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rbirb 11Zittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Group E. NORTHUMBERLAND ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. The examination of Mr. D. B. Gibbons (continued from our Afternoon Edition)—The machinery had succeeded both in speed and power. He bad res.on to know, from being the engineer on a partly locomotive and partly atmospheric line, that with respect to facility of getting into motion, speed, and regularity, the latter is preferable to the former system. He was cross-examined by Mr. HILDYARD, but did not state anything of material difference from the other witnesses. Mr. Wilkinson, Chairman of the Great North of England Railway, stated that an Act of Parliament had been obtained to execute a line from Darlington to Newcastle, but that it had been abandoned, in consequence of the difficulties that arose in the money market. He thought that such a line would be valuable to the public, and that if the Northumberland Atmospheric Railway Company obtained an Act to enable them to construct it, the Great North of England Railway would act harmoniously with them in the execution and working of that line. There were no coal-pit railways joining the Great North of England line. It was his opinion that such coal railways were a great public incon. venience on a thorough traffic trunk line. Mr. Thomas Oliver, architect and land surveyor, of Newcastle, and Mr. Born, a manufacturer of steam-engines, were then exa mined, and corroborated the evidence already given in favour of the atmospheric principle. After some conversation between the Committee and the Counsel with respect to the inconvenience, if any, that might arise from their not sitting during the Whitsuntide vacation, the Committee rose. Group DD. THE CALEDONIAN, AND GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAYS (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. HOPE next called Mr. Croall, the large mail contractor, and examined him generally as to the coach traffic along the proposed Caledonian line. He considered there would not be sufficient traffic from north to south to support two direct or competing rail. ways. He should give the preference to the Caledonian line, as it was shorter, and generally speaking was more advantageous than any other that could be laid out. Mr. Piper corroborated the evidence of the last witness in every particular. Mr. HOPS then called Mr. Stewart, of Hillside, near Lockerby. He said he had the manageraent of very extensive estates in the counties of Dumfries and Lanark, the annual revenue from which averaged from 35,0001. to 50,0001. The construction of the proposed railway would be of immense advantage to the agricultural districts through which it passed, as it would facilitate the introduction of artificial manure. Lime, for instance, would be brought much quicker and at greatly reduced peces. The benefit to be derived from the Caledonian line would extend to nearly the whole of Dumfriesshire: In this district there was upwards of 150,000 acres of arable land, and the diminution in the expense of lime to the farmer for its cultivation would be at least one-third—that is, lime, that at present costs 153. per ton, in the event of the railway being made, would be purchased for 10s. Grass land was very advantageously benefited by the application of thick coats of lime, and the value of land generally would be increased. There were two places from whence the lime used in agricultural purposes was principary derived. One source was froM a place seventeen miles to the north of Carlisle, and a second source was from Kilwarden, in Lanarkshire, both of which places were very conveniently situated for the transmission of their produce by the Caledonian line. Arable land in the districts of Dumfriesshire will let for fro.n 15s. to 255. per imperial acre, but the better kind, with an alluvial soil, will realise 30s. the acre. Potatoes of a very fine quaiity were produced in Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire, as the soil in these parts was particularly well adapted to their cultivation. The principal markets for potatoes were chiefly confined to internal districts, but large quantities were annually exported to Liverpool and the west of England, best the sale in these parts was very uncertain and irregular. Potatoes were frequently given to pigs for want of a profitable market. The price of these articles of produce averages from 20s. to 225. per ton on the spot where they are grown, but at Edinburgh the usual price is from 40s. to 455, per ton, owing to the expense of conveyance. If taken by railway their cost would be diminished nearly one-half. Dumfriesshire supplied a district consisting of 800,000 inhabitants with potatoes, and averaging the supply to each individual at five cwt., a total consumption of 200,000 tons annually would be the result. Mr. Smith, factor, gave evidence generally corroborative of what had been stated by the last witness. The average value of the agricultural lands of the whole of Lancashire he estimated at 239,0001., and he had not made this calculation for the purposes of the present inquiry, but for the income-tax. Coals could be sent at at much less expense by railway than by any of the ex isting means of conveyance. The CHAIRMAN interrupted the examination of this witness, and stated that the Committee considered they had heard quite suffi cient evidence of a general nature as to the eligibility of the pro posed line, and were anxious now to come to the traffic tables. After considerable discussion amongst the Committee, and squabbling between counsel, the examination of Mr. Smith was resumed, but nothing further of importance was elicited. Mr. Davidson, farmer, nd-Lothian, gave evidence as to the in. troduction of agricultural produce into Lothian. He thought there was at least 0,000 or 3,000 tons annually brought in from Lanarkshire, and the amount would be trebled if a railway were made. Large quantities of oats, corn, beans, and other produce, amounting to a total of nearly 17,000 quarters, were brought ori ginally from Edinburgh to Lanark, and thence conveyed by carts to Mid-Lothian. The consumption of all these articles would be greatly increased if more facility for conveyance was afforded. The remaining portion of this witness's evidence, was merely a re petition of what had previously fallen from the other witnesses, The Committee adjourned at half-past four till twelve to. morrow. Sub• Committee No. I. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) SUNDERLAND, DURHAM, AND AUCKLAND UNION RAILWAY. The Committee were occupied up to four o'clock in disposing of allegations nomplaining of inaccuracies in the books of reference and discrepancies on the plans. A great many were sustained, but the character of the informa lities is of s tt Ming nature. Mr. Parrr said he would to-morrow submit to the Committee a large number of allegations upon the datum level of the hoe. lie would not press anything which he was not fully able to bear out by evidence. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. Group F. LONDON, WORCESTER, AND SOUTH STAFFORD. SHIRE RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) _ . To Mr. COCKBURN—The Great Western line he thought the straightest of the two between Dudley and Wolverhampton. It also took in the greatest number of works. It came to his works three-quarters of a mile nearer than the other. In the other parts of the district, be considered the London and Birmingham line, especially with certain branch lines proposed to be formed, decidedly the best. Mr. Edward Williams, miller and corn factor at Dudley, was next examined. He was largely engaged in business. The agri cultural produce of the district was not one.tenth of the con sumption. The extra supplies were principally derived from the districts of the south. The purchases were mostly made at Birmingham. There were about eighty-four flour mills in opera tion within five miles of Dudley. About 150,080 quarters a year, were ground in these mills, brought from the sur rounding country, from a distance averaging about sixty miles. This produce was at present carried by canal ; but if a railway was formed, it would be principally brought by that means. His firm used about 300 quarters a week. In winter great incon venience arose from the freezing of the canal, which could not take place with a railway. J. W. Copewell, overseer of roads, was examined at length re specting the traffic of the district, which he showed, in fish, ♦ege table produce, and cattle, to be very extensive. Mr. Harris, of Stourport, was examined to the same effect, without eliciting any further point of material importance. Add:tional evidence was brought forward tending to show the extensive nature of the traffic in agricultural produce, and the neces. sity of a railway, especially such a one as that proposed by the London and Birmingham Company. The Committee at four o'clock adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. Group v. !Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN LINE. Eeveral witnesses were called to prove that the cattle and pas senger traffic on the Flood and Queen's road, where the railway would cross at a level, was very considerable and necessarily dan gerous. The Committee adjourned at a quarter to four o'clock. Group N. WEST CORNWALL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The examination of Captain Moorsom, by ➢fr. ROWE, was then resumed. He said the proprietors of the Hayle Railway would lay down the broad gauge, on the assumption that it should become part of the new line. In fact, there wculd be three rails instead of two as heretofore. A new single rail would be laid down outside one of the others, which would not be interfered with. The width of the embankment of the Hayle Railway is from sixteen to elAhteen feet ; in some places it is wider. Sixteen fe.l is the nar. rowest point. About fourteen feet is the narrowest width of the bridges on which the railway runs. The bridges of the line are unusually high. No alterations would render any interfcrcnce with the adjoining property necessary. No new power would be required. If more land were wanted, it could be easily obtained, as the land owners had ever been most accommodating. Knew of no case where they would have to deal with trustees of turn pike roads in respect to any ground which they might require for the purpose of altering the Hayle Railway. The witness was examined by Mr. HARTLEY with respect to the property of Mr. Thomas, who had petitioned the Committee against the railway running through his property, which was stopped by Mr. Thomas himself saying that if they would erect the line oft; and to the north of his property, as he had proposed, he would pay any additional expense which would thus be entailed upon the Company. This matter, like the last, was also adjourned to give time for consideration. Mr. ROWE, referring to the case of Lord Vivian, said his Lord. ship had no desire to thwart the intention of the Company by seeking an exorbitant! price for his property, feeling that it might be of great importance to the district, and that many of the inha bitants might be in favour of it. On the part of his Lordship he bad therefore to propose that the matter should be referred to Mr. Pendarves, one of the Members for t he county, who was quite one unconof necitsted w rector ith the Company, an d to Mr. Humphrey Willi ams, Di He was anxious to have this done to-day, that the matter might be again brought btfore the Committee in the morning. Mr. A proposit ion. LUX•NMIR, on th e part c C the C ompany, acquiesced in this gt Mr. MACAULAY (the Chairm an) said the proposition one, and would, he trusted, lead to a satisfactor with respect to the running of the r a il way C a ptain Moorsom was exami ne d at great le); result. was a fair h ty Mr. S MALE, property be.. throughi longing to the Rev. Mr. Millet, witho u t eliciting any point o f in _ terest. Mr. Brunel, the engineer, said he had examined the line ' a n d that it offered many facilities for the constructi on of a railway Mr. Whitley, a sur ve y or, ha d estimated the total expense of thc land required for the line at 5,664/. Mr. Ila , chell, also a surveyor, at 5,4001. Mr. A LE XANUEB said, with that evidence, his case for the pream ble was closed. Mr. SHALE was addressing the Committee on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Millet, who opposes the line because it will injure his property to a great extent, and because there is sufficient railway accommo dation in the district at the present time, when the Committee adjourned. The Cornwall Railway will not be taken until Monday, the 19th hilt, to which day the Committee will adjourn from to.rnorrow. The Committee will conclude their investigation in the present XII, If possible, to-morrow. Group G and G '2.. THE SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition ) Mr. MEIRIVVITHLR however considered that the Corporation of limattampton, as the Conservators of the public interests, had a right Fa tat Cars of the property, whether real or suppositious, of the in. i.ehitsrste ot the town, Mr. ATIIERTON, who appeared for Mr. Rawlinson, conceived that however the Corporation might be not entitled to come and op. pose the Bill, he conceived that the Southampton Improvement Commissioners were clearly entitled to protest against this in fringement on their means of carrying out the object of their trust. • Mr. MERREWETHER then pointed out that if the tunnel were to be carried to the length proposed by the Corporation, all difficulty would be avoided, and the termination would be made at a place were no inconvenience could possibly arise. Mr. AusTIN stated that if the wishes of the Corporation were to be complied with, the line would come out at a vertical height of fourteen feet above the level, which would prove a physical impos sibility, and the request was tantamount to asking the Committee to throw out the Bill. Mr. HILL, having stated that in his opinion, that if the line were made of 523 yards length, the Lammas land would not be mate rially affected, it was ultimately agreed that the tunnel should be of that length, and that the railway should be a single line. A conversation having ensued respecting the formation of a shaft into the tunnel without the consent of the mayor and corpo ration, it was agreed that the shaft might be made, provided a suf ficient protection to the public were placed around it ; and the clause was ultimately withdrawn by Mr. Merrewett er. Mr. MERREWETHEa objected to the making the etation in South. ampton without the supervision of the Corporation. Mr. AUSTIN conceived that the engineer of the line was the person most fitted to form the station, and suggested an alteration, which was refused by the Corporation. On this dispute the room was cleared, and, on the admission of strangers, . . The CFIAIRMAN declared that the Committee had agreed to a clause, giving the supervision to the Corporation, but the arrange. ments to the engineer. _ _ Mr. MERREWITHER then proposed a clause, obliging the Corn. pany to stop at the station, instead of going forward to the south western station, under a penalty of 251., to be recovered as an action of debt. Mr. AUSTIN objected entirely to this clause, as being an unjusti fiab!e interference with the mangement of the Company. Mr. MERREWETIIER stated, in reply, that the South-Western Company were to have a lease of the line ; and it was well known that it would be the object of that Company to carry the passengers and traffic to the present South. Western station. Such a clause had been conceded to the West London Railway by the Great Western Railway Company, After a long conversation the CHAIRMAN said that it was the fee;ing of the Committtee that a declaration should be made, that this station should be a bona fide stopping station. Mr. MER REWETHE R proposed to strike out the penalty, or allow Mr. Austin to alter the clause as he thought proper. The room was cleared for the consideration of the Committee, and on the admission of strangers, The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had considered the matter very anxiously, and they thought that there was ground for the requirement of the people of Southampton, but they were unwilling to encumber the Bill with a clause of which it was impossible to see the whole consequences, and they thought that the difficulty would be better met by a written declaration, to the effect, that this station should be used for the taking up and setting down passengers and goods a sufficient number of times per day. Mr. AUSTIN preferred an introduction into the Act of Parlia ment to a written declaration : and a clause was framed by the Committee, which stated that " adequate provision should be made, by the stoppage of a sufficient number of trains per day for the purpose of taking up and setting down passengers and goods near Bletchington-terrace, adjoining the shore of Southampton water." To this clause, as altered, both parties readily agreed. A clause was then proposed by Mr. 3IERCWEATIIER for the con struction of an esplanade on the south side of the railway, near to Southampton Water, and it was desired that the walk should be made as good as it is now after the railway was formed. Captain Moorsom was called to show the present condition of the walk, and he stated that the walk would be replaced on the inside of the railway, secured from the trains by a wire fence, so as to se cure the view, which looked over acres of mud. Mr. Cozwell, a solicitor, of Southampton, who resided at Ealing, was called by Mr. ?§IERBEWETIIF.a—Iie stated that he had been in the habit of passing over it almost every day for 20 years. It was the last sea walk left at Southampton, and of very great use to the inhabi!ants of Southampton, and the abduction of it a serious loss to the town. Mr. Steel, solicitor, well acquainted with the site, stated that, on an average, the present path was 16 feet wide; and a clause was adopted, which obliged the Company to construct a path of the same width, and maintain it for the space of two years after the railway was formed. A clause was then introduced, with the ap probation of the Company, to secure the conduits and other water courses of the town of Southampton. A number of clauses were then introduced, suggested by the Duchy of Cornwall, obliging the Company to purchase the lards of the Duchy under a valuation made by surveyors appointed by the Duchy, instead of according to the awards of a jury or arbitra tors, to save the rights of the Duchy, and to secure the authority of the Council. Several clauses proposed by the Local Commissioners of Southamp ton, for making and preserving the sewers of the town, for not interfering with new streets, and other objects, all connected with the well-being of the town, were also adopted. The clauses having been gone through, Mr. BURKE read the report, which contained a statement of the facts which we have already given in our previous reports of the proceedings of the Committee. This report was adopted, and the Chairman was requested to present it to the House. Group 0 TRENT VALLEY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The remaining clauses in this Bill were passed, and the Bill was ordered to be reported. The Committee then passed the several clauses of the Grand Junction Potteries Branch. Group g. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The Committee having passed the preamble of this Bill on Monday last, and the clauses as far as No. 8, on Tuesday, pro ceeded to consider the remaining clauses. With the exception of a few which were left over for future consideration, the other clauses of the Bill having reference chiefly to matters of detail and of no public interest, were agreed to. SHREWSBURY, OSWESTRY, ANI) CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY. The preamble of this Bill also having been passed on Monday, the Committee proceeded now to take into consideration the several clauses. A great deal of time was taken up in discussing the clauses retative to the tolls and charges; which were eventually agreed to with some amendments. NORTH WALES RAILWAY. Mr. CALVERT, on behalf of the promoters of this line, proceeded at great length to point out the advantages that would re sult to the public by the formation of this line. The only opposition to it was from Mr. Wynne, and he thought that he would satisfy that gentleman by the introduction of a clause, to the effect that the Company would not take any ground belonging to that gentleman without previously obtain ing his consent for that purpose. He hoped that this would put an end to any further opposition on the part of the Learned Counsel on the other side; and proceeded to say that this line was intended to bring into connexion the city and port of Bangor and the town and port of Carnarvon, and thence to proceed through the mineral and slate distrizts of Carnarvonshire to Portdynllaen. The length of the line was 28 miles. The capital was 300,0001. in 12,000 shares of 25/. each. The course of the line, by the engineer's report and sec. tions was exceedingly favourable, and the cost of the railway and works would not exceed 300,000/. The traffic on the line was calculated at 64,7254, and deducting 40 per cent. for expenses, which would amount to 26,6901., there would be a profit of 39,035/. on the undertaking. He thought that the railway wcuLl confer immense advantages on that part at the country, and concluded by calling on Sir J. Rennie, who was examined by Mr. Hsenv—There was no higher gradient than 1 in 203 in the whole line ; and the steepest incline was two miles. The length of the whole line was 28 miles 4 furlongs. There was one tunnel on the line 704 yards long; and the works en the whole line, as compared with other works of a similar kind, were not heavy or expensive. The drainage of the country would be rather improved than otherwise by the line. The cost of the works would be less than 10,0001. per mile. He thought that it would also improve the value of land, and be of material service to the inhabitants of that district, zs affording them increased facilities for traffic. Cross-examined by Sir W. JAMES—Portdynllaen was, in his opi nion, a better harbour than Holyhead; by the expenditure of a mode. rate sum of money it might be made an excellent harbour for com mercial purposes, as well as a good harbour of refuge; the estimate for the line was 310,0001. ; calculated the cost of the tunnel at 30/. a yard ; was of opinion that the harbour was of immense importance, so far as the public was concerned. It being now four o'clock, the Committee sent Lord Duncan to ask leave of the Speaker to sit till five o'clock, for the purpose of hearing as much of the evidence as possible before the recess. Other witnesses were then examined, and deposed to the desir ableness of making this line, and to the advantages which would result to the interests of agriculture, slate quarries, and commerce generally, by ita formation, and their testimony was not materially shaken by the cross-examination which they underwent by op. posing counsel. The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow, Group X. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) _ . Mr. Packe, a landowner in Lincolnshire, was called and exa mined by the promoters. The feeling of the people of Lincolnshire was in favour of the London and York scheme. He had resided in the county for forty years. Had attended several of the public meetings which had been held in Lincolnshire in favour of this railway. Cross-examined—The meetings were not unanimous in their resolutions. Mr. Christopher, M.P. for Lincolnshire, was next examined. He had attended the public meetings which had been held in favour of the London and York Railway. The majority of the persons at those meetings were in favour of the proposed line. He had at first taken no part in the agitation in favour of the line, but he had at length thought it desirable to give his support to the line. He thought this line would afford the best means of communication to Lincolnshire. The farmers were generally in favour of the line. If he consulted his own convenience, he would support the Cam bridge and Lincoln line, as that passed within three miles of his house, whereas the London and York line would be thirteen miles distant from it. Cross•examined by Mr. WEBSTER—Do you not know that Boston is a very important port ? Mr. Christopher—l have heard that in the time of the I-ler, tarchy it was a more important fort than London.—(Laughter.) Mr. WEBSTER—IS it not a very important port now ? Mr. Christopher—Yes, it is an important port now. Mr. WEBSTER. —And I believe the Cambridge and Lincoln line passes there ?. Mr. Christopher.—Yes, it does. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. Group B. WEST YORKSHIRE LINES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition ) This was the affirmative case on the part of the promoters LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY. The opposition of the landholders to this railway was then gone into. Mr. BA INE, en behalf of the Moravian. of Fullneck, adduced evi dence to prove that course of the line would destroy their establish ment in that district. The Committee then adjourned. BAIL COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) \Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) QUI TAM ACTIONS.—HOBBS V. HARVEY. M. PELcock said he was instructed, on behalf of the defendant, to move for a rule to show cause why the plaintiff should not give security for costs, and the proceedings be stayed in the meantime. He moved on the affidavits of Alexander Dobie, the defendant's attorney; of David Smith, of Edinburgh, Writer to the Signet; and of Augustus G eorge Lyon, clerk to Mr. Dobie who stated that this action was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, to recover penalties from the " Globe" news- Palter, by yiltue of the 6th and 7th Wm. IV., entitled," An Act to prevent the advertising of foreign and other illegal lotteries.' The affidavit of Mr. Dobie stated, that the declaration in the cause con. tallied 73 counts, each claiming a distinct penalty, amounting in the whole to 3,6501. was delivered to the deponent about the `2Bth of April last—that the plaintiff had served several processes in a similar form against John George Chapman, John Ebenezer Eve, Charles Baldwin, Murdo Young, Thomas Payne, Charles Heynell, and others, but had not yet de c l ared therein. e nel And 1' David Smith ith in his affidavit ,atated. that a similar action was brought under the said statute by th e Y present plaintiff, which was at present pending In the Court of Session of Scotland, against Thomas Allan and Co., and others, for whom deponent acted as attorney—that he applied to the Court of Session to compel the present plaintiff to give seen. rity for costs in that action, on the ground that the plaintiff was residing out of Scotland, and was then domiciled in England— that such application was opposed by the plaintiff on theground that he was then domiciled in Scotland, and that it was afterwards stated in his behalf that he was a Scotchman, a native of Brechin, where he was brought up, and served his apprentice. ship with Messrs. Speed and Nile, writers ; that he afterwards came to Edinburgh, and was employed as a writer by Mr. A. Ste venson, writer to the Signet; and Mr. W. Muir, solicitor, in the Supreme Court for about five years, and that he was never out of Scotland till the 28th of September, 1844, when he sailed from Granton Pier, and that he arrived in London on Sept. 30, but that he never intended to reside in England ; that he was in no situation there, but was merely engaged in attending some private affairs of his own; that he did not anticipate being dctained there but a very few days, and lived in furnished lodgings taken and paid for front week to week. The same deponent also stated that the plaintiff was married on the 16th of March, 1843, to a daughter of Mr. Patrick Hutchi►rson, a writer in Edinburgh. That he and his wife re sided at his mother-in.law's, and that they afterwards re moved to Stockbridge, near Edinburgh; that they afterwards went back to Mrs. Hutchinson's, where a considerable portion of their furniture still remained, that they always had, and now had, a constant residence in Scotland—that on the 2d of March he re turned to London. Mr. Smith also stated that such statement in writing of the plaintiff was binding on the party on whose behalf it was made, according to the practice of the Court of Session just as if the same had been sworn to according to the practice of the courts of England, and that the above statement was true as he was informed and believed. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Take a rule. Mr. PEACOCK said he wanted to show that the permanent resi dene of the plaintiff was in Scotland, and that it was no answer to the application to say that he was in this country when the ac tion was commenced, unless the affidavit stated that he resided and intended to continue to reside in the country. Mr. Justice COLEIZIDGE—You may take a rule, but without a stay of preceedings. Mr. PEACOCK said he made the application for security for costs, and they had given the other party notice. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—You know you can have no stay of pru. ceedings on the last day of term. Mr. PEACOCK said that perhaps his Lordship would allow him to take the rule in this way—a rule to show cause why in the mean time the proceedings— Mr. Justice CoLnaince said he could not do that, or that would, in effect, be staying the proceedings altogether. They could only be stayed during the pendency of the rule. Mr. PEACOCK did not ask to make the pending a stay of pro. ceedings, but merely why security should not be given, and in the meantime proceedings stayed. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—When cause is shown it becomes part of the rule, which upon the rule being made absolute the proceed. ings should not be stayed. SHERIFFS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) SMITH V. AUSTIN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. ROBINSON addressed the jury, denying that there was any engagement for regular services, but that the plaintiff had only been occasionally employed, and was paid at the time or otherwise satisfied. The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for the defendant. Mr. THOMAS applied to have the writ retained, in order to apply to the Court to set aside the verdict. The UNDER-SUERIFF said it had been entirely a question for the jury, and he did not sce that he could interfere. An application could, however, be made to a judge. It certainly was a case he would assist in if he could. TATTERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING. Six o'CLocK. A blank day--not a bet laid. THE CHESTER CUP. CHESTER, WEDNESDAY INIcIIT, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Mr. Gully has objected to Intrepid 07., the ground that he is thorough bred, and the stake 4 are withheld. The proof rests with Mr. Gully. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. RO YAL ASSENT. The royal assent was given to-day, by Commission, to the Sugar Excise Duties Bill—The Auction Duties Repeal Bill— the Customs' Duties Bill— The Bastardy Bill—The Sheriffs' ( Wales) Bill—The Colonial Passengers Bill--The Companies Clauses Consolidation! (England) Bill The Companies Clauses Consolidation ( Scotland) Bill The Lands Clauses Conso!idation (England) Bill The Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill—The Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill— The Greenwich Hospital Fisher's lane Improvement Bill —'l he Stipendiary Magistrates (Manchester and Salford) Bill—The Forth and Clyde Naviga tion Bill—The Birmingham, Liverpool, and Ellesmere Junction Canal Bill—The Wallassey Improvement Bill—ThelKingston upon-Hull Docks Bill—The Birkenhead Docks Bill—London Orphans' Asylum Bill—The Amicable Insurance Companies' Bill—The Sparrows Herne Road Bill—and the Rromyard Road Bill. The Cromissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharn cliffe, and the Duke of Buccleuch. A message from the Commons brought up several Bills. Several Noble Lords presented petitions from various parts of the country against any additional grant to Maynooth. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a large number of peti tions, praying their Lordships to take steps for securing a better observance of the Sabbath. On the motion of the Earl of ROSEBERY, the Fresh Water Fish Protection Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Bishop of NORWICH presented several petitions complaining of the sale of intoxicating 'liquors on the Lord's day. The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented a petition against the Parish Settlements' Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Rochdale in favour of the increased grant to Maynooth. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from the county of Salop, praying the House to abolish imprisonment for debt altogether; and a peti tion from a landholder, whose property would be disturbed by the progress of the proposed Syston and Peterborough Rail way. Earl FITZWILLIAM considered that Parliament had placed itself in an extraordinary dilemma, in consequence of the want of proper regulations for conducting the proceedings, as regarded the management of these rail way Bills. Now it appeared that this railway went within two hundred yards of the housse of Mr. Sowerby, the petitioner. Now, Parliament must either do that which would be a great hardship, and perhaps an injustice to a private individual; or, on the other hand, it must throw out the Bill, and deprive the country of that which would be a great public benefit. Now he thought it was the duty of Parliament to take measures to avoid this dilemma and to do justice to private individuals without depriving the public of a railway which would be a great benefit to them. Lord REDESDALE said there was one remedy, some re medy only which would be for Parliament to throw out a few Biils which properly interferrcd with the rights of private property. If that were done in one or two instances, Rail way Companies would be snore careful to frame their Bills in a proper manner, LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKFR took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition praying for a modifiea• tion of the Act of Imprisonment for Debt rinsed last session. Mr. H. BERKEI.EY, and other Hon. Members, presented petitions against the grant to Maynooth. sconm SCHOOLMASTERS. The LORD ADVOCATE presented reveral petitions from places in Scotland, praying for an increase of the stipends of parochial schoolmasters in Scotland. MAYNOOTH. - - Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a great number of petitions against the endowment of Maynooth College. EisiCROACHAIENT UPON THE ENJOYMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. Mr. PARKER brought up the report of the Committee upon the Scottish Central Railway Committee, to the effect, that it was the opinion of the Committee that the House ought not to consent to the establishment of a railway station upon the piece of ground called South Inch, in the neighbourhood of Perth. 't he report was received with considerable cheering. IRISH RAILWAYS. Sir GEORGE GREY in moving for a select Committee to inquire and report whether any and which of the standing orders which are enforced in the case of Railway Bills in Great Britain are unnecessary, and ought to be dispensed with in the case of Railway Bills in Ireland, and to move the following names for the Committee ;—Sir George Grey, Lord Granville Somerset, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. French, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Strutt, The O'Conor Don, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Warburton, Sir 'William So merville, Mr. T. Greene, Mr. Rcdington, and Mr. Hamilton (Dublin University), said that he did not mean to throw the slightest obstruction in the way of the construction of rail ways, more especially in Ireland ; but as a series of regu lations had been passed by that House, intended on the one hand to check undue speculation on the part of Companies, and on the other to protect private properties, he did not see why in particular cases these orders should be set aside, as in the case of the Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway), Ireland. For that reason, and to ascertain in what instances the standing orders, which were compulsory on English specu lations, should be set aside on Irish railways, he brought for ward this motion. After a few words from Lord G. SOMERSET, Mr. FRENCH said that the Right Hon. Baronet had placed on his Committee eight Honourable Members who had before decided against this railway, and that out of a Corn mittee of fifteen was a sufficient majority. He protested, in the name of the majority of the other evening, against this mot ion. Air. W. PA TTEN supported the motion. Sir R. INGLIS thought the decision to which the Howe had come to on the Great Western (Ireland) Railway Bill was an unwise one, and that the Standing Orders Committee ought to be supported. l‘lr. SHAW did not think any practical advantage would arise from this moticn. He thought the Committee would end in nothing if it were appointed. The vote which he had given was not quite satisfactory to him self.---(A laugh.) The Hon. Member was interrupted by the appearance of Sir Augustus Clifford (Usher of the Black Hod) at the bar, who summoned the House to the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given by commission to sundry Bills. The SPEAKER, on his return, announced that this House had been to the House of Peers, where they had been present while the royal assent was given, by commission, to several Bills (for which see Lords' report). DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY. Mr. SIIAW then resumed. He hoped the House would not rescind their resolution in reference to this bill, however anxious he might be to see railroads in operation in Ireland. Mr. WARBURTON agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle man, and he would add that the public could have no confi dence in the decisions of this House, if the decision in regard to this Bill should be reversed. Mr. WARD said that the alteration suggested by his Hon. Friend seemed to him to have no bearing on the subject under the i:nmediate consideration of the House. The decision the other night created a most unfavourable impression of the sta bility of the present system. It was most disastrous to the character of this House as regarded its private Bill Legis lation. lie was reluctant to do anything which might operate against private enterprise, but he felt bound to carry out the principles by which railway legislation should be governed.—( Hear, hear.) He was afraid the House had no choice but to redeem its character by rescinding the decision to which they had come to the other night. 11 ! n r BERNA theL said c h t e e r d i a d u n d o t d think i t o w f oul thisd be H o a u t s e al l t o c o be n - y n a :g itso h rm di t r, , il : tHh n g eE d' a,Nbeayetittieast solemn:W o. BARRON f im the C S ro ta w n A d ß ec ß is o io N n, s c a e id r , ta t i h n at pr w in it c h i i p n le a s ve u r p y o r n ec o e n n e f d a i s n li g i n o n r , reversing dersc o Committee m i tt t ehee had been reversed in no less than six cases, and no notice had been taken, but a great noise had been raised about this, and the only reason he could assign for it was, that the six cases he had mentioned were English ones, but this was a Scotch one. The whole of the landed proprietors thraugh which the rail way was to pass were in favour of the Bill. The point brought before the Standing Orders Committee could only affect these laaded proprietors. The House had acted in ac cordance with the wishes of those gentlemen. It would be most unjust and unfair for them to reverse that decision with out showing a competent reason fur it. Mr. STUART WORTLEY would decline making any observations on the present occasion. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. F. FFRENCH objected to several names on this Com mittee. Eight of the Gentlemen proposed had already ex pressed themselves hostile to the Bill. He objected to the ap pointment of the Hon. Member for Kendal, in particular, and hoped he would not sit upon it. After a few words from Sir G. GREY, The names proposed by Sir G. Grey for the Committee were called over. The following names were agreed to:—Sir G. Grey, 3lr. Estcourt. and Ihe O'Connor Don. On the motion that Mr. Warburton be added to the Com mittee, Mr. FRENCH objected to the name of Mr. Warburton, as that gentleman was not at all acquainted with Ireland. WARBURTON said, he begged to retire from the Committee, as he had no particular desire to serve on it.— (A laugh.) After a few words from Mr. MACKINNON, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, and the motion was agreed to. Sir G. GREY moved that Sir R. Fergusson and Mr. Gre gory be added to the Committee, in place of the O'Conor Don and Mr. Shaw. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY said that they were now left in the same position they stood in before the Committee was appointed, All he wished was, that when the Standing Orders Committee reported to the House with respect to the non-compliance of the standing orders, they should report whether the rejection of the Bill arose from the difficulty of complying with the standing orders. He would, therefore, move that the report of the Sub- Committee on petitions for private Bills on the Great Western (Ireland) Railway Bill be referred to the Land Committee. The motion not being seconded, was dropped. Mr. GODSON presented several petitions against the en dowment of Maynooth College. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Mr. WYSE gave notice that on that day fortnight he should bring forward his motion relating to the University of Dublin. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the petition of Eliza Price (presented 7th May) be printed. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move a call of the House on Thursday, the 22nd. Sir C. NAPIER wished to make some explanation respect ing the strong expressions which he had used on a former oc • casion upon the conduct of Lord Seaton towards the Ban dieras. Since he made those remarks he had received further information, anti was better able to judge of the facts. [LEFT SPEAKING.] PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill was read a first time. The following Bills were reported, and the report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders: — West London Railway. Staines and Richmond Railway. Portarlington and Tullamore Railway. Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pk,r (co. 2). 1. " That, in the case o f Standing Orders Committee,—lZ'';,olutions reported ; :;,e Grimsby Docks petition for leave to present a pet;:: ion for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be disnP:ased w to present ith ; —That the parties be permitted petition accordingly." 2. a hat, in the case of the Glasgow Harbour Union Rail 7ay petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis pensed with." 3. " That, in the case of the London and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with." 4. " That, in the case of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway petition, for additional provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provision accordingly." 5. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Gloucester Extensions) Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Rail way, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company." 6. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester ( Wolverhampton Line) Railway petition, the Standing Or ders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing, or of taking a lease of the Birming ham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) ILilway, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company," 7. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway petition, the Standing Or ders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing, or of taking a lease of the Bir mingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company," " That the Committees on this and the two preceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such Orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills." First, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. Irish Great Western Railway ( Dublin to Galway),—Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. French, Mr. Gregory, The O'Conor Don, and Mr. Thomas B. Martin. The Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Rail way (No. 2),—Petition for Bill ; referred to the Select Com , mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. York and North Midland Railway (Bridlington Branch), —Report, Friday, May 9. Whitby and Pickering Railway,—Report, Friday, May 9. York and Scarborough Railway Deviation,—Report, Pr-- day, May 9. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,—Re port, Friday, May 9. Midland Railways Company ( Birmingham and Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Monday, May 19. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment, — Committee on petition, adjourned till Monday, May 19. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway,—Report, Friday, May 9. 0 rCto,lnF Friday, d t 3 e i n a ii , o 9 n . Hull and Selby Railway (Bridlington Branch)—Report, Harwich --,rnaoßnuedtPh Railway,—Com av,_ Blackburn, T h Railway,—Third Burnley,reading, A,crriidnagi,ta,ory:ns7 9 Friday, May 9. Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Friday, 9th, till Friday, May 16. i i e n l d o b f n u o Bristol and Exeter Railway B r anches, —Committee on Bill, Railway,—Com mittee Monday, May 19, at twelve. rrpgdh,tiactinhodnieGiti.oelrasts:gdro,dwintlitoll(iialc,provision, Friday, May 9. RAILWAYS. IThe following Members have been added to the List from which Members will be selected to serve on those Railway Committees which will commence their sittings in the week Capt. the Hon. E. A. Harris Mr. Marshall beginning Monday, Mr. Ilornby Mr. M cGeachy The Hon. W. S. Lascelles Lord Harry Vane. The Right Hon. Fox Maule The Committee of Selec tion have a ppointed the Select May 26: Committee on the group A. to meet in the week commencing Monday, May 26, in addition to those named on Wednesday, April 30. Select Committee on Group N. Great Western Cornwall Railway Bill or project, referred to the Committee. Select Committee on Group 11. referred to the Committee. Kendal and Windermere Rai lwa y Bill or project, The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Select Committees on Railway Bills: A Committee of 2.1. The i.or Right dn ar rIH, Vane F e , (South oxlNra ule(Perth),—Chairman, Durham), 3. Th e H en . W. S. Lascelles (Wakefield), 4. Mr. Marshall (Carlisle), 5. Mr. McGeachy (Honiton), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group A., viz.:— Central Kent Railway, London, Chatham, and North Kent Railway, London, Chatham, and Chilham Railway, South Eastern North Kent Ra il w a y , London and Ashford Railway , South Eastern Railway (Hungerford-bridge to Tonbridge), South Eastern Railway (Tonbridge to Hastings), Rye and Tenterden Railway, South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings), Brighton, Lewes, and 'Hastings Railway (Kepner Branch), Brighton, Lewes, and Ilastings Railway (Ashford Branch), South Eastern Railway ( Maidstone to Rochester), South Eastern Railway (Minster to Deal, and Walmer and Margate Deviation), Kentish Coast Railway, Gravesend and Rochester Railway (Thames and Medway), London, Chatham, and Gravesend Railway, London and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch), London and Croydon Railway (Enlargement and Branches), London and Maidstone Railway, South Eastern Railway (Headcorn and Rye), London and Greenwich Railway (Widening), South Eastern Railway (London and Greenwich Extension), London and Greenwich Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, May 26, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Mr. Colquhoun (Newcastle-under -Lyme) — Chairman 2. Sir B. Hall (Marylebone), 3. Mr. Cobden (Stockport), 4. Mr. Wykeham Martin (Newport, Isle of Wight), 5. Hon. James Howard (Malmesbury), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects com prised in group K., viz.:— Eastern Union and Norwich Railway, Diss and Colchester Railway (with Branches), Norwich and Brandon Railway Deviation, and Dies and Dereham Branches, Lynn and Dereham Railway, London and Norwich Railway, Eastern Counties Railway (Colchester and Bury' St. Ed mund's Extension), Lowestoft Railway, Dies, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway, Eastern Union and Bury St. Edmund's Railway, East Dereham and Norwich Railway, Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury St. Ed. mund's Extension). Wells and Thetford Railway, Yarmouth and Norwich Railway, Norwich and Brandon Railway (Norwich Extension), now called Yarmouth and Norwich Railway. The Select Committe e w ill meet on Monday, May 26, at half after Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Sir Charles Lemoa (West Cornwall) —Chairman, 2. The Hon. Clarks Hope (Linlithgowshire) , 3. Mr. Horsman (Cockermouth), 4. Sir E. Elmer (West Kent), 5. Mr. F. Winn Knight (West Worcester) , to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group KK., viz.:— Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway, Liverpool and Bury Railway, Liverpool and Manchester Extension Railway (North Tunnel), • - - Liverpool and Manchester Extension Railway, Liverpool and Manchester Railway (Parkside Branch), Liverpool and Manchester Railway (St. Helen's and Ruf ford), Liverpool and Manchester Railway (Patricroft and Clifton Branch), Liverpool and Manchester ( Rainford and Liverpool Branches), Southport and Euxton Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, May 24, at One o'clock. A ComMittee of 1. Sir Charles Douglas (Warwick)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Buck (North Devon), 3. Mr. Baskerville (Herefordshire), 4. Colonel Ferguson (Kirkaldy, &c.), 5. .Mr. J. H. Hamilton (Dublin County), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group Blackburn and Preston Railway, North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway, Preston and Wyrc'Railway (Lytham Branck), Preston and Wvre Railway (Blackpool Branch). The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 2i, at Twely o'clock. A Committee of 1. Viscount Sandon (Liverpool)—Chairman, 2. Mr. E. Ellice, jun., (St. Andrew's), 3. Mr. Spooner (Birmingham), 4. Mr. J. E. Vivian (Truro), 5. Mr. Ricardo (Stoke-upon-Trent), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group 88., viz : Waterford anti Kilkenny Railway, Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Railway, Kilkenny Junction Railway, Kingstown and Waterford Railway (Carlow and Wexford). The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27, at half after Twelve o'elock. A Committee of 1. Mr. David Dundas (Sutherlandsbire)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Hutt (Gateshead), 3. The Earl of Listowel CSt. Albans), 4. The Earl of March (n est Sussex), 5. Mr. Brisco (Hastings), to whom they have referred die Bills and projects comprised in group SS., viz.:— Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Railway, Erewash Valley Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27, at One o'clock. .A7Committee of 1. The Right Hon. Vernon Smith (Northampton)— Chairman, 2. Admiral Dundas (Greenwich), 3. Mr. Adderley (North Stafford), 4. Mr. Milner Gibson (Manchester), 5. Mr. Wiggett Chute (West Norfolk), to whom they have referred the Bill comprised in Group CC. viz.:— The Cork and Bandon Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 28, at half after Twelve o'clock. And a Committee of 1. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone (Newark), 2. The Viscount Castlereagh (Downshire), 3. Captain the Hon. F. Berkeley (Gloucester), 4. Mr. Dennistoun (Glasgow), 5. The Viscount Acheson (Armagh), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects corn prised in group NN., viz : The London and Epping Railway, The North Woolwich Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 28, at One o'clock. Select Committee on Group G. Bristol and Exeter Branches Railway Bill. The Committee will consider the Bill on Monday, May 19, at Twelve o'clock. Memorandum.—The Committee of Selection will meet on Friday next, to consider applications for the appointment of Committees on Bills after the Whitsuntide recess. CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH. Tsamount, MAY 6.—The jury re-assembled this morning at the Church.hall, shortly after nine o'clock, and thence proceeded at once to view the bodies of eleven persons, whose names had been registered at the police-office. The names of the eleven other deceased persons are : -Henry Dye, aged 9 years ; Elisabeth Read, 6 ; Mary Ann Roberts, 19 ; Ann Beckett, 8; William Walter Watts, 9; Reeder Hutaston Balla, 16; Elisabeth Fulcher, 16; Alice Gott, jun., 9 ; Alice Gott, b 1 ; Emily Young, 6 ; Susannah Field, 8. The jury, having completed the view of their bodies, returned to the Church-hall and re-commenced the task of formal identi cation. The whole of the eleven above mentioned were Identified, and the total number that had been viewed by the jury and formally identified amounts now to 75. At the conclusion of this duty, The CORONER said— We must now consider what is, as far as we are concerned, the most important part of the question. There are several reasons why this matter should be re-considered, and there is, I believe, a gentleman in Norwich who can throw some light upon this matter; for he states that on Thursday he saw a fracture in that portion of the bridge where the bar broke. The Foreman said it was certainly a matter of necessity in the consideration of so important a case as this to ascertain in what state the bridge was at the time of the accident, He thought it was essentially necessary that some scientific gentleman should be had before them, and he had in his hand a list of questions which had been suggested to him as fit ones to be proposed to such a witness. In the propriety of these questions tie fully concurred, and he would read them to the jury. They were these By whose orders did you make the bridge wider ? What was the extra width, and how many square feet were added ? What was the weight of the cast and wrought Iron with the wood placed extra upon ihe bridge? Did you offer or give to Mr. Cory any mechanical ideas as to the propriety or impropriety of making the bridge wider, or explain the consequences of adding extra weigtht and breadth to act as leverage beyond the chains ? Did you know the weight the bridge was calculated to bear by the con. tractors, or inquire of Mr. Cory the terms of the specification ? Did you examine the chains, bolts, bars, Ac., before commencing the alterations, and report ,the same to Mr. Cory as to their soundness and capability? Did you calculate the extra weight you were going to add to the bridge before you commenced the alte. rations, and report the Caine to Mr. Cory ? Did you suppose that if the bridge had been in its original state, it would have broken with the number of persons then upon it ?" A juror said, that according to the mechanical rule, he believed, that every square foot of surface should bear a hundred weight, and that the suspending power was generally made exactly in that proportion. It appeared here that one-third additional surface had been added to the bridge by the platforms on each side of it, and that nothing had been added to the suspending power. The CORONER observed, that that matter would more properly be discussed when the general merits of the case should come on. The room was then cleared of strangers , and, after a short dis. cussion amongst the jury,' the following presentment to the Town Council was agreed to : " We, the undersigned, now acting as jurymen upon the in quisition upon the bodies of the several persons who met their death from the falling of the suspension -bridge on the River Bure, within this borough, beg to represent to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of this borough, in council assembled, the absolute ne. cessity that exists for the employing some scientific engineer, in order to come to a just consideration of the circumstances in which the bridge was placed, and to enable them to discharge the oaths they have taken." Mr. S. Cobb, a magistrate, who was on the bench, undertook to support it. The inquiry was then adjourned to enable the jury to receive the determination of the Council. Theexcitement appears to have nearly subsided in Yarmouth. The bodies found and identified are far short of the number returned as found by the boatmen. The discrepancy can only be accounted for by supposing that they returned, as dead, parties who were afterwards recovered. The Coroner stated that the jury had viewed 75 bodies, which, with the four missing, makes 79 in all. COAL MARICET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Adair's Main, 15s; Buddle's West Hartley, 16s 6d; Carr's Hartley, 17s; Chester Main, Iss 6d; Charlotte, 15s; East Tanfield, 14s; Hasting's Hartley, 16s 6d; Holywell Main, 16s; Nelson's West Hartley, 16s 6d ; New Tanfield, 14s ; Old Pontop, 13s 6d; Pott's Primrose, 13s; Ravensworth West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Taylor's West Hartley, 16s ; Tanfield Moor, 17s 6d ; Townley, 15s; West Hartley, 17s; West Wylam, 15s 6d; Wall's-end, Clennell, 16s; Heaton, 16s 6d; Hilda, 16s; Killingworth, 16s ; New March, 15s 6d ; Riddell's, 16s 6d ; Walker, 16s; Wharncliffe, 16s 3d; Eden Main, 17s 3d; Braddyll's Hetton, 1836 d ; Haswell, 18s 9d ; Hetton, 18 s 6d ; Hylton, 15s; Lambton, 18s; Russell's Hetton, 18s3d ; Rich mond, 17s ; Caradoc, 18s ; Hartlepool, 18s 6d ; Heugh Hall, 17s ; Kelloe, 17s 3d ; Adelaide, 17 s 9d ; E venwoo d , 15 s 2 d ; Eden Hartlepool, 17s ; Maclean's Tees, 15s 6d ; Seymour Tees, 17s ; South Durham, 178 ; Tees, 18s ; Cowpen Hartley, 17s ; Derwentwater Hartley, 16s ; Hartley, 16s ; Sidney's Hartley, 16s 6d; West Hartley Netherton, 16s 6d.—Ships arrived, 103. MAGNIFICENT PRESENT FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANY TO MEHEMhT ALL—The friendly deportment of the Pacha of Egypt towards our country is abcut to be acknowledged by the Court of Directors of the East India Company in a manner worthy of the greatest political and military power of the East. A silver fountain of extraordinary magnitude and exquisite work manship, intended as a present to Mehemet Ali from the Company, has just been completed by Mr. Smith, of Duke-street, Lincoln's inn-fields. It is upwards of ten feet high, and contains 10,400 Qunces of silver. It Is richly ornamented with fruits and flowers, the likeness of beast, bird, or fish being scrupulously avoided, in deference to the feelings of the good Mahomedans, among whom its permanent resting place is cast. The fountain has an inscrip tion on each of the bur sides, simply, and in excellent taste, re cording the titles of the givers and the reeoiver, without any addition. The language on each side varies; the four languages employed are English, Latin, Arabic, and Persian.—Allen's Indian Mail, May 7. I Within the last few weeks a new disease has been very prevalent In the dairies in and around the metropolis. It chiefly attacks cattle in the hinder extremities, paralysing the limbs. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, May 7. PUBLIC EXPENSES. On the motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, returns were ordered relative to the allowances to the Royal Family, and to his Majesty the King of the Belgians ; the establishment of the Lord Li( utenant of Ireland ; the expenses of the two Houses of Parliament, and the Civil Departments; the other pensions on the Consolidated Fund, on the gross revenue, and the Civil List ; also, the payments for the adminit-tration of justice ; diplo matic expenses, and an account of the sums voted for the army, navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous services ; also public works, bounties, and Post-office. LIGHT SOVEREIGNS. Mr. HUME wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether there was any public office where persons might bring light sovereigns, and have them changed, deducting the difference in the lightness ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no such office. CONDEMNED SERMONS. Captain POLHILL wished to ask the Secretary of State for the home Department, if any communication had taken place between him and the Sheriffs of London, respecting the admission of persons to hear condemned sermons? and also, whether it was not his opinion upon a recent occasion the Sheriffs only acted in conformity with their undoubted rights and privileges ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that, in answer to the inquiry of the Hon. and Gallant Member, he was pre pared to say that he (Sir James Graham) had under stood that a commission had reported on the subject in 1825, and communications had taken place between his predecessor, Lord Normanby, and the corporation of London; and that, in consequence, the corporation had made a regulation which absolutely prohibited the ad mission of the public generally, to bear the comiewed sermon on the Sunday previous to the day ordered for execution, Meting .otl the Authority he rossetl 3 he (Sir James Graham) had ordered a prison inspector to proceed l to New gate and to inquire into the circumstances connected with the last execution. The inspector had received instructions to examine into the transactions both of the Sunday and of the iNlenelay morning.. As soon as he should have received tl.at report he should be prepared to lay it on the table, and to express his opinion on the whole matter. Alderman COPELAND was glad to hear the couree the Right lion. Baronet intended pursuing, and fay ad mitted the necessity for an inquiry. A morbid appetite was abroad on this subject. The curiosity of the public upon occasions such as these exceeded anything the House could conceive. This curiosity pervaded all clas,es, and the desire sf persons, not only to get seats at the trial, but to be present at the condemned sermon, was beyond all conception. Having been the sitting magis trate at Guildhall on Easter Monday, eases had come before him, that led him to the conclusion that the time had arrived, when the authorities ought to consider whether it was not ad visable to dispense with these public exhibitions. On Easter Monday he sent some for trial, and convicted three in a fang for picking pockets under the gallows, and this had led him to the conclusion that it would be better to adopt some means of putting an end to these executions altogether. Mr. BROTHERTON rose to express his concur ' rence in the remarks of the Hon. Alderman, but he was called to order by the Speaker, who put the gut s tion, that the returns he laid on the table, which was agreed to. . . Mr. EDWARD ELLICE moved the substitution of Lord Frederick Hallyburton and Mr. David Morris for Mr. Patrick Stewart arid Mr. Bickbarn Escott, on Select Committee on Prisons (Scotland.) Mr. PRINGLE opposed the motion, and said he would divide the House.—(Great laughter.) The gallery was then cleared, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it . Majority for the motior —sB MAZZINI. ... 80 ... 22 Mr. BOUVERIE said that it would be recollected that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department had, upon the debate with regard to the opening of letters in the Post office, made a charge of a very grave and heincus character against Mr. Mazzini, which had never yet been withdrawn. A charge of such a nature as that made against Mr. Mazzini was one which, under no circum stances, could be justified, unless there was the strongest grounds for believing it to be true. That charge was aggravated, coming, as it did, from one in the position of the Right Hon. Baronet, whose Parliamentary privi leges prevented Mr. Mazzini from taking those steps which he could do if the charge had not been made by a Member of that House within the walls of Parliament. That charge was spread abroad next morning, nut only through the country, but through the world, stamped with the authority of the Secretary of State. The Right Hon. Baronet derived the ground of his charge from an anonymous statement in a 'French newspaper, and he promised to substantiate it by papers which he would de liver to Members of the House. The only papers delivered were papers which he (Mr. Bouverie) held in his hand, but they did not contain one iota of evidence to substan tiate the charge.—(Hear, hear.) He therefore hoped that the Right Hon. Baronet, reflecting upon the hor rible nature of the charge, would think that he ought to withdraw it. He might mention that the French Go vernment communicated to a friend of his, a Member of that House, that they carefully investigated the matter, and that they found there was not one tittle of evidence to support the charge. Sir J. GRAIIAM stated that the Hon. Gentleman who had sat down gave him notice yesterday, by a note, of his intention to but this question. If there had been a House yesterday, it was his (Sir J. Grshatn's) inten tion to make voluntarily the statement to the House, which it was slow his duty to make. On Mon day last the Honourable Member for Kilmar nock, and another Honourable Member, communicated with him on the subject., and he stated to them what was then strictly true, that he was not in a position to make a statement satisfactory to them or to Mr. Mazzini. In consequence of the question put to him by the Honour able Member for Bolton, he thought it his duty to insti tute inquiries through his Noble Friend the Fort ign Secretary in those quarters %here he would be likely to obtain the most correct information on the subject ; and, till yesterday, the information which he had re ceived, so far from shaking his impressions, only tended to confirm them. But, not satisfied with the question to which the inquiries were directed, he was particularly anxious that the judge who presided at the trial of Ribiero and Caprioli, in 1833, and also t he public prosecu tor, sheuld be consulted, and at his request those persons were con sulted. He did not, till two o'clock yesterday, receive an answer to the inquiries made, and if there had been a House yesterday it was his intention voluntarily to have made the statement ; it was now his duty to make it, in answer to the questionput to him. The Hon. Gen tleman referred to the statement which he (Sir James Graham) made originally. He stated that the informa tion being derived from a newspaper, and not from an official source, was not entitled to implicit confidence. And he was not aware, till the lion. Member for Fins bury afterwards stated it, that Mr. Mazzini had, in 1840, brought an action against a newspaper for repeating a statement which first appeared in the Moniteur. The Hon. Gentleman said that in the papers which he pre sented to the blouse there was no recognition of the statement which be quoted from the Moniteur. If the Honourable Gentleman looked attentively at the papers he would see a letter from Mr. Foster, their agent at Turin, to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and that there was a distinct recognition of the statement to which reference was made. He was bound to state that the accounts he re ceived )esterday rested on the statements of the judge who tried Ribiero, and of the public prosecutor, and their answers to the inquiries made were full, explicit, and direct; and they stated that no evidence was pro duced at the trial which inculpated Mr. Mazzini in the least.—(Hear, hear.) Had he known at the time he made the original statement the fact that Mr. Mazzini brought an action against a newspaper for repeating the charge, and much more, if he had known what the im pression of the judge who tried Ribiero, and that of the public prosecutor were, he would never have made the statement he did.—(Hear, hear.) •He now thought it due to Mr. Mazzini to make the only and the best repa ration in his power—namely, that the retraction should be as public as the accusation.—(Hear, and cheers.) Mr. DUNCOMBE said he thought that no Member had any right to press or wish another Member to make an apology to another individual unless he was persuaded that that individual deserved to have an apology or a re traction made to him. He thought the Right Hon. Gentleman was right in abstaining from making ad apology till he made !himself acquainted with the facts. But he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman had reason to complain of the individual who put the Moniteur into his hands—(bear)—who must have known that the statement against Mr. Mazzini was fabricated and false, at the time, for it was publicly known. It was the duty of the person who gave the Right lion. Gentleman the Moniteur, to give him also the judgment of the judge of the Tribunal Correctionnel, pronounced on the 23d of April,lB4l, which in itself was a refutation of the charge. The retraction came late, but certainly the Right Hon. Gentleman was right not to make it till he inquired into it. Now that it was fully made, it would be satisfactory to Mr. Mazzini, and the other exiles who were in the country; and he (Mr. Duneombe) would say, if he did not believe Mr. Mazzini to have been innocent, he would not have introduced his name in that House, because he would thee consider him not only to be unworthy the consideration of that House, but unworthy of the friend ship of many high men in this country, wh ch it was his happiness and his privilege to enjoy.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said that the Hon. Gentleman stated that the explanation came late. He would state the facts to the House. He had a letter from Lord Cowley, dated the 2d of May, enclosing the answers of the Judge who tried the case and the Prucureur du Roi, which were not received by Lord Cowley till the Ist of May. He received a note from his Noble Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affiiirs, dated yesterday, and stating " the enclosed papers were received yester day (on the sth of May) from Lord Cowley, and the statements are of a different tendency from those pre viously given by the Pref . , ct of Police and the Minister of the Interior. He received the papers yesterday at two o'clock, and he could only repeat his assurance that if there had been a House yesterday he would have made the statement he now male.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DUNCOMBE did not mean to attribute any un necessary delay to_the Right Hon. Baronet.—(Hear.) SLAVE TRADE. Lord PALMERSTON mid he rose for the purpose of putting the questions, of which ho had given notice, to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite. The first question he wished to ask was founded on the 9th article of the Treaty of Washington, dated August, 1842. He wished also to know in reference to the 17th article of the treaty of December 1840, for the suppression of the slave trade, which was signed by the representatives of England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, whether the contracting parties had in pursuance of this article made application to Belgium, Hanover, and Greece, to obtain their exertions in favour of that treaty, which stated that the parties to the treaty, namely, Great Britain and America, would unite in all becoming representations and remonstrances to Spain and Brazil, for the shutting up of markets for the sale of slaves. He wished to know whether, in pursuance of this article, the Governments of the United States and Eng land had united in making those remonstrances? Sir B. PEEL said that with regard to the first ques tion, several communications took place between the Government and the American Minister, Mr. Everett, on the subject, and it was considered whether more ad vantage would be likely to accrue from joint representa tions or from separate representations, and they came to the conclusion that it was not necessary to make joint representations, and they considered that, under the 9th article of the treaty, they might, if they so thought fit, make separate representations, though the word "unite " was certainly in the treaty. Representations had been made both to Spain and Brazil, and he under stood that the Minister of the United states at Brazil had shown himself desirous to put an end to the trade, and had co-operated with them in throwing difficulties in the way of the prosecution of the trade. With regard to the second question, the Noble Lord had correctly stated that, in 1841, a treaty was sigm.d by Great Britain to suppress the slave trade, Austria, Prussia, and Russia agreeing to uphold fir: right of search. France also signed that treaty, hut did not ratify it ; but the other great Powers of Europe, not withstanding the non-ratification by France, waived any point of form that they might have objected to, and the treaty was still held it, vielate by them. The question, after the refusal of France to ratify the tre:ity, was, whether it was d, sirable that the cianwn• ication Con templated by that treaty should be made to Belgium, had taucombined again . Hanover, and Greece. They the slave-trade, although the refusal of France to ratify the treaty wi,ve the power to the other three n atiors to refuse nciherir4 tti had every reason to believe that no communication had been made to that effect to Lord P the other three Pow( rs. question with regard to the powers of tll9 Govern m ent ALMERSTON said that as t o the second of the tnited States, he presumed that there W6tltl be no difl,ulty in obtaining diplomatic communication o those remonstrances from the United States' Govern ment,. and in having them laid before the House; and be f they were joint remonstrances, of course they w( 4 -li d laid before the House; as they were represented c to - joint in spirit, 1J.3 thought that no inconvenience outa arise from doing so. WELSH MAIL. .. • Mr. HENRY F. BERKELEY wished to ask a ques: tion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ile understood that it was the intention of the Got ernment to reale" • the mail which passed through Soutn Wales from Bri s ; tol, and to direct it in some other and ash e was 0 , 1 opinion that it would have the effect of injurin ke wished to know whether it was true? The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER 53 that the state of the case was, Oat the mail for Sotith Wales passed through Bristol, the effect of which wa 4 to retard the letters for South Wales for several hours.; soutp , and as it was the &she of the inhabitants of Widrs that their letters should be delivered as soon as arrangem , nts to that eff(et were in P ar a and would scot, be tiniAed. He wished to state, at the Bri:stl, • same time, that Bristol would not suffer any inconveni ence. he was NAVY ESTIMATES. Captain PECHELL wished to know it th e 1181 estimates were to be brought before the Houee that A evening ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE R ' e l" that that was his wish. POOR-LAW for . (SCOTLAN moving second On t the readingorler o o f f t t h h e e p d o a o y r. l b a e w i n read dr , 0. Bill, The LORD ADVOCATE s gA aid u l en th d a m t e a n s t t sirous to give some time for drawing up the this Bill, he wished that the House would take thence ° • reading on Friday week. CHATTEL INTEREST (REAL PROPERTY') eeeoile Mr. SCOTT', ire moving the second reading 0f Bill, presented petitions from Dudley, Wolverhanirl;; Birmingham, and Stirling, signed by lawyers r ho , siding in those localities. He said th at did not understand un shat ground this re could be rejected. The petitions were signed b id he spectable solicitors of long standing and practice, 11 1 ee s believed that there were many others in other P e re . who were of opinion that it was a beneficial reeersoutes He hoped they would allow the Bill to go i nto 'id be mittee, and if they put any restrictions on it, it wel l d e r desirable that they should have them brought tin report o n , their consideration. di d n ot The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that h"fiee. feel very much oppressed by the arguments of th e s ol Gentleman in favour of the Bill, nor did he feel dispo 01 , to depart from the resistance to the second readiaged s uch this Bill which he intimated that he should be (W s h h• to make. Ile never recollected having slimed° t hat a measure as that. He did not see the n eceieiti tion the Hon( urable Member should preface his ° fea r for the second reading of this Bill by han ds petitions, every one of them being in the setae • the writing, and every one of them being expressed be le ,. ; same language.—(Laughter.) If the Hon. 3 d ere , ; e ves ferred to the report of the Real Property Comn es ' se re he would find that they recommended no such meo w of as that. The evils which resulted from such n a te b e se things were obvious. The Hon. Member asked( was benefit was it, that the law should remain ' l6 it ers and he said it ens for the sole benefit of the lawyers and and that the er . eie Bill wl uld correct this 03 ', e re its eperetien Rioel,: re rider valid titis,s thlt on to being questioned. Now, he (ft . .?! !ol' e General) could not foresee that this Bill WOO'. 0 . he any such effect. He could not approve of it `h a d n ot saw that the Real Property Commissioners hag (gear.) given any intimation of their approval of it.-4;tre, Ile took no particular interest in the 11 : - lend • but at the same time he would not like that his sanction to it, as lie apprehended o t s u e a • mulch inconvenience might follow. He would OPP who case, a man dying worth 10,0001 intestate , a Partimiebt might have been the mortgagor of the deceased to r e f become administrator, and what then would bec,° t he those who were the heirs of that decea sed ? v e to t he whole, he should say, that he could not, i n just,jece there* public, give his sanction to this Bill; ai d vouitg•da fore, move that it be read a second time tha t months. rite ca Mr. GRANGER contended that the argue l , e , o - t hing the Solicitor-General were contradictory. Ni r k a s ","houict to be dine in that House on this subject, but w receive the approval of the Real Property wooto stoners ? He really did think that the 1 . 1 °. 11 e1 1 re they require some stronger argument than that vote rejected this measure. The many evils which we , re tinually springing up by reason of defective titles, ther efore, tiered this mea Aire absolutely necessary; and Consi dered he trusted the House weuld pass it, and / 1 . ember who the country w as much indebted to the Hon. had introduced (Hear, hear.) a ure boa Mr. ROEBUCK said he conceived thin measure 5 t a pply, an extremely suspicious appearance, for it d' t e ll f,ted to the future at all ; therefore the law, as it al . Thee, future time, would remain exactly as it was ne w ,' ' the o there was the fact of the four petitions presente" Jin Hon. Member who introduced the measure , beinger-beas. the same hand-writing, and in exactly the same ,:e be On these grounds he would oppose the Bill, tio -s e ' in should find some specific object to be attained , " t ,jecl. its present state, it did not alter the law as it noty,. e `leill Mr. HUME could not see the harm of letting tr e „ o uld go to Committee, for it was a very short one, an easily disposed of. e the Mr. T. B. C. SMITH would oppose the Dill c " 0 ground that it would have a most mischievous eg et , it retrospective measure. In Ireland it was somas the the practice of an attorney to set up his own clerk 6 1 0 ,bg representative of a deceased party, in order that he 1 0 7 0 If make him administrate with the view to giiring e ll e i g -e he (the attorney) the power of enforcing any ell- it a l l might have on deceased's property, and Weer ad away, to the prejudice of all the other creditors ;00. this Bill would have the effect of giving the same V s in this country. He did feel very strongly was bad in principle, and, therefore, t h a t te._ Mr. Sergeant MURPHY would wish to kel or the the Government prepared to say that a provision i d not he would elV esy wern bona fide sale of an assignment was one which sh cli p e eed be made ? He would say let the Bill be ren d ti v s l ool time, and in the meantime the solicitors of the c i n ion would have an opportunity of expressing upon it.—(Hear, hear.) And let the opeoltioll sAa4,4 postponed for three or four months, in order to a" that opportunity. a b e 111‘ Mr. CHRISTIE suggested that the Bill shy& oar lowed to stand over, and abide the result of Lorciv(tee ham's Bill. net the Sir J. GRAHAM said he should vote O, P I obsP' second reading of the Bill, without any hesitatio 1311 ever, more especially as there was a comprelices e thq their Oh, be regarding probate laws coming down from the f Dora House of Parliament, under the high auspi ces Cottenham. Mr. SCOTT replied. The House then divided, when there apeear`e- For the second reading 2' 30 Against it -3 Majority FIELD GARDENS BILL. g ° tato Mr. COWPER then moved that the House Committee po foi ma on the Field Gardens Dal' o eoral Mr. ROEB UUK moved that the Bill be read ache Dili time that day six months. The principles et . el h e way ions'co ,The were wholly untenable, and the only improved would be to erase its chief proves ,to be $ . main object of the Bill was to supply w ages We re sort of auxiliary to the poor-law. Poor pe r l ing to be allowed to have land as a means of supp er i n ani istence, whereas it was e'en- that the labourer s. Thel well- regulated country ought to depend upon vcag e „ to th i e were about to bring down the'peopleof thisconlyeelarla; condition of the pauperised potatoe-fed people.° He wished to remove the poor man from thisin "wbich mock humanity. Let them look to any pia c ' a 0% these allotments has existed for twenty year'-tee would find a settlement ot pau pe -f " ' taken of the labourer who had a , little g re ee ..ptie e ' farmer, and less wages given to him, on the o'7 forsooth, that he had a pig and a garden. Mr. B. ESCOTT seconded the amendm ent ' e ijeOrned Sir JAMES GRAHAM hoped the Hon. al b ' dteiSic Li a Gentleman would not press the motion to e ageo..a°l He (Sir James Graham) had stated to th, tee th e Learned Gentleman, both in public and in pova its 015 he had great objection to several of the clatis ee et eenu.: Bill. If the Hon. Gentleman should press his f e el " ment, he (Sir James Graham) would certain'' feria e ' his duty to vote for the committal of the Bill lie believed that the Hon. Gentleman who 13 %00 duced the Bill had done so with the 111654 d bY the motives. The acquisition of small plots of ma ll o f hafi labourer with his dwelling, was a great sour ce woo piness and comfort to him, This Bill, hew ev gl. ,66 not give him that. The provisions of ib allot t compulsory, and the land which would be be s to the labourer under this Bill woulda on r w ° a distance from his dwelling. This Ditaboureeti enable the field wardens to say to the od, "You have half an acre of very productive ° ,,eorh ror you pay a small rent for it, you can therewith the gen c i me for lower wages." Thus far he agreed vvith e3ath 1)9 Member for Bath, and the Hon. Member for. st $ per only done his duty in entering his protest Aga'? to Coln' tion of this measure. Should this Bill ge I n ear roo' l l mittee, he (Sir James Graham) should ine st - watch the details of this measure. to dra w e - e t ; Mr. ROEBUCK said, that his object was k fter 01 "ie tention to the mischievous effects of this 13a e a pe lead fallen from the Right Hon. Gentlersao, . not press his amendment. a nd th e ':Une amendment was then withdrawn; paesod through Committee pro forma. ti MEDICAL BILL. _o: it the Sir JAMES GRAHAM then rose to mo ve mitt, 11 of this Bill. Be e iehed the House to 0 1 ' 0i -tail; Bill pro :forma, for the purpose of introducing,Te th e alters dons which he was about to submit.•,te Lb: alway, a had an earnest desire, if possible, to eatgbedie_ (Effete; 'ices which unhappily existed between g tid of the general practitioners of England 7 s urge,6ll,.. and th e governing body of the Colter ° o f ar The Co liege of Surgeons was in possession , and e li eu Th e ter whirili gave them extensive privileg l e t en ee. o d which hey enjoyed great power and " w og i .e . general practitioners numerically were Nell. ore the '„ powerfu and if they were empowered to re!.. , o yel ti A present:: tire- body in the shape short tin le the el, cted body would r eflect the spo ken h; , opinions of the constitutnt body. He liaise which the genee:al practitioners in the terms of pia ,ore felt was due to them. In rural districts r e ; , tog eoas most intl4r4tat class, but in the Plarq ls t 4 of the Couticeilwilsobes ()t. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1845.