The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-09 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF ( 011 - MONS. ITehaeve S E a A: E took the Chair to-day shortly after twelve () clo c k, 4.Btltling the given ngfoofr the different o Committees to sit notwith uaATlCS ASYLUMS AND PAUPER LUNATICS BILL. iet t e' or d ASHLEY moved that the House should resolve itself C ommittee on this Bill. ihe'r':re.L.lDDE.LL regretted the absence of any of the Mem ut her Alajesty's Government, as he was anxious to draw lueer attention to the fact that persons who had pleats the n te asylums would be greatly injured by the operati i en of 'ill. He wished to know whether any e'atee would be aintroduced into the Bill to give them comeensation. He was ltZvourable to the principle of the ill, thitikmg it the duty of e ry ee el punfy to give support and an asylum to its pauper nlr 3. h WILLIANIS agreed with the principle of the Bill, but regretted that it had been introduced at so lace a period of se e essi °". A Bill of such importance ought to have had Part, , tin* for consideration. lie thought that the case of e it who would be injured by the measure ought to be taken fe consideration. where that tole idera . ion 5500111 not inlet - (li :e i with the princiVe of the He objected to the jurie sio ° f the j ust i ces o f the puce, thinking that the Commis- Oh 4ners.were the prop er p art i es to a dj u di cate upon any quest i on e t r nt tght be rai. e d, ,PPr P. H OWARD said that the Bill h a d cause d grea t ehensions in that part of the country from which thiecante, and it was thoneht hard that small counties should e e e r e „ nt uNtld to erect lunatic asylums, when there were num el;' °f other asylums to which they might cure removed. /le se e " r ed that lunatics would be much Nooner dby removing ece t e n to a distance, than by placing them in asylums where old ter and r ecollections would be fresh before them. If some ma- tewaitia,l_aiterations were not made in the Bill, he should on the third ett eng, move the rejection of the measure. He thought it unnecessary to force such a measure forward at the pre -71.1, late period of the session. 111 .1i tt ord ISHLEY thought it would be better to go into Corn beve-e the Bill, and to discuss the different points that had boo adverted to when the clauses with respect to them can.e 7,11 eee ° th e i he Com m i ttee. on o : , e then resolved itself i n to Committee o n th e Bill. e 46 being pro posed, ttq r DD ELL objected t o th e i m p r i sonmen t o f idi o t s ant ti $ these lunatic asylums. of ,ASHLEY observed that ten ent. of the lunatics to e e l,'" 1 "1 were idiots and imbeciles, but t as all lunatics were Oph i c aKen before a magistrate, he would be governed by the any : n „q a Medical man, which, if it were to the effect that Woef t i ' e ra were only idiots or simpletons, and harmless, they m e t of course, be discharged. ;litte.te , WAKLEY considered that great care ought to be lunaticathe opi n i on of the medical men who first saw the sho u l d :thould nut be the opinion on which the magistrate not ha ve ti ; a If this precaution was not taken, the lunatic would 1 -' , ll l es t % retection to vshieli he was entitled. 7° l lld grea s t ,..Lt Y considered if that course was h adopte h d . , it "°wee et . 'Y retard the operetien of the B e l su jec , ,ideeee' "could assure Hon. A/embers should be fu ly con- Th e ei On e l " s e was then agreed to. m ause 47 being proposed, „ *. c a3 giv \V „ A ', 11BURTON doubted whether sufficient protection te: the publie under this clause. The little savings trat e, eVer lunatic have been sold by an order of a magus , 1 1 ,4 has left him and his family destitute. The same, , e N te ` P e' le6 , l _ to small tradesmen and persona with trifling '''oal l e % "° "ad the i f irtune to become lunatics ; their per- Proner°Pert v del' s is e e not meet with sufficient protection under the 'Lord A Z w i : , e n ; taat i - ;„71..EY tn t need a ease of a poor hard-working b y " Lt ° 9 3. per week, with a large family, who had the -) til e ;1 1 :to be afflicted with insanity, and who was supported %lg to for some time, and eventually the entire family, e l'en "sare, ' t he mother's nability to supply . them wieh p e -n clan - . 3, became chargeable to the parish. if this e 7latity / 1 . 4 the first instance had been sent to the ap e 2 4 atie Asylum, she would probably have been cured re lies 4 r'nse of 4/. or 5/., and the parish would have been fr h 44 at Weli e e th the burl, n which had been entailed on it. 'lbis e ,had d Provide against any such occurrence as that which als se escrib e d le • rAk r „, • e i jklie ee "GTON observed lithet the clause wou"d make •-tisle •-• .onatic chargeable to county and not to the s Afte r l h H few words from Mr. Paring, Mr. Vernon Smith, PY, Mr. Wortley and Alr. Bouverie, s4set i A,KLEY said tha ' t he knew of many most atrocious ;:nPttrtl "i . % ,!.nich lu nat i cs had been confined in order that their it thlbt be appropriated by their relations. Ile thought Niec e n iause, t?‘__ at it a tx t r tr n e g s , en h t y stood, would tend to encourage the Pro perty, affording them facilities fur 41 , 1 1 , _ "C,IOUS CRUELTY AND AT qeo 'll ' I 'l 1 — TED VIOLATION. Fenietilge Morris swell-known donkey driver and keeper of ti... , for hire Cetia rn on' Blackeath, was bronght before Mr. Cot asio,, co on Monday, at Greenwich Poltee-court, charged with kifiettliiiznaitted an assault of the most aggrav:tted nature t ish 6. . t e Person of a poor widow named Ann Rivers, and l Se,. ' tnniin,g to commit a rape. fai r ahglanS Lovell said the riyoner bad been traced to . Fairlop little;t:l°st sight of. He ! ? however, apprehended him by a An n i lt . a geln at three o'clock that morning. I),e Piers th g the witness••box, se hted an , e prosecutrix, hoed i la a ~ appearance truly grievous, e v h e e re r ly ey b e r s ui b s e e i d n , g an b d la h ck er - Ns frightful manner, her cheek s She deposed as Ihlin a : " ~a rra s covered with black marks. It ' l l w e --- `'n Wednesday last I went into the Hope public ,r s , nn Loam phill, Lewisham, and called for a small glass :Ritt 4 itit ~ t ut(' cold water at the bar. After being served "ft. --„,' t went into the tap-ri,om, and sat down to 16, she prisoner and some other persons were there. a 1,4 ,a• time I asked if any one could tell me of 4 4,1 e g n in ,its% The prisoner said that he lived with . his mother, itr e _,"nid get m e a lodging at her house. He lived in Hanover . - tsnr, which was close by. I went to the house with the prt- L,er, and agreed to pay Is. Gil. per week for a small room. I iia 'n not see his mother, nor any female, as I exi , ected. I sat t o by the 6re at his request. He then made several attempts li!ns,,, Plit me on his knees. There were some men in the i, who went out at his request, a_rel, shot the door. ~• e then said there was no mistress, but '. he would ~aor' me as well, and I could lock my on room ' lt asr. On going to the room, I observed that there was ill':.-pfastening, bolt, nor lock. After this discovery, I consi y, s'd that I was in danger. He followed me into the room, ti e '!w me down on the bed and tried to effect his purpose. I 4 te ci hirn with all my strength , and repeatedly called upon I) yr . t 's desist, and then I screLmed murder and called for help. N iitta the struggle he took hold of my throat, and i►l-used mi. ki • tti teli vio •,st hees fence that I thought I should be killed. He struck -l y eau sandy during the struggle. It was a ggle . for life. 1 14, I z 'at last alarmed the neighbours, and they came in. At teeat't.atriigglehe put out the candle, and used toe ay s me d ' , t e 11 ,7 0 1e nce, and declared he would " rip me up 1f I i l'- ' 14 • 411 ' Some men and a woman then came into the N .(4 0 •lettiartre Edwards deposed—l am a labourer in the Queen's . lt tsot t - 'l,ng Yar.l, Deptford. I saw the prosecutrix in the ~,,t a er thecae with I light in her hand. I sa.s the poor lile 4 : l i at Wit d a i• h candle in her hand, and I saw ' haP bs." ) l l-I ,, t r Put l it 'w out v‘l a t nd a throw his arms about her waist. ' f' r ear ti ,'„' "'town up the sash to call for aid, I suppose, as she was l'alai,. o.t. I stood at my door, as did other neighbours. The i qt 4 . 17,1 'teen in thehouse ' abont half an hour. After she 'l %l he, the house site sat down at the next door exhausted. II c lepe4tedly call murder. ,'t , "Ittiuttax Why did you not go to her assistance? s t Zlia 4 6 l, % :Z l did not like to go into the house ; I was alarmed. Pi d,''', Ord am a married woman. I saw the pri lc ter% the nfosecutrix go iw o the h use together. I neithe i r I,*ks le4r(ran}thing more until the window-sash was clo et . 4;',ikaat,'''''''d and again slammed down. 1 then heard ill? , A:'! heR;tY dreadfully. She . t&en cal:ed " Nlurd. r, murder, 11 ' ,.. 111 1 '.."l,!arrkstly to be let gi. I heard her after this cry, t„ .4 '% a i ` P a in, say '• Oh n - y head, oh my head!" I applied 11 4 - " 44 :i' wo men, but nobody wou'd enter the house then. , tieo,),,7nssl,d.sal..lis went in soon after, and pulled her out of } l reli in Ni..,.. Slaew • lls in a dreat•ful state, and covered with blood. o l '' the Ill s , of Hanover• street, Lewisham, labourer— , l 14alis-s ih 411 'e street as the prisoner. I ran udo the . prisoner h s att otietonsequence of the noise. I saw Morris and i t e l if)l(l(ttsti stale bed together. I ordered her out. 1 fetc ie o e f. Sk t ,Pee on ~ and she went out. I did not see any marks t ~i 5. ner person nor an)thirg el,e to attract my a - I,,,,•rlialbelnever heard her cry " Murder." I;.,zsgliztb.rtutOailyen recalled—l tt ld Mills that the woman was create it some one ought to go up, and he tits,,, a sat t i l v ' e rved her right, a 3 she had no business . there.. i.., h, .4, ~v 7 was calling in God's name for assistance. IS tlis fet ti- t4 ted ' t i o h , jmkeamndele'd,owannd I an off for the police. Mill:, le e ' t ir i s Ce„ stai r rs, and said it was no business kld Re, for-Int (to the prisoner)—This is a most serious sis h nstl i which I shall most assuredly commit you for trial, 1 / 1 ,.'„ get y our I will remand you for a week, so . that you li t ", said he own evidence to meet the case. Mr. Cottinghain Nl' , an Sune intended to remand the prisoner until Monday "s t a% t h, e meantime he would take bail, himself in Ito/., Itotaso ortit.es. of 501. each. 1 , 4 the pries witnesses said they feared violence on going home as,,i,, P . Co,,,nner's acquaintances. al/ ~4 _ , li ;'lt'inna34 said, should that be the ca.e, warrants ' '' , e e immediately granted fur the apprehension of the It, ~ fault m °I . bail the prisoner was locked up. s--- 11 / 4 ,r Altv CRICKET. ii‘ ll„','t.r ' P k —ICE CLUB AND GIZOUND TIIE COUNTY OF 11 may iItPILCH', AND MARTINGELL —At the close \itoryiebun this match on Monday the game stood thus : kitOve vile Cricket Club—first innings, 146; Hampshire, ei,-.Qkets down, th e 80—Box and Pilch still in, and both player , s again made their anpearance th t,JW , e Latter t awa the former had obtained 4.tit, Prey, 0 ,3 runs in excellent , st) le. The score of Sk 3 u,,,s Opt the third "best man." The total score of the t ` tr Ylq )oh Y five fewer titan that of the club. "4 5 ' 1 of a o " e t hen went in for their second innings, and by tappilakie Very tine and begutilA play by Mr. Dewing, \I• t h o : . (1 ns Without a chance, * - and .L'dr. ilaygar . th, who t'44;.aeco,nottt ' t ' 3 bat for 20, and the veteran Lillp‘ bite, to ~I ll y -1 1 1 1h a s many as 17 were placed, obtained a good a., ou,t, , u b ee the fifth wicket went down, 30 runs AR 4l ,_ tbph, 11 gained, Mr. Dewin and Billywhite, however, 11144414 theirasrir,es_ted the tide of ill-luck which had set in pshire but ran ahead of it. 44 t , eltct s ,uad in the end 125 to go in against, and when the mate struck for the day had lost two men for 17 tch will be continued this morning. tltt h e 1 / 4 % 4 4. u een and his Royal Highnes4 Prince Albert, aOCe°nl4 0 4 a f are Y well of the King and Queen of the Belgians on 4 00 . th tiatk 0 ,6 next, will proceed by railway to Gosport, and board the royal yacht for Cowes Her Majesty , Oh l ge 45ee Consort contemplate sojourning at Osborne-house 4 ac 'e c : ,, f that week. The Prince of Wales and the Princess tittttitqk st'"Pany their illustrious parents. tJll: l .l 'in t i al 1"IER AsslzE.—Orl Alonday next Chief esSii t4 rorci k a " Mr. Justice Coleridge are expected to arrive tc th a " n Y d " , i! two o'clock train, .when they will open their 1,744 4 ' b a!terwards attend Divine service, proceeding ''4t: 4 ow, e "la both Courth the following morning. The „ . I 'ver a i ° o n f t &ns the names of 17 male aid two female pri thtf Et te w bont arc charg e d with o ff ences of a very serious I th c , 4. I - e raid . b ti , t 1 thb o 1 AND TILE HARE.— A farmer from el t 1 f hot -et , 0 °- AMpthill, while on his way to attend Bet!. i i4 th ilitalldistr: Saturday last, heard screams as if from an 1, 1 ;1 1 , e4 ea" , h in a field adjoining the road. Having alighted t1, 4 ` 1 1: 4 ,?t1 fou.e Proceeded to the spot from whence the sounds inters a hare attacked by a stoat, in the agonies of t i t ^ was the ferocious lithe creature 011 the destruc.. 1,, , t h1, , 11t h ,,,in, that the approach of the stranger was unheeded, wiikotz:!Kltt end of his whip, and before the death. troggle 014 that of tllbare had ceased, the 0 dead at 11. tett. Ihe „, e male ktnd and very large weighing about 101bs., velki."ts little blood - thirsty antagonist scarcely exceeded ons M ercury, I FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL. A 13i1I to :la.( tad an Act of the Seventh Year of King William the Fourth, for preventing the advel tising of For,-i L 4n and oth?r illegal Lottern's, and to ;Ascon tinue ruin actions commenc, d under the provisions of the Aet. Note.—The words printed in it lies are proposed to be inserted in the Committee. Whereas by :.n Act passed in the seventh veir of the re:pi of hi, fate Mejes , y King William the Fourth, in tituted, " An Act to prevent the advert sing of ;oreign and other illegal I,,,ttelies," it is enacted, that if any person shall print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, any advertisement or other notice of or rebehig to the drawing or intended draw ing of any foreign lottery, or of any lottery or lotteries not r, , ;thorised by some Act or Acts of Parliament, or if any person shall print or publish, or cause to be printed oe edvertisement or other notice of or for the sale of any ticket or tickets, chance or chances, or or any share or shares of any ticket or tickets, chance or chances of or in any such lottery or lotteries as afore add, or any advertistment or rmitlee concerning or in any matter relating to any such lottery or lotteries, (Jr any ticket, chance, or share, tickets, chances, or shares, thereof rr therein, every person so offending shaft, for every su •h offence, forfeit the sum of fifty pounds, to be recovered with full costs of suit by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information in any of his Maj.sty's Courts of Record in We stminster or Dublin respectively, or in the Court of Bcesion in Scotland, one moiety thereof to the use of his Alejes:ty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety thereof to the use of the person who shall inform or se.e fur the same. And whereas the printers, publishers, and proprietors of divers newspapers have inadvertently printed and published some advertisements or notices of or relating to the matters in the said Act mentioned, or some of them, and many actions, suits, informations, and prose cutions have bean brought and commenced against such printers, publishers, and proprietors, or some of them, by persons who sue, inform, and prosecute, as well on their own behalf as on behalf of her Majesty, to reco:er various penalties incurred, or alleged to have bet n in curred, under the provisions of the said Act ; and it is expedient that all further proceedings in such actions, suits, informations, and prosecutions should be prevented, and such other provision made in relation thereto and others ise as in hereinafter mentioned ; Be it then fine enacted, by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, Icy a tid with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual end temporal, anti Commor s, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that immediately from and after the passing of his Act, it shall be lawful for any person or persons , n_noost it nom any origin,' writ, shit, action, bill, plaint, or information shall have been sued oet, commenced, or prosecuted on or before the day of the passing of this Act, fer the recovery of any pecuniary penalty or le- • nalties intuit red under the said Act, except in the ca, es hereinafter provide d, to apply to the Court in which such origin 1 twit, suit, mtion, bill, plaint, or informa tion, shall have b: era sued nut, commenced or prosecuted, if such Court shall be sitting, or if such Court shall net be sitting, to any Judge of either of the Superior Courts at Westminster ur Dublin resp - ctively, or to any judge of the Court of Session in Scotland (as the case may have arisen in England, Irelrnd, or Seotiend resneetiveiy), fir an order that sueh writ, suit, action, bill, plaint, or in'Ormatiou shall be discon tinued, upon payment of the costs incurred to the time of such ap e lication being made ; such costs to be taxed according to ti,e pinctice of such Courts re,pectively ; :Ind every sue:h('ours aforesaid is hereby auvori , ed and required, eve; su •h application, and pronf that seffich nt eotice has be n given to t,e plaintiff or plaintiffs, er to nix ,r their atto , ney, of the application, to make such eel r as afoesstitl ; and upon the makl.g of such order, rid payment or terrier of such cos s as store-aid, such writ, suit, action, plaint or information shall b, forthwith discontirued. Pr , vided alway 5, and be it enacted, that nothinc her. in contai ,, ed shall extend or be construed to extend to any acti ,, n, suit, bill, plaint, or information in %hich any jud4ment or convic ion shall hrire pas, ed en or be fore the day of the passifl9 of ells Ad, or to any action. suit, bill, or information v:hich shall have been or shall be commenced, prosecuted, entered, or filed by or in the nao:e of her Majesty's Attorney-General or SoFcitor-General in that p irt of Great liritain called En2land, r her Alajety's Attorney or Solicitor-General f r Irelan or her 11,1±,ty's Advocate for ocotland, for or on behali - ut her said Maj. sty. And be it enacte that from and after the passing of this Act, all fines, penalties and falei,ures imposed by or incurred, or which may be incurred tinder the said recited Act, shall go and be applied to the use of her Majesty, her heirs and successors. Provided always, and be it enacted, that from and after the passing of this Ad, it 512,a1l not be lawful for any person or p,rsons whatsoever to commence, prose cute, enter or tile, or cause or procure to be commenced, prosecuted, entered or tiled, any action, bill, plaint or information in any of her Majesty's Courts of Record in Westminster or Dublin, or in the Court of Session in Scotland, ngain st any person or persons for the recovery of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture made or incurred, or which may he incurred, by virtue of the said recited Act, unless due notice thereof be given to, and the same.hall be commenced, prosecuted, (divred or filed in the name and with the consent of h Majesty's Attorney-General or Solicitor• General in that part of Great Britain cant d Ergland, or her Majesty's Attor nu- General or Solicitor-Gentral for Ireland, or her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland (as the case may be re speetiv ly); aLd if any action, bill, plaint or information shall be coninn need, prosecuted, entered or riled without such notice and consent, or in the name or names of any other person or persons than is or are in that behalf be fore-mention, d, the same and every proceeding there under had are hereby declared and the same shall be null and void to all intents and purposes. And be it enacted, that this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this present session of Parliament. THE 211(AINING MAILS.—The arrangements with the different railway directors throughout the United King dom for the remainder of the present year have been concluded for the transmission of morning as well as evening mails. The following is the official list of post towns to which letters and newspapers may now be forwarded by the morning mails, which was issued on Monday by order of the Right Hon. the Earl of Lontdale, the Postmaster-General t—‘. Abingdon, Accrington, Alnw:ek, Andover-read, Appleby, Ashford, Banbury, Bangor, Bath, Barnsley, Basingstoke, Battle, Beaumaris, Belford, Bel per, Berwick, Berkhampstead, Bilstone, Birmingham, Bishops Stortford, Blackburn, Bolton, Bradford (Yorkshire), Brackley, Brent wood, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brighton, Brough, Bucking ham, Burnley, Bury ( Suffolk), Cambridge, Canterbury, Car lisle, Carnarvon, Chatham, Chepstow, Cheltenham, Chelmsford, Chester, Chester-le -street, Chesterfield, Chippenham, Cirences ter, Clitheree, Choi ley, Cockermouth, Colchester, Conway, Co ventry, Cowes, Cranbrook, Cuckfield, Dartford, Daventry, Derby, Dorking, Dover, Dunmow, Durham, Dursiey, Exeter, Fart ham, Fairiord, F.tringdon, Felton, Fenny Stratford,, Faver sham, Folkestone, Gateshead, Godalmi,g. Gloucester, Gos tort, Grantham. Gravesend, Guernsey, Guildford, Haleax, Hartlepool, Hastings, Hemel Hemp-toad, Hertford, High w.rth, floddesden, Holyhead, Holvwell, Iludderstield, Hythe, Hurst green, Ipswich, Jersey, Kendal, Kelvedon, Lancaster, Leeds, Leamington, Leicester, Lechlade, Leigh ton Buzz ird, Lewes, Liverpool, Loughborough, Maidenhead, M idstone, Manchester, Nlargate, Maryport, Melton Slow bray, Milotherpe, Monmouth, Morpe,h, Newcastle-on- T 3 ne, Newmarket, Nevkport ( Isle of Wight), Newport Pagnel, Northampton, North Shields, Nottingham, Oxford, Penkridge. Penrith, Portsmouth, Preston, Preston Brook, Pwilheli,, Ramsgate, Reading, Reigate, Rickmansworth, Rochdale, Ro chester, Rotnei hatn, Rugby, Hyde, R)e, Saffron Weldon, Sevenoaks, Shiffnell, Sittingbourne, Shoreham, Shrewsbury. Slough, Sunderland, South Shields, Southamp ton. Stailahurst, St. Asap!), St. Alban's, St. .Leonard's, Staf f°, d, Stockton, Stock, ort, Stone, Stroud, Stony Stratford, Strattord-on Avon, Swinton, Taunton, Tetbury, Thirsk, Tow cester, Tring, Tunbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Ulverstone, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wallingford, Walsall, Ware, Warrington, Warwick, Watford, Wednesbury, Weedon, West Bromwich, Wellington (Salop), Wellington ( Somerset), Whitehaven, Witham, W;gau, Wigton, Winehester, Windsor, Wolver hampton, Workington, Worthing, Wotton-under-Edge, York. All Scotland and Ireland. For all the above places the letter boxes at the receiving-houses are open till 7, a.m., for news papers, and 8, a.m., for letters; and those at the branch offices, Charing-cross, Old Cavendish-street, and the Borough, for the reception of newspapers, until 7-30, a.m., and for letters until 8, a.m. At the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le- Grand, and the branch-office in Lombard-street, the boxes close for newspapers at 7-45, a us., and for letters at 8-30, a.m. —General Post-office, July, 1845." .2ERONAUTICS.—On Monday evening Mr. Charles Green ascended with his handsome balloon, called the" Albion," from the garden of the Royal Standard and Albert Saloon, at Hoxton. It was his third ascent this season, making upon the whole, no less than three hundred and two times that he has thus explored the atmospheric regions. On this occasion he was ac. companied in his flight by his father, now upwards of seventy years cf age, and by Mr. Brading, jun., son of the proprietor of the Albert. The exhibition attracted countless thousands of spectators to the fields and highways in the vicinity, and the gardens of the tavern were very well filled. The balloon, fully inflated, was displayed during the afternoon, besides which a sort of .fite champare had been prepared for the company. It was after seven o'clock when the travellers took their places in the car, and the buoyancy of the machine having been tested, it was released, and rose most majestically into the air, amidst the cheers of the spectators. The balloou having attained a considerable altitude, bore away in a direction for Essex, and the travellers wereexpected to return at night to the Albert, where the company were in the meantime entertained by the theatrical company, by Ramo Samee, a display of fireworks, &c. WOOLWICH, JULY 8.---The Fairy steam-vessel, her Majesty's river yacht, proceeded down the river yesterday to have her compasses adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will proceed thence to Portsmouth, to wait her Majesty's commands. The fittings of this handsome yacht are of the chastest description, and universally admired by all who have seen them. The Terrible steam.vessel is in the inner basin of Woolwich Dockyard, fitting with her engines and paddle-wheels. This powerful vessel begins to assume a formidable appearance, owing to the great strength of her timbers and the dimensions of her paddle.boxes. She will have four funnels, two of which are already put up, and the other two in progress, and everything connected with her appears to be on a gigantic scale, her engines being of 800-horse power. The officers and crew of the Swallow Dover packet have been trans. feu' , el to the Myrtle steam-vessel, and she left Woolwich this morning to perform the duties of the Swallow steamer on the Dover station. GRAND PROCESSION OF THE SOCIETY OF OLD FRIENDS.—The twenty-seventh anniversary of this Society (whose object is the relief of distressed brothers, and whose branches have spread over all parts of the kingdom), was yesterday ctlebrated with grand processional pomp. The main body of the precession rendezvoused in Finsbury-square, each lodge furnished with its respective banner and band of musicians, and formed in order of four deep, the lodges (of which there are 101 in London) taking position according to seniority. The procession then moved, ac companied by a vast assemblage of people, onward to Vauxhall Gardens, where an excellent dinner was spread for 2,000 members. The procession in its course was, from time to time, consiCerably augmented by tributary lodges falling in from the side streets at which they awaited their opportunity of joining. After dinner the evening was passed amid the varied attractions for which " the royal property " (Vauxhal) is remarkable. ili.C. iriATIIEWS AND ins CREDITORS-Mr. Commissioner Law (of the Insolvent Debtors' Court) has finished the atm t of Or In, uneer the ins ,, lvency of Mr. C. Mathews, in the Seat Ate kr,bto proved amount to about 13,0001., on which a dividend of 4iti. in the pound has been declared. The debts on the face of the schedule exceed In amount 27,0001. The insolvency arose !torn the lesseeship et Covent-garden Theatre. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (1 ESTE RD AY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. DUBLIN AND BEE FAST SUNCTION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Frederick Turner, a merchant, and Mr. Smith, a dealer in agricultural produce at Drogheda, rpoke to the important accom modation the proposed Tare would afford to the trade and commerce of that line. Mr. Shillington, a corn- dealer at Portadown, proved that the proposed line would greatly facilitate the linen and flax trade of that district. Mr. P. Russell, a distiller of Dundalk, proved that the line would be of considerable importance to that town. Mr. Ackerley estimated the traffic likely to come on the pro. posed line at 129,7411. 135., an ,l, after deducting forty per cent. for working expenses, and forty per cent. fur other purposes, there would still be left nine per cent. for the shareholders. The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. NOIZTEE WALES ra111.7.2111.3 IMILV7II.Y. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yetterday.) On the termination of the evidence, which only lasted a short time, the Committee decided the preamble of the Bill to be proved, and the cl. uses being gone through, the report to the House was agreed upon, when the Committee broke up, RICHMOND AND SURELY RAILWAY.. The Select Committee on this Bill met this morning at elevon o'clock, when the opposition to it was withdrawn, and the evidence on behalf of the preamble taken. This occupied but a short time, when the preamble of the Bill was declared to be proved, the clauses read and agreed to, and the report ordered to be brought up before the House. TAR, SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING BRISTOL AND SaZIMTZR, maxLwalr. The Lords' Select Committee reassembled this afternoon, and passed the preamble, inserting clauses in the 13il1 to protect the in terests of the landholders who had opposed it. COnlVViriliz2TA R.11.2:161.77.86 . 7. (Cuitinued frEin our Afternoon Edition of yestriday ) Mr. Alfred Fox, a merchant residing at Falmouth, gave evidence in favour of the projected line. Mr. George Smith, of Carnborne, in Cornwall, inventor of the patent safety fuse, likewise staled that he considered the Cornwall line would be most desirable, and he supported his evidence by reference to the traffic tables. 27,e00 persons were engaged in worki,g mines in Cornwall, and the nimber of persons depending on mining labour was 100,000. The population of Cornwall was the most locomotive in England. Mr. E. Sharp, customs' agent for Truro, in Cornwall, was next examined—A large quantity of flour was yearly imported into the mining districts. He approved of the projected Cornwall line. Mr. Reynolds, a grocer at Truro, likewise gave evidence in favour of the line. The Committee adjourned soon after four o'clock. THE oxpon - D, WORCIISTER, AND wom. VERHAIVIPTON aluxivrAy. BROAD AND NARROW GAUGES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. COCKBURN proceeded to open the case for the promo ters of the Bill. He stated that the line was intended to connect the important agricultural districts of the south with the mineral districts of the north, so as to admit of an interchange of produce. Having explained the nature of the route of the line, he then stated that there was an opposition to the Bill from a Company called the Tring, or London and Birmingham line. That line was longer and more circuitous, and did not accommodate such populous and wealthy districts, and would cost much more in the construc tion than that proposed by the Bill—the estimated expense of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line being 1,500,0001.; and that of the Oxford and Rugby, 600,0001., making together 2,100,0001. ; whereas the rival lines were estimated to cost 3,080,0001. With respect to the towns of Stourbridge and Droitwich, the line proposed by the Bill accom modated Droitwich, which was an important place, with large salt works, while Stourbridge was a place of little commercial Importance. With- respect to that portion of the line from Oxford to Abbotswood, it was proposed to lay it down with the broad gauge exclusively; but with respect to that portion of the line from Abbotswood to the north , it was proposed to lay down two sets of rails on both the broad and narrow gauges, so as to accommodate the important iron and coal districts of Stafford shire. the Learned Gentleman concluded by referring to the esti mated traffic, engineering peculiarities, &c., and proceeded to call his witnesses. Mr. Matthews, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, was the first witness called. He was an ironmaster, and had works in the neighbourhood cf Birmingham. He deposed to the circumstances which led to the origin of the present scheme. It arose, he said, from a number of gentlemen in the midland counties being dissatisfied with the amount of railway accommodation soliciting the Great Western Company to take steps to supply the desideratum. After several interviews the present scheme was the result. He believed the great majority of the iron-masters in the district were in favour of the scheme under consideration. The competing schemes were not thought of till the present one was before the public. He had no hesitation in laying that the present scheme was far more important for the public interests than the other. It would accommodate a much greater number of public works. He had a plan which would show this clearly. The witness then put in the plan, and explained it at some length to the Committee. He considered that all the concessions that had been made to the public within the last year had been occasioned by the fear of competition. There were about 140 fur. naces in the district, of which 100 were in blast. Of these he believed there were about 61 whose proprietors were in favour of the Bill. Cross-examined by Mr. Hors—At the last meeting of the iron masters he believed the majority were in favour of the Bill. The subject of tolls was discussed, and he rebutted certain charges of Mr. Sparrow, a considerable ironmaster in South Staffordshire. This was about a fortnight ago. He (the witness) endeavoured to show that Mr. Sparrow laboured under a misunderstanding re. specting the toll clauses, and that if there was any ambiguity in them, he believed that it was not intended. Mr. Sparrow's charges against the Bill were very broadly and emphatically stated, though he did not attempt to go into detail on the sub ject. He stated the result of an interview with the Chairman of the Great Western Company, and also the Chairman of the new, at which an agreement was come to expla natory of the true interpretation of the toll clauses, on which the discussion had arisen. The witness was next subjected to a very close cross-examination of the respective merits of the two gauges to accommodate the mineral traffic of the district, during which he maintained that not only for the advantage of the iron masters, but the interest of the public, the broad gauge was much preferable to the narrow one. The Committee then adjourned till to morrow, when the cross examination of the witness will be resumed. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER HAIL- ViT.IIY. The Committee on this line met to day at eleven o'clock, in No. 5, Abingdon.street, Lord Chichester in the chair—present Lords Foley, Caithorpe, Clancart}, and Lorton. _ . Mr. Austin, with whom were Mr. Loftus and Mr. Lowndes, appeared as counsel for the promoters of the Bill. The object of the Bill is to enable the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Com pany to extend and enlarge the said railway, and to make certain branch railways, and for amending and enlarging the power of the several Acts relating to the said railway. There being no opposition to the preamble of the Bill, The CHLIRMLN said that the Committee would hear any peti tions against clauses or works that were to be executed. Mr.COATES, of the firm of Dyson and Hall, then appeared in support of a petition from certain inhabitants of the borough of Salford, praying that their Lordships would not allow that cause to be inserted in the Bill which referred to a certain bridge and works made in the borough of Salford, for the construction of which there was no authority in their Act of Parliament, and which were now sought to be legalised. Evidence was then submitted to prove the inconvenience of the bridge and the obstruction which it caused. Mr. Wood, engineer on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, was examined, to prove that no inconvenience resulted. .. . . The CHAIRMAN here suggested to the promoters the propriety of ins oducing a clause which would have the effect of sufficiently protecting the rights of the petitioners. Mr. LOWNDES said that the Company had not the least objection. . . Mr. Newall, Parliamentary agent, said that he had very little faith in the gentle:nen who composed the Committee, but, agree ably to the suggestion of the Noble Chairman, he would draw out a clause protective of the rights of petitioners. He then submitted his clause to the Committee, and the room was cleared. On our re admission— The CHAIRMAN announced the decision of the Committee, that the clause of the company should be retained. Mr. MONTAGUE SAIITH then appeared on behalf of the Grand Junction Company, to object to clauses 54 and 55, empowering the promoters to lease the railway to other companies in contravention, as he alleged, of a distinct agreement to the contrary with the Grand Junction Company. The Committee decided that in this case also the clauses should stand part of the Bill. Mr. Gregory, Parliamentary agent, appeared on behalf of Capt. Williamson, whose property on the banks of the Leeds and Liver pool Canal he alleged would be damaged by the proposed railway, but in this case also the Committee decided against the petitioners. They were of opinion that sufficient compensation was provided for any damage of that kind by the compensation clause in the Bill. This having concluded the opposition, the preamble of the Liver pool and Manchester Railway Bill was then passed, and several verbal amendments having been made to the clauses, the Com. mittee broke up. STANDING ORDERS COIVIIIIITTEE. The Standing Orders Committee of the House of Lords sat at four o'clock, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. The Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway Bill was reported to have complied with the standing orders The consideration of the Irish Great Western (Dublin and Galway) Railway Bill was adjourned to Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMiIONS. GROUP A. TENTERDEN AND RYE LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Smith was the only witness called. His evidence related only to the traffic which might be expected upon the proposed line. A long, but unimportant, discussion ensued, and the Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock. GROUP NN. BL.A.CIENVALIN AND EPPING RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. White, East India director, confirmed the previous testimony. Mr. G. Noble, surveyor at Woodford, said the railway would afford facilities for the conveyance of lime and other manure for agricultural purposes at Woodford. Great quantities of cattle were fattened at that place and its vicinity for the London market, all of which would be conveyed by the proposed railway if it existed. The construction of the line would, in his opinion, tend considerably to increase the value of the land and house property at Woodford. The grain, corn, and other agricultural produce would all be con veyed by railway to London. Mr. Errington, civ.l engineer, was next examined. He consi.. tiered that arrangements might very easily be made with the Eastern Counties Railway, and regretted that it had not been made. He did not think it desirable that the Epping Railway should cross the Eastern Counties Railway without having a communication with it. He thought that every arrangement connected with the crossing of the Eastern Counties Railway should be entirely in the hands of that Company. The line would pass by groups of villages skirting Epping Forest, and by the valley there. The only main feature that he had to describe was that the line would avoid the lowesr part, which was occasionally flooded, and skirting along its side, pass within a con. •cnient distance of alt the villages in the neighbourhood. There were villas and mansions dotted all over the distance which the line would traverse at small distances. The general feature of the railway was that it tilled up a great extent of ground which existed between the divergence of the Northern and Eastern and Eastern Counties Railways; and it was reasonable to suppose that persons inhabiting that district would not travel either of those lines, but would prefer the Epping Railway, as being the nearest. The steepest gradient on the line consisted of 1 in 93, nearly a mile in length, and was situated near Epping. The other gradients were generally of a favourable character, and could be easily worked by the ordinary locomotive engines. The exten sion line left the Blackwall Railway on an archway extend ing in length about 2,000 yards. The viaducts passed for a consi_ derable distance over the streets, until it reached the canal, which it would cross, constructed either of masonry, or girder arches. It would then be continued on timber-work, similar to the one con structed by the Dover Company at the Bricklayers' Arms, Lord CASTLEREAGH inquired whether timber archings were lot considered rather dangerous? Mr. Errington—No, my Lord, not generally speaking. There would be no tunnels on the line. 7he smallest radius of a curve was eighteen chains, and occurred cn leaving the Blackwell Rail way at Stepney. All the remaining curves were favourable. One public road would be crossed on the level. There would be no engi neering difficulty in working the line. The estimated expenses of the line were as follow, viz. :—For earthwork, 75,2681. 16s. 2d. ; brickwork and masonry, 103,685/. Ps. ; permanent way, 51,1061. ss. ; stations 15,6711.; land and compensation 186,0001. ; and for con. tingencies, 68,268/. Pc. 10d. ; making a total altogether of 500,0001. The railway, including every contingency, could be executed at that estimate. The Blackwell Railway, with which the Epsom line would be connected, was worked by a rope, and its gauge was altogether different from any other line in England. The Directors were willing to alter the present gauge if the pro posed line were permitted to be made. He would assimilate the gauge to that on the Eastern Counties Railway. He thought that in the junction between the Epsom Railway and the Eastern Counties line great care would be necessary to be adopted. Crossing the railway in a tranverse manlier was objec. tionable, and the working of the crossing should be entirely in the hands of the Eastern Counties Company. On cross.examination, Mr. Errington said there was some inten tion of continuing the electric telegraph on to Epping. The ex. penses had not been specifically inciuded in the estimates. There was no doubt that a communication might be made by the Lea with the river Thames. He did not know who originally laid down the Epsom line. An HON. Memseu inquired whether it was Mr. Errington's opinion, if the six mile clause on the Eastern Counties line was not repealed, that it would not be expedient to construct the Epsom Railway ? Mr. Errington replied that he did not think that parties who wished to go to Epping should be subjected to a toll of six miles on the Eastern Counties Railway. It would be tantamount to forbid ding the use of the railway. After a few more unimportant questions, the room was ordered to be cleared. On the re-admision of strangers, The CIIAIRSIAN said he had been instructed by the Committee to inquire whet her there was any chance of an arrangement between the Blackwall Company and the Eastern Counties Company as to the method of crossing their line. Mr. AUSTIN, on behalf of the Eastern Counties Company, said there was no difficulty at all in answering the question. They were so perfectly satisfied that any method of crossing this line would militate against the public interest, that there was not the slightest reason to suppose that any satisfactory arrangement could be come to. After some deliberation, and the room having been again cleared, The CHAIRMAN observed that the Committee wished the parties :o proceed with their case. Mr. 'rite, the architect of the Royal Exchange, was then called, and stated that the value of the land to be taken for the purposes of the Epping Railway amounted to 186,0001., and 16,0001. for contingencies, which was 10 per cent, on the net amount. Mr. Daniel's, chairman of the Blackwall Railway, was next examined, and stated he had been authorised by the Board of Directors to say that they were very willing to make any ahem lion on the Blackwall Railway which would render it desirable that the Epsom Railway should be made. On cross-examination it appeared that the Blackwall Company did not possess sufficient funds to carry out all the contemplated alteration. At the close of the examination of the last witness the Com mittee was adjourned till Thursday next, to give time to the pro moters to be prepared with their traffic tables and the consent of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. GROUP X. THE DIFLECT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The Committee, consisting of Viscount Courtenay, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. Baring Wall, &c., sat at twelve o'clock, and the engineering evidence for the above line was proceeded with. Sir J. Rennie was called and stated that he had carefully examined the various crossings the over canals and navigable rivers, and they fully met with his approbation. They did uot in the slightest de gree interfere with the navigation or with any existing interest. Mr. Miller was called and stated that he had examined the plans and sections, and he quite agreed with the opinion ex pressed by Sir John Rennie that the navigation on the line would not be impeded. He thought the line the best that could, under all the circumstances, be laid down. Mr. Miller was cross-examined at great length, but no dis crepancy was elicited, Mr. William Gravalt, civil engineer, quite agreed with Sir John Rennie as to the facilities of the country for the purposes of the line. He had gone over the land and carefully examined it, and he was of opinion that to supply the want of the districts from London to York, and at the same time to interfere in the least pos sible manner with private or public property, the Direct Northern Railway was by far the more preferable line. The witness was then examined in detail with reference to stations, &c. The Committee then adjourned. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 8.) SUGA R.-To-day several importers of West India 11Iuscovado Sugar submitting to a reduction of 6d per cwt, occasiontd the demand for grocery and refining purposes to be gbod—in all 900 hhds ard tierces weze actually disposed of. A public sale of 120 hhds and 5 tierces of Barbadoes, however, went off flatly at a reduction of 6d to Is per cwt. REFINED. —To-day refined goods were in excellent request by the home trade, and stiffer rates were given, sta n d ar d l umps selling at 71s 6d to 725, and brown grocery lumps 70s to 70s 6d per cwt. In bonded Crushed Sugar an extensive business was transacted. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon white Bengal Sugar met a good demand privately at 53s to 58s, but other sorts mere little asked for, and 2,422 bags at public sale were all taken in, low yellow at 44s to 44s 6d, washed 413 6d to 43s Gd, and damp brown 33a to 38s 6d per cwt, being above the former worth. Illor.AssEs.—To-day West India met with little attention, and the few parcels disposed of privately were at easier rates. At public sale 53 puns of St. Lucia were all taken in at I9s per cwt for good quality. MA U RITI us.—lmporters have been more inclined to realise, but submitting to a reduction on previous rates of 6tl to Is per cwt has occasioned the demand to be good, and at public sale 4,560 bags and 312 casks were soil Fo ILEIG N—To-day there was much inquiry after Foreign and Foreign East India Sugar, and stiffer rates were paid ; the pri vate operations are 6,000 bags of Manilla at 25s to 25s 6d ; 500 baskets of Java white at 30s, yellow 25s to 28s, 250 hhds Rico at 245, and 2,600 chests yellow Havannah at 27s to 28s per cwt. . _ COFFEE —This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met little attention, and 558 bags at public sale were only in part sold at the former value. Taa..—The market has a firm appearance. Congou of common quality is a little cheaper than that of last year, but for the better kinds prices are rather above. Public sales have been suddenly declared for to-morrow—they are, however, not large. Congou is held firmly for previous rates. Pouchong is still in demand for exportation, and many purchases have been made for home consumption ; prices are yet advancing. For Twankay prices are fully as high. Scented Orange Pekoe has met with ready buyers at a further improvement in prices, fine fetching 3s Id to 3s 3d. In Hyson sales to a fair extent have been made at very full rates. Of Young Hyson some parcels were sold at stiff rates. For Caper of all kinds there has been a brisk de mand, and it is difficult to purchase at former rates. SPICES.— To-d a y at public sale 276 bags Pimento were sold at nd to 3d per lb for mid quality, which is the full value : 89 csks 43 brls Jamaica Ginger went lOs to 15s cheaper, and sold at 31 to 91 103 per cwt for low to fine quality ; 154 pkts Bengal were withdrawn ; 10 csks Nutmegs taken in at is 6d per lb for very low limed ; 400 bags Potatoe Flour were taken in at 13s per cwt. SPIRITS. —In Jamaica Rum of all descriptions a good busi ness has been transacted, and the rates given exhibit an ad vance of 2d to 3d per gallon for good and fine, whilst low kinds have fully sustained the former value ; exporters and the home trade are still desirous to increase their stocks. Deme rara has been sought after and is still going up. The demand for Leeward Island has been good, and a further improvement of the value has occurred. In Calcutta several purchases have been made at is 7d to Is 8d proof with certificate. Brandy has been purchased with caution. In Geneva several purchases have been made at Is 80 to is 9d, and fine fit for home consumption is fetching 2s 2d to 2s 9d per gallon. The value of British Corn Spirits is lOs 2d per gallon nett cash. Itioloo.—The extensive quarterly sales of East India Indigo, consisting of 17,190 chests, commenced to-day. 742 chests have passed the sale, of which 152 are bought in. Bengal good and fine violet sold at 5s to 5s 7d, ordinary to middling ditto 4s 4d to 4s 10d; Violet and Copper 4s 6J to ss, consuming qualities 3s 2d to 4s 10d, low ditto 2s 10d to 3s Id, Trash, &c., 2s 3d to 2s 7d per lb. OlLS.—lmporters of Southern Oil are unwilling to further reduce their prices, but shi ppers and the home trade have ope rated with caution by private treaty. Of Seal Oil the buss • ness transacted has been limited, and holders experience difficulty in getting previous rates. The market is in a dull state for C o d Oi l, and prices are going down, 31/ per tun having been currently accepted. The supply has fallen off of Sperm, and buyers operate with more freedom, paying full but not higher rates. Prices continue to go down for Linseed Oil, and the business transacted has been limited. Rape is dull of sale, pale at 36s 6d to 375, and brown 35s 6d to 36s per cwt. Cocoa Nut has been purchased with increased freedom, and stiffer rat es are g i ven. For Olive prices are still going down. TaLLow.—Holders of Russian manifest firmness and have obtained previous rates, but there has been only a limited de mand on the spot for Candle or soap -making purses. For for ward delivered a good businesa has been transacted, and 40s 6d to 40s 9d per cwt are the rates given for the last three months of the year. On Town tallow there is a larger quantity in the market, still the demand has been good at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt nett cash. Other kinds of Tallow are rather cheaper. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JULY 5, 1845. Her Majesty has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing Sir John M. F. Smith, Lieut.- Colonel of the Royal Co p s e of Engineers,ni late Inspector- General of Railways; George By, E s Greenwich , Astronomical Observator in her Majesty's Observatory at and Peter Barlow, Esq., Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, to be her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring . whether in future private Acts of Parliament for the construction of railways provision ought to tie made for securing an uniform gauge, and whether it would be expedient and practicable to take measures to bring the railways already c onstructed, or in progress of construction, in Great Britain, into unifor mit y of gauge ; and to inquire whether any other mode of obviatin g or mitigating the serious impediments to the internal traffic of the country, which are represented as likely to arise from the want of an uniform gauge, could be adopted. DOWNING STREET, JULY 4. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Tennant, Good Hope. Esq., to be Secretary to the Central Board of Commissioners of Public Roads in the settlement of the Cape of FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 7, The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Biro, as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the King of the French. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 8, MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. . . Bennet, j un County of Suffolk, Western Division—Philip , O of Rougham-hall, in the said coun t y , Esq. , in the roo m of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Rushb rooke, de ceased. , Borough of Dartmouth — George M offat t , Esq., in the room of Joseph Somes, Esq., deceased. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of E ssex. The Right Hon. the Earl of Waldegrave to be Deputy Lieutenant, June 24. THE NATIONAL DEBT, The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional'Deht, in pursuance of the Act, 10th Geo. 4th, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue cf . the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond t h e actual expenditure threcof, for the year ending the s th day of April, 1845, amounted to the sum of six millions three hundred and forty-two thousand four hundred and thirty- five pounds, seventeen shillings, and threep en ce ; the Commis. sinners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give riotic , , that the sum of one million five hundred and eighty-five thousand six hundred and eight pounds , nineteen shillings, and threepence (being one-fourth part of the said surplus of six millions three hundred and forty-two thousand f our h undred and thirty-five pounds, seventeen shillings, and threepe nce ) will be applied, under the provisior.s of the said Act, between the 7th day of July, 1845, and the 10th day of October, 1845, to the following purposes, viz. .1 Ur Lsr 9 184 To be applied to the purchase of Stock To be applied to the purchase of Exchequer bills, made out in pursuance of the Act • of 57th Geo. 3, cap. 43 Ad.! interest receivable on account of dona tions and bequosts to be applied to the purcha-e of stock 1,585,608 19 3 3,615 1 0 R 1,589,224 0 3 S. HIGHANI, Comptroller General. National Debt-office, July 5, 1845. BANKRUPTS. Henry Harris, skin-merchant, Champion-grove, Camber well, to surrender, July 15, at half-past one, and August 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alssger, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Silvester, Great Dover-street. • George Pocock, linen-draper, Brighton, July 17, and August 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Heed and Shaw, Friday street. Charles Jones, salesman, Adstock, Buckinghamshire, July 15, at half past twelve, and August 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall strcet, London ; Blower, Wizard, and Parson, Lincoln's Inn fields, London. Joseph Tinson, innkeeper, Farringdon, Berkshire, July 17, at eleven, and August 19, at twelve. at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; White and Lyre, Bedford row, London; Crowdy and Son, Farringdon, Berkshire. Mathew Francis Salabert, hatter, Opera-colonnade, flay market, July 19, at one, and Aug. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Yonge and Hancock, Tokenhouse-yard. Arthur Wright, grocer, Kettering, Northamptonshire, July 19, at halt-past twelve, and August 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Gilbert, Hooke, Street, and Gutteres, Philpot-lane. Charles William Kesselmeyer, merchant, Manchester, July 21, and Aug. 13, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court: Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Makinson and Sanders, Temple, London; Atkinson and Sanders, Manchester. Joseph Robinson, woollen printer, Bradford, July 22, and Aug. 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi cial assignee, Leeds; Sudlow, Son, and Torr, Chancery-lane, London , Middleton, Leeds. William Scott, grocer, Manchester, July 25 and Aug. 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Putt, official as signee ; Humphreys, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane ; Holden and Clarke, Liverpool ; Hampson and Son, Man ehester. William Nell, brewer, Manel:ester, July 21 and August 13, at twelve, at . th e :Manchester District Court. Fraser, official . . assignee ; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Bourdillon . Bedford-row. James Meakin ardner, wine merchant, Liverpool, July 21, and Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bridger and Blake, Lon don-wall, City ; Dodge, Liverpool. Jonas Spencer, worsted piece manufacturer, Bradford, July 22, and Aug. 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Emmett and Allen, Blooms bury-square, London; Bennett, Halifax; Courtenay, Leeds. Charles Newell, linen draper, Calverley, Yorkshire, July 22 and Aug. 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Hill, Gray's Inn, London ; Cariss, Leeds. James Reece, ironmonger, Axminster, Devonshire, July 25 and Aug. 14, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Holme and Co., New.lnn, London ; Knight, Axminster; Warrens, Exeter. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. W. Ferguson, tea dealer, Liverpool—first div. of 2s. in the pound, July 14, and any following Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. G. Brocklehurst, FL Dircks, and J. B. Nelson, millwrights, Liverpool—third div. of 3s. 2icl. in the pound, July 14, and any following Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. 11. Direks, millwright, Liverpool—second div. of 15s. 7d. in the pound, July 14, and any following Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. M. 11. L. G. Colnaghi, print seller, Cockspur-street—third div. of 10d. in the pound, July 12, and three following Satur days, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. A. A. Dobbs, wine merchant, Liverpool—a div. of 20s. in the pound, July 9, and any following Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. F. Wright, builder, Earl's Colne, Essex, Aug. 1, at one— J. Lambert, licensed victualler, Portsmouth-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Aug. 1, at one—T. Wood, wine merchant, Little Queen -street, Holborn, July 29, at eleven—J. Miller and G. Craddock, patent sail cloth manufacturers, Stockton-on. Tees, Aug. 6, at half-past twelve. In the Country. S. Askham, commission agent, Bradford, July 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Mears, grocer, Leeds, July 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—W. Coupland and W. R. Bolton, merchants, Liverpool, July 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—C. Parker, flax spinner, Houghton le-Skerne, Durham, July 30, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court—Z. Bond, brickmaker, Manchester, Aug. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District ourt—A. Ur quhart, stuff dealer, Manchester, Aug. 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. Bakew e ll, s ize manufacturer, Manchester, Aug. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—H. Priddey, upholsterer, Droitwich, Worcestershire, Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—W. Barker and S. Adams, hosiers, Nottingham, July 29, at half east ten, at the Birmingham District Court—M. Thomas and h. Finis, contractors, Plymouth, Aug. I, at one. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. T. Seager, leather cutter, Hammersmith, July 29—T. For syth, hotel keeper, Durham, July 29—M. Graham, ship owner, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, July 30 —W. Lowe, ivory turner, Bristol, Aug. I—G. Samson, corn dealer, Weymouth, July 31 —M. Cox, ironmonger, Weymouth, July 31—L. Barnes, pro vision dealer, Bury, Lancashire, July 30—R. Mirfin, draper, Leeds, July 30—C. Jacob., fruit salesman, Farringdon-market, July 29—H. J. Doogood, wine merchant, Camden-terrace West, Camden-town, July 29—A. H. Simpson and P. H. Irvin, engineers, Blackfriars-road, July 29—F. Cock, painter, Lambeth. walk, July 29—T. Gibbons, jun., merchant, Wells next-the-Sea, July 29—J. Lamb and T. Lamb, engineers, Kidderminster, July 29—J. Bulmer, timber merchant, Hartle pool, Durham—J. Batt and T. Batt, dealers in silk, Old Broad street, City, July 29—M C. Painter, grocer, Great Peter street, Westminster, July 29. PARTNEC{SHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Douthwaite and J. W. Bowen, wholesale jewellers, Castle-street, Holborn—H. Nash and L. Howkins, chemists, Norwich—J. Thomas, jun., and M. A. Thomas, grocers, Northwich, Cheshire—T. Graham, H. Fisher, and T. Dar wen, cotton manufacturers, Chorley, Lancashire (so far as re gards T. Darwen)—J. Sharp, C. Sharp, T. Sharp, W. Sharp, and J. Sharp, jun., muslin manufacturers, Paisley (sa far as regards T. Sharp, J. Sharp, and C. Sharp)—J. Moore and J. Gudgin, farmers, Stratford—W. Halstead, H. Halstead, and B• Halstead, woollen cloth manufacturers, Engine-bridge-mill, Yorkshire (so far as regards W. Halstead)—T. H. Wilkins and B. M. Quin, milliners, Soho-square—W. Bails and J. Baily, jun., farmers, North-lodge, Nottinghamshire—J. Bowler, sen., and J. Bowler, hat manufacturers, Bridge-street, South wark—T. Cross and J. Aspinall, nankeen manufacturers, Manchester—E. Roberts and R. Grainger, plasterers, Man chester—J. Walmiley and J. Turnbull, painters, Manchester —F. A. Tiddeman and R. Guthrie, iron merchants, Purfleet wharf, Eatl-street, Blackfriars—M. F. and W. C. T. Wag staffs., survons, Long-lane, Southwark—E. Grafton and M. A. Twining, confectioners, Gloucester—G. D. Paterson, G. Leach, A. E. Somerset, and T.Woolleombe, Truro Wood Works (so far as regards G. D. Paterson)—J. C. Westbrook and H. Isaac, booksellers, Northampton—W. Holt, E. Holt, and J. Holt, wool merchants, Leeds (so far as regards W. Holt)—R. Johnson, W. Bulmer, and J. Johnson, warehousemen, Wat- ling-street (so far as regards W. Bulmer)—W. and G. P. Swinden, law stationers, Liverpool—T. Monk and F. Booth, surgeons, Preston—W. D. and E. Gadenne, machine rulers, ➢laidenhead-court, Moor-lane—J. Arbouin, jun., T. Butcher, and A. W. Blease, wine brokers, Mark• lane—E. C. Batt and G. Corr i uest, corn merchants, Newport, Isle of Wight. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. David Anderson, manufacturer, Dunfermline, July 16 and Aug. 6, at twelve, at Hutton's Inn, Dunfermline. John and James Loch, merchants, Whitburn July 12 and Aug. 2, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Miller, Linlithgow. George Stuart,draper, Earlston, July 15 and Aug. 8, at one, at Shiell's Inn, Earlston. James Stevenson, commission agent, Edinburgh, July 16 and Aug. 6, at the chambers of Mr. Alexander, Edinburgh. Neil Carmichael, spirit dealer, Glasgow, July 12 and Aug. 2, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. 111‘Ewan and Aitken, Glasgow. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. TUESDAY, JULY 8. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed to : Leeds and Thirsk Railway. Great North of England and Richmond Railway. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal. Blackburn and Preston Railway. The London and Croydon Railway Enlargemmt Bill, — Report to be taken into consideration on Friday. Manchester and Leeds Railway (No. 2) Bill,—Read a second time and committed, and referred to the Committee of Selection. NOTICES GIVEN AT TIIE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Ulster Extension Railway,—Lords' amendments to be considered, Thursday, July 10. Select Committee on Group NN. (Epping Railway)—Ad journed till Thursday, July 10, at twelve. Launceston and South Devon Railway,—Report, Thurs day, July 10. South Devon Railway (Tavistock and other Branches), — Report, Thursday, July 10. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway,—Third reading, Thursday, July 10. PRICE OF GoLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is l 7 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10! 1 -d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 59 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 65, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 435 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10; and the exchange at llamburgh on London at short being 13 12, it follows that gold is 0.91 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BRIGIITON AND DOVER COMPANIES.—The long pending and embar rassed question as to the reimbursement, by the South-Eastern Railway Company, of the coat of the six miles of railway north of Reigate, which six miles, to save the expense of two lines running nearly parallel to each other for twelve miles, were constructed by the Brighton Company, has been settled, and the sum of 340,0001., including interest and improvement of the funded Investment, will be, in a few days, paid over, in cash, to the Brighton Railway Company. Of the above sum of 340,0001. the Brighton Com pany have anticipated the receipt of, and 'lava divided interest to the extent of, 27,0004 We congratulate the proprietors of both companies on this result, so satisfactory to all parties; and we especially congratulate the Brighton proprietary cn the arrange ment, attributable, as it mainly is, to the business-like habits and energy of Sir. Peter Clarke, the new manager of the line.—Herald. LEATH OF SIR WM. S. WISEMAN, BART.-Sir Wm. S. Wiseman, Bart., died on Tuesday last at Hillindon-end, Kent. The deceased was born in 1784. He married, first, in 1812, Miss Macintosh, second daughter of Sir James Macintosh, Knight; and, secondly, in 1827, Miss Davis, daughter of the Rev. George Davis. On the death of his grandfather, in 1810, he suc ceeded to the baronetcy. He entered the navy at an early age, and his commissions were dated as follows :—Lieutenant, April 30, 1807 ; commander, Sept. 24, 1811 ; and captain, Nov. 22, 1820. His eldest son by his first marriage, Mr. Edmund Wiseman, born in 1812, succeeds to the baronetcy and family estate. The movement in favour of improving the condi tion and elevating the moral tone of the working classes, is to be followed up in the metropolis. Mr. Simpson will address the working classes in Exeter-hall this evening, developing the same views that he has been so zealously propounding in the chief pro vincial towns. Lord Brougham will preside, supported by the Duke of Buccleuch, the Marquis of Normanby, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and many other noblemen and gentlemen. For work ing men the admission will be gratuitous and by tickets. The re quisition from them for the delivery of the lectures has been signed by upwards of MOO. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. II1)USE OF LORDS, July 8. Thar Lord,hips met at Five o'clock. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he should, on Thursday, name. a day upon which to move an humble address to the Throne, preying that her Majesty would be pleased to give orders that temporary preparations should be made in the House of Lords for their Lordships' use next sessirn. He added, that he should also move that an humble petition be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would b. 2. graciously pleased to give direction that in providing for the ventilation of the House especial care should be taken for guarding against risk from fire. ADVOCATE-GENERAL OF BENGAL. The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD wished to ask the Go. veroment if the office of Advocate-General of Bengal had been filled up or not ? The Earl of RIPON was not in a position to say whether the offica was filled up or not. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that with respect to the gen tleman who had last filed the situation, he was no doubt a very zealous man, but he Lad it upon the bestauthority that he was not only Lot the best, but he was the very worst man that could have been selected to fill the situation. The only reason that ever he heard assigned for the appointment was h:s being the son of the Chairman of the Court of I%irectors. If such a course were pursued in this country, the unanimous execration of the pe3ple would soon terminate the official existence of such a man. The man who was promoted to such a situation should not be connected with any local interest whatever. After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, The Earl of RIPON said that the salary of the situation was 3,500 e. a year, and that it had been offered to eight or nine individuals of the greatest talents, all of whom had suc• cessively declined to accept it. What reason they had for doing so he was not prepared to say. Lord BROUGHAM said that it was quite easy to say why they refused it, as there was not one of the individuals referred to whose professional emoluments did not greatly exceed that amount. Af:er a few worth from Lord DENMAN and Lord ELLEN BOROUGH, the subject dropped. ARRESTMENT OF WAGES BILL. Lord KINNAIRD moved the order of the day for the com roittal of this Bill. This Bill then passed through Committee. THE DRAINAGE BY TENANTS FOR LIFE BILL. In answer to a question tram Lord-STANLEY, respect:ng the third and fourth clauses of thu Bill, as to money lent for drainage purpose": being repaid by instalments, The Duke of RICHMOND replied he had every reason to believe that there were people who would be ready to do this, and if his Noble Friend (Lord Stanley) would propose, either in committee, or on the third reading, any amendment to 'liable them to do so, he (the Duke of Richmond) wouLl be happy to accede to it. After a few words from Lord ASHBURTON, Lord BEAMIONT said individual landowners would not be inclined to lend money which was to be paid by instalments, but, generally speaking, there would be no objection to doings o, as the money being expended on permanent improvements on land would be a safe investment of capital, in which security would be afforded both to the borrower and lender. The ,tlarquis of CLANRICARDE considered that the mea sure would effect much good, as land which was allowed to re• main in an unproductive state would be cultivated. It would be very beneficial to Ireland. he Bill then passed through Committee, and the report e as brought up and received, GAMING AND WAGERS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND). Lord CLANCARTY presented the petitions of which he had given notice with respect to medical charities in Ireland, which stated that they were in an inefficient state, and did not afford that relief to indigent persons to which they were en titled, and prayed that an inquiry might be instituted into them. He would not, however, at that late period of the session, make any specific motion on the subject, but would re commend the matter to the attention of the Government. Lord STANLEY was not prepared for the course pursued by the Noble Earl, in going to such an extent into the question of the poor-laws in Ireland. The Government, early next session, would institute an inquiry into the state of medical charities in Ireland, and if the Noble Lord was prepared to introduce any measure embodying the sentiments he enter tained on the subject, he was sure that his high standing and character would recommend it successfully to the attention, not only of their Lordships, but of the other House, and of the members of her Majesty's Government. The Noble Earl (Clancarty) had virtually admitted the effi ciency of the poor•law by stating that in the workhouses in Ireland aged women, the blind, infirm, sick, and helpless of all classes, were received with readiness, and provided with assist ance and a comfortable asylum. To remedy this state a strin gent Vagrant Act was proposed—a Vagrant Act which would be useless unless accompanied by the admission of the able bodied into the poorhouses. Such, however, could not be adopted without an enormous sacrifice of money, and the Go vernment were neither prepared to recommend such a course, nor any amended system of medical relief, as advised by the Noble Earl. The Nlarquis of LONDONDERRY was perfectly satisfied with the statement made by his Noble Friend the Colonial Secretary : although at first opposed strongly to the system, now that it had been introduced, he hoped it would have a fair trial, especially as its efficient working was beginning to be felt and admitted through the country. The greatestimprove ments had taken place in the position of the people, and all Ireland wanted was to be let alone.—(A laugh.) If the Go vernment would but cease making and amending laws for the next three years, it would be the very best act they ever did. The Earl of CLANCARTY testified to the accuracy of his Nobe Friend (the Marquis of Londonderry) with respect to the great benefit which the poor-law had conferred on Ire land. The Marquis of CLANRIC l RDE denied that the work howes in Ireland were merely houses of refuge for the aged, sick, and infirm ; if so he should have supported it; but chil dren to a wry large extent were at present domiciled there, and the operation of the measure thus materially retarded. On Monday next he should move for a retain of the number of children thus annually supported. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. Several messages from the Commons were then brought up, announcing their concurrence in the amendments proposed by the Upper House in various railway Bills. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Do cumentary Evijence Bill was read a second time, and the House then adjourned. Hee r7SE Go !LIMNS, .le/e 8. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. Claus:s 47 and 48 were agreed to. On clause 49 being proposed, which regulated the appoint ment of the Assi'tant Commissieners, Lord WORSLEY objected to giving the officer so much power, and proposed an amendment, the effect of which would be to circumscribe his powers. Lord LINCOLN objected to the amendment. It would completely alter the character of the Bill, and was incompatible with the provisions of the fourth clause. Lord WORSLEY complained that there was not sufficient care taken to secure the competency and impartiality of the valuer. Lord CLIVE considered that as all who were interested had a voce in the election of the valuer they would take good care to appoint a competent person. Lord LINCOLN said that the Commissioners would have the power of removing the valuer, if he should be found in competent to hie duties or guilty of a breach of them. Lord WORSLEY withdrew his amendment, and the clause was agreed to. Clause 50 was agreed to, after a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. BOUVERIE. Clause 51 was agreed to, with some verbal amendments. On clause 52 being proposed, Colonel SIBTHORP said he looked at this clause with great apprehension. It pitted a single individual against a whole host of Commissioners. He did not like Commissioners. Lord LINCOLN was aware of the objections entertained by the Gallant Colonel to Commissioners, but when they were appointed he surely would not object to give parties who were aggrieved by their decision a remedy against them, and that was the object of the clause.—( A laugh. ) The clause was then agreed to, as were clauses 53, 64, and 55. On clause 56 being proposed, Lord CLIVE proposed to permit parishes to settle ques tions of disputed boundaries by arbitration. Lord LINCOLN objected to submit public rights to arbi• trat ion, and Lord CLINE withdrew his amendment. The clause was then agreed to, with some verbal amendment On clause 57 being proposed, which regulates the draina and water courses, Colonel SIBTHORP complained of the numerous power s given to commissioners of sewers, powers which were con stantly abused. Mr. BOUVERIE said nothing could be done under t is clause without the consent of the parties interested. Lord LINCOLN would observe, in addition, that compen sation was awarded to parties injared. Colonel SIBTHORP thought compensation a farce. This was a great inroad on the rights of property. HEN LE 1' thought there was not sufficient security given to parties for recovering compensation for the use the public made of their property. Lord LINCOLN was tsilliag to introduce words to render parties entitled to compensation more secure. He would post pone the consideration of the clause, for the purpose of consi dering what words it would be proper to propose on bringing up the report, to carry out the views of lion. Members. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 58 being proposed, Mr. HENLEY considered that the public ought to be pro tected by having the roads set out of a sufficient width. The Earl of LINCOLN thought that the width of the road was defined under the General Inclosure Act and the Highway Act. He would, however, take care to make inquiry on the subject before the report was brought up. The clause was then agreed to. - Clause 59 was agreed to, with a few verbal amendments, as were also clauses 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 63, and 69. On clause 70 being proposed, Mr. STANSFIELD moved that it be expunged altogether, believing that it was contrary to the policy of the new Poor law Act. After some observations from Lord LINCOLN, in defence of the clause, Mr. BOUVERIE said, if his Hon. Friend behind him (Mr. Stansfield) divided upon the question, he should certainly divide with him. '1 he Earl of LINCOLN said his object in bringing forward the Bill was to benefit the poor in the neighbourhood of com mons, and at the same time to preserve the rights of property, and he believed that object would be effected by this clause. Mr. HENLEY was afraid that the lands they had set out in this Bill for cricket grounds and recreation, under the clauses of the Field Gardens Bill, would be (lug up. He trusted the Noble Lord would consider the subject, and introduce some clause to prevent such a circumstance taking place. Mr. STANSFIELD said lie should certainly divide the House upon the question of expuneing the clause. The Earl of LINCOLN said, if such was the to determination b _e of the Hon. Member, he thought the better course w to pnstpore the further consideration of the clause, and o move that the Chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit _again. The further sitting of the House was then postponed to five o'clock. The House resumed at fire o'clocK. TOTNES WATERWORKS BILL. The Lords' amendments to the Totues Waterworks Bill were agront to. MONMOUI II AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. The report on the Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill wasbrought up. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. On the order of the day being read for bringing up the report of the South \Vales Railway Bill, Mr. VIVI A N moved that the report be taken into considera tion on Friday, I Ith July. Captain BERKELEY said that the usual time for consi dering the report w.old be Tuesday next, and he saw no reason why they should deviate from the usual course. Mr. GREENE con , ,idered that the usual rule of the House ought to be observed. If they violated it, in the present in stance it would be drawn into a precedent. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said the question was, whether or not the House would throw an impediment in the way of a great national undertaking. The _Chairman of the t V 11 ' 7 (. v`'.2---7,--- . \r.; :;'''.7 ' ''''Y' - ';:.9 .- 4... . 0 5 5 ..:7, ;. ..-.,:-. .I\''-\-- • ' ik ti .I'-j Committee had reported in favour of an early consichkiatill/ was an important national undertaking, arid the quesflen was t4M:AN would the House consent to these impediments in the away• the Bill upon a matter of form, and after the report of the Chairman in its favour? Mr. ESTCOURT thought that the orders of the House ought to he strictly observed. Mr. LABOUCHERE would be sorry to throw any obstruc tion in the way of the passing of the Bill. At the same time it was of the utmost importance that the regulations of the House should be observed. This Bill was supported by a powerful company, possessing great Parliamentary influence, and he considered it most objection able that parties connected with railways, who possessed in fluence in that House, should use that influence for the pur pose of inducing the House to depart from the standing orders. Mr. VIVIAN was anxious to have a communication be tween South Wales and Ireland. He was no railway share holder, but le,ped the House would order the report to be considered on Friday next, thereby giving three clear days. An HoN. Ali:steer., whose name we could not learn, had no desire for any peculiar indulgence to the south Wales Rail way, but thought the Chairman of the Standing Orders Com mittee might, with great propriety, extend the license now pro posed to bo given to the South Wales Railway to all other railways similarly placed. S HEIL had no personal communication with the South Wales Railway, nor any share in any particular railway; but he was connected with the south of Ireland, and felt an inte rest in the welfare of Ireland generally, which he thought would be promoted by this Bill. When the Holyhead Railway was brought under the censideration of the House, the Minister said the interest of Ireland must be a paramonnt obligation. Why should they not be so considered in this instance ? Lord FIOWICK thought that railways in general had strong claims upon the consideration of the House, because the mere fact of applying to the Board of Trade threw each scheme back a full month.-- ( Hear, hear.) Unless the House took means to extricate them, they would not be passed in that ses sion, and that seemed to him to constitute a special case why they should show indulgence in cases like these. He did not believe that any injury would be inflicted on any party by taking this report on the day desired. He did not think that this in dulgence could be with justice extended only to this Bill, for any other coming before them under similar circumstances cught to be similarly dealt with. Mr. DUNCOMIsE said he thought the House ought to agree with the motion of his Hon. Friend; and he also thought his Hoe. Friend ought not to lose the advantage he had had, merely on some point of mere punctillio. These railway Bills had now become of such importance that surely a particular day in a week ought not to be raised as an objection. The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER said, that as Tuesday had been the day fixed, it would not be convenient now to alter it. Sir G. CLERK said, that as the regulations of the House required three days' notice before the bringing up of such Bills, if the lion. Member's motion should be carried, notice should be given to-morrow in order to bring it before the House on Friday. Mr. GREENE said that an alteration should be made in the standing orders to effect the change he proposed. The motion was then agreed to; as was also a similar motion in the case of the Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill. DUDDESTON AND NECHELLS IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. SPOONER moved the consideration of the report on the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement Bill. Mr. MUNTZ opposed the motion. Nine-tenths of his con stituents were adverse to the Bill; it was brought forward to answer the ends of a certain little clique of very ultra-Radicals. It had better be suspended till next session, when the whole subject of drainage would have been gone into. He moved that, the report be received that day three months. After a short conversation, the House divided, when there appeared— For the report 7O Against it . 65 Majority —5 The report was accordingly brought u p an d rece i ve d . DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. On the bringing up of the report of the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill, Mr. J. A. SMITH said he had intended to move an amendment to the Bill, but as he felt satisfied the House would support the decision of the Committee, he would not press it to a division. Lord A. LENNOX said that he felt bound to oppose this Bill. By the atmospheric line, the distance from London would be eighty miles, while by the South-Western line it would only be sixty-one miles. By the former line the country passed through was of the poorest and most desolate character. He felt it necessary to say thus much in behalf of the city which he represented. Mr. MANGLES thought that the report ought not to be brought up. Mr. F. BARING considered the decision the best possible adjudication for Portsmouth. Mr. J. A. SMITH opposed the report. Captain BERKELEY said that this railway was quite in convenient fur the country through nhich it passed. His pro perty happened to be near Chichester, and this line would put him thirteen miles further from London than he was at pre sent.— ( A laugh.) Sir C. NAPIER thought that it was of the utmost import anee tha ithere should be as speedy a communication with the great arsenal of the kingdom as possible. Mr. E. B. DENISON said that he regretted that the decision of the Com nittee had not given satisfaction, for the Committee had taken itninene pains to arrive at a right con clusion, and they had reason to believe that this project had been satisfactory to the majority of those concerned. The report was then adopted. RAILWAY BILLS. The Brighton and Chichester Railway Bill was then read a second time. The Lords' amendments to the Thirsk Railway Bill were agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the North of England Railway Branch Bill were agreed to. The Lady's Island and Tacumshin Embankment Bill was then considered, and the amendments thereupon agreed to. UNION WORKHOUSES —LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr. T. DUNCOMItE presented a petition signed by 2,700 persons from the counties of Derby and Nottingham, complain ing of the union workhouse of Mansfield and its management with respect to those persons who sought relief for one night. The petitioners prayed for the removal of the master. He had also to present a petition from Captain Dieby, complaining of illegal confinement in Huntingdon Lunatic Asylum. He added, that his solicitor applied for a copy of the certificate of confine ment, and the Commissioners refused to grant it. This refusal he considered most unjustifiable and illegal. The petitioner prayed for inquiry LANDLORDS AND TENANTS BILL. Mr. BELLEW presented a petition from the landlords and agricultural labourers of the county Louth, in Ireland, in favour of the Landlords and Tenants Bill. LAND TENURE IN IRELAND. Mr. COLLETT presented a petition from certain poor-law guardians in the county of Athlone, praying that an alteration might be made io the land tenure in Ireland. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE., Mr. WARBURTON move d th a t t h e petition of the Hon. Member fur Cheltenl,am have precedence over the other orders of the day. Mr. BAINES would, as the Hon. Member for Cheltenham had himself petitioned that the officers of the House should be allowed to give evidence in the action brought against him, briefly recapitulate the facts of the case, in order to put the House in possession of the circumstances connected with it, and here he would say that he did not purpose to cast the slightest imputation on the lion. Member for Cheltenham. If he were not in order in addressing a few remarks to the House, he should be happy to be corrected.—(« Hear, hear," and ‘• Go on.") In August, 1840, the Messrs. Scott, ship-builders, of Greenock, contracted with the East India Steam Company to build a vessel for 55,0001. They did so, and the total cost, owing to cc: Lain alterations, was considerably increased. The prmpoetus of the Company exhibited the Hon. Member's name as one of the ihrectorg, and his name was also in the Act which passed through Parliament, granting them a charter of incorporation. Messrs. Scott were induced to consider the Hon. Member as one to whom they ought to look for redress for their loss of 50,0601., and therefore they brought this action. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that as the prayer of the Hon. Member for Cheltenham was that the officers of the House should be examined, he thought they should allow their attem'ance. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY said he was most anxious to have the fullest inquiry into this matter, because it might be thought that he interested himself personally, if the officers or their doemnents should be wi hheld. He distinctly denied all connexion Kith the Company which formed the ground of this action. Sir P. H. INGLIS said, that by the Act of Parliament no member's name could be inserted in any incorporated company without his sanction in writing, and that very fact he thought was sufficiently decisive of this case. The petition was received and agreed to. SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL. In answer to a question from Lord G. SOMERSET, Mr. MACKINNON said he should postpone his Bill till to morrow week, the 16th instant. RIGHT OF SEARCH. Mr. SHELL wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government. He desired to know the number of frigates employed by the American Government that had exercised the right of search since the Treaty of Washington. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the number had been very considerable since that treaty, but no injurious consequences had supervened, for the most amicable relations had existed between the frigates of both countries. He could give two cases in illustration occurring as late as April, 1845, where the right had been exercised in the most proper manner. The Right Hon. Baronet read a letter from the coast of Africa, dated the 22,1 of April, 1845, in proof of the assertion, and their efforts had been successful, for two slavers had been taken by their joint endeavours. Lord PALMERSTON said that, rising to make the motion of which he had given notice, he trusted that he should be ex cused for trespassing for some little time on the attention of the House. When they considered the atrocious nature of the crime which it was the object of this motion to prevent, he trusted that the House would fully un derstand that it was no common occasion that induced him to come forward. It was a crime which tended not only to the demoralisation of the employed, but also of those who were the owners of slave property. In America, both North and South, the evil pervaded every district, and in Europe it was sufficiently diffused to poison all those healthy impulses which ought to actuate men. By the statement of the Hon. Member for Gateshead (Mr. Hutt), it appeared that the num ber of negroes transferred from the coast of Africa to the sugar producing districts was '200,000 a year. Now, considering this number, and the immense numbers also who were destroyed by the horrors of the middle passage, he thought it the duty of a Christian Ctioautntgry;etaot p u ch t a a n n g c e li s d h to ad th t i a s k h e o n rr p ib l l a e ce traffi c . since this He question w st a ion a l r r e ad been first discussed. The honourable and worthy individuals who had first united to put an end to this nefarious traffic had lost, as it seemed from their reports, all hope to remedy the evil, but he conceived that their fear was altogether groundlesz, and that it was a duty incumbent on the country to efface that disgrace to human nature by all practicable means. If they looked at the measures which had been adopted since 1814 for the suppression of the slave trade, and the re sults which had followed, he thought that the parties of whom he had spoken had no reason to despair. It should be recol lected that the deportation of negroes from Africa was an established practice, sanctioned by law, and if they were to attempt to abolish it it must be by a series of efforts. If they were to attempt to uproot a tree in the full vigour of its strength, it would be a project in which, pro bably, every effort would fail ; but only lay the axe to the root of that tree, and the whole fabric of nature would be immedi ately laid low. So it was with the slave trade. Their efforts had been directed to the reduction of this tremendous evil. If the return which he had moved fur had been granted, it would be seen that the difficulties of which so much dread had been expressed would be overcome. It was impossible to aggravate the horrors of that passage, for, so great were they, that though they might be mitigated, he believed that they could not be in creased. The return which the Right Hon. Baronet had for warded to him was so imperfect, and made up in such a bungling manner, that he had felt it a duty to return it to him, with observations on its defects. The number of slaves imported into the Brazils from the coast of Africa was enormous. It appeared that there were at least 54 vessels employed in the trade, and allowing only 300 to each, not less than from 50,000 to 60,000 slaves were imported into the Brazils every year. The uncultivated lands in Cuba, Brazil, and Surinam offered 1