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tbirb tit ii 11-1 FUNDS —(CLOSING PRICES.) CLOsiNu oNE PRICES PRICEs OF lIRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 211% Bank Stock 2lll /2 91 , ,,g . 3 per Cent. 1 , 2lll *********** 99 % Xi ‘...S 3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 99% 987 i 102% Ne w 4per Cents 102% % 126 mouth Ditto, 5 per Cent 126 113 Sea Stock . 113 99% Consls for Account . ....... pm. 56 Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1 1 / . 0. ... 54 56 Ditto 5001........ ... 54 56 Pm- 56 ........ pm. 58 Ditto Snaall ....................... ... 56 58 ONE CLOSING PRI CES OF FO REIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 91 17 3 / 4 91 Itraz ilian Bond s Columbi an B onds, ex Venezuela. Cli ilian Bond s 6 per Cent........... 103 103 38% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 38% 118% tussiau Bonds .. „,,.. 118 3 / 4 IGI Belgian per 62% t lotch, 214 Cent 99% Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9 9 3 / 4% PRICES OF r..ILWAY SHARES PRICES. PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. -`llllagh, Coleraine, and. 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I,:_rewsh. Val -3% vkf or , and Manchester . , 7% 8 7 3 / 4 kep t's ' , and l% orcestcr.. 9i - 1'0,...!' and Inverness ... 2% pi44louth Direct ...... 2 1 A 6% 6 1 ) 444 1 d 1, 7 ,itti._ an d 'Ty re ,J.,,'°olld and West End 11u l ile tinn .. . ..... 1 44)1°)', IV ors . t .. &Tring 1 4,,,t!th Central NZ:NI:4 Midland l%, 2% , L. i 1,,,, IV olverhamp., '514-tiv,3•4 and Birm 2%. ... L , Ir t iPu ll .7 and Trent 1 3 / 4 2% P %uth e Y "'lion S ()11 1h L'ev " l ... ............ 20 otitil kidland ... , ....... 225....... 3 .'t %NI •• • •••• • • !Lo h E,aBtern & Dove'r 33/ 2s 4d... 46% i„oilti l l ' N o. 3 ............ 2% -•" 87 . .. tr a , t 'CVale3 ........... ~,, 2% SA 72 he ad - r al ley and Holy- Wat2,ollnction • Wel h' 1.4(1 and Kilkenny 1 - •••• 2N totj,"2lidland Y,,orkw4_,(l Carlisle 9 ;%•• 31 / 4 • ....... •• 'Jitto It`,4Nortl., Midland 50 Do . Exartbenoro' Branch. 2 ,1, . - 1 / 4 • 1 1041 ..„ si°II FOREIGN /A RAI LW AY :- lien,?t..,e and Amiens... 6 tts.,4l'e valley (14 4 4 'hlian . _. .. ss. l i t North.. ..of:.l'.r2.ince i'affltte's) , 4 bJit t :'. (10. (llosa . na — er .... 2 ...... o. aka Junction... ... 1% —. SOuth Nlidlnd. June 1 h ns aA -* • 23/4 3 b il _ an x ignon ...... 2 0, 1 2 4 1 a and Vierzon ... 6 .. 1 (21,„_ °4 r 1 1 , and Bordeaux... 4 4 I ssel .............. 4/ 3s 4d 1%%% p...... , 5 , 1 , l'a ri la & Lyons, Laflitte's a t a and Lyons, Gan -114 • t ° l l, ... .............. 2 '( .. P and Strasbourg 1 % k ,zanneron's) 7 940 br 7% 7 eat e and Meuse --• 4 4 /lauders 4 3 / 4% tIAIL‘I'Av co)13 i _Ertl' E Es . • . 83 2% 21% 12% I . A 219 119% 48 21i 1% 107 21 1 ,4 55% 3% 243 34 11 1 4 80 27 1 4 1 Xi 243 / 4 80 314 6% 2 1 4 179% 184 28 141% 7 3 , c )14 .. . 6 1 / 2 32 4q 5 5 07 1 1 4% 2 3 / 4 30 1 4 3% 46 8 53 / 4 2% 3. 33/i 10% t 1 ,4 614 21h (THIS DAN.) , lila ROUSE OF L°- RD S. -- GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. 11,, co l " PO it T A :`'. T 1., c.CISION• No. Abingdon. '''hrni„ h'rnittee to whore this railway was referred, met this st,,, o ' t. S.o: e,even o'clock, in Cummittee.rooms , . the Earl tt oxf..,Present, the Earl of St. Gerrnains, Chair man eEly, ' and Lord hla,,, r :i. the Earl of Carnamon, the Bishop trel: heek,Cweinh.triittee remained in deliberatitin till half-past twelve Th e _ n the counel and parties were called. enttr‘e tholitmasr then,said that he considered the int convenient tnit tee I,tlwculit be to read the resolutions Noble rea d th ad conie to on the proposed line. Thc Noble Lord then I t. e_tellowing resolutions : i to the eatt t ,„ ,l'hot it is the opinion of this Committee tha rt t a a lw co a rn y muni_ bathhotth".uiryi railway from the Edinburgh and Glasgow public side the harbour of Glasgow would be attended with 2,4 1°,7 th, wav 'at there are not such engineering the ad. 1- ch °l the Proposed line as to render its adoption inexp edient. uring to or other dif fi culties in Partat tilfficieht provision ought to be made for sec ried it.. con,?r_ies. through whose property the line may be ear occasion t ' o l that _n,ation for the damage which the railway may 4rroPerty. d ' i h Tha t it appears to this Committee that the existing quays ktlo , c) b t afford sufficient accommodation fer the trade of Glasgow, 414 ti: t h it i t in the highest degree desirable that additional ace— tOth• ih e :Y e e. ially for the mineral traffic, be par ', NI _ t it does not appear to this Comm ittee . &timt.:). s hould be laid along provi t d o ed be expedient 1. 4 'lik.„ t t° the eastern extremity of thqueasyteamw.hblocaht extend quay. . -I 'ses iti4ll.,Bien .then took place about the insertion oft certain e Ri m "e Bill affecting the property on the line, Par . eve.,Nusli;!"^(l property, belonging to Mr. Campbell, which were it k he p re :greed to with a few amendments. t hy re„ 01 " ) le of the 13111, subject to the restrictions referred to The ei, utwu s , wd , then declared proved. ki.n""-Ittlehutl°s7 the Bill were then agreed to, after a few verbal 1 ' I Me C ommittee broke up. 1113 U, -- k/ L or (:05iMON S. GROUP X. EO - 4 4 ,, Ni „ s'zz awl) YORE LINE. 11, ()It si, -- " A u ST 111111 0 ItT A N T. ~•mrnediato 'IGAIN:3T THE LATE 14 air Auail Y after the re assembling cf the Committee this ay, i °l-t h lqich:,' Q.C., tendered on behalf of the Eastern Counties , pECISI d O . " tn Port a -. '''.. and midland Railway Companies, the following The tri,l4ptrerritest : tan Counties R a ilwayi Company beg respectfully to pro her ~ against tk s..oadoil a - ~e ef the Committee in favour other son, : mo d fork bill, for the following, betl,e444, altho ''s lines ._. oite ossification of corn t• amongst tr., ee n Lond ugh the Eastern Counties Company 'el th e et . °ll and Biggleswade havin been at first exclu , ded ° c. :' _ _ a, Were, by th e c Pe 11'8 in of the li ''''D I 'S', after -- utnnuttee, upon les special tohe application London and lork ,he with the ,4,l3Ornent placed, in theclass as a distinct compet . ing t. Lo kith -,,.14nd0n and York Railway between the termini . o evid,rnpa„,"-' .Igglesvvade, yet, n evertheless, the Eastern Counties „ne":l),avueppnortt been heard, nor allowed to produce any positive ade ''rt')lirearnsi, e. ten ' eral re. ~eitttitntigeire lines between I.ondon an n d d ß oh igg an le t s t w york th icaute b ri against the hY th, , although the Eastern Counties Company were informed o ti n whi JntiMnittee that they must cross-examine on all points, . 'eY intended to bring forward rebutting i d cr o i n _ I evidencQe eXarnine accordingly, yet the whole of such rebutting has been t°,,ind.ed on such cross-e xaminations, although tendered, evidence, and the Becalise,:lthe'ozluatnid not heard. .in evidence blit,a'tern Countg' re3tuPncorimtphaenyclose of the London and York . case tendered to the Committee camre dekt the Mine :rail tbheirtohwen° Pill given against that case, Oil tn before the C Hertford and Biggleswade d ~ i th,, omrnittee; and although the Committee c loi,t fie they would defer that rebutting evidence until the period 'eit:ei,d. °Red, let, nevertheless, such evidence has been wholly reelahejaause, although it has been the invariable practice of parlia tleti‘to'n/ Co:nnittees sitting upon competing lines, before any d,.._ 11:0141,e: ( w th i th p e r r ean t - i i: b:lies for the Bills for such lines is sit,et.: bietveers lines be competing as . entire t l run e ls b ehalf: f h ), to hear the poosrl„:"eting for portions On y Oil f k tir each t ill . syd rebutting evidence '8 tines bet , yet in the case of the Eastern Counties eons er,',:r has b ‘ ,.._ . vefeen London and Biggleswade no evidence what tnpitocri.h ar either positive or rebutting, on the part of that ..11a ct , ~._,". ..t 1 in the absenc e of that evidence the decision on the Proooric;"du York Parallel line between the same termini has been 8ee, 144. • 'atabri dle . aluthough the Eastern Counties Company's London and ° l'rk „ formed fifty mica of the trunk line from London streeand Li,:_`..O.naPosei of that railway, and the proposed Cambridge t I,7?tn birect Northern and Totten:haT-1 ond Farringdon tto, nieeteu most m, w, ' tehe aki the ' the trest interested in the compe. wit on ~,, .affected by a decision in favour of the p all 41 qCoL 4 I°rk S cheme, am was an existing rail_ 14 444;„„"_" 1 1-)Y previous Committess of both Houses of •.. well calculated to accOaaraodite the Lineolnshire and northern traffic, yet the three principal lines s'io , e•mentioned were alone heard befo e the Committee, and the case of tie )astern Counties Company postponed at the instance of the Committee until the others were finished, has not been heard in the slightest shape; all their rebutting evidence from twenty-three witnesses has been rejected ; the attacks made upon their line have been allowed to remain unanswered, and in the face of this injustice a decision has been pronounced in favour of the London and York undertaking. The York and North Midland Railway Company beg respectfully to protest against the des sin of the Corr mittee in favour of the London and York Railway Bill. Because they have not teen heard against the preamble of such Bill, nor allowed to call evidence against is, al though this Company were representing a Bill referred to the Committee, and classed by them as competing with the London and York project, and although by the London and York Bill compul sory powers are taken over lands belonging to the Company, and to interfere with their principal station, prejudicially, both as respects its convenient working, and the safety of the public; the Corn. mittee, moreover, having permitted there to cross-examine the witnesses called in support of the Bill, and thus incur all the expenses of appearing in Committee from the commencement of the proceedings. Because the passing of the preamble of the London and York Bill virtually negatives that of the York and North Midland Rail way Extension to Doncaster, although the case for the last.. mentioned Bill has not been heard by the Committee. The Midland Railway Company beg most respectfully to pro test against the decision of the Committee in favour of tie London and York Railway Bill— Because they have not been heard against the preamble of such Bill, nor allowed to call rebutting evidence against the case set up by its promoters, although the Bills promoted by this Com pany were referred to the Committee as competing schemes with the London and York project, and classed as such by the Committe themselves in the outset of their proceedings ; thus allowing the Midland Company to incur the heavy expense of an opposition to the Bill without giving them an opportunity of being heard upon its merits. Because the passing of the preamble of the London and Yotk virtually negatives that of the Lincoln and Ely Railway Bill, and also that of the Swinton and Lincoln Railway Bill, as respects the communication between Lincoln and Doncaster, although the Committee have not heard the case of the promoters of the two last.mentioned Bills, a circumstance believed to be without pre cedent. The Committee having withdrawn to consider these protests, on their return The CHAIRMAN said that he was instructed by the Committee to state that they declined to receive the documents handed in, which however could with propriety be tendered in another place. The Committee then proceeded with the remaining clauses of the Bill. BANKRUPTCY -(THIS DAY.) (Before Air. Commissioner FONBLANQUE. ) IN RE CATIIERY: This insolvent carried on business as a licensed victualler at Portsea, and was opposed. A former petition had been discharged. In the present ii.stance the first objection was that the peti tion stated that the insolvent had no estate, when in the schedule he returned goods, debts, promissory notes, &c., to the amount of 211. ; and as the petition could not be mended the petition must be di.missed. Mr. HUGHES said that the point had been mooted before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, who said that the objection ought not to have been made, and directed that the debts should be altered to " doubtful," which was done. The Learned Commissioner also observed that the insolvent was entitled to excepted articles to the amount of 20/. The .pposing solicitor said that, with all due deference to the Learned Commissioner Goulburn, he had no power to direct the amendment, it being quite in opposition to the Act of Parliament. The Learned Commisioner FONBLANQUE said that debts might be considered good one day, ioubtful the next, and posi tively bad the next. Ih e solicitor submitted that the petition must be dismissed, inasmuch as the insolvent had sworn that he had no estate when it was evident he had. The Learned Com MISSIONER said that the only remedy for t at was to prosecute the insolvent for perjury in making such a tatarae ; but he thought that they would not be able to estaurisn it in such a case. He considered that the amended acheoule ought to be admitted. The infolvent was then examined at great length, but said tl at he could not state the particulars of his dtbts, as he had nubo. ka ur pa,,ers. Mr. finciris said that Mr. Scott, a solicitor, who had pre par,tl the former schedule, had got possession or them, and would not give them up or afford any facilities. 'the Learned COMMISSIONER said that the case must be ad journed ; he could not adjudicate without the books were pro. duced. Mr. HUGHES applied for a summons to Mr. Scott, which was granted. The Learned COMMISSIONER said a stop must be put to the system of getting rid of books. An insolvent had no right to give them up to any one, and ought to prepare his own balance sheet on his own premises. At present it seemed that all a trader thought it necessary to do was to hand his books and papers over to an attorney or accountant, so that he might come up without them, and so conceal them from the Court.— Adjourned. IRELAND. WEXFORD REPEAL DINNER TO O'CONNELL. WEXFORD, WEDNESDAY.—This day Mr. O'Connell, Dr. Gray, and Mr. Steele, were entertained at a public dinner in Wexford. They were escorted into the town by a " monster procession," con stituted according to the form observed at Cork, Kilkenny, and other places in which public dinners were lately given. Mr. O'Connell left Dublin on Tuesday morning early, and stopped to breakfast at the village of Bray. The inhabitants, in anticipation or this visit, had prepared an address, which they intended to pre • sent to him, but they were greatly disappointed when he declared he would not receive any address on his route, asthe delay occasioned thereby might disarrange the general plan of operations. They passed through the towns of Ark low, Gorey, and Fearns, an arrived at En niscorthy about eight o'clock last evening. The demonstrations along the line were highly complimentary to Mr. O'Connell, who was met at the outlets of all the towns by bands, processions, &c. From an early hour this morning the town was all bustle, most of the shops were shut, and business was suspended for the day. Shortly after twelve o'clock Mr. O'Connell joined the procession about four miles from Wexford. The road taken by the procession was covered for a distance of two miles, and Mr. O'Connell's estimate of the numbers present was 200,000. Probably one.fourth the amount would be nearer the truth, as it would give more than one half the entire male population of the county. The procession passed through Wexford from three to tour o'clock, and moved off to a spacious field in the outlets, where a platform was erected. A large party of the peasantry had assembled. od) I 1 .1 - j ca t, , pe:a kif WO' ty) 1 THE SUN, LONDO' well adapted to make a sensation. Yes; he stated in a public meeting in London that 300 ladies had been slaughtered at the foot of the cross in the Bull-ring, at Wexford, whither they had fled for protection from the brutal soldiery of the English cow. wander.—(Sensation.) The Standard newspaper charged him with telling a lie on this subject ; he admitted there was lying, but the lie was with the scoundrel himself. He (Mr. O'Connell) had brought them the History of England, by Dr. Lingard, the only just and impartial historian of England. He read the extract and continued. Now, the army of Cromwell, which corn. mitted the slaughter in Wexford, were formed of English of tie first water, and they would do it again if they dated.—( Hear, hear.) Let the meeting look at the gallery, and ask would such a slaughter be again perpetrated P--(No, no.) No ; he was sure there was not a man there that would be the survivor of such another act. They, however, dared not—would not attempt it, for it was no longer safe.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " The Health of the Chairman," who was fermerly one of the representatives of Wexford county. Mr. MAHER returned thanks. The healths of Mr. Steele, Dr. Gray, and the other repeal mar t} re, was drunk. Mr. STEELE, in returning thanks, adverted to his labours as Head Pacificator, which he conceived had been very successful, Dr. GRAY next addressed the meeting. The Rev,. Father SvatNow spoke to the toast of repeal. He gave a gloomy picture of the state of Ireland, which lie charged upon Great Britain, and he said that it was only a pauper Sovereign who should reign over a pauper people. He would forget much of the misdeeds of England, but one crime she had committed that would never be forgiven in Ireland—never be forgotten—the incarceration of the Liberator.—(Cries of " Never.") Let history tell its story— let tradition hand down the fact, that the greatest man living was persecuted, as they hoped to the death ; but they were disappointed. His reverence concluded by callmg on the men of Wexford to exert themselves at the registry for the enrolment of repeaters. The next toast was, " The County and Borough Members. — (Cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yes.") The CHAIRMAN said those gentlemen had fully discharged their trust up to the present. In a day or two they would be made ac quainted with the resolution that day passed, and the people of Wexford should give a fair time to ascertain the course they would pursue hereafter. Mr. JAMES POWER, M.P., returned thanks. He declared him self favourable to the question of repeal, and sat down amidst cheers and disapprobation. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the three great men whose names were before him, " Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell," by whose decision respect for the law was pro cured. Atter some other toasts, the party separated at eleven o'clock DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE—JULY 24. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 98i 99—Three and.a.Quarter per Cent. Stock, 10 I a RAILWAYS.—BeIfast and Ballymena, 7l—Belfast and County Down, 3k—Cork and Bandon, 74—Dublin and Belfast Junc tion, 0I u '--Dundalk and Enniskilten, 21— Gieat Southern and Western, 23—Great Southern and Western Extension, 12a — Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway), 3i 3—Midland Great Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 31 I—Kingston and Bray, 61—Killarney Junction, 3—Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe, 5i i—Londonderry and Coleraine, 4—Londonderry and Enniskillen, 31 —Newry, VVarrenpoint, and Rostrevor, 3/ *— Waterford and Limerick, 7i b- Wexford and Carlow, 2/ — Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, l j. CLosistEL.— (FROM A CORRESPONDENT )—The assizes for the South Riding of Tipperary closed yesterday. There were only 25 prisoners ; all the cases, with the exception of a ♦ery bad one, were of a trivial nature—in fact, Tipperary is at this moment in a quieter state than any county in England. The bad case is one of murder ; the murdered man was a dealer in sheep from the county Kerry, and he hired the murderer, also a Kerry man, to assist in driving his sheep from market to market, and after disposing of the better part of a large stock, they were driving the remnant to Carrick.ou-Suir, when the servant, near to Killenarch, murdered his master and robbed him. The evidence was all circumstantial ; he was found guilty, and is left for execution. Everything in tttis country is improvieg, though some casual outbreaks take place. We never had such a prospect of a fine harvest. THE MEETING, John Hyacinth Talbot, Esq., was called to the chair, and Mr. Green, editor of the Wesfurd Indcpcndent, appointed to act as secretary. Mr. TALBOT, in thanking the meeting for the honour conferred on him, observed, although he had been deprived of legal autho_ rity, which his countrymen would acknowledge and obey, when he called upon them to keep the peace, and refrain from all acts not strictly legal and constitutional. Mr. GREEN read a petition to Parliament, praying for the repeal of the union, and also a declaration agreed to recently by the Repeal Club, to the effect that it would never desert the cause of repeal; and he moved that the county of Wexford adopt that pledge as its own. The motion was carried. Mr. O ' CONNELL then came forward, and was received with a long and loud shout of applause. He commenced by adverting to the majestic meeting around him. He never felt more delighted on any occasion —(A voice " more power.") More power to Ireland (continued Mr. O'Con nell), that was one of the most striking incidents of his varied life. He had seen nature hi all her loveliness, and most attractive forms, the majestic landscape from Enniscorthy to Wexford—its hill and dale, mountain and valley—the noble river Slaney carrying on its tranquil surface the produce of the surrounding district, with the waves of the ocean in the distance, and the rich fields of waving corn in all directions—this was a combination unequalled in any other part of the country. But there was something still far more impressive—the tens and twenty thousands—and ke verily did believe that 200,1:00 stalwart men and lovely women all combined in one inspiration that Ireland should be free.—(Cheers.) Men of Wexford, Ireland should be free.—(Cheers.) Did they pledge themselves to assist him I , —(Cries of "We will.") Let every man who was ready to stand by Ireland lift up his hand (all hands raised). Let every man resolve to follow out his present intention of working for Ireland. Their triumph was to be attained by perfectly peaceful and constitutional means, for by such means did he su , ..ceed in gaining Catholic emancipation. By com bining peaceably and legally, the day would not be far distant when they would be called upon to return six Members for the county of Wexford to the Irish Parliament in College-green.— (Cheers.) It was not from a feeling of pride that he wished for the repeal of the union, but from a conviction of the foul way that measure was carried, and its evil effects upon Ireland.—(hear, hear.) They all objected to the continuance of the Union. They would presently hear a resolution proposed, which would call upon them to record their opinion on the subject. They had one Mem ber, Mr. James Power, who declared himself a repealer; but he had not made a public statement to that effect, because he said he had never been called upon by his constituents. Now he declared that if Mr. Power did not publicly declare himself, and take his pl;..ce in Conciliation-hall, he should not again represent the county of Wexford —(Hear, hear.) He loved his ( Mr. Power's) father ; but if his own brother, or his son, John O'Con. nell, did not take his place in Conciliation-hall, he would vote against him.—(Hear, bear.) The time was come when they should all work ; they should not be longer satisfied with hurraing and screeching, but proceed at once to the registry. He did not think his friend the Right Rev. Dr. Kennedy would be angry with the priest who attended the registry of ltepealers—of friends of Ireland.— (Hear, hear.) The resolution would be known to Sir T. Esmond to.morrow. Although the Hon. Baronet was a near relative of his, he would, if an election took place to-morrow, come down to canvass against him unless ho declared for repeal.— (Hear.) No man should represent Wexford who was not also a member of the Repeal Association, and who did not take his place in Conciliation-hall. At the next election they would return tour Members for Wexford; and he had no doubt that if all the rest of Ireland did its duty equally well with that county, there would be seventy repeal Members for Ireland.—(Cheers.) He then ex pressed his dissatisfaction with the three other Liberal Members — Captain Gore for New Ross, and Captain Hatton, one of the county Members, and he gave them verbal notice to quit if they did not soon appear at Conciliation-hall. The resolution was passed. After some business of no interest the meeting separated. THE DINNER. The dinner was given in a spacious building, hitherto used as a timber-yard. It was covered with canvass, lighted with gas, and decorated with the banners used at the procession in the morning, together with some others of a unique description. Covers were laid for 800, and fully that number of persons sat down. The chair was occupied by John Maher, Esq., of Balliiikeel. The usual loyal toasts having been drank, The SECRETARY read a number of letters of apology, amongst which were letters from Dr. M`flale, Dr. Cantwell, and Mr. Ffrench. After the toast of " The People," " The Health of O'Connell" was given with three times three. The Honourable and Learned GENTLENIAN then adverted In glowing terms to the grand demonstration of that day. Every one kmew how the union was carried—terms were made with Ireland, but they were like the conditions offered by the robber with a pistol at his victim's breast, " Your purse or your life." The English Ministry no longer asserted that Ireland could be managed with safety as formerly—no longer could the British empire be considered safe, while such a plague spot remained in her ; but the disease could be remedied by doing justice to Ireland. England talked of her humanity ; but did Ire land ever experience it ? No nation ever treated another with such barbarity as England did Ireland, and her ancient hi.tory would be the record of the deeds at the present day ; but it was no longer safe to continue them.—( Hear, hear.) The English newspapers were very angry with the French Colonel Pellissier for the smother ing of eight hundred Arabs in Africa, a few weeks ago. He (Mr. O'Connell) did not mean to palliate that atrocious offence, but the English had no right to speak of it as something novel. How had they treated the Irish at all times, while they had the power of oppressing them ? He would quote from" Ludlow's Memoirs" a scene which formed an exact parallel with that of Pellissier's. — [He then read a passage from the " Life of Ludlow," in which that General published a dispatch, giving an account of his be sieging sonic twenty or thirty Irish rebels in a cave at Dun dalk. NV hen one of his soldiers appeared at the entrance he was shot. Orders were then given to smoke them out, the result of which was, that about twenty were destroyed.] There, said Mr. O'Connell, was English history for them. He next told the story of the massacre at Drogheda by Cromwell, and then came to the slaughter of the 300 ladies in Wexford...the old story, and FAMILY JARS. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, a fashionably-attired woman, the wife of a tradesman in Tooley-street, was charged, before Mr. Cottingham, at Southwark Police-court, with assaulting and threatening the life of her husband. The complainant, a diminutive man in comparison to his wife, a robust, hearty-looks g woman, stated that he had been married for ten years, and that for some time past had led a very uncomfortable life, owing to the capricious disposition of his wife. That she had of late, he was sorry to say, indulged in liquor, and when under its influence was quite unbearable. A few nights since she returned home slightly inebriated, and on entering the room where he was sitting waiting patiently for her return, she expressed her determination not to allow him to sleep in the same bed with her. As he did not desire to oppose her wishes on the subject, he intimated that he would sleeep in an adjoining room, and accordingly proceeded up stairs for that purpose. He, however, had scarcely got into bed when Mrs. Taylor rushed into the apartment, smashed the chimney ornaments, and demolished the water jug and basin. He implored her to tranquillise herself, but all to so purpose ; and not satisfied with the damage she had already committed, she flew to the bed where he was lying, dragged him out by the hair of his head, and in airier to avoid further violence, he ran down stairs naked as he was, but she followed closely after him, and renewed the attack until he was at length compelled to call for assistance. When the policeman came he refused to take the charge, on the ground that he had not witnessed the assault, and the complainant, therefore, procured a warrant against her. Mr. Cottingham asked the complainant his trade, and he replied, a tobacconist; but that his business was going to ruin, owing to Mrs. Taylor's love for drink and fine dress. Mr. Cottingham—But why not prevent her, at all events, from liquor? Complainant—lt's quite out of my power. She gets it on the sly. It was only a few days since, when I expos tulated with her on the ruinous consequences of her conduct, that she cut my head open with a china mug. The complainant here exhibited the back of his head, saying it was quite bald, owing to Mrs. Taylor having pulled all the hair out by the roots. He added, that she also carried a loaded pistol about, and that he was afraid to move about the house, in case she should have a shot at him. Airs. Taylor's solicitor said that he was instructed that the defendant had taken the pistol away from her husband, know ing that he carried one about him. The defendant declared that her solicitor had spoken the truth, and that knowing her husband's fiery temper, and that he always carried a loaded pistol, she took possession of it to prevent its being turned against herself. She vowed that she had no intention to do her husband a serious injury, but at the same time she was determined he should not have it all his own way. That she married him when he was insolvent, and had not a halfpenny to help himself, put him into a good shop of business, but he now wanted to exercise such control over her end her property, that flesh and blood could bear it no longer. The complainant, in reply to the Magistrate, stated that his wife had not only assaulted him in the way described, but she had also threatened to blow his brains out, and he was fearful she would carry her threats into effect. He also added that she had some deeds belonging to him, which she refused to deliver up. Here an angry altercation took place between the parties, on the subject of the deeds alluded to, which was at length put a stop to by Mr. Cottingham, who said that it was impossible he could sit there all day, to the hindrance of other public busi ness, to decide upon their domestic grievances; that it was quite evident they could not live together with any degree of comfort the way they were going on, and his advice was that they agree to separate, the husband allowing the wifo a main tenance. The Magistrate's suggestion being agreed to, the defendant was fined 20s. for the assault, and both parties left the Court with their respective solicitors to arrange matters. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— , C 1 Last 2 4 NAME OF RAILWAY. week. Cf) 4E* July 19 Arbroath and Forfar •••• • • • - - Bristol and Birmingham . • ••• • • • - 18 Chester and Birkenhead .••• • • • • 17 Dublin and Drogheda•... •• .. • • 810 708 - Dublin and Kingstown .. •••• • • • •• • • - 1,221 20 Dundee and Arbroath ... • ... •.•• • • • • 436 422 1) Durham and Sunderland .• 19 Edinburgh and Giasgow . 3,386 2,570 20 East ern Counties and Nora h Eastcrn 5,765 5,001 19 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •••• • • 4,415 1,586 19 Glasgow and Greenock- ..... 1,544 1,336 19 Grand Junction .• • 11,0 - 3 9,775 19 Gravesend and Rochester •••••• • • • • • • 345 - - Great North of England •••••• • • • • • • - 1,762 20 Great Western . •• • - Ruh and Selby • • ..... •o• •••••• • • • • • 18 Liverpool and Manchester .......... 8,552 6,243 19 London and Birmingham .•••• • • .. - 22,001 19,641 20 London and Blackwall • . .. 1,550 1,653 19 London and Brighton .••••• • • • .. 5,808 4,864 22 Londoa and Croydon. 19 London and Greenwich .••• • • • • ..... 1,145 912 19 London and South Western. ••• • • ... 10,644 8,831 13 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •. • • I,ooi 931 18 Manchester and Birmingham.. ••• • .. 4,013 3,274 19 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc•• 7,005 6,439 19 Midland Counties ... 19 Newcastle and Darlington •••• • • • ... 2,842 1,631 19 Newcastle and Carlisle. ..... .• ...... 1,666 1,901 20 Newcastle and North Shields •••• • • • 516 322 18 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,875 1,703 21 Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans ••.. • • • ... 6,041 5,011 21 Paris and Rouen . 19 Preston and Wyrs ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 822 565 - Sheffield and Manche5ter............- 582 19 South Eastern. •••• • • • ...... 6,400 5,404 19 Taff Vale •• •• . 492 20 Yarmouth and Norwich .• ••••• • • • • • 431 4:0 19 York and North Midland .••••• • • • • • 5.264 3,0;2 CONCERT ROOM MANNERS.-Madame Dorus Gra: CON is warb Robert :EAT ROOM MANNERS.—Madame Dorus Gras ling one of those exquisite arias from illeyerbeer's le Diable, in the execution of which we thought she w unrivalled, until we heard the more voluminOth4 voice of the gifted Laborde in the same thrilling passages ; now }our friend, although not a very frequent visitor of the concert room, nor remarkable for the accuracy of his judg ment in musical matters, is not backward at giving his opinion; when the piece is concluded, therefore, he waits till the ap plause is over, and all being quiet, he remarks to you, in a loud self-satisfied tone, that it was very well sung, but that for his own part he preferred Staudigl's rendering of that corn position I A half-suppressed titter is heard around you, and again you become conscious of the eyes of your neighbours. You look about to see if there is any possibility of escape—but the company have closed you completely in, and you resign ourself to your tormentor with the patience of a ma►tyr. Presently, during the performance of a vocal quartet, your friend in the coloured gloves turns round to you with the inquiry, " Who are these? Are they the Distin family ?" What is the use of a programme to such an " unoom fortable man !" he makes you at once his programme and his scapegoat, and instead of enjoying a pleasant evening, you are sensible that your friend is making himself look very much like a fool, and that you, his victim, arc perhaps by this time beginning to obtain a small portion of pity from the half amused half-disgusted persons by whom you are surrounded.— Dramatic and Musical Review. AN UNWELCOME. CUSTOMER AT HER MAJESTY'S PASTRY COOS ' S.—Vesterday (Friday), about noon, a singular accident happened in Lamb's Conduit -street. A young lad, in the employ of Mr. Isaac's, a cab proprietor, residing in the neighbourhood, was riding a spirited horse, which when opposite the shop of Mr. Hope, confectioner and pastry, cook to her Majesty, 31, Lamb's Conduit-street, being wan. tonly struck by some mischievous person on the flank, suddenly shied, and, springing from the crown of the road, dashed against the iron fence in front of the shop, precipitating the boy into the shop, through the plate glass of the window, carrying away the frame-work, and clearing in his course the jams, jellies, and confectionary, which stood in the way. Happily the lad was not much injured, but the horse, a valuabie beast, is so much hurt that it is feared he w ill have to be killed. SEVEN PERSONS POISONED.---A Correspondent at Lutterworth informs us, that on Thursday afternoon, at Shawl:ll, a village in the neighbourhood, Mrs. Gilbert, four of her children, and two servants were poisoned by eating a fruit pudding. Sur geons front Lutterworth were sent for, who found two of the parties in a dangerous state, but the rest are likely to recover. By what paeans the poison got into the pudding was not known. V EVENING MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. THE HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING. DERBY, FRIDAY EVENING. Thi; afternoon, at two o'clock, the half yearly keneral meeting of the proprietors of the Midland Railway ComFany was held at the station, Derby. George Hudson, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of Directors, took the chair. The Secretary (Mr. Bell) having read the advertisement by which the meeting bad been convened, read the following re port : " The Directors have again the satisfaction cf recommending that a dividend be paid of 31 upon each 100/. of the consolidated stock, 31. upon each 1001. of the perpetual stock, and 21. Os. Bd. upon each 1001. of the Birmingham and Derby consolidated stock. The receipts, including those from the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, have exceeded those of the three compa. tries in the corresponding half of last year 65,1151. Ss. Gd., arising from the following sources :_passengers, 33,8931.; parcels and mails, 2,302/. ; cattle, 2,414/. ; merchandise and minerals, 26,506/. `• So large and increase in the receipts could not be expected without a corresponding addition to the working expenditure; and when it was recollected that a considerable extra accommodation has been aflbrded, and the speed of the trains accelerated, that in crease will not appear disproportionate. " The carriage, waggon, and engine stock is in a very improved state, and in a very good working condition. " The increase in the merchandise and mineral departments fully equals the expectations of the Directors, being after the rate of 27i per cent. upon the corresponding half-year. " Since the last general half-yearly meeting the Directors have arranged for the lease and ultimate junction of the Birmingham and Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways, and of the Leicester and Swannington Railway, the Ashby Canal, the Oak ham Canal, the Erewash Valley Railway, and jointly with the New castle and Darlington and the 'York and North Midland Railways, of the Great North of England Railway. " The agreements fur the Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Railways, the Erewash Railway, and the Great North of England Railway, have been confirmed by s p e cial general meetings. The Bill for the extension of the line from Nottingham to Leicester, and from Syston to Peterborough, and for the amal gamation of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway with the Shcf. field and Manchester Railway, have received the royal assent. " Since the last meeting, Mr. Youle has resigned, and Sir Isaac Morley has been elected a Director in his place." The CHAlRMAN — Gentlemen, you have just heard the report read. It is short, but I trust that it contains such a satisfactory statement of facts as will induce you to give it your approbation. In one of the paragraphs of the report, reference is made to the increased exrense of working the line. It must be remembered that the expenses of the Sheffield and Rotherham line are now In cluded in those of the Midland line. We are now working six engines on the Sheffield and Rotherham line, which will in some measure account for the increased expenditure in the locomotive department. But there is another reason for that increase, and that has been the demand of the public for an increase of accommo. dation and increased speed of the trains. Every one who has lately travelled on the Midland line roust have seen the good effects of the exertions of our superintendent, than whom a better servant in any company cannot be found. To the carriage depart. ment the directors have turned their serious attention. We have had new carriages, and extensively repaired the old ones; but we may reasonably hope that in this branch of the expenses there will be a diminution. We have had an increase in the coach department, as we have redeemed the pledge which this company gave when they effected a considerable reduction in the incomes of the differ ent persons employed by us. Ido not mean to say that the amount is very large, but it is something added to the expenses of that department. We should have felt ashamed of ourselves if we had not taken the very earliest opportunity which the affairs of the company would allow of placing those who are being employed around us in a comfortable position. I need hardly refer to that paragraph in the report which alludes to the leasing of the lines which have been taken by this company. They have all been sub mitted to you at the special meetings, when the reasons were given to you for the course which the directors have thought it advis able to recommend you to pursue. We have, as you are aware, in troduced to Parliament a Bill for a line from Swinton to Lincoln, and also a Bill for a line from Lincoln to Ely, but we have hitherto been prevented from giving a ny evidence respecting them. I should be unworthy of the position which I hold, and also unworthy of your confidence, if I were now to shrink from honestly and plainly stating to you the position in which we have been placed by the House of Commons' Committee in reference to those two Bills. No person entertains a higher respect for the rules and regulations of Parliament than Ido myself. lam not about to make any observations upon that subject. lam about to detail to you facts. On the conclusion of the case of the London and York, the Direct Northern, and the Cambridge and Lincoln Rail way, we appealed to the Committee to permit a line which was con sidered to be in a great measure a competing line with the Lon don and York—to permit the counsel for this line to be heard. This, however, was refused. They refused us a hearing, and would not allow us to state our case—a right never denied in any English court.—(Cries of "Shame, shame.") After the decision had been given yesterday morning by the Committee, we thought it was a fitting opportunity to test—l will not say the fairness, be. cause that would be casting something like an imputation on the Committee—we thought it a fair opportunity, then, to test the principle, if principle it could be called, upon which the Committee acted in coming to their decision. We had pro. moted a line from Milford to Doncaster, and a Bill for that line we believed was an unopposed Bill. We therefore proposed to the Committee to take this Bill, being an unopposed one first. As soon as we made the application, up got the counsel for the London and York line, and said, " We oppose this Bill." Mr. Austin, who appeared for us, said, " How can you oppose it, as the Committee will not allow us to oppose you P You run pa rallel with the York and North Midland for twelve miles, and you refuse to hear us; hew then can you claim to oppose us when we come before the Committee ?" One member of the Committee immediately said, " But the Bill is not before us." We were all of us, of course, excessively surprised at this, and we immediately produced the reference from the House, and we of course found that the Bill had been referred to the Committee ; so that, in fact, the Committee have come to a decision without knowing what had been referred to them. There is no exaggeration in this —it is really and truly the case. The Committee, of course, felt the position in which we were placed, and retired to consider it. After being away some time they returned into the Committee room. And what was the reason the gentlemen, the members of the Committee, gave for not proceeding with our Bill, and for giving the London and York Company an oppor tunity of being heard against us? Why, they said that ours was a competing line with the branch of the London and York line from Doncaster to Wakefield. Could any set of men conceive such a reason P But such were the expedients which these gentlemen had recourse to. Under these circumstances we felt that the most dig nified course for us to pursue would be to withdraw at once from the Committee altogether. We determined not to interfere in the passing of the clauses, although it must be known that the manner in which the London and York line will come into the station at York will endanger the safety of the public. We felt that we had no chance of being heard before such a Committee, and we there fore directed Mr. Austin to protest, on behalf of the York and North Midland: Company, and the Eastern Counties Company, against the course the Committee had taken. He was not, however, allowed to do so. No one who has ever seen Mr. Austin before Committees of the House of Commons will say that he treats those Committees with anything like disrespect. The Committee would not allow him to open his mouth. He did manage to get the words " I protest" out, and then the Committee bolted from the room.—(Laughter.) On their return they said they could not hear Mr. Austin. Surely no precedent in the annals of Parliament can be found for such proceedings as these. We are a company representing thirty millions of capital, and I trust that the House of Commons will see that justice is done to us. I trust that they will fairly meet the appeal which we intend to make to them. I have endeavoured to state everything that is true, and I will restrain the feelings which rise in my breast. I have stated everything fairly, and I leave you to judge whether the decision of the London and York Company is worth a rap.—(Cheers). I am quite satis fied that those Hon. Gentlemen who promote the London and York line will be the first to vote, when the question comes be fore Parliament, that a hearing be given to the opposing parties. We could have shown the Committee that our line would have saved a million and a half of money in its construction. But the real fact is, the Committee gave us no opportunity of being heard. They were in the most breathless haste to pass the preamble of the London and York Bill, and they were in breathless haste to report the Bill to the House. I, however, fi r mly believe that the House will send them back again, in order that the opposing parties may be heard. All we want is justice; we wish to have an opportunity of stating our case to the Committee, and if this be refused, it will be a moat cruel inflictimi. Flow can such a decision as that on the London and York Bill ever stand, given in the way it has been ? It was, in ',obit of fact, only come to by two of the Committee. One gen tleman refnsed to vote at all, and the other voted against the de cision. This great question was therefore decided by— ( A voice in the meeting—" By nobody.")—(Laughter.) I know that it is very difficult to meet the decision of a Committee. I have heard that it is perfectly hopeless to contend against a decision; but I think it would be unbecoming in the House of Commons to sanction. such a principle as that which i s involved in this decision. The House kill never do so; but if they should, their decision w i ll not carry with it public feeling or public opinion. I will say nothing more of the London and York line now. I have often given my opinion upon it, and the opinion which I gave six or eight months ago has been confirmed by the evidence which has been taken be. fore the Committee . We s h all take our stand in support of the position which we now occuPY. It is the most anxious wish of myself and colleagues that during the time that must elapse before Parliament re-assembles for us to use every means to fortify our position.—(Cheers.) I am n o t an alarmist, but always ready to meet any difficulty that may arise. Our Company now occupies a very high position, and I do believe that nothing will destroy or injure its power of usefulness to the public. These are the obser vations which I have to offer to you. I may have spoken warmly and strongly, but I feel that we have suffered a great grievance, and that we have not been fairly treated. I now beg to move that the report of the Directors be r eceived and adopted, and I beg to say that I shall be happy to give any farther information that may be required of me. The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst loud cheers. The resolution having been seconded, was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said there was another subj ect which he wished to bring before the meeting. They were aware that formerley they had a gentleman in their service who acted as manager of the line, but who left them at a time when his doing so inflicted con. siderable inconvenience upon them. Himself and his colleagues had duly considered how this vacancy should be filled up, and they had come to the determination that instead of having one general manager it was better to have two heads of the carrying and coaching department, and having tried this plan for the last tour months, they had found that it had worked most ad mirably. Those two gentle men had v ery properly required that some two or three of his colleagues should snake a point of attending in Derby once in every week, and act as a committee of management, taking upon themselves most of the respon sibility which originally attached to the manager. Now, he thought they were indebted to these gentlemen for the very efficient manner in Which the business of the line had been carried on, He, therefore, wished the meeting to authorise the Directors to set aside annually the sum of 500/. f or remunerating these gentlemen ; and he might here state that th e gentlemen who had acted on this committee were his friends, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Blorgatroyd, and Mr. Lewis. The proposition was seconded by Mr. Joax Ews, the deputy chairman. The resolution was then unanimously adopted by the meeting. TESTIMONIAL TO AIR. GEORGE STEPHENSON. The CHAIRMAN said at the last meeting he intimated his mien tion ro bring forward on t he p resent occa sion a propositi on , w hi c h was received with the utmo st kindness, relating t o a testimonial to Mr. George Stephenson. He was now prepared to name the sum which he thought it necessary to ask them to vote towards the testimonial.—(Hear, hear.) Ile would read the resolution he intended to move, and then make one or two remarks upon it. It was to the effect that this company do concert with the York and North Midland, the Newcastle and Darlington, and the Newcastle and Berwick Companies, in contributing towards the erection of a statue to George Stephenson, Esq., on the proposed bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, and the presenting of a service of plate to that gentlemen, in testimony o f the deep obligation which the above companies, in connexion with time whole cou n t r y, were under to that eminen t p erson, and t hat the Direct ors b e au . sed to subscribe the sum of 2,000/, on behalf of this coin. thori pang towards the abulogium ove purpose. The He n . G entleman having passed a high on the character of Al e. Stephenson, con cluded by saying, c h e hoped that this testimoni a l would be the means of stimulating young men engaged in the same profession as Mr. George Stephenson to attempt similar u ndertakings. Had Mr. Stephenson been connected with France, or had France claimed him as a son, he would have been covered with all the honours which the Government of that country could have thrown upon him ; but Mr. George Stephenson had been allowed to proceed along his unvarying course without the Government of this country giving him any mark of their approbation. Let them, then, teach the Go vernment that if they did not know how to appreciate the talents of .1 UL V 26, 18;5. this ge❑tleman, they I,new how to offer him a grateful testimonial for the services be had conferred upon them and mankind at lzrge.—(Cheers. ) Mr. JOHN ELLIS seconded the motion. The proposition was strongly supported by several Hon. Proprie tors, and subsequently carried unanimously. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. GEORGE HUDSON. Colonel BLAIN then rose to propose a plan for getting up a testi monial to Mr. George Hudson, but he was Interrupted by The Hon. CHAIRMAN, who expressed a wish that the motion should be made in his absence. He accordingly retired, and Mr. John Ellis, the Deputy-Chairman, supplied his place as President. Colonel BLAIN then passed a very warm eulogium upon the talents and exertions of Mr. Hudson, in behalf of the Company, and moved that a subscription be immediately opened for presenting that gen tleman with a testimonial. Mr. BAXTER reiterated the eulogium passed by the Gallant Colonel on Mr. Hudson, but suggested that instead of adopting the Gallant Colonel's motion, the meeting should recommend the Directors of the Company to put themselves in communication with the Boards of the various other Companies over which Mr. Hudson presided, with the view of z.scertaining the best mode of giving him a proper and suitable testimonial. The amendment was unanimously agreed to, and a vote of thanks hating been carried to the Chairman, the meeting, which occupied about two hours, separated. NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Yesterday a special meeting of the shareholders in the above projected Railway Company was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of having submitted to them the report of the Direc tors Sir I. L. Goldsmid was in the chair. Atter a few preliminary observations from the Chairman, The SECRETARY (Mr. Partington) read the report, which stated that the Company intend to prosecute their scheme in the next session of Parliament, and that it will embrace a direct line of railway to Dover, commencing near the Waterloo and Hungerforl bridges, and proceeding by Blackheath, Woolwich, Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham, Sittinghourne, and Canterbury, terminating at Dover, and by Sheerness, Faversham Quays, and Cl,ilham, and also uniting by its communications at Canterbury, with the line already authorised to Ramsgate and Margate. To complete this scheme a capital of 3,300,0001. would be provided. It is pro posed to divide this into 66,000 shares, of 501. each, and it is intended that the same shall be issued on a deposit of 21. 10s. per share, upon the conditions of the forthcoming prospectus, which states that— " It is proposed that the owners of scrip certificates in the ori ginal scheme shall have the option of receiving an equal number of shares in the new project upon surrendering their present scrip, and paying 10s. 6d. per share, which, with the amount remaining to be returned upon such scrip, will make up the required deposit of 2/. 10s. per share, and they will thereupon be entitled to a pre ference it) the allotment •f the remaining shares to the extent of three new shares fur every two original shares so exchanged, pay. ing on the additional scrip the deposit of 21. 10s. per share, as above mentioned. Any scripholuer desirous of retiring will be entitled, on surrendering his present scrip, to have the deposit returned to him less 15s. 6d. per share towards the expenses in curred." A statement of the preliminary expenses was also laid before the meeting, from which it appeared that the law charges, engi neers', surveyors', &c., costs amounted in gross to 15,9431. 16s. The report was unanimously adopted, and the thanks of the meeting having been given to the Chairman and Directors for the zeal and ability with which they had conducted the affairs of the Compaany, the meeting broke up. ENTERTAINMENT at the MANSION- HOUSE TO SIR HENRY POTTINGER The Lord Mayor gave on Thursday last a splendid enter tainment in commemoration of the recent enrolment of Sir Henry Pottinger amongst the citizens of London. The party, which exceeded fifty in number, consisted of the Right Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Pottinger, the Earl of Auckland (late Governor-General of India), Sir H. Willock, chairman, and Mr. W. .J. Hogg, deputy-chairman of the East India Company ; Major-General Sir James Law LUshiugton, G.C. B. ; Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., and Mr. W. H. C. Plowden, East India Directors ; Major-General Pasley, Royal Engineers ; Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P. ; Sir G. Larpent, Bart., chairman, and Mr. S. Gregson, deputy-chairman, of the London India and China Association ; Mr. Wilberforce Bird, late Deputy-Governor of Bengal ; Mr. J. Farish, Mr. J. Bas, and Mr. James de Vitre, late of the Hon. East India Company's Civil Service ; Lieu tenant-Colonel Malcolm, Captain Eastwick, Mr. J. Catley, the chairman, and Mr. W. King, deputy-chairman, of the London Dock Company ; Mr. R. L. Jones, the mover, and Mr. John Dixon, the seconder, in the Court of Common Council of the proposition to confer the City freedom on Sir Henry Pottinger ' • Dwarkanautk Tagore ; Aldermen Sir C. S. Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, Sir G. Carroll, Wood, Johnson, Hooper, Sir James Duke, M.P., &c. After due honours were paid to the usual loyal and constitu tional toasts, that of the army and navy having been eloquently responded to by Major-General Pasley, The LORD MAYOR rose to propose the health of Sir Henry Pottinger. His Lordship alluded to the gratification he felt in seeing around him so many gentlemen interested in the increasing commerce between this country and India. They were well aware of the estimation in which the ser vices of the Right Hon. Gentleman were held by his, he might now say, fellow- citizens, and by the whole country.— ( Cheers.) After many years' service in India, the Right Hon. Gentleman returned to this country to recruit his shat tered health. Circumstances, however, of peculiar difficulty occurring in another part of the East, requiring the imme diate exertions of a diplomatist of no ordinary skill and ex perience, her Majesty's Government at once called upon tho Right Hon. Gentlemnn, who, though infirm in body, yet strong and vigorous in mind, at once obeyed his country's summons. And ably and effectually did Sir Henry Pottinger carry out those measures which finally led to a treaty of peace and commerce with China, affording an opening for amicable intercourse with that immense country, the extent of the ad vantageous consequences of which no one at the present time could pretend to foresee.—( Loud cheers. ) Sir HENRY POTTINGER rose, amidst loud cheers, to return thanks. He assured the Company that none of the rewards (and the rewards had been many) which had been bestowed upon him by his countrymen, were more highly appreciated by him than that of being enrolled by vote of its corporation a citizen of London.—(Cheers.) He had always imagined that a treaty with China would be of the greatest importance to the commercial interests of this country, but he felt bound to con fess, that the results which had already been experienced had by far exceeded his most sanguine expectations. In speaking of the results of the treaty he must be understood to refer to the benefits it conferred upon China, no less than upon his own country. —( Loud cheers.) In negotiating that treaty he felt the importance of a reciprocity of advantages in order to se cure its permanence. He was happy to say that his private letters confirmed the public intelligence that the Chinese them selves were already appreciating the benefits of the treaty, and were zealously improving their trade with other nations.— ( Cheers.) Respecting the edict issued by the Emperor, per mitting the introduction of the Scriptures into that vast em pire, he took the present occasion of observing that that per mission was more limited than was at first imagined, it being in fact restricted to the five ports named in the treaty. He mentioned that fact to show the necessity of the observance of the most strict caution upon the part of England in availing herself of the opening now for the first time allowed for intro ducing Christianity amongst that people.—(Loud cheers). He begged to assure the company that he felt most deeply the honour which so splendid and hospitable an acknowledgment of his services as the Lord Mayor hati been pleased to give that day conferred upon him.—( Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed the " Health of the Earl of Auckland," and referred to the essential services rendered by his Lordship whilst filling the distinguished office of Go vernor-General of India, in extending education, and placing it upon a permanent basis. Lord AUCKLAND returned thanks in a speech in which he expressed his anxious hope for the permanency of the good un • derstanding between India and China, and for the continuance of the prosperity of the British Government in India. The LORD MAYOR said the next toast he should have the honour of proposing would be the " Health of the Chairman and the Deputy-Chairman of the East India Company, and of those Directors who had honoured him on the present occasion." Sir H. 111LLOCK, the Chairman of the East India Company, in returning thanks, enumerated the various services performed by Sir Henry Pottinger in the service of the Company, and ob served, in allusion to Sir Henry Pottinger, Lord Metcalfe, and Sir John Davis, &c., that it was a source of pride and gratifi cation to the Directors, that the Company's servants were, in consequence of their distinguished talents and eminent services, selected by the Government of the country to fill some of its first appointments.—(Cheers ) The " Health of the Chairman of the London, East India, and China Association," having been drank, The Loan MAYOR then introduced to the company the health of his distinguished Oriental visitor Dwarkanauth Tagore. That eminent individual, after having made himself acquainted With the many advantages to be derived through means of the institutions with which England abounded, had arrived, ac companied by several youths whom he had brought with him, for the express purpose of having them instructed in the me dical schools, so as to qualify them for imparting to their coun trymen the vast benefits of medical science.—( Cheers. ) DWARKANAUTH TAGORE expressed himself, in returning thanks, in terms which showed a thorough acquaintance with the English language. He said that there were no fewer than 20,000 youths in Calcutta receiving education. He trustsd the Government of this country and the East India Company would energetically carry out the plans of Lord William Ben tinck and Lord Auckland for the extension and improvement of education. It was by such proceedings they would best prove themselves the benefactors of India, and secure the esteem and affection of its people. The seed had already been sown, and he trusted that not many years would elapse before its fruits would be extensively visible. Already the " school master was abroad," through whom prejudice would be dm. persed, knowledge diffused, and the harmony of all parties be permanently secured.—( Loud cheers.) Sir HENRY POTTINGER proposed the health of the Lord Mayor. He took the liberty, in consequence of the position he held as a citizen of London, recently elected, tinder such honourable circumstances, to call the attention of the com pany to the toast of " The Chief Magistrate of the City of London." The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, as was that of " The Lady Mayoress," for whom and for himself his Lordship re turned thanks. The evening was spent with the utmost conviviality. KING'S COLLEGE.-ANN UAL DISTRIBUTION OF Prtizes.—Yesterday the annual distribution of prizes to the stu dents of King's College took place in the spacious theatre, in the presence of a numerous assemblage, Sir It. 11. Inglis, M.l'., in the chair. The prizes consisted of gold and silver medals, beautifully bound Looks in the Latin, Greek. and English Classics. The pro ceedings of the day commenced by the delivery of speeches in Latin, Greek, French, German, and English, the authors selected being Herodotus, Moliere, Aristophancs, Terence, Schiller, Taci tus, Shakspere, Campbell, Rogers, and Euripides. On the con clusion of the speeches, the Honourable Chairman congratulated Dr. Jelf, the principal of the College, en the proficiency the young gentlemen had exhibited in the various languages. The prizes, for which there were nearly 200 recipients, were then awarded. In addition to prizes being awarded to the young gen tlemen educated i❑ the College, sonic additional prizes were be stowed upon some of the young gentlemen receiving their educa tion at the eleven district schools in connexion with the parent institution. A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chair. man, the meeting seperated. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—LIVERPOOL, JULY 25.—A sad occurrence, and which has been the great matter of conversation on 'Change to-day, took place here last night : it is the death by his own hand of a gentleman named Ed wards, a partner in the highly respectable firm of Bibby and Co., iron merchants. It is understood that the unfortunate gentleman has been speculating to a large extent in railway shares, and is a defaulter to a very large amount, in consequence of having sold stock which he was unable to deliver. He was found near the sand hills, at New Brighton, on the Cheshire shore of the Mer sey, his brains blown out, a discharged pistol found at his side, and another also loaded lying by him. He was on Liverpool Ex change at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The body was found by a labouring man about half-past two o'clock last night. We hardly need say that this melancholy affair has thrown a general gloom over the business proceedings of the day. The deceased gentleman was about 35 years of age, and leaves a young widow, but no children. He was a young man of considerable ability, and had only recently been admitted into the firm as a partner, having for some years been a confidential clerk in the same house. The director of the Theatre Franc:His has decided on instituting a suit against Mdlle. Plessy, for her breach of co n. tract with the company, and the first process has been issued. The damages are laid at 200,000 f. GREAT NOiti II OF ENGLAND REG urA. ( From the Tyne Mercury,) This important meeting, as Meta has excited so much interest among the lovers of aquatic ,port, both he; e awl elsewhere, on account of the high character of several of the competitors, commenced on Monday afternoon, on the Tine, above the King's meadows, and terminated on Tuesday. The weather, on Monday, was not of the most favourable description, the day being throughout dull and threatening rain. Fortunately. how ever, no rain fell, and there being little wind, the river was smooth, and the temperature agreeably cool for the rowers. The attendance of spectators was exceedingly numerous, far surpassin,q that of the previous year. About half-past four o'clock the immense fleet of boats was arranged on each side of the river, and the course, after con siderable difficulty, was cleared. The Little Western steamer, on board of which the Commodore, John Currie, Esq., and ti e Stewards were stationed, was moored on the south side, as was also the steamer with the Committee and the Trinity House barge, all of which were tastefully decorated with flags, &c. Alsout twenty minutes b, fore five o'clock the signal for the first race was hoisted from the Commodore's beat, and the competitors, after a good deal of manoeuvring, came alcng-side and were arranged. The match, as entered in the official list, was A Four-oared Racc (by Amateurs). A Set of Silver Cups or Tankards, with a Medal for the Coxswain (value 251.); the second boat a set of Silver Mrdals. Heats. FIRST HEAT. Durham Club—J. Shields, F. Greenwell, W. Cunningham, J. W. Trotter, C. D. Trotter (coxswain) ... 1 Mohawk Club—Geo. Blackett, Wm. Blackett, J. J. Harri son, Ge.. Thompson, Fred. Myers (coxswain)... 2 Shiel s Club—Henry Anderson, James Downie, Thomas Cockburn, G. S. Barras, G. T. Cockburn (coxswain) 3 In starting, the Shield, I.Gat took the lead, and maintained it until near the turn. boat, where the three boats fouled, and the Shields boat was thrown out and slightly damaged. The race was won cleverly by fully two boat lengths. SECOND HEAT. Dunston Club—Jacob Burnett, 111a:thew Penman, John Burnett, Jon. Burnett, Geo. Fenwick (coxswain) . 1 Sunderland Club —A. Taylor, J. Scott, D. W. Turner, and a Gentleman Friend, (coxswain) Northumberland Club—T. E. Crawham, Jos. Cravrhall, S. A. Cail, G. T. Tinn, Robert Stafford (coxswain) 3 _ The Northumberland Club rowed the boat built by Harry Clasper, named the " Five Brothers," which is well known as the boat rowed by the Claspers previous to the latenew " Lord Rave:L.:worth" being built. The Dunstan Club's boat was also built loy Harry Clasper. The Suuderland Club put in a protest of foul play after the race, on the allegation that the Dunstan Club had crossed their course. After a stormy debate, these two crews rowed over again, when the Dunstan Club came in a winner by about eight lengths. The first boats in each heat contend fur the prize on Tuesday. A Four-cared Race (by Watermen) for 3C/. ; first boat 251. ; second ditto, Si. Heats. Derwent Haugh Crew—Henry Clasper, W. Clasper, E. Hawks, Robert Clasper. Richard Clasper (coxswain) . I First Bell's Close Crew—Thomas Bruce, Henry Thack wray, John Briggs, Thomas Thackwray. Thomas Wilson (coxswain) Second Blaydon Crew—William Douglass, Joseph Arm strong, John Wilkinson. George Sayers (coxswain) 3 The interest on the issue of this race was intense, owing to the celebrity of the Claspers, who have been very great favourites since the Thames Regatta, where they defeated the London watermen, and owing to their rowing against what are called the " Five Fules," acknowledged to be a first-class set of Tyne-side lads, who had a crack boat, built expressly for them by Mr. Andersow of Shields. The superior skill and science of the Claspers, however, proved too much for the physical strength and manhood of their adversaries, and they came in first by about eight lengths, running the distance, three miles, in 14 minutes. 5 SATURN SECOND HEAT. Second Bell's Close Crew—George Jobling, John Creigh ton, J. Pybus, A Purvis. R. Smith (coxswain) Shields Crew—T. Armstrong, J. Anick, A. Moore, J. Robinson, W, Boyle (coxswain) First Blaydon Crew— M. Gardiner, T. Shippin, George Hodgson, S. Graham. W. Snowball (coxswain) A clever and severely contested match, the two leading boats surely pressed. Won by half a length, after a tremen dous struggle : the third boat distanced. The first boat in each heat to contest on Tuesday for the prize. A Skiff Race (pair of sculls, by atermen), for 101. First b/. ; second, 2/. Heats: FIRST HEAT. Henry Clasper Edward Hawkes William Boyle Henry Ebdy Clasper rowed in the skiff in which he contested against CA mbes ; and Hawkes rowed in Combes' skiff. Ebdy took the lead, followed by Boyle, Clasper lying off for a trial afterwards— Hawkes last. During the match two steamers coming down the river with a party caused a swell with the paddles, and Ebdy lost one of his skulls, for which he stopped, and his craft also shipped some water. The race was beautifully maintained throughout, but it was evident Clasper could win. Ebdy came in second, but was placed last, in consequence of going round the wrong side of the turning boat. In the grand con test Clasper played with Hawkes, and made a show race, winning by a length. A Pair of Oars Race (by Amateurs). Two Silver Cups or Tankards, with a Medal to the coxswain (value WO. Sunderland Club—D. W. Turner and a Gedleman Friend 1 Northumberland Club—Joseph Crawhall, S. D. Dobson. R. Stafford (coxswain) 2 Mohawk Club—George Blacket, William Blackett. Fred Myers (coxswain) ... Dunston Club— John Burnett, Matthew Penman. John Burnett (coxswain) . . . . _ A good rice. The Dunstan Club rowed their four-oared boat, which was far too heavy for a pair-oars race. The Sun derland Club showed good spirit, and won, after a hard con test, by four lengths. TUESDAY. The Four-oared Race (by amateurs) ; concluding heat by the first beat of each of the two heats on Monday• Dunston Club rowed the distance. A Skiff race (pair of skulls, by amateurs), a Silver Cup or Tankard, value 10/. ; and a Silver Medal for the second boat. Thomas E. Crawhall Jonathan Burnett Ililkiah Hall • D. W. Turner Charles Nixon 0 S. D. Dobson 0 A Four-oared Race (by Watermen) for 301. ; the second to receive 51. out of the stakes. Concluding Heat by the first boat of each of the two Waterrnen's Heats on Monday. Darwent Haugh crew (Claspers) I Bell's Clone crew 2 Won by seven lengths. A Four-oared Race (by Amateurs), a Set of Silver Cups or Tankards, with a Medal for the Coxswain (value 151.), the Winning Boat and Crew of the First Amateurs' Race on Monday to be excluded. Sunderland Club.—A Taylor, J. Scott, D. W. Turner, and a Gentleman Friend Mohawk Club.—George 13Iackett, Wm. Blackest, J. J. Harrison, G. Thompson. F. Myt rs (coxswain) Crusader Club.—Edward Green, Michael Furness, J. Fen wick, Wm. Grey. G. Oliver (coxswain 3 A Four-oared Race (by Watermen), for 12/., excluding the winning boat and crew of the first IVatermen's Race ; the first boat to receive 10/., the second 21. Heats. FIRST HEAT. First Bell's Close Crew—Thomas Bruce, Henry Thack. wray, John Briggs, Thomas Thackv. ray. T. Wilson (coxswain) First Blaydon Crew—Michael Gardiner, Thomas Shippin, George Hodgson, Samuel Graham. Wm. Snowball (coxswain) . Won by a length SECOND HEAT. Second Bell's Close Crew—George Jopling, JoLn Creighton, J. Py bus, A. Purvis. R. Smith (coxswain) 1 Shields Crew—Thomas Armstrong, Joseph Aniek, Alex :Aloore, Jos. Robson. Wm. Boyle (coxswain) Won by two lengths. A Race by Life Boats. Providence Non humberland Blyth Sunderland A good race. Won by a length. DECIDING HEAT. First Bell's Close Crew Second Bell's Close Crew Won by two lengths. A Four-ozred Race (by Amateurs) ; a set. of Silver Medals. Dunstan Club—G. Penman, T. Bewick, T. Penman, J. Penman. R. Hall (coxswain) Crusader Club—E. Green, M. Furness, J. Fenwick, W. Grey. G. Oliver (coxswain) MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MA GISTRATES. On Thursday a numerous meeting of the magistrates of the county of Middlesex was held at the Sessions-house, Clerken well-green, for the dispatch of county business. Henry Pownall, Esq., was unanimously re-elected Chair man of the Court for the ensuing twelve months. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace laid before the Court cer tain Bills now before Parliament affecting the interests of the county. Among them was one relative to THE REMOVAL OF PAUPERS. Mr. WILES, in allusion to this Bill, said, that at this ad vanced period of the session, when Bills were passed at the rate of a dozen an hour, he wished to call the attention of the Court to its nature and object. It provided that those parishes the population of which did not exceed 30,000 should be exempted from the expense attendant upon the removal of Paupers to Ireland and the Islands of Guernsey and Jer sey, and affixed that charge upon the county rate. He con sidered that an act of gross injustice towards the large parishes. Again, the Act gave: the Poor-law Commissioners the power to direct the proceedings to be taken in all appeals against orders of removal, which appeals are in future to be carried on by their own solicitor and under their directions, although all costs, charges, &c., are to be defrayed out of the county rate. The Bill had been brought into Parliament by the Home-office, and flows tood for a second reading. Sir B. HALL said he thought it was incumbent upon the Court to communicate with the Home-office upon the subject, and point out the difficulties that would arise if the Bill were passed in its present shape. After a brief discussion, the matter was referred to the Par liamentary Committee, with instructions to take such steps thereupon as they might deem necessary. THE HANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM, The report of the visiting justices of the above asylum was read, and after a reference to the non-restrrint system adopted there, the report proceeded to state that it was with very great reluctance the visiting justices felt themselves called upon to notice in terms of disapproval many of the clauses in the Bill now before Parliament for the future re gulation of county lunatic asylums, and the case of pauper lu natics generally. Ihe report proceeded to point out several clauses, which, :in the opinion of the visiting justices, were t highly objectionable, as far as they applied to the management of the County Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell, and m or e particu larly eto the power with which it was proposed m to invest the Commissioners of Lunacy. After a long discussion, the report was received and adopted, and a committee appointed to confer with Sir' James Graham on the subject. HOUSE OF coaarcrioN. The report of the Visiting Justices, with reference t o t hi s prison, stated that the re are' at present withins its walls 806 prisoliers, viz . , 654 males, 144 females, and 8 child ren. THE NP:I7 PhISO.N. The Visiting Justices of this prison reported that it coktained 110 prisoners. COUNTY RATE. On the motion of Sir BENJAMIN HALL, a county rate of Id. in the pound was agreed to. Some routine business was then disposed of, after which the Court adjourned. Mr. Edward Ellice, M.P., with family and servants, arrived at Fort-William from Glasgow on Wednesday evening, by the Marquis of Breadalbane ach. Next morning the party were to proceed to Mr. Ellice's Highland estate of Glenquoich.—lnver nen Courier. fy COURT CIRCU 1 The Queen and Prince Albert rode " aZ.• 'Ole° Thursday afternoon, attended by the Eq gsti Z, Their loyal Highnesses the Prince of C a the Princess lloya), and the Princess Alt • 1• airing in a carriage yesterday. tier Alajefty and her [loyal Consort tookit eintVp_klzeitrly, walk yes•ei day morning in the pleasure-grounds of Ellsb*lnAl House. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived at Osborne House yeafarday afternoon from town on a visit to the Queen. The Royal dinner party at. Osborne House yesteiday evening eas expected to include his Majesty the King of the Nether lands, his Excellency Baron Dedel, the Earl of Aberdeen, his Excellency M. Boud, Count Bylandt, Viscount Hawarden, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, and the lion. Captain Hood. The Duke of Wellin v ton had an audience of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, yesterday morning, at Mivart's Hotel. The King of the Netherlands left town yesterday afternoon, to pay a vi.it to the Queen, at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. His Majesty left Mivart's Hotel, in one of the Queen's car riage., at twenty minutes before two o'clock, attended by hie Excellency Baron Dedel, Viscount Hawarden, and the Hoe. Captain Hood. M. Boud, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, and Count Bylandt followed in another royal carrige, to the Nine Elms terminus of the South-Western Railway. His Majesty and suite took their departure by a special train for Gosport, where they arrived at ten minutes past four o'clock, and imme diately embarked for Norris Castle, Isle of Wight. Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town in the forenoon from Patedianger, Herts, the seat of the Earl and Countess Cowper, and paid a visit of congratulation to her illustrious relative at Cambridge House. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, left Bushy House, Bushy Park, at a quarter before twelve o'clock yesterday morning in a carriage and four for town, arriving at Marlborough House soon after one o'clock. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess and the Princesses, proceeded to Cambridge House to pay a congratulatory visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Soon after two o'clock a dcjeune was served at Cambridge House, to her Majesty the Queen Dow ager, his Royal Highness Prince George, and their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida, Prince Edward, and the Prin cesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe Wiemar. Several of the Diplomatic Corps, and many of the Nobility and Gently called at Cambridge House during the afternoon, to pay their respects to the royal Duchess on the auspicious re turn of her natal day. Among them were the Netherlands Minister, the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunow, the Ha noverian Minister, the Wurtemberg Minister, the Prussian Min ster and Madame Bunsen, the Brazilian Minister and Madame Marques Lisboa, Prince Paul Lieven, Baron Thile, Baron Radgeville, Count and Countess de Farnac, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Grafton, the Marquis of Winchester, the Marquis and Mar elaieness of Westminster, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ayles bury, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl and Countess of Chester field, the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Countess of Jersey and the Ladies Villiers, Lady Caroline Murray, Lady Alicia Gordon, Lady Catherine Buckley, Lord Claud Hamilton, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord Forester, Lord and Lady Foley, the Attorney-General and Lady Thesiger, Lady Reynell, Colonel and Lady Laura Meyrick, Miss fileyrick, Lord Redes dale, and Miss Mittord. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party yesterday at Cambridge House. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency Count Kielmannsegge, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Prince and Princess Radzwill, the Marquis of Winchester, the Countess of Jersey, Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, Lord Fo rester, Lord Cantilupe, and Sir James Reynett. In the evening the tradesmen of the Royal Duchess illumi nated their houses. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, left Marlborough house at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, on her re turn to Bushy-park. The Secretary of State for the Colonies received a deputa tion yesterday, comprising Captain Richardson, Sir R. Brown, and Mr. Bridges, at the Colonial-office, relative to a railway to connect the capitals of Nova Scotia and Canada, through New Brunswick, the Company having power to purchase and settle lands on the line. Mr. Walford had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Purton Cooper, Q C., and Mr. Wilde, were heard upon a motion respecting an appeal of Walker v. Flint, from the Supreme Equity Court of Australia. The appeal, Cochcraft and Tooze v. Rawles was resumed. The Attorney-General and Dr. Addams were heard for the respondent. The Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce then gave judgment on the part of their Lordships, that the instrument propounded as the will of the deceased dated 1838 was not established. The Court then rose. THE KING OF HOLLAND. His Majesty rose early yesterday morning, and after breakfast had interviews with several persons. His Excellency IL Dade! visited his Majesty at an early hour. Dispatches, conveying in. telligence of his Majesty's safe arrival in this country, were for warded by special courier during the morning to the Hague. At twenty-five minutes to two o'clock the royal carriages were ordered to convey his Majesty and suite to the Nine Elms terminus of the South_ Western Railway, en route for the Isle of Wight, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince Consort. His Majesty rode in the first carriage with his Excellency M. Dedel, Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting, and the Hon. Captain Alexander Hood, Groom in Waiting to the Queen. The suite followed in another royal carriage. Preparations for his Majesty's reception at the terminus had been made by the officers of the Company during the morning, and Mr. W. Chaplin (the Chairman of the Board), Mr. Boothby, and a large party of the Directors, arrived at half-past one o'clock, for the purpose of being in attendance to receive his Majesty. On alighting, his Majesty was received by the Directors of the Company, and conducted through the booking- office on to the platform, along which the King walked, conversing in the most affable manner with Mr. Chaplin on the subject of the railway, and remarking that the present was the first occasion on which he had had an opportunity of travelling on a railway in Great Britain. The beautiful saloon carriage, belonging to the Company, came in for a full share of his Majesty's admiration. Its gorgeous appear ance was evidently a matter of some astonishment to the King, and before entering it his Majesty walked up and down the platform several times, examining both its external and interior ar. aangements. The royal luggage having previoutly arrived at the station, no time was lost in starting the train. The King, in company with Eirl Delawarr, his Excellency M. Dedel, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, and other members of his suite, had no sooner taken his scat in the carriage than the signal was given, and the tram was Installsly set in motion, Mr. Gooch, the superintendent of the locomotive department, taking the direction of the engine. Mr. Martin, the superintendent of the line, and Mr. Beattie, the chief of the carriage department, were among the officers of the company who accompanied the royal party. ARRIVAL AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT. Cowes, FRIDAY EVENING.—The King of Holland arrived here this afternoon, on a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert. Pre parations had been made at Norris Castle for the reception of his Majesty and suite, the accommodation at Osborne House not being sufficiently extensive. His Royal Highness Prin?e Albert left Osborne House and em. barked in the steam yacht Fairy shortly before three for the purpose of proceeding to Gosport to meet his Majesty on his ar rival, and accompanying hint to the Isle of Wight. The Marquis of Exeter, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Jersey pre ceded the King of the Netherlands from London, whence they took their departute by the express train at half-past twelve o'clock. Upon the special train arrivirg at Gosport, his Majesty was re. ceived by the military commander-in-chief of the district, Major- General Pahenham, and the other military authorities. Guards of 'mon' were stationed at the railway terminus and at the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard. On alighting from the train the troops presented arms, and the band struck up the national anthem. His Majesty, after courteously acknowledging the attentions paid him by the authorities, entered the royal carriage that was in waiting to convey hint from the terminus to the Clarence yard. Ile was loudly cheered by the persons assembled in and about the railway station, and graciously acknowledged the en. thusiastic reception with which he was met—an enthusiasm cer tainly not diminished by the recent records in the press of the gallant services of his Majesty during the Peninsular war and in the Geld of Waterloo, side by side with our uwn illustrious Wel lington. His Majesty recognised Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham as an old military acquaintance, and shook him heartily by the baud When his Majesty alighted from the carriage, at the place of embarkation in the Clarence-yard, he was received by the naval commander in -chief, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, and by the other naval authorities and the officers commanding the ships in harbour. His Royal Highness Prince Albert was also waiting here to meet and welcome his Majesty. The meeting between the royal pair was most cordial. The forts of the garrison fired a royal salute upon his Majesty's arrival, and when the royal party were on board the steam-yacht the Dutch standard was hoisted, and salutes were fired from her Majesty's ships Victory and Excellent, and the Victory manned her yards. His Majesty and Prince Albert, and some of the noble personages accompanying them, were conveyed on board the royal yacht in Admiral Sir Charles Bowley's barge, the rest of his Majesty's suite following in other barges. As the steamer, with the Dutch and English standards at the mast head, proceeded on her course to the mouth of the harbour, the men who were aloft manning the Vic tory's yards gave three cheers, which his Majesty acknowledged in the most gracious manner. The shore on either side was thronged with the inhabitants of the garrison, who also cheered his Majesty as he passed out of the harbour. There was no man.of.war at the anchorage at Spithead. The royal party arrived here a few minutes after Ave o'clock. As the steamer neared Cowes roads salutes were fired from the fort at West Cowes Castle, and from the Royal Squadron Club-house battery. Several of the yachts belonging to the Royal yacht &pia. dron also saluted his Majesty. Carriages were in waiting at the landing-place, in which the M royal party were conveyed to Osborne Hous e, where the ein& between her Majesty and the King would t ake place. GEORGE ER. T it h o e INs v recent trial E Rs Ui this B t; R CL E r . t — o C n O d U :h r i c O h F e a E u a x ed - CH E excitement) is published , as we see b y the adver tisementssimueh to.day. Mr. Robins's preface to the short-hand writers' report w t t e l , l l ibne fang.r i e r a ( cl iea w l i i thsom n e e i c n o t m er m es e t nt b s y w th it o h se m y u h ch o are at all interes zeal and firmness on having been forced into Court to obtain the justice which it was intended to deny him, by selling at tite eleventh hour, purposely to avoid the legitimate commission. However, the charge of the judge and the verdict of the jury have now set the question of commission at rest for ever. The Lou' Times only gives a short detail of the trial, but in its leader the editcr is unusually pithy in his remarks. We append only a few lines. Speaking of the result it goes on to say : " In other words, that a vendor shall not defraud an auctioneer cf the fruits of his exertions by anticipating him in the sale, for such, in plain terms, is TIIE MEANING OF THAT MOST RIGHTEOUS DECISION." LYCEUM 'rIIEATRE.—The following distinguished persons have recently visited the above establishment :—His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge; Duke and Duchess of Northumberland; Duke and Duchess of Montrose; Duke and Duchess of St. Albans; Duke and Duchess of New ; Duke and Duchess of Leinster ; Duke of Cleveland Marquis of Clanriearde; Marchioness of Londonderry; Mar chioness of Conyngham ; Earl and Countess Chesterfield ; Earl and Countess of Sefton ; Earl and Countess of Warwick; Earl and Countess of Winterton ; Earl and Countess of Dal housie ; Earl and Countess of Harrington ; Earl and Countess of Essex ; Earl of Scarborough ; Dwarkanouth Tiwore ; Lord Arthur Lennox; Lord Suffield; Lord Macdonald; ' Lady Lyndhurst ; Lady Gifford ; Lord Guernsey ; Lord Grenville ; Lady Maxse ; Lady Caroline Mansfield ; Lord Delamere ; Lord and Lady Combermere ; Lord Alexander Lennox ; Lady Caroline Wortley ; Lady Stuart ; Lord Edwin Hill ; Lord Alexander Russell ; Lord Castlere2gh ; Lord Seaham ; Sir Charles Shackerley ; Sir Charles Slingshy ; Sir Harry Goring ; Captain Macdonald; Major Bulkeley ; Mr. and Mrs. 13eauclerk ; A. 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