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RAILWAY COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YESTERDAY.) IMPORTANT DECISION. COLCHESTER., STOVE VALLEY, suDnurr, AND HALSTEAD (ZXTENSXON PROM LANT.E.WHAM TO 11112 Y ST. EDMUNDS). The Committee appointed to inquire into the merits of this Bill met to-day, at eleven o'clock, in Room D. After examining a great number of witnesses, the Select Commitee passed the Bill without any amendment. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. This Committee re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, in Room 22. DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTE (DE- VIATION LINE). The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in hearing evidence in favour of this Bill. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP VI. The Committee met at tue usual hour. In answer to a question put by the Chairman, Mr. ALEXANDER said he hoped to be able to bring his general evidence to a close in the course of a day or two. The CHAIRMAN stated, that the Committee had now sat for a considerable time, and lie certainly thought that the en gineering evidence ought to be commenced as soon as pos sible. Mr. Justice Coleridge, residing at Ottery St. Mary, Dr. Kelburn, Mr. Clare, ot Hainton, Sir J. Buller, Bart., and se veral other witnesses, gave evidcuce in favour of the Great Western scheme. The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XVI. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (ST. LlZ slogs, LITTON, AND DUNSTABLE). The Committee on this group met to-day in Room 7, at th ree o'clock ; Mr. Kemble i n the chair. DECISION. The preamble was declared proved, the various clauses of the Bill were agreed to, and it was ordered to be reported to the House. The Committee then broke up. GROUP XXV. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, IVEATLOCH, AND MIDLaTND DEVIATION. DECISION. The Committee on this Bill re•assembled to Alay in Room 14, at ten o'clock, and immediately declared the preamble proved. The clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be reported. The Committee then dissolved. GROUP XXXII. The Committee on this group met to-day for the first time in Room 12 ; Mr. Thomas Duncombe in the chair. The lines comprised in the group are— The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Station at Sheffield), No. 2. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Branch to Chapel town, &c.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield Canal purchase). Midland (Nlasbrough andNormanton Stations enlargement). Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole (partial alto rati6n3 of levels, &c.) It was arranged that they should be considered in the order they were placed on the paper; consequently the first taken was THE 11CANCHESTZH, SUEITIELD, AND LINCOLN S SIRE (STATION AT sitEr- PZELD—No. XI). Mr. FORSYTH opened the case fir the promoters of the line, and pointed out the great advantages which it would confer on the district. Mr. Fowler, C.E.,Was then examined, to show that there were no peculiar engineering difficulties, and that the esti mates were sufficient for its con,truction. Mr. Sergeant liTinciNF, on behalf of the promoters of the competing line—the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wake Huddersfield, and Gocle (partial alterations of levels, )—cross-examiaed witness at considerable length. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-mor row, when they are to meet in Room 34. GROUP XXXIX. The Committee met at the usual hour this morning ; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. LEEDS AND THIRSK DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSION.) The Committee were engaged the whole of the day i hearing= local and general evidence in favour of this line. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XL. TOZLIE AND NEWCASTLE, AND NEW. CASTLE AND BERWICK AMALGAMATION. NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK (EAST COAST LINE, &c.) NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK (CRAMLINGTON BRANCLI, &c.) The Committee met this morning in Room No. 32, Sir John Pakington, chairman, but adjourned the considerati‘ n of the above Bills to this day week, partly on the application of Mr. Hildvard, and partly because they had not received the reports of the Commissioners. GROUP XLII. ',ZATE22.W ORD, WEXFORD. WIC/MOW, AND 111171:11LIN REPEAL, The Committee on thi3 group were to have met at twelve o'clock. in Room 11, as marked in the paper, but they did not make their appearance during the whole day. tiROUP XLV. EDINEUnGIi AND 11072THDRN (TAT IM PZZOVZMENTS). (Continued from our Aft6:noon Edition of yesterday.) - . Mr. Crichton, Lloytis' agent at Dundee, Mr. Jack, har bour master at Dundee, Captain Nish, Mr. Taylor, ship owner, Mr. Capesly, Mr. Gait, licensed pilot, Broughty Ferry, all gave evidence of the danger which would arise, and the imi-ediment which would be given to the navigation of the Tav, by the establishing of a ferry from Broughty Castle to the opposite shore. Mr. Walker, C.E., considered that the construction of the Tay at Broughty Castle was a serious drawback to the Tay, and any construction that would tend to perpetuate it would necessarily be au increased evil. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP XLVI. C.ZITIT, AND GILANTON (II tv lON CANAL AND CALEDONIAN RAIL WAY JUNCTION). This Committee met at half-past twelve o'clock. Mr. 1v hateley, Q.C., opened the merits of the Bill, and Messrs. Grauford, :stoddart, Phillips, and others were exa mined for the promoters, which closed their case. Witnesses were being called by the Caledonian Company in opposition, when the Committee adjiorned. GROUP XLIX. (Continued from our Afternoon - Edition of yesterday.) cazzi)ornew cwxsuz.v., AND COLT7iES - S LraISE OR puncnr-sz). This Bill was next taken, Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., on behalf of the promoters, sub mitted two clauses in room of the running clause, intro duced on a farmer occasion, at the instance of the Airdrie and litonklands line. As the Wishaw and Coltness constituted a portion of the main route of the Caledonian line, through, which its main traffic would have to pass, the greatest in- Convenience would arise if an independent. company and management were allowed to run a heavy mineral traffic over it. He proposed, as a substitute, that in no case should the rates on the Wishaw and Coltness be raised beyond their present amount, and that if at any time the rates were reduced on the Glasgow and Garnkirk line a corresponding reduction should be made on the Wishaw and Coltness. If the object of the Airdrie and 3lonklands Company was protection to their traffic alone this proposition ought to have satisfied them. Mr. WHATELsv replied, contending that no new reasons had been given why the Committee should alter their deci sion. Ile denied that any obstruction would arise from the operation of the running clause. Mr. Sergeant Wit:INGHAM replied, and went on to show that the present case was different to others in which running clauses had been introduced. The room was then cleared for a decision. On the admission of the parties, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had decided not to alter the running clause in the Bill as it stood. The Committee then adjourned. COMMITTEE on PRIVATE BILLS. (YESTERDAY.) LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. The Committee resumed this morning —Sir J. Johnstone in the chair—and again welt up the consideration of the clauses of the Bill, several objections being urged by Counsel on behalf of Mr. St:iv:dish, who conceives that he is not suffi ciently protected ; but these were set aside by Mr. Hudson and some other Members of the Committee. MADRAS RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders in this com pany was held yesterday at the Company's offices, 2, Win chester-buildings, Great ‘Vinchester-street, City, for the pur pose of receivine• a report from the directors; J. A Arbuth not, Esq., President of the Board of Directors, in the chair. After the usual prelimivaries, The SiCKETAILY read the report, which stated that the present meeting was held in c,nformity with a resolution teased at the third half-yearly meeting, held on the 18th of Xebruary last, and which decided that a meeting should be 1 evened for the purpose of considering the advisability of t hat G . ltng with the operations of the companv. It appeared b e veT Z` the neeotiation which was stated at the fast meeting to tam corei Vtween the Government of East India and cer connect Call:Zwho had undertaken to construct railways to Bengal ta with the north-western frontier of the which the territories,concession not been successful, the terms upon being too disadvaotikof the Bengal lines would be granted which had been since to be accepted ; and a letter, party to the secretary of red by the chairman of the com requestin e court of directors of the East India Company, decision of the Court, not baying been noticed. The the then proceeded to state that the indifference with whierrth* raerous comikunications of the con ," and the .by the East India preceding nu we re treated was not, in nu company ci P c 'n o l u " r n t of the directors, titni ej on the part Company their to be ascribed so much to a want of the authorities at the East India peculiar views of nifroacls in India. Although t° views of the East • no ofncial intimation of the Vi India Company that Wall made, it was underst..iod most favours ) ~ Madras most lv of the railway fromm the m Y tho ught ;liirr , to encourage it bygrant Arent, and that they a'c're w. 6 h a" to .of land and other facilities; but yet, th honey, were of a gm °pi_, Inion that aid from them in the way ot or ny abanteed_aieidend, should be confined to one experimental line, and that that line should be in the Bengal Presidency, on account of the great political advantages it would afford in facilitating the transit of troops and military stores. Acting upon this view, the aist India Company had offered terms fur the construction of a line or lines to connect Cal cutta with Delhi, a distance of about nine hundred miles, and the estimated cast of which, at 17,0001. per mile, would be 15,295,0001. The directors of the Madras Railway Company thought that such a course would retard the introduction of railways into India by encouraging a line which, although pos s essing some superior political advantages, yet was far in ferior, in commercial advantages, to other lines that might be adopted, and was, moreover, too: extensive and costly to be experotental. In consequence of these circumstances the directors recommended the dissolution of the company. The report con: 'tom by stating that the number of shares on which the deposit of 2s. pet share was paid was 17,405. CY these, 8.465 paid the call of 18s.; the holders of the re maining 8,940 shares were, as the directors understood, strictly liable for their proportion of the preliminary ex penses which had been incurred; but the board did not think it right to recommend th e company to adopt legal proceedings fur the recovery of these liabilities, and that those who had paid the call of 18s. should receive the sums respectively due to them. The CHAIRMAN said, that in moving the adoption of the report they had just heard , he begged to say that he felt sorry that the directors should have felt bound to make the recom mendation contained in the report. The altered state of the money market must undoubtedly be considered to be the primary cause of the failure of the project. That cause, however, w , aild not have been altogether fatal, if they had received any assistance from the East India Company. But not only had they not received encouragement from that body. but their project had been seriously affected by the want of any notice of their communications. He did not mean to attribute that to any discourtesy on the part of the directors of the East India Company, but to the effect of that system which prevailed in Leadenhall-street. But of this he was sure, that a very great blunder had been com mitted by them in trusting their project in the way that had been done, and it would be felt more by the natives of India than by the promoters of the present company. He had been connected for a long time with India, and, in common with the rest of the directors, regretted the failure of their undertaking. He did not know that it was necessary for him to make any further observations, and he would con. elude by moving the adoption of the report. Colonel SYMs expressed his dissatisfaction at the conduct of the East India Company. and proposed a resolution to the effect that the company should be suspended and not dis solved, which, after a short discussion, was withdrawn. The motion was then carried. The CHAlLlANtilelPrOposea that a sum of 200/., together with the furniture of the offices, should be given as a re muneration to the secretary for his valuable services. Colonel CADOGAN seconded the resolution, which, after some slight discussion, was agreed to. Thanks were then given to the chairman and the other directors, and acknowledged by the former; after which the meeting separated. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 25, 1847. This day lisd audience of her Majesty, on his arrival in this country, his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Con stantine of Russia, attended by his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister. His Imperial Highness was introduced by Viscount Pal merston, U.C. 8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conduct by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Cere monies. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 31. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward St. John Neale, Esq., now British Vice Consul at Alexandretta, to be her Majesty's Consul at Varna. DUCHY OF CORN WALL, SOMERSET-HOUSE, MAY 23. The Most N3ble Algernon Duke and Earl of Northumber land has been appointed Constable of the Castle of Launces ton, in the county Wof Cornwall. HITEHALL, MAY 29. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Simon Jenkinson, M.A., to the vicarage of Battersea, in the county of Surrey and diocese of Winchester, void by the pro motion of the lion. and Rev. Robert John Eden, D.D., to the bishopric of Sodor and Man. Coanniasiona by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Lieutenant Robert Augustus Aspinall to be Captain, vice Meadow, resigned; Adjutant James Weir to serve with the rank of Captain, May 27. Commission by the Lard Lieutenant of the county of Pembroke. _ _ _ Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry—Frederick Sapietra Mantruffie Baron de Rutzin and Frenty, to be Cornet, vice Jones, resigned, May 27. Erratum in the Gazette of the 20th March, 1846. West Essex Regiment of Regular Militia.—For Horatio Edinborough, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lucas, promoted, 11th February. 1846, read, Horatio " Edenborougb," Gent., to be Ensign, &c. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas William Green_Stevens,hackney master, Oxford. THE SUN, LONDON; draper, Portsea, June 23—R. Parker, carrier, New ban-yard, Old Bailey June 22—T. Barraclough, woollen cloth manu facturer, Halifax, Yorkshire. June 24—T. Sanderson, corn factor, Leeds, June 24—M. Johnson, spindle maker, Leeds, June 24—R. Vause, merchant, Hull, June 23—J. D. Dunni• cliff, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, June 25—J. Rochat, watch maker, Cornwall crescent, Camden-town, June 22—A. Leslie, merchant, St. Dunstan's-hill, City, June 22—J. Clarke, painter, Great Castle-street, Regent-street, June 22 —J. Halstead, cotton manufacturer, Radcliffe, Lancashire, June 22—J. Pearson, fellmonger, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, June 22—S. B. Holder, merchant, City, June 22—J. Slough, baker, Twickenham, June 22—R. Dia, saddler, Wells, Somer setAire, June 22—R. Hamlin, tailor, Blenheim-street, Ox ford-street, June 22,-M. Grimes, saddler, Cheltenham, June 22—R. Benson, share broker, Liverpool, June 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Evans and J. L. Smith, brick manufacturers, Ilkeston, Derbyshire—T. Routlidge and J. Cummins, linendrapers, Bradford, Yorkshire—H. J. Neild and F. G. Unwin, attorneys, Ely-place, Holborn—P. Pattison and R. P. Harding, tailors, Cornhill—G. Williams and R. Gaunt, stampers and piercers, Birmingham—H. J. New, C. Kingsford, and C. L. Barnwell, Bow (so far as regards H. J. New)--D. W. and W. R. Spence, bath proprietors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Martin dale and B. Banks, jun., general brokers, Liverpool—H.. Crane and A. Atherton, ironfounders, Wolverhampton—W. }looks, H. C. Goodden, and T. Ffooks, attorneys, Sherborne, Dorsetshire (so far as regards H. C. Goodden) —J. Hiorth and J. A. Dunkerly, ship brokers, HulL SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. John Primrose Bertram, June 7 and June 28, at two, at the premises of Mr. A. Cay, Edinburgh. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, June 1. (Sittings in Banco.) No case of any interest occurred in this Court during the day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Juue 1. (Sittings in Banco.) The cases in this Court were not of sufficient import ance to require a report. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of June 1.) SUGAR.—To-day although further reduced rates were submitted to for all kinds of raw Sugar, still exporters and the home trade could only be induced to purchase sufficient for their present wants. There was little desire manifested to operate in West India for any purpose, and the rates taken were 6d to Is per cwt under those of Friday. REFINED.—To-day many purchases were made in Refined goods by the home trade, in consequence of rather lower rates being accepted. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells less freely, but is not to be obtained under 33s for first quality. Manarrius.—This afternoon there were sellers privately of all kinds of Mauritius Sugar rather under former rates, but few buyers were to be met with. None was offered at public sale. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was operated in with caution, and 3,846 bags at public sale were sold at a reduction on former rates of 6d to Is per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sales, and pri vately little business was done, although there were sellers upon rather lower terms for all kinds of Foreign Sugar. MOLASSES.— This afternoon, at public sale, 50 puns and 50 hhds Bengal Treacle were disposed of at 22s 6d to 23s per cwt. COCOA.—There was little desire evinced to operate in West India to-day, and 200 bags of Grenada at public sale were only in part sold, but at full rates. COFFEE. — This afternoon Native Ceylon was not so much in demand, and 1,426 bags at auction were sold at a fall on former rates of 6d per cwt. Plantation sells slowly, and 300 bags at auction were only partly disposed of at easier rates. TE►.—Although there are sellers of Congou upon rather lower terms, still all descriptions have been operated in with reluctance by the town and country trade, whilst speculators are not inclined to make investments. There is a large quantity on offer, especially of the better kinds. Pouchong is neglected, and can be obtained upon low terms. Souchong can be obtained at upon rather lower prices, but there are very few buyers to be met with. The amount of business transacted as Green has been trifling, notwithstanding the low rates current. There is yet a plentiful supply, especially of the low and middling sorts. _ _ RICE.—To-day the market presented a dull appearance for all kinds of East India Rice, holders were anxious sellers, and offered numerous parcels for sale. Of Bengal 6,771 bags, and 1,986 pockets were put up, a small part only of which found buyers at prices exhibiting a decline from the highest point of the market of 5s to 68 per cwt. SAGO.—The supply is still large. and exceeding the de mand; a further decline in the value has taken place. Fnurr.—There is a desire to sell Currants at 48s to 525, and superior 53s to 54s per cwt, but there are few buyers to be met with. The market for Raisins has a very dull ap pearance and 33s to 40s are the rates taken. Sricas.—Few purchases have been made by private con tract, either by exporters or the home trade, in Nutmegs. Mace is little wanted. but in prices there is no variation to record. For Black Pepper the market has a quiet appear ance, all sorts having been sparingly dealt in privately by the exporters and the home trade, and the rates rather under those that existed previously. Ginger is less freely supplied, whereas the home demand has been good for all kinds. and the rates paid privately are rather above those previously current. In Pimento, several purchases have been made privately, at 44d to 44d, and the supply has be come small. Cassia Lignea is still in scanty supply, and, a good demand existing, holders are enabled to obtain stiff rates. For Cloves only a moderate demand exists, and there are sellers at former low rates, as the supply is good. Cin namon can be obtained upon the terms of the last quarterly auctions, but the orders executed have been small for all qualities. Cassia Buds are in short supply, and prices range high, as the demand is good. COCHINEAL—This afternoon, at public sale, 18 bags of Cochineal were taken in at 58 2d to Ss 5d for silvers. Spritrrs.—To-day there was little desire shown to operate in Rum. and rather lower rates are taken, that is to say, proof East India 3s, Leeward Island 3a 2d. and Jamaica of fair to good quality 28 to 30 per cent. over proof, 4a 9d to 5s ld per gallon. INDIGIO.—The market is looking quiet for East India, ex porters and the home trade only purchasing small parcels ; but holders are firm. and insist upon prices equal to these of the last quarterly sales. SALTPETRE.—The market for Rough has a firm appearance, and the supply is still small. For home consumption and exportation a good demand exists privately, and 27s to 30s are the rates paid for low and fine. At public sales to-thy 99 bags Calcutta sold at 29s to 29s 6d for 2 3 % per cent. and not refracted 275. English refined has been in excellent de mand at 31s 6d to 325, and at which prices are firm. TIMPENTINE.—Rough can be obtained upon further re duced terms, but the purchases made have been trifling at 42s to 435, whilst the stock is on the increase. Of American there are many parcels undisposed of. Rough is little wanted. Otts.—For Southern Oil prices have suffered no further depression, although the market is still well supplied; there has, however, been a good demand, and 110 tuns at auction found buyers. Cod is little wanted, and prices are declining For Seal the market has a dull appearance, and prices are on the decline. Sperm is not much wanted, and is offered at further reduced rates. Of 43 tuns at auction a part only found buyers. A further increase has taken place in the stock of Fish Oils. Although Rapeseed Oil is to be obtained upon much lower terms, yet the purchases made have been trifling. For Olive there are few buyers, and prices are going down. For Linseed Oil a good demand has been experienced from the home trade, and further purchases have been made by exporters, whilst the supply is small, and the prices range firm at 27s on the spot. For forward delivery many con tracts have been entered into at 27s to 27s 3d per cwt. Palm is not much in request, either by exporters or the home trade. For Cocoa Nut prices range high, but the amount of busi ness transacted has been small. Lard Oil sells slowly. TALLow.—A further improvement has taken place in the value of Russian on the spot, whilst a good demand has been experienced from Soap-makers and Chandlers. For delivery in the last three months of the year many con tracts have been concluded at 47s 9d to 48s, and some par ties will not sell thereat. Home made has been in excellent request, and prices have risen. Other kinds of Tallow have been operated in with more freedom, and a rise in the value has taken place. At auction 130 casks of Odessa were dis posed of at 48s 3d to 48s 9d per cwt for middling quality. Loss OF THE ANOLO-SAZON.—By the steam-ship Caledonia advices havei been received of the loss of the fine new packet-ship Anglo-Saxon, Captain Gordon, near Cape Sable. The non-arrival of the ship dining the past week excited some surprise, 'the vessels of the line to which she belongs being noted for the rapidity of their passages. The intelligence now received explains the unusual delay. Anglo-Saxon sailed from Boston, it appears, on the sth inst.. with a heavy cargo of corn and flour, and a considerable number of passengers; subsequently, encountered strong gales from the east, and on the night of Saturday, the Bth inst., in a • rain storm from the south-east, drove on shore on Duck Island, Shag-harbour, near Cape Sable. The passengers, crew, and part of the cargo, the latter very much damaged, were saved ; but the vessel was expected to be a total loss. The hull was broken to the floor-beads, fore and aft, on the starboard side. The Anglo-Saxon was a new vessel, of 895 tons burden, cost 56,000 dolls., and was launched only last summer. She was insured for that amount in Boston ; but, unfortunately, - a similar precaution han been taken with regard to only half of the freight money, which amounted to 10,000 dollars. Her cargo consisted principally of breadstuffs, which, with 600 barrels of pork, were on English account and risk ; namely, 5,000 bushels Indian corn, 5,000 barrels bread, 350 barrels soda biscuit, 500 barrels flour, 1,000 barrels turpentine, 400 barrels rosin, 600 barrels pork, 300 firkins lard, 22 barrels shoe-pegs, some leither, &c., valued, at a rough eittimate, at more than 50,000 dollars • and 25 barrels and boxes provisions for th e relief 01 the Irish. The full particulars of the disaster h ave not et reached us. The following is a list of the passenge rs;— M rs . J. P. Bigelow. Mrs. Pelby, and Mrs. Anderson ; Me ssrs . P. Bigelow, H. G. Wild, B. Cbampney, E. Bates, jun., I. Jen nings, L Jones, and J. Hills, Boston ; J. P. Halliburton, of Portsmouth ; W. A. Gay, of Hingham ; Dr. S. C. Ames, of Lowell; Mrs. H. Dove, of Andover; Mrs. F. Blenkarn and two children; and Mrs. Phillips, of Fall River; Messrs. R. Earle and wife, and G. D. Scull, of Philadelphia; M rs . E . M'Hugh, of England; Dr. G. H. Dood, surgeon of the ship, and T. Griffiths, and twenty-live in the steerage.—Liverp oo l Albion. MUNIFICENT DONATION OF A LADY TO FOUND A FEMALE RAGGED SCHOOL AND JUVENILE REFUGE. —A meeting of the committee of the Juvenile Refuge and School of Industry in Westminster was held, for the purpose of making arrangements for the admission of 50 girls, when it was resolved to admit that number, of the ages from 10 to 14 years, in addition to 50 boys now in the Juvenile Refuge opened a few weeks since in Pye-street, one of the most wretched of the low localities abounding in Westminster. To facilitate the objects of the committee a benevolent lady has contributed the sum of 5001. Twelve ladies, including the Dowager Lady Grey, have kindly consented to form a committee to visit and make the necessary suggestions, and the engagement of a competent mistress, &c. CHANCERY APPEALS.-.STATE OF BUSINESS.- There are no less than 26 appeals from decretal orders, which have been already heard by the Lord Chancellor, in which he has yet to give judgment. Some of these causes have been heard many months. Besides these there may be other judgments on interlocutory matters, of which no public list is kept. There are also 29 appeals from decretal orders, as well as others from interlocutory matters waiting to be heard by the Lord Chancellor. Of the 29 twelve are from Vice- Chancellor K. Bruce, eight from Vice-Chancellor Wigram, six from the Vice-Chancellor of England, and three from the Master of the Rolls. It is very desirable that some arrange ment should be made to enable Lord Chancellors to have time to prepare and deliver judgment without the delay in cident to the present system. THE LONDON DISTRICT POST LETTER•CARRIERS. j t ou h rs a ta t this nerdi to London —ln consequence of the high price of provisions, the Lords the l e ia scale o of the Treasury have authorised a new increased scale of wages for the above bod It is stated, on good authority, nly bothtemporary,::fthe and Generalth a a t nd a ~ wo complete Twopenny, or district postmen, will take place as soon as the completion of both can be effected. BANKRUPTS. Sidney Strong, Watling-street, cigar manufacturer, to surrender, June 8, at two, and July 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Gill, Harrington-street, Hampstead-road. Samuel Hitcbin, draper and mercer, 'Oxford-street, Mid dlesex, June 8, at half-past one, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin lane, Cornhill ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside. James Thomas Sarson, vinegar dealer, Brunswick-place, City-road, June 11, at two, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Weeks, Tokenhouse-yard. Stephen Sly, engraver, Hinde-court, Fleet-street, June 12, at half past one, and July 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, BaAinghall- street ; Buchanan, Ba,inghall-street. William Sykes, carrier, Bishopsgate-street, June 14, at half-past two, and July 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy; Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; GI vnes, America-square. Frederic Hill and William Cam Monkhouse, wharfingers, of Montague-close, Southwark, Surrey, June 10, at two, and July 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Willoughby and Co., Clifford's Inn. _ _ William Henry Burgess, grocer, Skinner-street, Somer's town, June 11, at two, and July 9, at eleven. at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; J. and T. Gole, Lime-street, City. Edwin Hills, charcoal-burner, Peckham, June 15, at one o'clock, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Ilolme, Loftus, and Young, New-inn; Menorah, Godalming. Joseph Glue, victualler, Derby, June 11 and July 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, offi cial assignee, Nottingham ; Scargill, Hatton-garden ; Smith, Oerby. _ _ _ 1 Orrr Spray, frame smith, Carlton, Nottinghamshire, June 11, and July 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Patchett, Not tingham. Cephas Savage, builder, Chesterfield, June 11 and July 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Busby, Chesterfield; Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row, London. William Davis, timber-merchant, Preston, Lancashire, June 11 and July 2, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bedford-row, London; Howard and Harrison, Preston. _ ___ . _ _ _ . Ebenezer Lethbridge, merchant, Plymouth, June 15, and July 7, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Kelly, Plymouth ; Stogdon, South ern h ay, Exeter. Ralph Sheraton, cabinet-maker, Lenton, Nottinghamshire, June 11 and July 2, at ten, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Brown, Nottingham. Charles Henry Perry, baker, June 14 and July 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Chester, Toulmin, and Chester, Staple inn, London ; Morecroft and Son, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. _ _ J. Gillender, ironmonger, Sunderland—second div. of 4d. in the pound (in addition to 5s in the pound previously de clared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, New castle-upon-Tyne. J. Hall, innkeeper. Carlisle—second div. of ss. in the pound (in addition to ss. in the pound previously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. W. Seddon and F. Jordan, millers, St. Helens, Lancashire —second div. of 11 1 ,4 d. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird. Liverpool. J. Weston, merchant, Liverpool—fourth div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Monday. at the office of Mr. Bird. Liverpool. J. Halt, share broker, Rochdale--first div. of Is. 1 3 4 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. H. Copner, merchant, Ludlow, Shropshire—first div. of 6s. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. Livingston and Brittain, plumbers, Manchester—second and final div. of 7 3 4 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. B. Dawson, woollen manufacturer, Baersall, Lancashire— , first div. of 2s. 94d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. F. L. Homer, merchant, Manchester—first div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. C. M. Wilkinson, spirit merchant, Ulverstone, Lancashire —first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. G. Strutton, tavern keeper, Chester—second div. of 2 1 ,0. in the pound, and a first and second div. of 3s. 83 id in the pound on new proofs, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. H. J. Palmer, grocer, %Vintage Berkshire—final div. of 20s. in the pound, with interest, on Wednesday, June 2, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. King, snap maker, Kingsland-road—first div. of 2s. Id. in the pound, on Wednesday, June 2, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. C. Blackmore, tailor, Cork street—second div. of Is. 9d. in the pound, on Saturday, June 5, and two subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. J. Dodgson, ironmonger, Bishopsgate-street Without— first div. of 14s. in the pound, on Saturday, May 29, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane, City. H. Marsland, silk throwster, Bosden, Cheshire—first div. of 3s. 7 1 / 2 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. W. Brook, stuff merchant, Manchester—first div. of B%d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. M. Burton and B. Shaen, cotton spinners, Manchester— first div. of 3s. 1 lAci. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. _ W. Halliwell, cotton manufacturer, Lower Darwen, Lan cashire—second div. of X i d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. _ _ E. Hopewell and A. Thacker, outfitters, Leadenhall-street —a div. of 3s. in the pound, on Thursday, June 3, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. DIVIDENDS. W. Morphen, linendrap-r, Sevenoaks, Kent, June 22, at twelve—G. Flintoff, bookseller, Plymouth, June 22, at ene— J. H. Hipwood, merchant, Cornhifl, June 22, at one—J. P. Fennings, clerk in the Custom-house, Park-place, Highbury vale, Islington, June 24, at half-past eleven. In the Country. G. Wheldon, clothier, Dudley, Worcestershire, June 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—T. Bateman, victualler, Coventry, Warwick-hire, June 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—S. Tildesley, jun., c•ial dealer, Leamington, Warwickshire, July 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. and T. Hill, W i 3 bech. St. Peters, Cambridgeshire, June 25, at eleven, at —.• N. Franklyn, en the Exchange-rooms, . Nottingham—J. Lambert, draper, Monmouth June 24, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court the Bristol ' ham, June District 24 Dis trict Court —W, upon-T s ne, Yorkshire, June 24 Tyne District Cs,urt:— gineer, Eiristol, June 28, at twelve, at Court—J. Prince, grocer, Coxhoe, Dur ham, at tene,arattisite‘h'eca-Lebeindset et_t eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne at j h . alt-past ten, at the Newcastle-upon junel'it2chardson, glass manufacturer. Newcastle or, atr J e u Ltei ne :l 2 B 4 2l,2.4 a .t... a District a it , e r t , Court —T. r h h e ., L ucas , pipe maker, Malten,Y Leeds District . Court -4, Farrar, R June 24, at ten, at the Leeds District sacshoe maker, Guiseley, Yorkshire, J wyer, Lincoln, June 23, at ten I!ERTIFICATES to be granted, unless ea the contrary. on the day herein hatter, e.,o llalifax, Yorkshire, mutt—en:on:dr; I. Pepper, shown Court. I:1 1 eY t o ' June 24-'--E. s e ;_ -hill, Jun e '23._;.,. E. G. i%luddock, glass cutter, Clerkenwell-green .rJane 22 e ie r h ch am an p t t „Xo s l as boz , " • aller, Cromer, Norfolk, June 22—J. Johnson, Denver,Bopniudm, pings, vietu bur,y, June 22—A. Inglis, l‘ r : bookseller, High-street, Blooms bweirnseLinltt WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1847. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 1. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented several pe titions from the clergy and laity of the city of Gloucester, and other parts, praying the House to adopt some mea sure to put a stop to Sunday travelling upon railways. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up a large number of public and private Bills. POOR REMOVAL (IRELAND). This Bill, after a short conversation, in which Lord Denman, Lord Brougham, and Earl Grey took part, was read a second time. TOWNS IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, this Bill was read a second time. NAVY PRISONS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of AUCKLAND, the House went into Committee on this Bill. The Earl of HARI)WICKE said, that though not an opponent of the Bill, he was only a weak supporter, and he was, therefore, exceedingly desirous of modifying its principle, for he believed that the punishment against which it was directed was not unpopular in the profession. - The men in the navy, when they committed a fault, expected corporal punishment—they looked for it, as they said, as their due, and did not complain when it was inflicted. But this Bill im posed a punishment which was, of all things, most detested by them, for they would barter their liberty for no advantage whatever. He said he did give the Bill his support, although the measure was of very doubtful character ; for the mo ment the vessel went out to sea the lash was resumed, and this Bill served rather to satisfy the public mind under the eye of the press. He meant to propose an amendment on the first clause to the effect of retaining the entire control in the sole hand of the captain. He moved that these words should be struck out. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in a voice almost inaudible, intimated, as we understood, that he ,would consider the amendment. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY reported progress, and their Lordships resumed. CONFERENCE. Mr. GREENE and a deputation from the Commons appeared at their Lordships' bar, on behalf of the Com mons, and asked for - a conference on the Poor Relief (Ireland) and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bills. The conference was agreed to, and appointed to take place immediately in the Royal Gallery. After a short absence, the Members of their Lord ships' House appointed to confer with the Commons returned, and Lord CLARENDON read the reasons why the House of Commons disagreed with certain amendments made by their Lordships in the Irish Poor Relief and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bills. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he would take those amendments into consideration, and bring them forward on Thursday next. NAVY PRISONS BILL. The House then resumed on this Bill, and The Earl of AUCKLAND said that he believed every care had been taken to preserve the characters of the officers, and he was quite assured that the punishment by flogging was not half so much as it was ten years ago, and the modification was merely intended to save them from an unpleasant difficulty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that he was quite at a loss to understand what her Majesty's Govern ment meant by this Bill, for the fact was that a discretion was left with the officer in command to inflict the punishment of flogging if he thought necessary, but it restricted him from doing otherwise than sending the offender to prison, unless he chose to consult the admiral when he was in port, for he could not inflict the punish ment of flogging without the admiral's consent. But if at sea he might . elect to inflict which punishment he chose, and, in fact, the whole of the law ought to have been put into the Bill. The Earl of AUCKLAND said that he thought that the Noble Earl opposite had quite misunderstood the principle of the Bill, for it was intended to restrain cor poral punishments, and if possible prevent them. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that it was clear that the election of which punishment he chose was in the hands of the officer ; and rightly so, for it might be necessary to inflict punishment, and sometimes severe punishment too, for the sake of preserving dig cipline. A ship at sea without discipline was as much as lost, and it would be unjust to make an officer re sponsible for the safety of his vessel, and yet deprive trim of the necessary authority over his men. Earl GREY said the object of the Bill was clear ; it gave the election of two modes of punishment to the captain when at sea, but in harbour the election lay with the Admiralty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH still maintained that the Act was imperfect in the respect he had pointed out to their Lordships. After some further conversation, the amendment, with a slight alteration suggested by Lord Brougham, was agreed to. The Bill then passed through Committee. The House resumed. THE FACTORIES REGULATION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. RAILWAY BILLS, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider whether it was expedient that any measure should be passed to suspend alt or any of the Railway Bills now before Parliament, and to enable patties to proceed with them in another session ; also to consider whether any alteration should be made in the standing orders of the House in relation to such Railway Bills. Lord BROUGHAM was glad that the Noble Mar quis had given notice of that motion. SUPERVISION OF POOR-LAWS IN IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move the second reading of the Supervision of the Poor-law in Ireland Bill. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY. The LORI) CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of the Bankruptcy Law Amendment, and Debtor and Creditor Bills, with the intention of referring them to a Select Committee, to investigate the whole question of bankruptcy. The Bills were read a second time, and the Select Committee nominated. NAVAL SERVICE OF BOYS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The full wing Bills were read a third time and passed: Aberdeen Harbour. Caledonian Railway (Branches to Canonbie, &c.) Dublin and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch Railway. Dublin and Drogheda Railway (Purchase of Navan Branch, &c.) Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Eastern Counties Railway Extension (Cambridge to Bedford, &c.) Eastern Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham, and Brain tree Railway Purchase). East Lincolnshire Railway (Deviation at Boston and Branch to Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway at Grimsby). East Lincolnshire Railway (Louth Navigation Purchase). Glasgow and Shotts Road. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway. Glasgow, Deviations, Kilmarnock, and d an ß d r A an r c d h r e o s s ) s . an Railway (Amend ment,Glasgow. Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branches at Port Glasgow). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Amendment and Branches to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, the Gl asgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and the Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow Railways, and to Haugh Pits). Great Southern and Western Railway Extension (Pot.- tarlington to Tullamore). Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration near Reed ham). National Mercantile Life Assurance Society. Norfolk Railway (Branch from Wvmondham to the Norwich Extension of the Ipswich and Bury Sr. Ed mund's Railway, and the proposed Thetford and Reed ham Railway near Di-s). Norfolk Railway (Yarmouth Extension, &c.) Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway. Saffron Walden Rates. -outh Staffordshire Railway (Cannock, Wyrley, and Norton Branches, &c.) Wakefield Market. LORDS' AMENDMENTS . The Lords' amendments on the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Caledonian Railway (Branches to Wilsontown, to Fauldhouse, and to Biggar and Broughton). Caledonian Railway (Branches from the Clydesdale Junction Railway to the Douglas and Lesmahagow Mineral Fields, and to Strathavon). Caledonian Railway (Extension of Motherwell Branch of Clydesdale Junction Railway to Auchiaheath Mineral Field, with Branches to the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, Canderside, and Hamilton). Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company. Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The reports of the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (No. L—Stnethwick Deviation). Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (No. 2) Branches. Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Aust Ferry. Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Railway. Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway. Dundee and Newt le Railway. Dundee and Perth Rsilway (Alteration and Extension, and Inchture, Polgavie, and Inchmichael Branches). Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge, Royston, and Ware line, &c.). Eastern Counties Railway (Enlargement of London and Stratford Stations and Amendment of Acts). East Lothian Central Railway. Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway (Deviation and Amendment). Liverpool Gas. London and N ort h-W es t e rn Railway (Atherstone and Whiteacre Branch). London and North- Western Railway (Coventry and Nuneaton Branches). London and North-Western Railway (Newport Pagnell, Olney, and Wellingborough Branch). London and North-Western Railway (purchase of the Earl of Ellesmere's interest in the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway). London and North-Western Railway (Portobello and Wolverhampton Branch, &e.) Lynn and Ely Railway (Deviation and Lynn Docks). Manchester and Birmingham and North Staffordah'r Junction Railway. Northampton and Banbury Railway. Parkgate and Chester and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Lease to the L.sndon and North Wet.tern Railway Company). Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Harbour and Bridg Trusts. COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD JUNC TION RAILWAY. On the motion for the further consideration of the report on this Bill, Mr. STRUTT moved, pursuant to notice, that the Bill be re-committed, for the purpose of enabling the Committee to report their reasons for recommending, in their twelfth resolution, that such line should be formed on any other than the four feet eight and a half inch gauge After some discussion the motion was agreed to. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (No. 2) RAILWAY. Lord RENDLESHAM moved that it be an instruction to the Committee on the Chester and Holyhead Railway (No. 2) Bill, that they have leave to divide the said Bill into two Bills, if they think fit, and to proceed with the consideration of such portion of the said Bill, when di vided, as relates to the proposed extensions and works at Chester and Holyhead respectively, in the absence of any report of the Commission appointed to examine into the merits of the proposed harbour at Holyhead, not withstanding the order of the Hothe on the 7th day of May last.—Agreed to. COMMITTEE ON STANDING ORDERS. Sir WM. HEATHCOTE moved as a Select Com mittee for the revision of the standing orders :—Sir Wm. Heathcote, Mr. Ord, Lord Dalmeny, Sir Robert Fer guson, Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Aglionby, Captain Jones, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Loch.—Agreed to. LONG'S ESTATE BILL. Mr. GREENE moved that the Examiner of petitions for private Bills have leave to proceed on Long's Estate Bill on Thursday next.—Agreed to. LIVERPIOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE RAILWAY. Mr. BOYD moved, that in the case of the two peti tions for additional provision in the Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle-upon• Tyne Junction Railway Act Amendment Bill, the examiner of petitions for private Bills have leave to sit and proceed to-morrow. — Agreed to. TOVirNSHEND PEERAGE. .Mr. T. CLARKE appeared at the bar of the House, as solicitor of the Marquis of Townahend, and stated, in answer to questions put to him by Mr. Greene, that he was authorised to act as solicitor for the Marquis of Townahend in all matters referring to the Townshend Peerage Bill. Mr. STUART then moved that the petition relative to the Townshend Peerage Bill (presented 31st May) be now taken into consideration. The petition was con.idered accordingly, and ordered to be laid upon the table of the House. Mr. STUART then moved that notice of the first meeting of the Committee to Mr. Thomas Clarke, the solicitor of the Marquis Townshend (who is in Italy), may be deemed good service on the Marquis Townshend. —Motion agreed to. GLASGOW, NULSTON, AND BARHEAD RAILWAY. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. HUME said the Glasgow, Paisley and Ayr, and the Glasgow and Kilmarnock, were the two Bills, and he merely rose to ask the House whether, when they had proof before them that a conspiracy had existed for twenty-one years, by which the public had been injured, they would pas the Bill ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the Hon. Member was mistaken in the supposition that the three Bills were connected. The Bill now before the House had nothing to do with the monopoly of which he complained. Mr. HASTIE also gave a similar assurance. Mr. HUME would then postpone his observations till Friday next. The Glasgow, Neilston, and Barrhead Bill was then read a third time and passed. WASTE LANDS OF IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE postponed till the 15th of June his resolution that the waste lands of Ireland offer an avail able resource for the immediate employment and future maintenance of a part of her population, now apparently redundant; and that it is expedient to apply them to this great national object, making equitable compensa tion to their present proprietors. LEGACY DUTY. Dr. BOWRING postponed till the 22d of June his motion for a Select Committee, to inquire whether sundry amounts have not been and are illegally detained by the Treasury, for legacy duty on the property of testators not domiciled in the United Kingdom. PE CITION OF JOHN DAIVON. Mr. FERRAND moved that the petition of John Dawson, complaining of the imprisonment of his daugh ter, Mary Dawson, for quitting her work, be printed with the votes —Agreed to. STATIONERY EXPENSES. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number and expense of the various papers that were ordered to be printed by Parliament during the last sesbion. CHINA. Dr. BOWRING inquired of the Secretary to the Colonies, whether an ordinance issued by the Governor of Hong-Kong, dated the 11th day of March last, and which appropriates 4,6001. of the revenue of that colony to the building of an Anglican church, has received the sanction of her Majesty's Government ; whether an or dinance of the same date, which repeals the ordinance of 1844,by which certair. rights of appeal were provided in the Supreme Court of Judicature against consular decisions, has ben approved by the Home Colonial authorities? Mr. HA WES said that, with regard to the first ques tion, Sir Henry Pottinger, in the year 1843, when Lord Stanley was Secretary for the Colonies, brought under the consideration of the Government the necessity of building a church at Hong-Kong, and an agreement was entered into that if they subscribed one-third of the amount, the other would be supplied by the Government. That was done, and the money was accordingly advanced. With regard to the other part of the question, he was not in a position to answer it, as he had not the proper documents in his possession; ne would, however, make inquiries and he would be happy to give all the information required. THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS. Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Select Committee appointed to draw up reasons for the House disagreeing with the Lords' amendments. TAXING-MASTERS IN IRELAND. Mr. GOULBURN wished to know from the Right lion. Gentleman the Solicitor-General whether it was his intention to bring in a Bill for correcting what was mani festly an error with respect to the office of taxing-master to the Queen's Bench in Ireland. It was the duty of the taxing-master to investigate all questions of costs and certain matters with respect to railway compsni..s ; thus a great increase of labour had been thrown upon the one taxirg-master. There were five taxing masters in the Queen's Bench of this country, and the work thrown upon one master was considerable. Mr. MONAHAN (the Solicitor-General for Ireland) said the matter to which the Hon. Gentleman had re ferred bad only been brought under his attention within the last few days. It appeared that the officer referred to was the proper person to tax the costs, but it also appeared that he had objected, because there was no remuneration attached to the office. It was right that an adequate remuneration should be attached to the office. He did not think a Bill could be brought forward on the subject during the present session. IRISH RAILWAYS. Sir R. PEEL said that the Noble Lord in his speech the other evening did not make any mention of the Irish Railways Bill. He had had a communication addressed to him by several parties who were most anxious to know the intention of the Government on the subject. Lord JO FIN RUSSELL said that a report had been presented upon the subject, and as soon as it was printed it would be laid before the House. He was nor prepared to make any further vote for these railways this session. —(Both the question of the Right Hon. Baronet, and the answer of the Noble Lord were very indistinctly heard in the gallery). THE CASE OF SIR EARDLEY WILMOT. Mr. SPOONEI wished to know whether his Noble Friend would permit his motion relative to the case ut Sir E4rlley Wilmot to be brought for ward at once. He could assure his Noble Friend that nothing should fall from him at all likely to promote any disagreeable discussion. He wished merely to state, that the charges made against him had been most fully refuted. Under these circumstances he hoped that the course which it was intended to pursue would not be perse vered in. Lord LINCOLN said, though unwilling to accede to the request of the Hon. Gentleman on public grounds, when the private feelings of the gentleman's relatives were so intimately concerned, he would comply with the request of the Hon. Gentleman, if the other Mem bers of the House were willing to do so. Mr. HUME said he was not at all willing to accede to the request of the Hon. Gentleman; and the cause was that no speech could be made without a reply. He hoped the Noble Lord would proceed in the usual way. Mr. BOUVERIE said that acting upon personal feel. ing he would be inclined to agree with the lion. Gentle man (Mr. Spooner), and hoped that the lion. Member for Montrose would desist. _ _ Mr. HUME said that he would not, unless it was un dPrstood that there would be no reply to the speech that might be made. Mr. V. SMITH s aid it was impossible that the Noble Lord could bring his motion forward without something being said either for or against the late Secretary for the Colonies. It would be most unwise, therefore, to bring the subject before the House under such circum stances. Mr. SPOONER said he had received a letter from the late Secretary of State for the Colonies with regard to the character of Sir Eardley Wilmot which was per fectly satisfactory. Lord LINCOLN wished to know what course would be taken with reference to the other notices on the paper, if hii lion. Friend took precedence himself. The SPEAKER was understood to say, that if the Hon. Member for Birmingham should have the prece dence after the Hon. Gentleman concluded his motion. he should call upon the Noble Loid to bring forward his. Mr. SPOONER was about to proceed, when Mr. HUME rose to protest against his doing so. If he want e d any reason why this discussion should be postponed, it would be found in what had occurred to day. Sir JAMES GRAHAM perceived great difficulty in &parting from the established rule. It appeared to him that on Thursday next would be the opportunity, when the question of transportation would be broug ht . before the House by the Right Hon. Gentleman, for making the explanation of the Hon. Gentleman. Sir G. GREY thought that the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman was one which the Government could not readily coincide in. It was expedient that the business of the country should be proceeded with, and the introduction of question% which did not bear a very close affinity to the order of the day was calculated only - 0 delay and embarrass the proer. , ding., of the House. H.. thought that these questions should be kept as much distinct as possible. LORDS' AMENDMENTS ON THE LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL, AND THE POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GREENE appeared at the bar, and announced that the House of Lords had agreed to a conference with the Commons, which they had appointed to take place in the Royal Gallery. Lord John Russell, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, with other Members of the Government, and accom panied by several Hon. Members, left the House to attend the conference. Lord JOHN RUSSELL shortly after Ppp - ared at the bar, and reported that the deputation ap pointed by the House, had conferred with a deputation of the House of Lords with respect to the two Bills—the Poor Relief Ireland Bill, and the Landed Property Ireland Bill, and had stated their reason tor disagreeing with the Lords' amendments, and had left the Bills and their reasons for disagreeing with their Lordships. _ _ _ Mr. HUNIE said he should persist in the course he had stated to the House. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to order. He very much regretted that his Hon. Friend had not been allowed to go on ; but at the same time he could not help saying that if the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) per sistedin maintaining his privilege that he would adopt a very inconvenient course, because it would have the effect of overruling the decision of the majority of that House. Mr. HUME was sorry to persist, but he felt it his duty do so. The subject then dropped. COLONISATION (IRELAND). The Earl of LINCOLN then rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will take into her most gracious consideration the means by which colonisation may be mule subsidiary to other measures for the improvement of the social con dition of Ireland ; and by which, consistently with full regard to the interests of the colonists themselves, the comfort and prosperity of those who emigrate may be effectually promoted. He said, when he reflected upon tho impurtauce of the subject which be had undertaken to bring forward, when he considered the extent of that subject, whether in reference to the magnitude of the interests involved, or the difficulties of its details—and he did not feel this less when he bore in mind the many occasions on which this subject had been brought before the House, and the manner in which it had been brought forward by some who were now no longer Members of that House, and also by some now present—he felt that he should stand much in need of the indulgence of the Howe, but he trusted that no deficiency on his part would be allowed to interfere with the object of the mo- ion, and that it might obtain the d( liberate attention of the Ilduse and the Government. He trusted, however, that he should not be obliged to trespass at any length upon their indulgence ; but the question was on 9. of such paramount importance that he should be compelled to relate a few simple facts, and a few plain principles, in order to induce the House and the Government to adopt the motion. And before he entered upon the subject, he wished to assure Hon. Gentlemen on both sides of the House, that he had not brought for ward the motion with any intention of bringing it for ward to bear upon party feeling or party principles.— (Cheers.) He should endeavour to advocate the motion so as to place no obstacle whatever in the way of either side of the House giving it its support. He had worded it in a way to prevent all misunderstanding. was not his intention to bring forward any new plan of colonisation for the relief of Ireland, nor was it his in tention to adhere strictly to any of the plans submitted to the House and the public during the last twenty five years. His simple object was to obtain an inquiry by means of which a commission of able and competent men, such as the Government telt justified in employing un- paid, would be appointed. The great object Which he desired to attain, was to ascertain how far this system of colonisation was applicable in the present state of Ireland, so as to benefit those who remained in the country. He did not mean by this motion to encoutage that system which had been characterised as " shovelling out paupers," for, on the contrary, be believed that sooner than adopt such a system, it would be better to take the dreadful alternative, if, indeed, it were the only one, of leaving them in their present condition to starve and perish. The remedy was one which would have the same effiiet as bleeding in the human frame, and was like that remedy, if properly applied, likely to be beneficial in its results. He would wish to consider what were the great objects of the poor-law, and whether he considered it were likely to effect those objects necessary for the entire well-being of the country, and if not, what measures could be adopted for that end ? He did not consider the poor-law as calculated to reliev all the permanent des titution of the country ; but as the Noble Lord had x.aid, as a stimulous to the employment of labour, and as a source of giving an increased security to life and pro perty. Without that security, capital and enterprise could never 11.)ar into that country. which would still continue in the evil and vicious state of pauperism and . . crime. He thought that the poor-law could not accom - plish all these objects. The House would excuse him if he read one or two statements from that able document the report of the Commissioners appointed in 1836 to enquire into the condition of the poorer classes of Ireland. The report stated that there was not that division of labour in Ireland which was to be found in Great Britain. The supply of the agricultural labour was considerably greater than the demand tor it. In Great Britain the agricultural labourers did not form more than a fonrth, while in Ireland they constituted a fourth of the whole population. The consequence was, that in Ireland there were 2,800,000 persons out of work in the course of the year. So much for the statement of the Commissioners. -Now, the net annual value of property rated to the poor in Ireland was 13,404,4031.; but in addition to this ao:re was the cess-rates, amounting ti 1,158,253 i., making the total charge on property for the support of the poor 6,783,3271. It had been stated that the tax would not exceed 2,000,000/, but he did not think that this state ment was justified by fact, because the Right Hou. Gen tleman opposite had not taken into account the altered circumstances of the country. He should consider that the potato was not now to be reckoned upon in their calculations upon this matter. He thought that no Hon. Gentleman could deny that the amount of employment in Ireland must be diminished by the present circumstances of the country. It seemed to him that they would proceed from bad to worse in Ireland unless some measure additional were introduced to the aid of the Poor-law. He thought that unless some adjuncts were introduced to assist the present law that it could not be expected to work efficiently. He thought no Hon. Gentleman would deny this it he investig iced the syitem of rating that was proposed to be adopted. It would tend to great evil if left to act by itself. He thought that the Poor-law was well calculated to remove many of the evils which afflicted Ireland, but he knew that unaided it would have a very partial effect, and in that event it would leave the country in the same state as at present. The Government had passed measures for the reclamation of waste lands, the sale of encum bered estates, and also had made many advances; all of these were intended to assist the operation of the Poor law and would m'ost likely do so to some extent. The Bill for the sale of encumbered estates would, he thought, have the effect of so far reducing the price of land as to cause many and serious inconveniences to the landlords. With regard to the money advances, he thought that a good deal of the money would go to those proprietors who did not very much require it, and that those proprietors in the west and the north would despair of obtaining higher rent for these improvements, and would not, therefor., avail themselves of the loan. With regard to the grant for piers and harbours, and other things. he had calculated that even if 1,000,0001. of the 1,500,000/ were spent in the first year, at the rate of 18/ per year, to each in dividual, it would only afford employment to 100,000 persons, who, with their families, representing 500,000 persons, would alone be saved from starvation and destitution. Unless these data could be contro dieted, he was right in assuming that the poor-law would be inadequate to relieve the whole of the desti tution now in Ireland. He then came to the considera tion of how tar the system of colonisation would tend to aid and carry out its operations. He apprehended that the proper cultivation of land in Ireland could not take place as long as the present practice of minute sub divisions of land existed. The existence of these sub divisions in enormous quantities was proved by the re turn of the census of the year 1841. The Noble Lord then referred to documents proving, the existence of a great number of small holdings of the rent of from 11. to 41. in the barony of Farney. He would ask the House, how was it possible that the improvement of the cultivation of the soil could be brought about under such a system as . that ? He had an opportunity last autumn o f visiting in Ireland the estate of the Secretary , for Foreign Affairs. He found that great attention had been bestowed upon it, an d yet still he found, from inquiries upon that estate and i n t h e parish, that the estate contained 16,410 acres, the popu lation was 8,750, and the annual value 5,2381., and yet with that population the land under corn cultivation last year only a mounted to 432 acres. He would a s k w h et h er a ny influx of capital could remedy the state of things existing in Ireland, without some alteration in such a system ? It must, however, be borne in mind, that the improved husbandry of a country necessarily decreased the quantity of labour employed, for the proportion of agricultural labourers employed 2 in Ireland was as 5 to employed in England. That instance would be suffi cient to show that this assumption was correct. Th at w ould be remedied by emigration, and he was the other day told by a landlord, that havin g o ff ere d to remove 1,000 persons from his estate to the colonies, 2,000 more e applied to be removed also. The opini on of Sir R. Keane had been quoted to show that Ireland was capable of containing a population of more than double that which now existed, he was not disposed . to deny that it must necessarily be done by an improve ment in the social condition of I re l an d , and the opening of mines and manufactures. In order to effect that, a temporary reduction of the population was necessary, and the void thus created would very soon oo 1. a b a e t. jo fi r l i edup would be to remove the bone an d . They had been told that the of o from a t hsseutchhvecg however ewv a ,e n ra d , strength of the land, away f would not be the ca se , f or there population quite sufficient to bear the largest reduction that could be brought about iey under this s y s t em . Th e Committee of 1830 stated that gration was peculiarly adapted they thought tremovehoug h m t an t y h that f em i the- pressing evils w hi c h then existed in Ireland. Again, he would only quot e one more sentence, which should be c from Lord De Rous's e system commission. f mmtssion. (Tbe Noble Lord went on to read a passage r om the f report,emigration ing thesom the ad o pti on of relief of Ireland.) In the second report of the Com. mittee, appointed a s h ort time ago, to ,of the , state of Ireland, h e f oun d a simiar recommendation as well as an appeal to the landlords of Ireland to re encouragement and assistance to those who are anxtotte to emigrate. He w as atraid he had wea , led the House wirh going so much into details but he thought he bad said sufficient to make out a case for enquiry. Equ a l was all he asked for. He had no new plan or prejeet of colonisation to propo-e: but he might at the saMe. time be permitted to recapitulate the variou s 0 1 plan s colonisation which had been recently brought before the House. A short while ago the Hon. Member for Gates' head advocated the adoption of home colonisation, and support of his plan pointed to the flourishing c ondition South Australia. And well the Hon. Gentleman might refer to that colony, for only a little while a g o it was a barren, unpopulated tract of land, while now it lot well cultivated and inhabited by an industrious bod y of f colonists. At the present time, however, upwardeaa 1100 per month were emigrating to that colony, f W. ___ the rates of passage were very heavy, and be there ore did not think the Australian colonies could be aPPli ed ▪ d the purpose he had in view. The same observ ation wow apply to New Zealand, but he was told that there le ' ads a colony peculiarly adapted to the purpose. $e alio to South Africa. where there were upwards of six talso lions of fertile, though unoccupied land. And was told that the colony abounded in iron„ stone , and o minerals. On the other hand, there were their Nerr., American colonies open to them. Canada, boweT, affi riled them a proof of the utility of colonisatio n. . population had latterly increased in an exceedinglf hurt ratio, while there had been equal increase i n the amore of its exports. In 1835, only twelve years agog :;i 0 quantity of flour exported was only 35,000 barrels, 101 .4 in 1846 it amounted to 800,000 barrels. Besides barrels,, imports amounted annually to upwards of nine tnilhc.'_„, Now with regard to the different plans of colonisatleol, which had been propounded, there was first the pho Mr. Gibbon Wakefield, which might be called :$ll5, supporting system of emigration ; but he did not the this system was applicable to Canada, because t land was cheap, while there were ample ePP ert lhen and temptations for removal to the United States' o ly there was the plan of Colonel Torrens, but that w 55 a mod'fication of Mr. G. Wakefield's plan. There waN;.; the plan proposed by Mr. Sullivan and Dlr. GU".,; f and the one proposed by the Noble Lord the Seat:W. $ for the Colonies, all of which would form an ample seglai for enquiry. There was, too, another plan e rece „Jor propounded in a pamphlet by Mr. Brodigan , a' e- w' o ges ing the emigrant on the land for a time at ell ,;,,d at and allowing him to become the possessor of tee 17, 1 0. the expiration of the period. Perhaps, w ithout 11 „ - i s a, ing the rule he had laid down of proposing no oe w il r oot o he might be allowed to direct the attention of the to one which had not yet been brought before thegy lic. It must be within the knowledge of the 11°11. ie. , tleiman, the Under Secretary of State for the T:7O e 4 and he had no doubt, notwithstanding the P re ": the other affairs upon the time and memo r y f that Noble Lord at the head of Government' ebe c, a railroad had been projected from Canada to d passing through the provinces of Nova Scotia a' 010 of Brunswick. He looked upon this undertaking sad cote• great national importance, both in a p o litical e e a t 00• mercial point of view. It could be constructed at an d it Berate expense, land being cheap in the colonP, te d, would effect the object Mr. Pitt always conteroP'e,.ao. 10 uniting all the North American colonies beloni,l, o to o, this country. The construction of this railrearn o f would afford facilities for carrying out all „P fo ti r the emigration, because it would afford eniploYal e ,_ n " 6) 14 1 , emigrants immediate ) on their reaching the of al He looked upon this undertaking, therefore, as "'off the utmost importance to the colonies and to this ° w ho le He knew there were many Hon. Members wit h „ fo al' he might differ upon this point. He tell that the t y est possible good would result to the comm erce e. opt. coloeies of this country by a system of cole els i t hoat These benefits, could not, however, be obtained W_ Go . a large outlay of capital. He did not propose In O. vernment grants or loans for this purpoie 8 with amount required would be but small in comp °f t he the sum annually required to support the Iv' r n diffr two countries. The amount of expense had h e ns e from rently stated by various persons at SIMS ran o l d , t hat 41. to 251. ; but he might, perhaps, be t 2. n osh if any slim should be spent, i t w ould ul e co w. better to spend that money in Ireland than in t, e hou ght vies. He did not agree with that opinion, hove : an d to i m pr, sala of a system of colonisation would tend to ot' the Be et elevate the moral and social condition Ireland. He had seen it stated, that any e stella . ..,„iv • of nisation was impossible, because an adequate.securirag he food could not be found in Canada. The ebi o ns 1/ 120 did not think would have any weight with Pe a ° _ m olly were aware that the surplus corn of Caned might be amounted to upwards of 2,000,000 barrels. be to said too, that sufficient freights could not ''' This Wall carry out a system of extended colon for ared that a statement without foundation, - e in the year 1846 thee were 1,585 ships, of 605,253 tons, which left this eountry ballast a , A• ct, year, this quantity would under the Passenger allowing three passengers to every five tons, oftili accommodation to 363,000 emigrants. Then it h ind that the Irish people of all others made the worst I f i• sc l a of emigrants ; this was, however, refuted by the fr o of the case, and the immense remittances sent frog with a tonnag e in America towards the relief of their friends in Ireil-to was a most satisfactory answer to the charge n brought against them. He did not believe that thereAo was that difference in the character of the Celt and , ss , Saxon which some persons would endeavour to make Ow tl • There was nothing in the character of the Celt to serve the character of indolence which had been so li rally bestowed upon them. These opinions did n ot exist in the colonies with regard to the Irish celos o ,' themselves, and he could not name a higher authot upon this subject than Chief Justice Robinson, As stated that the Irish were orderly and loyal, and Si t most industrious of the colonists of that province. 'is./ Wilmot Horton also bore the highest test i te e t ; to the loyal land patriotic gallantry of ie. Irish colonists. Captain Hall also corroborate" to, honourable testimony borne by the former Gen tiep ol It had been said, also, that colonisation from ire roe would be confined to the lowest classes, he did no t ag tho with that opinion, and it was his firm opinion the rs te educated and middle classes of Ireland would em i g nr eso in large numbers. The opinions of the Canadian,: 0 were very much divided upon the plan of emigra" ° . 'she proposed by Mr. Godley, and he bad no doubt thn scissors had been lately very industriously einehleijorti those papers in the colonial office. The Noble JO then read several extracts from a number of Cl%Ol papers, expressing an opinion favourable to an ext; system of colonisation. Mr. Sullivan, too , in as dress, at the Mechanics Institute of Toronto, woe. highly in favour of a most extensive o'l.ooo tion, if properly conducted. There W 55 : grant' said that gentleman, for 500,000 0310105 whose arrival would not p re vent that Oa from being still an exporting country, although its not be doubted that the best market for Canada ; at home markets. He would again assure the Ha u t , feel' he brought forward the motion without any Pe r , 1 ,,d0 . ing, and he hoped that he had abstained from ic"; et iott i h n e g any had saeonttimbre:utgwhhticfharwivaasrodbjaenctyiopniaabul,e to a l l, 6 e d tha t of the House.—(Hear, hear.) He might be We` the eimmencement ha o o f ula n dr i d s ebr s e pee tg c o h, stated that it t w il e ee' tt t lice phi° intention so to do but he only brow ht forward at Commissionof ot ers, should which woultlha pose of postponing .. s the me you. brought the subject before the House not with any fa y of confidence •in the Colonial - office would thi e bi sure produce false e ce, nor rged ctations, as had been u r d at t he those who objected to the plan. The Noble Lo d o te head of the Colon . f the j ' as favourably Colonial -office Member for Limerick,someon the motion 0 ,„d o colonisation as applicable years past, had p 0 1 0 41 003, and if it should to the present state 0f 3 . 1 . 0 0 12 turn out that emigration was goi - ld 0 01 public be t . d sa e with such 9 a statement, unless it were Sa 1, factorily proved. Nor did he bel• t sec. • 0 teve tha ra pe en it did, be e could u not ' qeiry would impede the admit, that at the present moment, bu co t urs : ° WO e l n d ligfr a eaonnt sici deirpaeffanrematct e e t ta d il k: n ea t nahogdafe r n ec o a a s t l eef'oe::toh:n s p a i l 0 °1• : , dEr upon such a fact, as an evil of such extensive magnit ° ,;l6l as some gentlemen were disposed to view it. He ate now apologise to the House for the length of time W ii ,t," he had detained it, and should thank the House for 7 11 , attention which had been rendered to his arge ° 2 o oo He, therefore, begged to place upon record his r e rtbe for enforcing this subject upon the attentillioio o Government, convinced, as he was, that J - ou atri , system would lead materially to benefit the m itte , and afford the most permanent relief to the Cal which oppressed her. „,t0 disc Mr. HAWES said that he was quite dispose d yord cuss the question in the spirit in which the Soblesitioo introduced it. But he considered that the Prt dig was not of so beneficial a character as h e -- W iw posed to look upon it. The Noble w ola should remember that the very class whie h ,„ o ise l f take advantage of a system of emigration vrasii n Ile a that class which it would be desirable to ret el f l oo land. The Noble Lord did not give any °Pi e- aotiy o w f ou th ld e h l a l v o e use ad ,• any of the plans which he had brought under th, e h o h i e j v o li c e a t e d d i d Mr. G understand, od les h p o l w a fre r o . 2 :w ir e e p: here say that the new system of colonisation oese., completely from the old sy stem. FornierlY frith schemes were undertaken by a number of publio s r P ora eo persons, and they did not ever apply to the Ge' re a pted!, for assistance, but at the present day no one att e e scheme of colonisation unless large grants by the Government. which if they wer exposed the Government to great odium. If t i d itael any step taken to favour emigration, it vrou,. c h 0 0 . A diately check the voluntary emigration v 113,0070 flowed on unimpeded. And if any sum we e of I " for such a purpose, there were other portira, to JO' United Kingdom who would be equally entitleu see' fitir r mand that they should not be excluded from a....„, r 0v portion.—(Hear, hear.) But whilst these 7:011 means of colonisation bad been going on, ;t hin k wil h well to turn to the colonies themselves, IMO WI were ere had taken place since they came into operation• „ow regard to the Australian colonies—in 1835 08 0 170; tion was 102,949, and in 1845 it was 29 5,9 ., n 0l d imports to them in the former year sra ° " rts he,t ti r, 1,745,000/.,and in the latter 1,990,000/. The OP ° A ta': D id D ot .. - ta i t ee respectively 1,004,0002 and 2,175,0001. dua lly 00 show the great improvement that bad gra re w oe a place? He could assure the Noble Lord th. e a d in ° if w here . t_tif, the!! want of employment when the labourer arliv an d co at / e y Australias. They got immediate employmee. tt sad care was taken by method and system that the should be distributed over the country most required, and where it was most Pree_t fo rred labour would be absorbed. The Noble Lord ,i t on tbad.., ti 1 received very unfavourably throughout _ the ea Mr. Godley's plan, but he could assure cos p op. would have the effect of imposing a tax ttPeL t c onen, of Ireland, which could be ill borne by tn.. own This plan would take away nine millions of tf . ` a nd with two millions of the able-bodied la aesvveient practicalwthaiesf did not think that the scheme would be t; tageous as the promoter of it antlow"