The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

NEW VOLUME OF THE STANDIRDNOVELS. Now r eady, in One Volume, neatly l3oun€l;ns embellished, price 65., T E DOG-FIEND. By Captain MARRYAT. FORMING THE NEW VOLUME OF THE STANDARD NOVELS AND ROMANCES. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER 31.k.TEST . 1"S THEATRE, The Nobility, subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re lpectfully !wormed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT TO-MORROW, June 3, on which occasion will be repeated Doni gears highly-successful opera LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Maria, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; La Marchesa di Berkenfleld, Madame Solari ; Sulpere Sergente, Sig. F. Lablache ; Tonlo, Sig. Gardoni. Between the acts a Divenissement, in which Mdlie. Rosati,lle. Cerito, and M. St. Leon will appear. To conclude with the revived and admired Ballet, LA ESIIERA L DA. . _ _ The principal characters by Mdlle. Carlotta Grist Copere, and Mdme. P. Stephan. M. St. Leon, 31. Gosselin, and 31. Perrot. The doors open at at Half-past Seven The Opera to commence Eight o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. The Nobility, Gentry, and Subscribers are respectfully informed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW Evening, June 3, on which occasion will be performed Mozart's Opera, IL DON GIOVANNI. Combining a triple orchestra and a double chorus. The principal characters by Madame Grisi, Madame Persiani, Mdlle. Corbari, Signor Mario, Signor Tamburini, Signor Rovere. SigFrr Tagliaflco, and Signor Ley. To render as perfect an ensemble as possible in the production of the Opera Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and Mdlle. Dumilatre Will dance in the Minuet. CoLducted by M. Costa. To conclude with the new grand lta let, entitled LA SAL MANDRINE. Principal characters by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and Mdlle. Dumilatre ; also Mdlles. Bertin, Neodot, De Melisse, Delechaux, O'Bryan, and M. Petipa. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow-street ; and at 31essrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The Doors will open at Half-past Seven, and the performance commence at Eight o'clock. - GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. On FRIDAY, June 18, when will be performed RosSini'S S rA.BA.T MATER; on which occasion Madame (Irbil, Madame Persiani, Signora Corbari, and Mdlle. Alboni ; Signor Mario, Signor Saivi, Signor Tamburini, Signor Roncuni, Signor Tagliafico, and Signor Marini will sing. A MISCELLAN EMI.; CONCERT. In the course of the morning Rossini's La Carita, by the whole strength of the company. Beethoven's Grand Battle Sinfonia will be performed by the Orchestra, with two additional Military Bands, under the direction of M. Costa. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street; and at the Box-office, Bow-street. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. In consequence of some misapprehension as to the localities for the Sale of Tickets, the public is respectfully informed that the only Box-office in Bow-street is in the Theatre, the corner of Hart-street, and that money is taken at the doors. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. it. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Marma duke Topple, Mr. Farren ; Sir Charles Tempest, Mr. Hudson ; God frey. Mr. Tilbury; Emerson, Mr. Webster ; Cyril Tempest, Mr. Howe; Lady Tempest, Mrs. Seymour; Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Glover; Florence Wilmot, Mrs. Fortescue; Miss Fielding, Mrs. Hamby._ To be followed by a Miscellaneous Concert, in which the - FOUR HUNGARIAN INSTRUMENTAL VOCALISTS will give their imi tations of various instruments, with the Lips only. To be followod by an entirely new and original farce called WHO DO THEY TAKE ME FOR? Colonel Templeton, Mr. Howe ; Terence O'Reilly, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Dorrington, Mrs. Seymour; Miss Prudence Pickings, Mrs. Hamby. To conclude with the Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Che a p John, Mr. Wright Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which (never acted) an entirely new Petite Comedy, called FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans songi, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullentord, and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. (Last Night but Eight of the present Management and Company.) THIS EVENING Will be presented the INVINCIBLES, in which Messrs. Wigan, Emery, Meadows, Frank Matthews, Miss 31. Keeley, and Mrs. Kegley will perform. _ . After which the musical farce called OF AGE TO-MORROW. In which Mr. Turner, Mr. Silver, Mr. Kinloch. Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Bromley, and Miss Daly will perform. To be followed by the new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ers by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, 31r. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mis. Keeley. To conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE WOOD DEMON' ; or, One o'clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, F. Matthew:, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING, (For the Benefit of Monsieur Regnier), Will be performed Scribe's favourite Vaudeville, entitled LA DEMOISELLE A 'MARIER ; ou, La Premiere Entrev.e. After which a new Comedic, in two acts, entitled UN COUP DE LANSQUESE r. Desrousseux, M. Itegnier. To c liclnde with Moliere's popular Comedic, entitled LES FOUR BERIES DE SCAPIN. Scapin, M. Regnier. Boxes, Gs. ; Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Amphitheatre, 35.; Gallery, 2s. boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 83, Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN i.ERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. In consequence of the increasing success which attends every re presentation given by the celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington. White, Stanwood, and Gerrnon, they will repeat their usual ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre. TO MORROW EVENING, Thursday, for the Benefit of Mr. Germon, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening. Doors of en at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PER FORM.,‘ NCE on Wednesday Morning next, commencing at Half past Tao o'clock. • Boxe.e and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, 011 Bond-street, and at he Boa-office of the Theatre. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lasses and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented Lord Byron's tragedy of WERNER. Werner, Mr. Macready ; Ulric, Mr. Creswick; Josephine, Mrs. Warner; Ida Stralenheim, Mrs. H. Hughes. After which a new Drama, entitled TILE KING AND THE PIPER. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Walton, Barker, Wynn, Delavanti, Granby, Miss E. Stanley, .511ss G. Smithson, and Miss Marshall. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. rneer the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Splendid combination of Novelties, in addition to which Mr. Batty has engaged Mdlle. Laurina, the Female Equestrian. MB EVENING Will be performed the Equestrian Magica! Sketch, THE (;OLDEN FOOTED STEED ; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley. Une:+•talled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of Horseninmitip, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. To conclude with Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of TIIE BRIDE OF AB Y DOS.; or, The Corsair. Stage Manager, W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, r.s.; Boxes, 4 5 . ; tipper' Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is, Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new ballad opera, the libretto by Mr. E. Fitz ball, the music and overture by Mr. J. 11. Tully, entitled THE FOREST MAIDEN AND THE MOORISH PAGE. Philip of Spain, Mr. Leffler; Francis Huntley, Mr. W. Harrison; Sir Edward Cop ley, Mr. 31'Mahon ; Queen Mary, Mrs. Henry Vining Alice Copley, Miss Itainforth ; Leon, the Moorish Pare, Miss Rebecca Isaac To be followed by the farce of TOR' IT'S DOG-. Lord Rochester, Mr. Johnson ; Jacob Whittington, Mr. Webb ; Lady Diana Clarges, Mrs. Ware : Alice, Miss E. Terry. To cct.e: ado with the new Nau•ical Drama, called THE WRECK AND tlI CI REEF. Captain. Mr. Tindell ; Halstead, Mr. Horn- Castle; Block, Mr. Neville; Christmas, Mrs. Ware. 11,Ac-, d;., Pit, 13.; Gallery, Cal. Doors open at Six, commence IV 11 , 1 f ,t Six. ROYAL VIC 101 HA THEATRE. TIM; EVENING Will 'uo narformed TIIE LONELY MAN OF THE OCEAN ; or, the Before the Bridal. Characters by Messrs. N. T. flicks, Dale, Smile, Bird, Raymond, Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee, and Misp. Iturroughclifte. After Which a ballet, to be called HAREM-SCAREM ; or Crossed in Love. Marem-Scarm, Mr. Buck. To be followed by M.. Cox's DLASOLVING VIEWS. To conclude with ADMIRAL SAM. Supported by the entire Strangth 01 the Company. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. _ _ _ Open every Mond,ty, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Ad.nission, Ore THIRD EVENING OF M.JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. No Extr - Charge! THIS EVENING, June 2. The Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers, Amateurs of Music, and the Public. that he has succeeded in engag ing M. JULLIEN and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled bad, Richar son, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prospere, Colinet, and Her Kcenig, for a limited number of nights. Which. with Mr. GODFRE Y'S Sp endid Band, aided by a selection from the principal bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One Hundred Performers. The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with flower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the grand Pictorial Representation of THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. The Menagerie contains many specimens, incluAing the Giraffe, Gazelles, &c. The Promenade Concerts, conducted t,y Godfrey. A representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge of Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc tion of the Town, and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. T LIE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 2. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52 ; Highest, 74 ; Noon, 70. BAROMETER, 30.54.-WIN; N.N.E.; fine. llDid WATER AT LONDON-BIIIi , G.E Tills DAY. Morning .. 48 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 9 minutes alto 4, SECOND EDITION. , ..-.4 3 , AA , ~.,,Hs.-‘-iaui:AfA,. )......., i 0 - 7, -- --, =44. ',• ..,,,,,, .r.A..77:)j- '; L 4 ~..:. .; 4: , i . , ...„, , • -'.i iEu ~ ~..os, ..__ v, ~. ~R oiT- ...$ _ _-_,_ ( Num LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1847. ____ Nil desperandum ! The Factory Bill is passed ! The Factory Bill—the Ten hours' Bill has tri umphantly passed the House of Corn been read a third time in the House of Lords , and has then, are we justified in exclaiming Nil desperVane:lily, Let nothing be despaired of. Much as we should have rejoiced at the passing of such a pl any time ea • s ure, a measure which we believe calculated to Con . fer an inestimable benefit on a large portion of the community, we are doubly rejoice by d a success so tardy and so long deferred. We hail it not only as the triumph of Philanthropy, but also as the triumph of Perseverance. Let it be remembered that this has pot been a question of one session, or of two, or of even ten sessions—thirty years have elapsed since it was first brought forward. For thirty years the grea t question has been in abeyance, during the last fifteen of which it has been almost constantly gander the consideration of Parliament. The first Sir B. I'm, Ur. Sous, and others of its chief pro mulgators, have disappeared, but the measure has en dured, has found fresh champions, overcome all obstacles, survived every defeat, and may now be considered as the law of the land. The conflict has been of long duration, and the struggle most severe ; and no wonder, for against no contemptible foes was the little band of zealous philanthropists opposed; it had to contend vi et armis with men animated, many of them, at least, by one of the strongest of instincts —selfishness, and possessed of one of the most for midable of weapons—money. The powerful stimulus of self-interest, and the potent adjuncts of wealth and influence were with the enemy ; hence their opposition was effectual and frequently successful. But the ad vocates of the benevolent measure had one powerful, nay all powerful, stronghold—the inherent virtue of their cause ; hence, though long delayed, their triumph was assured. And that triumph is now not only assured, but its good fruits must ere long be ap parent. It gives rise to somewhat painful reflections if we look back thirty, or say even fifteen years, and picture to ourselves the career of those for whom this measure was originally intended—namely, the " women and young persons" at that time toiling in the factories. It is hardly possible to estimate how differently these fifteen years might have passed if the protective law had been in operation. How much would not only their labour have been diminished, but their troubles mitigated : how much would their frames have been strengthened by needful repose, their minds improved by necessary instruction, their hearts softened by domestic comforts ! It is certainly painful to think of the many hours of needful rest and pleasant recreations, and useful instruction and domestic happiness, of which thousands have been deprived by this long protracted triumph. But we will not sadden our rejoicings by such gloomy re trcspections ; let us rather be thankful that the boon is at length obtained. Ten hours is hence forward the maximum for female and juvenile diurnal labour. This really Utopian scheme is, therefore, realised, for in this place Utopian is not synonymous with chimerical. Lord CAMPBELL, in his " Lives of the Chancellors," speaking of Sir THOMAS MORB'S " History of Utopia," observes that it contains almost a precedent for the Ten Hours' Bill. The daily labour of the Utopians was re stricted to a certain number of hours, and the author of their imaginary laws especially observes that they were not required to work incessantly from early morning till late at night, like beasts of burden, nam eu plus qualm servals wrzanna est. 'We have little need, indeed, to boast of our enlightenment and rapid civilisation when we have so tardily adopted a resolution already approved of by the wis dom of a philanthropist three hundred years ago! But, as we have adopted it, we will not now find fault with delays which, thank Heaven, are at length all over. Neither need we again enter into the merits of the so-often•canvassed question ; all further discus sion is needless. Thank Heaven, the Factory Bill is passed ! Heartily and earnestly do we utter the thanksgiving, and we doubt not but it will meet with an almost universal response, a response not of the lip, but of the heart. In the crowded precincts of the factories, in " the homes of those whose lot it is to labour," thousands will join, unconsciously perhaps, in the earnest thanksgiving. It will not be heard in the studied oration, but in the smiling, or perhaps tearful, joy of the mother returning home at the unaccustomed hour; in the quiet satisfaction of the husband, as he no longer loiters to consume perhaps her earnings at the public-house ; in the noisy mirth of the young children on the arrival of their parents and compa nions ; in the variously expressed delight of the young operatives themselves, gladly returning from the wearisome employment—in all the various expressions of a varyingly felt satisfaction will be uttered, as by an universal voice, the grateful aspiration—Thank Heaven, the Factory Bill has passed ! On this happy consummation of our common desires earnestly:do we congratulate, in the first place, those most immediately concerned, namely, the whole body of the manufacturing people, upon the long anticipated boon they have at length obtained. We congratulate them all, from the women and young persons, who will individually obtain a respite for their labour, to the whole families, whose happiness will be thus agreeably augmented—from those nearly reaching the term of their existence, who will thus have two hours of joy added to each day of their lives, even to the unborn children, whose infancy and childhood will now be solaced by so many moments of maternal care which otherwise would have been almost unknown to them—we congratulate them all. And also because this, like all philanthropic measures, is twice blessed—it blesses those who give and those who take. And also let us congratulate those to whose instrumentality this happy result is attributable. We are not so much disposed to thank them for labours which must have brought their suf ficient reward, as to congratulate them on that reward, namely, the satisfaction of success. And we do con gratulate them all, from him, " the labourer in the eleventh hour," as Lord ELLESMERE modestly chose to style himself, to him whose name is inseparably interwoven with the passing of the Ten Hours' Bill. His satisfaction must be complete; indeed we doubt whether the most anxious among the operatives themselves can experience on this occa sion so sincere a pleasure, as must Lord ASHLEY on the triumph of a cause for which he has done so much. Session after session, and year after year, has it had his earnest and unswerving support. He has advocated it with his ardent eloquence; he has la boured for it with unceasing patience ; he has strug gled for it with indomitable perseverance. He has strenuously upheld it in long seasons of apparent hopelessness, against vigorous, and even succcessful opposition ; in good report and evil report ; in defeat, in difficulty, and in doubt —no, not in doubt, for his confidence never wavered. lie felt as assured of vic tory as he was of the justice of his cause. Even at that most trying time when, after three successful divi sions, fortune seemed to have utterly abandoned him, and a majority of no less than 138 was prepared to enforce the Ministerial opposition—even in that seemingly hopeless hour Lord ASHLEY gallantly and resolutely declared his unconquerable conviction that " the ob iect for which he was contending must eventually triumph, and that he had lit such a candle in England as could never be put out !" Rhetoricians may have objected to the homeliness of that metaphor, but, for ourselves, far from objecting, we rather re joice in that very homeliness, because we believe it to be on that very account more admirably caculated, as, perhaps, the noble speaker intended it, to fix the attention and remain in the memories of those whom it most concerned. Disappointed by the re jection of their long-cherished claims, the defeated operatives were no doubt, in part consoled by the cheering prophecy of their friend and champion ; and gloriously has that prophecy been realised. The little unextinguishable candle may now kindle a bonfire of rejoicing ! Once again, then, do we most heartily congratulate Lord ASHLEY on the triumphant result of his long-enduring per severance. In a few days, probably, the royal assent will complete the legality of the Bill ; and on few occasions could the regal prerogative be more grace fully exercised, on few occasions the arbitrary Je le ceux fall more appropriately from a woman's lips, than when it will thus sanction a measure so ardently desired by so large a portion of the co►nmunity—a measure so especially affecting the domestic happi- ness of so many thousand homes. Before we take leave of the Factory Bill, we would extend our congratulations, not only to the framers of the measure and the recipients of the boon, not only to those who will mutually benefit from its im mediate effects, but to a far greater multitude, namely, to those who may benefit from its example. To the advocates of all reformations, however apparently impracticable ; to the supporters of every ust cause, however apparently hopeless, we may most appropriately offer congratulations on the encouragement afforded them by the triumph of this so long apparently hopeless and impracticable reform. When that arduous achievement of modern science was accomplished—when the Thames Tunnel was ultimately completed —much as we rejoiced in the success of an enterprise so glorious,—that success was, in our opinion, immeasurably enhanced by its so oiten repeated disappointments and delays. We admired not so much the fertile ingenuity that had contrived, as the indomitable patience that had c onsummatedthe un. deCaking; we rejoiced not so much at the completion marvellous te triumph and of:perseveranceunparalleled—Weratherexeo uolfteadworks° in the noble, we rejoiced over an affirmation so new and forcible, that nothing indeed is to be despaired of. Now in the triumph of the Ten Hours' Bill, which last night received the final sanction of the House of Peers, we have another and a striking illus tration of that glorious maxim. Let then all those now embarked in any unprosperous cause—those now struggling at the foot of the bill, meeting fresh obstacles at every step—let them take courage! Let these glorious triumphs of Perseverance be to them a new stimulus for exertion and a happy augury of success. No matter how many may be the years of their pilgrimage, no matter how formidable may be the aspect of their foes, let them only be assured of the justice of their cause, and they may rest con fident that its ultimate triumph is inevitable. We are especially justified in regarding this Factory Bill as a triumph of Philanthropy and Perseverance, as its success is due alone to the inherent justice of its objec t and the unwearying patience of its supporters. It has received no external assistance whatsoever ; it . _ is no Government measure, no party triumph. It is indeed a curious circumstance that while, during its protracted struggles, it has had to contend, and hz.s contended successfully, against all the weight of Go vernment opposition, it has, even in the hour of its triumph, received but a very partial aid from Govern ment support. In 1844, when Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Government was in the very zenith of its power, " strong Government " though it was, it was compelled to exert all its vaunted au thority, it was compelled to stake its very existence upon the issue, in order to throw out the almost triumphant measure. All the strength of Ministerial influence, all the fidelity of political partizanship was exerted to the uttermost in opposition to the cause ; and, unlike others simi larly circumstanced, it has been assisted by no equivalent support no political ties unite its champions—no Ministerial influence has secured its triumph. The members of the present Government are divided on the measure—the members of the last are strongly opposed to it. We are then justified in adducing this as an example of how little even the most threatening opposition is to be dreaded, how little the most desperate cause is to be despaired of. As surely as the germs of the oak-tree penetrate through the impeding earth, and battle successfully with the winds of heaven, because the principle of vitality was inherent in the acorn, so surely will every measure inspired by some vital principle successfully surmount all obstacles and successfully struggle against all opposition. Again let us exclaim then—Nil desperandum! The House of Commons was last night occupied with the discussion of Lord LINCOLN'S motion, "That an Ad dress should be presented to her MAJESTY, praying that sbe should take into her consideration the means by which colonisation may be made subsidiary to other measures for the improvement of the social condition of Ireland, and by which, consistently with a full regard to the interests of the colonies themselves, the comforts and prosperity of those who emigrate may be effectually promoted." It is impossible to object to the tone or spirit in which the Noble Lord brought forward this deeply interesting topic. With sound judg ment he abstained from everything of a party cha racter, and thereby enabled the House to proceed to the consideration of the question with the utmost im partiality, and without any prejudice being excited on either side. To this moderation and discretion he owes the partial success that attended his proposition—the consent of the Government to adopt an address, on the express understanding that no special commission should be appointed for this object, but that the subject should be left in the hands of the Executive Govern ment, who would give it their fullest and best consi deration. In yielding this modified assent the Premier showed that the subject had not been neglected either by the present or the former Minis try, that we had Commissioners watching the tide of emigration under the Secretary of State ; that those Commissioners had agents in every part of the United Kingdom to afford every possible assistance to emi grants proceeding either to South Australia or Canada, and that the number of those agents had been considerably increased since the accession to office of the present Ministry; that up to this period there had been already no less than 120,000 persons who had voluntarily left their native land, a number which would probably be increased to at least 200,000 in the course of the year, and that already measures had been adopted in the United States to check the arrival of those who may possibly become destitute, by compelling masters of vessels, in which they arrive, to guarantee that they should not become burdensome to the state. An imperative necessity, therefore, existed that we should not follow a course likely to indispose other countries, whether our own colonies or not, to receive our emigrants, by suggesting the idea that we wanted to get rid of the rubbish of our population. Indeed, even if all were unanimous as to the advantages to be derived by the British dominions from the adoption of the wildest plans of the advocates for emigration—if the expatriation of even two millions of our Irish brethren were as desirable and necessary as it is as serted to be—the Noble Lord adduced reasons sufficiently powerful to show that every consideration of justice and expediency required that the utmost caution should be used to prevent that which might be serviceable from becoming really injurious and pre judicial to our best interests. We have never been disciples of the Sangrado school. We do not believe that the condition of our sister island is to be ameliorated by driving front her shores myriads of her able-bodied and industrious children—by withdrawing from those resources which should wholly be employed in bringing her barren lands, her neglected fields, into the highest degree of fertility and cultivation—in deve loping all her varied capabilities in order to banish the producers of national wealth—the men who, if their exertions were directed into beneficial channels, would become the most cherished and valued of our fellow-subjects —the consumers of exciseab le articles —the supporters of the Exchequer—the fillers of the public purse. The Noble Lord who brought forward the motion said " that he looked upon a measure of colonisation as a remedy in some sense similar to bleeding in the human frame." We adopt the metaphor; there can be no closer analogy. We ask, then, is Ireland in that plethoric state that a further deple tion is the best or only remedy ? Is she not rather 1 in the condition of one who has already been reduced to weakness, who languishes for want of nourishment, and for whom a rich and generous diet is more fitting than a treatment that must further reduce his already exhausted strength ? The political Sangrados, however, will not depart from their favourite nostrum ; they cling to their bleeding and hot water as the only specific,"and, in place of sending capital to her shores—her real want—they desire to employ it in banishing what has truly been termed her bone and sinew. We have confidence in the men whom our SOVEREIGN has chosen to be her advisers we are persuaded that they will not unduly sanction the quackery to which we have alluded ; that they will afford every protection and assistance to the voluntary emigrant, out that they will not expend any considerable portion of those funds which may be applicable to the improvement of Ireland in a manner so prejudicial to her best interests and to those of the United Kingdom in general. The Supplement to last night's Gazette contains the general order, agreeably to her MAJESTY'S com mand, from both the Horse Guards and the Admi ralty-office, directing all those, from the highest down to the lowest rank, who served in our fleets and armies during the wars commencing in 1793, and ending in 1814, to furnish a statement of their ser vices to the proper quarters, to the end that they may receive a medal, to be struck as a mark of the SO VEREIGN'S gracious recollection of their heroic deeds. Heartily as we tender our warmest felicitations to our distinguished military and naval compatriots that they are at length about to acquire a public decoration which, more than thirty years since, it should have been their privilege to have worn, yet does the official announcement of yesterday involve reflections which ought never to have been suffered to cross and pain the mind of the British nation. An act of tardy jus tice is about to be accomplished. How great, then, has been our injustice to those who were permitted, year after year, to sink into their graves unrewarded for the gallant conduct they severally displayed in a series of brilliant actions at sea and on land indelibly engraved in the history of our country ? What com- - ' pensation can we offer for the wounded feelings they must have experienced till they were summoned from the field of human existence ? Alas, none ! Many a widow, and many an offspring of the deceased soldier, will now have fresh reason to mourn the los., of their relatives from their knowledge of how ardently the departed aspired after, though in vain, the boon of distinction which will presently be conferred upon the survivors; as also from the senti ments of regret they will naturally entertain that that which they would have so highly prized as a precious heir-loom—the SOVEREIGN'S medal commemorative of the past heroism of the husband, the father, or the brother—will, never be their pride or good fortune to possess. The invidious manner in which the marks of the favour of the Crown were distributed at the close of the great war, has always rankled in the public mind; and when, in considera• tion of the recent triumphs of our arms in the East, appropriate medals were struck in honour of those who had achieved then, the gallant old officers and men, who had fought so chivalrously through the whole of the Peninsular campaigns, and had been left unrequited by any honorary emblem of distinction, felt themselves dishonoured. An ebullition of popular feeling, however, quickly succeeded, and the Duke of RICHMOND, though strangely opposed, for the time, by " the hero of a hundred fights," lost no time in convincing the Ministers of their duty to advise the Crown to honour the Army and the Navy, according to their well merited fame. 'We hope, indeed, that what has now occurred will have the effect of rendering the re sponsible servants of the SOVEREIGN extremely studious hereafter, whenever our sons of Mars or Neptune may gain any signal victories, that the badges of distinction shall be granted on a scale com mensurate with the love of justice and depth of gra titude peculiar to the British people, We cannot conclude these remarks without taking exception to the circumstance that the naval engagements for which medals are to be struck stop at the year 1815. Surely the period might have been extended to the following year, so as to have comprised those who fought in the memor able action off Algiers !—an action, be it re membered, more glorious in its heroism, and more philanthropic in its cause, than two-thirds of the engagements for which the persons present are to be thus honoured and rewarded. We entreat the atten tion of the Admiralty, of the House of . Commons, and of the: Government to the gallant officers and men who fought and bled in the glorious battle of Algiers. Surely the sailors who fought there under EXMOUTH and MILNE should not be grudged a simple medal ! A letter from Frankfort, dated the 22d, states that the most influential men of the Liberal party in the Grand Duchy of Baden have resolved to present an address to the General Diet of Prussia, adjuring that assembly, in the name of the people of Germany, to protect the most important interests of the country. The address also alludes to the necessity of granting to the Jews the full and complete enjoyment of civil and political rights as exercised by the Christians. We have received by the Levant mail Malta papers to the 21st, the Constantinople journals to the 16th, and the Moniteur Grec (the Ministerial organ) to the 20th inclusively. The Malta journals contain nothing of importance. The Moniteur Grec neither confirms nor contradicts the report that the Greek Government has solicited the mediation of Austria for the arrange ment of the differences with the Porte. The following is from the Courrier de Constantinople of the 16th:— "An extraordinary courier from Persia has brought the intelligence that the ultimatum relative to the treaty between the Ottoman Porte and the Persian Government had been definitively accepted by the Shah, and that it had been signed at Teheran about the middle of the month of April." Madrid papers of the 26th have been received. The KING still continues at the Prado, and refuses to join the QUEEN unless General SERRANO is sent out as Governor of Cuba. Senor SALAMANCA is suffering from illness. MADRID BOLSA, MAT 26.—The Three per Cents, were done at 29i for cash; the Four per Cents. at 181 ; the Five per Cents. at 18-il ; the Debt without interest at 5i ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The National has the following observations on the armed intervention of England, France, and Spain in Portugal : " Is it, in truth, seriously that an armed intervention is spcken of in Portugal? The Debuts had already announced to us this intelligence, which, however, was immediately , contradicted. Since then it has published the text of a con vention entered into between England, France, and Spain, according to which Spain was to succour Donna Maria with her troops, England with her sailors, and France with her good wishes. The journals of London inform us now that Lord Palmerston has aimitted in the Ilouse of Commons the existence of this treaty. At the same time Mr. Hume has given notice that he will on Monday (this day) address ques tions to the English Cabinet on the subject. Thus, then, the news is true! We must believe that explanations will also be, without delay, demanded from M. Guizot. It is already a fault to have allowed the English Parliament to enter on the matter first. And by what right does this armed inter vention take place in the internal affairs of Portugal? The Debuts has mentioned the Quadruple Alliance, but Lord Pal merston speaks of a new convention. He adds, it is true, that the title put forth by Donna Maria is that of the con tracting parties of the Quadruple Alliance. But what con nexion can this text, so often torn to pieces, have with the struggle at present going on in Portugal ? The question is not now to combat Don Carlos or Don Miguel, against whom this constitutional coalition was specially at first concluded. Donna Maria, that perjured Queen, after having worn out, with her coups d'etat and her .strange whimsies, the nation which had placed her on the throne beheld that nation rise up against a domination that was alike odious and contempt ible. Is not the Portuguese nation perfectly justified in acting so? Does it not exercise a right the most legitimate and most sacred? In what respect can England, Spain, and France, who have a similar page in their history, find this conduct reprehensible? The treaty of the Quadruple Alliance, taken in its widest expression, had been directed against the me naces of the absolute Sovereigns. Can it have undergone in a few years so great a metamorphosis as to have become at present a danger for the liberty of nations? We have al ready had the holy alliance of despot Kings —are we to be hold this idea of 1815 revived in the holy alliance of the constitutional Sovereigns? The question is a most grave one, as may be seen. The first cannon-ball fired against the Portuguese will give a dreadful shock to the traditions and principles of international law. We are not astonished to see M. Guizot mixed up with this odious scheme. He saw in it the advantage of appearing to have again drawn closer to England, and he hopes that he may be permitted to re peat the well-known expression, 'I follow in her wake.' But it. is of importance to France that the threats of this new coalition be not realised; and no doubt our statesmen will consent to deny themselves for a time the pleasures of the country, in order to bring this matter before the Chamber." The Presse has an article, extending over three mortal columns, on Spanish affairs, in which it ac cuses the British Government of having a design to Protestantise Spain. "If the Pope (says the Presse) refuses to gratify the wishes of England by dissolving the marriage of Queen Isa bella, England will excite the Queen to diyorce herself in spite of the Pope. Double profit for England! A divorce! and with a divorce schism and Protestantism in Spain ! The religious propaganda of the Anglican Sectarians triumphing in Spain at the same time with the political and commercial propaganda of England! Is not this a pleasant dream? To plunge Queen Isabella into the excesses of which the reign of Henry VIII. offers the most perfect model—to renew be tween the holy see and the Sovereign of a Catholic nation the odious contest which caused Protestantism to triumph in England—to complete a second time the separation of which she has given the example to the world—to revenge herself on France, and at the same time to satisfy her political inte rests and her religious passions—is not that a plan worthy of British diplomacy ?" The report of the Committee on Algeria has been laid before the Chamber of Deputies. It recom mends that France " content herself with occupying the Tell, and not endeavour to penetrate or form esta blishments in the smaller desert, the natives of which, being obliged to draw their provisions from the Tell, are de facto her tributaries." The Committee was also of opinion that the army should not be employed in reducing independent Kabylia, whose pcpulation, surrounded by European settlers and confined within narrow valleys, must ne cessarily undergo the influence of the French. The Committee next considered the means best calculated to consolidate their domination in the country, and laid it down as a principle that the political power should be vested in the hands of the French, and most of the secondary offices of the Government be filled by natives. The second part of the report treated of the important question of the civil administration of Algeria, and recommended the restriction of the cen tralization at Paris within narrower limits, so that if the entire government of the affairs of Algeria re mained in France a portion of the administration should reside in Africa itself. It is said that Marshal BUGEALID has been recalled from Algiers. The Three per Ce n t s . c l os ed at 78f. 70 c.; the F ive p er Cents., 117 f. sc. • the Orleans Railro ad Shares, 1,2601. ; Rouen, 960 f. ; Havre, 650 f. • Avignon, 755 f. ; Vierzon 592 f. ; Great Northern , 610 f: ; 50c. ; Bordeaux , 508 E 75e. ; Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Dieppe,' 316 f, 25c. ; Paris and Strasbur g , 430 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 415 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 435 f ; Lyons and Avignon, 447 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 4481. 75c. ; Spanish Three per Cents, 351. MAIVBEILLEB, MAY 25.—Mareeilles and Avignon, 732 E 50c. 27..rarii and liouera, 957 f. 50c- Avignon , JUNE 2, 1847. and Marseilles, 737 f. 50c.; Northern, 606 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 433 f. 75c.; Orleans, 1,241 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 1. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 1 / 4 —Namur and Liege, 3 5 A — Northern of France, I2—Paris and Rouen, 37—Sambre and Meuse, VA—West Flanders, 33/;. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after T►velve o'clock. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up and ordered to be laid on the table : Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway, and Chester and Birkenhead Railway Purchase or Amalgamation. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail way (Deviation of Main Line and Chester Branch, &c.) Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway Acts Amend ment (Diversions of Line in the parishes of Black burn and Bolton in the Moors.) Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Branch to Wisbech Harbour, and Wisbech Harbour Improve ment). Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Wisbech to Satton-bridge, &c.) Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway, and Ox ford and Bletchley Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation and Extension of Lines. Eastern Counties Railway ( Wisbech to Spalding). London and Yorth- Western Railway (Birmingham and Lichfield Line, &c.) Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway Deviation. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Louth and Horncastle and East Lincolnshire Junction Branches). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Station Approach in Manchester). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, and Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway and Chester field and Gainsborough Canal Amalgamation. Midland Railway (Extension of the Nottingham and Lincoln Branch at Lincoln). Midland Railway (Erewash Valley, &c.) Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Railway Widening, Deviation, and Branches, Enlargement of Leicester Station, and extending powers as to Ibstock Branch). Mold Railway. Portadown and Dungannon Railway. Ross, Cromarty, and part of Nairn District Roads (re committed). Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (Branches and Station). South-Eastern Railway (North Kent and Bricklayers Arms Junction). The report on the Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales Drainage and Inclosure ompanies Incorporation Bill was further considered and agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a thiititirne and passed Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway. Swansea Docks. Wexford Free Bridge. POYNTZFIELD ESTATE. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was ordered that the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills have leave to proceed on the Poyntzfield Estate Bill to-morrow. FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr.:GREENE moved, that in the case of the Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway, petition for additional provision, the Examiner of Petitions fur Pri vate Bills have leave to sit and proceed to-morrow.-- Agreed to. WRECK AND SALVAGE. On the motion of Mr. W AWN, the following returns were ordered:—Returns of the names of the receivers appointed under the Wreck and Salvage Act, 9 and 10 Vic., c. 99, together with a copy of the instructions issued at various times to those receivers ; of the names of the inspectors, or surveyors and engineers, appointed under the Steam Navigation Act, 9 and 10 Vic., c. 100, at each of the ports of the United Kingdom, together with a copy of the instructions issued at various times to those inspectors. LEITH HARBOUR. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG brought on the Leith Harbour Bill, which was read a first and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next. HIGHWAY BILL. Mr. BUSFEILD presented a petition from Bradford against the llighway Bill. HEALTH OF TOWNS. General LYGON presented a petition from Worces ter in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. R. SPOONER presented a petition from the Birmingham Waterworks Company against the Bill. NAVIGATION -LAWS. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, praying for the abolition of the navigation-laws. TENANT EIGHT. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from Done. gal in favour of the extension of the rights of tenants. EDUCATION. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY presented a petition from Great Yarmouth, signed by the Mayor, twelve magistrates of the county, and several members of the Town Council, praying that Catholics might be admitted to a share in the grant for education. SIR JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT. Mr. SPOONER postponed his motion on this subject until Friday. REMOVAL OF PRISONERS (IRELAND). The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for Ireland obtained leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the removal of pri. Liners from the several gaols in Ireland in cases of epi demic diseases. COUNTY ELECTION POLLS BILL. On the motion being read for the second reading of this Bill, Sir G. GREY said he agreed in the principle of the Bill, and should consequently support it with his vote; but he considered that such a measure ought not to be passed until the Quarter Sessions could revise the list of voters ; besides, if it was passed during the present ses. sion, it would create much confusion. He, therefore, begged to suggest that the Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward the Bill should postpone it until a future occasion. Mr. FREWIN said he had wished to have carried the Bill through Parliament in the present session, in order that it might operate during the ensuing general election ; but, after what had been stated by the Right lion. Baronet, he should withdraw the Bill. Bill withdrawn accordingly. JEWS' AND QUAKERS' MARRIAGE BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. To be reported to-morrow. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. On the first clans. , being moved, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said he considered that the term of imprisonment proposed ought to br extented to six months, as originally proposed in Committee, but the Committee altered it to three months. He considered that the alteration would have a salutary effect upon the offenders. Sir GEORGE GREY said the proposed alteration had much to do with the place of confinement. He ad mitted that he was in favour of the extension of the term of imprisonment provided that it was of a purely reforma. tory character ; but, in the present condition of the prisons, and the lack of ample reformatory means, he acquiesced in the recommendation of the Committee, and thought it would be well to postpone any alteration in the Bill in this respect until the great reformatory measures recommended by the Committee on Criminal juvenile offenders could be carried out. Unquestionably offenders ought not to be exposed to the contamination of offenders of riper age and greater depravity; but, as there was no Bill before the House at present for carry ing out a plan of improved discipline as far as regarded juvenile offenders, he thought it would be well to adhere to the recommendation of the Committee. The clause was then agreed to. On the next clause being proposed, Sir J. PAKINGTON recommended that the magis trates should be empowered to inflict a fine upon juvenile offenders in some cases; thus he conceived their parents would be induced to keep their children out of the clutches of the Jaw, and they would thus, in many cases, not be exposed to the contamination of the gaol. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said it was likely to lead to abuse, as those who could pay would escape with slight punishment, whilst those unable to pay would meet with severe punishment. It certainly might induce parents to keep their children out of the clutches of the law, but he did not think that the plan would work well. The clause was then agreed to. On the next clause being proposed, Colonel WOOD said the number of times a boy should be whipped should be left to the option of the magistrates. He begged to move, as an amendment, that the words " once or twice " be omitted. Sir G. GREY considered that this was a matter which might be left to the option of the magistrates. Mr. B. ESCOTT thought that all words with re spect to whipping should be omitted. Juvenile offenders were the very persons on whom such a punishment ought to be inflicted. Mr. GREENE explained that the am en d ments could not be made until the bringing up of the npart. Mr. B. ESCOTT said he should divide the House upon the clause. Atter a few words from Mr. TRELAWNY, Mr. WAKLEY hoped the Right lion. Baronet would Leave out the clause. Sir GEORGE GREY consented to leave out the word " twice," as it would enable a magistrate to substitute a short period of imprisonment instead. Sir J. PAKING TON consented, on the bringing up of the report, to leave out the word "twice." Mr. WAKLEY said the magistrates, if it were left to them, might inflict a greater punishment in one whipping, than they could in two—(Hear, hear) —but he objected to it altogether, he objected to whipping, because it was a brutal practice—it was not fit for a human being at all; and after the course the House had taken on the subject of corporal punishment during the session, he trusted that they would not pass any law which permitted whipping. He had seen enough of their conduct to dread placing more in their power, and he would conjure the Government not to do away with so much of the privilege of trial by jury. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said that the Hon. Gentleman objected to the Bill without exactly knowing its details. The friends of the children were not adverse to having a private tribunal where they could take their children to be punished, in order to deter them from crime. By the present law a criminal could be im prisoned and ordered to be whipped either once, twice, or thrice, privately, at the option of the magistrate. Mr. WAKLEY said such a system was most dis graceful. , The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he did not mean to enter into that part of the subject, but it was much better, in his opinion, to hive such a tribunal than to subject the offender to the ill consequences of a confinement with hardened criminals. Lord SANDON approved very much of the principle of the Bill ; a good wholesome thrashing would prevent the young criminal from a second offence. Mr. WAKLEY desired to know what the Noble Lord meant by a wholesome thrashing? flogging a boy degraded him, and he never forgot a blow. If the principle of the Bill was good, why not extend it to men ? After a few words from Mr. ADDERLEY and PALMER, Mr. CHRISTOPHER expressed himself in favour of the Bill. Mr. CURTEIS considered that flogging ought to be administered in the presence of two or three magistrates. He was generally adverse to the system of flogging. Mr. DUG DALE said that he hoped the Honourable Member would not divide the House on the question. In fact, he considered that the Member for Finsbury had made the speech most in favour of the Bill, for he said that the boy would never forget it. Mr. WAKLEY said that, in his opinion, flogging had a bad effect upon the character, and the boy that w,s flogged for stealing a few apples might be rendered a burglar by the fact. Mr. 13.4:SCOTT said that the question was, whether they should subject boys to the piznis' , .ment which, in the opinion of some of the most scientific men, was hurt ful and dangerous. After a few words in explanation from Mr. TRE , LAWNY, The gallery was cleared for a division, when there ap peared— Against the amendment For it Majority against the amendment — 48 On our re aimission we found Mr. BODKIN moving that all the words from the word " with," in the third line, to the word " judge," in the fifth line, bP omitted. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that the powers given in this clause were only similar to the powers already in existence. If the House gave this power, they would enable magistrates to punish offenders properly, with out avoiding the infliction of proper punishment, or the bad alternative of sending to the House of Correction. Mr. WAKLEY hoped that care would be taken, if the provision was put in force at all, that it should apply equally to all classes, and that the children of both rich and poor should have the benefit of a good wholesome flogging.—(A laugh.) After a few words from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, which did not reach the gallery, The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it _ _ _ Majority The clause was then agreed to. On clause 4 being proposed, Mr. WARLEY suggested, that in the case of a justice issuing his warrant for the apprehension of a party, the evidence of the party on whose oath the warrant was granted should be taken in writing. After a few words from' the ATTORNEY-GE NERAL the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause was agreed to. Clauses up to 14 were agreed to. (LEFT SITTING.) RAILWAY CONIMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVIII. CHELTENHAM A ..14 D OXFORD. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock (the Earl of Lincoln in the chair), and immediately proceeded to the consideration of the clauses of the Bill. GROUP XX. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning, to give their decision in the following cases:— LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (KENILWORTH, LEAMINGTON, (ice.) The Committee decided that the preamble to this Bill had been proved. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION (AMEND MENT AND DEVIATION OF LINE). The Committee passed the preamble to this - Bill, with amendments. BIRMINGHAM AND OX FORD JUNCTION (WARWICK AND STAFFORD LINE). Preamble not proved. MIDLAND (CHELTENHAM, WARWICK, AND LEA MINGTON LINE). Preamble not proved. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON (CHELTENHAM AND EVESHAM LINE). Preamble not proved. The rest of the day was occupied with the clauses. GROUP XXXII. This Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock in Room 34; Mr. T. Duncombe in the chair. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN COLNSHIRE (STATION AT SHEFFIELD NO. IX.) Evidence on behalf of the promoters of this line was con tinued, and Mr—Edward Smith, an ironmaster at Sheffield, was exa mined at great length by Mr. Forsyth, to show the advan tages which the station would confer on the town of Sheffield. Mr. TALBOT cross-examined this witness. GROUP XXXIV. The Committee on this group reass:mbled in Room 32, at he usual hour; Mr. 'l'. F. h'ariug in the chair. DECISIONS. ROCHDALE CANAL (SALE TO IVIANCHES TER AND LEEDS COMPANY). The CHAIRMAN announced that the preamble of this Bill was not proved, and that the preamble of the OLDHAM ALLIANCE was proved. The remainder of the sitting was occupied in going through the clauses of the Bills the preambles of which had been proved. The Committee then adjourned till Friday. GROUP XXXV. MANCHESTER AND STOURPORT (BRANCHES, &c.) The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, Mr. Roebuck in the chair, when they declared that the preambles of the Manchester and Southport Branch of the London and North-Western Company, and the Ormskirk and Rainford Branch, were proved ; that the Southport Branch of the East Lancashire line was not proved, but that that of the Preston Extension was proved. The Committee then went into the consideration of the clauses. GROUP XLV. EDINDVEGH AND NORTHERN (TAT VEMENTS, &c.) The Committee, Sir Denis Le .+ , archant, chairman, met at twelve o'clock, and were en gage d a ll th e morn i ng hearing evidence against the promoters on the part of the Dundee Harbour Trustees. Mr. W. Clark, shipmaster, Dundee, Mr. Boyer, one of the Harbour Trustees, and Mr. Stephenson , engineer to the Trinity House, all expressed their disapprobation of the scheme. STANDING 014DERs COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Standing Orders Committee in the House of Lords sat this day at twelve o'clock in the King's Gallery. Lcrd Shaftesbury presided. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. After hearing the usual evidence the Committee decided that the promoters of this undertaking bad complied with the standing orders of the House. CHARD CANAL AND RAILWAY EXTENSION. A number of witnesses having been called and examined respecting the levels and requisite notices, the Committee adjourned the further hearing of this case till the 15th day of June. WEXFORD AND VALENCIA. The Committee decided that in this case the promoters had complied with the standing orders of the House, and that the Bill do pass. HORRID MURDER OF A FEMALE BY A FEMALE.—(TIIIS DAY.) It appears from the particulars gleaned on the spot by our reporter, that the murderess, Mary Ann Hunt, a female about thirty years of age, but out of a situation, about eight weeks since engaged the share of an apartment with an aged female, named Mary Stowell, occupying the back kitchen at Mr. Baylis's, baker, No. 40, Adam-street West, Bryanstone square. This morning, about half-past four o'clock, as:Police constable Battersby, No. 124 D, was on duty in Queen -street, Edgeware-road, he observed the prisoner walking along with two bundles, one in each hand. Suspecting that there was something wrong, as she appeared greatly agitated, lie stopped her, and asked her where she came from, to which she at first made no reply, but immediately afterwards said No. 40, Adam-street. The constable repaired there with her in his custody, and having alarmed the inmates, on pro ceeding to the apartment lately occupied by the prisoner and deceased a horrible sight presented itself. On the floor, front ing the fire-place, lay the deceased, her head literally smashed to atoms, wallowing in blood, cold and stiff, a poker, covered with blood and brains, with which evidently the diabolical crime had been committed, lying by her side. A thick piece of rope was round her neck, tied in a knot, d b e e A s in c t r g ibed f ro m which it would appear that the prisoner had first at tempted to strangle her while in her sleep, but her eff or t s ineffectual, she had had recourse to th e act above half-past eleven o'clock the prisoner, a masculine looking female, was placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson, at Marylebone Police-court, when the following evidence was adduced, the magistrate having in the first instance asked her if she wished any friend to be sent for in time to obtain legal advice, to which she replied in the negative. Police-constable Battersby being then sworn, stated as follows :—About half past tour o'clock this morning, whil e on duty in Adam-street West, I saw the prisoner look out from the street-door of No. 40 very cautiously, but on seeing me she withdrew, with two bundles which she held in her hand, and closed the door. Thinkwinhgenfraohme haegramina some thing was wrong, I hid myself behind a doorway in a mewsdoor, the bundles still in her hands, and almost opposite till a quarter-past five, opened e! the , and in the again closed it. I then went over to the door o , s a t n l d m on finding UP, and the bundl d " i ll ng o these bundles belong prisoner s aid to her'stan it within an inch of being shut, I pushed it open passageg on t fo la u e n fl d o o t r he . lo in you?" and she anawered, "Yes, they do. To which I rejoined, " If you are an honest wo man you would a cab, and not watched till th e police at ha ve ca ll e d when she replied, " If you doubt their ere out o f s i g h t ;" being mine, I will leave them with you, and call again. I cer tainly not, and you don't part with till said," Most me I see some person in the house who kno ws you. " P risoner then said, " I've been living with an o l d lad go and knock at the lady up stairs, and you can o samo time itaincit4 .r. Prisoner at the ‘ 4O w alum of me, _ but, after proceeding about four steps, susheose turned round, and, looking me in the face, said, " pp good tellin;_ , you a lie?' I said, "No; I don't go ou t with out I see the old lady ;" and she then responded , "I've been living with th e o ld l a d y i n th e f ron t kitchen; come down- They proceeded to the fr mt area, but, on look in g through I it's no the window and seeing the room entirely divested of furni ture, I obse rve d, " You've told me another lie ." She said, " Well, th en , I'll tell you the truth." I did not wait to bests any more from her, but, taking her into the passage' an knocking at a side door leading into the shop, a female voice describing her, said, in answer to my question whether she knew the pri soner,woman in the back kitchen." I then, with the prisun e c r i ' " Yes, she's been lodging went there, but found the door locket ) and no key in an, on asking her for it, she said she bad not got it. I said, looks suspicious ;" and prisoner replied, " I've not seems her since last night, and it's no use your knocking, for she s: deaf as a post." I then said, " Come into the back area, u r b ic ed she did, but immediately on entering she bounded on to a coping stone, and caught hold of the water•spout, VA. which she was in the act of raising herself on to the parsP et ' with an old of the garden wall, with a view, no doubt, of endeavouril to effect her c, , c ipe, when I secured her. She walked wiro me to the street-door, and on opening it I saw Je cks" ',o 29, into wh ose custo d y I gave her while I proceeded do stairs. On opening the window and getting int o the roller saw the body of ceased stretched on the floor, Wi th head under the fire- • She with the p ace. was dressed, ception of her gown. There was a wound on one sine ofhy face. anti the crown of her head was crushed in , IPPal:od, done by a p o ke r , w hi c h l ay b y h er s ide, covered with bete (The poker, a formidable looking weapon, was,p er a produced, and excited a thrill of horror-) .Al staff neck, a cord also twisted tightly round deceeri-, neck, firmly fastened behi n d. I then went uP 15 and told my brother constable to take the prisoner ' 4) . is station-house, telling him what I had seen, to th e deal b i er which prisoner made no observation. Prisoner had arm a reticule, containing 2s. 6d., a penny piece, 911C1 8 oil dupli cate for a glass. On examining the bundle I found de. contained female wearing apparel, chiefly marked g• ceas M ed's initials. • aei • r. RawuNsox to prisoner —Do you wish to as k bint question ?—Prisoner made no reply; but shook her bead lie Police-constable Jackson, D 29, was then exatniu, ;jag corroborated the foregoing evidence as to his t w I s till reuired ; and on our going to press p l ret q ained her bold but reserved manner the warisoner,s BO" under e be arnination, although there was no 'doubt she would eventually remanded. HAYMARKET THEATRE' „ ag o Who do they t a k e me f or ? S uc h i s t h e title of a an d one act drollery produced at this theatre last eve ar tist sooth to say the hero, Mr. O'Reill fl wis i °ll conle! y, r. • to the " Illustrated Illuminated Pictorial All o °, ll. ' ' ,o tba;', like Hamlet's father, in " such questionable eusr„-gbig," the question may well be asked. They ca ll him notet° au of „ but " Baronet,' not " Royal Da ne " but G entl ,Brio fortune ;" not " Hamlet," but " Sir Terence n with O'Dogherty O'Donnolly," &c. &c., &c., t h e gentleti be the long name an d t h e longer. pursej a g e - e poi . ; r• answers " them " in th e most amusing u% tu ris sible. And who a r e th ey to whom be I. `„ s tealaLs* answer? They are Pickings (Mr. Tilbury), a raec ). bet of a certain Mr. Hardcastle, whose estate be wish- ett°Wit for a song, and who, mistaking O'Reilly for the baron t h i m , the long name, gives him 3,000/. not to bid ag gdn at s , l ol 4, Prudence Pickings (Mrs. Humbv), the niece of the a - idyl° who, having met O'Reilly at a Call, has fallen desP e nn i - t rior love with him, which love O'Reilly returns. voui l f ton, a rich widow, w h o is affianced by her aunt ' e lsefi ladies are affianc e d on t h e stage and nowhe r without to the baronet of multitudinous nalnes , ,,e, ),t b° ever having seen him, and C o l one l T emp l e ton (1V1r..v.1 lover of the widow, w h o i s rea d y to s h oo t any one cf, A fbour dare to gainsay his pr e t ens i ons. Af ter an amusing d "wmarrie. of ludicrous contretemps O'Reilly has the 3,000 E an na a° 4 Prudence, Templ e t on b u y s t h e estate a t its full v aJ t eam , marries the widow, an d M r. Pi c ki ngs, . the unjust st aid aid t ° remains the ste war d minus 3,000/, which he o°' 2 6 01 ‘ O'Reilly. Huds on was effervescent as a bottle 0 is bet pagne. Mrs. Humby was quaint and amusing m at little wont, and Tilbury, Mrs. Seymour, and Howe di d erest man they had to do excellently well. Mr. Clark, th at gege d had in little parts, h a d t h e li tt l e part o f an i nn keeper' tell, slid' wor w e. not threescore words to say but he made every the farce , was announced for repetition amidst 100d A P v P ho d ° . Question—(by Mr. Hudson at the conclusion)-- ~o ue of they take me for?" Answer—(by the audience)-- on the the most amusing ecc en t r i cs th a t ever appea , stage." PRINCESS S THEATRE' ~O d er A highly interesting and amusing petite coniedit,he r o t the title of Romance and Reality, was produced for the i time at this theatre last night. The story upo n i s so e ll piece hangs is exceedingly simple, but the plot that developed, and the dialogue so excellent and the interest of the piece is maintained throughout,. pd les' first scene three married ladies—Florence , Em il Y; i l s , in th e bella—who were once schoolfellows, and are now 0 0. , _ I , o wl meridian of their beauty, are congratulating eachcr VerSatlo.l; meeting after an absence of several years. The _,„ cs thei. turns upon the incidents they have encountered attended separation, and they narrate the circumstances t he Me?' their respective marriages. Isabella, whose storY ll .7_ but in romantic was left a widow shortly after her niarrv; co o travelling through Spain afterwards, she not h w e i too k to be Serano, ho secured her affections, and wit° ° handsom e the height of perfection, for, besides beinog being exceed person, he had the additional qualification t her jealousy WO ingly chivalrous. Unfortunately, however, to a lady A A spirite% the excited by seeing the Count pay his attentions k Skiere ladY' bal masque, and in a rage she tore off the mes Count. A quarrel ensued between the Count a fat h e r who she discovered was no less a person than the ndise o b f e t il h a e l and the latter returns to England. Florence, wntwrantain was a rich merchant, was compelled to marry _)'2; the Montague, who she had never seen before, but on 1 , 11 0 "Iv w ith dis" ceremony took place her husband was ordered o _ patches to Spain, and she had not heard from him for:so _ , Emily, who professed to have a more sensible idea of matt mony than her two friends, had married a Chancery barrister of some eminence and ability, and with whom she great happiness. Such was the state of the three lauleed Florence, who had a great idea of the romantic, was delig ht with Isabella's graphic description of the chivalrous COO and was almost disposed to fall in love with him and forg e ' her husband. The conversation of these three heroine! was over heard by Vincent Dunbar, the hushing' of Emily, who determines to assume the disguise of th ° Count Serano, in order to see how far Florence's roman e l • would lead her. He accordingly announces his arrival, 50 had an interview with Florence, and succeeded in securing her affections. In the meantime, her husband arrives fro Spain, where he had been detained as a prisoner, Int. ve j a astonished at the coldness with which he is re cel e r, by his wife, who, almost admits, by her wa n° r othe t hat her affections are retained on" • ter in person. The mischievous Count, otherwise barn lady, disguise, however, in his next interview with the hie purposely makes himself so disagreeable, and advar di unS suit so rudely, that she is glad to withdraw her s e and return them to her husband. The barrister b e l il troice seeded in curing the lady of the romance, at length or ofl his disguise, to the astonishment of all parties,beat tt he to he was soon exp driw ected, and would no doubt consuorn.ut happiness of Isabella by making her his wife. T he . atid. characters were sustained with great spirit and ability, the piece was loudly cheered at its conclusion. T _ T . Ai i tt t ., 13 : HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her ` --- a . es toe -' Queen Dowager, attended by the Earl and Countess 1000, with her p_ r ri r de the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the lion. Miss Sq cee at and the Hon. William Ashley, honoured the perforaunace. her Majesty's Theatre, yesterday evening, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of C . anT (. 3 a re, attended by the Baroness Hammerstein, the Earl °f the Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmunti'St. John ot by the were also present. Her Majesty's box was occuPle",,lelio Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Mary Howard, LAY r e lion. Howard, the Hon. R o b er t Clive, Mr. Grant, an d t o ' r epsol i Mr. and Mrs. Dal r y mp l e . A mongs t th e general e 0 ana were:—The Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the IN l Aisr quiS t Duchess of Cleveland. the Duke de Palmella, the re Clanricarde, the Marquis of Huntley the and Marchioness of Druro, the Marquis and M arC '" - - 'On"' 3100 11 1 ov (Dowager) of Downshire, the Marquis ot Donegal, the the quis and Marchioness of Sligo, the Marchioness of A'PE A rI Marchioness of Blandford, the Earl of Falmouth , th e : 0, ando D m u n n t g es H s nn o o f n C h la i r s e z nd x o e n elle th nc eE ti a le rl ii. o . f:_ o ec opo ti rs e is fra d Minister,the Ba r Baroness e A ss i. I C 3 r . li d : o K w o , of Scarborough, the Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Cartlis l , o , the the Viscountess Earl udri Mademoiselle a,ffuky , Viscount ' Olga deeanLteacuhpne:oLn. rod and Lady Charles Well William Rowlett, Lord ' esley Lord Sandys, Lord Byron' 76g, Lord BerW . and Lady Pollington, E r a,' Mr. and Lady Bruce, Lady Augusta Wentworth, Lord and Lady Lady Willoughby- Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset , , D'Eresby, LadColborne Lad Stratford GO ,y”. 1 0, fling, Lady Sarah Lindsey, Lady Wombwell, Lady RY h Sir J.Yar,i e Buller, M.P., ind Lady Buller, Sir George W r o nl- „ - well, Si A. Barnard, Sir G. Talbot, Hon. General UP t.°- ,: Hoy. If. Willoughby D'Ersby, Colonel Bowers, Mr. Culler , Smith, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Painther, Mr. Je., 211 . 1 : Bailey, M.P., Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brereton Trelawny, Lu i ",; Whitbread, Mr. and Mrs. Byng, Mr. Esington, Mr. Stratfor d Canning, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Burt-, Capt. Smith, major Buckl, y, Mrs. Crawshay, Baron Goldsmid, &c., &c. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—The Grand Duke Constar tine of Russia, attended by a select suite, last evening, b cr noured the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, with his presence% f MARYLEBONE ELECTION.—Mr. Dyke, Chairing_rs,:d Mr. John Bagahawe's Committee, has this morning v contest. a letter from that candidate, withdrawing fro ul tr b e t he most The interest of the majority of his friends, wbo a influential body in the borough (the Reform Associ a tion), is ~ i n eon transferred to Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart. Bu t t i t t li Ta noble' temptation to ascertain the relative position of _ ... .„ 1 , 0 man and Mr. D. Salomons by a ballot of the electors,r.,o was had previous to the last election to determine the r e P tors of Sir C. Napier any Mr. Young. At a meeting of __, lw s io and non-electors, held last night at the Assembly-room :bis Circus-street, a resolution was passed condemnatory. '..l;iie latter plan, and a committee was appointed to call P" meetings. ____....../.-- BIRTHS jOn the 26th ult., the lady of . Captain C. Granetv Regiment, of a son. On the 28th ult., in Albemarle-street, Mrs. Rob ert.° of a son. On the 28th ult., Mrs. Robert William Peake, of Litoc ell House, New Finchley-road, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., in Duke-street, Southwark, PIM James Hewlett, of a son. l e of S' On the 28th ult., at Regent's-park-terrace, the Wife S. Bell, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son. „ t o, On the 28th ult., at Paris, the wife of John Forbes (-13"- Esq., of a daughter. HARRIED. age Ga O y n ton th E e sq 29thult., at Much Hadham Church, m e f de st of Much Hadham, Herts, to Sarah Anne, e• surviving daughter of Thomas Samuel Mutt, Esq•' °f - same place. DIED. In Armagh, of bronchitis and dysentery, on Sundayt 31„sire 30, Mr. J ose ph S o d en , editor of the : Armag h sporti - Chronic." On the 20th ult., in Coleman-street, London, Anna gl iris ' only surviving daughter of the late Mr. William Forder.. 0 On the 28th ult., Mary Anne, the wife of toe Rev. Willis Cooke, Vicar of Bromyard, Herefordshire, aged 59. On the 29th ult., at the Warren, Norwood, Middleeosrelf; Mary, the only surviving daughter of the late a Trumer, Es adore On the 29th q. ult., at Bath, Harriet, relict of the late Esq., of Frome, Somerset. oil- On the 29th ult., at York-place, Portman -=guars, land, the infant son of the late J. De SausinaNz, Esq- On the 29th ult., Jane, the eldest daughter Hickman, of the Old Kent-road, aged 25. only On the 30th ult., at Permingtun Parsor age, Lewis,li" son of the late Rev. Lewis lb d, aged 4. 50. lit, London: Printed and Published by Ai UltDO YOUN G • v pre alc 4 Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ot No. 112, Strand• in the _ .. Of the SEM, in Um County of Ibilddleses. Weal eigliri i 847, ,~; ~,- i{::: ~-