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in use at the universities of this country, infinitely more ob jectionable than any of those cited by the Hon. Member. But he merely said this in order to show that they should all be guided, in ques ions of this sort, by none other feelings than those of Christian charity. Mr. COLQUHOUN said he would like to hear from the Hen. Member some proof of his assertions. He would, there fore, ask the Hon. Member whether he would now, or at any future time, undertake to prove what he had stated ?—( Hear, ihear.) If he could prove it, he (Mr. Colquhoun) would under take to come down to that House and institute an inquiry into the systems of education at these colleges, and if they should be prated to exist, then he would say they were undeserving of public confidence.—(Hear, hear.) He would, therefore ac cept the Hon. Member's chal len g e ; but he would defy him to prove his statement. As to the Hon. Member denying the !statement of the Hon. Member for Kent, had they not the books of M a ynooth College in the library here, in which they • found those ultra-trarnontane opinions which were so dangerous to the peace of this country ? Mr. WYSE said that " Dens" was not, and had not been, taught in Maynooth. He was ready to point out passages in the works of Protestant authors, which would be considered by the Committee as condeinnab!e. He would take Luther, for instance. In one of his works he said, " Free will is an empty 'name, and if God foresaw that Judas would be a traitor, it was not in his power to be anything else." This was only a Pro testant book. 3lr. COLQUIIOUN wished to know what this had to do with the question. The Hon. Member for Waterford had said that he had come unprepared,—(Crirs of " No, no.") Mr. WY SE— I did not say so. 31r. COLQU NOUN—The simple question before the House awas were they to provide for teaching opinions which were op• posed to social order and constitutional peace in this country ? If the House slit - relit agree to this measure they would be guilty of the greate't folly and want of respect to the country. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that from the coolness with which east lion. Gentleman had spoken he could hardly believe that. l.e had unintentionally misrepresented the lion. Member toe 'Waterford. The CHAIRMAN called the Hon. Member to order. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL—He had said that he could hardly believe.—( Laughter.) He would, however, withdraw the expression. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Kent had gutted a passage on the subject of theft. The Hon. Gen tleenau did not perhaps believe in the doctrine of good works. e ( Mr. M. J. O'Connell) believed that it was admitted that She poorer classes of the Irish people were peculiarly absent (from petty theft. If their doctrines were not of a social ten dency would this result be shown? At any rate the Irish people were not so bad as the cotistituentssl Of Hon. Member for Kent,for they had never worshipped a maniac as the second Messiah. Mr. eI:UNWIRE inquired if the doctrines to which he had alluded. were not taught in Maynooth, why they were not ex punv,ed from the books there? • Mr. M. MILNES, as an English gentleman and a Pro testant, would express his conviction, having paid some attention to this subject, that arguments that could be deduced from certain passages in the text books of Maynooth ought not to be brought in connexion with the measure before the House. The instruction given in Maynooth was similar to that in loyal Austria, and moat Catholic countries. Mr. PIGOTT said that in answer to the assertion of the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Colquhoun) that ultramontane doctrines, which exalted the supremacy of the Pope, were taught in Maynooth, he would read a short passage from the evidence of the principals of that College, .gives before a Committee of that House. He would refer to the evidence of the President, Vice-Presi dent, and Dean of the College of Maynooth, who were the only persons charged with the discipline of the college. In answer to the question whether the Transalpine doctrine, as contradiatinguished from Cisalpine doctrines, was inculcated in Maynooth, Dr. Crolly, then the president of the college, re plied "It never has. —( Hear, hear.) Mr. Montague, vice. president, and now president of the collage, was asked respecting Dr. De la Long's tra. t de Ecclesia, which was a text book at Maynooth, and whether Dr. De la Long had not lectured in favour of the Transalpine doctrine. He replied that he had not heard Dr. De la Long's lecture, but he knew that he was a strong advocate of the Gallican liberties as any Frenchman could be. But he had heard Dr. Akeson lecture on the tract, " De Ecclesia," and he was more vehement that Dr. De la 'Long against the ultramontane doctrine. The third person was Dean Dowley, who said that the ultramontane doctrine was not taught or incti.cated, ea- encouraged at Mar nooth. ( Hear, hear.) Having read those extracts, he would leave the Honourable Gentleman to prove his assertion.—(Thar, hear. ) Mr. COLQUHOUN said that he admitted the statement which bad been made by the Honourable and Learned Gen tleman, that the professors said they dist not teach the ultra montane doctrine, but the citations in the report from which the Honourable and learned Gentleman quot d, and the evi dence adduced, showed that such doctrines were inculcated. lie would be ready at a future time to prove that, and he I nailed the Honourable and Learned Gentleman to that point. 'Mr. REDINGTON said he recollected that a Mr. Col epahoun made certain assertions with respect to a Roman Cat odic school in Glasgow, which he believed was under the superintendence of the Town Council. The charges he made raised considerable indignation, and Mr. Colquhoun was called on to prove his statements ; but if he (Mr. Redington) recol lected righ, he failed to do so , a nd a vote of censure was passed upon him. Such was the individual who was so ready to nail others to the mast.—(Hear, hear.) He had another remittiscence of an Irish kind, for he recollected that a Mr. Colgulioun, a Member for Kilmarnock, made a charge 'that the national schools were taught by Ribbonmen, but it afterwards turned out that he had his information from a Mr. Price, whom he met in a steamboat, who said that indeed they were blackguards.—( Laughter.) Why, what better evi dence could there be of the doctrines taught at Maynooth than that of the persons who had the direction of the college? The lion. and Learned Gentleman said he would find those doe trines inculcated in certain book. in Maynooth. Would the Mon. Gentleman be responsible for every page of Locke ? fur every argument of Paley ? Would he answer for al the eetravagancias to he found in all the authors to be met with in the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. —( Hear, hear.) He listened with pain to the debate which had arisen upon this sub ject.—(Cheers.) He could assure Hon. Gentlemen that the Roman Catholic Members of that House permitted many calumnies to be uttered against their religion without attempt ' ing to refute them, because they were aware that religious discussions tended to no geed and Christian end ; and which calumnies, if true, would be disproved by the actual state of facts. If only one-half of the calumnies uttered against that religion, and the doctrines they were said to inculcate, were true, then that religion rideh was professed by the majority of the Christian world, must be one of the worst systems of Chris tian morals ever heard of. That religion was in existence for lt3 centuries, and it Would be astonishing that if it inculcated such doctrines that it should be so flourishing as it was at the present day.—( Cheers.) Sir R. PEEL said he saw with pain the discussion which bad arisen, and it convinced him that that House as at present constituted was ill suited for discussing questions of that kind. —( Heat-, hear.) He stated before that her Majesty's Go vernment had considered whether it would he advantageous to institute an inquiry into the state of education pursued at Maynooth. They had read the report of 1,536, and they came to the conclusion that it was very improbable that any new light could be thrown upon that system by a further inquiry. They had o leers appointed who were to visit the College once a year, and they were to inquire into the management, government, and discipline of the College ; and besides that, the Lord-Lieutenant had a power in addition of directing an inquiry into its management, government, and discipline. He entreated Hon. Members who discussed the religious opi nions of others to beware how they drew an inference from doctrines to be found in books there.—( Hear, hear.) He called the attention of the Hon. Member for Kent particularly to the questions put to the Professors at Maynooth when examined be. tore the Commissioners. The Professor was asked, " are you aw. re that Paley, in treating of promises, undertakes to show that promises are not binding where the performance is impos sible, where the performance is unlawful, where it contradicts a former promise, where released by the promisee, and where the promise was erroneous ; it was not (Paley said) binding in cer tain cases." The Professor answered that he hail not t rad that work of Paley's, but the same principles were inculcated there as in the College of Maynooth.—(llear.) The Professor was asked whether it wets not true that in the third Council of Lat e ran certain 'punishments were not decreed easiest the Albigenses, and that spiritual authority might re- lease the subjects of a Sovereign from their allegiance. What did the Professor of Dogmatic Theology say in answer to this question, and what were the doctrines then taught at Alaynooth ? He said that, supposing the Council of the Pope, or any other authority whatever in the Catholic Church, assumed the right of absolving subjects from their al legiance to their Sovereign, he would disregard their decisions and consider the subject by no means free from the obligation— he would not only disregard such an opinion but he would con sider it his duty to resist it, and advise such of the people as were committed to his care to do the same, and remain unshaken in their allegiance. Let the House consider not what might be found in certain hooks, but what the teachers believed and inculcated, and in this they would find nothing incom patible with their duty to God, their duty to their neighbours, or 'their duty to their Sovereign.—(Cheers.) The other clauses were agreed to, The schedules were also agreed to. On clause 10 being proposed, Mr. lIINDLEN moved that the Chairman report progress. Cries of " No, no.") Mt. LAW said he would not trouble the House further than by saying that he was opposed to the principle of endow ing the College of Maynooth out. of the Consolidated Fund. He would simply move that this clause be expunged from the Bill. The Howe then divided, when there appeared Fur the amendment Against it Majority 122 (in our being, re-admitted to the gallery, we found Me. HINDLEY at the table, addressing the Chairman. He said that he would appeal to Hon. Members whether he had not 'risen before the amendment was put, and afterwards he had again got up to speak to the question. Although he had thus risen in ample time, he had yet failed to catch the Speaker's eye. He felt that this was a matter which regarded the House rather than hima If. 11r. GREeN.E said he had certainly thought it right to call first upon the Hon. Member who had the notice upon the paper. He had not after :wards seen the Hon. Member rife. Mr. HINDLEY expressel himself satisfied with the expla nation. On clause II being put, Mr. LAW said that, atter the House had so re,:ently d:- viael, he should be contented with mer merely proposing to nega tive this clause. Mr. HANDLEY, with great warmth, said that the false fir , of Cambridge h a d d ece i ve d him, and he should ' never ar ; matter that he thou g ht of importance to any other Honourable Member. Sir B. 11. INGLIS wished to add clause to this measure, in order to prevent, in the event of a future Bill being brought in, the co ttingency giving compensation to those persons who had received from the Maynootli fund fur the period ,4 thirty years ; and as r Ch no other form of entering his protest against such msel p f principle, he would at once bring in a clause ordering that not a hing in the Act would entitle any person who had received the pecuniary advan•ages arisMg from this fund for a p er i o d of thirty years, to claim compen.ation fur any invested inter*sts, supposing it to be conferred by this or any other Act. Sir 11. PEEL said he could not unders'and that anything enacted now should bind Parl i ament in respect to any a case, yfature measu re. But he could un , !erstand the possibility o in which, if the Le 4islattire had even resolved t o h ave no m: me ' to do Nvth Maynoo h College, a professor who had conducted himself well shou'd be considered entitled to compensation. Ile would oppose the clause. After a few worts from I. J. O'CONNELL,who opposed the clause, The clause was read a first time. On the question that the clause be read a second time, Mr. LABOUCHERE expressed a hope that the Right lion. Baronet would withdraw the clause. After a few words from Sir It. INGLIS in reply, the question of the sec and reading of the clause was put and nega tived without a division. The report was then brought up, and ordered to be received on Monday. CLEARING OF ESTATES IN SCOTLAND. On the motion that the orders of the day be now read, '11'041,1 UL E said that before the ad j ournment of the 144 d ' call the attention of the flie.t lion. 'y for the Dome Department, to a para seen in a newspaper that dry, to the effect :given to four hundred families, in the kiluL „ ,jiqetri 1"111e. et,r) .0 - 6(44 b;hr-t - - wake-&i 4( .4 • /47) county of Ross, to quit their dwellings.—(Hear, hear.) These families consisted of five persons each on the average—making, a total of 2,000. The paragraph did not state what the reason for the notice was, but suggested that it might be for the pur pose of creating larger farms.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet would bring the attention of the Lord Advocate to the subject, in connexion with the proposed new Poor-law for Scotland.—( Hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said he had read the niragraph, and he hoped that it had no foundation.—( Hear, hear.) The Lord Advocate had instituted an inquiry. But the Right Hon. Gentleman must know, from his official experience, that he ( Sir J. Graham) had no power in the matter. But, he must say, that he could not conceive any right that any landlord, or any number of landlords, would have to cause so much misery —(Cheers)—and, as far as admonition on the part of the Go vet nment could go, it should not be wanted.—( Cheers.) Mr. F. MAULE was aware that the Right Hen. Gentleman had no official authority, but he was sure that the declaration of the Right Hon. Gentleman in the House of Commons would check the disposition to effect such removals. The remaining orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at Twelve o'clock. This dosed the evidence against the Bill. The Committee then adjourned till Monday. Lady Filmer, by Lady Sarah Murray. Lady Winston Barron, on her return from the Continent, by Lady Denman. Lady Tizackwell, on her return from India, by the Duchess of Group E. NEWCASTLE AND BER WICK LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Brown, a surgeon at Newcastle, was then examined as to the value of land on the line. The valuation of land on the main line from Newcastle to Berwick, including the value of lands and hokises, and tenants' damages, was 87,2021. The Ainwirk branch was valued at 5,6241., the Kelso branch, 36,5751., the Illrh branch, 5,200/., making a gross aggregate of 134,601/. Cross examined by Mr. ALEXANDER — That valuation did not in. elude any of the house value in Newcastle. The number of acres that would be required for the main line would amount to 800, 779 acres for the line, and 21 for stations, which was valued at 87,2021. Mr. Nicholson, on his examination, stated that he valued the house property at Newcastle through which the projected line would pass at 102,6371. 65., and believed it to be a very reasonable valuation. Cross-examined—The average width of the line through the town was 32 feet. The number of houses to be destroyed or injured by deterioration were 120 in Newcastle, and 12 in Gateshead. He would not separate the value of deterioration from the value of those houses that were destroyed. Mr. Atts - rts said that, with reference to the traffic tables, he supposed they might be put in when the Committee came to con. sider the answer they would give to the resolutions. Mr. ALEXANDER opposed this plan, and said that he wished to understand the method on which the traffic tables on the other side bad been prepared. A discussiim then took place, and the Committee said it WAS their desire to have the tables. • " RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH RAILWAY (BRANCH TO ALLOA). Group DD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday). The examination of Mr. Miller was resumed by Sir T. Putattes— The line would greatly facilitate the communication between Alloa and Linlithgow, and thence eventually to Glasgow ; and would pass through a more densely populated neighbourhood than the Scottish Central, which did not possess any advantages to counterbalance these. The distance by the proposed line from Alloa to Edin burgh was 37 miles, and to Glasgow 31 miles. The length of the Stirling branch is 14 miles, and the branch extending ►o Altos is 421 miles. The CHAIRMAN interrupted Sir Thomas Phillips in his examina tion, and stated that the Committee were anxious that the wit. ness should proceecd to give evidence as to the engineering capa bilities of the proposed line. Mr. Miller's examination was then resumed—The branch from its junction with the Glasgow and Edinburgh Railway proceeded under the Forth and Clyde Canal, and thence passed through the valley of Canon, within a quarter of a mile of the iron works— then avoiding a considerable ridge of country, it swept round its base and reached Stirling by a curve. There were no tunnels, and the gradients and radii were generally favourable. The two severest gradients were 1 in 100 and 1 In 82. The smallest radius of a curve on the main line was 60 chains, and, generally speaking, there was no unusual engineering difficulty. The cost of the construction of the works would amount to 211,0001. The working expenses had been contemplated at 30 per cent., to be arranged in conjunction with the main line. The mode of junction with the Edinburgh anl Glasgow Railway is convenient, but the mode in which the two forks communicate Is not satisfactory, as it delays the transmission of traffic coming front Edinburgh, and is in other respects inconvenient. This witness was subjected to a long cross.examination by Mr. Holm on behalf of the Scottish Central Railway, but the main fea- tures of the evidence remained unaltered. Mr. Miller was a'so cross-examined in opposition, on the part of Lord Dunmore, by Mr. WILDMAN, who stated that the pro posed line passed through more than two miles of his Lordship's property. The evidence of the witness tended to prove that rather less than a quarter of a mile of Lord Dunmore's estate was inter fered with, and the line did not pass within a mile of his mansion. At the close of this witness's cross.examination Mr. Tasker provel the assents and dissents for the Scottish Central Railway, and Mr. Bligh proved the assents and dissents for the Edinburgh and Glasgow branch lines. Mr. AUSTIN then said that the case for the Edinburgh and Glas. gow branches was closed. Mr. COCKBURN, on behalf of the Scottish Central Railway, rose, and said he should be able to prove to the satisfaction of the Corn. mittee that the landholders in the district through which the Scottish Central line will pass had same time since made a proposition to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Com. pany for a branch line to be made from their rail way to Stirling, but the Directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway distinctly refused to have anything to do with the formation of the proposed branch. And it was only until the circulars for the construction of the Scottish Central Line had been issued, that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway advertisee the formation of their branch. It was therefore clearly a matter of rivalry on their part. He then proceeded to call his witnesses. Mr. Galbraith proved that at a meeting of landowners, at which Lord Dunmore and other influential residents were present, a pro position had been made by them to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company for a line to be made to Stirling, and that the answer of the Directors was, that they would decline making the line, and that no steps would hereafter be taken in making the line with. sot previously consulting the resident landowners. At the close of the examination of this witness a messenger entered, and announced that the Speaker was at prayers. 'ihe Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. Group B. LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION LINE. TRAFFIC EVIDENCE. (Continued tlom our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) On cross examination, he said It Ird.class passengers had to porter themselves. He did not know that their bills stated that a pig and a third-class passenger were charged the same. He never recollected having given instructions that the third-class carriage* should be cleaned too often for fear they should become too corn. Sortable. All that he knew as to the convenience of these car riages was, that 73 per cent. of their passengers went by these third. class trains.l3Thit d-class trains ran through three times a_day. Mr. Bright, M.P. for Durham, was well acquainted with the arrangements upon the Leeds and Manchester line, and, in his opinion, it had always given great accommodation to the public. No line in England conveyed so large a number of the working classes as the Leeds and Manchester; and he was inclined to think the third-class carriages on the line were as commodious and comfortable as could possibly be found on any other line. With regard to goads, all that he knew was that the Company had a character for getting businegs if business were to be had. In Lancashire rites of carriage had invariably fallen on the introduc tion of railways. On cross-examination he confessed that he had frequently travelled by the third-class carriages, and found them in no way objectionable. Mr. Attam, an accountant at Manchester, had been employed by the Leeds and West Riding Company to make traffic tables on the route of their line. The total estimate of traffic be esrpected to come on their lines was 88,7801. On cross-examination he said he calculated the traffic in De. cember last. Mr. Houldsworth, the Chairman of the Leeds and Manchester Railway, said that company was first contemplated in 1831, but it was not until 1836-7 that the company was sanctioned by an Act of Parliament. The capital in that Act was stated at 1,309,000/., but they had to go to Parliament again to get it considerably incrcase.l. One of the tunnels at Todmorden cost about two.thirds more than the original estimate. The original estimate for tunnelling on the line was 58,0001., but in the progress of the work it was found necessary to increase it nearly 60 per cent. The witness, after detailing the difficulties the Company had to contend with in constructing their line, went on to state that the line was opened in 1841, and the line, taking into ac count all the debits and credits since the commencement of the Company, had not paid Si. per cent. on the actual expenditure. Lord Stanley was the Chairman of the Committee that sat on the line, and that Noble Lord reported to the House that the estimated traffic in passengers on the whole line would be 116,000 at 2d. per mile, and the assumed tonnage was 112,884 tons at an average charge of Els. per ton. During the last year the line had carried four times as many passengers, at an average cost of one penny four.tenths per mile, being a saving to the public of 60000/. per annum on the original estimate. The tonnage had increased in proportion, and had been carried at one-half the original estimate, being a saving to the public of from 175,0001. to 200,0001. per annum. They had been actutted by the principles laid down by the Board of Trade, and their lines were eon structed not so much with a view to accommodate throne!) traffic, but with a view of affording railway communica tion to imrortant local districts. The traffic of the dis trict both of the West Riding and of the Leeds and Manchester was decidedly of a local, and not a through, character. For in stance, on the latter line each passenger averaged only fifteen miles, but on the London and Birmingham line each passenger averaged sixty.two miles. The Leeds and Blanchester Com. parry was the first that had tried the experiment of pay ing a•tention and giving an importance to thirst. class passengers. It was the interest of the Leeds and Manchester Company to have all their engines of one power, and the same locomotives could be made available without the least difficulty on the West Riding lines. At present they were 15-inch cylinder engines, but the result of their increasing the power would depend upon future experience. Mr. Hawksworth, the engineer, however, strongly recom. mended them to adopt engines of I 8-inch cylinders. To refute the objection urged against their third-class accornmoda. tion, he could only state that, within the last two years, their first class traffic had increased six per cent., their second class fifteen per cent., and their third class 28 per cent. If Parliament sanctioned the West Yorkshire lines, he should consider it an act of cruelty to the Leeds and Manchester Company, seeing that Parlia ment had, years ago, advised them to make their line in a circuitous route, and they only now sought for powers to shorten the distance between Leeds and Manchester, and to accommodate traffic which they had always looked upon, and w hich the majority of the in habitants in the West Rid i ng admitted strictly belonged to them. The witness underwent a lengthened cross.examination, but his evidence remained unshaken. He, however, admitted that their porters were positively forbidden to attend to third-class passengers. Oa re-examination, he said the Leeds and Manchester Company were 100,000/. in debt, and applying in the present session of Par. liamerit for power to get rid of other liabilities. This closed the case for the promoters of the Leeds and West Riding Junction line. LEEDS AND DEWSBURY LINE. _ The remaining clauses In this Bill were then agreed to, and the Committee adjourned. Group 0. TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Williamson, a manufacturer in the Potteries, gave evidence to the s tfect that the proposed line of railway would not give stiff'. eicnt accommodation for such a populous district as the Potteries. Mr. Samuel Alcoa, manufacturer, Plurslem, gave evidence to a similar effect. Ile would have to go three quarters of a mile before he could got to the proposed station at Longport. lie considered that a line from the Potteries to Macclesfield, through Congleton, would be much better than one to Bassforcl. Mr. J. Mason, manufacturer at Fenton, was next examined. His manufactory would be a mile and a half from the station at Stoke, as proposed in the present scheme of railway. He thought the proposed line would not give that accommodation which the district required. Mr. Ricardo, M.P., said that he was Chairman of the North Staffordshire, Potteries, Churnet, and rant Valley Junction Rail way. The origin of his connexion with this Company was, Mr. Copeland coming to him, and saying that the Potteries never yet had got a hue for their accommodation, and wishing him (Mr. Ricardo) to take some steps towards carrying out that object. He consented to co.operate with that gentleman, and a committee of gentlemen In the Potteries, for this purpose. This was In February, to the best of his recollection. Overtures were in consequence made to the Trent Valley Company, which were favourably received. Arrangements were also made with the Churnet Valley Company to abandon that portion of their line from Uttoxeter and Tamworth, and to join with them in carrying out a line from Macclesfield through the Potteries to Colnwick. Terms were conic to with the Trent Valley line before a conclusion was made with the Churnet tn ol tkyhee, V t hT a aei t tnd kent ~Tileolheneyi fromt e of te effect of nchangeof i f bcd Company the r to cot arrangement ooultnec:r,firi.coykra. tit t tl: Staffordasaess ttn:o arrangements, getSo but it would be impossible not to do so, for the Churnet Valley line had already taken steps to break up their old company and to incorporate itself in the new one. He considered this new line would be the best one to serve the Potteries, or he would not have joined it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE The CiialkNtasr—ls it the intention of this new Company to construct the line from Leek to Willingham ? Mr. Ricardo—Cer. taiiily. The only part proposed to be given up of the original Churnet Valley scheme is that from Uttoxeter to Tamworth, The CIiAIRNIIN—WouId not the line fro:n the Potteries to Bassford be of great service to the export trade of the district ? Mr. Ricardo—Any line would be of advantage to a district that has no line , but certainly one to Crewe, instead of Bassford, would be infinitely better, The CIiAIR,IAN—IS the whole of the capital subscribed? Mr. Ricardo—Yes; and I have no doubt that whatever may be the future state of the money market, this lino wtJ3 be tonsttuCted or if and hoe can be made to pay, this cats. OAKS. TI114:-SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1845. Beaufort. Lady Henry S. Churchill, by the Marchinness of Blandfotd. Lady Francis Russell, on her marria!re, by the Dechhee tif Bedford; Lady Wheibi, by Lady Charles Somerset. Lady Owl - Jane, by the Countess of Dalhousie. Lady Louisa Eliot, by Ledy Peel. Lady Melesworth, on her marriage, by the Dowager Lady Molesworth, The lion. Augusta Leigh, by her mother, the Lady Leigh. The Hon. Caroline Leigh, by her mother, the Lady Leigh. - Hon. - Miss Stapleton Cotton, by Viscountess Comberreete. Mrs. Savage, by Lady Byron. Mrs. Ogle, by Viscoun.evs Combermere. Mrs. John Friend, by Mrs. tl te'slei; Norton. Mile Williate. llonywood, on her marriage, by Viscountess Beresford. Mrs. Willies, by Lady Edwards. Mrs. Fletcher Norton, en her marriage, by Mrs. Musgrave Brisco. Mrs. Kiedersleys by Lttly Byiiin.• Mre. L. B. Mackinnon, by her aunt, Mrs. Hugh Baillie. Mrs. Woodhouse, by the Hon. Mrs. Adol e hue Capel. Mrs. Stanley, by Lady Rendlesham. Mrs. R. F. Rushbrooke, on her marriage, by the Puehess ts! Norfolk: Mrs. St. Lo Malet, Ay the i)UVragek Lady Malet. Mrs. Cohn Mackenzie, on her marriage, by her mother, Mrs. Admiral Douglas. • Mrs. Milbank, on her marriage, by Lady Laura Meyrick. Mrs. Horaco Twiss, by tde Countess of St. Germans. Mrs. Philip Yorke, on her marriage, by the Countess Desteget Somers. Miss Christiana Nicholl, by her mother, Mrs. Nicholl. Miss Platt, by her mother, Lady Platt. Miss Augusta Platt, by her mother, Lady Platt. Miss Emma Wigram, by Lady Fitzwigram. Miss Agnes Acland, by Mrs. Acland. Mrs. Head, by the Countess Dowager of Erroll, Mrs. Codrington, by the Duchess of Bedford. Mrs. do Pentheny 0' Kelly, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Mrs. Sibbald Scott, on her marriage, by the Hon. Lady Lutnley. Mrs. Edward Fanshawe, by the Hon. Lady Stopford. Mrs. William Burdett Dobson, by the Hon. Baroness Dintsdat Mrs. Walter Campbell, by Lady Arthur Lennox. Miss Reynolds, by her sister, Mrs. R. Curteis. Miss Mary Jane Pugh, by her mother, Mrs. Pugh. Miss Pole, by her sister, the Countess of Winterton. Miss Mary Wightman, by her mother, Lade Wightman. Miss Kindersley, by her mother, Mrs. Kindersley. Miss Georgians Hoare, by her mother, Mrs. Hoare. Albs Wescomb, by Mrs: Wescomb. Mrs. Charles Lillingston, by the Countess of Gainsborough. Mrs. Bourke, by Viscountess Jocelyn. Mrs. Holloway, by Lady Sophia Desvoeux. Mrs. Ewing, by her sister, the Viscountess Exmouth. Miss Stachell, by Lady Wightman. Mrs. Carlton Cumberbatch, on going abroad, by the Countess of Gainsborough. Mrs. Clifton, by the Duchess of Bedford. Mrs. Barnardiston, by Lady Laura Meyrick. Mrs. APAlpine, by Lady Talbot de Malahide. Mrs. Praed, by the Marchioness of Exeter. Mrs. Bridges Taylor, by Mrs Cornwall Legh. Mrs. Buller, on her marriage, by her aunt, Mrs. Guy L'Es trange. Mrs. Daly, by the Marchioness of Blandford. Mrs. ( Colonel) Robinson, by lion. Lady Lumley. Mrs. Christie, ow her marriage, by Viscountess Forbes. Mrs. Dalbiac, by Lady Shelley. Mrs. Talbot Clifton ' on her marriage, by Mrs. Clifton. Mrs. Peter Greenall, by Mrs. Cardwell. Mrs. Stevens, by Lady Graham. Mrs. Garforth, by the Right Hon. Lady Feversham. Mrs. C. Davers Osborn, on her marriage, by Lady Gardiner. Mrs. Dixon, by Lady Byron. Mrs. Weyland Powell, by the Dowager Countess of Carnwath. The Hon. Gertrude Duneombe, by Lady Feversham. Hon. Mrs. Frederick Plcydell Bouverie, by the lion. Mrs, A'Court Holmes. Hon. Caroline Chichester, by her mother, the Dowager Lady Templeman. The Hon. Airs Edward Gore, on her marriage, by Lady John Russell. • The Hon. Lady Dallas, by Lady Charles Somerset. The lion. Adelaide Lister, by Lady John Russell. Th h e at i - ff i ,e o n n , . by M L is a s dy ßu p r e g e h l. ,by Viscountess Be re s ford. The Hon. Lady Williams Wynn, on her retur n from Co p en. - Hon. Annetta Handoock, by her mother, Lady Castle maine. The Hon. Mrs. Hobart, by Viscountess Canning. The Hon. Mrs. George Edgcumbe, on her return from Ha foyer, by Lady Shelley. The Hon. Lady Augustus Henniker, by the Hon. Mrs. Hen. niker. The Hon. Mrs. Charles Wyndham, by Mrs. Wyndham. Mrs. Entwisle, by Lady Francis Egerton. Mrs. Philip Child, on her marriage, by Lady Montfort. Mrs. Edward Weld, by lion. Lady Lumley. Miss Augusta Peel, by Lady Peel. Miss Margaret Sandes, by Mrs.. l . N. Gladstone. Miss Parr, by the Hon. Baroness Dimsdale. Miss Mary Powell, by the Dowager Countess of Cis nwath. Mrs. William Pole Carew, by the Countess of St Germans. Mrs. William Johnson, by the Countess of St. Germans. Mrs. R. C. Mellish, by the Countess of St. Germans. 'Mrs. Dawnay, by Lady Harslet Begot. Mrs. Morgan H. Foster, by the Duchess of Bedford. Mrs. John Peel, by Lady Peel. Mrs. Bligh Monck, by Lady Peel. Miss Marianne Rice, by hei. mother,_ Mrs. Edward Rice. Miss Caroline Rice Trevor, by the Hon. Mrs. Rice Trevor. Miss Jane Paget, by the lion. Lady Capel. Miss Stanley and Miss Mary Stanley, by Mrs. Stanley. Miss Catherine Greville, by Lady Frances Egerton. Miss Margaret Fanshawe, by the lion. Lady Stopford. ANNil Miss irrs:s.. SmAGrri Georgina hei N uni , V ea, ytbnt,A;yl by her by,ehmieir aunt, her In L o 11: l e y r , E A , i , a r s e . s . Edward Wynyard o l l g e r r a , m l:ad b y y Miss Gough, by Mrs Packe Reading. L A . lr A s ie A y l r . ie l k n . gram. Miss Pilkington, by her mother, Lady Pilkington. Miss St. Felix, by Lady W. Powlett. Miss Campbell, by her cuter, the Hon. Mrs. E. Phipps. Miss Fanny Morris, by her mother, Mrs. Morris. Miss H. Astell, by Mrs. E. Wynyard. Miss Charlotte P. Bouverie, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. F. P. Bouverie. Miss Harriet P. Bouverie, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. F. P. Bouverie. Miss Williams Wynn, by Lady Williams Wynn. Miss Baird, by her mother, Lady Anne Baird. Miss Hersey Baird, by her mother, Lady Anne Baird. Miss Bruce, by Lady Wm sley. Miss Caroline Upton. by the Dowager Lady Rivers. Miss Garnett, by the Countess Dowager of Erroll. Miss Hesketh, by her mother, Lady Hesketh. Miss Friend, by Mrs. Fletcher Norton. Miss de Pentheny O'Kelly, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Miss Emily de Pentheny O'Kelly, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Miss Sandes, by Mrs. J. N. Gladstone, :Hiss Green, by her mother, Lady Green. Miss.Molesworth, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Miss Caroline Ferguson, by her mother, Mrs. Ferguson. Miss Lowther, by her mother, Lady L. E. Lowther. Miss Wheeler, by Lady Charles SoMerset. Miss Ricketts, by her mo:her, Mrs. Charles S. Ricketts. Miss•Foulis, by her mother, Lady Fossil., Miss Campbell, by tire. Walter Campbell. Miss Perceval, by Mrs. Spencer Perceval. Miss Agnes Hinxman, by Lady Evans. Miss Theodosia Savage, by Mrs. Savage. Miss Fanny Perceval, by Mrs. Spencer Perceval. Miss Stevens, by Lady Graham. Miss Lefroy, by her mother. the lion. Mrs. Lefroy. Miss Edwards, by her mother, Lady Edwards. Miss Johnston, by the Countess of St. Germans. Miss Sullivan, by Viscountess Howick. Miss Savage, by Mrs. Savage. Miss Barrett, by the Duchess cf Bedford. Miss Louisa Sheffield, by her mother, Lady Sheffield. Miss Elph:nstone Fleeming, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs Fleeming. Miss Auldjo, by the Countess of Sandwich. Miss Greenall, by Mrs. Cardwell. Miss Annie Greenall, by Mrs. Cardwell. Miss Lousia Pilkington, by her mother, Lady Pilkington. Miss Constance Colville, by Mrs. Henry Colville. Miss Louisa Stevens, by Lady Graham. Miss Ashton Yates, by Mrs. Ashton Yates. Miss E. Ashton Yates, by Mrs Ashton Yates. W. Gambier. Miss Mary Ann Hensle r, b y Lad y Hensler. Miss Barnardiston , by h er mother, Mrs. Barnardiston. Miss NMissi i s ElliceHan H e nsler, e, G a mb i er,r b h l y l Mr s. L A a I (i r ßussell s. lian s er ll . E llice. Miss Slane', by Mrs. Ormsby Gore. Miss Jelia Evans, by the Duchess of Norfolk. Miss Halford, by the Baroness Dimsdale. Miss Praed, by h er mother. Miss Elizabeth Dawson, by her mother, Lady E. Dawson. Lmadeytherh,artlhoette Hon. Lady a T dy ayl A or u . gustus Miss Miss W u a e t n s e o i n k e T r a , y l h o y r , h b e y r Henniker. Miss Manners Sutton, by her mother, Lady Harriet Ellerton. Mies Atherley, by Mrs. Davers Osborn. Miss Frederica Hely Hutchinson, by her mother, the lion. Mrs. Hely Hutchinson. Miss Harriotte De Trafford, by the Duchess of Bedford. Miss Lillington, by the Countess of Gainsborough. Miss Matilda Lockwood, by her mother, Mrs. Lockwood. Miss Winston Barron, by her mother, Lady Winston Barron. Miss Hobert, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Hobert. Miss Galloway, by the Viscountess Jocelyn. Miss Armstrong, by Lady William Powlett. Miss St. Felix, by Lady William Powlett. Miss Harriet Galloway, by Viscountess Jocelyu. Miss Georgians Ellen Fane, by her mother, Mrs. Vere Fane. Miss Blanche Wyndham, by Mrs. Wyndham. Miss Bourke, by Mrs. Bourke. Miss Octavia Johnstone, by Viscountess Forbes. After the Drawing-room her - Majesty and Prince Albert and the royal suite returned to Buckingham Palace. The Queen had a dinner party yes terday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Deittichstein, the Countess Brownlow, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Strum feder, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool, Earl Howe, the Hon. General Upton, and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein. The Baroness de Moncorvo, lady of the Portuguese Mi nister, was prevented by indisposition from attending the Queen's Drawing-room yesterday. The mess of her Majesty's honourable corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms dined together yesterday evening at the Thatched House. - NEWMARKET, FainAT nom . . Cataract's decline arose from a rumour that he pulled up lame after a gallop on Wednesday. Fitzallen and Semiseria, The Era, and Sorella, were in great demand, but, from the departure of many of the subscribers, very little business was done. Several hedging bets at 2t01 ,9 to 4, and sto 2 were laid against Idas for the Derby, and 8 to 1 offered on him for the N ewmarket Stake s . 1,300 to WO laid againa Alarm, .. and 6,000 to 200 agst The Ironmaster. FRIDAY'S RACES. Match, I'. Y. C. 150, 25 ft.—Colonel Pee l's Garr y Owen, Bst . 71b (Nat) beat Duke - of Bedford's Minot aur, Tat 121 b (E. I..dwards).-5 to 4 on Mi no taur. Won by a head , a f t er a fine race. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies Bst 21b. D. M. (23 Subs. ) Lord Stradbroke's Idas ...... ...................walked over. Mr. 1. Day's Winchester saved his stake and received 501. Match, D. I. 200, h ft.—sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bishop of Romford's Cob, 5 yra, received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's Amulet colt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b. Duke of Bedford's Espoir, 83t 10M, received forfeit from Mr. 06balde3ton's Secutor, 73t31b ; T. Y. C. 200, 25 ft. 8 to 1 agst Mr. We: thington's Lancashire Witch—talcell No other betting. ...- .- ... _ Mr. AusTm wished to know in what way they would have them put in. Mr. ALEXANDER said that he had no right to call :on the Corn. mittce to express any opinion with respect to that. The Noble CHAIRMAN said that it was his impression that the local traffic tables only need be gone into, as it had been agreed that there was sufficient through traffic to justify the formation of some railway through that district. After some discussion the room was cleared, for the first time since this question came before them, and on our return The Nob'e CHAIRMAN stated that they had come to the conchs. sion that the traffic-tables should be laid before there by the pro moters of the Newcastle and Berwick line before counsel closed the case in support of the preamble. Mr. TEMPLE wished to bring the attention of the Committee to the Newcastle and North Shields Railway. ?he Noble CHAIRMAN said that the Committee considered that in taking the Newcastle and North Shields line they should take the whole of the line ; and as far as the Northumberland Railway Company is concerned, their cross-examination would be only allowed on that part which had connexion with it. Mr. Nicolson was then examined with respect to the Newcastle and North Shields Railway. His estimate as to the expense of the branch to the quay at Newcastle was 13,7411., and with respect to the extension to Tynemouth his estimate was 35,3501 Mr. ALEXANDRR rose to cross-examine the witness, but was in. terrupted by Mr. TEMPLE., who objected to his Learned Friend cross-examin ing the witness, as he had not a petition against this line. The Committee were of opinion that as far as the quay at New. castle was concerned, the Northumberland line, for which Mr. Alex. ander appeared, was a competing line, and he could cross.examine respecting that. Mr. ALEXANDER argued that he could cross-examine the witness with respect to the whole line. The room was then cleared, and on our readmission, The CHAIRMAN said that it was the opinion of the Committee that the cross-examination might be proceeded with throughout the whole line. Mr. TEMPLE was desirous, in that case, that the Group E Com mittee should postpone it till Monday, as it was not contemplated by his instructors that the line to North Shields would be op posed. He wished also to be allowed to amend his tables, if ne cessary, before that day, and not to be bound by the tables of the last witness.—The Committee consented. Mr. ALEXANDER proceeded to cross.examine the witness as to the tables which the witness had handed in, reserving to himsell the right of cross.examining also as to the amended tables, and shortly afterwards the Committee adjourned. Group X. • The Committee to whom this group was referred assembled again at twelve o'clock. Present—Lord Courtenay, Chairman; Mr. Darby, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. M'Gcachy, and Mr. B. Wall. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Committee were occupied the whole of the afternoon in hearing evidence of a similar nature to that which was taken this morning. At four o'clock the Committee adjourned to Monday. The case of the London and York scheme is likely to last a fortnight longer. Sub• Committee No. 3. THE EASFERN UNION AND HARWICH RAILWAY PIER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The next allegation submitted to the considaration of the Com mittee was that the plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex were not copies of the plans deposited at the Private Bill Office. The Committee, of er comparing the plans, came to the opinion that the discrepancies were so important, that It remained at the die. cretion of the promoters whether they would proceed or not with :heir case. M. riAYWARD said that he could not adopt the suggestion of he Committee. The room was then cleared, and after some time occupied In de liberation, the parties were called in and informed by The CUAIRMAN that, with regard to the allegation on the plane, the standing orders had not been complied with. The discrepancy was that plans deposited at the Private Bill-office had property marked numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, and 33, within the limits of deviation, not one of which numbers appeared on the plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex. The remaining allegations, consisting of misdcscriptions on the books of reference, were then disposed of, the greater number hav ing been withdrawn. The petition having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN said he would report that, In the case of the Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier, the standing orders had not been complied with in several Instances. The Committee adjourned till Monday. HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM. The Queen held a Drawing-room yesterday afternoon, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the royal suite arrived in five carriages from Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party of Life Guards. The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince, received her Majesty and his Royal Highness at St. James's Peace. The royal suite included the Duchess of Buecleuch, Mistress of the Robes; , the Viscoun'ess Jocelyn (in waiting), the Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of Douro and the Countess of Gainsborough, Ladies of the Bedchamber ; Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, the Hon. Frances Devereux (in aiting), and the other Maids of Honour ; Lady Caroline Bar rington, Hon. Mr:. Anson, Hon. Mrs. George Campbell, and Lady Gardiner, Women of the Bedchamber ; Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting ; Mr. George Edward Anson, Treasurer to Prince Albert; the Marquis of Granby, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; Sir Frederic Stovin, Groom in Waiting; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert ; and the Pages of Honour in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, their (loyal High nesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mccklenburgh Strelita, and his Royal Highness Prince George arrived at the Palace, and were received by the Vice-Cham berlain, who conducted their Royal Highnesses to the Royal Closet. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms were on duty in the Presence Chamber, the Portrait Gallery, and the State rooms. The Yeomen of the Guard wore their Coronation Costume. In the Foreign Diplomatic Circle, the following presentations to the Queen took klaee : Le Comtesse Marie rb Lusi, and La C3mtesse Ilenriette de Lusi, daughters of the Comte de Lusi, by Madame Bunsen, the Lady of the Prussian Minister. Le Comte de la Grange, Attache a l'Ambassade, and le Capi taine de Vaisseau Vicomte Bonet, by Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador. Le Comte Boleslas Potocki, Chambellan de S. M. L'Empe reur de Russie, by Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister. Mr. Gu tare de Gersdorff, ChambeVan do S. M. le Roi de Saxe, by Baron de Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister. The foreign diplomatic circle was attended by the French Ambassador and the Countess St. Aulaire, Mr. George de Rabandy, Chancellor of the Embassy, le Duc de Broglie, and Captain Bonet Vicomte Willamney, Gouverneur der Senegal; the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrichstein ; Baron Koller, First Secretary to the Embassy ; Baron Brener, Secretary, and Count Esterhazv, Attache to the Embassy ; Sarim Effendi, Turkish Ambassador; Hassan Effendi, Secre tary, and M. J. Agop, Secretary Interpreter to the Embassy ; the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer ; the Bi vat ian Minister and Baroness de Cetto ; M. Dedel, the Nether. lands Minister; Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister; Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister; General Prince Castelcicala, Neapolitan Minister, and M. G. Canofari, Secre tary of Legation ; Count Kielmannsegge, the Hanoverian Jlini ter ; Madame Bunten. lady of the Prussian Minister ; the Brazilian Minister and Madame Lisboa ; the United States Minister and Mrs. Everett and Miss Everett ; the Danish Minister and Countess Roventlew ; the Mexican Minister and Madame Murphy; the Spanish Minister and the Duchess de Sotomayor (Marchioness de Casa Trujo), le Chevalier de Pedrorence, Second Secretary of Legation ; Le Marquis del Arcs, Attache, le Comte de Crest-Trite Attache Milite ire, and M. Percy de Castro, Attache to the Legation ; Baron de Gers dorff, the Saxon Minister; Baron de Rehausen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires. The General Circle was attended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Marquis of Londonderry, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Right lion. the Vice- Chanevllor Wigram, the Judge-Advocate-General, Hon. Sir Edward Butler, Lieut. of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms ; Sir George Philip Lee, Lieut. of the Yeomen Guard; Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, G. C. If., Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse ; the Master of the Ceremonies ; Col. Cavendish, Silver Stick in Waiting; Mr. Henry Robinson, Standard-hearer of the lion. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Capt. Sir A. Green, Naval A. D. C. ; Col. Priaulx, Col. 11. Bentinck and Colonel Oldfield (Royal Engineers), Q ueen ' s Aide-de-Camp ; tl.o Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting, and Chaplain to the Queen Dowager ; Major-General Hr James Reynett, Eq uerry to his Roy a l Highness the Duke of Cambridge ; Mr. Frederic Peel Round, Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod ; Sir John Strachan, Bart., Gentleman Usher in Waiting to the Queen ; Hon. Mortimer Sackrille West, and Captain Green, Gentlemen Ushers to her Majesty ; Captain G. C. Blake, R.N., Gentle man Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting; Mr. James Bunco Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; Mr. Ellerthorpe, Adjutant of the Yeo men Guard ; Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S. ; dlr. R. C. Mellish, Gentleman Usher to her Majesty the Queen Dowager; Col. Bolder°, Field-ofEer in Waiting; Mohan Lal, Ste. &c. The following Ladies had the honour of being presented to her Majesty . C V o is o c o o t u e n ss te o ss f s E e x a m fi e o l u i t , h o , o by h e t r h C ma r o r u i a n g t o es , s b o y of t Morley. he D oc hen of Buc- eitoYuG: haer sn i Gardiner. r Bedford. marriage, clench. Counte,:s Waldegrave, by the Dowager Lady Clinton. The Countess of St. Germans, by Lady Peel. Lady Platt, I,y Lady Denman. Lady John Chichester, on her marriage, by Viscountess Forbes. Lady Louisa Wardlaw Ramsay, on her marriage, by the Coun tess of Dalhousie. Lady Macnaghten, on her return from India, by Viscountess Palmerston. L L LL :a aaa yyyyy Charlotte D s nan k r, : i e lyoe u t Lady Elizabeth Dawson, by Lady Wharr.clitfe. Lady Anne Baird, by the Countess of Mjrton. Lady Pilkington, by Lady Wharneli ff e. Countess of Dalhousie. by the Watson Russell, :dshabyoeyynr Ist.oiThibeeaei ypir marriage, by Lady Aylmer. etirt- .I:bittou rII E FUNDS(CLOSINCI - Pnicts.) 47 -t:. 4kosi.„ PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. ritiets Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced .... 97%% 97% 3 per Cent. Consols * 9 8 11 % 3 /t 9844 New 3 1 ,4 per Cents. 100 %% 1 12 100% Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 11I A 5-16 11% Ditto 30 yearr, Jun. 5, 1860 ... 11 % 11% InAia Stock - • • tt.• ..“...4...,.... 2?, 978 India Roiidt, i3OO tl/.. • ••:" - _ _ Ditto under 1,0001.. Bank Stock for Account... ......••• 210% Consols for ...... ....... Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 59 57 pm. 57 Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small tiT 99 pm. P 9 CLOSING nucEs. 15 1 ,4 88 ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS . O'CLOCK. Columbian Bonds, cx Venezuela. 15% Danish, 3 per Cent' ... B B l/i n Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 3B 37 4 Ditto; ,:iibtftd ... v.: iii.... .... , lB% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted — 67 1 4 Ditto, Account ...... .. ... -.. ...... 6 7. 1 p 67 1 4 Russian,Bonds . •...... • _•• 117 / 3 117% Spanish 5 per Cent. 184.0 ... Ditto; DAM , - iiii,,...•,... as. Ditto 3 per Cent. — Ditto, Account Belgian Bonds, 4 1 / 2 per Cent — 9914 Dutch, 2% per Cent . ...., 83% 83% Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certiflc. ,, 97%% 97A • rincEs OP CLOSING It lILWAY MAIMS PAID, A ONE O'CLOCK , rit ic Es Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2 3 /4 Birmin and Gloucester. 100 ...... •-• Birthingham and Ox ford Junction ~... 2 i 11... 4% 4 W,..., Bri'ton, Lawns, & Bast. 10 . Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59 Caledonian Cvnbridge and Lincoln 1% ...... 84 t 8 Chester and Holyhead... 5 ...... 175 ..........., Cournet Valley •.•...•..... Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Galway..... 2% 3 1 4 1/ai Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% — Eastern Counties ' 25 Eastern Union Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, New Quarters.. 2 1 ‘ i — ...... .. Ely and Bedford /4 Great Munster 2 l,x ...... . 2% Great Western SO ......187% 188... liB Ditto % Shares 5O lO 5 l /2 ... ..... ... 105 1 4 Guildford, Fare'm,l'orts. VA.— 6 014 Harwich Hull and Galnsborough 1,( 3 ,,,,,. 2% 1 % ... 1% [lull and Selby 5O 108 Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 24% Do. Half Shares Llncaster and Carlis1e... 20 London and liirminghm (Stock)... Do. New Thirds London and Brighton... 50 Do. Consolidated Bths 16 London and Croydon, 13!. 15s. I'd. 18% 1 4... lB% London and Greenwich 12115 s 4(1... 1034 lO% I, , ,ndoii ard S. Western 4116 s 10(1 80 Do. New r 2 London and York ...... .. 2%. 4 % 1 / . 2% 4 3 Londonderry&Coleraine VA..... 33;; .3':A Londonderry and Ennis killen 21 / 2 4% 4% Lynn and Ely Ni idland... 100 Do. New Midland,Birm.,Derby 100 117% ll 7l Ne*castle and Darling ton Junction 25 ..... 51 Nowi.asil, and Berwick 1% 14% 15 Newry and Enniskillen. 2% ..... Newark and SLeffield ... 1%...... 5% ••• 5 North British .... .... 10 - Do. New North Kent - .. 6 1 ,6 Perth and Inverness ... 2% 2%% Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and firm 2%. ... 43VA South Eastern & Dover 331 2s 4d... 40 Do., No. 1... 8 Do., No. 2 Do., No. 3 South Wales ... 2 1 / 2 5% 5 1 4 Trent Valley Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Waterford and Kilkenny 1 .. ~. .........•• Wits, Somerset, & Wey mouth York and North Midland 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and -. . . Cette ...... ... .... ..... 2 '...... 2% 1 4 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 Jamaica Junction 1 1,4 _ Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 ... . 474 % Lyons and Avignon Namur and Liege Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Orleans and Vierion ... 2 ...... 14% Paris & Lyons, Latlltte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gan neron's, Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 Paris and Rouen .. 2O Paris and Strasbourg .:. 2 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse .... 4 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's ..- ..... 2 37N 18A 1 1/2 27‘ . 1.15 18 ANNUAL. MEETING ()F THE BRI TISII AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. (THIS DAY.) The fortieth annual meeting of this Society was held this day al twelve o'clock, ins the large room of Exeter Ball; Lord John Russel in the chair. On the platform, besides the Noble Chairman, we recognised Sir George Grey, M.P. ; Sir Benjamin Bali, MP. ; Mr. Hawes, M.P.; Mr. Vernon Smith, M.P.; Mr. Samuel Gurney, Dr. Lushingten, Mr. Burnet, Mr. Richard Taylor, Mr. Tooke, Dr. Campbell, and the Rev. Robert Ainslie. The NOBLE Loan, on taking the chair, was received with loud cheers. He said he was sure it was unnecessary for him to say much on behalf of a Society that had existed for so many years, and wh •se principles were so well known, and which had been de. cared from the beginning a society whose object was to cx. tend education to all classes, upon the most liberal principle, and whose triumph had been so complete, lie was sure that no fresh arguments need he used in support of the great objects the Society had in vies.. The declared principle of the Society was, that no solid or incontrovertible basis could be laid down for education but the Holy Scriptures; and it had, there. fore, been declared from the beginning of this Society that the education of the children of the people should be conducted on a foundation of instruction in the:Holy Scriptures— instruction irrespective of creed or catechism. He must say that experience had but confirmed him in the opinion of the soundness of the general policy of the Society. In look. ing over the Church Articles he found that no:hing was required in points of faith but what was to be found and read in the Holy Scriptures. On that foundation all Protestants were content to rest. They were agreed that nothing more was necessary as a foundation of faith than the Bible. I/ver sifies in opinion may, arid some of those important diversities did exist, but with respect, to the leading principle of their respective creeds they were all of one mind. He fully agreed with his much .respected friend air. W. Allen, that there was no solid basis for the instruction of the people but the Holy Scriptures.— (Loud cheers.) But to instruction in these there were added, by this Society, arithmetic, geography, the various branches of the arts and sciences, in all which great progress had boon made. But great as was the progress, there was still room for further improvement, suggestions on which would be found in the report of the Sac ety about to b. read to the meeting by the secretary. He would conclude by re commending the Society to their continued patronage and support, and he begged leave to add, that he was instructed by his brother, the Duke of Bedford, to intimate the renewal of his subscription of 100/. The Noble Lord concluded amidst great cheering by calling upon the secretary to read the report. The SECRETARY then proceeded to read the annual report of the Society. It set fond' that the model school of the Society contained at present 700 boys, and from three huadred to four hundred girls. There had been admitted since the establishment of the school 44,626 children. The number of students at present in the Normal College was two hundred and seventeen, of which 154 were attending the classes. During the present year the number of the students admitted had been 272, which, with 117 brought over from last year, made a total of 371. Of these, during the year. 264 had been appointed to schools in various stations at home and abroad. The report went into a long and elaborate statement of the proceedings of the Society in the various quarters of the globe during the tart year, and concluded by intl. mating that the finances of the Society were in a more nourishing condition than for some time past. The TREASURER read the balance sheet of the receipts and ex penditure of the Society for the past year. According to this statement the receipts from all quarters had been 16,393/. 7s. 2d. ; the expenditure 16,1401. 160. 11d. ; leaving a balance in hand of 2521. 10s. 3d. Sir GEORGIE GREY, M.P., moved the first resolution—" That the report just read be printed and published, under the superintendence of the Committee, and that a list of names attached to the report be the Committee of Management for the ensuing year. He considered no arguments from him were necessary in support of the resolution he had moved. He was firmly attached to the principles of the Society, because it was not established on sectarian or exclusive principles, but on the broad basis of Christian faith as laid down in the Holy Scriptures. Mr. VERNON Santini, M.P., briefly seconded the resolution, which was put from the Chair, and carried unanimously. Dr. LUSIIINGTON moved the second resolution, and declared his steadfast adherence to the policy of the Society, which he con. sidered had done an immense amount of good. The Learned Gentleman entered into a statistical statement, showing that crime and ignorance were always to be found associated together, and that the only way to reduce the one was to extend the other. For this important object, he considered no Society better elicit. tinted than the British and Foreign School Society. He concluded by moving the resolution expressive of the satisfaction of the meeting at the great progress which the Society had made during the pa,t year. The Rev. ROBERT AINSLIE seconded the resolution. He was connected with another Society, established upon a similar prin ciple to the present ; it was the Congregational School Society, which had raised, upon the voluntary principle alone, for educa tional purposes, the sum of 70,0001. There was one point in the recent policy of the present-society to which he decidedly objected; he meant the receiving from the Government the sum of 7501. annually for tr,e support of their Normal schools. He had great faith in the voluntary principle, and lie objected to taking Go vernment money, whether for a British and Foreign Society, Normal school, or for Maynoot h College.—(Great cheering.) The resolution was put and carried by acclamation. Several other resolutions expressive of the confidence of the meeting in the general policy of the Society, and calling upon it. for renewed exertions, were severally put and earned. They were spoken to by the Rev. Joseph Crowther, the Rev. Dr. Bart, of Wk. temberg, and the Rev. Johns Aldis. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, whet; the meet'' vs,which We. a very full 1144 respectable "eturrit 4 1 )4 i 1,:( BRISTOL SUGAR MARIaIT, 0117 • 2 ---We have hail Mr. F. O'Connor, the jury reie aluwed for each day, as fora iera a very dull week in sugars, the trade being fairiy stocked, 'UM nu 1 rata trial. general decline in' prices can be-quoteicalthough, as usual in a flat I tnirketr thetr.sri is in livour of the buyer. Refined goods exceed- Mr. Baron Rot FE said—Yes ; that was the case at Lancaster. The CHIEF RattoN sail—Then the fees s hould be pa id for eig ht ingty soiree and tribal Warded, arded, very little offering under 70s. Crighed 10thpi And Matte In good demand at extrea e ralfs.—Bris- days of the trial—that is, eight guinea s, besides for the view of the Mer;m4 ! ~:rmiscs. Tim Court then rose. 0 TUESDAY NIGIII"S 6iiihfiT.E. - - PARLIAWIENTARY BUSINESS. Full,AT, MAY 2 The following Bind were presented. an dread aiSrst time L9ndonderry and Enniskillen ltalirray. • Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2). Tottenham and Farringdon- street Extension Bailway. tS WAR-OFFICE, M 2. 89th Foot—Lieuf. G. M. Knipe, from 10th Fo. , t, to be Lieutenant, vice Auriel, who exchanges, Mav 2. 92d Foot—Ensign G. Warrender to be Lieutenant, by purchase ) vice J. C. Gordon, who retires; W. O'B. 11,Bo ehanap, Uent.9 to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warrender, toTtill'ee s fo ( i l lni c n g o m ll n i l l i l t s te w e e o r; r s e t i a .o u r d t e in d g , and e t: B . e ; Le por t refer red Midland Railway Branches. Athlone and Galway Railway. Goole and Doncaster Railway. Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway. Mtqr Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. A. Robertson; troitt the half-pav Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Matt hews, ap pointed'Paymuster ; Ensign C. Grange to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robertson, who retires; A. Tunstall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grange, May '2. UNATf AtnErn—Major W. Pottinge-, trom 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, May 2. AlE3lollANDUM.—Colonel G. F. Thompson, of the Royal Engineers, has been permitted to retire from the army, r• ith the sale of an Unattached Lieut.-Colonelcy, he being about to become a Settlor in New Brunswick, M..y 2. --- OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Arm. 30. Corps of Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Vavasour to be. Colonel, vice Sir G. Iloste, de ceased ; Brevet Major R. Kelsall to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Vavasour; Second Captain R. K. Daw son to be Captain; Second Captain H. Tucker to be Cap tain, vice Kelsall; First Lieutenant J. F. A. Symonds ' to be Second Captain. vice Tucker; S e c ond Lieutenant F. 111. H. Somerset to be First Lieutenant, vice Symonds, April 22. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. North Lincolnshire Yeomanry Cavalry.—ll. V. Grantham, Gent, to be Cornet, vice H. Grantham, resigned, April 29. . - BANKRUPTS. John Henry Hensman and Frederick Hcnsman, coal-mer chants, Adelphi,wharf, Strand, to surrender May 8 and June 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Penned, official as signee; Turner and Heusman, Basing-lane. Edward §later, cabinet-maker,. Queen's-buildings, at eleven, at the Court of Brampton, May Bankruptcy. Belcher, official aZtnea ; ford, hall, Broad-steed. • William Chalcroft Tupper, grocer, Cathering,ton, 'Hants, May 9, at eleven, and June 6, at two, at. the Court of Bank ruply. Green, official ant ignee, Aldermanbury ; Ivimey, Chancetv:lanc I Puffaed,' Nana. Louis - Leplastriet ; clochmaker, Alfred - stree t, Islington, May 13, at halfopist- one, and June 6, at twelve , at the Court of Bankrupte. Johnson, (Alicia! assignee, Basingliall-street ; Hussey, Basing-lane; Bread-street: • --- James Edward lied - iced victualler, Pruad.court, Bow-street, Covent-garden, May 13, at half , peat two, and Jane lit at 00;0, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurchdane ; Spider, Camomile-street, Bisliopsgate: -• • • , Benjamin Mandl - eel trotmitniget; St antriote- Middisse, May 9, at half-finSt deter), and Jute 12, at eleven* the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, Alai atiSignce ; Coleman street I . Ashier, Shotediteh. • Thomas 01 ifyer, liVery.statielteepef, Prestblity,Gloucester shire, May lb, at-one, and juite 12, a elet'eh, at the Bristol District Court: Htaten i . official assignee; Bristol ; Manning , Crateit- - street, Athirid I tritigtg, Bristol: Henry _Nichols, auctioneer, Coleford, tiotteeSterSbiee, May 16; at twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. ' Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Wilkes, Gloucestershire. James bet, porter Merchant, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, May 14, and ;lithe 11, at elisi=on,, tit tilt LUdi tistrict Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Paritinoon and Co., Gray's inn, London ; Thompson, Tadcaster ; Dickinson, Leeds. Thomas Rushforth Knott, druggist, Bolton-le-Moors Lan. cashlre,May twelve, 2l; and Jane 11, at at the Manchester District Court. Stan Way, official assig net, Manchester ; Hult; n, Bolton, Lancashire ; Sutton, Manchester. Joseph Cooke, Brewer, Went ; Salop, May 5, and June 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, offi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Wahnsley, Wem ; James, Bir mingham. ThomasCapas, builder, Aston junta Birmingham, May 8, and June 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Parkes and Company, Bedford-row, London : .Mot teram and Knowles, Birmingham. Henry Pares, plumber, Loughborough, Leicestershire, May 8 and June 13, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Brown, Nottingham ; Harrison and Smith, Birmingham. James Heaton, stationer, Ludlow, Shropshire,' May 8 and June 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Wootton, Token-- house-yard, London ; Anderson and Co., Ludlow. Thomas Hodghkiss, licensed victualler, Wellington, Shrop shire, May 15 and June 9, at eleven, at the BirminghanDis trict Court. Bittfestort official assignee, Birmingham; Jennings, Chancery-lane, ; Palmer, Birmingham. Harry Warr, currier, Bridport, Dorsetshire, May 15, at eleven, and June 12, at 'are, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter • Templer and Son, Bridport ; Clowes and Co., Temple, London ; Terrell, Exeter. DIVIDENDS. DECLARED. D. Arthur, iron merchant, Neath—first div. of Is. sd. in the pound, May 5, and any following Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. T. Hodgson, calico printer, Manchester—first div. of 3s. 6id. in the polind, - Blay 6, and any following Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson; Manchester. J. Brown, grocer, Regent-street, Westminster—div. of 20s. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall- street. R. Marshall, stone mason, Deptford—first div. of 3s. 9d. in the pound, May 3, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. andi' The referredfollowing t o t Billsthe C L e n ' l e i t r t e e a e d o a f s S e t e rc t t l io t i n n r i London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway ( tension trom Dudley to W. lyerhamptm:)..• , d London, Worcester, and South Stafforoshire Railway ON ley and Sedgley Branch). London, Chatham, and N,rth Kent Railway. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Rail►ray. and coramitttc: Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches. London and Croydon Railway (Chat ham and Gravese —ilt.port from Select Committee on Stan din g Orders ref:n)s! Bill ordercl to be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. Duq... ,o , 1 London and Cnipion Railway , Enlargement ,— Report try Select .Committee on Stat;:'ing Orders read; B ill o rdered s be brought in by Mr. Dodd ant: f•lr. Douglas' Ashford, and London and Croydon Railway (5 i, ; ;stone = Tunbridge),—Report front Select Cotnmiti.7.l" a nd Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought iu by Mr. Dougla4. London and Croydon Railway (Chatham t o Chilhat44 Report front Select Committee on Standing O rders read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. Doughts.,,e. London and Croydon lit.tilway (Orpington 13ranch), port from Select Committee on Standing Orders read; ordered to be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. Douglas- BILL S CQ.)O IITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIV ATE DIuNDAy, MAY 5. West London ailw Chester, M R anchester, a y. and Liverpool Junction RailW a l". Portarlington and Tullumore Railway. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending, April *29, 1845, is 30s. 54d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation theraof into Great Britain. Dividends, &c., in our nest. PARLIAMEN T Ait Y ISIONS. ! mons.) (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Corm FRIDAY, MAY 2. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE BILL. Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question Pr'rrivo.: u 7;;:.t, Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :"—Annalmeni ~,,on, livoisgirz I ,, i ;;• ll% , : l o a nt i: f .. r : on ir l y t o l r i , e ts l , vord " That" to the end of the (I , t i, L iy i fs " this House Will upon this .1 ,,f: . - -- , months resolve itself iato :•_'.. Said Committee," instead art of t Qu iac es t2 t , i i c c n a k i u i t . , ,, " 3.T'lhucitiitohuesecTirydhsiep,F;L:ez.:',!,l to be left out stain , 1" . . MAJORITY—AYES, 160. Acland, Sir T. D. Escott, Blekhain . O'Conor, 1-n)ntr, Adderley, C, I), Esmonde, Sir T. • O'Ferrall, /t• 'j . Aldan', William Estcourt, T. G. Pakington, J.;,,,,,,,atit Arclibtildi Robert Etwall, Ralph Palmerstn, i Aruiiilt.l; iit•l Of Ferguson, Colonel Parker, PIT ; liaillie, Colonel riisroy, Henry Patton. J. Iv • , ' •''' Robert, Bailie, Walter Forster, Matthew ree l, '-'i" Barclay, David Freman tle, Sir T. Peel, Jouat i 0 }:. '. liarkir, H en ry Gardner, J. D. Pendarvos, r•• „.• ; 1 Banug, P. T. Gaskcll, J. M. Pennant, C°l('D GC. i Bating, W. 13. aladatonc, W. E. Phps , • ~. F,..5. Bernard; E: 0: Oladltone, COptain PonsoubV,,!-: Barringtotl, TiPeOlitlt 071,011 C, Sir S, Pussy, i'lin,P 0 don Co.on _ Bellew, It. M. Ottnloni Captain . Raw ' T. .1 4 • lientinek, Lord G. Gore, Meittlittif I:a-Wigton, ..r. J. lilavliburne, J. I. Gore, Robert - ltepton, G. a, Blake, M. J. Rice, B• 11— ' Goulburn, Henry _ --c c : -,-.,. B. ...• Bolder); 11 G. Graham, Sir J. Rm..: •••• v. . 5 .. . Botfield; Berlith Greene, Thomas Roebuelf, J BoWles, Adttiltiti Clreh sr George Round, John. . Bovaing, Dr. Bale' 11. B. Thlssell, LON _.,nt Bramston, T. W. Hamilton, W. J. Papdon,Viscm— i -• 0 1 " „"f• Browne, W. Hami ton, Lord C. g=n , - - i • If ti , - -6 Cardwell, a rßuller,Charlesd,„,il,, -- A Lord E. smith, . 1. , :18 Butler, Edward Herbert, Sidney Smythe, i 7„ . .E S da l ard Somers, i• ',i f - iir. Somesvill,,..l, Carew. R. S.Sonses, .1°'11:q. Carew, W. 11. P. ,Casticreagh,YiscoUut Stanstield, n.r, V'. 11 Clerk, Sir George Jame'', sir W. C. Stanton, _o,__ Clive, RH. Jenny'', Earl Stewart, .102:1.i. Cockburn, Sint.). Jocelyn, Viscount Stuart; 1- , , r !'`,/, Collett, John tuart ,A,rott joliiviount SotherOn, ..:. p. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Cootc, Sir C. H. Labouchere, Henry Strutt , r'__ if, Corbally, N. E. Laseelles, W. S. Sutton, 1.1:,,.. ~ Corry, Ilenry Lemon, Sir C. Thesiger, .5.1.; 1.'..,,, . Courtenay, Lord Lennox, Lord A. TlranclY, I!! f: .- - Cowper, W. F. Leveson, Lord Trclawyy, J_,o Crippa, William Lincoln, Earl Darner, Colonel Macaulay, T. B. Illob w " Davies, D. A. S. Macnamara, Major w a lker. L Dawson, T. V. M‘Geachy, F. A. Wadi. C' I gene Denison, W. J. 31'Neill, Duncan w , x imrtoll ni , iet 6 Denison, Join' E. Mahon; Viscount White, S zt e l y,din ° Dennistoun, J. Manners, Lord J. Wociebins ' 0 1T. Colon Dickinson; F. 11. 31artm, John • . • "" Thorni's Dvett, Eilw• rd Mildmay, H. St. John Wyse , „ 13, Douglas, Sir C. Milnes, R. M. Yorke, 1.. Duncan, Viscount Murphy, F. S. 11,1:1,:e:g1Prlicuiesii,;(;1 Joseph' chla r o i r e 8d A . Duntlas, David Napier, Sir C. Vane, u1:01. i l i Ll.s . _ Ass. Ebringt , m, Viscount Neville, Ralph Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Nicholl, John Ellis,lVyun Norreys, Sir 1). I. :13°arnilnig:1, 'lll°',ln'arf MINORITY—NOES , 52. rd „ate, c. 5 . Ne Acton, Colonel Goring, Charles rivil ure,'.i.ocoun' Antrobus, Edmund Greenall, Peter rotha to c n: t ., d ,,ouia Astell, William Grimsditch, T. protb eN mai, Ili Austen, Colonel Hamilton, G. A. li!310115 who, Ilouverie, E. I'. Hampden, Rena Iticliarit ~s. Brooke, Sir A. He J. W. vanollel 'weliar il on Bruce, C. L. C. Hill, Lard 31. SV)°"e%„„llder Buckley, Edmund Inglis, Sir H 11. 'l'llolllo ~e , John Colout.oun, J. C. Johnstone, Hope Toll ell'ac" . SW 1:* Crawford, W. S. Jolliffe, Sir NV. - Toa lffl'l LVloll el 4 Dawnay, NV. H. Law, C. E. Denison, E. B. Lawson, Andrew Dinican, George Lamy, Anthony Duileill'9l , ei T• Maclean, Donald Buncombe, Z. 31•Taggiirt, si r J. Ewart, William Manic, Fox. Farnham, E. B. 3;,;:?'an, Charles Fitzroy, Lord C. Morris, 2 04d 1: 8 1 l i el b aa: t 6ll( h lcelle o ierY ;i g' i t , :3 ; 111:::11r:11::::: Forman, T. S. Mentz, G. F. ([N THE COMMITTEE.) ~,i f . O f h .‘ , 411 1 $ Second Clause the College of Ma:, , nooth as it corporatet`coe, di• take and possess any personal property, and also land n ~ alt eS eis nett , 0 or the annual value of , exclusive of the Pro• wit), 4.11 acmired by the Trustees) :—Proposed to fill the blank . ) ,,...1, 1 , _,_,4 thousand pounds :"—Atterwanls proposed to till tile b .__ l rbe 111 7 " tliftty thintiand pounds :"—Question put, ‘. That the . 1 _ ,... ° . •: wait ' three thousand pounds." The Committee divid ti : MAJORITY—AYES, 100. C. IC• Martin, ; Ackers, James Escott, Bickham Mitchell, T. Aglionb y, It. A. Eploittle, Sir Thos. - 'miff' Archbold, R Robert Ewprt, William Neville, Jvo Nlcholl, i ' Arkwright, George Fitzroy, !Leary °q uiet', . 1 • 11 Arundel, Earl Forster, M. O'Conor P ° Af. Il agot, William Fremantle , Sir T. n,Forial, IV. R. . Raillie, Colona Gaskell, .1. M. ~, ..., ... Bailie, :, alter Gladstone, W. E. Plitt. 0 1 Sir'",.. .4 Baird, W lham Gladstone, Captain ~c — ' , 0 p... - Baring, lit. Hu. W. B. Godson, Richard peel, ,° -N. Barnard, E. G. Gordon, Captain Phlips, 0;14 Bentinek, Lord G. Gore, Robert rigl)" "Aqiiiir I , Blake, M. J. Golburn, H. past!.F• I , Al% - • Bolden), ii. 0. Graham, Sir J. Bottield, Beriah Granger, T. C. Bowles, Admiral Guest, Sir J. Brocklehurst, J. Radford, Sir 11. Brotherton, Joseph Hatton., Captain itrown9, W. Ilcueage, G. 11. W. Sli s S lt o n i t °e i t i e n, : i . ti s t t e ) . °llu i t it'”' j : j l :•) ,_ ' p ! " i il Stuart, 1 .nl'o, ilruee, Lord E. Herbert, Sidney Buller, Sir J. V. llolmes, W. A'Court Busfeill, William Hope, Charlos Butler, P. S. [lope, G. W. Cardwell, Edward Howard, Philip it. TST'ill.::eletirc°lii-1;c::111;1;Y:'1:1":"—L:n:1":;:: r' Trol c „' l, 13. • Carew, R. S. Hume, Joseph Clerk, Sir 0, Iluss,y, Ambrose Wa11, , • del 40 Clive, Robert IT. Jame?, Win. White, ~.. •-„.. Wiltle, ~,. , Cockburn, Sir G. James, Sir Walter wigitiii ,s,:_ . . wct• Collins, 'William Jenny'', Earl Coote, Sir C. .lo..:eiya, Vi,vtamt Corry, Henry Lennox, Lord A. Cripps, 'William Macnamara, Major Ill. : r i ot ou , n,.,1,i1.10g.,J.0;11:1;pcv.i.. • yOUII , gcur , Dari-T, George M'Neill, Duncan Duncan, Viscount Manners , Lord C. S. itUil' - ,) x MI N Oil 1T Y—N 0 ES, 3 1 fr otelt Acton, Colonel Forman, T. 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Campbell Esq., Er 4 WO third daughter of the latcC .' -' ' n 79t ...al.taiti C.aintro f Ke y. : t, t° j ltt " o li t ter.. of P l)5 111.6 IJ- ,i„,,tiliter - At Goll.intield, on the 91 - i t Janet, "" -d Collar:. ef Gellant; •Id . - st Jr: ' ---.- - o f - - ---- --_---------*H !2';'-'2.._12:---,, ___-----,0----ioi c; l ' i , r,,,,,,,: Print.d and Pliblished by B ‘ ll - 3 eii n doice , ,' S o oo °. 0' 1 ~;(. 112. '.trand. Printer. at 7'he ~.,.. i ;the v :7Arand, in the Precinct of the S av° ''' ' ' 11' ;;;6liddleeex, Saturday, May 3, 1845. LA W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CXGHEQUER. Mau 2. TRIAL AT BAR.—THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE. THE ATTORNEY• GENERAL GEORGE SMITH, THE SUMMING UP BY THE CHIEF BARON. The Learned Judge commented at considerable length on the evidence of the different witnesses. He then went on to say that the question for the jury was not whether a single drop of spit its had been transmitted from the distillery to the rectifying-house, but whether there was an opening through which spirits might have been conveyed to the other premises, 'and un doubtedly It had been admitted on both sides that the officers of Excise had tried the experiment to show that spirits could be passed. That was the point In law, and if they were satisfied that such a communication exited, so that spirits would arrive at the rectifying.house in a condition to he used as spirits, then the Court was decidedly of opinion that they must find a verdict fee the Crown. The Learned Solicitor-General had laid some stress upon the fact Gill had not been called, he having been present at most of the conversations between Mr. G. Smith and the officers, and having had the whole management of the distillery. But it was not fair for him (the Chief Baron) to say that there might be good reasons for not calling a witness in the posi ion of Gill. He might have committed himself at some time, either through inadvertence, or possibly in a state of inebriety have said something upon which he might be cross.examined. Yet it was matter which the jury might consider, why there had been no one whatever called from the distillery who could speak to the fact that spirits wash, or worts, had not been passed by means of the pipe in question, and that there had been called only two persons front the rectifying•house, Mr. 'White head, who was absent from the premises all night, that is, during the only hours in which such use would be made of the pipe, if made at all ; and Mr. J. S Smith, who had sworn that no spirit ever passed, and would prob,bly have sworn that no worts or wash had passed, if the question had been put to him. But, after all, this did not bear upon the issue. It was only important that the jury wire satisfied there was such a communication between the two premises that worts, &c. could in the words of the Act, "be removed or conveyed " from the one building to the Otter. According to the tae's admitted upon both sides, it appeared that in the presence of Mr. Smith, the officers pissed 700 gallons of spirits through the pipe—merely on the principle of the syphon—in less than half an hour, and the jury would consider whether they might be able on another trial, with little preparation or difficulty, pass, in a very short time, any quantity they pleased (having their choice of force or pressure), and then, taking their time, rem sufficient quantities of water, not only through the principal pipe, but through all the branches, so as to remove every, the slightest smell or trace of spirit. If the jury from that evidence believed that the communication was such as that spirits could ue removed without such deterioration as to render it useless, they would find for the Crown. If, on the other hand, they disbelieved, or doubted the evidence of facts admitted on both sides, they would find for the defendant. If they found a verdict for the Crown. it was tint for the Court or for the jury to say whether any reduction shoukl be made in the amount of the penalties incurred. That would be a question for quite another tribunal. The Foreman then requested his Lordship to inform the Jury what were the exact words of the issue which they were to try. The Loan CHIEF BARON inquired of the Solicitor •General whether he would elect to take a verdict on the second count, and re ceiving an answer in the affirmative, the Learned Judge read to to the jut y the second count, which charges the occupying and using as a distillery a house or houses within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying-house, there being between the two such a " way, open. trig, or communication of removing or conveying spirits, Sic , except by cart, carriage, or waggon, through an open street or roan." The jury then retired at four o'clock, when Mr. KELLS said, that if the jury found upon any one count the defendant would claim a verdict upon all the rest. The CHIEF BARON—lndeed you will not, Mr. Kelly. The Soli. citor.General can enter a nolle prosequi upon all the other counts, or he may now withdraw the record. Ma. KELLY—If the Solicitor-General chose to enter a nolle pro sequi, he must do it now, before the verdict is returned, otherwise I shall be entitled to a verdict on the remaining counts. Mr. MARTIN said the plea was not guilty upon all the counts. The verdict of guilty upon one count was an acquittal upon the rest, and we have a right to have the verdict entered so. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL —But if you have a general verdict upon your plc', it is" guilty of all." The CHIEF BARON—Mr. Solicitor, that used to be the case. But, by a recent decision, it is clear that it cannot be so now. In the old practice there was but one count. Then the practice was to vary the charge b y the introduction of several counts, Here , all the counts, after the first say, " And in another di s till ery, " whereas there is but one. Mr. KELLY_And all after the first must be bad, as there is no other distillery. Mr. Baron ROLFE—I do not think so. The word "other" is only surplusage, as it were to charge another offence. Mr. KELLY—But there cannot be two verdicts. That has been also decided. The CIIIEF BARON —Certainly, Mr. Kelly, there cannot be two verdicts. The 50LICITOR-GENERAL— I think, even now, I amentitled to a verdict upon the first count. The Clime BARON—Which charges the occupying and working a distillery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying-house. Mr. KELLY—Oh, very well, we will take your verdict upon that, but that must be upon one coma. The Cu IF.FBARON Do you take it so, Mr. Solicitor P— ( A laugh ) The SOLICITOR GENERAL seemed to decline the proposal, and the discussion for the present dropped. The jury retired, after a deliberation of two hours and a quarter, and returned a SPECIAL VERDICT. The Foreman said—We find a verdict for the Crown on the second count; and we are desirous of expressing our opinion that there has been no proof of a fraudulent use haling been made of the communication. After some consultat,on, not heard in Court, The verdict was entered by agreement for 75,0001. Mr. RALLY then applied to enter a verdict of Not guilty on the remaining five counts, which was „reed to. PAYMENT OE THE JURY. The SOLICITOR-GnsERAL then applied to the Court to know how the Special Jury were to be paid ? ..:The LORD CHIA BABfa2i Uhl that in the •acc, he believed, of 210 1 / 2 95% 4 3 / 4 6 % 2311 4% 1 9 g 48 68 % 173/i lOU 21/2