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~........- ! 11V1C- corder and 1 by 3pon- , r the lat he lient. n the abet- Lt the qi the Le - 11 , e, mony i that ice. isouer Is to some kind na the , ed to onths t's ac at had at the rciety. 's mar sale at ms, the to to 47S Ins, 46 f grain malting 13, 224, ()as, 453 nd there Es ; oato business Uite nn• :r 701bs. fair re• tt there of &1 to L Oats Beane 3. Saloo average id Sc! , and an wn, and ths. ths. ths. th a fair r unsold• -the for A largo averag° d to 7a Pe l 3u to 0° to 60 Im-roa d ► 'olk, the Hervel. [ra. Geo, istopher College , to Agne s , of Oat' Borleff Cromer' laughter ity, and F. Hood, Genera l th Regv ,squorer and SA' 4, l4eci atwyeD° Foun d Bevj 01;11 0 . 14°' A cotuitl LAKE ONTARIO AND HUDSON RIVER ( RAILROAD, S te f New York United States. The Share eaoal is 1,'50 0001., in 60,000 shares of $lOO each ; or 20/. Hs SO., reckonhig the dollar at 4s. 20. DIRECTORS IN UNITED STATES. ELISHA C. I ITCHFIELD, New York. LUCIEN D. COMAS, New York. JOHN R. BRIGGS, New York. SAMUEL J. BEALS, New Yerk, EDWIN C. HAMILTON, New York. BENJAMIN BRANDRETH, New York. LEROY M, WILEY, New York. DANIEL B. GOODWIN, Waterville, New York; L. PADDOCK. Watertown, New York. GEORGE TIBBETTS, Troy, New York. LOWELL HOLBROOK, New York, CHARLES A. MACY, New York. One vacancy. , OFFICERS IN UNITED STATES. President—ELlSHA C. LITCIIFIELD. Vice-President —JoHN R. BRIGGS. Treasurer CHARLES A. MAcv. Secretary—E. D. SArroN. Chief Engineer—A. F. EDWARDS. Consulting Engineer and Land Agent—JOAN B. MILLS (for many years directing engineer of the River St. Lawrence Improvements in Canada). TRUSTEES FOR MORTGAGE OF LANDS. Hon. JOHN G. FORBES, New York, United States. Hon, J. VANDERBILT, King's County, New York, United States. HOU. HENRY WAGER, Oneida County, New York, United States, BANKERS IN LONDON. The Union Bank of London. SOLICITORS IN LONDON. Crowder, Maynard, Son, and Lawford, Coleman-street. BROKERS IN LONDON. Huggins and Rowsell, 1, Threadneedle-street. LINE OF ROAD. This very important line, now in course of construction, will unite the Eastern end of Lake Ontario at Sackets Har bor, with the Hudson River at the head of tide water at Albavy and T ro y ; th us un i t i ng i n a direct line the great chain ef lakes, or inland seas , w ith th e Atl an ti c O cean, a t N ew York. The section of country traversed by this line is the n orth-eastern portion of the great state of New York, and although now covered by a primitive forest of heavy growth, which is rich in almost every variety of wood and timber, and filled with mineral productions, it is agricu turally as well adapted to grazing and general farming purposes as any other section of the state. The country is filled with lakes, giving rise to most of the large rivers in the state. The whole section has remained in its normal condition no t;1 the present time, owing mainly to the course of settle- Wements, emigration, and traffic. induced by the opening of the e Canal' and the many lines of railroad loadi ng to th e grea t Wst. The len LENGTH OF THE LINE. gth the , with its brancto the iron ines of the Adirondak of will line be about 200 miles. Contracts hav m e been entered Into for its construction, including the rolling stock, tights of way, and stations, the whole amount not exceeding 6,000/. per mile, which is less than the average coast of rail roads in the United States, and not one- half the cost of the New York Central and Erie roads, each. The gro-s amount of the cost will be about 1,200,0001., which includes 100,0001. of rolling stock. The liiie will have but one summit, with level or descending grade eastward to the Hudson River, and w estward to Lake Ontario, the summit being about 1,700 feet :nvt b et e h i n e g termini at 100 miles distance, the heaviest gra less than 53 feet to the mile, and these occurring gr three miles only, and with the slope in the direction of the heaviest traffic. 200,0001. has already been expended towards the c onstruction of the line, and it is expected that the east ern division of 30 miles will be completed by the Ist of Octo ber next, and the whole line in eighteen months. CONNECTIONS. The line, and its proposed branches, will not only unite the great Western Lakes—whose tonnage, traffic, and commerce is larger in amount that the foreign commerce of New York with the seaboard, by a direct and advantageous route, but Will also bring the city of Montreal, and the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada, into easy communication with New York, thus materially shortening the distance over the line at pre sent in use. LANDS POSSESSED BY THE COMPANY. a The Comp any possess upwards of 500.000 acres of land, l ying adjacent to their line, and granted to the Company by the State of New York, and the individual owners of land along the line. These lands are exclusively forest, and are filled with timber suited to shipping and mercantile purposes, and wood of a description universally used for locomotive fuel in the United States. For all of the varied products of this forest an extensive and unsupplied demand exists at each OW*terminus of the line. The whole of this tract will be brought ra elg il h w t a h y o . urs of the city of New York by the compl e ti on EXTENT AND VALUE OF THE LANDED ESTATE. The extent and value of the lands possessed by this Com any, may be judged from the following extracts from a late report of A, F. Edwards, Esq., the chief engineer, combo rated in all respects by Johnß. Mills, Esq., the consulti ng engineer and land agent of the Company. ~. S peaking of these lands, they say:—" They are - known to ...).e.covered with an extraordinary growth of timber, and on this account are worth much more than lands fit only for ag .Wricultural purposes Let us go where we will in the State, e find t he lands which remain covered with wood and tim. "r altogether the most valuable, and bringing high and in creasing Prices. ,, T here are, of— t' Good pine timber lands 50,000 acres Lands containing cherry, cedar, curled maple, tamarack, oak, elm, birch and ash, all valuable for manufacturing and special uses, and some of which are mine ral lands. 3. Good spruce timber lands 4 . Good hemlock timber lands, valuable for plank boards and bark lOO,OOO „ °. Lands valuable, because connected with vvater - power, anfor own lots /I 6. Lands v aluable force d t wood, and for ag- 10,000 ricultural purposes 225,000 „ T th e aorta classed ota as l cord wood, rep resen t s wood for fuel, each cord being 128 cubic feet, 2 feet long ; 4 ft. wide, 4 ft. high. The pine timber is of the best quality. There having been /to access to it by canals or railroads, it has not been culled or destroyed. It is, on the av rage of distance, 2')o miles ' 11 ,. 4 arer to tid e water than the pine timber on the Erie Rail ,ads at th e h eads of the Genesee and Alleghany Rivers, Ivaere the best kind of timber is worth If. sterling per thou sand feet, board measure, standing in the tree It 4 i s ac knowledged by ma n y w h o h ave exam i ne d this coon 'll, that the entire forest will average from sixty to one hun dred cords per acre, or will produce twenty thound feet, l'ea 'd measure, o f sawed stuff, of the various kinds, sa with 60 co rds of merchantable wood, and 3 cords of hemlock bark bsed for tanning leather. The Company have, in addition to the 500,000 acres granted to them, the option of purchasing upwards of 250,000 acres, and 'Which it is evidently the interest of the Company to possess ; this includes 4-sths of the justly celebrated Adirondack Iron festate of 100,000 acres, of which the Company now own 1-sth. rotessor Emmons, th e geologist of the state of New York, ti3 f , his report to the state, states th a t more th an s i x m illi ons ? i ns of magnetic c - rock ore of 80 per c - nt. richness, lies with -I_ll. two feet of the surface, and m .st of which may be removed abundance blasting, while there exists in immediate proximity .0 of water power, and unlimited facilities for the ve..!loinical manufacture of charcoal iron. t ,ti; Yan act of the Legislaturb of the State of New York, at cir last session, the whole estate of this Company is Caen,pt from taxation until 1879. TRAFFIC. general traffic which must flow over this line is ex trsT,,,he, o, — "e'Y large, and leaves no doubt of the remunerative e r aeter of the undertaking. The directors esti nate that zilvttiraynfto7 earnings from way or local traffic, with the road -etaDleted, will amount to upwards of 700,000/, sterling, the which will not exceed 45 per cent. ~,?I ` careful examination as to the immense supply of freight t a —sti tig at the summit of the road, the short distance from tla s ta 1' rket, the extensi ve an d unsupplied demand for every item a freight at the ea s t ern t erm i n i of the roads at Albany ti l , rr cY, and at Lair Ontario West, for W es t ern d eman d ; the e f acts of th e gra d ients, level or descending, in favour of ;11 PrePo nderating traffic, the nominal cost of fuel, usually ~2fifth f the expense of maintaining a railway line, will, d '.'eti considered, fully justify the estimates of earnings, an Will p ro o e h ove .., ~ most conclusively the capability of the road t e o ni ghlY profitable rates the teeming products of th DEBENTURE BONDS. 4 , The Co mpany have a l rea d y a ll otted 51,000 shares of their Blare capital, equal t o 1,020,0001., upon which 10 per cent., ° 21 . per share has been paid ; and the directors, by their Fbarter, being empowered to raise capital by the issue of de benture bonds, have created bonds to the amount of 800,0001. of which they have recently sold entirely among the share holders 200,000/, The bonds are for 1,000 dollars, or 2 081; 6s. Bd. each, in the usual form, falling due in 1879, 2 0th coupons attached, bearing interest at 7 per cent. per annum, payable half -yearly. Th • remaining 600,0001. of th e ab ove bonds the directors have agreed to off -I. in England the Principal and int erest of which will be payable in Lon uoo, at the bankers o f th e Company, at the rate of 208165. Bd. baeh bond. x ~... The interest is payable on t he first days of August and ....- bbru.y in each year. The se d ebenture bonds are sold, payable in single payment, or by instalments, as follows ; On the Ist day of August proximo._ £2B 6 8 p, c:tober „ ... 3 0 0 0 1. December „ ... 30 0 0 ~ February, 1858... 30 0 0 ~ April 30 0 0 J une ~ ... 31 0 0 7, August . ~ ••• :30 0 0 P, Lon don certificates will be issued by the Union Bank of iV i don upon the payment of each insta'nunt, and when all )1::° Paid the certificates will be exchangei f,,r the bonds ; or ,inatalments may be anticipated IT the payment of the , A l lbe in full, at any time, interest to be adjusted at 7 per - ` 4f, Per annum. OPTION AS TO SHARES. 1. 0 4 ' l ight to take shar sin the c , pit4l stock of the railway is bes.erved to each bondholder, the privilege of three shares thing attached to each bond of 1,000 dollars, or 208/. 6s. Sd, I ,4 e li n g , ht , to be exercised within fivo year, upon a p . yment, , '_axen. of 10 per cent , or 2/. per share, whi• h is all that L e a: - Z u ablY call d for; and for this purpose 9,000 shares yeen hheld rom the public. Th e SECURITY. °Gnd Com pany have no floating debt, and the amount of the e 4:,88 is secured upon the whole property of the Como ny 2 railway s, railway pant, dre., the euti e of which is mor Thi e l o to .three. trustees for the repayment . of the amount. u.. abl e - 4418 the first and only non all 'he egll and . eq lt hgeslights of the Company in all its real est te, and hke till thesel other instances, must stand prior to every other lien rese.honds y cancelled. In it effect, it is in all loatse.l.Blllza themrdinary bonds and mortgages taken for alli l i t u la provided SINKING FUND. that a sinking fund of SSOOOO or 16,0001. per la, d n i , la to be set aide out of the pro eecls of the Company's th e ' or their products, or any deficiency to be made up f om at their receipts of the road for the redemption of the bonds . o ,_ eir maturity; and the directors are authorised to put eZise the bonds at any period during their currency for any 4 , ,, not exceeding par, or 2081. 6s. Sd. each. tir e l is e general features and characteristics of this Company , Pk ev " Fame as those of the Illinois Central Railroad Com- AteemWhose securities are deservedly popular in Europe and Thi s c4 o B °lelY on account of the fact of their land basis. ° I . ae — " u PallY possess in fee simile about the same number Illi, re : 8, relatively for each mile of road or . railway,.. as the . th e : ) , L8 Central Railroad Company, all of which is situated in !ere e i at lof New York, and is now covered with a primitive In th e - auJacent to the largest markets for lumber and timber lipe,,,/lole country. The quantity now actually existing 45 0 — ' h e 500 000 grossesacr belonging to the Con pany, is 1 , 1 ; 1c l:1 1. 0,0 0p of tons of surface produc . ts the value of ik te ~ With the lands, when cleared, calling them 31. per lib e „' 2Tollid be 6 ,590,000/ estimating the forest product 1 4 .._‘! , 0 basis of cordwood, is that of least value. 411,1" win therefore be seen, that upon completion of the road, s kalafter discharging the debenture debt, the three shares ' 4 4 be considered as prospectively of at least the value o INiVpl._ ebeliture bond, at a cost of 21. per share. licatiolvi to be made to the brokers, Helens and Roy. I ai Ihro lpoile.streot, Loiliov, SALE OF PROVISIONS, &c., AT GOSPORT. ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-PLACE, Bth July, 1857. PHE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give notice, that on FRIDAY, he 31st inst„ at 12 o'clock at noon, the Captain Superintendent will put up to Sale, in the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard at Gosport, several Lots of Army and Navy Provisions, and Victualling, Cooperage, and Transport Stores, consisting of Rice, Oil Cake, Tongues, Salt Meat, Biscuit and Biscuit Rags, Preserved Vegetables, Casks, Staves, Blanket», Bedding, Etc , &c., &c., all lying in the said Tard. Persons wishing to view the Lots most apply to the Superintendent or notes of admission for that purpose. Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at the Yard. TOZEATT'S COPAHINE MEGE, or SACCHA ► P RATED CAPSULES, approved of by the french College of Physicians, s iccessiblly administered in the Paris and London Hos pitals, and cknowledeed by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) 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Colonel SYKES said that the bead of the Board of Su pervision did not deserve the odium that bad been cast upon him. He had over and over again reported the evils pointed out by the commissioners, but unfortunately he could not remedy them, and the Home Secretary and the sheriffs, whose place it wa s t o ac t, h a d d ec li ne d t o d o so . Mr. WHITBREAD called attention to the commis sioners' reports relative to Hill-end-house, and said that if the Lord Advocate wished to prove be was in earnest in this matter he would touch the pockets of those per eons who made their living by keeping these establish ments, by proceeding against them for penalties on the evidence taken by the commissioners. After some remarks from Mr. F. DUNDAS, who denied the truth of the Kirkdale .case, that of a poor woman's ribs being broken from the violence of the gaoler of Kirkwall. Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., contended that the report of the commissioners was a fair average of the treatment to which lunatics were subjected in Scotland. He com plained of the constitution of the Board of Supervision, which he said had been the cause of many of the evils, from the indifferent manner in which the members bad discharged their duties, and he could not acquit the head of that board of culpability. In legislating on the subject, three things should be observed, first, the establishment of proper asylums for the reception of pauper lunatics ; secondly, proper inspection of every place in which lunatics might be confined ; and thirdly, that the Board of Supervision should retain the power of exempting, under certain circumstances, the lodging of pauper lunatics in asylums, guarantees being taken that It should not be abused. The course he meant to take, was to leave the working out of the details of the measure to the responsibility of Government. He stated his views on certain clauses of the bill, observing that he was much averse to centralisation, which naturally excited the displeasure of the people. The case of the medical men connected with pauper lunatics in Scotland loudly called for interference, and the Government should tike care that a minimum allowance for them should be inserted in the bill, which the parishes should be bound to pay. He called upon the Government to make examples of the keepers of lunatic asylums whose conduct bad been con demned by the commissioners, and he asked that some thing should be done for those pauper lunatics, espe cially females, who would be at liberty during the build ing of the new asylums. Unless the parishes were com pelled to take care of them he should support the bill, and he thanked the Lord Advocate for having intro duced it so soon after he (Mr. Ellice) bad called the at tention of the house to the subject. In reference to the Kirkwall case he said he has made inquiries and found the poor wowan was under a delusion where she re ceived her injury, but the facts remained the same. Mr. BLACKBURN said that the Board of Supervi sion bad been most anxious to answer all the charges made against them, and on investigating the cases brought under the notice of the commissioners the Board of Supervision had found the evidence to be more erro neous than they expected. Out of four cases two of them had been proved not to be lunatics. He agreed with the necessity of asylums being established, and a better system of supervision introduced. He asked for a return of the correspondence that had passed between the commission and the board of supervision on this sub ject, and their answer to the report. Referring to the Kirkwall case, he thought it would be found that the poor woman did not receive her injuries from any gaoler or keeper of a lunatic asylum, but from an accident. Sir G. GREY said that he had received a report from the Board of Supervision, in answer to the re port of the commissioners, but in consequence of its con taining statements contrary to the forms of the house, he could not lay it on the table of the house. He had, therefore, sent it back for correction, and when he received it in an amended form he should have no objec tiou to produce it. He did not consider the report im pugned the commissioners' report sufficiently to render immediate legislation on the subject necessary. He was bound in justice to Sir J. M'Neill to state that he en tirely concurred in his conduct as!bead of the Board of Supervision. Mr. EWART suggested that the board should be local, and under the control of the local authorities. He trusted the Lord Advocate would give consideration to the suggestions of those hon. members who thought the bill inadequate to effect its objects. He should support the second reading, in the hopes that the bill would be improved in committee. Mr. DUNLOP expressed his great gratification at seeing a speedy end to those harrowing scenes that at present went on in Scotland. He was quite sure that under a proper system the existing evils might have been avoided. The law required to be altered, and without the power of erecting asylums and sending proper per , ons to inspect them, no amount of care would be sufficient. The LORD ADVOCATE, in reference to the consti tution of the board, said that the proposition of an Eng lish board and two commissioners had been considered, and that it would be impossible to work with such a system. Another proposal was to put it under the Secre tary of State, and that might answer very well when the system was well established ; but for the first five years it would be advisable to have one or two unp Od mem bers associated v, ith the inspectors rather than to leave the whole matter in the hands of the Secretary of State. In respect to the case of a lunatic who was said to have been illused, every inquiry had been made, and there was not the slightest ground for believing that any vio lence had been used. She was a very violent lunatic. tee, brought up the report, which declared the sitting member (Mr. Phillips) duly elected. ELECTION COMMITTEES. The committees appointed to try the matters contained in petitions against the returns for Bath, Galway, and Lambeth were sworn at the table and ordered to sit to morrow (Friday). The other orders were disposed of, and the house sus• pended its sitting. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. PETITIONS. The following petitions were presented : Probates and Letters of Administration Bill.—By Mr. COLVILLE, from Winksworth, praying that county courts may have jurisdiction in all cases in respect of wills not exceeding 3001. Against the Divorce Mr. COLLINS, from the dean and clergy of Burbridge, in the diocese of Ripon ; by Mr. BROCKLEHURST, from Roman Catholics at Mac. clesfield. For the Redress of the Grievances of Poor Law Medi. cal Officers.—By Viscount ELMLEY, from medical offi cers of the Upton-on Severn union ;by Sir J. POTTER, from medical students at Manchester. Civil Service Superannuation Fund.—By Colono SYKES, from the provost, magistrates, and council Of Aberdeen, praying that the present superannuation tax may be abolished. In Favour of the R-peal of the Compulsory Vaccina tion Act.—By Sir G. PECHELL, from Brighton. In Favour of Mr. Headlam's Medical Bill.—By Mr. HANKEY, from medical practitioners of Peterborough ; by Viscount BURY, from Mr. G. Cowden, medical prac titioner at Brighton, in favour of certain alterations in the bill. Petitions were also presented by Mr. COLVILLE, from Edlarton, in favour of the better observance of the Sabf bath ; by Mr. HAMILTON, from Bellast, Ballyneath i Ballyshane, Killaman, Ballyburn, and Crough, in favour of spiritual education, and against the 'endowment of Maynooth ; by Mr. DODSON, from the .hop planters of Sussex, for a repeal of Excise duty upon hops ; by Mr.l HORCFALL, from merchants and others at Liverpool,' praying that the ship Resolute might be placed at thee, disposal of Lady Franklin and her friends as part of the; new Arctic expedition, in support of the IT , x ; by Gen.; THOMPSON, from the Wesleyans of Great Horton, Brad ford, for measures to enforce the observation of treaties, with China, and put an end to the illegal traffic in opium. NOTICES OF MOTION. Sir J. PABINGTON gave notice of four questions for the next night, respecting the position and proceeding of her Majesty's forces in and on their way to Ckina; as to the intention of the Governor-General of India to stop such of those troops at Ceylon as were on their way to China, and to order them to proceed to India; and as to the course proposed to be taken in such case for strength ening the British forces in China. • Sir B. HALL gave notice, for the next night, of a bill to repeal so much of the act of 9 and 10 Vic., c. 39, as imposed a toll upon foot passengers crossing Chelsea Bridge. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costumes and v rious Novelties, 'focal and Cha racterigtic, EVERY EVENING (Raturday excepted) at Eight. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at Three. Private Boxes nd Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office, Poly , ranhic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. Tickets to ee had at the principal MusicsellerS. Second Edition, Revised, price T • E C 0 M E T. -A pleasant satire, wholesome for the day."—Examiner. "An amusing little brochure, written with great spirit and cleverness." —Globe. "An amusing and good-natured bit of satire, touching on some of our most talked of foibles with a keen hand."—John Bull. " A very c'ever book.—Caledonian Mercury. " Very clever. he author has succeeded in giving hard hits to the backslidings of the age."—Glasgow Herald. Hurst and Blackett, publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool. sack at five o'clock. Lord SONDES presented petititions from Norfolk against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Lord DUNGANNON gave notice that on Friday, the 17th, he should call the attention of their lordships to the desirability of purchasing and placing the cele brated picture by Sir G. Haytor, of her Majesty's coro nation, in the House of Lords. Lord CAMPBELL presented a great number of peti tions in favour of the admission of Jews into Parlia ment. The noble and learned lord said he beartily agreed with the spirit of the petitions, and trusted that the day was not far distant when their prayer would be granted. ROYAL ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIJRENT'S C xiHNO, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket.—Great suc cess of the Lancers, every evening, with Laurent's Grand Orchestra of Forty of the first artistes of London. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at half rant eight, commence at nine. The Lancers will be danced at half-past ten. Admission One Shilling. Now. Ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., GTJTHBERT ST. ELME, M.P . ; or, PASSAGES in the LIFE of A POLITICIAN. rr HE NONDESCRIPT. Grand and N ove l 11 Attraction.— Miss JULIA PA.STR ANA, the NONDESCRIPT, from the United States and Canada, where she has held her levees in all the principal cities, and created the greatest pos-ible excitement, being pronounced by most emin' nt naturalists all 'physiclans the wonder of the world, will hold her LEVI, ES the Regent Gallery EVERY DAY, introducing English and Winish Ballads, an& Fancy Dancing. Morning, II to 1 and 3to 5 l'efening, Sto 10. No' evening entertainment on Saturday. Stalls, 3s. rTirea, 2s. ; gallery, Is. Stalls can be procured at the box-office, Regent-Gallery, every day between 10 and 4, without any extra charge. " A cleverly told story of fashionable society. We can cordially recommend the work as one of the most entertaining novels which the season has produced."—Post. " Cuthbert St. Elme' is a book to be read ; and decidedly one of the ir:vels' of the day."—•The Press. " We trace a gifted band In the author of Cuthbert St. Elme,' it,p4 we cordially welcome his appearance in the field of literature." --gohn Bull. - Lord BERNERS presented petitions against the ad. mission of Jews into Parliament. The Marquis of TOWNSHEND presented a petition from the Jewish synagogue at Portsmouth, in favour of the admission of Jews into Parliament.; SECOND READINGS, On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills weie read a second time :—Slaney River Improve ment; Stamford and Essendine Railway; Victoria Ideadon Docks ; Newtown and Machynileth Railway ; Banff and Macduff Railway ; Westminster Terminus Extension Railway ; Stockton Gas ; Lowestoft Water and Gas ; Newcastle-under-Lyne and Leek Roads ; Carmock Mineral' Railway • Shrewsbury Gas; Prestwich an d Bury Roads ; Banff and Portsoy Railway ; and Keith and Dufftown Railway (No. 2). — SALE OF OBSCENE BOOKS, &c., BILL. On the motion for bringing up the report of this bill, Lord CAMPBELL aaid he trusted their lordships would allow him briefly to state the information he had received respecting this bill since he last . had the honour of addressing the house. It was of the most appalling description. It stated the traffic in these in famous publications was now carried on to an alarming extent. He held in his band a book which he would not dare publicly to exhibit without shocking modesty, which upon a glance would give them an idea of what was going forward. The book .was to be purchased at every railway station, but with the work itself he did not so much complain ; but it contained 32 pages of advertisements of books and pampbletp, of a most abominable nature. Several of these publications had been made the subject of prose cutions in his own court, and the parties bad been con victed without the sl'ghtest hesitation. The noble and learned lord moved that the report be brought up and received. 119 OYAL SURREY GARDEN S.- TO-NIGHT, Friday, July 10, The GUIDES' CELE BRATED BA ND (by the gracious permission his majesty the King of the Belgians) will make their ninth appearance. Vocalist, Madame GASSIER. onductor of the Vocal Music, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Grand Instrumental and Vocal Concert. Conductor of the Guides Band, M. BENDER.—Admission, One Shilling. Doors open at 4 ; Ban I, at 5 ; Circus, 7 ; Concert, 8 ; Fireworks, 11. Stalls an•t Private Boxes may be secured at Jullien's, Regent` street ; and Keith, Prowse, and Co.'s, Cheapside. Omnibuses in attendance at the close of the performance to all parts. The only authorised Programme to he had in the Gar 'ens.—N.B. Children in arms will not be admitted into the Concert Room. 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The poor inhabitants have con tributed most liberally of their penury, and it is earnestly desired to enlist the symnathy of the rich West towards this attempt to raise the spiritual, social, and physical condition of their brethren in this poor and neglected district, in the extreme East of London. The Bishop is to select the Clergy. Full particulars of the Mission will thankfully be given (on appli cation) by the Rev. R. W. B. Marsh, Incumbent of Plaistow; the Bev. Alfred W. Mason, Secretary, Stratford-green, E.; or :by An tonio Brady, Esq., Trea surer , M ary l an d -po i nt, Stratford, E. riANCER HOSPITAL, London and West J Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-d6or patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per eons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa tion connected with the. Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this crest work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66. Lincoln's inn .fields; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand and at the Secretary's offices,l67,Plocadilly. By order._ W. 3. COCKERILL Secretary. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY Just published, price Is., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION. —A Medical Treatise on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the cure of Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from youth to Manhood, with practical observations on the Physiology of Mar riage in its social, moral, and physical relations. To which are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries "of Life within Life,' and its advantages in detecting, by urinary examination, the cause and effect of every variety of these complaints, with numerous engravings a n d cases. BY SAMUEL LAMREER, LONDON,'TM . D Matriculated M 37 em n b E er p o F f O t it h D e UniversitySQUAßS, of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of divase known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical c , ndition, end who are conscious of having hazarded the hea'th, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are Principles of personal management which cannot be violated with out incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret suc ceed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how those penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and; above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Paternoster-row, and may be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Horne, 19, Leicester-square ; Gcrdon, 146, Leadenhall-street or from the Author, who may be onsulted daily, from 11 till 2, and from 6 till 8, at his residence, 37 Bedford-square, London. The work may be had in India, of Mr. Iron' Litzky, Loll Bazaar 1 Calcutta—Messrs. C. and J. Hormusjee, Apollo-street; Bombay— Circulator Office ; Madras.--Moftissilite Office ; Agra Dodsworth ; olonabo, wigs; and of all Dookeellerethrougliont the Celonles.e Lord WENSLEYDALE proposed that the noble and learned lord should fix a day for the third reading of the bill, when his noble friend (Lord Lyndhurst) could be present. _ _ The report was received, and the third reading of the bill was fixed for Monday next. COAL WHIPPERS' BILL. • The order of the day for the moving the select com mittee on this subject was discharged —on the under standing that the bill be referred to a committee of trade. RETURNS. On the motion of Earl GIFFORD was ordered a state , meat of the number of men employed in the Ordnance survey of Great Britain and Ireland, including the esta blishment at Southampton, on Jan. 1, 1857, as compared with the number actually employed at the present time. On the motion of Mr. MACARTNEY was ordered a return of the names of all persons now receiving from the exchequer either pension or compensation in Ireland (in continuation of Parliamentary paper No. 383 of session 1856.) On the motion of Mr. G. CLIVE was ordered copies of all correspondence between Mr. R. Hall and the poor law commissioners, relating to bis retirement and super annuation ; also, of all correspondence between the poor law commissioners and the Treasury on the same subject. THE MAYO ELECTION. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD brought up a report from the select committee appointed to try the Mayo election peti tion, to the effect that two letters had been produced be fore the committee by Col. Higgins, alleging that a voter, J. M'Loughlin, had been seriously maltreated by a mob; and another voter, J.Gannon, bad been injured so as to place his life in danger, in consequence of the evidence they had given before the committee. The committee,• under these circumstances, had felt it their duty to make a special report of the same to the house, leaving it to the house to take such steps as it might see fit in the matter. Mr. WALPOLE.-I will for one moment call at tention of the house to the report presented by the chair man of the committee for the Mayo election. I under stand that evidence was produced in the form of two letters addressed to Col. Higgins, that two persons who had been examined as witnesses before that committee have been seriously maltreated, and the life of one of them, Tehn Gannon, placed in danger, by a mob, led on by a person named Sheridan. As that report is drawn up it contains no allegation as against any individual ; but I think it right that the house should not leave the matter as it stands without some further inquiry ; and it will, in my opinion, be the best course to take to ask the Attor ney-General for Ireland if such intelligence has reached him, and if so, whether he is prepared to take such steps in the matter as may be deemed necessary. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND— Having in the course of the day heard of the production of these letters before the committee, my right hon. friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland immediately tslegraphed to Dublin ; and the reply received from the Under Secre• tary for Ireland was, that intelligence had certainly been received that two persons had been beaten severely, but for what cause did not appear. The local authorities, however, acting with the stipendiary magistrate, had ar rested nine persons charged with participation in this outrage. The information further stated that as I was expected in Dublin the next day, the papers relating to the case have been retained for my inspection. I shall be in Dublin to-morrow, and I apprize the house that as the assizes for Mayo will commence this day week, I appiehend there will be no difficulty in putting these persons upon their trial, and if they are gnilty bringing them to justice. The penalty for the offence is very se vere, and therefore any interference on the part of the house at this particular moment would, in my opinion, be an interference with the course of justice. There is no proof of the fact that the persons in question were maltreated for their evidence before the committee, and it will be somewhat difficult to establish it In the meantime, however, I may assure the house that the arm of the law is long eceugh and strong enough to reach the guilty parties ; and that I will take care it shall be immediately put in motion against them. (Hear, hear. ) LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. BLACK did not consider himself justified in re• maining silent after the attack on the board of supervi- sion, of which he had been a member, and he never saw business better conducted than it had been by that board. It was necessary to consider the mode of living of the people, for the dietary form in some English workhouses would be considered perfect luxury by even the peasan try in some parts of Scotland, so that if the same dietary were adopted there, there would be a competition to get on the pauper roll. If there had been a striking of the poor, it was not by the fault of the board of supervision. Mr. COWAN thought it was time that something was done to remedy the existing discreditable state of affairs. The bill was then read a second time, and appointed to go through committee this day week at 12 o'clock. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BAXTER rose and said the attention of this house has been called to a serious evil, and he hoped they would apply a suitable remedy. He hoped no feel ings of excitement would be allowed to weigh in coming to a decision. He believed much of the evil had arisen from a defective state of the law with respect to pauper lunatics. The hon. member read an extract from the re port of the Commissioners on Lunacy in Scotland in sup port of his proposition. He hoped there would be no ob jection to reading the hill a second time. There was no time for delay, and it would not do to gloss over any of the evils which had been brought to light. While depre cating those evils, he thought that, on the part of Eng lishmen and Irishmen, a serious misconception existed as to the true state of affairs in relation to the Scotch lunatic poor. No country, in proportion to the popula tion, had done so much for lunatics as Scotland. That was proved by the report of the commissioners, although they had not been liberal enough in their commendations with respect to the chartered lunatic asylums of Scotland. Any one who could speak from personal experience would bear him out in that assertion. What they wanted in Scotland was an increase of these large chartered asy lums. For that deficiency the bill would provide are medy, and he would like to see it rendered illegal to con fine pauper lunatics in any licensed madhouse. The good effect of the chartered asylums had been proved in Forfarshire, where they had two such institutions, and consequently that county would scarcely require to come under the operation of the bill. He trusted the Lord Ad vocate would see hid way to place the inspection of those institutions at once under the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and abandon the temporary board scheme contained in the bill. He trusted the bill might pass during the present session, but he feared the op position which the proposed board would excite in Scotland would be fatal to the accomplishment of that desirable object. Mr. C. BRUCE regretted that he had not been able to attend the meeting of Scotch members on the subject of the bill. He concurred in what had fallen from the latt speaker with reference to the Scotch lunatic asylums, and entirely dissented from the necessity of creating any new board to look after lunatic asylums. The report of the commissioners had shown that the public asylums of Scotland were in as good a state as they could be, and that consequently the creation of a certain number of such institutions in each country would remove the evils connected with private asylums. There could be no doubt that many of the evils of the Scotch lunatic asylums had arisen from the defects in existing laws. The attention of Lord Derby's Government bad been brought in 1852 to the fact that the Poor-law Board of Scotland had not power enough to deal with the evils of the system. He thought, instead of a new board, all they required was to nominate at once two inspectors to the Board, of Super vision. He believed that step would be amply sufficient to remedy the evil which at present existed, iu regard to licensed houses. The condition of the pauper lunatics had been much ameliorated since the poor laws had been in operation, and consequently he did not think the cum brous machinery of such a board as was proposed by the bill was at all required. Let the Lord Advocate give them power to compel counties not having sufficient ac commodation for pauper lunatics, to provide that ac commodation, and it would be all the legislation that was required. Mr. H. DRUMMOND said that the inspectors were the main cause of the mischief complained of by the frauds they com mitted. They were only popular with the lairds and the doctors, and they dreaded the censure of the people. It was necessary something should be done to protect these poor creatures, and he hoped the house would not consent to delay. The treatment of the poor in Scotland was scandalous, and he should like to see a . commission appointed for investigating their condition in that country. Mr. H. JOHNSTONE hoped there would be no delay n palming the bill, which, with a little alteration, would' • • • e ' t L. 4 • • fa Mire a . • • ri - ar* ~--11---,,,A41...111;400a--- 444 LTA igilk:4ll—.2 AI -011%,", • , " 'ti:34l4 0 14 _NQ ^ ; 2As .vj 4o; - .10itt itpr i • ~, have been misappropriated, and such « ri 'Writ ne exeat regno shall thereupon be issued a if eery and shall he returnable in the mantle that the court or judo shall have po-ee r re from the person applying for any such writ becuri, to answer any damages in case it be found that such writ was improperly obtained." Mr. 130WYER considered the amendment an impor tant improvement in the bill. Under the bill as it stood he believed that there were many persons who would be unable to obtain trustees at all. The office of trustee was an unpaid office and frequently a very thankless one,. and yet the lawimposed upon trustees a greater degree of responsibility, and a greater amount of skill, exact ness, and care than upon any other class of persons. It was very unadvisable to impose fresh burdens upon tbs me Mr. COLLIER complained that the bill made the Court of Chancery a vestibule to the Old Bailey. Under its provisions a widow, for instance, could not prosecute a trustee for appropriating a hundred soverei g ns without application to the C our t o f Ch ancer y. Why should there be more difficulty in prosecuting for appropriating a hundred sovereigns than for stealing a hundred sove reigns ? Why should the expensive machinery of the Court of Chancery be made necessary ? It might be made necessary to obtain the consent of some public office ; but to make a writ in Chancery necessary was preposterous. Mr. CAIRNS said that the suit in Chancery amounted merely to putting a piece of paper on a file, and the very same hour the party might go to a judge and institute his prosecution, and this would cost but a few shillings, and would ecable the judge to call the other parties before him. Sir F. KELLY thought that both the clause -and th e amendment were open to objection. The objection to the clause was, that by it a trustee might be apprehended and sent to prison without being heard in his own defence. A slight alteration would set this right: The clause pro vided that a prosecution could only be instituted by con sent of a judge or the Attorney-General. Now, he thought that before this was done the party should be summoned, and heard in his own defence. He was aware that even now by appl cation to the grand jury a person might be apprehended without beieg heard, but now for the first time, this power was given to a large number of single icdividuals, and noblemen and gentlemen might then find themselves suddenly dragged to prison. He entreated that whether the clause or amendment were adopted, the party should be first heard in his own defence. Before they allowed the - Attorney- General to authorise prosecutions, they should give a power to the courts when a trustee appeared guilty of fraud or error, to order a prosecution to be instituted ; but in every case the trustees should have an opporta nify of 'showing- cause against the prosecutor.- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the recom meadation that had just been made by the learned gen tleman was, that a judge or the Attorney. General should, upon summoning the accused party, have power to dis pose of the case. But if a summons was necessary, the fraudulent trustee would immediately get out of the kingdom. Again, the hon. and learned member advised that a power should be given to the judge of authorising a prosecution. The bill, as it stood, already went further than this. As to the amendment of the hon. member for Belfast (Mr. Cairns), it dealt with a clause which he himself had only inserted in deference to the advice of others. Trustees were now threatened on account of technical rules, in regard to their having erred from the best possible motives, On the other hand, they may have erred intentionally and with fraudulent motives. These were the two matters they had to deal with. It had been said that there were great objections to entrust. ing the power of ordering proceedings in these matters to the Attorney-General, but similar duties at present at tached to the office of the Attorney-General, as for in stance, in all criminal prosecutions ordered by the State. But much of the difficulty would be got rid of by the im provement of our criminal law, which had so long been thought of, the appointment of a public prosecutor. The authorisation of such prosecutor as that contained in the bill, should not be entrusted to an ordinary police magistrate, and for that reason ho proposed that application should first be made to the Attorney-Geheral or ajudge at chambers, and he thought that he had es tablished sufficient preliminary inquiry to prevent abuse, and yet so rapid as to answer all purpose of preventing escape from justice. He would then come to the hon. member's amendment. The first clauses ordered a civil proceeding, and that it must judicially appear that there was a sufficient cause for the prosecution. This could only appear after going regularly through the evidence. But a procee ling of this kind would be foreign to the habits of a judge, and one which he would undertake with extreme reluctance. The result would be that they would not order a prosecution till after the trial of the case. Of course a jury would be affected by a preliminary ' inquiry of this kind, and for this reason the first two clauses of the amendment seemed highly objectionable. The third clause provided for an arrest of the trustee, but the consequence of its provision would be to allow the trustee to give bail for the smallest amount of which he was accused, after which he would be off to the conti nent. He, therefore, trusted that the committee would agree with him in supporting the original clause. Sir F. KELLY concurred with his learned friend in the view he took of the danger of escape of the guilty party, unless immediate steps were taken to arrest him. This might be provided for by givieg thejudge the power of causing that party to be insi;antly brought before him, to show cause why prosecution should' not be instituted against him. But he held to his opinion that the party ought to be allo wed to be heard is his own defence. He woule be content if the clause gavea summary power to the Attorney-General to summon the parties before him, but as they were constituting a new class of offences, it should be clearly understood that the judges, unless sa tisfied of the necessity of an instant prosecuti in, should first summon the parties before him. Mr. ROLT said the bill ought to provide for the protection of the innocent trustee as much as for the punishment of the guilty. The relation of a trustee to his ward was altogether different from those of any other relations of life. The relation of cestuique trust lasted for life, and was taken up without hope of profit. It was, therefore, necessary to protect the innocent trustee from malicious persecution. As to the two clauses be fore the house, he thought that the amendment was to be preferred to the original clause. By the original clause, all the preliminary proceedings were to be ex parte. The discretionary power given to the Attorney- General was such as would never be acted upon, and then the guilty would escape, or be always acted upon, and then the innocent would be punished. The amendment of his hon. friend was a happy medium ; it gave the powers of sanctioning a prosecution at any stage of the proceedings, yet allowing bail if the accused party should be able to show good reasons why it should be granted. It struck the happy medium. It did not allow the guilty party to escape, or the innocent party to be punished without a fair chance of making his defence. The only difference between the two clauses was that by the one the cestuique trust would prosecute the trustee without notice ; while, by the other, a fair opportunity was given to the trustee of being heard in his own defence. Tue SOLICITOR -GENERAL said that the object of the amendment was to provide that no order could be made by the judge without hearing the case. Now this was provided by the bill, unless where it was necessary, from the circumstances of the case, to provide otherwise. It was left to the discretion of the judge. He could not conceive the object of the amendment, which was not already provided for by the clause, which provided both for the experts statement and the hearing of the accused parties. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he had origi nally intended that the judges should have the power to commit in the same manner as police magistrates ; but he had since found that the judges felt great reluctance to exercise that power, and he had, therefore, flamed the clause in the manner in which it now stood. Mr. CAIRNS then withdrew the amendment, and clause 12, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the bill, as were also the remaining clauses. COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD-ADVOCATE mo►ed the second reading of this bill. Mr. BLACK moved that the bill be read a second time this day three months. Jitter some discussion, the amendment was negatived without a division, and the bill was read a second time. The Crown, &c., Suits (Scotland )Bill passed through committee. The Bankruptcy and Real Security Bill also passed through committee. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. On the motion of Mr. MASSEY, the house went into committee on this bill, when the several clauses were agreed to. Mr. KINGLABE gave notice that on. .bringingup the report, he would move a clause extending the time for making out-the register of voters. On the motion of Mr. LOWE, the Banking Bill was read a second time. The Boundaries of Land (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Metropolitan Police Stations Bill was read a second time. The Land-Tax Commissioners' Names Bill passed through Lords' ghc amendmentsommittee. to the Joint-Stock Compa onfthan the en Compa nies c r t ep A o m rt e committee er e o e ng agreed to. Probate and Let ters of Ad m i n i stration (Salary of Judge) Bill was brought up an d agreed to. The house went into committee on Probate and Let ters of Administration (Ireland)—Salary of Judge Bill, and agreed to its various clauses without amendment. Mr. DUNLOP moved the third reading of the Regis tration of Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, which, after a few words from Mr. BUCHANAN, was read accord ingly. The house went into committee on the Industrial Schools Bill, and the remaining clauses were agreed to. The LORD-ADVOCATE got leave to introduce a bill to abolish the annuity tax levied within the city of Edinburgh, the parish of Canongate, and burgh of Montrose, and to make provision for the payment of the stipends of• the ministers thereof. The house then adjourned. 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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had no objection to the comprehending the special case intended in this bill in accordance with the principle which several bon. gen tlemen had advocated, but ho was afrid of including other cases not intended. He suggested that the amendment should stand over, and should be brought up again on the report. After some further conversation the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause was agreed to. On clause 9, Mr. HADFIELD called the attention of the house to the hardship to which honest trustees were exposed, and the consequent unwillingness of respectable persons to un dertake so arduous and perilous an office. He trusted something would be done for the relief of the honest trus tee from the risks to which he was at present exposed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed to make some alterations which would meet the difficulties suggested. The clause with some amendments was agreed to. On clause 10, providing that any answer compulsorily given by a trustee under the act, shall not be used against him in criminal cases, Mr. BUTT objected to the clause, as trenching upon an important principle of the law. Mr. AYRTON said this was the first Act of Parlia ment ever introduced violating the principle of law ad verted to by the last speaker, and thought the commit. tee should be very careful in adopting it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended that this proviso would not violate any principle of law, and with out it the bill would be useless. Mr. BAINES considered that the danger appro. hended was guarded against by the latter part of the clause. Mr. MALINS held that if the clause were altered it would destroy justice instead of promoting it. Mr. COLLIER said there was no novelty in the clause which was based upon the recognised principles of English law. On clause 11, Mr. CAIRNS proposed to add these words :—" And nothing in this act contained shall effect or prejudice any agreement entered into or security given by any trustee, having for its object the restoration or repayment of any trust property misappropriated. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL acceded to the addition of the words, and the clause as amended was agreed to. On clause 12, Mr. CAIRNS moved that it might be so amended as to stand as follows :--" No proceeding or prosecution for any offence included in the first section of this act shall be commenced or carried on otherwise trban the mariner hereinafter mentioned—that is to say 1. That in any civil proceeding against a trustee, or in an y proceeding under the bankruptcy of any person be ing a trustee, it shall appear to the court or judge be fore whom such proceeding shall be pending that there is reasonable and probable cause for a criminal prosecu tion against such trustee under tbis act, it shall he law ful for such court or judge to make an order sanctioning such prosecution. 2. Such order sanctioning a prose cution may be made at any stage of the proceeding pending before such court or judge, and may be ob tained upon motion or petition in a summary way. 3. If the court or judge, on an application being made to sanction such prosecution , shall be of opinion that the trustee should be held to bail until either such sanction shall be refused, or until a warrant for the arrest of such trustee shall be issued in due course of law, it shall be lawful for the court or judge to direct a writ or writs of ne neat regno to issue against the trustee, ma rked for such sum as the court or judge shal I think fit, not ex ceeding the estimated value of the property alleged to OATHS BILL. The Earl of MAL NIESBURY gave notice, on the part of his noble friend (Earl Derby), that on the motion for the second reading of this bill to-morrow, he would move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. TRANSFER OF LAND BILL. Lord BROUGHAM laid upon the table a bill to facilitate the transfer of had and to reduce the extra vagant charges at present in existence. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the person who effected any alteration in tie present system would be looked upon as a public beiefactor. The country was already under obligations tothe noble and learned lord, and be trusted that during the next session of Parlia ment a bill would be passed ;o remedy the evil. The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions against the Oaths Bill. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—gasTBRDA.Y.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. London and South Westarn Railway Acts Amend ment, Mersey Conservancy aid Docks, Norfolk Estuary Acts Amendment, North pesters Railway, and Tiff Vale Railway bills were reada third time and passed. ELECTION COMMITTEES. The SPEAKER called on the members of the Lambeth and town of Ga.way Election Committees to come to the table of the house to be sworn. It was then found that only a few of the mem bers were present, and, it was ascertained that in al probability the others would not attend till 4 o'clock, on which Mr. Colville, one of the members of the committee, asked . to be allowed to retire, but Sir George Grey intimated that according to the act, the hon. member must remain in the house until he was sworn. On reference to the act, Sir G. Grey discovered that members of committees were directed to attend to be sworn at spy time before four o'clock. He, therefore, apprehendec that the hon. mem ber might retire, if he wished, and Suggested his attend. ance again at half•past three o'clock. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. ALCOCK moved that the lkouse go into com mittee on this bill on this day thret months. He said that this bill, if carried, would destroy the voluntary , efforts in favour of education. Three years ago a simi lar bill was passed for Middlesex, bit , no steps had been taken to put it in force, because tle magistrates could not agree as to the best course to pursue under its pro visions. Lord Brougham and Lord Carnarvon, and others, who discussed the subjeet tie other day in the House of Lords, were unable to coke to any practical conclusion on the subject. The bon, gentleman entered at some length into the great expense these schools would entail on the public in extra taxation. Mr. R. HANBURY seconded the amendment, on the ground that the bill would defooy the voluntary principle, and thereby impede the advancement of edu ction. Sir G. GREY opposed the amendment. He denied that this was a compulsory bill, and urged that the state of society required such an enactment as that before the house. Mr. BRISCOE supported the amendment. He argued that these schools under the provisions of this bill would become juvenile prisons. He objected to the expense that would be entailed by it on the country, and there was a tendency to erect public buildings more like palaces than schools or prisons. Sir .E. KERRISON supported the bll, on the ground that it was required for th e suppress i on of crime. lie memberscons considered supposed. e d theex H expenses ewoanplpdrobveedlesosftha compulsoryan many hon. system of reformation throughout the cantry. Mr. HACKBLOCK was i n f avour cf the bill. Mr. BUXTON consider e d th e n eedless. Th e present reformatories were we ll a d ap t e d for the require ments of the country, and the Government, instead of superseding the voluntary sy s t em o ught to supplement it. The reformatory movement was Advancing suffi ciently fast, and if the Government waited a few years they would find it would supply the necessary wants of the country. He objected to any f ur ther increase of taxation, especially by justices, against the consent of the rate-payers, who had no voice in coasts expenditure. Mr. MILNES supported the bill. He thought it would have the effect of reforming the criminal popu lation. If it did that it would reduce the expense of crime, and any measure that did that would relieve, rather than increase, the burthens of the tax - payer. Sir H. VERNEY objected to the bill. He considered reformation schools should be supported by the voluntary system, and conducted under its management, and not by the Government, with the assistance of the magis tracy. Mr. E. DENISON cordially supported the bill. Mr. GARNETT opposed the bill. There were 35 reformatories in England and Scotland and these were capable of receiving a larger number of inmates than were at present within their walls. Mr. BAINES urged the house to go into committee on the bill, when hon. members would be better able to discus the provisions of the clauses, and, if necessary, divide on them. He asked the house to negativ e th e amendment, by which they would be able to retain the good, and expunge what was bad or objectionable in the bill. Mr. BARROW cautioned the Government against rousing the people against compulsory local taxation. modeA lrea Already • e t there was present a expenditure, strong and feeling he lo ok ed against upon the this as a measure likely.to facilitate what he bad at heart—a re form in that direction. (Hear, hear.) Re, however, strongly objected to the bill. Mr. PEASE supported the amendment oh the ground of the bill interferring with the voluntary Mr. GILPIN supported the motion for going into committee, believing the bill might be made efficacious. He thought that by the establishment of reformatories the country would be the gainers. The house divided—the numbers were— For going into committee l6B Against it Majority ............ • —l3l The house then went into committee on the bill. On Clause 1, giving compulsory powers to Inagistrates for levying rates for the support of reformatori es , Sir R. WILLOUGHBY objected, and nioved• that the clause be expunged. Sir G. GREY defended the clause. After a long discussion the committee divid e d. The numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority —9B The clause was agreed to. The remaining clauses were agreed to. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, a clause qas added to the bill permitting justices or counsel to, contract with the managers of existing riformatories for the reception of offenders from their county or bor ou gh. The house resumed. GLEBE LAND (IRELAND) BILL._ This bill 'piisea - through committee. BURY (LANCASHIRE) ELECTION. Mr. RIITT, chairman of the Bury Election Commit. 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