The Sun. — London, England, 1845-08-01 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF — COMMONS. GROUP X. anzrrxmLx) AND LINCOLNSHIRE LINE. The Committee on this project, comprising Viscount Courtenay, Mr. Wall, Mr. Scrope, and Mr. Darby, commenced bwiness this morning by the resumpton of Mr. Fowler's evidence repect ing the engineering character of the line. Mr. (}ouch, C.E., under examination by Mr. Webster, corro borated the accuracy of Mr. Fowler's estimates, and attested the superiority of this line over that of the London and York by Bantry. (Levy ammo.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) GOODWOOD RACES--TitensDAY (CONCLUDED). Sweepstakes of 25 sows. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, B s t 31b ; t h ose by untried stallions, &c., allowed 31bs; both, 51bs. T.Y.C. (7 Subs ) Mr. Wreford's Wilderness (31bs) (J. Howlett) 1 Duke of Richmond's Tug Net Lord Verulam's c b Sir Hercules (31bs) 3 11 to 10 on Tug Net, 5 to 4 agst Wilderness, and 2to 1 !Isst the Curumba colt. 'Won in a canter. The Anglesey Stakes of 15 sows. each. The New Mile (17 Subs.) Gentlemen riders. Lord G. Bentinck's Coal Black Rose, 4 yrs, lOst 71b 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil, 4 yrs, 11st 3lb The following also started, but were not placed :—Captain narcourt's Sir Abstrupus, 5 yrs, 11 st 121b—Mr. Osbaldest on's Sorella, 4 yrs, list Plb—Lord Waterford's The Roper,4 yrs, lOst 41 b—Mr. C. Dorri e n' s b r c b y Sl ane , out o f Ad e l a, 3 vrs, 9st 31b —and the Duke of Richmond's cby Mus, out of Bel videre, 3 yrs, Bst 71b. sto 2 agst Roper, 4to 1 agst Sir Abstrumts, 7to 2 apt Sorell a , sto 1 agst Croton Oil, and 6 to 1 agst Mus colt. Won by a head; Sorella a bad third. CRICKET. t.THE Puntac ScitooLs' 3lATcliEs.—The first of these in 11;rmeri43., but'tin d the stormy state contestof s commenced at Lo re d v r' enteds on Wany ed great prog ress being made. This match was liAnnow r. WitiellESTEß.—The vast contrast between the , Contending elevens created an additional interest, /Mich i t w i ll read il y b e conceive d was great l y i ncrease d t owards the latter part of the match, because, whilst the Winchester gentlemen were all young men and grown in proportion, those of Harrow, with the exceptions of CUrrer and Blayds, were particularly small, and in fact were much younger than their opponents. It will, notwithstand ing this disproportion of age and stature, be found that the little ones" had very nearly run off with the laurels of the d • eY, for although they were put in for their second innings ,ith a s core of 190 against them, they manfully took the bull I t l the h orns, and played one of the best " up hill " games at has bee n eeen upon this ground for many years. It. J. Bateman .', WINCHESTER. F Bathu rst , L'iq hit wicket 9 run out ...... 24 F. E ' ' E. Te- 01 ,,„ ' N~ b Jones i e.. l it v i . d i e 7 l(l ll 3', , q., run out ... 411 , Es( .c. Vernon ...... E• Et (li g' 1. - , 9. Vfdwav j ß it . .. 1:jr11.. ol3nr rdils'a,:r_Ti:sEqEs. , s(1( b .': ''re b. n . ( il' ‘ j " .: a t : te s arel i . , • 8 c. Platt ...... 28 5 b. Blayds ... 13 2 run out j . ~ ewar, Esq., b Jones . ~ 4 ,!ggo)tt E N „ ~ b. Blayd3 .. l6 not out 13- e l , Candal l , Esq~ not out ' } l3l ar l d '„wiqe (Jones 2, M'Kenzie 2, Byes 2, wide -- 0i) a 6 (Jones 4 Blayds4, Tud way 1) 9, no balls (Ver non) 4 .. ... 15 ...,„ ..... F• 1,, , HARTIOW. If: 13', EN ,c. Ridding, b. Kendall 12 b. Dewar ... 26 C. currer, Esq '` i tr n° ,l 9 Esq., c. Eandell 0 hit wicket... 3 E. ' a" ' E sq., b. Dewar ti . p. Eaton, 0 b. Morris ... 16 ~ b. Kendall Esq., b. Kendall "Z. ki;_trieron, Esq ,b. Dewar 3 b. Kendall... 0 IL Al u ," . ..neY• Esq., b. Kendall . "-eil .' 1' c. Bathurst A . A ,,,. , zR.., ,sq., 0 b. Dewar ... 0 iv . 4 ' Kenzie, &q., b. Dewar A. i"," , Esq., not out )),.. 4 "‘vily, Esq., b Dewar 0 not out " 8. 6, wide (Kndal 10, Dewar 3) 13 19 Byes 3, wide (Baker 4, Kendall 1, Dewar 6, Morris 1, Barchard 5), 23. No balls (Dewar t, Baker 4), 10 36 1.1,1%11, W inchester won by 12 runs. 62 178 ,e ed at /4 match eleven o-d clock. ay is with Eton v. Harrow, and com 't o' , - KlO'rs BRITISH RAILWAY.— . 10 ., ON TILE No RT II tat, ' 4" l ° ,l B assaults and breaches o f d the la p st ea t, c ,e c e w k, er b e y co t m he mi r t a te il d w r y we t . kni a Y night, Sunday, and Mon d. t,,,,n 4Yn,uctnobneartaob 1 , 47.0 en to the Cockburnspath is a t y , rict. Saturday being their esoever they met them. . II f l ea d r a u a n d k ei nnnocent perso h n e s r , all met the same fate, bones. Such, we or ; I I Persons arc so much f i e n l j i l w e ' d , tha t w their lives are despaired tied:thers escaped with broken and d isloca ted dssrriets on these oeca tet,'"tand, is the deplorable state of.thet magistrate, I t , ' I t ' , that Sir John Hall, Bart., the residen ilitary next pay_day.— /te,. -" ,„ t't have the assistance of the m has deter v rek 11..,,, der. , ATAI , , .., iT ON TILE I slay hi tht • ,aCcIDE. a gentleman n Mr. James Russell, 11V ER.— On Wednes - .... riin: ' '"ment circumstances, and . accompanied by a wa • -s, tury • lents at Walton, . ter ''')f in ktr'lA". three Viitleme ' Messrs. Robert and William m ar , eyers, resit th e I,n,a,nted Winter, were cro tettl;itford ferry. The party crosse . d the river in safety, and the ssing the river fhames ill a boat at when Mr. Russell, in Step,,, Tne h were on the point of landing 1 4t,, , 0f from the stern of the boat, high at the time, and the u,.., 'il water. The tide was runn i ng i:sed his footing and fell p‘gtortunate gentleman was swept onward by the . istance, and r . var tY in the boat immediately put off to render assistance, h SC cries for '"ived rapidly to assist the immersed gentleman, whose current. The al d were distinctly heard. Owing to the darkness which prevailed, t he boat was rowed in a wrong direction, and whilst they were . "' d eavouring to b r i ng the boat round it capsized, and Messrs. Pattie, to gether with th e waterman, were immersed in the river. Mr. R. Paine luckily grasped the gunwale of the boat, anti held on until hi s cries a tt racted the attention of some people at the Admiral iicked him up. toveen beer.hou se, who put off in two boats rached the shore in haunted a nd i ke• Willi am Paine, being an expert swimmer, 44etY"ted a • The Waterman a t state that, in to endeavour to raise himself from the al contrivd in t e the bank, but in so •,. W a ter he fell bank into the stream, and was carried away by the ahe'r;e4lint.to tome distance. The poor fel l ow then contrived to clutch exhausted, he was on the point of ag ain . 1, , but being compl etely .. ex e 'n S i k ng , when his cries for help . drew Mr. William Paine to 14-" t, svho i rescued him from his perilous situation. A cCID - , 4 „ EN T TO ONE OF T . lIE VETERANS OF TRAFAL . (r,r,"•-"-Last night an old penal() . "° was on boa rd the Victory at the time of ner of the name of John Rosier fElar)• following acc ident : arra met with the recently had theh Who formerly possessed a very powerful voice ,. h r ., —lt appeared that the old whilst s q ,,,_ nour of singing before her Majesty . and Prince Albert nce that period he has a ree : si tt o isit at Greene ice Hospital, alt er h " 4 . 1 1 Y sung in tome of the concert rooms . rooms. Last evening, - Ire Tavern, Clare•rnarkea, stage he suddenly th e . r , ° tog gone through one of Dits ,i . , s ballads at Mr. Smith's, sli 11 *(1 do, On being picked up it in leaving the . . was disc over n the two or three tern On fallen with his leg under 14 . 4 0 et en that the poor old fellow - , .. a nd with such violence as to have broken it in two places. amy" (MIA. PA RK.—The been made in the ereere nPeation, and considerable progre e s in works ft hasre kt):: , f the Principal lodge .ent.rantche Norman style of arch. the approach from t'e tur: llieen t been sunk in the Regent ' s which is being ° built in Ca 4 , Adjoining this the piles have . • h is at an angle tr ill , erection of the c roads. Nearly th e :I`ato toads from the Hackney and Bethna ti l. n g d r i e h n e park, 4' for 'he suspension bridge, wh ich and on the ro !` )l e of the paling has been placed u i p ro r n o 1 ,... , , t hrough it there is a handsome , r railing. slid rti" LATE AIARQUIS IN' ELLESLE the Governor. tier,ralble statue cf the late Marquis . We lles ley, heA very splen- Genral Court-room a t th e al lndia, is about to be placed in t removed yesterday from th e , test India House. The figure Pls,%''',,lPtors to Leadenhall-street, ai w id as in a day or two will be A . ~.,4 its Intended site. George Ndi " ."/llTT oN.—Yesterday a fellow named iiti,ith- ' 5 4 cabman living at Mile.end, undertook f fora wager of 20s. iu the space of two hours a leg he drank nearly hss l rr. 4 Peek of peas, and 51b. of potatoes, .which u he accomplished, N et It L e ek minutes to spare. During his meal k aa,: i°4 tts of beer, and at its conclusion declar ed . lie could have e tl a 1 ,, Mad or two more within the same time. Last Sun t e 4 / , tolielt4:7EUL CASE . OF HYDROPHOBIA. — f farmer at into f m the stable and turned them . , 4 kfl ei ,, 1 .. 6 a labourer in the employ of 31r. Ilallett, a ar .5 ' fiel d : ok three horses ro nals began to evince , 3 , 4 410 4 , She rtly afterwards one of the anii earth, dashing wildly Zolittl,,,` "1 Ydrophobia, tearing up t he the path with its ;" kate-:eld, biting the other horses mostf earfully , in and gnawing Band.,ttlleod rails , seizing the stones in '5 to a nn wing them t a lly passed through the fide ~ nd had th e ie' shto;r• tinto the air with great v i olence. , Whilst atipt i et std nd , ' acm en He was attacked by the and had h OLs escape. He was attacked by the inluriated Ilieh el trha ~, ne m : e a sc ti a r p i u t m he air, and thc-t horse A t y ised with great violence, tossed it 0_ e b . ute his fortunate escape to h in is to m brella, escape, m ounded off, leaving the poor boy an opportunity . I d himself in a '„hockaDurs, during which time he had lacerat r e Nl ' 1 hich he speedily availed himself. The fit was on him ' destroyed. 4C 4tl irilr"aorter. At length he became exhau b s ee ei n i and dropped „., AVr g - r he „ fi ' ld • The other horses have since tete,' '—'ftt, C IRCUIT . — Ben j amin E llison was con -1,,,,,p, at n , evening. r -°( . l tin of the wilful murder of Ruth Seaman, his house. Th e -.' at Penzance and sentenced to death on Wednes day s of the case out e'r'uti utance ' must be fresh in the recollection of WT ." ; Itr Is . ~0 wit? nets a })°t' '11)-"-CjItt T utIRSDAY.—This morning,Ft early awe, atlt 'i . . 4 large number of sporting men assembled at b in a a th fi e lly Great The of the snatch between Mr. Lawrence ' s conditions y se ta "'Dr s bay colt Surprise, for 30 1. %el we re to walk a mile for 101., trot a m ile for 10/., off first in %ie e „, "ll° P a mile for 101. The walk came t.,,, k " An ride—even betting, mare for choice. The cob e , the le ad ''''verl kept it the whole of the distance, and won tr„„ri_Yi the mare broke and was off ti, "Ittnatch off next —2 to lon the cob ; both started . ell t came nex pulled round twice. The q tte r °"th er, and there was no perceptible advantage 0 . 11 either all,„, °. r the first half mile. The cob afterwards brok e twice, thus 1 44C h n e the mare to come in an easy winner. The gallo pin g t atartvir,--3 a nd 4t•l on the mare; the cob matte the run e n r i s n e g f a a r erie, wg.at strong pace, which he kept up for three-q uarters her 'sui t „n n he was challenged by the mare, but he e . , / by a lngth. The horses were cleverly ridden by their owners 04,,„ N v , ',Elt AcKN oWLEDGNIENT OF ENGLISH HU r,,,%.---The painful disclosures inserted in The Sun a few days tiene,;:eL'Pectine the dreadful wreck of the Dutch Indiaman John (, :ap tii '' On the island of St. Paul, and the vigorous effort h s es it pill Roseby, of the Chance, to save the unfortunate crew, 4, et : he gratifying to learn, attracted the attention of the Du tch , Gov ern ment ." Oe Tuesday, it was made known at Lloyd ' s that the eeldtnent alluded to had awarded Captain Roseby a handsome etti tr :' e dat, for the humane and prompt steps he adopted in res.. thi s ; tha t Portion of the ill.fated crew which he safely brought to to Pr'44l4Y, and for his unremitting exertions for ten entire days t4teserve the unfortunate creatures that were left on the island. Alb./ inqUir as been made of the later arrivals as to whether the haztoor lollop s drifted away in the boat, or those left on the rocks, t essis e e j lt ' t een ; but net the slightest information could be learned I Q 'nit theta, and that they have all perised there is no doubt. P 4 11°RANT AND FATAL TREATMENT OF 3 /ROWNING lifeer°?ic3.llr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest yesterday, at the tgel, 'll3, Cromer _ y, on the body of Thomas liollaus, aged ih ' Years, The cea sed ,d with several other boys, wart bathing 41,410:anal close to Chalk-road, when he wir.st out of his ali ee _nd gunk. He was shortly afterwards taken ova apparently veaternd held by the feet with his head to the gro•lnd, to let the kr. ‘l7e4Pe morn him; and after that operation Isas brought to e°r ° e i r sklos ". surgeon. who pronounced life extinct. The persont_ remarked upon the popular and fatal pr actice of holding israir,itinPParently drowned with their heads dovmwards ; and re. •s t ACcla tied the application of friction in au , b cases, Verdict, 'EVAtiI delith." . .. _.~►~- :0 to -- EZNise# THE St - N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST _1,"1845.. GREAT CEO' rnAL SARDINIAN RAILWAY COMPANY, 80, King William-street, London-bridge, July 30, 1845. The Duke di Lante di Montrefeltro, President, &c., &c., having summoned a full board for this morning, stated that, in consequence of an official interview he had yu sterday with the Count de Revel (who, in the absence from London of his Excellency Count Potion, Minister Plenipotentiary of Sardinia, is acting as Charge d'Affaires), he was happy to be enabled to inform ►he Directors, that the Sar dinian Government had seen with satisfaction the forming of this Company for the laying down of a railway through the island of Sardinia, and that so soon as the deputation shall be prepared to start for Turin for the purpose of receiving the final and exclusive concession of this line (the only one in the Sardinian States which will be granted by that Government to a foreign company), the Embassy of his Sardinian Majesty in London will, with pleasure, provide the deputation with letters for the authorities at Turin. The Noble Duke further communicated to the Provisional Com mittee that Count de Revel had heard that his Excellency the Mar. quis di Villamarina, Viceroy of Sardinia, had arrived at Turin from Cagliari, and from what the Duke di Lante could understand, personally to express to the superior Government at Turin the anxiety manifested by the inhabitants of the island for the speedy construction of this important railway.—By order, G LANDELS, Secretary. HOW TO GET FREE QUARTERS IN LONDON.-Why the deuce don't you make yourself useful to the commonwealth by calculating a gradient, laying down a curve, or preparing a table of traffic in order to obtain the proper qualification for a railway wit ness ? Nothing in this world is easier. You have only to sit at your window for a given amount of hours once a week, and note down the number of cabs and carts which jingle along the Broomie. law ; and, it you like that better, to ascertain the quality of the soil three feet beneath your own winecellar,and you are booked for a month's residence in London, free quarters in a first-rate hotel, five guineas a day, and all expenses paid.—Blackwood's Magazine. THE BRITISH PENITENT FEMALE REFUGE.- Yesterday the annual general meeting of the friends and subscri bers to the British Penitent Female Refuge was held at the asylum, Cambridge-heath, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee, and transacting the usual business of the society. The Rev. George Greaves, M. A., in the chair. The Rev. J. Glanvilly, secretary, read the report. Since the formation of the society in 1829, 844 females have been admitted. At the last annual return 34 were left in the asylum; since that time 24 have been received, making a total of 64 who have been upon the foundation during the year. Of that number, 19 Nava been sent to respectable situa tions, 9 reconciled and restored to their friends, I left the asylum, and 1 died in the house; leaving at present 33 upon the establish. ment. The debt of the society has been reduced during the past year from 4541. Bs. 24. to 47/. Is. Bd. The income amounted to 1,6271. 12s. 110., and the expenditure to 1,4421. 141., leaving a balance in the bankers' hands of 174/. 18s. I Id. The report was unanimously adopted, and the meeting broke up. _FUNERAL OF EARL GREY.---The remains of this amiable and deeply lamented nobleman were interred in the family vault at Howick Church on Saturday, the 26th inst. The cere mony, in compliance with the known wishes of the deceased, was strictly private. This celebrated :man was followed to the grave by his son, the present Rad, by the Earl of Durham, by the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M. P., brother-in-law to the late Earl, and by other members of the family, on foot; the only mourner not related being Dr. Wilson, the medical attendant of the deceased Earl through many years. The tradesmen of Alnwick by one consent closed their shops between the hours of twelve and two o'clock, and every tribute of respect that circumstances permitted was paid by the entire neighbourhood. So, in an obscure country church, close by his house at Ilowick, rest the remains of this talented, this famous, and truly venerab7e man ; so, in a vault at Hucknell, rest the remains of Lord Byron, the patriot and poet ; whilst to such men as Canning and Castlereagh tombs and monuments, in West• minster Abbey and in Palace-yard, are put up. Posterity will know hew to appreciate such scenes; and in history, the tinsel of a false fame, and the hollow renown of unprincipled success will find their fate and that grave which are their true deserts, and that justice at last be done on earth which is already done beyond it.— Tyne Mercury. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM EATING DRAWING COLOURS.—On Wednesday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Queen's Head, Pitfield-street, Hoxton, on the body of Arthur H. Bentley, aged two years and a half, a fine infant, whose death was the effect of poison, which was contained in colours which were composed of asseniate of copper. It appeared that deceased was living with his father, Mr. A. Bentley, fancy stationer, No. 20, Pitfield-street. On Monday afternoon last, about five o'clock, his soother gave him a slice of bread and butter, with which he went into the shop. After he had beers there several minutes he re turned into the parlour, when she became alarmed on observing him vomiting a large quantity of greenish matter. Mr. Packer; a surgeon of the neighbourhood, being called in, discovered that he was suffering from the effects of poison, when it was found that he had swallowed several squares of green drawing colours that were in a drawer in the counter, within his reach. The poor child, after enduring severe agony, died about two o'clock the fol lowing morning. Verdict, " Accidental death." CORONER'S INQUEST.—SUICIDE FROM MATRIMO NIAL DIFFEPENCES.—Wednesday afternoon an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head, Pitfield-street, licaton, on view of the body of William Murphy, aged 20, a tailor, who com mitted suicide at No. 7, Wood.street, Old-street-road, where he was living with his wife. Deceased was married on last Christmas. day, since which time he has appeared frequently in a state of me lancholy, in consequence of quarrels with his wife. That morn. ing, about ten o'clock. he went to his father's house, where he was followed by his wife, who asked him to give her some money; he refused to do so, when they both returned home, and he locked himself in his room. After being alone about an hour, his wife, finding she could get no answer from him, burst the door open, when he was found behind it suspended by a rope, life being quite extinct. Deceased was in almost destitute circumstances, there being only a few rags and two broken chairs in the room. Ver dict, " Temporary insanity." DEATH FROM A VARICOSE VEIN.—Mr. Baker held an inquest on Wednesday at the White Bear, Bartholomew.square, St. Luke's, on the body of Mrs. Eliza Berryman, aged 37, wife of a shopkeeper in King.street. It appeared that deceased was far advanced in pregnancy, and had swollen legs and veins, and that one of the latter, just above the ancle, burst on Saturday evening last while she was lifting a tray of bread from ofl a baker's head. She called the ledgers to her assistance, and imprudently placed the leg in hot water, which of course augmented the bleeding. Mr. Bruce, a surgeon, was then called in, and found her in a dying state, from exhaustion, having lost at least half a pail full of blood. She was too far gone to be rallied by stimulants, and died in a quarter of an fiour after the arrival of the surgeon. Verdict, " Died from excessive hemorrhage, caused by a varicose vein." The governors of the Charter-house met yesterday to appoint two new governors in the places of Earl Grey and Lord Canterbury. Their choice fell on the Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Devon. REPEAL or THE UNION.—Last evening, a very numerously attended meeting took place in the National Hal, Holborn, to take into consideration the circumstances which have led to the present difference between them and the Loyal National Repeal Association of Dublin. Before the meeting commenced, a long consultation took place in a private room, and on the Rev. Mr. Moone being unanimously called to the chair, be came for ward and aedressed the meeting. He observed, that all the diffe rences had now vanished.—(Cries of " Thank God l " and loud cheering.) This would be a glorious day for Ireland, and would deprive their enemies of a fancied triumph, and there would be a reconciliation amongst all repeaters in London as well as in Dublin. Mr. Daly read a letter from Mr. O'Connell recommending recon • ciliation. Mr. Furlong proposed a resolution---" To bury all dif ferences in oblivion, and to redouble their exertions to effect the objects of repeaters," which was carried unanimously. Thanks having been accorded to the Rev. Chairman, &c., the meeting broke up. MURDER AT EASINGR•OI.D, YORKSIHRE.—An ad journed inquest was held at this place on Monday last to inquire into the circumstances of the death of Joseph Windsor, a child seven years of age, who had died on the 17th ult., after having par_ taken of something which his stepmother had administered to him under the pretence that it was brimstone and treacle. Before taking the mixture the boy was in excellent health, but after he was seized with excessive sickness and purging. He refused to take the stuff at first, and it was not until his schoolmistress had been called in to intimidate him to take that which she beheved to be wholesome, that he was forced to swallow the mixture, which afterwards proved to be poisonous. A surgeon was called in, but the boy died in a few hours, and a post mortals examination being made, left no doubt that poison had been administered. The re sult of the inquest was a verdict of " Wilful murder against Jane Windsor, the deceased's stepmother," and on Tuesday last she was committed to York Castle to take her trial at the next assizes. TIIE FATAL STEAM-BuILER EXPLOSION AT LON DON-BRIDGE.— An inquest was held on Wednesday evening, at Guy's Hospital, before Mr. Payne, on the body of Samuel North. cott, aged forty-five, an engineer, employed on the Wasp, Rich mond steam.boat. Thomas Clark, an engineer, said that on Fri day last he was in the engine-room of the Wasp, Richmond steam boat, which had just arrived at Dyer's.hall Wharf, London.bridge, when he heard an explosion, and saw a rush of steam and ashes from the fire door and ash.pit. He immediately ran up to the deck, calling to the deceased and another man in the engine_room to follow him. Witness thought he had come up, but in a few minutes, not finding him on deck, he went again to the engine room, and saw him crawl up severely scalded. He could not tell from what cause the explosion occurred, excepting from a defect in one of the tubes. Mr. Thomas Meacham, managing engineer to the Greenwich Ironworks, said that on the day after the explo sion, he made an examination to discover the cause of it. He had not sought long before he discovered that a tube used to convey flame through the boiler had given way. It was defective from having beerr burnt too much, but whether before or after it was put in use, he could not say. The witness said that the tube had been proved to bear 14elb. to the inch, and had been in use only about ten weeks. Explosions of the kind were of very frequent occur rence, but the engineers usually escaped unhurt, and no investiga. tion taking place, the public knew nothing about them. The house-surgeon of the hospital said the deceased died from the effects of the scalds on Tuesday. Verdict, " Accidental death." As before mentioned, the unfavourable state of the weather during this critical season of the year has caused many to feel no little alarm, thinking that a deficient crop may, as on former occasions, exercise an injurious effect on the currency. But it is to be recollected that this is the Ora, harvest season under which the new banking system will be fairly tried, and that the country issues will now be able to counteract to an unlimited extent the endeavours of the Bank of England to influence the ex changes. Hitherto, when the Bank have endeavoured to prevent as far as possible the efflux of gold caused by a short harvest, by raising the rate of discount, the country issuers have stepped in to supply the gap, and the de si;ned reaction has been impossible. Now, on the contrary, these have lost their expansive power, and the Bank will be enabled to exercise their restrictive power to a much less extent and for a more limited period, so that the exchanges would speedily right themselves under all ordinary circumstances. There is, to be sure, one argument on the other side, and that is, that the country banks have not yet issued to the full amount authorised. But all will see at once that this power of expansion exists only to a limited extent, being, as shown yesterday, only 850,8951., with which no great mischief can be done.— Times. _ _ _ A BOY SIIOT.—On Tuesday afternoon, during the contest which took place at the Horsleydowit Regatta, a party rowed across the river to the Tower-stairs, where, having landed, they proceeded across Tower-hill, preceded by a band of music, to the house of one of the successful competitors of last year, for the purpose of regaling themselves. One of the party had a large pistol, which he was flourishing about, when it suddenly exploded, and its contents lodged in the arm of a boy named John Marshall, of Red Lion-street, Wapping, who, with several other lads, was walking with the pro cession. The poor boy was completely stunned by the shock, and fell senseless to the ground. On being lifted up it was feared he had been mortally wounded, from the quantity of blood which issued from the wound. He was conveyed to the nearest sur• geon's, who found that the wadding of the pistol (which fortu. nately had been loaded with powder only) had lodged in the upper part of the arm. Ile was subsequently removed to St. Thomas's Hostiital. It will have been observed in our last quotations of the price of bullion in Paris, that the premium has suddenly fallen ,bout 6 per mille, or nearly 2-3ds per cent., as compared with the quotations of the previous week. This has again re. stored the rates of gold in the two countries to about the same position as they were in before the last decline in the exchanges between Paris and London. Two MEN '.., 4 AVED.— On Sunday night, is the Tiger steam-ship was coming up the river, the wind blowing strongly from the south-west, a boat with a sail up, and two men in it, was seen to upset in the upper part of the Halfway Reach. The pi of of the Tiger, Mr. Edward Voss, immediately made to. wards them, and threw overboard cork fenders and gratings, which the two men caught hold of and kept themselves above water until the quarter.boat was lowered, when they were taken on board the Tiger, much exhaused. They were afterwards put ashore at Green wich. The names of the parties, thus meritoriously rcSiesl front a watery grave, were Butterworth and Thompson, MEXICAN AlNI) CENTRAL AMERICAN ANTIOITITIF.',.;.i. Some travellers accidentally discbiered, in the pro vince of Chiapas, the ruins of a large city, whose monuments attested the existence of a people far ad- L vanced in civilisation, at a period too remote to fix its ' epoch in history. Several attempts have been made to explore this interesting country, and already, through individual • exertions almost unaided, the most striking facts have been collected, which prove, beyond doubt, that civilisa tion and the arts were known and practised in a country once crowded with human beings and now but a fruitless a ilderness in appearance to the common eye. In 180.3, Colonel Dupaix headed an expedition dis patched by the Mexican Viceroy, and the designs made by Castaneda were at a later period transported to Nris. These drawings, including; the designs of bridges, pyramids, tumuli of various forms, subterranean sculp tures, majestic and extraordinary edifices, idols in porphyry and granite, statues in marble, store, and stucco, fragments of the zodiac in hieroglyphics, though different from those of Egypt, yet announcing their common origin with them. Curiosity thus excited, resulted in the devotion to the cause of science of the Comte Ange de Sint Priest, who has spent several years in the deserts of Central America, exploring its antiquities ; and wlso has added largely to the collections of his co-labourers and pre decessors,Amongst whom may be named the illustrious Chateaubriand, de Humboldt, and Warden. We understand that a Committee is about to b formed in London, in conjunction with that of Paris, for the purpose of aiding in a more extended exploration of a subject so interesting to science, and so full of curious speculation. M. St. Priest has dedicated to this object the proceeds of the sale of his work, in two large lolio volumes, ac companied by au Atlas, comprising 300 magnificent designs. We quote the following from the Journal des Debuts " A year ago we mentioned a scientific com mission form, d here with the object of preparing for the provinces of Mexico and of Central America, an explor ing expedition which shmild extend and complete the discoveries, so wonderful already, of the first expedi tion. This transatlantic exploring scheme, which at first was but the yearning of some spirits devoted to sci ence, is now a matter of certain suce.ss, after the efforts made during the past year. " Never, it must be acknowledged, has there existed so great a disposition to form such societies for enter , prises of this kind. At the present day archreological expeditious are treated and undertaken in a manner very different from the time when Champollion deci phered the hieroglyphcs of Longsor and of Medinet- Abon, and when Volney sat in the Temple of the Sun, in the shade of the columns of Palmyra. " Persepolis and Babylona have exhausted neither the ardour nor the enthusiasm of samns and poets. Egypt has ben searched in every corner, but much more still remains to be examined in the archmological world. Be tween Egypt and l'ersia, on the one side, and Central America on the other, there are regions at present al most deserted, formerly peopled and flourishing, where must be found sumptuous palaces, majestic sculptures, everything, in a word, that constitutes the necessary mag nificence of an advanced civilisation. " What has already been discovered at Palenque, which has been called the Thebes of America, will give an idea of the vacuum that is still to be filled in the his tory of art. his this vacuum which it is the object of the exploring commission to fill. It has no other object. It will be carried out by the simultaneous efforts of the French and English sauna, according to the plan ex pressed by M. de Chateaubriand in that importer t work the Mexican Antiquities.' This transatlantic explora tion, which will excite a lively interest in all enlightened minds, deserves the support necessary for realising all the hopes that are attached to it by spreading some rays of light over the ancient destinies of the American continent." IRELAND. REPEAL DEMONSTRATION IN GALWAY. The'Evening Freeman's Journal, contains a detailed report of the repeal detnonstrasion in Galway. The following is an abridged account : G MorinA Y HT.—When the procession arrived near Galway (says the report) the locality became more favour able for its full display. Before this period only a small portion of it could be seen from any particular spot, but near the en trance to the town an angle in the road revealed to view its vast and magnificent proportions. The scene was one of infinite beauty—the Atlantic in the distance—on the opposite coast the mountains of Clare running along towards the sea— while the road, for at least the extent of three miles, pre sented an array of 100,000 men, with innumerable banners of the most gorgeous description fluttering in the breeze. The procession entered Galway through the square about half-past three o'clock; the streets were densely crowded; the houses, to their very roufs, were thronged with spectators. The Galway ladies, from the windows of every domicile, waved their handkerchiefs in welcome, and bouquets of flowers were strewed upon the carriage by their fair hands. The peasantry were equally profuse in their expres sions of homage to the " uncrowned monarch;" and while the young gave vent to their feelings in shouts and hurrahs, the (Al offered up prayers for their Liberator. The procession passed through every part of the ancient town, which, owing to the local Commissioners, now presents an appearance of great improvement. A fleet of fishing smacks was moored near the shore in the vicinity of the Claddagh with streamers floating from their mast heads. As the procession passed the convent, the Liberator was gret ted by its pious inmates with silent, but emphatic, marks of reverence and respect. Having traversed the tot.n, the precession returned to the square, where a platform was erected for the purposes of the meeting. The chair was taken by Mr. Francis Com)n, an ex-justice of the peace, and a few preparatory resolutions having been agreed to, Mr. O'CONNELL came forward, and having made some pre liminary observations on the " majestic spectacle" then before him, of the enormous multitude of men determined to be free, and showing a physical force sufficient for the overthrow of empires, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman proceeded as follows:—Sir J. Graham and Sir R. Peel have declared that it is now a dream too wild even for madmen to imagine, that this country can be longer governed under the principles of Protestant ascendancy.—( Cheers.) In the exertions the re pealers have already made they have ,ucceeded ; they have broken down the determination of the present Ministry to con tinue Leland in a state of degradation and oppression.— (Cheers.) Sir James Graham, two years ago, said that con cession to Ireland had found its limits, but he now admits that they have not found their limits.—(Cheers.) He now declares that they will do more for Ireland.--( Cheers. ) A Voice—No thanks to him. " LIBERATOR " -Why, no thanks to him, I say also.— ( Cheers.) He said they would do much for us, but he did not tell us what the ultimate limits would be. If he comes here to me, I will whisper in his ear what the limits are to be—those limits shall be when the Irish Parliament House is once more in College-green.—( Loud cheers.) Some persons are silly enough to ask me what go o d I a m doing by agitating for repeal ? I have my answer—Sir James Graham has supplied it to me. —(Cheers. ) I employ him as my counsel to answer the question. Certainly, before he was counsel at the other side, but, as they say in Munster, he sold the pass -( Laughter)—and now he is on the opposite side.—(Cheers.) When I am asked, therefore, what has been done by the repeal agitation, I say I have struck down the determi nation of the British Ministry to keep the Irish people in degradation.—(Cheers.) They now send about a kind of political bellman to ascertain what they shall do for us.— ( Cheers.) Yes, seriously and soberly, 1 appeal to every man of common sense if the agitation for repeal has not produced its effects; whereas three years ago the Ministers resolved not to do anything for Ireland, now they want to find out any mea sure short of repeal to satisfy the people of Ireland.—( Cheers.) I put it thus to the people of Connaught—l ask them, if the Irish people agreed to give up the struggle for the repeal of the union—( Cries of " Never")—would not the Ministry make any bargain with them ?—(‘• Never.") I know that they will never give up the repeal struggle; but I am mistaken; they will give it up when the Parliament is again in College-green. —( Cheers.) I emphatically and firmly proclaim, without dan ger of being accused of any vapouring or deception, that I have arrived at all but one step of the repeal of the union, and that I have the materials in my hands by which 1 carried other measures to carry the last and greatest. —(Cheers.) No country on the face of the earth sprung up as Ireland did in commerce and agriculture and wealth, from the time of the independence of her own Parliament in 'B2, until the baleful measure of union was forced upon us. What was done once can be done again. The prosperity that followed the legislative indepen dence of this country in 'B2 will follow the legislative inde pendence of 18 , 16—( Great cheering)—early in 1846 I trust. —(Continued cheering.) You ought to live for '46.—(Cries of " So we will.") I want that the people in this great struggle should be shoulder to shoulder—that they all shall be perfectly agreed. No man should represent you in Parliament —for the borough or the county—but a thorough repealer. You should select no man for your local boards but a repealer. —(Cheers.) Every parish shall be ransacked, and every man entitled to register a vote must have it done. We will give you the machinery, and it is for you to make the experiment in every parish—seeing who can be registered, and deter mined nut to return any man but a member of Concilia tion-hall.—(Cheers. ) Sir Valentine Blake is a member of Conciliation-hall, and he has a right to solicit your suffrages again. My excellent friend Mr. Martin Blake is not yet a member—.l wish I could prevail upon him to be so. Nobody slumbers—nobody menaces, but every one says, that no man, Whig or Tory, shall represent the men of Galway at the next election unless he or they promise to represent them in Conciliation-hall.—(Cheers.) Let there be in every parish repeal wardens in connexion with the Repeal Association—let them organise the people—all we ask from any man to procure for him liberty and equality is a shilling a year, a penny a month, a farthing a week, and there are four weeks for nothing —(Cheers and laughter.) And if that be not a bargain for happiness and liberty, 1 know not what a bargain is. Oh, you don't know how you delighted me with the manifestation of this day; it filled my heart with delight, arid gladdened toy soul to hear the countless thou sands re-echo, " O'Connell and Repeal."—(Cheers. ) How my heart throbs to think that the possession of their own land is reserved for the noble people of Ireland—the love liest and fairest land over the facelof the earth—the greenest and most fertile that the sun evet shone upon—the most beautiful and productive of any in the world. Oh I how often have I said that if John Bull could make the boast that Ireland can, and give proof of that boasting, we would never hear an end of his vapouring. I make the boast not on my own authority ; a Saoteh philosopher, the successor of Dr. Chalmers, took twelve years in experiments to discover number I of the human race, and his testimony is that the first in stature, in weight, and in physical strength was the Irishman—he was forced to admit that.—(Cheers.) I am not deluding you— I am not telling a fancy tale—l am talking of what philo sophers have been forced to admit after having discovered them by philosophic experiments ; and if John Bull could boast of being number 1, we would never hear an end of his vapouring and boasting.—( Hear.) We don't vapour or boast—we feel our superiority, and declare ourselves too good to be slaves.—( Cheers. ) As you go home to-night let my words sink deep in your hearts. I am the apostle of that sect which boll that the greatest advantage to political institu tions, and fur the prosperity of the people, can be obtained by peaceable, legal, and sinless means. Be you the propagators of my advice. Tell the people that I want every man to rally with me—lavant,every ; man's shilling, and I will tell you why —because there is a heart and hand behind every shilling—l want the hearts and hands of every man. All we have to do is to bide our time. The history of England is not yet over— England will want us sooner or later; she will want the ready hand and willing hearts of Irishmen, and when she wants them Ireland is free—she must buy our hearts by giving us liberty, and that moment the Parliament is in College-green, and Ire land is herself again.—( Great cheering.) Mr. J. BLAKE, of Vermont, was then called to the chair, when a vote of thanks was passed to the prior chairman, and the vast multitude separated in quiet and order. Amongst the gentlemen on the platform were the foll3w ing :—The lion. M. J. French, Castle-Ffrench ; Valentine O'Connor Blake, Et.q., Tovrerhill; Charles Bianconi, Esq., Mayor of Clonniel ; James Blake, Esq , Vermont ; Peirse J. Blake, E.q., Corofin Park ; Daniel Moore Killikclly, Esq., Summerville ; Robert Blake Foster, Esq., Knockmoy Abbey ; Francis Foster, Esq., Knoekmoy Abbey ; Patrick Blake, Esq., Frenchfort; Thos. A: Joyce, Esq., Alerview ; Michael Blake, Esq., Fr enc hf or t ; J o h n D. Bodkin, Esq., Bengarra ; Thomas itPNevin, Esq., Rosepark ; Oliver Dolphin, Esq., Turoc ; E. W. Costelloe, Esq., Galway ; the Very Rev. Jas. M.Hale, V.G. archdiacess of Tuam, P.P. Hollymount ; the Very Rev. Dr. Loftus, P.P., Dunmore; Christopher Cheveers, Esq., Kill)an, and the town commissioners of Galway, Tuam, Loughrea, Roscommon. Ballinasloe, and Athlone. YNOO Tll COLLEGE. The Lord-Lieutenant sill, it it , believed, personally inspect 31a)nooth College, before his Excellency returns to Dublin from his visit to the Duke of Leinster, at Carton. signed in consequence of some dispute, which it would be shown arose from the plaintiff making an alteration in the circular. Several witnesses were called to prove these facts. The col lector said he was to be paid ten per cent. for the subscriptions collected, and he should have looked to the committee for pay ment, not the defendant. It was alio proved that the 2/. is. collected had been paid away for postage stamps. Itlr. Talbot was called and stated that it was in contemplation that he should become Secretary, and he should have looked to the committee then. Defendant never held himself out as being responsible, but on the contrary treated it as a specula tion, and said he entertained hopes of realising 1,000/. 'for his own share. The Learned JUDGE summed up, and said that it was en tirely a question for the jury on the evidence, whether there had been any engagement by the defendant personally. The evidence was very strong on the other side, that every one looked for payment from the proceeds of the project, which, for some reason or other, had become a failure. The jury gave a verdict for the defendant. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. MA I? YLE B OA E. Yesterday, Mr. William Cole, collector for the Lambeth Waterworks Company, and who resides at No. 8, Old Dorset place, Clapham-road, attended at this Court to prefer a charge of assault against Eliza Cole, an intere s ti ng -l oo ki ng woman, his wife ; and it will be seen from the subjoined evidence that many facts of a somewhat singular and unpleasant nature were elicited. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the defendant. Complainant, who took f r om hi s p oc k e t a l arge b un dl e o f papers, which evidently related to law matters, deposed, that on Friday last, as he was walking along the New-road, de fendant crossed over from the opposite side, near Quebec-street, and abused him in the most shameful manner ; she also struck him on the face, at the same time saying, " D-- your eyes, take that." She had frequently abused hi m an d hi s re l at i ons before, and an action was now about to come on for hearing at Croydon, at the suit of a person who claimed a certain amount for her (defendant's) board, but his answer to that would be, that - she had been guilty of adultery, and it would soon be shown whether she was innocent or not. Cross-examined by Mr. Humphreys—l have been separated from defendant ever since she ran away from me, which was in September, 1843. I allowed her at the rate of 401. per year up to the 6th of December last. I never authorised my wife to borrow money for me. Mr. Humphreys here handed in a letter addressed to the de fendant, and signed " William Cole." It was dated May 11, 1844. The said letter, which was read, contained a request that his (complainant's) wife would endeavour to get some one to lend him 401. for two or three months, for which he would pay liberal interest. It further set forth that he was 171. short in his accounts. Mr. Humphreys (to complainant)—ls this letter (showing it to him) in your handwriting? Complainant (after some little hesitation)—lt is. Mr. Humphreys—Then how could you have the assurance to swear just now that you never gave your wife authority to ob tain money for you? Complainant (rather contused)—l had no recollection of it when you spoke to me. Mr. Humphreys—Did you not, in consequence of the letter you wrote, receive 201. from your wife? Complainant—l did, and she told me it was her own. Mr. Humphreys—Do you know Mr. Dainty? Complainant —I know a Mr. T. Dainty, but have never seen him above twice in my life. Mr. Humphreys—Upon your oath, are you not aware that the 201. was borrowed of him? Complainant—l'd rather de cline answering that question ; it will be a subject for investi gation in another quarter. Mr. Humphreys produced a bill drawn by Mr. Thomas Dainty on complainant for the sum alluded to, and he (the com plainant) acknowledged that the acceptance to the same was his. In answer to other questions from Mr. Humphreys, com plainant said, "I discontinued the allowance to my wife on the 6th of December last; when I met her on Friday, the 25th instant, she did not, to the best of my recollection, ask me for money ; I'll swear I did not say to her D— your eyes, no, not a penny shall you have, and if you follow me, I'll give you into custody.' I accused -her of having committed adultery, when she struck me and said D-- your eves, take that.' It's very likely she might have told me I was a villain. I did not collar her, tear her veil, and pull the scarf from her shoulders, but I did lay hold of her after she struck me. I was married to her in 1840. I shall not answer you as to whether she had a quan tity of furniture of her own or not at the period of our union." John Gray said that he saw complainant laying hold of the shawl of defendant, wl.o then struck him (complainant) and called him a thief. For the defence, Mr. Humphreys called Frederick Rivers, 1, John-street, New-road, who stated that while talking to a customer at his own door he saw the parties struggling together. Complainant seized hold of defendant by the right shoulder with considerable violence, but witness did not see any blow struck by either ; he at first thought that complainant had got hold of his wife by the throat, and he (witness) heard him make a remark to the effect that he would fix her. Another witness, named Caroline Hatton, servant to Mr. Hodges, Royal Oak, Circus-street, said that she saw com plainant seize his wife very roughly; she got away from him and ran into a house, when he pursued her as far as the door, and threatened that he would punish her. Mr. LONG dismissed the warrant, and the parties then quit ted the court. Mr. Cole seemed to be under much excitement during the proceedings, and took copious notes of the evidence given in the case. Mrs. Cole had several respectable friends with her, and they seemed fully determined upon supporting her to the utmost with regard to her claim for maintenance, and in de fence of the threatened allegation of adultery. 01{Sti1 P- S E A SERVANT WITHOUT A CHARACTER.—Yesterday Ann Williams was placed at the bar, before Mr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, upon a charge of robbing her master, Mr. Edward Green, a comedian, and Charlotte Augusta Letten was charged as particeps crirainis. Both of them appeared about 16 or 17 years of age. Mrs. Sarah Green stated that on Saturday week she took Williams (the prisoner) into her service without a character, as she appeared very much distressed. On Monday night last, the witness went to the Albert Saloon, to accompany her husband home after the performance, but on her return home, shortly before twelve, she was alarmed to find that the new servant, whom she had left to take care of the children, had left the house. Upon examination, she discovered that her drawers had been ransacked, and robbed of a cloak, a shawl, three silk and other dresses, and various other things, besides six frocks and nearly all the rest of her children's apparel. Police-constable Smith, of the N division, said that about three o'clock yesterday morning, he found the two prisoners together at a coffee-shop in Old-street, dressed in a part of the stolen apparel, and one of them wearing the cloak, and the other the shawl. Williams at first dewed her name, but after wards begged he would intercede to prevent her being trans ported. Duplicates were found upon them for various articles pawned on Tuesday. Williams now said she admitted the charge, and she hoped Mrs. Green would not have her sent out of the country. The other prisoner said Williams had asked her to come and live with her, and told her the apparel belonged to her sister. They were committed. WANDS WORTH. CHARGE OF BlGAMY.—Yesterday George Brett, a labour ing man about fifty years of age, was charged with marrying Mary Markel], his first wife being still alive. The complaint was made by the second wife, who cannot be more than nineteen or twenty years of age. She stated that she lived at Southville, Wandsworth-road, and obtained her living by working at a laundress's. She was married to the prisoner on the 6th of July, at the Baptist Chapel, Clapham common. She 1-ad since ascertained that the pritoner was already married, and had seen his first wife who lived in Port land-place South, Wandsworth-road. Police-constable Bent produced the certificate of the mar. riage, and stated that he had seen the first wife's certificate, but she would not part with it. From that certificate it ap peared the prisoner was first married in 1814. When witness took the prisoner into custody ho said it was a bad job, and he must sutler for it. The girl had threatened to drown herself if he did not marry her, and he was compelled to do so. The prisoner was remanded until Monday next. THAMES POLICE. 'went DISTILLATION.—Yesterday Jacob Atrell, aged 50, John Jones, 47, and James Wilkinson, 20, were brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with working a private still in an unentered place, at No. 18, James-street, Limehouse-fields, where the elder prisoner has, for the last twenty-eight months, professed to carry on the business of a scum-boiler. On Wednesday night, about twelve o'clock, two Custom house officers, named George and Deane, accompanied by Day and Beere, constables of the K division, went to the house occupied by Atrell, which is detached from the main road, and surrounded by a fence, while George and Beere were posted at the hack of the premises to prevent a retreat i n that direction. Dean and Day went to the front door and knocked. A female voice from within asked them who they wanted, and Dean replied that he had a message for 111 r. Jones. The door was immediately opened, and the officers entered. They were armed with pistols, as a desperate re sistance was expected, and the woman immediately raised an alarm. The lights within were extinguished; but the officers passed through the house into a shed in the rear of the premises, where they found a sixty gallon copper-still in operation with a fire under it, and whisky running from the worm. Jones and Wilkinson were both in the still-room. The former was without his coat, and had his shirt sleeves tucked up. The other was dressed and had his hat on. Directly af terwards George and Beere brought Atrell into the house. They captured him as he was attempting to make his escape ever a wall in the rear of the premises, and he pretended to be very drunk. The place was found to contain all the materials and plant for carrying on distillation on a very large scale, in cluding Lair eighty gallon tubs of molasses in a state of fer mentation, fourteen tubs of a similar description, which had contained molasses and had been worked off , and five jars con taining 14 gallons of very clean overproof spirits. Atrell admitted he was the proprietor of the place, and that the things belonged to him. The woman proved to be his wife, and she was not molested. Jones said he was out of employ when Atrell engaged him, and he was glad to obtain work anywhere. IN ilkinson stoutly denied having been concerned in the illicit distillation. His sister was married to Jones, who lived on the premises ; and he went to the house to pay her a visit, and was about to leave when the officers entered and took him into custody. The officer, on being questioned by the Magistrate , said they were watching the premises for an hour and a half before they entered and made the seizure, and that no one came in or out during that time. Mr. BALLANTINE said he had no doubt at all as regarded Atrell and Jones, and as Wilkinson was on the premises he was bound to convict him also ; but if he could make it appear to the Board of Excle, by petition, that he was an innocent man, and that he merely went to the house upon a visit to his sister, mercy would be extended towards him. He then convicted the prisoners, and sentenced them to pay a fine to the Queen of 301. each, arid in default committed them to the House of Cor rection for three months, there to be kept to hard labour. It is an extraordinary fact, that six private stills have been seized in the neighbourhood of Stepney during the last twelve months, and in one case the illicit distillation was carried on so extensively that the value of the implements and spirits seized exceeded 3,0001. THE CONDEMNED PIRATES.—NO day has RS yet been fixed for the execution of the seven miserable creatures now awaiting death in Exeter gaol for piracy and murder. Vigorous efforts are being made by the inhabitants of the city to induce her Majesty's Government to carry out the dread sentence of the law in a more desirable part of the county, and thus spare the feelings of a populous city from so fearful a tragedy as the death of seven wretched beings on the scaffold. Considerable interest is excited on behalf of James Majaval, the ringleader, who stabbed Mr. Pal mer, the midshipman, from the circumstance of its being confi. dently asserted that he is a nephew of the celebrated General Espar tero. It is also said that he has written to that distinguished Spaniard, soliciting his assistance in sparing his life. Dr. Lima, a native of Brazil, a Roman Catholic clergyman, has been sent by the united desire of the Brazilian, Portuguese, and Spanish Leg?- tlons, to afford the culprits spiritual assistance. The Secretary of State has issued most positive instructiona to the gaol authorities that ne person shall be allowed to see them but such as arc officially connected with the prison. Two officers are always present with them, day and night. IMPORTATION OF OXEN AND SHEEP FROM HOL LAND.—Yesterday morning two large steamers arrived from Hol land in the river Thames, having on board 150 oxen and 300 sheep, all of which were consigned to carcass butchers in Newgate matket. The oxen and sheep are of remarkably fine quality, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 31. COMMITTEE FOR PRIVILEGES. Their Lordships sat in a Committee for Privileges to day at Four o'clock. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Redesdale, Lord Monteagle, Lord Gage, Lord Coiborne, and the Bishop of Ely. THE CLAIM OF THE EARL OF LIMERICK. Their Lordships, after hearing counsel and examinin witnesses, resolved that the present Earl of Limerick had made out his claim to vote at the election of repre sentative Peers for Ireland. ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent was given to-day (by Commission) to the following Bills :—The Spirits Duties (Guernsey and Jersey) Bill, the Unclaimed Stock and Dividends Bill, the Church Building Acts Amendment Bill, the Militia Ballots Suspension Bill, an Act:for the relief of persons of the Jewish religion elected to municipal offices, an Act to amend the Law respecting Defamatory Words and Libels, an Act to stay Execution of J udg ment for Miselemeanours upon giving Bail in Error, an Act to extend the Indemnity of Members of Art- Unions against certain Penalties (No. 2), an Act to facilitate the completion of a Geological Sur vey of Great Britain and Ireland under the direction of the First Commissioner for the time being of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, the Loan Societies Bill, a Bill to amend an Act of the 7th of Wil liam IV., for preventing the Advertising of Foreign and other illegal Lotteries, and to discontinue certain Actions commenced under the provisions of that Bill, the Turn pike-roads Bill, the Highways (England) Bill, the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road Bill, the Bothwell Gaol Bill, the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, the Turn pike Trusts (South Wales) Bill, the Drainage of Estates Bill, the Colleges (Ireland) Bill, the Archbishops and Bishops (Ireland) Patronage Bill, the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill, the Jurors Books (Ireland) Bill, the Spirits (Ireland) Bill, the Union and Division of Parishes (Ireland) Bill, Drainage of Lands (Ireland) Bill, the Fat mouthHarbour Bill, the Cromford Canal Bill, the Sheffield Waterworks Bill, the St. Helen's Improvement Bill, the Bermondsey Improvement Bill,. the Westminster Improvement Bill, the Tacumshin Lake Bill, the St. Matthew's Bethnal Green Rectory Bill, Mordan College Bill, Hawkins's Estate Bill, Ellerker's Estate Bill, Lord Monson's Estate Bill, Gildart's Estate Bill, Heaviside's Divorce Bill, and the following Railway Bills : Wear Valley, Aberdeen, Norwich and Brandon, (Diss and Dereham Branches), Bristol and Exeter, West London, Dundee and Perth, Edinburgh and Northern, Clydesdale Junction, Scottish Central, Cali donian, Newcastle and Berwick, Edinburgh and Hawick, Liverpool and Bury, South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells Branch), Newport and Pontypool, Dundee and Perth, Manchester and Leeds, Manchester, Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, Taff Vale, • London and South Western (No. 1) (Metropolitan Extension), Gravesend and Rochester. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, and Lord Wharncliffe. SUNDAY TRAVELLING. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition fiem proprietors in the Midland Railways Company to the amount of 700,0001. against Sunday travelling. SOLICITORS IN IRELAND. The Earl of WICKLOW had a petition to present, to which he wished to call the attention of their Lord ships, and more particularly of the Noble Lord on the Woolsack, as it related to a Bill to be considered in a Committee of that House. The petition was signed by the President and Vice-President of the Society of Soli citors of Ireland. It contained two prayers—one of them was, that instead of one taxing officer two should be appointed ; the other prayer, and this he wished to press on their Lordships' attention, as he intended to move an amendment to that effect at the proper moment, was, that the same qualification should be required in Ireland for the officers of such taxing-masters. Lord CAMPBELL concurred in that part of the prayer of the petition which related to the qualification of the taxing-masters. The business of the taxing master should be performed by a solicitor, and he con sidered it would be for the benefit of the public if the second prayer of the petition was attended to. After a few words from Lord COTTENHAM to the same effect, the petition was ordered to lie on the table. GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN AND GALWAY) RAILWAY. The Earl of BESBOROUGH called the attention of their Lordships to the report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the petitions which had been presented to that House, alleging that fraud and forgery had been committed in the contract deed of the Dublin and Galway Railway Company. Many persons had been called before the Committee and had been examined as witnesses, and amongst the rest, one John Stinton. (The Noble Lord here read his evidence, iu which he admitted that he also assumed the name of Mr. Baldron. He also read a portion of the examination of Miss Golding and Mr. Miles Stanley, in proof of the aliases which this John Stinton personated at different times. Robert Parish was next called in, and in answer to questions put to him, he said he bad known Stinton for four or five years, and that he was a boot maker. He had never known him by the name of Pen ton. He took letters in for him at Crosby Hall in that name, and understood that he was a friend. No person of the name of Penton lived at Crosby Hall Chambers. That was all the evidence he had to refer to with respect to the charge of perjury against the witness Stinton. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had not read the evidence, and as it would be difficult to prosecute the a itness on the whole of the evidence he had given, perhaps the Noble Earl would point out those passages with respect to which he considered he ought to be prosecuted.—(The Noble Earl conferred with the Lord Chancellor, and pointed out the particular parts of the evidence.) The Earl of BESBOROUGH then said the part of the evidence to which he wished particularly to call the attention of their Lordships, with a view to his prosecu tion, was that part in which Stinton denied that he knew Baldwin, and in which he afterwards, on being con fronted with Mrs. Golding, admitted that he did. A person named Stanley was called in, who iden tified him as a person who had signed the con tract-deed ; that he left the room, and, after an absence of half an hour, returned and signed the deed in another name ; that he went out a se cond time, and again returned in about half an hour, and signed under another name.—(Hear, hear.) Hart, the clerk, could not undeitake to say that he signed in more than one name—in any other name than the one in which he received the script. His motion was that the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute this person. Lard CAMPBELL said, from his experience of pro secutions by order of the House, which frequently were unattended with the results which were expected, he should strongly advise the House to well consider the case before they came to the resolution of prosecuting. The person acknowledged that he had signed the deed in other names than his own, and had consequently acknowledged his guilt, and having thus been guilty of gross impropriety, lie ought to have been reported to the House. In such a case, the judge who tried it would tell the jury that he had not committed perjury. He was, no doubt, guilty of great prevarication ; but, as he had said, he did not think that a charge of perjury could be main tained against him. Lord COTTENHAII said from what he bad heard of. the evidence and of the way in which the witness ex plained himself, he apprehended that there would be great difficulty in prosecuting him for perjury. But where a witness grossly misconducted himself; as in this case, it should be referred to the Attorney-General, who should prosecute him if he thought fit, and, there fore, the House should direct that officer to prosecute him. He apprehended that there was no danger of a person escaping, unless the Attorney-General should happen to a come to a wrong decision. Lord CAMPBELL said the Attorney-General had no jurisdiction without the direction of the House, whose servant he was, and whose injunctions he was bound to obey. In the great case of Stockdale the Attorney- General was ordered to prosecute by the House. The Earl of WICKLOW said that if the Committee had, on questioning the witness, said, " You are about to commit perjury, and if you do so, after this in timation, you are amenable to judgment, and they will be obliged to take cognisance of it. " Lord MONTEAGLE said that their Lordships could not well avoid taking notice of the matter, had they not already exhibited very great inconsistency in not proceeding in the case ; for the individual had had it in his power to have put himself out of the reach of their Lordships. The whole case exhibited a system of fraud and trickery, which might be provided against by their Lordships' House. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR, who supported the suggestion of Lord Monteagle, Lord BESBOROUGH moved that the case be re ferred to a Select Committee of the House for investi gation. - Lord CO rTENHAM did not see that the House could proceed against the individual John Stinton for an offence, if the offence were not committed against the House. The Earl of DEVON supported the motion of the Noble Lord (Lord B?sborough).—Agreed to. Lord REDESDALE presented petitions from West minster, and the City of London, praying for the post ponement of the Lunacy Bill. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Bill for the protection of Seamen entering Merchant Ships. The Bill then went through Committee, proforma. The House resumed. TITHES. Lord CAMPBELL pre s ented two petitions, praying a rectification of the statute respecting the commutation of tithes. The Noble Lord added that legislation on the subject was absolutely necessary. But for that Act, the commutation of tithes would have long since taken place all over the kingdom. The LORD CHANCELLOR said different construc tions had been put upon Lord 'lit nterden's Act on this subject, and he agreed with the Noble Lord in thinking that legislation on the subject was absolutely necessary. He would, next session, bring in a Bill on the subject. STATE OF GREECE. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition against the 28th clause of the Lunacy Bill. The Noble Lord then adverted to the state of brigandage on the frontiers of Greece, to which he had some time ago called the atten tion of the House, and to which be now wished to direct U the Foreign-offi ce , the attention tat/Amiga o France and Englaod were identical as reaardeet Greece ) - 4 ! and it was incumbent that a good ursderstapiling should / exist botween them ; but it could no t be denied -that — French intcrests, particularly in mercantile . .teatterSS.A.-I.' were now predominant in Greeee.—(lleiti, — hear.) The question that he wished to put was, if the Foreign-office were informed of t he state of the frontier between Greece and Turkey, and, if so, whether they had taken any measures on the subject, and also whether they had sent out instructions to Sir Edmund Lyons, to have General Valence removed from the frontier. The Earl of ABERDEEN would not deny but the peculiar state of Greece might justify the Noble Lord in bringing the question before their Latliships, which, under other circumstances, he would not have been warranted in doing. He did not mean to say that England had not a right to interfere in the affairs of Greece, for she had borrowed a sum. of this country, the interest of which had not been paid, and England was consequently, by the treaty, justified in interfering and having the revenue so adjusted that her own claims might be satisfied. The Greek Government would do well to remember that this was not a. vain formality, but a real right, which could be exercised whenever this country thought proper. However, they relied up on th e faith of the Greek Government to keep faith with this country, and act in a fair and honest manner. He would not attempt to:conceal the pain he felt at the present un fortunate state of Greece. Outrages bad been committed there, murders and robberies, and violence of almost every kind—and, in short, the state of Greece was any thing but tranquil and orderly ; at the same time he felt bound to say that, as a Minister of another State, he had no right to express an opinion as to the Govern ment of Greece, nor as to the causes which led to the present unfortunate results. He had given such advice to M.Coletti as he thought prudent and useful, and hoped it would have due weight in the councils of Greece. With regard to the excesses on the frontiers, he felt bound to say that they had been grossly exaggerated. The population on the frontiers were but imperfectly civilized, and if the Cretans of old were proverbial for lying, the Greeks of the present day were proverbial for robbing. He did not deny that outrages had taken place on the Turkish and Grecian frontier, but he must, say that these outrages had, both in nature and extent been grossly exaggerated, it was likewise utterly untrue that the Greek Government had encouraged these pro ceedings—the reverse was the fact. The supposition that Greece would go to war with Turkey was most absurd ; how could a bankrupt State without any military force do so? And even if Turkey were not able to cope with Greece, was there not the explicit declaration of the three great Powers, Russia, England, and France to pre vent any such contingency. If Colletti had for a moment imagined such a thing, ho should be put into Bedlam, if there was such a place as Bedlam in Greece. The Noble Lord was under a misunderstaeding, as regarded Valence. He was not a commander as sup posed of any considerable force, but only the leader of 18 undisciplined men. There was therefore not the slightest ground for uneasiness on the part of the Porte. There was no truth in the insinuation that English interests were on the decline in Greece. English inte rests there were as strong as ever, and it was only rea sonable to think they should be so, as ten Englishmen visited Greece for one of any other country. As long as English merchants were honest in their dealings, wealthy and enterprising, to long would they command respect: and Colletti, if inclined could not undermine such influence. There certainly were English, French, and Russian parties in Greece; the misfortune was that there was no Greek party there ; that was what was desirable ; and he hoped one would, before long, take up a position in Greece.—(Cheers.) The subject then dropped. LONDON COAL TRADE BILL. Lord DALEIOUSIE moved the second reading of the Coal Trade of London Bill. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that any observations he might make were not from any hostility to the Bill, but he wished to show what the Noble Earl had omitted in framing it. The tax, he admitted, had been originally improperly imposed, and it was not till 1840 that the Government of the day considered it advisable to direct that the tax should be placed under the surveillance of Commissioners appointed specially for the purpose. In that year, 1840, the revenue derived from this tax amounted to no less than 125,0004 showing an importa tion of 2,500,000 tons of coals. In 1841 the amount had increased by 400,000 tons, yielding an additional revenue of 20,000/. ; in 1842 it had increased 200,000 tons, giving an additional revenue of 10,0002 ; and in 1843 it was further increased 100,000 tons, or an addi tional revenue of 5,000/. In 1844 in consequence of the strike in the collieries, it was true that the importation bad fallen off to such an amount as to show a decrease of 3,500/. For the half-year ending last June an in crease again appeared of 30,000 tons, or 6,000/. addi tional revenue, and thus an actual revenue, of 165,0001. had been received by taxing this a b so l ute necessary of life. While this injustice continued, any measure purporting to improve the position of the trade would be delusive and unsuccessful, and falling as the tax did upon the poor and the con sumer, who virtually were the parties importing the commodity, it was a gross hardship upon the labouring classes, who stood most in need of the article thus denied them, and he implored the Government to with draw it. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER differed from the Noble Marquis in his anticipations of the inutility of the measure. He regarded it as a most important means of protecting both the trade and the consumer. The Earl of DALIIOUSIE said the noble Marquis, who had just sat down had gone over a much larger extent of ground than was necessary in considering the present measure. The question More their Lordships was, whether they would, as heretofore, levy the rate of a penny per tou to be applied to a corn exchange, or that it should be applied to purposes of improving parts of the town where great physical misery and social evil prevailed. The simple issue before their Lordships was, whether or not a penny per ton should be applied to work out the great and salutary benefits to which he referred. After a few words from the Marquis of LONDON DERRY, the Bill was read a second time. LUNATIC BILL. This Bill, with the amendments, was read a third time and passed. DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 29. GOV ERNM ENT FUN - vs.—Three per Cent. Consols, 98 99 %; Three-and-a -Quarter per Cent. Stock, 101% 101% ; Six per Cent. reduced to 4/. sterling per annum, 69. MiscELLANEous.—City of Dublin Steam of 1836, 50%. RittrAvivs.—Belfast and Ballymena, 6%; Belfast and County Down, 3% ; Cork rind Bandon, 7%; Cork and Waterford, 1%; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 8 1 ,4 %; Dub lin and Drogheda, 107 ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 2% %; Enniskillen a n d Sligo, 2 1 4 ; Great Southern and Western Extension, 12%; Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway), 2 1 Midland Great Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 3% 1 / 2 ; Kingstown and Bray, 6% ; Lime rick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junction, 4% ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3; N2wrv, \Varrenpoint, and Rosstrevor, 3; Waterford and Limerick, 6% 1 / 2 ; Watei ford and Kilkenny, 2%; Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, 1%. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, JULY 30.-11(CVit;toria and Albert royal steam yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, G.C.8., has been ordered round from Portstucuth to Woolwich, and her Majesty will embark at the dock yard here for Germany. The royal yacht is expected in the river on Monday next, the 4th of August, as orders have been given to the boats' crews to hold them selves in readiness on that day, to assist in mooring the Victoria and Albert nearly Opposite the place of em bares Lion. The Grampus, 50-gun ship, is fast approaching com pletion ; the workmen have been employed during the last month from six o'clock in the morning until seven o'clock in the evening, in order to have her ready for sea as early as possible. The Meteor steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander George Butler, arrived at Woolwich from Cork on Mon day, and is ordered to be paid off. She is to be re-com missioned, and have a complement of 33 men. The Fearless steam-vessel, Lieutenant Bead in charge, arrived at Woolwich from Portsmouth on Tuesday. Iler officers and crew are to be transferred to the Dasher steam-vessel, the latter being better adapted to the sur veying service than the Fearless. The Ike steam troop vessel, Master-Commander Driver, has been taken into the inner basin to have her defects made good, and is ordered to be gut ready for sea as soon as possible to convey troops to Halifax, Nova Scotia. _ The Cuckoo steam•vessel, Lieutenant-Commander A. Parkes, will be ready for sea next week, and will proceed to the coast of Scotland to protect the fisheries. Her p►incipal station will be near Leith. The Sinbad sailed on Saturday for Portsmouth and Devonport. The Monkey steam-vessel, Master William Bryant, left Woolwich on Sunday for Sheerness, Portsmouth, and Devonport. Mr. Frederick Siddall, Paymaster and Purser, is ap pointed Secretary to Commodore Sir Francis A. Collier, C.ll, vice Breaks. Mr. Breaks' salary as Naval Store lce► per and Victualling Agent at the Cape of Good Hope is 6001. per annum. Vessels in the Harbour.—William and Mary yacht, Meteor, Dwarf, and Medea strain-vessels ; Diligence transport ship, and Cyclop steam vessel, belonging to the King of the Netherlands. In the Docks.—Grampus, 50 guns, and Phoenix steam-vessel. In the Basin.—Terrible, Alecto, Avon, Dasher, Lizard, Cuckoo, and Wildfire steam-vessels. RAILWAY COMMITTEE. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) Mr. Fowler examined by Mr. BAINC, Q.C.—ls a civil engineer, connected with the Stockton and Hartlepool, Great Grimsby and Sheffield, and many others, which he either solely or conjointly with other engineers, planned and constructed. In June last was re. quested to survey the country between Sheffield and Gainsborough, for the purpose of selecting a line between these points, and ac cordingly laid out that now before the Committee. The length of this railway to the Grimsby Junction will be 31i miles, the entire line between Sheffield and Lincoln, 43i miles, and from the points of divergence to Sheffield, 27* miles. There were on the Sheffield and Lincoln line no curves whatever less than half a mile in radius, while there were four on the Bawtry branch less than 30 chains, in cluding one of less than 15 chains. The steepest gradient on the former was I in 120, the amonnt of tunnelling 860 yards, and of embankment abwre 40 feet in 47S feet; the steepest gradient on the latter was I in 100, the amount of tunnelling 3,225 yards, and of embankment 1,494 feet. The entire cost of the Sheffield and Lin coln would be 677,000/., that of the Bawtry branch, 694,0004 The witness was partly cross. examined by Sergeant WRANGIIAM, but nothing of importance was elicited differing from the evidence in chief, and at four o'clock, the Speaker having been announced at prayers, the Committee adjourned till twelve to-merrow. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SHERIFFS' COURT, July 31. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Bum:HELL.) PEEL V. WEBB. The plaintiff in this action was a printer in the New-cut, Lambeth ; the defendant was, in April last, treasurer to the Strand Theatre. The action was brought to recover 161. 13s. 6d., the balance of an account for printing bills, &e. The defendant paid 8/. las. into Court, contending that was all that was due. lie had, however, subsequently taken out a summons for leave to pay in a further sum of 3s. Mr. Cox stated the plaintiff's case. In April last defendant, on behalf of Mr. Hodges, the lessee of the Strand Theatre, wrote to the plaintiff, and asked him to send his list of prices for printing. p; ; —"tiff, however, having had considerable experience in printing for minor theatres, declined to send to as s . Webb under that letter, but after having seen Mr. Webb, and learning that he was a respectable tradesman in Great Distaff lane, plaintiff said that he had no objection to give him personally credit for the printing. Work was done at different times to the amount of 25/., of which defendant had paid 91. on plaintiff b e i ng des i rous of ma ki ng paymen t to a a c c c e o r u t n a t in The extent secure, offered to hire the saloon, but the sum asked was, in his opinion, too high, 101. being required on the ground that 91. was realised by taking care of the seats, cloaks, &c. When the amount came to about 201. plaintiff pressed him for his money, and it was proposed for him to take a benefit, but which he declined. The defendant had bound him self in writing, as he struck out the name of Hodges to the letter first sent, and wrote his own. lie had since denied his liability, yet had paid 8/. 15s. into Court. Henry Blanchard, clerk to the plaintiff, deposed to an inter view between plaintiff and defendant, wad the latter told plaintiff to send to his counting-house every corning, and see whether there were any orders for printing. Plaintiff then asked how he was to be paid, for he had in former days lost a great deal of money by that theatre. Defendant said plaintif was to make out the bill, and send it to him every Friday, and the amount should be paid on the Saturday when the man called for orders. He proved the printing generally, and receiving verbal and written orders from defendant. Mr. Turner. foreman to plaintiff, confirmed the evidence as to the promise by defendant. Cross-examined by Mr. PEA itsosr—Mr. Hodges only called twice, but did not see plaintiff or speak of printing. De fendant said, " I want you to print fur me for the Strand Theatre." No person in particular was charged in the books, only " Strand Theatre." Mr. PEARSON submitted that by the Act of Parliament it was necessary for every lessee to have his name and address printed on the bills, and having been licensed by the Lord Chamberlain was the ostensible proprietor, and became primarily liable for all goods delivered, and for all contracts for or on ac count of the theatre. He urged that defendant was merely an as sistant to Mr. Hodges, and therefore that the lessee was the per son table; the defendant being a paid servant, acted only as the mere agent of Mr. Hodges; but fearing that he might not be able to make out that fact, he had paid the sum of 81. 15s. in to Court, being all that was due up to the 23d of May, whets he gave a distinct notice that he would not be responsible fur any more. The Learned Counsel then produced a bill, made out by the plaintiff's clerk, directed " Mr. Webb, for Mr. Hodges," and contended that there was clear evidence that the plaintiff con sidered the defendant as the mere agent of Mr. Hodges. Mr. C. C. Hodges was called, and deposed that all the printing was done for him, and plaintiff applied to him about a fortnight after the theatre was opened for money, on ac count. All the accounts for printing were sent to the theatre. When plaintiff asked for the money, witness told, him he should have some next week. Plaintiff agreed, when the account amounted to about 20/. Witness, finding the affairs of the theatre going badly, he offered the plaintiff a benefit.. On the 24th of May, plaintiff and defendant t that, aa o d s e p d l an tiff was urging for money. Defendant . s ent th e benefit. were together, and defen dant said it was very unbusiness like to hold him liable , b ut if Mr. P eel considered be was liable, he would pay the amount u p to that time , but would not be liable any further — the amount was men tioned, it was some thing about 101. Cross-examined—Cannot sayo f a bill th e sent tlday y af ter as henproposed n p brother, another printer. Plaintiff said , Mr. 'Vs'ebb and no the pr oo f to Fare one else had employed h im, but did not sa y he would not print ss e There x am ie was d— a C a proof n° t for any one else for the theatre.l Wd on the 24th o f J une. e had bill s a f ter that con versation sent. The theatre cose Re-examined—There was a payment made of 4/. at the time of the conversation. The performances were after the I interview, and the bills dated the sth of June. They were generally printed on the Friday or Saturday for the f o ll o wi ng Week. Paid some money, on account, on the 4th of June, after the conversation. Mr. E. Smith confirme d the conversat ion , and fixed it to have been on the 24th of May . Mr. Cox replied, and the rfNnea-Sneerve said it was a mere question whether defe ndant had m ade himself personally liable.—Verdict for the ful l amount. METHAM V. MERRILL.--A RAILWAY TESTIMONIAL. This was an action brought to recover the sum of nineteen guineas for services on a com mittee for the purp ose o f gett i ng up a testimonial to the late Mr. James, the projector of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. The defendant is a general agent In Clement's-lane, City. Mr. RYLAND stated the case. The plaintiff was employed in March last to act upon a committee for the above purpose. The defendant took a very active part, in fact might be looked upon as the projector of the specu. lation. Offices were opened at No. 55, King William -street, City, and the committee inc'uded Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Locke, and many other eminent civil engineers, and Sir John Pixie had gone down to Manchester to act as honorary secretary. From some cause or other, however, the subscriptions were not raised, and the project was abandoned, and the plaintiff was left to seek his recompense at law, the defendant denying his liability. lie would observe that there had been no appoint ment by the committee, but that the plaintiff was engaged by defendant, who gave him the requisite directions. Evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff had been employed in directing letters, &c. Mr. LOCKE, in reply, contended that the plaintiff had never been engaged on the personal liability of the defendant, but thet it was a mere speculation, and if the money had been raised, then all the parties would have been paid ; as it was, only 21. Is, had been subscribed, for several of the committee re. ... ~_.. , ... BONDED CORN BILL. This Bill was also read a third time and passed. SELLING AN!) LEASING RAILWAYS. This Bill was likewise read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATION OF CUSTOMS BILL. The Earl of DALHOUSIE moved the second reading of this group of Bills, which he characterised as Bills that were not likely to elicit any discussion. After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE, the Bills were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. REAL PROPERTY BILL. This Bill was read a third time, and passed. FISHERIES IN IRELAND BILL. This Bill was read a third time, and passed; as also the Militia Pay Bill, the Assistant Barristers in Ireland Bill, and the Masters and Workmen's Bill. Several other Bills were advanced a stags, and th• House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 31. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. Mr. EWART moved for a new writ for the borough of Kircudbright, in the room of Mr. B. Murray, de ceased.—Ordered. Mr. TUFNELL gave notice, for Lord John Russel, for a return of the Bills that have passed the House during the present session, distinguishing the public from the private Bills ; and also for a return of the quantity of foreign wheat in bond on the Ist of July. WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the Select C mittee of Ways and Means was brought up by Mr. GENE and received. TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SUPPLY. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and agreed to. ROYAL ASSENT. Mr. Pulman summoned the House of Commons to attend at the bar of the House of Lords to hear the royal assent given to various public and private Bills, for the names of which see Lords' report. The SPEAKER, having been absent about half an hour, resumed the chair, and announced that he had been to hear the royal assent given to several Bills. CEYLON. Mr. TUFNELL said he wished to ask a question or two of the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretazy for the Colonies (Mr. Hope) relative to Ceylon. He wished to know why it was that certain information and corizmuai cations, relative to the civil servants of that colony, had been withheld by the Governor; and whether in the event of the civil servants wishing to retire from the colony, they were to be allowed to take the property which they acquired in the service of the Government with them? Mr. HOPE said that, with regard to the first point, more was done than what was asked for, for now the the Hon. Member might be placed in possession of all the information connected with this proceeding when everith regard to the other matt er , that \' his F NobleFriend had any inten hedihde not thotuhgilnitk fi inten tion of divesting any of the civil servants of their pro perty. The course to be taken, however, would depend materially upon local circumstances, and he could give no pledge at present. BRAZIL SLAVE-TRADE BILL. On the order of the day for bringing up the. report on this Bill, being read, Mr. MILNER GIBSON said he wished to make a few remarks on this Bill. He said he had particularly examined 'the provisions of the Bill, and was unable to view it in any favourable light. The treaty amounted to this, that it was a declaration of the intention of the Executive Government, and they could not hold that the subjects of that country were to be *leak with by a mere declaration of the Executive Government. They could not hold that any Power could bring the subjects into a criminal tribunals, and inflict punishments short of the laws under which they lived. The Government of Brszil had passed no such law as that they should be punished for carrying on the slave trade, and the Governm. at of this country had official knowledge that such law did not exist. The English Government could not possess the power of punishing them when the laws of their own country could not punish them. If there were such a law in their own country, it then remained a question whether they could punish them in this country for a breach of their own law. He held that to be most unquestionable, and was at a loss to understand the explanation which her Majesty's Attorney-General gave to them when the subject was before the House on a former evening. This measure appeared to blitz - o- 0 - 0 - O O .0 o 7 ;0 -- ,o • -- • - ,A ,0 0 - A -- .0 \._