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aurth'rbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. fiVIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The Earl of CARLISLE presented several petitions in favour of the Marriage Bill. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the third reading of this Bill. The motion was agreed to. IRISFI FRANCHISE BILL. The Marc - pie of LANSDOWNE moved for a confe rence with the Commons on the Irish Franchise Bill. The motion was agreed to, and the Marquis of Salis bury, the Bishop of Oxf,:rd, Lard Beaumont, and other Peers were appointed to manage the conference. On their return, the Marquis of SALISBURY re• ported that the Guntanns Inv: disagreed to certain t f the Lords' amendment:;, and had assigned their reasons, which he delivered, and which were ordered to be printed. CANTERBURY SETTLEMENT LANDS BILL. On the tn.)tion of Eirl GREY, this Bill w 23 read a third time atid pussed. • SLAVE BILLS. The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions praying the House to adopt measures to comrel the Go virnmvnts of Brazil and Spain to do away with the slave trade in compliance wNa the treaties which they had entered into with this country. He trusted the prayer of these petition. would be attended to. Lord BROUGHAM supported the prayer of these petitions. NAVY PAY BILL. On the motion of Earl GREY this Bill was read a second time. AFFAIRS OF THE RIVER PLATE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table the convention entered into with the Argentine Confedera tion. SALARIES IN THE POST-OFFICE. The Earl of ST. GERMANS wished to draw the attention of the Government to the smallness of the salaries paid to the Post-office clerks in the Money-office. Some of the clerks received only a sa lary of 70/. a year, and many of these clerks had passed through the Insolvent Court, and the judges had ex pressed their surprise at the smallness of their salaries, and ha asked if the Noble Marquis intended to pro pose to the Treasury to increase the salaries of these clerks ? He also asked how it came to pass that several clerks in the office had been recently passed over, and a clerk from Edinburgh promoted over their heads ? It had been stated that this was in consequence of a memorial which these clerks had presented to the Postmaster-G,neral. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. BARON ROTHSCHILD. Sir B. HALL wished to know whether it was the in tention of the Attorney-General to lay his resolutions on the table of the House relative to Baron Rothschild this morning or at five o'clock. It bad been generally under stood thst the resolutions would • ere this have been printed and distributed among Members, but such had not been the case. Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was the intention of his Hun. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General to lay the resolutions he proposed fur the adoption of the House on the table this afternoon at five o'clock, and he would then► propose that they should be printed with the votes, and taken into consideration at twelve o'clock on Monday. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Mr. F. SCOTT wished to know from the Under-Se cretary of State for the Colonial D,partment, whether the Colonial-office had received a memorial upon the subject of the Australian Colonies Constitution Bill, ex pressing opinions favourable to a double chamber, and also the land question? Mr. HAWES said that no such memorial is had been alluded to by the Ilon. Member had been received at the Colonial-offic-. When it was, it woull be laid on the table of the House. SITTING ON SATURDAY. Lord J. RUSSELL said teat it might be convenient to Hon. Members to knew that it had been thought nucessary that the House should sit on Saturday, not for the purpose of proceeding with aay measures that were calculated to create discussion, but merely to for ward measures which pressed. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES GOVERNMENT BILL. On the motion for the consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Australian Colonies Government Bill, Mr. F. SCOTT wished to know whether it was the infection of the Government to agree with allj the amendments made by the Lords to this Bill, because if they did, he believed they would agree to a measure which was never intended to become law, and one that would be very different from that which had passed the House of Commous. The Bill as amended was not the Bill that had he ea introduced into Parliament, and it was not a measure that had received the concurrence of the Australian colonies. Ile wi-bed to know whether it was the intention of the Govertim«nt to persevere in the passing of this Bill during the present session. Here they were, nt almost the last week of the session, and yet the measure that had been adverted to in her Majesty's Speech at the com mencement of the session had not yet become law. They had decided upon giving the Australian colonies that which they did not ask for, and to refuse them that which they did require. it svv.s not fair to the cole fiats to bring in this Bill at the fag end of the session, and ask the Houle to pass it, when it might have been taken into consideration at a much earlier period. The Federative Assembly was to have bo power over the land, though it was well known that the wishes of the colonists were in fevonr of such power being given to it. In consequence of the Government arrangements with respect to the sale of land, cur surplus population, in stead of going to the Australian colonies, were induces' to 6-migrate te North America and to the United States, where they found the terms more advantageous. The land was so badly reeulated in Australasia, that emi grants were driven from the neighbourhood of towns and settlements to far &want portions of the country, where they were beyond the control of the Government, and were bound by no moral, civil, or religious obliga tions. Tnis accounted for the existence of states of society in which the male population greatly predominated, and which was characterised by the most immoral and depraved habits. Another objection which he entertained to the Bill was that it gave power to the Governor to alter the various salaries contained in the schedule, and as he might of his own accord diminish them in amount, the consequence would be that if the judge of any colony should do any act which was adverse to his wiehes, he might be mulcted of a considerable portion of his income. Nuw, this would enable the Governor to compel a judge to give a decision eriverse to his honest opinions and convictions, if it :should be r quire 1 for any particular purpose or end. The Honourable Geetlemen stated, in conclusion, that he eeuld Hot give• his assent to a Bill which gave to Australia a form of government that was not in accordance with the wishes of the co lonists, aed was nut calculated to cement that bond of friendship and attachment to the mother country which ought to exist. Sir DE LACY EVANS said it was preposterous to suppose that, ef-er this country had gone to great ex pense in maintaining her colonies, she should surrender all claim to the different territories, and give, them np to the present inhabitants. Although ho approved of the Bill as a whole, be entertained objections to particular puts of it—such, for instance, as the appointment of a large Church establishment in the colony. He thought the colony would get on extremely well, in a religious ns well as in a moral sense, without a > piritu:l establishment; but hardly a new set tlement with a few hundred inhabitants sprung up, be fore a bishop was appointed and sent out. Much of the allowance provided for the Ecclesiastical establishments of the colony might, therefore, he thought, be dispensed with ; ut any rate. he hoped it would not be augmented in proportion as the population increased. But taking the measure altogether it was a very fair end liberal one, and would have a very beneficial effect upon the colony, end he was gratified to find that a direct intimation was given t the colonists in the Bill to suggest any alteration or modifications of it which they might think necessary. On the whole he thought the Govern ment had acted right in not prematurely disposine of this question, but leaving it to be eventually settled by the colonists themselves. Mr. VERNON SeIITH was not at a loss to form an opinion as to whether or not the Govern ment intended to persevere with this Bill this session. In the present state of the House they could carry almost anything, and he could, therefore, not hesitate in deciding that they intended to carry this measure, but still before they proceeded further Go vernment ought to disclose what amendments of the Lords they intended to reject and what agree to. The naa.j 0- rity of the amendments improved the Bill. He agreed with the amendment which struck out the clauses which were proposed to establish a federal assembly in the colonies ; and he should be glad to know if Government would venture to go the tenth of re-introducing them. The next amendment established a franchise for the squatting interest, a prevision which he vainly struggled for when the Bill was under discussion and in its progress through this House. The next series of alterifteens which had been made by the Lords were far more extensive and far more objectionable. They would restrict thetunctions of the co'onial legislature, end continue• in the hands of the Colonial-office powers which ought to be abandoned without delay. The amendments would preclude the legislature of the colony from altering the franchise, but he did hope the House and toe . Government would not assent to this alteration, while the clause which had been introduced by the Lords in the room of the clause giving this local legislature the power he had referred to was calculated ito lead to doubt 'and mystification es to its true and real meaning, audit ought to be struck cut. The next alteration was of still greater importance, it struck out the words which gave the local council power to vary its forms and constitu tion, which he thought ought to be restored to the Bill ; and he therefore hoped, for the sake of keeping faith with the colonists themselves, the would Government insist upon carrying that point. As T). ,Ais was the last opportunity he should have of speaki ng tie subject of this Bill, he must again repeat hi s t that the measure had not been made more -'••• iibet 1 and extensive. •t JOHN RUSSELL should have stated ,in moving • $4,• option of the first amendment, tie coar,o LA t.jk • r. which Government intended to pursue with respect to the whole, but after what had occurred to-day, he could not further delay making a declaration on the subject. He agreed with the Reght Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down that the greatest alteration which the Lords had introduced was the omission of the clauses which related to the establishment of a federal government. Under all the circumstances, however, of the case, he thought his Noble Friend at the head of the Colonial office had acted right in consenting to the omission of the clauses. Many objections were urged against them, and above all it was said if the colonists desired a federal assembly, it could be hereafter allowed by' the Legislature of the parent country On the whole, therefore, Government was not indisposed to adopt that amendment. The next alteration was the introduction of words extending the franchise to squat ters. He would not say that this was an impolitic altera tion; perhaps it was only fair that the large body of colonists who came under that denominatio❑ should be represented in the local legislature—(Hear, hear) —and Government did not therefore object to this amendment. The next alteration deprived the legislative council of power to make any change in its forms and constitution. No doubt the giving that power was one of the important objects of the Bill, but not the object, and as much good would result from the Bill, even us it now stood, particularly as it would lead to the settlement of the important question as to w nether it was advisable to give the colonies a single or a double chamber, Government was generally disposed to adopt most of the amendments proposed by the Lords. With respect to the 32l clause of rte Bill, it stood in feet and in substance as it was originally sent from that House to the House of Lords. They had reduced by one-half the amount of franchise, but they had left to the colonies the power of altering the qualification of the electors and the elected. They had also left to them the power of altering the constituent body, and also the power of introducing a division of the legislative body into two chambers, and the mode in which these two chambers should act. But there had been a change made, under which be did not think it would be in the power of the legislative council to pass an Act by which the whole body of the single chamber could be elected, and no one member of which could be nominated by the Crown. Ile did not think it would be in the power of the council to alter the proportions of its members, however they might after the qualification of the electors, and al though they might divide the present legislative council into two chambers, they would not have the power of saying there should be a single elective chamber, and that the nominees of the Crown should be altogether excluded from that second chamber. On that subject he should certainly have been disposed to say that if such an alteration had been proposed by the legislative council of New South Wales, although. it was a matter for their discussion and deliberation, he should have felt very great objection to such an altera tion. He therefore felt the less objection to the altera tion which bad been proposed. He certainly thought there were advantages in leaving the whole subject to the legislative council, but if there was anything on which the House ought to place a restriction, he thought it was the power of altering the legislative council into one legislative body. He therefore concurred in the general policy of the amendments made by the House of Lords, and he considered that this Bill upon the whole would be a very great benefit to the Australian colonies. Mr. GLADSTONE said the Bill before the House, in his mind, was not a satisfactory Bill in its principle. No doubt it had some advantages to recommend it; but in his opinion a matter of the most crying necessity, that of the separation of the colony of Port Philip from New South Wales, should be accomplished. He thought the House would have acted more wisely in seeking to pass a perfect measure on this subject in the next ses sion, when they would be in possession of more infor mation from the colonies, than in gassing an imperfect one at the end of the present session. The point in which the Bill was not satisfactory lay in the third amendment °tithe House of Lords, which took away the power of the legislative council in the colonies of altering the composition of the council.—(Hear, hear.) The power of altering the consitution of the council, and of affecting the balance of power as it was fixed by the Bill between the Crown and the popular body, was altogether taken away. The Government had forgotten throughout ail those discussions that unhappily of all the changes which a single chamber was likely to make, that of separating itself iota two chambers was the least likely, because it cut directly at the pride and vanity of the parties most directly interested in making it.—(Hear, hear.) Where they bad a popular body guiding the fortunes and the legislation of the colony, it was most unlikely, unless under peculiar circumstances, that that popular body would consent to set up another popular body by its side. Again, they might alter the aggregate number of members of the council, but not the proportions. The proportions were sacred, and must not be departed from. He wished to see New South Wales establish for itself stable institu tions, but to be stable those institutions must spring out of the soil of the colony, and the attempt by the officials in Downing-street to check the democratic principles of the peculation of New South Wales, would not only not check, but would give a more wildly democratic cha racter to the feelings of the people of that colony, and tend to weaken the ties between it and the mother country.—(Hear.) He considered those amendments of the House of Lords amounted, as nearly as possible, to a breach of faith by the Government with the co lonists of New South Wales. The colonists would say we had sent them a Bill which was most essentially changed, and we had pleaded their consent to that Bill for passing it in the House of Commons, and then had permitted it to be altered in the House of Lords. In tact, he (Mr. Gladstone) must register his pro test. against this 811, because, while protess ing to give free institutions to the colonists, it maintained the control of the Crown over the legisla ture of the colony, and, introducing uncertainty and un easiness into its legislation, it had taken away that great gift of liberty which was the apology and the argu ment that certainly carried the Bill in the House of Commons. Mr. ROEBUCK thought it his duty to enter his sincere and earnrst protest against this Bill. The House learned now that it was acting on imperfect information. Surely if perfect information were requisite it might be obtained, but the truth was, that the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Department was so determined in his own course that he would never listen either to the sugges tions from the colonies or to the suggestions 'rem the House cf Commons.—(Hear.) The House diu not come to legislate on the colonies without ex perience ; they had experience enough to guide them in that matter, and especially with respect to the formation of a federative assembly. The Noble Lord at the head of the colonies was determined to have one council, and one council only; but was told over and over again that if he adopted that plan it was im possible to make a fair and operative assembly. The Noble Lord was told there was experience about that matter to which no sane man could shut his eyes ; and that there was a wan at once simple and effective. That plan was simply to have two chambers, one of them representing the pc pulation cf the colonies, and the other chamber repre senting the colonies thems e l ves . Th a t was t h e pl an o f the United States cf America, hit upon by the rraiter-mind of the American revolution. He charged every one of the Government who had had anything to do with the Bill with an obstinacy which could spring from nothing but personal vanity. There a as also another point. In a Bill which was to be a permanent measure, bow was it that they had introduced provisions which would be a source of constant quarrel. He referred the Howe to the constitution which had been lately framed by the settlers at California, and he thought that whsn it was compared with this miserable specimen of their legislative wisdom it ought to shame :every Mem bar of the British Parliament. There was nothing in it which was satisfactory or certain, but it was full of the seeds of eternal discord. The only hope he had was that when it got th e r e it w o u ld create such universal dissatisfaction that they would be obliged to reconsider the measure. He had denied cfien that this Bill would please the colonies, and he re iterat«d the denial. He thought that when they heard an ex-Secretary for the Colonies de claring that there was no chance of governing the colonies without two Chambers, he thought it ought to induce them to pause b( fore they sent out this Bill. It was, however, now too late, and all he could do was to protest, and, as far as he w as concerned, he had done his duty. Air. CHISHOLM ANSTEY complained that :the only clause of any value had been struck out in another place ; and the Noble Lord had come down and declared himself perfectly satisfied. He complained also of the clause introduced there, which allowed con victs on tickets of leave an equal share in the franchise. The Bill, he considered, was a contemptible Bill; and he should have preferred going without it altogether than taking it as it was. Mr. MACGREGOR said the question was whether this Bill gave or t oo k awa y an y privileges from the colonists. He believed that it gave many of them privileges which they never had before possessed. Taking into co ns id erat i on t h e mora l an d socia l condi tion of the colonies, he thought the Bill was a good Bill, and that it had been rendered rather more practical than otherwise by the amendments of the Lords. He considered that the measure would be very acceptable to the colonists, and he would give it his cordial support, being anxious that they should be kept r o longer in suspense as to what were the intentions of the IA gislature. The Lords' amendments were then agreed to ASSESSED TAXES COMPOSITION BILL. This Bill was read a second time. The House then adjourned until five o'clock, Tho House resumed at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a body cf farmers in the county of Perth in favour of protectio❑. Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented a petition from Lei cester praying the House to restore the delivery o f I.tters atithe Post•office on Sundays. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire against Church rate>. I'S ABANDONMENT BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM, after presenting a petition from a gentleman in Birmingham complaining of the conduct ot the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Com pany, asked the President of the Board of Trade what were the intentions of Government with reference to the Railways Abandonment Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Bill was at present under the consideration of his Learned Friend the At torney •General, who would shortly state what the inten tions of Government were with reference to it. Mr. MULLINGS presented a petition from a place in Gloucestershire, praying the House to rescind the reso lution preventing the &livery ot letters ut the Post-office on Sunday. Mr. SOTHERON presented a petition from a place in Wilts praying for certain modifications in the Savings Lank Bill orfors the House. POLITICAL REFUGEES IN THIS COUNTRY. Lord DUDLEY STUART gave notice • that he should tc-morrow put a question to the Secre tary of State for the Home Department re specting certain political refugees, who it was stated, having taken refuge in this country, had been delivered up to one of the Governments of Germany, and sent away from here in consequence of being blame:: as accomplices in a murder committed on the continent. POLICE FORCE IN LIMERICK. Mr. SCULLY moved for a return of the number and expense of the police force in the baronies of Costlea, Small County, Owney-beg, and Clanwilliam, in the county of Limerick.—Agreed to. IRISH FRANCHISE BILL. A conference took place with the House of Lords on the subject of this Bill, at the conclusion of which Mr. FREWEN, who conducted it on the part of the House of Commons, appeared at the bar, and announced that he had stated to their Lordships the reasons of thi. House for disagreeing with their Lordships amendments to the Bill. ACTIONS AT LAW BY THE OFFICE OF WOODS AND FORESTS. Mr. H. TREVOR alluded to certain unsuccessful ac• tions which had been instituted by the office of Woods and Forests with reference, as wo understood, to harbours of refuge, and wished to ask the Cbicf Commissioners cf Woods and Forests whether it was his intention to proceed with certain other actions which had been commenced under similar cir cumstances? Lord SEYMOUR denied the accuracy of the state ment of the lion. Gentleman. Vo ith respect to the ac tions which had been alluded to, the only answer he could give was that he should take legal advice, and proceed according to such advice. VICTORIA STREET. In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was deirable that this street should be finish( d as speedily as possible, and the subject was under his consideration, but whether the Go vernment would advance any money for the purpose would depend upon arrangements that did not rest with himself. SALARIES COMMITTEE. Mr. DISRAELI wished to ask the Chairman of "this Committee why its report had not been printed yet ? Mr. W. BATTEN said the report had been laid on the table, but still he could not answer the question. THE NATIONAL BALANCE SHEET. Mr. CARDWELL wished to know if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had any objection to lay his balance sheet on the table. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had none what-ver. THE NATIONAL LAND SCHEME. Mr. F. O'CONNOR wished to ask the Secretary of the Treasury an important question. A man named Somer ville, who called himself " A Whistler at the Plough," and who had been discharged from the army for mis conduct, had recently published a circular, addressed to the Manchester school, with reference to the land scheme, in which he stated the enormous expense he had been put to for the purpose of putting it down. The only remuneration however he had received for all his trouble was a sum of money which he received from the Hon. Secretary to the Treasury for preparing a history of the Land Scheme and the bank, for the pri vate use of the chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the nature and origin of the company. Now he wished to ask the Right lion. Gentleman whether the money came from his own pocket or from the secret service fund. Sir G. HAY TER said although the Hon. and Learned Gentleman bad given him no notice of the question, he had a sufficient recollection of the circumstances to enable him to answer. The Hon. and Learned Gentle man had attempted to throw discredit upon the person to whom he refers, and whom he believed to be quite as respectable as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman himself. —(Cheers.) The man was never discharged from the army, and although this had nothing to do with the question, he maintained that Mr. Somerville purchased his discharge from the army. It was true that he sup plied him with some information on the subject of the Land Scheme, the collection of which cccupied more time than he could afford to devote to the matter with out remuneration, and he certainly did remunerate him for his trouble, not, however, as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had insinuated out of the Secret Ser vice Fund, but out of his own purse.—(Cheers.) Mr. liliME bore his testimony to Mr. Somerville's good character, and that his conduct since he left the army had been highly to his credit.—(Hear, hear.) BRITISH MERCHANTS AND THE GOVERN- MENT OF TUSCANY. Mr. HUME asked Viscount Palmerston to state the amount and nature of the disputed claims made upon the Government of Tuscany for injuries sustained by British merchants at Leghorn. Lord PALMERSTON said the claims made on the Government of Tuscany arose out of these circumstances. When there was a revolt at Leghorn the town was taken by storm by an Austrian corps acting as an auxilliary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. After the town had been taken resistance was oflered, and some of those Austrian troops entered the houses of certain persons. Among others there was the house of a Mr. 11311, which was forcibly entered by an officer and a party of Austrian troops, who remained in the house for several hours, and when wines were brought into the house for the soldiers, The house was broken into and plundered of everything from cellar to garret, and the furniture was carried away in shoulder loads. That was done at the houses of Mr. , Hall, and the houses of a widow lady, and others, each of those houses being visibly marked as being residences of British subjects. It was for those losses, acting under proper legal advice, that compensation had been dtmancicd. The amount of compensation originally clamed had been very much reduced by a communication which had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the claimants, and the total amount now claimed was about 1,5301. Mr. DISRAELI suggested that inasmuch as tho rc port on public salaries could not be laid on the table of the House without the :evidence, which had nor yet been jprinted, that the report be printed forthwith, and laid on the table, with the understanding that the evidence should be forthcoming. The SPEAKER was understood to say that that course could not be adopted, except by an order of the House. LAND TAX. Mr. WODEHOUSE put a question to the Chancellor of the Exct equer whether it is the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce any measure for the purpose of remedying the inequalities of the present land tax, as regards that portion of the tax which remains unredeqmed, and which were particularly adverted to by the Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, Mr. John Wood, in his evidence before a Committee of the House of Lords in 1846); or for amending the present state of the law with regard to ap peals from the Commissioners, by giving a right of appeal to one of the superior courts. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that when the land-tax was first imposed, it was laid equally on all the property of the kingdom, but by lapse of time it had necessarily operated very un equally. It was not, at present, the intention of the Go vernment to bring in any measure to remedy the inequality PARMA MEN TARY VOTES (IRELAND) BILL. Sir W. SOMERVILLE appeared at the Bar of the House to request a conference on the part of the Lords, on the subject of this Bill, in the Royal Gallery. (LEFT SITTING.) THE DURHAM CASE. It is believed that the following Prelates have de clared their approval of the decision of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council in the late Gorham case:— The Archbishops of Canterbury, York, and Dublin. The Bishops of Durham, Peterborough, Ely, Hereford, Lichti 11, Chester, St. Aseph, St. David's, Worcester, Norwich, end Manchester, as not affecting the doctrine of the Church. The Bishops cf Salisbury, Gloucester, and Ripon, have returned ambiguous replies to the Tractarian addresses. The Bishop of Bangor dissents from the judgment. The Bishop of Rochester claims for it " legal re spct." _ - The Bishops of Exeter, Bath and IVe:ls, London, and Oxford, are hostile. The Bishops of Lincoln, Carlisle, Winchester, Chi chester, Llancaff, and Sodor and Man, are not yet known to have expressed themselves on the subjcct. The two Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have each declined entering into the controversy; but about one-fourth of the members of convocation of the first mentioned have separately addressed the Archbishop of Can terburytagainst the decision. This address is signed by two only out of the twenty-four heads of colleges and halls, and six professors only—all of the Tractarian party—vim, Professors Pusey, Hussey, Reay, Earle, Kenyon, and Cooke; and inaludes the names of Judge Coleridge and the well-known Archdeacons Thorp, Wil berforce, and two Scotch bishops, who, notwithstanding their secession from the English Church, retain their names on the university register as members. The uni versity of Cambridge has not moved. From a summary of the results of the agitation which has reached us, it would appear that the total number of clerical dissentients from the judgments through- out England does not exceed 2,000 out of 15,000 ; and the number of laity who have come forward is insignificant. After the failure of the last effort at St. Martin's Hall, which was remarkable for the absence of Mr. Gladstone, M.P., and others whose presence or absence on such occasions is regarded as in dicative of the probability of success or the reverse, we may dismiss the agitation as something beyond a Denison power to resuscitate.—Church and State Gazette. CONFESSION OF BENNISON. The man Bennison, who was found guilty at the High Court of Justiciary, on Friday last, of the double crimes of bigamy and mur ter, and sentenced to be executed here on the 16th of August, has made a confession of his guilt. At the conclusion of the trial on Friday, he solemnly " declared before God, and before all present, that of the murder of his I wife he was innocent ;" and that if the witnesses had spoken the truth, " he would not have been a guilty man before their Lordships that day." Notwithstanding of these solemn asseverations, he, in a conversation with his pastor, the Rev. Mr. Hay, of the Methodist:Church, Leith—who has been most unremitting in his attention to the culprit sines his condemnation —confess e d on Monday that he had poisoned his wife on the Friday evening that she was alleged to have become ill. The confession is not, in the meantime, in such a complete state as would j uit if .y ., it s publication ; but we believe that a copy of /m it has been transmitted e boepSairrtmGe.n. Bim Grey, t e the is S o e n e , retary of State fur theever declared, has exhibited th e but 's although he has unbosomtd deepestsire contritionsentence his mind of the principal portion of the guilt charged against him in the trial, he is a person of such a peculiar disf o,ition, and so extremely suspicious of all who come in contact with him, that it is most diffi cult to get an explanation from him of certain pointr, necessary to throw ligbt on the case. Mr. Hay could not venture to avail himself of writing materials during the time that Bennison was relating the particulars of the poisoning. Ho was, there fore, obliged simply to listen to the harrow ing narrative of the culprit's guilt; and to trust to his memory for the writing out of the details of the con fession when he went home. Mr. Hay read a copy of what he had written to Bennison yesterday, when he adhered to it all—making only some very slight altera tions upon it. A copy of the confession so amended was subsequently lodged with the Sheriff; and it was afterwards, as we hare already mentioned, forwarded to Sir George Grey. Bennison states that, on the Friday evening in ques tion, he made the porridge, and put a quantity of arsenic i❑ them. His child having previously gone to bed, and Bennison having, thti score of illness ex cused himself from rating anything that night, his wife was the only one that partook of the porridge, and to that her death is to be ascribed. He states that the girl Robertson had not the moat remote idea that he had any interest in her except that of a religious kind, and that he never spoke to her unless in respect to her spiritual welfare. Hs has made no confession with regard to the first wife's suric7en death at Airdrie; but as it is strongly sus pected that he also ndminis:ered poison to get quit of her, it is not improbable that we may have a further confession from him to that effect.—Scotsman. MIDLAND RAILWAY. Yesterday a special meeting of the proprietors of this company resident in Liverpool was held at the Clarendon Rooms in that town, in reference to the proposition (for the conversion of the 501. shares) agreed to at the general meeting at Derby. About thirty gentlemen were present. Mr. J. H. BRANCKER was called to the chair. He stated that the object of the meeting was to organize an opposition to the measure which the directors had carried at the late meeting, and which was so adverse to the wishes and interests of a large minority. The di rectors, to carry out the plan, would have to bring a Bill into Parliament, but he felt satisfied that if duly met so inequitable a measure would never pass the Legislature; but, if necessary, those who dissented must be pre pared to carry their opposition even to the House of Lords.—(Applause.) It appeared, ho said, that the directors had adopted the objectionable change pro posed, in consequence of a bill in Chancery having been filed; and in order to escape from the persOnal re sponsibility which would otherwise attach. The Chair man stated that he intended most strenuously to carry out the opposition ; the solicitations which he received from parties in London would warrant him in doing so, even were he not so well supported in Liver pool. He contended that no class of shareholders could illegally acquire any inequitable lien on another class of shareholders; and if the directors had done illegal acts on them the responsibility should rest, not on the proprietary. If the directors were to be acted upon only by their fears, and if one section of the company could force them into a concession of advan tages injurious to the others, then the other shareholders must also go into Chancery, and see what they could do. He for one would recommend that they should com mence as soon as possible to take proceedings against the directors to restrain them from carrying out the inequitable proceedings which they intended. The chairman proceeded to analyse the speeches of Mr. Ellis, and of Mr. Carbutt, at the late meeting, and concluded by moving, " That in the opinion of this meeting it is essential for the in terests of the proprietors of the Midland Railway, and for the maintenance of good faith amongst all classes of stock and shareholders, that the personal and sectional pretension of the 501. shareholders should be opposed by ull legal and Parliamentary measures." Mr. PENNY seconded the motion, in which ho stated that he cordially concurred; and after some words also of approval and condemnation of the directors, from Mr. Driffield and from Mr. Wills, the resolution was put to the meeting, and unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN moved the next resolution—" That to organize and further such opposition, a subscription should be entered into, no one to be responsible for a further sum than that he should subscribe ; and request ing all shareholders to join in resistance to pay meat of any further preferential or guaranteed dividends" Mr. A. H. WYLIE seconded the 'motion, which was also carried nem. dis. A resolution was then carried that a petition contain ing the foregoing recitals should be presented at the re opening of Parliament, and the meeting terminated. HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Return.) This return, in connexion with the two previous, in dicates a continuous increase in the mortality of the metropolitan districts. The deaths which in the two preceding weeks were successively 781, 863, rose list week to 898. In the corresponding weeks of nine years (1840-8) the lowest number occurred in 1843, and was 749; the highest in 1848, when it was 1,201; but last year in the same week the deaths rose to 1,931, when pestilence rapidly multiplied its victims. The average of the corresponding weeks of ten years (1840-9) is 1,022, which, with a correction fir increase of popula riot, becomes 1,115. The 898 deaths of last week, therefore, show a decrease on the latter number, amount ing to 217; but it will be observed that the average is in part founded on the aggravated mortality of last year. The deaths from phthsis or consumption are still less numerous than usual, having last week been 121; in corresponding weeks they fluctuated between 120 and 156. In the class which comprises other diseases of the respiratory organs, the deaths, amounting to 74, also fail below the average. The zyrnotic or epidemic class numbers 272 deaths; and though this mortality is not yet excessive as compared with that of the same week in some previous years, it shows a tendency tp increase as the autumnal season approaches. Small-pox, measles, scarlatina, hooping-cough, and typhus, show less than the usual fatality or differ little from the average; but diarrhoea exhibits a rapid increase on the previous weeks, and has now risen above the average. The numbers from diarrhoea in the last four weeks have been succes sively 40, 37, 51, and 104. Of the 104 persons who died of it last week, 84 were infant; under 1 year, 14 were 1 year old and under 60, and 6 were 60 years of age and upwards. Last week 13 deaths were ascribed to cholera, showing an increase, when compared with those of the previous returns; but an investigation of the cases as detailed in the registers proves that in a certain propor tion of them it was the common English form of the complaint. In the Rectory sub-district, Marylebone, on the 24th July. at 11, Orchard-place, the son of a la bourer,years, " cholera (24 hours)". " This (says M agedr.J 3 osephs) is a sma ll h ouse i n t h e rear ti a densely crowded place, well known in Marylehone, which, though in a much better condition than formerly, is still imperfectly cleansed and ventilated." Also in the Rectory sub-district, at 2, Paradise-row, on 23 t July, the son of a smith, 3 yrs, "cholera (3 days)." "The child had diarrhoea for a week previous. Its pa rents lived in a small front parlour, with five other children. The locality is crowded." In St. John's, Marylebone, at 14, Henry-street, on the 25th July, the son of a shoemaker, aged 1 year, " English cholera (5 days)." In the same sub-district, at 16, Towashend cottages, on the 24th July, the son of a labourer, aged three months, "cholera." In Islington East, at 48, King•street- terrace, on the 20th July, st working wo man, spinster, aged 38 years, "cholera (12 hours), bad diarrhoea 2 days." In West Hackney, at 13, Tottenham square, on 23d July, the son of a contractor, aged 3 months, " English cholera (3 days)." In the same neighbourhood, at 11, Tottenham-road. on 25th July. the daughter of a draper, aged 1 year, " English cholera (5 days), convulsions (12 hours)" In North St. Giles's in-the Field, at 12, Great White Lion -street, on 23d July, the daughter of a printer, aged 7 months, "Eng lish cholera (7 days)." In Pentonville, at 9, Penton grove, on 23d July, the son of a police-constable, aged 6 months, "infantile cholera." In Whitechape!-church sub-district, at 17, Colchester -street, on 24th July, the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 4 nasaths, "Asiatic cholera (2 days)." Mr. Hems, the registrar, states that the child was suckled by th e mother for a fortnight, was afterwards brought up by hand, and never thrived. It was attacked with vii lent vomiting and purging on Sunday, recovered, and grew worse on Monday, when the medical attendant first saw the case, and pronounced it hope:ess. The house is well aired." In Lambeth, at 39, Wotton-street, on 24th July, the wil e o f a printer, aged 25 years, "cholera (2 days), peritonitis (3 weeks)." Mr. Mears states that " the house is clean and tolerably airy. It has a cesspool." Also in Lambeth, at 8, Vine terrace, Waterloo-road, on 21st July, the wife of a stone mason, aged 24 years, " cholera (10 hours)." " This person (says Mr, Daws) had been in delicate health for some months, and had only come the day before from Somersetshire." The medical attendant adds on his cer tificate that there " was no purging, all the other symp toms were urgent, the secretion of urine sal , pended, the catheter was passed, but no urine in the bladder." The house is in an airy situation and well drained. I n Lambeth, at 7, High-street, en the 19th July, a carpen ter, aged 36, " Asiatic cholera (44 hours)." Mr. Har wood states that " the deceased retired to rest about eleven o'clock in his usual state of health, but in about two hours awoke with violent cramp, which was fol lowed by sickness and diarrhoea: these continued till death." In comparison with the, above thirteen deaths from cholera, registered last week, it is proper to men tion that in the corresponding week of 1846 there w ere in that of 1849. th e deaths from cbelerts rose to 783. 26 from the same di sea se ; also 26 in that of 1848 ; and SINGULAR FULFILMENT OF A DREAM.—On Friday evening last a young man, named Joseph Piston, aged '2'.), was bathing in the rivir Collin, near to Ashley-mill, when Ile was unhappily drowned. It appears that the deceased had been working in a hay-field throughout the day, and, being hot, determined to bathe, although . particularly cautioned not to do so by his relations at the mill, with whom he lived. Their reason for so cautioning him was that on the three previous nights he had dreamed that he was drowning i n the river. Each morning he had related his dream to the family, and in joke told them who should have his clothing, &c., if it happened, and mention ed a young woman who was i to have his watch. On the night n question he had been swimming down the river. He left the water, and told the parties who were with him that he would have a dive in a deep part of the river. So saving he ran on the ba nk , sprang in headf oremost , an d neve r was seen afterwards. An alarm was given, and M r . Davenport, who is upwards of sixty years o f age, but an excellen t swimmer, jumped into the river, div e d severa l t i mes , an d tried all he could to find him but,svithout success. It was an hour anti a half before Pix- ton !body could be found.—Mancheste r G uardian. Sir Harry Verney transac t e d business yesterday with the Commis,ioners of Railways, at their office in the Board of Trade. BOSTON, J ULY 16.—The Myrtle , Ne w York to Rah ax, Unit e d States, went on shore on Smith Point, Nan tucket, 14th July;f cargo esp;;cted to be saved. EDUCATION IN THE An3IY. The following is a copy '• of any instructions which may have been issued by the Commander-in- Chief respecting Examinatinns to be required on the admission or promotion of Officers in the Army :" " CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM. " Ilorse•Guerd:, May 14, 1850. "Her Majesty has been pleased to command that the candidates for commissions, and for promotion in her army, should be qu'ilified by knowledge and attainments previously to their appointment to commissions of the first named, and to the promotion to superior rank of those thus appointed. " The qu.lifications required of candidates for com missions have been made known to their friends, and the time and place of examination will be stated in each case, so as that an examination may take place before any ore is appointed to a commission. " Before officers can be recommended for promotion to the rank of lieutenant in any regiment, the command ing officer must have them examined by a board of officers, consisting of himself, another field officer, if there should be one present with the regiment, and the senior captain of the rejment; and if there , should be no field officer present with the regiment, the two senior cap tains present. " This board must report to the Military Secretary, for the information of the Cominander-in- Chief, that the officers about to be recomm,nded for promotion to the rank of lieutenant aro instructed on the following point,:— " I. They mast have a perfect knowledge of the stan ding orders of the regiments in which they are serving. "2. They must have a knowledge and must give an account of the duties they have to perform us regimental orderly officers, and as officers commanding guards, or as ulanltern officers of guards under command of officers of superior rank. "3. They must have a knowledge of the words of command for the manual and platoon exercise. "4. They must be able to put the company through the manual and platoon exercise, and be capable of ex ercising both a squad and company in the drill and evo lutions as prescribed in the first two parts of the regula tions for the field exercise of the infantry. • " 5. They should know exactly the place of all the company officers in every situation of the battalion, whether in line, or in open, close, quarter, or half-dis tance column, and whether right or left in front. " 6. They must have a knowledge of the general re gulations and orders of the army, and of the Mutiny Act, and Articles of War. 7. They should be acquainted with the Queen's re gulations and warrants regulating the description and qualities of the neceisaries of soldiers, of the price of each article, and the regulations applicable to the same. "8. They should know the weight of the knapsack; the weight of the soldier's firelock; of his pouch, with or without the ammunition which it is calculated to carry; of his accoutrements, with or without the bayonet; the weight of the musket, with or without the bayonet; of the bayonet, with or without the scabbard. " 9. In addition to such portions of the above as may apply to the cavalry service, the cornets should be re quired to be well acquainted with all their stable and barrack duties, to have completed their course of instruc tion in the riding-school, and to be able to exercise a troop both on foot and mounted. " Lieutenants who shall have entered the service since July, 1849, will be required, before they can be recom mended for promotion to the rank of captain, to have— " 10. A competent knowledge of geography. " 11. Of history, ancient and modern. " 12. Of the first six books of Enclid. " 13. Of the properties of the circle. " 14. Of algebra, to quadratic equations inclusive. " 15. Of the use of logarithms. " 16. Of plane trigonometry, and "17. Mensuration. " 18. They must have studied permanent and field fortification, and " 19. Have so far a practical knowledge of the science as to be capable of projecting a front of fortification, according to the first system of Vauban. " 20. They must be perfectly acquainted with the pro. visions of the Mutiny Act and Articles of War. "21. And with the forms and proceedings of courts martial. "22. They should have studied some of the standard works on courts-martial. "23. They must understand perfectly the evolutions of a battalion of infantry or regiment of cavalry, as laid dow❑ in the regulations for those services respectively. " 24. They must be acquainted with the light infantry drill. " 25. They must perfectly understand the interior economy of a troop or company, the regulations for the messing and subsistence of the soldiers, and the esta blished system of keeping their accounts. " 26. They must have a knowledge of the Royal warrants which regulate the pay, provisioning, pen sions, rewards, periods of service, clothing andequip ment of the soldier. " 27. They must be acquainted with the general re gulations and orders of the army, more particularly with those for the Government and management of the troops embarked in transports or convict ships. 28. And it must be a. , certained that they are com petent to take charge of a company or detachment in every position in which it might be placed. " Lieu , enants who entered the service prior to July, 1849, will, after July, 1852, bo rtquired, before they can be recommended for promotion to the rank of captain, to have— " 10 (a). A competent knowledge of geography. " 11 (a). Of English history. " 12 (a). Of the first four books of Euclid. " 14 (a). Of algebra, to simple equations inclusive. "19 (a). And so far a practical knowledge of the science of fortification as to be capable of projecting a front or fortification according to the first s)steto of Vuubln. " 20 (a). They must be perfectly acquainted with the provision, of the Mutiny Act. and Articles of War. "21 (a). And with the forms and proceedings o court—rwmial. " 22 (a). They must have studied some of the standard works on courts-martial. •?3 (a). They mu3t understand perfectly the evolu tions of a battalion of infantry or regiment of cavalry, as laid down in the regulations of thoso services respec tively. " 2:4 (a). They must be acquainted with light infantry drill. "25 (a). They must perfectly understand the interior economy of a troop or company, the regulations for the messing and subsistence of soldiers, and the established system of keeping their accounts. "26 (a). They must have a knowledge of the Royal warrants which regulate the pay, provisioning, pensions, rewards, periods of service, clothing and equipment of the soldit r. "27 (a). They must be acquainted with the general regulations and orders of the army, more particularly with those for the government and management of troops embarked in transports or convict ships. " 28 (a). And it must ba ascertained that they are competent to take charge of a company or detachment in every position in which it might be pla,cf d. "It is to be distinctly understood that they are to complete the remainder of the course prescribed for the lieutenants who entered the service subsequently to July, 1849, before they can be declared eligible to become field officers. " These examinations of officers for the rank of cap tain must be made by boards of officers, to be appointed by the commanding officer, composed of the three senior officers of the regiment, as far as relates to matters of re gimental economy, detail, or discipline, and must be re ported to the Military Secretary in every case of a lieu tenant recommended by the commanding officer to be promoted to be captain of a troop or company. " Till the month of July, 1852, officers recommended for promotion to the rank of captain in their several re giments need not be examined on the points stated in Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, of this order, unless it should be known to the Commander-in-Chief that such officers had passed one year in the United Kingdom subsequently to the Ist of June, 1850, in which case he will require that such officers should pass an ex amination as required by this order for the lieutenants who entered the service antecedently to 1849. " Any officer of the rank of lieutenant in a regiment serving within the United Kingdom, who may have en tered his name as a purchaser of a troop or company, may, through his commanding officer, express his desire to be examined in respect to his required attainments, as specified in this order, upon which demand the Com mander-in-Chief will give such orders as may be proper and necessary. "Orders will hereafter be given to provide for the examination of officers serving abroad, in respect to their qualifications and attainments, preparatory to their being recommended for promotion to the rank of captain. " By command of Field-Marshal " THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, Commander-in-Chief. "G. BROWN, Adjutant-General." " Horse Guards, June 6, 1850. "Sir,—l have it in command to explain, with reter ence to the circular memorandum of the 14th ult., that although the educational part of the examination of offi cers, preparatory to obtaining the rank of captain, is proposed to be deferred for two years, the professional portion of it is to be carried into effect immediately; and that henceforth the qualifications of candidates for promotion to the ranks of lieutenant and captain respec tively, as far as relates to military evolutions and to the details of regimental discipline and economy, are to be duly ascertained by a board composed of the three senior officers present with the regiment, as therein prescribed, whose certificate must accompany all future recommen dations for promotion. " I have, Sce., " G. BROWN, Adjutant-General. " Officer Commanding." COTTON CULTIVATION IN THE WEST INDIES.— MAN4HIESTER.—On Tuesday a meeting of spinners and ma nufacturers was held in the Clarence Hotel, by adjournment, to take into consideration a plan (by the medium of a joint stock. company) for the cultivation of cotton in the West Indies. A sample of West Indian grown cotton was exhibited, which the chairman stated to be long. strong, and worth 18. per lb. Mr. Hacking read letters from Messrs. J. Bright, M.P., the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., W. Brown, I.P. J. Kershaw, M.P., G. Thompson, M.P., exp ress i ve of various opinions on the propriety of forming joint-stock companies to promote the growth of cotton. Mr. Cross was addressing the meeting in favour of the cultivation of cotton in the West Indies when our parcel left. Amongst the gentlemen present we observed Sir E. Armitage, Messrs. 11. Ashworth, W. R. Callender, E. Ashworth, F. Warren, Alderman Morris, Rev. Dr. Pennington (an American of colour), &c. WOODS AND FORESTS —The total amount paid out of the revenue of the Woods and Forests to the Commis sioners' law agent in Scotland during the four years ending March, 1850, is stated i n a recent return at 7,13 91. 16s. 11d., of which 4,1341. 19s. id. is for professional services, and 3,0041. 17s. 4d. outlay and actual expenses. The number of suits in respect of which emoluments hare arisen is 19. THE FALL OF A COTTON MILL AT STOCKPORT. MANCHESTER, JULY 31.—The following is a more minute account of this shocking and fatal calamity than appeared in our yesterday's publication. On Tuesday afternoon, between one and two o'clock, a large portion of a new mill at Stockport fell suddenly to the ground, and caused the death, we regret to say, of several of the hands employed about it. It is as yet impossible to say how many, but probably ten or eleven. The mill in question, which is called the 13rinksway is the property of Mr. Cephas Howard. It is a new fire proof mill, having been commenced in August last, and having been only occupied about a month by Mr. Joseph Heaword. It is a rather handsome erection, and the walls are apparently substantial enough. It is 47 yards long and 20 wide, and is four atories in height, the bottom one being the doubling room, the second for throstle spinning, the third for carding, and the fourth for blowing. The mill was of rather peculiar construction, being intended to be worked not only by a steam-regine, but also partly by an undershot water-wheel, which was in course of construction at the time of the accident. The walls of the mill rested upon the solid rock, end down the centre of the mill ran a row of iron ribbed pillars, 26 feet long, 14 inches diameter in the centre, tapering to 8 inches dierneter at etch end; upon the head► of these pillars the 11 poring beam from which sprung the fire-proof arches over the first flour, sprang. With one exception, these upright pillars were 10 feet apart from each other; but one pillar was intermitted (where the teeond from the west end of the mill should have stood), le order to allow room for the water wheel Leing placed directly under the mill. This wheel was to have been 20 fiat in diameter, and to have been supplied with water by an arched tunnel running under the first floor af the mill, to within 40 feet of the west gable. At 40 feet from that gable the first floor ceased, the space occupied by it being for that distance taken up by the water-wheel and gearing; or rather about two•thirds of the area of the mill was so taken up for that length, fur there was a lower floor across the other third, on the north side of the mill, where some gearing was to have been placed to connect the water-wheel with the steam-engine; and this portion of the floor ing was supported by a wall running longitudinally parallel to the outer wall, and did not at all depend tor support upon the beams in the centre of the mill. Wo have suited already that the beams down the centre of the mill, and supporting the floors, were, with one ex ception, placed at a distance of 10 feet from each other, and that in that single instance there was a distance of 20 feet. Now, in order to support the intermediate flooring, a large and heavy iron flange beam, with an arched top, 3 feet 4 inches deep in the centre, was car ried longitudinally down the mill, and was supported upon the heads of the two nearest pillars; and to the centre of this beam the flooring beams for the outer walls of the building were carried; the ends of the cross beams were supported upon strong boxes, and their ends were moreover strongly bolted to the longitudinal beam. Of course, the nature of the construction of this beam is of the utmost importance in determining the cause of the accident (which, it will be seen, occurred just at this point of the mill), but this we were not en abled to ascertain, for at the time that we visited it yes terday afternoon this beam was still covered with rub bish. We were also not able to ascertain whether the upright pillars supporting the longitudinal beam were of any greater strength than the remainder of the pillars, which were obviously not subjected to anything like the strain of the two in question. Our impression is that they were not. The above are such particulars as to the construction of the mill as we were able to collect during a necea•- sarily hasty visit yesterday afternoon. The accident took place yesterday afternoon, as we have alreedy stated, between one and two o'clock. At that hour the whole of the interior portion of the mill, from the point where the first floor ceased, except that portion of it which, as we have stated, was supported by the longi tudinal wall—that is, the whole of the building which depended upon the longitudinal beam and its supporting pillars— fell suddenly, and without any previous warning, to the ground, with a fearful crash, burying several per sons under the ruins. Altogether about ore-sixth part of the mill has fallen to the ground. Fortunately, the mill hands were almost all at dinner at the time, or the consequences to life must have been dreadful. As it was, there were only a few females, a boy, and a man, who had remained to eat their dinners at the mill, as far as we can learn, in the part of the building which fell. John Marsh, a machine maker, was one of these. He was in the third story, and he states that the first thing that alarmed him was seeing the brickwork fall from the fire-proof arches of the reran; that he immediately ran to the other end of the mill, and thus escaped, the building crashing down be hind him as he went. Of the women who were in the mill at the time none wholly escaped; but three were im mediately afterwards rescued from the ruins:—Elizabeth and Ann, daughters of Richard Salt. butcher, Portwood; who were on the first-floor of the mill whe❑ the accident happened, and were not seriously injured, and Ellen Ashton, who fell three stories; she was taken out of the ruins dreadfully injured, and though every attention was rendered to her at the Stockport Infirmary, she expired in about two hours. The boy to whom we have alluded, and vrho was in the lower room, was also carried down amongst the ruins, and when found he had a severe flesh wound on his thigh; but this, it is hoped, will not prove serious. Four other women have not been seen since the accident, and it is supposed that they must have been in the mill at the time, and that their bodies must still (at the time we write) be buried under the ruins. These are Margaret Harding (single woman), of New Bridge lane; Ann Swindells, a married woman. with four chil dren; Elisabeth Sykes, a girl fourteen or fiftesu years old; another girl, named Cash. But besides these there were workpeople—millwrights and their labourers—en gaged in putting up the new water-wheel at the time of the accident. Of these Ephraim Kidson, Wright Bar ker, and John Bushby (millwrights), and James Robin son, Joseph Orme, and Samuel Harrop (labourers), were known to have been engaged under the part of the mill which has fallen at the time of the accident; the four first about the wheel, and the two last near the west gable wall, throwing rubbish into the weir. As none of these men have been seen since the accident, they also, we fear, must be assumed to be buried under the rub bi►b. This would give eleven lives lost; as follows: Ellen Ashton, Margaret Harding, Ann Swindells, Eliza beth Sykes, Cash, Ephraim Kidson, Wright Barker, John Bushby, James Robinson, Joseph Orme, Samuel Llarrop. The damage done to the mill and machinery is, as must necessarily have been the case, very considerable. A large piece of the upper portion of the west gable wall is torn away, and this gable well, and also about forty feet (or four bays) of the southern side wall of the mill are much shattered by largo and numerous cracks in them in all directions. It is estimated that the damage thus resulting to the carcass of the mill will he about 1,0001., as nearly as can at present bo calculated. The damage to the machinery is, however, computed at no less than 7,0001. The machinery was all of the newest and best construction, and the following (almost all of them exceedingly valuable) machines are totally de stroyed:—Six carding et glues, three jack frames, a drawing frame, a pair of intermediate frames, ten thros tles, eight or nine doubling frames, and two pair of reels. But this does net at all adequately repre . sent the damage done, for a large number of very valuable machines have been most seriously damaged by the falling of the longitudinal shafting carried down by the falling mate rials. With regard to the cause of the accident, we are not at present in a position to speak very decidedly ; it seems pretty clear that it must have arisen from some weakness in the two westernmost pillars in the team above the intended water-wheol which they supported, for not only has the damage been confined to the part of the mill which depended upon these supports, but one of the millwrights who, though under the part in question, was fortunately sufficiently near the west gable to make his escape through one of the arches for the outpouring of the water after it had passed under the wheel, states that he first saw the arches immediately above him give way rear the first pillar from the west gable—that is one of the pillars supporting the longitudinal beam. We apprehend, therefore, that the question will ultimately resolve itself into one as to whether the accident has arisen from the weakness of the pillars or of the beam; but until these are disinterred from the mess of rubbish which at present covers them up, together with the bodies of the several unfortunate sufferers, no examina tion of them can be had, 'and no opinion can be formed upon the point. Since the above was written the removal of the ruins has commenced, and three bodies, those of the wheel wrights, had been got out yesterday morning. The in quest was fixed for last (Wednesday) evening, but as the whole of the bodies had not been recovered, it would necessarily be adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. John W. Edwards, surgeon, St. Martin's-lane. was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having used a certain instrument, with intent to procure abor tion. Mr. Hutchinson said he attended to prosecute on be. half of the Medical Protection Society. The prisoner was charged with having used an instrument and drugs to procure abortion, in the case of a female who was in court, and it was suspected that the prisoner practised the same offence commonly, as it would be proved that he himself had confessed he had received money even from ladies of title for performing the same operation. Elizabeth Hobbs, a respectable lucking woman, was called. She said she was the wife of James Hobbs, Praed-street, Paddington, and went out to service. Last Tuesday three weeks, the 12th of July, she went to the prisoner's house, in St. Martin's. lane, and told him that she suspected she was in the family way, and that this would be very aw k war d i f it were so, as she had to go to a place in a few days. The prisoner asked her if she was a married woman, and she replied she was. The prisoner examined her and pronounced her to be enciente. Ile said if she would give him 51. he would make it all right. She told him she could not afford 5/., and then he said he would do it for 21., and told her to go home and gather as much cf the money as she could. Next day she went to him, and gave im promising him the balance of 355., out of Lee first quarter's w ages. The prisoner was satisfied with thes e t erm? , and he told her to place herself on sofa with her face from him. She did so, and she saw him with an instrument like a pencil in his hand, which he had previously taken from a desk in the room. She had only a glimpse of the instrument. The prosceutrix then ienndse:_-reurtnibeendtthsse.mospeu.rsaedti.on She h felt e unldter(w)reilny very littlet in which the pain, and she then went home. On Tuesday she went twain to the prisoner's house, and underwent precisely the same operation. On Saturday she paid him a third visit, and a repetition of the same operation occurred. The prisoner told h, r he had now done all that was ne• cessary, and he gave her a box of pills. Other particu late were mentioned. To induce tier to submit to the --____----- .------- Iry operation, the prisoner told her he did more for gee -,, paid him 201. On the following Tuesday the that way than for poor peopla—that some ladies had gave r her a bottle of medicine, as she was ir t ..... dht;rdful Pain' She went to her situatioa at lit . t_ n Pri o ry, and on the 24th of the same month stle was deliv e r e d of a atillborn child. Sbe believed the fa child was about four months old. The body of the in' • nt was buried in the garden ' - Mr. E. Fag, surpe7r Is, Grove road, St. John I wood, w a s requested by)a"gentlernan at Kilburn Friel been red she was likely prison.: to c a ll an d see o ne of his servants, who was suipected to be in the family way. Witness went to Kilburn Priory abouta m es se half r a n c a h m o and ita saw the prosecutrix, who was in bed. She said she delivered. Told her to keep quiet, and he wo la clt send her some medicine. About four hours ulterior On . cross I. a i t., c :ain. Ile was out; but his assistant wen", and b , hour before. ;r:e; ll:idatnt:atd:thur3;ll: arrived h e found the prosecutrix had been deliverea t h e child after it Ip.l.exb'etmenincalitsici)tiit're''r';r'ietdn.esslstaaidpplelaererte be " b ' )° . anything a five-months' chid. lie examined it, but could n ot state which had bfen used in pressing it into the earth 0 , j a spade. Ho found a conical wound on the bead an neck, which he should say had been done by a 'P r ,. aihetl. It was possible, p i sitively in ' consequence of the forctila roe wound was not such es would he likely 0) b e A r:l ) ,. (lured by such an instrument As the proiecutrix 11011 ' - 4 on the head, that o d •gh ha ve ebliterated it b had there been a subsequent the ; a e un— •t• d aced ifoi injuries. The nieuteine n ovv pro t Ye t common medicine. Thu medicine and pills Lad 00 been arta lysed. f ) 11. ' Mr. Hutetiinson said, there was the evidence 0 who Fag'sss assistant, and that of another servant. ''''..-- o d the child when bore, and who could speak as to 6 ri° rtlnealred finll), on its head. He must therefore ask for a renaarld'd h ot The prisoner, in defence, declared that he 11$ 1 , to acted in the way described. Ile produced his boo , 3 ,ill , prove that the prosecutrix had consulted him on 0 ? fle d mon medical case, and that, being in doubt, be e ;c3m o ies. her in an old gown, which was ragged 5t the & use d and it was possible the rags hanging down had ca her to think he had an instrum ent in his hand. serious ovs, Mr. HARDWICK said the cha r g e was a very ho uld r u„, er t, but as as the evidence was incomplete , he the case till Saturday, and ta ke bail for the Pri3 iu _ 1 04 a ea p e p h earance, himself in 2 00 /., an d two sutetio ------- AQUATICS. NIES . TIIE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE TO- ,ilfer he had disqualified l's.fr. Bone having challenged the holder of the o - f the sculls,Thames,the symbol of amateur champioffshiP..,,d fhst or-ilt disqualified himself for that race by ITT: I Bath' and having been objected to, on the gr?_ ° ,7o tile in regatta, in a sculler's match open to an " to pre' which the first prize was 10/, the second 51, hp is vious competitors • h reapee -, for the challenge sculls , 'u 1r to vested the duty of deciding all disputes wsl" gouda/ the honorary distinction, held a meeting on, , ct i o os; evening, for the purpose of inquiring into the fri r di d oot and it being then stated by Mr. Bone that pf t t he re' enter for the race in question, but rowed o nly ,T, n or quest of the regatta secretary, to prevent a vn eri tsfit one of the trial heats, and with the express tle 0 of ing that should he win, the prize was to be d i . 5 % of tb° amongst the other competitors, at the discretfboe oort c s ommittee; the conclusion arrived at before L C old 0° culls holders' tribunal was, that the ohjecti9oo tbe P re ; be sustained, but in coming to that conclusle t .oto bs . vious competitors felt it incumbent on thorn tc;50,0 lell; lf amateurs thought proper to row sold °3 ? r could not be considered such, they show' resells to care than appeared to have been taken in the„,,Pf cOet e h r) ,l stance to have it understood that they werePwhicb 1-,, ing for the prize. Thus the important poinf,eircies fo caused considerable excitement ia the afinativewfordt tb° some time past, has been set at rest. Ai r ' .id th ere b l: aj p a p in o l e a s t e l eti i : orr the holder of the sculls, resigns them, ands, sti c L ti , w ill °• h r e ba th m i e rd s any other challengers besides Mr. Bon they tend on the 10th instant. • lieu °E Grando f t THANKS be the Thames om Regatta,of great next, arsd will consist of a great contest s ia w ilo bees' picked watermen of the day. The followitig , IV. paired by the committee of managerneut,"nobels ' A f t _ First Heat—Charles and HenrY ` - ' ll d J: 6 1 . 1 Pocock and George Campbell; F. rAtt rte and AgTreillltAbC:: raCeg,, 1.13 Friday Le S ac ec h o a n n d d Heat—T. e . a G t — lO T e n . . Cole and is tln Hard; T. , Prince and J. Phelps' It• 'Ms A T. Goodrum. iic Der'' , e; Mackenny and IL Shelton •IL Doubledee ete", JoseP B. Coombes (the champion) 'd J. li.iPP i°l * ; r ev • h the It • whle A From the remarkably even manner lts • e ipate-t he o have been paired, a first-rate c , nest is st slt . ho firi ;A is, however, considered that the struggle itt . ' in , Se d for the two first places will be between 13°3 'be o ece d . ~a _ su and Pocock, ' with their partners; eertnonbledvr C O heat, it is presumed that Coombes ants j'i,g oil'obree their partners, will b e placed. Th e rile WO 'dg e mence . at six o'clock in the evening, a nd tb v e litt ob ri in number) will be rowed upwards from to Hammersmith. _,,„„....... --,----- fro S. to THE COUNTRY IVIA-gl",i th e r!t: is of LEEDS, JULY 30.—The arrivals of wheat goeil.l at et r o e , fine weather caused considerable dolu e ,' a r s ar 0 th at quarterp r e h r e tatted 00:di in business done, however, much more li°,,, b e aof ° t day. Barley as before. Oats, ' shelling`' a n " to 1 vao Of inglifele ° NEWCA • STLE CORN MARKET, JULY ''.'„ ord g 0 0' return of fine weather, our market this Morn" w ith g a d . on aspect.,i Holders rem a in firm, and millers 'l c on ., abN a d flour th u e n i eiw" from the interior small, but libel'lthrrbeatol7l, Oa transactions that took place in b° bar ley, 1 Saturda ' I y s prices were fully • d ' 11l rn aintaine OPP other kinds of grain, The 0, no change to note. 30 ., te s 01 NEWCASTLE CATTLE \JAM:ET, J[ l: ' A 4. al Is 9 I, IP of beef showed a decline 'about 9(Y) hea" 'l.- itil`,o les' of -' • her ra te " t I ' v VA quality very ' , „ indifferent : trade dull at big ~5 00 0 0 g a clearance. The number of sheep and lam', w oe ,so than last Tuesday; b o th description of st"" . sh eel iso s 3 679 .di request, and all sold. Arrivals—Beasts, id to a lamb. 6,400. ', Beef , 4s 9d to 6s ; mutton, 4 ' fere , I L li •licl to btl-d per lb. Ther e ;001vA EDINhUriGil MEAL MARKET, JULY 3°' ... ighiorr yo O'' the meal market to-day 15 sacks oatmeal, each s c ,, e 'i a t 1. 9 elf' imperial, whereof 14 sold thus :--3 at 11 gig ° I) : OP t lb and 10 at 11 9s Od. 2 sacks flour, which sold a' • o d 6 Is 30 ,, pot-barley, E whereof 7 sold thus : —1 at 1/46 03 1 , , ‘Jett f , t r0 .. 11 2 'DINEURGII HAY AND STRAW AR1",516 s lell e 10 V' Oat straw, from i's Od to 9s Cd per kenfPle°',,,s oa '1 0 ,3. , wheat ditto, 6s Od to 7s Oel • barley ditto , ' Bc i to co; Old b a y, from la to Is 2d per stone ; fll __There et 11, ,, ,,,, DALKEITI iMEAL MARKET, JULY 2 • ~i ch so 1 ,0 48 hags oatmeal at this day's market, wi' ee oe" v irt l ai d 5 l A i demand. Oatmeal up 6d per bag on the tolia, eco od o to ,v j Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First 0,1 ~° s I imperial 295 6d - ' 3 , 04 ,I t •• ••• ••• Bade • ) meal, per ditto ---s Od "---; pd • l ef:, Peasemeal ''• Od --- d " o. ' ... ... ... --s ..... 9 0 / J Flour — 5 Od --4 pa ... Pot barle ••• ... ... --a Od ?y ... _ S 3 1 5 . 5 . 0 Bueagstbjinesg,si:artCieOyAL----MAKKE'I.—E-sl°r'p',: .."'' 0' - 4 Buddle's W. Hartley 145 3d'Keepier Graoh e . ,„ . pi !, ,i 13s 3d I..ambton ... i .. ..." 141 'a Chester Main Davi s o n ' S i V i a e r s t t l i e l y a , r t I ey 14s s s s 3 ° 3 d c d l ..•.'ll,lleasscrsbeaoirir'to: I S 1 . e L ..... 11 .. : ..1 ‘ ,.........: . 1:4 . 4 1 i 0,1 1 : ;I i u gh •..... ' .. Holy w ell .. „...." 16 1 ~a 'Canfield Moor ....„ ~ ;!, Canfield Moor Butes l3a Od Hartlepool ...... ..„, lil o : i Walker's Primrose Wall's End, &c. 1 113 : 8s 3 West Hartley Acorn Close Wylatn Tees ••'' 0 Bei;sham .. l3s 1-dilllaelean's ,_ „,•,...* JP i j Gostorth ..... . Barton tiey„,„ 1 3 0 33 Od, dd AS lfr dbi c el, iitl:3l'''rividisCitilrilli:.ea.een;.e: .................... j i ii : 6 3; 11 Walker Eden Main......... - ....:',.'':retli. i Bell Belmont Braddyll 9d6d sHioxwoanr,ds's:lVe•rrii.y.':.r .11!: 1 1 1: 5 °J 15s 90 Cardiff .."i' v ..."10 . Hetton 16s Od Sidney s ..-A ois rlo l Haswell l6s 3d Ships at R ------------------------------itor°' RAILWAY SHARE IVA— d (i' 0- 4 . 1;0 , A O; slight,STOCK improvement E XOHANG BRISTOL,I Ch•artrailkenp market j j j e IC i :t. ; I li 1. (l c A ct i : : G I; it t I, t ‘i e i c i I 0 ' " were done at 59 1 ,i 7 dig."' 6 per cent., at 120 E sh as ir t e ern and ere. sive, althougn the sales w • —Di;to, 17/. Shares, a O c ' fi e animated , lay STOCK EXCH ;LIVERPOOL, VERP 0 0 L , JULY 1. oheso-; - ANGE. —The market has been beel l e Or n' 2fo4lldoissvi7slo.auftihca.. We s i t t i e ll ni t , he businessdone 114::cti0n5,47112t It; don and North- Yorkshire,. ' ev; Quti t o 1; p.—Ditto, Quart ' " 3 (C), PA—Midland, o'3, and Dover (~. o. Proote YORK JULY 30. Filtbs 9 '' tell'f o lco ong I°-"1 aa i STOCK EXCHANGE .— The . The transacti , ,castie, follow :—North British,. - s%—rork, Is" wick, 14:%.f ,/ i l irs. .....plii: teo:::::-:i1)41.6::: :,ii: ''------------------ ' 10 it; g BA ii ' Ilse A b e TRING, READING, AND BASINGSTOS to r ety , it of the ~aid otro,..,,6o!tcliegi The dividend of 10s. per share oti. declaration of pof this company has heed r 5.,; 000,? t o - , Great Western e brog ef ora covers of a sum of 6,300/. advanced to shar any 0 comPaDY, and of 2,500/. advanced Lea ea° a further Et. dividend will der, ,7- ' --- x Extension Railway. ------ ------------ e y e ---------- ~ t or the thi lac t l BLICIVO OF A SOS.. t v „5001013 v. et. ~ f•sq'' hyeorthaputlati.n, U. ilCicoLndeoudit.-street, "' On the 27th ult., the wife of W • ' ' I Se . v j3rodrih' pri e'f e Bloomsbury-square. On the 27th ult., at Blackheath -park, t he vil ett' W. Andrews, Esq. : r 0 1' OF A DAUGIITIO,. ofa j o- , On the 26th ult., at Hope-hall , , t ot' On the 25th ult., in Dublin, the wif e e Jo 10 / IV. e t 4th Light Dragoons. On the 20th ult., at Montagu street, Fu ll 0, wife of William Archer, Es MO Esq. - ot Are-ralvi• • 5 E<V3::',oclo On the ")-1' - ,11 ult., at Ash borne, Luclubte, o f 0 ,1 IF:sq., to ,tot'Charlote Eliz bth eldest da u g §ec t) oc ikath"te, Esq th ' a e ' A ' shb orne• iiiisw' elti e Green, , re p, 1, f oal , On the ' - t1 .:,4 ) ult., at Streatham Cho eri‘ ' •VP son of John Fuck,Mrs. Coptlieorawtquar f Esq., o f Croydon, to Esti' treatba daughter of R. Garrard, Esq., of Wuedtield' wood Bury, ' ril fl eet' On the 2 - 1 - 1 ult., at LynDielgßnegise. Pf,see,t;tri%efelitliviA3,l-Itcill At I;unchurch, on the 27th ult., 31 `, r i • t ' or d -E ' ' al , aged 70, late of N%‘ b!‘ ioi ,•J OA- ii% youngest_ daughter of the Rev. James 11!) e' r fa e j d i :li , n i ht theethre;: tB, 2tith ult., aged 80, Ann, 'o,ll,i's,°itutio.,Tre, 86 DraYleYy F.S.A., Secretary of the Russ e., l ` "iiird-$61""10 1;1,3 On the 23d ult., in Tavistock-street, Pecliw, Of 4a , 66 b Anne Elizabeth, relict of the late )11"- t, ~ j,0,0.112 V Francis tl l Billedflovrr, Beth, aged 2 ., 00"11‘/' ......_•. ........------ 00 f 14.0. et t.ubso4ll.r,noeitthererj:o'Ve, . '4 : tj'i ,1., of London: Printed and Published by IV. Ofte'6o,l No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Me D''' - in W I Strand, in the Precinct of the S"^°' Aliddlesex, Thursday, Angutt 1, 1850.