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rtitrlT latition ...0••••• SUN OFFICE, Sevex o' Clock. EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) THE OAKS STAKES Of 50 sova. each, h ft ; for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each ; the owner of the second filly to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the police regulations of the Course. Last mile and a half. (152 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Miami (Templeman) 1 Mr. Payne's Clementina Mr. Bowes's Ellerdale (J. Marson) 3 The following also started, but were not placed: — Mr. Clifton's Brown Bess (C. Daley) 0 Mr. Mostyn's Al satia (Quilt Arnold's d)...(Calloway) 0 Mr. Crockford's Kite (W. Cotton) 0 ---- -- - (Crouch) 0 Lord Strathmore's Sultana _ Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell ............(Holmes) 0 (805cr...) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Vanity Mr. Bradley's Exhortation ..................... (Brvitley) 0 Mr. Drinkald's So-Nice .. (Ford) 0 Mr. Douglas's Maria Louisa ...(P. Price) 0 Mr. E. Griffith's Lady Lift (Marlow) 0 Sir C. Monck's Cast-steel filly (Butler) 0 Mr. Robertson's Noiseless (Sly) 0 Mr. Mostyn's Slander Mr. Gratwieke's Joyful (IL Bell) 0 Lord Exeter's Cosachia.. (W Abdale) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Garae-Lass filly (J. Sharpe) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Lr.dy Lurewell (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. T. Parr's Mania .e (Maria filly (Wakefield) 0 Sir G. Heatheote'e. Nannette filly (Chapple) 0 Mr. Brook's Luminous (Cartwright) 0 Won by a length. Twenty-three ran. Farmer's Daughter was declared net to start this morning. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. The Committee met at the usual hour; Mr. Deedes in the chair. WILTS, SOMERSET AND vszyIVIOITTII AMENDMENT (NO. XX). The Committee was occupied during the whole of the dad• in hearing the evidence of witnesses from Shaftesbury and Salisbury, in favour of the proposed lines of the Great Western Railway, of which the Wilts, Somerset and Wey mouth is one portion. The evidence of the witnesses showed no tact of importance, beyond that which has been already reported. Mr. Bide, of Yeovil, was called in order to show that the opinion of the majority of the people of Yeovil was opposed to the scheme of the London and South-Western Company, and in favour of the schemes projected by the Great Western Company. At the conclusion of uis evidence the Committee adjourned. GROUP XVII. Th• Committee on this group met this morning at the usual hour, in Room 11 ; Sir James Buller East in the chair. GREAT NORTHERN (DEVIATIONS BE TWEEN LONDON AND GRANTHAM). The remaining clauses of this Bill were agreed to, and The Committee adjourned till after the holidays. GROUP XX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning. TED MIDLAND AND OXFORD, WORCES TDE. AND WOLVERHAMPTON SCHEMES. The cases for these schemes were closed, but the Committee postponed their decision till after the holidays. GROUP XXVI. The Committee did not meet this day until three o'clock Mr. Blackstone in the chair. LONDON AND WORTH-WESTEILN, SIR 391INGEANI AND LICIIPIETAD—DERWI SHIRE, smarroximainno, AND WORCES TERSHIRE JUNCTION AND =LANCERS. The Committee decided that the preambles of these Bills were proved. GROUP XXXVI. The Chairman and the other members of the Committee met to-day. EAST LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT !RANCH AND PRESTON EXTENSION). Mr. BILANDT having brieflropened the case for the pro moters of the Bill, the following evidence was adduced : Mr. Ascroff, a solicitor, was examined, and stated th a t h e thought a deviation of the line would be injurious. He could not tell whether this line of railway would or would not affect injuriously a considerable portion of Mr. Norris's property, as he did not know the extent of that property. Mr. Manchester, of Preston, examined—Was acquainted with the present station, which was much crowded, and he bad no doubt that improved accommodation for traffic was required in the neighbourhood. It would be of great advan tage to the public to have the direct line to Liverpool. Cross-examined by Mr. CALYERT—He thought the con fusion which he spoke of at the present station could not be remedied merely by an increase of its area. Mr. Rintler, an innkeeper, resident three and a half miles from Preston, was examined, and corroborated the testimony of the preceding witnesses, having experienced much incon venience at the present station at Preston. Some further evidence on this point was adduced, when the Committee decided that they had heard enough. Mr. CALVERT addressed the Committee on the part of the opponents of the Bill, and some evidence was adduced in their behalf to prove residential injury. The Committee then adjourned till Monday week. GROUP XXXVII. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (HARRO GATE BRANCH, BOROUGHBRIDGE AND ZNARMSBOROUGH EXTENSION). The Committee to which this line is referred met to-day at twelve o'clock. .. . . . . _ Mr. Birkenshaw. the engineer, was called and briefly examined, with a view of correcting one or two errors which had been adduced accidentally in evidence on the examina tion of Mr. Bourne. ........,. Mr. Buss, on the part of the opposition, having produced and handed i❑ a formal proof of the assents and dissents along the line, Mr. BAINES, on the part of the promoters of the Leeds and Thirsk Company, then addressed the Committee in reply upon the evidence. The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock. GROUP XXXIX. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. LEEDS AND THIRSX (EXTENSIONS TO NEWCASTLE). Major Burn, superintendent of the collieries of the Marquis of Londonderry, and several other witnesses gave evidence as to the inconvenience of the monopoly, as they termed it, of Mr. Hudson's line from York to Newcastle, stating that coals had now to pay as much as threehalfpence per ton per mile for carriage in consequence. As there was no accom modation for the press it is impossible to report the pro ceedings in full. GROUP XLIV. The Committee met at eleven; Mr. B. Denison in the chair. SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION (AMEND MENTS AND BRANCH TO LAURENCE HULK). The CHAIRMAN, after the Committee had deliberated, de clared the preamble proved. The clauses were then read and agreed to. AREROATH AND FORFAR AND SCOTTISH MIDLAND CONNECTING. Mr. MoxcatErF opened the merits of this Bill, which, he said, was for a short junction effecting a better connexion between the Arbroath and Forfar and the Scottish Midland, so as to avoid backing the through traffic in order to get on the Scottish Midland. Mr. Gibbs, civil engineer, said the object of the proposed connexion was to offer a more convenient connexion between the two lines of railway. The length of the projected line was two miles and two furlongs, almost throughout on a level, and the estimated expense was 36,0001. Mr. Cubitt approved of the present line for the in tended object; but he thought there might be a better pro ject than either. This excited some conversation on both sides as to the propriety of a mutual understanding and compromise be tween the Arbroath and Forfar, who promoted the Bill, and their opponents, the Scottish Midlands. After some deliberation on both sides, The Committee adjourned till Tuesday, the Ist of June, at twelve o'clock, that parties might have time for mutual consultation with a view to a Bill next session. XL The Committee heard GROUP one witness V. on general evidence, and then adjourned till Friday, the 28th inst. GROUP XLVI. NORTE ilarrisu it ,,, w , Evidence was called on behalf of Mr. Miller to show thta --- —AY (No. I.) the proposed line would affect would pass through hia property, and that the proposed line seriously upwards of 200 friasAtich water-courses acres of his ground, over the whole o r . making the had been constructed at considerable a 1)Y expense, and th e b enef i ts of which would he entirely destroy pro posed line. Mr. TALBOT then addressed the Committee on behalf the , -.ronioters of the B ill. At the conclus ion of his address, of The Committee i ntimated t h at in c o nsequence of one of the 8i11,,, 8i11, , , properly speaki n g o pp osing this line, havin g been -I,e. m i s t a ke referred to Mr. Gre one, the Committee would give) no decision until the Bill had been brought before them. The Committee accordingly adjourned till after the holidays, ----------- GROUP XLVIII. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Lord Courte nay in the chair. All the other members were present. GLA SGO W , AVIDEIE, AND inowxxiaNris JUNCTION (COviLAXILS, CONTRA'. JUNC TION, AND CAXMLYLE BRANCHES). The case for the Caledonian Company in opposition to the Bill was then taken. Mr. Collister, C.E., examined, and deposed that he was the resident engineer of the Caledonian Company, now con nected with the Polloc and Govan. The terminus would be at the south side of the river, and the main line would be opened in about November next. The present scheme would tirosa their main line on the level. There were two lines of THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1847. rails of the Caledonian at the point of crossing, on which all the traffic would have to go, and consequently there would be considerable danger. In order to make such a crossing at all eligible, they ought to have several lines of rails instead of two; but this they could not have without rebuilding their bridges and making considerable alterations. They had not room for such an alteration at present. The distance from the point of crossing the Caledonian on the level, to the Central Junction running on to the Polloc and Govan, was but ninety yards, so that a moderately long train would block up both lines, and great dagger would be incurred. Mr. Locke, C.E., corroborated the evidence of the pre vious witness. This closed the evidence for the Caledonian Company. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY replied on behalf of that company against the Bill. He said the general objections to the scheme had been so well stated by Mr. Austin that he would not refar to them. He would confine himself to the inter section of the Caledonian line, and he submitted that no case had been made for such an interference. The crossing would take place on the Caledonian main line on the level, a junction which would be attended with great danger and difficulty. Under the best circum stances, with a united management, such junctions were de cidedly objectionable, but they were much more so when the companies were independent, and when: there would be the leading traffic of both companies continually passing and repassin.g. The Learned Gentleman having amplified on these points, concluded by calling on the Committee to reject the preamble of the Bill. WHATELEY replied on behalf of Mr. Dixon, iron tr.aster. The Committee then adjourned till to•morrow, when Mr. Andrews will reply. COMMITTEE on PRIVATE BILLS. (THIS DAY.) THAMES CONSERVANCY. The Committee on this Bill met to-day in Room 6; Mr. Ward in the chair. After some discussion the preamble of the Bill was agreed to. LIVERPOOL GAS COMPANY. LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY. ASHTON GAS COMPANY. The Committee to whom these opposing Bills had been referred met this day, in Room 8, at the usual hour, for the dispatch of public business; Captain Mangles in the chair. The Liverpool Guardian Gas Company is a new company, which sought power to borrow one hundred thousand pounds at seven and half per cent., and undertook to supply gas at 3s. Bd. per hundred cubic feet. The old company sought powers to borrow two hundred thousand pounds at ten per cent., undertaking, as heretofore, to supply gas at 4s. 6d. per cubic feet. After some negotiation between the parties, the Bill of the Guardian Company was withdrawn, and the Committee passed the Bill of the Liverpool Gas Company. After some conversation with the agents, the Ashton Gsa Bill was postponed till next Monday week. __- SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) The Share Market continues flat and depressed; but although the sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., was not very spirited, many shares sold at very fair prices. The following are a few of the principal sales : Manchester and Southampton £0 10 0 North British, Thirds Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 2 12 6 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 6 6 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Leeds and Thirsk, Halves 4 15 0 Cornwall Eastern Counties Eastern Counties, York Extension 5 15 0 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 13 0 East Lancashire (Scrip) Newmarket and Chesterford 9 6 0 North Staffordshire, New Scrip Royston and Hitchin BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 15th day of May, 1847. ISSUE DZPAHTDIENT. _ Notes Issued • .... •• 22,967,540 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities • • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 7,486,301 Silver bulliou ••• • .• 1,481,239 £ 22,967,510 X 22,967,540 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 17. , EPAIDNEN T. Dated the 20th day of May. 134 BANKING D: X. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest .... . Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di- Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 10,549,108 Other securities • ... 16,66'1,435 Notes .. 3,793,330 Gold and silver coin.. 902,453 vidend accounts).. 4,319.786 Dther deposits ...... 8,751,171 Seven day and other bills• • • • • • • • .. •••• 824,017 X 31,907,326 £31,907,326 ". MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 20th day of May, 184' COURSE OF EXCH, Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 8 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 5 Rotterdam ...... 2 U. 12 8% Antwerp— . ...... ..... 26 30 ilamburgh .... ••lii.B. 13 15 Altona LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar .......... • ... Leghorn . Genoa .. • ......... • ... 26 35 Milan .. • .... Venice Naples .............. 39N Palermo, per 0z........ 119 Lisbon. 5214 Oporto.. .. • ........... 5314 Rio Janeiro .......... 26 Paris, 3 days' sight ...: 25 90 Ditto, • . • • .. • • ...... 26 30 Marseilles .... • • • • • . 26 40 Bourdeaux .. 26 35 Frankfort on Maine.... 1233 Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • . Berlin Vienna, effec.flo .. • • 10 15 rrieste, ditto.... 10 15 Madrid 46% Cadiz • . : Barcelona • • Bahia .. .. . ..... .. .. .. Buenos Ayres .. —.• • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... .... .. PRICES OP BULLION, PER 08. Foreign Gold in, bars ..43 17 9 New Dollars .... • . 0 4 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Sliver in bars ...... • • 0 4 107 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of May, 1847, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Coun cil, her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the Right Hon. George William Frederick Earl of Clarendon, Lieutenant-General and General Governor of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 21, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that the carriages coming to her Majesty's Drawing• Room, on Thursday, the 27th of May, are to fall into line and come down the left-hand side of St. James's-street, enter at the iron gate nearest the Palace, set down at the Arcade, turn round, and go out by the iron gate nearest Marlborough House, to wait in St. James's-square. When called, they are to pass from the square through Charles street, into Regent -street and Jermyn-street, come down St. James's-street as before, take up, and go away through Pall mall. No hackney carriages will be admitted within the gates. For all persons having the privilege of the entree, tickets will be delivered at the Board of Green Cloth, on Tuesday next, from eleven till three o'clock; their carriages are to enter the gate at Con stitution-hill, proceed down St. James's-park, through Stable-yard, into the Ambassadors'-court, set down, and go out into Cleveland-row. The carriages of Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and Great Officers of State may afterwards wait in the Ambassadors'-court, and those of all other persons having the entrée may wait in Stable-yard or St. James's-park till called ; they are then to take up in the same order as they had set down, and pass away up St. James's-street. No carriage will be admitted with company a second time with the same ticket, to prevent which, it must be nroduced at Constitution-hill-gate, and Stable-yard -gate also, where a corner of it will be torn off by the Marshalmen in attendance ; and no person can be allowed the privilege of the entree by any other approach to the Palace than the gates last mentioned. FORTESCUE, Lord Steward. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 19. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments, at Windsor Castle, will be closed from Monday, the 24th inst., until Monday, the 7th of June. CROWN-OFFICE, MAT 21. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PA RLIAMENT. County of Galway.—Thomas J. Blake, of Marble-hill, in the county of Galway, in the room of Thomas Barnwell Martin, Esq. deceased. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 21. 3d Dragoon Guards—Captain Thomas Tristram Spry Car lyon, from 10th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Stuart, appointed to 49th Foot, May 21. 4th Dragoon Guards—Assistant-Surgeon James Flyter, from 83d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Innes, who exchanges, May 21. 10th Light Dragoons—Captain Methuen Stedman, from the 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Carlyon, appointed to the 3d Dragoon Guards, May 21. 15th Light Dragoons—Cornet James Boyd Miller Ito be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Waller, deceased, Jan. 7 : Cornet Gustavus Adolphus Ilartman to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Miller, whose prsmotion, on the 9th Feb ruary, 1847, has been cancelled, Feb. 9. 28th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant George Frederick Moore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Yignoles, who re tires; Ensign Edward Collins, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Moore; Thomas Beattie Griereon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Collins, May 21. 49th Foot—Captain George Francis Stuart, from the 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Stedman, ap pointed to 10th Light Dragoons, May 21. 57th Foot—Major John Stuart, from half•pay Unattached to be Major, vice John Weech Randolph, who exchanges, receiving the difference, May 21. 63d Foot—Major-General Sir Henry Watson, C.B. to be Colonel, vice General William Dyott, deceased, May 17 ; Lieutenant Hugh Mulleneux Waltnsley to be Adjutant, vice Bookey, who resigns the Adjutancy only, March 8. 78th Foot—John Hunter, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Maclean, who resigns, May 21. 80th Foot—Thomas William Hunt, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Crawford, appointed Quartermaster; Lieutenant and Quartermaster George Bodle to be Adjutant and Lieutenant, vice Welman, promoted; Ensign George Crawford to be Quartermaster, vice Bodle, appointed Ad jutant, May 21. 81st Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Henry Wil locks to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Sir Charles Chichester, deceased ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hort to be Major, vice Willocks ; Lieutenant An chitel Fenton Fletcher Boughey to be Captain, vice Hort; Ensign Robert Bruce Chichester to be Lieutenant, vice Boughey, April 5 ; William Egerton Todd, Gent., to be En sign, vice Chichester, May 21. who exchanges, l) 4th Dra goon Surgeon John Harry Ker Innes, from nGua 3 r a ds, to . be Assistant Surgeon, vice Flyter, m C etn ap , e Mounted Riflemen.—Lieutenant Benjamin Dunbar vice ß R G E ti v n z ri T , . deceased, ll aj o, John Stuart, 21 * w ).s, from 3d West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, Colonel in the Arm Spurgin, of Ist Malr'as European ; duty at the East India Co Pears), to have the local art 3 Lieutenant, while so employed, MEMORANDUM.—The Christian 13-a i. of the 80th Foot, is Georg Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of 57th Foot, to be Lieut.- Second Lieutenant John Buick Regiment Fusiliers (doing aoscpirieevriously stated. 's Depot, at Marley, vice _xv difordshi: e. M e a mporary rank of Second George, not Rohe r k n t e of Ensign Crawford, Northern Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Morris Prior, resigned; ;C(l.lreling, Devins Wade, Gent., to be Cornet, vice William Curling,g° promoted, May 3. . BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. victualler, Bilston, Staffordshire. , WOOllOll cloth merchant, Iludder4eld. JGoehaorglrJalointagees, said that he hadi 'in consequence of the desire of the House, presented their address on the subject of the law of marriage to her Majesty, and he had received her commands to return the following answer:— "1 hare received your address relating to the law of marriage: my consideration shall be given to the subject to which your address refers." CROYDON COMMERCIAL GAS COMPANY AND COKE BILL. Mr. KEMBLE moved that the order for reviving the Committee on the Croydon Commercial Gas and Coke Bill be discharged, and referred to the Committee of Selection.—Agreed to. REPORTS ON RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. GREENE moved that the reports on railway Bills, which by the standing order of the House ought to be considered upon Thursday, be considered on Friday. the 28th day of this instant May.—Agreed to. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION, AND BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND DUDLEY RAILWAY AMALGAMATION BILL. Mr. SPOONER moved the third reading of this Bill. Sir CHARLES DOUGLAS asked for a postponement of this Bill for ten days, until they should see what ter mination the legal proceedings at present pending in the Court of Queen's Bench would have. Mr. RUSSELL said that he trusted the House would not yield to the suggestion of the Honourable Member. If the objection urged was a good and valid one, it ought to have been urged on the bringing up of the report; and after the discussion which had taken place, he did not see that this motion ought to have been made. If the House would resolve not to pass any measure in reference to which legal proceed ings were taken it would be quite easy to defeat any Bill.—(Cries of " Divide, divide.") Sir C. DOUGLAS said that he would not divide the House upon the question. All he desired to do was to call the attention of the House to the fact, which was not disputed by the Hon. Gentleman. He would accordingly withdraw his amendment. The Bill was then read a third time. THE NAVIGATION-LAWS. Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition against any alteration in the navigation-laws. CASE OF MARY DAWSON. Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from a working man of the name of Dawson, in the neighbourhood of Keighley, in the county of York, complaining of the treatment which his daughter, Mary Dawson, had re ceived from her employer, a Mr. Ellice. The petition alleged that his daughter was a weaver in the factory of Mr. Ellice, where she had a warp in hand which was so bad that she could not weave. From some dis pute which arose on the subject, she left his employment on the 10th of March. In consequence, she wrs brought before the magistrates at Keighley, but nothing was done with her at the time. She got employment in another mill, where she continued till the 30th April. On that day, without any notice, a constable came and took her to prison. She was taken through the streets to the rail way station, and hurried to Wakefield, where she now lies committed to the House of Correction for a month. He now gave notice that after the holidays he would move that the petition be printed with the votes, with the object of bringing the subject before the House. COMPENSATION TO TENANTS FOR AGRI CULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. Lord INGESTRE presented a petition from the owners and occupiers of land in the county of Stafford, statinc , that the security o f t enure was the exception and not the' rule, and praying that the Government would introduce a measure to secure compensation to tenants for their agricultural improvements. NAVIGATION LAWS. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from 4,000 seamen, belonging to ships out of the port of London, expressing their regret that an intention was expressed of interfering with the navigation laws, which would have the effect of throwing them out of employment, and giving their bread to foreign sailors. They prayed, therefore, that the navigation laws should not be inter fered with. The Noble Lord moved that the petition be referred to the Navigation Committee. ation from grain could be resumed after distillation from grain had been used, he begged to observed that it was quite a mistake; for, in reality only six days' notice was necessary before the work could be resumed. In fact Rowe and Co., of Dublin, and Messrs. Lamen, of Rat cliffe Highway, were now working upon that system. He therefore thought that any interference with the excise was unnecessary. Captain BARCLAY explainod that be did not wish to throw the slightest blame upon the Government, for he did not inculpate them in the least for allowing dis tillation from grain. ACTION OF THE POOR-LAW. Mr. FEHR AND said that a handbill had been circu• lated in Sheffield, stating that a person named John Darwin, who he understood had formerly been in highly respectable circumstances, had lately died in the work house, and that his body had been cut up into quarters, and sold. It was further stated that the mutilated mem bers had,'five weeks afterwards, been taken to St. George's burial ground in a coffin and interred. The question which he wished to ask was whether any information re specting the circumstance had been communicated to the Government ? Sir GEORGE GREY said he had never heard of the handbill till the Hon. Gentleman had given notice of his question. There was no reason for supposing that any such occurrence had happened there, and he did not think that the reports were sufficiently authenticated to warrant further notice of it. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Burrell, licensed victualler, Billericay, Essex, to surrender June 3, and July 2, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Patten, Ely-place ; Woodard, Billericay. Edward Palmer, agricultural agent, Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road, May 28, at half-past eleven, and July 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Church, Bedford-row. James Caleb Whittenbury, builder, Blackheath, Green wich, June 4, at one, and July 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Miller and Home, King William -street, City. Shute Barrington Moody, civil engineer, Fenclaurch street, May 28, and June 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Pontifex and Moginie, , St. Andrew's-eourt, Holborn. William Croft, fishmonger, Spring-street, Paddington, May 28, at eleven, and July 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Bicknell and Bicknell, Edgeware-road. Edward Keeler, dealer in glass, Canterbury, June 8, at two, and July 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Old Jewry; Smith,Chancery-lane ; Walker, Canterbury. Charles Paddon, clothes salesman, Milner-place, Lower marsh, Lambeth, June 8, at one, and July 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane, Lombard-street ; Jenkinson, Sweeting, and Jenkinson, Lombard. street. Robert Hibbins, stone mason, Ketton, Rutlandshire, June 8, at two, and July 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Ewbank, South-square, Gray's Inn. James Henry Mackey, merchant, St. Helen's-place, Bishopgate-street, May 31, at two, and June 28, at halt-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Freshfield, New Bank-buildings. Louise Roelants, milliner, Argyll-street, Regent-street May 29, at half-past one, and June 25, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee; Mardon and Pritchard, Christ Church Chambers, Newgate-street. David Wood, Birmingham warehouseman, Devonshire street, Mile-end, May 29, at one, and June 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Tanner, New Basinghall-street. John Sugden, butcher, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 1 and July 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Nethersole, New Inn ; Foster, Bradford ; Harle and Clarke, Leeds. James Thomas, Grocer, Glamorgan, June 4 and July 2, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official as signee, Bristol ; Beor, Swansea ; Short, Bristol. Thomas Taplin Cooke, bill vender, June 2, at eleven, and July 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner and Co., Bedford-row ; Morris, Princess-street, Manchester. John Hill and George Hill, builders, Little Silver, Exeter, June 3 and 24, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Her naman, official assignee, Exeter ; Merlin and Fryer, Exeter ; Makinson and Sanders, Anthony Norval], painter, Liverpool, June 1 and 25, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Birc, official as signee, Liverpool; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry-cham bers; Pemberton, Liverpool. John Harland, banker, Marrick, Yorkshire, June 1 and July 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Covrt. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Fiddey, Paper-buildings, Temple; Simp son, Richmond, Yorkshire ; B arr , L o fth ouse , and Nelsen, Leeds. Samuel Beardsley Slater, wine merchant, Nottingham, June 11 and 25, at twelve, at tbe Birmingham District Court ; Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Lightfoot and Earnshaw, Hull. John Thomas Groves, seed crusher, Southampton, May 28, at half-past eleven, and July 3, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy ; Green, official assignee, Alderman bury ; Tilson, Squance, Clarke,land Maurice, Coleman-street. Henry Webb, porter dealer, Stafford, June 15 and July 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Waterloo-street, Birmingham; Spilsbury, Stafford. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending May 18, 1847, is 295. 8 3 A d. cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 21.) SUGAR.—To-day a further decline occurred in the value of all sorts of raw sugar, as the quantity brought forward ex ceeded the wants of the home trade as well as of exporters. There was a fair business transacted in West India for home consumption, but at lower prices, making the fall for the week Is per cwt. A public sale of 101 hhds Barbadoes went off with less spirit, and at a decline on the rates of Tuesday's sale of ls. REFLNED. —To-day there was only a limited business transacted in Refined Sugar by the home trade, and prices are not so firm. For Bonded Crushed Sugar there is less demand, but there are not sellers of first sort under 32s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Madras sugar met with little attention, and 2,885 bags at auction were only in part sold, but holders refused to further reduce their prices. Of Bengal 4,193 bags were offered, and the whole sold, but a fall in the rates that existed previously of is per cwt. MAURlTlUS. — lmporters having abundantly supplied the market, has produced a fall in the value of 6d to is per cwt upon all descriptions this week; the demand for all pur poses, however, has been very good, and the whole brought forward, amounting to 11,716 bags and 500 casks, found buyers. FORElGN.—lmporters have shown a stronger desire to realize, and the quantity brought forward has greatly ex ceeded that of last week, whilst the demand for all purposes having fallen off, prices have assumed a downward tendency. MOLASSES.—For West India previous rates are asked, but at present there are not many buyers, and 20s to 24s is the value of low to fine quality. There is but a moderate supply at market, but the stock exceeds that of last year; the de liveries are, however, greater. COFFEE.—This afternoon the quantity of Ceylon Coffee offered at public sale amounted to 2,353 bags. For Native the demand was active, and the whole sold at a rise on for mer rates of 6d per cwt. The middling sorts of Plantation were taken in at about the former value, viz. 60s to 625; but other sorts sold at steady rates. TZA.—In Congon a fair business has been transacted in all sorts this week, but holders have been compelled to accept former lower rate, whilst the market is plentifully supplied. In Pouchong few purchases have been concluded, and prices still tend downwards. Souchong is offered upon lower terms, and met with little attention. Of the low and medium kinds of Green, the trade have been induced to take a fair quan tity, in consequence of the low rates that prevail. In the finer kinds a steady business has been done, but mer chants are satisfied with previous prices. Scented Teas are heavy of disposal. All kinds of Tea are much cheaper than last year, although the deliveries are greater. RICE.—To-day there was little desire manifested to ope rate in East India Rice, and prices declined 6d. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 500 bags Malabar Pepper all sold at 31d to 3id for good heavy shot, and at 31d for sea damaged, which is the fall value. SPIRITS.— There was a strong desire shown to operate in all descriptions of Rum in the early part of the week; prices slightly improved, and a large business was transacted, chiefly by the home trade. Brandy is still wanted by ex porters or the home trade, whilst there is a desire on the part of the holders to sell, as the stock continues to be large. Geneva is wanted for exportation, 2s 8d to 2s 9d paid for ordinary, and for fine for home use 3s to 3s 3d. For British Corn Spirits the demand is very good at the late advanced rates of Ils 6d for English, nett cash; Scotch and Irish lie 5d to lis 6d. INnico.—To-day being a Hebrew holiday, the sale was not proceeded with. OiLs.—This afternoon at public sale 15 tuns Sperm Oil sold at 88/ to 88/ 5s ; 70 tuns Southern 24/ to 261 ss, and 21 casks Palm 34s 6d to 36s 6d, being all cheaper. TALLow.—In the value of Russian on the spot we have no variation to record this week; but the purchases made have been trifling by soap makers and chandlers, who take only sufficient for their immediate wants. Home-made met with a good demand on the spot, at 46s 6d to 47s 6d net cash. For other kinds of Tallow prices remain much the same as previously quoted, but only a limited demand been expe rienced. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. LORDS'.AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company. Doddington Rectory Division. Scottish Union Insurance Company. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up:— Cleveland•square, St. James's, Westminster, Improve- meat. Mancheser and Birmingham and North Staffordshire Junction Railway. The reports on the following Bills were further con sidered and agreed to:— Bridge House Estates Debt. Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company. Dunfermline Waterworks. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 1). Imperial Continental Gas Association. Plymouth and Tavistock Road (No. 2). Payne's Patents Assignment. Warrington Gas. Wexford Free Bridge. York Improvement (Lendal- bridge and approaches). _ THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: Birkenhead Commissioners Dock Acts Amendment (Construction of New Docks and Alteration of Cul vert). Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (Deviations between Duntocher Limeworks and Bow. ling, &c.) Dublin, Dundrum, and Rathfarnham Railway (Extension to Stephen's -green). Dublin and Drogheda Railway (Branch from Navan to hells). General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Branches. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow Southern Terminal Railways Amalgamation. Great Western Railway (Branch to join the West London Railway, Widening and Enlargement of West London Railway, and Branches to Hammersmith, and to join the London and South-Western Railway near Latnbeth). London Sewage Chemical Manure. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Newcastle, Anniskinnan, and Baltrasna Deviations). Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Extension from Athlone to Galway). Newry and Enniskillen Railway. Norfolk Railway (from Thetford to the Lowestoft Rail way near Reedham, with a Branch to Halesworth). Runcorn Gas. Sheffield Markets. Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks. Swansea Valley Railway. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway. Westminster Improvements. Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Railway (Staines to Ascot and Wokingham, with Branches). Windsor. Staines, and South-Western Railway (Rich mond to Windsor, &c.) LAW OF MARRIAGE. Lord MARCUS HILL a pp eare d at the bar in his official cost ume as Comptroller of her Majesty ' s House hold, and upo n being called upon by the Speaker, ho I MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from the sur. geons of Shrewsbury in favour of the Medical Registra. tion Bill. ROMAN CATHOLICS. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petitition from a place in Bedfordshire against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said—Sir, as it was under stood last night that the debate on the Poor-law Amend - ment Bill would be finished in the course of to-night, I beg now to move that this House, on its rising, shall ad journ until Friday pext. The motion was agreed to. THE BANKRUPT AND INSOLVENT LAWS. Mr. BOUVERIE wished to ask a question of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Last session he had charge of a Bill which proposed to apply a remedy to some of the serious evils which many persons in this country were now suffering from some of the defects in the bankrupt and insol vent laws, but he withdrew the Bill on the understanding that the Government would introduce a Bill in the course of this session for a similar purpose. He understood that such a Bill had been introduced into the other House of Parliament, and he therefore wished to ask his Right Hon. Friend what state the Bill was in, and whether there was a reasonable prospect that that Bill, or some other for a similar purpose, could be passed into a law during the present session? Sir G. GREY said that since last session this subject had been under the consideration of the Lord Chancel lor, and recently the Noble Lord had introduced a Bill into the House of Lords, which was intended to be referred to a Select Committee. He could not express any opinion as to the period when it might be expected in that House. STOCK IN TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. Sir R. H. INGLIS said he wished to ask another question in relation to another important Bill which stood No. 24 on the orders of the day for that night. It was the Stock in Trade Exemption Bill. He wished to know whether the Right Hon. Baronet could not make such arrangement with his colleagues as to allow this Bill to come on at such an hour on some day that a fair discussion might be taken upon it. Sir GEORGE GREY was not aware that it was in tended to offer any opposition to this Bill, but at all events, if they did not get down to the Bill till a late hour, ho should postpone it. Sir R. 11. INGLIS wished to know what the Right Hon. Baronet considered a late hour. Sir GEORGE GREY—After twelve o'clock. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL. Mr. GEORGE BANKES wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of Trade whether he intended to proceed with this Bill, and if he did, when? Mr. T. M;GIBSON—Not till after the holidays. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that after the Ist o: June orders of the day should have precedence o. notices of motions upon Thursday. OFFICE FOR PUBLIC RECORDS. Mr. M. MILNES wished to know whether anything had been done towards the erection of an office for the reception of the public records. Sir G. GREY said that the subject was under the consideration of the Government. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS BILL. Mr. E. DENISON wished to know when the Eccle siastical Commissioners Bill would be again brought before the House? Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to say that he would bring forward the measure on Monday, the 31st inst., when he would state to the House the course which he intended to pursue with respect to the Bill. RAILROAD BILLS.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. HUME moved that the order of the day for the adjourned debate thereupon be discharge. The Com mittee had met, and from the progress which they had made, he thought it would render unnecessary any further debate upon the subject. The order was accordingly discharged. PRISONS' BILL. Lord MAHON wished to know when the Prisons' Bill would be brought before the House. Sir GEORGE GREY proposed to proceed with the Bill on Thursday, the 3d of June. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Sir F. THESIGER asked the Noble Lord when it was proposed to proceed with this Bill? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that he had promised the Recorder of Dublin that he would give ample notice before that Bill was proceeded with. He also took that opportunity of stating that he would proceed with the miscellaneous estimates on Friday next. POOR-LAW COMMISSION. Mr. FARRAND wished to know if the estimates of the Poor-law Commission would be taken on that evening. Lord JOIIN RUSSELL said that the estimates would not be proceeded with before further progress was made with the Prisons' Bill, INTERMENT IN TOWNS. Mr. MACKINNON wished to ask the Noble Lord, if he intended to proceed with this Bill through the present session? Lord MORPETII said that he saw no prospect of passing the Bill during the present session. Mr. MACKINNON would like to know if he saw any prospect of passing the Bill next s ession? —(Laughter.) Lord MORPETH said that he was very confident of being able to pass the Bill next session. USE OF SUGAR IN DISTILLERIES. Mr. BARKLY asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer what are the additional facilities which he intends to give for t h e use of sugar in dist i ller i es , an d whe ther it is his intention to propose during the pr esent session, so m uc h of the Act of the 6th George IV., c. 80, as forbids all attempt to distil in combina tion with g ra i n, or checks use o f su gar in ex isting distilleries, more especially of the 4 th clause of th at A ct, which pro hibits distillation at the same time fr om sugar and grain; t h e 45th clause, which requires six d ays ' notice to be g i ven by the distiller of his intention t o use sugar; and the 46th clause , which requires an int erva l of one mon th between grain and sugar, or sug ar an d gra i n separate ly. , The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCHEQUER said that he had stated on a former occasion that he did not intend to bring forward any measure to prohibit the use of grain in distilleries. He could only give the same answer to the Hon. Gentleman as he gave to the Hon. Gentleman (the Member for Montrose) a few evenings ago, that he wo u ld g i ve every fac ili t y, for the use of sugar, that was consist ent w i t h t h e ex i st i n g laws. The chair man of the Bo ar d o f E xc i se h a d a l s o got instructions to the same effect, an d to g i ve every facility He thought that he bad a paramount duty to keep up no intention whatever to repeal any the revenue.—(Cheers.) m ) ...o the latter p :rt of the ha d that purposes tion of the lion. Gentleman he begged to say that he had part of the Act G which had been p asse d f or l ega lising the distillation from sugar. With r espect to t h e Lion. entleman's ob serYation, that one mouth was neix's"rY before distil- THE PAUPER DESFRANCHISED. _ . Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN asked the Solicitor- General for Ireland whether the fact of having received relief under the Poor law Act since the registering, dis franchises the voter; and in the event of his reply in the negative, to ask whether it be the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to bring in a Bill on this subjtc:, during the present session. The. SOI.ICITOR-GENERAL for Ireland said the question involved great difficulty, for Committees on special cases had differed from each other invariably, and came to contradictory conclusions. It appeared that in England, after the passing of the Reform Bill, any person receiving relief within a year of the county registration was not entitled to be registered. But in Ireland the fact of receivin relief did not disfranchise the county voter. The same law affected the burghs. LOAN OF £300,000. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCLIEQUER said he had, in March last, moved for a vote of 300,0001. for the Relief Commission, Ireland, by way of loan, on the security of the rates, and he now gave notice that he would move a similar vote in the House on Friday next. Mr. HUME hoped at the same time the Right Hon. Gentleman would give an account of the manner in which the other sum had been expanded. SEDUCTION AND PROSTITUTION BILL. Mr. SPOONER, in reply to a question, said there were only seven names opposed to the Bill. He did not know whether these seven gentlemen were necessarily seven wise men; but he begged distinctly to say that he would proceed with the first reading of the Bill at the earliest opportunity, without con sideration of the convenience of these Hon. Gentlemen. He had presented a petition from a woman who was committed for what was called an illegal offence. Sir G. GREY said—A case had been brought to the Home-office in reference to the matter to which the Hon. Gentleman alluded, but there was nothing to convict the magistrate concerned in Ihe matter of anything like illegallity in the conviction in question. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said—lle wished to observe, with reference to the motion for a vote of 300,0001. for the relief works in Ireland, that he hoped the Government would be able to tell the country how it occurred, that the number of persons employed in Ireland on the relief works was reduced from 700,000 to 244,000. Mr. LABOUCHERE explained that it could not be expected that at present there should be a great number of persons employed in the relief works in Ireland As soon as the new system could be carried out, their employment would cease. It was no fault of the Govern ment that the system of public works had not been dis continued a long time ago. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said that he considered that the present was a fitting opportunity to complain that the second question which he asked had not been answered, he wished to call the attention of her ➢la jesty's Government to that question, and inquire whether it was their intention to bring in any Bill upon the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Government had determined to take the matter into consideration. DISTURBANCES IN PORTUGAL. Mr. HUME wished to ask a question of considerable importance. It was rumouren that her Majesty :Government had so fa.t interfered with the affairs of Portugal as to send out a deputation there to make certain arrrangements under the independence of Colonel Wilde. He wished to know what powers or directions were given to this officer, as to any interference with the belligerents, and whether such a course would not cause a danger of this country being involved in a war. It had been stated also that the British officers had been treated with in- sult, and the nation thus subjected to degradation. He wished to know whether the Noble Lord was prepared to lay upon the table any papers or instructions given with reference to this subject. Lord J. RUSSELL said that at present the Govern ment were not prepared to lay upon the table the papers sought for until the proper time came. They would then be placed before the House. Mr. HUME then gave notice that immediately after the holidays he should bring the subject under the con sideration of the House, in order that no uncertainty might rest upon a matter of so much importance. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION ACT. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. BORTHWICK rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) FIRE AT SEA, AND LOSS OF ELEVEN LIVES. (From the Inverness Courier of Tuesday.) Last night, between nine and ten o'clock, a party of three seamen and one woman came into the town by the Beauly Road, from Wick. Two of the former were in a deplorable state—their arms being very severely burned —and the other having an arm broken and otherwise injured. On being taken, temporarily, to the station• house they gave the following story:—They were part of the crew of the barque Swan of Baltimore (a vessel of 400 or 500 tuns burden), Captain Williamson, bound from Valparaiso to Leith with tallow and hides. The crew, including the officers and stewardess, were fifteen in number, and there were three single cabin passengers. Fourteen or fifteen days ago, when off the Western Islands, the steward went down to the spirit-room between twelve and one A.M., to draw off some rum for a portion of the watch below who were sick. While draw ing off the liquor, the candle which he carried fell upon a quantity of dry oakum, which immediately took fire, and before an alarm could be given the flame had caught the spirits. So rapid was the progress of the fire that scarcely an effort could be made to check it before the whole ship was in a blaze; while the thick smoke was so powerful that, as is supposed, none of those who were in bed succeeded in reaching deck. In the meantime the flames had shot up the shrouds and stays, firing the spars; and in endeavouring to cut them away the survivors were dreadfully scorched. The ship had two boats, and in about a couple of hours after the first alarm, the long-boat was got over the side. The stewardess went into it, and the others were preparing to follow, when the captain and the mate (whose name was Johnston), made an effort and got into the cabin, with the intention of saving the ship's papers ; they had, however, either fallen through the burning floor, or been suffocated by the smoke, for they were not again seen. Six seamen and the stewardess succeeded i n get ting into the bot, and though so much injured as to be capable of little exertion, they managed to get clear f o the ship, the sea running at the time very high. The ship had now burned to the water-edge, and though there was another boat left, no hope can be entertained that any were saved by it. The survivors had with them only six or seven biscuits ; and after drifting about for two days and nights, they were picked up about forty miles off the Butt of Lewis, by the Greenock of Port Glasgow, bound for Wick, at which port they were landed. Their names are Margaret and William Mackenzie, or Williams (sister and brother); Zachariah Williams and Alonzo Macdonald; John Smith; Joseph Ford, and Wm. John stone. The three last. mentioned have been left in Wick, their injuries being so severe as to unfit them for travel. By this dreadful catastrophe eleven lives have been lost— the captain, mate, second mate (an Irishman known only as Timothy), and steward ; the three passengers, and four of the crew. The seamen who have reached Inverness have been conveyed to the Northern Infirmary, where their wounds will be attended to. They have lost their all, having escaped with scarcely any clothes upon them. In Wick they obtained some aid from the authorities, as well as a certificate, which the rain destroyed. The whole crew were Americans, though the parents of the Mac kenzies were originally from the Isle of Skye, from which they had emigrated to St. John's, New Brunswick. Macdonald's father also belonged to thi s neighbourhood: FINE ARTS. SCOTLAND DELINEATED, Part 111. Accustomed as we are to the gor geous pro d uct i ons o f the combined arts of printing and engraving, we are certainly amazed at the beauty and dimensions of this very remarkable serial. Each number is a portfolio of historical or topographical drawings from the pencils of some of our most eminent draughtsmen. Clarkson Stanfield is among these illustrators, Thomas Creswick is among them, George Cattermole is among them, and so also is David Roberts. Besides these distinguished artists there are others of acknowledged excellence, and the whole are boldly and exquisitely litho graphed by J. D. Harding. It is impossible to give any adequate conception of the work by the most minute description of a single number, or even of half a dozen numbers. The brilliant and capacious type must be seen, the large and massive pictorial leaves must be id ea of over and cont em pl a t e d, t o conve y a proper of the general character of the undertaking. A finer or more diversified subject could not have been selected than that of the natural and artificial scenery of Scotland, " the land of brown h ea th an d h ang i ng wo od ,' a land in the delineation of which the artistic mind of Roberts revels. The improvement in the appearance of all the growing crops, and especially the wheat in this neighbour hood, and we may say county, is very great within the last ten days; and we are assured by an old farmer that in forty years' experience he never saw the prospect of a good crop, in the present early stage, more promising than it is at pre sent. The abundance of blossoms on all fruit trees this year is something extraordinary ; the apple and pear trees, we believe, were never so promising, and the currant trees are unusually so.—Brighton Gauge. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The enthusiasm produced by Jenny Lind increages every night of her appearance. Last night, at the con clusion of the opera Roberto it Diavolo, the whole house rose en masse and showers d bouquets upon her. A very elegant compliment was paid to the queen of s - .ng by a noble and beautiful countrywoman of her own, the lady of a distinguished member of the corps diplomat que. The lady in question threw her a laurel wreath of green and yellow leaves, the colours of Sweden. Her persona tion of Alice was last night even more exquisitely beautiful more instinct, it possible, with purity, than on the first night of her appearance. Frasehini was in excellent voice, and did full justice to the trying music of the part. He is the best Roberto that has ever appeared. Castellan sang the " Oh, Robert, oh 1 toi que ainze" with great beauty, and Staudigl and Gardoni were ex cellent. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, who honoured the theatre with their presence, joined warmly in the applause bestowed on Mdlle. Jenny Lind. As usual the house was crammed to suffocation, and as usual many hundreds went away from the dogs, unable to obtain admission. THAMES.-(THIS DAY.) Edward Llian, a sergeant in the Ro`•al Marine Corps, was charged with having assaulted James How, manager of the Brunswick Pier Tavern, near the terminus of the Blackwall Railway. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner, accompanied by some females, came into the Brunswick Pier Tavern yester day morning and called for some liquor, which the sergeant paid for, and the women sat down on some stone steps oy the door drinking it. After a little while they began romping together, and between them the glass out of which they had been drinking was broken, and when witness asked the sergeant to pay for it, he agreed to do so, and told the women to go, saying he would settle for the glass, but as some time elapsed and he did not do so, witness again quietly asked him for the money, when he struck him a violent blow in the mouth, making the blood flow. This evidence was corroborated by the waiter, John Erle, who said Mr. How asked for the money in a quiet manner. Mr. Pelham, who appeared on behalf of the prisoner, cross examined the witnesses at some length, but without shaking their testimony. Mr. BALLANTINI fined the prisoner 205., or ten days' im • prisonment.—The fine was immediately paid. SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.) John Bishop was charged with stealing upwards of eight tons of iron, the property of the South-Western Railway Company. Mr. Strap, assistant to the resident engineer, stated that the prisoner was employed by the company to form points on the railway, and for that purpose was supplied from time to time with bars of iron. Of late, however, it was ascertained that, instead of the prisoner returning to the company the iron left after making the points, he converted the same to his own purposes, upwards of eight tons having been discovered, and which he sold as old iron. _ The prisoner, a smith by trade, said that he considered the pieces of iron left after making the points as his own per quisites. The secretary said that the company never intended that the prisoner should have the iron, and that it was his duty to have returned it to the company's store. A witness named Smith, a general dealer, proved that lie purchased of the prisoner a large quantity of iron alleged to have been stolen under the circumstances above men tioned, and which he afterwards sold to Mr. Lumby, an iron merchant at Bankside. The iron having been identified, the prisoner was remanded. TILE EPSOM TERMINUS ON THE OAKS DAT.— This morning a vast number of persons availed themselves of the direct line to Epsom, but the majority of them were of a more respectable class of persons than those who travelled on the line on the Derby day. Among those who travelled by the first-class carriages we perceived several of the aristocracy. The directors have considerably improved the entrance, by which much facility is afforded to the passengers, preventing, in a great measure, the frightful pressure that was experienced on the Derby day. By the twelve o'clock train upwards of three thousand persons were conveyed, and a vast number were left for the next train. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—At a special meeting of the Council, held on Monday last, Sir Harry Smith was elected a vice-patron, and Lady Smith an honorary member of this growing and important institution. The Chairman of the Council, Major Shadwell Clerke, had the honour of waiting upon Sir Harry and his lady, to deli ver to them the official notification of their election. A grand mass is to be solemnized at Brussels for the fortunate escape of the Queen of the Belgians in the late accident on the railway. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS, May 20. CLERGY OFFENCES BILL. The Bishop of LONDON, who was but indistinctly heard in the gallery, moved the second reading of this Bill. He said that alteration in the existing law was allowed on all hands to be absolutely necessary. He himself submitted a Bill last session to persons who were well acquainted with the state of the law eccle siastical and common which was intended to effect some of these alterations. The Bill of this year referred those cases of offences in the doctrines and opinions of the clergy to the usual, the ancient court, where those sat on the bench who were acquainted with the eccle siastical and the common law. It proposed likewise an alteration in the trial of a clergyman before the bishop. Hitherto that had been conducted without the intervention of a jury. Now, however, there was a constituted and organized body in the Church, the canons, and canons residentary, including the archdeacons; and in case there should be no canons residentiary, the rural deans, who should be a jury, with power to the accused of challenging two of the jury, and likewise the next two that should be appointed in room of these by the bishop. The Bill, likewise, provided against the suspension of accusations over a clergyman's head for a length of time,—it provided that no person should have power to prefer a charge against a clergyman after five years subsequent to the alleged occurrence, except the bishop. Ho had stated to their Lordships his views with regard to this Bill. It was not so arbitrary as the measure under which the clergy now laid, for, under the old law they might be brought to the bar of the court without any assistance from either their brethren or counsel. They might be now brought before the court assisted by their brethren, who would naturally be inclined to protect them, and by experienced lawyers. He would attend as far as was consistent with the main principle of the Bill to any suggestion for its alteration. There was nothing in the Bill contrary to the spirit or constitution of the Church or clergy, or to the principles of justice, either civil or ecclesiastical. He only desired to give to the clergy that protection which the law as it now stood did nut give. Lord BROUGHAM (who was nearly inaudible) was not prepared to deny that some such measure as the one proposed by the Right Rev. Prelate was necessary. Cases of the most scandalous description had come before him in the Court of Queen's Bench which would have come completely under the operation of this law. He was, however, far from saying that the whole of this measure ought to be carried into effect,and he wished shortly to state two objectionable points to which he wished to direct the attention of their Lordships. The deputies might be chosen by the Crown, and indeed there was nothing to limit the choice of them ; but, in the first place, such a court was not a regular, constant, or permanent court, and it could only meet as a distinct court every time any offence was committed. There were some provisions to which he could not give his adhesion. He would be anxious that the Bill should go into Committee, and they would then be able to see what beneficial alterations they could make. He cer tainly was, h ow ever, of opinion that the clause givi n g a right of challenge was also defective. The Bishop of EXETER said that when the ecclesi astical court was originally constituted, it was in tended to be strictly and purely a court of appeal in ecclesiastical matters. It was not a matter of blame to those that sat in the other law courts that they should be incompetent to adjudicate upon ecclesi astical matters when they had not received the necessary education upon ecclesiastical subjects. The Act of Henry the Eighth, giving power to the law courts to deal with ecclesiastical ques tions, was oppo6ed to the spirit of the Constitution. He rejoiced in the hope of his Noble and Learned Friend applying his strong and powerful mind to amending the Bill. But he thought that to leave the doctrines of the Church of England to the decision of a single mind was injudicious and impracticable, and was of opinion that a court of divines should be appointed to try cases of this sort, and decide what the doctrines of the Church of England were Any measure to be passed ought to be an effective mea sure. The Bishops were under a strict law of discipline. They were tried by the Archbishop, with six Bishops as assessors. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he could not feel ad very confident of the result of the measure which had just been just been brought in. A m ea tt s h ure the h consent of brought in by one of the Righ h t imeelf; Reverenditas thrown out because front bench (London), butwith Prelates on the Prelate parties who now w d of the opposition of the however, with them, to com agreed, and that Right Rev. spoken last. It seemed, would the existence of a Rightw Rev tha that el p a N te beneficially upon individuals, but tsewa.lhyich that measure was i n _ tended ain o f t o t h r court of app those bad effe o c t holesome effect upon those who ad minister justice. op aew—rThese who know the matter were it would e xer e c a i l se o fact thatcourt could be so as not to make the judges of the efficiently constituted by the well acquainted with the no jurisdiction of another court. The perform their duties better knowledge that they were under the The conclusion of the L N ord sa C id ha h n e cel w lo a r:s p s r p ep ee a c r h ed wa to s quite inaudible in the _ gallery. () Th e Bishop of LON DON adopt any system that would work beneficially. After a few words in explanation from Lord BROUGHAM, Lord CAMPBELL replied. He said there was al ways a degree of suspicion about the fairness in clerical trials, and the common law judges and doctors of civil law. The Bill before the House left it very much in the ' same state as it was. The Bishop of OXFORD said there was great necessity of interposing by a stringent law not to convict the innocent but to protect the inno cent by convicting those who were really guilty. --(Hear.) Clergymen felt often a great reproach lay h upon He wished, rwis body,hoe d them, ewshpee i ar no oy , t l h at e wo r e ap er was a press ssn the n i conviction snru m i pe pu toine r n e t hemember ualtdt erne at attention of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, and wwaswroeradds farosmeeeLeodrdtißmße,OaUnGd his colleagues. A Th ft e er ß a ill fe R o A rd M ered to be committed this day fortnight, Earl FITZWILLIAM then moved fur an account from each rateable di str i ct (whether union, electoral d division, or otherwi se ) o f t h e rates struck in arrear, under th e p rov i s i ons of the l‘etfe,rleveth i e d,an tem porary relief of destitute persons in Ireland ; also accounts of the number of persons, distinguishing males and females , adults, and children, to be relieved in each such district, according to those provisions of the said: Act by which lists of such persons are to be made , within each electoral division ; also return of the esti-- mates (made by the relief committees of each electoral: division) of the sums needed from time to time for the , purchase, &c., of food, under the provisions of clause 7 of said Act ; and also a statement of the rate per cent.. of the rates, whether struck or levied, upon the valuation of the district according to the poor law valuation. After a few words from Lord 1110UNTCASHEL, Earl GREY said he had no objection to the returns. The motion was then agreed to. ARMY SERVICE BILL. The report of the Army Servic e Bill, w ith amend- - ments, was brought up and agreed to. NAVAL PRISONS BILL. The Earl of AUCKLAND, in moving the second. reading of this. Bill, said be did not a nticipate th he hat fo irr objection would be made to the principle, which ad. every reason to beliecfl would operate benefic iall y . any objections were made to the details of the measure,. he should be glad to consider the m in Committee. Be-- fore he sat down he would refer to a subject which bad been brought under his notice by he Noble Baron op-. posite (Lord Colchester). The Nobl e Lord suggested that naval courts-martial should have t he Power, in ee n r- . - thin cases, not of passing sentence of death alone. go— of such other punishment as the case might stlern A t . o if big serve. He entirely concurred in that object, 111; '" „d t is he' Noble Friend would bring forward a Bil l to ewe' e law in this respect, he would give it all th e assist: his power. Lord COLCHESTER thanked the Noble Earl fordo" manner in which he had met his suggestion. With 1 7: spect to the Bill now before the House, he had no doubt: the principle was one which might be put into opemtithir beneficially, and therefore he should not objef t , h t : second reading ; but he should oppose some 0",, - the/ tails. His intention in the measure referred to O r . ts .. Noble Earl was to assimilate the powers of naval CO yf martial to those of military courts-martial. As the la now stood, with respect to the navy, certain offeneee, proved to the satisfaction of a court-martial, they Inus r i whatever were the circumstances, pass the sentence o death. He wished them to have the po wer of passing.: such sentence as the offence might see m to deserves. which would correspond with the prac tice in the ar in f • After a few words from the Earl of AUCKLA ND " which were not heard in the gallery, Lord SALTOUN said the Bill was susceptible of the provement, but he should reserve his opinions till measure was in Committee. The Bill was then read the second time. The Naval Service of Boys Bill was read the wool time. given ve T ern h e e cne E ost a si r ct l eh, o ef f ro M m O presentationtUh e N i T t e C v A. ofm S H a. Ip E ce L et tt lipostponedsi which hetilri ofhf endowed school of Cloumel. The House then adjourned till Friday, the 28th inst* HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 20. BRITISH SPIRITS. into a Committee of the whole House, Mr. MOFFATT moved that the House resolve itself adopt a Bill to permit British spirits to be rectified li bond for exportation, and to permit rectified spirits an % compounds to be warehoused for exportation. VTL Sia The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU!" — _,,, s ,,kI that the objection to this Bill was that it w ould ultimately be impossible to rectify spirits at sP. r f te if the duty was only to be charged after the V i v o left the premises of the rectifiers, the Excise Me te not have the slightest check for levying , u/ with a view to. duty on the spirits in the country. The Hon. Gentler'. said that his Bill was founded on the Bi ll of an 1:1°1" "AL to th e ' Friend of his, who some years ago was Secretary' l: Treasury ; but that Bill had not been proceeded from that time to this. Experiments had been in s l as to whether it was possible to ascertain the differel state of spirits while they were in the hand s of the rent!' , fier. If they succeeded he should have no objecti on : but at present he did not apprehend any such te a t t e , The adoption of the Bill would result in a loss to __ Exchequer, and he should, therefore, have to raise TT duty to supply the deficiency, which the state of OP country would not permit him to do. Mr. LIUME said, at the present time large qua ties of spirits imported from Holland were exported tf. the Colonies, in preference to a better and scot if this measure were scours.; desirable spirit which could be exported from more of his free-trade friends did not support the g i„, motion. He was at all times ready to support th e no .. nistry when they were acting rightly, but 10 "jolt adopted. He was surprised Tot ing this proposal they were stultifying he sr. ) votes upon free trade.—aleart aid He former thought the best way to remove the difficulty sv e ; on be for the House to resolve itself into a Commnt"' the subject. the tracte or rightly, it appeared that a great portion of Dutch this country found its way Into the hands o f the b s Mr. FORBES said that, if be understood the . esse, distillers. He really hoped that those NO. and those* who were in favour of the British distillers, who were in favour of free trade, would give their supp ort to the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. BARCLAY thought so much weight o ught not to be attached by the Government to the objections of the Excise. If those objections were always to be raised as a barrier against fiscal improvement, the effects Mem er might be most disastrous to the best interests of the country. Mr. MOFFATT replied, and the House divided, and the numbers were : For the motion ... ... .. . ... 56 Against it . . ... .., Majority against the motion ... —7 CASE OF MR. DILLON. Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved for copies of the follow ing papers respecting Mr. John Dillon's claim for pris e O'Connor,Statemcts E o s f q ? ., eaosrgtoe the F . Young, chance G. money out of the proceeds of the smuggler brig Peru;' agreement in Mr. John Dillon's case. The decision o: Admiral Sir E. Codrington on said agreement • aud t!l j, opinions of Admirals Sir C. Martin, Sir R. 63011 f th ° 7, 'Exchequer. and the late Sir P. C. Durham thereon, aud legal opinions of Justice Sir H. Maule and tu a Chancellor of and Fergt?. late Sir William Follett thereon ; also the affichi lr . i of Mr. William Burt, then chief boatman of t.ne Coast Guard station at Milk Cove, county Cork, witire, reference to the Peru ,• and likewise the affidavit 0 clearance from the Custom-house of New York by Mr. James Hitchco x. master of the Peru, and the man ifests of the cargo o f the said bri g , and the affidavit , of Mr. Patrick Monaghan thereon ; also for a return' of the quantity of tobacco seized in the Peru, and the , officer at Kinsale , a s p rize -money, on account or amou nt paid to Mr. Henr y Masters, Custom-housn such seizure ; and, lastly, for a copy of the letter addressed to the Lords of the Treasury b 1847 y Mr. John Dillon, dated the 20th day of March, have The Hon. Member went into the particulars, which have already been several times bef ore the House, and tended that Mr. Dillon had been badly used in regard to this matter. It was said that he was not the actual , captor of the brig in question, or directly engaged n e business ; but to that he would reply , t hat it was gene rally admitted, if it could be shown a party was in any way a party to such a capture he was fairly entitled to his share of the rize-money. That Mr. Dillon had been so engaged had been satisfactorily proved by high authorities. The Hon. Member share then ra rwe r treatoef f e r p r rt e i hz d et, to. claimantseveraloe y. w n Ha al and He h ad fully andyneon l t e ii g nt l a tee l dn a t it u oo t n h h o ti r so i t pi follow this s this out, whichb ut thheenooffiwc laboured, u a r s ed, and exceedingly thathes desirous hould thatrece receive c u h n a d r e a r cter should be cleared of th e c h arge o f cow ardice some remuneration fur his loss of and p He trusted, therefore, th a t th e G overnmen t would tak e the matter into their consideration, as the petitioner, he believed, had expended money much aycharacter. and time too, and was, he believed, i n very reduced circumstances. Mr. PARKER said th at on t h e art of the Fir st Lord of the Tresury, he had to say t h a t the p pa pers were now in so different a shape that it was impossible tO render them as they were desired. The original papoa rB trough te meium of Sir Edd Codrintont had been returned to th e memor i a li s ts. Lord Spencer, bad already de h cided the question, and war h e could.notg consent to have it re-opened. The question had been decidel over and over again. All that were really Puiblie. but official papers the Treasury were ready to routic" to those that were copies of private documentsp returne d Mr. Dillon himself they must decline. Mr. WAKLEY said that he could not help thinking but that Mr. Dillon was an injured man; at one time I . l is request was refused because he was charged witn cowardice, but when that is challenged and found to be inaccurate, then they went upon another tack. Why, then, was the question of cowardice raised, unless it was intended to be relied upon—it was unbecoming the Minister of the Crown , _ or the conduct of a great de partment, to act in such a petty manner. Now, he would ask the Hon. Gentleman was be prepared to refer the question to a Select Committee if he refused; he was quite confident that he did so, because he did not feel thoroughly impressed with the justice of his case. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had not any objection to grant the returns moved. Mr. F. BARING said that he hoped justice would be done ; and denied that there was any indisposition on the part of the Government, to which he had the ho nour to belong, to render Mr. Dillon, or any one else, all that justice or propriety demanded. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD thanked the Bight Hon. Gentleman for the courtesy which he had morn; fested towards him, upon the present occasion ; be, of course, should remain satisfied with the concession whi_l..! had been made to him, but the impression Must sti ll remain upon his mind that Mr. Dillon had been hardly treated. He would, therefore, withdraw his motion. NEWFOUNDLAND. Mr. HAWES moved for leave to bri n g in a Bill en -01 , titled, " An Act to render permane nt certain par ts an Act of the fifth and sixth years of her presentim e n t : jesty, for amending the constitution of the Govern? of Newfoundland, and to declare that the rest ? f the said Act shall thenceforward cea se to be in force. " Mr. HUME desired to know whether there were erY other colonies included in the Bill ? Mr. HAe aWS said that the utio objn ectwith of the some Bill few ex V/ restore he y E ncient ceptions. ADMIRALTY COURT HOPE. AT THE CAPE 01' GOOD Captain PECHELL moved for returns of all fee s s V" 1 th able in the several Vi ce-Admiralt y Courts at of Good Hope and S t. Helena, with a return of all , cars and persons holding appointments in the said Conn with the nature of the duty performed, and the anio of ttn JpriJ salary received by ea ch, and, if p aid by fees, h.". at ann_.„: amo unt received by each sin ce the lst day of breaking up re ef the hull and of the sale of the .c , ralty Court at the C a p e of Good 1842 ; of the registrar's copy of the marshal's certiheatl Har and trailsn 3 ls w " of the slave vessel Diana , condemned in the by the agents for the captors to th e reasttry Dad xi:4g the. 4 the %b at to d •t ik !';; T :~ pion !ret u .just Pci c Ject lion Yhe 1 'boa Mal gesi cow to a mitt