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' 'll 4 )04.. "7"....'n. "..""............................... ISkteir.llMit.m..... 110 /lir), o'APons which were opposed by the feelings of the greater Afr. g_t the whole community. littl e k;GLQUHOUN • ''• oon t h is . - said that he should have said but the Roe. DI question had it not been for the last words which j5 e i,,,,," 0 d-leitiaber had uttered. This question had been sub !heiti;Vis .iseussion during several weeks, and he had now come e s oi , r :_t_°F u le protest against a measure which had received t.tlse r se. "„a s t e f the community at large, and yet stating that he lion. A l _rr, ntati . ve of the whole people of Ireland. The hood, .7,tner desired this measure for his own neighb.iur ern. 01 4 4 71 stated that he was a member of the Committee 1 1 ) . 4 8 ' 44 a ia . lle Hon. Member for Waterford (Mr. Wyse) had Chs had p o oh" Y whom the resolution for those very institu -4"4 thepassed yet he came down to the House via a „ o , last moment to set aside the resolution to which he Wsie r i o __, st Y• He came to set aside the Hon. Member for SAl a meaa ro .. ,. and all the other Members of the Committee on tity dire, and assuming the position of dictator, or. rather, 41 1 th at h a , t .ltrir--( Hear, hear, and a laugh )—sought to undo feraeniatiop"rto had been &rte. He came fresh from the , !Ise, h t- call, where, haveig abandoned his duty in that wnea.....( aided in promoting that most mischievous asi- Zireeio-,: Head t e a, hear)—which set destrot ing the capital. and s e (m r g best interests of the country..._( Hear, hear. ) gd e ,, ' Colquhoun) would now turn to the question ' which lc e ll ' t° Put t 05, here,-. „_ o the Right Hon. Bar net at the head of ~, a ~,,,epatment. He referred only to one clause, le o Mstis ot i o . - did s "lo not desire to raise a debate upon it. The old 1 at ittal• tate d that s• e . o student of , each or any of the aca-cle v. t o atten., ns should be cotnpe,led by any rule of the col- Zger than " anY theological lecture or religious instruction e lflias c h sos tse which should be approved of by his patents llas io tat ', (Isaes,' He (11Ir. Colquhoun) could not clearly un „er ututid there was a doubt whether the students at or s should attend any religious instruction what not (no' I tit e • ,ARAM said that the words had been inserted Nov o i vies, to lop 0000 re make the clause as precise as possible. There s a Ne reeee gelation imposed by the Bill, for the object was 1141 Prof:ss:4" as free as possible. But it was quite open e c ,„sse aso , e ,rs and other authorities of the college to make Os go:111.h would be of force after they had been submitted 7 1 ,,40 1 , % 7 So that each college could make its own re -1 11 '. Al Il a GI BSON 1 1 „, lh e ats protested against any Member presuming tr'llits other for taking the particular course which he th e eest. T o . Ite ill, an , his view this was the most important stage /f o r aostd„, e L,' the one is which he individually as a Member 0 si ns evilly interested. What was it they were going to S y th e in lity colle aas , oney of the country for—the establishment of ass e ihrti etd .: We are not go i ng to appropr i ate t h e money of ti e t lb e s o , s `f Party. We are going to appropriate the 1e 5 ...•"-(H e "ging to the general revenue of the United King ift't Paetl) He was beset by various opinions from dif -111t„told h - ',: en the subject of collegiate education. He had iserth'...several individuals that it was very questionable izt whies'lidowment of these colleges would accomplish the 4 Zeorport".was contemplated. It had been contended that ti t tZth s a ,;! establishments were places in which ignorance !tu`'at h e 'llgt and wickedness inculcated, rather than encou• the e lli tt ,ing given to learning and morality; but he would t st 1„,..Nt h.. ' ° .: l these establishments the advancement of ale,learn -le,hr, apected ; there was, however, one point in the ti l kte. en appeared to him susceptible of improvement. kee t ,'4e e,,,,Nfficient to ut rofessors into the different chairs 1 'Nfa - ' e ge • i r e , , v with independent incomes, without some Nis h _fes t ° h a e ld move stringent inducements to exert them- SZak t, good of their pupils. He considered i tt ;‘ l 'ily ao°llldmake any strenuous exertions without being lVfe hos ° Veiled to do so ; and therefore he thought pe top : s, with comfortable incomes, who were totally a t Who wereuPport from their pupils, were not the ,tOtig theta likely to he very active in promoting learn 1s ti p fat - He vvould have wished to have seen them 4 ale% Y with salaries from the State, and partly with 1 1 •1 % ,Sti ct v e ap t° e _h ‘ e derived from their pupils. Without this I+4..alid dam 4, to exertion, they would relapse into mere y,oletheibriFlge professors. They would only remember Lltis.sate t„' Portagessalari to receive, and would forget that they 117 % NI, " ~,,4 Hear, hear. ) There was one point ,Itit o ,ottt e °,; Pill, which provided that the Civil Government h„_ 4 0)1 1. 4 soauld interfere with the administration of the :4 1 4,3! k it If the Civil Government should persevere in 1 4 t Z t ihat:l3'l_doWment the mere instrument of priestly power N l l 4 is ahs _e, it would never be possible to achieve any per tkt Lent in the progress of learning. Priests Ot okuaeae allowed to interfere with the teaching of Ole 'ea le i t atical philosophy, and secular things. There h e , , uere they adinister their duties—there t i t, l sf,i l s oL ley gitiow_hoich theirconsolation might be given. There t. j ast e've, ao , , ,t urable Gentlemen who were adverse to him 17'4 ..41 a nts opinion was that a priest or a clergyman was tilll44l4td of the first, who ought to control edues IN % % ion ore the part that his Hoe. Friend had taken in Lll,ei,,..l4.o44l.l44tattujoafdutirctiltninotne,he regtetted to hear him give counte position that they could not teach "ch j „ he ti . n without mixing it at the same time with rfas-irkhste..a!!tion. He could not see why they could not IZlt's s i t iO ff s t e l;e 9 or astronomy without making it the medium to . osßi Ikea fogious truth. He regretted that he had occu- O ll ti a k to Me Rouse so long, and he sat down express•ng lt, O. eZeiode all religious interference with secular e . „NN n es s. , Rhi n - ,N, SMITH wished to know from the Speaker. tOrisald g his support to the resolution on the present oc -I,t t s Asittreclude him from opposing it at a future period ? 11 1 ia tq l,Pe le , GRAHAM theuglat that it did not preclude tO ol ver ea l from rejecting any clause introduced into the .3, l . l olid at .lee He only knew that no larger sum from O s tliep e y" rund could be proposed. He did not know t,,, sp t - , i , was any power of reducing it. lON th e kER said that it depended entirely en the Corn- Oh Rill it • t e t e . to reject or not. The Committee on the Of t ; ttotliinei reject the clause or reduce the amount. 1 llti et t he 4 UCK ofthought that this was peculiarly a a ll q u u w e e s , - 4s* rinse Commons, and it ought not to be i •Ifikt th at Merely private. It could not be doubted . for a f / ' , f lt• If that was the time for discussing the principle e 1 I,,, a ti' e wanted to discover the wisdom of the House, elo t iai ti s l h it p ° l• l f the present occasion, for he found a proposition ll.,ttie allowed to pass in silence, might be turned tl is,"%..aftersyards, and it . might he said that they had %Vals iis tie took it that religion should be mixed up with o dh o kete s ae . ll as anything else. It was on e o f th e means b y lettl ao t :i s a h l atends might be directed to action. A great deal e °a• e t of %la Conciliation-hall about the Bill, and about the 0 41 t ke,zt. House in regard to Ireland generally. The eteao:ks-i:!AZ' Limerick (Mr. Stafford O'Brien) had ac ft b l q•l' 4 , of neglecting the intt rests of Ireland.— to hs-411, to a le had, in his addresses at Conciliation-hall, !till, d one, through the instrumentality of I le:: t ae te e ' latveZthe intellect of Ireland. How this was ',kr,' „,-' oe k . '' ‘ 'aio t - 1 he (Mr. Roebuck) could not conceive, ‘tir m athe ') It a l scientific knowledge was to do that.- 41 0 , 41 'ith e , raa ties Z i ts proposed to teach the students surgery ad gob - ",etie: ''`'d als o , he presumed, chemistry, geology, tpZ(!.O-'llere'herYet his, according to intellectthe language of of Ire- N 1, 1 4:::Itio,, eri es a vv!s , to Corrupt the ,, 4tt Obserlatciaaii only b ‘ Hear s , dc h n e s ar. a c a 1 trap to attract and cheers.) Such h 'iti s ts ) 7 . l, ll Nep ti ;arld by t e ho m se who were afraid that good r 1 1 % , s o ale eh an end to their selfish agitation.—(Hear, It o s e oph hle see o Paid attention to the proceedings of these IN latei l ° as k what value was to be attached to the words 1 :ili e ct ned that t'02114 , (if /,. , the measure was intended to corrupt -hk,:44,7ade h.e.ind. This was a true sample of the •' ti -8 e of against thepeople of England, and %I. t it' °llBe . This . ri against those who es . 1 4 a . Is ed . is cry was raise- Voj e ,`Pirj t e a nnilar measures in that House, at a time ,il t t as. Lig t e cl o t just and honourable conciliation, they were VNI NT hsti ° what, he admitted, had not previously been Sei l , re* ofY,and fairly towards Ireland.—( Hear, 'near.) fe t a l, th e t • t ßat House had laid aside religious feelings, 1 ) ,.. ,i m k t ~,eta,(l4.:)f.their constituencies in supporting mea- Ol e : at te lia re iulo yet, in the face of this, they were .‘o4s e , l 'aPti n ° of improper motives—( Hear, hear)— Nt e 7...... 0 f to corrupt the intellect of the people of , t s t ils h a f sn oe ear, hear.) He would ask what could be ;I t ) ~stio , ,e .l What the intellects of those parties who Ai tit t „tteh';,,sred such a proposition ?—( Hear, hear, and t t S t °l lt a Zed th•qtthe highest respect for those Irish Members ot t f il s: tl i t c e ll of H ouse to assist them in the examination d 17t p ts td ,gree t l s . e _s r t. l ,9ns affecting Ireland.. .He honoured o t ,ti ort _ui ß the *,c_ ince they had made . . m . doing their dui y k * 4 10 1 to, t_ bro w -beating and intimidation that had ~:s th at .;,,deter them —brit he could not understand 111::1C'elliati,!ok certain Members at one moment to the ilsac t ttry , o"ol-hall,to excite national animosities, narrow f„ m,,,..Ni gb , jar prejudice, and to spit their venom . be- IN til l t ie to thneinselves secure, attributing every im- Nieto% which House. and then coming over here to to 4 _ d 01 _ had gained them so much approbation ma s ot , it e _ , eer a . 1 h at ftler stand ) Tahi, was . a course . of proceeding . which be hard to justify. Yll / :Ss "d ersta ' " w hich it would tAt e , softer ~. ,nd !hat the Hon. Member to whom . he 0 1,0 t er the less it were to excite the base passions of t r2 l ,.i.,;.eoi i i tt P,Q Pose of selfish gain.—(H . ear, hear.) .1 9n k,..sZther.rhe!co,7 understand the proc . eedings at Cone' la- Ols"et fo i eed„Z nut see the necessity of such proceed- I S,,ts h r th e -1 ° of the people. He had shown no want s tt ! te ol 'Ort toe e Wa s so n r e:P t l h e of Ireland in the observations he had .i t th e athr e b e people of that country would under- I t 4 6 Pes er 3,', and by. He was willing to rest the mea- Vt_ 4. ;:,,sethoho,t,.ruth. Let them do their duty, and their til t ,''ur ge uL rear or affection. to educate the people of 4 1 ke rs , bed % a , 0 ,,,, Zof the people of that country would, t to ts f litl slhe e 't° them in a becoming spirit. If they cre 1 4 a l 'e desirfe k to in d d o n j e • u ss s , tly to t l o e w ra a t r i cl on s the Irish people, %Nom atierrit o and 'goodness, 1a . , 4 4, Z t a a t h e eir he:easures as the present, they would not VI te, 4 lll,Pirj o 7 sympathy, but soon witness the last i st.. ‘ N a rt 13,Lb,,action.—( Loud cheers : ) t ii,o l -90 1 ,, that h:',',EN said that, considering the very per s, t, - to heads in " been made upon himself, he wished to it t At 'absh„ v indication. The Hon. Member had lt sil lt o t tl t . , I si ti " 11 the subject the concentrated venom of (k4N t l ;. l 44lll! e ta l be t r S _ r .°se, to order. He did not . object to oly toek t : to pverinnidlictatieg himself, l butoncothnseldHeroend. and ju a st pers k on en a attack hiktheteh° o had An opportunity ought Ilk!,I141101,48eut., t w o e t tl il the .. H .. o s n p . e Mem . b . er for Limerick of de hit tollti on aho (Sir R. Inglis) thought the present I N th,vrah ap AL wo "( 1 not he allowed.—( Hear.) Ve t h a , for 1 . , o ld call the House to the question. The lc Is % kid s ' of pso`ta,eriek had no doubt acted as he had done kli se ht tt a ss h e h a _ r t,ce in speaking in that house, and the 4 i,lt a 2) 11 I , a cquired at Conciliation-hall.—( Hear, *IV the e Member was proceeding to address %at Atshiequestio ki, \t „., ..,N _„_a, when he was interrupted by k 1, 4 -, lr wa ; w_ jto rose to a question of order. If the h 'Pt ak in pos_cliSposed of, then the Hon. Member for V, ',,s,Ohtli t i t e ssion of the House, and no other had a itikkioltzz;_rieettof ,a , 4 o ll rd t., , G an e d ntleman had given his ex -44004 otilet aaid as " Chair, chair." N , h an f ivthe House was not in Committee, s . 6' ) 4 at h k Ir. s , • 1.14'411444 torn„ . • 0 O'Brien) had a right to speak in ~,,k k is k , r „ right to reply. He considered that '1 tojlta,/, th e 11 Oxford (Sir Robert Inglis) was jus t kook, rLIs r • n ' Member for Limerick to order. 1 of Ye.% a aid h e h It t ; 4. il hir es !Ise th e ad only called the Hon. Gentle .li, i ,41,,,e,if, h, _course he was taking was not a yin ks4', ;/ tWel t i i 1 4: _ pe.rsonal attack upon another party.. s ,. dm 1 14 3 , °n ee. "abet the Hon. Memberfor Limerick hrt' o tt7 elli ties .444l sue eery h en : in lf te e r a y ted a course which would get rid e ' i gerr k h - er u,,ouse was allowed to go into Com tqh4sithee,s(ils.na of )nicking Limerick would then have an lit' a t ir' f - ) ViL l ear. any statement he might think , Nttii t st s N o Is t ! YtiZti..l3tiliaated that he would ostone his mo. A 4 1, few‘forwar!, Uollege till Monday next,as it could Nt 4 'ttelf • Were convenient' • s tlti vl b in to _ 3 f rom , lat the present time. t ,..,ssA ti. e % tool . Lord J. RUSSELL, the House lik 6 iti'l at i . e the n Itt " of ' S upply. ts t es s i o t r4 ri e . e cf th e r ,_ moved that the sum of 100,6001. be 10%. -7leinie,,ve,onsolidated Fund for the founding and g l ll7. 'Om fo'r•ttpstitutions in Ireland, and 21,0001. ‘tf a ''' 4 it stp,g4.eati_ " annual endowment of the sad in tLths I % 411 11 1 , 1 ein t 3•ltlt•stk:atlitit 114 IN" • t s .Ahint td „then t, h _ said the House bad listened, not t hs„7th o l i ot;:ng t erms approbation, to invectives couched i e tk sath if kid C 5 and directed against his person kN64 44 - sel ls , acti on earned Member to whom he referred, h l a s k . obs chZ ne oeti ° o f e d . jael ,i r a t i:ging his accumulated venom attack e saree gnenn hime m elf had r a . I s s o . , it. lst lig, 4 11 11 k : 4°1 h i m rn ad t co taskan ) 41 1. 1 0. 6 tcl l's,. tt . t (" in e Wen f: e r w w as h at not he thereil ad t s n ta d t e e f d en in d 4;4ltts,tilceertaattleinksiltliettnh) had not come there with a .at Hon. and Learned Gentle `airtefer of in that House he had always a gentleman—(Cheera)—and never receded from the expression of his opinions of a bad mea• sure, or shrunk from the declaration of his sentiments ; yet, in doing so, he had always avoided doing anything that would give pain to individuals.—( Hear, hear.) That though he had never uttered anything that could give pain, he could not, on the present occasion, avoid expressing his unutterable contempt and intense pity for the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had made the attack. Sir R INGLIS asked whether any Member of that House was justified in using such an expression as unutterable con tempt" towards another Member ? The elements of that ex pression were such as applied to a person, and could not he admitted. Mr. S. O'BRIEN would settle the matter by abandoning the expressions he had used. He had no personal enmity to any Member of the House, or to the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Bath Put at the same time he would say, that the words which that Hon. and Learned Gentleman had attributed to him (Mr. S. O'Brien), as having been spoken at Concilia tion-halt, had never been uttered by him there. The lan guage he had male use of was, that he would not attend Par liament, unless his &doe so would be the means of doing good to his country. He had never said that he would not attend this House under any sirc.anstanses. What he said was with the qualification he had just stated to the House. He had, he admitted, expressed an opinion that Members would best serve the interests of Ireland by staying in that country, instead of attending the House of Commons The Honourable and Learned Member had represented Conciliation-hall as a scene of corruption, and that those who attended there did so from selfish and improper motives ; but he (Mr. S. O'Brien) would tell that Hon. arid Learned Gentlemen that the probity and propriety of all who attended there, and were concerned in its proceedings, were such as would contrast with the best-conducted assemblies in this coun try. He would speak mere especially of the humble classes, with respect to whose conduct he prided himself, for its superiority, as compared with the proceedings of similar bodies of men in this country. Another Hon. and Learned Gentle man had, along with himself (Mr. Smith O'Brien) been attacked, who was much better able to defend himself than he was ; but to that attack he would only answer, that that Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. O'Connell) had given up a most lucrative practice and the most profitable sources of income, that he might devote himself to the interests of his country. To attack the motives of such a man, whose whole life was devoted to the arduous duty of obtaining justice for the poople of Ireland, could only be the suggestions of a low and grovel ling mind. —( Hear, hear.) He repeated what he had already stated, that if this Bill was permitted to pass in its present form, it would give the Government the power of appointing, as professors, parties from out of families whom they ( the Government) considered most adapted to serve their political purposes. The Bill placed the whole power in the hands of the Government; and, while it did so, he maintained it was an attempt to corrupt the intellect of Ireland.—( Hear. ) Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department for an explanation on two points in reference to the proposed vote. The one was, why the proposition of 18,000/. had been raised to 21,00 A ? and the other was, whether any alteration was contemplated in the mode of appointing the professors ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the amendments contemplated would he thought meet the objections of the Noble Lord. He could assure the Noble Lord that there was every disposition on the part of the Government to make the measures palatable. On Monday he would fully explain the nature of those amend ments. 21,000/. a year was the vote proposed for the three colleges instead of 18,t100/. a year as originally proposed. On Monday he would likewise explain the views of the Govern ment with respect to the appointment of professors. Mr. WILLIAMS objected to an additional grant of 3,0001. a year unless the application of the money was previously clearly defined. It was not his wish to offer any opposition to the measure but the Government should not ask them to legis late in the dark. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, in accordance with what he conceived to be the opinion of the House, he had proposed the additional grant of 1,0001. a year to each college, for the purpose of granting prizes and exhibitions. Mr. VERNON SMITH said that it was quite true they were asked to legislate in the dark, and these colleges might turn out to be nurseries for rebellion and agitation, for any thing,they knew to the contrary, or anything that had been stated to the House by the Government. In fact, it did not appear for whose benefit the measure was intended. Hitherto, upon the question of education, the House seemed anxious to educate the poor, but now the measure seemed designed for the higher classes, for he doubted that the middle classes could send their children to these expensive colleges. He thought that if the people of Ireland were really anxious for educating their children, he did not see why they should not contribute towards such an object, and pay for the support of those seminaries out of the county rates. Sir R. PEEL said that if it were the wish of the House to carry out this measure they should not dispute about the mode in which the money was obtained. Grand juries were not in Ireland always the representatives of public opinion, and it was clear that a difference of opinion among grand juries as to granting the money would render the measure wholly nugatory. Mr. WYSE diffored entirely from the course taken by the Right Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. V. Smith) and thought the mode of supporting the colleges suggested by him could not be carried out. The , ight Hon. Baronet was well aware that there were many institutions in I eland, but they are compulsory by the grand jury. And inasmuch as they had compulsory as. sessments he thought that there ought to be some control over the parties by whom the assessments were made. He objected to any assessment by Inelies which are not elected by the people, but as they bad such endowments, they could not do better than to sup e r v i s e th e mo d e i n w hi c h those assessments were applied. He would have wished that it should have been otherwise, hut seeing the difficulty of getting any money from that House, he had been obliged to decline carrying his propo sition further. He had proposed that there should be thirty• two county colleges, which should have their funds made good by the country, and that they should be connected with the University of London. They would thereby have the elemen tary schools, the more advanced seminaries, and then the county colleges interm e di a t e b e t ween t h em and the University, and this last might be the crowning of the whole edifice. By this plan they would have as perfect a means of education in Ireland as in any other country. He was not so unreasonable or so unjust as to complain that the whole of this plan was not carried out. His system would have given a continuous, analo gous, and well-founded course of education, but he could not regret that it was not at all adopted. It might be better to go step by step. The country might not be able to bear it ; and, at any rate, there was a great advance; and he should, therefore, rejoice in its adoption, and lament if there was any indisposition to receive it by the Irish people. Mr. P. BORTH WICK said that the Hon. Member, who had just sat down, had stated that such a system of education as he had described existed in Germany, but he had not been able to find it. Nevertheless, he would most willingly vote for the establishment of these colleges, and thought it a measure worthy of a great Government, and adapted to the necessities of a great people. Sir D. NORREYS wished to know whether it was still pro posed by the Government to prevent any religious test in these colleges or not. Lord J. RUSSELL advised Members on his side of the House, who had amendments or questions to propose, to defer further discussion on the Bill till Monday next, when a more favourable opportunity would be afforded for investigating the subject. Sir T. D. ACLAND having tendered his approval of the vote, The resolution vraq put and carried. THE MEDICAL BILL. Mr. BERNAL I.ieWedt;asktieSecret;ry of State for the Hume Department, whether the clause of the Medical Bill re lating to druggists would interfere with the previous enact ments affecting that profession. Sir JAMES GRAHAM replied that the Medical Bill would repeal such provisions of the Apothecaries Act as inter fered with its subsequent enactments. &ir GEORGE COCKBURN, in answer to a question put by the Hon. Member for Marylebane a few nights since, stated that the Admiralty were guided by the regulations respecting the grant of pensions in the case of wounds. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said the regulations specified that unless the wound was equal to the loss of a limb, no pension shetuld be granted ; but if the Queen had the right of using her discretion and commanding its payment, even in cases where the wound did not amount to the prescribed severity, such an un certain method he considered objectionable, and suggested the adcption of a more definite regulation. IRISH FISHERIES. Sir W. BARRON wished to call the attention of the House o the unsatisfactory state of the Irish fisheries. The Irish Parliament had passed no less than twenty Acts to protect those rights, and subsequently the United Legislature had adopted similar protective measures. But the Board of Works in Ireland had neglected their duty, and the Acts of the Le gislature had been rendered nugatory by their remissness. The Commissioners who should have inquired into the state of every river in Ireland had only laid down the boundaries of 15 rivers, eight of which were in the county Kerry. Again, in the year 1843, the first report was net made till May, in stead of the February preceding, as required by law. In 1844 it was not made till July, and about a fortnight since that for the present year was furnished. This delay was not merely neglect, it was a positive violation of the 112th section of the Act.—( Hear.) Last winter a certain number of gentlemen in Dublin, usually supporters of her Majesty's present Government, wishing to call a meeting of the board in unison with the injunctions of the Act of Parliament, consulted Lord Eliot as to the best mode of effect ing their object. That functionary had very properly referred them to the Commissioners themselves, but the Commission ers flatly refused to accede, pleading that the qualifying term, " when practicable," in the Act, meant " when convenient," and thus, forsooth, consulting their own convenience, they would neither convene a meeting nor give information. The reply would probably be, that the board was overburdened ; but, if so, why did they not admit the pressing character of their numerous engagements, and acknowledge their inability to perform their duties ? He wished to call the at tention of the House to the report which had been made by the various officers in command of the Coast guard in Ireland. Under an existing Act of Parliament, they were required to register all the boats employed in the Irish fisheries, and in the discharge of their duty they had re ported to the board in Dublin, that the fisheries in almost all instances under their knowledge were in want of protec tion. There was scarcely one of these officers who did not bear testimony to the steady character and good conduct of the fishermen, and at the same time they seldom or never forget the distress they suffered from a want of large fishing-boats or smacks for carrying on their trade. But it was impossible that such boats could be employed in the Irish fisheries until there were piers made or harbours erected in which the fisher men could take refuge in time of danger and storm. Until Government made grants for this purpose, as they had most judiciously done in the case of Scotland, they could not expect to see any improvement in the fisheries of Ireland. Government had alrendy granted 14,000/. for improving the fisheries of Scotland, and another grant of 3,0001. for building piers and improving the harbours of refuge; but to Ireland they had not granted one single farthing, although it was notorious that Ireland was a much poorer country than Scotland, and much more in want than Scotland. This was one of the chief causes of complaint which Ise hoped Government would take into their earliest consideration, and recommend to Parliament the ex pediency of making the same grant to Ireland as they had to Scotland. On the 26th of July, 1643, Lord Glengal, who was a supporter of the present Government, brought forward a motion on this subject, and on that occasion the Noble Lord stated that nothing could be more deplorable than the state of the Irish fisheries, from the want of proper attention being paid to them by the parties whose duty it was to see the Act of regulation carried into effect. Lord Carberry, another sup porter •f the Government, on the same occasion gave a similar opinion, and his Grace the Duke of Welliington promised that the subject should receive attention in the proper quarter, but up to that moment his Grace's promise had not been fulfilled. Now these were the opinions of the Noble supporters of the Government, and he might add, the opinion of almost every gentleman► in Ireland who had turned his attention to the subject. In certain towns in Ireland the rights of the public and the rights of pri vate property were constantly clashing from the want of being properly &fined by the Board of Works as the Act di rected. But it appeared to him that the present policy of the Board was to do nothing; for, in their reports. they openly confessed that they thought the best system for them was to let things alone. By the Act of Parliament, the Commis sioners were to decide the boundaries of fresh water and sea fisheries, but they had only done so in the case of 15 rivers out of 150, and eight of those were in one county. Tke Act also required them to take steps to prevent the destruction of breeding salmon, but they had failed to comply with the pro visions of the Act in this respect too. It would naturally be expected, that after making so many complaints, he should suggest some remedies, and, with the permission of the House, he would venture to do so. In the first place, he would sug gest that the fisheries of Ireland should be placed under the control of a separate board, but not to consist of a large number of persons. The Board might consist of one paid officer, who should have the aid of assistants for the purposes of inspection, and of three or four In sh gentlemen who, he had no doubt, would be most willing to act on the board without any pay or remuneration. Would also have four or five deputy inspectors to act, and the board in the various districts of Ireland under the control and direction of the central board. In the next place, he would facilitate the building of large boats, and make grants of money to build piers or small harbours of refuge for such boats in time of peril and boisterous weather. He would require inspectors for different parts of the coast. And he asked no more than it was in the power of the Government to grant. It was not to be denied that the fishermen of Ireland were a hardy and brave race, and in 1780 the Parliament voted 10,000 men for the naval service of the country and the supplement was completed within three months.--( Hear, hear.) A similar necessity might arise within a short period, and he hoped the Govern ment would not allow dust to be thrown into their eyes in a matter which so much concerned the interests of humanity and of the empire.—( Hear, hear. ) Sir T. FREMANTLE was sorry to hear the Hon. Ba ronet speak so disparagingly of the intentions of the Govern ment and so hopelessly of the prospects which might be opened to the Irish fisheries by this Bill. The Hon. Baronet had not made out by his statistics the case which he had alleged against the Government and the Bill. No exertion would be neglected to bring all the information available to the Government which wouldbe laid before Parliament before the end of the present sea sion. The Right Hon. Baronet then went into a minute analysis of the products of the Irish fisheries for several years past. The system of giving boats and nets had failed, and with every at tention which the Government had been able to give to the subject, he was not prepared to say, that Parliament ought to be asked for increasing the sums of money to be given for piers and harbours to extend the fisheries. Mr. SHEIL said that his Hon. Friend deserved much com mendation for bringing the subject before the House.—( Hear.) Sir John Burgoyne was unquestionbly a very able man, but he was not equal —nor could any man be equal to the dis charge of that gentleman's manifold duties.—( Hear.) He thought that it was not just to confound the system recom mended by his Hon. Friend with what was called the " Bounty system," which every reasonable man deprecated. He would recommend the loan system in preference. Mr. WYSE concurred with his Hon. and Learned Friend, and condemned the measure before the House. He was in favour of the loan system, because, in no instance, had loans been advanced without repayment, and great advantage to the public, as well as to the individuals. Lord BERNARD could not concur in the reproaches cast upon the Board of Works in Ireland, and he believed that there could be no better means of promoting peace and happiness in Ireland without providing the means of industry to the people. Immediately upon the Noble Lord's conclusion, Sir C. NAPIER rose and said that he thought it was now the time for him to put his question respecting the state of the navy—( Order, order, and laughter. ) The SPEAKER explained that the Gallant Officer was out of order, and after some short discussion, the Gallant Com modore gave way. Mr. FRENCH believed that Ireland had sufficient capital in herself to carry on her own affairs. Front the construction of railroads in that country he trusted that Ireland would never again call upon that House for any assistance. He did not think that any benefit accrued to Ireland from the enactment of laws respecting fisheries in that country. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then made a few observations, after which the subject dropped. ORDINANCE ESTIMATES. On reading the order of the day for going into Committee, Sir C. NAPIER drew the attention of the House to the state of the defences of the naval ports and arsenals, and also the harbours for the protection of the mercantile marine. He referred to the motion made by Mr. Pitt, in 1786, recommend. ing the defence of their naval ports and arsenals. He would ask them whether it was not much more necessary now, after a peace of thirty years, to turn their attention to the defence of their naval ports, than immediately after a war, when such a thing was unlikely. He then alluded to the opinion of the Prince de Joinville on the subject. It seemed to him that this country had changed sides w,th France, and stood with their arms folded, while the French were engaged in fortifying their ports and arsenals with works of the most extraordinary strength and magnitude. He then detailed the diffe rent steam-vessels, and the respective amount of their horse power. They bad 23,000 horse power in their steam navy, while the French had 56,476 horse power. The French depended less upon their tonnage than horse power. All the French say is, let them look at our horse power and the facility we have of embarking men on board those vessels, and they will see that they cannot prevent W. The size of the former was 2,000 tons, whilst the tonnage of the Terrible was only 1,800, and they had thus great facilities of embarking men. The French had an army of 320,000 men and 80,003 horses, and by means of their rivers, canals, and steam-boats, they could bring into this country an immense force if the exigency of war rendered such a thing necessary. That, at least, ought to cause a dread in the minds of the Eng lish. Then take Plymouth. He would contend for it that al though a breakwater had been recently put there, yet it pre sented no feature whatever calculated to resist the successful attack of a determined enemy from any quarter. Ports. month was in the same, if not a worse position, and it had nothing to prevent the entrance of a strong fleet. Then he came next to Pembroke ; that had a very large hos pital and very large vessels were built there; but still it was quite undefended. Sheerness was still worse; for although the docks and harbours there cost nearly five millions of money, still it had no solid, formidable defences. Now, he would ask, was this a state for this country to be in? or was it pos sible that it would be suffered to continue ? The Gallant Officer then stated the number of instances in which the French had put successfully to sea, and evaded the English men-of war, notwithstanding all their watchfulness, and arrived in Egypt, and landed an army of 40,000 men in that country, in spite of all that the English fleet could do, though under the command of one of the ablest officers the country ever had. Even supposing that a fleet of steam-vessels were ready for action at any of the ports of this country, with soldiers ready to embark, yet if agate of wind sprung up, the steamers would not be able to get out, unless at an expense of all their fuel, while in the meantime the French, or any other foreign fleet, would have a start of five or six hours of us, and would thus be enabled to land forty or fifty thousand men either in Ireland or in this country, before the English war-steamers could be ready; and, then, let him ask what would be the position of this country if such an event took place ? He had heard Dover spoken of as a harbour of refuge, but he doubted very much if a convoy could get in there in a South-Easterly gale of wind ; at the same time he doubted very much if it could not be made a safe harbour of re fuge, and he did not disapprove of its having b ee n recommended by the Commissioners, who, he per ceived, had also recommended a place between Portsmouth and Dover, and Portsmouth itself and Dartmouth; but the latter Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated that the Government still adhered to their original resolution on that point, and whatever deviation they might make in the plan would be seen in the amendments of the gill. Mr. COLLETT wished to know whether the 160,000/. was to be paid in the first instance for the establishment* of these colleges, and the 21,000/. a-year for their support; and next, whether it was intended that the payments should begin this year ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that it was intended to appro priate 100,000/. to the erection of the colleges, and then to apply the sum of 7,000/. a-year for the support of each, but that the payments would not begin until after the colleges were founded, and it was therefore at present problematical whether they would begin this year or not. Perhaps a portion of the money might be received. Sir T. 1). ACLAND could not clearly understand how the colleges and halls were properly to be distinguished. Ac cording to his apprehension the halls might enjoy the benefit of religious instruction or not, although the colleges were ex cluded from that advantage. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that it was not the intention of Government to provide any religious instruction, as it would interfere with their plan. The halls might be endowed for the purposes of religious instruction by the benefactions of private individuals. Mr. SHELL said he wished to put two questions to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite; but as his object was not dis cussion on these points, the answer might, if the Right Hon. Gentleman thought proper, be postponed till another night. The first question was--Was it the intent on of the Govern ment that the appointment of the professors should be reserved to the Crown? The second—Was there to be any stipend awarded to a chapel attached to, or in the neighbourhood of, the college; and was there to be any ecclesiastic, Protestant or Roman Catholic, to be appointed for the purpose of giving religious instruction, and performing Divine worship, within the precincts of the college? If it were not convenient to give the answers nuw, they might be postponed until Monday next, when there would be a good opportunity of stating the decisions of the Government. The Right Hon. Baronet would be aware of the memorial which had been forwarded by the Roman Catholic bis-.ops upon this question. In that memorial they were unanimous. It had been signed by Dr. Higgins, Dr. Murray, Dr. C ro ly, an d D r . Denver, among the other bishops, all of whom were members of the Board of Education. This was not only the expression of the Roman Catholic bishops, but he might say of the wh, le of the Roman Catholic body, or, in other words, of seven-eights of the whole of the Irish peo ple. These were the questions—whether the appointment of the professors was reserved to the Crown, and whether there was to be any religious instruction provided. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that he had already replied to the inquiries of the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London on these two points, and it had been agreed, as a mat ter of public convenience, that the answers should be deferred until Monday. His Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Government proposed to bring on the Irish Bank Bill on Mon day, and as the debate was net likely to occupy the whole of the evening, he himself proposed to bring up the report on the academical institutions, after that debate was concluded. He would go into the subject in detail, and state the whole of the plan he proposed to adopt. This course would be more conve nient, and he should therefore defer his reply until:that evening. Sir R. PEEL said that there would be no indisposition to give the answer at the present time, but AS it seemed more to consort with private convenience. The House had had an in timation of the plan intended by his Right Hon. Friend, and there would be ample opportunity of detailing it fully on Mon day, that would be evidently the most convenient plan that could be adopted, as the House would then be put fully in pos session of the several points in the Government plan, and give time for the consideration of them. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN was exceedingly anxious to see how far the wishes of the Irish people had been attended to in the proposed scheme of the Government, and trusted that the report would not be delayed longer than Monday. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the time which he had named, would be the most convenient. and as the Irish Bank Bill was not likely to occupy the whole of the evening, there would be sufficient time for discussion on bringing up the report. Mr. WYSE had intended to put similar questions as those asked by the Right Hon. Gentleman the member for Dun garvon, but would defer further mention of them till Monday next. Sir H. W. BARRON hoped the Government would re consider the question of the appointment of professors, other wise the measure would very naturally, if not truly, go forth to the people of Ireland as propounded: only with a view to its being a source of patronage. Mr. WILLIAMS regretted that the Government had departed from their original intention respecting the amount and source of the funds for endowing these colleges. He thought it quite a novel circumstance for 100,0001. to be appropriated out of the public taxation of a country for the foundation of academical institutions, and to be annually required for their maintenance. Similar sums were expended on colleges in Scotland, but pro cured from different sources, and no premium was held out by Government for their permanent endowment. If the Right Hon. Baronet would agree that 6,000/. instead of 7,0001. should be taken out of the consolidated fund, and trust to the voluntary benevolence of individuals in Ireland to raise the remaining 1,000/., he would not oppose the vote. He felt sure that the generosity of the Irish higher classes would snore than supply the amount required for pre miums, and on all grounds, he thought, not so much for the amount as the principle, the first proposition should be adhered to.—( Hear.) Sir JAMES GRAHAM reminded the Hon. Member for Coventry, that the case of the Scotch colleges was of ancient date, and the principle originally established continued as if by consent, while that of the Irish Academical Institutions was novel, and he could not perceive the objections suggested by other Hon. Members. THE S LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1845. was a tidal harbour, and, therefore, could only be entered in deep water. The Commissioners had also recommended Dun. geness, but taking that and the whole of the rest of the coast, he did rot know a single place that afforded a harbour of refuge. He had detained the House thus long upon this question, but his object in doing so, was to try and impress upon her Ma jesty's Government the absolute necessity there existed for making an immediate survey of the whole coast of the country, with a view to ascertaining which were the best places tor harbours of refuge, and to take measures for their prompt formation ; for if they did not they would per haps find, when it was too late, that. they had reason to regret not having taken his advice. There was one other point to wnich he would refer, before he sat down, and that was the increased danger of collision which was likely to arise off the coast of Africa, in consequence of the recent treaty that had been entered into respecting the slave-trade. He thought that the dangers from this source were increased to an extent far greater than what they were by the right of search treaty, for it was scarcely possible now to avoid bre,ls and collision, especially where choleric and hot-beaded men came in contact. On a consideration of all those things he hoped the Right Hon. Baronet would not ask for a small sum, but a very large sum, to place the country—particularly the southern portion of it—in a proper state of defence, for the day might come when they would have cause to regret if these precautionary steps were neglected. Captain BOLDER() said that the Gallant Officer entirely overlooked the fact, that to enable any power to effect the mis chief he pointed out, they must first have the supremacy of the ocean. He felt satisfied that the officers who were appointed to superintend th e f ort ifi cat i ons on the coast were persons who might be confided in as having taken every precaution which the greatest skill and patriotism could sug gest for that purpose.—( Hear.) When be mentioned the name of Sir Geo. Host and Colonel Mercer, he thought he gave a sufficient guarantee for the confidence of the country that nothing was wanting to place the country in a proper state of defence. With respect to the attacks of a foreign foe, that had been so forcibly dwelt upon by the Gallant Member, he thought that if we had nothing else to depend upon but the steam-boats and common tug-boats that were plying on the Thames, they could in a very short time he placed in a condi tion to repel any such attack, however formidable. Mr. RICE said that after the two commissions which had reported upon the subject, after the opinion expressed by Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington, he thought that something ought to be done to improve the fortifications at Portsmouth. He was not one of those who allowed their minds to be influenced by groundless alarms, but he was certainly of opinion, when he looked across the channel, and saw the acti vity which prevailed there in the fortification of Dunkirk, Boulogne, and Cherbourg, he thought that something ought to be done with regard to the ports on the southern coast of Eng land. He hoped that the Government would look to the subject in time. It was a question on which every military man, every naval and civil officer, were agreed on, and he was sure that if a sum of money were asked for this purpcse, the House would gladly acquiesce in the justice end propriety of the demand. Sir R. PEEL said that the Gallant Officer opposite (Sir C. Napier) hal a great advantage over her Majesty's Govern ment in discussing this subject. St"! he did not V2O how the Gallant Officer could believe that it would be to the public ad yantege to point out the weakest parts of the kingdom.— ( Hear.) The Gallant Officer might think it consistent with his duty to noint out the weakest harbour in the kingdom, but he (Sir R. Peel) thought the House would be of opinion that it would inconsistent with the duty of the Government to point out in what respect the Gallant Officer's views were er roneous. if the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman's views were to be carried out, it would involve an expenditure of something like 25,( JI., at the very least.—(Laughter.) The Gallant Officer wanted harbours of refuge at Dover, Portland, and Het wicb, which had been recommended by the harbour Commissioners, and he complained that there was no har bour recommended to be made at Portland, and between Portland and Portsmouth. The Gallant Officer then looked to the West Coast, and said that the only safe harbour there was Liverpool. The Gallant Officer then wished the East to be supplied with harbours of refuge. He doubted not if all these were granted, the Gallant Officer would conclude with a sup plemental request for similar harbours to be established on the west coast of Ireland.—( Hear, hear, from Sir C. Napier.) And if that was granted, no doubt the Gallant officer would end with some request for the Channel islands.—(Hear, hear, from Sir C. Napier, and laughter.) He (Sir Robert Peel) did not think it was at all prudent to rest with confi dence upon pacific declarations from other Powers, but he thought it would be very impolitic to involve the country in expenses equal to those neceksary in time of war. The Ord nance estimates and the estimates for the navy h a d thi s year beenincreased ; but in that increase no provision was made for the better fortification of the Channel Islands. Her Ma jesty's Goverment had appointed Commissioners to inquire into the subject of harbours of refuge, and those Commis sioners had made a full report. With respect to the harbours of refuge, he could tell the Hon. Gentleman that the sub ject had not escaped -the attention of the Government. If there were one point which required the utmost caution, it was that of spending millions of money upon harbours of re fuge. He had seen hundreds of thousands of pounds spent upon harbours of refuge, and he had lived to see the harbours filled up in consequence of precautions riot having b een t a k en with respect to the se di mentary deposit. Since the report of the Commissioners, her Majesty had been pleased to summon some of the most eminent engineers in the country upon this subject. They had been requested to consider the points upon which the report of the Admiralty Commissioners was not considered satisfactory. Those gentlemen reported that it was necessary, in the first place, before a harbour was esta blished at Dover, to le have experiments made as to the amount of sedentary deposits. Those experiments had been made, but the report of the engineers had not yet been made. When that report was made, it would then be for her Majes ty's Governm en t t o cons id er t h e course. T he subject had re ceived, and was receiving, the rullcct consideration from her Majesty's Government, and he trusted that this assurance would be satisfactory to the Hon. Member for Dover Lord PALMFRSTON said that it was not perfectly fair that the Right Hon. Baronet should bring the charge against his Hon. r d .ant Friend, that he had given no previous notice of this question, for it was per:ect l y well known that his Ron. and Gallant Friend had consulted on this matter with the Right Hen. Baronet, and therefore the Right Hon. Baro net ought to have been prepared for the motion of his Hon. and Gallant Friend. It wes very surprising, indeed, that any Prime Minister —that any Minister of the Crown— should say that he was ignorant of the proceedings in foreign Courts ; for if this admission did nothing else, it certainly proved that the Ministry did not do their duty. This matter was one of real importance, inasmuch as it vves the duty of the Government to call the attention of the country to the efficient state of the ports. He thought there should be no mystery in the state of their defences. Did foreign countries imitate that mystery ? No. For in the Chamber of De puties there were the most free discussiors on the subject of the fortifications of Paris, and no attempt had ever been made at concealment. What was the number of the French army ? 340,100. And our whole army only con sisted of If 0,00, which, ae er supplying our colonial posses sions left only bO,C.C3 at home. The French army numbered 340,000 men, and, deducting those sent to their fo reign possessions, there were still left at home 280,00) men. Although we were separated from France by the sea, he should think the security of the country was not adequately provided, for by a force of some 40,07,0 or 50,C:,) men. We should imi tate the example of Prussia and Russia, and other continental States, and keep an army in reserve to protect us from any sudden inroad from a foreign enemy. The extended applica tion of steam navigation, and the multiplicity of railways, did practically bring the opposite shores of the Continent into contact with this country.—( Hear, hear.) When he had had the honour of being at the head of the Foreign-office, on one occasion Prince Talleyrand was talking about some very animated debates in the Chamber of Depu ties, and observed to him that the duties of the office which he (Lord Palmerston) had to perform were easier than those which had to be performed in the similar office in France. He asked for an explanation. Why, replied Prince Talleyrand, your naval force has placed you in such a posture of defence from foreign invasion, that your attention is not much directed to the state of your defences at home. The Parliament was called on to give greater attention to this matter. Then the Hon. and Gallant Officer had said you need not be under any apprehension, because no danger can accrue to this cou n t ry f rom a f ore i gn i nvas i on, while our navy retains the supremacy of the sea. After the numerous instances in which large fleets had escaped and re turned safe into harbour, it was perfectly manifest it was not necessary to have th e supremacy of the sea wh i le steamers sailed for the transportation of troops. The case in which his Hon. and Gallant hriend required Parliamentary interference, and which he wished to impress on the attention of the House, was not the conducting of operations during the carrying on of a war. If you h a d t i me to increase your army an d h a d equipped a sufficient fleet after a certain period, he admitted the means which his Hon. Friend considered inadequate might be trusted to, but when the Right Honourable Baronet talked of the plan of his Hon. Friend as a way to give information to the enemy, he would wish the Right Hon. Baronet to make inq u i r i es , an d to ask the F re nch Admiral who brought last year int o thi s count - y t h e F renc h King, what was his opinion as to the nature of the defences at Portsmouth har bour ? He had already expressed surprise that the harbour had not been put in a better state of defence. The Govern ment had been told that if a dash were to be made by a number of armed steamers, there was no obstacle to prevent them from entering into the harbour. He (Lord Painters on) had been told that the Government did not like to interfere with the present defences, because it would be a breach of the negotiation existing between the two countries ; but so far from weakening the negotiation , improved defences would strengthen it, by placing the country in a condition to repel any sudden invasion. Cherbourg, Dunkirk, and other ports on the Continent, had been put in a state of defence, and he would contend that it was the bounden duty of the Govern ment, considering the facilities which steam afforded for a sud den transportation of troops, not only to go on increasing the number of the steam force of the country, but to p l ace t h ose vulnerable points, the dock-yards , in a state of security, to repel any sudden attack which might arise from numerous unforeseen causes. That was the answer he would give to the little attempt at ridicule which the Right Ho nourable Baronet had endeavoured to throw up on th e statement of his Gallant Friend. If it was intended by France to undertake the destruction of Portsmouth or Plymouth dockyards, thousands of Frenchmen would be found ready to undertake the task, or perish in the attempt. It wrs necessary to have harbours on the coast, not only for the protection of commercial fleets from the dangers of the boister ous e l ements, but also to appoint points of concentration for steamers to de fend the coast. The Right Hon. Baronet had said these mat ters required great and serious attention , and he had stat e d that large sums had been expended without suf ficient previous inquiries having been ma d e, and that he was unwilling to incur any further expens e without being first assured that the place intended to be strengthened was really practicable for defence. He (Lord Palmerston) considered the Government were right in pausing in their expenditure, as regarded extensive points, but there were several smaller harbours, about which there were not t wo opinions, that they should be put in a posture of defence, an d the Government ought, as soeechly as pssible, to co mmence the erection of the works. When a Government,. having an might elapse before the works important object to accomplish, cats about to . inquire foe facts which no person had ever asked for, it was going out of the way he considered they ought to which . nothing had been altogether unnecessarily. He hoped that another year would not be delayed before something was done to remedy the defences were admitted . to be great. They w of o t u h ld e country. Several de Sev u e s r e a fu l the a b l e l g eg in ed, ought to take example of the French . nation, who had made and harbours the ad ov advantages u r t e a f g u e g s e put their country in a state of defence. The great exertion to fortifications of Paris had cost 14,00,000/., yet they had only o cc upied four years in the erection. This was a course worthy of example, and it was of the highest national importance that the dock-yards should be placed in a proper state of defence. The great increase t h at had take n pl ace i n s team navigation during the last f ew years required th a t d oc k-yards should be placed in a better state of defence than before. He hoped the Government would take the observations he had made in good part, as his only object was to place the defences of the country on a proper footing. He believed the present Government was no more to blame than previous Governments; it was the altered circumstances of the country that required this matter being entered into. Mr. DARBY hoped . the Government would t a k e ac ti ve steps and attend to this question. He considered that no time should be lost in putting the harbours in a stal e o f d e f ence . Mr. C. WOOD hoped the subject would be t a k en i nto t h e i r earliest consideration. It was indispensably necessary to the . welfare and safety of the country that no time should be lost in constructing harbours of refuge. Colonel WOOD quite agreed with the Noble Lord opposite respecting the general defences of the country. He had •very confidence In the valour and bravery of the British sol diers ansl seamen, still he thought, in the present aspect of affairs, the defences of the country ought to be placed in a proper state of repair. Mr. HINDLEY rose to move for a return of the names of the persons receiving the allowance granted to Protestant Dis senting ministers in England with the names of the trustees administering the same. He was induced to bring forward this motion, from what had arisen at recent meetings of Dissenters in opposition to the Maynooth grant. 'I he Dissenters had op posed the Bill on the ground of opposition to all ecclesiastical endowments, and had, in consequence, been accused of taking money from the Government, at the very time they were pro testing against the grant to the Roman Catholics. It was in order to set this matter at rest, and to see who really among the Dissenters received Government money, that he had brought forward this motion. Now, he did not make any charge, and he should feel that he did injustice to the Cabinet if he did not name the parties who made it. Now, as the Dissenting body was divided into three bodies—the Pres byterians, the Baptists, and the Calvinists—he thought that it would be better that this return should be made. Sir R. PEEL—Name the party. Mr. HINDLEY—The Lord Chancellor, as it was reported him, though he received a large sum of money, yet he paid no income-tax whatever. There was a sum voted, he believed, for the use of the Protestant Dissenters, but it was not known to whom the money was paid, and it ought to be known who received it. Mr. CARDWELL felt it his duty to oppose the motion. The fact was that this grant of less than 1,701. had been dis tributed through a board, composed of three of each of the several connexions and three of the Established Church, ever since the time of Geo. I. He read a letter from Dr. Rees, who was looked up to with much deference by the Dissenting body, in which the doctor stated that this was distributed among a great number of men of education and position in society, and he thought that if this motion were agreed to it would lead to the repudiation of the grant as an eleemosynary aid to men who were unable from their devotion to their duties—were quite unable to obtain those advantages in society which men in their position ought to enjoy. In consequence of this statement, the Hon. Member for Montrose and the Hon. Member for Coventry, had felt it to be their duty to move for similar re turns, but on being convinced of the error of their conceptions, had both withdrawn their motions. On the question being put, Mr. WILLIAMS thought that while it might appear invi dious to require the names of particular parties beneficiaries of the State, no objection ought to be raised to the publication of the names of the various sects receiving the grant, the amount accorded each, and a classification of the various grants. Dr. BOWRING would like to know the exact amount of information which the Government would be willing to afford. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not consent to furnish any further information than that hitherto conceded, and hoped the good sense of the House would not press for the return. Lord WORSLEY thought that the public should be per fectly satisfied with the names of the trustees, without know ing who the actual recipients of the bounties were. A suffi cient guarantee already existed in the publication of those trustees, and no advantage could possibly arise from any more specific returns. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFOP D could net help thinking that while, during the late debate en the Maynooth Grant, the Dissenters had affected to abhor the principle of State endow ment, they were very ready to receive any bounty which the country would conceds, and es he believed that an expo sure of those who thus were dependent on the State would be usefu4 he should vote for the return demanded. Sir W. SOM ER VILLE remarked that repeated grants had been voted at various times to different bodies of Dissenters, which the Hon. Member who moved, and the Hon. Member who supported the motion, never attempted to oppose, although they had had every opportunity for doing so, and he should, therefore, support the Government in refusing the required in formation. After a few words from Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD in explanation, The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it ...... . ............. Majority .. On our readmission to the gallery, we found Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY addressing the House on the subject of the expense to which the soldiers of the Guards might be put by the compulsion to white-wash their clothes.— (Laughter. ) They, the Life Guards, were especially favoured by the saving of the overalls—they absolutely saved 451. 16s. This was the proposition of a Member of a Conservative Government on the paltry advantages of the Household troops. But the gravest charge was yet to come. In the report which had been made on this subject, there was a statement that the regiments of the Household troops could not possibly be deprived of their benefits. This economy was most injurious. He had himself once been quartered at a low public-house, where, in consequence of a diseased animal, he lo.t half his horses by the glanders. Now, the quarter-master of a regiment of cavalry had an un limited authority to purchase as many horses as he required for the service of the Government. If the Queen of this country were to have any body guards they could not de prive them of the little advantages which they possessed. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT was unwilling to follow the Hon. Gentleman through the whole of his argument. But to adduce an instance. Sir H. Hardinge had summoned a num ber of individuals to attend a Court, chiefly composed of ge neral officers. It was on the decisions of that Court that the Government acted. They all reported in favour of the alteration. It was quite true that the band of the Life Guards was a larger and more expensive one than any other in the service, but then the officers of the regiment voluntr7ily offered to pay many of the expenses attending it ; and it was upon that fact that his Grace the Duke of Wellington recemmended the al terations that had talcen place in the regulations not only in this respect, but in others of which the Honourable Member had complained, and in which he (Mr. S. Herbert), though not as competent to speak upon the subject as he could wish, entirely concurred ; and he did think they were such, as while they contributed to the efficiency of the corps, did not give dissatisfaction to the men. Believing, then, that the public took some pride in beholding this fine regiment well equipped and appointed, end that the portion of the expendi diture which the public paid for upholding their state was cheerfully and willingly contributed, he should say that he did think it would not be well to interfere with the present regu lations, and, in this opinion, he believed he was borne out by the Board of General Officers. The contemplated changes spoken of by the Gallant Member were those sanctioned by the highest military authorities, end such as, he (Mr. S. Her bert) felt assured, would not make the men of the respective corps uncomfortable. Here the subject dropped. Sir C. NAPIER said he wished to correct a mistake into which he understood some Hon. Members had fallen in reference to the observations he made regarding the fortifica tions of Portsmouth. He by no means meant to say anything in depreciation of those fortifications, and therefore he did not wish that it should go forth to the public that he had meant to convey such an impression. The House then went into Committee pro forma, upon the Bill, when va r i ous sums o f money h av i ng b een voted , ' Mr. WILLIAMS said he had several objections to make to the money clauses of the Bill, but, at this hour of the morning, he could not think of trespassing on the House, and, therefore he hoped it would be adjourned. The House resumed, and the Chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again on Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock. LL9YD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 13.—Wind at noon S.E., light airs, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 12.—S1d. Toronto, New York. DEAL, JUNE 12.—Wind N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Constant, Callao ; Bethel, Mosher, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Magnet, Belize; Albino. and ;11 alvina, New York; Harmony, Labrador. PLYMOUTH, Jurix 12.-11 d. Victoria, Quebec; Mischief, Newfound land. SCILLY, JUNE 9.—Wind W.—Arrd. Flying Fish, Rio Grande. MARGATE, JUNE 12.—A packet of papers, mostly bills of lading, and a cargo book belonging to the ship Marquis of Bute, have been picked up at sea, and brought in here to-day. WHITEHAVEN, JUNE 11.—Wind S.W.—Sld. John, Pugwash. Hula., JUNE 12.--Arrd. Riniswell, Brown, St. John's, New Bruns wick. The Meteor, from St. John's, New Brunswick, in towing to the llumber Dock, grounded, and lays on her side; deckload dis charging. STROMNESS, JUNE B.—The Twin Brothers, from Shields to Pert William, which got on the Quarry Rocks, 4th inst., came off last evening without damage, after discharging. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 12.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Iris, Gueir, Pernam buco ; Dywamine, Africa. Sld. John o' Gaunt, China; Joh n Tom kinson, Jamaica; Carrol of Carrolton, and Siddons, New Y or k . LERWICK, JUNE 9.—Sld. Hebe, and Enterprise, G reen l and; Ban chiolvii,LN, r N fo . u l n l d . l_an A d rr ; ( C I. o T n u st. s v ca n n i 3 a .: S N p e i w ytzberogrekn.; Meteor, St. Joh n ' s, New Brunswick. Sld. Charlotte, Bomb a y. BRISTOL, JUNE 12.- —Sid. Fanny, Barb a d oes . distress NEWPORT, i JUNErss flying, w 12. Sh la Bseen . Java, to d Calcutta. A founer sth inst. during a h eavy A deeply laden, and apparently f o r e i gn b r i g, of about 200 toss, signal of t gale at S.S.W., about 60 miles S.W. of Scilly, by the Humber, arrived in the river ; owing to the heavy sea no assistance could be rendered. FORTH IRON WORKS, FtrE.—Never has the aspect of any other locality in the kingdom of Fife been so com pletely changed in so short a time as the estate of Oakley. A few months ago Oakley was a place remarkable for its solitude. But its solitnde has been intruded upon by hundreds of workmen and labourers from Ireland, and almost every county in Scotland, and hundreds of houses are now rearing, or about to be reared. The estate of Oakley has been purchased by Mr. Allison, at 14,000 L the estate of Blair, in the parish of Charnock, at 12,0001.; and the estate of Blair ;in the parish of Culross, at about 20,0001. Besides the buying of these estates, Mr. Allison has purchased or made an agreement for the minerals in the estates of Comrie, Carnock, In zievar, Kinnedar East, and we believe he is in terms for the minerals in other estates. Several furnaces and about two bun. dred houses have been contracted for. There are, we believe, to be from ten to fourteen furnaces. A row of about thirty of the houses contracted for is nearly finished ; another row of about forty houses is now roofing. There are at present, though the mining operations have little more than commenced, upwards of six hundred men employed at the works, besides masons, wrights, slaters, &c. ; and when the works are carried on to their full ex. tent, were only two thousand to be employed, we may calculate upon a population (including women and children) of three times that number; or six thousand. Thus we may soon see a town or group of villages of no mean appearance rearing their heads in the midst of wonted solitude.—Fifeshtre Journal. THE WOOD PAVEMENT IN THE STRAND.—In consequnce of the numerous accidents that have taken place upon the wood pavement in that portion of the Strand from Bedford street to Charing.cross, and in accordance with the wish of several coroners' juries, backed by resolutions from a public vestry of the inhabitants of St. Martin-in-the-fields, the paving commissioners of that parish agreed, at their meeting, on Wednesday night, to have it removed immediately, and granite paving laid down in its stead. THE DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM.SIIIP. —Thursday afternoon being fixed for the departure of the Great Britain steam-ship from the river, the vicinity of Blackwall was much crowded to witness her leaving. The nume rous river steam-boats and the railroad brought down thousands of people from the metropolis. Three o'clock was the hour named for her starting, but from some unexplained cause she did not cast off her bow moorings until full half-past four o'clock, when a strong hawser from her starboard bow having been attached to the Ariel Woolwich steamboat, which had a large party on board to aCCII3IIII ny her as far as Sea Reach, she was just towed clear of the huge mooring buoy, and then proceeded at a very steady pace in the middle of the stream down the river. On her several masts were hoisted the English white ensign, the American, French, Bel gian, and Russian colours. The bands on board the small steamer which accompanied her played " See the conquering here comes,'' " Off she goes," and other enlivening airs. On passing Woolwich it seemed as if the whole population had turned out to behold her. The dockyard was lined with the naval and military officers con. nected with that depot, whose cheers were loud and long continued, and were as heartily returned by the passengers and crew. Near Erith the tide turned, and the expanse of water being larger, her rate was increased considerably, and she passed Gravesend shortly f after seven o'clock, with a slashing tide that would carry her w e ll out to sea. Throughout her whole progress down the river she was hailed in the most gratifying manner, and the rapid speed o f her screw.propeller, unaccompanied by any apparent agitati on o f the o orcontinue and hree thence dity her s fo course rtoLive public o r n po o i o l 7 Prom t pe l y. mouth. n water, rendered her progress particularly interesting. Sh e h ad on board between seventy and eighty passengers for a trip round the coast, and should the weather prove favourable, she w il l reach the 26th of July, on h er f i rst tri p Cowes in the course of to-day. From Cowes, a ft er l anding and whichti o th .A t hp e m b arkin g eor will s ft p h aseersgwseotnialgiyeis on to t r n t s a g r t s h h e e o r n e w t i w il Dublin, across the Atlantic, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The folla wing are the quotations in the Liverpool Share Mar ket:-Bandon and Bantry,ss.6d. 64; BarnsleyJunction, 6% . 1 ,,; Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction, 10 4 ; Belfast and County Down, 21. 395.; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 15% %; Caledonian, IVA 11 ; Ditto Extension, 575. ; Cam bridge and Li nco l n, 4 % % ; Cambridge and Oxford, 7s. 6d. Bs. ; Chester and Birkenhead, 64 64 1 4 ; New Shares, 58%; Half Shares, 314 ; Chester and Holyhead, 16% IA •, Chester and Preston Brook, 2%; Churnet Valley, 5%; Clitheroe Junction, 3%; Cork and Waterford, 2; Dereham and Nor wich, 205. ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 10% %; Dublin, Mullingar, and A t hl one, 4% 3 4 ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5% %; Eastern Counties, 20; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 1, 7 15s. 10d. • Edinburgh and Gl asgow, 72 1 ,2 ,' • Ditto, Quarter Shares, 17' 4 • Edinburgh and N or th ern, 2 4 ; Ely and Bed ford, 2 1 / 2 ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 14s. 15s. ; Grand Junc tion, Quarter Shares, 59% ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 78s. Gd. ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 17s. ; Great Western, 209 i Goole and Doncaster, 245. ; Huddersfield Canal and Rail way, 64 A ; Limerick and Waterford, .5% IA ; Liverpool and Manchester, 217; Ditto, New Shares, 3i1% 40 ; Liver pool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 2% 582. 9d. ; London and Birmingham, 242; London and Brighton, 70% 71; London derry and Coleraine, 41; ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 4%; London and York, 4 1 ,4 4 ; Ditto, Bawtry, 3% ; Direct North ern, 3%; Leeds and Thirsk, 6% 6 ; Leeds and . West Riding Junction, 7% ; Lynn and Dereham. 3 ; Manchester and Leeds, 168; Ditto, Half Shares, 75 ; Matlock and Midland, 5% Bs. 9d. ; Midland Railway, 182 % : Ditto, 401. Shares, 274 5 ", g ; Newcastle and Berwick, 17 1 2 :4 ; Newly and En niskillen, 5% ; North British, Half Share s , 6 1 ,6 ; North Western, 4 1 / a ; Oxford and Birmingham ' Junction, 3% ; Oxford, Worceste r , and Wolverhampton. 5% 1 4 • Runcorn Gap, 27; Ditto, I'ref erence Sh ares ,36% ; Sheffield and Man chester, 125 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 16% ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 41s. 41s. Gd.; Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 16s. 153.; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 4% 34 ; South- Eastern and Dover, 46% 3 4 ; Ditto, New Shares, So. 1, 184 18 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 2, 164 17 : Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,8%; Scottish Central, 6% 3 / 4 ; Tient Valley Conti nuation, 225. ; Ulster, 495.; Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 16% ; Welsh Midland, 4 1 4 ; West Yorkshire, 2 ; Worcester and Tring, 2A v, ; Whitehaven and Furness, 3; York and Carlisle, 225. 1% ; Central of Spain, 3s. 6d. ; Jamaica and South Midland, 6s. ; Northern of France (Laffitte's), 54 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 10%; Paris and Lyons (Laflitte's), 595. 61. 61s. ; Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's), 565. ; Verona and Ancona, 24 2%. MANcitEsTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 12.-The sales are -Barnsley Junction, 6%; Blackburn, Darwea, and Bolto n , 4% ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 14% ; Caledonian, 11 1 4 %; Cambridge and Lincoln, 4%; Churnet Valley, 5 1 4 ; Cork and Waterford, 2 7-16 ; Eastern Counties, Perpetual No. 2, 245. 6d. ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 15s. 15s. 6d.; Hud dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 6% % ; Hud dersfield and Sheffield Junction, 6 ; Leeds and Thirsk, 6%; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 9% ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 8 ; Leicester and Birmingham, 1% 15.16 ; London and Brighton, 70% ; London and Windsor, 1 1 4 ; London, Worcester, Oxford, and Rugby, 2 7-16 %; London and York, 3% 13-16 ; Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 54 %; Manchester and Binningham,s9%; Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 74 ; Ditto Continuation and Welsh Junction, 24 ; Manchester and Leeds, 166 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 3% % ; Newark and Sheffield, 2 ex new ; Newcastle and Berwick, 17 3 % 18 ; North British, New Shares, 6% 1 / 2 ; North Western, 4 1-16 4 ; Nottingham and Mansfield, 2% ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 5% ; Preston and Wyre, 32 ex new ; Preston and Wyre Extension, 2 1 % %; Scottish Central, 6 1 4 ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1 15-16 ex new; Shef field and Manche s t er , 128 ; Sh rews b ury an d Herefordshire, 16s. 3d. prem. ; Shrewsbury, Herefordshire, and North Wales, 1 prem. ; Shrewsbury an d Trent Valley Union, 2% ' • South- Eastern and Dove r , N o . 3, 8 1 % ; Southport and Euxton, 3 1-16 ; Trent Valley, 19 ; Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 16%; Welsh Midland, 4% 4; West Yorkshire, 365.; White haven and Furness, 3 ; York and Carlisle, 1 prem. ; Great Paris and Lyons, 1%. Consols for the Account have reached 994 to.d ay, with a very firm market. All the other Stocks have improved in the same proportion. The Unfunded Debt has receded a trifle since the opening of the market. Bank Stock has been done at 111%. There is very little business in the Foreign Market, and prices therefore do not fluctuate much. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 41 to 41%, being a little firmer. Por tuguese Converted have been at a decline to 66%. Mexican are steady at 37%. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. realise 63 1 /. The market for Railway Shares has been steady, and a moderate business has been done. Brighton are up to 23% and 24 1 / premium ; South-Eastern support their value ; North Kent are fluctuating ; Churnet Valley are rather heavy ; and the old shares are much the same. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced New 314 per Cents Long Annuities toexiaireJan.lB6o 74 11% % 11% India Bonds, 1,000/.. Ditto under 1,000/. . ........ -.... 74 74 Consols for Opening 99% 994 99 1 4 Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 /A. Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent 991 99% Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 16% 17% 17 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 37% 37 31 Ditto. Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. - - Ditto, Converted 66% 67 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent. - - Ditto, Account 4 l l/ 414 Belgian 4 1 / per Cent. .. 99 99 Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 98% 98% PRICES OF CLOSING PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. II XILWAY SHARES PRICES. Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2 14 Binning. and Glouc,esterloo - Do. New Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hast. 20 - Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 58 Caledonian Ditto Extension ...... 2%...... - ... Cambridge and Lincoln 1%...... 5% 1 / 2 1 4 Chester and Holyhead... 10 - Chichester and Brighton 10 - Churnet Valley Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 / - Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton ........ ...... 14 4 Coventry and Leicester 14 - Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth 114 - ... Dublin and Galway..... 2 - .. ..„ ........ Dublin and Mullingar... 2 ,4 4lB 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 9 % 5% Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 204% ih % Ditto New 4/. 16s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent. No. 1....5/. 13s. 4d - Eastern Union . l5 •• ••• - 2 1 / 4 .._ 32% 4 1 4 24% 91 58 11 1 Aj 2% 4% 17 2 1 ,E 4% 5 1 , 5 1 ' 20 6/4 Ditto Extension . ... 11 % Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto New v, Shares... 2 1 / 7 Ely and Bedford Great North of England..loo 2431Q 24 3 1/ Ditto New Ditto New 2 32% 33 Great Western BO 205 206 206 Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2% ... .. 4 3 / 4 51,‘ .. 5v 4 Harwich Hull and Selby Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle... 20 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...242 240 240 Do. New Thirds - .............46 Do. 1 4 Shares 34 London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d 10l London and Brighton 50 72 1 4 72 74% 73% 744 73 3 / 4 Do. New consolidated Bths 25 45 1,4 40% London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 19% 1 4 . 1 9 3 /4 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d Bll /2 ......... .. ... Do. New Do. New London and York 2 l /2 3% Londonderry & Coleraine 2% 5 Londonderry and Ennis killen 2 I,E 4% 5 Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. Quarters Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. New Quarters ... 2 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock 22s. 4% 4 Midland 100 ...185 184% 187 186 185 4 Do. New Midland,Birm., Derby 100 147 ... 144 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction .. 25 ...... ........ ... .. Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1% 1 7 3 /4 418 17 1 4 174 Newpt & Abergavenny — Newry and Enniskillen. 21 Newark and SLeffield .. 1% 114% 2......... 2 North British Do. New North Kent Norwich and Brandon... 10 Do., New ... ..... ..... 1 Oxford and Worcester... 2% 5% 5!4 Richmondand West End Junction Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland l%. .. . 2 3 / 4 2 3 /4 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2% . ".. South Devon... South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 47 46 3 / 4 ... Do., No. 1 8 Do~ No. 2. Do~ No. 3 Staines and Richmond... 1 South Wales - 2 1 ,E 5% 6 Trent Valley Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3% :. . ...... ....... , Welch Midland Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York and Carlisle 234 York and North Midland 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do Selby FOREIGN RAILWAY:). Boulogne and Amiens... 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Great North. of France (Laffitte's) Do. do. (Rosamel' s ) 2 Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 Namur and Lieg e ...... 2 1 ,4 ... . 5%% . Orleans and Vi erzon ... 6 ... 18 Orleans and Bo r d eaux... 2 . .. ..... 10 1 ,E Over Yssel ............... 4/ 3s 4d ._Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gan neron's, ... .. ............ 2 Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) ...... ... 2 Do. do. (Hainguerlot's) 2 ..... Sambre and Meuse ..... 4 . . ..... 101 4 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's Verona and Ancona 1 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia Provincial of Ireland ... 25 6 191% 21/2 ASCOT HEATH RACES. (FRIDAY.) Our reports of the three first days have shown that th is meeting has not inaptly been designated a " monster meeting." Such a succession of unrivalled sport is without precedent, at Id we have now to close our pleasant, but rather laborious, dais s, with the return of a fourth and last day, quite in characts r with those that preceded it. Three classes of the Wokingharn in addition to the other stakes, is a proof of the immense num. her of horses congregated in the different racing stables ' and of the determination of their o wners t o go h an d i n hand with. the Stewards in making sport. The public are deeply indebted.' to the Master of the Buckhounds for the pains he has taken to bring the meeting to so successtul an issue. Nothing in the shape of a wrangle, or of an attempted fraud, as in 1844, oc curred lessen the enjoyment of the racing, nor beyond the accident that befel the Noble Lord himself, and the number of horses that fell victims to the heat, dust, and fatigue on the Cup day, did we hear of any serious drawbacks to the general success of the week. The subordinate departmeuts of the management, with one grand exception, were most satisfactorily filled ; Mr. Clark as Jud se, and Mr. Hibburd, as Clerk of the Course, were quite "at home," and left tiothing to be desired. The police, under Superintendants May (A) and Pearce (F), from all that passed under our observation, were perfectly efficient in the per formance of their duties on the Course ; if a few more meat had been distributed on the approaches to it, several collisions,, arising from obstinacy or intoxication, might have been prevented. But there is "nothing perfect under the sun," and the Ascot is not without a blot, and the sooner it is re moved the better. We allude to the race-cards and lists ; and as there are " two Richards in the field," it must be understood that we speak of the " official " ones. The blunders and omis sions were manifold and incomprehensible, and the supply so late and insufficient, that the fortunate few who obtained cards on the second day were, in many instances, obliged to pay five times the regular price ! We have no doubt that Lord Rosalyn will take measures to prevent a similar source of complaint next year, by entrusting the printing to competent people. Of yesterday's racing it is sufficient to observe, by way of preface, that it attracted a small company, chiefly of the work ing classes, and was as goad as it was plentiful. The wea ther, saving a smart but most acceptable shower just before the last race, was fine, but overpoweringly dose and sultry. The racing commenced at half-past one, with The Chesterfield Stakes of 100 sous. each, 60 ft, for three yr-old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. Mile and three quarters. 6 Subs. Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon .... Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Cinezelli . Lord Chesterfield's Triumvir . Betting-3 to lon Wood Pigeon. Triumvir made the running to the distance, where it was taken up by Wood Pigeon, who went on with it to the end and won easy by a length. The Borough Members Plate of 50 save., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sous. each, for three-yr-olds, Bst 71b, four, Bst 41b, five, Set 101 b, six and aged, 9st; winner once in 1t 4 45, 31bs, twice, 61bs extra. The winner to be sold for 1501. Old mile. 12 Subs. Mr. A. W. Hill's Beaumont, 4 yrs Mr. Alostyn's f by Glaucus, out of March First, 3 yrs Col. Peel's fby Slane, out of Mary Ann, 3 yrs Mr. King's The Artful Dodger, 6 yrs 4 Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 3 yrs Lord Exeter's Lyons, 3 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Triumvir, 3 yrs Col. Peel's Phiialis, 4 yrs Mr. May's My Mary Ann, 3 yrs 7 to 4 agst Physalis, and 7 to 2 agst Beaumont. The start for this race was very badly managed. The Artful Dodger getting away with a lead of several lengths, although at the time Physalis and Triumvir were turned away from the post—of course their courses were completely put out--The Artful Dodger, notwithstanding he got off so well, was beaten at the turn, and Beaumont, taking his place, made the rest of the running and won in a canter by three lengths. The winner was claimed. The Wokingham Stakes of 5 sass. each, for three years and upwards (handicap) divided into three classes. Last three quarters of a mile.—First Class. (17 Subs. ) Lord G. Bentinck's Discord, aged, 9st (Nat) 1 Lord Exeter's Wee Pet, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b 2 Baron Rothschild's c by Caesar, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Lord Chesterfield's Stitch, 3 yrs, 7st 31b The following also ran :—Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 5 yrs, Bst 1111s—Mr. Bristow's Carissima, 3 yrs, Est 81b—Colonel Peel's f by Slane, out of Mary Ann, 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Mr. Mostyn's Master Stepney, 3 yrs , 6 st —M r . B oot h' s N ew Years' Day, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Mr. May's My Mary Ann, 3 yr a, sst 71b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Carissima ;sto 1 each, agst Discord, Philip, and Wee Pet ; and 7 to 1 agst Stitch. Wee Pet, Colonel Peel's filly, and Stitch, ran side by side to the stand, where Discord, who in the early part of the race had laid off, went up to Wee Pet, and they finished the race, clear of their horses, Discord, in the last half-dozen strides, winning by half a length. The Caesar colt a respectable third.. The Wokingham Stakes.—Second Class. Mr. Howe's ch cby Ratcatcher 4 yrs,6st 131 b (Petit) 0 I Lord Exeter's Jet, 3 yrs, sst 121 b The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Her bert', Antler, 4 yrs Bst fib—Mr. Ongley's Queen of the Gypsies,s yrs, Bst 41b —ColonelL Peel's Physalis, 4 yrs, 7st 12ib —Mr. Death's Isleworth, 6 yrs, 7st 101b—Lord G. Bentinck's Karnac, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Lord Chesterfield's Cockfighter, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Colonel Peel's Hersey, 3 yrs, 7st 31b—Baron Roths child's Serial" 4 yrs, Est 71b—and Mr. Graydon's Blunderbuss, 3 yrs, sst 101 b, carried 6st 81b. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Sambe and Cockfighter, sto 1 each agst Physalis and the Ratcatcher colt, and 6 to 1 agst Queen of the Gypsies. Jet and Hersey laid together in front all the way, the former always having her head in front, nothing, after passing the dis tance, appearing to have a chance. The Ratcatcher colt, how ever, got up to them in the last two or three strides, and the judge, unable to separate them, pronounced it a dead heat between him and Jet ; Jersey, who was third, not being beaten more than a head. Deciding Heat-2 to lon Turquoise colt, which was won easy by a length. The Wokingham Stakes—Third Class. (12 Subs.) Lord Stradbroke's Evenus, 5 yrs, Bst 91b Mr. Howe's Khorassan, 5 yrs, Bst Mr. Ramsbottom's Brush, 4 pis, 6st 71b 3 The following also started, but were not placed: —Mr. Worley's Example, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Crouch)—Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Lye)—Mr. Rogers's Glee, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (A. Day)—Mr. Freeman's Stamp, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ( Hornsby, jun.), and Mr. Griffith's Galeria,3 yrs, sst 101 b ( Hutchinson). Even on Evenus, 4 to 1 agst Khorassan, and Bto 1 agst Example. Evenus mad e a ll th e runn i ng, and won in a canter by two lengths. The Brigade Stakes of 10 soya. each, &c. No race. Sweepstakes of 300 sews. each, 100 ft.; for four yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. Twice round. (3 Subs.) Mr. Coombe's Keely walked ever. LATEST ST. LEGER BETTING 4 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's two—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 6 to I agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Merry Monarch—t. 12 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale —taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor 25 to I agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon 25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger 30 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger. THE DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Sting—taken. (Mann) I CRICKET. 112 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. The annual match between the two Universities commenced on Thursday, at Lord's, in the presence of a considerable number o the real lovers of the game ; the score, when the playing ceased, leaving the Oxonians with two wickets yet to come in. . . OXFORD. R. Honeyweod,Esq.,b Wroth... 5 b Rippingall 5 P. Williams, Esq., run out 2 b Wroth V. Smith, Esq., run out ... . ... 9 b Rippingall M. Ainslie, Esq., run out 0 b Wroth C. Randolph, Esq., b Wroth... 1 c Randolph, b Rippingall 8 H. Hildyard, Esq., b Rippingall 19 run out G. Hughes, Esq., c Hughes, bdo 12 b Rippingall B. Moberley, Esq., c do., b Wroth 2 not out G. Yonge, Esq.,c d o , b Ri pp i n pa ll 0 not out l3 C. Redding, Esq., c Nichol.. _ _ _ .. son, b ditto 8 L. Randolph, Esq., hit wicket, b ditto I Byes 2, wide (Rippingall 4, Wroth 2) 6 $ Byes 1, wide (Ripping&ll 2, Wroth 1) 3; no balls (Wroth 1, Rip. pingall 1) 2 ....., ..... 6 CAMBRIDGE. S. Campbell, Esq., b Randolph. G. Ottey, Esq., c Williams, b ditto Hon. F. Grimston, b Yonge J. Nicholson, Esq., b ditto E. M. Dewing, Esq., c Redding, b Yonge ...... 5 T. Wroth, Esq., • Williams, b ditto C. 0. Pell, Esq., b ditto... ................... 4 R. Long, Esq., b ditto ....... .......... „ F. L. Currie, Esq., b ditto . ........... ...... 6 F. Hughes, Esq., b ditto E. T. Rippingall, not out 0 Byes 6, wide (Randolph 1, Moberley 2) 3 9 FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER LINE,..-(FROM k CORRESPONDENT.)-..011 Tues. day evening, a little before nine o'clock, a night man, named James Burns, who has been on the railway eight or nine years, was counting the lugggage waggons on their way to Liverpool, at Whieton, about six miles and a half from the Liverpool terminus. Whilst doing so, an engine, which is appointed to wait there for thepurpose of assisting the heavy trains up the inclined plane, suddenly started, and struck the night man with one of the buffers on his back. H e was thrown four or five yards forward, and fell on his face, between the rails. The fire box then caught him, and dragged him ten or twelve yards. He was taken home in a state of insensibility; medical assistance was obtained; and he continued to linger—half living and half dead—for thirty.two hours afterwards. It is a singular fact that he never complained of pain or uneasiness. The principal external injury was at the junction of the cervical and dorsal vertebra (that part of the spinal column connecting the neck and back). The whole of the body and extremities below the chest were completely paralysed ; and yet, to within six hours of his death, he could articulate plainly, and converse freely his senses of hearing, seeing, smelling, and tasting were unimpaired. A post mortem examination can alone reveal the mystery of one-half of the body being in active life, and the other in perfect death. He has left a wife and five children. COLOGNE, TUESDAY, JUNE 10.—The communica tion between London and this place, by the way of Antwerp, is now wonderfully expeditious. A considerable number of the passengers who arrived here yesterday evening, left London only on Sunday, by the Antwerpen steamer. They arrived at Antwerp early on Monday morning, and after staying two or three hours at that place, started by the railroad train, which leaves at half-past ten o'clock, and reaches this town in the evening. The whole journey from London to Cologne is, in that way, performed in about 29 hours. AERIAL TUNNEL OVER THE MENAI.—The project to throw a huge tube, composed of sheet iron, across the Menai Straits, for the transit of a railway train, has, we understand, been abandoned, owing, doubtless, to the probable disastrous effects of a gale of wind pressing upon such an extent of surface as so large a tube Would necessarily present. It is in contemplation, we believe, to erect in its stead two bridges of solid construction, both of them uniting on the Britannia Rock, and to throw out piers from each side of the Straits.— Tke Builder, THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—A cold cloudy atmosphere, with frequent high winds, prevents vegetation from making the rapid progress generally expected at this season of the year. With th e ex ce pti on of a few fields, however, in exposed situations, a healthy green colour prevails. In by t an extent co ld no rth. t some instances a slight tinge of brown, "u easterly winds, is apparent, but not to sos;a the hh late, are apprehension of serious injury. The grain instance rather top are generally healthy and strong, and in many thick on the ground. 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