The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-14 00:00:00

fii' ILEXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON YORTSMOUTH, JULY 13.—Tho squadron now at Spithead under the orders of Rear-Admiral H)de Parker, is officially reported ready fur sea, and will leave the anchorage on the trial cruise to-morrow. This beingihelast opportunity we may have for some time of mentioning in detail the experimental squadron, we will give a few particulars respecting the construction, &c., of eaeh ship, which may be interesting to the general as well as the nautical reader. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, Commander-in-Chief of the squadron, was built on the lines furnished by the late Sir William Rule; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain W. F. Martin, was built by Mr. Oliver, Lang, Master Shipwright of Wool wich Dockyard, at that yard, in 1841 ; the Queen, 110, Cap tain Sir B. Walker, was built on the plan furnished by Sir W. Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, at Portsmouth Dockyard, in 1839 ; the Rodney, 92, Captain Edward Collier, was built on the plans furnished by the late Sir Robert Seppings (Surveyor of the Navy), at Pembroke Dockyard, in 183'3; the Albion, 90, Captain Nicholas Lockyer, was built on the plans of Sir William Symonds ( Surveyor of the Navy), at Devonport Dock yard, in 1843 ; the Vanguard, 80, Captain G. W. Willes, and the Superb, 80, Captain A. L. Corry, were also built by Sir William Symonds (the former at Pembroke Dockyard in 1836, and the latter at the same yard in 1842); the Canopus, 84, Captain F. Moresby, is of French construction, and was cap ture:l at the battle of the Nile. These are the eight ships forming the experimental squadron of 1845, which will sail from Spithead on Tuesday to try their respective qualities as models for future ships of their class. As this is professedly to be a trial of fairness we may be excused for offering a few remarks upon what appears to us a want of equity in the said trial. It will no doubt strike the reader, as it does us, as somewhat strange, and at variance with those les of impartiality upon which a squadron of such import sold be sent out for the attainment of so great and na important an end, that four of the eight ships corn it are by one constructor, and twe of them of the same princip' ance sh •ionall poing class. The ordered following table, being a copy of the official return I to be made to the Lords of the Admiralty by the Corn •-in- hief of the squadron, on Friday last, shows, in ible terms, the capabilities of each ship of the squadron, an authentic document, is highly interesting and im- mandel undeni, and, as portant A • g • S • r 'l) ;Y: r g ..... "a ... C 1 1. c:o co co co to .-- to C) cD .4. to o 0 c: , C) .W to . 94 ..t 6D C 75 V Cia tO 0 CD 0 ". Z., CA, c'J t c. 5 t ', t t F a t - ,..1 48 t.,^t C, C, C , 00 C, C, C 00 C. 2 Q - .4 - 4 V. , C. 71 C.,T 'CT IND CA VI %.4 o-+ t„D - 0 00 t•D t,,,D t 8 8 Go 0 0 4.• KD tZ. t4.', t. 7 ., MI tsp t.D t , ..D ,—• 0 .--. P--• C . , P--. .—• P-. IND IND ND ND ND ND IND ND r.T.I 'L. C.. C... pf-t. oPN 1....1 1.. ' ... I 0 CO C . .., C., tsD C. 3 Z la 0— tZ 4. c . Cr. w•-• .r 44- tz .4.- • 1—• 0 t'D •—• O c.D C , r 4-rt F C, —1 C 7 C 1 re4.' I••• 41. v.,. .I. bz, .4- 444 IL IL ti IL co., IL IL IL CA C. 60 2D 00 C.,/ O C 8 8 8 F, 3 8 „ 5: e' 3z .s" n p•-• O ot, 0 cr, 0 -4 ts., tO 4. CO • We will merely make one remark upon this table in support of our opinion of the want of fairness in the approaching trial. It will be perceived that the Albion, two decker, of 90 guns, is of 3,099 tons burden, but her displacement is 4,152 tons, and she carries 432 tons of water, her weight of provisions being less than that of the St. Vincent, 120, three decker, by 168 days' consumption for 135 men ; the St. Vincent also carries 98 tons mere water, and her displacement is 4,484 tons ; con sequently the St. Vincent has a far greater burden to carry through the water than the Albion, yet has 4,840 feet of can vass less in her sails to enable her to do it ! The Surveyor's 80 gun two-deckers are each of the same tonnage, yet the Van guar I can stow 109 tons more water than her "sister" (the Superb) ! We could give numerous other instances in support of our opinion as above expressed, did our space permit, but we leave :he above tabular document to speak for itself. Contracts were taken at the Royal Clarence victualling establi.hment, Gosport, on Thursday, for 1,650 quarters of wheat, weighing not less than 601 b. a bushel, at 495. 6d. and 51s 6d. per quarter, being an increase of ss. on the contract taken six weeks ago. The Rolla, 10, Commander Simpson, arrived at Sierra Leone from Chatham, on the 24th of May. The Resistance, 42, troop-ship, Commander Patey, arrived at Cork. from this port on Monday, and embarked the 66th Regiment for conveyance to Gibraltar. REFORM IN THE HOUSE OF Lt►RDS. Mast persons who have pod any attention to proceed ings in the - Upper House of Parliament must have been struck with the irregular mode in which they are con conducted. Some Peers speak ten times on the same subject as a matter of course. Their Lordships indeed seem to claim exemption from the general rules which regulate every deliberative assembly, from the House of Commons to the lowest debating club in an ale-house. A scene occurred last week in the Lords, which will af ford a remarkable proof of the fact. Lord Brougham, in a speech on the railway department of the Board of Trade, bad made some allusions to Mr. Hudson, when Lord FEVERSHAM said that Mr. Hudson, who was present, and had heard Lord Brougham's speech, bad authorised him to say that it was incorrect_ to say that he interfered with the Committee. Lord BROUGHAM observed that the only sovereign entitl.ll to be present at their debates was her Majesty. The railway potentate hal no right to be there. The Earl of DEVON objected to the Noble Lord's re peatedly speaking on the same motion. "The Noble and Learned Lord," said he, "has made six or seven speeches on this subject, which is a larger number than he ought to have indulged in. I shall not, however, follow his example." Lord BROUGHAM—I beg to tell the Noble Earl that I shag speak as often as I please, without consider ing the wishes of the Noble E trl, who is not compelled to listen to me. When he was sitting at this table some time since (as Clerk of Parliament), he was compelled to listen ; he is net so now ; but I shall exercise my right of speaking whether the Noble Lord chooses to listen or not. The Earl of DEVON—My Lords, I shall not comment up,n the good taste—(Hear, hear)—and the personal feeling which have prompted the Noble Lord to make the observations which your Lordships have just heard. I do not know whether it be a well-merited observation, but as the Noble and Learned Lord has now avowedly and openly put himself in a position of defiance of this House, it becomes necessary to consider what are therules and orders of the House upon this subject, and I tell the Noble and Learned Lord that, although he tells us, in the strong language he is accustomed to use, that he will speak in this House as often as he likes, when he dot s again speak twice or thrice on the same question, c;,ntr,,ry to the rules of this House, I shall call upon your Lordships to vindicate and enforce these rules. Lord BROUGHAM—I hope there will be equitable j . listice extended to all, on both sides of the House.— ( Hear, hear.) I never rise frequently unless other Noble Lords do. e Lope this scene will be followed by the best re sults, and that the Earl of Devon and Lord Brougham will lay their heads together and establish something like order in th -ir Lordships' pr )ceedings. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END. LIVERPOOL CUP. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Milton—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy—taken 10 to 1 agFt Nereus—taken 12 to 1 agst Lothario—taken GOODWOOD STAKES. 17 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Venus —taken 17 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Queen Mab—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wee Pet—taken ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger DINNER TO AIR. BRITTON, F.S.A.—At a dinner given on the 7th inst., at Richmond, to the above veteran antiquary and topographer, the Chairman, in proposing his health, said, " Mr. Britton was not ashamed to have it known that he was of humble origin, and that he had not had the advantages of education in his youth ; but he had been both the builder and the architect of his own for tunes, and by unwearied industry and perseverance he had succeeded, in spite of every disadvantage, in producing those works which had placed him in his pre s e n t position. By a paper which he then held in his hand, he found that the number of those volumes was 65; besides numerous--almost innumerable—essays; that pa they comprised no l ess than 17,122 es • and such of them as had ever attempt e d to write even pages would be able to appreciate the labo ur . engravings in Mr. Brit ton's works were 1,866, an e dt e e h e t i e r beauty and accuracy were well known ; and to come a a commercial man, might be su ppond tm o a k tt n e o r w w m hi o c r h e about, as the money expended in these productions amounted to the enormous sum of 50,328/. And a ll of tiiseetiil ,i . t should be re membered, were essentially useful and instructive. e. That day was Mr. Britton's birth-day; on that dayentered upon his 75th year; and his whole life had been actively and in dustriously spent.— The Builder. LONG DURATION or SLEEP.—The trance under which Mr. Barry has been labouring for weeks past, still continues as bad as ever. He passed a very restless day on Monday, owing to the noise made by the incessant firing at the review in Hyde park. Prince Albert has been unremitting in his inquiries; and strict orders have been given by his Royal Highness that Mr. Barry, as long as he continuo in his present hopeless state, Is not to be disturbed by anybody. Lord Brougham called In the course of the week, but was instantly denied. His Lordship left word that he would look in again shortly, as he was most anxious to know how Mr. Barry was getting on. Mr. Barry is still quartered at the new Houses rat Parliament, it being the spot where his singular .complaint first began. Should there be no signs of improvement, however—that is to say, of his getting rapidly wide awake—there is a loud talk of removing him.—Puna. THE NITN, L'ONIYON, MONDAYEVNTNG, .7TTLY 14, 1845._ RAILWAY NEWS. Subscribers and others interested in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT' of the PROCEEDINGS before the RAILWAY COMMII TEES in the THIRD EDInON of THE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE od EACH DAY; it also con tains the DEBATES in BOTH HOUSES of PARLIAMENT up to the HOUR of POST EVERY EVENING, PRICES of RAILWAY SHARES, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE by EXPRESS, and all alter NEWS ARRIVING in LONDON DURING the DAY. ORDER the THIRD EDITION, which contains NEWS TWELVE HOURS in ADVANCE. Sun-office, 112, Strand. Now ready, price les. 6d., bound, with Illustrations, VOL. VIII. OF LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. BY AGNES STRICKLAND. " The eighth volume of this most interesting and valuable work contains the Lives of two Queens, who played a very prominent part in the most remarkable era of English history—namely, Henrietta Maria, tha wife of Charles 1., and Catherine of Braganza, the wife of Charles 11. The picture which Miss Strickland draws of the domestic life of Charles I. and his unfortunate but highly talented and accomplished Queen, is fascinating in the extreme. She appears to have carefully examined all the writings of the period, and her opinions, consequently, are all founded on facts. The life of Cathe rine is equally full of interesting and entertaining matter. The in ternal economy of the court of Charles 11., and the dissoluteness that prevailed, are set before the reader in a manner that presents the best and the most faithful picture of the state of things at the era in which they occurred. The present volume, on the whole, in the great research which it displays, is fully equal to any that have pre ceded it, while in point of interest, arising from the fact of its ap proaching more nearly to our own times, it very far surpasses them. The work, when completed, will be one of the most valuable addi tions that for many years has been made to the library of the his torian."—Sunday Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street, NOTICE WHEREAS, a gross attempt has been made to deceive the public by the general circulation of a statement that I have undertaken to edit the periodical work called " AINS WORTH'S MAGAZINE ;" I think myself called upon to state, that this report is utterly false and unfounded, no proposal to edit that work ever having been made to or accepted by me ; moreover, in order to seek a legal remedy against the perpetrator of this fraud, I hereby offer a REWARD of TEN POUNDS to any person who will come forward to prove whence the report first emanated. Apply to Messrs. Capron and Co., Solicitors, Saville-place, Savill row, London. G. P. R. JAMES. THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, JULY _l4, THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52; Highest, 69 ; Noon, 64. BAROMETER, 30.-WIND, N.W. NOTX.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Nforning .. 15 minutes after 8 I Evening .. 51 minutes after S gainst the rights of man, the faith of treaties, the honour of governments, anc the laves of GOD, caught abroad in the fact and among the evidences of their own delinquencies, and afterwards proceeded against to the extreme penaity of this most righteous law. If we had owed any apology to our readers for the frequency of our protests against the Board of Trade Railways' Committee, and the unsatisfactory decisions and vexatious proceedings to which its absurd constitu tion and still more preposterous powers have given rise, we should be absolved from that liability by the decision of the Government, announced by the Earl of DALHOUSIE, in the House of Lords, on Friday. The Committee is extinguished. It is "functus officio." All its fantastic arrangements, its "groups," from "A " to ".Z," which used to excite the risibility of those who were so fortunate as not to be brought within tin- ex pensive operation of them, and made those who were sigh deeply over the certain prospect of continuous sacrifices of time, trouble, money, patience, and temper, whilst these new-blown and sh( d Commissioners were bearing evidence up:.n, and taking lessons on the mystery of g: adients and levels, and at the same time deciding upon the con flicting pretensions of ei.mpeting lines—all are ever. Atmospheric line, No. 23, 11, no longer figures in the same quadrille with 24 to 30 ; but narrow gauge I 7, and wide gauge II 16, in a " dos-a-dos," are equally propelled out of the snug railway bureau at the Board, the one by the Whitehall door, the other by the side wicket into Downing-street ; and the " sets" have all to ferm again, after the old fashion, in Committee-rooms of the House of Commons. To pursue this dancing " figure," so ir resistibly suggested by the affectation, never before heard of in legislative business, of " groups," the " Lower Rooms" follow the example of the " Upper Rooms." The House of Commons has had a " Railway Soirée" as well as the House of Lords. It has produced its Select Committees' Report on the petition presented a few nights ago, implicating two important officers of the Board of Ordnance, and the solicitor of that board, in transactions connected with speculations in the scrip and shares of railway companies, more especially the South-Eastern, and the North Kent lines, of a character strongly tinctured with matters of grave suspicion. The particulars of these transactions have been given in the report of the Committee appointed to investigate the petition of the South-Eastern Railway Company'. To that report, therefore, with the evidence of ►ir. BON HAM, Captain BOLDERO, and Mr. WRAY, we refer our readers, in order that they may judge for themselves. We may merely state that, with regard to Captain BOLDERO, Clerk of Ordnance, it is evident from the re port that Mr. HIGNETT'S written allegations were utterly unfounded in fact. We lament that any Members of Parliament should put themselves in so false a position as the Gallant Captain has done by dealing in railway shares, especially when he happens to hold office under the Crown. But his transactions in them were, at any rate, so far as the evidence goes, perfectly genuine ; the shares paid for, and the dealings bona fide. Mr. BONHAM gives an intelligible account of the mode in which he came by his 300/. While, at the same time, it cannot be denied that he acted imprudently in accepting profits on shares in a line with respect to which he had deliberated and voted as a Member of the Legislature. It is no excuse that others have done the same, and that many votes have been influenced by self-interest. The Member of a Committee should be above suspicion ; he should not lead himself into temptation, nor risk his integrity and good fame for paltry gain. The ordinary session of the Swiss Diet was opened at Zurich on the 7th inst. The whole of the foreign Ministers, with the exception of the PoPE's Nuncio, were present. The following address was delivered by M. FURRER, the President : " You recollect, Gentlemen, thst the majority of the Cabi nets which maintain diplomatical relations with Switzerland, have, on the occasion of the disturbances that occurred in March last, and of the armed aggression against a confede rated State, manifested lively apprehensions, some by friendly exhortations, and others by more serious representations upon the consequences that might possibly accrue from these events. If our country has, on the one hand, a right to expect from the justice cf friendly Powers that no impedi ment should be opposed to the spontaneous and independent development of its external relations ; on the other hand, we can only claim that right, as far as we are concerned, when we conscientiously and scrupulously observe the precepts of international law, and tolerate the existence of no element calculated to compromise tranquillity or friendly intercourse with other states. We may, nevertheless, derive confi dence from our serious determination to repress anarchical movements, and from our possessing, notwithstanding the great agitation excited by so many conflicting elements, the necessary power of energetically preventing the recurrence of acts of that nature. We may consequently hope that a good understanding will continue to subsiSt unaltered between the Confederation and the foreign Powers, and I find the cheering proof of it in the presence of their worthy representatives at the solemnity of this day." We have intelligence from Madrid and Barcelona to the 6th inst. That from the capital is without interest, but from Barcelona and several districts of Catalonia we have accounts of serious disturbances, caused by the determination of the Government to extend the conscription to that province. Several persons had been killed, and fears were entertained that the spirit of resistance might extend to other districts. The subjoined is an abridged account of these unfortunate events :—" The Government transmitted to Captain-General Coxr2n.t. orders to have the recruitment lists drawn this year at Barcelona, as in the rest of Spain. On the day appointed for the drawing opposition was manifested in several points at the same time, in the neighbourhood of Barcelona, at Molins• de-Rey, San Andres, Sabadell, Tarassa, Bada lona, Esparraguera, Colders, and San Felice de Renon. At Badalona the lists were burnt, and two agents of public safety killed; at Tarassa the Alcade was assassinated; at San Andres the inhabitants dispersed the authorities with musket shots; at Molins- de-Rey the people stopped the post, the public diligences, and the couriers. This little town being situated at four leagues from Barcelona, in the high road to Madrid by Saragossa, all communications are for the moment interrupted. At Sabadell, only five leagues from Barcelona, the Ultra-Progressists, profitting by the popular irritation, had already endeavoured to instal a central junta, in the name of ESPARTERO, and formed a body of two thousand armed men. This news having been transmitted rapidly to Barcelona, the Captain-General set out the same day at the head of a col umn of infantry and cavalry, sup ported by some pieces of ca nnon. Th e i nsurgen t s wer e driven from Sabadell, with a loss of twenty-five killed, and several taken prisoners. The General pursued them to Tarassa, and they are now flying through the mountains. At Barcelona, where the two Queens and some of the Ministers still are, tranquillity had not been troubled. It now appears certain that the QUEEN Will visit the Basque provinces. The Court is to set out for Sara gossa on the 18th. It is to be at Pampeluna on the 25th, thefor Iproceed anniversaryQueen-Mother's fête, and thence The he P res id en t o f th e C ounc il and the to Afinister of Foreign A ff airs will accompany the two Queens to that place. Bilboa of . the The Paris papers are much occupied with the de plorable crime committed by a French officer (Colonel Pehissten) and a 'Arty of soldiers at a place called Dahara, in Algeria. It appears that this Colonel PELIS BIER was engaged in pursuing the Ouled-Riahs a Kabyl tribe who have never been subdued, because the country they inhabit contains immense caverns—real labyrinths —wherein it would be downright madness to lead assailing troops. The Ouled-Riahs, seeing that they were closely pursued, hastened to their habitual refuges. This happened on the forenoon of the 18th of June. After surrounding the grottos, some fascines were made up, which were kindled and placed at the entrance of the grottos. After this demonstration, which was made in order to let those people know that they would all be suffocated in their caverns, the Colonel ordered letters to be flung to them, in which they were told that their lives would be spared and liberty restored if they surrendered their arms and h)raes. They first refused, and subse quently replied that they would comply with the de mand, if the French army previously withdrew to a dis tance. This condition was rejected ; and, after various attempts to subdue the fugitives, burning faggots were thrown into the cavern, and, according to some accounts, eight hundred men, women and children, perished. The following description of the awful scene on the 20th is given by the lieforme :—" On the morning of that day there remained but a mass of half consumed ashes, and nothing more was to be heard. We determined on entering the grotto. how can we describe the shocking aspect it presented ? The cattle, rendered furious, crushieg all around them—the men and women rushing about in order to escape being suffocated and gored. We had to walk twenty steps over the bodies of the dead and dying. A thousand human beings were heaped up in this channel without an outlet. At the bottom of it were bodies standing up with their faces sticking to the fissures that they might breathe. About seventy oh., had survived expired the moment they were brought into the open air ; others were killed by the fragments of rocks the hest had detached. A large number had received yataghan cuts, and bore the marks of deep wounds. A terrible struggle had, no doubt, taken place in the cavern, in that profound darkness. Already have nearly six hundred dead bodies been extracted from the grotto ; there are many more which it has been impossible to get at. Eight hundred men, women, and children, have perished. The whole tribe of the Riahs is exterminated." With one or two exceptions the Paris press express the utmost indig nation at such barbarities. Ample particulars respect ing it will be found in another part of The Sun The Mon tells pi) i, es royal urd.stui ye- • ht• fidlowi..g titvidual w -a hers I .he t • : - General 13u, het, 11. J r, the Mutqutn de3 P, Vis count Lonercier, Bartel Augosse, M. de Muntepin, and M. Annison Duperron. It was understood that the pro- I rogation of the Chambers would take place on Monday, the 21st inst. On Saturday the Three per Cents. closed at 831. 30c. ; the New Loan at 83f. 65c. ; the Five per Cents. at 121 f. 35c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,150 f. ; Rouen, 1,025 f. ; Vierzon, 747 f. 50c. ; Havre, 841 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 970 f. ; Basle, 248 f. 75c. ; Belgian Two-and a Half per Cents., 59 3 ; Spanish Actives, 37% ; Ditto, Three per Cents., 37%; Ditto, Passives, 6 1 /, ; Ditto, Old Deferred, 15 1 ,(. The following are the quotations for the new lines :- Orleans and Bordeaux, 1701. premium ; Boulogne, 1151. ditto ; Troyes and Montereau, 10f. ; Paris and Lyons (La ffitte), 20f. ; ditto (Calon), par ; ditto (Ganneron), sf. 50c. ; Northern Line (Laffitte), 32f. 50c. ; ditto (Rosamel), Bf. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 10f. ; ditto (Drouillard), par; ditto (O'Neill), 3f. 50c. ; ditto (Jacques Lefevre), par; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 12f. 50c ; ditto (Talabot), 30f. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), sf. ; Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie), par. ; ditto, and Cette (Espeleta), 4f. 50c. ; Creil and St. Quentin, par ; Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron), 10f: ; Dijon and Mulhouse, par; Dieppe and Fecamp. 28f. 75c. MARSEILLES, JULY 8.--Aiarseilles and Avignon, 960 f.; Boulogne, 620 E ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 675; Vierzon, 740 f. ; Avignon and Lyons (Talabot), 531 f. 25c. ; ditto (Sebastiani), 5101.; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 502 f. .;oc. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Espeleta), 502 f. 50c.; Toulon, 4971. 50c. LYONS, JULY 8.-Avignon and Marseilles, 9651., end of July ; Paris and Orleans, 1,150 E, ditto; Paris and Rouen, 1025 f., ditto; Orleans and Vierzon, 735 f., ditto ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 650 f, ditto. ; Boulonge, 601 t, ditto. HOUSE of LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell _ TREVOR V. TREVOR. The further arguments in this part-heard case were resumed, and occupied their Lordships the whole of the morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Lordship the Master of the Rolls took motions and causes to-day, none of which possessed any points of interest. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour, the Vice-Chancellor of England, was occupied the whole day with causes, exceptions, and further directions. The Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce sat in Bankruptcy, and the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, took motions and causes. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. . The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 11,000 to 12,000 bales, including 6,000 on speculation. The market was very steady, and prices were well supported. Saturday was a holiday on the Stock Exchange. There are serious apprehensions entertained with respect to the crops, as the continued prevalence of heavy showers, it is said, has in many instances already done considerable in jury. As to-morrew is St. Swithin's day, the holders of grain have exhibited much firmness at Mark-lane this morn ing. But upon this latter point more ample details will be found in the usual column of The Sun. There is every reason to expect that the grain markets will yet be higher in consequence of the shortness of the stocks on the continent. At the same time, from private information we are enabled to state that throughout France, Germany, and Prussia, the most favourable expectations are entertained with respect to the produce of the forthcoming harvest. With respect to the potatoe crops, we believe they are likely to be most plentiful, a circumstance which, as far as the poorer classes are concerned, is one of immense importance. The farmers throughout the country are holding back, where they can, all the wheats they have, in the firm expectation that mar kets must rule higher here before the operations of the field can be commenced. There are late accounts from New Zealand to-day, much later in point of date than those previous obtained. We do not hear that anything of importance is communicated in the advices as to commercial affairs, which are repre sented as being of an unfavourable character. There is a re port of a dreadful conflict at New Zealand, and property de stroyed to the extent of 40,0001. ; in short, that the Bay of Islands had ceased to exist as a colony of the British Go vernment. It may be in our power to obtain information of an accurate nature when the letters have been delivered. The English Stock Market continues in a fluctuating state, and sales continue to be made. Consols are 99 to 95% for Transfer and Time. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 565. to 555., being also lower. This is a heavy week in the Stock Exchange, this being settling day in Shares, to-morrow in Foreign Stocks, and Friday in Consols, so that a good deal of money will change hands, and prices will be affected by this cause. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 102% to %, and the Three per Cents. 99% to %. Bank Stock has been 210% to 211%. Long An nuities are 11 7-16. As to the Foreign Investments they are extremely heavy and quite neglected. Spanish Five per Cents. have fallen to 26 and 25 1 ,4, and the Three per Cents. to 36% %, the Account being decidedly against the Bulls, who, where obsti nate, must have been severe losers. Buenos Ayres Stock has been 46 1 4. Belgian Four-and •a-Half per Cents. have been at 99%. Shares are generally very well supported to-day. ONE CLOSE\ 0 PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock 211% 210% 210 1 / 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 98% 99 98% 983 / 4 New 3 1 4 per Cents lO 2 l / 4 % 1/s 102 1 4 Long Annuities to exnireJan.lB6o 11 7-16 11 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 ll% 11 14 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 l l l4 1114 Bank Stock for Account 210 1 / 2 210 1 /,, Consols for Opening 99 98% 98% Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 / 0 56 55 pm. . 54 Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — 89 Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent 46% 46% Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela — 17% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — 36% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account ..... ... ..... Ditto, Passive Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account — 36 Belgian 4% per Cent. 99% 99 1 4 Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific — 99% PRICES OF CLOSING B AMWAY SHARES PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% l% I Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 133% 133% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hast. 20 Bristol and Exeter Do. New .... - ........ 2 ...... 11 Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 58 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% . 51 Chester and Holyhead... 10 Churnet Valley ......... 2 Cornwall Dendre Valley 2 1 Z, ... 3 , / s l'i Direct Northern A Dublin and Belfast June. 2% 7€ : 1 4 3 /4 - 7 3A Dublin and Galway..... 2 1 ,4 3 % 14 3% Dundalk & Enniskillen 2114 314 3% Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 21 t/4% Ditto New 4/. 16s. Eastern Union l5 .. .. Ditto Extension . „ l l /2 2% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto New % Shares... 2 1 Enniskillen and Sligo ..• 2 1 /2 2 1% 2% Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of Scotland 2 1 / 2 ...... 2% 2% , ireat North of England..100 Ditto New Ditto New Great Western BO 209 Ditto, Fifths Harwich Hull and Selby London and 13Iackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 9% 9% London and Brighton... 50 London and Croydon, 131. Iss. 9d 2 2 3/ Lond. &S. Western 41/ 63 10d...... 811), ••• 81% Do. New London and York .. 2% ... 3% 3% London and Windsor ... 1 Londonderry&Coleraine 2 1 /....... 3% 3% Londonderry and Ennis- killen 2% 3wM -3 1 A Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereliam l% 2 14 2 14 .‘iancliester and Leeds... 76 Do. Quarters Manchester and Birmin. 40 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 225....... 41 % 4% Midland 100 193 Do. New Midland,Birm., Derby...loo 149 ... ••• 150 Midland Great Western (Irish) Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 / 1914 %.. l 9 l /2 Newark and SLeffield .. 1 1 / 2 2% ......... 2% North British Do. New North Kent North Staffordshire 22s. Norwich and Brandon... 10 Do., New ... ..... ..... 1 Oxford and Worcester... 2% 6 3% 7 7 l /2 Richmond and West End Junction R II 4 1. 11 .rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central South Devon... l5 ... . South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 South Wales 2% __ _ . _. Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Welch Midland Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Yarmouth and Norwich. '2O York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 3 3 / 4 York and North Midland 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Extension IM 2 2 1/ 21% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 6 Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 Grtat North. of France (Laflitte's) Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 Jamaica Junction l l /2 5 . 4 3 /4 Do. South Midlnd. Junc. 1 Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 5 Namur and Liege Orlean, and Bordeaux... 4 01 er Yssel 4/ :1 , 4d ON, I'aris & Ly,ns. Latritte', ... , Pro is ,thi tionfin I:, •a! \ ,lii i of Spain 2 • , .: 11, , u5• . 71 4 • 7! , ."1 , ,i , . ~.!: - - . . JOIN I' tiAMC.S. London & Westinimitwr 20 Union of Australia LL OY .r,'S Sfil 1:1kr) 'LIS C..---Cr HIS DA Y.) LONDON, JULY 14.—Wind this day at noon, W. by N., moderate breeze, and cloudy. HULL, JULY 9.—Sld. Palestine, Scott, Boston ; Lord 3lu!grave, Lickiss, Quebec ; Ross, Wolff, Quebec. LIMERICK, JULY 11.—Arrd. Hotspur, Ditebbilrn, Quebec. 12, Sir John Falstaff. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 12.—Wind N .IV.-13. Wind W. to S.S.W.— Rowell, Quebec. Sld. 11, her Majesty's ship Siren, Mediterranean; James White, Trinidad. 12, Madonna, Miller, Ceylon. OFF DOVER, JULY 13.—Frazer, Nassau ; Keihuka, Eleuthera. Cowts, JULY 12.—Arrd. Mary Taylor, Bahia. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 7.—Sld. Queen (steamer), Gibraltar ; Arrd. William, Quebec ; Welcome Home, Montreal. POOLE, JULY 12.—Arrd. Ceres, Martin, Newfoundland. Sid. Nymph, Newfoundland ; John Thompson, Quebec. PORTLAND Roans.--Arrd. Joseph Albino, London for Port Philip. Sreacaoss, JULY 12.—Arrd. John of Newcastle, Miramichi. PLYMOUTH, JULY 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. John Bromham and Florence, both from Prince Edwards Island ; Dahlia, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, JULY 13.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrd. Lydia, Petrie, Saldanha Bay ; Grace, Ryrie, Antigua ; United States, Savanton, Charleston; Rochester, New York ; Cromwell, Douglas, Quebec ; William Parton, Newfoundland; Ellen Jenkinson, Africa; Hero, Sedgley, Rio ; Nuevo Iberia, Havannah; Prince of Orange, New Or leans ; Fairy Queen, Brown, Montreal. Put back, John APLellan, leaky. Arrd. Chaos and Persian, Montreal ; Caspian Fury, Charles ton ; Susan, E. Howell, New York ; Princess Royal, Morris, St. John's, New I:runswick ; John Munn, Quebec ; Manchester, Young, ditto; Blake and Margaret, ditto. Sid. the outward-bound. The Rival, Tweeddale, from hence and Porto Rico to Nassau, in en tering the latter place struck the bar, received considerable damage, and would have to be hove down to repair. MARKET NE ‘1 S.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE--PION DAY. During last week the arrivals of English Wheat for our market were on a very moderate scale, while the receipts of nearly every description of grain—including Irish Oats and Foreign Wheat—were small. Fresh up scarcely any wheat of home produce was received, hence the stands were very scantily filled with samples of that article, owing to which, the full attendai:ce of buyers, and the unsettled state of the weather, the demand was active at an improvement in the rates obtained on this day se'nnight of 2s per quarter, and at which nearly the whole was disposed of. From all parts fa vourable accounts continue to reach us respecting the growing crops. As might be expected, holders of foreign Wheat were very firm, and would not sell except at Is. to 2s. per quarter more money. This advance, however, was not generally paid. The show of Barley was limited. Grinding parcels were held at a trifle more money. In other kinds very little was doing. Although the supply of Malt was small, that article moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of Oats was by no means good. A fair business was doing at late rates. Scarcely any Beans or Peas on offer. In prices we can notice no altera tion. The Flour trade was steady. CURRENCY PER IMF Wheat—Essex & Kent, . I • /A, • LR V•rrol:* -••• _df/11147 , f. t 7 r • ° o ' , ' lIUDDERSFIELD and SHEFFIELD JUNC• T lON RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that the first GENERAL MEETING of the HUDDERSFIELD and SHEFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at the Guildhall, in Huddersfield, ou THURS DAY, the 31st day of July instant, at twelve o'clock at noon, pursuant to an Act passed in the present session of Parliament, entituled " The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway Act, 1845," and to the seTeral general Acts of Parliament relating to railways. JOSEPH ARMITAGE, Chairman. FENTON and JONES/ Joint Solicitors. PARKER and slum Huddersfield, July 9, 1845. nUDDERSFIELD and SHEFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Registration of Scrip. All persons holding Scrip - for Shares in this Compaay are desired to transmit the same to the offices of the Company, No. 13, Queen street, Huddersfield, addressed to the Secretary, on or before the twenty -second day of July instant, accompanied by a claim accord ing to the subjoined form, with their names, professions, and resi dences, distinctly written thereon, in order that the same may be entered in the share register of the Company. _ _ Receipts for the Scrip will be given, and, on the completion of the registry, they will be exchanged for certificates under the seal of the Company. All shares not claimed by the actual holders of Scrip certificates on or before the said 22d day of July instant, will be registered an the property of the persons to whom they were originally allotted. JOSEPH ARMITAGE, Chairman. FENTON and JONES, Huddersfield,/ Solicitors. PARKER and SMITH, Sheffield, Huddersfield, July 9, 1843. FORM OF CLAIM. • • -- - Being the holder of Scrip, Nos. for Shares in the Hud derfield and Sheffield Junction Railway Company, I claim to be en tered in the register of the said Company as the proprietor of such shares,:pursuant to the Act. Name at length .. ....... ...... Trade or Profession ...... ......., • • • To the Secretary of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway Company, 13, Queen-street, Huddersfield. CANTERBURY AND DOVER RAILWAY. (Registered Provisionally, in pursuance of 7th and Bth Viet.) - Capital, 350,0001. in 14,000 Shares, of 251. each. Deposit, 11. 7s. 6d. per Share. No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his subscription. ACTING COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Chairman—The - . - 1 - 1 - o - n .- . a. A. F. P. S. Smythe, M.P. for the City of Canterbury Deputy-Chairman—Henry Plumptre COpps, Esq., Montague-place, Bryanstone-square James Bradshaw, Esq., M.P. for the City of Canterbury Captain the lion. Swinfen T. Carnegie, R.N., M.P., for Stafford T. E. Bigge, Esq., Bryanstone-square William G. Beare, Esq., Porchester-place Henry Clarke Duppa, Esq., Quarry House, Boughton, Kent Arthur Mann, Esq., Woburn-square Joseph Thompson, Esq., John-street, Bedford-row John Brent, Esq., Mayor of the City of Canterbury Thomas Dorman, Esq., Magistrate of the City of Canterbury W. M. Smithson, Esq., Common Councilman of the City of Can- terbury Mr. John Pout, Canterbury Mr. Thomas Philpott, Canterbury ENGINEER IN CHlEF—William Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S. ASSISTANT ENGlNEER—Sandiforth F. Griffin, Esq., C.E, SURVEYOR—T. W. Collard, Esq., Canterbury. SOLICITORS. S. P. Hook, Esq., 11, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury Messrs. Sankey and Sladden, Canterbury BANKERS. Commercial Bank of London Messrs. Hammond and Co., Canterbury Messrs. Latham and Co., Dover. This short but important railway will be the means of placing these two populous and opulent towns in immediate connexion. The great accommodation such a line wiil afford, and the peculiar advan tages which its locality possesses, offer most unusual inducements for its formation. Besides affording a direct railway communication between these towns, it will accommodate a large and increas ing local traffic, comprising the whole agricultural produce of this important district of the county. of Kent ; and looking at the general traffic which this line will exclusively command, there is no question that it will afford an ample return on the capital invested. The entire length of the railway will be about 16 miles. Pre liminary surveys have already been made, and the line presents no engineering difficulties, nor are there any works involving great expense. Applications for Shares and Prospectuses to be addressed to S. P. Hook, Esq., Solicitor, 11, Tokenhouse-yard ; Messrs. Sankey and Sladden, Solicitors, Canterbury; or G. T. Thompson, Esq., Solicitor, Dover. CANTERBURY and DOVER RAILWAY.— Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of numerous APPLICATIONS for SHARES no more will be received after WED NESDAY NEXT, the 16th inst. By order of the Provisional Committee, S. P. HOOK, Solicitors to the Company. SANKEY and SLADDEN, July 11, 1845. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING. Will be performed (by desire) Be llini's Opera IL PIRATA. Imogene, Madame Grisi : Adele, Madame Bellini ; Gualtiero, Sig. Mario ; Goffredo, Sig. A. Giubilei ; and Ernesto, Sig. Fornasari. Between the Acts of the Opera the new PAS DE QUATRE, composed expressly, by M. Perrot, for Mdlles. Taglioni, Cerita, Grahn, and Carlotta Grisi (her last appearance but two). To conclude with the First Tableau of LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mdlle. C. Grist. applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bea office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Half-past Seven o'clock ; to commence at Eight. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. 31,111 e. C. GRISI respectiblly informs the Subscribers to the Opera, her Friends, and the Public that HER BENEFIT (and Last Appear ance but One) will take place ON THURSDAY, JULY 17, On which occ salon (BY SPECIAL DESIRE) Will be revived Mozart's celebrated Opera, COSI FAN TUTTE. Fioridiligi, Madame Anaide Castellan ; Dorabella, 3ladame Rita Borio ; Despina, Madame Rossi Caccia ; Ferrando, Sig. Mario ; Giuglielmo, Sig. F. Lablaohe ; and Don Alphonso, Sig. Lablache. The Entertainments in the Rallet Department will include the combined Talents of Mdlle. Taglioni, Mdlles. Cerito, Lucile Grahn, and C. Grisi (her last appearance but one) ; M. Perrot, M. Gosselin, and M. St. Leon ; and will comprise a new Pas de Quatre, composed ex pressly, by M. Perrot, for Mdlles. Taglioni, C. Grisi, Lucile Grahn, and Mdlle. Cerito. After which, -.elections from the Last Act of Donizetti's Opera AN) , A BOLENA. The Principal Characters by Mdlle. Grist, Mdll4. Brambilla, and Sig. Moriani. To conclude wite the Second Act of LA GISELLE. Oiselle, Mdlle. C. Grisi. moors open at Seven , to commence at Half-past Seven o,Clock THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, :nutted TIME WORKS WONDERS. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farrell; Felix Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Bossy Tulip, Madame Vestris ; Florentine, Miss Fortesette ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Humby. After which will be repeated a Dramatic Sketch, entitled THE OLD SOLDIER. Sir Lionel 'turner, Mr. Brindal ; Master Michael Cramp, Mr. Tilbury; Adam Lethersole (aged 95), Mr. W. Farren ; Buff, Mr. James Bland ; Patience Cramp, Mrs. Stanley ; Helen, Miss Telbin. To conclude with an entirely New Farce, called THE KING AND I. Period, 1691. Sir William Melrose, Mr. H. 1101 l ; Burchell, Mr. James Bland; Perkin Pyeflnch, Mr. Buckstone ; Jessie Donald, Miss Juli Bennett. _ . Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Halt each. rickets and ' , laces to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, f:om Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE THIS EVENING Will be revived MARIE DUCANGE. Edward Lascelles, Esq., Mr. Hudson ; John Rawdon, Esq., Mr. 0. Smi.h ; Charles Claude Prong, Mr. Wright ; Marie Ducange, Madame Celeste. After which, an Original Terpsichorean Barletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Mr. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr. lembert ; Captain Kidglove, Mr. Selby ; Jacob Qerkin, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; Sally Knobbs, Miss Woolgar. To be folio Ned by THE IRISH ATTORNEY ; or, Galway Prac tice in 1770. Pierce O'Hara, Mr. Iludson ; Jacob Wylie, Mr. Cullenford. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Night of a New Farce—Roars of laughter at Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Farce, entitled LUCK'S ALL. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Diddear, Keeley, Meadows, Kin loch, and Turner ; Miss Hicks, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by a New Farce, to be called AN OBJECT OF INTEREST, in which Mrs. Keeley will perform. After which, an entirely New, Original, and Novel Grand Fairy BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les Danseuses Anglalses will appear. To which will be added an apropos Bagatelle, in One Act, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Mea dows, Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Keeley. To conclude with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric, Fairy, Romantic Burlesque, entitled CINDERELLA. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keelrf, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, Mr. J. W. Collier, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Falrbrother, Mrs. Woollklge, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, &c PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles' Play of THE HUNCH BACK. Master Walter, Mr. Wallack ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. W. Lacy ; Modus, Mr. Compton ; Julia, Miss Cushman; ilelen, Mrs. Stirling. After which, a New Divertissement, called A COURT BALL IN 1740. In which will be introduced the Dances as performed at her Majesty's Bal Costume, with the Original Music. To be followed by a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE ; or, Curtain Lectures. Mr. Candle, Mr. Compton ; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Oxberry. To conclude with TILE REAR-ADMIRAL, Stage Manager, Mr. IL I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Niachinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—FRENCH PLAYS. Last Night but One of the Season. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MONSIEUR CLOUP, THIS EVENING Will be performed the Favourite Comedy of LES HERITIERS ; ou, Le Naufrage. Antoine Kerlebon, M. Baret ; Jacques Kerlebon, M. Cartigny ; Madame Kerlebon, Madame Croset. After which (by express desire), for the first time, the amusing Vaudeville of MONSIEUR ET MADAME GALOCHARD. Galo chard, M. Arsial ; Madame Galochard, Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot. To be followed by LE CABARET DE LUSTUCRU. Lustncru, Monsieur Arnal. To conclude with LE POLTRON. Adelaide Melinet, M. Arnal. Boxes, Gs. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances commence at Half-past. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Grand Ballet of Action, consisting of Mi litary Manoeuvres, Dances, Combats, and highly powerful effects, including the sagacious performance of the Dog Hector, and sur prising Leap of the Horse Beda over the Broken and Flaming Bridge, called IL DIAVOLO ABRUZZI ; or, The Brigand Chief and the Dog of the Chateau. New and Elegant Scenes in the Circle, by the whole of the French Equestrians. To conclude with THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Introducing the Double Company of French and English Artistes. The Em peror Napoleon by Mr. Gomersal, who is engaged expressly for this occasion. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Brilliant Success of the New Opera Company—Second Week of Madame Eugenia Garcia's Engagemeat. THIS EVENING, Will be performed MACBETH, aided by the unltel strength of the Opera Company. After Which, the Farce of NO. Frederick, Mr. Barker; Maria, Miss Collett. To conclude with a New Drama, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., called FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY. In which Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Bonner, Cowell, Johnson, Heslop, Miss Martin, Mrs. B. Honer, &c., &c., will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. L SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON. COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. ROMANTIC GARDENS AND PROMENADE. EXTENSIVE AND UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE. COLOSSAL MODELLED REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH, The Acme of Scenic Illusion. The ROCK HARMON ICON from .Three till Eight. 4nd on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THURS DAYS, GRAND CONCERTS D'ETE and MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY of FIREWORKS. Admission, One Shilling. Feeding the Carnivora at Half-past Five ; Pelicans and Polar Bears at Six ; Concert at Half-past Six ; and Fireworks at Half-past Nine. On Wednesday, July 23, a Grand Union Flower Show by the Royal South London Floricultural Society, on which occasion a combina tion of Attractive Novelties will be presented, exclusive of the Floral Fete. HER MAJESTY QUEEN ADELAIDE.—We under stand that the Queen Dowager, in the early part of the ensuing month, will leave Bushy Park, for Scotland, on a tour through the Highlands, and we are informed will, during her progress there, honour several noble families with visits. Her Majesty will be ac companied by her illustrious sister, her Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of Sax Weimar. We have no doubt but that her Majesty will be heartily welcomed in the " land o' cakes." There is no foundation for the report that our gracious Sovereign contem plates going to Scotland this next autumn.— Herald. Unlit% Aia4 LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1845. The advices which we have from La Guayra, by the Rochester packet-ship, are distinguished by one im portant, and, we believe, unexpected feature. We allude to the recognition of the independence of Vene zuela by the Spanish Government. Of all her revolted colonies in South America, Venezuela, as an inde pendent state, was that which Old Spain most per tinaciously refused to acknowledge. This characteristic obstinacy in the face of " perfected facts," in defiance of an irresistible combination of events which had long previously rendered re-annexation to the mother coun try impossible, in forgetfulness, as it were, of that awakened and excited nationality to which the spirit and the genius of BOLIVAR had imparted an indestructible vitality, has been maintained by Spain for five-and thirty years. On the 11th of May lag a Spanish vessel of war, however, run up the harbour of La Guayra, saluted the Venezuela flag with 21 guns. and landed en agent of the Spanish Government with the formal act of recognition and the treaty concluded at Madrid between the Ministers of the two Powers. lie proceeded to Caraccas, where he was received with great enthusiasm, and the document was immediately submitted to the Congress. Under any circumstances we should have greatly rejoiced at a concession so wise and dignified on the part of Spain—so salutary for the young Republic, which has claims of the highest' interest on British sympathies in connexion with her bravely sustained contest against the powers of a corrupt despotism, and more especially with the career of one of her citizens, perhaps the ablest and most disinterested—as he was also among the bravest—whom the States of the New World have yet produced. But Venezuela has another claim upon our respect, another title to our good wishes, by her consistent patronage of free labour, and the moral influence which her example is calculated to exercise, in a degree difficult to be calculated, on the other nations of South America in extending this most effective of all discouragements to the slave trade. The admission of her sugars under cer tificates of free labour production, into the English market, had justly rewarded her for that encouragement of her domestic agriculture, without slave labour, to which her Government has so long and assidu ously directed its energies. It has established the per fect practicability of profitably superseding slave by free tillage, on a scale sufficiently extensive and remunera tive to produce a considerable export trade in its products. In contrast with this case of Venezuela, to whose in dependence one of the oldest monarchies of Europe has thus rendered a tardy but an impressive homage, we may take the case of an empire on the eastern shores of the same continent, which, animated by far more ignoble motives, instead of gradually eradicating from its soil the moral Upas tree of slavery, nurtures its poisonous growth with the blood, and waters the guilty soil with the tears of African victims, annually sacrifitd by scores of thousands to that terrible object. We may be deceived by our own satis faction at the important confirmation which the inde pendence of Venezuela has thus received from Spain, and the to-some-extent improved position she thereby acquires among the family of Established States all over the world. But it really appears to us, that the fact in volves, with the pendant of that Brazilian dilemma we are about to notice, a great moral lesson to nations, that with them, as with individuals, honesty is, in the strictest sense of the term, the best policy. For what is the false position in which the shuffling, faithless, slave-trafficking Ministry of Brazil have now placed that fine empire by their disgraceful treason to the spirit of treaties executed by them or their predecessors, for the suppression, in aid of the generous efforts of Great Britain, of the slave trade ? Brazil bound herself by a solemn compact for a period of fifteen years to the sacred obligations of prohibiting to her subjects, and to the utmost of her power, suppressing all slave-trading under her flag. On the 12th of March last formal notice was given to our Government that this term would expire on the ensuing day, and that it was not the intention of Brazil to renew those articles in existing treaties with us which regarded the putting down of slave-trading. After some treating, however, it was agreed that the mixed Arglo-Brazilian Commission should endure for six months more, to wind up all pending cases of seizure and questions of condem nation for infractions of the expiring treaty that had oc curred down to such 13th of March, 1845. In the meanwhile, for some years past, Brazil has been the dis grace of Christendom and of civilisation, by reason of its systematic permission to the most wholesale and barefaced violations of such treaties by its own subjects. An annual average, on the lowest scale, of about 50,000 negroes, represents the number of wretched human beings kidnapped, captured, manacled, and flung on board Brazilian slave ships ; and after en during all the horrors—the inevitable and revolting pol lutions which the cupidity of slave dealers only can ever contemplate visiting—far less actually inflicting—on sentient beings of our own species, perceptions, feelings, organs, they have been landed at Rio,de Janeiro, oron the neighbouring shores. How many more thousands— scores of thousands—are annually des.royed in these expeditions, in the man-hunts that secure the prey, in the barbarous process of shipping them, in the more merciful wounding, starving, drowning, or the more bar barous over-crowding, suffocation, contagious fevers, de lirium, and despair, which release them from their hideous existence before reaching their American dssti nation—we will not now pause to consider. But here is the dilemma in which the contumacy and perfidy of Brazil are likely to place her. In 1827 she entered into a formal, permanent, and binding contract with our Go vernment, authorising each Power to treat the subjects of the other, who should be convicted before competent tribunals of either State of the crime of slave dealing, to be proceeded against and dealt with as pirates. Brazil doggedly refuses to renew her anti slave-trading engagements with us, so far as these form parts of other ' treaties, having definitive limits and terms of duration. From this compact of 1827 she cannot escape. Lord ABERDEEN is now carrying through the House of Lords a declaratory Bill to give effect to its terms and its penalties. The Brazilian slave capitalists, including, as we have said, many of their " magnates." e id he, ceforth find more peril than profit in their abotninabie 514,ing speculations. For our own parts nothing would rejoice us more than to bee some of these infamous offenders I I C g G • * a _. I ,7 'ERIAL MEASURE I Malt—Chevalier— • • 64s to 65s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 23s Potatoe Yougha.i and Cork, Black .•• • . 20s 22s Cork, White . 21s 23s Scotch, Feed. .. 22s 23s Beans—Tick . 34s 39s Pigeons 36s 395 Pease—Grey . Maple . ... . 35$ 38s White ... Boilers ••••• • • • . 40s 42s Flour—Town-made ... 42$ Suffolk ••.. • . Stockta & Norfolk 33s 3Ls .'D FLOUR IN BOND. Beans 245t0 20s Pease •••••••• • • • • • • • • 28s 32s Flour—American .•• • • 19s —s Baltic ..... 18s --I Red Ditto, White •• • • Norfolk and Lin coln, Red... Ditto, White.... 428 55s Irish, Red • • • • • • Ditto, White. •• . —s —s Rye—Old New. ••• • • • ...... 35s 36s Barley—Grinding . .. 23s 28s Malting . 328 34s Chevalier 36s —s Malt—Suffolk and N0r f01k•........... 588 63s Brown Kingston and Ware 608 —s FOREIGN GRAIN A; Wheat—Dantzic...... 32s to 36s Ilamburgh ... • . 308 —s Barley 2os 248 Oats--New F eed .. •. • • ...... 19s 22s SMITHFIELD. Since Monday last the imports of live stock from abroad into London have been again somewhat extensive, viz., 28 Oxen from Hamburgh ; 37 Cows, 64 Oxen, 18 Calves, and. 17 Sheep, from Rotterdam. The supply on offer here com prised 70 Oxen and Cows, in, generally speaking (though there was nothing remarkable amongst them) fair average condition. On the whole, a fair inquiry existed for them, at prices varying from 161. to 191. 10s. each, and at which they were nearly all disposed of. Fresh up to our market of to day the arrivals of Beasts from our own grazing districts were seasonably good, and on the increase compared with those reported on Monday last. Notwithstanding the attendance of buyers was rather numerous, we have to notice a sluggish demand for all kinds of Beef, at, in most instances, a decline, in the currencies obtained on this day se'nnight, of 2d per 81bs, the highest general figure for the best sorts being 4s 4d per Bibs. In the quality and condition of the beasts a great improvement was noticed; indeed, we have seldom seen a better collection here at any previous corresponding season. The droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire consisted of 650 Scots, homebreds and short horns, while, from the northern counties, we re ceived 250 short horns; from the western and midland counties 700 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 400 horned and polled Scots. The number of Sheep were somewhat less than those exhibited last week. Prime old Downs sold freely at extreme quotations, while the value of other breeds was again supported. The few store Sheep on offer were held at unusually high figures. Fur Lambs, the supply of which was not to say large, we had a steady sale, at full prices. The Veal trade was steady, at last week's quo tations. In Pigs very little busines was transacted. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts •.. 210 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 4 Second quality ditto. 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 G 4 8 Prime large Oxen.. 310 4 0 Southdown Wethers 410 5 0 Prime Scots .. •.• . 4 2 4 4 Ditto out or the wool Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 4 Large Hogs ...... 3 0 3 8 Prime Small ditto .. 4 6 410 Small Porkers 310 4 2 Suckling Calves, .18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 Ulterior Sheep • ... 3 2 3 6 Lambs ...... ••• . 5 0 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 2,669 I 26,110 I 169 NEVIGAICEI AND t. BAD MN NAL X.. I Pigs. 275 From Scotland, and nearly all parts of England, the arrivals of slaughtered Meat since Monday last have been on the de crease, though somewhat large for the time of year. With London killed Meat, however, we have been well supplied, while a decided improvement has taken place in quality. For nearly every description of Meat the demand has ruled very firm, and full prices have been realised in every instance, and at which good clearances have been effected. About 20 carcases of foreign Beasts, and a few Calves and Sheep, have appealed on sale. . At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. S. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 8 Mutton, inferior 3 2 3 8 middling prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 8 ' 410 prime small .• 3 6 3 8 Pork, 1arge........ 2 6 3 8 Veal •••••• • • • . • . .3 10 410 small ........ 3 8 4 2 Lamb. 5s —d to Gs —d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. Scotland . • • • • .................. 50 500 180 Yorkshire .. • .................. 30 400 200 Lincolnshire ............ Norfolk ......... ..... ......... 8 90 40 Suffolk 5 30 20 Cambridgeshire . 18 50 30 GO 80 Surrey ••• • .. ..... ......... 30 60 50 100 Devonshire ....... ..... ........ 10 20 Wiltshire ...................... 40 80 40 60 Other parts .. • ........ ........ '..50 100 50 100 Total .. ••• • • • ...... 271 1,470 200 830 Provious week's arrival...... 335 p 2,509 290 1,160 Difference since our 'alit •• • • 64 1,029 90 330 BOROUGH AND SPITAILFIELDS. For the time of year the supplies of Old Potatoes are large. For all descriptions the demand is excessively heavy, at prices varying from 20s to 70s per ton. WOOL 11'IARALET. The imports of Wool during the past week have been again extensive, they having amounted to nearly 3,000 bales. The public sales, at which already about 12,000 bales have been offered and nearly all disposed of; are going on ex tremely well, and prices are stealily supported. For English Wool there is rather more inquiry, at very full currencies. TALiadvv This market is very steady, and a fair moderate business is doing on the spot for the season. In new Tallow there is little passing ; the market price for the last three months is 40s 3d to 40s 60, yet there are no buyers at above 40s. Town Tallow is 40s net cash. BOROUGH SOP MARKET. In consequence of the favourable accounts which have been received from most of the plantations respecting the progress of the Line, the trade here is very dull, at drooping prices. In the duty scarcely anything is doing. NEW ZEALAND. We have just received, by the English whaler Matilda, New Zealand papers to the 27th March. The following extract is all we have rooru for at pre sent. We shall publish full particulars in a Third Edition : " It is quite clear that the natives took the inha bitants by surprise, and evinced most determined bravery, as well as humanity towards the settlers. They are, it is said, as much astonished as the Euro peans at the sequel, the numbers of the two attacking divisions being about 900. The Europeans, inclusive of sailors and soldiers, lost about 12 killed and 20 wounded. Of the Natives, more than 30 were killed in the action, and above 70 were wounded, most of them dangerously. Great praise is due to many individuals for their bravery and exertions ; and to Mr. Polack in particular, for the surrender of his house and premises for th© use and protection of the settlers, their families, and their property." FOOT-RACE ON WATERLOO-BRIDGE FOR 101.— This morning the running match between Dodd and Munro for 51. aside came off on Waterloo-bridge. Thedistance was 200 yards. After several efforts the start was made, Munro taking the lead for fifty yards, when his adversary succeeded in coming up with him, and at 100 yards the men were equidistant from the goal ; they both exerted all their powers of celerity, and when within thirty yards Munro had a lead of one yard of his opponent, who made the last and ineffectual struggle, which concluded his defeat, and Munto ran in the winner by two yards. Munro was the favourite. 1 he two Englishmen (Parker and Williams) in whose possession four stolen Bank of England notes were found, were tried and convicted in Paris, on Thursday, and sentenced— Parker to be imprisoned for one, and Williams for eight months. The bank notes were confiscated, but 240 sovereigns in gold, and 480 francs in silver, were returned to Williams, in whose posses. sion they had been found. THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT WAL SALL—Up to Saturday night every effort to raise the body of the late Mr. Harvey and that of poor Mr. Oakley, has been unavailing, drags having been used for two days without in the slightest degree indicating the places where either of the bodies rest. it was determined upon that a diver and bell should be sent for to London, A messenger was accordingly dispatched on Friday, and he returned the same evening with an expert diver, who com menced his labours the following morning, but without success. He descended twice cr thrice in the day, and resumed the next morning. The excitement still confining unabatkd ; indeed ii would rather seem to increase in proportion to the difficulty of procuring the bodies. The place is visited by thousands daily ; and it is feared that the raising of the remains of the two much_ lamented gentlemen will be a work of great difficulty, only to be effected by the immense labour o: pumping off the water. SIR HENRY FuTTINGER.-1f is t.t;t• inteilti(4l of the Corporation of the City of London, at th(ir next Court of Common Council, to be holden on Thursday, topresent the freedom of the City in a box, of the value of one hundred guineas, to Major. General Sir Henry Fottinger, Bart., G.C.8., in testimony of the estimation entertained by the Corporation in common with their fellow-citizens, i n regard to his important services in negotiating a treaty of peace and commerce wish the Chinese empire. 1-0,‘1“ CI . that, duelling constituting no crime or offence, there was no occasion to institute proceedings against M Rosemond de Beaurallon and the four sec , nos who figured in the duel which terminated in the ueath ut M. Lu.i , ri net, Icspori , il,le tailor of the l rc.sse. •••• tr....Lk:F.1,0,G —ll . e boy, John Sw t •!icy, who was so severely injured 111 the brow by a kick from a horse, on Saturday trrght last, was, before the accident, one of the greatest stammerers in his spet.ch. 1 - le now speaks i fluently, and with the greatest ease.-- Caledonian Mercury. PERIA ~ .P AI LIAME Sl' (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve 0 t'_4l Leave was given to the Committees to sit notwitligtraw the sitting of the House. LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL. The Lunatic Asylum and Pauper Lunatics pill Was re lit several clauses were brought up and added totilvio among which was the following proposed by Mr • o per' Patten :—" And be it further enacted, that in case anY co otl intendent, matron, or other officer or servant of any lunatic asylum, shall, from confirmed sickness, age ,or = 0 is " become incapable of executing the office in person, 1 os tut for the justices assembled at the generalor quarter sessieen_deof they are hereby empowered to grant to such sup erint ;ei matron, or other officer or servant, such annuity as tilDi their discretion shall think proportionate to the merits sZ.".ei. of services of such superintendent, matron, or other 0_‘(0111 servant, and may order the payment out of the ra tes l'lstir applicable to the building or repairing such Count)? aid hi Asylum ; provided always, that the annual amount Po? way of superannuation or allowance to any retired suPe ap host dent, matron, or other officer or any servant of 2 0 1 ; 3 101 shall not exceed the amount of two-thirds of the payable at the time of his or her retirement. Several amendments were al6o made in come of tbe a a tb and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed, and to be read time on Wednesday morning, at twelve o'clock. LUNATICS ASYLUM (IRELAND) 13 ' 11 " The House then went into Committee on this 13/1 1 . 05 0 Lord CLEMENTS had many objections to the.rnedeoil, believing that it was not only bad in principle but t , bs If the Bill had been confined to criminal lunatics 'Ono!' should have bad no objection to it. There were no leireland, six Bills in existence for tke protection of lunatics in' It the and this measure would make the seventh. He W r l c tisj' a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland had already t oo much j t jori over lunatics in Ireland already, without having ot e diction increased by the present Bill. He was a u ,llorr, as long as Sir Edward Sugden remained Lord Chanici,ieotl Ireland, lunatics there would be properly and most e protected, but, after he had retired from the Cbancellorsol had no guarantee that future Chancellors or fut are hearj Lieutenants would continue that protection.—( Hea r L o He objected to the present Bill altogether, but beer" anxious that there should be established lated asylums for the reception of ths' ae bv lunatics, as had been already recommended , Chairman of the Commissioners. He protested tr ",lo' this additional attempt to carry out the principle of ce n t ipte tion, and animadverted in strong terms on thecenstanireol, ference of the Government with the local authorities The machinery of this Bill was so bad that he felt WO!' 0. test against the measure being passed during this sesl o Sir T. FREMANTLE felt obliged to the Noble s o r l osl,, not detaining the Speaker in the chair by pressing tP.,iovj of which he had given notice. There was nothing e a ",istr principle of the Bill; it merely, in certain instance, eqe,sfort the powers which the Lord Lieutenant already I ) °' 1,, He could at present do all that the NobJ e b isDl bet poi complained that he would have the power of doing bY;001,14 and having listened attentively to all that had Nie l ' 1 0 1 Noble Lord, he really was of opinion that the Nobl e „ or e ,' made out no case whatever against the s. Then, with regard to the argument that this ',7„iir was a carrying out of the principle of centso ri he thought that Hon. Gentlemen opposite were O a e to likely to attack and expose any mismanagement in t lnf els' tutions if they were under the control of the Executive if:trate; went than if they were left to the care of the local Inagi pt He hoped the House would permit them to prisee the Bill. or osi e r The Bill was then ordered to be read paragraph by = Clauses up to 8 were agreed to without discussion. Op On clause 8 being proposed Os ?i Colonel RAWDON urged upon the G ov ernmen t ceasity of providing superannuation allowances for t"' ringofficers of these asylums. rff Sir T. FREMANTLE . could not object to the flopels advocated by the Gallant'Officer. The proposition, bold could not be conveniently discussed upon this alau se .Los t would be happy to enter into a discussion on the sub,— proper time. The clause was then agreed to. , p Clauses 9 and 10 were agreed to after a few 0 ; oro st s l Sir W. Somerville, Lord Clements, and Lord Clatla' i j o is°' Clauies 11, 12, and 13 were agreed to without dls (LEFT BITTING.) RAILWAY COMMITT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS• THE CORNWALL RAIZ:W. 6Ire The Committee met at eleven o'clock. • ?dr. Kenneth and Mr. Whitby were the first witnes 6e6 ( t? 0) this morning. Their evidence regarded the value: we through which the line passes, and was not of s character. 0 0 4 i Mr. Whitby was cross-ex a mined by M r . Rolex, no , ' i d d 0 , garded the value of the l a nd, Lut re s pe c ti n g the geolog t o f ta' of the country, an d t h e di sadvantages o f the li ne in poin t j 0 He thought the curves on the central line were better th Cornwall line. 5 00 ll Mr. MaßitivALß objected to Mr. Rowe's eliciting I , support of a line which was n o t b e f ore t h e C omm ittee. o f t? g ,o Mr. ROWE said he only wished t o s h ow t h e demerit' s before the Committee, but the object on th e o ther side out the truth. t od 113 :0 ' An altercation then occurred between the Counsel, - question of the locus standi of the opponents to t" d r renewed. 10 0 Kt The Committee decided upon allowing the cross-e s— .. 4 go on. It was proceeded with accordingly, but nothl"' 13, was elicited. Mr. Brown deposed that he valued the land on the branch at 3,550/. (LEFT BITTING.) WAKEFIELD,LD, PONTEFRACT,N9 0° RAILW Te AY. hsIS I The Committee on this line (and nterden a nd the C" at eleven o'clock, in the Court of Common Pleas. d si# A great number of opponents ente re d th e i r "mule s tt , Bill; and ge Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters. d ys o the construction of this line would confer the great est on the eastern counties of England, and particularly e, IC/ of Goole, which at present was almost destroledfo9 contiguity with its powerful rival Hull, and the d ii . s coaSi under which it laboured in railway commun ication a' jety l i with it. The Learned Counsel entered into rnin ute , 1 0 )1 0 1 , traffic, showing that at Goole the north e rn coal-deid—ad Yorkshire and Lancashire manufactures would find sl lalle S .d i?' outlet, and that from the connexion with the Idi n- 1 00 Leeds Railway, no scheme in England had greater c ial o public. The Learnedtounsel referred also to the Pe Siti :a 0:1 4 Earl of Beverley, a Mr. Smith, of the York and 14°l' e pir Company, and others. The length of the line was 5 " .,, miles, and the cost 365,0001. (LEFT strrtrio.), Pl y OXX'ORD, WORCESTER, AND ° HAMPTON. pc The Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock, 1,°r _,,,00 1 ',0" in the chair, when the examination of witnesses was r, `"..,„.- Mr. Brunel's (civil engineer) examination contint i 7 e o; ford aid Rugby line was much more favourable than t ",, eSeef, the London and Birmingham. The country was v er '„ n di e le, severest gradient being only one in 130. The gradient, " g io, peting lines were very severe, the steepest being one in respect to the break of guages, he considered Ruflb l o' l li Oxford, as the point for that purpose. At Rugby se /6 ,0 11 e, now converged, as, und e r an y c i rcums t ances, there vi ° t r io r be an unmaking and remaking of the goods trains, th e or?, ment from the broad t o th e narrow gauges, or v ice vet s - accomplished with very little additional labour or exP e e pt witness then explained the mode by which the transhiP°oolo be effected, which has already been fully given in his p te ruination before the House of Commons' Committee. ~,, The witness was cross.examined at some length by goo pi; WRANGIIAM, with the purpose of showing that the epi ffocii ° ,llti v , be accomplished by the present scheme was the con." 00 11 7, continuous line of railway to Birmingham, so as to estt f o. (j iff competition with the London and Birmingham R ail- dist j present lines before the Committee would not effe et ;;;" communication with Birmingham, but in the y eti: P Birmingham and Warwick line being formed, an. ;01 one, of which a prospectus had been published, from I. .., t iel Cj i l d ton to Warwick, then there would be a direct c 007000,1 These, however, were proposed by companies indePlopt Great Western Company, and the distance from mingham would then be twelve miles further than hi 0 10 0 1, and Birmingham. Still with the superior gauge and e ] f Great Western Company he admitted that they cotil",,jr and passengers at a cheaper and quicker rate than the Birmingham. (LEFT arrma.) WEST LONDON RAILWAY MISAf i " rii / EXTENSION. f V it t The Select Committee appointed by th e H o use ° Aic tif; ascertain the merits of this Bill re-assembled, after the t 1 01, this morning, and, at the request of the parties, ;O n till Friday. 6 11 LIVERPOOL AND BUT ZA' *-00, ,1 On the meeting of the Committee this morning It , ; 0 0 1 Marq6is of Clanricarde in the chair), the evidence in a$ 4 1 above line was continued. gale tejld rn Mr. Samuel Cotta, accountant, at Manchester, joi as to the trafficand capital of the proposed line. Thee;bl/ 0 4 , Company was 912,0001, and the amount of iloa n i r edi c et f ,i sought to raise 304,0004 The amount of shares a o ide li A V scribed for was 698,9001. The re s t o f t hi s witness' s i ghl y ferred principally to the traffic tables of the Compel' / been made out by himself. ri (t ile 4, This concluded the case on the part o f th e p r omote' ° hill ' The preamble was then declared to be proved. Aor The clauses of the Bill having been examined, on tered, the Committee rose. WEST LONDON RAIL A4' „ The Committee on this line, of which Lord WOO Chairman, met at 11 o'clock. c ede The arrangements between counsel not having bee p in consequence of the absence of an engineer, it Wl ' I that the Committee adjourn until Wednesday.wed After some conversation it ;was l a t l eng th deternl . Committee should adjourn until Friday.—Adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMON S ' o f GROUP X. P DIRECT NORTHERN LINE—rARS''" STREET EXTx.INSION• 'pi IMPORTANT DEClSlO' h ,:e r :li i , The Committee on the Lond o n a nd Y or k lines Met tu t , - 00 ° , - ,S il at the accustomed h our , an d h av i ng w i t hd rawn to del i r d question argued on Saturday last, after an hour Ja e o i r minutes absence returned, and ssao 'l4 rit The CHAIRMAN, addressing the counsel, said lie . .o°o l d having detained courirel so long, but they had bee. , 1115' ipti matter suggested on Saturday last, and be had nos' t A u p sP e - , parties that, in reference to the application then in''''',; o re most mature consideration, the Committee had following resolution :—That when the cases " t De/ o r) Northern and Farringdon.street Extension had cle scd Lg °c ,.ee'd proceed to discuss the merits of the two cc/o ) P ° at present before the Committee for effecting trunk line between London and York, vix• t t g o pn j ' pre London and York Company, the Cambridge and O n- •11 Northern and Farringifon-street Extension Juncti on ' tb y t g o C 4 lion with the Eastern C un ti e s Railway, to go is Mr. AUSTIN inquired wh e n th e Committee meal it case of ihe York and North Midland Company, and t n r o ; 0 1 01 .p art from trait which impugned the engineering aec'irisio° c ,, inpetnors, which be was prepared to urge in oltl' ° 1' o 0 ,„,I§ l „ 4 0, Landed) and 'York line ~,t eo • The CHAIRMAN re plied that the effect of their , far" r e r i to a, I ai:gr mnie..iattly after the question of /3- stre_t nan titcri closed, which' C4:401,6,41::; va ce • tri the Direct Nonlicrii Lompany would b e to any other consioeration ; all engilieering evideoCeLojOr which could be adduced as a rebutting case to the • York scheme, would be included in that hearing' - 1441 rSam Mr. A u Eastern.c, case of tho 150,tponed al togeth er , The CH, bet been c n° ° , be 0/ The bu tolerably The Mini Were in g Vernment per Cent. (02/. as. C ompany fast and 13 ford, "te, and Coler and Enni itonthern *AY and t ° Slig o ingstow 'itnerick kn • instan t P oint, Wexford' R e t urn Ar ai , b er 0 nt weeklopfai: F r r d h . ° P °verl„ t i en 'ul ee lnat 'fer a l w ,„' e 'hot Won LOR. The f o 11,M 4 Lear ---.e amt ili