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The Committee met today at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland in the chair, when the further consideration of this line of railway was resumed. Mr. TALBOT 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 lir. Brunet's evidence in a previous report. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM objected to this course as irregular, but was overruled by the Committee. Mr. Brunel was then re-called and examined on his estimates, Which he proceeded to expL.in. 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 4,000/., and on the Oxford and Didcott branch for 3,9001. This difference alone made his Mi litate on this item 200,000!. below that of Mr. Stephenson. Then co land there was a considerable difference between them, to the amount of at least 150,000/. in his favour. He was perfectly antis &eel that the prices he had affixed to land were perfectly correct. Then with respect to the cuttings on the Rugby line, he was quite sure the line could be made for 12,00 C/. He had made the Oxford and Didcett for 11,0001., and there was not more, he was certain, than I,obo/. difference in the expense between them. The witness was then generally examined on the estimates, but these were the material points elicited. Cross.examined by Mr. HOPE —His estimate of the Worcester line was about 14,0001. per mile. The amount of earthwork on the Oxford and Rugby line was about 70,000 feet per mile; on the Oxford and Didcott line about 40,000 feet per mile. The heaviest cutting on the Oxford and Rugby was about 800,000 feet ; on the Didcott line 180,000 feet. The expense of bridges, however, 055 the Oxford and Didcott line was greater in propor tion to distance than on the Rugby line, and this Would more than make up for the difference in the amount of earthwork The land on the Didcott line was also very dear. The value he estimated the land at on the Oxford and Rugby line, was 1 ,5001:, a price for which a considerable portion of the land on the Great Western had been bought. In the 4,0001. for permanent Way he had not included ballasting; that would cost from 3001. to 500/ per mile more. Mr. HOPE then proceeded to sum up the evidence at great length en behalf of the London and Birmingham, going through the various Points adduced on both sides with great minuteness, and contending that the Great Western had not made out a case to warrant the Committee in passing the preamble of the Bill. He went through the subjects of competition, the difference of gauges, the difficulties of transhipment, and the respective advantages which the schemes of the rival companies would confer on the tract ofcountry through Which they were proposed to be taken, all which he affirmed were In favour of his schemes, and concluded a very able and eloquent appeal to the Committee to reject the Bill before them. A point of compensation urged by the Rev. Mr. Winter, respect ing damage done to a parsonage house, was amicably settled with the promoters of the Oxford and Worcester scheme at the close of Mr. Hope's address. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, at eleven o'clock, When Mr. Daniell will be heard on Lehalf of the Gloucester Rail- Way Company. TUE EREWASII VALLEY RAILWAY. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Lords to as_ Sartain the merits of the Erewash Valley Railway assembled for the first time this morning. The Committee consisted of Lord Lyttle ta„ Ili Who acted as chairman, the Errl of Aylesford, the Earl of -Liverpool, Lord Dinorbin, and Lord Wrottesley. Mr. Calvert appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Denison for the opponents, who were the Brewash and Carsonford Canal Company. Mr. CALVERT stated the case for the promoters. The line Would commence at Lengeaton, in the county of Derby, and after traversing the Erewash V alley, it wonld terminate at Pyebridge. There would be two branches, one to Henon and the other to Ilkister. Te 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 °I a branch running to Amber-gate. The length of the main line Would be thirteen miles, and the branches about five—one tw o, and the other three. There were no engineering features of s evere or difficult character, and the whole cost of the line and branches was estima•ed at 190,000/. Several witnesses from various towns in the locality were then called to prove the want of railway communication in the district, 54 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. Ma. Par; the celebrated traffic tacker, proved the traffic tables of the line, and estimated that the traffic likely to come upon the line would yield a net annual revenue of 14,226/. Os. 9d., consist ing of 1,0281. from passengers, 9,6641. 10s. for coals, 1,4531. for Mercantile produce, and 2,0931. for parcels. The Committee adjourned till tomorrow at eleven o'clock. IturrcoßN AND PRESTON RAILWAY. The Committee to whom this line was referred met to-day at *Yen o'clock. Present, Lord Camoys, Chairman ; Lord Paget, the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Hay, and the Duke of Leeds. Mr. Alderman Copeland was examined on behalf of the oppo• rents of this Bill, as he could not make it convenient to attend W hen he might be called on in the regular course of the evidence. The line, he considered, would not afford the same public accom. *iodation as ithe projected one to Birkenhead, or one which was Proposed to connect the North Staffordshire line with Liverpool. The evidence on the traffic was then resumed, James Hope, Ralph Brotherton, and John Lynn, who had been Ployed taking traffic on the li ne, were next examined. They d eposed with great minuteness to the number of passengers by omnibus, chaise, cabs, gigs, and carriages, but the details were of the ordinary kind, and of no public interest whatever. _ Mr. Ripon, M r . P en dl e b ur y, Mr. M i tchell, Mr. Pitman, and Mr. F o rtste t own r all deposed to the advantages which this line would confer on h of Runcorn and neighbourhood by accommodating its baffle. The traffic evidence then closes. Mr. John Frederick Bateman, engineer, was then examined on the engineering works which would require to be constructed. The curves, gradients, embankments, and cuttings were all of a favourable nature, and the works could be constructed for the amount estimated, 111,7541. lie considered the line the most fa vourable that could be selected. After a long cross-examination of this witness by Mr. ATKINSON, The Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. TEE GLASGOW 7VNCTION RAILWAY. On the re-assembling of the Committee this morning the exami. nation of witnesses for the opposition was resumed. Dlr. 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 members, and was represented by 30 directors, elected from the principal merchants. The constitution of the Merchants' House was composed of general merchants, who associated together for the purposes o f 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 be 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. Captain Washington, R.N., one of the Government Commis. &loners for inspecting tidal harbours, thought that the mineral traffic ought to be carried to a point below the harbour, so as not to i nterfere with its present general trade. The Clyde trustees had expended a great deal of money in improving the harbour and navigation, and their opinion en the sub. ject of the proposed railway was entitled to every con sideration. He understood they were strongly opposed to the pro. loot, and he sincerely hoped the Committee would not decide in anY way unfavourable to their interests. The railway would in crease the coal trade, but would tend considerably to diminish the foreign export trade, as the proximity of the coal traffic to the bales of fine muslin and other goods would injure their texture. by the particles of coal dust mixing with it ; the trade would con quently be withdrawn from the harbour. Mr. Steele, manager of the Clyde Shipping Company, said he was intim ately acquainted with the harbour at Glasgow. There was a great traffic along the quays in carrying goods to and from the ve ;Z s :els. and he cons id ere d the p r oposed railway, if laid on the ; I l i would be very detrimental. Mr' Vanderkist, collector of Customs at Glasgow, was then examined,r; He said he had considered the Bill of the p ro p osed railway which had been submitted to him by the Commissioners of the Mins to make a re p ort on . He had according reported, and su bstance of his report was that he thought the railway wou ld injure the trade of the port, would diminish its revenues, and would further i nterfere materially with the trade and accommodation of the merchants. His original opinion had subsequently been con "fled by experience, and from information derived from various sources. Mr. W a lk er, civil engineer, said he considered that lay i ng o f rails on a quay was a principle per se, but when the ra il s were laid on a level with the quay there could be no doubt that it would be attended w i th injurious consequences. The furt h er examina tion of th e w i tness was deferred till to-morrow morning, t i ll w hi c h time the Committee adjourned. 17225' GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN AND GALWAY) RAILWAY. This Committee met to-day, when there were present—Earl Bathurst, Lords Calthorpe, 'Wynford, Lilford, and Forester. The witnesses having been sworn, Mr. ROWE opened the case for the promoters of the Bill. The Learned Counsel put in advertisements respecting the 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, as 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 Iqters to be received at bee house under such C ircumstances. 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 be did not come himself. She did not know that be was an optician. This witness was Rather est unit td on the sa-cp bead, but nothing material was eltelted. In order to make the above evidsnce latelllgibl e , it should have been stated that M iv mita v a was put dswn in tie contract.deed as a anbacriber to the amount of 7,5001.. Mr. Hargrave 5001., and ighLaws DOM The next case was that of Mr. Henry Constable, of 0, Par liament-street, merchant—His subscription appeared on the sub- S :ription deed as 1,0001., and the date 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 Wale , , where he had 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 ie 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 of opinion that they would permit Counsel to go into other evidence, provided they furnished a list of witnesses in the course of the day. The following cases were then proceeded with : Mr. Y. B. Webb, Featherstone-street, 24th December-5001. Mr. Charles Freeman, gentleman, 28, Grafton-street, Fitzroy square-10,0001. Mr. William Temple, 10, Little Trinity-lane-1,5004 Mr. James Thompson, iron rail contractor, Upper Thames street-1,2501. Mr. Claude Russell, 14, Furnivals-inn, 27th December-1,0001. Mr. L. Crawford, 33, Great St. Helens-1,5001. Mr. Samuel Andrews, dry salter, 3, Dowgate-hill-1,000/. Mr. Henry Evans, Brickhill lane, Upper Thames-street-5001. Mr. Christopher Smith, gentleman, 21, Fleet-street, 750/, Mr. Philip Scanlan, surgeon, Philadelphia-terrace, 1,000/.; De cember 26th, 1,0001. The evidence in the ease of Webb was, that he had been in the employment of a tradesmen, residing at the place mentioned, hut did not live there himself. Wibb lived in Baldwin-street, City road ; and Mr. Gadsden, the witness who did reside in Feather. stone-street, knew little more about him. In the second case, Freeman was clerk to a house-agent, and lived in Grafton.street, Fitzroy-square, as a lodger, at one time, but not within the last eighteen months. It did not ap pear that he was a man of any substance. In the case of Temple it was deposed to that he had never resided at the address, but he received his letters there. It did not appear whether or not he was a person of substance. Respecting Mr. Thompson, of Upper Thames-street, it appeared from evidence that he did not reside there, but he went there occasionally for letters, which the proprietor of the house allowed him to address there. It did not by any means appear that he was an iron rail contractor. Mr. Claude Russell ►ever did live in Furnival's Inn, but had letters addressed there under the pretence that he was going to take chambers in the Inn. Nothing appeared to the pre judice of Langley, except that he had become very poor, and was in the habit of frequenting the Stock Exchange, and receiving letters on railway subjects. He had for a time the use of an office in St. Helen's.p!ace. But the case of Samuel Andrews seemed altogether fictitious. The address he gave is a public-house, and he was found rn the tap-room smoking. The witness who found him there said that though a subscriber for 1,0001., he did not seem to be worth 1,000 farthings. He did not live there, but in Tower_street, and his landlord excited some laughter in his answer to ;counsel, by saying that all he knew of Mr. Andrews was, that he went out in the morning and came home at night. (The same account might be given of a rook.) The address of Emans was fictitious. Mr. Smith had at one time lived at the address given, and received letters there; but Mr. Scanlan had left Philadelphia-terrace six months ago, and nothing more was heard concerning him. The Committee adjourned until to-morrow morning, at eleven o'clock. The inquiry promises ►to be exceedingly protracted, and allowing due time for the exercise of legal ingenuity, may be extended over the remainder of the session. WAXEPIELD, POLTTEPRELCT, AND GOOLE. The Committee, consisting of the chairman (Lord Monteag!e), 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 oven 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. Lord Effingham, Mr. Gascoyne, and Mr. Brindley proved the injury which would be done to Mr. Smyth's estate and mansion. The mansion would be rendered almost valueless. Mr. Leather and Mr. Locke spoke to the line proposed, and asserted that the engineer seemed to have, from the spirit of con tradiction, chosen the worst line possible—at least, so much of it as extended from Wakefield to Okeushaw. This closed the case for the opponents. _ . Mr. WILKINS called rebetting evidence, and Messrs. Hawkshaw, Vignolles, Fowler, and Harris recapitulated the main features of the evidence already given by them in chief. The Committee then adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow at eleven. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP K. `HE CAMBRIDGE AND BURY AND THE THETFORD AND BURY RAILWAYS. 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 !mud 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 Corn. mittee 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. GULDEN 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 expense 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 cession. 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 hives. 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 had incurred great expense, and had not been guilty of neglect. The room was then cleared, and the Committee remained in de liberation for ten minutes. Ota the admission of the parties, The CHAIRMAN said the Committee having considered the reso lution come to by the House of Commons since they adjourned have come to the conclusion, under all the circumstances, to simply negative the preambles of both the Bills. The Committee then broke up. nHE LONDON CIAZETIIE (THIS E VENING.) WAR-OFFICE, JULY 22, 1845. 15th Regircent of Light Dragoons—Lieut. C. W. Hinx man, from the 13th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sleigh, who exchanges, July 22 Scots Fusilier Guards—Battalion Surgeon H. Judd to be Surgeon Major, vice S. Good, who retires upon half-pay ; Assistant Surgeon 'l'. Richardson to be Battalion Surgeon, vice Judd ; Assistant 'Surgeon J. A. Bostock, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Rieharthon. July 22. 13th Foot—Lieut. W. B. L. Sleigh, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hinxman, who exchanges, July 22. 35th Foot—Major-General Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, K.C.8.. from the 81st Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant- General Sir R. D. Jackson, K.C. 8., deceased, July 11. 40th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Colonel G. Hibbert to be Lieut.- Colonel, without purchase, vice Sir I. Valiant, K.C.8., de ceased ; Brevet Major F. Coddington to be Major vice Hib bert; Lieut. J. Todd to be Captain, vice Coddington ; Ensign G. E. Lane to be Lieutenant, vice Todd, July 22. 41st Foot—Lieut.-Colonel A. Clarke, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel Sir R. England, K. C. B. who exchanges, July 22 ; Brevet Lieut.- Colonel G. Browne, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Clarke, who retires ; Brevet Major G. Carpenter to be Major, by purchase, vice Browne; Lieut. W. Lawrence, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Carpenter ; Ensign S. H. Page, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lawrence; C. Graham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Page, July 22. 51st Foot—Ensign G. W. Drought to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Warburton, July 22 ; F. J. Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Goad, appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons, July 21 ; J. W. Bateman, Gent., to be Ensign, b) purchase, vice Drought ; Assistant-Surgeon W. A. Anderson, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, July 22. 59th Foot—To be Lieutenants—Leutenant W. W. Williams from the 13th Foot, vice E. J. Taylor, who retires upon halt pay of the 13th Foot ; Lieutenant J. A. M'Queen, from the 60th Foot, vice Isaak, promoted, July 22. 61st Foot—Captain R. Blunt, from half-pay of the 3d Foot, to be Captain, vice F. Barlow, who exchanges ; Lieutenant T. H. Burgh to be Captain, by purchase, vice Blunt, who retires ; Ensign C. L. Maher to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burgh; R. Greig, Gent., to be Ensign, by purckase, vice Maher, July 22. 66th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon G. A. Cowper, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 22. alst Foot—Major-General Sir N. Douglas, K.C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, appointed to the 35th Foot, July 11. 83d Foot—Lieut. T. R. De Rinzy to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Stubbeman, who r etires ; Ensign J. S. Naylor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Rinsy ; H. De R. Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Naylor, July 22. Cape Mounted Riflemen—G. J. Carey, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Cumming, who retires, July 22. BaEvrr.—Captain R. Blunt, of the 61st Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 23, 1841. HOSPITAL STAFF.—To be Assistant -Surgeons to the Forces—J. A. Long, Gent., vice Bostock, appointed to the Scots Fusilier Guards ; J. L. Robinson, Gent., vice Anderson, appointed to the 51st Foot; R. H. King, Gent., vice Cowper, appointed to the 66th Foot, July 22. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire. William Reginald Lord Courtenay, to be Deputy-Lieute nant; George Stucley Buck, Esq., to be ditto ; John Henry Bippisley, Esq., to be ditto; Montagu Edmund Newcombe Parke, Esq., to be ditto • Sir James John Bremer , K. C. 8., to be ditto; Hon. John William Fortescue, to be ditto, June 10. South Devon Regiment of Militia—Sir J. B. Y. Buller, ~...~_ THE S'C'N, LON DON, TITSDAY EVENINGB4S. Bart„ to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Sir H. P. Seale, Bart., to bit Major ; J. B. Y. Boller, Esq., to be c l optain ; May 12. L. Palk, Esq., to be Captain ; Julie 10. YV. P. Calmady, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; May 12. North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—E. Scott, Gent. to be Adjutant, with the rank of Captain, March 31. lst Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—J. N. Steven son, Gent. to be Liesiteran r t ; J. B. Y. huller, Gent. to be Cornet; H. B. Snete, Gent: to be Cornet, April 10. Commission by the Lurd igreutenant of tlfh county of Berks. Royal Berks Militia—J L. Gower, Esq., to be Major, vice Hervey deceased, July 12. WHITEHALL, Ji ; Lv - 16. the L - md Chancellor has appointed Thomas Leaning, of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent. to be Master Extraordinary in the High Coin t of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. George Martin, pin manufacturer, Gloucester. BANKRUPTS. Ann Barker, wine - Merchant, Lowudes-terrace, Knights bridge, to surrender July 3 i and Sept, 1 , at one , at th e Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Corn hill ; Ilensrnan, Basing-lane. Solomon Solomon, tailor, Strand, July 29, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 1, at eleven, at the Cdert of Bankruptcy. Miler, official assignee ; Lewis, GroSvanor.strcet, Bond street. Thomas Dousbery, Shoe factor, N'ex garringdon.street, Aug. 5, at twelve, and Sept. 1, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Hensman, Basing-lane. Samuel Richard Kedwarn, licensed victualler, t lipstone street, Fitzroy-square, July 29, at two, and Aug. 09, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Fut voye, John-street, Bedford-row. Henry Wood, general anent, Abel - lurch-lane, City, July 3 1 , at one, and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Jenkinson, Cannon-street, City. Alexander Miller, merchant, Walbrook, City, Aug. 5, at one, and Sept. 1, at twelve, at the Count of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Rob. son, Clifford's Inn. George Brown, clothier, Barbican, Aug. 4, at twe, and Sept. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Turret, Mount-place, Whjechapel. Ann Bree French, hotel keeFor, Nev.cas , le-tkpon-Tyr e, July 29, at eleven, and Aug. 29, at two, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Chisholme, Hall, and Gibson, Lincoln's-inn-fields. John Batchelor, butcher, Bath, Aug. 7, at half-past eleven and Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Shittork, Bath. I.nn Wild and John Wild, glaziers, Bristol, Aug. 8, at eleven, and Sept. 12, at half-last eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Aeraman, official assignee, Bristol; Hinton, Bristol. John Mack, pawnbroker, Liverpool, Aug. 6 and 22, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Humphreys and Co., Chancery-lane, London ; Hetherington and Woodburn, Liverpool ; Jabet, Birmingham. James Baines, grocer, Manchester, Aug. 1 and 22, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester ; 7ohnson, Son, and Wetherall, Temple, London ; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidsvvell, Manchester. James Driver, victualler, Slawston, Leicestershire, Aug. 1, and September 5, at one, at the Birmingm District Court. Bittles'on, official assignee, Birmingham; Rawlins, Leices - er ; James, Birmingham. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. From the London New Price Current of July 22.) ,--- - SUGAR.—To-day there was more activity in the West India Sugar market, a good business was transacted, and the rates paid were equal to the* of Friday, the sorts most in request were those at and under 48s per cwr. Holders of all kinds manifest firmness, and the supply is not so large as it was, buyers generally are more inclined to operate. Barbadoes at public sale went off with more animation at a rise on former rates of Gd to Is Gd per cwt. REFINED.—To-day a good business was transacted in Re fined Sugar for home consumption, in consequence of further reduced rates being accepted, brown lumps were stied at 66s to 66s 6d, and standard lumps at 67s Gd to 68s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is scarce, 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt for first sort. 111AURITIUS.-31auritius is-cheaper than Wegt India Sugar. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand wa,s active for white Bengal Sugar, and 327 bags 44 auction were sold at rather higher rates. Witt Java the Market was better sup plied, two parcels amounting to 361 baskets and 1850 bags duty paid, with certificate, sold as-very full rates. RicE.—This afternoon Bengal Rice was only in limited il. request, and 2061 bags a t auction went wither cheaper, but nearly the whole sold ; m t tng rather dull white a little dusty at Ils 6d to 12s, good ti ' sug bright 12s, sea damaged first class I Is to 11 s GO, sceona and third class 9s 6d to lOs 6d, the chief part went at I Is 6d to 12s for sound quality. FOREIGN.— fo-day Foreign ana Foreign East India Sugar were much inquired after, but the high rates required operated against business, yellow H.avannah being held for 26s to 325, white 34s to 425; Brazil, brown 26$ to 271 Gd, white 28s to 325, and Manilla 26s to 27s ; for 30;000 bags of the latter 26s 6d was refused to-day. COFFEE. —This afternoon Ceylon met with little attention, and only a small amount of business was ft• anosacted privately. At public sale 380 bags were sold at a decline on former rates of is per cwt. TEA.—To-day there was more activity in the Tea market, and several parcels of Cdtgou of mediam quality were sold at Is 2d to is 6d, common and good cofnrnon fetched 9d to lld per lb. SPlRlTS.—Leeward Island Rum fully supported the ad vanced rates previously ertablisheet, and a good business has been transacted • the private parchases amount to 200 puns at is Bid to Is ild proof strength, and good brown ditto Is 10(1 per gallon. In Demerara several sales have been made, and stiffer rates given. Jamaica has been purchased freely by ex porters and the home trade, and fine sorts have brought a fur ther advance of 2d per gallon, whilst other kinds fully support the former value. Calcutta is still wanted, and prices are folly as high as on this day week. There are few purchasers of Brandy for exportation, the home demand has been limited, and speculatoes refrain from operating. SricEs.— An extensive demand has prevailed for Cassia Lignea, and an advance on former quotaAons of 2s to 3s per cwt has occurred. Cassia Uuds are held firmly, and at anet.on 64 chts were taken in at 72s per cwt. In black Pepper a good business has been transacted by private treaty at late rates. Pimento has been in brisk denim+ and an advance in prices of Ad per lb has taken place. The supply of Jamaica Ginger is large, and a decline of 10s to I3s occurred. Nutmegs fetch fully former rates. The market for Cinnamon has a dull ap pearance, the demand being only for small parcels of the better sorts at the rates of the last quarterly sales. INDIGO.—'I'o-day during the progreiS of the sale 155 chests were withdrawn ; 808 chests have passed the sale. '[ho bid • dings were not animated, and prices hardly so %veil suaorted as dui ir.g the last few da}s. 1083 chests remain for sale to morrow. Oit.s.—Southern Oil has been int-good demand, but any ad vance has been prevented, the market being well supplied. For Seal reduced rates have been accepted. Cod is little wanted, prices eontinue to go down. There having been several arrivals of Sperm Oil have caused h :Hers to be more inclined to realize, and at public sale 50 tuns of Coloni d went at reduced rates. Palm is still wanted, ari4 poioi,;s are firm. Cocoa Nut has been in good request. Olive Oil has been largely dealt in by exporters and the borne trade, but the rates taken are 20s to 33s under those previously quoted. Rape Oil is offered at reduced prices, still few purchasers are to be met with. for Linseed Oil prices keep up,bwt the purchases on the spot have been limited. TALLOW.— Russian his been purchased with caution on the spot, and prices are still drooping. Other kinds of Tallow are plentiful, and further declined in value. Town Tallow has met with a good sale, at 39s to 40s per cwt nett cash. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up se veral Bills. On the motion of Lord STANLEY , the fitghway Rates Bill, the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill, the Railways Selling or Leasing Bill were read a first tinie. WASTE LANDSiAUSTRALIAY BILL. This Bill passed throw gk Ommittee. ART INNS BILL. This Bill passed throtrk Committee. UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill passed through ComMittee. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BILL. Lord STAN LLY moved the seetiod reading of this Bill. Lord MON TEA GL E suggested the establishment in Dublin of an Economic Museu,m of Geology in conaicciion with the Dublin Society, or with some other central establishment in that city. Such an institution would be of great advantage to those engaged in the tilling of land, aid he hoped if the Government had not given their attention to the subject that they would do so at the earliest opportenity. The Duke of WELLINGTON was understood to say that the Government had turned their attention to the subject. STANDING ORDER'S. Lord CAMPBELL said , on Monday next,he would move the repeal of the standing order passed in 1721, forbidJing any person to publish the life of any d eceased Lord—(Laughter)— of that House, whether spiritual or temporal, without the sanc tum of the relations dr heirs of the deceased—(Continued laughter)—and that the Lords be summoned. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that on Friday he would move for a list of Bills introduced into the House since the Ist of Jtfly. LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and pa:seii. HOLYHEAD ROADS BILL. This Bill was read a second , ime and ordered to he committed. RELIGIOUS TESTS. . The 111arquisiBRE ADA LB ANE presented several petitions from Scotland, praying for the total abolition of religiou tests. In preAtitting these petitions, perhaps it would not bs out of place for him to express his extreme regree that a me :sure relating to the abolition of religious tests whict had been brought forward in the 'o her House of Parliaan-nth after having been asiented to in the first instance, by the Government, should be oposed by them on its seclnd consi aeration.— ( Hear, hear.) He contested when he considered the policy they had adopted in regard to Ireland, he could cot help thinking that they had acted with ,ome degree of inconsistency txr,,trAi s Scotland. Lord STANLEY denied tilrt he Government had been guilty of any inconsistency. The poliw they had pursued to wards Ireland did riot, certainly, go to the establishment of new tests ; but it did not disturb those tests alteady in existence. Lord CAMPBELL protested that Government had been guilty of gross incon.,iStene!"bowards Scotland, and declared that their late opposition to Mr. Rutherford's Bill would have he effect of turning out Sir David Brewster. The matter then dropped. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF - COMNIONS. The House met at Twelve. The reports on the Darby Court (Westminster) Bill, Mi litia Pay Bill, and the Stamp Duties Bid were brought up, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. THIRD READINGS. The Highways Bill and the Railway Leasing Bill were read a third time, and passed. The Municipal Districts Bill passed through Committee, and The House went into Committee on the SMALL DEBTS BILL. Mr. NVAKLEY complained that there were several new clauses, and there were several new schedules which had not 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. After a conversation, in whch Mr. Hume, Mr. Waklcy, and ‘, Mr. Escott took part, the objtct of which oat that more time should be given to the consideration of the Bill, Sir J A NIES GRAHAM silted that as the Government only desired to serve the public, he vould suggest that the Chairman should report progress and askleave to sit again to-morrow. In reply to a quest:on from Lord J. RUSSELL, The SOLICITOR-GENEdAL said that it was intended only to apply Ilia superfluous sages or salary to the payment of the debtors' liabilities. Ile was in the first in4ance to take sufficient for his support. It was only after .disobe6ii , nce of the order of the judge that inprisonment was to be inflicted, arid in the event of a man beiig out of work and unable to comply wi h the order he hadouly to apply to the judge, and the order would be set aside. After a long conversation, as to the effect of the 2d clause, interfering between master and man, the Committee was ad journed till to-morrow. LU\ATIC ASYLUMS BILL. _ _ On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. T. DUNCOM BE said that he hoped a provision would be introduced for securing the daily and constant attendance of the Commissioners. The Honour able Member concluded by moving the following clau-e, of which he had preyiou•ly given notice : —And be it enacted, that this Act and the several matters and this es therein con tained shall commence and take effect from and after the pass ing of ass Act, and shall continue in force for the term of three years, and from thence to the end of the then next ees• sion of Parliament. Mr. HUME and Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clauie. Lord ASH LEY opposed the clause, and put it to the House to consider in what a position the le s ;al and nt :al men would be placed, if, having givea up all their previous professional en gagements, they were at the expiration of three years to be ri Ti ttered liable to lose their appeiritmsnts by the discontinuance of the Commission. Ho A u f s t e er di s v o i r d, ob w s l e ie r n va t t l i i o e n r s e from ,ea l r l e r d . l ergeant MURPHY, the For the clause - l3 Against it Majority against the cl Luse The clause was consequently lost. Sir CHARLES lar AP tER then moved that the following clause should be added to the 13i:1:—" And Le it enacted, that in any parish in which the population h 1 i exceed one hundred thousand persons, and which shad be asses-ed to the poor-rate on a rental exceeding five hundred thousand pounds, it shall be la.sful for the members of the vestry of such parish to elect or provide an asylum for the sole use of the pauper lunatics of such parish, and for such purpose to horniest any sum of money, not exceeding the sum of twenty-five thousand pounds, to be secured by transferable bonds under the hands and seals of not less than five of the members of the vestry of such parish for any sum not less than one hundred pounds each, to be respectively paid in the order arid subject to the priority which shall be agreed upon between the said vestry and the persons so lending such money, and which moneys shall be secured upon and repaid out of the rates of such parish in the same manner and within the same time as is by this Act provided for the repayment of any moneys to be borrowed for the erecting or providing of an asylum for any county or borough ; and in any case in which the members of the vestry of any such parish shall agree to erect an asylum for such parish, the clerk of the vestry of such parish shall give notice in some newspaper commonly circulated within such parish of the intention of such vestry to elect a committee of justices, being members of such vestry, to superintend the erecting and providing an a ylum for such parish, and the mem bers of the vestry of such parish shall, within one month of such notice, elect not less than seven justices members of the vestry of such parish who are justices of the county in which such parish is situate to be the committee of visiting justices to superinted the erecting, providing, and managing of the asylum to be erected and pro vided for such parish, who shall continue such visiting justices until the next election of visiting justices of such asylum shall take place, and the members of the vostry of such day of December in every year , elect seven justices , membe r s parish shill thereafter, within twenty days after the twentieth of the vestry of such palish, to be a committee of visiting justices of the asylum for the year ensuirig such election parish ; and the committee of vi-iting j o u n ,t iee3 behalf w hi o c f h shall h be elected for every such parish shall have like powers, as near as the difference of circumstances will ad mit, of purchasing lands and buildings, and of building, erect ing, altering, improving, restoring, furnishing, completing and repairing an asy turn or asylums for the pauper lunatics of such parish as are by this Act vested in the committee of visitors of any county or borough, except that the estimate for the same shall be sub ject to the approbation of the vestry and of her Majedy's Se cretary of State for the Home Department, and all contracts, sites, and plans for the same, shall be subject only to the approbation of the Commissioners in Lunacy; and the com mittee of visitors of such asylum, and the members therol, shall have the like powers, as near as the dif ference of circumstances will admit, for the regulation, management, and government of such asylum, and the appointment, removal and payment of officers and servants, and the superintendence and care of lunatics to be confined in such asylum, as are by this Act conferred on a committee of visitors of any asylum for any county or borough, or the members thereof, and any two of the members of the committe of visitors of such asylum shall have power, by an older under their hands and seals, to direct any lunatic who is chargeable to such parish wherever such lunatic may be, to be removed to such asylum, and such lunatic shall be removed accordingly, and all the justices of the county in which such parish is situate, who shall be members of the vestry of such parish, shall have and exercise all the powers and authorities in refe rence to the asylum for such parish, and the lunatics to be confined therein, as are by this Act conferred upon the justices of any county or borough in reference to the asylum for such county or borough, and the lunatics to be confined therein ; and every such asylum to be erected for any such parish shall be deemed to be an asylum within the pro visions of this Act; and every such parish, and the asylum for the same, shall be subject to the regulatioes and pro visions herein contained, as if the same were a borough in the meaning of this Act within any county, and an asylum for such borough so far as the same can be applicable thereto ; and ail moneys which shall be neces sary for the purpo.es of erecting, providing, and maintain ing any asylum to be erected for any such parish shall be raised by the vestry of such parish , in the same manner as the rates for the support of the pcor of such palish are raised by the vestry of such parish ; and the several lunatics chargeable to such parish shall be confined and maintained in such asylum at the cost and charges of such parish; and every parisn which shall so erect an asylum and shall be situate in any county in which a county lunatic asylum shall have been already established shall, so soon as such pal ish shall have agreed to erect au asylum for its own use, be and become exempt from contributing to any rates which shall become payable in such county for any additional asylum or buildings, to be thereafter erected for the pauper lunatics of such country ; and also all rates in re spect of aay asylum already erected, except any rates for the ordinary repairs thereof, anti except any rates for the repayment of any sums which may have been already borrowed or expended for or on account of such asylum ; but every such parish shall be entitled to send its proportions of pauper lunatics to such county asylum already erected in like mariner as the other parishes of the county ; and so long as any of the pauper lunatics of such parish shall be placed in such county asylum, every such parish shall pay for such paupers the same weekly rate of payment which is charged to the other parishes of the county for the pauper lunatics thereof : provided always, and be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the visiting justices of the asylum for the county in which such parish is situate to agree with the visiting of right such countyt os send , d justices of su c h par i s h for the withdrawal by such parish of the whole of th e pauper lunat i cs of suc h par i s h f rom the lunatic asylum o f t h e county, an d f or t h e surren d er of all future as yi u n y m l lunatics a s t h i ( a l thereto, l have o a w n e d r t t h o e r visitingaise and jus ticep,,pay the visiting justices of such parish out of the rates of the county other than the rates of such parish such a sum by way of comps nation for the right of such parish to send lunatics to such asylum, and the visit ing justices of such parish may accept fuch compensa tion to surrender such eight accordingly, and any such com pensation may be made by the release of such parish from its proportion o f t h e rates which such parish may be liable to contribute towards any sums which have been already borrowed or expended for such county asylum : provided alio, that it shall be lawful for the visiting jus tices of such parish at any time to give notice to the visiting justices of the county asylum of the intention of the justices of such parish, that such parish shall no longer contri bute to the ordinary repairs of the county asylum, and there upon such parish shall cease to be liable to any rates to be raised for su c h asy l um, and to be ent i t l e d t o sen d an y p au p er lunatics th ere t o ." Sir J. GRAHAM said the clause was so long that it was almost a ne w Bill . He must therefore oppose i t . H e was o f opinion that it was not desirable to increase Hanwell, so as to make it capable of boding 2,000 patients, instead of 1,000. He was of opinion that instead of enlarging Hanwell it would be much more expedient in a County so populous as Middlesex to increase the number of asylums. He should take the sense of th e H ouse upon the quest i on t h at th e c l ause s h ou ld be added to th e Bill . Mr. HUM E was not pr e p a red to press the clause, but thought it would be w e ll if the four large metropolitan parishes were to meet together, in order to consider whether they should not proceed by private Bill, in order to obtain an asylum for themselves. Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clause, which, if carried, would save the parish of Marylehone 2,00e1. a year. Colonel Thomas WOOD opposed the clause. Mr. W A KLEY was sorry to say that there was an indispo sition on the part of the Commissioners to do justice to Han well. The magistrates of Middlesex had done more good for that establishment in one year than the Commissions s had done during their whole existence. He thought t e Right Hon. t he ti to seethe e parishione rsstion ws a p parish anti hear o n e , what and they he could not in tet fere. Lord ASHLEY sa i d a few words in expl ana ti on . Sir tonetl Gentleman ought . J. t i said Mr. T. DUN COM HE supported the clause. He thought it might be inserted without clashing with any of the provi sions of the B ill, He could no t see any obje c ti on t o en l ar ging er b ei n r d g e negativedr ed to without one. ut Hanwell; it wa s a credit to the county, and to Dr. Conolly, who had the m ana g ement of it. After some observations from Sir C. NAPIER, an withdraw, but no division took place, he Bill havi n g been rea d a third time, on the que s tion that it do pa=s b e i n g put, Mr. DUN COM BE p r otested aeainst the comm i ss i on b e i n g perma nent, and denounced the whole m easure as a j o b. The floflora.Member concluded by moving th a t t h e salaries o f th e Str the g e r clause Strangers e o Commissioners should be 1,200/. instead of 1.5001. a year. Strangers were ordered to wi t hd raw, and the House divided, when there am cared — For the amendment ............. ........... l3 Against it ................. ......... 32 Majority against the amenement ... —l9 On our re- au rnission to the ga l lery we found ... Mr. T. DUNCOMBE making further objections to the measure , especially clause 16, which gave rio security for the attendance of the Commissioners. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the great object the Bill had in view was visitation by the commissioners th oughout the country, w hi c h was of far more importance than their at tendance at the Board. After some observation: from Lord A A S Fl LEY, Mr. HUME complained of the salaries of the commissioners besng far toe high. He did nut see why those Commissioners should have 1 6001. a-year fo r d o i ng li ttle, and a pi mien fer do rig nuthiegs while the Lords of the Admiralty had only 1,0001. a-year. Mr. T . DUN COA iE then moved that. the 16th clause should be omitted, bus he would forego that motion if he was a cured by the Nellie Lord that the office of the Commision in Abingdon-street, should be always open, and the secretary always in attendance. ASHLEY assured the lion. Member that such would inett admirable one, ant reflected the gi-oetest hotenr ets Hon. Colleague ; for himself he had entirely forgotten it. Sir J. GRAHAM suggested that the insertion of the words " hereafter receive a heist's° for the first time," would answer all the purposes of r iie Hon. ill: tuber for Finsbury. Mr. WA K LEY could not assent to the suggestion. Mr. T. D UNCOM BE thought he could not get much mare than was now offered by the Right Honaurabie Baronet, and he must, therefore, accept that. Mr. WAKLEY suggested the rddition of the words "or having only one establi•hment," which was agreed to. The HoN. Mearßeis then suggested the propriety of ad journing the proceedings, in mtrcy to :he Speaker—(Hearl— who would have to sit from five o'clock until two or three in the morning. S:r J. GRAHAM assented, and the further proceedings on the measure were adjourned to twelve o'clock• to-morrow (Wednesday). The House• then adjourned to Five o'clock. The House reassembled at five o'clock. The 13irnaingham 131uccoat School Estate Bill wad read a second time. The South-Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of the South-Eastern, Cant, rburv, Ramserate, and Margate Railway) B II eras reported and ordered to b r e engrossed. The Lords arneadments to the Aberdeen Railway Bill were read hod agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches Bill were read and agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the London and Norwich Rail way (Dins and Dereharn ) Branches were agreed to. .‘ fr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition from Glasgow, praying the House to take some steps relative to the affairs of New Zealand. Mr. F. NCO - FT presented several petitions from settlers in New Zealand, complaining that the revenues of the colony were applied to other purposes than those for which they were originally intended. Mr. VILLIERS presented a similar petition from New Ze• :rid. THE AIOLYNEUX.(FOLLETTS) BILL. On the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS the 'Moly neux (Fol letts) Bill vca , read a second time. BOLTON ADD LEIGH RAILWAY. Sir H. li3tliGL AS biatudit up the report on the above railway amalgamation. Mr. MILN ES thought the principle of amalgamation be tween tour railway cornpaities, where they could command the trade of an important district like Liverpool and Manchester, a veey percious one which ought to be discountenanced by the House. In the Bill under consideration there was also a clause which empowered the cempany to very different degrees of rate upon the different railways, and this lie considered totally opposed to the opininions of the House as expressed shortly benne that time. He trusted therefore that the House • would postpone its consideration until to-morrow, when the Vice-President of the Board of Trade would he present. Mr. WARI3URION of posed these amalgamations of great lines. Ile saw no differeece in making a general system of amalgamation, and in amalgamating two or three great lines. The House to view with great uspicion these schemes of amalgams ion, as he was sure they would operate most injuri ou-ly to the public interest. Mr. GREENE denied that the grand Junction line and the Mancli,•ster and Birmingham were opposing interests. They were to a great extent identical. The Grand Junction ran for a considerable wry on the Man chester and Birmingham line, from the point of junction near to Liverpool. He knew of km public grounds on which the amalgamation ought to be refused. He knew from his own experience in Lancashire that the amalgamation would prove beneficial; and he considered a prima facie case had been made out before tee Committee. Mr. BRO [BERTON opposed the amalgamation of the lines. Such a Bill would enable the Grand Junction Railway to swamp the snsallt-r lines. It would be able, by the regulation of tolls, to impose light rates on one portion of their line, and heavy ones on other portion so as to injure the smaller lines in the district. Such an amalgamation would, in his opinion, operate most injuriously to the public. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the question of postponement rested faith the Noble Lord the Member for North Lan cashire. The question was not whether the principle in the Bill was a good or a bail one, that had been already decided. A petition had been pieseuted, it was true, against this amalgamation, and counsel oppased it, but the oppo sition was not of a s..bstantial nature. No case had been made out against, tht., amalgamation.—Hear, hear.) The Manchester arid Liverpool, arm the Grand Ju.:etion Rail way were a trust under toe same direction. The North Union line was originally intended to be am,..lgamated with the Liver- Imo, and Manchester. This would constitute a most formidable continuation. He thought it was most desirable that there should be a uniformity of toll. The Hon. Member then read an extract from the Act, to show that it gave powers to the din etors to alter and vary the tolls. If the House came to a of erent opinion from that of the Committe, he, as member of the Committee, would not feel at all hurt. Mr. P. Ai. STEW ART could not see what was to be gained by the postponement of this question, as suggested by the Board of '1 rade.—(ilear.) It' anything was to be gained, he thought it was the expression of a prompt opinion by this House on this question.—( Hear, hear.) Now, he did think that this was a line which should at once be sanctioned by this House, for it formed what might be considered a great amalgamation of the different lines that were in opposition to each other. Mr. H. HINDE believed that the proposed amalgamation would be beneficial to the public. It would tend greatly to increase the safety of persons travelling on these lines which were proposed to be amalgamated. Mr. ALDAM said that if this amalgamation was granted, the traffic on the Grand Junction line would be placed on more advantageous terms than the traffic from the .Manchester and Leeds line to Liverpool. Ile thought this was a strong argu ment against the mea,ure. Mr. A. COLLETT was understood to oppose the amalga mation, on the ground that it would enable the Grand Junction Company to carry the broad gauge up to Liverpool, cud he thought, therefore, that the question of amalgamation of these lines ought to be pos potted until after the report had been mado by the Commission on the subject of the gauges. DUNCOM I3E said that the Committee eiffered from the Board of Trade, as they did not deem it advisable to alter the gauge. '1 he Committee had recommended the amalgama tion of the lines. He should object to the motion for the post ponement. Mr. COBDEN observed that the system of amalgamation alone furnished a sufficient ground of opposition. He saw no reason why amalgamation should be allowed in this particular instance, unless it were generalised on all the lines of railway throughout the country. It was agreed that dtlferent lines in conjunction, could not be properly managed uhltss an amalgamation took place. lie, however, thought that railway companies, having different lines of railway, could give quite as much accummodat ion to the public, as trustees of turnpike roads bolting separate trusts could af ford. Ile wished that this amalgamation Bill might be post poned not onl% for a dat, but until this day twelvemonths. Lord SAiN DON said the Committee had reported in favour of the amalgamation, but the report of the Board of Trade had been against it. 'l he House had been very much inclined to attach great importance to their reports, but he could not see that in this matter the Board had any ri g ht to interfere. He was averse to calling into question the opinion expressed by the Committee, and seeing no benefit to be gut from a postpone mr he should oppose the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. M. GIBSON replied. The opinion of the House might be against him but he felt it his duty to press the motion to a division. The Houss then divided— For the Report Against it Majority —44 Mr. DENNISON wi , hed to ask a question relating to the Coloninl Department. He wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce at this late period of the session, a Bill which was now in progress, and if it were introduced, whether it was their intention to pass it through Cie House ? Air. HOPE said that the 13111 referred to was a Bill for re gulrting the unsold waste lands in Australia. The reason of their delaying the mi acute titi this late period of the session was oceasiol,ed by the desire to have personal communication with the parties interested in that colony. As regarded the intention of carrying the Bill this session, much depended upon the feeling with which it be received. (LEFT SITTING.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. The following order relating to the Accountant of this Court has been issued by the Lord Chancellor : " Wednesday, July 9, 1845. " LORD CHANCELLOR. " IN BA N K RUPTCY. —I do order that the books of the Accountant in Bankruptcy be closed from Monday,t he 18th day of August, to Saturday, the 4th day of October next, both days inclusive, and that during that time no draft for any effects shall be signed and delivered out, nor any purchase, sale, or transfer of any stocks, se curities, or effects, be made by the said Accountant in Bankruptcy, for or on account of any bankrupt's estate. . . " Provided that the said Accountant be at liberty to sign orders or dividend warrants in such cases as may appear urgent. (Signed) L - I'NDHURST, C.' UNION 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 had 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 then made in the colonial arrangements. There were bills pa)able to the amount of 78,434., which, with other sinus, made the liabilities of the Company 194,4781. The paid up capital of the bank amounted to 820,000/. 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 reelected. DEATH e(OIES E. 11,,Ny wooD, BART.—A e have to announce the demise of the above lion. Baronet, at his seat, Evington, Kent. on Thursday last, in his 33d year. He was the son of the liftßßaronet, by the eldest daughter of the Rev. Sir W. H. Cooper, Bart.; married 1534 second daughter of the Rev. Charles Hughes Hallett, of Highams, Kent; succeeded his lather in 1832, and is succeeded in his title by his eldest son, born 1 835. 1'11; EoN-FLYING.—M ATCII FOR 20l—Yesterday, a match to fly two pigeons a distance, for 101. a side, was decided. The owr eris were D.x, 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 London to be considered the winner. The birds were thrown at eight o'clock in the morning, and at 23 minutes atter nine the pigeon belonging to Castles had pitched at his home; the other occupied eighteen minutes longer ; thus the winning bird tiavelled upwards of eighty miles in eighty-three minutes. They were of the dragon breed, and young birds. VREsENTATION AGAINsT STEAM-BOAT PIERS.— Yesterday a Court of Conservancy was held at the Swan, West. minster-bridge, belore the Lord Mayor and other City functionaries, when the .ohowing piers were presented as being at certain times of the tide obstructions to the free navigation of the river, and their removal recommended, viz :—A pier near the Thames Tonne); a tier of barges at Wapping, called Charrington's-pier ; a floating pier at the erd of Essex-street, Strand; and a tier of barges used as a podr opposite Chandler's. at Milbank. lira AVM. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.---Yesterday a meeting of the naval officers subscribing to the above Society took place at the Thatched House Tayrrn, St. James's-street. Amongst the officers present were—Admirals Sir E. Codrington, I.ord Radstock, Sir C. Ogle (Chairman) ; and Captains Dickinson, Ridcout, Drew, Bague, Saumarez, Houghton,&c. Capt. Dickson, ' the -- ripts within Mr. T. DUNCONIBE said that this Bill Would, in the end, Lon. •.-:•_ i the Secretary, read the report. It stated that the recei, ' the last three months amounted to 1,1411., and the expenses to deprive the workmen of every inducement to exertion. ir• D U: CO `,i RE then m'.v,•d to aid , he fillowing pro- cers, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the Hon. Mem 631/., of which sum 444/. was given to distressed naval ofi adopted, - vim) to the 25th clause ; _a. I s t iiivided always, that. no prr , on their widows, and orphans. The report having been Admiral ber for Finsbury was mistaken in supposing that, there was any shall! receive any liceiis ha. tl , e i„ , „„, lunatic- , ; , "'''' - power in this Bill to attach wages or salary in the hands of the l • proceeded who shall ;:ot te.,,,,e 0, h,. ~„,,,. r,•,;;;,e: I . h, I . 1•i t• The meeting then master. There was no such power; but in the event of a debtor astigro unatic . , ...e: or A ,• i , Bewics a trustee of tr e 101 tu ion. 1 distributed . he is Itcensmt,and who received more than was necessary for his support, refusing Le always to the considet aikti of the applications for . ans __ _ to apply part of his wages to the payment of his debts, he was ' Lord ASHLEY agree-1 in the importance but thought that it- i 1i me d,,,,,, ~,,0 r, ,,,,, w „ w d he sums amounting coucloded the business lacehe day. During the liable to 40 days' imprisonment. He had communicated both proposed, urious to many iniiivideals alio i aait nt .. r , than one t ' . 'ratdiscussions took p relative to the con with creditors and debtors, and -had accepted no suggestion moot inj meeting eving seve , angry . He would, luttarver, pie , gt- h insiof to take the d Sir L•'. CoOring‘on and Captain Saumarez which, in his conscietice, was not for the benefit of both parties. . as Y um. • nsideratinn Itt of the stet, tar), an ' withdraw ' the Societ) if Captain Dickson matter into Go trout In reply to a question, the SOLICITOR-GENERAL i After some observa ions born Sir G. STIAILKLAND, said tilcy shouaa of ' ll ' Pr""'' . `" . in the whole to about 500/. vote of in as the stated that a debtor mold b© inapriscared twice for the same Mr. WAKLEY said, that he considered the proposition continued to be the Secret ary _ i subj ect for the next meeting were giren. debt, if there veers a double fraud. some notices of motion on the TI4E LATE The demise of this venerable statesman was rather sudden at the last. Although he had been some titre suffering from paralysis, yet he had rallied considerably, and it was not until the 12th insiant that he was observed to droop. From this period he sunk rapidly. Lord Howick, who, up to Wednesday, had been in attendance at the House of Commons, was immediately sent fur, and arrived at How sob in time to see his venerable parent before his decease. The Noble Earl expired calmly, and without pain, and awaited the approach of his last moments with the resignation of a Christian. Countess Grey (to whom the Earl was united in 1794, and who was the daughter of the first Lord Ponsonby) was present, together with her sons, Viscount Howick and Colonel Grey, when the venerable Earl breathed his last. We extract from the Observer the following description of Earl Grey's personal appearance in his younger days : " A description of the personal appearance of Earl Grey, in the vigour of his days, will not be uninteresting to those who only knew him when advancing years began to affect his frame. His port and bearing were strikingly dignified. The vat° sciolto, which men almost instinctively associate with high birth, was legible in every lineament of Isis features, and his whole exterior was decidedly patrician. The expression of his countenance whin in repose, was somewhat penserose and meditative—the forehead lofty and well developed, as bescemed a temple sacred to noble thougists.' His figure was stately and commanding, his action graceful and animated ; and his voice strong, fl..xiblc, and sonorous. As an orator, he was reads and correct —his style classically pure, and void of affec tation—his delivery such as to fix, and even fascinate, the atten tion ; while Ins arguments were couched in diction which evinced the well-educated and well•disciplined mind." ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SO CIETY OF ENGLAND. SHREWSBURY, SATURDAY, JULY 19.—The proceedings of this Society terminated here by a meeting of its members and a sale by auction of a portion of the cattle and implements ex hibited at t he show. The meeting took place at twelve o'clock at the Town flail, at which Lord Portman presided. There wore but few members present. Apologies were made for the absence of the Duke of Richmond, who had been obliged to leave to attend his Parliamentary duties. On the motion of Earl SPENCER, the thanks of the meeting were giving to the Mayor and Corporation of Shrewsbury; to Edwin Haycock, Esq., and the local Committee; to the Bir mingham and Grand Junction Railway's; and to Mr. Taylor, of Monkmoor, for the faeili ies they had respectively afforded, to carry out the purpose of the show. Thanks were also given to the Duke of Richmond, for his services as the PresMent ; and Lord Portman, for his conduct in the chair that day. The sale of the cattle and implements commenced at ten o'clock in the morning, and lasted till a late hour in the afternoon ; but it scarcely presented a feature worth noticing. The form of an auction leas gone through, but there were only a few boon fide sales effected. Two or three of the short horn bulls were, we believe, positively sold. The highest price given was 591., for a three year and eight months old bull, the property of Alr. John Champion, of Carrington. near Notting ham ; a Southdown ram, the property of Mr. Barnard, M.P., 15 months old, was purchased for 20!. by the Marquis of Down shire ; and one, the property of Mr. T. M. Goodlake, of NVadley House, near Farringdon, Berks, 18 months old, was also purchased for 251. by Lord Hill. The ball, which took place on Thursday evening, was at tended by a numerous and fashionable company. Amongst those present were—Ladies Po w is, Newport, Charlotte Lyster, Hon. Mrs. Knyvett Leighton, Hon. Airs. H. Bristow, Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, Lady Smythe, Lady Corbet, Mrs. Adam, Slis. R. Bristow, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Charlton, Mrs. Pod, Mrs. T. C. Eyton, Mrs. J. Freme, Mrs. Hope, Mrs. How, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. H. Hicks, Mrs. J. Loxdale, Mrs. C. Phillips, Mrs. Ryder, Mrs. Slaney, Mrs. Towers, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Wingfield ; the Duke of Richmond, Lord Portman, the Mayor of Shrewsbury, the Duke of Cleve land, Earl Spencer, the Viscount Hill, Lord Forester, the Viscount Clive, M.P., the Viscount Newport, M.P., the Hon. Thoma &Kenyon, Sir W. E. R. Boughton, Bart., Sir W. S. R. Cockburn, Bart., Sir A. V. Corbet, Bart., rede rick Spencer, Esq., H. Botfield, Esq., M.P., J. Ackers, Esq., M.P., St. John C. Charlton, Esq., Sheriff of the County, C. M. Adams, Esq., the Rev. H. Burton, T. J. Badger, Esq., W. H. Bayley, Esq., Mr. W. Baker, H. B. Clive, Esq., W. Cooper, Esq., Mr. J. Carline, J. W. Dod, Esq., T. C. Eyton, Esq., J. Frene, Esq., 'l'. H. Hope, Esq., W. W. How, Esq., H. Hicks, Esq., Mr. T. Hall, W. E. Jeffreys, jun., Esq., Henry Lyster, Esq., John Loxdale, Esq., J. B. 13ellinor, Esq., D. Mayne, Esq., E. W. Smythe Owen, Esq., Mr. J. J. Owen, David Pugh, Esq., C. Phillips Esq., W. Ryder, Esq., R. A. Slaney, Esq., W. Stubbs, Esq., Mr. J. Taylor, Mr. J. W. Towers, John Wingfield, Esq., &a. &c. It is but justice to all parties concerned in the management of the show and the general business of the Society, to say that they afforded every facility for our obtaining informa tions These remarks apply with especial force to Mr. Hudson, the Secretary of the Society; to Mr. Gibbs, the Director of the show ; and to the Stewards of the different de partments. A body of the A division of the metropolitan police, under the command of Superintendent Otway, did good service on the occasion. They apprehended no less than fifteen thieves, several of whom were well-known members of the swell mob. On one of the parties apprehended were Lurid a valuable gold watch and a pocket-b,aak, the latter of which was stolen from the pocket of a person whom the police had employed to detect offenders, and who on one occasion was a member of the London police. The number of persons that attended the show on Thursday amounted to nearly 13,000, one-half of which number was ad mitted at 2s. 6d. each, and the other portion at Is. each. Thus has ended this show, which, whatever is thought of its practical utility in advancing the interests of agriculture, certainly created no little excitement in this locality. 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. IiNIPERIAL PA itLIAAIENT. HOUSE OF CO - 71MONS. July 21. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Ca,itain BOLDERO (in continuation from our Third Edition of yesterday) said--When he ( Capt. Boldero) was examined before that Committee, he exposed every private transac tion of his connected with railways without any hesitation, and in the course of his evidence he stated that he had purchased some shares in the North Kent, but he was not in slightest degree implicated as a member of the Board, nor would any decision of the Beard be affected by that circumstance. After finishing his explanation he had not had an opportunity of hearing the short-hand writer read his notes, nor did he get a sight of them on the next day. The real facts which induced him to sell those shares were these. On Satur day the 7th June. after the business of the day was over, he found by the Times newspaper that a military witness at tached to a powder establishment at Feversham (the pro perty of the Board of Ordnance) had been examined. It was evident to him that he might be called upon, in his character as a Member of that House, and as holding a special situation in the Board of Ordnance to explain the act of the Master- General (who had not a seat in that House), with respect to the passing of a railway line close to that work, and he decided on disposing of the shares he had in the rival line. On Mon day, then, the 9th of June, he disposed of them on tile principle that if called upon to give an explanation to that House, or to take part in any debate on the subject, he might do so, without being impressed in any wayi by the fact that he was interested in the matter. This was the impression made upon the minds of the Commit tee. He could assure the House that it was entirely inconsis tent with the mode in which the business was carried on in that department. There was no power whatever, either negative or affirmative, in his hands. The decision rested entirely in the hands of the Master-General.—( Hear.) if there should be a doubt about what he stated, he would undertake to say that both those gentlemen would corroborate the statements which he had made. There was the paragraph as it stood, and he would ask the House if such a paragraph were published to the world, what course there was open to him, except that dictated by an honourable mind ; and he put into the hands of the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury his resignation xs clerk to the Ordnance. In doing that he thought it his duty to read the letter which he communicated to state his only grounds for the course which he took. The words were to the effect that he acted under a clear conviction and perfect con sciousness of the utter groundlessness of any imputation which might be thrown on his character, either in his public or his private capacity. This was all he wished to put forward; and he would conclude by thanking the House for the patient manner in which they had heard him, at the same time hoping that the words uttered by him had given offence to nobody. Mr. HAWES wished to understand from the Secretary of the Home Department, whether Mr. Wray was still continued in (Ace after the report was made? Sir J. GRAHAM said that as soon as the report which the, Hon. Gentleman referred to was presented to him he thought after mature reflection, that the transaction of 1836 had no connexion with the subject-matter which gave rise to the in quiry. He thought that it was then his (Sir J. Graham's) duty to animadvert strongly on his (Mr. Vvray's) conduct in 1636, and he was deserving of serious animadverson. His ap prehension up to that time was that he (Mr. Wray) had no right to employ himself in any other business than that connected with his office.—(Cries of " Hear.") Since that period the official labour which had devolved on Mr. Wray had considerably increased, and there had, in conse quence, been an augmentation of his salary. Mr. Wray had, therefore, been called upon to give his time exclusively to the business of his office, and he had been informed that any employment that he mid,ht enter into not immediately connected with his office, would be considered as a ground for his immediate removal from the situation v‘hich he held. He (Sir J.mes Graham) had looked at this matter dispassionately, and, in his humble judgment, the course which he had adopted was the proper one. Air. HAWES—Has the Right Hon. Gentleman any ob jection to lay the letter to which he has alluded on the table of the House? Sir JAMES GRAHAM—Under the peculiar circumstances of this case—although 1 have before refused in such cases to produce the terms in which the Secretary of State has thought fit to discharge his duty—yet, in this case, I am prepared to lay the letter on the table of the House. Mr. ROEBUCK —lf I undt rstood the Right Hon. Gentleman rightly, heSl id that in the appointment of Mr. Wray, that gen tleman was not restricted from applying himself to other busi ness. Was it understood that he was to employ himself in the character of a barrister—that wa3, that he was not to withdraw himself from Westminster-hall? I want to know whether it was considered that this was a palliation of the proceedings of Mr. Wray, and whether he was justified in employing himself in the business of canvassing votes for the private purposes of the South-Eastern Railway Company ? Sir J. GRAHAM—I conceive that no circumstance would be a palliation of the particular transaction to which the Hon. Gentleman refers. I consider that to be indefensible ; bute considering the lapse of time which has taken place, . t and other nr considerations which I have specified, on the whole, wishing not have to act with undue severity, but to do an act of j ustice, thought it best to take the course I have s tated _ ject. Mr. WARD begged to say a few . wordsppre o n this sub hension existed in He did conceive that a great deal of i m" regard to Mr. Wray, and if anything could be said in extenua tion of his conduct it was the disgraceful mode of forming the C om mittees that existed in th e year 1836. h Lord J. RUSSELL sai d he had heard that explanation with considerable surprise, and that such a state of things as thisseteisle Hon. Member had described as existing in spoken o 1836 was here n h o excuse w hatever for the c onduct that had been evening. ll r . WARD said a few wor d s in explanation. Sir J. GRAHAM said he had never had any communication with Mr. Wray on this subject, but he had weighed the evidence that had been elicited very carefully, and had, upon his own responsibility, and without consulting anybody, written a letter of severe animadversion to Mr. Wray upon the subject. Colonel SIBTHORP said, that this discussion only con vinced him of the necessity that existed for having every Member of this House called up and examined.—(Laughter.) He could take his oath that he never had had any connexion with any railway schemes ; but these transactions only con vinced him the more of this fact, that though this was called the reformed House of Commons, he c, nceived they were niece in the mud and dirt than ever.—( Laughter. ) Mr. F. FRENCH said that as his name had been mixed up in this tranaction by a Noble Lord, and as an attack had been made upon him, he would take an early opportunity of again calling the attention of the House to it. - -- I'AS 40,1=1;4 ;4;4 NEW ZFALAND. Mr. WARD pmprited a petition fr. m the N.'. Zeal.in Company praying the House nut to feptrate until they had adopted such measures as would remove the occasion for fur ther cunt: versy SUPPLY. On the order of the day being read for the House g ing into Committee of Supvly, Mr. C. BULLER said he enti-ely concurred in , he prayer of the petition vhich had just been presented to the House. He now was about to bring the subject again before the House, impressed with the importance and necessity of the ease. The facts he had to state were very few, but they were of great im portance. The newspapers had put the Howe in possession of events which had occurred in New Zealand of late—events which had excited deep considerst:on fur what had passed, and anxious apprehensions for the future. Tl,c),,e events had been predicted three years ago.—( Hear. ) Due notice was given of the attack which was made on the 7th. The Governor sent all the available forces at his di posal, and what was the result? All that force was com pletely routed.—( Hear, In ar. ) The most aneier t s.2ttlewent cf Europeans in the South Seas was completely swert a.-ay from the earth.—( Hear, Kerr. ) The settl , ment ce the Bay of Islands was pillaged, and every human habitation therein was destroyed.—( Hear, hear.) But it had been said, a short time ago, that the news fr. n New Zealand jte tified the ex pectation that the attacks of the natives would end there. But on the contrary, it appeared that this was only the commence ment of a war, to be ca: vied on against all the settlements. --( Hear, hear.) The chief, John Held, who, to do him justice, carried on war in a chivalrous spirit, and w ith all the refinement of Eurorean warfare— with a refinement of which, at least, one European nation could not boast—( Hear, hear)—had g:ven notice of the day when he would take the seat of government —acting, I erhaps, upon the.Lacedemonian maxim, that to tell the enemy your real intentions is the best mode of deceiving him (Hear, and laughter.) He had taken advantage of the dis sensions in New Zealand, and had declared that he would not carry on war against the peaceable settlers, but against the Government. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then read extracts from recent letters from New Zealand, to the effect which he had stated, as to Heki's conduct and intentions. The Hon. Secretary to the Ordnance said it was satisfactory that, at the Hay of Islands, the church of the missionary settlements was not interfered with. That was not the case. The only missi m which was not disturbed was that of the French missionaries, who (and he said it without any invidious in tention), had not availed themselves of their influence with the natives to secure lands for themselves. But the British missionaries were looked upon as a part of the Government, and they were, therefore, involved in the hostility of the natives. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then read a letter from Auckland, describing the deplorable state of the colonists there, and attributing all the evils of the settlement to the policy of the Government. The settlement was crowded wills con victs, and those white savages were worse than brown.---( Hear, hear.) The settling of convicts there was, no the part of the Government, a gross breach of faith, and there had been nothing but mischief in Auckland ever since. Their law less conduct in the present crisis created more alarm in the minds of the settlers than the threats of the natives.— (Hear, hear. ) The property carried off by fleki was said to be of the value of 30,00/., and the last accounts from the colony stated that the Governor was alarmed on account of the effect which ths fact might have upon the conduct of the friendly tribes. It was not in the north that the princ'pal settlements of the Eng lish were located. In the south the settlers had expended 2,000,0001., and the New Zealand Company 600,000/. But the Government had withdrawn from the southern settlements almost every means of protection.— ( Hear, hear.) At Wellington, where there were:between 2,000 and 3,000 settlers, there was not a' single soldier. And New Plymouth where the population was composed of English egrieulturists, brought out by a Committee of which Lord St. Germans was et the head, was in the neighbourhood et the most powerful of all the tribes, and was entirely unprotected.—( Hear. hear.) He did not think it was justice to poor Captain Fitzroy to throw all the blame upon him. He believed that the policy of the Government was to blame.—( Hear, hear.) He attributed all the evils to the policy of Lord Stanley, and he read nume rous extracts from the correspondence of the settlers, altogether inculpating Lord Stanley as the cause of the disasters which had befallen the colony. He would ask any calm and con siderate man to look at the position of New Zealand, and the results of those measures, and then say if all those disa ters might not have been avoided by firmness on the part of the Government, and by a wise and humane policy.--( Hear, hear.) But to turn from this evil to another point, and a far snore im portant one, namely, what was the ren,edy proposed to be sup plied by the Government? What hope was there that any effectual remedy would be applied 'l—(i-Im.) He really feared that there would be no real satisfaction afforded by merely making Captain Fitzroy a scape-goat, unless the Go vernment gave a satisfactory proof of their intention to pursu e a different course. The Government had removed Captain Fitz roy, but had they dealt in the same way with come of the snbordi nates.?—( Hear.) For he (Mr. Buller) would contend for it, that it was not Captain Fitzroy alone, but every member of the Government in New Zealand that should have been removed ; yet they had not heard of a single removal of one of those subordinates • on the contrary, they h a d h ear d th at t h e very last act of the Government was in reference to Mr. Shortland, who, though his acts in his official capacity in New Zealand, were anything but praiseworthy, yet he had been rewarded by an appointment in the West India Islands. Now, he would refer to some circumstances which had occurred in the late debate ; he did not mean the words, but the general tone of the speeches—he would refer to words hereafter.—( Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite on that occasion made, use of sentiments which he (Mr. Buller) believed to be in con formity with his feelings, and he believed he intended to give them effect. —( Hear, hear.) And, now, let him ask what was the general effect of those sentiments? Upon that debate he (Mr. Buller) had been reproved by some of his friends for pros mg the House to a division, because it was alleged that he had gone too far in doing so.—(Hear, hear.) And it had been said that some Hon. Members opposite would vote with this side of the House if the assurances then made by the Govern ment should not be carried out. (hear, hear.) Well, he and those who voted with him held out; and the result of the last debate on this question was now before the House in the shape of Lord Stanley's instructions to the new Governor of New Zealand—(Hear)—and it was quite apparent that there was to be no more stable assurance that a satisfactory ar rangement would be made than those instructions.--( hear, hear. ) Here the Hun. Member read a short extract from the preliminary instruction, which generalised the nature of the duties of the Governor, and he then went on by asking what especial security there was that even these instructions would !:e carried into effect; or under what circumstances they had been issued ?—( Hear ) These instructions had been issued with out the Covet nment kno eine whether he to whom they were addressed would accept all the responsibility they involved, and the wretched salary and painful task of repairing all the blunders of his predecessor.—( Hear, hear.) Yet this was the present state of the colonial Government. —( Hear, hear.) If these instructions should have miscarried in their way out, then there was the chance of the Government of the Coe lony being intrusted to the Colonial Secretary, of whom he would only say that his speeches in the Legislative Assembly of that colony were specimens of the greatest absur dity he had ever heard.—(Laughter.) Well, now let him (Mr. Buller) contrast those instructions with the declarations of the Right Hon. Baronet opposite in the last debate on this question. The Right Hon. Baronet, ire his speech on that oc casion, said that a representative g, veri m int would be suitable to the colony, coupled with municipal institu tions and a regular system of local taxation Well, that would be satisfactory if it were granted. But did it mean that there should merely be' mayors, and aldermen, and paving boards, where they were n wanted; or did it mean that, like the institutions of America, those municipal insti tutions were to supply the places of larger and more compre hensive bodies?—(dear hear.) Before he entered further upon this question let him call the attention of the House to the fact that the present governing body of New Zealand con sisted of a few individuals appointed by the Governor, and removable at the will of the Governor, in ease they should vote against him,—( Hear, hear.) Yet that was the system which Lord Stanley, by his instructions, would propose to keep up.—( Hear, hear.) Now, let him ask, whet did all this mean ?—( Hear, hear.) Was this what the Govern ment were prepared to call a boon to this new colony ?-- ( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite had said that " New Zealand was in a fit condition for receiving a re presentative Government ;" and this, then, was to comprehend the fulfilment of all his promises to this colony ?—( Hear, hear. ) What had become of the question as to the settlement of the claims for land ?—( Hear, hear.) According to the instrue tions of Lord Stanley, it would appear that that question was to be left in precisely the same position as that in which it stood before.—( Hear, hear.) There was only one-third about which an award had been taken. The remaining two-thirds were not adjudicated upon. What, after all, was the present state of affairs with respect to New Zealand? Why, it was nothing but the old story over again, of one set of instructions being shown before they were sent out, and another set shown after they had been forwarded. He did not mean to say that there had been bad faith on the part of the Government, but the New Zealand Company had suffered as much as though bad faith had been practised to wards them. It was a most singular thing, however, that Lord Stanley had made two similar mistakes with respect to the New Zealand Company, within two years. He had con ducted the business of a great public department in a very loose manner. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman here read lengthy extracts from the correspondence which had taken place between the Government Commissioners in New Zea land and the representative of the New Zealand Company, to show, that it always was the intention of the Government Commissioner to recognise the claim s of th e N ew Z ea l an d Company.—( Hear.) He did not mention this matter its consequence of the amount of land which it involved, that amount being not more than 25,000 acres. But to show that Lord Stanley was carrying on the controversy in the old spirit; and, refusing to agree to the award of his own commissioner, that Noble Lord had, since the last debate on this subject, taken a public opportunity of expressing his views upon this subject. Now had that Noble Lord, as his speech evinced, any disposition to follow the course laid down in the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite on this subject ? No, he had not. What was the tenor of the Noble Lord's speech ? Why, simply a declaration of obstinate adhesion to the very worst principles of the old colonial policy. In a word, the speech of the Noble Lord might be taken as an answer to the speeches of the two Right Hon. Baronets opposite. In that speech the Noble Lord said that the New Zealand Company_usselle had been guilty of misrepresentation to R Lord john hour a e s t p re e a e t c y h was the declaration , of a d eter . Although h d t t h b i charge been enatte m p h t a e d d t b o e e b n me proved. a made, yet A n n e o v t e h r e r downrem remarkable of Waitangai t o th e f u ll est ex. i point minat i i o n n th t e o d to be as much the right of the natives es was the land i n tent. Now, by that t reat y , the land n New Zealand was d e. Glare do . Why, he sent out i ns t ruct i ons to the England or Scotland the property of its ow ners . W hat did Noble adhere Lord'st th Governor to the land. He said th a t t h e treaty of Waitangi teoyimpose a wild land-tax, w ith t h e distinct view of c s LG h ooo o nr : fid. ld be religiously and sacredly adhered to. The words sacred tl hf treaties,et yl, ey had a n dt dh thoughtreligiousose been treaties tmh ea d o Ne u e g ow h wu t z n thh o te t atl a t oa o be nnbyde e observed ua wereye r o d e w a ni ast h power. competent much c s p u hr e . a h_ st oa( thoughllmweaaa Near, hear.) What would the people of Guadeloupe, or Martinique, or Canada have said if a wild land-tax had been imposed upon them for the purpose of confiscating their land? This was merely the old story told in Roderick Random of the ring -dropping system. Every means had now been exhausted for getting redress from her Majesty's Government, and while the present spirit animated the Colonial-office no hope could be entertained. The New Zealand Company, therefore, were compelled to come again to that House to lay their case again before them. What he had to ask the House was, whether they would leave for the next six months the colony of New Zealand to be subjected to the operation of the spirit which animated the officials of the colonial department. Would they back up Lord Stanley by refusing to vote with him (Mr. Buller)? He was sure that no one would think that he had brought forward this motion in any party spirit. He was indeed sorry that a melancholy event had deprived him of the assistance of many who would have rendered him great service, more especially his Noble Friend (Lord Howsek) of whose presence a recent melancholy event had deprived them for ever. In the recent division he had had the support of many Hon. Gentlemen on the opposite side, and he would have had more hut that assurances had been rested upon which were dremed. satisfeetory. He believed that in such a question as this there were gentlemen opposite who would not allow party feeling to operate, and he called upon them not to sacrifice an important ^olony merely for the purpose of bolstering up the policy of any Minister whatever.—(Cheers. ) The Hon. and Learned Gem., I I ; d'= '