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topeace.--....,............................ ...0. ..11.........m..............„, He wished to have particular information on funds. It was impossible to do that, without an appli the matters he had referred to. The present Govern- cation t o th e C our t of Chany. The a ppli was merit of Gre ece h ad shown an utter disregard of the ma d e . A bill was filled, and cer referred, of course, cation to the Imes of humanity and the rights of nations. They had Master, to ascertain whether the sale would be benefi established upon the fro g ntiers of Turkey a sys- cial to the charity. The Master reported in favour of te rn Of brigandege which would justify Turkey in the sale, which took place, and the proceeds were in. Making war, or to require the three Powers to interfere vested in the funds. What was the cost of those pro for heir Turkey against those marauders. ceedings Lordships were aware that there were three par- 481. a year, and the costs of the application amounted ties in Greece —the English, Russian, and French parties. to 300/. or six years' income of the charity. There were ,T,Each party was supposed to have- its particular creed. numerous cases of that description. There was the ease of4l* head of the English party was Mavrocordato, a man of a charity in Essex, which realised 601 per annum, ntert!shops Europe placed the greatest confidence. But, and this property was let on lease. Some parties ques unately, that party was now down at the very tamed the propriety of that lease, and an information ZittYbottom of the scale of p ditieal influence. The second was filed for the purpose of setting it aside. The pro was the Russian, which was represented by ceedings were commenced in the Court of Chancery and etaxas, but he had so often wavered, that little confi- occupied a considerable period of time. At length both deuce was reposed in him. The third party, the French parties became tired of litigation, and the result was, catPertY, was h ea d e d by Colletti, a man who had been that the information was abandoned on condition that the is °tie time a prom i nent member of the Pal- parties proving the information should pay their costs. `all party, who acted entirely independent, and The costs of those proceedings amounted to 650/. It at le ngth sunk i nto a mere state of brigance. Such would be sort' therefore th a t i n suc h cases as these h,ot b z 7, , een the n a t ure o f the measure which had air the Court of Chancery was ineffectual, and the conse oloect the u n i on o f the Greek Church with the Church quence was, that many of the charities were entirely lost. ab e ll es uB sia, and . which had subsequently brought about '!'here were 13,000 charities in this kingdom whose in- Revolution of September, 1843. In the year 1841 dividual amount was less than 5/. a year ; there were II G overnment, and also that of M. Guizot, expressed 18,000 which did not exceed 101. a year ; and there ' the Pinion that a' constitutional Government should not were 21,000 not exceeding 20/, a year. For the control . "e peen; from that view Russia differed, but subse- of these the Court of Chancery was wholly inapplicable. • 11 ( e i ntl Y the Three Powers coalesced, and by a coup In his opinion the interposition of that tribunal was in- Was co nstitutional Government superseded a barb s - sufficient air any charity under 50/. a year, and there. r ule- At th e a d v i ce. of England and France this were no less than 25,000 charities of that nature in the b e - acc eded, and it was anticipated that an end would kingdom, over which there was ne judicial control, and anotootle t o the existing feuds; but intrigues supervened, no practical means of their being pres e r ve d t o th ose w h o b y t hed led t o the present unhappy state of affairs. In the bounty of others were entitled to them. The principle .... rof the dispatches from which he was quoting, it he recognised in this Bill was that recommended by the e as s• wealscitated that any extension of the Greek franchise Commission appointed under the Lower House to report th e give great umbrage at the Porte, and would be upon the subject. He proposed to create a tribunal corn ..., cause of [h en, ~ . great inconvenience and embarrassment. posed of three Commissioners, invested with a power of ford Canning in another dispatch—ooe from Sir Stria• adjudication, absolutely summary; that power should th at to Lord Aberdeen--it was stated extend over all charities under 20/. a year, although, as b ad the Pacha had called upon him, and he had before observed, in his opinion, 50/. would be Ive r s euin Plained of thi s i nten d e d alteration. These the preferable amount. As to the limits of their n ,' souse of th e strongest passages in the correspond- authority, they should, in the first place, be empowered t tu e . and the whole of the answers went to give the to call on trustees to render an account of the trust com pt.:44llc° that the Porte should be protected. Yet the mated to their guardianship. Secondly, of appointing parti'eat Government had permitted the issue of various new trustees, of effecting sales, of exchanging and to d i P s i s i lets and proclamations, calling upon the Greeks granting leases, and, in fact, possessed of all those zissees;:lileubuesisstit,ohnis question of the enlargement of the fran- powers vested in the Court of Chancery. . Such should th e ' e ven to Greeks who did not reside in Greece, and be their jurisdiction in cases of small charities, unlimited was oven discussed in the House of and summary; but he proposed to extend their powers to th e 3 ' in Greece. Complaints were constantly made to other large amounts. They should be authorised to St te of4LillEassadors of the three great Powers of the call on the trustees of such important charities to fur the N eh , t ui,Dgs to which he had called the attention of nish returns elucidatory of the nature and due discharge ,metei thin g - ea t er' (Aberdeen), but it did not appear that of the trust, but with no power to rectify what they c o ped, 'lad been done to remedy it. Ile might consider an abuse. One part of the Bill related to out sh e e ' w e'ver, that the Noble Earl would carry the directions of municipal eharities. When the municipal Sittincp'd Promise which he had held out. Before Bill was passed, it had been apprehended that such had mad he would correct one expression which he rights would have been dangerously interfered with. ~ ceonjuonytrai ...e use of. He spoke of Greece as not fitted to Corporate bodies were then invested with the trust Pin ecti stitutional Government. There were few tempore, and, on the non-interposition of Parliament, "nal rs -es s , w hich were at first fitted to have a Constitu- trustees were selected ; and, but for the expense attend W as n°--"'verntnent, but nevertheless he thought that ing it, no better course could be adopted. But when he ta re w reason why they should not have one, if due remembered that in the case of the Shrewsbury trust great 11;taken that they could not abuse it. The three 5501. was paid out of the charity for the appointment of sowa tch were should have looked over, and attentively trustees, in the Salisbury charity 4081., in the Exeter t pold„the Proceedings of G reece . I t was i n a differ- 600/, and in the Hereford 7501., solely as tax costs f or t an lawa from other indep en d en t ki ng d oms. I t was supplying the vacancies of trustees, he did think that a *ord. independent Power, in the proper sense of the measure was imperatively called for to rectify the abuse, and i ts ' was the creation of the three great Powers, especially when two or three persons, in as many hours, it was free dmu was guaranteed by those Powers. could settle the subject, without all that intricacy of ar tn3 , an absurdity then to think of their allowing an machinery and consequent expense.—(Hear, hear.) The Tura, of marauders to assemble on the frontiers of Commissioners would hold their office contingent on Liate nnle Y , under the sanction of this newly formed Go- their good behaviour ; they would, on appointment, nde r t n h t ' What, he would ask, was done by Turkey take an oath of the due discharge cif their They b. ha trusted ci rcumstances ? They bore it patiently. duties, and, in fact, would hold their office lf t h e, ee to the foreign Powers to interfere, and by the same tenure as the judges. Wholly independent . 84 11 4 'lad done so he was satisfied that the Aisgraceful of the Crown they would be less open to political suspi %red. t° which he had adverted would not have oc- cion. The Masters in Chancery . at present performed .. eorr" Re would move, therefore, for copies of the these duties, but they were appointed by the Minister of artet°,laLdence which had passed between the Noble the Crown, by whom their decisions could be set aside. fora c t he head of the Foreign Affairs and Sir Strat- Undue influence was much more likely, therefore, to be fort.e s C o n !flg and Sir Edward Lyons, relative to the suspected, he did not say justly, under the present than aes to which ho had alluded, but he would leave the proposed system. The first appointment he proposed littl e It to t?.a discretion of the Noble Earl how much er how to leave to the decision of the Committee on the Bill : he , i , ot that correspondence he would produce, should, when it was in that stage, name individuals for ge r 4 e ll o e_Barl r ha the°-,_ABERDEEN—From the notice of motion the post, and it would be for the House to sanction and easy for e . Aohle Lord who had sat down, it was not adopt their nomination. As to the means by which this or to giveawn to know the precise object he had in view, new-created tribunal was to be paid, three modes sug !'efesre, a correct opinion as to the evils to which he gested themselves to his mind, either, first, that the ne teerne`," th eut from the speech of the Noble Lord he cessary sum should be taken out of the Consolidated be en 'reet certain incursions of Greek troops had Fund, or, secondly, out of a small per tentage on the tie h a d entlY made upon the frontiers of Turkey. charities, or, thirdly, by a union of those two methods. delareem no doubt that these exigencies, however to be For himself, he was inclined to suggest that one per B tarlti ngs e ,d, were as much lamented at Athens as at Con- cent. should be levied on the charities, and if that Sl eth* "P' e, and that the Greek Government bad (contrary to his anticipations) were not found sufficient, 4, 111 14 .A R' to do with the lawless acts of the banditti. The the remainder should be taken out of the Consolidated ~ _ttea ssn r o 1 : 1 : 5 existence except in the Noble Lord's (Lord Fund. However, as that must depend on the will and f: d e es ,l lt ii ) imagination that the Greek Government pleasure of the House below, he would not dwell upon it fitall i b u a l u t il , anay to the frontier. He was not prepared then. The principle of the Bill was to supply the last , re e 0 ,, a ith the Turkish Government for sending a defeat, in the administration of justice as regarded . small loe en e to their frontier, for they had been persecuted by charities. Other propositions had been engrafted in the for takLarY p r oclamations and they could not be blamed Bill, all tending to a saving of enormous expense, and %sea s in h g measures for their own protection. But the the remedy of palpable abuses.—(Hear, hear.) ti ,;ad no means of preventing the provocation to Lerd BROUGHAM did not rise to make . any length aLoas w `ue Noble Lord had referred. These publica- ened observations on the measure so ably introduced by "Ov er ' e te issued perfectly independent of the Greek his Learned Friend on the Woolsack ; but having an opir l i n ' 44 'ent. Th e Greek newspapers published the experience of thirty years in the entire subject, in the •••„''s referred to, and the only remedy which all its bearings and its most minute details, he Plied, -a ,, t are of things admitted had been ap- had had occasion to see the working of:the pees 1401 1 4 ) . 'ee the Turkish Government had strictly sent and the importance of the proposed system. !.Thes e Z s the circulation of these documents. The manner in which he intended to appoint the truss ztildigt)rieiffiueraennttiofriaiiformation, except with respect to that tees would remove any supposition that there would be ir, which was totally unworthy of being a wrong appropriation of the funds, and a fair distribu yeeriPart f i nn( e i s ii .ouse. It was te mere act of robbery on tion of the funds would result to all the charitable insti va. rei: v ',,,, 1101 3 quite unconnected with the Go- tutions of the country. Ile would agree with his Noble Noblerile'r.7:4hwa; Cebrwec'huich ",Parti es L'''' t ` 3 b lo Lord had described at length the Friend as regarded the general principles of the measure con ] Greece was now divided. The he had brought forward, but he believed that the Court :"Id ses cr:ti ;II" t ae, perfectly free to make any of Chancery was not the best constituted authority for gilt fi t him in . .arcely cep e ~ upon that subject ; but he removing abuses in small charities, as it was ridiculous el ilml (Lord Aberdeen) to follow to suppose that 200/. or 300/. could be spent in regulating Has, as far 18111 - 11. betw e , .as he w Is (Lord Aberdeen's) business the proper distribution of charities of an amount not ex true en tins e aunt aB able, to preserve friendly relations ceeding 101 per annum. The Bill provided for the re ex true th at had Mini s rY and foreign nations. If it were newel of trustees when the trusteeships were vacant, and P i iafo vi rt its the elisforters had been appointed in Greece, that was a most important point. For often great diffi seeit„e,fle to whi c h tu ne of the country ; but it was a culties arose from the vacancy of that responsib . le c oup ater) /is didother countries were also liable.— office.—(llear, hear.) „ No respectable . parties 1i f .,, , . exp ect ii,...e not know how the Noble Lord would have any objection to a full inquiry eseste as Ito (Lord Aberdeen) to advise his Helenic into the receipts and disbursements of the charities the resp set e to th e Lo rd to the a., o•manner in which be should act with funds of which they distributed. It was inconsistent to the th at t h e ktm!nt of his Ministers. The Noble with the possibility of belief that there could_be any- Ah em v erY lowest degreenli party in Greece were reduced thing wrong ia them courted inspection . and he fulles °n r e,: es ngi i'3l-119sure the Noble Lord that he was mis- inquiry. He thought that these inquiries, under such tri eth m rt e w ea i th, liefluenee in Greece really depended circumstances, should not be made ; for they resulted, es ti nts, a Ittegray and enterprise of our more feequently the'? nlet, merely from the desire of gra theet.y. "tend our commercial oemings with that ta pug • ' *f • 'an idle curiosity. It was for Noble Lords to tee„Pter ests could assure the Noble Lord that consider, first, the constitution of the tribunal, and then mi ght, b e the y British subjects would be pro- the expense of it. The co nstitution . of the tribunal tht , i , he lNtirds,r Minister i n Greece whom he was all in all, and his Noble and Learned q e P tnver re wsa no intention on the part of the Friend had stated his opinion on this head in a s to tol d id "- again s erate any aggression on the part of most lucid manner. He had, however,. some doubts bid not feel t the Turkish empire. They, however, about the conveyance of trusts in a similar manner heti °I. ro bbers upon to interfere because a small to that adopted in the management of at corporations. ed 4/4:BBltot4tatehke: sa::coetally unconnected with the country, The appointment of such a tribuna as th sugges a t ite by . . t Ilk Th e fud murdered three or four unfortunate his Noble and Learned Friend did not coincide which the Turkish Government had ther with his opinion. It would not do to bring the gsue eoe,PaPees. I „advanced entirely against pamphlets and pervision of the appointment of trustees immediately o IN.:kh an, • Ilea:here was no real necessity for it. In under the authority of Masters in Chancery. ne r t ea a - t *liielt,lewspa,,er ho e was assure the Noble Lord that there son for giving them these powers was stated . to be, that % ea he, o ,,a', s such as those to which he had referred, from the nature of the high offices they held in the jut !- Ii Whi e r" prOdt le el and he must decline to hunt for cial administration they were not exposed to any poll seikrd 14141.trm.ght meet the NobleLord'sviews. tical influences, but he considered that they might be dre w hi s -11 °NT said a few words in reply, and liable to be biassed in their selections in an indirect r„....elotio n The r e•rt A R ,- • sse am seolth e eTA,„BLE TRUSTS BILL. manner. Much, in his opinion, remained to be ar. ranged as to the constitution of the trustees. The mea litate Veadin a nAiNcELLoR then rose to move the sure generally met with his entire approbation, and when pos e B .;orti ib, of the Charitable Trusts Bill, and to some few` alterations which he had suggested should taie h y p e we lc e nature of the measure. The only pur- have been made, he had no doubt it would prove a . most 411 (lee th e oh' h ad in view at present,. was briefly to salutary one. He would, therefore, with great satisfac doehtltood i h ee t of the Bill, and to make it distinctly tion, give his support to the second reading of the Bill, Ns ,: keen e Y theira Lordships Their Lordships, no reserving however to himself the right of opposing the SNi a l / Ptint e : t e . , 4 that in the Year 1818 a Commission details at a future period. He should like very much to Ilkeed ti a nd ~,','. Inquire into the charitable trusts of refer the Bill tea Select Committee to b . e appointed by h,_,IIP to 1 8 ,; t les t and this Commission was con- their Lordships to arrange the executive part of the 1 1 , h isean oe ss , o "' • It was but due to the gentlemen measure, as he thought it was most important that this ,ty urge d their ecl that Commission to say that they had should be attended to. `Ots; ad publishesi s • • • • • 4 -nii n e . with fidelity, zeal, and ability. Lord COTTENHAM said . he thought the suggestions i ll 'etsd ,_ git aiosstirtyseven volumes of reports, of his Noble and Learned Friend should be acted on. 4 1 444 1 th th e " vtguable digest of all the matters con- Lord LYNDHURST observed that he would take it. 4 , 0 * Su ch s ubJeet into which the Commission had care that those suggestions were not lost sight of, and lieu l e Pebli e w l ie the effect of those reports, that that they should meet with every attention. l e sN 'aliet y "non had tended to correct abuses in Lord COTTENIIAM continued to say that Masters 1 d ef ile thoseL instances. It had always been be- were at present appointed by the Court of Chancery, sZals ti v e tik usu e .. reports would be followed by some and he thought that they should continue to . be ap al ,lt. o ,t l w est , ue• Ile believed that some attempts at pointed by it. In municipal charities trustees in many aiaistri'ile hack Int,ade, but they ended in no practical instances had been neglected to be appointed, and it was ta s r 'ist4 s Ge ees nerefore, felt it his duty, as one of her only when the charities had been brought into the tal•Plyi 8 ' to ba I?taent, in connexion with her Majesty's Chancery Court that they had been appointed. In the l l ' e.er i ,?, th at cit_Tee forward a Bill for the purpose of present Bill the ,Court had not been given power to ap- L lei eeratioZiece and he submitted this measure to point trustees, land, therefore, he could not permit the arja r i ° rdshi„" of their Lordships' mature deliberation. Bill to pass. The jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery eh 411 et* ' s `'vere aware that the only tribunal which extended to municipal . charities . of all amounts, and it 4 4 ' 4 113 "ith th lt lY t o Y Wa s t. ,_ respect to breaches of trust in cases would be for the consideration of Parliament to decide that o_,olittile,it, from Court of Chancery. Now, he was whether it was advisable to restrict their power. eol 3 ls to t .t, th at r°lll the experience that he had had in Lord ASHBURTON stated that he wished that . t . he t o y h h Justi ne T2l tribunal was better calculated to do petitions for alterations in the administration of charities e e in c kt,_ to b rad ref _ ases of charity than the Court to that had been presented might be referred to the t . eshe she „,_ err e d, i t , th . d -quo of e A series . of decisions had been Committee. 1 1 , 40 ,e ptlit. Et syste _Fr at eminence, by which had been Lord LYNDHURST said they would be so referred, ilst e ?ioe se Pose ai . ( in ,to perfect, as it appeared to him, and that alterations provided for in this Bill had been th e 'Y £4 cf th at ,-°" 3 g justice in cases to which tho intended.for all charities, both large and small. th. , 4 44 , th, es _ e:ourt was applicable. But, unfortu- Lord. CAMPBELL said, he should protest against the e4titi es re of thants.titution of the Court of Chancery, amid power of the proposed Commissioners on the appoint• si lri e y ea I n eas trib unal, it was inapplicable to small moot of trustees in Municipal Charities. It was a sob t.,stria% th t o , th e eesxwnehere the charity was not more than ject of the greatest importance to the individuals who NZkei „ T lee i wh o l e t - ' nses of a suit in Chancery might participated in those charities. The present source for ra tf er ,,o th at e, Every one knew that the mere appointing Commissioners rested with the Lord Chan !tiea'st c on i a t iees to ourt caused the delivery of briefs cellor, and he would call in the assistance of one of the ii 't b e ,` l , he rum the ThosMater before a decree or final Masters in Chancery to make the selection, subject to the ?st p - Ce ( 17 8 erh ed. e• .whole amount of the charity Lord Chancellor's approval. The only objection that !ti "de ee( Ligre e to , Sir Samuel Romilly had attempted had been made to this course had been the expe . nr, and JON t he a hill , t 2 e SSen these expenses. In 1812 lie this was a serious objeotion. The three Commissioners Itiii:dietioalar.eunlblZ object of . which was, as declared contemplated to be appointed were by the Secretary of 3' bi. Th 41 ea s L° glove a more summary State. In the first instance they were to be named in k le - 1 ,44 t 13 ill p ro e :. ef breach of trust in cite- the Bill and then they were to be appointed by the Se ksettet th "In, the ids d that instead of proceeding cretary of State. Now there were three Secretaries of ' I lst eo n e Cha n _ ,Parties should proceed by petition, State—one for the Home Department, another for the tom he tmiappheafrallor should summarily adjudicate the Foreign Department, and a third for the Colonies, who ks„ tdie,,!D the4s'l° • .Tht word " summarily" should were all in a capacity to act one for the other, and were f .9 w P' to ord tipill, he t gj os nary sense, but must be taken invested with equal powers. Any one o 4 . .4 had h sar of the Court of Chancery. He them might appoint any person he pleased, a a e es , en they yO4 b a ;;Pens es ue , urse of proceeding under that without responsibility, to be one of the Commissioners.. i s ah s a to b rtainly had been diminished, but The Commissioners, according to the provisions of the 11 14 tie!illeci-ihtrved eonlar the Uted to the Chancellor, and a Bill, might go down to Liverpool or Warwick, or . try 4 , 43 t t a l, .Y of 'o questio_ o PPosite party whose conduct other town, and appoint all the trustees as they might , (aew() op t t° ar te n• Th® case came into Court with think fit. They might nominate them from the Tory q 'ti I he ur thr ur ce (~ to re to ee da counsel on each side. It might side or from the Liberal side, giving a preponderance to A t re b e r Ys —questions would arise which one or the other, as the motive might be. N. t Of Port ref to the Master—the Master The LORD CHANCELLOR—They have no power V'ht b Qs --th at re 4 IN , t ahe anc orv, _Port would be returned to the to remove trustees, but to supply vacancies. k 'cl, lIs• nto i t .41. Q. exceptions and objections Lord CAMPBELL differed from his Noble and lta 4f kl. ' Il ' I Y • ' 4.°811 '.13 , the report would be con- Learned Friend. It gave them absolute power to add l op h ,el _4, 4 , 4 1 , 11 , wh tn nn l ght be referred back to the Master, to the number of trustees, so as to swamp the TOries on l e a Zh‘v:cat of eet b e e a final order had been obtained, an the one . side, or vice versa. It . was said that the Com , sauc es -- u a w llat h:nhattddeLo their Lordships' House. In missioners were sworn to exercise their duties honestiy e ii et 111 IN A , a 110 sleets say i ng he would refer to one and would be above doing a political job ; but could they t e l his d e _titi aoe caae of . ttw_pld. take diem as they happened. have the same authority as that belonging to the Lord tel i et a p aby s t .. eilitrity at Battle, in Sussex, which High Chancelloref England or the Masters of Chancery? t he e. . --e.r, _i t ., me 1 104 - Yea r, to ?'(-1 • The charity was a house, Could they have the seine deference shown towards them, 353 and l et, It was gh t desirable or the same amount of that high officers -nvest the Proceeds in the public of th e Crown possessed? confidence, He should stren those .uously oppose te following is the list fro: lected to serve on those Rai mence their sittings in the vie( day of June. Sir T. D. Acland. Mr. N. Alexander. Mr. Baine. Mr. Ireland Blackburne. Mr. Bradshaw. lion. G. Cavendish. Mr. Cochrane.. . Hon. R. Clive. Hon. H. Cholmondeley. lion. A. Cole. Mr. Raikes Currie. Mr. Rice Clayton. Mr. D'lsraeli. Marquis of Douro. Sir James Duke. Rt. Hon. E. Ellice. Mr. Etwall, Mr. Forster. Mr. S. Lane Fox. Lord R. Grosvenor. Lord Marcus Hill. Captain Jones. Mr. Kenible. Mr. Mitchell. Lord Norreys. Mr. Pringle. Cel. the Hon. E. G. Pennan Mr. C. G. Round. Earl of Shelburne. Mr. Stansfield. Mr. Granville Vernon. Mr. Warburton. Sir J. Walsh. Mr. Ward. Col. T. Wood (Middlesex). Hon. Eliot Yorke. Great Southern and Westerx (Ireland) Railway,—Com. mittee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at half after twelve. Taff Vale Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, June 2 ; at twelve. . RAILWAY BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT. The following return of the number of railway plans in favour of which the Railway Board have reported was issued on Tuesday by order of the House of Lords. One hundred and eighteen railway plans, viz.:— The Cornwall Railway (Plymouth to Falmouth). Tho West Cornwall Railway (up to the Junction with the Cornwall Railway.) The St. Ives Junction Railway. The Reading, Basingstoke, and Hungerford Railway (Great Western). The Wilts and Somerset Railway. The Bristol and Exeter (Durston and Yeovil Branch). The Southampton and Dorchester Railway. The Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth, and Fareham Branch. The Metropolitan Extension of the London and South western. The Richmond and West-end Junction. The Staines and Richmond. The Great Grimsby and Sheffield. The South-Eastern (Maidstone and Rochester). The South-Eastern (Branches to Deal and Walmer, and Extension and Deviation at Margate). The South Eastern (Ashford to Hastings). The South-Eastern (Hungerford-bridg e to Tonbridge and Paddock Wood, and Branches). The South-Eastern (North Kent, Hungerford-bridge to Chilham, with Branch to Sheerness). The Newcastle and Berwick Railway, with Branch to Kelso. this part of the Bill, and if a Member of the Committee, he should move the omission of those clauses ; and if that were not successful, he should use his best efforts against it on the third reading. He thought the Bill contained many salutary provisons, and he admitted that some good tribunal was required to take cognizance of such charities as those referred to, but he objected to the introduction of such a principle into the Bill as that trustees might be reduced or increased at the will of the Commissioners. The Bury and Ipswich. The Ipswich and Norwich Extension. The Lynn and Ely. The Belfast and Ballymena. The Dublin and Belfast Junction, with Branch to Drogheda and Kells. The Dublin and Drogheda (Howth Branch). The Ulster Extension (Portadown to Armagh). The Dundalk and Enniskillen (with the exception of the Monaghan Branch). The Newry and Enniskillen (with the exception of the portion of the line between Newry and Armagh). The Cork and Bandon. The Great Southern and Western (Cork Extension only). The Waterford and Limerick. The Barnsley Junction. The Leeds and Bradford Extension to Skipton and Colne. The Leeds and West Riding Junction. The Manchester and Leeds (Heywood and Oldham Ex tensions.) The Manchester and Leeds (Burnley Branch). The Churnet Valley Railway Scheme, (from Maccles field to Tamworth and Derby, with a Branch to the Potteries). • The Birmingham and Gloucester (Deviation Line). The London, Worcester, Rugby, and Oxford Railway, with an extension from Worcester to Dudley (narrow gauge). The South Wales Railway. The Monmouth and Hereford (Great Western). The Newport and Pontypool. The Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, and Bir- mingham. The Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Scheme. The Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool. The Liverpool and Manchester (Patricot and Clifton Branches). The Liverpool and Manchester (Parlcside Branch). The Liverpool and Manchester (Extensions into LI verpod). Trent Valley (with the exception of the Potteries an Alrewas Branches). The Clydesdale Junction. The Caledonian. The Edinburgh and Hawick. The Scattish Central. The Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway). The Londonderry and Enniskillen. The Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington Extension. The Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton. The Aberdeen. The Dundee and Perth (Line on the North Bank o tha Tay). The Edinburgh and Northern. The Scottish Midland. The Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston: The Whitehaven and Furness Junction. The Kendal and Windermere. The Lowestoft. The Bedford, London, and Birmingham. The Cambridge and Lincoln. The Direct Northern (as to the portion between Lincoln and York.) The Eastern Counties (Brandon and Peterborough De viation). The Eastern Counties (I.lereford and Biggleswade Junction). The Midland Railway (Syston and Peterborough). The Midland Railway (Nottingham and Lincoln). The Midland Railway -(Swinton to Lincoln, as to the portion between Swinton and Doncaster). The Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension. The Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole. The Aberdare. The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings (Keymer Branch). The Cockermouth and Workington. The Dunstable (London and Birmingham). The Erewash Valley. The Manch( ster, Sheffield, and Midland Junction. The Newark and Sheffield. The North \Vales Mineral Railway Extension. The Preston and Wyre (Lytham and Blacic pool Branches) The Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester. The Sunderland, Durham, and Auckland. The Wear Valley. The West London (Thames Extension). The Newcastle and Darlington, and 13randling Junction Extension. The Ashton, Staly Bridge, and Liverpool Junction (Ard wick Extension). The Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham. The Manchester and Birmingham (Macclesfield Exten sion and Junction Line with the Sheffield and Man chester). The Midland Railway (Darfield to Warsborough). The Midland Railway (Darfield to Elscar). The Midland Railway (Cherlt to•Horbury). The Midland Railway (Oakenstraw to Wakefield). The Midland Railway (Ambergate to Crich). The London and Brighton (Horsham Branch). The Harwich Railway and Pier. The Richmond (Yorkshire) Railway. The Hull and Bridlington Branch Railway. The Middlesborough and Reclean The Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction. The Chester and Birkenhead Extension. The Blackburn and Preston (Alterations, Extensions, and Branch). The Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton. The Eastern Counties (Finsbury Extension). The Iluddersfield and Sheffield Junction. The Lancaster and Carlisle (Branch to Newcastle and Carlisle Railway). The Lancaster and Carlisle (Scotforth to Slyne). The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields (Tyac mouth Extension and New Quay Branch). The North Union Extension to the River Ribble. Tho Sheffield and Rotherham (Branch to Sheffield and Manchester Railway). The Norwich and Brandon (Extension into Norwich). The York and North Midland (Bridlington Branch). The Lancaster and Carlisle (Deviation in parish of Kendal). The Porthdynlaen and Bangor. The Chester arid Holyhead. Tho Liverpool and Manchester Extension. The - only powers of obtaining returns from Railway Companies v este d i n the Board of Trade are those defined by the A cts 3d and 4th Victor i a, cap. 97 , sec. 3, and sth and 6 t h Victoria, cap. 55, sec. 8, which relate exclusively t o returns of accidents, and of the aggre gate amount of traffic upon railways, and of tolls, rates, and charges l ev i e d thereon. amount The railway department have not the information ne aessary to enable them to make the returns relative to the different sums per cent. divided by the different Railway Companies authorised by Act of Parliament ;" and of " the su ms pa i d per share on each ra il way a l rea d y authorised by A c t o f Parliament ;" and t h ey fi n d t h at, in the absence o f any power to call for the necessary offi cial returns, it would be impossible for them to obtain such ,authentic information upon the points specified, which relate exclusively to the internal affairs of the Rail way Companies, as they would feel justified in adopting in a return to Parliament. By order, 0 The LORD CHANCELLOR explained that the ap pointments would not rest with the Secretary of State, but with the Lord Chancellor, and that care would be taken that none should be appointed as Commissioners but those of the highest standing. Lord ABINGER made a few observations in reference to the appointments made ender Lord Cottenham, and to the effect that the appointments under the Crown should be above all suspicion. Lord COTTENIIAM defended the - appointments made under him when Lord Chancellor. After a few words in explanation from Lord ABING ER. which were inaudible in the gallery, the Bill was read a second time. Their Lordships immediately afterwards adjournei at a Quarter past Eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 22. At Four o'clock, there not being 40 Members presen he House adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS-. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group K. Mr. Colquhoun and the Hon. James Howard, discharged from attendance on the Committee. Viscount Sandon (Liverpool), Mr. Ricardo (Stoke-upon-Trent), selected, and added to the Committee; Viscount Sand= ap pointed chairman. Select Committee on Group 88. Viscount Sandon and Mr. Ricardo, discharged from attend ance on the Committee. Mr. Colquhoun (Newcastle-under. Lyme), The Hon. James Howard (Malmesbury), selected and added to the Committee; Mr. Ca r i nhoun ai pointed chairman. Select Committee on Group A. Sir Arthur Brooke discharged from attendance on the Committee. Sir R. Philipps (llaverfordwest), selected, and added to the Committee. The Committee of Selection have referred the Group Y., comprising the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill, and the Group XX., comprising the Taw Vale Railway Bill, to the Select Committee on the Group CC. ; and the Select Committee is postponed from Thursday 29th till Friday, May 30. The Select Committee on Group NN. is postponed from Thursday 29th till Friday, May 30, at One o'clock. The Committee of Selection have nominated the follbwing Committees on Railway Groups : A Committee of 1. Mr. Beckett (Leeds),—Chairman, 2. Mr. Edward Buller (Stafford), 3. Mr. Childers (Malton), 4. Mr. G. R. Philipi(Poole), 5. General Johnson (Oldham), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group P., viz. : South Wales Railway, Monmouth and Hereford Railway, Monmouthshire Railway, Gloucester and'Dean Forest Railway, Newport and Ponty Pool Railway, Taff Vale Railway, and Aberdare Railway. A Committee of 1. Mr. Henley (Oxfordshire)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Burroughes (East Norfolk), 3. Mr. Heathcoat (Tiverton), 4. Sir Stephen Glynne (Flintshire), 5. Marquis of Granby (Stamford), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in Group AA., viz. Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland), Great Southern and Western Railway (Direct Cork and Limerick), and Waterford and Limerick Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, June 2, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Mr. Evans (North Derbyshire)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Philip S. Miles (Bristol), 3. Mr. Newdegate (North Warwickshire), 4. Viscount Grimston (Hertfordshire), 5. Sir John Owen (Pembroke), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects com prised in group GG., viz. : Glasgow Junction Railway, Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Railway, Greenock Branch Railway, Ayrshire Branches (Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr), Glasgow Harbour Union Railway, Gla-gow, Dumbarton, and Lochlomond Railway, Glasgow, Garnkirk, and C oa tb r id ge R a i lway, Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 3, at Twelve o'clock. And a Committee of 1. Mr. William Miles (East Somerset)—Chairman, 2. Lord John Manners (Newark), 3. Sir Thomas Esmonde (Wexford county), 4. Sir John Trollope (Lincolnshire), 5. Mr. Edward Heneage(Great Grimsby), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects com prised in group LL., viz : London and South Western Metropolitan Railway, London and South Western Railway (No. 2), Richmond (Surrey) Railway, Staines and Richmond Railway, London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch), London and South Western (Epsom Branch) Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, Jul% 3, at half. past twelve o'clock. The following Bills are appointed to go into Committee on Thursday, May 29, at twelve o'clock : Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch, and Midland Railways Junction), Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway, Londonderry and Coleraine Railway, London and Norwich Direct Railway, London, Worcester, and - South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley and Sedgley Branch), London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway (Ex tension from Dudley to Wolverhampton), Gravesend and Rochester Railway. The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select mittees on the several Groups MM., QQ., PP., RR., and 1., and the Select Committees on the Groups TT., VV., WW., and the Eastern Union Railway Act Amendment Bill, to meet in the week commencing Monday, the 9th of June. TELLER, The following Bills were reported, and the report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders:— Newport and Ponty Pool Railway. Preston and Wyre Railway Branches. Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway. Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Tb Im which Members will be se ilway Committees which com ek beginning Monday, the 9th D. O'BRIEN. 'ne of the greatest impositions practised at the present day by shopkeepers, not only in London, but in every city and town throughout the kingdom, is that of forging the property of another, and imposing on the public the forged article with all the assurance of inno cence. We allude in the present instance to those ad mirable requisites for the toilet, the Macassar Oil, Kaly dor, and Odonto, as prepared by the Messrs. Rowland, and which, from their merits and reputation, are the constant objects of fraudulent imitation. The parties so imitating concoct some trashy compounds resembling in appearance those of Messrs. Rowland, and by adopting the very same names and copying the , labels and bills, endeavour to pass off their trash as the " genuine " arti cles, reckless of the injury which they will inevitably in flict on those who are deceived by using them. W e should have imagined that an English tradesman, whose reputation for honour and integrity is proverbial, would not have stooped to the meanness of so base and paltry an action. Nevertheless we know for certain that such is the case, and we would advise all patrons of Messrs. Rowland's articles to purchase only of respectable ven ders—and particularly to observe the caution in their advertisement which frequently appears in our paper. 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Newly-invented Spectacles, Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Patronised by General Sir Edward Paget, Sir Even Lloyd Maiston, Frederick Goodfellow, Clayton Grosvenor Morrison, Dyott Robertson, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Murray, Walker { Fox, Price, Lindsay, and Thackray, Major-General Sir 11. Elphin stone, P. Fyers, D. Macleod, Hamilton, Turner, Weinyss, and Cock, Lieutenant-Gen era l s Si r H enry Bouverie, Sir J. Mecdonall, Sir R. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, and Sir Wm. Eustace, Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir David Milne, Sir George Munday, Sir George Martin, Sir James 11. Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, Ross, Alexander, Curzrs, Tompkinson, Hollis, and Price, Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen, Rear-Admirals Brown and Ribouleau, ike. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses upon a new construction—lmmediately they are placed before im perfect vision, that mist and dullness which appear be. fore the eyes is at once r emoved, every object b ecomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged imperfect sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youth ful, natural, and original state. Also Achromatic Tele scopes, Opera Glasses , Microsc opes, Invisibl e an d a ll kinds of Acoustic Instruments, fur relief of most extreme - deafness. Caution—Me ssrs. S. and B. Solomons, OptQ clans, are not in any way connected w i t h a person of the name, in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and Observe,—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. [A DVERTISE MENT.] —BRUSHES.--NEW INVENTIONS. —The Triple Hair Brush, One stroke of this is equal to the effect of one penetrating, five small-tooth combs, and one even-cut brush ;to be had in four sizes, No. 7, si. Gd, ; No. 8,7 s. 61 . ; No. 9,9 s. Gd. ; No. 10, I Is. Gd. The Double Anti Pressure Nail Brush, which does not divide the quick from t he nail .no pressure being re qaired, and thoroughly cleans and p o li s h es the nails in 2. . a tenth part of the time of any othe r met h od ; price in bone, No. 1, 25.; No. 2, s Gi l ; No. 3, 35, Gd.; No. 4, 53.; and of all sizes and prices in ivory. The New Tooth-pick Brush, w hich entirely enters between the - interstices of the clos est tee th ; marks. f u ll sized brushes, No. I, hard;;No. 2, lsss hard ; No. 3, middling; No. 4, soft. The narro w bru s h es , No. 5, hard; No. 6, less hard; No. 7. middling; No. 8, soft, at Is. each, or 109. per dozen in bone; and 2s. each or 21s. per dozen in ivory, the hair warranted; never to come out. The Medium Shaving Brush, between the usual badger hair and bristly brush, being a selection of the strongest hair only from the badger skin, in a variety of sizes, both in bone and ivory. The above articles are the inventions of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London, and, being protec ted, any one imitating them will be proceeded against. CRICKET.--THE MARYLEI3ONE CLUB AND GROUND a. Tea PETWORTII CLOD AND GROUND.--This first-class match was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday afternoon in the midst of somewhat heavy rain,-111aryiebone the winner, NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE THURSDAY, MAY 22. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,—An amendment to be proposed on third reading, Friday, May 23. Taw Vale Railway and Dock,—Committee on Bill, Friday, May 30, at half after twelve. Select Committee on Group 11. adjourned till Thursday, May 30, at twelve. dlasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway,—Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, June 3, at twelve. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway,—Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, June 3, at twelve. Glasgow Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, June 3, at twelve. Monmouth and Hereford Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at twelve. South Wales Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at twelve. North British Railway,—Report, Monday, May 26. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway,—Committee on Bill, Friday, May 30, at half after twelve. Richmond (Surrey) Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tues day, June 3, at half after twelve. Aberdare Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at twelve. Leeds and Bradford Extension (Shipley to Colne) Rail wa.y,—Third reading, Monday, May 26. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway,—Third read ing, Monday, May 26. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway,—Third read ing, Monday, May 26. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,—Third reading, Monday, May 26. Trent Valley Railway,—A clause and amendments pro posed to be added on consideration of report, Friday, May 23. TELLERS. Young, John Baring, Henry THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1845. AMALGAMATION WITH THE MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY RAILWAY. A special general meeting was called at the same place, fa the purpose of authorising the Directors to enter into certain arrange ments with the proprietors of the Manchester and Bolton Railway. The CHAIRMAN entered at some length upon the advantages arising from the union of lines which formed a link in the same range of traffic; after which, en the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. J. B. BINGLEY, the meeting unanimously autho rised the Directors to enter into any arrangement with the Bolton Company which was •f equal benefit to both. The thanks of the meeting were unanimously given to the Chairman and Directors, amidst loud applause, after which, the meeting separated, about half past one o'clock. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In the latter part of the evidence of Mr. Henry Pearson on the York and London Railway, your reporter states "that the goods coming to Selby were unshipped there, and sent on to Leeds, where they were reloaded for London." It should have been that "carcases of sheep were sent from Selby to Leeds, thence to London," after having been unloaded at Leeds, and re• loaded there for London.--Yours respectfully, HENRY PEARSON. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE BILL. Clause (And be it Enacted, That the powers and provisions of this Act shall not continue and be in force longer than the first day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and fl•oin thence to the end of the then next Session of Parliament) brought up, and read a first time ; Motion made, and Question put, " That the said Clanse be now read a second time." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 144. Ackers, James Eaton, It. J. Maxwell, J. P. Acton, Colonel Egerton, Sir P. Morris, David Alexander, Nathaniel Entwisle, William Muntz, 0. F. Allix, J. P. Ewart, William Napier, Sir C. Antrobus, Edmund Farnham, E. B. Neeld, Joseph Archdall, Captain Fielden, John Neeld, John Ashley, Lord Feilowes, Edward Newdegate, C. N Astell, William Ferraud, W. B. Newry, Viscount Austen, Colonel Filmer, Sir E. O'Brien, A. S. Bailey, J., jun. Fitzroy, Lord C. Packe, C. W. Bankes, George Ffolliott, John , Palmer, Robert Bannerman, A. Forman, T. S. .Fattison, James Bateson, Thomas Fox, S. L. Pechell, Captain Beckett, William Fuller, A. E. Plumptre,J.,P.! Beresford, Major Gore, W. 0. Polhill, Frederick Blackstone, W. S. Gore, W. R. 0. Rashle gh, W. Illewitt, It. J. Goring, Charles Rendlesham, Lord liouverle, E. P. Greenall, Peter Rice, E. R. Boyd, John Gregory, W. IL Richards, Richard Bradshaw, J. Grimsditch, F. Rolleston, Colonel Bright, John Grogan, Edward Rushbrooke, Col. Brisco, M. Hamilton, J.III. Ryder, G. tr. Broadley, 11. Hamilton, G. A. Shaw, Frederick Brocklehurst, J. llanmer, Sir J. Sibthorp, Colonel Brotherton, J. 'tulle, Archibald Smith, Abel Bruce, C. L. C. Hawes, Benjamin Smyth, Sir IL . liruen, Colonel Heathcoat, John Spooner, Richard Bruges, W. H. Henley, J. W. Spry, Sir S. T. Buckley, Edmund H orn b y, John Stanley, Edward Buller, Sir J. Y. H ughes, W. B. Stewart, P. M. Burroughs, IL N. Inglis, Sir H. 11. Taylor, Edward Campbell, J. H. Jervis, John Taylor, J. A. Chetwode, Sir J. Johnson, General • Thompson, Alderman Cole, 11. A. Jolliffe, Sir W. Tollemache, John Colqulicam, J. C. Jones, Ca,,tain Tower, Christopher Colvile, C. It. Kemble, Henry Trollope, Sir J. Compton, M. C. Knight, F. W. Turn..r, Edmund Copeland, Alderman Law, C. E. Tunior, Christopher Crawford, W. S. Lawson, Andrew Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Curteis, 11. B. Lefty, Anthony Verner, Colonel Dawnay, W. 11. Legh, G. C. Vyvs an, Sir R. Deedes, William Leslie, C. P. Waddington, 11. 8 Denison, E. B. Loftus, Viscount Wakley, Tliomas D'Eyncourt, C. T. Lopes, Sir R. Welby, 0. F., Douglas, Sir H. Lowther, Sir J. H. Williams, William Douglas, J. D. S. Lowther, Colonel Duke, Sir J. Maclean, Donald Duncan, Ge6rge M'Taggart, Sir J. Duncombe, 0. Mainwaring, T. Du Pre, C. G. Masterman, John Dun combe, Thom! lllndley, Charles MAJORITY—NOES, 243. Acheson, Viscount Ferguson, Sir R. A. Owen, Sir John Aclaud, Sir T. D. Fitzmaurice, W. Pakington, J. S. A'Court, Captain Fitzroy, Henry Palmerston, Viscottn Adderley, C. B. Fleetwood, Sir P. Parker, John Ainsworth, Peter Flower, Sir James Patten, J. W. Aldam, William Forster, Matthew Peel, Sir Robert Archbold, Robert Fox, C. R. Peel, Jonathan Arundel, Earl Fremantle, Sir T. Pendarves, E. W. Begot, William French, F. Philips, G. R. Baillie, Colonel Gardner, J. D . Phillpotts , John Baine, Walter Gaskell, J. M. Pigot, David Baird, William Gill, Tho mas Pigot, Sir R. Barkly, Henry Gladston e , es W. E. Power, Jam Baring, F. T. • Gladstone, Captain Pry' W. T. Baring, Thomas Godson, Ri c h ard Ba Pa w Pip ring, W. B. Gordon, Captain Kawdon, Col. Barnard, E. G. Gore, Montague Redington, T. X. Repton, G. W. J. H rt enry Roche, E. B. J. I. Granby, Marquis Ross, D. R. kit o , n i.. , o24 V rd is . Viscount Ga G ro o a k a e b , u ß mr o n, be ,sir J. Roebuck, J. A. Granger, T. C. Round, John Blakemore, Richard Greene, Thomas BB B B le e arr a ll kti e e i w n i , l gt c , si r Blackburne, V. Bodkin, W. H. G rey. Sir George Ro us , Captain' Boldero, C. E. J. Boldero, H. G. H a l e, IL B. Russell, L Borthwick, Peter H a i ford, Sir 11. Russe Lord E. Bowles Botilel, Beriah Hamilton, W. J. Russell, Charles Bowes, d John Hamilton, Lord C. S andon, Viscount , Harcourt, G. G. Seymour, Lord Bowring,:Dr. H atton, Captain Seytnour, Sir U. Bramston, T. W. H eneage, G. H. W. Shell, R. L. Browns, W. Heneage, Edward Smith, Benjamin Browurigg, J. S. Henniker, Lord Smith, T. B. C. Bruce, Lord E. Herbert, Sidney Somerset, Lord G. Buller, Charles Heron, Sir Robert Somerville, Sir W. Buller, Edward Hervey, Lord A. Somes, Joseph Butler, P. S. Hinde, John 11. Stan.sfield, W. R. C. Byng, George Hobhouse, Sir J. Stanton, W. IL Cardwell, Edward Holmes, W. A'Court Staunton, Sir G. Carew, W. H. P. Castlereagh, Viscount Hope,e Charles S tuart, Lord J. ,G. . Stuart W. V. Cavendish, C. C. Horsman, W Edward Strutt, , Edward Cavendish, G. 11. Howard, C. W. Sutton, Henry Chapman, B. Howard, E. G. Tancred, H. W. Chelsea, Viscount Howard, Philip H. Tennent, J. E. Childers, J. W. Hume, Joseph Thesiger, Clayton, It. U. Hutt, William Tollemac Sir F. he, F. J. Clements, Viscount I ngestrie, Viscount Tomline, George Clerk, Sir George James, Sir W. C. Towneley, John Clifton, John T. Jermyn, Earl Trelawny, J. S. Clive, Viscount Jocelyn, Viscount Trench, Sir F. W. Clive, R. H. - Kelly, Fitzroy Trevor, G. R. Cockburn, Sir G. Labouchere, Henry Tuite, H. M. Colebrooke, Sir T. Lambton, H. Vane, Lord.H. Collins, William Lennox, Lord A. Vernon, G. 11. Corbally, Matthew E. Liddell, H. T.: Villiers, Viscount Corry, Henry Lincoln, Earl Walker, Richard Courtenay, Lord Listowel, Earl Wan. C. B. Cowper, W. F. Loch, James Warburton, 11. Craig, W. G. Mackenzie, W. F. Watson, W. H. Cripps, William Macnamara, Major "%Yawn, J. T. Damer,:Colonel M'Geachy, F. A. Wellesley, Lord C. Dawson, T. V. M'Neill, Duncan Wemyss, Captain Denison, W. J. Mahon, Viscount Westenra, J. Dickinson, F. H. Manners, Lord J. White, Samuel Divett, Edward Marshall, William Whitmore, T. C. Dodd, George M artin, John Wilde, Si T. Douro, Marquis Martin, C. W. Wilshere, W. Drummond, H. 11. Martin, T. B. Winnington, Sir T. Duncan, Viscount Matheson, James Wood, Charles Dundas, Frederick Mitcalfe, Henry Wood, Colonel T. Dundas, David Mitchell, T. A. Wor t ley, Lo r d Easthope, Sir J. Mordaunt, Sir J. Wortley, John S. Eastnor, Viscount Murphy, F. S. Wrightson, W. B. Ebrington, Viscount Neville,;Ralph Wynn, C. W. W. Elphinstone, H. Nichol!, John Wynn, Sir W. Emlyn, Viscount Norreys, Sir D. J. Wyse, Thomas Escott, Bickham O'Brien, J. Yorke, E. T. Esmonde, Sir T. O'Connell, M. J. Estcourt, T. G. B. O'Conor Don Etwall, Ralph O'Ferrall, R. IL Ferguson, Colonel Oswald, James THE POLISH BALL AT ALMACKS' ON FRIDAY, THE 137 m JUNE. —A meeting of Lady Patronesses took place yesterday at Willis's Rooms, at which, amongst others, the Duchess of Bed ford, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Viscountess Palmerston, the Viscountess Pollington, the Hon. Mrs. Leicester Stanhope, and the Hon, Mrs. Dawson Darner, at. tended. It was determined that the ball should be, as usual, a fancy ball, and that the ladies should wear the dresses in wich they will appear at the Queen's bal costume that will be given only a few days previously. It was also resolved that minuets, as well as mazurkas, polkas, &c., should be danced; that Jullien's band should be engaged. and that the price of the tickets should be, in the first inctance, 11. Is. each. As the application for tickets have already been extremely numerous, not the slightest doubt is entertained that the brilliancy of the ball will be worthy of the chivalrous exiles whose sufieriugs it is designed to alleviate. THE ROYAL FREE 1103PITAL.—The anniversary dinner commemorative of this institution took ylace yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate- street, Th e D u k e of Cambridge presided. There were also present L or d s R anelagh and Dudley uart, the Hon. Mr. Addington, Mr. Peter Borthwick, M.P., 'Mr. W. Blackstone, M.P., Mr. Petre, the Rev. Dr. Wolff, Dr. Mars den, Dr. Weatherhead, Mr. C. Pearson, &c. The room was crowded with the visitors and patrons of the hospital, and the gal lery at the end of it wa , crowded with ladies. The total amount of subscriptions and donations was stated to be 2 ,3471. 7s. 10d. TIM BANK OF ENGLAND. ---MY. Fitzroy Kelly, Queen's Counsel and M.P., has received the appointment of stand. ing counsel to the Directors of the Bank of England, in the room of Mr, Justice Erie, their late counsel. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—Yesterday a special general meet ins of the Shareholders of this railway was held in the Pa'atine Hotel, in this town, " For the special purpose of having a draft or copy of a proposed Bill now before Parliament, intituled • A Bill for amending the Acts relating to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and for making a branch • therefrom to Burnley, and for extending the Oldham and Heywood Brances,' submitted to such meeting, for the approval of the Proprietors then present; by which Bill it is proposed to authorise the said Company to make a branch railway from the main line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway to Burnley, and also to extend the Oldham branch from the present terminus in the township of Oldham to Mumps, in the same township, and also to extend the Heywood Branch Railway from the present terminus in the township of Hopwood to Bury. And also for the special purpose of having the draft or copy of a proposed Bill, now before Parliament, intituled ' A Bill for amending the Act relating to the Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Junction Railway, and for making branches there from to Ardwick and Guide-bridge,' submitted to such meeting, for the approval of the Proprietors- then present; by which Bill it is proposed to enable the 'Manchester and Leeds Railway Company .to make a branch railway from the intended Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Junction Railway, in the township of Newton, and parish of Manchester, to the Manchester and Birmingham Rail. way, in the township of Ardwick, in the same parish ; and also another branch railway from the said Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Junction R•dilway, in the Audenshaw division of the pariah of Ashton-under-Lyne, to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, at or near Guide-bridge, in the same division and parish. And also for the special pm pese of obtaining the authority of the Proprietors present at such meeting for the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to subscribe towards or purchase, or take shares in, and to lease the proposed Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways, and of having a draft or copy of the Bill for making such last-mentioned railways, intituled A Bill for making certain Railways in the West Riding of the County of York, to communicate with the Manchester and Leeds Railway,' submitted to such meeting for the approval of the proprietors then present. And also for the special purpose of obtaining authority of the proprietors present at such meeting, for the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to subscribe towards, or purchase, or take shares in the proposed Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway, extending from the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Wakefield, to Pontefract and Goole, with certain branches there. from, and of having a draft or copy of the Bill for making such last-mentioned railway and branches, intituled' A Bill for making a railway from the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Wakefield, to the towns of Pontefract and Goole, with certain branches therefrom,' submitted to such meeting for the approval of the pro prietors then present." The meeting was numerously attended, having excited consider able interest, not only among the Proprietors of the line, but also among the railway public in this district. HENRY HOULDSTIORTH, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided on the occasion. Having briefly opened .the proceedings, he called on the law clerk to read the advertisement calling them together, which having been done, The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the Bills referred to in the advertisement, and they were agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then stated that the amount of share capital re quired for their new undertakings amounted to 1 ,4911,000/. to corn. plate 72 miles of railway. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. ASCOT HEATH. - Handicap for the Ascot Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft. and 5 only if declared on or before Monday next. Alice Hawthorn, aged, 9st 121b—*St. Lawrence, aged, 9st 51b—Discord, aged, Bst 131b—Corranna, 6 yrs, Bst 121b—John-o'-Gaunt, aged, Bst 101b—The Cure, 4 yrs, Bst 91b—Vitellius, 5 yrs, Bst 81b—Traeboy, 5 yrs, Bst 71b *Minotaur, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Una, aged, Bst 71b - -Queen Mab, 6 yrs, Bst 21 b—Lothario, 5 yrs, Bst Ilb—Bob Peel, aged, Bst—Pine Apple, 5 yrs, Bst—lonian, 4 yrs, B,t Antler, 4 yrs, Bst—Perkin Warbeck, 4 yrs, 84—Ex tempore, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b—Best-of-Three, 4 yrs, ist 121 b —Ajax, aged, 7st 101b—Inheritress, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b - 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib—Naworth, aged, 7st 101 b Stomacher, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 91b—Johnny, aged, 7st 9lb—Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 71b —Semiseria, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Misdeal, 6 yrs, 7st 71b Orion, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Delapre, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Qui Tam, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Dick Thornton, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Morpeth,4 yrs, 7st 61b—Example, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Barricade, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Molly Bawn, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Lightning, 4 yrs, Gst 51b—Vibration, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—Playfellow, 6 yrs, 7st 21b—The Bashaw, 5 y rs , 7 s t 41b—Wh at, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Elixir, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Plantagenet, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Beatrice, 6 yrs, 7st 21b—Wepeck, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Pedometer, 4 yrs, 7st 21 b—Vol-au-Vent, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Courtesan, aged, ist —Yardley, 5 yrs, 7st—Pugilist, 4yrs, 7st—Moustache, 4 yrs, 7st—Fair Jane colt, 4 yrs, 7st—Boarding Schoo, Miss, 4 yrs, 7st—Baldersdale, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b— Wee Pet, 5 yrs, Est 121b—Subduer, 5 yrs, Est I 11b—Turquoise colt, 4 yrs, 6st 111b—Elemi, 4 yrtF, 6st 111b—Miss Wilfred filly, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Ninety One, 4 yrs, Est 101 b, Dart away, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Dalesm In, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Per gularia, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Europa, 5 yrs, Est 101b—Hemp, 4 yrs, Gst 91b—Sunset, 4 yrs, fist 81b—Old George, 4 yrs, 64 81b—Shirine, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Coheiress, 4) rs, Cat 71b— Va Les. 4 yrs, Cat 71b—Croton Oil, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Eltush, 4 yrs, Est 71b—C..cilia filly, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Countess, aged, Est 71b—*Rowland, 5 yrs, Est 71b—Anonyme, yrs, 6st 71b—Saddlebow, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Seaweed 4 yrs, 6st—Laird o' Cockpcn, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Th e C ol naught Ranger, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Seaport, 4 yrs, 6st 21b— Annandale, 3 yrs, 6st—Partridge, 4 yrs, 6st—Busk g. 4 yrs, 6st—Redskin, 4 yrs, 6st--*Skelton, 4 yrs, 6st— Smits°, 4 vrs, 6st—Best Bower, 4 yrs, 6st—Fitzallan, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Lydi a Languish, 4 yrs, sst 121b—,Pug, 3 yrs, sst, 121b—Cluassey, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Ambition, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Plen tulle, 3 yrs, sst 101h—Heather Bell, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Bastion, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Helmsman, 3 yrs, sst, 71b—The Attorney, 3 yrs, 5 st 71b—Giantess, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Flight, c, 3 yrs, sst 61h—Desperation, 3 yrs, sst 61b— Stamp, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Queen Po tuaree, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Jenny Wren, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Blunderbuss, 3 yrs, sst 41b—*Ithino, 4 yrs, sst Etona, 3 yrs, sst Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs, 4st 131b—Lyons, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Mystery, 3 yrs, 4st 111 b—My Mary, 3 yrs, 4st 111b—Keppel, 3 yrs, 4st 101b—New Year's-Day, 3 yrs, 44 91b—Wild Roe, 3 yrs, 4st 81b—Scarmentado, 3 yrs, 4st 71b—Zahra, 3 yrs, 4st 61b—My Mary Ann, 3 yrs, 4st 61b—Legend filly, 3 yrs, 4st 41b—Counsellor, 6 yrs, pays forfeit. Those marked thus *, having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out by the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to be left in. If the highest weight accepting is under Bst 71b, it will be raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. WEDNESDAY. Nominations for the Royal Hunt Cup—Perkin War beck, 4 yrs—Example, 4 yrs—Needful, 4 yrs—Aris tides, 5 yrs—Yardley, 5 yrs—Gorharhbury, 5 yrs—Serni seria, 5 yrs—Herne the Hunter, 4 yrs—c by Camel, out of Chance, 3 yrs—Young England, 3 yrs—Cabin Boy, 3 yrs—Ajax, aged—Antler, 4 yrs— Imaum, 4 yrs— Arthur, 3 yrs—The Cure, 4 yrs—Beaumont, 4 yrs—The Altered One, 6 yrs—Misdeal, 6 yrs—Khorassan, 5 yrs— Turquoise colt, 4 yrs—Caroline, 3 yrs—Alamode, 4 yrs—Milton, 4 yrs—Baldersdale, 5 yrs—Lothario, 5 yrs—Discord, aged—Karnac, 4 yrs — Pergularia, 4 yrs—Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs—Remorse, 3 yrs— Cobweb colt, 3 yrs—lonian, 4 yrs—Evenus, 5 yrs— Knight of the Whistle, aged—Cockfighter, 4 yrs— Queen Mab, 6 yrs—Sir Francis, 3 yrs—Elemi, 4 yrs —Trueboy, 3 yrs—Philip, 5 yrs—lnheritess, 5 yra —Poussin, 5 yrs—Godfrey, 4 yrs—Wee Pet, 5 yrs— Adrianople, 3 yrs—Vates, 4 yrs—Pugilist, 5 yrs—The Artful Dodger, 6 yrs—g by Monarch, 3 yrs—Carillon, 5 yrs—The Emperor, 4 yrs—Delapre, 4 yrs. THURSDAY. The Swinley Stakes. Sweetmeat, 3 yrs—the Libel, 3 yrs—lonian, 4 yrs— fby Glaucus, out of March First, 3 yrs—Remorse, 3 yrs—Sorella, 4 yrs—The Cure, 4 yrs—Annandale, 3 yrs. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, 1845. Handicap for the Northumberland Plate of 200 sovs., &c.; to declare on the 31st inst. Alice Hawthorn, aged, 9st 81b—Robert de Gorham, 6 yrs, 9 st—Nutwith, 5 yrs, 9st—Winesour, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—The Era, 5 yrs, B.t 101b—Pompey, 5 yrs, Bst 1 016; Pagan, aged, Bst 91b • Aristides, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—The Shadow, aged, Bst 71 b—The Ugly, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—John o'Gaunt, aged,. Bst 71b—Mickey Free, 4 yrs, Bst 71b— Truebey, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—Ratan, 4 yrs, list 31b—Ebora cum, 6 yrs, Bst 21b—Napier, 5 yrs, Bst—The Best-of- Three, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Inheritress, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Peter the Hermit,s yrs, 7st9lb—Queen of Tyne,6 yrs, 7st 81b— Bay Memus, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—The Pride of Kildare, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Cable, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—Semiseria, 5 yrs, 7st 61b— Elixir, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 51b Naworth, aged, 7st 51b—Poor Soldier, 4 yrs, 7st 21b— Pedometer, 4 yrs, 7st—Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st—Telema chus, 4 yrs, 7st—Fair Rosamond, 4 yrs, 7st—Army tage, 5 yrs, 7st—Dog Billy, 4 yrs, 7A—Godfrey, 4 yrs, 6lit 131 b— Cataract, 5 yrs, 6st 131b—Merry Andrew, 5 yrs, Est 131 b Porto Bello, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Bashaw, 5 yrs, Est 121b—What, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b —Baldersdale, 5 yrs, Gst 121 b Polish, 5 yrs, Gst 'lib—Prince Royal, 4 yrs, Gst 1 Ilb—Little Benton, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Cockfighter, 4 yrs, Est 91b— Crikey Billy, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Brevity, 5 yrs, E st 91b— Beaufront, 4 yrs, Est 71b— Northumberland, 4 yrs, Est 41b —Mount Charles, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Mid Lothian, 3 yrs, 6,t 41b—Piccaninny, 5 yrs, Est 41b—Susan, 4 yrs, Est 41b— Advice, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Nisroch, 4 yrs, 6st—Obscurity, 4 yrs, 6st—Blue Jacket, 4 yrs, 6st—Little Hampton, 4 yrs, 6st—Little John, 4 yrs, 6st—Seaport, 4 yrs, 6st —Fitzallan, 3 yrs, 6st—Muley Moloch filly, 4 yrs, Est —Doctor angrado, 4 yrs, 6st—Miss Whip colt, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, sst 131b—Coheiress, 4 yrs, sst 91b—Sir Francis, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Anti- Repealer, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Devil's Dust, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Moulton, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Botanist, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Maramat, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Wynyard, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Young England, 3 yrs, sst 71b— Newsmonger, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Marian Ramsay, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Ambition, 4 yrs, sst —The Helmsman, 3 yrs, sst —Yellow Boy, 3 yrs, sst—Britannia, 3 yrs, s st--Twig, 3 yrs, sst—Poll of Wapping, 3 yrs, sst—Sir C. Monck's filly, 3 yrs, sst—Bretwalda, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Punjanb, 3 yrs, 4st 71b—Velox, 3 yrs, 4st 71b—Lucy, 3 yrs, 4st 71b —Colleen Bawn, 3 yrs, 4st 71 b—Badinage, 3 yrs, 4st 51b Extravaganza, 3 yrs, 4st 41b-- Little John, 3 yrs, 4st 4P Counsellor, 6 yrs—and Attila, 6 yrs, pay forfeit. THURSDAY. The Corinthian Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on the 31st. Queen of Tyne, 12A— Queen Mab, list 71 b—Lara, list 71b— Zoraster, I Ist 41b—Poussin list 41b—S m ik e, list 21b— Beaufront, 10st 121b—Cock ' amaroo, lOst 121b—The Bat, lOst Mb—Little Benton, lOst 9 1b—Golden Pippin, lOst 716—Obs c u r i ty, lOst 71b—Flagon, lOst 41b—Netherton Maid, lOst—Periwinkl e , lOst—Agriculture, lOst Helen, 9st 121 b. The Pride of Kildare, 4yrs, pays forfeit. —1845. Handicap f or the LudIow LUDLOW Stakes of 15 sons. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared June 1. Voranna, 6 yrs, 9st 61b—Intrepik . 4 yrs, Bst 61b— Queen o f t h e GipsieF yrs, Bst 21b Dela mere, 5 yrs,' 7st 10 1 b—Ninety-One, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Europa, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Susannah, 4 yrs, ist 71b— Imaun 4yrs, 7st 71b—M a i ns t a y, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—E$A,, s na t (late lirilliana), 4 yrs, 7s.t 51b —Molecatch e r, e 41 b—Little Taffoy, 4 yrs, 6st 10Ib—Salcpi p,a n, ~y 3 yrs, --r: Est 61b—British Grenadier, 3 yrs, s t 311? c n Est 31bOutcast, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Prince I ya c 3 yrs, Sat 121 b. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—TESTERDAY. So much time was occup!ed in cDrnparing books that betting u n til l ate in the'afternoon was almost a t a Stand still. And when it did commence, so fitful was it, so small the investments, and so great the crowd, that we had some difficulty in drawing up a list of market prices. Except in Pam, who was sent to the right about by a het of 1,000 to 20. no material change presented itself in the first class favourites for the Derby ; we should state, hon ever, that The Li!:el opened at 18 to 1, and was in very slight estimation until six o'clock, a rush was then made to back him, and at the closing of the doors be had regained the peeition assigned him on Monday. An im provement in Jinglepot, and the reappearance of Kedger, were the only movements in the outside division. The Oaks doings were confined to Lady Wildair, Lancashire Witch, and Glee, whose backers were numerous and " fond." The following quotations are made up to seven o'clock : DERBY. 7 to 2 agst J. Day's lot—taken freely 8 to 1 agst Forth's lot 9 to 4 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas 6 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 7 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 40 to 1 agst Mr. Waller's Columbus 40 to 1 agst Mr. Wyatt's Sis. to Laundress colt 40 to 1 agst Colonel Ans'm's hedger 40 to 1 agst Col. Cradock's Jinglepot 40 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-Way 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Fuzbos—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Merry Monarch 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Titmouse 100 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse 200 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair 6 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch 9 to 1 agst Mr. Gulley's Maid of Orleans 11 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Glee—taken The Subscription Room will be opened this afternoon and to-morrow. IRONMASTER DISQUALIFIED. The adjourned meeting on<this case took place yester day afternoon, and ended in a disqualification. The fol lowing is a copy of the decision : " It having been established by the evidence of the present Mr. Francis Marshall, that thelVithinations of Ironmaster for the Derby and St. Leger, though in his handwriting, were written by Idm as the amanuensis of his father, the late Francis Marshall, whcm he never knew to write a letter himself, and were intended by both parties to be the nomination of the father, we are of opinion that they can only be considered the nominations of Mr. Marshall, senior, and are void by his death, ac cording to the law and practice of the turf (Signed) " BEAUFORT, NORMANBY." lER MAJE:TY'S THEATRE. _ -- --- -- --- Don Gi o v ann i was repeated last evening with tl:e same cast as o n T ues d ay . Th e Vi ennese gave us the pas Rococo, the p as d os fi eurs , an d t h e pas d es Amours. Then we h a d C er i to an d St. Leon in a pas from Les Ilouris ' and then f o ll owe d t h e E smera ld a, w i th Carlotta Grisi, her fi rs t a p pearance f or the season. The first glimpse that was caught of her, as she comes bounding on from the back of the stage, dancing to her tambou rine, was the signal for a burst of enthusiastic applause. The fair Carlotta looked exceedingly w(11 and danced and acted excellently. La Tt uandaise was never danced more beautifully than it was last evening. But why should we dilate on this theme? Who has not seen. who has not admired— or if they have not seen, who has not longed to see, to admire the Esmeralda of Car lotta Grisi ? The house was well and most fashionably attended, for, under the management of Mr. Lumley, Thursday is as fashionable a night as either Saturda y or Tuesday. MADLLE, SOPHIE D LCKEN'S CONCERT.—PRINOESo'zi CONCI;IZT.ROOIMS. This very talented child gave a concert at the above rooms last evening ; and we are happy to say the room was crowded. The performances of t-'ophie Duleken are really wonderful. As a youthful pianist,' she is un rivalled. She is only ten years of ago ; her little fingers cannot yet reach an octave, and last evening she per formed three pieces, one of them the fantas'a from La Donna del Lago, composed by 'Act:berg for hinicelf, and for the express purpose of enabling him to exhibit his own wonderful command over the instrument, with an ease, a precision, and a power, which left nothing to be desired. On seeing that fairy form sitting at the pianoforte, we were almost tempted to ask whe ther it could be possible that such a child could produce such effects. Whether " the eyes were made the fools of the other senses, or else worth all the rest." Made moiselle Mayer, the lady flutist, gave U 3 a fantasia on the flute. The performance of this lady is really very wonderful—in the more level passages it is like the warbling of some sweet bird—her lower notes are parti cularly rich. In what may be called the " tricks" of flute playing, she has not the power of some of her male rivals, but what she wants in power is more than made up for in richness of tone and in exquisite expression and feeling. Staudigl and John Parry were also there. It is needless to add that they were encored in everything they sung. Mademoiselle Schloss gave us the opening scena of Der Freyschut: with exceeding power and great cor rectness, and Madame Blaes Meerti, in Mercadante's aria Della Donna di Caritea, was magnificent. Her fine rich deep contralto voice told superbly in this aria. Since the days of Pisaroni never has such a magnificent contralto been heard. She gave us, in the second part, Schubert's Baracarole ; and here, too, her deep, rich voice told admirably. We hope to have the pleasure of hearing Madame Blaes Meerti frequently during the course of the season. Hers is a voice of a quality so rich—of a compass so great —as to be a rarity in the musical world, and, what is not often the case with contraltos, her intonation is as pure as pos s ibl e . W e h a d, more ov e r, th e Mi sses Williams, Miss Galbraith, Signor Brizzi, and Handel Gear, among the vocal performers, besides Edward were m. rewarded d all ed Meyer on the clarionet, Giulio Reel? on the con eaFtiothis concert of withe exertedertina rapturous athn e d me t i l e l Adolphe applause. h t e e .Stihme Altogether l on o g utmost,etht he of the season. little Sophie Dulcken's has been one of the pleasantest The-Duke o of t h e h N e V A eI n li c n i g e t n o t n c g o a n v c e e r a ta. Dinner party was d ordered red a t Wednesday, as D i rector o'clock. The party consisted of th e D uke and Duchess of of Counters Gloucester, ofWestmorland, Ge Lord and x half past L ge of am - dge rl 3 , d d t e e heL d aonf Douro,d Lady No rre y s, L ord and Lady Cawdor, the Rev. — Dr, Welle , ley, Sir Henry Bi s h op, &c. The Duke of Rutland has arrived at S i r F. Trench's residence r C r a i tn b s yhgtLoftus, D uchess rMarchioness in Pall.mall, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Verulam at Gorhambury Park. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bute have arrived at Ho'y. rood Palace, Edinburgh, where the Noble Marquis is to assume the duties of her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly, which was to meet yesterday. The state and other apartments of Holyrood Palace have been put in preparation for the reception of the Marquis and Marchioness. His Lordsidp's forthcoming court is expected to be brilliantly attended. THE RECENT STEAM-BOILER EXPLOSION IN THE OLD Keyr-noan.—Yesterday considerable progress was made by the workmen in the employ of Mr. Hume, the o wner of the steam. mill near the Surrey Canal-bridge, Old Kent-ro a d , i n removing the rubbish from the wreck of the mill. Du r i ng t h e day several scientific men visited the ruins, and inspected the broken boiler, and amongst them the general opinion appeared to be that it had burst from overpressure. Mr. Waller, jun., stated to the reporter, that at the time of the accident the pressure was not more than 451bs. ; but considering the fact that there was no indicator to the safety-valve, such a statement can be regarded only as a matter of opinion, while the fact remains the same, that the boiler, upwards of three tons in weight, was torn from its bed, and driven into the fields about 150 yards, at a considerable elevation. The boiler, which is a complete wreck, is ripped from end to end (about 16 feet), and as a proof of the soundness of the make, not a single rivet has started ; the metal also exhibits an appearance of first rate quality. It has been in wear about seven years. The loss tc the owner is estimated at a rough guess at ; but it is hoped most of the valuable machinery will be recovered. SUSSEX AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.--- The central committee held a meeting at the office of the Society in this town on Thursday last, which, as we hear, was a very noisy affair. The Duke of Richmond not being present, the feelings of the farmers, which on former occasions have been pent up and smothered, obtained vent, and so stormy is the debate said to have been, that nothing definitive could be done, and the meeting was at last adjourned. The tenants are beginning to have a full view of" the organised hypocrisy" of the scheme, and openly say that they are made the cat's •paws of greedy landlords, who study their own interests, not the tenants'. When men find themselves hur. tied by their " friends" down the steep of ruin, they cannot with. hold cries of distress and indignation —Brighton Guardian. UT.. We regret to announce the death of &let St. John Mildmay, Esq., of Hazly.grove, Somerset. The unfortunate gentleman was riding out on Thursday last, in Dogn.ersfield.park, and approaching closely to a mare with foal, she kicked out and broke his leg. He immediately turned towards home, but had only got a little distance, when the pain was so great that he fainted, and fell upon the broken limb ; and remained on the ground for some time in a state of insensibility until discovered by his lady. Medical assistance from Reading, and ultimately from London, attended him, and amputation was found necessary. Up to Monday great hopes were entertained of his rec.) evening, a but t wi Ach were not realised, an d h e exp i re d on Monday half past eight. flis d ea th w ill cas t a deep &own over a numero u s including Ulm: of Radnor, Ashburton , Rad stoc brake Pee. Circle, and will throw several distinguished famres me i t n h to ueu m , o ßo urn ii i: g t and Trent Valley Union Cotn. parry have announced the issue is. fr u c e m of tsithcrierws Shrewsbury yto Wolverhampton , about which inquiry 'll~e Shrew ti is already made in the City. The rejection, yesterday, o f th e G rand line r Junction Company's clears the ground for this line, which the country generally through which it passes are understood to regard with decided favour. ______ ~......... ......... I COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Lord Charles Wellesley and Colonel Wylde. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness was attended by the Baroness de Strumfeder, and Baron Roth de Schrecken stein. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, left town at a quarter past four o'clock yesterday afternoon for Claremont, attended by the royal suite. The illustrious party left Buckingham Palace in three carriages and four. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Leiningen were in the first carriage and four. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Dowager Lady Lyt telton were in the next carriage and four, and the Coun tess of Mount Edgecumbe, Lady in Waiting ; Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting ; Lord Charles Wellelley, (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting ; awl Colonel Wylde, Eq uerry i n W a i t i ng to Prince Albert, were in the third carriage and four. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by the Hon. Misses Murray and Kerr, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Marquis of Granby. Cap tain the Hon. A. Duncombe, and Captain Francis Seymour. A party of the 4th Dragoons formed the escort from the palace. ‘, m u n n t is ea rl ai i n The Queen and Prince Albert inspected yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, the porcelain dessert service, ma nufactured by he r Majesty's command, and intended for her Royal presentation to his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Russia, which was slbinitted by Mr. Daniell. Iler Majesty and his Royal Highness were pleased to express their approbation. The aervi:e was subsequently submitted to her Majesty- the Queen- Dowager at Marlborough-House, and also to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clan nce Howe. Their Royal Highnes,es the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty the Qu-en Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Beam visited their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House, the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House, and the Duchess of Cambridge at Cambridge House, yesterday. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glouces ter yesterday. her Royal Highness, attended by Lady ( Anna Maria Dan-son and the Hon. General Upton, honoured the Italian Opera with her presence yesterday evening. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar visited the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden on Wed nesda3, at the Duke of Hamilton's residence in Port man-square. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambas sador ; Count Dietrichstein, the Austrian Ambassado r; the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister; and the Count de Flahault, paid their respects to the Grand Duchess on Wednesday. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday. Captain Hill had an interview with Lord Stanley yes terday, at the Colonial-office. Le Comte de Pollen had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer 3 esterday, at his official resi dence in Downing -street. The Knight of Kerry had an interview with Sir R. Peel yesterday. The Attorney-General had an interview with Sir J. Graham yesterday, at the Home-office. Lord Stanley, as Secretary of state for the Colonies, has issued invitations for a full dress dinner party on Tuesday next, the 27th inst., in honour of the Queen's birth-day, at his residence in St. James's-square. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, as Secretary of State for the Home Department, will entertain the Lord Chancellor, the Judges, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, at a full dress dinner, at his residence in Hill -street, on Tuesday, the 27th inst., in honour of her Majesty's birth-day. Lord Stanley has returned to town from the Gorham- bury races. gce the ;sib!e to s ,ertd . J. 4J. s4N le heel'. esi J be I asc ilb ing to tt' t terre J i; de,