The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-14 00:00:00

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CLocK LIVERPOOL cur. 3 to 1 agst Wineso 1 1 to 2 agst Milton ur—take 7 to 1 agst Trueboy 9 to 1 agst Rowena 10 to 1 agst Lothario 12 to 1 agst Lightning 2 0 to 1 agst Ironmaster GOODWOOD STAKES.I7 to 1 agst Queen Mab 18 to 1 agst Venus 2 0 to 1 agst Warp 2 0 to 1 agst iEgis 2 0 to 1 agst Rowena 20 to 1 agst Europa 20 to 1 agst John o'Gaunt 1 1 to 2 agst Ironmaster GOODWOOD cc- . 12 to 1 agst Stomacher ST. LEG R. 5 to 1 agst Weatherbit 6 to 1 agst Merry Monarc 2 0 to 1 agst Pantasa 25 to 1 apt The Baron 25 to 1 agst Connaught Ran,,cr 30 to 1 agst Kedger 44114 WAY C 0 31 11111'T EE S (THIS DAY.) - - HOUSE OF LORDS. T h . n i rliZ CORNWALL RAILWAY. •-otoraittee met at eleven o'clock. th4ll- Kenneth and Mr. Whitby were the first witnesses examined l ittep ri t 4r4i nfl. Their evidence regarded the value of the land t eliat4;' r *biell the line passes, and was not of an important la rd ed Whit lb Y Was cross-examined by Mr. Rows, not only as re ofthand the land, but respecting the geological nature I litth e „ c444 trY s the disadvantages of the line in point of curves. tozwto o ...auLgiblitnTe curves on the central line were better than on tl.e 4141 titivsts objected to Mr. Rowe's eliciting evidence in n of a line which was not before the Committee. 44'; the said he only wished to show the demerits of the li ne t elt l e Committee, but the object on the other side was t o s h u t Ae , the truth. tglettio adere ation then occurred betwee n th e Counsel, and the old tette 4 of the l ocus stand i o f the opponents to the Bill was *ed . g o the c 00. ouernittee decided upon allowing the cross-examination to lt was Proceeded with accordingly, but nothing material elicited I ,:kr ' "% f a,. B lo t ' deposed that he valued the land on the Bodmin el;"4t 3,5501. lisktltles Pearce had conducted the steam ferry-bridge at Tor 41sNi et. U pwards of eleven years. He worked from six in the h tk 4 g till half-past nine at 'tight. Was aisle at all times to list ith the bridge. There was very considerable naviga v etote'e• Vessels of 180 tons went up to Morham. . 4t iles s ,,,, e _, l44l ined—Collisions had sometimes occurred between '4l O ""u the floating bridges. A lady was drowned on one oc tet, 4 ' bit it du et ., Was from extreme carelessness on the part of the boat ur e. t4 e,a7, sW er to a question from Mr. MLesivaLE, witness said h e 44' there ;would be no difficulty or danger in passing ove r a I,c train mi this floating bridge. ta ere,,, k thltlis of BREADALBANE—How l ong d oes it occupy you Wit s Hanaoaze with a large load? Ilie -4L -Not more than six or seven minutes. Wito.4.eltiltasr---.Do you carry cattle over P bie;, 4-- Frequently. '4citor for the Bill then gave some formal evidence re s p ec t (tth e "% 4 he de4 Fturiber and amount of shares. He was cross-examin e d at 1 • 44, 4 4 length by Mr. Rowe. r t 4 eeb et e . l l explained to the Committee a conference which took d h as „, w een the promoters of the Bill and the Admiralty, when ;4eedi;_tisfactorily arranged that several clauses should heintr i o n. - 4 fer,,,' the Bill which would guarantee against all injurious ` s *_e with the navigation of tbe Ilamoaze. tees. Noble CHAIRMAN observed that it would be much better if 4 it ker ard4 of Admiralty and Ordnance would carry on their corn -11,L°48 in writing than oral:y. for the prom o t ers o f th e B i ll th en c l ose d . 4.44• -juret witness called for the opposition to the Bill was J. W. 1., who stated that the line would pass through his Pet4t• and Sear his residence. Did not think the line a good 'w' further considered that the county was not able to sup !,,lisZlinee. Mr. Locke the engineer, said it was the most slan ,,‘eiti,:ne he had ever seen, and that a floating-bridge for the se wits . 1 , 4 1 to Possible, but a contrivance which he . would do a great I4 t Ooid. Such was witness's opinion likewise. The coast tr am , be most difficult, and would cross several deep ravines at The e !". The line would cross several rivers. that witness was cross-examined at great length. He admitted Ihskhohlation was the strong point in favour of the present Bill. e P4,sed through a populous district. But it would be et t o ' , useless to the corn-growing country of the nortn. The bridge fall th t „ W ; lt hiel would be a great nuisance to that town, as passing so ~s ' r Principal street. In 1840 and 1841 everybody in Corn. fs, W ,; s in favour of the central line, but many of them were now th;,, , tl ' Of the line before the Committee. `-'3utnrittee then adjourned till to-morrow morning. 44ittlIZEED, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE et .. , The C oln. RAILWAY. A" o'clssastnock, ittee in on the thi Court of Common Pleas line (and Tenterden and s the Charn) met oa t areat i . number of opponents entered their names against the Po Z kta trr opened the case for the promoters. He said that tstruction of this line would confer the greatest advantages , 0 . eastern counties of England, and particularly on the town r essi,, °°l e, which at present was almost destroyed by its 41 1,4%4 with its powerful rival Hull, and the disadvantages arit h Whichit Laboured iu rßilway communicatio n as co mpared Ir at e. The Learned Counsel entered into minute details of Isse. s howing that at Goole the northern coal-fields and the sils`t;tslaire and Lancashire manufactures would find an admirable a j ,! s t, and that from the connexion with the Manchester and I,Qc Railway, no scheme in England had greater claims on the of ; s he T., ,q,,,...o.STirns:spianild:tavt,:eerd"---eoleoylae:.Counsel referred also to the petitions o . f the Mr. Smith, of the York and North Midland 363,00T0/11.e length of the line was twenty.seven Witness 411:_i:finretreosspWeeerte then called, and the first, Mr. John Lister, gave of the rise, progress, and decline of the Goole oini consequence of the superior advantages of the port of Hull. t °itss s „ Y,,thing t hat could balance th ose a d van t ages w ould be th e lat ti S'etlon of independent railways of which this would be one. bus I : Was a counter line proposed by ' the York and North Midland, 4 0i e. 1515 ° Pinion it would confer no benefit upon the town of -'44. „ --n es M.P. for Pontefract, spoke to the feeling of the stra- . i n favour o f t h e proposed ra i lway. the tr,,,, ltleha ed Patten, collector of Cust o m s , f urn i s h e d a return o f rtesseci""shof Goole, f rom w hi c h i t appeared that while it had de ., kr b a r of Hull h a d grea tl y exten d e d . iW alk and Capt. Laws gave similar evidence, and their Lord. :10larned shortly befor e fi ve o ' c l o ck. tk x ., I . 27 O2CESTER, AND I.VOI.VEX , Th e gliVir TON. th srtwitittee met to-day at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland /4: - " a ir, wh en t h e examination of witnesses was resumed. 10,4 trunel's (civil engineer) examination continued-11e Ox. sh, l4 i t :O d , Itu ghY line was mush more favourable than the branch of I, :es ts :: -0 h arid Birmingham. ale country was very easy, the "iis s sradient beieg only one in 130. The gradients on the coa hspe'et'i4es were very severe, the steepest being one in 100. With il ° 4 o , d t ° .. the break of gusges, ha considered Rugby superior to i s. ° W s op '," the point for that purpose. At Rugby several railways "t coops under any circumstances, the . re would have to s i r on s king and remaking of the goods trains, the tranship °l the br d t e risrrow gaug or versa could be i tles s , s - a With very tl little additional es, labour vice or expense. The L effs,„,"gew explained the mode by wh:ch the transhipment would ' l ll C'd, which has already been fully given in his previous exa -14,," *°4 bef ore the House of C om mo ns ' C omm itt ee . \\i it L it t)? x 'e'sa Was cross-examined at some length by M r . S ergean t ks:L ir " , , with the purpose of showing that the object sought to 'llr,:"Plished by the present scheme was the construction . of a t t ysk i t 7 ti us line of railway to Birmingham, so as to establish direct L t tiles t , °4 With the London and Birmingham Railway. .Bhe 17. 14 se rmi s, i ' c ", before the Committee would . not effect that direct at mn with Birmingham, but in the event of the f' °f Which and Warwick line being formed, and a proposed 1, 1 : 1 11 4 to '- ; n a i s e w h ic a k pro s p ectus had been published, from Fenny Comp b • a direct communication. gt % how then there would ' independent of the es t „, ever, were proposed by companies * gibi t h "estern Company, and the distance from London to 8ir (144 ti4:ll,l'oUld then be ;welve miles further than by the London Znniihatn Still with the superior gauge and engines of the tp,s 'wester • n Company he admitted that they could take goods ks Pril v s ° llers at a cheaper and quicker rate than the London and N o sy, The difference of capital between the present 4Q .41, the London and Birmingham was nearly a mithan of Works -0 could not exactly explain the difference of capital, as the rit e „ e the London and Birmingham line were heavier than s'es th e Great Western. The scheme of the former was ten 'se a iti . lo :6er th an the latter, but this was not sufficient to explain kr. el ice of the estimates. ,21ast 'ergearit WRANCEIAM said he would suggest a course that "ers rave the time of the Committee, as far as those estimates tlt tl °lleern ed• He would furnish Mr. Brunel with a series of t•tahiet- questions, to which he could furni s h answers an d exp l ana . kr. be af terwards placed before the Committee. stekttit) nrno el had no obj ec ti on t o the co u r se sugges t e d , an d i t was R. I Y so arranged. s74,l; itb en was next cross-examined by counsel on behalf of ard and Redesdale and the Birmingham Canal Comp an y, N' wi r 'uout leading Mr any material result. Zp; elthitt and r, Vignolles, civil engineers, were examined in t o tL atin n of the ev id ence o f M r . B rune l . T hey both certified t aae with which the two sets of rails could be worked on ttt -.4t rteli ne of railway . With regard to the tran s hipment of the 44,0 c onsidered that it could be effected with dispatch, .and ts s 'lt reasonable expense, Mr. Cubitt stating that goods might ctts°stf:se_rred from one gauge . to another at a farthing a ton. 'etas the witnesses were briefly examined on the evidence ad -441 e Co mmittee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. tit LONDON ILAILWAY LEASE AND „Th e EXTENSION. 't'tt 4 -vi Set Committee appointed by the House of Lords to tin, th t i c Merits of this Bill re-assembled, after the adjournment, 4 kria -- ay 1 . 1 % and, at the request of the parties, again adjourned Zavv 0 4 Z(POOL AND zunli" LINE. tl4 the ttl,is eeting of the Committee thi s mor ning at el even (th e Qo v e °f Clanricard e i n th e c h a i r), t h e ev id ence i n f avour of the 44 fi r, 'he _ tv as continued. 10 ti„ a " I °o Cottam, accountant, at Manchester, gave evidence , t °0 14.7 t raffic and capital of the proposed line. 'The capital of the Oah t 1 0 Was 91 2,0001, and the amount of loan which they t t ' s ' o ed u. raise 3 04,000/. The amount of shares already sub t,:ecl V . Was 6 9t1,900/. The rest of this witness's evidence re eotnalllciPally to the traffic tables of the Company, which had vhi, 8° Out by himself. The "neluded the case on the part of the promoters of the line. t:thele'reattble was then declared to be proved. re,; s t , l auses of the Bill having been examined, and slightly al. "° Co mmittee rose. Th ' 171. = .3 1". LONZIcsi 13.41.XLIVAY. orninittee on thin line of vvtich Lord Brougham is the i net at 11 o ' cloc k . eo,!, rta g•mlents b4tween counsel not having been completed, zit % cqUence of the absence of an engineer, it way prorosed, Art: C°lllmittee adjourn imt;l Wednestiay. tbntittMule conversation it was at length determined that the ce sticnltt adjourn tii.til Fiiday. — Adjourned accordingly. Oh i? e°.r TISIE masx.yrod - ar, docko. morning, at eleven e re.a ssembling nt the Committee this 7ir ° , 'Dli tt wa proceeded t o :2ddre;s them on behali (4' the op.' 4 t t4 „ n '4lldowner. The Learned Counsel quoted several ext racts 1 / ‘l b , Port o f th e Board of Trade, from which it appeared th a t klltrpt line was not an inferior line to that before the Com. 121 4 that the etoppages on it were ottlectOneble• The question of the proposed line, looking simply at its merits, divided itself into two parts, First, into the through traffic, and then into the question of the local tratile. The subject of tbe traffic going north and south was a mole gee - ed.:hi of saving, in point of time, of about five minutes as cerararcd with the coast-line; and looking at the j - ireiitcr cutout of public accommodation which the latter line would i.ffortt, it ti us meet tionably the prt fr. Table of the two. With respeat to the local traffic, he contended that the amount had teen cver.rated to the extent of 20,000/.; that the periods of the year whiff h bud been selected for the computation of the tables were most unfair, and that the small requirements of the district which the line traversed did not justify the damage and nuisance which it would occasion to the owners of the eight milts of laud who were opposing the Bill. He contended also that the passenger traffic, which bad been put down as being derived front Cargill, Arbroath, and other places, could not, in phint of fact, be properly included. These were matters which their Lordships ought to consider well before they came to any decision on the subject. With regard to the goods traffic frets Forfar to Dundee there had not been one particle of evidence to show that it would go by the railway, and 11,e probabilh, was that it wouid continue to be conveyed along tie read by which it had always been sent. The same observa tions would apply to the traffic in stone, wood, and other similar articles. The items in the coal and lime tables had been greatly exaggerated : credit had been taken for 26,000 tons out of 40,000 tons from mere guess and pro-pective notions. There would be a: great a comp, tirion in the sate of coals front the Dundee market in GlAnis and other points of the proposed line as there would be in the coal coming from Forfar, which place had been set forth as the point of concentration, where all competition would end. The grand depot for their cattle traffic was at Brechin. That point could be settled in a few words. A railway already existed for the conveyance of the cattle from Brechin to the south. The same observation applied to all the traffic except the intermediate cattle traffic, but then it was absurd to suppose that these cattle wcule be driven four or five miles for the purpose of merely travelling a few miles by railway. He contended that it was the du' y of the promoters to lay before the Committee that clear and cogent evidence that its authenticity could not be doubted. The cause, however, was that their tables had been constructed on in correct data, and consequently could not be relied on. Mr. Stocks, who was examined for the opposition, spoke gene rally as to the traffic to Perth, which he said he should prefer sending in carts as at present, rather than by the proposed railway, owing to the distance. They carried potatoes to Perth, and brought back coals. The price of the Glengarry coal, at Perth, was 14s. per ton, and English coal, of an inferior quality, might be obtained at 12s. per ton. He never saw any cattle coming east ward from the Forfar market. Cargill was almost entirely an agricultural village, and certainly not one-third of the population were engaged in cotton spinning. He thought the tables were generally very incorrect and extravagant. He had conversed with all the farmers between Kinclaven and Perth, and the majority of them were adverse to the proposed line. He was not aware of any petitions being presented in favour of it. For his own part, he thought it would never answer. Mr. Isaac M'Cray, coach contractor at Aberdeen, was next ex amined. He said he was nearly the largest contractor in Scotland, and usually kept from 200 to :MO horses. He considered that the main line of communication between Dundee, Perth, Arbroath, and Montrose, would be by means of the coast lines, and not through Strathmore. The coach traffic in the tables had been generally overstated. The proposed line was not, in his opinion, necessary for the convenience of the district, as the points of distance were very short, and were easily travelled by coaches. 1 he witness was subject to short cross.examination by Mr. HOPE without materi:dly altering his statements, and Tho Committee edjourhed till to-morrow at eleven. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING JUL. 14 1815. i His Excellency the Governor, having approved of these resolutions, the magistrates, on Tuesday, proceeded to swear in the inhabitants as special constables, and they have been divided into three companis ; hut as it i 5 con templated to pass a Bill for embodying militia, more regular concerted operations in such respect will soon be put into practice. The Russell arrived from the Bay of Islands on Thursday, which place she left on l'londay morning. By her it is re ported that nine more Europeans have been murdere. by the natives since the conflict at Kor,rarika, but there are some doubts of the authenticity of this rumour to the extent stated. The Lady Leigh, schconer, arrived from Sydney yesterday morning, and brings the gratifying intelligence that her Ma- jesty's ship North Star was to leave Sydney about th 3 10th inst., with three hundred troop , . We would earnestly impress oil the minds of all the urgent prudence of being circumspect and forbearing towards the natives. The most trifling incident—anti quite unintentional—may lead to most serious consequences. For other most important reasons, would we urge avoidance of the least tendency to affront, or injustice even in jest. How useful and auxiliary the natives are in the supply of food to the settlers here is well known, and now that the population of Auckland has received such increase from all quarters, they are still more dependent on them, and it cannot be denied that very much is in the power of the natives in this respect, exclu sive of any hostile intentions. Of all the evils of civil war, famine is the most appalling and most destructive. However, there i 3 an important circumstance, to which we would call the attention of Government, which is, that on Thursday night there were some hundreds of natives, compa ratively strangers, in the town of Auckland and neighbour.. hood, some of whom had arms concealed. It is obvious the town might be fired in various places in the dead of night, as there are here many evil disposed Europeans as well as na tives. There should be a Wakarongo issued immediately, or dering all natives out of the town beyond a certain distance be fore sunset, and there should be night patroles or picquets on hills close around the town. Since the above was written, we have been favoured with the dispatches regarding the attack on Kororarika by the natives, which we publish as affording more detailed information on that disastrous affair : Her Majesty's ship Hazard, March 15,1845. Sir,-1 have the honour to report that between the hours of four and five o'clock on the morning of the 11th instant, Capt. Roberts,in of her Majesty's ship Hazard, with about 45 seamen and marines, proceeded from their quarters on shore, for the night, at Kororarika, Bay of Islands, to a hill on the right of the road leading to Matavia Bay, commanding the town, for the pur pose of throwing up an entrenchment; the morning was thick and hazy. On their departure I proceeded to the barracks to turn out the detachment, by way of precaution, not having at the same time any reason to suspect a movement on the part of the natives-towards the town. Captain Robertson had arrived on the hill, when they were attacked by about 200 natives. The detachment, having slept armed and accoutred, arms loaded, formed immediately in front of the barracks, when Mr. Mowbroy and Mr. Spain, R. N , came to me, and begged of me not to fire on the party in front, which I was about to do, as they had cut off from their party, and then knew not which, the seamen or the natives, were nearest to us. I then immediately commenced firing in extended order on parties of natives who made their appearance, scattered on the hill to the left of the barracks towards Onoro beach, and checked their advance on the barracks; we were also fired upon from the rising ground behind the barracks. On looking round, I was first aware that the natives had possession of the block-house on Flag. staff hill. At the time I received a message from Lieutenant Morgan, R.N, informing me that a party of natives were at the church, at the back of the town; I advanced in extended order to dislodge them, firing in our way upon natives who appeared amongst the houses in our front. I then learnt, I forget from whom, that the seamen had nearly expended their ammunition, and turned back towards the beach to join them, when they appeared at same distance from the beach, as on their way to the stockade (Mr. Polack's house), advancing towards us, having effec. tually driven back the natives, who I observed retiring down the road to Matavia Bay, I then moved on to the lower block-hcuse, which commands the stockade, which the seamen soon took possession of, and in which were the town's people and womet, and children. I found Ensign Campbell and his party in the block-house, checking the advance of the body of natives who were in possession of Flagstaff.hill and the gullies be tween the upper anti lower klock-houses. I did not enter the block house then or afterwards. I remained outside on a platform in front, where the seamen from the Hazard were working two ship guns, assisted by Hector, Esq., and two of the town's people (old soldiers, I believe). My party commenced firing. There was room for no more on the platform. They fired from the sloping ground on each side of the block-house towards the rear of the building, also on the natives on the ad joining hill, behind Mr. Beckham's house; this hill is deeply co vered with brushwood. A very sharp fire was kept up by the na. tives, and was well and effectually returned by us; this continued all the morning, two or three of the seamen joined us ; a party of my detachment also assisted Mr. Campbell in the block-house, as many as had room ; the remainder were in the stockade with the seamen and town's people, commanded by Lieut. Phillpotts. ft .N. After a considerable time I went down to the stockade to get some ammunition for the ship-guns, and left Ensign Campbell in charge. 7he natives soon after ceased firing, nor was it after wards renewed, it had lated for some hours. Immediately after the first attack on Captain Robertson's party, in the morning, the natives on that side of the town retired in a body from the town towards Matavia Bay, carrying off their dead and wounded. The body of natives who had surprised and taken the block-house on Flag-staff hill, were the assailants of the lower block-house, held by the military; the stockade (Mr. Polack's house) was at no time attacked or threatened, the lower block house commanded it, and prevented such an attempt. A party of seven or eight of the town's people from the stockade skirmished with the natives on the hill to the left of the block-house; with the exception of this, the force in the stockade was not engaged during the day since the attack in which Captain Robertson was wounded at day-break. Immediately on my arrival at the stockade to obtain ammunition, I suggested to Captain Robertson the urgent necessity of sending the women and children on board the ships in the harbour, seeing Mr. Polack's house and cellars were crowded with them : shortly after they got on board, the magazine, which was in the same house, blew up ; the building was completely destroyed ; none of the soldiers or seamen were injured; Lieut. Morgan, R.N., received a slight wound in the face from a splinter. Whether the explosion occurred by accident or was the work of an incendiary remains unknoa n. A council was held on board her Majesty's ship Hazard, when it was agreed to evacuate the town, which was done, the town's. people embarking first; the party of military in the block-house were the last to embark. Dining the embarkation the natives sur rounded the heights commanding the town, but without making any movement ; occasionally a random shot was fired ; during the evening a few of the town's people who were, I believe, most popu. lar with the natives, were employed in bringing off portions of their property. In the afternoon of the following day the natives burnt the town, with the exception of the churches and the houses of the missionaries; information was received that they intended attacking H. M. S. Hazard during the night ; every preparation was ac cordingly made by Lieut. Philpotts, commanding ; the attack was not made. Next day the Hazard sailed for Auckland, in company with the United States corvette St. Louis, the whale ship Matilda, and the Dolphin schooner, having on board the inhabitants of the town. Killed of the 96th Regt., at the block-house, Flag-staff-hill, four privates, viz. —Miller, Giddens, Jackson, and Juson. Wounded—Private Durop, at the lower block-house, dan gerously; private Welton, in the town, severely; private Gut judge, severely; private Scott, severely; private Morris, severely. The conduct of the soldiers of the regiment throughout the affair was in every respcct praiseworthy and honourable to them selves and the regiment. It is with feelings of deep regret I have to report that the Gal lent Commander of her Majesty's ship Hazard fell in the first at. tack, severely wounded. The sergeant of Marines, a private, and four seamen, were killed. Mr. Tapper, the signal man, severely wounded, fightingbravely. I would here notice the very gallant conduct of— Hector, Esq., and the two old soldiers before mentioned, in assisting in working the guns in front of the lower block.house, yet but little execution was done by them, io consequence of the natives being so scattered, and lying concealed in the brushwood. Mr. Hector's two boys also behaved most gallantly in bringing up ammunition from the stockade during the heaviest fire. I have the honour to inclose a statement of the duties of the de tachment on the 10th in.t.; also Ensign Campbell's statement of the loss of the block-house on Flag-staff-hill. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant, E. BARCLAY, Lieutenant 69th Regt., Commanding Detachment. Lieut.- Col. Hulm, Commanding Troops, New Zealand, I am of opinion that had the lower block house, occupied by the military, not been erected, the stockade in which the women and children had sought protection, must have been evacuated, as it, was perfectly commanded by the hill on which the blockhouse stood; the houses to the left would also have afforded protection to the natives in attacking it. Great credit is due to Watson, Esq., J. P , who first suggested the erection of the lower block. house, and superintended the execution of it. The body of natives who occupied the chain of hills on which the Sag•staff and upper block-house stood, might have made a general rush, had they been so inclined, on the stockade, but were prevented from so doing, by our having possession of the block house. E. BARCL AY, Lieutenant, 96th Foot. Auckland, New Zealand, 16th March, 1845. Sir—l have• the honour to state, for your information, that on the morning of the 11th instant, at Kororarika, Bay of Islands. I proceeded about four o'clock in the morning with a party of five men from the block-house, where I was stationed, armed and car rying spades to dig a trench on the heights over Oneroa beach. We had just commenced digging when we heard firing at Matavia Bay, we immediately returned, and I remained with eight or nine men on the hill, overlooking the town, about 200 yards distance from the block-house at the Flag.staff, the remainder of them had got their arms, and were putting on their belts on the outside of the ditch facing the town, when suddenly I heard an alarm, and some one called out that the natives were in the palisades, and that there was no one in the block-house. (I would here remark that the doorway is inclosad with palisades.) I immediately turned round and saw a number of natives rushing into the palisades and ditches and opening fire on us. I then immediately opened on them, and before a second round could be fired, another party of natives ad vanced by the Tapika road, with the intention of cutting us off from the lower block-house. I then was obliged, seeing a large body of natives in front and another close to my rear, to retire to the lower block-house, which I immediately occupied, and checked the further advance of the natives. Four of my men were killed in the upper block-house, and one wounded in retiring. I rem a ined at the lower block-house til Mr. Polack's house was blown up, and the general retreat to the shipping took place. I have the honour to hc, Sir, your most obedient servant, J. CAMPBELL, Ensign, 96th Regiment. The Officer Commanding Troops, Auckland. the stockade and on the beach ; had I had thine to weigh the matter maturely, I h ou' d have perceived the impossibility of your acceding to my solicitation, as it was clearly contrary to the principles of international have the lionuur to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, GEORGE PHILLPOTTS, Lis!utenlnt in Command, during Commands •'s illness. To Captain M'Keever, U. S. S. " St. Louis," Auckland. (From the Auckland Chronicle..) By the Aurora, from Sydney, Feb. 25, we have received papers th ree days later than those already announced. We see nothing of importance to call for our especial notice this week. The troops had not embarked at the time the Aurora sailed, as stated by the Times of Tuesday last. We have little doubt, however, that before our next publication the troops will have arrived. The Auroi a touched at the Bay, but the Captain had to set sail immediately as the natives manifested an intention to attack the vessel. SERIOUS AFFRAY AT THE BAY OF ISLANDS. We deeplp regret to say that the long expected collision be tween the Europeans and the natives took place on Tuesday, the II ih instant, at the Bay of Islands; in another column we give full particulars. Too much praise cannot be given to Captain Robertson, of her Majesty's sloop of war the Hazard, his officers and men foc their most gallant conduct; with un feigned sorrow we add that Captain Roberson was severely wounded while defending with undaunted bravery a dan gerous pass, having only 25 ssilors and five marines to oppose a force of 300 natives (whom he kept in check suffi ciently long to enable the inhabitants of the Bay to reach the ships in safety.) The Block-house which Mr. Philpot's de scribed in his despatch as the key of the position of the Euro peans, was, by a most extraordinary specks of conduct deserted by Mr. Campbell of the 96th Regiment, the officer bzeing the chz.rge of it, who, together with seventeen out of the twenty men left to protect this most important point proceeded to some other part of the place. It is scarcely possible to reprehend with sufficient severity misconduct so unmilitary ; all the lamentable disasters at the Bay be said to have arisen from this gross dereliction of duty, he ought to have known that under no circumstances should he have left his post. It i s said that Mr. Campbell hearing firing considered it his duty to proceed in the direction of it, but as an officer-he might readily perceive the extreme danger of such a course. We dare say Mr. Campbell is a brave man, but it was unpardonable to give so young an officer so important a trust. Of Lieut. Barclay we say nothing I it is, however, r e p or t e d , b ut we trust wit h out any foundation, that both he and Mr. Campbell were in civilians clothing, .we however do not believe thi s poss ibl e. O ne bl oc k-h ouse having been taker, by the natives, and the other blown up, the position occupied by the marines and sailors being no longer tenable, they returned to the Haz ar d. W e cannot avo id f ee l in g th a t if the bravery of the Hazard's officers and people had had the assistance of the gallant Major Bunbury and his officers, a diffe rent result would have ensued. The melancholy destruction of the town of Kororarika, the oldest settlement in New Zealand, by the natives, fully bears out our predictions as to the result of the policy which has been practised towards the natives ever sin.e the British Govern ment took possassion of these islands. We must, however, acknowledge the Governor has been placed in a very awkward situation, without any power to uphold the dignity and su premacy of British law, he has beer, compelled to resort to the mischievous temporising expedierzts of protectors, backed up with divers threats and promises, mingled with a few compli ments and presents. Bnt while we make every allowance for the weakness of the Government, we do certainly think the Go vernor was wrong for the partiality he has ever shown to the one-sided and biassed opinions of the missionaries and protec tors ; while the old setrlers (whose commercial intercourse with the natives must necessarily have given them a more correct idea of their real character) have never been consulted, or at least their opinions have been treated with contempt. His Ex cellency's speech at the opening of the Council this session, be trayed his profound ignorance of the native character ; subsequent events have in some degree no doubt tended to change his views on the subject, but prejudices arc not easily removed, and if his Excellency returns to the corrupted source of information with which he has hitherto been supplitecl, good bye to New Zea land ;if we escape with our lives it will be a wonder. The opinions of the arch traitor Williams, served up in the garb of sanctity, and echoed by the sycophantic multitude of sub-pro ,ectors, have constituted the only source of information con sidered worthy of notice by the Governor—but we trust there is now an end of this nonsense. We hope a strict inquiry will be made into the conduct of the Rev. H. Williams, the false Prophet who cried Peace, peace, when there was no pea -e. I± a little remarkable that this Reverend Impos tor publicly declared upon Kororarika beach that there was no danger only the night before the attack, and derided the in habitants for packing up and shipping their goods, this wily deceiver having at that time taken care to ship all his own goods off, which are now safely landed, with Mr. Kemp's, the Protector's, at Mr. Grahame's store; while the deluded in habitants, misled by his perfidious advica, have lost every 4rticle they possessed, Does not this speak volumes? HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SI-EAKER. took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'Clock. Leave was giv; n to the Committees to sit notwithstanding the sitting of the House. LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL. The Lunatic Asylum and Pauper Lunatics Bill was reported. teveral clauses were brought up and added to the Bill, among which was the following proposed by Mr. Wilson Patten :—" And be it further enacted, that in case any super intendent, matron, or other officer or servant of any county lunatic asylum, shall, from confirmed sickness, age, or infirmity, become incapable of executing the office in person, it shall belaw ful for the just ices assembled at the general or quarter sessions, and they are hereby empowered to grant to such superintendent, matron, or othes officer or servant, such annuity as they in their discretion shall think proportionate to the merits and time of services of such superintendent, matron, or other officer or servant, and may order the pay men t out of the rates lawfully applicable to the building or repairing such County Lunatic Asylum ; provided always, that the annual amount paid by way of superannuation or allowance to any retired superinten dent, matron, or other officer or any servant of any asylum, shall not exceed the amount of two-thirds of the salary payable at the time of his or her retirement. Several amendments were also made in some of the clauses, and the Bill . was ordered to be engrossed, and to be read a third time on Wednesday morning, at twelve o'clock. LUNATICS ASYLUM (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Lord CLEMENTS had many objections to the measure, believing that it was not only bad in principle but in detail. If the Bill had been confined to criminal lunatics alor.e, he should have had no objection to it. There were no less than six Bills in existence for the protection of lunatics in Ireland, and this measure would make the seventh. He thought the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland had already too much jurisdiction over lunatics in Ireland already, without having that juris diction increased by the present Bill. He was sure that, as long as Sir Edward Sugden remained Lord Chancellor of Ireland, lunatics there would be properly and most efficiently protected, but, after he had retired from the Chancellorship, he had no guarantee that future Chancellors or future Lord Lieutenants would continue thatprotection.—( Hear, hear. ) He objected to the present Bill altogether, but he was most anxious that there should b e established better regu lated asylums for the reception of those poor lunatics, as had been already recommended by the Chairman of the Commissioners. He protested against this additional attempt to carry out the principle of centralize- Wm, and animadverted in strong terms on the canstara inter ference of the Government with the local authorities in Ireland. The machinery of this Bill was so bad that he felt bound to pro test against the measure being passed during this session. Sir T. FREMANTLE felt obliged to the Noble Lord for not detaining the Speaker in the chair by pressing the motion of which he had given notice. There was nothing new in the principle of the Bill ; it merely, in certain instances, enlarged the powers which the Lord Lieutenant already possessed. He could at present do all that the Noble Lord complained that he would have the power of doing by this Bill, and having listened attentively to all that had fallen from the Noble Lord, he really was of opinion that the Noble Lord had made out no case whatever against the measure. Then, with regard to the argument that this measure was a carrying out of the principle of centralisation, he thought that Hon. Gentlemen opposite were much more likely to attack and expose any mismanagement in these insti tutions if they were under the control of the Executive Govern ment than if they were left to the care of the local magistrates. He hoped the House would permit them to proceed with the Bill. The Bill was then ordered to be read paragraph 11 paragraph. Clauses up to 8 were agreed to without discussion. On clause 8 being proposed Colonel RAWDON urged upon the Government the ne cessity of providing superannuation allowances for the retired officers of these asylums. Sir T. FREMANTLE could not object to the principle advocated by the Gallant Officer. The proposition, however, could not be conveniently discussed upon this clause; but he would be happy to enter into a discussion on the subject at the proper time. The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 9 and 10 were agreed to after a few words from Sir W. Somerville, Lord Clements, and Lord Claud Hamilton. Clauses 11, 12, and 13 were agreed to without discussion. Upon the reading of the 14th clause, which empowers the Lord Lieutenant, under certain circumstances, to direct the enlargement of asylums, Sir W. SOMERVILLE complained that there was a great deficiency of accommodation for pauper lunatics in the Rich mond Asylum at Dublin. There were, at present, 41 appli cations for admission from the county of Meath alone, which could not be attended to, in consequence of the want of room. Sir T. FREMANTLE would give his attention to the subject, and endeavour to apply a remedy to the evil com plaieed of. After a few words from Lord CLEMENTS and Sir R. FlR ausoN the clause was agreed to. On the reading of the next clause, Sir T. FREMANTLE, in reply to a question from Sir R. Ferguson, said that he did not think it would be advisable to act upon the suggestion of the Member for Waterford (Mr. V. Stuart), and to admit into the asylums persons who could afford to pay. He thought if that suggestion were adopted the paying patients would be preferred to the paupers, for whose relief the institutions were designed. Clause 15, 16, 17, 18, .19, 20, and 21 were agreed to. On the reading of clause 22 Colonel RA WDON said, that although he thought the delivering of clinical lectures was calculated to retard the curo of lunatic patients, he would withdraw his notice of amend ment in the hope that a sound discretion would be exercised in the application of the clause. Sir T. FREMANTLE said that the clause was drawn np with a view to sufficient caution with respect to what the Hon. Baronet opposite alluded. After a few words from Lord ASHLEY in support of the clause, it was agreed to. On the reading of clause 23, Sir R. FERGUSON said that he considered this the most important clause in the Bill. The Government had taken to themselves every possible power in this case. They had taken the power of building as many asylums as they thought fit, and of making what rules they had thought fit. But they had left the important subject of inspection altogether unprovided for. The inspectors of prisons were so placed that they could not discharge efficiently, and with due protection to the lunatics, the office of inspecting the asylums as well as prisons. He would, therefore, press upon the Government the necessity of making an ample provision for frequent and careful inspection. Lord CLEMENTS concurred in what had fallen from his Hon. Friend, and hoped that the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir T. Fremantle) would give some definite statement upon this sub ject before the clause was finally determined on. Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE was sorry that he could not at present lay down any distinct proposition on the subject, but he had no doubt that it would be necessary to make here after some larger provision for frequent and adequate inspection. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said, that if the Inspectors of Pri sons were to have the inspection of all the lunatic asylums, the days of their visits would be regufarly anticipated, and the ap pearance of the patients prepared for the examination in the manner most creditable to the managers. Lord C. HAMILTON took the same view as the Hon. Baronet (Sir W. Somerville), and hoped that the Government would take measures to secure an efficient system of in struction. Colonel RAWDON said that the evidence contained in the reports before the House showed how little the present system of instruction availed for the protection of the inmates. After some further desultory conversation, the clause was agrned to. — Clause 24, being the Interpretation Clause, was agreed to without dsscussion. Clause 25, which limits the operation of the Bill to Ireland, was agreed to ; as was also the 26th clause, which provides that the Act may be amended. The preamble was then agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. SECOND READINGS. The Turnpike Acts Continuation Bill, the Loan Societies Bill, the Highway Rates Bill, and the Militia Ballots Bill, were severally read a second time, without discussion, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The House then adjourned till Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'Clock. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was postponed till to-morrow. :MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. The Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. BRIGHTON AND LEWES RAILWAY. Mr. LASCELLES brought up the report on the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye, and Ashford Extension). The South-Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) was read a third time and passed. The Lords Amendments to the Keyingham Drainage Bill were agreed to. The report on the Yoker Road Bill was brought up. White',s Charity Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. The South Wales Railway Bill was read a third time, and passed. Ellison's Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Great North of England Clarence and Hartleyool Junction) Railway were agreed to. FORTH AND CLYDE NAVIGATION. The Lords' amendments to the Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Junction 13111 were agreed to. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented petitions from Devon against certain clauses in the Justices' Clerks Bill. The ATTORN EY. G ENERAL presenfed petitions from the the attorneys and solicitors practising in England and \Vales, and also in Ireland, praying that they might not be required to lake out an annual certificate. Mr. ELLICE presented a petition from Glasgow against the Scotch Poor-law Bill. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE said that he had to a , k the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the order of liberation was sent to Norfolk Island in beha!f of Joseph Mason, who was transported upon a conviction for burglary at the York Spring Assizes, 1843, which conviction turned out to have been altogether and entirely unjust ; and he had also to ask when the said Joseph Mason might be expected in England ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that notice having been given of the question by the Hon. Member, he ( Sir James Graham) had made the necessary inquiries, and was enabled to say that the order for his liberation had been sent out on the Ist of January last. To the second question he could not give a de cided answer, but no doubt existed that he would be sent home on the first opportunity. WlElralt VALLEY RAILWAY. The Committee to whom this line was referred met to-day, at eleven o'clock, in No. 6, Abingdon-street. Present, Lord Bexley, Chairman, the Bishop of Ely, Lord Charlemont, Lord Lyttleton, and the Earl of Delawarr. Mr. Sergeant Bellassis, with whom was Mr. Talbot, appeared for the promoters, and Messrs. Austin and Slade for the land owners who opposed the Bill. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS opened the case. He proceeded at great length to detail the object of the Bill, which was to connect the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway, with Frostaley, and also a branch terminating at or near Bishopley Crag in Stanhope, in Weardale, in the county of Durham. After detailing the ad vantages which would result to the public by the construction of the line, he alluded to the engineering works, which he said were all easy, and presented no difficulties whatever. He concluded a very minute statement of the case (ail of which we have already reported very fully when it was under consideration before the Committee of the House of Commons) by assuring their Lord. ships that the projectors of the line had no wish to take the pro. perry of any of the landowners on the line without giving them ample compensation for it. The usual evidence about traffic, and the cost of the line was then about to be submitted, when, after a short consultation be. tween opposing counsel and the landowners, Mr. Sergeant BELLASIC announced to the Committee, that an arrangement had been come to with the landowners, which would probably save the Committee further trouble. The nature of the arrangement was, that he would give an assurance on the part of the promoters, that if the landowners permitted the passing of the Bill, they Ithe promoters) would not impede any seheme which ~ .ight be brought forward at a future time, and which running east and west, would afford a communication with the sea. This he was prepared to do. Their Lordships then adjourned till half-past four o'clock, to afford time for draining up a legal agreement to that effect. The agreement was then ratided. A clause wad also added, requiring the assent of the patron, in. cum it ut, and bishop, in case of a new site and building bearg re. quired in consequence of this Act. The clauses were then read ever, which, with sume verbal amendments, were agreed to, and the Committee broke up. SELECT COMMITTEE ON UNOPPOSED PRIVATE BILLS. The Earl of Snaftesbury sat this afternoon as Chairman of the Select Committee on unopposed private Bills. THE PR STON AND WYRE RAILWAY DILL passed through Committee. THE LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY BILL was adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. DIRECT NORTNERN LINE-FAERXNGDOLT STREET EXTZATSION. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee on the London and York lines met this morning at the accustomed hour, and having withdrawn to deliberate on the question argued on Saturday last, after an hour and twenty minutes' absence returned, and The CHAIRMAN, addressing the counsel, said he was sorry for having detained counsel so long, but they had beea discussing the matter suggested on Saturday last, and be had now to inform the parties that, in reference to the application then made, after the most mature consideration, the Committee had come to the following resolution :—That when the cases of the Direct Northern and Farringdon.strect Extension had closed, they would proceed to discuss the merits of the two competing schemes at present before the Committee for effecting a second trunk line between London and York, viz., that of the London and York Company, the Cambridge and Lincoln, Direct Northern and FarringdoH-street Extension Junction, in connec tion with the Eastern C•Junties Railway. Mr. AUSTIN inquired when the Committee meant to go into the case of the York and North Midland Company, and other evidence, apart from that which impugned the engineering accuracy of the competitors, which he was prepared to urge in opposition to the London and York line ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the effect of their late decision was toiarrange that, immediately after the question of the Faringdon street Extension had been closed, anything which could be ad vanced by the Direct Northern Company would be heard prior to any other consideration ; all engineering evidence, therefore, .hich could be adduced as a rebutting case to the London and York scheme, would be included in that hearing. Mr. AUSTIN, on benalt of the York and North Midland and Eastern-Counties Railway", complained that this virtually put the case of those companies out of court, at they had beet previously postponed to late stage of the proceedings, and were now excluded altogether, _ _ The CBAIRMAN replied that the decision of the Committee had not been come to without considerable anxiety, and it could not now be opened anew. Mr. Donaldson, an architect, examined by Mr. WRBSTER —De posed to the accur.tcy of an engraving and a survey of the site and approach to the Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension Rail way London terminus, and described the various localities as indi eated on the plans; but the evidence would be wholly unintelligible apart from the representations it explains. Mr. Fuller, examined by Mr. WEBSTER—Deposed to having surveyed the land with Mr. Donaldson's valuation, and proved its accuracy in every respect. tdr. Scales, a cattle dealer and grazier, examined by Mr. Wes. &TER, gave is opinion as to the inutility of layers for cattle, unless they were brought from a distance. Mr. BrotThton, examined by Mr. WEBSTER—Is a clerk at the );astern Coueties Railway station, and deposes to the fact that I ,000 sheep and cattle pass weekly on an average by that railway. they never look jaded, and do not avail themselves of the use of layers. Mr. Robert Herbert, examined by Mr. WEBSTER—IS clerk of Smithfield market, and produces tables of the amount of cattle. Islington atatiun is now nothing but .‘ site for layers, but these are but hale used by cattle travelling by rail. Mr. Lane, examined by Mr. WEBSTER —ls clerk on the Northern and Eastern Railway, and states that the traffic tables, which he now hands in, are c erect. Mr. Carpenter corroborated the accuracy of Mr. Lane's tables, and the Committee adjourned at five o'clock. W ZEALAND. We have just received by the English whaler, Matilda, New Zealand papers to the 27th March. The following are extracts : (From the Southern Cross.) In our last nus.nber we gave a brief outline of the insurrection of the natives at the Bay of Islands, of which intelligence had been brought here by the Government brig Victoria,on Friday, the 14th instant. On Sunday morning her Majesty's ship Hazard, the United States corvette St. Louis, and the English whaler Matilda, arrived from the Bay of Islands, conveying hither all the inhabitants of the town of Kororarika, with such little property that some had been fortunate to save. The unfortunate result may be ascribed to the absence of a commander of the whole forces ; one with sufficient martial authority over the naval and military, as well as possessing the confidence of the civilians. It is quite clear that the natives took the inhabitants by surprise and evinced most determined bravery, as well as humanity towards the settlers. They are, it is said, as much astonished as the Europeans at the sequel, the numbers of the two attacking divisions being about 9,0. The Europeans, inclusive of sailors and soldiers, lost about 12 killed and 20 wounded. Of the natives, more than 30 were killed in the action, and above 70 wounded, most of them dangerously. Great praise is due to many indi viduals for their bravery and exertions ; and to Mr. Polack in particular, for the surrender of his house and premises for the use and protection of the settlers, their families, and their property. We are happy to hear that Captain Robertson, of her Ma jesty's ship Hazard, is going on favourably; two balls have been extracted, and it is hoped that very soon another, lodged in a more dangerous part, may undergo similar operation. He is in excellent spirits, and we fervently trust that this gallant young officer may soon be restored to the service, the honour and character of which he has so nobly maintained. On Saturday last, at the meeting of the Legislative Council, the Governor postponed the regular business of the day, and then communicated the information he had received relative to the circumstances, of which we have given a report in our proceedings of the Legislative Council. On Monday the Magistrates held a meeting, for the pur pose of taking into consideration the most proper steps to be adopted in the present emergency. There were present, J. J. Symonds, Thomas Beckham, John Watson. Esqs., police magistrates ; Theophilus Healts, Jer. Nagle, P. D. Hogg, J. Scott, It. A. Fitzgerald, H. Inrimpsen, F. Whitaker, and William Spain, Esqs., justices of the peace. The following resolutions we e passed :- 1. That in eons& quence of the recent events at the flay of Islands, and from information received, they consider it neces sary that all the inhabitants between the ages of eighteen and sixty years be sworn in as soecial constables, organised and drilled. 2. That a Committee of the following Magistrates be formed for the puri , ose :.f taking :he necessary steps for or;z:inisne.,. forming companies. appointing stations for the civi,l guard ; viz. : Thomas Beckham, J. J. Symonds, J. Scott, F. Whit taker, T. heale, and H. Thompson, sqs. ; and that three shall form a quorum, UNITED STATES CORVETTE ST. LOUIS. On the arrival of the United States Corvette St. Louis, at the Bay of Islands, a rumour prevailed that Captain M'Keever, her commander, had offered the services:of 150 of her men, in assisting the British force to defcnd the town of Kororarika and its inhabitants. When the attack commenced by the natives, and application was made to him for aid, he declined rendering it. The circumstance gave rise to many unfounded rumours and statements, affecting the conduct of the Americans : but the following excellent letter, addressed to Captain M'Keever by Lieutenant Phillpotts, acting in com mand of H.M.S. Hazard, states the real facts, and we doubt not that it will remove any unfavourable unjust impression that may have been hastily and erroneously formed, while at the same time it must excite universal admiration for the generous sympathy that was evinced, and kind prompt asistance rendered, by Captain M'Keever on that disastrously memorable day. H. DI. S. Hazard, Auckland, March 17, 1845. Sir,--I cannot allow the St.. Louis to quit this harbour without returning you the most sincere thanks of our officers and ship's company for the assistance you rendered us in taking off the sick and wounded from the beach at Russell ( Korora rika), on the 11th inst., whilst exposed to a heavy fire from the Maories, and also for the general attention you have evinced towards us. I must further offer you my personal thanks for having relieved me of the responsibility of bringing here one hun dred and fifty inhabitants or Korozarika. Before concluding this letter I feel bound to allude to a statement which has gone abroad, of your having declined rendering me assistance when requested to do so. At the time II applied to you for aid, I was under the impression that you had promised to land one hundred and fifty men, should we be hard pressed. That im. pression was formed mere] from what I had casually heard in THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council Chamber was crowded co Saturday last by a great number of the inhabitants of Auckland and the settlers in its vicinity to hear what his Excellency u, ight say upon the very disastrous occurrences at the Bay of Islands. After postponing the order of the day for the further con sideration of the estimates, his Excellency proceeded to detail the unfortunate results of the engagement of tie Hazard's people with the natives. In the course of which he dwelt with great truth and feeling upon our present defenceless position. His Excellency also read several portions of his dispatches to Lord Stanley, repeatedly urging in the strongest manner the absolute necessity of at least a regiment of troops and two war steamers being at once sent out by the Home Govern ment for the protection of the European interests here and furtherdan gerous consequences u e impressing nce s w u h p i o c n h his th e L o d r e d i s a h y i the would in all probability occasion in thecolony. We feel a to s t e t rdin i g n' them out assured that our fellow-colonists are thankful to his Ex cellency for hisenergetic and prompt representation to the Home Government of our perilous, and tu 'protected con dition. The Governors' long silence upon this most im portant matter, has often led us, and the puilic, to believe that he was not fully alive to the danger of our position. We are, however, most happy to find we were mistaken on that point ; we only now sincerely trust that his .Excellency does not place too much confidence in the statement of the natives, as to their pacific intentions, for he may depend upon it they are not to be trusted. CONFLICT WITH THE NATIVES AT THE BAY OF ISLANDS-SEVERAL LIVES LOST. We have endeavoured, but iu vain, to collect a correct re port of the late outbreak at the Bay of Islands ; but each party we have applied to gives us a different version on some impor tant point; we we shall content ourselves this publication by giving the official report of the proceedings. The number of Europeans killed was 13 and 18 wounded; on the part of the natives there was from 30 to 50 killed and a large number mounded. Russell, March 11, 1845. On board her Majesty's ship Hazard, 5 P. M. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency, that about four o'clock this morning the town was attacked on all sides, by a party of about two thousand armed natives. The small arm men and marines of her Majesty's ship Hazard, under the command of Captain Robsertson (who I am sorry to say dangerously wounded), endeavoured to drive them back, but in consequence of the hlock.house being surprised, and taken, his party were obliged to retire into the stockade its the town. Soon afterwards a simultaneous aattack was made ; and a heavy fire was maintained on both sides fsr three hours, when the assailants were repulsed, and retired to the hills where they remained. At one o'clock, the magazine in the stockade unfortunately exploded, and several persons were severely hurt and contused. The greatest portion of our ammunition being exhausted by this fearful circumstance, it was deemed advisable to embark the inhabitants and troops and evacuate the town, which was then immediately entered by the natives, who are now busily engaged plundering. I am sorry to say that the casualties on the part of the Europeans have been very great. The greatest praise is due to the officers and crew of H. M. ship Hazard for their condut on the occasion. (Signed) GEORGE BECKHAM. Police Magistrate. To His Excellency the Governor. H.M.S. Hazard, Bay of Islands M arch 11, 1845, Sir—l have the honour to inform you that the forces have had a severe encounter with the natives this day, in which Acting Commander David Robertson was wounded in several places, I fear mortally, and Acting Lieunenant Edward Mer gan was slightly wounded. Our party consisted of 150 individuals. The whole of the naval and marine forces belonging to the ship behaved in a manner that elicits my w armest appro b ation. T he place could have been maintained had not the block-hruse, the key to our sition, been surprised and t a k en i n the morning. la At about one o'clock the magazine in the stockade was blown u p, wounding several persons, and the ammunition being com pletely expended, I deemed it advisable to order the inhabi tants and troops to embark. Many of the land forces h ave b een severely wounded, and som e killed, the particulars of which I have not as yet been to ascertain. This dispatch has been written in extreme baste, owing to my anxiety to see the women and children shipped on board the different small vessels that I have been able to obtain. The whole of my attention is at present directed towards preventing the ship from bei ng surpr i se d , th i s evening, which it is the intention of the natives to attempt.—l have, &c. (Signed) GEORGE PHILPOTS. Lieutenant in command during the illness of the Acting Governor. To his Excellency the Governor. Mr. Davenport, late lessee of the Olympic, sails with an English company for Hamburgh on the 16th inst. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met shortly after Five o'clock this evening. Several Railway Bills were brought up from the Commons and read a first time. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL. This pill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted. COLLEGES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Deke of WELLINOTON this Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be printed. IRISH POOR-LAW. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented two petitions complaining of the present mode of administering the poor-law in Ireland. The NOBLE MARQUIS at the same time moved for a return of the number of children under the age of fifteen at present in the workhouses of Ireland, distinguishing orphans from the other children, and that the report of the Commissioners ap pointed in 1836 to inquire into the state of the poor-laws in Ire land be reprinted.—The returns were agreed to. LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAILWAY Lord STANLEY presented several petitions in favour of the Liverpool and Bury Railway. WASTE LANDS IN AUSTRALIA. The NOBLE LORD laid on the table a Bill for regulating the sale of waste lands in the Australian colonies. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. IRISH COLLEGES BILL. The NOBLE Loan appointed the second reading of this Bill for Monday next. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of DEVON said he had conferred with some of the Members of the other House of Parliament with respect to the Bills which the Government had intended to introduce, and he had come to the conclusion that it would not be for the public benefit to introduce the Bill with respect to the shorten ing the form and reducing the expense of leases. He had t - wme to a similar conclusion with respect to the Bills for re gulating distresses and vjectments for the non payment of rent for land, the Tenure and Leases Bill, and the Grand Jury Bill. These Bills, from the late period of the session, could not re ceive that consideration to which they were entitled. They would be carefully considered during the recess, and would be th.'n proceeded with. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with the Noble Lord that it was necessary to postpone some of the measures he had enumet,ted. (Luz snuanie.) NEW ZEALAND. Mr. HAWES put a question, the substance of which was, as far as we can collect, whether any official information had been received concerning recent outrages, which had taken place in New Zealand. Mr. G. 0. HOPE said, that since the Hon. Member put the question before, he had received information which would enable him to reply to the question of the Honourable Gentleman. A dispatch was_ received at the Colonial office yesterday from Captain Fitzroy. The dispatch was dated the 26th of March. The accounts therein given agreed with those published in the Times and other newspapers five or six days ago.—( Hear, hear.) The dispatch set forth that the attack had been made by the same chief for the same I.urpose, but that it was of an insurrectionary character. It had been suspected for some days that an outbreak would take place, but it was not expected that it would occur for some days subsequent to the period at which it actually did occur. They met in collision. The advance of the natives was re pelled, and in the conflict Captain Roberts fell. The settlers, however, held their ground, and repulsed the natives. From the effect of the shots the powder magazine blew up. The loss altogether, taking troops, settlers, and seamen into ac count, was 13 killed and 23 wounded. The loss of the natives had not been ascertained, but it was very considerable. In justice to the natives he must say that after the settlers retired, they forwarded a woman and child which they found in a block-house under a flag of truce to the settlement. Troops were requested after this melancholy event, but they did net arrive till the 23rd. The effects of this conflict were looked upon with great alarm. He did not think that it had arisen from accidental circumstances. It proceeded from a disposition on the part of the naive chiefs to deny ~.. -+. the sovereignty of the Queen. Such was the true state of LITERATURE. he case as far as he had been able to ascertain it. THE EDINBURGH REP lETV, No. 165; Mr. J. A. smrrii wished to know whether these papers July, 1845. could be laid on the table of the House. Two articles in the present number will be read with ' Mr. HOPE had no objection tii present them, and would talkie the eat Lest opportunity of laying them on the table of the much interest, namely, "The Bokhara Victims" anti House. " Luther's Correspondence and Character." It i s n ee d-. Mr. HU3IE presented several petitions from Scotland less to say that the murder of Colonel Stoddart anir avainst the 135 and 136 clauses of the Scottish poor law, Captain Conolly has caused throughout the United praying that they may b e expunged from the Bill, and - Kingdom, nay, we might say the whole civilised world, stating that unless a compulsory assessment were made itandregret. They we re , to certain great sorrow wi.a:it be utterly impos s ibl e t o o b ta i n t h at amount of ass i stance agents of England, and the former especially was recom %%lnch the poor needed, mended by the British Envoy at the Court of Persia, in GAME-LAWS. Mr. HUME al,o presented a petition from Mr. Charles ! the strongest terms, to the favourable consideration of her Henry Russell, against the 12th clause of the game-law. He ' Majesty's Government for his services in Persia and stated that, since the statute of 1799, there had been the ' the adjoining countries. Partly on account of these re utmost uncertainty respecting the laws for the protectien of j commendations he was instructed to proceed to Bokhara. gable. In cansequcrice of an informality he hail been subject to These circumstances are urged by the Reviewer as taxes costs of a heavy smimunt, and he prayed to be relieved avicience which should have made Captain Grover from the heavy expense to which he had been subject. hesitate before he asserted that " for a diplomatic LORD ELLENBOROUGH• i miss on, requiring coolness and self-command, a man Mr. HUME begged to withdraw the notice respecting Lord less adaprea to the purpose could not readily have been Ellenborough and Indian affairs. met with." We believe this assertion has been very GAME LAWS. Mr. G. BERKELEY heard th a t a p erson conv i cte d o f generally blamed, partly for its bad taste, and partly poaching had had his punish men t rem itt e d, an d h e w i s h e d to because, after the seiTices of Colonel Stoddart in various know if that w as t rue , an d wh a t were t h e groun d s f or t h e re- missions, it was no t cons i t 2ered well founded. The article mission. throughout is directed chieti,:' against Captain Grover's Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, that in answer to the Han. Member's question, in reference to the case he had mentioned, he ( Sir J. Graham) begged to say that the conviction before the Court in that in tance was sent to the Home-office, and owing to the representation then made, the order for the liberation of the party had been issued, but net until a subsequent inves tigetion by him ( Sir James Graham) ; and it was upon a mis taken view of the law by him, owing to a clerical error, that Le had been liberated. NEW' ZEALAND. Lord HOWICK should like to know from the Secretary to the Colonies whether he had altered his intentions in reference to New Zealand, in consequence of the information that had arrived from thet colony within a few days. Sr J. GRAHAM begged that the Noble Lord would post pone h'e question, seeing that his Hon. Friend the Secretary to the Colonies was abet et. Mr. HOPE, in answer to a question from Mr. Eindley, said I that no report of an official character had been received from the Gavernor ; but from what he had sten in ten public papers, he should say that a wrong impression had gone :,broad as to the actual state of the facts. He believed the feet was, that the collision that had taken place occurred beyond the ',wits of the jurisdiction of the British Government, end in an independent colony, established by missionaries. The collision, moreover, seemed to be connected with occur rences which took place at a distance of two hundred miles from the British territory. The boors who had emigrated were those who were opposed to the abolition of slavery, and they were nut at all connected with those at Port Natal. There was at present a considerable force at the Cape, and five hundred cavalry had been added, who would be sefficieitt for the protection of the Beers. The Gricquas were not subjects of her Majesty, but the troops would nevertheless protect them. In answer to a question from Mr. HINDLEY, Mr. HOPE said that the Boors who had emigrated had always been regarded by her Majesty's Government as subjects of the British Crown. This principle which he now contended for was not a new one which he advocreed when he entered those walls—he had occasion to assist in several cases where the same was upheld and vindicated. In the celebroted case called emphatically, and justly " the Parliamentary Privi lege Case, wherein Sir Francis Burdett raised the most important question concerning its limits ever yet pro- Funded, he had argued its merits in every stage, and even on a writ of error before their Lordships' bar, and in presence of the Judges of the land called in to give their advice. (LEFT SPEAKING.) book,vhich certainly does nOi'meegt with either favour or mercy. According to the writer, he ;es us little Accurate or authentic information that had not beiere been Ma w "' public, respecting the two unfortunate men whose Wetory was so full of melancholy interest, nor does be enligieten our ignorance on the social condition of the people of Bokhara, or anything else connected with the country of its chitec who has been guilty of such atrocious deeds. Tie face, he attaches more blame to the British Government than the King of Bokhara fur the untimely death of Stedclard eel Conolly. We concur with the review, that Cspt. Grover has not made out his case, and we are also 01 opinion that both Lord Auckland, Lord Palmerston, and the Marquis of Clanricarde, then at the Court of St. Petershurgh ' did everything th a t cou ld b e d one to save th •ir lives. But the Khan was beyond their reach, the* catastrophe at Cunhal had excited his savage jealousy,. and the defeat of the Caubul division had convinced him teat he might commit any indignity upon England and any cruelty on British subjects with impunity. The mission of Dr. Wolff, too, is described as totally un called for, as proofs of the murder of these unfortunate men had been received of which there could be no possible doubt. The following extracts on these points will be read with painful interest, 1p may be necessary to state that Sir William Maenaghten had instructed Captain Conolly to proceed to Bokhara, and that this mission had also been solicited by the King' hinisele for the purpose probably of getting another victim within his grasp. Conolly accordingly proceeded to that place and joined hi • friend. He was received with a show of friendship. A house was assigned for his residence. He became the guest of the Ameer, and, according to the custom of the country, a daily sum was therefore provided for his maintenance. On the 10th November, Col. Stoddart took leave of the Russian mission, and went to reside with his countryman. Towards the close of that month intelligence of the insurrection at Caubul, of the slaughter of Sir Alexander Burnes and many of the English, and the destruction of the English influence in Affghanistan, was rec,ived at Bokhara. The intelligence' gained consistency and strength, acid seeing them cut off` from all support, the Ameer had both the British officers placed in confinement on the 19th. Their servants and at tendants were seized at the same time; the whole of their property was plundered, and an envoy from Shah Shoojah was also arrested. Akhondzadeh Saleh Mahommed. who had come frosts Caubul and Maya, to join Capt. Conolly at Bokhara, was seized and imprisoned, and his property plun dered. The efforts of the Russian minister were ineffectual to procure their liberation ; and M. Boutenieff finding that the Ameer had assumed a haughty and insolent tone towards himself, and that the safety of his party, too, might be come promised, found it necessary to leave Bokhara in the spring. The latest intelligence that had been received from these officers was a note from Col. Stoddart, dated the 11th April, 1842. All the information on the accuracy of which any reliance can be placed, represents them to have been put to death by order of the A meer, and by his c hi e f exe cutioner, in little - more than two months from that time. " The first authentic intelligence of this event was commu nicated to Col. Sheil by the Akhondzadeh Saleh Mahommed, whose narrative is dated the 23d November, 1842. The . : Akhondzadeh was at Bokhara at the time, having been re leased from prison only a few days before. He was a_ person' in confidential employm en t w ith C ap t. C ono ll y . He had given proofs of courage and fidelity, while employed to con vey money to Capt. Abbot in Khiva, such as are rarely to be found amongst the people of any nation. He had bear imprisoned, chained, plundered of all he possessed at Bokhara, because of his connexion with the English. His narrative was clear and consistent, and bore every internal evidence of truth, which those who are accustomed to weigh the value of testimony, especially of Asiatic testimony, look for . in such a narrative. Col. Sheil, who had personally_ com municated with him, was convinced of his veracity. He had no imaginable motive to deceive. He was communicating intelligence which he knew would cause pain, and which; might make him less acceptable. He had claims upon the British Government for the sufferings he had undergone, and the property he had lost in its service. He must have felt that he would forfeit these claims if he should be found to have made a false statement, and that he might be liable to detection at any moment, if those whose death he reported were yet alive. The perfect accuracy of the earlier part of his narrative was confirmed by the testimony of Mr. Abbot, and by the last letter received from Capt. Conolly, which detailed the circumstances preceding and attending his im prisonment. It is true he had not witnessed the execution, but he had seen the graves; and he had received an account of what hall passed from the executioner, who even offered to give hint the heads of the two officers. It is not easy to st e how impartial men could well doubt that his testimony was true." Netwithstanding this strong evidence, Dr. Wolf 's mission was resolved on. Our readers know the result. fhe erticle en Luther is well timed, and furnishes a complete answer to the calumnies heaped by the Puit-yit,s oil that great Reformer. The subjoined ex , tracts show that only such a daring character could have had any effect in pulling down the profligacy and abominations which then prevailed throughout the Catholic Church : '• On the whole, few names have such claims on the grati tude of mankind as that of Luther. Even Rome owes him thanks; for caliatever ameliorations have taken place in her system, have been owing far more to him than to herself. If there are any two facts which history establishes, it is the desperate condition of the Church at the time Luther ap peared, and the vanity of all hopes of a self-sought and volun tary reformation. On the former we need not dwell—for . none now deny it ; it appears not only on every page of con temporary history, but in all the forms—especially the more popular—of medieval literature. Never was a remark more just than that of Mr. Hallam, that the greater part of the literature of the middle ages may be considered as artillery levelled against the clergy. " Of the second great fact—the hopelessness of any effective internal reform—history leaves us in as little doubt. The heart itself was the chief seat of disease; reformation must have commenced where corruption was most inveterate: nor, until certain great principles should be reclaimed, and the Bible and its truths restored—a result necessarily fatal to a system which was founded on their perversion, and which was safe only in their suppression —could any reformation be either radical or permanent. "Adrian, the successor of the refined and luxurious Leo, gave infinite disgust by the severity of his manners, and his sincere desire to see some sort of reformation; and his long catalogue of abuses which he wished to be corrected, deli vered in at the diet of Nuremburg (and inconsistently ac companied with loud calls for the violent suppression of the Reformation), was never forgiven by his own adherents.- ' The Church,' said he, 'stands in need of a reformation, but. we must take one step at a time.' Luther sarcastically re- , marked—' The Pope advises that a few centuries should be permitted to intervene between the first and second step.' " Hence we may see the comparative futility of the small time- serving expedients of Erasmus. His satire, sitter as it was,. was not directed against the heart of the system—he waged war only with the friars. Not that we undervalue his la bour: as a pioneer he was invaluable. Nor, if we except Luther, Melancthon, and Zwingle, do we know any man who really effected so much for the cause of the Reformation. The labours of Luther and himself terminated in one result; the streams, however different,flowed at last in one channel--. Rhodarius ingens anme prarapido fluit Ararque dubitans quo suos fluctus agat.' " Such are our deliberate views of the character, labours, and triumphs of Luther. We have been the more copious in our account of them, that we may do what iu us lies to ho nour his memory, at a period when there is a large party of degenerate I- rotestants, who, not content with denying the unspeakable benefits which he conferred upon mankind, have not hesitated to speak of him with contempt and contumely, and in some cases to question the honesty of his motives and the sincerity of his religion!" C()(Jit`f a;titCIJLAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, the I.l4;FesandGentlemen o the Royal Suite, and the Domestic Household, attended Di vine Service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, Bucking. ham Palace. The Bishop of Norwich preached the sermon. Prayers were read by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Cour tenay. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk yesterday in the Royal gardens. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Al fr,d, tbe Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. On Saturday the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken for a drive in an open oarriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His Majesty the King of the Belgians left town en Saturday morning, attended by the Hon. Sir Edward Cost, for Claremont. His Majesty returned to Buckingham Palace yesterday. Their Majesties the Queen, and the Queen of the Belgians, took an airing in an open carriage and four on Saturday after noon ; the Ladies in Wailing following in another open car riage and four, and the Equerry in Waiting (Col. Buckley) attending on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out ou horseback on Saturday, attended by Col. Bouveric, Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highne ss e s th e D u k e and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George visited her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses also visited his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Queen of die Belgians inspected on Saturday, at Buck inelam Palace, some novel fabrics for cloaks of the Paisley manufacture, which were submitted by Mr. George Smith. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to express her approbation and also inspected some handsome shawls from India and China. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by her Lady in Waiting, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by the Baron Knesebeck, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the chapel of the Magdalen Hos pital. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompa nied by the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay were in waiting WI her Royal Highness. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mil :inlay, honoured Si r Robert and Lady Peel with their com pany at dinner on Saturday evening, at their residence in Wh,tc hall. gai dens. Le Due de Serradifalco, Prince de S. Pierre, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his tifficial residence in Downing -street. The Bishop of Gibraltar had an interview with Lord Stanley on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. Major Robinson had also an interview with his Lordship on Saturday. Sir George Cockburn and Admiral Bowles had interviews with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, at his official residence in Dow ning-str, et. The Duke of Richmond, Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, and Mr. Hart Davis, Deputy Chairman of the Excise, had interviews on Saturday kith the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Duke of Weliirgton and Sir F. Trench attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. W. Capel. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis of Winchester, Ladies Wilton and De lawarr, Lords Bandon, Cawdor, Devon, Ebrington, Ingeatre, and Vivian, attended the daily service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of London. Prayers were read by the Rev. J. V. Povah ; the Lessons by the Rev. J. C. Haden; and the Communion service by the Bishop of London. The anthem was Ho sanna" (Gibbons). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JULY 12.—OSZ OP TIIE SENTINELS AT THE \"ICE• REGAL LODGE SDOT.—Ao alarming rumour was in irculation yesterday that one of the sentinels at the Vice-regal Lodge, in the Plicenix Park, was shot dead the previous night. Can proceeding to the park we ascertained the following par. titulars :—About one o'clock yesterday morning one of the police on duty at the Vice-regal Lodge heard the report of a gun or pistol at a point within the wall of the Viceregal garden, known as " The Bush," and on proceeding thither found the sentinel, John Kelly, of the 44th Regiment, with his right hand shattered as if by slugs or small bullets. He told the police man that he had heard some noise near his box, and on turning out to challenge, the shot was fired which wounded his hand. The report of the weapon soon brought other guards to the spot, and the wounded man was removed to the Royal Hospital, which is ■bout a mile from the scene of this extraordinary occurrence. The medical gentleman con nected with this institution at once decided upon &Am - putating the haad, which was done, and the man is going on favourably. It was suggested soon after the shot was heard, that Kelly shot himself thus with the view of being pensioned oil; and rigid search was made about the ground, but no weapon was found. tie is ready to depose that ha was wounded as he stated to the policeman, but it is a remark able fact that several yards away front the box a pool of blood was discovered and marks on the ground, as if by the discharge from a pistol. The officers of the 44th believe that Kelly in duced some friend to inflict the wound, who immediately made off when he accomplished his object. What possible motive could any one have in shooting a sentinel placed where Kelly was at the moment ? He says he had ne quarrel with any enu. His musket was loaded when the alarm was given, and it would be impossible for any of the chain of sentinel* around the lodge to commit the act. It is a remarkable fact, that about forty years ago, during the Vice-royalty of the Duke of Richmond, a nearly similar case occurred. A sentinel was shot in the hand, and his stun: was believed, until Colonel Rawd on p ro d uce d, f rom an adjoining bush, a pistol which was seen with the man the pre vious evening. As soon as Kelly is convalekent, which is expected to be in a few days, a rigid investigation will take place. He is a young lad, only eighteen years of age, but recently enlisted, witl his father is a pensioner. DUBLIN . STOCK EXCHANGE-JULY Pi. The business in Shares to day was languid, but prices remained tolerably firm. Sellers showed no disposition to force sales at re. duced quotations. The Drogheda Railway shares receded to 112/. The - Mining Company of Irelz.nd and the Wicklow Copper Mines, were in good demand at the I:nproved prices quoted below :—Go. vernment Three per Cent. Consols, 99 99h—Three-and.a-Quartcr pa- Cent. Stock, 101 A Z — Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Debenture:, (92/. 65, 2r1.), 931—Patriotic Insurance Company, 11—Mialng Company of Ireland, 14; 144—Wicklow Copper Mine, 171—Bel f..st rind Ballymena, 6.—Bancion and Bantry, 11—Cork and Water. ford, l —Cork and Youghal, 31 3—Cork, Blackrock, and Pas. sage, 21 }—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 7; I—Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junction, 21--Dubin and Drogheda, 112—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 3 3/—Great Southern and Western, 23—Great Southern Extension, 11 1 li—The Midland Great Western Rail way and Royal Canal Company, 31—Great Western Extension to Sligo, 24 :—lrish Great Western (Dublin to Galway), 31 Kingstown and Bray, 6 5 , 4 —Killarney Junctions, 2; f Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junction, 5 4{—Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3A—Newry and Enniskillen, 31—Newry, Warren. Point, and Rostre, 3—Waterford and Limerick, 6A 1 — Wexford, and Carlow, 2a—Waterford, Wexford and Dublin, I{. DUBLIN ♦\D DROGHEDA RAILWAY. Return cf traffic for the week clidi: g Thursday, July 10 : Atneunt received for passengers and parcels, 8151. 19s. 3d. Num ber of pasFengers, 12,510. Amount received ;n the corresponding week of last year, 7921. 6s. 1 id. THE INQUEST AT HALLINHASSIG. The proceedings at this investigation en Thursday and Friday possess no novelty. The same story is told over and over again with the u3ual amount of deviations in the cross examination, and bickerings between the lawyers. The evi dence was principally confined to the facts of the death of Seve veral petsons, that is that those persons were killed by gut , shot wounds, &c. Captain 13o1dero is Member for Chippeoham, and has for several years held the situation of Clerk of the Ordnance, the salary of which is twelve hundred pounds. Mr. Bonham was formerly Member for Harwich. lie has not a seat In the present Pailiament, but, on the accession of Sir Robert Peel to office in 1841, was appointed Storekeeper-G eneral of the Ordnance. The emoluments of the office are said to be about 1,2001. a year. OFFENCES IN TIIE PARKS.—The. nutribtr of offences committed in the Parks, during the past month, show an increase in comparison with the months immediately preceding, ten persons having been convicted viz., seven for injuring trees ; one for furious driving, and thereby injuring a child; one for dn-stealing; and one for cutting a seat—tric amount of the penalties inflicted being 101. 16s. The offences were committed in St. James's and the Green Parks, with the exception of one in Hyd{ Park: WADE'S LONDON REVIEW, The Number of this Review for the present month excellent, and contains a great variety of interesting anti valuable matter. It opens with the introductory chapters of a Greek classical romance, entitled, "Am. bition," the hero of which is Erostatus— The aspiring youth, who fired the Ephesian dome." This tale, which is full of incident, and is written in a pure and classical style, is not unworthy the pen of Walter Savage Landor himself. We have in a re view of " Osborne's Guide to the Azores and the West Indies," a most instructive and amusing account of' the various places visited by the packets of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, on their route out and home. From an elaborate review of "'Tiers' History of the Consulate and Empire," we extract the following passage : " M. Thiers is a man of quick parts and frequently sa gacious discernments, but he is behind his time, and does not comprehend it. It is not an age of enthusiasm or illusion; but of utilities, especially of the utilities that multiply material comforts, enjoyments, and conve niences. This is not less tho bent of nations than of their rulers. European thrones were never so exem plarily filled, by princes who are a model to their sub jects, and intent on advancing their enduring interests. In lieu of building iron fortresses, and barricading their fronti they are seeking to op en t h em, to connect states the strongest tie of p eace, t h e power to m i n i ster e b r y s, to their mutual wants. France herself is fast catching the prevailing spirit, becoming commercial and industrial, despite of the little agitating demons, who, intoxicated with their own tropes and rhetoric, try to divert her from peaceful arts. By conquest, she can reap no new laurel ; twice she has overrun Europe ; and the empire of Napoleon was not less ephemeral than that of Charle magne. In modern warfare there is little field for true glory, hardly any scope for heroism. It is a brute slaughter; only disgusting, not inspiring. Ever since the days of the Chevalier Bayard, war has been becoming more of the nature of a battac, a mechanical butchery on a large scale, by the united aid of balls, powder, and steam. The attacking column, by which most battles arc won, is a battering ram of human beings, almost as insensate, with just as little power of volition, affording just as little opening for the coward to flee, or the brave to reap distinction, as that ancient engine of destruction. There is no fascination, nothing for the imagination in this worn-out game of royalty ; it is a dull death's feast, and men will won begin to revert to its dismal horrors, with the same revolting feelings that they looked back to cannibalism, human sacrifices, or other bloody rites of 5 clack and sav-o age." Dispatches from the Governor of New South Wales, and also from the Governor of New Zealand, were received on Sa turday at the Colonial-office. I