The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-19 00:00:00

r -4-'.lZwitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock TAT TERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. DEBBY. 4 to 1 agst John Day's lot. to 1 agst Forth's lot 2 to 1 agst Idas 8 to 1 agst \Veatherbit 10 to 1 agst Alarm 12 to 1 agst The Libel 18 to 1 agst Pantasa 20 to 1 agst Old England 22 to 1 agst Doleful 40 to 1 agst Titmouse 40 to 1 agst Merry Monarch 50 to agst Maynooth 50 to 1 agst Jinglepot 50 to 1 agst Remorse 50 to 1 agst Laird o' Cockpen 50 to 1 agst Mentor 100 to 1 agst Young Eclipse OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Pope 7 to 1 agst Lancashire Witch 12 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 12 to 1 agst Maid of Orleans RAILWAY COMM ITITES (THIS DAY.) Group V. NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Josh. Gibbs, cross-examined by Mr. WIIATELEY, Q.C. —He had examined north of Hardwick, but considered that the country was not feasible for this line, as, among other objections, it would require a tunnel beneath Hardwick Park, and completely throw the line out of the coal-fields. Ile was not aware of any agreement entered into by the Company with Lord Middleton or Mr. Sutton, of Kildham, to have the line deviate in other ways than as laid down in tie plan. Captain Sir James Salmon, the Chairman of the Pro visional Committee of the Newark and Sheffield line, put in the agreement signed by Lord Middleton, the Hon. Manners Sutton, and the Committee. The agreement ordered that in the event of the opposition of these gentlemen to this line being withdrawn the promoters pledged themselves to make an application next session to Parliament for a deviation in . such part of the line as would suit all parties. Mr. WHATELEY before cross-examining Captain Salmon, would ask the Committee whether under these circumstances this Bill should not stand over till next sessions? The Committee decided that the objection was not fatal to the progress of the Bill. Captain Salmon cross-examined—He was not aware that any money arrangements had been come to between Lord Middleton, Mr. Sutton, and the Committee. ... Mr. W. Cubitt, civil engineer, bad examined the plans and sections of the proposed line. He had heard Mr. Gibbs' avidence, and he thought it was quite likely that the railway could be constructed within the estimate. Cross-examined by Mr. WHATELEv—There would be no danger in having an incline of 1 in 100 for a quarter of a mile, before coming on to the North Midland line. The heaviest carriages could be stopped within a distance of 400 yards. __ _ - Mr. Venue, civil engineer, and Mr. Hawkshaw, combo. rated the opinions of Mr. Cnbitt and Mr. Gibbs. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. A branch to the eastward of the Staffordshire line, about two miles distant from that line, will open up that trade, which will be most important to that part of the countrv. Had heard much of the difference of gauge. He hid made many experiments himself. On the Canterbury and Whitstable line he had tried to remedy the break of gauge. but the trouble was so great it was abandoned. The change of gauge was most objectionable, and we give the canals a decided preference for goods traffic. As far as he had any knowledge the remedying of the break of gauge by loose body carriages would never answer, for it would require two stations to work them. The Great Western Company con templated laying down a narrow gauge from Worcester to Wolverhampton. They intended laying it down by the side of the other guage on their line, and it will consequently afford but local accommodation. To do this they will be obliged to have two stations, one for the broad gauge and one for the narrow gauge. With reference to these lines regarding the accommodation to the country, the promoters' line was the best adapted for the traffic of the country. The present line from the Euston-square station to Wor. tester was 1211 miles. With regard to the speed on the broad and narrow gauge, there was no difference. The speed on the narrow gauge was equally as quick as the broad gauge. On the Northern and Eastern Railway for the last two years that Company went at the rate of 55 miles an hour. That was a rate of speed which he (Mr. Stephenson) did not fancy for his own travelling. The public on that line, however, liked it. The quickest rate of travelling now was 112 miles in three hours and thirty seven minutes. He understood the nature of engine making, and he could construct an engine which would do 112 miles in two hours and fifteen minutes. On the London and Birmingham line they were lengthening the engines for the purpose of speed. Had examined the estimates, which were formed by him. The estimate from London to Worcester is 2,732,877/. This included all the branches up to that place. There was some opposition to the line from a few of the landowners on the line. The damage they would sustain would not be re sidential, it would be agricultural, and there was no injury which could be done but would be met by a fair system of compensation. Lord Sandys' property, a little above Worcester, we touch— some of his Lordship's meadow land about 50 feet below a large precipice. We are also opposed by a Mr. Hodges Foley. That gentleman's property was bounded on each side by canals. One canal came between the railway and a considerable portion of his property. Would rather that gentleman state his own grievances. Mr. Mantz, a landowner at Worcester, examined—The line of railway would pass his residence within 50 feet. Knew the house very well, it was called the Commandre, and is of the Elizabethan stile. The house was very low, sunk in a valley, and the trains would pass on overlooking the house. Knew of a case almost similar,it was that of a railway passing within forty feet of a clergyman's house, and overlooking it at a height of 14 feet. That gentleman got compensation, but as the works progressed he found the annoyance was not so great as he at first anticipated, and he did not remove his family, but kept the compensation.(Laughter.) The Ciiallimax—Mr. Mantz, do you oppose the Great Western line? Mr. Mantz—No, Sir, Ido not object to that line. It does not touch my property, and that line is the most popular with the people of Worcester. Cross-examination continued—We could not avoid going near your property; it would compel us to cross a main road. After some further cross-examination, the Committee ad journd till twelve o'clock to-morrow. Group X. LONDON AND YORK LINE. • (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Isaac Dodds, merchant, of Spalding— There are about 38,000 tons of coals annually brought into that town, of which 2000 tons are consumed in the neighbour hood. The coals are brought from districts through which the present proposed line would pass, and thus materially facilitate the transit, and reduce the expense. The country around Spalding was a very extensive corn-growing district, and the communication between it and Boston was considerable. A line of communication between Boston and Lincoln and Stafford would be of great im portance. Group DD. • THE CALEDONIAN AND THE GLASGOW, DUM FRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAYS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Locke, the eminent engineer, was next examined by . CocanußN—lle deposed that he had on several occa sions surveyed the district now under conskleration. The first survey was made in the year 1836 ; and he had subsequently at various intervals gone over the line, with a view to making more extended communications. He was perfectly well acquainted with the country, and had made a report on the subject of his survey to the Commis sioners appointed by Government, and would still abide by the opinion which he had given in that report in every particular. There had been some trifling deviation since made, but no material alteration had been substituted. He had no hesitation in saying that a line possessing equal faci lities with the proposed Caledonian could net be obtained at a similar outlay of capital. There would be no difficulties in the construction of the works. On the contrary, they were exceedingly light, there being only one severe gradient on the entire line. This was at a place called Beattock, and the whole gradient being subdivided, would give a result of three smaller gradients consisting of 1 in 75, lin 80, and lin 100. It was proposed to have an assistant engine constantly there. More favourable gradients than those mentioned could not be obtained without making a great sacrifice of capital, and there would also be great diffi chlty experienced in finding them ; and, further, the inconvenience of working the line would be increased if other gradients were adopted. A con siderable change in public opinion bad taken place in modern times with regard to the nature of gradients. It was formerly considered that a gradient of 1 in 500 was quite steep enough for a locomotive, ,and subsequently 1 in 300 was usually estimated as the maximum . . The seventy of gradients had been gradually increased, and in fact had grown in proportion as the power of the steam-engine had been improved. Locomotives were now managed on steep gradients with as much facility as they were formerly worked on very easy ones. Mr. Locke then instanced several exist ing lines were there were more severe gradients than any of those proposed on the Caledonian Railway. The increase of expense for an assistant engine would be amply compensated for by the extra convenience and facility which would be afforded, and, generally speaking, it was advisable to have a stationary engine on certain distances along the line, asthey were useful not only in assisting the train, but also in case of accidents. He could anticipate no difficulty in the descent of the carriages down the inclined Diane. With regard to the Caledonian trunk line it was, in his opinion, the only line that wo u ld b e mos t conven i ent and generally beneficial for the interests of the people of Scot land, and it would offer the greatest facilities for the purpose of connecting the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow with the south. The direct communication and shortness of the line would effect a great saving both in time and ex pense. Two lines were unnecessary and almost imprac ticable, as they would not only entail a very great expense, but would be highly inconvenient. The Caledonian line would offer every facility for extending collateral branches, owing to its central position. The Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle Railway, which was the competing line, goes round about, and the difference in point of distance ex ceeds 23 miles, which would occasion a loss in point of time. The gradients on the Caledonian line could be worked at a decided advantage over those on the opposing Iwo without entailing any increased expense on the passen grrs or traffic. He had seen the section of the proposed Howick line, and considered it vastly inferior to the Caledo nian Railway, as it would not answer one-third of the purposes which the Caledonian proposed to realise. With respect to the Kcposed extension through Peebles and Gallowshiels, the com parative merits of the two lines were considerablyin favour of the Cal donian. The distance of the Caledonian Railway from Car lisle and the Scottish Central Railway, was 106 miles. The dis t ince by the Clydesdale line was about 40 additional miles, and by the Howick line wo u ld b e cons i derably increased. Under these circumstances, therefore, in his opinion, neither o f the two last-mentioned schemes could be compared with else Caledonian. Since the Railway Commisioners bad reported in favour of that line he had made some slight Et:cations in the sections. One alteration had been made on rfas Castlecary branch, and consisted in taking the line to the north side of the Pentland Hills, by which change a more facile communication had been obtained to the mineral fields in that district, and a considerable saving of expense in land had been also effected. Another alteration hart le en made on the site of the terminus at Edinburgh, and a better station had been obtained, which had met with the general approbation of the inhabitants. The proprietors of the various lines with which it was proposed to effect a communication had been consulted, and a general satisfac tory arrangement had been entered into with them. These Companies had agreed to render their lines subordinate to the Cale lonian Railway, to alter the gauge of their rails, and also always to allow the preference to the trains belonging to the Caledonian Company. In addition to the alterations en the original plans previously alluded to, he had proposed a branch to Dumfries, which town he considered would be materially benefited by a railway communication with Edin burgh as well as with Glasgow; and neither of the proposed oepoeing lines would connect Dumfries with Edinburgh. The termini of the Caledonian Railway were most conveniently situated at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Carlisle. He had found it impracticable to form a junction with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway station at Edinburgh, owing to the diE catty of the level ; but it was possible to make use of part of the Edinburgh line at Castlecary. Mr. Locke expressed his satisfaction with the estimates, and stated that the works, including every contingency, had le en contracted for by Messrs. Stephenson, DlSKenzie, and brassey, and there was no doubt whatever that those gentlemen would complete the works within the esti mate. The cost tor making the excavations and e abankments was calculated at 536,0001. The expense of masonry and for erecting viaducts was 342,286/. ; t noes, shaepers, and laying down the rails, would cost 291,3401., which items, added together, would give a result of 1,289,4401., from which ten per cent. was to be deducted Sir contingencies. Then there was the expense of rails and chains, 410,487/. ; for land and buildings, 120,0001. would be re faired; for stations, 90,0001. ; and for working plants, &c , 130,000/. The surplus, which would amount to €0,0711., would be devoted to paying law expenses, obtaining the Act of Parliament, &c. The total amount of these sums was 810,4801., which, being added to the former large result, would give a grand total of upwards cf 2 ,100,000/. The working expenses of the line were esti mated at 95,696/., and tolls and pas ments to existing lines Would be 11,342/. more. The total working expenses would be 107038/. Mr. Locke was cross-examined by Sir THOMAS PHILLIPS on behalf of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company, and by Mr. HOPE on behalf of landowners on the line ; tint the prin cipal features of his evidence remained unaltered. Mr. M. Wood, civil engineer, was next called . by Mr. TALBOT. —H e st ate d he had examined into the merits of the rn Caledonia n , an d t h e Glasgow, Dufres and ' Carlisle Rail ways, and wa s d ec i dedly of opinion that ' the former line was preferable, on account of the convenience which it would ' afTerd to the through traffic as well as to the local traffic. The difference in the expense of worl 'nz ia t n he two lines wa s 12,000/. annually i n f avour of the CaleC i l Heg gentleman e fu fully prepared to con cur w i t h Mr. Locke in all that that m had stated with regard to the expenses and capabilities of the proposed line. Mi. Co'lister, civil engineer, was then examined in brief - as to the estimates and ilans, but his evidence was only a recapitalation of what had prev i ously fallen from Mr. Locke. Mr. Brassey, of the firm of Mcssrs. Stephenson, Mgienzie, ami Brassev, said that he h a d est i mated the expense of con • s tocting tundertak h e e the line at 1,275,0001., at w hi ch sum he had agreed work. Mr. TALBOT then announced, after the examination of 38 witnesses, that the case for the promoters of the Caledonian line was at length concluded. The formal proofs were then put in by Mr. Grahame, the P ar li amen t ar y agent, and the Committee adjourned until half-past eleven to-morrow. Group F, - THE LONDON, WORCESTER, AND SOUTH STAF FORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Ur. Stephenson's evidence continued from our Afternoon •• • Edition.) • At Bicester the line would complete the advantages of the branch line. Aylesbury, to Bicester and Buckingham, !would afford every accommodation to the traders on the line. The system pursued by the Great Western, tcommencing at Droitwich, leaves many towns wholly " untouched, and it faces the high ground which we avoid at b v tidley ; the lines come almost at a parallel. With regard _ l l4o a line from Wolverhampton to Dudley, they are trying v j,to come to an arrangement. At Alesowen are most ex „,tenaive cOal-fields not yet worked to any extent. le - Cross -examined—A westward line of communication would also be of importance. Mr. Charles Anderson, son of Sir Charles Anderson, re sides near Gainsborough. The direct northern line would be the most advantageous to him and his brother person ally; but the London and York would be the most advan tage to the public, because it would afford modes of commu nication to a great number of important towns in the district through which it would pass. Cross-examiued—lt would be desirable to have a line be tween Lincoln and London and Peterborough ; but the pro posed line would be four miles shorter than the line proposed by Cambridge. Could not say whether a line between Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire would be of importance. Mr. W. Mann, of the Boston Provincial Bank, was the next witness, but his testimony was precisely of the same character and tendency as that of Mr. Anderson. Mr. Gooch deposed as to the amount of traffic going on at present in corn, sheep, &c., between the different towns pro posed to be brought into communication with each other by the proposed London and York line; and the Committee then adjourned. Group R. ULSTER EXTENSION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Grear, a magistrate of the counties of Down and Ar magh, was next examined. He was one of the original projectors of the Ulster Railway, and one of the Board of Directors. The present line was very much desired by all the inhabitants of Monaghan, Down, and Armagh. This line was a necessary one to complete_ the communication betwe en Enniskillen and Belfast. The traffic along the course of the line in butter, eggs, and pigs, he held would be very great. The Ulster Railway, with which this is to be connected, pays from sto 6 per cent. The weekly receipts were 6001., and the opening of the branch, he thought, would make it up to 1,0001. The fares on the Ulster line were about half of the English ones. The charges were—first-class passengers, lid. per mile ; second-class, ld. ; and third-class, 2-3 d. There were six trains a day, and each of them took third class passengers. Evidence was called respecting the present traffic of the road between Armagh and Portadown, which it was alleged would be greatly increased by the proposed railway, when the Committee decided the preamble to be proved. The clauses of the Bill were then gone into, and clauses Ito 10 agreed to. The Committee then passed on to the consideration of the 35th, which iras opposed by Mr. Burke, on the part of the Marquis of Hertford. It was in relation to the Directors, the Noble Lord desiring that three of the Directors should reside in or about Lisburn, being -a similar clause to one in the Ulster Railway Act. In the present Bill that clause had been expunged, and a fresh one introduced, without any restrictions as to the appoint ment of Directors as far as residence was concerned. Mr. Am= was heard in reply on behalf of the Company, when the room was cleared. On cur return, the CHAIRMAN intimated that the clause proposed by Mr. Burke had been adopted by the Committee.' The further consideration of the clauses was postponed till to-morrow. Group L. Mr. COCKBURN (continuation from our afternoon Edition) said—The extent of railway which would have to be made was in the latter line 69 miles 10 chains, and in the former only 51 miles 60 chains. The distance to London by the Direct Portsmouth would be to Hungerford-bridge 77 miles, while by the other it would be to London- bridge 79 miles, and by Stephenson's line 81 miles. From Chichester (the only important town short of Portsmouth) to London, the distance would be 80 miles, while by the other it would be only 62 miles. By the formation of the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth line, the whole length of communication on the coast line, by the electric telegraph, would be completed, while if the Direct Portsmouth line were adopted, it would be altogether interrupted. The Direct Portsmouth Company proposed to work their line on the atmospheric principle, but the advantages of this princi ple at present was mere speculative opinion. In the event of its proving a sound principle, the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Company were quite ready to place them selves at the disposal of any branch of the Government, in order to convert the line into an atmospheric railway. Another advantage in favour of the South-Western project was, that it had already expended 400,0001. in the formation of the Bisbopstoke line. Mr. Marshall, a gentleman in business at Godalming, and who also farmed a good deal of land in the neighbour hood, testified to the facility which the formation of this rail way would afford to the trade of Godalming and Guildford, and especially in the conveyance of timber out of Sussex. Competition would be excited between the Wey and Arran Canal and the railway, and thus a saving in carriage would be effected to the public. The cost to London was about 9s. a ton, and it took three or four days to get goods there by the present communication. There were several mills about Godalming and Guildford which ground for the London market. The country about Chichester was a grazing country, and great facility would be afforded by the pro posed railway for the conveyance of fat cattle to the great markets, and in procuring coals, foreign timber, and:oil cake for feeding cattle, a great advantage would be obtained. In all these matters, therefore, the formation of the railway would be a public benefit, and, for himself, a saving of some thousands a year would be effected in preventing the neces sity of hiring horses for the carriage of his goods. Mr. Sergeant TALFOUItD appeared for a Committee of the inhabitants of Portsmouth, and stated that petitions had been presented to both the Houses of Parliament, signed by 10,000 individuals, and that thii very great majority of the inhabit ants of that town were opposed to this line and in favour of the other. Mr. GURNEY_ opposed the hearing of counsel of parties whom he contended had no right to appear on the ground of its being contrary to the usage of Parliament. The Committee having decided that Mr_ Sergeant Tat, FOURD should be heard, he proceeded to cross-examine Mr Marshall, who replied that London- bridge would be an im• practicable place for the deposit of timber, and thatVauxhal was a much more convenient site. To the cross-examination of Mr. Rawlinson, Mr. MARSHALL stated that he was a Director in the proposed line, and a shareholder in the South-Western line, but that he held three or four times that amount of property in. river and canal shares. To the renewed examination of Mr. GURISTEY, Mr. Marshall replied that the distance by the Direst Portsmouth Line from Godalming to London would be forty miles, while by the other line the distance would be thirty-three miles. The number of the inhabitants of Petersfield was about 1,500, while the population of Chichester was 10,000 or 12,0000, and the trade between Godalming and Chichester was much greater than that between the former town and Petersfield. Mr. Mangles, M.P., testified to the necessity of communica tion between Guildford and 011111 chester by railway, and stated that a company had been formed for that purpose last autumn through whose direction the line was to bo survoyed. The whole of the district was richly cultivated, and the traffic would be chiefly derived from the South country, while the atmospheric line passed from Chichester to Portsmouth through one of the poorest and most desolate tracts of the country. The proposed line would be a much greater convenience to Guild ford market than the direct Portsmouth. This was of im portance, as Guildford market was perhaps the highest corn market in the south of England. Godalming and Guildford were opposing places, but the greatest, ad vantage would be obtained for both places by the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway. He had not personally ascreiporlastpraethinoeoterfhdictehtrlheilnei inhabitants. 1 f a c bt h iht the atmospheri c 3a. that tm country ,passed, populationon t ho ah sut n o ra a r t r l ee repeateddistrictand wentdhisimpres sionefici through throughen t o coußuirt.ry E r d i m ch u a n n d d :N w ic e h ll o p il e s op a a le t d. nner and curlier at Guildf or d, having a tanyard. at Midron, and another in the town of Go hisd l m bidesn g , s i n a i e h n e d h o a n d a n d h considerable shark in the businesshei there,neighbourhood d c buying hoo t. Godalming. He consumed about 13 tons of bark The country was hill y , an d the tolls heavy; and we k, both to purchases and sales, the proposed railway would be in his estimation a great convenience, both to him self and the neighbourhood generally. Godalming contained about 4,000 inhabitants, and near to it were several large mansions and demesnes. The line of railway would pass be tween Godalming and Westbrook, the seat of Mr. Dluskett, thus cutting off the communication of that house with God/Liming; ,and as a river sowed on two other sides of the TUE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1845. property there would be only one side open to the country. But it appeared, from the cross-examination of Mr. Gurney, that the estate was in Chancery; the house, which for many years had been uninhabited, was in a very dilapidated state, and the communication with the town very bad. The two lines of railway also passed so as to be equally disadvan tageous to the property. Mr. Chennel, official cern-seller at Guildford, stated that the quantity of corn brought to that market varied from 400 to 700 quarters a week. The supply came chiefly from the south, and but little from Petersfield, and his impression was that the intercourse between different parts of the country would be greatly increased, though of course that would to some extent depend on the number of stations. Mr. George Sayers, a waggon-master at Guildford, stated that the carriage through Guildford to London was chiefly for live stock, and the return was for groceries and other similar necessaries. This witness testified to the traffic from the several places in the neighbourhood, and he stated that by far the larger part of it came from Chichester, and but very little from Petersfield, the business at the latter place being trifling. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o'cicck Group G. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Brunel was then called, and the purport of his evidence was that the proposed line would not injure the house or demesne of Lady Fane ; that it was not nearer than three eighths of a mile, and could not even be seen from the house of her Ladyship. Mr. Giles, C. E., and Mr. Batten, were called on the part of the petitioner. The former stated that a better and a cheaper line might, in his opinion, be constructed along the river Yoe. The Committee having consulted for a short time, they de• cided that the preamble was proved. The Committee then went on to cons i d er the clauses. Group E. NORTHUMBERLAND (ATMOSPHERIC) LINE. This Committee proceeded this morning to hear the evi dence in favour of the promoters of the Newcastle and Ler wick line, and against the Northumberland (Atmospheric) line. Mr. Bidder's evidence occupied the attention of the Com mittee the entire day. Ile stated that he had made several experiments from the formula of Mr. Hawkesley, a large gas manufacturer, and he found that on the atmos pheric system they could not procure a vacuum of fifteen inches in less than nine minutes, with two engines of fifty horse power each, and with twenty-two strokes per minute. The greatest speed which could be attained would be 33 miles an hour. The resistance would be 14 pounds per ton, and the train would meet the same resistance in return. Forty-five tons could be carried at the rate of thirty miles an hour on a level, with a vacuum of fifteen inches; and thirty tons would be conveyed at the same rate on a gradient of 1 in 100. Mr. Bidder was then cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER —He did not think that the valve in the piston would have any great effect in stopping the train by admitting atmos pheric air. It would not admit it quick enough. He thought that it would, in certain cases, have the effect of retarding the train ; but in most cases it would not be brought into play at all. He never saw a piston fitted with valves for retarding. The revolving power was objected to; it wore the engine. They were obliged to use it passing stations, but they always avoided it when it was possible. He adopted Mr. Hawkesley's formula, and it was on that he founded all his experiments, the application of Dlr. Stephenson's for mula created what appeared to him to be anomalies, because Mr. Stephenson did not allow sufficient for the friction of the air. When he analysed Mr. Samuda's formula he found the same. He • believed Mr. Hawkesley'e formula to be correct, and to account for the anomalies of the formulas of Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Samuda. By Mr. Stephenson's experiments a vacuum of eighteen inches was obtained in three minutes all but two seconds. The leak age depends on the length of the pipe. The experi ments made with respect to the atmospheric resist ance were quoted in Robins's Mechanical hPilosophy, and were made many years ago by order of Government. The result of these experiments, hi: believed, was Mr. Brunel's apprehension that he would not be able to attain a high velocity on the atmospheric principle. The Committee then adjourned till Wednesday. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. A message from the Commons brought up several Bills. The Exchequer bills Bill was read a third time and passed. _ _ Lord PORTMAN presented petitions from Somerset in favour of the grant to the College of Maynooth. Lord BEAUMONT presented petitions from the Catholics of Clithero, complaining of donations and be quests left for Catholic purposes having been appro priated to subjects other than those for which they were intended. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented several pe titions against the grant to the College of Maynooth. Lord MONTEAG LE presented petitions in favour of the grant to the College of Maynooth from Tunbridge Wells, signed by three Protestant clergymen and a great number of inhabitants of that town. The Marquis of ELY piesen;(7cl a petition from the inhabitants and parishioners of the parish of Keleskerry, in the county of Tyrone, against the grant to the College of Maynooth. Lord STOURTON presented a petition against the Debtors and Creditors 'Bill. PUBLIC MUSEUMS BILL. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE moved the committal of the Public Museums Bill. _ _ The Bill then went through Committee, in which cer tain amendments Here agreed to. Lord ASHBURTON presented a petition from an in dividual, whose name the Noble Lord did not mention, complaining of the hardship he had experienced by the operation of the 20/. claike of the Debtors and Creditc,rs Act. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a num ber of petitions against the increased Maynooth Grant. These were petitions against the proposed endowment. His Lordship then presented petitions from Glasgow and several other places against all grants to religious bodies, one of which, from the Free Church of St. Cyrus, and Dr. Keith, its head man of European eminence. These might be said to express the feelings of the Dissenters, and to exhibit the force of the voluntary principle. RAIL WAYS. Lord BROUGHAM was about to speak, when The Earl FITZWILLIAM begged to interrupt the Noble Lord, by moving for the appointment of a Select Committee for inquiry into the representations and com plaints of landowners whose lands were intersected by any railway. LAW REFORM. Lord BROUGHAM could not help expressing his pleasure at having given way to his Noble Friends, espe cially the Noble Lord connected with Yorkshire; and he was rejoiced to find that the subject was likely to be taken up with some prospect of utility. He had risen to bring under their Lordships' notice that subjeet of universal and enduring interest—the improve ment of the jurisprudence of the country. It was now seventeen yesrs since he had first brought this sub ject under the attention of Parliament in another House, of which he was at that time a Member. The re sult of his motions in that place had been the ap pointment of two commissions, one fur the im provement of real property law, and the other tor the improvement of the process of the courts of law. The results of the reports of these two Com missions was the the suggestic n or the pass ing of Acts fur the amendment of the Civil Law of the country. One of these laws was the improve ment of the law with respect to personal rights, which were called in the language of the Courts the law real and personal actions. It was with a geat sense of obligation that he referred to the services of the eminent men who had given their services on those commissions. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Lord LOFTUS, for Woodstock, and Sir W. W. WYNNE, for Denbighshire, took the oaths and their seats. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. GASKILL, a new writ was or dered to be issued for Down, in the room of the Earl of Hillsborough, now Marquis of Downshire. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition against the West Cornwall Railway Bill. The Hemel Hempsted Small Tenements Bill was read a third time and passed. Petitions were presented against the Exeter and Ply mouth Railway Bill. On the Motion of Mr. SPOONER, the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bill and the Birmingham and Glou cester Railway Bill (Gloucester Extension, Stoke, Bir mingham and Midland Railway Junction), were read a second time. THE CORNWALL RAILWAY BILL. Lord COURTENAY moved " That the petition of Charles Jeffery (presented 16th May) be referred to the Committee on the Cornwall Railway Bill ; and that it be an instruction to the Committee, to permit the petitioner to be heard, by himself, his counsel, or agent, upon his petitions." Mr. GREENE opposed the motion. Had the peti tioner attended to his own interests at the proper period, the House would not have been troubled with this motion at the present time. He did not think that the general rule in those cases should be set aside in favour of the petition. The gallery was then cleared for a division but none took place, as the motion, on being put, was negatived. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from Carlisle, against the 30th clause of the London and York Rail way Bill. BANKING IN IRELAND. Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from the shareholders and directors of the Hibernian Bank, praying that the Company might be included in any provisions of the new Bill regulating the banking system of Ireland. Several other petitions were pre sented from other places to the same effect ; also a peti tion from the guardians of the Drcgheda Union, pray ing for an alteration in the law of settlement as regarded the poor-law in Ireland. MAYNOOTH GRANT. Mr. STRUTT presented a petition from a congregation of Dissenters in Derby against the grant to Maynooth. The Hon. Member also presented a petition in favour of the Bill. Colonel ROLLESTON presented petitions from places in Cambridgeshire against the Maynooth Endowment Bill. Mr. HASTIE presented several petitions to the same effect from places in Scotland. Mr. STANTON presented a petition from landowners, farmers, and others in Gloucestershire, complaining of agricultural distress; and also a petition from Stroud against the grant to Maynooth. the grant. MERCHANT SERVICE BILL. The Hox. BARONET presented, also, a petition, Signed by three thousand seamen and merohauts, complaining of the operation of the Merchant Service Bill. Mi. B. HUGHES presented a petition against the Maynooth Bill. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition praying for the modification of the criminal code Sir W. JAMES presented a petition from Hull in favour of the Maynooth grart. Captain JONES presented a petition from London derry against the Maynooth grant. Lord HARRY VANE presented petitions from Dur ham against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. GROGAN presented petitions from Ireland to the same effect. Mr. 11. BERKELEY presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce in Bristol, praying for an inquiry into the Insolvency Act passed last session, with the view of affording a remedy. Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from places in Stafford, signed by 1,450 persons, against the grant to Mayaoth. Sir. CHRISTIE, and other Hon. Members presented similar petitions. Mr. ALLIX presented six petitions from places in Cambridgeshire against the"grant to Maynooth. Numerous petitions, both for and against the grant, were presented, but in such confusion, that it was im possible to report them individually. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. COLQUHOUN gave notice that he would to morrow present a petition from the London Conference against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that, on the third read ing of the Maynooth Endowment Bill, he would with draw the amendment of which he had given notice, as he had been requested by several of his friends to do so, in order that the division should be taken on the motion of the Hon. Member for Gloucestershire. On the motion of Colonel PAGET leave of absence was granted to Mr. W. Stanley for three weeks, :on the ground of ill health. Oa the motion of Colonel T. WOOD leave of absence was granted to Mr. Forster for a fortnight, on urgent business. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL begged leave to call the attention of the House to a matter of importance affecting the privileges of the House. The House would of course understand that he alluded to the recent ecision in the Court of Queen's Bench in the action of Howard. Against Gossett. Howard having been taken into custody on the a arrant of the Speaker, issued by order of the House. It wou'd be in the recol lection of the House, that in the year 1840, in conse quence of proceedings instituted by a person named Stockdale against the Messrs. Hansard, the printers to the House, it• was considered necessary that Howard, who conducted those proceedings as the attorney of Stockdale, should attend at the bar to be examined. Howard had malice to that effect, but he did not attend or pay any respect to the notice. In consequence of that contempt an order was made by the Hcuse that he should be brought up in custody of the Sergeant -at-Arms, and the Speaker's warrant was issued accordingly. He was taken into custody upon that warrant, and subsequently he brought an action against the Assistant-Sergeant and others of the officers for excess in the execut:on of the warrant. The sole complaint against the officers was, that they had been guilty of excess ; and upon that complaint the House came to the decision that the officers be per mitted to appear and plead to the action. They pleaded accordingly ; the case came on for trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, merely on- the general issue of the de nial of the fact. The jury were of opinion that the officers bad been guilty of excess, and found a verdict against them for 100 L That the 1001 and the costs were paid by the House. In the year 1843, Mr. Howard com menced the action in question against the sergeant, and communication of the fact was made by the Sergeant -at- Arms to the House. Ills (the Solicitor-General) Honourable and Learned Friend, the Attorney- General moved that the notice which had been given should be printed, and on the following day he proposed to the House that the Sergeant-at-Arms should be at liberty to plead to the action. That proposal gave rise to a con siderable debate. That debate was adjourned, and ulti mately the House came to the resolution that Sir W. Ges set have leave to appear and defend the action brought against him by Mr. T. B. Howard for trespass. After that, the House agreed to another resolution,' that Wil liam Bellamy have leave to defend the action brought against him, and that the Attorney-General be directed to defend Sir William Gosset and William Bellamy. Upon that authority several pleas were put on the record in the action of Howard against Gesset; and, gripping those pleas of their technicalities, the effect was, that the 'i m p r i sonmen t which had been com plained of was to be-justified by the authority of the Speaker's warrant. In those pleas there was a demurrer, and on that demurrer an argument took place in the Court of Queen's Bench, in the month of November last. The Judges appeared to have entertained very considerable doubt on the subject, for they took time to consider their opinion, and did not deliver their judgment until Thursday last. When they pronounced judgment, the majority of the Judges were of opinion that the pleas constituted no sufficient justification of the complaint contained in the plaintiff's declaration. In that judgment, however,- Mn Justice Williams dif fered from the majority of the judges. • But of course it would be premature to discuss that part of the subject further until the whole of the proceedings were before the House. However, it would be right of him to say that the judger, one and all, had stated that their decision did not in any way refer to any of the privileges of this house, but to the fact of the Sergeant-at-Arms having exceeded the authority vested in him by the House.—(Hear, hear.) Now he would suggest that before the House took any proceedings in reterence to this subject, they should have before them all the proceedings in reference to the trial, and therefore he would move that copies of the record and of the short-hand-writers' notes should be laid before it. It would be nett ssary that the House should proceed upon the matter as speedily as possible, in order to come to a determination. But in the mean time he would state what the steps were which the plaintiff could take. The plaintiff was now at liberty to enter what was technically called an interlocutory judgment, and then pro ceed to assess damages, first having served an eight days' notice. Now, as it was impossible to say how soon the plaintiff might enter upon judgment, it would be advisable that the House should proceed with as little delay as possible, because, after the damages had been assessed, the plaintiff might sue for final judgment, and proceed to levy the damages on the goods of the defendant. Under these circumstances he (the Solicitor-General) felt a great degree of anxiety upon the subject, and how necessary it would be for the House to act promptly upon it. But at the same time they should act with calmness and deliberation, and take care they had all the necessary material for so doing before them. He found, upon referring to the case of Stockdale, • that Lord Campbell, the then Attorney- General, moved for a Committee of this House upon that occasion ; and he (the Solicitor-General) did think it would be extremely desirable to follow a simi lar course on the present occasion, and therefore be would be prepared to move a resolution to that effect. And then he would propose, in terms of that resolu tion, that a Select Committee should be appointed, for the purpose cf inquiring into the proceedings in the case of Howard and Gossett, and then to report their decisions and observations thereupon to the House. He (the Solicitor-General) would be prepared, in the course of the evening, - to lay on the table of the house the names of the proposed Committee, so that the House might come to a decision upon the subject. The Committee was agreed to. Lord HOWICK said that he did not object to the motion of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Solicitor-General, but he could not help saying that the present position of the House realised the remarks of the Hon. and Learned Member for Worcester (Sir T. Wilde) on a former occasion. He said that when he re collected the weak and pusillanimous coarse which the House had on a former occasion adopted, and were now proceeding to adopt, he found it only realising the opinion expressed by that Hon. and Learned Gentleman. They were dragged on step by step till they lost all their privileges by their submissive concessions to the courts of law. Sir R. 11. INGLIS seid that he had not intended to have said one word upon that occasion, but when ho found the Noble Lord taunting the Legislature of the Country with pusillanimity and weakness, he for one could not sit still in his place without replying to him. He (Sir R. H. Inglis) was present in the Court of Queen's Bench, and he could verify the assertion of the Noble and Learned Gentleman, that the Learned Judges there did not decide against the warrant as a warrant, but they ob jrcted to it that no specific object was mentioned in it. If the observation of the Noble Lord were correct it was suffi2ient that the Sergeant-at-Arms should come to the place and seize the first Peer of the realm. He hoped that the House would not have the pusillanimity to deal otherwise with inferior persons. If the powers of the House be good for Justice Coleridge and Justice Iknman they were good for every Justice. If he wished to strugele with the Courts ef law, he would bring the Lord Chief Justice before the bar of the House, instead of the sheriff, or any other Ministerial officer. Every other warrant specified the case and the time that the person should remain in custody. The warrant did not constitute such authority as they acted on in the name of the Queen.—The motion was then put and carried. -MAYNOOTIL Sirß. INGLIS presented petitions from several places in. England, Scotland, and Wales, against the grant to May nooth, from several Presbyteries in Scotland, which were signed on behalf of them by the Moderators. Mr. BANKES presented petitions from divers places in Smersetshire, Wiltshire, and various other places, against the grant. Lord BERNARD presented petitions from places in Ireland to a similar ettict. Mr. PATTESON presented several petitions against the grant. Mr. SHAW, from Dublin and other places, to a like effect. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented petitions from several places in the north of England against the grant, one signed by 20,000 peop l e , an d he thought it would be right to stat e t h e prayer t .f this petition. The petitionerss stated that they were opposed to all State grants, and especially to the present, because it would tend to the endowment of the Catholic priesthood. At the same time they expressed their strong dislike to the Established Church in Ireland, which had been sustained against the feelings of the people. Sir Thomas Spry, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Stuart Wortley, and Lord Castlereagh, presented petitions from various places in England and Ireland to a similar effect. Sir R. PEEL presented petitions from Limerick and other places in favour of the grant. Mr. HINDLEY presented a great number of petitions from various places in England against the grant. Sir 11. Raiford, Mr. Darby, Mr. Duncan, and Colonel Wood presented petitions against the grant. , .An Hex, MEXBZII (whose name we could not learn) presented a petition from Monmouth, signed by 38 people, out of a population of 30,000, against the grant. Mr. PACKE presented petitions from Dissenting con gregations in several places to a similar effect. Sir T. FREMANTLE presented a petition from Tun bridge Wells and other places in favour of the grant. Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from Elgin and other places against the grant. ACADEMICAL EDUCATION (IRELAND), Lord J. RUSSELL—I wish to ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government what day he would name for the second reading of the Bill for Acade mical Education in Ireland ? Sir R. PEEL—I cannot exactly define the day upon which the-second reading of this Bill will be introduced, but at the conclusion of the debate on the Maynooth quPstion I will name the day. Mr. EWART said he had a notice on the paper in reference to this question, which was to this effect . On the third reading of the Maynooth College Bill, to move that, while it is expedient to open all the public educational establishments of Ireland to the Catholics, to reduce to its due dimensions the Irish Church, and to establish entire civil and religious equality between Great Britain and Ireland, it is not advisable to extend the principle of making any religious denomination endowed by any dependent on the State. In bringing forward this motion he begged to assure the Right Honourable Baronet opposite, and the Hon. Members on that side the House, that while he was in favour of the most liberal and extended system of education to all eenominations of Christians, he was opposed to any religious endowment by the State of any institution. And now when the question was coming before that House for a final decision, be did think it but just to those out of doors abo were opposed to it, to have their opinions and feelings ex pressed. lie 'bad the honour of differing from the opi nions of the Hon. Member the representative of the University of Oxford upon this question, and also from the Right Honourable Gentleman the Recorder of Dublin and the Recorder of London. The standard they had raised bore a device far too exclusive for him. He hoped the lion. Member for Oxford University would pardon him for this allusion ; but he felt compelled to say that though he differed from him on many 'stints in reference to this question, he agreed with him only on the principle that it was not wise to endow religious establishments. Ile did not mean to say he was opposed to existing endowments, but he was'opposed to their ex tension, whether that extension was to be made to May nooth or to any other institution, for he did think that all theological establishments should be left to themselves. He did not admire any Government interference with the matters of religion, and the success whi c h th e Go vernment had met with on a former memorable occasion, when the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department introduced his Factory Bill, furnished an ample proof of the utility of advocating mixed theological and political questions. He doubted, therefore, the wisdom of agitation in questions which involved the subject of religion, and this was the reason why he now differed from the Government on this question of an endowment to Maynsoth. Such a course might have been in place some forty or fifty years ago, but there was a new spirit abroad now., He believed th a t a p ure r p r i nc i p l e actuate d the people than the principle of endowments—he meant the volun tary principle. The voluntary principle manifested its truth to the minds of the people of this country, and it now occupied the pl ace w hi c h th e principle of endow ments did at a former period. This fact was proved by what had taken place in two of the Established Churches of this country. It was owing to the increase of the voluntary principle, that the Free Church in Scotland had separated itself from the parent establish ment; nor was it less owing to the insinuation of voluntary principles into England, that Tractarianism had diffused irselfin Belfast, and extended its influence over thecountry. A change had come over the spirit of the country, which called on that House to legislate in conformity with it, but he was t. that this system was not a sys tem of endowment, but simply an act of restitution. He would like to know what in this case was meant by the phrase " act of restitution." Was the Church of Ireland asked to restore to the Ca tholic Church what she had taken from her ? No. This was tube exacted from the people of this country— it was to be taken out of the Consolidated Fund. We should not oppose any principle of restitution hut this was nut so. He thought that, if they took from the superfluities of the Irish Church it would be well, but instead of doing so, they deducted thi s something from the n ecess i t i es o f the English people. It was an anomaly to call on the people of this country to contribute from their bard-earned labour to the. ex tension of religion, when that Church, which was now almost the mockery, as it had long been deemed the disgrace of this country, possessed so much wealth. That was the course which he, for one, would have pre ferred ; and he begged to ask Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite what course they intented to pursue ? He asked, did they mean to make their stand upon this Bill, or to extend the principle so far as the endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy?—(Hear, hear.) Ile believed that they would give dissatisfaction to the Pro testant portion of the United Kingdom, and that they would at the same time give no satisfaction to the Roman Catholics.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the Member for London had said that he was prepared to carry out the genuine principle of endowment, and to give salaries to the Catht lie clergy out of the Consolidated Fund. The Hon. and Learned Member for Edinburgh echoed the sentiment.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department thought that he also was in favour of the endowment of the priests. But the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of the Government maintained a prudent silence on the sub ject.—(Dear, hear.) He believed that the spirit of endowment had passed away, and that a purer spirit—that of the reformation, and of primitive Christianity bad taken its place.—(Hear, hear.) He aas willing to aid in measures of the largest liberality to Ireland, to compensate for past oppressions. But he did not thiok this measure was calculated to do so, and therefore, not wishing to prolong the debate, he concluded by moving according to notice. Mr. MARSLAND seconded the motion. He fully admitted the wrongs and oppressions which the Irish nation had suffered under the domination of a more powerful country,; but he did not think that a further extension of ;the bad principle of that endowment would do anything to ameliorate the pre sent condition of the people, or to compensate for their past wrongs. (LEFT SPEAKING.) ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. We understand it is the intention of Government, in conjunction with the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, to have the electric telegraph established on that important line, reaching from London to Holyhead, a distance of between 200 and 300 miles, and embracing in its route the commercial capitals of Liverpool, Man chester, and Birmingham. The adoption of this inven tion on a scale of magnitude bids fair to effect a change in the entire correspondence of the country, by bringing, as it were, momentarily into close consolidation and communion the exchanges of London, Liver pool, Manchester, and Birmingham, conveying with lightning-like velocity every fluctuation of affairs, and telegraphing from mart to mart, with marvellous exacti tude. and over areas of hundreds of miles, intelligence that may be received and reciprocated almost simulta neously by every mercantile community in the king dom. Great advantages have already been developed to the Admiralty and the commercial world, by its adoption between London and Gosport. The old sema phore system is now nearly superseded, and important Government orders and intelligence, that formerly oc cupied hours in transmitting by the ordinary sema phores between London and Portsmouth, are now for warded and fulfilled in a few seconds, the coma t unicating wires, which will shortly be carried from Rine El ms to the Admiralty, at Whitehall, terminating in the very barracks of the garrison at Gosport. The establishment of telegraphic communication between Liverpool and Holyhead, Lloyd's and London, will give every facility for shipping purposes ; and in this respect the invention has worked most efficiently between Lon don and Southampton, where, as at Gosport, there is a telegraph station, telegraphic notices being daily dis patched, on the arriv a l of important mails and mercLant men. The advantages, moreover, that may accrue from a line of wires to Holyhead, in establishing a closer con nexion between the metropolis and the sister isle, is of a nature not to be overlooked, either in a political or social point of view. Lines of telegraph, we understand, have been or are about being adopted on the following, amongst other, lines,:—On the South-Western, as a Government telegraph for the Admiralty to Portsmouth, 90 miles; on the same line, as a commercial telegraph, from Nine Elms to Southampton, 77 miles, with branch to Gosport, 21 miles ; on the South Devon atmospheric liae, new in progress, 52 miles ; on the Great Western, from Pad dington to Slough, 18 miles ; on the Yarmouth and Norwich, 20 miles ; on the Dover line, from Tonbridge to Maidstone, 15 miles ; on the Croydon atmospheric, on the Blackwell, on part of the Manchester and Leeds, and its branch to Oldham ; on part of the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; upon the Dalkey atmospheric branch of Dublin and Kingstown, applicable alike. to the convey ance of commercial intelligence and to the safe conduct and working of the line. The above embraces an extent of nearly 250 miles, over which the telegraphic prin ciple is already in operation ; and its adoption between London, Liverpool, Manchester,.Birmingham, and Holy. head will add about 300 miles more. STRIKE OF FARM LABOURERS.—Last week the labourers at Nether and Over Compton were informed by their employers that their wages would henceforth be reduced from 7s. to 6s per week. The reduced wages were offered to the Nether Compton men on Saturday night, but refused, and on Monday morning, as early as six o clock, the men, who had arranged their plans during the Sunday, started off in a body to the residence of the landed proprietor, taking with them the Over Compton men, who (their wages not having been curtailed) had gone to work as usual. The men, to the number of thirty or more, passed through Yeovil, and we believe had an interview. The result was, that they re turned to their work. It appears that, an audit or two ago, the landlord took off 10 per cent. from his tenants' rents, but 'that, at the last audit, he put on 5 per cent. on that amount. The farmers declared that they were unable to pay an ad vanced rent in these times, and to continue paying the same wages as formerly. The consequence was the reduction of the labourers' wages, as above stated. We hear that the tenants are willing to pay their labourers at the usual rate if the increase of 5 per cent. is taken off, and negotiations have taken place to effect this desirable arrangement. The matter, however, at present, is unsettled. The tenants, we believe, are determined not to give the customary wages, unless they obtain a concession from their landlord.—Sher borne Journal. VISITORS TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM. nit- Monday, May 12, 1845, 35,233 ; Tuesday, 8,133 • Wednes day, 21,660 ; Th urs d ay, 2,369 ; Friday, 10,282. Total -77,681. THE BANKS. (Fri'm the Times.) Frem the returns made to Parliament, under the late Barking Act, by private bankers, as analysed by Mr. Gilbart, we give some further particulars:— TABLEi IL The following is a list of those bankin who are not members of the clear'ng-ho _Name of the Firm. 1. Abraham Bauer and Co., 71, King William-street • • • • • • 2. William and John Bigger staff, 8, West Smithfield 3. James Bult, Son, and Co., 85 and 80, Cheat:m.lde. • • • • • 4. Messrs. Child and Co., I, Fleet-street • • • • • • ...... • . 5. Roger Cunliffe, Lombard street • 6. Cunliffe Breoks, and CO., 1 ombrA-street • • • • 7. Robert Davies and Co , 187, High•street, Shoreditch . 8. Dixon, Brooks, and Dixon, 25, Chancery-lane ........ 9. Drewett and Fowler, 4, Princes-street ............ 10. John Feltham and Co., 42, Lombard-street • 11 . Cosling and Sharpe, 19, Fleet-street • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12. C. Hill & Sons, West Smith field 13. Charles Hoare and Co., 37, Fleet-street • • • • • • • • • • • - • • 14. 11. and J. Johnson and Co., Great Bush-lane . • • • • • • • • 15. Jones and Son, 41, West Smithfield 16. Pocklington and Lacy, 60, West Smithfield • • • . 17. Praeds and Co., Bit, Fleet -18. Puget, Bainbridges, and Co.; 12, St. Paul's Churchyard.. 19. Smithfield Agency Banking Company, 59, West Smith field ............. 20. William Henry t•tallard, 76, West Smithfield ....... 21. Thomas G. Tisdall, 15, West Smith Acid I" E i c . - z 43 I. NAME OF THE FIRM. 2g flnns east of Temple-bar, 1 . t r 4 § A *antes of the Partners IBauer, no Co. Biggerstaffs. All Bults. Child, Smith, Wood, Wormald, Copp. !Cullßife. 12 Eirooks, 1 Cunliffe. 12 Davie 6e4. 12 Dixons, 1 Brooks. Drewett, Fowler. IFeltham, Cooper. All Goslings, All Hills. All Hoares. 12 Butlers, 1 Prior. 'Alfred Jones. Pocklington, Lacy. 2 Traeds, 1 Fane, 1 Johnson. 2 Eainbridges, 1 New• ton, 1 La Touche. 'Jones, Weedon, 'Stallard, Tisdall. On comparing the name of the firm with the names of the partners we find—in the firm of Messrs. Abraham Bauer and Co., there is no Company. In the firm of Messrs. Gosling and Sharpe, there is no partner of the name of Sharpe. • In the firm of Messrs. H. and J. Johnson and Co., there is no partner of the name of Johnson. In the firm of Messrs. l'uget, Bainbridges, and Co., there is no partner of the name of Puget. The firm of Messrs. Jones and ;:ion is represented only by Mr. Alfred Jones. - In the firm of Messrs. Chili and Co., the only partner of the name of Child is " the Hight Hon. Sarah Sophia Child, Countess of Jersey." If. NITMBFR OF PARTNERS. The 21 banking-firms ea 4 of Temple-bar, who aro not members of the cleating-house, comprise 54 partners, bearing among them 36 names. No. of No. of Partners. Names. 10 2 firms have, each ... 5 partners ... 3 ditto ... 4 do. 5 ditto .. 3 do. 6 ditto ... 2 do. 5 ditto ... 1 do. 12 ... 15 ... 5 - 21 firms. Partners ... 54 Names 36 111. NA3IEB OF THE PARTNERS. The 36 names of the 54 partners are distributed as follows: 1 instance of five partners of the same name in one firm—Hoare . 1 instance of four partners of the same name in one firm—Gosling . 2 instances of three partners of the same name in ono firm—Bult, Hill instances of two partners of the same name in one firm—Biggerstaff, Brooks, Davies, Dixon, Buth r, Praeds, Bain bridge l4 25 individual names . 29 25 36 names. Partners... 54 Here a plurality of names occurs in 11 instances, and the number of partners who have another partner of the same name is 29. In the following firms respectively all the partners have the same name:—Messrs. William and Thomas Biggerstaff, Messrs. James Bult, Son, and Co., Messrs. Robert Davies and Co., Messrs. Gos ling and Sharpe, Messrs. C. Bill and Sons, and Messrs. Charles Hoare and Co. IV. OCCUPATION OF PARTNERS. They are all described as bankers, with the following exceptions Messrs. William and John Biggerstaff are described as " Agents to cattle salesmen and wholesale dealers in fo reign wines and spirits." Messrs. John Feltham and Co. are described as " bankers, &c." Messrs. H. and J. Johnson and Co. are described as " Irish merchants and agents." The two partners who compose the Smithfield Agency Banking Company are described, one as " corn factor," the other as " manager." V. PLACES WHERE BUSINESS IS CARRIED ON. Commencing at the east and going westward, we find one of these banks in Shoreditch, three in Lombard street, one in King William-street, one in Great Bush lane, one in Princes-street, one in Cheapside, one in St. Paul's. Church-yard, seven in Smithfield, four in Fleet elreet, and one in Chancery-lane. Messrs. Cunliffe, Brooks and Co., carry on business not only in London, but also at Manchester and Blackburn. VL RESIDENCE OF PARTNERS. In ten instances one or more partners reside on the bank premises, most of the others reside in London or in the neighbourhood. PRIZE MONEY. HER MaaEsry's Siur PENEIAWR.-Notice has been given to the officers and company of her Majesty's ship Penelope, who are entitled to share for the Spanish schooner Maria Louisa, captured (in company with her Majesty's brig Spy) on the 3d of April, 1844, that a distribution of the seizors' moiety of the net proceeds of the said vessel, and also of the tonnage bounty granted for the said capture, will be made at No. 22, Norfolk -street, Strand, on the 2d day of June next; and that the shares not then paid will be recalled, at the same place, agreeably to Act of Parliament. Amount of an individual share t -Captain, 34/. 15s. 4d. ; first class, 3/. 14s. ; second class, 2/. 4s. 4d. ; third class, 1/. 2s. 2d.; fourth class, 14s. 9id. ; fifth class, 7s. 40.; sixth class, 4s. Ild. ; seventh class, 2s. sid. HER MAJESTY'S BRIG PANTALOON.-Notice has been given to the officers and company of her Majesty's brig Pan taloon, Lieut. Charles Horace Lapidge, commander, who were actually on board at the capture of the Spanish brigan tine Desiao, on the 19th of May, 1842, that they will be paid their respective proportions arising from the said capture, on the 17th of June next, at No. 10, John-street, Adelphi; and all shares not then claimed will be recalled every Tuesday and Friday, pursuant to Act of Parliament :-Commander, 51/. 14s. 4d. ; second class, 21/. Os. 44d. ; third class, 10/- 10s. nd. ; fourth class, 7/. Os. lid.; fifth class, 3/. 103. M.; sixth class, 2/. 6s. Sid. ; seventh class, 1/. 3s. 4id. HER MAJESTY'S BRIG SPY.-Notice has been given, that an account of the seizors' moiety of the net proceeds of the Brazilian schooner Linda and cargo, captured by her Ma jesty's brig Spy on the 20th November, 1843, also of the tonnage bounty granted for the said capture, will be delivered into the registry of the High Court of Admiralty on the 30th inst., agreeably to Act of Parliament. HER MAJESTY'S SHIT BITTERN.-Notice has been given to the officers and company of her Majesty's sloop Bittern, William Cornwallis Aldham, Esq., commander, that acco un t proceeds of hull and stores and tonnage bounties for the Attrevida, seized 23d September, 1843; and for a brigantine, name not known, seized 25th September, 1843, wa s d epos i ted in the Registry f the High Court of Admiralty, on the 14th inst., agreeably to Act of Parliament. MR. HOOD. - The following circular is about to be issued:—" This distinguished writer—who has for upwards of twenty years efltertained the public with a constant succession of comic and humoristic works, in the whole range of which not a single line of immoral tendency, or calcu lated to pain an individual, can be pointed out; whose poems and serious writings rank among the noblest mo dern contributions to our national literature; and whose pen was ever the ready and efficient advocate of the unfortunate and the oppressed (as recently, for instance, in the admirable Song of the Shirt,' which gave so remarkable an impulse to the movement on behalf of the distressed needlewomen)—has left, by his death, a widow and two children in straitened and precarious cir- Einnstances, with no other means of subsistence than a small pension, terminable on the failure of the widow's life, barely sufficient to supply a family of three with common necessaries, and totally inadequate for the edu cation and advancement of the orphan children. Even this scanty resource has been, of necessity, forestalled to a considerable extent during the last five months, in or iler to meet the heavy sick-room and funeral expenses. Under these circumstances a few noblemen and gentle men, admirers of Thomas Hood's genius and humanity, have formed a Committee, for the purpose of raising a sum by subscription, to be held in trust for the benefit of the family during the widow's life, and at her death to be divided between the children, whom that event will leave destitute. Publicity is given to this design, in order that Thomas Hood's admirers throughout the country may have an opportunity of publicly testifying their recognition of his genius, and their sense of his personal worth." We heartily hope the design may prosper. Lords Northampton and Francis Egerton, and Sir E. Bulwor Lytton, are on the list of Commit tee 2 . and some handsome donations have already been made. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY.-- At a special meeting of the Committee of the above Society, held at the office, on Friday, the 16th instant, Mr. L. Jones in the chair, the following sums were awarded:—To T. H. Caslake, one guinea, for detecting W. Simpson for robbing Mr. Amoss, Bell, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, of a brass candlestick. To George Taylor, 154 F, one guinea, for ap prehending a man for robbing Mr. Moffatt, One Tun, One Tun-court, Strand, of a hogshead cask ; and to Esther Anne Peters, a gratuity of half-a-guinea for apprehending Eliza beth Griffin, for robbing her master, Mr. Alexander, South wark Arms, Tooley-street, o f money f rom the till. At a previous meeting the following sums were also awarded : To Benjamin Judd, 385 N, one guinea, for apprehending Henry Bates, for robbing Mr. Healey, Drapers' Arms, Barnsbury-park, of pewter pots; being an old offender, the punishment was transportation for seven years. To Wm. Baggis one guinea, for detecting Sarah Cox in robbing her employer, Mr. Jones, Grapes, Great Earl-street, Seven dials, of two pounds in silver. And to Robert Cosser and James Price, half-a-guinea each, for detecting and appre hending James Welch, for robbing fir. Gyett, King and Prince of Wales, Brick-street, Piccadilly, of a stuffed squirrel said case. w :tome. - o r " Arch follows arch, a n d p il e succaea ti nd o rr t •fill This unique apartment i s d evote d t o cuttinV„ t• ing the hair in, and w i t h another haviag-callin°h view of Naples, a re on t h e ground-floor. Ida $OO bef tention to their establi s h men t, Ross a n v i 2; t oe to notice the advantages of their WOO foil) go e never take apprentices nor young the !huh country, nor object to customers asking j'ean man to wait upon them ; ba the , person has C,13, they never being used twice, witho ut / k ilo . and parties are not pressed to buy things, 12 0, Si° want. Address, Ross and Sons, 1 19 sac ' hi e coo gate street, ide rli to NOVEL Th u rsday ; gltee tbe amusement was created through the Pr inc ig Wit t ' n iee London, crowds of persons pressing forward row ded aie tlf novel and extraordinary exhibition, in thi s ; ol eo , q gsfsP polis, of a large male elephant in full bug e,e r sti l ; walking, and with perfect ease drawing I . nd to l e , l ed te d loaded with the numerons et ceteras beleag l ton's travelling menagerie, which has bee o „,, an ee Stepney Fairduring th e holidays . Monsieur , _/ .. `,: ee t, so" he shouts of the bysta n ders with the m ost poi . ' 0 II once as he passed through the Strand. 0 01 1 fio' ELECTRIC Cr ocK —The following,f, Al o ', ha clock of this description , 's. constructed 1 :9 t `rd . Art is con (whose labours in thisdepartment of scie n Tio o ) .„ ; j 1 so often had occasion to notice with connetolti:htoofelectfft tained in a letter from Mr. Finlaison,vorlo"Agm , c , lo ll e l k r. s B b ; T h i e l a e s u rsruecnctesedofedt the e o ea a r d t m h rago lir a oot i hn g ie :2 : B s4 th eir : r i in vo il o o %itioo . ll o : c h i e re s t e u t t, up a small clock in my drawing of which is in the hall, and both instreinsilhouse tied to_ plates, a as fo fi e ll s o q w u s ar i— e, OsnrethseuNnkt. slitclheoolef, naltr,,,Yd:shg:perieotwojea,los7 wire ; this is passed through the house, to the the edg e r; first, and then the clock. On the SE. side fou r le, ec oii •• dug f ta • r a distance of about forty yards, a hole vias a nionb ir ool and two sacks of common coke buried i n a ' : at the t c h , O a ; another wire was secured, and passed in ire I tt at it 'f el T ro h o e th b w al i l nd er ow th , e anti d j u o l i t n im ed the former `t ire de a moved energetically, and has eevigehrssninineee P :ii' ut n e l l i f ed ee ir tl: o 7 o 3 0' 0 "% 3.4 with the self-same energy. The time ,is 7 ,6 d. ~g • the cost of the motive power was time g a t e ir - fie but three little wheels in the clock, an d n a uP. " " spring ; so there is nothing to be won eve ntnb 1 4 chunks' Magazine. Oci fi l Orin ° d n hi; death CIIILDREN SUFTOCATED.---0.- otro- Mr. Baker held two inquests at the l3ridPe r w hoset of l , terrace, Holton, on the bodies of infants, _ that we been caused by suffocation. The first eas e et .sire ' l 5 P i female child of George Pickering, of 45, p°lseased, toas,„ ler. It appeared by the evidence that, c_i iito bea a T o rt weeks old. On Mond night it was taa fo ' liw ini , icl 3o by its parents, and at live o'clock on tb e , , B ure t : t ot d h e e j• was discovered quite dead. Mr. Cowarsu he attri e , t he v vn i, was called to deceased; from appearance _vered id °"fo to suffocation, from being accidentallY 57 .„, a l e r . e d weeks, ir Hale , who s h , o E c d a m m u e n Edmund-street , hisre e t d , clothes. The second case was that of trieiTaxtaitaiifilr cie cumstances. Verdict in each case, Fau n from suffocation. ePahthili recielf aslppou_.ol4, Philip-nsdt r e e r e t ;) d dead, __-----------...------ Ada Of On the 14th inst., at LlBucklaluS:Wilts' marls, 131 ` ' °I sa O m n ue t l h j e o l i 4 in th p i u n l s l t. in „i E n s P q., ar f - t a y s a o d n , . Regent's-P 0 1 . be 13 " ,, daughter. t d IHlaucl O udn n sdili t e h s e to l n s , tLi g n . s , t 0.,. a a tdWauignhdtleers.h aln , Sl irre " ' f CO - v the 11° ' • BeElalsklet.,hooffinaas.st,do,.nua,t,h,trhravies I n n, Charles Pti: __;re o the ''''' o f IP the //ire bi On the 16th inst a;Park-place, Bri%tov, On the 16th in a ' e 'l ''' Sou ' la dy inst., at St. 0 aN es, be the Rev. W. C. Le Breton, of a son. . 1 . 0 ,6 t On the 16th inst., at John-street, Bedford 0, 0 Protheroestill-born. lc ate P e/ I Smith, Esq., of a daughter. .. r th 130 4 d On the 16th inst., atWinsterlosv-plaee, l'e ° et lady of J. P. Davies, On the 16th inst., at Ilorbary Hall, Bede , e` its' ortb' Payne, of a son. Wandfici On the 14th inst., at St. John's -hill, Esq„ of a daughter. „„ro. Alexander Bevington, of a daughter. Coates, Lincoln h L e in i c 3 o t l h n i AIIa De O an n e ch j e e l r s se t y ti l :in . : 00 11 ' late H. the Ist Life Guards, to A- 134 _eVou " Newcomb, Esq. Esq., the Rev. the 15th in' nst., at Brant frol)vg.hton, ißile!itacirdolhagrrol os s ts otE..ll:l,aiaetßntoeßcxc tyhfooearr:doiosfttuhtßsee:rave nyxoto::: prg:o Restub:: ti le re Do fe dog - J. P; On 31r Willisrnt'Clisrle eon, ad of Islington , Hi _ t _ ington, to Ursula, youngest drug A W yvni oo nl ~ onlyof !Thai child a e r eft. thestreet late Cja. of the former place. 'ollll3°Pj h 1011 . bet vn the 15th inst , stVirnbam Ilantsrxr• I t o of D arbia6 sre , O te 1 sth inst., at St. George's, 5,100, P Spranger, Esq., to Rosa, only daughter of IN. of Penllyne Court, Glamorgan'shire• vir novero ocr., vlielildlijasrld,sqrsgre:t fro. Dia ) . St. Ode, On the 4th inst., at Town-End Earn , ' a eg, of th G e 1 1 e 2 n t f h o rea.. ar ia, Brown, relict of the late Mr. W. Brown, ge" ;:.. goal* On the 7th inst., at Craignish Castle,Laolu•- Esoq.n,gr I°l'3l°l'of On the 9th lust ,at Wilton, near Taunto, • ne loss , inst., at Dubbn, Bladensb . ' urg, relict of Major-General R o bert ry soon . On the 13th inst., at Ewell, S el 3111. ° orr 9 , .., ~t iall. dos' the 14th inst., Mr. Joseph Scott, 1 v al—, lo '-- On the 14th inst., at Duke-street, Liverpo42l, Pl it ley, , Esq., Turkish Vice-Consul at that port. _ „ Lill . On the 15th inst., at Batheaston, near Batt 1 , 1 7- e ` e, o s ii. On the 15th inst., in Cavendish -square, ar• ' Elizath Caillioeiri. 0 04° : TOO te lf. 1 Loudon: Printed and Published h offc* ty • Nc. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Su" t he COV I Strand, in due P re ciust of the S a voy, 00 Aliddlesez, Dlonclay, blea 19, 105. ~ ~F FRID.AY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. H. Heron, J. S. Heron, J. K. Heron , and A. ne i cotton spinners, M anc h es t er —final div. of 11-16ths of _, penny in the pound, May 21, and following Wednesdays, P the W. Caton office of Mr. Pott, Mnchester. in the , ironmoner, a Preston—final div. of 61Ad. pound, and a first and final div. of 7s. B %d. on flew Pr ; June 3, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Fra T ser, Mancheter. tdit T . Crosfield, linen draper, Kirkham, Lancashire —Ara j t of ss. in the pound, June 3, or any subsequent TuescleP the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Trevitt, butcher Wheaton Aston—first div. of 3- 5 . e4 06 in the pound, any iuesday, at the office of Mr. Col' . Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street- F. J F . o P s e s g ic l k er , , vi wa o r o e ll h e o n us d e r m ap a e n r : Rmenamdifnogrd, .Jcuonuertl,o,mailtk.tssir Cheapside, June 6, at eleven—H. Thorpe, linen drar r ihosi, sington, June 10, at eleven—W. Hoad, grocer, V ic .) , 11. Southampton, June 10, at eleven—H. T. C. Ke rr ' PO' Baughan, and T. I'. Haines, army agents, Suffolk -street, mall East, June 12, at twelve—A. Thomson, rnercbtin6cro;, den hall-street, June 12, at twelve—F. Figge , Dunster-court, Mincing lane, June 12, at half-past t/se In the Countm P. Clarke, merchant, Hull, June 12, at eleven, at s V o lleed° , 3 lof District Court—W. S. Drury, ironmonger, hester„,eotis at twelve, at the . Liverpool District CourtC. l,":"t common brewer, Liverpool, June 10, at half-pas Liverpool District Court—A. Vickers, ironmonger, ter, June 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Cou; ro to CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be! " the contrary, on the day herein mentionen. ey,4 Fore-street , . 11/118 'JO J. Yates, wholesale haberdasher, Bradshaw, coal merchant, High-street, Camden•to.rdatoa/ 6—S. Taverner, bricklayer, Sovereign-me ws, 6- -1/ ' June 6—W. King, coach proprietor, Readinp fidder, Macwilliam, hosier, Gloucester, June 10—n• l• slate dealer, Fleetwood on Wyre, Lancashire, Jul . sod' Robinson, draper, Burton-upon-Trent, June 1 3- 101 3 "; man and W. Adie, button makers, Birminghalt,„, tto f eber T. Cox, lamp manufacturer, Birmingham, ""-june Cooper, coffee-house keeper, Aldgate fligh-streetg J. and C. Green, corn-dealers, Borough -I. ° d ' -r6. --IV. June_ 6—T. Ferris, grocer, Wootton Bassett , A u J u ne 6 ' Spencer, common brewer, Wallingford, Berkshire, PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED* f . dwell 11. Cooper and A. G. Butcher—T. and R. Bre a u l e cies, , coal proprietors, Orrell, Red Lion-street—W. R. Eccles, R. Eccles, T.."' it. A.• Eccles and J. Aspinall, brass founders, Wigan `g it Adder Adde r. I n a d - n A t , Lancesh ire : - dderlel , c ords • t i m ber Adderlev, and A. Collin wood (so far as r Jo yce, - merchants Bond H. Y a el n i d °w .1 1 . eY J eson geons, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire ---r• Co p 1 Jones linennle e g s v hosierso j o . d dc) drapers, a,p l ß_e V Eri sxn, s Pu rn ell r; ell ertl• _ d dealers in snuff, Bishopsg e ate-streett Newcastlee r-I°lN Without 1°::ltP- litjtlidiK• uare 5 - and T. Tiller, wine merchants, York-street, ro , .fi a wir t —T. Smith and T. Peatling, wine merchants, ill L obe d and I'. Woodcock, wine merchants, g _ . nr col a Lis er °l-' lO trb and 11. Smith, coach builders, Sheffield --1 ` • W. P. Astley, sill s manu fa c tur ers, Alde rmanburi• _ 0 or 10 0.0 HOSPITAL FOR CONSUISIPTION A" „-;pig ion THF. CHEST, BROMPTON.— Yesterday in"^".sc il litv, t o on helialf of this valuable institution 101.. 1 ' n d o n, P it ; fore the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of ' - ' b ° y the " a l, church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheer side , o rey Cbs e , o , Robert Montgomery, M.A , minister of esc Fitzroy-square. The church ‘ 'vas crow,devuerbs, The Rev. Gentleman preached fromprover 14, verse 31, and very eloquently And, j t y. the pleaded the interests of this deserving ell 3r " d i st the printed statements circulated it app t he western wing of the new building at Broil; oaf er , nearly ready for roofingfaoreo'e 0 08$ ble Building Committee have determined to s p ar t to elbe tions to induce the wealthy and bencvniefority, them to put forward the good work of ". 0 , ser i sum collected at the conclusion of nivi 85 amounted to 451.75. 3d. Aridl3 o. Lies A VERY AGED BENEFIT SOCIETY 5 00 - „pot the week the annual precession of trades i; af ter 01 took place at Yeovil, Somorsetshire, e'h e os t h o leexc usual perambulations, several lodges had I:° oo gsf o ld dinners at the Mermaid Tavern, and Id . 1 1 1 o il, present was a female member, 106 Yea" : c ore 03 " lady, notwithstanding having reached five _ ig l u 0 0 was in the enjoyment of most excellent ho_l_l4epats.°_,;, THE EYES.—Optical Improvements °T i to ° dlec ri s m cio at an advanced age to read with ease, gi n ' $ lll% Ol el Ste nate objects with perfect distinctness,llll- s r , e , re fit, Instruments for relief of extreme dednegLerorlrstf l ye S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, -g"`„, ° no g* Piccadilly, have invented Spectacle Le, ll ll o sao-,. greatest transparent power. The rti,'t s eles 11° • il ed , derived from this invention over the or - A n Kstr iti common use is, that instead of vision bec (i ' m jured, it is preserved 0 seriooslielea heated, weakened, and in numerous ese e __d t oi t persons are enabled to employ their Eigi' y e nsea tie r those . „ roa minute occupation, and can sea w i th at „t'. much less magnifying power, nd that do pot relatie and strengthened, i f i st t he n' of Ac bro.„d of the greatest consequence is, that thyiso, the frequent changes to further helps. inv i s ible, ' l O , B Telescopes, Opera Glasses, MicroscoPes,. ~ o f otfe ts for r elic.' ot all kinds of Acoustic instruments B• Solcsuons, * deafness. Caution.—Messrs. S. away clans and Aurists, are not in any dime neigh Lois' person of the same name in their itnine r eree t 'connect ed vv i;oar hood ; nor in any part of the country. T ° Ph-- 1 h takes, be cautious, and observe—Only to -- r e ork , Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the preSzuLernrigiottipie effect arcade,AorNGaElosniEgrfror a l-fg a l l i b i le G vr - i r i c r„n i ld as to cause a doubt whether you are in L °l3(4 ° "---