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F ir &c. ; the description of glass is flint and bottle glass. Travel lers visit these places from his house about four times a year; it would be a very great advantage to have railway communication to those places from York. _ To Mr. TALBOT—It would be quite a matter of indifference to him whether the glass went by branches or a direct line. Here the Committee held a shore consultation, and when it had concluded The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had requested him to ex press a hope that the remainder of the evidence would be made as brief as possible, for they had now been engaged 15 or 16 days on this one line alone ; and as they had several other Bills yet to die. pose of, the Committee did rely on counsel that no evidence would be laid before them which would be mere repetition of what they had already heard, or which would not irr fact be deemed very material. Mr. PAGET said be would endeavour to do so, and hoped to be able to conclude the general traffic evidence to-day. Mr. Joseph Waters, agent to Mr. Hunt, of Sheffield, merchant —lhe weekly average tonnage of goods from Sheffield to London was 80 tons of all sorts of goods, and the expense was 655. per ton. The annual tonnage of goods from Sheffield to Hull was 13,000 tons, and the cost per ton was 20s. by rail, and 10s. by canal. The cost per ton from Sheffield to London by railway and canal by Derby was 45e.. The saving to be effected by the proposed line would be very considerable. The mode of conveyance from Sheffield to Lincoln was by land ; the expense of transit at present was 30s. per ton; the cost by the proposed London and York line would be I Is. Bd. per ton. From St.effield to Lincoln, by Boston and Hull, the expense was at present 405., and by the Fersdyke navigation, 40s. By the proposed line it would be 15s. From Sheffield to Spalding the route was by Leicester and across the country, and was very indirect. The cost was 80s. and 50s. per ton, the average was 60s. By the proposed line it would be 16s. sd. From Sheffield to Cambridge there were various modes of transit by Leicester the cost was 10s., and by London about the same; by Hull it was 605., and by Northampton about the same; the average was about 70s. ; by the proposed line the expense would be 225. To Repford from Sheffield, the mode of transit was by land only. The present cost was 20r. ; by the proposed line it would be Bs. Bd. From Sheffield to Huntingdon the mode of conveyance was by land. The present cost was 70s. ; by the proposed line it would be 20s. From Sheffield to Hull by rail the present cost was 20s. ; by the proposed line it would be 15s. From Sheffield to London the pre sent cost was 635. ; by the proposed line it would be 375. Bd. There was a considerable traffic between Manchester and the eastern counties, but he had not the particulars. Mr. John Boys, manager for Messrs. Watson, the largest mer chants in Manchester—The proposed London and York line would afford great facilities for the transit of goods from Man chester to Nor - wich, and all the towns In the midland counties ; the traffic between Manchester and those towns was very extensive. Mr. John Boys, cross-examined—Did not include any town south of Huntingdon. To Mr. COLBWINE—The London and York agents told witness what towns to select.—(Laughter.) The London and York line from Manchester to Norwich would oblige passengers to pass through three different companies. Mr. Samuel Jackson, of Boston, had been many years in busi. ness in the manufacture of steel and iron. There was a good deal of goods sent from Sheffield to the east and north of Lincolnshire. The proposed London and York line would facilitate that inter course, and the expense of carriage would be materially lessened. Within the last few days the freight of goods from Sheffield to Hull had been :educed to Os. per ton. Cross-examined—The converting coal, a quantity of which was consumed in Sheffield, was brought from rear Elseter. Mr. Ash, eoro.factor, a Wakefield, deposed that the greater part of the corn brought to that town came from Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Is of opinion that all the corn sent from Lincolnshire to Wakefield would be sent try the Londr n and York line. A machine was then produced, by which a record was kept of all persons passing on the railroad between London and Birming ham, ald proved that a similar return could be made on the pro posed line. _ . Mr. Becket Denison, M.P. for the West Riding of York shire, depo - ed as to the agreement entered into between the pro. posed Corn any and the Fordyke and Witham Navigation Cora panles. Mr. DARBY, )!ember of the Committee, asked the witness some questions respecting the nature of the agreement, when he was interrupted by Mr. BARING WALL, another Member of the Committee, who said he objected to the witnesses being interrupted in this way while in the hands of counsel. Mr. DARBY said he conceived the evidence to be irregular, and would take the sense of the Committee as to whether such evidence should be given. Mr. PAGET said he would give up the questions. The room was then cleared, and after an absence of about twenty minutes the parties were admitted, and The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had agree I not to admit irrelevant evidence, though they were very unwilling to interrupt counsel, or not to afford them any facility. But this was a very important case, and therefore the evi dence should be as direct as possible. On those grounds the Committee would omit from their minutes whatever portion of evidence they had taken that had an individual applica tion, and would only take that of a general character. Mr. Denison's: examination wa; then resumed —He said th• agreement in question between the London and York Company and the Forsdyke anti Witham Navigation Companies was entered into with a view to the deduction of the tolls and the accommoda tion of the public. ' ' Copies of the agreement were then handed in. Witness continued to give evidence as to the facilities which the proposed line would give for the transit of coals, and bringing the Durham coal into competition with that of Yorkshire. The Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock. Group N. WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY. At the sitting of the Committee some conversation ensued re. spzcting the length of time which the scheme had been before it. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Macaulay) said they had already sat eight days on a line of some 20 or 23 miles in length, and from the waste of time that had taken place it was not unlikely their time might be occupied for many days longer. He wished to know what course the parties now intended to pursue ? Mr. Rows said he was most desirous to save the time of the Committee, and with that object in view he had abandoned his intention of calling witnesses on behalf of Mr. Thomas, and should then address the Committee in support of that gentleman's case. After some discussion between the promoters of the Bill, the Committee, and the counsel for the petitioner, the Committee de cided they would hear Mr. Rowe. The Learned Gentleman then addressed the Committee. He contended that the promoters had not proved their preamble, and that there were insuperable obstacles to the construction of the line. With respect to the Hayle Railway, five miles and a half in ength, which was to become a portion of the main line, he held that the laying down of the broad gauge across public roads, and the various alterations which would be rendered necessary, would require new Parliamentary powers, and that the Committee were not empowered to report favourably on that portion of the line. He cited instances of this on the Croydon and South Devon. In addition to these objec tions, they could not alter or repeal the Hayle Railway Act with respect to the leasing of the line and the alteration of the tolls, which would be rendered necessary by including it in the scheme. Having then no powers at the present moment to effect these important alteraticns, the first man that stuck a pick-axe in the ground would be liable to be charged at the quarter sessions for so doing. An interregnum of the extent of the Hayle Railway would be the result, and both branches of the main line (that railway being between them) would be rendered unavailable for the purposes of a railway, until they could obtain the necessary powers He referred at great length to the Acts of Parliament in relation to the subject to substantiate the objections he had urged. The Learned Gentleman then went into detail respecting the estimates of Captain Moorsom, C.E., and of Mr. Whitley, a sur veyor, for the construction of the whole of the line, and to the evidence of Mr. Brunel, and concluded by contending that those estimates a ere deficient for its proper con struction with safety to the public and with economy ; and that the Committee could not report in favour of the proposition. He called u.,on them to suspend their judgment until they had gone into the Cornwall and South Devon Bill. The CHAIRMAN, after consulting with the other Hon. Membeas, said it might ht as well to announce that the Committee would de fer their decision on the West Cornwall until they had heard the Cornwall. ,Mr. AusTIN said a petition, bearing the seal of the Hayle Coin. pang, would be presented to the House to.aight, in the event of there being a House. It was then agreed that Mr. Austin should open the Cornwall to morrow morn:ng. Group V. The Committee re-assembled this morning In room No. 9, and Mr. WHATELEY proceeded to call evidence on the part of the opponents of the NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD LINE. Mr. Cavendish, M. P. for North Derbyshire, was called to show that the Doke of Devenshire's opposition did not arise from any interest he had in ti,e Staveley cclleries, but simply because the present project would materially injure his seat of Ilardwick. Mr. Devonport sho-i.z..d that the traffic proved before the Com mittee differed very considerably from that given to the Board of Trade. Mr. Fowler, civil engineer, was employed on the Sheffield and Lincolnshire, and also on the Great Grimsby Railway. The wit ness was asked whether the Sheffield and Lincolnshire would not he a better line than the one under consideration, when the answer as interrupted by Mr. BaiNra, Q.C., who contended that any evidence as to the merits of that railway could not be received, it riot being classed with the other lines to he considered by that Committee. Mr. \VUATELLY rejoined, and the room was cleared to allow the Committee to deliberate on the matter. On the public being admitted, it was stated that the Committee had decided agAinst receiving evidence on the Sheffield and Lin colnshire line. Mr. Fowler was then re-examined as regarded the actual plan laid down by the promoters of the Newark and Sheffield Railway. Ile thought the mode of junction with the Midland Railway at Chesterfild, as proposed by Mr. Gibbs, was very defective. Mr. Maclean, C. E , had surveyed the line laid down by the pro moters, and he was decidedly of opinion that the line selected by them was a very 'objectionable one. The curves and gradients were very objectionalie. He had laid out another line, which was greatly preferable, and would save in distance at least one mile and 39 chains. By hisamended line the train on the Newark and Sheffield line would be seen from the Midland line at two miles distance. By the promoters' line it could only be seen at a distance of a quarter of a mile. His curves were better and his gradients less ojectionable. His' amended line had met the approbation of the D u k e o f D evons hi re ' s agent, Mr. Currie, as i t passed the avenue of Hardwick Park by a tunnel, and could not, therefore, by any possibility, be seen from the mansion house or the grounds. His litre would present less engineering difficulties than the other, it would give greater facility to the coal traffic, and would be less expensive than the other. Mr. Walker, civil engineer, had gone over the line of country which was to be the scene of this railway project, and he decidedly thought that M r . M aclean ' s line was a better ' one. He thought there could be no question that it was superior, as it was a mile and a half shorter, and seventy-seven feet lower in' the summit level. At four the Committee adjourned till to. morrow. Group L. GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. The Committee on this group resumed a the inqui r y thi s morning on the Guildford and Portsmouth R in the chair. After some evidence respectingwo Railway. Mr. c D t e o u F ni a s re n _ ham and Havant, which was precisely the character of that given yesterday, scme suspicion was throws by the counsel for th e promo era of the line on the several names to the r tio .Lord Arthur Lennox, one of the Meaabuernspeeftoiralchester, y , stated oject e d that for was called, and to the queries of Mr. c as he took a great int erest in the lines p connec ting Chichester with London, he gave a decided r preference to the Guildford extension l ine. He p ositivel y asserted that there was not the name of one single elector or burgess attached to the petition which had been presented from Chichester against the line of the South-Western Company. The population of Chiches ter was upwards of 9,000, and in his opinion it ought to be con sidered next to Portsmouth. To the cross-examination of Mr. Rawtisso, his Lordship stated that the population on the propesed line was far superior to that on the atmospheric lin e. The gentlemen's seats were cer. tainly more numerous. There was Lord Egment's house, Good wood, the Midhurst property, and several others immediately adjoining the proposed railway. To the cross-examination of Mr. WsnDiNoToN, Lord Arthur stated that he had approved of the Brighton Extension line; and Fe the re-examination of Mr. GURNEY, he stated that he had a belief that several of the noblemen and gentlemen who had signed the memorial to the Board of Trade were In favour of the Guild. ford Extension line. The CHAIRMAN here interrupted the Counsel by saying tt at, unless evidence of a similar kind were adduced, he could not put much weight on the Noble Lord's testimony on this point. Some difficulty occurred as to the date of the memorial, and the change of opinion which might have occurred since it was signed. Hr. WadJington ultimately read the letter of the Duke of Rich. mond, in which his Grace intimated that the memorial was expres sive of the feeling of the greater number of the landowners against the proposed line. Mr. John Walker, surveyor and mining engineer, had been in prac tice for twenty-five years. Was well acquainted with the coal district of Wakefield. There were ninety-one colleries there within a circle of six miles. The produce of these mines was sent to all the ports on the eastern coast. Immense quantities of coal from this district were also sent from Hull to America, and other places abr3ad ; and he had no doubt if greater facilities were afforded for its transit to the coast, that this exporta tion would be increased to an incalculable extent. Upwards of 5,000 tons were at present daily raised from the beds in and about Wakefield. Thought that greater regularity would take place in the transmission of coal by railway than by canal. Mr. Richard rope, 8, Lower Thames-street, City, was joint owner, with his brother, of an extensive colliery near Wakefield. Shipped large quantities of the produce of this mine to London and the ports on the eastern coast. This coal was known in London as the " Cliff Wall's-end Coal." Made a railway of two miles, with a tunnel of 260 yards. Before the making of this railway raised an nually from 35,000 to 40,000 tons, but since that the quantity raised was much greater. The strike that had taken place in the Newcastle collieries was the means of introducing to a very great extent the coals of the Wakefield district, but they were known in the London market before that. He had thirty-two vessels employed in the shipment of this coal, and he was very frequently unable to find as many vessels as he re quired. These vessels brought back nothing, as the delay which would take place in unloading the returned cargoes would throw the colliers idle. This ii.convenience would not take place if this railway were carried out. Mr. Edward Casher, a wine-merchant for the last 42 years at Portsmouth, and who was the mayor of the borough, stated that, in his opinion, the Guildford line was decidedly the best for the town. To the cross-examination of Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, Mr. Casher stated that he had convened the meeting at Portsmouth in consequence of a requisition presented to him for that purpose. The meeting was numerous, and highly respectable, and there was a large majority in favour of the atmospheric line. The feeling of the town was opposed to the South_ Western Company, and if the atmospheric line were as cheap, more expeditious, and more safe, it would be the better one for Portsmouth. The inhabitants had formerly preferred the line by Horsham, and when► the South- Western Company had at that time profferred a terminus at Forts mouth, it was refused. On further cross-examination, Mr. Casher stated that he did not think that there was either jealousy or rivalry between Southampton and Portsmouth. The trade, it was true, had been partly diverted to Southampton before the making of the Gosport branch, but much of it had come back. He did not chink that the circumstance of both lines being in the hands of one company would lead, on their part, to any deviation of the traffic, nor was he aware that several of the Directors of the South_ Western Company were proprietors of the Southampton Docks. To the cross-examination of Mr. RAWLINSON, Mr. Casher re plied that he did not think the proposed terminus of the atmospheric line would be more convenient than that proposod for the Chichester and Guldford line. There was certainly an excellent access to the best and most improving part of the town by the terminus of the atmospheric line, while the approach to the terminus of the other line was by a sufferance road, which was the property of the Crown, and might be stopped if the Government desired. He was of opinion that a rich company would be more likely to provide good accom. modation for the public than a poor one. On being re-examined, Mr. Casher stated that the first project was for a line from Fareham, by Chichester to Portsmouth. The second project was the Brighton Extension line, and the third was the present line from Guildford. The proposed terminus of the atmospheric line would be more convenient for Portsea and Land port, and that of the other for Portsmouth and Southsea. The population of the Portsmouth district of the town was about ten thousand, and of Portsea double that number. One of the great objects in forming a railway was to make a navy communication with Chichester, Midhurst, and the rich country on that route, and that this Guildford line effected. The Hon. Mr. Lascelles deposed to the favourable feeling which existed in Wakefield towards this railway. He knew many of these who signed the petition which had been just presented in its favour, and they were very respectable people. By Mr. HARDY-Mr. Smith's house was of that class of houses generally occupied by country gentlemen. Did not know whether the line came within half a mile of it or not. Lord Pollington, M.P. for Pontefract, stated that the feeling of the inhabitants of Pontefract was entirely in favour of this line. Mr. Alonckton Milnes, M. P., Pontefract, deposed to the bene. fits which the railway would confer on the malting trade of Ponte fract and the trade of Knottingley. Mr. George Russell, butcher and cattle.dealer—Lived at Kel lington, within 16 miles of Wakefield. Purchased on an average 1,000 sheep in the year, and 100 fat beasts, which he sent to the Wakefield market. Found that beasts were sent from Ham. burgh to Wakefield in less time than he could bring them from Goole. (In reply to a question from Mr. Wilkins, this witness caused great laughter by saying that these Germam beasts were called " Sir Roberts.") These " Sir Roberts " ar rived in better condition from Hamburgh than his beasts from Goole. If this line were laid done the facilities which it would afford would enable him to compete better with the " Sir Roberts."—(Laughter.) Mr. John Patty, butcher and cattle dealer, gave similar evidence as the last witness to the advantages which would result by this railway in affording greater facilities for conveying cattle. Mr. James Hymer, miller, near Snake, deposed to the great disad. vantages which those in his line of business were at present labouring under for want of increased accommodation for conveyance. Mr. John Norwood, corn-factor, gave similar evidence. Ralph Creyke, Esq., lived near Goole. Was proprietor of two thousand acres of land. This line of railway would, he consi dered, tend very much to open up- the resources of the country, and was in his opinion the most eligible line that could be laid down for that purpose. It received the most unanimous support from the inhabitants of the district, and a petition was adopted by the inhabitants of Goole in its favour without a dis sentient voice. He had no doubt but every department of trade would be benefited by it. Mr. W. Wells, agent to Lord Beverley—Occupied 450 acres of land, and had no doubt but the proposed line would ma terially benefit his interests by the increased facilities which it would give for the conveyance of agricultural produce. He also thought the public would greatly benefit by the in creased stimulus it would give to trade. Mr. M. Wedall gave similar evidence, and it being now four o'clock the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. Mr. James Warner, a proprietor and occupier of land near the Gosport branch of the South-Western Railway, stated that he knew the traffic to Chichester from Salisbury and all parts in the west. He occupied about 1,200 acres, and was largely engaged in the breeding and feeding of sheep ; and he believed that if the railway were extended westward to Chichester, and beyond, it would materially increase the facilities of bringing cattle from the west to be fattened, and then returned to the butcher in the west. He had experienced great inconvenience in sending cattle over the floating bridge at Gosport. He was engaged in the timber trade, and testified that there was a great deal of wood on the line of the projected railway, especially at Single ton. There were often great falls of wood there, but the inhabitants experienced such diffic illy in getting the timber down to the water side that they could dispose of none but that of the very finest quality, and he thought the carriage by the projected line would be reduced by a third. The quantity of timber in Singleton Forest was very great, and it had been suffered to accumulate in consequence of the difficulty of getting it away. Botley was a place of considerable trade from its standing on an arm of the Southampton-road, and the inhabitants of that place bought very largely in corn at Chichester market. One of his neighbours bought, dur ing the year 1844, 1,273 quarters of wheat, and up to the present time during this year 890 half-quarters, making in less than 18 months a total of 2,163 half-quarters. This corn had been trans ported by coasting vessels, at the rate of 7s. Sd. a load of five quarters. By the proposed railway it would be conveyed at 6s. a load, thus saving Is. Bd. a load, besides avoiding the risk and delay, as it would be brought safely in about four hours. The butchers of Southampton were all in the habit of attending Chiches ter market, and occasionally Petersfield market. He knew the float ing bridge over the Itchin, and he believed that considerable in jury to the cattle was done by their being driven together in their progress to and upon the bridge ; but he saw no difficulty in carry ing cattle over by the bridge in vans. He had himself sent great numbers of cattle by railway to London, and had never had any injured. Mr. M'Cheane, an Irish provision merchant at Portsea, stated that there was a great importation of provisions from Waterford, Lime rick, and Cork. The Limerick provisions were always landed at Portsmouth, because the vessels from the former place were too large to get up to Chichester. He had a considerable trade with Chiche.ter, Petworth, Guildford, and all that part of the country ; and he thought that the business would be much increased if there was a railway communication with the north. Provisions were sent as far as Salisbury from both Portsmouth and Southampton. With Petersfield he had no intercourse whatever. There was a great trade in provisions throughout the whole of that country, and he thought that Guildford Railway would answer all the requirements of the neighbourhood, while the other decidedly would not meet the necessity of the case. Group DD. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. The Committee reassembled this morning at half-past eleven, and shortly after proceeded with the further consideration of the schemes before them. Mr. Miller and Mr. M`Queen, both of Edinburgh, were exa. mined generally as to the traffic from Edinburgh with the manu facturing towns in the western and midland districts of England. They considered that the proposed Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway presented the best and most efficient means of communi. cation between Edinburgh and the west of England. Sir James Forrest, Bart., late Lord Provost of Edinburgh, was then examined. It appeared from his evidence that during the last two or three years there had been a very strong feeling in Edinburgh with respect to the supply of water to the inhabitants, and that there had been several attempts to procure an Act of Parliament to effeA this object. Many meetings were held, and numerous discussions took place ; and, while the public mind was thus occupied, the promoters of the Caledonian scheme came forward, and tempted the people of Edin burgh to give their approlyitlon to the project, by offering to bring along their line a sufficient supply •f water. They even went so far as to promise to give Edinburgh an aqueduct free of expense. If the Caledonian Company had not made th►s offer, he felt satis fled that their suffrages would have been given to the Glasgow and Carlisle scheme. Mr. Henry Clarke, a merchant at Fareham, confirmed the testi. mony of the previous witnesses respecting the traffic. The only additional point in his evidence was that the carriage to Botley would be considerably less than had been stated by Mr. Warner. The price of the carriage would be only 4s. 4d., instead of 6s. a load for cern. The price was 2 id. a ton per mile and the distance was 23 miles. The saving consequently would be 3s. 4d. instead of only Is. Bd. a load. Mr. Henry Snooke, a merchant and miller at Bedampton, which is a mile to the west of Havant, on the line to Fareham, said that he was in the habit of attending most of the markets around, and he conceived that the Guildford and Chichester line would certainly afford the best accommodation to the district. Mr. S. Brown, merchant, at Glasgow, was next called—He stated that he carried on a very extensive trade la =Wins in Glasgow, and he was also extensively connected with the counties of Ayr, Dumfries, Wigton, Klrcudbright, and the north of Ire land. He had agents in all these places, and he also em ployed persons in the western parts of Scotland in collecting the materials for his manufactures. The fabric produced from his works was of such a nature as to require immediate dispatch to its destined market. The average value of the manufactured material was from 4s. to 55. per pound weight, and its highest value was 17s. for the same quantity. A great quantity of the goods were transmitted to London for dis. posal ; and it was of the utmost importance they should be con veyed thither as speedily as possible after they were manufactured. The cheapest description ofgoods are usually conveyed to London by means of sailing vessels, but the better qualities are sent by steamers. He was of opinion that the Dumfries line would furnish the best means of communication for all parts, as it not only connected the most important manufacturing towns of Scotland with each other, but also with the northern and western districts of England. Mr. Meacock, shipping agent at Liverpool, deposed that he was in the habit of having goods consigned to him from Glasgow for exportation from the port of Liverpool, The manufactures sent from Glasgow are, for the moat part, in tended for shipment to abroad. They are usually dispatched to North America, the West Indies, and other foreign parts. The goods intended for home consumption, the amount of which is comparatively small, are transmitted to Manchester, Leeds, and other districts in the interior, and eventually they find their way to London, where the principal portion are disposed of. The witness then gave a general description of the present means of communication between Glasgow and the western and midland districts of England. Mr. Newall, merchant at Dundee, deposed as to the present means of conveyance from Dundee to London and other parts. He said that with him cheapness in the transmission of goods was the principal object, and even if they were delayed for two or three days in their dispatch, it was of no great importance. He did not think the construction of a railway to Dundee would materially benefit it. Mr. llitkin, who farmed about 1,000 acres about half way be tween Midhurst and Chichester, was next called into the box, but his evidence, which contained no fact, was by no means favourable to the promoters of the scheme, in consequence, as it afterwards appeared of the line passing through his farm, and that circum stance he conceived was a disadvantage more than equivalent to any benefit he was likely to derive from the railway. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. Group R. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY. The Committee met to-day at the usual hour, Mr. Gibson Craig in the chair, and after agreeing to the remaining clauses of the Dublin and Drogheda Bill, Instructed the Chairman to report it to the House. DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY. The evidence in favour of this line was then resumed. Dr. Bennett was examined respecting the traffic of Kells and its neighbourhood, which in agricultural produce he represented to be very great. The inhabitants were generally in favour of this line. No material point was elicited in the cross-examination of this witness, beyond an answer to a question, which excited considerable merriment in the Committee—that the parish priest of Kells, the Rev. Mr. WAvoy, had spoken publicly in favour of the line from Enniskillen to Dublin, through Kells, on the ground that he would be enabled to go up and see how the proceedings of Puha- Runt were going on when the union was repealed. ➢dr. Russell, of Dundalk, examined—He was a distiller. The trade of Dundalk was considerable with America, the Baltic, Eng land, and Scotland. There was a great trade in agriculural pro duce between the interior of the country and Dundalk. Mr. Shillington, of Portadown, said the district through which the line was proposed to be taken was a very populous one. There was a very large weekly market at Tenderagee, near to which the railway approached. Banbridge was also on the line, and was an important seat of the linen trade, so also was Guildford, at which there was a large linen manufac. tory that did business to the amount of 80,0001. In a circle of about seven miles around Portadown, the annual value of the linen-trade, he thought, might be about 7,000,0001. The quantity of grain annually sold in Portadown was 10,000 tons, wheat principally. Of pork there was sold 1,040 tons ; of butter, eggs, and beef there was sold 500 tons. The value of cattle and pigs sold was 60,0001. The quantity of yarn brought into Portadown and its neighbourhood to be wove was about 2,500 tons. There were about forty or fifty corn and flax mills around Portadown, principally along the line of railway. There were about eleven or twelve stages running from the town to the adjoining towns. Mr. Pine, flax manufacturei• at Aberdeen, said his goods were principally sent to Manchester and London, and also to other places, and he considered the Hawick line would be the most convenient for the transmission of his manufactures. Sir Thomas Phillips called Mr. Reeves, of the Post-office at Glasgow. —He was of opinion that so far as post-office arrangements were concerned, two lines would afford greater facilities than one, especially as regarded the Hawick line. The proposed lines passed through highly populous districts, and were important on that account. Certainty in the conveyance of the mails was very essential, and, in fact, preferable to an increased speed without security in point of time. The districts in the neigfi. bourhood of the Hawick line possess a considerably larger cor respondence than the towns lying on the Caledonian line. For the north of Scotland the nearest route from Edin burgh would be by way of Fife. He considered the mere shortening of the line from Dumfries to Edinburgh was not of so great importance as the making of the Hawick line. The CHAIRMAN, at the conclusion of the examination of this witness, stated that it was the intention of the Committee to give their decision as to the merits of the competing companies before they entered on the consideration of the Clydesdale Junction Rail. way. Mr. BELLEW, M.P. for the county of Louth, said that the railway would be of the greatest benefit to the district, by connecting the interior with England and Scotland. He thought the coast line far superior to the interior lines proposed. Mr. Gotten, who resided between Dundalk and Newry, deposed that twelve public conveyances passed his door daily, and a vast number of posting and private carriages. It was generally believed that the railway would be of the greatest benefit to the district. Mr. Gibbons, cattle salesman at Liverpool, was then called, and said he had dealt extensively in cattle for several years past. The principal trade was obtained from Inverness and its neighbourhood, and the cattle were disposed of in Cumberland, Lancashire, and the northern parts of England. Considerable numbers were sent from Liverpool to London. The cattle brought into Liverpool travel to Carlisle, for the most part, on foot, and are conveyed from thence to Liverpool by rally/4y. Mr. Miller was called to clear up a point on which the Committee had some doubt. He said, that at a meeting in the Merchants' Hall, at Edinburgh, it had been publicly stated that it was not intended to carry the line beyond Hawick, and it was always dis tinctly understood that it would terminate at that place; but subse quently it had been determined to continue the railway on to Carlisle, The only reason that had induced the Edinburgh people to give their sanction to the Caledonian scheme, was the promise which had been held out to them of a plentiful supply of water. Mr. M'Adam, farmer, in Kirkcudbright said, that the average number of cattle transmitted from the district of which he was cog nizant was about 19,000 annually, the value of which might be esti mated at 200,000/. He considered that from the advantages which the Dumfries Railway would offer, he could afford to pay ld. per head per mile extra for the transmission of the cattle to Edinburgh. The Dumfries line was far preferable to the Caledonian. He was distinctly of opinion that the fat and half-fatted cattle would go by railway, but the lean animals he thought would be driven in order to - afford facilities for feeding. The expense of the present transit of cattle from Dumfries into Norfolk averaged from 20s. to 30s. per head, and he had no doubt that to dealers would not object to make a sacrifice of a penny per head per mile extra for the convenience of having them con ♦eyed by railway, as by that means of transmission the beasts would arrive in a better condition at their destined market, and realise a larger profit. Sir John M'Nielle, engineer of the line, was examined.—The line went through the busiest and most important district in the north of Ireland, opening up the whole interior to the different ports that were in regular communication with England and Scotland The remainder of the evidence, till the rising of the Committee. was as to the general advantages of the line, which he stated at some length to be superior to any of the competing lines. It was arranged that the engineering evidence should be gone into to morrow.—The Committee rose at four o'clock. Group H. This Committee, consisting of Lord Barrington (Chairman), Mr Leader, Mr. Christie, Mr. Bannerman, and Mr. Botfield, re.assem. bled at one o'clock to.day. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. The Committee proceeded to pass the clauses. A clause to give compensation to the Lancaster Canal Com pany was proposed, but rejected by the Committee. After passing several clauses, the Committee adjourned to to morrow week. Group W. WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY. The Committee on this group re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Pakington in the chair. The examination of witnesses was then continued to prove the necessity for the formation of this railway. The first witness was Mr. William Moorehouse, examined by Mr. Wurrixs—lf this line were carried out, the vessels which leave Goole, with stone for ports on the eastern coast, would have a greater facility for distributing the corn with which they return laden among the manufacturing districts. He had 37 ves sels employed in the conveyance of stone, coal, &c. The freight of stone and coal to London was 10s. per ton. The corn sent back from the ports on the eastern coast costs generally 2s. per quarter for freight. Considered that the proposed line would diminish the cost of conveyance, and consi derably shorten the time occupied in the transit. The vessels now detained so long by the canal from Goole to Wakefield would have their cargoes at once transferred to the railway, and forwarded in a few hours. The signatures of the petition which he now presented in favour of the line comprised some of the most wealthy inhabitants of Knot. tingley. The land in that neighbourhood was very valuable. He sold a single acre himself for 3004. It was intended to be worked for coal. He had 25 shares in the line. The examination of the witnesses generally to-day was not of the slightest public importance. At the close of the depositions of the last-mentioned witness the Committee adjourned till halt past eleven to-morrow. Group B, The Committee met on Wednesday morning at the usual hour, and proceeded with the LEEDS AND THIRSK LINE. By Mr. HARDY—Considered the line under consideration would greatly promote the trade of the district, and would be likely to make a handsome return t 3 the shareholders. The vessels employed by him and coming from the earern districts to Goole, with corn, drew about seven feet water, and their tonnage averaged from 70 to SO tons. Mr. William Bingley, of E!lersley Lodge, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was next examined —He was well acquainted with the district between Penistone and Huddersfield. The price of lime now was 255. per ton, and he had no doubt that great quan tities of it would be used for agricultural purposes, if it could be conveniently procured. The present consumption would be greatly increased if a line of rail was formed from the Knottingley quarries. There were 50,000 acres of land in that district which required lime. The usual quantity of lime used for an acre of land was two and a half tons. The price of lime at the Knottingley quarries was Gs. per ton. He considered that the annual quantity of lime used for the district referred to would be immensely in creased, if this line were formed. By Mr. BoovEatE—A great quantity of land had been lately inclosed in that district. It had been limed, and this had greatly increased the value of the land. Previously to its being limed, he had let the moors at Is. 6d. per acre for grouse shooting and sheep-walks, but since that he had let it for 20s. an acre. Mr. Henry Biggs, of Overton, Wakefield. was next examined_ Was managing partner of the Flockton collieries. Occupied 1,000 acres of land as colliery beds. Turned his attention very much to the subject of the application of lime to agricultural pur poses. Had lately written a paper on the subject to the Geological Society. theadthen lando doubt alongbut lime all i mmen se quantities of If this line were would fo b nn e a e p d p i h e d e royalty of ad. per ton. d per ton. This included the was 65, 9 . that line of country. The average price of coal, at the pit's mouth, Mr. DENISON, on behalf of the Harrowgate Junction Company, applied for a warrant to compel the attendance of a Mr. Joseph Dawson, who was in town, but refused to attend. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. P. M. Stewart) said he would grant a Speaker's order, but he hoped the witness would be worth it, as it was rather an expensive proceeding. Mr. Winkham, banker at Knaresborough, was examined by Mr. BAlNEs—There is an extensive corn market at Knaresborough, which would be greatly benefited by the proposed line. There is an inexhaustible supply of limestone in the neighbourhood of Knaresborough, the greater part of which is burnt in the districts lying west of the Leeds and Thirsk line. The proposed Ripon and Collingbridge branch from the Great North of England would not be anything like an equally beneficial one to the district. Cross-examined by Mr. B. C. ROBINSON— Some of the districts west of the Leeds and Thirsk line are not very productive. Mr. T. Simpson, linen manufacturer and banker at Knares borough, stated that the trade of the town. is not so good as for. merly, owing to the absence of communication with Leeds. The cost of sending goods to Leeds is now lbs. per ton, which would be materially reduced if the proposed line was constructed. The price of gas in Knaresborough is 12s. 6d. per 1,0001. cubic feet, and at Leeds only tis. Bd. If a competition were to take place between the coal fields of Durham and the West Riding, the price of gas at Knaresborough would be much reduced. The Pilmoor line would do us no good at all. Mr. Hutchison, lead manufacturer at Pakeley.bridge, spoke to the benefit which would accrue to his neighbourhood by the pro posed line. Mr. Fisher, banker at Ripon, and Mr. Morton, agent to Miss Lawrance, also spoke to the anticipated benefit which would acerue to Ripon from the making of the Leeds and Thirsk line. John Nelson had been a carrier from Bassam to Leeds for 90 years. Seventeen men with carts were employed in the convey ance of butter, eggs, and cheese to Leeds. Believes that the proposed Leeds and Thirsk line would be far better than any other to the east. Mr. Mark Melburn, farmer at Thirsk, and Secretary to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, examined by Mr. BAINIZS—Has calculated the number of cattle passing from Thirsk to Leeds. At Bedale there is a very important fortnightly fair held, from which about 6,000 sheep and 1,820 cattle annually are sent to Leeds. Bedale is 7 miles from the Leeds and Think line, and 15 X, miles from the Pilmoor line. The country for three mile s TUE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1845. on each side of the Leeds and Thirsk line is one of the richest agricultural districts in the kingdom, especially for barley and sheep. About 40,000 quarters of barley are annually sent from West Riding those districts to the West Riding. The town of Thirsk is at present not on any line of railway, and will derive great conve nience from the proposed line. The North of England is in the hands of the Durham coalewners, which renders the coal trade from the south absolutely impossible. Coals are 2s. 6d. dearer at the n market. The feelings g coal, which is very valuable, Thirsk co I T ly he shu W t out es of di of the inhabitants of Thirsk, with the exception of a few con nected with the North of England, are in favour of the proposed line. At a public meeting of the inhabitants held about six weeks since, an unanimous vote in favour of the Leeds and Thirsk line was passed. Cross-examined by Mr. DENISON—The public meeting was in favour of a line from Leeds to Thirsk. Before the Great North of England line was opened the price of coals at Thirsk ranged front Us. to 165., now they are about 12s. 6d. Is not aware of any reason why, in the event of a Leeds and Thirsk line being made, the south coalowners could not compete with the north coalowners. Mr. Morton. recalled by Mr. Baisrsa —Was present at a public meeting at Ripon, on the 17th April, when the present scheme was tiaanimously preferred to the Pilmoor branch. Mr. S. Smith, butcher, and Government contractor at Leeds, examined—The conntry about Ripon and Ripley is a great grazing country, and a railway through the district would be of great advantage. Mr. Thomas Fountain, examined by Mr. BAINES—Had compiled the traffic tables from the observations of fourteen days and nights. Calculated a revenue of 73,1111. from passengers, and 64,5051. from goods, making a total of 197,618/. 6s. 4d., from which 40 per cent. for working expenses being deducted, would leave a nett sum of 82,571/. 2s. 9d., which would pay a dividend of fai per cent. on the capital. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS and Mr. RosiNsoN, but nothing of material importance was elicited. Mr. Thomas Grainger, civil engineer, at Edinburgh— Has been engaged in many lines, and is engineer to the Leeds and Thirsk. Is quite satisfied that the present line is the best, taking into con sideration the lir• as a link of communication to the north, the interest of the town of Leeds and the district. The line starts from Leeds, about 300 yards from the Commercial-buildings, in the centre of the town. The West Riding Junction, Leeds and Dews bury, and the proposed line are all on the same level. The line proceeds to Hasford, where a branch is proposed to the Leeds and Bradford line. On the main line the most severe gradient is lin 100. The land between the V alley of the Aire and the Valley of the Wharf is the most difficult part of the undertaking. From the main line branches will run on either side to Knaresborough and Har. rowgate, joining at the same point. The city of Ripon is accommo dated by a station close to the house, thereby placing it on the direct line. The whole length of the line to where it meets the Great North of England line is 38 miles 68 chains. A saving of distance of the Bradford traffic will be made to the extent of 23% miles by the Leeds and Think line. A viaduct will be made over the Valley of the Wharf, and a tunnel of 3,195 yards at Pannal, which will be ventilated by four internal shafts. The curves are generally favourable, the two most severe ones having a radius of 30, and another of 20 yards, but being near stations they are not of any in convenience. The estimated expense of construction is 890,0001. Has estimated the working of the line at 35 per cent. on the gross income, and considered the allowance of 40 per cent. a very liberal one. It would be practicable to carry the line across to join the Lancaster and Carlisle line. The distance from Ripon to Thirsk by the proposed line is 10 miles 69 ctains, and by the Pilmoor line, 18 miles 40 chains. From Ripon to Leeds, by the proposed line, the distance is 2S miles 50 chains, and by the other, 32 mites 16 chains. From Bradford to Thirsk the respective distances are 44 miles 11 chains, and 53 miles 18 chains. The Committee, at the close of the examination of this witness, adjourned until to-morrow (this day). METROPOLITAN COMPLETE SUFFRAGE SOIREE. " Art. 111. Nothing contained in this convention, or in the third article of the convention of the 20th of October, 1818, hereby continued in force, should be con • strued to impair, or in any manner affect, the claims which eithor of the contracting parties may have to any part of the country westward of the Stony or Rocky Mountains. " Art. IV. The present convention should be ratified, and the ratifications should be exchanged in nine months, or sooner, if possible." We may add, that on the 23d May, 1828, Mr. Secre tary Peel presented to the House of Commons, by his Majesty's command, a copy of this convention, together with copies of other conventions with the United States. On Wednesday evening a tea party and soiree of the members and friends of the Metropolitan Complete Suffrage Association took place in the great room of the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand. The hour fixed for the company to assemble was half past five o'clock, by which time the room was completely filled by a respectable assemblage, a considerable proportion of whom were ladies. Among the gentlemen present, in addition to the chairman, Sharman Crawford, Esq., M.P., we noticed Lawrence leyworth, Esq., of Liverpool ; Dr. Price, editor of the Eclert:c Review ; Mr. Miall, editor of the Nonconformist ; Dr. Epps, the Rev. Mr. Spencer, the Rev. Mr. Dawson, of Birmingham; Colonel P. Thomp son, the Rev. T. Thomas, of Pontypool ; the Rev. P. Murcell, of Leicester; Mr. W. H. Ashurst, Mr. H. Vin cent, Mr. W. H. Wilson, of Birmingham; the Rev. C. Stovell, and the Rev. R. S. Bayley, of Sheffield. On the removal of the cloth, The CHArRNAN rose to address the assembly amidst loud and continued cheers. He said he had be( n called upon to preside over the present assembly, which was a meeting of the Complete Suffrage Association of London, and the nucleus of a body which he hoped would ere long extend its influence into a larger sphere, and which relied upon the truth and justice of its principles for ultimate success. It was not his intention to enter into any lengthened observations on the subject which had called them , together. It was to tak e an ex pression of their opinion on the course he had proposed to take on the resolutions of Lord John Russell, about to be submitted to Parliament in a few days. On these resolutions he proposed to move an amendment, and be had given notice of that intention. That Noble Lord had intimated that his resolutions were for the improving of the present circumstances of the working classes ; but they contained one important omission—they left out altogether the recognition of the great question on which public liberty could alone rest, the extension of the suf frage to the working classes.—(Loud cheers.) He had seen that it was omitted, and he thought it was his duty nut to suffer the House of Commons to entertain any such resolutions without forcing the great subject of Parliamentary suffrage upon its notice.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He could hardly think how any man, entertaining a sincere desire of benefiting the working classes, could refuse them the only efficient means of protecting themselves—the power of selecting pattits to represent their interest in the Commons House of Parliament. On that account he had, there fore, considered. it his duty to test the House on the subject, by giving notice of his amendment. He did net enter into any lengthy arguments of the justice and ne cessity of the step he intended to take, as that in such a meeting would be unnecessary, but he would call their attention to a few facts, well calculated to strengthen the position they had taken, and to illustrate the present deft ctive state of the representation of the country. According to the population returns, the inha bitants of Great Britain were 27,000,000, and the elec toral body 1,012,000, while the male adult population was 7,000 000. Thus the number of electors was but 1-27th of the population, and only 1-7th of the male adults. The whole enactments of the laws of the coun try and the imposition of taxes were thus placed in the hands of 1-7th of the male adults and but 1.27 th of the people. Ought such a system, therefore, to con tinue 2—(clear, hear,) The viciousness f the system was further shown in the distribution of the electoral franchise. He found that 330 Members of the House of Commons, or more than one-half of its number, were returned by 300,000, or one twenty-third of the adult male population; and 27 boroughs, with a popula tion of 172,297, and 6,943 electors, returned a greater number of Members than all the important towns in the empire, having a population of 3,129,000 and 149,889 electors. These facts spoke for themselves. This was a most vicious state of the representation and one that ought not to be allowed to continue. After further pointing out the anomalies and evils that resulted from this restricted mode of representation, and the justice and utility of en larging it, so as to include the whole people, the Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst loud and continued cheering. The Rev. T. SPENCER, of Bath, proposed the first sentiment :—" The complete suffrage movement, which is based on the principles of truth and justice, and is thoroughly christian in its character ; may its principles soon become the political creed of every earnest and up right man." He saw no reason whatever in the present system of representation. They found in one corner of the country that certain parties, called freemen, without property had votes ; in another, a man who had a small property worth 40s. a year; in a third, one who paid 501. a year rent for land; and in a fourth, one who paid 101. per annum for the use of a house. Yet no reason whatever could be r=iven for this distinction. The system was so anomalous, that a man who paid 10/. a year in a town had a vote, while the man who rented a house in a vil lage worth 40/. had none ; in one place he who was said to be a freeman, but without property, was enfranchised, while the man of property in London, if he only happened to occupy lodgings, was completely disqualified. He would say, give votes to all who pay taxes. They would find many a rogue in a 101. house, while many an honest man occupied houses of a lower rental ; yet the former had a voice in making the laws of the country, the latter had none. All men who paid taxes, he contended, should have a vote. It was said that man was made in the image of God, and God never intended that his image should be trampled upon and oppressed.—(Loud cheers.) He supported complete suffrage, because the Scriptures said they should be no respecters of persons, and that they should do to others as they would that others should do unto them. At the present day there was a great amount of false religion current in society, and its professors were continually telling them that Christianity had nothing to do with politics ; but if such was the fact—if religion had nothing to do with the common affairs of life, then he for one thought it had better walk off the face of the earth at once.—(Loud cheers.) But this was not the truth. They had before them the example of Christ himself, who stood up against the rulers and oppressors of his time, and laid down the great principles of human equality and political freedom ' - and they had al so th e example of his disciples and apostles, to show that politics was essentially a religious question.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to point out the ad vantages of an extended suffrage. At town and parish meetings, at Exeter-hall, at county meetings, they saw the principle of universal suffrage in operation. In fact, the ancient state of things at their county and borough elections was election by this means. Among Dissenters they beheld the ministers elected by members of congre gations by the general suffrage of all those who were to receive spiritual instruction ; and, surely, if a man was qualified to elect those who should watch over his eternal interests, he was equally qualified and entitled to elect the maker of the temporal laws by which he was governed. With respect to education a great deal had been said, as if a knowledge of geography, of astronomy, of Latin, of Greek, or of the sciences generally—as if s knowledge of the nature of the moon, or any of the other questions involved in those branches of study, were neces sary to make a man understand a political question. In his opinion, the education necessary for the exercise of the suffrage was not initiation in grammar, and logic, and literature, and science, but into the operation of the taxes, into the laws that affected industry, into the influence of monopoly, and into the general bearing of the government on the condition of the people. If they wanted to teach a person to swim, the way was to throw him into the water ; if to skate, to put him on the ice. And so should it be with the exercise of the suffrage ; once give it to the people, and then they would soon learn to exercise it ; they would soon inquire how the ques tions of the day operated upon the welfare of the masses, and upon that knowledge so acquired, they would decide upon the merits of all men who might seek to represent them in Parliament. Further, in addition to the general and equal extension of the suffrage to the body of the adult population, they (the complete suffragists) sought to equalise districts according to population, so that Yorkshire might be placed on the same footing as Dorsetshire, according to the ratio of population. They sought annual Parliaments, because they would secure faithful representatives, and operate in making Members watch over and respect the interests and opinions of their constituents. After glancing at the other six points advocated by the complete su ff rag i sts, and reviewing the history of those principles since the time of the French Revolution until no k, in the progress of which he strongly marked his condemnation of the proceedings of the Chartists, he concluded a very eloquent address, amielst loud cheers, by moving the sentiment already given. was one based on Christian truth, on the Scriptures. unlike similar political movements of a former day, and on that account alone, if on no other, he was sure would succeed. By courage, perseverance, and temper ance the great object they all sought to obtain would surely be realised. The Rev. Mr. Dewsorr, of Birmingham, responded to the sentiment. Colonel P. THomPsorr next addresssd the meeting. He looked upon the present meeting as a wreck of the former great, energetic, and powerful party—the party that once passed under the name of Reform. He would ad dress himself to the principle causes that, in his estima tion, had brought about the breaking-up of that once powerfutparty. The first cause of evil was the letting in the 504 tenants-at-will. The next great slip was giving a preponderating influence to the landed interest. The next source of mischief was the bad practices of those whom the Reform Bill brought into power, the Whigs. That party stayed the progress of those prin ciples which had carried them into power, entered into unjustifiable wars, and narrowly escaped a devastating war with France, from their folly, only from the Government of that country being muzzled, from having 60,000 men locked up at Algiers. Another event that led to their depression was the fatal and foolish compact entered into between certain sections of the Reform party to reduce their efforts for further reform. from the hopes of obtain ing certain boroughs in Ireland, and for exposing which he had been denounced, and suffered. Another and a last reason for their breaking down, was the conduct of the operative classes—or at least those who gave them selves that name—he meant the advocates of the Charter, who, by their wild and foolish proceedings, had brought disgrace on the just princi, les which they set up, and sep::rated from them the great body of the middle and the intelligent el. sses. Having assigned these reasons for their present conduct, the Gallant Colonel proceeded at some length to illustrate the sentiment in his u ual graphic and happy manner, and concluded by proposing it :midst loud and continued cheers. Mr. Edward Miall, Dr. Price, the Rev. Mr. Phillips, Mr. Vincent, and the Rev. P. Murcell, subsequently addressed the meeting, which broke up at half-past ten o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF CHANCERY, May 22. The Lord Chancellor sat for the first time today in his Court at Westminster since the last day of Easter Term. '1 his was the first day of Trinity Term, bat in consequence of the arrange ments that have been made for the purpose of facilitating the dis patch of public busines4, his Lordship did not entertain the Judges, Masers in Chancery, and Queen's Cot►nsel to breakfast, but took his seat at eleven o'clock. The whole morning was occupied with the hearing of motions. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, May 22. Nothing of public Interest occurred in the Vice Chancellor of England's Court. His Honour took motions, after having given judgment in the case of " Fleming v. Swinerton," which came before the Court on demurrer. Nothing of any public interest took place in the Courts of Vice- Chancellor Knight Bruce and Vice- Chancellor Wigram. Although ye.terday was the first day of Trinity Term, the Judges did not breakfast with the Lord Chancellor, and the Courts of Law were consequently opened at an earlier hour than usual. The Judges of the Courts of Queen's Bench and Exchequer appeared in their respective Courts shortly before eleven o'clock. The Judges of the Court of Common Pleas did not take their seats on the beech until one o'clack. Dr. EPPS responded to the sentiment, and said the reason why the principles which the Reverend Gentle man who had just sat down so eloquently advocated had not progressed more than they bad done, was attributa ble to the apathy of the people to their true interests. That apathy, however, he was glad to say, was gra dually disappearing under the teachings of the Complete Suffrage Association, and by the labours cif such elo quent advoc a t es as M r. V i ncent. — (Cheers.) The prin ciples of complete suffrage, as Mr. Spencer had well re presented, were those of justice, of truth, and honesty, and had their foundation in that book of books—that book which he was sure they all respected—the Bible. Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTR proposed the next senti ment, which was as follows:—" The representation of the people. May the present electoral system, which is de structive of all ment a l h ones ty an d se lf- respect , c l ot h es vice it the garb of virtue, and is equally opposed to true wisdom and genuine liberty, be speedily replaced by one of equal justice to all." He supported the p:inciples of the sentiment, because he believed that they would be the means of advancing truth, moral goodness, and introducing b e tter feelings and practices in the intercourse between man and man. He wished representation to be co-equal with taxa tion. He desired that the principle applied to the freeman of former times should be ap plied to the people of the present day.. Then all those who were subje c t t o the burden of taxation were entitled to meet in popul a r assembly, and elect their re presentatives to Parli amen t. Now taxation, instead of being restricted to a portion of the people, was extended to all, and so he held should be electoral rights.— (Cheers.) To tax the poor to the extent of 30 per cent.. a rate far higher than that imposed on the rich, and yet deny the poor having a vote, was nothing but an act of wholesale robbery.—(Loud cheers.) Their movement There was no case of interest heard in either of the Courts during the course of the morning. There is posted in the passage leading to the Court of Queen's Bench a list of enlarged rules, which will be argued this term In the Bail Court ; two cases, in the order in which they appear on the list, will come on for argument every morning before motions are taken. Mr. Justice Wightman pre sides in the Bail Court this term. SECONDARIES' COURT, May 21. (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) ASSIGNEES OF AI`DOWAL V. FRANKLIN. This was an action to recover the sum of 31. 14s. Id., for goods sold and delivered. The defendant, who is a draper at Devonport, pleaded a tender. Mr. WILKINS, who appeared to support the plea, said he felt quite satisfied that he should be able to adduce conclusive evidence of the tender having been duly and legally made to the attornies for the plaintiffs, but that the amount had been refused unless ss., charged for writing a letter demanding payment, was also paid. This, he contended, could not be legally recovered. He thee called Wm. Davis, who deposed that he went on the Bth of August last to the office of Messrs. Linklater and Dobbs, and showed their letter, and said that he had called to pay 31. 14s. A clerk, how. ever, looked at a book, and said, that he conld not take less than 51. 19s. He identified a person in Court as the person to whom he had tendered the money. Mr. Tnoisas replied, and contended there must be some mistake, for none of the clerks in the office had the slightest recollection of the affair. He proceeded to show several letters, one of which was an offer on the part of Messrs. Dobbs and Linklater to see the person alleged to have tendered the money, and endeavour to see who was right. A meeting took place. Mr. WILKINS said he was instructed that this communication was made without prejudice, and therefore it could not be given in evidence. Benjamin Pride was called, and stated he was the person pointed out by the last witness. He had not the slightest recollection of ever having seen him, or of any sum being tendered as described. The writ was issued on the 9th of August. He had no recollection on the subject, and certainly would not swear he had not refused it. Mr. WILKINS said he bad not the slightest doubt that the mis take had originated with the clerk, whose memory was very bad. The SECONDARY said, he thought Mr. Wilkins need not address the jury on the case. One witness had sworn positively and the other dubiously. The jury gave a verdict for thedefendant. WATICIIS V. WOOD. The plaintiff in this case is a lodging housekeeper, residing in Wellclose.square, and the defendant a mate of a trading vessel. The action was brought to recover the sum of 241. ss. for board, lodging, &c. It appeared the defendant had lodged with the plaintiff from August, 1842, to April, ;843. He was charged 1/. a week. He had paid 51. since he left, and after his return from a voyage, his outfit had been provided by plaintiff on the faith of defendant's promise. Defendant had lodged twice before with plaintiff, and had until this occasion paid honourably. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. (YESTERDAY.) A young man, named Thomas Peat, a cab proprietor and driver, was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of John Forrester, charged with having committed a forgery upon the house of Curtis, Robarts, and Co., bankers, of Lombard-street. Mr. Bush, of the firm of Bush and Mullins, solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for the protection against forgeries and frauds, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. George Brackett, clerk in the banking-house, stated that on the 30th of December, 1844, he received from his principals instructions to enter a bill for 3501., as discounted for a gentleman of the name of Richard Latham, who was an old customer of the house. The bill was discounted upon the supposed application of Mr. Latham. (Here the bill was produced) Witness found an entry of the discount of the bill on the 29th of July, 1844. He made a calculation of the discount, and gave it to Mr. Baron, one of his fellow clerks. The LORD MAYOR. -Was the bill accompanied by any document? Witness replied that the bill was accom panied by a letter, which was supposed to be Mr. Latham's. Mr. Henry Barrow, clerk and cashier at the banking house, stated that he entered the particulars of the notes with which the bill was paid upon the bill. They were -3001., 49,099, 11th January, 1844 ; 301., 37,794, 6th March, 1844 ; and SL, 17 On, 2d July, 1844. Mr. Dennis M'l)onnel, manager of the Loan-office, No. 144, Great John-street-road, stated that the house to which he belonged granted loans to tradesmen upon security. He knew the prisoner, had transacted loans for him on respectable security, and had frequently seen him write, and had received letters from him. Witness believed that the letter which accompanied the bill was in the prisoner's handwriting, and also that the name of Richard Latham was written by the prisoner. (Here a letter, dated 4th September, 1844, addressed to Messrs. Robarts and Co., and signed Richard Latham, was produced. Witness had a very strong belief that the writing in that letter was the prisoner's. He had a stronger conviction as to the writing on the bank -notes. If the notes had been shown to him unconnected with the name of the prisoner, he did not know that he should have said at once that the name on the notes was in his handwriting. He believed the writing to be the pri soner's. Mr. A. W. Robarts stated that he had known Mr. Richari Latham, whose name was attached to the bill, for many years as a customer of the house. Informa tion was sent to Mr. Latham that the bill had been placed to the debit of his account,mnd he called at the house and disclaimed the bill. The LORD MAYOR desired to know whether the pri soner wished to say anything in his defence ? The Prisoner—l have only to observe that lam quite inno cent of all the charges which have been brought against me. The prisoner was then remanded till Monday next. Mr. Latham was formerly a partner in the highly re-. spectable firm of Sir Henry Meux and Co., the brewers, and we understand the prisoner is the son of one of his old servants. A man, named George Harris, who is employed as a time-keeper for the omnibuses near the Bank, was charged with having excited a person to resist the police. Alexander Scott (policeman, No. 448) stated that at a few minutes before seven o'clock on Monday evening he asked the inspector and a sergeant to go with him to Princes-street, to apprehend a man for cruelty to a horse. Witness called out to the driver to come down, but the defendant said to him, " Sit where you are— they dare not take you into cust.idy;" and then turned to witness, and used abusive language, and stated that the coat should be dragged off his back before two nionths were passed. If some assistance had not been rendered, the possibility was that the case would have been serieras. . The prisoner was ordered to be sent to the Compter for fourteen days. In this case there was less, perhaps. of resistance to the authorities than had been exposed for some time in charges of this nature. The LORD MAYOR said, that as it was his intention to inflict imprisonment when the penalty was left to the discretion of the Magistrate, he h►►ped the fraternity of drivers of cabs would make themselves acquainted with the charm by which individuals secured the respect and affection of those around them. _ [ln a former report, the name of the time-keeper of Gracechurch-street, who is a very respectable man, was mentioned by mistake.] 'MARLBOROUGH-STREET. William Smith, a youth of respectable appearance, between fifteen and sixteen years of age, was charged with being concerned In stealing one dozen silver table spoons and half a dozen desert spoons, from the residence of the Marquis of Breadalbane, No. 21, Park.lane, Grosvenor-square. It appeared that a few minutes past eleven the previous morning, one of the servants in the Marquis's establishment found a strange young man in one of the passages of the lower part of the house, and upon asking him what he wanted, he replied by inquiring If Lady Manners lived there. He was teld he had mistaken the house, and he went away up the area steps, the servant, however, immediately went into the stewards's room, and missing the plate, ran into the street, where he saw the young man in the act of giving the plate to the prisoner. OREGON TERRITORY. CONVENTIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES TO THE OREGON TERRITORY. The conventions in force have evidently been founded upon a treaty between England and Spain, concluded at the Escurial, on the 28th October, 1790, and well known as " the Nootka Sound Convention." It is upon this convention that the right to the Oregon territory really turns ; for, in the treaty between Spain and the United States for the purchase of Florida, Spain conveyed to the United States all its rights, privileges, and immuni ties, with respect to the north-west territory of North America, held by it under the Nootka Sound Conven tion, to the United States ; and any rights they possess therein or thereto, they possess in virtue of their stand ing in the place of Spain. The following are the articles in the convention of 1790, which relate to the territory now called the Oregon : " Art. 1. It is agreed that the buildings and tracts of land, situated on the morth-west coast of the continent of North America, or on islands adjacent to that conti nent, of which the subjects of his Britannic Majesty were dispossessed, about the month of April, 1789, by a Spanish officer, shall be restored to the said British subjects." The second article of this treaty authorises reparation for all acts of violence and hostility committed, subse quent to April, 1789, by the subjects of either power ; and by article 3, " It is agreed, that their respective subjects shall not be disturbed or m-lested, either in navigating or car rying on their fisheries in the Pacific Ocean, or in the South Seas, or in landing on the coasts of those seas, in places not already occupied, fur the purpose of car rying on their commerce with the natives of the country, or of making settlements there ; the whole subject, nevertheless, to the restrictions and provisions specified in the three following articles : " Art. 4. His Britannic Majesty engages to take the most effectual measures to prevent the navigation and fishery of his subjects in the Pacific Ocean, or in the South Seas, from being made a pretext fur illicit trade with the Spanish settlements ; and, with this view, it is moreover expressly stipulated, that British subjects shall not navigate, or carry en their fishery in the said seas, within the space of ten sea leagues from any part of the coasts already occupied by Spain. " Art. 5. It is agreed, that as well in the places which are to be restored to the British subjects, by virtue of the first article, as in all other parts of the north western coasts of North America, or of the islands ad jacent, situated to the north of the parts of the said coast already occupied by Spain, wherever the subjects of either of the two powers shall have made settlements since the mouth of April, 1789, or shall hereafter make any, the subjects of the other shall have f re e access , an d shall carry on th( ir trade without any disturbance or molestation. "Art. 6. It is further agreed, with respect to the eastern and western coasts of South America, and to the islands adjacent, that no settlement shall be formed hereafter, by the respective subjects, in such part of those coasts as are situated to the south of those p ar t s o f th e same coasts, and of the islands adjacent, which are already occupied by Spain ; provided that the said re spective subjects shall retain the liberty of landing on the coasts and islands so situated, for th e p urposes o f their fishery, and of erecting there on h uts an d other temporary baildings serving only fur thos e p ur p oses . "Art. 7. In all cases o f complaint, or infraction of the articles of the present convention, the offi cers o f e i t h er party, without permitting themselves previously to com mit any violence or act of force, shall be bound to make an exact report of the affair, and of its cir cums t ances , t o their respective Courts , who will terminate such dif ferences in an amicable manner." The Americans having stepped into the place of the Spaniards, we now come to the convention between his Britannic Majesty (George III.) and the United States, signed at London, October 20th, 1818. This convention sets forth, that, these two powers being "desirous to ce ment the good understanding which happily subsists be tween them, have for that purpose named their respec tive plenipotentiaries," viz., the Right Hon. F. J. Robin son (a"terwards Lord Goodrich), and Henry Goulburn, Esq. (then one of the Under Secretaries of State,) on the pita of Great Britain ; and Albert Gallatir, Esq., then the United States Envoy Extraordinary and Mi nister Pleripotentiary to the Court of France ; and Ri chard Rush,F, e i., then holding the same offi ce a t th e Court of London. The first article of this treaty settles the boundaries within which the Americans may take, dry, and rrespect p c e u e r t e t fish, o thBce disputed e. boundary li ne between; the second i s th e memora bl e one Maine and British America, which is only noticeable here for its reference to " the Stony [uow generally called Rocky'] Mountains;" the line set forth therein being agreed "to form the southern boundary of the said territories of his Britannic Majesty, and the north ern boundary of the territories of the United States, from the Lake of the Woods to the Stony Mountains." But it is with the next article in this treaty of 1818 that we have now to do, as it forms the basis of the ex isting convention with the United States in reference to the Oregon territory. We give it entire:— " Article 111. It is agreed, that any country that may be claimed by either party on the north- west coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, to gether with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navi gation of all rivers within the same, be tree and open for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two powers, it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the preju dice of any claim which either of the two high eontracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the clainis of any other power or state to any part of the said country; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst the mselves." The other articles of this convention have no reference to the Oregon or north-west territory. We now come to the " convention between his Britannic Majesty and the United States, relative to the territory on the north west coast of America," which was signed at London, August 6th, 1827." I t rec i te s that his Majesty the King of Great B r it a i n an d I re l an d (George IV.) and the United Stat es , " b e i ng equa lly desirous to prevent, as far as possible, all hazard of misunderstanding between the two nations, with respect to the territory on the north-west coast of America, west of the Stony or Rocky Mountains, after the expi ra ti o n (in October, 1828) of the third arti c l e o f t h e con vention concluded between them on the 20th October, 1818 ; and also with a view to give further time for maturing measures which shall have tier their object a more definite settlement of the claims of each party to the said territory—have respec tied! named their Plenipetentearies to treat and agree concerning a temporary rene wal of the said article ;" viz., th e Right lion. Charles Grant (afterwards Lord Glenelg), and 11. U. Addineton, Esq. ; and Albert Gallatin, the United State s Envoy Exti a military and Minister Plenip )tentiary to his 13ritennic Mijesty. As this convention indefinitely extends and continues in fdrce, all the provisions of the third artic'e of that of October, 1818, and is the treaty of the intention to annul Which notice (it is tmderstoed) has just been given by the British Government., we insert the whole of its articles entire : " Art. the provisions of the third article of the convention concluded between his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States of America, on the 20th of October, 1818, should be, and they are hereby, further indefinitely extended and continued in force, in the same manner ea if all the provisions of the said article were herein speci fically recited. Art. ll.—lt should be competent, however, to either of the contracting parties, in case either should think fit, at any time after the 20th of October, 1818, or. giving due notice of twelve months tl the other contraetinz party, to annul and abrogate this convention: and it should, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice. Both directly ran off in different directions, but the prisoner wa e s pursued and overtaken, he having, as he ran , thrown down th e plate into the carriage-way. The other escaped.—Committed. MARKET NEWS. (VESTERD 11.8.11 yKgggLP B. SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31123 to 4/ 12s use ful do., 41 14s to 513 s ; fine Upland do., 515 s t o 5/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 613 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/13; Wheat Straw. 2/ 2s to 2/ 3s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggiA demand. CUMBERLAND. —Coarse Meadow Hay , 31 12s to 4/ 15ii useful ditto, 41 lOs to 5/ 59; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 69 to 5 1 / 12s; Clover Bay, 4/ lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 2/ to 223 Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 2/ 4s per load. Trade tolerably firm at the above quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 108 to 4/ 159), useful ditto, 4/ 163 to 5/ 4s; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 59 t ; a: 8s; Clover Hay, 41 103 to 61 6s ; Oat Straw , 1/ 189 to `)! Wheat Straw, 2/ is to 2/ 3s per load. A moderate suplq and a steady trade. ETS ILIE. SOUTHALL, MAY MEAT 21.—P MA rime Beasts and Sheep were ja e steady demand, at further advanced rates. Otherwise, . trade ruled somewhat inactive :—Beef from 3s 4d t o 4s 6d , , Mutton, 33 10d to 5s ; Lamb, 5s to 53 10d ; Veal, $s I') 3s Sci ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per is. ROMFORD, MAT 21.—We had S a b very steady dema nd fo o l ; most kinds of stock on the following terms : _Be fr a 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to ss; Lamb, 5, to 61! Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per 81bs. , ling Calves, 18s to 30s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs 16s to 2ird and Mach Cows, with their small Calf, 16/ to 191 each. „. LEWES, MAT 20.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 6d to 5s 8d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; and Veal, 4s to 43 ru per Bibs. A moderate supply, and a steady trade. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN:ciao' e,R For the Week ended May 17, 1545, made up trout theturn d ;ski, Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns la Englan d an per Imperial Quarter. • 371 3j Wheat • . Barley .... • AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX :Weeks Wheat. Barley. I Oats. R: ending April I 2 - • . 45 3 45 11 46 11 45 0 46 10 45 11 32 5 31 11 31 6 31 2 30 5 31 3 May 3 20 9 30 6 21 4 32 I 20 11 20 2 21 4 29 9 21 6 31 4 21 3 2 9 7 36 . 1J InS •7:: 36 6) . . IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF T 1 Wheat —— —45 5 -11 d Oats .... 21 3d Be , Barley ....•• 31s 3d Rye 30 7d Pea DUTIES ON FOREIGN COO When 2os Od Oats . ...... 6s °d I 15e4 Barley .... •• 7s 04 I Rye ........105 64 rose' ----- N ir ~ OL MANUFACTURING AND F. 65 ices • • BRADFOR:;RADE, --- MA Y 15.—Tber e is n°thinr s 6lllc:::fire- MARKETS. animated in the long Wool trade •, the consumeross.ble ap e rr n tie u ert e ,sa t rn o eam t• ca u oimn pp mfi ly ranin t d. hemselves on the narro st r bare' scale, and as the quality in the market is only' ysought we cannot record as full o apn rt :cri W ecefs o o. o r l iyh iS ear S nb t e. L l t l w e c nir e c r t en tli tirsr e gt will continue to be curtailed till the prices for ) 01 , 0 s ot improved. Piece.—Being holiday week there _now been so good an attendance of either merchants ° I o f se facturers, and the business done hardly an av f, ilig k,. veral weeks past. In prices there is no ebanw . " WI '"' r iv' NOTTINGHAM HOSIERY AND LACE Tr iA ;the P —The wrought Cotton Hose branch, which 1 _ o re cipal manufacture of the county of Nottingbal;o9lll spects - the number of workmen enaployed, i s g o od ib t retrograding in about the same ratio as it °l te(' ° fi r the last twelve months ; this is in part attrib bated -w. increase of drop-offs, or hose made at three' er / .. t . u p, Of, nipulations from three distinct frames. The,. c . e epr oo , the wrought branch, is gradually declining. 'l n ow e ° I and Pantaloon branch is considerably worse ; so ring the houses delivering out their materials with 5 does , hand. Shirts are now made upon the rotaleiceste, propelled by steam, of which there are 2 4 in t iineltl e Y" and 84 in Loughborough, and 6003 e few at rods aree The Silk Glove Trade is still bri, , k, and here r i w as scarce as ever, and likely to continue so. A , for O A slight movement in the Silk Knotted Hose to - our' priced stockings, where more than a third of. th i e o a c ents c i are taken out. The Plain Silk Hose branch 7 5 „Dende . bly bad. The Fancy Bobbin Net trade is °° an d llPP re ' We hear on all hands of machines stopoing, This Old hensions from the workmen of more stoPPi n gl., c od , 51 . 1 0 nufacture, from the number of extra guide hal _ ..eiu dic . l _ the complication of threads, is fout.d .0 be s ° !;;:hens lr .; to the eye, that many young workmen ars e loss of tact; of losing their sight, and scarcely regret th ill ' i u n ' g viol employment. The plain and plain n e t he el‘ le e n ts has not felt the depression to anything 11 t hese n. ~. of :he fancy trade ; this is attributed to _ ow b e ing being made traversed. Some attention io n d w hico r oerse I a re. made to making fancy figured nets t a s s et , rt will no doubt renovate this important o_ no . .1. We have received some information from .27E0,40 appears that the commercial treaty be i t a "; i( e als i r r an t ; and Austria has paralised the sPeuesusession of lles chinery. The Austrians are in P severa l r rineiP 0 warp and bobbin net machines upon i run edirs ell ,,, that g h o a in t g the hy same team w p o o r w k e m r e ; nbut who such echo ate t rp h a e ke i toboa nc,,,r ; fwwrooeremkkmlythenei,n thoughs a N r n o e t t i n m g d a h i l machine cannotmoreThe gent rtatiiihndemin:gccileilvniene:' -'si°°.' us are very tet 4 r e rea d daer p e r i s e c s vo s ne b r jsi r .d a ge n ro c ao h b i e s a n t h o do pal. secertainly 1 i fetboioe : o7o . o 1 , The be ' stag nant; h b e lo w n a d respt fancyill l ap t there e a t tinue so from the elegant articles made• T” g ill{ w p 1 n btanch is gradually reviving, but ve ry " ° ,ie l e - re s ' rb tatting and cotton branches have ' met with 5 "„07, co o• not to it serious extent.—Nottingham .four"We.,,f,"o-1; WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, MAY 1 ,6 '",., fi g . ""'d tinue to have a dull sale for low sleep con l- , ire a " c , this week, but have experienced a little 1 0 4 c hano r y for the flee!. qualities; prices steady withoa ' l OO le Shot t Wools are ready of sale, and prices is firm. ,1 ,, , re 13130,iLt0:,,t1 for stealing s ever al and the Adelaide 1----- -....---..------ .-; Al. A woman d f r o... • i t ' i de e tarticlesuer y ---- ----- -----. Johnson from remanded apnolye technic iv 1 7 . 0 rOni LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. 01 cor c , i _d e e 0, „go 21 %40 4 which might have been attended with very serioUSing, 00 the occurred at the Brighton terminus on Monday WlnConing h ° Ire' S rival of the " Parliamentary train," at ten o'clelf• . ved s eii-, - oe si most extraordinary neglect , although this train $ 1.11 ,.z. o wn 1 1 ,0 punctuality, a train of coke-waggons was crossing t"`.., t er o '.. v i the moment the Parliament train appiloc"hed :bile c l o Tt i l o The approaching collision was seen by the driveLio s on to , t oP the New England Viaduct, and In conscillienct ed in ottl er i old engine was reversed, and the breaks were sPP" i to th e lat I IP :n its progress . The train, notwithstanding, ran n o d coo- :, 0- . the coke train, smashing several of the waggsni,been seen it 11 0 * injuring the engine. Had the coke-train 0 0 % ht aiti_l e d tit° engine.driver, the collision must have been °l d s efe"" the passengers were thrown from their seW, 0 r a ris were more or less bruised. ld at I' 9 ' • ..4 co e, ,f 31 ' o f MONEY MARHEY.—The English nrice -, (id is 19 per mille, which, at the English 31111`',, elcceTeiog 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, giv es A a at sbiticoll 25 63; anti the exchange at Paris on Lec"(d'earer in r ice e t 25 77k, it follows that gold is 0.56 per ccri t ' ,b the P r ice 0 , than in Paris. By advices from Ilanlbitti;3l lot .. c oogi gold is 437 k per mark, which, at the r , lig'c';o ao e'_; 0 100 ° 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold , g i b 00 Lo r c ot: of 13 lli; and the exchange at llahurg. 05 7 r e d e'‘ short being 13 12k, it follows that ol d Tire coo , a o t h e,f ' 9 . rse t i dearer in London than in Hamburg Pe r i p r cellt-,,4 .belor change at New York on London is Wiz 1, 1 1- Asael` c- 0,3 3 Y e a 0 / c l e o9 n t 2. par of exchange between England 21 c hang e " ) York being for bills at sixty days' 3 ;g 4 a O m p s e t r cEenngtianitd.folluouwts tthheatq the e:c _ clo gs ~..t o f t the be deducted from the above difference. , ae tise but i t s u ig ot h ed t. °Sic interio .0 One of the greatest impositions I):l,l,oodo.e,tbot els present day by shopkeepers, not onlY l O doui,, l !,, on lb , forging g citythe ea propertynd tow n o throughanotohuetr,theokcylipoo7f 005, :voice b oo 5 1 public the forged article with all the 55 ' e tO t. 10. i" cents. We allude in the present ltlstificssar 011'0101' mirable requisites for the toilet, the Ig: l i c e ll o rs. S l) or e l i ,',; ) dor, and °dont°, as prepared by the ° tit tioa , rt ies ' 0 and which, from their merits and rel it' Tbe P ft i og 1, constant objects of fraudulent inaitationi;ds resernadopl imitating concoct some trashy cornP°'l,,, and hi e d bl i ti , appearance those of Messrs. Rowlant. labe ls , fie tit .t a i, the very same names and copyinC theh ~ genu i • t obli s i ve endeavour to pass off their trash as th e ine/ 1 0 odes, reckless of the injury which I he) .jug the rl ed b° o flict on those who are deceived 11 ' dog° i olo ti e . fish tro to , Jo': should have imagined that an Eng ; nil: 1 / er ol f Thch reputation for honour and integeitYcis o r base 4 4 0 5 " 4 , not have stooped to the meanness et seertani gess'a, an action. Nevertheless we know for troy , of b i o sae i is the case, and we would advise all P". ro pee tli i n 0 0 Rowland's articles to purchase onlY °Lronton p ap ra ted derz—and particularly to observe the ... . 9 in conr .; r oet 3t ,. ' o , advertisement which frequently aPP e ' NTevy 1 05 cor":r 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. g ''._ fiber s, Spectacles, Telescopes, Opera •01,5,:,,,,4'01 riicjisyt`ie, &c. Patronised by General Sir _ L oc i t nilli,oce l l r e, Even Lloyd Maiston, Frederick to berts n- a v at, eri ir Grosvenor Morrison, Dyott B°%\rniker, 'IT. fiP b er, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Murray' ra t sir A .- Torn, ‘ Lindsay, and Thackray, Major-Ge';,miltne!... be ll 9, stone, P. Fyers, D. Macleod, _ __'„ ra ls 1 ,.:., • p5 11' , Wemyss, and Cock, Lieutenant•Yren% sir ,-, sir; - !„ 3 ea- , fro, Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonall, Sir E- I 1 Jo hn 13- /pp i d, and Sir Wm. Eustace, Admirals Loro _ 0 Man,. 00 , Cockburn, Sir David Milne, Sir qte;_regd, sir -14 i5, 0,0 1 `; George Martin, Sir James 11. Whiki°os°' "°AclcLiillas Ross, Alexaner, Curzons, ToeoP t n, gear-solo:0o ; Price, Vice-Admiral Sir F. A us a nd 13 ' . ,0 0 9 e 0 . , Brown and Ribouleau, So • sfesn' • ns es ur fo re l te , Opticians, have invented Spectacle Le ...10,d be _ ear 0 construction—lmmediately they dullnessarP,,,hich 131) pea r perfect vision, that mist and every °WeerfecL sig ill' fore the eyes is at once removed.._ ..., e d iroPe,o v0e,,., clear and distinct, so that them V ',1.7.0mL,ht tol oic ' ell l bocomes bright and brilliant, a 1 . 5 ,..., Achrol e and . .' l O ful, natural, and original Al': „ v iiib es trolv.4 Microscope, r 1000 nor'- scopes, Opera Glasses, forri,,f 0L 00 , ~, , rt , ,, kinds of Acoustic Instrumnts, si v. s o lore ~_T i 0 P . , deafness. Caution n etted S. " d ith 5 Pei.'" 1 0 07 tiaras, , are in n u ? e t i i r n part of the country. To prev.'nta,„9, A Ibex 1 ian3nymewdajyttr nneniegehtet)o:,thards, bliett_rieseltitrogoc: and Observe, --Only to be had t b.' Piccadilly, opposite the York oel willitt lii ___ .81-.RVIS• Mrs . CLarlei of On the 18th inst., in Russell -Woe, , tte la ' Y Tabor, of A son. BerkeleY-stree , On the 18th inst., in tipper W. B. Call, Esq., of a dorghter. 00 11° DIED - p ' de, 3 . 11% 0 7, 017 - ctost i-" NVOalntetr,h ti traro? On the 20th inst., at Mary-stree ~ of Robert Kinnis, aged 89. ittior , ~ TOL , tr' aeg2eodths3inst., at Queen-street, vheap ~Ijoi, so. of No. 112, Strand, Printer. fa d ie London : Printed and Publist by Su S o 00 , 0.4 4 the Sli v * Strati 1. in the Precinct of „ Middlesex, Friday, May 23, 107' T ,,,; w ... cr'' 1 4 n a 4