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t o z7 Cla IlatittOti SUN OFFICE, Seven o' (;loch RA I L WAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) iiOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP iv. The Committee were engaged all day passing clauses in the LONDOLT AND BLII.CHWALL IMPROVE MENT, and afterwards adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP VI. WX LTS, SOMEUSET, AND 'WEYMOUTH (NO. IL) AND EX.ETEN GazAT WESTERN. The cross •examination of Mr. Saunders was resumed this morning by Mr. Cocanenx. GROUP VIII. The Committee on this group re-assembled this morning in Room 8 ; Mr. Young in the chair. LISKEARD AND LAUNCESTON BRANCH. This Bill was withdrawn this morning, the promoters having declined to proceed for this session. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK. A considerable time was spent in discussing whether the Committee should proceed with this Bill, and it was even tually agreed that it be referred to the Committee in Room No. 6, where the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill was under consideration, as it was considered to have a relation to the lines in that group. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, having arranged to proceed then with the South Devon (Extension and Amendment) Bill. GROUP X. HARWICH AND EASTERN COUNTIES UNION. The Committee met this morning—Lord Clivein the chair— when Mr. PiWreck was called to show the inconvenience of the number of crossings at a level. It should be observed that the two opposing lines are the Eastern Union, from Manningtree to Harwich, and the Eastern Counties Junction, from Ardleigh to Harwich ; the latter laid out, fora single line, at an outlay of 200,000/. ; and the former, by Mr. Braithwaite, for a double line, at a cost of 180,0001. The Eastern Union line crosses no public roads on a level, while the Eastern Counties line crosses sixteen. Mr. Bryan, a land surveyor and valuer, who has had con siderable experience in his profession, stated that he valued the land, severance, and all consequential damage, at 40,1201. for the Eastern Counties line, on which there would be little residential property interfered with. His estimate for the land for the Eastern Union line was 31,4001., includ ing, he believed, every expense. Mr. Bruff, the engineer, stated that the lice was of a very ordinary character. The cost would be 200,0001., but 30,0001. of that amount was to be spent in the construction of a pier and docks at Harwich, for which proposals bad been sub mitted to the Admiralty, under whose superintendence they were to be made. GROUP XVIIL GLOUCESTER A.ND STOREHOUSE 7UNC. =OTT. The Committeee met this morning at twelve o'clock ; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair ; and shortly afterwards the room was cleared. After considerable discussion, on the re-admission of parties The CHAIRMAN declared that the preamble was proved, and the Committee then went through the clauses. GROUP XXX. The Committee on this group met this morning in Room 13; Mr. Corry in the chair. GREAT NORTHERN (DEVIATION BE TWEEN GRANTHAM AND YORK). Mr. TALBOT opened the case on behalf of the promoters, and contended at considerable length that the deviation was required by the necessities of the country and the great want of accommodation which at present existed. GROUP XXXI. The Committee met at the usual hour this morning in Room No. 22 ; Mr. Shaw in the chair. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, arid LINCOLN SHULE (.3 - grecTsoN WITH MIDLAND VIA BARNSLEY, WITH BRANCHES THERE- P2OM) The Committee were occupied in the early part of the day with the clauses of this Bill. The whole of them were disposed of, and the Chairman was directed to report the Bill to the House. GROUP XXXII. italsrcuEsTra, SHEFFIELD, AND LZN COLNSBIRE (BRANCH TO CHAPEL TOWN, &co The Committee was occupied during the whole of the day in hearing evidence in favour of this Bill. The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP xxxiv. DIA.NCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN COLNSHIRE (ASHTON CANAL PURCHASE). . _ _ gibe Committee met at twelve, and were occupied for a considerable time in hearing evidence on the part of certain millowners, the object of which ws to establish a claim on their part to compensation for the loss of their water power, which would follow on the sale of the canal, as proposed in the Bill. GROUP XXXV. LIVERPOOL AND NEWCASTLE MTN C =ON- -BITIMILEY COLLIERIES' SWIMS -EAST LANCASHIRE 111%177.41.T10 NS. The Committee met this morning. Mr. Fitzroy in the chair; and the Committee having decided that the preambles of the several Bills were proved, they went into the clauses of the Burnley Colliery Branch. GROUP XXXVIII. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER., AND NEW. CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION (ALTE RATION Or MAIN LINE, AND HAWES BRANCH): This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Bonverie in the chair. The case for this Bill having been closed, the Committee pcoceeded to the case of the NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION DEVIA TION, which is a competing scheme to the former one. Major Beresford, M.P., gave general evidence in favour of the Bill. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXXIX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. WEAR VALLEY, BISHOP AUCKLAND (AND WEILIZDAZZ EXTENSION, AND WEAR AND DETZWENT RAILWAYS, AND SKIL DON TUNNEL AMALGAMATION.) The Committee were occupied nearly the whole of the day in disposing of the special clauses in this Bill. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XLV. The Committee met this day, but did not proceed to busi ness until half-past one o'clock, in consequence of the absence of the Chairman, who was supposed to be in communication with the Speaker. No announcement was, however, made on his return, and evidence was gone into for the promoters of the EDINWISITAGII AIVI3 PIIIRWEt. not reply directly to the inquiry of the Noble Earl, and all he could say was that the British fleet would be com manded by their own officers. POOR REMOVAL (ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this Bill. He said the present Bill proposed what was but equitable justice to both countries—England and Scot land. The law for the removal of paupers first originated in the reign of Charles 11., when power was given to remove paupers out of the parish on which they had no claim. In the reign of George 11. the necessity was felt of a law giving the power to remove the paupers that had come from the Channel Islands, Ireland, and Scotland, and had become chargeable to England. Laws more stringent had been enacted from t ime to time after wards, until the enactment of the law,as it at present stood. But there was great di fficult y in putting that law in execution ; for, first, the pauper must be brought before a court by summons ; if the pauper did not heed the summons a warrant was issued against him, but before that could be done the pauper was out of the way, and the law could not be carried into effect. The Noble and Learned Lord read a statement from a private in dividual to the effect that up to the 31st of !May last 176,462 Irish paupers had gone over to Liverpool, and that previous to January there were already 160,000 in Liverpool, making in all 236,462. Lord BROUGHAM was understood to say that he entirely concurred in the view which the Noble Lord bad taken of the subject. After a few words from Lord ELLENBOROUGH and the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Earl FITZWILLIAM said that there was an ambi guity in the Bill which he would wish to see removed, the Bill did not state where the paupers were to be re moved to. Lord CAMPBELL was understood to say that pro vision would be made to meet that case in some clauses which it was proposed to introduce into the Bill. Earl FITZ WILLIAM thought that considerable diffi culty would arise in carrying out the provisions of the Bill even according to the proposed clauses. Irish paupers would be removed from Liverpool to Belfast, and upon Belfast would devolve the duty of forwarding the pauper into the interior of the county. It was quite clear, therefore, that the Bill did not treat with the Irish pauper in the same way that it did with English paupers. Lord CAMPBELL' said, the case suggested by the Noble Earl was provided for by another Act. Earl EITZWILLIAM wanted to know whether the whole of the expense of the entire removal was to fall upon the parish of Liverpool. His Noble and Learned Friend had not answered that question. The Earl of WICKLOW conterded that the Bill was most unconstitutional, and ought not to be passed. His Noble and Learned Friend who had introduced the Bill justified by producing a letter he had re ceived from certain magistrates of Liverpool, who found it too much trouble to carry out the law as it present stood. Under an existing law a man could not be removed from one place to another, unless it could be proved before a magistrate that he had become chargeable to a parish, and he thought it would extremely dangerous if not impolitic to repeal that pro vision. He deeply regretted that Liverpool had suffered so much from the influx of Irish paupers ' • but looking at the immense advantages, the g rea t wealth that town had derived from the importation of corn from all parts of the world, for the use of Ireland, he did not think, after all, that the people of Liverpool had so much cause to com plain. This Bill arose out of the clamour and pressure to which the Government were now subjected, but it was a Bill which would not have the slightest tendency to promote the objects which the parties had in view. It had been said that the existing law had become inoperative. The Bill was inoperative, solely in conse quence of the misconduct and neglect of the magistracy, and it was not right, upon that account, to pass a mea sure so unjust and unconstitutional as the present. But he contended that the existing Bill had not alto gether failed in carrying out the objects for which it wa3 passed. (LEFT SPEAKING.) the Lieutenant-General to use his discretion regarding it, but in case jt should not be continued as a penal settle ment, care would be taken that the Government build ings should not go to ruins. AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. Lord G. BENTINCK said, seeing the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) in his place, I wish to press upon him the desirableness of postponing his motion with respect to the affairs of Portugal from Thursday to Monday next, if it can be done with the consent of the Government; but I doubt not but the Go vernment will willingly exchange the day for which it has been fixed, as there appears to be every reason to expect that the correspondence in the report will prove very volumnious; and it is only right as that corres pondence has not yet been placed on the table of the House that a postponement should take This Bill was read a second time. On the motion that the Bill be committed, Mr. DUGDALE opposed the committal of the Bill, and moved that it be committed that day three months. Mr. WILLIAMS supported the amendment. Mr. NEWDEGATE also supported the amendment. Lord BROOKE was in favour of the committal of the Bill. He thought, instead of the Bill having been hur ried on, it bad been too much delayed. Mr. R. SPOONER supported the amendment moved by Mr. Dugdale. Mr. ADDERLEY opposed the amendment and sup ported the Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS supported the Bill. After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE and Sir C. DOUGLAS, Mr. Andrew Christie estimated the annual saving in coals I alone to the inhabitants of the country to the north of the Edinburgh and Perth line at 86,0001. Mr. Sidny, Lord Provost of Perth, said that the effect of the opening of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway would be to make Perth a large exporting town to the Baltic. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XL VI. The Committee met at twelve o'clock, and were engaged ail the forenoon hearing and arranging the clauses of the NORTH BRITISH. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS (THIS I)AY.) LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock (Sir J. Johnstone in the chair), when the clauses were again pro ceeded with. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) No case of interest occurred in this Court during the day. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. WARWICK COUNTY PRISONS BILL. place, in order that Hon. Meinbeis may have an oppor tunity of perusing it. If it should be placed on the table of the House to-night, it would not be in the hands _ _ of Hon. Members before Wednesday morning, and as there is an early sitting on that day, little time would be afforded to Honourable Members to make themselves acquainted with their contents. This is a question on which it would not be well for the House to come to a decision without having all the papers before it. This short delay would not be a matter of serious consequence, as the troops of the insurgents had been arrested in their progress. Mr. HUME said after several attempts, in order to obtain a day in which his motien could be brought for ward, Thursday ss as fixed upon by the common consent of the House—(Hear, hear)—and no party was mere anxious to have the motion brought forward on Thursday than the Noble Lord and his friends— (Hear, hear)—and as he was not aware that the correspondence was beyond a research of 24 or 48 years, he should persist in bringing forward his motion on that day ; in fact, he had made an arrangement which would make it utterly impossible for him to be in the House on Monday. The House had fixed Thursday. He wished to continue to it. TAT TERSAL L'S—T Ins EVENING SL' O'CLOCK. The House divided, when there appeared— For the amentment.. Against it Majority against committal ... The Bill was consequently lost. HORNE'S (FERGUSON'S) ESTATE BILL. This Bill was read a second time. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up : Ashton Gas. -19 The conversation then dropped. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. Mr. WARD moved the appointment of the following Committee on this subject:—Mr. W. 0. Stanley, Lord Sandon, Colonel Pennant, Earl Grosvenor, Mr. Hamil- ton (Dublin county), Mr. Golburn, Admiral Bowles, Lord Morpeth, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Ward, with five Members to be chosen by the Committee of Selection. Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the appointment of the Committee, until they had the report of the Committee on the harbour, and the evidence adduced before it. Without meaning any disrespect ' to the gentle men nominated, he could not help stating that it appeared to him that they had a direct interest in the carrying out of the undertaking. If the Committee were appointed, it would be appointed before the Committee to which he had referred had made their report, which would show that the estimate of 600,000/. for the cost made by the Government engi neer was eggregiously wrong, as it would be shown by the testimony of Sir John Rennie, and some of the most eminent engineers that the cost would be at least 2,000,0001. The very names which the Hon. Gentleman had suggested showed that he did not think very highly of the scheme. And as a proof that the Mem bers of the Committee were interested, he might state that Mr. Stanley held 120 holdings, which would be required for the harbour, and some of the others were equally interested. He moved that the consideration of this subject be re ferred to the Committee this day fortnight. Mr. WARD said that he did not wish the Committee appointed to investigate the matter to begin their labours before the report was before the House. He had reason to believe that it would be printed and before the Com mittee as early as Thursday next, and therefore the House %mild have ample time to consider the matter _ _ before it was placed under discussion, and every con clusion come to upon it. Ho thought, however, that theie ought to be no attempt to pospone the discussion of the matter by a waste of time. Lord SANDON thought that they ought to have the evidence before the House before they appointed this Committee. He had no objection to the Committee in itself, but he did think it would be advisable to have that document before them before they proceeded to take further evidence. Mr. HUME said that matter involved the expenditure of half a million of money. He fully agreed with the Noble Lord who had last spoken, that this document should be in the hands of Hon. Members. He had, in a previous session moved for certain returns connected with tha Holyhead harbour, but he had not time to follow it up, and others had not done so. He thought they were premature in appointing the Committee, and that the evidence, if before them, might possibly satisfy the House. Mr. W. COLLETT said that a sum of 150,0001. had already been expended on Holyhead harbour. The facts that had already been adduced OR the subject were suf ficient to warrant a Committee being appointed, and he hoped the House would sanction that appointment. Mr. BANKES said the question was net quite so narrow in its character as some Hon. Members ap peared to think. In fact, it was a question whether or no Holyhead was the best harbour for English mer chants that could be formed on that part of the coast of Ireland. If large sums of money was expended upon that harbour it might prevent shipowners in this country, having the most desirable harbour that could be established. He did not deny that Holyhead was a very desirable harbour ; but it was, in reality, a question whether it was the most desirable that could be constructed for the merchants of Liverpool and other ports in this country. The question was not, therefore, as he had already ebserved, quite so narrow as was imagined. Mr. W ARD had never heard of the evidence till now; but, in his opinion, the question simply was, whether the present Government would carry out an arrange ment entered into by the late Government. If half of the allegations of the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Williams) were correct, the House, he believed, would not carry it out; but if they were not, he thought they would. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, the question was, which port was the best for facilitating the intercourse between this country and Ireland. Several inquiries had been made on the subject. An eminent civil engineer, and an officer of the Admiralty, hsd made a report on the sub ject, and they concurred in reporting in favour of Holy head. Another inquiry had been made with the same result, and, if he did not mistake, a third had been made, all of which took place during the last three years, were in favour of that harbour. Mr. ORMSBY GORE said that he was aware from the indentations of the coast, that at the other place there was a much better position for an harbour than could be at Holyhead. With regard to the anchorage, he had taken great interest on the subject, and had taken the opinion of many practical men, who had stated that the anchorage was much more free from rocks than that of Holyhead. • After a few words from Viscount SANDON, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. WARD said that it was the height of absurdity to go over the whole of the examination which had al ready been taken. His sole object was to. prevent the Bill from being got rid of by a side wind, and he thought that these objections were raised for the purpose of getting rid of the measure. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE said that the Committee had been appointed in a very unusual manner; in fact, it was one Committee appointed to appoint another. He thought that the same rule should be observed in this instance, as was observed upon railways, and that no Member at all interested in the sale of land should be appointed upon the Committee. The case involved the expenditure of 2,000,0001. of public money, and it ought not to be carried out by indirect influence, nor any information on the subject refused. The public would not be satisfied if the Committee stood as proposed. Therefore, he hoped, his Hon. Friend would at all events consent to postpone the appointment of a Committee, in order that the House might have the evidence of the Commissioners in its hands, who would no doubt make an able report. Mr. WARD appealed to the Speaker, whether he had not adopted the proper course. Two or three Bills had been before the House, with respect to which com mittees had been nominated in the same way. He had consulted the Honourable Gentleman in the chair, and mentioned to him that one of the Gentlemen whom he proposed to nominate was locally connected, but he over-ruled his doubts, and he placed his same on the list. GOODWOOD CUP. 4 to 1 agst Hero 6 to 1 agst Wolf-dog 8 to 1 agst Mendicant 12 to 1 agst Dulcet 12 to 1 agst Sting 20 to 1 agst Eryx ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 agst Cossack 8 to 1 agst Van Tromp 8 to 1 agst Black Dwarf 11 to 1 agst Mr. Martin 11 to 1 agst Foreclosure IMPE MIL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) OF LORD S. The L i e! S E o A: k c ELL° R took his seat on the Wool- sack at Fi ve o ' Messenger s from the Commons brought up several Bills, which w ere read firsta time I RISH JUDG . E.S, Lord BROUGUANI begg e d r to ask his Noble Friend on the Woolsack whether there j udges ha e a e r i f a u, s se a d ny to t g ru o t t h he i i n r e t i h r e . report that the Irish C11;0 on account of the infectiou s The LOUD CHANCELLOR sa'ide.rth t h --e was not but he be aware that any such report had been maade, lieved that the greater number of the gaols had recovered. prisoners in the Lord BROLTGIIANI would then wish to ask o f his Noble Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster' what had been the cour se p ursued within his district? Lord CAMPBELL said, that although it w a a under stood that the pr i son ers in the gaols , which were not fift y yards fr om th e Courts where the assizes were held, at Stafford, were dying by dozens, none of the Judges had refuaeAßMEDd to take the circuit. INTERVENTION IN PORTUGAL 'T he Earl of ELLENBOROIJGH wished to ask the Noble' Marquis opposite (the Marquis of Lansdowne) what s _vstetn it was intended to pursue in the armed in tervention in Portugal, if it were necessary; whether the command of the combin e d fl eets was to be committed to the senior officer; in other words, whether the com mand of the British fleet was to be given to the Prince de Joinville? Th e liarquis of LANSDOWNE said that he could Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Deviation of Line, &c.) Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway (Stonrbridge and West Bromwich). Chester and Holyhead Railway (Extension at Chester and Alteration of Levels). Eastern Counties Railway (Lynn and Ely Railway, and Ely and Huntingdon Railway, and Lynn and Dereham Railway Lease). Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Improvement of the Ferry between Ferry Port on Craig and the North Shore of the River Tay). Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith Exten sion). Edinburgh and Northern Railway, St. Andrew's and Newburgh Harbour Branches and Road Crossings (Newport Railway Extension). Kilmarnock Police and Improvement. Guildford Extension and Portsmouth and Pareham Railway. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Eaglescliffe and Stillington Extension). Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Knaresborough and Bo rough bridge Bra nch). Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Branch from Melmerby to Northallerton, &c.) Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Harrowgate and Pateley Branch, &c.) Liverpool Guardian Gas. Lynn and Ely, Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dereham Railways Amalgamation. Norfolk Railway (Branch from Norwich to Aylsham, with a Branch to North Walsham). Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway. Stockport Manorial Tolls and Bridges. Wolverhampton General Cemetery. York and Newcastle Railway (Wearmouth Dock En largement). York and Newcastle Railway (Pelaw Tyne Dock, &c., Branches). --- The SPEAKER said the Committee had been ap pointed strictly in accordance with the forms of the House. When Bills came before Parliament of a public, and partly of a private nature, some Honourable Members representing local interests were chosen, whilst the remainder were appointed by the Com mittee of Selection, under the ordinary rules laid down by the house. Lord CLIVE said it was for the House to consider whether they would appoint this Committee before the report and evidence of the Commission had been printed and laid before the House, whether they would appoint a tribunal before they knew what they would have to decide. The question was not simply whether Holyhead harbour would be a good packet station, but whether it might be made a great national harbour of refuge, or whether, after they had epent all this money they had not beenenclosying a space full of rocks and utterly useless for shippi ng . He thought the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Coven try had adopted the proper course. Sir DE LACY EVANS said he was a Member of a Committee on which there were members having a local and personal interest in the matter under investigation. The Right Honourable Baronet (Sir Robert Peel) had stated that the report had been investigated by three eminent engineers, which he thought was good evidence in favour of their proceedings. Mr. S FANLEY said that he had been personally re ferred to in the course of this debate, and he therefore rose to express his desire that he should not sit upon the Committee, but he roso also for the pur pose of adverting to some words made use of by the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool. He stated that his constituents wished to see the report in order that they might see what further steps were required to be taken. He would remind the Noble Lord that the distinct understanding with the Honourable Gen tlemen near him was, that the Committee should see the end of the matter. There was a great misunderstanding upon the subject of this question. The point for the Lords of the Treasury and the Lords of the Admiralty to ascertain (for they only were ac countable to Parliament) was, whether Holyhead was a fit and proper harbour for a packet station ; and the Commissioners appointed by them had reported upon the subject. That report had been demurred to by the inhabitants of Liverpool and other places, and the pur pose of this Committee was to see that Mr. Rendall's plan was a proper one or not. Lord SANDON, in explanation, said that the engage ment distinctly was that no further steps should be taken until this report were in the hands of the Members of this House. 'l* it E s .LO DO N, MONDAY EVE 14 1 lk.l I.PN 10 7, 1641. Mr. WILLIAMS said that he could assure the House that they did not wish to get rid of this Bill by any side wind. He was as anxious as any other person to have a harbour of refuge on that part of the coast of Ireland where Holyhead was situated. The motion was agreed to without a division. Mr. HUME said—He wished to make a few observa tions before the Committee were appointed. It was a standing order of the House that no party interested in a Bill should be appointed as a member of a Committee on that Bill. Now, here was Mr. Stanley, who was deeply interested on the subject of this Bill— why should he be appointed on the Committee ? He regarded this Bill as a public measure, and, therefore, he treated it as such ; and he thought that the rules of the House shuld not be set aside on this case. He would therefore move that Mr. Stanley be not appointed on the Committee. Mr. W. 0. STANTEY said he had no wish what ever to be appointed on the Committee. The motion for the appointment of Mr. Stanley was agreed to. Mr. WILLIAMS proposed that five Members should be chosen by the Committee of Selection and added to the Committee. He did not think that he was out of order in making such a motion. The motion was then agreed to. ABOLITION OF TRANSPORTATION. Mr. KELLY wished to know whether in abolishing transportation periods of imprisonment, compulsory la boua, and exile, were to be substituted equivalent to the fixed seutence of transportation now passed; or whether it was to be left to the option of the Executive Government, according to the circumstances of the case? Sir G. GREY said that he had already stated the course to be taken in his observations the other evening. THE CORN AND NAVIGATION LAWS. Lord J. RUSSELL rose and said—Sir, I beg to give notice that I will to-morrow move for leave to introduce a Bill to extend the period of the suspension of the duties in the importation of foreign corn. I shall also move for leave to introduce a Bill to continue for a limited period the suspension of the Navigation Laws. RAILWAY BILLS OF THIS SESSION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said as it was exceedingly desirable that no time should be lost in proceeding with the resolutions of the Committee with respect to these Bills, he begged to propose that the consideration of them should be proceeded with before the other orders of the day on Wednesday next. (LEFT SITTING.) THE TRIPLE MURDERS AT MIRFIELD. It is now proved that the soldering iron which was found at the bottom of Mr. Wraith's well, and which, from marks on the bodies of the victims, there is scarcely a doubt had been used in the commission of the murder, belongs to the father of the prisoner Patrick Reid, and that the prisoner fetched it the day before the murders from the house of a neighbour to whom it had been lent. On Saturday morning last Reid, and the other prisoner, Michael A/Mahe, were brought before the magistrates at the Dewsbury Court-house for further examination. Mr. Superintendent Green produced the soldering iron found at the bottom of Mr. Wraith's well, and the first witness examined was— Thomas Kilty, hawker, of Daw-green, who stated—l know the prisoner Patrick Reid, having travelled with him many days. He lived within twenty or thirty yards from me. I have not seen the prisoner since the day before this occurrence, which was the day before Dewsbury fair. On that day I saw him in my own house. Reid said his father had sent him for the iron. There was a soldering iron lying in the corner of the house. Reid took up the iron, and took it away with him. I have had the same soldering iron several times in my possession, but the last time it remained with me a considerable time, six or seven days.' I had a use for the iron in the way of my trade. The iron was Patrick Reid's, to the best of my opinion. The prisoner Reid's father was the owner of it. The soldering iron now pro duced is the same soldering iron I borrowed from Reid'a father. Catherine Kilty, the wife of Thomas Kilty, corrobo• rated the evidence of her husband. Mr. Richard Green, superintendent of the Dewsbury police, stated—l produce - a soldering iron. I received it on the 20th of May, from John Leadbeater and John Howarth, constables. Thomas Kilty recalled—l used the soldering iron in the way of my trade. I know it by a particular mark upon it. There is a mark or hole on one side of the copper, on the iron, which required to be subdued by filing before it could be used. I have frequently com plained of the hole to Frank Brennan, who lived next door, and who has seen me use it. There is a hole burnt in the handle. If it was amongst ten thousand I could pick it out. Mr.:-uperintendent Green here produced a dark green coat and cap. John Sheard, a boy of fourteen years of age, stated— I live in the city, at Mirfield, with my father, George Sheard, who is a blacksmith. I remember the day on which Mr. Wraith was murdered. I know the prisoner Patrick Reid. I saw him on that day in our house. It was betwixt eleven and twelve o'clock. He had on a grey coat, and a cap like a striped shirt, only the stripes were bigger. I said to him " Your cap is nearly like mine, Patrick." I am sure he had a cap on. Patrick replied, " Yes, lad." I live 400 or 500 yards from Mr. Wraith's. The cap now produced is like the one Patrick Reid wore on that day. Henry Clarke, of Mirfield—l am servant of Mr. Joshua Ingham, the magistrate, of Blake-hall, Mirfield, and I live at one of the lodges. I remember the day of the murder at Mirfield. I saw the prisoner Reid on that day, about ten minutes past two o'clock in the afternoon. .11j had a gray coat and a black hat on. Jonathan Ashton, of Lee-green, one of the witnesses examined before Mr. Barker, the deputy coroner, on Thursday week, proved the finding of the soldering iron and key at the bottom of Mr. Wraith's well on Wednes day, the 19th ult. Joseph Cowgill, constable of Dewsbury—l found the cap produced last Tuesday morning in Reid's father's house. By the instructions of Mr. Green, I went with John Martin to search the house, and I was present when Martin found a man's cap on the top of a box, and he directly gave the cap to me. William Sheard, of Robert -town, pot hawker for Charles Flint, stated—On the day of the murder I had gone as far as Hopton, and, as I was returning, in Hopton, I met a woman named Ellis, who asked me if I had heard of the murder. In consequence of what she told me I went to Mr. Wraith's, and saw Mr. Wraith lying dead in thefront room. I saw him through the window. I saw blood running under the front door, and there was a great crowd about the house. I then went home to Charles Flint's, and found his housekeeper, Mary Scorah, in the house. I had been two or three minutes in the house, when I saw the priso n er Michael M'Cabe come down from the chamber, with some mugs in his hand. Charles Flint was with him. I told M'Cabe, in the presence of Charles Flint. that I heard he had been at the place where the murder had been at. He said he had, and I asked him which way he went. He said, " Down the footpath opposite Mr. Wraith's house." He then said he went into the yard, and that the blinds were down and the shutters to. I went to Mr. Wraith's house, where I saw John Howarth, con stable of Mirfield. I remained there about 10 minute:, Half an hour after I left M'Cabe at Flint's, I saw him met on the road by Leadbeater, the constable, who took him into custody. M'Cabe, at the time, was in the direct line from Robert-town to the Shoulder of Mutton. He was alone, and had the pots, mugs, and glasses with him. When I was going to get upon my galloway to go home. M'Cabe tapped at the window and said, " Bill, come here." I inquired what he wanted, and he asked me to sell the pints and glasses to the mistress. I said I would not have anything to do with them. He then re peated, three times, striking his band on the table, " I see where I have missed it, I see where I have missed it, I see where I have missed it." The Liversedge con stable heard him at the same time as myself. I asked ' the prisoner where he had missed it. He said if he had made an alarm the man would have been taken, and he said, " Now the man's gone, and I'm here." Ihe CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Green if he had any fur ther evidence to produce at present? Mr. Green—l hare not to-day any other evidence. The CHAIRMAN then, addressing the prisoner, said— You will be brought up this day f ortnight, and, if the case be then in a situation to be carried out, we shall probably take it from day to day till it is completed, if Mr. Green is in a possition to present it in that form, which he possibly may be. The prisoner then left the bar. MERTHYR TYDVIL.—SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM THE Exrf.osfos OF GUN COTTON.— Several parties from London and elsewhere, believing gun cotton could be made applica ble in rock blasting, had applied to some of the iron-masters near this place for permission to test its powers. Accord ingly Monday last was fixed upon for the trial to take place, at the lime quarries at Morlais Castle. Several scientific gentlemen connected with the works were invited to be pre sent, amongst whom were W. Needham, Esq. ; Messrs. Mar tins, mineral agents; Mr. Rhys Watkin Rhys, of Aberdare; and Messrs. Wheeler and Ringer, the gentlemen for whom the trial was to take place. For the purpose a hole of about nine feet in depth had been bored, and everything being ready, a charge of cotton was inserted therein. From some cause not explained, the charge could not be sent far enough, when an iron rod was employed, the end of which was, as a precaution, covered with cotton. Mr. Rhys, of Aberdare, took hold of the rod to ram it down, Mr. Wheeler standing near him, and a workman on the other side, when an e x pl osion, caused either by compression or a spark from the iron rod, took place, wounding Mr. Rhys in the face so very seriously, that it is greatly feared he will lose his sight. Mr. Wheeler was also cut on the face in three or four places, and the workman seriously hurt.— Welshman. TYPHUS FEVER IN BRlSTOL.—Bristol, we regret to say, is, in common with Newport and other places on the western coast, now suffering from the ravages of the typhus fever, imported from Ireland, in consequence of the great influx of Irish paupers who have arrived in Bris tol in a state of complete destitution and disease, the effects of the famine in that unhappy country. In St. Peter's Hos pital, which is in Bristol used as one of the poor-houses, there are now upwards of forty cases of severe typhus fever, chiefly affecting the Irish paupers; and the great est care will be required to be taken by the medical au thorities to prevent its spreading among the other inmates of the hospital, which contains some hundreds of inha bitants. The governor and deputy-governor of the Bris tol Corporation of the I'oor have memoralised the Home Secretary upon the subject, praying him to take imme diate steps to prevent the masters of sailing vessels from bringing paupers from Ireland, many of them in a state of fever, and landing them on our shores, leaving them to the mercy of casual charity, or to the relief afforded by the poor's rates. NEERS. We regret to state that Dr. Whitley, one of the district surgeons, died yesterday from typhus fever, caught in the dicharge of his professional dutiee.—Liverpool paper. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGI- The second conversazione of the season, given by the President, Sir John Rennie, to the members of the Institution of Civil Engineers, his friends, and the eminent in the scientific and literary world, took place on Saturday evening, the sth instant, and we never before remember to have seen one so brilliantly attended, or at which there was so much to amuse and instruct the visitors. The models and works of art had been entirely re-arranged, and considerable additions had been made to the collection. Among the new works of art we noticed portraits of Mr. Aaron Manby and the Hon. Mrs Boyle, by Mr. Boxall—painted as he only can paint—full of vigour and truth, and with a beauty of texture that almost resembled a miniature. Some good oil sketches, by J. Wood; an admirable chalk sketch of a dog's head, by Edwin Landseer ; water-colour and chalk sketches by Scanlan, Oliver, Duncan, Digby Wyatt, Johnson, Alfred Crowquill (Forrester), Bauguiet, Robertson, and Phillips, in such abundance as to make us regret the small opportunity afforded for dwelling over them. A curious clock, made by Tompion, in 1670, and presented by Charles I. to the Duchess of Cleveland, was exhibited by Mr. Vulliamy. Monsieur Praget contributed some extraordinary specimens of gold electro deposit for ornamental work for clock cases, &c. It appeared, from the state ments, that this introduction would make a great diminution in the price of this kind of work. A collection of fossils from the Oxford clay at Trowbridge, made by Mr. Mantell during the exca vations on the line of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, appeared to excite much atten tion among the geologists, as did two casts of impres sions of the feet of some unknown species of animal, found in the new red sandstone in the United States, and recently transmitted to Dr. Mantell, whose splendid microscope occupied as much attention as it usually does, when the Doctor exhibits its power and describes it so well. Among the additions were several working models by West, of the vibrating and the stationary steam engines. - Stern propellors, by Mr. Hays, much resembling that of Woodcroft, only furnished with means of pre venting the rush of water against the propeller when not in use, and rendering the dead wood an uniform surface when sailing. A very ingenious revolving disc I endulum, by Mr Fronde, for rendering uniform the circular revolu tion, under considerable variation of the maintaining power. Otis' American excavator, which was worked on the Eastern Counties Railway, and that of Messrs. Bar ber, Brothers, invented by Colonel Hamilton, and now in construction, for dredging the port of Toulon, were appropriately placed with Frideaux, excavator, men tioned at the last soiree. The Electric Telegraph Company contributed a new and complete assortment of electric clocks and telegraphs. A capital model of the Somerset-bridge, of 110 feet span, by Mr. Brunel, on the line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, was an example of the strength and simplicity that may be attained by well constructed trussed timber bridges, even for large spans—when Admiralty and other Government agents do not in terpose difficulties to gratify whims, or from want of knowledge of the subjects they are sent to report upon, and for which the public, who pay the expense in the first place, eventually suffer by the want of solidity in the constructions executed according to the rules proscribed by these controlling but irre sponsible agents. Fuller and de Bergue's application of thick rings of vulcanized India rubber alternating with metal discs, formed an excellent buffer spring for railway carriages. Clarke and Varley's application of pneumatic pres sure to the pile driving machine. Davison's system of cleansing casks, which is used so effectively at Truman and Hanbury's and other breweries. The crowded state of the rooms may have caused us to overlook some objects of interest, but the cause itself must be our excuse, for at one period of the evening, spacious as was the suite of apartments all progress through them was hopeless, until the pressure was relieved by opening of that most agreeable safety valve, the refreshment rooms which were on the drawing-room floor of the adjoining house, and to which access was given to the balcony. There the President, Sir John Rennie, had done everything to perfect the hospitable reception of his friends to which he had entirely devoted himself and his household, and in which he was ably seconded by the Secretary, Mr. Manby. His Royal Highness the Conde de Montemolin, attended by the Marquis de Montenegre, and others of his suite, came up from the Royal Society's dinner at Greenwich, and examined with great attention all the objects of interest; Sir Robert Peel also paid a long visit to the collection. Among the visitors we noticed his Royal Highness the Conde de Montemolin, the Marquises of Northampton, Douro, and Londonderry; the Earls of Dundonald and Liverpool ; Count D'Or say, Viscount De Cressy, Lords Newry, Somers, Ross, and Colchester ; Baron Goldsmid, Bishops of Gloucester and Norwich ; Deans of Westminster and Ely, their Excellencies the Ministers of Saxony, Bel gium, and the United States ; Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., F. Baring, M.P., E. Strutt, M.P., Sirs W. Jolly, J. Willson, W. Burnett, Howard Douglas, J. Barrow, C. Ryan, W. Newton, J. Hamilton, J. Coulburne, H. Ellis, G. Clarke, R. J. Murchison, J. South, J. Brackenbury, C. Pasley, C. Forbes, W. Magnay ; Admiral Dundas, General APLeod, Colo nels Griffith, Leake, Colquhoun, Douglas, Sabine, Williams, Yorke, Evans, Stanhope, and Sykes ; Cap tains Ford, Cocks, Barber, Swinny, Porter, Young husband, Barker, Wynn, York, Henderson, Herring ham, Probyn, A. Chapman, and Knox ; Majors Jef freys, Brandreth, R. E. S. Clerke ; Captain Schwabe, Lieut. Helberer, M. Diego Echapparre, Chevalier Octave Delepierre, Assam Hayat, Doctors Phipps, Mantell, Thomson, Grant, Mayo, Jelf, D.D., Bow ring, M.P., Reid, Paris, Roget ; Professor Wheat stone, Lieut. Leake, R.N., Messrs. W. Harding, Cockerell, Lang, de Bergue, Landseer, Donthorne, Smirke, Gautier, Engstrom, Samuda, F. Stone, C. Enderby, Rev. S. J. Rigaud, Sherriff Kinnard, Bab bage, G. R. Ward, H. Twiss, Knight, Broughton, Ir win, Sanderson, Warrener, Rev. J. Barlow, Baldwin, APlan, R. Doyle, Klengunann, B. Webster, Dundas, Errington, Peacock, Wooley, Aspinale, Thomas Brochedon, Robert Stephenson, W. Cubitt, Wood croft. A. Smith, Fuller, S. Robinson, J. Walker, Varley, Cousins, Gooch, Bidder, Scanlan, Brett, Al derman Moon, Wood, Lance, Hamilton, Barber, Renagle, A. Smee, Sopwith, Cotton, Hyde, Clarke, Peto, Baily Boddy, Little, Solly, Ditchbourne, Mar• tin, S. Cooper, Hart, R.A., Lonsdale, A. Morgan, Bone, Piaget, Castle, Loury, Cheverton, Botheld, M.P., Crampton, Henorett, Farey, D. Burton, Pole, De `'Vint, Cooke, Youens, Carey, Bain, Griss!ll, Gustaffson, Etty, R.A., Oliver Amyot, G. Cruik shank, Hawkshaw, Ellscombe, Delane, Forrester, Mulready, Gravatt, Herring, A. E. Chalon, Bougniet, and Scott Russell. BROAD HINTON.—A fire broke out in this village at two o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, by which two cottages and the school house were totally destroyed. The furniture was nearly all saved. The villagers rendered every assistance in their power, but unfortunately the supply of water was short. The cottages were the property of Mr. Rundle Brown, and the fire is supposed to have originated in some children playing with lucifer matches in an adjoining out-house.—Hants Independent. The Office of Comptroller of the Customs at Bor rowstoness having become vacant, has been filled by the promotioa of Mr. David Gay, sub-collector at Au struther, who is succeeded by Mr. Hayton, searcher at the port of Montrose. ARRIVAL Or HER MAJESTY'S SHIP FROLIC.— Her Majesty's ship Frolic, Captain Hamilton, has arrived in the :Manuel, having on board two millions of dollars, collected on the south-west coast of America; and also 18,000 dollars, salved from the brig Canning, from Islay, for London, which caught fire at Port Famine, in the Magellan Straits, and sank. The Frolic sailed from San Blas, Feb. 15; Valparaiso, Feb. 11; Port Famine, 'arch 22; Rio de Janeiro, April 18. The packet Swift had left for, and the packet Crane had arrived from, Falmouth. No news from the Brazils by this arrival. ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC WALKS IN HOL LAND PARK, KENSINGTON.—For SOLlle days past, consi derable excitement has been created throughout the parish of Kensington, in consequence of an application made by Lord Holland, to the parochial officers, to divert the footpath which passes at the top of the lawn, in front of Holland House and down Nightingale-lane, into the high road, and Addison-road, which has for many years been a favourite walk of the inhabitants, and since the creation of the district chapel of St. Bar nabus, in the Addison-road, has been used as a church path by the inhabitants of Notting -hill and Kensington Gravel-pits. His Lordship purposes to substitute for it a new foot path, forty feet wide, eighteen feet of which to be well gravelled ; commencing from the High Great Western Road, directly opposite Earl -street, and on the east side of the grand en rance gates of Holland P ar k, an d passing under the shade of the noble avenue of trees, skirting each side of the drive, to terminate and form a continua tion of the present public footpath, and ancient right of way, from Notting-hill which now di v id es hi s lordship's grounds from those of the Dowager Duchess of Bedford. A large number of the inhabitants view the application of his lordship as an attempt to deprive the public of the beautiful walks they hale so long enjoyed in that neigh bourhood, and a committee of inhabitants has bee b appointed in vestry to confer with Lord Hollands advisers and surveyors, whose report is anxiously looked forward to by the parishioners. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The depot of the Bth (King's Own) Regiment CHATHAM, hasJ arrived TjNE 4.— at this garrison, from Canterbury, for e mbarkation for India; and the 63d, recently formed tnto ßa a tt f a o l u io r n -C , o a m nd pa t n o y da d t e e P6 it t s the ' was detached from the Pro vincial month. The depot is in corn separation from the I st of has recently returned from India. mind of ',Nor Greenovhc THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— East Lothian Central Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branch to the Caledonian Railway and Diversion of Canal). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Lease to the London and North-Western Railway Company). Scottish Midland Junction Railway (Branch to Lau rencekirk). The reports on the following Bills were further con sidered and agreed to: — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail way, and Chester and Birkenhead Railway Purchase or Amalgamation. Direct London and Portsmouth, Brighton, and Chiches ter, London, Brighton, and South Coast, and London and South-Western Railways. Great Northern Railway (Purchase of Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junction Rail- way, &c.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, and Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway, and Ches terfield and Gainsborough Canal Amalgamation. Royston and Ilitehin Railway (Sale or Lease). Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Harbour and Bridge Trusts. THE CASE OF MARY DAWSON. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on the House going into a Committee of Supply, he would move that copies of the correspondence which had passed between the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the magistrates in the case of Mary Dawson be laid upon the table of the House. SPIRITS (IRELAND). Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved for a return of the accounts of the produce of the Excise duty received on spirits in Ireland during each of the years ending the sth day of April, 1846 and 1847, and the number of gallons brought to charge, showing the increase or de crease in gallons and in duty. Also of the number of gallons of spirits brought to charge in Ireland, and the thity paid thereon, in the quarters ending respectively April 5, 1846 and 1847, showing the increase or decrease. Also of the number of gallons of proof spirits (distin guishing the quantities produced from malt, and from a mixture of malt anti unmalted grain) on which duty was paid for home consumption in Ireland in each quarter of the years ending respectively the sth day of April, 1846 and 1847, and in each of the years. Also of the number of detections, and of the number of persons prosecuted for offences in Ireland against the laws for the suppression of illicit distillation, in each quarter of the years ending respectively the sth day of April, 1846 and 1847, distinguishing those con victed. Also of the number of persons confined in each gaol in Ireland, for offences against the laws for the sup pression of illicit distillation, on the sth day of January, the sth day of March, and the sth day of April, in each of the years 1846 and 1847 (in continuation of Parlia mentary Paper, No. 361, of Session 1846). Colonel RO H L U L Motion agreed to. HULKS ) A N T a l s y k e o d t L h W e r e c H r e . tary of State for the Rome taken Departmentbeforet when the report and the evi denceat Woolwich would beel • ( ( inrittee respecting the hulks Sir G. GREY said that ai the e fore the House ? report and the evidence were very voluminous, and that, he would examine and see if as all, soon as he had time, s hould be printed and laid before theollowuhaa part of it, House. t NORFOLK ISLAND, Lord MAHON asked the Under-Secretary for the Home Depart ment whether i t was proposed that Norfolk Island should be retained i nstructions a nsl settlement? Mr. Emus oaid that had been given to THE NAVIGATION LAWS. The Committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the operation of the navigation laws met an Thursday in Committee-room No. 2. There were pre sent Mr. Milner Gibson, chairman ; Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Mitchell, Mr.Lyall, Sir George Clerk, Alderman Thomp son, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Hume, Hon. Mr. Liddell, Admiral Dundas, Sir Howard Douglas, Hon. Mr. Vil liers, and Mr. M'Carthy. Mr. Young was recalled. Mr. Mitchell called the attention of the witness to that part of his evidence given on a former day, where no stated that British and foreign ships could be insured at an equal rate of 6 per cent. He read to him a letter, written by Messrs. Carruthers and Budd, the under writers at Lloyd's, stating that they had themselves underwrittenoak-built Prussian ships, standing, for seven years, A 1, at Lloyd's, at a rate of 12 guineas per cent. `or a twelvemonth without limitations, and that they had ascertained that other foreign ships of the same class had been insured at the rate of ten guineas, while British ships standing for twelve years A 1, at Lloyd's, were in sured for 7 to 8 guineas per cent. for a twelvemonth without limitations. Having read that letter, he wished to know whether Mr. Young still adhered to his former answer, that the rates of insurance were the same fur bath English and foreign ships? Me. Young did not think that letter shook his opinion at all ; for he did not perceive in it any allusion to the nature of the voyages in which these ships were to be engaged, and which would materially affect the rates of insurance; so that no inference could be drawn as to a correct comparison between these English and foreign vessels. He might state that the class of ships he spoke of in the evidence he formerly gave were ships all engaged in the East India trade. Mr. Mitchell—And would you still adhere to yoer termer evidence regarding the price of Baltic timber being 1003. per load, when we are informed, on the authority of Parliamentary returns, that the average prices of Baltic timber were, for 1841 and 1842, 1029.; for 1843, 104 s. ; for 1844, 745. ; for 1845, 795. ; and for 1846, 865.? Mr. Young—l know nothing about the average prices. I can only say that I am a consumer of timber—that I go to the cheapest market, and that I buy the best; and that I have here a statement of what I paid for timber during the last seven years, which was the ground on which I spoke. Mr. Hume wished Mr. Young to read this statement, but Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Ricardo objected to its being put in competition with the Parliamentary returns. By Sir Robert Peel—ln 1842, after the reduction of the duty, there was an enormous increase in the demand for Baltic timber, which no doubt to some extent affected the price. He did not know that the district which pro duced the best Baltic timber was of limited extent. He had heard so, indeed, but from some other sources he had heard the contrary. The Canada timber had also risen in price as well as the Baltic, which was also caused by the increased demand. This was particularly the case with the Canadian red pine, which competed with the Baltic, but there was very little of that timber in Canada. By Mr. Ricardo—lt appeared from the parliamentary returns that from 1815 to 1824—that was during the height of protection—the British mercantile marine had, upon the whole, diminished; whereas, from 1824 to 1846, that was the period - during which the reciprocity treaties had been in action, it had greatly increased ; but that he considered was not a fair test, especially as regarded the period between 1815 and 1824, because a few years before 1824 it was• discovered that a considerable num ber of ships were borne on the registration books that had ceased to exist, and these were struck off the books, which in some measure accounted for the decrease. Sir George Clerk—No, that was in 1827. Mr. Young thought it was previous to 1824. With regerd to the increase since then, he thought there was a great fallacy involved in it, as every voyage of a steamer backwards and forwards was counted into the amount of tonnage belonging' to this country, than which nothing could be more fallacious, as a mode of ascer taining the effective strength of England. Mr. Ricardo—Perhaps it . is, if taken to show the effective strength of the country ; but it is surely a fair mode of showing how much of the carrying trade is in our hands. Mr. Young—But foreigners have chiefly sailing vessels, while England employs steamers. Now, sup posing them to be of 200 tons, and the one to make two voyages in a month, while the other made two voyages in a week, it was plain that in the course of the year the sailing-ship would be ranked as 48,000 tons, while the steamer would be considered as 208,000 tons, than which nothing could be more fallacious. Examination continued—He was disposed to uphold the navigation laws, not only because they formed a nursery for the royal nary, but also because, however unpopular the notion might now be, he thought it was right to support the cause of native industry by mode rate protection. He applied that principle to every branch ef British industry ; but it was more especially applicable, he thought, to the shipping interest. In the case of the corn trade, for instance, though the duty on foreign corn had been altogether removed, the former still retained a protection—he would give no opinion whether or not it was an adequate protection—on the cost of importing such a bulky article as corn, which amounted on an average, he thought, to 8s per quarter. But in the case of competition with foreign ships, there would be no such protection, but rather'a direct bounty to foreign ships to come here, in the shape of the freights they would receive for their cargoes. That argnment of course only applied to ship-building. He thought it would not be an advantage to have the power of pur chasing foreign ships, because that would be the destruc tion of ship- building in this country, and an additional expense would be thrown upon the country in providing naval artisans who had more than once within his recol lection been drafted from private dockyards to supply the wants of the public. The Chairman—Are you aware, Mr. Young, that more than one foreign ship of war has been built in England? Mr. Young—l am aware of one built for Mexico, which has no facilities for ship-building. The Chairman —No, but we have built one for Austria. Mr. Young—l am not aware of that. The Chairman—But I have been all over her myself. By Mr. Rieardo—The navy has been manned in time of war by impressment. He was no advocate for im pressment ; but he was an advocate for having the navy manned, in time of war, at all expense and at all hazards. He thought that the practice of impressment might be superseded, if better wages were given in the navy, and if the men were more kindly treated. The almost total abolition of flogging in the navy had done much to conciliate sailors to the service, and he could state from personal acquaintance with the sea men of the Tyne, who were the most intelligent of their class, that with proper treatment they would not object even to compulsory service for a limited period. His own opinion, however, was, that it was unnecessary to man the navy altogether with able seamen ; because as a great part of those on board were only required for the purposes of warfare, he thought that a supply of naval marines might be secured for that purpose, who would answer equally well when they had got K hat sailors called their sea legs.- He should doubt Sir James Stirling's estimate of only 1,000 merchant seamen being now in the naval service, at least he knew that seamen were continually volunteering into the navy from his ships, and other owners made the same complaint. He thought the great advantage of foreign shipowners over English was the advantages they possessed in cheapness of material and the cheapness of labour. The Committee then adjourned till Tuesday next. HAIL STORM. While accounts of the state of the crops and of vegetation generally have recently been so favourable, we regret we have this week to record the effects of lightning and hailstorms of unprecedented severity, ex perienced by the inhabitants of Outwell, Upwell, Em• neth, Watton, and Warple. On the afternoon of Friday the 28th alt, between five and six o'clock, the state of the weather threatened a thunder -storm, which, about half•-past five o'clock, broke over the district of the country embracing the above-narned places:, the storm was indeed of unusual violence, accompanied with hail, or rather falling ice, which has proved most destructive to the crops in this district, and also to other property. At Outwell the electric fluid did con siderahle damage to the house of Mr. Booth, the female servant receiving much injury. Glass in all direCtions has been demolished, including a conservatory at Braupr 6 hall, the residence of the Rev. W. G. Townley. The storm proceeding on to Emneth, raged over that village with terrific violence, evidences of its destructive power extending for about a mile, much of the wheat is cut down, and the fruit trees are actually cut to pieces; in the south of the church the windows are entirely de• stroyed, the residences of Mr. Samson and Mr. T. Bird having not a single pane of glass left entire: the cot tages of the humbler residents in the village have also suffered. Large pieces of ice were picked up, of un usual weight an size. The storm passing onward to Watton and Warple, left Wisbech, subject only to heavy rains, accompanied with much thunder and light ning. A ship, which has subsequenly come into port, encountered the storm as it passed from the land, and its severity may be imagined from the circumstance of its being impossible for the men to keep the deck with out shelter from the cutting ice and hail which fell. Throughout the district subjected to this awful visita tion we fear much injury has been sustained. Goslings and live stock of that description have been killed in numbers, and the trees present an appearance as if they had wantonly been destroyed with musketry. We re gret to add that a man was killed by the electric fluid at Guyhirn.—Cambridge Chronicle. A PT C APTAIN JerseyA U GUS receivedTUS V li I n .- . DEATH rh o e F Ea l r H l Ea HON. 0 Countess te lligence yesterday from Rome, announcing the d em i se of their s econd son, the Hon. Captain Augustu s Villi ers, at Rome, at the close at last month, aft er a l ong illness. '1 he deceased was .❑ his thirty eighth year, and served the Hon. Miss M ercer E l p hinstone, for some years in th e Ro y al Horse Guards Blue, an d married, 18 31 , youngest daughter of the late celebrated Admiral Lord Keith. The mackerel fishing has set in, in real earnest, at all quarters on the west coast. Last week the take was immense, and myriads were sent to the various markets. The fish were large and fat, and, upon the who;e, the finest that have been seen in the market for several years. Our fishmongers seem to have made extensive arrange .ments for supplying our markets with this fine fish, if we ',edge by the quantity exposed for sale last week, espe cially on Saturday, when they were sold at 3d: per lb. The mackerel ffihing has rather taken off during the last few days, but the fish continue good, and as large as last week. As this fish is the precursor of the herring, it is anticipated that that fishery is just at hand. We learn that Messrs. Gallocher and Kelly, the tacksmen of the fish market, have already made arrangements for bring ing to this market the first fruits of the herring trade.— Greenock Ackertinr. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. COMMITTAL OF MARY ANNE 11IINT FOR THE MURDER OF MARY STOWELL.—On Saturday Mazy Anne Hunt Was brought up for final examination at the Marylebone police court, and placed at the bar, before Mr. Rawlin son, the sitting magistrate. The court and the avenues at thereto were crowded in every part. When placed the bar the prisoner ae ared much paler than when first examined on Wednesday last. During the whole of the proceedings the placidity of her countenance was remarkably apparent ; she betrayed n o emotion what: ever, except in one portion of the evidence, which bad d reference to the coagulated blood foun d near the WV* when a slight quivering of her lips was p erceptible, an tears stood in and ran down from her eyes. Mr. Phillips, the clerk, read over the evidence taken on Wednesday last, and added portions to the evidence of Mr. Moat, the surgeon, and that of the policeman. Battersby, who produced four letters which he had found in the prisoner's reticule at the station house . One wall from her brother, in which he had inclos ed her a Post office order for 2/. The whole of the evidence was a repetition of that given at the inquest. At its conclusion, Mr. I.l...wilrisori asked the prisoner if she had any thing to say, at the same time telling her that any state ment she might think fit to make would b e taken down, and might be used either for or against her at h er trial. He was about to send her to Newgate, and he th ou g ht it right to inform her that a coroner's jury bad returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against her. The prisoner said, " I shall not say anything n ow" only this, that I did not do it; lam not g uilt y ." , . She was then fully committed to Newgate for tria l an d a t and was taken from the bar to one of th e cells, half-past two o'clock was conveyed in the Government van to Newate. The prisoner it appears is an illegitimate daughter o f a gentleman who formerly resided at Havant, in Mal" brother. She lived with Lady Parsons, at shire, and who left a considerable deal of property to* for five years, with much credit to herself, and after wards went to Colonel Wyndham's, Connaught-lcs where she conducted herself well, and was looked upon as a very feeling and humane person. She has bee.an subject to fits, and it is supposed that she has not been 1 full possession of her reasoning faculties. twelve Inspector Tedman has also ascertained that twe , months ago she lived as servant with Mrs. Richardson. Harley-street, and wnile there was accused of stealing Brighton, ten sovereigns ; but she protested she knew nothing _ F about the robbery, and it afterwards transpired that any I was innocent. .••••••••••••••••.•••• RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' LIVERPOOL, JUNE 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, New, 1 1 4 dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, par---Liverl34:d Crosby, and Southport, 1 p.-Liverpool, Manchester, ern, Newcastle Junction, 1% dis.-London and North-W/4 n . 174 1 A -Ditto, Quarters, New, 10% p.-Ditto, Fifths , 14 an -Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 16 p.-London, Blanchester. 11% Birmingham, 67 1 ,4-London and South-Western (scrip), es. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 7 p.-Ditto. Lite:B4er* 9d. dis.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnsh ire, - Great No. 2,2 l 4-Ditto, Eighths, 2 dis.-Ditto (la te 1 19% Grimsby and Sheffield), Quarters, 1% dis. crip > -Ditto, New, 2% p.-North British, New Quarters csjoiore 1 4 p.-North Staffordshire, 2 1 4 p.-Northern Counties 4 2 7 dis.-Shrewsbury and Cheshire (late N. W. 3 4 /d ie. Shrewsbury and Birmingham,_9l. 128. 3d. Shares 1 1 3 i, t a t -South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4,3 s. 9d. s d„, l3 -7, • ;‘ ,. and Newcastle, Preference, 3 p.-Dutch Rhenish, 210 "- MANCHESTER, JUNE 5. , and STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birmingham fete. Oxford Junction, 6 1 7 2 c. p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, ,51c, ence, 11 , 2 -East Lancashire (171. paid), New, I A, C. dis.-Fleetwood, Preston. and W e , s , t a Junction, 1% dis.-Huddersfield and Manchesteray che ater par-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Blanchester, 1 4 1 1 ." an t er an d and Birmingham, Quarters (B), 514 p.-Blanch Faye Leeth, 321. Shares ( late Extension), 1% dis.-Ditt o '.ifield, (late Vest Ralieg Union), 1 4 dis.-Blanchester, Sa`histe. and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire) , 3 AL lr clis c r ithiral chester and Southampton, 30s. c. dis.-North 1 3-16 die. ;ding 2 1-16 p.-Preston and Wyre, 35 1 4. LEEDS, JUNE 5. mark ed STOCK EXCHANGE. -The business has not been j with much firmness during the past few days, antes last week fairly warranted us in anticipating'a the decline is attributable to the speculative character_ e0h.,,,.0 purchases lately made, and to a rally in prices on th_ markets. The sales are-East Lancashire, New , 23g * e , OS. as the 111 1 11, 1 14 Ditto, New (scrip), 4s. dis.-East and West Yorksblarlicher dis.- Great Northern, 355. dis.-Huddersfiel d and Thir sig ' ter Railway and Canal, 2s. 6d. p.-Leeds and nr oald ew, 5 die.-Ditto, Preference, Is. p.-Malt on and " eg, Se. Junction, 16s. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, 321. Sha r i fte• 6d. dis.-Ditto, West Riding Union, 3s. dis.---Midlanusath Terence, p.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1 ,4 British, Thirds, 1% p.-North-Western, c. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE , JUNE 5. t r a te. STOCK EXCLIA..NGE.-The sales are-Hudder sfield alto chester, Thirds, 6s. 3d. p.-Newcastle and Berwick,. 137„. 2 p.-North Staffordshire, 2 1 4 3 p.-West Riding Unto " dis. SHEFFIELD, Arm' 5. Notti l3 r STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, ham, and Boston, 255. dis.-Manchester and Leeds t Riding Union), 4s. dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin shire, (Grimsby and Sheffield), 8 1 / 9 dis.-Ditto, 201. S i pi a , 565. dis.-Ditto, 121. 10s. Shares, 365. dia.-Ditto, 470, 4 1 4 dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 3 1 4 Wakefield, and Midland, 1 dis. HULL, JUNE 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are--Ambergate , ..f e r ham, and 13,.5t0n, 1%-Blackburn, Clitheroe, Esc., - 1 . , r s'„ ence, 30s. p. cash-Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 'is r e ' r a, a . r , L Ae. Newcastle and Berwick, New, 174 p.-North British, Q 87s. 6d.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 2 s. 9 d. p.-Ditt o . 525. 6d.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 3 p. EDINBURGH, JUNE 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 3 04 ;1 Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar, „, 155.-Ditto, Halves, 15/,-Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 19s. Caledonian, 301.-Ditto, New, 1/. lls.-Caledonian and le bartonshire, 1/. 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. 108.-1. side, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 11. 7,„a• -Dundee and Arbroath, 401.-Ditto, New, No. I, 29 L i Ditto. New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 31 . 15. vu:ri Dundee and Northern Junction, 11. 128. 6d.- Dundee Perth, 32/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New. 131. - Ditto , Quartet"... 18s.-East of Fife, 1/. 18s.-East Lothian Central, IL I° 9/ Edinburgh and Bathgate, 81.-Edinburgh and Glasl4 o4 5s 103.-Ditto,a Halves, 22/. 155.-Ditto, Quarters , 171 ' r efer Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181. 10s.-Ditto , ence, 201. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. 75.-Ditto, Quarters , F e :, Edinburgh and - Northern, 171. 55.-Ditto, New , bu rgh Ditto, Newport, 71.-Ditto, ditto, New, 1/. 195.-D", r 1„,01 1 and Perth (New Co.), 1/. 125.-Ditto, Halves , Bs.- and Ayrshire, 1171. IN.-Ditto, New Stock, GlaS' Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 91.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, '''' •••• Garrl gow, Dumtries, and Carlisle, 5/. 55.-Glasgow 12L oge••• kirk, 38/. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12 Glasgow and Greenock, 17L-Ditto, Halves, 81 ' A r aeor Ditto, Preference, 8/.--Glasgow, Kilmarnock , and tiiorthl san, 3/. 155.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 2s.e-GreltAan sort ern (late Direct Northern), 21.-Ditto (late 1 ,011 , -- sorsa York ), 1/. 15s. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, 27 ' .--- Quir British, 32/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 55.-Di tt° ' Ditto , ters, 4/. 53.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 155. ed.-Z.401, Thirds, 21. lls.- Ditto, Fifths, 61. 155.--ScottishMid, kfi ' c r, e IBL 25/.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish 10s.-Shrewsbury and Hereford,los.-Shrewsbury,so Leen and Chester, 91. 155.-Ditto, New, IL-Stirling_ilTew sea fermline, 51. 55.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 55.-- . a u 10 94 C9ltness, 49/.-York and Newcastle, 35/. U. - )4W ' aid AL 55.-Ditto, Preference, 6/. 155.-Direct hof a Madras, 2s. 6d.---East Indian, 2s. 6d.-Grest Nort re, t o 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 25.-Madras,l%l6ll° Arcot, Is. 6d. GI:ASGOW, Jvxx 4. Caledonian,N BQ D La sri i . S i t iai t T nrb , lu Q alra s K rse u g,g a giot r o E w t aw3 e x :s r Quarters, }1 .117 , e aB 6 P wA EI O a rev i: d s . er G rit - a 4 ; e2 E s- ua(2 . Nnlce g?Northern , and htslnieln P ra6enl Direct, 6d-Ditto, ~ tt sruAl o ore r to .:001 11 , 6 a / n . d I s. - Greenock,G l asgo w, p r D e f u e m r e f n r and 32s aGr 325.-Great e i s a l t e , -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 118-Ditto, Halves,,,,a' - • 85 1 ‘ ..a l 515.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 155,- Manchester and Southampton, 9s. 6d.-North British , I ll n i•- s N t b i l r b l r ii t 3 i h s g e - r -G a n o , d 7 dra .gT:ethDhwLeEnuoanndtnscdhdi andioelabe." are-Aberdeen, farmline, 4,i-York and Newcastle, Preference, 71. G I EA GLASSES.—BEVY .V—ESRETNITS INTOEDIE N T T n , n AC % — E TELESCOPE, upOPOENRAAr,rtO7OIII,cog.; 39, AzatEmAittg• STREET, PICCADILLY. Newly-Invented t es # matic Telescopes, the most powerful ever made, with , n msel a of clear transparent brilliancy which possess such grea t i'etet. as to supercede every other kind for the waistcoat P i , its . shooting, military and sea purposes ; and upon staati:.oo, Astronomtcal observations. Opera and Race-course G''',ll/' with extraordinary great powers—a minute object can I/0 tinctly seen at the distance of 10 to 12 miles, These Yal,, n pei newly-invented Glasses may be termed convenient Te l 7lol . for both eyes, and have now become general for carriage aa..01 0 door purposes. Naval officers, sportsmen, tourists, and a e _:, s nd visitors, should nut be without one of those valuable Telellonoge t Glasses. Also, a curious very small powerful Waislca a bse a .. Glass, only the size of a walnut. to discern objects at the io nedr or from four to five miles. Newly-invented Spectaclee%.„ or O i l; ately they are placed before imperfect vision, either by a" , i$ the er g 001, dlelight, that mist and dullness which appear before once removed, every object becomes clear and distincttgot aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is d aw Ca• its youthful, natural, and original state. Invisible an-, Accoustic Instruments, for relief of most extreme death 17. tion.—Messrs. S. and 13. Solomons, Opticians, are not ed connected with a person of the same name iu their l %, - ;ot neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. „"rliotaaar" takes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at Ar , street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. _..-_-,--•--'---.- :_"---------- 4 BIRTHS. _ JP . On the 2d inst., at Sundridge the wife of Captain . Rowband, 1.N., of a daughter. ' ber l n eir Oe r g , _ N On the 31st ult., the wife of the Rev. Ile— a A ~-1 1' E •ans, perpetual Curate of Leytonstone, Essex , - still-born. John gold°. y, r On the 31st nit., at Peckham, Sarre M - - ness, of a son. 001 On the 2d inst., at Brixton-rise, Surrey, !gm John Welsch, of twin sons. ose On the 2d inst., at Mousley-park, Surrey, M P ro. 3 b Todd, of a daughter. SI # 4 h ig the On the 3d inst., at the Rectory, St. Mary -- ' .regt of the Rev. J. C. Crosthwaite, ot daughter. , r. j. $O , - On the 3d inst., at Fitzroy-square, the lady of Ai Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. n 1 0 11/1 ' On the 3d inst., at St. Alphege, Greenwich , 911 2 e ehi ef° Esq., of Cooper's-row, Tower-hill, London , to Sartwe,eowicht daughter of Robert Roberts, Esq., of Park-row , G r Kent. ,rh 005 f. f On the 3d inst., at St. Alphege, Greenwich, -,00 0 Bussell, Esq. to Frances Emily Cotton , oniy daii° Captain Bowker, R.N., Royal Hospital. Ed° 4°4 On the 3d inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, the Rev. f Car Burke Venables. to Georgina Mary , on l y daughter " tain Enderby, late of the Oth Lancers. DIED. attec hea ; On the 27th ult., at Brussels, Captain T. Edwardsane, an boo- - On the 31st ult., Janet, wife of Mr. LaceP th• seller the 2d inst., at h I y 3oulogn g e- d sur-Bier, Anne Ce cilia ' daughter of the late Hon. J. Rodney. zed 87 ' On the 2d inst., at Walthamstow, J. Little, Esq., 11 - of '. On the 3d inst., Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter —ad. George Grantham,Aldenham-street, On the 3d inst., in Connaught-square, Mrs. Mary v" Old St. Pallas-ISo On the 3d inst., in Piccadilly, J. B. Rebecca, FA blOn'r ! olace' On the 4th inst., Eliza, wife of /Mr. Saxton , Blackfriars. 0 0 .14_,,a,‘" ;i9 Lonaon: ertntea Awl Published by Al LTILPO Yu" - ' 1-- t h i e fi Al Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.1 1 2, str and. in oaf of the array, In tbs County of Middlesex. 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