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RAILWA ITFEES. • RAIL WAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.); SIR,--Your Parliamentary report of Thur s day last GROUP VI. contains, in reply to a ques ti on by M r . Gi s b orne , some remarks by Mr. Strutt and Sir George Clerk, on the EXETER GREAT WESTERN. evidence which I had given at the inquest, at :Chester, The Committee met at the usual hour. RS to the cause of the failure of the Dee bridge. In Mr. Miller, C.E., was examined in support of the Great this morning's report also I find that Sir George Clerk Western schemes, with a view of showing their su p er i or i ty again refers to the matter, with a view, I presume, of over the rival line of the South-Western Railway. showing that there was no sufficient justification fur the Mr. Mills and Mr. Barlow, directors of the G rea t Western Company, and Mr. Smith, director o f th e S out h-W estern statement I had made on the o c casion alluded to. Company, were then called and examined with respect to an Although lam extremely unwilling to occwpy your agreement entered into between the two companies, with the space or the public attention, by referring to what might branch of which the South-Western Company had been have been stated by me either at Chester or elsewhere, I charged. feel that on a subject of so much importance it becomes The Committee then adjourned till twelve to-morrow. imperative on me not only to offer an explanation, but to remove, as far as I can, the possibility of a misunder standing. As nearly as I can recollect the words which I actet ' ally used, the following may be considered substantially accurate ;—" That in the public departments—viz., the Admiralty, Board of Trade, or Commissioners of Railways, less consideration was given to the security of the public travelling by railways than was given to the navigation or space of tidal rivers and roads which were crossed or intersected by railways, and I referred to a letter which had been addressed by myself, in conjunction with Messrs. B. Stephenson, Brunel, and Cubitt, to Lord Dalhousie on the subject of bridges, which had not been attended to." Although this statement was made at the inquest et Chester, it was distinctly admitted by Mr. Stephenson that the Government department was in no way impli cated in fixing the dimensions of the I)ee Bridge, and no attempt was made by any one, as Sir George Clerk supposes, to lay upon them the consequences of that accident. If in the remarks which I thought it necessary to make I had merely intended to complain of the want of courtesy in neglecting to acknowledge the receipt of our communication to Lord Dalhousie, Sir George Clerk's reference to his Lordship's acknowledgment would be conclusive. My statement, however, went further, it complained that the subject-matter of the letter had not been attended to, and that so far as we kuew it had never been considered. The letter itself, together with the reply, are below, and I may add, that no alteration in the clause has yet been made, nor any explanation given for adhering to it. That the clause, as Sir George Clerk states, was ori ginally determined upon " after full consideration" I am not disposed to doubt ; but I would venture to add, on the other hand, that there is not a practical engineer in England accustomed to railway works who would have advised the adoption of such a clause. Sir George Clerk also states that it is limited to bridges of 35 feet span ; but this is only true when the roads are crossed at right angles. When they are crossed obliquely (which is by far the most common case), the span is increased sometimes to 60 and 70 feet. It needs no engineer surely to show that a rise of four feet for such a span is not sufficient. I have confined my remarks simply to the matter re ferred to in the Rouse of Commons, not feeling myself called upon to enter into any further discussion. Your insertion of this communication will oblige, Sir, your obedint servant, GROUP VIII. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning. SUTTON EARBOUR IMPROVEMENT COM— PANY (POWER TO THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN TO SUBSCRIBE THERETO). The Committee were engaged the whole of the day with general evidence in favour of this Bill. The Committee then adjourned. JOSEPH LOCKE. 11, Adam-street, Adelphi, June 12. Co.) London, 11, Adam-s ( treet py , Adelphi, May 2, 1846. My Lord,---Having found great difficulty in carrying out the provisions of clause 49 in the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, defining the dimensions of bridges for carrying railways over public roads, we have thought it prudent to address your Lordship in regard to it. Although we have often found that the widths required for such bridges by the Act are greater than the roads for which such bridges are required, it is not our present intention to do more than direct your Lordship's consi deration to the heights required from the surface of the roads to the springing or the arches. That height is specified to be twelve feet, thus leaving only four feet in the case of turnpike roads, and three feet in the case of other public roads, for the rise or curve of the arches. We submit to your Lordship that, for arches so wide as the Act requires, this rise is not sufficient, and our object in addressing you is to obtain your Lordship's aid in altering the springing height above the road from twelve feet to eight feet, so as to give more curve, and consequently more security to the arches. We have already found, in many instances, that it is impossible to comply with the requirements of the clause in question without resorting to iron girders, and in those parts of the country abounding in stone and brick (where iron can only be obtained at a considerable distance), this obligation is attended with great increased cost and inconvenience. We shall be happy to give any further explanation which your Lordship may require on this matter. We have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient servants, (Signed) JOSEPH LOCKE. ROBERT STEI'HENSON. I. K. BRUNEL. W. CUBITT. Railway Department, Board of Trade, Whitehall, May 23, 1846. Gentlemen,—With reference to your letter of the 30th ult., to Lord Dalhousie, drawing his Lordship's attention to the difficulty of carrying out the provision of the clause No. 49 of the Railway Clauses Consolida tion Act, in regard to the dimensions of bridges for carrying railways over public roads, I am directed by his Lordship to acquaint you that he will confer with Lord Shaftesbury and others in respect to the practica bility of making the alterations which you propose. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (Signed) D. O'BRIEN. Messrs. J. Locke, R. Stephenson, I. K. Brunel, and W. Cubits. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S POLAR EXPEDITION. We understand that Dr. King, the medical officer, and for a considerable period the commanding officer, of the overland expedition in search of Sir John Ross, in 1833-4-5, has addressed a letter to Earl Grey, as the principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, volunteer ing his services in search of Sir John Franklin, who sailed, in the spring of 1845, in search of a north-west passage, and has not since been heard of. The plan proposed by Sir John Richardson, and accepted by the Admiralty, does not meet with his approbation, and he has therefore sought of Earl Grey an appointment in search of Sir John Franklin, under the hoard of which his Lordship is the head—the board under which Dr. King acted in search of Sir John Ross. Dr. King main tains that to save Sir John Franklin's party, comprising 126 men, it would be futile to attempt to convey pro vision overland to him; and he adduces, in support of his opinion that the expedition upon which he was en gaged for the relief of Sir John Ross failed in their at tempt from the poverty of the country over which they travelled, although in that case it was only contem plated to relieve 23 men. Over that same provisionless country an overland party in search of Sir John Franklin must necessarily pass. Dr. King proposes to the Government to send out one or more vessels laden with provisions next spring to the western land of North Somerset, where he maintains, for several reasons, Sir John Franklin will be found ; and at the same time to call upon the Hudson's Bay Fur Company to store up provisions in their trading houses on the Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River. He then proposes, in company with any officer the Government may appoint, to be the messenger of such news to Sir John Franklin, and at the sam e t i me to ta k e with him Indian guides f..r ' the conveyance of that veteran officer and his party, either to the provision stores on the Mackenzie River or the Great Slave Lake, or to the provision vessels, as may appear most desirable. lie maintains that he is the only person who has all the requisites for such a journey —youth, health, great physical strength, and an intimate acquaintance with the country and the Indians. Ile has placed a heavy responsibility on Earl Grey, for lie does not hesitate to state that it is the only plan which can afford that relief to Sir J. Franklin which he has a right to expect Iron the Government. Sir John Franklin, he asserts, should not have sailed in the face of the facts he laid before the late Government ; for, to use his own words, it was altogether " impracticable, as the expe dition would have to take the ice '—as the pushing through an ice-blocked sea is termed—in utter igno rance of the extent of its labours, and certainly with no better prospect before it than that which befel Sir J. Ross's party, whose escape from a perilous position of four years' duration was admitted by all to have been almost miraculous." (Letter to Lord Stanley, February 20, 1845.) As it now stands, therefore, it is imperative on the Government to use every means to save the lost party from the death of starvation, or, what is dreadful to contemplate, the necessity of feeding upon each other. Dr. King proclaims aloud against the Govern ment for using secresy in their scientific pursuits ; for it is a fact, that beyond the walls of the Admiralty, not only the route that Sir John Franklin has taken is un known, but also the means that board are adopting to relieve him. Such a course, he observes, is scarely worthy the honourable service in which the explorers are engaged. POPE Plus IX. AND THE IRISH.—A notice appeared lately in our columns of a rosary and an autograph letter from Pope Pius IX., which were on their way to England to be disposed of for the benefit of the suffering Irish. We are now requested to state, that this valuable gift has arrived, and is at present in possession of the lady by whose friends it was sent from Italy. The rosary consists of eleven agate beads, set in gold, with a head of the Saviour engraved on cornelian, pendant from a small gold tassel at oneend ; to the other is attached a ring to suspend it from the finger when used in prayer. (in the letter (of which we subjoin a copy, with the translation) we need make no comment—it speaks for itself. The managers of the London Joint-Stock Bank, 69, Pall-Mall, have kindly undertaken to exhibit the rosary, and to receive subscriptions; and the noble names of Shrews bury, Arundel, and Surrey, Stourton, M'Farline, Throck morton, Sir James Kempt, and many others, which are already on the list, leave little doubt that the hope of realiz ing 1001., in fulfilment of the intentions of the benevolent and liberal-minded Pontiff will be easily accomplished. We ought to add, that his Holiness's letter is addressed to his i sister-in-law, the Contessa Masts' :—" Amata Co ata del flagello dells fame, m n e, Alla (lama Sienese che si ha commu j nicata sa lodevole gn inten - zione di racco 'lre un sussidio per poveri Irlandesi colpiti che si occupano e c potiete, mandare l'unita coronas, ac ostra benedizione estensiva a tutti quelli cornpagnata pacei,. iapa:Licrrnantoli e . con tu,t,anetalmf del Signore .sconctoribuiscienso a questa pia opera. La wh3oaha°s"..)communicated to you her —To the Sienese lad/ a ed ra S ig is li t a ir- in P l i w:,. some relief to the poor 7 ,yeu may send the praiseworthy intention of aff Irish suffering from the sco4rdelnof fa e and general bless- I enclosed rosary, accompanied by ournlui in g to all who are occupied in, o r who pious labour. The peace of the Lord be with yoa. and all contribute to, this r family. Pius P. P. IX., ;.., p ope. " — Times. you Sir Henry Dukinfield, Bart., and a D,putati:m had an interview with Sir George Grey s. yesterday, at the Home-office. GROUP X. The Committee met ati;jelveO'clock, and proceeded to hear Mr. Austin open the case of the EASTEIRAT COT:3'I7I7MS (ILFORD TO TILBURY AND SOUTHEND). Mr. WIIATZLEY appeared for the Thames Haven Company, in opposition, but was objected to by Mr. AUSTIN, and, after arguments had been heard on either side, The Committee decided the Thames Haven should be beard on details. Evidence was then called for the promoters. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXIV. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (EXTENSION AT HOLYHEAD). In consequence of the engineer being under examination in an adjoining room, the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXX. GREAT NORTHERN (ISLE OF AXHOLME EXTENSION). The Committee was occupied during the whole of the day with hearing evidence of a general nature in favour of the line. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXXIX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled at the usual boor this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. LEEDS AND TEIRSIC (LEEDS, DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSION The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with the customary local and general evidence in favour of this The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XLV. EZINBVIZGH AND NORTHERN (BURNT.. ISLAND AND 'DUNFERMLINE BRANCH). The Committee met at twelve o'clock, and after hearing unimportant evidence passed the preamble of this Bill,with the exception of that portion which referred to the Halbeath Railway. The Committee then proceeded to consider and arrange the clauses of the Bill, and then, having disposed of all their business, they broke up. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. --- HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) Their Lordships decided that the following Bills do pass : Dundee and Newtyle Railway. Parkgate, Chester, and Birkenhead Railway. London and North-Western Railway. Newport Pagnel, Olney, and Wellingborough Branch. Bristol and South Wales Railway and :lust Ferry. The following Bills were adjourned for want of compliance with Lord Wharnclitre's order : Dublin and Drogheda Railway) Purchase of the Navan Branch). DuWin and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch Railway. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 12.—The most active preparations are now making for the installation. The appearance of the interior of the Senate House is undergoing rapid transformation by reason of the erection of the neces sary temporary fittings for the accommodation of the company at the approaching ceremonies. The good people of Cambridge appear to have dismissed every other matter from their thoughts, and now the dignitaries of the University appear to have relaxed a little in the severe stoicism with which they look or profess to look upon pomp and ceremonies. The profits of the horticultural fit.: are to be given to Addenbrooke's Hospital; and, in order to ensure the institution against loss, an indemnity fund is being raised, to which 9001. has already been subscribed. The bands of the Ist Life Guards and the Coldstream Guards are to be in attendance to enliven the scene by the dispensation of merry music. The Chancellor will, on Monday afternoon, confer honorary degrees in the Senate House. The municipal authori• tie t meet on Friday next, to rehearse the parts they are to play, prepare addresses, &c. The high sheriff of the county and his javelin men will be present at the reception of the royal party at the railway station. A gr..nd display of fireworks will be got up by the towns people, and it is not improbable that the poorer classes will be entertained at a public dinner on Parker's Piece. The subject has been already mooted, and it being too light in the evenings for thinking of illumination pro ducing a compensating effect, it is proposed to substitute tha entertainment I have mentioned. The Bishop of Norwich, Marquis Cam len, Earl of Devon, Baron Pa ke, Lord de L'lsle, M. and Madame Van de Weyer (B-lgian Minister), the Chevalier and Madame Bunsen (Prussian Minister), and Sir Robert Inglis, M.P., have accepted invitations to be present, in addition to the diF'inguished persons before enumerated. TRINITY COLLEGE.—The English Declamation prizes ha. o been adjudged to-1, Barry; 2, C. B. Scott; 3, Hon. E. if. Stanley. .lEsus COLLEGE.— The following gentlemen have be. n elected foundation scholars:—T. C. Durham, W. Kirkby, and C. Smyth. To a Marsden Scholarship, W. Ki:kby. To Sterne's Exhibition, E. C. %Vyvill, and Bo.thby. To Rustal's Gratuities:—A. P. Sander sor, 8.A., 22/.; J. A. C. Helm, 221.; E. C. Ince, 8.A., 204; W. M. Kingsmill, 8.A., 20/.; P. R. Sandilands, 204; S. W. Merry, 181.; Boothby, 181.; A. Hutchins, 8.A., 12/ ; J. M. Morgan, 61.; J. A. C. Helm (for declama tion), 21. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.—Prizes for Latin dissertation have been awarded to Fowler and Richards (iEq.); for Ea . :Usti, to Ford and II Watson (2Eq). I' , MMANUEL COLLEGE.—Scholarships have been con ferred on the following students:—C. W. Dyer, J. H. Butcher, Sale, Irving. PEMBROKE COLLEGE.—IIeRry Colsom, M.A., of this College, has been appointed head master of Tavistock fir Lamar School. TILE CHURCH.—The following appointments have bee'i made : The Rev. Sampson Kingsford, B.A. (1815), of Trinity Co to the head mastership of the Grammar School, Faversham, Kent. The Rev. George Martin, 8.D., of St. John's Col leg', to the Bodley lectureship of St. Paul's Church, Exeter. =he Rev. T. G. Gallwey, B.A. (1336), of St. John's College, to the chaplaincy of her I , l4jesty's ship Terrible. The Rev. Richard Lewis Brown, M A., of King's Col lege, to be chaplain to the Marquis of Downshire. The Rev. John Couchman, ALA., of Clare Hall, to the rectory of Thornby, Northamptonshire, on his own petition. STAGE FOOT-LIGHTS DISPENSED WITH IN THEA THEs.—I had often been struck with the classical or picturesque expression thrown over the features of even a very plain and inelegant countenance by the elevation of the artificial light, when alone ref-cted on it, from p , int exclusively above its level—not directly above the head, but immediately in front of it, at an , angle, probably, of forty-five degrees, so that the expression of no feature be lost. Again, I had often admired the purity and serenity, as well as brilliancy of effect produced on colours and on scenery under the like circumstances— en e ffect which every one must have observed,—so tar es regards mere colours and shades, or these with for. -n&,—in the windows of jewellers, drapers, &c. ; and, far as regards perspective or scenery,—in picture gareries, where the light in general is also made to de scend exclusively from above. The: unnatural glare of the foot-light, therefore, particularly on the faces of those on the stage, I got rid of altogether, and that too Successfully, and to she satisfaction both of actors and spectators, by the bold substitution of a central con geries of lights in the very body of the house, and almost in the place usually occupied by the chandelier, with a reflector sufficiently large and powerful to turn the whole flood of light upon the stage, at about an angle of 45 degrees. A second congeries, however, was requisite within the proscenium, to aid in the proper and uninterrupted display of the scenery on the like prin ciple, the complete design for which display compre hended the systematic use of scenery so illuminated also from behind as to give the dioramic effect, as far as pos sible. The experiment was carried out, at all events, to a sufficient extent to prove, not only its practicability, 'g e t its great superiority to the usual method of lighting stage; and I believe that nothing else is requisite to the most brilliant realisation of this striking novelty in all its details, but the well filled treasury of a metro antheatre.—Correspondent o f Th e B u ild er. rw _ A 131.15 I ' THE LlFT. "— Robert Burns has king since settled the fact, that " twa meens" are occa sionally to be seen in the lift BarLycorn who are out at e'e'nespecially by the sons of John but a couple of suns is a phenomenon that was observedt;we should think for the first time here (Aberdeen), on Saturd a armios Saturday, since the days when our forefathers used to see events by s a i :i a e , r l l2, and prognosti wssatthus cast be cats tterefrom the coming even- The phenomenon which was seen bo on :iuwnrkad!iLanyagrt the fore. in the in g, however, was singularly beautiful. Tevheer, Ban, in all the quiet beauty of a summer west ; then a golden ring appeared around him, and then the appearance of another sun in the ncrth, with a sickl y aspect and of smaller diameter. The phenomenon continued for about an hour, and Was an object of much interest to those who witnessed it.—North (f Scotland Gazette. INQUEST ON THE REV. Mn. STARR.—An inquest was held on Monday at Llan beris on the remains of the above-named unfortunate gentleman, lately discovered among the pre c ipi ces o f S now d on , and the jury returned the following verdi c t : —" That the Rev. Henry Wellington Slam in the month of September last, was ascending a oertai T 1 mountain in the said county, and died on the same, without any hurt or injury having been done to or committed upon him by any person or persons whatsoever; but the said jurors are unable to state whether his death was occasioned by a fall, by cold, or how otherwise in particular, although they incline to the belief that it was caused by his acci dentally falling over a precipice during the hours of dark ness." Oa Tuesday last the remains of this unfortunate asatliman were buried in Llanberis, the service being read eff the BeY. William Walas, of Northampton. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1847. THE NAVY. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, June 14. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) BUNN V. LIND. In this action, brought by Mr. Bunn, of Drury-lane Theatre, against Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, to recover compensation in damages for an alleged breach of con tract, a summons was obtained at the instance of the de fendant, calling on the plaintiff to show cause why a commission should not issue to examine witnesses at Berlin, and why, in the meantime, all proceedings should not be stayed. The summons was granted on Saturday, and to-day Mr. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, attended to show cause, and Mr. Jennings appeared in support of the application. Mr. LEWIS informed his Lordship of the nature of the action, and said he had to apply for an adjournment of the summons for a period of three months. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE inquired the reason for an adjournment, remarking that the parties whom it was wished to examine by a commission might die in the meantime. Mr. LEWIS said the action had been set down for the adjourned sittings atter the term just ended, but there was no probability of its being tried until the sitting after next term, and therefore there could be no imme diate necessity for a commission. The plaintiff, as his Lord.hip w,is aware, would have to join in the expense of the commission, or he could apply for a separate coin mission; but it was thought advisable, seeing that the cause could not be tried some months, to apply for an adjournment of the applicatio n for three months, and for this additional reason —that the celebrated com poser, Meyerbeer, whom it was proposed to examine by the commission, was confidently expected to arrive in London in time to be examined on the trial of the action. Mr. JENNINGS, in reply, complained of the delay occa sioned by the parties on the other side. In January he had offered to appear to any 6itit, but the action was de layed for some months, and now it was sought to occa sion a further delay. Mr. LEWIS (interposing) said the defendant was not within the jurisdiction of the Court till recently. Mr. JENNINcs proceeded to remark that the declara tion was only delivered on the sth of June instant; the pleas were delivered on the 9th, i ssue was joined on the h, as a t n i n he d gs had noticepossibly s of trial was, on the same d ay, given for the about t o commence. He (Mr. Jennings) the commission a s P a P n i d ii hef for l ad an affidavit soonl l t stiLondonbl ye could, uthereforel d: show ing its necessity. It was requisite for the defendant's case that the Earl of Westmoreland, her Majesty's En , and the com p oser Meyer beerand, as hi s L or d s hi p had observed,should e i l f i e theg o f P p examined,res r e u n ssia t a p p lication was delayed for three months, the defendant might be deprived of their evidence. His LORDSHIP intimated that the parties could be examined, although the cause might not be tried for some months. Mr. LEWIS reminded his Lordship that there was no doubt that one of the witness (Nleyerbeer) would be in London in time for the trial; and as the distance to Berlin was now so short the Earl of Westmoreland might arrive and thereby save the expense of the commission. Mr. JENNINGS further urged that the plaintiff had delayed his action, and that he was not in a situation to ask for any postponement. Mr. LEWIS said there might be reasons for delaying an action, such as ascertaining the success of a party against whom it was to be brought. Mr. JENNINGS remarked, in answer, that he had offered to appear. There was no doubt from the first that the success would be the highest ever achieved. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE requested the affidavit to be read on which the application was made. Mr. JENNINGS proceeded to read his own affidavit, in which he stated that the Earl of Westmoreland and Meyerbeer were previously to, and at the commencement of the suit, resident and still resided at Berlin ; and that he had been informed, and believed, that they had no in tention of visiting this country. They were (Mr. Jen nings added) the parties to the agreement, and it was most essential that they should be examined by a coin mission. RULES and REGULATIONS respecting the APPOINT MENT. RANK, EXAMINATION, and PAY of EN GINEERS, under her Majesty's Order in Council of the 27th of February, 1847. RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO THE APPOINTMENT AND RANK OF ENGINEERS. Engineers i❑ her Majesty's naval service are to be classed in three divisions, and to be thus denominated:— Inspectors of machinery afloat. Chief Engineers. Assistant Engineers. The two latter divisions are to be divided severally into three classes, namely— Chief engineers of the first class. If of the second class. of the third class. Assistant engineers of the first class. 77 of the second class. of the third class. Engineers will be considered, as at present, to belong to the civil branch of the naval service, and they will be appointed and rank as undermentioned : Inspectors of machinery afloat will be appointed by commission, and rank with, but after, masters of the fleet. Chief engineers will be appointed by commission, and rank with, but after, masters. Assistant engineers will be appointed by order, and rank with, but after, second masters. RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO THE EXAMINATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ENGINEEPS. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Com mons to inquire into the operation of the Navigation Laws met on Thursday in Committee-room No. 2. There were present Mr. Ricardo, chairman; Sir Robert Peel, Alder man Thompson, Mr. Lyell, Mr. Hume, Ad. miral Dundas, Mr. Mitchell, Sir Howard Douglas, Sir George Clerk, Hon. Mr. Villiers, and Mr. T. Baring. Mr. Young was recalled, and begged to correct a statement he had made last day, to the eff,ct that Mr. M'Gregor was in favour of prohibiting foreigners from exporting British goods. He had since s een th at gentle man, who assur e d hi,n he was in error ; and added at the same time that he would advise the ship owners to be content with continuing the restrictions on the colonial and coasting trade. He also found that some members of the Committee had led.him into error in stating that British ships might import tea from the United States. Ho had since looked into the matter, and he found there was nothing in the navigation-law itself to prevent that; but it was prohibited by a special clause in the Regulation Act. Sir George Clerk admitted that the witness was right. Examination continued by Alderman Thompson—lt was quite impossible that he could agree with the evidence formerly given before the Committee by Mr. Browning, that the combination of shipwrights in the river Thames had enhanced the price of ships by several pounds a ton. The total cost of labour did not, under any circumstances, exceed 41. per ton, and he thought 21. 10s. per ton was a fair average price ; so that to talk of the combination as enhancing the price of ships by several pounds was perfectly absurd. With regard to another part of Mr. Browning's evidence, in which he stated that foreign vessels paid no light dues, while British ships were subject to the tax, it was most extraordinary to him that any gentleman who knew anything ot the laws of the country could come to such a conclusion, because it was perfectly well known that not only were all foreign ships chargeable with light dues, but that, in accordancs with the old laws, the ships of many countries were still subject to double dues, which in some instances were paid out of the Consoli dated Fund. With regard to the profits of shipowners, he was satisfied from his own experience that the con stant competition of shipowners had reduced freights down to the lowest possible rates compatible with a moderate degree of profit, except at extraordinary times, when there happened to be a scarcity of ships. He had known freights for cotton from Bombay as low as 155., while they were at present as high as 41. He felt convinced that the capital of the shipowners yielded a smaller return than any equal amount of capital employed in any other pursuit. The reason for this appeared to be the facility with which persons could embark in the trade, and the facility with which they could again disengage themselves. Every captain looked forward to getting the whole or part of a ship as the great object of his life, and he was satisfied that ships were more exten sively owned by practical seafaring men than by men of capital. Mr. Villiers—How does the facility of leaving the trade induce people to embark in it ? Mr. Young—lt is the triumph of hope over experience, as every man who enters it thinks that he will draw the prize in the lottery. By Alderman Thompson—The number of ships be longing to Great Britain amounted to 32,499, and their tonnage was 3,817,112. He thought the average value of the tonnage of the empire was 104 per ion, which would make for the whole 38,171,1201. The capital em ployed in the trades connected with and dependent on ships he calculated, on a rough estimate, to amount to 16,083,807/. ; which, if added to the valve of the ton• nage, would make a capital of 54,254,9271 Mr. Mitchell—But sail cloth, for instance, is exported abroad, therefore that trade would not be injured even though the ship-buiding trade was transferred to other countries. Mr.Young—The Hon. Member will excuse me. I have not added sail cloth makers, otherwise the value would have been greatly increased. The traders which he had estimated were shipwrights, rope-makers, sail makers, mast and block-makers, a proportion of coopers, ship joiners, ship block-smiths, ship sawyers, ship pain ters, riggers, ship chandlers, ship coppersmiths, ship brassfounders, ship plumbers and glaziers. He found that the number of ships built last year in Great Britain amounted to 1,525, of 228,764 tonnage. He estimated the cost of these ships on an average at 13/. 103. ton, which was a very low rate; this gave a capital of 3,088,314/, which, taken along with the annual ex pense of repairing and outfitting, which he estimated at 7,634,2241, being an aggregate annual expenditure under these heads of 10,722,538/. The number of Eng • lish sailors was returned by the last census as 229,276. lie thought the amount of money annually paid in wages to the officers and seamen of British ships was 3.731,900/., while the expenseof victualling he estimated at 3,680,9061., making in all the sum of 9,218,8061. With regard to the number of workmen connected with ships, he had given the matter much consideration, and the conclusion he had come to was this, that the number of workmen employed in those trades which were ex clusively connected with the building and equipment of ships, and the proportion of those workmen that were so engaged in trades not exclusively connected with ship-building, amounted to 79,616, earning wages to the annual amount of 4,968,104/. The freight annually earned by the commercial marine of this country he es timated at 28,628,2901. Now, it appeared to him that after adding to the charges he had already enumerated a reasonable amount for pilotage, lights, port charges, and other expenses not hitherto enumerated, as well as for insurances and the depreciation in the value of ships, he considered the annual expenditure to be in all 26,395,810/., while the freights were, as he had said, 28,628,2901, leaving for the profits of capital the sum of 2,232,4801., which was as nearly as possible seven per cent. on the estimated value of the capital. Now he had reason to believe that this was more than the average annual return upon the capital of the shipowners; and this satisfied him that he had not over-estimated the capital engaged in the shipping trade. He would only beg further to call the attention of the Committee to the fact that it appeared from these figures that the shipping interest was of a magnitude as great as any other interest in the country, and, consequently, as important to its true interests, not excepting the cotton trade, or any other of the great staples of the country. Mr. Villiers —Do you mention the cotton trade in par ticular, because it is not protected ? Mr. Young had no such object as the one attributed to him by the Hon. Member ; he had, in fact, no other object beyond showing that the shipping trade of this eountry was a large and important interest, well de serving the attention of this country. The examination ot Mr. Young here closed, after an examination con. tinued for more than four days ; and on leaving Mr. Mitchell and Alderman Thompson both complimented him on the value of the information he had given them. The next witness called was Mr. M'Queen, examined by Alderman Thompson. —He had long been connected with the West Indies, and was thoroughly acquainted with the trade of that part of the world. He was well ac quainted with the coal depots formed for the Royal Steam Navigation Company. They were formed in Granada, St. Thomas, Jamaica, and Havannah. They were selected solely for the purpose of the working of the different steamers of the company on the sections to which they were appointed. The British NavigatiOn Laws had nothing whatever to do with the selec tion of those ports, nor were they selected because calls could be got cheaper there, where coals were brought by all ships, than they could be had in those colonies were coals could only be brought in British ships. It was himself who selected those stations : and at all those places the ships bring ing coals were exempted from all charges, provided that they did not take a return cargo. The British Naviga tion Laws were never stated to him as a reason why foreign Powers would not consent to give the privileges to the Steam Company; on the contrary, he fount that those Powers, which in ordinary cases were must rigid in excluding foreigners, were willing, in this case, to afford them every facility. The American Government indeed were at first jealous, and the American people were indeed still more jealous than the Government, as if the Steam Company were about to interfere with their export trade ; hut when it was found that they contem plated no such thing, but simply the conveyance of their passengers from South America to the different ports, they were quite satisfied, and the American Government cave him every facility in their power, telling him this was the most likely thing that had ever hap pened to bind the two nations in peace and amity. But for the convenience of working the sections, New Orleans would be a better coal depot than the Ha vannah, as the coals were cheap there, the people bring ing down great raft loads of them from the Mississippi ; and on their arrival at New Orleans they sold at once both raft and cargo. All along the eastern sides of the Allegheny Mountains the coal was very abundant. He knew that cotton was abundantly cultivated some years ago in the West Indies. There were various reasons why the cultivation of cotton had increased in the United States, and why it had declined in the West Indies ; one of the chief reasons being that the disturbances which had taken place in the West Indies, such as the d es t ruct i on of pro perty in St. Domingo, had caused a great decline in the West India cultivation, and the same decline had caused the United States' cotton to in crease. But this was not the only reason. The United States had laid a duty of lid. per lb. on the importation into America of foreign cotton. This duty was laid on soon after the late peace, and it was only taken off, if indeed it was yet taken off, so lately as last year. The British Navigation Laws had nothing whatever to do with it. As a proof of the importance still attached by the Americans to the subject, he intimated that at the recent conquest of Vera Cruz, the first step of the American General was to impose a duty on the importation of foreign cotton into' Mexico. The quantity of cotton grown in America in 1845 was 905,839,7391b5., ' which, valued at 6d. per lb., gave a value of 22,645,293/. The quantity of cotton imported into this country since 1820 was upwards of 7,576 millions of pounds, which, at an average rate of B%d. per lb.; might be valued at upwards of two hundred and sixty-eight millions, or an average of ten millions sterling annually. The growth of cotton in the United States was still increasing, though not so rapidly as in former years. The opening of the British ports had turned the attention of the planters to the cultivation of grain and sugar more than they formerly did ; but still cotton was sure to increase, owing to the increase of the slave population that were removed to the south for the purpose of its cultivation. There were places in the southern and western states so productive that it only required one effective labourer to manage ten or twelve acres up to the time of gathering the crop ; so that it was almost impossible for any other district to contend with them. The only country that could do so at present was India, and there it would be matter of great diffi culty indeed. But he knew ono country where it might be done, for through the whole of Africa cotton of a quality far superior to that of America, grew spon taneously, and the labour could be had on the spot at very low terms. He was acquainted with Demerara, and with its early cultivation of the cotton ; but he did INSPECTORS OF MACHINERY AFLOAT. Inspectors of machinery afloat will be appointed by their Lordships for the responsible duties of superintend ing generally the mir.thinery of steam vessels attached to each station or squadron; and the candidates for such appointments must be men of experience and acknow ledged ability, in whose judgment, integrity, and talent mplicit reliance can be placed. CHIEF ENGINEER. No person will be considered qualified to hold the commission of a chief engineer who is not able to keep accounts, make notes in the log of every particular of the working of the engines and boilers, draw rough sketches of any part of the machinery with figured dimensions fit to work from, be able and willing to exert himself practically as a workman when occasion requires, either in driving the engines, or packing, repairing, or adjusting the various working parts of the machinery, and making good the defects of boilers. He must, there fore, possess a thorough knowledge of the construction and working of marine engines and boilers in all their parts, coupled with skill and experience as a practical mechanic. He must be so far acquainted with the elements of theoretical mechanics as to comprehend the general principles on which the machine works. He must un derstand how to apply the indicator, and draw the neces sary conclusions from the diagrams. must be acquainted with the principle of expansion, and able to prove, or at least to illustrate the advantages to be derived from the use of expansive gear. The particular class to which a chief engineer will be appointed will depend not only on the result of his exa mination, but on his character, services, &c. Chief engineers will be examined at the steam depart ment at Somerset House, by the chief engineer, and in spector of the machinery of the navy, in the presence of the comptroller of steam machinery. Ilis Lonosuir thought that no sufficient ground had been shown to adjourn the application for three months. Mr. LEWIS said he was entitled to time to answer the affidavit. His Lorinsnrp thought that time should be granted. After some remarks on the time to be afforded, His LORDSHIP said he should adjourn the summons for a few days, and an adjournment was accordingly orderel. The damages in the declaration arc laid at 10,0001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-11017SE. A foreign Jew, named Morris Fryer , was brought before Ald erman M usgrove, charged with' having stolen a great number of gold and silver watches, diamond rings, &c., toe properly of Hersch Landsberg. Mr. Daniels attended as solicitor for the prosecution. The prosecutor said—l reside at No. 5, New-street, Bishopsgate, and am a dealer in jewellery. The pri soner lodged in the same house. I had deposited in a travelling-box sixty-five or sixty-six gold and silver watches, several diamond rings, pins, and brooches, and other property of considerable value. I saw the pro perty safe on the 25th of May, at five o'clock in the afternoon. The prisoner saw the contents of the box at the same time, and asked me when I was going to the country. I told him it was my intention to go next morning. Soon afterwards the prisoner, another per son, and m) self played cards in my room. We went out together at the same time, and I left my box locked in the room, but the door of the room was not locked, there being no key to it. When we left the houso, the prisoner and the other man asked me which way I was going, and when I told them they went in a contrary direction. Upon my return, at nine o'clock, I missed the travelling box which I had deposited in a blue bag. At eleven the prisoner returned, and I gave him into the custody of an officer. bliss Parish, daughter of Mrs. Parish, of No. 5, New street, Bishopigate, landlady of the house in which the prosecutor and prisoner lodged, stated that after they left the house about five minutes the prisoner came back and went into the prosecutor's room. Witness knew that he entered the prosecutor's room in consequence of the peculiar neiie made by the opening of the door. lie went out afterwards. Mrs. Parish, mother of the last witness, said she heard the steps in the prosecutor's room after prisoner returned to the house, and expressed surprise at so odd a circum• stance. John Sullivan, a boy 13 years of age, stated that he saw the prisoner come out of the house on the evening in question, and, joining another man, turn round the corner and pass away rapidly. The man who accom panied the prisoner took off his hat and put on a cap. The prisoner had with him a blue bag, which appeared to be at the bottom four cornered. Both of them ran as fast as they could, and witness followed them, but they got down a court, and witness lost sight of then. Witness went to the Compt er afterwards, and from amongst twelve persons easily picked out the prisoner as the man he had seen with the four-cornered blue bag. lie observed that the prisoner and the person who ac companied him appeared to be frightened when he saw them on the day the robbery was committed. Toilet, a porter, who was in the Compter when the prisoner was charged, deposed as to the remarkable con duct of the prisoner there. The prisoner upon that oc casion stated, that if he was discharged, as he expected would be the case, he would try the weight of the box, and that if it were broken up it would not produce more than half the value of it. The prisoner said he knew nothing at all of the goods, and that all his conduct towards the prosecutor was in fluenced by nothing but fair and honourable feeling. The ALDERMAN said the evidence, although merely circumstantial, was such that he considered it to be necessary to send the case to a jury. Mr. Daniels said the prosecutor had every reason to believe that all the property had been melted down by this time, so that there was no chance of the recovery of any part of it.—The prisoner was then committed for trial. GUILDHALL. Mr. Watson, a baker, 167, Fleet-street, was summoned before Sir Chapman Marshall for refusing to weigh a 21b. loaf at the desire of a customer. John Raymond, of Stanhope-street, Glare market, stated, that having purchased a loaf at the defendant's shop, which he found to be two ounces short of weight, the next time he had occasion to call he requested the person who served him to weigh the loaf. This he re fused to do, saying, the best bread was never weighed to the customer, but was weighed before it was put into the oven, with a due allowance for the loss that would occur during the baking. This was on Friday last. There was a beggar in the shop at the time, and he re quested him to take notice of what had occurred. Upon weighing the second loaf it was found to be an ounce and a half short. Mr. Watson said, he was sorry the complainant did not produce one of the alleged deficient loaves —not that the misfortune to send out a light loaf might not happen to any trade sman. He had carried on business in Fleet street for ab ove n i ne years, and his character had never been imp eac h ed in this way before. His son, who was an inexpe r i enced youth, had served the compl a i nan t, and his son ' s statement was that the former asked if the bread was weight, and not to have it weighed. He could rely on every word his son said. The ordinary course he took was to weigh the loaves before and after they were baked, from time to time, to ascertain the loss of weight in bakin g, and ren d er t h e we i g hing of th e b rea d before it was sent out to customers unnecessary. It was only necessary to ascertain the rate of loss by baking at intervals of a few days. lie offered his son as a wit ness, and to call his neighbours to speak as to his cha racter. The complainant said, he did not see why the best bread should not be weighed as well as any other. He complained for the benefit of the public. The defendant had no scales in the shop for weighing bread. Mr. Watson, with some warmth, stated that this was not the truth. He should like to know how the com plainant got his living. The complainant repliad, that was irrelevant. He got it as honestly as Mr. Watson. Sir C. MA.RSZIALL said he might inflict a fine not ex ceeding 405., but he would rather avoid disgracing Mr. Watson by any tine, if possible, as he had conducted his business as honestly and as respectably as his neigh hours for many years. if that might be inferred from the absence of any complaint. Mr. Watson did not deny that the best bread was liable to be weighed at the re. quest of a customer. The complainant had done his duty in obtaining a summons under such circumstances, and ought not to suffer any loss on that account. He would abstain from inquiring further into the case if Mr. Watson would pay the costs and give the complainant some compensatio n for the loss of his time. He pre sumed such a circumstance would never occur again at Mr. Watson's. Mr. Watson assented to this arrangement, and gave the comple4ilant 3s. for his loss of time. not think they could now return to it, iu consequence of the high price of labour. Mr. Villiers —But what has all this to do I+ith the navigation -laws? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that his Noble Friend the Commissioner of Woods.od Forests was not in his place. He had no doubt seh.. ever that when called upon he would. be ab le to g" a satisfactory answer. PORTUGAL--ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. BormiwlcK resumed the adjourned &Pte. He regretted that the present question did not cetee',l. fore the House for discussion at a much earlier ear_ The Nob'e Lord said, that in the then state o f the let t tiaticns he could give no direct informatio n, but 170 the interference, if made, would be effectual for,,%h protection ot the Queen, and for that also of the Br"i'bo residents in Portugal. The Noble Lord had gi!ell ther same reply, and this was all the information ssfectief_orh the House or the country could obtain until a f i t e t o newspaper published the protocol on which All interference was found,d, to all Europe• lit eck ) the foreign politics of the country he (Mr. Borth2;:emi had always, to use the words of a Right Hon k m. l ibr d near him, adopted the plain and open course by the conseit u •ion. This was what he had a" f o reign when her M a j es ty was a b ou t to pay a visit to a t p potentate, but neither in that instance nvororse. this had the Noble Lord adopted such a course. He could net but blame the Govermrient for inter „ ',kith the effairs of Portugal until they a . n n ° usual constitutional course of taking the c did vice of that House upon the subject, as Mr. Carat' . g o _ s i, in 18260, hen asimilar interference ens asked by yor ri lt re The Noble Lord said that it was necessary to inti s ; oo ,, for the interests of Portugal and of this country' r efin e° if' it should be proved that the result of this inter! con. had not been attended with there benefits, but, on In c . oces had eursurt!,ll:l: trery, tended to alienate the affections of the Portug of people from this country, and to distur b the pea.°so4 Europe, what then would b• came of the arguments Ge the course of conduct pursued by her 319 J eetY. Lord vernment? He wished to know trim the No ble reg et at the head of the Foreign Affairs whether the P r prisoners of war in Portugal, who had been 1 their under Sada Bandeira, were not entrapeed I id Aye present position ? He hoped the No ample infortnatien on thisand ena ble tn t OO point, t ; u e g reen by • • • giving it the means to form a coffee J. Noble Lord Teot: Ho b o , ments, it was to the present description of inter r"; 0 them. It was to this description of violation o n f :L s e te el name 11" a attached' law that tho Queen of England's e s tiee te name of Parliament was asked to ee • de- The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to rela_t n i e ce tail, the political intrigues which had lately tem e f l/ 6 0 ste in Portugal, under the influence and direction o Cabral, remarkin g th at t h ose i n t r igues Produceendlu:lllsl content throughout the whole country, an d el The Costaukeof i Cabral,at tuew obligedthen'to called retreat i jets o e from i c ir r e l id the D proclamation and proceedings of that t Miniater bones- ommer ee i h o ad pu a r ll tu b g u a t l, re u s , t h o e r n ed t t h r e an Q qt o li e l e li t t l y ne a t n iu d g re a a g l a ve in d t e mi(3 l . e . r_ o t o l le t advice of the Cabralists, drove that from her Councils, and replacing him bY L Li r A ho fo ti of Saldanha, and the creatures of Caurt succeeded in bringing that unhappy country _,, fe e sent lamentable condition. The Noble Lor 5 11 t ; te of head of the Government had represented th at o ath things to be the result of the proceedings of thro b , : poll who had possession of the country, namely' an attached to the cause of the Queen —the el:to; but those who followed the fortunes of Don 0115 " h e ar.) that representation was not correct. —01" P the the The true cause of the discontent patriotic N ibaierauis evinced ty. people of Portugal was produced by ( gear.) rannical intrigues an d un bl us hi n g taxatie l t here The Hon. Member for Cork was a repealer, beef that was never any objection made to taking the notice Hon. Member on subjects which came before eted t o of the House, neither was it for a moment ettem ci to b e be insinuated that the Government were incline to tha t come repeaters. The case was decidedly Para obis Jer e of Portugal in the present instance. - The N° blood had said, that had the Junta of Oporto succeedefoods• would have! flowed in the streets. There Wa s " Or tion at all for such a charge, neither was there Voice son for supposing that more acts of cruelty or , 1 104 would be perpetrated by the Junta, Sa lt o , the already been committed by that party 'ri l l por• Noble Lord called the constitutional party ° state d the vote u tugal.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord bad doted that by the course the Government had a ;oh an end would be put to despotism. It Was n o dead thing. All that h e had secured was the ghost 0 ' • 0 e o constitution. The charter of 1826, of whic h 13/ a uti bf had been made, had been gambled and frittered a r as a thousand Acts. Why, the Queen hers( If efts fi ck lesod fortune itself, and she had violated her promis e ' her pledges to the people as often as she had rose fr°, 113 0 4,0 rest. He wished to know from the Noble Ler° , 11 of the Government intended to bring back the prisoneo, Torres Vedras, and whence they intended to bring roe They talked largely of en amnesty, but they did atfi' d the know where tho se p r i soner were. The Nobl e Ler sere Member for Lynn knew positivelY that they pri already bound t o , if not arr i ve d at , Angola. I'll ese nr to soners were to have been sent to the iaeere s e ieiees Madeira, or t o some o th er place rather than 0. v et This was comm un i ca t e d i n secre t t o the represe n t s of her Brita nn i c M a j es ty i n P or t uga l, but it wit e l e med wards discov e r e d by M r . S ou t h eron , a nd commit °. t he to the Noble Lord the Foreign Secretary, th e t hat engagement enter e d int o was n o t to be kept, listed the priso ners were sen t t o A ngo l a . Th e reason lan d for this br eac h o f f a ith wa s th e i n t er f e rence of El l g;the on their behalf. He would ask, then, when this ws- draas case with regard t o th e p r i soners o f Torres Ire e o, what guarantee had they that any other eng A a g e b ob' with r egar d t o t h e a ff a i rs ot P ortuga l, we'd" h e ar.) served by the Queen of that country?—(lleac , : le of What security did the Noble Lord give the Pe ( Lr t ed, Portugal that their liberties would be re°r,eed? new that the insu rrect i on was sa id to bo ( 1 96 ; in He (Mr. P. Bort hvviek) said in his P le e c ; bad the House of Commons that no intimation what cc ; o ged been give , ' to Das Antes that hostilities would be bet against him by the British force. The Hon• li e , ot read several extracts from the instructions sent t _ ha d Colonel Wylde, to show that no neece of the P sen g been given him that such were the intentions tish Government, and no such instructions had b ee i T e out to him by the Noble Lord.—(flear, hear.) uei nied that the Noble Lord had made any such corodulefenj cation, and he now called upon him to get up an d d ha d the conduct of Colonel Wylde, who, he maintains law used a threat to Sa Da Bandiera which was e' rite leale) in its nature and false in its foundation .—( Fleur' r i n ee whatev er n i e. There was no similarity between the cases of they the of Orange and that of the Queen of Portugeh; t h e ir one case the peopl e soug h t t h e Prince to he " monarch ; in the other, the people to w te e d r :s is , whom should be the sovereign. The peep w , as i n - a uch united and distracted, and whilst the country ‘ c s e r for this a state it was impolitic in the highes t ti i • e g - tj e Belgium country to interfere. In 1830 the P' ° l ) t his country rose and deposed their sovereign, but _ I constitution. interfered to re-establish the monarchia difference Of this this he did not complain, because the .as equ ally tween the case of Belgium and of Portugal d being great. The interference being impolitic, were disu.ni And un- looked upon with jealousy, and as a called for act by a vast mass of the rop i e o f they would find that it would result in the destruct!°"ibe the country, in the annihilation of her trade, and In bloodshed of her people. In order to illustrate tat argument, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman rcterrel t some length to the works of Grotius and Vt' l f e ,', and argued from them, th a t the i eter vent l ° - of England was opposed to the law o f nati° lls :, The importance of an alliance between this country wanttitinn r h e greater ater fa l forcefallacy' in than the Nothhlee Lord'sNobl sp L e o c r e "; and Portugal was admitted by every one, 111/A -140-ansenowigt T by he n re o than that • the interference of this te country would promo and strengthen our alliance with Portugal, but the' objec" which l it had in view was opposed to a the endthat end. of it would be this—either the destruction of the Crown, the establishment of a republic in Pertug le e % the absorption of that country by Spain—an act a wl" — , would be against the whole policy which this 09 ° 4 %. had pursued for centuries. He dented that there was s e ", ground ,for believing that the Miguelites intended, fr sergani.ie a conspiracy for the purpose of subverting the sovereignty of Portugal. Louis Philippe wen& the throne of Fiance, because he was pledged to g ivB utterance and to support the doctrines of the pe0p1e...40 support popular principles ; and was it not remarkable that he should have lent himself to this interference ; but there was nothing in the documents to lead one t ' ° believe that France would have interfered if Gres , Britain had declined. He apologised to the House for the length to which his address had extended, and in conclusion begged to ask the Noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, upon the broad unquestionabl e principle of the law of nations—upon a knowledge of the alliance and amity subsisting between the state of Gres! Britain and Portugal, with a view to the practical benefit of Europe, and of the maintenance of that emit/ and that friendly and c:ose alliance, how he could justify,. the course which he had adopt e d ? I n t h e name 0: outraged humanity, in the name of the people of Portly gal, who had been depriv e d o f their liberties, he call ed upon the Noble Lord the representative of her Majesty' to stand up in his place, and to vindicate this monstrous exception—for he (Lord Palmerston) admitted it to an exception to th e genera l ru l e wh i ch gu id e d o ur JP' reign policy. Ile asked him to show by some facts, 1 2 addition to that already published not even in the epee° of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government --- , be asked him to explain the necessity that had urged 11 1 3 ofto depart from the universal rule—from the general rate diplomatic practice in a matter of this sort. lie may at a t loss to know why they protected the Queen e A P li r Portugal rather than any other tyrant.—(Hear, bea r ' the heirs, save one, to the Crown of Spain, had been married to persons beneath their rank, and were th e ; prevented from i n h er i t i ng the Crown; one rema i n ed, 4 0 . that was the Duk e de Montpensier; and what wa wanting to r en d er hi s claim complete? Why, nothinla but the sev erance of Portugal and Spain; and it had been or the policy of this country to prevent Portugal from theft b being absorbed by the latter country; and why, t hen : should we d esert the course w •had which we ever He would again apologisefor eyi ng occupie • d the attar tion of the house. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF LORDS- the Messengers fr o m the House of Lards bronht dove" certain Bills, which w e r e l a id upon table of the Mr. INl‘Queen—Not much, perhaps, with the naviga tion laws, considered in themselves; but it had much to do with the colonial system, of which the navigation laws might be considered as a part, and, in fact, (hey always had been so considered. Ite could tell the Com • mittee that if the colonial system and the navieation laws had both been preserved in their integrity, America would not now grow the amount of cotton she did. It was the greatest evil which had befallen the country, that first one and then another of these qatem, had gra dually been frittered away. Examination resumed-----The amount of tonnage in the United States last year was, of registered tonnage 1,068,764, and of unrolled and licensed tonnage 1,211,000. By this latter classification he meant the coasting traders—the la gistered ships were almost en tirely confined to ships going foreign voyages. Ile un derstood that the .P..merican ships made two foreign voyages a year, while the voyages made by British ships were far more than one one-third or one two-third voyages in the year. Ile was satisfied that the navi gation-laws of the United States had not at all cramped the energies of the United States commerce, but that, on the contrary, they had tended greatly to increase its amount. Ile had never heard an American speak on this subject who did not state that fact very pointedly and strongly. The Committee then adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 14. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. BURGH POLICE (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL this Bill was read a second time. NAVAL MUTINY BILL. This Bill went thrcrugh Committee. JUVENILE OFFENDERS' BILL. Lord BEAUMONT presentesi a petition from the justices of the peace of the West Riding of Yorkshire in favour of this Bill. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord BROUGHAM laid the report of the Select Committee on Criminal Law upon their Lordships' table. POST-OFFICE REVENUE. Lord ELLENBOROUGH rose to move their Lord ships relatively to the revenue of the Post office. He said several months had passed since their Lordships had, on his motion, ordered returns on the subject of the revenue, which were not furnished till the Ist of June. These returns, now that they had been produced, showed in many instances deficits which could not have been produced unless by great negligence ; and as the sub ject was one of so much importance not only to this kingdom, but to others, he thought that some inquiry ought to be made into them.—(The Noble Earl then entered briefly into some statistical details, none of which reached the gallery.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, that many of the abuses complained of by the Noble Earl arose from the fact of the contracts having been made for the con veyance of letters at a time when the means of commu nication to foreign countries were not so easy as they were at present. The Government, however, had no objection to the appointment of the Committee as moved for.—Motion agreed to. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up a consi derable number of private Bills, which were read a first time. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. The Earl of DEVON moved the second reading of this Bill. We understood the Noble Lord, who was al most inaudible, to advise the postponement of any dis cussion on the Bill till it was in Committee. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with the recommendation of the Noble Earl, as he hoped that by slight alteration several objections, if not all that were recorded against it, might be got rid of. The Bill was then read a second time. TRUST MONEY INVESTMENT (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Earl of DEVON this Bill was read a second time. PUNISHMENT OF VAGRANTS (IRELAND BILL. The House then went into Committee upon the Pu nishment of Vagrants (Ireland) Bill. After a few words from Lord MOUNTCASHEL, the clauses were agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be re ported to-morrow. AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. Lord STANLEY said, that as he intended to bring forward his motion with reference to the English inter ference with the affairs of Portugal tomorrow evening, and as the subject was calculated to lead to a very lengthened discussion, he hoped that it might be under stood that the debate would commence at five o'clock, if the Noble Lord the President of the Council :had no objection to such a course of proceeding. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that he should have no objoction to such a course being adopted. Service of Heirs (Scotland), Transference of Lands (Scotland); Burgage Tenure (Scotland), Heritable Secu rities for Debt (Scotland). Crown Charters (Scotland), and Quakers and Jews' Marriages Bills, were reported with amendments. The Burgh Police (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The Naval Mutiny Bill, Brooks's Divorce Bill, and Loan Discount Bill went through committee. Their Lordships then actourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. June 14. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The House resumed at Five o'clock. COLONIZATION. Lord M. HILL appeared at the bar, and stated that he had presented the address to her Majesty with which he had been entrusted, according to the commands of the House, to which her Majesty had been pleased to make the following gracious reply :—" I have taken into my con,ideration the address of my faithful Commons. I am deeply sensible of the advantages of colonization, and I will direct such inquiries to be made as shall lead to the adoption of such measures for that purpose as shall be free from the evils that have heretofore resulted from hasty legislation on this subject." PETITIONS. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY presented a petition from the Catholic clergymen and laymen of the county of Gloucester, praying for an extension of the franchise. Lord BROOKE presented several petitions from Stratford-upon-Avon in favour of the Health of Towns Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, praying for a repeal of the ratepaying clauses of the Reform Act. ANATOMY ACT. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition against the provisions of the Anatomy Act. Mr. FERRAND also presented two petitions from Leeds and Huddersfield to the same effect. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inhabitants of Hampstead in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. POOR-LA W—CENTRALIZATION. Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from the Board of Guardians of the Wakefield Union, complaining of the present system of centralization, and praying the House not to adopt that principle in the Poor-law Ad ministration Bill now pending before the House. EDUCATIONAL GRANTS. Mr. R. D. MANGLES presented a petition nume rously signed by inhabitants of the eastern parts of the country, complaining of the exclusion of the Roman Catholics from a participation in the grants of money voted by this House for the purpose of elucation. AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that he should, upon the first convenient opportunity during the adjourned debate on Portugal, move, as an amendment to the motion of the Honourable Member for Montrose, that Great Britain having become a party to a foreign armed interference in the affairs of Portugal, with a view of terminating the civil war existing in that kingdom, it is the opinion of this House that upon tranquillity being restored, it will become the duty of the British Government to endeavour by every just and legitimate means in its power to confer upon the people of Portugal the full enjoyment of their constitutional rights and privileges.—(Hear, hear.) /11 ISLE OF .1 N. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that on an early day he would call the attention of the House to all the unre dressed grievances of the Isle of Man.—(Laughter.) QUARANTINE. On the order of the day that the House go into Com mittee on the Navigation Laws, Dr. BOWRING desired to know what changes this proposed alteration would effect in the laws of quarantine? Mr. MILNER GIBSON said that ships with cl ean i bills of lading w ou ld b e admitted from any port wit o u quarantine. NAVIGATION LAWS. The House then resolved itself into a Committee upon he Navigation Laws, the resolutions were adopted, and ,he Chairman obt tined leave to bring in a Bill. The House then resumed. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. BANKES asked what was proposed to be ~he line of procedure with regard to public business on Wednesday - , and whether it was in tended to go on with the Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Billon that day. If so, the Poor Removal Bill which he had fixed for that day would have no chance of being proceeded with. He regretted that the Noble Lord had proceeded with the suspension of the Navigation Laws to-night, as his Noble Friend the Member for Lynn would have been present had he been aware that the resolution was to be moved to-night. He wished to knew at what future stage it would be convenient that the discussion should be taken. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that if the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn desired to oppose the measure, he had no objection to take the discussion on the second reading. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. SHAW desired to ask the Noble Lord wheth e r he meant to bring forward the Encumbered E states r (Ireland) Bill on Wednesday n ext . T here was ve ry c onsiderable appre h ension ent er t aine d respecting this Bill. It was very important, and was looked to with great anxiety. Lord JOHN RUSSELL—I intend to bring it for ward as soon as possible, but Ido not see that I can do so before Wednesday se'tinght. WESTMINSTER HAL L. Mr. S. WORTLEY w i s h e d to cal l _ the attention of the House to the stat e o f Westminster Hall. A temporary wood work had been erected by the C omm i ttee of the Fine Arts for th e purpose of an exhibition. Leaving that wood wo r k erected was most dangerous, and he trusted that it was not intended to use the Hall for the proposed exhibition this year, an d t h at it would be removed, as it obstruct e d the view of one of the noblest pights in the kingdom! House. Mr. CHRISTIE defended the course taken by th e Government, which had taken measures to obtain the Queen's consent to the terms of the constitution ber°,l.: they consented to interfere. The Hon. Member for a a Wycombe demanded more for the people than was for by the Junta, and his notions of liberty went t than those whom he represented, for he sa;.d that, v.*'"i he desired was, the charter of Don Pedro in its " i °l integrity.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord did WS lin terfere to give one party a triumph over another, b° e pf order to restore peace to Portugal; and the chargto, aiding and abetting despotism in another conot was as unfounded as if it were made age,„llol4 the Presbyterian gentry of England who fought ag—boi the Crown, in order to obtain Constitutioual ASSISTANT ENGINEER. He must be able to keep accounts, and make rough working sketches of engines and boilers. He must produce certificates of servitude in a factory, or other proof of his acquaintance with engine work, and of his practical abilities as a mechanic, as well as testi monials of good conduct and character. He must understand the general principle of the engine, and be acquainted with the names of the various parts and their uses. The second class assistant engineer, in addition to the foregoing general acquirements, must have served at sea at least one year, and produce proof of his capability to work engines, &c. The first class assistant engineer, in addition to the foregoing general acquirements, must have served at sea at least two years as an engineer, and be competent to take charge of the engine when required to do so. He must be acquainted with the principle on which the ma chine works in all its parts, be able to adjust the various working parts, and set right defects which may arise in the engines and boilers. AccOrding to his acquirements in these points, his proficiency as a workman and his general character and servitude, will depend his promotion to the higher rank of chief engineer. But he will not be considered eligible for promotion to this latter rank until he shall ;have served three years in the capacity of first class assistant, or as " first class engineer" on the old establishment. Assistant engineers will be examined by the chief engineers and inspectors of machinery of the Government factories, in the presence of the superintendent of the dockyard, or such other officer as may be nominated for the purpose. In the event, however, of the exigencies of the service requiring the entry of engineers who may not have served at sea the full periods herein stated, but in other respects may produce proof of their qualifications, a de viation from these regulations will he a;lowed by the special authority, in each instance, of the Board of Ad miralty, a notation to such effect being made on the passing certificates with a statement of the circumstances of the case. Ail engineers at present in the service are to be con tinued at their present rank and denomination until they shall have been examined and found eligible fur promo tion into the new establishment. RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO THE PAY OF ENGINEERS. The pay of engineers on the new establishment will be regulated under the articles in the "Queen's Regula tions" and " Admiralty Instructions," applicable to com mission officers, except as regards the termination of their harbour-service pay, and commencement of sea pay, which will be regulated as directed in the case of warrant officers, under chap. x., art. S. page 93, of the " Queen's Regulations." SCALE OF PAT. Sea pay per s e l r l , a i r c b e o p u a r y month. per month. £. 5. d. s. d. nspectors of machinery afloat ... 25 0 0 ... 13 15 0 Firstclass... 20 0 0 ... 11 0 0.. Chief engineer {Second ditto 16 0 0 ... 816 0 Third ditto. 14 0 0 . 714 0 First class... 12 0 0 ... 612 0 Assistant engineers{ - Second ditto 9100.. 5 4 0 Third ditto. 8 0 0 4 4 0 N.B. They are not to receive any additional pay for ser vice within the tropics, nor any compensation in lieu of the allowance for the instruction of boys. When engineers borne for harbour duty may have charge of steam machinery, they are to receive sea pay. When engineers are appointed from harbour-service pay to sea-going ships, they will be entitled to receive three months' advance of pay. When engineers are employed to execute any work, not for their own ship, they will be allowed extra pay (granted under the " Queen's Regulations," chap. x., sec. 4, art. 1, page 104) according to their rank. Rank. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. On Saturday, at the meeting of the Marylebone Ves ry, Mr. Salomons stated that the sheriffs had taken the opinion of counsel on the power of a returning officer to resign his trust, and that the opinion had been against him. Ile now begged to draw the attention of the ves try to what he considered a very important subject ; that the notices and lists which had been sent him for signature from the officers of the various parishes were addre iced to him as " Town Clerk of the Borough of Marylebone;" he would ask whether he was town clerk? There was another important subject, which was this:— The law compelled him to serve as returning officer, but it did not compel him to pay the expenses of the office out of his own pocket. Parliamentary returns had been called for, and when he (Mr. Salomons) sent to the vestry clerks of the parishes, they replied that they would not incur expense, and that they had no funds at their disposal for such a purpose. lle had, therefore, paid for them himself, running the chance of getting re paid. His successor might refuse to do that, and the parish would then be placed in a strange position. Ile, therefore, urged the whole subject upon the attention of the vestry. After some discussion the matter was referred to the Committee. On the deferred motion coming on, which was passed on the Bth of May, for obtaining the sanction of the vestry towards the necessary arrangement for purchas ing a site for the baths and washheuses, a memorial was presented by 230 rate-payers, calling on the vestry not to sanction the expenditure of so large a sum to wards the completion of the proposed plan. A letter was read from Mr. Staunton, complaining of the statements made by Sir Peter Laurie at this vestry, re specting the establishment of baths and washhouses in the parish of St. Martin. Sir Peter had stated, that the parish of St. Martin had taken a mows for their build ing; that they were going to have water turned off from the reservoir in Trafalgar-square, after the fountains had been worked by it all day; that it would be necessary to pull down several houses; that they were involved in difficulty, and that the thing was at a standstill. All these statements he denied most positively. The ground which the parish had rented for ninety-nine years never had been a mews. The water to be suppled was not to be that from the reservoir in Trafalgar -square. It was not contemplated to take down any houses; ❑or had the commissioners of St. Martin's been in any difficulties, nor had they been brought to a standstill. On the contrary, all their proceedings hitherto had met with the unanimous concurrence of the ratepayers in open vestry. After this statement had been read, Mr. ARMSON moved the non-confirmation of the mi nutes of the Bth of May, on the ground that the extent of land being so much curtailed, it would not be politic in the vestry to purchase the site. Sir PETER LAURIE seconded the motion, and said that what he had stated about the baths and washhouses of St. Martin applied to the baths at Whitechapel. Earl MANNERS supported the non-confirmation; and, after some discussion, the motion was non-confirmed by a large majority. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—On Saturday informa tion was given that either on Thursday night or early on Friday morning the shop of Mr. Lewis Abraham, watchmaker, in Duke. street, Aldgate, was entered, and plundered of about 20 gold and 200 silver watches; 51 of the latter were what are called " consolar " lever watches; 20 small silver hunting watches, numbered from 3,241 to 3,312; 40 lever and verge watches, num bers from 3,200 to 3,2.39, and the others various. A reward of 100/. has been offered for the discovery of the depredators. A letter from Rome of the Ist instant announces the return of the Pope on the previous day from Subiaco, where he went to take possession of the Abbey, of which he has appointed himself the Superior. An immense crowd went a distance of several miles to meet his holiness, and ae couiPanied him to Rome.