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Seren The f U i AM B RID GE ELECTION. 14; ''' l "(ing is th e report of the election, rece i ve d at t h e ?tlll'ost-ollice this afternoon : Relly ..................... 737 Adair 724 —l3 11.11jori'.v AI A Pk/ - CinENT • (THIS DAY.) lIO USE OF COMIIONS. e 'me met at Twelve o'c!ock. Th e -111 T URNPIKE ACTS BILL. t re Mrt was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be ird time to-morrow. Thee LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. leder, There of this hill was also brought up, and the Bill was al be read a third time to-morrow. I THE TE BILL. /I ke t s o ,, n n i o l iwas aIsoH IGHW reporte A d, Y and ordered to be read a third "nF. r. MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL. fi till was atte,,, no also reported, and ordered to be read a third morro w The UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL. to be feel tZpo.rt. was brought up, and the Bill was ordered e:dlime to-morrow. tiiTihrez;bortllEVENUE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. was brought up, and the Bill urdered to be read te e ii . tete on Friday. TIe,EuSfI:ISTICAL PATRONAGE (IRELAND) BILL. sd - w ent thro ug h Committee, and the report was or brought 1, up Otth LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. b r eetion for resuming the Committee on this Bill,. i„,NOONIBE again objected to the HOWL pro -sirg " tne abs ence of the Cabinet Min i sters. le C om ," Grah am , h owever, hav i ng entere d th e H ouse , nit pro cee d ed. 1 4 1er tb elause for granting retiring pensions to the officers - being 41 read,' Mr. DUNCOMBE objected • " 3 " °11 1d be any allowance whatever where there was Perfo r i _ 5.. 41 1ed u LEY believed that it was but just, where an indivi rlery'jPent his life in the public service, to secure him from 11l ~iterwMtetiards. NIARNIAN CRAW FORD objected to the principle I'l Pens' r, altogether. "11 thought :hat this provision was necessary to Optile services of efficient I.ersons. ~b i r l WA clau ebi gread, al being p d an amendment to the effect ;"je et ","e retiring ri °N :ro-us r e ated unuer this Act should . be ‘0 thet ro ss r ensions g at ea t , e P vis.on s of the 4th arid 5 . th William IV., which tnblie " al lowance to alt those official persons who entered brervice after the 4:h of August, 1629. _ 4)64 , 4 4 a 'Ne OMISE aid that he thought the allowance of 11, It ' e d t° the Commissioners s was enormous, and . cal- ttsbrirtp Je p A es it it i f t o ri g s i i itt i i ht b s e po co w n e n r fry, and he should give the Bill all d GRAHAM suggested that the Bill had better iSir 'ol4ss, even though as a temporary measure. _ e ' b h said that perhaps the objections of the Hon. alorefCiffor pinsbnr' the retiring pensions might be re %%4,ll,a:wane to the Commissioners were reduc e suggested . that the age of the Commis lt k r' VE R Y le a consideration. e t'll ea °N SMITH said that any limitation of manag ee 'llY for theymight a-point an infirm young 41.14. ; s lr an ic i tlti a rm ol 1 m n t r Port',,, - sIEY said a th . at in legislating for the most help efeleniel„,,-:°f the ity, it was their duty to secure bpvlces, and e h u e rum -ho u u b ld hierefore propose the:: no person w4atilftpthe-ara.staporotindttescicuwshsioosoex, eded the Commit te agee divided oot 45 by n si the clause, x mon . p a ; „PPeared— ee A Joe clause e'llest 3 e,'he t t Ma for te jority h c l ause —4o "" e N I I -.44e was thenagreed to, and ordered to stand part of Cl aus kg ri lts : 41 ' 0 ° 1 6 to 9 were agreed to with a few verbal amend elotis - "eer e 'o bein proposed , which related to the pension of itahrY, g pepi l o Tiki t •LN u COMBE objected to the clause. "'Y begged to enter his protest against the pro- Plit t 'li e S ,, l lLEY defended the . clause. sf Old th were ordered to withdraw, but no division took ' e ° 6 clause was agreed to, and ordered to stand part tfiti°l,lo Bill, ot ;lsi, l 4 ; vaadrrnission to the galley we found the Committee l- 4 rebl e gills amendments th y a; had been proposed by the ilaber for Finsbury n different clauses e,„ebnii tee nich having in a greater m u easu_re adopted, the N s v, e i s a t ti f se fil s a ft ; e p n o t sp e o g o u s la aro ly y through the Bill, Mr T. Duncombe * report. further tillopposition a toe few re Ni t 43,1 1 11 to 56 were agreed to, withfehts.pverbal p b 41 ,!.. -14 %,, 5 7 b_ei g pr -rted.l3. considered' n Eß ln DAlsi oose that it ought to be ex • Th, i' ° ° l 4s to 1.1 afte h s ort iscussjon, was agreed to, as were 4 P l s e '" s e 0 0 h w,t a few verbal amenements. e ller Peet°. A er . v Ylg read, which enacted Committee) t e n e o ) person shoold (t.sekxo %Tits of ,a 1 ing no profit on a lsti l ket es single lunatic, except upon such order and medical t als as provided by the Act and under certain regu a,lhleYl W YNN congratulated his Noble Friend . ( h L v, e . r a r . l s 1-11 : 44' e n a al lle t d h f e un- ChmMittee on _accomplishing that which ee kteli or, and had so often before been attempted w - "AI(LEY fathered of the clause, but regretted that t, 4 -4 hag,. Much u ru He had known cases where per- Rh near k ell kept in a room for }ears, and no person allowed Thee', t uent exeept th k er " e4 al+,".", s e was agieed t e o few verbal amendments, as b Oie '6l"le clauses up to 112. from" 4 llitai' at ' s e 1 13 beinis Proposed, which exempted Bethlehem etem the operation Of the Bill, gI:tf,,EIAWES objected t r such exemption. If they eer.enlienetiliolteehtternby, why not Si.uke's. The Honourable agreeing ASHLEY ' ." • the clause was -. .Zx out. "he • t oh tue ' p m r i o s p e o io s n iti o o f n, the clause. Irife, remaining clauses wer e ' a reed to, a• were also the, eetneles with some verbal ame t nd e m n en g ts ; the Bill as amended t Peed 1.• etei e •• 0 print r d and the report was ordered to be e n - s-• • . 04 rrlday next. TItebRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. W ' a ',nage ( Ireland) Bill went throu mmittee. le t et a ' S OMERVILLE moved the insegrhtioCrionf thexefooelldotwo_- 51 1e- t h:te 1- --" That in every case where a portiohe land pro g - Ast e , ll4 r:i and not exceeding one half in extent the ei tql A drained or improved, as mentioned the said re te itli4A, either alone snd independent , y of . or in connexion mentioned th:liavigation of such river, or art of a river, " 411 " A d Act, shall belong to one proprietor, and t an t d o e. proprietor shall refuse or neglect i to . a e or Atsve`inevilon of the works for such proposed . raine i llt e Zt durin g such time as the Commissioners under g the ,leln,Zed Act shall . a point ; and the proprietor of the rest of er eo - f ."", if thershall be butsuch, or the propriet , ,rs e shall be ore than one such, shall assent to t w a t , i , e ;fel lt eT r tt fh t l e erf, _by e ' m - g under their hands, it shall said C writing if they shall think fit,. to t'P i t1 : 11 works to be °rn ex m ee ' uted, and otherwise to act in all a t : f ir , l . l le assent of such proprietor who shall refuse or ent to the execution of the said works Iltet i qesaid , s • n i n writing under his kff ,, nad lieen s t ;' t be it '"_ such time as gave f resald. I.),ovided always, hi es eite e(ffee entabcoted.i. o the .r a tr u e s n aid t ' o Commissioners shall them by this Ac 1:141:111eY are s atisfier r a e nd au shall so certify, that they conte xt m ti - t 414 "aProvement; shall yield at least 61. per cent. pi • Sir f e w o eY to be ex ended " t ln is ( Vlat El i t i N • I AS FREMANTLE P. opposed the clause, believ le the tritroduction would make a most important altera- Si t w principle of the Bill. toialtt SOME.RVILLE withdrew the clause, and the tileAotticoltin;h7t;fired to be received to-morrow. ill, VALUATION lELAND) BILL. hit • FRE N 0 1 n AN th T is L B E ill. moved that the House should go 114 not bein lotnea moved that the Houllseobsee adjournednted,anadt it or kt „ 4O Members present the rout. o'clock till to-morrow at Twelve - r e „„ .o'clock. "re only 23 Members present. It A I ---- • -I4 WAY CO3l m 'Tr EES. (THIS DAY.) R OUSE OF LORDS. Oda '... r wort.c2esTmn, AND virozvEst• th he C.. .' 4II IPTON 712,21.XL1AT AY. -"lsair°,Zetrittethernfetttntho-eday at .d e e lev t e t n on ,o'clock, Lord Auckland in of this line was taken. lit e c ,.. Atrs , r l : N l T e AsE r F e O e R n" TH r aE OPPOSITION. k et ••611ar u c ora - " s led his address on behalf of the London an d ~b "arist, l ,., l as aY• He commenced by reference to the s I - reltiedardt.:olhrb .4etiiilll.eering aspect= a 'rmeot. ted itself in a twofold He said it presented and as comm ercial question. With Ir eatest " that tr n an shipment‘iart evidencet c h n e n tLue u sr7of ‘ ,..: ,t; a a t the ea se, p add . bY a certain machine represented to be in operation h w ad ith be t e h n e th e 8 In!ltell station; and in respect to the commercial part t i ne Ult U,abieet, witnesses had been examined that no "fat7i7ity rPersuaded, Mint* tr " .e as P Y articUl U ar i4 ar ise in the reassortment of goods at which had been referred to. however, that he could show that the ease and e thi c ieirresented to accompany pany this transhipment of goods, was her p rae u ,,'"Y• He would show by the evidence of carriers and 44; 0 , 1 _ ...real witnesses, that the greatest delay, cunfusron, om re.__,7lllente, would attend this system—that, in fact, in a c frorn .„`:ie,al Point of vi rats p roem err, the greatest possible evils would arise would , greasraegPared to show that the en be o w vss, represented to be so easy of accomplishment. He were quite PeN es 1, the commercial ones , and that very great additional engineering di ffi cultieswer q ex. %el l ~u. 14 of necessity be ' incurred. The Learned Gentleman for la . .`at In detail into the process of transhipment, the propo sal st eo ..) in double rail on the two systems, and the keeping of dou b le . mt 07w0.1.trtleki and waggons adapted to the broad and narrow gaug t e o , s Urvei ll !, 'cl i be contended would occasion the greatest amoun t b ath r e " nce, expense, and inconvenience. It would be much be tter , p„ ies the interest of the public and to the interest of the corn. their rethent se lves, that th e two gauges s hould be restricte d to each n e e , e tive distri cts, than to be allowe d t o penetrate into I titot e i f t er 5 territory. T he Learned Gentleman th e n a ddressed to tak e a the point at which the break of the two gauges ought ItUst,,, . P l ace. Oxford, he would show, was much superior to fitij ot ; a rr as at the former plac e , th ere wou ld be much less co n - Pot iar 4 d elay in the trsnsler of goods than at the latter. The lirsitett uatishipment ought not to take place where there was the 1 '2 ,1 41.1 ' ,, 1°C " of goods, but where there was the smallest accu. ot '' e r ,„ . , ' At Rugby there was a very great am not th t , - "`'s and passeng(rs; whereas at Oxford the re . was and irds anti Passengers being very limited in number t i tall a h " Machine was required to facilitate transhipment, t hen rotri t ,; ea sier and effi c i ent l y wor k e d at a place where there was a At 6-arrativelY small a mount of tra ffi c t h an w here it was very large. t iOatiZ rd a touch greater amount of goods reached their final des only be t han at Rugby , and, therefore, the transhipment wo u ld f t hat re qUired for the small amount of goods that went sout h o the k s u ). .,.,`' ee • But if Rugby were selected, then not only would all be - ,;'''s Coming from the north, going south of Oxford, have to t tle t 4,, m ' iti PPed, but also all the goods of Oxford itself, with th e rio s. . ably 8 ,.' an d Populous intermediate places. This view was t ha t . at " I "ted by the Board of Trade, and, in his es ti m ation , e`Mclusivit was th et . efor e argument against the preseat ' scheme. If a machine, Oar e , d e r Was at a ll necessary, it was self-ev id ent that situ ated ' an d not Rugby, oug ht t o b e the place where i t should be Ser b ,. The same remarks applied to Bristol, which had a large -411 1 .1 th er ," • but very little through traffic. Oxford and Bristol, hat ''' ' r e t Were the points, and not Rugby and Gloucester, that th,,,?:".11, Presented themselves for the break of gauge. He begg ed 11d " L ' ar4 sbilie attention to this important point, and he would be -to h - d would be able to give to i t. ear what answer his Learned Fr ie nd The T +deemed Gentleman haNing made his statemept for the Lan. THE' SUN, LONDON, WEDN ES PA V EV.I4_:NING AUL r 16 . 1815. don and Birmingham line, proceeded to address the Committee on behalf of the Birmingham and Glonc,:stcr Company, for which he also appeared, showing that the scheme under consideration would con stitute a c'unpeting line to that railway. The sanctioning of such a competing line, he contended, would be a violation of the Act of Parliament by which that company was constituted, and put an end to all protection and guarantee that such an Act of the Legis lature afforded. Ihe Learned Gentleman here showed by the map before the Committee, and by several other il'ustrations which the Learned Gentleman introduced, how this competition would ope rate. Having afterwards shortly called the attention of their Lord sttips to the case of certain petitioners of South Staffordshire against the toll clauses, he proceeded to call the witnesses on behalf of his case. On the termination of Mr. Austin's address, the Committee re tired to deliberate, during which period there was considerable anxiety manifested as to the motive of their Lordships, and lest they were about to consider the propriety of deciding on the case without further evidence. This suspense was put an end to by the return of the Committee in about a quarter of an hour, when The Noble CHAIRMAN called on the counsel for the opposition to examine the first witness for their case. Mr. TALBOT said that before his Learned Friend, Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, called his witness, he wished it to he settled as to the course the opposing parties intended to take. Mr. Austin, who appeared for the London and Birmingham, and the Birmingham and Gloucester Companies, and also for several mineral proprietors, had stated his course clear enough ; but there were other opponents to the Bill, certain landed proprietors, and it would be well to know the order in which their examination was to be allowed. The Noble CHAIRMAN said it was not the intention of the Com mittee to allow the counsel for the petitiot.ers referred to to do more than examine witnesses on the allegations set forth in the petitions. They would restrict them to the matters which had been complained of, and allow of nothing further. Mr. HILL said he was perfectly satisfied with that—he-had no desire to claim more. Mr. WHATELEY and the other counsel expressed themselves to a similar effect. The examination of witnesses was then proceeded with. Mr. Richard Smith, mineral agent for Lord Ward, at Dudley, was first examined as to the traffic of the district, the number of blast furnaces, the annual mineral produee, the difference of gauges, &c., &c., the evidence being in substance precisely the same as that he gave before the Commons' Committee. He generally expressed himself favourable to the Tring scheme In preference to the Great Western, principally on account of the breakage of gauge, and the tranship ment of coal. He also put in some tables, on which he was exa mined at some length. In his cross-examination, he admitted that as far as the most important part of the mineral district was concerned—that between Dudley and Wolverhampton—the Great Western line had the lowest levels, and would afford the greatest amount of accommoda tion to the works. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. THE SCOTTISH 7.IIIDLAIIII E.L.ELWAY. T DECISION. The Committee re-as:embled this morning at eleven, and after having deliber.ited for some time, The Noble CHAIRMAN intimated to the counsel for the pro moters of the Bill that the Committee were of opinion that the preamble of the Bill had been proved. The Noble CHAIRMAN inquired whether the railway was to be laid out as a single or a double line ? Mr. HOPE replied that the Company would be very happy to act accordingly as the Committee might wish. If desirable, a clause should be inserted in the Bill for the line to be laid out as a double line. The Noble CHAIRMAN having intimated his approval of that course, a clause was accordim ly prepared and inserted. Mr. ANDREWS, on behalf of the trustees of certain turnpike roads, proposed the insertion of a clause for compensation for injury done to the roads, and also to secure the trustees from loss on motley advanced for improving the toads, by the passage of the rail way along and across them. The clause was embodied in the General Act for Scottish Railways, which had not yet received the royal assent, and had been proposed to be inserted in several Scotch railway Acts which had been passed during the present session. Mr. HOPE, in reply, said that the trustees were not entitled to compensation in the manlier proposed by the clause. The tolls on the roads would be rather increased than diminished by the railway, and, for any physical damage occasioned to the roads by altering the level, or in other ways, the Company were willing to make ample compensation. He would contend against the admission of a specific clause f‘.r compensation, as it would be included in the " General Act" when passed. The room was then cleared. On the re-admission of strangers,— The NOBLE CHAIRMAN said the Committee were of opinion that the clause should not be inserted; but, on a point of so much im portance, they considered that the matter should be referred to the House of Lords itself for a special decision. It would be, therefore, perfectly competent to the opponents of the Bill, on the Bill being reported to the House, to instruct any Noble Lord to move the in. sertion of the proposed clause. The remaining clauses wets then gone through, the Bill was ordered to be reported, and the Committee broke up. ture of their opposition. They stated that they had signed the petition at the request of Mr. Curling, but had not authorised Mr. Curling to instruct counsel or incur any expense in their names. These witnesses severally withdrew their opposition to the Bill. Mr. HILL, cross. examined the witnesses, who then stated that Mr. Boys, the agent of the S , tith Eastern Company, had induced them to withdraw their opposition, by representing to them the expense which they would incur by following it up. Mr. MERKLWETHOR read a letter from Mr. Curling, the late soli citor for the North Kent Company to Mr. Fearan, the solicitor to the South. Eastern Company, complaining of the means taken by the latter company to induce the petitioners to withdraw their op. position to this Bill. Mr. Hill was about to speak on the part of Mr. Rosignal, an other petitioner against the line, when Mr. MERREWETUER said, that although Mr. Rosignal had peti tioned against the line, he had not been represented by counsel, and that no person could have a locus standi before the Com mittee, when appearing for the first time at this stage of the proceedings. He (Mr. Merrewether) had no opportunity of proving that no injury was done to Mr. Rosignal's property, which he could have proved if that gentleman had made an appearance at an ea: lier stage. Mr. HILL replied, that representing the body of petitioners, of whom Mr. Rosignal was one, he actually represented Mr. Rosignal. The CHAIRMAN said that there was no reason why Mr. Rosignal should not be allowed to oppose the Bill, but that the Committee were of opinion that this kind of opposition ought not to be con- tinued. Mr. HILL consented to withdraw the opposition on the part of Mr. Rosignal. The CHAIRMAN then declared the preamble of the Bill to be proved. After the clauses of the Bill had been read, and the ne. cessary alterations made, Mr. TALBOT made a proposition on the part of the LONDON, CROYDON, rea.IDSTONE, AND ASHFORD LINE, to the effect that the consideration of that Bill should be postponed to next session, in order that the Committee might have a better opportunity of judging of the probability of the success of the at. mospheric principle. Some discussion ensued as to whether it was necessary to hear a portion of the case before such an arrangement could be made, and the room was cleared in order that the Committee might consult on this point. The Committee gave no formal resolution on the subject, but decided on postponing the examination of the Croydon and Mali stone, and of the remaining Bills, to next session. They accord ingly rose at ab; ut three o'clock. THE FRENCH NAVY. The following is the last report of the Frei eh Minister of Marine on the state of the navy in the building department —those vessels whose names are printed iu ;fillies being or dered to be launched either this year or the next. It proves the great energy which the Government directs towards the increase of its: navy, particularly in the construction of steamers. It is worthy of remark, that whilst there are 23 line-of-battle ships in an unfinished state, some of which have grown old upon the stocks, and none have been laid down later than 1838, not one is crdered for completion, at the same time three 40-gun frigates, three sloops, two schooners, and 17 steamers will ba launched before the cud of 1846. The 40-gun frigates invented by M. Segondat, naval constructor at Brest, arc considered by good judges superior to our Pique, Inconstant, and other 36 gun frigates, which are only armed with 36 -pounders, whilst these admirable vessels are intended to carry 40 pounders (I'aixhans), are of large scantling and superior sailers, as, indeed, all French ships-of-war are : LINE-OF-BATTLE Guns. When i t ' o r 1, ( ) v g a r r e c . S B Wlierebui 1 il i n g, r b ' SII IPS. Begun. completion. --- a 1 , La Ville de Paris... 120 1807 19-'240161 e Le Louis XIV.. ..... 120 1807 18 -24 1 L'Ulm Le Turenne .. lOO 1827 13-25 I 8 E Le Duguesclin 9O 1823 20-24 J •' 1 Le Fleurus lOO 1825 21-50 1 s Le Navarin lOO 1832 19-24 I L'Eylau. • . Le Fontenoy t L'Hect or Le Sceptre. .... 90 1835 6-80 t Le Castiglione 9O 1835 8-75 J Le Duguay-Trouin 100 1827 18-24 1 L'Hannibal Le \Vagram lOO 1833 12-75 S L'Orient. Le Bayard Le Donawerth 9O 1827 17-80 J Le Vainly Le 'rage . lOO 1824 22-24 Brest. . Le Breslau . ...... Le Henri IV. L'Aust erlit z lOO 1832 6-24 Cherbourg. Le Tilsit. FRIGATES. La Renom wee 6O 1827 22-24 La Semiramis L'lle.iopolis 4O 1830 8.24 L'Algerie ... ...... La Zenobie ..... ... 52 1828 20-50 La Sybille . La Slagicienne .... 52 1845 1-24 La Vengeance...... 60 1329 19-24 1 L'Entreprenante 6O 1829 18-50 La Duchesse d'Or leans 6O 1829 20-50 }. L'Orient. L'Astree La Jeane d'Arc. La Ponione ...... La Perseverant I 60 1829 22..24 La Nemesis 52 lB2B 21-50 Brest. La Pandore L'Amazone ... L'Alceste La IlMone. ...... La Clerinde ' 40 1843 ... S LOOPS. L' Arteinise 3O .• • •• • L'Orient. La Galatee .. La Bayounaise . ... 30 1844 ... Cherbourg. SCHOONERS, La Jonquille .. 6 , ••• ••• t L'Orient. L' Ainaranthe Horse STEAMERS. power. ' Le Alogador 640 1840 9-24 Le Catinat . Le Coligny .......... 220 1845 1-24 Le re I c l , c , il t a w n i d . ... 8 1 :24 24 }Toulon. i Le Salamandre Le Vauban 450 . 1840 "• L'Orient. t Le Brandon l6O 1844 ••• Le Pluton 450 1845 •• Brest. Le Socrate 320 ' 1845 2 .24 _. Le Sane. 430 , 1840 ••• 1 Le Colbert ' t Cherbourg. - Le Newton Indret Le Solon ...... • L'Eclaireur - Le Passe Partout BO 1845 ..• ment. dLe Chaptal e Le Conde d'Eu 320 1844 ... Havre, do. hLe Dauphin. ..... nLe Regain l6O 1844 ••• Bordeaux, do. i. Le Petrel ... ...... VESSELS ORDERED TO BE LAID DOWN IN 1846. FRIGATES. Gulls. La Resolue 4O L'lsis La Ceres 4O To he built at Cherbourg. Brest. L'Orient. BRIGS Le Faune L'Entreprenant Le Chasseur lB Le Janus... lB STEAMERS. Horse power. Tisiphone (iron) ... 220 Tanger (iron) La Mouette (iron) Le Goeland (iron) .... 80 Le Heron (iron) 80 Brest. Rochefort. L'Orient. Toulon. L'Orient. Indret. }Private contract. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. C. Murcott—first div. of Ild. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. G. Harvey, spirit merchant, Handsacre, Staffordshire — final div. of 3s. 3: 3 4d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valley, Birmingham. J. Kirkpatrick, banker, Newport, Isle of Wight—third div. of 24. 6d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street, or the Town-hall, Newport. W. Chandler, chemist, Minories—first div. of Is. 44. in the pound, July 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Tnrquand, Old Jewry. T. K. Gorbell, bookseller, Bedford-place, Commercial-road, Stepney—first div. of 6s. 6d. in the pound, July 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. F. E. Blyth, porter merchant, Colchester—first div. of ls. 2d. in the pound, July 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. F. Figge, merchant, Dunstei-court, Mincing-lane—first div. of 84. in the pnund, July 16, and two following Wednes days, at the office of Mr. 1 urquand, Old Jewry. R. M. Herbert, tea dealer, Beadin—first div. of 3 4 s. d. in the pound, July 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Burge, jun., tailor, Weston super Mare, Somersetshire —final div. of 8 1 / t d. in the pound, July 16, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Bristo'. W. Carpenter, innkeeper, Chippenham, Wiltshire—final div. of 3 1 / a d. in the pound, July 16, or any subfi.quent Wed nesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Brie 01. T. Robinson, lime burner, Eccleston, Lancash re—first div. of 7s. in the pound, July 17, or any subsequent Thursday , a t the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. H. Lewis, cabinet maker, Haverford west—final die. of 14d in the pound, July 16, or office of Mr. Kynastcri, B r i s t o l. any subsequent Wednesday, at the J. Kewley, tailor, Liverpool—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, July 17, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of I f i r, Cazenove, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. W. S. Goodeve, banker's clerk, Chichester, Aug. 5, at one—J. Phillips and T. Peason, silk dressers, South-place; Finsbury, Aug. 11, at eleven—R. Kipling and W. Atkiryon, warehousemen, Wood-street, Cheapside, Aug. 5, at eleven — R. Kipling, warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside, Aug. 5 ; at eleven. _ In the Country. T. Lakin, builder, Nottingham, Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—T. B. Golborne and A. A. Dobbs, wine merchants, Liverpool, Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court —A. A. Dobbs, wine merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court —T. Parr, plumber, Liverpool, Aug. 8, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—C. Alottram, wool broker, Liver pool, Aug. 7, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—B. Berrill, merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court—D. Rowlands, wine dealer, Pwllheli, Car narvonshire, Aug. 8, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Shepherd, boot maker, Liverpool, Aug. 7, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court.—J. Taylor, miller, Willowholme, Cumberland, Aug. 6, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—E. Heron, shipowner, South Bly th, Northumberland, Aug. 6, at twelve, at the Newcastle.upon-Tyne District Court—J. B. Pigott, linen ma nufacturer, Darlington, Aug. 6, at two, at the Newea,tle upon-Tyne District Court—S. Rogers, earthenware manufac turer, Dale-hall, Staffordshire, Aug. 5. at twelve, at the Bir mingham District Court—B. Robinson, draper, Burton-upon- Trent, Aug. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court—H. J Dixon, carpet manufacturer, Kiddermin ster, Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court— T. Izon, merchant, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. R. Kimble, boot maker, Great Marylehone-street, Aug. 7 G. Sheraton, corn merchant, Hartlepool, Durham, Aug. 5 C. Martyn, linen draper, Durham, Aug. b—H. Nichols, auctioneer, Coleford, Gloucestershire, Aug. 14—H. J. E. Saffran, cloth merchant, Huddersfield, Aou 7 W. H. Robin son, wine merchant, Leicester, Aug. ,lones ankl - 1. Crosskill, booksellers, Rochdale, Aug. 6—Joseph Hill, hatter,Stroud, Gloucestershire, Aug. 5—J. Winscoarbe, boot maker, Bristol, Aug. 5—J. Wood, linen manufacturer, Barnsley, Aug. 5—S. P. Bidder, slate dealer, Fleetwood-on- Wyre, Lancashire, Aug. 5—G. J. Carter, carpenter, Hornsey-road, Aug. 5—W. G r anger, paper manufacturer , Dur ham, Aug. 5—N. Fraley, linen draper, Bristol, Aug. 5. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. Taylor and J. Helliwe T. 11, brewers, Kirkburton, Y or k s hi re —J. Davies, W. Davies, Stephens, Waters, jun., J. Morris, J. Baker , T. W. Smith, J. Ilu,sen, J. J Nicholas, J. Nattriss, H. C. Quinton, J. Gardine r , J. C. Smith, J. Tayler, R. Phillpot ts, and W. Davies, jun., wi ne merc h ants , Ch e p s tow, Monmouthsh ire (so far as regards J. Ga r di ner , J. Baker, and J. Morris) —E. Jones and .1. Ripley, wholesale druggists, Huddersfield —J. Rouse and S. Hodgson, carpenters, Cleckheaton, Yorksh ire —J. Cook anti E. Cook, s o ap ma k ers , Goodman's-yard, Aiinories—J. PlaYibrd and G. Playford, pawnbrokers, Great Yarmouth—N.al), and P. Roberts, don, Hay sc ho o lmasters, Saltash , C ornwall —E. W Willi ams an d W merchants, Queen -street., and W. W. et, Cheap-J.—J. Ren shaw, merchants, Mancliewer—w. Martsitson and P. Mar getson, leather drei•sers, New Weston - street, Bermondsey— M. A. Moore and T. Daily, millers, 111, ‘ieston-mills, Dorset shire—V. C. G. Lo ad and J. flair, wartbousemen, Watling street—D. Dm ies, W. Reed, R. lioskilly,and T. 3. Pile, linen drapers, Blackfriars-road—A. C. () "wPr and W. L. Robin son, aharebrokers, Wakefield —I. Hicksallti S. Skuse, farmers, B uttermere , Wiltshire —C. W. Radcliffe kid T. Evans, estate w,kte, and B Firth, flax agents, Liverpool—R. Kitson, J. Ga a r i tA spinners, Brighouse—E. J. Hugh. ,J. Whelan, engravers, Manchester —G. Purdy and B. S. e t violin makers, Finch. lane, Cornhill—D. J. Midgley, atid A. idgley, Leeds —J. Hughes, sen., and W. Hughes, malti. ers, t Birmingham— H. Jennins, J. Shepard, and Harg Silva, stuff merchants, Leeds (so far as regards J. Shepard)-11. J. J. Silva, F. de 0. Chamico, J. J. da S ilva, and F. de O. Chamico, mer chants, Crutched:friars—E. Grundy and er, s. Grundy, lacemen, Birmingham—C. F. Bennett and G. B enn ett, bonded ship store builders, Hull —J. M. Foster and v. K . Bi r d , v i negar manu facturers, Cambridgeshire —G. Lone an d J. P e i rce ; iron mongers, Richmond. FALL OUT OF A CART —On Tut;FLay afternoon a little boy, Ave years of age , was riding In a Ch at se cart a l ong High street, Bloomsbury, accompanied by his parts , when he suddenly ki fell over the aide of the chaise Into the rn. -, and fractured his skull. He was carried to a surgeon, who dtwed the wound, and was Afterwards removed to thy hospital. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, JULY 14.—There was a crowded meeting of the Asso ciation to-day. The Liberator, accompanied by Capt. Broderick and other members of the Committee, entered the Conciliation Hall at half-past ten o'clock, and was received with the warmest demonstrations of applause. On the motion of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, Counsellor Loughran took the chair. Mr. Ray read letters from Mr. W. S. O'Bricn, in answer to the address voted to him. After the dispatch of the business of the day, of no importance, Mr. O'CONNELL announced the rent for the week to be 318/. 85. 10d. In the County of Cavan a young man was shot by the police, under the circumstances described in the following letter in tne Pilot : " STRADONE, SUNDAY EVENING —A homicide was perpetrated last night, about ten o'clock, at Lavey, within a mile of this town, by the police, when on patrol. They met a few men on the road at that place, who were out before their houses observing the bonfires which blazed on the surrounding hills, in celebration of the anniversary of the 12th, and whom, without further cause they ar rested. A young man named Tierney, who was at the time quietly enjoying himself by his own 'fireside, hearing that his neighbours were made prisoners, ran out to inquire the cause, and before he got within seven perches of the police, they fired upon him and mortally wounded him—this morning terminating his existence. The unhappy victim was a person of most excellent character, the son and support of a widowed mother. The inquest will be held this evening or tomorrow. ENNISKILLEN, JULY 13.—The 12th of July has passed over in this town without the slightest disturbance of any kind—indeed a feeling of cordiality and good will appeared to pervade all classes of the inhabitants, THE MURDER OF MR. BOOTH. The following is appended to a letter of the Hon. Somerset R. Maxwell, in the Dublin Evening Mail:— " Court House, Cavan, Saturday, July 12. "An application being made to the grand jury on behalf of the widow of the late Mr.:Booth, for compensation under the 6th and 7th WiLiam IV., chap. 116, 5ec..106, evidence was adduced to prove that the dece-i4ed , was murdered on acoount of his ekertions as a magistrate to la disturbers of the public peace to justice. After a patient investigation, the grand jury were unanimously of opinion that the widow's claim was fully made out, and they awarded her five hundred pounds, to be paid by four half-yearly instalments. After some discussion as to the locality from which to levy this sum, it was decided that, as the Ribbon conspiracy from whence the overt act in question proceeded, more or less pervaded each barony in the county, the sum should be levied on the county at large. After some progress had been made in the examination, the Foreman suggested that the facts elicited bore so strongly upon the present state of the county, that though they were only dealing with a fiscal question, he thought it most important that the evidence should be committed to writing, with a view to trans mit it to the Government." WAKEFIEI.3i), PONTEraILOT, A.ND GOOLE Itll-ILAVAY. The Committee resumed this morning in the Rolls' Court—Lord Monteagle in the chair. The examination of evidence for the promoters was taken the first thing. Mr. B. Denison, M.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshire, said that as Wakefield was the great corn market of the West Riding, and as the land in the district through which the railway was intended to pass was a corn-growing country, the present railway would be the very best for their benefit that could be constructed. Lord Beaumont said the general feeling of his tenantry near Snaith was in favour of the line. He had presented many peti- tions to the Legislature in its favour. Mr. Creythe, a landowner, near Goole, spoke of the feeling in favour of the rroposed railway. He himself was a director and shareholder to a considerable extent, and he was only so because he was convinced that the railway was the best for the purposes of the district. Mr. Hymers, miller, Mr. Norwood, cornfactor, Mr. Smith, farmer, Mr. Weddel, landowner, Mr. Rouse, of Bradford, and Mr. Andus, of Leeds, spoke of the unanimity in favour of the line. Mr. Harris, C.E., had examined and laid out the line, and he was confident that no better could be found for supplying the wants of the country. The ruling gradient was lin 150, and the curves were unexceptionable. The total estimate was 365,0001., and the works were already accepted by a contractor at that price. An extensive coal and agricultural country would by it be laid open, which at present was totally unprok ided for. The advantages to Wakefield, Goole, and the intermediate towns would be incalculable. The witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. Hall- YARD, but without any alteration from the statements of his exami nation in chief. NORWICH A D 8r...A.8rn N-DEILEHILIVIC 131;21NCIL. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee met at eleven o'clock. Mr. Coreoca said he had to infirm the Committee that an arrangement had been e fleeted between those for whom he appeared and the promoters of the Bill, valid), he believed, would be for the interest of both. He begged, therefore, to withdraw the opposition. Mr. Till, the secretary to the Norfolk Railway, having given formal proof of the capital, &c , The CHAIRMAN declared the preamble to have been proved; and, the clauses having been agreed to, the Committee separated. TIM C01LNW.1%.1. 1 . Y. The Committee met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Ellenborough in the chair. Mr. Gurney, a magistrate of Cornwall, gave evidence against the projected hoe, and in favour of a central one, which he thought would be far more conducive to the welfare not only of the county of Cornwall but of Devonshire. This was the opinion of some of the most influential and respectable men in bath shires. The wit ness went into the engineering evidence, which has been already detailed. Mr. Rowe handed in a section showing the gradients and curves on the proposed line. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE objected to the production of this docu ment, inasmuch as it was not the regular official document. A long discussion ensued between Counsel, and the Noble Chairman at length decided that the Committee could not receive the section, as the curves and gradients in it were not laid down upon the same scale, and as it was not in any respect an exact copy of that which Parliament had sanctioned. The evidence of Mr. Gurney was proceeded with. He thought the gradients upon the Cornwall line of a dangerous character. He thought Lady Bassett was favourable to a central line. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—Why, Sir, do you not know that Lady Bassett has shares in this line to the amount of between 9,0001. and 10,000/. ? Mr. Gurney—l do not know that, but I have heard it. 1 be lieve her Ladyship is favourable to any line of railway. Cross.examination continued—The chief amount of traffic was carried on along the south coast. Thought it very questionable that the larger amount of population was on the south coast. There was a large mining d.strict along the south coast, and so there was on the north coast lkewise. Mr. Avery, a merchant and shipowner residing in Cornwall, was next called—Owned several mines and granaries there. Imported a vast deal of timber from America ; imported from the southern coast of Cornwall and from Plymouth. Was well acquainted with the commercial interests of Devon and Cornwall. Thought a line from Fahnouth to Exeter would be highly beneficial. A line from Penryn to Falmouth would be greatly to the interest of both places. It was most desirable that Falmouth should be a packet station. Captain Berkeley had been a Lord of the Admiralty, and was well acquainted with the ports of Plymouth and Falmouth. The He moaze was one of the great naval ports of England. A great deal of traffic had passed up there. Had been given to understand it was proposed to carry the trans across the Hamoaze in ferry boats. Thought there would be great inconvenience and delay in this practice in war times. His objection was, that it interfered with the transport of ships in ordinary down to their places in the dock yard. Thought the pro posed transit also objectionable as regarded the electric telegraph, fur he believed it would be impossible, in such case, to convey the telegraph under the water. :thought it de that, in time of war, there should be the most speedy communication between tne ii....wase and the metropolis by elec tric telegraph. Was also against swivel bridges, for they, too, sm peded rapid navigation in time of war. Cross-examined —Opposed the Bill in Parliament because he thought it would be prejudicial to the country, particularly in war time. Thought a line running near the sea, along the coast, would be objectionable, because it could be easily destroyed in GROUP X. DIRECT NOE:TIME; EINE-TAILRINGDON, STEEET EXT _IV SION. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee on these projects met this morning at the cus• torn ary hour. Present Vismunt Courtenay, Chairman, Mr, Darby, Mr. Scrope, and Mr. B. 'Wall. Previous to the resumption of evidence adduced by the London and York line against the Farringdon-street extension, Mr. TALBOT, Q. C., renewed the application made by Mr. Hild.. yard yesterday afternoon on behalf of the North-Eastern and Mid land Companies, that a more specific arrangement should be made respecting the time and order for hearing the evidence of those lines rebutting that of the London and York. Mr. DARBY wished the Learned Counsel to answer whether he considered he had any right whatever to be heard, as the opposi tion of the various schemes had been by a previous decision of the Committee amalgamated in that of the Direct Northern. Mr. TALBOT replied that he most certainly contended for the principle audi 'aterant portern. The London and York had put forth a case plausible and extravagant enough, but he would pledge himself, if permitted by the Committee, to produce evidence which, would demolish every partical of the absurd statements put forth by his opponents, and more especially their attempts to drag all the coal traffic of the south upon their wholly unconnected line. '1 he CHAIRMAN urged that during the rebutting evidence of the Direct Noi them, full consideration had been given to the effect of the statements made respecting the traffic south of Huntingdon as calculated to come upon the London and York hue. Mr. TALBOT, Q C., contended that such evidence was merely trivial and indirect, elicited perhaps in the course of croes.examina lion, but that which he would produce separately, and in the dis tinct character of another opposing party, whose locus standi had been recognised and allowed, was highly important, and he strongly protested against an attempt to withhold from him that right which he unquestionably possessed. The Committee having then withdrawn and remained in deli beration an hour and a quarter, on their return The CHAIRMAN said—As it appears that the resolutions we had previously come to are not yet fully understood, the Com mittee are desirous of withdrawing all misapprehension, and to re peat their former determination. I, therefore, am requested to state to the parties interested that we have, after mature delibera tion, come to the following resolution : " That the Committee, in the exercise of that discretion vested in them by the House of Commons, have selected from the various schemes submitted to them for affording through communication to York, the London and York line and the system of railways made up by a combination of the Cambridge and Lin. coin, the Direct Northern, and the Tottenham Extension, with the existing railway to Cambridge, as the only two schemes which com. pete inter se. As respects a direct trunk communication from London to York, it is not open to the promoters of any other line to bring forward rebutting evidence against either of such schemes, as far as respects the through communication. "That the Committee will take the Cambridge and Huntingdon line next in order ; the promoters of that and other lines will then have an opportunity of bringing forward positive and rebutting evi dence, as well inter se, as against such portions of either of the two schemes referred to in their former resolution as then remain undecided on, and as they may then be considered to compete with." This important decision was followed by an intimation that the Committee would receive the subsequent evidence, not as a com parative consideration of the merits of the lines, but with a view to give a positive recommendation of one or other scheme to Parliament. Mr. Gibbs, an engineer; Mr. Seeger, a distiller; and Mr. Green, a surveyor, were then severally called, and gave rebutting evi dence against tha Farringdon-street Extension, and the Com mittee adjourned. SPORTING. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) The entries for the races at Liverpool, which I was not in possession of when I wrote yesterday, being now published, a few remarks upon them may not be unac ceptable. For the Croxteth Stakes there are ele‘en animals named, and Out of them I expect to see at the post Vau deville, The Shadow, Alamode, Mid-Lothian, and Lan caehire Witch. This will he the first appearance of the Lancashire Witch since her defeat for the Oaks, and will give her an opportunity of redeeming the character she lost at Epsom. As she has had a one. rest, and the weight on her being wry feveurable, I exp-et to see her announced as the winner. Cot retina and Ihe Shadow will, I have ne doubt, make a good fight of it for second. To the Maiden Plate there are six subkcribers, and, as far as public running is any criterion of an animal's merit, Lord eglinton's Brelwalda should be able to beat the others with little difficulty. For the Queen's Plate, I do not expect Lothario will start. Bretwalda and the Shine colt will never live the distance. Midlothian must be too sore from her recent running, I think, to enable her to get her head in front of old horses like the Shadow and Areanus. Poussin is a very moderate animal. The merits of Dr. Wood aed Jack Palmer are, I imagine, known only to their owners. l'ug's chaec by no means a despicable one, and to her and the ofd Shadow I leave the race, with a strong pre ference for the latter, as she has won more Q ueen's Hites than any mare in England, with the exception of Alice Hawthorn. The Stanley Stakes will be one of the most interesting races of the meeting. The entry includes Pluto, the best two-veer-old out last year, seeing that he boat the Cure and Retell at Richmond, and, at Nottingham , Sweetmeat, Stitch, and Rowena ; Lancashire Witch, another capital two-year - old perform er ; Hope, the second in this year's Oaks, and Lord Harry, a colt with some pretensions to speed, and a pretty good win ner this season; and although Pug, Hope, and the Witch, by the conditions of the race, receive 21b., still, I think if Pluto is in his two-year-old form, and starts, we shall hear of him as the winner. If he does not go, why, hen, I lean to Hope. The Selling Stakes looks a certainty r Poussin. London. TEfoLEGRAPH. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—The Rev. Mr. Fotti cary, of Blackheath, was jobbed in a singular manner on Friday last. The Rev. Gentleman, who Is on a visit at Brighton, had been into the country, and on his return, about eleven o'clock at night, was walking from Sewell's stables, in Church street, to the Grand Parade. Between Marlborough.place and the Grand Pa rade, and northward of the entrance to the Pavilion, is one of the " enclosures," a Jawn surrounded by a gravel walk, a border of flowers, shrubs, and trees, and a fence of iron palisades. While wa'king cn the footway outside these palisades the Rev. Gentleman was suddenly seized by two arms, which were passed through the palisades, and which drew him backwards, so as completely to pinion him ; and, while in this position, he found his macintosh raised, and a third hand passed into his pocket, whence his puree, containing three sovereigns and some silver, was taken. The whole operation was over in less time than we have been describing it ; and the Rev. Gentleman gave an alarm to the sentinel at the Palace gate, who crossed the road, and assisted him in searching for the thieves. No trace, however, could be found of any one; and it is a remarkable fact that the Rev. Gentleman heard no voice during the whole affair. Some London thieves have the credit of planning is.a ~eee.tiee this extraordinary and impudent robbery. DISSOLUTION OF THE UITY OF LoNvox ,-:moot. OF INnusTuT.—Yesterday a meeting of the governors and subscribers of this school, which was foundtel in 1816, for educating, clothing, maintaining. and instructing, in various useful trades, legitimate children of the indigent poor, was held in the beard-room of the institution, Mitre-street, Aldgate, to consider the circumstances of the charity, and the propriety of continuing or discontinuing it. James Sehooling, Esq., treasurer, was called to the chair, and was supported by Doctor Alexander M'Caul, rector of St. James's, Duke-place, the Reverend J. V. Povah, A.M., minor canon of St. Paul's, and other old supporters of the school. Thomas Saunders, Esq., City Comptroller, stated the position of the school, which he said had been funded by the late Rev. R. Neal', LL.D. Latterly their finances were to re duced that they were compelled to give up the boys' school, and now, in consequence of a further decrease in the subscriptions and donations, they found that they could not continue the girls' school. He then explained that the receipts for the last two years were only 395/. 6s. 6d., and that they were indebted 231. to the treasurer. In conclusion, be said that they had only the painful alternative to dis solve the girls' school. After some discussion it was resolved to call another meeting for the purpose of appointing a committee to wind up the affairs of the charity, and to collect funds for the pay ment of its liabilities. After which, and a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting broke up. There were present at her Majesty's Theatre last evening, her Royal Highness the Ductless of Gloucester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmund Miliimay, his Royal Highness Prince George; the Dukes of Somerset and Beaufort; the Duchesses of Somerset and Beaufort; the Marquises of Ailes bury, Abercorn, Huntly, Granby, and Clanricarde ; the Mar chionesses of Ailcsbury, Douro, Aberdeen, and Westmeath ; the Earls of Shelburne, Lonsdale, Jersey, Wilton, Harrington, and Falmouth ; the Countesses of Shelburne, Westmoreland, Wilton, Dalhousie, and Harrington; Baron and Baroness Brunnow ; Ba. 11 USE SE ron Talleyrand ; Lords Macdona ld, Cranstoun, Charles Wellesley, 0 OF CO MMONS. GROUP A. F. Fitzclarence, John Hay, Alvauley , Somerton, Leveson, Paget; Ladies Ea Alford, Wetherell, The Committee, having adjo urned from Saturday last to this and Paget, Barra Lennox, Go 1 els George cllmi d t Fitzroy Somerset, 'ford, Francis, day, met this morning at their usual hour, and proceeded with the Hope, Mena, boddrell, and Mayn ard ; Count Noailles, Count examination of the preambie of the Bill of the Kielmansegge, Count and Countess de Jarnac; Hon. Booth Grey, IVIINSTE.R.II.IVID DEAL num Hon. Mr. Mildmay, Hon. General Upton, Hon. Mrs. Warneford, Mr. MeratEWETIIER objected to the admission of the opposition Hon. Mrs. Carew, and Hon. Mrs. Fitzgibbon ; Sir H. Willoughby, of Mr. Hill (on the part of certai n landowners petitioning against Ban . Meux, and Sir R. Wilmot ; Mrs. Bowyer Smith, Major the line) on the gr ound that Mr. Curling, the solicitor who in. ng, &c. Our gallant townsman , Captain Thurtell, last week ow ners whom he repr esented. art of the d struc ted Mr. H.l l , had r eceived no instruction from the land- Our y t o w t a h s e e m u: s e t n gr s a ix ci. o u f s h ly ia p i l n e c a o se m d pa t r o cceabalegpetra;naiunmds, whichCaptain M r. HILL insisted •on his right to appear on the p Th u rtell had the honour of receiving an appropriate acknowledg. l an d o wners alluded to. Mr. Sully, Mr. L ee, Mr. Benil, and Mr. Xernpe, the four l an d - snent of the same.--Devonport Telegraph, owners alluded to, were called and examined as to the na- time of war. Sir C. Napier, M.P., examined—l am well acquainted with the ports of Plymouth and Falmouth. I know that the Ilamoaze is one of the great naval estuaries of England. I heard what has been said by Captain Berkeley, and I think the passing of railway trains over a steam-bridge would cause a great deal of delay occasionally. It 'night cause no delay to ships, for I sup pose provision would be made against that by the Admiralty, but it would certainly occasion delay to the trains in time of war. 1 know the Government is now form. l ug a large steam basin at Plymouth. Falmouth is a most important naval station, a good harbour of refuge, and a good seat for men-of-war. Formerly it was not much used in conse. quence of the difficulty in getting out of it, but the case is now attend, as there is a steam navy. Lord Cornwallis used Falmouth, and there were at the time of the war eight sail of the line there. I am generally opposed to all lines of railroad running near the coast unless they run so near to it that it can be fortified with Martello towers and used as a meal s of defence ; if they cannot be so used I think the further inland the y are the better. My only reason for opposing this line is a regard for the interests of the country, for I have no personal concern in it one way or the other. The 1-L.m. and Gallant Officer was cross-examined, but his les. timoriy, so far from having been shaken, was rather strengthened by his answers. Ir Thomas, an engineer, wa s called to prove that the Central . line was superior to the Cornwall line in point of engineering capability, '1 Ilea' Lordships adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow morning. THE HARVEST. There was a decidedimprovement in the weather to-day, calcu lated to allay the serious apprehensions in the public mind for the safety of the crops. The reports received from the country this morning, generally state that no serious injury has yet been sus. taMed. THE INQUEST AT BALLINHASSIO. Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P., arrived in Cork on Saturday morn • ing, by the Vanguard steamer, and proceeded to attend the inquest at Ballinha•sig. On the re assembling of the jury on that morning, the case on the part of the police implicated in this disastrous affray com- menced. Mr. SCANNELL addressed the jury on behalf of the accused. He said it was undeniable that the police were at the fair for a lawful purpose. That man of whom they had heard so much, called Ranter, was unquestionably, upon that occasion, placed in such a position, even upon the evidence given for the prosecution, that it was impossible for them to be deluded into the notion that he was not about to commit a riot. He had no hesitation in saying that the truth was frightfully suppressed. After a few other obser vations, the Learned Counsel adverted at length to the nature of the evidence he had to produce, and concluded by calling his witnesses. Mr. \Vault—Whom do you call ? Mr. SC►KNELL—Sub•con stable Hickson. Mr. Waun—ls this one of the parties accused here of wilful murder? Mr. Scar/rnt—lt is one of the police force who was present on the evening in question. Mr. Watsu—Oh, we protest against such a course as that. After the matter had been argued at some length, The CORONER said he would take the course adopted at Rath cormac, which was never called In question; he would admit the evidence, Mr. WALSH—Then I shall look upon the rest of this inyestiga. tion as nothing short of a mockery. I would retire altogether only my duty compels me to remain here. Police-constable Richard Hickson was then called—He deposed that the mob were crushing in on the police to rescue the prisoner ; that at the commencement of the affray there were 200 or 300 of them closing In on the police ; that the Sub-inspector Kelly told them to stand back and not crush in, en which they commenced throwing stones ; that the police fixed bayonets and charged, when the stones flew faster than before ; that on their retreat to the dis pensary they were ordered to prime and load ; that Kelly implored the people to retire, or he should be obliged to order the men to fire; that while speaking to them he received a blow in the face from a stone ; that the police then asked Mr. Kelly if he meant to let them be killed, and asked permission to fire ; that the first shots were fired through the window and door; that the mob were on the roof throwing stones through it at the police, by which many were hurt. Then the second firing took place; the men did not go outside to fire at all. He considered the police were In immi nent danger all the time they were in the Dispensary. A little boy named Homigan deposed to seeing a large crowd at the Dispensary screeching in a horrible manner, flinging stones, and flourishing sticks. • The Court then adjourned to Monday. DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE—JULY 14. GovsnardENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent.'Consols, I/9 99A—Three and.a.Quarter per Cent. Stock, 1011—Tbree.and.a.Halt per Cent. Debentures, 93i MISCELLANEOI7S.—Gnmad Canal Debentures Six per Cent. Re. duced, 68}—Four per Cent. Reduced, 46k—Four per Cent. City Debentures, 94—Royal Bank, 13I—Patriotic Insurance Company, 11—Mining Company of Ireland, 14/ I —Wicklow Copper Mines, 18. RAILWAYS.—BeIfast and Ballymena, 6i—Belfast and County Down, 31—Cork and Bandon, 61 7—Cork and Waterford, 11 — Cork and Youghal, 3—Cork, Blackrock, and Passage, 21—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 7i j —Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junc tion, 21--Dublin and. Drogheda, 110—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 3—Enniskillen and Sligo, 2i—Great Southern and Western, 231 Great Southern Extension, 11l Midland Great Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 31—Great Wes. tern Extension to Sligo, 21 —Killarney Junctions, 2I —London derry and Enniskillen, 3i—Waterford and Limerick, 6i Waterford and Carlow, 24—Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, la HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Afaidstone Journal.) MAIDSTONE.—We are inclined to report more favourably of our hops to-day. Another week having passed away not of the most favourable weather, and rather on the whole a decrease of fly, although the lice are very numerous—but the nigger still keeps them a little in abeyance. There has been very little honey-dew to be seen for these last few days. We cannot say we are quite clear of mould, but it is very trifling at present. Some of our tine Golding growers have stripped their hop bines five to six feet up the poles (which are 16 to 18 feet); in riding by the hop bine all about us looks strong and healthy. Duty, 180,000/. CRANBROOK.—The hops are going on splendidly, and many think the duty will pay 200,000/. LAMBERHURST.— Our hops in this parish remain clean and healthy, and premise well for a good crop. WROTHAM, PLAXTON, IGHTITAM.—The hops hereabouts gene rally have recovered from the effects of the late uncongenial wea ther, and are looking healthy, free from vermin, and some grounds are really beautiful and luxuriant. There is every prospect of a very considerable approach towards a full growth. SEVENOAKS.—We find in all quarters near us the hops still maintaining the high position we assigned them last week . ; nothing can exceed the beauty and healthiness of the plantations generally. CANTERBURY• —The thunder storms of the past week have been highly beneficial to the hops, though in a few slight instances the poles were blown about. Altogether the hops are going on well, and cannot be said to be much infested with vermin. General accounts speak of the like favourable appearance, with iudications of a tolerable crop, should nothing adverse yet arise. JAVA PRIZE MolcEY.—A return of Java prize money invested in promissory notes of the Bengal Government, and placed in possession of the East India Company, shows that the total amount of the said promissory notes, with the interest thereon, to be 46,64,376 12 10 sicca rupees. The promissory notes were issued to the prize agents in lieu of bills of exchange drawn by the Lieutenant-Governor of Java, in payment for timber, stores, and various articles made over to the Java Government by the prize agents, and on account of cash paid by them into the Java Treasuries between the years 1811 and 1814. CONSECRATION OF A NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY. —Yesterday the Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, titular Bishop of London, consecrated a new Roman Catholic cemetery , adjoining the new schools, Cadogan-street, Chelsea. The mor. tuary chapel attached to it was consecrated at an earlier hour of the morning. The Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Arundel and Surrey, Lord Cameys, the Rev. T. Sisk, the Rev. T. Reardon, the Rev. Mr. Moore, and a large number of persons, clerical and lay, were present at the ceremony. ACCIDENT ON TIIE lllVER.—Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, Mr. Edward Wisling, son of J. Wisling, Esq., of the Vauxhall-road, was rowing on the river in a light wager boat, when, in endeavouring to adjust the stretcher the boat over. turned, immersing him in the water. The accident was observed by a gentleman named Sampson, who immediately pulled to the spot, and succeeded in catching hold of young Wisling as he was sinking for the last time. He Immediately conveyed him on shore, and, after the applicationbf the usual remedies, in a short time he was sufficiently restored to be conveyed home. MELANCHOLY CASE.—Yesterday Mr. J. Payne held an inquest in the Compter, Giltspur.street, on the body of James Crathern, aged 39, a compositor, lately employed at a rail way newspaper office. It appeared that he had lately been in an unsettled state of mind, owing in some degree to his having been time previously out of work. In the night of yesterday -week-nesnado-many attempls In set ton., envy , and, Ending he was unable, gave it up, and at six o'clock in the morning left the office. Shortly afterwards a workman on the pier at Blackfriars-bridge saw him in the water struggling and calling for help, and with great difficulty rescued him. He was taken before the magistrate at Guildhall for attempting to commit suicide, and remanded; but was too unwell to be brought up again, and on Monday last died. Mr. 111•Murdo, the surgeon of the prison, said that death arose from inflammation of the membranes of the brain, a complaint which might have been produced by intense anxiety.—Verdict, " Natural death." IHE QUEBEC FIRE.—The Liverpool subscriptions for the thousands rendered houseless by the late fire at Quebec, amounted on Saturday evening to 9661. The largest donation during the past week was given by the British and North American Mail Stcam.packet Company, who contributed 1001. --Liverpool Albion. TRADE or KILMARNOCK.—The different manufac. truing establ. ' .r.ents in town have undergone little alteration since last week ; whatever change there has been is to the favourable side, and operatives are more numerously employed. Lo.vN Sou! pret.enL Act fir the govern ment of loan societies expires on the Ist of October, and a Bill has just pass 'd the House of Commons to renew the same for another year. EXPLOSION OF GUNFOWDER.-011 Tuesday mor ing, between nine and ten o'clock, Ann Markland, whilst at work tin Mrs. Clio(lIcy, laundress, residing at Kensington Gravel-pits, purchased two ounces of gunpowder, and placed it in the copper fire, for the purpose of clearing the chimney from soot. Some time elapsed, and the powder r.ot having exploded, she imprudently opened the door of the grate, and stirred the lighted coals, when a tremendous explosion took place, which blew down the brickwork of the copper, and knocked the poor woman to a considerable dis tance, setting her dress on tire. She was found lying insensible amongst the bricks, much burnt abcut the body, neck, and face, and was removed to the hosptal, enduring great sufferings. • • THE LINEN TRADE IN SCOTLAND.—`I lie importa tion of flax from Russia this season has as yet not been solarge as in the previous year, arising partly from its comparative inferior quality, together with the enhanced price—evils which have, how. ever been in some measure redressed by the additional supplies which have arrived occasionally from Ireland and the Mediter ranean. The most of our Kirkaldy spinners were, besides, for. tunate in having retained a goodly residuum of their o:d stock, while they at the same time have been kept full by the arrival of new flax from the markets of Holland, Belgium, and Prussia.-- Scotch paper. LAW INTELLIGENCE. --- - HOUSE OF LORDS, July 15. The House met again to-day to ttear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cot tenham, and Lord Campbell. TREVOR V. TREVOR. Mr. HoncsoN resumed and concluded his arguments in this appeal on behalf of the appellant. Mr. ROMILLY addressed their Lordships for the respondent, following Mr. Bethel!, who was heard yesterday, and Mr. L. WIGRAM replied. Their Lordships postponed their judgment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 15. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE ABRAHAM HENRY CHAMBERS. The bankrupt in this case, the, well-known banker, whose case has been in progress of litigation for a number of years, and who has only just been liberated from prison, came up to day for the purpose of obtaining his certificate. The Learned Co:Ammo/4Ra asked if any creditor was in attendance fix the purpose of oppos;ng the application for cer tificate now asked for by Abraham Henry Chambers ? The Solicitor for the assignees—No, your Honour. We (the a.signees) do not intend to oppose the application; and 1 am not aware that any of the creditors Vf the bankrupt intend to oppose. The bankrupt was then declared to have obtained his certificate. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, July 15. (Before Mr. Commissioner HARRIS.) " BOATSWAIN SMITH" IN DIFFICULTY. The insolvent, known as " Boatswain Smith," applied on his petition to be discharged. He was liberated on bail a fort night back, and there was now no opposition made to him. The debts on the schedule were 4411., of which no consi deration had been received for 275/. ; the bona fide debts were only 162/. The insolvency was attributed to the law expenses (the non-consideration debt) incurred in being ejected from the Danish church in Wellclose-square, which he had rented at 50/. a year from 1825, and his debt for rent was 34/. 12s. He had been connected with the British and Foreign Seamen and Soldiers' Friend Society. The insolvent, in answer to the questions of Mr. Commis sioner HARRIS, stated that he had made an application to the Thatched House Society, but obtained no assistance, because he was in custody for law costs in an action of ejectment. The building which had been used as the Mariners' Church in Well close-square had lately fallen down, and the property therein buried. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he perceived the insolvent was in custody for the costs of an action of ejectment, and re quired an explanation on the subject. The insolvent stated that there was a mariners' Danish church in Wellclose-square, of which he was the minister. The place was taken about twenty years ago to afford religious in struction, and he had the superintendence of the place. The rent had been paid, and an action was brought in ejectment to obtain possession, and be was now in prison fur the costs of the same. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS remarked that one of the places in Weliclose-square had been obtained by an action, and the other had fallen down. The Court ordered the insolvent, who appeared to be labour ing under indisposition, to be discharged. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Chelmsford, July 15. The commission for the county of Essex was opened on Mon day. The business is rather heavier than usual, there being 28 prisoners for trial, sof whom are charged with arson. On the civil side 23 causes are entered, three of them being special jury causes. Chief Justice Tindal sat in the Crown court, and Mr. Justice Coleridge presided at Nisi Prius. (Before Chief Justice TINDAL. ) INCENDIAILISIVI.— Samuel Read, 45, was indicted for set ing fire to a stack of beans and a stalk of straw, the property of William Ridle), at High Ongar. When the prisoner came into the dock he gazed wildly round him, and looking up to the gallery, where a number of ladies were sitting, he exclaimed, " Ah, there they are, I see them, the angels—l do love thew." He then made a low bow to his Lordship, and burst into a loud laugh. His conduct altogether betokened insanity. Chief Justice TINDAL inquired whether the prisoner was in a sane state of mind, or whether his conduct was assumed? Mr; Neale, the governor of Springfield gaol, said the pri soner had been under his charge since March, and he had op portunities of observing his conduct since that period, and in his opinion he was really insane. The jury were then sworn to decide whether the prisoner was in a fit state of mind to plead, and upon hearing the evi dence of the surgeon they found that he was not ; and he was accordingly remanded until the next assizes. NORFOLK ClRCUlT—Bedford, July 14. The commission for this county was opened this afternoon by the Learned Judges of Assize, who also afterwards attended Divine service in St. Paul's Church. It is rumoured that this had well nigh proved a " maiden assize," as far as the " criminal prisoners" are concerned ; as it is, report has it that late on Saturday night a watchful con stable laid hold of an offender. He, however, is not of import ance sufficient to give employment to the " calendar •mengers " whose voices are silent, and disturb n ot the q uietude of this town with their accustomed clamour. The cause list contains one special and two common jury causes, but its exact entry cannot at present be ascertained. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. —Northampton July 10. The commission for Northampton , the fi rst place of busi ness on this circuit, was opened at half-past six yesterday evening by Sir Frederick Pollock, and this morning, at an early hour, the Learned Chief Baron proceeded to the church of All Saints, where Divine service was performed. At eleven o'clock the two Courts were opened, Mr. Justice Maule taking his seat on the Nisi Prius side, and the Lord Chief Baron pre siding in the Criminal Court. On both sides the business is light. The calendar has the names of twelve prisoners, several of them being for rape, and two for cutting with intent, &c. There are eight causes only, and we believe they are altogether of a trivial nature. George Martin Keatley, aged twenty-one, James Cunning ham, aged thirty-nine, and John Geldar, aged sixteen, were charged with assaulting and robbing, near Stamford, one Wil liam Wright Waterfiad. Mr. Hildyard prosecuted. Mr. Macaulay conducted the defence. The prosecutor is a butcher at Stamford, and on the Ist of June was coming by Burley Park from Kettering. At the distance of a mile and three-quarters from Stamford there is a drift way leading to the great north road. The prosecutor saw three men there. He continued his way, passing the men, who followed him. About twenty minutes past ten he saw a man he knew named Richardson, and bade him " Good night." A short distance further on, having looked behind him, he saw a man, with whom he walked conversin g . Sud denly he passed in front, and stood before him with a stick. This was Keatley. The other men then ran up to the pro secutor, who was knocked down by Keatley. Saw Cunning ham by a side view. He was then dragged to the side of the road and robbed of 4s. 6d. in money, and a variety of small articles. Prosecutor called out. One man seized hold of his throat, but said if he would hold his noise they would not hurt him. Having robbed him they went away, and prosecutor went on to Stamford. The prosecutor returned to where he had first seen the prisoners, and found Keatley and Cunning ham asleep, to whom he swore positively. Thomas Sanders, a police-officer at Stamford, accompanied prosecutor to the gipsy camp, and apprehended the prisoners. A woman present said there had been a robbery, and she sup posed that was what they were wanted for. Cunningham said 6 , hush." The prisoners were travelling with china orna ments. In the camp, in a bag, were found 145/. 10s., 841. 10s. being in gold. There were other witnesses, but the only evidence as to identity was that of the prosecutor. Two pers-ms gave Cunningham a good character, and re,. presented his business to be of that description as to make it not unlikely he would have a large sum of money by him. The Learned Judge having summed up, the jury retiree. Ultimately they acquitted the whole of the prisoners. WESTERN CIRCUI T.— Winchester, .July 14 John Derwody was indicted for having maliciously cut and wounded John Beacham, at Fareham, with intent to murder him or to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Edwards was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Nlis sing defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner was servant to an officer, and had several times been at the Railway Tavern at Fareham, where the prosecutor was hostler. On the 24th March the prisoner went to the stables with some horses, and some words took place between the two parties relative to the hostler's fees, which the prisoner had not paid. The prosecutor threatened to inform the prisoner's master that he did not pay him, when the prisoner took up a prong and struck at I3eacham's head, but missed him. Ho then stabbed at him with the prong, but Beacham defended himself and avoided injury. They parted ; in about twenty minutes afterwards they met again, and the prisoner asked Beacham if he would give it him then. 'Beacham said he would if he would stay. The prisoner struck at Beacham with a horsewhip, but did not touch him. Beacham then knocked the prisoner down, he got up again, and they " muggled" a bit. They both fell down, and then the prisoner with a knife cut the prosecutor in the neck and over the eye. • They got up again,, and the prisoner went away. The prosecutor afterwards fainted away, from the loss of blood, at the Railway Tavern. Search was subsequently made on the spot where the affray had taken place, and the blade of a knife was found covered with blood and hair. The prisoner was taken into custody, and the handle of a knife was found upon him which corresponded with the blade found on the ground. A surgeon was called in to see Beacham ; he was then covered with blood, and fainting. There was an in cised wound on the face seven inches in length to the bone. There was also a wound of considersble depth in the throat. The wounds must have been inflicted by a sharp instrument. Mr. MisstNG addressed the jury in mitigation of punishment, for he admitted that the facts were beyond dispute. Mr. Baron PLATT having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The Learned JUDGE then addressed the prisoner. The jury, in their compassion, had found a verdict on the second count of the indictment, thinking, perhaps, there was some doubt about his intent to hao.rifwt vA.cts.,, , Ltp person. It was fit he should tell him that if the verdict had been pronounced on the first count, he should have left him for execution, and he would have expiated his offence on the gallows. As it was the jury had saved him from that, but it behoved the Court in a case of this kind, which belonged so little to the feelings of Englishmen—the use of the knife—it behoved the Court to vindicate the justice of the country. He was invited to fight this man, but instead of acting as l;e ought in a manly way, he took from his pocket a knife, and held it in concealment, with a view of inflicting a wound in a cowardly manner—certain it was, he meant to do him some grievous bodily harm. His conduct was most savage and atrocious, unworthy of a man. The Court saw nothing in the case that could palliate it, and therefore sentenced the prisoner to 15 years' transportation. Robert Spencer and Henry Bedford, two boys aged 16 and 17, were indicted for the manslaughter of Jacob Light on the 20th of May. Mr. Missing conducted the case for the prosecution. This was a very distressing case, so much so that the Learned Judge was in tears during the whole of the trial. The facts are simple and easily told. On the day in question, a donkey was grazing on Netby-common, with its f.. re legs tied together by a cord. The deceased, who was a little .bey, untied the cord and got on the donkey. He rode towards the prisoners. When he got up to them they took the co r d from the boy, tied him round the body, and then tied the other end of the cord round the donkey's neck, and started the donkey. The boy being frightened, got off the donkey, which immediately went off at full speed, dragging the boy after it, and kicking him in a frightful mariner. The two prisoners then ran after the donkey, endeavouring to stop it, which at last they succeeded in doing, but the buy died in a few minutes from the injuries he had received. The prisoners ran for assistance, and were exceedingly distressed. The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were sen tenced to be imprisoned for a fortnight, but without hard labour. _ EFFECTS or CIGAR SMOKING IN I3Er. —Mr. Isaac Redpath, a y o ung man, residing in Augustus. stree t , C um b er l an d. returned home slightly intoxicated on Monday morning, about twelve o'clock, and rtt'red to his bed smoking a cigar. He soon fell asleep, and the lighted cigar falling on the sheets ignited them, and he was severely burnt about the neck Mid face before he could extinguish the dames. Vortunately there was not any bed furniture yr curtain& to the bed. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, left Fuck ingham Palace in a carriage and four, at a quarter past nine o'clock yesterday morning, escorted by a party of the 4th Light Dragoons, for the terminus of the South-Western. Railway at Nine Elms. Lady Portman, Lady in Waiting, the Baroneie teHooghvorst, Dame d'honnenr to the Queen of the Belgians, the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting, and Major de Moerkeike, Officer d'Ordonnance of his Belgian Majesty, occupied one carriage and four ; and Colonel Bowles, Master of the Household, Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry to Prince Albert, occupied another carriage and four. Her Majesty, and her Royal Consort, and their au;ust visitors, were conducted to their carriage by the Master of the Horse, the Earl uf Morton, the Hon. Captain Hood, and Captain Francis Seymour. The illustrious party left the ter minus by a special train, for the pufpo%e of being present at the naval review, and afterwards of proceeding to Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales , the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken an airing yesterday from Buckingham Palace, in an open carriage and four, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal High ness the Princess Alice, was taken an wring in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland with their company yesterday afternoon at Sion House. His Royal Highness Prince George left town yesterday morning for the purpose of witnessing the naval review off Spit head. The Prince travelled via South Western Railway. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet ing yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall-place. There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Chichester, Ely, and Rochester, and the Earl of Besborough. The Duke of Wellington, and the Chief Secretary for Ire land, had interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Timms, Solicitor to the Stamps and Taxes; had interviews ,with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday. fine Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry have returned to Farrance's Hotel from Anglesea. MR. WILSON'S FAREWELL NIGHT On Monday evening the Music Hall, Store-street, was crowded au ciel, and many persons anxious for admis sion were unable to procure it, a convincing proof that Mr. Wilson's attrac:ion remains undiminished. The programme contained many of the Scotch songs which he has rendered popular, and some foreign pieces, among which we had a beautiful German ballad, "In yonder happy cottage," and the celebrated seems from Frn Diavoto, the Irish ballad, sung charmingly. " Savourneen Deelish," and " The trim-built wherry." which last drew forth a hearty encore. The humorous Scotch songs were given in Wilson's own inimitable style, and caused great merriment. He was in excel. lent voice and spirits, and never sang better. Ile must have sung more than twenty songs, rather a herculean task, but his voice was at the end as fresh and firm as it was at the beginning. After the programme had been gone through, Mr. Wilson took farewell of his audience in the following words:— " This being the last night of my season, the pleasing task devolves upon me of expressing to you the gratifica tion I feel that my nights among the songs of Scotland still seem to afford entertainment to a large portion of her Majesty's subjects. This evening I finish my fourth season in this room, and not one season has been be hind another in succeis. It is not a little pleasing to me to see here among my audience smiling faces, for I have seen . them here so frequently since I first began my en tertainments, that I might almost by this time call them familiar faces. I wander about a great deal, and ant whirled from place to place on many a rail, but, during my wanderings, with what pleasure do I look forward to my Monday evenings in this Hall, for I reel as if I were coming among friends, and almost as if I were at my aim fireside. I am now going out on a pretty long ramble into Wales, and parts of En,gland and Scotland that have not before visited , and lam sure I shall look forward with greater pleasure than ever to my opening in this room again, which I hope may be early in 1846. The mine of Scottish song is inexhaustible, and, the more I look into it, the more do I see of inte rest to bring forward. Till I have the honour of appear n before you, and with my heartiest thanks for all your kindness and indulgence, I most respectfully bid you farewell." PENSIONS. (CIVIL LIST.) A List of all Pensions granted between the 20th day of June, 1844, and the 20th day of June, 1845, and charged upon the Civil List (pursuant to Act Vic. c. 2) :- 1845. Jan. 28. Patrick Frazer Tytler, Esq. (in considera tion of his eminent literary attainments and merits as an historian.) 2OO Jan. 2s. Mrs. Jane Hood. (To William Elliott, M.D , in trust for her, as the wife of Thomas Hood, Esq., author of various popular works, in consideration of his literary merit and infirm state of health Jan. 28. Susan Robertson 5O Mary Robertson Eleanor Robertson Elizabeth Robertson (The four daughters of Lieutenant-Co lonel Robertson Macdonald, and grand daughters of the late Principal Robertson, in consideration of the eminent literary merits of their grandfather, as an historian, and their own destitute situation. In trust to James Rolland, Esq., and John Stewart, Esq., Writers to the Signet, in Edinburgh.) Jan. 31. Jane Caroline Stoddart Frances Agnes Stoddart •••••••• ..• (Sisters of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Stoddart, murdered at Bokbara, in consi deration of the services of their brother, and of there being no :dequate provision for them. In trust to Johu Kitson, Esq., of Thorpe, near Norwich.) March 5. Mademoiselle Augusta Emma D'Este. (In trust to Edward Majoribanks, Esq., and Sir Edward Antrubus, Bart., for her, in con sideration of her just claims on the royal beneficence. June 11. Clara Maria Susanna Lowe (daughter of the late General Sir Hudson Lowe, in consi deration of the services of her father, and her own destitete condition. In trust to Sir Joshua Ricketts Lowley, _Bart., Cap. ' tain, R.N. and Lieutenant Edward 1i 11. Earn De Lancy Lowe, 32d Regiment of Foot) Xt,200 EDW. CARDWELL. Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, July 7, 1845. SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT. —Yesterday afternoon Wil liam Graham, a labourer, living in Princes-street, Chelsea, whilst whitewashing the back premises of a house in Ebury-street, Pim lico, was suddenly seized with a fit of epilepsy, and fell off the scat. fold (a height of at least thirty feet) into the back area. Medical assistance being promply procured, it was ascertained that the un• fortunate man had severely injured his spine, in addition to which he has sustained several serious internal injuries. Only a ghost time since a similar misfortune happened to Graham, when he fractured his leg. ---- .. THE HOOD TESTIMONIAL.—The Liverpool sub scriptions for the destitute widow and children of the late lamenle Thomas Hood, amounted, on Saturday evening, to 1171. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 11 usE OF COiIitIONS. .7ulu 15. RICHMOND (SURREY) RAILWAY BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Hill were read and agreed to. Mr. HUME moved for certain returns respecting the sewers, of which the House had never received any account. — Ordered. Mr. YORKE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to extectl certain provisions in the Act for Consolidating and Amending the laws relatintog Highways in England. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. • • Mr. MACAULAY, who was almost inaudible in the gal lery, from the noise which prevailed at the time, was under-tood to say that, a few evenings ago, he had put a question so the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite as to whether or not the Go vernment countenanced certain proceedings which had been in stituted against Sir David Brewster and others, for not taking the test of the General Assembly. He now repeated the question, and wished to know whether the Government would undertake and conduct such a prosecution, and whether th..v would lay on the table of the House the communications which had taken plate h‘t weai the Government and the General Assem bly on the subject ? Sir J. GRA RANI said he had no further knowledge of the sulject than the Right Hon. Gentleman himself possessed. With respect to the prosecution of Sir David Brewster, he did not understand that any resolution had been come to by tho General Assembly respecting his prosecution. He was not in a condition to lay before the House any communications on the subject. SCOTCH POOR-LAW. Mr. P. M. STEWART asked when the Scotch poor-law would be next brought on ? Sir It. PEEL was understood to say on Thursday next. NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). Mr. OSBORNE wished to know when the vole would be brought forward for the purpose of national education in Ireland. Sir - I.I'IVENIM , ITLE. ..i,l an Friday next. After some further conversation respecting the fixing of the Committee of Supply, Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that he had no objection to fixing Friday evening for that purpose. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. An How. MEMBER asked when the supplementary estimates of votes of the division on the New Zealand question would be ready for delivery ? Mr. CARDWELL said, that they were in course of pre paration. BRAZILIAN CLAIIIS—SUGAR. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to get some explanation on a subject which had caused very considerable to a monxiety am ur on which had had already an injurious effect upon the funds. That rumour was, that the Brazilian Chamber had sanctioned an enactment prohibiting the importation of the cottons of England into that cooniry, unless the differential duties at present imposed upon their sonars slinyit be done away with. Sir ROBERT PLEL said, that a letter had arrived on the Stock Exchange, from the British Minister at the Bra . It was dated the 24 th of May , and made no allusion to such an enactment. He concluded, therefore, that the rumour was unfounded. SPANISH DUTIES. Lord PALMERSTON said, that it was now his duty to address the House on a matter of the very highest import ance, as it concerned the .honour of this country, inasmuch as it related to the question whether the treaties subsisting' bet Vi een Spain and Groat Britain had been prestrved inviolate. It was a question relating to the commercial interests of this country, because it raised the question, whether those treaties had or had not been heedlessly thrown aside. The question had been raised in consequence of a correspondence which had recently taken place between the Spanish minister and th e Se cretary of state for Foreign Affairs. That correspondence had been lately laid on the table of the House by commas:if of her Majesty. That eorrespondence related to the claim made by the Spanish Government, in virtue of those treaties, that the sugars of Porto Rio) and Cuba, although there were slave grown, should be admitted on the same terms as tho , e sugars which were the result of free labour. His opinion was, that as matters at present stood, great and positive injury was in flicted on the commerce of the country, and he considered it his duty therefore to ask the House to address the Crown upot this suhject. In order to bring the question in the clearest - , :-- , --.‘-f- :: tA .i ...,, ~ ,_- '' , _ i ~ ' ~i 1 t i