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tilt.,„en%rnstead of escaping:by the marshes as at present, were not tits iab r, by th e embankment from over fl owing it would unues .flood the wh o l e country round. , q lk 7 re,,ide Rich ard Thornto n exam i ned by Mr. WILDE—Is a brewer, nt at Yarmouth, and sends annually between 10,000 end fi ti . 00 barrels of beer to London. During four years his Ise Os am ounted to a tot a l o f 2 3 2 ,803 / . B s. 10d. The leakage by Of Cl age is v ery considerable, and by rail that and the objections " '" Pense would be avoided. 'Nos. • 'lace i. eXan itned by Mr. L EE —H as no t carr i e d on th e b us i ness sil e .,!° 3 B, at whi ch time he became bankrupt. A Mr, Daykin "'ceded hits, but not a twentieth part of the original trade is LoyQPt . Steamers are now carry i ng goo d s f rom B ecc l es to ttuo.llwt. the rate of Is. 10d. p er ton. , %ter Met calfe examined by Mr. IN ILDE—Is a soap.manufac /kwi_a,:.lartnouth, sendin g u p war d s o f 260 , 000 t ons per a nnum to t o d oes not se n d more t h an 30 tons to D iss, which is obliged c on :L ve Yed by craft, but the navigation is very uncertain, from to i p -74.1,t flooding to which it is subject. All the present traffic and :11_,r0a_Would go on the railway, by Diss, the r ink e feeling of Yarmuuth is consequently in favo . ur of , Cr , Ati,,,.LeXarnined by Mr. GIRDEN—Is sure that the feeling of the 'strotr'llterits is in favour of the line; and, considering that it will bls, : 4 ' ol great accommodation to the tra ffi c from Yarmouth to tlkiabiesquite satisfied that its importance is palpable and un. lir c Udden and li M U~ r.r. Charles May gave similar evidence of the il e )atod advantage s of the line, and committee adjourned at four o'clock. Ap GROUP L. ,+O9 c "`SAIOUTE ATMOSPHERIC LINE. ‘q4i r, ° *bn Oltnittee resumed this morning, Mr. E. B. Denison in the I, t ; t;:!aro i nation of the Hon. G. Norton was continued, respect- Se,;,, in JurY done to Lord Grautley's property, when it was : 4 4 11 ' a t if a screen w ere e rec t e d a t th e pl a ce where the tr a i n g stildr e fr ont the cutting, the danger from frightening the horses th obviated. di e e lion ~tlit e u rQ N/ r TALBO T , Q.C., st a ted that there was no error in .41 he l ine in the plans deposited with the clerk-of the peace, 'steady produce it, V e 4 Cll L the IaSIAN to intimated that, but as the plan lodged with the clerk rOker a ce could not be obtained without an order from the w ith °f the H ouse of Commons, the Committee would be satin. ot he plans in the hands of the Board of Trade. j a L r: 'ING then called 1,7 1 24 0( 7 Sparkes, of Gosden House, who stated that he had int a . cres of land there, and had expended upwards of 4,0001. 4l iding and restoration of his house. The property was stnotie„7 harrow and the proposed line would entirely destroy the iL ne ar Wonersh, and would greatly affect his other pro. 1. 1n 7 G odalming, beginning at the first field and ending at To theth cross-examination of Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. Sparkes 44, 4ty ; the line laid down by Mr. Denton would p ass th roug h t l 4 l4 Stle zn4 11 k, and through but the a vale line wou'd which was not cut off any thickly studded of the with :•. residences, titZlllZechately attached to tne house, except through the devia bSisheiranBle Therethe was a turnpike road about fifty road sixty yards sehouse, and there was a parish about 200 16,;hut there was no inconvenience whatever from either ads. There was a field opposite his house in which tL I SC a lime kiln, but from that he experieneed no nuisance. cr oss-examinatidn of Mr. GUNNING, Mr. Sparkes stated hottse to upon she woods el Pie opposite hill, and c0in ;24.14 v iew of the country. Zilike4kke, the engineer, slated that he had examined the plan Mr. Denton, and he was of opinion that the line was h its 'tie lige gradients better, and earthworks less than on the pro -11; He had m ere ly l oo k e d a t th e l ine in an engineering Cs, er h ad made an estimate of the expense o f b o th li nes . Coo 2 1 bridges on the deposAeo line, and 17 on the de tptle, each b e i ng 15 f ee t hi g h f rom t h e curve o f the t 0 . 0 4 1 , 4 ", surface o f th e Th, expense would be 57,000/. - Ztif f atl e aand on th eo th er 45,0004. but this did not include the ~Ih d • The width of ballast at the bottom would be 24 feet. "idevcat'.,-exarnination of Mr. GUNNING, Mr. Locke stated that I I " Would be shorter, and would cost 12,0001 less. t '3l :' ,l the case of Lord Grantley. ti tt r. ot \ ne was called by Mr. RAWLINSON, but was interrupted Oti e l t ieh ac i N, No. who stated that Mr. Denton bad returned, and s it % it oseertained that the plans deposited at the Private Bill 14_1t 1,...4ed from those depo:ited with the c l er k o f th e peace, rh7. th erefore necessary to decide what course should be ect. '"e plans d epos it e d w ith th e c l er k o f t h e peace were O r* h i t otl l ls% ,_e Conversation, it was ruled that the objection should L ittarouod. ; t he h.l,btination of Mr. Keane then proceeded; and he stated Ltiol,:m surveyed the property at Wonersh, and that if the line 0:4 4," Were adhered to no part of the residential property of t • l khtle tt, Y would be touched by the railroad. No portion of 14p14:11t0,,' .Would be seen from the grounds or the house except *.chstance from the second-floor windows. He had him kizZi<it the house, and had sent two other gentlemen to the s e "Certain whether it could be seen, but they were refused ts„ t 2:N The railway was screened by lofty timbers, especially ii t ge,nce fi r -trees, and the viaduct could only be seen at a 444 :Zble distance. 4,,NCUn, of Albury-park, was called by Mr. RAWLINSON, lZheeitliel M ona ront of his house there was a large conical rock, kN etis_. hind that rock the train could not be seen, but it passed 1, 41 ti0 ,: lO wn a narrow valley, during its progress through which 1 0. I cas Been from the house. it.,7th4:4ernond was cross-examined by Mr. GUNNING, and ki,;4l i t); "'hat injur e d one h ouse wou 'd , un d er s i m il ar circum kj, tiligh 4l 'e another ; and, th ere f ore, w h a t was di sagreea bl e to 44,11 the h et be very p l easant to Lord Grantley. He preserved heaver eaa ants, and he did not think th a t hi s Lordship's phewCo,..! W utild be any the b et t er f or t h e tra i ns. ..raittee then adjourned until to-morrow. GROUP P. 140 013 TH vtralms RAILWAY. arte O RTANT ADJUDICATION. , Sfa s the reassembling of the Committee this morning the I.:I:114 1440 d to be cleared of strangers, and none but Counsel kI4 O „ -ere admitted. During this interval, Ilt 44a fte, 4l4l Sti announced that, in consequence of what had a t - ,, the Secretary of the Admiralty last night in the 111 14 : 41 14,_` - oromons, who had stated that the Admiralty were 111,tiri tt0i - Pesed to the construction of a bridge across the Severn, ttee considered it necessary to consult the Speaker on 4 tt et t. 0 ttt 4. 2411 of the Committee and the readmission of s t rangers, 4SZAN said the Committee, after m uc h anx i ous delibe t, th7l4ing had the advice of the Speaker on the subj ec t , )3, 11 i t:4S ;following decision, which he would read— ales r t Pe t p, tee are of opinion that although the preamble of ta v t the success of the whole scheme of the South i ts h t NL'etu'rely depends on that part of the works to - "ers t " - "at ß 7Sity have objected, they cannot consent to proceed 011,1 18 0f ae gation of a measure which the promoters have not ''stn,' e titi tih e araplishing." t ni uf the Committee was ordered to be reported to the Is!1• 4 1 1; t e tl'r ' 10 144 Ob jected to this course, and requested that the Corn -44. d slay for a period to report the Bill to the House, as 04 tile t c y 'sable to communicate further with the Admiralty, t ,,sk * L hich h ' '' . a rrangement might be made. After the great ex. rp o. 4 aik o ", e ?rornoters of the Bill had been plt to. a little delay %,q 114, i "C O to them. A delay of a we e k, in order to ascer -11,,,,a, 'Warty what were the views of the Admiralty on the So tti ettA iit highl y desirable. ♦k t 4 il h a s mean for the Committee to abstain from I th T4l. for a certain period ? k tir 4 o tieleB gill for Si r . T o d e l ay th e report f or a wee k , an d if Litt Zgeti t Z t bing should come before the Committee to after 4 'C r , ta bt.t Eo e „ . ws, they can make their rep o rt a cc or di ng ly. 1, 4 4 hNittee',_'l. instruct observed that it was perfectly competent to I tt 'll tioti is any Member of the House to bring for 41,Lhsty ° ti ell the subject, and the re-committal of the Bill, l ittZ It lTh ght be eff e cted. 14:1 , 1 1 , e tiq n a nnv ersation, Mr. Tatscrr withdrew his proposition, 4 1iu ted _a ordered to be to-night. Jh e 'ke, A, a further non ir ondiscus the subject is expected to 1 e 0 bt,,`",!!i on of the Monmouth and Hereford Railway will Aer'd Wed nesday week. S ht e t o _ at e Railway, scheme will be brought before the morrow morning, until which time they adjourned. GROUP SS. 4 04 , 'sr, zizzwonTH, AND NUNEATON ko r ,:! , t Comm. RAILWAY. ! ht. _ r a in a _ ittee on this group re-assembled at the usual hour 1i 1 1 4 4 7 1 , t ett Lt d Proceeded with the negative evidence against the tit;' l, ll c w r ..., ° ` t h, and Nuneaton Railway. VikDr ot ,„ .. 'udoek, a banker, and solicitor at Nuneaton, said k ii 'lltitltse' to ect line would not benefit Nuneaton, in so far as it 4N,Slle y b . be carried on to Leicester; and in the event of the k; 4%4 4 1 bei ng thrown out, it would not come within three 'ti ttia be ae t . n . n• In his opinion a better line could be marked ' ti rotriodation of the distrricts of Coventry and Tyler u° tt an ironmonger and manufacturer, at Nuneaton, t t i t :tllk ta Of - t t acquainted with the railway wants of the neigh -ISt tiolt to town. A line which was intended to afford ac. yki .414 t n the town must run to the westward, and not to It i lb ltt. W i n this ground he objected to the railway. v e tortlham ,_ 5 a manufacturer of blue bricks and tiles, at Nitttlek.qtal'o,,teßna.:rative testimony. letlon t M.P., owner of the Griff Colliery, had paid let . sft h the proposed line of railway. He was made ac ceeocnou. rse it was to take just before the plans were de. Illit t eti o , a . idered it then, and he still on it to be a 1 / 4, ll to titt it let ime line. Beginning at the Trent Valley, he 'k `t a th at t he population and the minerals, and failed tttiloitk;hich ilk a ccommodation to the manufacturers of the the y had a right to expect. The Company toP tatl 4 l, hi th Promised to bind themselves by certain W eUld, in some respect, remove his public opposi liyiSso tt. been opposing the Bill i n con j unct i on w i t h t h e $1 4 , 1 14 /1 th e lri niugham Company, who had obtained an agree r°Moters that was not compatible with the pro of tf a tarrangement were carried on, he was clearly of P'eseat railway could not be made within the th alviNti z ,ai St i4 it tan 4 ;: --- Then, if we sanction the line, it is quite impos 44tbsk Not e ! 'i c acie " :1% 4 c obs the arrangements made with the London and `46' b2le C ac lan7 are carried. .These arrangements involve al waystl. It sought to obtain. tir t ,: r e urged necessi ty for t: l 44l,:learlents urge d upon sed. upon the Committee the th ought they had better bring Mr. Newdegate's ett:ti.lij'Wa,`"adiehefore they discussed that point. :1 4, 4 41,11 u satisfied the line if it were sanctioned as laid )1 • az4 lf Would not accommodate Bedworth and Schil. th t l tr i t t is _ b een k new of his own knowledge that a better 14klittlea,Zu en marked out, and one, too, which presented te eer iUg . difficulties. It would be more 1 144 t he district that the line should . run . to tihnilwo not to the east, because a line running in the C O Q Stit"tere ns U . `uafford no accommodation to a numbs!' of very Otti tt, S: 4o irt hi /in... l f, then, two lines were to be made, the one i t it totti - 11 - Qia tot Z t nlorl, would become entirely useless. . 4 4 0 '44; 141 4 1 4 tted er : en . the Honourable Member said the thN. N t h taken not to construct their line, unless -branchk;tttitikal:o4 objects which he had always been striving ot, % h ' be d o r unning from Balkington to Schilvers Coton Ot t . t o Ur e of ' not think would attain those Objects. From i i iPii;Sll kti l 'ave h p th e Population of the districts it might become tlit. 4 o had i' an .nhes, but not more than one main line. The 41 0114 b i a 4 . v levi he was inclined to think might be ac -01, It ete e running to the east of Bedworth, but the decidedly in favour of a fine running to the west -11:4, ' l , 4 ste . t t alq ,'4%', 4 ta k t ee th - ' it was become indispensable that the Corn. i tki`Aq em ed a g r eement. 4%4 4 4'4 that he knew nothing about it, nor had he altre.tt th ey ' , I 4 4 1. - "tee could not pass the preamble without kh • t tn e r tato b t 4 1 / 41 1 ‘44 kr. Parker was ready to state verbally the Atiti 4 d4 4 ;eulent . \he 4 + a rUied that ro t , ot ,„_, a copy of the agreement itself ought e arueteni o `mlially it was arranged that the agreement tee thent adjourned o-Morrow. till twelve o'clock to-morrow. to 2 . ft GROUY hih, s ke l at ttis T AND GOOLE Clo ol goti a i n ""..a.ELWAY. th, , op the construction of the Wakefield, Fontre t4oNit;4llltisn'teducindY, was recommitted this morning for the 4 >f t ' ottl pai d d g oc a k clause into the Bill to prevent goods, el. d ues at oole, from taken upon . - ‘aie keit thin the first sixG miles of the being Eyre and Calder ! e d ed. to, and the Ch a irman was directs I to THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 18, 1845. GROUP X. CADIVM,InGT. ,a - ND MrITCOLN ZLI.ZZA.VAW, The Committeee sat at twelve o'clock. Mr. Hawlies, of Spalding, merchant, examined—The chief im ports of that town were timber, oats, bricks, tiles, stone, linseed cake, linseed, barley, grocery, drapery, and sundry goods. Here the witness handed in tables, showing the extent of the traffic in those articles in Spalding for the year ending January, 1545. The goods were conveyed by the Welland navigation from Stam ford to Spalding. Has no doubt that the general trade of the town would be very much increased if the Cambridge and Lincoln line of railway should be made. Cross-examined—ls not aware that a petition was forwarded in favour of the London and Yost: line from Spalding, and also one in favour of the Cambridge and Lincoln. Mr. William Mutter, land-agent to Sir Thomas Witchcroft— Has the management of 12,000 acres of Sir Thomas's property, which is situate near Sleafurd; is of opinion that the Cambridge and Lincoln line would afford a great many facilities of intercourse with that extensive district. Mr. Kemp and Mr. Hobson, both of Spalding, were next called, and deposed to facts similar to those elicited in the examination of Mr. Hawkes. Mr. Parker, ironmonger, of Spalding, also corroborated the evi dence of Mr. Ilawkes, and that of the non-dealers who had been examined before him. Cross.examined—Goods coming from Sheffield to Spalding, by Stamford, would cross the Cambridge and Lincoln line. Mr. John Beale, of Cioal, dealer in wool and seeds, and all sorts of agricultural produce, believes that the London and York line would not be so advantageous to that district as the Cambridge and Lincoln line. When this witness's cross.examination concluded, the Committee adjourned. GROUP Z. THZ DUBMEN AND GALWAY. This Committee met at the usual hour; the Hon. R. Clive in :he chair.° The first witness examined was Sir John Burgoyne, who ap peared on the part of the Grand Canal Company. He had reported in the year I 838, as one of the Commissioners, against a line to Galway, partly on the insufficiency of the traffic also, as it would interfere with the interests of the Grand Canal. He admitted that a line of railway to Galway was desirable, but a better line than the present might be selected. Cross• examined by Mr. DAVID LEAHY—He was of opinion that a conveyance from Athlone, by the Shannon, to the south of Ireland, would be more desirable than by a railway branch from Portarlington. Examined by Mr. WARD, N.P.—A line of railway to Galway must unquestionably interfere with the Grand Canal. He would recommend a combination of interests of the canal with the rail_ way, which would be advantageous to both. The tolls of both would be lowered, and the public would be benefited. A line more to the south by Parsonstown, or through Roscrea, would be more preferable. By the CHAIRMAN—Has no great knowledge of the canals or the mismanagement which has been complained ef. Mr. Pim, banker in Dublin, Treasurer of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, and the largest holder of Grand Canal Stock, and interested in the atmospheric railway. The traffic on a line of railway from Galway to Dublin would be greatly increased if judiciously selected. The best line, in his opinion, would be along the line of the Grand Canal. The interests of the public would be far better promoted by a concentration of interests. The Grand Canal cost upwards of two millions. There are annuities to widows and public institutions to the amount of 28,0001. per annum. Mr. Rowe contended that the proprietors of the Grand Canal were landowners, and had a rigi,t to set up another lino of railway which would equaly benefit the public, and protect the interests of the landholders or canal proprietors Mr. Mußpm" denied that the canal proprietors were only techni cally landowners, and were nut entitled to be heard against the present line. The room was then cleared The Committee, after a quarter of an hour's deliberation, came to the following important resolution :—" That the Commit tee were of opinion that, as canal proprietors, they could pursue the pro posed course by hearing evidence in support of another lire." Mr. Pines examination was then resumed by Mr. E. JAMES, as to the advantageous locality of the line proposed, and a line along the canal. It was a very vicious principle for one company to invest money in another company in their corporate character. It was not so in their individual capacity. By Sir JAMES DUKE—Are you not aware of one railway pur chasing and leasing another ? Mr. Pim—l am; but Ido not think the principle a good one. Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT—There were very few divi dends paid out to the Canal stock. Would not deny that the in terests of the Grand Canal would be greatly improved by railway. He suggested that the Cashel line should have gone along the banks of the canal as far as Salins, about ferty miles, and then proceed across the country to Cashel. TALBOT—Did not the Government forgive you a large lump of money last year? Mr. Pim—No ; we paid the Government ten thousand pounds last year for that which was not worth more than tenpence. Mr. TALBOT—Did not the Government advance to the Grand Canal 120,0001., to make branch lines ? Mr. Pim—They did. Mr. TALBOT—And you only repaid them 10,000/. Mr. Pins—Just so ; but the branch lines did not pay, and the Government put the screw upon us.—(Laughter.) This witness was re-examined at considerable length by Mr. E. JAMES. Mr. Mulvaney, engineer and commissioner of drainage, was examined by Mr. Mullein - , of the Irish bar, in corroboration of Mr. Pim's evidence, and stated that the proposed line would cross the traffic districts of the country, instead of passing through it, and from his knowledge of the country, a more preferable line could be adopted. There is no engineering difficulty in the con struction of a railway along the banks of the canal. This witness was examined at great length as to which would be the best trunk branch, at Portarlingtonor Mullingar. The Learned COUNSEL asked the witness was not Tipperary a finishing county?—(Laughter.) The Learned Counsel intended to have said "flourishing." The CHAIRMAN—A very proper description of Tipperary.— (Continued laughter.) The Speaker being announced to be at prayers, the Committee ad journed until twelve o'clock to-morrow. IMPERIAL PA RLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 17. Their Lordships sat to.day in a Committee of Privileges. The Peers present were the Loid Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Viscount Hawarden, Viscount Melville, Lord Camo3s, Lord Castlemain, and the Earl of Devon. TILE CRAWFORD AND LINDSAY PEERAGE The further consideration of this claim was resumed to-day. A considerable quantity of documentary evidence was put in, and the further consideration of the claim was adjourned sine die. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack al the usual hour. SCOTCH BANKING. The Earl of RIPON gave notice that, on Monday next he should move the second reading of the Scotch Bankin, Bill. SANATORY REGULATIONS. The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he had given notice of a petition to be presented this evening on tl 4 'subject of sanatory regulations, but before he proceeded to present it he might mention a statement which had been put into his hand connected with the same subject, and coming from a particular body of men—the journeymen tailors of the metropolis. The subject, he might add, had been greatly discussed in Man chester and Liverpool. It appeared from that statement four-fifths of the clothes made in London were made in the lower classes of dwelling-houses in the East-end. He (Lord Normanby ) had himself seen in houses of that character clothes which were evidently not intended for the classes of persons who were likely to visit in those places, and he believed that they were made up for some of the West-end clothiers. If the Noble Lord opposite would allow him, he should put put a general question to the Noble Lord as to whether the measure promised by her Majesty's Government was likely to be brought on in the other House. He should also wish to ask a question with respect to places of recreation, and parti cularly with reference to that piece of ground near the Peni tentiary—a place not far removed from their Lordships-- (Laughter)—and which he supposed might be applied to this purpose. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that with respect to the first question he believed it was the intention of his Noble Friend in the other House (the Earl of Lincoln) to bring his Bill forward that evening; and as regards the piece of ground near the Penitentiary, it had been let some time ago to Mr. Cubitt for 3001. a year, and according to the provisions of the Act could not be diverted to another purpose. LEEDS AND WEST RIDING RAILWAY. A NOBLE Loan presented a petition in favour of the Leeds and West Riding Railway Bill. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the General Assembly of Canada, praying for some alteration in their com mercial relations with this country. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS (IRELAND) COM PENSATION BILL. Lord STANLEY postponed the second reading of the Irish Landlords and Tenants Compensation Bill till Tuesday next. DEATHS BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion of the Earl of LYTTELTON, the Death by Accidents Compensation Bill was read a third time and passed. DEODANDS ABOLITION BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL. the Deodands Aboli tion Bill was read a third time and passed. Earl POWIs objected to the Bill. Lord HATHERTON said Canal Companies were in favour of the measure. and that it originated from a deputation of their body, which met last year in London. The Board of Trade were satisfied with the measure. Mr. Gladstone had taken it into his own hands, and it passed through the other House without any objection being raised to it. After a few words from Lord DALHOUSIE and Lord Powis, the Bill was read a third time and passed. CANAL COMPANIES CARRIER'S BILL. On the motion of Lord HATHERTON, this Bill was read a third time and pa,s , d. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Bishop of CASHEL rose to present the petition of which he had given notice, with respect to Education in Ire land. After presenting a number of petitions from several places in Ireland, against the present system of national educa tion in that country, he said that there was one petition to which he begged to call the special attention of their Lord ships. It was signed by 1,360 clergymen of the Established Church in Ireland, who earnestly prayed that some por tion of the public funds should be given for the schools in connexion with the Church Establishment. The Right Rev. Prelate then referred to the changes which had taken place from time to time in the documents which emanated from the Board of National Education, relative to the reading of the Scriptures, and contended that it was dangerous for Protestant children to aatend these schools. He then read the opinion of the late master, who had given up his situation at the London U n i vers i ty b ecause the pupils would not be per mitted to be examined in their knowledge of the Scriptures. This eminent man had designated this proceeding the " Anti- Christ of utilitarian unbelief." The Rev. Mr, Woodward had also pointed out the danger which attended Protestant children by this mixed system of education. He could men tion, too, the name of a gentleman whose name bad already been before their Lordships. He meant the Rev. Mr. Mackesey, who, in writing from Alonksland, on the subject of establishing a Protestant school in that place, to a neighbouring vicar at Clonmel, said he was favourable to the national sys tem in so far as considering it the next best thing when it was impossible to establish an Episcopal school. Mr. O'Connell had lately expressed himself against a united system of edu cation, and, in a most extraordinary paper, put forward by the bench of Catholic bishops, the youth of Ireland were exhorted not to attend any of the lectures of the national schools, unlesa they were delivered by members of the Roman Catholic Church. The only Society which had yet established a suc cessful plan of mixed education was the Church Education Society, who had founded upwards of 18,000 schools, and who annually educated 800,000 children, 32,000 of whom be longed to the Roman Catholic Church.---(Hear, hear.) He referred to a case in which the priest of a parish in Ire land denounced the parish school from the pulpit, on account of the education pursued in it, and the very next day the school master was murdered in the streets of the town. Since the establishment of the Educational Board ignorance had increased instead of being diminished. From 1701 to 1831 education increased ; but from that time to the present it had gradually descended to zero.—( Laughter.) He referred at great length to the report of the Census Committee to bear out these state ments. Through that Board, which was supported at an ex pense of 70,0001. a year, they were indebted for the ignorance which prevailed in Ireland at the present moment; and, be sides, it had displaced, and rendered in a great measure una vailable, the exertions of charitable institutions founded for the promotion of education in Ireland. As a sample of the incom petent persons who were appointed to conduct education 4 ,in the statistical schools in Ireland, he said a man, named Trim, who had deceived and humbugged some Protest persons as pro fessing their faith when it was found that he was a hypocrite— was appointed to the mastership of one of those schools. When incompetent persons were appointed to suchimportant offices, how could they expect education to flourish ?—( Hear. ) He would therefore say that there was more chance of kindness from the Roman Catholics of Tipperary than they had from the Parliament of Great Britain.—( Hear, hear.) He con sidered that thorough education could never be carried out until they acted up to the spirit of the seventeenth report of the Commissioners who had been appointed to inquire into the state of education in Ireland, and again established the paro chial schools The Earl of ST. G H }MANS desired to make a few re marks on the speech of the Right Rev. Prelate who had just sat down. From his connexion with Ireland he was enabled to say that the proposition which had just been made to their Lordships was one which th,y could not assent to. The Right Rev. Prelate had found f ,ult with the construction of the Board of National Educati , n, but he forgot that the money which was appropriated for this education was taken from the whole community, and not from any particular sect ; and he (the Earl of St. Germans) considered that all parties should be represented at that board. Great objection had also been made in reference t.) the reading of the Scriptures. Now, he contended that the Board of Education had used every endea vour to meet the wishes of all parties in reference to this point. They neither , nforced the reading of the Scriptures, nor d:d they preclude their admission from the na tional schools of Ireland. They certainly provided that no child, whose parents objected to his being present at any religious instruction, should be present while such instruction was being given, and for that purpose they appo nted particular times for the communication of this instruction, different from the time set apart for the ordinary literary instruction ; but while they did so ample provision was made that all children should have such religious instruction as accorded with the wishes of their parents or natural guardians. It was rather strange, too, that the Right Rev. Prelate had objected so much to the reading of the scriptural extracts, for he found that the Bishop of Down and Connor had, in a sermon which he preached some time ago, denounced the reading of the Holy Scriptures without note or comment by children in schools. There was one circumstance which he considered ought to have considerable weight with their Lordships. The Pres byterians were not less attached to the Bible than the members of the Established Church; and it was notorious that throughout the whole extent of Ireland the Presbyterians had supported the present system of national education, believing, as they did, that the free circulation of the Scriptures was amply pro vided for. There were 944 schools in Ireland in which the Scriptures were read, and 1,340 schools in which the scriptural extracts were read, but all the books which were used con tained a body of sound religious instruction. Time would not permit him then to read a few extracts from them, but he hoped to do so on a future occasion, and he was quite sure that their Lordships would be agree ably surprised to see the kind of books which had been so much denounced.--( Hear, hear.) The Right Rev. Prelate had alluded to Mr. Woodward. His opinions, how ever, might be quoted as much against the Church education system, which the Right Rev. Prelate had advocated, as against the Board of National Education. He was opposed to a united system of ed uca ti on , an d h e war a l so o f o pi nion th a t if the main body of the clergy in Ireland could speak out, they would be found to be in favour of the national system of educa tion at present in Ireland. The Noble Lord here recited the opinions of the vicar of Newry with respect to the state of edu cation in schools which he had visited, and which were to the effect that the children were well informed in the Scriptures, and were receiving a good education. He (the Earl of St. Germans) therefore held that the fault was not in the system of education itself, but in those who did not lend their aid to carry it out with greater efficiency, and that the assertions of the Right Rev. Prelate were incorrect. He considered that the statement of the Right Rev. Prelate, that a Mr. Osborne had refused a site for a school, was not unlike the conduct of other landowners. He held that the extraordinary statement that education had diminished during the last ten years was fallacious, and must have arisen from some misstatement on the part of the Board of Education. It Yeas absurd to say that education had decreased, for great exertion had been made to disseminate school books, and to extend education in Ireland. He entreated the House to pause before they gave a consent to the proposition of the Right Rev. Prelate, for it would hava the effect of destroying the National Board, and would lead to serious consequences, not only to the Protestant but to the Roman Catholic religion. The Marquis of NORM ANBY said he had excellent op portunities, during the four years he was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, of becoming acquainted with the course of edu cation pursued in the schools, and could bear testimony to the good eflects of the National Board of Education in Ire land. The Noble Marquis then read a long letter of the Rev. Mr. Mackesey, respecting his conduct in the parish of Monksland, in which he performed clerical duties during the temporary absence of the minister, and to his subsequent re buke by the Bishop of Cashel, at his visitation at Lismore, in which he positively asserted that he was so rebuked because he made some suggestions with respect to the schools in that parish. He was sorry that the Right Rev. Prelate had thought proper to allude to the circumstance again, because he believed their Lordships had been willing to allow the matter to rest with the explanation he had given on a former occasion, in behalf of the Rev. Gentleman. There was no other point upon which he wished to correct the Right Rev. Prelate. The Right Rev. Prelate was under the impression that the schools of the 'light Rev. Dr. Henry, of Armagh, were confined to the children of one sect only, but the Right Rev. Prelate was never more mist aken. The Earl of WICKLOW thought their Lordships' time had been too long occupied with this correspondence, considering that the circumstance to which it related was of a trifling and unimportant nature. But the Right Rev. Prelate had re peatedly explained the matter, and he hoped their Lordships would hear no more of it. (Hear, hear.) Now, for one word on the subject immediately under discussion. Their Lordships would, doubtless, remember that when the national system of education was first proposed he did not object to its principle ; but he objected to its introduction then, lecause it went to destroy one of the most useful and beneficial systems of education that had ever prevailed in Europe. He meant the Kildare-street Society, which, at the time, was rapidly advancing in Ireland. The question was, then, what was to be done under existing circumstances. A more inju dicious thing could not be done than to destroy the national system. Theoretically it was excellent, and if it were properly used he knew nothing that would tend more to advance the in terests of Ireland ; but unfortunately it as as nut so. Unfor tunately it was decidedly opposed on its introduction, and that opposition had been continued down to the present time. The result had been that the system had proved a failure, and so it would remain, until the Government consented to accede to the prejudices, if they would have it so, of the Church people, and placed the schools intended for the instruction of Protestant children under the control of the Church School Society. While acting most judiciously, most wisely, and most politi cally to a great portion of the Roman Catholic people of Ire land, let Ministers show to those connected with the Church of England in that country that they did not forget them. Let them do this, and they would give universal satisfaction to the people that were now arrayed against them, and they would at the same time show that they were not inflamed by a strong bias in favour of any powerful party in that country. Let them do this and they might rely upon it the people would begin to think that the great object they had in view was to hold the scales of justice with an even, steady, and impartial hand. After a few words in explanation from the Marquis of Noe- MA NBY and the Earl of CLANCAILTY, which did not reach the gallery, Lord MON TEAGLE said he was rejoiced to hear the Noble Lord, who had just addressed the House, bear important testi mony to the efficacy and practicability of the national system of education. The Noble Lord's testimony was of no small importance, because there was no one who had had better op portunities of observing its operation than the Noble Lord, and no one who was more disposed to discuss the question before the House with greater impartiality. It appeared to him (Lord Monteagle) that the Noble Lois' had by his excellent address completely overturned the studied and pains -taken arguments of the Right Rev. Prelate upon the subject. That was no small extent of religious instruction, comprising, as it did, extracts from the Acts of the Apostles, the Gospel of St. Luke, and all the principal passages of the Gld Testament. He would now compare the system of the Kildare-street So ciety with the present system of national education, and their Lordships would at once see that the school in connexion with the latter Society was far superior, even in point of reli gious instruction, to those of the former Society. The Noble Lord then read the opinion of Mr. Beevers, the secretary of the former Society, to corroborate this opinion. He (Lord Monteagle) thought, that by providing support for the Church Education Society, they would be setting up a sort of anta gonism in education in Ireland, which would be attended with the most pernicious consequences. He was sorry to see so many as 1,700 of the Protestant Clergymen of Ireland, who still protested against that system of education there. He knew the difficulties which the Government had to contend with, in opposing a request which had been made by so respectable a body of individuals. He thought, however, that they were tly themselves to blame in contributing to induce the belief, on the part of those persons, that on their accession to power they would either abandon the best system of education in Ire land or allot a portion of the public funds for the support of schools in connexion with the Church Education Society. The working. however, of the system was the best refutation which could be given to those who were opposed to it. The Earl of CLANCARTY said that as he had presented a number of petitions in favour of the Church Education Society, he was desirous of giving his support to the proposition which had been introduced by the Right Rev. Prelate. Much had been said derogatory to those clergymen who had opposed the present system of education. but no one could question the sincere feelings by which they were influenced. The Noble Lord then proceeded to quote the opinions of Sir R. Peel, as expressed by him, in 1839. against the present system of na tional education. Had not then (continued the - Noble Lord) the clergy of the Established Church good ground to hope that on the accession of the Right Hon. Baronet some change would be made in that system ? Sir Robert Peel, however, was not alone in the expression of such an opinion. The Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department had also, in a speech made about the same time, given utterance to a similar disapprobation of the present national system of education in Ireland. In conclusion he hoped the Government would con sider what was their duty to the established religion of the country. The Archbishop of DUBLIN said he would not enter at length into the subject,,but would state some of the results of his experience, which might have the effect of dissipating some of the misapprehensions which prevailed on the subject. He had held his office as one of the Commissioners of the National Board of Education under seven Lords Lieutenants and six Secretaries for Ireland, and during the whole of that period he had always considered it his duty to serve the Government for the time being to the best of his ability, so long as it did not compromise his conscience, and he had always considered it the duty of those who held offices like the one he held to keep aloof from all political parties.—(Cries of " Hear, hear ") When the present Government came into power he applied to them to state their intentions with respect to education in Ireland, and their not declaring their intentions for some time he considered one of the causes of apathy on the part of Protestants with regard to education in Ireland. It was proposed that an additional grant should be made to the Church Education Society. Let them con sider what would be the immediate results of such a step as that. Its adoption would lead to the secession from the Board of its Protestant, and of the most influential of its Roman Catholic members, and two rival systems of education would be established in Ireland. He denied that the system of united education had failed. If that anode of education did not exist, many large districts in Ireland would not have the benefits of education afforded to them at all. To support two systems of education out of the funds of the State, would be an Irish system of Government. It was totally on that founda tion that the Scriptures were excluded from these schools. The supposition arose from scholars not being forced to read the Scripture, that no child was compelled to read them if contrary to his parent's wishes ; but to say that the Scriptures were not read was untrue, as Scriptural lessons, carefully prepared, were used in all the schools. Anything that they had heard with respect to Dr. Arnott's wishing to force the scholars to read the Scriptures was untrue, as he was of opinion that the read ing of them by children should be optional on the part of their parents. He could assure their Lordships that no changes had taken place in the system or principles of education adopted, except in the rules for the guidance of the teachers, which had been improved from time to time, as the necessity arose, for the purpose of carrying it out with greater effect. It had been said that they paid little or no attention to the business of the Board, and that they signed papers and documents without knowing anything at all of their contents. Now there could not be anything more at variance with the truth. Not a meeting of the Board took place without himself and the Provost of Trinity College being in attendance, and often they were en gaged in corresponding for days with various parts of the country on the business of the Board. But this report was only one of the many unfounded statements relating to the Board, which had, unfortunately, tended to abuse the public mind of England and Scotland on the subject of the national schools of Ireland. Let the system have a fair trial, and their Lordships might depend upon its one day resulting in the re demption of the Irish people. Lord STANLEY saia the Right Rev. Prelate who had just sat down had so completely answered the objections raised to this system by the Noble Lord who preceded him, that he should have felt it wholly unnecessary on the part of the Government to say a word upon the subject, had it not been for one or two remarks which had fallen from the same Noble Earl and the Right Rev. Prelate himself. He was far from being insensible of the great value and importance of the services rendered by the Bight Rev. Prelate in carrying out this system of education, because he believed the success of that system owed a great deal to the services of the Right Rev. Prelate and that distinguished individual, Dr. Massey ; and he begged to assure them, that if they had any reason whatever to doubt that it was the intention of the Government to support and maintain the existing system of educa tion in Ireland, they were mistaken. But he was sure neither the Right Reverend Gentleman nor the Rev. Dr. Murray had any such apprehension, and it was not for him to say anything to clear the doubts of others, seeing that as he had the honour in the first instance to bring the system before Parliament, and had ever since given it his most unqualified support, it would be inconsistent and unworthy of him to re main in a Government which had the slightest intention of abandoning that system. He admitted that doubts had arisen on the subject, and no doubt to that it was attributable that Government had hesitated to accede to an application made to them by a large and influential body of the Irish clergy to extend the working of the system. But Noble Lords must remember that Government had felt it to be their duty to inquire whether it was practicable to extend the system, as well as to ascertain whether there was any founda tion for certain alleged existing abuses in the working of the system. They did examine into the working of the system— they did examine fully into the progress that had been made in the national schools—they did examine, moreover, most anxiously whether it was possible to increase the grant—and having come to the conclusion that the system was administered with fairness, that its influ ence was ex tending day by day, that the numbers educat e d i n th e sc hools were equally in creasing, anti that the quality of the education was improving, they felt that they were j us tifi e d i n proposing, and they had since proposed, not a continuance only of the previous system, but a large and liberal increase in the amount of the grant. Having come to that conclusion, they had increased the grant; and if there was any doubt as to the fixeddetermination, on the part of the Government, to maintain and exte n d t h e system of national education in Ireland, he could state that he had lately seen a letter from the Prime Minister to the Lord Primate of Ireland, wherein it was distinctly stated that there was no such intention un the part of the Government. A Noble Earl who spoke late in the debate had stated that there was no hope of an alteration taking plide amongst the Protes tants of Ireland on this subject, because it involved a question of Protestant principle. Now, if he thought this system , in volved a question of principle, not only would h e a b an d on the ppreh with ens io time, n he had still and in the h o p e t h at system, but he would become one of its st rongest opponents. No, it was because he thought the fears of th e P rotestants of this lrelan dapprehension were would b n founded in erased deter mined to give the system his best and most hearty support. The Duke of WELLINGTON confessed that at one period of his life he was averse to all systems of mixed education, but his opinion was changed while he sat on the other side of the House, and ever sinee that time he had strenuously supported all the motions that had been made for the augmentati on o f t h e grant, and had always endeavoured to induce those with w h om he had any influence to countenance the system o f nat i ona l education in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He a l ways carried into execution every measure, when once it passed into a law, whatever might be its consequences as a legal enact- anent. Now he applied that maxim to these clergymen, who come forward to the number of 1,700, to call for an appropria tion of the public funds to the Church Education Society. The national education had obtained the support of the Govern ment, the Queen, and the Legislature, and he thought that however they might continue to denounce the system at Exe ter-hall and elsewhere, with their voices, their votes, their speeches, and their writings, they should, when they went home to their own parishes, carry into effect, like good sub• jects, a measure which had obtained the sanction of the highest legal authority in the land.—( Hear, hear.) Lord DACRE moved that the order of the day for the second reading of the game-laws be discharged, and that it be brought on again on Monday, the 27th inst. Their Lordships then adjourned. The Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Great Soutbei n and Western Railway Bill (Ireland) was reported, and the Bill was ordered to be referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. The North British Insurance Company Bill was read a third time and passed. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAYS. Tho reports of the London and South-Western Railways, Nos. I and 2, were brought up and received. CORNWALL RAILWAY. The report of this Bill was brought up. On the motion that it be received, Captain BERKELEY opposed the motion. He was against this railway on several grounds. Falmouth was the first port which ships reached in coming from the westward, arid it was neces sary that there should be telegraphic communication between that harbour and London. For such a purpose a railway was much required. But, according to the route which it was proposed to take, the present railway having to cross two rivers, it would be impossible to preserve at all times the telegraphic communication entire. This was a serious objection. The line crossed five navigable rivers, over three of which swivel bridges were to be erected. When it was high water they would require to be open; when it was low water they would have to be shut; so that great inconvenience would arise in the traffic of the railway. All these objections might be avoided by their taking up the Central Cornwall line. It was true the Board of Trade had reported against that line, but that was no just reason why they should not take the subject into their considera tion. The central line would save a distance of sixty miles between Falmouth and London ; it would also save the time which would now be required to cross the Hamoaze by the floating bridge, which would be at least twenty minutes. The Central Railway crossed above the Hamoaze. The pro moters of the present Bill talked about making docks at Fal mouth. Why they had no power to make docks, neither had they any money to do so, and they were deceiving the House. Most of the engineers who had been examined said that it was not only a roundabout, but a dangerous line, and the railroad, instead of being a quick communication between Fal mouth and London, would be a very slow one. Under these circumstances be would not detain the House longer, but would at once move that the report be brought up that day six months. Mr. MACAULAY hoped that, as chairman of the Com mittee, he might be permitted to say a few words. If the House did not place confidence in the Committee, or if they thought that no prima facie case had been made out, then they ought to move that the evidence taken before the Committee be printed.—( Hear, hear.) But he hoped that upon the strength of a series of assertions by an individual Member the House would not overturn the deliberate and unanimous decision of a Committee. It was said that the majority of the engineers examined before the Committee had stated the line to be dangerous, and that had been stated by a gentleman who had not heard a syllable of the evidence. Now, speaking from his recollection of the evidence, he should be inclined to say that such was not the case, and he considered it rather too much for a gentleman to get up and read a printed paper, put forth by the opponents of the Bill, in opposition to the report of the Committee, which had carefully examined the subject for twenty days—( Cheers)—and who certainly had not shown themselves the mere tools of the Great Western Com pany. Four schemes bad been propounded by the Great Western Company before that Committee. Of those schemes the Committee .had reported in favour of one and rejected an other, and had postponed the other two.—( Hear.) The Committee considered that there were consi derable objections to the gradients of the proposed line, particularly if it were to be worked by locomotive power. But they thought that the county of Cornwall ought not to be without a railway ; that It was of the utmost importance to secure a railway communication between Plymouth and Falmouth, and that, in fact, this was not a mere Cornish, but a British question.—(" Hear," and cheers. ) If they rejected this line, what line could they take? The plan was brought before the Board of Trade, and re ported against by that Board. They examined the difference between the competing lines—they called upoa the promoters of the Central Cornish line, but they did not appear. Why did they not appear? Why did not the promoters, he repeated, come forward ? He had seen a defence in print, which certainly was the worst defence he had ever met with. They said they did not come forward because of the extreme scarcity of money. Upon this ground they alleged they could not go on with the undertaking. If they could not find capital in May, 1845, when were they to find it ? ( Hear, hear.) The fact was, the Committee went much further into the merits of the proposed lines than was their duty. And as regarded the engineering evidence, the great mass of it went to say that the line selected was the best practical line. If the House thought this a case for their interference, they might have the evidence read over; but he trusted tkey would not accede to the motion of the Gallant Officer. Lord G. SOMERSET said he thought the decision of the Committee was every way entitled to deference. He thought that by acceding to the motion of the Hon. Gentleman the House would form a very dangerous precedent, and would there fore:oppose it. Mr. PENDARVES thought, that notwithstanding the engineering difficulties, a proper line of railway might be carried through Cornwall. He believed there would be sufficient traffic to support a railway. The point of securing an advantageous communication between London and Exeter in time of war would be highly important. He felt perfectly satisfied that the line, as described in the plan, never could be properly carried out. Both the Admiralty and the Board of Ordnance were opposed to the line, and the authority of these bodies constituted a strong objection. Let them seek their own line if they please, but at the same time let other parties have the opportunity of proving the ad vantages of another line. He felt persuaded that if the Com mittee had had a sufficient opportunity of hearing the evi dence on the line which had been shut out, they would have come to a different decision on the subject. Sir CHARLES LEMON observed that it had been stated that a line might be projected which would reduce the distance between London and Exeter to 60 miles less than the proposed line. His Hon. Friend came forward as a septuagenarian, and said that the distance might be diminished by seventy miles. The line at present before the House was supported by all the landowners in its vicinity, every one of whom were shareholders in it, and further his Hon. Friend was the first person who moved the adoption of the line which he now op posed. Mr. PENDARVES explained, and admitted he had ori ginally supported the line, but had subsequently seen St to alter his opinion. Mr. RASHLEIGH said that, as one of the representatives of the other division of the county (Cornwall), he would say it was the unanimous opinion of the people whom he represented that the railway before the House would be conducive to the interests of the country at large. He would not enter into details on the subject, although, if it were wished, he would go into a description of the entire line. It passed through one of the finest and most fertile districts in the county, and it was the general desire of all the influential per sons and landowners that the line should be adopted. Mr. TURNER said that he had been originally a member of the Provisional Committee upon the opposing line, but as that scheme was not properly carried forward, it was suffered to fall to the ground, although he himself had subscribed one-fourth of the expenses. He was understood to say he would support the motion. After a few words from Captain PLUMRIDGE, Sir S. SPRY said he would withdraw the clause which he had proposed. The motion that the Bill be reported that day six months was then put, and negatived without a division. The report was then received, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. DUDDESTON AND NECHELS IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. SPOONER moved that the time for receiving the report from the Committee on the Duddeston and Nechels Improvement Bill be adjourned until Monday, the 30th inst.— Agreed to. NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL RAILWAY BILL. Lord SANDON moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on the Newport and Pontypool Railway Bill, which was agreed to. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY BILL. Mr. PRINGLE moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on the Manchester and Leeds Railway. FACTORIES BILL. Mr. AGLIONBY presented petitions from the Messrs. Shaw, of Yorkshire, and other m►ll-owners, praying for the adoption of the Ten Hours' Bill. Captain LAIRD presented petitions from Stockton, Bury, and Ashton-under-Lyne, praying for the adoption of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. T. DUN COMBE presented a petition from Hudders field in favour of the Ten Hours' Factory Bill. SCOTCH POOR-LAW BILL. The HoN. MEMBER. also presented petitions from places in Somersetshire praying for the insertion in the Scotch Poor law Amendment Bill of a clause for the relief of the able bodied poor. NEW ZEALAND. Captain ROUS gave notice, that he would withdraw the addition of which he had given notice on the motion of the Hon. Member for Liskeard, and that he would move an amend ment instead, to the effect that the proceedings of the New Zealand Company were a violation of thr '?ht. thr le Crown. -Y _..e rights of ti PLAY-GROUND AT MILLBANK. Lord R. GROSVENOR said that he wished to ask a question of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home Department respecting the ground which had been lying waste for a number of years near Millbank Penitentiary. When he left London last year he had understood that this piece of ground, which consisted of about five or six acres, in con formity with sanatory regulations recommended in the report of the Health of Towns Commissioners, should be left unbuilt upon for the recreation of the inhabitants. The banks at that spot were washed by the tidal water, which had always been considered greatly contributive to health. But he was surprised at being subsequently informed that the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests, and the Secretary for the Home Department, had decided on letting the land on building leases. The whole loss would be not more than 1,0001. in the first instance, and about 300/. a year afterwards. He wished to know whether it was still determined to withhold this advantage from the inhabitants of that populous neighbourhood? Lord LINCOLN said that the circumstances were these : the land consisted of sixteen acres, and was let on lease about five or six years ago. All this ground was let on build ing leases, and was now covered with buildings, ' except about five acres, constituting the open space alluded to by his Noble Friend. With respect to these five acres, when it was proposed to build upon them, the inspectors of prisons expressed an apprehension that such a proceeding would be injurious to the health of the prisoners. But when the plan supported by his Noble Friend for improving the space for public recreation, and not for building, was submitted to the inspectors, they withdrew their objection, upon which, in fact, the answer of his Right Hon. Friend ( Sir J. Graham) had been grounded. Subsequently he ( Lord Lincoln) consulted Mr. Cubitt as to the value of the property, and the cost of improving it as pro posed. The estimate of the eminent engineer was, that the expense would be about 2,000/., with the sacrifice of a rent of 100/. a year. In the first place, then, he must say that he did not think the locality had so much claim upon the Government for such an expenditure as other neighbourhoods in the metropolis, and, besides, the expense could not be incurred by the Woods and Forests without nit Act of Parliament. Sir T. D. ACL AND gave notice that when in Committee on the Irish College Bill he should move the insertion of a clause, requiring an assurance from both Catholic ann Pro testant professors, that a portion of the New Testament should be daily read by the stu NE WdentsZEA.—( HLAN D ear. ) . Mr. CHARLES BULLER said that if he had only to claim the attention of the House to the complaints on the part of the New Zealand Company, in such a case he would rely on the justice and fair dealing of the Gentlemen he addressed to preserve the rights of private property ; but that case was en tirely merged in a far greater case o f public mismanagement. The petition of the merchants of London and of the New Zea land Company, which he had the honour of presenting, com plained that a useful enterprise, wisely and usefully devised for the benefit of the people of this country, had been marred by the interference of the Government. After a successful commencement, that colony, which, from its position and re sources, and the energy brought to their development, was rapidly and steadily improving, was now in a stagnant and perishing state, and a great body of emigrants—industrious men—had all been cruelly treated. He waved all the advan tages that he could derive from the complaint that the Govern- ment had been guilty of a breach of contract.. His complaint was that a wise system of colonisation had been frustrated by a feeble and petty jealousy. He knew no lesson so instructive on the subject of colonisation as that which Nev Zealand fur nished. If he could prove to the House that the New Zealand Company had followed that line of poli, y most conducive to the interests of the people of this country, and on the soundest principles, then he would ask the House to enforce the agree ment which the Government had entered into with the Company. It the House would agree with him in the soundness of those principles, which every sensible man outside the Colonial office must, he thought, concur in, he thought he would have no difficulty whatever in snaking out a complete case. If the Howe held the opinion entertained by commercial men and the great mercantile community of this country—if they thought that it was beneficial to cut out new employment for the shipping, the trading, and the manufacturing population— in fact, to extend the British name to the farthest ends of the earth—to extend her arts, her language, and her civilisatimi. He said that this was the great end which the New Zealand Company had in view—an end which was worthy of the policy of a great country—worthy of the consideration of a wise and patriotic Uovernment—a Government overlooking, excusing, and repairing the many errors which might arise, with cor diality and with benevolence. He believed, than, this there never was a fairer field for British industry. He believed that they never had opened to them a fairer prospect than the island of New Zealand. With the one disadvantage of a long steam voyage, it opened up the fairest field for the capital of this country. The extent of the island of New Zealand was nearly as great as that of Great Britain and Ireland. He found that it consisted of 78 millions of acres, out of which, deducting morass land and the great chain of alpine mountains, there were still left no less than sixty millions of acres of valuable land for arable purposes. The island had another great ad vantage, in an extended line of coast of snore than three hun dred miles, abounding with harbours. In confirmation of these facts, he should refer the house to the evidence of highly credible and respectable witnesses, who had been examined before a Committee of that House during the last year, and he would read an extract from a letter of Governor Fitzroy's. dated the 16th of September, 1844. The House would find it at page 141 of the Parliamentary Papers, which had been laid on the table. (The Hon. and Learned Member then read the letter, which described the island of New Zealand as being most valuable, and capable of the highest cultivation; abounding in mineral wealth, with large mines of copper, sulphur, iron, and coal.) Captain Fitzroy stated, what had long been known, that there were excellent mines of iron, copper, and sulphur close to the coast—that the whales were again returning to the coast. And here he would remind the House that the Southern whale fishery was the only whale fishery in the world, for the fishery in the Northern sea had almost entirely declined. Of the political position he need not remind Lord Stanley, for its whole aspect would be presented to his eyes. And he (Mr. C. Buller) might say that he did not think that any man of sense could not but see what this country would be in the hands of any other power. The French were in posses sion of the Friendly Islands and the Marquesas. The United States were in possession of the Sandwich Islands. On one side there was the coast of America, the isthmus of Darien, Mexico, and Oregon. On the other, there was the whole of the Asiatic coast and the Indian Archipelago. Under a British Government, new Zealand was the natural arbiter of the ocean in which it was placed. In every portion of the coast there were harbours capable of taking the whole of the fleets of the world, and if the government were judiciously administered, the possession of the country would establish British empire over the Pacific Ocean. It became necessary, then, that this fine territory should be colonised in a regular manner, for it should be recol lected that it was being colonised in an irregular manner. Sailors and sawyers, who ran away from the whalers:which came there, had all settled on the island, and taken possession of allotments, and it was at length seen that it was impossible that things could go on there without British government and Bri tish law, and that it was necessary that some means should be taken for carrying order into New Zealand. The first regu lation was introduced by the Church Missionary Society. He would not attempt to speak with disrespect of the Church Mis sionary Society. He must say, however, that in the colony of New Zealand religious zeal had been used by worldly men for worldly ends. This afforded an instructive lesson, and one that ought well to be considered.—( Hear, hear.) Many of the persons to whom he had alluded, not only jobbed in land for themselves, but they jobbed for others. Mr. Camp bell, the head of the Church Missionary Society, had made ap plication for himself and friends for land to the extent of forty miles square. An apologist of this gentleman in a pamphlet which had been addressed to the Hon. Member for Oxford, (Sir R. Inglis) said that the Rev. Gentleman was justified in making this application. Of the thirty-five persons who had been employed by the Church Missionary Society in 1838, no less than twenty-three had sent in claims for land,—the total of which amounted to no less than 186,000 acres. This fact was mentioned in the Company's petition which he had pre sented a short time ago. The Rev. Henry Williams, one of the missionaries, had obtained 11,000 acres. The same apologist to whom he (Mr. Buller) had alluded said that this Rev. Gentleman was fully entitled to this extent of land, seeing that he had a large family to provide for. With respect to the other missionaries it had been said that they had made application for the land with the secret object of restoring it to the natives.— ( Laughter.) This was a melancholy page of history, and he would not have alluded to it if it had not been to show what the influence of the Church Missionary Society had been. Whatever might have been the good effect produced by the exertions of the missionaries in New Zealand, there could be no doubt but that the first intercourse of the New Zealanders with Europeans had been attended with fatal results. In the year 1825, a chief, named Hogae, who had been educated in England by the Church Missionary Society, returned to New Zealand, bringing with him a cargo of fire-arms. He used those fire-arms against the other native tribes. He aimed at conquest—dreadful conflicts ensued—the other tribes got par tial possession of firearms, and were instructed in the use of them—a war of extermination was the consequence. The middle island was utterly depopulated, and the northern island suffered greatly. Every traveller who had visited New Zealand since had spoken of the disastrous depopulation which had been the consequence of those wars. Another instance was that of a most remarkable character, of whom they had lately heard a great deal in connexion with the massacre of Wairou—he meant Raphinera. He was a chief of the Southern Island. He had made war against a rival chief—had defeated and taken him prisoner —had hung him up by his chin to a hook— had tortured him—and the next day the chief's wife was seen with his entrails hanging about her neck ; and this Rapin. raua was the chieftain who was the object of the especial patronage and regard of Governor Fitzroy.—(Cheers.) Other serious evils had also resulted from their connexion with Europeans. It was said that the New Zealanders were not as yet much addicted to the use of ardent spirits, but it should be remembered, that some time always elapsed before the wild man became thoroughly imbued with a taste for ar dent spirits, and as the New Zealanders had already began to acquire that taste, he was greatly afraid, that unless some great moral effort was made to raise their character, they would suffer as much from the use of ardent spirits as the North Americans had done. But the introduction of more innocent commodities had been productive of almost equally fatal results. Nothing had been more fatal than the substitution of the blanket for the native mat. It had given rise to the most de populating conflicts. It was quite clear that up to the first attempt at regular colonisation the depopulation of the country had been going on rapidly. Many districts which had been formerly well peopled were at the present moment absolutely uninhabited. It was proved upon the authority of a gentle man ( whose name we did not hear) who was well acquainted with the whole region, that in 1837 the depopulation of the natives had gone on so far that they were but a remnant of the race, which flourished within the memory of many European residents. It became, under those circumstances, the policy of the English to establish their authority, and to lay down some rule of government for the colonists. But all those who had given their attention to the subject said that the present mode of government could not be persisted in.—( Hear.) His esteemed friend Sir R. Inglis had referred to the statements of Mr. Clarke as a high authority. But he (Mr. C. Buller) could scarcely ascribe such high authority to the statements of a gentleman who combined in his own person the occupations of Church missionary and jobber in land.—( Hear, hear.) He could not be persuaded upon such authority that the New Zealanders preserved records of the regular succession of their landed estates for 30 generations, or about 800 years. He could not think that such was the case amongst a people, who were clothed in mats, and fed upon fern roots, until Captain Cook supplied them with potatoes.—( Hear, hear.) He could not believe that they were, as Sir R. Inglis had said, in a state of civilization equal to that of our Saxon ancestors, who laid the foundation of our Constitution, maintained a represen tative system, and the trial by jury.—( Hear, hear.) All this squeamishness, therefore, about applying the old Eng lish word " savage," seemed rather fastidious and absurd, when the subject of it was the only people who sedulously, or rather obstinately, persisted in cannibalism. A common expression of all neighbouring tribes had been " Pork is the food of the European and human flesh of the New Zealander."— (Laughter.) They were inferior to the Caffres in all the arts of government or war, and were in every respect unworthy of comparison with that or any contiguous or contemporaneous race. But while thus deficient. in many of the facilities which usually were conspicious in the most barbarous aborigines, they had qualities which rendered them peculiarly easy of civilisa tion. Instead of the gloomy and morose insociability which cha racterised the North American, they were possessed of an amenity of disposition, and an inclination to associate with strangers, which marked the character of the negro race. They were easy to be accosted. Europeans readily found access to them ; and as they had no chase, they lived on the produce of very bad agriculture, and were interested in learning the arts of others, and repugnance between them and Europeans consequently subsided. It therefore was perfectly easy to amalgamate the two races, and it was right to have conquered and subjugated the one, because it was hopeless to civilise the other—the New Zealander—except by establishing British rule. There were about 100,000 inhabitants in the whole of this large country. Stewart's Islands was totally uninhabited ; the middle island was as large as England and Scotland together, and contained barely 1,500 inhabitants; and there were about 10,000 people in the southern part of the northern island. It was preposter ous to assert that the possession by a few inhabitants of so large a place was to exclude the rest of mankind from going there to cultivate the soil, and turn it to some useful account. He knew no justification of any such principle. The land seemed to him made for mankind generally, and it was not for a particular race to prevent all other races from enjoying it. The Government did not limit colonists as to the possession of the country, and he did not see why the New Zealanders should have more right to progress themselves in their wanderings from valley to valley, of one valley more than another, than the English had to make a settlement in the country. Suppose, for instance, the population of France were to be reduced to 20,000, which would be the number in proportion as compared with the inhabitants of New Zealand confined exclusively suppose, further, that the entire population was exclusively to Brittany and Normandy, and lived solely by cultivating the fields in those districts, would anybody assert that it was proper and justifiable to allow that people to devote the remaining part of that extensive territory to eternal bar renness ? and that other countries would not consider it advis able to pour in their hordes to occupy the waste land? The condition of New Zealand, as contrasted with this statement, ' was precisely similar. A civilised man, whenever he comes in contact with a savage, was bound to treat him with consideration and kindness. He was bound to guard against anything that should allow the savage to }perceive his own degradation by a supercilious assumption of superiority. He was also un der an obligation to communicate to him all that he was ac quainted with as regarded the civilised arts. He could not conceive that any better proposition could be adopted than the principles of our own laws, and of all civilised nations. That law had never asserted the right of depriving the Indian of his possessions. The law of other na tions had been that the Indian was not to be deprived of every right. At the same time the rights of property among savages did not assimilate to the rights of property in civilized nations, and therefore could not be regulated by a similar law. The principle laid down by several eminent jurists was, that you were not to deprive the savage of the land he owned, and you were to respect in him the universal rights of property which he hitherto possessed. It had beers said by some writers that it was right, in regard to savages, even to limit their appropria tion of the land for the purposes of the chase. This rule, however, had not been applied to the natives of New Zealand. They had not been interfered with in this respect. They had not been disposssed of their lands, but to that extent which all writers on the laws of nations admitted to be correct in principle. That which they were in the habit of using as hunting-grounds had not been interfered with. The real evil connected with the colo nisation of New Zealand was the bringing of a strange and a superior race in contact with the natives; and the latter could not stand against the former unless great care was taken. The / (the Government) were bound to protect these people against the encroachments of the former, and to see that com pensation was given them, not for the land that was appro priated by the new settlers, but on account of the inferiority of their position. Was this compensation to be given to them. in money, or was it to be given in the shape of rum, brandy, muskets, or gunpowder? He was sure there was not a man in that House but what would recoil from the idea of such a compensation. He could not better express his views on this kind of compensation than by reading a letter from the New Zealand Company en the subject. The Hon. Member here read extracts from the letter condemnatory of the practice of granting compensation of this , hind, either in spirituous liquor or fire-arms, and pointing Dut the superior provisions which the New Zealand Company had afforded. The Hon. Member, after reading the document, said it could not be denied that the Company had been the best friends the savage had ever found. It might be said that the Company purchased land too cheap, but what was the . fair value of land which, in reality, had no pi me—they gave s t ore for it than had been given for the whole state of Pennsylvania. They thought giving back to the savage one cultivated acre out of ten was ample compensation—the very best kind of cOruPensa tion. The Colonial-office thought they discharged this'll' duty when they enabled the savage to sell his land at a high Price. It was very hard to preserve the savage when he came into contact with the civilized man—it could not be done by laws or regulations—it could only be effected by the force of sympathy's- The laws did not arbitrarily alter the distinctions among thes savage race, but preserved them, and when they took away from the chief his warlike distinctions, they gave him more solid re wards by making him a large landholder. The savage could be only preserved by amalgamation, and the project of the Com pany was a large and a sound one, which had been thwarted by a narrow and a feeble policy. The policy of the Missionary society, as appeared by the evidence of Mr, Dennison before the House of Lords, was to engross the entire control over the savage. This policy had nearly ruined New Zealand, and had entirely rained Tahiti, and thrown it into the arms of France. In short, nothing could be more arbitrary than the views of those missionaries. The Government sent Mr. Busby to New Zealand, in 1837, as the resident in that country, and he was directed to acknowledge the i'rew Zealand flag— they then had no flag, but a number of flags was sent them of which the natives chose the gaudiest. /i.lr. Busby got thirteen of these savage chiefs together, who, in a pompous manner, declared their independence under the title of the Congress of the United Tribes of New Zealand, and concluded the declaration in the oddest possible manner, viz.,. by putting themselves under the protection of the Government. These flags, declaration, &c., were, to use the emphatic and idiomatic language of Mr. Carlyle, nothing but lies and sham. Nothing could be more absurd than this declaration of inde pendence. So far did these missionaries and this pretended Congress push their pretensions, that France, seeing the island so much better cared for by the British Government, was about to claim it for herself ; and were it not for the prompt interposition of his Noble Friend (Lord Palmerston) it would have been sacrificed. When the Company interfered to put an end to thost wretched manifestations, Lord Stanley defended the conduct of the missionaries, and said that those who dif fered with him must resign their posts as Government officers. The missionaries, Stack, Williams and others went about ob taining the signatures of the chiefs to this wretched treaty of Waitanga. The chiefs, it was true, signed this treaty, but it was quite plain they knew nothing whatever about whet they were signing, and, indeed, it was quite plain they did not, for what man, savage though he might have been, would barter away the nationality of his country for a blanket.—( Great laughter. ) It might be supposed he was speaking jocosely, but, in truth, the reward given to the savage chieftain for his signature was a blanket. The missionaries poked into every hole and corner, and by promises and rewards induced those ignorant savages to sign a paper, of the contents of which they have since declared they understood nothing. In some of these dip lomatic negotiations with savages, where the bargain was all on one side, a piece of tobacco was thrown in ; and it is somewhere recorded that one of the chiefs being found fishing in Cook's Straits, was hooked on board and bought over with a glass of rum. Yet the act of this assemblage of savage, ignorant chiefs, was designated by Lord Stanley a solemn treaty, and spoken of in the' same manner as those of %I estphalia or Amiens.—( Hear.) But, as he had already said, the chieftains who signedit had repudiated it. They declared they were ignorant of what they were signing. The Government had, therefore, no right to take advantage of this treaty. They possessed the right which dis covery gave them, and no other. The treaty did n.et remove that paramount obligation which superior civilisation had im posed on them. But admitting for a moment that these asipa tures were bona fide ones, how could the signatures of sosne chiefs in the northern parts of the island bind those who resided in the southern, as they were not a representative body.---. (Hear. ) Captain Hobson only took possession of the southern island, and therefore it in no way affected the case, and throughout the whole of the controversy between the New Zealand Company and Lord Stanley, that was invariably kept in view by the Company. After the treaty of Waitanga it was well known that it only applied to the southern island. He was now coming to the real question. He did not object to the treaty of Waitanga, or the provisions by which the Act re cognising it intended to carry it out, but he would show that the treaty had been erroneously interpreted, and that her Majesty was fully entitled to the possession of the waste lands —and that, too, by the treaty of Waitanga itself. It was said that they had taken possession of the lands of which the natives were the rightful owners. But was that the case ? The country was, when we took possession of it, only in the hands of what were called "savages;" and the question was, what would be their state under the British Government, and what under their own laws. As they were circumstanced, it was utterly impossible for them to occupy the soil, and therefore they could not possess any property. As they could not possess property, they could not alienate it. And how was this argument sustained ? Why, they presumed that the natives were in possession of the land, and they went from one chieftain to another, and be stated, that he laid claim of the land from headland. to headland. How had they been represented? He would give an instance. Mr. Coates had stated that Dr. Dakenback had been refused a piece of land, because he had no Bibles to give them. This was one specimen of the way in which mis sionary reports were made up, and would show to the public the way in which they were gulled. This statement was made two years after Dr. Dakenback had published his travels; but on referring to Dr. Dakenback himself, he found it stated that the Doctor had desired to go to the top of the mountain, not because he had no muskets or no Bibles, but because the na tives refused to allow him to ascend the mountain unless he gave them four sovereigns, and he had not at the time so much gold about him.—(Hear, hear.) The chief claimed the moun tain, because he said it was the backbone of his ancestor.— ( Hear, and a laugh.) Now he (Mr. C. Buller) was very far from saying that a man might not have a property in his back bone —( A laugh )—but it was very evident that in this instance the claim to the land arose from no sense of the right of pro perty, but out of a superstitious notion. But in the question before the House, it was not so much a matter affecting the rights of property as the rights of sovereignty. The law re cognised no right of property but that which was accom panied by occupation. The law was full of precedents upon this point, and the principle itself had been adopted by the Government in the treaty of Waitanga. For in the two documents sent to this country by Captain Fitzroy, it was explicitly laid down, and the terms used were, " Such lands as were enjoyed or occupied by the natives." Now, the word " enjoyed" was of much narrower significance than the term "occupied," and the Government only engaged to give a guarantee for the possession of that property which, prior to purchase, had thus been enjoyed or occupied. This very plainly showed the sense in which the Government understood the second article of the treaty of Waitanga. And there was no doubt that the waste lands which were not occupied by the natives were in the possession of her Majesty by the right of sovereignty. He would be one of the last persons in the world to destroy the rights of another, but he thought that there was nothing to prevent the assumption of the waste lands by the Crown to which they properly belonged. The system which had been adopted of paying the natives for the purchase of that which they never possessed, was altogether mischievous. It was the act of bad friends—he would net say of false friends—to give large prices to the natives for land, which would only be wasted in the gratification of their pas sions, and was neither more nor less than administering poison to the system. Prices had been unduly elevated, and to a certainty they would come down, and it was not in Bibles or in gold that the price would be seen, but in rum. gunpowder, and tobacco ; and the only object they would effect would be administering to the rude and violent passions of the natives.—( Hear, hear.) He was here ascribing no such evil tempers and dispositions to the settlers for it was a rule which invariably came into operation when a society in a high state of civilisation came into contact with a barbarous tribe that the latter were invariably:destroyed. It had been wit nesse d in every quarter and country of the earth, and seemed to be a necessity which could not be overcome. But in this instance the destruction might certainly be retarded, if not altogether prevented. Which, he would ask, was the better mode of securing the interests of the natives—to pay them high prices for that which was not their own, to enable them by a wild indulgence of their passions to destroy themselves ; or, by nurturing up for them a property which might prove useful, enable them hereafter to enjoy and improve that to which they were really entitled. By a document which had been laid be.; fore the Legislative Council, it appeared that, out of 60,000,000 of acres, the Government had retained only 1,700,000 acres for itself, leaving 58,300,000 to the natives, or to be purchased as the natives might be disposed to sell, only reserving a right of resumption to the Crown. The evil, however, did not end here, for by interfering between the native and the white man, the Government had absolutely destroyed the only benefit which they expected to achieve. When the Government had first taken possession of New Zealand, it had appropriated the whole of the land to itself, but they had been di verted from their design ; but this had been the principle adopted by Lord Normanby, and his Noble Friend at the head of the Colonial Department in the late Government ; and the consequence was, they were obliged to adopt a system by which they had forced land up 11. an acre, which bad afterwards so fallen as to cause a serious loss to those who held it. In September, 1844, Go vernor Fitzroy issued another proclamation, by which he had imposed a tax of a penny an acre on all lands which were not held by the natives, and this had afterwards been increased to twopence an acre. Now, this was exceedingly strange, f or it was evident that the exemption was not to be extended to the Government lands, for that would only be imposing a tax on pro perty, for which, if it was not paid, the land would be liable to confiscation, and it was ridiculous to suppose the Government should impose a tax on their own lands, and then confiscate those lands to themselves if that tax was not paid. Lord Stanley had, indeed, spoken in the most glowing terms of the propriety of Government adhering to the terms of the treaty, but he had at the same time privately winked at his Colonial Governor, who in consequence Imposed a land-tax.—( A laugh. ) It was done as robberies are always done.—(Hear.) He smiled at them while he was doing it.—(Hear, hear.) The case was very different during that short period when the Noble Lord the Member for London and the Noble Marquis (the Marquis of Normanby) held the chief power. But how did Captain Hobson, the first Governor of th e i s l an d , a f ter the treaty had been entered into with Go vernmen t — h ow did he act? Why his sole object—the only governing idea in his head — seemed to be the very ludicrous one o f i mpress i ng the Company's settlers with a very high idea o f hi s own di gnity.—( Laughter. )H a out we of the i ntout, accompanied aniedb y English settlersBtpersons, ea l ta w bl s i already established , 0,00 instead of soothing any misunderstandings that might have arisen with the Government, he took the very measures plicate them as far as h e cou ld , Where had hefixed o l t ds !e m it; of Government? Among the natives ! They did not want him. They had no desire to be the witnesses of his greatness.—( Laughter.) He did not go out to govern the natives but the English settlers, and yet he fixed his seat of Government among the natives. It seemed to him (Mr. C. Buller) that whatever advantage might have arisen from the amalgamation of the interests of the natives and the settlers, that the means adopted to bring it about had the very opposite tendency. Another evil, of a most mischievous character, was the speculation in land—the disposing of parcels by auction—and the extent to which this system was carried could scarcely be credited. Advertisements were circulated, and town land, in consequence, sold at Auckland to an amount of 38,0001., twenty-one acres alone having brought the dis proportioned sum of 21,000/.—( Hear, hear.) All the best ta spots in the New Town had, however, been reed fur the Government officers.—( Hear, hear .) And what in did the p r rote home f h oanaceoau country of the Governor say to patch, which seemed more sa y likethis? h a H t t e e m w tradesmen to run down his rivals , than the re p ort of a man placed in an important colonial situation. And yet the affairs of the colony flourished, and they founded new towns at Nelson and other places. Their first great principle was to supply land at 20s. an acre, allowing 155., however, to be retained for LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JUNE 17.—Wind this clay at noon, north easterly breeze and cloudy, with rain at times. DEAL, JUNE 16.-8 P.M. calm.—Arrd. Harriet Duthie, Algoa Bay. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 16.—Wind S.S.E. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Gladia tor, Bunting, New York, and sailed for London; reports having had very thick weather for the last nine days ; her Majesty's ship Vernon, eastward. Sld Wellesley, Madras and Calcutta. 11Anwicu, JUNE 16,—The Fides, Crawthorn, from the north to Carthagena, got ashore on the Long Sand, on the 14th instant, during a thick fog, but was assisted off same day, and proceeded, apparently without damage. PENTLAND FRITH, JUNE 11.—Arrd. Regent, Stephenson, St. John's, New Brunswick. CROOM, JUNE 13.—A board, with "Jos. Fenton" on it, in gilt letters, has been picked up on the beach here. !'LYMOUTII, JUNE 16.--.Arrd. Eliza, Gilpin, Rio Grande. FALMOUTH, JUNE IG.—Wind S.W., light breezes.—Arrd. James Stewart, Laird, Bahia, sailed April 27. BRISTOL, JUNE 15.—Arrd. George Harvey, Newfoundland. SWANSEA, JUNE 15.—Arid. Lady Prudhoe, Charlton, Cuba. SANDGATE, JUNE 16.—The James Watt steamer, from Havre to Lonrlo 1,:ot ashore this morning in a thick fog between this and Ikesto., ; the weather being very calm it is likely she will come off next ti e without injury. LIVET:I'OOT , , JUNE 16.—Wind S.W., light.—Arrd. Priscilla, Bahia; Yorkshire, New Orleans ; Ondiaka and Brewster, Mobile. Sid. Aim Bates, Manilla; Poeohontas, Baltimore; Beethoven, Calcutta. v Coax, JUNE tuna, Mills, Porto Rico ; (;intero, Windsor, United states. Off, Wigginson, Barbadoes. Dovr,g, JoNI , l'heir Ito . ‘ al Fit , htie sees the Duke and Duchess de Nemours arrived about hallpast two this afternoon, by special train of the South-Eastern Railway, and went to tre Shift Hotel. About five o'clock they embarked in the Prin cess Mary steamer, and proceeded to Ostend, where they will ar rive about ten o'clock. They were received with a guard of honour, and royal salutes fired from the western heights at their arrival and departure. Her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent is expected this evening at the York Hotel, to proceed in the morning by the Princess Alice, Captain Smithett, to Calais. FORTUN ATE ESCAPE —On the evening of Sunday an occurrence of a most serious character took place on board the Eclipse, Richmond steamer. It appears that the Eclipse left Rich mond-bridge at its usual time, with 200 passengers. She proceeded down the river until nearly opposite Hammersmith when it was dis covered that the boiler had become red hot, and that if an explosion did not take place the vessel would take fire. The crew imme diately poured water into the engine.room, and the consterna. tion amongst the passengers was so great that the steamer was run to the nearest shore, on the Barnes side, where the whole were disembarked, several jumping into the water and wading ashore. Several of the females were nearly in a fainting state from fright, and were conveyed to the Boileau Arms public-house, in the Hammersmith Suspension Bridge-road ; and eventually the whole body crossed the bridge to Hammersmith Broadway, where the Hammersmith Conveyance Company provided omnibuses for their conveyance to town. THE MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 16.—The Ori ental Company's steam-ship Royal Tar, Captain Evans, arrived at 3 A.M. this day from Gibraltar, and landed the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails, which were forwarded to London by the 9 o'clock morning train. Here dates are—Gibraltar, June 6, Cadiz 7, Lisbon 9, Oporto 10, Vigo 11, Cerunna 12. The Royal Tar brings home 90 passengers, and a small cargo, and 14 packages of specie. The Montrose, Captain Wilson, will leave the ducks to morrow for Gibraltar, taking out the regular mails. The Clyde steamer, Captain Symons, will also take her departure to-morrow, carrying out the West India mails, 30 passengers, a moderate cargo, and 5,0001. in money. The East India and China Association have re ceived a communication from the Government, stating that the Governor of Ceylon has been instructed, if he sees no objection to the measure, to direct the postmaster at Colombo to make up mails by way of Marseilles for transmission by the direct Calcutta line of packets. - The brig Isla, of Aberdeen, has sailed from Strom ness for Davis' Straits, in search of black lead and other minerals abounding in that icy region. She is furnished with a mineralogist. The Isla is also prepared for whaling, having two boats and a crew of 20 hands. DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Saturday evening, John Bowers, of 30, York-street, York-road, a fine young man, aged 22, was drowned while bathing in the National Baths, West. minster.road. He sank suddenly, without apparent cause, and is supposed to have been seised by a fit. FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR ANDOVER.—On Monday morning, 16th inst., at seven o'clock, an inquest was held at Enham, near the town, and in the borough of Andover, before Harry Footner, Esq., Coroner, upon the body of Mr. Samuel Guyatt, a respectable yeoman, holding a farm at Enham. The jury ap pointed Mr. Charles Dale their foreman, and, from the evidence of witnesses, it appeared Mr. Guyatt had been at Charlton, near Andover, the whole of Saturday, sheep-washing, preparatory to his annual sheering, and, from the fatigue and extreme heat of the day, had taken more beer than he had been accustomed to. He left the Royal Oak Inn at Charlton, on horseback, about ten o'clock at night, for his own residence, riding very fast. His wife, sitting up for her husband, about twelve o'clock, heard his horse in a meadow behind the house, and, on calling the carter, the horse was found there, with saddle and bridle, and without his master. The carter then commenced a search, and, about a mile from the farm, found Mr. Guyatt lying insensible under a hedge. Mr. Westlake, surgeon, of Andover, deposed that he saw the deceased about three o'clock on Sunday morning, at his own house, and, on examination, found a severe contusion on the back of his head, which, he stated, caused death. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death. The deceased was about forty, a plain English farmer, and much respected in the neighbourhood. DEATH IN Vi ;f 1 . 1:1; Ross- STREET PH ISON.-- Aron day afternoon Mr. W. Payne held an inquest In Whitecross-street Prison as to the death of Mr. Edward Milford, aged 35 years, late a prisoner. The deceased had been in the above prison since the 9th of May for a debt of 3001. He was in very good health when first admitted, and remained so until the morning of Tuesday last, when he was seized with violent pains in the head. Mr. W. Ward, the prison surgeon, was called in with great promptitude, and pre scribed for the deceased, whom he found in a state of insensibility. He was subsequently placed in the infirmary, where he continued get worse, and died on Saturday last, from inflammation of the lungs. Verdict—" Natural death." THE WELSH IRON TRADE.—We are sorry to find that there iF a continued re.action in the price of iron. The Ynis cedwyn and Ystalyfera Iron Companies have this week lowered their prices for castings 11. per ton. We apprehend the failure of a large speculative broker and dealer has operated prejudicially on the mar ket ; but if the fear entertained rather generally, that Parliament will stop the progress of many of the railway Rills for this session, should prove groundless, we hope there will be sufficient demand for iron to prevent a return to the old rates of wages, which, we fear, mud otherwise take place...Combrfan. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 17. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. • The report on the Newport and Pontypool Railway Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. Shaw' s Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed. The Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill ( Ashtorz Branch) was reported, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. The North Wales Railway Bill was reported, and ordered to be engrossed. Th e N or th Wales (Mineral) Railway Bill was also reported, and ordered to be engrossed. The report on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ( Cumnock Branch) Railway was further considered, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed• The Battersea Poor Bill was read a third time and passed. The North Union and Ribble Navigation Railway Bill was reported, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed, and re-com mitted to Group HH. The Falmouth Harbour Improvement Bill was reported, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill was referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Bill was also ordered to be referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. .~ 1 ..