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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 4. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of FALMOUTH, and the Earl of ST. GEILMAHS, presented several petitions in favour of the Cornwall Railway. IRISH BANKING BILL. The Earl of RIPON moved the third reading of the Irish Banking Bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE proposed, as an amend ment, the insertion of a clause giving to the Hibernian and Royal Banks equal privileges with the other banks , which, under the provisions of this Bill, had the p ower of issu ing notes in Dublin and within sixty miles thereof. The Earl of RIPON resisted the amendment, and the clause was eventually negatived without a division. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. GAME-LAWS. The Earl of BESBOROUGH intimated, on behalf of Lord Dacre, that it was not his intention to proceed this session with his Bill forte alring the me-laws. IRISH JU RORS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the Irish Jurors Bill. He would detain the House only a few minutes while he briefly called the attention of their Lordships to the state of the law at present in Ireland, and to the provisions which he intended to introduce to remedy the defects in it. The high constable and collectors are ordered to make out lists once a year, of the different parties who are elegible to be elected as jurors. This list is sent to the clerk of the peace. The clerk of the peace is desired to leave it three weeks at some public place, where it will be open to public inspection. At a subsequent period a session is held for the examination of the lists, and all persons are allowed to attend, and the high constable and clerk of the peace are required to attend, when any one whe has an objection to make either as to the omission or insertion of a name can make such objection. In perform ing this act there is no appeal from the decision of that Court. Up to this point there was no difficulty. The magistrates make out from these particular lists a general list where the indi viduals are classified according to their rank, station, and pro perty. This list, so arranged, is sent to the clerk of the peace and the sherriffs, and that is what is called the jurors' book for the year. In making out this general list an error is liable to creep in and in the case which gave rise to this Bill an error did actually arise, for one of the lists was lost while they were being transcribed. Now, to remedy this defect, and to prevent the possibility of any error occurring in future from this cause, he would have the list numbered with successive numbers. He would further require that the general and particular lists should he delivered to the magistrates, and after they shall be satisfied of their agreement, they shall sign the general list. That was the second step. Then the book so made out was delivered to the sheriffs. If, however, any error should after all this precaution be detected, he would have a special pro vision to meet it. He would direct the particular and general lists to remain with the clerk of the peace, open to the inspec tion of the people without fee or reward, and if any one found a name omitted or iaserted, so as to make an incorect list, he would enable this error to be rectified on an application to the Court of Queen's Bench, a judge of which Court would be authorised to summon the clerk of the peace and the sheriffs, with their book, and have the error corrected in his presence. These then were the provisions of the Bill; and if it were read a second time, and they went into Committee, he should be happy to insert any additions which Noble Lords Might consider necessary. fie was ready to adopt any precautions which might be suggested. Ho had been unwilling to overload the Bill with unnecessary provisions. Since the Bill was printed, he had received a communication from a gentleman who had obtained some notoriety on the subject—Mr. Pierce Mahony—who was of opinion that suffieient provision was made in the Bill fur all that was required. If any further explana tion was required, lie should be happy to give it. Lird CAMPBELL thought the Bill would effect great im provements, but he was disappointed that it did not make better provision for the challenge to the array, which was a noble prisilege, given by the common law of England to a person placed on his tr i al. Su ffi cient provision was not made in the hilt for any mistake or indifference on the part of the :sheriff, or of the person by whom the list was made out. He hoped his Noble Friend would introduce a clause into the Bill - to make better provision for any mistakes of this nature which tr.i.eht arise. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the challenge to the array would only be necessary where there wins a defect in the list. If the li-t corresponded with the jurors book, there would be no necessity for a challenge to the ar:ay. It would be the duty of the Court to compare the book with the l'st, that no eni-take might arise—nothing was left to the discretion of the Court. tie did not apprehend that there sag any necessity to after the Bill with respect to the challenge to the array in the intermediate stages of the tiial. However, he would take it into consideration. Lord D NM AN was satisfied with the Bill. LOO .) CH A NCELLOR said if this Bill were parsed ;lie intended to itereduce a similar Bill for England. MI was then lead a second time. 411 BISHOPS' PATRONAGE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passer'. THE COI , TING TRADE. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved for a return o ene number of British ships and their tonnage, and of British ~e aree n of all ranks, employed in the South Sea fishing in each tot' the three years 1830, 1831, and 183 e, and in the years 1841, 1842, and 1813, anti tie total of each of th three -years ; also a similar return of the eumber of British ships and their tennage, of all reeks, in the Greenland and Davis Straits wilale fi , iery in t ach of the years 1830, 1831, and 1;332, and in 1841, 1842, aml 1843, and the totals of these _years; and a'so a similar return of the number of British ships and their tonnage, and British seamen of all reeks, em proved in that trade to the ports of Ru•sia, Denmark, Sweden, ero r Pru , sia, in each of the y ears 1830, 1831, ant 1832, and in 1841, 1842, and 1843, and the totals of each of these three Nears. Tie Noble Marquis said his object in moving for these ,returns was to show the falling off which had resulted to the coasting trade in consequence of the construction of railways. The Earl of DALHOUSIE had no objection to produce the returns moved for by the Noble Marquis. He was aepre hensive, however, that tho returns, instead of showing a falling off in the coasting trade, would show quite the reverse. The charge in bringing coals by sea, a distance of 240 miles, was 7s. 6.1. per tow, irrespective of London harbour dues, while, iy railro id, the cost was 145., or about 4d. per ton per mile. Noe', he did think that so long as this was the ease there was very little danger to be apprehended as to a filling elf ire the coss!ing trade. He believed, too, that 4d. per eon per mile was the utmost limit in point of cheapness for 'hich coals could be carried. It was stated by the Noble :Marquis that they could be carried at one halfpenny, or even one farthing, per ton per mile, but he thought that, with all the improvements that were introduced in locomotive power, coals would never be conveyed at such low rates. Lord HAT HER FON considered that the Noble Earl's cal culations were made for the districts in Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Leicestershire, and the northern counties. Instead, Jeowever, of basing his calculations on a distance of 251 miles. let bins Like a shorter distance—let him take 120 miles. It he did so, he thought it would be seen that the apprehensions entertained by the Noble Marquis were not unfounded. In the Great North of England Railway many of the Directors of that Company were owners of coal-fields, and from Durham to York he believed that coals were carried for id. per ton. his Noble Friend, therefore, had some authority for the state ment which he made with respect to the reduced rates. The owners of railways were becoming coalowners, and coalowners directors of railways, and he had no doubt that coals, by the force of competition, would soon be carried at 1. per ton per mile. A ton of coals might be conveyed to London, at this rate, from the great coal-fields of the north at 6s. 3d. per lon. The present charge on the freight of coasting ships for light house dues alone was from 3/. 10s. to 41. per cent., which in creased the price of coals. He therefore hoped that they would adopt means to relieve the coasting trade of the country from such exorbitant charges. Lord A SIIBURTON spoke in favour of the coasting trade, and considered that while they were expending millions on the - navy they ought to protect the ships engaged in the coasting trade. Lord BROUGHAM considered that the navy sould be sup ported as heretofore, in a manner which would do honour to the country. lie was also in favour of supporting the mari time trade of the country in an efficient and proper manner, but he considered thet it -hould be left to legitimate means — to its own resources. Let restriction be removed from the commerce of the country, and the maritime trade of Britain would require no pecuniary assistance at the hands of the State. He did not object to their removing some of the burdens which at present pressed upon the Newcastle trade, but he did most positively object to their taking such a one sided view of the case as that they ought to discourage their in land communication, for the purpose of unnaturally encourag ing another branch of their commerce. Lord ASHBURTON did not mean to say that the coast ing trade had fallen off, but he protested against the assump tion, that by increasing the wealth and commerce of the coun try, they were necessarily improving the coasting navigation, upon which the defence and independence of the nation rested. It was a fallacy, too, for Noble Lords to suppose that it was always to the advantage of the country to purchase in the cheapest market. For instance, it would be much better for them to pay a little more for their fish when caught by English fishermen than to have it cheaper when caught by Dutchmen. Acting, however, upon the latter view of the case, Government had removed the protection from some of our fisheries, and the consequence had been a falling off in the trade. Lord STANLEY denied that any reduction had taken place in the trade of the country from a removal of the protection formerly given to the whale fisheries. Lord COLCHESTER thought it highly important that the colliery trade should be maintained and fostered as much as possible, inasmuch as that part of the coasting trade formed the great nursery for cur seamen. The Earl of HADDINGTON remarked that a great deal of the coasting trade was now carried on by steamers, and, therefore, that part of it which was carried on by sailing ves sels, became of more importance to the country. He did not, hovever, think that there had been any diminution in the coasting trade. On the contrary, he thought it had rather increased than diminished. After a few words from Lord KneNeran and Lord WHARN ctirrE, whe maintained that there had been no falling off in the coasting trade. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that he concurred with the First Lord of the Admiralty that it would be better, even if coals or timber did cost a little more in conveyance by sea, to pay the additional cost than to damage the coasting trade. - His reason for moving for the returns was not prompted by any personal interest he had in the subject, but because he believed that coalowners, when they found the land carriage he much cheaper, would prefer it to the exclusion of the sea conveyance altogether. The consequence of this would be that the coasting trade would be ruined. Coals at the pit only cost 7s. 61, and the carriage to London made up the amount to 16s: He would like, therefore. to know, since c tals were sold in' London at 26e. per ton, what became of the difference? He thought that if measures were not taken to remove the re strictions to which the shipping were liable, in the shape of harbour dues, &c:, there would be an end to tne carriage of coals by sea. The- Duke of WELLINGTON wished to say one word in favour of a corporation which had conferred upon the country the greatest benefit—he meant the Trinity Board. lie hoped that in any regulations which might be made with respect to the coasting trade, or the harbour dues, their Lordships would fake care that the lights on the coast of England should claim a slue share of their attention. 'ihe subject then droepel RAILWAYS. Lord BROUGHAINI presented a petition from certain miners in Staffordshire in favour of the narrow gauge. A desultory conversation then ensued about the broad and narrowleauge, the London and Birmingham Railway Company having raised their tolls contrary to agreement, and railway I,ll"eettelies in general, in which Lords brougham, Rederdale, fieelwrt on, and the elarquie of Clanrivartle, took part, whets The Duke of RICHNIOND said that I:e did nut intend to enter iroo the question of the pugs's, for he had not not read enougleuison the subject to enable him to cons s to a deaision upe it. Bet he thought it yi ry desirable that Parliament shouitl decide u p on the tolls and ra t es of carriage There were Lot two railway Bills that came into that House that had She , att r io to ne. They could only hope, therefore, to prevent this inequality by an Act of s'arliement, which would make it compulsory on railway companies to revise their scale of tolls every five years. —( Heer, hear.) Somethisee, of this bind also was required to prevent l 'ir_e companies from buying up small cumpartea, and 11l 'HI acquiring a prependetance in these cernoanies, and thus c.-eat tee s monopoly, lie thought ti-int the injuries arising - to the interests of the pubic from a menepoly of this kind should be eut an end to. The Marquis of CLANIIICARDE gave notice that, on hion , !ay irexf, he would brii'g ferward a motion relating to the standing cratrs. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1845. mountable obstacle to improvement, under the plea that they bad a right to depasture cattle or sheep on these commons from October till April or May. The whole benefit, in fact, went to the lord, and the poor cottager was too frequently deprived of all advantage. There were several portions of the year its which this benefit could not be enjoyed. The objects had been well explained, however, and under the impression that this Bill would lead to a great improvement of the country, h that it g e therefore e e viewedh trather it to beentitled a B with g reat satisfaction illfe c and hethought the improvement of the labouring classes. The Earl of LINCOLN said he might well leave this Bill to the House without any remark, but he felt that some ob servations had been especially directed to himself—otherwise the Noble Lord opposite had so fully answered all the objec tions which could possibly be preferred against the Bill. The Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) had objected to the principle of this Bill, but surely if he did so, he ought to have objected to the principle of every Bill which had been pro jected and brought into the House and become Acts of Parlia ment for the last twenty years, for they were all based on the same grounds. The Hon. Member had called this a landlord's Bill, but the real truth was that the whole object of the Bill was to preserve the rights of the poor. It did not contemplate any restrictions on those rights which had not previously existed. The Noble Lord opposite had said that he had no objection except to the details of the measure. The Hon. Mem bers for Montrose and Rochdale had expressed a particular anxiety to preserve those rights of which so much had been said, but there were no rights which other inclosure bills had touched which this Bill left unregarded. Those Bills had all been submitted to Committees of the House of Commons, and he thought that a Committee of that House was a very fair tribunal. But it was only the rich who were able to avail themselves of the advantages of this tribunal. But the poor man had no means of coming before that House. If he were oppressed he must put up with the evil in silence, but by this measure he was provided with the means. By one of the clauses of the Bill, if there appeared any wrong had been committed, a number of independent parties were appointed to investigate the claims of those who were injured. On private Bills there was always a great expense, but by this Bill all inclosures were to be effected by public Bills, without any con cealment whatever. If any private rights were invaded, or if any existed which were not invaded, there would be an oppor tunity of inquiring into the grievance, without any unnecessary expense. By the form of the present Bill it was provided that the Commissioners should annually report upon the lands that were to be enclosed, and on that report a public Bill was to be based, which should go through its regular stages in that House. Not at the time of private business, when perhaps only two or three Members were present to know anything of its provi sions, but at the time of public business, when the House was full, and every portion of it might undergo the most searching investi gation, and if the Commissioners should commit any grievous blunder, there would be an opportunity for any Member to detect and expose it. The Hon. Member for Rochdale (Mr. S. Crawford) was anxious that the poor should have all the rights they were entitled to. But, therefore, the Hon. Member should recollect that where the rights of the poor were affected compensation was provided, and that these were not rights which could be said to be handed down from generation to generation. There were no personal rights whatever impli cated. They were rights attached to the grounds and nothing more. The same principle was adopted in this Bill which had been brought forward by Mr, Whittle Harvey in 1839. The Hon. Member for Rochdale again seemed to be very apprehen sive that allotments should be made of those grounds which had been appropriated for recreation, and he lamented that no ground was to be set aside for any places which had not mare than 10,000 inhabitants. But, if he would look to the 13th clause, he would see that a certain reservation was made with regard to those towns which had a population of only 10,C00, and that a district was allowed which always comprised a much larger number of persons than properly belonged to the town. Even had any oversight been made, the atten tion of Parliament could always be drawn to the point, so that no great injury could possibly be done. By the calculations which bad been made, it was proved that a sufficient space could always be allotted for air and exercise, without in any way interfering with the property that might be improved. In Ireland and in Guernsey the allotments were exceedingly small, and yet, though the inhabitants were therefore evidently of the poorer classes, no difficulty had been expe -1 lenced. By the 126th clause all the expenses were provided for. They were laid on the persons who were best able and most eatitled to bear them. But this was a matter of little consequence, for it appeared that the expense would not be snore than one-eighth or one tenth of the advantage, as had evidently been shown in the Committee of last year. On these grounds he hoped that the Bill would pass through all its stages in the House as quickly as possible. The House then divided, when there appeared For the amendment For the original motion Majority... ..... ....... The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Bill, On Clause 1 hying proposed, which related to the mode in which the Commissioners were appointed, Mr. C. BULLER objected to the Bill, because of the great power which it placed in the hands of a Government Board. There as ere but three Commissioners, one of whom was of necessity the Chief Commissioner cf the Woods and Forests, the second was unpaid, and the thirst (a paid Commissioner) was liable to removal at the pleasure of the Ministry. He meant nothing disre-peetful to the Noble Lord (Lord Lincoln) at the bead of the Woods and Forests. He (Mr. C. Buller) believed that the duties imposed by this Act would be as purely adminis tered by the Board with which that Noble Lord was connected as by any other of the Governors nt Departments, but he op posed it upon principle, and should have done the same if the Bill had been brought in in the same shape by the Noble Lord beside him. Lords of the Treasury, they were aware, might be in the same way removed as this third commissioner, and they were very apt to believe those gentlemen influenced Ly party considerations —( Laughter.) The same suspicion would attach to the present case. He particularly objected to empower the Woods and Forests, the holders of the Crown lands, to decide the peculiar questions which would be brought before them; and on these grounds he would propose to employ' the machinery which had been heretofore in use. He desired an authority which would be competent to fulfil the duties im posed by the 11111, and he desired that that authority should be totally unconnected with the Government. He knew but of one ,uch authority, and would, therefore, move that all words after " that" be left out, and that " the Tithe Commissioners of England and Wales" be inserted instead. The Earl of LINCOLN said that the Honourable and Learned Member had stated his objections in a fair and candid spirit, and as far as he ( Lord Lincoln) was individually con cerned, he should have no objection that the arduous duties imposed by this Bill should Ve removed from the department with which he had the honour to be connected. A t the same time he could not help pointing out, how differently Honourable Members on the opposite side had viewed the question on former occasions. He die not antiel , pate the evils which the fertile imagination of the Hen. and Learned Member had conjured up, and he trusted that the lion. and Learned Member would not try to make the Hou e believe that the power placed in the hands of the Woods and Forests would be used for party purposes. The Hon. and Learned Member had referred to himself, as Chief Commis sioner, but he wts associated with other two; and with re spect to the power of the Ministry to remove the third Com missioner, that was, he believed, common to all Commissioners —( Hear, hear) —to the Tithe Commissioners as well as others.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. and Learned Member said, also, that this C o mmission was appointed by Government—but were the Tithe Commissioners not also appointed by Govern ment ?—( Hear, hear.) The necessary consequence of the passing of this Bill would be an enormous increase of applica tions for inclosures. There could be little doubt that a great portion of the land which was fit for cultivation would be made the subject of application to Parliament within the next two or three years, and that, after that time, there would be very little to do, and that could be done by the paid Commissioner. Colonel SI BT HORP was disposed to give his sanction to the proposition of the Noble Lord. The Tithe Commissioners had already put the country to an expense of 22.0,0001. Mr. WARBURTON thought that the Noble Lord, the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, had not given any answer to the objections against the proposed constitution of the Board. But he agreed with his Honourable and Learned Friend that as there were so many manors under the Crown, that it would he advisable for the Commissioners to be free from the suspicion of political influence. Mr. HENLEY said that they were in a great difficulty in having two projects for the appointment of the Board to which there were serious objections. But the measure of the Noble Lord ( Lord Lincoln) was a great improvement upon the Bill of last year, inasmuch as it left an appeal to that House. Lord WORSLEY read an extract from the evidence of Mr. Frankland Lewis, to the effect that the Tithe Commissioners would be the best board for carrying this Bill into effect. Mr. ESICOUBT supported the proposition of the Noble Lord. He thought it would be an advantage to have the h il aid Commissioner a Member of the House. Lord LINCOLN, in explanation, read another portion of the evidence'of Mr. Frankland Lewis to support tlee statements which he had made. - Lord PALMERSTON said that the great object of this Bill was to inspire confidence in the minds of the people. It would fail in that object, as the Commissioners appointed by it were open to great objections. The political opinions of other Commissioners would be known to none, but i h ts , either exercise e their f a peci determination a or would thatde cision every body knew what the opinions of members of the Govern ment were ; and when an inclosure should turn upon the deci e L io u n ndd of e uponadverse would be attributed to that bias. Such difficulties would that arise thein r h g eedecisionwithof private referencerig htto the s H it . o political rightswa s of also f theof opinioncrew was one of great weight, as they ought to be provided for in some way or other. Lord CLIVE agreed with what had fallen from his mote Friend (Lord Lincoln) with respect to the Commissioners of the Woods and Forests. He was of opinion that there was too great a prejudice existing against the Commissioners. He thought that it would be a great advantage to have the officer of the Government, the head of the Woods and Forces, con nected with this measure, as he would have a personal knowledge of the business, and would not come down to the House depend ing upon a report read the day before, which might be trans mitted by the tithe Commissioners. .Mr. WILLIAMS said they might as well impose a tax upon the people to pay their deficient rents, as to make them pay for those inclosures which were about to fall into their own hands. He would offer his most decided opposition to the clause as it now stood. Mr. WAKLEY said that he had already voted against going into Committee on this Bill. There was a great feeling againee it, but he was of opinion that it would operate in favour of the people. The great question before the House was., whe ther the first Commissioner of the Woods and Forestog a pa i d Commissioner and an unpaid Commissioner should Constitute the board, or that the Tithe Commissioners sfeggig consti tute it. He was in favour of the lettgggg ( Hear. ) It was highly objectionable that a Minister of the Government should preside aver that board; he could carry any proposition he pleased, and when called on oppress. stilo n e Probably apt Bill the i Noble yL th or se d would h for the explanation, he could easily shake it off his shoulders by stating that he was only art individual 'member of the Com oibowose have advantage no te,g Com mittee. The poor were always bone down and crushed, in his opinion, after what he had heard that n ight. He had no doubt that a r econsideration of the matte r wou ld lead them to a better eon eit objection teas to to pe clu-iou than that which was embodied in the first clause. Mr. NEWDEGATE was glad to hear the Hon. Member for Finsbury support the claims of the poor on this question; and he fully agreed with him that the eight of the poorer classes was always overlooked on such questions. Lord EBRINGTON begged to remind the House of the difficulty the Commissioners would encounter in their efforts to deal with commons in Cornwall, many of which were Duchy property. Mr. BROTHERTON thought that this Hon. Member for Finsbury had made out a very good case in favour of the I3ill.—(Laughter.) Mr. C. BULLER disclaimedall intentionof imputing wrong motives to the Noble Lord who had brought forward this mea sure ; but lie could not avoid saying that he; looked with great alarm at the Government taking up this question, for he very much feared that the Tithe Commissioners would not have finished their present Commission in time to take up the Bill, as they could not finish their lebours before some time. For these rersons, he would certainly take the sense of the House on the amendment, as ho did think the Bill ought not to be put forward, until such tirno as the Tithe Commissioners could take up the Bill. The Earl of LINCOLN could not • see what objection could be made to the appointment of the proposed Commissioners, because, in all eases, an applicoi on should be made to the Mr. S. CRAWFORD rose to move that the consideration of the Bill be postponed for three mouths. He did not mean to throw any imputation on the Noble Lord who had introduced the measure; but this he would say, that the effort of the mover was to afford abundant protection to the lords of the soil, while the right to common would be taken away from the poor of the country, without giving them any compensation what ever. In fact, the effect of the measure would be to give to a few a power which they never could exercise, namely, a right to sell the property of future generations. It appeared that the Bill made ample provision for the protection of the rights of the lords of the soil, but it contained no clause by which to secure the rights of the people.—(Hear, hear.) If the population of a place amounted to 30,000 or to 50,000, the whole of the land reserved for recreation, and for the use of the poor, was to be but ten acres. Now, he thought that the quantity of land reserved should be proportioned to the number of the poor.—(Hear, hear.) Yet the Bill proposed to leave it to the Commissioners to determine whether there should be any allotment whatever for the poor. He did not object to inclosures if they were made on equitable principles, with a due regard to the rights of the labouring classes, and the poorer tenants. It was not just to deprive the poor of their rights and enjoyments,;and to give them nothing in exchange. He was aware that the Bill provided that in certain cases the Commissioners should not take commons for inclosure without application to Parliament. But that was not for the protection of the poor, for he had found that, in the passing of inclosure Bills through Parliament, their rights were disregarded. But it was said that the poor would be benefited by the increased employment which the inclosures would afford to them. However, he did not find that the condition of the poor had been at all improved by the inclosure of the 6,000,000 of acres, which had been brought into cultivation since the peace. The fact was undeniable, that the labourers were in a worse condition than before the inclosures. It appeared to him that all common land over which the State could exer cise control should be cultivated, under proper regulations, for the advantage of the poor, so far as not to interfere with the just right of the lords of manors. He knew that when he went into the question of small occupancy he would be told that the principle failed in Ireland. Now, he would admit that there were in Ireland both great destitution and small farms. But he found that, in the north of Ireland, where the people were better off than many other part of the country, there were small occupants.: In Armagh the average number of acres to the majority of farms was eleven acres. In Down it was 17, but in Meath it was 37 acres; and as you went southward, to the worst-conditioned part of the country, the extent of the farms was increased. In Cork the average was 132 acres, in Mayo 120, and in Galway 130. The labouring classes of Ireland, like the industry of every other nation, would apply their wages to the cultivation of the soil, if the amount of those wages•enabled them to procure any land, or to expend the smallest sum upon it. He would again repeat, that this Act was substantially a landlord's Act, and re cognised all the rights of the lord of the soil, without doing jus tice to the poor ; and if this Act should be passed, he had no doubt but that the immense quantity of land proposed to be in closed would eventually become the private property of the lords of the soil. This Bill contained a vast number of clauses, no fewer than 161 ; and lie did think that a 13111 of such mag nitude could not, at this late period of the session, receive the consideration it was entitled to. On those grounds, he had thought it necessary to move the postponement of the measure for three months, and he thought the reasons he had stated were sufficient to warrant the House in agreeing with him. Colonel SI BT HORP said he would second the motion, and in doing so, begged to say he fully concurred in the views of the Hon. Member opposite. These commissioners of poor law and tithe were very expensive to the country, and, com paratively speaking, had very little labour to perform. The Bill gave too much power to the lord of the manor, and not sufficient security to the poor. When the Bill came into com mittee he would endeavour to modify it by every legitimate op position in his power ; but be would much prefer its postpone ment. The question having been put, Lord WORSLF.Y rose and said that he hoped the House would excuse him for entering into a history of this Bill, as he had been so much interested in it. In 1837, at the request of his constituents, he brought forward a Bill for legitimatising inclosures. The Bill met with great oppo sition, but in 1812,7 in crinsequencepf renewed and numerous applications, he felt it his duty to bring forward another mea sure on the subject. He believed that such a Bill was neces sary, in order to improve the condition of the people. In 1842, when he introduced a Bill, there were no petitions presented against it. At that time, he suggested that there should be five Commissioners to carry out the provisions of the Bill. He was not successful that year. The next year he again intro duced a Bill which was not carried, on account of the time at which it was introduced. The Government said the House could not pay sufficient attention to it, and suggested a Com mittee up stairs to investigate the matter. That Committee was appointed, and he was one of them. Considerable time was spent in the investigation, and much evidence was taken. Witnesses were examined from a great number of counties, and the result was a decision of the Committee in favour of a general Inclosure Bill. A Bill, in consequence of this decision of the Committee, was introduced this year by the Noble Lord the Member for No'tingham (the Earl of Lincoln.) It had been considered by some Hon. Members that he had been ill-treated by the course taken by the Noble Lord, the Commissioner of Wooda and Forests. In answer to that, he could inform the House that before that Bill was introduced, the Noble Lord wrote to him ( Lord Worsley ), intimating his intention of introducing the Bill, and submitting the Bill to his consideration. He perused it, and intimated to the Noble Lord that he (Lord Woraley) thought the Bill was an improvement on his Bill of the previous year, but suggested it might be considerably improved in Committee. So far frem complaining that the subject was taken out of his hands, he rejoiced that the Government had taken it up. Looking over the measure, though agreeing with it in the main, there were some parts so vague that it would require im proving in Committee ; but, nevertheless, he should be ex ceedingly sorry if the Bill was rejected through the course ad vised by the Hon. Member for Rochdale. He hoped Hon. Members, before rejecting the Bill, would read the evidence of Mr. Frankland Lewis, Mr. Graham, and other gentlemen, who had been examined before the Committee. That evi deuce, given by men the most competent to judge, *hewed that such a Bill was necessary. He thought the present Bill gave too much power to the Commissioners, and that great difficulty would be experienced in wo:king the commission. By this measure parties, who had been living on commons merely by sufferance,would obtain possession of property, while those who had really a right to it would be kept out. He trusted that the Bill would be allowed to go into Committee, and that in Committee these defects would be remedied, and he hoped that Hon. Members would pay that attention to the measure which its importance deserved. Mr. HUME felt it to be his duty to oppose the Bill, and to support the amendment. He was even more opposed to this measure than he had been to the measure which had been brought forward by the Noble Lord on this subject last year. The Noble Lord had certainly last year exhibited great cour tesy towards those who were opposed to his measure, but still he felt bound to oppose the Noble Lord. Considering the magnitude and the importance of the public interests which would be affected by this Bill, he was surprised that it should have excited so little attention. He believed that all the lands worth inclosing had been already inclosed, and if they had not, let application be made to Parliament in each case, so that each particular case might he considered on its own merits. This was a landed proprietor's Bill, taking from the labourers the advantage which they possessed of taking air and exercise upon the commons of this country. He was sorry to hear his Learned Friend say that commons were private pro perty. He believed that all commons were held by the Crown for the benefit of the people. He was told that in this in closure scheme the commoners would have their share. True, the man who possessed a house might have a small piece of land given him, but the great bulk of the population would be shut out from the advantages of air and exercise in these com mons. He objected to the Bill when it was in the hands of the Noble Lord, and ho objected to the Bill mote now, when it was in the hands of a Minister of the Crown. It dill appear to him that they were trans ferring power which ought to rest in that House. The Noble Lord stated that there were certain Commissioners ex amined in favour of these inclosures ; but they had no evidence from any labourers who were entitled to roam in those in closures. They depended alone upon the evidence of landed proprietors, who were going to take away the rights and privi leges of the people at large. He believed that village greens were an exception ; but he was of opinion that these, too, would yet come within the grasp of the landed proprietors. He objected to the Bill as socially injurious, and he thought the lipase ought to consider before they gave this power, which would, sweep away the interest which the people at large had in the soil of this country. They should identify the people more with the land. He objected, also, to the board, on the same grounds that he objected to the Tithe Commission. They had been paid out of the Consolidated Fund. 60,0001. a year had been expended on the Tithe Commission for the last ten years, and none benefited by it but the advowsons. The la bouring man had no right to pay tithes for the benefit of the tithe proprietors. He objected to that clause, and should in Committee give it every opposition possible. He objected to the whole principle of the Bill. The motion was to postpone the Bill till another session. It had already been postponed for two years, and it would be so much the better if it were postponed for another year. For these reasons he would give his support to his Hon. Friend's amendment, and he hoped that he would take the sense of the House upon it. Mr. TRELAWNEY said that his principal objection was to the Commissioners. He thought, however, that great good was to be derived by this Bill. Any objection that might be thought necessary might be made in Coinisiittas. Mr. HENLEY expressed his desire that they should go into Committee. Lord PALMERSTON raid that he should rather call this a Bill for improving the circumstances of the labouring classes of the community, and expressly adapted to promote the in terests of that class. There were in England and Wales about 37,000,000 of acres of land, of which it was calculated that at least ten millions were in the position to be affected by the provisions of this Bill. If the calculation was correct, that by the inclosure of these lands employment would be largely increased for the labouring classes—if, by the inclosing, tilling, and fencing of the land, and the erection of the buildings ne cessary in consequence of the inclosure, employment was given to one labourer and his family for every fifty atres inclosed, then the provisions of this Bill would, by bringing these ten millions of acres into cultivation, give employment to at least 2'00,000 labourers and their families. If further, as appeared, it was to the interest of the labourer that the land should sup port its population in such a way that wages should be made permanent, then was the whole principle of the Bill one of ads mirable utility for the whole country, for it would tend not only to make wages permanent, but to give employment for ever on that portion of the soil which was at the present mo ment entirely unproductive, and therefore prove of the largest benefit to the whole country. It was a mistake to suppose that this Bill was intended in any way to interfere with the enjoy ment of the lower classes. There was no intention whatever to restrict them from places of recreation, or to appropriate those places which were devoted for the purposes of air and exercise. Its principles did not apply to such smelt places as Clapham Common and Turnham Green, but to those wide and extensive wastes and commons which in many places extended in sterile inutility in different parts of the country. There was nothing in this Bill to affect the rights of that class whose interests the Hon. Gentleman seemed so anxious to protect, for it was expressly stated that no lands wet eto be inclosed within ten miles of London. Nor was it intended to take any places within certain distances of towns, and it was particularly stated that no village green cr other place used for air or escreise was to be taken. The object of the Bill was to take those large spares of ground over which it was presumed the poor had a right of common, but which were occupied only as a sort of savage hunting grounds, on which the richer farmer, who employed the labourers in his neighbourhood, was able to drive the property of those labourers for his own personal erje) merit, and thus, by the assistance of fierce dogs, trained for the purpose, to disturb and harrass the cattle or sh,•ep of his poorer neighbours—so that he who ct.uld best afford to employ the greas est number of labourers could do the greatest injury. This was the right of common which this Bill proposed to take away. It was well know ri:that the persons who lived on these commona, among the class of labourers, were far inferior in character to those who in other parts of the country were supposed to depend upon their industry for a living. 'lf lion. Gentlemen had seen as much of this class of people as he had, in consequence of living near one of these open spaces or forests in Hampshire, they would know that nothing was more detrimental to the lower classes than that opportunity of wild and irregular life which these commons gave. There was anither part of this Bill to which attention had been directed. In many cases it oc curred, that where this right of common existed, and was vested in the lords of the manor, that they offered an insur- 49 Secretary of State, before any step could be taken by the Commissioners. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when there peared to be— For the amendment Against it £3 Majority against The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Colonel SIBTHORP said he was decidedly opposed to sash a regiment of Commissioners as this Bill proposed to appoint. Lord EBRIN G TON thought the best feature in this Bill was that it would give protection against encroachments to per sons who never before enjoyed such protection. Clauses 2,3, 4 and 5 were then agreed to. On clause 6 being proposed, which provides the salary for the Commissioners, it was proposed to fill up the blank with 1,5001. Mr. W. WILLIAMS contended that this Bill was intended to benefit the landowners, and them only. He, therefore, did not think that the public ought to pay this sum. Mr. TRELAWNEY supported the proposal of the Govern ment. Mr. WAWN, in order to take the sense o f the Committee upon this clause, moved that the blank be filled up with 1,0001. instead of 1,500/. The Earl of LINCOLN defended the clause as originally proposed. The sum of 1,5001. could not be too much, when it was considered the duties that would have to be performed for it. Colonel SIBTHORP thought the amount was too high. Mr. B. DENISON thought it was much better to pay a good officer liberally than to pay an inefficient officer a small salary. Lord WORSLEY opposed the amendment, at the same time urging on the Government the necessity of one of the Commissioners being a good lawyer. Mr. WAKLEY thought just as good a man could be ob tained for 1,000/. a year as for 1,5001., and, therefore, if his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wawn) divided on his proposition, he should support him. He wished to know what duty was the third officer expected to perform when he was to be paid no thing ? No lawyer would work at that rate he was sure— (Laughter)—but the result would be that in a few years the Government would come down to the House and ask another 1,5001. for this other officer, and he, therefore, should, as a precautionary measure, support the amendment. Dr. BO WRING thought the best means was to maximise aptitude, and to minimise expense.—(Loud laughter.) The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l3 Against it Majority against the amendment —so After a brief discussion between Lord LINCOLN and Mr. B. DENISON, clause 6 was agreed to with an alteration proposed by the former, that the valuer should not have the power to call witnesses except under the seal of the Commissioners. Clauses 7 and 8 were agreed to without discussion. On clause 9 being put, Mr. HUME said that no doubt could be entertained but that the object of this Bill was to create the greatest possible ex pense with the least possible advantage.—(Laughter.) He objected to the clause on that indisputable account, and trusted at least it would be materially modified. After a few words from Lord Lincoln, Lord Clive, Mr. B. Denison, and Mr. Darby, the clause was agreed to. Lord WORSLEY, in a few words, moved the adoption of the following amendment to clause 10 :—" In clause 10, line 11, to insert after the word ' them,' or to the valuer acting in the matter of any inclosure under this Act ;' and in same clause, line 20, after the word Commissioners,' insert or valusr.' " Lord LINCOLN said the amendment proposed by the Noble Lord would most materially alter the condition of the Bill; and he certainly could not consent to it. After some conversation, in which Mr. HUME joined, Lord WORSLEY withdrew his amendment. On clause II being read, Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know whether Lammas and Michaelmas land were to be included in that clause, and whether the Noble Lord ( Lincoln) would have any objection to insert that description of land? Lord LINCOLN said that land was already included in the Act, and it was not his intention to exclude any sort of land. The Lammas fields would all be included in the 12th clause. Mr. WILLIAMS remarked that it would be better for these lends to be dealt with without the interference of these Com missioners, and inquired if the Commissioners had the power to inclose these lands ? Lord LINCOLN replied, that no inclosure of lands would take place without the sanction of Parliament specially con firming the Commissioners' report. Mr. C. BULLER said it had been stated that there never would be under this Act any inclosure of land, without a special Act of Parliament, but he would inquire why, if in the 12th clause this proviso was inserted, it should not be also included in the 11th clause. He wanted to know what there was in this clause to exempt it from the general tenor of the Act. Lord LINCOLN said, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Buller) did not understand the clause. The Act of the 6th and 7th of William the Fourth, allowed the de scription of lands mentioned in the 11th clause, to be inclosed by a private Bill, and it was most desirable the same power should be continued to these lands. They now came to common lands, which could not be inclosed without special Acts. The Commissioners would be somewhat analogous in function to the Board of Trade, and could only re commend the course that should be taken on any particular Bill. It would rest with the Government to confirm or reject. He had now, he thought, gone through the leading features of the matter under consideration. Mr. C. BULL it said that, according to the 12th clause, no waste land could be inclosed without an Act of Parliament. Mr. HENLEY objected to the clauses as being vague, and imperfect In the sense it was intended they should convey. Lord LINCOLN salt', that with regard to the subject under discusssion, no land could he inclosed without an Act of Par liament. That he considered to be quite sufficient. After a few further remarks from several Hon. Members, clauses 11 and 12 were agreed to. Clause 13 was then proposed. . An Hoar. MEMBER objected to the clause. The inclosing of all the commons of the country would prevent the fairs and markets being held in many instances, as in many towns they were held on those commons that were proposed to be inclosed. Sir. S. WORTLEY asked Hon. Gentlemen to look at the 27th clause. By that clause the Commissioners were called upon to have regard to the convenience of towns, and villages, and he thought that the instructions in the clause were sufficient to preserve the object. Mr. HUME said, that by the 11th clause an unlimited power was given to inclose lands without any limit ; and he wished the term village green to be defined. What were one, or even two acres for the recreation of a village ? He had no confidence whatever in country gentlemen. Lord CLIVE thought that, taking this clause in connexion with the 12th, sufficient care had been taken to secure the ground for recreation to every village. Mr. WILLI AM S said that be trusted the Noble Earl would have no objection to extend the operation of the clause to 15 miles instead of 10, where the towns had 30,000 inha bitants, and three or four miles from other towns. The Earl of LINCOLN explained that even if this clause were left out altogether, there would still be sufficient security for the rights of the poor. Mr. WAKLEY said that it should be remembered that in many places there were patches of land not immediately con nected with the common grounds, and he thought these ought to be secured against the "operation of this Act. The Earl of LINCOLN opposed the alterations on the ground of the great difficulty that would be occasioned in set tling the rights of the commonalty on the extent of these patches, and he must say the idea was absurd. Mr. STEUART WORTLEY thought that his Noble Friend had taken a very proper course in resisting the proposi tion of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. S r WM. JOLLIFFE said the Bill would prove more satis factory if the alteration were acceded to. After sortie further discussion, the alteration was nega i tived without a division. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 14 being put, Mr. BOUVERIE and Sir WILLIAM Joeurria urged some objections, which were not however persisted in, and the ciause was agreed to. Clauses 15, 16, 17, and 18 were also agreed to. Clauses up to 23 inclusive were then• agreed to. On clause 24 being proposed, Lord WORSLEY moved as an. amendment that before the word "such," the r:ords " sue, l e directions as to the appointment of, and instreet 3 ;ms to, a valuer as the Commissioners may deem fit, and a/sn,;" should be inserted. After 'a few words from Mr. BOUVERIE, Tke clause was allowed to stand part of the Bill. On clause 25 being put, Lord WORSLEY moved ttn amendment, that the clause be struck out, and a clause inserted providing that a meeting be appointed to consider the expediency of the inclosure, by those persons who were interested in the land, and also making pro• vision for the appointment of valuers by the Commissioners. Lord LINCOLN said that he thought it impossible to agree to any one of the amendments of his Noble Friend (Lord Worsley) without admitting them all. He must therefore oppose them. After some further discussion the clause was agreed to. Clause 26 was also agreed to. On the reading of clause 27, Mr. HAWES said that there was a great defect in the clause not giving to the persons most interested a power to say whether the inclosure should take place or not. The 27th clause was agreed to. On the reading of clause 28, Lord WORSLEY moved that in lines 14 and 15 the words " provisional order" should be ortiated, and the words " draft award" be inserted. The Earl of LINCOLN opposed the amendment. On the proposal of the Was'. clause, Colonel SIBTHORP moved that it should be omitted. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Charles Buller, Lord Worsley, and Mr. 'Henley took part, The House di tided, when there appeared— For the clause Against, it Majority for the clause... —22 UP'un the next clause being read, taird WORSLEY made a few observations ; to which The Earl of LINCOLN said it would be absurd to have no clause compelling parties to comply with the orders of the Com missioners in certain cases. Lord EBRINGTON said he conceived it would be equally absurd not to limit the power of the Commissioners in some degree. The Earl of LINCOLN said, if the Noble Lord had read the Bill, he would see that there was a clause to that effect. After a few words from Mr. S. CRAWFORD and Lord J. MANNERS, The Earl of LINCOLN said he conceived the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Hertford so useful, that he would adopt it. The clause as amended was then agreed to. Clause 32 was also agreed to without discussion, and the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday next. TURNPIKE TRUSTS' (SOUTH WALES) BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Tuesday next. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL. The further consideration of this Bill was postponed till Monday. Upon the motion that the House do go into Committee on the Constabulary (Ireland) Bill, Lord CLEMENTS said there was a great defect in the present law, which compelled inhabitants of a peaceable dis trict to pay for constabulary for repressing disturbances in another. A few Orangemen were the cause of serious dis turbances in Leitrim, for which peaceable and well-disposed Catholics and Protestants suffered by taxation. Sir T. FREIIANTLE said that the observation of the Noble Lord was not now applicable, but the Government would take it into their serious consideration. When the Consta bulary Bill was brought under the notice of the House, the proposition would be made in acctsrdance with the subject. The Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be brought up on Monday next. FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The Small Debts Bill, and the Lunatic Asylums Committee, were postponed until Monday. DEODANDS. in Ireland, who were unable to meet their pecuniary arrange ments. The Bill was read a first time. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at ten minutes to Two o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. 'From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, JULY 4. COMMONS MCLOSIIRE BILL. Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question proposed, ' That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :"—Amendment pro posed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the- Question, in order to add the words, " this House will upon this day :six months resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof: — Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Quest a..." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 121. Acland, Sir T. DundaS, David Lockhart, William Acland, T. D. East, James B. Lygon, General Adderley, C. B. Ehrington, Viscount Martin, C. W. Aldam, William Egerton, W. T. Masterman, John Arundel, Earl Entwisle, William Mitchell, T. A. Baldwin. Barry Escott, Bickham Napier, Sir C. Barkly, Henry Esmonde, Sir T. Neville, Ralph Baring,' W. B. Estcourt, T. G. B. Norreys, Lord Barnard, E. G. Fitzroy, Henry O'Brien, A. S. Baskerville, T. B. M. Forman, T. S. Ogle, S. C. Bentinck, Lord G. Fuller, A. E. Packe, C. W. Berkeley, Captain Gardner, John D. Pakington, J. S. Botfield, Beriah Gaskell, J. M. Palmerston, Viscount Bouverie, E. P. Gladstone, W. E. Patten, J. W. Bowles, Admiral Gordon, Captain Peel, Sir R. Bramston, T. W. Gore, Montague Pennant, Colonel Broadwood, Henry Goulburn, 11. Pringle, Alexander Brotherton, J. Graham, Sir J. Pry - se, Pryse Browne, W. Greenall, Peter Pusey, Philip Bruce, Lord E. Greene, Thomas Rashleigh, W. Buller, C. Hamilton, C. J. Richards, Richard Burrell, Sir C. Hamilton, Lord C. Scott, Frances linrroughs, H. N. Hampden, Renn Shirley, E. J. Cardwell, Edward Harcourt, G. G. Smith, J. A. Carew, W. ti. P. Hatton, Capiain Smith, T. B. C. Christie, W. D. Henley, J. W. Smythe, George Chute, W. L. Henniker, Lord Somerset, Lord G. Clements, Viscount 11111. Lord M. Stanfield, W. R. C. Clerk, Sir G. Hinde, John H. Stuart, W. V. Clive, Viscount Hope, Sir John Towneley, John Clive, R 11. Hope, Charles Trelawny, J. S, Cole, H. A. Hope, A. Warburt , in, H. Connolly, Colonel Howard, P. H. WaWn, J. T.l Courtenay, Lord Hussey, Thomas Worsley, Lord Cowper, W. P. Ingestre, Viscount Wortley, John S. Cripps, William Jermyn, Earl Wrightson, W. B. Darby, George Jocelyn, Viscount Yorke, Henry R. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Kumbl:, Ileary Dickinson, F. H. Laogsr , li, J. H. TELLER 3. Dodd, George Lofroy, Anthony Young, John Duncombe, A. Lennox, Lord A. Sitton, H. M. Duncombe, O. Lincoln, Earl ....„ .. MINORITY-NOES, 11. Dennistoun, 3. Neetd, Joseph William 3, W. Hussey, Ambrose l'agut, Colo: e 1 Jolliffe, Sir W. Pecliull, Captain TELLEI:S. Martin, John Sibthorp, Colonel Home, Joseph Morris, David Wakl:ty, Thomas Cfawtrd, W. S. Mr. BOUVERIE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to abolish deodands. The Bill was subsequently read a first time. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES (IRELAND). Mr. T. B. SMITH obtained leave to bring in a Bill for facilitating the winding up the affairs of joint-stock companies RAILWAY RESOLUTIONS. Lord BROUGHAM then moved his third resolution (which was postponed yesterday evening) in reference to Rail. way Bills. The Earl of WICKLOW was anxious to se.i some provi sion, such as the Noble Lord proposed to intro iuce, in refe. rence to Railway Bills, but he thought that tt ere would be some bad effects attending it which he could not assent to. The Duke of RICHMOND said they must insert a clause in th• Bill, saying that the parties should pay the costs. Lord BROUGHAM said they had no power of levying money, but they had the power to compel the parties to pay the costs, if they thought the case was one in which they ought to do so. He had no objection, as most of the members of the Committee were not present, to postpone the resolution until Monday. It was postponed accordingly. The Noble and Learned Lord then proposed the fourth resolution, " That in every railway, road, or canal Bill, after the present session, there shall, in the first session in which it is brought in, be proved in the Committee thereon, two-thirds in number of as sents of landowners on every two miles of the line, or on every four miles, if there be fewer than three landowners; and that if more than one-third shall dissent on any such two miles or four miles respectively, the railway, road, or canal shall not be suffered to pass through those two miles or four miles, or any part thereof ; and that except within two miles of the termini, all owners of land within two hundred yards of the proposed line shall be deemed and taken to be owners in reckoning the number of the assents and dissents," which was agreed to. GAMING AND WAGERS' BILL. This Bill passed through Cemmittee. THE REAL PROPERTY BILL. This Bill also passed through Committee. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 4. The SPEAXER, took the Chair five :minutes before Four o'clock. The Bristol Parochial Rates Bill (No. 2) was reported. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The London and South-Western (No. 1) Metropolitan Ex tension Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. EREWASH VALLEY RAILWAY. The ErewaQh Valley Railway Bill (No. 2,) was read a third time and passed. Captain PLUMRIDGE brought up the report of the Com mittee of the Lady's Island and Tacumshin Embankment. Bill, which was ordered to lie on the table. DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. Mr. B. DENISON brought up the report of the Com mittee on the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill. BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY. Mr. B. DENISON brought up the report of the Com mittee on the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension Bill. ) GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER AND PORTSMOUT RAILWAY. Mr. B. DENISON also brought up the report of the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway Bill. IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee with respect to the clauses proposed to be added to the Irish Great Western (Dublin and Galway) Rail way Bill. The Committee were of opinion that the clauses proposed to be added might be adopted by the House. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from the Grand Canal Company against the clauses. Mr. F. FRENCH said that the petition was only intended a 4 a repetition of the annoyance to which the promoters of the Bill had been subjected. Lord G. SOMERSET could not conceive what objection could be made to the clauses. The clauses were then brought up, read a first, second, and third time, and ordered to be added to the Bill by way of rider. The Bill then passed. NORWICH AND BRANDON RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. COBDEN, the Norwich and Brandon Deviation (Diss and Dereham) Branches Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Glasgow Junction Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. _ TEN HOURS' BILL. Sir E. HAYES presented petitions from Blackburn, Bolton and other places in favour of a Ten hours' Bill. Sir G. GREY presented similar petitions from Bradford ant other places. General JOHNSTONE presented a petition from Ashton. under-L)ne, to the same effect. Several other Members also presented similar petitions. LUNATICS. On the motion of Mr. T. f)UNCOMBE, the three peti tions which he presented yesterday, with respect to the treat ment of lunatics in private houses, were ordered to be printed with the votes. BURY ST. EDMUNDS RAILWAY. The Lords' arnendrnmts to the Eastern Union and Bury St. E'imunds Railway Bill were agred to. DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Bill were agreed to. MASTERMAN presented a petition from Christ's Hospital against the Charitable Trust:' Bill. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr Railway (Curnnock branch) Bill were agreed to. PAUPERS: Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from several poor-law girirAiins in Ireland, complaining of the grievances to which the Irish poor were subjected by the operation of the present law, as regarded their removal from England to their own country. The petitioners prayed that a clause might be introduced in the amended Bill, giving those Irishmen who had resided far five years in England a right of settlement in the latter country. ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBERS. Mr. BAINES, who was almost inaudible in the gallery, was understood to present a petition from John and Charles William Scott, shipbuilders . , Greenock, praying that certain officers of the House might be al'orred to attend in the Court of Common Pleas, to identify the person of the Hon. Member for C:ellenliam ( Mr. Craven I-3erkeley), against whom an action had been brought in that court. Without wishing to impugn the conduct of the Honourable Member for Cheltenham, he Baines) thought that, under the circurns!ances, the prayer of the petition should be acceded to. Mr. BERNAL thought this was a singular proceeding. It was somewhat extraordinary to require the presence of tNO of the officers of that House in any of the courts of law to identify the person of the Honourable Member. He would very briefly advert to the circumstances which gave rise to this action. It originated in a transaction which dated as far back as 1837 or 1838, when a Company was projected fur the purpose of giving a steam na vigation from Glasgow, Greenock, and the west of Scotland to the West Indies. '1 he Hon. Mendier for Cheltenham was re quested to act as a Director of the Company, but he at once objected. Neither, as it appeared, did his Hon. Friend undertake the progress of the Bill through the House, for, as it happened, the name of another Hon. Member, not his, was endorsed on the back of the Bill. The Honourable Member's name had been, however, notwithstanding his objection, placed in the list of the directory, and the present action was brought for the cost and expenses of a steam-ship built at Greenock, to the order of the Steam Navigation Company. Now, as the Hon. Member explicitly denied that he had consented to have his name introduced as a director ; as he was perfectly ignorant that his name was in any way made use of, and, as the House was well aware, that many private Bills were passed, of which the majority of the Members were totally ignorant, and on which therefore any name might be introduced, was it, he asked, just or reasonable that expenses like those sought for in this action should be recovered from the Hon. Member ? He was de cidedly opposed to the reception of this petition. Mr. URA VEN BERKELEY denied that he had at any time either directly or indirectly sanctioned the adoption of his name as a director of the company. He was quite ready, how ever, to assist as far as lay in his power to a full and searching inquiry into all the circumstances of the case. Mr. WARBURTON said that in the peculiar circumstances of the case, if he were in the position of the Hon. Member for Cheltenham, he should offer no objection to the attendance of the officers of the House. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY said the Hon. Member had misunderstood him. He li,cl said that he courted the most searching inquiry. Mr. WARBURTON explained. Air. HUME thought it was the usual course to permit the officers of the House to attend in such a case as the present. Sir GEORGE CLERK said that it did frequently happen that officers of the House having charge of certain hooks or do cuments were required to produce them in Court, and to be examined upon them, but this was a case of a very peculiar kind, and he could not help suspecting that the parties had a peculiar object in view in requesting the attendance of the officers. It should also be recollected that the Hon. Member might be very easily identified without calling upon that House to interfere between the parties. On the question being put, the motion that the petition be received was negatived without a division. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. In answer to a question from Mr. WYSE, Sir JAMES OttAFIAM fixed the Literary Society's Bill as the first order of the day for Monday next. Mr. SHELL gave notice that on Monday next he should ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Govern ment, in what number of American ships had the right of visiting in distinction from the right of search been executed. RAILWAY GA UGES. Colonel DAWSON DAMER appeared, and presented a message from the Queen, announcing that having received an address recommending uniformity of gauge in the construction of future railroads, her Majesty would take the matter into her gracious consideration. Mr. HUME wished to knew what was the revenue and ex penditure of the province of Sinde ? Lord JOCELYN said that fifty-three lace of rupees had been received, and twenty-one had been expended. CONFLICT WITH THE POLICE AT BALLYHASIG. In answer to a question from Mr. BOUVERIE, Sir T. FREMANTLE said that he had every reason to believe the report which had been circulated of the unfortunate catastrophe at Ball)hasig was correct. It was true that several lives had been lost. With respect to the police, he trusted, from the information he had obtained, they were not to blame. From the appearance of the case, as it at present stood, it was evident the police had acted in defence of their lives. A pri soner was attempted to be rescued, and the police would not have acted consistently with their duty to have offered no re. sistance. An attempt had been made to rescue the prisoners, and it was only when the police considered their lives in danger that they fired on the people. Mr. SHEIL—I wish to know has any inquiry been directed by the Government on the subject of this outrage? Sir T. FREMANTLE—A coroner's inquest was held on Thursday (yesterday), and if the investigation on the inquest did not bring out all the circumstances, or the result was consi dered unsatisfactory, the Government would consider it to be their duty to institute fresh inquiry.—( Cheers. ) Mr. M. GIBSON wished to ask the Chancellor of the Ex chequer if he meant to take the report on the Bill of Exchanges Bill this evening? If so, it was his intention to move that the report be re-committed, so that several alterations might be made. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not. at that moment state what course he would take on the subject. FOREIGN SUGAR. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government (Sir R. Peel), whether or not it would be in his power to lay upon the table of the house those papers relative to Cuba sugar, of which his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Labouchere) hail given notice o mo tion for the isroilu2t ion on the previou evening. Sir it PEEL said he thought he could, without preju dice to the public interest, lay on the table of the House ex trao:s from the papers to which the Noble Lord (J. Russell) adverted. PROVISION FOR RETIRED NAVY CAPTAINS. Calvan PECIIELL begged leave to ask a question of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ile understood last session that the First Lord of the Adminitc intended to propose a measure providing fur the retirement of certain naval captains. Now, he would v'iah to alt the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he intended to bring forward a supplemental vote to that effect this session? S r R. PELL said that the question of the Gallant Officer should be answered on Mondsv. COMMONS INt7LOFXRE BILL. On the motion that the house do go into Committee on the Cornurnis Lel osure (IN THE COMMITTEE.) First Clause :—That it shall be lawful for one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State to appoint any two flt persons to be Commis sioners under this Act, and that the Commissioners so appointed shall, with the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods, &c., for the time being, be the Commissioners for carrying this Act into execution :—Amendment proposed, in line 13, to leave out from the words " That" to the end of the Clause, in order to add the words " the Tithe Commissioners of England and Wales shall be the Com missioners under this Act :"—Question put, " That the words pro posed to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 53. Arbuthnott, H. Goring, Charles Polhill, Frederick Arundel, Earl of Graham, Sir J. Pringle, Alexander Baird, William Hampden, Renn Pnsey, Philip Baring, W. B. Harcourt, G. G. Scott, Francis Barnard, E. G. Herbert, Sidney Sibthorp, Colonel llentinck, Lord G. Hope, Sir John Smith, T. B. C. Fsorthwick, Peter Hope, Charles Smythe, George Browne, W. Jermyit, Earl Somerset, Lord G. Cardwell, Edward Jocelyn, Viscount Tower, Christopher Clive, Viscount Jolliffe, Sir W. G. Trelawny, J. S. Cockburn, Sir G. Kemble, Henry Trench, Sir F. W. Courtenay, Lord Lincoln, Earl Trotter, John Darby, George Mackenzie, W. F Wellesley, Lord C. Dickinson, F. 11. IPNcill, Duncan Wood, Colonel T. Entwisle, William Newdegate, C. N Wrightson, W. B. Escott, Ilickhain Nicholl, John Fitzroy Henry Peel, Sir R. Fremantle," Sir. T. Peel, Jonathan Gaskell, J. H. I'lumptre, J. P. TELLERS. Young, John Lennox, Lord A. MINORITY-NOES, 16. Bowling, Dr. Hinde, J. H., Williams, William Brotherton, Joseph Hindley, Charles Worsley, Lord Christie, W. D. Hume, Joseph Crawford, W. EL Mitchell, T. A. TELLERS« D'Eyncourt, C. T. Palmerston, Lord Buller, Charles Ebrington, Viscount Wakley, Thomas Warburton, H. Henley, J. W. Wawn, J. T. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. FRIDAY, JULY 4. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : London and South Western (No. 1) (Metropolitan Exten. sion Railway. Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2). Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway). Norwich and Brandon Deviation Railway (Diss and Dire ham Branches). Glasgow Junction Railway. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed to : Eastern Union and Bury St. Edmund's Railway. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (Cumnock Branch). Standing Orders Conlin ittee,—Resolutions reported ; 1. " That, in the caw of the Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, clause on third reading, the clause is of such a nature as may be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit." 2. "lhat, in the case of Ellison's Estate Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." Second resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR MONDAY, JULY 7. RAILWAYS. REPORTS. South Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the Greenwich Railway). South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells). London and Croydon Railway Enlargement. The London and Y.,rlc Railw - ny Bill, pet itikr for additional provision, was reterr , .A t i S , ,Let Coaimittee on petitions for private Bills. The 51.anchester and Leeds Railway (No. 2), report from the Select Committee on petitions for private Bills read; another Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Milner Gibson. ... . The Maachester and Leeds Railway (No. 2) Bill was pre. sented and read a first time. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway,—Report to be considered, Tuesday, July 8. Whit ehaven and Furness Junction Railway,—Lords' amendments to be considered, Monday, July 7. Soutb. "Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells,)— ReFor.i, Monday, July 7. F,outh Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the cireenwich Railway),—Report, Monday, July 7. London and Croydon Railway Enlargement,—Report, Monday. July 7. Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway,—Lords' amendments to be considered, Monday, July 7. PROTEST AGAINST THE THIRD READING OF THE scornsir BANKING BILL. I. Because I can see no possible benefit likely to result from this Bill, and none has been stated in the debate, except in the event of such an emergency as has never yet occurred, which in my opinion it is rather calculated to occasion, and which it supplies no new means of meeting. 2. Because it will at once check and ultimately put an end to that competition which has heretofore existed amongst the banks of Scotland, and which has rendered banking re markable for cheapness, efficiency, and safety, and highly beneficial to all the interests in that country. 3. Because, though I consider the evils hence resulting quite certain, they will not be so palpable as to invite or suggest a repeal of this law. They will not exhibit them selves by any calamity, or produce any immediate distress, but they will silently prevent that advance in prosperity which might otherwise have been attained. If similar pro visions had been enacted twenty years ago, it is evident that Scotland would not have enjoyed the advantages which are universally admitted to have resulted from its banking sys tem ; but no one would have known that, but for those enactments, it would have been more prosperous; in like manner, hereafter, as no one will be able to say what would have been the state of the country if this Bill had not passed, so no one will be able to trace the amount of evil which it will have produced, or of good which it will have prevented. RADNOR. For the first reason, ROSEBERY. [ADVERTISEMENT.] - SIGHT AND [TEARING. - No. 39, Albernarie.-street, Piccadilly. 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Solomons, Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses upon a new construction —Immediately they are place d before im perfect vision, that mist and dullness which appear be fore the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes 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, Microscopes, Irtvisit-le and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments, for relief of most extreme deafness. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opti (Aims, are not in any way connected with 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 Eloti.*)... [ADVERTISEMENT.]—BnusnEs.—NEw INVENTIONS —The Triple Hair Brush, One stroke of this is Nilo to the effect of one penetrating, five small-tooth combs, and one even-cut brush ;to be had in four sizes, No. 7 ss. 6d, ; No. 8,7 s. Gd. ; No. 9,9 s. Gd. ; No. 10, Ils. Gd The Double Anti Pressure Nail Brush, which does not divide the quick from the nail no pressure being re quired, and thoroughly cleans and polishes the nails in a tenth part of the time of any other method ; price in bone, No. 1, 25.; No. 2,2 s. 6d.; No. 3,3 s. 6d.; No. 4, 55.; and of all sizes and prices in ivory. The New Tooth-pick Brush, which entirely enters between the interstices of the closest teeth ; marks, full-sized brushes, No. 1, hard; No. 2, lsss hard; No. 3, middling; No. 4, soft. The narrow brushes, No. 5, hard; No. 6, less hard; No. 7. middling; No. 8, soft, at Is. each, or 10s. per dozen in bone; and 2s. each or 21s. per dozen in ivory, the hair warranted; never to co m e ou t. The Medium Shaving Brush, between the usual badger hair and bristle brush, being a selection of the strongest hair only from the badger skin, i n a v a ri e ty o f sizes, both in bone and ivory. • The above articles are the inventions of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London, and, being protected, any one imitating them will be proceeded against. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. Last evening Admiral Sir G. Cockburn and Vice—Admiral Sir W. H. Gage, Lords of the Ad miralty, and Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, R.N., Second Secretary to the Admiralty, accompanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, arrived at about seven o'clock at the residence of Admiral Sir C. Rowley, Bart., Commander-in-Chief, and dined with Sir Charles and a select party. This morning their Lordships' flag was hoisted at the dockyard gates, but no salute was fired, their Lordships' visit not being an official ono. About 12 o'clock the distinguished party embarked on board the Admiralty yacht Black Eagle, Master-Com mander S. B. Cook; and, with their flag at the main, steamed on to Spithead en a visit of inspection to the experimental squadron. The barge of the Commander-in. Chief was in attendance to con vey their Lordships from their yacht to the various ships. The first ship visited was the St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship of the squa dron, on board of which the distinguished visitors remained up wards of an hour, and were most hospitably entertained by Rear- Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., who accompanied the party all over his splendid ship. Their Lordships left the St. Vincent at a quarter-past one o'clock, when the Chevalier was saluted with 13 guns, and also by the Swedish corvette, which compli ment was acknowledged by the St. Vincent. On leaving the St. Vincent, Rear-Admiral Parker followed the barge of their Lordships in his barge, with his flag flying in the bows. The visitors then went on board the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Martin, by whom they were escorted over the ship. They then went to the Queen, and afterwards to the Albion, 90, Commodore Lockyer. The Chevalier expressed himself much gratified with the in spection of the various ships, and the hospitable reception he met with at the hands of their gallant captains. About half-past three o'clock their Lordships left the Albion, and re-embarked on board the Black Eagle, when the Admiralty flag was run up to the main, and the beautiful vessel left the anchorage, steering through the line formed by the two divisions of the squadron, the bands playing the usual salute, and the Marines upon the poop presenting arms as the yacht passed. On coming broadside on to the Swedish corvette, the Admiralty flag was lowered in compliment. Their Lordships returned into harbour at four o'clock, and were to have visited the Excellent, and witnessed the shot practice upon the Swiftsure, but we believe they did not, owing to the unpropi tious state of the weather, which had been wet from an early hour in the morning. It was rumoured here this morning, and very ge nerall y believed, that her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the King and Q ueen of the Belgians, would arrive to-morrow, but on inquiry at t he railway and dockyard, no official intimation of the circumstance had b een received. The arrival of the Lords of the Admiralty is su pp osed to have been the origin of the rumour. Admiral of the Blue (the oldest on the list), Sir Charles Ogle; Bart., will succeed Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., in the chie , command at this port, on the expiration of Sir C. Rowley's period of office. Captain Sir Richard Gray ( 1828 ) will be Flag-Captain to Sir Charles Ogle. Sir Richard goes out in the St. Vincent 1 0 witness the movements of the experimental squadron. The Hibernia, 110, Captain Richards, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., Commander.in. Chief on the Mediterra nean station, bent sails this morning. She will leave when the tide serves and join the squadron at Spithead. The Trafalgar, 120, Captain Martin has been exercising her crew in lower deck gun drill every day this week. The firing has been very smart. The Rattler screw steam sloop, Commander Smith, was die rcised in gunnery yesterday. The Diligence naval transport sailed on Sunday evening for the Thames, with stores and volunteers, The Netley tender arrived on Sunday evening from Devonper t with volunteers for the experimental squadron. The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander Robson, arrived on Sunday evening from her cruising ground—the coast of Sussex."' and came into harbour to re-provision on Monday. NATAL Arrommewra.—The following young gentlemen have lately been appointed Naval Cadets, from Dr. Burney's establish' mcnt, Gosport :—The Hon. Mr, Nelson to her Majesty's 01 1 Rodney; Mr. Cornewall to the Queen; Mr. Robinson to the Vincent ; Mr. Seymour to the Queen ; Mr. Campbell to the Va l ' ture ; Mr. Pocock to the Queen ; and Mr. Dav i ds on to the Canopus. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Vi c toria' cap. 32, for the Week ending oa Saturday , the 28th day °' June, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Government debt 11,015, 1 nn Other securities 2,9 84,9 u" Gold coin and bul lion 13,907,46 Silver bullion... 2 ,9° 0, 467 0 u" -4 lIARSTIALL, Chicf 3 a 7 h 4 ie l.lo 845. Notes issued X 30,017,470 M. Dated the Sd day of July, 1 BANKING DE Proprietors' capita 114,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners ofNational Debt, and divi dend accounts) 7,398,420 Other deposits 10,154,148 Seven day andother bills :PARTMENT. • Government secu rities (including Dead Weight a Annuity) Other securities 12 ,619 1,'; Notes 9, 71704 Gold and silver Al co i n 5540' £36,•27 0 KSIIALL, Chief Cashier. •45. £36,276,262 I M. MA: Dated the 3d day of July. lE PROMISSORY NOTES. (From last Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of P11:6:0 sory Notes payable to bearer on demand , which have 'we' in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of to ot land, and by all other Banks in Ireland, during the; 0 weeks ending the 21st day of June, 1845, pursa o the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 : SCOTLAND. Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks £3,485, 53 IRELAND. -- -- Bank of Ireland 3,882, • 60 0 Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total H. L. WICK O Stamps and Taxes, July 4, 1845. SPORTING INTELLIGENC WELLAND RACES—WEDNESDAY. tbC The Welland Stakes of 5 SOTS. each, with 20 ad ded; second to save his stake. Heats, one mile and a halti 1 Mr. Carless's Aurungzebe, 5 yrs (Darling) 5 1 " . 1 1 Mr. Raworth's Donna Anna, 5 yrs 2 cir Mr. Noble's Charity, aged Mr. Kitton's Miss Prestwood, aged . ........ The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 15 adde cl , d ' - i V second horse to save his stake, and the winner to be o ' 4 , it 801., were won in two heats by Mr. Griffith's So„it t, , (Powell), beating The Bird, Little Taffy, and Riding a''' • f were 1 ll' The Hack Stakes of 2 sovs each, and 10 added , in three heats by Mr. Kitton's Fickle (owner), beatia,, Daly's Wellington, Mr. Turner's Brewood, and two othe' i d LUDLOW RACES—WEDNESDAY. ea The Ludlow Handicap of 15 sovs. each, and 30 adde d ; I round and a distance. Mr. Parr's Ninety-One, 4 yrs ... (MarloW) ! Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian, 3 yrs ...... .. ... .................... i Mr. Collins's Mainstay, 4 yrs ......... .............. Mr. Davies's Princess Royal, 3 yrs : ..... . ............ . ................ Mr. Copeland's Reliance, 3 yrs ............................... "e, The Maiden Plate of 50/. ; heats ; Ludlow Stakes Ceal i Mr. Collins's Mainstay, 4 yrs (Darling) 5 3 i 1 Mr. W. Jones's Falstaff, 3 yrs 4 / Mr. Eskett's Exhort, 3 vrs 8 i Mr. Morgan's Tipple Cider, 3 yrs 3 6 Mr. Lucas's Retriever, 4 yrs ,, clr Mr. Skarratt's Own Brother to Caitiff, 3 yrs 6 ' dr Mr. Slower's Fat Jenny, 4 yrs 4 dir , Mr. Godson's Susannah, 4 yrs The Oakley Park Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 a- i I Heats as above. I , .1 Lord Powis's b in, by Advance, out of Acco, 3 1 yrs (Marlow) / Mr. Robins's Confab, 4 yrs Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, aged .••• •• DUTCH PAPERS. of ti THE HAGUE, JULY I.—A letter from Carlsrub e 25th of June has the following statement : " An extraordinary; general meeting of the cdeli°l Manufacturing Association of the Grand Duchy of has been held here, in the last three days. Besidec Baden manufacturers, there was a great nulebeipt others from Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Prussia, &0. ut steps to be taken at the next Congress of the lielltify of the Zollverein, the interest of the German 0 103 bit turers, were the chief subject of the discussions rile were in general very animated, probably in corlseq of the report gaining ground, that the greatest °poi) States composing the Zollverein will give to the to it potentiary at this Congress instructions co ntrary it wishes of the German manufacturers. The reftlahou resolutions that the President of the Association - it propose an address to the Government, requestigoc propose to the next meeting of the Congress int!gecli Lions of the tariff, conformable to the wishes exp,re7 t bel the Legislative Assemblies of the Sates of P o * - Germany." 1 Col l . t AMSTERDAM, JULY 1. —lt appears by an OrDe"-,, munication made to the States-General, relative W t revising of the Old Netherlands currency, that the i ti atnouut is estimated at 64 millions of florins , o ff ' loss in revising 4,970,000 florins. —Det.h Papers , „pot Mr. John Wood, Chairman, Mr. Hart Davis, Chairman, and Mr. Garr, Solicitor of the Exeie;y6 interviews with the Chancellor of the Exch e q ue' terday. . . . iIAHRIED. is litr iii t i ll fl On Thursday, the 3d inst., at Naburn, by the Res;,' o f . 1 . 0 , Warde, M.A., John James Harrison, Esq., only s ° ,-;tlie/jel Harrison, Esq., of Bellwood, near Ripon, to Mary ' o f only daughter of Hawley Mortimer Baines, FM' l ag e Hall, in Yorkshire. vAIY , On the 2 4th ult., at Trieste, G. Hill, Esq., to .., t yi daughter of George Haynes, Esq. e ClB 9 ‘ On the Ist inst., at St. George's, Hanover-squAriia hill, R.N., eldest son of Vice-Admiral Hill, to 2 -111 eldest daughter of 11. P. Boyce, Esq. A DIED. or, On the 4th inst., at Whip's Cross, Waltbatn9t ageiroil Augustus Brown, Esq., of 112, Fenchurch .streatonie years, beloved and regretted by his family and 9 friends. I,ort i On the Ist inst., at Wood-end, near Chichester, jot ford, aged 74. Cottb rc°t'v On the 13th of June, at Portman-street, ' Captain C. R. Dickens, of the Royal Artillery'. Je ns. On the 30th ult., Mrs. S. Worley, of Spring - P r -----._..._._..—.---------- - Vo ll rn i Lon? Ion: Printed and Pabliehad by MURDO - j4cP,,4 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sam Office,cooo trand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in t he Middlesex, Saturday, July 5, 1845. 7. Roo he ; i , ha, pi Stegsm Av estan , 4 eBBr, " "°nr Y •Tj)o4l OwL, t t . . r meant ntue llt tl4henina ,4igeates !er, q4 . ee of f'2 l vt t , e fro enai i t t slllZ e t i l. li_:etitoe°nr 44 4 ). ` rt t 4 4 ou,gt i t 1 e Pal of Z ..-- °ll tlltiatn(' * tl *, /o•ff.Mie.VF,ValtCT.VCßniff.. ---------••-•-...........- BITIM. 3f f On the 30th ult., in Sandw ic h-street, Burton-cr nt, eVA C. Hersant, of a son. 11 0. On the 24th ult., at Melvill-street, Edinburgh, t hB e: Alexander Dunlop, Esq., advocate, of a daughter. $05 5 On the Ist inst., at the Vicarage, New Stiorehisi, c the wife of the Rev. J. Blair, of a daughter. f 11 ' On the 2d inst. , at Bury St. Edmunds, the lad,' ° do 1 11 Cream, Esq., of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at George-street, Hanover -94- 0 wife of T. Tatum, Esq., of a daughter. Olirjs On the 2d inst., at Spennels House, near Kid der Mrs. Henry Cury Elives, of a son. Si Movi • 14, B r attend dentin T' EN G , N re e • Gei greal Rin g Leen; Who eontr 6.i vertia