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he would bear testimony to the ability and assiduity with which his Noble Friend Lord Dalhousie had inves tigated the questions submitted to the Committee under his management.—(Hear.) The imperfection of the mode in which railway Bills were investigated in the House, where the subject was but little understood, was admitted upon all bands. In 1839, a Committee was appointed, the result of which was the recom mendation to refer all railway Bills in the first instance to a Committee of the Board of Trade. The members of the Board of Trade were subjected to the strong suspicion that they had encouraged gambling speculations, by communicating information to certain parties who had speculated in railroads. Now, he would take that opportunity of declaring explicitly and solemnly, that no member of the Railway Board had either directly or indirectly conveyed to any person interested in par ticular railway schemes any information of what the decisions of the Board of Trade were likely to be, till after:the decisions were publicly made known. The Honourable Gentle man referred to the change of value which had taken place in the London and York and Cambridge lines. Why, that was the result of speculations on the Stock Ex change, totally uninfluenced by anything that transpired from the Board of Trade. There were three competing lines, rod two of them had coalesced, not in consequence of any eueges tion from the Board of Trade, but (as he supposed) eons the consideration that it would be their interest. This saving be come known on the Stock Exchange, it was natu ally conjec tured that such coalition would strengthen the claim before Parliament and the Board of Trade, and tb; would account for the rise in the value of their shares. Tte Hon. Gentleman had gone at great length into the reason f, the Board of Trade giving a preference to the Direct N o -eern Railway and the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway e rr the London and York Railway. The reports of the ward of Trade had not been laid before the House se ,te a view of binding the House, but mere" s- the purpose of supplying neces ;are informat' - ' and for the purpose ef putting the House in esession of the opinion of the Board of Trade, after a , .samination bad been made by them into the schemes „ ;lick they offered their opinion. The s e re p or t s wer e 'T i to prejudice the interests of private individuals, who would have full and ample opportunity before the Committee of sup porting their views, and of contesting the opinion given by the Board of Trade. The decision upon the various schemes was left entirely to the Committees of that House. The Com mittees of the House had dealt with reports that came before them in such a way as they conceived they were called upon by the evidence before them; but some allowance should be made for the great number of Bills that were brought before them every day, when Hon. Members intended to find fault with those decisions. Under those circumstances, he did think that, in furtherance of the views of that House, he would not be unreasonable in asking the Hon. Member to define the cases of which he had to complain. He understood that a charge had been made against the Board of Trade, of which he was a member, that the reports of the Railway Department of that Board were not sent before the Select Committees on the Bills. He (Sir G. Clerk) should have thought that the Hon. Member for Finsbury, before making these charges, had well ascertained the reality on which he founcled his accusation. He would, with the per mission of the House, read to that Hon. Member the standing order upon this subject. It would be found at page 25, and was to this effect, that every report made by the Board of Trade should be referred to the Committee on the Bill, to which it had reference. Under these circumstances, he trusted that the Howe would give the experiment a fair trial before they consented to any of the alterations or improvements sug gested by the Hon. Member. He trusted, before the House gave their opinion upon the question, that they would wait and see what were the opinions of the Committee upon the sub ject. He opposed the motion of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the nature of the standing order had been somewhat misunderstood by his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury, as well as by the Right Hon. Gen tleman who had just sat down. With regard to the reports of the Board of Trade, he was not prepared to say whether they were really deserving of credit or not; but of this there could be no doubt—they would receive the strict scrutiny of a com mittee of that House, whose report would be laid on the table before the end of the session, when they would be able to say positively whether the reports of the Board of Trade were de serving the consideration of the House or not. On that ground he was not prepared to support the motion of his Hon. Friend. At the same time, he did not regret that his Honourable Friend had brought the question before the House, for however ready he might be to admit the ta lent and abilities of Lord Dalhousie, an 1 the other members of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, there was no doubt the Board had committed serious mistakes and errors. In his opinion, a great error was committed in the constitu tion of the Railway Board. It was an anomaly:in the constitu• tion, and in his opinion it would have been much better if the B lard of Trade had taken the authority and responsibility on itself. He hoped, therefore, Government would give the sub. j ect their best consideration, and see whether some alteration eoold not be made in the present machinery of the Board of Trade, so far as it related to railway matters. It appeared to him that the Rail way Department had, in some measure, mistaken the objects for which they were appointed. What was the ol'jcct? It was this. They were told last year that railway legislation had reached that point when it was necessary to establish a tribunal to go into matters connected with railways, which could not, by any possibility, or without incurring vast and un necessary expense, he broils ht before a Committee of the House of Commons. Accordingly, powers were given to the Board ef Trade to establish a tribunal of this nature, but it was in tended that the Railw , y Department of the Board of Trade should be instrumental in affording information to the Com mittees, and not that the Railway Department of the Board of Trade should take upon itself to pronounce a peremptory de cision upon any scheme which might be laid before them. In stead, however, of this being the ease, he could not help re marking that this fault run through all their reports, namely, that they had adopted a peremptory and decisive tone. In some instances the Board appeared to have entered into certain arrangements with particular companies, for he found, in some of their reports, that one consideration for their reporting in favour of such and such a scheme was, that the company had undertaken to charge low rates of fares. Now this was cer tainly an important principle, but the Railway Board had failed to apply it t , all railways alike. For instance, in the case of the Great Western Railway, no considerations of this nature appeared to have ;,aided the Board in forming their conclu sions respecting the le anehes promoted by that company, not withstanding it already possessed a large and powerful mo nopoly, which in some respects militated against the wish of the public. With regard to the motion before the House, he certainly did think it would be most unwise and injudicious to pass a standing order in one session and repeal it in the next. Mr. GLADSTONE hoped the House would tree in the construction put upon the motion by the Right Hon. Gentle man who had just resumed his seat, because they now stood in this position—every one of these reports had been laid upon the table of the house; some of them had actually been re ferred to Committees, and others were about to be referred, and it was impossible they could he of any value whatever in guiding those Committees if they rescinded the standing order in question. Generally speaking, he considered these reports were valuable documents, in so far as they opened the imme diate question which each Committee would have to discuss. Ile therefore submitted whether, at the present moment, it would not be exceedingly injudicious to make any arrangement which sht'nld withhold these reports from the consideration of the Committee. He regretted exceedingly that the standing order in question was not passed through the House till so late a period of the last session, but at the same time he must protest against the assertions which some Hon. Members had made, that the order was smuggled through the House. The subject generally extended over the whole session, for he believed the first motion made was for a Select Committee to inquire into the best mote of railway legislation. That Com mittee was immediately afterwards appointed, and, so soon as its labours wire brought to a close, a Bill was framed and brought in, founded upon the report. Ile entertained a very different opinion to that of the flight Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House respecting the appointment of the railway department of the Board of Trade. It was quite impossible for the Board to have taken the duties and functions of the Railway Board upon itself, because its duties and sphere of action was already sufficiently extended without adding to it. Then, again, the appointment of the Railway Department of the Board was purely of an experimental character, and if errors had been committed, they were errors of a remedial tendency, but, at all events, without the assistance of such a Board, it would have been quite impossible for Government to have got through the vast mass of railway business which had sprung up within the last six months.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He thought that the Hon. Member for Finsbury was prejudg ing a question which was not yet in a fit state for decision.— ( Hear. ) The Hon. Gentleman said that they ought to have limited a certain company to a maximum of charges. But it appeared to the Beard of Trade, that the case in question was not one to which the principle of a maximum ought to be ap plied ; nor, indeed, could the principle apply equally in all cased. Every case should be considered on its own peculiar circumstances; and in some cases it would be for the advantage of the public to fix a maximum of charges, whereas in others there could be no limitation without a risk of putting an end to the works altogether. On the whole, he thought the House ought not to prejudge the question as to the efficiency of the railway department of the Board of Trade. It had been ad mitted that their reports wet-, drawn up with great ability, and although he did not agree with them in all their de tails, he thought it would be unwise to interrupt their progress, tiler all the inconveniences had been gone thought, and the House was about to reap the advantages.— ( Hear.) He thought that nothing would be more unwise than at this moment of time to attack the reports as a whole, in con sequence of alleged errors in respect to a particular li n e ; an d it was admitted that any errors which had been committed were errors of judgment, no malversation being alleged. He thought that any allusion to the reports on particular lines— such for instance as the London and York—ought to be avoided at the present time, when the reports were going into very stringent examination in the Committees, where they would be subject to the hostile scrutiny of wealthy parties.— ( Hear.) There could be no doubt that when the reports were. against the justice of the case they w o uld be rejected. He thought that it would be dangerous to go into the subject at this moment—and he would not express a wish that the House would reject the motion, but that the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw it---(Hear, ) Mr. GISBORN E could not agree with the defence set up by the Right lion.te i n tte tle e m o aia who last spoke, for the conduct of the Railway Committee the Board of Trade. The re ports of that department were to rete last patch upon our patchwo r k of railway legislation. Th of Trade had v o l un t eere d t o do that patchwo r k. I n the evidence d before the Committee of last session all the witnesses from the Board of Trade stated that they alone could do this business, and he believed the con sequence would be that the Board wo uld engross the wh o l e power of railway le g i s l at i on. He believed that the reports would have great influence on the judgme nts of Committees of the House, and that in all doubtfßuloctwaeasst h eyth would follow the the manner in which advice of the Board of Trade. the Board despatched the business sufficient enti tle f them to that confidence ?—( The Hon. Member then q uo ted fr om a re cently-published pamphlet a statement to t he effec t . that the Railway Committee of the Board having 2,500 B i ll s b e f ore e of them in September, made up their judgment upon inspectionan plans and examination of surveyors' liehed the official report in November.) The ingenuity o n f p m ub n could scarcely devise a more certain means of error. —(A laugh.) They did not hesitate to decide against the general prin ciple of competing lines.—( No, no,) But the fact was that the public were already deriving the advantage from the fear of competition—in reduced fares and improved accommodation— so much, that we heard very little now of the complaints which were ao general a year ago. He could not approve either of their decision respecting the compulsion of parties to complete their lines, whether they could or not.—( Hear, hear.) There was one line, now in existence ten years, which had been able to advance no farther than thirty miles from want of public sup port. According to the Board of Trade, that company should be compelled to go on, though they might sell to a richer com pany able to carry on the works. If they offered the line for sale they would be in the condition of the negro pig-dealer.— (A laugh.) The negro offered his pig for sale to a white, who would not have it because it was a little one.—(A laugh.) " Yes, massa," says the negro, " him be little, but him d-- old.''—(Laughter .) . —(Laughter.) He thought the statement of e Railway Committee on another matter was quite as funny.--(A laugh. ) They stated that of two lines to .Harwich, which they called A and B, they preferred A ; but as there was a Peer in con nexion with the line, they sent to the Admiralty, and the Ad miralty sent back (they did not say whether by a porter, or bow) that they preferred line B. The Board of Trade preferred it also. Having seen how the Board did their duty, and how little pains they took to arrive at a righ =Wiwi, let the Howe look to the next step They Fob lished the reports two months before the meeting of Parliament. Now, they said that it was not intended that the report should have any effect upon the value of shares. Why, then, was it published in the Gazette ?—( Hear.) What other elc ct would the publication have, but to raise some shares a , d depress others? And the fact was so. It was known that shares which had been at a discount rose to a premium, and others which had been at a premium fell to a discount. If this depart ment of the Board of Trade was to exist, he thought the Go vernment ought to give it a Parliamentary and Legislative character, and not the picked up one it at present had. If the House was to place it under some legislative con troul, he had no objection to its existence.—( Hear. ) Colonel SIBTHORP believed that the Board that had been constituted on the subject of railways, which be destested— (Laughter)—was most unconstitutional, and led to more gambling transactions than any institution that had ever been introduced into the country.—( Hear, hear.) They were worse than the gambling transactions that took place during the time of the rage for lotteries.—( Cheers.) He was not sure whether the people had sec gone more mad on the subject of railroads than they bad with respect to 1 dteries.—( Hear, hear.) At least ;t was enough for him to say that his experience, and that was not small, justified him in asserting that on no subject had he ever seen so much foolery displayed or so much money squandered.--( Hear, hear.) He apprehended that the most serious consequences would result from these schemes, and that they would ultimately tend to the injury of every good proposition (Hear, hear, and laughter.) For himself, he was glad to confess that he was free of railways—(Laughter) —and he had always been of lotteries.—(Laughter.) He meant to keep so. He thought that in most cases the opinion of the Board of Trade with respect to railways had been, if not most erroneous, at least defective—( Cheers. ) He believed that the gentlemen who formed the Committee on railways in the Board of Trade were men of the highest in tegrity--( Hear, hear)—but if the Hon. Member who had brought forward the resolution had made a motion impeaching the Government for appointing such a Board he would have supported him.—(Hear, hear.) It might be con sidered selfish on his part, but he must confess he should like to see every Member of that House brought to the table, and asked upon his solemn oath whether or not he was connected with railways ?—( Hear, hear.) If he thought railroads would benefit the public, no man would be more forward than himself to support them; but, believing that they would have an opposite effect, he would most deter minedly and strenuously oppose the motion.—( Hear. ) Mr. BERNAL considered that great gratitude was due to the Hon. Member for Finsbury, in bringing forward the present motion, as he thought that great benefit would result to the public from it. Much had been said on the constitution of the Committee on the Board of Trade on railroads—he would not say much on that subject.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) How that experiment would turn out it was impossible for him to say, but he would express a hope that it would be success ful, and that the railway projects it had approved of would be carried out.—( Hear, hear.) But at the same time he could not but express a hope that the enormous speculations that were now going on with respect to other lines would be put an end to; because it must be apparent to all that in the speculations that were taking place, nobody contemplated as they ought to do the ruin that was likely to ensue from such speculations.—( Hear.) He did not augur so favourably of this experiment as others Cid. He wondered how the Board of Trade were enabled to do even what they had done. The Hon. Gentleman then proposed an amendment, that an humble address be presented to Her Majesty, that she may be pleased that all documents and statements relating to any railway Bill er project be laid before this House, and that the proposals of every such Bill should be presented to the House, and that the coun sel and agents connected therein should have leave to inspect all such statements and documents. Lord HOWICK agreed with his Hon. Friend that they would be greatly indebted to the Hon. Member for Finsbury for bringing this motion before the House, as it was one of great importance and ought to be well considered. He agreed with the reasons which had been assigned by Hon. Gentlemen for not pressing the original motion of the Hon. Member for Fins bury, as he (Lord Howick) was of opinion that the Hon. Gen tleman had not correctly read the standing order which he wished to have rescinded. He thought that the offer which had been made by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite to lay these documents before the House would be a most valuable concession, and one which his Hon. Friend should be perfectly satisfied with. The Right Hon. Gentleman the late President cf the Board of Trade said, that it was premature to discuss the manner in which the duties of the Board of Trade should be performed. He (Lord Howick) thought that the reports of the Board of Trade were calculated to carry great weight with them, and a great deal of injustice would be done by their entertaining any prejudices against any party. And, in order to do away with such injustice, they should carefully look to the conduct of the Board. There was no blame to be attached to any individual member of the Board. There was no doubt that they had performed the duties entrusted to them ; and he would go further, and say that they had shown considerable diligence and ability in the performance of those duties. But, notwithstanding that, he was bound to add that those duties had not been satisfactorily performed—not from their fault, but because they had imposed on them duties which it was physically impossible for them to perform.-- Now, without casting any blame on any individual officer, it was proper for their own sakes that this question sho u ld be brought distinctly before the House. He would take this op portunity of saying that the manner in which the reports were drawn up, and the result of their inquiries, were entirely un satisfactory. With regard to carrying on proceedings in the Board of - Trade, they were told that the Board of Trade had received statements from the parties concerned, and that the opposing parties had not had submitted to them the statements of the opponents. They had no opportunity of pointing out the errors fallen into by their opponents, or their misstatements or misrepresentations. Interviews hail taken place, in which only one party was heard. Was this a proceeding which was likely to succeed in eliciting the facts of the case? How was it possible that the Board of Trade, re ceiving statements fetm certain parties, not exposed to the scrutiny and examination of those against whom they were directed—how was it possible that they could correct the errors and ascertain the misrepresentations contained in those statements? And if they looked into those reports they would find that there were direct and palpable blunders in point of fact of seli , Ats importance. He would not go through many instances of the kind. There was a petition en the table com plaining of the Board of Trade, with reference to their pro ceedings in connexion with the South-Eastern Railway. In this petition there nas a distinct allegation of material errors fallen into by the Board of Trade ; and the parties were so confident that they could prove those errors, that all they asked was, that they should be allowed to have the matter referred back to the Board of Trade. The Hon. Member for that part of the country (the Member for Maidstone) made a motion to that effect ; but the Right lion. Member the President of the Board of Trade declined all discussion on that point. The Board of Trade in that instance, in comparing two different lines, stated that one line had considerably heavier earth work than the other, but it was capable of proof that that line which was represented as being of heavier work was actually much easier. It had also been stated in the petition that the Board of Trade had recommended a certain line in consequence of the cheapness of the fare, but at the same time forgot to state in the report that another company had offered to b. ing the fares still lower. These were facts which it was essentially necessary to point out to the considera tien of the House for its guidance in the adoption of Railway Bills. They had pointed out to them two circumstances which should be particularly attended to. The first was— when a lorg line of railway ran into one having a short tr ific as such junctions produced fearful collisions, and was attended with great danger, there was a recommendation from the House that a statement of that fact should be given by the B -ard whenever it occurred. There was another objection—railways passing a public road ; and it was a stand ing order that every case of that kind should be distinctly pointed cut to the House, as it was considered most essential to the public safety. put, notwithstanding these recommenda tions, in the South-Eastern schemes, where there existed 25 crossings of public roads, including in these crossings four in the populous town of Deptford, none of these facts were ever noticed or pointed out by the Board of Trade. He held in his hand a railway communication from Scotland, in which it was begged to direct the attention of the Committee to a level passing over a road which might be considered one of the most public streets of Glasgow. These were omissions of material facts, which made the reports of the Board of Trade most unsatisfactory, and most unfit to direct the judgment of the House. He could not help observing, on coming to lock at several of their reports on railway Bills, that they were, as in the cases just mentioned, perfectly inconsistent with each other. What in one case they deemed a matter of the greatest importance, in other caws they over passed without the slightest notice. They very often decided right, but it generally happened that every point which made against the railway which they recom mended, and in favour of that to which they objected, was en tirely kept in the back -ground, and on the other hand every thing which could be urged in favour of the line, and against those who objected to it—every such point was placed in the strongest light in which it was possible for an able arrangement to put it. hese were the inconsistencies contained in the reports of the Board of Trade, and they might be thus accounted for, for he found in the minutes which were laid upon the table, that the general nature of their decisions showed that they came to those decisions long before they made their reports. The usual course was to publish the announcements of the proposed lines in the Gazette, and when the Board of Trade had announced their derision, they went on to other cases, and then drew up their report. and it did so happen that in many such cases those in favour of the line carried it; and, therefore, the Board of Trade were naturally induced, in the absence of all opposition, to report in favour of that line, and it followed that the Committee reported in the same way. The Board of Trade must, in all instances, bear in mind the statements they had received, and on these alone should they make their reports. He was the more convinced that this was the fact because he found that in one of the cases reported on by the Board of Trade, that report was founded upon a speech made by a shareholder at a meeting entirely in favour of a certain line.—( Hear.) Therefore, he would say, that he did think that the grounds he had stated warranted bim in coming to the conclusion that the reports of the Board of Trade had been framed in the fallacious manner he had endeavoured to describe. However, he was willing to admit that the blame did not rest quite so much upon the Board of Trade as had been imagined, for the officers of that Board had re peatedly stated, that it was physically impossible for them to sift out from the vast mass of evidence before them, suffi cient facts to warrant them in coming to a satisfactory conclu sion upon any particular case. On these grounds, then, he would say, that it was wrong in some measure to make the Board of Trade subservient to that House. He did not mean to say that there were not faults to be found elsewhere, but be the fault where it might, greater care should be observed in matters where the public interests were deeply concerned, and that the views of the Board of Trade should not be hastily or rashly taken up by the House or the Committees of the House. And he would also contend for it that the House should not entrust the Beard of Trade with such an amount of power and responsibility as they had hitherto exercised. The House should have proceeded much mere cautiously and guardedly than they had done in such projects. If they intended to make such changes as had been suggested by his Hon. Friend, the sooner they withheld a portion of the authority now vested in the Board of Trade the better, for it was preposterous to sup pose that it ever could have been contemplated to invest the Board of Trade with the power of the disposal of property of such a vast amount as that which they now enjoyed. From the course that had hitherto been pursued by the Board of Trade, it would appear that the House had been framing rules and regulations to very little purpose, because the Vice-President of that Board had ad mitted that they had gone mush further in the exercise of their functions than the Legislature i had ever i n t en d e d t h ey s s t h a o t u e l d d, th b a u t t t a h t e t ßo he a sa rd me ha t d ime found that ait Right H on . G ent l eman h ad impossible not to go J beyond the line marked out by the Legi slature.T o this he would reply that there was a limit of aut h or ity.t conceded by the p t ie le in el id by the House, exceed these House to all Boards and Committees beyond which they should not go. l a f p regulations then all he could say was that tl y sis Hon h ad been making rules to very littl e p urpose . H e (Lord Wo e • con ceived that the duty o f a C omm i ttee on all sub jectsick) nected with railway m a tt ers was to weigh well the e re "- a sons laid before them that would warrant t h em in reporting in favour of the line ; and to report accordingly to the House. On these grounds then, he would say, that he cordially concurred in the motion of the Hon. Member for Finsbary, and hoped that the House would concur in making the necessary amendeents in the present system. Lord G. SOMERSET said he entirely concurred with the Noble Lord opposite, in so far as the present business of the Hoorn in rilway questions should not be transferred to any other tribunals, but at the same time he should say, that he never considered the decisions of the Railway Committees or of the Board of Trade, as binding upon that House. He (Lord G. Somerset) was willing to admit that he had been in error in reference to some technical points, and, therefore, he would wish to know whether it was the in tention of the Hon. Member for Fin-bury to press his motion. He (Lord G. Somerset) understood that the Hon. Member intended to withdraw it ; if not, he (Lord G. Somerset) should certainly say he had a great objection to it. Mr. HAWES said he had read one of the reports of the Board of Trade with considerable care—he alluded to the report on the South-Eastern schemes. A more inaccurate and more careless document had never issued from any public body ; and yet they had been told that these documents were intended to g uide the decisions of the House. Why such documents would only mislead the House. The Board of Trade had assumed the position of advocates and partisans. What was contained in the circular letter that had been issued to the Parliamentary agents? There was one part of that circular which the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite had entirely omitted to notice. The passage to which he (Mr. Hawes) referred was as follows—"I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Coun cil for Trade to call your attention to the course of proceeding with regard to railway Bills intrusted to your care, which will become necessary in order to give effect to the supervision of the Board of Trade over such Bills during their progress through Parliament." Why was it intended that the Board of Trade should have the supervision of railway Bills, when they were before Par liament? He would be glad to have this matter examined into. By the existing arrangement of the Board of Trade, parties who wished to submit information to the Board, pending an inquiry, were prevented doing so. It was quite clear that such a tribunal as that, acting, as it necessarily must, with great precipitation, could never give satisfaction. It might be said to those who objected to the Board of Trade, " What other course would you propose ?" He did net think it was necessary to answer that question. He thought that there was great objection to the transfer of the business of that House to a Government Department or Board. Another objection which he had to the Board of Trade was, that they did not make any reference to the locomotive system on railways, as compared with the atmospheric system, as in the case of the Newcastle and Berwick railway. Altogether, he thought the functions of the Board of Trade were most objectionable. Mr. BECKETT DENISON said he had been averse to taking any part in this discussion, simply because the London and York Railway, in which he took considerable interest, had been reported against. He would, therefore, reserve much of what he had to say until after the Committee on the Bill had completed its labours. He had the most perfect confidence that the Committee would do justice to all parties, and if that Committee should come to the same conclusion as the Board of Trade he would be one of the first to bow to that decision. His Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury had made a pointed allusion to a conversation which his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury had had with him (Mr. Dennison). He cer tainly had said that he was in a condition to prove that four days before the Gazette came out respecting the London and York Railway, it was very generally circulated in the City, and letters went into the country conveying the intelligence that the London and York Railway would be reported against, that the Cambridge and Lincoln would be reported of favour ably, and t at the Direct Northern would also partially be reported in favour of. When this was mentioned to him he said the latter part of the story was a most extraordinary one ; that the Direct Northern, which professed to be seven miles shorter than the London and York line, should he cut off at Lincoln. Why did that company make such an arrangement if they had not previously known what was to be the decision of the Board of Trade? It was quite clear that they had some foreknowle,lge of the fact. He was quite ready to prove what he had stated to his Hon. Friend. He was ready to produce persons at that bar who would state that they were in possession of this knowledge on the Saturday preceding the Gazette which announced the decision of the Board.. He could easily understand this, because by going to the Board of Trade, and putting questions, the answers to them might give a hint as to the coming decision. He had been in communication repeatedly with the officers of the Board of Trade, and he could safely state that he never went further than to lodge a statement with them, and he considered it to be his duty never to ask a single question re specting either the London and York Railway, or any other railway which the Board might have under their considera tion. He was upon the Railway Committee that sat last year, and which recommended that Railway Bills should be sent to the Board of Trade. His Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade had stated meet accurately that it never was the intention of that Committee that the Board of Trade should rule the decision of that House. He believed, however, that the Board of Trade had far ex- ceeded the duty which bad been intrusted to them. He could prove that the report respecting the London and York Railway was inconsistent with itself, as there were contradictions in various parts of it. He therefore said that it would have been much better if the Board had confined itself to considering the written statements which had been sent in to them by the pro moters of the different lines. He believed that conversations had been held with the Board of Trade, by which a knowledge could be obtained respecting the decision that was about to be made. He thought that the Gazette, which contained the decisions of the Board of Trade, for or against a railway, ought to be accompanied simultaneously with the report of the reasons for their decision. After the report ap peared in the Gazette, it was customary for parties who had been reported against to make representations to the Board, to induce them to make some alteration in their reasons for coming to the decision which had been announced in the Gazette. He said that it was not fair or just. The report of the Board had in many instances been compiled from state ments which had been submitted by the favoured or success ful parties. He had been in conversation with a gentleman with respect to one of these reports, and upon his doubting its a,curacy the gentleman replied, " Oh, do not doubt it, for I drew it up myself."—(Laughter. ) The Board of Trade there fore were compelled to become the advocates for or against a railway. Now vvith respect to the fu ture proceedirgs of this Bill he should take the liberty of suggesting a mode by which a great deal of dissatis faction which existed with respect to the Board of Trade, might in future be prevented. He thought the Board of Trade might perform the duty of the Classification Committee, and refer in groups, to the Committees of that House, the various railways that came before them. lie believed that if their functions were confined to this they would give satisfaction, but this not being the case, his conviction was that the reports, as they were at present drawn up, would, in many instances. pur,ale the Members sitting on a Committee, and render them no assist ance whatever. Sir G. ST RICK L AND said he believed that the Committees of that House, to whom the management of Railway Bills was referred, had done their best to lay down rules by which an in justice might net be done immediately. He was sorry, how ever, to think that both landed proprietors and speculators in railways had received great injustice by means of the legi.- lation of that House. The effect of the reports of the Board of Trade, instead of lessening that injustice, had greatly aggra vated it ; and be trusted the House would, before they sepa rated, re-con,ider their rules and regulations, with a view to their revision. The Board of Trade had lost sight of the public interest in their decisions.—( Hear, hear. ) The Railway Board had favoured small schemes, which cut up the country without showing any regard for the interests of the landed proprietors, and which would never pay any profits. He would support the amendment of his Hon. Friend below him, and he hoped that after this session the reports of the Board of Trade would be entirely put an end to, or that it would be differently constituted. Mr. G. BANKES said that he had come to the conclusion respecting the Board of Trade which the Hon. Gentleman who had just sot down had come to. The reports of the Board of Trade had favoured the large companies who possessed so much influence, and those persons who felt themselves injured by their proceedings could not obtain attention to their com plaints. He thought the Board of Trade had greatly exceeded the powers which it was the intention of Parliament to give them. lie lately saw a re port of the Great Western Company, in which they stated that the Board of Trade sanctioned an agreement between their company and another company; but he bad never thought that that. Howe had constituted that Board a board of reference. It was evident that they were assuming to themselves a regular and permanent authority. He begged leave to call the atten tion of the House to one care of considerable hardship which had been already brought forward in another place. It was the case of a lady of rank and fortune, hut, unfortunately for her, she was opposed to a powerful company, who had said that they could command 100 votes in that House. She re monktrated against a railroad passing within 100 yards of her mansion, and expressed her dislike at it; but the day after the agent or surveyor of the company called on one of her tenants, and en his declaring that he would be guided by this lady, this agent or surveyor induced him to sign a paper, giving his consent, on the representation that this lady had assented to the railway, which was contrary to the fact.—( Hear, bear.) Now, he believed there were many cases of that kind. And in the instance he had mentioned, when a remonstrance was made, she was told that she must get used to railways as other persons.—(" Hear," f. om Colonel Sibthorp. ) In the case of another person who had to deal with this very company, when he found no other means to avail him, he took up the surveyor under the Wilful Trespass Act, and had him fined .5/. —( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He thought that the Board of Trade had too much power, and he should vote for the amendment. Mr. COLQUHOUN said that it was rather surprising that not a single Member had risen during that debate to bear his testimony in favour of the Board of Trude, except, indeed, the Vice. President of That department—( Hear) — who, however, only ask of them to suspend their judgment rill after the reports. He thought that there ought to be either a preliminary inquiry into the sebject, for he had doubts whether the Board of Trade was not unwisely constituted. He thought it gave an impulse to dangerous and imprudent speculations and to call on the House to say they were satisfied with the Railway:Department of the Board:of Trade as at present consti tuted was unreasonable. He would vote for the amendment which had been proposed. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE replied. He would withdraw his own motion in favour of the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for Weymouth, which was one of the resolutions he intended t• propose himself to-morrow. He should like to get an answer from the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir G. Clerk) to the question which had been already put to him— namely, what was meant by the power of supervision given to the Board of Trade over the reportsof Committees of that House? What right had the railway department of the Board of Trade to send for documents to Parliamentary agents, relating to particular lines? When they had laid their report on the table of that House their functions had ceased, and they had no right to further interference—they had no right he repeated to interfere with Committee; of that House in any manner; any such interference or supervision was an impertinent assumption of authority, which the Legislature never intended they should possess. Throughout the discussion not one Member had attempted to defend the course pursued by the Board of Trade. On the contrary, it clearly appeared that these reports were of no more value than the paper on which they were written. The Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade ( Sir G. Clerk) had attempted to defend them, and he could say very little for them. Great alarm and jealousy had been excited in the public mind by these reports, the worthlessness of which was now fully ascertained. The business of the house had been thrown back a full month by waiting for these reports. He felt obliged to the Hon. Member for Weymouth for his amendment, which he would adopt, and withdraw the original resolutiou. Sir GEORGE CLERK said that, with respect to the super vision, it was recommended by the Committee of the House, in which that department of the Board of Trade had origi nated. One duty of supervision was to consider the various schemes resented;p the other to point out to the House the introduction of any new clauses which might affect the public interest. The communication of the Board of Trade with the Parliamentary agent was necessary to prevent clauses of an extraordinary nature being introduced into the Bills. Mr. DUNCONIBE wished to know what right the Board of Trade had to give suchdirections to Parliamentary agents?-- (Hear, hear.) If orders had to be communicated they ought to issue from that House, and not from the Board of Trade— (Hear, hear.) In point of fact, they had no right whatever to issue such orders—( Hear, hear.) The original resolution was then withdrawn, and the amend ment put, and carried without a division. Mr. WARD presented two petitions, one in favour of the Eastern Counties Railway, and another against the Eastern Union Railway. Mr. M AYNOOTH. r. S. CRAWFORD said that he had given notice that, at some future stage of the Maynooth Bill, he would move a resolution against all State grants for Ecclesiastical purposes ; hut he found that he could not do so at any stage f the Bill until it was reported by the Committee, when would do so. THE SUN, LONIYON, TUESDAY EVENING-, APRIL 22, 1845. Mr. LAW gave notice that, in Committee on the Maynooth Bill, when the question was put as to whether the appropria tion should be made out of the Consolidated Fund, he would move that the several sums payable for that purpose should not be paid by the Commissioners of the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund.—( Hear, hear.) FIELD GARDENS BILL—THE GAME LAWS. Mr. BRIGHT said that when the Field Gardens Bill was in Committee he would move a clause empowering the holders of allotments to snare and destroy game.—(Laughter.) Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET, in answer to a question from Mr. Morris, said he would, on Thursday neat, move a resolution respecting the Railway Act, which would quite meet his views. MAYNOOTH ENDOWMENT BILL. On the motion that the order of the day for going into Com mittee on this Bill being read, Sir ROBERT INGLIS rose and said—l trust I shall be excused for calling the attention of the Ho use t o one or t wo observations—( Cries of " Petitions, )—I am quite in order—the question is that the order of the day be now read. I trust I may be excused for calling the attention of the House to the clock.— (Laughter.) I ask, whether it would be right or decorous to commence so important a measure at the present hour.— ( Hear, hear.) The question at issue is whether the consoli dated fund is to bo charged in perpetuity with a considerable amount for maintaining the College of Maynooth.—(Hear, hear.) I certainly will resist the discussion being gone into at the present hour, but hope I shall not be put to the neces sity of dividing the House, and that her Majesty's Ministers will see the justice of what I propose.—(Cries of " Go on.") It is now a quarter past ten o'clock, and is it, I ask again, a proper time to go on with a Bill of so much magni tude, and upon which the House and the country feel so deeply interested ? lie hoped the Ministry would not, trusting to a mere numerical majority, object to the post ponement.—( Hear, hear.) Sir R. PEEL rose amid loud cries of "Go on." I sin cerely regret that my Hon. Friend makes any objection to our proceeding with this stage of the Bill to-n : ght.—( Hear, hear. ) I did not expect that,:beginning the discussion at so late an hour, the House would come to any decision to-night. I cer tainly understood from the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Ward), that he would not bring forward the motion after ten o'clock.—( Hear, hear.) I will not give my Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford (Sir R. Inglis) any ad vantage over me, by saying that I hurried or attempted to press forward this measure. At the same time 1 repeat that con cerning the measure now introduced, and which has received the sanction of the House in so decided a manner, I consider it to be one of vital importance, and that nothing shall be wanting on my'part to bring it to a successful issue. —(Cheers.) It was a question of great importance to the public, and he would throw no obstacle in the way of its speedy settlement. He would, however, in the fufilment of a pledge given by him to a Scottish deputation, proceed upon Friday to state the measure which the Government intended to introduce with respect to banking in Scotland. He now regretted having given that pledge, but he trusted that the House would agree in reserving any discussion upon it until a later period. This question might be taken on Wednesday, but Government, at the same time, had not the power of compelling Gentlemen who had notices on the paper to postpone them for another day. If they were, however, willing to waive their right to precedence, he should be perfectly ready to allow the subject to be at once brought forward, but if they were unwilling to yield that right, he would bring it forward immediately after the statement on Friday. He was most anxious, feeling the great importance of the measure, to bring it to a speedy conclusion. Mr. HINDLEY thought the Hon. Member for Sheffield would be injuring his own cause if he gave way on this occasion. Those who opposed the Government on that ques tion had been charged with bigotry. He (Mr. Hindley) thought they had an equal right to charge the other side with robbery. —( Hear, hear, cheers, and laughter.) He was obliged to support his own c h a p e l an d to endow his own college —(Hear, hear)—and he asked what right the Government had to put their hands into the pockets of the Dissenters of this country. He did not wish to speak disrespectfully of his Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, and at all times, in that House, lie had promoted with his influence, and by his vote, the cause of the Irish people—the cause of the Roman Catholics. He meant their civil rights, but he thought it extremely uncivil— (Laughter)—when they wished in return to put their hands into his pocket. Sir R. PEEL hoped that no discussion would be raised upon a question not before the House. Lord HOWICK expressed his sorrow that the question would not then be taken.--( Hear, hear.) He would suggest one thing to the Right Hon. Baronet. The Right Hon. Baronet had informed the House that he meant to begin and end upon Friday his exposition of the Scotch banking measure. He ( Lord Howiek) could not help suggesting to the Right Hon. Baronet that the gentlemen of Scotland would be willing to relieve him of any necessity for bringing the measure for ward—( Hear, hear)--and if he postponed it till another ses sion, it would not disagreeably disappoint them.—( Hear, hear. ) He could not help thinking that the measure might, with great benefit, be considered next, session, after the House had had a little experience of the acting of the Right Hon. Baronet's measure in England. Such a course would, he was convinced, facilitate the passing of the measures with respect to Scotland and Ireland. They all knew that when Gentlemen in that House began to speak of paper-money, it was very difficult to limit the discussion—(Laughter)—and looking at the subject of Maynooth, and other questions which it was absolutely ne cessary to have disposed of in the present session, he would urge on the Right lion. Baronet the adoption of his suggestion. Mr. HUME joined with the Noble Lord in recommending to the Right Hon. Baronet a postponement of his Scotch banking measure till another session. The Right Hon. Baronet should allow well to remain well. Jf he took till next year to introduce his measure, he would be better able to judge how far he might go on this question. The Scotch Members and the commercial men of Scotland were opposed to his system of currency, and it might save trouble if the Right Hon. Baronet would allow his banking measure to stand over. Sir R. PEEL hoped that Hon. Members would give no opinion on this measure of Government until they knew what it really was. The measure was intended not to apply to Scotland alone, but to Ireland also. It would be advantageous to give Government an • opportunity of stating the details of the intended measure. Mr. WARD said that he had stated to the Right Hon. Baronet that he was willing to bring forward his motion at any reasonable hour, but he thought half alter ten too late to enter upon the discussion, and would, therefore, rather post pone it till Wedesday as suggested by the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. COWPER thought the question one on which it was advisable to have the opinion of the House as soon as possible, and he should be very happy to give way with his motion upon Wednesday. Lord ASHLEY had a motion on the paper relative to calico print-works, but he also would be glad to give way, and allow the Mayncoth question precedence. Mr. DIINCOMBE had a notice far that day on the subject lLe r f e o o n f . the Member Hon . Memberer Sheffield. for The LORD ADVOCATE said that h e s h ou l d feel it his duty Finsbury. of arrestment of wages in Scotl and. If there were no epposi tion he would press the second reading , but, if it were opp ose d, he should give way e t a l expressed his willin gness to postpone a motion of his on the paper for t hat day. The Committee of Supp l y on the Maynooth grant was th en Air t . o opposewltTstobeN measure postponed till Wednesday. Mr. WARD presented petitions praying that the sums of money for defraying the Government grant to Mavnooth be taken out of the revenues of the Irish Church, instead of out of the consolidated fund of the country. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Belfast, signed by the most influential inhabitants of that town, magistrates, bankers, and merchants in favour of the grant to Maynooth. Also similar petitions from Antrim, Hartlepool, and Dublin. Sir R. Inglis, Mr. Hume, Mr. L aw , Mr. Banker, Mr. Dundas, and other Hon. Members, presented petitions against the grant. Mr. 13. ESCOTT presented a petition from Bridgwater in favour of the Government measure. The petitioners believed chat the measure was calculated to promote the peace and haveitiess of Ireland. " CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of the Custams Duties Bill, and said, that as the principle of the Bill had been already agreed to, he hoped there would be no dispute about the Bill. Mr. HUTT said that he had received many representations from merchants in Australia respecting the duties ui on word, and he had to state that they deeply regretted that sufficient difference was not made between home and colonial and foreign wool Mr. HUME wi shed to know on what prin c i p l e t h e Govern ment allowed the present remission of duty on sugar and denied it upon staves. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Government made no difference between small interests and great, as the Hon. Mem 1-,er for Montrose had supposed ; but it should be recollected that the duty on sugar was an annual grant, while the remission of the duty on staves was intended to be a permanent mea sure M. r. KEMBLE , in presenting petitions fo r t h e rem i ss i on of the duty on staves at present in the Queen's bond ware houses, stated that the dealers in that article were not anxious to relieve themselves from the claim which the Government had hitherto made upon them, but they thought that in the re mission of the duties on sugar there was a certain rule laid down, and that the same reasons which had induced the remission on sugar would apply to them. The petition parti cularly expressed a peculiar principle which the wholesale dealers conceived affected their interests. It was this :—They were always obliged to keep a much larger stock on hard than any other dealers, and as the loss to the revenue was incon siderable to the Government, he trusted their case would be taken into consideration. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the House would recollect, that when he had introduced the measure respecting the Sugar Duties, he had stated that he anticipated many persons, in different lines of business, would make similar claims to this. Mr. HAWES said that he should not have said a word on the subject, but that he thought it was due to the sugar dealers to say that the lowness of the duty upon staves in no way affected their position, arid he thought that the objection was entirely met by the clause in the Bill. Mr. HUAIE said it had been the custom to remit all duties upon goods when any large measure was passed. He thought the customs' duties a large measure, and he trusted the Govern ment would not forsake their character in such a measure as this. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it had been the custom never to demand the increase of duty when the duty had been raised, and that it was therefore unreason able to expect that the duties should be remitted on the stocks in hand wheu it had been reduced. Mr. HUME denied this statement, and said that, for forty years, it had been the custom to impose these duties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied the assertion, in which he was supported by Sir Robert Peel. Mr. GLADSTONE conceived that the Hon. Member for Montrose hail entirely misconceived the question, and that there was no analogy between the present topic and that to which he referred. In the case of former years, the parties who had obtained a remission of the duties, were individuals who had been led to suppose that the duty would be continued. They had consequently accumulated stocks in bond, upon which the duties were chargeable, and which impost the Legislature had remitted when those duties were removed. After a few words from Mr. HAWES and Mr. HUTT, Sir ROBERT PEEL remarked, that if the importers of foreign commodities would not accept the increased trade which would result from the removal of duties on particular articles, as a compensation for any slight loss they might sus tain from having goods in bond, there would be great in justice done to the public revenue. Ho hoped, therefore, Parliament would always have a right to deaf with customs duties without being shackled with the claims of parties who held goods in. bond. True, in the case of sugar, they allowed a drawback, but the House must remember that the duties on that commodity were regu lated annually, and parties who held quantities of that article in bond at the time of the change were entitled to the draw back, because the Government proposal took them by sur prise, inasmuch as it was submitted to Parliament some time before the annual duties had expired. Now , t he dut y o n staves had been p ermanent, an d the same right to a drawback did not, therefore, apply to them as it did to sugar. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up the following clause :—" And whereas it is expedient that cor rect accounts may continue to be taken of the value of the im ports of certain goods upon which duty has hitherto been charged according to the value thereof, but upon which goods the duties have been repealed by this Act; be it further en acted, that, upon the entry inwards of any such goods, the value thereof shall be stated in the entry, and shallte affirmed by the declaration of the importer or his known agent, written upon the entry, and attested by his signature ; and, if such de claration be false, the person signing the same shall forfeit the sum of 2( 1 1. ; and it shall be lawful for the landing waiter, or other officer appointed to examine such goods, to call for the invoice, bills of parcels, and such other documents relating thereto, as may be deemed necessary for ascertaining the - true value of the same ; which was read a first and second time, and then committed. , The House having resumed, the report was brought up-attd received. The clause was added to the Bill by way of rider. - - The Bill was then read a third time and passed. MEDICAL REFORM. On the reading of the order of the day for the second read• ing of the Physic and Surgery Bill, Sir J. GRAHAM said that he had informed the Noble Lord the Member for London that he had alterations to propose in this Bill, and also in the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill, of which he would give the Noble Lord notice. He was not yet in a condition to propose those alterations to-night, but as he was desirous to lose as little time as possible in carrying the Bill through, he hoped the House would allow the Bill to be read a second time on Friday, even at a late hour. He would then fix a day, certainly before Whitsuntide, for taking the Committee pro forma, when he would state the alterations which he should propose. The Bill as altered would then be printed ; and at least a fort night would be allowed for the profession to consider the measures as altered, before the details were considered in Committee. Mr. WAKLEY did not offer any objection to the present arrangement, as it was the promise of the Hon. Baronet to have the amended Bills printed, and to give the profession and the House a fortnight to eonsider the amendments. After a few words from Mr. HUME, Colonel WOOD said the Hon. Gentlemen the Member for Finsbury ( Mr. Wakley Thad a motion on the paper for to- morrow night, respecting the constitution of the College of Surgeons, and he hoped he would postpone it. He should regret any measure that would estrange the great body of medical prac titioners from the College of Surgeons. Mr. WAKLEY said he should postpone his motion. Sir J. GRAHAM said the Hon. Gentleman had done right in postponing his motion, beause existing circumstances ren dered such a coarse necessary. Mr. ACLAND said, if medical men would do their duty they would not be aggrieved by the acts of any persons over whom they h.d no control. He thought the College of Sur geons had done their duty, and ought not to be aggrieved by violent and intemperate language such as the Hon. Member for Finsbury had used towards that body. He hoped, when he brought forward his motion, he would be able to prove some thing more substantial than the words he had uttered conveyed. Mr. HUME thought it unfair that his Hon. Friend should be charged with using intemperate language. If abuses existed in the constitution of the College they could not be remedied without inquiry.--( Hear, hear.) They wanted to arrive at the truth, and the best way was to deal fairly with the subject. Many persons were in the habit of charging others with using intemperate language with regard to matters of which they were ignorant.—( Hear, hear.) If, on inquiry, the College of Surgeons were found to have conducted their affairs in a proper manner, he should be the first to praise them for it. The House then went into Committee, and the Bill was read a second time. Dr. BOWRING moved that Mr. Richard Yorke be sub stituted for Mr. P. M. Stewart on the Committee of Colonial Accounts. The motion was carried, and the House adjourned at Twelve. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTaRDAY. Although the room was kept open yesterday for nearly half an hour beyond the usual time of closing, we may, with out hesitation, return it as one of the dullest afternoons ever known within five weeks of the Derby. We cannot say that there was a scarcity of backers, but so inconceivably shy were the layers that not one quarter of the commissions were executed. The bets laid on the Somersetshire Stakes were in small amounts, and are scarcely worthy of a quota tion ; nor did anything new arise out of the few engagements made on the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes ; at the close the field had a decided call. The Chester Cup betting was confined to a moiety of the horses that have so long been included in the quotations, and of the few mentioned only Obscurity, Ould Ireland, and Ratan, were in force; 9 to 1 was taken freely, and at the close 8 to 1 in hundreds about the first of this lot, and 9 to 1 and 10 to 1 about the Irish nag. Ratan opened at 35 to 1, had several friends, and left off at 25 to 1, taken. The highest offer against Cataract was 5 to 1. THE DERBY.—Idas, Alarm, Newsmouger, and Cleat-the- Way, as before, and very little doing, except on the last mentioned horse, against which 20 to 1 was laid two or three times in fifties. An immense number of inquiries after Wea therbit, but not an offer above 12 to 1. Eager takers of the odds quoted against Pam and Kedger, and several scores and ponies laid out on Old England at 30, 28, and 25 to 1. THE OAKS.—The decline of Lancashire Witch is accounted for by a report that she has broken down ; the other mares mentioned below were backed with some spirit. CLOSING PRICES. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldestone's Sister to Devil-among the-Tailors 6 to 1 agat Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence—taken 7 to 1 agat Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat—taken 8 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug—taken TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Even between Idas and the field. 7 to 4 agst John Day's lot—taken 5 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless THE CHESTER CUP. 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. A Johnstone's Obscurity 9 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria—(No backers) 17 to 1 agst Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Era—(No backers) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Isaac Day's Portrait 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Ratan—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour 30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug. DERBY. 4 to 1 agst John Day's lot—take 9 to 2 5 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—take 6 to 1 8 to 1 agst Mr. Greviile's Alarm 12 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit 15 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken 16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Kedger—taken freely 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-Way—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Winchilsea—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—take 27 to 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful 50 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless—taken and after wards offered. OAKS. 14 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch—t 16 to I agst Mr. Newton's Sister to Ma Mie—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Devil-among the-Tailors NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, APRIL 26. 50/. for 4 yrs old, 7st 101 b ; 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 41b. D.M. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, if declared for 3 yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 200/. &c. Sweepstakes of 50 sow. each, for foals of 1842, out of mares that never bred a winner ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions that ne ver go t a w i nner, allowed 31bs. A.F. Duke of Bedford's Eleazar, Lord Exeter's Tunick, and Lyons, Mr. F. Herbert's Silver Spur, Lord Orford's cby the Grand Duke, out of Miss Julia, Mr. Osbaldeston's f by the Saddler, out of Miss Etty, Colouel Peel's f by Slane, out of Seakale, Lord Verulam' s c by Si r H ercu l es, out of Christina. Sweepstakei of 50 sovs. each ; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst T.Y.C. Those by stallions or mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b. Searmentado—c by Economist, out of Billow (31b)—f by Bay Middleton, out of Impertinence (31b)—Lyons (31b)— Secutor—b c by Royal Oak, out of Minx's dam. Produce Match of 300 sovs. each, hft ; for colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. One to the post. Lord Albemarle's Tisiphone . and Zadig (dead) agst Loid Exeter's Golden Fleece. et, and Deodora. The Jerry Stakes of 100 soya. each, hft ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. Mr. Booth's New Year's Day—Lord W. Powlett's Energy —Lord Sandwich's f by Jerry, out of Legend. MATCHES. Lord Glasgow's c by Velocipede, outiAif Amulet, agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo, Bst 71b each. A.F. 100 h ft. Duke of Bedford's Espoir, Oat, agst Lord Glasgow's Sister to Pathfinder, 7st. A.F. 325 to 300, 150 ft. Duke of Bedford's Panther, Bst 101 b, agst Lord Glasgow's fby Retainer, out of Purity, Bst 71b. D.I. 200 h ft. Duke of Bedford's Captain Phebus agst Mr. Greville's Sir Francis, Bst 71h each. D.M. 200 h ft. Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, Bst 101 b, agst Mr. Ramsbot tom's Pine Apple, Bst Ilb. D.M. 100 h ft. TUESDAY. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, four yrs old, Bst 91b ; five yrs, 9st 81b ; six yrs and aged, lOst. R.C. The Two Thousane Guineas Stakes by subs. of 100 sovs. each, h ft, 3 yrs-old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. R.M. Scarmentado, Kedger, Leopard, Merryman, Golden Fleece, Wood Pigeon, Adrianople, Lyons, Weatherbit, Moulton, b c by Economist, dam by Ishmael, c by Slane out of Cobweb, The Prior, c by Royal Oak out of Cowslip's dam, Idas, Win chelsea, Worthless, Seaman. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, 100 ft, for 4 yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b. B.C. Robinia, Panther, Antenor. The Coffee-room Stakes of 50 soy& each, for 3 yrs old colts Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. A. Lyons, Prologue, Refraction. Duke of Bedford's Oakley agst Mr. T. Westley'a Coun sellor' Bst T.Y.C. 200, h ft. Sir J. Hawley's Comrade, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Lord Exit+. ter's Dr. Hill, 4 yrs, Set 41b. First half of Ab.M. 100, h ft. WEDNESDAY. • 50/. for 4 yrs old, 7st 81b ; 5 yrs, Bst 11lb; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b. B.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for 3 yrs olds, Sc. A.F. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for 3 yrs old, 7st, and 4 yrs, Bst 101 b. D.M. Winner to be sold for 1001. The Burghley Produce Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; colts Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. D.M. Leopard, Pilgrimage (31bs), The Wryneck (31bs), Zadig (dead), f by Camel out of Arsenic (dead). Sweepstakes 'of 100 sow. each, h ft, for four yrs old. A.F. Red Deer, Bst 71b; Welbeck, 7st 71b; Boarding School Miss, Est 121 b. Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft. T.Y.C. Garry Owen, aged, Bst 81b; Knight of the Whistle, aged, Bst 71b ; Bishop of Romford's cob, 5 yrs, Bst 21b ; Prince of Wales, 4 yrs, 7st. The Queen' s Pl a t e o f 100 guine THURSDA as Y. for four yrs old, 9st 81b ; five years, lOst 71b ; s i x yrs and aged, lOst 121 b. R.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. First half of Ab. M. Winner to be sold for 801., &c. Sweepstakes of 10 riovs. each, for two years old colts, Bst 61b; fillies, Bst 31b. T.Y.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, and 5, if declared. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y C. The winner to be sold for 1501., &e, The One Thousand Guineas Stakes, by Subs. of 100 sovs. each h ft, for three years old fillies, Bst 71b. D.M. Alexandrine, Tisiphone, Gossamer, Longitude, Pug, As You Like It, Heather Bell, Prudence, Topaz, Pilgrimage, Jet, Timbria, Mademoiselle, Playmate, Sister to Ma Mie, Rigolette, Hersey, f by Slane out of Seakale, f by Glaucus, out of Estelle, f by Kremlin, out of Bridegroom's dam, Wed ding Day. Lord Exeter's Wee Pet, 5 yrs, Bst 61b, against Sir J. Hawley's Comrade, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ; D.M., 200, h ft. FRIDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 so s. each, for three and four Yri olds. P.M. Sweepstakes of 10 Boys. each ; for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 61b; five, six, and aged, 9st. D.M. Winner to be sold. - for 1001., &c. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b. Sister to Potentia, b c by Glaucus, out of Minikin, Scar inentado. Wood Pigeon, Concealment, Golden Fleece, c by Slane out of Zany's dam, Old England, Lady Anna, John Davis, Impertiiience filly, Kedger, Leopard, Prologue, Herser,". Seakz4 filly, Elchee, Javelin, Winchester, Fla- Fuzbos. Uri :lii:kow's Amulet colt, 4 yrs, agst Sir R. W. 13u1- keloV's The Bishop of Romford's Cob, 5 yrs, Bst 71b each. D. I. Cal. Peel's Garry Owen, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, 7st 121 b. T.Y.C. 150, 25 ft. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. A mistake having crept into the announcement of the special train from Shoreditch, it is necessary to remind the public that the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes will be run for on Tuesday next, tho 29th instant, and not this day as ad vertised. Epsom Spring Races take place on Friday. Mr. H. Dor ling, we hear, will officiate as clerk of the course, in the room of the late Mr. Farrall. HAM BURGH MAIL. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 4.—The Estates are now dis cussing the tariff of custom-house duties, the Com mittee having submitted to them no fewer than 154 points on which they are to decide as soon as possible. This matter is very interesting, since it clearly shows the insufficiency of our system of four Chambers. M. Petre deposited on the Wile of the Chamber a motion, to the effect, that the Estetes should exert themselves that (according to the wish of the King) the Diet may be ended on the 21st of April. STOCKHOLM, APRIL B.—The Speaker announced to the Minister of Justice, on the 4th, that they did not think that the most urgent matters now before the Diet could be terminated before the end of May. BERLIN, APRIL 12.—The deliberations of the Board of Trade, with the manufacturers and the Commis sioners of the Ministerial Department, are terminated. As far as we can learn on good authority, the manufac turers for all the provinces were unanimous in their opinion that the present system of free trade must be aban- doned, and a vigorous system of protective duties adopted, without which the critical state a ill extend to all the manufacturing counties in Germany. They propose a duty of six dollars per cent. on linen and cotton yarn and twist. Bleached manufactures to be subject to a higher duty. It is thought that this mea sure will cause the manufacture of those German articles to flourish as much as those which are now duly protected. The Department of Foreign Affairs is engaged in drawing up a kind of German "Act of Navigation, for the protection of the national flag and the encouragement of direct navigation, to serve by way of reprisal against the exclusiveness of foreign countries." WIESBADEN, APRIL 11.-It seems that the Grand Duchess Helen will not come to the Rhine till the autumn, and will first visit the baths at Ischl. The Empress of Russia will not come to Germany, but go to the southern provinces of Russia. POTSDAM, APRIL 15.—The King is gone to Dresden to join the Queen, who is there on a visit to her sister. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon. Miss Mitchell, Maid of Honour in Waiting, visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and remained to lunch with Her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four. Colonel Arbuthnot and Colonel Bouverie, the Equerries in Waiting, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterdan attended by Colonel Bouverie. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales. the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yesterday morning in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Monsieur Dedel, the Netherlands Minister; the Duke de Sotomayer, Spanish Minister, and the Duchess de Sotomayer, the Duke de Broglie, the Prince de Broglie, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Northum berland, the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Talbot, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Countess Wratislaw, Lord George Lennox, Lord and Lady Claude Hamilton, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner, and performed the following pieces : _ _ _ Pot pourri, "Lucia di Lammermoor"—Donizetti. Waltz," Die Wietern,"—Kuhner. Theme, with variations—Streck Walzer, " Nachtfalter "—Baijsre. Polka, ". Redouten"—Baijere. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Daw son, left town at twenty minutes before eleven o'clock, yes terday morning, in a carriage and four, for her residence, Frogmore House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness re turned to Clarence House, St. James's, at half-past six o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by the Baroness de Strumfeder, Miss Gte ville, and Baron Roth de Schreckenstei n , dined with her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday evening, at Marlbo rough - House. A select party were present to meet the Royal Duchess. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz took a drive yesterday morning to Kew, returning to Cambridge House in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Knesebeck, dined yesterday evening with the officers of the Life Guards, in the Regent's Park Barracks. Count Dietrichstein, the Austrian Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The President of the Board of Trade and the Vice-Presi dent had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. 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TUE Cam.Er ANUFACTURE.—Notwithstanding the great improvement that has taken place within the last few years iu the designs and colouring of our carpet manufacture, and the successful introduction of two new patent fabrics, both of which possess considerable me;ir, and are highly creditable to the taste and ingenuity of the inventors, Mr. Whyteck of Edinburgh and Mr. Templeton of Glasgow, the periodical exhibition which took place last year at Paris she% ed that we were still far behind the celebrated manufactures of Aubusson and the Gobelins. It must be understood that our remarks apply only to the more costly description of carpets which are purchased by sovereigns, nobility, and those who have wealth and taste to appreciate those exqui sitely beautiful productions. In the manufacture or Brussels and velvet carpeting in breadths, ee bell ye that our manufactures as far surpass the French as theirs do ours in the deseripti, us of carp-t before referred to, and cannot but feel some degree of surprise tha: in this the rickeit country in the world, and that in which ma nufacturing enterprise has been most fully developed, no stronger efforts should have been made to rival their x cellence. The fact that the principal manufactory in France is partly supported by contributions from Go- vernment (the Gobelins, as is generally known, being entirely a Government establishment) coupled with the great cost of designs—the difficulty of finding artists of taste and ability is give their attention to the manufac ture, and the slow return for the capital invested—are causes which have doubtless deterred our manufacturers, who love the profitable more than the beautiful, from entering into competition with the foreign fabric. It is with pleasure that we have learned that this interesting manufacture is about to be established in London by Messrs. Jackson arid Graham upon an improved method of their own invention ; and we may add, th a t t h e well known taste and enterprise of the firm are a guarantee that it will be carried to a successful issue. GIG ACClDENT.—Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock, a serious accident occurred to Mr. Joseph Partridge, a medical gentleman, residing in Duke-street, Bloomsbury square. It appears that Mr. Partridge was on his return from visiting a patient, when, near Ebury-street; Pimlico, the bearing rein broke, and the horse, a very spirited animal, became totally unmanageable, and went off at a terrific pace in the direction of the Vauxhall road. It is supposed that Mr. Partridge became alarmed, and in endeavouring to alight at the back of the gig, fell with extreme violence on his head. The horse was stopped nearly opposite the Royal Standard public-house, having stunned himself agai ns t th e wall of the main sewer. Mr. Partridge was conveyed into Mr. Cotton's, a surgeon, labouring under a concussion of the brain, and, after some time, was conveyed to his home with slight hopes of recovery. ALARMING FIRE ATA LucirzaFAcroar.---Thursday night, shortly before eleven o'clock, a fire broke out upon the premises in the occupation of Mr. Graham, lucifer match manufacturer, in Rook's-yard, Queen -street, Mile -end New Town. The parish engine, with that from Wellclose-square brigade station, were quickly on the spot, followed by an other belonging to the London Hospital, with the brigade engine from Jeffery-square, with Mr. Crookland, the chief officer of the district. The firemen at once set to work most vigorously, and with the aid of the neighbours, they suc ceeded, after much trouble, in extinguishing the flames, not, however, until a great quantity of the stock, together with the racks and work benches were destroyed, a portion of the roof, and the centre windows burned, and other damage done by fire and water. The origin of the fire is not precisely known, but it is supposed to have been caused from a piece of the roof being blown down by the high wind, and falling upon a pile of matches, caused them to ignite. Unfortu nately the proprietor was not insured. A few years since, one of Mr. Graham's workmen was killed whilst preparing the composition for some lucifer matches, in Primrose-street, Bishopsgate. ,THE GAME-LAWS. The calendar containing a description of the offenders confined in Nottinghamshire House of Correction, as laid before the Quarter Sessions last week, shows that nearly one-fourth are under the game-laws; THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SHEFFIELD AND ASHTON RAILWAY ASHTON, MONDAY.—The inquest upon nine of the bodies recovered from the ruins of the arches at the Ashton branch, of the Sheffield and Manchester Railway is appointed to take place this afternoon. Since Saturday four other bodies be sides those whose names we give have been rescued. The inquest will be held at the Commercial Hotel, Ashton , the coroners for Cheshire and Lancashire sitting at the Wil e time in the same room. There is but little doubt that the in: quest will be adjourned. Five of the bodies are at present at a small public , house on the Lancashire sid e of the river, an four on the Cheshire side. The extent of the loss of life cannot yet be fully stated; upwards of 100 men, and a large number of horses, have been engaged during the whole of the day in removing the fallen materials, and up to nine o'clock last night four more have been found buried in the ruins, making in all twelve, of whoa' nine were killed on the spot. The remain'ng three were taken out alive, but two of them are s o se vere ly injured tha t very little hopes are entertained of their recovery. They ar e all lying at adjoining public-houses, a wa iti ng the coroner s inquest. A number of the bodies being found on the Cheshire of the river, and the remainder on the La ncas hi r e side, th e „ investigation will, of course, be conducted by the coroners f a ' the two districts, Mr. W. S. Rutter and M r . C. H u dson. Fre w the best possible information to be obtained, there are fro n ; 18 to 20 persons killed, most of whom a re si ng le men. Th names of those who have been found dead are : George Collier, 45; James Bradbury, 26 ; John Cox, 35; Refryßogers, 27; George Smith, 30; Sam ue l S m ith (brother 0 George), 26 ; Adam Nowell, 20 ; William Leonard, 30, si n g le men ; Abraham Nowell, 47, father of Adam N ow ell, who ha s left a wife and four children. side Taken out alive—Charles Critchley, Richard Critchley, and Thomas Brown. Throughout the whole of yesterday many thousands 01 people have been continually crowding to the scene of t he accident, but by the exertions of the 56th Regiment of To t, assisted by the police force, under the direction of Mr. Lit tle ' the special high constable of Hyde, the greatest order Ile s been maintained. Mr. Robert Newton, of the Ashton po l l; was also in attendance, with a number of his men, on Lancashire side of the river. There is still much speculation as to the cause of the accident, b u t i n th e a bsence of official report from some scientific and practical man it w e impossible to convey an accurate idea o f the cause. ' have made every possible inquiry, an d w ill g i v e the fac"; as we have found them, and leave the public to come toehe!: own conclusions until an investigation h as b een completg_ There were nine arches, which formed th e v i a duct over t he river Tame and the valley through which it runs. Thcsc_ arches were supported by piers of 28 feet long, 4 feet 6 inch o , thick at the spring of the arch, and 6 feet 6 inches thick 1 the base. The span of each arch was 30 feet, and a rise fro ° the spring of 7 feet 6 inches. They were all built of 4° ° _, got in the neighbourhood, which i s s a id t o b e o f goo d quaiikr Some of the piers were founded on rock, and o thers .ufe l what appeared to be solid clay. These are the facts so far as relates to the workmanshiPj but it is much to be desired that a very searching inny l should be instituted. There is one ci r cumst a nce wine' f said to have very much affected the arches, viz., the state ° f the property over which they were e rec t e d. For sever L: miles round the whole country is undermined by c ollier; many of which are said to come within a short distance ° f ,, t ; surface. There are numerous places in the vicinity ew' c dl have sunk many feet, and by so doing have done 1 0 ,, damage to property of every description. In one field B .t joining Wharf-street, about 50 yards from the line of 11'1 i way, there are evident marks of s i n ki ng , some parts of 1 11 have fallen in three or four feet. In many o ther place's s the neighbourhood similar sinkings of th e ear th have tak e ,. place, and many of the buildings are p er f ec tly cu rved fil l "; this cause. There appears to be little doubt but that t he third arch, from the abatement on the Asht o n s ide, was " a first to give way, as by a close inspection it will be foil% that the piers of this arch fell towards each other, the ° he arches on the eastern side falling towards the west, other six on the western side falling towards the east. ' hie large quantities of fine clay have been got from beneath t • - verl part of the country, the stratum of which is within a oe short distance of the surface. One of these drift-waYel f e t way some short time ago, and the walls which were bud °r the purpose of carrying the line over the Peak-forest 'J B ' sunk several feet, and of course had to be taken down , B t l h j e the foundations piled or filled up with clay and soil to depth of 45 feet. f a 0 It is to be hoped that the real facts of the case, as '7 es t, they can be ascertained, will be produced on the bl i t he which it is well known is the wish of the company and contractors. There were not less than from 15,000 to 20,000 r congregated near the scene of the sad catastrophe. aniretri The amount of damage is estimated at 4,0001. 1011 DOVER, Aram 21.—The Overland East ,1 h is mail (Calcutta) consisting of fourteen cases, arrived t oo day from Boulogne, by the Ondine steam-vessel. The ab t o steam-vessel, in crossing from Dover to Boulogne e n ►e , preceding da, passed clos e to a vesse l lyi ng un h e r broad s ' r a She had no mainmast, but Tier foremast and buwsprit',_ /1 ,.0 still standing, with a ll t h e sa il s attac h e d , an d one ane"%is her bows. The Ondine, un returning irom Boulogne day, again passed close to the same wreck, and viLie h. supposed to be a l a rge D utc h ga lli ut. T he wrec k e",,, ti, the immediate track of v esse l s p ass i ng to and from the CO'" nent, and lying about te n m il es S. an d l ay W . of Dovere°t the N.E. end of the Ridge sho a l. Th e B r i tann ia st" . —ux has been since sent out in quest of the wreck, fur the P r o n pose, if possible, of getting hold of he r an d towing h e shore out of the fair way of the navigation. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE DOVER RA1LW A ,,,,,11, Another inquest was held by Mr. Ca r t er a t the `'S'i' ll ro od Croydon-common, on the body of a labouring min n : , 4111 William Davis, who was killed upon the Dover Erill s „ v „" ) 8 of Friday morning. It appeared that the deceased Iva' " n - o ar the men employed upon the works at present goir',:pose Of the Croydon and Brighton Junction liae, for the sn i p a nd carrying out the asmoaphcric principle of loconvat t° 7:4 o eii, he was returning to his work from dinner about che ° - i r on at the time a down train to Brighton and an up train Dover were passing up on th e li ne. Th e decease d w 3 s Iva of ing between the up rails, and it i s su pp ose d t h a t the noisei r the down train prevented hi m from hearing the other, oci although he was repeatedly called t o h e t oo k no no ti c e, g ri f the engine struck him to the groun d, th e w h ee l s passe d ev e , him, and lie was almost instantly crushed t o d ea th . Net `-or slightest blame appeared to attach to the guar d, driver' ,4 any person connected with th e t ra i n , an d t h e j ury return a verdict of "Accidental De a th." Y)1310 1 RE-INTERMENT OF THE R EMAINS OF T HE --- OF SUSSEX.—Yesterday, at eleven o' c l oc k , th e L or d Chasetbe"", ii ; Earl Delawarr, and the executors of his late Royal Highnes s Duke of Sussex, attended by several of the Di r ectors of the 1 :„. sal-green Cemetery, superintended the removal of the cool taining the remains of his Royal Highness from the cataconl4o which it was originally deposited to the mausoleum just erected i 0 its reception. The coffin was rai se d on th e f une ral altar s' l 7 , the chapel, and from thence conveyed with a ll due ceremony ti be final resting. place. The ceremony was s t r i c tly p r ivate. It W et s remembered that shortly after the demise of his Royal Ilig h „ n r y of splendid mausoleum was proposed to be erected to the Inet n 7od the Puke by the Freemasons of E ng l an d, o f w hich, ancien t but honourable order his Royal Highness was the Grandmast e r, in accordance with the wishes e xp resse d b y t h e Duchess °f.,;„-cer ness, and other members of the f am il y o f t h e ill us t r ious . 1— en t that intention has been abandoned, and the present ro° °° :tesi has been erected at their own p r i va t e expense. T h e ,pot r'e , c•r as the situation for this mon ument i s t h e centre o f the . :he miler grass plat immediat e ly i n front of the chape l, 3 9 ,,at upper end of the cemetery. The tomb consists ofa ca pacioui or chamber, into whi c h th e roya l rema i ns will soon b e trans° it 0. from beneath the chapel, w h ere t h ey now rest. The •Sulttecti deep square excavation, sufficiently capacious to contain 00- f i n g, or twenty calls, Sagged at the bottom with Yorkshire P s : j er and surrounded by b r i c k wa ll s, o f i mmense th i ckness , the Sis surface being covered with a smooth facing of cement• me brick-work forms the resting-place for five stone s , which arLtiittich the entire of the above g r ou n d- wor k o f th e monumen t, and - t he are of grey Aberdeen granite. The four stones which form in walls of the monument are each rather more than fourteen fe et to length, and about t we iteet in height and thickness. The" are ,„ be surmounted by the crowning stone, w hi c h has the .. 0s 0 attached to it all ready for lifting, an enormous block of th e This granite, weighing, it is estimated, upwards of three tons. stone, like the others, is without the slightest inscription , 7i t o men% or device of any kind, with the exception, however , ° „ t ire upper surface being slightly bevelled off at the sides. The e " height of the monument does not exceed four feet. It !;: g u nt. rounded by fourteen pillarr, each three feet six inches it' t'"the quite plain, and composed of the same species of granite "• monument, but connected with each other by chains. STORNOWAY, APRIL 10.—Preparatiuns are 1 113 oar . here already for the ea r ly h err i ng fishing, which c lo t mences next mouth. The curers who were her e : „ eo t year have engage d t h e i r o ld stances, an d an ern" ' s ot curer from the east coast has also taken a stance. or seven sl o op s , f rom t h e Cl y d e, are comingto fib with their own boats, t wo o f w hi c h fi s h e d their 0 . cargoes last year in th ree wee k s , at th e adjoin ln q harbour of Cromore. A num b er o f b oats h ave a l rea dy arrice" . from the east coa s t, an d t h ey are at present successfully' pt ril secuting the cod and ling tisitimr. They will remain T ., about the middle of M a y, w h e n the het-ring fishing c c r„; mences. John Scobie, Es q ., f ac t or o f t h e island, isleiv b o every encouragement to c urers an d fi s h ermen.At lately built an excellent store and curing she' b i , Cromore, and he is at present b u ildi ng anot h er at BaY-10; there is also a space of ground laid off at the latter plac e _, O drying nets Fishe rm e n w h o i n t en d com i ng h ere this sT oni should be made aware th a t th e s i ze o f ne t requ ired is 1r 34 to 35 meshes per yard. —lnverness Courier. Monk - Three females di e d l as t wee k i n the p ar i s h of d ber 6 wearmouth, Sunderland, whose united ages nut° two hundred and sixty years. the The Exeter G aze tt e , o f S a t ur d a y, contradicts report that Sir William Follett is about to resign his office. BIBTHB. On the 16th inst., at Grove-hill-terrace, Camberwell - 0 "4 Mrs. James Hastie, of a son. f gar Vel On the 19th inst., at Wo r thi ng , S ussex , t h e l a dy Morris, Esq., pf a daughter. rrhoMo On the 20th inst., at Regent-square, the wife of Walker, Esq., of a aughter. gar' On the 20th inst., th e wi f e o f Ch ar l es W oo ll e y, Esq" pur-street, of a son. On the 2lst inst., at Sydenham. common, Kent, Mrs of a son. On the 20th inst., th e l a d y o f Dr. Spurgin, , o f Gaildfad street, Russell-square, of a daughter. MAIED. On the 12th inst at St. Pancr RR as Church, Middlesex, rr J. r , Inman, to Louisa M aria, second daughter of Charles Fo Wle Esq., late of Staplegrove, Somerset. the On the 17th inst„ at Buckland, Monachorum, Dev 18- Rev. John Williams, Rector of Wigginton, Oxon, to e,' " tian, daughte r o f T. Gill, Esq., M.P., of Buckland Abb e :4o, On the 12th in s t., a t Clapham, Mr. Richards, of La m b Mary Wenham, eldest daughter of Mr. James Fairbairg of Clapham •rise. DIED. On the 9th inst., at Ostend, James Henry Horatioo,oonilk.Ys°)l Norfo l k' of the Rev. W. H. Tudor, Rector of Syd ers tone, w e n% On the 12th inst., Joseph Stainton, Esq., of Bigger s in the county of Lanark. Jag° On the 12th inst., Frances, widow of the late Mr. Death, of Waltham Abbey, Essex. y e of th ° On the 13th inst., at Oxford, Mary Charlotte, w Rev. R. J. Spraager, M.A. reete hlr ' On the 16th Inst., at Belvidere, Cannington, Some Catherine, relict of the late J. Poole, Esq. On the 16th inst., at Ashburton, Mr. Johnstone. ,co.. O n the 17th inst„ at Dulwich, Harriet Agnes, wife 64 tain Plumridge, R.N. On the 18th inst., Mr. Robert Laws, of the King of per mark Tavern, Wapping. e of C• On the 18th inst., near Tunbridge-wells, Louisa, W ll. P. Cay, Esq., late of Tunstal Lodge, Durham. lf ' e o f , On the 18th inst., at Hatton-garden, Mary, vi Richard Durant Cumming. On the 19th inst., Milward, son of William Berdge t4 Zi44 Old Broad-street. 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