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_A tf ° Lddv , . 1)* od ll , o i, 3. ce Jde a ' iaro, )ink, 6 5' d. stf' 4 9 ; 1 3 1 5 3 4( l f 2 dr f oo wer e (13:111 i a ce ts, - 01 4 rant e ; 0 y id 5 "(I) 10 'cart $ ... Boyce? .... •• ade.. i,; od $ 4 t 0) , bea i p 3 511610, L 9 rpe) ...... 5 ... • . a i ; 25a dd° ; " 130.yeel . 1 ; . • i ( *; ........ (Da de) ..... lava" . [. .ce) 3 (80, 0 ▪ .. , Gil " r 4 ilaer 4 ‘ 0 ' 0 . rew Sba rr )e , -••• • .... •••• ~, ........ E2o ° A ne ed. `-'" tbur) 12 lb ; ° E.5' L iked olef CIP C4. IMPERIAL PARLIAM EN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 18 . Their Several a L I ordships met at Five o'Clocls• ve Bills were brought up from the House of Commons. WEST LONDON RAILWAY EXTENSION. Lord BROUGHAM reported that the Select Committee on th e West London Railway Extension and Lease Bill had found t , "a the s t an di ng or d ers had been complied with, and they agreed to the Bill with some immaterial amenements. „. STATE OF THE COUNTY OF LEITRIM. file Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from y e ;r i aagistrates and others of the county of Leitrim, settieg ad "t the state of that county, and praying their Lordships to suggested some steps to improve that condition. The petitioners Agested that the best remedy which could he applied to the kti'ma to extend the law which at present granted compen to a l particular . . descrip . tion of property when the pro pertyou d be malielouly injured, to all descriptions of Prop re , also anu lto injuries upon the person. Having rfeewented that petition, he would proceed to put the question 'es s ,h l eh he had given notice, relative to the conduct of Mr. ,7smis a Magistrate and a Deputy-Lieutenant of the e j ° tl f i tY of Leitrim. It would apesiar that, on the 22d of "et a meeting, attended by 300 Masters of Orange Lodges, W as sicie held in the town of Lis - burn, which meeting was pre " over by Mr. Wilson. At that meeting the following which were signed by Mr. Watson, were passed. The first resolution stated that the meeting deemed it essential to . ke uninedia'e steps to reorganize the Orange institutions °l , ll e county, an d the second stated that inasmuch as that , ',Just measure entitled the Anti-procs ssions Act was about to ez Pires all the Orange members of the county be re- Zlested to attend the forthcoming anniversary of the Boyce. :le had received a letter from the Dictate Marquis ,phiethe table (the Marquis of Loneonierry), in 11 he deprecated the conduct pursued by th a t gentle he He therefore wished to know whether the Go- Irinent had taken notice of his conduct, and had dismissed 1 1 1 4 / 1,.... f r0m the commission of the peace? If they had not, and . her to him with leniency, they had acted incon iistentiv, s- s t tney h ad pursued a more illiberal line of conduct towards telotlter great political party in Ireland. If they had not made cry might into the circumstances he had detailed, the might fairly be raised that justice had not been fair l y mooted out to Ireland. He wished to know if any steps had sa , taken i n conseq uence of the meeting over which Mr. toon presided a t Lisburn, on the 20th of July ? rd STANLEY regretted that the Noble Niarquis had not it, P i ' asked his question, and explained the object of Without entering into the state of the county. % ex ' Majesty's Government had seen with regret and with s oliderable disappointment, that through a great part of ereieee and the members of Orange Societies had been so t eekless in their proceedings as to neglect the cautions sos be s tela had be en g i ven to them by those who ought entitled to their confidence and esteem. As long ri7ooththe g rea t p o liti ca l parties in Ireland continued to fo mentdivturbances it was quite impossible that country could be t o t h aPPY or prosperous state. The blame whieh attached to bart eY processions ought not to be attributed to one fal ei l e 1 0 . the exclusion of another equally to th e ' — 'essear, hsar. ) With regard to the c induct of Person complained of, if the facts were found as they were et e sented, her Majesty's Government would deep y reg r e t t i a g o entleman, occupying a high station in Ireland , should ti e e been so misguided and so misled as to lend his name and ....41stajacter-7-anc the higher tt e character the greater the evil Lo ne meeting in question. He would not say, however, that ettiatter had ben left untouched by the Government, for the Rath Lieutenant' of Ireland had teen in communication p i th his Noble Friend the Secretary of State on the wi t t ee t- The question as to how he should be dealt s o. be (L or d St an ley) was not prepared to h im Re trusted that the Noble Marquis would not call upon to decla re the result of that communication ; but this he would gr eet . sy, that the Government would treat the matter with th e t r , ''mpartiality. .ne M arqu i s of LONDONDERRY wished to say a few H o dson the subject, as he had been alluded to by the Noble e 014 1 14 s- With regard to the character of the individual whose te act was called in question, he had no hesitation in saying that th e present time that individual hadconducted himself with the r g the e meat propriety. For his own part, he had urged upon lee h ra ngemen of Ireland to refrain from those processions tliought that the great majority of the Orangemen of 4 ,7 d had taken no part in them. He thought that any leo se e measures with regard to him would be productive of . spee harm than good in that part of Ireland. And the eloquent 14 : 11 of the Noble Lord (Stanley ) would have a better efiect A e /en the dismissal of that venerable person. meange was brought up from the Commons. n RAILWAYS. 1 6i utd B ROUGHAM presented 16 petitions (which made Nob, altogether) asainst the Cornwall Railway Bill. The °NZ Lord took the opportunity of . moving the Standing s ib , which he had postponed till this evening. e er few words from Lord CAMPBELL, it was read ° J° 7l act the first times a Bill. Lora s e AFFAIRS OF SYRIA. he osEAUMONT said, in compliance with a notice which to f t s e a `ie yesterday, he begged leave to move an humble address lay 1 2 :Majesty, p ra yi n g that she will be graciously pleases to tor te e fure their Lordships' House certain papers and obj e s t l'ondene e relating to recent events in Syria. The °fe l he had in view was to have a continuance I serd e s heorrespondence on the same subject laid before their ellabl ( 1 1 ' s in 1841, in order that their Lordshi p s mi g ht be phi c e to judge of the important question of the Levant, ahi th nad at one time threatened the peace ?f E . urope, and b e 'lw was the cause of constant recrimination between the - m ° ' and France. The outbreak between the Druses and . aronites had been charged by France upon the English th e P ro oleat and the English Consul at Syria , and thoug h lasei re neh Chamber had repeated the accusation with a l m o s t for sit tenacity, both the Minister for the Colonies, and ° „lna I ° „ r e e , i gn Affairs appeared to forget the horrors their 4 1ei r - "`lects had beeu carrsine on not far distant from l'ene - tte °w a confines. He therefore thought it due to the tee of this cou n try that the explanatory papers sh ould be Med. os t i l l ' e Earl o f ABERDEEN said, there could be no objection the part of the Government, to lay the papers on th e table of Lord ' U se- A great part of the statements made by the Noble feeileWere perfectly correct. It was true, that outbreaks, ill taetegt and bl oo d s h e d had prevailed, of an appalling cha aere''' Let it was not to be assumed that all these horrors toe justto be traced to that misrule of the Porte, so freque ntl y tee m fess e ,Y charged upon the Turkish Government. He con "e was not very sanguine of seeing good govern as it of ever establi s h e d in th e Turkish provinces—( Hear ) to e of a: , their object to obtain the improvement of the Fondi lovesei:he people, with as little interference as possible with the lrep ert ien rights of an independent State. a State which, however they still its government and administration in many respects, all the had an i nteres t i n p r eserving and strengthening by soymeans in their power. He was not aware that it was neces - Pr o d:: him to say any more, as there would be no objection to Lord.e the papers to the lull extent desired by the Noble Lord ts said — ,EAUNIONT then said a few words in explanation. amb e r s , as the Noble Lord had not read the debate in the k. 6 he would i n form him that lie would find it stated by lkla re ' l,t aot that h e ma i n t a i ns the s ole right of protecting the foisi: 2 ! l °a• He was prepared to act on that principle, and if he t advantage ous he would adopt it. Motion was agreed to. O n se AUSTRALIAN WASTE LANDS BILL. t o .i ie motion for the second reading of this Bill, tlederr" the wished to state the intention of this Bill. of sh e t l . e present Act it was intended to empower the governor Pae ss settlement to grant leases not exceeding twenty-one tt tt , said twenty-one years, because he wished to leave s lhle he discretion of the Government there. It was impos• The e ° , oce ll Pl ll , the principles of this Bill to the convict colony. Lo p d pu ' gre - toeids re ef imposing upon it an immense outlay . upon . police 6 0,0001. a year. All the other institutions were at the expense of 70,0001. only. It might also be a trell7 o lo r .eonsideration to allow those persons whose term of to „!? nation had expired, to rent land from the Government, qteetrse certain tenure, so as, while they could not become pur fermi! to enable th em t o o bt a in by a temporary tenure corn of sh e e B ,,nbsistence. He h a d thus briefly stated the provisions keo ed and he would conclude by moving that it be read a Ns Tll l4, A e l arteuis of LANSDOWNE said, that it lay upon the t epedie se rd to make out a ease, not only of general policy or sh o r mY for the passing of this Bill, but of actual necessity. ce eknlr ught that at such a period of the session, when other asid e e s of the ereatest importance were obliged to be put to • ' that th e " te He necessary care and attention could not be given 'er red b thought there was a degree of arbitrary power con tete, ' it, which he could not think of giving to any Go oeeu :Pots In the 6th clause, providing for persons who have th es Pled waste lands under a licence from the Government, ile'sh w e e re r ! made liable to a tax of the most enormous amount. thi s ve,_i?rehoped that their Lordships would not proceed at Losei .f the session with the Bill. '2eee ee STANLEY explained. The licence was an annual 4 4,1 11 , ; ',_'nd the Government had the discretionary power of ale s c , '2 , !.amount from year to year. It was, in fact, a pee ler si t :" a proprietary right; and the licence was charged not Patt ur qatent of land occupied, but the number of cattle de eßmat LI ) " MON' rEAG LE said that, in 1842, an Act was passed ing t mg the s a l e o f co l onial propert y • b u t thi s A c t, ex t en d. e th ° 4 the Australian colonies, Penal "" Aet, and of all Acts at present existing respecting tt 'ettle merits. If it was intended to suspend the operation Zip Act as , t say Su s far as van Diemen 's Land was concerned, whyy !. 1 once in th e B i ll? Lore era few wards from Lord Polworth, Lord Stanley, and to he coes "l t agle, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered uirn ted on Bill was Iv SLA-TRADE BILL. • 'still B aint ted. was RAZILIAN read a second t i m e, and ordered to be com- . FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL On th e qu 1 _ esti on being put for the third reading of this Bill, Pp"'utd NI UNTEAGLE remarked that by this Bill Government osed to take into their hands the power of prosecutingm lllelfittats% for rom ting forei n lotteries ; and it wa therefore :" " Inzich P to ask o them 't g o give an assurance that the law lt t inuld be strictly enforced on the first appearance of the adver riternenta of a "foreign lottery. At all events, if such an assu- Inlee were not given. he sho ild feel htmself called upon.tofmarocvec, ali,insertion of a clause binding them to put the law In to any . ~ n then these frauds would be put down without favour ea.tt i. ti jt,ard STANLEY replied that the Noble Lord was per ad justified in asking for such an assurance ; and as the P B o i t l . l . C bean brought forward with the bona fide intention e there awn these frauds, he had not the least objection to give .guired assurance. Thy Bill was then read a third time and passed. FIELD GARDENS . 7110 puk e of RICHMOND moved ßlLL the second reading of this Bill. The Earl of RADNOR wished to know if the Government 'll)ported this Bill, and if they approved of it, he should be glad in,...`5 hear upon what grounds. The Bill proposed to establish orate bodies in all parts of the country, who were to beilit. trusted with extraordinary powers, without being responsible ~;I t lY parties i and as the Bill was most objectionable in other - iPeeta, he should certainly give his vote against it. state S TANLEY did not think the objections to the Bill r.,d bY the Noble Lord were sufficiently strong to justify the ICl`nvernment to withhold their support from the Bill. The Ponsible body of which the Noble Lord complained would the under the control of the rate-payers of the parish wherein . i t t Y . n eteds and certainly he could see no objection to the Bill ~._ hris respect. The poor-law was for the relief of the destitute ;7 ; the object of the present Bill was to enable the indus meus Poor to fill up their spare time profitably, and to afford haOtPPortunity of bringing up their children in good and useful that; % It was different from the Irish system ; that whereas sandsYstern threw those who had small plots of land on that v_aa_altoether for support, the present Bill only provided that fillip portions of land should be set apart for the purpose of n'R up the spare time of the industrious classes in a profitable 14 knil r . The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to be corn kitted on Monday. r„ DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY. jri ,!. he Earl of BESBOROUGH moved that the petitions of „i s . l nl Prn and others, which had been presented to their Lord ilt,"lPl on a former occasion, be referred to the Select Committee ehe So uth -Western ( Ireland) Bill and that the evidence ' ._.. 1 1 befo re the Committee appointed to consider the alle ,7Ems krtontained i n such petition relative to forging names to tc". e co et nt ract deed o f t h e same railway, and the report of the 'el sa id tli ce t l inittee, be ref erre d to the Commi on the Bill i silegataiot It Co A ; e rn ed itt t e o e . be requested to report ttee specially on such THE SUN, LONDON, SATITRDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1845. Monday last, of two men having been flogged at Windsor. The men, it would appear, were flogged for refusing to strip naked in the presence of the other men. He wished to know if that report were correct. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said the men were examined in consequence of a disease prevalent among them, and which re quired a very close medical examination. Fourteen of the men examined on the occasion in question were infected with this disease. The punishment was inflicted in consequence of their refusing to march to tke black-hole, and to obey the commands of the commanding officer who ordered them there. He need not tell the House that it was essentially necessary that the commands of the officers should be implicitly obeyed. The commanding officer stated to the men that they had committed a most serious offence and commanded them to be confined for forty-eight hours, and when the order was given the men made no remonstrance, but shortly afterwards the sergeant returned and stated that they refused to march to the black-hole. The commanding officer then sent for the men and told them that they were guilty of a great military crime. The sergeant then gave the men the word a second time, when the men again re. fused to march. The officer himself repeated the word two or three times, and they continued their refusal to march. He ordered them back to the guard-room and again remonstrated with them, but they still persisted in their refusal. The officer having heard the statement of the surgeon, and the feeling which was displayed toward his orders, then almost: immediately convened a court-martial, which awarded the punishment. He had stated these circumstances, because lie wished that there should be no false impression with regard to the case. Mr. WILLIAMS said that the Right Hon. Gentleman had not answered the most important part of the question—namely, whether it was usual that the soldiers should be inspected in each other's presence in such numbers. Mr. S. HERBERT' said that it was customary in the army that there should be a strict examination before the surgeon, and it was also customary that they should be ordered to bathe together. The inspection generally took place in the room of the men in the morning. Mr. WAKLEY believed that there was nothing more re pulsive to the common feeling of manhood than that soldiers should undergo such an examination stark naked, in the pre sence of a large company of soldiers. He knee/ not what were the arrangements in the army, but he thought that the effect would be very dangerous. There were seventy soldiers at pre sent confined in one of the metropolitan gaols in consequence of misconduct, and he thought the practice which was at present resorted to, tended to destroy the reeling which should exist in the army. RECOMPENCE FOR SERVICES IN CHINA. Captain BERKELEY rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice for a Committee of the whole House, to consider the propriety of an address to her Majesty, humbly requesting that she would be graciously pleased to grant a pecuniary recomt eece to the officers, sea men, soldiers, and marines, engaged in the operations against the Chinese Empire, in the years 1840, 1841, and 1812, The Hon. Member then called the attention of the House to a memorial presented to the House by Mr. Gordon Bremer, showing the amount of money that had been taken during the war in China, and contending that the grounds laid in the memorial were sufficient to show that the memorialist was en titled to prize money. He next referred to what he called the authority of the "greatest warrior of the age," to show that the actions that had taken place in China were in fact a war. The Noble Lord said that the soldiers, although possessed of considerable plunder, had net squandered it, and had shown themselves the friends of the people whom they had con quered. This was the testimony of one of the members of the Government, and he would call the attention of Honour able Members to it. They had been regularly in the habit of allowing the Indian army not only batta, but also that which they took or destroyed while engaged in warfare. Would they treat the army of China worse than that of India, or would they deprive the army of Sinde of that bounty hitherto awarded the armies of India for successful warfare? There ought to be no such distinction made. The Chinese army had been engaged in long and arduous warfare, and had carried out some of the most brilliant achievements that ever had been accomplished by British arms. The Gallant Member then went into a sketch of the war in China, detailing some of the most remarkable victories of the campaign, and the sufferings and fatigue to which the naval and land forces had been sub jected. The lion. Member then read a letter from Captain Grey, detailing the sufferings of the men during the year 1840. Now, there were men who were for voting to make their way into the interior of China, with the evidence of this mortality before them. When they had their prize money they might have effected this, if they had been sure of it. But paltry as that was—and he would tell them what it was— the superior officers had from 1001. to 2001., and the petty officers had 4/. If the latter had been employed in the dockyards, instead of being engaged in China, they would have received one-third more than they would receive for their services in that country. Sarely this was the hardest ease that ever was. Supposing that a poor widow had two sons engaged in this no-war, what would be her feeling—supposing these two sons were killed in the service of their country—when she went to receive their prize-money, and was tendered 4L for each—each of her children? Why,' it was said that the navy was discouraged—that no man would enter into the service; but if men were well paid there would be no such hesitation. But the moment men had earned their prize-money, as in this ease, in stepped the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and said that they had al. eady received a donation in batta. He had gone thus far in endeavouring to assert the rights of those deserving men, and in doing so contended that he looked only for their rights; and no Member of that House could deny that they were the just and fair rights of these men. Could the House refuse what these men asked, when they remembered how others had been rewarded for their ser vices? Look at Lord Exmouth ; he got 100,000/. for the taking of a place which he did not keep five minutes. He did not mean to say that that reward was not well deserved ; but he denied that those men who had served in China were not as brave and as determined, and as humane, as any soldiers in the British army.—( Hear, hear.) Sir Hugh Gough and Sir Wm. Parker had been rewarded for their services, and no Member of that House could stand up and say they had not earned it; but surely if the services they had rendered their country were deserving of such reward, that was a still stronger argument in favour of those men whose cause he advocated, and who had received but 4/. each.—( Hear, hear.) He feared he was but a weak advocate in the cause of those whose rights he had undertaken to defend ; but he did hope that the House would acknowledge the justice of that cause, and that it would accede to his motion, which was but an act of simple justice. If the House refused to reward men who had fought so hardly, he could tell the Government that they could hold out no inducement to men to enter the service, and they would give the greatest blow to the British navy that it could receive. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in rising to oppose the motion he trusted the House would not believe tkat he meant to deny the bravery, or zeal, or humanity of those who fought in China. But he begged to remind the Hon. and Gallant Member that the power of conferring re wards of this sort had always been most jealously reserved to the Crown. He had stated, on a former occasion, that it was laid down at the outset of those operations that they were un dertaken for the purpose of enforcing compensation for monies taken from British subjects, and of compelling the Chinese to conform to the practice of civilised nations. But in order to give a title to prize money, there must be a declaration of war, a proclamation of the Crown granting prize money, and an Act of Parliament determining the manner in which the prize money should be distributed. If the principle now set up were acceded to, it would involve this country in the greatest difficulties whenever it should be found necessary to make reprisals upon any foreign power. The Honourable Gen tleman had said that the grant in this case was a niggardly one, and spoke of the quantity of prize money as magnificent, whereas there wa s no p rize at all.—(Hear.) In fact, when Chinese vesse ls were taken and retained, a li pp cation was made to Sir H. Pottinger to appoint prize agents. But he declared that the vessels were not captured as prizes, but only to be detained until proper restitution should be made by the Chinese Government. Yet, in making recompe o nce t the officers and men for the services rendered, it was thought might to have some regard to the value of the captures, which, under other circumstances, would have been prizes. Accord ingly, 420,000/. was allotted, which the Hon. Gentleman con sidered far below the value of the property captured. But, in fact, it was more than tho value. In S y ria, and at Algiers, the gratuities were far less than the value of the property cap tured. With respect to the distribution of the gratuity, he ad mitted that it had taken place in this case in a manner some what different from the regulated distribution of ordinary prize money. The principle of batta, which prevailed in Indian ser vice, was adopted ; because, under the circumstances, it w ould have been inconvenient, and pregna nt with cause of dissatis faction to adopt any other principle. The Hon. Gentleman had drawn the picture of a boy dying in the arms of victory, with the hope that his prize-money would render the last days of an aged parent comfortable. But the Hon. Gentleman ought to know that he was holding out delusive expectations in such a statement as that ; for he must know that a private soldier or sailor could not expect to receive for his share any amount which wou3cl enable him to leave his successors in independ ence.—( Hear, hear.) It was very w ell known that, in time of war, it was impossible so to apportion the prizes that the most deserving should be the best rewarded. He denied, there fore, that there was any ground of complaint in this case. 420,0001. had been distributed ; and, in fact, the whole value of the captures was no more than 117,000/. It was quite idle to say that the compensation given by the Chinese Govern ment was to be regarded as prize. —( Hear.) It was a most painful position for any man to b e p laced in—a position to be obliged to resist applications to the House for recompense to the most deserving members of the military and naval services. —(Hear, hear.) Still he was compelled to resist applications so groundless as the present. He could not think so badly as the Hon. Gentleman opposite of the seamen and soldiers in her Majesty's service, that they would have refund to do their duty unless theywere certain of increased emolument—of asudden largess. He could say no more as to the amount of the re. compence already given, than that it exceeded the amount of the captures, that it would be received with satisfaction by the officers, seamen, soldiers, and marines engaged in the opera tions against China, and that it would stimulate them, if any stimulus were wanted, to equal gallantry on future services. Sir C. NAPIER said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out, as was usual when justice was going to be denied, by reminding the House that this was a constitutional Govern ment.—( Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman said that there was no war, and there could be no prize money. But this was not the case, for, in 1804, when four frigates were sent out to watch the Spanish galleons, and succeeded in capturing them as prizes, there was no declaration of war. The Chancellor of the Exchequer must have a bad memory, for, only last year, he stated, on the subject of the Danish claims, that the vessels captured by Denmark were good prizes, because no war had been declared, and now, he said that the Chinese junks were not prizes because war had not been declared. He?e was a war for three years, a tedious, though not a very bloody war, because they were contending with enemies not very well acquainted with the science of arms, but a war in which much danger and hardship was incurred, was now called by the Chancellor of the Exchequer no war at all ! But what said the Duke of Wellington? Why, in a speech in the House of Lords, contrasting the state of E-gland in its services abroad, he appealed to the war in Spain, in Affghanistan, and China, and yet, forsooth, at this hour of the day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was to come down to the House and seriously state that no war against China had been declared.—( Hear, hear.) Let them look at other instances, and see what had been the course ,° previously adopted. At Navarino , an affair of one day , b oOe ship 0 was/. ooff t given aahbevo eulriabout three for ha rar egneed hours. uo prize-money rawr o sfiAv et frigates,At votedol g fi b oe err Algiers, fora ozn t red r i a workey i also of b thatute d for an .m on.sa and, „i n few action hours, though war was not then formally declared, the Secretary to the Admiralty took care to prove that a war actually existed, and accordingly received war pay. The petty officers received at that period 171. each ; for the six weeks affair at Syria 13/' was allotted; while for the China war of three years 4/. was given for one year, and in all about 16/. was granted, because they were told, after hard fighting during that prolonged period, that war was not declared ! Why, if that assertion were true, then were the English no better than pirates in seizing the ships of the Chinese, and the Government no better than deceivers in placarding Portsmouth, Plymouth, and the other naval ports, with announcements that the fortunes of the sailors who went out to China would be made by all the batta they would receive. —(Hear, hear.) Why were they not told honestly that they were to go and fight in a distant and foreign war —that they would receive plenty of hard knocks, but ;o prize money.—( Hear, hear.) But, by the present system, the petty officers, one of the most important classes in the ships, a nd who were looked on by all as the chief instruments to sup press mutiny, were treated in the same manner as boy s. It was all very well to talk of the sailors fighting for honour and glory, but no man would be found to accept war on such terms every British sailor fought for his prize-money, not his glory— (Oh, oh)—he did not mean glory in the way Honourable Gen tlemen opposite interpreted it, but he repeated, that while British seamen fought for that honour which all men felt a pride in receiving, yet if it were not for the hope of a fair and more tangible reward, they welsh' not fight at all. For these reasons he should vote for the motion of his Gallant Friend near him.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. J. A. SMITH thanked the Gallant Commodore near him for the ability and vigour with which he pleaded the sailor's cause, and thought the latter had been the victims of the special pleading of the Government. Mr. H. BERKELEY thought there must be some gross injustice committed on the sailors of this country, when 80,000 of them were to be found at the present moment serving in the navy of America. Who was it but British sailors took the Macedonia and the Java, and fought in a thousand other ac • tions in the service of a foreign foe ?—( Hear. ) Captain PECHELL advocated the claims of the naval part of the forces employed in the Chinese war, and coriterded that the officers and seamen were entitled to compensation for the property they had lost, and the diseases, from fever and other sources, which they had suffered in the inclement climate of the country in which they had been employed. The Bri tish seaman had been put on a lower level than the Indian sepoy by the mode of distribution of prize money. 420,0001. did appear a large sum as belie money to be distributed, but it was not generally known how many had to participate in it. He considered that the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad not treated the motion of his Hon. Friend with sufficient courtesy. Sir R. PEEL said he could rot cenceive anything more dangerous or of evil tendency than the motion proposed by the Hon. Gentleman opposite. If the House acted on the prin ciple of the Hon. Gentleman the presumption would be that the Government had no duty to perform towards the country ; and it might almost be supposed that the Ministry had been appropriating the money to their own private purposes. The commercial community had more reason to complain than the army or navy had. It was a most disagreeable duty for the Ministry to refuse any of the claims ; and nothing was more easy than for a public man to be liberal. No one could estimate more highly than lie (Bir R. Peel) the services which bad been rendered by the army and navy in China. The services which had been rendered were of a most peculiar nature. The in. structions given to the commander were, that they should try to make an impression on the Chinese before taking possession of the land. and preserve and protect the commercial interests as far as possible. The sum to be obtained from the Chinese was partly to be expended in discharge of the debts of the Hong merchants, and the remainder to be applied to the disburse ment of the expenses of the war. The sum that had been ac. tually paid for remuneration of services was 420,0001., which was known by the name of „ batta" money. He would con tend that the subject of remuneration for services of that nature ought to be left to the discretion of the Crown's prerogative, with which it would be dangerous to interfere. Mr. WILLIAMS thought that the speech of the Hon. and Gallant ,lember had been most completely answered by the Ministry. He must say that the motion before the House, if pressed to a division, would be a very unwise proceeding. After so liberal a reward as 420,0001. offered by the Crown for the naval and mility services rendered, no further remuneration cu e kt to be made. Lord PALMERSTON said the motion of his Honour able and Gallant Friend was not without example. In the case of Navarino a similar motion had been made, and eventually a larger remuneration than had been p b e e r e f n eetly aw ju a s r t d ifi ed ab . le. He ought the. o fe r e i a g l t i i n n t g h a s ly o p f r edpeuer proposed o e mse h od i t e i h onh m awd i a g s ht sometimes overawe the liberal feelings of the Government ; but he could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite that the Ministry had not exercised the liberality of the Crown to a sufficient extent. It was all very well to say that sailors and soldiers were led to acts of bravery out of pure patriotism ; at the same time there was no doubt that the expectation of prize-money added a very great zeal to their actions, and they looked forward to it as their particular reward. There were certain instances of suffering and severity of service which were not rewarded by prize-money—such as disease in a foreign climate. But when in actual battle the sailor or soldier exerted himself, he did consider that he was entitled to some remuneration. The Crown had admitted that in this case there existed an actual right to remuneration. The Chancellor of the Ex chequer had explained that batta was employed as a reward because part of the forces employed were engaged in the Indian service. But if he was not mistaken, in the case of Rangoon, where Indian troops had been employed, batta prize-honey also had been given. In the present case sufficient remune ration had not been given. The payment of the petty officers, as compared with those pail after the battle of Navarino, had been small. It had been one instruction to the officer in com mand to keep the junks in port, but they were found so nume rous that there was nothing to be done with them after they had been taken, and therefore their value could not be added to the prize-money of the force. 'The original instructions of the Government were, that the value of the opium was to be ascertained, the debt of the Hong merchants to be found out, and the expenses of the war, to be sent into the Chinese Government for defraying. Sir Henry Pottinger sug gested that he should demand one round sum for all these items. He proposed 5,000,000/, and he ( Lord Palmerston) approved of it. The sum which was obtained was not pro portioned to the expenses of the war when 'the treaty was signed. If the Government accepted a sum, although some what short of the sum originally demanded, it was no answer to the demand of His Hon. Friend for sufficient remuneration The accordings sum of of t 042tb0e,0o0b0j/e. object twfaosr whicharge, butf or thesums forces ei ere they might be employed. He believed that Lord Stanley wrote a letter in January, 1843, in which he said , that al elmarigileoy or small al though the reward for services of this nature would be reserved, great evil arose from the too frequent interference of this House on matters of this kind. The great moral effect which had been promoted in the Chinese empire had arisen from the good re gulation and order of the military and navy employee. This war had led to great commercial advantages, and it did seem to him that the Government would be justified in making some extra allowance. He thought that the Government were making a niggardly allowance, and, from experience, he would say that it was the best way, in every case, to give a fair and liberal allowance for services rendered. There was in the public of this empire a generous feeling to do ample justice to all who bad well served their country. They opposed a wasteful expenditure of the public money, but they were not niggardly towards those who had done th© State good service. He hoped the subject would command the most seri ous attention of the Government. Captain HARRIS said that no doubt the duty imposed was a most ungrateful one, when questions of this kind were consi dered. As a justification of the conduct of the Government at the close of the Chinese war, in withholding due reward to the troops that had been engaged in it, he might state that at that time there was a deficiency of 2,000,0001. in the Exchequer. At the present time there was a surplus, and he hoped the Go vernment would now take the claims of these men into their serious consideration. Captain PLUNIRIDGE briefly defended the officers who had been eugsged in the Chinese war, from the attacks which, he alleged, had been made upon them, in reference to the prize money. Sir J. DUKE deplored the mercenary character which had been attributed to the troops and seamen who had been en gaged in the war, by several Gallant Officers who had taken part in the debate. He believed that the forces of this country required no such stimulus to action. He hail been in the ser vice himself, and stood and fought by Lord Exmouth, and he always found the glory and honour of England sufficient to en courage the seamen to do their duty.—(Hear, hear.) He would oppose the motion. The gallery was then cleared for a division, and the House divided, when there appeared— For Captain Berkeley's motion Against it Majority against the motion.. ...... ---4 l IRISH CHURCH PROPERTY. Mr. EVELYN DENISON proceeded to call the attention of the House to the management and disposal of that part of the property of the Irish Church vested in the hands of the Irish Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE was not prepared to give any answer beyond the fact that the funds which had passed into the hands of the Irish Church Commission had been ap plied in the most unobjectionable manner. To satisfy Hon. Members, however, he had no objection that further inquiry should be made as to the particular manner in which the money raised had been applied. Mr. HENLEY said that some years ago the church pro perty was stated to be at a certain amount, but since then, some how or other, it had nearly all disappeared. The party opposite had put their hands upon it, and it vanished ; and he feared what remained would disappear in the same way. Lord BERNARD said he could speak from personal expe rience that many of the churches of the connty in which he re sided were in a most disgraceful state ; and he also knew that in that united diocese, Divine service was performed in school. houses for want of churches. p lbnyva a eoni n iN tsdao l h e IsitirrtheoitsenghrArradeal.rstti. indifference result, t lde h tr ° En : etcA l vreCeitiees FREMANTLE undeNNl least sTo r ntrl fLdeEta thel ,EsaLu that Ireland, L deb,s:ea s aglahrhegi unfortunately, of ot h i htudt there le r dte e hr ai a were snvrs.rkeusarufrnsrreti gooeh s erane Cl imisTi tmooeui m ninnf ea arrangement of thet mntoAAeyfar manner shmhmn i ueu c obbrrr r neic e irhhnd - ss which such things were managed in Ireland, he could expect property in Ireland. opposite that, so far from this matter having been regarded that it had been regarded with very great anxiety. He wished to make this observation before the discussion on the question closed. Mr. GROGAN said, he knew of an instance of a church in the neighbourhood of Dublin having been taken down, under the impression that it would be rebuilt; but though the church had been down for the last six years, up to this des , it had never been rebuilt. The House then went into Committee of Supply. On 32,300/. being proposed for law expenses, Mr. WILLIAMS said that he should wish to know why there should be seven lawyers connected with any Bill ? He thought also that their salaries were lunch too high. He wished to know what their duties were to be. Mr. CARDWELL said that when their responsibilities were understood by th e Honourable Gentleman, he would not think that their remuneratio n was to o great. The vote was then carried. ,ruvenil was juvenile offenders in the I s l e of Wight. proposed f or t h e expenses incurred The sum of 30, 0001 . was then proposed to defray the s a laries of the offi cer s connected with the Insolvent D e b tor ' s Court. The vote was agreed to. by Th e Agreed to. The next vote was for a grant of a slim not less than 16,000/. the sum 0 reform of 18 f ° nor more than 18,000 1 • for the expenses of the Model Prison at Pentonville. Mr. WILLI • of ANIS complained the excessive charge of the maintenance of th e prisoners, which at noutited to 331. per head per annum. NI said Sir JAMES GRAHA. that the H on. M em b er was mistaken; the expe nse was no more than three shilli ngs p e r head per week , a nd not only there b een a great improve ment in the even tual effects h of punishment, but in point of economy the public had gained considerably. The expense of maintaining the prisoners was far less than that of transporta tion,onvicts came out of and the c prison much improved and bettermembers of society. Mr. WILLIANIS had no objecti on th at the morals of the attended prisoners should be such to, but h e quest i oned the pro. su priety of giving them be much trades as sho ema k ers , & c . Il e considered that it would better to teach them agricul tural occupations. wished to k Mr. HINDLEY ,_a.n andnow what was the amount of salary received by the chaplain medical officer ? said that Mr. CARDWELL the chaplain received 4001. assistant chaplain 2001. per year ; the . ; the medical officer d nt surgeon 100/. 3001.. and the rest e rht thismonstrous.—( A laugh.) At that rate the chaplain had head for every inmate. After a few words from Mr. Hawes, Mr. E wart , Si r J ames Graham, and Mr. Waklee, the vote was agre e d to. 28,118/. was prop osed to defray the expenses of 111ilbank Penitentiary. Mr. WILLIAMS objected to this vote, unless an expiate e sum exceeding the tion were given of th amount acceded last year. a s idofthtahte en y, was caused by th e ap iary, instead of unpaid commissioners, and no one could tbubt that th e a ddi t i on o f 2001. a year to the salary of each would en sure b etter officers. -S n i t rjG t Rli i A e l‘i poimen of A inspectors Mr. }UNI)LEY said he never . had b een i n prisons ge nerally, but had been often MilbankPenit en ti ary —( L en d laughter)—and coul d testify to the admirable system adopted there ; he wished, however, to ask the reason of the vote ex ceeding its predecessor, even alter the suns allotted to the inspectors. Sir .1. GRAHAM replied that the rema'ning sum was ter• (pitied for the purchase of books. The vote with the following were then agreed to:- 4,0'2'1. for criminal lunatics. 8,172/. for the prisons and prison hoards in Scotland. 12,8101. to defray the law expenses in Scotland. 69,1091. to defray the expenses of criminal prosecutions and other law charges in Ireland. On the next vote, which was 33,0001. to defray the charges of the Dublin police force, Mr. HINDLEY complained that this vote had increased annually. After a short discussion the vote was agreed to ; as also were 7,2671. for defraying the expenses of the convict depot in Dublin ; 6,0001. for erecting a prison for criminal lunatics in Dublin ; 62,350/. for defraying the expenses of convict hulks at home and abroad; and 250,0001. for defraying the expenses and superintendence of convicts in New South Wales. Mr. WILLIAMS would like to know what description of convicts they were that cost the public so large a sum. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the labour of convicts of the wcrst class was mostly unproductive. Many of them worked in chains. There was another class of convicts more indus trious and well-conducted, and which did not cost the country so much. Mr. EWART said the free people of Van Dieman's Land were indignant at the mode in which that colony had been treated, and which had ei , seminated the seeds of vice and anarchy throughout that island. The inhabitants were now preparing a petition against the rotation system, as it was called —a system, in troth, of probationary vice. Sir J. GRA HAM said, if the interests of the colony were alone consulted, he could not say that the present system was a Loud one, but it was quite plain they could not, in this country, accommodate the 5,000 convicts who were, on an average, annually transported, in the same manner as the prisoners in the Pentonvi.le prison, which was only capable of admitting 300 or thereabouts. The vote was then agreed to. 75.000/. was next proposed to defray the expenses of public education in Great Britain for 1845, which was postponed after a short discussion. 2,006/. was next proposed to defray the salaries of professors in Oxford and Cambridge, wh . ch was agreed to. 4,5461. was proposed to be applied to the support of the Lon e!on University. Mr. WA KLEY advccated the establishment of a school of chemistry worthy of the country. He referred to the opinions of Professor Leibig on the subject, who had stated that the science of chemistry in this country was in a miserable con dition. Sir R. PEEL considered that there was no necessity for the establishment of such a school, in addition to those already in existence. In the Universities of London and Edinburgh sufficient provision was made for giving efficient instruction in the science. The vote was then agreed to. 300/. was next proposed and agreed to for the Irish Acalemy. 7,3501. was agreed to for the Scotch Universities. 3001. was agreed to for the London Hibernian Academy. 5,550/. was proposed and agreed to for the Royal Dublin Society. 2,110/. was proposed for the Royal Belfast Institution, but after a short discussion it was withdrawn. 52,320/. was next proposed to defray the expense of re bidding and augmenting the British Museum. The vote was then agreed to, as were also 52,050/. for the building of the British Museum ; 6,2171 for the Collections of the British Museum ; and 1,5001. for defraying the expenses of the National Gallery. 8,850/. was proposed for the Museum of Economic Geology in Dublin. . . . Mr. HAMILTON congratulated the House upon the gen tleman who had been appointed to superintend this ingiiitution. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said he fully concurred in the ob servations of the Hon. Member opposite. The vote was then agreed to. 5,839/. for the observations at the Cape of Good Hope and Van Dieman's Land was next agreed to. The House then resumed. JOINT-STOCK COMPANY'S BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. THE GAMES AND WAGERS BILL, Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the licensed vic tuallers against this Bill. The Bill was adjourned till Monday. SLAVE TRADE (BRAZIL) BILL. Sir R. PEEL said, that in 1836. Brazil entered into an agreemeet with this country to declare that the slave-trade should be abolished, and that all vessels detected in that trade after that time and taken, should be declared guilty of an act of piracy. Mr. HUTT did not think that the means proposed by the Bill were sufficient for the purposes for which it was intended. After some discu.sion the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. The Municipal Districts (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. .... The Land Revenue Act Amendment Bill was read a third time anti passed. The report on the Bonded Corn Bill was ordered to be re— ceived, after some oblations made by Mr. Hutt, in conse quence of the lateness of the hour, as he had been many nights watching the Bill, which was neither a pleasant nor a healthful occupation. The report on the Excise Duties on Spirits (Channel Islands) Bill was received. The Drainage (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at half-past two o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. WEST LONDON LINE, The Committee having adjourned from Monday last to this day, in order to give time for an arrangement between counsel to be matured, met this morning at half.past eleven, Lord Brougham in the chair. The other members preterit were the Earl of Scarbo rough and Lords Hawarden, Sondes, and Gage. Mr. AUSTIN stated that an agreement had been made t• the effect that a clause relating to the tolls should be omitted. Lord BaoconAm was doubtful whether such an omission would be considered as an alteration in a money clause; if so, the Bid would be thtuwil out. The Meiotic. of the other !louse were very capricious, and it was impossible to say what they would con. rider a violation of their privileges. Mr. Thompson, Secretary to the West London Company, was then called to prove certain transactions at a meeting of the Direc tors of the Company, with reference to a clause to which some ob jections had been made. It having been agreed that the Bill should be reported to time House this evening by Lord Brougham, the Committee rose shortly before twelve o'clock. Several Bills on the table were then forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 18. The House met. at Twelve o'clock. LUNATICS BILL. The report was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be printed with the amendments. DUBLIN JURY PRESENTMENTS BILL. The report was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. This report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday. JURORS' BOOKS BILL. The Rill went through Committee, was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. POOR-LAW (SCOTLAND) BILL. The report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday. THE HIGHWAYS BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the report ordered for Monday next. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, and on the first clause being read, a discussion ensued, in which Captain Jones, Sir T. Fremantle, and Mr. Sharman Crawford, took part, and the clause was agreed to. On the reading of the 2d clause, after an observation from Mr. S. CRAWFORD, Sir T. FREMANTLE said that the valuation was divided into three classes—those counties in which the valuation by Mr. Griffiths had been completed, those in which it was not yet begun, and those in which it was partially proceeded with, and he thought it would be better to wait until the valuation was completed before they proposed any alteration in the Bill. After some further discussion the clause was agreed to, as was also the 3d and 4th clauses. On the sth clause being proposed, Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that the following clause be inserted after it :—" And be enacted, that in respect of all valuations of lands to be made under the provisions of this Act, the Commissioner of Valuation, or the Sub-Commissioner ap pointed to value the same, shall base his estimate of the rent for which the premises might be reasonably expected to let from year to year upon a consideration of the productive powers of the soil, according to the natural qualities of such soil under a fair application of labour and skill in the improvement and management of the same, and under such rotation of cropping as such Commissioners shall deem most suitable to the quality of soil and the circumstances of the premises; calculating the value of the produce at such prices as he shall ascertain to be the average of the prices of the five years preceding the time of such valution. And after having made such estimate of the value as aforesaid, and of the proper and reasonable rent as founded thereon, it shall be lawfulfor such Commissioner (and he is hereby so required) to take into consideration whether the premises so valued are affected by any peculiar local advantages or disadvantages, which might operate on the fair letting value, and he shall thereupon raise or reduce his estimate of value and rent ac cordingly : provided always, that in the return which he shall make of his valuation, the amount and causes of such addition or reduction shall be specially stated, and also the prices of produce at which such valuation shall have been com puted; and in all casses he shall make his valuation on an esti mate of that amount of rent which, in his judgment a solvent tenant might be fairly expected to pay, according to the quality of land and circumstances of the premises." After some observations from Sir T. Fremantle, Sir R. Fer guson, and Mr. S. Crawford, Viscount CLEMENTS objected to the Bill proceeding fur ther; there were only three Irish Members in the House, and not more than sixteen Members altogether. He objected to the principle of the Bill. the principle of the Bill from the commencement to its ter mination. The Noble Lord then moved that the House be counted, and added that he would take every means in his power to defeat the Bill. Mr. GREENE, the Chairman of the Committee, then counted the House, and there being only twelve Members present, he quitted the chair, and The SPEAKER having entered the House, Mr. GREENE reported that he had counted it, and there were only twelve Members present. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and after an in terval of about a quarter of an hour, sufficient Members were found to constitute a House. Upon the question that clause 5 stand part of the Bill, Lord CLEMENTS objected to the motion, and saiclhe would divide the House upon it. Strangers were again ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, in consequence of the Noble Lord (Clements) not being able to find a second teller. The clause was then agreed to. On our entering the House we found fir T. FREMANTLE requesting the Noble Lord to allow the Bill to proceed, as it was really a measure calculated to do much good in Ireland, and it was necessary it should ba carried during the present session. He did not think that the Noble Lord had fairly considered the provisions of the Bill. Sir R. FERGUSON trusted that the Right Honourable Gentleman the Secretary for Ireland would allow this Bill to be an experiment in those counties where no valuation had as yet taken place. Viscount CLEMENTS protested against imposing upon the Lord-Lieutenant duties which could be performed by grand juries. He certainly should do all he could to defeat the Bill. Clauses up to 14 were agreed to, with a few verbal amend ments. On clause 15 being proposed, Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD moved that it be expunged, and that the following clause be inserted in its place :—" And be it enacted, that if any person or persons shall find himself or themselves aggrieved by any order or decision of such Sub- Commissionei s, it shall be lawful for such person or persons to appeal to any sessions of the peace to be held in the presence of the assistant barrister in and for the county in which such order or decision shall have been made, within four calendar months next after the making of such decision or order afore said, or if such sessions shall not be held before the ex piration of one calendar month next after such cause of complaint, then such appeal shall be made to the next follow ing sessions. And be it enacted, that the justices and the as sistant barrister before whom any appeal shall be brought are hereby empowered and required to hear and determine the matter of such appeal, and to make such order therein as, to them shall seem fit, which order shall be final and conclusive upon all parties." Sir T. FREMANTLE admitted that the system of appeal under the Bill was imperfect, and that it had been a subject that he had found it most difficult to grapple with. He thought the subject ought to be considered. Viscount CLEMENTS thought the clause most objection able, and he should, therefore, support its expulsion. He objected to the appeal being sent to the revising barrister, but should have no objection to its going to the petty sessions. He was in hopes still of their being enabled to put off this Bill to the next session. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet would consider his proposition before the report. If he would do so, he would not press his amendment at this stage of the Bill. Sir. R. FERGUSON thought the subject of appeal ought to be well considered before it was finally determined upon. Sir T. FREMANTLE said he would consider the proposi tion of the Hon. Member for Rochdale, and trusted that they would now be allowed to go on with the Bill. Viscount CLEMENTS thought that the Chairman should report progress. He had no objection to them taking that part of the Bill that related to counties that had not been valued, but he considered it an outrage on those that had. After some discussion the clause was agrepd to. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the report was ordered to be received on Nlonday. The proceedings of the House were then suspended till five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock. Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE moved that the Committee on the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand Junction Rail way Compan►es Amalgamation Bill, have leave to report forth- with. - Mr. M. GIBSON opposed the motion on the ground that the people or Manchester were opposed to the measure. Mr. DUNCOMBE said three days would be lost if the House did not allow the report to be brought up new. The opposition in Manchester was as feeble as any opposition could be. and as little deserving the notice of the House. Lord G. SOMERSET thought that, under the circum stances, the House ought to assent to the motion, on the un derstanding that the report would be printed, and in the hands of Members to-morrow. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE was understood to agree to the con ditions. Mr. BRIGHT said that the interests of the public ought to be considered as well as those of the Company. After a few words from Mr. CUBDEN not heard in the gallery, The report was brought up and ordered to be received. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Several Bills were brought up from the House of Lords. NORTH WALSHAINI SCHOOL BILL. This Bill was read a second time. SMALL DEBTS BILL (No. 3). The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he believed that the Bill he was about to introduce had met with the unanimous approval of both sides of the House. He proposed that as he had several clauses and amendments to add to it, that the best course would be now to read the Bill a second time, and go into Committee pro forma. The clauses and amendments could then he printed with the votes of to-night, and placed in Hon. Members hands. The further considera tion of the Bill and any discussion on it could be taken next Monday in Committee. Mr. WAK LE Y was satisfied with the Bill as it stood. A Bill was very much needed to correct the evils of the one passed last year. He thought they ought, before consenting to the course suggested by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, to know the character of the Bill as altered by him. Sir .1. GRAHAM considered the course suggested by his Noble and Learned Friend the best that could be adopfed, as Hon. Members would be possessed of the printed amendments before their consideration being entered upon. The Bill was then read a second time, and committed pro forma, and the Chairman asked leave to sit again on Monday. CASE OF ELIZA PRICE. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to call attention to the case of Eliza Price, who had been imprisoned for stealing a halfpenny-worth of coals.—( Hear, hear.) She had been chained to the grate of the back-kitchen of the house of the officer who had taken her into custody, and when her sister called in a few days after, she complained of the state in which she was, and requested that some soup might be given her. (The Hon. Member read the statement made by the sister.) He thought this a case of gross oppression—a girl confined during four dayesto a back room, chained to the grate ; and he thought that it called for it quirt'• Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the case referred to by the Hon. Gentleman was perfectly new to him, but he would direct a letter to be cent to the Lord Lieutenant of the county, requiring him to raise the question, and when he should be in possession of the facts, he would lay thorn on the table of the House. OTAHEITE. Captain PECHELL asked the Right Honourable and Gallant Baronet opposite (Sir George Cockburn) whether any intelligence had been received at the Admiralty relative to certain indignities which it was alleged, in a letter published in a morning newspaper, had been offered to her Majesty's ship Talbot ? The letter stated, that unless the captain of the Talbot acknowledged the French protectorate, and saluted the French flag, she was forbidden any intercourse, except with the Salamander, stationed there also, and French boats were sent round the Talbot in order to prevent any communi cation with the shore. The captain refused to , but sailed away from the place in disgust, leaving thesubmit Salamander at Otaheite. Sir G. COCKBURN said that if the Gallant Officer had given notice of his question he should have been able to answer it more fully. He would, however, state that no reports had been received at the Admiralty conveying intelligence to the extent mentioned by the Gallant Officer. Captain PECHELL gave notice that he would repeat the question on Monday evening next. FLOGGING AT WINDSOR. Mr. WAKLEY said he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary at War a question arising out of a report that appeared in the Morning Chronicle newspaper on CORNWALL RAILWAY. Their Lordships met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Ellenborough ,n the chair. . Mr. Woolmer, Mr. Levinden, a farmer, and Mr. Shepherd, a woollen merchant, were each examined in favour of the central line, and against the projected Cornwall one. Mr. John Clench, of Exeter, hotel.kecper, knew the traffic of Exeter very well. Nearly the whole of the traffic going westward from Exeter went by Launceston, Bodmin, and Oakhampton. Ex eter was the great focus for the western traffic. The witness gave an idea of the amount of traffic by public conveyances in that part of the county by stating, from authentic traffic tables, that whereas the traffic from Plymouth to Falmouth (65 miles) amounted to :20,843/., that from Exeter to Falmouth (100 miles) amounted to 53,3241. in the same space of time. Thought the central line would very much tend to promote the interest of Cornwall and Devonshire. A strong feeling existed its favour of a direct line from Falmouth to Exeter. Some other evidence was given of a like nature, and the traffic tables were handed in, in the discussion of which the Committee were occupied for a considerable part of the day, but the details of which possess no feature of novelty or interest. Mr. Moyle, a surgeon, residing at Penzance, and Mr. Teague, a merchant, residing at Penryn, gave evidence against the Corn. wall line, and in favour of the Central one. The latter said he thought the Cornwall line would prove ruinous to the trade of Penryn. Mr. Moyle preferred the Central line, because it was more direct, but would prefer the Southern line to none. Mr. Teague stated the important; fact that the import trade of Penzance was as follows :-615 vessels had touched there in 1844 with cargoes of 35,000 tons; the export trade in the same time, 421 vessels, with cargoes exceeding 30,000 tons. THE SCOTTISH MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Committee re-assemb!ed at eleven o'clock this morning, and proceeded to hear the examination of witnesses in support of the Bill. Mr. Baird, M.P., was the first witness examined, and spoke gene. rally as to the advantages which would accrue to the iron trade from the construction of the proposed railway. Mr. Smith, of Deanstown, said that the laying down of the rails along the quay at Glasgow would greatly facilitate the traffic. Ile spoke also as to the stone about Glasgow, which he described as being very good and of fine quality. The trade of Glasgow had been for several years on the increase, and was likely to increase still further. ✓ Mr. Aikman, of Glasgow, was of opinion that the rails ought to be laid down on a level with the quay, and the traffic to and from the harbour would not be obstructed by them. One horse, with two waggons on the rails, would do more work than six horses with the ordinary carriages. He spoke also as to the coal trade and exports. Mr. Gibbs, who was connected with the shipping trade of Glas gow, corroborated the testimony of a previous witness. Mr. M`Murray, provision merchant of Glasgow, gave a statis tic it account of the quantities of bacon, hams, eggs, and poultry, imported from the north of Ireland into Glasgow, and considered the proposed junction would greaLly facilitate their transmission from the ships to their ultimate destination. Mr. Muldgreen, bookseller and magistrate of Glasgow, spoke as to the house property in Buchanan-street, the rents of which ave raged from I`.lo/. to 300/. pr annum. He considered that the general feeling of the inhabitants was in favour of the measure. Mr. Lindsay, a builder, and chairman of the board for keeping the houses in repair, tendered general evidence as to the value of property in Glasgow and the traffic through the streets. Mr. Thorland, surveyor, described to the Committee the manner in which the Junction Railways in Manchester were constructed, and stated he saw no difficulty in making the Glasgow Junction in the way proposed. Their Lordships then adjourned till eleven to-morrow. WAXICFEELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY. The Committee on this Bill, consisting of Lord Monteagle (chairman), Lords Polwartli, Tenterden, Sudeley, and Fahnouth, met this morning. Mr. George Hudson was called and examined by Mr. ITILAYA n u. He was connected with the Tusk and North Midland, and the Leeds and Selby lines, and he knew the station at Normanton well, which was used by three companies without the slightest inconvenience being felt. He thought central stations of great importance, as giving all opportunity to passengers to diverge to any part of Eng land. The witness proceeded at great length to explai❑ the dif ference of rates charged by the North Midland Company and of their rivals of the Manchester and Leeds line. He would cer tainly undertake to supply the districts between Wakefield as efli. ciently as the present Company, and at lower rates, because his ex• penditure in the first instance would be so much less. The witness was cross.examined at great length by Mr. Witituss, but lie adhered pertinaceously to the opinions expressed in his exa mination in chief. Lord Wharncliffe spoke to the residential injury done to Mr. Smith by the proposed railway. Mr. Edmund Wand, merchant, Leeds, Mr. Atkinson, flax- dresser, and Mr. Tarbolton, foreign agent, all gave evidence that the trades of Leeds and Bradford were infinitely superior to Wake field and Pontefract, and therefore they preferred the rival branch by Brayton, promoted by the York and North Midland Company, to the Direct Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway. Several other witnesses were examined on the same point, and gave exactly similar evidence. Their Lordships then adjourned till to-morrow. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER- RAILWAY. HAMPTON The Committee resumed its sitting to-day at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland in the chair, when the examination of evidence for the opposition was continued. Mr. Thos. Webb, glass manufacturer, of Stourttridge, was first examined. In comparing the icing line with the Oxford, he gave his decided preference to the former, as it was best calculated to serve the trade of the town and neighbourhood, and bad the greatest amount of population on it. Mr, I'itnms, of Worcester ? deposed that he was a Director Of the Tring line, which, in his opinion, would give more accommoda tion to that city than the section proposed by the Great Western Company. Mr. Wooley, ironmonger, of Ringby, Mr. Paxton, ;land agent and farmer, of Bicester, Mr. John Gazey, Mayor of Banbury, and Mr. Jakeman, carrier, of the same place, severally gave evidence as to the superior accommodation the Tring line would give to their respective localities over the rival line. Mr. Joseph Sterne, of Oxford, said that the narrow gauge scheme was in much greater favour at Oxford than the other. There was a large corn trade in Oxford ; the amount which went north, principally to Birmingham, was about 50,000 quarters, or 10,000 tons. There was likewise a considerable trade in wool. Besides the trade in the north they had considerable trade in the south. He considered the break of gauge at Rugby would be of great inconve. nience to the Oxford coal and corn trade. The consumption of coal alone in Oxford was 50,000 tons annually. The remainder of the witnesses examined gave evidence to the same tirect, being principally on the inconvenience, expense, and delay that would arise from the transhipment of goods on the Great Western scheme. The witnesses examined on the subject were Mr. Hardy, formerly massager of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, who gave a table of the amount of miles already made, and those proposed to be constructed, on the broad and narrow gauges, somewhat different from that he gave before the Commons' Committee'; Mr. Macconnell, superintendent of the locomotive de partment, on the same line of railway ; Mr. Allport, manager of the Darlington and Newcastle line; and Mr. Houson, the agent of the Messas. Pickford, at Birmingham. The following is Mr. Houson's table : RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTED AND PROJECTED ON THE BROAD AND NARROW GAUGIII. Broad. Narrow, :278 Made In progress s° Projected , 1,311 Total This table includes all projects up till now, taking only one in a district where there are competing lines. The Committee then adjoin/led till to-morrow, at eleven o'clock STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The Committee on Standing Orders met to-day, and the follow ing Bills were passed, and ordered to be reported : MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD (SOUTH WALES), SOUTII-WESTIMN (TUNBEIDGE AND TUNDRXIOGE WELLS), BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER (STORE HRIINCH). HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. DIRECT NORTHERN LINE-P.ARRINGDON- STREET EXTENSION. This Committee resumed today at the usual hour, Viscount Courtenay in the chair. . . . Mr. Paine, C.E., who was examined yesterday by Mr. Nias, the owner of property in Shepperton-street, corrected an inaccuracy which he had made in stating that the error in the sec tions of the Farringdon-street Extension was outside the centre line. The witness attributed his mistake to the erroneous repre- ientation of Mr. Webster's plan, and now positively declared that the deviation of eight feet two, as mentioned yesterday, existed within the limits. Mr. Wakeling, the vestry clerk of Clerkenwell, stated that he now Wished to call witnesses to prove the injury which the construction of the line would entail on the rates and trade of the district he re presented. The promoters of the Company had scheduled 468 houses to be taken down, the average annual rent of which was 0 0/. a year each, and the total amount of rates 1,4161. The parish would suffer from the destruction of this property, and the trade of the district being almost exclusively that of watch manufacturing, would be considerably injured, both by tho vibration arising from the passage of trains on the contiguous line, and from the distant removal of the workmen, by the destruction of the lit , uses in which they reside. Mr. Hux, examined by Mr. WaxeLtuu—ls a watch manufac turer of Percival-street, Clerkenwell, employing more than tbiity hands, all of whom reside in the immediate vicinity of the projected line. lf, however, the houses in which they now dwell are taken down for the construction of the railway, the trade would suffer great inconvenience from the removal of the workmen. The vibration caused by the transit of carriages on the line would seriously affect the manufac ture of watches ; in fact, he thought no chronometer would go cor rectly within 50 feet of a railway. Mr. W. 'Connell , examined by Mr. WILELING, a practica l chronometer maker of Gloucester-street, corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness. The fluid body in the mercurial pendulums would be seriously injured by the vibration on the railway, as it would oscillate and destroy the accuracy of observation so necessary for the regulation of chronometers. Mr. Lockwood, an escapement maker and wheel cutter, gave similar evidence. Mr. William Mason, a printer and publisher, guardian of the poor, and auditor of the parish of Clerkenwell, deposed to the rate of the 468 houses scheduled for the use of the railway being upwards of 1,500/. He considered the railway would be far from beneficial to the district, and in that opinion he was joined by the universal resident population. • ' This having closed the case of the parish of Clerkenwell against the line, Mr. WEBSTER called rebutting evidence. Mr. Terry, overseer of the parish, deposed that the line would travel through the very poorest parts of Clerkenwell, and the compensation for any deterioration; in the rates would be but trifling. He considered that the railway would im preve the condition of the parish, as it would afford a readier means and a greater inducement to the poor, who were receiving relief, to remove to other districts. The Irish paupers would more especially avail themselves of these facilities, and the number of casual poor would be materially diminished. Mr. Smith, a watch and clock maker, under examination by Mr. WEBSTER, assured the Committee that, when he visited a friend at Poplar, he never found the slightest variation in the re. gularity of his watch by the vibration of passing omnibuses, and he, therefore, inferred ~.that the transit of trains would be equally harmless. Mr. HILDYARD, at a quarter before two, rose to address the Committee on the case of the Farringdon-street Extension Line, then closed. He assured the Committee that, though he had not intended to speak at'any length on the subject, it was his firm con. victims that it was the most important element in the whole case, and the only feature which his opponents had ne.er attempted to 'al c.(. eee.0...., .711 on 1)0 add ressed the Committee on behalf of the Direct iorthern Line, he had anticipated a saving of 800,0001. in that, over the other lines, so far as the antagonist schemes between London and York were concerned. But since the evidence had been of late adduced in course of the Farringdon-strect case, that saving of 800,0001. had been swelled to 1,300,000/. ; and although the London and York could put forward their 9 3 4 miles, which they professed would be the amount of saving effected by their line over its rivals, yet, on the whole, the Farringdon-street Extension would, as he pledged himself to show, have the advantage of shortness of time, in consequence of the superiority of their gradients to those of the London and York. And, again, the distance between certain densely populated points of FIRST D Abbo!son, King's College Acton, Carmarthen College Adolphus, Guy's Hospital Arundel!, Storiyhurst College Avil, Baptist College, Bristol Badcock, University College Barfield, Cheshunt College Barron, Carlow College Barwell, Hofwyl Batty, University Coll, ge Baylis, private tuition Beard, Alanchester New Coll. Bedell, Lancashire Indepen dent College Berkeley, E. S. 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Deben tures, Reduced to 4/. sterling per annum, 68: 2 ; Hibernian Bank, 31 1 4 : Patriotic Insurance Company, 11 ; Belfast and Ballymena Railway, 6% ; Belfast and County Down, 3t ; Cork and Waterford, ; Cork and Yougbal, 3 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 7 3 / 4 76 ; Dublin and Drogheda, 107 106 ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 3 ; Great Southern and Western, 23% ; Ditto, Extension, 11 3 / 4 ; the Midland Great Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 3' 1C A Irish Great Western Dublin tn.Galway, 314 ; Killarney J unctions. 93/4 is ; Limerick, Enniskillen and Killaloe .Junc tion, 5 4 3 / 4 ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3 ; Newry and Enniskillen, 31 ; Newry, Warwick Point, and Rostrevor, :l 3; Waterford and Limerick, 6 1 4 ; Wexford and Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, 1 3 / 4 ; Waterford and Kilkenny, 2 3 / 4 t;if,. THE INQUEST AT ARMAGH Several witnesses were examined yesterday at the inquest on the body of Boyle, who was shot on Saturday, but nothing was elicited. The further inquiry was adjourned to this morning (Wednesday). A correspondent writing last. night says':" A persoit 'named Quiit was arrested as one of the rioters, on the 12th, and a rescue took place; four of the persons concerned in the rescue and riot were ap prehended, and put upon their trial this day, and the jury are at present locked up, not having yet agreed to their verdict upon one of the four, but having agreed to a verdict concern ing three of them. The judge sent them a second tim , e, to their room, where they remain at present (six o'clock). Ihe town remains quiet, and the wounded are going on fa vourably." THE INQUEST AT BALLINHASSIG. THE VERDICT. (From the Cork Ktaminer). CORK, WEDNESDAY.—At ten o'clock last night the jary in this case (having been in deliberation from one at now') returned the following verdict.:— „ We find that Cornelius Forde came by his death in con sequence of a gun shot wound, inflicted on hint by a body of police on the 30th June, who attended the fair of Bailin • hassig ; and that said shot was fired on the above-named day by order of Sub-Inspector Kelly, who commanded, said party, and say that he was justille,l in giving such order. We, therefore, find that it was justifiable homicide." For Jacob Biggs, Thomas Barter, Thomas Roberts. Ben. Roberts, Thomas Cole, Thomas Roberts, James Sullivan. llenry Bennett, Thomas Hornibrook, Shaw Busteed, Ben jamin Barter. I,lm Bullen, John Walton, John Blazehy. For Wilful Murder—Daniel Lombard, James Donegan, Wm. 11:111inan, Richard Denehy, Eugene 111‘Cartliv, John O'Leary, John flornibrook, James Patten, Thos. Sullivan. DEATH OF Mn. J. ADOLPHUS —We regret to an nounce the death of Mr. John Adolphus, the celebrated bat rioter, which took place suddenly at the house of his son, Mr. J. Levees ter Adolphus, in Montagu-street, Russell-square, at a late 1 - sour on Wednesday night. Mr. Adolphus was one of the oldest members in the criminal courts of this country, and father of the Okt Bailey bar. The deceased gentleman, in early life, raised himself to dis tinction in the metropolitan courts of criminal jurisprudence, and in a few years wotked his way into a large and lucrative practice. Mr. Adolphus on various occasions throughout his profussionai career had distinguished himself in a very remarkable manner by his extraordinary talents, judgment, and energy, especially during the memorable trial of Thisttewood in 189.0, when he was only re. tamed as leading counsel on behalf of the conspirators a few hours before the trial commenced, notwithstanding which, thougt, the trial was one of the most interesting and momentous which perhaps ever took place in a criminal court, involving as it did the liberties and lives of many individuals, he displayed as much legal know. ledge, mental acuteness, acquaintance with the facts of the case, and professional talent generally, during the protracted proceed, ings, as if he had devoted an entire month to the preparation of the defence. The manner in which he acquitted himself was equally the admiration of the bench, the bar, and the public. That he was physically equal to the subject was the surprise of all who were aware of the fact that he had sat up the whole of the pre. vious night for the purpose of mastering the principal facts of the case, scattered as they were over an immense mass of evidence. His statements and arguments were as clear and ingenious as Iris cross-examination of witnesses was skilful and felicitous. Sir. Adolphus spoke with much ease and fluency, and on all important occasions displayed talent and eloquence of the highest order. He has died sincerely lamented by a very numerous circle of friends. Among the literary efforts of the deceased gentleman may be mentioned the " History of the Reign of George III.," the seventh volume of which has just appeared; the " Political State of the British Empire," 4 vols. ; " Biographical Memoirs of the French. Revolution ;" " Life of Bannister," 2 vole., &c.—Times. PRESENT TO 11ER MAJESTY.—During the last few days a great number of visitors have been attracted to the London Docks, owing to the fact of the Isnaum of Muscat having sent to this country four thorough-bred Arabian horses, intended as a present to our beloved Sovereign, Queen Victoria. The animals, notwithstanding the wildness of their nature, have, by the constant attention displayed towards them, by the keepers, or grooms, who are from the wilds of Arabia, exhibited a wonderful degree of docility and gentleness. Captain Short, of the Caroline, who baa been entrusted with the care of this royal present, assures us that though acquainted for a number of years with the charasteristio nature of these noble animals, that, during a voyage of Ila days, they have evinced a quietude hitherto unknown to those who have had more experience in the importation of this breed of tie jtaaa th an himself. They are in perfect health, and no doubt 'trill be fully appreciated by her Majesty. THE TURN-OUT MILLWRIGHTS AND MECHANICS. —The millwrights, moulders, mechanics, and boiler makers, who turned out on the Gth of January, at Messrs. Walker, Hacking, and Co.'s, Bury, still remain on the strike, but their places have all been taken up ' by hands from other places. The number who turned out was upwards of 350, but most of them have got eniployment in other shops ; the number now out is from 100 to 120, who are supported by the trades' unions. &C.—Manchester Guardian. On Thursday the marriage of Viscount Lascellfs eldest son of the Earl of Harewood, and Lady Eliz a b e th J oanne de Burgh, eldest daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness, of Clanri. earde, was solemnized at St. George's Church, Hanover.square, The arrival of the Marchioness of Clanricarde with the youthful and lovely bride was delayed by a centre temps, which happily was not attended with any serious consequences. (Ist their way to the church, near New Burlington-street, the off side horse slipped on the wood pavement in Regent-street, and by ! . ,is tall thepole of the carriage swerved and caught one of the hind weeels of an omni bus, when the pole was broken about three feet down. The coach. man, by this accident, lost all command over the horses, and, turn , ing round, both animals became lodged between the posts at the corner of New Burlington.street. Several gentlemen were promptly at the carriage, arid assisted the Marchioness and Lady Elizabeth to alight, and they were obliged for a short time to re.. Marquis ' main at Messrs. Holmes's. The servant immediately proceeded to the church, and the Earl of H are wood's carriage was shortly its readiness to convey the bride and the M archion e ss to the church, After nideCsa"rdltob bridegroom, d io e l gr t o i s e e m - t c r t e r ft a c for e thed the isl uis wed. of , an ding party then separated. The happy bride and bridegroom lett town shortly after two o' clock for Lord C,erteret's seat, H awn ". Cla n t r h i c e a c r e d r e e ' m s t o n ceremony s t l i o re n , bride place, Bedfordshire, to pass the lioneynl a m [ADVERTISMENT-]—THE, Eris.--39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly.—Optical Improvements to enable per sons at an advanced age to read w ith ease, and to discrimi _bemarle-street, na te objects with perfect distinct ness , an d Small Acoustic I n struments for relief of extreme deafness, &c. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Al Piccadilly, have invented Spectacle Len ses , 84e greatest transparent power. The valuable advantage derived derived from this invention over the Spectacles now in common use 1., that instead of vision becoming strained, heated, weakened, and in numerous cases seriously in jured, it is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation, and can see with those Lenses of a much less magnifying power, and that which is a matter On Wednesday a fternoon the Eagle ,Gravesend of the greatest conseq uence i s , th a t th e y do no'.‘ require steamer was on her way u p the river with an excursion p art y , who the frequent changes to further helps. Also, is.ehromatic had been to the N orf., when one of the passengers, a y o wl man t he neighbourhood whhisicflrliwenads s suspends dby the Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, Iravisible, and res iding in hood of M , City, atte mpte d to kindsilton-street o f Acoustic instruments for rebel' of extreme g et into the boat astern the e o vessel, deafness. C M of Some Caution.—Messrs. S. and B, Solo m o ns , Opti usual ropes to thedavits. endeavoured to • ans and Aurists, are not in a n y wa y connecte d w ith a dissua de him from the attempt, but he remark e d t h at it would be a cl person of the same name in th e ir i m me diate neighbour niceplace to smoke a cigar in, and got int o th e b oat, which he had no sooner entered than it turned on one side, and pitched him into hood ; nor in auv part of the country. To prevent mis time water, and despite immediate assistance which was rendered, takes, be ef''atious, and observe—Only to be had at 39, he sank before any one could reach him, and was drowned. The Ali"'"" • 1 treet Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. _..iar e-s occurrence happened off Blackwall. The crop of flax this year in Ireland win, it is No fewer than fifteen vessel s are daily , produce about 39,000 tons, valued at nearly ex r acted suppo s ed, at Lancaster from Dantgic, all ladau with sir... sufficient quantity to aflbrd exportation to FranFo, Belgium, MA Lancaster and Carliqla Aailway C.- the use of the a ..,er for America. . . . the metropolis and the terminus of the Farringdon. street Extension was considerably shorter than that to the station of the competing scheme. The distance from London-bridge to the terminus in Farringdon street, showed a saving of no less than 1,738 yards in favour of that point ; from Blackfriars_bridge, 1 mile 51 yards in favour of the same ; from Waterloo-bridge, 1,351 ; and from Westminster-bridge, 970 yards —all in favour of the Farringdon-street terminus. He contended .hat the attempt of Mr. Gibbs, whom he designated a sharp. shooter, had wholly failed to disprove the estimates, as given by Mr. Stephenson, than whom a more disingenuous witness could not be produced, whose evidence was never that of a partisan, but strictly in accordance with his high character as an unimpeached and unimpeachable engineer. The computation of 800,0001. would therefore ba amply, suffi. cient, and connected as it would be with a most efficient and use ful line, if the Direct Northern were conceded, he called os the Committee to grant the preamble of their Bill. Mr. HILDYARD having closed his address, evidence was called to prove the alleged errors in the levels of the London and Yolk. Mr. Grantham, examined by Mr. WEBSTER —ls a civil engineer, and has surveyed the line laid down by the London and York. Divided the route into ten divisions, and, on comparing his survey with that of the deposited sections, found in one part an error of nine feet near Greenwood.plaee-road, another of 12.81 on the toad to Welwyn, and a third of 11.92 feet at another juncture. The consequence was a continued error of 10 feet from the first points of error to York, and the effect would be that the rail at Newark Dike and the Chesterfield Canal must be lowered to a line with the water. Cross.examined by Sergeant Wasivortam—Does not think the error could be legally rectified by raising the road at the points where the errors were alleged : no engineering difficulty would exist whatever to such a course, but he thought the alterations could not be effected so as to come within the limit prescribed by the Act of Parliament. The cross-examination of this witness will be resumed to. morrow, the Committee having adjourned at half-past five, when his evidence was not concluded. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. THURSDAY, JULY 17. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed to : Lynn and Dereham Railway. Middlesbro' and Redcar Railway. Newry and Enniskillen Railway. Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway. Waterford and Limerick Railway. Dublin and Drogheda Railway. The Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. Railways (Selling and Leasing),—Bill to restrict the powers of selling or leasing Railways contained In certain Acts of Parliament relating to such Railways, ordered to be brought in by Sir George Clerk and Lord Granville Somerset, aad read a first time. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week eliding on Saturday, the 12th day of July, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ...... 29,682,660 Government debt 11,45,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 13,542,657 Silver bullion ... 2,140,003 £29,682,660 M.l l Dated the 17th day of July. £29,682,660 NIARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. IPARTMENT. Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 11,282,221 Notes Gold and silver coin 513,626 £33.665,161 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. MATRICULATION-JULY, 1845. EXAMINERS. Classics.—Rev. Dr. Jerrard, T. B. Burcham, Lsq., M.A. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.—Rev. Professor LiPaviside, M.A., George B. Jerrard, Esq., B.A. Chymistry.—Professor Graham, F.R.S. .vISION. 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