The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

.....' cite as sines , 1d the es in; lwaru ,uyeT s ► e done at the one 111 y. with mo t of e buil' 'rane e ' 19 to , e Ger: i uotli g tteo, up L I ,hercik" ith ~ e f e ever" 3 lit 9 915 cce9sl o pc fly fi c Pl Ate ' roC— recitich RN" be for , " b as s uc p istsfic_op s-)i' e ,i,orti Sit 0' O ber. o,le , vii9* 30 1111 ' xv, yorcl fir. ~ , ,ir, ?, ‘, lar r 'd g till 0. 6" . RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND AND IWCILESTER. TheAttlee-al inteting of this company was held yester day at the George and Vulture. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Moxon) haring taken the chair, said that this was nearly the last meeting, and the di rectors were glad to have an opportunity of presenting the shareholders with the accounts of the company. Mr. COLLIER, the secretary, read the report. le stated that on the 23d July last a committee of the House or Lords passed a 8,11, presented by the South-Eastern C° l7 lParty, for a new line from Greenwich to Gravesend; and also a second Bill authorising the sale of the pro perty of this company to the South-Eastern Company. Notice was accordingly given by the latter, in a letter dated the 6th September, of their intention to pay over 297,0001. in South-Eastern mertgage bonds, which was • )rapleted, and possession of the property made over on She 23th of September. No time was lost in reimbursing the capital and interest due to the holders of preterenc, Shares and in making a first distribution of 90 per cent on the Thames and Medway loan notes, and of 7 s. 4d. per share on the original shares. Owing to the progress in the settlement of accounts it was with much satisfaction that the directors were enabled, in February last, to provide for a second distribution of 5 per cent. on loan notes, and the equivalent Bs. on the shares. On comparing the assets with several claims and liabilities outstanding, there seems (said the report) reason to hope that it may become possible, on final settlement of the accounts, to make at a future period some further dividend on canal loan notes and shares. The directors have prepared an account, commencing April 94, 1846, on which day the cash deposit of 31,000/. was re c e i ve d from the South- Eastern Company, and ending on the Bth May lasi. This shows the payment of dividends, &c. The total (inserted on the debit side of this general account) re ?...resenting securities paid off, amounts to 269,5471. They also beg leave to lay before you the annual ac count made up to May last. On turning to the latter it witl be perceived that the directors have paid the sum of 1 191, to foremen and other servants who have been e mployed on the canal. With reference to the services of Mr. Child, late the superintendent (deceased), they have authorised a payment to his family of 241/. The directors beg to draw your attention to a resolu tion authorising them to repay a sum of 300/. and interest, advanced by certain parties for e line from Gravesend and Rochester, which was not suPported by the public. The report concluded by re commending, the payment of a sum of 1,8001. to the Xessrs. Collier, secretary and clerk to the company, for 28 and 14 years respectively ; and by announcing and regretting the death of Mr. Mills, late a director. The accounts were next read in detail. The annual aecount showed a profit of 9,0001. for the twelvemonth. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re. Port, expressed his readiness to answer any q'iestion, a nd stated with regard to the accounts, that they had been audited by two proprietors. They would not be Prin ted, but would be open to the inspection of the Propri etors during working houre at the office of the eons /Any. The report was then adopted. Th CHAIRMAN said that he hoped to meet the pro prietore s next year to state to them the entire winding , 11 1 3 of the accounts, and perhaps to announce a third dis :llbution. He then proposed the second resolution, to Tie effect that the sum of 3002 snd interest should be ilePra::l;thtio proprietors who had advanced it in 1842. tttt said that in that year a portion of their country the general attention of the public, and Pe°Ple said—Why do you not make it into ,:railway? S ome gentlemen of respecta bi lity came f or and a com m it tee was f orme d, f or th e purpose of of 00lh12pure a line, the basis of the undertaking being the !a rc ase of th e Th ames an d M e d way C ana l. Th en th e :E, alluded t o was a d vance d, an d a grea t man y a ppli a ., ° ns made f or s h ares . H owever , w h en th e y b eg an to 4e the allottees to pay, a marvellous disinclination to l eave immedi a t e ly man i fe st e d. The proposal now, eiore, was, that the parties advancing the 300 L ivareuld he re-irnbursed, which appeared to him a just re asonable id ea . H e conc l u d e d by m oving a reso 'eon to that eff we ect.—Agreed to. Resolutions re then passed authorising the pay the tof 1,8004 to the Messrs. Collier, as suggested in e rep ort. of T he last resolution was one authorising the payment praietors Of of 1 ,000 guineas to Mr. Moxon, the chairman . themo rn PahY, as a mark of the gratitude of the pro to him for the value of his services, which hav e e 8 over a period of upwards of twenty lean. T he resolution was passed with cordial unanimity. sePurated r Aloxoet returned thanks, after which the meeting IRELAND. rece L I JUNE l.—The fri e nds of Mr. O'Connell have ived l therea remains from Italy, from which it is inferred that theof O'Connell cann ot r eac h Dublin before third week in June. Unless special directions to the enontrary are contained in the will of the deceased, Glass f:rin win be the final resting-place of the Liberator. The rl eral will be a public one, and already several of the co al have announced their intention of taking 1:; er inthe ceremonial. The Trades Union had a meet subject last night, when it was resolved that triumphal car which conveyed O'Connell from prison " I he be convert e d i nto a funeral hearse. A requisition to presented to the Lord Mayor for a public meeting thetlake arrangements for receiving and doing honour to "" ) ,,,d3' on its arrival in this country. LATE MR. O'CONNELL'S WILL. Xer t r , 4l ,said that the whole of the landed property in . deu e ,;" ; t celuding Darrynane Abbey, and the town resi litay;l Merrion square, have been bequeathed to Mr. ia l e V ee O'Connell, M.P. Mr. Daniel O'Connell, meted 0+ 5.0001., being part of a policy of insurance effected o P,oc the life of his father. The name of Mr. Morgan th Connell, who is already handsomely provid e d f or i n -oPrerogative Court, is not, it is added, mentioned in the will. These are the only items that have transpired, b ut as it is generally believed that there i will be a toler ably heavy draw upon the funds of the i nsurance offi ces, consequent upon the death of Mr. O'Connell, it may be inferred that provision has been made for the other members of his numerous family. REPRESENTATION OF CORK. The Corh Examiner says—" We have received a letter, but too late for publication, addressed from a respected renof i parish priest of Cloyne and R oss t o hi s R ev . Br Brethren the diocese, calling o n th em t o use t h e i r influence to procure Mr. John O'Connell as candidate for the vaca nt seat in this county, and to exert themselves to effect h is return." MORTALITY IN CORK GAOL. Fifty deaths have occurred in Cork gaol between the B th and 95th of May. The Examiner, referring to the k nue, f act, says—" If the present system be allowed to cols • time, every prisoner who enters the gaol takes his c hance—ten to one—of being found dead in his cell — thus paying the penalty of life for some trifling offence against the laws—perhaps stealing a couple of pounds of bread. This is not only capital punishment with a Yekgeance, but death before trial " STATE uF CLARE. .The Clar e J ourna l, rece i ve d this day, gives a long list of outrages, chiefly connected with the scarcity of food. THE RELIEF SYSTEM. The Relief Committee in several districts are doing the best they can to nullity the intentions of the Legis lature. Assistance is refused on the .nost absurd and frivo s pretences. The Kilmurry (Cou li ty Clare) Cc nunittee re fuse relief t o persons suspected of petty thefts ; they Also refuse relief to the herdsmen or workmen of str uggling, overburdened, taxpaying farmers. Several r these poor people have made their grievances known IDCaptain Hill, the inspecting officer, who very kindly atie them a note ordering them relief ; this the Com tee peremptorily refused. fe lt was anticipated that efforts would b e ma d e t o con t th e A ct i nto an auxiliary for the exterminating b a e tl : ll° rds, and it must be confessed the anticipation has Dore than realised. Accordin g t o t h e C or k Ex r,,:"el,lnr, the relief comittees, b a judicious refusal of are saving these m landlords all expense of law Proc endings, and all the odium that must a t tac h to crue l t y and injustice. O. The supply of C grainof of Irish growth was but mode rate, but of foreign bread-stuffs there was a large show on sale. The holders not accepting of lower prices, caused our markets to pass over without a single trans action of any importance taking place. In the few retail , sales made to needy consumers, the reduced prices of last Friday were obtained DBATH OF Site J. EARDLEY EARDLEY WILMOT, BART.—Died, at Hobart Town, on the 3d of February, Sir John Eardley Eardley Wilmot, Bart.,lateLi i e h ivutenant-Gover nor of Van Diemen's Land. Sir Eardley not represented a branch of the Derbyshire family of Wilmot of O . s tnaston, and was a descendant from the ancient house of Eardley of Staffordshire. Sir Eardley Wilmot was born in Audley, of ' 1783, and was twice married,—first, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. C. It Parry, a celebrated physician at Bathi and, se condly, in 1819, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Robert Chester, of Bush Hall, is Hertfordshire. In politics, Sir Eardley Wilmot was of the moderate Tory party, and was returned by the Liberal interest for the county of Warwick. Early in 1843 Sir Eardley Wilmot received the appointment of Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, and was su perseded in his appointment by Mr. John Joseph Latrobe, who arrived on the 13th of October, 1846, as administrator of the Government. The cause of Sir Eardley's death is stated to have been complete exhaustion of the frame—a decay of nature. This melancholy event, subduing all pri and party animosity, has called forth the usual de- In onstrations of regret. We believe it was his expressed /vi al; previous to his decease, that his remains should be conveyed to England, to be placed in the family " resting- P l a r, co• '—Hobart T own paper. DEATH OF LADY DUDLEY STUART.—We regret to announce the decease of this lady, who expired on the ,19th ult. at Rome. Her Ladyship was the second daughter of Lueien Buonaparte, Prince of Canino, and was married in 1824 to Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, by whom she had one s on , Paule Emmlius,who is a lieutenant in the 68th Regiment of Foot. • 4L7 This Dubl,gnenti OF SIR WILLIAM FITZGERALD, BART.-- gentleman died on the 30th ult. at his residence in Fort He was brother to Lieutenant-General Sir John lt)°f Clare clue Colonel of the 62d Foot, and was the re „ of a family for many years settled in the county e s I:l3a°y:He is succeeded by his son Edward. P t t r FREAKING GAT WINDSOR AND ROBBERY.— afternoon, while the gaoler, Mr. Sims, was at tea with his t wo prisoners, named Ireland and Saunders, w i ho wer e undergoing their terms of imprisonment for larce •iales, and who were to have been once privately flogged, icapfseilaagewdintodoTeoct h t ttheeirpersiscoan day-room, and out the iron bars and getting clear t ay, 'They ca rr i e d off with them a suit of c l ot h es b e l ong ing gaoler, a pair of shoes, and other property. MR. CI.I3I3EN'S PRINT WORKS.—We are autho ?sed. to gi ve a decided and full contradict ion to a statement ialt,j. u ch appeared i n a P reston paper on Saturday last, to t h e " Mr. Cobden's agents," at the Cross flail Print rociucto liad prop ose d to the workmen employed there l arge t 4 antetoefti=xa ha star is r Gnouat rdisn the slightest touadation ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL. Tfp com n trorntiv. le' net^ the ~t tion of this philanthropic ics i:t.tion took place on Wedneklay, a 1 the - London - Ttivern. -Its -claims se• of an aneieat character, its establishment dating from 1758, and probably there is no phase of philanthropy, its object being to relieve those who are left in the lone liness of orphanage. more deserving of public patronage. Alderman Challis took the chair in the absence of tie Right Hon. the Earl of Ducie from indisposition, sup ported by Drs. Leitchild and Archer, Rev. Messrs. Browne and Carlile, Messrs. C. Lushington, .•!,trickland, J. Mills, J. Morley, Roger Cunliffe, C. Pearscn, Douglas Jerrold, J. Rolt, W. Warren, M. Ware, W. Clarke, J. Esdaile, W. Penfold (of Brighton), E. Ed wards, J. Spicer, J. B. White, Hull Terrell, D. J. Ben nett, H. Rutt, J. Sewell, C. Reed, W. Tyler, J. Tyler, G. T. Kemp, F. Smith, E. Phelps, D. Brewster, and J. Harrison. Finding that the premises in the City-road were in sufficiently commodious for the growing usefulness of the charity, the institution has recently been removed to ampler premises at Haverstock-bill, where the sale lately held on its behalf produced a munificent accession to the funds of some 2,000/., though 7,000/. is still required for the completion of the new building. A gradual increase appears to have taken place in the number of inmates supported, until it has reached, at the present time, one hundred and thirty-nine, the full number being now eighty-five boys and fifty-four girls. The average an nual admissions for the last three years have been twenty-eight children from all parts of the country. One thousand two hundred and fifty-two children have been received since its commencement, most of whom, after receiving a suitable, useful, and religious education, have been placed in situations, in which they have, by in dustry and good conduct, obtained a comfortable liveli hood, and some of them have risen to influential sta tions in society, and become governors of the charity. The chief objects sought to be benefited by the charity (as we elicited from the speeches of the various speakers) being poor orphan and other necessitous children, who are admitted between seven and eleven years of age, from any part of the kingdom. There were some excel lent songs from Messrs. Binge, Genge, Kenny, Smith, and Frost, under the direction of Mr. G. H. Taylor, who presided at the pianoforte, and Mr. Toole, who filled ably the post of toast-master. The following were amongst the chief subscriptions of the evening:--The Earl of Ducie, 21/.; Sir John Easthope, 101. lOs.; the Treasurer, 21/.; Messrs. Thomas Gibson, 311. 10s.; Samuel Morton Peto, 211.; J. S. Lister, 211.; George Waugh, 211.; C. Lushington, 5/. 55.; H. T. Wood, 10/. 10s.; A. W. Waugh, 101. 10s.; the Secretary, 10/. 10s.; E. H. Brandt, 10/. 10s.; Mrs. F. J. Field, 101, lOs.; G. T. Kemp (for 1847), 101. 10s.; H. Dodd, 10/. 10s.; David Salomons, 101. 10s.; B. Cooke, 10/. 10s.; J. G. Smith, 10/. 10s.; J. G. Hepburn, 10/. 10s.; Rev. A. Good, 101. 10s.; Mrs. Wilson, 101. 10s.; B. Cooke, 10/. 10s., &c.-the total transfer to the funds being upwards of 1,000/. THE ROYAL VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE.—This auspi cious occasion is now drawing near, and the elements of pre. paration are not idle. Among other arrangements on a liberal scale, those that are making for the horticultural fete in Downing-grounds deserve prominence. The sum to be distributed in prizes at this show is upwards of 2001., in sums of 101. and downwards; and the competition is to be open to all England, so that we may expect it to be put forth in rather a spirited manner. The installation of his Royal Highness will take place on Tuesday at the Senate-house, and on the evening of that day it is understood that a splen did fete will be given in the grounds of Magdalene College, by the Hon. and Rev. the alaster (Neville Grenville), Dean of Windsor. On the previous day (Monday), it is expected that her Majesty and the Prince will honour the Vice-Chan cellor by dining with him, at Catherine-hall; and that on the evenirg of the same day her Majesfy will hold a draw ing-room at Trinity-lodge. We may add that the Eastern Counties Company are preparing a sumptuous carriage for the conveyance and convenience of the illustrious visitors, and that the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal are ex pected to form a not uninteresting part of the royal company. Altogether we have every reason to believe that the occasion will not only be productive of immediate benefit to this town, but ss ill be memorable in the annals of the University. Never, indeed, did we look forward to any event of local or domestic interest with prouder anticipation.—Cambridge Adertiser. THE CALEDONIAN BALL.—The ladies patronesses of this ball met on Wednesday in committee atWillis's Rooms to report progress, &c. We understand her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester and their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar have already signified their intention of honouring the re union with their presence, and a favourable reply is confi dentlz. looked for from the Duke and D uchess of Cambrid g e. His Grace the Duke of Wellington invariably attends this ball, and he has been especially invited this year, as have also his Imperial Highness the Gratkd . Duke Constantine, the Hereditary Prince of Lucc a, and all 'the Foreign Minis ters. The Ladies' Committee, in consequence of the distin guished patronage they have already obtained, have deter mined on limiting the number of tickets to the ball, and vouchers are already very scarce. Several fancy quadrilles are being formed by the Duchess of Bedford, the Countess of Roseberry, Lady Willoughby d'Eresby and Lady Agnes Duff. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.-An inquest was held on Wednesday by Mr. W. Carter, at the Duke of Clarence Tavern, Penton-place, Walworth, respecting the death of Mr. Mark Townley, aged 39, a gentleman of independent property, lately re siding at No. 3, Penton-place, near the Zoological-gardens. The deceased, by the evidence of the brother, had been subject to apoplectic attacks for some time past, for which he had had medical advice. On Saturday last he called to see the deceased on business, and on going to his bed-room found the door fastened. On entering the apartment the deceased was lying on the bed partially uncovered , and ap parently dead. Mr. Crisp, a surgeon, was ealled, who pro nounced the deceased to have been dead several hours. Death had arisen from an attack of apoplexy, no doubt the result of natural causes. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." yy CATTLE FAIR. - WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE.- Yesterday this fair was held, usually one of the best in the county, with the exception of Barnet. There was a con siderable falling off in the demand for cattle of all kinds—fat beasts, also sheep and lambs, were from 6d. to Is. per stone lower ; lean stock, for grazing, was plentiful, with very few buyers ; the sales effected were at much lower terms ; and the jobbers who have been buying up largely at the pre ceding fairs at high prices, are, like the corn jobbers, com pletely taken in. The pig pens were well stocked with plenty of good store pigs ; but the prices obtained were much lower. A letter from Munich of the 26tk ult. , in the Augs burgh Gazette says—" We learn that the Ki ng of Bavaria has just laid down the bases of a Legislature upon broadest and the and most liberal scale. Henceforth, the ad m i n i s t ra tion of justice will be separated from the political government. The inhabitants are in a state of enthusiasm from this news." The Grand Council of Berne has just nominated M. Nickler its President, and M. Ochsenbein has been elected President of the Executive Power, which is the pre sent Vorort of the Confederation. M. Ochseubeia commanded the corps franc at the affair of Lucerne. SUICIDE.—An inquest was held last evening at the Crown and Shears, Sparrow-corner, Minories, betore Mr. William Payne, on the body of Paul Pinnell, aged 31, a seaman, who committed suicide. From the evidence of the witnesses it appeared that the deceasad had been leading a very " racketty" life since this time two years, when he was paid off from her Majesty's ship Illustrious, and in addition received 9001., a part of some property left him. All this money he squandered away, and recently went to Portsmouth with barely sufficient money in his pocket to get himself an outfit. He was unable to get a ship there, and by the time he got back all his money was gone. On Thursday last he took lodgings at the Royal Mint Coffee house, and, from his wild manner and incoherent language, the landlord thought him out of his mind. On Saturday he shipped himself for her Majesty's ship Ocean, and was to have gone on board on Tuesday, but on that day the servant of the coffee-house found him lying in his bed-room with his throat cut. The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." STATUE OF LORD CHATHAM IN NEW YORK.— This interesting relic of colonial times has again been brought to light. In 1768, by an Act of the Legislature of New York, Sir C. Baker and Mr. R. Charles were authorised to pay for the statues of George 111. and William Pitt, pre viously ordered. That of his Majesty was placed in the Bowling-green, and Mr. Pitt's was set up in Wall-street. In 1773 the political iconoclasts of this city showed such a dis position to deface and destroy the statues, that a law was passed imposing a fine of 5001. currency oa any who should attempt to injure them. It apps ars t!‘at General Washing ton, at a subsequent period, whip in possession of the town showed his respect for the arts by issuin g a general order with a similar purpose. Pitt's statue, however, disappear e d for many years, and was next discovered in the corporation yard, deprived of its head, which was a separate piece of marble, and fastened to the trunk by an iron rod. It next came into the possession of Ball Hughes, the sculptor, and afterwards was set up in a small garden in the rear eta store in Water-street. Recently, during extensive repairs of that building, it was thrown down and covered with rubbish, and now it has been removed to the sth Ward Hotel, where it is to be placed at the corner of Franklin and West Broadway. It is even now an object of great curiesity.—New York Jour nalct"Commerce. THE RECENT CASES OF POISONING AT KENSAL REICL—Upon making inquiries on Wednesday as to the state of Mrs. Hickman, it was ascertained that she was gradually recovering from the effects of the poison. She is now per fectly sensible, but appears absorbed in grief. Yesterday Mr. Abercrombie, the surgeon, Dra. R. Browne, Rose, Fowel, and Chowne, the lecturer and professor of medical jurisprudence at Charing-cross Hospital, were engaged in making the post•abortem exam i n ations, which showed that a great quantity of arsenic must have been taken by each party. The bodies have been placed in separate coffins, which have been furnished by the parish. The jury having viewed the deceased on Tuesday, Mr. Wakley, the coroner, made out the orders for burial, and it was arranged that the funeral should take place this day (Thursday). The excite ment in the neighbourhood has not diminished in the least, and throughout the whole of yesterday crowds of persons e continued to assemble in front of the cottage, but the lice, who are left in charge of the premises, refused to allow any one except the medical gentlemen and Mrs. Hickman's re latives to enter. FIRE BY THE NORFOLK RAILWAY TRAIN. —On Friday last, immediately after the 11 o'clock, A.M. down train from London had passed Santon on its w a y to Thet ford, the sparks from the engine ignited a barn belonging to Lord William Powlett, in the occuptdion of Mr. Ellis, and instantly set the whole premises in a blaze. A large well timbered and well-built barn, one of the best in the county of Norfolk, together with stabling for twenty horses, COW house, bullock houses, granary, and cart lodge, all fel l a prey, without th e p oss ibility of saving them, the intense heat of the weather aiding the progress of the flames.—Burk/ Post. MARYLEBONE ELECTION. A meeting of the friends of Lord Dudley Stuart took place on Wednesday, but, in consequence of the death of his lady, his Lordship was unable to attend. Tne only business done was to pass a re solution that Lord Dudley 'Stuart should be heard in expla nationA unicorn sheep, from Port of his opinions. A P RESF,NT FOR THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.-- the ship Arab, Captain Phillip, has re cently arrived Dock. On Scott, now lying in the St. Katherine the forehead is i labout two feet in a round torn, length. The animal is ecentiv arrived in offered 20/. for it.owner has bees two years old, and the in tends W e understand that Captain Scott m• tervis it for a present to Park. the Zoological Society in the Regent' BAD NEWS FOR EVERYBODT.—There will be no less than 324 attorneys added to the roll during the present Trinity Tenn. Cot:sided:lg how many attorne3s there:,re already on the ro ll, t h e question is, how the roll can possi bly furnish broad for ono-hwif of t4eril?—punch. .~z .Y,~ TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN BROOKS, OF TUE STEAM-SHIP ORIENTAL. On the arrival of the Oriental at Alexandria, on the 6th of May last, Captain Brooks, one of the ablest and most experienced officers in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's service, had the gratification of receiving the following highly complimentary letter from Viscount Torrington and his fellow passengers iu that ship:— (Copy.) "On board the Oriental, off Alexandria, May 6th, 1847. " TO CAPTAIN GEORGE BROOKS, COMMANDING THE ORIENTAL STEAMER. "Sir,—On behalf of the ladies and gentlemen, my fellow passengers on board this ship, and at their request, I have great pleasure in communicating to you our unanimous and grateful sense of the attention, urbanity, and kindness, by which y.O have so much contributed to our comfort and enjoyment, during our agreeable voyage from Southampton to this place. The long experience, careful diligence, and cautious zeal, by which you have for so many years acquired for yourself the distinguished confidence and esteem of the public at large can, we feel, receive no higher praise from us than has long been awarded to you by others, equally, per haps more competent, to render justice to your merits. " But we desire on this occasion to present to you a more lasting memorial of our esteem than our words alone can convey, and it is with sincere pleasure that I now beg to hand to you on the part of my fellow-passengers, my family, and myself, the accompanying sum of money, which we re quest you to lay out in the purchase of such a testimonial as may be most acceptable to yourself, and best calculated to perpetuate the expression of our thankful and friendly sense of your deserts. I remain, Sir, very sincerely yours (on the part of the passengers of the Oriental), (Signed) " TORRINGTON." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our Share market has experienced a check to-day, and prices have fallen considerably, both in the heavy kinds of stock, and the lesser shares. The follow ing are the closing prices :—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction,ll. 3s. 9d. dis.—Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 6 1 / 2 p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 42—Eastern Counties, IN—East Lancashire, dis.—Ditto, New Scrip, 1 / 1 dis.—Great Northern, 1 dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 1 / 2 p.—Leeds and Thirslc, 51/ 2 dis.—Ditto, New, 4 dis.—Ditto, Preference, V i p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 3 / 4 p.— London and North-Western,l7s l / 2 —Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 17 p.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 101 p.—Malton and Driffield, 3 8 dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves (late Hud. and She:), 1 p.—Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), IA: dis.—Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 3 p.—Ditto, Quar te s, No. 2, 22—Ditto, Eighths, 2 dis.—Ditto, 20/. Shares, 2 3 / dis.—Midland Stock, 118—Ditte, New, 2 p.—North Staf fordshire, p.—North-Western, 1/. 6s. 3d. dis.—Shrews bury and Birmingham,ls/. 78.9 d. Shares (A), dis.—Ditto, 91. 128. 3d. Shares (B), 13s. 9d. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Thirds, No. 4, IA dis.—York and Newcastle, Prefer ence, 2% p.—Dutch Rhenish, 2% MANCLIE3TEI , JUNE 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, y„ dis.--Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 0/ 4 c. dis.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 6 c. p.—Eastern Counties, 19 1 / 5 —Ditto, York Extension, 1-16 dis.--East Lancashire, New, 1-16 dis.— Ditto, New (scrip), 3-16 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Rail way and Canal, %—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Branches, Halves, 7-16 p.—London and North-Western, (Manchester and Birmingham), 68—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1 4—Manchester and Leeds (H. and S. % p.—Ditto 32/. Shares (late Extension), 1,4 dis.— Ditto, Fifths (W. R. U.). 1-16 c. dis.—Manche.Rter, Shef field, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 3 1 / I dis.— Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 / s —North Staff mishire, 2 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1 / 5 dis.—Wharfdale, 1 1 4 die. LEEDS, JUNE 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 275. dis. East Lancashire, New, 20s. dis. -Ditto, New (scrip), 2s. 6d. dis.-East and West York shire, 114 dis.-Great Northern, 1 3 / 4 dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester. par-Ditto, Thirds, ss. p.-Leeds and Bradford, 45 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, ss. p.-Ditto, Halves, I,i c. p. -Ditto, New Extensions (pink), 17s. 6d. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5 3 / 4 dis.-Ditto. New, 4 die.-Ditto, Preference, par- Leeds,Wakefield, and Midland, 19s. 6d. dis.-London, Brighton, and South Coast, Fifteenths, 3s. 6d. p.-Malton and Driflield Junction, 19s. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares, 28. 6d. dis.-Ditto, West Riding Union, is. dis.-Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 10s. dis.-Midland, Preference, 244 p.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1 7 / 8 p.-North British, Thirds, 11/ 2 p.-Ditto, Quarters, 21s. p.-Ditto, Extension, 2s. 6d. p.-North Staffordshire, 21. is. 3d. p.-Northern Counties Union, 2 3 / 4 dis.-North-Western, 1% ais.-Wharf dale Junction, 1% dis.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 31 4 P HULL, Juxu 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 285.-East Lancashire, New, % dis.-Great Northern, 425.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, dis.-Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union), 4s. p.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 11. 19s. p.-North British, Halves, 14%-Ditto, Quarters, 845.-North-West ern, 31s. dis.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 31. 3s. p. SHEFFIELD, Julia 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 1 % dis.-East Lincolnshire, 1% p.-Great Northern, 335. dis.-Leeds and Thirek, Preference, par- Manchester and Lincoln Union, 28s. dis.-Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, (Grimsby and Sheffield), 201. Shares, 2 3 / 4 dis.-Ditto, 12/. 10s. Shares, 335. 6d. dis-Ditto, Docks, 4 dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 655. 6d. dis.- North British, Extension (scrip), p.-North-Western, dis.- Man chester and Southampton, 1% dis. EDINBURGH, Jusiz 1. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 30/. .47 Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 19s. 6d.- Caledonian, 301.-Ditto, New, 21. 75.-Caledonian and Dum bartonshire, 1/. 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. 10s.-Dee side, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 1/. 7s. 6d. -Dundee and Arbroath, 401.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 291.- Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 41.-Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. 12s.- Dundee and Perth, 311. 155.-Ditto, New, 111.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 55.-East of Fife, 1/. 155.-East Lothian Central, 1/. 18s.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 81.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 701.-Ditto, Halves, 231.-Ditto, Quarters, 171. 10s. -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181.-Ditto, Preference, 20/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 21. 95.-Ditto, Quarters, 155.-Edinburgh and Northern, 171. 108. -Ditto, New, 31. Bs. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 7s. 6d.- Ditto, ditto, New, 21. 95.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 11. 155.-Ditto Halves, 10s.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 1161. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 401. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 91.-Ditto,Halves, No. 2, 71.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle, 5/.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 38/. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. 155.-Glasgow and Greenock, 171. -Ditto, Halves, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, W.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 41.-Great North of Scotland, V.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 2/. Bs.-Ditto (late London and York ), 21.-Newcastle and Berwick, 261. 55.-North British, 331.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 55.-Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 135. 6d.-Ditto New Quarters (scrip), 17s.- Ditto, Thirds, 31.- Ditto, Fifths. 61. 155.-Scottish Central, 24/. 7s. 6d.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Mid land, 181.1.03.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 9/. 155.-Ditto, New, 11.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 51.-Stirling and Midland, 2. 55.-Wishaw and Coltness, 491.-York and Newcastle, 35/. 55.-Ditto, New, 141. 55.-Ditto, Preference, 6/. 155.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 2s. 6d.-Great North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, Is. 6d.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. GLASGOW, Ram 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 46s.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 35s.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 6d.—Dundee and Perti, New, 11M—East Indian, 2s. 9d. —East Lothian Central, 41s.—Edinburgh, Leith, and Grantun Quarters, 14s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Cu.). 343.—Ditto, Halves, 9s. 6d.—Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, 15 3 ,4—Ditto, New, 5/. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 1181.—Ditto, 40S—Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 91.—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 674—Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 51 9s.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 345. —Great Northern, 50s.—Great Southern of Madras, Is. 9d. —Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 14s. 6d.—Manchester and Southampton, 10s. 9d.—North British, Thirds, 58s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 16s. 9d. Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 55s.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 51.—Wishaw and Coltuess, 491.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 71. Ils. " BELL'S LlFE."—There was sold of "Bell's Life in London," during the past month of May—five publica tions only—namely, May 2,9, 16, 23, 30-141,561 copies, making an average weekly sale of 25,312. On Sunday next " Bell's Life" will contain faithful details of Ascot Races, and their brilliant accompaniments, with engravings of the Emperor's Nase, Queen's Vase, and Hunt Cup, with the usual sporting varieties. Price of "Belts Life," 6d. Office 170, Strand. TUE GLORIOUS " FIRST OF JUNE. " -William Burk, late boatswain of Devonport Dockyard, who, in the heat of the action, when the Royal George, in consequence of her spars being shot away, was fighting without a flag, climbed, with nails in his mouth and hammer between his teeth, to the shivered stump and nailed the colours to the mast, still lives in the west of England, respected by all who know hin. THE POTATO DISEASE.—We have received the following formal declaration from the parish of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight:—" We, the undersigned inhabitants of the village and parish of Carisbrooke, having heard that a para graph has appeared in several of the London and local papers that the blight had shown itself in the potatoes in the village and parish of Carisbrooke, and believing the report to have originated from the appearance of the potato aboat a fortnight ago through the cold wind or a slight frost which occurred, we deemed it our duty to go this morning and examine the beds of potatoes from which the report emanated ; and we can assure you most positively that there is not the least ap pearance of blight among them at present, but, on the con trary, they have a most healthy, luxurious, and beautiful appearance, not only in that garden, but in the gardens and fields all around us.—W. Cantell, Eight Bells Tea-gardens, Carisbrooke; J. Sanders, market-gardener, Carisbrooke ; J. Dver ' coal-merchant, New Village; all growers of potatoes." • THE TEN HOURS BlLL.—Wednesday a meeting of the parliamentary promoters of the Ten Hours Bill was held at the King's Arms Hotel, New Palace-yard, for the purpose of congratulating the working classes on the success of their labours, and also to urge them to make good use of the time which the passing of the Bill would afford them. The Right Hon. Lord Ashley presided, and there were present the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Feversham. and Mr. Fielden. After several excellent speeches, resolutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting were agreed to. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The liberality which this company has shown, in conveying pro visions and clothing for the destitute Irish free, has been suddenly checked by a discovery of the fraud by which the privilege has been abused. It is painful to think that there are unprincipled persons ready to make a trade by fraudu lently representing their packages as gifts for the starving population of our sister isle, and thus obtaining free carriage of them along the railway; and it is lamentable that the free scope of generous feelings should be checked by such im position. We understand that since the commencement of the Irish famine the London and North-Western Company have conveyed, free of charge, a weight of goods which at the ordinary freights would have produced between 1,0001. and 2,0001. to the company. [ADVERTISEMENT ]— Mercantile Lifo.—lt has been re m& ked by intelligent forei,mers, that oases of baldness prevail greatly in this country. and as a cause, that the unwearied application to com mercial pursuits contributes largely V this result. Be this as it may, nowhere is a protective and res orative preparation more needed ; and probably there is no European people to whom artificial appli. anees have been so eminently sery ceable. The numerous cases of recovery of the hair after having fallen off, or partial baldness, are truly astonishing. The testimonials of the effica"aloir oklridges Balr of Columbia place its power and virtues . beyond doubt or Oldritige's Balm, e pe ui r ngto bot n tl . e s . tre . e N ti o th o o the sec r on pr d ices hous at e e I g re en ns ui t n b e e . 3 5 5 tr . au1 6 , 4 i.., 65., ri,:d its, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE. OF LORDS, June 3. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills, which were ordered to lie on the table. CLERGY OFFENCES BILL. The Bishop of LONDON moved that this Bill be referred to a Select Committee.—Agreed to. The members of the Committee were then nominated. PORTUGAL. Lord BROUGHAM asked when the papers respecting Portugal would be on the table ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he would tell him to-morrow. LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. This Bill, on the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, went through Committee. HERITABLE JURISDICTIONS (SCOTLAND) BILLS. Lord CAMPBELL rose to move the second reading of the five Bills which had been brought before their Lordships on this subject. They were all of a technical character, so that he need not trouble their Lordships with many observations. And after recapitulating the titles, which are—Service of Heirs Bill, Transference of Lands Bill, Burgage of Tenures Bill, Heritable Securities for Debt Bill, and Crown Charters Bill—the Noble Lord briefly explained their characters, which are indicated by their titles. He would conclude by stating that the Transference of Lands Bill was of particular importance, for at the present time no land owner could transfer an acre of land without a very con siderable expense an evil which was peculiarly injurious to the country. Lord BROUGHAM entirely approved of the Bills. They would get rid of many prevailing defects in the present system, and simplify and encourage the law in many of its details. He, therefore, highly approved of these measures, and he hoped shortly to see them car ried into effective operation. There were several amend ments which he could suggest, but he should defer them until they got into Committee on the Bills. The Bills were then read a second time. POOR-LAW REMOVAL (ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. POOR RELIEF SUPERVISION (IRELAND) BILL. - The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of this Bill, and briefly explained the objects of the Bill, which was to improve the administration of the poor-laws in Ireland. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH objected to the Bill as going to effect a total change iu the mode of carrying out the poor-laws. Originally the administration of the law was in the hands of parties unconnected with the Government, but now it was proposed to place it under the control of the Executive Government. The result ould be that the machinery for carrying out the law would vary and change with every new Government that held office. There was another evil in the practical working of the poor-law. It was no doubt well that the board should be made up of men of all parties. But p he had great reason t o suspect t h at i t wou ld be uppermost in the mind of p those board that the Government wou ld li sten rather to i ts e it in at politti that friends than those who happened to oppose He would then oppose this law fur carrying the poor-law into effect as he had opposed the poor-law itself. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the Noble Earl seemed so far at variance with general opinion, that it was the experience of the last five or six years that the public generally were determined to dismiss all party feeling and difY'rence on a subject of the nature of the poor-laws. As to the other topics mentioned by the Noble Earl, he thought he was in error. Lord BROUGHAM thought that the change proposed was very portentous, inasmuch as it made the poor-law a Government department. He considered that the Bill was making the poor-law a Government department. He did think the administration ef the law ought to be placed in the hands of a high officer with a large salary. It was not stated whether this Government officer was to be removable with the Ministry or not. He believed that it was not so intended ; but if so there would be a great difficulty occasioned, which lie could not see the way to obviate. This was evident, for this department being a portion of the Government it was liable to all the attacks on the men of the day, and such being the case it was surely Main that a va,t mischief must ensue, for the Government must of necessity protect its officers, and what ever the guardians might have to complain of, whatever the overseers might have to complain of, and whatever the poor might have to complain of; no remedy whatever could be afforded by the men in office. — (Hear, hear.) Of all things, then, he thought that anything could be worse than making this board en object of attack on the one hand and a matter of defence on the other. Earl GREY said it was impossible for any Member of that or the other House of Parliament to have watched the discussion which had recently taken ,place upon the poor-law, without being convinced that the time had arrived when some change ought to be made in the constitution of the board to whom the administration of the law was entrusted. In the other House of Parlia ment, within the last two years, every conceivable point in connexion with the administration of the law had been freely discussed, sand the Secretary of State for the ilome Deljartineuf had been forced upon many occasions to defend and justify the acts of officers with whom he had little or nothing to do. Did it not strike Noble Lor4, therefore, that it would be introducing a great improvement into the system, if some of the admi nistrators of the poor-law had seats in the other House of Parliament, in order that they might be prepared, on their own individual responsibility, to explain or defend any might actcon be called intonectedwith the question administration by partiesstrationofthelaw that either within or without the walls of Parliament ? In the other House of Parliament, among all who had any ex perience of the administration of public affairs, there was a unanimous feeling that the administration f this law should be inakaliguate connexion with the Executive Go , verposent. ' Lord' BROUGHAM said a few words in explanation. Earl St. GERMANS could not see how this measure would be made to work beneficially. He thought it per fectly impossible for the Secretary of Ireland to attend to the regular duties of his office, and give any conside etiamdeintihneisctrhatioioinseeodrettahrisylaw.-- :i ot presentto th His experience of Ireland led him to this conclusion. At conside ration(Hear, hear.) over whelmed with business, and he would not be able to give his attention to any more. The Earl of WICKLOW did not like the turn which the debate had taken, in Noble Lords intimating that the was perfectly principle of Government supervision was o bjectionable, in the Bill progressing in the other House, as applied to Enz . iancl, but that it mi g h t b e ma d e to operate very well in Ireland. One thing he decidedly objected to; it was the monstrous power given to the Poor-law Commis sioner, and he supported the present Bill, so far as it introduced the check of the Government over his pro ceedings. Lord WHARNCLIFFE thought the Bill objection able. The Chief Secretary was generally one ball of the ear absent from Ireland, :•nd the Under -Secretary for Ireland had his hands so full of business, that it wou ld he banns of the Pour be impossible for him to give any attention to the administration of the law. Practically, therefo re, the whole management would be in t Pour law Commissioner. Earl FITZ W ILLIAM hoped his Noble Friend who had introduced the present Bill would give its provisions a re-consideration. He thought them decidedly objec tionable. With regard to the measure now in progress in the other House, he thought it was one also which had not been well digested, and would work unsatisfac torily. The most serious evils would arise, in his opinion, from making the administration of the law dependent on the changes that might from time to time take place in the Government. Earl LUCAN made a few observations, which were inaudible in the gallery. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE briefly replied, stating that the Government would fully consider the objections stated between now and the day of Committee, and he would also take care that every Noble Lord was duly summoned. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed pro forma on Monday next. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills, which were ordered to lie on the table. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the considera tion of the Commons' amendments to the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill. There were two amendments, one re lating to the residence of persons requiring relief, and the other to the jurisdiction of ex officio guardians. The Earl of WICKLOW had no objection to the first amendment, but he could not consent t o th e secon d. wouldd h e i bd n er oosno supplied np r provisi on i workhouses,ioo n e t i n th year.eh B t i he el thought trusted us gt the eh (it of the Hous e o f Commons to restrain that House from introducing reaso na bl e alterations into Lord MONTEAGLE compl a i ne d th at th e House of yßillolsf,rinbguetdwtihteh privileges The this Bill he contended that the aap eu d ments their educationiCt th o iws m ao m s m o i n s s sio h o f a n d the unworthy m a c them e i i n m n o o n e w y a L Bills by d m e a i k n i n t h g i s t rd of p the oi House of Commons. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE agreed with his Noble Friend that the amendments their Lordships' introduced into the Bill could not be considered as an infringement of the privileges of the House of Commons, and expressed a hope that some arrangement might era long be come to which should obviate the raisingof such an objection in future. He must, at the same time regret that no provision had be e n made by the other House of Parliament for educati on of children in work houses, but he could promise his Noble Friend that the omission should not be lost sight of. After a few words from the Earl of DEVON the amendments were put and agrea.d to. LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the conside ration of the Commons' amendments to this Bill. The amendments made were rath. r numerous, but the one he regretted the most was the strikine• out of the clause which provided for the erection of mills and other build ings of a similar description. Lord MONTE AGLE theoght that the amendments to the Bill now under consideration would be fatal to its operation as far as Connaught was concerned. The amendments were then avreed to. RAILWAY BILL S. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider whether it is expedient that any measures should be adopted for sus pending further proceeiiegs in all or any of the railroad Bills in the present session, and for enabling the par ties, under certain conditions, to proceed with the same in a future session of Parliament ; and also, whether it is advisable that any further provisions should be made inn the standing orders of this House relative to Bill for the construction of railroads ; and to report their opinion thereupon to this Howie from to time. Agreed to. Their Lordships then adjourned. • ROUSE OF COIIIAIONS, June 3. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junc tion Railway (Alteration of Line and Branches to Nottingham). Caledonian Railway (Branches to Canonbie, &c.) Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 2). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, and Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir Railway (No. 3). London and South-Western Railway (Andover to the Bishopstoke and Salisbury Branch, &c.) Nlacduff Harbour. Metropolitan Sewage Manure. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Davin- tions. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway (Exten sion to Taff Vale Railway). North Staffordshire Railway (Alterations and Branches). Swansea and Amman Junction Railway. Waterford and Limerick Railway. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up, and ordered to lie on the table. — British American Land Company. Direct London and Portsmouth, Brighton and Chiches ter, London, Brighton, and South Coast, and London and South-Western Railways. Direct London and Portsmouth Railway. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Gloucester and Hereford Railway and Canal Purchase. Great Western Railway (Amendment and Extensions.) Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Extension to Wakefield and Junction at Methley, with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, and the York and North Midland Railways). Leeds Central Railway Station. London and North-Western Railway (Lime-street, Liverpool, Station, Extension, &c.) Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, and Midlands Junc tion Railway (Deviations). Manchester and Leeds Railway (Branch from the Hud dersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway to Barnsley, and Extension of Holmfirth Branch). Manchester and Leeds Railway (Alteration of Levels of Brighouse Branch of the West Riding Union Rail ways, and new Line into Leeds). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Branch at Bugsworth to join the Peak Forest Canal Tramway and Amendment of Acts). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Branch from Ashton under Lyne to Oldham). Midland Railway (Syston and Peterborough Railway Deviations, and Approach to Manton Station). Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (N 0.2) (Extensions and Amendment). Strathtay and Breadalbane Extension Railway. Van Diemen's Land Company. York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch, Extension, and Terminus). The reports on the following Bills were further con sidered and agreed to: — Ayrshire Roads. Falmouth Waterworks. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branch to the Caledonian Railway and Diversion of Canal). Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales Drainage and Inclosure Companies Incorporation. Manchester and Birmingham, and North Staffordshire Junction Railway. Scottish Midland Junction Railway (Amendment and Branch to Laureneekirk). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Lease to the London and North-Western Railway Company). Sunderland Improvement, Markets, and Bridge. BELFAST IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. R. SPOONER presented a petition against the Belfast Improvement Bill, which was ordered to be re ferred to the Committee on the Bill. COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, it was ordered that the Committee of the Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, have leave to report this day. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. On the motion of Mr. WARD for the further consi deration of the report on this Bill, Sir R. INGLIS wished to know if the Bill had re ceived the consent of her Majesty's Attorney-General. There was a surrender by the Bill of the rights of the Crown to a private body, which he objected to. There could be no doubt that the Corporation of London had a right to both sides of the river, but he was not aware that the Crown had denuded itself of the right on the soil of the river. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL said that, instead of fighting out the rights of the Crown in a court of law, it had been considered desirable to come to some arrange ment in order to effect a great public good, and to carry out that arrangement was the object of the present Bill. Mr. lIUME was in favour of the Bill, but against the mode in which the objects were to be carried out. He objected to so many aldermen being members of the board, considering that the City bad no interest in the measure, but the merchants of London had. He considered such a board would be altogether ineffi cient, and it ought to be revised ; the acting managing board should have a portion of gentlemen representing the shipping and mercantile interests of the port of London. He concluded by moving that the Bill be re committed, with the view of the board of conservancy being reduced from 19 to 12, and that four of their mem bers should be connected with the shipping interest. Mr. WARD opposed the amendment on the ground that as all the funds for the improvement of the river would have to be raised on the credit of the Corporation of London, it was but right that they should have the management. Were the City authorities favourable to the alteration, he would have no objection to it. lie had asked an eminent engineer what would be his estimate of expense for those improvements, and he had laid it at 350,000/. Those were the objects contemplated by the Bill. It appeared to him an immaterial point whether the conservators consisted of 19 or 12, and therefore he should oppose the amendment of the Hon. Member for Montrose. _ The Earl of LINCOLN said that it was universally conceeded that the objects of the Bill could not be found fault with; the only matter for the consideration of the House was how to carry out these objects, and to re concile the conflicting interests connected with the sub ject. The Hon. the Secretary to the Admiralty said that the present state of things had continued so long, that no other: interest than the city of London could now be represented. But he could show the House that a different course from the present had been pur sued in the case of the river Mersey. From the moment that understanding ceased another arrange ment had been entered into, which gave entire satis faction to the corporation of Liverpool. He wished to bring this under the notice of the Hon. Secretary for the Admiralty; and though he did not feel ready to throw any reflections on his conduct, he yet might say that he had not voted as he himself would have done if ho had been at the head of the Woods and Forests. He felt assured, therefore, that the Bill never could give satisfaction, and he could not conceive that the amendment of the Honourable Member for Montrose would, in any sufficient extent, remedy the evil, and he should, therefore, vote against it. Lord MORPETII said that, when he entered upon the duties of the office which he held he found consi derable doubt resting upon the circumstances on which the Bill was founded, and he regretted that the speech of the Noble Earl had shown that there was not the same spirit of amicability which had formerly been evinced. (The Noble Lord then read a letter of Mr. Pemberton, the solicitor for the Bill, in which that gentleman stated that he did not expect the suit upon it to be terminated for perhaps less than five years.) It was stated by the City authorities that this suit pre vented them carrying into effect certain improvements in the river, which otherwise they would be prepared to undertake. He entertained no doubt whatever that the funds derivable from the use of the river ~ught to be applied to its improvement. Whether there were means to compel the City autho rities to undertake these improvements, he could not venture to say, but he had agreed to the provisions of this Bill, believing that it was the safest and easiest . course to effect that object, and he trusted after this statement the progress of the Bill would not be impeded. The improvements would be carried on under the super intendence of the Board of Conservancy, and Govern ment would also take care to see that they were efficiently performed. It was provided by the Bill that the receipts and expenditure should be first laid before the superior board, and that all the works should be subjected to an en gineer, who would also see that the board carried into effect all they were bound to undertake by the Bill. The details of the expenditure would be also laid before Parliament, and if any circumstance should hereafter arise of a nature to require legislative interference, Par liament might he called upon for its adjudication. Mr. DUNCOMBE was not aware, after the speech of the Noble Lord opposite, how the Bill would detract from the character of the Corporation. lie was of this opinion particularly after the example set them by the corporation of the river Mersey. His Hon. Vriend wished to strike off seven aldermen, but the superior board alluded to in the course of the discussion professed to control the aldermanic board. Powers were to be takers to levy taxes to the amount of 350,0001, for the purpose of this conservancy. (Mr. Ward made some explanation, which was inaudible in the gallery.) Well, at any rate, with the one shilling fee sought to be imposed, there would be taxation of the public in some way or other ; at any rate it would bear heavily on the consumers of coal—(Hear, hear)—but the principal reason which led him to oppose the Bill was this, that it was a public and not a private Bill— it was a public Bill to all intents and purposes: it was an important Bill, and one which would materially affect the trade and commerce of the city of London—it was a public Bill and ought to be submitted to the whole House.—(Hear, hear.) Besides, no one knew anything about the Bill, and he thought the public was indebted to the Noble Lord (Lord Lin coln) for his statement with respect to the Bill. Even if it came back from the Committee with a recommendation that the seven aldermen should be knocked off, he should still look upon it with suspicion. Mr. WILLIAMS did not think the Bill was so ob jeetionable as the Hon. Gentleman seemed inclined to be lieve. lie quite agreed with the observation of the Noble Lord the late Secretary for the Woods and Forests. He thought it would be much better to carry out the new system, rather t han that which was p ro p osed by the Bill. The present board did not consi,t of persons tit to manage the navigation of the river Thames, and it they interfered at all they ought to do so by rendering them an efficient body. So many com plaints were made against the management of the river, t h a t, in 1836, a Committee of Inquiry was granted, i n which such charges were fully proved ; in fact, they could not speak to a single shipowner upon the sub without being confirmed in the general belief that the present board was wholly inefficient. It they were going to make a change in the body they should include shipowners and merchants. Such a class was not to be found in the corpora tion. and such a class had an interest in the nevi !fition of the riv•r, which the corporation had not. This was a question which seriously affected the public, considering the enormous amount of traffic which tool, place even above bridge. There were not powers suffi cient in the Bill to remove the abuses which existed, and therefore this interference would do more harm than good. Alderman COI'ELAND then rose, but was for some time inaudible in the gallery in consequence of the low tone in which he spoke. He thought that it was an im provement upon the previous Bill, and he would vote in support of it. Mr. COWPER said that the present Bill was a de cided improvement upon the former, because it gave a check upon the corporation. Mr. S. WORTLEY said that this Bill had taken the parties interested by surprise, and he should support the recommittal, in order to give time for its consideration. The House then divided, and on our re-admission we found the numbers were— For the amendment Against it 65 Majority for the amendment —6 Monday next was fixed for the recommittal of the Bill. After a few words from Mr. LAW and Mr. WILLIAMS, Lord LINCOLN objected to the Bill, as it did not give private parties, who might be affected by it, the notice which they should have. Mr. HUME wished to know when the House would go into Committee of Supply, and whether the papers which he had demanded in relation to Portugal would be in the hands of Hon. Members on that day? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that if possible the House would go into Committee of Supply on Monday evening, and that the papers referred to would be in the hands of Hon. Members on that day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER :said that when the papers were laid on the table that he ould move for a committee immediately, and if they were laid on the table on Monday he would move for a committee that evening. Sir R. PEEL said that as it would be hardly pos sible for all the Members of the Committees, many of them being engaged on Committees, to read their papers on Monday, it those papers were delivered on Saturday night it would obviate this difficulty, and he thought the best course would be to wait till to-morrow. Mr. HUME said that under these circumstances he would wait till to-morrow. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. Mr. ESCOTT gave notice that upon the bringing np of the report of the Punishment of Jnvenile Offenders Bill that he would move for the omission of the clause authorising the punishment of flogging. PRISONS' BILL. On the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill being read, Mr. EIVART presented a petition from the towns of Maitland and Newcastle, in New South Wales, against the renewal of the system of transportation. Sir G. GREY then rose to move that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House upon this Bill. The present Bill, with the one which imme diately followee it (the Custody of Offenders Bill) formed together a comprehensive scheme of prison raform proposed by the present Government. The present Bill proposed to unite under one management the government of the Parkhurst, Milbank, and Penton rune prisons. Pentonville was by an Act passed in 1842 placed under a board of unpaid commissioners, who were appointed by the Crown, and were not to be less !Ilan seven, or more than eleven in number, two of the members of this Committee being insp« ctors of prisons. Parkhurst was a prison for juvenile offenders, and wae placed under the general direction of the Secretary of State in 1838. Now it was proposed by the present Bill to place all these prisons under one Act, similar to that under which Pentonville was at present managed. As experience, however, had shown the impossibility of the various details of management being attended to by unpaid commissioners, many of whom had other eccu patims to attend to, it was proposed that there shoul,l be one paid commissioner. It was also proposed by an alteration made in the Bill, since it left the other House. that the hulks and other places of confinement for the reception of criminals sentenced to transportation should be placed under the commissioner, and that the duties of the superintendent of convict criminals. who had lately resigned his office, should its future be discharged by the new board.—(Hear.) The second Bill—the Custody of Offenders Bill—pro posed to place Irish convicts on the same footing with respect to transportation, as the Act with respect to the transportation of convicts belonging to this country was passed before the Act of Union. The first clause pro posed to place them on the same footing as the convicts of this country; and the second, the removal from the county prisons the criminals at present confined in them Some apprehension had been excited cn this subject with respect to the expense, but he believed that the amend ment he should propose before he sat down, and the ex planation which he should give to the House, would effectually destroy the objections to this part of the Bill. He now proposed to deal with the general and the more important question—namely, the question of secondary punishment. In approaching this part of the subject, he did so with a perfect idea of his inadequacy to do justice to it. Of the importance of the subject he believed every one whom he addressed was fully persuaded. Of the difficulties attending it, none save those fully con versant with the subject, could be aware ; and also conversant with the course which had been adopted with respect to those offenders during the last few years. He believed that his Hon. Friend, the Member for Montrose, considered that the question was free from difficulty. He considered that " prevention was better than cure," and that a sound, moral, and religious edu cation would do much to promote this end, and to re move the necessity of so much prison discipline, as was proposed. He quite agreed with him as to the impor tance of education—its importance had been fully ad mitted by the vote which the House had come to in, the course of the session—that it was the duty of the State to promote the education of the people in every way in its power. Still, whatever steps they take, prisons would still be necessary, and since they were necessary, they must consider the best way to deal with them, and the best mode of discipline they could adopt. The ge neral attention which had been directed to the subject ?lad evinced what he considered a most satisfactory feature. that by example and punishment offenders are deterred from the commission of crime, because the penal ritour of the law possessed so much terror that protection to lire and property was thereby greatly promoted. The object of the Bill was one of such importance that no Government ought to shrink from carrying it out itis faz es possible. In proposing any new scheme it was;im possible to avoid meeting with many difficulties an ob jections to any innovation upon the old system. A , few years since he was afraid that but little was done by the law for the future reformation of offenders-the punishment being inflicted in proportion to the offence. without using any means besides what would deter the culprit from the future commission of crime. It was diffi cult to determine accurately what transportation was, beyond the mere addition of a deportation to the loss of personal liberty, and the performance of compulsory labour, and when the criminals reached another hemi sphere, many of the severities of their punishment welt_ remitted. When the present Government first came into office, the first question that forced itself unpon her Majesty's Ministers, in reference to the punishment of criminals, was whether the present system of transpor tation could be continued with any degree of benefit to that society whose laws the criminals had outraged. Under the old system, as soon as the criminal reached another part of the world, the compulsory labour was not enforced by the Government, but it was carried out by individuals to whom the convict was assigned, as a labourer for a certain period. In many instances, the convict, so far from being punished, was actually bettered in his condition, whilst the greatest of miseries was in incited upon others, who had, perhaps, not been abandoned a criminal as the first. A report, which presented in 1838, recommended that transportation to New South Wales should cease, and that the punish ment of criminals should be inflicted in penitentiaries at home and abroad, where their compulsory labours woulo be productive of some benefit to the community. Shortly after this report being presented, transpor tation to New South Wales was discontinued. Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island, Bermuda, and (libraltar, only remaining as places to whicl convicts from this country were sent. The result o' these arrangements was not quite satisfactory, and it, was then proposed that the number of convicts son% abroad should be diminished, and that no convict sen • tented to seven years' transp - )rtation should be sent ore of the country. Shortly after that period it was den r - mined, to abandon altogether the hulk system, and that alteration necessarily involved a material increase in (lie number of convicts sent abroad. That increase hi id brought on many evils, which he did not see the pot;s of remedying whilst the present system existed, (Hear, hear.) The effect of the present system of re forming criminals bad been far from satisfactery, tiered that he attributed to the custom of making the men weeds together in large masses, without any efficient sew' ra. tion, or. indeed, any means which would hinder contami nation from one class to another. He did not imp ute any blame to those under whom that system had b eel. carried out—on the contrary, he was quite aware t hat there had existed on their part a very anxious deir , e carry the law into effect as fully and us benefic i a l f.; f V. ofpo stshiebloeidL;yractieSint,apnrleoypohsaedd, tihnactotnhseerqeusehnoeuelodf b the fi vaet dif ferentlure criminal o should be punishment encouragedishm e nti n %h o e colonies, the ho pe o a f n a d ro t e lr i ot rat • g his condition by good co nduct, whilst the fear of in 'creasing its hardships should be held out to pre vent any misconduct or recklessness. Lord Ste nle\ had proposed as one of these stages, that pro bation gangs should be formed of those prise enere who had passed the first stage of their punish• went in Norfolk Island. These gangs were to be unde r the. direct superintendence probation : o s as f ft. sor y o nfs v o teoer food passes, m a ad n s t c . el no carriedTheathb next stag ni enabling g , b u t i t h i t e l n i d tll m t : r l wages. i v them ate p o a t s r k m t o f e o e g r e i v y p e r ou the direction of Lord Stanley, and for a time it app e are d to work favourably, b u t b e f ore he adverted eventual result, he wo u ld ca ll their attention te teo oldts system of transportation. That system, in the fit .st in stance, inflicted the punishment of deportation, followed by coerced labour, followed by a which enabled a man to travel wt hie thceor conditionalu country te r would, p o ardor r thy; native tr vided he did not return to his expirationthough an ofhis sentenc e . Th e e ff ect o f t h e Y bef news v stew. improvement, was far from satisfactory, a few months after the introduction of this system ni t " Van Diemen's Land, the Governor gave a most; distressing account of the situation of that co/OU' arising from the generally impoverished state of the country. The Right Hon. Baronet then proceeded to read at considerable length the report of the governor upon that subject). Other papers were also laid upen the tarle of the House which would fuily bear out the statementsef that gentleman. Upon the earnest solici tations of the colonists a large amount of money e wae alvanced from the Treasury to meet the deens.nds thus made upon the colonists by the large influx ce' the teens ports from this country. With respect to the moral con dition of the colony he could not du better than read a letter on that subject, addressed to Lord Stanley when in office, setting forth the miserable condition of the people in that respect. The subject was :maturely con sidered by Mr. Gladstone, who succeeded Lord btanley in his office at the head of the colonial department, and a letter addressed by that Gentleman to the then Secretary of Stete for the Home Department (Sir J. Graham) also setting forth in strong terms the .moral condition of theJeonvict population of Van Diemen's Land. What then was the condition in which the present Government were placed when they, entered office? It had been recommended by his predecessors that the system of transportation to Van Diemen's Land should be suspended for a period of two years, leaving Norfolk Island as the only place to which convicts from this country were to be sent. This, of course, entailed upon the Government the necessity of adopting some measure to provide employment for the mass of convicts thus thrown upon the hands of the Govern ment. The Government gave the most anxious, consideration to the subject, and the Government felt fully convinced of the necessity of breaking up as speedily as possible the criminal establishment at N or f o lk Island, and the utter impossibility of renewing the sys tem at the expiration of the ten years, as proposed by the late Government. The papers laid before the House fully bore out the opinion of the Government in this re spect. He would advert to the report of the Legislative .Court of Van Diemen's Land, presented to the House on the 15th of March, upon the subject of the resumption of transportation to that country. (The Right Hon. Baro net then proceeded to read various extracts from the report referred to, all of which tended to show the impropriety of the resumption of the sys tem, protesting against it, and denouncing it as a most demoralising system, and also expressing re gret that the Government at home were still disposed to continue the dete,table and pestilential system). The Right Hon. Baronet also read a letter from Mr, Pitcairn to Lord Stanley upon the same subject to the same effect. He thought, therefore, that these fully merited the adoption of the course proposed on the present occa sion by the Government for the remedy of these evils. lie also read a letter from the Bishop of Van Diemen's Land to LordlGrey, setting forth that the most fearful crimes prevailed in the colony from the want of proper reformatory discipline. He now came to the plan which he Government proposed—that the just portion of the penal punishment should be passed in this eiuntry, or, at least, at no great distance from it ; and that it should be of a strictly reformatory cha racter, and that when they were sent to the penal set lements that probation papers should be given to them. l'he system they proposed to adopt was that which pre vailed in Pentonville prison—the majority would be sent to the Australian colonies, and he trusted that the reformatory discipline to which they would be subjected before being sent abroad would prevent much of the evil which was strongly complained of. They might then have their wives and families, and might, no doubt, become goad members of society. The time of punish ment would depend upon the term to which a person eas sentenced; but the strictly penal part of the punish inent would be passed in this country. The transporta -ion of persons to New South Wales would depend upon he understanding to be come to with the authorities of ~he colony. Arrangements were at present being made or the ert ction of a prison in Ireland, similar to - he Pentonville prison ; in fec', the plan there idepted had proved so favourable that it had been adopted, as far as wes practicable, in many of the irisons built before it. The Right Hon. Baronet then -eferred to the last report of the Commissioners of Pen -onville Prison, which stated that the system of separate confinement, combined with educalion and industry, had :ed to the improvement of the moral condition of the prisoners, and had led them to form habits of industry, and that they were generally cheerful and and industri 'us in their confinement. They said that separate con :ineznent prevented contamination and rec.gnition, and , hat the best results had accrued to the unfortunate per sons confided to their care; but they added that the sys tem could only be carried out properly with the utmost liscretion and vigilance. He also read an extract from a report to Earl Grey, stating that plenty of employ anent could be found for exiles sent to Port Philip, old that those who had been sent, had behaved well ; in fact, that they were the best -shaved persons in the colony, and he sincerely hoped .hat the modifications about to be made, would show ,hat the unfortunate persons, to whom it was abc ut to be applied, would not abuse this indulgence. A report recently presented to the French Chambers, after re viewing the system of separate confinement in France, America, and in this country at Pentonville, concluded by recommending that a similar system should be adopted for the future in France. There were, no doubt, exceptional cases to this reformatory principle — every day cases occured in which it was utterly ineffec tual ; but they were the exceptions, and not the rule. l'hey proposed that the first term of punishment in this country should not be less than six, and more than of eighteen months' duration ; eighteen months being the greatest term for which per sons were imprisoned in the Pentonville Prison. The object of the Custody of Offenders Bill would be to render available any spare accommodation which could be given from the ordinary prison establishments. Arrangements would be made with the magistrates of those counties of which the prisons were not entirely occupied, so as to enable the Government to occupy a certain portion of these prisons for the purposes already stated. A certain rent should be paid, and the engagement was to terminate by six months' notice on either side, so that if crime should unhappily in crease in the country, or the Government become dissa iisfied, the arrangement would at once cease. . He was well aware of the difficulties which would attend the carrying out such a scheme of punishment. The sud denness with which the demand had come upon them, had disenabled them from trying any preliminary experiment, so that, at first starting, they would labour under somewhat disadvantageous circumstances. He thought that this matter required the most careful and serious attention of the Legislature, and he thought that much credit was due to all those gentlemen who had devoted their attention to this very important sub ject.—(Hear, hear.) He had been for some time past taking active steps to provide the increased accom mia odgartaionnt whichfor 25 t , o h o i s o 2 sy stemn ewwhiowhi ch had regard of to such Planshad alwould ready require,been 9ndwith t obtained. establishments already a s would bre b been framed required. With edforthe erection the system of transportation for life , Lord Stanley had stated, that it was quite impossible that 'he could be considered as a convict for the whole of this time, although he might not be admitted as a fit person to re turn to this country. A limited period would be as signed for the compulsory labour of persons under such an infliction, and the remainder of their lives would he at their own disposal, although they would not be allowed to return to their native land. He was very happy to see, that in the Chamber of Peters, when this measure was adverted to, the French Government had tot expressed the slightest alarm, that a ny great or in convenient influx of convicts would tal to place upon their shores in consequence of the discharge of these persons, after they had undergone Owl'. terms of confinement and penal labour in this country. the great object will be, to restore them to their condi tion in society, and enable them to entee into a new way of life. He was quite ready to admit that a large and extensive change ought to be brought under the attention f Parliament, but being unable to satisfy themselves upon what particular plan they should adopt, they sb - stained from a further intert•erence. He had said nothing : c . : 1 ss st o hi :lee 0 f the with regard to the new colony of North Australia, as the subject did not bear any reference to the question of transportation. In tact, it appeared that . it was a place not intended for the location of convicts. He ni)Pecl that establishments would yet be formed iu this country to which boys of tender years might be sent, where they would be instructed and rendered back to society as useful members. He considered that he had now stated the whole of the out line of the plan which her Majesty's Government desired to adopt, and he conjured the house not to judge harshly or condemn rashly. Let them consider the ivast amount of documentary evidence which had been brought to bear upon the question. The Government desired to make an experiment upon the advice of Dr. Naylor, who recommended that criminal labour should be made publicly useful, thus inflicting a punishment upon crime, while they conferred public advantage. In conclusion, he would say tliAt be would be happy to receive any advice or any assistance which Hon. Gentle -1 men might be willing to afford the Government in carry ing out their proposition. Lord MAHON said that he would regret very m i ti t c h t should any patty spirit interfere in the dl question. He felt a very strong objection to ceasing of the punishment of transpor it i s n i sudden n 4 e he e had the honour of a sent in that Hse a , „_. pted. There greatest changes which he bad seen , also felt strongly, the fact of recording a nom in al sentence of transportation, when was another objection to the measure which he there was no intention of carrying it out. They all re. membered the debates NI, hich had taken place upon the question of capital punishment, and the miserableness of e p Le ssi u n ti g on s . ent N en o c r es did w h h e ic c h on w s e id re er n t t h A th b :su ea cc r e r s ie s that the d of in th to e solitary system was sufficient to warrant the deductions of the Right lion. Gentleman. lie was disposed to tlitilt favourably of the separate system o f • '.‘ mprisonment, which varied the periods of imprisonmen t 1 from s' eighteen months, however, he did nut see that it could be stretched in the manner that had been done by the Right Honourable Gentleman. lie now came to the second mode of punishment, namely, lhbeur in the hulks. Now it was voted some years ago that the number imprisoned in the hulks was by much too great ; yet, in defiance of that vote, the Right Hon. Gentleman came down to the House, and desired to in crease it. Some of the most eminent statesmen of France regretted the system of governing bands of cri minals employed upon public works. such as those at roalon and at Brest. They praised the system of Eng land, which found means of providing for their criminals abroad, and who did not, at intervals, let out bands of desperate and unreformed criminals. Yet such was the plan now proposed. lie did think it could not be prac ticable as a national system. . lie had received the opi nion of the Bishop of Australia, who stated that public works should come first, and separate confinement ai ter wards. \Vial respect to sending the prisoners abroad after confinement, the scheme proposed originally by the Bight lion. Gentleman (Sir G. Gre3 ), was essentially different from that now proposed to be adopted. It would have been better if the Right Hon. Gentleman had produced some other document than this letter of . - ,14 41