The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-25 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) THE BELFAST AND BALLYMEIs } A RAILWAY. the from our Afternoo n Edition of yesterday.) Tha ihe room was then cleared, and upon our re-admission, CnAtaxiix said the Committee having deliberated 11 1 7 )0n the points of the arguments regarding the clause, they tonsideren that the corporation of Belfast were entitled to some security f or t h e protection of their dues. The part i es e cou rse would und ers t an d t h at t h e C omm i ttee did no t agree t 'i ° the Insertion of the clause, but they were in favour of the Pcin • ciPia. They hoped the parties would mutually agree on Bch a clause, which, white it would confer no fresh powers 'Pon the corporation, would secure them against parties tv.z.tcling the h ar b our dues. b ,2lr • ALEXANDER thought such a clause would be ex q-t-,174Y difficult to frame. There were several persons now l ed to land goods, millers and others, below the limits was e aortasPrt, and how those persons were to be protected he s at p o • GREGG. said the difficulty would be overcome by a Int b en , th ose g fixed, say two miles from the port ;at all events, now entitled to l an d goods would not be disturbed in privileges. to • 1! ernother clauses were then agreed to, and the Committee ei C . cl the further hearing on the corporation protect ion three i.,111 twelve o'clock to-morrow. The Committee rose at 0 deck. Committee, Group T. liCo,sntinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) ~ th e l';.laartn, who was employed to take the traffic across The ri dge, was next called—lle was engaged for two weeks. liter fridge, was the result for the first week, being 1 :n th e ,. r 2 4. to March 29, the time being from seven o'clock i e ont ' !ling till seven o'clock in the evening one-horse ar,•P as eengers, 25 730 ; two-horse carriages, 116; . _ :—For the weak, 4rriage; 776 ; in men; on horseback, 612 ; passengers in ‘va a ticea, 1,690 ; carts and waggons, 560 ; horses_____. Thgg,,° ,l B, 914; horses, 216 ; oxen, 52 ; sheep, _ .7 i n, r 4 leK 't Passengers that passed on the Tuesday were 3,4 ,t, on Prickly, the market day, 6,782. Oil a fair day, Ap_ , ril 'no 10 th, the foot passenger's were 7,747 ; sheep, 4 , 216 , VI, 401. 'lr Jackson, surgeon accoucheur, followed, but nothing of material importance was elicited in his evidence. __ amatinresd.....Houpekintshon, surgeon, and Mayor . of Stamford, ex !treet ought that the railway crossing . the Liryw o would have the effect of driving many parties from the , . , especially those who lived in the St. Martin's suburb, wuich line cut off from the main part of the town o Stamford. kr. ii tax f a • t a Y A ec'clt, a resident of Stamford, said there were Two airs ft " c attle markets annually held in the town. At those.e fairs lasted two days the others one day each. imues,th,,e inconvzselen• ' bridge would be very Much felt. decidedl ' ce at the ~. tnought a station at the north of the town train 3oBP.referable to th d The danger of the e one propose . derable.r aing the thoroughfare would always be consi ,llr. MACAnLAY, in cr oss - examination, asked this witness, he had never signed a memorial to the Midland Counties h stationin way in favour of this line, strongly recommending te i , s _ at the bridge as the best adapted for the wants of the )::',_ b tants of Stamford. Witness relied that he believe b ef r.d. but h e did so then because that line was the only one pid, re ' the public. In doing this, however, he did not con ga t r it to pledge him to all the details of that measure, so that shut Out better information afterwards. He believed 1• 11 4 ' Pie opposition of the Marquis of Exeter to the present 1 ,.! lid not commence till after the signing of the memorial, "14.‘rhat had not influenced him (the witness). von'tne..Cit.Atitivax—The great mass of the people are in . fa then. et this railway, principally, because it is an impression _of 111 8 that if this line were successfully opposed they should . e t any other . air, pha • • ten ant z , lips, malster, late Mayor of Stamford, and o a_ kr, er Lard Exeter, gave evidence in favour . f L_ Giles's plan for the station. In his cross-examination t lin e dmitted, however there was no certainty of tha At going forward it the present were defeated. j ec ,`u! last election excitement ran very high on the Bub rw.nt- the railway, and a s . rong feeling was tt.(!`!Y inhabitants against Sir G. Clerk, but he did not inkth etit . that feeling was general. expressed y OIL Grant followed in a similar course, but without deve iena any point. In answer to a question, put by Al o r. st:Tnea".ilay! he admitted having voted in the Town Council. in h• i °rd ln favour of the present scheme, but he did so i "tL'_'„afficial character, in dference to the feelings of the in rams. His private sentiments were against it. leLawrence, land surveyor, was of opinion that the l Si n g of this line through the valley and across the street 141,a!eford was highly objectionable. Ile had never seen il t al . lni , li ‘ le , e it before. a gainst 'llll, surveyor in Stamford, gave similar evidence toe np ‘ the proposed crossing, and cited the case of one on line Warrington and Liverpool line, which 4__ been eon a i d 'verY annoying to the people of Warrington. ha lle also itu td er ed that the lines passing through the valley would 1 ere with the drainage, and cause flooding. o'cintitCenimittee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve wlll b e gone into. titi o „ '• - 4 :when the engineering evidence in support of the pe- It Ulm Committee (No. 2.) -'-'ERSF IELD AND COOPER- BRIDGE LINE. (Cont. T HURSDAY, FOURTH DAY. (re,, th ned from cur Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) . thste4 examined —The Grand Junction is a line passing b ride.'" att agricultural country ; the line between Stal l e.s us disitl;and Coo per-brid-e passes through a very p0,pu...0 in , ‘ ( ay sec alid is nearly a b straiht line. The one witness is the Canvalae-ri°' ornewhat circuitous. There is no lease between 1,4;03', butat C°ll3PanY and the 11Ianchester and Leeds Com es w ere t here is some understanding as to the rates. entered lino b,,, net doubled when that understanding was en Of thez an addition of about 12 t. was made on part oo ?e. An unusual amountpeorfcternaffic has bee a n ho c u re t a t te h d e tf)44t UnThingham line by those g entlem h en ev fiying mu tt last. — (L ee / With new projections, but . N e a t er.) Ile saw hundreds of wittne-ssess woalgd h e e. 4,7 in anxious expectation that those projects )4,.. , . out. allit t : Wickh ain—ls a magistrate o of t l h r e on co N u v n o t r y ka o . of Lo a r a k a very l ay a partner in the L t eoke, anct „traffic on the Leeds °V th e L 'free. Is decidedly of opine () a w n .t el n . l\ r l e anchester Line of iron, ni that the line propose . d dist r i ct t eds Company would be the , most convenient to his ero.. , as it would be worked by one Compan na y.. in ty, by ,n;a-eZamined—lt was the want of t c l ela n y i i caused and incon veni.:aY Companies, that e_a . u n s e e d much 10 .7 1 Ce on the Normanton Li . of the Leeds and West Riding k a; :r. Ilawkshaw, engineer J e e' s estimates, and found t h "way..—ll e d compared Mr. tnst the works on the line be gave evidence of would amount 11 7 81,0005., including a tunnel of three miles of single line ; ~._- r . J 's estimate was 638,0001., but if thee e pu i r l c l h io a n se of two c'oe L ls e w e as to be included, the cost would be on m ; asingle h , ‘ '`'', of traffic through a tunnel would _be very dangerous - gifts the line was single all grailthrouh if the tunnel were t 4,. be made so as to a double the additional cost :Mild be 115.6001w0u1d be less expense to make the "Ktuble line at once than tomake it afterwards ; the second ts s - .ael would cost as much as the first , that was to sa y sit,2 ooL t 14 r• Jam es Th om pson, an engineer of great experience in c a n nel Works i n Scotland, deposed that the proposed tunnel d. 'be nudd ers fi e ld and Manchester line w w h o i u le ld t b e e r h oa ig d hl a y J t ligerous, as i had but one line of th.., dent end had two. The whole is witness's h testimony eat to corroborate that of the last. • Several witnesses then were called to show that the inhabitants of Huddersfield were in favour of the Leeds and anehester line. )4 t e .TALBO T then stated that . was his case in favour of the h spoke at some lengt epc7litt.and Manchester proposition, si tt i o 2t a . nd hoped the and Committee would postpone their de li° Until the whole of their case was . before them. trot," C HAIRM.AN said that the Committee could not depart I v i r tile rule they had laid down. tha t • 4 Alisor then said he could not proceed further at The Committee then adjourned. tt a A cer ir E URN, BURNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON. I!,‘"milli ) tont. - anied from our Afternoon Edition iNi of yesterday.) Parker, and in- Sim. kxrusGostst resumed, on behalf of h oll y: that m., a saving clause, or rider, for a s r a . tisfactory of Mr. Nri t - ; •o uld be inserted in the Bill for the protectiondevia• r e -'s Pronerty, and proceeded to call him a f s a witness. round, part sf wl;.rarker stated he had nearly 9 00 ards° l eitie.. leh ,leas built over, and the remainder round, intended t ir e ons on building -leases. fr ,.'tftbli e S e t JOHN contended that Mr. Gregory under a Most unusual recedent, inasmuch as pro bad ts- rnt et y vwhieh he endeavoured to classify Mr. Parker's . p n ha , as °llly intended to protect land already built on, and pe st ' 4 not been satisfactorily proved that Mr. Par d ker's pro the V aa d been built on to the extent which wou l l warrant witnesses wer e ttn erence of the clause referred to. Severe i ll eyittenliCalled ; but nothing of further importance appeared Th e enA • °es setu Inscsx then ordered the room to be cleared, and on I,:ainati rn, stated that the Committee had come to the deter -4 th " " limiting the deviation on Mr. Parker's property hitt ti l i station and immediate vicinity to ten yards, as Par, ao aniended clause was points et to be consi are . els. ~„ 1 the Bill until one or two p had been de thereforesl N4 6 ° B Anal resolution of the Committee would Ivr-sr.'4l.l..Tended until to-morrow. tele s r t. ' - ' , vsofi'r then said that he had intended opposing n ilp s i t ," o other clauses, but would not proc , eed k w er ith his t ests h:1 1 ,_• He would leave his client's (Mr. lar ~.tonieensrt.e hands of the Company, only requesting that Pa rkeisc inn n'idif h. made to Mr. Parker by an annual Als, - s 'Yid not id so. 111. °1)(4%eut W RAN(.HAM saw no objection to the course lais hed.' and ► the opposition of Mr. Parker was relin- Th e ~.„ wh en .vrilai ning clauses were about being proceeded with 4 ,kr. Is t , " 4 " t -'llEwrrata stated he was instructed, on behalf of elkuktaAstees of Vise Blackburn turnpike-road, to oppose c luesti e and presented a petition from the trustees re the_tee...tlaat the proposed liue where it should cross _l o _ en ''road, might be carried over by an arch instead f kr, C el, as was intended. kr, e lgean, t WRANGnam appeared to support the claus li e ; a Xsuei rt .,lwie2l and Mr. Gooch, engineer, were severally toula none wind their evidence tended to show that the , the r „—' , without a very large expenditure, be cam h e at o t i e ie r teust`n t!therwise than on the level ; and further, t i "ra4 c h l°ll °f i_ an embankment for making the arch would :re sin : 'ute out of the limits of deviation ; and also that Lo se li n t 01 1 the level were not dangerous to the public if votu„,_ were properly constructed, and the servants of the rKV' attended to their duty. ether7ardeastle was called as a witness by Mr. Mere- Zan le i i ", said he had seen several accidents resulting i fitis eed ge 0 1 railway crossing the road on the level, and . -41 ,.. t ti Oa th e ja particular which happened a short time t eas. s 6 Bolton an , ' Lee line. 114 411 ergqarit WranOtam and Mr. Merewether having 1141uldressed the Committee, to -Il n a lY ef Atala . -MAli stated that the Committee were unani siz_o_e Pillin that the line should be carried over the th e , i e oto vel, and that the original clause A should be NtlaOlik of SpZe,_a buLne remaining clauses were then proceeded with, Vs‘es wad from the Commons announced that the -tie% as at prayers. ttlinittee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. .CoiltitiltAßNSLEY J UNC I'ION RAILWAY. to o 4 It ed . from our Afternoon Edtion of yesterday. ). tb rine t i ttihtlestion from Mr. SOMES as to whether he was in -1,-"leasti:at some of the Railway Companies conceived that Ce e ui nsoe -g r :_°, l coal was a loss rather than an advantage, Mr, 11. Ti lit e ,.. .replied that he was aware that an objection had rinie,".ained against carrying coal by the London and Ivki:ra Prepar e lß,aiw aY Company, but he knew that now they an d th is i Q t° carry coal at Id. per ton per mile. d to GoolealwY the carriage to Selby would be 4s. 3d. a ton, C4'' 411 • 71 4 d. During fourteen days in last De- Nrer h e had • et i Ca nal __ , . _ taken the tralfic . on the Dearn and I t ger 6 so t n wuich he found to be in limestone and coal to- A; 4I "'M. N . ~"u " t.ous year, and on the Wakefield and , ta ii , k,sinal it was 160,000 tons, making a total or - "It q 1 1 ,14 a Year. But as this traffic was taken at a pe• 'slat s . -446 Year when the coal trade was in state of - "" a TitY he would reduce the toile on the Dtanl and Dove Canal to 540,000 tons a year, and that on the 1 Wakefield and Barnsley Canal to 135,000 tons. Of this quantity 170,000 tons went to Goole, Gainsborough, terimsby, and Hull ; and the greater part of the remainder to other places to the east.. To the inquiries of Mr. Talbot, Mr. Robinson stated that the passenger traffic to the Cud worth station and to Pennistone, at 6,0591.165. 10d., and the prospective traffic at 3,3681 . 16s. 10d., making a total of 9,428/. 13s. Bd., a great portion of which was likely to accrue from the abstraction of passengers from the Leeds and Manchester Railway. lie believed that the number of persons travelling in consequence of the con venience of this railway would be doubled, and he assumed that a great portion of the mass of the population at Ashton, Staleybridge, and other places, would travel by the Manches ter and Sheffield and the Barnsley Junction, and so on to the North Midland Railway ; but e had made no allowance for the traffic likely to be attracted to any of the railways proposed, but yet unformed, in that neighbourhood. By the present line of railway the distance to Manchester from Barnsley was 63 miles, that the journey occupied 44 miles, and the fare was Ils 6d. ; while the distance by the new line would be 36 miles, occupying an hour nd a a half in the transit, and the fare would be Qs., making a saving of 27 miles in distance, three hours in time, and in money ss. The traffic westward he estimated at 255,000 tons, that from Barnsley 200,000 tons, and that from Silkestone 55,000 tons. To the inquiries of Mr. Talbot, Mr. Robinson replied that he was aware that a considerable quantity of the Dunkinfield coal, which was found near Ashton, was used in that neighbourhood. The traffic in coal and limestone he estimated at about 35,000 tons more than was now carried on the canal. The carriage to hull, Leeds, Huddersfield, and York, he calculated both ways at 24,000 tons, and he did not conceive, from the pecu liar nature of the traffic, that any of it would be diverted to any other line. Mr. Jee, the engineer of the line, and acting engineer of the Manchester and Sheffield line, stated that lie first re ceived instructions to survey the line in 1841, and that he was requested to select the "best line of country, having re spect to the wants of the neighbourhood, and passing as much as possible through the coal district. The difference between the summit of the Barnsley Junction Railway, at Pennistone, and that of the North Midland, at Cudwortht , was more than s proposed to surmount by a uniform gradient o f 1 in 95 ; but he did not anticipate any difficulty in surmounting this bar, which extended through the whole length of the line, which was 9 miles 58 chains, for there were two gradients on the Liver pool and Manchester line of similar or greater steepness; one of 1 in 89 and one of 1 in 95, which extended over planes of about a mile and a half each. There would ben two tunnels on the road, one at Oxspring of 500 yards long, nother near Barnsley of 440 yards long. There would be two viaducts on the line, one over the Don 156 yards long, and with the greates height 78 feet ; the other over the valley of the Hearne, 286 yards long, and having its greatest height 129 feet. He did not contemplate the use of stationary engines, considering them unnecessary, as they were not needed on the Sheffield and Manchester line, where the planes of 1 in 95, and another of 1 in 118 were three miles long. There were cuttings through Lord Wham cliffe's property, within half a mile of which there were drift ways from the Silkestone coal-bed. Mr. Locke, the engineer, stated that he was well acquainted with the district and bad looked at it with an engineers' eye. He had no doubt that the Silkestone Coal-field was the largest unwrought coal-field in England, and he believed that the only obstacle to the fuller working of this field was the want of good railway communication. He had twice surveyed that coalfield with a view to open up a commu nication with Goole and the sea, and if that were effected he felt assured that the coal, which was of very good quality, would be brought into competi tion with the coal from the north. He was convinced that the line was the best that could be projected, and that the high line of railway was necessary to carry the coal from the Silkestone-field to Manchester and all parts of the west, and that indeed so necessary was this railway, that it would be only one of several which would be formed after this was made. To the inquiry of Mr. Sosnes, Mr. Locke stated it as his opinion that coals could not be so cheaply carried by canal as by railway. To the inquiries of Mr. AUSTEN, Mr. Locke expressed bis opinion that the formation of the Sheffield and Huddersfield Railway would tend to increase the traffic on the Barnsley Junction Railway, as also would the formation of the latter line increase the traffic on the former, as it would be necessary to go three miles on the Barnsley Junction Rail way to get at the Silkestone coal-field. The gradient was the best that could be got, and with reference to the coal-field the gradient itself was an advantage, and would enable them to form communications with existing lines on both sides of the island, and an extremely desirable line for the district and the consumers of coal both in the neighbourhood and at a dis tance. He would undertake to carry 100 tons of coal with every train, with an engine of no extraordinary power. There was a proffer of a guarantee from the Sheffield Com pany of 5 per cent. upon 200,0001. and of 4 per cent. on 100,0001. of the capital. There would be no difficulty in making tramways from the several pits to the railway, so as to render the coal easily accessible, and the field could not be opened without better railway communication than now existed. In reply to an observa tion in the report of the Board of Trade, Mr. Locke said that there would not be any difficulty in accommodating the future bringing of coal to the level of the railway, and that the line, so far from skirting a coal-field, never left the Silkestone-field from the moment the coal cropped out at the Oxspring Tunnel till it joined the North Midland Rail way. The CHAIRMAN, having advised with the Committee, stated that it was the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the preamble of the Bill had not been proved. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, April 24. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND. DOLLOND V. REED AND DELL. Mr. BETITELL moved for an injunction on behalf Mr. Dol lond, of St. Paul's Church-yard, the celebrated optician, to restrain the defendants from engraving his name on any tele scopes manufactured by them, or from selling any telescopes with his name, or any colourable imitation of it engraved there - on. The Learned Counsel stated that the plaintiff inherited the discovery and reputation of his eminent ancestor, John Dollond, who, in the year 1758, invented the achromatic tele:eve, which was considered at that time, and down to the present, as perhaps the greatest discovery ever made, and which had eluded the observation of the immortal Newton. John Dollond had the friendship of all the eminent men of science of that day, and the Learned Counsel eulogised in the highest terms, the achromatic telescope, and stated that a patent had h a Second.d t b t e a e i n granted Thed rhaa great e d given for reponc i t no t at t thsion tho e e allae reign hsroort of sorts toi of colourable e o t r e ge h l eseo t p e e imitations of the plaintiff' s name, such as " " Dolond" and" Doland," and sometimes it was spelt cor rectly, and with these names in so fraudulently engraved thereon, telescopes were so ld abroad, and they were often brought by co byt a h n e try a public wteoll the s Plaintiff's shop, where they were mstantly detected as never having beenin jury made or so pi l a d hi b t y ifl t ; h h e , plaint 111656 practict a were a great ') ,or cuniarily and in his re putation as an optician, and he had en deavouring to find out by whom such frauds been present r auds occurrence.were mitted, but without success until the The present application was intended to put a stop to such fraudulent practices. In the present a instance the defendants had engraved the plaintiff's n cor rectly on some telescopes , and the fact of their doing me so became known to the plaintiff in the early part of the pre sent month, in consequence of a workman of the defendant's calling at the plaintiff's shop to make an inquiry, and in the course of doing so he inadvertently produced two telescopes out of a bag (where he had others) to the plaintiff's clerk, who upon seeing them , saw they had never been manufac tured or sold by the plaintiff, and instantly pronounced the name of the plaintiff engraved thereon to be a forgery. The man became confused, and said he should lose his situation for what he had done, and hoped the clerk would not men tionit to the plaintiff ;;the clerk replied he should, and did so, upon which the present application was made. His HoNoun. said it was the clearest case he ever knew, and thought it was a matter of great importance to the public that this should be made known ; because if inferior telescopes were used by the navy, merchant vessels, and yachts, it might produce the greatest mischief, and granted the injunction prayed. • COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 24. ( Sittings in Banco.) TRIAL AT BAR.—THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. GEORGE SMITH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After an absence of four hours, the jury returned, and their names having been called over, the first witness called was Robert Button, sworn and examined by the SOLICITOR GENERAL—I am a supervisor of Excise, and I was, on the 6th July, 1843, appointed to survey t he distiller y of Mr. Smith. y I was not ordered to survey the rectifying-house. I was on the 18th August ordered to assist Mr. Drinkwater in taking the drip of the receiver. There was a difference 10th, or equal to 14 gallons of proof spirits. I also ex amined the cover of the spirit receiver. I had bee n simi larly experienced for five years ; and I found that the pro duce of the wash in Mr. Smith's distillery was less than in other distilleries. I was on duty on - 15 th Oct. , 1843, on his premises. I examined the liquor p um p s which were placed near the feints receiver. I saw the suction-pipe of one of the pumps laid in the three tion of the sewer. I took three or four samples of the wash that had been distilled about the time I noticed this. I re member the morning of the 13th December, 1845. I went to the spirit receiver on that occasion. I had a lamp with me, and I went to the cover of the spirit receiver. I observed boards round the suction pipe; one of the boards was fastened with two nails, but 1 removed it. I found a hole. The hole was not there when I first examined the place on tkelBth of August.' 11 found the men about the premises then, and one of them followed me into the street. I gave information of what I had seen to Mr. Drinkwater, and he and I examined it at ten o'clock on the same morning. From two o'clock, when I saw the hole for the first time, till ten, I had been strictly watching it. The boards were in the same state at te n, and the y were rem i oved n Mr. Drinkwater's pres:mce. There was a charge taken of the spirits on that night, and there was an excess of stork of twenty-eight gallons and a fraction. The excess was seized by Mr. Drinkwater. The nails were new that joined the moveable board . The hole iu the top of the spirit receiver had the appearance of being • newly cut. The spirit is pumped from the receiver into the vat by a suction pipe. The suction pipe always remains in the spirit receiver. The covering board is fastened on with white lead. The pumps are locked by the Excise. The lougiele appeared to be partly cut with a saw and p artly by a ge. There was no white lead round the hole that had been newly cut. The dimensions of that hole wre seven inches by two inches and five-tenths. The spi were seven inches by two inches and €-tcnths. The spiri t store is immediately above that part of the receiver where the hole was discovered. A s uction pipe could be troduced from the spirit store t o the hole in the receivorter. Stock is taken in the store ; it gene rall y takes pl once af- night, but sometimes once a week. The spirit w arehouse is generally kept locked by the distiller himself. I never found an increase in the stock, wit h that single exception. I recollect Mr. Drinkwater telling Mr George . Smith of the hole he had discovered in the reatest spirit receiver. Mr. Smith replied it was the g piece of intelligence he bad ever heard of. lie also took a letter from his pocket, saying that he had received an anony mous letter, which informed hint that his men had been rob bing - him. Ido not remember his say in g anything mo was re. pointed out the hole to Mr. Gill, the foreman, who pr.e sent with Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith remarked that the nails had been rusted off. Mr. Gill remarked that the spirits might have floated and wrenched the boards off. It would require a great deal of water to float the spirit receiver. I was on duty there a considerable time, and I never knew of t he s p irit receiver floating. If it had done so, I must have known it. The dipping-rod is fixed in a socket, and always at the same e point. If, therefore, the receiver had floated, it must havthe th . ro . wn the rod out of its place. I watched assisted by two officers of the Excitshe e, named Wallace and Ribble. It was d urin g seventh distilling period, commencing the ith January, 1844, and ending on the 15th of the same month, I found an increase over the produce of tile former periods of NI pllotts. ii J 6 TILE S N, LONDON, FR Mr. KELLY thought that as these particulars were of a complicated nature it would be better for Drinkwater to enter upon the whole of that evidence. Examination of witness continued—The watch was only .partial, by examining the premises. I did not watch during the eighth distilling period, but I received orders to watch strictly during the ninth distilling period. I was as sisted by the same officers, and by one or two others. I also with them watched t he tenth peliod. During the eighth period there was a deficiency. On the 9th and 10th there was an excess greater than upon the 7th period. On the 7th of March, 1844, I took charge of the premises in the absence of Mr. Drinkwater. There were recurring disputes on every charge about the dip of the receiver. I took the drip, and I found two-tenths incor rect upon the drip, or twenty-nine gallons gained on every charge. I found the valves in the pump of the spirit receiver loose, and water could be let through. Before I took the drip the Surveyor-General had ordered a lock to be put upon the suction-pipe. Mr. Smith was not present when I found the increase upon the drip. He was present when the dip was taken ; on that occasion there was an increase in the dip. Mr. Smith remarked that it had occurred from the water falling back through the pump. The pump was afterwards unscrewed and examined. One of the valves was deficient altogether. I went afterwards on the 15th of June and examined the top of the spirit receiver with a lamp. I discovered there another hole which I had not seen before. It was stopped with a wooden plug. It appeared fresh as if recently cut. The hole was circular, and about. Ph inch in diameter. It did not arise from a knot in the wood. I am positive the hole was not there on my last examination. When I discovered the hole I tried it with a dipping-rod, and it would not go in. It could not, therefore, be an old dipping hole. The dipping holes are generally square, not circular. I had not charge of the rectifying premises till the 7th March, 1844. The stock there is taken once in six weeks. The strength of the sweetening spirit is declared by the trade. The recti fying house is not open at night. On the 14th of October I went with Cameron, Franklin, and Drinkwater to the rectifying premises. I observed some water running into the still-heads, and some questions were put to Mr. Whitehead on the subject. I went round to the dis tillery, and turned the cocks of the liquor vats. I cut off the stop-cock. I turned on water again, and went back to the rectifying h ouse. I found there Cameron and Mr. James Scott Smith in conversation. The water was then running on the still leads. I returned with Franklin to the distillery, and showed him how I had turned the water off. On the succeeding day I was at the distillery with the same person. I saw Mr. George Smith. Mr. Cameron asked if there was any connexion between the distillery and the rectifying house except the open trough? Mr. Smith said "Do you Isiah to catch me, Mr. Cameron, I scorn such ways." Mr. Cameron then said I don't wish to catch you, but I dare say your brother told you about the water-pipe yesterday." Mr. Smith then said that there was a water pipe to his house and to the gallery over the wav, as well as to every house in the parish. On the 17th Oct. the surveying general examiners attended on the premises, and on that day men were employed to raise the ground. I traced the pipes from the distillery to the rectifying house. In the pipe going across the street there is a stop-cock, which can cut off the connexion. There was a box upon it, bearing the initials of the East London Water-Works. I saw the pipe uncovered towards the granaries. There was no communication between the pipe and the company's main. There was no other com munication, excepting with the pipe which led from the tanks in the distillery. I was not aware of this communi cation between the distillerp and the rectifying house until the ground was opened. The pipes were not in the entries returned by Mr. Smith. On the 22d October I was made to pass spirits between the distillery and the rectifying house. The largest store vat in the distillery is No. 8, and the pipe which runs along the top supplies the vats from the spirit receiver. There is a sink opposite No. 8 vat. I assisted in stopping the communications to the branches along the pipe. The first experiment was by placing a small tub of water above the sink, and that was acted on by means of a syphon, which reduced the water immediately. It was then proposed to substitute water for spirits, -and a connexion was effected between No. 8 vat and the pipe over the sink. There was a screwed cock on the pipe at the sink, and another on the pipe at the vat. The quantity of spirits in the vat was ascertained to be 7,399 gallons in bulk, 13-4 per cent. above proof,which would give 8,390 and a fraction proof spirits. In the cont., e of the evening I went round to the rectifying premises, and on receiving information from Mr. Drinkwater, that all was ready, I took the dip of No. 17 vat, and found it in bulk 67 9-10 gallons above proof. The cock was turned by Drinkwater. Water run for ten minutes, and then spirits commenced to run, weak at first, but at last they ran 11 per cent. overproof. Mr. Cartwright caught samples, and handed them to us. The first dip I took after the spirit had ceased running was 27 inches. The whole quantity run was 700 gallons of proof spirits. It took us about an hour to run that quantity. Rectifiers use water, or, as it is termed, spirit, for reducing their liquors. We afterwards run water through the pipe until it no longer tasted of spirits. Five minutes would be sufficient to do away with all taste of spirits. The witness was about to be cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, when The LORD CHIEF BARON said it was time the case should be adjourned until to-morrow. The Court then rose about five o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Barbicre, that best of comic operas, was performed here last evening, with a cast that might challenge any musical theatre in Europe. Grist was the Rosina, Mario the Count Almaviva, Fonasari the Figaro, and Lablache the Dr. Bartolo. All were in excellent voice, and never has the opera been more delightfully performed. Lablache produced considerable laughter by intro ducing the Polka as one of the aka of his early youth. His manner of giving it was the ne plus ultra of mock solemnity. A new divertissement, entitled Le Pechcur Na politain, followed the opera, in which Lucile Grahn and Perrot danced the Tarantella with the, most graceful abandon imaginable. The Viennese children acted as the corps (te..ballet on this occasion, and for the first time showed us what a corps de ballet might and ought to be. They. likewise gave a new pas, the Mazurka, with all that precision . and wonderful rapidity of evolution which astonishes as well as delights. The performance terminated with the concluding scenes of the Sonnambala, in which Madame Castellan, by her brilliant per formance of the celebrated finale," Ah ! non giungeuman pensiero," proved her right to the rank to which she aspires, that of prima donna assolula on the first lyrical stage in the world. The house was crowded by a select and attentive audience. Amongst the company we noticed the Russian Minister and Baroness de Brunnew, the Duke of Beaufort, the Lord Chitt Baron, the Earl of Wicklow, Lord Templetown, Lord and Lady Harry Vane, Lord Cantalupe, Lord Castlereagh, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Katherine Howard, the Earl of Wilton, the Countess of Essex, Lord Macdonald, Sir William Keith Ball, Count Louis de Noailles, Count Koudriaffsky. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Her Majesty arrived at five minutes before seven, and was re ceived by Mr. Bunn. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent and suite, arrived ten minutes before her Ma jesty, and occupied the Chesterfield box, directly opposite her Ma jesty, and above them was a box occupied by the Countess Delawarr (the lady of the Lord Chamberlain) and family. Her Majesty, leaning on the arm of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, entered her box immediately, and was received with a deafening shout by one of the most crowded houses we ever remember to have seen. The Queen was attended by the Lord Delawarr, Earl of Liver. pool, Lord Combennere, Lord C. Wellesley, Lord F. Somerset, &c., the Duchess of Buccleuch, and other ladies in waiting. _ On her Majesty's appearance in the box, " God save the Queen" was sung by Mr. Harrison, and Misses Romer and Rainforth, and a full chorus, and was greatly applauded, the whole audience rising and testifying their loyalty. Both her Majesty and the Prince appeared in excellent health and spirits, and took the most attentive Interest in the perfor mances, which consisted of William Tell and Clari. M. Dupree, as Arnold, exerted himself to the utmost, and was in fine voice. The performances terminated soon after eleven o'clock. Her Majesty, with her suite, then retired, and returned to Buckingham Palace. The Queen Dowager and the Duchess of Kent retired immediately after the Queen. We understand that the receipts of the evening amounted to upwards of 9001. The cost of the royal box and apartments, to fit up which magnificently no expense was spared, exceeded 1701. I A full body of police was in attendance, and order was well pre served. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—DougIas Jerrold's new five act comedy is to be produced at this theatre this evening. The production of a comedy from the pen of Douglas Jerrold—the most witty, sarcastic, and nervous cf modern writers—is an event which every lover of the drama must look forward to with interest ; and with regard to the new comedy, we understand that this, the youngest born of his muse, is equal in wit and vigour to any of its predecessors, and superior to them in construction of plot and variety of incident. We aidicipate a great treat. The sporting case of Woud v. Glen, which was to have been tried at last Kingston Assizes, but was pea putted for trial this term in the Court of Exchequer, on the application of Mr. Glen, for the purpose of enabling him to have the evidence of Abraham Levi Goodman taken at Boulogne under a commission, and for which in dulgence Mr. Glen was compelled by Baron Rolfe to pay 1,5001 into court as a security to Mr. Wood, has been suddenly terminated by Mr. Glen, who, instead of pro ceeding to examine Goodman under the commission, has drawn up a Jtulg , t's order to stay the proceedings. upon payment to Mr. Wood of the amount for which the action was brought, and costs; the 1,500/. being paid out of court to Mr, Wood's attorney in part discharge of the amount. The costs have since been taxed at 195/.lls. 3d., in addition to which Mr. Glen has also to pay Mr. Wocd 681. Is. 10d. for the costs of his answer to a bili in Chan cery, which Mr. Glen filed against him fur a discoverd y and injunction, and which answer, principally found r y vp m written documents, clearly exculpated Mr. Woid from all participation in the frauds which had been prac tised by other parties, and rendered any app lication for an injunction to stay the action quite hopeless. The tic. • tion (as most of our readers will remember) was brought by Mr. Alexander Wood, of Epsom, corn chandler, (the plaintiff in the recent trial, Wood v. Col. Peel), against Mr. Adam Glen, of Regent-street, baker, for recovery from the latter of 1,555/. 4s. 10d., the costs paid by Mr. Wood to Col. Peel, and against which costs Mr. Glen had given Mr. Wood a bond of indemnity, Mr. Wood taking no part in the proceedings, but leaving the entire conduct of them to Mr. Glen and his attorney, except that Mr. Woo . d,.oncommencement of the trial on the second day, insisted in court on the proceedings being stopped, in consequence of his having, on the previous e vening, for the firs t time discovered the fraud which had Le in practised. SUSSEX HALL, L EA DENHALL-STREET.—A concert took place last night in the great room of this Institution, at which seve ral of our most d istin g uished vocal and instrumental per. formers tasiaon p u o l n c k c ee rnte duet with the violinist, M r . Willy, composed by Osborne and De Benet, In which theren taplayed a very brilliant fan. a th p e e aredpianoforte, a ap d e aDc were some charming passages. Mr. Carte also played a fantasia on the flute with much taste and excellent execution. Miss M. B. Hawes sang several songs in her best style and with a fine power of voice. Mr. John Parry was exceedingly lightsome and delicately humorous in two of his pieces, one of which was a new one and set to music of his own composition. Herr Staudigl was impressive and grand, as he only can be in that most difficult effort of vocal power, Der Wanderer, and in the duet from Semiramidr, " Bella imago," with Miss M. B. Hawes. But Staudigl also appeared for the first time in a new character" Theebefor a st a British dventure audienc Sir e, Walter that of a musical compos er. He sang aof Raleigh," a ballad written by a friend of his, and set to music, eon amore, by himself, and a great composition it is, and most en. thusiastically was it received. Nothing could be more spirit.. st i rr ing than his emb odiment and delivery of the chorus by Raleigh's followers, " Hurra I burrs I right on we sail, for glory and for gold." THE LEEDS BANK.—We learn that it is the in tention of the bankers in this town to xt clo sethe their establishments cus. at three o'clock on a nd after Monday ne, 28th . torn now exists in Liverpool, Manchester, and Hull, &c., and will, we have no doubt, soon be adopted generally throughout the WWI. try... York Courant. DA PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) • THURSDAY, APRIL 24. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE (GRANT FROM CONSOLIDATED FUND). Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair:"—Amendment pro posed, to leave out from the word " That" to the cud of the Question, in order to add the words, " it is the opinion of this House, that any provision to be made for the purposes of the present Bill ought to die taken from the funds already applicable to Ecclesiastical pur poses in Ireland," instead thereof:—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 322. Ackers, James Duncombe, 0. Martin, C. W. Acland, Sir T. D. Du Pre, C. G. Martin, T. B. Acland, T. D. East, J. B. Marton, George A'Court, Captain Eastnor, Viscount 3lasterman, John Acton, Colonel Egerton, Sir P. Matinsell, T. P. Adderley, C. B. Egerton, Lord F. Maxwell, J. P. Ainsworth, Peter Emlyn, Viscount Moynell, Captain Alexander, N. Entwisle, William Mildmay,A. St. John Alford, Viscount Es?,ott, Bickham Milnes, R. M. Allix, J. P. Estcourt, T. G. Mordaunt, Sir J. Arbuthnott, 11. Felidea, W. Morgan, Octavius Archbold, Robert Fellowes, Edward Morris, David Archdall, Captain Ferguson, Sir It. A. Mundy, E. M. Arkwright, George Ferrand, W. B. Neeld, Joseph Arundel, Earl of Fitzmaurice, W. Neeld, John Ashley, Lord Fitzroy, Henry Neville, Ralph Astell, William Flower, Sir J. Newdegate, C. N. Baillie, Joseph Ffolliott, John Newport, Viscount Bailey, J., jun. Forbes, William Newry, Viscount Baillie, Colonel Forman, T. S. Nicholl, John Baillie, H. J. Fox, S. L. Norreys, Lord Baird, William Fremantle, Sir T. Northland, Viscount Baldwin, B. Fuller, A. E. O'Brien, A. S. Bankes, George Gaskell, J. M. Ossulston, Lord Baring, F. T. Gladstone, W. E. Oswald, Alexander Baring, Thomas Gladstone, Captain Owen, Sir John Baring, W. B. Godson, Richard Packe, C. W. Barneby, John Gordon, Captain Pakington, J. S. Barrington, Viscount Gore, Montague Palmer, Robert Barron, Sir H. Gore, W. It. Patten, J. W. Bateson, Thomas Gore, W. R. O. Peel, Sir R. Beckett, William Goulburn, Henry Peel, Jonathan Bell, Matthew Graham, Sir J. Pennant, Colonel Benbow, John Granby, Marquis Philipps, Sir R. B. Bentinck, Lord G. Greene, T. Pigot, Sir It. Beresford, Major Gregory, W. H. Plumptre, J. P. Bernard, Viscount Grimsditch, T. Polhill, Frederick Illackburne, J. I. Grimston, Viscount Powell, Colonel Blackstone, W. S. Grogan, Edward Freed, W. T. Blakemere, Richard Hale, R. B. Pringle, Alexander Bodkin,lV. H. Ilalford, Sir H. Pusey, Philip Boldero, 11. G. Hamilton, J. H. Rawdon, Colonel Borthwick, Peter Hamilton, G. A. Reid, Sir John Bottleld, Beriah Hamilton, W. J. Repton, G. NV. J. Bowles, Admiral HarnLton, Lord C. Richards, Richard Boyd. John Hampden, Reim Rolleston, Colonel Bradshaw, James Hanmer, Sir J. Rowed, John Bramston, T. W. Harcourt, G. G. Rous , C a p tain Brisco, M. Harris, Captain Rumbold, C. B. Broadley, 11. HaY l l B , Sir Edmund Rushbrooke, Col. Broadwood, 11. Ileathcote, G. J. Russell, Charles Brooke, Sir A. Heatheote, Sir W. Ryder, G. D. Browne, W. lieneage, G. H. W. Sanderson, Richard Brownrigg, J. S. Henley, J. W. Bandon, Viscount Bruce, Lord E. Henniker, Lord Seymour, Sir H. Bruce, C. L. C. Hepburn, Sir T. Shelburne,Shn Earl Brug es Colonel Herbert, Sidney R. B. Brug, W. H. Hervey, Lord A. Shirley, E. J. Buck, L. W. Hinge, J. H. Shirley, E. P. Buckley, Edmund Hodgson, F. Sibthorp, Colonel Smith, Abel Buller, Sir J. Y. Ho gg , J NV B B u u r n rt u ll r7 s , i T r Icio.mas Illioolpme,ecs,hWar.liA:Court sSmnil t yt h h , e T , .GBeo. George SomertonSmollett, A Lord G. B ur roughs, H. N. Ho p e, Alexander Cardwell, Edward Ho p e, G. W. Somerset, Viscount Carew, W. 11. P. Hornby, John , Somes, Joseph Sotheron, T. H. Spooner, Richard Castlereagh,eCah r a i i i , e n ri g i a e n , ,Captain Viscount Howardot I Hughes, ia l n, N‘F., Lord .. Bii B. . , Francis Hussey, Ambrose Standish, Charles Chelsea,eris Che Viscount Hussey, Thomas Stanle y , Edward Chotwode, Sir J. Ingestrle, Viscount Stauuton, Sir G. Cholmondeley, H. Inglis , Sir R. 11. Stewart, John Christopher, R. A. Irton, Samuel Stuart, Henry Chute, W. L. James, Sir W. C. S Stun, 11. C. Clayton, R. It. Jermy n, Earl utton, H. M. Clerk, Sir George Jocelyn, Viscount Taylor, Edward Clifton, J. T. Johnstone, Sir J. Taylor, J. A. Clive, Viscount Johnstone, Hope Tennent, J. E. Cockburn, Sir G. Jolliffe, Sir W. Thesiger, Sir F. Codrington, Sir W. Jones, Captain Tollemache, John Cole, H. A. , Kelly, Fitzroy Tomline, George Colebrooke, Sir T. Kemble , Henry Tower, Christopher Collett, W. R. Knight, G. Trench, Sir F. W. H. Colquhoun, J. C. Knightley, Sir C. Trevor, G. R. Colvile, C. R. Law, C. E. Trollope, Sir J. Compton, R. C. Lawson, Andrew Trotter, John Connolly, Colonel Lefroy, Anthony Turnor, Christopher Coote, Sir C. H. Legh, Gar Verner, Colonel Copeland, Alderman Lemon, C. V, G. H. Corry, Henry Lennox, Lord A. V ernon illiers, Viscount Courtenay, Lord Leslie, C. P. Vivian, J. Ennis Cowper, W. P. Liddell, H. T. Wellesley, Lord C. Cresswell, Baker Lincoln, Earl Whitmore, T. C. Cripps, William Listowel, Earl Winnington, Sir T. Darner, Colonel Lockhart, NV. Wodehc use, Edmond Darby, George Lowther, Sir J. H. ' Wood, Colonel Davies, D. A. S. Lyall, George Wood, Colonel T. Dawnay, NV. H W H. Lygon, Gene ral Wortley, James S. Deedes, William Mac kenzie, TT. ortley, John S. Denison, E. B. Mackinnon, NV. J. Wrightson, W. B. Dick, Quentin Maclean, Donald Wyndham, Colonel Dickinson, F. H. M`GeaclaY , F. A. Wynn, C. W. W. Douglas, Sir 11. INPNeill, Dunc an Yorke, E. T. Douglas, Sir C. Mahon, Viscount Douglas, J. D. S. Mainwarieg, T. Dowdeswell, W. Manners, Lord C. C. S. Drummond, 11. 11. Manners, Lord J Dugdale, W. S. March, Earl TELLERS. Toung, John Baring, Henry MINORITY -NOES, 148. Aglionby, 11. A. Easthope, Sir J. Muntz, G. F. Viscount Napier, Sine. Aldan, William Anson, Colonel Armstrong, Sir A. Ellis,Wynn O'Ferrall, R. M. Baine, Walter Elphinstone, 11. Ord, William tllbriicneg, tl°ttn.'lion. E. O'Connell, M. J. Barclay, David Evans, William Osborne, Ralph Barnard, E. G. Evans, William • Paget, Colonel Bell, John Ewart, William Palmerston, Viscount Berkeley, Craven Fielden , J ohn Parker, John Berkeley, 11. F. Ferguson, Colonel Pattison,. James Bernal, Ralph Fitzroy, L ord C. redid], Captain Blake, Mark Forster, Matthew Philips, G. R. Blake, H. J. Gibson, T. M. , Ponsonby, C. F. A. Blewitt, R. J. Gore, Robert Protheroe, Edward Bouverie, E. P. Granger, T. C. Pulsford, Robert Bowes, John Grey, Sir George Rice, E. R. Bowring, Dr. Grosvenor, Lord R. Roche, E. B. Bright, John Guest, Sir J. Roebuck, J. A. Brocklehurst, J. Hall, Sir B. Russell, Lord J. Brotherton, Joseph Hallyburion, Lord Russell, Lord E. Bulkeley, Sir R. llatton, Captain Rutherihrd, A. Buller, Charles liawes, Benjamin Scrope, G. P. Buller, Edward Hayter, W. G. Smith, Benjamin Busfeild, William Heathcoat,. John Smith, Vernon Ilyng, G. S. Hindley, Charles Stanfield, W. R. C. Carew, R. S. Ilobhouse, Sir J. Stuart, Lord J. Cavendish, C. C. Holland, Robert Stuart, W. V. Cavendish, G. 11. Horsman, Edward Strickland, Sir G. Chapman, B. Howard, E. G. Strutt, Edward Christie, W. D. Howick, Viscount Tancred, H. W. Clay, Sir W. Hume, Joseph Thsrnely, Thomas Cobden, Richard Itumphery, Alderman Trail, George Colborne, W. R. Hutt, William Trelawny, J. S. Collett, John James, William Collins, William Labouchere, Henry Tufnell, Henry Corbally, M. E. Lambton, IL. Tuite, IL H. Craig, W. G. Langston, J. H. 'Villiers, Charles Currie, Raikes Marsland, Leveson, Lord Warburton, 11. Sir E. Curteis, H. B. Macaulay, T. B. Dahneny, Lord Macnamara, - at —alor Wawn, John T. Dalrymple, Captain M`Taggart, SirJ. White, Samuel Dashwood, G. 11. Mangles, R. D. T w r o tt u ts b o r n i dg , N e v , . li. . Wilde, Sir T. Denison, W. J. Marjoribanks, S. Williams, William Denison, John E. Marshall, William Wilshere, W. Dennistoun, J. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Martin, John Henry - WorsleY , Lar d Duke, Sir J. Matheson, James Yorke, U. IL Duncannon, Visconnt Mitcalfe, HenryTELL Dundas, Admiral Mitchell, T. A. Ward, 11. G. Dundas, David Morrison, James Berkeley, Captain Wood, Charles In the present Majority there were 124 Members who voted in the Minority on the Second Reading ; M and 35 who did nnotvote.on that oc casion. In the Minority 99 supported r. Ward's motion w I.vho ere voted with Ministers on the Second Heading: and 27 who absent on the previous occasion. We aro requested to state that Mr. Bannerman's name was acci dentally omitted in the Parliamentary List, that gentleman having voted for Mr. Ward's proposition. The Queen went in State yesterday evening COURT CIRCULAR . lane Theatre. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Bucking ham Palace at a quarter before seven o'clock, attended by a numerous suite. The royal procession was formed in th• following order : Exon of the Yeoman Guard in Waiting ' A carriage conveying Sir William Martins and Sir . Noel Harris, Gentleman 'Ushers in Waiting' Captain Kincaid, to Drury and Mr. Gordon, A carriage conveying Mr. Wortley Page of Honour. Lieutenal Colonel M'Douall, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Colo nel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting; in Bouverie, Page of Honour Equerry in Waiting to the Prince ; and Captain Francis Seymour, Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince. A carria conveying Lord eorge LerITIOX, L o rd of the Bedchambger e to the Prince ; Sir Frederic Sto vin, Groom in Waiting ; Lord Charles Wellesley , Colonel the Right Hon. George Dawson Da Comptroller of the Household. Clerk Diareschal ; and ar ringt!?n a nd Lad y A carriage conveying Lady Carol ine B the Earl Jermvn Gardiner, Women of the Bedchamber; NT-- Treasurer of the Household; and Lord Ernest Bruce, me- Chamberlain. • Waiting; and the Maids of Honour ; viscount Sydney, LordinGuard. Earl of Beverley, Captain of the Yeoman ,a_:l_ng, i Lady of A carriage conveying the Hon. MiS5B3 Page . t and Kerr A carriage conveying the Viscountess U . 13 Waiting ; Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in W aiting ; and the Bedchamber; Hon. Miss Devereux, the Marquis of Exeter, Groom of the Stole. T I -II Lad Maid of Honour in A carriage conveying the Viscountess Qo . ce y_ ,__ y in . Waiting; Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Maid ot Honour in Waiting; the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward; and the E a rl De la Warr, Lord Chamberlain. A carriage conveying her Majesty the Queen, his Royal al Hi g h ne ss Prince Albert, the Duchess of Buccleuch, M of the Robes, and the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse. A party of Life Guards formed the escort from the palace to the theatre. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. accompanied by the His Royal Highness Col Albert rode out on horseback four, yesterday, attended bynel B9uverie. Their Royal HightleSSES the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yester dDaoywaigneranLadopyeLn Highness Her Majesty and his Royal Prince Albert have been pleased to inspect the written address of the City of London to his Majesty the King of the French, which has been most elaborately and beautifully executed by Mr. Walter Paton, and heraldically embellished in the most ex yetaterrltionng.e and quisite style under the direction of Mrs. Dowse, widow of the late celebrated herald painter. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl, and Prince Edward performance'mar and suite, were present last evening at the in a n d theatre. The Queen no v i s it e d the Duchess of Ke n t a t Cla rence House, St. James's, an d the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, on Wednesday. the Grand Du c h ess St e ph an i e The Duchess of Kent and of Baden visited the Queen Dowager yesterday, a t Marl borouh Hou. The g Duke se of Cambridge honoured the Melodists' Club with his company yesterday evening, at the Freemason's Tavern. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by Baroness de Strumfeder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, visited and inspected the London Docks on Wednesday. Her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester yes terday. The Duchess of Kent paid a visit to the Grand Duchess yesterday. Le Compt 13olislas Potocki, Chamberlan de S. M. l' Ern pereur de toutes ens Russias, paid his respects to the Grand Duchess of Bad yesterday-, at the Duke of Hamilton's res id e nce in Portman-square. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited the Queen Dowager on Wednesday. M A deputation, including r.Thomson, of the Belfast Bank, Mr. Grimshaw, of the Ulster Bank, and Mr. Bristow, of the Northern Bank, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Custonis, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer ytaterday. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 24. ROYAL CO NIMISSION. At half-past Four there was a Commission for giving the Royal Assent to certain Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buceleuch, and Lord Wharneliffe. The Commissioners having taken their seats at the foot of the throne, the Usher of the Black Rod was ordered to summon the Commons to the bar of their Lordships' House. The SPEAKER soon afterwards appeared at the bar, accompanied by many of the Members. The Royal Assent was then given in the usual form to the following Bills :—The Sugar Duties Bill, the Glass Duties Bill, the Customs Duties Bill, the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the Thames Navigation Bill, and Britton's Divorce Bill. The Commons then withdrew, and their Lordships adjourned during pleasure. Their Lordships re-assembled at Five o'clock. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills. MAYNOOTH. The Earl of WICKLOW presented two petitions from the county of Wicklow, one against the grant to Maynooth, and the other is favour of the grant to the Church Education Society. The Duke of BUCCLELICH presented petitions from several places against the grant to Maynooth. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. The Duke of RICIIMOND wished to know whether the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had come to any reso lution with respect to the sale of the property under their care. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE said that they had come to some resolutions, which would be laid on the table. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Earl of CLANCARTY presented petitions from Louth, and various other places, in favour of Church Education in Ireland. The Noble Earl also presented three petitions against the additional grant to Maynooth. He wished to say a few words in justification of the vote he intended to give against that measure, should it ever come before their Lordships' House. He had no wish to stand in the way of the education of any class of her Majesty's subjects, but he thought that no money ought to be voted by the State to support any system of education, unless the State had un limited control over it, and unless the Govern ment was responsible for whatever was taught The experiment tried in establishing the College of May nooth had signally failed. During the fifty years that the College had been in existence, no one individual celebrated either in literature or science had been edu cated there. He believed that there was a general opinion prevalent in Ireland as to the inefficiency of Maynooth College,. When the question came before the House, he should certainly vote against it unless a searching inquiry were previously made into the disci pline pursued at Maynooth. The grant was decidedly at variance with the oath of supremacy, and nothing was more likely to increase the ecclesiastical power of the See of Rome. It was said that the question of principle was disposed of in 1795; but he must remind the Noble Lords that those who used this argument had repeatedly taken the oath of supremacy. To that oath obligations attached, and in his opinion Noble Lords were bound to observe them. The Marquis of NORMANBY believed it was the general desire of the House that the discussion on this subject should be postponed until the Bill came formally before the House ; and he merely rose for the pur pose of referring to the statement made by the Noble Earl in the early part of his address. The Noble Earl stated that the College of Maynooth had been established for more than fifty years, but, since that time it had produced no men of eminence or learn ing. Now, when he held office in Ireland, he made it his duty to inquire into this subject, and, certainly, the impression left upon his mind of the religious learning and general instruction to be found and given there was far different to that of the Noble Lord. Every one knew that that institution was conducted on such a footing as was not likely to produce very rich fruits, but he could not suffer the Noble Marquis's assertion that Maynooth had produced no person of eminence for learning or virtue. The Earl of CLANCARTY explained that the object of his observations tended to inquiry as to what the College had produced. The Duke of WELLINGTON thought it would be better to adhere to the custom of the House of stating the substance of any petition which was presented, and not to speak upon the principle until the regular time for the discussion came on. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, while allowing the general convenience of not speaking " upon peti tions, yet conceived that if the privilege of speaking on petitions were done away with, much valuable time would be lost. MAYNOOTH. Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting a petition against ..he grant to Maynooth, took the opportunity of contra dicting as positively as wordscould do, the statement which had been made in the other House of Parliament, that an attack which had appeared in one of the French papers was written by one of the Ministers of France. That statement had given great pain to the individual to whom it referred, and he was requested to give the rumour the most unqualified contradiction. The Earl of CLANCARTY complained that be had asked a question to which he had received no answer. The object of that question was to ascertain how her Majesty's Ministers could reconcile this grant to May nooth with the terms of the oath of supremacy. Lord MONTEAGLE said, that he conceived that not withstanding what had been said of the oath of supre• macy and the Act of Settlement, he thought that he would be a person of extraordinary ingenuity who could discover, within the four corners of the oath of supremacy, anything which at all forbid the grant to Maynooth, though perhaps the Noble Earl's ingenuity was equal to the task. The Earl of CLANCARTY complained that the Noble Lord had attacked him ungene rously, and stated that the object of the Bill in 1795 was to provide education for the Roman Catho lics of Ireland, and he conceived that this additional grant would only tend to increase the spirit of insubordination, which had been encouraged, if it had not been altogther elicited, by the proceedings at Maynooth. Lord BEAUMONT said the Noble Earl had dis played the most deplorable ignorance of the Cativdic religion if he conceived that one tecet of that religion had been altered. The object of the grant in 1795 had been to furnish education for the Roman Catholics of Ireland. The people of Ireland were dependent upon their priests for their education, and the object of this grant was to improve the education of the riests, ; an d consequently of the people. The very reasons p which justified the Bill of 1795 justified also the grant of this year, But if the Noble Earl wished to make any state ment, a Noble Duke would present a petition to morrow, and then, in accordance with the custom of the House, he might enter into R a di AlLW scussion o YS f the principle. A. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from seve ral persons in Manchester, Nottingham, and other places, largely interested in railways, complaining that heir property had been most materially injured by the alterations made in the mode of management by the directors, and he would take that opportunity of stating that he entirely differed from the petitioners, for he thought if they chose to risk their money in these speculations, they should not complain if their trust was abused. Lord BROUGHAM also presented a petition from the churchwardens of the parish of Hardwich in the county of Berks, in favour of the grant to Maynooth. CONSTABULARY FORCE OF IRELAND. The Marquis of NORMAN BY said it would be recollected that a short time ago he brought under the notice of the House the circumstance of an officer of the constabulary force having re sponded to a forbidden toast, at a dinner by the High Sheriff of Armagh. He believed that his Noble Friend the Secretary for the Colonies had some information to communicate to the House. Lord STANLEY said he had made inquiry into the subject, and he found that after the late assizes at Armagh, the high Sheriff sent an invitation to dinner to the high constable of the district, who was however unable to attend, and the invitation was therefore extended to three of his officers. Two of these officers attended the dinner in plain clothes, and the other in his uniform, and at this dinner the latter officer certainly did respond to the toast of " the glorious and immortal memory of William the Third." The Lord-Lieutenant of the county therefore decided to remove this officer to an other part of the country. But at the same time they were bound to admit, from communications which the Government had had from Colonel M'Gregor and other parties in Ireland, that the officer who had been guilty of this breach of the regulations of the constabulary force, had impartially discharged his duties, and always kept himself aloof from politics. The Marquis of NORMANBY expressed himself satisfied with the explanation, and the subject dropped. THE BISHOPRICS OF ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR. The Earl of POWIS brought in a Bill for repealing the act uniting these sees, and giving her Majesty power to appoint a Bishop of Manchester. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday, the 2d of May. Lord MONTEAGLE gate notice that at some future stage of the Bill he should move, as a counter-motion, that the revenues of the Welsh Bishoprics mentioned in the First Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners should be applied to the benefit of the parochial clergy instead of the Episcopal Fund. THE MAYNOOTII GRANT. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from Dublin in favour of this grant. Lord Campbell, Lord Denman, and Lord Hardwick', presented petitions against the grant. Lerd CAMPBELL presented a petition from the tradesmen and shopkeepers of Pontypool, against the Bill passed last session , for a bolishin g imprisonment for debt under 201. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the clergy of the Arcbdeaconry of Chichester, praying the House to pass s ome measure for decreasing the de moralisation occasioned by beer houses. RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The Duke of RICHMOND also presented petitions from several place, in the same part of the country, praying for the stoppage of railwaytTaffic on Sundays ; but he could not agree with the petitioners, for he could not see how the mails were to be conveyed. SCHOOLMASTERS IN SCOTLAND. The Duke of RICHMOND also presented a petition from Abernethy, in the county of Inverness, praying for an increase of the stipend of schoolmasters in Scotland, which he moved should be referred to the Select Com mittee. LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM . Lord WLIARNCLIFFE brought in a Bill for extend. log the powers of the trustees of that institution, which was read a first time. SILK WEAVERS. The Earl of DALHOUSIE:gave notice that he should to-morrow present a petition respecting silk weavers, on which he should found a motion on that day week. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 24. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Spelsey Road Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from a company interested in the Grand Canal Railway complaining of the standing orders of the Portarlington line. On the motion of Colonel T. WOOD, the London Orphan Asylum Bill was read a third time and passed. LIVERPOOL DOCKS BILL. On the order of the day being read for the third read ing of the Liverpool Docks Bill, Mr. ESCOT'I' moved the omission of the following clause :—" And whereas doubts have been entertained whether the powers and remedies given to the trustees for recovering and enforcing payment of the rates and duties payable to them under and by virtue of the said recited Acts, are applicable to the recovery of the rates and duties payable by vessels entering the said port and not using the docks of the trustees ; and it is expedient that such doubts should he removed ; be it enacted, that if the waste!' of any vessel entering the said port, and not using the docks of the said trustees, shall refuse or neglect to pay to the sal] trustees the rates payable in respect of such vessels, it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace of the counties of Lancaster or Chester, as the case may require, upon complaint in writing made before him by the person authorised to de mand or receive the said rates, that he had demanded the same from the said master, and that the same were due and unpaid, to issue his warrant to take and distrait' such vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, or any part thereof, and.to detain such distress until such rates shall have been paid ; and in case any of the said rates shall remain unpaid for the space of three days next after any distress so made, it shall be lawful for such person to cause such distress to he appraised by two or more sworn appraisers, and afterwards to sell the distress, and therewith to satisfy the rates so unpaid, and all the ex penses of keeping, appraising, and selling such distress, rendering the overplus (if any) to the said mas ter upon demand ; and if any dispute shall arise as to the amount of such rates, or of the charges occasioned by such distress, it shall be lawful for the person distraining to detain such distress until the amount of such rates and the charges of such distress shall be ascertained and determined by such justice upon application made to him for that purpose."—lt was re ferred to the standing orders of the Committee. Sir Augustus Clifford appeared at the bar, and sutn moned the Haase to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Assent given to several Bills (for which see Lords' report). precise motion on the :object of the charges for fares cra railways. The amendment having t l-_ten withdrawn, the reio'n tion was agreed to. O TRALIAN FLOUR. NOTICES OF MOTION— AD would, on this .day Mr. HUTT gave notice that he t that it was ex fortnigbt, move a resolution to the area) , country from pedient to admit wheat flour free in this Australia on the same terms as it was allm:itted from Canada. TIM" TOBACCO—ADJOURNMENT OF THE ITCh.'`''" FOR THE WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. Mr. BI,T,WITT said that he had a motion for ,o-night, for a Bill to repeal the Act which prevented the growth of tobacco in this country; but, before he postponed it, he wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government whether he had made any arrangement for the adjournment of the House for the Whits= holidays ?—(Laughter.) Sir R. PEEL said he was sorry to say he had not considered the subject; but, speaking upon the moment, he did not think, considering the state of the public business, that he could allow a longer time- than from Friday to Wednesday or Thursday. Mr. BLEWIT4' then adjourned his motion to this day fortnight. CHELSEA COLLEGE. Colonel WOOD gave notice that on the Bth of May he would move an address to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to order that the Chelsea College might be thrown open to the public, under such re gulations as might be deemed fit.—( Hear.) Captain LAYARD inquired of the Government when it was likely the Chinese batta would be paid? Mr. S. HERBERT was understood to ray that at the earliest opportunity steps would be taken respecting it. DOG STEALING BILL. Mr. LIDDELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent dog stealing, and said he would reserve any statement he had to make respecting it till a future occasion. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. RIO JANEIRO. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to knew if the Right Hon. Gen tleman at the head of the Government had any objection to lay before the House the correspondence which had taken place between the merchants of Rio Janeiro and her Majesty's Government, relative to the expiration of the treaty between this country and Brazil ? Sir ROBERT PEEL said, if the Hon. Gentleman vitonld repeat his question on Monday, he would give him an answer then. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CAPT. MEYNELL, M.P., AND MR. YOUNG, M.P. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said he held in his hand a very curious correspondence which had appeared in the public newspapers—(Great laughter)—as having passed between Captain Meynell and Mr. Yonng.—(Renewed laughter.) I Here the Gallant Commodore read the correspondence, which has already appeared in all the newspapers, and which created continued laughter, and some cries of " Oh, oh. "3 COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Colonel WOOD wished to ask the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Wakley) whether he intended to fix an early day for his motion? Mr. WA KLE Y regretted that he could not possiblF bring it on before Tuesday fortnight. REPEAL MEETINGS IN IRELAND. Colonel VERNER said he had a question to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman her Majesty's Secretary of State for Ire land, and he did so because he had received requests to that. effect from a large number of people in the south of Ireland. The question was—were the Executive Government in Ire. land aware that a repeal demonstration was about to take place at Dundalk, on the first of May, at which Mr. O'Connell was to be present, and for which invitations had been sent through the country as far as Belfast, requesting people to attend. If so, he wished to know would the Government pat a stop to this meeting in accordance with the law as laid down by the law officers of the Crown? He had to apologise to the Right Hon. Gentleman for not giving him notice of his inten tion to ask this question ; but he had not had time to do so, as, between the time that would be occupied between that ne cessary for the notice and the asking of the question, the in tended meeting would take place. Sir T. FREMANTLE said he was not prepared to give an answer to the question of the Hon. and Gallant Member, as he had received no communication upon the subject. But with reference to what had passed in Ireland, he had no doubt his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant would take such necessary steps as might be required. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right lion. Baronet whether he was aware of a great monster meeting intended to be held in London very shortly, the object being to bring delegates from all parts of the country, in order to coerce the Members of that House?—Laughter. ) The oonstituencies of every town, borough, and county, were called on to send up delegates .on purpose to form a demonstration, with the view of coercing the House. He begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether he had taken, or would take, any steps in eonsequence ? (Great laughter.) Sir T. FREMANTLE rose amid shouts of latighter, but on finding that the question was directed to the Right Hen. Baronet at the head of the Government, he sat down spin. Sir R. PEEL said, that n ot havin g received one of the cir culars of the intended meeting—( Laughter)—he was quite tine able to say anything on the subject of the Hon. Member's question. He might say to the Hon. Member, however, that he did not feel much alarm in consequence.—(Laughter.) .• A.YNOOT H. Mr. M. MILNES said he had the honour of presenting a petition from the University of Cambridge, in favour of the Government grant to Maynooth.—(Loud cheering, which continued for several minutes.) The Hon. Member was still on his legs when Sir R. I'NGLIS rose amid loud cries of " Order, order," and great confusion. He said that the Hon. Member for Pontefract had misled the House by stating that the petition he had presented had emanated from the University. Had the feet been so, the petition would have been signed by the Chancellor, the Fellow!, and other dignitaries of the Colleges, and the seal of the College would have been affixed to it. Such was not the ease, and he felt himself justified in calling the attention of the House to the misnomer. —(Hear, hear. ) Mr. M. MILNES said that perhaps, if the Right Hon. Baronet had allowed him to finish, he might then have known more about the petitioners. The petition was from Cam bridge, and it was signed by the bachelors and undergraduates of that University. The petitioners stated, that as a petition had bren presented by the Right Hon. Baronet from the under graduates of Oxford against the grant, they felt it their duty to record their opinion in its favour. They thought that as there was no immediate prospect of the Irish Roman Catholics becoming proselytes to Protestantism, Christian duty impera tively called upon them to advance their moral and intellec tual regeneration by every means in their power. Mr. COLLETT presented several petitions from the Primi tive Methodists of Athlone, conscientiously objecting to all en dowments for religious purposes. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented petitions from various parts of the country against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. ROM' ERIE presented similar petitions. Mr. C. BRUCE presented petitions from Elgin against the giant. Similar petitions were presented by Sir G. Grey, Mr. Kens. ble (from Leicester), and other Hon. Members. Mr. HINDLEY presented various petitions from different parts of the country to the same effect. One he begged to call the attention of the House more particularly to. It was from the Dissenting Chapel meeting in West George-street, mi.- govr, under the care of Dr. Wardlaw, and they, conscientiously refusing themselves all assistance from the State, refused to sanction any endowment to any other sect. They, however, rejoiced at the removal of all religious disabilities.—(Hear.) Mr. T. Duncorobe, Dr. Bowring, and Sir J. Y. Buller pre sented petitions to the like effect. Mr. H AYTER presented a petition from a place in Buck. inghamshire, signed by six clergymen of the English Church and by a great number of their parishioners, in favour of the grant.—( Hear, hear.) An HON MEMBER presented four petitions from places in Ireland against the grant. Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Grogan, Colonel Acton, Sir T. Aeland, Colonel Wood, Mr. Colville, and Lerd Rendlesham presented petitions from various places in England and Ireland, against the Maynooth grant. ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the order of the day being read for resuming the debate on Mr. Ward's motion, Mr. COLQUHOUN said the Hon. Member for She-field had on the previous night quoted several extracts of speeches defend made by hiin five year; agO, calling on him to retract or thr He th , , ht it would be inexcusable to occupy the gem. thoug... ,ime of the House in entering into a defence of those extract!. There were many sentiments in those speeches which a more mature reason had induced him to qualify.—( Hear, hear.) He alone should not be excluded from the privilege of altering riv b e i d s opinions—( Hear, hear) —when th at alteration was de from communication with men of various opinions—communi cations which mitigated those sentiments and showed him to regard with more toleration the opinions of others.—( Hear. ) But as to the historical facts mentioned by him and denied by the on. Gentleman, he wo uld be ashamed to occupy the time li of the House for one instan t in supporting, but would put into the hands of that Hon. Member the a uthorities from which be derived them, one being a volume o fLife of Wolf Tone,: the agent to the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and who thee occupied tho same position as M. O'Cennell now did d—(was Cries of ‘. No, no," from the Opp r) — all events who a t thority in questions relating to his own country. -- MAYNOOTH GRANT. Mr. EMERSON TENNENT presented petitions from several places in Ireland against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. HINDLEY presented twelve petitions against the grant to Maynooth College, from the following p'aces:— Inhabitants of Boxford, Suffolk; Wyke, York ; Havering Atte Bower, Essex; Protestant Dissenters, Kingston, Surrey ; Penegroes Whitechurch, Pembroke ; Ashby de-la-Zouch, Loughborough ; Calvinistic Methodists, Llanywniw, Denbigh ; Talyuh, Brecon ; teachers of Sunday Schools, Castle-lard, Holland-street, Surrey ; and Frindsbury, Kent. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. An HoN. 11iEDIBER, v, hose name we could not hear, presented a petition in favour of the London and York Railway. CLYDESDALE JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Mr. HOPE JOHNSTONE presented petitions, nu merously signed, from Glasgow, Hamilton, Rutherglen, Bothwell, and Blantyre, in favour of this measure. MR. BURKE AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAYS. The SPEAKER in reply to a question from Lord G. Somerset, stated that since this matter had been brought under his notice, he had taken an opportunity of looking into the rules of the House bearing upon the subject. He found that some years ago, Mr. Speaker Abercromb% framed a number of rules for re gulating the practice of Parliamentary agents, but the only one of any importance was the second rule, which required that all Par liamentary agents before they were permitted to practice should make a declaration whereby they agreed to observe all the rules and standing orders of the House. This rule, however, was not sufficiently stringent, and he had, therefore, framed a rule making every Parliamentary agent personally responsible to the House for the due observance of the standing and ses sional orders. Lord G. SOMERSET said, under those circumstances he was not inclined to persist in his motion respecting an act of negligence lately committed by a Parlia mentary agent. RAILWAYS. Lord G. SOMERSE T then moved that every Committee on a Railway Bill shall fix the tolls, and shall determine the maximum rates of charge for the conveyance of pa- sengers (with a clue amount of luggage) and of goods on such railway, and such rates of charge shall include the tolls, and the costs of locomotive power, and every other expense connected with the conveyance of passengers (with a due amount of luggage) and of goods upon such railway; but if the Committee shall not deem it expedient to de termine such maximum rates of charge, a special report, explanatory of the grounds of their omitting so to do, shall be made to the House, which special report shall accompany the report of the Bill. Mr. LABOLICIIERE said the subject which the No ble Lord had brought under the consideration of the House was one of great importance, and it was, in his opinion, high time fur the House to limit the tolls and rates of charges on railways. Mr. BERNAL, who was almost inaudible in the gallery, was understood to say that some uniform practice ought to be adopted in the Railway Committees, otherwise the greatest confusion would occur, and when the session was about to close there would be no such thing as remedying it. Sir J. Y. BULLER defended the conduct of Mr. Burke, which had been unjustly censured. If he had been guilty of some trifling inadvertence, he at once owned it. lie would willingly bear testimony to the high character of Mr. Berke. Sir W. HEATHCOTE likewise eulogised the general conduct of Mr. Burke, which he considered was en titled to respect and gratitude. His exertions had been of the greatest service in ensuring order and regularity. The O'CONOR DON said he concurred in the ob servations of the Hon. Gemtleman who had just sat down. There was a feeling amongst the Committee ' that no practitioner could discharge his duty with more credit and satisfaction than Mr. Burke.—(Hear, hear.) His conduct with regard to the clause alluded to ought certainly not to be characterised by a stronger expression than that of inadvertence. The sl►ghtest unfavourable impression did not remain in the minds of the Committee with regard to the conduct of Mr. Burke. Mr. GREENE entirely concurred in the testimony which had been given respecting Mr. Burke. Mr. lIAWES said he wished to call the attention of the House to the resolution of the Noble Lord (Lord G. Somerset.) He did not think it was necessary to say a word more respecting the uprightness of Mr. Burke. It would be impossible for any person to say what should be the maximum rate for passengers and pods. The company, and the company alone, could rurnish the necessary information on that point fo• D had id the' The Hon. Member for Jevon p or t had said that _is wa a clause which should be inserted in order to remedy the (19fects complained of ; but he (Mr. Ilitwes) di i not think it would be possible for this House to frame any clause by which to fix the maximum rate of charges. The house had not the power to do so, for the public were of necessity in the hands of the railway companies in this respect. For instance, what might be a fair rate of charge on a locomotive line might nut be fair upon an atmospheric line; and was this House, then, prepared to say that they could fix the maximum rate of charges for each ? It would be a most arbitrary act to do so, and he would most decidedly divide the House upon any such clause—he deemed it so impolitic—though he might not have the slightest chance of success. Sir GEO. CLERK said he perfectly concurred with 'he Hon. Member that it would be a great absurdity to - but it attempt to fix the maximum rate of charges ; out high authority in question 3 ... .., would be competent for the House to fix the rate of (Cries of " No," and laughter from the same quarter.) - charges to be made as tolls. However, he begged other volume was the " Life of M. 111‘Nevin,' who, after he le fl to assure the Honourable Member that in one of the country, recorded the facts of which he was cognizant. 1 the Bills scot before the Committee, the promoters of would be trifling with the time of the House on a grea a t n qncs: the Bill themselves had voluntarily introduced a clause tion like the pres_en, defending wtiett!roicrl:plyht:niffeocntioles d f theopi by which they proposed to fix the maximum rate of tore condition of Ireland , charge. nions of one dso litt e weight as hi r niself. He agreed in the opinion expressedby the Hon. Member for Sheffield, that the question o M. GISBORNE hoped the House would not place the Irish Church, though not immediately apart of the Maynooth any degree of confidence either in that or any other Bill Bill, was closely connected with it, and that in discussing the that should contain such a proposition , one it would be right to refer to the other. It was remarkable Mr. JAMES STUART WORTLEY believed that the compensation that had been given was a real and not touching upo l on the endowment of w t h h i e ch lr e is v h er Cagiolic imn;enthtiswdecrbeaitnehowtimid and delicate the members of the Govern a temporary one. lie considered that the course that had Chutch a a s r a e fraid to touch, lest he should been pursued with respect to this subj ect was be t ' otfhetithread O l f rY his arguments on fire. The Right lion. ; e i t T w re a a s t o t Ig e m n ch ar w e t one that ought to be well considered.—(Hear.) ! Gentleman' the Member for Edinburgh, it was said, proved to Canals would be no longer able to compete with rail demonstration that there was no principle in the Bill; and th e ways—the shareholders in them would be ruined by Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the question of esta the low rate at which the latter conveyed lugge blishing a Roman Catholic Church in Ireland was raised from lack iiit ehotf endowmentt argument ion . Gentleman, by til e against State the in v,t h, aes interval nntie: measure, ri:tvtoah a nl e n , o d ffdo t ahr h ri a ksi t t financialt couldf h ut future." question T ea h o uv f e ; In this respect, he cordially agreed with the Noble Lord, but thought the resolution ought t l , l ) bo more stringent. lie would likewise ca lotions, must have been reading the attention of the Noble Lord to the high rate of tolls, as also to the high r-Ite of charge on the inter- appeared dark from excessive light, for a more perfect view mediate stages on railroads, and to the convenience of of the future could not well have been presented than that vaitb having additional stations. The public, by the high which the Right lion. Gentleman at thehead of the Government rate of changes on intermediate stations were in a worse favour ed the House. There was no Roman Catholic whoa would condition than before railways were established. not agree that the principle they were now discussi as the Mr. PAKINGTON said there were several railways establishing of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. The carr yi n g goods at so low a rate of char g e as to render it Right lion. Baronet at th e head of the Government said he impossible for it to be remunerative. Those companies had no religious objection to the endowment of the Roman made up the loss by imposing a higher rate of charge on a 4 whetherdaon Treason,mseetn of men :e ß tin, o N ehomaaarall;nd hear.) eimillionka re .t)o Catholic k HnooefChurch money,d il who or goldi•7o lino acceptu what of were such Catholic Church.—(Hear, hear.) The only question was passengers than they would have been otherwise called upon to pay. This was most unjust towards the canalethne companies, and unfair to all the public. lie thought, feelings of the Roman Catholic priests ; but if they offered to therefore, that some regulation such as that which h Catholic priests would put their voluntawrpyao oi e nrr g .ye u fi l un a sli r eo l y eni te fr : ; Thk i ie h i s.te e s been proposed ought to be adopted. agLreoerdtoGo.leSaTelnEdimlSeEntT which hoped had t the e b n ee o n u p se ro " p .o o u se ld d, notthe and the money in the other. That was ee itu r dhl t de a r tened to the speech of the Right lion. Gentleman the Seas" only effect of which would be to keep up the rate of of passengers, and all descrip charge on all description tar)* of State for the Home Department with admiration fil its ability. That Right Hon. Baronet had made great sacrifices , tio l\ n ir. of goods. supported the amendm e nt and he did not believe that any necessity, h ow ever pressing. , and stated that if the motion of the Noble Lord was acceded to, it would induce him to hide his convictions on such moment. would tend to suppress sus questions; he believed in his sincerity, bet be very much would be injurious, as it questioned his sagacity. He was surprised that any man of ins petition. COM- tellect couldcontemplate the establishment of the Roman Ca aloptthe tholic Church in Ireland, and believe he could maintain the Mr. MORRISON thought it wou ld h e advisable to Protestant Church there for five years, after such an establish . plan which w as adopted with regard to the ment. Besides the establishment of two State Churches . French railways. When tt e fares were lowered there, would be a monstrous anomaly ; for instead of fulfilling the end the companies were not permitted to raise them until twelve months hadd ellpse . establish a discord, immorality, and contention. If they would _ for which they ought to be designed, they would he sources of Sir G. GREY complained that proper notice had not English people would Church ; for it was quite certain the for the been given of the motion. their pockets a large sum Roman Catholic Church they must extinguish the Protestant never consent to pay out of After a few words STANSFIELD, Protestant Churches, 65" C". a ear. t ar Which it w ould. It was Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET gave notice that it one established Church ht e, ii that (Sir J. Grabens) to was bill intention , Ca Monday neat, to bring forward a inconsistent in bit Righ the Catholic, and for the endowment of the r 0 li 01 or ; 4 ' . w ill ' IP ° Ol e to , to e oibte3