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'UE GLASGOW 317/.ICTION RAILWAY. IMPORTANT I_,LCISION. !PThe Committee to whom this railway was referred, met this ill ing at eleven o'clock, in Committee-room No. 5, Abingdon ct. Present, the Earl of St. Gernsains, Chairman ; the Earl of Oxford, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Bishop of Ely, and Lord kanners. The Committee remained in deliberatinn till half-past twelve o'clock, when the counsel and parties were called. The Ctiatemasr then said that he con s id ere d th e most conven i ent course to take would be to read the resolutions which the Com- Mittee had come to on the proposed line. The Noble Lord then read the following resolutions :- Ist. That it is the opinion of this Committee that a communi. Or io nby railway from the Edinburgh an d Gl asgow R a il way to the ''''th side of the harbour of Glasgow would be attended with public Advantage. 2d. That there are not such engineering or other difficulties in the way of the proposed line as to render its adoption inexpedient. 3 d. That sufficient provision ought to be made for securing to the parties through whose property the line may be carried full ectopensation for the damage which the railway may occasion to that property. 4th. That it appears to this Committee that the existing quays do not afford sufficient accommodation for the trade of Glasgow, a nd that it is in the highest degree desirable that additional accom- Modation, especially for the mineral traffic, be provided. Sth. That it does not appear to this Committee to be expedient that a railway should be laid along the quays which extend from P trk-st reel to the eastern extremity of the ateam.boat quay. A. discussion then took place about the insertion of certain clauses in the Bill affecting the property on the line, particularly the Bl ytheswoed property, belonging t o M r . C amp b e ll , w hi ch were el'entually agreed to with a few amendments. Th e preamble of th e B i ll , su bj ect to the restrictions referred to HI the resolutions, was then declared proved. The clauses of the Bill were then agreed to, after a fow verbal 44te11dlnents, and the Committee broke up. HOUSE OF( OMMONS. GROUP X. LONDON AND 'TORN LINE. MOST IMPORT. NT. AGAINST THE LATE DECP , ION. I mmediately after the re assembling cf the Committee this slay, ertr. Aterrtx, Q.C., tendered on behalf of the nies Eastern Counties, Mh Midland, and Midland Railway Compare the following 'mPortant protest : The Eastern Counties Railway Company beg respectfully to pro test against the decision of the Committee in favour of the London and York Bill, for the following, amongst other reasons : tcauie, altlmugh toe Eastern Counties Company's lines !brtWeeti LonOo e and Biggieswade having been at first excluiled Nil the classifieriAtin of competing lines to the London and York scet,h.!ine, were, by the Committee,. upon special application of the t,,'"PanY. alter argument plaeed, in the,class as a distinct competing '' t W ith the London and York Railway between the termini of corndon and Biggleswade, yet, nevertheless, the Eastern Counties t .„ l4 ,,PsnY have not been heard, nor allowed to produce any positive 'tent* in support of their lines between London and Biggleswade, k o h e e a"Y general rebutting evidence against the London and Yolk b y 13 a , ause, although t h e E astern Counties Company were informed dAthe Committee that they must cross-examine on all points, • Which they intended to bring forward rebutting evidence, and eewi ros s - examine accordingly, yet the whol e o f suc h re b utt i ng 41en ce founded on such cr oss - exam i nat i ons , althoug h tendered, "at been rejected and not heard. the)/b.ecause, although upon the close of the London and York case but Ea stern Counties Company tendered to the Committ ee re . O inf{ evidence to be then given against th a t case, ee - to d efer the same until their own H er tf or d an d Biggleswade gill i ti rn , e on before the Committee; and although the Committee de -1/4 4 that th ey wou ld d efer that re b utt i ng ev i dence until the period , tne ntioned, yet, nevertheless, such eviden ce h as b een wholly elected . liccause, although it has been the invariable practice of Parlia e s t ar t Committees sitting upon comp e ti ng li nes, b efore any de la. nn on the preambles for the Bills for such lines is illott iou nced (whether the lines be competing as entire trunk st ki : b etween two termini, or competing for portions only of beb , l ines), to hear the positive isi.d rebutting evidence on t er tur of each Bill, yet in the case of the Eastern Counties cora ehleg lines between London and Biggleswade no evidence what tese'e has been heard, either positive or rebutting, on the part of that I,, Pa ny, and in the absence of that evidence the decision on the 0,. 0 mob and York parallel line between the same termini has been itotin eed. t e 'cause, although the Eastern Counties Company's London and tel p l bridge line formed tiny mites of the trunk line from London as 4 l-in composed of that railway, and th e p ropose d C am b ridge i tte ecoln Direct Northern and Tottenh am an d Farringdon tlik! Projected lines, and w as th e most i nterested in the compe -1,4. and th e most a ff ected b y a decision in favour of the *a y .o" " , and York scheme, and was an existing rail. pee l . sanctioned by previous Committess of both Houses of ketlharnent as well c a l cu l ate d to accommodate the Lincolnshire and 44 4 ern traffic, yet the three principal lines above.mentioned were . h eard before the Committee, and the case of the Eastern hau l ! i ts Company postponed at the instance of the Committee lit ee. 'he oth ers were finished, has not been heard in the slightest lit b ' all their rebutting evidence from twenty-three witnesses ee . 411 01,,,,,, 4 'elected; the attacks made upon their line have been ark iei " 4 to remain unanswered, and in the face of this injustice a e n has been renounced in favour of the London and York et tak• P ib g* -rat and North Midland Railway Company beg respectfully ,7 1 Protest against the decision of the Committee in favour of )h e e London an d Y or k R a il way B i ll. elieb re they have not teen heard against the . pream . ble of erlou ri i ns nor allowed to call evidence against it, a Coe kt ..ebill Company were representing a Bill referred to the YOrk b lit eer and classed by them as competing with the London and , Se t'Y p,, - ,!its arid although by the London anct York Bill comp 1114,4e:ereea are taken over lands belonging to the Company, and ul to lta ceit k ,,,,,!:ib their principal station, prejudicially, both as respects rei ttee, r „ -- ,."t working, and the safety of the public; the Cum. Se itnesi c -- " r eover, having permitd them to cross-examine the e ape t ,,,: c alled in support of the Bill, and thus incur all the the a PPearine in Committee from the commencement of oce _din gs - Pr . teca ue _ l ittu a n the passing of the preamble of the London and York Bill bay y negatived that of the York and worth Midland Rail.. TTeeExtension to D oncaster, although the case for the last.. ,: ( med Bill has not be en h eard b y the Committee. "e Midland Railway Company beg most respectfully to pro test against the decision or the Committee in favour of the London and York Railway kid , — )iic4use they have not been heard against the preamble of such ll. v n or allowed to call rebutting evid ence against the case set lisr i _ b i ts promoters, although the Bills p romote d b y this Com stitivi Were referred to the Committee as competing schemes t01 1 ,,,, tb e London and York project, and classed as such by the kil,,,":ltte themselves in the outset cf their proceedings; thus o l ng the Midland Company to incur the heavy expense of laeti'Phosition to the without giving them an opportunity of ISe e ,.. ar d upon its merits itt uel ,use the passing of the pramble of the London and York e lse 'Y negatives that of the Lincoln and Ely Railway Bill, and of the Swinton and Lincoln Railway Bill as respects toierj'ulo n ication between Lincoln and Doncaster, , although the itsi.,:' te e have n o t h eard t h e case of the promoters of the two c tle ' et etitioned Bills, a circumstance believed to be without pm- Th e t heir -° rornittee having withdrawn to consider these protests, on T he etUrn I:ll4lithetehrceo7l:4l‘vNith said that he was instructed by the Committee to -4t they declined to receive the documents handed in, which propriety be tendered in another place. *tin . e mnsittee then proceeded with the remaining clauses of (LBrr BITTING.) A RAIL WAY RETURNS. ls% 0 r e t ,„_ f or +, aspric.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail le,,net, 1p " Past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the ni i t , tehretUrns are made, together with the receipts of gip same 4 Previous year ; , e I -- n s , y etc NAME OF RAILWAY. Last week. G .5e • ft.' o 00 - I9 CArbroath and Forfar •• • • • • ristol and Birmingham • • • • • • • • • hester and Birkenhead . • ••••• • • • • • bubl and Drogheda• wn •••••'• • • • • • • Kingsto b in and and Arbroath . Lu rk,,,atn and Sunderland . • • • • • • • • ''nbtu•gh and Glasgow . • • • 2 • • • • • astern Counties and North Eastern :: Ulasg,,,v, Kil marnoc k , an d A 3 r • • • • Glasgow and Green0ck............. • • • • • • • Grand Junction • • •• • • Gravesend and Rochester • G reat • • • • • • • • • • ki „ North of England • reat We/Stern . • • 111111 and Selbv • Lr,verPool and Manchester • • • • • • • • • • i L o n don and Birmin g h am . • • • • • • • - • ndon and Blackwall ....... •• • •• • L.ondon and Brighton. •••• • • • " Londoh and Croydon 1. , ,, t London and Greenwich .•• • • " ulon S:mtli Western .•••• • • • • I!Ntanchester, Bolton, and Bury • • • • • • zutchester' and Birmingham •• • • • • akrichester, 1 , 4and Counties Leeds, and Bullull Assoc.. 51,0 N•- . . • eqeastle and Darlington • • • • • • • • • • NTs "ve as tle- ca stle and Carlislo • • • • • • • ... 1 / 4 , .... - and S.. ••• • •• rorth Union and North Bolton hields and Preston 1 , is, Co r b el', and Orleans ••••• • • • • • ails and Rouen . • • • • -,f,cstit and Wyre • • • • Q.:Lehi and Manchester • • • • • • (Altll Eastern. Ulster, • •• • :• '1 • • 'Nu:nth a . nd Norwich ••• • • • " ora and North MMland • • • • • • " 431 6,',61 A A, N th, ktid 1 ' Cook' ' E i'lk —WP ICO \II CUSTOMER AT HER MAJESTIS in -,l lt is_ -"L-- Yesterda (Friday), about noon, a singular the ".PPened • y Conduit-street. A young la , th, 0 . ero poy 0, Mr Lamb 15 . h th eighbou,,.._ . Isaac . s, a cab proprietor, residing in a spirited Co q ' 4 / „,, t " . 14 , was riding % hi . 0 her . op o i . t ' e the sh fMr Rope, confectioner and past a r a y . , t " Majesty 31 Lamb's Cunduit-street, b b eing li c l o tu c k ~ , . fi w ank, eidy .y some mischievous person on ( 4i Nt ii, L 'di arid slain in from the crown of the road , dashed t4ht;ift:‘Ziiir.ti? telic'e in front of the shop, .precipitating the boy toq t ' i l , r.. * : g . )r 'ngli the plate glass of the window, carrying away So‘ ' t tor t , 4 k, al , u clearin g in his course the . jams, ladjellwieasa a_n_d . it is itiitar'379 which stood in the way. Happily thee rat'. !rezr tired, t , iit the horse, a valuabie beast, is so much hurt h i 'm he Will i t.rit l it i‘itTit iave to be killed. . tti, 'ary to I) tn, OF Tit CREW, OF THE . WASP.— viienerat expectation, the men charged with this horrid 1 1 led on Z , e tiled at the present assizes at Exeter. It wasfirud sp 4 kis y r„"i"d'Y that the Learned Judge, Baron Platt, had ze d I t , 'he &t7°',,ing for the trial, and that the case would be calle co,h, t` r' th ing ; but up to Tuesday evening no bill had been c, t 4 41 t '' l 3 ll Mr. Godson M P. for Kidderminster, the staning tiii; f( ' 1 " tio,etii)se., Admiralty, Laciarrived in the town to conduct the the ~..secuton. We umierstand Mr. .R. P CoM l er o i n s e tl o ie f 4,11440,4: retamed tor the defence. Serra is . the on y 11 . W rit e w ell hn is described in the calendar as being able to o r t ea a d t d e ,„_ Seri, , 1 , onle Silly do it indifferently, and others n ttieT,ne "4.1 since his removal to the goal, given way to great q t `' at I I Y , mtld they all entertained the idea that they had been ,:,d e al f r Y ,,! °4o l, and were only left for execution. The Consul -1,,50„ "'' London has had several interview s , in which he had siti otl ' i re(' to raise their drooping spirits by explaining the exact I Ti t - n w hich th e o c , E ki y are p l aced.—Plyntouth Journal. Ycl-kised bat le ( 7 llB ' .--- We t.lan safeiv saw that times never i t t..ha pooh aniOng the hills at this season of the year. The 1, 4. ' h r: 0 5 : itob,,-,:pllrte.iobuosthvienumerous and strong, ,tt .l. 'biz u n —lth e!s . , o , it of ihe reach of ordinary casualties; and, ather—v, and are already, e speak advisedly—the pros e e des corner, seasoi, are bright aloiost beyond precedent. ketli klcifor Shooting ranges In the north has this year been g 4 4 . . thi it2kl, although we still I,now of a few favourite moors " u irspe k -1 4) Is sot awedocc front a want of demand, but from ° °PiWoU tir value.— Avarua, Courier. 584 708 1,221 444 2,570 5,204 1,586 1,336 9,775 1,762 18,461 6,243 19,641 1,653 4,864 611 912 8,531 93.9 3,274 6,439 13,230 1,631 1,901 3'2 1,703 5,011 '6,161 505 582 5,404 935 02 4 0 3,0;2 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURD George Hudson, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of Directors, took the chair. The St cretary (Mr. Bell) having read the advertisement by which the meeting had been convened, read the following re port : " The Directors have again the satisfaction of recommending that a dividend be paid of 3/ upon each 1001. of the consolidated stock, 3/. upon each 1001. of the perpetual stock, and 21. 6s. Bd. upon each 100/. of the Birmingham and Derby consolidated stock. The receipts, including those from the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, have exceeded those of the three comps. vies in the corresponding half of last year 65,115/. Bs. 6d., arising from the following sources :—Passengers, 33,893/.; parcels and mails, 2,3021.; cattle, 2,4141. ; merchandise and minerals, 26,5061. So large and increase in the receipts could not be expected without a corresponding addition to the working expenditure; and when it was recollected that a considerable extra accommodation has been afforded, and the speed of the trains accelerated, that in crease will not appear disproportionate. " The carriage, waggon, and engine stock is in a very improved state, and in a very good working condition. " The increase in the merchandise and mineral departments fully equals the expectations of the Directors, being after the rate of 27i per cent. upon the corresponding half-year. " Since the last general half-yearly meeting the Directors have arranged for the lease and ultimate junction of the Birmingham and Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways, and of the Leicester and Swannis.gton Railway, the Ashby Canal, the Oak. ham Canal, the Erewash Valley Railway, and jointly with the New castle and Darlington and the York and North Midland Railways, of the Great North of England Railway. " The agreements for the Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Railways, the Erewash Railway, and the Great North of England Railway, have been confirmed by special general meeting;. " The Bill for the extension of the line from Nottingham to Leicester, and from Syston to Peterborough, and for the amal gamation of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway with the Shef. field and Manchester Railway, have received the royal assent. " Since the last meeting, Mr. Youle has resigned, and Sir Isaac Morley has been elected a Director in his place." The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, you have just heard the report read. It is short, but I trust that it contains such a satisfactory statement of facts as will induce you to give it your approbation. In one of the paragraphs of the report, reference is made to the increased expense of working the line. It must be remembered that the expenses of the Sheffield and Rotherham line are now in cluded in those of the Midland line. We are now working six engines on the Sheffield and Rotherham line, which will in some measure account for the increased expenditure in the locomotive department. But there is another reason for that increase, and that has been the demand of the public for an increase of accommo. dation and increased speed of the trains. Every one who has lately travelled on the Midland line :rust have seen the good effects of the exertions of our superintendent, than whom a better servant in any company cannot be found. To the carriage depart. meta the directors have turned their serious attention. We have had new carriages, and extensively repaired the old ones; but we may reasonably hope that in this branch of the expenses there will be a diminution. We have had an increase in the coach department, as we have redeemed the pledge which this company gave when they effected a considerable reduction in the incomes of the differ ent persons employed by us. Ido not mean to say that the amount is very large, but it is something added to the expenses of that department. We should have felt ashamed of ourselves if we had not taken the very earliest opportunity which the affairs of the company would allow of placing those who are being employed around us in a comfortable position. I need hardly reter to that paragraph in the report which alludes to the leasing of the lines which have been taken by this company. They have all been sub mitted to you at the special meetings, when the reasons were given to you for the course which the directors have thought it advis. able to recommend you to pursue. We have, as you are aware, in. troduced to Parliament a Bill for a line from Swinton to Lincoln, and also a Bill for a line from Lincoln to Ely, but we have hitherto been prevented from giving any evidence respecting them. I should be unworthy of the position which I hold, and also unworthy of your confidence, if I were now to shrink from honestly and plainly stating to you the position in which we have been placed by the House of Commons' Committee in reference to those two Bills. No person entertains a higher respect for the rules and regulations of Parliament than Ido myself. lam not about to make any observations upon that subject. lam about to detail to you facts. On the conclusion of the case of the London and York, the Direct Northern, and the Cambridge and Lincoln Rail way, we appealed to the Committee to permit a line which was con. sidered to be in a great measure a competing line with the Lon. don and York—to permit the counsel for this line to be heard. This, however, was refused. They refused us a hearing, and would not allow us to state our case—a right never denied in any English court.—(Cries of "Shame, shame.") After the decision had been given yesterday morning by the Committee, we thought it was a fitting opportunity to test—l will not say the fairness, be. NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Yesterday a special meeting of the shareholders in the above projected Railway Company was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of having submitted to them the report of the Direc tors. Sir I. L. Goldsmid was in the chair. After a few preliminary observations from the Chairman, The SECRETARY (Mr. Partington) read the report, which stated that the Company intend to prosecute their scheme in the next session of Parliament, and that it will embrace a direct line of railway to Dover, commencing near the Waterloo and Hungerforl bridges, and proceeding by Blackheath, Woolwich, Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham, Sittingbourne, and Canterbury, terminating at Dover, and by Sheerness, Faversham Quays, and Chilham, and also uniting by its communications at Canterbury, with the line already authorised to Ramsgate and Margate. To complete this scheme a capital of 3,300,0001. would be provided. It is pro posed to divide this into 66,000 shares, of 501. each, and it is inteneol that the same shall be issued on a deposit of 21. 10s. per share, upon the conditions of the forthcoming prospectus, which states that— " It is proposed that the owners of scrip certificates in the ori ginal scheme shall have the option of receiving an equal number of shares in the new project upon surrendering their present scrip, and paying 10s. 6d. per share, which, with the amount remaining to be returned upon such scrip, will make up the required deposit of 2/. 10s. per share, and they will thereupon be entitled to a pre ference in tie allotment of the remaining shares to the extent of three new shares for every two original shares so exchanged, pay ing on the additional scrip the deposit of 21. 10s. per share, as above mentioned. Any scripholder desirous of retiring will be entitled, on surrendering his present scrip, to have the deposit returned to him less 15s. 6d. per share towards the expenses in curred." A st dement of the preliminary expenses was also laid before the meeting, from which it appeared that the law charges, engi neers', surveyors', &c., costs amounted in gross to 15,943/. 16s. The report was unanimously adopted, and the thanks of the meeting having been given to the Chairman and Directors for the zeal and ability with which they had conducted the affairs of the Compaany, the meeting broke up. EN TERTAINMEN T at the MANSION HOUSE TO SIR HENRY POTTINGER. The Lord Mayor gave on 'I hursday last. a splendid enter tainment in commemoration of the recent enrolment. of Sir Henry Pottinger amongst the citizens of London. 'lhe party, which exceeded fifty in number, consisted of the Right Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Pottinger, the Earl of Auckland (late Governor-General of India), Sir H. Willock, chairman, and Mr., W. J. Hogg, deputy-chairman of the East India Company ; Major-General Sir James Law Lushington, G.C. B. ; Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., and Mr. W. H. C. Plowden, East India Directors ; Major-General Pasley, Royal Engineers ; Mr. J. A. Smith, iU. P. ; Sir G. Larpent, Bart., chairman, and Mr. S. Gregson, deputy-chairman, of the London India and China Association ; Mr. Wilberforce Bird, late Deputy-Governor of Bengal ; Mr. J. Farish, Mr. J. Bas, and Mr. James de Vitre, late of the Hon. East India Company's Civil Service ; Lieu tenant-Colonel Malcolm, Captain Eastwick, Mr. J. Catley, the chairman, and Mr. W. King, deputy-chairman, of the London Dock Company ; Mr. R. L. Jones, the mover, and Mr. John Dixon, the seconder, 'in the Court of Common Council of the proliosition to confer the City freedom on Sir Henry Pottinger ; Dwarkanauth Tagore ; Aldermen Sir C. S. Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, Sir G. Carroll, Wood, Johnson, Hooper, Sir James Duke, M.P., &c. Alter due honours were paid to the usual loyal and constitu tional toasts, that of the army and navy having been eloquently responded to by Major-General Pasley, The LORD MAYOR rose to propose the health of Sir Henry Pottinger. His Lordship alluded to the gratification he felt in seeing around him so many gentlemen interested in the increasing commerce between this country and India. They were well aware of the estimation in which the ser vices of the Right Hon. Gentleman were held by his, he might now say, fellow-citizens, and by the whole country.— ( Cheers.) After many years' service in India, the Right Hon. Gentleman returned to this country to recruit his shat tered health. Circumstances, however, of peculiar difficulty occurring in another part of the East, requiring the imme diate exertions of a diplomatist of no ordinary skill and ex perience, her Majesty's Government at once called -upon thi Right Hun. Gentlemnn, who, though infirm in body, yet strong and vigorous in mind, at once obeyed his country's summons. And ably and effectually did Sir Henry Pottinger carry out those measures which finally led to a treaty of peace and commerce with China, affording an opening for amicable intercourse with that immense country, the extent of the ad vantageous consequences of which no one at the present time could pretend to foresee.—( Loud cheers. ) Sir HENRY POTTINGER rose, amidst loud cheers, to return thanks. He assured the Company that none of the rewards (and the rewards had been many) which had been bestowed upon him by his countrymen, were more highly appreciated by him than that of being enrolled by vote of its corporation a citizen of London.—(Cheers.) He had always imagined that a treaty with China would be of the greatest importance to the commercial interests of this country, but he felt bound to con fess, that the results which had already been experienced had by far exceeded his most sanguine expectations. In speaking of the results of the treaty he must be understood to refer to the benefits it conferred upon China, no less than upon his own country. —(Loud cheers.) In negotiating that treaty he felt the importance of a reciprocity of advantages its order to se cure its permanence. He was happy to say that his private letters confirmed the public intelligence that the Chinese them selves were already appreciating the benefits of the treaty, and were zealously improving their trade with other nations.— (Cheers.) Respecting the edict issued by the Emperor, per mitting the introduction of the Scriptures into that vast em pire, he took the present occasion of observing that that per mission was more limited than was at first imagined, it being in fact restricted to the five ports named in the treaty. lie mentioned that fact to show the necessity of the observance of the most strict caution upon the part of England in availing herself of the opening now for the first time allowed for intro ducing Christianity amongst that people.—(Loud cheers). He begged to assure the company that he felt most deeply the honour which so splendid and hospitable an acknowledgment of his services as the Lord Mayor had been pleased to give that day conferred upon him.—( Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed the " Health of the Earl of Auckland," and referred to the essential services rendered by his Lordship whilst filling the distinguished office of Go vernor-General of India, in extending education, and placing it upon a permanent basis. Lord AUCKLAND returned thanks in a speech in which he expressed his anxious hope for the permanency of the good un derstanding between India and China, and for the continuance of the prosperity of the British Government in India. The Lean MAYOR said the next toast he should have the honour of proposing would be the " Health of the Chairman and the Deputy-Chairman of the East India Company, and of those Directors who had honoured him on the present occasion." Sir H. WILLocs, the Chairman of the East India Company, in returning thanks, enumerated the various services performed by Sir Henry Pottinger in the service of the Company, and ob served, in allusion to Sir Henry Pottinger, Lord Metcalfe, and Sir John Davis, &c., that it was a source of pride and gratifi cation to the Directors, that the Company's servants were, in consequence of their distinguished talents and eminent cervices, selected by the Government of the country to fill some of its first appointments.—(Cheers ) The " Health of the Chairman of the London, East India, and China Association," having been drank, The LORD MAYOR then introduced to the company the health of his distinguished Oriental visitor Dwarkanauth Tagore. That eminent individual, after having made himself acquainted with the many advantages to be derived through means of the institutions with which England abounded, had arrived, ac companied by several youths whom he had brought with him, for the express purpose of having them instructed in the me dical schools, so as to qualify them for imparting to their coun trymen the vast benefits of medical science. —(Cheers.) DWAREANAUTH TAGORE expressed himself, in returning thanks, in terms which showed a thorough acquaintance with the English language. He said that there were ne fewer than 20,000 youths in Calcutta receiving education. He trustsd the Government of this country and the East India Company would energetically carry out the plans of Lord William Ben tinck and Lord Auckland for the extension and improvement of education. It was by such proceedings they would best prove themselves the benefactors of India, and secure the esteem and affection of its people. The seed had already been sown, and he trusted that not many years would elapse before its fruits would be extensively visible. Already the " school master was abroad," through whom prejudice would be die. persed, knowledge diffused, and the haemony of all parties be permanently secured. —( Loud cheers.) Sir HENRY POTTINGER proposed the health of the Lord Mayor. He took the liberty, in consequence of the position he held as a citizen of London, recently elected, raider such honourable circumstances, to call the attention of the com pany to the toast of " The Chief Magistrate of the City of London." The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, as was that of " The Lady Mayoress," for whom and for himself his Lordship re turned thanks. The evening was spent with the utmost conviviality. cause that would be casting something like an imp u t a ti on on, the Committee—we thought it a fair opportunity, then, to test the principle, if principle it could be called, upon which the Committee acted in coming to their decision. We had pro. moted a line from Milford to Doncaster, and a Bill for that line we believed was an unopposed Bill. We therefore proposed to the Committee to take this Bill, being an unopposed one first. As soon as we made the application, up got the counsel for the London and York line, and said, " We oppose this Bill." Mr. Austin, who appeared for us, said, " How can you oppose it, as the Committee will not allow us to oppose you ? You run pa rallel with the York and North Midland for twelve miles, and you refuse to hear us; hew then can you claim to oppose us when we come before the Committee ?" One member of the Committee immediately said, " But the Bill is not before us." We were all of us, of course, excessively surprised at this, and we immediately produced the reference from the House, and we of course found that the Bill had been referred to the Committee ; se that, in fact, the Committee have come to a decision without knowing what had been referred to them. There is no exaggeration in this —it is really and truly the case. The Committee, of course, felt the position in which we were placed, and retired to consider it. After being away some time they returned into the Committee room. And what was the reason the gentlemen, the members of the Committee, gave for not proceeding with our Bill, and for giving the London and York Company an oppor tunity of being heard against us? Why, they said that ours was a competing line with the branch of the London and York line from Doncaster to Wakefield. Could any set of men conceive such a reason P But such were the expedients which these gentlemen had recourse to. Under these circumstances we felt that the most dig. nified course for us to pursue would be to withdraw at once from the Committee altogether. We determined not to interfere in the passing of the clauses, although it must be known that the manner in which the London and York line will come into the station at York will endanger the safety of the public. We felt that we had no chance of being beard before such a Committee, and we there fore directed Mr. Austin to protest, on behalf of the York and North Midland: Company, and the Eastern Counties Company, against the course the Committee bad taken. He was not, however, allowed to do so. No one who has ever seen Mr. Austin before Committees of the House of Commons will say that he treats those Committees with anything like disrespect. The Committee would not allow him to open his mouth. He did manage to g e t _ _ the words " I protest" out, and then the Committee bolted from the room.—(Laughter.) On their return they said they could not hear Mr. Austin. Surely no precedent in the annals of Parliament can be found for such proceedings as these. We are a company representing thirty millions of capital, and I trust that the House of Commons will see that justice is done to us. I trust that they will fairly meet the appeal which we intend to make to them. I have endeavoured to state everything that is true, and I will restrain the feelings which rise in my breast. I have stated everything fairly, and I leave you to judge whether the decision of the London and York Company is worth a rap.—(Cheers). I am quite satis fied that those Hon. Gentlemen who promote the London and York line will be the first to vote, when the question comes be. fore Parliament, that a hearing be given to the opposing parties. We could have shown the Committee that our line would have saved a million and a half of money in its construction. But the real fact is, the Committee gave us no opportunity of being heard. They were in the most breathless haste to pass the preamble of the London and York Bill, and they were in breathless haste to report the Bill to the House. I, however, fi,mly believe that the House will send them back again, in order that the opposing parties may be heard. All we want is justice; we wish to have an opportunity of stating our case to the Committee, and if this be refused, it will be a most cruel inflictio.i. How can such a decision as that on the London and York Bill ever stand, given in the way it has been ? It was, in point of fact, only come to by two of the Committee. One gen tleman refnsed to vote at all, and the other voted against the de cision. This great question was therefore decided by—( A voice in the meeting—" By nobody.")—(Laughter.) I know that it is very difficult to meet the decision of a Committee. I have heard that it is perfectly hopeless to contend against a decision ; but 1 think it would be unbecoming in the House of Commons to sanction such a principle as that which is involved in this decision. The House will never do so; but if they should, their decision will not carry with it public feeling or public opinion. I will say nothing more of the London and York line now. I have often given my opinion upon it, and the opinion which I gave six or eight months ago has been confirmed by the evidence which has been taken be. fore the Committee. We shall take our stand in support of the position which we now occupy. It is the most anxious wish of myself and colleagues that during the time that must elapse before Parliament re-assembles for us to use every means to fortify our position.—(Cheers.) I am not an alarmist, but always ready to meet any difficulty that may arise. Our Company now occupies a very high position, and I do believe that nothing will destroy or injure its power of usefulness to the public. These are the obser vations which I have to offer to you. I may have spoken warmly and strongly, but I feel that we have suffered a great grievance, and that we have not been fairly treated. I now beg to move that the report of the Directors he received and adopted, and I beg to say that I shall be happy to give any further information that may be required of me. The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst loud cheers. The resolution having been seconded, was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said there was another subject which he wished to bring before the meeting. They were aware that formerley they had a gentleman in their service who octed as manager of the line, cut who left them at a time when his doing so inflicted con. siderable inconvenience upon them. Himself and his colleagues had duly considered how this vacancy should be filled up, and they had come to the determination that instead of having one general manager it was better to have two heads of the carrying and coaching department, and having tried this plan for the last to ur months, they had found that it had worked most ad mirably. Those two gentlemen had very properly required that some two or three of his colleagues should make a point of attending in Derby once in every week, and act as a committee of management, taking upon themselves most of the respon sibility which originally attached to the manager. Now, he thought they were indebted to these gentlemen for the very efficient manner in which the business of the line had been carried on. He, therefore, wished the meeting to authorise the Directors to set aside annually the sum of 5001. for remunerating these gentlemen ; and he might here state that the gentlemen who had acted on this committee were his friends, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Siorgatroyd, and Mr. Lewis. The proposition was seconded by Mr. JOHN ELLIS, the deputy chairman. The resolution was then unanimously adopted by the meeting. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. GEORGE STEPHENSON. The CHAIRMAN said at the last meeting he intimated his inten tion ro bring forward on the present occasion a proposition, which was received with the utmost kindness, relating to a testimonial to Mr. George Stephenson. He was now prepared to name the sum which he thought it necessary to ask them to vote towards the testimonial.—(Hear, hear.) lie would read the resolution he intended to move, and then make one or two remarks upon it. It was , o the effect that this company do concert with the Ys.rk and North Midland, the Newcastle and Darlington, sod the Newcastle and Berwick Companies, in contributing towards the erection of a statue to George Stephenson, Esq., on the proposed bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, and the presenting of a service of plate to that gentlemen, in testimony of the deep obligation which the above companies, in connexion with the whole country, were under to that eminent person, and that the Directors be au thcrised to subscribe the sum of 2,000/. on behalf of this com pany towards the above purpose. The Hon. Gentleman having pas.ed a high eulogium on the character of Mr. Stephenson, con cluded by saying, he hoped that this testimonial would be the means of stimulating young men engaged in the same profession as Mr. George Stephenson to attempt similar undertakings. Had Mr. Stephenson been connected with France, or had France claimed him as a son, he would have been covered with all the honours which the Government of that country could have thrown upon him; but Mr. George Stephenson had been allowed to proceed along his unvarying course without the Government of this country giving him any mark of their approbation. Let them, then, teach the Go vernment that if they did not know how to appreciate the talent► of KING'S COLLEGE.-ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRlZES.—Yesterday the annual distribution of prizes to the stu dents of King's College took place in the spacious theatre, in the presence of a numerous assemblage, Sir R. H. Inglis, M.P., in the chair. The prizes consisted of gold and silver medals, beautifully bound Looks in the Latin, Greek. and English Classics. The pro ceedings of the day commenced by the delivery of speeches in Latin, Greek, French, German, and English, the authors selected being Herodotus, Moliere, Aristophanes, Terence, Schiller, Taci tus, Shakspere, Campbell, Rogers, and Euripides. On the con_ elusion of the speeches, the Honourable Chairman congratulated Dr. Jelf, the principal of the College, on the proficiency the young gentlemen had exhibited in the various languages. The prizes, for which there were nearly 200 recipients, were then awarded. In addition to prizes being awarded to the young gen tlemen educated in the Col:ege, some additional prizes were be stowed upon some of the young gentlemen receiving their educa tion at the eleven district schools in connexion with the parent institution. A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chair man, the meeting seperated. AIELANCItt)LY OCCURRENCE.—LIVERPOOL, JULY 25.—A sad occurrence, and which has been the great matter of conversation on 'Change to-day, took place here !ast night : it is the death by his own hand of a gentleman named Ed. wards, a pat tner in the highly respectable firm of Bibby and Co., iron merchants. It is understood that the unfortunate gentleman has been speculating to a large extent in railway shares, and is a defaulter to a very large amount, in consequence of having sold stock which he was unable to deliver. He was found near the sand hills, at New Brighton, on the Cheshire shore of the bier. sey, his brains blown out, a discharged pistol found at his side, a;d another also loaded lying by him. He was on Liverpool Ex change at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The body was found by a labouring man about half-past two o'clock last night. We hardly need say that this melancholy affair has thrown a general gloom over the business proceedings of the day. The deceased gentleman was about 35 years of age, and leaves a young widow, but no children. He was a young man of considerable ability, and had only recently been admitted into the firm as a partner, having for some years been a confidential clerk in the same house. The dir, , ctor of the Theatre Francais has decided on instituting a suit against Mdlle. Plessy, for her breach of con tract with the company, and the first process has been issued. The damages are laid at 200,000 f. 3IIDLAND RAILWAY COM PAM!. this gentleman, they knew how to offer him a grateful testimonial THE HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING. for the services he had conferred upon them and mankind at DERBY, FRIDAY EVENING. large.—(Cheers. ) This afternoon, at two o'clock, the half-yearly general meeting Mr. JOHN Ewa seconded the motion. of the proprietors of the Midland Railway Company was held at The proposition was strongly supported by several Hon. Proprie the station, Derby. tors, and t subsequently carried unanimously. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. GEORGE HUDSON. Colonel BLAIN then rose to propose a plan for getting up a testi monial to Mr. George Hudson, but he was interrupted by The HOD. CHAIRMAN, who expressed a wish that the motion should be made in his absence. He accordingly retired, and Mr. John Ellis, the Deputy-Chairman, supplied his place as President. Colonel BLAIN then passed a very warm eulogium upon the talents and exertions of Mr. Hudson, in behalf of the Company, and moved that a subscription be immediately opened for presenting that gen. tleman with a.testimonial. Mr. BAXTER reiterated the eulogium passed by the Gallant Colonel on Mr. Hudson, but suggested that instead of adopting the Gallant Colonel's motion, the meeting should recommend the Directors of the Company to put themselves in communication with the Boards of the various other Companies over which Mr. Hudson presided, with the view of ascertaining the best mode of giving him a proper and suitable testimonial. The amendment was unanimously agreed to, and a vote of thanks having been carried to the Chairman, the meeting, which occupied about two bouts, separated. 436 550 3,486 5,765 4,415 1,544 11,0 - 3 345 19,455 6,400 1,169 Y EVENING, JULY 26, 18;& RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) __ _ The clauses were then agreed to, and Ilite CHAIRMAN stated that he should report the decision of the Committee to the House of Lords. THE BRIGHTON 8.421 CHICHESTER RAIL. WAY-PORTSMOUTH EXTENSION. This line, which was unopposed, is proposed to be carried from Chichester to Portsmouth, at an expense of 320,0001. The working expenses were estimated at 40 per cent. on the receirts. Evidence having been given with respect to the traffic, expenses, engineering details, &c., The Cris[salmi declared the preambe to be proved. The clauses were then agreed to. THE GUILDFORD AND GODALMING, AND (Dividends,&el,in — Our nest.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New P, ice Current of July 25.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was in good request by grocers and refiners : the rates paid were fully equal to those previously quoted indeed, in some cases, brown and inferior yellow brought 6d per cwt advance. REFINED. —To-day an immense business was transacted in Refined goods by the home trade, and it was difficult tea buy at former rates, brown Grocery lumps fetched 66s to eGs 6d, and standard lumps 67s 6d to 6Ss per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is again higher, sales having been made at 42s 6d to 42s 9d per cwt. FOR EIG s.—To- day there was much inquiry after all descrip tions of Foreign, and Foreign East India Sugar, and higher rates were given : 700 hhds of Porto Rico and Cuba Musco vado were s ,ld privately at 25s to 25s 6d. A cargo of Porto Rico for the Mediterranean at 25s 6d, one for a near Port at 25s ; 10,000 bags of Manilla 26s 6d, anti parcels of fine yellow Havannah at 31s to 32s per cwt. MA ußrrius.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was purchased with increased freedom for grccery and refining purposes, and 11,095 bags 200 casks at public sale were sold at fully former rates. EAST INnta.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with at-. tention, and 2,445 li,gs at auction sold at full rates for yellow and brown, but white went a little cheaper. MOLASEES.—The business transacted in West India hasbeen extensive, and there are sellers at lower rates ; the market is much better supplied : 16s to 21s is the value according to the quality. _ _ TEA.—Holders of Congou are for the most part unwilling to take lower rates, but the purchases made have been to a small extent. Pouchong is held firmly at 5d to 9d, for Twankay holders experience a difficulty in getting former rates. 113 son has been purchased with caution, but holders are not inclined to further reduce their prices. In Imperial and Gunpowder little business has been done, and there are sellers at the re duced rates. Scented Orange Pekoe is held with firmness at 3s to 3s 3d. COFFEE. —The market has been better supplied with all descriptions of West India this week ; the best met with at tention, and brought full rates ; but middling and all inferior quali!ios have been purchased with caution, and a decline in the value of is to 2s per cwt has occurred. Sl'lCES.—This afternoon Cassia Lignea met with attention, and 297 cases at auction were sold at full rates; Nutmegs fetched 3s 3(1 for Bombay. Cloves sold at a decline of -Id to Id per lb. 205 bags of Malabar Pepper realized 3-0 for heavy, and 2icd for common greyish dusty. Faum—The market for Currants has a dull appearance, and lower prices have been submitted to. In Valentia Raisins the holders have given way Is per cwt, without facilitating large sales, and 41s is the value. In Red Smyrna there is very little doing, and of Elemes, in cases, there are sellers at 40s per cwt. The advanced rates for .Jamaica Rum are fully supported and a good demand exists, the sales reach 150 puns. Leeward Island has been in excellent request at former prices. The market is firm for Demerara and a fair amount of business has been transacted. Of Calcutta some parcels with certifi cate have been disposed of at Is 8d to is 9d proof. There are few purchasers of Brandy for exportation, the home demand has been limited, and speculators refrain from operating. IN Waco.—The extensive Quarterly Sale of East India which commenced on the Bth inst. terminated on Wednesday. The quantity declared for sale was 17,196 chests, of which 5,931 chests were withdrawn, and 1,619 bought in, making the quan tity actually sold about 10,400; the latter includes about 750 of the bought in and withdrawn, placed during the progress of the sales. Ous.---For Olive Oil reduced rates having been submitted to has occasioned the demand to be good, but low prices have been accepted. Rape Oil has met with little attention. In Cocoa Nut a good business has been transacted at 27s to 29s for common to fine quality. For Palm no further advance in the value has occurred. Linseed Oil has sustained the former value, with a good demand. Of common descriptions of Fish Oils the stock has further increased, and holders are yet desirous to realise. TALLOW.—There hag been more activity in the market for Russian Tallow this week, the stock is less, and the deliveries larger than they were last year, but prices are lower than at that time by Is 6d to Is 9d per cwt. Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, I GREAT NORI HOF ENG LAND Old Jewry ; Leigh, George-street, Mansion-house. George James, draper, L eam i ngton P r i ors, W arw i cksh i re . REG ATTA (From the Tyne litercury,) Aug. 12, at ten, and Sept. 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham This impe-tant meeting, which District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Illoger, among the lov ors of aquatic sport, both here and elsewhere, on Paternoster-row, London ; Bartleet, Birmingham. Richard Nicholson, booksel account of the high charact er o f severa l o f t h e competitors, le at half-past twelve, and Aug. 29 r, at one, at the Newcastle Stockton, Durham, Aug 6 commenced et, Monday aft ernoon , on t h e T yne, a b ove the , - , upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New- King's meadows, and terminated on Tuesday. Th e wea th er , castle-upon-Tyne ; Freeman, B o thamley, a n d B en t a ll, Cole on Alond a y, was n, ,t of the most f avoura bl e d escr i pt i on, t h e d ay man-street, London. being throu g h ou t ( L u ll an d t h reaten i ng rain. Fortunately. how- Thomas Valentine Holmes, corn-factor, Bristol, Aug. 5, an d I ever, no rai n f e ll, ac d there bei ng littl e w i n d, t h e r i ver was smooth, and the t erc p era t ure agreea bl y cool for the rowers. Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Bri s tol District Court. Hutton, The attend ance o f s i c c t ators was exceedingly numerous, far official assignee, Bristol ; Mal pas and Co., Frederick's-place, surpassing that of the pr.evioes year. Old 'every; Salmon, Bristol. About half-past four o'clock th e toamense fleet of boats was Manning Alle n , b u t c h er , St. H e l en ' s , L an aas hi re , A ug . 6 arranged on each side of the river, and the course, after con and Sept. 2, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, sidere.ble difficulty, was cleared. The lljttle Western steamer, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, on board of which the Commodore, John' Currie, Esq., and London ; Green, Brunswick-buildings, Liverpool. the Stewards were stationed, was moored on. the south aide, as Thomas Brown and Donald Brown, ship and general agents, Billite r - s t ree t, A ugust 4, and September 5, at twe l ve, was also the stea mer w i t h t h e Committee and the Trinity House barge, all of which were tastefully decorated with flags, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Frederick-place, Old &c. About twenty minutes before five o'clock the signal for Jewry, official asignee ; Fawcett, Jewin-street, Cripplegate. the first race was hoisted from the Commodore's boat, and the PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price o f B rown or M uscovado Su ar for the competitors, after a good de a l o f manoeuvr i ng, came along-side g, exclusive and were arranged. The m a t c h, as entere d i n the official week ending July 22, 1845 , i s 31s. iiti. per cwt., of the Duties of Cust oms p a id or payable thereon on the im- list, was portation thereof into Great Britai n . Four-oared A Race (by Amateurs). A Set of Silver Cups or . . .... . .. „ . Tankards, with a Medal for the Coxswain (value 25/.. second boat a set of Silver Medals. Heats. FIRST HEAT. Durham Club—J. Shields, F. Greenwell, W. Cunningham, J. W. Trotter. C. D. Trotter (coxswain) Mohawk Club—• Geo. Blackett, Wm. Blackett, J. J. Harri son, Geo. Thompson, Fred. Myers (coxswain)... Shields Club—Henry Anderson, James Downie, Thomas Cockburn, G. S. Barras, G. I'. Cockburn (coxswain) 3 In starting, the Shields boat took the lead, and maintained it until near the turn- boat, where the three boats fouled, and the Shields boat was thrown out and slightly damaged. The race was won cleverly by fully two boat lengths. SECOND HEAT. Dunston Club—Jacob Burnett, Matthew Penman, John Burnett, Jon. Burnett, Geo. Fenwick (coxswain) 1 Sunderland Club—A. Taylor, J. Scott, D. W. Turner, and a Gentleman Friend, (coxswain) Northumberland Club—T. E. Crawbam, Jos. Crawhall, S. A. Cad, G. T. Tine, Robert Stafford (coxswain) 3 The Northumberland Club rowed the boat built by Harry Clasper, named the "Five Brothers," which is well known as the boat rowed by the Claspers previous to the latenew " Lord Ravensworth" being built. The Dunstan Club's boat was also built by Harry Clasper. The Sunderland Club put in a protest of foul play after the race, on the allegation that the Dunstan Club had crossed their course. After a stormy debate, these two crews rowed over again, when the Dunstan Club came in a winner by about eight lengths. The first boats in each beat contend for the prize on Tuesday. A Four-oared Race (by Watermen) for 3 1. ; first boat 251. ; second ditto, 5/. Heats. Derwent Haugh Crew—Henry Clasper, W. Clasper, E. Hawks, Robert Clasper. Richard Clasper (coxswain) ~ 1 First Bell's Close Crew—Thomas Bruce, Henry Thack wray, John Briggs, Thomas Thackwray. Thomas Wilson (coxswain) Second lilaydon Crew—William Douglass, Joseph Arm strong, John Wilkinson. George Sayers (coxswain) 3 '1 h e interest. on the issue of this race was intense, owing to the celebrity of the Claspers, who nave been very great favourites s . nce the Thames Regatta, where they defeated the London watermen, and owing to their rowing against what are called the " Five Fules," acknowledged to be•a first-class set of Tyne-side lads, who had a crack boat, built expressly fm.• them by Mr. Anderson of Shields. The superior skill and science of the Claspers, however, proved too much for the physical strength and manhood of their adversaries, and they came in first by about eight lengths, running the distance, three miles, in 141 minutes. HERRING TRADE. The John 0' Groat's Journal reports a continued successful prosecu►ion of the fishing at Wick. On Thursday 500 boats wore out, and the average take was five crans each. A gene ral beginning has not yet been made. Highlandmen, for the purpose of hiring, are arriving in scores, arid meeting with pretty fair engagements-4/. to 41. 10s., with rations, for eight weeks, has been about the rule. For good hands as high as 5/. to 5/. ss. have been given. At the annual let of the herring curing stations there was an increase on the rental of about 65 per cent. A few days since a num ber of Dutch fishisg vessels arrived in Wick bay. Upwards of 70 were within sight at one time. They had previously been very fortunate in the fishing. Most of the curers at Wick preferred curing their fish, although they were freely bought fresh by the English vessels at 17s. and 16s. per cran. A small quantity of cured fish has been sold at 18s., a few days in salt, and the last contracts entered into were at 18s. 3d. At Reawick, in Zetland, the fishing has been very successful, the boats of Messrs. Garrick and Co., eight in number, aver aging 70 crans. ‘ II ' Fr.L3ISDALE, JULY 21, 1845.—0ur fishermen were pretty successful last week, considering it is still early. On Tuesday there were 60 boats out, averaging 7 trans; Wednesday, 130 boats, averaging 3 trans; Thursdary, 170 boats, average fame; Friday, ';00, average same ; Saturday, 220 boats, average crans. The whole of our fleet will put to sea to-night. Several crews who commenced first of last week caught 40 crans—one or two boats have from 50 to 60 already. STORNOWAY.—The herrings have almost wholly deserted this coast, and seem to be proceeding southward. The route of these singular fish is every year invariably the same ; they first appear here, then proceed to Gairloch, thence to Portree, from it to Scalpa, and work their way south by Lochfine, fol lowed by an immense fleet of whales, fishermen, and ships. FAMILY JARS. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, a fashionably-attired woman, the wife of a tradesman in Teoley-street, was charged, before Mr. Cottingbam, at Southwark Police-court, with assaulting and threatening the life of her husband. The complainant, a diminutive man in comparison to his wife, a robust, hearty-looking woman, stated that he had been married for ten years, and that for some time past had led a very uncomfortable life, owing to the capricious disposition of his wife. That she had of late, he was sorry to say, indulged in liquor, and when under its influence was quite unbearable. A few nights since she returned home slightly inebriated, and on entering the room where he was sitting waiting patiently for her return, she expressed her determination not to allow him to sleep in the same bed with her. As he did not desire to oppose her wishes on the subject, he intimated that he would sleeep in an adjoining room, and accordingly proceeded up stairs for that purpose. He, however, had scarcely got into bed when Mrs. Taylor rushed into the apartment, smashed the chimney ornaments, and demolished the water jug and basin. He implored her to tranquillise herself, but all to no purpose ; and not satisfied with the damage she had already committed, she flew to the bed where he was lying, dragged him out by the hair of his head, and in order to avoid further violence, he ran down stairs naked as ho was, but she followed closely after him, and renewed the attack until he was at length compelled to call for assistance. When the policeman came he refused to take the charge, on the ground that he had not witnessed the assault, and the complainant, therefore, procured a warrant against her. Mr. Cottingham asked the complainant his trade, and he replied, a tobacconist ; but that his business was going to ruin, owing to Mrs. Taylor's love for drink and fine dress. Mr. Cottingliam—But why not prevent her, at all events, from liquor? Complainant—lt's quite out of my power. She gets it on the sly. It was only a few days since, when I expos tulated with her on the ruinous consequences of her conduct, that she cut my head open with a china mug. The complainant here exhibited the back of his head, saying it was quite bald, owing to Mrs. Taylor having pulled all the hair out by the roots. He added, that she also carried a loaded pistol about, and that he was afraid to move about the house, in case she should have a shot at.him. Mrs. Taylor's solicitor said that he was instructed that the defendant had taken the pistol away from her husband, know ing that he carried one about him. The defendant declared that her solicitor had spoken the truth, and that knowing her husband's fiery temper, and that he always carried a loaded pistol, she took possession of it to prevent its being turned against herself. She vowed that she had no intention to do her husband a serious injury, but at the same time she was determined he should not have it all his own way. That she married him when he was insolvent, and had not a halfpenny to help himself, put him into a good shop of business, but he now wanted to exercise such control over her and her property, that flesh and blood could boar it no longer. The complainant, in reply to the Magistrate, stated that his wife had not only assaulted him in the way described, but she had also threatened to blow his brains out, and he was fearful she would carry her threats into effect. He also added that she had some deeds belonging to him, which she refused to deliver up. Here an angry altercation took place between the parties, on the subject of the deeds alluded to, which was at length put a stop to by Mr. Cottingham, who said that it was impossible he could sit there all day, to the hindrance of other public busi ness, to decide upon their domestic grievances; that it was quite evident they could not live together with any degree of comfort the way they were going on, and his advice was that they agree to separate, the husband allowing the wife a main tenance. The Magistrate's suggestion being agreed to, the defendant was fined 20s. for the assault, and both parties left the Court with their respective solicitors to arrange matters. CONCERT ROOM►f MANNERS.—Madame Dorus Gras is warbling one of those exquisite arias from Aleyerbeer's Robert le Diable, in the execution of which we thought she was unrivalled, until we heard the more voluminous voice of the gifted Laborde in the same thrilling passages ; now your friend, although not a very frequent visitor of the concert room, nor remarkable for the accuracy of his judg ment in musical matters, is not backward at giving his opinion; when the piece is concluded, therefore, he waits till the ap plause is over, and all being quiet, he remarks to you, in a loud self-satisfied tone, that it was very well sung, but that for his own part he preferred Staudigl's rendering of that com position ! A half-suppressed titter is heard around you, and again you become conscious of the eyes of your neighbours. You look about to see if there is any possibility of escape—but the company have closed you completely in, and you resign yourself to your tormentor with the patience of a martyr. Presently, during the performance of a vocal quartet, your friend in the coloured gloves turns round to you with the inquiry, " Who are these ? Are they the Distin family ?" What is the use of a programme to such an " uncom fortable man !" he makes you at once his programme and his scapegoat, and instead of enjoying a pleasant evening, you are sensible that your friend is making himself look very much like a fool, and that you, his victim, arc perhaps by this time beginning to obtain a small portion of pity from the half amused half-disgusted persons by whom you are surrounded.— Dramatic and Musical Review. SECOND HEAT. Second Bell's Close Crew—George Jobling, John Creigh ton, J. Pjbus, A Purvis. IL Smith (coxswain) Shields Crew—T. Armstrong, J. Anick, A. Moore, J Robinson, \V, Boyle (coxswain) First Blaydon Crew— M. Gardiner, T. Shippirt, George Hodgson, S. Graham. W. Snowball (coxswain) 3 A clever and severely contested match, the two leading' boats sorely pressed. Won by half a length, after a tremen dous struggle : the third boat distanced. The first boat in each heat to contest on Tuesday for the prize. A Skiff Race (pair of sculls, by watermen), for 10/. First boat, 8/. ; second, 2/. Ileats. FIRST HEAT. Henry Clasper Edward Hawkes ......... 2 William Boyle Henry Ebdy Ciasper rowed in the skiff in which he contested against G mbes ; and Hawkes rowed in Combes' skiff. Ebdy took the lead, followed by Boyle, Clasper lying off for a trial afterwards— Ilawkes last. During the match two steamers coming down the river with a party caused a swell with the paddles, and Ebdy lost one of his skulls, for which he stopped, and his craft also shipped some water. The race was beautifully maintained throughout, but it was evident Clasper could win. Ebdy came in second, but was placed last, in consequence of going round the wrong side of the turning boat. In the grand cen test Clasper played with Hawkes, and made a show race, winning by a length. A Pair of Oars Race (by Amateurs). Two Silver Cups or Tankards, with a Medal to the coxswain -(value 101.). Sunderland Club—D. W. Turner and a Gentleman Friend I Northumberland Club—Joseph Crawhall, S. D. Dobson. R. Stafford (coxswain) Mohawk Club—George 131acket, William Blackett. Fred Myers (coxswain) .. Dunstort Club—John Burnett, Matthew Penman. John Burnett (coxswain) A good race. The Dunston Club rowed their four-oared boat, which was far too heavy for a pair-oars race. Ihe Sun derland Club showed goud spirit, and won, after a hard con test, by four lengths. TUESDAY. The Four•oared Race (by amateurs) ; concluding heat by the first beat of each of the two heats on Monday. Dunston Club rowed the distance. A Skiff race (pair of skulls, by amateurs), a Silver Cup or Tankard, value 101. ; and a Silver Medal for the second boat. Thomas E. Crawhall Jonathan Burnett Hilkiah Hail ... ......... 3 D. W. Turner Charles Nixon 0 S. 1). Dobson 0 A Four-oared Race (by Watermen) for 30/. ; the second to receive 51. out of the stakes. Concluding Heat by the first boat of each of the two Watermen's Heats on Monday. Darwent Haugh crew Bell's Close crew 2 Won by seven lengths. A Four-oared Race (by Amateurs), a Set of Silver Cups or Tankards, with a Medal for the Coxswain (value 15/. ), the Winning Boat and Crew of the First Amateurs' Race on Monday to be excluded. Sunderland Club.—A Taylor, J. Scott, D. W. Turner, and a Gentleman Friend Mohawk Club. —George Blackett, Wm. Blackett, J. J. Harrison, G. Thompson. F. Myers (coxswain) Crusader Club.—Edward Green, Michael Furness, J. Fen wick, Wm. Grey. G. Oliver (coxswain 3 A Four-oared Race (by Watermen), for 121., excluding the winning boat and crew of the first Watermen's Race ; the first boat to receive 10/., the second 21. Heats. Fl It ST HEAT. First. Bell's Close Crew—Thomas Bruce, Henry Thaek wray, John Briggs, Thomas l'hackwray. T. Wilson (coxswain) First Blaydon Crew—Michael Gardiner, Thomas Shippin, George Hodgson, Samuel Graham. Wm. Snowball (coxswain) .. Won by a length. SECOND HEAT. Second Beli's Close Crew—George Jopling, John Creighton, J. P)btts, A. Purvis. R. Smith (coxswain) 1 Shields Crew—Thomas Armstrong, Joseph A nick, Alex Moore, Jos. Robson. Wm. Boyle (coxswain) Won by two lengths. A Race by Life Boats. Providence . Northumberland Blyth Sunderland ...... A good race. Won by a length. DECIDING HEAT. First Bell's Close Crew Second Bell's Close Crew . . Won by two lengths. A Four-oared Rac© (by Amateurs) ; a set of Silver Medals. Dunstan Club—G. Penman. T. I3ewick, T. P enman , J. Penman. B. Hall (coxswain) Crusader Club—E. Green, Al. Furness, J. Fenwick, W. Grey. G. Oliver (coxswain) MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MA GISTRATES. On Thursday a numerous meeting of the magistrates of the county of Middlesex was held at the Sessions-house, Clerken well-green, for the dispatch of county business. Henry Pownall, Esq., was unanimously re-elected Chair man of the Court for the ensuing twelve months. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace laid before the Court cer tain Bills now before Parliament affecting the interests of the county. Among them was one relative to THE REMOVAL OF PAUPERS. Mr. WILES, in allusion to this Bill, said, that at this ad vanced period of the session, when Bills were passed at the rate of a dozen an hour, he wished to call the attention of the Court to its nature and object. It provided that those parishes the population of which did not exceed 30,000 should be exempted from the expense attendant upon the removal of Paupers to Ireland and the Islands of Guernsey and Jer sey, and affixed that charge Upon the county rate. He con sidered that an act of gross injustice towards the large parishes. Again, the Act gave, the Poor-law Commissioners the power to direct the proceedings to be taken in all appeals against orders of removal, which appeals are in future to he carried on by their own solicitor and under their directions, although all costs, charges, &c., are t o b e d e f rayed out of the county rate. The Bill had been brought into Parliament by the Home-office, and nowstood for a second reading. Sir B. HALL said he thought it was incumbent upon the Court to communicate with the Home-office upon the subject, and point out the difficulties that would arise if the Bill were passed in its present shape. After a brief discussion, the matter was referred to the Par liamentary Committee, with instructions to take such steps thereupon as they might deem necessary. THE HANWELI LUNATIC ASYLUM. The report of the visiting justices of the above asylum was read, and after a reference to the non-restrrint system adopted there, the report proceeded to state that it was with very great reluctance the visiting justices felt themselves called upon to notice in terms of disapproval many of the clauses in the Bill now before Parliament for the future re gulation of county lunatic asylums, and the case of pauper lu natics generally. he report proceeded to point out several clauses, which, :in the opinion of the visiting justices, were highly oljectionable, as far as they applied to the management of the County Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell, and more particu larly to the p ower w i t h w hi c h i t was propose d to invest the Commissioners of Lunacy. After co a llortitgee appointeddiscussion discussion, the feecorenporrtwwi sir received james an6i ra a im do m pte o d r : and a mni the subject. HOUSE OF CORRECTION. The report of the Visiting Justices, with reference to this prison, stated that there are at present withins its walls 806 prisoners, viz., 654 males, 144 females, and 8 children. THE NEW ritisoar. The Visiting Justices of this prison reported that it contained 0 prisoners. COUNTY RATE. On the motion of Sir BENJAMIN HALL, a county rate of Id. in the pound was agreed to. Some routine business was then disposed of, after which he Court adjourned. Mr. Edward Ellice, M.P., with family and servants, arrived at Fort-William from Glasgow on Wednesday evening, by the Marquis of Breadalbane coach. Next morning the party were to proceed to Mr. Ellice's Highland estate of Glenquoich.—lnvcr nee: Courier. PAREHAM AND PORTSMOUTH LINE, The preamble of this Bill, which was also unopposed, was proved, and the clauses were agreed to. The Committee then broke up. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER— HAMPTON, AND OXFORD AND RUGBY RAILWAYS. The Committee on these Bills met today at three o'clock, ac cording to adjournment, and after consulting together in private for nearly an hour, settling, as we were led to understand, the terms of their report, they separated. MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD LINE. The Committee resumed the consideration of this line today ai :he usual hour. Mr. Tennant appeared in support of some objecting landowners, when Mr. Austin, for the promoters, observed that they should be fairly compensated. Mr. Brunel, the engineer, was examined as to the utility of the line, and Mr. Saunders, secretary of the Great Western Com pany, was examined as to the traffic, which he said would realise 47,769/. 18s. sd. The expenses of working were 19,108/., which would leave an income of 28,6611. Hs. 5d., a profit of 5* per cent. on the cost. The opposition of the landowners having been withdrawn, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had found the preamble proved, and that he should report the decision to the House. The Committee then broke up. THE GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee to whom this line was referred re.assembled to day in Committee-room No. 5, Abingdon-street, at eleven o'clock— present the Earl of St. Germans (chairman), Earl of Oxford, Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Manners, and the Bishop of Ely. The evi dence on behalf of the opponents of the line was then resumed. Mr. Vignolles, engineer, was the first witness. His evidence went to prove that a better line could be formed, and was con matory of the evidence of Mr. Walker, given yesterday. Mr. Haymon, carter of Glasgow, deposed to the superiority of carting the goods in preference to using the prepssed line of rail.. way. He considered that in point of cheapness and in every respect it would be better to use the carts. He admitted, however, that his present emp!oyer and some of the largest merchants in Glasgow had signed the petition for the line. Mr. W. Pare, traffic statist, was then examined, as to the traffic tables of the proposed line. He had heard the evidence brought forward to support those tables. He considered that the amount of traffic was greatly overstated. He thought that a great portion for which credit was taken would be diverted intoother channels, and not come on this projected line. He was of opinion that for goods coming down to the Clyde for shipment carts would be selected in preference to this railway. He thought that less delay would take place by using the carts. The care for the opponents of the Bill here closed. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS then, on behalf of the promoters, ad. dressed the Committee on the case which had just closed, and after a minute analysis of the evidence which had been brought forward on the general merits of the line, concluded a very lengthened address by calling on their Lordships to confirm the decision which had been come to by the House of Commons, and give their sanc tion to a project which would confer very great advantages on the trade of Glasgow. The room was then cleared, and on our readmission The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee would dismiss the coun sel and parties from further attendance today, and would commu. nicate their decision on the proposed line to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock. GLASGOW, BARRNEAD, AND NEILSTON DIRECT RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) ➢ir. HILDYARD then replied on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. He considered the line of the opposing party would be rather an obstruction instead of an advantage to the public. His Learned Friend had complained of competition, but it would be seen that something of the kind was necessary when they had the fact before them of the Railway Company buying off the oppo sition of the Canal Company between Glasgow and Paisley for 1,3001. a year, which left Barrhead altogether without cheap ac commodation. As for Kilmarnock, by the Ayr Railway it was thirty-two miles from Glasgow—the direct distance was only nine teen miles. After defending the estimates and the toll clauses from the attack which had been made upon them, he concluded by calling on the Committee to pass the Bill. The room was then cleared, and after a short deliberation, we were admitted, when The CHAIRMAN intimated that the preamble had been proved. A short discussion then arose respecting a clause which the op posing party wished to introduce into the Bill, and to which the Committee and the promoters had no objection, only there were some doubts as to whether it was not a money clause. It was, however, arranged in the meantime, that the Bill be reported without the clause, and if it was ascertained not to be a money clause, it could be introduced on the third reading. The Committee then separated. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. LONDON AND YORE LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Committee then proceeded with the clauses of the London and York Bill, as. amended, the 16th being passed, but another inserted giving the trustees of St. Bartholomew's Hospital the right of preemption of any part of the estate not required for the purposes of the railway, and enjoining the Company to give, at the end of three years, a notice of what amount of property they re quired. The other clauses were all agreed to, and the Committee ad. journed till to.morrow. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week eading on Saturday, the 19th day of July, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £• X. Notes issued ...... 29 , 3 93,700 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion Silver bullion.— £29,393,700 M. I Dated the 24th day of July, £29,393,700 [ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. :PARTMENT. Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 10,815,121 Notes 7,890,610 Gold and silver coin 485,632 BANKING D: Proprietors' capital 14,653,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi- dend accounts) 2,834,528 Other deposits 10,934,390 Seven day andother bills £32,648,139 M. MA . , Dated the 24th day of July, X 32,648,139 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 25, 1845. 25th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant M. Barbauld, from the 55th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice \Verge, who exchanges, July 25. 31st Foot—E. B. S. Carver, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Cure, appointed to the 55th Regiment, July 25. 41st Foot—Captain G. Bagot, from the 51st Foot, to be Captain, vice Anderson, who exchanges, July 25. 44th Foot—Lieutenant A. Cary to be Captain, by purchase, vice Woo'house, who retires ; Ensign I. S. Howard to be Lieu tenant, e Ensign, nant b , by y purchase,porchase, vicevice Cary ; Howard, July2s. 45th Foot—Trevor Goff, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grant, appointed to the 58th Foot, July 25. 48th Foot—ll. R. M. O'Sullivan, Gent., to he Ensign, without purchase, vice Harman, deceased, July 25. 51st Foot—Major C. Teulon, from half-pay of the 42d Re giment of Foot, to be Major, vice W. Austin, who exchanges, receiving the difference ; Captain A. C. Errington to be Major, by purchase, vice Teulon, who retires ; Captain W. H. H. Anderson, from the 41st Foot, to be Captain, vice Bagot, who exchanges ; Lieutenant the Hon. D. Erskine to be Captain, by purchase, vice Errington ; Ensign J. G. D. Marshall, from the 55th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchas e , v i ce E rs ki ne, J u l y2s, u ß ld . . W w e h r o g exchange s ; E ns i gn A. e, from the 25th Foot, h hoot—Lieutenant u v t i e c n e an ß t ar H ba . C. Cure, from the 31st Foot, to be to s b s o t Ensign, vice Marshall, promoted in the 51st Foot, July 25. 58th Foot—Ensign T. J. Grant from the 45th Foot, to be Ensign, tea Main, who retires, July 25. 67th Foot—Ensign J. M‘Donagh to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Sinclair, who resigns; E. Barnes, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M‘Donagh, July 25. 74th Foot—Lieut. the Hon. F. W. H. Fane to be Adjutant, vice Walsh, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, July 25. 91st Foot—Ensign H. C. Metcalfe to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hacket, who retires ; C. Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Metcalfe, July 2 5. 3d West India Regiment—Captain N . Y. M. Mill s to be Major, by purchase, vice Jackson, who retires ; Lieutenant A. 0. Creighton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mill s; Ensign R. Webster, from the 2d West India Regim en t, to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Creighton, July 25. UNATTACllED.—Lieutenant J. Brannan, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase, July 25. BREVET.—Major C. Teulon, of the 51st Foot, to b e Lieu tenant-Colonel in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. AIEMORANDUM.—The appointment of .1. A. Long, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, as stated in the Gazette of the 22d July, 1845, has been cancelled. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 24. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet - Major M. A. Waters to be Lieutenant-Colonel, v i ce Marshall, retired on full -pa) ; Second Captain Charles Oldershaw to be captain, vice Waters; First Lieutenant A. Beatty to be Second Captain, vice Older shaw; Second Lieutenant V. T. Mairis to be First Lieutenant, vice Beatty, July 12. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Gent, to be blaster D. P. Peploe, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, Jinx 22, 1845. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Granville Leeson Gower Ward, of the city of Durham, BANKRUPTS. Edward to surrender Extraor dinary in the Iligh Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JULY 23. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George William Hatris, of Halstead, in the county of Essex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. assignee, BAN Edward Philip Harding, re th h e . Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee Aug. 1, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 5, at ; Oldershaw, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street. John Nevill DurnbrilL: jun., baker, Eastbourne, Sussex, August 5, at half-past one, and September 12, at two, at lane, London ; White, Chancery-lane. the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official George Jaques, painter, Totbill-street, 'Westminster, July 30, at half-past two, and September 2, at one, at the C ourt of COURT Ciict.CULAh- The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horse hack, on Thursday afternoon, attended by the Equerries in \Vas Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince. Mired, the P 1 ineess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were tAlcs en an airing in a carriage yesterday. !ler Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usnat early wall: yesterday morning in the pleasure-grounds of Osil erne House. The Earl of Ab er d een arr i ve d a t Osf x stile House ye s t er doy afternoon from town on a visit to the Quee.n• The Royal dinner party at Osborne House j'esterday evening ,s was expected t o i nc l u d e hi s M a j es t y th e Ki ng f the Nether lands, his Excellency Baron Dedel, the Earl of Aberdeen, his Excellency M. loud, Count Bylandt, Viscount .Hawarden, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, and the Non. Captain litioe• The Duke of Wellington had an audience of hisMajest7 the King of th e N et h er l an d s, yesterday morn i ng, at 11; iyart s lintel. The King of the Netherlands left town yesterday afternoon, to pay a visit to the Queen, at Osborne House, Isle of WigLts His Majesty left Mivart's Hotel, in one of the Queen's ea riages, at twenty minutes before two o'clock, attended by hi - at Excellency Baron Dedel, Viscount Hawarden, and the Hon.. Captain Hood. M. Boud, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, and Count 13ylandt followed in another royal carrige, to the Nine Elms terminus of the South-Western Railway. His Majesty and suite took their departure by a special train for Gosport, where they arrived at ten minutes past four o'clock, and imme diately embarked for Norris Castle, Isle of Wight. Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town in the forenoon from Panshanger, Herts, the seat of the Earl and Countess Cowper, and paid a visit of congratulation to her illustrious relative at Cambridge House. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and the Princesses Anna and' Amelie of Saxe Weimar, left Bushy House, Bushy Park, at a quarter before twelve o'clock yesterday morning in a carriage and four for town, arriving at Marlborough House soon after one o'clock. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Dozbess and the Princes,es, proceeded to Cambridge House to pay a congratulatory visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Soon after two o'clock a dejeune was served at Cambridge House, to her Majesty the Queen Dow ager, his Royal Highness Prince George, and their Sereme Highnesses the Duchess Ida, Prince Edward, and the Prin.- ceases Anna and Amelie of Saxe Wiemar. Several of the Diphunasic Corps, and many of the Nobility and Gentry called at Cambridge House during the afternoon, to pay their respects to the royal Duchess on the auspicious re turn of her natal day. Among them were the Netherlands Minister, the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunow, the Ha noverian Minister, the Wurtemberg Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Brazilian Minister and Madame Marques Lisboa, Prince Paul Lieven, Baron Thile, Baron Itatigeville, Count and Countess de Farnac, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Grafton, the Marquis of Winchester, the Marquis and Mar.. ehieness of Westminster, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ayles bury, the Earl of Nihon, the Earl and Countess of Chester field, the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Countess of Jersey and the Ladies Villiers, Lady Caroline Murray, Lady Alicia Gordon, Lady Catherine Buckley, Lord Claud Hamilton, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord Forester, Lord and Lady Foley, the Attorney-General and Lady Thesiger, Lady Reynell, Colonel and Lady Laura Meyrick, Miss Meyrick, Lord Tiede*. dale, anti Miss Mittord. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party yesterday at Cambridge House. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency Count Kielmannsegge, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Prince and Pi ineess Radzwill, the Marquis of Winchester, the Countess of Jersey, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Lord Fo rester, Lord Cantilupe, and Sir James Reynett. In the evening the tradesmen of the Royal Duchess illumi nated their houses. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, left Marlborough house at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, on her re turn to Bushy-park. The Secretary of State for the Colonies received a deputa tion yesterday, comprising Captain Richardson, Sir R. Brown, and Mr. Bridges, at the Colonial-office, relative to a railway to connect the capitals of Nova Scotia and Canada, through New Brunswick, the Company having power to purchase and settle lands on the line. Mr. Walford had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Purton Cooper, Q C., and Mr. Wilde, were heard upon a motion respecting an appeal of Walker v. Flint, from the Supreme Equity Court of Australia. The appeal, Cocbereft and Tooze v. Rawles was resumed. The Attorney-General and Dr. Addams were heard for the respondent. The Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce then gave judgment on the part of their Lordships, that the instrument propounded as the will of the deceased dated 1838 was not established. The Court then rose. TIIE KING OF HOLLAND. His Majesty rose early yesterday morning, and after breakfast had interviews with several persons. His Excellency M. Dedet visited his Majesty at an early hour. Dispatches, conveying in telligence of his Majesty's safe arrival in this country, were for warded by special courier during the morning to the Hague. At twenty-five minutes to two o'clock the royal carriages were ordered to convey his Majesty and suite to the Nine Elms terminus of the South.Westein Railway, cn route for the isle of Wight, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince Consort. His Majesty rode in the first carriage with his Excellency M. Dedel, Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting, and the Hon. Captain Alexander Hood, Groom in Waiting to the Queen. The suite followed in another royal carriage. l'reparations for his Majesty's reception at the terminus had been made by the officers of the Company during the morning, and Mr. W. Chaplin (the Chairman of the Board), Mr. Boothby, and a large party of the Directors, arrived at half.past one o'clock, for the purpose of being in attendance to receive his Majesty. On alighting, his Majesty was received by the Directors of the Company, and conducted through the booking•uflice on to the platform, along which the King walked, conversing in the most affable mariner with Mr. Chaplin on the subject of the railway, and remarking that the present was the first occasion on which he had had an opportunity of travelling on a railway in Great Britain. The beautiful saloon carriage, belonging to the Company, came in for a full share of his Majesty's admiration. Its gorgeous appear ance was evidently a matter of some astonishment to the King, and before entering it his Majesty walked up and down the platform several times, examining both its external and interior ar langements. The royal luggage having previously arrived at the station, De time was lost in starting the train. The King, in company with Esrl Dclawarr, his Excellency M. Dedel, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, and other members of his suite, had no sooner taken his seat in the carriage than the signal was given, and the train was instansly set in motion, Mr. Gooch, the superintendent of the locomotive department, taking the direction of the engine. Mr. Martin, the superintendent of the line, and Mr. Beattie, the chief of the carriage department, were among the officers of the company who accompanied the royal party. ARRIVAL AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT. COWES, FRIDAY EVENING.—The King of Holland arrives here this afternoon, on a visit to the Queen and I'rince Albert. Pre parations had been made at Norris Castle for the reception of his Majesty and suite, the accommodation at Osborne House not being sufficiently extensive. His Royal Highness Prince ♦lbert left Osborne House and em. barked in the steam yacht Fairy shortly before three for the purpose of proceeding to Gosport to meet his Majesty on his ar rival, and accompanying him to the Isle of Wight. The Marquis of Exeter, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Jersey pre. ceded the King of the Netherlands from London, whence they took their departure by the expre s s train at half-past twelve o'clock. Upon the special train arrivirg at Gosport, his Majesty was re ceived by the military commander-in-chief of the district, Major. General Pabenham, and the other military authorities. Guards of honour were stationed at the railway terminus and at the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard. On alighting from the train the troops presented arms, and the band struck up the national anthem. his Majesty, after courteously acknowledging the attentions paid him by the authorities, entered the royal carriage that was in waiting to convey him from the terminus to the Clarence yard. He was loudly cheered by the persons assembled in and about the railway station, and graciously acknowledged the en thusiastic reception with which he was met—an enthusiasm cer tainly not diminished by the recent records in the press of the gallant services of his Majesty during the Peninsular war and in the field of Waterloo, side by side with our own illustrious Wel lington. His Majesty recognised Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham as an old military acquaintance, and shook him heartily by the hand. When his Majesty alighted from the carriage, at the place of embarkation in the Clarence-yard, he was received by the naval commander in -chief, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, and by the other naval authorities and the officers commanding the ships in harbour. • His Royal Highness Prince Albert was also waiting here to meet and welcome his Majesty. The meeting between the royal pair was most cordial. The forts of the garrison fired a royal salute upon his Majesty's arrival, and when the royal party were on board the steam-yacht the Dutch standard was hoisted, and salutes were fired from her Majesty's ships Victory and Excellent, and the Victory manned her yards. His Majesty and Prince Albert, and some of the noble personages accompanying them, were conveyed on board the royal yacht in Admiral Sir Charles Rowley's barge, the rest of his Majesty's suite following in other barges. As the steamer, with the Dutch and English standards at the mast head, proceeded on her course to the mouth of the harbour, the men who were aloft manning the Vic. tory's yards gave three cheers, which his Majesty acknowledged in the most gracious manner. The shore on either side was thronged with the inhabitants of the garrison, who also cheered his Majesty as he passed out of the harbour. There was no man.of.war at the anchorage at Spithead. The royal party arrived here a few minutes after five o'clock. As the steamer neared Cowes roads salutes were fired from the flirt at West Cower Castle, and from the Royal Squadron Club-house battery. Several of the yachts belonging to the Royal Yacht Squa dron also saluted his Majesty. Carriages were in waiting at the landing.place, in which the reyal party were conveyed to Osborne House, where the meeting between her Majesty and the King would take place. CHEQUER.—The recent trial GEORGE ROBINS VERSUS BURKE. i t t o h o m bta llc i i a l (andCO URT which OF causedE x - Mr. Robins's preface . to the short-hand t s o i se m m c u ll (' t h s to -d excitement)ay. will be read with some interest by those who commentsint into (2o u r with writers' report is published, as we see by the after zeal and firmne ss . it was intended to deny him, by selling at the the justice which are at all intereste d on in h f a a v ir in ( g lea be n e g n . forced H e eleventh hour, purposely to arcid the legitimate co mm i ss i on. However, the charge of the judge and the verdict of the jury have now set the question of commission at rest for ever. The Law Times only gives a short detail of the trial, but in its leader the editor is unusually pithy in his remarks. We append only a few lines. 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Archdeckne, Esq. ; Captain De Bathe; Capt. Towhitt ; Captain Morritt, ike., &c. r e OP' Arg il' if we 'Oce r6 ettb r° miel" - te the and i° • id era, will wer, ,ply loe 16 ,ea•