The Sun. — London, England, 1845-06-25 00:00:00

Another letter states that the police had returned, after an N aavailing search after the murderer. The pour child of Mr. ; b oth was so severely injured that his life was considered in manger. REPAL ASOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the Asm S pc,ation wa s held on Monday in the Conciliation Hall, Alderman Keshan in the chair. A t the co nclusion of the proceedings the rent was announced to be 4445 4s. SOUTH-WESTERN itAILWAY. TO THE EDITR OF THE SUN reference to a letter in 3 our paper of this evening, I lped " Railway Traveller," complaining of the frequent want Punctuality in the urrival of trail,s on the above railway, A beg to state that I left Southampton by the 6 p.m. train Yesterday, which did not arrive at Nine Elms until thirty be minutes after the time it was due. This w and partly to attributed to the trains at Weybridge Wands- Worth, neithe r o f w hi c h p l aces the 6 P.M. up-train is adver sed to stop at in th e p r i nte d li sts. I state th i s entirely on , blie grounds, as from the very high rate of charges on 0 South-Western, I thi n k at l east t h e Di rectors ought to be more particular in the performance of their engagements. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A FREQUENT TRAVELLER BY THE SOUT WESTERN. aue 24. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. I understand that the Bishop of London is reaping a rich ~,a rv est by le as in g groun d f or b u i lding purposes at Paddington. he Worst feature, however, is the uprooting of the working men's t6ottages which have been l e t a t a l ow ren t. A l arge number will °r tlY be taken down. N ow , w h ere are t h e working people to Le? Would it not be tvell to build in that locality a number of ;Tall houses, in the form of squares, for the working men ? Why ,;' ° Uld large hou ses over th row everyt hi ng ? The workman is . :, riv en to th e di sma l ce ll ar i n consequence of the indifference of the Peer classes. I hope the attention of the Bishop of London tv— directed to this important subject.—Yours, &c., H. TIS Ft ASSOCIAI'IIkiN FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. t ... C4 I4IIRIUGE, JUNE 24.—The adjourned meeting of th e G enera l ii;aeoinittee to decide upon the next time and place of meeting, and t,. ! choice of officers, was held yesterday afternoon in the Council. 4 '''ro at the Town Hall. Sir John Herschel! was in the chair, r 'd the attendance was very numerous. Muecnisos, the general secretary, announced that at the reeeting invitations had been received to hold the meeting for t hlt s at Bath and at Southampton. The former had been dropped, there was a deputation from the latter town then in the room. k it .' nv itation had also been received from Chelt e nh am, w h ere, i n t o tel Pation that the meeting would be held th ere, a prov i s i ona l Diftee had been formed to make arrangements. 1 1 , DAUBENEY, Professor of Chemistry at Oxford, stated that or, * as authorised to make a c o mmunication from the University i h lford, which he did under better circumstances than on the R h , Jan occasions. At Cork he stated that he did no t k now th'Lher another reception would be cordial, but he now knew at ,1 W ould ; and in this expression lie could be supported by his liek ea filie.. He hoped that in another year this would be brought _ t' ir J their notice in some more official form. 0,41. Otte BolLE&U, Bart., stated that a deputy had bee n ap tror:ed to attend this meeting, to convey a unanimous resolution eb, t he Mayor and Town Council of Norwich, who was unavoid. P t r..ahsent. The reception would, however, he.was enabled to state, T ni t every way gratifying and accommodating. er h . e dcputation from Southampton and Cheltenham having ad x:_ed the meeting, et Zr. Meecnlsoe proposed that the next meeting should be held tra n tit harepton. He advocated it chiefly from its proximity to e e• and th e pro b a bility of th e attend a nc e of many of the ',Min ket from that cLuntry, whilst it was not unlikely that he could Upon the French Geological Society to visit the Associa,o,n 'e:Y. This having been agreed to, et oll "e Mar qu i s o f N oRTIIAMrfON proposed. an d t h e D ear , o f E LY 1 1) 0 . d ed, that Mr. Murchison, F.R.S., should be the President for t.3l.ling year. qbacnisoe next read a list of the Vice-Presidents sug t,ied for the Southampton meeting, which, on account of its a t ;, \ '!3 in so extensive an agricultural district, it had been foun, fs,ttlyble to incre ase t h e number oh In pursuance of the resom. 4 7 4tion of the Council, the Vice-Presidents elected were the 1 1 44 , t 'il of Winchester, the Ear! of Yarborough, Lord Ashburton, tl i l ttp rlf Palmerston, Si r G eorge S taunton, Bart., H i P., Sir Wil teti I N e athcote, Bart., M.P., the Speaker of the House of Com- Ois,;: . the Dean of Westminster, Rev. Baden Powell, and Professor h e Rae local secretaries and treasurer having been appointed, it - " e r so weekme discussion, decided that the meeting should be held e hl 1 1, at. of September. ~:1 4,8i ness at the various sections yesterday, with the excel). "` t he mechanical •full. The number of pp,, s e section, was very ti t re ad was fifty.two, but at the mechanical section there was 14 tin ge 8 010 th e evening Mr. Murchison delivered a discourse on the i ' T 'tr' Y O f . Russia and the Ural mouptains. The meeting was 114 el-4 add in very addressed a eloquent manner by the Dean of h t i - "'Oster and Professor Sedgwick, and the Senate House was ''ttk,kiore fully attended than on the previous evenings of the MAJESTY'S THEATRE. opera of Roberto Devereux was revived last even_ I ,tpiC 4 ' the purpose of introducing ltladame Rossi Caccia and M. v r itl l ,,,er to an English audience, in the parts of Queen Elizabeth k.,sp ri, ngham. Madame Rossi Caccia was for a considerable t t s :st tr) "a donna at the Opera Comique in Paris, from thence she t sk 1, Lisbon, where she created quite a furore, and, judging tit night, we think there can he no doubt but that her sue kttts,i'Lnricion will be quite as triumphant as it was at Li s bon. 4 ts ce is a pure soprana of considerable power, and of im. the "flpass. The upper notes of her voice are 4es corilhlost delicious quality,. and she has It completely esse, ra and. Her execution is marvellous, and she, mo ti reover, t,,)iregle‘t great power of expression. This was more parcularly i n her first song, _Vanier suo, In which the contrasts ; i st ett t he piano and the forte were fully brought out. She was of 14 t' „ n i the duet with Moriani, Un lampo, and also in the duet o q Piombi it fulmine with Baroilhet. Her acting was full ir n a nd fire, and her personation of the Queen vista at cisti i ' ass ioned and majestic. M. Baroilhet has long been h. ° ,_n the contnent as the first of French bari qt:hich He is a mos t accom pli s h e d art i st, and hi s vo i ce, lo h . ( ht 4 e Perfectly understands the mana gemen t , p ossesses an w 4i Lih iiii like power of expression. The p art o f Nottingham, Utl dt x, ca iginally written for him, received full ju'tice at his k th ": , °iiarii played the part of Roberto with an i n t ens ity arid try have never before been equalled. He sang the music 4 1 ) eof '• t, o p o T he Roberto Moriani is yar the best that has Pen the stage, and we say this with the full recollec ,,red e,, Jni . in the same character. The three were called for tr'wellasion of the opera, and loudly applauded. The house da d 11 • Among the company present we ob•ierved— ktkili!, site Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam. byl,.. 'ended by Lady Augusta Cadog .n, Baron Knesebeck, :7.atund Mildmay ; his Serene Highness Prince Edward en '"r ; the Dukes of Montrose and Beaufort ; the O f Somerset, Montrose, and Beaufort Marquises V4lets,' W otcester, Donegal, Douro, and Atiesbury ; the Mar -lof Ailesbory, Douro, Bredatbane, and Douglas; the Shelburne, Wilton, Sandwich, Falmouth, and ttp tl ed ; t he Co ' untesses llalhousie, Wilton, C.rdigan, and 1 ) ,,1 II:. Co unt Noailles, Baron Talleyrand, Baron de Lagos, Er ! er -',,t'new, Count Kielma n s u g g e, B aroness B runnow ; Lords Oley Ranelagh, Gardner, Templetoun, Clifford, G . Paget, Gifford, Barrington, E rnes t B ruce an d ~tl l tac t `'saies Aylmer, Jodrell, Ashburton, Fitzroy Somerset, G. 4 1 ,`C ~.,B ro Ugham, Barrington, W. Paget, Clive, Meux, Womb. y tt ~it pA o Goldsmid, and Wetherad ; Honourables Mr. F o l e y , V l / 4 c' Gen. Upton and R. Curzon ; Honourab;es Miss Foley and k'ti l-11.4 furd ; sirs R. Howard, W. Fremantle, H Meux, 11•• ' g tiy: ‘ ,. l-10 ugriton, C. ilarshall, A. Barnard, H. Webb, H. Wili '`'• Curtis, &c. k As 4 " S E ATRE.— Ir. W. Nlassingiou, Will take his benefit at this theatre, on Thursday, th« an d we confidently trust tnat his uniform artention qt •t Y will be r ewar d e d by a full house. The pieces to be ar 1 ink.. e Very select, and will e,brace the whole strength of Y• th k o ‘l,. tr 'N 'l k rtre u . , V AUXHALL GARDENS. This fashionah e th t t nent was on Monday night most respectably attended, Ctt‘ e'eb.UnProroising state of the atmosphere at an early peri o d , w as enough to deter many visitors. The perform ',ion to tht attractive efforts of M. Musard's orchestral ,N r al t 4 ", o u ced to the metropolitan public a new aspirant t i ,,, 1 / 4 s:,Dttl t . o e u . .. i n the person of Mr. Lefort, whose cavatina drew 'sri, e6 , o * . applause. The American Samson, Mr. Canfield, th ' 4 the " royal property," and his herculean exer. 6 4 hire n e same burst of enthusiastic applause which has 4 'l t 'at er „ -^ all his former an appearances. About eleven o'clock e. 14',t01, d 41 ', n a rain beg to evidence its approach, but, to pr tt llo t, ' elai,Pointrnent to their patrons, the spirited pro t,,th, g 1 3n re directed the Temple of Honan (anciently the r Y) to be attended by the wonder.working sprites , IN t ic lt H l hi li t e it i e ec d t e ' i n ig ie lit rnonarch who there presides, and at once as. ed the numerous company who assembled to te • P tr it n tler We understand that the lessee has in the hand iiit`tythei. Presented to the Royal Thames Regatta Club a ° th e -r Y , to be rowed for on Wednesday, and it will be pre. yt ' Pep e 61.1 ccessfu! competitor on Friday, when the gardens I,tt,tilt f w h . under the patronage of the committee of manage. t ti t kt e't th le h Lord Castlereagh is the chairman. On Tuesday 'flen t e ba/ masque, which, under M. Musard's orchestral tti l 4‘ , ,l t :: d w as in effective and attractive last week, will be re. 1 ,01 the , el ight the juvcnile visitors who throng the metro. Vti,Nrr or : r school holiday season, it is contemplated to give 1i,,`1 4 0tr ) . 1 , 1 'uance on the following Monday. tt: k ity ° N,„...n . ON HER AI AJESTY'S VISITING THF: 114,kit.iti epee B ' 4 cording to the regulations laid down by the Ad vts.3,.' t he officets to be promoted on board the ships Q4 4 tet lan l 'ed at Spithead will not be tho commanders, but ts • Their Lordship.' taking into consideration that Ntm '"own . -Ott - J est I ,, r,ialitr for her galiant men of.war might Y to Pay frequent visits to them, determined to re. rnolotion the r.tficer actually on board at , he time l y~ t l pi e d ft: r w ti n ° in the rank in which he was then serving had ttt \Vili. 4 t ile o . longest time. By this regulation, Hector Touse ' bt en ; John Cheese (1836) of the St. Vincent; p, 4 ,h tare reaeri-ck Fi (183 8 ) of the Trafalgar, are the 4zl)Tornotionfalls. titllJ LEBONE CLUB AND GROUND WITH , t is 4 t oRT HE RN COUNTIES.—The ranch was resumed w , h r ' s, and terminated in favour of the Northern ' '? t he match in a single innings, by one run. kai by hi • - ; - 1 on. been 4, 4 2 • Grac e the Duke of Cleveland, to the chapel of -- vv". in Teesdale. Durham. IRELAND. MURDER OF A MAGISTRATE IN CAVAN. Accounts reached town this morning of the murder of Mr. G. F. Bell Booth, a magistrate, whilst returning from church ' , ester day (Sunday) between Kilmore and Crosscloney, county of Cavan. The " Molly Maguire" system has recently extended into that County from Leitrim, and it is generally believed that the assassi nation of this gentleman was concocted by the members of that t ncllf atrocious confederacy which has spread so much Warm in 1 , 1 !:ral counties of the north and north-west. The following ac. count of this horrible murder is given by a correspondent of the 45 a Evening Mail : CAV&N, JUNE 22.-1 have just returned from the village of tossdoney, in the vicinity of which a most baraarous murder was 4 ornmitted this day. At a quarter-past two o'clock George F. Bell Booth, Eeq., of Drurricarbin, was returning from Xilutore Church, in Isis gig, with two of his children, one five and the other six years old, his eldest son, a bey of about eleven, Code behind him ou a pony. When he arrived at The Rocks,. the resit - knee of the Sub-Sheriff, William Bell, Esq ,he was met a Man, who walked coolly and deliberately along the road, I tking a king pipe. The villain walked up to Mr. Booth, pre_ "Ming a horse pistol. It is thought Mr. Booth stooped his head, And that on his doing so the murderer fired The ball entered the UPPer part of the forehead, and lodged within the skull ; he fell intitanthr from his gig —he was dead The horse, frightened by 4.4 report of the shot, ran away, throwing the two children on the had --one of them had his arm broken in the fall, or by the wheel Of the gig passing over it. The body of the murdered gentlemen lies in the house of the Sub-Sheriff, where it will remain until an i nquest is held upon it. M rs. B e ll , o f T he Rocks, whose carriage L 4 cltust broken down, passed the murderer on foot a few seconds re he fired. On hearing the report she turned round, and saw ' body fall from the gig. " What the motive is which instigated this as , assination we ' c annot form the most distant idea, for a more kind, tender-hearted, 'Fright gent;emats did not exist. litre is no trace of the murderer, who crossed into the fields liOd 'escaped." RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. DUNDEE AND PER.TE. Mr. John Waddington, of Leeds, and a Director of the Midland, was opposed to the proposed line. Mr. Hamer Stansfield, the late Mayor of Leeds, proved that the more influential part of the inhabitants of that town were in favour of the opposing ,cheme. The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. STANDING ORXIERS' CO VIMITTEE. The following Bills came before Lord Shaftesbury, Chairman of the Standing Orders' Committee, this day, at half-past three o'clock Bury and Ipswich Railway, the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, the Eastern Union Railway, the Tr,nt Valley Railway, and the Blackburn and Preston Railway. The Committee informed the parties that the standing orders had been complied with. lIOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP A. LONDON AND CROYDON (ATMOSPHERIC X.X.N E. 'Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Humphrey, who stated that he had estimate's the traffic to be expected on various proposed railways, and had always found his estimate, accurate, was then , xamined by Mr. WILMORE, and handed in estimates of the probable expense on the proposed line. He had examined the proposed branch line from Sydentlam to Orpington, during May last, and found that nn public roads, within from two to three miles of the line on each side. an average of 474,000 persons travel dislances of one mile annually, at an average expense of 3d. per mile. The ave rage number of persons travelling by private conveyance over the same roads was 173,514, travelling various distances, equal to 976,000 persons travelling distances of one mile, at an ave rage expense of 7d. per mile. Of merchandise about 89,720 tons, were carried various distances, being equal to 432,300 tons, carried one mile. Of coals 17,480 tons were carried various distances, and of agricultural produce 25,004 tons were carried various distances, or 103,183 tons were carried one mile. All this traffic was available by the Orpington branch of the proposed line. The above calculations were founded on the actual traffic on the roads near the proposed line during May last, that being the most unfavourable season of the year, as there was no fruit and very little coal on the roads at the time. The revenne which might be expected from this traffic would be 19,5221. 2s. 6*d. Mr. Humphrey they entered into calculations of the probable amount of traffic on other parts of this, and also on Mr. Vignolles, Mr. Vignolles had calculated as available a large quantity of traffie which would not be likely to be transferred to the proposed (North Kent) line. In one case he had calculated the same traffic twice. The total amount of these overcharges was 26,434/. The amount of revenue expected by Mr. Vignolles was 93,6361., so that the greatest probable amount would be 67,2021. The witness being cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant &TEA, stated that he had been examined before some of the earliest Parliamentary Committees, and had always found his estimates of traffic correct, and never overrated. Mr. Pear (who estimated the traffic far the N',rth Kent line) had several times overrated the traffic of lines which he had estimated. The witness was then eross.exatnined by Mr. MEgam,,,, E , and re-examined by Mr. Wu-mom Mr. Fuller, land valuer, was then examined by Mr. WtotottE, who stated that he had valued the land through which the Crovdon line passed The Orpirgton branch would be seven miles l ong, and would pass through land to the value of 12,200/., an d t h e tonmensation fur house property would amount to 3.0001., making 15,000/. The other portions of the line would pack through land :o the value of 34,600/., and house property to the amount 0(7001 The evidence (Ole witness occupied the Committee up to the hour of aojournmeut. GROUP GG. G' , l 4 SG OW, BARRHEAD, AND NEILSIIION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The engineering evidence was corroborated by Mr. Errington and Mr. Vignolles. Mr. Notman, manager of tiv_ Hurlet works, estimated the tota traffic which would be carried on the proposed railway from them at 60,0(10 tons, The evidence of the witness was, however, deferred until the traffic tables should have been put in. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP L. POT?..TS ,, TOUTH ATMOSPHERIC LINE. The Committee assembled at twelve this morning, Mr. E. B. Denison in the chair, with all the other members of the Committee present, when Mr. Samuda was recalled and cross-examined at very considerable length, but notwithstanding the great tact of the counsel, nothing was elicited to shake the testimony which he gave yesterday in fa vour of the atmo,pheric line. Mr. Gibbons, the engineer of the Dalkey line, was again called, and repeated what he had previously stated respecting the working of the atmospheric principle on this line. Mr. Cu: Act produced the model which he had promised, and ex. plained the way in which the trains would meet and pass each other, precisely in the way which we gave it on his previous examination. Mr. Brunel confirmed the evidence of the previous witnesses, giving additional force to his testimony, by stating that he pre ferred practise to theory, and that Mr. Hawkesley's formula might serve for gas, but that in the present Instance it was inapplicable to air. Nlr. J ,seph Cubitt was recalled. and went over the figures which we give yesterday. This closed the atmospheric case, as the counsel stated, we be lieve, for the third time. The Committee then adjourned. LL. LONDON AND BRIGHTON (WANDSWORTH: EXTENSION. :C.intinued fram our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Leather, another engineer, confirmed the testimony of Mr. Rastrick, regarding the eligibility of the line and the estimates he had handed in. Mr. Parsons, late Chairman of the Brighton and London Rail way Company, gave evidence in favour of the projected line. Mr. AUSTIN appeared as Counsel for the Croydon Rail way Company. He would show the Committee that this Bill ought not to be now passed, and that it was desirable it should be postponed. He admitted that a central London terminus for the Brighton, Folkestone, Dover, and Portsmouth traffic would be most desirable, and that a west-end terminus would be likewise most desireable. It was a question of vital importance to the Croydon Railway, as to whether the present Bill shonld be passed. The Brighton traffic ran over the Croydon line, which was 'i t fact part of the trunk tine to Brighton, and this, it was ob. vious, would be most detrimental to the interests of the Company. SOO,OOO/. had been expended on the Croydon Railway, on the faith that the Legislature would protect their interests—he did not mean to exclude the idea of benefi"ing the public; but what he con. tended for was, that as loeg as the traffic could be carried over the Croydon fine with convenience it ought not to be interfered with. Their present charges were most reasonable. He trusted the Committee would not entertain any scheme which would operate to the disedvantage of his clients. The promoters of the projected line had agreed to pay the South. Western Railway Company 7,0001. a year, and the working of the line would cost more than 6,0001. annually, facts which should not escape the attention of the Committee in deciding upon the Bill oefore them. 15,‘ , 001. a year was the estimated traffic on the pro jected line, 9,000/. of which would be taken from the Croy don line ; but calculating the whole deduc'ion of traffic from the Ct oy don line, and remembering that what now passed over the Croydon line would pass over the South-Eastern, not less than 15,0001. per annum would be ab. stracted from the Croydon line. The Railway Committee of the Board of Trade decided against the projected line, and aCded that the reasons adduced against its formation were conclusive; but they recommended a prolongation of the South-Eastern line from the Bricklayers' Aims (near the Elephant and Castle) to the Hun eerford Bridge. The Learned Counsel went on to show the die ,trtvanta7e, th? pr - jecte 'ins, an i ea , led upon the Cotnmittee to reject the Bill. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterdsy.) The examination of witnesses in this Bill was proceeded with, and after an application had been made on behalf of one of the landowners on the line. preventing the Compaay interfering in a particular point with his property, the clauses were gone through, and the Noble Chairman said he would report to the House, .43azNnunGn AND HAVTICX. R..a.ILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After some discussion the point was not insisted on. The main feature: of the evidence adduced by Mr. Dundas went to show that considerable difficulties militated against the construe. lion of the line. Mr. Locke, civil engineer, also deposed as to the difficulties of the line. He admitted, however, that he was not perfectly well ac quainted with the country, nor did he know that any better !me could be made. It was not what he should consider a favourable line. Other engineering evidence of a similar nature was tendered by Mr. Bidder and Mr. Stephenson, at the close of whose examination the Committee adjourned till to-mori ow. LE, EDS .ND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILwAy. The Select Committee to whom this railway has been referred re-assembled shortly after eleven o'clock this morning, and resumed the engineering evidence. Mr. havrick, the engineer of the London and Brighton Railway Company, .vas called to corroborate the testimony of the former engineering witnesses. mr. Leather, an engineer, who had had some experience in the working of curves, proved that the curves on the proposed line were anything but unfavourable. The witness was cross examined at tome length by Mr. ALEX ANDER, Q.C., on behalf of Miss Walker, of Shibden Hall, near Halifax, whose estate would be completely disfigured by the progress of the line. The witness admitted that the central line passed within 70 yards of the drawing-room window of the mansion, while the deviation line would cut off one of the buttresses, and pass through the kitchen garden attached to the mansion. Mr. Brunel], engineer to the Great Western Company, corrobo. rated the testimony of the last witness. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN—You were present, I think, at the un. fortunate occurrence on the Great Western Line the other day ? Witness —I was. The NotiLE CHAIRMAN—That accident occurred on a perfect plane P Witness—lt did. The Noe ut CnalitalAN—l learn from a friend of mine who occupied one of the carriages, that the accident was attributable to the increased speed of the train. Witness—No; I think it was attributable to a defect in one of the carriages. Mr. Gibbs, another engineer, gave similar testimony, and this witness closed the engineering evidence. Mr. William Walker, a worsted manufacturer, of Bradford ; and Mr. \V. Martin, a woolatapler, of the same place, spoke to the great advantage the proposed line would be to the town and neighbourhood of Bradford. Mr. Ralph and Mr. John Waterhouse, two magistrates of the West Riding, and residents at Halifax, said the proposed line would prove of inca.culable advantage to that town. Other witnesses from Brighouse, Elland, and other places ad jacent to the pr,posed lines, gave evidence in favour of them. This closed the case for the promoters. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD then proceeded to address the Com mittee on behalf of the opponents of the Bill. He said he was pre pared with evidence to show the Committee that the curves and gradients on the proposed line were as mischievous as they were objectionable and unnecessary, and if time were allowed a better line, with less severe and less objectionable curves and gradients, might be obtained. Mr. Busfeild, M P. for Bradford, was the first witness called. He considered the West Riding scheme was highly objectionable, and not calculated to accommodate the heavy traffic of time district. On the whole, therefore, he thought a better line might be obtained. Mr. Charles Wood, M.P. for Halifax, was called to prove that the Leeds and Manchester Company had broken faith with the people of Halifax in respect to the construction of a branch from their main line to Ha'ifax. The people of Halifax complained very much at the present moment of the Company having ob tained the entire control of the water consmnnication of the distric t. Mr. John Brigg, a resident of the Valley of the Eyre, proved that time proposed line would be an inconvenience instead of an accormnadation to that district. T}IE SUN, TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CAMBRIDGE- HOUSE„Ittee '23, 1845. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint the Rev. William Collett, 8.A., to be one of his Chaplains in Ordinary. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 20 Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-General P. Fyers, C. B , to be Colonel Commandant, vice Lieut.-General Parry, deceased ; Second Captain J. E. Dupuis to be Captain, vice Dickens, deceased ; First Lieut. P P. Faddy to be Second Captain, vice Dupuis ; Second Lieut. C. W. Grey to be First Lieutenant, vice Faddy, June 14. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. T. T. S. Carlyon, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; F. Howell, Esq., to be ditto, May 31. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. T. G. Ghborne, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. R. Dyott, Erq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, June 17. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland. Westmorland and Cumberland Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—G. R. G. Rees, Gent. to be Cornet, January 20. BANKRUPTS. William Morton, gas-fitter, Fenchurch-street, City, to sur render July 4, at twelve, and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Loveland and Beckitt, Symond's-inn. William Rickman Lejeune, corn merchant, Southampton, June 30, at one, and July 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall. street ; Smith and Atkins, Sergeants' Inn; Mackey and Gir.. dlestone, Southampton. William Mosaman, fancy stationer, Clarke's-place, High street, blington, June 30, at two, and Aug. 4, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, London ; Wright, Smith, and Shepherd, Golden-square. George Bowles and Joseph Pain Pocklington, meat and butter salesmen, Newgate-street, City, July. 9 ,at half-past one, and August 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Young, Warwick-square, Newgate-street. James Walker, jun., butcher, Leeds, July 7 and 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Mitton and Nealor, Southampton-buildings, London ; Dunning and Stawman, Leeds. Francis Rids!, surgeon, Nether Stowey, Somersetshire, July 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirt zel, official assignee, Exeter; Boyle, Clement's Inn, London; Smith, jun., Bridgewater; Stogdon, Exeter. William Hileilton, grocer. Denbigh, July 14 and 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Al‘Grego r , Suffolk-street, Pall- ma ll, London • Evans, Denbi g h ; D. Evans, Liverpool. Matthew Colledge, coal merchant, Brinklow, Warwick shire, July 10 and August 4, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. L. C. Lecesne, merchant, Fenchurch-buildi ngs , Fenchurch street—first div. of Is. Mid. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street. R. Almond, coal dealer, Orrell, Lancashire--second div. of bd. in the pound, June 26, and any following Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. Johnson, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of 3id. in the pound, June 26, and any following Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. T. Wilson and W. Wilson, merchants, Liverpool—div. of 4s. 24d. in the pound, June 25, and any following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Blake, edge tool manufacturer, Sunderland—first div. of 101 in the pound, June 25, and any following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I. Hagg, Colchester—first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, June 25, and any following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Belcher, Coleman-street. W. Attwater, slyer, Devonshire-street, Queen-square —first div. of Is. in the pound, June 25, and any following Wednes day, at the office of Mr. Belcher, Coleman -street. T. Pearson, builder, Liverpool -road—first and final div. of lid. in the pound, June 25, and any following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. M. Oxborrow, pawnbroker, Stockport—div. of 20s. in the pound, June 25, and any following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall- street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. W. 'Williams, wheelwright, Goudhurst, Kent, July 15, at eleven—G. Barron, builder, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, July 21, at eleven—J. Stevens and R. H. W. Drummond, road contractors, Mile-end, July 21, at twelve. In the Country. J. Hill and 'l'. Hill, merchants, Wisbeach St. Peter's, Isle of Ely, July 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court— J. Lamb and T. Lamb, engineers, Kidderminster, July 16, at one, at the Birmingham District Court—W. B. Briddick, dealer in iron, Durham, July 16, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Briddick, bookseller, Durham, July 16, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court—W. Carr and J. C. Carr, merchants, Sunderland, July 16, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court—C. Martyn, linen-draper, Durham, July 16, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court --J. Risden, bookseller, Exeter, July l 7, at one, at the Exeter District Court—E. Pritchard, wine merchant, Liverpool, July 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Abram, merchant, Liverpool, July 15, at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court—E. E. Robinson, grocer, Wolverhampton, July 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. W. J. Taylor, grocer, High-street, Camden -town, July 16 —J. Brain, copper plate dealer, Winchester-place, Pentonville, July 16—W. Westrup and T. M. Cocksedge, millers, New Crane, Shadwell, July 16 —T. Johnson, sen., and W. Johnson, bankers, Romford, July 16—A. H. Chambers, sen., banker, New Bond -street, July 16—R. Barker, druggist, Manchester, July 16—J. Gerrard, cotton spinner, Marsden, Yorkshire, July 17—M. Humphries, joiner, Manchester, July 17—W. Gadsby, jun., joiner, Manchester, July 18—J. Livingston and T. Buttam, plumbers, Manchester, July 18—T. Millward, Nottinghamshire, July 15—B. Webb, cheesemonger, South wark, July 15—R. G. Ward and J. Perry, meat salesmen, Newgate-street, July 15—J. Weight man , w h ar fi nger, North ampton, July 15—T, S. Dodd, innkeeper, Liverpool, July 15 E. Robinson, grocer, Wolverhampton, July 15—J. W. Sprague, grocer, Poole, Dorsetshire, July 15-0, Robinson, surgeon, Huddersfield, July 15. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. Willis, J. S. Willis, H. H. Willis, and A. Willis, jun., merchants, Crosby-square, City—A. Willis, J. S. Willis, and H. H. Willis, insurance broke -3, Crosby-square, City—J. Leach, sen., J. Leach, and J. Leach, jun., worsted manu facturers, Bingley, Yorkshire —W. Elston and J. Lidstone, builders, Old Bailq—J. Davies and J. Fallows, cotton waste spinners, Stockport—S. Bath and P. J. Bolton, coal mer chants, High-street, Wapping —S. Holdsworth and W. R. Milner, surgeons, W a k e field- - -A. C. Harris and T. Bell, mer chants, Alexandria—T. Hunter and C. Smith, tea dealers, Bishopwearmouth—H. Raine and R. Scholes, plumbers, Bury, Lancashire—W. Halliday and Rhodes, worsted spinners, Heck mondwike —J. Turner and C. Turner, leather sellers, Church street, Bethnal-green—E. Withinshaw and J. Withinshaw, leather dealers, Shelton, Staffordshire—C. Colledge and S. Henningham, engravers, Warwick—G. Sangster and J. F. Alelliss, cotton factors, Queen -street, Cheapside—E. Mere dith and C. Parker, linen drapers, Liverpool—C. Bedells and W. Bedells, manufacturers of elastic and woven fabrics, Leicester —E. W. Coalborn and R. 0. Coulborn, fustian manufacturers, Manchester—R. Barlow and B. Edwards, ironmasters, Wrex. ham, Denbighshire—J. Taylor and T. Taylor, gold beaters, Kirby-street, Hatton-garden —R. Debenham and A. A. De benham, drapers, Upper Clapton—D. Gill and T. Wainwright, iron founders, Leeds —J. Brittain and D. Smales, hop mer chants, Hull. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Young, merchant, Leith, June 30 and July 21, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Wilson, Leith. J. Stenhouse, brewer, Dunfermline, June 30 and July 21, at twelve, at the Spi re H otel, Dunfermline. A. Wharuond, grocer, Dundee, July Iland 22, at three, at the British Hotel, Dundee, COCHINEAL, met with more attention, and several parcels have been sold by private contract at full rates ; indeed, in some cases, a small advance has been given. The market has bee❑ sparingly supplied. COMMON HALL. ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. Yesterday the livery assembled in very small num bers fur the purpose of electing sheriffs for London and Middlesex for the year ensuing. It was expeeted that Alderman Challis and his re lation, Mr. Kinnard, would have been chosen without opposition, no other name having been put up until the morning of the day of election, when there suddenly ap- peared upon the walls of the Guildhall, placards inti mating that Mr. Chaplin, and Mr. Laurie, the nephew of Sir Peter Laurie, were candidates for the office. The Commox SERGEANT handed the list of the gen tlemen put in nomination for the office of sheriff to the common crier, who read it to the assembly. As soon as the name of Alderman Challis was uttered, it was quite evident that too sanguine a calculation had been made by his supporters, and the name of Mr. Kinnard, whom the aldermen was well known to have been desirous to bring in as his colleague, was the signal for still greater disapprobation. Between these names, and the names of Chaplin and Laurie. there was a long space, but the moment the two latter candidates were mentioned, up started a most decided majority of hands amidst the laughter of the spectators. The sheriff with evident reluctance announced that the election had fallen upon Mr. Chaplin and Mr. Laurie, and no poll was announced, although the election agent was present, ready to put up votes, and to perform all the other profitable little matters, arising so naturally out of a contest. The return was then made to the Court of Aldermen. The Livery then proceeded to elect the Chamberlain, Bridge-masters, and other officers, after which the Hall was dissolved. COURT OF ALDERMEN.—A Court of Aldermen was held after the election of the Sheriffs, at which much routine business was transacted. Upon the motion of Alderman Copeland, it was referred to a Committee to consider the propriety of increasing the allowance to the Inspectors of Weights and Measures —officers of great activity', and whose exertions have rendered a vast service to the community of the City of London. —Adjourned. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of June 24.) = Ga R.—To-day West India Sugar met with less attention but previous rates were sustained fur brawn grey and inferior yellow kinds ; in some cases, however, a small reduction was submitted to for middling good and fine grocery sorts, of which the supply is still or, the increase. A good business was transacted ; refining kinds being the most in request. REFINED. —To-day standard lumps were readily disposed of at 74s to 74s Gd, and brown grocery lumps 72s 6d to 735. The market for bonded Crushed Sugar is firm at 40s 9d to 41s per cwt for first sorts. Mural-rms.—This sugar has been extensively dealt in, and an advance on former rates of Is to 2s has taken place for brown, grey, and inferior sorts of yellow, and 6d to is per cwt for the better kinds. At auction 12,706 bags and 300 casks sold with animation. EAST INDIA. —This afternoon of Bengal Sugar 3,684 bags were offered at public sale, and chiefly sold upon former terms, but not above ; fine white went at 578, good 54s to 54s 6d, middling as to 53s 6d, middling greyish 50s 6d to 51s, damp and washed 48s to 535. TEA.--The market has a firm appearance, and the trade for the most part inclined to increase their stocks. Congou has been in excellent request upon former terms. Pouchong has been largely dealt in at 4d to 9d for low to good quality. Twankay has fully sustained the former value. Hyson is much wanted, and prices are still advancing. In Scented Orange Pekoe a good deal has been done, and 3s Id to 3s 2d paid for fine. For Gunpowder and Imperial prices are fully as high. FOREIGN. —To-day Foreign Sugar of all sorts was much wanted, and stiffer rates were paid ; a mixed cargo of white Brazil afloat, consisting of Paraiba and Maceio was sold for Trieste at 28s 6d to 28s 9d, and a floating cargo of white Havannah at a high price, but the particulars at present have not transpired. At Liverpool a cargo of brown Paraiba has been sold at 28s per cwt. and good ordinary pale Native fetched COFFEE. —This afternoon there was no public sales of any kinds of Coffee, but some parcels are advertised, consisting principally of Jamaica. In Ceylon a fair business was done privately at firm rates, 48s 6d to 49s per cwt. Foreign was inquired after, and 34s 6d per cwt paid for 500 bags of fine ordinary Rio. Suces.—This afternoon at public sale 40 brls Jamaica Gin ger w ent a t eas i er rates —l ow qua lity 3/ . ss. to 4/. 6s, and mid Si. to 61. I s . per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.— To-d ay several purchases Is 9d, and a parcel of Ja ma i ca 32 per cent f w e e to re he m d a l d s e s ln d Rum, to and stiffer rates given ; p roo f Leewards over proof of high flavour 4s 3d per gallon. At public sale 200 hhds and puns of Cognac Brandy (bankrupts' effects) were sold. Vintage 1843, 3s 8d to 3a 9d ; 1842 ditto, 3s 10d to 3s lld ; 1838 ditto, 4s 4d per gallon. RICE.—To-day the demand was active for Bengal Rice, and 679 bags 2,278 pockets at auction were sold at very full rates. Privately several parcels of sound were taken far exportation at 11 s 6d to 12s Gd per cwt. SALTPETRE.—The market had a r improving appearance for rough, several purchases have been made by exporters, and the rates paid are fully equal to those previously esta blished ; the parcels disposed of by private treaty fetched 23s 6d to 27s for low to flue quality, and at auction 847 bags of Calcutta sold—very fine strong white large chrystals like re fined I per cent refraction at '2Bs, good grey fair chrystals 51 per cent 25 s t o 25 s 6d, g ood middli ng dull grey 6i per cent 24 6d to 225, a n d 4i p er cent good grey 25 s Gd to 26s per cwt.s In English Refined several purchases have been made, and 27s 6d to 28s per cwt are the rates paid. Olts.—Southern has been in limited request, and a further decline in prices has taken place. The market for Seal is firm. Pale has realised 32/ to 321 bs, yellow and straw 291 10s to 31/, and brown 281 lOs to 291; 30 tuns at auction fetched 321 to 32/ 5s for Pale Seal. For Cod Prices are steady. Sperm is wanted, and prices keep firm. In Olive many purchases have been made, holders accepting low rates. Prices continue on the advance for Linseed Oil. Rape is not much wanted, and prices are drooping. In Palm several purchases have been made at firm rates. With Cocoa Nut the market is yet sparingly supplied ; it is much wanted. TALLow.—There has been a failing off in the demand for Russian on the spot, and prices have slightly given way. For forward delivery a small amount of business only has been transacted, and quotations for the last three months of the year have declined to 41s to 41s 3d per cwt. Immoo.—The quantity of East India declared for public competition on the Bth of July has been increased to 16,431 chests. The business transacted has been extremely limited in all descriptions, but no reduction in prices has taken place. The deliveries continue to be as large as rm. stated that it was precisely on that ground that the Committee had come to their decision. That Hon. Member, who was the Chairman of the Committee, had asserted that if the Great Western project had not been started, the line to Oxford and Rugby would:necer have been constructed. That was an a.ssertion which as Chairman of that Committee ought never to have been made, and was mere in con sonance with the conduct of a partisan than of an impartial judge• Opposed to this there was the declaration of the London and Birmingham Directors, that they would apply the thole of their revenues to the formation of this line, rather than that it should not be formed. In addition to all this, they had the decision of the Board of Ttade. It appeared that on this Committee there were two Scotch►nen and two Irishmen. The t wo Seotchmen voted one way and the two Irishmen the other, so that it was the vote of the Hon. Member for Essex that had decided the case. :Cow he had a greater opinion of the Board of Trade than he had of the opinion of the Hon. Member for Essex (Mr. Darby ), and as this decision was in decided op ► pesition to the Board of Trade, be thought that it might be reviewed. without any impropriety. The decision of the Board of Trade was in his mind entitled to respect, yet, notwithstanding all this - , lie could net but. come to the conclusion that the Board ef Trade in this matter might. be altogether dispensed with. Looking at the opinion which had been exp.essed by the Hon. Member for Essex, and at the reports of the Board of Trade, he thought they would pursue the safer course if they were to postpone the Bill until the next session. Mr. SHAW rose to exi lain. He had said, and he repeated it, that it had appeared to him, as a Member of the Committee, that it was not to the interest of the London and Birmingham Company to make a railway from Oxford to Rugby. He had said that that was his opinion, but to say that he had been in fluenced—( Cries of " Order, order," " Spoke, spoke.") He was aware that he must confine himself to explanation. He had said, and he would repeat it, that the evidence which had been brought before that Committee had satisfied his mind that it was not for the interest of the London and Birmingham Company to make that line. Mr. 'F. DUNCOMBE explained. Mr. LABOUCIIERE considered that it would be more satis'actory if the Committee had been unanimous, but he thought it would be a most dangerous precedent to discuss, except under very particular circumstances, the decision of a majority of a Committee in that House.—(Hear, hear.) Hs should, by his vote, sustain the decision of the majority of the Committee. With regard to the report of the Board of Trade. lie did rot consider it worth a straw in opposition to the report of the Committee. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 24. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER- N . Mr. BARNEBY HANIPT moved O the td RAILWAY hir reading of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Bill. Mr. GISBORNE believed that the double line of rail pro posed to be laid down by the Bill could not be adopted with safety. Unless the clause which gave the power to make the line was struck out, he should oppose the third reading of the Bill. Mr. SHAW defended the course pursued by the Committee. Mr. GODSON remained of the same opinion he had for merly enter'ained with respect to this measure. Mr. 0. STANLEY thought there ought to be some clause introduced by which a certain maximum rate of charge was established. At present the company would be at liberty to make any charge they pleased. He believed that the report was not the same as it was when it was laid on the table of the House. He understood it hail been altered in many essential particulars by the chairman. lie should therefore move that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. Mr. SHAW said that he had merely corrected the report far the purpose of making it sense and grammar, but he had altered it in no important particulars. Colonel WOOD hoped the Hon. Member would not perse vere in his motion that the Bill be read that day six months, after the House had expressed its opinion so strongly in favour of the measure as it did the other night. If the clause objeeted to by the Honourable Member opposite (Mr. Gisborne), was struck out, the Midland Welsh Railway would have no means of access at all. He believed that the Govern - merit would have to interfere, and make a uniform gauge all over the kingdom. He hoped when the Bill went into the House of Lords a clause would be introduced to make the Com pany adopt a narrow gauge. Mr. 0. STANLEY, seeing the feeling of the House, would withdraw his motion that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. Lord HOWICK thought it would be of the greatest public importance to establish a uniform gauge all over the kingdom. He was aware that the change of gauges would be attended with great expense, but he thought that experse might be well incurred. He hoped Government would take the matter into their own hands, because, if a change was to be made, the sooner it was done the better. Sir GEORGE CLERK said the question to which the Noble Lord referred was one of very great importance, and t•ertainly required the serious consideration of that House. He h .ught that he had observed, when last this question was before the House, that it would not be possible to expect those parties who had laid down railways on a particular gauge would be at the enormous expense of changing their line, and changing their whole stock of carriages and waggons, and making an alteration in their tunnels, embankments, and cut tings. He thought it was most important to inquire whether there was any inconvenience, and to what extent that inconvenience would prevail in different gauges bring established. He thought this should be the first inquiry they should make. The Com mittee upon this Bill had come to no decision with respect to the gauge necessary to be adopted. They had reported merely as to the facility of transhipping goods. An inquiry ought to be instituted as to the degree of danger that would attend the establishment of railways on different gauges, and whether there would be any inconvience to the public generally lay a differen 'e in the gauges. He was ex tremely harpy that the Noble Lord had raised this question, and thought it of the utmost importance that, it should be fully considered and discu•sed. Mr. BRIGHT wished to say, on behalf of his Hon. Friend the Member for Stockport, that it was his Hon. Friend's intention to submit to the House, as a distinct proposition, the resolution which he had submitted on Friday night, as an amendment to the motion for the reception of the report on this Bill. Mr. BARNARD thought it was highly important that this question of gauges should be settled. It appeared to bim that no surveyor or engineer had given his opinion as to whether the gauge might not be placed between the narrow gauge of 4 feet 81 inches and the broad gauge. This was a point well worthy of consideration. He believed that some persons held the opinion that a gauge of 4 feet 81 inches, was too narrow, while the broad, or 7 feet gauge, was too broad, and the point, therefore, which be thought they had to consider was, what would be the best gauge between those two limits. Sir G. GREY thought it was rather extraordinary that the Board of Trade had not come down to the House with a clause to provide for the establishment of the narrow gauge upon this line. He thought this was the more extraordinary after what had fallen from the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite (Sir George Clerk) on Friday night. The Board of Trade now recommended the promoters of this Bill to adopt a clause compelling them to do an impossibility—an impossibi lity —when the report of the Board of Trade upon this sub ject :was considered—for they now called upon them to lay down the narrow gauge to the satisfaction of the Board of Trade—the same Board of Trade having reported that to lay down the narrow gauge, under such circumstances, would be impracticable. Ile must say that he thought the Board of Trade had another duty to perform than coming down to that House, and in plaintive tones endeavouring to smooth down their own reports. Sir G. CLERK said that after the majority of Friday night, and the decided expression of opinion given by the House, be had not thought it necessary further to interfere. Aftera few words from Mr. V. STUART, which were quite inaudible, Mr. HODGSON LUNDE suggested that the further pro ceedings on this Bill should be postponed, in order that clauses might be introduced compelling the broad gauge company to lay down the narrow gauge in addition to their own. (He was met with loud cries of" No, no !") Mr. COBDEN understood that the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite had no objection to a commission being issued on this subject, as it would be preferable to a Committee of that House. He (Mr. Cobden) would, therefore, frame his motion upon the subject accordingly. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. Captain BERKELEY then presented a petition from the inhabitants of Gloucester. The petitioners stated that they had heard with alarm that the Great. Western Company in - tended to carry their line under the River Severn instead of over it, and they therefore prayed the House to afford them protection.—(Laughter.) The London and South-Western (2) Railway was reported to the House, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. OXFORD AND RUGBY RAILWAY. On the order of the day for the third reading of the Oxford and Rugby Railway Bill, Sir CHARLES DOUGLAS moved that it be postponed, as a great number of lines were at that time before Parliament, which would be affected by the passing of this Bill. A de cision had been come to by the House the other evening, and he thought that the reconsideration of the question migh. be attended with considerable advantage, as he was well aware that many Hon. Members had voted on the question without having at all considered its merits. He considered that this inquiry would be attended with advantage to all, and he should therefore move the postponement of the Bill. Mr. P. BORTHWICK opposed the proposition of the lion. Gentleman, arid contended that it was inconsistent and in expedient of the House not to sustain the decisions of the Com mittees, which were governed altogether by a regard for the public interest, to which all merely local interests ought to give way. He could not consent to follow the example of those Hon. Members who supposed that they promoted the interests of their constituents by opposing thegeneral interest of the public. Mr. NEWDEGATE said that no one more deeply re spected the decisions which the Members of those Committees came to than himself; still he did not think the House should always bend to them. Such decision* should not preclude those who had local informatio❑ from stating their views to the House before the final adoption of any railway scheme. He had no objection to every com pany doing its best to forward their particular plans ; still, before the House agreed to any of them, he considered a full opportunity should be atlorded to Members of local experience fur laying that experience before the House. Ho should sup. port the motion of his Hon. Friend for the postponement o: the .Ur. MUNTZ thought it quite ridiculous that the House should be frightened from its propriety by the statement of act engineer, as to the cost, lie bad previously voted in favour of the narrow gauge, not because he considered it better than the other gauge. but because it had been mote generally used. Mr. HATER thought it a little hard that his Right Hon. Friend should have expressed so vehement a determination to obstruct the progriss of the Bill. He complained of curb a proceeding. He did not wish to enter into any discussion at present. In the Bill which he now held in his hand for the Oxford and Rugby Railway, there was a clause to compel the proprietors of that line to bear all the expenses of transhipping in whatever case or to whatever extent it might be necessary. —( Hear, hear, and loud cries of "Divide, divide.") There was another clause which further compelled them to adopt the narrow gauge if the Board of Trade should disapprove of the broad gauge.—( The cries of " Divide, divide," were renewed with increased vehemence, and the Hon. Gentleman coneluded by supporting the Bill.) The Horse then divided, when there appeared, For the motion Against it 1:32 9,5 Majority —37 The St. Helen's Canal Railway Rill was ordered to bo re. committed. The Preston and Vyre Railway Branches Bill was ordered :0 be recommitted. Newry - - The N and Enniskillen Railway Rill was ordered to ha on the table. UNIVERSITIES' ITSTS ABOLITION (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. FOX .MAULS presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Free Church of Sc o tla n d, and f rom severa l other p arties in favour of the Bill for the abolition of tests in the Universities of Scotland. Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from Glasgow with a similar prayer. TEN HOURS' BILL. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the West Riding of Yorkshire in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. P. BORTHWICK presented two petitions to the same effect. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the House of Lords brought up severe, Bills, which were o r de re d t o b e l a id on t h e ta bl e. SALE OF ARDENT SPIRITS IN IRELAND. Mr. ROSS postponed his motion for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 William IV., cap. 38, as prohibits grocers in Ireland from selling ardent spirits. DEODANDS BILL—ILLEGAL COMMITTAL IN THE ISLE OF MAN. Mr. COLLETT—It appeared that the opinions of the Committee were by no means unanimous, and it was also evident from the evidence which had been adduced, that the traffic of iron and minerals was much better served by the narrow than by the broad gauge. He did not see that the House would at all be interfering with the judgment of the Com mittee in reconsidering the motion which had been put be fore them. The intercourse with Brighton and Norwich was carried on with the narrow gauge, and he wished that this principle was carried out on all the railways in the kingdom. Sir GEORGE GREY wished to say a few words on this subject, and should not have been induced to utter them, but that it was evident that the Committee were by no means una nimous in their decision. It appeared that the decision of the Committee was the difference of twe end three ; and he thought, therefore, that it might be reviewed without any interference or disrespect. All, or most of the passengers who went by the Birmingham Railway, either pro ceeded to Birmingham or went on by the Midland Counties Railway, and it was therefore manifest that Rugby would be one of the very worst places at which the alteration from the narrow to the broad gauge could be made. Mr. SHAW did not think that the question was between the relative merits of the narrow and broad gauge. The question was, whether it was the London and Birmingham Company or the Great Western Company who were to construct this line of rail - way. He was of opinion, if it was not made by the Great Western Company, it would not be made at . all. It would not pay the other Company, and it would very little more than pay the Great Western Company, but as it would draw the traffic to their trunk line it would be their interest to make it. The Committee thought it was their duty to grant this line. He would not enter again into the broad and narrow gauge question, which had been already fully discussed. Mr. GISBORNE thought the Right Hon. Gentleman was wrong in approving of the narrow gauges. Rugby was the most inconvenient place in the kingdom to make a break of guage ; besides the inconvenience to the passenger by this break, it would greatly increase the expense of the convey ance of goods; and, in the case of coals, very much damage their quality ; the question of delay should be likewise taken into consideration. lie considered that this plan of transhipping coals would form a complete bar to any traffic in that article.—( Loud cries of "Divide, divide," and " Oh, oh,")—and so also of lime, and he could speak from experience on the subject, having been one of the largest lime burners in England.—(" Oh, divide.") By giving this branch to Rugby. they would prey. nt lime being carried beyond that tewn.—( Cries of " Order, order.") With respect to the broad and narrow gauge, he was not much in the habit of eulogising the reports of the Board of Trade. but in this case he thought their reasons were most cogent.—(Cries of " Divide, divide," " Order, order.") The Hon. Gentleman at length gave way to the loud and re peated calls of " Divide," and concluded by supporting th e motion for postponing the Bill. Mr. LOCKHART, who was also interrupted by calls for a division, said that the Bill was brought in by two Members con nected with railways, against the expressed wishes of all the inhabitants of the locality. He supported the amendment. Mr. TANCRED, as Member for the most important bo rough on the line, hoped the House would hear a few words from him. He had presented a petition against the Bill from the Mayor and 747 of the principal traders of Banbury. Taking Banbury as the centre of the district through which the proposed line of railway was to be taken, in a radiusof ten miles there were 70,000 of a population, who consumed annually 60,000 tons of coals. With the narrow gauge line they would be brought from South Staffordshire, but if the present line were constructed they would have to be supplied principally from Leicestershire, at a much dearer rate than if they were supplied from the former place, besides the great inconvenience that would arise from the change of gauges. Ile did think, under all the cir cumstances, the motion for the postponement of the Bill ought to be acceded to. Lord VILLIERS briefly supported the third readill of the Bill. He had been through that portion of the midland counties where the line was to be constructed, and there had been great rejoicing when the news was received respecting the o recent 3ir . decision ßA o s f T the N Housesasaid on wi t t h h e Bill. regard to th e gauges a b out which so mu c h h a d b een said, the House should recollect that the Board of Trade had power to enforce double lines of rails on both the broad and narrow gauges, at any time whenever they should think the traffic would require it. He would sup pert the third reading of the Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOM BE said that they were told by one Member that the question of the broad and narrow gauge had nothing to do with the decision of the Committee. On the other hand, the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin This Bill was read a first and second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr, BOWRING rose to ask the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of the Home Department three questions of which he had given notice. They were—Whether John Walters Col dicett was committed, on or about the 9th of September last, to Castle Rushen, in the Isle of Man, on a charge of assault. without any examination or hearing before a magistrate ? Whether, on complaining of the irregularity and hardship of his commitment to the Lieutenant-Governor of the Island, the case was referred by the said Lieutenant-Governor to the com mitting magistrate himself? Whether the original committal was not to compel the prisoner to keep the peace for six months, and whether the six months being passed, he was not, and is not now detained in gaol ? Sir J. GRAHAM thought that he must be discreet in the reply which he was about to give. The party of whom the Hon. Member had spoken had been committed on the 9th of September. He had then been required to enter into his own recognizances, and to tind sureties of 40/. each. This was agreed to by the parties, but a detainer for debt wan lodged against him on the 16th of October. Even this had been set aside, and lie would have been ready to accede to the petition, but he believed that the lion. Gentleman was not aware of the character of the person whose cause he had advocated. The detainer for debt had been set aside, and another, and more serious charge had been preferred. In the whole of these pro ceedings the utmost regularity had been observed, and he could not ascertain that any detect had been permitted in complying with the rub,. of the island. The character of the individual was best developed in the circumstance that the individual foe whom the Hon. Member pleaded had been convicted and im prisoned ter two years on a charge of attempting to commit rape on his own daughter, ISr. 1101VNING— . 1 hat vas not a committal, which he ought to recognise in his observations. Sir J. GRAHAM was perfectly aware of that circumstance, but still he muse affirm that, as the rules of the island had not been violated, the charge could not be preferred. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. 'their Lordships agreed to the following Bills Monkland ant Kirkintilloch Railway Bill ; Battersea Poor Bill, without amendment ; Taunton Gas Bill ; West of Lon• don and Westminster Cemetery Bill; York and North Mid., land Railway (Bridlington Branch) Bill ; Hall and Selby (Bridlington Branch) Bill ; Whitby and Pickering Railway Bill ; Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley, Oldham, and Heywood Branches) Bill; Kendal end Windermere Railway Bill ; Lynn and Ely Railway Bill ; Midland Railways ((5 stab to Peterborough) Bill ; Wil ts, S omerset, and Weymouth Rail. way Bill; Midland R.ilways (Nottingham to Lincoln) Bill; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn Bill ; Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Ke}mer Branch) Bill ; El; and Hunting don Railway Bill ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill, with amendments. RAILWAYS. Mr. GISBORNE wished to ask the question, of which he had given notice, as to whether any new regulations had bees introduced into the House with respect to railway Bilis. Sir R. PEEL was not at the present moment prepared to . answer the question of the Hon. Gentleman to its full extent. The Government had been occupied for some time past in con sidering this subject, and he wished to have the benefit of erpe rience with regard to the working of the railway system be fore they decided upon any plan whatever. THE TARIFF. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to bring under the consi• deration of the Government the fact that the Spanish Govern ment bad endeavoured to have Spsnisb tiger introduced at the same rate of duty as that on which the most favoured nation was introduced, He thought that there was a great necessity that there should be some alteration in this respect. He did not wish to enter into the old question; but if it were inconve nient to the Government to lay the whole of the correspond ence on the table, or the decision at which they had arrived, they might lay the decision without the correspondence, or the correspondence without the decision. Sir R. PEEL did not think that it would be either wise or right to separate the decision from the correspondence. In the course of a few dabs he would be able to lay the whole of the correspondence on the table of the House, and then, if necessary, the decision might be discussed. OPIUM. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to ask another question, as he saw the Vice-President of the Board of Trade in his place. Was there to be any alteration in the duties on morphine? He knew the difficulties which would arise from the alteration of this duty. Morphine was a peculiar preparation, of which opium was the raw material ; and he had heard, from an eminent chemist, that the trade in this article was likely to be altogether destroyed. The whole duty on the article was only from 3,0001. to 4,0001. a-sear, and by its remission a great benefit would be conferred upon the public, and no injury done to the trade. He would, therefore, hope that that duty would be remitted altogether. Sir G. CLERK said that the duty was only Is. a lb., and that it had been reduced some years ago. In 1842 the duty was Itis. a Pa., but in that year the duty was reduced to ss. a lb., but yet there had been no reduction or increase in the amount of the drug imported. Drugs of this nauseous and unpleasant kind would not be admitted at the same rates as those which were necessary for the comfort and enjoyment of the people, and be should have been glad to propose a redue ti in of the duty if it had been for the welfare and interest of the people. Sir R. PEEL said that his Right Hon. Friend the Chin• collor of the Exchequer would, in the course of a few days, lay on the table a modification of the tariff, and he trusted, therefore, that the House would wait until they saw the alters. tions there proposed. The subject then dropped. THE SLAVE TRADE. t,:;ldlr, by 'E 'FTT Great Britain,said sinceh he r o elst 1814, for t o n s; e the ' teaerohpnffir o a rsr iacntuo supp re ss i o n r asrm t eli s l t ill t cour s e iltohfhisofnalaravtdtyheaesetsbe e n simo. 0 fg tuii p d t t;e ;:i ceer - ...t slave trade, has been attended by large expenditure of the pub lic ds t e eapsdp:i n onttoe i roat o onuiseeun n ,:dtm.:a ggg e eaet ,itey , utths ki, atcoi known nsnaeoah:ondrh:hardi important yedneeadl attempt ,eo : if . mttaiutthb, s thuetit e aenilmi r ltttestile i osni o ss.h:ni u thneasor s ods:ttuuefpoi l htltol o di Ilauut s , o s srtoo,mli:e o r:,:ix t oxtt nf. mitigated th:oisamd t f\ o h, temthi t geee h osnt e uhnsr ct i : s ud h t ht t hheueep up, th ere et3trrreeaaaddree,,h. had He was still of opinion that the attempts to abolish this trade would m t toin he t bear his testimony to the zeal and energy with dnn w dw h bhh i e c iet ac h ' h ank and derne navy, had bee n an immense expenditure, both in the army attempt had b een prosecuted on the part of the Admiralty. y, and he m us t say t h at nothing more important could be hreught under the consideratiou of Parliament. Foreigners looked with a great distrust upon the attempts of this country to liberate the slaves. Since 1814 the at t empt had be in.. creasing, and every Government had used its utmost endeavour to carry this out with varying success, but certainly with un tiring perseverance. For nearly thirty years this country bad busied itself in nothing more than in efforts to put down the slave trade. Fleets employed to guard the coasts—diplo rntraadetic.put down the slave h e ad mp s l u oy ee e e d ed t e o d. We had put down energywel of un p arallele dcourse we the slave trade. We had done no such thing —we had com pletely failed, and we had only attained this, thnt our failure w ha n d ic be h e w n e a s t o te ng nd h e t d to wi s t u h pp th re e s m s. ost s f u r c ig h h w tf a u s l t i h n e er n e p a i s i e ,in o n f n t fl heaevi the most sincere and ardent:enemies of slavery. It was the opinion of Sir Fowell Buxton, of Dr. Lushington, and Lord John Russell, and of the venerable Mr. Clarkson.—( Hear, hear.) To show the opinion of Sir F. Buxton, he read very long ex tracts from that deceased gentleman's pamphlet, to show that the measures which we had taken for the suppression of the slave trade had only served to stimulate the dreadfcl traffic, and to increase its horrors. The slave trade never could be pat down until sleTery itself was abolished.—(Hear. bear.) GROUP X. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock tomorrow, GROUP Z. IRISH GREAT WESTERN PROJECT. THE DUBLIN AND GALWAY LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) _ _ Mr. Tavtoe replied, and in doing so recapitulated the evidence of the Canal Company at great length, which he contended was a monopolising company, and was anything but a useful company to the public, The Learned Counsel closed his address at 3 o'clock, when the room was cleared. After about a quarter of an hour the room was re-opened, and The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had agreed that the preamble of the Bill had been proved ; but they would require a clause to be inserted in the Bill, binding the Company to complete the rullamore and Portarlington line. The COUNSEL said they would not have the slightest objection to do so. The Committee then adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 24. (Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) ROSE V. GOMPERTZ AND OTHERS. This case—an indictment at the prosecution of Captain Rose for a conspiracy to obtain from him certain bills of exchange to the amount of upwards of 17,0001. by fraudulent representations— was resumed this morning by the examination of witnesses for the defence. Mr. CocKauttN, Q.C., in a most able and ingenious address, replied on the part of the plaintiff, commenting severely on the course adopted by counsel on the other ride In attempting to shield the defendants under insinuations cast upon the plaintiff, and stigmatising the conduct of the former as of the most guilty and nefarious character. Lord DENMAN, in summing up, expressed a very strong opinion on the guilt of the defendant Gompertz, and urged on the jury the extremely suspicious nature of the transaclons of the others tic.. cured ; but leaving it to their decision whether the evidence was sufficient to fix positive guilty participation upon all. Unless, however, they thought that Francis Witham (the defendant, against whom the evidence was apparently more conclusive than against the others, with the exception of Gompertz), or some one of the accusNl was jointly concerned in the fraud with Gompertz, all must alike be acquitted, as one alone could not be found guilty of conspiracy. The jury, after an absence of an hour and a half, returned a verdict of Guilty against Gompertz, Not Guilty against William Witham, and Guilty against Robert Witham, but accompanied with a recommendation to mercy in consequence of his youth. No vernict was returned against Francis Witham, he being dead, and his name having been introduced in the indictment to tix the guilt of conspiracy on any one of the other defendants, on whom alone, in connexion with the deceased, the Jury might think the guilt was attachable. Exceptions were then taken by counsel to the verdict, and sentence was deferred. THE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE DUKE OP BRUNSWICK V. BARNARD GRIIGORY, OF THE " SATIRIST." Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD (with whom was Mr. Wordsworth) stated the case for the prosecution. On the 2d day of De cember, 1842, the Duke of Brunswick preferred an indictment, at the Central Criminal Court, against the present defendant, for eleven separate libels, published In the Satirist newspaper, against the prosecutor's character. The grand jury at that time found true bills, and by certiorari, the case being subsequently removed to the Court of Queen's Bench, a verdict was obtained against the defendant. This result was followed up by a series of the most unfounded libels, commencing on Dec. 4, 1842. The Jury might remember that a few years since a most revolting murder was corn. mitted in the neighbourhood of Waterloo.bridge on a female (Eliza Grimwood), on which occasion a person was charged with the commission of the murder, but was subsequently, from want of suf ficicnt implicatory evidence, liberated. On the sth of March, 1843, an article was published in the Satirist mysteriously imputing the guilt of that murder to the Duke of Brunswick, The next article set out in the information was one published on the 12th of March. followed up by another still more explicit of the 16th of April, and the last complained of, of the 7th of May, 1843. All these, without making any specific charge, insinuated that the murder of the unhappy woman was committed by the presont pro. -ecutor, and it was for this disgracoul suggestion, for which he need not say there was not even the slightest shadow of foundation, and which were made doubtlessly for the purpose of extorting money, he asked the jury to give a verdict consis,ent with the atro. city of the case and the ends of public justice. Mr. William Carter, examined by Mr. WORDSWORTH, deposed to having held an inquest on the body of Eliza Grimwood, on the 28th May, 1838, in his capacity as Coroner for the county of Surrey, and that a verdict of " Guilty of Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown" was returned. Other evidence was then adduced, including the formal proof of the inquest and verdict on the murder, the connexion of Gregory with the Satirist, and the interpretation put upon the libels. Mr. COCKBURN then addressed the jury for the defence, and con. tended that the libels complained of could not be construed as pointing at any one as the murderer, and certainly not at the Duke of Brunswick. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. COURT OF I:LATCHEQUER, June 24. isi Prius Sittings, before the Loan CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) LACY V. BUNN. This was an action by Mr. W. Lacy, the comedian, to recover damages from Mr. Bunn, the lessee of Covent-garden Theatre, for the breach of an engagement under which the defendant undertook to permit the plaintiff to perform the principal parts in light comedy, and the plaintiff undertook to enact those characters at Covent. garden Theatre during the season of 1R43. Mr. MLR - FIN (with whom were Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Saun ders) opened the plaintiff's case. The real question that was to be submitted to the jury was, whether the part of Ferdinand, in The Tempest, was light comedy or not, arid ridiculous as this ques tion might seem in the first instance, it became in this case one of importance to the members of the theatrical profession, and espe cially to the plaintiff. Mr. Lacy had undertaken an engagement at Covent-garden at a very small salary (we understood 6/. a week) with the understanding that he was only to be called upon to per form the principal parts in light comedy. The engagement was entered into on the 9th of December, 1842, but Mr. Bunn did not begin to perform on his own account until January in the next year. Mr. Charles Kemble resigned the manage. silent early in December, and from that time until Christmas, the performers acted for their own profit and at their own risk ; but in January, 1843, Mr, Bunn's management com menced. The first part performed by Mr. Lacy, under his agree. ment with Mr. Bunn, was a character in a piece called The High wayman, written by Mr. Morton, a dramatic author of reputa tion. The plaintiff was next called upon to perform Ferdinand in The Tempest, which he declined, upon the ground that it was not a character within the terms of his engagement. Mr. Bunn in sisted that the character of Ferdinand fell within the description of light comedy, and upon this misunderstanding refused to suffer Mr. Lacy to complete his engagement. The consequence of this was, that Mr. Lacy not only lost his salary for the season, but also was deprived of the advantage of being admitted upon the Theatrical Fund, which he would have been entitled to had he completed a second engagement at Covent.garden. In support of the plaintiff's case it was proposed to call many performers of great eminence, who would give their opinion as to what were properly car led "light comedy" parts. If the jury had visited the theatres occa sionally, they were probably not unacquainted with the characters of Charles Surface, in the School for Scandal, Captain Absolute, in the Rivals, and Lord Trinket, in the Hunchback. These were properly described as " light comedy." Characters of this description were usually performed at the great theatres by Mr. Jones, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Vining, and Mr. Wrench. Some of these gentlemen would be called before the jury, to state whether such a part as that of Ferdinand fell within the range of their line of characters. There were in every theatre a class of characters which properly fell to the "juvenile tra gedian " and the " walking gentleman."—(A laugh.) Ferdinand, he understood, was always performed either by the juvenile tra. gedian or the walking gentleman, and the only exception to this rule was in the case of Mr. Charles Kemble, who belonged to a gifted family, and was himself a performer of great versatility. The Learned Counsel then read Ariel's description of Ferdinand, and other passages from The Tempest, to show that Ferdinand was a grave and serious character, and not one well adapted to a light comedian. Before the plaintiff's witnesses were called, Mr. JERVIS, who appeared for the defendant, appeared to the Lard Chief Baron to say If he did not think this cause would be better disposed of else. where, though by so doing he felt he was somewhat marring the amusement of the Court and the public. _ _ The Loan CHM F BARON certainly doubted if this was the fittest place or the fittest tribunal for deciding whether Ferdinand was light or heavy comedy. He did not know how it was to be proved to the jury, unless Mr. Martin produced one performer who would enact the part In the most lugubrious tones, whilst another would perform it with the greatest vivacity, and then the jury might judge which was nearest to nature.—(Laughter.) Mr. MARTIN said the plaintiff was most anxious to adopt any suggestion from the Lord Chief Baron, and it was finally agreed (apparently much to the disappointment of a crowded Court), that the case should be referred to a gentleman at the bar, on the usual terms, The Committee to whom this group was referred met in Room No. 8, at twelve o'clock, Lord Courtenay in the chair. Present, Mr. Baring Wall, Mr. Poulett Scrope, and Mr. Darby. LINCOLN AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY. The cross-examination of Mr. Parks, who had taken the traffic on the line, was then resumed by Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM, this being the third day he has been under examina tion. He was cross-examined at great length with respect to the coach traffic which he had deposed on his direct ex amination es existing at present, and for some time past, on the proposed line, also to the amount of intermediate traffic, and, in. ferentially, to the traffic which might reasonably be expected from both these sources, for the proposed railway, if it were carried. Mr. DARBY took exception to the promoters claiming 64,000/. as probable traffic revenue unless they were prepared to state that they had included that sum in the traffic tables. Mr. DILDYARD said that, even excluding that sum, they had a clear revenue, which returned nine per cent., and this, in his opinion, was sufficient to induce the Committee to pass the line, as it was a larger amount of traffic than was usually proved oil projected railways. They had only mentioned this other traffic as likely to pass by this line, in which case the re turns would be 12 1 / 2 per cent., but, excluding it altogether, they would have 9 per cent. The Committee then retired for a few minutes, to deliberate whether they would allow this traffic to be assumed. On their return, the CHAIRMAN said the Committee were anxious to ascertain whether the promoters intended to include the 64,000/. as part of the revenue or not ? Mr. HILDYARD said that, after the explanation he gave, it was thcir intention to do so. The cross.examination of Mr. Parks was then resumed. The number of fat cattle which the Cambridge and Lincoln line took credit for as traffic from Lincolnshire to Smithfield and Islington was 20.000, and of lean cattle 6,040. Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Dixon. and Mr. Hoad made up the tables. He expected to carry cattle from Nottingham to London, because the line from Nottingham crossed the proposed line. They expected 3,000 cattle and 61,000 sheep from Leicestershire. Thrse calcula tions were all made up by persons opt whom they could rely There were at present 250 horses passing yearly between Doncaster and Newmarket, and he calculated that double that number would pass if the proposed railroad existed. They might not be all race. horses, other horses for training having the facilities of conveyance which the railway would give, would also pass to and fro. If I 36,0001. represented the traffic in cattle of 83 miles, the Cambridge and Lincoln line, he did not know whether 56,0001. was an ex. cessive traffic to claim for the London and York line. The 6,040 cattle from Lincolnshire, and the 4,680 claimed from other parts as anticipated to pass by the proposed line had nothing whatever to do with the 10,000 cattle alluded to by Mr. Mullins. In point of quantity he considered that as they had claimed credit for 14,135 tons of wool from London to York, 9,040 tons claimed by the London and York line was a moderate estimate. He could not prove the tables of coal, general merchandise, or grain. They were drawn up by Mr. Lane, who wouldgive evidence upon them, The witness was then subjected to a minute gross. examination on the coach traffic, which he stated in his direct exa mination the London and York line had no right to claim credit for. There was a coach passing from Stamford to Leicester. He deducted that coach, because he considered that the passenger going by it would not take the London or York line, going either north or south. If upon 124 Irish coaches the number of passengers ex ceeded nine, he was not able to say whether that was an excessive average number to form a calculation on with re spect to the English coaches. He considered that seven was a fair proportion. After a short re-examination by Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. Pare, a railway traffic calculator, was then examined by Mr. LEE at considerable length, but his evidence was of a similar nature a the last witness. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, JUNE 9.o.—We have wily to confirm our last report. A steady business has been done in foreign wools, considering the indifferent choice that is yet in the market, and prices are very firm. ENGLISH WOOL, MARKET, LEEDS, JUNE 20.—We have not any alteration to report in this branch of trade during the present week. The demand is steady, and prices are stationary. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 9. . — There is no variation in the value of wool or in the state of the market this week. The small stock in the market of some sorts of light wool has caused consumers to begin the new market to the growers at a higher range of prices than have recently ruled here. YORK WOOL MARKET, JUNE 19.—We have again to report a good show of wool at this days market, for which there has been a very fair demand : nearly all was sold at prices bearing much on those of last week's.—Super. hog, 155.; hog and ewe, 13s. 6d, to I 4s. 6d. ; locks and cots, Ss. 6d. to 10s. 6d. per stone. LEEDS.—On Saturday we had a rather brisk market at both halls, but on Tuesday considerably less was done. Fine and middle qua lities in cloth are not quite so much in demand as they have been of late, but there is more doing in fancy cloakings and low tweeds for the continental markets. Shawls are also in moderate demand; on the whole, there is quite as much business as usual at this sea son. Prices remain firm, and stocks are by no means large. Many of the larger wholesale houses take stock at this season, and in con sequence few buyers have been in the town, and business has been rather dull In the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY - .—The supply of fleece wools in the market is a full average for the time of the year, but of better sorts the stocks are not abundant ; prices are without variation for the last two or three weeks. Clothing wools continue in good re quest, at full prices. We cannot report any improvement in Yarns. We hear of great quantities of machinery standing unemployed, which is the only resource left until the relative prices of wool and yarn are more satisfactory. The attendance of buyers in the piece market is good, and rather more business has been done. The ge. vial weather gives a confidence to the home merchants that they will have a tolerable good demand. The export houses are doing rather more, at prices about the same as last week. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had rather less activity in our cloth market this week, but still there has been a good business doing in some descriptions, and prices may be noted as without any quotable change for all descriptions. Yarns are in unusually good demand, and spinners, if they would enter into contracts for what is called a long period, might do so on still im proving prices. This, however, is generally declined. THAMES GRAND REGATTA. The first day of a regatta, like the first day of a horse-racing meeting, is generally but the introduction to greater events ; and, although that at Putney yesterday did not materially differ in this respect, yet there were great contests on the list,—quite, indeed, as many as by nature of the various engagements which many racing men had made would with a judicious arrangement admit of. Independently of the trial heats there were four deciding or grand heats; and, although the sport of the day may be considered light, it is only so in comparison with the many other great matches comprised in this Leviathan regatta. The village of Fulham at an early hour presented a very bustling, and animated appearance ; and as the hour approached at which the sport had been appointed to commence there was an immense assemblage of spectators. The various steamers and omnibuses had emptied themselves at quarter of an hour intervals, and the vast extent of ground between Putney bridge and Chiswick Ait was lined with spectators. The attendance at the first glance from any given spot did not appear so considerable as it really was, but a walk down the towing. path proved that there was a vast concourse of persons so disposed as to be very comfortaale. The committee boat was moored nearly facing the Star and Garter, on the Fulham side; immediately below it was a very handsome state barge, which had been chartered by the spirited lessee of Vauxhall-gar dens, who had liberally presented a wherry to be rowed for, and which was thronged with fashionable company. A number of other boats with highly respectable company were also afloat, and the mansions on the terrace at Putney, the Bells, and other taverns, added their portion of spectators of the most select order. The weather "was very fine throughout the early part of the day, but shortly after the commencement of the sport the rain descended, at intervals, in torrents, and obliged many reluctantly to leave the scene. Th a sport commenced at a little after 3 o'clock, with The Apprentices' Race (in three heats).—The first two boats in each heat to be in the grand heat for a coat and silver badge, presented by Mr. E. Maires. The Apprentices' Match was wen by Mackinney. The Tradesmen's Plate for four.oared boats followed. Lambeth Aquatic Club—Purple, H. Haines, C. Newham, D. Harrison, J. Blenkhoe, and E. Kemble. The Confidence Club, Richmond—Yellow, Joseph Hudson, M. Neville, W. Warner, T. Neville, and S. Baden. There was a third crew in the race, called the Avon, who rowed in the very beautiful and unique boat brought to London by the Claspers, which was the admiration of every beholder ; but the Avon crew did not sit her well, and it was evident could not lay out their strength well in her. They all went away together at the same instant, and after a few strokes the Lambeth drew in advance, yellow hung close on their stern, and all about a length clear of each other ; as they passed the committee's boat the winners (drew gradually away and came in first easily. GRAND HEAT. This was composed of the first two boats, and was won by the same crew, but was a closer race throughout. THE AMATEUR PAIR-OARED RACE FOR TWO SILTER CUPS. FIRST HEAT. Messrs. Arnold and Mann (pink) Clowes and Hill (light blue) 2 Julius and Bumsted (red) 3 Pink took the lead, and came by the committee's boat half a length in advance of red, blue being well up, and shortly taking the second place. It was a very pretty race throughout, especially between the first two boats. Won by two lengths. SECOND HEAT. Messrs. Chapman and Walmsley (green) ..... I Wallace and Peacock (black) ... •• .... It was a very c l ose contest ; at one time black .was slightly in advance after passing the committee's boat, but green challenged there, and a beautiful race followed. Won by a length only. GRAND HEAT. This heat was started downwards, and was composed of the first two boats of the previous heats : Messrs. Chapman and Walmsley ...... 1 Clowes and Hill .......... 2 Wallace and Peacock . Arnold and Mann took a slight lead, all being at a most dashing pace, and shortly afterwards Clowes and Hill challenged them, and some fine rowing resulted. Arnold and Mann kept at work very fairly, and then Chapman and partner rowed level with the leading boat, and a most determined struggle followed, which terminated by the winner coming in first by a length only. WATERNEN SCULLERS. FIRST HEAT. Leach (purple , .... Pocock (light blue) There were four others who contended, and Goodwin came in third. Purple led well from the first, and won by two lengths. SECOND HEAT. Cook (red and white) T. Coombes (red) There were also four others in this heat. Robins, of Horsely. down, of whom much had been expected, took the lead, but could not keep it, and was passed in the bight near the Crabtree by Phelps, Coombes, and Cook. Cook then went in front, mid a capital race followed for second place. GRAND DRAT. Pocock Leach Cook 3 T. Coombes Coombes went away with the lead, could not hold it, and gave place to Pocock, who almost did as he liked with the whole party. Cook was waited upon eventually by Coombes, but was fairly out. rowed at last. Inspectors Evans, Judge, and Luton, with'a :large party of men on the river, preserved very excellent order throughout, as did the constables on shore. We are happy to say that we did not hear of any accident in the course of the day. COWES, I. W., JUNE 24.—A public meeting of the landowners and ratepayers of the Isle of Wight :has been called by the Deputy-Sheriff of the island, to be holden at the Guildhall, Newport, on Thursday next, at three o'clock, which, it is expected, will be numerously attended, as the proposers of the railway, it is expected, will state their plans, and try to gain the islanders over to them. Her Majesty leaves Osborne, with her suite, at two o'clock to-morrow. Ijo2, STEALING.—The Commons' Committee on the Dog-stealing Prevention Bill is fixed for Wednesday next (this day). The Bill has been printed, and we really see nothing in its various clauses to prevent Hon. Members attend ing in their places, and giving it their support by a majority that may have its influence on the Upper House.--John Bull. The clauses, we hope, will be of such a nature as to check the system of extortion ; fur whether we be threatened by a mis creant, and 3r the avowal of stealing our dogs or defaming our characters, money is the object. THE WEATHER ON THE CONTINENT.—AS a proof of the violence of a hurricane which lately visited the department of the Aisne, and which was most severely felt at Guise, it is stated M. Wanet, a candlemaker of that town, having gone out to close the shutters, in order to save his windows from being blown in, was driven by the whirlwind with such violence against the corner of a house ten yards distance, that his neck was broken and his skull fractured, so that he survived only four hours. Many other persons were severely injured, either by being blown down or by fragments of houses falling upon them, but no further deaths are mentioned. Within the last few days the river Marne has in creased so much that it has overflowed its banks, and so completely flooded the meadows that nearly all the hopes of the hay harvest are lost. We also learn that the Loire and Thouet rivers have also broken their bounds, and caused similar disastrous consequences. French paper. The election for the county of Edinburgh is fixed for to-day, when Sir John Hope, Bart,, of Pinkie House, will, it is expected, be returned without opposition in the room of Mr. Ramsey, 45 he ch ny to n ad .ed ioe the the sed