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Mr. LAW gave notice that, in Committee on the Maynooth 13111, 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 next, 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 fur going into Com mittee on this Bill being read, Sir ROBERT INGLIS rose and said—l trust I shall be excused for stalling the attention of the House to one or two observations—( Cries of " Petitions" )—I am quite in order.—tl.e 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 dited fund is to be 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 she,' not be put to the necee city of dividing the Howie, and that het Majesty's Ministers wilt 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 th e H ouse an d t h e country 'feel so deeply interested ? He hop. d 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 eur proceeding with this stage of the Bill to-night.—( 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 he 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 be would throw no obstacle in the way of its speedy settlement. Ile whuld, however, in the fufilment of a pledge given by h m 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 injering 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 bad an equal right to charge the other side with robbery.—( Hear, hear, cheers, and laughter.) He was obliged to support his own chapel and 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 rromoted with his influence, and by his vote, the cause of the Irish people—the cause of the Roman Catholics. He meant their civil rights, hut 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 Howick) could not help suggesting to the Right Hon. Ba:onet that the gentlemen of Scotland would be willing , to relieve him of any necess i ty for bringing the measure for- 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 Hon. 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. If he took till next year to introduce his measure, he would he 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 after 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 happ) 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 Maynooth question precedence. Mr. DUNCOMBE had a notice far that day on the subject of arrestment of wages in Scotland. If there were no epposi lion he would press the second reading, but, if it were opposed, he should give way to the Hon. Member for Sheffield. The LORD ADVOCATE said that he should feel it his duty to oppose the measure of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. Mr. WATSON expressed his willingness to postpone a motion of his on the paper for that day. The Committee of Supply on the Maynooth grant was then, postponed till Wednesday. Mr. WARD presented petitions praying that the sums of money for defraying the Government grant to Maynooth 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. Law, Mr. Bankes, Mr. Dundas, and other Hon. Members, presented petitions against the grant. Mr. B. ESCOTT presented a petition from Bridgwater in favour of the Government measure. The petitioners believed that the measure was calculated to promote the peace and happiness of Ireland. CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of the Customs 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 upon wool, and he had to state that they deeply regretted that sufficient difference was not made between home and colonial and foreign wool. Mr. HUNIE wished to know on what principle the 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 -1.7.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. Mr. KEMBLE, in presenting petitions for the remission of the duty on staves at present in the Qneen's bend 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 hand than any other dealers, and as the loss to the revenue was incon siderab's 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. HAVES 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 p os i t i on, and he thought that the objection was entirely met by the clause in the Bill Mr. RUMP: sa id it had been the , - custom to remit all duties upon goods when any large measure was passed. He thought 1 the cnstnms' duties alare the measure, and h e t ruste d t h e Govern- 1 ment would not f orsa k e this. 1r character in su c h a measure as The CHANCELLOR of the EXC HEQUER said it h a d been the custom ne ver to I demand th e i ncrease of duty when the duty had been raised, and that It the re f ore unreason able to expect that the duties shoed in hand when it had been reduced. e remitted on th e stocks Mr. HUME denied this statement, and said th a t , f or forty these tt duties. the years, it had been the cus t om to imposeth denied The CHANCELLOR o f t h e E XCH I assertion, in which he w as supported by Mr. GLADSTONE conceived that the e Robert P ee l . :Montrose had entir e ly m i sconceived the Hon. M em b er for question, there was no analoey bet ween t h e present topic and that opt: and that to which he referred. In the case of former )ears, who had obtained a remi ss i on o f t h e duties, were theparties individuals who had been led to suppose th a t th e duty would be continued. They had consequently accumulates! stocks in bond, u the duties were chargeable, a n d w hi c h impost the hwhich Legislature had remitted when those duties were remove d . After a few words from Mr. HAWES and Mr. lIUTT, Sir ROBERT PEEL remarked, that if the importers of et. foreign commodities - taidd not accept the increased trade which would res , l.l, 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 lustice done to the public revenue. He hoped, therefore, Parliament would always have a right to deai with customs duties without being shackled with the claims of parties who held goods in kind. 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, the duty on staves had been permanent, and the same right to a drawback did not, therefore, apple to them as it did to sugar. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up the following clause . "1 • And whereas it is expedient that cor- rect accounts may continue to be taken of the value of the im ports of I 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 shall be 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. ; and it shall be lawful fur 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 and 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. Ile 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 consid:red 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 Iliad 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 course 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 had 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 tow ards 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 Ilouse 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 Cummittee of Colonial Accounts. The motion was carried, and the House adjourned at Twelve. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. FRIDAY, APRIL 18. The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders : Frisk Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway). Waterford and Limerick Railway. Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway. London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway (Ex tension from Dudley to Wolverhampton). East Dereham and Norwich Railway. London and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch ). London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford, and Tun bridge Branch). London and Croydon Railway Enlargement. London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham Branc). South- Eastern Railway (London and Greenwich Railway Widening and Extension). South- Eastern Railway (Tonbridge to Tonbridge Wells) Chsrnet Valley Railway. Cambridge and Lincoln Railway,—Petition for addi tional provision ; referred to the Select Committee on Peti • tions for Private Bills. COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. South Eastern Railway (Hungerford-bridge to Chilham, with Branches). South Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Tunbridge and Pad dock Wood). Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway. Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway. Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension Railway. Diss and Colchester Junction Railway. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester &c., Exten sions) Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Deviation). Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton Line). Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch and Cheltenham Extension). Midland Railways Company (Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase). Aberdare Railway. Guildford Junction Railway. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway. Londonderry and Enniskilien Railway. North Wales Mineral Railway. Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston 'Railway. Liverpool. Ormskirk, and Preston Railway (Skelmeredale Branch). Staines and Richmond Railway. TUESDAY, APRIL 22. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23. Goole and Doncaster Railway. Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Rail ways. 2. Mr. T. D. Arland (West Somerset), 3. Hon. W. Cowper (Hertford), 4. Dr. Stock (Cashel), 5. Mr. Thomas Baring (Huntingdon), to whom they have referred the Bills and pntjects comprised in group E., viz :- 1. Northumberland Railway. 2. Newcastle and Berwick Railway, 3. Newcastle and Darlington Rail Way (Brandling Junc tion), 4. Neweastle•upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Ty ne mouth Extension). The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 29, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. The Hon. H. Liddell (North Durham)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Christopher (Lincolnshire), 3. Sir Edmund Hayes (Donegal County), 4. Mr. Entwisle (Lancashire), .5. Mr. H. R. Yorke (York), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group G. and G 2, viz.:- 1. Bristol and Exeter Branches Railway, 2. London and South We3tern Railway (Yeovil Exten sion), 3. London and South Western Railway (Hook Pit Branch), 4. London and South 'Western Railway (Basingstoke, 5. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, 6. Southampton and Dorchester Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 29, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Mr. Hawes (Lambeth)— Chairman, 2. Viscount Emlvn (Pembrokeshire), 3. Mr. Smollett (Dumbartonshire), 4. Hon. F. Charteris (East Goucester), 5. Mr. F. French (Roscommon), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group 0., viz.:- 1. Trent Valley Railway, 2. Churnet Valley Railway, 3. Grand Junction Railway (Potteries Branch), 4. Tamworth and Rugby Railway, 5. Manchester and Birmingham Railway (Macclesfield Branch Extension). The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 29, at Twelve o'clock. And a Committee of 1. Mr. Hayter ( Wells)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Langston (Oxford), _ . 3. Mr. Vernon IGtrcourt (Oxfordshire), 4. Mr. Sturt (Dorsetshire), 5. Mr. Plumptre (East Kent), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group U., viz..— ; 1. Hull and Gainsborough Railway. 2. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 29, at Twelve o'clock. THURSDAY, APRIL 24. Glasgow Harbour Union Railway. Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2). FRIDAY, APRIL 25. London and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch). Harwich and Eastern Counties Railway (No. 2). NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. FRIDAY, APRIL 18. Caledonian Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 28, at twelve. Clydesdale Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Dion day, April 28, at twelve. Scottish Central Railways,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 28, at twelve. The Committee of Seleution have appointed the Select Com mittees on the following additional groups M. Q. and 00. to meet in the week commencing Monday, May 5. The following is the List froi lected to serve on those Hai mence their sittings in the v Mr. Bramston Mr. lirotherton Mr. Collett (Athlone) Sir Thomas Colebrooke Mr. Evelyn Denison Sir C. Douglas Mr. Divett Viscount Duncan Sir Thomas Esmonde Mr. B. Escott Captain Gladstone Mr. Charles Goring Sir J. Hanmer Lord Hothain Mr. Hussey Mr. G. W. Heneage Viscount Ingestro Earl Jermyn Mr.. Hope Johnstone Mr. Kemble n which Members will b. - iway Committees which aOht reek beginning Monday, Way 5. Mr. Labouchere Mr. Lockhart Mr. Lindsay Mr. Macaulay Mr. Mundy The O'Conor Don Mr. Stafford O'Brien Mr. Ord Mr. Pusev Sir J. R. held Colonel RoHeston Captai❑ Rous Mr. Sheridan Sir William Somerville Sir George Staunton Mr. Villiers Stuart Mr. Shaw Mr. James S. Wortley. Captain Wemyss Mr. Charles Wood. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. Sub-Committee (No. 1.) This Committee, consisting of Mr. Pakington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. V. Start, and other Members, met yesterday. ABERDARE RAILWAY. This is to be a branch line of eight miles in length, com mencing at the -Navigation House station on the Taff Vale Railway ; cost 50,000!. Mr. Venables submitted the necessary formal proof, and the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. The length of the line is fifty-seven miles, and the cost 450,000/. Engineer, Sir John MeNiel. Standing orders complied with. NORTH WALES MINERAL RAILWAY. Standing orders complied with. Committee (No. 2.) WEST YOKKSHIRE. The names of the Committee are—Mr. P. M. Stewart, Renfrewshire, Chairman ; Mr. Moore O'Ferrall, Kildare Mr. Redington, Dundalk ; Mr. Rice, Dover ; Mr. Trotter, Surrey. The Committee having remained in deliberation for some time, admitted the parties shortly after one o'clock, when The CHAIRMAN said that from the mass of business before them the Committee had resolved to take the lines in the following order :—They would first take the Heywood branch, from Manchester to Leeds; then the line to Burnley; then that to Manchester and Huddersfield; then the Dewsbury and Leeds; and then the West Riding and West York shire Bills; and when those should have been disposed of they would take up the Leeds and Thirsk Bill. A Learned Consisan having stated that he appeared for the Harrogate and Ripon line, by which all the traffic on that line would be conveyed from Harrogate and Knares , borough, The CHAIRMAN said that what had fallen from the learned Counsel convinced the Committee that the course they had resolved upon to adopt would be the most convenient one, as it would have the effect of relieving the town and the city of a great number of people. He HOW would beg to express a hope that none of the Learned Counsel would introduce any topic that was not distinctly relevant to the subject, because, do what they (the Committee) would they would be obliged to sit there for a length of time, and at much greater inconvenience than those at the other end of the room. He hoped also that the counsel would give the Committee credit for being in possession of such local knowledge of the different lines, the population, traffic, &c., as would render it unnecessary for counsel to enter upon what he might call the A B C matter, and thus not substitute tongue for time. Mr. HILL said, that as he was placed in the unenviable position of senior counsel here, he begged to assure the Committee that he, and those who acted with him, would be far from doing anything from sordid motives, and would therefore do all they could to facilitate the business before the Committee; but he hoped the Committee would ask the House. of Commons for the dom. meats on which the Board of Trade had founded their report upon this line. The CHAIRMAN said there was an order to that effect al ready before the House air all proposed lines approved of by the Board of Trade. Mr. Hienvann then proceeded with the case for which he appeared as counsel. He had laid before the Committee the plan of the Manchester and Leeds line, except the Bury and Heywood, which, if ex tended about four miles further than it now did, would give a great facility of access from a number of towns to the main line. The town of Heywood had 15,000 inhabitants and Bury 24,000, and both towns had extensive cotton manufac tures, and the line had been approved of by the Board of Trade. Mr. Hayle, a witness, was then called, and his deposition was to the effect that the present roads between Heywood and Bury were very hilly and inconvenient. Mr. Sergeant BELeasis opposed tho line, on behalf of the Eyre and Caldon Canal Company, on the ground that the line would injure their traffic. The CHAIRMAN said it appeared to him that the object of the Learned Counsel was to prove his locus standi here. Mr. HILDYARD said;that the line did not cross the canal at all, but ran parallel with it. The CHAIRMAN said the opposition appeared to the Com mittee to be very far fetched, and was matter more for con sideration when the details came to be discussed, than at present. Captain Lawee, manager of the Manchester and Leeds line, deposed that there was a very extensive traffic between Heywood and Bury, and that there were very large ma chine and wool manufactories in each town. In cross-ex. amination he said he had never seen an agreement by the Manchester and Leeds Company to pay the Eyre Canal Company 40,000/. a year. The CHAIRMAN said that all this appeared to be irrelevant, as the question before the Committee was the proof of the preamble of the Bill. It was then agreed upon to admit the preamble as proved. The Burnley line was then taken up, and Counsel con tended that its necessity was so apparent that he need not take the trouble of proving it, and, as the Bill was unopposed, he would proceed to call his witnesses. Mr. John Moore deposed that Burnley was divided into two townships, one of which contained 19,000 inhabitants, and worsted and cotton mills to the amount of from 500 to 1,000 horse-power. The proposed line would considerably diminish the pre sen t cos t o f t h e transit of goods. Mr. Ilepwood, cotton spinner, corroborated the l as t w it ness. Counsel said that thi s was all the evidence they intended to offer on this line, and would, therefore, proceed to the next—namely, LYNN AND ELY, ?AND ELY AND HUNTINGDON LINES. The Committee appointed to investigate the merits of these lines met yesterday in Committee-room No. 11. The Committee were Lord Palmerston, the Chairman, Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Wyse. anti Mr. F. Berkeley. The Lynn and Ely line was first considered. The princi pal petition against it was that of the Middle and South Level. Mr. Austin, Mr. Sergeant Wragham, Mr. M. Smith, and Mr. Baggerly appeared for the Bill. Mr. Talbot and Mr. Paget appeared for the petition. Mr. AUSTIN stated the case for the promoters of the Bill. He said that the length of the line between Lynn and Ely was 26i miles. The population of Lynn was 18,000. There was a branch to Wisbeach, the length of which was 106 miles. The population of Wisbeach was 12,000. There was also a branch line, called the Harbour Branch, of seven-eighths of a mile ; the total length of proposed line was, therefore, 37i miles. It was also proposed to make a line from Elv to Huntingdon, and front thence to Bedford. The length from Eiy to Huntingdon was 25 miles ; that made an en tire length of proposed line of 62i miles. It was proposed that both lines should be placed under an united management. The levels on the line were good, the gradients were good, and it was a line on which no such thing as tunnel; would be thought of: With regard to the trade at present, it was carried on by navigation, by means of four rivers, the Cam, the Ouse, the Lark, and Little Ouse. Now with regard to each, and several of those, he would show that the navigation of them was slow uncertain, inconvenient, and expensive. If the Committee looked at: the map and considered the position of the northern counties of England, that the commerce with Lynn was earned on through the town and port of Hull and Gainsborough, and thence by sea to Lynn. In this way the passage was made to Lynn, and in this way the traffic in manufactured goods, as hardware, was carried on. The re was also a considerable traffic carried on between coat expectedo of t a n h d teh L le o i rnneed b would e n tw in e e a bn g y ay c unglnurt gross ns r s a dl Elyomw e c a e s 0 . 3 0 of 4 T 3 h , 0001 , 0 0 o e e . ty atn a d t was a d net income 0f25,800/ giving a re t urn of Bi, per cent. on the expenditure. The gross income was expected to be made up by 16,000/. from the profits on the carriage of coals, slates, &c., and 27,000/. wa s expected from the carriage of passengers and traffic. The only substantial petition against the line was that of the Middl e and South evel. The petitioners stated that they owed 48,0004 and that th ey wou l d be seriouslyinjured if the traffic which they had at praaelit gm attracted from them by a railway. That Cambridge and Lincoln Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, April 28, at twelve. Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. I),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Monday. April 28. Great Western (Ireland) Railway (Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Wed. nesday, April 2:3. Sheffield and Rotheram Railway,—Committee on Bill, April 28, at twelve. Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway, —Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 29, at twelve. Newcastle and Berwick Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 29, at twelve. Grand Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, April 29, at twelve. Preston and Wyre Railway Branches,—Second reading, Tuesday, April 22. Exeter and Crediton Railway,—Second reading, Tuesday, April 22. Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2)—Committee on petition postponed from Tuesday, April 22, till Thursday, April 24. Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier (No. 2), — Committee on petition, postponed from Monday, April 21, till Friday, April 25. Bridgwater Navigation and Railway,—Report, Monday, April 21. Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway (No. '2), —Committee on petition, postponed from Monday, April 21, till Friday, April 25. Monmouth and Hereford Railway,—Second reading, Tues day, April 22. Vrighton and Chichester (Portsmouth Extension) Rail. way,—Second reading, Tuesday, April 22. Scottish Midland Junction Railway,—Eecond reading, Tuesday, April 22. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, A PREL 22, 1845. was the substantial ground of objection, but as they were not in a worse position than any others in this respect, and as it is not a Parliamentary ground of objection, they further stated that the Bill contained no provision for the protection of their works, and for the drainage. But the Company were ready to make any reasonable protection that might be thought necessary with regard to the branch to Lynn ; it crossed a bit of land belonging to the petitioners, and that was the reason they Game there. Mr. C. Willett, Mr. Ile), Mr. Cresswell (banker, of Lynn), and Mr. Charles Berners Preston, were then called by Mr: Austin. The result of their testimony was to show that the proposed line would be of the greatest benefit to the town and neighbourhood of Lynn. Mr. TALBOT said it was not his intention to object that the town of Lynn would not be benefited by a line of railway between that place and Ely. Mr. AUSTIN would be obliged to his Learned Friend if he stated then what his objection was. Mr. TALBOT said the time for that was not come, but he would tell his Learned Friend that he had a very substantial objection. Several persons were called who proved that the navigation between Ely and Lynn was liable to be stopped in winter and summer, and caused great injury to persons engaged in trade. Others were called ho proved that the proposed line would be of the greatest advantage to the agricul:urists along the line, who on an average sent up 122,000 head of sheep in the year to London at a cost of 3d. per head, and an average of from 170 to 200 beasts at a cost of 2s. 3d. per head. Mr. Rastrick, engineer (examined by Mr. S ergean t WRANGIWI) said he surveyed the line in question, and con sidered it the best that could be selected for a railway line. f T e h re er i e n ‘ t y h e e re le i a lo st en w g i i t u h eetrh h eanks or the nav i gat i on. Theyi gb difficulties. Th ey di d not inter • had bridges, but they did not interfere in the least with drainages. lie went over the line with Mr. Brunel, who was employed on behalf of the Bedford Level Commissioners, and they agreed that not the least injury would be done to the batiks, or drainages, or navigation. He had calculations of the expenses of making the line. The engineering cost was about 248,826/. The cost of land was about 51,1741. The line was made with a view to a double set of rails, but only one set of rails would be laid down. Mr. Sergeant WBANGHAM said that the Company would consent to the usual clause of laying down the double set of rails when the Board of Trade required it. The case for the promoters of the Bill having closed, Mr. TAI-nor said that the time was now come for him to state his opposition to the Bill, which he would do in a very short time. His Learned Friend might have sent him away from the Committee, if those whom he represented made compensation to those whom he (Mr. Talbot) represented. He did not mean to deny that a railroad com munication would not be greatly beneficial to the town of Lynn. lie did not rest his case as a competing case, for he admitted that in that view he would not have any locus standi before the Committee, but on the peculiar circum- stances of the case. The objection then was that the loss which would accrue from the means now possessed by the parties for whom he appeared being taken from them, they would not be able to keep up and maintain the cuts made for the drainage of the country, which was so necessary even for the railway itself, for that was the point. The Commissioners of the Eaubrink works possessed an income of 11,801/., their ]abilities were 9,0001., leaving them a balance of 2,800/. They would loee or e-half their navigation tolls by the rail War, and the residue would be totally inadequate to the mainte nance of the drain. The South Level Commissioners had a total income of 5,050/., and their liabilities and expenditure was 2,350/. They would lose 2s. 3d. of their navigation tells, which would be equal to 1,9004 leaving them a balance of 450/. The consequence would be that a large acreage tax of probably 9s. or 10s. would be imposed to keep the drains in a tit state. This was a pe culiar case, distinct from the case of a turnpike-road or a canal, and he hoped he had laid a :uffiaient case before the Committee to establish a claim for compensation to be derived from the unestiinnted profit of the Railway on an average of three years. Adjourned to 'twelve o'clock this day. OLDHAM. Oldham was divided into two branches—namely, Oldham proper and Mumps, and the question now before the Com mittee was, to carry on the line to Mumps. Two witnesses were called, who deposed as to the utility of the line, and said that the population of Oldham was 24,000, and contained several manufactories, the transit of the produce of which would be greatly facilitated and cheapened by the proposed line. Mr. Sergeant BELIASIS said he held in his hand a docu ment which, he contended, was an agreement, signed by Cartain Laves, entered into by the Manchester and Leeds Company, to pay the Canal Company a certain sum. If the Committee should be satisfied that that was a valid docu ment, he would propose the substitution of a clause in the Bill remedying this crying evil. The CHAIIIIKAN said the Committee were unanimous in de claring that they had not the power to insert any such clause in the Bill. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS said his clients would then try their clause at another tribunal. All the clauses were then, with some verbal amendments, agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then announced that the Committee would go no further than this Bill to-day, and to-morrow, at twelve WClock, they would proceed with the Huddersfield and Manchester line. Mr. BAINES begged of the Chairman to procure the order of the Speaker of the House of Commons to compel the at tendance of certain witnesses upon the West Yorkshire line, who had refused to come. TROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF TESTER DAY. The Committee on the C group of railways, consisting of Mr. Barneby, Chairman, Sir W. Clay, Sir Winston Barron, Lord Dahneny, and Mr. Somes, sat this morning in Committee-room 14, on the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junc tion Railway. Mr. WHATELEY, who was assisted by Mr. Baines and Mr. Yates, appeared for the Company, and after a brief opening address, relied on the Committee allowing the preamble of the Bill. Mr. TEMPLE opposed it on behalf of a lady named Horse fall, but was not prepared to sustain his objection, in conse quence of his client not expecting the discussion to come on t o- day. This objection the Committee overruled, although Mr. WHATELEY expressed his readiness for an adjourn ment. Miss Horsefall's petition was the only one against the Bill, and the Company were ready to make her any rea sonable compensation for the injury she had sustained by the line passing through her garden. The Company were willing to give her 2,0001. for the injury done to her property, while the loss sustained could not -be more than 3001. ; altogether Miss Horsefall valued the property at 6,0001. It was clearly an exaggeration, but the Company were willing to bear an extravagant charge rather have their prospect impeded, and if the petitioner chose to appoint arbitrators, they were quite willing to abide the decision. Though ready, therefore, to postpone the consideration for the Committee, yet he thought that no great loss could accrue from proceeding. Mr. Thomas Smith, solicitor, was examined on the sub scription contract. By his statement it appeared that there were fifty-two subscribers to the undertaking, all of whom were locally interested. The amount of their capital was 37,850/. ; and, besides these, there were 106 other share holders, whose subscriptions amounted to 90,150/. After a statement from Mr. Sutcliffe, who proved that the line was likely to be beneficial to the town of Huddersfield, Mr. Charles Cope was called; by his statement it appeared that the long traffic would be 21,881/., and the local receipts 47,9531., which left a net revenue of 41,9901. That was pre suming that this was the only line between Huddersfield and Preston, but if the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway was carried out this amount would have to be altered. There were two Bills before Parliament, of which this was one. The other was the Manchesier and Huddersfield, which was an extension of the present Manchester and Leeds line. By the promotion of the proposed line a great advantage would be obtained in the facility of intercourse with the north-west Districts of the country, and, by that means, even were the other line formed-a profit would accrue to the company of more than three times the loss which they would sustain from the local competition of the Manchester and Huddersfield line. Mr. Locke and Mr. Gee, the engineers, were examined as to the difficulties of construction, and from their evidence it appeared that the works would be of a difficult and expen sive character, in consequence of the abruptness of the coun try, and though therewould be both tunnellings and viaducts, as well as deep cuttings, yet that the estimate was up to the ine lw xpens , c an li d thkelyat iyteonbe t i h n r c o u u r g re h d a , stphaecehisghhoesatogrf six ad milesientbe . ing 1 The Committee allowed the preamble of the Bill to be tillproved, t,ei twelve this i sday, deferred whentli the c otnhsehil nri e raut ir) i on. is f t o the e opposition .res um e d to it ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.— On Sunday, the 19th inst., a gentleman, a passenger to Bristol by the twelve o'clock down-train from the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, discovered, shortly before the train arrived at Slough, that he had lost bis purse con taining Bank of England notes to the amount of 9001., besides 01. 10s. in gold and Bs. 6d. in silver. Immediately on the arrival of the train at the Slough station, he proceeded direct to the office of the electric telegraph, in a state of very great excitement, not knowing whether he had been robbed of his money in the railway carriage or had lo s t i t before he entered the train. Information of the loss was instantaneously transmitted to the superintendent of the telegraph at the Paddington terminus, who immediately pro. seeded to the booking-office, where the gentleman paid for his ticket, where the purse and its contents were found un touched. Within five minutes from the time of the loss being made known at the Slough Telegraph-office, the gentleman had the satisfaction of knowing. by means of this extraordi nary invention, that his property was safe, and shortly after wards he received it by the following train. DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND ROBBERY AT BIRMINGHAM—EarIy on Saturday morning adreadful attempt at murder was made on an elderly woman, at her own residence, in Cleveland-street, in the above town. It appears that the old lady, whose name is Askew, is a w id ow, who li ve d by herself on a small income derivable from mill power, which she let off to a number of tenants. On Friday evening she left home to visit her son, Mr. Askew, the landlord of the Leopard, in Brierly-street. She remained there until near eleven o'clock, when she returned home to her house and went to bed by h erse lf . About o ne o ' c l oc k some thieves removed the s h u t ter f rom t h e window of the back kitchen, and h av i ng cut out a pane o f g lass, th broke off the in s id e f astening, and effecte d an e ntrance into the place. Th e y then proceeded up sta i r s, taking with them , y a large p o k er , and entered the bed-room of Mrs. Askew, and struck her a violent blow on the head, and two other severe blows on the hands. Fortunately, however, this violence did not take the desired effect, and the poor woman violently screamed out, upon which the robbers made their escape out of the house, having broken o p en some boxe s , and ransacked the place belo w in search of money, whi c h th e well known h a bit s of Mrs. Askew had led th em to expect. A woman who lived in the house adjoinin g M rs. Askew ' s, h ear d the screams, and went to the o ld l a d y ' s assistance, an d f ou nd her literally covered with bl oo d , i n a very exhauste d s tate. A number of police offi cers were s eeilil on the spot, and tracked the thieves o u t of the house y t h e b y marks of blood, which they left with their hands, b u t they could not, however, get any clue to the i r re t r eat. Mrs. Askew was the n removed to the General Hospital, which is close to her residence, and there she received every necessary attention, and afterwards gave such information as enabled the officers to find concealed in her house con siderable sums of money. Fifty sovereigns were found secreted in her bedstead, and a few sovereigns and silver in other parts of the house. It was no doubt the knowledge that the old woman had the money con ealed, which led to the dreadful attack upon her life, although it would appear the parties had no knowledge of where it was concealed, or they could have obtained it without difficulty. Mrs. Askew is still in the ho s p ital, and the officers are act i ve l y engage d i n search of the offenders. LOVE AND FOLLY.—In an action for breach of pro mise of marriage, Commins v. Willesford, tried at Exeter on Saturday week, Mr. Justice Colerid.ge, in sutnming up , said that he believed the lo ve l e tt ers of the cleverest men never did much credit to their heads. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. GLOBE.—Whenever Lord John Russell shall bring on for discussion his Resolutions touching the condition of the Labouring Classes (which stand at present for the 1- t of May), we hope the House of Commons will be induced to give to the whole subject a fair and earnest discussion. In the entire range of English politics there is no question more vitally connected not only . with the general welfare of the State, but with the well-being of every particular interest of whieh it is composed—than what shall be done during the next ten years towards elevating and improving the condition of the great mass of our population? It may not be easy to answer it—but it is obvious enough that it must be answered, and that without much further delay. Taking only the commercial aspect of the subject —con sidering the labouring classes only as they are sub servient to the support and advancement of English commerce, their condition urgently demands, and affords scope for, very extensive improvement. The minute arid extensiverarliamentary inquiries instituted during the last few years into the sanatory state of the populous districts in which our e'lief manufactures are carried on have ieeele gene rally accessible a large amount of new and valuable informa tion concerning the merely physical causes in operation affect ing the health, morals, and general intelligence of the working classes ; and we believe that among those whose attention has been directed to the results of these inquiries, no doubt is now entertained, that, indepen dently of all other measures, the condition of by far the greater portion of the inhabitants of these districts admits of very material improvement by the adoption only of arrangements for the better construction, cleansing, ana lighting of their dwellings, and supplying them more efficiently with air and water, Serious difficulties, it will be said, present themselves iu the application of these new ar rangements. This, of course, must be anticipated. There are difficulties in the way of every great im provement. The first and greatest will, in this case, probably be found even in the habits and prejudices of the labouring . classes themselves ; and others may arise from an occasionally necessary interference with rights of property found to be identified with the continuance of old arrangements. But there is nothing in these, or in any other obstacles which can be fairly anticipated in doing what is most clearly expedient for the improvement of our large towns and popul us districts, which ought to stand in the way of an immediate commencement of practical measures. Free trade—emigration—education—have each their special op ponents upon grounds more or less tangible, and, for one reason or other, perhaps, not easily dealt with ; but it is not very likely that any influential class or party will be found to offer any serious opposition to the better lighting, cleansing, and ventilating of the working man's dwell ing. It is, we believe, only necessary for the middle and upper classes to earnestly devote some little time and attention to the subject in the exercise of the Legislative au thority, imperial and municipal, which has been placed in their hands for the benefit of all, in order to carry into effect, within a few years, every one of the recommendations hi. therto offered to the Legislature by the Health of Towns Committee. It is the more important to direct public atten tion to this portion of the physical aspect of the condition of the labouring poor, as it has evidently not yet received nearly the consideration it merits. Not only is defective sewerage, ventilation, and cleanliness constantly marked by the prevalence of fever among these subjected to its in fluence, but it is productive of indirect effects upon the social economy of the population, which, though less obvious, are still more important and extensive in 1 their operation. It is now established beyond doubt, that, chiefly from this class of causes, the lives of labourers and artisans are commonly shorter by one-fourth, or even one-third, than those of the classes comparatively exempted from them. And during life, besides the suffering endured by the individuals, a large additional burden is thrown upon charitable institutions, hospi ta!s, and dispensaries—whilst the early death of parents leaves a great number of children without t natural guide or protector, diminishes their chance of receiving a proper training, facilitates their falling into crime, and in some shape or other almost inevitably makes them a burden on the public. A diminution of bodily health and vigour tends everywhere strongly to the destruction of habits of industry, and interferes, with overwhelming in fluence, to prevent the development of that intelligence, independence, and spirit, which the friends of the working classes of society so much lament their want of. Physical produces mental depression, and the mind shares the dulness and apathy forced upon the body. Thus, the lowest stage of wretchedness is usually accompanied by the least sensibility to it, and often by an entire absence of desire to escape from the consequent degradation. RAILWAY BILLS. -- - - Committees on Railway Bills appointed by the Committee of Selection, on Friday. 18th April, 1845. 1. Select Committee on group B. Mr. Stanton (Stroud), selected and added to the Commit tee ; Mr. More O'Ferrall discharged. 2. Select Committee on group C. Lord Dalmeny (Stirling, &c.) selected and added to the Committee; Dr. Boyd discharged. 3. Select Committee on group D. Mr. Bernal (Weymouth), selected and appointed Chair man of the Committee; the Hon. R. Clive dis charged. The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Select Committees on Railway groups. A Committee of 1. Mr. John Parker (Sheffield)-Chairman, 2. Viscount Ebrington (Plymouth), 3. Mr. Buller East (Winchester), 4. Sir Philip Egerton (South Cheshire), 5. The Hon. G. S. Smythe (Canterbury), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects com prised in group DD., viz.:- 1. Caledonian Railway, *). Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, 3. Clydesdale Junction Railway, 4. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 5. Scottish Central Railway, The Select Committee will meet on Monday, 28th April, at 12 o'clock. A Committee of 1. Lord Courtenay (South Devon)-Chairman, 2. Mr. Darby (East Sussex ), 3. Mr. Poulett Scrope (Stroud). 4. Mr. McGeachy (Honiton), 5. Mr. Baring Wall (Guildford), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects com prised in group X., viz :- 1. London and York Railway, 2. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Railway Direct, 3. Cambridge and Lincoln Railway, 4. Direct Northern Railway, 5. Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Hun tingdon), b. 8. EE 9. Eastern a a Easterna st te e r on coCcunuuunnutttitiieieeessssitßaßaaßsailiiwliwwlawaayayyym(( FE(eiit,Eflnyslyobardunardya_nn:E%d'hxi:i4titiegntnlgcoesisiet;sehinav%)).ad,,Exe): 10. Mtiednlsainodn)kailways Extension (Swinton and Railway Lin coln),Extension (Lincoln and Ely), Midlandll. 12. Rotherha m , B awtry, and Gamsborough Junction Railway, otin" itaiteriltaw•ay Ex tension, o d r L t h i n lt co i l d n l s a h n i d r e a! n a n D c 1 14 3 .. Y Sh o e rk ffie a l ri d d tension, Tlhse. sle'oletetetnchoammmanigarwrihagnlzsitzettuJnudnacyti,oAnpßria Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Lord John Russell (London),-Chairman, 2. Mr. Pendarves (West Cornwall), 3. Mr. Lefro (Longford County), 4. Mr. Ross (Belfast), 5. Mr. Phillpots (Gloucester), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group Y., viz :- 1. Midland Branches Railway, 2. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, April 28, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Lord Wonky (Liacolashire).Clairmart, LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, APRIL 2l.—Wind this day at noon, Northerly, fresh breeze, and fine. DEAL, APRIL 19.—Several oars, white blades, and 'some butter firkins, marked" Ostrfriesrisch, F. H., M. H., 42, H.G.G.;' (Hanoverian horse). have been landed here from the galliot lost on the Goodwin Sands. OFF ST. ALBAN'S HEAD, APRIL 17.—Rebecca, Buenos Ayres for London. OFF THE WIGHT, APRIL 20.—Calcutta, Ross, Hobart Town, sailed Jan. 9, and Pernambuco 14th lt. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL. 19—Wind E.N.E. to S.E. —Arrd. Bareurs, Vreenster, Batavia for Rotterdam, sld. Dec. 20; Ada, Stone, Jamaica ; Daphne Cape of Good Hope. The hull of the vessel reported on the Goodwin Sands yes terday proves to be a foreign hoy, or ketch ; ,a small cask belonging to her is marked "Osterisch," with a horse under neath, and "T. H.—M. H. 42." She beat off the sands during the night, and about three r. M. this day was seen about three miles to the eastward, both masts standing, mast-heads light blue. The boats report having seen on the off part of the Goodwin Sands, in seven fathoms water, a vessel's lower mast, keel upwards, supposed to be attached to a wreck. WHITSTABLE, APRIL 19.—The Margaretha, Wilt, Danish galliot, with a cargo of tares, abandoned and waterlogged, was fallen in with this morning in the Queen's Channel and brought in here, rudder gone, cargo landing; she appears to have been previously in the coal trade from Stockton cr Hull, to Altona ; crew supposed to be drowned. FALmotrrn, APRIL 19.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. Mary Gray, Storie, Valparaiso, sailed Jan. 1; Eliza Gillies, Lennox, Ichaboe ; Thomas Edward, Brickley, BuenosAyras. Off, Everhard, New Orleans for Bremen. LxvErmooL, APRIL 20.—Wind E., rnoderate.—Arrd. Pro tector, Davis, Ichaboe ; Adonis, Hamilton, Africa; Laurel, Knaiston, New Orleans; Robert, Luke, Savannah; Lancas shire, Lyon, New York. Margaret, Finnigan, Africa, after being ashore on West Hoyle, towed in from Beaumaris. The Euterpe, from St. Domingo, has been taken into the Prince's Basin from the beach at Seacombe. OFF CORK, APRIL 17.—And. Birkby, Bergin; Lucius Carey, Watson, Ichaboe ; St. Andrews, Leech, ditto.; Minerva, ditto., an proceeded with extra hands, crew laid .up with scurvy. Pmforrru, APRIL 19.—S1d. her Majesty's ship Daring, on a cruise. 20. The pilot sloop Ariel, of this port, was run into by a ship, and was found, 17th inst., about four leagues S.W. of the Eddystone abandoned, and brought in here. LAW INTELLIGENCE. BAIL COUR7', April 21. - There were no motions of any interest this morning, (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) JENNINGS V. HADDOCK THE ELDER. Mr. V. Lee for the plaintiff, Mr. Petersdorff for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover an amount of 301. on an acceptance granted under the following circumstances : —The defendants son, a publisher in North Wellington street, required pecuniary assistance in his business to the above amount, and his father accepted a bill for 301. This an attorney of the name of Coles, in Holborn, undertook to ge discounted. After the lapse of a few days Coles gave the de fendant's son a note to a Mr. Dipple, also a publisher in Holywell-street, who advanced 101. upon the collateral secu rity of the cm( ptance, which was to remain in Mr. Coles' hands. A second advance of 10/. was afterwards made by the same gentleman. The defendant subsequently paid back to Mr. Dipple 4/. and 5/. of goods, leaving a balance standing of 11/. Mr. Coles afterwards negotiated the bill with Mr. Jennings, the plaintiff in the action, who is the manager of a loan society in Farringdon-street, and Mr. Jennings applied to the defendant when it became due for payment. The action was defended on the plea that the bill was to remain only as a security, and that no instructions were given that it should be negotiated. _ On cross-examination of the defendant's son, it appeared that he had been indebted to Mr. Coles in some former transactions, and that be had instructed him to negotiate the bill in question ; to settle with Mr. Dipple, and pay himself with the balance. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said the defendant had not the shadow of a case, and a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, with costa. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April2l. (Sittings in Banco.) THE GREAT REVENUE CASE-THE ATTORNEY• GENERAL r. SMITH. At the sitting of their Lordships this morning, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had to show cause against a peremptory rule obtained by his Learned Friend, Mr. Kelly, for a writ of distringas, commaxcling the Sheriff of Middlesex, on or before the 22d day of April, to take five or more of the gentlemen who were to form the special jury on Wednesday in the important case of the Attorney-General r. Smith, over the defendants' ex tensive distillery in Whitechapel, for the purpose of examin ing the works and machinery. Now he had the gre a t es t objection to such a course, and, i f it was granted in this in stance, it could not be refused in others. The LORD CHIEF BARON—The first question is, whether the Court have power to grant the application, if the Crown refuses its assent. The Soucrrott-GwErtat , was of opinion that the Court had not the power. The Lott') CHIEF . BARON—There have been cases of a jury going to look at a horse, or a house, but that was by consent of parties. Mr. Baron ALDEnsos—Does the Crown object to the jury viewing the premises? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--YCS, certainly, my Lord. The LORD CHIEF Butox—Then, under these circum stances, I am convinced the Court has no authority, by statute or common law, to make the order. When a rule nisi was granted, it was only granted on the supposition that the Crown would not object. The Soucrroß-GENEBAL—The jury will have the model explained to them on the trial, and it will only confuse their minds if they see the premises, and he believed there was no necessity for such an application. Mr. F. KELLY exceedingly regretted that there should be any opposition to this motion, as he considered it only fair and reasonable. He certainly was not prepared with any authority bearing on the case,_but in a celebrated horse cause, not long since, the Learned Judge suggested that " Running Rein," the winner of the Derby, should be produced for the inspection of the jury. The Sotacrroß-GENERAL—Yes, but the horse was not produced. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—And the principal object in the case referred to was, for the witnesses to have an opportunity of identifying the horse. The Souccroß-GExEm strongly condemned the appli cation to the Court, the evident object of which was to create a prejudice against the Crown proceedings and in favour of the defendant. _ _ Mr. F. KELLY urged, at considerable length, that it was a case in which the Court oui,ht to grant - the order prayed for. The LORD CHIEF BARON—We are decidedly of opinion that the Court has not the power to grant the application ; but, if we h a d, j ust on the eve of the trial, it would most likely be impracticable, and certainly unjust towards the Sheriff, his officers, and the jury, to call upon them to as semble, without reasonable notice. The trial takes place on Wednesday, and when the jury are in the box, the applica tion (if it is thought advisable) can be renewed, and, if acceded to, they may be accompanied by an officer of the Court. After considerable discussion the Court refused to make any order for the jury to view the premises, The SOLICITOR-GE:7EIUL said there were two other Ex cise informations against James George Smith, and he wished to mention to their Lordships that it was the wish of the law officers of the Crown that they should be decided by trial at bar. The LORD CHIEF BARON —You had better name the subject again on Wednesday. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Apil 21. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IX RE JOHN CONNOR. This insolvent, who had been in the green-grocery and coal trade, in the Edgware-read, came up this morning for his final order. He was opposed by Mr. Walsh, on behalf of the creditors on the ground that several articles had either not been given up to the official assignee, or not set forth in the schedule. The articles referred to were a pony and small cart, a large van, and two account-books. Objection was also taken to an entry in the schedule, which described a large cart to have been sold i❑ December, whereas it had not been sold until after the petition was filed. The large van was represented to have been pledged with a Mr. Pargiter. is Lambeth, for 301., but on inquiry no such person could be found. A witness was called to prove that a large cart, answering to the one described in the schedule, was in the possession of 'the insolvent in February last. The insolvent (who was examined by Mr. LEwts) said that the pony and cart had been taken away by his son at Greenwich fair, and he had not heard of him since. With respect to the large van, he did not know the number of the str:et where Mr. Pargiter lived, but he had no doubt he could take any messenger from the official assignee to the party, and establish the fact. He was also willing to deliver up the books required, though he did not think they were of any consequence. The large cart alleged to have been seen in the possession of the insolvent in February was a borrowed mit', somewhat like the one sold in the December, and hence the supposition that it was the same one. Mr. WALSH called upon his Honour to adjourn the case sine de, as he considered the explanation altogether unsatis factory. He did not dispute the fact that the large von had been pawned for a sum of money, but he entertained the opinion that it was made away surreptitiously after the party was insolvent, to the injury ‘. , f the creditors. His HONOUR, who was at first disposed to adjourn the case sine die, said he would give the insolvent another chance, and would fix the sth of May for another examination, to be at the expense of insolvent, and if the insolvent did not on that occasion give a better explanation of the matters re ferred to, he should most certainly dismiss him without his final order. Mr. Walsh was instructed to give Mr. Lewis notice of what the insolvent would then be required to prove. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SoUTHiI ARK. Robert Braley, a well. dressed man, blind of an eye, was charged with entering a room in the Masons' Arms, Horse monger lane, and stealing several articles. Mr. Spence, the landlord of the above house, stated that on Saturday night, one of the servants having occasion to go up stairs, saw the prisoner in one of the bed rooms. Though alarmed at the circumstance, she did not make any outcry on seeing a stranger there, under the dread of his making an at tack on her. She, however, descended with all baste, and hav ing informed her master of the circumstance, he immediately went up, and, on entering the room, saw the prisoner sitting on the side of the bed. He had a bundle by his side, con taing various articles of dres., which he bad taken out of a box in the room. He assumed to be intoxicated. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said that he had no remembrance of what had happened, being so drunk; that he was a coachmaker by trade, and, work being very slack in Glasgow, to which place he belonged, he came up to London, and, having met with some of his townsmen, they gave him so much drink that he did not know what he was about, and could not account for his being found in the situa tion described. Mr. TRAILL said that the prisoner gave such•A very un satisfactory account of his proceedings, that he should re maid him until Friday. MARKET NE WS. (YESTERDA Y.) CORN EXCRAGNPI - As is almost invariably the case at this period of the year, the arrivals of English Wheat up to our market during the past week has been on a very moderate scale, yet the various parcels have come to hand in good saleable condition. Of English Barley, Malt, Beans, Peas, and Flour, the receipts have been small, but the aggregate supply of Oats has amounted to 50,000 quarters. Fresh up, only a limited quantity of Wheat of home produce came to band from Essex, lent, Lincolnshire, and Cambridgeshire; hence the. show of samples of that description of Grain was small. The attendance of both town and country dealers being tolerably good, the finest qualities commanded a ready sale, at prices fully equal to those obtained on Mon day last. In all other kinds, a fair amount of business was. transacted at late rates, and a clearance was effected. From the whole of our grain districts our accounts relative to the young wheat plants are very favourable. The supply of fine foreign Wheat brought forward was comparatively small. Selected parcels were in fair request, and last week's prices were readily supported. All other kinds were in slow reqUest. Bonded grain was heavy. Owing to the large imports of Barley the sale for that article was extremely inactive, at a further depression in the quotations of Is per quarter. Malt, the supply of which was small, moved off slowly, yet we can notice no alteration in value. Notwith standing the large display of Oat samples it good business was doing, at prices about equal to those paid on t his day se'llnigltt. Beans and Peas, owing to their scarcity, realized a trifle more money. The Flour trade was dull, yet the millers were imm. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier 64s to 65s Red .•• • • 38s to 45s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto, White •• • • 42s 54s Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 233 Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .. 24s 25s coin, Red... • • 183 43s Youghall and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • • . 40s 47s Black . . 20s 22s Irish, Red ••••• • • • —8 —s Cork, White . .. 21s 23s Ditto, White ••• • • • —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 22s 23s Rye—Old •.•.•• • • . • • • 30s 34s Beans—Tick . 34s 36s New. ....... ..... 35s 3Gs Pigeons .•• . .. Barley—Grinding..... 23s 28s Pease—Grey. .... Malting . Chevalier 36s —s White . ..... • 33s 35s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers . folk.. •• • • • 58s 635 Flour—Town-made • - Brown . • • 56s COs Suffolk ... 33. as. Kingston and Ware 605 —a Stocktn & Norfolk 33s 35s FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dautzie • • 32s to 36a Beans Ilamburgh Barley Oats —New . l9s 23s I Baltic ..... • ... • • 195 --e Feed oreirrurzzzp. In the past week three steamers have arrived in the port Of London, direct from Rotterdam, with live stock for our market—the Batavier bringing 47, the Giraffe 10, anti the Columbine 8 Oxen and Cows, or a total of 65 head. Respect ing the quality of the above importations, we may observe that it has proved extremely good; indeed finer beasts have not been received under the new tariff, for sale here than those which have reached us since this day se'nnight. The average weight of these animals has been about 116 stones (81b). The number on offer did not exceed 17, the otter imports finding purchasers on Friday last, while they commanded a steady demand, at full prices. We doubt not that every precaution is exercised at the Cuts om house to prevent the landing of diseased animals ; still, we are fully convinced that some of the Dutch beasts— which were very badly on their feet—h ere thi s morniniVere suffering from the efftcts of the so-long-complained-of epi demic. As to those from our own districts, we ought to ob serve that large numbers of them were thus affected. Al though the supply of Beasts from our own counties was, tbe time of year considered, very moderate, and of middling quality, compared with that brought forward on some pre vious market days, the Beef trade (owing principally :to the dead markets being rather heavily supplied) was by no means so active as many hers ns were led to expect. Still, however, the primest Scots were in good request, at fully last week's enhanced currencies, they moving off at from 4s to 4s 2d per 81bs ; but all other breeds hung heavily on hand, and some difficulty was experienced in effecting a clearance at late rates. 'the arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, embraced 1,900 Scots and Homebreds ; while, front the Northern counties, we received 30 Shert Horns, &c. ; from the Western; and Midland districts, 350 Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; and, from Scotland, 180 horned and polled Scots. Nearly 400 store beasts have come to hand from Scotland in the week just concluded; but the number here to-day was small, though, in consequence of the shortness of grass, more than adequate to meet the wants of the few dealers in at tendance. Prices rule very low. The numbers of Sheep were rather limited, yet the Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at prices barely equal to those paid on Monday last, yet the best old Down in the wool were taken at front 4s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 170 Lambs were received by the Southampton Rail way; while, from other parts, the receipts were moderately extensive. Prime Down Lambs sold steadily at from 58 to 6s ; but other kinds were a dull sale, at barely stationary prices. The supply of Calves was rather limited, yet the Veal trade was dull, at Friday's depression of 2d per 81b. From Ireland we received 120 Pigs, the demand for which, as well as English breeds, was heavy, at barely late rates. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. Inferior Beasts ••. • 2 8 3 0 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 6 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Prime Scots ••• • 4 0 4 2 Large coarse Calves 3 4 4 2 Prime small ditto •• 4 4 4 6 suckling Calves, .18 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep ..•• 210 3 4 SUPPLY AT 8. d. to 8. d. Second quality ditto 3 6 310 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 0 4 2 Southdown Wethers 4 4 4 8 Ditto out or the wool 310 4 2 Large Hogs •••• • . 3 0 3• 6 Small Porkers ••• • 3 8 4 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 16 0 19 0 Lambs •••••• . • • • 4 8 6 0 MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. I 2,722 23,700 I 112 309 NEW'GATE AND LEADENHALL. The arrival of slaughtered Meat from Scotland, as well as from various distant parts of England (as will be seen by the an exed tabular statement) during the past week have been seasonably extensive, and of fair average quality ; while with meat killed in the metropolis we have been but mode rately supplied. On the whole the general demand was by no means so active as was that on this day se'nnight ; nevertheless prime Beef, Mutton, and Lamb were in steady request at full prices ; but otherwise the trade ruled d u ll, and previous rates were with difficulty supported. Nearly 400 carcases of Lamb have come to hand from Hampshire, Essex, &c., and sold at from 4s 10d to 5s 6d per Slbs ; while ten carcases of foreign Beasts, in good quality, have produced from 3s to 3s 9d per Blbs. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. 0. a. d. to 3. d. I . 2 4 2 6 Mutton, Inferior .. 2 8 3 0 . 2 8 210 i --- middling •• 3 2 3 4 210 3 6 30 3 2 3 4 3 6 —. Pork, larg P e rtm s :::: 3 6 3 8 3 4 4 4 email 3 8 4 0 Lamb, 46 8d to 6s. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 20 496 430 30 660 600 15 100 100 10 110 120 12 200 85 18 00 3 9 0 200 30 400 120 300 5 90 100 180 14 180 90 200 20 200 100 300 Beef. inferior . • • • • • - middling •• • • - prime large • • - prime small • • Veal Scotland ..... ............... Yorkshire Norfolk ... Cambridgeshire Essex • • • • • • Surrey Devonshire •• • . ... Wiltshire .. Other parts Total • . . Previous week's arrival - - - - 171 2,755 500 2,515 140 2,060 185 1,659 =evince since earlast 3l 05 313 856 80.20t1Ga Eio 11I13.n.KE's For all kinds of Hops the demand since our last report has ruled somewhat inactive, but in prices we have no ma terial variation to notice. The continued easterly winds are considered by most parties as likely to prove injurious to tl.e plant. Sussex pockets, 71 to 8/ 8s; Choice ditto., 81 12s to 8i 13s • Kent, 7/ to 9/; supe r fi ne m id K ents, 9/ 95 to 131 ; superfine East ditto., 91. 9s to 131; Yearlings, 71 to 8/ 10s. 3301tOUGD AND SIVIZTA.36PIZZDS Tne arrivals of Potatoes at the water-side continue large, especially from the northern districts ; owing to which the trade rules extremely dull, and the inferior parcels may be purchased on easier terms. WOOL ATAXIC:ET. The imports of Wool in the port of London during the past week have been on a somewhat extensive scale, they having consisted of 320 bales from the Cape, 250 ditto from Bombay, 120 ditto from Hamburgh, 15 ditto from Moga dore, 135 ditto from Seville, 120 ditto from Gibraltar, 761 ditto from Sydney, and 400 ditto from various other quarters. No public sales are appointed, yet the demand by private contract is somewhat inactive at about previous currencies. TA.Zi.ZOW There is no change in this marktt since our last worth notice. Fine Y t C., to small parcels, on the spot, is rather above oitr quotation, and for forward delivery, Oat) ber December, the price is 38s. Town Tallow is 38 s to nett cash. 33s Ga COAX. AIZIL. Prices per ton at the dose riS of the m ET arket :—Carr's 1 lartley., 16s 6d ; Chester Main, 15s 9d ; Eden 'Penfield, 14s ,• Hartley, 17s ; Holywell Main, 16s ; North Tantield, 2 a. Old Pontop, 13s 6d ; Ord's Redheugh, 14s 9d ; Pontop V- ' sor, 143; Taylor's West Hartley, 16s 3d; Townie J .; ; 6 West Hartley. 17s ; West Wylam, 15s 6d ; Wylarn, d; Wall's -end Bewicke and Co., 18s 6 , 1 ; Killing wo rth, 16s , Urpeth, 16s; 'Whitworth, 16s; Braddyll's Hetton, 20s Hetton, 20s 3d ; Lambton, 20s 3d ; Pemberton, 17 s 6d ; C. It; ; doe, 20s ; Heselden. 16s 9d ; South Kelloe, 19s 3.1; E, Hartlepool, 17s, Tees, 19s 6d; Brynddwv. hand In" Ws 6d ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 22s 3d; West hart lc/ Netherton, 16s 3d.—Ships arrived, 32. FOREIGN SPECULATION• TO THE ED1T!11? OF THE SUS Sin.—Ycu are severe upon poor J o hn Bull's 6 `g"" i 1,04," Lot certainly justly so. If it was not for 1 511 sake of innocent children and poor wives (who ere to be the eventual sufferers when the crash coreeta); not who persist in lending money to foreigners really co iier deserve the repeated cautions given by yourself a1icr.4".... Journalists. It is hardly credible that men wh o mu zt,_`t member some of the dreadf d miseries to families .1) arose from foreign speculation in 1825 and 1826 Oh( 4 i.f 10 , many, perhaps, have gone to their last home), 1,0;: stein of all previous example, seem bent upon g"„; (eor any eventual return is out of all qu estion) en" 1133 hums to companies they know nothing of, and for P .. c i vses for which they have no guarantee will be car " i out, and moreover to the great injury of English sl 3 . , 5 lition. Sir, Ido not apprehend much, if any. injury will arise from English railway sreu lat t '.9 o i thoueb, peril bps. some inconvenience, for a time ;- - rn afi l ii : the lines applied for to Parliement will not be " ri.. .tt out at ell—many will be postponed until session; and the successful lines, suppose they ITV' ./ 100 millions, why, as fast as calls are made, the 01 10 ,.,„ is spent—mind. in our own country—giving full etur w i r „. merit to every man willing and able to work, full ployment . for manufacturers, full employment to are turists. improving the revenue cheerfully, by increalr; seri: consumption, creating a strong probability of far_r bt reduction of taxation, reduction of the national„ 11 ... , A ," and, better still, little occasion for the cruel New YT t e law. Yet all this interminable prospect of pros P er —k• must be lost, because men are not satisfied with W i ll a .; rug their money at home. I can see plenty of -014 7, - ( 3 -.:* meat for money at home for years to come, and !‘f t " / • There is plenty of room for investment of money 113 a in land. Wales, and Scotland, in railways. You can eNT'non all this much better than I can, and pray do it; urge übrjl t h e f o oli s h men, with money in hand, as.lking than have it?'" that five per cent. at home, safe, is better e~ifla twenty promised, hut never meant to be North them of the money lent to repudiating North miervie. remind them of the sums spent in mines in Sout b ,,,„ & of Tice, Spanish Bonds, Portuguese Bonds, and a .`7sent ntheri; then, if that will not rop the madness _at ',„ 6 . existing for foreign investments, the case is indeed be'r , lr ss.—Llours, A MEG LIANIC AND SUFFERER IN 1825' ERRATA.—In our report of the proceeding; the House of Lords on Friday evening, the name o f the sub... quis of Clanricarde was, in two instances, inadver tentj L tbe stituted for that of the Marquis of Nermanbv. It " the Marquis of Normanby who brought in the Bill for gi ,i v i .,'" N vas franelli eto all per ons paying the Property-tax, anu n t,iect 4 the same Noble Marquis who gave notice on the ' New South Wales. t 316 I A TIIE HOMCEOPATIIIC SYSTEM.—On Friday la s t Wakley, M.P., held an inquest'at the New Crown, St• lot terrace, Ball's-pond, Islington, on the body of Mr. 0 e It Friend, aged fifty-seven, landlord Of the above bor e ,' the! appeared in evidence that deceased was' found dead grs,, floor of his bed-room, on the afternoon of Tuesday 1114' I's ide' I.3my, his housekeeper, said he had been ill fora 0 , his rable period, and latterly had next -to completely 10 t pr. appetite, .4 friend of his had taken him to constuba Epps, for a week previous to his death—" And," ad d. ta icell witness. " I was very sorry to hear that he had be en _. there.". By th . e'Coroner—He was only a week ond`` eery' Epps, and had no signs of death when he first went Wooer cult that doctor. The Coroner—Whitt did Dr. EPPe,.,tere. him with regard to food ? Witnes- —A lamb chop , the arrow -root, &c. The Coroner—That's not esact i ",, the starving system. I held an inquest the other d a y "de body of a homoeopathic patient, who bad been for t en id he kept upon water. On the eleventh day his doctor seating might have toast and water, but strictly forbade his _ e uth the toast, lest he should make blood too fast. On th e day, as I suppose, a supreme treat—a great "blow " t a ll ! ° hoiricepathic physician allowed his patient one fot o " ( beef' tea.—( Laughter.) Mr. Jefferson, a Surgeon': nOli _A merly attended deceased, attributed his death to aue e . r ,ree. the heart ; and having been shown some prescriptions, Z, J. E., and some bottles of medicine made up accortnett them,the chief component part of which was "aqua P ur . 6 ,.;," be being asked by the Coroner his opinion of" the Ini2'tiisasee' said it could eot do any injury, nor could it cure anY, feet' The Coroner - -Do homcepathic doctors take hoincepatS 044 I wonder? Mr. Jefferson—l fancy not. It is a g° ° , oo sif that they Cannot do any harm. The Coroner —Do iinosor So seriously? Suppose a patient was attacked with e'er 'nation. wourd homeeopathy do no harm then ? gr." o .rese • --I should not like to try it. I would stop the InTd t aiol s " • inflammation by active and proper medicines, not be W e ' tered in infrnitessimal doses. The Coroner—T° lotion Well, all I can say is, that John Bull, with all hie l e wo rld. for good common sense, is, the greatest visionary in ~t h ef a_, tt A stubborn, stiff-necked bull, indeed I Call hits' ' inexhaustible, meek rnilch-cow, for fattening eves 01 0 of quack. The jury, thinking that disease of the heap' not homoeopathy, caused the death of deceased, retuf , verdict of " Natural Death." FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROYDON RAILVO" . t he On Friday afternoon, about one o'clock, a carpenter i° OOE employ of the Croydon Railway Company was proc l : up the line to his work, and bad gone about a mile dit t os from the Croydon terminus, when, perceiving the oft... / la approaching, he stepped over on to the down line; uirora instant a Dover train was upon him, and his transition 0 5 m life to death was the work of a oment. The bodf sb taken to the Windmill public-house, Croydon-com m await an inquest. i delf A'paitiful rumour is afloat, which is unfortu.rforl, too well founded, that a junior clerk to the firm 00 Miles, Hartord, and Co., bankers, in this city, ha s ab• with a considerable sun', the property of his einp lo)L Brildol Journal. N ether / LLOYD'S COLLECTION OF CuAurs.--The land. Government has presented to the establish- 0 ? t bst Lloyd's copies of the maps and charts published nt country by official authority. to 4 AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—A hostile me*"' , - .,g rroci` i i place yesterday morning, bet ween th e H on . Dominic DP' oc aa eial Secretary, and the Hon. T. C. Aylwyn ; the forfner ;. by S. Derbishire, Es q ., an d th e l at t er b y Dr. Tache, 31.1%.00i03t: Dominic Day was resolved that the session should net "0019 without his doing something to rescue himself from the „ C uSg e into which he has fallen. He, on Tuesday night, used 'I I 11 0 ,,, Mr. Aylwyn publicly in the House, which no duellist Ot t oo rilt . ., noticing in the manner that was desired. We quote the ppo rle!,; report, and would merely add that some of Mr. Deli g ,t t13 0 ; 1 cried out very audibly across the floor, "Take that; t"" 0 rye s - -Mr. Aylwyn—" I have read Mr. Bull's pamphlet. E 1 .," oce l ot the Member for Megantic." Mr. Daly—" I have 0 ° do," of it." M r . Aylwyn—" Yes, you did." Mr. Dalr-vr. Delia believe it." Mr. Aylwyn (rising)—" I say you did." ~ rblr. P :at e " Sir, it' is f a l se ." M r . A y l w y n —" Wh a t d o you sal jo ra& b oi l - I say that it is false." Mr. Aylwyn sat down* mio steps were taken to arrange a meeting, w hi c h fortunately ts woo without bl oo d s h e d, a ft er an exc h ange o f s hots. It 1 00 enough that while in E n gl an d he r M a jesty is giving P r o Of atj e ati daily of her d ee p anx i e ty t o su pp ress th e b ar b a rous ells°, 00 4 . 0% !leg, when by the very last mail we have accounts Of for being dismissed, and an en s ign put at the foot of the l ist on v e Implicated in an affair of this kind, a member of the Ca ll ' * S ° vernment should set such an example to the peoPl" Jii°l' treal paper. 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Gentlemen, I approve vel a 0 ; of tho Spectacles I purcha s ed f rom you ; I hAt t h 0/1 use ‘ - f glasses f,r many years, and never wet o ' l i o cl toe liable me to see equal to yours. and with lel e na! s ., vettien.!e. to my eyes. Yours obediently. G. Ca Tole. Leixiip Castle, Ireland.—lmproved Achrunsul e .. o lo,., A copes, Opera Glasses, Microscope: , , &c., of the sar.„Tm; of lenses, to surpass any ever vet inventc u ; Voi c " Messrs. S. and B. Solomons' Invincible Opera t° ,:;,,,e Conductor, Sound M agn ifi ers f or d e af persons, bi d e af ; wed; .:e relief' to old s t an di t , extreme casei„, ° ,.,ticii' li ft nes • • -Caution. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons. Aurists, are not in any way connected wi, th isn gi u 'rboc i , same name in their immediate neig"".„, - 5 0.,.,' )r in any part of the country. To prevent 7 pm' a caJtious and observe—only to be had 3 " • mule -street, Piccadilly oppos:te the York ider" BIRTHS. C 0 119 1. On the 15th inst., at Dit c hley, the Duchess o f ~..." of a son. On the 17th inst., Mrs. Augustus Banks Taylor. 47- well, of a son. A_ the 9 ' On the 17th inst., at Milton-terrace Grave,see.. , t VD of Captain Archibald Park, of the 29th Regini en d as Native Infantry, of a daughter. i gilij On the 18th inst., at Portland-place, the lady' of d Davidson, Esq., o f a son . -a. a 0 ' d On the 18th inst., the lady of Captain Isacke , -" a son, still-bo rn . r Cor derl' On the 19th inst., in New Bridge-street, A-ri• 00 0 a daughter. grillb ii° On the 19th inst., at Clare Lodge, Sydenhan 3 , P Letts, of a son. At the Hyde Parsonage, Bedfordshire, the lady. °f the Edward Bullock Webster, of a son. m os° V ARRIRD. LooK io r On the 17th host., at Leckford, Hants, William, 0, P Esq., to Emily, eldel4, daughter of the Rev. Franel' ton, M.A., of Hamilton -terrace, St. John's-woed• _ 4 , 0 6 ~, ~„,ora-- - On the 15th inst., at Southermlown, "' l.. job° Catherine James, wife of Abraham Verity, Esq- Trerts , On the 15th inst., at Elm cottage, Welwyn , .`" A -te le' Batten, Esq., aged 87. f lleo On the 15th inst., James Cotterell, Esq, 0 - " tbf be Kensington, aged 69. k liO u ire' On the 16th inst., in Alpha-rnad, Regent's - 1W -' col° s l4iil 4 relict of the late Mark Palmer, Esq., of Boston , 1 ,- 1 0,1, ,-- On the 16th inst., at Bramcote, Notts, Henry xi ° e, Town-Clerk of Nottingham. On the 17th inst., at Blackheath, M. Cha rlotte . 4 On the 18th inst., at Upper Tooting, SurreV , Smith, late of Walbridge Gl ouce st e rshire, aged °.- - of --- - , ------- ---- iol is jl l ' li•e.i. ~,, _ Pr;nted and Published. by MURPO i,o,pi N 43 I. ? , `;frau d , Printer . . it. 71e E 6 t as oT ‘ e 'conV Strand. in the Preeiact of the Savoy. in Middlesex, Tuesday, April 22, 1845. 1.0;10d