The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz left town shortly before one o'clock yesterday afternoon for the Continent. Their Royal Highnesses proceeded to the Bricklayers Arms station, and took their departure by a special train on the South Eastern Railway. His Royal Highness Prince George accompanied his Illustrious Relatives to Dover. "Aron Knesebeck attended the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess from town, and will accompany them to Calais. Th e e Qi*en all d Prince Albert and the Prince of Leiningen feok an airing yesterday aftern?on in an open carriage and four, attended by the Equerries in Waiting (Lord Charles Wellesley and Colonel IN ylde) on horseback. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden returned to town yesterday evening from the seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshire. The Duchess of Cambridge took a drive to Kew yesterday afternoon. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken airings yesterday in the royal gardens. The Queen gave a state ball last evening at Bucking ham Palace, which was more numerously attended than any former ball given by her Majesty, nearly two thousand invitations having been issued, comprising most of the nobility and gentry at present in town. From nine o'clock, when the company began to arrive, until eleven, the visitors continued to arrive at the Palace without intermission, filling the suite of State saloons, which were fitted up and prepared in the usual style of regal splendour. The whole of the rooms were opened for their reception, with the exception of the Yellow Drawing-room, in which apartment the Queen received the Royal Family. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was at tended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Colonel Sir George Couper. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst. The French Ambassador and the Countess de St. Aulaire, accompanied by the Duke de Broglie, the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Londonderry (Gold Stick in Waiting), Sir De Lacy Evans, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Nor folk, the Marquis of Huntly, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Winchilsea, Viscount and Viscountess Combermere, Lord and Lady Brougham, Lady Peel, Earl and Countess St. Germans, Lord and Lady Dal meny, Sir Philip and Lady Grey Egerton, Mr. Greene, M.P., the Earl of Ellenborough, the Earl and the Ladies Fitzwilliam, Sir Wm. and Lady Curtis, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Count do Flahault, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort. the Du chess of Sutherland, Sir Edward Codrington, the Mar quis of N6ithampton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanbv, the Duke of Cleveland, the Lord Chancel lor, the Marquis of Headfort and the Ladies Taylour, the Lord Chief Baron and Lady Pollock, Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, Viscount and Viscountess Pal merston, Lod and Lady Wharncliffe, the Earl of Bes borough, Lord and Lady Stanley, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, Lord and Lady Leigh, Lord and Lady Ashley, and the Prince de Broglie, were among the earlier arrivals. Mohun Gal appeared in a very rich and elegant East ern costume. The Marquis of Douglas, Lord Glenlyon, the Marquis of Lorne, Captain the Hon. James Murray, and several other Scottish noblemen and genlemen, wore the High land costume. AAlen o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert left the Yel low-Drawing-room, aceompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes ; the Mar chioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting ; the Hon. Misses Murray and Kerr, Muids of Honour in Waiting; Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting ; the Marquis of Granby, Lord in Waiting to the Prince ; Hen. Capt. Duncombe, Groom in Waiting ; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to the Prince ; Lord Charles Wellesley, Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry to the Prince ; Henry W. Byng and George Grant Gordon, Eqrs., Pages of Honour in Waiting. On leaving the Yellow Drawing-room the royal party entered the grand saloon, which, together with the ball room, which opens en suite, was filled with company, with the exception of a small passage in the centre of both apartments. The Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, and the Vice Chamberlain, conducted her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort down the avenue formed by the company, her Majesty and his Royal Highness graci ously acknowledging the obeisance of their distinguished guests as they passed slowly to the end of the ball-room. A Quadrife Band, led by Mensr. Collinet, Director of the Orchestra, with a band of twenty-five perfermers of first-rate talent, comprising Messrs. Deloffre, Pilet, Bourotte, Arboa, Laurent, Jacquin, and others, from her Majesty's Theatre, was stationed in an elevated orchestra at the south end of the ball room, and as the royal party entered played " God Save the Queen." Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Royal Family having walked to the end of the ball-room, returned to the centre of the apartment, and took their seats in a recess prepared for the august circle. The Queen then signified her commands to the Lord Chamberlain that a quadrille should be formed, and her Majesty, quitting her st ition, joined the quadrille, and opened the ball with his Serene Highness Prince ' Edward of Saxe Weimar. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Countess Deitrichstein, the Austrian Ambassadress, formed the opposite couple. Other quadrilles anal waltzes followed. Soon after ten o'clock dancing commenced in the Throne-room, which was also fitted up as a ball-room. The band of M. Jullien and Heel- Koenig, including Messrs. Barret, Baumann, Lazarus, Loder, J. Loder, Harper, Casolani, Baker, and Prospere, was stationed in an orchestra within the Throne-t.lcove. His Royal Highness Prince George arrived at a quarter before eleven o'clock, having returned from accompanying the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mockienburgh Strelitz to Dover. At eleven o'clock her Majesty was conducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward from the Ball room to the Throne-room, Jullien's and Kcenig's band playing the National Anthem on her Majesty's entrance. A quadrille from" Kaya ou l'Amour Voyageur," and a quadrille from " Eoline," were danced, also the Waltzes Styrienne—Les Danseuses, and Viennoises. The Stop Polka, the Bohemian Polka, and le pas des fleurs were also danced in this apartment. The whole of the Diplomatic Corps, and also all the foreigners of distinction at present in town, were present at this most brilliant reunion, which exceeded in the numbers present any former fete given by her Majesty. Dancing was kept up in both ball-rooms until twelve o'clock, when the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their royal guests, and attended by the officers of State, went to supper, which was served in the Dining room, in a style of profusion and magnificence, commen surate with the Princely nature of the entertainment. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall and Staircase, commanded by Sir S. Hancock, the Exon in Waiting, Mr. Ellerthorp, the Adjutant, and Captain Sadler, Exon of the Corps also attended. The guard of honour at else portico of the Palace was composed of the Grenadier Guards. The band of the regiment was in attendance in the grand hall, and re ceived the Royal Family with the usual honours, and also performed a number of favourite pieces during the night. A very great variety of the choicest shrubs and plants i,a flower, decorated all the recesses of the State rooms, and the apiproaches. The following had the honour of receiving invitations, His Serene Highness Prince Edry rd of Saxe Weimar, The French Ambassador, Countess de St. Aulaire, land Gentlemen Attaches to the Embassy; the Austrian Ambassador, Countess Dietrichstein, and Gentlemen Attaché; to the Embassy; the Turkish Ambassador and Gentlemen Attaches to the Embassy ; the Belgian Miaisier, Madame Van de Weyer, and Gentlemen Attaches to the Legation; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto; the Netherlands Minister and Gen tlemen Attaches to the Legation; the Sardinian Minister and Gentlemen Attaches to the Legation; the Argentine Minister; the Portuguese Minister, Baroness de Moncorvo, and Gentlemen Attache; to the Legation; theVenezuelean Minister ; the Russian Minister, Baroness Brunnow, Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, and Gentlemen At taches to the Legation; the Sicilian Minister, and Gen tlemen Attaché; to the Legation ; the Hanoverian Minister ; the Prussian Minister, Madame Bunsen, Mademoiselle Bunsen, and Gentlemen Attaches to the Legation; the Brazilian Minister, Madame Marques- Lislioa, and Gentlemen Attache; to the Legation; the American Minister, Mrs. and Miss Everett, and Gen tlemen Attaches to the Legation; tip Danish Minister, Oolintess de Reventlow, and Gentlemen Attache; to the Legation; the Mexican Minister, Madame Murphy, and Gentlemen Attache; to the Legation ; the Spanish Minister, Duchess de Sotomayor, and Gen tlemen Attaches to the Legation; the Saxon Minis ter and Baroness Gersdorff; the New Grenada Chart; d'AffAes, Madame Musqueza, and the Secretary to the Mission; the Swedish Charge d'Affaires, Baroness Re hausen, and Gentlemen Attaches to the Mission ; the Texan Chargé d'Affaires, the Secretary to the Wurtem berg Legation, Madame de Ayala ' Baron and Baroness Arnim, Bar on d'A c h rent h a l , Due de Broglie, Prince de Broglie, Le Baron de Folgoze, Count de Galve, M. Gus tave de Gersdorff, Le Baron et la Barpnne le Noury de la Roneiere, La Constesse Marie de Lusi, La Cemtesse Henriette de Lusi, Count B. Kinsky, Amiral Le Coutxe Pontiatine, Le Comte Buleslas Potocki, Count Rosen, M. Van Kerckhove, M. Van Capenberg, Count de Elahault, Viscountess Keith, Madll. de Fla hank, Baroness de Strumfeeer, Baron Roth de Schreck enstein, Duchess and Madll. de Cuigny, M. Fallon, Prince Galitzin, Baroness de Talleyrand, the Lord Chancellor, the Spe a k er o f t h e H ouse of Commons, the Gold Stick, the Silver Stick, Lady in Waiting on her Majesty Ike Queen Dowager, Maid of Honour in Wait ing on her Majesty the Queen Dowager, Lady in Wait ing on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Lady in Waiting on her Royal llighness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Gentleman attending on his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Field Officer in Brigade Waiting, the Adjutant in Brigade Waiting; the Commanding Officers of the Grenadier Guards, of the Coldstream Guards, and of the Scots Fusilier Guards; the Commanding Officers of the Ist, 2d., and 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards; three Officers in each battalion; the Commanding Officer of the 2d battalion of Coldstream Guards; three Officers of the battalion ; the Commanding Officers of the Ist and 2d Battalions of Scots Fusilier Guards, three Officers of each battalion; the commanding officers of the Ist Life Guards, and four officers; the Commanding Offi cer of the 2,1 Life Guards, and four Officers ; the Com manding Officer of the Royal Horse Guards, and four °Ricers ; the Commarnding Officer of the 4th Light Dragoons, and three Officers ; the Lord Advocate o Scotland, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com mon Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, the Attorney-General. The Prize given by the Emperor of Russia for the Ascot Races, was yesterday submitted to her Majesty and Prince Albert. It is a copy in silver of the statue of Peter the Great at St. Petersburgh, and has been executed under the immediate superintendence of Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, and the Earl of Rosslyn, Master of the Buck Hounds. The Queen and the Prince were pleased to express their approbation of the work. A deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. R. Clarke, W. C. Tindal, Rev. C. Levingston, D. Moore, G. P. Smith, J. B. Hyndman, and the Rev. Mr. Sands, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial Office to Corfu, Ceylon, Malta, and the Cape of Good Hope. Dispatches were alo sent to Canada. Dr. Johnson and Major Grwme had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial Office. Mr. M'Neil and Mr. Ball had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, and Mr. Carr, from the Bank of Ireland, had also interviews with the Right Hon. Gentleman at his office in Downing-street. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA Y EVENING, MAY 20, 1845. and who also farmed a good deal of land in the neighbour hood, testified to the facility which the formation ofthis rail way would afford to the trade of Godalming and Guildford, and especially in the conveyance of timber out of Sussex. Competition would be excited between the Wey and Arran Canal and the railway, and thus a saving in carriage would be effected to the public. The cost to London was about 9s. a ton, and it took three or four days to get goods there by the present communication. There were several mills about Godalming and Guildford which ground for the London market. The country about Chichester was a grazing country, and great facility would be afforded by the pro posed railway for the conveyance of fat cattle to the great markets, and in procuring coals, foreign timber, and oil-cake for feeding cattle, a great advantage would also be obtained. In all these matters, therefore, the formation of the railway would be a public benefit, and, for himself, a saving of some thousands a year would be effected in preventing the neces sity of hiring horses for the carriage of his goods. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD appeared for a Committee of the inhabitants ofPortsmouth, and stated that petitions had been presented to both the Houses of Parliament, signed by 10,000 individuals, and that the very great majority of the inhabit ants of that town were opposed to this line and in favour of the other. Mr. GURNEY opposed the hearing of counsel of parties whom he contended had no right to appear on the ground of its being contrary to the usage of Parliament. The Committee having decided that Mr.. Sergeant TAL FOURD should be heard, he' proceeded to cross-examine Mr. Marshall, who replied that London-bridge would be an im practicable place for the deposit of timber, and that Vauxhall was a much more convenient site. To the cross-examination of Mr. Rawlinson, Mr. MAnsnALL stated that he was a Director in the proposed line, and a shareholder in the South-Western line, but that he held three or four times that amount of property in river and canal shares. To the renewed examination of Mr. GURNEY, Mr. Marshall replied that the distance by the Direct Portsmouth Line from Godalming to London would be forty miles, while by the other line the distance would be thirty-three miles. The number of the inhabitants of Petersfield was about 1,500, while the population of Chichester was 10,000 or 12,0000, and the trade between Godalming and Chichester was much greater than that between the former town and Petersfield. Mr. Mangles, M.P., testified to the necessity of communica tion between Guildford and Chichester by railway, and stated that a company had been formed for that purpose last autumn through whose direction the line was to be surveyed. The whole of the district was richly cultivated, and the traffic would be chiefly derived from the south coun t ry , w hil e t h e atmosp h er i c line passed from Chichester to Portsmouth through one of the poorest and most desolate tracts of the country. The proposed line would be a much greater convenience to Guild ford market than the direct Portsmouth. This was of im portance, as Guildford market was perhaps the highest corn market in the south of England. Godalming and Guildford were opposing places, but the greatest ad vantage would be obtained for both places by the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway, lie had not personally ascertained the population of the district through which the atmospheric line passed, but repeated his impres sion that that part of the country was barren and deficient of inhabitants. The other line, on the contrary, went through a country rich and well peopled. Mr. Edmund Nicholls, a tanner and currier at Guildford, having a tanyard at Midron, and another in the town of Go dalming, said he had a considerable business there, buying his hides in London and his bark in the neighbourhood cf Godalming. He consumed about 13 tons of bark per week. The country was hilly, and the tolls heavy; and look ing both to purchases and sales, the proposed railway would be in his estimation a great convenience, both to him self and the neighbourhood generally. Godalming contained about 4,000 inhabitants, and near to it were several large mansions and demesnes. The line of railway would pass be tween Godalming and Westbrook, the seat of Mr. Muskett, thus cutting off the communication of that house with Godalming; and as a river flowed on two other sides of the property there would be only one side open to the country. But it appeared, from the cross-examination of Mr. Gurney, that the estate was in Chancery ; the house, which for many years had been uninhabited, was jn a very dilapidated state, and the communication with the town very bad. The two lines of railway also passed so as to be equally disadvan tageous to the property. Mr. Chennel, official corn-seller at Guildford, stated that the quantity of corn brought to that market varied from 400 to 700 quarters a week. The supply came chiefly from the south, and but little from Petersfield, and his impression was that the intercourse between different parts of the country would be greatly increased, though of course that would to some extent depend on the number of stations. Mr. George Savers, a waggon-master at Guildford, stated that the carriage through Guildford to London was chiefly for live stock, and the return was for groceries and other similar necessaries. This witness testified to the traffic from the several places in the neighbourhood, and he stated that by far the larger part of it came from Chichester, and but very little from Petersfield, the business at the latter place being trifling. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o'clock Group E. NORTHUMBERLAND (ATMOSPHERIC) LINE. This Committee proceeded this morning to hear the evi dence in favour of the promoters of the Newcastle and Ber wick line, and against the Northumberland (Atmospheric) line. Mr. Bidder's evidence occupied the attention of the Com mittee the entire day. He stated that he had made several experiments from the formula of Mr. Hawkesley, a large gas manufacturer, and he found that on the atmos•• pheric system they could not procure a vacuum of fifteen inches in less than nine minutes, with two engines of fifty horse power each, and with twenty-two strokes per minute. The greatest speed which could be attained would be 33 miles an hour. The resistance would be 14 pounds per ton, and the train would meet the same resistance in return. Forty-five tons could be carried at the rate of thirty miles an hour on a level, with a vacuum of fifteen inches; and thirty tons would be conveyed at the same rate on a gradient of 1 in 100. Mr. Bidder was then cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER —He did not think that the valve in the piston would have any great effect in stopping the train by admitting atmos pheric air. It would not admit it quick enough. He thought that it would, in certain cases, have the effect of retarding the train ; but in most cases it would not be brought into play at all. He never saw a piston fitted with valves for retarding. The revolving power was objected to; it wore the engine. They were obliged to use it passing stations, but they always avoided it when it was possible. He adopted Mr. Hawkesley's formula, and it was on that he founded all his experiments, the application of Mr. Stephenson's for mula created what appeared to him to be anomalies, because Mr. Stephenson did not allow sufficient for the friction of the air. When he analysed Mr. Samuda's formula he found the same. He believed Mr. Hawkesley's formula to be correct, and to account for the anomalies of the formulas of Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Samuda. By Mr. Stephenson's experiments a vacuum of eighteen inches was obtained in three minutes all but two seconds. The leak age depends on the length of the pipe. The experi ments made with . respect to the a t mosp h er i c resist ance were quoted in Robins's Mechanical Philosophy, and were made many years ago by order of Government. The result of these experiments, he believed, was Mr. Brunel's apprehension that he would not be able to att a i n a high velocity on the a tmospheric principle. The Committee then adjourned till Wednesday. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY. zrpany, presiding at the at the Stat ion , Y or k. A general meeting of the proprietors in thi s C ompany was held immediately on the conclusion of th e spec i a l meeting of I t r e . York Hudson,anel Northchair Chairman Midland thed Companycol request of the chairman, Mr. Close, the secretary of the com pany, read the advertisement calling the meeting, who stated the object to be to lay before the meeting a " Bill for making a railway f rom Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with branches therefrom, to be called the Newcastle and Berwick Railway,? and also the draft of another Bill, intituled " a Bill for enabling the Newc ast l e and Darlington Junction Company to purchase the Brandling Junction Railway, and to enable the said company to make certain branch railway stations and works, and for other purposes. The Chairman then entered into a statement of the corn• - parative merits of the locomotive and atmospheric prin ciples. The latter, he thought, would not be sufficient to carry the traffic on the proposed line between Newcastle and Berwick. Even Mr. Samuda and Mr. Brunel admitted that only forty tons could be carried at a time. He submitted to the meeting a resolution in accordance with these views, which was unanimously carried. After explaining, in an swer to a shareholder, that the Brandling Junction shares would be placed en the same footing with respect to the Newcastle and Darlington, as the Leeds and Selby were with respect to the York and North Midland, the Chairman pro ceeded to notice some slight opposition on the part of three shareholders, who held amongst them some thirty or forty shares, and then put the resolution approving of the Bill, which was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks having been given to the Chairman and the Directors, the meeting separated. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. MONDAY: MAY 19. The following Bills were read a second time, and committed, and referred to the Committee of Selection Londonderry and Coleraine Railway. Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2). Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch, and Midland Railways Junction). eport from Select C omm i ttee on The Taff Vale Rail wa y,—R Standing Orders read; petition for Bill presented; referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway),—Second read ing, Friday, May 23. Whitby and Pickering Railway,—Clause to be proposed to be added on further consideration of report, Tuesday, May 20. Select Committee on Group E. adjourned till Wednesday, May 21, at twelve. Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction Railway, —Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, May 27, at half after twelve. Taff Vale Railway,—Committee on petition, Friday, May 30. Midland Railways (Nottingham to Lincoln),—Report, Wednesday, May 21. Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough),—Amend ments proposed to be added, on further consideration of re port, Tuesday, May 20. Guildford Junction Railway,—Report, Wednesday, May 21. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Before the REcou - D - Eit John .Downey, 39, was charged with the manslaughter of William Bates. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner. The case will be fresh in the recollection of our readers. The prisoner and the deceased met at the Rabbits public house at Ilford, both of them being s li g htly the worse for liquor, when a dispute took place between them, and the pri soner having r ece i ve d a goo d d eal of provoca ti o n, struck the deceased. A fight took place, during w hich the deceased fell and broke hi s l eg. The shock to the nervous sys t em pro duced deliriu m t remens, o f w hi ch h e died a few d a y afterwards. The jury f oun d the prisoner guilty, but recommen d e d him to mercy, and he was sentenced to three months imprisonment. COET. Prices pe r t on at the AL IVIARIC close of the market :—Buddle's West Hartley, 16s 9d ; Chester Main, 15s ; Hasting's Hartley, 17s ; Holywell Main, 16s ; Nelson's West Tanfield, 16s 6d ; North Tanfield, 12 s ; Old P ontop, 13s 6d ; Ord's Red h eug h, 14 s ; navensworth W es t H art l ey, 16s ; Taylor ' s W es t Hartley, 16s; Tanfield Moo r 15s 3d ; Wylam, 14% 17s; West Hartley, 17s; West Wylam, 9d ; Wall's-end, G os forth, 1683 d ; Hilda, 15s 6d ; Killingworth, 15 s 9d ; P ott, 1 4s; W a lker, 15s 6d ; Wharncliffe, 16s; Braddyll's Hetton,lBs 3d ; Haswell,lB3 9d ; Hetton, 18s 3d ; Lambton, 18s; Pemberton, 16s; Russell's Hetton, 18s ; Richmond, 17s ; Trimdon Main, 16s 6d ; Caradoc, 188; Hartlepool, 18s 6d ; Heugh Hall, 16s 6d ; Kelloe, 17s 6d ; Thornley, 16s 3d ; Trimdon, 17s 6d ; Ade laide, 17s 6d ; Barrett, 164 ; Tees, 17s 6d ; Derwentwater Hartley, 16s ; Elaicar Main, 141 ; Hartley, 169 "'smell's Duffryn Steam, 2214—Ships arrived, 48. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. It appears that Madame Thillon, although much better, is not yet sufficiently recovered to appear. Both Madame and the management act wisely in delaying the repetition of the opera until she shall be sufficiently re covered to continue the run which the Enckant , ess is sure to have. Better, much better, is it that her re-ap pearance should be delayed for a couple of days than that she should appear an hour too soon, and run the risk of a relapse, which might lay her up for a fort night. In the meantime Mr. Bunn has done all that man or manager could do to repair this inevitable disaster. Finding that Staudigl was disengaged for one evening, he offered the prince of bass singers an engagement, which was accepted, and Staudigl was announced for last evening as Don Pizarro, in Fidelio. Just as the theatre was about to open, Mr. Cooper, the stage-manager, received a note from Stau digl, dated Monday-, four o'clock, announcing that a sudden attack of hoarseness, accompanied by swelling of the glands of the throat, rendered it impossible that he could sing that evening. Copies of this note of Staudigl were immediately pla carded around the theatre, accompanied by an announce ment that the performances would be the same, and that those who had purchased tickets might, if they pleased, have their money returned. The opera of Fidelio was performed, Mr. Jones appearing as Pizarro in the room of Staudigl ; and very respectably did Mr. Jones go through the part ; he was frequently and deservedly applauded. Miss Rainforth made a most interesting Fidelio. If this young lady had but power equal to her taste she would be the prima donna of Europe. The farce of Deaf as a Post followed, in which Harley, by his quaintness as Tristam Sappy, kept the house in a roar. The first act of the exquisite ballet, La Giselle, concluded the evening's entertainments, with M. Silvain as the Duke and Mademoiselle Weiss as La Giselle. This was the first appearance of Mademoiselle Weiss in England, and she is certainly a great acquisition. She is young, pretty, elegant, an excellent danseuse, and a beautiful pantomimist. Her pas des Vendanyes with Silvain was exquisitely given, and elicited the most rapturous applause, and her acting in the last scene was perfectly thrilling. Every feeling of the simple in nocent girl who has been suddenly awakened from her dream of love by finding that she has bestowed her affections on an unworthy object, was truthfully, almost painfully, depicted. It was acted poetry. Words would have dispelled the charm, there was no need of language to assure us that her heart was broken. Notwithstanding the disappointment, we were glad to see that the house was well attended, the pit was a bumper, and there was no lack of company in the boxes. With such an orchestra as that of Drury-lane, it is needless to add that full justice was done to the divine music of Beethoven, were without Staudigl it was a great treat to hear the Fidelio performed as it was performed at Drury-lane last night. RAILWAY CONIMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) Group V. NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Josh. Gibbs, cross-examined by Mr. WIIATELEY, C.C. —He had examined north of llardwick, but considered that the country was not feasible for this line, as, among other objections, it would require a tunnel beneath Hardwick Park, and completely throw the line out of the coal-fields. He was not aware of any agreement entered into by the Company with Lord Middleton or Mr. Sutton, of Kildham, to have the line deviate in other ways than as laid down in he plan. Captain Sir James Salmon, the Chairman of the Pro visional Committee of the Newark and Sheffield line, put in the agreement signed by Lord Middleton, the Hon. Manners Sutton, and the Committee. The agreement ordered that in the event of the opposition of these gentlemen to this line being withdrawn the promoters pledged themselves to make an application next session to Parliament for a deviation in such part of the line as would suit all parties. Mr. WHATELEY before cross-examining Captain Salmon, would ask the Committee whether under these circumstances i this Bill should not stand over till next session ? The Committee decided that the objection was not fatal to the progress of the Bill. Captain Salmon cross-examined—He was not aware that any money arrangements had been come to between Lord Middleton, Mr. Sutton, and the Committee. Mr. W. Cubitt, civil engineer, had examined the plans and sections of the proposed line. He had heard Mr. Gibbs' evidence, and he thought it was quite likely that the railway could be constructed within the estimate. Cross• examined by Mr. WHATELEY—There would be no danger in having an incline of 1 in 100 for a quarter .of a mile, before coming cn to the North Midland line. The heaviest carriages could be stopped within a distance of 400 yards. Mr. Venue, civil engineer, and Mr. Hawkshaw, corrobo rated the opinions of Mr. Cubitt and Mr. Gibbs. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. Group DD. THE CALEDONIAN, AND THE GLASGOW, DUM FRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAYS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Locke, the eminent engineer, was next examined by . Mr. COCKBCRN—He deposed that he had on several occa sions surveyed the district now under consideration. The first survey was made in the year 1836 ; and he had subsequently at various intervals gone over the line, with a view to making more extended communications. He was perfectly well acquainted with the country, and had made a report on the subject of his survey to the Commis sioners appointed by Government, and would still abide by the opinion which he had given in that report in every particular. There had been some trifling deviation Since made, but no material alteration had been substituted. He had no hesitation in saying that a line possessing equal faci lities with the proposed Caledonian could not be obtained at a similar outlay of capital. There would be no difficulties in the construction of the works. On the contrary, they were exceedingly light, there being only one severe gradient on the entire line. This was at a place called Beattock, and the whole gradient being subdivided, would give a result of three smaller gradients consisting of 1 in 75, lin 80, and lin 100. It was proposed to have an assistant engine constantly there. More favourable gradients than those mentioned could not be obtained without making a great sacrifice of capital, and there would also be great diffi culty experienced in finding them ; and, further, the inconvenience of working the line would be increased if other gradients were adopted. A con siderable change in public opinion had taken place in modern times with regard to the nature of gradients. It was formerly considered that a gradient of 1 in 500 was quite steep enough for a locomotive, ,and subsequently 1 in 300 was usually estimated as the maximum. The severity of gradients had been gradually increased, and in fact had grown in proportion as the power of the steam-engine had been improved. Locomotives were now managed on steep gradients with as much facility as they were formerly worked on very easy ones. Mr. Locke then instanced several exist ing lines were there were more severe gradients than any of those proposed on the Caledonian Railway. The increase of expense for an assistant engine would be amply compensated for by the extra convenience and facility which would be afforded, and, generally speaking, it was advisable to h ave a stationary engine on certain distances along the line, asthey were useful not only in assisting the train, but also in case of accidents. He could anticipate no difficulty in the descent of the carriages down the inclined plane. With regard to the Caledonian trunk line it was, in his opinion, the only line that would be most convenient and generally beneficial for the interests of the people of Scot land, and it would offer the greatest facilities for the purpose of connecting the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow with the south. The direct communication and shortness of the line would effect a great saving both in time and ex pense. Two lines were unnecessary and almost imprac ticable, as they would not only entail a very great expense, but would be highly inconvenient. The Caledonian line would offer every facility for extending collateral branches, owing to its central position. The Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle Railway, which was the competing line, goes round about, and the difference in point of distance ex ceeds 23 miles, which would occasion a loss in point of time. The gradients on the Caledonian line could be' worked at a decided advantage over those on the opposing line without entailing any increased expense on the passen gers or traffic. He had seen the section of the proposed Howick line, and considered it vastly inferior to the Caledo nian Railway, as it would not answer one-third of the purposes which the Caledonian proposed to realise. With respect to the proposed extension through Peebles and Gallowshiels, the com parative me: its of the two lines were considerablyin favour of the Caledonian. The di-lance of the Caledonian Railway from Car lisle and the Scottish Central Railway, was 106 miles. The dis tance by the Clydesdale line was about 40 additional miles, and by the Howick line would be considerably increased. Under these circumstances, therefore, in his opinion, neither of the two last-mentioned schemes could be compared with the Caledonian. Since the Railway Commisioners had reported in favour of that line he had made some slight alterations in the sections. One alteration had been made on the Castlecary branch, and consisted in taking the line to the north side of the Pentland Hills, by which change a more facile communication had been obtained to the mineral fields in that district, and a considerable saving of expense in land had been also effected. Another alteration had been made on the site of the terminus at Edinburgh, and a better station had been obtained, which had met with the general approbation of the inhabitants. The proprietors of the various lines with which it was proposed to effect a communication had been consulted, and a general satisfac tory arrangement had been entered into with them. These Companies had agreed to render their lines subordinate to the Caledonian Railway, to alter the gauge of their rails, and also always to allow the preference to the trains belonging to the Caledonian Company. In addition to the alterations on the original plans previously alluded to, he had proposed a branch to Dumfries, which town he considered would be materially benefited by a railway communication with Edin burgh as well as with Glasgow • and neither of the p ro p ose d opposing lines would connect Dumfries with Edinburgh. The termini of the Caledonian Railway were most conveniently situated at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Carlisle. He had found it impracticable to form a jun c ti on w i t h the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway station at Edinburgh, owing to the diffi culty of the level ; but it was possible to make use of part of the 'Edinburgh line at Castlecary. Mr. Locke expressed his satisfaction with the estimates, and stated that the works, including every contingency, had been contracted for by Messrs. Stephenson, M`Kenzie, and Brassey and there was no doubt whatever that those gentlemen would complete the works within the esti. mate. The cost for making the excavations and embankments was calculated at 536,0001. The expense of masonry and for erecting viaducts was 342,286/. ; fences, sleepers, and laying down the rails, would cost 293,340/., which items, added together, would give a result of 1,289,4404 from which ten per cent. was to be deducted for contingencies. Then there was the expense of rails and chains, 410,487/. ; for land and buildings, 120,000/. would be required; for stations, 90,0001. ; and for working plants, &c., 130,0001. The surplus, which would amount to 60,0711., would be devoted to paying law expenses, obtaining the Act of Parliament, &c. The total amount of these sums Was 810,4801., which, being added to the former large result, would give a grand total of upwards of 2,100,000/. The working expenses of the line were esti mated at 95,696/., and tolls and pa) ments to existing lines would be 11,342/. more. The total working expenses would be 107,038/. Mr. Locke was cross-examined by Sir THOMAS Plin.urs on behalf of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company, and by Mr. HOPE on behalf of landowners on the line; but the prin cipal features of his evidence remained unaltered. Mr. M. Wood, civil engineer, was next called by Mr. TALBOT.—He stated he had examined into the merits of the Caledonian, and the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Rail ways, and was decidedly of opinion that the former line was preferable, on account of the convenience which it would afford to the through traffic as well as to the local traffic. The difference in the expense of working the two lines was 12,0001. annually in favour of the Caledonian. He was fully prepared to concur with Mr. Locke in all that that gentleman had stated with regard to the expenses and capabilities of the proposed line. Mr. Collister, civil engineer, was then examined in brief as to the estimates and plans. but his evidence was only a recapitulation of what had previously fallen from Mr. Locke. Mr. Brassey, of the firm of Messrs. Stephenson, Drllienzie, and Brassev, said that he had estimated the expense of con structing the line at 1,275,0001., at which sum he had agreed to undertake the work. Mr. TALBOT then announced, after the examination of 38 witnesses, that the case for the promoters of the Caledonian line was at length concluded. The formal proofs were then put in by Mr. Grahame, the Parliamentary agent, and the Committee adjourned until half-past eleven to-morrow. Group F. THE LONDON, WORCESTER, AND SOUTH STAF FORDSHIRE RAILWAY. The evidence of Mr. R. Stephenson (continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) : At Bicester the line would complete the advantages of the branch line. Aylesbury, to Bicester and Buckingham, would afford every accommodation to the traders on the line. The system pursued by the Great Western, commencing at Droitwich, leaves many towns wholly untouched, and it faces the high ground which we avoid at Dudley ; the lines come almost at a parallel. With regard to a line from Wolverhampton to Dudley, they are trying to come to an arrangement. At Alesowen are most ex tensive coal-fields not yet worked to any extent. A branch to the eastward of the Staffordshire line, about two miles distant from that line, will open up that traffic, which will be most important to that part of the country. Had heard much of the difference of gauge. He had made many experiments himself. On the Canterbury and Whitstable line he had tried to remedy the break of gauge. but the trouble was so great it was abandoned. The change of gauge was most objectionable, and we give the canals a decided preference for goods traffic. As far as he had any knowledge the remedying of the break of gauge by loose body carriages would never answer, for it would require two stations to work them. The Great Western Company con templated laying down a narrow gauge from Worcester to Wolverhampton. They intended laying it down by the side of the other guage on their line, and it will consequently afford but local accommodation. To do this they will be obliged to have two stations, one for the broad gauge and one for the narrow gauge. With reference to these lines regarding the accommodation to the country, the promoters' line was the best adapted for the traffic of the country. The present line from the Euston-square station to Wor• cester was 1211 miles. With regard to the speed on the broad and narrow gauge, there was no difference. The speed on the narrow gauge was equally as quick as the broad gauge. On the Northern and Eastern Railway for the last two years that Company went at the rate of 55 miles an hour. That was a rate of speed which he (Mr. Stephenson) did not fancy for his own travelling. The public on that line, however, liked it. The quickest rate of travelling now was 112 miles in three hours and thirty seven minutes. He understood the nature of engine making, and he could construct an engine which would do 112 miles in two hours and fifteen minutes. On the London and Birmingham line they were lengthening the engines for the purpose of speed. Had examined the estimates, which were formed by him. The estimate from London to Worcester is 2,732,877/. This included all the branches up to that place. There was some opposition to the line from a few of the landowners on the line. The damage they would sustain would not be re sidential, it would be agricultural, and there was no injury which could be done but would be met by a fair system of compensation. Lord Sandys' property, a little above Worcester, we touch— some of his Lordship's meadow land about 50 feet below a large precipice. We are also opposed by a Mr. Hodges Foley. That gentleman's property was bounded on each side by canals. One canal came between the railway and a considerable portion of his property. Would rather that gentleman state his own grievances. Mr. Mantz, a landowner at Worcester, examined—The line of railway would pass his residence within 50 feet. Knew the house very well, it was called the Commandre, and is of the Elizabethan style. The house was very low, sunk in a valley, 'and the trains would pass on overlooking the house. Knew of a case almost similar, it was that of a railway passing within forty feet of a clergyman's house, and overlooking it at a height of 14 feet. That gentleman got compensation, but as the works progressed he found the annoyance was not so great as he at first anticipated, and he did not remove his family, but kept the compensation.—(Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN—Mr. Mantz, do you oppose the Great Western line ? Mr. Mantz—No, Sir, Ido not object to that line. It does not touch my property, and that line is the most popular with the people of Worcester. Cross-examination continued—We could not avoid going near your property ; it would compel us to cross a main road. After some further cross-examination, the Committee ad journd till twelve o'clock to-morrow. Group X. LONDON AND YORK LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Isaac Dodds, merchant, of Spalding— There are about 38,000 tons of coals annually brought into that town, of which 28,000 tons are consumed in the neighbour hood. The coals are brought from districts through which the present proposed line would pass, and thus materially facilitate the transit, and reduce the expense. The country around Spalding was a very extensive corn-growing district, and the communication between it and Boston was considerable. A line of communication between Boston and Lincoln and Stafford would be of great im portance. Cross-examined—A westward line of communication would also be of importance. Mr. Charles Anderson, son of Sir Charles Anderson, re sides near Gainsborough. The direct northern line would be the most advantageous to him and his brother person. ally ; but the London 'and York would be the most advan tage to the public, because it would afford modes of commu nication to a great number of important towns in the district through which it would pass. Cross -examined—It would be desirable to have a line be tween Lincoln and London and Peterborough ; but the pro posed line would be four miles shorter than the line proposed by Cambridge. Could not say whether a line between Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire would be of importance. Mr. W. Mann, of the Boston Provincial Bank, was the next witness, but his testimony was precisely of The same character and tendency as that of Mr. Anderson. Mr. Gooch deposed as to the amount of traffic going on at present in corn, sheep, &c., between the different towns pro posed to be brought into communication with each other by the proposed London and York line; and the Committee then adjourned. Group R. SContinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Grear, a magistrate of the counties of Down and Ar magh, was next examined. He was one of the original projectors of the Ulster Railway, and one of the Board of Directors. The preseet line was very much desired by all the inhabitants of Monaghan, Down, and Armagh. This line was a necessary one to complete the communication between Enniskillen and Belfast. The traffic along the course of the line in butter, eggs, and pigs, he held would be very great. The Ulster Railway, with which this is to be connected, pays from sto 6 per cent. The weekly receipts were 6004, and the opening of the branch, he thought, would make it up to 1,0001. The fares on the Ulster line were about half of the English ones. The charges were—first-class passengers, lid. per mile ; second-class, id. ; and third-class, 2-3 d. There were six trains a day, and each of them took third class passengers. Eviitence was called respecting the present traffic of the road between Armagh and Portadown, which it was alleged would be greatly increased by the proposed railway, when the Committee decided the preamble to be proved. The clauses of the Bill were then gone into, and clauses Ito 10 agreed to. The Committee then passed on to the consideration of the 35th, which was opposed by Mr. Burke, on the part of the Marquis of Hertford. It was in relation to the Directors, the Noble Lord desiring that three of the Directors should reside in or about Lisburn, being a similar clause to one in the Ulster Railway Act. In the present Bill that clause had been expunged, and a fresh one introduced, without any restrictions as to the appoint ment of Directors as far as residence was concerned. Mr. AUSTIN was heard in reply on behalf of the Company, when the room was cleared. On our return, the CHAIRMAN intimated that the clause proposed by Mr. Burke had been adopted by the Committee. The further consideration of the clauses was postponed till to-morrow. Group G. BRISTOL AND EXETER BRANCHES. . _ (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Brunel was then called, and the purport of his evidence was that the proposed line would not injure the house or demesne of Lady Fane ; that it was not nearer than three eighths of a mile, and could not even be seen from the house ofher Ladyship. Mr. Giles, C. E., and Mr. Batten, were called on the part of the petitioner. The former stated that a better and a cheaper line might, in his opinion, be constructed along the river Yoe. The Committee having consulted for a short time, they de• tided that the preamble was proved. The Committee then went on to consider the clauses. Group L. GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. Mr. COCKBURN (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) said— The extent of railway which would have to be made was in the latter line 69 miles 10 chains, and in the former only 51 miles 60 chains. The distance to London by the Direct Portsmouth would be to Hungerford-bridge 77 miles, while by the other it would be to London bridge 79 miles, and by Stephenson's line 81 miles. From Chichester (the only important town short of Portsmouth) to London, the distance would be 80 miles, while by the other it would be only 62 miles. By the formation of the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth line, the whole length of communication on the coast line, by the electric telegraph, would be completed, while if the Direct Portsmouth line were adopted, it would be altogether interrupted. The Direct Portsmouth Company proposed to work their line on the atmospheric principle, but the advantages of this princi ple at present was mere speculative opinion. In the event of its proving a sound principle, the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Company were quite ready to place them selves at the disposal of any branch of the Government, in order to convert the line into an atmospheric railway. Another advantage in favour of the South-Western project was, that it had already expended 400,000/. in the formation of the Bishopstoke line. Mr. Marshall, a, gentleman in business at Godalming, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 19. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Lord LOFTUS, for Woodstock, and Sir W. W. WYNNE, for Denbighshire, took the oaths and their seats. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. GASKILL, a new writ was or dered to be issued for Down, in the room of the Earl of Hillsborough, now Marquis of Downshire. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition against the West Cornwall Railway Bill. The llemel Hempsted Small Tenements Bill was read a third time arid passed. Petitions were presented against the Exeter and Ply mouth Railway Bill. On the motion of Mr. SPOONER, the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bill and the Birmingham and Glou cester Railway Bid (Gloucester Extension, Stoke, Bir mingham and Midland Railway Junction), were read a second time. THE CORNWALL RAILWAY BILL. Lord COURTENAY moved " That the petition of Charles Jeffery (presented I6th May) be referred to the Committee on the Cornwall Railway Bill ; and that it be an instruction to the Committee, to permit the petitioner to be heard, by himself, his counsel, or agent, upon his _ . - Mr. GREENE opposed the motion. Had the peti tioner attended to his own interests L the proper period, the House would not have been troubled with this motion at the present time. He did not think that the general rule in those cases should be set aside in favour of the petition. The gallery was then cleared for a division but none took place, as the motion, on being put, was negatived. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. Mr. P. Iit)WARD presented a petition from Carlisle against the 30th clause of the London and York Rai way Bill. BANKING IN IRELAND. Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from the shareholders and directors of the Hibernian Bank, praying that the Company might be included in any provisions of the new Bill regulating the banking system of Ireland. Several other petitions were pre sented from other places to the same effect ; also a peti tion from the guardians of the Drogheda Union, pray ing for an alteration in the law of settlement as regarded the poor-law in Ireland. MAYNOOTH GRANT. Mr. STRUTT presented a petition from a congregation of Dissenters in Derby against the grant to Maynooth. The Hon. Member also presented a petition in favour of the Bill. Colonel ROLLESTON presented petitions from places in Cambridgeshire against the llaynooth Endowment Bill. Mr. HAS nE presented several petitions to the same effect from places in Scotland. Mr. STANTON presented a petition from landowners, farmers, and others in Gloucestershire, complaining of agricultural distress; and also a petition from Stroud against the grant to Maynooth. Sir J. HANMER presented several petitions against the grant. MERCHANT SERVICE BILL. The HON. BARONET presented, also, a petition, signed by three thousand seamen and merchantg. complaining of the operation of the Merchant Service Bill. PUBLIC PETITIONS. Mr. B. HUGHES presented a petition against the Maynooth Bill. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition praying for the modification of the criminal code Sir W. JAMES presented a petition from Hull in favour of the Maynooth grart. Captain JONES presented a petition from London derry against the Maynooth grant. LOrd'HARRY VANE presented petitions from Dur• ham against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. OROGAN — presented ietitions, from Ireland to the same effect. Mr. 11. BERKELEY presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce in Bristol, praying for an inquiry into the Insolvency Act passed last session, with the view of affording a remedy. Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from places in Stafford, signed by 1,450 persons, against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. CHRISTIE, and other Hon. Members presented similar petitions. Mr. ALLIX presented six petitions from places in Cambridgeshire against the grant to Maynooth. Numerous petitions, both for and against the grant, were presented, but in such confusion, that it was im possible to report them individually. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. COLQUHOUN gave notice that he would to morrow present a petition from the London Conference against the grant to Alaynooth. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that, on the third read ing of the Maynooth Endowment Bill, he would with draw the amendment of which he bad given notice, as he had been requested by several of his friends to do so, in order that the division should be taken on the motion of the Hon. Member for Gloucestershire. On the motion of Colonel PAGET, leave of absence was granted to Mr. W. Stanley for three weeks, on the ground of ill-health. On the motion of Colonel T. WOOD, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Forster for a fortnight, on urgent business. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL begged leave to call the attention of the House to a matter of importance affecting the privileges of the House. The House would of course understand that he alluded to the recent recision in the Court of Queen's Bench in the action of Howard against Gossett--Howard having been taken into custody on the warrant of the Speaker, issued by order of the House. It would be in the recol lection of the House, that in the year 1840, in conse quence of proceedings instituted by a person named Stockdale against the Messrs. Hansard, the printers to the House, it was considered necessary that Howard, who conducted those proceedings as the attorney of Stockdale, should attend at the bar to be examined. Howard had notice to that effect, but he did not attend or pay any respect to the notice. In consequence of that contempt an order was made by the House that be should be brought up in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Speaker's warrant was issued accordingly. He was taken into custody upon that warrant, and subsequently he brought an action against the Assistant-Sergeant and others of the officers for excess in the execution of the warrant. The sole complaint against the officers was, that they bad been guilty of excess ; and upon that complaint the House came to the decision that the officers be per mitted to appear and plead to the action. They pleaded accordingly ; the case came on for trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, merely on the general issue of the de nial of the fact. The jury were of opinion that the officers had been guilty of excess, and found a verdict against them for 100/. That the 1001. and the costs were paid by the House. In the year 1843, Mr. Howard com menced the action in question against the sergeant, and communication of the fact was made by the Sergeant-at- Arms to the House. His (the Solicitor-General) Honourable and Learned Friend the Attorney• General moved that the notice which had been given should be printed, and on the following day he proposed to the House that the Sergeant at-Arms should be at liberty to plead to the action. That proposal gave rise to a con siderable debate. That debate was adjourned, and ulti mately the House came to the resolution that Sir W. Gos sett have leave to appear and defend the action brought against him by Mr. T. B. Howard for trespass. After that, the House agreed to another resolution, that Wil liam Bellamy have leave to defend the action brought against him, and that the Attorney-General he directed to defend Sir William :Gossett and William Bellamy. Upon that authority several pleas were put on the record in the action of Howard against Gossett; and, stripping those pleas of their technicalities, the effect was, that the imprisonment which had been com plained of was to be justified by the authority of the Speaker's warrant. In those pleas there was a demurrer, and on that demurrer an argument took place in the Court of Queen's Bench, in the month of November last. The Judges appeared to have entertained very considerable doubt on the subject, for they took time to consider their opinion, and did not deliver their judgment until Thursday last. When they pronounced judgment, the majority of the Judges were of opinion that the pleas constituted no sufficient justification of the complaint contained in the plaintiff's declaration. In that judgment, however, Mr. Justice Williams dif fered from the majority of the Judges. But:of course it would be premature to discuss that part of the subject further until the whole of the proceedings were before the House. However, it would be right of him to say that the Judges, one and all, had stated that their decision did not in any way refer to any of the privileges of this House, but to the fact of the Sergeant-at-Arms having exceeded the authority vested in him by the House.—(Hear, hear.) Now he would suggest that before the House took any proceedings in reference to this subject, they should have before them all the proceedings in reference to the trial, and therefore he would move that copies of the record and of the short-hand writers' notes should be laid before it. It would be necessary that the House should proceed upon the matter as speedily as possible, in order to come to a determination. But in the mean time he would state what the steps were which the plaintiff could take. The plaintiff was now at liberty to enter what was technically called an interlocutory judgment, and then pro ceed to assess damages, first having served an eight days' notice. Now, as it was impossible to say how soon the plaintiff might enter upon judgment, it would be advisable that the House should proceed with as little delay as possible, because, after the damages had been assessed, the plaintiff might sue for final judgment, and proceed to levy the damages on the goods of the defendant. Under these circumstances he (the Solicitor-General) felt a great degree of anxiety upon the subject, and how necessary it would be for the House to act promptly upon it. But at the same time they should act with calmness and deliberation, and take care:they had all the necessary materials for so doing before them. He found, upon referring to the case of Stockdale, that Lord CarnpOell, the then Attorney- General, moved for a CommisL'ee of this House upon that occasion ; and he (the Solicitor-General) did think it would be extremely desirals.'e to follow a simi lar course on the present occasion, and therefore be would be prepared to move a resolution to that effect. And then he would propose, in the terriss of that res'olu tion, th a t a Select Committee should be appointeA, for the purpose of inquiring into the proceedings in the case of Howard and Gossett, and then to report their decisions and observations thereupon to the House. He (the Solicitor-General) would be pre Pared, in the course of the evening, to lay on the tables of the House the names of the proposed Committee, sot ',hat tha ,House might come to a decision upon the subject:, Lord HOWICK said that he did not object to the motion of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Solicitor-General, but he could not help saying that the present position of the House realised the remarks of the Hon. and Learned Member for Worcester (Sir T. Wilde) on a former occasion. He said that when he re. collected the weak and pusillanimous course which the house had on a former occasion adopted, and were now proceeding to adopt, he fund it only realising the opi nion expressed by that Hon. and Learned Gentleman : They were dragged on step by step till they lost all their privileges by their submissive concessions to the courts of law. Sir R. 11. INGLIS said that he had not intended to have said one word upon that occasion, but when he found the Noble Lord taunting the Legislature of the country with pusillanimity and weakness, he for one could not sit still in his place without replying to him. He (Sir B. H. Inglis) was present in the Court of Queen's Beach, and he could verify the assertion of the Noble and Learned Gentleman, that the Learned Judges there did not decide against the warrant as a warrant, but they ob jected to it that no specific object was mentioned in it. If the observations of the Noble Lord were ;correct it was suffi •icnt that the Sergeant-at- Arms should come to the place and seize the first Peer of the realm. lie hoped that the House would not have the pusillanimity to deal otherwise with inferior persons. If the powers of the House be good for Justice Coleridge and Justice Denman, they were good for every Justice. If he wished to struggle with the courts of law, he would bring the Lord Chief Justice before the bar of the House, instead of the sheriff, or any other ministerial officer. Every other warrant specified the case and the time that the person should remain in custody. The warrant did not constitute such authority as they acted on in the name of the Queen. The motion was then put and carried. MAYNOOTH. Sirß. INGLIS presented petitions from several places in England, Scotland, and Wales, against the grant to Maynooth, and from several Presbyteries in Scotland, which were signed on behalf of them by the moderators. Mr. BANKES presented petitions from divers places in Somersetshire, Wiltshire, and various other places, against the grant. - Lord BERNARD presented petitions from places in Ireland to a similar effect. Mr. PATTISON presented several petitions agains the grant. Afr. SHAW, from Dublin and other places to a like eff: ct. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented petitions from several places in the north of England against the grant, one signed by 20,000 people, and he thought it would be right to state the prayer cf this petition. The petitioners stated that they were opposed to all State grants, and especially to the present, because it would tend to the endowment of the Catholic priesthood. At the same time they expressed their strong dislike to the Established Church in Ireland, which had been sustained against the feelings of the people. Sir Thomas Spry, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Stuart Wortley, and Lord Castlereagh, presented petitions from various places in England and Ireland to a similar effect. - Sir R. PEEL presented petitions from Limerick and other places in favour of the grant. Mr. HINDLEY presented a great number of petitions from various places in England against the grant. Sir 11. llalford, Mr. Darby, Mr. Duncan, and Colonel Wood presented petitions against the grant. An HON. MFIIIBER (whose name we could not learn) presented a petition from Mimmouth, signed by 38 people, out of a population of 30,000, against the grant. Mr. PACKE presented petitions from Dissenting con gregations in several places to a similar effect. Sir T. FREMANTLE presented a petition from Tun bridge Wells and other places in favour of the grant. Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from Elgin and other places against the grant. ACADEMICAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). Lord J. RUSSELL--I wish to ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government what day he would name for the second reading of the Bill for Acade mical Education in Ireland ? Sir R. PEEL—I cannot exactly define the day upon which the second reading of that Bill will be introduced, but at the conclusion of the debate on the Maynooth question I will name the day. Mr. EWART said he hail a notice on the paper in reference to this question, which was to this effect : On the third reading of the Maynooth College Bill, to move that, while it is expedient to open all the public educational establishments of Ireland to the Catholics, to reduce to its due dimensions the Irish Church, and to establish entire civil and religious equality between Great Britain and Ireland, it is not advisable to extend the principle of making any religious denomination endowed by and dependent on the State. In bringing forward this motion he begged to assure the Right Honourable Baronet opposite, and the Hon. Members on that side the House, that while he was in favour of the most liberal and extended system of education to all denominations of Christians, he was opposed to any religious endowment by the State of any institution. And now, aahen this question was coming before that House for a final decision, he did think it but just to those out of doors, who were opposed to it, to have their opinions and feelings ex pressed. He had the honour of differing from the opi nions of the Hon. Member the representative of the University of Oxford upon this question, and also from the Right Honourable Gentleman the Recorder of Dublin and the Recorder of London. The standard they had raised bore a device far too exclusive for him. Their line of march was separate and distinct. Its uni formity and consistency might be described in the words of Milton— " Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders; all the while Sonorous Oxford blowing martial sounds' He hoped the Hon. Member for Oxford University would pardon him for this allusion ; but he felt compelled to say that though he differed from him on many points in reference to this question, be agreed with him only on the principle that it was not wise to endow religious establishments. He did not mean to say he was opposed to existing endowments, but he was opposed to their ex tension, whether that extension was to be made to May nooth or to any other institution, for he did think that all theological establishments should be left to themselves. He did not admire any Government interference with matters of religion, and the success which the Go vernment had met with on a former memorable occasion, when the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department introduced his Factory Bill, furnished an ample proof of the inutility of advocating mixed theological and political questions. He doubted, therefore, the wisdom of agitating questions which involved the subject of religion, and this was the reason why he now differed from the Government on the question of an endowment to MaynJoth. Such a course might have been in place some forty or fifty years ago, but there was a new spirit abroad now. He believed that a purer principle actuated the people than the principle of endowments—he meant the volun tary principle. The voluntary principle manifested its truth to the minds of the people of this country, and it now occupied the place which the pr:nciple of eisdow men ts did at a former period. This fact was proved by what had taken place in two of the Established Churches of this country. It was owing to the increase of the voluntary principle, that the Free Church in Scotland had separated itself from the parent establish ment; nor was it less owing to the insinuation of voluntary principles into England, that Tractarianism had diffused itself in Oxford, and extended its influence over the country. A change had come over the spirit of the country, which called on that House to legisl tte in conformity , with it, but he was told that this system was not a sys tem of endowment, but simply an act of restitution. He would like to know what in this case was meant by the phrase " act of restitution." Was the Church of Ireland asked to restore to the Ca tholic Church what she had taken from her ? .No. This was tobe exacted from the people of this country— it was to be taken out of the Consolidated Fund. He should not oppose any principle of restitution, but this was not so. He thought that, if they took from the superfluities of the Irish Church it would be well, but instead of doing so, they deducted thi s something from the necessities of the English people. It was an anomaly to call on the people of this country to contribute from their hard-earned labour to the ex tension of religion, when that Church, which was now almost the mockery, as it had long been deemed the disgrace of this country, possessed so much wealth. That was the course which he, for one, would have pre ferred ; and he begged to ask Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite what course they intended to pursue ? He asked, did they mean to make their stand upon this Bill, or to extend the principle so far as the endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy?—(Hear, hear.) He believed that they would give dissatisfaction to the Pro testant portion of the United kingdom, and that they would at the same time give no satisfaction to the Roman Catholics.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the Member for London had said that he was prepared to carry out the genuine principle of endowment, and to give salaries to the Catholic clergy out of the Consolidated Fund. The Hon. and Learned Member for Edinburgh echoed the sentiment.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department thought that he also was in favour of the endowment of the priests. But the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of the Government maintained a prudent silence on the sub ject.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the spirit of endowment had passed away, and that a purer spirit—that of the reformation and of primitive Christianity had taken its place.—(Hear, hear.) He as willing to aid in measures of the largest liberality to Ireland, to compensate for past oppressions. But he did not think this measure was calcalated to do so, and therefore, not wishing to prolong the debate, he concluded by moving according to notice. Mr. MARSLAND seconded the motion. He fully admitted the wrongs and oppressions which the Irish nation had suffered under the domination of a more powerful country,; but he did not think that a further extension of the bad principle of that endowment would do anything to ameliorate the pre sent condition of the people, or to compensate for their past wrongs. He disclaimed all feeling of hostility to his fellow Catholic subjects—be disclaimed all participa tion in the " No Popery' . hear.) But what he asserted was, that while they were applying what were called remedial measures in Ireland, they were put ting on blisters upon -England ; in fact, they were not laying the axe to the root of the evil in Ireland, while they were creating ill-feeling and in England. It had been said the Dissenters were inconsistent in re ceiving the Regiunt Donum and raising the cry that had been raised against the grant to the College of May nooth. If .the assertions that bad been made were true, the Dissenters would certainly have been most incon sistent ; but there were many of them that objected as Strongly as_any denomination could do to tho receipt of the Regiunt Donum. Acting on those opinions, he should ------------ me vote against the third reading of the Bill when it ca m° before the House, and he would do so on the same 2 o l ; lbO ciple with that evowed by the Hon. Member : W fries, namely, that the Church should not. b e p o by the State. j e cis° Mr. EWART said that he had justified the pr sigh H :l n ' i h ,e e gallery was wpraoscetehdentooarddeirveis,liotno.be cleared, but the on which he intended to vote, and.he would not, re 1 ,1 1 , the opinion of a majority of Hon. Members, Pres s t he division.—(We understood that during ou r absence amendment had been negatived.) f wh ich Mr. BAN ES, in proposing the amendment 0 1 , eine he had given notice, " that the Bill be read a third its that day six months," which was tantamount to ioi„ be being read at all, begged for the indulgencet I_oo House, particularly as he would request their a e tea,l lt to some previous portions of the debate, and li trl ti i. perhaps, the more think himself entitled to the Rouse , gence, that he had not hitherto addressed the ri jon , but had readily given way to " the grouPs'' ? t heir Members who had risen on every night to exPla ili t he votes to their constituents.—(Hear.) He ha d there more readily assented to this, beeaur is ro te. was no necessit7 ed for himself explaining , ' 1 1 0 him' He said this, not because he assum !, e d tO self any degree of merit, or because he 111 17 0 bed throw any imputation on those Hon. Members° goo acted otherwise than he did. He would asks u e ob ose under what circumstances this question was l 'eti 01 ' fore them, and by what means the measure h vanced to its present stage. He would ask if tb i e r e rn p si rr ' rity who voted for the second reading of the 1314 Hoed sented a majority of the country. Th e Pg at bai Baronet at the head of the Government h a d d win that the feelings of the people of England an t r he r were most repugnant to this measure--.ls_,ichts what he had anticipated, and the result to which Right Hon. Baronet had come was, that in P r e o ty to to the t strength of that opinion, it became his 100 0,0 increase his energies and exert the power ill t the O r the First Minister of the Crown, to carry ou vrom e D I ; sure. His lion. Friend the Secretary for the '''' be thre, i p n a t r o tn i e h n e t c s • c e a rr le ied ag h a i i s n s e t ffo th rt e s rsetouplier,urther, fete rof el : the na nic 'ee ool weight, and popularity of his Sovereign. Ir se c i ii at ll e °°. o there to enter into a controversy with the t` e t , so; Baronet as to his authority as Home Seere ta ra r r,et 11° 4 use of this power. He admitted that the t _y o ursa„„ Baronet had precedent for the oeurse he tr o ' r etas'l' l , but the only authority that he (Mr. Bal l ' a osros e i r bered as a precedent, was of the Right 11° 13 " . 0 fel ) , own making. He remembered that, oh, to „..1 occasion, the same course was resorted r ifeer)„,, the same Right Honourable Gentletna, to to el.'s" Off' and the name of the Sovereign was then usc - alai is• the balance. It would be a great relief t ois or a l 4 , Bankes) if he found that, by any rniscooce,Poed to g m ' 0 representation, her Majesty had been Di u % leol‘ l 9 her sanction to this measure. He could h 0 or the question as already decided, for he to the de o, though the House might not be entitled n eW i n ed a n ot pellation of a representative, they still rer ps o i t elOc r e, berative body. He believed that, in re e. der. hi particulars, his Right Hon. Friends had b w as - sil o s& Tiny had no idea of the repugnance th at •,• ille °s jea the people of this country and Scotland to tr! 0 de w ' He gave his Right Hon. Friend full credit n o g 10. 0 4 to confer a boon on the people of Ireland,' lima fO w to lieved that they had been m i s t a ken. The lee n mon s - 0 1 this measure was a ge nera l on e ; and it wss osses, s , t6 r oof suppose that it h a d b een con fined to th e r oehiu; he er England and Sc o tland. It was notbecause the tha t ' - fli t the Church of England had been quieseenffeitots t io fore they were to be considered as i n t e te ll ;et; Right Hon. Friend had formed a verYic au 'slis al e- he of the Established Church with respect o' o n aieli n to Let the Right Hon. Baronet look to a petit tc n isetil 4 Lett appeared in the newspaper of that morning, , his diet agTaihnestEtahrisl ( B )f il the Lord Bishop of Cashel, from the clergy ei i are' Mr. BANKES—Oh, a good many. LINCOLN—How many sig n° The Earl of LINCOLN—Not many: , 4 of 1 68 '0 Sir H. W. BARRON—Signed by Dille 43 " etiti ° lo Mr. BANKES continued—At any rate the g y 0 0 3 signed by a very respectable portion of the eggoa; oti The r oe ,4 diocese of Cashel and Waterford. Learned Gentleman the Member for -Thilr t fjoatil i a called them " fanatical insurgents ; butlmts-trircoe. Learned Gentleman's genius frequently 1 ,"'",) faul n ata,', judgment and discretion. He (Mr. 13 a rl il o a he u f f r fel' curred in the prayer of the petition to vi,a' irs e - . cbtl o ferred, and he should support it in that 0° alO 0 0 too° • gen it as an honourable compliment to be en,, o e Dlsoab petitione:of many of the Dissenters• at Seta se had no desire to destroy or disturb t ° des ire o be Church. They were on 13! actuated by w 5 bich ° I L I fa t vent the spread of a religious opinion, gouri o p . t, lieved to be anti-scriptural. The lielinteblislra4 Sheffield had indeed attacked the Church nd astl7 t the but he had found himself in a dilemma , a sex cerd i c ote from meeting the Hon. Member for:',hefol? Ao time he proposed. The Hon. Member f „'„ co o t r os i, stilted the heads of his own party, him no satisfactory advice, and he then,,a i s in res i t r ist but tn_y it oss i oro consulted the Cabinet, who could give,, P ii 310 3 ;06 either ; and he had recourse to the sa ° o 'fshat° 0 0 Nestor geo be ,h r : 04 " Montrose, who was, it seemed, the seeing that he was always consulted by ..‘ 1. do r found themselves in difficulty.—(L au g htei tiie o° , l lo vice of the Hon. Member for Montrose wa „ s if volt n o g went of the motion; " For," said he, __and 1 17.111 1 abandon your motion, or postpone it, the s e e w hioa o l of the Bill will be lost." This was the w s a):, if fi c altil t his Hon. Member for Sheffield got out of hi " Bill that was ss smuggled :g .a l y ed in th against the Maynooth Bill had been saltt o f the. 01 and in Scotland, what must be considered_vi ino.olo pressiou of public opinion be Ireland? 1:1' the o °l o which rongh t t h li c e isecrooun!ed Illendipacitjegallito, messenger that had been sent there with a _ ;00 . ih,,, tidings returned ? Had be come back bl' i . a r c i rbeL hand the olive branch of peace ? ' that Sod turned to tell the English he , on 0 Royal mistress could set her W I e oOA, Irish shore in safety and in peace ? These (111 1140 .eri would leave to be answered as best the Mia l f 1 4d I In reference to many of the petitions w hict h pis s presented by the Dissenters against the gralt„ r esailj admit there were many unsound and harsh but yett; with regard to the Roman Catholic religion, s u , ioa s i tir t s authority for the use of these unusual exP re tn tes al of nated from no less - a source than the std e , ea rtla e s House itself. They were to be found on the rt; sT O the reign of King William 111., and as I cr l o yed l 4 words stood, the Dissenters ought not to hav e em plor p ii attached to them or receive any blame il l s bsi 7,,A , them. He did not believe that those petition . _ 0 1(7 laid on the table with the intention of insulting ( 1 ) ; n o 0 ing the Irish people ; and he regretted as de_ r j j e sl. ae man the manner in which they had been acu try for_Lis was induced to give every credit to the gis l e oshns good will which they intended to offer to the `, is fik - o r by means of the Maynooth Bill ; but he felt s a l ree tli t he the majority of the Irish Prot. 8t tilts we re atileo the posed to it, and the measure would not a ffyl. o onipg least satisfaction.—(flea.r.) The discussl° 10004 original Maynooth grant had been graduallYereetPer year after year, and something of a tacit agre so Il e g for e ., been given to the privilege which had bee i n, „ o w '', o l o joyed; and for this annual income the Biu -se vela the House had been proposed as a substitute. ads of le , propose that the amount be paid out of the fu to pelf Irish Church, and not out of the pockets of t he r r The Rassing of the Bill would not put an ea w u he 0010 tagonistic demands of the Protestants. - 1- `' trod went had been placed in an awkward positie ll ' ioda ir s was satisfied that those members who had beano its :or to give their unwilling assent to the measure ( 0 1 to o r introduction, if they unhappily continued for 1 01 port it through its third reading, w °lll- anel iriiil after regret the infelicitous pledge - 0 0 f o r bound themselves to give in its favour. ; ,,ste,,A Members had acted altogether in a fair and str?Jerfecti ward manner on the question. They had n ot 1 044 in the slightest degree with its progress ,„ he waited patiently and in silence, and invariabkr fo rl j s with joy the grant as the dawning of a new e tll o4 o ; s ti land. Now that they had s een w h a t the conenl e v ia ntr r. was proposed to be, it wa s eas ily t o be di sc The rog what the termination mu s t b e . —(H ea r, hear.). th Ot t o centers had combined to oppose this grant Vi; unto determination they were capable of, and wi t c if is power they could muster, and they stood not al, -- r oog A , field, for the Established Church, who were A , 9 " 0 0 0 :0 arms, were allied with them against it. From W s b rd siderations it was apparent that the Mar° eta t)e l could net be regardd merely in the light of an a of mone but it m e ust be taken and consider e l isia th blow struck , against the spread of the Protesta nt le 01 and against th foundation of the constitution . o rj A , ; It was singular how little had been heard of th e d t 1 r o establishment of the College of Maynooth, 013 ,,aer h s existed a great deal of ignorance as to the n 3 7 1 0 1 :4 which the question had been for mer ly entertain e d ris Irish House of Parliament. It had been discus s r ely; after year in that Heuse; and from the genemsae r ' he could have expected more detailed reasons f o „ 1 1 650 1/ 0 :; tablishment of the college than were given in _r d ea t. ,o bates. He had recently discovered a condense d fi - s eiPI,A, of the proceedings of the Irish House of Cowm en- Par ! ! it existed on this matter. It was written by ~, R e be l man, an honourable man, whose statements couluboshi pended on, and were no doubt correct,. He pa, a s, his statements a year subsequently to the proceeusipper, the session of the Irish Parliament, when a Bill h li g tr, introduced fsr the education of persons profes si es e F A • : Roman Catholic religion, and for power to Po A ss brjr truing lands. It appeared that a clause ha' p ostee introduced at the end of the Bill fot i n At Or, to give the trustees of Maynooth the sum of Lu vv hf oar of the public money. This Bill was passed. o t "ge i l lt ; both Houses, and became established as law. f lo to ea; ber of either House considered it worth whit e - ltstr o f any opposition, as they did not suppose the tor s . formed an essential part of the Bill. The prhi ecw a th °l the scheme, seeing the success which had atteleici.orra endeavours, were determined not to let the POI: pr?, off on such easy conditions, but soon afterwor°,' aoi r ", ! posed an increase to the grant, amounting, in the fa ile d ' to nearly 40,0001. This effort, however, signally .„ - o ti, 4 but the original grant of 8,000/. had been contit i e , 4 " . irs be paid. A regular account of the items of the ri d or and expenditure of the College had been deman dc i bcei l given, when it appeared that not one penny 113( stlY, received from any Roman Catholic for i ts • the. port. The real facts of the matter wer e ', tv n i i the establishment at Maynooth was a sche ra ' ert t ` maintain and educate 2,000 Roman Catholic prie st is i° a certain sum was set apart for bringing up e tude° io iti .: their noviciate. None of the Roman Catholi c p ilot! were ever admitted into the college, which was in - bo th nothing less then a monastery. Many Members o `. 4 ioa . Houses espressed their disapprobation of this ins' it " . tlil ' The Parliament had been inclucA to establish it !l e l exhibition of great cunning, as it originally bau di; -- tomplated only the maintenance of an institution P i et 9 ' ! education of the Roman Catholic youth in gene ra bo ld. not for the priests in particular. Th e Roman Y. a bet laity did not contribute anything to its s upport, l e , i ' o ri t 'Pt knew the college did not requir e th e i r assistance. '