The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

Benjamin Bowden, a private of the 14th Light Dra goons, who last week accidentally fell off the seat of a van and broke his leg, when being conveyed with other soldiers to the invalid depot, Casemate Barracks, at Brornpton, and whose leg was amputated the same afternoon at the general hospital, died yesterday. The deceased come home from India by the ship Elicnborough, on the 11th instant, to be discharged ou a pension after twenty-four years' servitude. His age is forty-four. SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE AT An inqu es t was held yestlNGATE S er T day ONE at Ingatestone before C. C. Lewis, Esq., coroner, on the body of Maria Gutts, who destroyed herself under the following circumstances as detailed in evidence:— John Gotts, of Ingatestono, deposed—Deceased was my daughter, a single woman, and twenty-seven years of age. Last evening at six she sat down to tea with me at my house ; she had poured the tea out and taken about half a cup herself, when she said, Mr. Rolfe and Mr. Tweed would come in to me and tell me she was drunk. I told her not to mind that, I would not believe a word about it ; then she took the knife off the table and cut herself immediately. I did not see her take the knife off the table; I saw blood running from her throat, and I went for assistance. I first found John Lilling stone, who returned with me to the house. We found t her lying in th e p assage aga i ns t th e p an t r y u po n her 'ace, and still bleeding from the throat. I then went s .,aY, and she died about eight the same evening. John '4Liingstone went off directly for medical assistance ; Mr. Lewis returned with him. Deceased had not been right in h er h ea d for th i s week past or more ; s h e was Wieted to drinking at times, which no doubt affected her mind. Deceased's mother was not right in her m ind, and was once in confinement on that account. John Lillingstone, of Ingatestone, mister, stated : I live next door to where deceased lived, and had known her about seven years and frequently saw her. I was called to her last evening between six and seven, by her fa t her, who came to me w i t h a k n if e i n hi s h an d an d his daughter had cut her throat. He asked me to ra to her, and I went directly; I found her lying on the b ricks by the back door leading into the yard. She lay bleeding from the throat. I did not touch her, but went off immediately for the doctor. I left a man of the Uar ac of Upson and her father with her. I returned to her in about eight minutes with Mr. Lewis; when I got b ack she l a y as I had left her. ; -Mr. Lewis and myself then lifted her up, and I saw her throat was cut ; both her hands were all over blood. She always appeared to 111 __e to be right in her mind. I had not seen her since , lit Wednesday or Thursday, when I spoke to her, and tun seemed very well in health and spirits. The knife her father had in his hand when he came was not the ;l i e she had used; but when I first went to her I saw one tee knife produced is the one I believe I saw, but it was tbren covered with fresh blood. s Richard Lewi s , o f I ngatestone, surgeon , s t a t e d—l was 'japed to deceased between six and seven last evening ; LCand her lying in the passage on her face near the door. I lifted her up, and found her throat was :Ins There was one wound through the larynx, but there ,sll* &red to h ave b een t wo gas h es . I b oun d the:w o u n d r s and she died in about an hour and a half after I got from the effects of the wound. She was sensible, I X could not speak. I told her there was no chance of she h r I asked her if she had done it herself, if them had to put up her fingers, and if she had not to keep iek still; she put up one or two fingers. I then said, I Put You must have done it more than once ; if so, to one or two fingers; she then put up two fingers and w r u fwarda three. I found a bible open in her bed-room, be e a P i n in a certain verse. I asked her if she had re ading it to-day, and whether she had put the pin r e ws ". 3 o to h o ld up her finger. There were several other different p arts o f t h e Bibl e , an d b y s i gns f rom al I nd f ound she h a d p u t th em i n . I h a d at t en d e d h e r had atte n d known her a considerable time ; the last time I 'ter e nd ed her w as some t i me ago, b ut s h e was t h en i n a in i4e 2ce ited state. I should not say she was of unsound fir at b ut she was very odd in her manner. When I Th o ?s e t to her I saw both her hands covered with blood. 2hd Bible was open at Isaiah, a pin against the Ist and 3sl J i ers ea of the last chapter ; other pins in Jeremiah, 4th 1, after, 23c1 and 24th verses ; 31st chapter, 3rd and c h e a r ra, and 34th and 35th verses. hoe r e ttP, wife of James Tweed, of Ingatestone, hi rer, , deposed :—I had known deceased about eight 3r--rs, m i d oinlao..ito,herfrequently saw her. I saw her yester d ay nVng about eleven. Her father asked me to go and ; he said she was not well. I went directly kit chen went up stairs, and she followed me from the and thattilt: her night-dress. She told me to go down and look at e picture of our Saviour hanging over the fire, u ow her hour was come and she must go. I said, laid it was you be so wicked as to talk like that ?" She said „ no wickedness at all, it was the truth ; she m a. ,; ~, - , u nte to the picture, and hear what he says to he r , s he as at this time standing by the picture with ties. ! sue said, "Don ' t you hear him call me now?—my - about • c enic, and it is of no use your saying anything mustltg'o t end awoke me up in the night, and told me *lll see 'and go I must, and if you go up stairs you th ematair there." I went up, she stood on the B a n d w , WV ; afro . as afraid to go into the room ; she said she lon% ja y she . said , " There is something on the bed -ee to la ee it? ' I said there was nothing, and she told then s ee ) ,' s el s Y hand on the top of the bed, which Idid; she her so sa tisfied, and went i nto t h e room . I th e n asked afereenay L f ° o Pr a yers with m e , an d so she did ; she prayed about quart er of an hour. I remained with her sh e mild she ll'icates and then left her ; before I did so eleve n . was in trouble. This was about half-past esterdo. Le seta hQr Morning, and I did not see her again. Mind. , several times as if she was quite out of her mind, 'and times I had said she was not right in WoUld cut I had several times heard her say she a nd th her throat ; she prayed to God to forgive her, do all a t t might not have to go , she said she would she could to be saved. ; The coroner h av i ng com mented upon the evidence, the d t trY (one dissenting) returned a verdict to the fleet that deceased destroyed herself whilst labouring under tem porary derangement —Essex Herald. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Earl and Countess Howe, the Viscountess Falkland, the Marchioness of Ormonde, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, and the Hon. Captain Somerset, honoured the performances of Her Majesty's Theatre 3 ester day evening with her presence. His Royal Highness Prince merge was also amongs t th e company . I n th e '•itteen's. box were Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley and e Honourable Miss Stanley, Honourable Miss Lyt ,elton, Lord Charles Fitz ro y, an d H on . M r . F or te sc ue. There roren7 also present—the Prince Louis Napoleon, his Excel e the Austrian Ambassador, his Excellency the Hano- I v pa n Minister, the Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle )1P de Lechner, the Minister Plenipotentiary from Peru and ame Yturegui, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the dless of Leinster and Lady Jane Fitzgerald, the Duchess tr"ager of Cleveland, the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of ",Illttle, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness of "WM - eath, the Marquis of Blandford, the Countess Dow- Y, Of Morley, the Earl and Countess of Morley and Lady iira Douglas, the Countess of Powis and Lady Lucy th"; .„,rt, the Countess of Blessington and the Misses Power, th.,7.,arl of Falmouth, the Earl of Lonsdale, Viscount Go ► Viscount and Viscountess Maidstone, Viscount So htit,,;.`"n„,, Viscount Canterbury, Lord Fitzroy Somerset and e lt i; o oMereet, Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby, Lord ,:ti4Lord Headly, Lord A. G. Lennox, Lady Colborne, t larer: u • ,Ross,Loreßroughatn, Lord Aylmer, Lord A. Fitz t°o, L e o e '.,Lord Cranstoun, Lord W. Graham, Lady W. Comp- Wiiiroltlardner, Lady and Miss Meux, Sir E. Butler, Sir Is °rl •Geo"bY, Sir A. Woodford, M. C. de Koudriaffsky, 14.ouaryghzeirir _ar,ll,ygon, Captain Meynell, R.N., Mr. Hubert de Itr, and Mrs, Morgan, M. P., Mr. Parnther, Mr. H. Greville, R. Sheridan, Sir Str a tf or d an d L a d y C ann i ng , ge nmc eY, Ron. F. Levison, Hon. General Upton, Hon. ates on,• ~Sir George Wombwell, Captain Martin, Mr. C. Majest,AL TALIAN OPERA, CO VENT - GARDEN .—H er ' g ness th b' B Royal Highness P r i nce Alb ert, her Royal Duchess e Duchess of Kent, thei r R o y a l Highnesses the °,eren e nrr Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and his ."Yal Italianqhoess the Prince of Leiningen, honoured tho kaiser Opera last night with their presence. Her Au m,„ 3* „Was attended by Viscountess Canning, Lady Cei c ,i 3 -t i anr . uce, the Marquis of Ormonde, the Honourable e Phipps , and the Hon. Captain Gordon. Her Royal g 'less the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary b ee t s attende d by Baroness Hammerstein, Baron Knese- TO a nd Captain Mildmay. There were also present : A 1,7. atarquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of p,roorn, the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis of Donegal, r ', and Countess of Wilton, the Earl of Cadogan and the Ml4iea Cadogan, the Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of i i ;ZikoSter, Earl Bruce, Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh, oleount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount Cantalupe, 11aeount Exmouth, Viscount Dupplin, the Baroness Wil- D'Eresby, Lord and Lady Carrington, Lord and 0 0 4 Petre, Lord W. Beresford, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady mam Poulett, Lady Blanche Somerset, Lord George tanners, Baroness de Goldsmid, the Hon. Miss Foley, Hon. i; 1 - 1 . Willoughby, Hon. Gerald Dillon and the Hon. Miss Hon. Mrs. Bathurst, Hon. Colonel Cathcart, Hon. 11 . 11 - Anson, Hon. Miss Maynard, Hon. Arthur Upton, Sir , Webb, Sir William and Lady de Bathe, Sir John and I.'_a_loly Campbell, Sir William Abdy, Sir Bellingham and . ri9y Graham, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson, Lady Scott, 31 ' 1 ,1 0 a : iv r m a r b e. Stu a r t , i l ms a t i n jwo s an d rn e t , Fife, S ir iP. Thomas C om ha as rles Ha A r l e' ars S h i a r ll, M S ic ir ha t e l l . Mr. - Henry Barin Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., Hope. Mr. Horseley g , is Burdett Coutts, Mr. H. T. , General W Captain de Bath e , L a dy J o d rell, Lady the olfe llon. Captain Mules, &e. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, G.C.B._ T he . grand military banquet to this distinguished officer a s already stated, take place on Thursday next, at Rooms, when upwards of 150 officers of the Light There are expected to meet the G a ll an t H ero of Aliwal. Zwill be a strong assembly of old officers of the 43d iti 6 2d Regim en t s o f Foot, with whi c h Si r H arry w i tnessed dateof his early dangers, as also of the Rifle B r i ga d e , o f t h e b,„°attalion of which Sir Harry is now the Colonel-Corn ce Several of the officers of the 16th Lancers, re ,.47"Y returned from India, will also take part in the /esti ahis corps, it will be recollected, served with the Gal eine 'miner during the Sutlej campaign. Among the list of t e l l : Who have signified their intention of being present -,arn ( ,I_Duke of Richmond, formerly of the 52d Fot t, the, file n ` e i tli s of Ailsa, late Aide-de-Camp to the Governor al of of India; Lieut.-General A. F. Barnard, Colonel q„,,tolandant of th e I st b atta li on o f t h e Ri f l e B r i ga d e ; Li eut. - f o iZr r ig Sir Hercules Pakenham, Colonel of the 43d Foot, lfitl e d n of the Rifles ; Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald, of the C al re ; Sir George Houlton, of the 43d Foot; Major- Str Hugh R oss , R oya l Artillery • Major-General 4!vnonald, Roy a l A rtillery • Major-General ' Ewan ; Viscount ' el Yn, late of the Rifle ' s • Major-General Bro-,m, Lord B VCo l onel oeY, ClLeech, Sir Andrew Hay, the ' llon. G. ear i It may not, perhaps, be generally known, that ChatharrY is brother to Major Smith, Barrack-Master at !noottohi! ,Pre,niwnshuoi,alikanedhdisurbirnogthtehre, c .w a; t b e o rl a o s o t o c f am ha p t a i ig ng n. serild e ettPere of the Junior United Service Club purpose giving .. all , d entertainment to ,I, the month. Gallant General early iii the lat, 7 ane date R obert Williams, Esq., banker, of Birehin -4„,„_ t het:) DLoir.c,haensdtebryOld f r Znoltang t o g o 00 „ 1 Bank, has left personalty the Dorset CohuisntwyilHl has beq ueathed .. , re. Gerard, . i ( Z, of duty Fit eai nt e e rl ta aLid the residue o to M f h ot s the fa m il y; a n annuity l,o 00 0 / . f , a frien d lt together r to w with ofa ki d rbe leaves to his 80/3 Robert Williams, Esq., 19 0 eltecuton. TITR SUN, LONDON , WEDNESDAY EVENING; MAY 19, 1847. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, 18. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION, AND BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND DUD- LEY RAILWAYS AMALGAMATION BILL Report considered ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Amendments made by the Committee to the Bill be now read a second time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the words " That the" to the end of the Ques tion, in order to add the words " Bill be re-committed to the former Committee, with an instruction to hear the petition of Sir Harry Verney and others, and the petitions of other shareholders in the Birmingham and Oxford Railway against the Bill," instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 214. Acland, Sir T. Fox, S. L. O'Brien, C. Mare, Viscount Fuller, A. E. O'Connell, M. J. Alford, Viscount Gardner, J. D. Ogle, S. C. Allix, J. P. Gaskell, J. M. Ord, W. Antrobus, Edmund Gill, Thomas Osborne, Ralph Arkwright, 9. Gore, Montague Owen, Sir John Armstrong, Sir A. Gore, W. R. 0. Pakington, Sir J. S. Bagot, William Gore, Robert Palmer, It. Bailey, Joseph Goring, Charles Pattison, James Bantle, Col. Graham, Sir James Pechell, Captain Ilaillie, 11.'.1. Greene Thomas Peel, Sir Robert Baine, Waiter la ale,it . B. Pendarves, Edward Baldwin, Barry Hallyburton, Lord Pennant, Colonel Balfour, J. M. Halsey, T. P. Philips, G. R. Baring, Henry Hamilton, W. J. Philpotts, John Baring, F. T. Hampden, Renn Plumptre, J. P. Barnard, E. G. Hamner, Sir J. Pollington, Viscount Barrington, Viscount Harcourt, G. G. Frotheroc, Edward Bellew, H. M. Hatton, Captain V. ltashleigh, William Bennet, Philip Hawes, B. Rice, E. R. Berkeley. Craven Ilayter, W. G. Rich, Henry Blacksto.,e, W. 3, Ileathcoat, John Richards, Richard Bodkin, William H. Ileatlicote, Sir W. Romilly, John Boldero, 11. G. Hodgson, F. Russell, C. Bowles, Admiral Holland, Robert Russell, J. D. Bowring, Dr. Hope, Sir J. Rutherford, A. Bramston, T. W* Hoskins, K. Sanderson, R. Broadwood, H. Howard, J. K. Scropc, G. P. Bruce, Lord E. Howard, P. H.' Shaw, F. Buck, L. W. Howard, Henry Sheil, R. L. Buller, Charles Hume, Joseph Sheppard, T. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hussey, T. Sheridan, R. B. Busfeild, W. Hutt, William Smith, Vernon Callaghan, D. Ingestre, Yisct. Smollett, A. Carew, R. S. Inglis, Sir R. Somers, J. I'. Carew, W. P. James, William Somerset, Lord G. Castlereagh, Vise. James, Sir W. C. Sotheron, T. H. Cayley, Edward S. Kemble, Henry kitansfleld, W. It. C. Chelsea, Vise. Langston, J. H. Stanton, W. H. Chichester, Lord J. Layard, Major Stuart, Lcrd J. Christie, W. D. Le Merchant, Sir D. Stuart, Henry Chute, W. L. W. Liddell, Hon. H. T. Stuart, J. Clay, Sir W. Lincoln, Earl of Strickland, Sir G. Clerk Sir G. Lowther, Hon. Col. Strait, Edward Clifton, J.:T. Lygon, General Talbot, C. It. Codrington,.Sir W. Mackenzie, W. F. Towline, George Collett, J ohn Macnamara, Major Trail, George Colvile, C. R. Wearily, Alex. Trelawny, J. S. Courtenay, Lord M'Neill, Duncan Trotter, John Cripps, William M'Taggart, Sir J. Troubridge, Sir E. Curteis, H. B. Mainwaring, T. Tufnell, IL Dalrymple, Captain Maitland, Thomas Turner, Edmund Davies, D. A. Manners,;Lord J. Verner, Sir W. Deedes, W. Masterrnan, J. Villiers, Charles Denison, W. J. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Villiers, Viscount Denison, J. E. Meynell, Captain Vivian, J. H. Dennistoun, John Miles, P. W. S. Vivian, J. E. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Mlles, William Vivian, Capt. Disraeli, B. Mitchell, T. A. Warburton, H. .Divett, E. Moffatt, George Wawn, J T. Dodd, George Molesworth, Sir W. Welby, G. E. Drummond, 11. Morgan, 0. Williams, W. Duckworth, Sir J. Morpeth, Viscount Williams, T. P. Duncan, George Morris, David Winnington, Sir T. Duncombe, 0. Muntz, G F. Worcester, Marquis Dundas, Admiral Neeld, Joseph Wortley, J. S. Du Pre, C. G. Neville, Ralph Wyse, Thomas Easthope, SiraJ. Newport,:Visct. Yorke, H. R. Estcourt, T. G. Newry, Viscount Fielden, John Norreys, Lord TELLERS. Finch, G. Norreys, Sir D. Goulburn, Henry Floyer, John Northland, Viscount Duller, Edward Forster, Matthew O'Brien, A. Stafford MINORITY-NOES, 62. Ackers, James Escott, Blekham Lockhart, W. Ainsworth, Peter Etwall, Ralph Lowther, Sir.J. Anson, Colonel Farnham, E. Mackenzie, T. Bell, Matthew Feilden, Sir W. Mangles, R.D. Beresford, Major Forbes, W. Manic, Fox Bouvere, E. P. Forester, G. C. Packe, C. W. Brotherton, Jeseph Gisborne, Thomas Paget, Colonel Brown, W. Godson;;Richard Polhill, F. Cavendish, G. li. Grosvenor, Earl Ricardo, J. L. Chaplin, W. J. Hanle, Archibald Russell, Lord E. Collett, W. R. Hay, Sir A. Scott, Robert Collins, William Ilinde, J. H. Scott, F. Conyngham, Lord A. Hodgson, Richard Trollope, Sir J. Copeland, Alderman Houldsworth, T. Vyse, H. Currie, R. Howard; E. G. Walker, Richard Dickinson, F. H. Hudson, George Wall, C. B. Duke, Sir J. Hughes, W. B. Walsh, Sir J. B. Duncombe, T. liumphery, Aid. Wilshere, W. Duncombe, A. Johnstone, Sir J. Egerton, W. T. Johnstone, Hope TELLERS. Ellice, Edward Lawson, Andrew Thesiger, Sir F. Entwine, William Lindsay, Colonel Douglas, Sir C. E. ARMY ENLISTMENT BILL. (On the question of Limitation of Service.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—.MAY 18. CONTENT. DUKES. EARLS. BARONS. Bedford 1 Fingall Bruce Norfolk Fitzwilliant Byron Wellington Grey Camoys Shaftesbury Campbell' MARQUISES. Anglesey Suffolk = Cottcnham Head fort Vernlam Erskine Clanricarde Zetland Foley Wicklow Montfort EARLS. Galloway Monteagle, of Bran- Auckland don Burlington viscoUNT. Camperdown Falkland Mostyn Strafford Chichester BISHOPS. Leigh Clarendon St. Asaph Churchill Devon Peterborough Beaumont NON-CONTENT. DUKES. EAELS. Bolton Beaufort Monntcashell Bostoa Cleveland Banfurly Clancarty Newcastle Bosse Colchester MARQUIS. Eglintoun Colville Downshire Longford De Ros EARLS. Romney Kenyon Brooke& Warwick. Elientiorough Redesdale Cardigan " VISCOUNT. Sondes Desart Combermero Southampton Ilardwlcke "'AEONS. Stanley Lucan Blayney Forester COURT CIRCULAR. holdaPr Palace. Privy Council to-morrow (Thurs day) The Q afternoon ueen lvi at l Buckingham y Princethe Hon. Albert bliss out sta n o l n eyt horseback iie, ttten a y n e t s -- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the lion. A. 11. yes terday, Q Gordon. ,a u t e t e e n n attended b Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yesterday. Lord Marcus Hill, Comptroller of the Household , had an audience of the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. thedral yesterday afternoon. His Royal Highness was at- His Royal Highness Prince A l b ert v i s it ed St. Paul's Ca tended by Viscount Clifden, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Their Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess h Royal, and Princess Helena took airings yesterday in the Roa Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, and the Princess Ali ce , accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, t oo k an Royal t e pleasure-grounds. airing in an open carriage and four yesterday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Lemingen, honoured the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, the Marquis of Ormonde, Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Honourable A. 11. Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Baroness de Speth, also honoured the performance with her presence. The Viscountess Canning has succeeded the Countess of Charlemont as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. The Mar , quis of Ormonde has succeeded Lord Waterpark as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty; and Sir Frederic Stovin has suc ceeded Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, as the Groom in Waiting to ber Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Ma jesty the Queen Dowag , r yesterday at Marlborough House. Ibis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left his re sidence at Kew yesterday for the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Governor aan o in f te t r h v e ie ß w an m k it o h f t E h n e g c la h i a id nee a l n l d er t e h f e Deputy- Governor Go l s h er e norhd Ex chequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Count Schiminelpenninck, the Netherlands Minister, trans acted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. Mr. W. P. Robertson, Consul-General of the Ecuador, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Rev. Sir Henry Dukinfield, and Mr. John Bullar, bad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home office. A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Mountcashell, Lord John Chichester, M.P., Sir Horace Seymour, M.P., Mr. David R. Ross, M.P., the Hon. George Handcock, Mr. Alexander bhafto Adair, and Mr. John M'Neill, had an in terview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A deputation, including Mr. Hudson, M.P., and Mr. G. Carr Glyn, had an interview with Lord John Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of the North American Provinces. Archdeacon Durham bad an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller- General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, bad also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman yes terday. EPSOM RACES TUESDAY. The Summer Meeting commenced yesterday with very in viting weather, and there being a similar series of engage ments to that which filled Mt. Dorling's " broad sheet" of last year, it may be calculated that the sport, unless the Plates should be less abundant in heats than usual, will be terminated not very far from twilight on Friday evening next. With respect to the importance of this meeting to the racing community, at any rate, there can scarcely be two opinions. Every one must allow it still stands preeminent over all other great racing assemblages, chiefly and perhaps solely, in consequence of the universal interest excited by the great events of the week—the Derby and the Oaks. The programme of yesterday's racing exhibited no very marked feature, scarcely any in fact to stimulate the public appetite, or to attract more than the passing attention of the betting men. This, we conceive, may be attributed to an injudicious arrangement of the stakes. Had the Grand Stand Handicap been included in the first day's amusement, it would have "told" with the majority, and, as a consequence, the attendance would have been more numerous, and specu lation would have taken a wider range ; but coming off as it does on Thursday, when th e minds of betting men are distracted by the one great event that has just been decided, and by the other almost on the eve of being so, and when, moreover, the pure votaries of pleasure are recruiting themselves from a day of excitement and fatigue, we do not think we are asserting too much in saying that the money so liberally granted in the shape of a bonus is comparatively thrown away ; and that the strength of the " off " days, such as Tuesday and Thursday are, ought to be thrown into the former, in order to make a good solid com mencement. Enough, however, of mere matter of opinion. The sport afforded yesterday was upon the whole up to "par," and, touching the Woodcote Stakes, was vastly superior to any opening day on record, an entry of 31 horses having produced 15 starters; none of them, however, possessing such superior public pretensions as to mar the betting. The same can be said of the characters of the competitors for the Craven Stakes, a more ordinary lot than which could scarcely be seen in a I race, which heretofore used to be witnessed with interest. 1 With reference to transit from London to the course to-mor row (Wednesday), we advise those who start from London bridge by train direct to Epsom, to book themselves by the early express trains, for we are confident that the later trains, and particularly the ordinary ones, whether early or late, will, on account of the cheapness of their third-class carriages (3s. there and back), be incon veniently crowded, to predict nothing worse of them. The ronte by Nine Elms, though longer and dearer, may be found in the end shorter and cheaper. In terminating our notice of this first day's proceedings, we have merely to add, that the " select " more than averaged their u ual numbers, and amongst them we observed the Duke of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox, Duke of Rut land, Marquis Exeter, Earls of Chesterfield, March, Granville, Strathmore; Lords ' Maidstone G. Manners, H. Lennox, Burghley, B. Cecil, C. Fitzroy, Suffield, G. Lennox, G. Ben thick, W. Powlett, E. Russell; Count Batthyany ; Sirs C. Cockerill, W. W. Wynn, G. Heathcote • Honourable H. Rona, G. Byng, Colonel Anson, H. Pitt. F. Villiers, H. For rester; General Charrittee ; Colonels Knox and Peel; ISles.vs. Greville, Payne, Shelley, Nevill, Fitzroy, Jaques, Bowes, Delme Ratcliffe, Graham, S. Stanley, J. Stanley, Batson, &c. In the afternoon an unfavourable change in the weather took place, and the wind shifted from south-west to almost the opposite quarter, and was accompanied with somewhat cold but not very heavy rain, which continued to the close of the racing at half-past five. Having on a former occasion spoken of the arrangements of the nteeting, we have only w racyi i tl2 l bcb o ;r n aad e fvol eyu e nr x k, c seg e p9t p att l o co n sTi vi z.,rfilei racing commenced ctz t 4n i 111 :ebma e c;eh o ns f ;ci xe s df t o a ar r n t to observe here that they were satisfactorily carried out, he of ditnhaggr with— The,e:dw), w hich was - r 9 s st olfl oi fi b s . t The last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. Mr. Mostyn's Crozier, 3 yrs (Kitchener) 1 Mr. Greville's Spider, 3 yrs Mr. Worley's Wintonia, 3 yrs 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr Os baldeston's Vice Consul. Mr. Osbaldeston's Giselle, Lord Glasgow's The Provost, Mr. S. Hawke's New Era, and Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam. Betting— 10 to 6 agst Crozier, 4 to 1 agst Spider, 5 to 1 agst New Era, and sto 1 agst Wintonia. New Era took the lead at starting, and, with Spider, Wintonia, and Bedlam in attendance, made play to the distance ; it was then taken up by Spider, who carried it on to the stand ; Crozier, who laid off in the commencement of the race, and did not get through his horses until round the turn, here went up, headed him in a few strides, and won cleverly by a length. The same distance between the second and third. Run in 2 min. 16 sec. The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 aided, for two yrs old colts, Bst 61b; fillies, Bst 31b. The second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. (31 Subs.) Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher (E. Edwards) 1 Mr. Payne's Woodcraft •• ....... 2 Mr. Nevill's Dovor The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Bateman's Bacchanalian, Count Batthyany's Egremont, Sir C. Cockerill's Brother to Auckland, Mr. Death's The Moor, Mr. Francis's Little Red Riding Hood, Mr. Godwin's Sis. to Dexterous, Mr. Gratwick's Awkward, Mr. E. Grif fith's Dinedor, Sir G. Heathcote's Bro. to Khorassan, Mr. 111‘Keller's f by Metal, out of Mrs. Baggs, Mr. Mostpi's Daughter of Toscar, and Mr. Worley's Caversham. Betting-6 to 4 agst Flatcatcher, 7to 2 agst Dovor, 7to 2 agst Woodcraft, 6to 1 agst Daughter of Toscar, and Bto 1 agst Dinedor. This was one of the hollowest races ever seen. The start a good one, all getting well off, but, in an instant, Awkward and Flatcatcher singled themselves out, and ran in company for about 300 yards. Flatcatcher then took a decided lead, went right away from his horses, and won in the commonest of canters, by three lengths; Wood craft second, beating Dovor by two lengths, the Moo r an d Little Red Ridi ng H oo d fourth and fifth. Run in one mi nute 17 seconds. The Manor Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added ; three yrs old, Est 41b; four, 13sts71b; five, Bst 12lb; six and aged. 9st Ilb. Mares and geldin gs a ll owe d Sib, the winner to be sold for 300 soya., and the second to save his stake. Last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. (7 Subs.) ; Mr. O'Brien's Emerald Isle, 3 yrs.. ..... --(Duncan) 1 1 Mr. C. Liley's Glory, 3 yrs 3 2 Mr. Parr's Icicle, 4 yrs 0 3 Mr. Balchin's Selina, (h b), 3 yrs ......... ........ 3 2 Count Batbyany's Master Stepney, 5 yrs Mr. G. Hobson's Binnacle, 4 yrs ..... Ist Heat—Betting— 6 to 4 agst Emerald Isle, 3to 1 agst Icicle, 4to 1 agst Glory. Won by a length. 2d Heat-6 to 4 agst Emerald Isle, and 4 to 1 each agst Glory and Icicle. Won by a neck. The Hooton Stakes of 3 sm. each, with 30 added; for three yrs old, 6st 101 b ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 91b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b. Mares asd geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 120 eovs. Heats. Last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. (5 Subs.) Mr. R. J. Shafto's Captain Pepper, 3 yrs...(Myers) 4 1 1 Mr. Minor's Carissima, 5 yrs 1 2 2 Mr. Dawson's Bretwalda, 5 yrs Sir G. Heathcote's cby Caesar, out of Gipsyan 0,3 yrs 2 dr Mr. Drewitt's Clemanthe, 3 yrs First heat-6 to 4 agst Carissima, and 7to 4 agst Bret walda. Won by a length. Second heat —5 to 4on Carissima. Won by four lengths. Third heat-5 to 2on Captain Pepper. Won in a canter. Mr. Mostyn's Crozier Kent Cotton. Mr. Mostyn's Dabbler..... Kent Kitchener. Mr. Hyde's Will-o'-the-Wisp J. Peck Whitehouse. Mr. Sainsbury's Questionable Treen J. Sharpe. Capt. Delme ns Resolution Pettit. Mr.R.Bulkeley's Montpensier C. Peck Bumby. Of the above, Christopher and Miles's Boy are doubtful starters, and it is more than probable that there will be some change in the order of the Goodwood horse.. The general impression is that twenty. eight or thirty will show at the post. _ LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Cossack—t. 20 to 1 agst War Eagle to 2 apt Conyngham-t. 20 to 1 agst Montpensier 7 to 1 agst Van Tromp —t. 40 to 1 agst Bingham 15 to 1 agst Mirmillo—t. 40 to 1 agst Nottingham 15 to 1 agst Planet—t. 1,000 to 15 agst Clarendon 15 to 1 agst Oxonian—t. 3,000 to 10 agst Resolution 16 to 1 agst Red Hart—t. 18 to 1 agst Wanota—t. The two favourites, Van T' were backed for large sums. Glentilt broke down in his g, o'clock, and was immediately Imp, Oxonian, and Red Hart ;allop about a quarter-past ten declared not to start. TELLIGENCE. 'CE EXTRA. I'ER, 1847. mehester Trades Cup. RAILWAY COMMITTEES, HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) GROUP IV. The Committee met at twelve; Lord Castlereagh in till chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (ENLARGEMENT OF LONDON AND STRATFORD STATION). Evidence was taken in support of the Bill, but, as there was a difference on a point of compensation for land, the Committee adjourned till Thursday, in order to give the parties time for arrangement. GROUP VI. WILTS, SOMERSET, PAIRS. Earl Malmesbary Lord Wrottesley Lord Willoughby d'Eresby Earl of Leicester Earl of Tankerville Marquis of Conyngham Earl of Charleville Earl of Granville Earl of Orkney Earl Fitzhardinge Lord De Lisle Lord Crewe Earl of Ord rd Earl of Sefton Duke of Richmond Earl of Yarborough Earl of Winch!lsea Earl Dade Lord Templemore Marquis of Lansdowne Viscount Lake Bishop of Durham Marquis of Max Bishop of Lincoln Earl of 31unster Viscount Clifden Lord Wynford Lord Denman Lord Heytesbury Lord Howard de Walden Earl of Somers Bishop of Hereford Earl Digby Lord Kinnaird Earl Stradbrooke Viscount Melbourne Viscount Canterbury Lord Beauvale Duke of Manchester Lord Colborne Earl of Sheffield Lord Glenelg Marquis of Exeter Lord Lilford Earl Dclawarr Marquis of Northampton Viscount Strangford Earl Waldegravo Earl of Eldon Lord Sudeley Lord Ashburton Earl of Rosebery Marquis of Ailesbury . Bishop of Salisbury Duke of Montrose Earl of Ripon Marquis of Winchester Marquis Camden Earl of Kinnoul Earl Morley Earl Leven Earl Spencer Viscount Beresford Earl of Effingham Lord Saltoun Lord:Vivian Earl of Lonsdale Lord Hathcrton Viscount Sydney Lord Wa!singham Marquis of Westminster Lord Wharneliffe DR. REID. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ventilation Office, House of Commons, May 18, 1847. _ _ SIR,—An extract from the Observer having been copied into your paper, according to which an impres sion is conveyed that I stated recently, at a lecture given by me at Willis's Rooms, that I was to commence an action against her Majesty's Ministry, allow me to state that I never used such words, nor any expressions that could be construed into such a meaning - what I did say was, that Dr. Faraday having attributed to Mr. Barry the invention of plans which it is considered he never would have adverted to in the terms he used had he previously heard my side of the question as well as Mr. Barry's, I deemed it my duty to the cause I have ad vocated at the Houses of Parliament to reply to Dr. Faraday, particularly from the nature of the communi cations at present in progress between her Majesty's Government and myself. As to the nature of these, not one word was said, though I certainly stated the great injustice done to me by three referees, viz. :—Mr. Philip Hardwicke, Mr. George Stephenson, and Professor Thomas Graham, whom I challenge to meet me before any proper tribunal, to show cause why they retain a document which, when produced, will show that I was deprived of the ventilation of the House of Peers in consequence of an address to the Crown, moved on the consideration of a report which was founded on evidence not consistent with the facts of the case. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, D. B. REID. e norths ter d a ofy the annual sale by auction of the m etropoli s of _ SALE OF TEE METROPOLIS RoADs. rs Turnpike Zd Y s, Earl of Roads, at their office, No. 2, Whitehall-place, the of the Thames, took place before the Commissioners to be let lessees, from all parts of the country. They were Lonsdale in the chair, when there was a full attendance from the let of July next, for the term of one year, subject in advance of the rent of each • paid to such con di t i ons as the Commissioners produced at the meeting, one month being pal lot, as a deposit. The following are the prices which the several lots fetched :—The Tyburn and Uxbridge-roads, put up at 8,510/., were sold for 8,550/. ; the Kilburn and Edg • ware-roads, offered at 3,263/. 17s. 6d., bought for 3,273/. 17s. 6d. ; the Highgate and Hampstead-roads knocked down for 17,5401., the sum asked was 17,5304 and one bar to be taken off; the City-road, the price demanded 3,0504 disposed of for 3,060/. • the Hackney an d L ea -b r id ge - roa d s purc h ase d for 5,7204 and 5,710/. was the sum named by the Commis sioners. The following were among the lots, but there was no offer for them :-.-The Kensington, Brentford, and lsleworth roads, 1 6,170/., being the Commissioners' price ; the Stam ford-hill, upper and lower division, the Green Lanes and Seven Sisters- roads the sum proposed for them being 10,2001.; and the Harrow -roads, the tolls of which the Noble Chairman said, in consequence of certain circumstances which had come under the notice of the Connnissioner& would be re duced one-half, and which were valued at 1,110/. The lots were bought by Mr. Levy, and there was competition but for one of them. ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE MARCHIONESS OF WOR. cEsTER.—We have great pleasure in announcing the safe ac couchement of the Marchioness of Worcester. Her Ladyship gave birth to a son at twenty minutes to one o'clock this morning; and we are happy in being enabled to add that both mother and infant are going on most favourably. THE ARCHDUKE CONSTANTINE OF RUSSIA.—The arrival of his Imperial Highness the Archduke Constantine of Russia, who was expected to reach this country to-morrow, yesterday, his I mper i al Highness was at Hanover, is delayed for a few days. At the date of the last advicea whence he intended to proc ee d to the Hague in a few days, and thence by way of Rotterda m t o L ondon. received PREFERMENT.—We are requested to state that the Rev. W. D. West, 8.A., of St. John's College, Oxford, and curate of Presteign, has been appointed to the Head Master ship of the Church of England School at Hackney. PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS FOR THE DERBY. TRAINER. JOCKEY. Lord E.Russell'sNottingham Smith E. Edwards. Mr. Ford's Clarendon Smith G. Edwards. Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin Blenkhorn Calloway. Lord Caledon's Wanot a Wadlow Marlow. Mr. Mytton's Miles's Boy Wadlow Unknown. Lord Glasgow's Chainbearer Dilly Holmes. Lord Strathmore's Signet Messer Crouch. Mr. Meiklam's Deloraine ...... Dawson Unknown. Mr. O'Brien's Liberator Dawson Cartwright. Mr. Merry's Limestone ... J. Anson S. Darling, jun. Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle Marson Boyce Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp Fobert J. Marson. Mr. Greville's Mermillo M. Dilly Nat. Lord Warwick's Aliwal ... Carr Wakefield. Sir G. Heathcote's Bellerophon, Sherwood Chapple. Mr. Lowther's The Admiral Rogers Bartholomew. Mr. Bowes's Epirote ... ...... J. Scott Whitehouse. Colonel Anson's Bingham J. Scott Butler. Mr. S. Conway's Christopher (doubtful) J. Scott W. Scott. Mr. Osbaldeston's c by Panta loon, out of Retort Warrener Mann. _._ , Mr. Irwin's Oxonian ... Forth Sly. Mr. Robertson's Good Coin.. Forth Unknown. Mr. Worley's Old Port Forth Robinson. Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham J. Day, jun. A. or S. Day. Mr. Pedley's Cossack J Day, jun. Templeman. D. of Richmond's Red Hart Kent W. Abdale. D. of Richmond's Halo !dr. Bioatyn'a Planet ... ....... Kent H. Bell, SPORTING I INTELLIGEI MANCHES' Acceptances for the MI st. lb. st. lb. St. Lawrence, aged ... 8 7 Alliance, 4 yrs .. 6 10 Cranebrook, 4 yrs Annandale, 5 yrs ... Miss Burns, aged Sharston, 4 yrs ...... Fitzallen, 5 yrs Marquis of Conyngham, Grin-go•Bragh, 4 yrs.. 6 4 4 yrs 7 2B m byTalleyrand, 53 rs 6 0 Sheraton, 4 yrs The Crown Prince, 4 yrs 7 0 Deloraine, 3 yrs ... 5 3 Slayer's Daughter, 4 yrs 6 10 Factory Girl, 5 yrs 5 2 The highest weight accepting being under Bst i lb, it has been raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. The Salford Borough Cup Acceptances. st. lb.l Lightning, 6 yrs ...... 8 12 Mentor, 5 yrs ... ..... ... 8 9 Cranebrook, 4 yrs 8 0 Miss Burns, aged Ratcliffe, 6 yrs ... Lady Wildair, 5 yrs st. lb. Romance, 4 yrs 6 8 Cossack Maid, 4 yrs Softstone, 4 yrs Erin-go-bragh, 4 yrs 6 6 Golden Bee, 4 yrs Alice, 6 yrs ..... Sharston, 4 yrs Spithead, 4 yrs Fitzallen, 5 yrs Sheraton, 4 yrs Princess Royal, 5 yrs... 6 12,Ilrlapy Stuart, 3 yrs 5 6 Slayer's,Daughter,4 yrs 6. 10iDeloraine, 3 yrs 5 3 Jack Cade, 4 yrs - faut, 3 yrs... 5 3 Shelforth, 4 yrs 6 BlFactory Girl, 3 yr 5..... 5 0 ASCOT HEATH, 1847. Acceptances for the Ascot Stakes (up to the close in London and to the evening of the 17th at Newmarket). at. lb. st. lb. 'ißr c by Velocipede,dam by Emilius 4 yrs 5 11 i Morocco, 4 yrs The Nob, 4 yrs Alkali, 5 yrs Maid of Motherwell, 3 yrs ~ Annandale, 5 yrs Pine Apple, aged.— Footstool, 4 yrs Wood Pigeon, 5 yrs Humdrntn, 4 yrs Croyin Prince, 4 yrs Glory, 4 yrs 7 10 ..... .. Secundus, 6 yrs Bravissimo, 4 yrs The Mang ler, 5 yrs Giantess, 5 yrs Plaudit, 5 yrs 7 5 Plantagenet, 6 yrs 7 5 Priscilla Tomboy, aged 7 5 The Attorney, 5 yrs Fiahowlagh, 5 yrs 7 3 The Polka, 4yrs 7 1 Scartet Runner, 5 yrs 613 Hydranger, 4 yrs NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, 1847. The Members' Plate Handicap, to declare on the 31st. st. lb.j at. lb. Lightning, 6 yrs....—. 8 12 Slayer's Daughter, 4yrs 6 9 Mentor, 5 yrs Best of Three, 6 yrs Sheraton, 4 yrs ..... Plaudit, 5 yrs 7 2 Kingof the Forest, 3 yrs 5 7 Blackie, 4 yrs 6 12 Deloraine, 3 yrs ...... ... 5 5 Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs 611 Themis, 3 yrs Sister toFlambeau,4yrs 6 11 ( Crozier, 3 yrs .6 3 Correct Card, 5 yrs iMirmillo, 3 yrs Clermont, 3 yrs... ..... 6 3 Geraldine, 4 yrs 6 3 Aliwal, 3 yrs Vanity, 3 yrs B f by Elis or Venison, out of Odessa, 3 yrs 5 3 Vampyre, 3 yrs .... Tanais, 3 yrs THE GUY'S CLUB BOAT RACE. A very spirited boat race took place yesterday evening amongst the gentlemen cf this highly respectable aquatic club, for four silver oars and a rudder, presented by Dr. Lever. The race was from Putney-bridge to Chiswick Eyot, with tide, and was accompanied by the Thames Club eight and other boats. Messrs. Hewit - (stroke), H. C. Brencbley, F. R. Cox, A. Poland, and P. W. Thompson (steerer) ...... Red) 1 Messrs. G. F. Cooper (stroke), J. W. Howard, Smith, Manthorpe, and Raby (steerer) (Green) 2 Messrs. J. Squire (stroke), C. Gruggena, J. Henley, J. B. Hicks, and G reenwoo d (steerer).... ..... (Dark Blue) 0 The start was taken at the same moment by the whole of the crews, and they went away prettily together at a very dashing pace. After a few strokes red and green went away together, and a long and lasting struggle ensued between them for the " pride of place." Red took the lead, but could scarcely do more, notwithstanding the exertions of the crew, than keep their boat clear of their adversaries, and in this position they continued up to Hammersmith-bridge; red, after this, slightly improved their advantage, winning by three lengths only. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of ➢lay 18.) SUGAR.—Today no advance occurred in the value of Raw Sugar. The home-trade were desirous to do business in most sorts to day, whilst some parcels were taken by the brewers and distillers. On the part of exporters, however, little desire was shown to operate. Importers of West India Mu wide evinced firmness, and insisted upon prices equal to those of Friday for all kinds, and at which a good business was transactee REFINED.—Io• day refined goo d s w ere in excellent reques t by the home trade, and prices ruled firm. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells freely for exportation. EAST INDIA.—Thi s a f ternoo n Bengal S ugar did not ',Meet with much attention, and the parcels offered at public sale amounting to 4,175 bags and 76 casks, went at a fall on for mer rates of 6d. Madras met with little demand, and 3,031 bags were only in part sold. MAURITIUS.—This afternoo 4 ere was a good demand for Mauritius Sugar for the use of efiners and grocers, whilst the brewers and distillers were buyers to a fair extent. The parcels offered at public sale amounting to 11,238 bags 500 casks were nearly pelled to submit t o a reduction on the rates of Friday of 6d all dispo se d o f , b ut merc h ants were com to is per cwt. ba c re o ly pl t .E h m e _form Th e is r value.FOßElGN.—Thi a a ft ernoon at auction 416 "ids, 79 boxes, 11 trcs, 61 b r l s C u b a were offered, but a part only sold at submitted to publi c competition amounted to 1,206 bags ; the aftern Plantation was only i n li m i ted demand, and prices declined 2s oon the quantity of Ceylon Coffee to 3s per cwt, but the Native was in excellent request, and went at a rise on the rates of the last auction of is 6d to 2s per cwt; the whole offered sold. ernooinnsWisteedst India . was not much in re quest ; and 664 ba gs T r i n i dad at auction were only partly sol e d ° , e b O u A t . f — ul T l rates ft te a sw e re TEA.—To-day at public sale 620 pkgs Assom Tea were all sold, and at prices above what the proprietors expected to obtain ; Pekoe fetching Is 10d to 3s 11 d. Congou 91id to Is 3id. Souchong is 2d to 2s is Id, llid t o 3s and a few chests of im perial Young nYso thereivas only a li mited demand f or E as t ll I public sale 2,4 14 bags of Manilla were sold, I p n e ßd ri i a iac l dA a a n ty d but at rather lower rates. Of 1 ,864 bags Bengal, the sound was taken in, but the damaged sold. Privately, there was little business done in any kind of Rice. SAGO—To-day, at public sale 228 boxes of Pearl Sago sold at reduced rates. _ _ COCIIINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 100 bags of Mexican Cochineal were all withdrawn, and 364 chests Lac Dye were nearly all taken in at 6d to 1 ld for low to middling quality. Smitrrs.—The demand for Leeward Island Rum has con siderably improved since our last report, and a rise in price of 3d to 4d per gallon has taken place. Purchases to a large extent have been made, and 3s 5d to 3s 6d are the rates paid. East India met with a good demand, and prices have risen. In Demerara several purchases have been made, and prices are on the ascendancy. For all kinds of Jamaica there has been an extensive home demand, whilst exporters operated with freedom ; prices have risen 3d to 4d per gallon. Brandy is offered upon further reduced terms, still few con tracts have been entered into by exporters or the home trade, whilst the stock is on the increase; the deliveries, however. continue to be satisfactory. Geneva is wanted for exporta tion, and prices are higher. Fine for home use in good de mand. For British Corn Spirits the demand is very good. Innmo.—To-day 921 chests (all second-hand goods) have passed the sale. During the progress, proprietors have again withdrawn 438 chests. The few lots of good and fine quMity which passed the sale continued to be in good demand at about 3d discount on the February sale's prices, whilst the ordinary and defective kinds were chiefly bought in at the prices previously established, viz. from 4d to 6d discount on . e a r nd tll 19 tons at auct i on all found 10 occasioned a good demand the last sale. The quantity bought in t o -d a y i s 450 c h ests. Oms.—lmporters of Southern Oil sub m i tt i ng to a f urt reduction in for a all prices qualities, o 2Os P buyers. Seal met with little attention priv a t e l y, a l t h ough t o prevail it can be obtained upon further reduced terms. The amount of business transacted in Cod has been to a sma ll extent only. With Sperm the market continues to be we ll supplied TALLOW.—Prices of Russian suffered no furth er depres : lion, but the purchases made on the spot have been trifling by soap makers and chandlers, who took only sufficient for their immediate wants. Home-made met with a _good de mand on the spot. There a plentiful supply. For other kinds of Tallow prices r emain much the s ame as previously quoted, but only a limited demand has been experienced. RAGGED S CHOOL UNION.---M U NIFICENT DONA TION of A LADY.—Yesterday evening a very numerously attended meeting Rooms, of the whenaboveh t e 1 Ig s i oc h i e t ty i Hanover-square lion . was h e ld at tl Lord Ashley ° took the choir. Amongst the number on the platform, the Lord Bishop of Norwich, Lord Kinnaird, Hon. W, Cowper Baptist the Right Hon. Fox Maule, the Hon. and lfe e j Baptist Noel, and a number of clergy men. The Noble . Lord briefly, but very emphatically addressed the meet ing, and called on Mr. L eake, the Honorary Secre tary to the society, to _read the report, whi c h stated that there were 16 schools open , daily, - morning, and afternoon, 33 open on the Sabbath, morning, afternoon, on and evening; 44 buildings comprising 80 schools of both sexes, which are situated in the lowest and most wretched locali ties of London. The total number of these are about 5000 children of both sexes, and up ward s of 540 teachers. Aspe cial fund had been established for a school of industryor juvenile refuge, in one of the most wretched and low locali ties In Westminster, to which a lady in the first instance subscribed 200/., and subsequently 3004, with a view under 857/., which after defraying all expenses, left a balance of 2014 13s. 7d.. the latter donation of receiving 50 girls. A legacy of 2001, had been bequeathed by Strut Avery, Esq., o f the Univer sity Club. The report was adopted. The financial state ment showed the receipts to be for the past year,B24l. 6s. 10d., including expenditure and grants to schools, 4611. 18 s . lid, leaving a balance of 1721. 18s. 11d. The special fund for the juvenile r n e t f i u o g g e en fu t n f d u , odof3oo4 23.—A sixpence sent to The thanks of the meeting having been voted to the Noble Chairman, the meeting separated. For the fullest and most correct report of Epsom four days' races, with a portrait of the Winner of the Derby, Mr. Clement, jun., 170, Strand, will insure a copy, by return see ,Bell's Life in London, 0 ipost, to any part of England, of May Scotland, or Ireland. The average sale of .Bell's Life exceeds 26,600. Bell's Life of May 9, which contained the explanatory chart of Newmarket race coursee, can be had all this month of May. AND V7EYMOITTE AMENDMENT (NO. IX.) (Continued fram our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Oxberry, carrier of Frome, gave evidence as to the importance of an unbroken gauge between Frome and the towns in the south of England. Mr. E. Cocking, iron master of Frome, gave evidence to the same effect. Mr. J. White, cheese factor, of Axminster, Mr. Lintirs, of the firm of Lintirs and Son, cheese factors, of Ilasham, in Sussex, Mr. J. Sym, grocer and general dealer, at Brighton, Mr. Kerry, poulterer, at Portsrnou , h, and Mr. Butt, pig dealer, of Portsmouth, gave evidence as to the importance of Salis bury having an unbroken connexion with the county of So mersetshire. The Committee then adjourned till twelve to•morrow. GROUP IX. WEST CORNWALL BRANCHES AND DEVIATIONS. The Committee met at twelve o'clock in Room No. 37. Mr. ROSE having been heard on the part of the promoters of this line, The room was cleared for the decision. On our re-ad mission The CIIIMILW said that he was desired by the Committee to state that the preamble of this Bill was not proved. The Committee then separated. GROUP XV. The Committee met this morning at twelve; Mr. Bema in the chair. ROYSTON AND HITCH= (EXTENSION TO CAMBRIDGE). Evidence in favour of the line was proceeded with after the meeting of the Committee. Mr. B. Denison, chairman of the company, was examined, and stated that the company's line was leased to the London and 'York at 6 per cent., the payment to commenced imme diately after the construction of the line. Evidence for the Bill was being continued, when the Com mittee adjourned. _ GROUP XVII. GREAT NORTHERN (DEVIATIONS PROM LONDON TO GRANTHAM) ■ (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The room was then cleared; and on our re-admissaion, The CHAIRMAN announced that the preamble of the devia tion from Careby to Grantham was proved, but Mr. Ostler'a land must not be entered upon without his consent. The Committee then adjourned till Thursday neat. GROUP XVIII. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Payne further gave evidence upon the dangerous cha racter of the line, which he represented as being perilous from its ascents and descents. Mr. AUSTIN, Q.C., replied on behalf of the Midland Com pany, relying chiefly upon the terms of the agreement which had been entered into for working the line between Gloucester and Bristol on the broad gauge, and contending that so long as that agreement subsisted the Committee, according to the common law of the land, had no right to violate its provi sions. The Committee then adjourned till Thursday next. GROUP XIX. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Mr. Den nistoun in the chair. OXFORD, BANBURY, AND COVENTRY JUNCTION (ERANCH FROM SOUTICADI TO COVENTRY). On the assembling of the Committee the clauses of this Bill were considered and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reported to the House. GROUP XX. OXPORD, WORCESTER, AND 'WOLVER HAMPTON (CHELTENHAM AND EVE SHAM LINE). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Miller, Mr. Cubitt, and several other witnesses, gave corroborative testimony. The rest of the day was occupied with the landholders' op position. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXIV. MOLD. The Committee met at three o'clock, but did not proceed with the evidence upon this Bill. The Committee adjourned at half-past three. GROUP XXVII. LYNN AND ELY PAIL WAY (LYNN AND WORDIEGAT NAVIGATION). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Other evidence of a general nature was adduced on behalf of the promoters. The Committee then adjourned till Thursday at twelve o'clock. GROUP XXXV. BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND NORTH- WESTERN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) . . , The case for this scheme and the competing line of the East Lancashire Company was closed, but the Committee adjourned without giving any opinion, owing to the Railway Commissioners not having yet made their report on the lines comprised in this group. GROUP XXXVI. PEANCHRSTER AND SOUTHPORT AND BRANCHES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After some further discussion it was decided that the East Lancashire Railway Company had no locus standi. Mr. George Ormrod, solicitor, was then examined, to show the great advantages which would be conferred by this line in opening up facilities of communication with the coal districts. Mr. Pieco, a coal engineer, and other witnesses, corfirmed this evidence. It was then agreed that further proceedings in this line should be adjourned till Thursday next. BAST LANCASHIRE (BRANCH mom ORMSHIRIE TO SOUTHPORT, AND EX TENSION TO PRESTON). Mr. BRANDT opened the case for the promoters of the line. Two witnessos were examined to show the great advan• tage which would be conferred in giving access to the coal districts. The Committee then adjourned till Thursday. GROUP XXXVII. The Committee met at the usual hour. The cases for the MELDS AND =MUIR aiNARESBOROUGH BRANCH TO BOROITGHBRIDGB, and LEEDS AND THIRSIC (BZELMERST AND NORTHALLERTON BRANCH), were gone through. Evidence on behalf of both Bills having been taken, -•-• - The decision of the Committee was postponed till the re. ception of the Railway Commissioners report. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP X UV. The Committee met this morning, at twelve o'clock, but in the absence of reports from the Comissioners, especially after the vote of last night in the House, they could not proceed, and adjourned till Thursday at eleven o'clock. GROUP XLV. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Committee then took THE EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (BRANCHES TO ST. ANDREWS AND NEWBURGH). Mr. BELLasis opened for the promoters. There was hardly any opposition. Mr. Anderson, banker, Newburgh, and Major Playfair, provost of St. Andrews, proved the advantages which the line would give to these towns. Mr. Grainger, C.E., was under examination when the Com mittee adjourned. GROUP (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Committee was occupied a considerable portion of the time in the usual formal arrangements attendant upon enter ing the appearances on the various petitioners for and against the schemes. At the conclusion of these preliminaries, The Committee decided upon proceeding with the NORTH BRITISH. --- Mr. liorE opened the case on behalf of the promoters. The proposed line was about a mile in length, and would leave the North British Railway at Piershill Barracks, and effect a junction with the south branch at about a mile distance. The opposition to the line was not of a very serious nature. Mr. Jobb, C.E., and Mr. Miller, C.E., were then called to give evidence in favour of the proposed line. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XLVII. This Committee, which was appointed to meet for the pur pose of passing clauses in the AIRDRIE AND EATHGATE did not sit, in consequence of the absence of the Commis sioners' report. GROUP X LVI GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, AND DIONHLANDS JUNCTION (COWLAIRS, CARMYLE, AND CENTRAL JUNCTION BRANCHES). . . ---- --- Mr. Mills, C.E., was examined in corroboration of the evidence of Mr. Adie. He generally agreed with him that the junction over the river was attended with no engineering Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, gave evidence to the same effect- Similar junctions had been effected under worse circumstances at Manchester. This closed the case for the Bill. The case for the corporation of Glasgow was then pro ceeded with. Mr. S. Oswald, one of the Members for the city, was ex amined to the effect that he considered the Green would be injured by the crossing of the and that the feeling of the inhabitants wa s g enerall y against it. Mr. Patteson, of Glasgow, was examined to the same effect. The Committee then adjourned till to.morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XLIX. --- - EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW (AMEND. DIENTS, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The capital of the company was 420,0001., and be s id es th e amount intended to be s unk in this undertaking, they had also purchased in other companies. Their present liabilities were from 500,0001. to 600,0001. Mr. Oppenshaw, a director, said that the value of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Company's stock, &c., was 692.000/, and the liabilities were 950,000/., which left them a deficiency of about 250,000/, and they came now to Parliament to get pow era to raise that MM. Mr. TALBOT and Mr. Sergeant WRANGNAZI addressed the Committee, the former for the Monklands Mineral, and the latter for the Sterling and Dunfermline Company, against the preamble, and Mr. Hodges for the Edinburgh and Bath gate. The Committee then adjourned till Thursday at twelve o'clock. COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS. YESTRDAY.) SUNDERLAND ( IMPROV E EMENT AND MARKET AND BRIDGE BILL. The Committee on this Bill met in Room 16, at one o'clock, and, after briefly hearing evidence, decided the preamble of the Bill to be proved. The clauses with several amendments were then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reported to the House. SANDWICH HARBOUR KENT) BILL. This Committee met a t t we l ve o'clock, in Room 17, and were occupied throughout the morning with this BilL The CHAIRMAN declared the preamble proved. The clauses were read and agreed to, and the Committee adjourned. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMP TON RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders in this com pany, was held yesterday, shortly after two, at the King's Arms Inn, Bridge-street, Westminster, in order to enable the directors to communicate to the shareholders the circum stances which have brought their efforts to a sudden and un favourable result, and of advising upon the measures it may be expedient to pursue. Mr. Walkinshaw, the Deputy-Chairman of the company, was in tic chair. A considerable number of shareholders were present. It will, no doubt, be within the recollection of the readers of The Sun that the Bill was thrown out by the Standing Orders' Committee, some material mistakes having been proved in the sections. The CHAIRMAN called upon Mr. John Wheeler, the Se cretary, to read the report, of which the following is an ample abstract : The report stated that— " It would be remembered that, at the last assembling of shareholders in September, it was unanimously resolved to appeal again to Parliament against the adverse decision of a Committee of the House of Lords. "Anxious to ascertain how far that resolution accorded with the opinions of the proprietary at large, the directors proceeded to call in the old scrip, giving to dissentients the opportunity of receivieg back the unexpended balance of their deposits; and it is a gratifying fact th a t, ou t o f a to t a l of nearly 90,000 shares, the holders of only 1,905 elected to withdraw, which number was subsequently reduced to 1,240 by parties asking permission to resume the shares they had elected to resign. " This unusual concurrence of opinion being ascertained, the directors gave instructions to their engineers to have the line resurveyed—firstly, with reference to certain alterations either promised to landowners, or desirable with a view to economy, or to the convenience of the towns passed through; and, secondly, in the hope that perfect accuracy in the plans and sections would thereby be obtained. The first object was se successfully carried out as to reduce the estimate by no leas a sum than 140,0001. ; the latter purpose unfortunately failed of accomplishment, under circumstances the explana tion of which the directors have thought it would be most satisfactory to the shareholders to learn from Mr. Stephenson himself. "The shareholders will of course understand that the op position which has unfortunately checked the progress of the undertaking, though conducted in the name of landowners, had its origin with, and was paid for by, the Great Western Company alone; the entire number of (nominally) opposing landlords being fourteen, each of whom (with two excep tions) did not represent an average of two acres of greund, whilst the majority of them, the directors have the best rea son to believe, had been induced incautiously to sign docu ments from which they afterwards felt themselves unable (though in almost every instance when applied to they were not unwilling) to recede. " Of bona fide landed opposition, grounded on actual grievance, there was virtually none. The few cases still un settled at the close of the last session, involving any sub stantial repugnance to the line by reason of real or sup • posed annoyance, were all disposed of before the standing order investigation commenced. _ -• "The directors had come to a friendly understanding with the South-Western Company, which has since been embodied in a formal agreement, bearing the seal of that company, and extending over the year 184 by which nearly twenty-five miles of the line promoted by this company will, in all pro bability, obtain legislative sanction in this session by means of a Bill promoted by the South-Western Company, and will become, as to the larger proportion of it, the Joint property of that company and the Manchester and Southampton Com pany. (This Bill has passed theCommons' Committee. ) " So complete and satisfactory indeed is the change of opi nion towards this railway, in the governing body of the South Western Company, that, in the great contest now pending between them and their broad gauge antagonists, for possession of the country westward to Falmouth, the Man chester and Southampton line is placed in the foremost rank of argument in favour of the narrow gauge series of lines, on the ground of its affording a narrow gauge commu nication for the northern manufacturing districts to the south and west. " On the other hand, the Great Western Company, who succeeded in obtaining the rejection of the Bill by a device discreditable to themselves, and too easily adopted by a Committee of the House of Lords—that device being no other than the production, at the last moment, of a so-called minute of their board, pledging themselves to lay down a narrow gauge from Oxford—a pl e d ge w hi ch they had dis tinctly refused to give in the House of Commons—that same Great Western Company have not only failed to lay down a single yard of rail in fulfilment of their promise, but they have this year, through their leading Parliamentary Counsel, denied that any such specific pledge (albeit recorded) was given by them, thus evidencing the utter insufficiency of the pretext upon which this measure was rejected by one branch of the Legislature, atter it had received the deliberate sanction of another. "Of the two companies who constituted the only real op ponents of this line, the one has become its supporter and ad vocate, and the other now seeks to escape from the fulfilment of the conditions (unjust as they were) by which its tempo rary defeat was secured. ":The directors are accordingly prepared, after gathering so far as has been practicable the opinions of their share holders in various parts of the country, unanimously to re commend a renewed application to Parliament, on the ground that now to withdraw would be to cast away the advantages secured by a great outlay—advantages which they unhesi tatingly assert would have secured the success of the Bill in this session, if it had obtained a position in Committee. "They recommended this course, however, to those only who continue to share their confidence in the undertaking. To other parties it will be just, as it is expedient, that op portunity should be afforded to withdraw, receiving back the unexpended portion of their deposits, and accordingly steps will be taken, by dissolution of the company or otherwise, forthwith to accomplish this object. " The amount remaining for distribution the directors can not now definitely fix. A very s h or t ti me w ill ena bl e them ' to specify the sum to be returned, and to determine the form and terms under which it will be expedient, for those who so elect, to prosecute the undertaking." The CHAIRMAN expressed his deep regret, and the regret of the directors, at the fate which the line had met with in the Standing Orders' Committee, and also at the unavoid able absence of the chairman of the Company (Mr. John Barker Mill) from indisposition; and after adverting to the different feelings under which they now met the shareholders to those on the last occasion, when the Bill had been rejected by the House of Lords, he proceeded to say that if the share holders entertained the same enthusiastic feeling as they did on that occasion, they had as much, if not more, reason to entertain them now, as the Bill had not been rejected on its merits, but simply through a mishap. They had suffered shipwreck; they were like a vessel which had been stranded through the ieac• curacy of their charts; but with the aid of a strong resolu Lion, such as the one they adopted at the last meeting, it was quite capable of being again launched into deep water, and by their enterprise conveyed safely into pott.—(hear,) The expressions of feeling in favour of proceeding with the Bill in the ensuing session had surprised himself and the di rectors, as letters had come in to this effect from various parts of the country. (The Honourable Gentleman then read a number of letters. The first was front Lord Duncannon, the son of the late Lord. Lie utenant, dated before his lamented father's death, and the others were from Mr. Burt, of Manchester, front shareholders in Glasgow, and from a number of shareholders holding 650, 500, 300, and from 100 to 200 shares.) The directors had therefore come to the resolution to recommend the share holders to proceed with the Bill. Mr. Croskey, the Consul at Southampton for the United States, stated in a letter, which was read by the Chairman, that the American trade with Southampton would shortly be materially increased, and urging the shareholders to proceed. They were aware that they had always considered it a desideratum to enter into a frieudly alliance with the South-Western Company, they had entered into an arrangement with s t e ha l t which would in all human hpardobraebcieliitryedsecitusrecommon 3.1 3 a4 chester and Southampton upwards of twenty-five miles of the line which they had proposed to construct—namely, from Andover to Southampton (in connexion with the Dor chester, the Bishopstoke, and Basingstoke lines), which had received the sanction of a Committee of the House of Com mons. The South-Western proposed this Bill with the best faith—they were anxious to promote the object which they had in view, but it was understood that it should only be proceeded with in the event of the Manchester and Southampton failing—(Hear) —and the whole line north of Romsey would be held as joint property between the Man chester and Southampton, if it should go on, and the London and South-Western Company. They had also made arrangements to run over a portion of the Dorchester line at an equal mileage rate, and to have the free use of the stations of the company, and every other accommodation which they could afford. These arrange meats, at least, proved that the directors had not neglected the interests of the shareholders, as that they had already secured a portion of their line, which he trusted would ulti mately be carried out to its destination.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ROBERT STEPHENSoN, the engineer, stated that the surveys of such an extensive line as the Manchester and Southampton had been entrusted to a number of persons, and that unless they all worked in unity and with ac curacy, the final plans stood a chance of being ,t in correct ; this, he regretVed to say, had been h case in the present instance, as the assistants had ssistan occurred, Lad not in unison, and consequently mistakes which worked had caused the defeat of the Bill in the Standing Orders' Committee. It would be unnecessary for him to enter into the details, as he fearedar that he could not make them comprehensive to the meeting. n that the line was as legitimate a one as had ever been broug ht forward—(Loud and that he still' however, that he was a large shareholder , entertained the opinion He would state country through which it passed cheers)—because the must have a railway. — (Hear , hear.) It must not simply be regarded a local, but as a natio na l h ue. having its termini in Southampton and • I h as In .ancas ire— (Cbeers)—and any line achieving that in the best p oss ibl e manner, and economically, as this line would, must be sue , . cessful.—(hear.) With the view, therefore, of redeeming what had taken place to the utmost of his power, he had pro• posed to the directors to forego all engineering expenses for the future survey of that line—(Loud cheers)—and also, at his own cost, to reinstate the line in the position it should have occupied this session, by carrying the Bill through the standing orders next year, without any further expense. p s e a s s s s i e e d n desiring,b but a ll w t ielgdiar any c y t o oner s t t o o p li r , e i The report was then r ece i ve d and adopted, and resolutions nextwere c t h e e d d r almv,iti„li.htehnen.Bill ht think proper to do so; al so thanking the directors for their exertions during the past and present year. In reply to questions, The kIRY CIL- -AN stated that a small additional deposit would be necessary, but that it would not exceed ss. or 6s. All the accounts had not been sent in, but those who thought proper to withdraw could receive the amount to which they were entitled as soon as possible, and the remainder at no very distant day ; he could not, however, state the exact amount. A vote of tha n k s h av i ng b een p asse d t o th e chairman and _ a directors, the meeting (which VIM the most numerolle " e • ever attended) broke up. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, May 18. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at five o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills, which were ordered to lie on the table. motion o f th COUNTY BUILDINGS BILL. This Bill w as read a second time. DRAINAGE e Earl OFe T S. LANDS G B E I R L M L On the ANS, this BROUGHPAA 24 C TORY IL etc ß da L p Bill was re a d a second time. Lord etition from Mac clesfield, in favour of the Ten Hours Bill. Also a peti tion from Inverness, against the Police Bill; and a petition from the Standing Committees of the three denominations, the Presbyterians, the Inde pendents, and the Baptists of London, against the Government scheme of education. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from the printers of London, in favour of the Health of Towns Bill, and made some observations with respect to the exemption of the City from the operation of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said that the tone of the Noble Lord on this, and his tone on the other, side of Temple bar was very different.—(Laughter.) There was some thing in the atmosphere of this House which induced the Noble Lord to declaim with respect to the Corpo ration of London in terms of censure, and there was something in the atmosphere of the other side of Temple bar to induce him to speak in the most eloquent terms in their praise. —(Much laughter.) Lord BROUGHAM said that of all the misrepre sentations ever uttered by the Noble Lord—(Laughter) —of all the misstatements ever made even by him— (Laughter)—this was without exception the farthest removed from truth.—(Laughter.) POOR REMOVAL BILL. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from the poor-law guardians of Londonderry against the Poor Removal Act for Ireland and Scotland. The petitioners complained, and, as he thought justly, of the power that was given by that Bill to remove paupers to any of the eight places named in the Bill. Earl FITZ WILLIAM begged to give notice, that on the third reading of the Poor Removal (Ireland) Bill, he would move a clause to the effect that this Bill should be of a temporary character. ARMY SERVICE BILL. On the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill being read, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY rose to move that the Bill be committed this day six months. He expressed his opinion on this Bill at a time when he moved for certain information, but it so happened that he was necessarily absent at the second reading. He was sur prised that on that occasian the Noble Earl should have taken so much notice of his speec' , when a speech much more able had been made upon the subject by a Noble Lord on the same bench with him. He (the Marquis of Londonderry) asked the Noble Earl whether he could support all these changes by the opinion of able officers in the army. He had brought none of these forward. The great majority of the army—nine-tenths of the officers—were opposed to it. But the Noble Earl, far from answering the speech of the Noble Earl, had employed his eloquence on more popular subjects—the minor improvements that had been effected in the army. The Earl of CARDIGAN said it was with great pain he opposed the present measure, supported, as it was, by the authority of the Noble Duke. But that sanction had been given to it with such qualifications and in such a modified manner as to lessen very materially the value which he would be otherwise inclined to attach to that authority. The measure might do very well for any European army, but for the British army, dispersed as it was, over every quarter of the globe, he did not con sider it would be found at all applicable, and if it were carried into effect there must be very great changes in troduced with regard to those in the colonies. He believed that with regard to the pension, that two pence was an addition to the original sixpence, and he thought it but justice to the soldier that he.. should obtain a fair reward for his services. He thought there should be some change in the present system. He thought that the two periods of service should be altered to fourteen years aim seven years. That would enable those who entered the service to retire at a proper period of life. Earl GREY said that he did not understand the Noble Marquis, or the Noble Earl, who had spoken that even ing, and intended to oppose going into Committee on that Bill. He would, therefore, mention only one fact which bore strictly on the question before the House. An officer in her Majesty's service, who had been pro moted from the ranks, when he heard of this Bill warmly approved of it, for, as he stated, he had been " a man" for seven years. After a few words from Lord Ellenborough, Vis count Combermere, and the Marquis of Londonderry, the House went into Committee on the Bill. On clause 1 being proposed, The Earl of LUCAN moved to substitute twelve years in the infantry for ten, and fourteen for twelve years in the cavalry and artillery. He considered the term fixed by the Bill, as it at present stood, was too short, granting the soldier his discharge just at the period when he was best adapted for the service. The period which he proposed was, he believed, the very period originally intended by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary-at-War. The only argument which he had ever heard urged in favour of the p rov i s i ons o f t h e Bill was. that it should popularise the service. He was at a loss to know what they meant by popularising the service. Had they not tried to popularise the sea vice ? By means of large bounty and larger pensions, but it failed ? 14 - 1 them look at the year 1807. In that year they had 19,144 men in the army ; but in 1846 they (Invio ied act ually 1,600 more than they did in 1807. This sho, ed that the service was popular. The same might be derived from the number of deserters. He would not detain their Lord ships, but he begged to assure them 'hat he was actuated by no party spirit. He was tco much attached to the army as a service to be so actuated in speaking on such a measure. Earl GREY said the speech of the Noble Earl was not a speech in favour of a particular amendment, but against the whole Bill. As their Lordships had already affirmed the principle in the Bill, he would not, in con• sideratioa of their Lordships' time, do more than ad dress himself to the amendment of the Noble Earl. The Noble Lord, after speaking against tha whole principle of limited service, concluded by eying that he was in favour of it. And why ? Because it would enable them to get rid of those who were vicious in a regiment, When he (Earl Grey) moved the second reading of this Bill, he did say so much ; he considered this to be a most desirable' advantage to every regiment. But limited service carried this other advantage with it, that a man, when he left the service at the end of his enlist ment, would not be useless for any other employment. If they were to adopt the present Bill at all, he could not consent to the Noble Earl's amendment. lie would rather that the Bill was re j , cted altogether than incor porate it in the measure, as it would cause the principle of unlimited enlistment to be tried under every disad vantage. If the principle was to be fairly tested, the Bill must be carried through in its integrity, ir.stead of its provisions being frittered away. Viscount COMBERNIERE, as an old soldier, must support the amendment proposed by the Noble Lord (Earl Lucan). lie would DA their Lordships what would become of that nondescript person, a discharged soldier, who would thus at the end of ten years be thrown out of the service ? He would be cast, with his wife and chil dren, a burden on the community, and the greatest evils would ensue. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that on a former occasion he had fully stated his views on the principle of the Bill, and why he considered it would be for the benefit of the service. lie did not apprehend any diffi culty in retaining the service of the men at the end of the ten y ears. The increase of their pay would be an effeo nal means of securing them in the future. He advised their Lordships to agree to the Bill as it had come up from the other House, and recommended by her Ma jesty's Government. He did not think the Noble Earl (Lucan) had made out a case for the alteration to twelve years. He considered ten years would be as effectual in retaining the soldiers in the army at the end of the period of their service. The law had hitherto autho rised the raising of men for six, seven, fourteen, and twenty years, as well as for unlimited service, and it, had been found to operate well.—(Hear, hear.) He sem therefore, no reason whatever for the adoption of luhe present amendment. Lord STANLEY thought the Noble and Gallant Duke lad misunderstood the purport of the amendment proposed. His object was precisely the same as the Noble and Gallant Duke, and so. he believed, was the object of the clause proposed by the Noble Lord (Earl Lucan); and the sole question they bad to consider was, the best means of securing the service of :he soldiers after they bad been the proposed ten 7argint t he s they be able under this i . vice. The simple question for them to consi d er _ was , should as tat present stood, to re t ain years' service the old soldier at the expiration of te n . t was that h e d not, an d therefore He apprehended and his Noble Friends who acted in concert with him Now, he h o p e d were so anxious to introduce this amendment. their Lordships would adopt the amendment, and th ere b y offer some inducemen t • to the old and e ffi cient soldie r to r emain in, the army a fter a long term of se rvitude. S trang ers were then ordered to withdra w , an d the Com nidee divided, when there appeared— For the Amendment. Against it ................. 30 ........... 38 Majoritya ioved :guaainmstenitc.i.m. en '' ' iidin . r . ovi — g 8 The that the soldier ed to decide upon re-mlistment at of LUCAN be a ikm any time during the la s t twe l ve Earl should months of servitude. Earl GREY saw no objection to the the time was limit e d to s i x instead of amendment, provided twelve months. Lord STANLEY thought if the suggestion of the N o bl e Earl opposit e were adopted, a distincti im ought between troop s engaged on home and foreign nsery to ice. be drawn Earl GREY said it would be be, ter to let the clause stand in its per ant form, and toadd .the • a proviso to carry out view of the Noble Lord who had just sat down. The clause so amended wa- then agreed to. The Earl of ELLENIIOItOUG 1I pr.)posed an amendment to the third clause, to the effect that any person whatever to whom the Secretary at War might issue his wartatit, should have the power to enlist sold ers into her Majesty's service- Earl GREY had no objection to the amendment, which was agreed to. The Earl of ELLENBOBOUGH proposed another clause after clause 4th —" That if after the expiration of such first or second term of limited service, or of such term of prolonged service, any soldier entitled to his discharge, being g on a 'fo reign station, s h a ll not be willing to re-engage or to cont i nue in her Majesty's service , or in th e service of the East India Company, t h e c ommanding officer of the reg i ment in which h e ma y be serving shall, as in the case of soldiers invalided, take the usual measures, with all convenient dispatch, for the conveyance of such soldiers to England, and on the arrival of such soldier in England, he shall be finally discharged. provided always that during such time as may elapse between the expiration of such term of service as aforesaid and his final discharge. In England, such soldier shall remain subject to all the provisions of the Army Act, which may then be in force for punishing mutiny and desertion as fully as be may have been subject thereto before the expiration of such terms of service ; provided also, that if, at the expiration of T. reb. ,sh ited ,gh- files ole rear ; Ito r* rtes not ice. lac les ire he