a worse situation than the Scotch, were placed in a much bet ter position. He hoped the right Hon. Baronet would allow the Scotch Banks to amend their returns Sir ft. PEEL said the English bankers had asked to have that period given them which would furnish a maximum re turn, but it was refused to them, and he hoped the House would not now decide upon subjecting the people of England to dis advantages to which the people of Scotland were not subject. The truth was the measure was more favourable to Scotland than the English measure was to England.—(Hear, hear.) There was this difference between them, that whatever amount of gold the bankers held in this country, they were not allowed to increase the Issue. He hoped that the Irish Members would not, on this occasion, join with the Scotch—(Loud laughter)—but consider the case of Scotland as separate from England. The Scotch bankers were not entitled to greater advantages than the bankers of this country. He relied upon the general sense of the House for maintaining a proposal which was net unjust, but which, if erroneous or unjust, was certainly unjust in favour of Scotland. . . . . . . Sir R. FERGUSON said, that during the last year there had been increased prosperity in Ireland, and he would im plore the House not to allow such a Bill to pass as would put restrictions on their currency. Mr. MUNTZ agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government that the present measure was decidedly favourable for the currency of Scotland, but he would have wished It to have been extended on a more liberal plan. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 59 Against it Majority against the amendment —2s The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2 being proposed, a desultory discussion took place, in which the Honourable Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Redington, and Mr. Charles Wood, took part. The clause having been put, . . Mr. DENNISTOUN said that it was understood by bankers generally, that the Government would not press this clause, and he should therefore beg leave to move a verbal amendment, Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— . .. For the amendment 3l Against it Majority against it The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 3,4, 5,6, and 7, were passed without any dis cussion. On clause 8 being put by the Chairman, Mr. F. MAULE said Ile bad au amendment to move upon this clause, and he should, therefore, move that the Chairman do report progress. The House having resumed, the CHAIRMAN reported ac cordingly, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday next. The other orders of the 'day having been disposed of, the House adjoarned at One o'Clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 5. Their Lordships mot at Five o'clock.' Sem - al Noble Lords and Right Rev. Prelates presented petitions against the Maynooth grant. RAILWAY BILLS. A number of Railway Bills were brought up from the House o f Commons. On the motion of Earl FORTESCUE, the Small Debts Bill WAS read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Mon day next. The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition from the mayor and corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne praying the House to adopt some sanatory regulations for large towns. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord BROUGHAM called attention to the crowded state of the House on the preceding evening, and complained of their Lordships being obliged to meet in a place by no means sufficiently largo to contain the whole of their number. Ho wished to ask the Noble Marquis who took an interest in this matter whether ho intended to renew his motion on the subject of the new Houses of Parliament The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought it highly unjust and improper that their Lordships should be compelled to continue longer in the present building. It was absolutely necessary that something should be done to urge on the com pletion of the new House, and this was not merely a matter of publio convenience, but a matter appertaining really to the health of their Lordships.—(Hear, hear.) They ought, cer tainly, to have been in the new House before this time, and they most undoubtedly would have been, had proper attention been paid to the subject. They would long ago have been in the other House, had it not been that some hesitation had been felt about the best decorations and ornaments to be used in the House, which were properly introduced as subsidiary to the dignity of the place in which they assembled, but which ought to be entirely a matter of secondary consideration. In answer to the Noble and Learned Lord, he begged to state that it was his intention, whenever a favourable opportunity presented itself, to move the re-appointment of the Committee up stairs. —( Hear. ) The Marquis of NORMANBY wished to say a word or two on this subject. It was impossible to endure the sufferings to which they had been subjected for the last three nights, as well from the vitiated air produced by the imperfect way in which the House was ventilated, as from the sudden drafts en that side of the House. He had himself caught a cold a short time ago, which confined him to the house for nearly a week, and he could attribute it to no other cause than the drafts of that House. He hoped, therefore, that some means would be resorted to for the purpose of obtaining an assurance that these evils would be remedied before the next session of Par liament. _ _ Lord CAMPBELL thought that it was not creditable that these complaints, which had been reiterated so often, should be still unattended to. Lord BROUGHAM said it appeared to him that Mr. Barry did all but set that House at defiance. Mr. Barry conceived he had high protection in that House, but let him take care that he would not find himself mistaken. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented petitions against the imprisonment for small debts. Lord BROUGHAM said the wishes of the petitioners amounted, to nothing more or less than this, that they should contract small debts, but never be asked to pay them, or forfeit their goods for them, or be put in gaol for them. —(Laughter. ) He now begged to present a petition from a Noble Lord a Member of that House, in which the petitioner complained that a branch of the Nottingham railroad in the midland counties, proposed to pass through a part of his estate, would not only destroy his game preserves, but also render it impossible that any one could live comfortably in his house, on which he had recently expended 10,000/. He therefore appealed to their Lordships, having in vain sought justice elsewhere. He ( Lord Brougham) begged to move that the petition be referred to the Committee. MA YNOOTH GRANT. The Earl of WINCHIT.,SEA presented twenty-five peti tions against the grant to Maynooth, from the following amongst other places :—Kent. Devonshire, Surrey, Dublin, Sussex, Buckinghamshire, Winchester, Stafford, York, Bles sington, Lincoln, Leicester, Devon, and Derby. While he was now on his legs he would beg to call attention to a matter somewhat personal to himself. He had heard it said that he had been reported to have said in that House that he had ac cused an Hon. Member of the other House of Parliament of having acted dishonestly or insidiously. (The Noble Lord was understood to allude to Mr. Gladstone) He (Lord Win chilsea) had not seen a report of his speech, but he scarcely thought it possible ho could have used such words—(Cries of " No, no")—for, he believed, there lived not a more honour able or high-minded man than that Hon. Member.—( Hear. ) The Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave notice that he would ask a question on Monday next of the First Lord of the Admiraly, relative to the harbour of Donoghadee. The Marquis of BRE ADALBANE said he regretted to have heard the Noble Lord who closed the debate on the Maynooth Bill, say that the petitions against that measure should not be deemed indicative of the feeling of the country, or looked upon as genuine. Lord STANLEY said his Noble Friend must be under some misapprehension as to what he had said. What he did say was, that many of those petitions had emanated from vari ous causes, and different expedients had been resorted to to get them up; but he did not say that he had not the highest re spect for the petitioners.—( Hear.) TRIAL BY JURY IN IRELAND. Lord CAMPBELL said he had a question to ask his Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor in reference to the present state of trial by jury in Ireland. At present the state of the law in that respect was this, that the process of challenge to the array had been stopped, and no measure as a remedy had as yet been proposed. Now, he (Lord Campbell) would like to know if any such measure would be proposed before the close of the session, which was now waning fast. The LORD CHANCELLOR said ha had more than once stated that the defect, of which his Noble and Learned Friend complained, should be rectified. In fact, he had a Bill pre pared, by which he proposed to supply the requisite remedy, and with the assistance of his Noble and Learned Friend he hoped to be able to introduce that Bill early in the next week. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS CONSOLIDATION Ithuriel, 4 yrs—Mr. Ford's Fuzbos, 3 yrs; , —Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, aged—Mr. Worley's Example, 4 yrs —Sir R. Bulkeley's Cinizelli, 3 yrs—Sir G. Heathcote's Khondooz, 5 yrs—Mr. Irwin's Foigh-a-ballagh, 4 yrs— Mr. A. W. Hill's The Ironmaster, 3 yrs—Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, and The Libel, 3 yrs—Lord Albemarle's Delapre. 4 yrs—Mr. Payne nd f b y Glaucus out of March First, 3 yrs—Lord Verulam's A-la-mode, 4 yrs—Mr. 0. Parry's Zanoni. The Welcome Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with a bonus, by independent subscriptions of 5 sovs. each ; for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b, then three yrs old. Swin ley Course. Mr. Greville's Alarm—Lord Chesterfield's Pam—Mr. Payne's Sir Francis—Lord Exeter's Adrianople—Lord Verulam's b c by Liverpool, out of Corumba—Lord March nd Pic Nic—Sir W. W. Wynn's Poor Boy, and br f by Muley Moloch, out of Dryad—Mr. Jaques's Moulton—Mr. Ford's Chemise—Mr. Ongley's Mystery and Symmetry—Mr. Osbaldaston's Euston—Lord Wor cester nd Captain Phcebus—Mr. Gully's Old England— Mr. Booth's New Year's Day—Lord Jersey nd Jezail— Duke of Richmond's Refraction—Colonel Peel's c by Slane out of Cobweb—Sir C. W. Codrington nd Easton —Mr. Bastard's Merryman—Mr. Gurney's The Land lord—Mr. Watson's Rubicon —Mr. Worley's John Davis—Lord Dorchester's Hump—Mr. Forth's Remorse —Mr. Copeland nd Arthur—Lord Spencer's The Wry neck—Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—Lord Lonsdale's c by Jerry, out of Turquoise—Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis —Mr. Gully's Maid of Orleans and Weatherbit—Duke of Rutland's b c by Glaucus, out of Minikm—Mr. W. S. Stanley's Keppel (late A. O.)—Sir S. Spry's f by Sir Hercules, out of Taglioni—Lord Howth nd Wolf Dog. The Ascot Derby Stakes of 5 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. Swinley Course. Pam, Triumvir, Golden Fleece, Wood Pigeon, Pil grimage, f by Samarcand, out of La File Malgardee, b c by Glaucus, out of Minikin, Ides, Maynooth. The Ascot Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles and a half. First Class—Minotaur, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Lothario, 5 yrs, Bst 81b—Ionian, 4 yrs, Bst—Perkin Warbeck, 4 yrs -Bst—lnheritress, 5 yrs, 7st—Delapre, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Morpeth, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Welbeck, 4 yrs, 7st 21b— Yardley, 5 yrs, 7st—Boarding-school Miss, 4 yrs, 7st— Wee Pet, 5 yrs, Est 121b—Turquoise colt, 4 yrs, Est 111 b —Yates, 4 yrs, fist 71b—Brush, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Best Bower, 4 yrs, 6st—Busk gelding, 4 yrs, fist—Heather Bell, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Desperation, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Queen Pomare, 3 yrs, sst 51b—New Year's-day, 3 yrs, 4st 91b —Zahra, 3 yrs, 4st 61b. Second class—Queen Mab, :6 yrs, Bst 71b-1-am-not- Aware, aged, Bst—Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Qui Tam, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Example, 4 yrs. 7st 111b—Light fling, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Beatrice, 6 yrs, 7st 71b—Vol au ' Vent, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Moustache, 4 yrs, 7st 51b— Sub duer, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Pergularia, 4 yrs, 7st Ilb—Satyr, 4 yre, 6st 1 Ilb—Laird o'Cockpen, 3 yrs, 6st 91b—Sea port, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Annandale, 3 yra, Est 51b—Lydia Languish, 4 yrs, Gst 31b—Flight colt, 3 yrs, sst 11 lb— Stamp, 3 yrs, sst 1 lib—Blunderbuss, 3 yrs, sst 91b— Lyons, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Scarmentado, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. The rest declared forfeit. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, li ft; for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, fist 41b. Swinley Course. Lord Orford's c by the Grand Alice, out of Miss Julia (allowed 31b)—Colonel Peel's c by Slane, out of Cobweb (31b)—Duke of Bedford's Julian (31b)—and Lord Exeter's Tunick (31b). Match ; T.Y.C.; 200, h ft; Bst 71b each—Lord Ches terfield's Subscription agst Mr. Payne's Collingwood. BILL. Lord COTTENHAM moved the order of the day that their Lordships should go into Committee on the Ecclesiastical Courts Consolidation Bill. The Bishop of EXETER opposed the Bill. He denied that the State had any jurisdiction whatever in civil things, and therefore it could not confer a power on any judge in reference to ecclesiastittal matters which it did not itself possess. He therefore thought that if the Government valued the sup port of an important portion of her Majesty's subjects, they would not lend their sanction to that Bill. He concluded by moving that the Bill be committed that day six months. The LORD CHANCELLOR knew that many changes had been introduced in the Bill when it had been before the Committee ; but he was not aware till that moment from what source those alterations proceeded. As far as he was concerned he approved of the Bill in its original form. Lord BROUGHAM thought that there must have been some mistake in reference to the Bill. He did not know what the Judge Advocate had to do with the alterations that had been referred to. Lord COTTENHAM wondered that the Right Rev. Pre late should oppose a Bill which had been submitted to and sup ported by the Committee in 1836, •f which he had been a Member. It was a Bill sanctioned by the Members of her Majesty's Government. It had been reported favourably of by the Committee, and had passed the second reading. The Bishop of EXETER explained, and said the Commit tee had been justified in all they had done. He was a member of the Committee, but at the same time he should have no ob jection to have a Select Committee appointed for further in quiry. The amendment was withdrawn. Lord ABINGER hoped that the Bill would never be al lowed to pass by their Lordships. The Bishop of SALISBURY thought that before such a measure were introduced those who sat on the bench which he occupied should have been consulted. He had been much sur prised, when down in the country, on reading an account of the second reading of the Bill. He had come down to the House prepared to suggest the course which had been already proposed, namely, that the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee. He did not consider the change proposed respecting the Courts question of p u bli c conven i ence. Whetker it involved any essential principle in the character of th e Ch urc h ; it was a o make that cnange h e was not prepare d to was advisable merely t con tend: only he thought the onus lay with those who proposed the alteration. It was their duty to show that such a course was desirable. After a few words from Lords Brougham, Cottenham, and Campbell, it was agreed to refer the Bill to a Select Committee. CALICO PRINT WORKS. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the third reading of the Calico Print Works Bill. Lord CAMPBELL suggested several alterations of a verbal nature in reference to the employment of married women in factories. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said the Bill had met not only with the concurrence of Parliament, but with the sanc tion of the great manufacturers of the north, Mr. Cobden and others. _ _ The Bill was then read a third time. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the adjournment of the use to Monday night. Lord BROUGHAM would decidedly oppose the motion. They could not afford to lose so much time, and the judicial business would be completely retarded. They had been dancing attendance upon Mr. Barry, the architect, and now they were going to lose more time. It was a most extravagant proposition to move an adjournment of their Lordship? House on account of a b a ll i n ano ther quarter of the town. Nothing could be more ab sur d Lord WHARNCLIFFE had no objection whatever to their Lordships m eet i ng to- morrow. Lord BROUGHAM sa id the House would not be detained half an hour, and their Lordships might come down in full dress. He would be very happy to see his Noble Friend the President of the Council in the dress in which he understood he must appear at the Queen's Ball, that of Lord Burleigh.— (Laughter. ) Their Lordships then adjourned till to-morrow, this day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. Business was too slack to require more than a return of e closing quotations ASCOT STAY E9.--FIRST CLASS.- j piONDAY.) 4to 1 ag s t M r . Worley's Perkin arbeck. THE ASCOT STAPES.-SECOND CLASS.-(MONDAY.) 7 to 2 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale—(taken.) THIS EXIPEItOR'S VASE AT ASCOT.-(TIIURSDAY.) 7 to 4 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballsgh—taken. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Salyin's Alice Hawthorn—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel. 5 to 1 agst Foig-a-ballagh winning the two Vases, and 30 to 1 agst hie winning them and the Goodwood Cup.— Both taken. Colonel Peel has intimated that lonian is not likely to go to Ascot. TM: ST. LEGER. 10 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's The Baron—taken. THE DERBY. 5000 to 200 agst Lord Albemarle's Lot—taken 2000 to 35 agst Mr. John Day's Camboules—taken 2000 to 35 agst Colonel Anson's Sombrero—taken 2000 to 35 agst Duke of Richmond's Tug Net—taken 2000 to 30 agst Mr. T. Powell's Holloway—taken. ASCOT HEATH RACES. The engagements for the ensuing races are completed up to Tuesday night; they show abundant promise of first-rate sport, which will be materially increased by the entries for the plates, Sze., on Saturday. TUESDAY. The Trial Stalcf.s of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two yrs old, 4st 41b ; three yrs, 7st 41b; four yrs, Bst 71b ; five yrs, 9st ; six yrs and aged, 9st 31b. The new mile. The Gold Vase given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep stakes of 20 sovs. each, for three yrs old and upwards. Lord Exeter'§ Wood Pigeon, 3 yrs—Lord aiaoley's WEDNESDAY. The Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs-old fillies, Bst 71b each. New Mile. Astarte, Stitch, Jet, Topaz, Deodara, Own Sister to Amato, f by Elis, out of Charlotte West, f by Elis, out of Defender's dam. Two-yrs old Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. Three-quarters of a mile. Lord Albemarle's Smuggler Bill—Lord Exeter's c by Colwiek, out of Mecca—Mr. Herbert's ch f by Elis, out of Young Sweetpea, and ch f by Elis, out of Defender's dam—Sir G. Heathcote's ch c own brother to Valen tissimo—and Mr. Holder's Nancy. Sweepstakes of 50 sevs. each, for three yrs old. Old Mile. Eleazar, Gwalior, Lady Anna, Idas. The Great Ascot Produce Stakes of 100 son. each for three yrs old. Once round from the winning-post. Zadig (dead)—Tisiphone—Jazail—Leopard—Julian— Ratifia—Cowl—Plenitude—Cerissima—f by Glaucus,out of Octave (dead)—Lycurgus—b c (dead) by Sir Hercules, out of Vignette—Lady Anna—b c (dead) by Slane, out of Firefly—Bastion—Winchilsea—Wedding-day—Wit deism, and Westmania. The Royal Hunt Cup, of 200 sovs., added to a subscrip tion of 200 sovs each, with 100 added. New Mile. . . Knight of the Whistle, aged, 9st 71b—Discord, aged, 9st 71b—Gorhambury, 5 yrs, 9st 71b—Trueboy, 5 yrs, 9st 21b—Aristides, 5 yrs, Bst 131b—Semiseria, 5 yrs, Bst 121b—The Emperor, 4 yrs, Bst 111b—Perkin War beck, 4 yrs, Bst 1 1113—Queen Mab, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—Ionian, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—Philip, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—Inheritress, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Antler, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—Khorasan, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Carillon, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Lothario, 5 yrs, Bst 21b— Evenus, 5 yrs, Bst—The Altered One, 6 yrs, Bst—Mis deal, 6 yrs, Bst—Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs, Bst—God frey, 4 yrs, Bst—Example, 4 yrs, 7st 131b—Needful, 4 yrs, 7st 131b—Alamode, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Baldersale, 5 yrs, Tat 121b—Ajax, aged, 7st 111b—Delapre, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Woe Pet, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b —Milton, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Yardley, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Vates, 4 yrs, 7st Gib—Beaumont, 4 yrs, 7st Glb—Pugilist, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Pergularia, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—The Artful Dodger, 6 yrs, ist 21b---Turquoise colt, 4 yrs, 7st—Karnac, 4 yrs, 7 st—Cock fight er, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Imaum, 4 yrs, 6st 81b —l4;limi, 4 yrs, 6stBlb—Sambo, 4yrs sst Gib—Adrianople, 3 yrs, 6st 61b—Sir Francis, 3 yrs, 6st 61b—Cabin Boy, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Cobweb colt, 3 yrs, 6st 31b—Young Eng land, 3 yrs, 6st 31b—Herne the Hunter, 4 yrs, 6st—Ca• roline, 3 yrs, 6st—Remorse, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Arthur, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Little Jack, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Mongrel, 3 yrs, sst 71b—The Cure, 4 yrs, pays forfeit. The Ferne Hill Stakes of 15 sous. each, 5 ft, with 50 added for two and three years-old. Cup Course, post and run in. Mr. Death's f by Slane, out of FM, 2 yrs—Sir H. Pigot's c by Colwick, out of Peeress, 2 yrs—Mr. Booth's Montreal, 2 yrs—Mr. Gratwieke's Lady Cecilia, 2 yrs— Mr. Lintott's Young England, 3 yrs—Mr. Cooper's Madcap, 2 yrs—Mr. Bateman's Fleur de Marie, 2 yrs— Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzwilliam, 2 yrs—Mr. Hook's But tress, 2 yrs—Lord G. Bentinck's Cherokee, 2 yrs—Mr. T. Dawson's Grimston, 2 yrs—Mr. S. Scott's b c by Caesar, out of Miss Crockford, 3 yrs—Mr. Mostyn's f by Glaucus, out of March First, 3 yrs—Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 3 yrs—Mr. Whitehurst's nd Reliance, 3 yrs— Lord Lonsdale's e by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Milner, 2 yrs—Mr. Ford's Fuzbos, 3 yrs. The Albany Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for three yrs old, colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b. New mile. John Davis's Cabin Boy—Liverman c by Jerry, out of Turquoise—Tunick—Lady Wildair. The Windsor Town Plate of 50/. ; for two yrs old, sst 61b ; three, 7st 101 b ; four, Bst 81b; five, &c., 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 311 s; winner to be sold for 1001., &c. T.Y.C. THURSDAY. Tho Visitors' Plate of 100 sovs. (handicap), by subs. of 5 sovs. each, &c. Once round and a dis. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three yrs, 7st 21b; four, 9st 21b; five, lOst; six and aged, 10st 51b. New Mile Post. Once round and in. The Emperor of Russia's Cup of 500 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for three yrs old, fist 101 b ; four yrs, Bst 51b ; five yrs, 91b ; six yrs and aged, 9st 31b. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. About two miles and a•half. Cowl, 3 yrs—Orlando, 4 yrs—Perkin Warbeck, 4 yrs —Antler, 4 yrs—Titmouse, 3 yrs —Cabin Boy, 3 yrs— Alice Hawthorn, aged—Gorhambury, 5 yrs—Aristides, 5 yrs—The Cure, 4 yrs—The Emperor, 4 yrs—Pam, 3 yrs—Peter the Hermit, 5 yrs—Nutwith, 5 yrs—c by Jerry, out of Turquoise, 3 yrs—Phlegon, 5 yrs—Wood Pigeon, 3 yrs—Ratan, 4 yrs—Sorella, 4 yrs—Young Eclipse, 3 yrs•—Foig-a-ballagh, 4 yrs—lthuriel, 4 yrs— Khondouz, 5 yrs—Akbar, 4 yrs—Kedger,3 yrs—Alarm, 3 yrs. Tlie New Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added ; for two years old colts, Rst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. T.Y.C. Winners 51bs extra. Lord Albemarle's Smuggler Bill, Colonel Anson's Toronto, Mr. Balchin's Sir Edmund, Mr. Bateman's Fleur de Maria, Lord G. 13entincles Princess Alice, Mr. Booth's Moose Deer, Lord Chesterfield's Subscription, Sir C. R. Cockerell's Amazon, Mr. W. D. Cook's Fancy Boy, Mr. Cooper's Madcap, Mr. Cranstou's Cranebrook, Mr. T. Dawson's Grimston, Mr. W. Edward's Breast girth, Mr. J. Day's Tho Crown Prince, Mr. Death's Camelia, Mr. Dixon's Messenger, Mr. Drinitald's Corcelus and St. George, Mr. Forth's Sting, Mr Godding's b f by Defence, dam by Rajah —Mr. Greville's Motilla, f by Emilus, out of Rint, and b f Deer Chase—Mr. Gully's Musco vite—Sir J. llawley's Fugitive—Mr. Ilerber's b c by Wintonian, out of Zebra, b c by Venison, out of Pet, and f by Elis, out of Delightful—Mr. Hook's Buttress— Mr. Howe's ch c by Saddler, dam by Ishmael—Lord Lonsdale's c by Bay Middleton, out of Jubilee, and c by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Milner--Mr. J. Martyn's Miss Verb—Mr. Matthew's b f by Venison, dam by Lambtonian—Mr. Mostyn's b c by Pbcenix, out of L' Hirondelle—Mr, G. Oagley's Mount Pleasant—Mr. Peel's Dejanira—Sir R. Pigot's Birthday—Mr. Powell's Holloway—Mr. Ramsbottom's ch c by Bentley, out of Emma—Mr. Rawlinson's Cherry BOUACC-Mr. W. Scott's Highfield, Sibthorpe, and Malt—Mr. H. Smith's Che vaux-de-friese—Mr. Thompson's Pyrrhe—Mr. Treeu's Astonishment—Mr. Wreford's Westcountryman. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b, Scc. New mile. Lord Orford's c by Economist, dam by Ishmael—Mr. Thompson's Monarch—Lord Chesterfield's c by Jereed, out of Caroline Elvina—Col. Anson's Jezail—Dulie of Bedford's Misnomer colt—Lord Verulam's c (dead) by Sir llercules, dam by Ishmael—Lord Exeter's Tunick. The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs. each. Old mile. Scarmentado, Golden Fleece, Lyous,Flahowlagh, Idas, c by Liverpool, out of Corumba. The Swinley Stakes of 25 soya. each, 10 ft, and 50 added, for three yrs old, &c. Swinley Course. Sweetmeat, 3 yrs—The Libel, 3 yrs—lonian, 4 yrs— b f by Glaucus, out of March First, 3 yrs—Remorse, 3 yrs—Sorella, 4 yrs—The Cure, 4 yrs—Annandale, 3 yrs. _ _ _ FRIDAY. The Brigade Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 20 added. Winner to be sold for 2504 Old mile. The Wokingham Stakes of 5 sovs, each, for three yrs old and upwards (handicap). Last three-quarters of new mile. The Borough Members' Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. 'each ; three yrs, 7st ; four yrs, Bst 41b ; five yrs,' Bst 101 b ; six yrs and aged 9st. Winner to be sold for 1501., &c. Old Mile. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, 100 ft ; for four yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b. From the winning chair, once round.—Keeley, Panther, Anterior. Tile Chesterfield Stakes of 100 soya. each, 60 ft ; for three yrs old colts, seat 71b ; and fiaifig, Bst, , 21b Mile and three-quarters.—Triumvir, Ledger, Golden Fleece, Wood Pigeon, Cinizelli, Poor Boy. MODES, BAL COSTUMES, &c. As the Due de Broglie has not attempted to interfere with our " right of search " into the French papers, during his diplomatic negotiations, we have occasionally peeped into the Journal des Debate of late, and have diccovered a series of articles under the above title. In these fuilletons the writer adverts to the rapid strides of science, and its development in articles of trade and manufacture, anti endeavours to excite the emulation of the Parisian marchands, by assuring them that great efforts are being made in London to eclipse their inventions, and surpass . them in the elegance of their fabrics. Whether success has attended these efforts or not, is not our province to determine. We leave the decision of this impor tant question to amateurs ; and whilst everything is teeming with life and animation, although it may appear inconvenant to speak of pallida more, or his attendant pompes funebres, we will call their attention to the chasteness and ex treme beauty of the monumental designs at Clark's, in Wigmore-street. His atelier is filled with casts from the statues of Phidias and Praxiteles, and especially an exquisite figure of one of Diana's attendant Nymphs, to which we recently adverted, yet he excels in his monuments, with their coloured inscriptions, which look like a leaf that has been torn from some richly illuminated Missal. Whenever any of our Noblesse desire torenovate their " family's old monument, Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites That appertain unto a burial," they had better look in at Air. Clark's, instead of raising Shak spere's reproach— ., Lay not these bones in an unworthy urn, Tombless, with no remembrance over them." _ . It is not often that the sun condescends to make his appear ance in London, and, in fact, he seems to have had so much trouble in forcing his way through the fog to get a peep at us, that he abandoned the attempt until this week, and, now that he has come, we find him do trop, and every one is trying to get out of his way and out of the range of his rays. Captain Morris was right to sing about the " Sweet shady side of Pall-mall." How it was thronged yes terday ; and the Burlington Arcade was in a state of siege from the moment the crowd-compelling beadles threw open the gates ; but there are so many charming shops and charm ing laces to be seen in this shady blest retreat, that we can scarce marvel at its being so much in vogue. Doudney, who like Pheebus, rose in the east, has now established himself in Bond-street and the Arcade. He has taken the old Alexan drian Institution, and has retained all the old Egyptian orna ments, so that the attention is alternately distracted by well cut dress coats and sphynxes, and we recognise the Caryatides from the tombs of the old kings of Thebes, cheek by jowl with the newest fashions of Paris. We must find time to make a voyage autour de sa chambre (show-room), and will resider our readers a faithful and graphic description of all that is to be seen there. The old time-honoured Truefit also retains the same premises there which he has occupied time out of mind. He and his smiling busts, and well-curled perukes, are part and parcel of the place, and have been there within the " memory of the oldest inhabitant." Several counterfeit haircuttera have endeavoured to impose themselves upon the public as the original Truefit, and have invaded his own territory, but he has kept them at bay by pointing out the imposture to the public. The Burlington Arcade also possesses a noted ladies' shoemaker, named Paul Hase, who obtains every week from Paris a fresh supply of chaussure, which the ladies protest is in every respect superior to the shoes and brodequins of English manufacture. They certainly look much better, and too much praise cannot be bestowed upon them. But apropos de bottes, whilst we are upon the subject of chaussure, honourable mention must be made of Medwin, who has erected an elegant establishment with sumptuous decora tions, which has become the chief ornament and the cynosure of every eye in Regent -street. Medwin, however, we believe, does not profess to interfere with ladies' feet, but confines his attention to the construction of bottes vernies for our use. He, moreover, fashions leather and prunella into all sorts of shapes and devices, to suit the taste and feet of the most fastidious gant jaune that lounges about London. His clients (tradesmen have no customers now-a-days) declare that his boots are remarkably well made, and very easy to the feet. From the same authority we must also mention an establish ment of importance in a country where sporting and riding is the chief occupation of the aristocracy, to whom we are convinced, Hawkin's Grosvenor riding-school, in South street, Grosvenor-square, is well known; the school is situated on the first-floor, and admirably adapted for the purpose. His beautiful set of ponies is well deserving the attention of parents who wish their children to become good ecugers, they certainly cannot put them under the care of a better master. We have been talking about so many belle choses in London, that we may as well favour the world with the result of our observations on the other side of the channel, and the Englishmen who aspire to the honours of martyrdom enjoyed by the Parisian elegantes in their tight coats and trousers and waistcoats, are to be found thronging the show rooms of the famous Becker, in the Rue Neuve des Petits Champs. The lions of the French capital declare his cut and facon to be perfection; and the English in Paris seem to be of the same opinion, for a skilful connoisseur would recognise Becker's coats on every English back in the Tuileries gardens on a fine afternoon. We cannot conclude without saying one word for Piot, in the Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, who con tinues to be the focus of fashion, and, by tacit consent, has become the daily lounge of that numerous band of busy idlers, whose fantastic tricks and escapades form no inconsiderable item in the amusements of Paris. Where Piot procures all his trinkets and ever-varying orfeverie, is to us incomprehensible. His workmen mutt possess some magic crucibles, in which they must transfuse the precious metals into those elegant shapes and devices which abound in his collection of jewellery. SCHOOLS IN KILMONIVAIG.—The annual examina tion of the schools in the parish of Kilmonivaig, has been completed by a Committee of the Presbytery of Abertarff. These schools are five in number, and they aro attended by nearly 400 pupils. The parochial school, taught by Mr. James Munro, maintained its well-established discipline. Besides the numbers learn ing the common branches of English and Gaelic read ing, arithmetic, and writing, there were several boys studying geometry, geography, and the Latin classics. The highest class read Virgil. Mr. Munro, the teacher of this school, is a profound and accurate Celtic scholar, and is the author of an unrivalled Gaelic Grammar, and of several minor works in that language, both in prose and verse. He is undoubtedly the fittest man living for filling a Gaelic chair in one of our Universities—now a desideratum. —lnverness _Herald. We are requested to state that Mr. Fenimore Cooper's new work, entitled" Satanstoc ; or, the Family of Little-page " (in 3 vols. post Svo.), will be published by Mr. Bentley on Monday next, the 9th inst. Orders should be given immediately to the various booksellers. MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND, VOLUME B.—The new volume of this popular work comprises the Memoirs of Henrietta Maria, and Catherine of Braganza.—The Life of Henrietta is told with all the tragical power that such a tale was calcu• lated to inspire. The minutest circumstances of interest are unfolded with faithful simplicity. The childish frolics of the young Princess, the beauty and petulance of the wayward bride of the youthful Monarch of Eng land, and their conjugal struggle for the mastery in the early days of wedlock, afford a lively interlude between scenes of tearful interest in the mournful drama of her life. There are several curious original letters of a do mestic character, written after the birth of her son Charles 11., from the Imperial Collection at St. Peters burgh, with which Miss Strickland has been favoured by permission of the Emperor, and there is also much new and important biographical matter from the secret archives of France, to which the authoress was granted free access by the Historian Minister Guizot. The inedited Diary of Henrietta's Chaplain, Pere Gamache, has also supplied many passages in this remarkable biography, tilling up all the broken links, and admitting the reader into the most intimate acquaintance with the private life and actions of the Royal Widow during her residence in France. The scene in which the English reader is for the first time made acquainted with Hen rietta's reception of the intelligence of the murder of her royal husband, is one of the most heart-rending that can be imagined, and is related with simple and touching fidelity. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—To the Ladies.—lt is uni versally acknowledged by every one of taste that how ever beautiful 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 establishment of Ross and Sons, and choosing either head-dresses that surpass na ture herself, fronts, bands, or ringlets that assist her, or splendid plaits that, encircling the thin hair, give it all the appearance of a luxuriant growth. The partings are so admirably contrived that the nearest inspection is confounded ; the transparency of the web, admitting the skin of the head to be seen through, they may be de scribed as being as light as a feather.—Address Russ and Sons, 119 and 120, Bi)hopsgate-street, London, who have lately invented the Depinquitory for cleansing the skin, parting of fronts, &c. One of the greatest impositions practised at the present day by shopkeepers, not only in London, but in every city and town throughout the kingdom, is that of forging the property of another, and imposing on the public the forged article with all the assurance of inno cence. We allude in the present instance to those ad mirable requisites for the toilet, the Macassar Oil, Kaly dor, and Odonto, as prepared by the Messrs. Rowland, and which, from their merits and reputation, are the constant objects of fraudulent imitation. The parties so imitating concoct some trashy compounds resembling in appearance those of Messrs. Rowland, and by adopting the very same names and copying the labels and bills, endeavour to pass off their trash as the " genuine " arti cles, reckless of the injury which they will inevitably in flict on those who are deceived by using them. We should have imagines' that an English tradesman, whose reputation for honour and integrity is proverbial, would not have stooped to the meanness of so base and paltry an action. Nevertheless we know for certain that such is the case, and we would advise all patrons of Messrs. Rowland's articles to purchase only of respectable ven ders—and particularly to observe the caution in their advertisement which frequently appears in our paper. DEAFNESS—ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS.-39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly.—lnvisible Voice Conductors, when fixed in the cavity of the ears, are not more uncom fortable nor perceptible than having a small piece of wool in its place. They enable individuals at an ad vanced age, and of forty or fifty years' standing of ex treme deafness, instantly to join in general conversation, and to catch the sound of a distant, low speaker, at church, theatre, &c. They pour the conversation into the ears to such an extent, that in most severe cases deafness cannot be observed. Also original Ear Cor nets, French, German, and Spanish Artificial Ears, and improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. Many of those instruments have received the approbation of the Royal Society and Royal Institution of Great Bri tain. The Newly Invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, it 's brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera-glasses, Micro scopes, &c.—Caution : Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, jpticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neigh ciourhood, nor in any part of the country, To prevent nistakes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 39. Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. The Marchioness of Douro has recovered her gold watch, worth one hundred guineas, which had been presented to her Ladyship by the Duke of Wellington. It was found by an elderly female, who took It to the Commissioners of Police, by whom it was restored to her Ladyship, who rewarded the finder with 101. t y, L 4 ;NDON ST, CROY DON RAILAI I ~ In compliance with the Standing Orders of the Horauis.ew el , Lords, a special general meeting of the proprietorsot this 0 1 ' e l took place to-day at the London Terminus, for the PW a l e iolf considering and determining upon the proposed Bills form be the Wandsworth, Dorking, and Horsham branches..i.o ri.le, 1° meeting was also made special, for the purpose of consd_t'i; and authorising the issue of shares by the Cornpan holders of loan notes who did not, previous to the 15th F)ti,bre4r.Y last, give notice of their intention to convert them int Oar! he Mr. ROWLAND Hier. took the chair, and upon doing.rotre to stated that the business of the rneetieg was ( :f thei r the whole of the Bills before them. It was no part ste , eet, duty to consider what might be the expenses on the! 30, as those matters had been previously consideredtes7,o would appear from the report. The traffic had been srur,',,ert considered, and upon each point he believed that the RI had been carefully and fully borne out.—(Hear, hear.) . ei g, The Solicitor of the Company then read the differetitouton to which the Company had given their assent. The 1:31. de and Horsham Branch was acceedel to, oPe n the ian worth Branch being pressed, oo t-ed Mr. FLOOD thought that the subject of mt.king a ~_ eiree branch ought to be postponed. He admitted that te e . . 0 , end branch at Wandsworth would give great advantael!ilio s t e h n e g m e s r e a l , ,e b s u a t g l a ie ins t t ho i u t. ght it must be apparent thater.otect would be adopted more convenient, and they ought top' The Secretary then read the following report t-- con f o rmity " The present meeting had been con vened in eo the P e with the standing orders o the House of Lords, for ~, t ool pose of obtaining the formal assent of the London ane i l . ,' a r oen f o r Railway Company to the Bills before Parliament, app I,' jo wl which was sanctioned by this Company on the 9th 1 o ~,o roate last. Of these Bills, the Wandsworth Branch and 11 et ß oa r n a rn n eo c pt i o l br h te a t d hp arpotacstesheeedd proceeded Billely isfttoharnatdhibinsrgasnoecis•hsdieorns from The rtr i g D a t i e r e c o t o r be e oo r ef e e g t i r b e e r t g re ject. standing orders not having been compliedinweithnlituiSn, the intention of the Board to submit it as a competingiPi w eb This meeting has also been made special in c a requisition, duly signed, ' for the purpose of auth.o,l__lnnitotes e is f su t e he of s s a h id are c s o , m in p t a h n i y s Casomdpidanny,ett,o psruecvhiehaosilyders of loop of February last, give notice of their intention to t e b e_ e o n e vi h ert e e tb se: same into shares, and for the purpose of coming M ' bl . The lutions in regard thereto as may be deemed advise uenneo,...- following are the material facts bearing on this r i, Jie terf' A general meeting of this Company, on the of ol .e . es test 1842, empowered the direction to issue loan notes Lei:inutile of 300,0(101., payable at the end of five year*, bea_lsgopoo to in the meantime at 5 per cent. per annual , the holders of such notes to convert them , at of not more than three years, into qua rter oder th, this Company, the .sh t er " 0 o e at 101. per quarter shar e :. t reel; powers of an Act to wered for tua si ld...t Thereupon advertisements issued for this loa n ' s WI .- whole amount being subscribed for on the a use y, ido hove t er° 11 notes were issued, payable on the 15th of Fehr e , to :.--- he and on each note was endorsed the follovving 1 3 ' 1 01 ,10t t o , pursuance of a resolution of the general mee tle gibe par' London Tavern, Bishopsgate. street, London, oa_ e d e ii t bi o vi f ieaor,aue nt notice ttolJanuary,for an oa l brn B : 4 tAgh 2 ie , e: application nsa:nhatoderacy otohn fev eiFtsreetirbntalrht February, nsaedriyfeo d::111845t i o nc 1 : 1p0 ? 0, ,:i dogs r i vo e otb w ieferr: the big ', esU, shares of this Company, at 101. each.' ' °te int° f 31s1; 1843, the royal assent was given to the t f u e l t : 2st o poo f of 3 , ; ( ; o l o oLt a , t h h y is tChoempisasneye of t sharesraise th a e me a u fo a r t e in s g ai d°° b oAr y ds m epre o ee r di t a g lt a hra g a o et of the undertaking to the a ele o u t h Jan aarl ld b e allottedvFeerbtr2u6a6r February u h s it el t :l i i d li o o ne fu l g d el le ho a r a n s f the terms, directed by such Act.' Prelie e ns l, o lder e 7i, t b ° rethsiasutChoernripseadnyh,y othnetabbeo,o alter : , sashodeairii notice o n f et l hade° notes ninbtneeoestnehsa shares, i:V s i e: 11 : 0 1;11 Y e e e t :f ea o ll' er r l ra ti i t o tly in ttlh i e : t e l / 0 0°r resolution of the 20th January, 184 4 th e acil he ne tts : t o 3sswuu3i subsequently el (101 respectu o l. a e r n i nt , lo t y hstaeuepc applied ihneneddoe remaindertrt io,cea thenwd a t Bs h e oga irev n dfe d n o tt .rohseecro these o e :j o lt, ,i he ee:,tr eh par eit o ur it i osdee - raohi 0:ic : , '" tO O t afitleg. e cii n tne o dr t t iihWgneight matter, s. notwithstanding d mrc i , one declined etpc t olhi compliance fa e ntn y ehcdee hadsfwao facts omitted dtths:ionft ht .eh:at beyo easelo g : : :: ~. e 4e 0 , , :t ot jig : i ._,,,,, h e . : hefu t , e u : b : r i j : t e e e 1 p r ia l ta : e ic d : 1 the Directors, considering that they had e n : e r he, ol l, n eye lo ° r il e s o m f e v e e t r i y ng c o o f ns t i h d e era P b r le op i r m ie p to o r r s tan a c n e d , t t o be s i oe:d, s e fe e .-- tio ' es t o e oft - b - 0 1 att A e i n r d . a F nc L e o o o f il th th e e S n h m ar o e r h e o d ld t e h r a s t . , : he fortherti :os ide on, .00, : a oti qtr thought osA e tu s i t gro i h. o f n t should tuhtEehiNer Di NETT,rebijoadjournedDirectors ought to tae f onn o for six c l)siet ; 0 101 e; uo ti ete e e 3.0 t o b h s be l e : to a t% e 1 _ l e l i e f. ferent branches of the line of railway. The The m m o e t e i t o i n ng w t a h s en th p e r n oe a e g e r d ee e d d t t e o. coneider of 1° ques t° the notes, upon which ting . , J o 0 Mr. noon moved the adjournment „,r, no t e 0 of the Mean • :e re Mr JOHNSON moved, as an aineow--4 1e ,, 41 of rh o cpinion of the meeting, all the holders e prof irieb' ep oe t e ; eually entitled, under the resolution of th e t h e reof , et her. tt t e ,', 9th of January last to receive shares in lien s. o, ,vhea etch footing of the resolution of 20th January, 1 . , retla' r e br t e , had given notice or not. No such notice hel e n °„. 2 , r ee o w by the Act of the 6th and 7th of Victoria, e'r o etig te t ill resolution of the 9th of January last, and this rding iP sdi bee mend to the Directors to issue such shares aece ot s ire the holders of loan notes to whom they ha d 1' th ot . b allotted." eig ht svili c A ddi l oer r rw .. st hos C eaAf e bt ; it eEhecaeoens they considered. eedeeteteorhresneaddetea. had d thea case m o t i e o f n • equ i t y a .. p o or t h oo oughtl ed i 0 0 hie t ,i ll c r i e in tiee, Mr. BENNETT, of Brighton , , jest e Tt a hhheef meetingea rveythChanceryey then ljua determined upon i u t g . & Oi l° After some further discussion, the notice of Pe agree e d to by a large majority. h ll e ed be u l p ie o v n edto 0 ___________--- IN f a The first Anniversary Festival li f t fiheioll to oo_ xl i: lifii, h tituhdgehntti the::: i:th - a e th r e ao c e b 0$1 : : THE NEW ASYLUM F9,_, It HILT. d e ORPII A N S A T STAMP yesterday at the London Tavern, Ce o a - rles WrileY' the in the Chair. y r , t too dt , f iro 44 , o . ; At the principal table we observed J. e V i 'W. w arred " 00 hanker, the Treasurer of the Institution; ",' w as _., 3 ' — oli e f fo r , George Thompson, Esq. ; Mohun Lal (y ip° conrit - j; '''ir. magnificent Indian costume), the interpretertsee o ' ; b , Friend of the late Sir Alexander Burnes; th e Sber el „, atir lse timer : the Rev. Dr. Reed ; the Rev. JaV ei ni p , P" ' to t Sheriff Hunter ; Rev. J. Martin ;R. T. . I°- 0. ele P- 10 veral other influential gentlemen and nobleeie to spw& About a hundred sat down, at six o'clociter, s o p .l. P c, dinner, which was put on the table in that 'r e e i e eetb r . o: iit, for which Messrs. Bathe and Brache are t P I , of ~ 50 musical arrangements were under the direr io tee, te n . oe Taylor, assisted by Messrs. Rennie, Ge Sgt t A O 1 4 o f and Giffin.—Mr. Toole, jun., officiated as t° l ;: e Albe r b ijdOlif The toasts of " The Queen," and of " ril , t he o ort i ns ; rest of the Royal Family," having been drl eo ireti ; j e s ter ° the Institution were introduced. They ; very te r clean and healthy, and presented altogether i the ''e „ appearance, the tr ta lbi ld.ss4 The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose ~..„1 , 9 eV ing, " Success to the New Asylum for i v i ';', epoe to ise oef, ( Cheers.) That Institution had many e a o ld b e W e l Ibe he hoped that the result of the festival leers.) r' 0 toe their funds to a large amount.—(l-°nd w hich V et ti ld b 5 another Institution for infant orphans, to o f th e ille!„4 dye belonged for some years. The direetorsesteehisolyee; e;tee however, had resolved that a certaio eoe seli ne been 5 41 forced upon the children. Dr. Reed, in , pith, t, 10 0 ' 1 0 0 for he could no longer conscientiously aeli prigrogevciPo,/ founded this Institution on the principles ?' . t he 0 tbe ot ber (Cheers.) The children were instructed fo T co d s t P o ° tbe is bieg' religion, but no particular catechism sca! eet eies., floo r t ie / (Cheers.) They were not, however. e," se e l'' fo r he„,et' Institution.—(Cheers. ) They wished to roo es es pry p ot , . of egh oV,tb for, unfortunately, there was plenty were t ie „ f ee e 0 e ( Hear, hear.) He regretted that there 0 ; la diegl e tai d ele" On a future occasion he hoped to see t .,.i n g St t l ' i . , corl ao r?..., in the gallery, as mere spectators, but 0 ! . ' 8 1- ers .) i t ' o he,' them, and Joining in the festival.--(G"with sli t _ 0 , by proposing the toast, which was drunk o and the of The next toast was " Mr. Sheriff Ai n° b bee li od of the City of London." the r ( t 'eet Mr. Sheriff HUNTER. returned thank s ' ro pose i lo r. egf i ,,i Mr. G. THOMPSON then rose to ,P. 1 , v'sl e der`"(l ,o s t " Alohen Lal, the distinguished In nta d had r f et stles 6l „ cheers. ) He was their fellow subject, ao in t h ee a t & se e -, and important services to our CC/until/11Sr 010 0 e ls , cheers.) He accompanied Sir Alex ro de 00 to oe eli t e mission to Runjeet Singh. lie had also boo tb gl o ce, to 0 vice to Sir William APNaghten, and w rie t nor s ere' r ioe'i s od guished men were killed at Caubul , a. ee tislotri,e( e ited polled to retreat, he had rendered e! t ' wo s!,os t rif o le ir British prisoners in Affghanistan, an b etL is " - be t , te l ou d to his exertions that the prisoners ha" t e e t er - 1 ;0e . ; ~(Pi ed cheers.) Having succeeded in his Og e e b e , l o° ' s .le,j„ . e tr es t rf , England, and the East India CoraP an i 00 oto 000 honour) redosettle on him a pension of ' t i t esOtel o B ilt t i iiio cheers.) He iced to see him arroneweidalbst tilteer that more of their Indian fellovv-subjeets _ e d t 4 01 so that they might love and respect,ngeectP Oleo 00 00 empire in India might be founded °P ..test e ti ng U b e e th e on fear.—( Loud cheers.) the gr — hid' . If'" h 0 The toast having been thanksh, , y li s e, A in d eb el, ro , Alon UN Lei, returned in 97toess..cee sloollitlel speaks with great fluency and ee rr t e l i s sell! Orit l b t roe: bad allusions which had been made to ~ ,to th e O4 o'. had always endeavoured to do his cl i ,ay t eat P ert iee e . e 10 0 s ed ment, regardless of any personal deal h i s o' o o l n ipp e d that it had always been the pb.le et et ° ,lish je te the o v a ref ° been his greatest wish, to promote J",..r"dueieger, free Several other toasts were dr' , " r hos , towards the conclusion of the procee early 7001. that the subscriptions amounted to ef, . $ tie bets o tlO f pilaff s ; ria,lol:6sjoi „at On the 3d inst., in Chester sillia'ilieieter , c reo' ' the wife of his Saxon Majesty's "ng t°l3 g)4. , DP ° 9 daughter. pet „ l et 1, AO litt On the 2d inst., in Stanhope- Mrs. William Cook, of a son • no .. joser' .of do WO 10 On the 3d inst., the wife of the the 0 , o f t ' Ke o ei n ie t 's h - e roLv, i l i N is ra t. l:vo in rth L t e o a f d a o s i o h n a . a.st eeet, ', the ifi e i L z i e i l i . k . l j a . teL, o E u s lt q r . i , e o: a daughter. r _ fl ab) On the 3d inst., at the Recto yr, e" On the 3d insto.f, aatdalifsittg4.ll.Roteeitro.irgoes7:ll.:l;oo:“ll;sr.:3,iti:lAl4loo,oogrwilitelle; Weaver, Esq of Dowgate-bill, te f i'i ie sel ), ilell e i 00 ,i e r ie of the late Andrew. Smith, l'-' , s , b , ° e M ire . el tle t's"P rv i e hon A u t ry t eg eo vier t° ilt, . 1% get' 6 Es ( q ) . l , l A p e 13 '' i ett; ter of William Colville 142eq., of are to re htahreri3stderinosftlhaet Vidildfl:vosortirbai OW t st, get and the Laws, Forfars'hire. narrow , s ods n of i On Tuesday, the 3d inst., ot r‘iteg e, Spg.t , 4 7 Esq. , of the loyal Military" te" D i e rillie it felr e ,r b. tee' lt r ef , Sophia, second daughter of J• AiS4 ds oto Pod" jlfo r 1 School. -r a mes , of On the 3d inst., at Ste e ell, e(l.' t o Seto George, only son of Jo se p h llartn of th e fa hurst, to Ellen .A r abella, daughter Esq., of Balham, Surrey. o', TLyo O v ininii-place, in II g L London, i' 3rne- l' ll °it' : i f a, -S-A, a licOUrth tleri On the Ist inst., at her residwenicicoes,vl4:oeftp°:lo-11j1Cleiv'ajis:: Chicheley Plowdeu, Esq , formerly of t he ~ agf o gg i vice, in the 88th year of her age. f,siro i:,l Fero , At Peckham, on the 2d inst•+ /°llnrotherhsti'c' (0841; On Tuesday last, at Maltby, net° ',:inicico.- 'n, ° Oc t daughter of the late Col. Heatlicote of c windrow., JO On the 3d inst , aged 75, Mr. itobe!itijogs, hJO ford-row, Islingt.on, and Coptball-bri t ° ''t short illness. ritort,ileii On the 4th inst., at his residence,l3ol Richard Fell, Esq. 1 1 , 0 11:461 1 .1 d b 3 00 100 • L Itl 00 c 0 Cfi til) Lmfion: Printed an d Publish. La g T i¢ Ph No. 112, Strand. Printer, il soot, Strand, in the Precinct of O Mid'clle3exi Friday, J ul ia 6,1545• r