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~~-- I StTN, LONDON, ritIDA I EVENING, JULY 1, 1845. ASTURIAN MINING COMPANY. The first annual _general triteting of the proprietors in the Asturi an l‘lintrift Milpany was held on Monday, the 30th nit., at the Vottlpany's offices, 9, Austin-friars, tildeoh t u t i lt 4' EB q , in the chair, when the following report was oecretary MaT ANNUAL Riti s oßt BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE AstURIAN MINING COMPANY, READ AT THE ik)4IO.IAV. GENERAL MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS, Ydtb JUNE 30, I b 45. " The Directors have much pleasure in meeting the Proprietors at their first anniversary, and submitting a statement of their pro. eeetlings during the past year. They have, in the first place, to con. Itratulate the Proprietors upon the establishment of the Royal North Of Spain Railway, which has given an increased value to the exten. osive mineral property possessed by the Company, by creating a cheap n ll btlet for it s produce to the port of Aviles, in the Bay of Biscay, find thence to nearly the whole line of coast bordering on the At laittie. Whilst it opens, at the same time, a considerable extent of inland inter- communication. The line is now undergoing a minute , Intt vel, with a v i ew to the early commencement of the works ; and 't is believed that in the course of next year, it will he constructed fora di stance of nine mil es f rom A v il es on th e one s id e, an d f rom hlieres collieries to the city of Oviedo (the capital of the Asturias), :11)t2e other. Th e l arge mineral traffic which the railway comp any Pate from the Asturian portion of the line, affords the strongest Possible Inducement to hasten its execution. '` Nit in order to accomplish this important object, the Directors would recommend that they should be authorised by the Proprietors to enter into a negotiation with the Royal North of Spain Com. P.any, for a le ase o f t hi s portion of the line, for a term of not less titan teh years. " The Directors have devoted their unceasing attention to carry out the two main odjccts contemplated by the Company, the opening iro hf the most easily w or k e d , and most productive of their coal and n iron or e concession s, an d the erection of works for smelting the iron, e re, and m anu f acturing bar, bolt, and nail, rod, and sheet both Two collieries have already been opened on the north and aides o f the river MiZtres; and although the workings h ave e "erii, been limited, yet these have enabled a correct opinion oe formed of the direction and the thickness of the seams, the t mantir -Y of the coal, and the cost of its extraction. The colliery "" the north side has been found to contain seventeen veins of coal, of which the second is seven feet in thickness. On the south aide the fi rst vein is eight feet thick, and the second five feet. in order .0 supply the local demand, and to oen an eXport trade .re bigh the port of Gijon, Cie colliery on p southern side will mo ot' be in active woik ; and as the coal can be the raised at the level's ttto uth at 9 reels, or less than es. an English ton, a fair re. it unera tive price m ay b e expected, notwithstanding the cost of ransit to the sea. rti:t" And here the Directors think it their duty to bring under the i ee of th e P roprietors a proposal whieh has been made to them w r i th e purchase o f a colliery upon advantageous terms on the line r be North o f S pain Railway, and within a limited distance of the atiahtdw;evhbeii. means of whi c h t h e s hi pments o f coals may be proceeded I l s o t pi t n h g e resources of th e l arger an d more valua bl e collieries themselves. The coal, although not equa l i n " a hY to that of the Mem mines, is well adapted for inland "de ' as Wei I as for a general coast trade, and also for being converted into coke. In : Th be adaptation of the coal for steam purp oses h as b een recently tet t Y a successful trial in the steamer Attwood, in which, c- Iltording to a certificate of the engineer of that vessel, its evaporati a ve -- wits superior to the Welsh coal, and equal to to the West 1. -" : "It Y. No evidence was necessary to establish its fitness for oo ttsehold purposes. tug The great d emand for, and the high price of coke, for manu. in g and oth er purposes, combined with the large importation of tar i ng article, induced your Directors to commence the erection of Cok e ovens which, they have no doubt, will yield a liberal return / t f rns the C omparatively small amount of capital expended upon ~.."e nt A contract has already been entered into by the Com. 'in 's agent for supplying 100,000 quintals of this article to the -"Terntnent foundry at 'frubia. b " The proprietors are already familiar with the magnitude of the tactic and foreign markets which will be opened to the produce of s u : l mines ; but your Directors are convinced that, whatever trop pit ,al.e he ...II extent of that demand, it can form no relative propor. testi° ith th, Capacity of supply, of which the Company's coal eon 6°4,are c apable. The concessions, situated in the districts of able , ie :,:, ut tela e and Le Foe, contain upwards of one hundred:work . seams in and constitute, in fact, the richest and most available e le great coal basin of the Asturias, 'our theePer°toPrletora were informed by a circular-report, which irsittee t rs distributed in December last, that they had con suppi i W ih Messrs. Graham and Sons, of the Melton Works, for le _ 7 ng the requisite machinery for making pig iron and cast. th % and the manufacturing of iron ; and also for the erection of too„jetisarY works in bilieres, which were to be completed in three v " .1, after the delivery of the last cargo of machinery. The ea rent or the machinery was delayed in consequence of an appli. p er !? made by your Directors to the Spanish Government for th " a r 'ss . e n to import it free from the very heavy duty imposed by % i e . "dr, and they have now the satisfaction of announcing that Of tae eertnission i s on the eve of being granted, and that a member she is now in Madrid, tei carry this' liberal privilege into 44d ir works will then be proceedeo with, with the utmos vigour, year the confidently anticipated that in the month of March next le furnaces will be in blast. 4 i,,, . .. . fi site selected for the works, in the valley of the Mieres, is With', a lb.__short distance of the iron mines, and in the very midst of the n orthern and most important collieries. ti de ,a_ porrtDtrectors need not dwell upon the large returns . which it eta : l a n b ranch of the Company's operations must realise in • n trY in which there is a constant demand for wrought iron, 'with the rn . littler'', ofit inadequate means of supply, and in which its impor hfsubjected to a duty of 15/. per ton. In the detailed esti. e rn l r a e t it e ri s ' which the substance was embodied in the circular report o rah y referred to, it was stated that the auto required for Messrs. po ol rn . a N SOM.' contract f o r open i ng t h e mines, making roads, Stoma .' " la nd, arid carrying on the works for three months, quarierlY Mo unt to 23,0001.; and upon the assumption that the proft. produce would be only 1,000 tons of pig iron, the net at, °4 three months' working was estimated at 4,520/., or an an profit of 18 080/ The ab ov d e ee e m ;t e i d maie of profits,' says the Company's engineer, Will not be excessive, when it is considered that the e Minerals i h, di the Co a 's concessions are worked as cheaply as in the mast f avoured n in irni n n y districts of Great Britain ; that the pre sent selling ant, prices of castings g and wrought iron are fully 40 per :pabove the estimated rates; and that large fortunes have been enn y realised i n Spain by manufacturing iron under the serious Isadv antage of using charcoal as fuel.' tilt : ' 1:_ o he Director s are unable to report upon all their experimental tt:","18 p er ations bey ond the favourable i ndicat ions which con. °ire to encourage their operations, except a. respects the Cinnabar 1 mine, ~,, l at ely discovered, an d now at work at Pola de Lena, which . -- ,Nu.lls the great coal field of Mieres, and is a short distance from me Mines now working by the Spanish Mercury Companies, the Shares of which are now at between 2,000 and 3,000 per cent., pre. ralum. The Directors have the gratification to state that the ore of this valuable metal, already exposed in the Company's mine, is estimated to be worth upwards of 3,600/. ; and the latest reports from the captain miner show that the further workings indicate atilt more cheering prospects, In his report of the 7th of June last, be writes—' We have now found a vein of four feet wide, with good associates, which contains cinnabar throughout. We have tut a very good lode in the "slopes," cast of the winze, the leading branches from three to seven inches in extent. If the lode hold as good as it is now, we shall be able to break from 300Ibs. to 4001bs. Of ° re a day,' On the 16th inst, he writes- 4 1 hasten to inform You twat rpe I have this d a y i ns p ecte d " L a Eugenie' mine; and that this ara nccs are even of a more promising character than any. o 8 we hav e yet met with. The lode in many places carries beau tiful veins of cinnabar.' eu s u l i 'l. , he Directors congratulate the proprietors upon this valuable lt betl 4 ` ti °o, which, when fully developed, they have every reason to 4 . ev e+ will form a very large item in the Company's revenue. T he i ` M and for quicksilver is steady, and the price equally so, by t he I t &Pit of p r e - emption enjoyed by the Spanish Government gi,Most un necessary to add, that every quicksilver company in ._lll returns to its associates a larger revenue than any other corn me cial enter ri .. „„. e p 110. 11,- 4 n . other experiments which the Directors are making They r efer a tanked scale, and guided by a spirit of economy. ;,11.4ettedyothuetoi:threport from their mining correspondent at Infiesto ni f ss iil this instant) , for a detailed account of the trial work .. -,„_ e district. th e 1:11 Directors are enabled to speak with more confidence upon f th e i r r°t Peets of their mining operations in consequence of one . o ing arneturthere whose geological knowledge and experience in min e t .,. as folly appreciated y the public as by themselves, having ally t h —urn erl from a visit o o h e Asturias, during which he person tion -Pee ted the who of the Company's mines. The inform e a d . by h ire l i e b h he collected `in the course of his tour was com . munic f a t t he British a Paper read at the recent meeting at Cambridgeo at t racted Association for the Advancement of Science, and whic h. leek"' aa it merited, much attention amongst the most emine nt l aza _and m ineralogists in the University. rivi ng Directors, therefore, consider themselves justified in n ap t 51 at the conclusion that ;he field of mineral enterprise opened aohuirce:betaionrs. fro Y it • t t he CoMpan from the riches and variety of the minerals m the facility of working them, and from the 0 h re munerative markets at which their produce can be sit„ has n o Parallel in this countr y or in any other district or , a . r eXtent in the de c e o hi nti i n t . e a n n t o ac f t E h u f rOpe. errh the Directors justice to the Political Chief in C a t P r ovince to state that every facility has been afforded by hi m . tie e-r ? i °ll on the operations of the Company. The local autor'. th e v e also forwarded the views of the Company's , h aagents dd tir;_excellent conduct of the native miners has added another tea. ° o3' to th e P ° P • elaton. Peaceable and industrious character of the Asturian PrO i r The Directors have to report that, in conformity with the stit tt ' t ! i°o of the Spanish Commercial Code, ' Regulations for con. t ' ri g the Compan y . as an anonym . ous Society ,' have h have i b ,h t i e s n re d g u i l a y . ° Cater e d i tt satn _ .. .n the archives of the province of . ° i theL-!. limits the responsibility of the Proprietors to the ex . tent of equ'ariinterest hi the capital stock, and confers upon th em privileges Is to those of a royal charter of incorporation in this country. th e In Conformity with the ' Regulations,' your Directois submit liah.a.n.nUal balance.shcet, verified by the auditors, showing the on tittles and a•setie of the Company for the financial y ear e n di ng .tih e 3 0th of April last. rot Noie of th e auditors, Mr. William Campbell Gillan, retires by e atit%%tingly. b ut being eli g ibl e f ur re-e l ect i on, he offers himself ac. (Signed) " G. COLQUITOUN, Chairimn. res olution s Mining Company's Office, June 30, 1845:: hit"1:1 °tlutions approving the report (which was consi d ere d as at ' sr aelorY ) and for carryin g the recommen d at i ons o f t h e 14cetIn's into g separat ed. effect, were unanimously agr ee d t o ; a f ter which the 41. very braci,,, remarkable collection of property, ern- DatZ"fi, Much to interest the connoisseur, is now arranged for pub lirlbition at Robins's Auction Rooms, in Corent.garden, pre tique Yto the sale, which commences on Monday next, and con. liro„ a throughout ' the week. This multitudinous assemblage of le ct ' ed ert ,,Y of every description connected with the fine arts, was col_ atf eh - ,,'Y the late Mr. W. Forster, who was for many years a regular f ort ant at all auctions of interest and attraction, which accounts ter ns e : n an7 rare specimens here found congregated, including i, whilsrt'in Strawberry Hill, and the Duke of Sussex's owlieri‘threasures and relics are without end, which formerly claimed and P with the most exalted persons in the world ; the watch i nter 'Mat ure of th e un f ortunate M ar i e Anto i nette, are peculiarly l 'irit e"n gi as well as many relics connected with Charles the ea rne %_ a d Prince Ch arles Edward ; a cabinet of forty splendid Paesinnon Sa rdonyx, portraying with wonderful effect the l i f e an d in the "our Saviour, may be pronounced unique; it was formerly IlapiesPossession of Pope Leo X., and afterwards of Murat, King of of ._l3lllr. Forster's intention, it appears, was to illustrate the fa ttiii.. _I urns and Cumberland, as well as the lives of the Stu trai t .' a nd their adherents; and in addition to numberless por enh., and scarce prints, many interesting matters will he found Tted with those periods of our history. *co 11 4 . 1 WEATH ER AND Uaoes.—During the last r a ,„ 'reglient and heavy showers have fallen ; and on Friday it i n co d ?, incea ' a ntlY. Some of the crops in the neighbourhood were Net -sequence considerably ; but they have recovered in a l igh t degree from the effects of the rain, owing to the pf the breezes which have since prevailed. The aspect ttant country has now become dike beautiful and luxu and it would be difficult to remember a time when the s.h uh - c ; Whether white or green, gave fairer promise of autumnal tni t imance• Wheat, barley, and oats, are either in ear, or burst krent It, and th e potatoes are com i ng away with scarcely an ap. she, blan k. The g ar d ens, a l so , p resen t a p er f ec t fl us h o f Itixuri til , and ripe strawberries, cherries, &e., have now been added to , 11,,,, 1 ;ce of a more homely and serviceable kind.—Editi/orrgh e : of Tuesday. TIN MATC If AGAINST TI E..--Yesterday a aside t 0 trot iu harness four miles in fourteen minutes, for 101. t jarne oti on t h e Barnet-road, near Whetstone . Mr. Cox tits, e owner of the horse, and Mr. Surridge was the backer of 67 Ihe horse trotted in admirable style, and won the match il'sretelni-Y seconds. TEXPLE G A DEN.—This garden, which has ar il i n ns always been closed to the public, is now thrown open, ',Mors ail themselves every evening of the opportunity air'rcled o a pleasant promenade on the bank., of the Thames. DARTMOUTH BL. eTiOiNi. (FROM OUR CORRMONDENT.) DARTMOUTH, JULY 2, 1845. The nomination took place here this day. T*6 candidates were presented to the electors—Mr. George Moffatt, a Liberal and Free-trader, who was defeated by the late Member, Mr. Somes, in the contest which took place about six months since, and Mr. Henry Prinsep, a gentleman of Conservative opinions, and who, it was said, had held office in India, where he had resided many years. The town exhibited at an early hour all that excitement and bustle usual on ocea-ions of the kind. Bands of music paraded the town, and the colours of the different candidates appeared in the hats and button-holes of their respective sup porters. The hustings were erected in a large open space at the bark of the Fish Market, the Conservatives occupying the western, and the Liberals the eastern wings, at the side of the Mayer. The weather was as bad as bad could be ; torrents of rain descended as if to keep the multi tude cool, and prevent over-excitement. At twelve o'clock the committee and ft iends of Mr. Prinsep arrived, and shortly afterwards the gentlemen who support his opponent, Mr. Moffatt, accompanied with very tasteful ban ners, bearing the mottoes " Moffatt, the Ballot and Extension of the Suffrage," " Reform, Civil and Religious Liberty, and Vote by Ballot," " Moffatt, the Queen's Candidate, Free Trade and No Monopoly," " The People, the Source of all Power," &c. The absence of such paraphernalia among the other party was thui strongly contrasted. The Head Bailiff having by proclamation opened the Court, ARTHUR. BAYLY HARRIS, Esq., proceeded to read the pre cept and the Bribery Act. Then, addressing the people, he requested they would pay peaceable attention to each candidate their movers and seconders, and hear them without inter ruption. Sir Htsrity SEA LE, Bart., was received with mingled cheers and hisses on rising to address the burgesses. He said that when he had last the honour of addressing them, he little thought they should again so soon have been commanded to assemble there. He little thought the Almighty Dispenser of human events would so soon have shown the uncertainty of 'human life, and made manifest the Scripture saying, 44 In the midst of life we are in death."—( Cheers.) He felt unequal to address them, but never in the least had he shrunk from his duty.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") He should, therefore, claim their indulgence during the short time he would detain them. During his late stay in London he had frequently the pleasure of seeing the late Mr. Somes, and he was bound to state that he ca ll e d on hi m a t hi s (Mr. Somes') request, when he (Mr. Somes) expressed his honourable in tention of carrying out his pledge of watching to the utmost the interest of that borough.--( Loud cheers.) The subject of the conversation was railway communication to Dartmouth, and also the packet question. He ( Sir Henry) had pleasure in mentioning this, and paying his respect to the memory of their late Member. He must pass, however, from that to the subject of the future representation. He would only mention one point; in particular, Mr. Some, mentioned that the choice of a representative ought not to be a political question. He (Sir H. Scale) hoped they would consider that it was not a matter of preference the being engaged in ships, in the consideration of a representative in Parliament, but what laws that repre sentative would assist, and to what domestic and foreign policy he would lend his support.—( Cheers and hisses. ) He trusted the electors would stand forward on this occasion fearlessly, and exert themselves to maintain those principles for which they had been so far famed—( Great cheering and hissing). He trusted that, in spite of intimida tion and temptation—(Great uproar)—they would assist those old friends of reform to whom they were indebted that they stood there that day—( Mingled groans and cheers)—that, above all things, they would assist those who would relieve the burdens of the people—(Cheers)—and watch and guard over civil and religious liberty.—( Enthusiastic cheering). When he last had the honour of addressing them, he took the liberty of offering to their notice Mr. Moffatt ; with how much greater confidence could he now offer that gentleman before them, amongst a great many of whom he at that time saw his colours proudly worn.—(Great cheering and uproar.) He was going to state that he saw his colours proudly worn by those who would win an honourable and glorious victory ere to-morrow's sun had sunk beyond yonder hill.—(Cheers.) What he had told them before he could with a good conscience repeat; he had their interest at heart.—(Cheer•, and hisses.) He had the honour of nominating George Moffatt, Esq., as a fit gentleman to represent the borough of Dartmouth in Parliament.— (Mingled cheers and hisses.) JOHN TEAGE, Esq., said Mr. Moffatt came among them at the last contest as a stranger, but with such recommendation of sterling ability—professing strict Liberalism, and, above all, having a heart and conscience to do good to them—that it was with alacrity and without hesitation he came forward to second his nomination —(Partial cheers.) Mr. Moffat was no longer a stranger. He was known to them all, and he, for one, could truly say he had risen 150 per cent. in bis estimation since that time. He would not take up their time longer.—(" No, it's hardly worth while," laughter and uproar.) He knew that should they return Mr. Moffatt, in a very short period one and all would find the benefits of that election. W. L. HOCKIN, Esq., was received with hisses and groans from the opposite party, and with cheers from his own, on sanding forward to address the electors. When the din was .ornewliat hushed, Mr. Hockin said he solicited the same in dulgence for himself—that he should be heard impartially—as had been granted his friend Sir H. Seale. He did not introduce himself to them as a stranger.—(" That's very true.") He had been known to them many years, as professing sentiments which he hoped that day to see established.—( Yells and applause.) In the first place, he was bound to thank the Hon. Baronet for _ . - the admission he had made concerning their late Member, for here was an old proverb and a very good one, " Never say any thing of the dead but what is good," and the Hon. Baronet had adopted those words—as the same respect he ( Mr. Hockin) had paid his father, he (Sir Henry) was willing to pay his departed friend. They had heard the observations of Sir Henry Seale, and observations from him he was willing to believe were entitled to their consideration—( Hear, hear) — but there was an exception to every rule, and, therefore, those which on the present occasion had been made he should throw overboard and • think nothing of.—(" Oh, oh," derisive cheers, and great confusion.) Whatever impression they had made on their minds, they had made none on his.—( Groans.) It was very strange Mr. Moffatt should come there so unexpectedly. —(Uproar, in which the conclusion of this sentence was lost.) They would recollect at the last election they (the Tories) were on the western side of the hustings, and they were on the winning side now.—(Cheers from the supporters of Princeps.) His friend, Sir Henry Seale, at that election spoke of Mr. Moffatt as a literary character, but whether he had taken a degree at Oxford or Cambridge they were yet to be told.—( Groans, yells, and hisses.) He would say nothing more of those on the other side, but propose to them a gentle man distinguished in the governing council of India. He was in that country thirty-five years, and had he stayed there one year more would have been made a general.—(" No, no I" from Mr. Princeps, who, it appears, was in the civil department.) H e was, therefore, well calculated for the discharge of legislative duties in Parliament.—(" No, no," and cheers.) His name was well respected in London, for his father was one of the oldest aldermen.—( Laughter and cheers.) There was a trump for them ; and another was, he was on his road to the East India Board, where they would have the benefit of hi s in . . luence.—( Hisses, partial cheers, and disapprobation.) Sir Henry Seale had paid a great compliment to their de parted friend, Mr. Somes ; Mr. Moffatt had also had the honesty to observe that he was a very enterprising character.— (Cheers.) It was a very unpleasant day, or he would have ! , aid more. He hoped they would not intimidate voters, nor withdraw their custom.—(" Who gave 50/. for a pig?") He begged leave to propose Henry Prinsep, Esq., as a candidate, and solicited for him their support.—( Groans, hisses, and con fusion. ) ROBERT HARRIS, Esq., who seconded the nomination, spoke go low as to be inaudible within a yard or two, in consequence of the great noise at the time prevailing. From the few sen tences we caught we understood him to declare Mr. Prinsep was a firm and consistent Protestant, though he came forward independent and unfettered by any party.. All he wished for _ . was the prosperity of his native town, and if he thought Mr. Moffatt would do more to make them prosperous, he would un- hesitatingly give him his support. GEORGE MOFFATT, Esq., on presenting himself to the electors was received with bursts of hearty cheers from his own side, and partial groaning from his opponents. When both had subsided he thus spoke :—Mr. Mayor and gentleman, the proposer of my honourable opponent ex pressed great surprise that I should again appear among you. Gentlemen, I believe he did not know the high and sacred spirit which exists among you at this moment in the determis nation to maintain the principles of the Constitution.--( Cheers and disapprobation.) That was what induced me to come among you, and I believe him and his party to be very ignorant on that point. I can, therefore, well understand his expression of surprise.—( Great cheering.) It pleased that gent lem in's liberality to put the question whether I had taken a degree at Oxford or Cambridge, as though a gentleman cannot receive a liberal education except at Oxford or Cambridge. —( Cheers. ) It was a fine specimen of the bigotry, intolerance, and narrow mindedness of the party to which he belongs.—(Cheers and hisses. ) I shall now proceed to the more immediate business of the election. I wish to express my unfeigned and sincere regret, in common with our opponents, for the cause which induces us to appear at the present time. I venture to come here at the call of the great party in this town—at the call of that party which unites the mercantile marine and great landed interests of the electors. But, even powerful as your influence is, I should not have responded to your call if I was not per fectly satisfied that I coincide in my opinions with those of my supporters, and that there is not the slightest difference between us.—(Cheers, and great uproar.) On the great questions of domestic policy we are perfectly agreed. The questions of foreign policy are, at present, a'- tracting hut little public notice ; it is not likely, however, we shall disagree with regard to them. I beg to say, should I be placed in the House of Commons, I shall ever be found voting for economy in the public expenses, though I shall be disposed to vote liberal and useful grants to our navy. There is our true greatness, and the only means by which we can main tain our power. As the proper means to keep our posi- . . tion in the c-,mm e rcial wo r ld, I am an advocate for an extension of the principles of free trade. In that position the more widely we extend our trade with foreign nations the greater will be the advantage to ourselves. You, perhaps, recollect that since I came before you, six months ago, there has been another division with regard to the corn laws, and it now seems to be a race between Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell who shall be most forward in condemn ing the principles of those laws.—( Applause and disapproba tion.) Gentlemen, I need scarcely repeat to you that my opinions remain unchanged as to the great questions of domestic policy. In regard to vote by ballot—(Loud cheering)—in regard to an extension of the suffrage, I am as I was before. In regard to the church rates, my opinion is as it was before ; and, in regard to the question now agitating the public mind, I am adver a to any further endowment, out of the public funds, of any sect or denomination whatever.—( Mingled cheers and hisses.) I believe my opponent comes foward as a supporter of Sir Robert Peel, and I hope will explain to you what his principles are.—( Hear.) He must be a very able man if he does, for I think he will then know rather more than Sir Robert Peel himself.—( Laughter and cheers.) I defy any one to say what they are from his address. I hope you will givo him a patient hearing while he explains the principles on which he comes forward in all the great points in which you are interested. He comes among you as a stranger ; I there fore beg of you to show him due courteiy. I thank you for the attention you have paid me, and I trust we shall be success ful. The Hon. Gentleman concluded amid deafening plaudits. H. PRINSEP, Esq., was well received by his adherents, and hootings by his opponents. He said—Mr. Mayor, and gentlemen, electors of Dartmouth ; first, let me thank the gentlemen who have introduced me to you on this oc casion, and next let me intreat a patient hearing, while I explain the principles on which I am here, and my reasons for coming. I appear before you as a stranger, under great disadvantage. My opponent also is a stranger. He too is only a bird of passage—(Yells and great uproar)—and his cause of coining is a vacancy in your representa tion ; but gentlemen, if I am a stranger, the disadvantage every day will remove as our acquaintance increases. —(Cheers.') Gentlemen, I beg to assure you I should not have come among you at all if any gentleman representing the party and prin ciples I do could have been found among your own neighbours. I heard a deputation had been sent to Mr. Newman Hunt, and I waited to see if he could be induced, by any persuasions of hiv friends, to come forward. Had he done so, I should have re tired without seeing a single elector.—(" Make haste home again.") My opponent boasts that he was introduced to you, as I have not been, by a large number of friends. Perhaps it is wrong to allude to t hat topic; that will be tested to-morrow.— ( Oreit theeting.) hilt thy antagonist Challenges me to say *hat are my principles. I stated in my address that I came forward on Conservative principles—( Cheers)—and Tam ready to explain, as I was challenged to:day, what those prin ciples are. There are many kire—almost all who hear me—who remember when the aristocracy alone repre dented the people ; but wh e n the Reform Bill passed itintro duced changes in the Constitution. A new spirit came over the Government. Sir Robert P,el, who had heretofore fought in the ranks of Toryism, saw that Parliament could no longer be conducted on those exclusive principles. —(Uproar.) He saw that the commerci a l and manufacturing interests had obtained a hold on the nation, and that they influenced public opinion to such a degree that, in order to unite all under his standard, he gave them the name of Conservatives. The Hon. Gentleman has stigmatised the principles of the Con.. servatives as narrow-minded and bigoted? Are the measures of the Government narrow -minded and bigoted ? Is there not a charge against Sir Robert Peel that his measures are tno iberal ? Who gave relief to trade in the last session 2—(" Lord John Russell.") Was not all raw material relieved of all customs duties? You say these measures and principles were those of Lord J. Russell. Then why did not Lord J. Russell carry them out? Because he was not a practical man, and knew not how to do it.—(" Who opposed them out of power?'') My rival candidate has alluded to the corn-law, and challenged me to give my opinion on that subject. I say, as long as articles of consumption are subject to duty, a similar duty ought to be laid on corn.—(" We won't have any duties.") Would you like to have foreign corn brought hero for sale ? What would you say ? I recollect a case of a baker, who went to Calais and sent over the bread to compete with those in London. Did the bakers like that, to see their bread sold by the side of that from France ? I quite agree with my rival, that if we could do without any duties that would be beat of all. The business of the nation, however, cannot be carried on without revenues. If one could wipe off the national debt and ail revenue, we could take off all duties, in cluding the income-tas.—(Confusion.) The Hon. Gentleman who proposed my antagonist, and whom I hope one day to call my friend, very properly said there were two things to consider in the choice of a representative—to carry on the affairs of the nation and to look after local interest. I fear not comparison with my antagonist in either point. My life has been spent, in administering the law in one of our colonies, of which I was one of the representatives. I must, therefore, be qua lified to judge—(" You are not going to judge us") --of the legislation of this country. Who is best able to forward it?—(" Mr. Moffatt, not you.") One who brings influence to command attention in the House—who understands the way to carry measures which he has shown elsewhere, and which he hors to show there.—( Cheers and hisses.) And, gentlemen, with respect to the other ground, the power of supporting the particular interest of the borough. Has my honourable antagonist stated anything he can do which I should not be able also to do ?—( Hear, hear.) He has told you to-day about the railway and the packets. On that scure, too, I can challenge com parison. With respect to railways, I had a large number of shares in the South Devon Railway, and I am also a director of another line.—(" So may a footman be.") A nd I know what it is : the local interest of Plymouth is opposed to the real interest of the railway itself and of this town. I assure you, should I be chosen your representative, local interest shall not prevail against you, and I engage myself to carry through a ralway communication between this town and London at the earliest possible oppor tunnity.—( Great confusion and uproar.) Having answered the challenge of my antagonist, I have only now to speak of the cordial manner—(" How about the Maynooth grant?" Loud cries of " Maynooth," and great uproar.) Show to morrow, at the poll, that your satisfaction is complete. Gen tlemen, I rely on you to come early to the poll to-morrow, and show my antagonist you approve of those principles which he has called bigoted and narrow- minded, and stigmatised as un worthy your support. I have to ascribe a great deal of the favour shown me to the circumstance of my being a stranger and speaking here for the first time ; therefore, I have the advan tage of the honourable gentleman. If the day had not been unfavourable, I should have entered more largely into my principles, but as you are all standing in the wet I will bring the matter to a close.—( Applause, hisses, and confusion. ) A show of hands was then called for by the Mayor, who after repeating it, the numbers being so even, declared it in favour of Mr. Prinsep. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Moffatt, and each party marshalled their forces at the sound of " the merry fife and drum" from the scene of action to their respective head quarters. DARTMOUTH, THURSDAY, JULY 3. CLOSE OF THE POLL. The following is the list of the numbers polled from nine till four o'clock, and the ultimate majority in favour of Mr. Moffat:— Prinsep. Moffat. 9 o'clock .. 102 111 Majority for Moffat, 14. ... 123 MUNIFICENT B QUESTS. ST. BOTOLI'II, BISHOPSGATE.—At a Vestry, holden on Thursday in the parish church, the Rev. Dr. Russell, the Rector, in the chair, the inhabitants were inflmned that their late respected fellow-parishioner, Mr. Henry Scambler, had bequeathed 2,0001. to the rector and churchwarden, in trust, to pay the interest and dividends yearly to six poor persons of good life and conversation, to be no:ninated by the inha bitants, of which communication a suitable record was, on the motion of Mr. Rodgers, seconded by Mr. Deputy Pea cock, ordered to be entered upon the minutes ; and, in addi tion to the above, the same excellent gentleman has given to the treasurer of the St. Botolph ward schools, in aid of their funds, the sum of 1,0001. ASSOCIATION FOR CLEANSING TOWNS. The anniversary meeting of this association was held yester day at the Hanover-square Rooms, the Duke of Grafton, in the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, took the chair, supported by the Marquis of Lorne, Mr. Bucking ham, Mr. P. Borthwick, M.P., Mr. Rashleigh, M.P., the Earl of Devon, Lord Rancla;:h, Mr. Wakley, M.P., Mr. B. B. Cabbell, the O'Conor Don, Mr. H. L. Keeling, Mr. Wyun Ellis, and several other gentlemen of rank and distinction. On being called to the chair, The Duke of GRAFTON' said that he regretted, on account of the meeting as well as on his own, that the numerous en gagements of his Royal Highness prevented his attendance to. day. The same excuse was to be made for Lord Ashley, Lord Winchilsea, and other gentlemen who had promised to attend. Mr. COCHRA NE said that, as an inexperienced speaker, he had to pray the indulgence of the meeting for his inability, and perhaps he might say for his imprudence, in occupying the po sition which he had consented to take. He was prepared to show that, in the first place, the streets could be kept so clean as to prevent the accumulation of any dirt or mud whatever; in the s econ d, th a t th e accomp li s hi ng o f thi s desirable object would give employment to at least forty thousand persons; and, thirdly, that this would be done without any expense whatever to its promoters. During the last winter fifty persons had been employed for the purpose of clearing the streets, and the object had b een so e ff ectua ll y o b ta i ned, t h at t h e l ea di n g per sons in the great th oroug hf ares h a d b een rea d y t o bear the whole expens e th emse l ves , rat h er t h an i t shou ld h e neg lected. He felt that the s oc i a l com f or t o f t h e commun i ty an d the hap piness of many thousand s were i nvo l ve d , an d h e mus t persist in the discharge of the siuty which the Committee had in im posed. An o th er ex p er i ment h a d b een ma d e t hi s year the Strand, when seventy individuals had been engaged, and the result had been equally satisfactory. The Government, however, had far outdone them in their efforts for this great public benefit, and it was an established fact that great unpleasantness was experienced, and very serious loss was su s tained by th e acc umulation of dirt in the streets. The Health of Towns Commission had shown how detrimental this accumulation of filth was to the well-being of the community. From calculations which had been made, on the basis that a single man could cleanse one thousand square feet daily, on this basis the large towns of the city could: occupy at least 40,000 labourers ; and if they were to take the whole, not less than 100,000 persons would find constant em pl oymen t i n p r omoting the health of the community. From other calculations it appeared that in the metropolitan district, which was of course the worst of all, the average expense to each house for a thorough cleansing of all the streets would be 7s. a-year, or a a-day. In the parish of St. James's the rate was some thing higher, but the cost was so small that it was not only advisable but absolutely incumbent on the inhabitants of this great city. They had had a meeting on the 14th of last month, which was but thinly attended, but through the able reports of the press the attention of the public had been so turned to the subject that on the 25th of the same month an advertisement had appeared in the Morning Post, announcing that the Commissioners of Sewers for the City of London had determined to have every street, and alley, and court, swe pt—th e, poor man's street as weil as the rich man's—thi,roughly swept and cleansed every day. Such was one of the effects of the efforts which had been made. The great inconvenience of the evil which the Association was desirous to remove was familiar to all who knew how much pieces of furniture, and articles of vertu were injured from the dust which syss blown into the house, whenever tile windows were left open even for a short time. The passengers in the street, the ladies especially, he was quite sure, would go with him, for 1w had no doubt that those present had many an unpleasant reminiscence of a valuable dress being spoiled by crossing the streets after a shower of rain. The inconveniences within doors were evident, yet, notwithstanding all this, they had serious obstacles to en counter from the authorities, who had more ?specially the care of the paving of towns. The Sanatary Report of the Parlia mentary Commissioners contained a series of frightful facts, showing that the loss of life incurred by bad ventilation and uncleansed streets absolutely amounted to double the number of those who had been killed by the allied armies at the battle of Waterloo. He was obliged to the audience for the patience with which they had listened to him, but he was quite sure that he had no other object than that which was connected with hu manity when he stated that there were 21 1 0,000 individuals constantly requiring employment.—( Hear, hear.) He be lieved that the character of the people mainly depended en the lower classes being fully employed, and if they could by assist ing in the employment of this large number of the people prevent 40,000 persons, perhaps of the best portion of the lower order of the population, from leaving the country. He deeply felt the importance of this subject, but he thought that when a man strongly recommended he ought to be ready to bear any portion of the risk. Now, so firmly was he convinced of the truth of the principles which the Association wished to set forward that he was ready, if the authorities of the parish of St. George would engage to employ one man for every 1,500 yards—that is, from 130 to 140 men for six months—he himself was perfectly ready to guarantee the whole of the expense. He concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the cleansing of the streets and alleys was of consequence to the health of the inhabitants, and must ultimately prove advantageous in a pecuniary view to the puhlic. G. JONES, Esq., seconded the resolution, and said that the object of this association was one of the noblest which could be devised, namely, the employment of the poor. In a free coun try there ought to be no such thing as a workhouse, and espe cially when that workhouse was a bastile. Give employment to the poor, and the workhouse would be rased to the ground or converted into an asylum for aged helplessness and infirmity, where its inmates might enjoy the advantages of the free air and a healthf u l res id ence, instead of those abodes of misery which the workhouses of the present day had become. Mr. P. Bo ItTil WICK moved the second reso l u ti on , an d s t a t e d, in the course of his observations, that the cost of cleansing the city of Edinburgh was about 12,0001., while the gain from the sale of the refus e was 10,01;01. It was a fact, a s lament able as it was certain, notwithstanding the almost miraculous wealth which pervaded every town of the country, at least one tenth of the population was in a state of pauperism. This was owing to no indolence or indisposition on the part of those in dividuals to use every exer ti on t o o bt a i n an h onest li ve lih oo d . The object of this Society, though it begun no higher than the cleansing of the streets, was not less than to reduce the number of 300,000, who were in this state of helplessness by 40,000 individuals, and was inti mately connected with the progress of civilisation and happi ness. Ho then proposed a resolution to the effect that the cleansing of the public thoroughfares would not only tend to employ the poor, but to the preservation of buildings and works of art, and be beneficial to the housekeeper, the shopkeeper, and the passenger in the streets.—(Cheers.) Mr. Ltmt HANSARD, after a neat speech, seconded the resoittioti which was adopted unanimously. Mr. J. E. PASTIER moved the third resolution, that it was of grest importance to prevent the numerous accidents which occurred from the defective paving and cleansing of the streets of the metropolis. The resolution was unanimously adopted. In the absence of Lord Ranelagh, it was moved by a gentleman whose name we could not learn, " that it was in the highest degree adviseable that the inde pendent labourer should supersede the helpless pauper." Lord Ranelagh, whose name was associated with every cha ritable purpose, had been unable to return in time to take charge, as he desired, of this resolution. He believed it was a remark of Lord Ashley's, who was detained by his duty in a Committee of the House of Commons, who had authorised him to say that he was heart and soul with the meeting, that wealth had its duties as well as its privileges, and to this he might append another observation, that if poverty had its suf ferings, it had also its rights. Mr. P. GRAHAM seconded the resolution. Mr. B. BOND CARRELL moved the thanks of the Meeting to the Noble Chairman. . - - . After the motion had been seconded, it was put by Mr. Cabbell, and carried unanimously. The Duke of GRAFTON returned thanks, and stated the gratification which he had enjoyed in presiding on the occasion, and said that he thought the . Society, low as it might seem, was one of great importance. The meeting, which was numerously and most respectably attended, a great number of ladies of rank and position being present, then separated. L4W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goutstrax.) IN RE JOHN AND JOHN IL REAY. This day was fixed for the adjourned last examination of the bankrupts, who carried on business as wine-merchants in Mincing-lane, and whose bankruptcy caused a panic in the trade that has not yet subsided. The Court was crowded to excess. Mr. Bovill appeared to oppose the bankrupt's application upon the part of the assignees, Mr. E. James for John Reay, son., and Mr. Lloyd, as solicitor for John Robert Reay, jun. The joint balance-sheet commenced on the Ist of January, 1844, when the partnership took place, on which day there was a balance in the ledger to the credit of John Reay of 95,722/. 6s. 2d., which had been reduced in the balance sheet by writing off bad debts previously. The following is the result : The creditors amount to., ................ .........£ 97,340 5 And the liabilities to 115,319 17 2 £212,700 2 3 The assets consist of—Good debts ... ... £16,932 19 0 Good bills 1,799 7 6 Stock £32,584 14 1 But a great deal of this stock belonged to John Reay before his nephew joined him, and is now in his name in the docks, and it is a question whether it belongs to his separate estate. The official assignee said that his report mentioned several facts which were highly creditable to the bankrupts. After a great deal of discussion, it was agreed that all objections should be reduced to writing, and that the bankrupts should be allowed time to answer them. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO IV-STREET. His Excellency the Belgian Consul, M. Hermenegild Cas tellain, waited upon Mr. Jardine yesterday afternoon, to con sult his worship respecting the conduct of the treasurer of Covent•garden Theatre, Mr. Robertson, who had been to the house and abruptly locked it up, leaving some members of the Brussels company, with a great quantity of their music and other property, inside. His Excellency stated that the company had been engaged to perform Les Huguenots at Drury-lane Theatre, on Friday evening, by the express desire of the King of Belgium, and unless they could have immediate access to their music (to say nothing of the detention of a portion of their own body), the greatest possible inconvenience would be occasioned. No reason had been assigned by the treasurer for his extra ordinary conduct. The Magistrate expressed his surprise at a proceeding apparently so unjustifiable, and entered into conversation with the Consul, who shortly afterwards retired from the Court. At a later period his Excellency again attended, and informed his worship that a party had been sent to one of the managing proprietors of the theatre, who had expressed his astonishment at such conduct, especially as no money was owing to the pro prietors from the company. He had promised to see the trea surer upon the subject, and therefore it was expected that the interference of the magistrate would not be necessary. Mr. JARDINE sat on the bench till half-past five, but nothing more of the matter was broached in Court. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. George Hickmott, butler in the service of Mr. A. W. Robarts, Hill-street, was brought before Mr. Maltby, for final examination, charged with embezzlement and forgery. Charlotte Ann Robarts, the wife of Mr. Abraham Wilday Robarts, of 26, Hill-street, Berkeley-square, said the prisoner had been in the service of her husband, as butler, for about a year. On the 4th of April, witness gave the prisoner a cheque for 41. 17s. 6d. to pay same tradesmen's accounts, and among them a bill for l/. 14s. owing to Mr. Smethurst, lamp-manu facturer, New Bond-street. The prisoner brought the bill the next day, receipted in the name of Thomas Finn. Thomas Finn said, he managed the business of Mr. Smethurst, in Bond-street. The receipt at the bottom of the bill was not in his handwriting. The money had never been paid. Mrs. Robarts next deposed that, on the 26th of June, she gave the prisoner a second cheque for 71. 15s. to pay other bills with. The prisoner brought her two bills, purporting to be receipted, one from Mr. Thornhill, cutler, of Bond-street, for 3/. i s., the other from Messrs, Rippon and Burton, of Oxford street, for 3/. is. Mr. Thornhill said the name of " Charles Williamscn," at the foot of his bill was a forgery. John Summers, assistant to Messrs. Rippon and Burton, said the name of " John Simmons," at the foot of his bill, was a forgery. Pidice-sergeant Rogers, C 5, said he was called to take charge of the prisoner. The prisoner begged Mr. Robarts to forgive him, and declared that only two bills were wrongly re turned as paid. The prisoner said the words he used were, that one or two other bills, besides those known, were all he had omitted to pay. The prisoner made no defence, and was fully cemmitted. 11 7 0.11 P-8 TREE T. Yesterday a young man, of very decent appearance, named William Warren,•bv trade a shoemaker, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged, upon his own confession, with having attempted to murder his wife by cutting her throat, and also with subsequently making a determined attempt at self-destruction. Policeman King, 83 H, stated that between eleven and twelve o'clock on the morning of the 18th ult. he observed a large crowd assembled round the surgery of a Mr. Moore, in the Beth nal - green-rose, and on entering the house found a woman seated on a chair, with a frightful wound in her throat, which the surgeon was in the act of sewing up. he woman was convey e d as quickly as possible to the London Hospital, and was in too critical a condition then to be questioned; but on inquiring of the bystanders he learned that the injury had beers inflicted by her husband (the prisoner), at No. 5, Not tingham-street, Waterloo-town. On reaching that house he found that the prisoner himself had shortly before been discovered by a man lodging in the house lying en his face in the passage, with his th roa t cut in four places, and that he had been removed to the hospital. A lodger stated that, while at work in the next room to the prisoner's, he was alarmed by the screams of a woman, and that on hastening out the prisoner's wife rushed past him into the street, with blood streaming profusely from her throat, and endeavouring to staunch it with her apron. In the centre of aro an on the ground floor the witness found two large pools of blood, and close to them a shoemaker's knife, much stained, and the point broken off, and the side pannel of the door through which the woman had passed was also blood stained from th e i mpression of the woman's fingers. The wit ness had made inquir y, aw -r h e , has the s s io prisoner's s t o h n e e r's unfortunate wife, the prisoner an d hi s wife were present at the time of the transaction. o Sarah N o ir d a i but could no t ascer t a i n th a t any per son s s e d beeny ounga n woman, innea'e of the Lo n d on H ospital, now attended with her mother a n occurrenceeatly dressed and sister, but was in such a state of exhaustion and agitation that she was allowed to be seated doing the examination. She stated that she had been married five years to the prisoner, by whom she had twochildren, and that up to the transaction'which gave rise to these proceedings they had lived upon the most affectionate terms with each other. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on the morning of Wednesday fortnight they were sitting at work together in the back parlour of the house, when some angry words ensued between them respecting a brass ring she had been wearing, and which she had taken off her finger, declaring she would wear it no longer. Her hus band then asked her what Lad become of her wedding-ring, and, in a reproachful manner, charged her with having then a gold ring. which he said had been presented to her by another man, concealed in her bosom. She denied this accusation, and told him that in consequence of his violent behaviour towards her, she was determined to leave him altogether. He asked her what then was to become of their children, and if she in tended to take them with he r ? Sh e replied that she did; but the instant she had uttered this declaration, the prisoner, who was isi a stet,: of viol en t ag i tat i on, and who had keen at work with a knife in his hand, started up, and exclaiming, " Then you shall belong to no one else," sprang towards her, and seizing her by her hair dragged her head back, and drew the knife across her throat. lie then cut his own throat rapidly in three or four places, and fell to the ground, and she, making an energetic effort, attempted to rush out of the room, but from exhaustion and alarm staggered and fell. She almost instantly, however, recovered her feet, and hastening into the street, made her way to the nearest surgeon's, by whom her wound was dressed, and who ordered her instant removal to the hospital. (At the conclusion of this statement the witness, ho had been gradually sinknig while giving her testimony, suddenly fell back into the arms of one of her friends, and was carried fainting out of the court. ) Mr. lIINGIIAaI said it would be impossible, in her present exhausted condition, to take the p o or woman's depwition that day, but he was ready to hear any remarks the prisoner might wish to offer upon her evidence. The prisoner, who look-d very pale and was much affected, said, in a faint voice, that his wife's statement was perfectly correct to a certain extent, but that she had omitted several material facts in her account of the transaction. When his wife took the ring off her finger, he asked her if a man, with whom he believed she had been long acquainted, and about whom she had been constantly tormenting him almost ever since their marriage, had not given her a gold ring, and where she had placed it. She made him no answer, and signifi cantly• painting her finger towards her bosom, left the room ; but almost immediately • retu rned, and, telling him that she had thrown the ring away, said that the man to whom he alluded had already suffered quite enou g h f or h er sa k e, and that she should leave him altogether, and take with her the two children, a girl and a boy, who, she said, would then be made a lady and gentl e man. At this ob servation he felt so dreadfully excited that, losing all control over himself, and scarcely knowing what he was about at the time, he instantly rose and cut her throat with the knife he was working with, his hand being 'stayed while he was doing so by hearing his wife entreatingly say to him, s. Don't, don't, my dear, I will not leave you !" but he remembered nothing further. It being intimated to the Magistrate th a t t h e medical and a number of other witnesses were not then present, Mr. Bing. ham ordered the prisoner to be brought up on the ensuing day, that the remainder of the evidence might be taken and the case completed against him, and directed the officers to see that the wiinesses were in attendance. On ibeing removed from the bar the prisoner, w h o was cry cry- ing bitterly, entreated permission to see his wife, if but for a moment; this was of course complied with, and the wife was gently led towards him, when they kissed and embraced each other with the deepest affection, without either apparently being capable of utterin g a word, and the prisoner was then led to the cells. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co lonial Office for the Governor-General of Canada, and siz:o for the Governors of the other North American Provinces RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE LINE, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Laurie. of a place near Dumfries, was examined at some length respecting the cattle traffic which it was presumed would pass along the line. Mr. Christie, Mr. Miller, and other witnesses, gave evidence as to the superiority of the general traffic of the lice compared with its rival the Caledonian, when the Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow, counsel intimating to their Lordships that they thought it would be possible fur them to close their case by to morrow evening. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 3. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. CORN WALL RAILWAY. The Earl of St. GERMANS presented a number of petitions in favour of the Cornwall Railway, which were referred to the Conitnittee on the Bill. UNION OF PARISHES IN IRELAND. The NOBLE EARL also laid on the table a Bill relating to the union of parishes in Ireland. He said he should explain its objects on the second reading. NEW SOUTH WALES. Lord POLWART presented a petition, signed by the Speaker and by several of the Members of the Assembly of New South Wales, complaining of the late alterations in the law relating to the sale of lands. Also a petition signed by 4,400 shareholders and merchants of Sydney and its vicinity, praying the Legislature of this country to make provision for the better security of land in the more remote settlements. GAMING AND WAGER BILL. Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the second reading of this Bill. He said its object was to put a stop to the qui tam actions which had been brought against several persons, some of whom were members of their Lordships' House, and to amend the law relating to the suppression of common gambling-houses, and to amend the law relating to wagers. The present plan, which required that two householders should sign an information before a house in which gambling was suspected to be carried on could be entered would be abolished and placed in the hands of a superintendent of police, who would have to make a statement to the Commissioners to that effect, who would use their discretion as to whether the house should be entered or not by the police, and that wherever dice and other implements of gambling were found, they should be taken as a sufficient evidence that gambling was carried on, though the per sons found in the house might not be actually engaged in "play ;" and that billiard-rooms, in which gambling was frequently carried on, should be licensed by the magis trates in the same way as other places of entertainment. With respect to wagers, by the law as it now stood wagers were recoverable by aw except in certain instances. If the bet did not exceed 10/. it was a legal wager, but if it exceeded that amount it was illegal. The Bill proposed that no bet whatever should be recoverable before any court of law—putting bets entirely out of the protection of the law. In cases where money was lost by cheating, the party guilty of the cheating should be an object of punishment. These were the chief provisions of the Bill. After a few words from Lord Campbell, Lord Brougham, and the Lord Chancellor, Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that the amendment suggested by the Noble Lord could be considered when the Bill was in Committee. The Bill was then read a second time. Lord BROUGHAM presented twenty-two petitions against the Cornwall Railway Bill. RAILWAY BILLS. The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD said he would now embrace the opportunity of calling the at tention of the House to the following resolu tions of which he had given notice. He was glad to find that the seven resolutions which bad been prepared by the Select Committee of the House of Com mons were in perfect accordance with the three resolu tions which he proposed. He now moved that they be added to the standing orders. The first resolution—" That before any road, or canal, or railway, or dock Bill shall be read a first time, there be laid on the table of this House a statement of the length and breadth of the space which is intended or sought to be taken for the proposed works, and to give up which the consent of the owners of the land has not been obtained ; together with the names of such owners, and the heights above the sur face of all proposed works on theground of each owner"— was then put and carried. The second resolution—" That a return shall also be presented at the same time of the names of the owners or occupiers of any houses situated within three hundred yards of the proposed works, who shall have before the 31st December preceding the in troduction of the Bill into Parliament deposited written objections to the said railway with the public officer appointed to receive the plans of the said railway within the parish or township in which their property is situate, or if the railway should not be proposed to be carried through that township, in the one through which the railway is to pass in the manner objected to by the above-mentioned parties"—was also carried. The third resolution—" That where any party or parties have appeared and contested any such Bills at the bar or in the Committees of the House, it shall be lawful for the House or Committees, if in their discretion they shall think fit, to direct the costs of such party or parties to be paid by the opposite party promoting the Bill"—was then proposed. After some discussion the further consideration of the resolutions was postponed until to-morrow, when Lord Brougham said he would bring forward a fourth reso lution. SLAVERY IN BRAZIL. The Earl of ABERDEEN laid on the table a Bill to give effect to the convention lately entered into between this country and Brazil for the suppression of the slave trade, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. BANKS (IRELAND). The Earl of RIPON moved the committal of this Bill. He said the Bill would place the banking system of Ireland upon a perfectly satisfactory footing, and prevent the people of Ireland from being exposed to over-speculation through an excessive issue in the currency. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE entertained no ob jection to the principle of the Bill. On the contrary, he thought it was a Bill founded upon good principles, but he wished to point out a defect in one of its details. The present five banks in Ireland were permitted to issue beyond their average circulation only on condition that they had specie in their coffers to meet the additional amount. He considered the Hibernian Bank and the Royal Bank were entitled to the same privileges on the same security. They were banks which had conferred the greatest advantage on the community, and he saw no reason why their circulation should be restricted. He considered it was a case of great hardship, if not in justice, to do so. If the Noble Earl opposite (the Earl of Ripon) would not introduce a clause to that effect, he should feel bound to do so himself when the Bill was in Committee. Lord MONTEAGLE agreed with the general prin ciple of the Bill, but there were one or two of its minor details which he should be glad to see altered in Com mittee. The Bill gave to joint-stock banks, having thirty or forty provincial branches throughout Ireland, power to establish a metropolitan circulation ; and, in his opinion, most unwisely so. He should not, however, make any attempt to alter the provisions of the Bill in this respect, but he would advise the great joint-stock bank ing companies of the sister kingdom not to participate in a metropolitan circulation, or they might rely upon it the experiment would prove an utter failure, and give rise to the existence of no small distress in Ireland. The Earl of RIPON spoke a few words in reply, and their Lordships afterwards went into Committee on the Bill. The whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the Rouse having resumed, the Noble Chairman reported accordingly. The Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave notice of his intention to-morrow to move for certain returns relating to the South Sea Fisheries. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Lord DENMAN moved the second reading of this Bill, the object of which was to repeal that part of the crimi nal law which makes it imperative on the judge to pass a particular sentence on convicted criminals. Lord CAMPBELL highly approved of the three clauses to which his Noble and Learned Friend referred. He thought they would be a great improvement on the criminal law. With respect to one clause he must object to it. If a man held up his hand, or committed the most trivial of fence, a discretionary power existed even for that small offence to imprison the criminal for three years, either with solitary confinement or hard labour. He thought that clause ought to be greatly modified, if not struck out altogether. After a few words from the Earl of DEVON, Lord BROUGHAM thought that the present Bill was a great improvement on the law. The meaning of it was not that of a trivial assault, but that of a great assault, which should receive an adequate amount of punishment. He thought, however, that the amend ments could be introduced in Committee. A desultory conversation then ensued, in which the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and Lord Denman, took part. The Bill was then read a second time. The West India Islands Relief Bill was read a third time and passed. Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 3. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four. The Lords' amendments to the Newcastle and Dar lington Railway Bill (Brandling Junction) were agreed to on the motion of Mr. HODSON HINDE. The Lords' amendments to the Edinburgh and Glas gow Railway were agreed to. The Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Bill was read a third time and passed. IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. On the motion that the Irish Great Western Railway Bill be read a third time, Mr. WARBURTON said he had, on a former occa sion, called the attention of the Government to the fact of the House acting with respect to this measure against the opinion of the Standing Orders Committee; and the First Lord of the Treasury had declared that the House ought to keep a tight rein over this Bill. He had, however, not perceived that any difference had been made with respect to this Bill than to others, the proceedings in which had been regular. He had reminded the House of these facts, and in so doing he had only done his duty, and having done that he left the House to do what they thoug ht proper with the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET was not in the House when the Bill was proposed for a s-cond reading, or he should have called the attention of the House to the cir cumstances connected with the measure. He thought that a very bad precedent had been set with respect to this measure, and one that he hoped the House would not in future follow. Mr. LABOUCHERE was in the House when the Bill was read a second time, but he believed that his worthy friend who moved it, did it in so modest a manner, that no Member, with the exception of himself and the Speaker, knew that it had been read a second time. He hoped the circumstances that had attended the progress of this measure would never take place again. The Bill was then read a third time. Mr. F. FRENCH proposed several clauses, which after some short discussion, were referred to the Standing Or der Committee, and the further proceedings on the Bill were postponed till to-morrow. The Bermondsey Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. BRIDGEWATER NAVIGATION AND RAIL WAY BILL. The Lords' amendments to the Bridgwater Navigation and Railway Bill were agreed to. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Waterford and Kil kenny Railway were agreed to. The Bristol Parochial Rates (No. 2) Bill was reported. SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER RAIL WAY. The Lords' amendments to the Southampton and Dor chester Railway Bill were agreed to. LUNACY. _ _ Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Capt. Digby, of the Royal Navy, complaining of being forcibly taken out of his house, and taken to a lunatic asylum, where he was deprived of all communication with his friends, and kept in confinement sixteen weeks. The petitioner prayed that, before the Lunacy Bill passed, a Committee might be appointed to inquire into the man ner in which persons were used that were charged with being lunatics. The Hon. Member presented several other petitions from different individuals to the same effect. [The petitions were ordered to be printed with the votes, the Hon. Member giving notice of his intention to found a motion upon them.] The Hon. Member also presented a petition from Dundee, complaining of the new Poor-law Bill for Scotland, and especially that no provi sion had been made in it for the able-bodied poor ; a petition from Edinburgh, which prayed also that a clause might be added to the Bill, declaring that the able bodied poor in Scotland were as much entitled to relief as in England ; a similar petition from Aberdeen, MONEY GRANTS TO DISSENTERS. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from 320 Baptist congregations assembled in Leicester on the 27th June, praying the House to withhold from Dissenting congre gations the Parliamentary grant, better known as the Regium Donum ; also a petition from a gentleman in Cheshire, complaining that his servant, who had been ordered to set traps to catch rabbits, was fined 10/. on the prosecution of the Rev. James Mannering. He prayed the House that some alteration might be made in the game-laws, in so far as private property was concerned. MEDICAL BILL—SHORT TIME BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from the practitioners of London in favour of the Medical Prac titioners Bill ; also a petition from the wool-combers of Bradford, in favour of a short time Bill. SPIRIT TRADE IN IRELAND. Mr. ARK WRIGHT presented a petition from whole sale spirit merchants in Ireland, praying for such a modification of the law as would put them on the same footing with the trade in England. FLOUR AND BISCUIT ACT. In answer to a question from Mr. HUTT, as to whe ther a new Flour and Biscuit Act would be introduced this session, before the present one should have expired, Sir G. C LERK said it would be his duty in the pre sent session to introduce such a Bill. ___ _ SPANISH COLONIAL SUGAR. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to put a question to the First Lord of the Treasury relative to a dispatch of Lord Aberdeen, on the subject of the admission of Spanish colonial sugar into this country. Sir R. PEEL, having had no notice of the question, was not at that moment prepared to reply to it. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. DIVETT then rose, and said that he had to in troduce to the attention of the House a matter which was considered in the highest degree difficult oven by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, who more than once had stated that great caution was necessary in its consideration, and as such it was with extreme reluctance that he was now compelled to bring the subject before the House. The petition of his honourable friend Mr. Jasper Parrot had been ordered to be printed, and he trusted that the House, after due deliberation, would come to the conclu sion that the parties commencing this action had been guilty of a gross breach of the privileges of the House. He considered that it was an essential point tnat the House should take care that an individual should not be immeasurably harassed by proceedings of this kind. His friend had been summoned by the Noble Lord (Lord Ashley) to give evidence before the Committee on the Medical (Poor) Relief Bill, and he did there give evi dence as he (Mr. Divett) believed in a satisfactory and truthful manner. Before he stated more on the subject he should refer to a precedent which was ex actly similar. The case occurred in the year 1696, and he would now read it to the Rouse. The Hon. Member then read the minutes of the pro ceedings to which he had referred, and said that the case he had read furnished a clear precedent for the course he called upon the House to take. Mr. Parrot now came before them by petition, and claimed their pro tection. He (Mr. Divett) was fully aware of all the difficulties that would surround the course he advised; but the time had come when it was necessary to vindicate the powers and privileges of the House. There was no use blinking the matter any longer. In this case it was necessary, in the first place, to protect the person of the party who had given evi dence before that House, and, in the second place, to take such measures as would secure their privileges against future proceedings of this nature. He would not go further into the subject at present, but move that the party who had brought this action, with the agents and lawyers in the case, be summoned to attend at the bar of the House to-morrow. Mr.WYNN, who spoke sitting, and also was very in distinctly heard in the gallery, said, that he could not but be astonished, after all that had taken place, per sons should be found desirous of trying the ex periment, how far they might go in committing acts in contempt of that House.—(Hear, hear.) He thought, however, that before they proceeded any further, it would be well to ascertain the truth of the facts stated in the petition. He had not the slight est doubt as to the respectability of the peti tioner ; but it would be necessary to prove that the words which had been complained of; had been spoken by a witness as evidence before a. Committee of the House of Commons. The House had two courses open to them to pursue, namely, either to take the matter up immediately as a breach of the pri vileges of that House, or to allow it to proceed. It would be a perfectly good answer to the action for the de - fendant to plead that he had spoken the words complained of as evidence given before the House of Commons. The House might commit the plaintiff at once, but that course would be attended with inconvenience, as the parties re sided in the country. If this were not the case, he did not think there would be any objection to the motion of the Hon. Gentleman. Mr. DIVETT said the agents of the parties resided in London, and could attend the House to-morrow. The reason he had asked the House to proceed in this matter at once was, that Mr• Parrot was obliged to plead to the action to-morrow. Sir R. PEEL said that the facts of the case appeared to him these :—A gentleman had been called upon to give evidence as to the medical treatment of the poor. He had been compelled, by a warrant issued from the Speaker, to appear at the bar of the House, to give evi dence as to the medical management of the poor. He appeared, and he (Sir R. Peel) had every reason to believe he gave his evidence with perfect consistency. In consequence of the evidence so given that gentleman had been threatened with an action, and the result of that action was that Mr. Parrott had thrown himself on the House for protection, pleading, at the same time, that the evidence he had given was in accordance with the exercise of his duty to that. House. If those were the circumstances of the case, he could not conceive any stronger claim far protection. He thought that, so far as Mr. Parrott was concerned, he had every claim in jus tice and equity to protection. He (Sir R. .Peel) cer tainly could not conceive a greater encroachment on the privileges of the House than the case that had been brought before them. He considered that delay in such cases was dangerous. In the late case of Howard he had expressed his doubts as to the policy of the plan that was then pursued ; but he thought they were now united as to the consideration of the method to be followed.—(Hear.) He was not to be deterred from taking that course which he con sidered best.—(Hear.) It was necessary to have the principal before the House as well as the attorney. — (Hear, hear.) It was necessary to have him before them to state whether the charge was true as stated—to ex plain whether certain words were spoken or not. The best course would be to call on Mr. Phillips to appear at the bar of the House, and ascertain from his own lips the statement that had been promulgated. The Hon. Gentleman opposite had said that Mr. Parrott was to appear in court to-morrow, He should not like at present to give any decision on that matter until more opportunity had been given for further inquiry. Mr. DIVETT observed that by applying to a judge Mr. Parrot might obtain further time to plead. Sir G. GREY said, the best way would be for Mr. Parrot to appear at the bar of the House with his at torney, so that the House might be put in a position of knowing what had actually occurred. Mr. WARBURTON quite agreed that the first per son who should be called bethre the House was Mr. Parrott, in order that he might substantiate his de claration. In his petition he had stated, that never, r p d u s bl s i o sh o e t t r t e h d upon any occasion, except that of giving his evidenc e e w before o t i h l e s r C g o o d m a m g i a t i t o e e s t , had him h e Fo sp r o th k e e s n e o w r he claimed their p r otection. —(Hear.) Everybody who knew Mr. Parrot must be glad to find that he came forward —though not voluntarily—to defend the Poor-law C o mmissioners. He was the representative of the board of guardians when he gave this evidence re specting Mr. Phillips. He understood that Mr. Parrot's attorney was in waiting, and he thought that they ought to hear his evidence. Mr. DIVETT moved that Augustus Henri• Moore be called to the bar of the House. The motion having been agreed to, The SPEAKER ordered him to be called to the bar forthwith, whereupon the Sergeant-at-Arms ushered him in. Augustus Henry Moore, in answer to questions put by the Speaker, stated :—I am attorney for Jasper Parrott, and produce a copy of a declaration served on that gentleman upon the 261 h of June. I did not make that copy myself, but my clerk did, and I have no doubt that it it a correct copy of the declaration. The instrument bore date of the 26th of June, and the copy was made in my office, but not in my presence. It was made about six o'clock in the cvning, after I had left for dinner. Mr. DIVETT—How much further time can you have to plead ? Answer—Four or five days. Mr. DIVETT—State by whom was the declaration filed, and whose signature it bore ? Answer—lt was served in the name of Kettle, Baker, and Grant, of 34, Lyon-street, for Edwards and Fry, solicitors, of Totnes. Mr. J. WORTLEY—Had you received any commu nication prior to the service of the declaration ? Answer—None, whatever. Mr. J. WORTLEY—Nor any overtures to effect a compromise, and offer reparation ? Answer—None. Mr. MOORE was then ordered to withdraw, and QA his departure The engineering evidence will be gone into the grit thing. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTE E. The Standing Orders Committee of the House of Lords re.as sembled this day, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. The first Railway Bill called on was the LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY (HORSHAM BRANCH) BILL, which passed the Standing Orders. THE MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM (ASHTON BRANCH) and the MANCHESTER 1 AND SHEFFIELD ZVNC- TION (ALTRINCHAM BRANCH). passed through Committee, THE SOUTH WALES ILA-IX:WAY. The Committee reported, " that in the cage of the South Wales Railway petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with." The following Bills also passed through Committee:—The Eastern Union Railway, the Taw Vale Railway, the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Extension, the Ulster Railway Extension. HOUSE OF GROUP X. DIRECT NORTHERN PROJECT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Newton, under examination by Mr. MONTAGUE SMITH, severally deposed to the obstruction of the Witham which the London and York line would cause. The latter witness also mentioned the circumstance of the banks of the Witham being at one time on fire for a distance of a mile and a half, and of that river having frequently overflowed into the con. tiguous country, both circumstances being attributed to the banks being constructed of peat. After the cross-examination of this witness had concluded, the Committee adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the (lomo/ Comment.) THURSDAY, JULY 3. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL. Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question proposed _ " That /dr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :" — Amendment pro posed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, " this House will upon this day three months resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof:— Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 76. Acton, Colonel Fremantle, Sir T. Nicholl, John Arbuthnott, H. Gaskell, J. M. O'Brien, A. S. Arkwright, George Gladstone, W. E. Oswald, Alexander Reline, Colonel Gordon, Captain Peel, Sir R. Baillie, H. J. Gore, Montague Peel, Jonathan Baird, William Goulburn, H. Pringle, Alexander Balfour, J. M. Graham, Sir J. Pusey, Philip Barkly, Henry Greenall, Peter Roebuck, J. A. itentinck, Lord G. Greene, Thomas Scott, Frances Boldero, H. G. Hampden, Renn Scrope, G. P. Borthwick, Peter Harcourt, G. G. Sheridan, R. B. Bowles, Admiral Hawes, B. Smith, T. B. C. Cardwell, Edward Herbert, Sidney Smollett, Alexander Chapman, Aaron Hope, Sir John Stuart, Lord J. Clerk, Sir G. Hope, Charles Stuart, Henry Cockburn, Sit G. I lope, G. W. Sutton, H. M. Colebrooke, Sir T. Howard, E. G. Trench, Sir F. W. Compton, H. C. Hutt, William Vernon, G. H. Coote, Sir C. H. Johnstone, Hope Vivian, J. Ennis Corry, Henry Kemble, Henry Wakley, Thomas Craig, W. G. Lennox, Lord A. Wawn, J. T. Cripps, William Lincoln, Earl Wemyss, Captain Darby, George Loch, James Duncan, Viscount Lockhart, William TELLERS. Dundas, David Mackenzie, T. Baring, Henry Emlyn, Viscount M`Seill, Duncan Mackenzie, W. F Fitzroy, Henry Masterman, John MINORITY-NOES, 33. Baine, Walter Ellice, Edward Morrison, James Bannerman, A. Ellis, Wynn Rawdon, Col. Barnard, E. G. Escott, Bickham Redington, T. N. Bellew, R. M. Esmonde, Sir T. Shell, R. L. Bouverie, E. P. Ewart, William Somerville, Sir W. Browne, W. Ferguson, Colonel Stewart, P. M. Cobden, Richard Ferguson, Sir R. Walker,:ltichard Collett, John Forster, Matthew Yorke,:.llenry R. Dalrymple, Captain Hastie, Archibald -- - --- . . . . Dennistoun, J. Johnson, General TILLERS. Duff, James Layard, Captain Oswald, James Duncan, George Malik, Fox 11I`Taggart, Sir J. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) First Clause (Interpretation of words and expressions used in the Act) :—Amendment proposed, at the end of the Clause, to add the words " and the words relief, support, and maintenance, shall be held to include necessary medical aid :"—Question put, " That those words I.)e there inserted." The Committee divided:— MINORITY—AYES, 25. Baine, Walter Ferguson, Sir It. A. Scrope G. P. Blake, M. J. Harcourt, G. G. Stewart, P. M. Bouverie, E. P. Haste, Archibald Stuart, W. V. Dalmeny, Lord Henley, J. W. Tower, Christopher Dalrymple, Captain Johnson, General Wawn, John T. Dennistoun, John Kemble, Henry Duff, James Morris, David TELLERS. Duncan, George Palmer, Robert Ellice, Edward Dundas, David Plumridge, Captain Collett, John Ewart, William Pusey, Philip MAJORITY—NOES, 62. Acton, Colonel Duncan, Viscount Maule, Fox Arbuthnott, 11. Egerton, IV. T. Neeld, Joseph Arkwright, George Euilyn, Viscount Nicholl, John Beane, Colonel Escott, Bickham Packe, C. W. Baillie, 11. J. Fremantle, Sir T. Peel, Sir B. Baird, William French, F. Peel, Jonathan Balfour, J. M. Gaskell, J. M. Pringle, Alexander Barkly, 11. Gladstone, W. E. Rous, Captain Basker✓ille, T. B. Gordon, Captain Scott, Francis Bodkin, W. 11. Gore, Montague Sheridan, B. B. Bolder°, 11. G. Goulburn, Henry Smith, T. B.S. Bowles, Admiral Graham, Sir J. Smollett, A. Broadley, 11. Hope, Sir John Stuart, Lord J. Brotherton, Joseph !lope, Charles Stuart, Henry Cardwell, Edward Hope, G. W. Sutton, Henry Clerk, Sir G. Hutt, William Trench, Sir F. W. Cockburn, Sir G. Johnstone, Hope Vernon, G. 11. Colebrooke, Sir T. Loch, James Wortley, James S. Compton, M. C. Lockhart, W. Craig, W. G. Mackenzie, T. TELLERS. Cripps, William INPNeill, Duncan Mackenzie, W. F. Denison, E. B. M'Taggart, Sir J. Lennox, Lord A. Eighteenth Clause (Parochial Board of Managers of the Poor in Burghal Parishes) :—Amendment proposed, page 8, line 37, to leave out the words " and the Kirk Session of each Parish shall nominate not exceeding four Members of such Kirk Session to be Members of the Parochial Board :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be loft out stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 64. Arkwright, George Darby, George M`Neill, Duncan Baillie, Colonel Douglas, Sir C. Masterman, John Baillie, 11. J. Duncan, Viscount 31i1nes, R. M. Baine, W. Duncan, George Nicholl, John Baird, W. Duncombe, A. Peel, Jonathan Balfour, J. M. l)undas, David Pringle, A. Barkly, Henry Fremantle, Sir T. Rashleigh, W. Baring, W. B. Gaskcll, J M. Sandon, Viscount Baskerville, T. B. M. Gordon, Captain Scott, Francis Blackburne, J. I. Goulburn, Henry Smith, T. B. C. Bodkin, Win. Henry Graham, Sir J. Smollett, A. Boldero, H. G. Henley, J.W. Somerset , Lord G. Bowles, Admiral llerbert, Sidney Stuart, Henry Brisco, M. Hope, Sir John Torment, J. E. Broadley, Henry Hope, Charles Trench, Sir F. Brotherton, J. Hope, G. W. Vesey, Thomas Bruce, Lord E. Jermyn, Earl Wemyss, Captain Cardwell, Edward Johnstone, Hope Wortley, James S. Carew, W. 11. P. Lascelles, W. S Christopher, R. A. Lincoln, Earl Clerk, Sir George Loch, James Corry, Henry Lockhart, W. Crippe, W. Mackenzie, T. TELLERS. Lennox, Lord A. Mackenzie, W. F. MINORITY-NOES, 30. Bannerman, A. Ewart, William Redington, T. N. Colebrooke, Sir T. Ferguson, Colonel Scrope, G. P. Craig, W. G. Ilastie, A. Somerville, Sir W. Crawford, W. S. Horsman. Edward Stewart, P. M. Curteis, H. B. llowick, Viscount Stuart, Lord J. Dalmeny, Lord 'lna, W. Stuart, W. Y. Dalrymple, Captain 3l'Taggart, Sir J. . Wawn, J. T. Dennistoun, John Morris, David Wrightson, W. B. Duff, James Oswald, James TELLERS. Ellice, Edward Pechell, Captain Bouverie, E. P. Esmonde, Sir Thos. Rawdon, Colonel Mauls, Fox PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. THURSDAY, JULY 3. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed to : Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Bridgwater Navigation and Railway. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. Southampton and Dorchester Railway. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. St. lleleu's Railway and Canal,—Third reading, Monday, July 7. Aberdare Railway,—Third reading, Monday, July 7. Epping Railway (Group NN.),—Committee on Bill, ad journed till Tuesday, July 8, at twelve. Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported ; 1. " That, in the case of the South Wales Railway peti- tion for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with." 2. "That, in the case of the Morden College Estate Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." Second resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 4. RAILWAYS. REPORTS. Direct London and Portsmouth. Brighton and Chichester (Portsmouth Extension). Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth. TIIIRD READINGS. Norwich and Brandon Deviation (Diss and Dereham) Branches Railway. Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2) (amendment to be pro posed). Glasgow Junction Railway. Manchester and Leeds Railway (amendment to be proposed). London and South Western (No. 1) (Metropolitan Exten- sion Railway. Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) (farther proceeding, by order). LORDS' AMENDMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED. Eastern Union and Bury St. Edmund's Railway. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (Cumnock Branch). THE APOLLO TROOP-SHIP.-PLYMOUTH, JULY 2. —The brigantine Spartan, from Newfoundland, put in here yes terday, left the 17th of June. Captain Shapcott states that he arrived at St. John's on the 29th of May, and up to the time of his departure heard nothing of the reported loss of the Apollo troop ship. The following, moreover, is an extract from a private letter, dated Quebec, June 12 :—" The Apollo is not yet arrived, but she is reported to have been seen in the river." INFANTICIDE AT GREENWICII.—Yesterday evening, pursuant to adjournment, an inquest was held before Mr. C. J. Carttar, at the Telegraph public-house, Maidenstone.hill, Green wich, to further investigate the circumstances attending the death of a newly. born female infant, the illegitimate offspring of Mary Ann Eager, aged 19 years. The jury, after a few minutes' consi. deration, returned a verdict of" Wilful murder against Mary Ann Eager." The coroner issued his warrant to apprehend the woman as soon as she should be in a fit condition to be remold. A police. constable is ordered to remain on the premises in the meantime. 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