The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-15 00:00:00

eNr abttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. EST PRICES OF SHARES From the Official List, 11 :IBL sup, I EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 15. RAILWAYS. Xatile of Company. •••••••••....____ Aberdeen •• • • •• ' • • gel kinagb, Coleraine, b Perham •••• • • • • 'irlitinghant & Gloster Ditto, New lla lf Shares •dia. Dristol and • • . "righton, Eews,& j 'last. Do• Exete r • • • • Cal Ditto and Gloucester edonian• • • ..... • • nAnnbridge and Lincoln Olester and Holyhead Cinchester & Brighton Chitrnet Valley • • • • • Coventry, Ledw°rth' & Coventuneaton • • • • • • • • ry and Leicester Coall ...• •••• • ,Girect •Northern • • • • • • Ikea Norwich ••• • • • biasaleceles, & Ynnth Dublin & Ilelfast Jane. Ditt o and Galway • • E tio. and Ilullingar • • `4l,terti Counties ..... ''o., Perpetual, No. I , Ditto, ditto, No. 2 • 'Astern ion • • ..... bo. Extension • • • • burgh & Glasgow b.„itto• Quarter Shares „o.sew Quarters • • '.''3' liedford •• • 'rand Junction • • • • ' • • "Itto, Half Shares • • Din % Quarter S hares Gt. Southern ion Wes) N. Emen•• • • • • nu% kiditional • • • • Diteatlcorthof England ‘, Doto, .Now ... „ , , . `ew ••.. • • "" weat Western " .... Ditto, lialf Shares. . Ditto, Fifths .• • • • • ' Guildford, Farnham, 44Przilsinoutli • • • • • . • . 11,,,n1l and gat sboroegl. inill and Selbn ••• • ' bat°, QuarteYr Share: r Ho. Half Shares • • b."`e4dal & Windenriert •14tish Coast ...... ,'Lricaster aild Carlisle 'teds and Itradford. Lir t.erPeol& Alanchestr huitro. Half shares. • , •'"itto,QUarter Shares •ondon &; Nirrningliarn Ditto,Ditto New Thirds.. 1 r.,,hr,,. r.,,hr,,. ew 1 Shares 1 ',ton and Blackwell "44,1011 and Brihton.. ~,,.n• Consolidated Bths —ir,,°ll and Croydon 1 '''tO.Ullarntd 5 p. c. %don sad Green • wich hbitto, Pref. or Priv.. •;,_ndoli and 8 Western '''', Xen' Cons Btlis Ditto N;ew • . /Do :sz•" '''•• • • ' ... , o • ... ew •. , , ... 1,771 4 411(1 York • • • T\''ldn,rrY& Colerdne , —O. ft Enniskillen • • .1Z Atnd Ely •. • • . s:aiieift Denham • • bittollr and Leeds I ?, l ,t•°;QU a a i r f teSrb4ear; ~.oato, Sixteenths . • • -aatiebestr & kirks Ditt o rt, , „, 3 kiell a w ci , t .. ar ter :,..xare Ditto Filni: • • •• •• • • /c:Weli Att.°, Hint: ;,: . tl .4., .uerb3 ak s , ! , & Lerwick 4. Weaatle & Carlisle.. ~,vestle & Dan. June. s;uo. New Ilrandling.l iiZk.!Wl•3• Enniskillen tallrtaintids Sheffield. • übo. 24,v • . ....... .ortliern and- Eastern • ti,,t°, Scrip iss. 5/. cl. le—,`l.o tau p, Shares 'OM 'Rent. .... .. 4,01,11,4,3 . ...., „ . IVorvrich and•lirandon . ,Dltto, xew .... .. , , pre sto & Worcester • • 'Jester). and Wyr • • • • in c h 1, 1 gbY nand & W E.• e Juno. ............ -,-uttis`i C'entral Risb% Alklland.. . • • • • • lih'lneld and Lincoln • • -,e,weld lianchestr g,"'tto•Quarter Shares .lvs.,Wolv.,bud,lir' ~, • Devon ... • • • •• 1 " u4 til-Eastern & Dovr. Ditto, New iss. 32/.dis. It?o• :Icew, No. 2 • • •• 1 -0. New, No. 3 • • .• ' Sonth Witlee •• • • • • • • . T4taines and Richmond r ent ValleY • ' • * * • •• . Trent Vall e y and 'job,- „_, bead Junction ..... Waterford & Kilkennyi West Coniwall • • • • - ' ' • 1 Yarmouth & Norwich:i ‘,, Ditto, New • • • i • • • * d , ork & North Alidlan Ditto, Half Shares..'._ bre' Branco '!°•' S"r Scrip • • , Ditto, Se lb y • h itt°, Extension l ..Ise: . . tiordeaux and Toulouse'. 0 Do. and Cett e .. • • s 4011logne and Aniien ~ VDieppe and Pat is ,Junc.' t•Nor t h ern of } rance l l..Yons Avignon • • tlealisand and Vierzon • • I Orle ans & B ourdeaux leans & (Lattte), Ho. (Ganneron's)• • • • karts Ho (Caton's) . • .. and Strasbourg • • Paris & St. Quentin Orle ans. • • • • Di als and Rouen .• • • • • it° Yal North of Spain 4;, nen and Havre • • • • ~Sknbre and 'Meuse . • • • atrasbourg and Bale • • To urs & Nantes (Iliac .,, kenzle's) . • •• Do. (L ev ) .•• • - - ---......._ Dividend per Amount of Share. Annum. 1 41. OS. per sh 1/. 1 2 /.l6s.per all Bs. per sh. V. 58 p. sh. I Is 3d pr. sh 10/. per ct, 10/. per et. 10/. per ct. 61. Os. p. sh I/. p. sh. £ s. d 25 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 2J 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 13 4 6 13 4 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 t.O 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 1:0 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 8/. per et. 81. per et. 8/. per et. U. 10s. pr. its. Cd. pr sl) 9/. per cent. 91. per cent. 9/. per cent. 101. per ct. 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. Gs. Os. per sh 16s. per sit 4/. per share 10s. pr. sh. 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 ! , 0 0 0 12 10 0 27. 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 `25 0 0 32 0 0 25 0 0 16 13 4 50 0 0 50 0 0 13 15 9 9 0 0 12 15 4 18 17 2 41 6 10 40 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 00 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 5 0 40 0 0 10 0 0 1.125. per sh 21. 2s. per sh 12/. per share. Gl. per cent. 40 0 0 1/.l2s.Gd.p.c 1(1.0s. per sh. It. per share. il/.145.10d.p.s 25 0 0 00 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 Paid. £ s. d. 2 10 0 1 7 6 100 0 0 17 10 0 3 0 0 20 0 0 70 0 0 2 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 14 16 0 6 13 4 0 13 4 10 0 0 1 10 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 1 5 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 1 7 G 50 0 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 Price. 133 4 32)/4 21N 2 is 242 63 321,i 212 118 2/. ss. 15s. 1 7 6 20 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 2 0 0 10 0 0 1 1 4 lie 107 53 38 3y 2 1 ,4 25 6% 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 [OO 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 33 2 4 50 0 0 50 0 0 `0 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 I/.105.6d.p.5. 2s. 10d. p. sl) 4s. M. 101 . per et. 101. per et. 10/. per et. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 3 % 2531 47 34 18 3 4 17 814 47; 113! res) ...... — 2 O 0 0 20 0 2 1,i 20 0 0 2 0 0 4% JOINT-STOCH BANKS. Name Of Com pany Dividend Amount . per of Paid. Price .....--------......___ Annum. Share. -_______ --- Attn Itn tr alasin £ s. d. £ 8. d. cr,tllixort,: ..... •• 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 32' Col,halerejait American per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 4 L o 'oni a l ... of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 v 4 h da a tid i v .. .• ••• 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 15. 14 ~1 1 don ./... es,tminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27 A iretropo'iltStock ... 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% r 4 theil a n • • ....... ____ 25 0 0 7 10 0 bitt,, a ' °J. Ireland.. A •-, Ne w B/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 5 2 1% xitto4 l of ••• -.• •• 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 O . t: Proy ii ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 2 38 0;4 twoltto, dew,,, ot E n ,. r 7. oc per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 t ( ) ) 1141, 4 or Ausir ' aii •• • 5/. per cent. 2 2 0 5 0 0 00 25 0 0 26 ....._ ti of Lond 4.... -'.."-----........_"• •• • • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13 Nam e °E Coln Dividend Dividend Amount per ! of I Paid. I Price, Annum. t Share. !;; I tt i ' A elal £ s. d. ;Alt • 3!. per cent. Stock. a.or lt i o c Allttry ""' 4 ••• /. pr cent. Stock. f3t I ca t t ' •"•• • • 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 kuth a httrin e ••• • • • 4341. pr cent. Stock. Il qatotl "• • • 5 per cent. Stock. • "• • , 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 .£ s.. d. 118 N --......_____ "• • cent. .; • • 4/. per cent. 50 Stock. -......„ ....5 1 94, 1it0t t - " •• • • 5 per o ck. - 108 0 , 50 0 tArs traliNCE comP.a.NxEs. 0 Nia rn , °f CON iany Dividend Amount per of Paid. Price. Annum. . Share. ------.....„..............._ - Albion • xg. d. £ s. d. - - toe 1; • • • •••'• • • • - 31. 10s. Ditto Marine, ..t, a a i ,, :. ~...0 500 0 0 50 0 0 0 is 20_ Atlas r . 6 6 1 per cent, cent. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 00 0 17 Britishc• •"••• .. .. : 13s . per Gd prs i . 50 0 0 5 0 0 etleriel•ueepsTnrefal .. 7s..peishare 50 0 0 5 0 634 0 0 2 10 1 -e unty ...' Life Si.per cent. 100 O 10 0 0 Crow n . '•••.. . • • . 31. 100 0 t am '! • • ........ c 9s. and } 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 "e • • .. .. • i 6/.55. bs. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5% 6s. En c Life .• .....• c 5 per ct.,} t u 4 g.& Scot . L a ISC 30s.bs. 0 20 0 3 p_rope a „ Lifn . w .. Life.. _ 5/. per cent. 50 0_ 1000 0 0 250 0 0 All paid. 20 GIZT • S4 OIIB' :••• .****** ** ** li per cent.cent. 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 140 ?uat•di, • •::*: ••'• • • • • 6/: P p e e r r cent Stock. n 36 - 10 0 51: N 41 ) eri . ai Fi r ' e :* ••• • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 ~- 50 0 0 230 , 1 Perial Li t . • • ***** 12/, per cent. :•00 0 ‘‘.; "e nntit e- •••• • • * Law L'i Y 314rine' • " 1 i 11A 100 00 0 0 ucs 10 5 13 1 2 4. .i 54 - 1116 le " • • • .... . s . be. 100 0 0 10 0 00 65' L 0440941 General Life 11. ss• 50 0 0 2 0 l6's Lo i , (l 1, it .... •• • . 1N!,41. I nvild& - 25 0 0 12 10 0 litsri en SNP ....... • : 10s. 16 G..en.Lile , e 4 ne ........ . 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 n 15 0 0 10% 5/. per cent. 15000 0 O 2 0 0 3., tatinu44 L e i 44 etunl•• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 0 2 9 I ,4 l,„_ l4,l ;lint f • g • • • •• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 0 21. 2s. 1,:•.111,x • • ... •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 _ 2 0 pr °r Life..,, ::•. • 3/. p. ct. & bs. 1 0 0 1/. 2s. 11: e l:lent Li fe .. .. .. : 5/. per cent. 20 - 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 2 4 4 hoy m to • • .....• •• • • ' 4B. ' 50 0 010 0 188 .74 stlo vir Xeliange ..• • • • 51. per cent Stock. - bittn e •"•••• • • • • • 6/. 10s. - - 1110,.e Life ..... .•. • • 1/. Ga. - t' rsal Life ....... 10X/. pr cnt. 100 - 0 6 15 0 18 abi,. 0 4 ' V 5art,....-- -,_ --` %ll' SCOTT ISH COMPANIES' PRICES. li'lt nse of C ornpan Dividend Amount y. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ~,...----------------.......- — isit,,, £ s. d. £ 8. d _ _ Itoy'a`ioif Scotland ...• • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 177 anti d ank i ll jik of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 170 0 230 Cortih,2,ll:n Company 81* per cent. 1 1 0° 00 0 0 0 174% li ,_itt• ot ,; - ,' 1 ,, 1 tank • ..• 61. per cent. 1.1111,„„ ~.,' - dank .• . 6/. per cent —• 10 0 0 16 % West",f_aak:f Scotland 7%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 0 0 8 9 5 81 4 rt - h . !!i k ...... .. 6/. per cent. 5 5 ° 0 0 7 ciyaey, Scotland Bank 61. per cent. Ritet,34ale 8ank...... 61. per cent. 10 0 0 15 34 Ye ualta,, r4 Rank. .... . 31. per cent. 15 0 0 1 1 % tilinic.lBl:4ll tank ...• • Cl. per cent. 210 0 3Ts 5 0 0 7% City of lasto.'w Lank 51. per cent. 8 15 0 16 Scottish ugovr Bank . / per cent. 14reul Union Ins. Co, 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 111 i tlstix es Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14 10 110 1 40. of Scotlnd.. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. eca,' ritish Incur... 9/. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 _2B A S xengbonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 00 "'s X41,2 8 1 :1 , 11 Life Insur. Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 00 0 .1.? ..4 t , Pitt t,lasg. Railway 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 r_ ? , tti tt (1 , , 4 Shares.... 81. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 18 s." ' . . o lth. & Grantn 20 0020 0 0 16% I:l4l:t%An•shirßall. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 73 IflrtsGreenekltail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 291 i. b;r;lic.Ganlkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 3_7 '4,"acAr brothltail. M. per cent. 25 0 0 All P ai d* 4 i ) , 11 "4rol.lfeAssurnee. 61. per oent. 50 0 0 1 2 10 0 i oLo NisTS r n ative a g t omont hs a nd until the a nd t here Pre' en ' t peet the set tle G o vergoll ta li le many ° fig Df Wanda hen thesa w , :!rs hav e " eo t ► Gover ritn bil or t rer 'i a °n ag ail l o, dca our P° l o ,Fa regular trA ly - ;. not 0 ° 1 " • '5. ON. o p place thl j , attended t&g. ere node ilt $ nt. lair. IV 11;f merits 0- or .? W h° idl 4 Ca n t Pa t nd he W- 0 0 0 the town, member 0 OF - 0$ ody of tbe t o laving 00! 014, h e rein giP ote ved lO 1 g enet ' f a lo te t : 1 raY a lle i efl hi fullebe pro vat.w s r er wit°,o pePu l3 o the borv r 4 ot ort eputY e°- ORKg. Dividend Amount Name of Comps.iy. ' per of ; Psi 1. Prieo. Annum. Stare. .Z s, d. East London... •••• • • • ! 81. 100 0 0 ! - 230 Grand Junction .. •• - 31. 46 11 4 - 91 Kent ........ • • ...... 27. 10s. 100 0 0 ! - 65 Vauxhall ........Si. per cent. 100 0 0 : - 61 West Middlesex .•• • .. 41. 16s. pr et. 63 12 9 i - 130 CANALS. , ci , Dividend Names of , i. , !Dividend price. Names of c. , ,- per Price. Companies. ! .2 ' per Companies. ! , _'.3 Annum. i cr,' Annum. ciri - . - I£ ! , •Z Ashtn& 0141 i, 97 51.55. p c 72 slonmouthsh 10ii 91. i 160 Ashby-d-la-Z!113 4/. 70 Mingomrysh 100 Cl. 98 Barnsley •• • • ,160 12/. 180 Macclesfield . 100! - 15 Basingstoke.. ! loos - 5 Neath •• • ... 100 201. 3G Brknk&Abrg 150 , , 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. 260 Cromtbrd .. • • iloo' l 181. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 1 40 Dudley , ,lOO 41. t• 0 Regent's •. • • 33 11. 25 Derby .... • • 1100 , 81. 103 Rochdale ....; 85 4/. 54 Ellsmre&Chs ! l33 41. 58 Shropshire • . 125 Si. 120 Erewash !100 321. 300 Somrset C0a1 , 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth & Clyd ' 100 41. 105 Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 100 71. 120 Stlird &Wore 140 281. 440 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 25 Shrewsbury.. 12' 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh ..172 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 360 Glstr & Brkly, 00 - 8 Strtirdon Av 79 11. 10s. 27 Grantham 26 11. Bs. 29 Huddersfield. 57 , - 20 Wyc Rail. Kennt & Avn ! 39 7s. 6d. 7 Tait & Mr- Lancaster Leeds& Livrp, 100, 341. 560 Thains ' &3ledi 19 - 10 Leicester 1 ~,Q 4 ,. 49 Leiestr & Nth 83 4/. 60 Birming. I'' " Loughborogli,l42 701. 1050 Wilts & Biks; 67 1/. 4s. 11 lAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS: CORNWALL RAILWAY. The Committee met at eleven o'clock in the Lord Chancellor's Court, the Earl of Ellenberough in the chair. Mr. Rowe handed in two letters from the Board of Ordnance expressive of dissent at the line passing through a glacis near Devonpurt, by which the military fortifications at Devonport would be impaired. The Master-General of the Ordnance said he would not interfere with disputes between railways, at the same time he objected to any railway passing through the Ordnance pro perty at Plymouth. The Committee retired to consider upon these letters, and, after some time spent in deliberation, returned into court, when Lord ELLENBOROUGII directed Mr. Rowe to proceed with his case. Mr. Tremaine, whose testimony we gave at length yesterday evening, was further reexamined. Mr. Humfrey Williams, is a m2gistrate, landowner, miner, and banker in the county of Cornwall. Felt much interest in endea. vouring to procure a direct communication from Falmouth to Exeter. Left the committee when he understood a negotiation was about being carried out with the Great Western, which he thought would be prejudicial to the interests of the county of Corn. wall. The largest portion of the leading men in Cornwall were opposed to the southern line. The central line, which he advocated, would pass through a very large and fertile mining district. These mines were much in want of railway accommodation, for they had no communication by the sea. The supplies to these mines would not pass over the projected line of railway. " ' Cross-examined—Did not think the central line would cost 3,000,0001. Thought the expensz of the formation of the cen tral line had been greatly exaggerated. Ihe survey had been made when the snow was on the ground, and imperfectly. A line from St. Austell to the central line would be a great convenience. The population of the St. Austell district was 17,300. If two railway lines were constructed, running from Truro—the one going south to Torpoint, the other north to Launceston—the one would have a population of 69,000, and the other of 63,000 along it. The miners were not, as had been stated, a roving population ; and the greatest care was taken by the mine owners that none but men of good character should be employed in the mines. The Lord Lieutenant of the county was anxious for a county meet ing, in order that there might be unanimity as to the adoption of a line. Did not think his Lordship was in favour of the southern line. Believed the expenses incurred upon the surveying, &c., of the central line had not yet been paid. Every share would have been better in the central line but for the report of the Board of Trade, which was unfavourable to that project. The next witness examined was Richard Haydon Downes, who gave evidence respecting toll on the Hamoaze and other places, showing there would be an increase of it on the projected Corn wall line. Mr. J. Jeffrey resided at Torpoint, and knew the feelings of the people there. An increase of toll must greatly affect the lower classes there. Was oppo,ed to the present schedule, on account of these tolls. ➢ir. Collins, mayor of Bodmin, gave evidence to the effect that he and the people of Bodmin would prefer the central to the pre sent southern line, to which they were opposed. Francis Rodd, Esq., High Sheriff of Cornwall, and J. C. Leth bridge, Chairman of Quarter Sessions in that county, gave evi dence against the projected line, and in favour of a central one, after which Their Lordships adjourned, at a quarter past four, till to-mor row morning. THE SCOTTISH MIDLAND ItiiIVIXTAY. The Committee reassembled this morning at eleven o'clock, and proceeded to hear the examination of witnesses on behalf of the opposing landowners. Mr. Scott spoke generally as to the markets and traffic of Forfar, Perth, Glammis, Kerramuir, Brechin, Cupar, and other places in the neighbourhood of which the line would pass. His evidence went to prove that suf f icient facilities for conveyance already existed between these places, and that consequently the proposed railway was not needed. Mr. Simmond, magistrate in Forfarshire, said that he was one of the harbour trustees, ex qfficio, as a magistrate. The distance between the gap on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway was 580 yards. He believed that Mr. Locke, the engineer, was decidedly wrong when he said the horse haulage ping that distance would occupy a quarter of an hour. The distance was barely a quarter of a mile, and agood horse walking at the rate of five miles an hour could accomplish it in five minutes or less. In Dundee t: ere would be a stoppage of ten minutes on the railway. Between Dun. dee and Arbroath there would be no change of carriages. The course of that part of the country was from the seaports to the north and south. The number of inhabitants along the coast front Keith to Arbroath amounted to 130,000. The population in Strathmore and the agricultural districts was comparatively small. There was a railway between Glammis and Forfar, but it had never paid. The railway between Dundee and Arbroath had been a very profitable line. Until he heard the evidence he had no idea that there was any traffic at Strathmore in the direction that had been stated, although he was well acquainted with the locality. All the wealthy parts of the district traded with Dundee. Mr. Errington was called, and explained to the Committee the details of the working expenses, which amounted in the gross to 16,496/. 13s. 4d., being 45 per cent, on the capital. Mr. HOPE proceeded to address their Lordships on behalf of the promoters of the line, in reply to Mr. Andrews' speech yesterday. He called attention to the nature of the opposition, and said, that for 140 assents amongst the landowners on the line, there were only 15 landed proprietors who dissented. The opposition to the Bill was an aristocratical opposition got up by Lord Mansfield, for the purpose of preventing the line passing within sight of Scone Palace. The labouring classes and the poorer people felt, how ever, a great interest in the making of the line, as they con sidered it would be a great public convenience to them, and their claims ought not to be neglected in order that the fancy or perverseness of a few. influential men might be humoured. Nor were the poorer classes alone in their support of the scheme— Lord Breadalbane, Lord Wharncliffe, and other most respec' able men approved of it. The Learned Counsel then went into detail to show the fallacy of Mr. Andrew's inferences with respect to the traffic tables, and contended that the traffic, as originally stated, was correct, and yielded a fair presumption that it might be ex pected to be conveyed along the proposed railway when constructed. At the close of the Learned Gentleman's speech their Lordships adjourned at half-past two o'clock until to-morrow. WATEEFTELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE MINE. The Committee reassembled this morning in the Rolls' Court, and Captain Lays was placed in the box for re-examination. His evidence went to show that steep gradients on a railway did neither add to the cost of transit, nor occasion any irregularity in the time taken from station to station. The Manchester and Leeds was, perhaps, as expensive as any line in the kingdcm, and yet their charges were as moderate as any. Mr. Thompson, collector of dues on the Manehester and Leeds line, spoke to the delays which took place in the passing of the trains on the York and North Midland, and he estimated the amount of traffic in malt, &c., as amply sufficient to support a line direct to Goole. Lord Pollington, one of the representatives of Pontefract, said that the feeling of his constituents was decidedly in favour of the proposed line. Mr. William Ache, corn-merchant and factor in Wakefield, proved the traffio which would go upon ►his line if once con structed. He had no doubt that the railway would be remunerative. Several witnesses were examined on the same points, and their opinions were that a greatly extended trade in malt, coal, lime, &c., would be opened up by means of the projected railway. The evidence was of the driest character, and shortly after four o'clock the Committee adjourned till tomorrow. THE 03LIPORD, WORCESTER, AND WOl.- VERHABIPTON RAILWAY. The Select Committee on this Bill met to-day, at eleven o'clock Lord Auckland in the chair. Mr. Walker, civil engineer, was first examined. He generally corroborated the evidence adduced by Messrs. Brunel, Cubitt, and Vignolles before the Committee yesterday. He apprehended no difficulty in working the two sets of gauges on the same line. He likewise deposed that the transhipment of goods could take place with great ease and rapidity, and that the point of gauge ought to be at Rugby in preference to Oxford. He had examined the sec tions of both lines, and gave his decided preference to those of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton. In cross-examination the witness admitted that he had had but little experience of the mode of working railways, or the tranship ment of goods, and merely gave his opinion as far as he knew. Mr. Saunders, secretary of the Great Western Company, was next examined respecting the traffic tables. On the termination of Mr. Sanderson's evidence the traffic tables were put in, on which a brief examination took place, which closal the case on behalf of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton line. THE CASE FOR THE OPPOSITION. Mr. AUSTIN proceeded to address the Committe against the Bill on behalf of the London and Birmingham Company. He said that the parties for whom he appeared were in a different position now from that which they occupied when before the other House. When they submitted their project to the Beard of Trade and to the Lower House of Parliament, the opposing companies were on an equal footing, and those tribunals had two bills before them, But his clients were not now so favourably situated, as the House of Commons had thrown out their Bill, and their Lordships there. fore could not consider the relative merits of the two schemes, with a view to the approval of some one of them. If they could give them any decision it must be in favour of that one which was immediately before them, namely, that proposed by the Great Western Company. His application now was, that considering that a Commission had been issued on this subject, their Lordships should postpone their decision until the next year, when the Com mittee at present sitting to determine on the relative advantages of the broad and narrow gauge should have made its report; thus giving the Legislature of the country an opportunity of exercising its wisdom on the matter. The only question that could interfere with this ar r a ngement was one of expense, but surely in a ma tter of such great national importance not any pecuniary consideration should weigh with their Lordships, or influence in the slightest degree the decision of the Committee. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to de scribe the line and the districts it was intend ed to supply with rail way communication, and contende,i, that from the very inefficient manner in which that was to be done by the Bill under considers ration, its further consideration should be postponed till next year. It being four o'clock, the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock, when Mr. Austin will resume his address. NORWICH AND BRANDON (DERZH. BRANCH). ----- - ---,- The Committee on this Bill, of which Lord Beauchamp is Chair man, assembled at eleven o'clock. Mr. Anis rlti opened the case on the part of the promoters, which is to construct a line from Wyndham to Deteham, forming a junction with Norwich and Brandon at Wyndham. He said the line was opposed by the Norwich and Dezeham on behalt of a line which they had projected, but which bad been thrown out 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 1 7 6 73 0 0 32 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 0 40 0 0 4 0 0 Stock. 2 0 0 2 0 0 Stock. 1 10 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 1 10 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 45 0 0 30 0 0 12 10 0 2 15 0 1 5 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 1 10 0 1 5 0 95 0 0 8 0 0 2 10 0 15 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 2 0 11 TWIT, STTNI, LONDON, TUESDAYEuNING, JULY 15, 1§45, - - by the Board of Trade and by a Committee of the other House. He, therefore, held that the line had no kegs standi, and that the stand. ing orders of their Lordships' House offered an insuperable objec tion to their appearing before them. Mr. CALVERT, on the contrary, contended that they had a locus standi, that they had been treated as a competing line, and had, therefore, a right to appear against the scheme. The room was cleared, and the Chairman, after the admission of the parties, stated that they were of opinion that the opponents, not having complied Hills the standing orders, had no locus standi before them. The Committee also decided against hearing Mr. Calvert on be half of the Rev. Charles Wolleston and Mrs. Markham, who had peti . ioned against the line. Each time the room was cleared. The room was then cleared a fourth time, that the Committee might consider whethe Mr. Coppock should be heard on behalf of the Corporation and inhabitants of Norwich, who had also peti tioned against the line. The Committee came to the determination that Mr. Coppock should be heard. Mr. Coppock then applied to be heard by counsel. He had a brief which he intended to have given to Mr. Sergeant Wrangharn, when he arrived; but he had been engaged all the morning in the Oxford and Worcester Committee. . . . The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Coppock had not intimated at the com mencement of the proceedings that he wished to be heard by counsel, Mr. Coppock said he had informed the short-hand writer that Mr. Sergeant Wrangliain would appear for him when the proper time arrived. The short.hand writer intimated that Mr. Coppock had so in. formed him, but that he had not taken a note of it. Mr. CALVERT said an agent had a right to appear by counsel if he wished to do so. _ _ . Mr. Coppock said it was a question of fees; besides, the Com mitteewould gain more advantage by hearing counsel instead of him. The room was again cleared. When the parties were admitted, The CHAIRMAN said, Mr. Coppock, we are ready to hear you. Mr. COPPOCR said he should first cross.examine the witness, and then address the Committee on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. Sidney, Mr. Reeve, and Mr. Wright, of Derhan, and Mr. Chamberlayne, of Hayle ; Mr. Neave, Mr. T. Croker, of Ships on; and Mr. Herring, of Barsham, gave evidence as to the advantages which would accrue to themselves and to the public from the adop tion of the proposed line. Mr. Bidder was then examined' at considerable length on engi. fleeting details The traffic tables and the assents and dissents were then handed in, and the Committee adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. DIE.EZT NOR.THERN AND PARRINGDON- STREZT EXTENSION. This Committee resumed to-day at 12 o'clock, Viscount Court nay in the chair. Michael Borthwick, C.E., was the first witness examined, and in reply to Mr. Webster deposed to having assisted Mr. Rendel in surveying the Farringdon-street Extension Line, the plans and sections of which are correct. The worst gradient is 1 in 121, and the sharpest curve 22 feet 6 in. Cross examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKR—Is responsible for the accuracy of the plans and sections, and personally surveyed the entire line with the exception of the deviation at Newington. Mr. Robert Stephenson, C.E , examined by Mr. HILDYARD, Q C. —ls engineer of the line in question, in conjunction with Mr. Rendel. The route selected for that line was unexceptionable, and the cost would be, comparatively speaking, low. The excavations had been estimated rt 2s, a cubic yard, sewers at 2s. 3d. ; the brick-work for the former at 111. a yard ; for the latter IU. 10s., and for tunnels 131. The cast iron was 101. 10s. a ton, and the permanent way computed at 5,500/., the whole capital required for the project being 600,0001. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—The estimate of 600,0001. was amply sufficient for the construction of the line. No material alteration, if any, had been made in the plans and sections since deposited. If properly conducted, the system of running short trains was not attended with difficulty, and he did not regard its introduction on this line in the slightest degree ob jectionable. _ After some further evidence had been gone into, the Committee, at half-past five, adjourned till to morrow. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. I (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The polling commenced this morning at the usual hour, at the Town-hall, and the utmost anxiety was exhibited on the part of the friends of both the Ministerial and Oppo sition candidates—Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, the newly appointed Solicitor-General, and Mr. Alexander Shafto Adair—to place their respective candidates at the head of the poll. Every exertion was made by the committees of both gentlemen to attain that end by bringing up voters from all parts as early as possible, but not withstanding the exertions made on the part of the corn mittee of Mr. Kelly, they could not place him in a large majority; and although he was, at eleven o'clock, in a ma jority of 30, his opponent is confident of success. The num• bers were, at eleven o'clock— For Mr. Fitzroy Kelly... For Mr. Alexander Shaft() Adair 275 Majority for Mr. Kelly -30 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) [ The follovring article is substituted for that which appeared in last' Fr iday's Gazette.] WHITEHALL, JULY 9, 1045. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto John Francis Davis, Esq., her Alajesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, and Governor and Commander.in-Chiel in and over the colony of Hong- Kong, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 15. _ The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Grey, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the colony of New Zealand. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Frederick Holt Robe, Esq., Major in the Army, to be Lieutenant-Governor of the province of south Australia. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint George Lilly, E , q., to be Assistant• Judge of the Supreme Court of the island of Newfoundland. _ _ common Fish Oils have been purchased sparingly by t hom trade, and there are few shipping orders; previous rates have been with difficulty supported. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met shortly after Five o'clock. The High Constables Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The Constables Works (Ireland) Bill also went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. LANDLORD AND TENANTS BILL. Lord MONTEAGLE wished to ask what were the inten tions of the Government in respect to the Landlord and Tenants (Ireland) Bill, now before a Select Committee of their Lord ships' House? Lord STANLEY replied that, in pursuance of a reccm mendation vk hich would be made by the Select Committee, it was the intention of Government to introduce several amend ments into the Bill, and he hoped to lay the Bill so amended on the tab'e of the House, but, he did not intend to press it through its stage in the present session. _ _ _ lehad bean terbsed the amateur eomnsistion did not do their duty, the Government would have the rower of removing them. Sir IL INGLIS advocated the appointment of the Commis sion, and opposed the amendment. Mr. WAKLEY thought the Commission would be ineffec tive. They would have, if it were appointed, the same results as those which had emanated from the Commission on the Fine Arts, which i.vas an amateur Commission. Lord SEYMOUR believed that the plan of the Noble Lord would have the effect of preventing cruelties which had been practised in lunatic aci3lums. Lord ASHLEY said there were 34 board-days last year, and he had attended every one. Sir C. NAPIER would be glad to have the attendance of the other members of the Board. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Major it y against the amendment On our return to the gallery we found Mr. T. DUNCOM BE complaining that Dr. Turner had been placed on the Commission, he being at the time between 70 and 8 : years of ago, and coascquently would soon b 2 entitled to be placed on the petition list. Lord ASHLEY said that Dr. Turner was a most efficiert officer, and was well calculated for the duties which he had to perform. The Lord Chancellor fully approved of tie ap pointment. S:r C. NAPIER understood that when the Commissioners under this Bill should become unfit. for work they should retire on a salary ; but he thought a little provision ought to be made for those who had been all their lives act:ng as Commis sioners in the same way, and that they should not be turned Ldrift in their old a;e. Mr. WAKLEY was opposed to such a proposition upon principle, for if such a principle were to be recognised by this Act he would like to know where it would stop ? Certain per sons accepted situations for a certain amount of remuneration, and it was evident they were contented with it, for they per formed the duties, but the public and the labouring classes should not be made to pay large sums as retiring pen sions. Ho would ask the House, what it did last night? ... -39 It came to a resolution to refuse relief to a man who might not be able to get employment, yet a monstrous allowance of the description now proposed was asked to be made for men in their old age who had received a large salary for the discharge of their duties. Mr. ARBUTHNOTT would wish to know if this clause should be discussed now, or at any other time? Sir J. GRAHAM said he hoped it would be discussed now, as it was desirable to make some progress with the Bill. Mr. DUNCOMBE did not approve of the Bill being passed through the House at this railroad pace, for he was anxious that the public should see how matters of this sort were disposed of here, and how the public money was applied. Now, the Bill provided that these Commissioners should have a retiring pension after fourteen years service ; but, how did the House know but that many of these Commissioners had already served 13% years ? He had asked the Noble Lord opposite to state ovhat the age of Dr. Turner was, but he could get no information at all on the subject. Ile could not ascertain whether he was a young man or an old man, or likely to remain long or short in his situation. He fully concurred with the Hon. Member Dear him, that though the Noble Lori opposite was a very humane man, it was an extraordinary thing that this House should refuse relief to an able-bodied man who could not get employment, but let him starve, and then in twenty-four hours after come down and ask for a provision of this sort, in the shape of a retiring pension. Lord ASHLEY said he had no objection whatever to ans ser the question, but he could not really say what the age of Dr. Turner was ; but this he knew, that he believed him to be per fectly equal to the discharge of the most delicate and arduous duties. Mr. WAKLEY said he did not object to the individual, but to the principle of connecting past duties with future; and he would again repeat, that the public money should not be dis p)sed of in pensions, when that money was taken from the poor man in the shape of taxes upon every article he consumed, and to whom relief from the public money was refused, because he was able-bodied, though he might be starving. Sir J. GRAHAM said the Committee was now only dis cussing the names of those who had been recommended for the officers, and he would not shrink from the responsibility of having recommended them. But the subject of the amount of salary was a matter for future discussion. Mr. DUNCOM RE said it was putting the cart before the horse, to first nominate persons and then tell them that they were to have certain salaries and retiring pensions, if the Go vernment did not intend that such should be the case. Lord ASHLEY said there would be no breach of faith towards those parties if this clause should be left out. Mr. DIM COAIBE said he had no objection to give the medical man 1,5001. a year, but he did think it too much for the lawyer. The police magistrates, who were obliged to be barristers of ten years standing, had only 1,0001. a year, from which 5 per cent. was deducted, which went to a fund for a retiring pension. The prison inspectors also had but 70C/. a year, with no allowance for travelling expenses. On these grounds he did think 1,500/. a year would be too much for these Commissioners. He conceived 1,0001. a year would be abundant, and he would undertake to get barristers of ten years standing who would be very glad to get it, and who would discharge the duties most ably. Mr. HINDLEY did not see why the doctors should be favoured beyond the lawyers. Lord ASHLEY contended that the proposed salaries were not so high as those paid to other public officers in the same position, and he was quite sure that less than 1,5001. would not secure the services of men whom it would be desirable to employ. Mr. WAKLEY never heard of anything so easily done as finding excuses for giving men large salaries. Air. CHRISTIE believed that a salary of 1,0001. a year would command the services of many most intelligent and clever men. Sir C. NAPIER did not see why the proposed Commis sioners should not be satisfied with 1,0001. a year, when the Lords of the Treasury and Admiralty only received that sum. Mr. BOUVERIE did not think 1,5001. a year a large salary when the duties required to be performed were taken into con sideration. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought, after the valuable sug. gestions that had been thrown out, it would be better that the Chairman should retort progress, in order to enable the Noble Lord to improve the Bill by adopt ing some of those suggestions. The Honourable Alember then withdrew his amendment as to the word six. At the suggestion of Mr. WAKLEY the words barrister of ten }ears' standing were stiuck out, and the word, barrister of five years' st,nding inserted. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then moved as an amendment that the salary of the six paid Commissioners should be 1,0001., in stead of I,noo/. a year. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— F, r the original motion Fur the amendment Majority against the amendment 24 The amendment was consequently lost, and the words, 1,5001. were ordered to stand part of the clause. On the question that the clause stand part of the Bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE again divided the Committee, when there appeared, . . nit. the clause Against it lO Majority in favour of the clause .. The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 4. The Chaieman then obtained leave to report progress, and left the chair at half-pist four oclock, and the business of the House was suspended till five o'clock. The House resumed at five o'clock, when the SPEAKER ,cok the chair. The reports on the Epping ,Railway, the Rye and Tente•- den Railway, the Launcestcn and South Devon Railway, the South Devon (Tavistock Branch) Railway, the Dublin Pipe Water, the Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bills were re ceived and agreed to. The Darby Court Bill was read a second time. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. Mr. BROTHERTON moved that the Lords amendments on this Bill 132 agreed to. Sir G. CLERK objected to the reception of the Bill, on the ground that certain clauses were oppose,' to the report of the Board of Trade, and to the standing orders of the House. Mr. M. GIBSON proposed that the consideration of the amendment be deferred for a week, in order to give time for the alteration of clatbes. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 2 Against it Majority... —4t GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were read, and agreed to, RICHMOND (SURREY) RAILWAY BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were read, and agreed to. Air. HUME moved for certain returns respecting the sewers, of which the House had never received any account.— Ordered. . (LEFT SITTING.). PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. MONDAY, JULY 14. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Monmouth and Hereford Railway. South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells). South Wales Railway. Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junc tion) Railway Bill,—Lords' amendments agreed to. Committee of Selection,—lnstruction to the Committee to fix the Committee on the Manchester and Leeds Railway (No. 2) Bill, for Thursday next. NOTICE GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. London and Croydon Railway Enlargement,—Committee on re-committed Bill, Wednesday, July 16, at twelve. IRELAND. THE AFFRAY AT BALLINGHASSIG. The case for the prosecution closed on Thursday evening. Two magistrates, Mr. Moloney and Mr. Meade, came forward before the defence was entered into, and voluntarily tendered the follow ing evidence : Mr. John Moloney, J.P., of Ballinaboy, being sworn, was exa mined by the CORONER—I am a magistrate of the county, and re collect the last fair night of Ballinhassig. I was at the fair that day, and left it between three and four o'clock, to the beat of my knowledge. I was not in the fair between that and the time the people lost their lives. There were no other magistrates with me leaving the fair. I did not attend it as a magistrate. About nine o'clock in the evening I returned to the fair. About that hour Mr. Cornelius Keller came to my house in great haste, nearly out of breath, and on my going to the door, in consequence of what he told me, I came back to the fair with Mr. Meade, and Mr. Biggs followed us in the rear, and the Rev. Mr. Meade came as far as the bridge. When I came outside my own gate I saw a man leaning against the ditch wounded in the left arm, and we seeing him so requested the people to get him a doctor, and Mr. W. Meade, the magistrate, and I pro ceeded to the fair. Having found that a number of people were dead and wounded, we called out to get a doctor. Mr. Meade finding the people unwilling to go, as they said they were afraid, faced up the hill, and said he would go himself, calling on Mr. Biggs to aczompany him, and for me to remain with the people and ap pease them as well as I could. I remained with the people, and expostulated with some of them to go home; they did so generally white I remained, which was about until eleven o'clock. To Mr. Walsh—l did not attend the fair as a magistrate, but merely as a country gentleman, and bought and sold cattle; before leaving the fair I did not see any occurrence or appearance that would require the influence or presence of a magistrate. You have re ided for many years at Ballinaboy, near Ballinhassig ?—Yes, for about fourteen years, but I have been connected with it for about twenty four years. Can you state what has been the character of the people in the district during that period ?--According to my knowledge during that period a more peaceable or well.conducted people I never knew. Mr. W. R. Meade, justice of the peace, Ballymartle—l am a magistrate of the county, and dined with Mr. Moloney on the day of the fair, at Ballinahoy, which is about a quarter of a mile from Ballinhassig. In consequence of a representation which was made to us Mr. Moloney and I left his house rather befpre nine o'clock, and Mr. Biggs joined us, for the purpose of going to the fair. On going outside the gate we saw the wounded man, as described by Mr. Moloney, and we then went to the fair, and I asked several persons where the doctor was, and requested come persons about me to go to his house for him. They all seemed unwilling to go, and I then said I would go myself, and Mr. Biggs said he would accompany me, and we arranged with Mr. Moloney to remain at the fair and endeavour to get the people home. Mr. Biggs and 1 proceeded to the police barracks, as the doctor resided next door to it, On as r way up I laakal at try waoi at t 1.014140 , Lombard's, and found it to be ten minutes past nlnt. &dock. When we arrived at the barracks we found the doctor was not at home, and I then went into the police barracks to make arrange ments about sending for an additional force. I went into the Dispensary three times that evening; the first time I went there was no light, but there was the second; there were several marks of violence about It, and the windows broken, and the roof broken at the back, but not so much as at present. There were several large stones lying in it, in the outside room next the door, and I don't recollect seeing any in the other. I could form no opinion as to whether the stones camethrough the door or wins:ow. The only other mark of violence I remarked that evening was the wooden partition, a small part of which opposite the door was broken. I did not examine the outside of the house that night, and I therefore cannot say if there was any mark of violence on it. To Mr. Scannell—You saw the state of the Dispensary. If twenty persons were in that room, and the roof, windows and doors broken, and stones in it, as you have described, do you consider they would be in imminent danger ?—I do. To Mr. Hallanan— Was it from any conduct you raw in the village regarding the people's conduct, you sent for the additional force ?—No ; there were various circumstances which induced me to seed fir an additional force. I heard very strong expressions in respect to the police and their past conduct from the people, but I heard no threats. After such an occurrence I should have sent for en additional force under any circumstances. Mr. James Donegan, a juror, was the last witness examined. He deposed to the peaceable demeanour of the people, lint admitted having heard that a breach of the peace was apprehended six weeks previous to the holding of the fair, and also that the stone throw ing commenced before the first firing. The case for the friends of the deceased here closed ; and it being then half-past six o'clock, The Court adjourned to half-past nine o'clock next morning, when Mr. Scannell will speak as to evidence. - - Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. • - • West Middlesex Militia—H. Bliss, Gent., to be Lieutenant, July 12. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian. Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain Aitchison to be Major, vice Wauchepe, resigned ; Lieut. A. Hope to be Captain, vice Aitchison, promoted, July 5. WHITEHALL, JULY 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed David Randall, of Neath, in the county of Glamorgan, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi nary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Downes Taylor, oilman, Brooke-street, Holborn, to surrender, July 24, at eleven, and Aug. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Berkeley, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. William Robson, grocer, Chipping Norton, Hertfordshire, July 30, at two, and Aug. 26, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Sadgrove, Mark-lane, City. Henry Cooke, painter, Liverpool, July 29 and Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Jones, Liverpool. John Lea, jun., wine merchant, Liverpool, July 29 and Aug. 22, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Brabner and Co., Liverpool. John Robinson, spirit merchant, Beverley, Yorkshire, July 28 and Aug. tB, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Lambert, John-street, Bed ford-row, London ; Shepherd and Myers, Beverley ; Payne, Eddison, and Ford, Leeds. Benjamin Haigh, manufacturer, Dob-cross, Yorkshire, July 28 and Aug. 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Cilia. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds; Emmett and Allen, Blooms bury-square, London; Messrs. Alexander, Halifax; Courte nay, Leeds. MARKET INTELLIGENCE• (From the London New Price Current of July 15.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Muscovade Sugar insisted upon Friday's rates for all descriptions; but there was only a limited business transacted. At public sale 126 hhds of llarbadoes offered, one lot of very fine bright complexion sold at 575, which is the full value; but all other kinds went off heavily at a decline of 6d. per cwt. REFINED.—Te-day a fair business was transacted in Refined goods by the home trade, but at easier rates; Standard Lumps selling at 70s 6d to 71s, and brown Lumps at 6Ss to 70s per cwt. The market is well supplied with goods. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held firmly at 41s for first sort, and there is little to be had. MAURITIUS.—The demand has improved, and an advance in prices of 6d to Is per cwt has occurred, although the market has been better supplied. EAST INDIA.—'I his afternoon Bengal Sugar was purchased with increased freedom, and 1,445 bags at public sale were sold at an advance on the rates of the last auction of Is to is 6d per cwt. Madras was in good demand, and 1,779 bags 5 cases at auction were disposed of at full rates. Of Java with certifi cate 40 baskets were sold at stiff rates. FOREIGN—To-day Foreign and Foreign E I. Sugar were in excellent request privately, and brought stiff rates. A cargo of yellow Havannah afloat, of middling quality, was sold at 27s 6d ; and 4,000 bags of Manilla on the spot at 26s per cwt. COFFEE.—To-day Mocha was sought after, but higher rates being asked checked business, and 211 bales 4 bags at auction were only partly sold at a rise on former rates of is to 2s per cwt. With Ceylon the market was better supplied, and 11551 bags were submitted to public competition; the trade evinced little desire to purchase native descriptions of which the bulk consisted, and a small part only was disposed of at about the former value. TEA.-To-day there were nine public sales of Tea, com prising 1 ;4, 029 pkgs, the trade manifested little desire to ope rate, and the biddings were languid for black and green T ea, but merchants buying in largely prevented any general de cline in prices taking place. Of the quantity passed, amount ing to 13,700 pleas, only the small portion of 1,150 actually found buyers at former rates, excepting common Hyson which sold 4d to 1d per lb cheaper, and went at 2s 4d per lb. MoLAssEs.—The market has a dull appearance for West India, and prices are going down for all descriptions ; the stock is on the increase, arid exceeds that of last season-17s to 226 is the value. Bengal Treacle is at present not much wanted. CocittivEnt.—This afternoon Cochineal met with attention, and t3l serons at public sales were all sold at firm rates, viz., Honduras silvers, ordinary to good at 4s Ild to 564 d, Mexican 4s Ild to ss, and black 5s 6d to 5s 9d per lb. SrIRITS.-Jamaica Rum has been in extensive demand for home consumption, and many parcels have been taken for ex portation ; prices advanced 2d to 3d per gallon ; the sales reach 700 puns. Leeward Island has been in excellent request, and higher rates again given. For Calcutta there has been a lively demand, and prices have risen. There are few orders for Brandy, and a further decline in the value has occurred. Geneva has been selling at Is Sd to is Oil for common for exportation, and fine, fit for home consump tion, at 2s 2d lo 2s 9d. English Cern Spirits 10s 2d per gallon nett cash. SPICES.—To-day Malabar Pepper was in good request, and 659 bags at auction were all sold at the full tales : heavy fetched 34d to 32d, sea damaged first class 3h , 1 to 30, second and third ditto 3*d per lb; privately several parcels of Sumatra were disposed of. TALLOW.—The puchases made in Russian on the spot have been limited by chandlers and soap makers; and holders experience difficulty in obtaining former rates. INDIGO.— To-day during the progress of the sale 320 chests were withdrawn, and 723 chests have passed the sale. 'l he sale went very unevenly at the rates quoted previously in our former report, but the home and export demand is good ; proprietors bought in 153 chests. Of the. quantity which has passed the hammer (8,077 chests) 4,550 are sold. OILS.—Palm Oils has been purchased with increased free dom, and a further advance took place. Cocoa Nut has been in excellent request, and stiffer rates were paid. Rape Oil is little wanted, and prices are drooping. Linseed Oil h as met w ith more attention, but no improvement has occured in prices. Olive Oil has been purchased vvith increased freedom. All PRIVILEGE. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition frsm Mr. Harlow, a tobacconist, of Leicester-square, complaining that he was not aware in bringing the action against Mr. Baker, for words spoken before a Committee of their Lordships' liou,e that he was committing a breach of privilege, and therefore he humbly expressed his extreme regret in having committed the breach, and humbly preyed that their Lordships would be pleased to pardon the uff,-nce and order his dh.charge. No greater con trition could he expressed by any prson. He did not know what the privilege s of the House were, and, being ignorant of them as well as themselves, he fell into the offence of breaking the unknown kw. He had taken the proper course by express• ing contrition, by di , continuing the action, and he had, there fore to move that he b e di sc h arge d , on paymen t of the fees. The LOUD CHANCELLOR was not aware that his Learned Friend was acting as counsel fir the person whose petition he had presented. He was in favour of granting the prayer of the petition. Lord CAMPBELL took the same view of the subject as the Noble Lord. It would be hard to make the petitioner respon sible for the sarcasms of his Learned Friend. The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the motion, and it having been carried, John Harlox was called to the bar. The Noble Lord then said—You have been guilty of a breach of the acknowledged privileges of this House in bringing an action against Thomas Baker, for words which were spoken by him in the course of giving evidence before one of the Com mitties of this House. For that offence you have been com mitted to custody. You have presented a petition in whit h you have expressed contrition, and have given orders to discontinue the action. Tr.eir Lt,rdships are disposed to_ deal leniently with you, and it is therefore ordered that you be discharged out of custody upon paying the fees. The prisoner was then discharged. Lord IMOUG HAI' said, a junior Law Lord and a junior Peer having, like a young recruit, reproved him for his sar casms, he would take care not to fall into the same error now. The Noble Lord then read a petition to the same effect from Peter Tate Harbin, and concluded by a similar motion, which was carried, and the prisoner was called in and discharged after a similar admonition. . . . . Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that, early in the ensuing session, Le should bring in a Bill to facilitate the stopping of actions arising out of the privileges of the House. LOTTERIES BILL. On the trio .ion of Lord STANLEY, this Bill passed through Committte. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord BROUGHAM said on Tuesday next he should move an address to her Majesty, with respect to getting into the new Houses of Pailiament next session. Lord CLARFNDON said that in asking their Lordships to concur in there,olution which he had the honour propose it was necessary for h m to assure their Lordships, and more particularly the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that he was•not in'erested by any party motive. He thought that his Noble Friend himself would do him the justice to be lieve that no consideration whatever, and no expec tation of any political advantage, however well founded, would induce him to treat this question with a spirit of partiality. Whatever may In their political differences they were equally concerned in advancing the inte rests and upholding the dignity and maintaining the honour of their country. He need not remind their Lordships that by a treaty the honour of a country was deliberately pledged. (LEFT MAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. A House was made a few minutes after Twelve o'Clock. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE. Lord DUNCAN inquired what time the Lord•• Advocate would bring on the Scotch Poor-law Bill. The LORD-ADVOCATE said that he thought about half_ past two, but the hour was to him a matter of indifference. Lord ASHLEY said that the Lunacy Bill was first in the order of the day. Mr. T. DUNCOMBF. said that he should certainly object to the Lunacy Bill, which had been adopted by the Government, in the absence of all the Ministers of the Crown. Lord AS i-ILEY•said that the presence of the Ministers was not necessary. Mr. WAK LEY said that he should certainly object to the Scotch Poor-law Bill being considered to-day, and he thought that the Scotch Members ought to be very careful how they allowed such a Bill to pass into a law. It was a Bill for any thing but the relief of the poor. The Bill was then postponed for the present. The Bcrough Rates and Watch Bill was read a third time and passed. On the order of the day, that the House go into Committee on the TURNPIKE ACTS BILL, Air. DICKINSON said that he was surprised to learn, yes teiday, the progress which this Bill had made, for, had he not been ignorant of its proceeding, he should have objected to it. The Bill thenwentthrough Com►nittee. LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee, and was read a: third time. SCOTCH POOR-LAW. Mr. WA KLEY, seeing the flight Hon. Baronet the Secre tary of State for the Home Department in the House, wished to know when the Scotch Poor-law Bill -- Sir J. GRAHAM said he would answer the question if the Hon. Member would tell him what time the previous business would occepy. HIGHWAY RATES BILL. --- This Bid went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. PAUPER LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL. On the motion that the House go into Committee on this Bill, DUNCOM BE objected to any further progress of this Bill until the amendments which had been, or which it was proposed to introduce into the Bill, had been printed and handed to the Members. Mr. WAKLEY also objected to proceeding with the Bill, and said that it would only take the printers four, or at must six hours, to supply copies to the Members. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from a person named John Miller, of Camden Town, tomplaining of unjust and oppre,sive treatment. Lord DUNCAN said that as it was evident that considerable discussion would en-ue on the Bill before the House, it would he impossible to take the Scotch Poor-law Bill to-day, and he wished to know what the Government intended I. do ? S:r JA :NIES GRAHAM said that he would rte when the Bill would te taken at five o'clock to-day. The House then went into Committee, and the two first clauses were passed. On the proposition of the third clause, Mr. T. DUN COMBE said that this clause had b Ater be postponed until they had got the returns from the inspectors in lunacy of the cost of visiting the several houses and their state ; but this was a part of the plan of keeping the House in the dark. Lord ASEILEY said that the only return not before the House was that of the amount paid to each commissioner. Sir C. NAPIER said that before he received his half-pay he was obliged to make a declaration, and he did not see why these gentlemen should not be subjected to the same test before they received their salaries. Mr. WAII BURTON saw no use in the declaration. Lord ASHLEY said that the treasurer's accounts were a sufficient guarantee of the rectitude of the payments, and for the travelling expenses there was also sufficient evidence. Mr. T. DUNCOM BE then moved that the clause be post poned. They ought to have paid commissioners, responsible to the Government and the country, and not men who were part amateurs and part professional, and who were responsible to nobody. In the petitions presented the other day by his Noble Friend, it was positively stated that there was no means of ascertaining what had been done. Mr. Percival had not complained of the Commissioners, but there had been great complaint from those who had suffered ; and in Mr. Pater noster's case there was a great injustice committed, and the result was always against the prisoner. '[he person complaining had no chance whatever of redress. Before they passed this clause, which made the Commission permanent, they ought to have evidence that the Commis sioners had hitherto done their duty. He asserted that they had not. Ile thought they ought to see if they could not have a better Commission formed than at present existed. He would not press his motion, for the postponment of the clause, but would call upon the Chairman to read the clause at length. Mr. V. SMITH defended the conduct of the Commissioners generally, and especially with respect to the case of Mr. Percival. Mr. CHRISTIE trusted the Noble Lord would not only be induced to reconsider the present clause, but the effect of the Bill altogether. He was sorry that his Hon. Friend the Mem ber for Finsbury had withdrawn his motion for postponing the clause. Mr. WAKLEY felt convinced that the present Commission would never work well.—( Hear, hear.) He objected even to three Commissioners, believing that ene Com missioner, who should lie responsible to the Home•office for his actions would do more good than three or even eleven Commissioners, of which the present Commission was formed. He thought that amateur Commissioners could never do that good for the public that one properly paid Commissioner could do. It had been said that insanity was a purely mental malady ; now h e asserted that i n nine cases out of ten it arose from disease. Therei was no ca st . o f i nsan it y without structural derangem_en lie trusted th a t t h e N o bl e Lori would reconsider the i clause with reference t o th e Com missioners, as he thought t _might be fr ame d i n a manner that would operate far more beneficially for the public. Sir C. NAPIER hop ed the Noble Lo would reconsider the clause. He considered that an unpaid Board was not so good as a paid one. Lord ASHLEY denied that unpaid Commissioners were not so competent to perform their duties as paid ones. For him self, he would say that when he entered the Commission, he did so with a determination to do his duty, and he considered himself as responsible for the performance of those duties as if he he had been paid a hundred guineas a visit. As to the statement of the High Member for Finsbury, that one Commissioner would be sufficient, he asserted, without fear of contradiction, that it would be impossible for one individual to perform the onerous duties. Mr. W A BU R TON agreed with th e H on. Member for Finsbury, that paid Commissioners were better than unpaid ones; but, at the same time, he thought there should be un paid gentlemen connecte d with fortunes, Commis s i on , w h o wou ld represent persons of mod erate who we r e a ffli c t e d with insanity. Mr. HAWES preferred a mixed Board to one constituted of paid or of unpaid Commissioners alone, Sir .1. GRAHAM was anxious that the Commissioners named in the cause should be continued in the Commission. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to read the clause, pro posing that Lord Ashley and several other gentlemen should form the Commission, when Mr. T. DUNCONII3E rose and said it was his intention to take the sense of the House upon an amendment which he should propose, to the effect that those gentlemen whom he called the amateur Commissioners should be excluded from the Com- mission. Mr. V. SMITH opposed the amendment, arid contended that great advantage resulted to the public from the Commission being composed in part of unpaid, or, as the Hon. Member for Finsbury caileit them, a mateur Commissioners. They acted as a sort of check upon the paid Commissioners, and caused them to perffirm their duties with fidelity. Sir JAMES GRAHAM would oppose the amendment of the Hon. Member for Finsbury on public grounds. If what ~~ __r- ALARMING RIOTS IN ARMAGH. TWELFTH JULY.—S_Aurday being the anniversary of the Bittle of the Boyne, processions took place in several parts of the country, which were joined by some of the lodges from this city, who on their return were attacked by a violent mob, when a collision took place,and a number of stones having been thrown by both parties, and rhots fired in all directions, the consequence was that nine or ten persons were seriously wounded The row commenced by one of the adverse party pulling a fife from the mouth of one of the Orange party playing it, when the riot became serious and general, and was only quelled by the interference of the magistracy, who called out the police and military, and after great exertions and energy put an end to the riot, but nut without themselves receiving assaults and injuries. The persons wounded are Wm. Magee, Callan.strect, a gun. shot wound in the shoulder, serious; Thomas Corr, gun-shot wound in shoulder; John Boyle, serious wound in groin ; Wm. Carson, aged sixty-six, severe contusion of face and body ; Jane Carson, aged thirty-five; contusion of eye and wounds in body ; Anne Maguire, wound in right side of abdomen (serious). There are, it is thought more wounded, as the the affray, while it lasted, was most desperate, a great number of the windows in Thomas street and Irish-street having been broken. The riot commenced at five o'clock, when the shops in general were closed, and it did not terminate until eleven at night. Great praise is due to Counsellor Robinson and Mr. Paton, magistrates, who were promptly on the spot, and but for whom the scene of outrage and bloodshed might have been more extensive and serious. Since writing the above we have heard that one of the wounded persons has died.—Armagh Storting Chronicle. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, ATLI( 15.—Wind this day at noon, \.W., moderate, and cloudy, with light drizzling rain. DEAL JULT 14.—A.M., Wind N.W. to N.N.W., light. 8 P.M., N.N.E.—Arrd. Islander, Gordon, Ilarbadoes; Fortitude, Quebec; Ann Eliza Jane, Dale, ditto ; Sign st, M`Farlane, Miramichi ; Grati tude, Forrest, St. John's, New I,runswick ; Memphis, Emann, River 1' ate ; Everhard, Quebec. Arrd. Irom the river for, George Home, l)estant ; South Seas, ditto, and sailed for Lake Frances ; Crosby, Hobart Town; Dromo, Houghton, Valparaiso; Albion, Lock, Quebec. Ski. Ystioom, Batavia; Henry Wamsley, Launceston; Eleanor, Wallace, Aden ; Lady Sandys, Pentreath, Mauritius ; Luzon, Goodrich, Boston ; Valleyrield, Smith, Quebec ; Goldenßule, Watling ton, Bermuda; Tally Ho, Baker, Newfoundland. PLYMOUTH, JULY 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. William, Jacmel. FALMOUTII„TuLY 14.—Wind W.N.W., fresh breeze.—Crane packet, Lewis, Rio Janeiro, sailed 25th May, Bahia Gth ult., and Pernambuco 12th; en freight about 36,0001. in gold and diamonds; Hannibal, Winter, Walls Island. LIVERPOOL, JULY 14.—Arrd. John Bull, Crawford, Calcutta; Fame, Broadfoot, Buenos Ayres; Tinamara, Cape Ceara; Compton, Chap man, New Orleans; Thomas Battersby, Ellis, New Orleans; Soldar, Shaw, New Orleans; Maneo, Nickels, Charleston ; Powhatton, Sloan, Charleston ; Caledonia steamer, Lott, Boston, sailed Ist inst., and Halifax 4 ; Laurel, Grande], St. John's, New Brunswick ; George M. Saute, Halifax; Susan . and Sarah, Thoburn, Quebec; Anthony and Ann, Quebec ; Montreal, Blinkinsop, Quebec ; Anne, Garry, Quebec ; Native Lass and Nautilus, Newfoundland ; Flor, San Se bastian. The Newark, from Mobile to New York, ran on shore on Carysford Reef sth ult., and became a total wreck. A bright sided barque, with acres al wreckers alongside, was seen on shore 26 miles S. of Carysford Reef, 9th ult. RAMSGATE, JULY 14.—The Zarite packet, Brenan, from London to Constantinople, has put in here with damage, having been in contact with the Mayflower of Brixham. GLOUCESTER, JULY 13.—Arrd. Florida, Prince Edward's Island. LANCASTER, JULY 14.—Arrd. Marys, Argyle, Restigouche ; Queen, Mitchell, Miramichl. Off, Cheftain, North America. COWES, JULY 14.—Wind N.—Arrd. Charlotte Letitia, Havannah. 91 AINFLEET, JULY 12.—The Mary, Jackson, on shore at Anderly, has been got off and proceeded. CORK, JULY 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Dartmouth, Stewart, Ba tavia ; Susan, Wishert, St. Domingo ; Urania, Clarke, Quebec. LIMERICK, JULY 13.—Arrd. Bryan, Abbs, Quebec ; Maria, Quebec. _ . PADSTOW, JuLY 13.—The Manly, Sawyer, from Plymouth to New port, got on shore last night near Trevore Head during a thick fog, and has bilged. LORD ASHLEY'S LUNACY BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Many thanks for your very able article on Lord Ashley's Lunatic Bill and for the clear exposition of the im provements to be effected by its operation. It would be well indeed if the Press would enlighten th? public mind more generally on this most important subject. I agree with you that his Lordship's measure is still very deficient, and that it continues, and 1 fear will perpetuate the unconstitutional mode of depriving an Englishman of his liberty, and taking from him his civil rights by the certificate of two mad doctors or two needy and bribed apothecaries or one of each of them. As soon as I had recovered from the surprise and stupor that so heavy and unexpected ablow as confinement in a mad house produced, I began to call to mind what I had heard and read of Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights—l recollected that no Englishman was in future to be deprived of his liberty without a trial by a jury of his peers. That this constitutional prinziple has been carried out and incorporated in our laws, which, to ensure the liberty of the subject, have provided that a Brit kh ~ ü bject shall not be detained in custody without being taken before a magistrate, having witnesses sworn to the truth of the charges made against him or he, being confronted with his or her accusers, and then acquitted or committed for trial by jury. Meditating on the subject, and studying the disease of in sanity with its operations in the characters of those around me, I soon discovered that it might be wise and expedient to prevent a man in a stare of delirium or frenzy committing crimes for which he would not, from the present state of his disease, be amenable to the laws hereafter—to give either one or two medical men the power, under a written certificate, of handing that person over to safe custody, either under the guard of a keeper, a prison, or a lunatic asylum; but here the power of the medical certificate should end. Within seven days it should be required, and within 24 hours, if tlse patient be sane enough, to demand the right of inquiry, he should be again brought back within the pale of the Constitution, and be carried before a magistrate; his state and case inquired into; the deposition of medical and other witnesses be taken ; and the magistrate decide upon the necessity of further confinement or otherwise. This confinement not to extend beyond three months without the intervention of a trial by jury on his sanity or insanity, in the same inexpensive form as our criminal proceedings are conducted, under the authority and presidence of the judges of the land, who are infinitely more capable of patient research and expounding the laws than any of these new-fangled audio rities—the Commissioners, whose existence, I hope, will be as brief as their deserts. Had this been the law and practice, I, who am not conscious of having had any attack of insanity in my life—who challenge the whole world to produce any insane act I ever committed— who was once absolved in open court by my bitterest enemies, of having committed any violent act, and also of ever having threatened one—instead of having had to endure the misery and wretched sufferings of passing nearly five years among the maniac, the idiot, and the epileptic ; 1 should not have been confined more than seven days at the utmost, in place (+f five long years. Were mine an individual, an isolated case, although so ruinous and disastrous as I have described, I feel that it wunld be pre sumption in me to occupy your space and time, but I can and will, if required, supply half a dozen cases similar to my own. I am, Sir, &c., WILLIAM BAILEY. P. S. I would that every individual, man or woman, in this kingdom would deeply consider that under the present and the proposed regulation of lunacy, i under Lord Ashley's new Act, "That what was my case yesterday may be yours to-morrow.'. WEST INDIX POES.—Another large importation of pineapples has just taken place. A vessel which arrived at Fresh-wharf, and reported at the Custom-house on Saturday, from Nassau, New Providence, brought nearly 1,000 dozen of that de. scription of fruit in very fine condition. The markets have, since the sale the other day by the enterprising brokers in Monument. yard, presented an excellent show of this luscious fruit at a re markably low figure, and it is probable that this fresh cargo null shortly be offered for sale, thus insuring a continued supply to the public at probably a still lower price, in consequence of their abun dance. MARGATE PIER.—In reply to a second memorial from numerous respectable inhabitants of Margate, the Directors of the Pier and Harbour Company again state—" That, in justice to the Proprietors, they cannot reduce the duty on passengers below the present charge, which they consider so moderate as not to be open to reasonable complaint." Thus, an end is put to any ar rangement between the owners o; steam-boats and pier directors, by which the fares, now five, six, and seven shillings, would be reduced to three, four, and five shillings, and the town thereby filled with visitors. This is the lamentable state of affairs in " poor old Margate," which seems, indeed, hopelessly doomed.— Kentish Observer. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT WORTHING.- The mother of the unfortunate young lady, Miss Eden (not Eaton, as previously reported), who was drowned off Worthing, on Friday last, was on the beach, and witnessed the accident; and it is a re markable tact that she also witnessed the death of her first hus band, Mr. Bating, who, we understand, was drowned oil Dart mouth Pier, by the upsetting of a boat. Mr. Eden, who is a brother of Lady Brougham, had gone to town the day before the accident happened. The melancholy event has cast quite a gloom over the town. The inquest was to be held yesterday. Accounts from all parts of the country represen the crops as having been much injured by the late storms. SINGULAR SUICIDE Or A COMPOSITOR.—Yesterday died in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, a compositor, named Cra thern, who destroyed his life under the following circumstances : The deceased had, until the last few days, not been in constant work, when he applied at the office of the Iron Times, in Fleet street. On Tuesday last he went to work, and having some intri cate matter to compose be had not finished his work to his own satisfaction, when he put his hat on and ran to the upper side of the River Thames at Blackfriars-bridge. The drags were soon procured, and the police with much difficulty dragged him ashore, afterwards he was conveyed to the hospital above-named, but never rallied, and died yesterday morning. The deceased was a married man, and much respected in the trade. It is rumoured, in well-informed circles, that a certain high functionary is about to imitate the example of one of his predecessors in office, by engaging a second time in the bonds of Hymen. The Noble Lord's affections, it appears, are bestowed on the lovely and accomplished daughter of one of our most dis tinguished nisi pries lawyers, and one honoured with the conti. deuce of the Government. —Irish paper. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF 0)711,1'10A S. July 14. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Mr. BUTLER, seeing the Right lion. Gentleman the Secretary of State for Ireland in his place, wished to know whether it was or not the intention of her 'Majesty's Govern ment to restore to office the noblemen and gentlemen lately dismissed from the magistracy in that country ? Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE said he was not able to give any assurance that those gentlemen would be restored to office. Mr. BUTLER then said that o;1 Friday next he sh,ulit move that a humble address be presented to her Majesty, re• questing her to restore to office those gentlemen, whom he believed had tee n most un j ust l y an d unconst i tut i ona ll y deprived of their office. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON asked the Secretary for Ireland wiltv 14 .3 pr.; - tp:a is i‘otwo t present vacancy in the office of Chairman of the Board ea Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland to unite that Board with the Shannon Commission ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the appointment of Sir John Burgoyne to the Board had only very recently taken place, and the Treasury had not had time to make any arrangement. Mr. MILNER GIBSON wished to ask whether General Rosas, of Buenos Ayres, had the right to shut op the navigation of the River Plate and Paraguay, and whether he had the right to close those waters to foreign ships? Sir ROBERT PEEL said he was aware that General Rosas exercised that right, and the Government were at one time inclined to recognise his right to blockade, but the French Government had refused to re cognise it unless their vessels were admitted. In that case they could not admit tie right of General Roses to close the navigation of the river against British ships. Then the Hon. Member for Manchester asked if General Roses had a right to shut up the other branch of the river, better known as the Paraguay. His (Sir Robert Peel's) answer would be similar in both cases. The Buenos Ayrean Government claim the right which they (the British Govern ment) equally rhsputed. tie should, however, ascertain from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs the exact position in which they stood, and communicate the sante to the House if desired. ._ 2`_ RIOTS IN IRELAND. Mr. E. B. ROCHE said that although he had not given notice of his question, yet, with the sanction of the Go vernment, he would put it, as it !elated to an unfortunate transaction which had occurred in his own country, he meant the loss of life which had occurred at Ballinha4sy, and he wished to know if a general order had been issued by the I ish Govern ment that the police should rot interfere in cases of fairs, or larger parties collected, without expreSs instructions ; and that when these instructions were fulfilled, they should again remove from the place where such fair;was held. He (Mr. - Roche):had no heAtation in saying, that if a single magistrate had been there, and if that magistrate were resi,ected, this loss of life would not have taken place. Sir T. FiIEMANTLE, in answer to the question, said ha would feel it to be his duty to abstain from giving any opinion which might affect the proceedings before a competent tribunal. He might sly, however, that there had been more than one magistrate present at hallinhassy during the day on which the un fortunate occurrence took place. It was nine o'clock at night when it took place, and there were then no magistrates present. With reference to the orders alluded to, he would decline at present giving any opinion regarding the issue of such a di rection. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. C. BULLER postponed his motion regarAng New Zealand. In answer to a question from Lord HOWICK, Sir R. PEEL declined to give any other documents re. s pectin g New Zealand except extracts. It would not be thought advantageous to the public service to furnish copies of . instructions to Captain Gray, the new Governor, which in structions had not yet reached the co!ony. He could only give the extracts promised. Lord HO WICK said he wished to know whether the ex• tracts would enable the House to form an opinion as to the policy pursued by the Government in New Zealand.—( Hear.) Before Parliament separated it would be absolutely necessary that it should know whether or not the Government meant to pursue a different line of policy towards New Zealand than that which had hitherto so unfortunately regulated the affairs of that colony. Sir R. PEEL said he could not sq, but he thought tl e extracts which he would give would !lenity answer the purpose of the Noble Lord. But if they did not, the Noble Lcrd would be at full liberty to make any further motion on the sub. jeet. He wished to know what had taken place in New Zea land, and whether any difficulty was felt in giving the papers to the House. Lord HOWICK wished to know when the discussion would take place, and on what night the Right Hon. Baronet pro posed to take the vote on New Zealand. Sir R. PEEL saw no reason why the papers should not be laid on the table of the House to-morrow or the next The discussion on New Zealand might be taken on Friday or Monday next. It was intended to go into Committee of Sup ply to-morrow, and the matter might then be introduced in cidentally. Lord HOWICK thought that it was not necessary to press the vote, and that it might be gone into after the debate. Mr. C. BULLER wished the debate to be positively fixed for Monday. Sir R. PEEL assented to the propositinn. BRAZILIAN TARIFF. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to ask the Right Honourable Baronet when the returns could be laid on the table of the differential duties imposed on British commerce by the Bra zilian Chamber of Deputies. Sir R. PEEL said, that he thought he should be able to place them before the House to-morrow. COAL DUTY-PORT OF LONDON. On the motion that the House go into Committee on this Bill, Mr. HUME wished to ' ask whether it was competent fo r the Noble Lord to go into Committee on this Bill. as it had the character of neither a public or a private Bill P The SPEAKER replied that the Noble Lord was perfectly entitled to go into Committee ; for though the title eipressly referred to the port of London, it in reality affected the whole country. Mr. HUME said that it was certainly stated in the Bill that it referred to the port of London alone, and he could not, therefore, understand how, under this title, - the amendments could be proposed. The SPEAKER said, that as the amendments of course partook of the customary character of the Bill, there could be no objection to the consideration of them. Mr. HUTT said, that as the Government had no objection, he would then move the amendment of which he had givers notice :—" That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have power to provide that all duties now levied or to be levied, by virtue of this Bill, on coals brought within the liberties of the City of London, coastwise, or by inland navi gation, shall likewise be levied on coals brought within the same district by railway or by any other mode of conve}ance' The amendment was agreed to. The Home then went into Committee, and after the firit clause had been agreed to, The Earl of LINCOLN moved a series of amendments, the first of vhich prorosed to provide a fund for Opening of pour and densely po i Ailated thstticts of the meiropolis, or fur kreping spaces in its immediate viciriity. Others v ete fo r the duty on other tracts of conveyance than the Thames. 'I he clause for providing fur the inipri , vements seas as follows:—" And be it enacted, that from and at' er the said 31st day of December, 1845, the said duty of one penny per ton on coals, cinders, and culin su imposed and extended as aforesaid, shall from time to time when and as received be laid out or invested in the purchase of stock in some of the public . stocks or funds, or upon Government or rea l secur i t i es, at interest. in the names of the Commissioners for the time being of her Majesty's 'Woods, Forests, Land Revenue Works, and Buildings, to an account to be entituled, The Metropclis Improvement Fund Account ;' and the said Com missioners shall from time to time lay out or invest the yearly dividends or interest of the stocks, fends, and securities, so to be purchased in their names on the account aforesaid, in like manner for the purpose of accumulation in the meantime, and until the said fund shall be required for and appropriated be Parliament to the execution of improvements in the metropolis. h A Committee had been appointed in 1826, and the evidence before that Committee, in conjunction with the results of the Committee of 1826, would be now of admirable service in the discussions of this Bill. The object of this clause was to secure to the community a participation in the general benefits which would result from the employment of the accumulated fund le improving the different parts of the metropolis. lie thought the amendments he proposed would answer all the purposes Honourable Members opposite had in view, and that they would meet the objections which Honourable Alembers had raised against the Bill. To meet the objections of which he had heard, he had prepared a clause which he believed would be sufficient to satisfy the Honourable Gentlemen who were opposed to this measure on the grounds which had been alleged. Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the continuance of a tax upon the poorest population of the metropolis, and upon all the in habitants of the Vale of Thames, for improvements width would add to the value of all the household property in London. —( Hear, hear.) The tax was one as oppressive upon the working classes as a tax upon bread. Mr. BRIGHT—We have all that to pay.—( A laugh. ) Mr. WILLIAMS thought that the tax uFn coals was one pressing upon a inost important necessary of life, and that it ought not to be imposed upon those who were the least able to bear it, and that too to give an increased value to the pro petty of the wealthy.—(Hear.) He was by no means opposed to the improvements, but he thought they ought to be effected at the expense of those who would be the greatest gainers by them.—( Hear, hear.) Why was not a tax laid upon houses for the purpose ?—( Hear, hear.) The city of London had sufficient resources to effect all the improvements that were needed. But within the last two years upwards of a million of money had been raised for the benefit of the city by means of this oppressive tax upon the poor.—( Hear.) He would offer all the opposition in his power to the continuance of the tax. Mr. HUME said the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests had rested his case upon the reports of the sana tory commission, and upon the admitted facts detailed in those reports, as to the want of ventilation and cleanliness in the habitations of the poor in the metropolis, and the imperfect drainage of the districts which were chiefly inhabited by the poor. But, surely, it was not the best means of relieving the poor from those acknowledged sufferings and privations, to in crease the price of an article of necessity almost equal to the necessity of food, and quite equal to that of clot ' Hear. ) The proprietors of the districts which would be benefited by the improvements ought to be taxed for the expense of making those improvements.—( Hear, hear.) Besides, he did not like to leave a "nest egg " of 12,000/. in the hands of the Board of Woods and Forests to be made use of when they thought proper to find an occasion. —(Hear, and laughter.) Air. 'MASI ERNIAN, who wzs very indistinctly heard, would give every opposition in his power to the continuance of the tax. - Lord LINCOLN was surprised at the opposition of the Hon. Member for London. Fur he himself had been assured by an lion. Member connected with the City—(A laugh)—that if the tax were taken off, no one would be benefited but the coal dealers—( Hear, and a laugh)—and that it would be a pity that so much money should be lust to the public, whilst there re mained so great a necessity for im pr o vement in the streets of the metropolis— (Hear, hear )—a,ri last es to be_ in the dwellings of the poor, who wou ld be t c h, s. rd The Noble nefit by any small reduction in the tax upon oat, s that t d h continued not b s e y e so? whatiri luiesehthads penny yd duty hi on coals Is F ,, H o e u n l d d y ; yet he (Lord Lincoln) liadbeforehi advocated a duty inia document, d byy u which it appeared that his Hon. Friend had the same ‘v, forarticlelr,fto the th sole purposes e anwu ,u n r setoofs andlS Te ( o H et Hear, of ther,lie)c—ityanodf for what' London.—( flear, hear.) Well, then, he ( Lord Lincoln) next found that his Honourable Friend and another Honour. a bl e Member of that house, who was an Alderman of the of the Corporation of London, had said at a public meeting-. that this tax would be of no benefit to the city of London, yet, when it came to a vote it was found that there were four to three against the motion of the Hon. Member.—( Hear, hear.) Then, a short time before the question came to be discussed before that House, his ( Lord Lincoln's) Hon. Friend asked him what proportion of this tax would be devoted to benefiting the city of London, and he (Lord Lincoln) told him the City would benefit by it to nearly the amount of a million and a half sterling pet annum, and that heretofore very material benefits had been conferred, from the same tax, upon W'hitechapel and Lambeth, and other districts; and, therefore, on those grounds alone, and without having any recourse to what might be called a subterfuge, he would support this measure. After a few words, in explanation, from Mr. MAS. T ERMAN, _ _ _ Lord HOWICK said it appeared to him that the cnly c a ses. tion for the House to consider in reference to this tax was, whether it was one which a majority of the Pouse would deem beneficial, or the contrary, to the purposes for which it had been hitherto applied.—(Hear hear.) And hero he would beg leave to say that it did appear to him that there never was a tax which he con2eived was more opposed to justice or corn. mon sense than this, as a tax levied for purposes of finance.—(Hear, hear.) Now, what was the real question they had to consider ? It was this : they were going, to cop. eider whether it was necessary to continue the levy of a tax upon the valley cf the Thames for the transit of coals along tut banks, which coals were intended for she use, in a great part, for the consumption of the poorer classes of the community.— ( Hear, hear.) Now, he knew something of the part of the country over which these coals were carried for consumption, and he begged to tell the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, and the ~~~?. A' . '/)