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Wattion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clook. RAILWAY COMMITTRES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room B. The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock, to con sider the Paisley and Renfrew, the Glasgow, Dumf ries, and Carlisle, and the Caledonian Canobie Brune hes; the Marquis of Westmeath presided. The first Bill taken was the Glasgow, Dumfri ca, and Carlisle. Mr. AxnnEws opened the case upon t.l se part of the prornoters. Last year the Damfr ies Bill was obtained, the object of which was to furnish an eli gible connexion between Ayrshire and the S outhern part of Scotland. The Bill was, however, cloggi 3d, by a clause inserted by the Caledonian Company, requiring the present Company to lease a portion of their line, between Ann-sn and Springfield, provided state tory powers were obtained. This clause was considered s , o in jurious that a Bill was brought in this year remefl ,ying this defect, which, after great opposition in this 'Com mons, was passed, and was now brought up to the lords. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to sb ,ow the injuriou:, , :tire of the clause. Mr. Alexander, the director of the compa.,fly, T.eas examined at :great length, and fully bore out the ;state ment of Counsel. Mr. Miller, the engineer, was also ermined_ to the same effect, and gave similar evidence. The Committee then adjourned. ROOM C. LONDON AND NORMII-WESTERN (PCISLTO-, BELLO AND WOLVERTON BRAM:Ito The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock - to con sider the case of the London and North-' Western Railway. Mr. AmanEws opened the case, and after a long state ment, in ‘‘.hieli he pointed out the advantages, of this line, examined several witnesses to support his sty itement. The Committee then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. BRISTOZ, ABM EXETER. (TAUNTON' AN7A) CASTLE CARY ER.A.NOH), The Committee wet at the usual hour, and connme'Jced the busine.t , s of the by the examination of that Earl of Fortescue. Hii Lorcl:hip's evidence went t' show that in his opinio' the Great Western Railway was en titled to the po:,:z.-f.iion of the western distric is of the country, that the broad gauge was preferable to, the nar row, and t'iat it would be unwise to admit fze narrow gauge into Ja broad gauge district, as it 'Neuld cause great incon•ichience from the various brfliks of gauge which wcr.:.ld result therefrom. _ _ The night Hon. 11. Labouchere, gave evidence in favour of this line. Tho Committee was occupied during; the remainder of the day in hearing local evidence of a general nature in suppert of the schi-me. The Committ , e ni.journed till twelve to morrow. GROUP VIII. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled at the usial hcnr this morning, Mr. Young in the chair. SOUTH DEVON (.12/lENDIYIENTS ,IND EX TENSIONS). The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in hearing general evidence in favour of this Bill. `=►OUP X. This Committp? met at the usual hour this morning Lord Clive in LA: (+air. =STERN _ COUNTIES (ILFORD TO TIM. BUZZY FORT AND 'SOUTHEND.) The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with the opposition of the Thames Avon Railway and Dock Company. GROUP XXX. GIZZAT I•7OI?.TEZRN (ISLE OF AXHOLME EXTIMTS X 0 MT). • The Committee met a t t h e usua l h our, an d was occu pied the whole of the day in hearing evidence in favour of the prt.posed extension. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) -The following Bills were declared to have gone through Committee : London v- , (1 North-Western Railway (Newport Pagnall, Olney, &c., Branch). London ana North-Western Railway (Atherstone Branch). Manchester and Birmingham and North Staffordshire Junction Railway. Aberdeen and Great North of Scotland Amalgamation. Great Northern Railway (Purchase of Ambergate). London and North-Western Railway (Branches from lienilwort:l to Berkswell). Derbyshire, Str,,fordshire, and Worcester Junction Railvvny. David Leahy, Esq., one of the New Court judges, died this morning at half-past ten o'clock. He was judge for Lambeth, Greenwich, &c. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent was given to-day by commission to the following twenty-eight Bills;—The Army Ser vice Bill ; the Loan Discount Bill ; the Poor Removal (lringland and Scotland Bill) ; Towns Improvement Clauses Bill ; Drainage of Lands Bill ; the Burgh Police (Scotland) Bill ; the Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill ; Turnpike -roads (Ireland) Bill ; Belfast Port and Harbour Bill ; Aberdeen Harbour Improvement Bill ; Runcorn Gas Bill; B:ngley Gas Bill; Dublin Con sumers' Gas Bill; Imperial Continental Gas Association Bill; Warrington Gas Light and Coke Company Bill ; Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company Bill ; Darwen Waterworks, &c., and Reservoirs Bill ; the Sheffield Markets Bill ; the Edinburgh Markets and Customs Bill ; the Wakefield Borough Market Bill ; Ewell Rates Bill; Meropolitan Sewage Manure Com pany Bill ; Bridge House Estates Debt Bill; London Sewage Chemical Manure Company Bill; Plymouth and Tavistock Turnpike Roads Bill (No. 2); Waterford Roads Bill; Glasgow and Shotts Roads Bill; and the Tenington Marsh Division, Allotment, and Inclosure Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The LORD CHANCELLOR tiOk his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'Clock. BATAS AND NV ASIIHOUSES BILL. Lord STOURTON presented a petition signed by several proprietors of private baths against the proposed Baths and Washhouses Bill. Lord BROUGHAM thought it most unfair that the proprietors of baths should be called upon to pay rates towards the support of public baths which would have the effect of taking from them their very means of obtaining subsistence. Lord MONTEAGLE explained that the petitioner did not wish to throw any impediment in the way of establishing private baths. What they objected to was, that their property in baths should be taxed, for the purpose of establishing private baths, which of course would enter into competition with their own. TITHE COMMISSIONERS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented the annual report of the Tithe Commissioners. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented the report of the Commissioners of Holyhead Harbour. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LON DON AND BIRMINGHAM. Lord REDESDALE postponed his motion on this subject until Friday—" That the railway commissioners be directed to inquire into the accommodaton afforded by the several lines of railway now open, or in the course of construction or projected between London and Bir mingham, and to report to this House early in the en suing session of Parliament in what manner they are of opinion that the interests of the public may be most effec tually secured in regard to such lines, and whether it is expedient that the broad gauges should be extended to Birmingham, and if so, in what mariner such an arrange ment can be cart ied into effect with the least interference with existing interests, and with the system of railway communication as settled by the Act for regulating the gauge of railway:s, and what conditions it would be de sirable to annex to any permission granted to the Great Western or other railway companies to lay down a broad gauge contrary to the provisions of the said Act." MASTERS OF UNION WORKHOUSES. The Earl of St. GERNIAINS wished to know whether salaries of i nten d e d to ma k e any addition to the ot the masters of union workhouses, as prayed for in the petition presented by him the other night ? The M arquis of LAIsiSI;_) WNE said the - subject was under the attention of th e G overnment, and would be further considere d Act was befo re their Lowricalsehl. the Poor-law Ame n d men t SUGAR USED lispIiISTILLERIES. Lord WH XRNCLIFFE wished to know if th e Go vernment could furni s h a return of the quantity of su gar which had been used for some time past in breweries and distilleries. The Earl of CLARENDON was not able then to give a reply, he would make inquiries. CHURCH TEMPORALITIES ACTS AMEND MENT (IRELAND) BILL. The Archbishop of DUBLIN moved the second read ing of the Church Temporalities Bill. The Right Rev. Prelate, who addressed the House in a very indistin c t tone of voice, wss understood to represent the object of the Bill to be th., removal of restriction upon the Royal Prerogative of tae Crown, in regard to the establish ment of dear..rie s and bishoprics in Ireland, and to enable the i:rown to revive the see of Kildare. For his own part he was not influenced by a desire to save labour so much as to make that labour more effective for the benefit r f the Church. That was the view taken by the petitioners from Ireland, and also by those of England. He begged leave to move the second reading of the Bill. The Bishop of EXETER seconded the motion. He was• glad the Right Rev. Prolate. who had made the motion was not a,hamed to confess that the knowledge he had acquired of Irclund bad cm:bled him to judge more accurately of the spiritual necessities of that country. Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that this Bill could not pass without disturbing the whole foundations 02 the settlement made seventeen years since v.ith respect to the Irish Church. When he considered that the whole Protestant population of Ireland did not exceed that of two English sees; he thought that even the argument put forward by the Most Noble Prelate on the ground of the scattered population of the country, was not a sufficient ground for disturbing the settlement. effected by the pas3ing of Church Temporalities Act in the year 1833. If the proposed measure were to be car ried into effect in one instance there was no telling where the interference would stop.—(Hear.) The see of Kildare was, by law, at present placed under the superintendence of the Primacy of Dublin, and he did not see that any case had been made out for severing that connection. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took tl:Le Chair shortly before Four o'clock. SEC(,ND READINGS. Huggen's Colief' e Incorporation Bill was rea d a second time, n .ed s to be committed : — a. d.order REPORTS. The fo l :iowing Reports were brought up and ordered to lie ein the table:— Bat l awick Church. l l ",:ingston-upon-Hull Dock Company. Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Company. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The Reports on the following Bills were further con sidered and agreed to:— Edinburgh and Northern Bailway (Branch from Burntis land to Dunfermline Branch, &c.) (No. 2) Newbury Cemetery. Tunstall Paving, Lighting, Cleansing, Watching, Im provement, and Market. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Colchester Navigation and Improvement. Eastern Union Railway (Branch from Manningtree to Harwich). Eastern Counties Railway (Purchase of the North Woolwich Railway, &c.) Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith and Granton). Edinburgh and Northern, and Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railways Amalgamation. Guildford Extension and Portsmouth and Fareham Rail- way. Legal Quays (London). Lincoln's Inn Rating. Rathmines Improvement. Taw Vale Railway and Dock (Deviations and Bideford and South Moulton Branches). Townsend Peerage. Tyne Decks. York and Newcastle and Newcastle and Berwick Rail- ways Amalgamation. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the British Commercial Insurance Company's Bill (No. 2), were considered and agreed to. SALE OF SPIRITS. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition, adopted at a large meeti ng h e ld i n E xeter Hall, on Whit Monday, and signed by upwards of 4,000 persons against the sale of intoxicating liquors. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. The Earl of ARRUNDEL and SURREY presented petitions in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. EDUCATION GRANT. The NOBLE EARL also presented petitions from the Catholics of Arundel, praying that they might be allowed to participate in any grant for education. RAILWAY BILL. Mr. ROSS presented a petition from the Munster Railway Company against the Railway Bill (No. 2). IRISH RAILWAY BILL. Mr. ROCHE presented petitions from Charleville and Fermoy, in favour of the Irish Railway Bill. TENANT RIGHT BILL. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from Cork in favour of the Tenant Right Bill. Mr. B. CABBELL presented a petition in favour of the Tenants' Right Bill, and another in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. HODG SON moved That it be an instruction to the Committee for Revision of Standing Orders, in carrying out the instruction of the House relative to the constitu tion and practice of all Committees on Private Bills (other than railway Bills), to make provision fur local representation in such Committees. Sir WILLIAM HEATIICOTE considered it was best to exclude local Members altogether, but as it was desirable that the House should be perfectly unanimous on the subject of the standing or ders, he would not object to the motion of his Hon. Friend. Sir J. GRAHAM did not think there was any neces ity for the motion, but as it had been proposed he would not oppose it. Mr. GREENE concurred with his Right Hon. Friend, that there was no necessity for the motion. After a few words from Mr. Strutt, Mr. E. Denison, Sir Charles Price, and Mr. Foster, the motion was agreed to. IRISH RAILWAYS BILL. Mr. D. CALLAGHAN presented several petitions from Cork in favour of the Railways (Ireland) Bill. LEICESTER WATER-WORKS BILL. On the motion of Mr. GISBORNE, this Bill was read a third time and passed. BOWES ESTATE BILL. Mr. GREENE moved—" That the Examiner of Peti tions for Private Bills have leave to sit and proceed, with reference to Bowes Estate Bill, to-morrow." Motion agreed to. WYNDHAM'S ESTATE BILL AND SIR HENRY WILLOUGHBY ROOKE'S ESTATE BILL. Mr. GREENE moved—" That the Examiner of Peti tions for Private Bills have leave to sit and proceed on Wyndham's Estate Bill and Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke's Estate Bill to-morrow." This motion was also agreed to. Sir A. CLIFFORD, the Usher of the Black Rod, ap peared at the table, and summoned the Speaker and the House to the House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given by commission to several Bills, for which see Lords report. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Sir G. GREY presented a petition in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a similar petition. GRANTS TO IRISH RAIWAYS. Mr. F. FRENCH presented several petitions from various places in Ireland, in favour of the motion for a grant of money in aid of the Irish railways. Mr. MANGLES also presented a petition in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the order of the day for the third reading of the Poor-law Ad ministration Bill, was read for the purpose of being postponed. Mr. CHRISTIE said that he was sorry to be obliged to ask the indulgence of the House for a further explanation upon a personal subject, and he trusted that the House would think that it was not his fault that public business was again delayed that evening • but the Hon. Memb er f or W o l verhampton had, withou t' giving him any notice of his intention to do so, reverted, on Friday evening last, to a matter which was in dispute between them. On Thursday last he gave a direct denial to a statement put forward by the Hon ourable Member for Wolverhampton that he Mr. Christie) had asked Sir Frankland Lewis, when en gaged upon the Andover Committee, as to the existence of an arrangement between him and his son, as to his retirement from office. Alter he (Mr. Christie) had denied that statement, the Hon. Member for Wolver hampton interrupted hi:n and contradicted it, and he a second time distinctly denied it. On Friday evening the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton reiterated the statement which he (Mr. Christie) had twice denied, and brought forward evidences and authorities before that House, to show that the question which he dis puted had been put. If he had put this ques tion, and had afterwards twice denied it, then he could not escape the charge of wilful falsehood, which had been the subject of remark from the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, on Friday last, without notice to him that he intended to bring it for ward. He hoped the House would now allow him to state what had taken place on that occa sion. Sir F. Lewisshad already given the Committee a very unfavourable opinion of Mr. Chadwick, and he asked Sir Frankland why, entertaining such an opinion of the gentleman in question, he had retained him in his office for four successive years. Having got an answer, he (Mr. Christie) proceeded to ask Sir Frank land about his son succeeding him in the office of Poor-law Commissioner, and he made a preamble to the question somewhat in this wise—" On your ceasing to be a Poor-law Commissioner, I believe a previous arrangement has been made for your son succeeding you." Upon the word arrangement being mentioned Sir Frankland Lewis imme diately showed symptoms of strong feeling on the subject. He (Mr. Christie) then turned to the Noble Chairman and wished him to clear the room. The room was then ordered to be cleared; but Sir F. Lewis entreated to be heard in answer. The Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) thought his answer should be heard. But the room was cleared, and he (Mr. Christie) rose as having been the person to wish the room to be cleared, and said, that he was surprised at the feel ing which he had unhappily been the occasion of exciting, and he begged to say that he would not push for an answer. If Sir F. Lewis, however, should wish to answer the question he would do so, not at his (Mr. Christie's); suggestion, but at his own wish. It seemed, however, that the Honour ablenwlasti diffe rently, Member for Wolverhampeon bad brought could forward._ e a letter from Sir F. Lewis, stating the thing His (Mr. Christie's) opinion was, that there I n sc o o t nc e e l ption at the time, and indeed Sir F. Lewis understand what had passed, con ng the atr.elyxcitement to which he was sub to the shor traneda con fect at the writer's notes. The short-hand Reference, however, was made nvoenr.ycorreet statement in his writer had made report, which the be Member for Wolverhampton himself admitted to he thought that that uoill,,,t(u)srtabicontradictory, and admitted that contradiction, e Member having should h slow to impeach the veracity ef another been in this matter. The Honourable Iteerbeprerson for Wolverhampton also read a report from `timber which gave a long account of what occurred b e f ore ni t r e , room was cleared. He would read that report to the House, and he begged to observe that the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton did not read all that report. (The Hon. Member here read that portion of the report, commencing with the question to Sir Frankland Lewis, " Did you not leave the commission on the belief that your son should succeed?" and terminating with the 'observation of Mr. Christie, that " he had cleared the room ; " and continued)—So th e Ti mes reporter as serted that he had cleared the room. Now the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton asserted that he had not done so. The report continued:—" He cleared the room because he wished to explain to the Committee that the question had been misunderstood by Sir Frankland Lewis, and he wished to explain that he did not wish to make any imputation on his (Sir Frankland Lewis's) son." The Hon. Member con tinued. Now, on his honour as a gentleman, and as a Member of that House, he never did put any question of that description; and if he had put such a question, he should be the very first to admit that his conduct was deserving of the utmost conde mna ti on . He should now read a letter from the Hon. Member for Shaftesbury. The Hon. Member did so, and the letter fully bore out the statement of the Hon. Member. He was extremely grateful to the House for this opportunity of explanation. Lord COURTENAY said that his recollection sub stantially agreed with the statement made by the Honourable Gentleman. He could now have no doubt that his Honourable Friend was the per son who suggested that the room should be cleared, and on the parties having withdrawn, he took the earliest opportunity of explaining that his question had been misunderstood, and that he deeply regretted the pain which had been inflicted upon Sir F. Lewis. Of the ability with which the inquiry had been conducted, all were equally agreed to speak highly. It should be recollected that two gentlemen appeared there as advo cates, which rendered it necessary to give to the exanai • nation more of a personal character than was usual on such investigations as these. But, during the whole of that inquiry, he was bound to say that his Hon. Friend had conducted his inquiries with the most entire absence of personal feeling, and with the utmost desire to exhibit fairness towards all concerned. Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. MuNTz rose at the same mo ment, and as the latter stated that he only wishes to make one observation, the former was giving way to him, when— L . ore JOHN RUSSELL interposed, and said that he had only wished to offer one word, which was to move the order of the day, to give the Hon. Member for Wey mouth an opportunity for his personal explanation, and he thought that that purpose being answered it was un necessary to protract the discussion. Mr. DISRAELI said that he had not the slightest desire to prolong this conversation, but as .the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton (Mr. Villiers) was nut present, he was bound to say that, during an inquiry, in the course of which more than thirty thousand ques tions were at•ked, not one had been put which was not relevant to the matter ; and he stated this because he believed that great misapprehension prevailed rela tive to the course which had been pursued in this Committee. He the more desired to say this be cause he believed that nobody could act with more fair ness than the Hon. Member for Weymouth ; and he had certainly shown himself master of the subject, and that was a great quality. No one could have acted with greater propriety than he had done. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said that he was bound to say that he heard every question, and he could not for bear bearing honourable testimony to the conduct of the Honourable Gentleman. He did not think either with reference to the particular question complained of, that it was made, or that his general mode of examina tion was unfair.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CHRISTIE wished to explain, that the reason be did not give notice of this explanation was, that it was merely a matter of veracity on his (Mr. Christie's) part, not involving any one but himself. INDIAN CORN. Mr. MUNTZ called the attention of the Government to the fact that their agents were themselves the mer chants in the provincial towns of Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the agents had only directions to sell at the price of the next market town, they had none to under sell, nor did he think that they had done so. The Government agents had adjusted their prices ac• cording to the market prices, and they had instructions not to interfere with the usual prices of corn. If parties who had bought at a high price refused to sell at a low one, while the Government agents sold their corn, it was nothing to be charged against the Government. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. Lord MAHON wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Depart ment, which was of some importance to many Members in that House ; he wished to know when it was pro posed to bring forward the Prison's Bill, the Custody of Offenders Bill, and the Poor-law Administration Bill. It was very desirable that these Bills should be brought forward at a time when those Members who were par ticularly interested in them could be present at the dis cussion, and it was also desirable that they should know the order in which they would be taken. Sir G. GREY said that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to move the third reading of the Poor-law Administration Bill the first order of the day on Thursday next ; after that, to go into Committee upon the Custody of Offenders Bill ; and then to take the Prisons Bill. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY wished to ask whether it was the intention of the Government to provide any remedy for an evil which had grown up and prevailed in the Central Criminal Court—a court which ought to be an example to all other crimuial courts in the kingdom. He allndedi to the practice of not giving up briefs for the prosecution to counsel in cases of felony or misdemeanour ; or if any were given the allowance for fee was so small that no respectable counsel would take it. By this means the judge, who was very frequently quite ignorant of the previous facts of the case, was obliged to examine the witnesses, and, contrary to his p r op er o ffi ce , was li tera ll y a counsel instead of for the prisoner. A similar evil practice prevailed in the courts in the northern dis tricts of the country. Sir G. GREY said that the attention of the Govern ment had been called to this evil, as existing in the Central Criminal Court, and airangements were in pro gress to obviate the inconvenience complained of. THE GREAT BRITAIN. Lord INGESTRIE asked the Secretary for the Ad miralty why the paddle-box boats to ply between Holy head and Dublin had not been provided by the Admi ralty ? and whether any plan had been recorded of the efficient breakwater which has been made for the Great Britain steam ship before that breakwater was de• stroyed ? Mr. WARD intimated that a Commision bad been appointed to inspect the proceedings with respect to that vessel. SOUTH COAST FISHERIES. Captain PECHELL asked whether the Admiralty were aware of, and if so, what steps had been taken to avoid the recurrence of an invasion of the fishing ground off Worthing, which was occupied by five French fishing vessels on the 15th, 17th, and 19th May last, with nets, fishing for mackerel? Mr. WARD said that particular attention had been paid to this trade. Inquiries had been made, and if any further difficulties should occur, a case would be sub mitted to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to regulate the subject. CEMETRIES. Mr. E. B. ROCHE said, that seeing the Hon. Member for Leamington in his place, he wished to ask him whe ther he meant to brin g f orwar d hi s Bill on the subject of c ernetries, and whether it was his intention to extend the Bill to Ireland. Mr. MACKINNON said he had been assured that the present Government would consider this question. Messengers from the Lords brought up several Bills. RAILWAY BILLS (No. IL). Mr. STRUTT rose to move the order of the day for the second reading of the Railway Bills ; and seeing that there was a motion on the paper, he felt that this was the proper time for him to make his statement on the subject. So much misconception had gone abroad that he was satisfied that the time had arrived when the House and the country should be put in possession of what was in the Bill, and what was not in it, in order that no public misconception might arise upon the subject. He could not conceive that could be the object of the opposition to this Bill, which was in fact merely one consisting entirely of detail. The Bill on this subject, which constituted the general rule was passed through its second reading, he believed during the session of 1844,and that too without the slightestoppositon After some discussion on this reading, the Bill was suffered to pass into a law. But when it was said that there had been greater experience at an after time, and that improvement could be made, although he was at a loss to conceive how an amendment could arise from the present motion, as it at present st oo d b e f ore t h e House, as there was nothing that could excuse the companies, an amend ment was introduced by an Hon. Member who is now a Member of the House of Lords. That occurred during the session of 1845, and the Nobleman who moved it was Lord Wharneliffe. The object was, to subject all railway Bills, notwithstanding any peouliar clauses, to the provisions of future general Acts. Upon this another nobleman, who was at that period a Member of that House, had moved another amendment, which limited the effect of the clause to the maximum of fares and charges to be made by companies under the authority of after Acts. He did not mean to rest the question of this Bill on this clause so noticed. It had been noticed: to all parties who were at present complaining, and it was a matter of astonishment to him how it could be objected to. In the session of 1846, a Committee was appointed by both Houses of Parliament, with a view to suggest some mode of railway legislation. That committee made a special report, in which a number of regulations were suggested, which were adopted in the present Bill. It further recommended that a distinct department of the Government should be instituted, for the express purpose of managing these matters, a similar report was adopted in the House of Lords, and in consequence of these reports late last session of Parliament, the Government brought in a Bill which passed through both Houses of Parliament without any opposition. It was intended then that further legislation should take place early in the next session, but he distinctly denied that Mr. Gladstone's Act was regarded as a final compact. By the legislation of the House of Lords last session it was decided that before any railway company should enter upon any land for the purpose of surveying it, they should deposit a certain sum of money as a security that he should be remunerated for any damage, and also a certain notice was requested to be served upon him. There was a local inquiry estab lished also which had been the subject of much misap prehension in the Hou,,e. The inquiry did not involve any examination of w it nesses and was performed by an app ,, inted officer without much expense to the public or to the parties. That inqniry would be of service in pre venting a long course of legislation before a Committee, and in some degree it obviated the necessity upon the Committee of either rejected the Bill or doing an in justice to the landowner. Formerly when the land owner suggested another course of railway, they were met by the observation, that the company could not accede to it, as their plans and sections were reported. That was ob'iated under the present Bill, for if the company acceled to the request of the landowners, the company had power to authorise the adoption of the new line, or if they refused, the l an d owner h a d th e power to deposit the plans and sections of his proposed line and meet them in the Committee. (LTMT SPEAKING.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSZIOUTII, SUNDAY.—This day being the anni versary of her Majesty's accession to the throne, the Howe and St. Vincent, at Spithead, dressed in colours, and at one o'clock royal salutes were fired by the Vic tory, Vengeance, and Excellent, in harbour, the Plat form Battery, and the ships at Spithead. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, being or dered some alterations in her magazines, &c., will be necessarily detained in harbour some time longer to complete them. Commander Oldham joined this ship yesterday, and her First-Lieutenant, Mr. Rogers, joined the St. Vincent, as first, also yesterday. This evening the latter gentleman was entertained by his late brother officers on board the Vengeance at a sumptuous dinner, at which Captain Lushington honoured his officers with his company. Intelligence from the squadron on the Cape of Good Hope station states that the Governor, Sir Henry Pot tinger, and Sir George Berkeley, were at Fort Peddie on the 7th of April, the latter preparing for a forward movement. The mouth of the Buffalo river was to be converted into a port, and an officer of engineers had been appointed to trace out a field work there. A ru mour was afloat that Pato had tendered his submission, but that it could only be accepted on his unconditional surrender. The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral Deems, Commander-in -Chief, was in Simon's Bay on the 7th of April. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, bad left for Calcutta. Lieutenant-Co lonel Napier has returned to England. By the same advices we have intelligence from the Island of Ascension to the 29th of April, at which date the Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., Commander in Chief ; the Actwou, 26, Captain Mansel; the Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane; the Lily, 16, Commander Newton; the Favourite, 18, Commander Murray; the Pantaloon, 10, Commander Douglass; the Albatross, 16, Commander Farquhar; and the Tortoise, store and guard ship, Captain Hutton, were lying there. Courts martial were pending, of which Captain Manse! was pre sident, on a paymaster and purser, and other officers and men, for alleged drunkenness. The island and squadron are healthy. The Lively was under orders for England, yid Sierra Leone; the Albatross, f or th e Bight- of Benin ; the Larne, for Spithead, direct in a few days; the Pataloon, for the West Indies; the Favourite, for the South Coast; and the Snap cutter, with victualling stores, for the Bight. A few rollers had of late set in, and on the 27th a boat was swamped and a seaman drowned. We regret to state that in manning the yards on board the Howe, on the return of the royal party in the Fairy, yesterday, a young man named Patten, who was endea vouring to shin up the maintopgallaut mast for the pur pose of manning the royal yard, lost his hold and fell into the water, striking the yards below, and finally the malnchains in his fall. He sunk instantly like a stone, and was never seen afterwards, as we are informed. The Seaflower cutter, Commander H. Damaresq, ar rived at - sunset on Friday, from cruising off the coasts of Kent and Sussex, for the protection of the mackerel fishery. Bettr-Admiral Superintendent IT. Parker, C. 8., re turned from leave yesterday afternoon, and his flag was re-hoisted on board the Excellent in the evening. The Echo was undocked again and removed from the basin yesterday afternoon. The following are the appointments for the past week : Lieutenants—R. T. Bedford, to Victoria and Allier Royal yacht ; R. C. Whyte, to Vengeance ; J. 0. Ba thurst, to Vixen ; A. Hamilton, to be Flag-Lieutenan to Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier ; G. B. Jeffreys, to Ex cellent, vice Hamilton. Masters—G. Fulmer, to command the Kite ; J. D, Pasco, to the Coast Guard. Surgeon—H. Jamieson, to the San Josef. Second Master— C. Burney, to the Kite. Mates—F. J. D. D'Aguilar, to the Caledonia ; F. Moresby, P. Chase, and H. B. Oldfield, to the Victoria and' Albert yacht. Assistant-Surgeons—D. Carter, to the Victory ; H, Slade, to the Caledonia ; H. Crocker, to the Seringapa tarn convict ship ; E. Pearce, to the Cherokee ; F. Fre wan, to the Minos steam-vessels, on the Lakes of Canada. Clerks---J. A. Messum, in charge, to the Acheron; Gray, to the St. Vincent. Midshiptnen—p. Blakeston, to the Howe; A. Neale, to the Excellent. Naval Cadet--C. H. Bramwell, to the Dragon. Master's Assistants—R. D. Connor, to the Growler J. G. Budd, to the Kite. Royal Marines—Second Lieutenants G. Bazalgette, E. M'Cullum, and T. Potts, to the Plymouth division. Coast Guard.—Appointments —Mr. J. T. Page (late mate RN.) to be in command of a station; Lieutenant H. Cox, RN., to be in command of a station. Removals —Lieutenant C. G. Clark, R.N., from Grand Redoubt to Kingsdown, vice Lieutenant S. Merrish, R.N.; Mr. J. Maude, from Khoelcadoon to Ballycroneen, vice Mr. J. Harry; Mr. J. Harry, from Ballycroneen to Khocka doon, vice Mr. J. Maude. THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION. —MEETING OF MR. C. LUSHINGTON'S COM MITTEE. On Friday night, at eight o'clock, a meeting of the general committee conducting the election of Mr. C. Lushington, was held at the Crown and Anchor, Strand, at which the question of a friendly ballot was taken into consideration, to ascertain the position of the two can didates, Mr. C. Lushington and Mr. C. Cochrane, and on the usual business ; H. G. Robin son , E sq., of Half- Moon-street, in the chair. Mr. G. HUGGETT, the secretary, produced the result of the canvass for the parish of St. Paul, Covent garden, which shows the numbers to be 92 for General Sir De Lacy Evans ; 76 for Mr. C. Lushington ; and 28 for Mr. C. Cochrane. A return which, he stated was highly favourable. Mr. PRUUT then having observed, that since the last meeting of the committee three meetings had been held, in St. Margaret and St. John's, in St. Martin's, and St. Paul's, said that great progress had been made in the canvass, which it was highly necessary should be corn pleted.—(Hear, hear.) He remarked that they had that evening a highly important matter to be brought before the committee. He alluded to a proposition which had been made by Mr. C. Lushington, that some means should be adopted in order to ascertain the opinion of the constituency in reference to the candidates ; and there was a proposition on his part (that having been made at the meeting held in the parishes of St. Margaret's and St. John's, and which had since been renewed in a letter, which he had forwarded to Mr. Huggett, that a friendly ballot should be had recourse to, in order that it might be decided who had the majority of promises, his (Mr. C. Lushington's) desire being not to divide the Liberal interest.—(Hear.) The sub-committee had entered into a consideration of the question, but it was one of so mu c h i mportance t h at they thought it their duty to submit it to the general committee.—(Hear.) Mr. Prout proceeded to read the letter of Mr. C. Lushington, and stated that there were many reasons for declining any communication on the subject, either with Mr. C. Cochrane or his committee. —(Hear.) In the first place, they did not know of any committee to which any appeal could be made.— (Hear.) It was absolutely necessar to know who were the persons they h a d to deal with (Hear.) He was unable to mention any name of any standing belonging to Mr. C. Cochrane's committee. The names of the b g e e e n n tl e p m r i e n n t e f d o r min g and w Ar e were before . world. . committee They all honourable men, and of high character.—(Hear.) There was, however, another question, and that is the character of Mr. C. Cochrane, and it was a question whether if they entered into a communication with him they would not either be bringing themselves down to a level with him or elevate him to the standard they held in society, and whether they would not be degrading the constituency of Westminster in the opinion of all the other boroughs of the kingdom.—(Hear.) A document had been prpplarod by the 5111b-00Wrilittee ' which he would lay before the general committ ee . M r . I-rout then, read the document, which, after introducing the reasons why the subject had been proposed, stated why it could not be entertained. It then referred to the :history of Mr. C. Cochrane, whose real name was stated to be Charles Sutton, otherwise Don Juan De Vega, the Spanish minstrel, and then Charles Cochrane. Mr. KETTERICK said, that unless they wanted to dis grace themselves in the eyes of the kingdom, after the exposé that had been just made in the document now read, it was impossible for the committee to listen to the propositon for a friendly ballot.—(Loud cries of " Hear.") How could Westminster, which bad always been the most prominent for being represented by men of high character and enlightened understandiug, allow themselves to be represented by a person who stands before the world in the position of Mr. C. Cochrane? Mr. CADOGAN observed, that if they agreed to any friendly ballot, they would not only disgrace Mr. Lush ington, but themselve s and the constituency of West minster.—(Hear.) They knew nothing of Mr. C. Coch rane's committee, who, it wou ld a pp e ar, were afraid t o have their names before the world. Mr. POUNCY thought they should look at the question dispassionately, without regard to the merits or demerits of any other candidate; their object was to secure the return of Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Lushington, and he thought—although from the absence of any known committee composed of gentlemen of independence and respectability on the part of Mr. Cochrane, they were unable at present to propose any arrangements for the ballot—still if it subsequently appeared that Mr. Coch rane really had among his supporters gentlemen whose known character would be a guarantee for the fair con duct of the ballot, gentlemen in whom the constituency would have confidence, he did not think it would then be advisable to decline making such a proposition. The CHAIRMAN said he thought that the document read stated that OCO of the reasons was, that Mr. Cochrane had no committee at all, and when the period arrived that he had got a respectable one, Mr. Pouncy's observations would be entitled to every consideration from the committee. Mr. TYRRELL and Mr. GEE , :IN addressed the chair, when Mr. CADOGAN moved, fled Mr. KETTRICK seconded the following resolution :—" Tb at the document now read be referred ) - i'.lek to the sub committee for the purpose of receiving and publisaing it." The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Measures were then adopted to complete the canvass, after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting seperated at a late hour. CAMBRIDGE INSTALLATION. (From the Cambridge Chron'ele.) Before we write a line of our own upon the subject of the approaching Installation, we must lay before our readers a document issued by the Vice-Chancellor, for the regulation of admission to the Senate-house on Mon day and Tuesday : For the maintenance of order at the approaching corn. mencement, and with the view of accommodating as many persons as the Senate-house will contain, the Vice-Chancellor considers it necessary to publish the following REGULATIONS. 1. That no person be admitted into the Senate house, or the Senate house yard, on Monday July 5, or Tuesday July 6, without a ticket. 2. That every person who now is a member of the Uni versity shall have one ticket (not transferable) for his own admission on each of those days. 3. That every member of the Senate shall have one lady's ticket, and one gentleman's ticket—and every in cepting M.A. one ticket either a lady's or a gentleman's —for the admission of strangers on each of those days. 4. That personal application for their tickets be made to the Registrary by all Graduates, except Bachelors of Arts.* 5. That the tickets of all Bachelors of Arts and Under graduates be issued to them through the Tutors of their respective colleges. 6. That the platform, on which the chairs of State will be placed for her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal Highness the Chancellor, together with the raised seats for ladies on each side of the Senate-house immediately communicating with it, be appropriated to those persons who have tickets from his Royal Highness, and to No blemen, Doctors, and Heads of Colleges. 7. That the remaining parts of the raised seats on each side of the Senate-house, and the west-end of the gallery be appropriated to ladies : and that on Monday July 5, the orchestra also be appropriated to ladies. 8. That the body of the Senate-house be appropriated to members of the University having M.A. tickets, and to gentlemen not members of the University who have tickets of admission. 9. That the gallery on the north side of the Senate house be appropriated to Undergraduates. 10. That the gallery on the south side of the Senate house be open to all Graduates, and also to gentlemen, not members of the University, who have tickets of admission. The Vice-Chancellor requests that all members of the University will appear in their academical dress of gowns and bands during both days. A report had got abroad that under graduates were to be wholly excluded from the Senate-house, the errone ousness of which will be demonstrated by the foregoing document. In the Senate-house the arrangements are ad vancing at a rapid rate : it is a scene of great activity, and symptoms of what is going on within may already be observed outside, where three of the temporary en trances are indicated by flights of stairs. The platform for her Majesty and the Chancellor is partly erected, the orchestra is in a state of forwardness, and nearly the whole of the side galleries for ladies is completed. We have more than once printed what we may call a programme of the proceedings; but there will be no harm in repeating it, with whatever little additions we are now in possession of. Her Majesty and the Prince will take the rail at the Tottenham station on Monday morning July 5, and will reach Cambridge about half-past twelve o'clock. The station here will be elegantly decorated for the reception of the Royal visitors, and accommoda tion will be provided for a number of ladies to witness the arrival. The Eastern Counties Company are making every exertion to do honour to the occasion, and we be lieve they will do their part well. The Mayor and Corporation will meet her Majesty at the station, where the usual formalities will be enacted; and they will accompany the royal cortege on foot to Trinity College, where their duties will end, for at that point in her progress her Majesty will be delivered over to the University authorities. We know not at this moment what arrangements will be made to mark public loyalty during her Majesty's passage through the town, for while we write a Committee of the Town Council is sitting to conclude what is to be done; but we appre hend there will be triumphal arches, and so forth, and we know that many of the inhabitants are already pre paring to decorate their houses with banners and flowers, and we have no doubt that the Royal progress through the towii will be a scene of unusual brilliance. The Queen and the Prince will of course sojourn at Trinity Lodge, and lunch will be ready for them at two o'clock on Monday. At three o'clock the Chancellor, and possibly the Queen, will go the Senate-house, where Honorary Degrees will be conferred by his Royal High ness. At half-past six in the evening the royal party will dine with the Vice-Chancellor in the hall of Ca tharine hall. It unfortunately happens that the accom modation is small, and consequently the Vice-Chan- cellor's hospitality will necessarily be confined to about sixty guests. After dinner there will be a concert in the Senate-house, to commence at half-past eight o'clock. With respect to this concert we regret to announce that Jenny Lind's engagements in London will prevent her from coming ; but treaties are pending with Grisi, Alboni, Mario, and Lablache, and Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Philips and Mr. Lockey are engaged. The band will comprise the elite of the Philharmonic and Choral Societies of London; and there will be a full chorus, amongst which will be the Cambridge, Ely, and Peterborough choirs. It is understood that her Majesty and the Prince will attend this concert. On Tuesday the proceedings in the Senate-house will oomme❑ce at ten o'clock. The great feature will be the performance of the Installation Ode, in which the singers at the concert will take a part. In the afternoon the royal party will honour the horticultural fête at Downing with their presence. We have already stated that most extensive preparations are on foot for this fete, which will be a splendid thing. In the evening a grand ban quet will be given in the noble hall of Trinity College, which will be attended by the Queen and the Chancellor. The plate for this banquet, as well as that at Catherine Hall, will be supplied by Mr. Read, of Market-hill. The public breakfast in Trinity and St. John's will take place on Wednesday morning, to commence at 12 o'clock. All preliminary arrangements for this grand fat have'been concluded, and the highest anticipations of its attractions are indulged in. Tickets can be pro cured only through members of the Senate ; and for the distribution of them the members of the committee of management will attend at Mr. Barraclough's rooms, near the Senate-house, on and after Friday, July 2. We understand that the price of the tickets will be 1/. ls., with the addition of 55., if not procured before Wednesday morning. We are glad to add that the profits will be applied for the benefit of Addenbrooke's Hospital. The reader is aware that the two Colleges will be united by a temporary bridge across the Cam. The bridge will be erected nearly opposite the northern end of the library ; the contract for it has been taken by Mr. Peck, of this town, and we hear that it will be a neat and tasty struc ture. After the public breakfast her Majesty and the Prince will take their departure for town. All the details that we have given are connected with the University ; but there will be rejoicings in which the townspeople can partake. These, however, are not com pleted at the hour at which we write, but we apprehend there is no doubt that there will be a grand display of fire-works. We may say generally that there is no doubt whatever that the town and University will be crowded with dis tinguished company. We have given lists before, to which we might now make additions ; but perhaps next week we shall be in a position to extend the list very considerably. The best spirit prevails amongst those charged with carrying out this interesting event, and the highest hopes are entertained of a brilliant issue. The Registrary will attend for the purpose of distribut ing tickets at his office in the Pit Press, on Wednesday June 30, and on Friday July 2, from nine o'clock to one, a.m. ; and at his rooms in Trinity college on Thursday July 1, from 6 to 10 p.m. ; on Friday July 2, from si to 10 p.m. on Saturday July 3, from 8 to 9i a.m. ; from 84 to 10 p.m. on Monday July 5, from 8 to 94 a.m. ; from 84 to 10 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 6, from 8 to 94 a.m. IMMENSE ARRIVAL OF BREAD STUFFS.--W C announce with pleasure the arrival, on yesterday, into our harbour of thirty-two vessels of large tonnage, laden with maize, flour, and wheat. Our advices from Cove this morning, half-past nine o'clock, announce a further arrival of thirty-two vessels similarly laden, with a large number outside the harbour. The quantity of bread stuffs brought by yesterday's shipping amounts to 10,077 tons, which added to that brought by this morn ing's arrival, about 10,100—makes a total of 20,177 tons. This is olwaring newe for tho oouuti y. Our harbour never before presented so gay a spectacle as at present, there being over 230 vessels of all tonnage, and bearing at their mast heads the flags of nearly every country in the universe.—Cork Examiner, Wednesday. SCILLY.—The crops of all kinds look well, and ship ments of new potatoes are being made almost every day. They are of excellent quality, and good size, although not fully come to maturity ; price twenty shillings per bushel of 1401bs.— West Briton. PONTYPOOL. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. On the • evening of Wednesday, June 9th, a farmer, named John Herbert, - residing at the Varteg, near Pontypool, went to a limekiln on his farm, which he had charged in the morning, to see how it progressed, and finding it not burn so briskly as he wished, he went down a ladder which he had placed for the purpose, with an iron bar, and gave the top vent, when he fell down apparently lifeless, from the effects, it is supposed, of the carbonic acid gas which issued from the limestone. His son, a lad about eleven years of age, who was standing on the top of the kiln, called out, when a servant man, who was near, ran, and immediately went down the the ladder to assist his master, and met a similar fate. A young man, named Lewis, was at hand, lost no time in follow ing the servant to assist the other two, when he unfor tunately fell lifeless. The son then ran off to Blaenavon to his mother, who was there attending a funeral, and gave the alarm, when several persons hurried to the kiln, and there found them all three dead. An inquest was held on Friday, before W. F. Batt, Esq., deputy coroner, when a verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned in each case.— Monmouthshire Merlin. THE CRors.—We have not heard two different opinions expressed, amongst the farmers we have con versed with, as to the prospects of the forthcoming crops ; all concur in stating them to be most favourable. Ve getation of all kinds is springing up with a rapidity sel dom surpassed—the mild weather and succession of ge nial showers producing everywhere the most beneficial results. The wheats look strong and healthy, and in many places are in ear. Turnips are coming forward rapidly, and so far seem to have escaped the attack of the fly. With regard to the potatoes, about which so much anxiety is expressed and so many doubts . pro claimed, we can answer f or our own ne ighbourhood that they never wore a more promising or luxurious appear ance at this season of the year ; ;m id we are not aware the s li g h test in di cat i on . o f di s ease has been - covert d.— Ca r li s l e Journal. The Rev. Dr. Jerrard had an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 19. COBBETT v. HUDSON. The plaintiff in this case is the son of the celebrated William Cobbett, and the defendant is the keeper of the Queen's Bench Prison, in which the plaintiff has been confined ever since 1842. The action was brought to recover damages for an alleged false return made by the defendant to a writ of habeas corpus, requiring the de fendant to bring up.the body of Mr. Cobbett at the Court at Westminster, for the purpose of showing upon what grounds he was detained in custody. After hearing counsel on either side at some length, Lord DENMAN was of opinion that a false return had not been proved, and that as there was no case made out for the jury, a nonsuit ought to be entered.—Nonsuit entered accordingly. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Watson, Q.C., for the defendant. Mr. Cobbett (the plaintiff) was present during the trial of the case. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. FORGERY.—A young man, named Horatio Nelson West, was charged with uttering forged railway scrip. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) Mr. Morgan, the secretary to the company, proved that these instruments were all forgeries, and that they appeared to have been struck from the same die or plate as the others that had been sold by Mr. Berkley. There was the same mistake in the word " proportionate" at the back of the instrument, and the numbers were higher than any that had been issued by the company. Daniel Forrester, the officer, proved the apprehension of the prisoner, and also that he said he had not been in Birmingham for two years and a half, and denied having applied for any letters at the post-office in Moorgate street, addressed to Mr. Perry. Mr. Morgan was recalled, and iu answer to a question put by Mr.. Ballantine, he said he did not believe the name of the prisoner was.among those who had signed the subscribers' agreement, and the Parliamentary con tract. By Mr. CLARKSON—It was intended to distribute the new shares among the old proprietors of the company who chose to have them, and none had yet been issued to the public. The forged instruments were put in, and one was read. It was to the usual effect, certifying that the holder hay ing paid 5/. as dcponit, and subscribed the necessary do cuments, was entitled to one 501. new share in the capital of the company, &c. Mr. CLARKSON said this was the case for the prose cution. Mr. BALLANTINE then addressed the Court, and said he should submit to their Lordships that there was no ease to go to the jury, because the instrument which was the subject of the alleged forgery was not in truth such an instrument as came within the contemplation of the statute. The prisoner was charged in a variety of forms with forgery, in uttering a forged receipt, a warrant, an undertaking, &c., and the whole of the charges were supported by the production of a docu ment which had been described as railway scrip, and the question was, whether this instrument was properly described in any of these counts. First, as to its being a receipt—he should contend that it was perfectly clear it was never intended to be treated as a receipt, or con sidered as such by the company, and it was no more thun a receipt that a statement in a bond, that a certain sum had been paid, could be called a receipt. A receipt was the discharge of the party making the payment; but in this document there was no discharge—it was entirely conditional. The Learned Counsel cited in support of his argument the case of Harvey, in Russell and Ryan, 227, in which the prisoner was accused of forging a re ceipt, and the instrument was in these terms, " William Chenery, Esq., paid to Thompson the sum of 81." It was written on a proper stamp, but no name was signed. The prisoner was convicted, but the point was reserved for the consideration of the judges whether such an in strument was properly described as a receipt; and the judges held that it was not a receipt, and that the instru ment merely admitted that Chenery had paid the money, but was no acknowledgment of the receipt of it. After the decision that had been come to in the recent case to which he had alluded, he did not think it was neces sary to trouble their Lordships much further with regard to the question as to the instrument being a receipt. Baron ROLVE—You are entitled to this, certainly; that it was the opinion of the Court that it was not a receipt for money. Mr. BALLANTINE considered this quite sufficient, and he was of opinion the same argument would apply to those counts charging the instrument as an accountable receipt. Then, as to its being a warrant for the pay ment of money. A warrant, he contended, was an in strument which authorised a person to pay or receive money, but by this instrument authority was given to no one to do either. The result was merely mentioned upon the parliamentary contract and subscriber's agree ment being signed, but the prisoner had been proved not to have signed either ; and, therefore, in his case he could have no claim upon the company, and the docu ment was so much waste paper. With regard to those counts which treated the instrument as a warrant for the delivery of a valuable security—what were the facts? That the party holding the scrip was entitled to a 501. share in the undertaking, both as regarded profit and less, and so far from this share representing money or property, it was possible that by incurring a share of liability, it might actually represent a loss instead of a profit. He considered that the same objections would apply to the counts deacribbig the instrument as an un dertaking for the payment of money. There were two questions involved on the point; first, was the instrument in itself a warrant for any purpose whatever? and, se cond, if it were a warrant, could it be considered in any other light than conditional upon the signing the parlia mentary contract and subscriber's agreement? and as the prisoner had been proved not to have performed this ope ration, he submitted that he could not be liable. There was also no evidence that the South-Western Railway Company had any right or authority to issue such in struments ; and he said that if they had no such autho rity, of course the forging them would not be felony. The Learned Counsel then cited a case in which the Master of the Rolls had decided that canal shares did not come within the description of securities, inasmuch as they could be bought and sold ; and he argued that railway shares were of precisely the same character as canal shares. He also reminded the Court that the statute referring to the offence of forgery, and which defined the instruments capable of proving the subject of that charge, had been passed at a period when such an instrument as railway scrip was entirely unknown, and that, therefore, it would hardly be just to suppose that such was contemplated by its provisions. The Learned Counsel concluded by calling upon the Court to with draw the case from the jury, and to direct the prisoner to be acquitted of the charge of felony, upon the grounds he had stated. Chief-Justice IVILDE having conferred with his Learned Brother, said it was impossible not to see that this was a question of very great importance and interest to the public, on account of the enormous amount of property invested in securities of this description. lie was of opinion that there was very great doubt as to the real character of these instruments, and as the counsel for the prosecution was desirous that the question should be gravely considered by the whole of the judges, he considered that the case ought to go to the jury, and the Point raised would then probably be considered by the judges. Mr. CLA.RBSON said that the company whom he re presented would be perfectly satisfied with a decision so obtained, and would not take any f urt her ste p s. Mr. BALLANTINE then said that he rested entirely upon the question of law, and as he had no answer upon the facts of the case, he should not address the jury. Chief Justice WILDE then briefly summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, judgment being respited to await the decision of the fifteen Judges in November next upon the points of law. YANKEE TRICK ON A PILOT —Oneday last week the Crosskirk - pilot-b oa t boarded the American which brig h Eurotus, of New Orleans, the captain one of the men to pilot him through the Pentland engaged who was to have a barrel of flour for his fee. The vessel lrt was safely piloted through the Firth, and the pilots re turned, bringing with them the supposed barrel of flour, which, on opening, turned out to be nothing but a mix ture of oakum, rope ends, bits of wood, flour, and Indian corn—the sweepings of the vessel I The captain had come from some port in Ireland, and was bound for St. Petersburgh.— Caithness Chronicle. DEATH OF UARTER, THB LION KING.—Mr. James C. Carter, known as the celebrated " Lion King," died yesterday morning, at his residence, No. 12, Arundel street, Strand, of inflammation of the chest . Mr. Carter was in his 35th year. He was born in Thornberry, Gloucestershire, but passed the greater portion of his life in the United States. He earned a wide reputation in England, and on the continent, by his daring and wonderful feats with lions, tigers, 86c., a fine collection of which animals he had recently purchased, for the Purpose of again making his appearance in public. Mr. 1 Carter has left a widow and a very large circle of friends to mourn his early sudden loss. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JUNE 18.—We hav e experienced an improved demand for raw sugars this week, and a slight advance has been established on th e former currency: the refined market is rather dull, an d prices must be quoted easier, say from 60s. t 0635., for brown to standard q ualit y . Nothing doing in rum.— Bristol Mercury. WAKEFIELD CORN-MARKET, FRIDAY.--This week there is an average supply of wheat and a fair qua n tit y of oats ; of other articles the arrivals are trifling. Th ere is a good consumptive demand for wheat, at a reducti on of ss. to 6s. per quarter. For oats and shelling there is a retail inquiry at declining prices. In beans and other MARKET, FRIDAY. articles no alteration. --The sugar market has assumed a firmer aspect this week, a n d without any the aci n : )os :s He a A do les: x. , 6 :l l i which .Eß h P ay n e O b D e u en E t o a fair advance of 6d. per cwt. on last week ' s prices. Refined sugar and tr l e : a h c e le t.e a a re ei l a o r w k e e r t . ee F e i t n in e ue g s old g e a n iet s , y vv r i n . s V e B d og n Wednesday alteration in.l, RAILWAY A p I r L ic l v e prices. —Manchest er Tr A M C a c n al C Dp h Guardian. Eefi:eo rACCID ENT. -- On aN afternoon an accident occurred . on the Edwinohbniucsrheghlueseaanvnace-des Glasgow Railway, by which injured that he is not expected to survive, in c up the tunnel, of his own reckless temerity. As the tra ' in having the Glasgow at two o'clock was proceeding a person in one of the fourth-class carriages, appearance of a labourer, left the compartment of the i a e i h n t a h n e c e w in ns the standing,next for the joiniscrambling from the one to the other, he eith p er ur l p o ? st se h o is f ng the Carr' hold, or, thinking he was farther forward than aninacwqhu iages, carriage , an but,h really was, passed over him was, dropped down between with his leg i.. was that part across one of the rails. The consequence and . .iis ieg . was severed of the train fo w rt h u i n eh ate was individual was shockingly man gled.from h i s T h b e od u y e . con veyed to the Royal iajgo Infirmary,_ but died promptly on the evening of the accident.... G Post , RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead,'Lan cad shire, and Cheshire Junction, 2 dis.—Birmingham and Dud-. lev, 4 1 / 2 p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction,. 7 Chester and Birkenhead, 404—Ditto, Halves, 19A ---m" Lancashire, New, % dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), par — L eek and Thirak, Preference, 16s. 3d. dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, AWL Southport, VA p.—London and North-Western , 178-1 Ditto, New Quarters (G. J.), 16 1 , p.—Manchester ano• Leeds Halves late (Huddersfield and Sheffield) , PAP" Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), par—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 278 (late Grimsby and Sheffield), 20/. Shares, 2% dis.- 111412 ; chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, dis.— Midlir 40/. Shares, 1% p. —Ditto, New, 34 p.—North . 1 ( „1: 209—North-Western, 1 7 4 4 p.—Preston and Viryreo (A), 4 p.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N.W.M.)I yo. Ditto, New, IA dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, IN eviy p.—Ditto 4, IA dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 3,1; MANCHESTER, JUNE 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Arnbergate, Notting.' ham, and Boston, 255. 6d. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashit G e_ 4 _ . and Cheshire, 1 5-16 dis.—Birmingham and Ox ford JO, : tion, 7y 2 p.—East Lancashire, New, 1-16 dis.—Fleetwoost Preston, and West Riding, 345. 6d. dis.—Leeds and bir„ Preference, % c. dis.—Manchester and Leeds 174:;;; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (B), 611,--;„ 4, Staffordshire, 2% p.—S ou th-Eastern and Dover, -"" • 5-16 dis. LEEDS, JUNE 19. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share trade evinces very beingfe tures for comment, the extent of business Passing 4 .7 1 1 small, and the fluctuations in price not important- Pc— advance was made on Monday, but a gra d ua l falling off since occurred OR most new lines, and they all end flat. Div i ; dend paying shares maintain their position pretty W ell, an are mostly at safe rates for permanent investment, but 1 1 2: heavy calls on lines in progress take up a great deal Of 14 :_. money that might otherwise be laid out in fres h pump sales are—East Lancashire, New, Bs. 6d. C. dis.—DittOs New (scrip), 9d. dis.—East and West Yorkshire, 1 dill''' . Great Northern, 335. 6d. dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 12s. 6d. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 6% dis.—Ditte, New, 5 C. ss Ditto, Preference, 16s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield , and dlan Mi 8 1 A, dis.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 17 s. 6d. dis,—Mall' hestero chester and Leeds, West Riding Union, par-Iganc Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3s. 6d. dis.—North-Vroltelli* 28s. 6d. 11. dis. , JUNE 19. toi STOCK EXCHANGE. HULL The sales are—Hull an ti —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland , 5 ' Newcastle and Berwick, 27 3 A —North British, xiSte"-- oD (scrip), 2s. 9d. p.—North-Western, 295. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jurtrz 19. No tes Bard STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle an wick, 8% p.—Ditto, North Shields Purchase, 32 4 British, Quarters, 14 p.—York and Newcastle, 3 ' , ' "EiSIINIBURGH, JurrE 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales ar Aberdeen, 3°/ ,.71 Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar,....4‘ 15s. -Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 2L--Cak"cl nian, 291. 155.-Ditto, New, 21. ls. 6d.-Caledo,Fiiplnf► Dumbartonshire, 14 155.-Clydesdale Junction, l'a" 1 1 Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doane, and Callender, 2/4 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 381.-Ditto. New , No. 0 1 ' 20, 10s. -Ditto, New, No. 2, 30/.-Ditto, New, No. at i .,'"de 6d.-Dundee and Northern Junction, 1,. 118.-- - m e- 3/, and Perth, 321. 10s.-Ditto, New, 131. -Ditto, Quar te r'l7B. , 75.-East of Fife, I/. 18s.-East Lothian Cent ral, d, 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 71. 155.-Edinburgh jr7l,L Glasgow, 681. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, 221.-Ditto, Quar ters ' 3s. 9d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton. 18 /. 103.--Piel; Preference, 20/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 21. 422-Ditto, 12s. 9d. -Edinburgh and Northern, 18/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, °e: 31. 1 Is.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 65.-Ditto, ditto , New,„A leG -Edinburgh and Perth, (New Co.), IL 45.--Ditto; 65.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 118/.-Ditto, New Stock, -Ditto, Halves, No. 1,8/. 6s. 6d.-Ditto, Salves, Nt'' 2 ' i f 155.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5L and Garnkirk, 384 IN.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 155.-Glasgow and Greenock, 17L-Ditto, Halves 8L 153.-••• Ditto, Preference, W.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and ' Ardr essa i ll ; 48.-Glasg4l 4/. 55.-Great North of Scotland, 21. 25.-Great Northv (late Direct Northern), 41. 65.-Ditto (late London York), H. 125.-Newcastle and Berwick, 271 British, 32/. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, ters, 4/. 95.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 15e.-113 rds, 2/. 125.-Ditto, Fifths, 61 10 Thirds, 271.-Scottish Grand Junction, 19.5.-Scottish Midland, 181. 10s.-Shrewsbury and Herefor,loB.-Shrews bur y ,Oswestrys and Chester, 94105.-Ditto, New, 1L -Stirling and Da d nia; line, 51.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 65.-Wishaw 120- ness, 49/.-York and Newcastle, 37L-Ditto, Nov, 14L _seottish Central* 6d.-Ditto, Preference, 11/. 12$. 6d.-Direct Bombs," a ti o f Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 2s. 9d.-Great Nurlpg. India, 2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 25.-padr e ' lore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. GLGOW, a . STOCK EXCIIANGE.- AS The sales Jur arse-Aberdeen, 301,4"'" Caledonian, New, 425.-Dundee and Perth, New, 134-Ditto, Quarters, 670.-East of Fife, 340.-E d l burgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 135.-Edinburgh Perth, 235.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 119-`D itto per cent. guar., 41 1 A-Ditto, Halves, No. 1,8/. 175.--Thir, t . tus Halves, No. 2, ) 6 5 -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 55.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, Quarters, 91/2 -Great Nortlol (London and York Extension), 305.-Great Southern Madras, Is. 9d.-Manchester and Southampto n,9s. Blonkland and Kirkintillock, 254-North British, N o ters (scrip), 155.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 5l- Newcastle, Preference, 11,4. THE TURNIP FLY.—At a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society last week, Mr. Hillyard, o f Tber g; lands, near North ampton, described a successful taut;e. which he had adopted to destroy this pest. It wt 5 .. ...„9 7 , keeping heaps of twitch on di ff erent sides of his T. ready to be fired when the fly made its appe arance 0 720 crop ; he then lighted those heaps which lay 0 11 windward side of the farm, andllaced brimstone el! t he ~. top of each of them, when the combined effl uvia of Ira burning twitch and brimstone being carried over turnip field the fly was most effectually destroyeu Banbury Guardian. AT MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND DUDLEY.—On Friday information was forwarde d 10 th! metropolitan police that a man, named Hawkles s Leve r Blewitt, an itinerant tinker and razor grinder, at D ye r ley, had thrown a large quantity of boiling. water t hat his wife, by which she was so dreadfully injured, A , O death ensued. A coroner's inquest was held, i njured, th e jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against BI wo, Immediately after the perpetration of the atrocious de e d Blewitt absconded from Dudley. He is d e scribed as tween thirty-five and forty years o f age, dark ba." . _ whiskers, and complexion; has the appearance of gipsy, stands about five feet eight inches high, and 1 5 rather stout. W illiam ay MELANCHOL Friday Y R m E r Ensll Or p Fo n ß e r U he N l E d a o n r inAquSeOstl; CIT the Sportsman, Southwark Bridge-road, on view of the body a dofiedMart. Timothy s o ß u e t a h v w e r a , r k a ' rse of fortune. Misa 7nrlyapartsomlieciiittesrw, which exhibited the melancholy effects of re t v r e said that her father Eliza H. Beaver, deceased's daugh e t e r d id 7 g l e4o fb a r d m g d On Tuesday morning, months had been confined to his be . we nt im lled her. Witness had suffered severelfrom the out, and for the last ei g ht about four o'clock, her mothe r ca Her father had not mediately called in medical assistance. im did all they could mediately and found her father apparently lifeless. She died from want, as witness and her mother vs her father cir 9 cum for him. For some years past they had suffered great pn tions, in consequence of the change in . stances. Mr. Allingham, the summoning officer, said that t c h: was well aware, as the parochial officer, of the circurns in which the family, which he knew was highly resp_eSecotsp,!, had been placed for some time past. Mr. T. W. Child _L e... 11 surgeon, Alfred-place, Newington-causeway , ceased about four o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was then_ dead. The appearances of the room showed great poverty's' the deceased was lying upon a quantity of rags, which was! said he saw d substitute for a bed, and a counterpane covered him. lie bi d no doubt that the deceased died from natural causes, p?ssy from a disease of the heart." — Verdict " Natural death. 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The powers of tidal valuable new invention are so great as to bring very defective hear ing, of long standing, to its perfect and natural state, and to enable deaf persons to enjoy general conv ersa ti on, t o h ear distinctly at church, on the bench, at the bar,:and at public assemblies; the 1112 4 - pleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are entirely remove" , and it affords to individuals affected with this dreadful malady allth ° assistance that possibly could be desired. Also improved heariu•_ Trumpets of every description. The newly-invented Spectaciee , immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged 1" 1 " perfect sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its yottal" ful, natural and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, °Per e Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solornoo4 Opticians, are not in any way connected with a person of the setae name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any pa rt of the country. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and Observe --Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly (opposite the York Hotell. [ADVERTISEMENT.] REMARKABLE CURE OF 1)1,- Ens BY lIOLLOWAY's OINTMENT AND PlLLS.—Extraet of a letter f rom Hampton, New Brunswick, dated Feb. 10, 1846. "To Pro fessor Holloway.—Sir, A son of mine, sixteen years of age. WO affected with ulcers on his limbs and body for more than three Year". from which mall pieces of bone had been removed from time to time. I applied to several medical men in St. John's, but all to no purpose; I was then induced to try your ointment and pills, which made a complete cure. Several months have since elapsed, and there is not the slightest appearance or their return.—(Signed) Jaime WETMOR.II." These medicines are sold by all druggists, and at Pro fessor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand. London. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., at Moy House, near Tower, the wife of Alexander P. Gordon Cumming, Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Cheltenham, the lady of William K. Martin, Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Atkins-road, Clapham-park, the wife of J. I. Nicholson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at South Lambeth, Mrs. Winterbottom , of a son. On the 17th inst., at East Stoke Rectory, Wareham, Dor set, the lady of the Rev. J. M. Cox, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Highbary-park, the lady of Edward Saxton, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at New House, Northfleet, Mrs. Frederic Kelly, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Marlborough, Wilts, the wife of John Brown, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 17th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square' He IL len G. G. Duff, Esq , of Muirtown, Inverness-shire, to , youngest daughter of the late James Fraser, Esq., Achna gairn, in the same county. On the 17th inst., at the Friends' Meeting-house, Stoke Newington, Joseph John Fox, surgeon, of the Albion-road , to Sarah Angell Allen, of Church-street, Stoke Newington. On the 17th inst., at the parish Church of Wisbeach St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, the Hon. Charles Frederick Octavius Spencer, to Rester Eliza, eldest daughter of the Rev. H. Far" dell, Vicar of Wisbeach, and Canon of the Cathedral Church of Ely. DIED. On the 16th inst., at Ellesmere, Salop, Mary Anne, wife of Launcelot Hope Everett, M.D. On the 7th inst., at Constance, Switzerland, Sir Grenville Temple Temple, Bart., late 15th Hussars, aged 48. On the 13t inst., Willis John Webb, Esq., of Etall-place , Hari)ledown, Kent, aged 77. On the 15th inst., at the Circus, Greenwich, W. Marshall, Esq., aged 80. On the 17th inst., at Swanscombe, Kent, Robert Richard son, Esq. On the 17th inst., Mary, wife of W. W. Dr ake, Esq., Wal' thamstow, aged 75. On the 19th inst., at Shooter's-bill. road, Mr. Francis liar' rison, Reed 73. _ Loci on : anted and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No . 112 : nand, Printer, at The Sun Office , N 0.112, Strand, in the Freda?' of the &my, in U. County of Middlesex, Monday, June 2 " 1847. THE IN That a ( At their II( ._ , ' o lll Nine cLECTIO liaior Gen ,The For "wig the telaion "eine. 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