The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-25 00:00:00

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Dedel, his Majesty s Legatio n at t h e British Court ; M. Stratenu', Secretary of the ; and G eneral Fagel, arrived at ten o ' clock to receive "e King of H olland Colonel Mercer and Lieutenant-Co lonel Powell, of the Royal Marines, with a guard of honour and the band arid colours of that distinguished corps, under the and of C aptain Nolloth, with Lieutenant Marriot and ti Lieutenant Foote, arrived at t we l ve o ' c l oc k, an d a b ou t t h e same me a field battery of the Royal Artillery, under the command of Captain Turner, to fire a royal salute. The E arl of Morton, one of the Lords in Waiting, with Captain Nelson Hood, arrived at an early hour to receive his I%faAjet'ttYw.enty, minutes past one o'clock a signal at the top of t i e gagtaff of the arish church announced that the Cycloop, tch Government ') steamer, was in sight with his Majesty ~!1 board • and the Right Honourable the Earl of Had ton, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Admiral Sir George gkburn, G.C. 8., first naval Lord ; Vice-Admiral sir oilliam Hall Gage, G. C. H. ; Commodore Sir Francis A. K C.B. and K.C. H. Captain Superintendent of !sne Dockyard; Captain Brandreth, director of the engineering !ihd architectural department ; Captain Dennison, offiver of 15)yal Engineers in charge of works • Commander Smith and 4eutenant A Parks, uf the Cuckoo ' steam-vessel ; Lieutenant l'rrletor, of the Dwarf steam .vessel ; Master-Commander 1 4 .. er, of the Dee steam-vessel; Mr. Hicks, master of the ‘, and Mary yacht, arid several other naval officers, and the heads of the various departments of the Dockyard, assem culitldbi:aurtttt:hneßanola_tnfling-place to receive the King of Holland. General Lord Bloomfield, G. C. B. and G. C.H. ; major Sandilauds, Royal Artillery ; and Captain and Adjutant Royal Horse Artillery, were also in attendance to Welcome his Majesty. On the Cloo steamer being made fast to moorings la the river, Lord Bloomfield, Sir Francis Collier, and M. Dedel, his ajesty's Ambassador, proceeded in the barge of the William tAlary 3 acht to the ' Cycloop, and went on board to welcome Majesty, who in a few minutes afterwards was brought on the aarge being steered by Sir F. Collier. ;.nia Majesty, on stepping on shore, cordially shook hands ctirtillitiatinhe Earl of Haddington, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Hall Gage, and the Earl of Morton.. general Lord Lord Bloomfield and Sir Francis Collier escorted and handed his Majesty into one of the royal carriages, at five blib utea before two o'clock, and a royal salute an anted his departure for town. A royal salute was also fired h i g en the Cycloop was made fast to her moorings, to announce hoisted Majesty's arrival. The royal standard of Holland was not isted at the time the vessel in which his Majesty came to this 4) ‘ l4 trY neared the Dockyard, but a royal stardard was hoisted I ' l the barge of the William and Mary yacht during the time e King was on board, and another on the flagstaff in the Dock- Yard until after his Majesty's departure. A number of highly Yar d families witnessed the landing of his Majesty, who Zes dressed in a green coat with dark blue check trousers, and tesecrned greatly pleased with his reception, the workmen in reya?_°eki. aardge giving three hearty cheers on his entering the •ar ', COURT CiRCULAkZ. Th e Queen and Prince Albert, walked yesterday morning nadeade tea th u e re b -g ea r e o h u . nds of Osborne House, and also prune- Th d ere was no addition to the royal dinner party on Wednes -19 evenit P r • ,eParations have been made at Norris Castle, for the re -oPbtift of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and the to salve and gentlemen of his suite. The King is expected cis at Norris Castle this afternoon from town. %vie!' Majesty the King of the Netherlands landed at Wool at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from . the Continent, Admits • nal received by the Earl of Haddington, First Lord of the lb o n : irei tY, Baron Dedel, his Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary . th e British Court, the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting to Au e ,„ 4:4 l'een, Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, Sir Francis G,.°"hul Collier, and the Hon. Alexander Nelson Hood, , ; ( 1 ) 1 41 in Waiting to the Queen. R 0 e King, Baron Dedel, the Earl of Morton, and the f oti l l• Captain Hood, entered one of the Queen's carriages and Ri s r Vh, ieh was in readiness in the dockyard, and left for town. C a Jelly's suite followed in several carriages and four. ko Hiliai l f t e l r aj t e h s t t e y e a o r , r e i l v o e e d k. at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, of t i s alajesty is attended by his Excellency M. Boud, Minister kici",.,e Colonies • Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Aide-de-Camp ; onnt Bylandt, his Majesty's Chamberlain. %x i'' , Majesty will be attended during his stay by Vis ta cop is Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and the Hon. tam Hood, Groom in Waiting to the Queen. ttt esterday even i ng hi s M a j es ty th e Ki ng o f th e N e th er l an d s , liZteled by the gentlemen ot his suite, honoured his Excellency Dedel with his company at dinner, at his residence in let,`°,l-crescent. The Duke of Beaufort, Lord Fitzroy Somer.. fP 4I General Fagel had the honour of meeting his Majesty. ice Royal Highness Prince Louis, the Hereditary Gr . and Pl ie e Baden, having spent several weeks at the watering fr " es °f Hastings and Brighton, for the recovery of his health, 4 14 the severe illness which he sustained at Antwerp on his _ to t , E ngland, left Brighton yesterday for the Continent, by a l of D ' la tdvi over and Ostend, to try the effect of the German spas, 'ft ! l ed by his physicians. bsi d . e 'r Royal Highnesses the Duk and Duchess of Cain stithee honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster iv. their company at dinner on Wednesday evening. Portique the Venezuelan Minister, transacted business Arda,Z at the Foreign-office. d_e Du e : u, ibson, M. P., the Town Clerk of Manchester, and a - "L t Lon, had an inerview with the Earl of Dalhousie yester ?Nat the office of the Board of Trade. ~ ,,,"1 „ e Lord President of the Council and Mr. Kay Shuttle.. pw:du,,,receiv.ed a deputation from the Hullah Testimonial N at . wannittee yesterday, at the Council-office. The ide sir'nn consisted of Messrs. Headland, Waller, and Mirfie d. Charl es L emon an d M r . Pendarves had an interview Wit h ~ R. Peel yesterday. seu t latches f or th e G ov e r nor of Van Diemen's Land vvera 8 . , s yesterday from the Colonial-office. J. Macdon a ld h a d an interview with the Earl of Dal -I,,te yesterday. C o ,,, l Sentint Canterbury arrived in town yesterday from the ko""nent Talbot, M.P., and Lady C. Talbot left Farrance's 'et yesterday for their seat in \Vales. 7 A LITERATURE. ,„, - ` 4 ' 7 EUEGH REVIEW. No.CLXV. July, 1845. 4..)e e h sluts the article on " Luther's Correspondence and h a raeter " which we have already alluded to, this -e tbk ; r ev uer contains some other interesting papers. The of the book entitled " Vbstiges of tile Natural to to rt of Creation" is one of these. But, inasmuch as eau ; i 've extracts from it would only be to propagate the b it s 7 and unphilos,phical speculations of a work which of °lv Luad the i nex pli ca bl e goo d f or t une , a s it seem s to us, Q.tuai...n,g _ a fourth edition, we prefer quoting the fol •-g sum mary b y th e R ev i ewe r, premising that we a ntirl th Y concur in its judgment :—" We conclude then our author's work is not merely shallow and super -4141; but utterly false, throughout, to all the principle . s 1111,30und philusophy. Of all the books we ever read, t ke ` ti l t 4for e us the largest congeries . of positive misstate , 41 41 But it is plea weand positively false cur l l -written." Mrs. Norton's " Child of the Islands" is tiit,e'l•naerited eulogium on a very pretty poem by this la a - , d , l adY• The "Bokhara Victims," by Capt. Grover, bu t pleasant paper on the little volume of the amiable St o d -Qi newhat excitable friend of the unfortunate . Colonel of 1) 431 and Capt. Conolly,—and the indefatigable ally the D r . Wolff. very hard on all the authorities of kbr o l ° , r eign-office and their diplomatic and other agents Wri t c"' " Molie;e" is an admirable essay on the genius, w r i t - ng B l and times of the greatest of French dramatic Be s ; but we could not quote detached passages from itij t ,4 a Piece of dramatic criticism without doing great Sti tt . 2 ,e to the author. " Macgregor's Commercial Tlie ls P es " we have ourselves reviewed at great length. l'alu t l ii nhurgh gives to the indefatigable author of these of h:",ie collections a well-merited and unstinted measure tio r '''se• The concluding article on the Oregon ques timieis 0 - _ , one that we regret to see in the pages of a pe !aid D.a, generally so justly renowned for the sagacity 14 rq;:i 3 l °(l spirit of its political speculations. This paper of k J a failure—and perverse one, too—on a subject *ma national interest. b k FLANDERS MAIL. I trir ea !!'. B . JULY 22.—The Antwerpen steamer, Captain Jackson, Inir e b e 4‘ Antwerp yesterday morning from London, with a great kis/ r Passengers , among whom were Messrs. J. Barn es, .. ard She t er. a m rroan, J. Cappar, and Dance, the President, Minis lee-o.‘4_ Sec retary of the English company which has undertaken to also I: the railroad from Louvain to Jemappe . sur-Sambre, and Itres i r t ; 8 . Tarte, civil engineer. These gentlemen are coming ed to for i h r° c arry into effect'the measures that have been decid .teiGe.l3l.°roPt execution of the railroad and its branches. . th e railiions of francs deposited before the pass ing 440 th law °n the subject, the English Company has paid to "Isle Public treasury o ne m illi o n five hundred thousand francs 34 , 41. ; 44e „: l e security required. Mr. E. Sherman,. who for many `; Inlet ; r ted on for his own account an extensive business 4 to% t : 'nage coaches on roads to the north of England, Is fronl L 3 e"e to 13e1 ium as managing director of the railroad The c u o tsit t So Jern g appe ' ( )Ur bargai:Y ws c u . o r n r e ir i u r de d ci 'davers . of the 22d says that the director the tot at London, on the 14th of this month, 28 0,on n tr e h wa' the object of his mission. He has purchased `thed fra m e an iron steam-packet, fully equipped and fur to -,°4li°ll to the latest models. This steamer is to be . read . y 44) odoe ' -ea ,,,.° 1 1 the Ist of January next. It will be built in th e tit The c ontractors have besides promised to deliver to tacKiele Government, for the sum of 1,0001. sterling, the (at Antwerp) the house tw (theyo h ere (ox P ci a tt c . k i e v t ei b y oats, which will be built at A ntwerp, . f C ockerell. This house will have an establishmen for building iron boats. Lord SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) TEWKESBURY AND GLOUCESTER RACES. THURSDAY. The Ham Stakes of 5 sows. each, and 30 added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Clark's bf by Defence, out of Nike, 3 rs...(Treen) 1 1 Mr. Wall's Borrani, 3 yrs Mr. Raworth's Kilgram, 4 yrs Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 3 yrs 4 4 Mr. Pearce's Jack, 6 yrs The Gloucestershire Stakes of 25 sows. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. About two miles. Mr. Isaac Day's b g by Mazeppa, 4 yrs walked over The Borough Stakes of 5 sows. each, with 25 added by the Member. Gentlemen riders. Once round and a distance. Mr. Parr's Minna Troil, 4 yrs .. (Owner) 1 Mr. Wales' Zela, 4 yrs Sir C. Cockerell's President, aged Mr. Pearce's Florine, 3 yrs Sweepstakes of 3 sows. each, with 25 added. Heats, once round and a distance. Winner to be sold f,,r 501. Mr. Parr's Teetotaller, 6 yrs (Owner) 0 1 1 Mr. Wall's Boa, 3 yrs Mr. Minor's Manasseh, 3 yrs Mr. Pearce's Miriam, aged ... Mr. Brailsford's Chevy Chase, 3 yrs ... 1 disq Mr. J. Griffiths's Somerset, 5 yrs Mr. Ballinger's Wellington, 4 yrs ... 0 dis Mr. W. Tucker's Nelly Holmes, 4 yrs 0 dis NEWTON RACES—THURSDAY. The St. Leger Stakes of 20 sows. each, and 30 added. One mile and a half. Mr. Bennett's Hope Mr. A. W. Hill's Ironmaster The Golborne Stakes of 20 sows. each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. Golborne course. Mr. T. Worthington's ch cby Stockport ...(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. E. Peel's Twig Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzwilliam Mr. T. Dawson's Lord Harry 4 The following also ran :—Sir J. Gerrard's Brutus, Lord Eglinton's Dolo, Mr. Mostyn's ch c by Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Thomasine, Mr. Stephenson's Seaham, and Mr. Thompson's f by Tory Boy out of Miss Fitz. The Garswood Hunt Stakes of 10 sows. each, 5 ft, and 50 added. One mile and half. Gentlemen riders. Sir John Gerard's Jessie, aged walked over The Borough Cup of 100 sows, added to a Handicap of 20 sows. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half. Lord Warwick's Yardley, 5 yrs (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena, 4 yrs 2 Sir J. Gerard's Brunel, 4 yrs Mr. Hornby's Cock Robin, 4 yrs, and Mr. Heaps Staley, 4 yrs, were not placed. Sweepstakes of 20 sows. each, with 20 added. Golborne course. Sir John Gerard's Pluto, 3 yrs ... Walked over. Plate of 701. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Dawson's My Pet, 3 yrs (Wintringham) 1 1 Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 4 yrs 2 dr IPSWICH RACES.—WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas was won in three heats by Mr. Shafto's Metal, 3 yrs (Cotton), beating Lord Exeter's Timbria, 3 yrs ; Mr. Theobald's Desperation, 3 yrs ; Mr. Woodfield's Devil-among-the-Tailors, 6 yrs; and Sir Philip, aged. The Members' Plate was won by Mr. Robinson's Glee, beating Timbria and Devil-among-the-Tailors. The Gentlemen's Purse was won by Desperation, beating Devil-among-the-Tailors, and Odd Mixture. ISLE OF WIGHT RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Maiden Plate.—Both heats won by Medina; the first by a head and neck, and the second by a length. The Garrison Stakes.—A beautiful race won by half a neck by the Fawn. Adrian was afterwards drawn, and left Fawn to walk by herself. The Ladies' 'Prize was won nobly by the Queen of the Gipsies, the others barely saving their distance in the first heat, and was left to do the work alone. The Hack Stakes.—A pretty race in the first heat; Irish man came in by half a neck, Molly second, the other two looking on and barely saved distance. Second and third heat between Irishman and Forty-one, the latter coming in first, and the former each time a good second. Won by a nick. Her Majesty and the Prince were not on the course, but observed part of the race from the road. The King of Holland has been lent Norris Castle, East Cowes, for a weekiby Robert Bell, Esq , and will arrive there to-day. Sir John Pelly is given directions for the erection of a wharf at East Cowes, opposite the old Custom-hOuss. The landing place is to be 60 feet square, with gates towards the street, that her Majesty may land and embark without the intrusion of the inhabitants and others; DOWN ROYAL CORPORATION RACES. (From the Armagh Sporting Chronicle.) WEDNESDAY, JULY 23.—The Queen's Plate of 100 SOW., was won by Mr. Maxwell's b c Johnny. The Downpatrick Challengable Cup was won by Mr. Max well's br c by Turcoman. The Free handicap was won by Croydon. CRICKET. THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND P. THE PLAYERS 0.. F ENG L AND. At length this match has been brought to a conclusion, and, as the score will show, in favour of the Players. The singular part of the affair was that, although there were six wickets to go in, the whole only produced seven runs ; and yet they were all good wickets, - ard what is termed "likely and promising for runs ;" the more so as they had been un fortunate in the first innings. The bowling of Lillywhite and Dean was splendid, and nearly every time at the stumps, to which cause probably may be attributed the ineffective play with the bat. The final state of the score was as follows : PLAYERS. Lillywhite, b Bathurst 0 ... c Bathurst, b Mynn ... 0 Barker, b Taylor lO .. b Mynn Martingell, b Mynn Pilch, c Nappor, b Bathurst 44 ... b Bathurst Guy, b Taylor Bushby, b Taylor Sewell, b Mynn Dorrington, b Taylor Box, b Taylor Hillyer, b Mynn 4 c Pickering b Bathurst ... 18 Dean, not out Byes 4, wide (Mynn 8, Byes 7, wide ( Mynn )3, no Taylor 1, Bathurst 1), balls (Mynn) 7 ...... - Mapper 1, Mynnl ), 7.. 21 127 THE GENTLEMEN. J. A. Anson, Esq., 1b w b Hillyer ...... ll c Hillyer ... 6 C. G. Whittaker, Esq~ c Dean E. Napper, Esq., b Lillywhite A. Mvnn, Esq., b Lillywhite 0 b Dean C. G. Taylor, Esq., c Dean N. Felix, Esq., b Lillywhite 43 b Lillywhite 6 R. Kynaston, Esq., b Lillywhite ... 3 b Lillywhite 0 E. M. Dewing, Esq., b Lillywhite F. Pearson, Esq., run out... W. Pickering, Esq., not out 7 Not out 0 Sir F. Bathurst, b Lillywhite Byes 6, wide Byes 7, wide (Dean) 2 9 (Hillyer 2, Martingale 1), 3 ... 9 The Players thus won by 67 runs. It was stated, and we have some knowledge, to a certain extent, of the truth of the assertion, that many thousands of pounds were not only dependent on the issue of this match, but changed hands. Eir „loam Ratrnoughtm leaves town on Sunday for SA L% ~, ~,.. Z'ci,„l, '" ALTXRALL GARDENS. o-_-..... Vauxhall Gardens, comprising abou t nth r with the extensive properties attac Yt h to elevene d e s ewredar were put of f t ul one pand, Public corn • ' to oni b . Petition at the Auction Mart, by Mr. .Gadsden, ested th in e theatrical ein g ull', attended by capitalists and others inter Itelreethold,baraaueernents. The property, which was nearly equal_t s o . g collhold of inheritance, of the manor of her Ma of of Co Lady of the manor orKennington, in right of her Du c hy d ornwall, subject to a small quit-rent of about7 f the pa ' re ,i ,. was divided into three lots. The first lot consisted o 7 . v lion, of 66 feet long, with the portico in front, en coluns, forming the ante-chamber to the spacious suppe i r- r o r w l the range of covered walks, surrounded by " semi-eirc h u ir a h supported b y ) 1 , , 1 ni, Calculated for 118 supper.tables; the orchestra, w ()eon re modelled and decorated by the present proprietor ; the aPlendid or ; the spacious rotund; with the stage, orchestra, atid arena, c the picture-roono ; the Turkish saloon, 117 feet long 4_14,148 wid e . th e ballet theatre, erected for moving performances, Sint ''Pe ' da noint , with the tire Work gallery, capable of accommo nearly tw.o thousand per-sons : also, of the private residence, t nb tel and co/flees, with the business appurtenances." The auc -4:ll"ecr stated, that the property enumerated in the first lot was 1 rr hased by Messrs. Gye and Hughes, for 28,000/. It had been Xtely lease for a term of six months from Lady.day last, at a rent W 85 0/ t ~, _ o Mr. 11. Wardell, who had entered into an engagement - " u elPend 1 ,2001. in i mprovements; but who had exceeded that I tk l n by 8004 Under the spirited management of the proprietor 17 alterations had been so extensive that many applications have freeon make for a lease of the property ; and there was no doubt, 1 4 , 4 ' the talent of the present lessee, that it would be still further Proved. From tround.rent alone, where houses may be built 'Without i . . t.,„, injuring the gardens, an income of 5001 . might be ob• twi ne d nietiThe first offer for this lot was 1 0,000/., when, after much tion, it was knocked down for 17,7004, but at which price ::e auctioneer said it was not sold. The other two lots, consisting f'4l..aplot of building ground at the west end of the gardens, and a ~_"'HY residence at the south-east corner, let at 100/ , a year, were "g° withdrawn. 4 .. _ - . 91 e ensuing shooting season promises to he pro 7`_'ctie. of abundant sport, especially as to partridges, which are o ;eed ,o in* numerous in this part of the country, in consequence ....._ many birds remaining last year. We hear that the young 7 0 .4 are already strong, and that sportsmen will find plenty of em• ,° IMent when the time arrives.—Brighton Gazelle. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY _EVENING, JULY 25, 1845. respect of a through communication, but that it, as well as the Swinfon line, did compete with the Wakefield branch of the London and York. They, moreover, adhered to the original resole on of prcceeding immediately with the clauses of the latter Bill. Mr. AUSTIN wished, before the consideration of the clauses was proceeded with, to understand aright the decision of last evening. Either the Bill still remained undecided on, and its preamble as a whole unproved, or the Bill was in its amended form—viz., by the erasure of the word, empowering the construction of the Wakefield and Sheffield branchts, declared as proved. The CIIA IRMAN (who appeared astounded at themanifest dilemma) read the minute of their decision yesterday, by which it appeared that the Bill was declared proved, omitting the branches in dispute which had consequently been erased. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAAI contended that though the branches were omitted in the favourable resolution of the Committee, it did not preclude thcir being subsequently considered. Mr. AUSTIN, Q C., urged that the matter was quite clear; if the Bill was declared proved, and the branches had been struck out, they had no longer an existence. The COMMITTEE declined given any interpretation of their de. cision, as Parliament must put their own explanation upon it. The discussion of the clauses being then proceeded with, Mr. AUSTIN, on the 2d being put, said—My Lord, before the Committee go further into this case, I wish to make a remark which, though of Vast importance, will occupy but a few moments of your time. While I entertain the highest respect for the intelligence and impartiality of this Committee, and do not in tend to impugn the justice of their decision—for God forbid, that I should ever utter one word disparagingly of any tribunal in the land—l must, on the part of the York and North Midland, the Midland, and the Eastern Counties C. ropanies, protest against this Bill being further proceeded with. And my Lord, I base my p-otest upon these grounds :—first— Just at this critical juncture of the Learned Counsel's address, when excitement was at its highest, and the greatest astonishment, not to say dismay, was depicted on the countenances of the London and York adherents, Mr. DARBY, who had shewn grea signs of restlessness during these few remarks, whispered the Chairman, who whispered Mr. Scrope, who passed the word to his neighbour, 3fr. Wall, and the conclave remained in anxious deliberation some fifteen or twenty minutes. Mr. Creed, the clerk, was then summoned to their counsels, and the whole body impetuously withdrew to the adjoining room. After the absence of somewhat more than half an.hour they returned, and the CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee refused to hear any further observations from Mr. Austin, which in the present stage of the proceedings were wholly irregular. Mr. AUSTIN attempted to remonstrate, but it was useless ; the Committee were obdurate, and the counsel was compelled to submit. At length the clauses of the LONDON AND DILL were entered on. And after all those which were unopposed were agreed to, Mr. WILDE, on behalf of the trustees of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, opposed the 16th clause, which empowered the Company to make the railway according to the deposited plans. The plans specified 60 acres as requisite for the purposes of the line at a point which interfered with the property of the hospital, and the Learned Counsel disputed the necessity of such an amount. Mr. Cubitt deposed to the absolute necessity of that quantity of land being taken. Mr. Hardwick, the architect of the London and Birmingham, and Great Western lines, deposed to those Companies not requiring more than twenty or thirty acres for their stations. Mr. PAGET offered to effect a compromise, and give the trustees the right of pre-emption of any land which the Company might not require. The Committee reserved their decision till to-morrow, and ad. iourned at a quarter past five o'clock. CHAINING FEMALES AGAIN AT KINGS WIN FOR D. There are men on whom wholesome advice is entirely thrown away, on whom even threats produce no effect, who set law, justice, and humanity at defiance. The brutal treatment of Eliza Price called forth from Sir J. Graham a declaration that chaining a female was illegal, 'end-that the party guilty of such an outrage should or ought to be indicted. Pubic opinion con demns the practice, and yet, after the formal inquiry insti tuted by the Home Secretary into the allegations contained in the petition of Eliza Price, and ere the public indignation consequent on that inquiry is allayed, we have to record mother case nearly, if not quite as disgraceful, in the same locality, and by some of the same parties. It having become known that two girls were in the custody of Onions, the con stable, at his own house, an inquiry was instituted, and the following statement was taken on the 15th lost , in the pre sence of a magistrate, who also directed Capt. Roberts, In spector of Police, to make inquiries and report to Mr. Hatton, the chief constable of the Staffordshire poliee. Margaret Perry states as follows :—Ay sister, Susannah Hill, aged 14, was taken into custody by Onions, the con stable, on Wednesday, the 9th of July. I heard of it, and be tween eleven and twelve o'clock went to Onions' house and found my sister in the back kitchen; Onions was at 'Egg's public-house; I went to him and asked him to let my sister have a bed ; he said he had not a bed, and if he had, he dare not put her in it. I asked him if he would take bail for nay sister's appearance, he said he would not; I then left; I went to Onions' house the following morning between eight and nine o'clock, and found my sister in the back kitchen with a handcuff on her wrist, and a chain fastened to it, the chain being fastened to the grate. She was sitting on a stool, and had not been in bed all night, but chained in the kitchen. I left her. I went again on the Friday morning between seven and eight o'clock. My sister was then in the back kitchen, chained to the grate. Emma Woodhall was handcuffed to her, rod both chained to the grate. I left them there. My sister told me she had not been washed, and asked me to take her some soap and a cloth to wipe herself with. After the first night they were allowed to lie on the ground upon some bags, against the grate, with the handcuffs on and chained. Mary Rowley states—Emma Woodhall is my sister. She is eleven years of age ; she was taken into custody by Onions on Thursday morning. I went to Onions' house between eleven and twelve on Thursday morning and found my sister with Hill in the brewhouse. Onions said he was going to take them to the Cross Inn, Townsend. I went with them (more than two miles). I saw Mr. Lea, the magistrates' clerk. There were no magistrates at the Cross Inn, and Onions brought them back to his own house. Between nine and ten the same ( Thursday) night I went to Onions' house, and saw both the girls in the brewhouse. I took my sister some supper. I went the next (Friday) morning between S and 9 o'clock. No one was up at Onions' house. I waited till 9 o'clock before I was let in. The wo children were sitting upon a low bench against the grate ; they were handcuffed together and chained to the grate; they said they hail sat there all night. There was the remains of some fire in the grate. There was no appearance of bed or bed clothing. I did not see Onions; I understood he was in bed. I remained until ten o'clock. I went with my brother to Wol verhampton, more than seven miles, on Friday; Onions told me he was going to take them there that Cay. When Onions got to the public offi ce a t W o l ver h ampton t h e mag i strates had left. He then left Wolverhampton and brought them to the Cross Inn, Townsend (seven miles). Onions left them at the Cross Inn, whilst he went up to Mr. Briscoe's, at Sum merhill ; he was away about half an hour. He then took the children back to his own house and told me they were going to the Cross Inn the next morning. On the following morning ( Saturday) I went to Onions' house and saw the children. they informed me they had ben chained and handcuffed during all the previous night. I went to the Cross Inn, with Onions and the children ; we stopped there more than an hour, and then went to Mr. Briscoe's house, at Siimmethill. We saw Mr. Briscoe ; he was lying on a sofa with pillows on it. Mr. Briscoe asked the girls if they had ever been at Stafford ; he said they must go now. Mr. Fothergill, the prosecutor, was there. There was another person at the same time at Mr. Briscoe's house. He was committed to Stafford by Mr. Briscoe. A police. man took the man away to the station-house; Onions took the two girls to his house, and on the way passed near to the station-house, where they could have been left in custody of the police. Onions told me that Mr. Briscoe ordered him to keep the girls in his custody till the Monday following. I saw the two girls in the brewhouse on Saturday evening. I went again on Sunday morning • they were then in the brew house, and said they h a d been chained, as usual, in the kitchen all night. I saw them again on Sunday evening ; they were in the brewhouse. I saw them on Monday morning; they were in the brewhouse. They said they had been chained all the previous night, as usual. On Monday night the girls were removed to the station-house. I saw Onions taking them. He told me he was obliged to take them, as somebody had been telling the Stourbridge magistrates of their being at his house. He took them to the station-house at Brierly-hill, and delivered them to policeman Simmonds. Simmonds told me I had better go to Stourbridge, and he would go with me. I re monstrated with Onions about his chaining the children. He said he would not chain them any more so heavy. This was on Friday. My sister complained, saying the handcuffs and chains hurt her wrists, and asked me to name it to Onions. This is the statement of the sisters of the unfortunate chil dren ; and we are further informed that on the warrant of com mitment there is an endorsement, authorising Onions to detain them in his custody till Monday ; and also that on Wells, the policeman who had charge of the man committed by Mr. Briscoe, asking Onions on Saturday whether the children were committed, he said no, not at present. Our readers will naturally inquire, with what dreadful crime were these girls charged? Surely it must be one of fearful magnitude .—murder, arson, or some such heavy offence. But no, gentle reader, it's not quite so bad ; " the head and front of their offence bath this extent—no more," that they had each stolen coals of the value of one halfpenny ; and this in a dis trict where picking small coals from the pit-bank is scarcely looked upon as an offence, and of which, till of late years scarcely any notice was taken.— Worcestershire Chronicle. IRELAND. THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON. DUBLIN, J umr 23.—The Government contractor for provi sioning the navy at Cork has received orders to have a supply of beef, &c , for the use of the experimental squadron, which, it is notified, may be expected to arrive in the harbour of Cove about the latter end of the week. DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 23. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 98% ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 101% 34 ; Bank Stock, 208. MiscELLA:slEous.—Grand Canal Debentures 6 per Cent. Reduced, 68 ; Four per Cent. Reduced, 451 1 1 ; Four per Cent. City Debentures, 93 1 / 2 ; British and Irish Steam Com pany,Rtis.vMining Company of Ireland, 14. 1 -4 ; Belfast and County Down, 314 %; Cork and B andon, 7% 8 1 / 4 ; Cork and Youghal, 3 ; Cork, Elackrock, an d P assage, VA ; Dub- N ll7 ,4k ; sr .—Belfast and Ballymena, 71./ z Dub lin and Belfast Junction, 98% ; Dublin and Drogheda, 105 106; Dublin and King stown, 239 ; Dundalk and Enniskil len, 2% 3 ; the Midland and / Great W es t ern Railway and Royal Canal Company, 31 / 8 %; Great Southern and Wes tern Extension, WI ; Irish Great W es t ern ( Dublin to Gal way), 3 1 / K gls\troewx ford r a d n d a n ß d r acya, 1.6101/4w, 21 A ; Waterford, ; Killarney Junc tion, 2 7 ', 3 ; Limerick, Ennis. and Killaloe Junction 5 1 A ; Limerick and Ennis,2 ; Londond erry and Enniskillen, 4 ; 31A ; Newry, W arren point, and Rostrevor, 3 1 4; Waterford '' ),\ ll: r d ex i f ' o im rd e , r a ie n i d ', 7Dal;in, —Early On the morning of Tuesday was di s covered that . Langloan Iron Works Store had an d betwixt seven and eight pounds of money carried off by . some thieves. Intimation of the affair having been communicated to Mr. John. M'Lachlan, sheriff officer, Coatbridge, that active . genius lost not a moment i be te;i Quickl; ro ‘ it . e n into, in making the necessary inquiries and arrangements, and forthwith Mr. Rankine (manager of London Works) and he were mounted and off to Glasgow, where, in the course of their wanderings , they seized up on t wo we ll - k nown w the mi,st characters, on suspicio n, at the ent rance to th e o ld poor h ouse. The seizure and se arch was .almost instantaneous, and thefortu son9fatatehlfayetw isnh iwlihi less ngo than whole of a n si as n,g p roperty, with the exception got on the pe rsons o f the two captives; se hours from the comm i ss i on of the rob bery the guilty parties w ere secure d , the money recovered, a n d, finally, the . thieves conveyed from Gl asgow to Airdrie, and from Airdrie to flamiltlM prison, where they now lie to await the reward of their habitual crimes.— Gla sgow A rgus. FATAL ACCID E NT. --Oil ',N, edneAay a f a tal. acci- ' employed in watering the r oa d s, and wh i lst dent occurred in the London-road, near the El ephant and Castle, to a young man named Henry Christmas, aged t wenty - three years. It asepapteedarsonthtahte front ewnat o f the cart, by some mean s h e was jolted off into the road, and fell beneath the near w heel of his loaded ve passed over the lower part of his body. H e was con _ , s H os pital, where he expired in a few h ours a f ter h i s y h e ic y l e e d , w to hi G ch uy admission. a ri ßo fo b r e d r p t ne C ar la msriew. Cla y ton, Bart., has left C te o w lo n n re e ! thSeirseeelynilfleiam r H arley GREAT BOAT RACE. --- The great boat race between Messrs. Chapman and Wal lace came off yesterday evening, and drew a strong muster of the elite of the Thames. The announcement of a race between these gentlemen had from its first moment created the most lively interest amongst the members of the various aquatic clubs, and was looked forward to with much anxiety by all classes of rowing men. It is unnecessary to enter into any lengthened statement of the aquatic career of either of these gentlemen, whose names must be familiar to every man whoever took pair of sculls in hand. They had boat acquired great celebrity as scullers, and had before had desperate eonflicts for precedence. Mr. Chapman has twice held the symbol of amateur championship of the Thames, the silver sculls. On the two occasions of which we have spoken, Mr. Wallace exhibited, as his opponent, such equality of game and power, as to leave it a question in the minds of racing men which to choose. In the first of these events Mr. Wallace was swamped, and could not continue the race ; in the second, perhaps the greatest race on record, Mr. Chap man succeeded, after a most desperate struggle, in carrying off the palm of victory. The Henley Regatta brought the two gentlemen again together this season, and from the Henley Regatta the contest we are about to describe ema nated. In the middle of a close race for the diamond sculls, a foul occurred between them, and the umpire having decided that Mr. Chapman had twice fouled Mr. Wallace, the award of victory was presented to the latter. Much diversity of opinion existed as to the merits of the men, and they both went into the most active training in order to prepare for the great struggle of yesterday. The course chosen was from Putney-bridge to Mortlake, and the start took place at a little after six, Lord Kilmorey, rowed by four crack watermen, Mr. Wood, of the great Leander, with a corresponding number, the Oxford Rooms, the Royal Academy, the Neptune, the Guys, and other great clubs and well-known patrons of the sport being present. The start was taken with great rapidity, and, after a few strokes, Mr. Wallace began to show the nose of his boat in advance, but every foot of water was so desperately disputed, that the great question was, how long either could last at the pace. Wallace, by dint f the most determined and plucky work, drew himself clear off Finch's grounds, where Mr. Chapman drew upon him, and came scull and scull, and after an ex hibition of the most unflinching game on either side, Mr. Chapman took the lead near Rosebank, gradually drew away, continued at a fine rattling pace, and won by five or six boats' lengths. Both are very big and very powerful men, the winner being a member of the Neptune Club. FULHAM REGATTA. A very spirited contest took place, yesterday, amongst the respectably . conducted men plying at the Middlesex side of Fulham-bridge, for a purse of sovereigns subscribed by the nobility and gentry residing in the vicinity. It was an oars' wager in three heats, with twelve competitors. First heat—J. Hawkins and W. Hawkins (pink), 1 ; J. Kelly, jun., and W. Hill (blue), 2; W. Phelps and J. John son (orange), 3. Pink took the lead, and although severely challenged by the second pair kept it, and won by half a length only. Second heat—J. Kelly, sen., and J. Powell (purple), 1 ; J. Freeman and S. Mullett (plaid), 2; S. Knight and J. Howel (red), 3. They all went away evenly, and at a smart pace. Plaid then took the lead, but in rounding the boat at. the Crab Tree, purple cut them off. Plaid, however, went sharply to work again, and on nearing the shore had a foul with purple, and whilst they were 30 engaged red went into the first place. purple got clear directly afterwards, and soon by dint of sharp rowing passed red, which latter directly afterwards gave place to plaid also. Won by two lengths. Grand heat.—The distance in this was the same as in the preceding heats, but reversed to snit the tide. The men started from Putney-bridge, round a boat moored off Broom House, up round a boat moored off the Crab Tree, down through the centre arch of Putney-bridge. Freeman and Mullett, 1 ; Kelly and Powell, 2. The winners took the lead and kept it. Mr. Chasemore, the secretary at Putney-bridge, kindly acted as treasurer for the watermen, and the curate of the parish and another gen tleman named Walford generously regaled them with old English cheer. Furivi? - P:UNERAL OF THE LATE VISCOUNT CANTERBURY. — We understand that the funeral of the late Viscount Canterbury will take place on Monday morning next, when his remains will be removed from the residence of his son, No. 11, Southwick crescent, for burial at Addington Church, Croydon. Banting and Sons, St. James's-street, are the undertakers. SUDDEN DEATH IN PICCADILLY.—On Wednesday evening Mr. John Knowles, a gentleman thirty-three years of age, was walking through the posts fronting the gates of Hyde Park corner, when he was observed, on reaching the iron rail ings fronting Apsley House, to stagger and fall to the ground. A policeman ran to his assistance, and he was carried to St. George's Hospital, where, in P. few minutes, be expired. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (N'ESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. EREWASII VALLEY LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Jessop having been cross-examined by Mr. MACAULAY, Mr. Vignolles was called, and gave evidence in support of that of Messrs. Woodhouse and Bidder, given yesterday, and of Mr. Jessop, given this msrning. This line was originally proposed by the Midland Company. Mr. HUDSON, the Chairman (pro tem.) of the Midland Company, spoke to an agreement between that Company and the promoters of this Bill, to the effect that the former were to construct the line, on condition of the latter taking stock of them to the amount of 145,0001. Mr. Woodhouse was recalled, and spoke to the same agreement. This concluded the case for the promoters of the Bill. Mr. ALEXANDER then opened the case for the opponents of the Bill by addressing the Committee at great length. The first witness called by . Mr. Alexander was Mr. Valentine, engineer, who was about to describe the Amber. gate line, and to point out its advantages over the proposcd line, when Mr. CALVERT objected to the examintion of a witness as to any line but that before the Committee. Mr. MACAULAY replied, and urged the propriety of calling evi dence to prove that a better line might be, and is likely to be, made through the same vicinity. After a long discussion, the CHAIRMAN desired the room to be cleared, and, after consulting for a few minutes, The Committee decided that it was not competent for counsel to examine a witness as to to the details of any particular line, but that the oponents of a Bill might give evidence as to the proba. bility of some line being made which would be preferable to that before the Committee. The witness might be examined also as to the points which a preferable line might approach, and as to any general points. . The examination of Mr. Valentine was then continued, and occupied their Lordships up to half-past four o'clock, when they adjourned till eleven to-morrow. GL sb SGOW, EARRHEAD, AND NEILST ON RALILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After several witnesses had been examined to confirm the former evidence, Mr. Pare was called to prove the traf f ic tables. He estimated that the gross income of the line would be 16,982/. 103. 9d., and after deducting 8,792/. for working expenses, there still remains a net income of 8,190/. 10s. 9d., which would yield a dividend of 5i- per cent. upon the capital of 142,500/. Mr. Neil Robson, the engineer, who had laid out the proposed line, proved that there were no engineering difficulties on the line. It would be six miles and five furlongs in length. Mr. John Millar, a land.valuer, estimated the cost of the land required for the proposed line at 20,2051. 14s. 4d. The Committee then adjourned. SOUTH WALES HAXI:ViTAT.-MONMOUTH AND EnnEronn RAILWAY. Mr. TALBOT (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) said—Of the 832 landowners on the line there were but 85 dissentients, and a similar difference was observed in respect of the mileage. He would now call their attention to the im_ portance of the several affected towns in detail, and first he would refer their Lordships to the town of Chepstow. It was the market town ? f* an important agricultural district eountry, connecting the vallies of the Usk and the Llandaff— and the utmost facilities ef these districts were brought into play by the contemplated railway. The town of Newport also was the centre of a great coal and iron trade, and in the same way as John Frost and Co. precipitated themselves on Newport some years ago, so was the iron traffic precipitated on the same town row.—(Laughter.) Then it also supplied a market for the large and fertile districts of Glamorgan and Carmarthen. With regard to Cardiff, it was in precisely a • similar position, and their Lordships were probably aware that a large stimulus would be given to the trade of that town by the enterprise of a patriotic individual of their Lordships' House. The Learned Counsel then re ferred to the peculiar advantages which would be given to the towns of Neath, Bridgend, Swansea, and Llanelly, as well as the minor towns on the route. The mineral trade in the district was im. mense, not less than 9,000,0001. sterling per annum. There was but one opponent, Sir Richard Bulkeley Phillips ; and after their Lordships had heard the ground on which he sought to confront !hem in that Committee, he thought that their Lord. ships would decide that the Hon. Baronet could have no loses standi before them. After some further remarks the Learned Counsel concluded by expressing a hope that their Lordships would pass the preamble of the Bill. Mr. TALBOT then called Mr. Benson, who described himself as a magistrate for the county of Glamorgan. Had resided in South Wales for fifteen years. There are large copper mines at Combe Avis and Swansea. The coalowners export an immense quantity of coals, and 30,000 tons of manufactured copper, which would be sent by railroad, if one was constructed which would se cure an expeditious transit and save marine insurance. A great trade in tin was carried on at Combe Avis, and it exists all along the valley. There was a great quantity of coal in Glamorganshire, some of which, not yet wrought, would be opened if the proposed line went through the district. There could only be a line along the coast, as the stature of the country would exclude any other. Witness presided at a meeting last year at Swansea, and every one was in favour of it. In cross-examination by Mr. WILKINS, the witness said, that coals are at present brought by sea. The carriage would be much cheaper by railroad than by the present mode. The district be. tween Carnarvoss and Swansea is nearly level, Colonel Cameron, of Dun-y.Greig, Swansea, was next called, and his evidence proved that the present water communication was very defective. The proposed line would be of incalculable advan tage to the district, and he had advocated some scheme of a similar character for many years. The railway was supported by all the inhabitants of the principality. He was the owner of a large coal field, and had recently opened another colliery, which at present had no proper outlet to market. He would, if the present railway were constructed, send all his coals to Swansea, so as to be tran shipped to London. His pits produced 120,000 tons annually. Mr. Buckland knew the manufactures and trades of South Wales. He had assisted in making up the traffic tables. The trade from Newport was very considerable, not less than between 30,000 and 40,000 tons of iron. The iron and coal annually ex. ported amounted to 660,000 tons, and a very considerable trade was carried on with Ireland. The traffic with the district was of a very extended character ; and at least two.thirds of the population on the route were in its favour. No other witnesses were examined, and the CHAIRMAN having consulted with the other Members of the Committee, announced that the preamble of the South Wales Railway Bill had been proved, The Committee then proceeded to the consideration of the MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD (SOUTH WALES) RAILWAY, Mr. Talbot appeared for the promoters, and Mr. Wordsworth, for the Canal Company, which runs parallel with a part of the line. Mr. TALBOT briefly opened the case on the part of the pro. moters, and detailed at length the advantages which would accrue to the districts through which it would pass. Although it was opposed by some landowners, he apprehended that it would do them no serious injury. _ . _ . The further hearing of the case was then adjourned until to morrow, on account of some of the witnesses, owing to the unex pected termination of the former Bill, not being in attendance. THE GLASGOW =NOTION RAILWAY. The Committee met this morning at 11 o'clock. The first witness called was Mr. Cebitt, the eminent engineer, who was examined at great length with respect to that portion of the line which is proposed to be laid down on a level on the quays at Glasgow. He was of opinion that the adoption of this plan would materially interrupt the business of that part of the city ; and that the navigation, but more particularly the landing of coals, would be seriously impeded. He even doubted the practicability of the scheme crossing the quays this way at all. On his cross-examination by Mr. ANDREWS, on babalf of the promoters, he stated that much of the inconvenience which could not fail to arise from constructing the line along the quays might be obviated by carrying the rails completely above the quays ; but what he strongly recommended was that they should construct a quay and docks for their sole use. The quay should be from twelve to fifteen feet above the water. By effecting this, they would increase their traffic, and by charging a small additional tonnage on the goods which they would convey, they would be fully remunerated for this additional outlay. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then proceeded to address the Com mittee on behalf of Mr. Campbell, the proprietor of the Blythes wood's estate and on behalf of the " feuars." To show the in creasing value of this estate, he stated that upwards of thirty years ago it let at 601. an acre, but that during the last few years por. tions of it had been let at 7501., and that a sixth part of it, equally as valuable, had not yet been " feued," which would DB doubt realise a rental of about 10,000/. per annum. By the line passing through the ground the property would be greatly reduced ; and, hesides, there was a general feeling amongst the " feuars " against it. He therefore hoped that they would not press the preamble of the Bill. The CHAIRMAN then desired the room to be cleared, that the Committee might deliberate whether they should hear any further evidence. On the admission of the parties, The CHAIRMAN intimated that they were prepared to bear addi. tional evidence on the line before them, and not with reipect to any other. The following witnesses were then called : Mr. Douglas said he had been land-agent for the Blytheswood es tate for the last twenty-five years. The " unfeued" portion was the most valuable part of the estate, and he had no hesitation in saying that at least nine tenths of the most valuable buildings of Glasgow were built on the Blytheswood estate. The carrying of the pro. posed tunnels through the estate would be highly detrimental to it, and nothing could warrant the carrying of a tunnel through a portion of such a thickly populated city as Glasgow but the most urgent necessity. He understood that the Company would not pay Mr. Campbell for the land which they proposed to take for the tunnel. Mr. ANDaEws said they would pay for what land they took. They would reimburse the owner for any damage or injury which they might cause from the construction of the tunnel. They would secure compensation to Mr. Campbell by a clause in their Bill. Mr. Thomas Kyle, surveyor, of Glasgow, said he had been well acquainted with Blytheswood estate in his professional capacity for many years. The line would pass through a quarry and other valuable property, to their great injury. Ile had no doubt that the houses at Wellington Arcade would be rendered dangerous by constructing the line in that direction, the soil being clayey and the houses apt to sink. At the spot where they proposed com mencing the construction he found soft clay. By drawing off the water they would endanger the safety of large manufactories erected over its prepared route. A very good line might be made without interfering with the thickly.populated parts of the city. On cross examination by Mr. ANDREWS, he admitted that a quiet possession of the tunnel in the Blytheswood estate would pass through a strata of firm blue clay. Mr. Locke, civil engineer, knew the town of Glasgow well, and had had his attention particularly directed to this line, and it ap peared to him that the line had not been judiciously selected— that a better one might be constructed. There was an objection able curve in the tunnel. Cross-examine?—The difference between a curve in a tunnel and one in the other part of a line was this—that if an accident happened it would occur in the dark, and a train corning in a contrary direction might come in collision with the other, and serious accidents might be the result. The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. IMPORTANT DECISION. CAMBRIDGE AND HUNTINGDON LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM denied that it was an unopposed Bill, as it was undeniably a competing line with the London and York. Mr. AUSTIN protested against the injustice of such a proposi tion. It was monstrous, after they had been refused, to oppose the London and York line, because they did not compete to be told by that very Company that first suggested their non competition, that they had no right to be considered unopposed, because, forsooth, they were competing lines. Why, if the argu. ment was good in the first instance, that the London and York was not a competing line with the Milford and Doncaster, and therefore the latter could not oppose, the converse was surely tenable, that the Milford and Doncaster did not compete with the London and York, and therefore could not be opposed by the latter. The Committee having retired to deliberate, after half an hour's absence, _ . _ The CHAIRMAN having returned with his colleagues, said tl at he Committee were of opinion that the Milford and Doncaster int did pot compete With the LOnClon Mid York, in ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—illairlbile, July 24. (Before Mr. Juaticc COLERIDGE.) Frederick George Jones, 20, described as a clerk, a youug man of genteel appearance, and who was said to be respectably connected, was indicted for feloniously forging an acquittance, or receipt, for the payment of the sum of 12/. 13s. Sd., with intent to defraud her Majesty, and in a second count the pri soner was charged with an intent to defraud the Collector of Customs of the port of Rochester. Mr. Sergeant Channell, Mr. Montagu Chambers, and Mr. Bodkin appeared for the Crown. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Sergeant Jones and Mr. Bsllantine. From the evidence adduced for the prosecution, it appeared that the prisoner had been engaged as second clerk in the Customs department at Rochester for upwards of five years, and down to the period of this transaction lie was always considered, by his superiors an honourable and well-conducted young man, and at the time of his apprehen sion upon this charge it appears that he was under an en gagement of marriage to a young lady who, upon her coming of age, will be entitled to 8001. a year. The circumstances under which the offence was committed were these. In Au gust last, some repairs were required to be done to one of the revenue tenders called the Fly, and Mr. Simmons, A. ship builder, at Gravesend, was employed to perform them, and his bill for the work amounted to the sum mentioned in the indict ment. He applied to the prisoner for the amount, and he told him that he had not received any order for the payment, but that. if he left the receipt he would get the money for him. Mr. Simmons decliwed to do this, and shortly afterwards the prisoner went to the collector of the customs, and gave him a receipt for the sum in question, telling him at the same time that Mr. Simmons hail applied to him, and that he had paid him the amount. The collector, upon this, handed him over the sum mentioned in the receipt, and it was very soon afterwards ascertained that Mr. Simmons had never received the money. When the prisoner was asked for an explanation, he at once admitted that he hail himself signed the receipt, and he wished Mr. Simmons to receive the money from his father, or make some arrange ment respecting it. The authorities of the Customs, however, would not, of course, allow any such proceeding to be adopted, and the prisoner was given into custody and eventually com mitted for trial upon this charge. Mr. Sergeant JONES made a very forcible and feeling appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and called several respect able witnesses, who gave him an excellent character. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE having summed up, The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty, coupled with a strong recommendation to mercy on ac count of the prisoner's previous good character. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, in passing sentence, observed that it was very painful to pass sentence upon a young man in the position of the prisoner, and who appeared previously to have borne so good a character. He had, however, committed a very serious offence, and it was impossible, for the sake of the example to others, that it could be passed over without a severe sentence. He then ordered the prisoner to be transported for seven years. There was another indictment against him for a similar of fence, but it was not proceeded with. George Richardson, '24, was indicted for stealing from the person of Eliza Marshall a purse containing six sovereigns and some silver. Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutrix was walking upon the pier at Margate, wh er e th e p r i soner , w h o i s supposed to be an expert London thief, was seen to delibe rately lift up her gown, put his hand in her pocket, and take out her purse. He was observed by another lady, who gave an alarm, and upon the prosecutrix laying hold of him, he thrust the purse into her hand. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to be kept to hard labour for nine months. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Exeter, July 23. Win. Marchant was indicted for having stolen, from the club-box of the Ridgeway Friendly Society, a large amount of moneys, the property of the members of the scoeiety. Mr. Stone conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Slade defended the prisoner. Mr. SLADE stated that this prosecution must fail, because on the facts there was no larceny. Mr. STONE said he would first state the facts. The pri soner was charged in the first count with having stolen the pro perty of James Berry ; in the second count it was described as the property of Toll ; and in the third it was alleged to be the property of John Smith. The prisoner and Toll were stewards of a friendly society, the rules of which were not enrolled. A meeting of the club Was held, at which Berry was president ; he kept one key of the box containing the club money, the prisoner another, and Toll had the third. At that meeting, on Whit- Monday, the money was safe in the box at the public-house; no one could open the box unless he h d the three keys. On that occasion the other two left their keys with the prisoner, who was in the club-room. On their return the prisoner was gone, and the box was locked with his key. Another meeting was then called, and notice was sent to the prisoner, requesting him to attend that meeting. He did not do so, but sent his key, and it was then found that the money was gone. Smith, the land lord, had the custody of the box. Mr. Baron PLATT said, the landlord had no custody against the trustees. Mr. STONE said, he might have a property against all others, but here the prisoner had an interest. If the money was taken out by the prisoner at all, it must have been in the absence of the other trustees. Mr. Baron PLATT said, this wa. no larceny; it was, there fore, no use to go on. A man could no , . steal from himself ; therefore, the prisoner mast be acquitted. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The grand jury have just returned eight true bills for murder, and one for piracy, against the pirates. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Richard Jarvis, the clerk in the Bank of England who some weeks ago absconded from that establishment, t a ki ng w ith him an Exchquer-bill for 20 . q., the property of the Governor and Company, was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the cus tody of John Forrester, the officer. The prisoner had been fol lowed to France by Forrester, and upon ascertaining ssho was on his track, attempted to commit suicide. Mr. Weir, of ;the office of Messrs. Freshfielil and Co., the solicitors to the Bank of England, attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Haler appeared for the defence. Mr. Alexander Wilson, an accountant, carrying on business at No. 8, in the Old .Jewry, stated that he had kept for several years, and he at the present time kept an account at the Bank of England. On the Ist of April he went to the Bill-office, at the Bank of England, and delivered to Mr. Jervis, whom he for some time had known by sight as a clerk there, an Ex chequer Bill for the sum of 2(0., dated June 18, 1844, and numbered 869, desiring that it should be placed to his credit on his pass-book, which he delivered at the same time. The prisoner soon afterwards returned the pass-book, with the neces sary entry, signed " R. Jervis," and retained the Exchequer bill, which the witness never afterwards received, nor ever authorised any person to receive. He never had applied for the Exchequer-bill since. In his cross-examination by Mr. Hobler, the witness stated that he was sure the prisoner was the person to whom he had handed the Exchequer-bill, and that he had found the prisoner's name often in the pass-book previously to that transaction. Mr. Brooks, the principal acting clerk in the bill•office of the Bank of England, stated that he had known the prisoner for thirty years. It was the duty of the prisoner, upon the receipt of an Exchequer-bill, and the entry of the particulars in the journal, to take the bill into the treasury of the Bank, deliver it to the cashier, and receive that officer's acknowledge ment, at the foot of the entry, of the due delivery of the bill ; but no such acknowledgement or receipt appeared at the foot of the entry. In his cross-examination by Mr. Hobler, the witness said that in the event of the absence of the prisoner, one of the senior cashiers would have performed the duty, but there was no receipt of any one of the cashiers. Mr. J. B. Harrison, stock-broker, of Bank-buildings, stated that he was acquainted with the prisoner, whom he knew to be a clerk in the Bill-office of the Bank of England. On the 4th of April last, witness was applied to by the prisoner to sell an Exchequer-bill, represented as belonging to C. M. Brown, for the sum of 2001., dated the 18th June, 1844, and numbered 869, and payable a year after date, together with interest. Ile accordingly sold the bill on the same day, and gave the prisoner a cheque for the proceeds, amounting to 209/. Bs. 9d., upon Fullers and Co.'s banking-house. That cheque had been re turned by the banking-house to witness. Mr. Weir stated that he had no further evidence to offer on that day, and, at his request, The LORD MAYOR remanded the prisoner till Monday next, Mr. Nobler having offered no objection to that course. Mr. Thomas Cleghorn, a gentleman who resides at Iloilo , way, and has offices in the City, was charged by Mr. John Crump, a clerk in a banking or mercantile house, under pecu liar circumstances. The complainant stated that, on Tuesday last, he came from Holloway in ,n omnibus, and when he alighted at the Bank he received a blow with a stick from the defendant, who appeared to him to be looking out for somebody. The defendant ac cused him at the same time of having improper views towards some of his family, called him a d—d rascal or scoundrel, and pledged himself to break his hones. Witness thought necessary to declare that he knew nothing whatever of the defendant or his family, and never had given him the slightest provocation ; and that even the finding of the defendant's name, for the pur pose of making him responsible, was a matter of difficulty. Defendant—You say that I am quite a stranger to you. Did you ever sit in the next pew to mine at church ? Complainant—Yes. It was from that circumstance I re collected your face, but I do not know you, nor do I wish to know you. The conductor of a Holloway omnibus confirmed the state ment that the complainant had received a blow from the de fendant, and without any visible p:ovocation. The defendant assured the Lord Mayor that what had taken place had been most seriously provoked. The complainant had fur some time very much annoyed the females of his family by staring at them in church, and at the windows of the house. In fact, in order to avoid the disagreeable alternative of a col lision he (the defendant) had found it necessary to withdraw from the church about a year ago. The complainant, however, had thought proper to continue his system of annoyance, and constantly kissed hands and stared at the windows, and his the (defendant's) wife at length reluctantly stated what was so often occurring, and desired that the defendant would watch his movements. Defendant went home earlier on Monday evening last, and saw the complainant pass, and observed quite enough to convince him that the report of the nuisance was by no means exaggerated. Under these circumstances he (defen dant) addressed the complainant at the Bank on Tuesday, and accused him of inflicting the annoyance, and a denial and mutual blows took place. The complainant—l am willing to take my oath, that I have never done anything of which the defendant accuses me. I deny all knowledge of him or his family further than I have stated. I never stared at his family or at his windows, and I solemnly declare that his conduct has been wholly unprovoked. The defendant said he was able to bring forward adequate psoof, if the Lord Mayor would consent to postpone the case. There was no doubt whatever as to the identity of the party. Mr. Crumps, solicitor, who conducted the case, said that the case was either a case of extraordinary delusion or of mistaken personal identity. The defendant—l can show that there is not a shadow of a doubt as to the identity. The Loan Mayn't—The assault is distinctly sworn to, and I call upon the defendant to enter into his own securities to the amount of 50/. to appear to answer it at the sessions. Two well-dressed females, named Maria Evans and Mari anne Adams, were charged with having endeavoured to substi tute a gilt sixpence for a half sovereign, in obtaining change from a shopkeeper. The prisoners, it appeared, went into a hosier's shop, pur chased a pair of cotton stockings, for which they paid with a sovereign, received a half sovereign and 9s. in change, and it was stated that they returned what appeared to be the half sove reign, but what really was a gilt sixpence, assuring the person who served them that she had made a mistake, as the gold was too light. The prisoners were remanded till Saturday. WORSHIP-STR EE T. A Max STABBED BY HIS WlFE.—Yesterday, Annette Hobbs, a married woman, twenty-seven years of age, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, upon a charge of felo niously cutting and wounding her husband, a boot and shoe maker, living at No. 3, Hackney-road. The proLicutor, who had a wound in the face covered with strapping, stated that about twelve o'clock he went Ware, and, his wife being still up, he asked her to get him some supper, ' which she refused to do. He therefore cooked some for him self, but while he was eating it the prisoner kept heaping abuse upon him, calling him thief and other opprobrious names, and then, throwing off her bonnet, wanted him to tight. Ile de clined the chall, nge, and she put on her bonnet again and wanted to go out. He, however, refused to allow her to do so, and to prevent it, locked the door and took out the key. The prisoner then stabbed him in the cheek with a penknife, which he believed she took from her bosom, and, upon his closing with her, and endeavouring to get the knife f r om he r , s he stabbed him aga i n b e hi n d in - the upper part of the thigh, and 911. e swore during the struggle that she would murder him. • The wounds bled very much, and were afterwards dressed by a surgeon. Police-constable Caffrey said he heard scrzams of murder by a female, and, on being admitted, found the prosecutor covered with " a gore of blood" from the wounds which he said his wife had inflicted with a penknife. The wife said he had ill used her, and given her a black eye. The witness, having secured her, accompanied the prosecutor to a surgeon, who dressed his wounds, during which operation he fainted twice. Mr. Lewis Davis, assistant to Mr. Coward, the police-sur geon, said the wound upon the prosecutor's cheek was but skin deep, but the wound upon the hinder part of the thigh was an inch and half deep, and in inch in length. Mr. 11i5 , ,-,IIAN committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial. CLERKEA II'EL L. DESPERATE RESISTANCE TO THE POLICE. If 21IiQnl Burke, a stout Irish labourer, was charged with having been concerned with others in a most desperate outrage and attack upon the police-officers of the N division. Daniel Yard, another athletic Irish labourer, was also charged with obstruct ing the officers in the execution of the:r duty. It may be recollected that en Monday, the 7th of April last, a dreadful riot took place in the Chalk-road, Islington, where a man named John Wallen, a coalhcaver, was nearly murdered by some Irish labourers. On the interference of the police they were attacked in a desperate manner by the party, and Staker, t 6 .2 N, was barbarously treated, and for a con siderable time he was in the hospital in a dangerous state. Several of the rioters were apprehended at the time, and being subsequently tried, were convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. The prisoner, who was one of the most active of the gang, escaped, but a re. ward was granted for his apprehension. He eluded the vigilance of the officers until Wednesday night last, when information was received that he was concealed in a house in George court, Islington. Stoker, in whose possession the warrant was placed for execution, made arrangements with other officers to accompany him fur that purpose ; and on Wednesday evening, between nine and ten o'clock, Stoker, Sergeant Brennan, Walker, Pearce, Collard, and Martin, repaired to the house in George-court to make a capture of the prisoner. On their arrival they found the house barricaded, the doors and windows being fastened. '1 he prisoner Burke, on being informed of the appearance of the police, looked out of the window flourishing a poker, and swore he would have the life of the first man who dared attempt to apprehend him, exclaiming, " My name is Burke." The officers procured a ladder for the purpose of en tering at the first-floor window, and at a given signal the officers burst open the street-door, and rushed up stairs. Sergeant Brennan went up the ladder to get in at the window, which he had no sooner lifted up than a quantity of scalding water was thrown into his face by Burke's wife, by which his sight was so much affected that he has been ever since in great pain, and under medical treatment. The prisoner Burke fought at the officers with a poker and a pair of tongs, in a desperate manner, the former of which he broke. Stoker was forced to strike him on the head with his truncheon before the tongs could be taken from him. Whilst engaged in the affray, the prisoner 'Ward called out to Burke to "give it to the police," and he did as much as possible to obstruct the officers in the execution of their duty. The violence of Burke was so exces sive that it was found necessary to handcuff him, and although there were so many officers, they had considerable difficulty in taking, him to the station-house. On their way thither, a great mob who had assembled, followed, hooted, and pelted the officers. Burke's head was dreadfully cut from blows, and the back part was covered with adhesive plaister. His shirt was besmeared with blood. Mr. BuoucnroN said that the case was one of such atrocity that he could not decide upon it summarily. He felt bound to send it before a jury, and it would eventually be committed for trial. He would accept responsible bail for both prisoners' ap: pearance on Tueslay next. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. ROCHESTER, JULY 22.—Yesterday the Rev. George Davis, Captain Thos. Baker, and James Smith, Esq., County Magistrates, assembled in Petty Sessions, when the case of Henry Woolmer, alias Spriggs, who appeared on a charge of cruelly ill-treating a dog on the 7th inst. at Halling, near Rochester, the property of Mr. Solomon Brice, lime-burner, was gone into. The defendant was agamekeeper to the Rev. Mr. Formby, of Windsbury, one of the County Magistrates of this division, who took his seat on the bench. The defendant, in conjunction with another man, named John Gammon, had been previously served with an information for the same offence, and were to have appeared on Friday last to answer the charge. Gammon did appear, and was fined 205., and costs 15s. 6d. The defendant did not appear, as he was summoned in a wrong name, and consequently another summons was issued in another name, and on the de fendant being called on to plead, The Rev. George Davis, the Chairman, with a degree of warmth of expression, said to the defendant, " What is your name?" Answer—Woolmer. Did you ever go by the name of Spriggs ? Answer —My name is Wooliner. The Rev. Chairman—Answer my question, Sir, and don't treat the magistrates with impertinence. The Rev. Mr. Formby rose, and said, " I think the man has given a very proper answer, and submit that he is not to be treated with such harshness. He is here to answer a complaint." . . The Rev. Chairman, finding himself thus interrupted, took hi:; hat and said he should leave the bench. The Rev. Mr. Formby observed, the sooner the better. Captain Baker told Mr. Formby that it was his opinion, as well as his brother magistrate's, Mr. Smith's, that his observations were extremely discourteous and uncalled for towards their worthy Chairman, who had filled the situation of Chairman of this Bench for the last twenty years, and considered that Mr. Formby ought in justice to express regret for what he had done. This Mr. Formby refused. Mr. Baker remarked that during the twenty years' servitude of their Chairman he had given great satisfaction. This Mr. Formby doubted, for he had heard with deep regret that in almost every case brought to this office the Rev. Chair man had most shamefully browbeaten both men and women. When a man or woman came to the Court their feolirgs were naturally embarrassed, being strangers to the course of law; and because of that were they to be treated with insult. Captain Baker inquired of the Rev. Mr. Formby whether he intended to sit on the bench as a magistrate in the case, because that would depend on their Rev. Chairman returning to the Court. The Rev. Mr. Formby said he did not intend to sit as a magistrate. He had employed Mr. I'rall, the solicitor, to attend on his servant's behalf ; and the cause that in duced him to make a remark on the conduct of the Chair man, was the manner in which he spoke to his servant, and was compelled to say that he would not have spoken with that harshness to a dog. . _ After several angry expressions had passed between the magistrates, impugning each other's characters as gentlemen, the Rev. Chairman entered the Court again, when another animated discussion ensued between the bench and the solicitor, Mr. Frail, who contended that the Court was not in a condition to proceed with the case, and said he should advise his client to leave the Court at once, the magistrates contending that, as the defendant was before the Gnat, they dared him to leave it. On this the Rev. Mr. Formby rose from his seat and took his servant out of the Court, and they were followed by the solicitor. The case, without the defendant's appearance, was gone into, and as there was not sufficient proof to sup port the information, the case was dismissed. DOG STEALING. —CAUTION TO ADVERTISERS.— Yesterday the Act of Parliament, which came into operation on Monday last, when it received the royal assent, was printed, inti tuled "An Act for the further Prevention of Dog Stealing." It is now provided that two or more justices, for a first offence of dog-stealing, may either commit for a period not exceeding six months to the common gaol or house of correction, or fine the offender a sum not exceeding 201. above the value of the dog. For a second offence the party may be indicted, and suffer fine or im prisonment, or both, such imprisonment with or without hard labour, not to exceed eighteen months. Offenders may be at once apprehended without warrant, and taken before a magistrate. The following provision in the Ac; requires to be generally known : " And be it enacted, that if any person shall publicly advertise, or offer a reward for the return or recovery of any dog which shall have been stolen or lost, and shall in such advertisement use any words purporting that no questions will be asked, or shall make use of any words in any public advertisement purporting that a re ward will be given or paid for any dog which shall have been stolen or lost without seizing or making any inquiry after the per son producing such dog, every such person shall forfeit the sum of 251. for every such offence to any person who will sue for the same by action of debt, to be recovered with full costs of suit." THE REPEALED DUTIES.—The Commissioners of the Customs have had under notice the list of articles annexed to their minute of December 31, 1833, which were required to be deposited in warehouses, approved of as special security, or in specially and approved vaults or floors at the legal quays ; and as many of these articles are now free of duty, or subject to low duties only, the Board have considered it advisable to amend such list, and have therefore resolved that the following list of articles, to be in future warehoused at the legal quays on the banks of the river, in warehouses of special security, or in specially approved rooms, floors, or vaults only, ba substituted for that contained in the minute above quoted—viz., agates (set), almond paste, bead, of all sorts, cambrics, candles (spermaceti and wax), playing_ cards, carmine, china ware or porcelain, crystal (cut or manufac tured). cinnamon, clocks, cloves, coffee, corks (made), dice, enamel essences of all sorts, extracts of all sorts, feathers (ostrich) dressed, feathers (all. dressed), flowers (artificial), garnets (set), gauze of, all sorts, ginger (preserved), glass manufactures (all excepting bottles covered with wicker, or of green or common glass), hats and bonnets of all sorts, jewels, pearls, and precious stones (set), inkle (wrought), lace of all sorts, mace, mercury, mead, or metheglln, musical-boxes, nutmegs, opium, oil (chymical, essential, or per. firmed of all sorts), paper (all sorts, excepting brown), pepper of all sorts, plate of gold or silver, platting (of bast, cane, horsehair, and straw), powder (brass), ditto (bronze), quinine (sulphate of), Naples soap, silk manufactures, or millinery and silk, and other materials; spirits, cordials, and strong waters of all sorts, succades, and confectionary, sugar (refined), (cigars, snuff, tea, and tobacco, in places specially sanctioned by the Board for that purpose), thread of all kinds, truffles, vanillas, vellum, watches, Cologne water, and wine of all sorts ; in addition to all goods warehoused " for exports. tion only," and all goods subject to ad valorem duties of 15/. per cent. or upwards. This order is to take effect from the present time, and is of vary considerable importance to the proprietorsthoef bonding warehouses on the banks of the river, privileges d alsoa n to of the housinge v goods ill sea 1 dock companies, much mre who nl en h d i whosetth h :r n t t a % l . now be, had the th ep e ed list.ris r i e l y e i g s eofhousing under bond many of the articleso regard includedo _T y Few things have A KNIFE AND FORK UR • pleased us more than the the verdict of acquittal o f 'Cord Viscountannouncement th p a i t lio " h s a o t u t n h e e x s p u e r c r t e e y d s u e 'a s s . sions," in the turnpike case, that after the discharge of tliejur soli citor, proceeded " twelve the gen tlemen, at the instigation of his Lordship's ded to a neighbouring tavern, where th ey were most lib era lly treated." We a re deli g hted to h ear it , The fact proves that there i s gratitude in law ; that attorneys have b owe l s. We think h that examplethexceeding e sowiselyset by Lord Dill on ' s solicitor might comfort of a ll men summoned on juries. We would p ro p os e that, in all civil acti ons, t h e two te followed, w e ed, t o parties should each send in to the juri.box a bill of fare, to be served up for dinner by the winning party. Thus, instead of the jury being compelled to listen to the witnesses, and to the shock ing sophistications of counsel on both sides, they would only have to judge of the relative excellence of the feast prorpised by either party, and to return their verdict accordingly. Whereupon they might retire to a neighbouring tavern, and, like Lord pillows jury —drink the glorious institution of " Trial by Roast and Boiled." ~~ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 24. (Continued from cur Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After some observations from Lord R. Grosvenor, Mr. B. Escott, Sir G. Clerk, Mr. Tufnell, and Mr. Waklcy, The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority against the motion -17 The motion was consequently lost. Mr. WAKLEY congratulated the Noble Lord (Lincoln) that he had not made the tax tid., and the period of its duration fifty, instead of seventeen, years, because he was con vinced that in both cases the House would have adopted it. Mr. HUME thought that measures like the present ought not to be brought forward at the morning sittings. It ap peared to him that the course that had been adopted was a most shameful uay of conducting the business of the House. He was determined to divide the House on the question that the Bill do pass. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, and the Bill passed. SMALL DEBTS BILL. _ _ The Small Debts (No. 3) Bill was reported, several clauses were added, the Bill wss ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time en Monday. CHURCH BUILDING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Church Building Act Amendment Bill. Mr. HAWES objected to the Bill. It contained no pre vision whatever for the protection of the laity. It was still more objectionable in another point of view, for it gave power to the Commissioners to appoint the church wardens, which was in effect giving them the power of making church-rates, fur, ace , . riling to the opinion of Lord Chief Justice Tindal, churchwardens had the power to make rates when the inhabitants refused to do so. Under these circumstances, he thought the Bill ought not to proceed there were already no less than forty-eight Ecclesiastical 131;ls on the statute book, and 40) orders in Council. The House ought not, there fore, to add another Bill, but try to consolidate the present Bills. Mr. S. HERBERT said that the arguments of the Hon. Member for Lambeth against this Bill were the strangest he had ever heard ; because there was a large number of Acts of Parliament in existence, and the law was in an anomalous state, therefore they were not to proceed to amend the state of the law by any act of legislation. With regard to church-rates, nothing had been introduced in the Bill which would at all affect that question. The clauses were agreed to with some amendments, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The Lords' amendments to the Westminster Improvement (No. 2) Bill were agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Bermondsey Improvement Bill were agreed to. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. DUNDEE AND PERTH RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. ABERDEEN RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. GRIMSBY DOCKS. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LIVERPOOL AND BURY (BOLTON AND WIGAN AND LIVERPOOL) RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to this 13i11 were agreed to. The South-Eastern Railway (branch to Deal and extension of the South-Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway) Bill was read a third time, and the further proceeding on the third reading adjourned till to-morrow (th s day). On the motion that the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill, be read a third time, Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved the amendments of which he had given notice. Mr. ESTCOTT doubted the propriety of suspending the standing orders. Mr. PATTEN said that his only object was to prevent the Bill from being thrown out for the session. The amendments were not of a very important character. After a few words from Mr. BROTHERTON, Mr. DUNCOMBE said he objected to the motion being withdrawn, and he hoped the Committee on Standing Orders would not sanction such a proceeding. It would be better to throw the Bill overboard altogether. Dr. BOWRING would have no objection to the motion, provided it would not have the effect of causing the Bill any risk ; but it would be a very serious step to take if it would have the effect of throwing out the Bill altogether. After a few words from Mr. STEWART WORTLEY and Lord G. SOMERSET the motion was withdrawn, and the third read ing of the Bill ordered to be resumed to-morrow. COMMITTEE—GROUP X. Mr. B. DENISON said he begged to move that it be an in struction to the Committee upon Group X of Railway Bills, that they have power to divide the London and York Railway Bill into two or more Bills, if they think fit. Mr. ASTELL said he would second the motion. Mr. WARD asked a question of the Chairman of the Com mittee in reference to Sheffield and Wakefield being left out in the decision on the preamble of the Bill. Viscount COURTENAY said it was desirable that he should state the particular circumstances under which the preamble of the Bill had been passed by the Committee. In the exercise of their discretion they had left out Sheffield and Wakefield, as there were other parties who had competing lines to that portion of the London and York that accommodated these parties. They (the Committee) did so, on the grounds that having heard the evidence on the one side, it would not be fair to decide until evidence was also heard on behalf of those who had competing lines to propose. They considered it was but fair that they should give these parties the chance of being heard, and, accordingly, they thought the best course to pursue was to postpone that portion of the Bill which related to those towns, and come to a decision on the main point. They therefore decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved, omitting Sheffield and Wake. field. They how ever gave noopinion on the merits of the branches. They purposely avoided doing so. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Ward) seemed to object to their deciding only on a part. In doing so the Committee thought it was the best course to pursue under the circumstances. If that was not satisfactory, the only way would be for the House to refer the portion of the Bill omitted to the Committee, so that they might decide on that as well as the other parts of the case. If the House could suggest any course to take in the matter the Committee would be satisfied to follow it out. After a few words from Mr. DARBY in explanation, Mr. P. M. STEWART said that it was sufficiently evident that the Committee ought to have applied for leave to divide the Bill, and after thus disposing of the branches they might have gone on with the trunk line. The House could knew nothing of what the Committee had done, but from their own confessions now, and therefore the House was not competent to decide on what the Committee had yet done. The SPEAKER was supposed to say that they were irre gular, in that they had no power to strike any portion out of the preamble of the Bill ; but, as the Honse was in so many cases out of order, he supposed that this must also be passed over.—(Laughter.) The motion was agreed to. THE CIRCUITS. The Hon. Mr. VESEY presented petitions from several places in Ireland, praying fur the equalising of the time of going circuit. MA LTESE CURRENCY. Dr. BOWRING begged to inquire into the cause of the omissions of important correspondence in the papers on the Maltese currency? Mr. CARDWELL raid the correspondence would be forth coming. STOCK-IN-TRADE BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM moved the second reading of the Stock. in-Trade Bill. Sir R. INGLIS presented two petitions against this Bill. Be hoped the House would not suppose that he was giving any unnecessary trouble in making a few observations upon this Bill, which was one that had been renewed every year for the last five or six years, and had the effect of altering the existing law in reference to the mode of taxing property for the relief of the poor. The object of the Bill was to suspend the opera tion of the law. He thought it better that, instead of bring ing in a Bill every year on this subject, they should at once in troduce a Bill which would effectually decide the question. The general question of rateability should be entered into. He thought that the title of the Bill was very inadequate to ex press the objects of the Bill, as it merely affected the interest* of tithe owners. Sir J. GRAHAM was sorry to occupy the House on a matter of so much difficulty. He had paid the utmo►t atten tion to the case which his Right Hon. Friend had brought for ward. His Right Hon. Friend had still more confused ills ques tion, by mixing with it another equally abstruse and complicated. He recollected some instances in which this question was raised before a judicial authority, arid a decision was called for upon the question as to whether stock in trade should be taxed ; and that decision was against taxing that description of property, and it was after that that an Act of Parliament was deemed ne cessary to be passed, protecting stock in trade from being as sessed from one year to another. His Hon. Friend had stated that the Bill was objectionable, as one that was to be renewed from year to year. That objection might apply as a general observation, but in this particular it did not ; for in fact it would not bejust to tax such property. As to the question of his Hon. Friend, namely, whether this annual renewal of this Biil was to be continued, he (Sir James Graham) had already said that his own opinion was that the whole system of taxa tion would require revision, but with regard to the manner in which the clergy were affected by it, he was not now prepared to say to what extent a special remedy was to be applied in re ference to the clergy, or that they should be exempted. Lord J. MANNERS said he was glad to hear the Hon. Ba. ronet say that the system of rating generally required revision, and that it was likely to be done. The Bill was then read a second time. SLAVE TRADE (BRAZIL) BILL. Upon the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, and that the House do go into Committee on the Slave Trade (Bra zil) Bill, Mr. M. GIBSON said, that from the correspondence that had been laid upon the table of that House, as having passed between this Government and the Government of Brazil on this subject, he was led to apprehend that there still remained . 'store t g u r r e e a tde agreeda l fo t r o t a h n e A ll: t a w s e h to c o h b ewionufol would, n e informed f p a r l i i vaLeer . s w , ith t . c: before e the the e effect of creating hostilities between this country and Brazil. Thsa detain in prop an os d ed s t e o arc g h ive which the captains of them might suspect to be trading in all letters ves vessels they arq e may to inat present ex i ste d slaves; and the result of that would be to create a great deal of inconvenience and annoyance. There between this country and Brazil,regard to the slave trade, a sort of conventional treaty which would now very soon expire , • but before this present Bill should be pa sse d i nto a law, he did think it would be but wise and prudent fee the House to ascertain first whether the Brazilian Government would comply with that treaty. When a Bill similar to this was introduced into the Lords, on a former occasion, the Noble Viscount the Member for Tiverton p rotested against the Bill in words to which he would now call the attention of the House The Hon. Member then read an extract from the protest . He understood, when they entered into this treaty that it . should be reciprocal, th a t 'B r i t i sh subjects should be ' tried by The treaty to which he r e f erre d was the Slave Trade Consoli.. British tribunals, and Brazili an su bj ects by Brazilian trihunalsll dation ,Athcet. Executive ti t v h e e f sl a ß v r e az t i r l a c d o e ul w d a n s o o t nAectinaswiht could wish, no be ad. no more than th e Ri g h t H on. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government could act independently on the subject of the corn-laws. The interests of the lords of the soil, and the passions of the people, all interfered with the course of the Brazilian Government in putting down the slave trade. They should, therefore, make considerable allowance for the short comings of that Government. He knew of no dispo. sition on the part of the Brazilian Government not to put an end to the slave trade, for in August, 1841, the Brazilian Minister made a distinct proposal to put an end to the slave trade. The negotiation entered into was suddenly brokeB off by the orders of this Government, and a different cours e was entered into, involving a line of commercial policy fatal to the best interests of the trade between this country and Brazil. If the Government was prepared to take a hasty and hostile course, he was not prepared to share the responsibility. Let them send out their cruisers and seize the ships of B raz il, an d let them come down next session, and if they could make out a proper case they would get an indemnity; but d o no t l e t then call upon.Hon , Members, such as himself, to give theiusdberenc• ~: