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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUR of yester day evening contained— The Betting at Tattersall's up to Six o'clock. The conclusion of the day's proceedings before the Railway Committees of the Houses of Lords and Commons. The Parliamentary Proceedings of the Evening, being a full Report of the Debates in both Houses up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. RAILWAY NEWS. Subscribers and others tnterested in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS bsfore the RAILWAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD .EDITION of THE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE oj EACH DAY; it also con tains the DEBATES in BOTH HOUSES of PARLIAMENT up to the HOUR of POST EVERY EVENING, PRICES of RAILWAY SHARES, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE by EXPRESS, and all other NEWS ARRIVING in LONDON DURING the DAY. GILDER the THIRD EDITION, which contains NEWS TWELVE HOURS in ADVANCE. Sun-office, 112, Strand. FIVE THOUSAND NEW PROVIDENCE PINE-APPLES. FOR PUBLIC SALE, at Monument-yard, on WEDNESDAY, July 23, 1845, at One o'clock precisely, FIVE THOUSAND NEW PROVIDENCE PINE-APPLES, now landing, after short 'voyage, in fine condition, ex Highflyer, from Eleuthera. KEELING and HUNT, Brokers, Monument-yard and Pudding-lane. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING. WEI be performed (by desire) Donizetti's Opera LUCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia, Madame Grisi. Between the Acts of the Opera will be presented the Divertissement, entitled LA BACCHANTE. To conclude with the Grand Ballet of ROSIDA. Doors open at Half-past Seven ; to commence at Eight. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor LABLACHE respectitilly informs the Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that HIS BENEFIT will take place ON THURSDAY. JULY 24, When will be performed (for the last time this Season) Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Madame Grisi ; Dr. Malatesta, Sig. Fornasari ; Ernesto, Sig Mario ; Notary, Sig. Dal Fiori ; and Don Pasquale, Sig. Lablacoe. With other Entertainments, in which Madame Anaide Castellan, Madame Rita P.orio, and Sig. Morlani will appear. The Entertainments in the Ballet Department 'will include the combined Talents of Mille. Taglioni (her last appearance but two), Cerito, Lucile Grahn, M. Perrot, M. Gosselin, and M. St. Leon. To conclude with (for the first time) a New Ballet Divertissement, entitled DIANE. Diane, Mdlle. Taglioni (her last appearance but Two). Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, to commence at Half-past Seven o,Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be produced, compressed into Three Acts, Morton's Comedy of A SCHOOL FOR GROWN CHILDREN. Old Revel, Mr. W. Far rep ; Young Revel, Mr. Hudson ; Frank Reyland, Mr. Webster ; Lady Stanmore, Miss Julia Bennett; Mrs. Revel, Miss Fortescue ; Dame Reyland, Mrs. Glover. After which, USED UP ! Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with an entirely New Farce, called THE KING AND I. Period, 1691. Sir William Melrose, Mr. H. Holl ; Burchell, Mr. James Bland; Perkin Pyerinch, Mr. Buckstone; Jessie Donald, Miss Juli Bennett. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTI. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIE DUCANGE. Edward Lascelles, Esq., Mr. Howe ; John Rawdou, Esq., Mr. 0. Smith ; Charles Claude Prong, Mr. Wright ; Marie Ducange, Madame Celeste. After which, an Original Terpsichorean Barletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Mr. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr. Lambert ; Captain Kidglove, Mr. Selby; Jacob Gerkin, Mr. Wright ; Airs. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews; Sally Knobbs, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by (for this week only) NORMA. Norma, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Adalgisa, Mr. Wright. To conclude with the highly successful and Original Farce, called THE IRISII DRAGOON. Mr. Brown Sherry, Mr. Selby ; Paddy Murphy O'Brallaghan, Mr. Hudson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Farce, entitled LUCK'S ALL. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Diddear, Keeley, Meadows, Kin loch, and miler : Miss Hicks, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by a New Farce, to be called AN OBJECT OF INTEREST, in which Mrs. Keeley will perform. After which, an entirely New, Original, and Novel Grand Fairy BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LEd FEES. In which Les Dansenses Anglaises will appear. To which will be added an apropos Bagatelle, in One Act, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Mea dows, Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Keeley. To conclude with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric, Fairy, Romantic Burlesque, entitled CIilD ERELLA. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keel' f, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, Mr. 1. W. Collier, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, &c PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Comic Opera, in Three Acts, called THE SYREN. The Duke de Popoll, Mr. Walton; Scipio, Mr. C. Horn, Jun. ; Balbaya, Mr. Leffler ; Marco Tempesta, Mr. Allen ; Mathea, Madam Fearon ; Zerlina, Miss Georgiana Smithson. To which will b:: added A COURT BALL IN 1740. In which will be introduced the Dances as performed at her Majesty's Bat Cos tume, with the Original Music. To be followed by a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE ; or, Curtain Lectures. Mr. Candle, Mr. Compton ; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Oxberry. To conclude with an Original Farce, in One Act, called LOVE IN LIVERY: Lord Sparkle, Mr. Walter Lacy; Violet, Countess de Haucastel, Miss Emma Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, livr. Edmund Bradwell. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Grand Ballet of Action, consisting of Mi litary Manceuvres, Dances, Combats, and highly powerful effects, including the saga, ions performance of the Dog Hector, and sur prising Leap of the Horse Beda over the Broken and Flaming Bridge, called IL DIAVOLO ABRUZZI ; or, The Brigand Chief and the Dog of the Chateau. New and Elegant Scenes in the Circle, by the whole:of the French Equestrians. To conclude with THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Introducing the Double Company of French and English Artistes. The Em peror Napoleon by Mr. Gomersal, who is engaged expressly for this occasion. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. DAVLDGE'S ROYAL :lURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Count Bodoipho, Mr. Weiss ; Elvino, Mr. D. W. King, Amine, Madame Eugenia Garcia ; Lisa, Miss Collett. After which the Farce of "No I" Frederick, Mr. Barker; Maria, Miss Collett. To conclude with a New Drama, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., called FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY. In which Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Bonner, Cowell, Johnson, Heslop, Miss Martin, Mrs. R. Honner, &c., &c., will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Pour. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON. COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. ROMANTIC GARDENS AND PROMENADE. EXTENSIVE AND UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE, COLOSSAL MODELLED REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH, The Acme of Scenic Minion. The ROCK HARMON ICON from Three till Eight, Ord stn 31DN1.1. , /S, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THUKS• DA)..S, GRAND CONCERTS D'ETE and MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY of FIREWORKS. Admission, One Shilling. Feeding the Carsivora at Half-past Five ; Pelicans and Polar Bears at Six ; Concert at Half-past Six ; and Fireworks at Half-past Nine. On Wednesday, July 2:3, a Grand Union Flower Show by the Royal South London Floricultural Society, on which occasion a combina tion of Attractive Novelties will be presented, exclusive of the floral Fete. Ti=p': WEATHEIL-SIIN OFFICE, JULY 22 TFIERMOX F.TRU, Lowest, 56; Highest. '69 Noon, 47 atitoIWIZTER, N.N.E. ~No'ri.— figures which follow the words "Lowest" aid " 'highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. _ HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. ',turning .. 5 minutes after 3 Evening .. 29 minutes after 3, e4Fe 1.65 't • • M - "*- iteTtilik _'67.5/111.14, LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1845, The Lords met at a Quarter before Five. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to various Bills. The Duke of RICMIOND, on the presentation of their petition, drew the attention of their Lordships to the ease of the officers in the Peninsula, who, after being in sixteen engagements, were left without any other de coration than their wounds, while those who had served at Waterloo, India, and China, had been decorated with medals. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the battle of Waterloo was fought under peculiar circumstances — it was the last of a series, and had produced peace. He bore his testimony to the valour and good conduct of the Peninsular army, but regretted that they should have petitioned the House on this subject. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY considered the prayer of the petition was unconstitutional. • The Duke of BUCKINGHAM thought that the prayer oof the petition should be granted. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Lord STANLEY moved the second reading of the Irish Colloges Bill. The Noble Lord addressed the House at great !length in support of the measure. A lengthened debate ensued, in the course of which their Lordtihip3 were addressed by the Earl of SHREWS BURY, Lord BROUGHAM, the Earl of CARNARVON, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lords CLIFFO N RD O , rt 131 :re A rr ij , 31 a ° f N te T ; an d LYTTELTON, and the Bishop of witich the motion for the second reading was agreed to without a division. The. Commons met at Twelve o'clock. Several unopposed Bills were forwarded a stage. On the order of the day being read for the third read. ing of the ;Scotch Poor-law Bill, Mr. liAsTfg complained of the manner in which the Bill ,had been hurried forward, and moved that it be read a third time that day week. The LORD ADP:W.4TE objected to any delay. After a short discussion the House divided, when there appeared, for the third reading, 33 ; against it, 7 ; ma jority in favour of the third reading, 26. Sir J. GRAHAM moved the second reading of the Games and Wagers Bill. Mr. HAWES, Mr. C. BERKELEY, Mr. WABLEY, and several other Members, having expressed their opinion that the Bill pressed unfairly upon licensed victuallers, Sir J. GRAHAM said that if the Bill were read a second time, pro forma, he would consider the objections which had been made to it, for the purpose of obviating them in Committee. The Bill was then read a second time. The House re-assembled at Five o'clock. In answer to a question from Mr. HAIVES, on the sub. ject of the report of the South-Eastern Railway Corn• mittee, Sir R. PEEL stated that Captain BOLDERO and Mr. BONEAX had resigned the offices which they respectively held, and that their resignations had been accepted—that Mr. WRAY had been called upon by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to explain his conduct in relation to the matters alluded to in the report of the Committee, and that Mr. HIGNETT had been dismissed her MAJESTY'S service. Captain BOLDERO, who seemed greatly affected, then entered into a lengthened explanation of his conduct ; after which the House was addressed by Lord J. Rus- SELL, Col. SIBTHORP, and Mr. WARD, and the subject dropped. Mr. C. BULLER then brought forward his motion on the subject of New Zealand, which gave rise to a length ened debate, in the course of which the House was ad dressed by Mr. G. W. HOPE, Mr. ROEBUCK, Lord J. RUSSELL, and Mr. LABOUCHERE, after which the debate was adjourned. The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Two o'clock. The adjourned debate on the New Zealand question last night will, as a matter of course, prevent the case of the Danish claimants from being discussed this evening. The delay which has taken place in bringing the case forward has, no doubt, arisen from the various other matters to which Mr. HAWES had to give his attention, but it has been unfortunate for the cause that he should, as a matter of courtesy, have given precedence to Lord PALMERSTON'S motion on the Cuba sugar on Tuesday, the 15th inst. This is the more to be regretted, as, owing to the session being now drawing to a close, many Members have gone out of town, and only the usual working majority of Ministers remain. The question must, therefore, be post poned till early in the next session. In the meantime, claimants must not despair—they have only to persevere, and, notwithstanding the unjust opposition of the Govern ment, they must ultimately succeed. We are glad to find the protest entered by us, in a former paper, against the tone assumed by a very distinguished periodical on the merits and bearings of the Oregon ques tion corroborated by an able and influential Contemporary. In an article on this subject, on Saturday last, the Times attributes, fairly enough, its due weight to any political statement of the Edinburgh Review, as having been for many years a recognised organ of Whig opinions. On the same ground, we shall require no apology, we believe, with our readers, for resuming and concluding the notice we have pro posed to take of this remarkable—and perhaps eventful-- controversy. In arguing the case for the title of Great Britain to the territory in question, we shall assign the rea sons that appear conclusive to us against the disparaging estimate which the Reviewer has formed of that title ; and those reasons will probably be found equivalent to a demoli tion of the title which has been so broadly affirmed by the Government of the United States. In order to form a comprehensive estimate of the general outlines of the controversy, let us see what the territory is over which " the very doubtful advantage of sovereignty " (to use the Reviewer's words) is claimed; what are the leading epochs and events in the history of its discovery, and partial occupation, from the first accounts that we possess of those matters to the present time; what the titles respec tively advanced to this territorial sovereignty by Great Bri tain, and by the United States, are. We shall thus be enabled to arrive at conclusions founded, at least, on evidence common to the two parties, and upon which the mind of every reader will be competent to form its own unbiassed judgment. The north-west coast of America, in its broadest geogra phical designation, may be said to be possessed, rather than occupied, between the shores of the Arctic Ocean and lat. 23, or about the southern extremity of California, by Russia, England, and Mexico ; the boundary of the United States territory is in the vicinity of these vast regions. Their territory is inland only, comprising all that is east of the Rocky Mountains from lat. 49 to 42 deg., from which latter parallel it runs in a south-easterly direction, until it reaches the rivers which form the boundary of the Texas. All that is south of the 42d parallel belongs to Mexico. The Russian boundary begins at the southernmost point of Prince of Wales' Island, lat. 54.50, thence tending N.W. and W. to the Arctic Ocean. Between the limits thus assumed as the boundary of the United States on their extreme N.W. fron tier and the 42d parallel on the south,—lat. 54 , 10 on the north, and the Rocky Mountains on the east, lies the Oregon country. The wholo of the Oregon coast lien between the 42d degree and 48th degree N. lat. It is about 650 miles long, of 550 miles average breadth ; contains about 360,000 square miles, or more than three times the surface of the British islands. The northern part of the coast above lat. 48 is protected by many islands, the largest whereof, Vancouver's Island, is two-thirds of the size of Ireland. The only use hitherto made of it, until within these four years, has been as a mart for the purchase of furs and skins, although it cannot be doubted that both its rivers and its coast fisheries, which are eminently productive, will prove very profitable substitutes for its commerce in peltry, at no distant day, when the fur animals shall have become exhausted, or have removed far from the lands on which they are the objects of incessant and reckless extirpation. In the meantime the expansion and facilities of British trade with China render; this commerce an object of especial importance, independently of all State and political considerations whatsoever which attach to its possession. Of this commerce the great Colombia River, whose sources are in the Rocky Mountains, and whose em bouchure is, or about, 46 . 18 N., is at once the seat and, as it were, the port. The leading epochs and events in the history of its disco. very may be thus succinctly stated. There seems no valid authority for disputing the fact that our illustrious DRAKE, after getting a glimpse of this coast in lat. 43 N., ran up it to lat. 48, in the year 1580. No steps were taken by this country to improve that discovery, and for nearly two centu ries the north-western coast of Africa remained unvisited. It was in 1774 and 1775 that two expeditions to explore it were dispatched by BUOARELLI, Viceroy of Mexico. In 1774 the Commodore JUAN PEREZ MARTLIEZ, was the first European navigator who anchored in San Lorenzo (after wards called King GEORGE'S Sound, and did no more. In 1775 HECETA, the commander of the expedition, discovered the mouth of the Colombia River, and explored adjoining portions of the coast. In 1778 Captain CooKE explored the whole coast of the Pacific, up to the 48th degree, followed at intervals by Captains BERKELEY and DIXON, Lieut. MEARES, Captain VANCOUVER, and Lieut. BROUGHTON. " MEAREs and BROuGHToN (we are told by the writers of a very able and well-reasoned paper in the Foreign Quarterly), the former at Nootka Sound in the north, the latter on the Co. lonibia River on the south, taking possession of the territory in the name of the Sovereign of England. Now the Go vernment of Spain never made any settlement north of Cape Mendocino, in lat. 49-29. They abandoned the country, after the voyages of PEREZ and lIEcETA, just as we abandoned it after the voyage of DRAKE. They neither occupied the country, nor annexed it to their territories, nor took formal possession of it. In the meanwhile we had taken possession of the country in a legal and formal manner, and we were the only power that did take formal and legal pos session of Oregon." The facts connected with this posses sion taking are so strong that we cannot imagine how the Edinburgh Review can have brought itself to advance a doc trine so dangerous and a mistatement so palpable as this— namely, " During his voyage in 1794 VANCOUVER, we trust without instructions was guilty of an assumption of sove reignty more ridiculous than even the average absurdity of such transactions. He first took possession in the name of England of all the country from 39.20 to the Straits of Fuca, and afterwards from these Straits to the 59th parallel. That is to say, the treaty to superintend the exe . mason of which he was dispatched (by order of his Sove reign) having stipulated that the whole coast should be open to settlement by England and Spain, he took exclusive possession of nearly the while on the part of England. Now the Oregon question being one essentially of preferable title, this is to treat a matter which may one day involve the pacific relations of mighty States with absurd levity, to say the least of it. But let us see how grave and pregnant a fact does this act on the part ofVssrcouvEn, become when connected with its pre cedents. What ,were those precedents? The Spanish Govern m en t being al arm ediby the continued residence of that en terpri s. jug officer, Lieutenant MEARES, and his companions at Nootka Sound (in 1788), where they were trading with the natives, after having built for themselves a large sloop upon the coasts, dispatched MARTINEZ with three armed vessels to_ dismiss the English interlopers. IVIARTDIEz, on his arrival _ _ _ _ at the Sound (in 1789) erected a fort, seized MEARES'S ves sels and sloop, and sent off some of his men towards Europe in the American ship " Colombia," Captain GRAY, and sent the others to San Bias as prisoners. Spain demanded satis- --- - --- Faction for MEARES'S intrusion into her north• western settlements. England would not allow the fact of the intrusion, and insisted on reparation from Spain, be cause she had thus taken the law into her own hands. The two countries took up arms, but after some expensive preparations on either aide, an indemnity was given by Spain to MEATurs, and the future was provided for by the Conven tion of the Escurial, known as the Nootka Sound treaty, dated 28th October, 1790, By article 1 the buildings and tracts of land on the north-west coast, of which British subjects had been dispossessed, were to be restored; by articli 3 subjects of England and Spain respectively were not to be disturbed in navigating or fishing in the Pacific or the South Seas, or landing on the coasts of those seas not already occu pied, for purposes of commerce with the natives, or in making settlements there. By article 5, in all places on the north west coast, to the north of the parts of that coast already occupied by Spain (that is Y. of lat. 38), wherever the sub It remains only now to examine the pretensions affirmed by the United States, first in respect of their amazing claim to the discovery of the Colombia River by Captain GRAY ; second, their derivative title under treaty with France, and through France from Spain. A letter from Constantinople, published in the Augsburg Gazette, says—." The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE leaves to morrow for Italy; he will not visit Greece. The Prince has not accepted the presents intended for him by the Porte. Of all the members of the diplomatic corps, M. LECOY is the only one he has given audience to." A Frankfort journal states, from Athens, June 26, that a proposition made by M. CoLErri, to send a deputation to Constantinople, to compliment the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE and invite him to visit Athens, had not been acceded to by the Ministry, as it was considered inopportune to make any pnblin dernnnOratinn in .11"za favvui, under the existing state of affairs. The KING, it is said, will send one of his aides de-camp with an autograph congratulatory letter. We have received Madrid papers to the 14th instant. The decree against the press, which is censured by even some of the Ministerial journals, appears to have produced a deep im pression. On the 15th all the editors of the periodical press were to meet, in order to agree as to the best course to be pursued. The meeting was expected to present considerable interest. The Heraldo, the organ of the Ministry, expresses its ap proval of the decree, in defence of which it reproduces the ar guments of the Ministers in their report to the QUEEN. The accounts received from Barcelona state that the move ment is entirely put down. The conscription was proceeding with. MADRID BOURSE, JULY 14.—Three per Cents., 28 for cash, and 28 9-) 6 for Account ; Five per Cents. for Ac count, 20%. The French papers of Sunday, which arrived this morning, are chiefly filled with comments on the recent decree issued in Spain against the press. The Presse alone (the organ of CrusmA) ventures to defend it. The Journal des Debats, and all the other journals, speak of it as putting the seal on the reactionary movement of the Spanish Government. The Opposition journals speculate on the approaching dissolution of the Chambers. The Presse, however, states, and appa rently from authority, that there is no intention to dissolve the present Chamber immediately. Don CAnLos and his consort are stated to have left Bourges on the l 7,th for Greoulx, accompanied by MDR FiNA27, Aide de-camp to Marshal SOULT, the President of the Council and Minister of War. LATEST FROM AMERICA. (EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY NIGHT. The Joshua Bates, which left Boston on the 2d inst., ar rived here this evening, and bring papers from that city till the same date, but their contents do not add anything to the accounts previously received. The accounts respecting the crops are rather encouraging. Harvest operations had com menced in several districts : the wheat is said to be of good quality, and a tolerable yield. CHANCERY.-(THIS DA Y.) The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day. HILLS V. CROLE—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case, which came before his Lordship some time since upon appeal from the de cision of the Vice. Chancellor of England refusing to grant an injunction to restrain the defendant from acting otherwise than according to the agreement formerly entered into between him and Hills, and also for buying acid from another person than Hills. It appeared that Croli had obtained two patents for the purpose of purifying gas, and the result of that purification was the production of muriate of ammonia and the sulphate or ammonia. The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement, the effect of which was, that Crole was to purchase all the acids from Hills, and Hills was to purchase all the ammonia from Crole; and there was an additional stipulation that all parties to whom licenses were granted were to purchase their acids from Hills, and Hills was to purchase from them all the ammonia. Hills having the option of supplying sulphate of ammonia, or muriate of ammonia. Subsequently, a more modified agree. meat was entered into, which, it was contended had been put an end to, and the plaintiff filed his bill to have the original agree ment specifically performed, and also for an injunction in the meantime. The Vice-Chancellor of England refused to grant the injunction, and his Lordship, considering that judgment correct, ordered the appeal motion to be dismissed, with costs. The Court, after disposing of one or two other cases, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of Taylor v. Wylde, which occupied his Lordship the whole morning. The other Equity Courts were occupied the whole day with cause petitions of no general interest. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under.ShorifF BURCHELL.) HARRISON V. GREENWOOD. The plaintiffs in this action are founders and engineers, and the defendant is a builder, in Portland-town. The claim was for the balance of an account for goods sold and delivered. The original amount of the demand was 481. ss. 5d., but the defendant had paid 401., and a further sum of 41. into Court, disputing the balance as being overcharge. The items consisted of stoves and numerous other articles. The UNDER-SHERIFF said it was next to impossible to do jus tice by evidence given in this way before a jury. In such a case • it would be much better to refer the matter. Mr. Cooper, for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thomas, for defendant, assented. Mr. Cooper, however, insisted that the costs should abide the event. The Sinai N rs o. asked ßef w er h e e e t s he g r en th e e r y all d y id ac n t o ed t uesnuall Mr.cUoosin p e g e ; considered equitable princi p l es, and made each party pay his own what yP they costs. 1 The reference was agreed to as proposed by Mr. Cooper. MATCHER V. ROGERS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 91. 58., th e balange of an account for work and labo ur d one, and thehire”of a horse and cart. The plaintiff was formerly a soap.boiler in Whitechapel, but gave up business, and became journeyman for the defendant, who resides in John-street, Roston. Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, contended that the amount already paid was all that was due, and that the plaintiff had so ad =Med on being dismissed, but, afterwards, in very gran l anguage. said he would be revenged. The charge for the horse and cart was Bs. a day, although it was only used jointlywil ed defendant, charg24 and there was a furtber charge for stabling. He jects of either nation should thereafter make settlements, the subjects of the other were to have free access. Now the title of Spain at this time was good against all the world but Eng land ; the title of England was admitted by Spain to be good, in virtue of this treaty ; and the admission was fortified by the fact, established in MitAnEs'svase, surely, of occupation as well as discovery and possession. When Captain VANCOUVER arrived out in Nootka Sound again to take possession, no " tracts of land" were to be discovered. He was offered a hut, which he refused. Leaving the sound in possession of the Spaniards, he took possession of the coast in the way ridiculed by the Edinburgh Reviewer, in what we contend, on the contrary, was a wise, bold, and just conformity to the spirit of his instructions and the rights of his Government. The Foreign Quarterly ob serves upon it :—" By this legal and official act the country was annexed to the British Crown for ever. The act was notified to the whole world : it was published under the sanction of Government in VANCOUVER'S narrative—every body knew it, nobody disputed it. If Spain regarded this act or declaration of sovereignty as an infringement of her rights, she would have remonstrated or protested ; but she did neither the one nor the other. On the contrary, she abandoned from that hour the shores of the north-western region, and has never appeared upon them since." We intreat our readers, here, to remark, that this act of sovereignty was done, not by a private individual, but by a recognised agent of the Crown. It, therefore, satisfies the very condition insisted on by the Edinburgh Reviewer in stating the law of nations on this point. " The acts by which sovereignty is acquired must be the acts of a Government, not of unauthorised individuals. The acquisi tion of sovereignty is a grave act No title is, therefore, given, by the discoveries made by private adven turers. If they make settlements, these form no portion of the territory of the state from which the unauthorised settlers have proceeded. If theyenter into treaties, such trea ties give them no right against either their own Government, or any other." Now, in this case, the act of sovereignty was made not only by a distinguished officer of the Crown, and under the orders of the Crown, but enforcing the conditions of a treaty negotiated between that Crown and anofher sovereign power. In all these respects the pretensions of America are UTTERLY deficient. No public officer has even yet taken possession, on her behoof, of one foot of land in Oregon; no public servant of the United States has executed any treaty touching any part of the Oregon. Out of the five conditions, therefore, which the jurist, ' who writes in the Edinburgh Review, insists upon as those by which alone sovereignty over an unoccupied country can be acquired, namely, " Discovery, Settlement, Contiguity, Treaty, and Prescription," we have:thus demonstrated that England claims—and holds, too, by Settlement, Treaty, and Prescription. Half a century since we had complied " with all the legal and solemn conditions by which new territories are annexed to the dominion of the Crown." As to the title by discovery, it is eighty years ago since a Spaniard— HECETA-90 far as the Colombia River is concerned, demo lished the possibility of the United States ever establishing it (though they set it up), by being the first European to find it and to enter it. At that time (1775) the Americans knew nothing about the river itself, or the whole of that territory through which it ran. It remains only to complete the conditions of the British title to Oregon to speak of "contiguity ;" and, with this head, we shall close our argu ment in support of the title of England to the Oregon, —we dare hope not without having established it to the conviction of our readers, unless there shall be a superior title set out in the claim of America, as expounded by her own Presidents, state officers, and diplomatists. Any such title we pledge ourselves to disprove by the irrefragable evidence of the documentary papers, &c., which they have brought forward to establish it. "On the other hand," (we quote here from the Foreign Quarterly), " if any political or international value can be reasonably attached to proximity of position and comparative facility of access, the short and easy transit which we can command from the remotest point of our Canadian possessions to the shores of the Pacific, in vests us with geographical advantages which it would be impolitic, not to say fruitless, to contest. Whatever be comes of Oregon, the English, who hold so vast a stretch of country due east of the mountains, and who have long wielded direct sway over the disputed territory itself, through the nu merous locations of the Hudson's Bay Company, must al ways exercise an inevitable influence over its destinies. If Oregon were ceded to the United States to-morrow, British in fluence must still predominate from the source of the Colombia to the sea ; a state of things which, so far from producing any practical benefits to the Union, would be attended by disastrous consequences, sooner or later." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at 'Liverpool were 8,000 bags, including 2,000 on speculation and for export. The market was firm, and :prices were steady at Friday's quotations. There was an active business doing in Railway Shares, and generally at higher prices. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 51. Is. 3d. ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New Sha res , 3 1 / 2 ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 24% 25; Caledonian, 10% 18s. ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 5; Chester and Birkenhead, 64 ; Ditto, New Shares, 60 3 / 4 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 31 1 / ; Clitheroe Junction, 334 4 ; Derby and Creive, 2% Bs. 6d. ; Dundee and Perth, 68s. 6d. 3%; Eastern Counties, Perpe tual, No. 2, 245. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 79%; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 20%; Grand Union, 335. 6d. ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 61s. 6d. ' • Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 9 1 % ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, % ; Kendal and Windermere, 4 ; Leicester and Bedfo r d, 435. 635. ; Leicester and Birminham, ; Liverpool, Onus kirk, and Preston, 61s. 6d. ; Lond on an d York, 4 1 4 % ; Direct Northern, 3% 2%; Leeds and Dewsbury, 23 ; Leeds and Thirsk, 5 1 r a % ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 7% ; Lynn and Dereham, 2% 51s. 6d. ; Manchester and Bir mingham, 61 3 / 4 ; Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation, 1%; Manchester and Birmingham Continuation, 1% 2 ; Manchester and Leeds, 175 3 / 4 176 ; Matlock and Midland, 71/ ; Midland Railway, 190% 189 1 ) Ditto, 401. Sh ares , 30% 29%; Newark and She ffi eld. 2 % 1,4 ; North Kent, 2 3 / ; North Union (A), 176% 177 1 / ; North Union (B), 113% ; North Staffordshire, 5 1 4 % ; North Wales, 2%; North Wales Mineral, 17% ; Ditto, Ne w Shares, 5%; North Western, 4%; Nottingham, Erewash, and Amber gate, 495. ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 7% ; Sheffield and Manchester, ex int. ; Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 275. 295. ; Shrewsbury, Ilswestry, and Che shire, 4 ; Shrewsbury and Trent Union, 41s. ; South-Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 2, 17% %; South Midland, 43% ; Trent Valley Continuation, 365. 375. ; Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 1914; Welsh Midland, 675. 665. ; West Yorkshire, 6% 7 1 4 ; ' Worcester and Tring, 1% 275. ; York and Carlisle, 3 3 4 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 6 3 / 7%; Cork and Bandon, 6 3 4 ; Dublin and B e lf ast Junction, B Vs l ie ; Great Southern and Western Extension, 12 1 , ; Limerick and Waterford, 6% 18s. 9d. ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3%, Midland Great Western and Clonmel, 3 3 / 4 % ; Newry and Enniskillen, 3 1 4 ; Newry and Warrenpoint, 3 ; Dendre Valley, 2 ; Dutch Rhenish, 8 1 ,4 %; Jamaica and South Midland, 5% %; Northern of France (Laffitte's), 5 1 % ; Ditto (Rosamel's), 525. 2%; Paris and Lyons (Laffitte's), 595. 3/. ; Ditto (Ganneron's), 2%; Verona and Ancona, 38s. MANCHESTER. STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 21.-The sales are -Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 9%; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 24% 5%; Clithero Junction, 4 1-16; Direct Northern, 2% ; Eastern Counties, 21%; Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 10s. prem. ; Glasgow and Dum fries, 20s. 21s. ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 9 1 4 %; Leeds and Thirsk, 5%; Leeds, Dewsb ur y, and Manchester, 23 25; Leeds and West Riding Junction, ; Leicester and Bedford, 2% , Leicester and Birming ham, 2; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 1 4 ; London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 1% %; London and York, 4 5-16 5% ; Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 6% 14 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 62% 63 % ; Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 7%; Manchester and Bir mingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 1 3 4 2% ; Man chester and Birkenhead Continuation, Mold, Ruabon, and North Wales, 4s. 6d. p r e m . ; Midland Railway Consols, 401. Shares, 30; North Staffordshire, 5 3-16 14 ; Nottingham, Erewash, Ambergate, and Manchester, 2 3 / 4 ; Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton, 7 1 4 ; Preston and Wyre, 32% ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1% ; Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union, 1%; South-Eastern and Dover, 48 ; South Midland, 3 1 4 ; Southport and Euxton, 2%; West Lancashire and Coast Line, 114 prem. ; West York shire, 6% % •, Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crevie Union, 355. 365. ; York and Carlisle, 3% ; Dutch Rhenish, 5 1 % prem. ; Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 11%. The Overland Express is the only arrival we have to-day, and the accounts relative to the state of trade are much the same as those last to hand. Perhaps, on the whole, they do not describe them as being so active ; but this is not remark able, because the best season had passed. Caution in making shipments of goods to India ought still to be repeatedly en forced as the best, and, in short, only means of keeping the markets in a healthy state. The colonies have exhibited certain signs of revival of prosperity, which cannot but be cheering. The Directors of the Union Bank of Australia made a very able report to their shareholders yesterday, and, withal, a very impartial one ; and from the statements in it there is every reason to conclude that our southern colonies will soon be again free of their embarrassments. The bank is, itself, by the good'di vidend which it continues to yield, the best proof that there are the elements of renewed confidence and prosperity, if the Australians will but refrain from speculation. The Public Securities are to-day without any particular alteration, and with a fair business doing. Consols have been 99 to % for present Transfer, and 99% 1 4 for Time. Exchequer-bills have receded to 565. and 535. premium. Bank Stock is worth 210% to 211%. The New Three-and a- Quarter per Cents. have been 102% %. The Foreign market is very dull-not a bargain is officially noted either in Spanish or Portuguese. Mexican are at 37%, being steady; Colombian have been 17%; Buenos Ayres, 481 11; and Brazilian 91, being steady. Venezuela Stock is at 44 1 1. Dutch Two-and-a-llalf per Cents. have been 62 1 % %. Shares are not quite so good this morning, with one or two exceptions. Manchester and Leeds are higher, and also Churnet Valley; but Cambridge and Lincoln are lower. Croydon are firm. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 99%% 3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 99', New 3 1 A per Cents 10 2 14% Long Annuities to exnireJan.lB6o 11%1A Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 , 11 India Stock .. 275 India Bonds, 1,0004. Ditto under 1,0001... . South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Bank Stock for Account 211 Consols for Account .. ...... Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 I%d. Ditto 5001. .. Ditto Small — pm. 57 CLOSING PRICES. 211% 99 5 8 99 1 4 102% ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Brazilian Bonds Ditto Small Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 88 CLOSING PRICES. Ditto, Small „, 8814 Do. New, 1843 Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. 48% Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.... • ••••.. 101 Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 17% Dutch Exchange 2% per Cent.... 37% Ditto, Account Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, Converted ' Ditto, Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. — Ditto AcCount Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 44% 45 Ditto. Deferred Belgian 4% per Cent. Dutch, 2% per Cent Pm . D. A ON 6 E 24 O' Ih CLOCK. Crl f: S6 :4 PRICES OF B.IILWAY SHARES Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hast. 20 ...... •.. 26 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59% 60 Caledonian C am bridge and Lincoln 1% ...... 43,1% Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chichester and Brighton 20 — Churnet Valley Coventry and Leicester 14 — Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast Juno. 2% 8 1 4 14 Dublin and Galway. • • 9 % 31.1 Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 201 20 ... Ditto New 41. 16s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....5/. 13s. 4d l% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Great South. and 'West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England..loo ••-•-• ••• ...... Ditto New Great Western BO 216 215 215 Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2 1 4... . Hull and Selby Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle... 20 London and Ilirminghm (Stock) Do. IA Shares London and Blackwall. 161.135.4 d. 10 1 / g lO London and Brighton... 50 London and Croydon, 131. 15 s. 9d. 23 1 4 23 Do. New l 3s 4d 114%. 1 A Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. ... ............... 6 Lond. & &Western 411 62 10d Bl% 82 81 . ... 82 Do. New ............. 2 2% 14% 14 3 4 London and York % . 5 % 14% 5 Londonderry &Coleraine 2 1 / L. 4 Lynn and Ely ..... - ..... 2% Lynn and Dereh am l% lg M anchester and Leeds 76 176 •••• • 173 Do. 1 /, Shares Do. Quarter 5............ 2 ••• ......... •• 26 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .................. 225. 5 % 34 'A Midland... .................. 100 T9O% 190 Do. New ............... 2 .....„ 30 29% Midland Great Western (Irish) ................. 2 1 ,E 3%. .. Nevrcast4 and Darling ton Junction ........ .... 25 Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 ,4 l9 l/014• Newpt & Abergavenny 2 1 % 2% Newry and Enniskillen. 2% 3 14 North British Do. New North Staffordshire 22s. Norwich and Brandon.... 10 Do., New ... .... ..... 1 . Nottingm., Erewsh Val ley, and Manchester Oxford and W , :rcester... 2 1 / 2 7 l/1i Portsmouth Direct....., 2% — Richrnondand West End Junction ............... 7 Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 - ..... Scottish Central ......... 2% Shrews.; Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Binn ...... 2 1 %.... 4 1 South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2a 4d... 47 % Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 South Wales ..... ... 2% ...... Trent Valley and Holy- • bead Junction Welch Midland York and North Midland 50 . Do. Extension 5 1 % 129% 57% 41 19 1 ( 4 2 3A 25 N i 71A• 5% 21 3 / i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A miens... 6 Dendre Valley ... Great N or th . o f F rance (Laffitte's) Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... Jamaica Juncti0n......... 1% •* a week for his labour, although his discharge arose from his igno rance, by which defendant lost between 301. and 50/. Plaintiff had paid him at the rate of 30s. a week up to the day of his dis charge, when he made out his bill, and gave a receipt. Witnesses were called who deposed to those facts. The plaintiff had been paid 71. 7s.—Verdict for the defendant. 10 1 4 2 5 1 / 2 21 / 2 6 5% 21% 29 20; 61/2 1% 77 22 121/2 LA 2% 7% Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 4% Namur and Liege Orleans and Vierznn ... r; Over Yssel 413 s 4d — Paris & Lyons, Lailitte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gau neron's, ... . Sambre and Meuse .... 4 ...... 7% 8 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's Verona and Ancona 1 West Flanders JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland 25 •••.. Union of Australia Union of London... lO MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ICILY 11TAZUCETES. SMITIMELD.—Coarse Meadow hay, 31 15s to 4/15s ; useful do., 41 16s to 51 83 ; fine Upland do., 51 lOs to 51 15s ; Clover Ilay, 4/ lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 11 18s to 21; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2l 2s per load. A fair average supply and a steady demand. CvAnstuti.AND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 41 to 41 18s ; useful ditto, 5/ to 5/ 103; fine Upland ditto, 5/12s to 5/16s; Clover Bay, 4/10s to 6/; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ ; What Straw, 2/ 18 to 21 3s per load. Trade firm at the above quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 18s to 4118 s; useful ditto, 5/ to 5/ 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 10s to 5/ 15s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/ Gs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2!: Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 3s per load. S u pply g oo d an d t ra d e rather dull. New Meadow Hay- sold freely at from 3/ lOs to 418 s ; and New Clover 4/ to 41 16s per load. COAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Chester Main, 14s ; Davison's West Hartley, 15s ; New Tanfield, 13s 6d; Smith's Pontop, 13s ; Taylor's West Hartley, 14s 6d ; Tan field Moor, 16s ; Tanfield Moor Bates, 13s 6d ; West Wylam, 14s 9d; Wylam, 14s 3d; Wall's-end Killingworth, 15s; Wharneliffe, 15s 9d ; Eden Main, 16s 3d • Braddvll's "Lefton, 17s 6d ; East Hetton, 15s Gd ; Hasweil, 17s 9d ; Hetton, lis 2d ; Lambton, 17s 3d ; Stewart's, 17s 9d ; Hartlepool, 17s Gd ; Heugh Hall, IGs ; Kelloe, 16s ; Adelaide, 16s 9d ; Barrington Tees, 14s; Brown's Deanery, 16s; Richardson's Tees, 15s ; Tees, 17s ; West Tees, 15s ; Graigola, 21c ; Hartley, 14s 6d ; Morgan's Stone, 22s 6d ; Eden Hartlepool Cinders, 23s.—Ships arrived, 43. MISS JULIA BENNETT'S BENEFIT. —We observe by the Haymarket bills that the benefit of that fascinating actress, Miss Julia Bennett, takes place to-morrow, on which occasion the sterling old comedy of She Stoops to Conquer will be revived. After which M. Leopold de Meyer, who has in the handsomest manner volunteered his services, will perform a grand fantasia on the pianoforte. We have no doubt but that the house will he crowded, as every admirer of histrionic talent will be anxious to embrace the opportunity of showing his admiration of the talents of this very accomplished young artiste. UNroN BANK OF AUSTRALlA. — Yesterday the annual meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at their offices, 38, Old Broad-street, J. J. Cummins, Esq., Chair man of the Board of Directors, presiding. The report, which was read by the secretary, stated that the deposits of the branch banks had increased, while bills offered for discount bad diminished. There were no new failures, and no new bad debts, although some of the branches had wound up unfavourably. No change of im portance had been made in the colonial arrangements. There were bills payable to the amount of 78,430/., which, with other sums, made the liabilities of the Company 194,4761. The paid up capital of the bank amounted to 820,0001. The balance of undivided profit up to the end of the year just ended was 43,5681., from which the Directors recommended a dividend of six per cent. The report was adopted. Mr. Robert Carter and Mr. Thomas Young retired from the directory by rotation, but were unanimously re-elected. DEATH OF SIR .TonN E. HONYWOOD, BART.—We have to announce the demise of„the above Hon. Baronet, at his seat, F.vington, Kent. on Thursday last, in his 33d year. He was the son of the fifth Baronet, by the eldest daughter of the Rev. Sir W. H. Cooper, Bart.; married 1834 second daughter of the Rev. Charles Hughes Hallett, of Highams, Rent; succeeded his father in 1832, and is succeeded in his title by his eldest son, born 1835. PIGEON-FLYING.—MATCH FOR 20/.—Yestertlay, match to fly two pigeons a distance, for 101. a side, was decided. The owners were Dix, of the Borough, and Castles, of Blackfriars; and the terms of the match were that the birds should be conveyed to Dover, and be released together and at one time, and the first pigeon arriving in Loridun to be considered the winner. The birds were thrown at eight o'clock in the morning, and at 23 minutes after nine the pigeon belonging to Castles had pitched at his home; the other occupied eighteen minutes longer ; thus the winning bird travelled upwards of eighty miles in elghty.three minutes. 'They were of the dragon breed, and young birds. PRESENTATION AGAINST STEAM-BOAT PIERS.— Yesterday a Court of Conservancy was held at the Swan, West. minster-bridge, before the Lord Mayor and other City functionaries, when the following piers were presented as being at certain times of the tide obstructions to the free navigation of the river, anti their removal recommended, viz. :—A pier near the Thames Tunnel; a tier of barges at Wapping, called Charrington's-pier ; a Boating pier at the end of Essex-street, Strand; and a tier of barges used as a pier opposite Chandler's, at Milbank. THE LONDON COFFEE AND EATING -HOUSE- Respells' ASSOcIATION.—Last evening the annual general meeting of the members of the above association was held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the proceedings of the Committee during the past year, and appoint. ing officers for its management during the ensuing year. Mr. Curtain having taken the chair, the Secretary read the report. The Association, it stated, was proceeding prosperously, the receipts having exceeded those of any former year by 401. The excursion to Rosherville Gardens, the ball at Willis's Rooms, and the dinner, which had been undertaken by the Com. mittee as a means of increasing the funds, had resulted favourably. Amongst the donations were the following :—Colonel Sir de Lacy Evans, 10/. 10s.; Sheriff Sydney, 101. 10s.; Mr. Kinton, 101. 10s.; Mr. Binmore, 51. ss. ; the Morning Advertiser, 101. 10s.; The 5un,211.; the Dispatch, 51. ss. ; and the Lrod Mayor, Si. ss. During the year 2001. more had been added to the funded pro.. perty, snaking the whole now amount to 1,6001. The Corn.. mittee had placed another pensioner upon the funds, and hoped soon to be able to give relief to a much larger extent than at pre sent. The receipts within the last year amounted to 343/., and the expenditnee 'set a balance in favour of the Society of 331. The report was adopted. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yesterday a meeting of the naval officers subscribing to the above Society took place at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's -street. Amongst the officers present were—Admirals Sir E. Codrington, Lord Radstock, Sir C. Ogle (Chairman); and Captains Dickinson, Ridcout, Drew, Bague, Saumarez, Houghton, &c. Capt. Dickson, the Secretary, read the report, It stated that the receipts within the last three months amounted to 1,1411., and the expenses to 6311., of which sum 4441. was given to distressed naval officers, their widows, and orphans. The report having been adopted, Admiral Sir R. Stopford was elected a Vice-President and Admiral Bowles a trustee of the Institution. The meeting then proceeded to the consideration of the applications for relief, and distributed sums amounting in the whole to about 500/. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of the day. During the meeting several angry discussions took place relative to the con duct of the Secretary, and Sir E. Codrington and Captain Saumarez said they should withdraw from the Society if Captain Dickson continued to be the Secretary. Some notices of motion on the subject for the next meeting were given. SCRIP CERTIFICATES.—IR the Crown Court, On Tuesday, Mr. Justice Cresswell, in summing up in the case of a youth charged with stealing sixteen scrip certificates in the Lin coln, Leeds, and York Direct and Independent Railway, told the jury the question for them to decide was whether or no the prisoner at the bar was guilty of stealing " so many pieces of waste paper," and designated them as little worth." A witness in the same case said he had bean in the habit of buying scrip certificates by hundreds, but he never made an entry of such purchases.... " they wern't worth it." LORD GREY.-1 can recollect, when I was ten or twelve old, going to Hastings's trial. My garter somehow came off, and was picked up by Lord Grey, then a young man. At this hour, as if it were in a picture, I cars see his handsome but very pale face, his broad forehead ; his corbeau coat, with cut-steel buttons ; his white satin waistcoat and breeches, and the buckles in his shoes. He saw from whom the garter fell, but, observing lay confusion, did not wish to increase It, and, with infinite delicacy, gave the garter to the person who sat there to serve tea and coffee.— Lady Hester Stanhope. CARRIER-PIGEONS AT LIVERPOOL RACES.—Almost immediately after the race for the cup,: on Thursday last, a num ber of carrier-pigeons were set at liberty from several places in the vicinity of the judge's chair and the weighing-hut. We had an opportunity of observing them from the summit of the Grand Stand. They immediately towered to a moderate height, as if scared by the immense and moving multitude below, and, after having taken a few circles in the air, stooped towards the Grand Stand, around and closely over which they continued to 117 rapidly for some time. Occasionally,when they took a sudden turn and balanced themselves for a moment in their Bight, the missives tied under their wings were distinctly visible, strongly illuminated by the bright sunlight. After the lapse of five or ten minutes, two of them stretched away in a zig. sag flight to a considerable distance, and again returned towards the stand, as if making it the object from which to mark their line of departure. Tnis was repeated several times. At length these two pigeons, after a more lengthened irregular Sight over the fields directly facing the stand, stretched away in the di. rection of Manchester, which, we have no doubt, was the place of their destination. Two others continued their evolutions round the stand during, perhaps, ten minutes longer, and then suddenly darted away in a south-easterly direction. One dark mottled bird continued to fly rather wildly round the stand about half an hour, and then it also Hew off towards the south.east. • ROYAL MINES OF COBRE ASSOCIATION.—Yester day, the annual meeting of this Company was held at the offices, 26, Austinfriars; Mr. Russell Ellice in the chair. A man was placed at the door to prevent the admission of any gentleman in connection with the press, and the report, even at the close of the proceedings, was studiously kept out of sight —a course adopted by no other mining company in the City, the directors and secre taries being in every other case ready to give any information that may be required. A dividend of 11. per share was declared at this meeting. TIIE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHlP.—This Magni ficent vessel, since her arrival at Liverpool, has been visited by upwards of twenty-five thousand persons. On Saturday week the number was eleven thousand, and last week, though she was not on view on one of the days, that number was ncreased by about fourteen thousand. The vessel will have to b 0 got ready for her first Transatlantic trip by Saturday.—Liverpool Albion. PRESENT TO HER MAJESTY.--During the last few days a number of distinguished persons have been attracted to the London Docks, for the purpose of viewing the four thorough-bred Arabian horses which have just arrived in this country per the Caroline, being a present from the Imaum of Muscat to her Majesty the Queen. The animals, notwithstanding the wildness peculiar to their breed, have since their arrival in the docks exhi bited a wonderful degree of docility. They were accompanied from Muscat by grooms in the service of the Imaum. Yesterday the group were removed from the docks by four of the royal ser. vants to the mews adjoining Buckingham Palace, Pimlico. We believe that a similar present was made from Muscat to his Majesty William the Fourth. A Pole, named Pristleinstein, twenty-four years of age, the son of a colonel who served in the French army in 1813 and 1814, was tried by the Paris Court of Assize on Saturday, on a charge of forgery. The prisoner, who had received a brilliant education in Poland, having compromised himself in a conspiracy at Wilna, where he had obtained a professorship in the college, was imprisoned in a fortress with his brother. They both made their escape, but at Leipsic avoided detention only by bribing the gen darmes with nearly all the money that they possessed. The pri soner's brother went to Egypt in search of better fortune, and the prisoner himself came to Paris, where, in order to gain his bread, he worked upon the fortifications ; hut falling ill from fatigue, he was compelled to give up his occupation, and go to the hospital. After he had left the hospital he contracted a few I rifling debts, and wishing to pay them off by raising a lean of 100 francs, he drew a bill for that amount as from Warsaw, and put upon it an imaginary name, as being that of a banker of that city. This bill was given by him to his landlady; but twenty-four hours afterwards, stung by remorse, he wrote to her, confessing the fraud, and entreating her not to denounce him to justice. It was, however, too late, the hill being already in the hands ofthe Commissary of Police. Whilst in prison, Pristleinstein, in a fit of despair, attempted to commit sui cide, but was prevented by the gaoler. The jury acquitted him, and subscribed a sum of 55 francs towards his relief. An enormous cucumber was cut a few days since in the garden of Sir Thomas D. Acland, Baronet, M.P., Killerton House, Broadclist, measuring two feet four Inches in length, and nine inches in girth.—Plymouth Times, 981 ._ _ /4 99 1 A 26% 6% 4X 5%, 151 / 2 01/2 RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. OXFORD, VtTOD.CESTEP., AND WOLVEIZ. lA!TPTGN RAILWAY. The Committee met to.day at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland in the chair, when the further consideration of this line of railway was resumed. Mr. 'fauroT was about to re-call Mr. Brunel respecting the esti mates which Mr. Stephenson had impugned, and also to place before the Committee the answers to the queries referred to in giving Mr. Brunel's evidence in a previous report. Mr. Sergeant WB►NGHAM objected to this course as irregular, but was overruled by the Committee. Mr. Brunel was then recalled and examined on his estimates, which he proceeded to explain. Mr. Stephenson's estimate of the permanent way was 6,0001. per mile; his (witness's) estimate was 4,0001. This, he was sure, was quite sufficient for the purpose, as he laid down the permanent road on the Great Western line for 4,0001., and on the Oxford and Didcott branch for 3,900/. This difference alone made his esti mate on this item 200,060/. below that of Mr. Stephenson. Then on land there was a considerable difference between them, to the amount of at least 150,0001. in his favour. He was perfectly satis fied that the prices he had affixed to land were perfectly correct. Then with respect to the cuttings on the Rugby line, he was qiitu sure the line could be made for 12,00 C/. He had made the Oxford and Didcott for 11,0001., and there was not more, he was certain, than 1,0001. difference in the expense between them. The witness was then generally examined on the estimates, bu these were the material points elicited. (LEFT SITTING.) XRISH GREAT WESTERN (DUB AN AND GALWAY) Rili.XL'Mi'AY. This Committee met to-day, when there were present—Eat Bathurst, Lords Calthorpe, Wynford, Lilford, and Forester. The witnesses hiring been sworn, Mr. Rowe opened the case for the promoters of the Bill. Tl,e Learned Counsel put in advertisements respecting ►he railway ; he also handed in the prospectuses. Mr. Edmund Bellamy was then examined by Mr. RowE— He is the Assistant-deputy of the House of Commons. In De cember last he had no such person under him as Mr. Wm. George Mitchell. There were three persons of the name of Mitchell in in the employment of the House, but he knew no one of the name of Wm. George Mitchell. Mrs. Jane Hargrave deposed she was the widow of the late Mr. Joseph Hargrave, who died seven years ago. She never subscribed to the Galway Railway, nor authorised any one to put her husband's name to the subscription deed. About three months ago she took in letters for a man whose name she did not know, but who called himself Hargrave. She did not know what his real name was. The reason he gave for taking in his letters was that her place was rather respectable, and he was not constantly at home, being in the habit of travelling. He did not pay her for taking in the letters. She did not know what business the man was in. She has not seen him these three months. About five weeks ago a letter for him was brought, but she refused to take it in, es a gentleman (whom she identified in Court) had made inquiries about the letters, and she then suspected that something was wrong. The first letter she took in was about twelve months ago, and the last in March, 1845. About five letters came. She was not in the habit of allowing letters to be received at her house under such circumstances. Mrs. Christian Mitchell proved that a youth, named Frederic Lowe, who used to buy buns from her, requested her to take in letters for him, under that name. She thinks he is about 17 years of age. The letters which came to him were so numerous that she told the postman to bring no more of them. He used to send for the letters when he did not come himself. She did not know that he was an optician. This witness was further examined on the same head, bu nothing material was elicited. In order to make the above evidence intelligible, it should have been stated that Mr. Mitchell was put down in the contract deed as a subscriber to the amount of 7 ; 5004, Mr. Hargrave 5001., and Mr. Lowe 5001. The next case was that of Mr. Henry Constable, of 9, Par liament-street, merchant—His subscription appeared on the sub scription deed as 1,0004, and the dale as December 28, 1844. Mr. Benson, of No. 9, Parliament.street, news.vender, said that Constable had offices in his house, but left it eighteen months ago, and, as he understood, went to Wales, where he hail some slate quarries. His circumstances were not near so good as they had been. The next name on the deed was John Ray-7001. ; his re sidence was given as 15, West-street, Walworth. Mr. ALEXANDER objected to counsel going into this case, as it was not mentioned on the petition of Mr. Pym. A long discussion ensued between the lawyers, and the Commit tee retired to consider whether or no they should travel beyond the allegations contained in the petitions. The Committee, after some time, returned into Court, when The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were opinion that they would permit Counsel to go into other evidence, provided they furnished a list of witnesses in the course of the day. (care MITTINCI.) VTAICEPIELD, PONTEPIZACT, AND GOOLE. The Committee, consisting of the chairman (Lord Monteagle), Lords Studeley, Polwarth, Tenterden, and Falmouth, resumed this day. Mr. Smith, an opponent, was examined as to the residental in jury to him which would accrue from the construction of this rail. way. The effect would be to destroy a mansion and estate, which had existed in the family for upwards of 300 years. Mr. Henry Clarkson, surveyor, was called to explain, in detail, the injuries which would result from the railway. A considerable portion of the embankment would be visible from the drawing room windows. The entire portion seen was 240 yards. The in. jury to the old hall would even be greater than to the modern man. sion, and Mr. Smith could not travel a mile in any direction with out coming upon the railway. (LEFT SITTING.) THE EREWASH VALLEY RAILWAY. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Lords to as certain the merits of the Erewash Valley Railway assembled for the first time this morning. The Committee consisted of Lord Lyttle ton, who acted as chairman, the Errl of Aylesford, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Dinorbin, and Lord Wrottestey. Mr. Calvert appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Denison for the opponents, who were the Erewash and Carsonford Canal Company. Mr. CSLYERT stated the case for the promoters. The line would commence at Longeaton, in the county of Derby, and after traversing the Erewash Valley, it would terminate at Pyebridge. There would be two branches, one to Henon and theother to Bkister. The object of the line was to accommodate the coal traffic of the dis trict,and in the event of their Lordships sanctioning it the scrip of the company become part of the stock of the Midlands, and the Mid land Company would connect it with their own line by means of a branch running to Amber-gate. The length of the main line would be thirteen miles, and the branches about five —one two, and the other three. There were no engineering features of severe or difficult character, and the whole cost of the line and branches was estimated at 190,000/. Several witnesses from various towns in the locality were then called to prove the want of railway communication in the district, as well as to speak to the importance of the proposed line for open ing up a number of coal- fields in the Valley of the Erewash. (LEVT PITTIN4II.) THE GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. On the re -assembling of the Committee this morning the exami nation of witnesses for the opposition was resumed. Mr. Potter, whose cross-examination had not been completed at the rising of the Committee yesterday, was recalled. He stated that American flour weighed ten barrels to the ton, and his charge for forwarding it averaged 2 %d. per barrel. The extra charge was made by him for the risk incurred in the carriage of the casks from the quay to the railway station, and he was allowed to make the charge by the Dock Company. The average length of vessels at the side of the harbour was 132 feet, and he thought if it was not a tidal harbour, the railway would facilitate the loading of vessels, but, under present circumstances, the loading and unloading of ships would be inconvenienced if a line of rail were laid on the quay. Mr. W. Connell, shipowner. Glasgow, was next examined, and said that the Chamber of Commerce consisted of 500 menhers, and was represented by 30 directors, cipcted from the principal merchants. The conssitution of the Merchants' House was composed of general merchants, who associated flgether for the purposes of commerce to the number of 1,500, with a body of directors consisting of 36 gentlemen. The Trades' House represented the general body:of trades in Glasgow, and from 3,000 to 5,000 members belonged to it. All of these bodies were incorporated by royal charter. He had never seen a quay more crowded with traffic and passengers than the quay at Glasgow. He considered the railway would be an impediment and encumbrance to the traffic, and would he dangerous if passengers passed when the railway carriages were on the line. The north side of the harbour was the most conveniently situated for unloading vessels, and the south side was the best adapted for exportation. It was large, and kept the north side clear. The general impression of the merchants and shipowners in Glasgow was strongly against the formation of a railway on the quays. . (LEFT 81171N ' G.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP K. TIRE CAMBRIDGE AND UUI.Y AND TE2 TRETPOIC.D AND /117 Ry RAILIWAIrS. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee on these Bills, Lord Sandon chairman, re-assem bled this morning at twelve o'clock, in No. 12 Committee Room. The CHAIRMAN intimated that they had adjourned for the pur pose of giving the parties the chance of something turning up which might be advantageous to them. It was then uncertain whether the House of Commons would pass a resolution with respect to Bills which could not be finished during the present session. Mr. TALBOT said the position of affairs when they adjourned was this :—The Thetford and Bury was beand to a certain extent, as those who wished to adduce evidence against it were not allowed to do so, on the ground that it was not the intention of the Coin. rnittee to proceed with that Bill any further during the present session of Parliament. With respect to the Cambridge and Bury, for which he was counsel, its opponents did not exercise their right of calling witnesses. The Thetford and Bury was "stopped by the Court," to use a common expression. Mr. GIRDEN said some expressions which had fallen from the Chairman had been understood by many to imply that the Thetford and Bury line was at an end. Suppose next year it was proposed to carry a line in the same direction, he hoped the Committee would give those for whom he appeared a precedence over that line on account of the great experise they had incurred. It was for the Norwich Direct Company to place them in such a situation as that he pointed out. He was sure the Committee would feel that those who had expended several thousands in promoting their Bill, should hereafter reap some ad vantage from the large outlay they had incurred. Mr. RAWLINSON said he had appeared for the landowners, and had retired from the room on the assumption that the direct line from London to Norwich should not pass this session. He under stood that nothing had occurred to alter this determination. It would be better for all the parties to come before the Committee again next session. Mr. TALBOT said they could not give precedence to the Thet ford and Bury line, because they had not completed their inves tigation of it. He had had a number of witnesses in attendance to give evidence against it, but they were ultimately withdrawn. The case was different with respect to the Cambridge and Bury, as it was fully heard. He, therefore, held that the Cambridge and Bury was entitled to precedence on that account. Mr. ALEXANDER had an application to make with respect to Mr. Ord and Mr. Iron, who held property near the Bury terminus, and who were their only opponents. He had to ask the Committee to put those for whom he appeared in the position which the resolu tion of the House of Commons placed them. Let them consider the great expense which would be entailed upon them if they had to commence de nova next session. He Proposed to strike out the names of Mr. Ord and Mr. Irons as their property would not be affected as the line would terminate at Northgate-street, where it would be most convenient to stop for the present. A further railway accommodation in that quarter would no doubt be proposed next year, and where they would have to commence de nova next session if their Lordships gave the permission to stop at the point he had named. He trusted, therefore, that they would report favourably on the Bill, so that they might avail themselves of the resolution of the House of Commons. They bad incurred great expense, and had not been guilty of neglect. The room was then cleared, and the Committee remained in de beration for ten minutes. OM the admission of the parties, The Clam:max said the Committee having considered the reso lution come to by the House of Common* since they adjourned, have come to the conclusion, under all the circumstances, to simply negative the preamble's of both the Bills. The Committee then broke up. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met at Twelve. The reports on the Darby Court ( Westminster) Bill, a litia Pay Bill, and th e St amp D ut i es Bi ll were broug h t u p, 8° ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. THIRD READINGS. The Highways Bill and the Railway Leasing Bill were read third time, and passed. The Municipal Districts Bill passed through Committee, Rea The House went into Committee on the SMALL DEBTS BILL. Mr. WA KLEY complained that there were several Ile ► clauses, and there were several new schedules which had Do been submitted to the House, and more time was therefore requisite before the Bill should be passed. Sir J. GRAHAM said that there had been abundance of time for the consideration of the Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE sa id t h at t hi s Bill would, in the end' deprive the workmen of every inducement to exertion. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the lion. ber for Finsbury was mistaken in supposing that there was ape power in this Bill to attach wages or salary in the hands of the master. There was no suc h power; b ut i n the event of a d e bto r who received more than was necessary for his support, refusing to apply part of his wages to the payment of his debts, he w as liable to 4d d a y s ' i mpr i sonment. Ile had communicate d both with creditors and debtors, and had accepted no suggesti on which, in his conscience, was not for the benefit of both partiesi In reply to a ques ti on , t h e S OLICITOR-GE NERAL stated that a debtor cou ld b e i mpr i soned twice for the WA" . debt, if there were a double fraud. After a conversation, in which Mr. Hume, Mr. Wakley, an d Mr. Escott took p ar t, th e o bj ect o f which was that more terns should be given to the consideration of the Bill, Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated that as the Government eel desired to serve the public, he would suggest that the Chairmae should report progress and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. In reply to a question from Lord J. RUSSELL, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that it was intende d , only to apply the superfluous wages or salary to the pare ° , of the debtors' liabilities. He was in the first instance to talc, sufficient for his support. It was only after disobedience the order of the j u d ge th a t imprisonment was to be inflict and in the event o f a man b e i ng out of work and unable tA comply wi•h the ord e r h e h a d on l y to apply to the judge , se" the order would be set aside. After a long conversation, as to the effect of the 2d dal. interfering b e t ween master an d man, the Committee Was " journed till to.morrow. LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that he hoped a provisil would be introduced for securing the daily a n constant attendance of th e C omm i ss i oners. The H on our , able Member concluded by moving the following cla n ' e ' of which he had previously given notice :—And be it e nacted' that this Act and th e severa l matters and things therein C an tained shall commence and take effect from and after the Pag g o i ing of this Act, and shall continue in force for the torn three years, and from thence to the end of the then next Bea sion of Parliament. Mr. HUNIE and Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clause. Lord ASHLEY opposed the clause, and put it to the HI to consider in what a p os iti on the legal and medial men woo l be placed, if, ha v i ng g i ven up all their preview professional , gagements, they were at the expiration of three years to be reef dered liable to lose th e i r appo i ntments by the disconti nuanc'e" the Commission. After some observations from:Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, the [louse divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority against the clause —3o The clause was consequently lost. (LEFT SITTING.) 49 3 / 4 26 121/2 REVENUE AND TAXATION. _ - - - From a return made to the House of Commons, re; ativu t.-.) revenue derived from tl e direct and indirec alesz.itice 1814, we learn the following interesting par .iculars It appears that the gross receipt of revenue on 4138 following articles, in the year 1844, amounted customs' duties, to 24,107,348/. ; excise, to 14,469,33 6 '! stamps, to 7,327,8021. ; an d assesse d taxes, to 3,266,3 50"' total, 49,170,8361. The amount of taxes repealed or re; duced in the same y ear was 4L8,8101., no n e ones having been i m p ose d . Th e i ncrease of 113 e actual produce as comp are d w ith t h e preceding year a, was 2,297,266/. ; and th e average pr i ce of wheat, 51s.* f In 1842 the amount of the revenue on the same items ° taxation amounted to 46,593,802/. ; the amount of tall; lion repealed or reduced to 1,596,366/, and the n e taxes imposed to 529,989/. The property-tax is 2 3° , included in this abstract, the order of the House lin3 4 °v that branch of revenue to the assessed taxes. expir e The gross total a moun t o f t h e taxes repealed, eXPI"4 or reduced sinc e J anuary, 1815, amounts to the sunl"l, 34,870,795/, and the n e t amoun t to 32,132,030/. Und e r the head of Cu s t oms, t h e net amount reduced ~ 10,962,662/, under that of Excise, 14,378,4 001 1 Stamps,-1,224,0381. ; and assessed taxes, 5,557,0 3 ?„ The gross total amount of t axes i mposed dur i ng tu same period amount e d t o 8 ,670,067 / ., and the net amount thereof to 8,587,853/. ; v i z, 3,894,0411, under the head of Custom s ; 4,169 , 3 00 / , under that of D'i cise ; 209,501/. trader that of Stamps ; and 315, 011 .. under that of assess e d t axes . I t f urt h er appears that the grand total estimated gross produce of the Customs' du; ; fr ties repealed b e t ween 18 15 an d 1841 amounte d 9,190,926/, and the grand total estimate net produce 14 ' 9,005,766/. ; the grand total estimated gross proc111:S of the C us t oms ' d ut i es imposed or augmented during the same period having amounted t° 3,746,864/, and the net p ro d uce to 3,733,219/. The es' tirnated loss by the repeal or reduction of Customs' dr ties amounted, on the net revenue, in 1842, to 1,498,9 441 ; in 1833, to 171,521/.; and in 1844, to 286,431?. T ile cone,lrrvnt estimated gain, by the imposition or augniel l , tation of duties, amoun t e d i n the aet revenue tots amount (in th e y ear 184 2 a l one). The gross tors' amount of stamp duties repealed, expired, or redirect between .1822 and 1844, amounted to 1,189,9971, Or the net amount to 1,034,4761., whilst the total amount 0 . ; stamp duties imposed b e t ween 1828 and 1844 amoun t° to 25,321/. The gross produce of the property-tax (repealed in 1816) was 14,617,8234, an d th e net amount 14,318, 573/ The gross total am oun t o f t h e assessed taxes repea le d or reduced, between 1816 and 1840, was 5,148,5741., Of the net amount, 4,943 , 196/ . T he gross total amount ° the property-tax, land-tax on personal estates, and ss; sensed taxes, thu s repea l e d , was 19,771,6111., and the net total amount, 19,266,983/. The total estimated amount of the taxes repealed Or reduced in Ireland from 1816 to 1841 amounted Let 614,7341, including the repeal of the house -tax, reduci Lions in outside jaunting cars, and the rates in respeaf„ windows, car r i ages, servants, horses, and dogs, and t.'" repeal of the hearth money, window light (200,00 0 0 , carriage, servant, horse, and coachmaster duties, &C. The net am oun t o f t h e a ddi t i onal duty of 10/. per eel ] ," on assessed taxes (imposed by Mr. Baring), was, lri 1840 (the first year of Its imposition), 311,4771. LITERATURE. NAVAL AND MILITAI?Y SKETCH BOOK:, The present n um b er o f t hi s d el i ghtful periodica l quite equal in interest and variety to any of it s prede cessors. The illustrations incresse in beauty e ver month. The view of the Qntrance to New York is ° perfect gem. ECONOMY; OR, A PEEP AT OUR NEIGfI BOURS. Our neighbours referred to here are the good people of Guernsey, a place, says the author, where you et lll live on 3001. a y ear , sumptuous l y, and on 200 u yea r : sparingly. This, it must b e a d mitted, is a very imPe r feet des2ripti on o f w h at may b e considered sufficient f ° r domestic expenditure. In this country, which somepeople say is th e d earest i n t h e world, many thousan d' live not sparingly but very comfortably on 2001. a year' and many on a l ess i ncome ; b ut the mystery is sla cleared up by a stat emen t w hi c h a ll can understan d , I °' „ in Guernsey, she adds, 3001. a year will go as far of 1,0004 in England. It appears, however, there a re orne little drawbacks. ":No one keeps their (his) car riage —the thing is rare—a sort of show—a Mr. SO? s driving into town, even to see such a thing, an airing 11 ' a fly, where you can view your bounds all round, 15 really guile sufficient for a dri ve ." A n d t h en people 1050 their taste for wine when they become naturalised "the gusto disappears." This many would consider a 0 ,13 ; miry, fur which no c h eapness cou l d compensate, an d but few Englishmen, we suspect, will risk the experiment' Here is another drawback :-- "At the drapers we find every thing dear. They get th eir ; goods from England, and the carriage of such goods is no doll! carried out in the price of them ;—and beside this, there 11 ' little taste, and less choice, to be found in any of these _ es tablishments they are, i n s h ort, i n f er i or sort of 81110 al' together to those of the same class we meet with in Englana'. " The thing w hi c h you expect to find at every turn- -" French shop—and a French person—is the greatest rarity to be seen in the island. At first we fell into the same mistake Or' witted by most of the new-corners; and misled by the forelfr look of the people behind the counters, we addressed them to French : and, frightful to say ! at the sauce time our re' marks upon them in English." We m y add, the place is noted for its excellence in fish, such as turbot, brill, and mullet, but they are not roa-onalile as on the coast of D evon, an d salmon, wlne.„, at Tagnmouth for scvenpence the pound, costs I.; Gurney otte smiling and threepe n c e . B utc h er - m eat not cheoFer than in England. Where, then, is the ge e . nomy ? The following extract shows that the mode 01 which taxes are raised is not the most agreeable : The Queen's revenue consists of the great tithes of a li corn, grain, and flax, the growth of the island, and in som e parts the c k ampart i s a l so levied—first the tenth sheaf for tit " ' and the eleventh fbr champart, when the fief belongs to the crown : charnpart implies that part reserved by the lords of t, h ; manor and fiefs, by way of chief rent, which is generally oat or farmed at certain rates by private individuals. The clue' rents, and rents paid in corn and money, with the c ustomoi anchorage, tonnas,!e on vessels, wrecks at sea, amereements court, forfei , ures in estates, goods, chattles, &c., constitute the chief revenues saf :lie crown in Gurnsey." TRE ILLUMINATED MAGAZINE. This Magsz:ne arrears 111 , der a new editorship, and we are glad to say it has resumed its original appearance t • siv!, &c. It is more worthy of the title than it has bee for same mouths past, is ha illustratiths are rnanY °f them of very hi g h c h arac t er as works of art, an d are 0 '; poised throu g h ou t the Magazine with no niggard hall:) The opening article, illustrations of the ge nius of t.,1,11e late Thoma s H oo d," pro f use l y illustrated as it is v",;(1 wood cuts horn the chefs. d'auvre of that lament— philanthropiq, philosopher, and wit, is of actual pel ly . g ; nent value, and i s a l one wort h more than the p ric charged fur this whole Magazine. RAILWAY BANK IN LIVETIPooL.—It was state pretty confidently, on 'Chan ge an d e l sew h ere, on Saturday , t is the immediate i n t en ti on of thesharebrokers and other inincn`jair men of the town to f orm a new bank here, to be called the 114i1W- ,s Bunk of Liverpool. The name sufficiently indicates the in ter upon which, if started, it w ill mainly rely for business and Cur —Liverpool Albion. vi e th, ser Ti rei ( The ha • beer " IN iq n a k Iktt lir n ," el hat d -Ur .t.erivere, " Prr 7.! dioid TELE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA EVENING) LITIL_Y 22, 1845. op Cc prl Lo. Ti by th