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THE LANCASHIRE and NORTH RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, SOO,OOOL in Shares 0f251. each. Deposit of IL 101. per Share, PECiVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Peregrine Edward Towneley, Esq., Towneley, near Burnley Matthew Wilson, Esq., Eshton Hall Charles Heneage Risley, Esq., Patrick Brampton, Bedale Matthew Wilson, jun., Esq., Eshton Hall John Robert Tennant, Esq., Kildwick Rail, and Chapel-honse, • - Wharfedale Robert Dickson, Esq., Beamaley Hall Thomas Clapham, Esq., Potter Newton, near Leeds, and Starbottoni. Wharfedale Thoraas Hedley, Esq., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Edward Harper, Esq., York Captain John Bentham Clifton, York James Andus, Esq., Steadingley, near Leeds Thomas Houldsworth, Esq., M.P., Manchester Samuel Brooks, Esq., Manchester William Marshall, Esq., Penwortham Hall Robert Gill, Esq., Mansfield Woodhoxse James Hatton, Esq., Manchester Henry Wickham Wickham, Esq., Kirklus Hall (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. The Swaledale and Wensleydale! Banking Company, at Richmond. and its Branches. The Yorkshire Banking Company, at Leeds and Shipton, and its - Branches. Exorcr.ka—John Hawkshaw, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Charles Carr, Skipton ; and Win. Harper, Bury. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. James Brown Simpson, Richmond ; and John Topham, iddleharn. This Railway has been projected to secure to Manchester and the flourishing manufacturing district of Lancashire a direct communica tion with Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the important ports and districts in the north-eastern part of the kingdom. The Rahway is intended to commence at tke Richmond Branch of the Great North of England Railway, and to proceed by way of Middleharn, Settlewell, and Gargrave, to a point on the extension of the Leeds and Bradford Railway, between Skipton and Colne, with such additions thereto as may effect the most direct communication with Manchester. —.— This project will effect several objects of great public importance. It will supply the most direct and shortest railway communication between the manufacturing district of Lancashire and the ports of Newcaiiie, Hartlepool, and the free port of the Tees ; affecting a saving in distance of about 60 miles, and a consequent saving in the time of transit. _ Again, this undertaking will afford the advantages of railway communication to an extensive district at present wholly destitute of both railways and canals, and sapply coals from the Durham coal fields to the district on its route. _ . Iron, stone, lead, blue lime-stone, and flags, are found in great abundance on the line of the intended Railway, which will largely develop the mineral resources of the district. Applications for Share: may be made in the form annexed to the Solicitors and the following Sharebrokers : York, Messrs. Grayson and Erie—Leeds, Messrs. J. and G. Rids dale, and Messrs. R. and B. Watson and Co.—Skipton, Mr. Ball — :Newcastle, T. and E. Kimpster—Liverpool, Mr. J. IL Breaker , Manchester, John Duncuft ; Messrs. M`Lean and Dinwiddie—Hull, Messrs. Wilkinson, Erie and Ce.—Bradford, Messrs. S. Hutchinson and Co. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisionalttee - of the Yorkshire and North siding Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares in this undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept such shares as may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and to execute the Parlia mentary contract and the Subscribers' agreement when required I am, yours arc., Profession or Trade .. Residence Place of Business (if any) Date • Reference.................... C AMBRIDGE and LINCOLN RAILWAY COMPANY. The Provisional Committee beg to announce to the Shareholders that they have instructed their engineer to proceed forthwith to re survey the main line and branches, in accordance with their original plan, as approved by the Beard of Trade. They now give notice, that the CAPITAL of the Company will be INCREASED to the extent of 625,0001., by the issue of NEW SHARES to the holders of the original scrip certificates, agreeably to the advertisement of the 9th of April last, and they are prepared to issue New Shares to the set ip holders, in the proportion of one new or extension share for every two of the original shares. The scrip certificates are to be sent to the Parliamentary offices of the Company, No. 2, Bridge street, Westminster, for registry, any day from Wednesday the 9th, to Tuesday the 22d, of July, both days inclusive. They are to be accompanied by a letter from each party, signed by himself, with his name in ftill, and a statement of his occupation and residence and the quantity of scrip, with their numbers, which he sends in for registry. The receipt of the certificates will be immediately acknowledged by the secretary, and at the expiration of seven days they will be re turned to each party on personal application, er to his order, together with a letter of allotment for the new or extension shares. In the event of application not being made on or before the 22d of July, the right to the new shares will be forfeited. The Committee beg further to assure their Shareholders, that they will us• every effort to bring the merits of their entire scheme before Parliament in the ensuing session, in such a manner as they confi- dently believe will ensure its complete success. By order, C. P. BONEY, Secretary. 2, Bridge-street, Westminster, June 25, 1845. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that Mdlle. TAGLIONT has been en gaged for a series of Five Farewell Nights, in which she will take leave of the Subscribers and the Public ; the first of which will tsk place ?FITS EVENING, It being an Extra Night, not included in the Subscription, When will be presented tsecond time these four years) Donizetti's Opera, ROBERTO DEVEREUX. Queen Elizabeth, Madame Rossi Caccia (her second appearance in this country) ; Sarah, Duchess of Nottingham, Mdlle. Rosetti ; Roberto Devereux, Earl of Essex, Sig. Moriani ; The Duke of Not tingham, "Ig. Barroilhet (his second appearance In this country). The Dansenses Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Jose phine Weiss) will appear in some of their most Favourite Dances. After the Opera the Ballet of LA SYLPHIDE. La Syiphide, Mdlle. Taglioni, it being the First of her Five Farewell Nights. To conclude with the Ball Scene of the Ballet of ALMA. - - applications for for boxes, stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box• of!lce, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven ; the Opera to commence at Half-past Seven, THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING _ . Will be repeated an entirely new and Original Opera, entitled THE ENCHANTRESS. The Music composed by M. W. Balfe ; the %ibretto, by M. de St. Georges and Mr. Bunn. Don Sylvio, Mr W. Harrison ; Ramir, Mr. Borrani ; Duke d'Aquila, Mr. Weiss; Nugnez, Mr. H. Horncastle; Stella, Madame Anna Thillon. After which, the favourite Drama of CLAM ; or, The Maid of Milan. Clari, Miss Rainforth ; Vespino, Miss Poole. Dress Circle, 7s ; Boxes, 5s ; Pit, as ; Gallery, 2s ; Upper Gallery, Is. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Par eons, at the Box-ofilce of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold. entitled TIME WORKS WONDERS. Ooldthumb, Mr. W. Farren ; Fella Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Bessy Tulip, Madame Vestris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Humby. After which will be repeated a Dramatic Sketch, entitled THE OLD SOLDIER. Sir Lionel Ruffler, Mr. Brindal ; Master Michael Cramp, Mr. Tilbury ; Adam Lethersole (aged 95), Mr. W. Farren ; Bug, Mr. James Bland ; Patience Cramp, Mrs. Stanley ; Helen, Miss Telbin. To conclude with an entirely New Farce, called THE KING AND I. Period. 1691. Sir William Melrose, Mr. H. Hull ; Harebell, Mr. James Bland; Perkin r yenuu., x,. lau.okoicnao ,nonain. Miss Julia Bennett. . _ _ —...„ ......._ Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Tickets and 'laces to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Comedy, entitled PEG WOFFIXOTON; or, The State Secret. The Marquis de Mousseux, Mr. Selby ; Baron Stuph, Mr, Paul Bedford ; George Tarleton, Mr. Hudson ; Merestick, Mr. Wright ; Peg Womngton, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by the highly successful and Original Farce, called THE IRISII DRAGOON. Mr. Brown Sherry, Mr. Selby ; Paddy Murphy O'Brallaghan, Mr. Hudson. After which, an Original Terpsichorean Barletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Mr. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr. Lambert ; Captain Kidglove, Mr. Selby ; Jacob Gerkin, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Montgometie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; Sally Knobbs, ♦Miss Woolgar. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Play, in which Miss Cushman and Mr. Wal lacg will perform. After which, a New Divertissement, called A COURT BALL IN 1740. In which will be introduced the Dances as performed at her Majesty's Bal Costume, with the Original Music. To conclude with A DAY WkLL SPENT. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack t Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, in Two Acts ' entitled FRIENDS AT COURT. Principal Characters by Messrs F. Vining, A. Wigan, Diddear, Turner, Collier, and Bender; Keeley, Miss Villars, and Miss Fairbrotber. After which, an entirely New, Original, and Novel Grand Fairy BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les Danseuses Angleses will appear. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled LUCK'S ALL. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Diddear, Keeley, Meadows, Kin loch, and Tamer ; Miss Hicks, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To conclude with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric, Fairy, Romantic Burlesque, entitled C IND ERELLA. The Principal Characters by Mr. Keel- - f, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, Mr. J. W. Collier, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Vilka's, Miss Fatrbrother, Mrs. Woollklge, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, &c SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. LAST SIX REPRESENTATIONS. Mr. Mitchell begs respectfully to announce that the pnpular En tertainment of PHYSIQUE AMINANTE, given by Monsieur PHILLIPPE, at the St. James's Theatre, must unavoidably termi nate after Six Representations, and a GRAND FAREWELL MORNING PERFORMANCE, which will take place on MONDAY, July 7, 1845. The EVENING PERFORMANCES will be given on the Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, during this and the following Week, com mencing, as usual, at Half-past Eight o'clock precisely. In the few remaining Representations Monsieur PHILLIPPE will combine the several most Attractive Experiments, which have ex cited such general wonder and Astonishment, comprising, on each occasion, the Surprising Feats of Le Drapeau National, Lee Bassin de l'oiasons d'or, et la Grande Menagerie, universally considered to be the most extraordinary Tour de Physique ever executed. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will bepresented (fourth time) an entirely new Drama, founded on Douglas Jerrold's celebrated " STORY OF A FEATHER," to give due effect to which, in addition to Messrs. H. Hall, C. Boyce, H. Lee, R. Younge, Cockrill, Dean, R. Romer, Misses Hamilton, Fitz- James. Weymouth, and Mrs. Lee,—arrangements have been made with Messrs. John Webster, Laws, Mrs. C. Boyle, and Miss Beau champ. Atter which, CITARLELI THE SECOND. To conclude with the very successßd new Drama, called SECRET MEMOIRS. --- Mr. H. Ha Benefit on Monday, June 30th, ASTLEY'9 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. • Crowded and delighted Audiences—Two Grand Battle Spectacles— The Scenes in the Circle combine the greatest display of Female Equestrian Talent ever witnessed. Will be THIS EVENING the performed THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Introducing le Company of French and English Artistes. The Em peror Napoleon by Mr. Gomersal, who is engaged expressly for this occasion. New Scenes in the Circle, presenting the first talent of British and Foreign Equestrians of the present day. To conclude with the New Grand PantominV.c Spectacle of THE CREEK RENEGADE. M. JULLIEN'S SECOND CONCERT MONSTRE. FRIDAY, JULY In consequence of the immense preparation necessary to give, at the SECOND GRAND CONGRESS MUSICALE, the same eclat as obtained at the first Concert Monster, June 20, the SECOND CON CERT MONSTER IS POSTPONED, and will take place on FRI- I I, on which occasion truml No zelties will DAY, July be produced, also several eminentartists from the provinces and the Continent will arrive, in addition to the immense Ine galaxy of instrn ntal talent at the first Concert Monstre. M. Jullien begs respectfully to draw the attention of Musical Amateurs to his announcements during the ensuing week, in which the arrangements pending will be advertisei. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDE COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. 8 " The Four Juvenile Minstrel Brothers and the Rock Ilarm on i mi, Every Day, from Nine till Dusk. ROMANTIC GARDENS AND PROMENADE. EXTENSIVE AND UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE. COLOSSAL MODELLED RE PRESENT AT lON OF EDINBURGH , ecme of Scenic Illusion. The MINSTREL BROTH t.:RS, from Four to Twelve Years of Age, will perfbrm Select Airs at Intervals. The ROCK HARMON ICON from Three till Eight. And on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THURS DAYS, GRAND CONCERTS D'ETE and MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY of FIREWORKS. Admission, One Shilling. Feeding the Carnivore at Half-past Five ; POIICAIIS and Polar Bears SIX ; Concert at *ix; and Fireworks at Half--past .Ntne. NIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAT. Morning .. 34 minutes after 6 I Evening •• 58 minutes after 6 OW ° NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. There was a THIRD EDITION of THE SUN published last (Wednesday)Evening, containing— The et)nclusion of the day's proceedings before the Railway Committees of both Houses of Parliament. Parliamentary Proceedings of the Evening, being a full Report of the Debates in the House of Com mons, up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. RAILWAY NEWS. 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THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52 ; Highest, 68 ; Noon, 65. BAROMETER, 29.92.—W1ND, N. NoTs.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the fhermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. bvtlinN !;int LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1845. The House of Lords did not sit. The House of Commons met at. Four. The South Wales Railway Bill was, after a short con versation, ordered to be referred back to the Committee, leave being given to the Committee to sit on Monday next. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY'S motion for the re-committal of the Wexford and Carlow Railway Bill was withdrawn after a short conversation. Mr. COBDEN then brought forward his motion for the appointment of a Commission to inquire into the relative merits of the broad and narrow gauges. _ _ _ The motion, which was seconded by Mr. M. PHILLIPS, and acceded to by Sir G. CLERK, on the part of the Government, was agreed to. . . _ The Lunatic Paupers Bill passed through Committee. On the Report on the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill being brought up, Mr. SMOLLETT moved the re-committal of the Bill, for the purpose of adding certain clauses. After a short discussion the Bill was re-committed, several new clauses were added, the House resumed, and the report was brought up and agreed to. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Dog Stealing Bill. The second clause, inflicting a penalty of 20L for a first offence of dog-stealing, and transportation for a third, was opposed by Mr. WATSON, on the ground that the punishments were too severe, and supported by Mr. CIIRTEIS. Mr. LIDDELL proposed to alter the penalty for the second offence from transportation to a fine of 201., or imprisonment, with or without hard labour, provided it did not exceed eighteen months. After some further observations the amendment was agreed to. On the question that the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill, Mr. lismns moved the omission of the clause. The Committee then divided, when the numbers were—For the clause, 33 ; against it, 6 ; majority, 27. The clause, as amended, was then agreed to. The remaining clauses were agreed to after some little discussion. The House resumed, and the Bill was reported. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Smoke Prohibition Bill, on the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN. The several clauses were, after some discussion, agreed to, and, the House having resumed, the report was ordered to be brought up on Friday next. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and he House adjourned at twelve o'clock. The debate in the house of Lords on Tuesday night, on the Tenants' Compensation (Ireland) Bill, was at once entertaining and instructive. We have no wish to speak invidiously of Irish landlords. Their conduct has been, no doubt, in former years very highly culpable ; but we are strongly impressed with the belief that, as a body, they are now, and have for some time past, ex tensively improved both in the discharge of the duties exacted by the relations in which they stand to their tenants, and their own personal deportment in the dis charge of their duties to society in general. And at all times, both among her native proprietors and her Eng lish owners, she has reckoned individual landlords not to be surpassed for intelligence, steadiness, and liberality by those of any other country in Europe. Among all political parties and all religious persuasions these excellent examples base been found. The Presbyterians of the north, the Roman Catholics of the south, the Protestant aristocracy of England, the ancient nobility and gentry of Ireland, have, in many instances, shown a degree of patriarchal kindness to their tenantry—consulting and providing for their wants, aiding the improvements of their homesteads, building chapels and schools for them, cutting and improving roads for their accommodation, and at heavy charges to themselves—which may well be allowed to be set against a large account of by-gone generations of delinquent landlords. Still, it must be allowed that these have been, and are, but brilliant ex ceptions to a general rule, tried by which, the majority cf Irish landlords are certainly far behind the great bulk of the same class in England. And this proposi tion we think we can establish by a very simple test. The principle that the tenant who has but the usufruct for a limited term of that property which his landlord holds either for a much longer term, or abso lutely in fee, should receive compensation for such per manent improvements as he has made in that property during his tenure of it, is one of simple equity, to put it at its lowest value. It might also be shown that it is also one which it should be the policy of the State to encourage. It seemed somewhat strange on Tues day night to find so many Peers, Irish landlords, con tending, on their own behalf and that of other Irish landed proprietors, that this equitable and politic prin ciple would be ruinous in Ireland. It seemed some what remarkable to find such a combination of opponents to the measure as the Marquis of LONDONDERRY and Lord MONTEAGLE, the Marquis of CLANRICARDE and Lord BEAUMONT. We greatly doubt whether any English landlords of large possessions could be found, who would venture to denounce so fair a principle, when affirmed on the part of English tenants. Why, then, should that which is fair, equitable, and expedient Tload the English tenant, be treated otherwise than expedient, equitable, and fair in respect of the Irish tenant ; and with regard to the former Lord CAMPBELL expressly affirmed that the principle of English law was decidedly in favour of this principle of the Bill. We could understand the opposi tion of the other Peers to the Bill, if it had rested on Lord CAMPBELL'S assumption that the clause to which he particularly adverted was so worded that it would make compensation compulsory on the landlord, even where the tenant had made alterations, &c., which were decidedly prejudicial to the property. With submission to the Noble and Learned Lord these would be very i "lrish" ca ses o f i mprovements indeed, and it is only for en rep to ly the Lord tenan t, that th e Bill proposes to secure com pt In sa h tiios n NLEY appears to have completely disposed of this objection by showing that the details of the measure h a d b een so prepared as n t d o guard against sanctioning suc h an abuse. , we must considerations remember that L ord s , tx A . because, authority in supportof this Bill i to be t a k en quite apart 'tom all politi ca l much to his honour, he is well known to be one of the 0 ..._, ::,2--' .-''''''‘ ' it 4 ‘.U1,.. , 7:2::. i 1,, ~, q.....:•:-.- 24.2`\,„ t..,` •:$llO4,- V.0,, - , - A. . ..4. _ . :4 4 '''' 443V4. ; r"'". '':•.- .....-47,0- ._...1 ~11....-e : '5...,.,,,,,,,'-'. ' 1 114 ;-0 4 z t 0 ':::" rm o '"*. n . " . .e....:4', : ~ THE S UN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1845 most popular and considerate landowners in that part Ireland in which his estates are situated. We are quite satisfied, upon the grounds assigned by many Peers in this debate, that the Bill requires and will receive important modifications in Committee. But on the best consideration we have hitherto been able to give to the question, we do not see the force of the Mar quis of SALISBURY'S objections to have the clause com pulsory on the landlord. Certain we are, that if in other remedial measures intended, honestly enough, as we believe the present one to be, for the benefit and social improvement of the Irish people, their principle bad been made compulsory on the landlord, the tenantry of that country would never have been in the melancholy condition in which the mass of them have so long been plunged. Besides, if the principle of compensation to the tenant for improvements effected by him in the property be sound and just, why should the landlord, who intends to act honestly by him, object to its being compulsory upon him to administer it ? The right of the landlord to prevent projected improvements, where he may show good ground to the Commissioner or other authority under the Bill, for anticipating that they will be too costly, or otherwise objectionable, will no doubt be provided for by the Committee on this Bill For our own parts, we quite enter into the wish ex pressed by the Duke of RICHMOND, that the same prin ciple should be extended to the tenant in England and in Scotland ; which was the best answer ►upplied, in the course of the debate, to the question put by Lord CLAN RICARDE-why the clause confining the operation of the Act exclusively to Ireland should not be omitted. We hope and believe that this is not the only fruit we are to expect from the Tenure of Land Commission in Ireland, over-which the Earl of DEVON presided. But we are far from disposed to undervalue ir, taking it even upon its own isolated merits. It must be evident to every dispassionate mind which has addressed itself to the domestic condition of Ireland since the commence ment of the present century, that much of the ill feeling that has existed there against the landlords has been owing to the cruel manner in which compensation for actual expenditure on the permanent improvement of the lands leased or rented by them has been habitually with held. We are bound to add, that we look upon the Bill as another earnest that the Government is seriously set ting itself to the task of redressing practical grievances in the state of Irish society by practical means. The Irish Colleges Bill, as amended by the Commons in Committee, has just been printed, and now appears in a very complete form. All reasonable objections made to it by the Catholic prelates as regards religious education and the undermining of the faith and morals of the students are entirely obviated. Lecture rooms are to be assigned for religious instruction; no student will be allowed to remain in any of the colleges, unless he shall dwell with his parent or guar dian, or some near relation or friend, or with a tutor or master of a boarding-house licensed by the President of the College; and it shall be lawful for any person having the power to make an absolute disposition of his property to convey lands, tenements, or any estate therein for establishing and maintaining lectures, or other forms of religious instruction for the use of students, subject of, course, to such regulations as may be made by the governing body of the college, and approved by her MAJESTY, as Visitor. If religious instruction therefore is regarded by Mr. O'CONNELL and Sir RonEirrlcras of such vast importance, they will have them selves only to blame if ample provision is not made for that purpose, for if they are sincere in their opposition to the measure, and would exert themselves as good Christians, they could raise by subscription in one year sums which would amply endow teachers of divinity for all the college. The Government affords them every facility, and the vote of the House of Commons for the other objects of these institutions is so liberal, that they cannot with a serious countenance complain. A grant at once of 100,0001. has been voted by a large majority for erecting the buildings, and also the annual sum of 21,000/. (7,000/. for each) as salaries to the president, professors, librarians, &c., as well as for burses and prizes to the put ils. The colleges are to make reports of their proceedings every year to her MAJESTY, and copies of these reports are to be la.d before both Houses of Parliament. The safe arrival of the noble" Great Britain" steamer at Plymouth is, in all respects, an era in the history of what may be justly termed " Scientific Navigation." The triumph of steam as a motive power, of the Archi medean screw as a propelling machinery, and of steerage over masses however ponderous, and displacement how ever extraordinary, may be considered to have been ac complished in this trip. She moved along the waters like a thing " instinct with life," and incorporated with the element through which she won her rapid but ma jestic way. In the whole annals of the noble art of ship building nothing approaching to her colossal proportions has yet been attempted, and the symmetry of her model is as perfect as that of the best finished and smallest of the pleasure yachts through which she threaded her course. This mighty bulwark, moreover, an swers her helm with such singular facility and truth, that even her manoeuvring bids fair to prove as transcendant and unrivalled as her enormous length, her six-fold masting, and her combined capacity for tre mendous armament and stowage. Leaving her arma ment for future notice, we will illustrate the two other points we have thus noticed by stating that, prior to taking up her moorings, her captaia brought her head round to precisely the position which six minutes previously had been occupied by her stern, describing in this beautiful evolution a circle little ex ceeding in its diameter her own length. Her run, indeed, is enormous, being 274 feet, but it is associated with the salutary qualification of unusual width of beam. Its breadth is in the proportion of between one-fifth and one-sixth of this length. Its tonnage far exceeds that of any ship whatever known to be in existence or to have been ever built. This seems the proper place to notice what we apprehend must be an error iu the important Parliamentary Paper (No. 349, H. C., of this session), the contents of which we noticed the other day. Under the column giving the date " when built," we find against the Great Britain the year 1843 ; and under the column headed " tons " those figures are repeated. What her registered tonnage may be we cannot certainly state ; but, if our memory serves us rightly, the transposition of these figures, so as to bring the 1843 to 3481, will give a much more adequate notion of her real capacity. In order to judge how far the working power is competent to the mass to be moved, and, therefore, of the effective proportion of what may be called her material force to her bulk, we may fairly take a mean between these two estimates of to nage according to the Parliamentary Paper (doubtless an incorrect one) and of her real capacity. Let us suppose this mean to represent 2,000 tons, and the power will be the equivalent of about one horse to every two tons. If the tonnage be taken at 1843, the power is of course still greater. In either case this is a formidable proportion a power to tonnage—always bearing in mind, that as the rate of tonnage increases the proportion of horse-power must, from various causes, necessarily diminish. It is to the credit of the Bristol builders—if they needed any praise to eke out the paramount celebrity they have so justly acquired by the construction of the Great Western and the Great Britain—that their steamer craft is generally remarkable for this same important element of efficiency, the nice adaptation of these two conditions. The pro portion of horse power in the Great Western is still higher --400 to 679 tons. In that very fine steamer, Liverpool built, the Hindustan, it is less, being 400 to 971 tons. She, too, is 217 feet and a half long by 35 and a half broad—a proportion of about one- seventh in width to the length. But among other Bristol craft of smaller dimensions, especially the tugs, wo find an enormous increase of power in relation to burden. The Star, of 140 tons, is of 120 horse-power ; the County of Pembroke, of 70 tons, 90 horse-power ; the Tiger, 42 tons, 60 horse-power ; and so on. But besides tugs, there are other steamers built at the same port, as the Swift, of 100 tons, 100 horse-power ; the Phcaaix, 134 tons, 110 horse-power. The Great Britain, in addition to her overwhelming superiority of dimensions and power, has approved herself in speed an unequalled steamer, and finally, she may be fitted for forty guns of heavy metal. It is really with feelings of national pride that we contemplate the auspicious commencement this master piece of naval architecture has made of the long, useful, and prosperous career, which we trust she is destined to fulfil. She is a worthy guarantee that the old Eng lish supremacy on the seas, through whatever vicissi tudes of improvement and extension the noble art of navigation may yet have to pass, will be vigorously as serted and maintained by the sagacity, the spirit, the liberality, and the native tendencies of the national genius to maritime pursuits and ship-building. Long may that spirit and those energies be developed in the same direction. Long may those tendencies continue for the advancement of British greatness and prosperity, the extension of British commerce, the diffusion of Bri tish civilization, arts, and institutions, and the conse quent welfare of the world at large. Madrid journals of the 18th have been received, but they bring no news of importance. The Gazette pub lishes an order from the Minister of the Interior, ap proving of the estimates for the construction of a line of telegraphs from Madrid to the French frontier. The work is to be commenced without delay. There are many rumours about a Carlist insurrection, but they are entitled to little credit. Why should the Carlists rise, when they confidently anticipate that Queel CinurriNA will arrange all matters to their satisfactiol ? The Three per Cents. closed at 31 13-16 for cash, and 32! at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 21 or cash, and 21i at 60 days ; and the Passives, at 61 at 6) days. Most of the Paris papers contain articles on the brief discussion which took place in the Chamber of Deputies relative to the settlements in the Pacific. This appears to be a very exciting subject, for no sooner is Otabeite mentioned than three or four speakers of the Opposition demand to be heard, and, in due order, attack the Go vernment for want of spirit in submitting to the whims of a Queen of savages, and allowing the KING to lower the dignity of France by inditing an epistle to such a Sovereign. The Ministerial Globe considers such lan guage on the part of Frenchmen very ungallant. "M. DE MALLEVILLE and M. BILLAULT," it says, " Lave shown themselves very susceptible - as iegards the Royal dignity. They cannot comprehend that the KING of the FRENCH should have written to Queen PomAnE, who obstinately refuses to reply. They forget that Queen PomAnE first wrote to the KING of the FRENCH, and that the limo had simply to reply to her letter. Does not the politeness of the members of the Opposition go so far as to reply to the letters which are addressed to them ? Does M. DR MALLEVILLE who, it is said, is very gallant towards the ladies, think it is civil not to reply to a Queen ? We are certain that M. DE MALLE VILLE would reply to the most humble grisette, and even pay the postage of his letter. Why, then, may not the KING of the FRENCH be as polite as M. DE MALLE VILLE ?" The Constitutionnel has the weakness to ad vert to these " puei Hides," as one of the journals de scribes them, in a serious light. Had the discussion been about the ejection of MEunierr Au from Egypt, or the division of the Turkish empire, M. TRIERS' editor could not have been more solemn. He thus writes:—" Facts speak for themselves. M. DIICHATEL had the unfortunate notion of referring to the origin of these questions, covering himself with boastings of the past against the humiliations of the present. The effect produced by this sitting was grand and profound. The Chamber does not stagger, as it was hoped it would, under the faults and weaknesses of the Govern ment. It indeed seemed to grow younger and m , ,re vigorous on the recital of these faults and weaknesses ; while the anxiety depictei by the countenances of the Ministers announced that the future appeared to them in dark and dismal colours. The ridicule of all these overtures, these actual supplications, to Queen PODLARE, will not efface the feeling of all the humiliation which France has suffered from this affair." The rage for railway speculation in France appears to be on the increase ; and the precincts of the Chamber of Deputies are so infested with the parties interested, that a formal complaint was made on the subject by the Marquis DE LAROCHEJAQUELIN on Tuesday. " The Salle des Pas Perdus, adjoining the hall they were sitting in," said he, " was absolutely encumbered with persons totally disconnected with the Chamber, who assailed the Deputies, as they entered, with importuni ties relative to the railroad Bills that were or were not to be placed on the order of the day for discusssion dur ing the present session. Such conduct he must de,ig nate as scandalous, and he called on the President to prevent it for the future." The President, however, made no remarks, and the Chamber proceeded to dis cuss the estimates for Public Instruction. The Three per Cents. closed on Tuesday at 83f. 80c.; the Five per Cents. at 121 f. 65c.; Orleans Railroad shares, 1,190 f.; Rouen, 1,037 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 735 f. ; Havre, 850 f.; Avignon, I,ooof. ' • Basle, 261 f. 25c. ; Spanish Actives, 384 ; Ditto Three per Cents., 41. The following are the quotations for the new lines :• Orleans and Bordeaux, 170 f. premium ; Boulogne, 100 f. ditto ; Troyes and Montereau, 35f.; Paris and Lyons (Laffitte), 20f.; ditto (Calon), par; ditto (Ganneron), 4f. 50c. ; Northern line (Laffitte), 22f. 50c.; ditto (Rosamel), 6f. 50c ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 9f. 50c. ; ditto (Drouillard), par; ditto (O'Neill), 3f. 50c.; ditto (Jacques Lefevre), par; Lyons and Avignon ( Lecointe), 15f. ; ditto (Talabot), 371. 50c. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 7f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie), If. 50 ; ditto and Cette (Lspeleta), 4f. 50c. ; Creil and St. Quentin, If. 50c. ; Paris and Strarsbourg (Ganneron), llf. 25c ; Dijon and Mul hausen, par. MARSEILLES, JUNE 20.-Marsvilles and Avignon, 1,0251. ; Boulogne, 6151. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 700 f.; Vierzon, 7901. ; Avignon and Lyons, (Talabot), 5371. 50c. ; ditto (Sebastiani), 517 f. 50c. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 505 f. ; Bourdeaux and Cette (Espeleta), 510 f. ; ditto (Mackenzie), 505 f. ILLNESS OF SIR WILLIAM FOLLETT.—The answer to inquiries this morning, at his temporary residence in Cumberland-terrace, Regent's-park, is of the same un favourable character. Sir William continues in the same state of weakness, and without any symptoms of im provement. MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO AT THE EGYPTIAN HALL.—Captain Siborne has, after great assiduity and labour, completed the model of the entire field, covering a surface of about 21 feet by 20 in ex tent, and showing the entire lines of both armies, toge ther with the Prussian division, under Blucher, at eight o'clock in the evening. The work is admirably exe cuted, and affords the spectator a very distinct and in telligible view of what is supposed to have been the general appearance of this dreadful battle-ground when the last grand charge was made along the whole line. It may be said to be a national work, and, we confi dently trust, will repay the skill and expense bestowed apon it. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths during the week ending June 21 was 303, show ing a decrease of 42, as compared with the previous week, and less by 160 than the weekly average of five years. The fine weather has produced a most favour able change in all the diseases of the lungs and other organs of respiration, the total number of deaths under that head being only 205, while the weekly average of five springs is 267, and five years 292. The number of violent deaths, however, is unusually large, 31 ; and of these about 10 were from accidents, from falls and in juries in the streets, 7 from drowning, 6 suicides, and 6 from burns and scalds, inc:uding the four persons unfortunately burnt to death by the fire at Raggett's Hotel. The deaths from small-pox occurred at the following ages :—two under 1 year ; four 1-2 ; three 5-10 ; one 13 ; one 18 ; three 20-30 ; and two 30-35 years. The fall of rain in inches during the week was 0.55, and of that 0.50 fell is one day, Tues day, the 17th. NEWCASTLE RACES. (B Y EXPRESS.) The Gateshead, or Lottery Stakes of 10 sovs. each, p.p. The second to save his stake. 2 miles. (21 Subs.) Mr. St. Paul's Mentor .............................(Lye) I Mr. Wormald's Sister to Pedometer 2 Mr. Johnson's Nanny Banks 3 Won in a cants-r. THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE of 200 sovs., added to a Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only, &c. 2 miles. Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ......(Lye) 1 Mr. Dawson's Merry Andrew, 5 yrs, Gat 131 b 2 Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, 4 yr 4, 7st 51b 'The following also ran :—Col Cradock's Pagan; Mr. Meiklam's 13. st of Three, Lord Zetland's Coheiress, Mr. Gordon nd Wynyard, Mr. Merry's Brevity. Mr. Shafto's Portobello, Captain Potts's Northumberland, Mr. J. Cookon's Crikey Billy, Mr. Standish's Little Hampton, Mr. W. Scott's Cataract, Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne, Mr. Headlam's Badinage, Mr. Wormald's Pedometer, and Sir C. Monck's f by Physician, out of Castaway. 3 to 1 agst Lightning (taken), 9 to 2 agst Pagan, 8 to 1 agst Inheritress, 10 to 1 agst Portobello. Won cleverly by half a length—a neck between se cond and third ; Coheiress fourth, and Queen of Tyne fifth. The Corporation Plate of 60 guineas, added to a Sweep stake of 5 sovs. each. Heats, two miles. (23 Subs.) Captain Boyd's Lara, aged (Noble) 5 1 1 Mr. Johnstone's Milden, 3 yrs Mr. Meiklam's Poussin; 5 yrs Mr. Lamb's Lady Flora, aged 2 dr Mr. Standish's Susan, 4 yrs 3 dr Mr. Headlam's Badinage, 3 yrs Won easy. ST. LEGER BETTING. 8 to 1 agst Mentor—taken. THE SUN NEWSPAPER.--W e feel it due to the pro prietor of The Sun newspaper to say, that the public ought to bear in mind and fully appreciate his exertions in giving early and correct information. For some time the reports in the third edition of that paper of the proceedings of the current day in the Railway Committees, and also in the [louse of Commons, reflect great credit not only upon the proprietor, but also upon all the gen tl e men concerned thereon : to the former for th e spirited manner in which he surpasses his Contemporaries, and to the latter for the able manner in which they carryout the wishes of their employer. Knowing something of the great expense which Mr. Young must be put to in these efforts to serve the public, we do not at all hesitate to award to him our feeble meed of praise.— Wakefield Journal. Ttie Worshipful Company of Spectacle-makers yes terday gave their annual banquet to the livery at the West India Dock Tavern, Blackwell. In the absence of Alderman Sir G. Carroll (whose attendance, we regret to say, was prevented by illness), Mr. Clarkson took the chair. Amongst the distin guished guests we n o tic e d L or d W ynford, Baron Pl att , Vis count Ebrington, M.P., L or d A. Lennon, M.P., Sir Hen keth Fleetwood, Bart., M.P., Si r J ames Duke, M.P., J ames Pattison, Esq., M.P., George D o dd, E sq., M.P . , Ald erma n J. Johnsen,Anthony Brown, Esq., Ch am b er l a i n ; W. A. De lane, Esq., Murdo Young, E sq ., J . H arman, Esq., &c. 1 / 1 )- • wards of 180 sat down to dinner, which was served by Messrs. Lovegrove in their best style. The usual toasts were proposed with great ability by the chairman, and the company, who appeared to appreciate fully the pleasure of such a meeting, did not separate till a late hour. BEATING THE MAIL —An lowa editor acknow ledges the receipt of congressional documents " in advance of the mail," in consequence of a dock of wolves and an old she bear chasing the post-rider across th . e . praries? THE ASCOT CUP DAY.—" Why are you. on the crossing, James? Is you father bill ?—No. He's drove zne. thee down to Hascot."—Punch MONEY and COMMERCIA L NEWS. CITY, QUA]?" Ei? TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady. Sales 4,000 bales, at former rates. There was a large business doing in Railway Shares, principally the Scrips : Bandon and Bantry, lh % •, Barnsley Junction, 6% 3 / 4 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3%; Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction, 11% Bs. 9d. ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 314 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 9 1 4 ; Blackburn Darwen, and Bolton, 5% 5 ; Belfast and C oleraine, 2% ; Belfast and County Down, 4% 4; Bolton, Wigan, and Liver pool, 16 1 4 ; Caledonian, 11% 175.; Cambridge and Lincoln, 414 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 58%; Ditto, New Shares, 53 1 / ; Churnet Valley, 5 % ; Chat roe Junction, 3 1 ,4 ; Cork and Killarney, 1 3 4 ; Derby and Crewe, 2 3 4 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 94 ; Dublin and Wexford, 2 ; Dublin and Galway, 414 ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone 4% ; Eastern Counties, 20% 3 / 4 ; Ditto, New Shares, 11% % ; Ditto, Perpetual, 7 18s. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 73 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18 ; Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 716 ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 15s. 17s. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 17 ; Ditto, Preference, 435. • Glasgow and Avr, 69 ; Grand Junction, 240; Ditto, New Shares, 50; Grand Union, 95.; Great - Grimsby and Sheffield, 4%; Great Western, Half Shares, 117 ; Goole and Doncaster, 245.; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 7% ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% ; Leicester and Birmingham, 395. ; Limerick and Waterford, 8% 1 4 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 41 1 4 41 ; London and Birmingham, 240 ; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 4514 ; London and Brighton, 75; Loudon, Oxford, and Cheltenham, 3a. 6d. % ; London and Windsor, 11,4 ; Londonderry and Ennis killen, 4%; London and York, 3 3 4 ; Direct Northern, 3%; Leeds and Dewsbury, 11 1 4 ; Leeds and West Riding, 9 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 60 ; Manchester and Bir mingham Continuation, 1 1 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 79 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 26 1 4 ; Matlock and Midland,s4 ; Midland Railway, 185%; Ditto, 401. Shares, 29 14 14 ; Consolidated Birmingham and Derby, 145%; Newark and Sheffield, 2% ; Newcastle and Berwick, 18%; Newcastle and Darlington, New Shares, 35 1 4 ; Newry, Banbridge, and Belfast, 14 ; Newry and Warrenpoint, 265.14 ; North British, Half Shares, 6%; North Kent, 4% ; North Wales Mineral, 15%; North Western, 4 1 4 ; Notting ham and Ambergate. Ph ; Nottingham and Mansfield, 74 ; Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 4%; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 7%; Preston and Wyre, 32%; Ditto, Extension, 2 1 4 ; Runcorn Gap, Preference Shares, 38%; Sheffield and Manchester, 124% ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 15%; Shrewsbury and Herefordshire. 145.; Shrewsbury and North Wales, 3 s Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, ; 4 795. South-Eastern and Dover, 4714 14 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 1, 18%; Ditto, New Shares, No. 2, 16% %; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3, EM, ; Scottish Central, 6%; South Midland, 425. 435. ; Trent Valley, 18%; Ditto, Con tinuation, 435. 6d. 2%; Welsh Midland 78s. 9d 4; West Yorkshire, 1 1 4 ; Worcester and Tring, 265. IN; White haven and Furness, 58s. 9d. 3 1/ ; York and Carlisle, 4; York and Selby, 501. Shares, 75 ; Great Paris and Lyons, 398.: Northern of France (Laffitte's), 5%; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 9 3 4 ; Paris and Lyons (Laffitte's), 2%. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 25.—The sales are —Barnsley Junction, 6% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 11 1 / s ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 94 ; Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction, 1% 15-16 prem. ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 5 1 4 ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 16 1 ,4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 4%; Churnet Valley, 5 1-16 ; Clitheroe Junction, 3% 14 ; Eastern Counties, New, 11 1 ,x; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 'New Quarter Shares, 8 ; Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 34 •, Glasgow and Dumfries, 17s. 6d. 18s. ; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Manchester Junction, 245. ; Grand Union, 1% ; Hudders field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 7% 7 • Hudders field and Sheffield Junction, 6 1 4 ; Leeds and Thirak, 6 1 4 ; Leeds and Weat Riding Junction, 9 % • Leicester and Bir mingham, 1 15-16; Liverpool, Ormskhk, and Preston, 3 ; London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 1%; London and York, 3% ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 17 1 % ; Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 5 1 % %; Man chester and Birmingham, New Quarter Shares, 7 1 % ; Man chester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 1 13-16 N ; North British. New Shares, 6 13-16; North Eastern, % prem. ; North Staffordshire, 4 5-16 ; North Union (A), 160 1 h; North-Western, 4%; Nottingham, Ere wash, Ambergate, and Manchester, 1% prem. ; Preston and Wvre, 32 1 % ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3 7-16 ; Preston and W - yre Extension, 2 1 ,% ; Sheffield and Manchester, 126 1 ,4 127 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 16 ; Shrewsbury, Hereford, and North Wales, 3% ; South-Eastern and Dover, 48 ; South port and Euxton, 3 1-16; Trent Valley, 18 3 4; Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 2214 21 1 4; West Yorkshire, 1 1 4 ; Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union, 16s. 16s. 6d. prem. ; York and Carlisle, 4% 1-16; Bourdeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 2%. There are one or two ship arrivals to-day, but they bring nothing later. The Funds are not so well supported. Consols have been no higher than 99 to % ; Exchequer-bills are 575. to 595. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 102% to 102 1 4 ; and the Three per Cents. 994 to 99%. Bank Stock is steady at 211. The Foreign Bonds are dull again. Spanish Three per Cents. obtain 40% to 41 ; Portuguese Converted are 66%; Mexican have been 37, being inactive. Colombian have been firm at 18 to 1 4. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. are 63%. The Share Market is much brisket to-day, speculation having increased at Liverpool. Prices are rather better in many instances, and there has been more doing in all the fortigli lines, though the tendency in respect to them is rather to sell than buy, because pricea are receding at Paris. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK, PRICES Bank Stock t per Cent. Reduced New 3 1 4 per Cents ... -102 1S 102% Long Annuities toexedreJan 1860 11% India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... Consols for Opening 99 99 Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1 1 4 d 57 59 pm. 59 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ... 58 56 pm. 56 OYE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 18 1 4 18 1 4 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 .. Ditto, Account Ditto, Deferred Ditto, Debentures .. 14 14 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, Converted 66% 67 1 4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. 4l 40% 40% French, 5 per Cent Dutch, 2 1 ,4 per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific — 99% PRICES OF CLOSING, PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK.. • RAILWAY SHARES ... a PRICES Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2% Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 133 Ditto 14 Shares Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hash 20 Bristol and Exeter Do. New .... - ........ 2 ...... 12 Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln 1 h...... 4% %3% 4% Chester and Holyhead... 10 Ciiurnet Valley Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Coventry and Leicester 1 1 4 l% 1 S Cornwall 3 1 Direct Northern . 1 tublin and Belfast June 2 1 ,% 9l ' 9 Dublin and Galway..... 2% 4%', 4 1/ 4 14 Dublin and Mullingar... 214 4,% 4ll Eastern Counties 14/. 165...... 21 20 3 4 ... ...... 20% Ditto New 4/. 16s. Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... _ ... 18 Ditto, New Quarters.. 214 7% Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of Scotland 2 1 ,4 — Treat North of England-10e Ditto New k;reat Western Ditto Half Shares 5O ll6 117 ll7 Ditto, Fifths isuildford. Fare'm, Ports. 2 1 / 2 ... .. 5 1% 51,4 [lull and Selby SO Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlis1e... 20 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...239 Do. New Thirds London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s 4d lO% ll London and Brighton... 50 London and Croydon, 13/. 15::. yd. 1911 l9 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. London and Greenwich 12/ 1554 d... 11 Lond. & S.Western 41/ 6a 10d...... 841% 8314 Do. New London and York 214 3%74 London and Windsor ... 1 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry &Coleraine 2%. . 4 % 34 Londonderry and Ennis killen Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. Quarters Do. Sixteenths ... 3 1 ,4 — Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters 4 Do. New Quarters ... 2 Manchester,Buxton, and Matlock 22s. ..... 4 . Midland 100 lB7 186 lB6l Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby 100 - ... 145 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction ... 25 ...... . ....... ... .. Do. New Brandlinq... 10 Neweatele and Berwick 1 1 / 4 18141 4 34 lB3' Newark and Sheffield .. 1 1 ,4 2% .... 1 North British - .2T 24% Do. New North Kent Norwich and Brandon... 10 Oxford and Worcester... 2 1 ,% 6 34 7 6 Preston and Wyre Richmond and West End Junction Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central South Devon... l5 ..... 25 h 251,5 South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 44... 48 Do., No. 2. D0., No. 3 ,s 3 South Wales Trent Valley 2 ...... 18 1 4 lB4 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Waterford and Kilkenny 1 5' 3 '4 .. ... , ...... ... .. ) 1 , Welsh Midland York and Carlisle 2%..... 4 3%... ..... ... 3 3 4 York and North Midland 50 llO ... 111 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 4 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and 2 2 Cette . ..... ... .... 2 ..... ...... Great North, of France (Laffitte's) Do. do. (Rosa me l' s ) 2 Jamaica Junction 1 1,4 334 3 34 Do. SOuth Midlnd. June. 1 — Louvain and Je meppe... 4 •-• • 5 3!4 Lyons and Avig non A mur and Lieg e Orleans and Vienna o. 6 2% 133 16 1 ,4 3 3 / 1 1% 2% 4 3 / 4 4% 6 9 3 / 4 59 7 Orleans and Berde ia T... 2 )vcr 1",:5t.1 aris& Lyons, Lattitte's ;;Zs 3 3 Parts and Lyons, Gan- • neron's, Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ( Gan n eron's) Do. ( Cow pt ede L'Est) 2 ...... 2A 3 Sambre and Meuse .... 4 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's Verona and Ancon JOINT STOCK BANKS. I ondon and Westminster 20 ... . 2% 1 45? 4 41 2% 2% 2 1 A 214 2714 LL*svD'ti tNtlierilsiti.—(THlS DAY.) Lompciii, JUNE 26.—Wind this day at noon W.N.W., fresh breezes, arid fine weather. DEAL, JUNE 26.—Wind W. and W.N.W., fresh breezes.— Aral. Anna, Jones. Mauritius; Thomas Kiug, Livingstone, Grenada. Arrd. from the River for, Symmetry, Alder, Port Adelaide; Bengal Merchant, Thornhill, Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta; John Edward, Hill, Mauritius; East London, Gray, Belize. FOWEY, JUNE 24.—Wind N.W.-21. Ebenezer, Par, Cliarlestowo, for Liverpool, very leaky, having struck en a sunken rock. MARGATE, JUNE 23.—Arrd off, Ellen, Madras. LtvEnrooL, JUNE 25.—Wind W. N.W., fresh.—Arrd ; In dependent, Ichaboe ; Mansfield, Camaroons ; Cazemenee, Senegal ; Belle, Gibbons, Valparaiso ; Portsmouth, Glover, Mobile; Haidee, Saute, New York ; Ant, Williams, St. John's. New Brunswick. PENTLAND FRITH, JUNE 19.--Acrd. Annette, Russell, St. John's, New Brunswick. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended June /1, 1845, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. I WHEAT. I BARLEY. ' OATS. I RYE. I BEANS , PEAS. PRICE .. 47s 1 d 29s 9d 22s 7d 3ts 2d 3ii 6d 3U 6d DUTY... 20s Od 9s Od 6s (d lOs 6d Se 6d be 6d MARKET NEWS.-(ThIS DAY.) HAT DIA3I.3IMTB. Smrrimami.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 18s to 4/15s ; useful do., 4/ 16s to 5/ 8s; fine Upland do., Si lOs to 5/ 16s; Clover Hay, 4/105 to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1118 s ; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 2/ per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. CumistcßLAN - D.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 4/ to 41 16s ; useful ditto, 4/ 18s to 5/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 5/12s to 5116 s ; Clover Hay, 4/ 8s to 51 18s; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 2/; Wheat Straw, 21 to 2! 2s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off firmly, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 16s to 41 15s useful ditto, 41 16s to 5! 8s; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 103 to Si 15s; Clover Hay, 4/ 103 to 6/; Oat Straw, l/ 16s to 1/18s ; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 2/ per load. Supply rather limited, and trade firm. New Meadow Hay moved off freely, at from 31 10a to 4/ lOs per luad. MZAT IVIA.RHETS SOUTHALL, Ju;;is7--ATthOuiii7ehad a fair average supply of each kind of fat stock on offer this morning, the trade ruled steady at full rates of currency. Beef from 3' 6d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per 81bs. ItomFoßD, JUNE 25.—Some beasts, sheep, and lambs, sold freely, other kinds of stock slowly, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3 s 10d to ss; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 188 to 28, ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 16/ to 19/ each. 11Amsits.m, JUNE 25.—We hrd a very steady trade for all kinds of stock, at full rates of currency :—Beef, from 3s 8L to 43 8d; Mutton, 451t0 ss; Lamb, 55 to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork. 3e to 3s 6d per Blbs. ARUNDEL, JUNE 24.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were in im proved request at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was some• what inactive :—Beef, from 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 5s to 55 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per Sibs. CHICIIEWTER, JUNE 25.—A good business was doing here to-day, and prices had an upward tendency :—Beet; from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s ed to ss; Lamb 4s 10,1 to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 10d to Ss 8d per Blbs. Suck. ling Calves. 18s to 28s Quarter. old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; Milch Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to 191 each. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to. day to hear Scotch appeals. 'I he Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenbam, and Lord Campbell. OALBRICATM P. ARMOUR. This was an appeal from the decision of the Court of Ses sion, the only question in which was whether the proprietors of certain houses in the village ot Dahotober, in Argylkhire, were entitled to open the streets of that village fur toe purpose ot introducing water and gas pipes into their houses without the consent ot the appellant. The Court below decided that they were, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. Mr. Kelly's address on behalf of the appellant occupied their Lordships the whole morning. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY ) The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day and took appeals. 2/LUIN V. LNOTT. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal occupied his Lordship the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Lordship the Master of the Rolls was occupied the whole day with petitions totally devoid of any public interest. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole day with the further arguments in the part-heard cause of Corbett v. Umbria. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGMT BRUCE.) His Honour, after disposing of the can of Warren v. Pos tlethwaite, proceeded to hear causes and further directions. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) LUND V. BLANDSHARD. The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied his Honour the whole day. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD Clamp BARON and a special jury.) SMITH, CLERK, V. WOOD. LIZEL.—This was an action, brought by the plaintiff, the late master of the Lichfield Grammar School, against the de fendant, the proprietor and publisher of the /Uolverhampton Chronicle, for a libel contained and published in that journal, •of the 17th of April, 1844. The libel in question was con tained in a letter, addressed to the editor of the Woke?... hampton Chronicle, and contained an extract of a report made to and printed by order of the Government as Minutes of Inquiries into Public Charities and foundations of schools, and in which was a minute relating to the Lichfield Grammar School, stating that the school was without scholars, and that it was mainly at tributable to the undue severity of the plaintiff (the master), and went on to state that his conduct had been made the sub ject of magisterial interference, and that one of the boys had been placed under surgical treatment in consequence of the punishment inflicted open him by the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded not guilty ; an action was brought by the plaintiff against. Mr. Parker, the Government printer of the report n•ferred to, which on being called on this morning, the defendant apoogisetf. which was accept, d by the plaintiff, with a verdict for 40s. damages ; but in the present action he deter mined to go to the jury, Mr. JERVIS appeared for the plaintiff. Proof of the publi cation of the libel having been given, Mr. Sergeant TaLrotran, at considerable length, and in a most emphatic and eloquent manner, addressed the jury on the part of the defendant, and contended that the plaintiff, having accepted the apology in the first action, was not entitled to damage• against the defendant, who bad in fact merely re printed the libel, and that having vindicated his honour in tb,tt action the smallest coin in the realm would fully meet the jus tice of the case. The LORD CHM' BARON having summed up, The jury returned a verdict for 501. damages, 40s. costs. EXTRAORDINARY IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.—Four hundred and thirty-three head of neat cattle have been landed at this port since Friday last. 92 were brought by the Hans eatic steamer Hamburgh; 78 by the Transit ; 64 by the Queen of r cotland; 43 by the Leeds, all from Hamburgh ; and 40 by the Erne' , ld Isle, from Rotterdam, besides a few calves, and one fat sheep. From Scotland the numbers have been 51, including 10 o , kney heifer-, by the ‘tartello, and 18 by the Glenalbyn, yesterday, from Leith.—Hull Packet. ROYAL. SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. This well-known society held a grand miscellaneous sower-show yesterday, at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. These gardens have been for many years the chosen spot for the exhibitions of this Society ; and nom the various attrac tions they present, appear peculiarly adapted to this species of display. Three lame marquees. occupying the most pro minent situation of the grounds, had been erected for the reception of the plants, which comprised every kind of gera nium, rose, pink, cactus, &c., in almost endless variety. The specimens sent in by the competitors for the various prizes were of the first-rate order, and must have greatly puzzled the umpires to have decided which was entitled to superi ority. Among the prizes awarded were :—To Class the First, private growers—For the best collection of miscel laneous plants, gold medal—Mr. Young ; second ditto, large silver Victoria medal—Mr. Hamp. For Pelargoniums, in collections of eight varieties, large silver Victoria medal— Mr. Foster. For roses, in collections of twelve varieties, large silver Linnsean medal—Mr. A. Parsons ; second ditto, small silver Victoria medal—Mr. Davis ; third ditto, small silver Lineman medal—Mr. J. Bruce ; fourth ditto, small silver Minerva medal—Mr. Bridges. For ranunculus, in col lections of twelve varieties, large silver Linnsean medal—Mr R. Smith, jun. ' • second ditto, small silver Victori a me d a l—M r. Trevers ; third ditto, small silver Linnsean medal—Mr. Harms. For pinks, in collections of twelve varieties, large silver Lin mean medal—Mr. Blest; second ditto, small silver Victoria medal— Edwards, Esq. ; third ditto, small s il ver Mi nerva medal—Mr. Proctor, sen. In class two, for nurserymen, ten silver medals were awarded for the best collections of miscellaneous plants, pelargoniums, roses and pinks. In class three, eleven other silver medals were awarded for orchidaceous plants in flower, vegetables, &c. ; in this class, which was open to private growers as well as nurserymen, a gold medal, an extra prize, offered by James Coppock, Esq., was awarded for a collection of ripe fruit. Besides these, other extra prizes were offered by members, and awarded by the Society. In the course of the day his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and suite, the Bishop of Norwich, and several other members of the aristo cracy, honoured the gardens with a visit. In the evening the usual grand display of fireworks took place. The gardens were crowded with a very fashionable company. APPALLING CIRCUALSTA,CE.—A coroner's inquest was held on Monday last on the body of William Wallace, who was shot by his master, Mr. John Hamilton (of Drumads, near Coagh, a most respectable and influential farmer for upwards of 20 years). His master and he left Coagh fair together on Friday, the 13th. When they returned home. Mr. Hamilton took down a blunderbuss. to which was attached a spring bayonet, and proceeded to the fields. The servant persuaded him to return it, and took it into his own hand; but on putting it down to adjust the harness on a horse close by, it was seized by hi s mas t er , who discharged it at him. H e sur vived only a f ew h ours . He then espied another ma n , o f t h e name of APKeon. and cried out, "You saw me, and as y ou may betray me, I'll kill you too," stabbing th e man at the same time, who now lies in a dangerous state. A sudden out can only account for this. M r . H amilton break of insanity has been tent to Omagh gaol. Seldom has our spiet part of the north had a tale of so awful a nature to tell.--B e fait News Later. tali SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. RAILWAY COMMIVITES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. NENITCA's• TLE AND BERIATICS R.A.xyartor. The Committee on this scheme assembled this moraing in the Court of Chancery, as the Lord Chancellor was not sitting. Mr. AUSTIN opened the case on behalf of the promoters of the line. Having given a general description of the line and its &Ivan tages, with which the public is well acquainted, the Learned Counsel proceeded to say that the principal opposition to the scheme before their Lordships would be from the promoters of the atmospheric principle, but he would urge that, even if It could b proved hereafter, when the atmospheric system had been stifE: ciently tested, that it was preferable to the present systtte. it would be very ea-y to assimilate the line to Mr. Stephen ron's plan. The principal argument in favour of tat e t atmospheric principle was its comparative economy in Pi n po of working. It was said it could be worke d for one ill a mile, while the present system cost from teripenee to a stillin it g per mile. If its superior cheapness should be hereafter proved,, wouid be very easy to adopt the principle. He would appeal to the opponents whether they would persist in their opposition , 8 I_ 1 ! would only be wasting the time of the Committe e. The Leans" Gentleman concluded his address by stating that he would proceei to call witnesses to prove the tra ffi c, the natur e of the country through which the Hoe would pass, and the engineer in g P olo" ' Some conversation having ensued between Counsel as to the manner in which the opposition should be conducted, the examina tion of witnesses for the promoters of the line was proceeded with. Mr. Allhause and Mr. Shield, b o th merchants of Newcastle, and also Mr. Phillips, a magistrate of that place, were then called, rill would severally deposed as to the great commercia l advantages whit would result to the borough and its vicinity if the Prop osed way were constructed. The evidence of the traf fi c and of the gener al advantages of the line were then gone into, after which their Lo rdshi p s adjourned. • LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTIOTO RAILWAY. The Select Committee to whom this line has been referred re' assembled at the usual hour this morning, and proceeded opposition to the scheme. Mr. Vignolles, one of the engineers of the London and w i re mingham line, proved that the gradient, curves, and astir/its web!' most objectionable. They might be rendered more favours i,e without any di ffi culty, and at a trifling expense' . T s station at Bradford would stand upon en 'Ol l high elevation, and would, in his opinion, render n c n cl i w g with the Leeds and Bradford Valley line, and other lines -- to the north and south of Bradford, almost impossible. wo uld with the On cross-examination he admitted that an improved I ' ll ,. froui have a good deal of tunnelling and cuttings, and the the nature of the country, must necessarily be oil cold! "`"" fu ly tion. He thought, however, the additional expense was justified, and be well . Mr. G. Parker Bidder, laid the out eminent civil engineer' had lie'los g -tel mined the country through which the proposed We st Ridin were to run and had been personay over them. Low inn" a l point where , all the traffic would ha v e to centre an d diverge. o f course the station and gradients there ought to be made es able and convenient as possible. The existing traffic between .-0,4 moor and Bradford was 285,000 tons per " n ut". to es 73,000 T0. the traffic from Bradford to owe:toot wes per annum. The traffic likely to come %Ten t he . o l :oor posed railway was 500,000 tons per annum from m l - , oo or. to Bradford, and 117,000 tons from Bradford to 1." --- t He therefore thought a gradient of 1 in 70 betWeef2,trlt t wo places ought not to be tolerated. The cost of the Ile s " - up on would be very much increased by its terminus ki n g and high level, and the cost of their junction with th e L*7 1.,,,k' Bradford line would also be Increased by that circumstance. tbifl-1 Dot ail these facts into consideration, he d id e the increased cost of an improved line over, station West Riding would be mere than 50,000 1 . Tt e , by " ob. at Bradford, he agreed with the former witness, wa s "gh jectionable, and he had no doubt, as In the case of , don bridge stations, it would eventually have to be I° ^ —ed end ;repro Parliament relowed it to be made. The gradient on „ ion it line would be 1 in 132. but on the W est Biding Jun-, work co g o. from mowoul tive d b power for working s mat the e ed xpected traffic, therefore, that the w ould h e , roe l ine.l oool. to 7.0001. per annum more on latter then t be ~.° u ght stat ion at Halifax was very the much low er thee;,,fl - a to be, because the population of that t ow n was centere d ted oe high level. Ti.e %Vest Riding promoters had a d and worst gradients where there was a heavy trace.. ego the too which might easily have been avoided, and easiest where the traffic was light. They had edoP ted vinced the line could neither be worked with Pn eetusliti 11.1 economy. nw rt f the Qn crcss.exarr • ination he said he thought only thet pfd be line which ran north of Lowmoor ought to be in the hen.' of Leeds and Bradford Valley Company. The remainder of the "- running south of that place he was content to surrender to the he Was quite CO Leeds and Manchester Company. d North Mr. Rich. Nicholson, civil engineer of the Newcast le an dad Shields Railway, confirmed the evidence of Mr. Bidder, rold I head of that in the whole of his experience he had never seen or a line, uith the same event of mileage, which had so many d as the West Riding Junction, t h e county Mr. Thomas Storey, engineer and colliery-viewer ofd of Durham, had examined the proposed lines of the Leto' iTc. West Riding Railway, and in his judgment, considering the tra 13 1_ , the best possible or the best practicable line had not bee n sdo Pr; He had been engaged in altering the gradients on the SLOG and Darlington Ra Iway, and could confirm the eviden ce of Mr Bidder relative to the expense of improving the gradients on this railway. Mr. Robert Dalgleish, locomotive contractor to the St. Helen's and Runcorn Railway, proved that the traffic on the proposed I°3 " proved line could be wcrked for ls. 6d. per ton per mile. Mr. Nicholas Wood, a civil engineer, and one of the managing Directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, gave corrobora . tive testimony to the former engineering witnesses, and added that a good deal of money had been expended in reducing curves on tiro line with which he was connected. This closed the case for the opposition. Mr. Coitham, the accountant to the Leeds and Manchester Company, was recalled to prove that he estimated the existing traffic between Lowmoor and Bradford at 135,946 tons per annum, and from Bradford to Lowmoor at 702,814 tons. Mr. Carr, the accountant on the other side, was recalled to prole that he estimated the existing traffic, between Lowmoor and Bradford at 285,643 tons per annum, and from Bradford to Ida' moor at 79,671 tons. Mr. ALEXANDER then addressed the Committee on behalf of Miss Walker, the present possessor of Shiliden Hall, near to HO' fax, whose estate would be interfered with and disfigured by the course of the proposed line, and called upon the Committee to post" pone the line for twelve months. Dr. Winslow, of Hammersmith, was called to prove the insanity of Miss Walker, and that her present evidence was peculistii adapted to a person in her state of mind. Mr. Young, engineer to the Leeds and Bradford Railway, an d other witnesses, proved the disfigurement the line would be to the estate. The Committee adjourned at half-past fire till eleven teele tig to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP A. The Committee met as usual this morning at twelve, and I I" ceeded with the consideration of the LONDON, CROYDON. CHATHAM, AND OD.. PZNGTOW ZINN. The first witness called was Mr. Cubitt, who stated that he was the consulting engineer to the London and Croydon E Company. The proposed line was originally projectedsilw b th i s another company. Mr. Brunel w a s th en the engineer of line, and it was his int e ntio n t o wor k the line by et spheric traction. The li ne a ft erwar d s f e ll into the ben of the Croydon C om p any , w h o gave hi m i ns tructions to lei down the line. Mr. Sh errar d ( w h o was exa mined last e vening : then surveyed the line u n d er hi s di rect i on. M r . Sherrard h ad „ si had much experience as an engineer, but was a very ellker lanc. ; surveyor. He had given M r . Sh errar d i ns t ru ctions to lay an-, .4 line with gradients of I in 50, and was willing to take ou the responsibility of any consequence of the use of suc h dients. The original t ompany had intended to call the line " The London, Chatham, and Portsmouth Junction Lined its priric,p.il object brin g to join London, Chatham' l Portsmouth. If the atmospheric principle were to fail, the 1 00 line could be used as a locomotive line. The expense of the e= power necessary to surmounL gradients of I in SO would sot equal to the expense of reducing the gradient in the beitin aing. .0 Mr. Cubitt was then cross-examined by Mr. Mettazwyr tiee the part of the .South-Eastern line; and by Mr. WitaraLer rm t ow part of Lady Darnley, a petitioner against the line; ' the WALT*[ RIDDEL cross ex a mi ne d th e w it ness on the part n Commissioners of Navigation of the River Medway. and 5314 Mr. WILMORI then put in in evidence several Wore , that a communication had k.en made wtth the Admiralty, O to l v e r that the consent o f th a t B oar d to t h e erect i on o f the brielle_A the river Medway w as e xp ec t e d to b e g i ven an d communicat ed him this evening. The case on the part of the Croydon line being note euna l t d . id ; e r. Mr. CocKeua N r e f erre d t o a paper put i n in evie stncets/ geant Wrangham last evening, and purporting to be the consent p° Board of Orduance to the mode of passing Woolwich-c on iT ° D; proposed by the North Kent Company. This letter was litr e " x . Mr. Hignet, it • solicitor to tie Board; but he (M r ' C°c ti • burn) had eviusnce which be th oug ht wo uld conviOe. He Committee that no reliance could be placed on this piper• of bad a very serious charge to make again.t Mr. Hi net -- s chardnated corruption. He held in his ha nd a letter from Mr. Hig net d be May 3, 1845, in which h e no t on l i o ff ere l t o se ll the influence had over the Board of Oldnan .e for a certain nur aher ft ; shares in the South. Eastern Company ; but he could Pra . _ l ! -- o ff c a evidence under the hand of Mr. Hignet , that fluting o'' • refused by the South Eastern line, he had made a similar aPPI:O-„, Lion to the North Kent Company, who had accepted IL after reading this lett er it wou ld b e I mposs ibl e for the nuttee to place any reliance on his signature to the letter Pe t by the North Kent Company. - Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM objected to the reading of the letter on the ground th a t th e paper put i n b y hi m w as not s cad municatiun from Mr. Hign e t, but from th e 'B oa rd of Ordnan ce, that no letter from Mr. Hi gne t, i n hi s pr i va t e capacity, t: Y person connected with the S o uth - E as tern Company could in way affect a letter from th e B oar d w h o employed hint A nd I. the Committee had any doubt of the a uth entic i t y of the letters 0 readiest way to support th emse l ves wou ld b e by a COnacaunieet'd with the Board of Ordnanoe on the subject. r of cOr" Mr. Cocaßoare insisted that a letter containing a 1 0°°- gr ruption, or of the inclination to c or ru pti on , on the part of • Hignet, was sufficient to cast a doubt on the authenticity of • a° cument.which had only his signature to support it. After a few words from Mr. Sergeant W RANHHA M, the Ch air Man desired the room to be cleared. the The Committee consulted for two hours, and on our retur n to Committee.room, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were of n P f°l° : ' that it was not their province t o cons id er whether or 11 Mr. Hignet was guilty of the ch arge ma d e aga i n st him, and th eft' fore that they could not rec e i ve th e let, er in evidence , but tha t the authenticity of the l etter f rom t h e B oar d o f Ordn Ordnance had been impugned by counsel, th ey t h oug h t i t nee , fairy for t he Nort h Kent Company to b r i ng f orward evidence to prove it • Sir N Vatzaa RIDD EL , on th e p art o f th e North Kent line' , the evidence cou l d b e pruduced, but not i mme diatel y Mr. MERREWETHER said that the letter which Mr. Cockburn heui wished to put i n wou l d b e forwarded to the M aster of the B asra of Ordnanc e . Sir WALTER names. could have no objEction to Mr. Merreweber C aking any c ourse h e pleased as to his own correspondence. W. It Sir tnott, then addressed the Committee on th e p art of the Commissioners of the Navigation of the River MeilwaY• After some discus s i on on no po i n t s o f public interest rho Cola' mittee adjourned at four o'clock. t'' 'RTANT DECISION. ars DinIVIII.:GRADT AND GLOUCESTER WAY (WORCESTER. 3117.1INCiat ). The Committee met thi s morning at one o'clock , the We; Honourable F. Shaw in th e ch a i r , to cont.icier the cane of tb W , rcester Branch of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Mr. DANILL stated that Mir Bill was proposed in consequert:te of a batgatu between the Birmingham Company, and he 110P .3 Committee would decide in favour of the Bill so as to ena"_, them to send the Bill to the House of Lords at the same Cline the rival branch granted to the Great Western COD3Palle eft......„ The room P ul 'ltc Iva , . re- The Csaia, qtr • Dame t° the Chatter Cheltenham F.: The CIikIRIN Mr. Dams pct tir, jia GOV/ 4201.iteteitat:unittht: fie. and d resent '' The 4 4 ;it h er 47:44:11 , 1 04 tt th e ; hr ' ~ l : . . .t terminus h i irt to the ell, 1 : 8 : i t r ab ev o i " e tAg in mih ey . n die ui r I: t int eaC i v' s roo : l n cit. , A a. m i t7j" ,. to t i t t kiling of th *. He of 1 14 , 1 1 a bridg t te t ' e arned Serg kpl i 44 illsup era t heot be regu s ti ," l be kept in tk, tb . t Until the I( hss ik _ t° be obvi 1 4 t, t 7; 4 t discuss , . 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