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EDIPERIAI4VLAA T MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July . Their Lordships Inosabled at Five o'clock. Mssuispoes frees the Commons brought il l ) everal Bills, which were severally read a bet time, on the m otion of the Earl of DALHOUitIE. DUALIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition, signed by the High Sheriff and the Grand Jury of the county of Galway, in favour of this Bill, and stating that if the undertaking was not carried out, that great injury would be inflicted on that part of the county. The Earl of BESBOROUGH moved that the adjourned debate on this Bill be resumed. The Noble Earl then pro ceeded to draw the attention of their Lordships to the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the allegations brought against the Directors of the Company. It appeared, from their report, that the Directors had not been in the habit of inquiring irto the condition of those who applied to them for shares ; that out of 971 applications, 663 were granted without any inquiry, and that 29 only were inquired into. . As he had said, he had no wish to impede the progtess of the Bill, and in moving for the inquiry which had been instituted, he bad no other object in view than that the allegations contained in the petitiee of Mr. Pymm might be inquired inte by a Committee of their Lord ships' House. The report which they made to the House stated that the allegation that fraud had been used to obtain the necessary number of signatures to the subscription contract had been proved before them. Nene of their Lordships who had read the report could hold any other opinion than that groat; and systematic frauds had been committed to a very great extent. In page 9 they would find that the Company had resorted to the too prevalent prac tice of putting the names of respectable and well-kcown indivi duals in their prospectus for the purpose of making a show. If parties allowed their names to be put in the pros pectusees of a company, they ought, at least, to see that its affairs were carried out in a proper manner. The Noble Lord then proceeded to quote extracts from the evidence taken before the Select Committee on the peti tions, respecting the allegations contained in the peti tion of Mr. Pymm, relative to the allotment of shares, and concluded by declaring his intention to persist in his mo tion that the further consideration of the Bill be postponed for three months. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE admitted that the Noble Earl had made a very skilful speech, but really if their Lord ships looked carefully intuit, they would find that it bore very little upon the allegations of the petitioners, that the Directors bad sancctioned the forgery of names to their contract deed. He could see no reason why their Lordships should attempt to fix upon this particular Bill the stamp of a character which was equally applicable to several other Bills that had passed, and several that were now before the House, because they had framed regulations which afforded facilities for persons committing frauds against the directors, against the company, and if they could, against the public. Neither the f'ioble Lord nor the evidence said a word which could possibly show that any man had been induced aga inst his will to sign the contract deed, or that went to show that any measure, whether directly or indirectly, had been taken by the directors for that purpose. Mr. Fym, a gentleman influentially connected with the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, and interested in the success of the atmospheric . principle as well as the Canal Company, thinking that this project would interfere with his other schemes, found out a few errors in the Bill. He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) was most delighted, on public grounds, that their Lordships had shown an inclination to suppress shameful jobbing and gambling. They ought to check a system, but nut a particu lar Company, and while he hoped the result of the present ex posure would be a change in railway government, he was sorry to see them pouncing on as unfortunate Bill because they scold not understand the model contract as propounded by the House. Pym had no right to present that petition, nor that House to receive it ; he went before Standing Orders' Committee, and was told he had no locus standi. It was not to be denied that frauds had been perpetrated, but if he were to tell all the frauds he was aware of, it would be tedious alike to the House and himself. It was well known in the market that brokers kept a black list, containing the names of all those who had committed frauds. If, therefore, they passed laws which others could not comprehend, and when the Irish framed a Bill threw it out for non-compliance with those unintelligible require ments, while they admitted others equally culpable, it was a strong argument for the repeal of the Union, which would not be neglected elsewhere. He would now state that a party who had fraudulently bought shares in the Dublin and Galway Company, to the amount of 1,2501., applied for 2,0001. worth in the Direct Northern and 2,00: 1. in the Shrewsbury and Oswestry Company. A man called Thomas Constable, who had applied for 1,0001. worth of shares in the Dublin and Gale ay, solicited 2,500/. worth in the South Western (Ireland.) Another man had sought shares in vari iur companies to the amount of 27.5001., and William Shackel, who had appeared before both Committees, and had applied for 3,500/. worth of shares in the Dublin and Galway, solicited shares to the amount of 48,000/. in the Aberdeen, (hornet Valley, Cornwall and other lioes. Let all those schemes be stopped, let their progress be e at once arrested; but they let all these great English Bills go by unobstructed, and when an Irish company, which could not be supposed capable of finding out every particular, made a slip, it was pounced upon for condemnation, On referring to the advertisements of the period—if they looked to the Times newspaper of the 24th of March in last year—it would be seen that but four out of forty-nine advertisements for railway shares required references. In the Times of last week he found fifty advertisements, and amongst them but two asked for refer ences. This model ef a witness, Mr. Mowatt, admitted that his own Company had allotted shares t, stablemen and ostlers, and persons of that class. and that he had been deceived by only 20 applicants. Mr. Mowatt admitted that his Company only began the system of references when they found that persons of a suspicious class were applying fo: shares. Now, it would have been the case with the Dublin and Galway Railway, if their Lordships had allowed the Bill to proceed, and heard counsel in support of the Bill. Would they then punish this Bill, and make an example of it, for the purpose of rooting out the system, whilst others equally as guilty escaped without cen sure ? Such a oottrse would be contrary to justice. With re spect to the allegations of giving money to a Mr. Barry to pre vent him from laying charges against the Company, he wished to say a few words. This person, who petitioned in the name of .Gerrard Barry, could not be found, after lie had presented the petition, as he was in the habit of going by the name of Barry Gerrard. This was, no doubt, for the purpose of extortion.— ( Hear, hear.) Such practices were as common as could be. Parties agreed to take shares in a company by signing the names of each other, and so deceiving the company, that they might bring charges against them when before Parliament, or withdraw them on being paid for doing so. This person had no doubt found that there were names in the contract deed, which ought not to be there. Persons of the highest respecta bility were in the habit of compromising matters, in which they knew they were right, rather than incur great ex pense and trouble. If, then, the Committee found that there was sufficient money is the contract deed to carry out the works, they bad no right to stop them. This might be effected by a supplementary contract, which he believed was frequently adopted. Besides, the Dublin and Cashel had volunteered to subscribe 100,000/. to complete the undertaking, if they would allow them to carry it out, leaving a considerable sum more than would be required. Because the parties bad shown them a bad list which had grown out of their own imperfection, would they prevent so great a work from being carried out? General • Burgoyne had stated that such arailway would be of the greatest advantage to that part of the country. Would they do any substantial good by stopping this Bill? They would de right to no one who had been wronged. They would remedy no flaw in the law, but they would stop one of the most im portant works ever undertaken for the benefit of Ireland. What had they done for public wog ks in Ireland ? They had made an attempt, and a successful one, to improve the social, religious, and political condition of the people by passing measures with respect to education. But the Govern ment had not projected any great works for the benefit of that people. You have done nothing for emieration—you have done nothing whatever for the benefit of public works in Ire land, and now that the capitalists of England and Ireland come forward and say they will complete a great work which will employ the population, arid will add to the wealth of the country and improve it, and come to you and ask simply for powers to do so, you refuse on the ground I have stated, but which I bold cannot be maintained. Earl BATHURST had but a few words to say on the subject, after what had fallen from the Noble Earl who moved the motion. Their Lordships would remember that the Committee had made no report upon the merits of the scheme. They had only reported that fraud had been committed and that the directors had been guilty of great negligence. It was therefore for their Lord ships to decide whether the Committee should proceed further with the inquiry or not. If their Lordships thought these frauds had been so clearly proved that they ought to be marked with the strongest disapprobation, their Lordships of course would not allow the inquiry to be carried on further. The Earl of WICKLOW had come down with a sincere hope that he should be convinced, by the arguments of the Noble Marquis opposite, that their Lordships ought to allow the Bill to proceed, but he regretted, having heard the argument of the Noble Marquis, that he frit himself cons strained to support the motion and resist the amendment. There was no doubt frauds had been committed in other rail ways, but there was none to equal those in the present instance, and he could not conscientiously do otherwise than support the original motion. The Earl of ST. GERMANS said, having been a member of the Committee appointed to inquire into the allegations of the petitioners, he could not be ignorant of the fi awls which had been committed by this company, arid he ahni ,:ted that the mode adopted by the directors in allotting share' hail been exceedingly lax and careless. They had, however, filed a supplementary list in accordance with their Lordidrps standing orders, and he thought it injudicious for their Lordships to stop the Bill at this stage. The Committee had not inquired into its merits, nor could they say whether the parties were or were not competent lo carry out the undertaking, and until the Committee had made a report upon that point, their Lordshipa ought to pause before they postponed the farther proe,ress of the Bill. Lord BEAUMONT havinual.o served upon the Committee alluded to by the Noble Lord, wished to any a few words on the subject before the debate closed. 'lie should feel not the least hesitation in voting for the motion of the Noble Earl, if by doingso, he thought he was punishing the pities who corn. mitted the fraud; but they were not doing so. Theya ey were not e t ouc hing them in the slightes t degree.—( Hear,) H could not see why the country should suffer by the rejection of this Bill ; nor why innocent shareholders should be punished for the faults of managers who committed themselves Ta culpable line of conduct with their ees oen. The truth was, the House of Lords could not allow this matter to pass away in silence. Some steps must be taken to prevent similar misconduct, for he believed, as had been well observed by the Noble Marquis, that if English rail way projects were as closely investigated, many cases of the same, if not of an equally flagrant kind, would be discovered, He would earnestly recommend the House to acquiesce in the suggestion of his Noble Friend opposite (Earl Bathurst), and refer the case again to a Committee. If the Committe e found the contract to be suffieiently valid and bona fide to admit of the work being carried out, then he would recommend their Lordships to allow this Bill. The Duke of CLEVELAND said it would be most im portant that the House should ascertain that no frauds existed, and if they did, projects in which they should be discovered should be thrown out. He did hope that before the session . closed the House would come to some resolution to prevent such practices. It would be of the utmost consequence that the House should do so. Lord REDESDALE said he agreed with the Noble Earl opposite ; and it was his opinion that where acts of fraud were detected the parties should be punished; for if they were not, they might as well object to punish pickpockets, if they ac• se pted the exeuse that other pickpockets had committed tt same offence for which they steed charged the swap day. Lord MONTEAGLE felt assured that, if the Bill should be passed, after the discovery of these frauds, the result would be that other Bills would be attempted to be passed which might be got up in the same way; but, at the same time, he would say that the parties to the Bill wore not guilty of any participa tion in the fraud, because they might ha .ie been taken in ; but then, to a certain extent, the parties bad a right. to be punished, because they should have taken the proper precautions to have prevented such an occurrence. The Earl of DEVON felt bound to opp ose the motion ; and, in i• •..' yhe also was as anxious to do jus tice as anr et car him ; but, at the same time, he would be glad to know to wham it was that he was called upon to do just:ea? He would cardend for it that if it was to be considered injtastiee so any party, it was injustice to the Haase ihself He would contest chi' 1t that if this Bill were re- Patted, on iciurj , to a gait eitent4uld be Wide on thoVo TRIE SUN, LONDO ', WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1845. who really did not deserve it; While by the passing of the Bill, thoae who had been guilty of ti ,e fraud, or rather those who ought to be punished, would beget escape by reason of the House of doing so. The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was very strange that the Directors , who had t h e power to come before the Committee, should not have come before them., for the purpose of clearing themselves. By not adopting this course they threw great suspicion on their proceet - lings. Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared— . For the rejection cf•the Bill Against it . 8 Majority Some conversation then ensued with re speet to the witness Smith, against whom there is a charge of felony, which, how ever, led to no satisfactory result. STANDING ORDERS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that he should bring the following standing order under the attention of the House on Friday neat : —That proof shall be required before the Standing Orders' Committee that the names subscribed to a Bill or petition are bona fide. SCOTCH POOR-LAW BILL. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the third reading of this Bill. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a number of petitions from various parts of Scotland against it. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH could not consent to the pro position of the Noble Lord (Cottenham). The Act of Parlia ment provided that that portion of the feofment which it was contended belonged to the parish of South Leith, not to that of St. Giles, Edinburgh, and its inhabitants, were subject to pay double rates, both parochial, tithe, and cess. The object of the clause was not to overthrow a decision of that House, but to remedy a palpable hardship, which had been exposed by a discussion in the House, and he therefore cordially supported the clause. Lord CAMPBELL was astonished, after the able speech of his Noble Friend near him ( Lord Cottenham), to find that the Government persisted in pressing this obnoxious clause—a clause which, if passed, would be a reproach, not only to the Administration, but the House. He had always been an op ponent of the Government, but, nevertheless, had believed that among its members were men of honour, who wished to aet upon principle towards every part of the kingdom, and of jus tice towards man and man. If, however, they now refused to accede to the proposition for excluding the 17th clause, he should chancre that opinion, and believe that they were actuated by neither ability or principle. At any rate, he implored his Noble Friend on the Woolsack, whose talents, integrity, and honour were unimpeachable, to say whether the clause was not most iniquitous? This was a question already decided by the House. He himself, as advocate, had argued it at the bar of their Lordships' House, and his Noble Friend (Lord Cotten ham), who then sat on the Woolsack, satisfactorily put the matter beyond dispute by an adjudication which it was sought to overthrow. Earl DALHOUSIE said that it was because her Majesty's Government wished to act with justice towards man and man, that they would not agree to the expunging of this clause. It was a novel principle to be laid down that because an advocate had pleaded, and a judge had decided, a certain question, the House was prevented from amending the law which rendered that adjudication, however hard in its requirements, necessary. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that having been called on by his Noble Friend (Lord Campbell) to explain the law upon the question, and give his opinion, he would without he sitation respond to the appeal. He had looked into the Act of Parliament and the original contracts most carefully, and he was therefore in a position to speak with confidence. No con tract between these parties could affect the parish of Leith, and therefore the parties residing in the district would be liable to pay both the poor-rates of the city of Edinburgh and the paro chial burdens of the parish of Leith. The inhabitants were liable, he repeated, to contribute to the public burdema of the parish of Leith. That was the effect of the contract. The Act of Parliament had been passed 10 years after the contract had been made, and it ratified and recited that contract. The Act recited that the spot in question should be included in the Royalties of Edinburgh, and at the same time be subject to the burdens above enume rated, in the parish of Leith. Therefore, the Act of Parlia ment in no way varied the case. The matter had been first decided by the Lords in Ordinary, then by the Courts of Ses sion, and finally by that House, which confirmed the decision of the courts below, on the footing of contract. The present occupants were as much bound by the contract as the original contractors. The effect of the law might certainly be hard en those persons, but they took the property subject to the con tingent burdens. It was, he admitted, hard, that the inhabi tants should be taxed, not for the value of the land, but accord ing to their means and substance. There could be no doubt as to the law of the case; and if the inhabitants were to be relieved, it must be done by Act of Parliament. Lord CAMPBELL said the clause could not be supported, and trusted that without further discussion it would be with drawn. The Earl of HADDINGTON supported the clause, and thought the hardship a serious one, and required a remedy. Lord COTTENHAM urged the withdrawal of the clause, and entirely agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack, that it would be highly inexpedient to pass the clause. The contract was a regular bond fide one, and to abolish it would be to take the property of one and give it to another. He thought that those who framed the clause must have done so in utter ignorance of the law of the case. The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was most unfortunate that any party views had been brought into this discussion. It appeared to him when the question was first introduced that the legal objection had been raised with the view of postponing the Bill to a future session. Lord CAMPBELL intimated his dissent. Tae Duke of WELLINGTON said, however that might be, it was quite certain that by this law great alterations were about being made in the condition of the poor of Scotland. As re garded the clause under discussion, after the expression of the Noble and Learned Lords opposite, and the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, he would recommend the withdrawal of the clause. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH acquiesced in the suggestion of the Noble Duke, and would withdraw the clause. The clause was then withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. PAUPER LUNATICS ALYLUNI BILL. The House then went into Committee upon this Bill. Lord BEAUMONT objected to the wording of the clause which permitted the public asylums to admit other lunatics. The LORD CHANCELLOR supported the clause, which, after some verbal amendments, was agreed to. Clauses up to clause 41 were, with a few verbal amendments, agreed to. Clauses 42 and up to 91 were agreed to. The House then resumed, and the Bill was ordered to be re ported on Thursday next. DRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LUNATICS BILL. On the motion being put for the committal of this Bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR rose and said, he had been requested by his Noble Friend Lord Ashley to state the nature and object of this Bill. Previous to the year 1774 there was, comparatively speaking, no protection given to persons who happened to be in this unhappy situation, and everybody who was acquainted with the history of that period knew well that cases of cruelty and injustice were of frequent occurrence. The 14th of George HI. to a certain degree provided a remedy for the evil, but it was found the provisions of that Act were totally inadequate for the purposes for which they were brought forward, and in 1830 his friend, Mr. Robert Gordon, brought the subject under the consideration of the other House of Parlirment, and introduced a Bill for improving the then existing law of lunacy. By that Bill Commissioners were appointed who had the power of licensing and visiting private establishments, and the Bill contained other provisions for the purpose of meeting the evils which had been pre viously complained of. That Bill was merely a temporary measure and was only intended to continue in force f o r three years. It was found, however, that it operated so well that it was again and again renewed, and it was now about to expire. The present Bill was brought forward for the purpose of making that Act permanent. The Bill, however, introduced some alterations into the existing law, and it would he necessary for him to put their Lordships in possession of the changes which it proposed to effect. The first alteration was, that in conse quence of the Bill being made permanent, it had become ne cessary to make the office of Commissioners also permanent. Hitherto the number of Commissioners had been twenty, eleven of whom where paid, and consisted of barristers and medical practitioners, and the remaining nine Commissioners, from motives of benevolence, performed the office gratuitously. The present Bill proposed to reduce the number of paid Com missioners from eleven to six, and the number of the other class of Commissioners from nine to five, making in all eleven. By the existing law a paid:Commissioner was not restricted from devoting his attention to private practice ; but, under the pre sent Bib, he was compelled to give the whole of his atten tion to the duties of his office. Another change was pro posed to be introduced into the law relative to the mode of re munerating the Commissioners. Under the existing law they were paid by fees ; but, instead of paying them by this mode, they would be paid by salaries of 1,5001. each, snaking an annual total of 9,0001. It had been suggested to him that this mode of remuneration would considerably increase the expense of the commission, but he had looked into the subject himself, and he could assure their Lordships that it would diminish instead of increase the expenses. The Com missioners under the existing Act had the ;power of visiting private asylums, but they had not the power of visiting private hospitals. But the Bill of his Noble Friend proposed to remedy this defect. Another point of improvement was, that the visitors were to be allowed to examine and inspect workhouses or places where paupers were confined ; they were not, however, to interfere with the duties of the Poor-law Commissioners, but simply to report to the Commissioner the result of their in quiries. There; was another important alteration to which he wished to call their Lordships' attention. It related to what were termed single houses, or in other words, houses where only one patient vies confined. Their Lordships, in the exist ing Bill, restricted the Commissioners from visiting these esta blishments, but, as the proposed Bill stood, the Lord Chancellor would have the power of selecting three of the Commissioners who should act as a sort of private committee for visiting single houses. These were the chief provisions of the Bill. He thought that the alterations were all salutary. The persons who kept lunatic asylums were in the habit of taking in persons who were accused of being of nervous temperament, but not insane or st pasy T tiolt uwoh theirmreo sr s s. The owf Lordshipsii i el t i , i r ha s he o , Irvi n s n. win n d l edgi should oho n uete notl be i o d f ie th ti e e' v u s t iste i t. f e e the upon Hpoe n visitors l ,trho e. i p n o had s t e h t d e h t e a h Bill. gi i s c aool o a ll m e n oi nweoetfeodpu th e l Cntaodcoeeehmxseomi o t the ejurisdiction concealment The Earl of ELDON approved of the Bill generally, but he objected to some of the details, and he had a petition to present from persons in the county of Oxford against interference with the institution at Warnford. ' Lord MONTEAG LE thought that there ought to be some better provision made fur the supervision of asylums in England and Ireland. The House then went into Committee, and the report was brought up with some amendments. The Bills of Exchange Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The Railway Selling and Leasing Bill passed through Com. mittee, as also did the Bonded Corn Bill, and were ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The Report on the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill was received. The Fees Compensation Bill went through Committee, as did also the Criminal Jurisdiction of Assistant Barristers (Ireland) Bill, which was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The Militia Pay Bill, arid Joint-Stock Company's Bill, were committed, and ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The House then adjourned, at Eleven o'clock, till Thursday ..- next. I die — lis ROUSE OF COMMONS', ..hdy 29. _(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of ve , ,terday.) 7 c K 7 JOINT-STOCK BANKS (SCOTLAND AND IRE- LAND) BILL. Oil the order of the day for bringing up the report on this Bill being read, Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the hurry with which the Bill was carried through the House. The Scotch system of bank ing had been in existence for a great number of years, and had worked in a most satisfactory manner. He thought that at least more time should be given to consider the details of the measure. He would move that the Bill be recommitted that day six months. The motion being seconded, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could net agree that the Bill had been hurried through the House, lie coadered it had been fully dimmed. In the absence of the other members of the Government, he could not rlvise any alteration in the Bill. He had, however, no objec tion to go into Committee at present, with the understanding that nothing beyond discussion should take:place at present, and that any tiecision on controverted points should take place is a fuller House. Mr. P. M. STEWART supported the postponement. The people of Scotland, he considered, had a right to complain of the mariner in which they had been treated on this question. There was no hurry for legislation. It would be time enough to do so next session. There was not the least danger that any harm would come to Scotland if the Bill were not passed this session. If they persisted in pushing forward this Bill, after the way in which they . had treated another Bill on Friday last, they would be acting inconsistently, and doing serious injury to the people of Scotland. All he prayed for was postponement, that the Bill might be fully considered. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER and Mr. P. M. STEWART, the motion was withdrawn, and the Bill was recommitted. After some slight discussion, in which Mr. BOUVERIE and Mr. P. bI. STEWART took part, the several clauses of the Bill were read and agreed to. The House then resumed, and the report on the Bill was received. WAKEFIELD AND GOOLE RAILWAY. ...---- _ The Lords' amendments to the Wakefield and Goole Railway Bill were read and agreed to. The House then adjourned till Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. Viscount COURTEN A Y moved that the Chairman of the Select Committee on Group X be empowered, in the case of the London and York Railway, to report forthwith, and the further consideration to be taken on Friday next.—Agreed to. RAILWAY STANDING ORDERS. Lord G. SOMERSET rose to move that the following clauses be added to the Standing Orders :—To follow Standing Order 101—A declaration, in writing, signed by the agent for the proposed Bill (or some one of such agents), shall be annexed to such petition, stating to which of the three classes of Bills such Bill in his judgment belongs ; and if the proposed Bills shall give power to effect any of the fol lowing objects, that is to say—power to take any lands or houses compulsorily, or to extend the time granted by any former Act, for that purpose ; power to levy tolls, rates, or duties, or to alter any existing tolls, rates or duties ; or to confer, vary, or extinguish any exemption from payment of tolls, rates, or duties, or any other right or privilege ; power to interfere with any Crown, Church, or Corporation property, held in trust for public or charitable purposes ; power to make a burial-ground ; power to relinquish any part of a work authorised by a former Act ; power to divert into any intended cut, canal, reservoir, aque duct, or navigation, or into any intended variation, extension, or enlargement thereof respectively, any water from any ex isting cut, canal, reservoir, aqueduct, or navigation, whether directly or derivatively, and whether under any agree ment with the proprietors thereof, or otherwise ; power to make, vary, extend, or enlarge any cut, canal, re servoir, aqueduct, or navigation ; power to make, vary, extend, or enlarge any railway. The said declaration shall stare which of such powers are given by the Bill, and shall indicate in which clauses of the Bill (referring to them by their number,) such powers are given, and shall further state that the Bill does not give power to effect any of the ob jects enumerated in this order, other than those stated in the declaration. If the proposed Bill shall not give power to effect any of the objects enumerated in the preceding order, the said declaration shall state that the Bill does not give power to effect any such object. Amend standing orders 103 and 128. Agreed to Sir G. CLERK also moved the following addition to Stand ing Order 23 a :—Together with the line of the projected rail way, laid down on a map not less than that of the Ordnance map of .England ; and also a written statement, setting forth the course of the railway, its capital, its maximum fares and charges, and generally all the principal provisions of the pro posed Bill. Agreed to. Lord G. SOMERSET moved an alteration in the Standing Orders, increasing the deposits on all railways, excepting those which had been considered in the House in the past session, from 5 to 10 per cent. Sir R. FERGUSON objected to this part of the motion, which would have the effect of raising the deposits. He con sidered this would operate mest injuriously on those lines that were already projected. He moved that the deposit be 5 per cent. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that some step of the kind was necessary to protect the public from the crude speculations that were before it. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY supported the same view of the question. Dr. BOWRING said that it would be greatly in favour of those railroads which were already in existenee, and against those which were only as yet in a state of projection ; and he thought it was a needless imposition on this species of property. Mr. E. B. DENISON said that the institution of this order would be an unjust, if not a tyrannical, oppression on those who had signed the share list under the faith of the existing standing orders, and who calculated on the payment of a certain sum, and now were called upon to pay one much larger. ' Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that the exemp tions to the evil effects of the order would be so numerous that it was not worth while to consider those whose interests might be affected. Mr. GREENE said that the objection might be obviated by exempting all signed and registered shareholders who had already paid their deposits. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that if the general feeling of the House was against him, he must give way, but he would do so entirely contrary to his own opinion and in clination. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and on our return to the gallery we found that the amendment was negatived without a division. The several alterations were then considered, and agreed to. Mr. GREENE moved, that the sectional order, No. 60, should for the future form portion of the standing orders.— Agreed to. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. Mr. P. M. STEWART presented a petition from the Mid land Counties Railway, complaining that the London and York, which had just passed a Committee of that House, would intersect their: line ; and praying that that portion of those works should not be allowed to be constructed without the sanction of the former Company. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Aiesiengersfrom the House of Lords brought up the Glas gow Junction Railway and other Bills, with amendments. COLONEL A. LAUTOUR. Mr. MILNER GIBSON then brought forward the mo tion of which he had given notice, that a Select Com mittee be appointed to investigate the allegations contained in the petition of Colonel Augustus Lautour, presented to this House, June 6th, 1844, and printed with the votes, June the 26th, 1844, and to report their opinion to the House. The Honourable Member stated that this related to what took place in 1828, when the Colonial office invited parties to invest their money in the Swan River settlement. Among others who were induced to do so was the petitioner, and from circumstances that afterwards transpired he now petitioned the House. These regulations were officially issued, and under them Col. Lautour had acted. The question, then,was whether the Crown could escape from its engagements. He thought it could not, and the opinion of the law officers of the Crown had been taken on the subject, and there was some doubt respecting ono or two points, and there might be a weak feature which he had not observed, and he had seen so much of these cases that he was always ready to suspect that there was something more than he saw. But if the matter were, as it was laid down, he could not see how, in justice, or even legal :Nulty, the Crown could escape from its engagements. He had been informed that Sir Thomas Wilde had given an opinion in favour of Colonel Lautour's claim, which opinion was presented to the Government when they came into office, but the Government said it was not binding on them, because the original contract had not been officially promulgated. He (Mr. IL Gibson) trusted that a generous and fair con struction might be expected, and that no advantage would be taken of any trifling want of foresight on Colonel Lautour's part. It appeared to him (Mr. Gibson) that the claims alluded to in the petition were founded in justice, and he thought that Government should take the matter into its con sideration. In bringing forward this subject he did not mean to impute blame on any of the Members of the Government. He did, however, trust that the subject would be immediately attended to. Mr. HOPE said that he should be obliged to state shortly the history of the circumstances connected with this matter. In 1828 a plan was proposed and published for the purpo , e of bringing Colonel Lautour's attention to it. The Hon. Member grounded his motion upon the fact that no formal or official notice was given to the colonel of this document. Mr. M. GIBSON—But in the meantime you took his land.—( Hear, hear.) Mr HOPE observed that this was really no ground for the complaint. Colonel Lautour was one of the parties to whom the publication was addressed, and he would not fail to have known its purport. In point of fact, that gentleman had got possession of 100,000 acres to which he had no title whatever. Mr. M. GIBSON then withdrew his motion. The Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill, and the Crown Charters (Scotland) Bill were read a second time. SUPPLY. The report of the Committee of Supply was then brought up and agreed to; after which the House adjourned. RAIL WAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. STANDING OILDEILS COMMITTEE. The Committee met at Twelve o'clock, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. After disposing of some private Bills, The South-Eastern Railway (Deal Extension) Bill passed through Committee. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. snErrzELD AND LINCOLN LINE. Jephcock's evidence (continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday —He had made a table for the information of the Corn. rnittee, by which it appeared, that for a distance of seven miles from Sheffield, on a space of one mile on each side of the line, there were 11,000,000 acres of coal field, which, if worked to a depth of 150 yards, would yield 41,000,000 tons of coal, while on the same distance on the Bawtry branch of the London and York line there were only 1,807 acres of coal fields, yielding, at the same eatio, 6,000,000 tons. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM—BeIieves the coal extends to a greater distance under the Sheffield and Lincoln line than under the Bawtrey branch of the London and York, and there fore, if accessible, a larger proportion would travel by the latter railway. Mr. Andrews, a coal-viewer, corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness. Mr. T. Dunn, examined by Mr. BLINKS—Is managing partner of the Sheffield Coal Company, lessees of the minerals under the Duke of Norfolk. Is perfectly conversant with both the projects betore the Committee for accommodating these districts, and consi ders that the Linconi line indisputably affords the greatest advan tag:•s for the working and carriage of coal. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM—IS Mayor of Sheffield, and in March last presided at a meeting of the inhabitants of that town, on which occasion a resolution was passed in favour of the Bawtry branch. A proposition was moved in favour of its competitor, but negatived by the adoption of the amendment, which approved of the London and York project. This course was pursued, however, under a conviction that the Bawtry branch was a portion of the Chesterfield line. Since then the inhabitants have become more favourable to the Sheffield and Lincolnshire !inc. Mr. Charles Atkinson, examined by Mr. BAINES—Is a manufac turer of steel in Sheffield, and the owner of two furnaces for con verting iron into steel. A ready supply of coal for these purpo,e.s is indispensable, more especially as within the last few years tha demand for steel has been inordinately increasing. The Earl of Lincoln, examined by Mr. HOPE—IS Member for Nottinghamshire, and fully acqLainted with the country traversed by the competing lines now under consideration. The towns through ie the Sheffield and Lincoln line passes are of far greater imwphorthance than those in the route of the Bawtry branch ; And the character of tte country—for the most part agricultural— shows a similar superiority for the former. The Duke of New. castle is a large landowner in the vicinity of the Sheffield and Lincoln line, and assents to it. croWerfaulined 67 Sergeant WitANCIIIO4-1 - las An intereet 14 the constructiun ef the Sheffield and Lincoln line; but his prefer ence is ncc3rdi‘3 it from a consideration of its superior importance to the o.,untr), al;,1 na public grounds. Thinks that a line from Gainsborou;;:i to Retford and Sheffield would not be compatible wilt oil, tor, ugh 'Jaw try and 'Fla:hill to Mr2ffield. Mr. 'Wilmot, ai_y::tit to the Duke of Newcastle, attested the accuracy of the last witness as respected the importance of the Sheffield and Lincoln line to the districts it proposed to traverse. Mr. Charles Hickson, a malster and land valuer, at Worksop, deposed to the importance of the Sheffield and Lincoln line to the trades he represented. The Committee at a quarter before five adjourned till to-morrow at noon. NATIONAL TRADES' CON- FEREN CE. SECOND DAY, JULY 29. (Continued front our Afternoon Edition of yecterday.) "3. That in cases where the members of the organised body are less than 150, they shall be at liberty to 'mite with another organised body or bodies of the Association similarly situated, for the porpose of sending a delegate or delegates. " 4. That all Delegates to Conference be paying members of one of the societies they represent. "5. That an annual session of Conference shall be held on Whit-Monday, in such town and place as may be determined upon by the Conference or Central Committee, and such Con ference shall continue its sittings so long as is requisite for the transaction of the business brought before it. "6. That the Central Committee shall have the power of convening a special session of conference when it shall appear to a majority of at least three-fourths of the Committee, that such a session is necessary, or upon a requisition of at least one-third of the members of Conference. In case the Cen tral Committee neglect to call such special meeting on such requisition, the requisitionists shall have power to call it them selves. Not less than fourteen days' notice of all such special meetings shall be given to the delegates. "7. That one month previous to the assembly of the annual Conference, the Central Committee shall cause to be prepared and issued a business paper, or programme of the matters in tended to be brought under the consideration of the Conference. Such programme shall be laid before the various trades, to enable them to give instructions to their delegates thereupon. But the Central Committee shall have the power of intro ducing subjects not included in the said paper, if agreed upon by three-fourths of the Committee, and such as appear to them torequire the immediate attention of the Conference. Notices of special sessions shall include the business for which they ore called. " 8. That the Conference shall have power to make and re vise the laws of the Association, subject to the following regula tions :—No fundamental or important law shall be repealed or altered, without at least six months' notice having been given of such intended repeal or alteration, and it shall be concurred in by at least two-thirds of the Conference. Similar notices shall be given of all intended additions to the laws, and such addi tions be similarly approved of. To elect the Central Committee to fix the salaries of the officers of the Association, and gene rally to transact all such business as may come before it. " 9. That members of the Central Committee may sit and speak in Conference, though not elected as delegates, but in such case they shall not vote. " 10. That the delegates shall be elected to serve in Con ference for twelve months, or until the next general election. " 11. That within one month previous to Whit-Monday, in each year, the Central Committee shall issue their precept to those trades entitled to send Delegates, requiring them to proceed, within fourteen days after the receipt of the same, to the election of a delegate or delegates to represent them in Conference for the ensuing year. And such precept shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the Association. " 12. That each of the said trades shall, seven days previous to Whit-Monday, cause a return to be forwarded to the office of the Central Committee, certifying the delegate or delegates elected to represent such trades, and such return shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which such election was held, and by the secretary of the trade. 13. That, if any Delegate, by absence or other cause, should become, in the opinion of the trade, unfit to continue its representative, the said trade may declare the office vacant. " 14. That, on the death, resignation, or removal by the trade, of any Delegate, the president and secretary of the trade by which such delegate was elected shall certify the same to the Central Committee, which shall forthwith issue their precept for the election of another to supply the vacancy. " 15. That no salaried officer of the Association elected as delegate to Conference by any trade shall vote on questions personally affecting themselves. CENTRAL COMMITTEE. The following rule for the appointment of the Central Com mittee were then agreed to :- Ist. That the general executive power shall be vested in a Central Committee, to be chosen annually by Conference. On the rule referring to the persons who were to compose the Committee being proposed, a lengthened discussion arose, and the following resolution was then proposed and carried:— " That the Central Committee shall consist of a President, Vice-President, and eleven others. The President and the Vice-President to be elected without reference to their con nexion with any Trades Union, but the eleven others to be bona fide members of a Trade Society." The Conference then adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Thomas Duncombe left the Conference a little before twelve o'clock, being obliged to attend in his place in the House of Commons at that hour; and Mr. Evans, Delegate of the Pot teries, took the chair in his absence. Mr. Duncombe pro mised to preside again at ten o'clock to-morrow. LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY. The first General Meeting of the Shareholders in the Lynn and Ely Railway Company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Sir W. J. H. B. Folkes, Bart., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The Secretary having read the ad vertisement convening the meeting, read a report which stated that the meeting had been called in accordance with the provi sions of the Act of Parliament, authorising the construction of the line, which only received the Royal assent on the 30th of the last month, and consequently the Directors had not, for the want of time,been able to prepare a lengthy and detailed account of the position and prospects of the Company. There could, how ever, be no doubt that it would prove amply remunerative, and the Directors looked forward to the time when it would be united to the Lynn and Dereham arid Lynn and Huntingdon lines— in fact, they might state, that an arrangement had been made for uniting the three lines when completed. The Provisional Committee, which consisted of the chairman, Francis Cress well, Esq., William Everard, Esq., Henry Charles Lacy, Esq., Foster Reynolds, Esq., and William Seppings, Esq., had been confirmed as Directors to manage the affairs of the Com • pang under the Act of Parliament. The report was unanimously adopted nn the motion of the Chairman ; and Mr. Rance, of Mincing-lane, and Mr. Self, of Lynn, having been appointed auditors of the Company for the ensuing half-year, a vote of thanks was awarded to the Chair man and Directors, and the meeting terminated. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JULY 25, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting unto Sir Tomas Hast ings, Knight, Captain in the Royal Navy, the office of Store keeper of the Ordnance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. W i-?ITEH ALL, JULY 28. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Peter Colin Campbell to the church and parish of Caputh, in the Presbytery of Dunkeld and county o f P er th, vacan t by the death of the Reverend Alexander Wilson. (From the Dublin. Gazette of the 25th July, 1845.) CROWN AND HANAPER-OFFICE, DUBLIN, JULY 25. In pursuance of an Act passed in the fortieth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act to regulate the mode by which the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, to , serve in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, on the part of Ireland, shall be summoned anti re turned to the same Parliament," I do hereby give notice, that the Riy,ht Honourable John Earl of Erne has been chosen to be the Peer to sit in the House of Lords of the United King dom, in the room of John Baron Carhery, deceased. C. FEFZSIMON, Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. George Pocock, linendraper, Brighton. John Bindley, hosier, Atherstone, Warwickshire. BANKRUPTS. Ralph Thompson, watch-maker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to surrender Aug. 13, and Sept. 23, at two, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakiey, official assignee, New castle-upon- Tyne ; Chater and Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Bell, Brodriek. and Bell, Bow-churchyard. Michael Wrake, jun., bricklayer, Canterbury, Aug. 8, at two, and Sept. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Scott, South ampton-buildings; Walker, Canterbury. Isaac de Joseph Ventura, merchant, White Hart-court, Bishopcgate-street, City, Aug. 5, at half-past one, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ahager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Lindo, Fenchurcb-street. Benjamin Stephen Thomas Matthews, oil and colourman, Aug. 11, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard street; Justice, Berners-street, Oxford-street. William Smethurst, jacquard machine-maker, Manchester, Aug. 11, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, efficial assignee, Manchester ; Chester, Toni min, and Chester, Staples Inn, London ; Chapman and Ro berts, Manchester. _ _ John Dixon, innkeeper Eeelesfield, Yorkshire, Aug. 12 and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi cial assignee, Leeds; Tattersall, Great James-street, Bedford row, London ; Chambers, Sheffield ; Dunning and Storr, Leeds. infineltdthtail p l . DIVIDENDS DECLARED. T. L. Parker—second and final div. of 4id. in the Found, any Thursday, at the office of Air. Christie, Birmingham. W. Bancks and J. 13. Perry, merchants, Birmingham—final div. of 4d, and 1-16th of a penny in the pound, any Tuesday before Aug. i 9, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. J. E. Warden and V. Wanostrocht, merchants, Liverpool— a div. of 2s. in the pound, Aug. 1, and any subsequent Wed ,oaußtntrdlii,et jo o lu ffi .ly ee 3( o .4 f Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. G. Jackson, upholsterer, Hertford—first div. of Is. 9d. in the pound, Aug. 2 and two following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Crump, corn dealer, Stanway, Gloucestershire—a div. of Is. 7d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. W. Carr and J. C. Carr, merchants, Sunderland—first div. office of Mr. Turquand of 6d. and 3-sths of a penny in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon - Tyne. W. Meek, ironmonger, Southampton—first div. of 3e. 4d. S. Hewlings and C. W. Wisbey, bill brokers, George-yard, ,anodldtwjeowf:ayl.lowing Wednesdays, at the Lombard -street—first div. of Is. Id. in the pound, July 30, and tw.. following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. S. T. Watson, Manchester warehouseman, Skinner-street, City—tirst div. ut `2os. la the pound, July 30, and two following —first Wednesdas, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. W. Byers, Manchester warehouseman, Skinner-street, City, City—first div. of 3s. Id. in the pound, July 30, and two fol lowing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. ff Julyo lk - s 3 t r e , ,e andt, Pall-mall tw . following tie age nt, i :d u , Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. A. Thomson, merchant, Leadenhall-street—third and final div. of W. in the pound, July 30, and two following Wed nesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. At the Court of Bankruptcy, DIVIDENDS.W. Thurnell, upholsterer L ea derhall-street, Aug. 29, a eleven—J,Basin hall - street. —lit, dealer in Old Broad•street, City, Aug. 21, at twelve. In the Country. J. A. flick, carver and gilder, Leeds, Aug. 2 0 , at eleven, at the Leeds District Coart—W. S. Ben' all, banker, Totnes, Aug. 'P., at one, at the Exeter District Court—J. Newton, J. Newtoa, and F. J. Newton. spirit inercl.ants, Rother harh, Yorkshire, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Cour; --W. Thompson. cloth manufacturer, Rawden, York shire, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Lreds District Court—F. Cranswick, innkeeper, Bridlington, Yorkshire, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—John Bainbridge, iron founder, Richmond, Yorkshire, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—T. M. Mouckman, tobacconist, Brad ford, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—O. Fisl.er, linen draper, Bradford, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Wood, merchant, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, Aug. 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unle=s cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. W. Thurnell, upholsterer, Leadenhall-street, Aug. 23—J. Codling, earthenware manufacturer, Gateshead Fell, Durham, Aug. 21—T. L. Brown, merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 22—W. Astle, plumber, Wolverhampton, Aug. 21—W. Davis, Tetten hall, Staffordshire, Aug. 19—T. Robson, jun., porter mer chant, Stoke-upon-Trent, Aug. 30—G. Rudman, mason, Bristol, Aug. 19—V. Guigues, hotel keeper, Leicester-street, Leicester-square, Aug. I9—W. Woodward and T. Morris, drapers, Burslem, Staffordshire, Aug. 19—G. Hardy, grocer, Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, Aug. 19—J. Rir.bards, plumber, Deptford-bridge, Aug. 19—J. Y. Betts, grocer, Car diff, Aug. 19—H. Thorpe, linen draper, Kensington, Aug. 19 —E. Newnes, brewer, Newton by Middlewich, Cheshire, Aug. 19. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Arnold and A. Hirsch, merchants. Rood-lane, City— J. Damsell and H. W. Damsell, mercers Newent, Gloucester shire—C. Newbury and J. Woodward, linen drapers, Lichfield —T. Warren and W. Q. Barrett, boot makers, Plymouth— H. Micklethwait and J. Newbound, stockbrokers, Sheffield— J. Greaves and T. Greaves, veterinary surgeons, Manchester —J. 13rownrigg and T. Harrison, painters, Ulverston, Lan cashire—T. Roberts and J. I.ll‘Clumpha, builders, Kirkdale, Lancashire—M. Tucker and A. Tucker, booksellers, Brid port, Dorsetshire—D. M. Aird and H. A. Burstall, printers, Tavistock street, Covent-garden—W. Robinson and J. Wood, drapers, Wigton, Cumberland—P. Haines and G. Haines, cheesemongers, Goodge-street, Tottenham-court-road—T. Dobing and J. Turner, cartwrights, Halifax—T. Ramsey and B. Langley, silk dyers, Flower and Dean-street, Spitalfields— G. Whitbread and L. Croson, carriers, Ampthill, Bedford shire—W. Schlencker and J. Schlencker, grocers, Gravesend —E. Parry and R. Parry, ironfounders, Golden-lane, Old street—T. S. Cowie and G. F. Davidson, merchants, Hull — T. Greenaway and E. Greenaway, hatters, Bishopsgate-street Within. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Malcolm M'Callum, butcher, Rothesay, Aug. 5 and 22, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Russ, Rothesay. J. Wylie, farmer, Overtown, Lanarkshire, Aug. 2 and 22, at one, at Mackay's Hotel, Hamilton. J. Wylie, tollkeeper, Overtown, Lanarkshire, Aug. 2 and 22, at one, at Mackay's Hotel, Hamilton. LAW IN TELLIG 81N CE. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, July 29. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) THE HAYMARKET THEATRE—" USED UP." MATHEWS V. WEBSTER. Mr. ROMILLT applied this morning, according to pre vious arrangement, on behalf of Mr. C. Mathews, the per former, for an injunction to restrain the defendant, the lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, from performing a piece called Used Up, which the plaintiff alleged was composed and written by him. The Learned Counsel in making the application ob served, that the Court would find as great and pointed contra dictions in the affidavits that had been tied on both sides as ever he had met with in his life. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—On what question ? Mr. ROMILLY—On the question of who was the composer of the work. There were, however, certain points on which ,there was no difference. There was no difference as to the fact that late in the year 1843 it occurred to both the plaintiff and the defendant to bring out upon the English stage a piece founded upon a French one, called L'Homrne Blaze. Mr; Mathews, the plaintiff, was at Paris when that piece was performed, and being struck with its merit, he communicated the fact to the defendant, Mr. Webster. That gentleman applied to a Mr. Bourcicault to translate the work, and ultimately it was arranged that Mr. Bourcicault's transla lation should be submitted to Mr. Mathews, and that he should make such alterations in the piece as he thought necessary to adapt it to the Eng lish stage. Mr. Bourcicault in his translation of the piece denominated it Bored to Death, but Mr. Mathews, after making various alterations, christened it Used Up; and under that title it had been performed at the Haymarket Theatre. The principal question for the consideration of the Court would be, and exceedingly difficult it was to determine, what was the amount of the alterations and revisions that had been made in the piece by the plaintiff, he asserting that those alterations and revisions were so very considerable as almost to amount to a re-writing of the play ; while, on the other hand, Mr. Webster and Mr. Bourcicault contended they were very slight. Mr. Webster stated, as the Learned Counsel understood, that it was the usual practice at Theatres, when a piece was about to be brought out, to submit the part that was to be performed by any eminent actors to them, in order that they might make any alterations they thought best to suit their style of acting ; that had been done in this case with respect to Mr. Mathews ; but Mr. Webster asserted that the copyright of that piece still remained with him. The original manuscript of the piece was not in existence. Nothing was forthcoming but the copy that had been made by the copyist of the theatre from the translation of Mr. Bourcicault, with the alterations made by Mr. Mathews. The VICE-CHANCELLOR inquired under what Act Mr. Romilly moved? Mr. RoauLLY—The 3d and 4th William IV., chap. 15, which was an Act to amend the laws relating to literary pro perty, and also under the sth and 6th of Victoria, chap. 45. The VICE-CHANCELLOR inquired what was the position of the plaintiff ? Was he an actor alone, or both actor and author ? ROMILLY said both. There was nothing in the fact of a gentleman being an actor that prevented him being a com poser. Mr. Mathews had been the author of vari,us dramatic pieces, which had met with great success on the British stage. He had also altered various dramatic pieces, and it was very probable that the name he had given them had greatly tended to their popularity. The Vic E-CHANCELLOR—You think, Mr. Romilly, that the title Used Up is more calculated to attract than Bored to Death ?—( Laughter.) Mr. ROMILLY considered that it was a most important point in a dramatic piece to give it such a title as would induce the public to go and see it. Now there was no dispute about the title being Mr. hlathews's, and there was also no dispute that Mr. Mathews made additions to the piece—the only dispute was the extent of those additions. There was no dispute that from the 17th night of its performance to the 77th, the piece was announced in the bills as the piece of Mr. Mathews: for seventeen nights it was acted without the name of the author. There was no dispute that the piece was now acted under the same title that Mr. Mathews gave it, and the only reason for its being acted with out the name of the author for seventeen nights was, that Mr. Mathews bad told Mr. Webster, if it was successful, he should claim to be the au.hor of it. Mr. Webster stated that Mr. Mathews's name was given in the bill as the author of the piece while he was in Dublin ; that he was ignorant of it, and that Mr. Bourcicault stated to him that Mr. Mathews came to him and asked his leave to put his name to it, as it would do him good in the country, and that he, Mr. Bourcicault, gave him permission to do so. Now that statement was denied by Mr. Mathews from the beginning to the end. Under such cir cumstances, the great question was, what was the quantum of alteration The VICE-CHArrcttLoß wished to know whether the ques tion depended upon that alone? Mr. RoaeILLY observed that he did not know that it did, but this was certain, that as far as the alterations were con cerned Mr. Webster had no right to perform the piece contain ing them. The VICE-CHANCELLOR. had some doubt upon that point. If Air. Webster had stated to Mr. Alathews that he had a Frelich piece and had asked him to translate it and adapt it for the English stage, then he would have been the author; but the case would have been different if he had only asked him to touch it up. Mr. ROMILLY then proceeded at considerable length to read the affidavits of the plaintiff and derendant, the affidavits of various parties in support and against the application, and also the affidavit of Mr. Mathews in reply, and concluded by expresiing a confident hope that the Court would grant the in junction he asked. Air. ROGERS followed on the same side. Mr. Wool) appeared on behalf of Mr. Webster. He felt convinced that the Court would not for a moment entertain the application, for the bill was totally inconsistent with the whole claim set up by the plaintiff. He had on that bill asserted that he was the whole composer of the piece, while now he admitted that there were some parts of it in Mr. Bourcicault's handwriting. Upon a Bill so framed he submitted that the Court would not grant the partial relief asked by the present motion ; he thought, looking at all the facts that were stated, that it was impossible for the Court to come to any other conclnsion than that the plaintiff was not the author of the work. The plaintiff asserted in his bill that he was, but finding that that allegation would not benefit him, his Learned Counsel had most adroitly put forth an ,ther case, which was that he had made alterations in the work, and that those alterations entitled him to designate him self the author. The Learned Counsel thought if such a doc trine was to hold good, Garrick and Colly Cibber would have a good right to lay claim to the authorship of the works of Shakspere. Now, Mr. Webster had paid Mr. Baur cicault for translating the work, and he had registered it also in the Dramatic Authors' Society, and what, he would ask, could have induced him to de so if the piece was the work of the plaintiff? Added to this, Mr. Mathews was a member of that Society, and if the piece was his, why did he not register it himself ? The VICE- CHANCELLOR—He has registered it according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament. Mr. Woon—Yes, sir ; but that was because his counsel, Mr. Rogers, told him he could not file that bill without it; but he has never registered himself in the Society as the author. Now, on the part of Mr. Webster, there Kere no less than three acts of ownership, but not one on the part of the plaintiff, until they came to the fact of the insertion of the plantiff's name in the bill, and what was the cause of that? Why Mr. Webster went to Ireland, and while he was there the name of Mr. Mathews was put in the bill as the author of the piece, by the permission of Mr. Boor cicault, Mr. Mathews having stated to him that it would assist him in his country engagements, if Mr. Bourcicault would allow him to do so. As to the title, it would be preposterous to say that because the name of a piece was changed by a party that he should therefore have the copyright of the work. On the whole he felt no doubt that the Court, on looking at the whole case, would find, to use a cant phrase in the piece, that there was "Nothing in it."— ( Laughter. ) Mr. BEVAN followed on the same side, submitting that no case had been made out on the part of the plaintiff, either for an injunction or for the trial of an action. Under these cir cumstances, he submitted that the motion ought to be refused with costs. Mr. ROMILLY replied. He believed that it had been clearly shown that Mr. Mathews, according to common parlance, was the author of the piece, and that he was entitled, therefore, to the interim injunction. When he stated this he admitted that M. Mathews must make out his title at law. The VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment, ordering the mo tion to stand over, with liberty to the plaintiff to bring an action at law, and also with liberty to both parties to apply to the Court if it should be considered necessary. Leave was also given to the plaintiff to amend th, bill. The Court was crowded with theatrical characters the whole day, and the case was not over till four o'clock. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CI C T.—Lewes, July 29. The commission for Suseex IN as opened en Monday, and, contrary to the usual practice, both Courts pro c,:eded to business the same day. The calendar and the CP.US , ! list are both very light, there being thirty-three rd :.; o' h d i y et t j 'il as c il l e i6e T%7DA th .L e prisoners ( f ii ir ,,t t o i r oi:l i, , ) civil side. Join Taylor, an extensive fanner, near Hartti,id, sur rendered to answer an indictment charging- him with having f.ionimisly shot and wounded Joseph Dyer, with intent to do Min some grievous bodily harm. \ir. JouNsoN corlucted the prosecution, and Mr. CLA tiFtsoN deiended 'he prisoner. It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor, a little boy, live years cf hrd gone wiiti his brother and coilsin to fish in a pond adjoining the lam) occupied by the prisoner, on tin, 20th of June. It would seen that the prisoner had been annoyed by boys trespassing, and be was observed to be walking on his own property with a gun in his hand at the time the boys were 48134. He went towards them, and on their running away he pursued them, awl eventually fired his gun after them, and the prosecutor was wounded in the hand, and like wise about his person. but it appeared !hat the injuries were not of a severe or dangerous character. It was likewise proved that when the prisoner was told of the boy being wound( d he said he would shoot them dead if they trespassed again. Mr, CLARKSON, on behalf of the prisoner, urged that there was no proof of his ew ertaining the serious inten tion imputed to him by the indictment, and said it was much more probable that he should have fired the gun with an intention to frighten the children, than to do them any injury. Several witnesses were called who gave him a good character for humanity and kindness. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen tenced to be imprisoned for twelve months. POLICE IN TELLIGENC E. (YESTERDAY.) MAASION-HOUSE. A man of very rude exterior and manners named Thomas Taal, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having so severely injured a potman at a public-house as to endanger his life. James Leeson stated that he was on Monday night in Qucenhithe, and he heard a great row and disturbance, and saw the prisoner, who seemed to be the cause of the tumult, run his head between the legs of George Prosser, the potman of a public-heuse, and thng the potman over his heal, by which a most serious injury was inflicted. The patient was taken to the hospital. It was stated that apprehensions were entertained that the potman could not recover. The LORD MAYOR informed the prisoner that he would stand in a very awkward predicament if the man Who had been so roughly assailed should die. The prisoner, who did not seem to be influenced by any feeling for the patient, was then remanded till Mon day. George Edwards, the driver of an omnibus, was charged with having been the cause of the death of a child. A policeman stated that about a quarter past eight o'clock on the 25th instant, he saw the defendant driving an omnibus in Biskopsgate-street, and soon afterwards he heard a scream, and saw the forewheel of the omni bus pass over the body of a child, named Thomas Cox, who died a few minutes after he was picked up. The defendant was driving at a slow pace. A woman, who also saw the accident, stated that as the omnibus went along the child suddenly started into the middle of the street, and before the driver could pull up was run over by the wheel of the vehicle. Witness picked up the child, but the wheel had passed over his neck and there was no chance of life. The Lon]) MAYOR, having learned that a Coroner's inquest had returned a verdict of " Accidental death," said that there had been nothing censurable in the COll - of the driver, and without hesitation dismissed him. Emily Harding was charged with having attempted to commit suicide. The ward beadle of Queenhi:he saw the prisoner jump into the Thames from Trig Wharf, and try most reso lutely to drown herself. The unfortunate creature had been evidently drinking, and seemed to labour under the nervous excitement frequently produced by the immode rate use or ardent spirits. Richard Hewell, a bargeman, cf Brentford, saw the prisoner pull off her shoes, and shawl and cap, and jump off Mr. Crawford's wharf, into the river, out of which he dragged her. The prisoner said, that if she had chosen to dispose of herself, nobody had a right to interfere ; and that if her mother and sister appeared against her, she would cer tainly smash them, and no mistake. The Lord Mayor directed that the medical attendant of the Compter should see her and prescribe for her, and that she should be brought up again on Saturday next. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London .New Pt ice Current of July 29.) SuGAA.—To-day buyers of West India Sugar came forward with increased freedom, and an extensive business was trans acted ; the prices paid exhibited an advance on those of Friday of 6d to Is per cwt. At public sale 126 hhds of Barbadoes went off briskly, at an advance of is per cwt, fine yellow fetched 53s 6d, good 52s to 52s 6d, good middling 51s to 51s 6d, middling 48s 6d to 50s 6d, and low 47s to 48s per cwt. REFINED—To-day Refined goods were purchased with in creased freedom by the home trade, and the market was nearly cleared at stiffer rates, brown grocery lumps fetching 66s to 675, and standard lumps 67s 6d to 68s per cwt. Of Crushed Sugar made here under bond, there is none to be had on the spot. Mausuatus—The demand has been active, and the rates previously established have been fully supported ; indeed, in some cases 6d per cwt advance has been obtained. At public sale 11,473 bags and 200 casks were. all sold. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 1,362 bags of Bengal Sugar, all Ballykhal, were offered at public sale, and chiefly sold at very full rates, good grainy damp yellow fetching 535, good middling 49s 6d, middling 463 to 475, low 44s 6d, ordinary brown 40s to 41s, washed good middling and good yellow 48s 6d to 508 6d, low and middling 43s to 465, and ordinary brown 4es to 41s. 22 bags of white Benares sold at 54s per cwt for middling quality. Srices.—To-day Pimento was in excellent request, and 60 bags at auction fetched 2id to 3d per lb. FOREIGN. —This afternoon the first parcel of Zanizbar or African Sugar, amounting to 524 bags, was submitted to pub lic competition ; but being the produce of slave labour, and consequently subject to the high duty of 63s per cwt, it could not be taken for home consumption. COFFEE.—This afternoon Jamaica Coffee was purchased with more freedom, and 56 casks 16 barrels at public sale sold at firm rates. Of Zanzibar, subject to the 6d per lb duty, 20 bales were offered, and sold as follows :—Common pale rather broken and unclean at 49s to 49s 6d, rather better quality 51s to 535, sea damaged first class 463 to 48s 6d, and third class 325. 20 barrels of St. Domingo went at stiff rates and fetched 33s 6d for fine ordinary coloury. 51 bags Rio brought 29s 6d to 30s for ordinary, and 27s 6d to 29s for sea damaged first and second class. In Ceylon more busi ness was transacted privately, but not at better prices. CINNAMON.—The demand was very limited for inferior, coarse and jungle descriptions at the quarterly sales, which finished this afternoon, although there was a desire generally on the parts of the merchants to realise, and they submitted to a decline on the rates of the last quarterly sales of 2d to 4d, and oceasiot.ally of 5d to 6d per lb. RICE.—To-day Bengal was in excellent request, and several parcels were disposed of by private treaty at lls6d to 13s. At public sale 1,001 bags fetched very full rates. Foreign East India is wanted, but there is little to be had, and Madras is worth 103 to lis per cwt. For cleaned Rice prices are fully as high. SALTPETRE.—To-day two parcels of Calcutta, amounting to 2,092 bags were offered at public sale, and a part only sold at a decline on last week's rates of 3d to 6d per cwt. TEA.—To-day there was a brisk demand for Poucliong, and several parcels were sold at 9d per lb. for clean quality—the supply has become small. Congou of common and good ordinary quality met with a better demand at 9d to 10d per lb., but in the better kinds little business was done. SvxasTs.—Jamaica Rum has been in good request, anti prices continue on the rise for good and fine qualities, whilst inferior and middling kinds fully sustained the previous value. Leeward Island Rum has met with a ready sale at previous rates. Demerara is wanted, and some parcels have been sold at firm prices. Calcutta is held with firmness. Brandy has met with little attention, and the stock being large, prices are still drooping. Hoes.L-The market is in a dull state for all descriptions, and prices continue on the decline, indeed, it is difficult to give accurate quotations. The duty for the Kingdom is esti mated at 200,0001. to 210,0001. It is calculated that 50,000 acres are in cultivation this year. OILS.—For Southern rather lower rates have been ac cepted, which has occasioned the demand to be good. For Seal a further decline in prices has occurred. Cod Oil is dull of sale at former rates. Sperm has met with little attention, but no further decline in the value occurred. In Lard Oil business is checked by the stiff rates. Linseed Oil has been in request, and prices are firmer ; for forward delivery a good deal has been done at similar rates. Rape Oil is little wanted. For Olive Oil prices rule low. In Cocoa Nut sales to a fair extent made at 271 to 291 per tun for common to fine quality. Prices keep up for Palm, and the demand has been good. TALLOW.—There has been a brisker demand for Russian on the spot, and prices have ruled firm. In the value of other kinds little variation has taken place, but the supply is less than it was ; at public sale 205 casks of New South Wales were sold at 39s to 40s far fine, 34s to 48s for low to good quality, and 200 casks of South America at &is 9d to 38s 3d for fair to fine. Town has qeen in excellent request at 39s to 39s 6d per cwt, net cash. MONEY AND CITY NEWS. The meeting of the Blackwell Railway shareholders, held yes. terday, was for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of the pro prietors to an issue of shares for the formation of a junction be tween that and the Eastern Counties line. The shares are to be appropriated at the rate of one new share for every six shares of original capital, and the directors speak with great confidence of the success of the projects they have connected with the under taking. The remarks that have lately been made in the House of Com mons upon subjects connected with the currency have caused the same subjects to be discussed in the City, where probably mare practical knowledge of such matters is to be found. With respect to Mr. Hume's project for relieving the public of light sovereigns by establishing Government agencies in different parts of the kingdom, which should take gold coin at its intrinsic value, and do for the provinces the work which the Bank of England performs for London, it is looked upon as all but im possible of execution. Every one of the agencies must be supplied with a large stock of Government money, and with power to in crease such stcck if found insufficient. By this a great deal of cash would be taken out of circulation, and the agents, holding a most responsible office, would necessarily require considerable sala ries. So expensive, it is believed would be the machinery of the scheme, that the outlay would far exceed any good to be promoted by it. That there are instances of provincial tradespeople taking advantage of the current belief in light sovereigns, and defrauding the humbler classes, there is too much reason to believe; but, on the whole, the public seem to be satisfied with the system that has been at work since the last three years. A supposed deficiency of silver has likewise been brought before public attention. The Irish railways have, indeed, abstracted some silver from the circulation for the purpose of wages ; and the Dutch, who have recently been coining, have come in as large pur chasers of silver bullion, that metal being the standard of their country. But, after all, it is questionable whether the deficiency in silver coin is to any important extent much greater than it usually is about the time of harvest, when a large quantity is used for the payment of labour. The Mint is, at the present time, making new silver coin, after having suspended its operations, it is said, on ac count of some damage sustained by the machinery. The Batik of England has a large supply of silver bullion in its vaults, which it is ready to sell to Government, and therefore there is every reason to suppose that the demand will be very soon supplied, unless the public mind be needlessly disturbed en the subject, for it is well known that a belief in a deficiency is very likely to create one. The result of the last meeting of Mexican Bondholders is well known. They decided upon taking legal steps to compel Messrs. Lizardi and Co. to transfer to the new agents, Messrs. Schneider, the funds which they so unaccountably detained, That according to every principle of equity, as understood by merchants, the late agents were bound to appropriate to the bondholders only the money they received on account of the dividends, nobody seemed to enter. tain the slightest doubt; and we do not believe that a single impar tial person was to be found who agreed to the doctrine that debts due from Mexico to Messrs. Lizardi could be justly set off against this specific fund, Still there has been great anxiety to see some legal opinion on the subject, and hence the following opinion of Mr. James Russel, the Chancery barrister, , vhich has been taken by the Committee of Bondholders preliminary to their proe,edmgs, will he read with great eagerness, It will be seen that public and legal opinion are precisely in harmony with each other:— " By the agreement of 1837, one-sixth of the Customhouse duties of Vera Cruz and Tampico is appropriated to the payment of the interest p the bonds and, in order to secure its duo ap• plication, it is paid by the administrators of the Customs into the hands of two Commissioners, one of whom is nominated by the bondholders. In the hands of the Commissioners this one-sixth is severed from the general funds of the Mexican Government, and it is thenceforth clothed with a trust for the bondholders. " By a subsequent arrangement the share of the Customs thus appropriated has been increased from one-sixth to one-fifth. Though the Mexican Government could not, without violating good faith, have lessentd the fund, it was quite competent to them to increase it ; and the one-fifth when received by the Commissioner is equally clothed with a trust, and for the same purposes as the one-sixth would have been. - - " The funds are transmitted by the Commissioner to Lizardi and Co., the agents of the Mexican Government; but the transmission is merely for the purpose of distribution among the bondholders. The transmission is made for the purpose, not of destroying the trust, but of carrying it into effect. Lizardi and Co. receive the funds subject to a specific appropriation. Of that appropriation --- of the trust to which the funds are thus subject—Lizardi and Co. have complete notice : they are themselves trustees of the fund as soon as the moneys come into their bands, and they cannot apply them to any purpose other than the payment of the interest on the bonds, without violating obligations and duties too plain to be mistaken. " If Lizardi and Co. have made advances for the general pur poses of the Mexican Government, and if on this separate account a debt is due to them, they must seek payment of that debt from the Mexican Government ; and they may justly retain any moneys in their hands on the general account of the Mexican Governmen t. But the funds in question were funds which even that Governmen t had no right to divert from the bondholders. If the Mexican Government had directed Lizardi and Co. to apply the one-fifth of the Customs remitted by the Commissioners to the die, harge of a private debt due from Mexico to Lizardi and Co., that direction would not have entitled them to retain the money for their own use, and to attempt to do so without the sanction, and in opposition to the orders of the Government, is as unjustifiable in law as it 0 in morality." The opinions of Mr. Turner and Mr. Malins have also been taken, and, as the Committee state, entirely concur in Mr. Russell's view. It may be worth while to remind some of our readers that the reasoning above as to the change from the one-sixth to the one fifth is nearly the same as that put forward under this head, wh en the point was first started. There seems little doubt that the 1 3 W will now take its course without any technical impediment. —Times. CIIINA.—We understand that private letters have been received in Liverpool from Shanghae, of a date later than any intelligence which has appeared in the newspapers and the intelligence which they contain, if strictly correct, is highly important, as showing the great extension of the market for Briti.h cotton manufactures in the eastern ports of China. The statement is to the effect, that, within three weeks, no less than six vessels, the Sarah Louisa, the Valon, the Thomas Worthington, the Flora, the Monarch" and the Richard Cobden, all which left Great Britain in ° c ' tober, had arrived at Shanghae; and that nearly the whole of their cargoes of manufactured goods had been disposed of at satisfactory prices; grey shirting's netting 3 dollars 30 cents. cash, and 3 dollars 50 cents. in barter for teas. The alleged date of the preceding intelligence is the 14th of April from Shanghae; but it seem quite as probable that that is the date of its receipt at Macao or Hong-kong, as the dates from thos e places only come down to about the 14th of April.—Man" chester Guardian. - • - [ ADVERTISE:NI ENT.]—Ladies, whether temporarily exposed to the scorching rays of the summer sun, or frequent' ing the crowded saloon, or close assembly, will find Rowlands Kalydor a most refreshing preparation and auxiliary to comfort' dispelling the cloud of languor and relaxation front the corn' plexinn, and immediately affording the pleasing sensation at tending restored elasticity of the skin. The numerous va rieties of cutaneous eruptions, sunburn freckles, tan, and dig' colourations, are pleasingly eradicated by the Kalydor, and the skin rendered delicately clear and soft. Its purifying and re freshing properties have obtained its selection by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Continent of Europe, together with the elite of the aristocracy and hoot ton. The high reputation it bears causes unprincipled shop; keepers to offer their spurious " Kalydors" for sale, compos e of the most deleterious ingredients, containing mineral astrir!: gents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their rep el lent action endangering health. It is therefore imperative on purchasers to see that the words " Rowland's Kalydor" are 0 1 the envelope (an engraving of exquisite beauty, from a steel plate by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) All others ate fraudulent counterfeits. 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[ADVERTISEMENT.]—A N AUTHENTICATED `-'- 11 OF A FEARFUL CASE OF P ILES , BY H OLLOWA Y'S PIL L! AND OINTMENT I—John Tho m p son . Esq., the very res P e er able editor of the Armagh Guardian, an Irish newsPaP e vouches as to the fact of an extraordinary cure of a case of Pi l . e c s i; of a most distressing nature, and of some years' standing, W 1 1 1.4 was effected by these medicines w h en ever y other means ""'d failed. The person alluded to is a gentleman of large e state V er great influence in the County of Armagh. No one need s a l` very long from piles, fistula, and what is termed " a bell down," if they have recourse to these far-famed remedies. ..% e ud by most of the respectable chemists throughout the ciii" world, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, str and ' London. LORD ELDON'S APERIENT , . 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One personal visit is co sary tnnffeet a pormftriont rum 1 417? 7', FIB. ..,, „ 1.4 1 L" On the 28th inst., at Whitehall, the Right r 10 "' Carington, of a son. r ri..intai li l' On the 19th inst., at Carmarthen, the wife o f "-` Sc On ott, A" -- 9 of a son. i r Cba riej the 20th inst., at Jouy, near Versailles, `'. of Mallet, of a daughter. Escl'' On the 23d inst., the wife of Josiah Roberti( is Eat. Sharston-mount, Cheshire, of a son. On the 25th inst., at Portsmouth, the lady of Cap o n. . wick, 76th Regiment, of a daughter, prematurely bh:streeto On the 27th inst., Mrs. Frederick Cowell,-klig Southwark, of a daughter, still-born. Che er On the 27th inst., in Manor- grove, King's - r °2cl '••ter i e e* the wife of Mr. W. Lawrence Browne, of twin daugl i the ladY On the 27th inst., at Derwent-bank. near Derby' Of of Edward Strutt, Esq., M.P.. of a daughter. the w if e On the 28th inst., at Upper-street, Islington( - Mr. F. W. Thomas. auctioneer, of a (laughter. Gus" - PI f` . On the 24th inst., at Tottenham, Middleserc, j ol T 0 , , t" VIM Halliday, Lieutenant in the Madras Army', ,t° - " ti- 'd youngest daughter of the late W. M. Cotton , -r'scl" to Petersburgh. ' 3 4.,, Catherine Dorcas of Si r second daughter li Jardine, Blo 2 o 3 r d ca i s ns iN t ran il e, tih Edwin Strickland! iiiiiini art., of Applcgirth, Dumfries-shire. .„, Jose On the 29th inst., at Chilton Church, 13ucts 'er of t '''' - Bally, Esq., to Emily Hyacinth eldest daugbt --- Rev. G. Chetwude. ' Ann, of o_ o n .. t t h , .... T,_, 2 0 5 14 tb s d o a f i e A , l i a:y s 0 .)/1-"?... rtl ls° i, Trod 01 _ t..!n the sth just , at St. Omer, Lieutenant Josep— her Majesty's service. senior ()11 clerkstlte 2 I.: , ift her it.i st lark , sci. ()tithe 18th inst., at Shenfield, Essex, Phillip C of Queen's College, Caml,ridge f tbe g l . a , st o , f a L t oCnadlocnu.tta, Frederick-, fou , or e o ~ t Wil lia° I itj -e‘siti:sf"'sdT.Tre°anslui irnys.' E*' 11" On the 23d hist , at Sunderland, Lieutenan- Pin horn, R. V., aged . •lB. f va istel l t On the 25th inst., John NVnrniington, Esq" ° A a1 1e.5, Es , ex, :aged 82. lffol le ," On th, 25th inst., at the Rectory, Freston, , 1 of wife of Ile,. ry C. Mule:, Esc of Honiton, Devon. iza, w ife On the 25th inst. at . Challut Park, Bucks , f j et Robfr! 7,-x4n(l ' er. nart. A e 1 13rri , 0.2 I IL. 2.;tli in ,q., at Kepi-x.1-4r, et, Russell-squ-:u'rgeon• I.llllllClitii,, illleliit d•ll.l , hter , 'A ' f G o ver, Esq" ..,,, el lAN: , tj-Jll : frintau and Pubbstued by 1 1:03, O. 112, Strand, Printer, et The SOO , e : ed . lOW Strand. in the Precinct. of the Seven ha I ."' Middlesex, Wednesday, July 30p I " ° ' liUlt.oo I°,o, 11;1 T 1 cond STA; Oin e , ti Clark, Ch an ., Cook e Cr awl • .Cr o r t , haws, borne l'oBtex ardAT Chins Grin liaine cesi 'Tarn, .114, tnehet i 'fa „" At * Dru) , I; anti e 0 i v a ii ? ‘ ll4 b strt,t, : , .....''' N-