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rsurtbr•bition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP I. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re -assembled in Room 30, at the usual hour this morning; Mr. W. 0. Stanley in the chair. TSB BRIGHTON MID RENT SCHEME. _ _ ----- The Right Hon. J. C. Herries gave general evidence in fa vour of the Brighton line. He understood the Brighton Company were prepared to bind themselves—at least he had been told so at one of their meetings—to charge 2d. for first, 114 d. for second, and Id. for third-class passengers, and, on that account , more th an an y o th er , h e was di s posed to sup port the line. Besides, neither he nor his neighbours had confidence in the sincerity of the South-Eastern in proposing a Mid Kent line. He was decidedly an advocate for compe tition. In cross-examination he admitted that he thought the saving of the Croydon toll to the South-Eastern Company was a sufficient consideration to induce them to make their proposed line. He was not aware that at one of the Kent meetings, Mr. Wilkinson, the Depu t y Chairman of the Lon don and South Coast Company , p le dg ed his company, in con sideration of the Mid Kent line being conceded to them, to charge 114 d. for first, Id. for s econd, and 'Ad. for third-class passengers, which pledge was afterwards repudiated by the &nth Coast Company. A number of witnesses from Sevenoaks, Tunbridge, and Maidstone, were examined, but their testimony all bore upon the same point, namely, that they preferred the Brighton line to the South-Eastern. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP VI. 1017T1I-VTESTERN SCHEMES—SALISBURY AND YEOVIL, AND EXETER, YEOVIL AND DORCHESTER. The Committee met this mor ling at twelve, Mr. Decks, in the chair. Mr. Squarrey, a farmer residing near Salisbury, was called to give evidence in favour of the South-Western extension of the line from Salisbury to the West of England. The rail way would, if constructed, afford him considerable advan tages in sending stock to the metrir i lotis and other parts of England, and also effect a saving of at least sixpence per head on the present mode of conveyance. He believed that a break of gauge at Salisbury wou'cl mar the beneficial effect of railway communication, by causing considerable injury►t.o the stock in the process of removing from one truck to the other. The railway would, if constructed, afford also great Advantages for the conveyance of lime, with which the dis trict abounded, and also coals, manure, and other articles. Mr. James Crew, grazier, from the neighbourhood of Salisbury, gave evidence favourable to the line. If the line were constructed it would effect a saving to him of at least 30s. per head on the expense of sending his cattle to London. The terminus of the South-Western Railway, when com pleted at London-bridge would also afford greater facilities for removing cattle from the railway to Smithfield. Great quantities of dead meat would also be sent to London by this railway, which it was essential should. be constructed on an unbroken gauge. Mr. T Mathews also deposed to the advantages which this line would afford in the conveyance of live stock, killed meat, and other agricultural produce. The Committee then adjourned. • GROUP XVI. The Committee to whom the f_ I iowing Bills have been re ferred met this morning in No. 23 C mmittee-room, at half past twelve o'clock ; Mr. liemble in toe chair : London and North-Western (St. Alban's, Luton, and Dun stable). Great Northern Railway (Hertford, Hatfield, and St. Alban's). Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford to Hitchin, &c ) Enfield and Edmonton lfailway Extension. The CHAIRMAN said he entirely concurred in the justice of the rule which had been laid down by many of the other Committees, that no counsel who was absent at the exami nation in chief of a witness should be allowed to cross examine him, except under special circumstances, and by the express permission of the Committee, because enormous expense would be thereby obviated; but they did not think it necessary, in the present instance, to adopt that rule ; yet, at the same time, he begged distinctly to state that the Committee had reserved to itself the right of acting upon the rule at any time they might think tit. The appearances fur the various parties having been entered, _ _ _ The CMAIRMAN intimated that they were ready to hear Mr. Sergeant Wrangham open the case of the Great Northern (Hertford, Hatfield, and St. Alban's). Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM said he was prepared to pro • coed at once; but as the Railway Commissioners had not yet reported on the capital of the Eastern Counties' branch, and as in some respects it might be looked upon as a com peting project, he suggested to the Committee whether it would not be advisable to postpone the consideration of the two lines until they could both come before the Committee in a similar positioa, so far as the reports of the Railway Com missioners were concerned. After some discussion, The CHAIRMAN intimated that he would first take the GREAT NORTHERN BRANCH, and, at the completion of the case, they would take the Eastern Counties project. Mr. Sergeant WILANCHIAM then proceeded to open the case. He said, at present the county of - Hertford was traversed by three lines of railway—tewards the west by the North-Western, the east by the Eastern Counties, and directly through the centre by the main line of the Great Northern Railway, and that one of the great objects of the branches was the supply of that great desideratum to the county—namely, a connexion between these three lines. Although the county was, as he had said, traversed by these three lines, each line only accommodated the districts in its immediate vicinity, and then only northward and south ward, not giving any lateral cemmunication, which was much needed. For instance, the two great towns of the county, Hertford and St. Alban's—and at the first the seeeitaes and assizes we-e held, and the county business trans acted—were entirely cut of from each other, so far as rapid and cheap railway communication was concerned, and they were but fourteen miles• distant from each other. To get from.Hert ford to St. Moan's by railway, a person must go round by London, and strike off at Watford, on the North- Western line, and travel to his destination by the Luton branch. The connexion, therefore, of the three lines, by 'stretching across the county in a lateral direction, was suffi cient, if that were the only advantage of the branches, to ensure the passing .sf the Bill. By them every town or dis trict possessing 2,000 inhabitants would have railway com munication. terley would be transmitted from the districts in the west to the malting districts in the east—Ware, for instance—and at one quarter of the present rate by cart, which was Bd. per ton per mile. By the Luton line, a communication would be given with the manufacturing districts, with which the Birmingham line was connected, and coals would be brought to the district, by the aid of the Direct Northern, at 16s per ton, instead of 305., as at present. The Hertford and Hitchin branch, proposed by the Eastern Counties, omitted all the important towns in the county. True, it would be four miles and a half shorter between Ifitchin and Hertford than by the Great Northern and the Hertford branch; but what would that avail, when it would afford little or none of the local communication sought by the county, and would cost 270,00,/., whilst their line, which would offer accommoda tion to one-fourth of the population, would cost only 300,0001.? the length of their line being fifteen miles and a half, and .the Eastern Counties fourteen miles. Hie Learned Friend rnicht say that Vie Eastern Cennties could bring coals from Huntingdonshire to Ware at half the price they (the Great Northern) could, 'a account of the difference of the distance to which be had referred; but a clause was inserted in the Direct Northern Bill c, mpelling them to charge for the transit of goods only by the geogra phical distance. The line would commence at Hertford in connexion with the Eastern Counties line, and run to Hat field, where it would join the Great Northern; it would then run on to St. Alban's, where it would join the proposed Luton and St. Alban's line. After reterring to the opposition which the Great Northern had expeiienced at the hands of the Eastern Counties and the Midland Company, he con cluded by confidentht trusting that the Committee would pass the preamble of the - Bill. The Marquis of Salisbury, examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAZE. —His Lordship said, his residence was at Hat field. He had lived in the county all his lite, and had paid much attention to the railway wants of the county, and was well acquainted with the sentiments of the resident gentry on the subject. All the general business of the county was transacted at Hertford. The liberty of St. Alban's amounted to about one-third of the county, and the county business transacted there was considerable. The connexion of the three lines was indispensaiile. Hertthrdshire was an agricultur.l county, and the great markets were St. Albau's and Watford for the west, and Hertford and Ware in the east. There was a great demand for malt for maltirg at Ware. Formerly there was some demand at Hitchen, but it was not great now. Straw plait ing was carried on at St. Alban's, which would find an outlet . by the proposed hue. He did not understand the use of the Hitchin line, but the other he considered would be•most advantageous. There was a general teeling in the countfin favour of the cross lines. Cross-examined—Had insisted upon a deviation of the London and York, which brought it nearer his house, in order that it night not be s..en from it. Hertford was generally in favour of the line. The Hertford and St. .Alban's markets vrire on the seine clay. Gave evidence last year in favour of a St. Alban's and Hatfield line, which was rejected. There were no public conveyances between the two points of the line. Cross-examined by Mr. Rows, for Baron Dimsdale—Was not aware of the way ui which the line would interfere with thin nobleman's property, but if it crossed immediately op posite the house, and ran for a distance of .500 yards on an embankment 13 feet high, and cut off communication with the gardens, it would be a great inconvenience, and would intercept the view. His Lordship was examined with respect to Mr. T. Smith's property at Hertford, hut K nothing material was elicited. Re-examined ibv Hertford and St. Alban's Lord-Lieutenant x o :—Parties asratmiees day. attended both Lord Verulate, the of the county, was next examined. He said his seat was in the vicinity of St. Alban's. if the line were not the western part of the county would, as heretofore, be) shuedtiiit from railway corn nerally concurred littlUication with the ccunty town. The other ma in the evidence of the Marquis of Salisehugre giatrates, he believed, generally concurred Y 'in the necessity of St. ezopulation the line. Mr. Durand, the clerk of the peace , said, t t b of the county, including the liberty of 157,207; the population of St. Albaa's 10,430, It w r a d s 6,663. Jurymen were summoned from St. Alban's to attend t the assizes at Hertford. Magistrates residing in the western aide of the county did not attend the assizes in the east, rn awing to the want et proper communication. Other evidence in favour of the line having been adduced, the Committee adjourned until to-morrow. GROUP XXVIII. 1111LSTEILIAT COUNTIES EXTENSION. The Committee in this grain, comprising Mr. T. D. Ac land in the chair, the Earl of March, Sir R. Lopez, the Hon. Ed. Herris, and Lord Edwin Hill, met this morning at twelve o'clock, when, after some discussion, as to the right of oppo sition held by Mr. Sergeant Clark, the Committee proceeded the ' - VSOSTON DEVX&TION BRANCH. fir. PAM opened in its favour, by stating that this was vgry abort line, in or near the town of Boston. By the ori - • gm' iiilVhs loop branch of the London and York li ne massed tat ugh the town of Boston, but would be i n a Yen , ' i ncaor -F- soiiint position, and the object of thi* Bill was to change the cour‘e of that loop in the town of Boston, so as to bring , iut)Xe centre of one of the principal streets. Th. first ' NI it S' I object, therefore, was to gain a more convenient station, and then the traffic cro-s the river Witham at a more convenient d istance for traffic than that originally designed. The London and York Company, and the Eastern Counties Company, had both obtained their Acts, and had agreed to form the devia. tion, but yet it was necessary that there should be an Act for the purpose. Mr. Cubitt, the engineer of the London and York line, stated that as the line was now planned, the passage would be above the grand sluice, where the whole of the traffic of the county passed. By the alteration sought by this Bill the crossing would be below, instead of above the sluice, where, in fact, there is already an iron bridge, and where the crossing would in no way interfere with the trade. It was proposed by the present Bill to carry the railway traffic on one line, and at one rate. The new works would cost about 3001. more than those originally designed ; and those works were to be executed at the expense of the London and York Company, and the change would be of great advantage to the country at large. Mr. Sergeant CLARK was about to oppose the Bill, when some discussion arose as to his right to appear, as the title of the Bill had been changed. . _ _ It was stated by the agent that the Bill had been originally introduced under one title, but was now prosecuted by the agency of another, under the sanction of the Committee of Selection ; but as it was shown that the petition of the land owners, for whom the Learned Sergeant appeared, bad been put in against the Bill under its original title, he was allowed to proceed. On cross-examination, Mr. Cubitt stated that Mr. Locke was originally employed as the engineer of the London and York, but he had himself bees Engaged in the October of last year; and although the line designed by Mr. Locke was a good line, that which he had himself was a better, although he would not say that there was a better through Boston, for there was but the property on both sides of the river pre vented its adoption. To the CHAIRMAN—Mr. Cubitt described the position of the loop branch of the London and York line, of which this formed a part. To the CutlaMAN—Mr. Cubitt replied that the Act of the London and York Company was obtained last year, and that the line of the Ambergate and Boston line had been subse quently devised, and the station now designed was to be close to the station of that company, but in his opinion it would in no way interfere with the station, although the alteration would cross the Ambergate station rails. An objection was here taken that the application required by the Railways Consolidation Act had not been made to the Admiralty, but after much discussion it was allowed that the application had been made, but the answer had not been received. This, however, in no way invalidated the advisa bility of the line, for no objection had been, in reality, alleged on the part of the Admiralty. To the CHAIKIO.N'S suggestion, it wits replied that there was an underntatitlitag . tbat, in the event of the Eastern COUTI. *tits and the Lottcloti:. and York companies raceding,either . or both companips mightrge ever the Ambergate lines. • Mr. Cockotacs, Q.C., wished to know what the proposi tion really was, and after some further discussion, Mr. 1 3 .1GliT said that the company had no objection to withdraw the branch, provided they had an outlet granted to them, and this they might obtain if either the East Lincolnshire or the Ambergate Company would enter into arrangements with them. The East Lincolnshire Company were at the present moment in possession of the ground in consequence of their Bill being passed previous to the Act of the Ambergate Company. Atter some further discussion between the counsel engaged, it was arranged that . the Bill should be adjourned till to morrow. TICK SUN, GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAILWAY. Mr. HASTIE presented six petitions against the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway. PRIEATE BUSINESS. Mr. GEEENE moved that this House will not re ceive a petition against a railway Bill after Monday the 3d day of May next, unless the petitioners shall com plain of any matter which may have arisen during the progress of the Bill before the Committee on the Bill. That, from and after the said 3d day of May next, the Committee of Classification be empowered to refer to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, toge ther with the Members ordered to prepare and bring in the Bill, such unopposed Bills as they shall deem it de sirable so to refer.—Agreed to. Dr. BOWLING presented a:petition against the Bills of the Great Northern Railway Company. • REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be engrossed:— Darwen Waterworks and Reservoirs Bill. Newhaven Harbour, Ouse Lower Navigation, and Lewes and Laughton Drainage. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (Extension to Thetford). Newmarket and Che3terford Railway (Extension to Bury St. Edmund's, with a Branch to Ely). HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. Mr. WARD moved that the order, that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Owen Stanley be Mem bers of the Select Committee on the Holynead Har beur Bill, be discharged. He made the motion at the request of the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool, who was of opinion that the appoint ment of the Committee ought to be . delayed until the report of the Commissioners, appointed to consider the subject, was before the House. He should lay that report on the table either to-morrow or next day. The motion was agreed to. LONDON, OXFORD, AND CHELTENHAM RAILWAY., Mr. C. BERKELEY moved that the petition of the inhabitants of Cheltenham, in favour of the London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Railway, and against the Chel tenham and Oxford Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill.—Agreed to. FEES ON PRIVATE BILLS. The SPEAKER said he had to acquaint the House, that in accordance with the resolution of the House, he had caused a list of fees, payable on private bills, to be prepared. 'NEW MARKET AND CHESTERFORD RAILWAY. This Bill, repealing the provision, authorising the compavy to use the line of the Eastern Counties Rail way, was read a third time and passed. EDUCATION. =Mr. P. HOWARD presented two petitions from Car. lhte, against the Government Exhume of education. Mr. HASTIE presented several petitions from Scot land to the same effect. Mr. THORNELY presented petitions from Devon. shire and North Wales to the same effect. Mr. W.:PATTEN presented several petitions . ,in favour of the scheme, and two against it. Mr. R. CURRIE presented a petition fromi North amptonshire against the Government educational scheme. Mr. BAILEY presented petitions to the same effect. Mr. WILLIAMS presented two petitions to the same effect. The lion. Member also presented a petition from a person named Williams, complaining that the Irish Board of Works were guilty of jobbing practices in connection with their functions. Mr. DUNCAN presented several petitions from Scot land against the Government Scheme of Education. Petitions were also presented against the measure by Mr. Redhead Yorke, by Mr. Protheroe, by Mr. Huntley, by Mr. Brutherton, Lord C. Fitzroy, Mr. Greene, by Mr. Walker, Mr. Gisborne upwards of 20 petitions, Mr. Godson, Mr. Sharman Crawford 26 petitions from Wes leyans and others from Rochdale. Mr. HINDLEY aho presented 700 petitions from Baptists and Independents against the Government educatin, from the following places:—Broadway, Somer set; Wotton Basset, Wilts; Scotter, Lincoln; Zion Chapel, Skipton, Yorkshire; Eden Chapel, Cambridge; Wickham, Seth,lk; Dunmow (2), Essex; Ledbury (2), Kent; Tiptree Heath (3), Essex; Petersfield, Essex; St. Bridwell, Gloucester; Rayleigh, Essex; Sway, Hampshire; Pockiington, Yorkshire; Proscot, Dev on; Waltham Abbey, Essex; March, Cambridge; Ten terden (3 ), Kent ; Holbeck (2 ), Lincoln ; Geadington, Northampton ; Little Dean, Gloucester ; Sidbury, Devon ; Pinchbeck (2), Lincoln ; Isleham, Cambridge; Wheatley, Oxfordshire ; Stow, Gloucester; Tunbridge Well, Kent; Romsey, Hampshire ; Loading ton, Northampton ; Leeds, York ; Dunstable, Bedford; Kelwedon, Essex; Berkhampstead, Hertford; Throope ' (3), Hants; Wattisfield, Suffolk; Wrentham, Suffolk; East Dereham, Norfolk; Wiugrave, Buckingham; Over Darwen, Lancaster; Acrington, Lancaster; Mattershall, Norfolk; Burnham, Somerset; Long Buckley, Northamp ton ; North Elmham, Norfolk ; Yeovil (3), Somerset; Horsham ; Grassington ; Dittos', Surrey • Topsham, Devon ; Chiswick, Middlesex ; Westerham, Kent ; Beaulieu Rails, Hampshire ; Four Elms, Hever, Kent ; Abbingdon, Berkshire ; Southwold, Seffolk ; Wood bridge (2) ; Warden Bradley, Wilts ; Poleworth, War wick ; Baddesly Ensor, Warwick ; Borobridge, Somer set ; Barrington, Cambridge ; Staplehurst (2), Kent ; Tunbridge, Kent ; Hales Craven, Worcestershire ; Burton-on the-Water, Gloucestershire ; Ashton-under- Lyne, Lancashire; Staley-bridge, Cheshire; I)eckeufield, Cheshire; Denton, Lancashire; Saddleworth, Yorkshire; Carts Colne, county of Essex ; Craven Chapel, London; Harmer Hill, Salop ; Melbourn, Cambridge ; Warriston, Gloucester ; Wem, Salop ; Sutton Vallabce ' Kent ; Harwich, Lancaster ; Llangywyn, Glamorgan ;Hindley, Lancasiiire ; St. Paul's, Hindley, Lancashire ; Stockport, Cheshire ; Harwich, Lancaster ; Hindley, Lancaster ; Walton, Norfolk ; Wigan, Lancaster ; Gwernypant, Montgomery ; South Molton, Devon ; Nash, Bucks ; Petersfield, Bucks ; Stowebridge, Worcester ; Standst gate, Lancaster ; Orrell, Lancaster ; Llanfechen, Mont gomery ; Carno, Montgomery ; Wigan, Lancashire ; Llenbry nmair, Montgomery; Cements Chapel, Montgo mery; Ashton in Macclesfield, Lancashire; two from Ramsgate, Kent; Ross, Hereford; Wigan, Lancashire; Shetford, Bedford,hire; Shipdham, Norfolk; Cemmase, Montgomery ; Hindley, Lancashire ; Belper. Derby; Llanci fil,(Montgomery ; West Hough ton.:Lancashire ; Wi gan, Lancaster; Orrel, Lancaster; South Creek, Nor folk; i I bourne, Lancaster ; Tisbury,Wil ts ; Staley bridge, Cheshire; Hiridley, Lancaster ; Mocsmynis, Denbigh; A therston e, Denbigh; Datchet, Bucks; Bryn igl wys, Den bigh • Glynarthe, Cardigan ; Gamaborough, Lincoln ; Bexham, ' W. Wexham, and Bangor, Denbigh; Aldreth, Cambridge ; Dowgay, Montgomery ' • Tooting, Surrey ; Southampton ; Ravensthorpe, Northampton ; Dunning ton, Warwichshire ; Turvey, Beds ; Oswestry, Salop ; Turvey, Beds ; Hinckley, Leicester ; Llangollen, Den bigh ; Hackalton, Northampton ; Horeale, Surrey ; Long-acre, London ; Blisworth, Northampton ; Water beach, Cambridge ; Hinckley, Leicester ; Preston, Lancashire ; Newington, Edinburgh ; Yelling, Hun tingdon ; Cranbrook, Kent ; Hoye End, South ampton ; Shelstanger, Norfolk; Uckfit ld, Sussex; Tottle Bank, Lancaster ; Urviscombe, Somerset ; Tottle Bank, Worcester ; Iwarminster and East Leake, Not tingham ; Willingham, Cambridge ; Petworth, Sussex; Llangantin, Brecon ; Builth and St. Mawes, Cornwall ; Colchester and Llansilian, Denbigh ; Denbigh and Wigan, Lancashire ; Brynmawr, Cardiganshire ; New port, Isle of Wight ; Ilawm, Cardiganshire ; Wolver hampton and Llansamiffraid, Montgomery ' • Ambles, Northumberland ; Monah and Wr ex h am . Denbigh ; Fakenham, Norfolk ; Minstaley, Salop ; Havant, Den bigh; Wrexham, Denbigh; Kingsbridge Devon; Somer set; Montacute, Somerset ; Messenaen;Bucks; Camden Town, London; Ryhdbuaws, Carnarvon.; Forest Row, Mardi ain, Norfolk; wrstetei,i Leicestershire td a red n mr d lseeh b ss e iebr a xye 7 ; ,NcCeswadmmd Norfolk;ban: gikdteziogtine:C;r CreekgHaametnrbHertford Sussex; Hoxton, London ; Carnarvon; Banbury, Oxon; Cambridge ; Earl Michel,m °rg a il S fo h Fa de , Woodend, Northampton ; King's Norton, ' Worcester ; Christchurch, Hants ; Norton Pinkney, Northampton ; Southern, Sussex ; Roade, Northampton ; Finsbury, London ; Gillingham, Dorset; York, Yorkshire; Cook ham Dean, Berks ; Hatislope, Bucks ; Haughtun Regis, Bedford ; Alberavon, Glamorgan ; Swaversey, Cam bridge ; Minsley, Bucks ; Dymchurch, Kent ; Todding ton, Bedford ; Whaddon, Bucks ; Brumley, Kent ; Romney * Kent ; - Henley, Oxon ; Fovant, Wiltshire ; Bethney, Pembrook ; Great Horwood, Bucks ; Orping lon, Kent ; Weston- by- Weedon. Northampton ; Brack - nell, Berks ; Tottenham, Middlesex; Wincanton, Somer set ; Frome Selwood, Somerset ; Chesham, Bucks ; Southmiuster, Essex ; Sawbridgeworth, Hereford ; Sto gunaber, Somerset ; Ashamsteadi Berks ; Louth, Lin .colo.;tLlanabon, Glamorgan L. Pontyceire Ceinarvon ; Rending, Berke.; Battle, Sussex • Maryport, etinstier land e Reuling, Berks ; Rugly, Varwick ; ToWer Hill, Lincoln ; Wendove n r, acu ß ow ue , k; i.e ; i s nc n k a l i e lbe y, ac * L l :ie s zt o e p r ; Guernsey ; Little Granaden, Cambridge ; COcingly, Boston, Lincoln ; Sent • Irthltngborough, North ampton ; Broadwindsor, Der--; set ; lnglewhite, Westmoreland ' • Swavesey a n d Chesterton, Cambridge ; Upavon, Wiltshire ; Stour bridge, Worcester ; Whittleaea, Cambridge ; Mor cott, Rutland; . Gransden, Huntingdon; Bradninch,' Devon; Horneastle, Lincoln; Swayseay, Cambridge; Seven • Oaks, Kent ; Waltop, Southampton; Eglwys Erair, Glamorgan; Alcester, Warwick ; Glernsford, Suffolk ' • Bottesham, Cambridge; Clayto n , Y or k ; Cottenham, Cambridge ; Monks Kerby, Wa rw i c k ; Ford, Bucks; Chesham, Bucks; Hackney, London; Edge Hill, Lancashire ; Redgamount, Bedford ; From Sunday School Teachers of the following places: —From Mile End New Town; Mosley, Oldham, Ashton under-Lyne, Ryecroft, Droylsden, Denton, Wigan, (3), Dover in Abram, Oviel, Hindley Common, Lancashire; Gray, Montgomery ; Chulmleigh, Devon ; Paulton, Somerset; Abingdon, Berks; Lollacombe, Devon • Sut ton, Berks; Roth er h am , York; Dukinfield, Stale bridge, Castle Hill, Cheshire; Saddleworth, York ; Westhough ton, Hindley Common, Wighan (4), Harwich (2), Thirdley (2), Lancashire; Ramsgate (Keut); Ilfracombe, Devon; Princes Fields, Leeds, Yorkshire; Llensaintlraid, Mont gomeryshire; Golborne, Birmingham (2), Lancashire; South Molton (2), Devon ; Glandwin, Pembrooke; Pentonville, London ; Fakenham, Suffolk ; Astwere, Devon; Dawnharn, Norfolk; Lidbury, Devon; Ball Pond Road, London ; St. Notes, Huntingdonshire ; Llanwinis, Carmarthenshire ; Witham, Essex ; Winsgate, Lancashire ; Builth, Brecon ; Colne, Lan cashire ; Dunmowe, Essex ; Springthorpe, Lincoln; Kington, Hereford; Hadleigh, Suffolk; Witham, Essex; Frome, Somerset; Chesham (2), Bucks; Frome Sel wood, Somerset; Henley-on-Thames, Oxon; Sidmouth, Devon; Broadwiudsor, Dorset; Ichford, Bucks; South minster and Burnham, Essex ; Lockwood, York ; Henley and Measham, Oxon; Upper Clapton, Middle sex; Shrewton, Wilts-, Chesterton, Cambrige; Chesham, Bucks ; Horneastle, Lincoln; St. Alban's, Hertford; Shadwell, Middlesex ; Clayton, York; Wincanton , Bootle street, M anc h ester Somersetsbire ; Norwich ; Pershore, Worcester; Hal - OP? Moor, and Ashton-under-Lyne ( 4 ) , Lancas 'ter -; Pem brokeTynemoUtb; Northumberland ; Bootle - Torrington De Meaulden, DeafOidtiblie Great szzeronn BRANCH. Mr. Sergeant Waawcue 31 opened on. behalf of this branch, which is to form a continuation of the London and York branch, but the evidence is to be taken to-morrow. GROUP XLVII. This Committee met to-clay at twelve o'clock, the Hon. E. Yorke in the chair. WILSON TOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (BRANCHES TO BENBAZ) BILL. This Bill was then proceeded with. It was petitioned against by Mr. Mann, the agent of Mr. Dixon, an iromnaster in the district, for whom Mr. Sergeant Murphy appeared. Mr. Andrews was for the promoters. Mr. ANDREWS opened the case, stating that the line was a short mineral branch, to open up the Benhar mineral dis trict with Glasgow and Edinburgh. It was estimated to cost 24,7051., and would prove highly remunerative. The coal and limestone that would be opened up amounted to many millions of tons. Mr. M'Creath, mining engineer, gave evidence as to the mineral capabilities of the district, and the benefits which the line would insure. Mr. William M'Creath—He had examined the coal-fields and reported to the promoters of this project. He had bored in two places and found that the aggregate depth of the working seam was ten feet, abd that there were some 16,000,000 of tons in all, that might be brought to the sur face. The whole country was rich in coal, and he had never heard that a doubt had existed as to the existence of coal in great quantities in this particular locality. Mr. Williamson, mineral surveyor, gave similar evidence. He had no doubt that the opening of these fields would, in a considerable degree, lower the price cf fine coals in Edin burgh, and he believed that the furnaces=some seventy in all, would be principally supplied from Benhar. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY.) CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL PLYMOUTH RAILWAY. This case, which is on the opposed list, again came under the consideration of the Examiner. After a number of formal proofs had been tendered the case was further ad journed. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat to-day in the new House of Lords for the tint time to hear appeals. 'The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord C-nlapbell, and the Bishop of Hereford. -• THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY COMPANY v. THE PR. , YosT AND TOWN COUNCIL OF LINLITHGOW. Mr. BETHELL replied at coniiderable length to-day in this cast., the arguments in which were part heard prior to the Easter recess. Tneir Lordships postponed giving judgment. IMPERI A L PARLIAMENT. ( HIS E VENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The Earl of EULINGTON presented a petition from the malt distillers of the west of Scotland against the Customs Duties, and praying tf at they might be allowed a drawback equal to the difference in the duty on rum and spirits. The Earl of WALSINGHAM presented a petition against the law of settlement. The Earl of CLANCARTY presented a petition, pita) ing for poor relief in Ireland. The Noble Lord, who was very inaudible, was understood to say that the present question was one that required considerable con sideration. There could be no doubt that there were many obsta-les with which those who were unacquainted with the subj:_ct could have no conception of. Several Bills were brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. GOVERNMENT EDUCATION PLAN. Lord BROU(IIIAM presented a petition trom the Protestant Dissenters of Reading, Banbury, and Abing don, against the Government seln me of education. In doing so he wished to ask his Noble Friend what was the reason of the change which the Corn • niittee of Education had d ec id e d u p on s i nce t h e . plan 1839. He could only say that the accession of the Disbenters would only be obtained by some such system being adopted as the plan of 1839. The Marquis of LAIsTSDOWNE said that in the plan of 1839, and of that subsequently propounded in 1841, it was fully intended that the Scriptures should be made a part of the system of education; but so much of opposi tion had been shown that it was determined that none but the authorised version of the Scriptures should be adopted, but the reception of the system was to be left opiional. Lord BROUGHAM had always been a party to any thing than the use of the authosised version, and he believed that no school would be allowable without the use of Scriptural instruction, and the reply therefore was no answer to his question. The Noble Marquis had I stated that none but the authorised and regular version was to be used. But it should be recollected that there was one version used in England, and another in Scotland. In England there were but two schools which would require Government assist ance,.though in Scotland there would be more, and in Leland, in all probability there would be many who would have a right to this aid. The question, there fore, came . with great force as to what was the autho rised veiseie of . the Scriptures. There was the Cathblic version, a,tCct:llNere.:`s4as the Protestant.versiop, but. he. was atonished that any question should be raised ebbed either in this year, not oe-1447., or 1547, but in the year 1847; and he regretted that in this year there should be mixed up on this great question. the broiling spirie of• bigotry on both sides. Lord BEAUMONT wished to ask what was the system which the Government intended to pursue. No other minute existed but that which bore date the 3d of December, 1839. There was no other published but that, and he thought it wi.uld require some igenuity to construe that minute into the meaning given to it by the Noble Marquis, namely, that one particular version, of the Scriptures must be used in its integrity, and the words us, .d in their minutes were or p duns of the Old and New Testament. Now that formed a great objection to Catholics attending these schools. It was a great source of rtgret to him that the explanation of the Noble Lord was calculated to create still further sectarian divisions and dislike to spiritual education. He hi d hoped to see under the same roof, and instructed by the same masters, and inspected by the same men, both Catholics and Protestants receiving education together, and by that means, in course of time, to do away with that ill feeling which resulted from sectarian differences. The question he wished to ask, therefore, from the Noble Marquis was this, was there any other minute, any un published minute, with regard to the use of the autho rised version of the Scriptures, besides the minute dated the 3d December, 1839. The Marquis of LAN . SDOWNE was understood to lie wished to st i t:t say, that there was no minute which would bear 'seen made had refe rence, put upon it by the the construed() that the general observation of the Scriptures, Noble Lord schcols, judgmentb ,r u e t nee, not to the authorised version that had only reference to Roman Catholic would be delivered when a fur ther amount of knowledge eawvaes obtained. He had hoped been made to the measure that no objection wouldgh hßadit(aTtoGgettlhAerMelbiesgegueddersteedxpl_oin. If His the Noble eu . of the Government. Scriptures were t . read in Friend had au thorised version of th e schools the ertholies would not reeeive' the Earl RADNOR wished to make a few observations. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chait. at FouroVeek. LONDON, MONDAY ETENING,. APRIL • Prom the inhabitants of the following places :—Ley burn, York ; Milborne Port, Somerset ; Budleigh Salter ton; Winckleigh (2), Chirlinleigh, Aawere, North Taw-. ton, Ilfracombe, heal, West Downin, Slade and Lyncombe, Bramnton, and Tipton, Devon; Westhoughten, Hindley, Wigan, Thirfield, and Hadleigh, Lancashire; Llannrins, and Cambach, Carmarthen ; Wigton, Cumberland; Mildenhall, Suffolk; Ryde, Isle of Wight; Llanarth, Cardigan ; Caersaiem, and Harwood, Denbigh ; Norwood, Surrey ; Beckingham, and Gringlen on- the-Hill, Nottingham ; Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex ; Middlesbro-on-Tees, York; Hay, Brecon ; Ottery St. Mary, Devon ; Lavenham, Suffolk ; Aspatria, Cumberland ; Middleton Chiney, Northamp ton ; Newport, Essex ; Broadstairs, Kent ; Gladestry, Radnorshire ; Buxton, Derby; Clapmanslade, High worth, and Imber, Wilts ; Corndal, Hants; Clayton, York; Nevyn, Caernarvon; Frome Selwood, Somerset; Blennerhasset, Cumberland ; Cowes, Isle of Wight ; Brassington, Derby, Felstead, Essex; Crannock, North Britain ; Puckeridge, Hems ; Loughale, Cheshire Launceston, Cornwall ; Chelmsford, Cheshire ; Tyne mouth, Northumberland ; Little Neston, Cheshire ; Also petitions from Baptists and congregations of the following places:—Wrentham and Wangford, Suffolk; Budleigh, Satterton, Devon ; Poulton, Somerset ; Stayley Bridge, Cheshire; Ramsay, Hant; Rotherham, Yorkshire; Crosley, Hereford; Wigan, Lancashire (two petitions); South Moulton, Devon; Hindley, Lancashire; Barney, Norfolk; Ledbury and Wendover, Hereford. shire; Bovey Tracey, Devon; Ashford, Kent; Little Stroughton, Beds ; Bugbrook, Northamptonshire ; Bridgend, Glamorganshire ,• Milford Haven, Pembroke shire ; Paran, Glamorganshire ; Penevaey ; Seven Oaks, Kent ; Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire ; Wetherden, Suf folk ; Stockwell-gate, Notts ; Ileyford, Northampton shire ; Perms, Glamorganshire ; Coutown, Glamorgan shire ; Emigthorp, York, (2) petitions ; Bangor, Caer narvonshire ; Frome SfAwood, Somerset, (2) petitions ; Oxford ; Lanford, Bucks; Silkstone, Hants; Heasham ; Castle Acre, Norfolk, two petitions ; Lowestoff, Suffolk, two petitions; Spalding, Lincolnshire; Kingston, Here fordshire; Brick•lane, London; Winchester, Southamp ton; Appledon, Devon; Kilham, York; Crediton, Devon; Arlington, Gloucestershire; :Weston Jurville, Bucks; Thornbdry, Gloncesteruhire; Kegworth, Leicestershire; Steventon,Beds; Hadderkham, Bucks, two petitions; Smal ley, Derby ; Street, Sonversetshire ; Kenninghall, Norfolk; Harpole, Northamptonshire; Arkampton, Bucks; St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire; Matley, LinbOrrishire; Bever ley, York; Cheshaw, Bucks (two petitions); Lllan wenarth, Montgomeryshire; Darren Velyn, Brecon; Soham, Cambricl2,eshire; Hertford; Masham, York; - Pershore, Worcestershire; Great Yaririonth„ Nor folk; March, Cambridgeshire; Tiverton; Cheshire; Burnham, Essex; Althton-under.Lyne, Lancaihire; Grassington; Leek, Staffbrd; Torrington, Devon; Hay, Brecon; Maryport, Cumberland; Chester. From the Werleyan Methodist Associations of Nant wich; Carlisle, Manchester, Beswick-street, Lever-greet, Oldham-road, Grusvemor-street, Salford, Crumpsall, York-street, Heywood, Brorepton, Kent, Glatgow, Tavi; stock, Whitehaven, Cornwall, Bude Haven, Strutton, Trevean, Over-lane, Winsford, Glossop, Hollingworth, Basford. Notts, Stockton, Bolton, Cheet wood, Dalston, Cumberland, Slalcybridge, Bath, Bury, Whitby, Redditch, Nottingham, Bradford, Morton, Lancashire, Birmingham, Clitheroe, Egremont, Block ley, Cross Lan e , Landon Castle -street, Portland, Town, Willow W a lk, Gee-street, Lceds, P ar k Chapel, Hunslett, Woodhouse, Armley, Holbeck, Taber nacle, Lady-lane, Whitwell and Creswell, Cheltenham, Worksop, Ashton, York, Lynn, Deptford, Kent Ripon, Yorkshir e; Oldham, Lancashire; Hollinswood, Lawley Bank, and Dawley-green, Shropshire; Mosley, Openshaw, Ashton-under-L3,ne, Andenshaw, Hooley Hill, and Warrington, Lancashire ; Hyde and Dunkin field, Cheshire ; Sardis, Montgomeryshire ; Builth and Hay, Brecon; Newark., Notts; Aladeley Wood, Salop. Petitions in favour of the measure were presented by Mr. Seymer, Mr. Finch, Mr. Greene, Mr. Ainsworth, Mr. Hudson, from Sunderland ; Dr. Bowring, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Beckett, Mr. Brooke, and Lord H. Vane. Mr. MILES presented several petitions from places in Somersetahire in favour of the scheme. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented petitions from Glou cestershire against the Government plan. Mr. ROEBUCK presented two petitions from Bath against the scheme. Mr. E. DENNISON - , one in favour and one against ; as also did Mr. HENGLER. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he had from 300 to 400 petitions to present, from various parts of the country, against the scheme—four or five of which were peculiarly deserving the attention of the House, as they were of a different character to the generality of them. One was agreed to at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Maidstone, objecting to the scheme as unconstitutional; another agreed to at a public meeting, held on Saturday last, at Ramsgate, deprecating the House proceeding to decide on the scheme with haste, and in favour of his (Mr. Duncombe's) motion for a Select Committee of Inquiry; from the committee of a society calling itself " The Central Committee of Na tional Associated Trades, and for the ProteciOn of In dustry ;" and another sgned by 7,000 members of an association, calling itself " The Association of Young Men of the City of London," who were also members of -vixriou mechanic institutes, against the scheme and in favour of an inquiry ; also a petition from thirteen of the clergymen of the diocese of York, who stated that it appeared from the Minutes of the Council of Education that certain pro positions were in some measure founded on the representation of the Protestant Clergy. While there was no authority to show• that the Protestant divines as a body were in favour of the plan. Sir W. DENISON presented a petition from Surrey in favour of the Government scheme of education. Lord ARUNDEL presented several petitions from Sunday teachers against the scheme. Mr. M. GIBSON also presented several petitions to the same effect M, M. MILNES presented a petition in favour of. Mr. HOLLAND presented a petition against. Lord DUNCAN presented 10 petitions from Bath against. Alderman HUMPHERY presented a petition against. Col. SIBTHORP presented a petition against. Sir G. BANKES presented a petition against. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented several petitions against. Colonel T. WOOD presented several petitions against. Mr. PUSEY presented several petitions in favour of the Government plan. Lord MORPE'fII presented 124 petitions from various places in t h e West Riding of Yorkshire, against the scheme of the Government.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. P. BORTHWICK presented a petition in its favour. Sir B. PEEL presented three petitions from places in Lancashire against the Government scheme. Mr. WAKLEY presented several petitions to the same effect. Mr. VERNON SMITH presented petitions from Northampton against the Government scheme of education. Mr. CHRISTIE presented similar petitions from Weymouth and other places. Sir GEORGE GREY presented similar petitions ; also petitions from the Free Church Presbytery of Glasgow and Ayr in favour of the measure. The Right Hon. Baronet proceeded, amidst the utmost confusion, to state the prayer of the petitions, and in an apolo getic tone added that he had been specially requested to 1 do li o. . so.—(Laughter.) o g h N t e r .) 3ir. .presented petitions in f a vo u r of the B Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN presented petitions 22 parishes in Norhamptonshire against the Bill. .5 c Captain GLADSTONE presented similar petitions. Mr. PATTISON presented petitions to the same effect. Mr. LABOUCHERE presented petitions in favour of the measure. , Mr. AGLIONBY presented petitions against the measure. Lord CHARLES SOMERSET presented petitions to the same effect. Petitions against the measure were also presented by Mr. Barclay, by Mr. Sotheran, by Mr. Aldam, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by B. Escott, and by Mr. Barker. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented 513 petitions in favour of the measure (fourteen from the Chancellor of the Exchequer). Several petitions were presentel also in favour of the measure by Mr. Aldan), from Leeds, by Sir IL Inglis, Mr. Barclay, and Lord Ingestre. Sir. DE LACY EVANS presented, petitions from several parishes in Westminster against all State grants o f brl for educational purposes ; and,egain44e COramittee of the Privy Council.—(A laugh.). . ' Lord M. HILL presented a p e titi o n against. MBLE one from Clapham, Mr. KEham, signed by the Mr. PARKER three in f avo ur. Archdeacon e a scheme w sin so Surrey,a ug f i o n h r t d f a, to a close. v a o n un do the r places, s Some m e against..' minutes, n u s t t. e Mr. BROTHERTON pet i t i ons f rom diff erent dissent ing Hetcongregationsre the pr esen t a ti on o f pet iti ons agains t•th e Govern however, elapsed —during which the business of the House was • in state quo—before the immense number of petitions, particularly those presented by Mr. Hindley, could be cleared away. It is sometime since so great a number of petitions were presented on one subject. An immense majority of them were, as will be seen, against the Government plan. BOARD OF CONTROL.—GAS COMPANIES. Mr. HUME said that he desired to give notice that he would to-morrow or on Thursday move that as the Government of India had been vested in the India Directors, the conduct of the Board of Control in t a king c ognizance of certain matters was illegal and i mpea chable. —(Laughter.) He would also move that a statement of the rate at which all gas Companies had furnished the p ublic with gas , for the last ten years should be laid upon the table. DECIMAL CURRENCY.—VICTORINES. Dr. BO WRING would move on to-morrow an address to her Majet ty, that she would authorise a decimal sys tem of currency, and that a coin of the value of two shillings should be issued, being one-tenth part of a pound, to be called a Victorine. (Laughter.) TIIE POOR-LAW. Mr. FERRAND said that he would wish to ask the Noble Lord the First Minister of the Crown a question, of which he had g i ve n notice : be d esired that he would name a day on which it was his intention to bring forward the question of the new poor-law. If the Noble Lord .was unprepared to do this, he should con sider it his duty to bring the subject under the notice of the House. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that it was his inten tion to bring forward that question on Thursday next, or on to-morrow (Tuesday) week. Mr. BEN. HALL said—Before we proceed to the order of the day, I stall put a question. of which I have given notice, to the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment. It i s o f some i m portance, and may . materially affect the - discussion of this; measure. The question I hays to put to the &We 'fiord dt the heed of the Govern- 19, 1 ment, and of which I have sent him a copy, is to this effect:—l may first state that there is a rumour preva lent in the city of London that an arrangement has been made between the Government and the Wesleyan -Com mitte, for the purpose of setting aside the opposition which s intended to be made by the Wesleyans to the grant for the Government scheme of education. I think that the best mode in which I can bring the question before the House, is to read a statement which appears in a paper supported by the Wesleyans, and which is to this effect. On account of an important communication from high sources expressing a desire, without any solicita tion on our part, to enter into a negotiation with regard to this scheme, we have judged it ex pedient to direct a Committee, in order that no misun derstaudiag may take place on either side, to enter into a communication with the Government with regard to the objections felt by the Wesleyans to the Minutes of Council, and on which we have stated, in strong but respectful language, our aversion to them. An [official reply has been received, placing the present measure in- a new light altogether, and which, we are bound to say, removes in a great degree some of the most gave and insuperable objections which, as consistent Wesleyans, the Commit tees have urged. Now the statement made is this, and I wish to call the attention of the Noble Lord and th, House to it. Gfficial but private overtures have bee►, made to the Wesleyans in London, offeiiug these concessions —first, that t he Government exhibition shall be made only to oshools which use th u authorised version of the Scriptures ; next that the Wesleyans be permitted to use their own catechiser, in schools deveted to the use of the Wesleyans, and that the instructors should be of the Wesleyan persuasion The question I have to put to the Government is this, first, whether this negociation has been made to the Wesleyans by Government, or any person authorised by the Government, and if such concessions are to be made, whether the Roman Catholics are to have the like privilege? , I Lord JOHN RUSSELL said—l must say, in the first place, in answer to the question of the Hon. Member, that the communication with -the Wesleyan body was, as far as I know, not begun by an y person authorised on the part of the Government. A Noble Friend of mine, whose name (although I have no authority to mention it) I may state to the House —I mean Lord Ashley—understood from some of the Wesleyan body that they were about to enter into resolutions describing, the character of the minutes in a way , which was thought by him not appli cable to them.- He told them that they' had better wait until he should eeninitthieate with Lord LansdoWne on the subject, and.thui through the secretary of the, com mittee of council get an explanation on the .sub ject. The secretary of the committee came to Lord Lansdowne and myself, and asked our intentions, on the subject, we said. that we should have no hesitation in answering any questions which the Wesleyans might choose to put, and which might lead to a correct expla nation on the subject. I do not know that any blame can be attached to us in consequence.—(Loud cheering.) The first question was, whether any person, holding ecclesiastical functions would be eligible to fill the office of pupil teachers, and the answer we made was, that they would not be eligible as pupil teachers. —(Loud cheers.) The next question was, whether the authorised version of the Scriptures would be used in schools ? On this subject, the resolution of the Com mitte, dated the 3d December, 1839, in which reference was made to a previous resolution, said that the condi tion on which they would give assistance to schools would be that a daily portion of the Scrip tures should form a portion of the usual exercise to the classes. The words " the daily reading of a por tion of the Scriptures," was understood to mean the authorised version of the Scriptures, and in the same report of 1839, it was stated that the intention of the Committee with respect to the children of Roman Catholics, was that the Duoay version of the Bible should be allowed. The next question was, whether the in spectors of the Wesleyan school might be appointed not as from the Wesleyan body, but with their concurrence ? The Hon. Gentleman stated that they had hitherto re ceived assistance through the British and Foreign School Society, and they said that it would be far more agreeable to their feelings and the constitution of their Society if the Committee on educa tion would recognise the Wesleyan body directly. I admit that, according to that arrangement, they were not parties which, according •to the minute, were entitled to assistance from the grant. With re gard to the exclusion of the Roman Catholics from the grant, it was no new question. Ever since 1839 such has been the policies, and I do not know of any grant having been made to Roman Catholic schools exclusively as such. The question is, therefore, left as before as far as Roman Catholics are concerned. When the Roman Catholic Bishops came to the Government and ask for assistance from the Go vernment grant it will be time enough to give attention to the matter. At present there was considerable diffi culty in working such a grant on account of many of the teachers in Roman Catholic schools being in holy orders, and might be supposed to use their functions as teachers to proselitize their pupils. With regard to the grant for the present year, it will the this year the same as the Nit, viz., 100,000/., and it will be applied as before. GOVERNMENT PLAN OF EDUCATION. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then proceeded to the order of the day. He said—Sir, I will now proceed to propose to read the order of the day with the view of proposing in, Committee a 'resolu tion for education. . In doing so, the House, I trust, will bear with me,.and give me its indulgence, while I endeavour to clear away some of• the exaggera tion with which it has been accompanied.—(Hear, hear.) And in connexion with which Honour able Members have been misrepresented and attacked in no ordinary manner, and called to give ac count of their conduct at public meetings and elsewhere. It is done by those who say they come to protest against an irresponsible power, it is done by those who endeavour to show that the body who will have the management of this grant is unconstitutional, and that the grant made from y ear to year—made by this House—placed in the hands of the Ministers of the Crown, renewable at the pleasure of the Sovereie 6 n, and who can no t h o ld o ffi ce any longer than they have the support of this House; that such a mode of devoting money to the education of the people was an unconstitutional mode of proceeding. Why, Sir, talk of respectability how much more must we be respon s ibl e , hold ing this power upon such a tenure, than those who assemble together from various parts of the coun try, not responsible to any persons, and who have told Hon. Members of this House that they will raise such opposition at a future election, that they shall no longer have the honour of a seat in that House if they decide according to their free and impartial judgment upon the questions now to be brought before you. I trust, sir, entirely to the judgment and impartiality of this House, and that they will not allow that these attempts at exaggeration and misrepresentation shall hide from them the real facts of the case.—(Bear, hear.) Sir, it is well known that the education of the pe o pl e —of the working classes especially—forms no part of the duty, eitker of the Government or, naturally speaking. of the Church of this country. The whole cost of education has been left , of late years , to volun tary efforts. - In the year 1784, a person of the name of Raikes first started subscriptions for the purpose of establishing Sunday schools, and was the means of diffusing a great amount of education among the younger portion of the community. In the beginning of this , century, when Mr, Lanc as t er came to this country, it was entirely by the efforts of in dividuals that the British and Foreign School Society was established, altogether unaided by any assistance from the friends of the Government. So likewise when these schools were succeeded by the National Schools upon the plan of Dr. Bell. Although the clergy took aAreat part in the establishment of these schools, it was done entirely by the money of the indi viduals among the clergy and the laity ; and was in no way countenanced by the State. I n th year 1832, I think a vote was ;proposed in this House, of a very limited amount, as it did not exceed 20,0001., for the purposes of aiding in the education of the working classes. That sum was placed under the direction of the Treasury, and was stated to be intended for this purpose. I have :ineutioned_ the National So c i e ty, which was composed of members of the Church of England, , and 'by the British and Foreign School Society, which had no other rule than this— have the Scriptures read daily in the schools connected . with that society, which was constituted, not of Church men Only; but of Churchnien and Protestant Dissen ters. Sir the matter coptipued in this shape till 1839, w‘ti` ;it wag proposed -to fern) a - Clom.l mittee of :the Council •; _ . titgel that the sums which had hitherto been granted by the l henceforth Treeeur to the different educational societies, alio?d pass through thecommittee of the Council, and that that Commitee instead of the whole Council, whoheiege a large body, like the'Treasury, was occup ied with other concerns, should Torm e a committee of Conseil, and that that committee, by th . n direction of her ve lll te a d jesty te , expressly de should have its a this particular • subject.ttetaeThe Lord President of the Council as p d at the head of that Committee, an taken- the charge at all was he ' l h ece as ti me s ; w hether under the present Government. then Government, the late G ove rnment, or under the fLEET SPEAKING.] TIIE JUDGES AND CORPORATION AT ST. PAUL'S. — Yesterday being the first Sunday in term, the judges and civic corporation went in state to St. Paul's Cathedral, where they attended Divine service. There were present Lord Denman, Sir Thomas Wilde, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas; Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Al derson, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Sergeant Chadwick Jones, Mr. Sergean Man ning, the Lord Mayor (with his chaplain, the Rev. IL E. C. Cobden, M.A.), Alderman Farebrother, Alderman Sir Chap man Marshall, Alderman Kelly, Alderman Hughes Hughes, Alderman Farncombe, Alderman and Sheriff Challis, Mr. Sheriff Kennard, the Recorder, Mr. Commissioner Bullock, and a large number of members of the Common Council ; the Lord Bishop of London, the Lord Bishop of Llandaff (Dean of St. Paul's), the Lord Bishop of Oxford, the Venerable William Hale Hale, M.A., Archdeacon of London ; the Venerable Archdeacon R. Wilberforce, the Honourable and Rev. H. Montague Villiers, M.A., Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, and Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's; the Rev. James Ended Tyler, 8.D., Rector of St. Giles's and Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's; the Rev. 'P. Boyle Murray; the Rev. 11. Browne; the Rev. W. J. Hall, and several other clergymen in their robes. Full choral service was per formed, and a sermon preached by the Lord Bishop of Lon don, who selected for his text the tenth verse of the second chapter of the general epistle by St. James—" Whoever keepeth the whole law, and yet offendeth in one point is guilty of all." The Right Rev. Prelate dwelt on the nature of sin, exposed the destination drawn by the Roman Catholic Church between moral and venial sine, and impressively set forth the efficacy of true repentance. At the close of the sermon' the procession. leftr-the Wheal' _ia the order in which it h&4 'Morel 7. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 17. THE QUEEN V. FELLOWS. This was an application for a writ of certiorari, to re move an indictment from the Central Criminal Court into this Court. Mr. E. JAMES who made the application, stated that the defendant had been clerk to the late Alderman Ansby, who collected the wine duty payable from ves sels entering the port of London to the corporation of London. Allegations against the honesty of the de fendant were made in respect to certain "caution money" paid by merchants to the corporation in respect to ves sels in which they were interested, and which money passed through the defendant's hands. The charges were subsequently investigated, and so satisfied were the corporation that they were without foundation, that the defendant was reir.stated in his office, where he continued until recently, when the old charges were renewed, and an indictment found against the defendant at the instance of the corporation. The Learned Counsel founded his application for the removal of the indictment into this Court, on the ground that the corporation would exercise too much influence on the Central Criminal Court. The Court, however, refused the application, but or dered that copies of the indictment, &c., should be fur nished to the defendant. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aprill7. IN RE D. E. COLUMBINE. This was a meeting for the choice of assignees under this estate, which had been adjourned until this day, in consequence of the bankrupt not having surrendered, and no books being in the hands of the official assignee. It was then stated, and now admitted, that the bank-. rupt is in France, and did not intend to surrender at present. Mr. Sturgeon now appeared for the petitioning credi tor; Mr. Cooke, for Mr. Waterloo, a creditor; and Mr. Edwards, an attorney, attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the bankrupt. Mr. EnwAnns, after a short discussion, said that the ledger and cash-book should be handed in next week, and there had been a negotiation so as to ensure the deli very of the papers and documents, Mr. Columbine being also anxious to surrender, as soon as the legality of the fact had been decided upon. The choice was then proceeded with, and about 4,0001. of debts proved (the supposed debts are about 34,0001.). Mr. Penhall, of Wandsworth•road, was appointed assignee. ADMINISTRATION OF. JUSTICE IN PRUSSIA. The UniversatPrussian Gazette, of the 10th instant, contains the following Cabinet order of the King, re specting the admission of the public to certain criminal examinations regulated by the law of July 17, 1846, as well as to civil processes : " Phave given effect to two projects of law, presented to me along with the report of my Ministers of State of the 6th of this month, respecting the admission of the public to certain examinations, regulated by the law of July 17, 1846, as well as to civil processes, and send the same to my Ministers of .State, commanding them to make them public. " FREDERICK WILLIAM. " Potsdam, April 7, 1847." "ORDINANCE RESPECTING THE ADMISSION OF THE PUBLIC TO EXAMINATIONS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS. " We, Frederick William, by the grace of God King of Prussia,. &c., find ourselves induced to introduce in the examinations regulated by the law of July 17, 1846, a publicity which shall answer to the true necessities of the case, and accordingly ordain, on the suggestion of our Ministers of State, repealing all statutes to a con trary effect, as folio% s : " 1. Admission to the oral proceedings in the exami nations abovenamed shall from this time forth be per mitted to all males; all persons are, however, to be excluded who have lost the right to wear the national cockade, as well as those whose exterior is of such a nature as to awaken fears for the violation of decency during the proceedings. " 2. All persons, however, who are not interested in the case must withdraw wheu the court deems this to be necessary, either on account of the public good or of morality. The court, in this respect, is to be guided by the representations of the State Prosecutor. " Given at Potsdam, April 7, 1847. " FREDERICK WILLIAM." " ORDINANCE RESPECTING THE ADMISSION OF THE PUB- LIC IN CIVIL PROCESSES. " We, Frederick William, by the grace of God King of Prussia, &c., find ourselves induced to introduce into those provinces in which the ordinance of July 21, 1846, respecting civil processes is in force, a publicity which shall answer to the true necessities of the ease, and accordingly ordain, on the suggestions of our Ministers of State, repealing all statutes to a contrary effect, as fqllows: 7 — " 1. Admissisn to the oral proceedings in civil pro cesses shall from this time .forth be permitted to all males; all persons are however to be excluded w h o have lost the right to wear the national cockade, as well as those whose exterior is of such a nature as to awaken fears for the violation of decency during the proceed- ings. • " 2. All persons not interested i n the case must with draw as soon as the court deems this to be necessary, either on account of the public good or of morality. " The public can only be excluded at the request of one or other of the parties when such reasons for this exclusion are adduced as the court after free considera tion deems sufficient. On such occasions the court is to express its opinion by a resolution after hearing the reasons adduced by .the parties or their representatives. " 3. The present ordinance does not apply to pro. ceedings in suits of divorce regulated by the law o June 28, 1844. " FREDERICK WILLIAM. " Given at Potsdam, 7th of April, 1847." INSTITUTIGN OF CIVIL ENGI NEERS. MARCH 30, AND APRIL 13. (Sir John Rennie, President in the chair.) The discussion upon Mr. Richardson's paper on the ventilation of mines was continued through both these meetings, to the exclusion of any other subjects. The various methods of ventilation in use in the min ing districts of Great Britain were fully described, and their peculiarities discussed. The causes of accidents by explosions and the consequent choke damp were inquired into, and the fitness of the attempted methods of preven tion or cure was debated upon. The method of ex hausting the air was contrasted with that of forcing it forward into levels by means of bellows and pipes. The system used in the north of placing a furnace at the bottom of the upcast shaft was insisted upon as that best calculated for the extensive mines of that district, while the method introduced by Mr. Gibbons in Staffordshire, of exhausting the foul air by air heads cut at the top of the coal, connected with a channel in the side of the shaft, terminating in a chimney on the surface, was received as a decided improvement upon the ordinary system in use in that coal basin, where the extraordinary- thick ness of thirty feet of the vein of coal renders a peculiar plan indispensable. Various methods of attempting to carry off the foul air from the " goat'," whether by addi tional shafts or by boreholes, were proposed. and shown by the mining experience to be totally impracticable, and calculated to be rather prejudicial than useful. The in terference of Government was strongly insisted upon, and as decidedly objected to by those miners whose long ex perience and good judgment entitled their opinions to deference and consideration. It was shown that the foreign mines which were under the constant superin tendence of Government engineers, far from being exempt from accident, were not only more liable to the effects of deficient ventilation, but that the actual loss of human life was greater than in England ; and that if our, mines were subject to the same annoying trammels the price of fuel must be unduly raised without any corres ponding advantage, or an immunity from danger. There could be no objection on the part of the coal-owners to the formation of an association for regularly inspecting and reporting upon the states of the various mines, the. ' communication between the various districts of the methods found to succeed best under the attendant pecu liar circumstances ; but there were good and valid reasons given why such a power should never be tamely placed in tke 'hands of any Government officers, with the examples now before the country of the utter useless ness of the various commissions that had been appointed to report on technical subjects, and whose whole labour appeared to have been directed - to puffing sow "nos trum," no doubt strongly recommended by some one "-having authority." The'subject of safety lampii and their uses were also fully discussed:—Dr. Reid Clanny's first invention of the lamp in 11113, which necessarily failed from its cumbrous 'form and general inapplic abilit yy , for working, purpo . ses, and the recent form he had a do p ted, combining portions &Atte other limps in use , so as to show a bright l i g h t, and yet be. free from danger. The extraordinary co incidence of inventive thought between Sir Humphry Davy and Mr. George Stephenson, the one acting upon purely chemical theory, and the other upon mechanical knowledge and practice, and yet both simultaneously producinKlamps which were almost identical, and which still remained very generally in use under the names of the "Davy" and the " Geordie." Our limits will not permit a more extended notice of these discussions, which were replete with interest from the information displayed, as well by the purely scientific debaters as by the eminent practised engineers who take the lead in the animated debates upon the papers read at the meetings of the institution. At the monthly ballot the following candidates were elected :—Messrs. J. T. Harrison, as a member, and T. Dor.kin, E. - Highton, and W. E. Mylne, jun., as associates. Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison have arrived at .their residence in Great Stanhope-street from Brighton. The hosiery trade in nearly every branch is in a dull state. Many of the houses have considerable hopes of a speedy revival. Great excitement prevails respecting the proposed abolition of frame rent, and the suppression of master stockino•.ers. The journeymen have the great est confidence that Sir H. Halford's Bill will pass into law. They are also in some quarters very sanguine as to the effect of the National Union, under the guidance of the Member for Finsbury. The plan proposed is to denounce all gereral strikes; but where a workman member is oppressed the Union to employ him, and take off the goods produced, 'They have now a considerable number of frames employed in this manner.—Nottingham Review. _ THE LACE TRADE.--The sales this week have been more satisfactory, and this market wears an improving appearance. Mild weather, and relief in the money market would give an impetus to business here, independent of the aid expected almost daily to arrive, in the shape of orders, for the United States. All accounts agree that trade there has been so large as to clear off all stocks on hand, at good prices, and lead to the anticipation that we are on the eve of an excellent demispd „from thence. Yarns, are irra, and aat at WI-over Rotifitsw RAILWAY SHARE MARK E T ' LIVERPOOL, Arm 17. STOCK EXcIIANGE.-There has not been much actisar in the market to-day. Prices, on the whole, hav e a decliu.., tsndency. The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, a': Boston, % dis.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire ill.ol` tion, % dis.-Chester and Birkenhead, 201 . Shares, Ntittrot Eastern Counties, 18%-East Lancashire, ihire , N ew , 1 / , Ditto, New (scrip), % p.-East Lincoln p.-Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 13- Leeds 11,7 Thirsk, dis.-Ditto, s and Preference i and Southport, iN p.-Liverpoot Newcastle June„,,,_ dis.-London and North-Western, 171 %-Ditto, Flu_rdy 131/, p.-Ditto, Quarters, 97i p.-London, Brightoer,ree South Coast, 52-Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shar" a t Extension), 1 3 A p.-Ditto (late Liverpool and Bury), 0 4 0 , Ditto, Fifths (West Riding Union), 1 p.-Manchester A u l t , lock, and Midland, Is. 3d. dis.-Manchester and ampton, % dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and LinCOSrr s 2W. Shares, 24 dis.-Midland Stock, 115-Ditto , 40/. hal 34 p.-Ditto, New, 2A, p.-North Staffordshire, 24Sury Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster, % Rai dis.-Skrew; and and Hereford, 1% dis.-Shropshire Union lwa: No. 4, 'birds' Canal, 1 dis.-South-Eastern, 364 -Ditto , % p.-Dutch Rhenish, 3 dis. MANCHESTER, Aram 17. h . ( 11" STOCK . EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancas ire llir tar B. and P.), New (scrip), % p -Manchest er and ham, 67%-Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Sh ar es (late! :4 sion), 1 11.16 p.-Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding "1770, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 9,111 P -... No. 1, 3 p.Manche o p.-Manchester and Southampton , 18s, 6`4,4410, Newcastle and Berwick, New, 2% C. North Stars''t , so, p.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 3, 1 4 P. -4)- ''' 4, %p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlandir, Fleetwood, Preston,' and West Riding Junc tion,. LEEDS, Amt. 17. t bas heeo STOCK EXCHANGE.-The turn of the Acconn marked witk some signs *f improvement, and s eve ral stocks have been done at rather higher rates, but t„ c e of features are again opening up, and fear for the cont.e"*"sre... favourable prospects is to be anticipated. Ile 0111° Lteru Ambergate, Nottinghamoind Boston, 145. 6d. dis.4---;ibire, Counties, York Extension, 16s. 3d. dis..-East 1 4 ( OS"' New Scrip; I ls. p.-East and West Yorkshire, 35. Great Northern, 14s. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 311 ,0 000 Ditto, New, 1% dis.-Ditto, Preference, 17s. P."*" .. :olteu, and Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths , 25.E.i5. and Driffield Junction, par-Manchester and ja Shares (late Extensions), 325. p.-Ditto , es an d Union, 12s. p.-Manchester, Buxton , Matlock ,twetf" land, Is. p.-Midland, Preference, 2% Berwick; New,_ p.-North British , Thu's' - OW' tt d i o, e . Ditto Quarters (late Carlisle Branch); 2 65 . t r. --9i sion (scrip), 9s. p.-Northern Counties niopre'dif, North-Western, 1 1 4 dis.-Wharfdale Junctio n, SHEFFIELD; APRIL 17. ebe/AP I " STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Manchester, w otter and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 61 - d BP.. ...l)it t° 1 / dis.-West Kfd)ttg p.-South .st / h. ._ es S ffiovv h ue a lth r dh e: riaf,d_on 4 ardksi l e s. Lhjiii d un i ilec s ,c . o - Dtlinon D ), i 4 tt 6 o s ,. 6 1 d 2 . 4_ 0i S s. h_ar N es , 8d 2 b !...; i errif .ol o4s, l" NPpshoSa:tr he o s c e, e nls E y2 xc - x fi g APRIL 17. h ri l l °. 0 11' H STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aher ( le e !?_2/ 44 : CountiesEA aN sGt EDINBURGH,-ut o e TI inn Lanc a shire, 'chL , e, 75.-West NN APRILe t R d 6 i . n g drie and Bathgate, 3/. 18s.-Arbroath .:-.Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, .21._ ,donian, 25/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. ss. 641.--ual7,„;. - Dumbartonshire, 2'. 2s. 6d.:,--Cl y d e sdale Junc, rik Cita Deeside, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Donne; and CallePeert.V'" Dundee and Arbroath, 421..10x.-Ditto. N...„ 5°4 4 1. -1, 2 . 1 -Ditto, New, No. 2, 30/.-Ditto, New, - 01 ° . %is' des Dundee and Northern Junction, 21. 4s. 6 a i 7 Perth, 384-Ditto, New, 19/.-East of Fife, 21. 1- 0 Lothian Central, 2/. N.- Edinburgh and Bathgait MTh ON 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 714 10s. ex irlltate 4 Halves, 19/. ss. ex div.-Ditto, Quarters, -*a l 1 1 _.,7,6 div.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 201 . 2 8 • Preference, 201. 10x.- Ditto, New, 21. 15s. 13s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 154 I2s. t to , 45.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 98.-Ditto, __vitt° , . 4 00 2/. 11s.-Edinburgh and Perth (New), 24 , 158.-- - l i rte, Halves, 19s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire,_ 6 0 ‘ "c 5 ...1 ,11 _„"4, New Stock, 384-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, a' . :61006" ~ Halves, No. 2, 8 1 -Ditto. Quarters, 15/. 1 55 „d 0" i Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. 7s. 6d. -Glasgow 3"or#o_,. kirk 394-Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. s sP; r ifere; , and Greenock, ISt -Ditto, Halves, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrosseu, „ r e Great North of Scotland, 21. 11x .-Great N0rp.„1 9 ,91) 1 !4 Direct Northern), 3/. ss. 6d.-Ditto (late London4U .o. 91.--Ditto, 21.-Newcastle and Berwick, 25/. 10s.-Nert h 1- `oj, ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 15/. 52.- Ditto, Qua rie lhiO tb ..nt. 6d.-New Quarters (scrip), 1/. 4s. 6d. - D itto, 4s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 155.-Scottish Central, 17.2 Mfdl 6 tish Grand Junction, I/. 3s. 6d.-Scottish -Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 10x.-Shrews, try, and Chester, 101.-Ditto, New, IL ls.-Stirling.Afi_ oit„ fermline, 3/. 18s.-Stirling and Midland, 2 1 . 78 " t le,P l- 6 4 and Coltness, 49/. 10s. ex div.-York and Nevicts...st Ditto, New, 13/. 10s.-Ditte Preference , 71 ' 1 5e.r Bombay and Madras, 3s. 911.-East 25. North of India, 2s. 6d.-Great Southern a D.J. , Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. 4 56 GLASGOW, Arum 16. 14 0, STOCK EXCANGE.-The sales .are-:-Cain Dont* H 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, t Lothie, and Madras, 3s. 6d.-East , Indian, ss. Central, 51s. &1.-Edinburgh and Northern,l NeW ' 21.5. o w f. burgh and Perth (New Co.), 595.-Ditto, Hilavetreo, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and .Ayr, 374-Ditto ' 7 , A, ---Glasgow, Dumfries, and. Carlisle, 51.9 x. OOP marnock, and Ardrossan, 5% -Kilmarnock and AP,..394V 35i.-Manchester and Southampton, 246.Blid i , a g i r Di„ l „i t°' North British, Thirds, 625. 6d.- Ditt o, --- Quarters, New :Quarter (scrip), 245.-Scottish Central,2 sl 4 -- ,7ye r ' and Dunfermline, 785.-Wirshaw and Co lt ness, '4 ... 9yel and Newcastle, New, 144-Ditto, Prefeiesce, 71. 4 . 5 * : A-a . -- - E GYPT. — Here, MISS MARTINEAU IN n CP-4 1 tombs, which are chambers cut ,out of th roe kt h it e se n • adorned with columns and pictured walls ; in u S ,I. ) tombs and others were men busy sculpturing, and p 1 ,2 ing at a time when we have been apt to suppose the 'i• liest generations were learning how to live on the ° l os earth. These ;pictures on the walls, however, stin tr h isi E way of life of the Egyptians so be not very far,be;3oo our own. I have seen what the possessions o f the were in those days, from these memorials ill oc ks chambers of their graves. I have seen their 'seed: of cattle, their poultry-yards, their fields . i, 13 ,, 001 time and harvest, their fisheries, their hum . • 2 10 0 idirs . ~... shooting parties, their boats with' many --. o re,- gay chequered sails ; their beautiful Wel h ito couches, easy chairs, lamps, and vases, ferf‘tbeit the handsomest of ours £t the present dal , a the kitchens, with the slaug htering of cattle, e n t oseh i, cooking of the joints of beef ; their win ° 2 neck; and their wardrobes of rich clothes and h a nds o .7, o ae; laces; their arms and war chariots, and the b rl i ,:,e se e d fortified towns they passed over- or stormed i l: 40 0iog 0 the weaving of gay cloth, and the steeping anuN r beff e e rope-making; glass- blowing, just such s',4 c art l at Newcastle any day ; the building of houselq6,7oool; of statues ; games at ball and gyuint su o rffir.lo wrestling, and playing the harp. Wb gt '''' ear and consequence, as occurring long before , e n Y o f r ifinel b ot that we have elsewhere of men's condition 1 n ptere e 11 0 0 life, there are solemn pictures and s e — j baj'e bier death and burial, and the state of th e soul.. d 0 1', a or the body laid out and embalmed, earr le the lel t he to the boat ; and borne in the boa t t° ides s it dog river which usually lay between the .°, the w ho burial places. I have seen the fer9.o'ke 4 , 2 ' dies _,,,st which waited on the further shore, el:" i '' h a re rii i • were to assess V - e deeds of the decea se d i s gen ilic i) . ot ee the w weighing of his deeds, and hie a ra ni of b l an d. presence ot the approving gods, IV. m a his righ t y tli° grity—tho symbol of which he carried ths' .44 Thus early did the people of this countrThhetliiet:eiater s:•ul lived after the body was dead, and t .! J o on d d ie was the means of its blessedness. A i ,niler s/1' it. - a ll TO THE LADIES.—The high anu .--a ~b. brity which Rowland's Kalydor continues to.mr,itiseLj, active yet mild and soothirg extirpator of all i . A, e fi?;;i. skin, is, during the period of spring,.niost plea':!_:, sod „fof This preparation - , eminently balsam-c, restorattivicstio, T o , gorating. is equally celebrated- for safety in !P s P o d did el unfailing efficacy in removing all imPu ritie a trave l° cl if tions ; and imparting a healthy freshness an t done% thil . the skin and complexion. Its universally grea_ ho go_. pr o, cites the cupidity of unprincipled shopkeeper, oufsc.trid. title of ".lialydor" to compounds of their r., er al Al v a' —People 5 of the most deleterious character, containing r b afi he ir 1 '; 00 gents utterly ruinous to the -complexion, and , lertti„oll lent action, endanger health. It is theref?reKwdue P .- , purchasers to see that the words 4, Rowland the wrapper. All others are traudulentCoui: [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Regis for the 1 0 5/0 0 Llama cloth,' the most fashionable cost for owe in n or' and approaching seasons, still retains th a i tlen' aulf *I WO . price, which, with its usefulness and ge it h a s been pr ise. twee, has secured such general populOitYllighnessee 101 by special command for their Albert, Prince George of Catnhridg e, 1- ' 0 a nd 11 145 _„ - o alf Weimar, Ins Grace the-Duke of Wellingt.?:ndon it eo - cort royal visitors to the British Court. In ta d v D. NiC01 1 . , .., 0 for be purchased of the patentees; 11../ . . p an na h . ll. A h ir G etl i tailors, 114, Regent-street, and '*g. .-0-- ',„r Dub sio Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold4treetl for ware' or Madera, Mote:worth-street ; for BirmingharTsoh, Geo i , Son, New - street; for Edinburgh, Christie anu,„ a rnft ~, ed street; and the principal tailors irvother large t 0 04E,510. Ei. cADVEItTISEMENT.J—DABILItIr AND v , '''' pot BAOADINAAY CASE.-,-CIIAS Sr HOLLOWAY'. rla fiV t.te '' p o,l o 2.°YPllirfliCi .Ed Ward 0.00 _hell, of Bristol-road, Birmi ng h am w . i i,,,. - , wea kly' . -- ,,,pt me . to be able to dress herself, besides which th-"-ra."-Waa A COO S ; ecnti ill the right side, preventing her lyin g t n . :m e lt , she WO ~,4 : Inr from head-aches, appetite and, digestion very bad. and ''..,-. ile - I always greatly depressed. Now, this lady, ere she beClur ps l 'o tremely ill, visited various watering places; where she had ; t o, medical advice, but her case bellied the skill of all, and ye' e sin surprise of her family and friends she is restored to-permanent I : or by the use of Holloway's Pills.—Sold by all druggists, and° fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. tderil3.l"iti:letotoo: BIRTHS. o ldh el* On the 6th inst., at Tenby , the lady of C harles Esq., of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Hackney , Mrs. C. LOddige* ° ( , l ‘ - 1 , °°* )ll o ' On the 13th inst. , at Northampton-terrace, Ifshyg t° d , Henry R. Alport, of a son. be e'. On the 14th inst., Mrs. - Clifford Cranford, Ca be - , grove, of a son. ~e _ _ "t ilt. On the 14th inst., at Carehalton, Surrey, the Ab e to Simms, of a son. • h-toiffis t On the 15th inst., at Ashford Cottage, Sento , lady of R. Graham Farmer, Esq., of a son. ~. , g r . Se''' ' On the 15th inst., at Lloyd-square, the Imo. ° I , i. la bourne, of a son, still-born. Q. m el l iefic On the 16th inst., at Cadogan-place, Mrs. 0.-- croft, of a daughter. Char les MARRIED. e- ff. On the 15th inst., at 'Southwick, Hants, M a l ~,o r o i Dunsmure, 42d Royal Highlanders, to Laura, dote' / 10' : 6 Thistlethwayte, Esq., of Southwick-park. wont -°oos On the 15th inst., at Chatham Church, Lieu ll4 Cid Warburton, of the 60th Royal Rifles, to M daughter of Lieutenant Mitchell, dam itchell, of the sae corpe. lel OW d DI ED. h , itsf. _s o f , On the 6th inst., at Mannheim, Germany, t , vir e p Martin, formerly of Penianee, ih the county o' erco att (7( aged 43. • On the Bth inst., Mr. Richard Barlow, timber -In Birmingham. ' TT Wire re On the 9th inst., in Cannon-place, Miss - • a n jo, r e On the 15th inst., at Oxton, Nottinghamshire, '--- f car of the late William Sherbrooke, Esq., aged 84. hte r o- On the 15th inst., Mary Jane, the only . Oug , i alf 82 . 000 , 6-0 tain Lyde, of Sid-villa, Old Broraptoo , 2 1; 0 On the 16th inst., Mr. John Bailey, ..of.ea Mason's-alley, Basinghall-street; aged 47.1 1 1 , of 1.1 7,00' n YOU) 1 . r fir Lon-ion: !noted and Published by MUSD- d in 0 0 .. i d - Strand, Printer, at The - Sun 0 gilts . Itlo. I It. 6tre or 'et the Wan Ur - the Coent)' of isfiddielints Y'r7 Ise, . , ul-= •