The Sun. — London, England, 1845-06-14 00:00:00

IVr CO (IRS t.,IIKCULAii. I.4I?S°R F AIDAY.—After the grand banquet in St. t-vuen,r_e's hall yesterday evening, the Queen's private band at „t,ell and performed the following pieces, undvC the direction afr• n 9:erture—" Alid summer Night's Dream"—Mendelssohn. Selecti on f rom ditto ditto—Merv' ~;lssohn. The D'Exaudet "" • Luld th Queen,Prince Prince Albert, an d t h e D uc h ess d e Nemours, mu,n~ to visa ti:LrLeininsP.,n, went to Frogmore House this R°l,al'Highrtess the Duchess of Kent. Drummond The 'e de N 4mours attended by Colonel Berkeley . C toorri in Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Grey, luorni n , waiting, and M. Borel de Bretizel, went this *as dto the. Cavalry-barracks, where his Royal Highness 1 44 , n ,, t eeeived by the officer in command, who conducted the otis visitor to the riding-house and the stables. The 47 1 Duke also went to the officers' mess-room. His Royal l i '!ness arid suite afterwards returned to the Castle. old 1 ' Royal Highness Prince George left the Castle at ten The this morning. ne Duke of R ut l an d an d L a d y Ade li za Manners, the Earl Delew arr, the E ar l an d C ountess of Jersey and the Ladies Idrntina and Ad e l a Villi ers , t h e Right Hon. Sir Rob(rt and p r .j.Peel, M r. and Lady Theresa Dighy, and Captain to..aelays Sey mour, also took their departure from the Castle „. tli e d r i r Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Princ e Alf re d , 414 Princess Royel, and the Princess Alice, were tak en th e i r dal w alks and rides this forenoon, in the pleasure- of Castl e g The ThDuchess of Buecleuch took, an ai;(ing this morning in a e Duke of B uec l euc h ro d e out on horseback in the H "n * e ttle Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the li ktre 11 " o'c l ock this afternoon, from her residence, Frog -.oUse woo 4 itiq 4 ter five o'clock the royal and august party left the qa t ,,,„ t e Virginia Water. The Char-a-bane, presented to t Uter' by his Majesty the King of the French, was occupied by l' cee en and her illustrious guests. littitttl.he front seat were her Majesty and her Royal Highness High ed tess de Nem o urs. I n the secon d sea t were h er Itch a i bpi e N rn n ess th e Duchess of Kent and his Royal Highness the eours. I tivi th th e third seat were his Royal Highness Prince Albert e Duchess o f B uec l euc h ; an d i n t h e f ourt h seat were hi s dlwene Highness the Prince of Leiningen and La Baronne M. I,wriguerlio. v ,„, ° P ° nY landaus and four, followed the char a bane, in the 11 , 1 4th; r e the C oun t ess o f G a i ns b or o ug h, L a dy in Waiting, is the "'on. Mis ses Liddell and Kerr, Maids of Honour ; and Zaitihtecond landau were the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in 'ens t ) h. Colonel Grey, Equerry in Waiting, and Major et5h 4.... -1•11 Sir Ed ward Bowater, Equerry to Prince Albert, rode Oh' b ack with the royal party. Virtilthe arrival o f h er M a j esty an d h er ill us t r i ous v i s it ors at \lt t L a Water, th e b an d o f th e C o ld s t ream G uar d s , w h o were AzTante, commenced playing a grand selection from u guenots" (Meyerbeer). gth et g the . stay of the royal party, the band performed a s "tlh f pieces, consisting of Abctton V' The Edward"—Labitzky. Valse et Galoppe—Costa. -.1 from Oberon—Weber,. sans March—Auber. a e blt,tiueux temps—J llien A Ne t n w i , " Les - Dia Li ens de . la Couronne"—Auber. 4rit,""e Polka--111, ne k „l ; aa e Coro, Preciosa"—Weber. Tv Qu o om " The D a ught er o f St. Mark"—Balfe. toyol en, Prince Albert, the illustrious visitors, and the ltrbkite, returned from Virginia Water to the Castle, iehi eir Royal Hi g h nesses t h e P r i nce o f W a l es , t h e P r i ncess I nd the Princess Alice, were taken an airing in a pony V mdy 1: a nd four this afternoon, accompanied by the D owagers t.Yttelton, returning to the Castle shortly before six e l tl ;_ n ra 1 dinner party at the Castle this evening included e 2 1, Hi ghness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal oe the D u k e a n d D u chess de Nemours, his Serene the Prince of Leiningen, the Duke and Duchess of Li,: e e r ., the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl si Pio P n td, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Le Baronne M. Zte ligaerlin, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, ' 4 ll °° ' and Rev.. Charles Leslie Courtenay, and M. Borel de 0 1144 ' 4 4 bell u of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards was in , e l "s ce at the Castle during dinner. •4 uchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duchess tai:bridg e at Kew, on Thursday morning, and returned to ztee House in the afternoon. t hth Robert and Lady Peel arrived in town yesterday morning, iv • , 'sit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, terdi Arbuthnot had an interview with Lord Stanley, yes % hj , at the Colonial-office. The Rev. Mr. Palmer had also 0. 01 .,7:iew with the Noble Lord. uilh„Vilton had an interview yesterday with the Earl of k r - tie at the Board of Trade. Isygifjeshfield and Mr. C. K. Murray had interviews yester "eue the Chancellor of the Exchequer at his official rest- II ; In Downing -street. there Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had a meet tesdy morning at ten o'clock. The Lords present were lith,,,erdPresident,Lord Brougham, Vice-Chancellor Knight r41 1 ,, - . '• Th tad Dr. Lushinnton. Sir Alexander Johnston, Sir Ryan, and Sir Etlw Hyde East sat as Privy Councillors. Tim AMERICAN NEWS. Royal Mail Steam-ship Britannia, Captain J. Bh 14, arrived in Liverpool yesterday, at eleven o'clock. at e lef t Boston on the Ist instant, and Halifax on the dtty lttid has made her passage from land to land in ten tpd 4 niong her passengers are Mr. Hobert 0 wen x. P. Willis. She brings New York papers to 31 st ult. The following are extracts:— MEXICO. ask• united States brig Somers, Commander Gerry, from e o 7 l , a, whence she sailed on the 14th of May, arrived at iiikhi r atin the 18th. We are indebt e d to th e Philadelphia e t 14:as,%':for the following extract from a gentleman at desZl t,,,._tiving powers to the Mexican Minister of . Foreign e 'fikanotiate a treaty with Texas for her indepen kthetay.llitetj % a proviso that she shall not be annexed to t lyes opt passed the Mexican House of Repre tit led the 2d of May, 41 to 13, and after a very A e ,;" t tlat o 4 4 warm debate, when it was sent l to 8 o Port t ' Which it is believed will concur una e n f i o m re ous t y e . li a t i - " t ers N l' that effect had reached Vera Cruz Elliott,_nh_ , e Clu p e d , but was not confirmed. Captain E g s m , - gt" to Texas, had been in the city of Mexico some fti,°l; o;eroPanied by a Mr. Smith, Secret Agent of Texas, Vitt Z o t ived from Galveston on the I lth, in the English - -t Y cli °e He was waiting at Vera Cruz the action of ha lo !tae • S eh frigate uPott this Bill, and would return to Texas . in the t A i . l:4 upon the receipt of it. The second of this month, Pass e d formerly a Member of the Mexican Congress , 14 !1t, sen li g t e fro m Vera Cruz in the barque Eugenia, for New k i '-nt th toa diplo m atic capacity from the Mexican Govern eWn t•I at of the United States, but his departure was not es ab 1 Al the papers of the 10th announced it.—New lorh N Dkx e° a k' 0 li , 3 • --n THE RECOGNITION OF TEXAN INDE the.; Of T ---We have had rumuurs, says the Philadelphia Ga- Iplliesti ue sday evening, of the proposed action of Mexico, on "eed c ulnf recognising the independence of Texas, rumours, ' 9ll 44: ll °unting almost to certainty, but the following letter (rt a plicitly, the whole diplomatic arrangements : '''rrespondence of the Philadelphia Gazette. lilt) Ph i geoce th Off Vera Cruz, May 1, 1845. lk elPrese is just in from Mexico, bringing the important 4. ,aee o „, at Mexico had agreed so acknowledge the inded qPret;,°' Texas, provided they reject annexation. Eng , lan gnarantee the acts of the two Governments. Capt. s r „ m taanding the British frigate Eurydice, has just ar- Cvest; L : 3l Mexico, and the ship sails immediately to ki'ngr ess with the ne ws . All the p r oceedings in the Mexican t io t tea, si ' l ,'w in se ss i on , ev i nce pac ifi c t erms w ith the United ke e ",o0 war need have been apprehended, annexation or the ttie o American squadron, consisting of the Potomac, Captain Otnas c i a g Ship); Falmouth, Commander Sands ; Somers, iteltjaile er Gerry • Lawrence, Jarvis, have been at anchor . is I fr om the ' city, for eighteen days. The Vandalia expected. s 0 Fro 84, 11 a p o ( rn the New Yor Herald of May WIGN RELATIONS. k The relations of the United PI "oed Mexico on the subject of Texas, are in a most com %lt'd tT u dition. Th e E xecu ti ve of Texas has been disco-_ 10416, e engiged i n a secret nego ti a t io n, for the purpose of Xeknowledgment of her independence by Alexico, • he e influence of England and France, whilst the sZti llo. • ° ` that republic have been preparing for an so is he conflict between the diplomatic move- CZ:" England, France, and Mexico, on one hand, ,Penple of Texas on the other, will take place iet-Ite°4-,r' result weeks, on the me9ting of the Texan 'ta l l N o The of that conflict it is impossible to pre -Bi2 frei ri ne can tell what a burst of indignation will break t tp meo o4 a mongst th e Peop l e o f T exas an d of the United sli t rep oe ascertaining to the full extent the nature of the in ,, Mich Great Britain and France have attempted I l Oiee!' ,B -rd to the affairs of this continent, in favour of ktt'tiatiZtWhilst these diplomatists are busy in these secret /ol s ' perceive that the people of Texas . themselves for t annexation, even at the risk of a - 41 0 , 4 1 v prep__• ng movement. One thing new seems pretty certain, th o l i ' that gross deception has been practised all round jevtl. 4 atos i l ite d States in this business. . ttl ) 7 , th a ,` ° EaecLAesn.—The last information on the sub- Chu• kr -:t Was contemplated by the President to send rl Mason, of Virginia, now Attorney• General, or Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, Minister, to Eng tlto "la Mission has been offered to Mr. Calhoun, to tte,. it Z re s and to Mr. Pickens, and by each and all of SeZte Ili a' been declined. We are somewhat inclined to 44 ' Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll will be the individual „h But e sub. yet nothing certain or positive is known At] Jett. ~ 4o kti , ; 41 1 ,2't st a te Axis OftEGON.—The last accounts from Ca nto' Of . that that country has declared its indepen reoZt Mexican Government, and organised itself t at e , s t We understand that advices have also ste, • 1 0 - K, et ' ny the Government at Washington, con- If every particular, this interesting intelli ^e t tx % su ch be the case, it is probable that, in addi- V t l aall a: Texas question and the Oregon question, t\ li ttt el "%h er e it California question in a very short time. n en and of emigrants are now traversing the Western '°lnf i ' 4l l its—osaing the rocky mountains, on their way to i ite o ward t _ l oY of them will now, doubless, be attracted ,thtilottkinglif fertile soil, keL6Te „eu_ California ; and the probability is, that in less C rl uts l t 4 rs that young republic, with its numerous fine and its delightful climate, will also 4 tTtio,Plent, o r admission into this confederacy. Thus ' on all end 'work is promised, on this Continent, for the (p rench diplomatists for many years to come. t as s s r°4l the Nete York Herald of May 31. ) ebtei7legr4le GREAT WESTERN.—The Great Western was " herd wh en • • s• tt h er this edition went to press. She has now h k b ST AL, fifteenth day. c ' t ' e No tENT.—Te4) mails from New Orleans arrived I,l,esieo.°°. They bring nothing further from either Texas 4 11 -4 fi r kile tsett f ti • p p 0 45 tae Ocean Line of steam-ships is now kll he m a nu will be launched early in July. She is er. auaehusets, and will be protielled by Ericson's Atie, 4lo ne v lt etZ eP gr j et l r ltet had not been so . depressed for years. 4 ed o , t ure had o c cu rre d a t Pittsburgh ; 700 pers ons 4/4i, 1 , 11, 4 - ` l lO,, p ---- t1 i,0,. 44 t1 fu,.„EAC'E SOCIETY.—Two lectures in expla ,,,t NI 4 —taerance ef the objects of this Society 01, 1 0th i Y kr. J eff secretaries; the one on have just been 144, i ith.h , L, in st. Johnsersol:, one of I t ‘ h r e iworth; tb At t% a De 1 . 4 4eneze th t t be titi an _ r Chapel, Old-Street-road. In both these th, IN.:I pratials adopted and signed by those present, praying il:Pait' l i 10 4 of " e al Ineasures may be taken as shall insure 47 1 111 % b y ' es til l e o clrefe. : clause in all international treaties, binding pn all disputes that may arise to arbitration, and to 8 ' —l 'ion of the arbitrators, without having any resort kg 'Nil e h t , " Tall , t bsb. . oh, si,. eyrand il expected to leave Mr. and 1 "4 Wee r Stanley's in Berkeley-square, at the end of - " 4 , f r Paris, RAIL WAY COMMITTEES. (YESTEIWAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. e Committee on Standing Orders commenced its sittings this day at twelve o'clock, Lnrd Shaftesbury, Chairman. The Committee, at five o'clock, declared that the standing orders of the following Bills had been complied with :—The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Keymere branch), and the Belfast and Ballymena Railway, COMMITTEE ON UNOPPOSED RAIL WAY BILLS. The Standing Orders Committee having resolved itself into a Committee on Bills, their Lordships took the following cases The Dunstable, Birmingham, and London Railway Bill, the York and Scarborough (Deviation) Railway Bill, and the Whitby and Pickerington Railway Bill. The Bills, being unopposed, wero declared to have gone through Committee. The Scottish Central Railway Bill was called on, and after opening the proceedings, the case was adjourned to twelve o'clock on Monday, The Committee adjourned at half-past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP A. SOI7TH—EASTLMN LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Bidder pointed out several inaccuracies in Mr. Vignolles' estimates, which he said were insufficient. He also pointed out the superiority of the South-Eastern line in this respect. Mr. Vignolles' estimate of the total expense of the North Kent line was 1,249,7491., whereas the actual expense would be, according to calculations made by him, 1,970,9341., the estimate of the total expense of the South-Eastern line being 2,160,2211. Mr. COCKBURN here said, in order to avoid the confusion which would ensue if the witness were examined with regard to the London and Croydon line, at the same time that he was examined with reference to the North Kent line, it was proposed to obtain a body of evidence against the latter, and then to recal the wit. verses for the purpose of obtaining another body of evidence against the former. Mr. MILLaa and Mr. AUSTIN objected, on the part of the Lon. don and Croydon Company, to this course, on the ground that it would occasion loss of time, as it would cau.e the witnesses, to be examined twice on the same subjects. Mr. Sergeant SHEA objected to the course proposed by Mr. Cockburn. After a short discussion the Committee decided against hie se parate investigation of subjects connected with the two lines. Mr. MERREWETHER was then proceeding to ask some questions of Mr. Bidders concerning the applicability of the atmospheric principle as to locomotion, when Mr. AUSTIN objected to the examination of witnesses as to the principle. Mr. Merrewether could not ask any questions of the witnesses against the principle, except as regards this particular line and the particular localities through which it passed. Mr. MERREWETIIER insisted on his right to examine the wit nesses on this point. After some discussion it was agreed to adjourn the argument till tomorrow. The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the Committee should meet o. morrow at eleven. Mr. Austin, Mr. Millar, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sergeant Shea, and Mr. Merrewether, requested that the Committee might adjourn till twelve. Mr. ALEXANDER said that that hour was surn-Aently early, and that an earlier meeting would cause great inconvenience to himself and his Learned Friends. They were all agreed on this subject, and hoped the Committee would encourage their harmony. The Committee accordingly adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve. GROUP FF. EDINBURGH AND DIRECT NORTHERN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of ynterday.) The Committee further required that the construction of the line should not be carried into Perth beyond the point at which it crossed the Scottish Central Railway, until such time as the Board of Trade had given their decision, and the Lord Provost and town council had given their approbation for the occupation of the South Inch, in case it might be fixed upon for a terminus. With the exception of amending the Bill, by the introduction of clauses to the previous effect, and to increase the capital from 550,0001. to 650,000/., so as to meet the extra expense of a double line, no other material alterations were made in the clauses, the whole of which, after being read, were agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reported to the House. This terminated the business of the group. SCOTCH RAILWAYS. GROUP GG. GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Errington, C.E , had heard Mr. Walker's evidence, and perfectly agreed with him in his objections to the proposed line. This finished the case for the Clyde trustees. Mr. Sergeant WHANGLIAM then addressed the Committee on be half of Mr. Campbell, of Blytheswood, and the kuars on his estate. Mr. John Campbell Douglas was called to speak to the damage done to the estate by the proposed line. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. GROUP K. =REHAB! AND NORWICH RAILWAY. The evidence of Mr. Buller (continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday)— If the Direct East Dereham and Norwich line were completed, coals could be carried from Yarmouth to Dereham for 2s. 6d. a ton; the price from Yarmouth to Norwich being Is., and the pro posed rate by rail from Norwich to Dereham, Is. 6d. a ton. At present the coal from Yarmouth is either carried by canal or the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway. There is a great compe tition existing between the two modes of transit. During the se vere frost last winter the water navigation was closed, when the railway immediately raised their traffic fares, and caused great in_ convenience to the districts. The construction of the Direct East Dereham line would, in all probability, prolong that competition, and thus afford a cheaper means of conveyance between Yarmouth and Dereham and Norwich. Mr. Ricardo expressed an opinion, that the I:ne by Wyndham would be just as likely to compete with the water navigation between Yarmouth and Norwich as the direct line to Dereham, both being independent projects from Norwich. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C.—The charge of 2s. 6d a ton from Yarmouth to Dereham would not include delivery at the door, the present price at Norwich for cartage being 2s. 6d., be sides the cost of conveyance by rail. Knows a bridge called the Foundry.bridge at Norwich, which ships coming from New castle could not pass; they would, therefore, be obliged to unship their cargoes below that point and transfer them to lighters. Did not think the coal would be much deteriorated by such frequent changes. Believes the terminus of the line to Dereham, via Wynd ham, is to be situated below the Foundry-bridge, and will, therefore, avoid the necessity of transhipment. Mr. Liddellow, examined by Mr. CALVERT, is a cattle dealer of Colney, a town situate a few miles from Norwich. During the years 1838, 1839, and 1840, he was toll-collector at the Norwich market. During the year 1840, 300,000 sheep, paying a toll of Bd. a score, passed for sale to Norwich; 400 pigs, paying a toll of 10d. a score, and 30 horses, paying 21d., pass weekly to the same market. The circuitous line from Dereham, through Wyndham, would not confer the slightest benefit on Norwich, but the direct rail was calculated to be very advantageous to that town. Mr. Thomas Burney, examined by Mr. CALTERT—Is proprietor of Morton Hall, an estate comprising 5,000 acres, in the neighbour hood of Attlebridge, and considers the circuitous line by Wyndham to Dereham would confer no advantages whatever on the dis. tricts north of the river Waveney, while the direct line, by becoming a feeder to the traffic existing in those parts, would be highly beneficial. The terminus of the former line at Norwich would be most objectionably situated for the cattle, from their being turned out at the foot of a steep hill, which they would have to ascend in order to reach the market ; and to the passengers from their being obliged to pass through the cattle market, when ar. riving at Norwich, before they could enter the town. Cross-examined by Mr. GIRDER—Did not think either the Heldesdon mills, or the inhahitantsi of Costessey, Taverham, Kingland, Morton, Weston, Attlebridge, Alderford, Great or Little Witchen law would avail themselves of the Direct) East Dereham line, though in all probability the proprietors of paper and flour mills in those districts would make use of them.' John Barber, examined by Mr. CaLvcar—ls an extensive grocer residing at Norwich, and thinks that that town supplies to Suffolk, Norfolk, and Lincoloshire, more than 9-10ths of the grocery consumed in those counties, as well as the great proportion of that used at Lynn. Upwards of fifty tons of cheese and a similarly large amount of salt is passed annually by him into the adjacent districts. Mr. William Wilde, examined by Mr. CALVERT—Is an auc tioneer, stover, and dyer, resident at Norwich, having a branch manufactory at Manchester, conducted by his son. The direct line would unquestionably confer greater advantages than the diverging rail to Dereham. Neither of the latter witnesses were cross-examined by the pro moters of the line through Wyndham, and at four o'clock the Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. GROUP KK LIVERPIIOL AND MANCHESTER ERTEN- SION LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. LOWNDES proposed a clause to protect the Company against the repetition of a series of indictments, in one of which a verdict had been returned against the Company in the Court of Queen's Bench. That indictment was for a nuisance in encroaching upon a footpath by a bridge, forming part of the rail way over the town of Salford, and the verdict returned, under the direction of Mr. Justice Creswell, was founded upon the assumption that the provisions of an Act of 1839, which related to a single hedge, were embodied in the subsequent Act of 1842, which autho rised the construction of the whole viaduct. He submitted that if this was not a misconstruction of the Act, the provisions upon which the verdict was founded had got into the more recent Act by a slip, and as the works of the company had, in the first in stance, received the sanction of all the authorities of the borough of Salford, and were only subsequently objected to by the boroughreeve and two others individually, and of a population of 55,000, he hoped the Committee would protect the Company against the continuance, and insert a clause declarative of the fact that the viaduct and other improvements were in conformity with Acts of Parliament, and thus putting the matter beyond the possibility of litigation. He hoped the Committee would see that what he sought for was absolutely requssite, and that it was in order to pre vent future expense and contention that he made the request. Mr. MALLINGBY opposed the clause. The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were agreed that the clause could not be introduced at this stage of the proceedings. Mr. BROTHERTON, M.P., said that before the Committee came to a final decision he was anxious to impress upon them the hardship to which the Company would be subjected by the rejection of a clause which would enable them to prosecute with safety works which had originally received the sanction of the authorities of Salford, and were only opposed upon a technical objection. The CHAIRMAN, however, intimated that whatever might be the hardship to the Company the Committee felt themselves bound to reject the clause. The clauses of the Bill were then gone through, and the report agreed upon, after which the Committee proceeded to dispose of the clauses of TIC E% LIVERPOOL AND BURY BILL. The preamble of this Bill having been declared proved, The Committee went formaly through the clauses, with which they were occupied until their rising, which was not until live o'clock. GROUP P. THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. The evidence of Mr. Lopworth (continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday)— The coal basin was perhaps the most perfect in the world. He was decidedly of opinion that the construction of the proposed rail way through the forest would be of immense advantage, and he be lieved that to be also the opinion of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. ➢fr. Csitnow was about to commence the cross examination of Mr. Lopworth, on behalf of the Severn E.nd the Navigation Railway Company; first, on the ground that they were landowners on the line; and secondly, that the Forest of Dean Railway would be in terfered with, against which interference several Acts of Parlia ment existed, but was objected to by Sir Thomas Phillips, when The Committee decided that Mr. Carrow could not be heard against the preamble of the Bill, but might examine the witness with reference to the extent to which the interest of the petitioners might be affected by the passage of the proposed line across the railway. The cross-examination was not continued beyond one er two unimportant questions. Mr. Lopworth was cross-examined by Mr. Law, on behalf of Sir Richard Phillips, a landowner on the line; by Mr. Cooke for the Stroudwater Canal Company; and further, by Mr. Pari,% the agent of Sir T. C. Bovey and the Rev. Mr. Smith,but the general tenor of his depositions remained unaltered. Mr. Atkinson, deputy gaveller of the Forest of Dean, was then examined by Sir I'. PHILLIPS, as to the mineral productions of the forest, and the accommodation there existed at present for their transmission to various parts. He corroborated in every parti cular the testimony adduced by Mr. LLpworth. _ Sir THOMAS PHILLIPS then announced that the case for the pro. moters was concluded, with one limitation, for the purpose of calling witnesses, if necessary, against the opposition of Colonel Lewis, in case the preamble of the Bill should be decided to have been proved; the Committee, however, overruled the reservation, and the case was definitely closed, Mr. Morgan Hughes, proprietor of a colliery at Tenby, was examined by Mr. Law, on behalf of Sir Richard Phillips, a land_ owner, for the purpose of showing that the line, as at present laid out, was inadequate for the transmission of the products of the country which it traversed to a profitable market, and that a better and more eligible route might have been selected. On cross.exa. mination, it appeared that al') alteration of the present line would have the effect of increasing its length, without affording any very extensive additional accommodation commensurate with the extra expense. The Rev. John William Hughes, Captain Child, and Mr. John Longbourne, were then called and severally examined, but no point of importance was elicited. Mr. Fulljames was next examined. He expressed a very strong objection against the construction of the intended railway-bridge at Hock Crib, as it would, in his opinion, interfere materially with the navigation of the Severn. The ac. cumulation of sand would choke up the entrance to the canal, which would, eventually, become useless for navigation. Glou. cester was decidedly the most favourable point for crossing the river. Mr. Sayce deposed to the same effect. Sir John Rennie was next examined by Mr. Coors—He was decidedly of opinion that a bridge, in every way suitable for rail way purposes, might be constructed over the river at the Aust ferry at an expense of 800,0001. The erection of the bridge would have a tendency to improve the navigation of the Severn, as many dangerous eddies, which at present existed in the vicinity of the ferry, and which impeded the navigation, would be destroyed. He was not acquainted with Hock Crib, and therefore was not in a condition to say that the construction of a bridge there would have a similar effect. Messrs. Dean, Williams, and Wheeler were also severally examined with a view to show that a bridge across the Aust ferry might be constructed with considerable public advantage. The Committee adjourned till Monday. GROUP SS. THE EREWASH VALLEY RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The remainder of the day was occupied in considering the various clauses in the Bill, which, after considerable discussion, were agreed to with amendments. A clause was introduced giving the colliers power to make the negatived branch, and the Company power to make bridges across the canal to accommodate such branches. The Chairman was then directed to report the Bill favourably to the House, and the Committee adjourned till Monday GROUP X. CABIBIZIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE. ENGINEERING EVIDENCE ON THE AMENDED SECTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. TRIPP examined the :witness on behalf of Mr. Pemberton, with a view of ascertaining how it was proposed to save the mea dows from inundation by the 'liver Cam, at Chesterton, where it was proposed to build a bridge. The witness said it was to be done by embankments, varying in height in accordance with the surface of the country. . . . The witness was re-examined at some length by Mr. WEBSTER, with a view to show that Mr. Rendal had received the appoint ment of engineer to this line so recently that he had not had time to ascertain whether any error existed or not in the sections. Mr. R. Stephenson, engineer—Had heard Mr. Rendal's evidence, and he (Mr. Stephenson) would say that he agreed with him (Mr. Rendal) in every particular, and could see no difficulty whatever in earrying out the project, notwithstanding the error. An error of the same kind occurred on the London and Birmingham Railway in thedatum line, which was a nacre imaginary line, and had nothing whatever to do with the works. To Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—The correction of the error would at all events cause an alteration in the works where the error oc curred. To the CommirrEE—A line of railway was never laid down with reference to the datum line, but with reference to the gradients ; the datum line was a mere imaginary one. Mr. Bazolgette, engineer—When the section was deposited, he was not aware of any error except the omission of marking the radius in two certain curves ; it was only on summing up the books that the error now in question first came to his knowledge. To Mr. Sergeant KINGSLANE—II was after the section had been deposited that witness had heard rumours of the error of ten feet. Cannot say how soon after, but it was a very short tine. Will not say from whom he had heard these rumours, as that was a matter of confidence. Witness will now abide by the amended section, and believes the rest of that section to he correct. It was Mr. Thompson who took the level at the point where the error was alleged to exist, and he was accountable for it. Mr. HILDYARD conceived that this was all evidence that should only have been gone into before the Committee on Standing Orders, but, however, he would let it go on. The CHAIRMAN presumed that this line of cross-examination would not be persevered in, unless with a view to ground some point on which the opposing counsel intended to rely as objections to the line being made at all. Mr. lIILOYARD read the standing order, showing that it was only before the Standing Orders Committee that such evidence as this could be given. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE contended he was in order in this line of cross-examination, inasmuch as his Learned Friend opposite was now examining his witnesses upon an amended section, which had never been before the Standing Orders Committee. He (Mr. Sergeant Kinglake) sail he would at once state his object in fol. lowing up this line of cross-examination--it was this, to show that there were inaccuracies all along the line, and that, therefore, Mr. Rendal was not correct in saying that this was the only error. The Cruntmax asked the Learned Sergeant if his of was to contend that those inaccuracies were such as would be sufficient to prevent the line being made ? Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE said that would depend on the extent of the inaccuracies which they should establish. Mr. HILDYA RD—lf that were the object of the Learned Sergeant he (Mr. Hildyard) did think that nothing could be farther from it than the frivolous questions put to the witnesses. The Committee then retired to consider whether they would per_ mit this course to be persevered in, and after a short absence returned, when The CHAIRMAN announced that he had been instructed by the Committee to state that the witness under cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant Kinglake having been called by Mr. Hildyard, the cross- examination should be proceeded with. Mr. Sergeant KINOLAKE said he would endeavour to shorten the cross-examination as much as possible by resorting to figures. He then asked the witness as to the state of levels from the 21st mile to the 22d mile 7 furlongs 7—At that part there was a differ. ence between the original and the amended section of two feet. At 62 miles 5 furlongs the height of the ground by the original section was 69 feet. By the amended one it was 75 feet; that was a cutting of eleven feet deep. At the 81st mile the original level was 48 feet between the sth and 6th furlong; by the amended section it was 58 feet. Mr. Thompson, engineer, deposed to having discovered the error in question. Cross-examined—He discovered it first about January or February last. Went over the ground again with another person for the purpose of correcting the errors ; after doing so he found the inaccuracy at the point sixteen miles from Cambridge, already spoken of, and nothing more. A witness was next examined as to the traffic to the town of St. Ives, after which the Committee adjourned. GROUP Z. THE DUBLIN AND GALWAY LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Admiral le Poer French, residing at Ballinasloe, and holding the ancient office of " Baron of the Fairs" in that part of the county, uncle of Lord Clancarty, and having charge of his estates at Bal linasloe, the population of which is 5,000, said there were two fairs yearly there, one in May and the other in October ; the October fair was the largest fair in the world for cattle and sheep. The bay of Galway could accommodate ships of any size. The Cashel Railway was nothing more than a trunk line. The proposed line would be of great benefit to the trade. Could not understand how any one could ask the question, whether the proposed line would be of advantage to the county ? Mr. AUSTIN—WouId you like to see a gentleman who entertains such a doubt? Witness—lndeed I should.—(Laughter.) Put him up and examine him.—(Roars of laughter.) The Rev. D. Arcy, vicar of St. Nicholas parish, Galway, proved that in the event of the construction of a railway, mills would be called into existence, the water power in the lake and canals in the county being considerable'; that the fisheries would be greatly im proved, as also the trade generally. The great difficulty at present of finding a market for the produce of the town would be removed, as improved means of transit would be obtained. A railway was the best, perhaps the only means, of developing the industry of the county, and of calling into existence the energies of the unem ployed. By Mr. ROWE—Anticipated immense passenger traffic from Galway and other towns on the route. Mr. D. Vernon, High Sheriff of the county of Galway, and Mr. H. C. Hancock, of Athlone, were in favour of the line. Lord CLLNCARTY thought there could not be a question as to the utility of the project. There was an unanimity of feeling in favour of it against the landowners of the county. The present internal communication was most imperfect, which be was of opinion would be remedied by the line. He looked upon the project in a national point of view, and considered that the benefits_which would accrue to the country would be very great. Mr. Brown gave evidence with respect to the traffic tables. The Committee then adjourned until Monday. GROUP L. PORTSMOUTH ATMOSPHERIC MINE. The Committee on this group resumed this morning —Mr. E B. Denison in the chair—when Mr. Alexander, on behalf of the pro. moters, called Mr. Gibbons, engineer of the Dublin and King. stown Railway, and alsol of the Dublin and Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, which line he had laid out. On this railway, which was a mile and five-eighths long, the worst gradient was 1 in 57, but over this the engines were able to carry trains of 40 tons, at It rate of 45 miles an hour, without any extra power. The sharpest curve was one of a radius of 527 feet. The railway had completely answered all the expectations of its projectors, and as he was con. nected with the locomotive line between Kingston and he had fully tested the respective meats of both plea, and he decidedly preferred the atmospheric. On that principle there was not only no necessity for sending the monster trains, but there were no petty annoyances either from noise or smoke. The trains could be sent with as much frequency as was desired viithout any chance of collision. The line had been opened ever 'since the autumn of 1843. The tube was a fifteen inch one, a'id supplied all the convenience that was requisite. He had seen the Direct Portsmouth line, and believed it to be a highly satiscattory one, and one which would answer all the expectations of the promoters. A great saving was effected in the preservation of Vse permanent way; indeed, in the Dalkey line during the last Yrar there was no expense whatever, except the laying down several niew rails. The piston carriage altogether passed over 3,050 yards each journey during 15 hours in the day, the trains running every quarter of an hour, two sets of men being employed so as to enable them to relieve each other. The trains were carried from one end to the other by the stationary engines, and returned by the force of gravity alone. The average number of the carriages on the atmospheric railway was 3.75, carrying a weight of 18 tons ; on the locomotive line there were 7i carriages, with a weight of 36 tons. The gradients on the line were-1 in 100, for 160 yards ; 1 in 104, for 215 yards ; 1 in 115, for 770 yards ; 1 in 131, for 280 yards ; 1 in 166, for 610 yards ; 1 in 218, for 170 yards ; and 1 in 328, for 390 yards. The expenses during the eleven months from March in last year to February in this, were— for coals, 4671. Os. 3d. ; for engines, 3521. 55. 6d. ; for oil, 431. Os. 4d. ; fof mechanics, 1971. Os. 4d. ; and for materials, 1271. 125.; cost of engineer, 127/. I2s. The cost of coals was from 30s. to 365. a ton, and coke 165., but these prices were the result of a deficient market. The atmospheric railway could carry sixty tons with as much ease as the locomotive could carry twenty tons. Mr. Cuhitt stated on Thursday that the difference between the gradient of 1 in 80 and l in 100 was as an 18-inch tube was to a 15-inch tube. But in this he was wrong, for it really was as 2,240 divided by 80, and the same number divided by 100. The results therefore were, that while it required a tractive power of 231b5., that required for 1 in 100 gradient was 22 1 / 2 1bs. The difference between the 18. inch tube and the 15. inch tube was as the squares of their diameters, the area of the former being 245 cubic inches, and that of the latter 176—50 that the respective powers of the two tubes was as 176 is to 254. lie had laid down the tube on the Croydon j line, and he was satisfied that the wear and tear on that line would be much less than that on the Dalkey line. With respect to the power to work a single tube line both ways he was perfectly satis fied that it might be done. On the Dalkey line they could hear the ; first blo,v of the pumping engine at the ether end. As soon as this was heard the vacuum was evidently beginning to he formed. On that line there was a barometer con. nected with the tube, and as simultaneously as the eye could ob serve the sound of the blow of the pump and the fall in the mercury was perceived. He thought that the safety of the atmospheric prin. ciple was much greater than that of the locomotive, for most of the accidents on the latter occurred at the stations, at which places the atmospheric trains were quite out of the way of each other,and he believed that a train might start with perfect safety every hour from each end on the. Portsmouth line. Indeed, in his opinion, there was no need for a double line, unless the traffic were as numerous as that of the omnibuses between the Bank and Piccadilly. The shares of the Dalkey line had so increased in value in conse quence of the facilities given to the citizens of Dublin for getting into the country and back, that those which, four years ago, were at 70/., could now be quoted at 250/., and were not to be had even at that price. In his opinion, the formation of a double atmospheric line would be a mere waste of expense. The engineering staff for each train was three, one of which was a breaksman. The object of the break was to stop the wheels, by rendering that a sliding motion which before was a rolling one. The engineering staff, in deed, was less than on a locomotive line, for the man at the engine station acted for all the trains during the day. Mr. Brunel had looked at the sections, and thought them good. He had seen the estimates for the line, and thought the prices quite sufficient. A single line would carry a very large traffic, and he thought that it would certainly serve all the purposes of the traffic on the line. Fifteen trains a day each way, might'pass with perfect safety. An 18 •inch tube would convey very heavy trains, cf from 40 to 60 tons, 40 or 50 miles an hour with perfect ease, and he saw no difficulty whatever in the gradients, for much steeper gra dients might be very easily worked. With a moderate traffic, the expenses would be In favour of the atmospheric line, and the dif ference would be increased as the traffic increased. He was ac quainted with the country to Portsmouth, and he felt assured that trains might be run as often as the public would require, and the cost of working would be not more than 35 per cent. Certainly if the returns were 170,000/. or 180,000/., 35 per cent. would meet all the expenses. He gave these 15 trains to the 14 or 15 hours in the middle of the day, but he thought that on all lines communicating with London there must be night trains, and some of these would, of course, be goods' trains. To Mr. OSWALD—Mr. Brunel stated that the steepest gradient on the South Devon line was 1 in 41 for a distance of four miles, and 1 in 52 on a plane of ten miles. To Mr. MILNES —Mr. Brunel stated that he thought the loco motive principle capable of considerable improvement. To Mr. OSWALD Mr. Brunell replied, that they had a gradient beyond Swansea, on the South Wales line, of lin 70. They had several gradients of 1 in 60 on the Great Western line, and its branches, which were now ,aetually worked. He conceived that the application of the atmospheric principle presented nothing more than mechanical difficulties, and would be easily overcome. To Mr. M. MELNES Mr. Brunel stated, that though a locomotive atmospheric engine had not yet been used, nor was it what was termed the atmospheric principle, yet he would not say that it wo►►ld not be applied. He thought it very unsafe to say anything could not be done, for so many things had been done which it was said could not be done, that he thought it would not be wise to say that anything could not be done. In safety certainly the atmospheric principle was far superior to the locomotive. He thought that in estimating the permanent way they ought to take the original departments about as equal in the first instance. Mr. Keene, a land.agent and valuer at Godalming for the last twenty-five years, stated that he had looked over the line from Epsom to Portsmouth, and thought that 143,9701. 14s. was a sufficient sum for the land. The traffic from the Petersfield side of the country, through Godalming, was at least four times as much as that from Midhurst and Petworth before the Gosport branch was made. He had presided at two meetings at Godalming, as also of another of the Town Commissioners, at which the bulk of those present were in favour of the Portsmouth Atmospheric line. In his opinion this line was the best, because it was the richest and most populous. There were a great number of mills and manu. factories in it, and it was totally unprovided with water carriage. There were twenty.seven corn-mills and ten paper-mills on the road. He was the tithe apportioner of Godalming, the parish of which contained between 6,000 and 7,000 acres, and was not aware that the bulk of the landowners of Godalming were opposed to the line, though a few, he believed, were so. At present he thought that the traffic on the Midhurst and Petworth road and the Petersfield road were about equal. The Committee then adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. (YESTERDAY.) This Committee met at three o'clock to-day. DIIIIIMESEORCIITGII AND REDCAR RAILWAY. This was a Bill to give the Company additional powers. Standing orders to be dispensed with, and the parties to be allowed to proceed with their Bill. TAPP VALE RAILWAY. This was a Bill to give the Company additional provisions. The Committee decided that the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. The parties therefore cannot proceed with their Bill this session. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 13. The following Bills were read a third time, and passed : Dublin and Drogheda Railway. Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. Aberdeen Railway. Leedsiand Thirsk Railway. York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch). The London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill was read a second time, and committed, and referred to the Committee of Selection. Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported; 1. " That, in the case of the Middlesbro' and Redcar Har bour petition for additional provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the Committee on the Bill may entertain the additional provision, if they shall think fit." 2. "That, in the case of the Taff Vale Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with." 3. " That, in the case of the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill clause on consideration of report, the said clause is of such a nature as not to be adopted by the House without the re-cotnraittnent of the Bill." First resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR MONDAY, JUNE I. SECOND READINGS. Eastern Counties (Cambridge and Bury St. Edmund's) Railway. REPORTS. Newry and Enniskillen Railway. Richmond (Surrey) Railway. Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone). Northumberland Railway. West London Railway Extension and Lease. Edinburgh and Northern Railway. Eastern Union and Bury St. Edmund's Railway (No. 2) (to be considered) (by order). North Woolwich Railway (to be considered) (by order). Runcorn and Preston BrOok Railway. Liverpool and Bury (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool and Bury Extension) Railway. Liverpool and Manchester Railway. THIRD READINGS. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway. Blackburn and Preston Railway. Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway. Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway. ➢ionkland and Kirkintilloch Railway. Taw Vale Railway and Dock. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway,—Third reading, Monday, June 16. Edinburgh and Northern Railway,—Report, Monday, June 16. Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway,—Report to be con sidered, Tuesday, June 17. Ulster Extension Railway,—Report to be considered, Tuesday, June 17. Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton Railway,—Re port to be considered, Tuesday, June 17. Oxford and Rugby Railway,—Report to be considered, Tuesday, June 17. Cornwall Railway,—R ep o r t to be considered, Tuesday, June 17. Cornwall Railway,—A clause to be proposed on considera tion of report, Tuesday, June 17. Railway,—Report t o b e cons idered, Tuesday. June 17. r (Cumnock Branch Glasgow, Paisley, Kil m a rnoc k, and Ay ) Great Southern a n d West er n (Ireland) Railway, —Report to be considered, T ues d a y, J u ne 17. Manchester and Birmingham (Ashton Branch) Railway, —Report to be considered, North Wales Railway,—Report to be considered, Tuesday, June 17. T ues day, June 17. Taw Vale Railway and Dock, —Third reading, M on d ay, June 16. Northumberland Railway,—Report, Monday, Jun e 16. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway, - -'Third reading, Monday, June 16. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway,—Third reading, t Monday, June 16. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway,—Thi r d rea di ng, Monday, June 16. Liverpool si a i d o i y l w 3 R (Bolton, It on Wigan, and Liverpool a n d Bury Ex e , p or, Mond a y, J une 16 : Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway,—ltepo r t, Monday, June 16. Liverpool and Manchester Railway, —Report, Monday, June 16. Chester and Birkenhead Railway, —Report to be consi dered, Tuesday, June 17. Wear Valley Railway,—Report, Tuesday, June 17. Great North of England (Cl arence and Hartlepool Junc tion) Railway,—Report, Tuesday, June 17. London and Brighten RailwY,—SeloctComrnittee on pro ject, adjourned till Monday, June 23. An elopement, attended with circumstances of a disgraceful character, has excited Much feeling in Sudbury. The pertlet Ate, Aft: Watts y o u ti „ g Man i about twenty.one, son of the Rev. Watts Wilkinson, the curate of Mt. Peter's and chaplain to the union w orkhouse, and Miss Hannah Keningale Wilkinson, his first cousin, and the daught er o f t h e R ev. H enry Watts Wilkinson, perpetttel citrate of St, P eter ' s and St. Gregory ' s, that ton. tile Wing bid? /5 aboutt tw enty-six years of age, and the circumstances of her case excited great Interest a few years since, in consequence of a commission of lunacy hating been issued against her by her father, which was successfully resisted Ori her behalf, and in the resistance to which commission allegations of great cruelty and improper conduct were made against her father and his Wife, the stepmother of the alleged lunatic. The commission of lunacy Was abandoned, and as the young lady was not then Considered competent to manage herself arid her property, a bill was filed, by the advice of the Lord Chancellor, No place lier under the protection of the Court of Chancery. Her property amounts to between 5,0001. and 6,0001., and the interest has been appropriated to her support. Miss Wilkinson was on a visit at the residence of the Rev. Joseph Fenn, of Blackheath Park, one of her guardians, and on Saturday, the 24th ult., she was called upon there by her cousin, Mr. Watts Wilkinson, and permission was asked and granted for her to accompany him on a visit for the day to their aunt, at floaton. They were driven in Mr. Fenn's car riage to the Greenwich Railway, from which they walked to the river side, took a stea m-boat to Blac kwell, and went from thence to Limehouse Church , where the marriage ceremony was per. formed, tatien h under Yof a licen se granted to the b r i degroom . After over a the lady obj ecte d to s i gn t h e reg i s ter, g that a t h:t h r e i r intention to be married, and that her h consent to it. Bei ng assured, however, by Mr. srtrt e would ceremonyi t n o t w h t a e a not wo t W a tt s Wilkinson that her father had given his consent, she signed the register. They then went to Iloxton. Th e b r id eg room took the ring from her finger before they arrived, and left her with her aunt, to whom she related all the circumstances, and the cunt re stored her the same afternoon to the Care of her guardian, Mr. Fenn. Proceedings likEcclesiastical Court are being taken by the guardians n to in rilMhe marriage. -- Bury Post. T HE ATTORNEY- GENERAL.—The answer to in quiries at the residence of Sir W illiam Follett, in nark-lent!, yes terday, was William is rather bett er to-day." Week ending THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING JUNE 14 1815. NAME OF RAILWAY. Arbroath and Forfar ••• •••• •• • Bristol and Birmingham . • • •• • • •• Chester and Birk.enhead. • • • • • • •• Dublin and Drogheda— Dublin and Kingstown .. • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath Durham and Sunderland ......••• Edinburgh and Giasgow ..• • .... Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • . • • • • Glasgow and Greenock.. • • • • • • • • • Grand Junction ................... Gravesend and Rochester •••• •• . Great North of England ........... Great Western. Hull and Selby ......... ........ Liverpool and Manchester ...... •• •• London and Birmingham . •• •• •• •• • • London and Blacliwall London and Brighton. •• •• •..• •• •• Londox and Croydon . •• •• •• •• •• •• •• London and Greenwich. •• •• ...... • • London and South Western. •• • • •• Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •• •• Manchester and Birmingham.• • • •• •• Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties •• •• •. • Newcastle and Darlington •• •• .. •• •• Newcastle and Carlisle •• ••••.• •• .• Newcastle and North Shields.• •••• •• North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbcil, and Orleans • •• •• •• . Paris and Rouen •• •• •• •• •• •• •. .. NS. I Receipts of Rail date to which the ceipts of the same Last week. IS3 4,024 572 802 1,001 7io 2,g09 4,992 1,905 972 9,612 879 3,769 6,039 11,517 1,326 1,652 465 1,123 6,162 5,705 t>al s c)-S 157 2,405 554 735 95) 245 380 9,196 4,581 1,405 Preston and Wyre— ••••••• 922 8,550 1,368 21,414 1,281 5,514 18,090 1,401 8,819 485 7,389 1,038 3,287 5,535 8,917 679 1,604 - - Sheffield and Manchester.• •••• •• •• • South Eastern.. •• •• •• • . Ulster . 403 695 5,124 1,007 Yarmouth and Norwich York and North 3thlland •• • . • 289 2,6;55 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. GOAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :--Adair's Main, 13s 6d; Bates's West Hartley, 15s; Buddle's West Hartley, 16s 6d; Clark's Hartley, 15s; Chester Main, 14s 9d; Davi son's West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Forest Main, 14s 3d ; Hasting's Hartley, 16s ; Holywell Main, 15s 6d ; Original Tanfield, 13s 6d; Old Pontop, 13s 6d; Ord's Redheugh, 14s; Old Tanfield, 14s ; Pontop Windsor, 13s 9d ; Shattoe's Hartley, 15s; Taylor's West Hartley, 15s 9d; Tanfield Moor, 16s; Tanfield Moor Butes, 14s; Townley, 14s 9d; West Hartley, 16s 6d ; West Wylam, 16s 6d ; West Wylam, 15s ; Welling ton Hartley, 16s ; Wylam, I4s 3d. Wall's-end, Bell and Brown, 15s; Browns unscreened, 13s; Gosforth, 15s; Heaton, 15s; Killingworth, 14s 6d; Newmsrch, 14s; Ur p , th, 1436 d; Walker, 14s 6d; Wharneliffe, 15s; Eden Main, 15s; Wall's-end, Braddyll's Hetton, 16s 6d; East Hetton, 14s 3d ; Haswell, 17s 6d ; Hetton, 16s 6d ; Lambton, 16s 6d ; Morrison, 15s ; North Hetton Lyons, 153; Russell's Hetton, 16s ; Stewart's, 16s 6d ; Harvey, 14s 6d ; Heugh Hall, 16s 6d ; Kelloe, 16s ; Trimdon, 16s 3d ; Adelaide, 16s 6d ; Barrett, 15s ; Brown's Deanery, 15s 6d; Seymour Tees, 15s 6d; Tees, 17s ; West Hetton, 14s 6d ; Anderson's Garesfield Coke, 158; Cowpen Hartley, 16s ; Derwentwater Hartley, 15s 6cl; Hartley, 15s 6d; Sidney's Hartley, 16s; —Ships arrived since last day, 222. (From the London New Price Current of June 12.) SUGAR.—The market was freely supplied. Grocers and Refiners purchased readily, and full rates were paid : at auc tion to-day 89 hhds 73 trs 61 brls St. Lucia sold readily, at full rates. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon 9,221 bags 15 casks were submitted to public competition; refiners purchased readily, and prices were again full is for low and middling and 6d higher for the better descriptions, and the whole sold. MADRAS was in good request, and stiffer rates were given; 5,547 bags at public sale sold briskly at full 6d dearer. MANlLLA.—Extensive transactions have taken place this week for export and refining purposes, at rather better prices. The sales are estimated at 20,000 bags, at 23s 6d to 23s 9d per cwt. FOREIGN.—The market had a firm appearance, and very full rates were given for the parcels sold. Of 1,138 boxes damaged Havannah, at public sale, about 350 were taken in at 6d above the value. The remainder sold at good rates. REINED —The market is still scantily sup - plied with re fined goods, and previous rates are fully maintained— brown Lumps 71s to 725, and Standard 72s 6d to 73s per cwt. MoLAssEi.-43 puns St. Lucia at auction sold freely at good prices—fine 20s to 20s 6d, and good 19s per cwt. COFFEE.—For all descriptions of home consumption Coffee a good demand was experienced, and higher prices were ob tained. At public sale 249 casks 95 brls 37 bags Jamaica sold at is to 2s advance. COCOA.-113 bags Trinidad at public sale all sold. Good qualities were a shade better, other sorts unaltered, good dark red 49s 6d, middling 465, low greyish 42s to 435, and damaged 40s to 42s per cwt. PEPPER.—Malabar brought former rates, and 200 bags at auction realised ald for good half heavy brown. TEA.—Five small public sales, together 5,629 pkgs, were offered; the demand was brisk, and 3,000 pkgs were actually sold; plain Orange Pekoe and Capers 2d per lb. decline, but for other sorts no variation occurred. TALLow.-150 casks first sort P.Y.C. at public sale were all taken in at 39s 3d; 92 skins Ibrail partly sold at 40s 3d to 40s 6d, and 250 casks South American sold at 39s 3d to 39s 6d per cwt. Srmrrs.—Rum is in good request; holders are firm, and ask fully former rates for all descriptions, the market is scantily supplied. Proof L'eewards cannot be had under is 8d to is 9d per gallon, and for clean Jamaica 3s to 5s per gallon asked. The best Demerara is worth 2s 10d. Calcutta is much wanted, and Is bid to is 7d per gallon paid for proof with certificate. Brandy is in better demand, and stiffer rates are given ; best brands of Cognac of the vintage of 1838 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1839 4s 2d to 4s 4d, 1840 and 1841 4s Id to 4s 3d, and 1844 3s 8d to 3s 10d per gallon. For Geneva and Corn Spirits prices remain the same, and the market is firm. RAILWAY RETUR RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the respective returns are made, together with the re week in the previous year : THE GUY'S BOAT CLUB. A very excellent four-oared race was rowed yesterday evening by the gentlemen of the Guy's Club, who were numerously attended by other amateurs. The distance was from Vauxhall to Putney, and the start took place about seven o'clock. Pink—Messrs. Thompson (1), Sealy (2), Lloyd (3), Gruggen (stroke), Calloway (steerer). Red—Messrs. Norris (1), Poland (2), Jadkins (3), Cooper (stroke), Forster (steerer). Yellow—Messrs. Edwards (1), Evans (2), Hewitt (3), Ainger (stroke), Celguin (steerer). The Union kindly consented to act as umpire, and started the crews, who went away very evenly. Red then slightly led, followed by yellow ; pink, who had a disadvantage in station, being third. About the Belgrave Dock yellow went ahead, and pink began to draw on red and passed them just above the Red House. Yellow was steered into the right on the Middlesex side, and, fouling Battersea-bridge in their strenuous endeavours to retrieve their lost way, fouled the piles and gave up the race. Pink went through Battersea bridge half a length in advance, and maintained it the whole way, winning by half a length, but they were pressed throughout very gallantly by red, who decreased the dis tance of a length and a half, which the leading boat had at Wandsworth Point, most materially. PEDESTRIAN FEAT.—On Thursday, Tierney (late of the 61st Regiment) undertook for a wager of 5/. to run from London to Ascot-heath and return in seven hours, on the road. The start was made from the Garrick's Head, Bow.street, and he reached the race-course in three hours and-a-half, and completed the distance back to London in three hours and ten minutes, having travelled over fifty-six miles of road in six hours and forty minutes. HARE-HUNT ON ASCOT RACE- COURSE.—On Thurs day, at Ascot, just prior to the race for the Ascot Cup, a leveret, which had been started from the heath ran upon the course, and was quickly pursued by the spectators, and after having afforded considerable amusement, effected its escape. CRICKET.—THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD V. THE UNIVERSITY OF Csmasoms.—This match was resumed yesterday at Lord's, by Mr. Moberley and Mr. Yonge appearing at the wickets. The former gentleman, however, was quickly stumped by the Hon. F. Orimston, when he had added one only to his score of the previous day. Mr. Yonge increased his number by three, and Mr. Ridding contributed twelve in good style. The whole innings amounted to ninety-six, thus putting Cambridge in for fifty.one runs to win. The latter then went in, but lost four good wickets ere they could be declared the victors, a position they ultimately took with six wickets to spare. A match of cricket was played on the Bridgenorth ground on Monday last,between the Wolverhampton Club and the gentlemen of Bridgenorth School, when the latter were victorious by 51 rune. The cargo of Trinidad sugars, shipped on board the Pacha by James Colquohoun, Esq., of London, one of the directors of the Irish Great Western Railway, consisting of 250 hhds., 90 tierces, and 51 barrels, were on Wednesday last brought under hammer by Mr. James Fym, broker, at Galway. The attendance of the trade was numerous, and the several lots, admirably selected, brought remunerating prices, and the entire cargo was disposed of in the course of two hours. This was the first importation of sugars direct from the West Indies Into the port of Galway, the Pacha having made the passage from Trinidad in the short space of thirty-three days. WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Court will not leave Windsor until to.morrow. Yesterday morning arrange. ments had been made for the Court to leave Windsor this day for Buckingham Palace, but shortly before the royal banquet took place last evening those arrangements were countermanded, and an intimation immediately forwarded to those innkeepers whose horses had been engaged to proceed with some of the royal carriages to Slough that they would not be required, so that they would be at liberty to be hired to proceed to the course at Ascot to.day. The royal banquet to be given this evening at Buckingham Palace was also postponed, and instructions to that effect forwarded from the office of the Lord Steward to town. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their royal and distin. guished visitors, are expected to take their departure to-morrow afternoon, for town. VISITORS BY THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY TO Ascor.—Tns CUP Day.—More passengers by upwards of 3,000 were conveyed from Paddington to Slough, en route to Ascot, on Thursday last, than upon any former " Cup Day" since the open ing of the railway to that station, now some seven or eight years ago. The first train which started from Paddington was at the early hour of a quarter past four in the morning, and this conveyed between 200 and 300 passengers. The trains continued to run, onl♦ short intervals intervening, from that time until past one o'clock. Up to twelve o'clock 7,850 passengers had left Paddington. THE POLISH BALL.—The grand full and fancy dress ball, in aid of the funds for the distressed Poles, came off last night, and, from the brilliancy of the attendance, proved itself, wlth the exception of her Majesty's Bat Costume, to be the most attractiv: and splendid ball of the season. The crowd was very great. Many Pf the costumes that were worn at her Majesty's ball made their second appearance there, and were very much ad mired. Monsieur Jullien's band was in attendance, but the sul. triness of the weather and the vast crowd made dancing neither very easy nor very agreeable; in fact: only a very small portion of the company could find room to dance. SERIOUS BITE FROM A .DOG _.About half-past seven last evening, a dog of the spaniel breed was observed near the shop of Mr. Noble, the engraver, of 211, Strand, foaming from the mouth. A boy named Myers. in attempting to remove it, was bitten severely in the hand. It was the: driven away by some boys as far as Milford-lane, snapping at all It came near. A coal heaver then struck the dog upon the head with a hammer, and after a few struggles it expired. The boy Myers was taken to the hospital in Carey-street, where the wound was cut and lunar cans. tic applied to it. Mr. Frederick Peel, second son of Sir Robert Peel, Batt, has just entered the Temple as a student. THE NEW C O MET.—MARSEILLES, JUNE 7.—A large comet has been seen here lately in the north-east, about fifteen degrees ,from the horizon. It is visible at about three o'clock in the morning. It was first perceived by the officer of the middle watch of her Britannic Majesty's steamer Volcano, in this port on Wednesday, the 4th instant The almanacs have not announced its visit, nor has its presence been recorded by 0)9 press I here. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 13. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Several petititlnS v►ere presented against the grant to May nooth. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a person named Mason, at present confined in Stafford gaol, for the cods in an action brought against him for a debt of 10/. , which amounted to 371. 10s. MANCHERSTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. The Nosta and LEA KNEE LORD also presented a petition from Mr. George Sutherland, of Shipley-Hall, Yorkshire, against this line, which was referred to the Committee on the Bill. MESSAGE FROM HER MAJESTY-SIR HENRY POTTINGER. The Earl of ABERDEEN said—My Lords, I have to de liver a message from her Majesty. The LORD CHANCEL (having received the mes sage from the Noble Lord) read it as follows :—" Her Majesty being desirous of conferring a signal mark of her favour and ap probation on the Right Hon. Sir Henry Pottinger, G. C. B. for the services rendered by him in China as her Majesty's Plenipo tentiary, and for his zeal, ability, and judgment in negotiating with the Emperor of China, with respect to the commerce of this country, recommends the House of Lords to concur with her Majesty in making a provision for him of 1,500/. per annum for the period of his natural life."—( Cheers.) The Earl of ABERDEEN said—l move that your Lordships take her Majesty's Message into your consideration on Monday next. CHURCH EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Bishop of CASHEL postponed the presentation of ce , tain petitions of which he had given notice until Tuesday next. The Marquis of NORMANBY was sorry the Noble Lord had put off the presentation of his petitions, because he (the Marquis of Normanby) had received some communications which he wished to have taken the opportunity of reading to their Lordships. These com munications were from the Rev. Mr. Mackessy, who con sidered that his character had been impugned by a statement which the Right Rev. Prelate had made on a late occasion of the Reverend Gentleman's overweening and unfounded estimate of his own abilities. Now he held in his hand extracts of testimonials of the ability of the Rev. Gentleman, which ex tended over a period of nearly a quarter of a century, and cer tainly these testimonials contained as strong a claim for professional promotion, founded on professional merits, as any clergyman connected with the Established Church of Ireland. l They had been communicated to the Right Ron. Gentleman, the First Lord of the Treasury, and so struck was he by their contents, that he had held a commu nication with the Lord-Lieutenant on the subject. The rev. gentleman protested that he never knew that the charge of the Right Rev. Prelate, which had been so often alluded to in that House, had been published, until he saw a report of a debate which had lately arisen on the subject amongst their Lordships ; but having been present at its delivery, the rev. gentleman said it struck him at the time, as not being cal culated to produce a good feeling between the Protestants and Roman Catholics of the Right Rev. Prelate's diocese. In the letter of Mr. Mackesey, which he held in his hand, he distinctly says that the Right Reverend Prelate had stated in the charge that no Protestant clergyman could, consistently with his duty, attend any national school, even to see that the rules were observed. He had taken down these words when he went home after hearing the charge. He had also two other letters from Protestant clergy men in the same diocese, both of which were to the same effect, and when he named the writer of one of them, the Rev. Mr. Hogden, he was sure that the Right Rev. Prelate would admit that he had been rather precipitate in so solemnly denying the truth of statements which were deposed to by an individual whose respectability even the Bishop himself would vouch for. He (the Marquis of Normanby) did only what he considered to be his duty in reference to this matter, after what had fallen from the Right Rev. Prelate on a former occasion. The Bishop of CASHEL denied in the most solemn man ner that he ever rebuked Mr. Mackesey on the subject of na tional education. The only time he was ever in his company was at the visitation in 1843, and the only remarks he • then made were in reference to the propriety of every clergyman keeping a school in connexion with the Church of England in his parish. He might then have sug gested to the Rev. Gentleman his duty in this respect, but he did not do so in harsh or severe terms. He had a letter in his possession from Mr. Mackesey, written in May, 1843, when he was a few weeks in the parish, recommending the establish ment of a Church Society's School, and stating that the first thing to be done was to consult the bishop of the diocese. He would show, on Tuesday, that he did not rebuke Mr. Mackesey with respect to the school. The Marquis of NORMANBY considered that no further time should be occupied on the subject. He still adhered to his statement that the Right Rev. Prelate rebuked Mr. Mackesey, in the presence of an assembly of clergymen at Lismore ? Did he deny that? The Bishop of CASHEL—I do deny it.—(Cheers.) The Marquis of WESTMEATH could not understand how a person could recollect the exact words of the charge, after being in a crowded assembly for some hours, and after going home and eating his dinner.—(Laughter.) The matter then dropped. MAYNOOTH. Lord KENYON presented a Oetition from the Rev. Arthur Percival against the grant to Maynnoth, and praying to be heard at the bar of their Lordships' House. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a great number of petitions against the grant from various parts of England and Scotland. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. In an answer to a question from the Duke of RICHMOND , - ---- • ----- Lord WHARNCLIFFE stated that the report of the Ec.: clesiastical Commissioners would he presented to their Lord ships in the course of a few days. STATE OF IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from the county of Leitrim, complaining of the lawless state of the people, and the system of intimidation prevailing in that part of Ireland. The Noble Lord said it was quite impossible that the outrages complained of could be committed without the cognisance of several persons residing in the neighbourhood, and, to a certain extent, the whole country were indirect ac cessories to the fact. He held in his hand the copy of an in» formation laid in the county of Leitrim on the 24th of last May, wherein the deponent stated that he was returning home about seven o'clock on a particular evening, accompanied by his wife ; and, when he came to a certain spot, a man turned out, dressed in female apparel, and fired three times at him. For tunately he missed his aim each time, but the following day no one could be found who could give information of the party. He had given notice of a question which he intended to put to the Ministry regarding t subject of not less importance than the one he had just alluded to, which he should have felt inclined to put without any preface were it not that he wished to notice some speeches which had lately been delivered in that House. He thought it necessary to say a few words before he put the question, because those speeches were calculated to produce no good effect. He understood it had been stated by Noble Lords on the opposite side of the House, that the late State prosecution had had the effect of suppressing the desire for repeal in Ireland. Now, if Government had done any thing effectual to put an end to the repeal excitement, it would be as well for them not to talk about it, but he still thought a strong feeling yet prevailed in Ireland in favour of repeal. Those persons were undoubtedly found guilty by a defective jury, but even if that jury were good in point of law, he should like to know for what purpose their Lordships sat as an ultimate tribunal, if not to reverse a decision so much at variance with equity? If those trials had succeeded, they might have inspired confidence in the law as administered in Ireland, but as they did not succeed, the result had been to increase rather than abate the agitation. Their Lordships themselves admitted the injustice of the imptison ment, or if not, why did they pass the Bail in Error Bill? This imprisonment, he might observe, would make the 30th of May long memorable in Ireland. And, as proof of the feeling which at present existed in that country, he would take the liberty of reading extracts from letters which he had lately re ceived from Members of their Lordships' House, and others of a lower station, in reference to the late meeting that had taken place in Dublin, to honour Mr. O'Connell on the anniversary of his incarceration. One of those letters stated that there never was so numerous and disciplined a military mob assembled on any occasion, and the writer went on to describe the formi dable appearance they presented, marching with banners and music in military array. The other letters were in unison with that account. He would now, then, beg to ask their Lordships was there ever anything more ridiculous than to state that a triumph had been obtained over the repeal agi tation ?—( Hear, hear.) It was a most extraordinary fact that every attempt which had been made to suppress it, only added new strength and vigour to it. The unseasonable proclamation had failed. The State prosecution had resulted in disgrace, and the dismissal of the magistrates gave an im petus to the ag itation, and completely revived it. What effect had this on th minis of the people ? About a fortnight before that, the repeal rent was only 1171. weekly, and even that sum was commented upon by the Irish papers, and considered a strong indication of the feelings of the people in favour of re peal ; but immediately after the dismissal of the magistrates it got up to 3001. And though it has risen to some thousands, it has never fallen below that sum since. Stronger language had been used in Conciliation-hall and elsewhere, since the re versal of the judgment in the Court of Queen's Bench in Ire land by the House of Lords, than before. At every meeting of the Repeal Association, an authorised reporter from the Govern ment was admitted, and took notes of the proceedings. Was this intended as a check on their proceedings ? He conceived that this course of proceeding would not have that effect. The newspapers advocating the repeal cause, more particularly the Nation, the principal organ of the repeal party, in which strong language against this country and the Government abounded, were read by those who could read to those who could not on Sundays and holidays. He regretted that the talent exhi bited in these newspapers was used in fermenting disturbances , among the lower orders of the people. A more fearful state of things could not exist than at the present moment when they saw great masses of the people arrayed in hostility against the Government, and setting the law at defiance? f o what might it not lead ? Much anxietylhad even been expressed as to the conduct of Ireland in the event of a war. This contin gency had been frequently referred to of late by the members of the Repeal Association. He referred to a report of a meeting held on the 30th of May in Ireland, to which Mr. O'Connell was conveyed in a triumphal car, and at which the people car ried banners, and at which exciting language was used. He gave the Government great credit for the measures which they had lately brought forward for the benefit of Ireland, and hoped they might have the effect of conciliating that country. He should not have taken the present course if it were not for the assertions which had been made on the other (the Ministerial) side of the House, as to the law having been vindicated, and that the Government was as strong es ever. He denied that this was so—he denied that the tiovernment had either vindi cated the law, or was a strong one. But if they could answer for the safety of Ireland he should not interfere; but, in his opinion, Ireland had never been in so dangerous a state as it was now. He apprehended that the Act for affording cemren sation to tenants would not have the effect of satisfying the people of Ireland, or of rendering them peaceab!e. Lord BROUGHAM wished it to be distinctly understood that he totally and entirely denied the statement that the result of the reversal of the judgment of the Queen's Bench inlreland by the House of Lords, had led to disturbances in that country, He denied that the judgment was reversed on technical grounds, but on the merits of the case. Several of the counts in the in dictment were left untouched by the defendants in error, then prisoners econvicted, and the judgment was reversed on the four pleas found to be bad. It was not a technical piece of good fortune. They did not reverse the judgment on the panel, but on the question of special pleading. He was sorry that what th d he Heci gss h o(oomu a Lo d fndooto s trhyi a ploa i d nnnioidi s wfro v son i ,ii w h theghoi ah r taus e rat tl s tfism p tunh e )ffi:e c ut t eialncian t eedw o dne Irh h isntaft i osoodptomNrgdoieotpvtoebehetlrntaelhttyhehFheai whole srsoi, objections s:b b toel r oefe i nrr n esie g dFrfo i e:rf n iriaa g r: nnheo f d w t d om e o a tid. lbrhailtee.ei was w in Lord with respect to party processions. Lord DENMAN said his Noble Friend had stated the grounds on which the judgment was reversed with much cor rectness. He purposely obstained in giving hia judgment from referring to the epithets used against the Government. Lord FARNHAM said he had always been opposed to party processions, as they had an injurious effect, and tended to revive matters of history which, but for such demonstra tions, would be buried in oblivion. A magistrate infght act on a sworn information to prevent any meeting being held which might be expected to interrupt the public peace. It was his duty as a landowner, anxious to promote the interest of his country, to do what he could to prevent a breach of the peace. Lord CAMPBELL blamed the Noble Lord (lord Brong ham) for raising the question of the reversal of judgment, who,. although not a Member of the Government, as far as he knew —(Laughter)—rose up and answered the speech of the Noble Lord who brought forward the motion. One of the principal objections raised was that the jury list had been frac, dulently made up, and that the parties could not have had a fair trial. Lord STANLEY said the assertion was made, but it was, not proved. Lord CAMPBELL held that it had been proved. The fact was admitted in the demurrer. He referred to the judg ment of the Learned Judges to show that what he had stated was correct, The LORD CHANCELLOR considered it very painful to enter into a controversy with respect to the judgment of that House in the case of Mr. O'Connell, which was reversed subsequently on technical grounds. He considered that no one could nnsunderstand this. Saying that the judgment was reversed on technical grounds alone, inferred that they had been acquitted on other grounds, whereas the parties were liberated from thepunishment to which they were sentenced by a slip in the entering of judgment. He felt conMence in the correctness of his decision, and regretted that any judgment which he had pronounced, after mature deliberation, should be called into question. as he considered it had been. After a few words from Lord DeNstasr and Lord Bacunifast in explanation, Lord STANLEY said, that notwithstanding the dismission that had taken place with respect to the reversal of the jtodfc ment he still held his opinion that it was reversed on the technicalities in the case. He did not understand the speech of the Noble Lord who brought forward the subject, and was of opinion that it would only have the effect of aggravating the feelings of the Irish people towards England, more especially at a time when a better feelincv was being promoted between the two countries. He considered that no object would be answered in bringing forward the subject. He denied that the assertion of the Noble Lord with respect to the difficulty of obtaining a fair decision from a jury was true, and considered such an assertion would also aggravate the feelings of the people of Ireland towards England. Politi cal and religious feeling might in some degree interpose with trial by jury, but that was no argument in favour of the abro gation of trial by jury in Ireland. The question of the state of the country must be left to the Executive, who would not fail to see that the law was not violated with impunity. But the Noble Lord had not shown that the state of the country was caused by the neglect of Government. With respect to his quotations from newspapers, the acquittal of a person pro secuted for libel or for violating the law, was looked upon as a triumph, and the person prosecuted as a martyr, and did more injury than could be easily conceived.—( Hear.) With regard to the state of the courts of Leitrim the Government had taken every precaution for the protection of the peace, increasing the number of magistrates and police, and he thought they should be able to suppress any of those distur bances without seeking any further powers of their Lordships. With regard to party processions, the Party Processions Act, which had expired, was in every sense of the word one-sided, and was introduced to suppress the dangerous proceedings of the Orange societies, which caused much bloodshed and po litical and religious animosities among the people. Tt was not the intention of the Government to renew the Party Processions Act, believing that there was no oczasion for doing so, as the time. he believed. had gone by when such a law was necessary. The Ea.l of WICKLOW was glad that the Government did not intend to renew that Act, and blamed the Government for renewing the Act last year. The Earl of ST. GERMANS said if they had not done so parties who might have rendered themselves amenable to the law would have escaped punishment. The Marquis of %%ESTMEATH blamed the Government for not adopting measures which would give greater security for the lives and property of persons in Ireland. At the late assizes at Leitrim great difficulty was experienced in obtrining convictions on account of the prejudices of juries ; in one cape, the murder of Captain M'Lough, the jury was taken from the very class of which the prisoners were members. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE replied, and, after ad verting to the State trials and the reversal of the judgment, concluded by saying that he considered it his duty to bring the state of the county of Leitrim before their Lordships. The subject then dropped. LICENSING TOLL-BARS IN SCOTLAND. The Duke of ROXBURGH presented a petition from Kelso against licensing toll-bars in Scotland for the sale of spirituous liquors. THE TURNPIKES ROAD BILL. This Bill went through Committee. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 13. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY BILL. The Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. SHAW'S WATERWORKS BILL. The report on Shaw's Waterworks Bill was brought up, and the amendments were agreed to. GLASGOW, GARNKIRK, AND COATBRIDGE RAILWAY. The report on the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Rail way Bill was brought up, and the amendments were agreed to. ABERDEEN RAILWAY. The Aberdeen Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. DUNDEE WATERWORKS. The report on the Dundee %Vaterworks Bill was brought up, and the amendments were agreed to. ' SHEFFIELD AND .LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL Mr. J. PARKER moved that the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill be removed from Group X, and be re ferred to the Committee of Classification. The Bill had been before the Comrnittece on Group X for seven or eight weeks, and the expense to the parties had already been 2,000/. They had not yet been heard; and, in consequence of the length to which the proceedings in relation to the London and York line had run, there was very little probability of their being heard this session. The railway had been placed in Group X by a mistake of the Committee of Classification. The Committee had imagined that it was a competing line with the London and York, when, in fact, the two lines did not come into competition. Sir R. INGLIS, as Chairman of the Committee of Classi fication, did not appear to defend this Act. Admitting the classification to have been wrong, still this Railway Company had acquiesced n it for seven weeks— had gone before the Committee, and now at the eleventh hour, when perhaps they found that the cross-examination of the witnesses was rather against the scheme, they wished to be removed Irons the group, and to have all the work done over again. They should, if they had fe!t they were placed in a. wrong group, have applied before the Committee was struck. They now came too late, and he hoped the House would re fuse the application. Mr. GRANVILLE VERNON was a shareholder in the railway, and as such supported the application. The object of it was not so mush to protect themselves against the expense, as to enable them to be heard during the present session, which would be impossible if they continued in Group X, as the London and York line hadnot yet concluded their case. He denied that it was a competing line with the London and York. Dlr. WILSON PATTEN, as a member of the Committee of Classification, would state that the Committee had en d:avoured to lessen the number of Bills referred to Group X, and 111. d particularly considered the case of this railway, but they had found that it was so completely a competing line with the London and York, that it was impossible not to refer them to the same Committee. With regard to the expenses, they were equal to both parties; and if they went into another Committee the other railway must follow them for the purpose of cross-examination. After a full consideration of the evidence; the Committee of Classification had been reluctantly obliged to place this railway in Group X, and he hoped the House would uphold the deci sion of the Committee of Classification. Mr. BROTHERTON said the application could not have been made earlier, inasmuch as it was impossible for the parties interested to have foreseen that the London and York line would have occupied so much time. Mr. ESTCOURT opposed the application. The classi fication had been made on the 19th of March, the Committee had commenced its sittings on the 28th of April, and now, on the 14th of June, this application was made. It came too late, and he hoped the House would uphold the decision of the Committee of Classification. Sir G. GREY feared that, unless the Bill were removed from Group X, there would be no chance of the case of its promoters being heard this session. Mr. B. DENISON said that in fifty miles the lines ran within eight miles of each other. Then their termini too were identical, and therefcre there could be no doubt but that they were competing lines, and that it was nece ssary that they should be referred to the same Committee. There was a re medy for the evil of delay. The Committee m i g ht a.k the House to remove it out of the group, but they had not attempted to do . so. N o s uch application had been made by the Comm i ttee, an d notw ithstanding anything that might be said to the con trary, he could not but be of opinion that the cross examination of the witnesses had occasioned thi s app li ca tion. If that cross-examination had been favour able to the line, he doubted much whether this application would have been made. He called upon the House to refuse this application, which had been made at the eleventh hour. Lord WORSLEY supported the motion. The question was one which had created great excitement in the county which he represented. When the London and Y o rk an d t h e Cam bridge and Lincoln lines were first entered upon, it was not expected they would have taken so long, or that they would have been considered competing lines. It was his opinion they were only partially so, and if the branch were not formed there would be an end to the question of competition. The non-formation of the branch would not affect the main line ; and with that arrangement the Cambridge and Lincoln could easily be considered in another group, without any inconveni ence. Mr. DARBY rose merely to state a fact. In the Committee the whole examination was conducted upon the grounds of the two lines being competing lines. After a few words from Mr. Parker, Mr. Wilson P a tt en, and Mr. Guest, the motion was withdrawn. LEEDS AND THIRSK RAILWAY. On the third reading of this Bill being moved Sir G. COCKBURN moved the insertion of a clause, au thorising the sale by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster of certain glebe lands ; and that the standing order requiring such clause to be referred to the Standing Orders Committee be suspended. This clause, in addition to two others already assented to and proposed to the House by Mr. Lawson, were agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (HARROGATE BRANCH) RAILWAY. This Bill was moved to be read a third time.—Agreed to. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY. The third reading of this Bill was agreed to. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. This Bill was read a third time. ST. HELEN'S RAILWAY AND CANAL. . The report of the Committee on this Bill was brought up and received. MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENDALE RAILWAY. - The report on this Bill was brought up and received. DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. Mr. G. CRAIG brought up the report of the Committeeon this Bill, which was received. MANCHESTER, SOUTH JUNCTION, AND ALTRINCHAM RAILWAY. The report of the Committee on this Bill was brought up and received. SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the presbytery of Dunbar against the Bill for the abolition of tests in the Uni• versities of Scotland. PROTESTANT DISSENTERS. Mr. HINDLEY presented petitions from the congregational unions' of England and Wales,: praying that the Government provision to Disseniers, and that paid to the Episcopalians in Ireland, called the Regium Doman, should be discontinued. IRISH GRAND JURY ACT. Lord CLEMENTS presented petitions from Langford and other places in Ireland, praying for certain amendments in the grand jury law. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN—SIR HENRY POTTINGER. Sir R. PEEL announced that he had a message from her Majesty, I , , 11 in sal se° g° ll 13' l ia x' m' 0 1° Da s jog ov° 4, 1 ~,,, D d ft* r