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leave to deposit a petition for a Bill, the standing orders ought ' not to be dispensed with. 8. That in the case of the Great Western Railway (Branch to join the West London Railway, Widening and Enlargement of the West London Railway, and Branches to Hammersmith, and to join the London and South-Western Railway near Lambeth) petition, fur additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ,ixth, and eighth resolu tions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bill is appointed to be read a second time on Wednesday, March 17 : York and Newcastle (Main Line Improvement, &c.) HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, :entry, Subscriber:, and the Public, are respectfully 1 nformed, that a GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place TO-3101:110W EVENING, March 18, when will be performed Itelllas Opera of LA BONN AM B LA, Awina, Madame Caitellatt ; Lisa, Madame Solari; Count Rodolfo, Sig. F. Lablache ; Alessio, Sig. tilubpei ; Elvino, Sig,. Ganloni. After which, a Selection from Domzetti's favourite Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. In which Signor Frasehini will appear. Tt, conclude with a new Billet, in Two Tableau, by M. Patti Mg- Youi, the inu,ie by Signer Pugni, entitled TnEA ; OU, FEE AUX ILEUI:S. Principal characters by 31A11:e. C. Rosati, M. Paul Taglioni, &c. The followirm are the prices of Boxes an,( Stalls for this occa sion:—ltomei on the. Pit Tier, Four Guineas; on the Ground Tier, .11 ,- c Guineas ; on the First Pair, Four Gaiiterts ; 011 the Second Pair, Three-and-a-hlalf Guineas ; Pit Stalls, 2. ; Gallery Stalls, ss. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. :Wile Marie Tetglioni. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Established thr the purpose of rendering a more perfect perform ance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direction and 31anagement of 31r. BEALE. The• Nobility, Gentry, and Patrons of Music are respectfully in formed that the Ro) al Italian Opera «ill OPEN on TU ES DA Y, the CUL of April. Prospectuses to be had at the 111,x-office, Bow-street ; at Cramer, Iteitic, and Co.'s, 201, Regeot-street • :ut,l at all the Libraries. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Established for the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direction and Management of Mr. BEALE. Tho Nobility, Gentry, and Patr, - ;ns of Music, are respectflilly in f t:tined that the Royal Italian Opera will open the first week in April. It is rroposed to produce, hi the conrse of tin Season, come of the P7tahllshedworl-.8 of Chnaroaa, I,:czart,Rozzini, :tiz...ynteer, and others cf the more rr_edern - Italian School, !rt.:eluding Opemn by Berlin!, Don!- Seth, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfection in every department ; to which intent the manatement has assembled Company embracing the greatest and most varied talent In Europe. PRIME SOPRANI.—Madame Grisi and Madame Persiani (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Steffaiumi (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap• 14/ranee in this country). CONTRALTL—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this eonntry), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TEtio - Rl.—Signor 3Lailo, Signor Salvator Levis. (of the Imperial theatre of St. Petersburgli, his first appearance in this country), Signer Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in lii/an, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. retersburgh, nis first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIMI BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Helicon!. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marinl (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, Ids first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear we in this country.) PRIME BASSI COMIC' —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Ro'vere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe terthurgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antoluetta Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Atualia Linari, Mademoiselle Luigiva Seconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuelo Slaw (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master— Signor Bonconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA. formed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. - An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected in the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novello. The BALLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to innounce that be has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseusea will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dunti latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand °pent, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta liaderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academic Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinando Croce, Monsieur Delferler (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Itlasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Danse Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curial (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of 11. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsohby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Terri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italien, In Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be bound improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties ran leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. 0. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera, entitled MATILDA. OF HUNGARY. Count Magnus, Mr. Borrani; Pallebrad, Mr. Harri son ; .Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss Rainforth; Lillis, Miss R. Isaacs. To conclude with a new Ballet, entitled SPANISH (=ALLAN TP.I ES. Principal characters by MM. Croce, Adrien, Tell; Baderna, Louise, Adele, St. Louin, and Benard. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LINE. MR. PARSoNS'S BENEFIT. Mr. PARSONS, BOX Book-keeper, respeetfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that his ANNUAL BENEFIT i 9 hied for TUESDAY NEXT, arch 23. Private boxes, stalls, tickets, and places to be had 61 Mr. Parsons, at the Box-office. THEATRE IZOYAL, HAYMARKET. rwler the Management at Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. EVENING Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOE SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, ltuckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. llama], Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Bey . olds, &c. After which, the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called THE INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delight;. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, 7.liss P.tiorton, Mrs. L. S. Buckin,,ham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with the Farce of MAKE YOUR WILLS. Ireton, Mr. Tilbury; Plotter, Mr. Brindal ; Brag, Mr. Buckstone; Clara. Miss Telbin ; Mrs. Foresight, Mrs. Stan ey. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Mauagement of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performeal the Drama of MARTIN CIWZZLEWIT. 'Votin Raney, Mrs. Keeley; Salrey (lamp, Air. Keeley ; Peeksiiiff, g Mr. Matthews ; Tigg, Mr. Wigan ; Chuzzlewit, Mr. Emery ; Pinch, Mr. Meadows. To conclude with the splendid new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TILE ENCHANTED FuItEST ; or, Bear, Eagle, and Dolphin. Principal characters I•y Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Bronvey, disc E. Daly, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Laldlaw, Miss Howard, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Bender, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, and Mr. Wigan. THEATRE ROYAL, nder the direction of Maclaine Celeste THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. pectford ; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which, the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Characters by Messrs. Cullenford, %\'aye, Wright, Stoker, Mrs. Laws, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Matthews. To conclude with th , ‘ rare of SHOCKING EVENTS. In which 31r. Lambert, Mr. Worrell, Mr. 3lunyard, Miss Harding, and Miss Chaplin will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox. sole I. , ossee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed Bellini's Opera Feria, entitled NORMA. Pollio, Mr. Barker; Oroveso, Mr. Lefler; Flavius, Mr. Wynn ; Adelgisa, Miss A. Romer; Clotilda, Miss Rourke ; Norma, Miss Bassano. After which, a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOIIAN SERENADERA. l'o conclude with a new Drama, entitled DREAMS OF THE HEART. ltrienne, Mr. Ryder; Clermont, Mr Hughes; Bouteville, Mr. Vinnin. ; Montaran, r. Harris : Hermine, Mrs. Stirling ; Baroness, Mrs. Foshroke ; Teresine. \liss Margh;4ll. • FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. IDEA IRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. FOR THE BENEFIT OF M. LAFONT. TIIIA EVENING Will be performed the Vaudeville, entitled PIERRE LE ROUGE. Pierre le Rouge, M. Lafortt ; Jeanneton, Mdlie. Farguell. To correlate with a new Comedic-Vanieville, entitled LEKAIN ; Acteur celebre en Province. Dogard, M. A. Tousez ; Florine, Alin. Boxes, 6s. , Pit, 3s. 6d. Stalls, 33.; Gallery, 2s. Door s opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN IERENADERS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable ENFERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, TO-MORROW EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mence at Halt-past Eight. Their next PAY PERFORMANCE will take place on MONDAY MORNING, March 22. The Performance will commence at ha'f-past Two o'clock. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Propnetor, %Ir. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed Sir Walter Scott's KENILWORTH ; or, The Golden Days of England's Elizabeth. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. The Perii,rma.nce of M. Pablo t'ationte and his highly-tralned Steed. To conclude with a favourite Allerpiece. Box-oince open Iroin eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. EOYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mr,:. Frances Davitte. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. HINKLEY. . • • THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Domestic Drama (founded on the Novel of the s ame name), entitled LILLY DAWSON ; or, A Poor SUM,. Prineipal characters by Messrs. Lewl., Johnson, Heslop, Savilng,, Phelps. Frdericks, Webb, -Neville, Miss Te. rey, Mrs. Vin and Mrs. Saville. After which, DON GIOVANNI ; or. A Spectre on Horseback. LeVrello, Mr. Vale. To conclude with she It 0 0-Drama of JONATHAN BRADFORD ; or, The Murder at th ;Ann e Roadside Inn. Scrtuninidge, Mr. Yale; Rack boMr. Homier Bradford, M m firs. Homier. pen open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA T roxes, Is,, Half price, Cd.; Pit. Co - Gallery, I/. l, ai , d 'i s " . : ( l l . ers, 3(1. Private Box et., THIS EVENING Will be perfmnesl SI NlV3lLLFilst...piiri,o.Th.eualreu,r}d.oenur at a the Five Fickle Gopse. Characters t iiirap miss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, , ii , s i srearce, &c. n, Howard, TO eadeltale With Tiii: liA I 1 .. SLAVES OF T OULON . ~, The Hidden Treasures of the Cross. Supported by the entire strenutri; of the Company. PARIS AND BOIJLOGNE RAILWAY. OPElstiva THE LINE FROM AMIENS TO ABBEVILLE.—AMIENS, SuN DAT EvExmc.—The inauguration of the first part of the Amiens and Boulogne Railway took place to-day. The public ser. vice between Amiens and Abbeville will commence to morrow ; and six diligences of the Messageries Royales and Laffitte will perform the remaining jour ne y between A bbe villeand Boulogne every day with great rap idit y , until the opening of the second part of the railway, which is fixed for the month of August next. Mr. Charles Laffitte presided at the inauguration, which has been attended with complete MOM. , ./.116 Now ready. in 2 yes., 21s. bound.. _ _ ADVENTURES OF THE C ON NAUGHT RANGERS. By WILLIAM GRATTAN, ESQ. Late Lieutenant, Connaught Rangers. " Lieutenant Grattan has written a spirited narrative of the event ful career of oue of the most dishing regiments in the service, mir roring its adventures in a bold and vivid manner, which imparts lite, and vigour, and deep interest to his delineations. We have no doubt of the success of the volumes. To read of the exploits of such a corps, by one of its officers, who shared in its memorable cam paigniogs, must be an attractive and exciting amusement to every true-hearted liriton."—United Service Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE WEATHER.—SUN UPTICK, MARCH 16. TIiERMONZTER, Lowest, 41 ; Highest. 50 ; Noon, 53, BAROMETER, 29.95. Wind S.S.W., fine sunshiny weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BUIDOE Tint; DAY. Morning .. 58 minutes after 1.1 Ereninc .. 19 minutes site: 2. 1 / 4 „ , 44-74 f. yo r T- :rob • lg. b\ • • . 0 ". "'"' • aRoIT ~~A➢~~%l~~ ~~lCil~ LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1847. On account of the late:arrival of our Express from Liverpool, with the American News to the latest date (Halifax, March 3), we are obliged to omit our usual Parliamentary Summary. A grievous impression appears to be prevalent that Government can and cygM to do I. , Iv2nTTEING for the s'-;ring raultitrdes of Ireland. The notion is alto gether absurd. Government has neither the power nor the moral obligation to give shelter and suste nance to the famishing millions. Were it to under take anything so extravagantly beyond its capacities, the whole empire would become insolvent. Were it to take upon itself the task of feeding and clothing and employing one-half of the population of Ireland, the load would be immeasurably beyond its strength —its back would be broken. The emergency is quite analogous to the insurrection recorded in Roman history, when the plebeians revolted against the patri cian citizens, and were only reconciled to their lot as labourers by the cunning allegory of the Belly and its Members. Were a different course to be pursued by the Legislature than that of compelling the rela tive portions of the body corporate to support each other, that body corporate would either be distorted into an ailing deformity or would perish. The reasoning is obvious. Without a symmetrical dispo don of the various parts of any production, whether natural or artificial, health, and power, and comeliness, and a good organization are impossible. Supposing the Government yielded to the demands of a clamourous and selfish minority, what would be the inevitable consequence ? Why the whole vigour of the consti tution would be sapped in appeasing the wants of a famishing piasantry and pampering the vices of an indolent proprietary. Ireland would no longer be the Ministerial difficulty—it would be the Ministerial damnation. The object of the Irish representatives and Peers, who remonstrated with Lord JOHN RUSSELL upon the impolicy and impracticability of his Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill, is to transform the tenantry of Ireland into perpetual pensioners on the Exchequer, or to obtain the consent of the Govern ment to a system of inaction, whereby the peZsantry would be rapidly and conveniently thinned in num bers from the combined influences of famine and pesti lence. Criminal beyond all possibility of utterance as are these endeavours, their criminality is immeasurably surpassed by their foolish ness. Let the men who would thus strive to debar 3,500,000 of their fellow-countrymen from all chances of assistance upon the occasion of their direst necessity, let these men remember that for every able-bodied labourer that dies through their neglect would perish a portion of the national vigour —for every child, a germ of the future prosperity of the kingdom —for every woman, a guarantee for the so briety or the domesticity of the industrial classes. Hence it is that a systematic emigration is altogether inde fensible. Hence it is that the preservation of human life is more desirable than the reclamation of a given portion of land from the ocean, or the transformation of moorland into arable land, or the clothing of rocks with turf for pasturage. Hence, in fine, is it among. the most solemn admonitions of Christianity that the poverty-stricken should be cherished, that the naked should be clothed, that the hungry should be fed. In the language of the fine old Latin chaunt, there is recompense as well as benignity in raising the poor from the dunghill—de stercore erigens pauperem. During the adjourned discussion upon the poor laws for Ireland, Lord JOHN MANNERS intimated that by rendering Irish property answerable for Irish po. verty, according to the Government system, the pro perty would be either "depressed or annihilated," and that therefore ha was disposed to offer the mea- sure his earnest opposition. Shallow logic, Lord JOHN ! What, must the poverty of the peasant be de nied all assistance from the property of the landlord, because, forsooth, it would be injurious to the imme diate interests of the latter ? That is apply ing to the Irish proprietary the principle which Lord BYRoN has christened " regal blasphemy"— it is giving them the fee simple of their es tates by " right divine." Now we have seen the medallion—let us look at the intaglio. The favourite aphorism of COWPER, that " GOD made the country and man made the town," is not one jot more truthful than that the landlords are only the trustees of the tenantry, inasmuch as the produce of the land is the property of the people. In periods of pros- perity the peasantry is nourished by the wages re ceived for the cultivation of the soil, and the surplus capital realised directly by the crops, or indirectly by the crops through the rental, is ensured by the State to the landlord, as a recompense for the faithful dis- charge of his duties as a guardian of the poor, as a promoter of local industry, and as a representative and agent of the Government in a certain div] lion of the empire. Whenever a proprietor fails in the performance of the duties enjoined upon him by this tacit compac:, his right of possession has virtually evaporated. It is a sacred part of this mutual agreement, that in moments when the tenantry and peasantry are reduced to a state of pauperism by the accidents of vegetation, that they shall receive from the surplus coming to the landlord a modicum sufficient to prevent their death by inanition. And the poor-law is the in strument by which this principle is enforced. Now, in the present destitution of Ireland, Government has generously relieved the proprietary from the first onus of the duty of succouring the population. After a certain time of preparation has elapsed the Legisla ture is called upon by the Ministry to stimulate the memories of the Irish landlords to a recollection of the conditions upon which alone they are entrusted with the land—to compel them, in short, to fulfil one of the foremost and most rational and most necessary of those conditions. At this announcement the Irish proprietary are indignant—they are altogether averse to the system of giving relief to able• bodied labourers. This remonstrance has not even the credit of being enunciated ad captandum vulgus. In a great trading community there is nothing of more vital importance to the. public generally than that due and fitting provisions should be made with regard to the manner in which payment of debts may be enforced, so that every facility should be given to creditors to compel those who have the ability, but not the will, to liquidate their responsibilities, while, on the other hand, every assistance should be afforded, and indulgence given, to the honest but unfortunate debtor, who is willing to surrender all his property for distribution amongst those who have just and equitable claims upon him, and who has no' been guilty of any fraud or unfair dealing in the manner in which his debts were contracted. It is really asto nishing that matters should so long have been con ducted on false principles in England, essentially a commercial nation ; and even t o thi s d ay t h e ent i re h eenetial .ankrupt and insol ven t co d e i s suscept ibl e o f vast unP rvellin beneficial to w hich,all parties —as t iadapted , ,e w l ould prove equally to t he cre ditor as to the debtor. Much has already been effected, but much remains still of late to b e done. Every step that has been takenyears . has been in the right direction, the errors a nd istake l s . c c , i f former years have had remedies gradualral and we may hope speedily to see the lawyofaplebiteo; Newrial Tit E SU N, L 0 N,D and creditor brought to as great a state of perfectbn as can be hoped for in any merely human code. It is, perhaps, well that the ameliorations in the law have been brought forward with such precautions as not men. to shock the prejudices of any whose interests were The blockade of the Douro is strictly enforced involved. It would be next to impossible at once to The English merchant-ships, the Emma Graham, the build up a system that would suit every interest. Laura, the Lusitania, and the Wilberforce, all Even were it desirable in itself, it would prove in- i freighted with wine, were captured by the brig of jurious if the public mind ws not d u ly prepared for war Sera di Polar, and sent to Lisbon for adjudica its reception. "Festina le n t e " is a ma x i m that must tion. It is, however, said that they are not lawful continually be borne in mind by legal reformers ; and prizes, as no information of the final and efficient in no department of the law must greater caution be blockade had been transmitted to the Consul at used in effecting changes than in that to which we are Oporto. alluding. The test of experience must be applied to The QUEEN'S troops on the 26th ultiino captured the mode of working of every former provision. Its Almeida, which surrendered on terms without firing advantages and abuses must be fully weighed and a shot. The only force in the town was the maturely considered before any change is proposed. movable battalion of Almeida. The capture of The opinions of those who, from their positions, are Almeida frees the district of Guarda from insurgents. competent to form a correct judgment on the proposed A meeting of the shareholders in the Bank of alterations, must be taken as to the defect s and deft- Portugal was held at Lisbon on the 9th, and the ciencies of the new enactments, and the probability following resolutions were adopted : of their working well, so as practically to attain the "1. That the Lank will cancel 50 contos per month of its n .,, o ) t e c o s, n o u n s c b on . t w lit a io . n of th li at ui %o c lcer c, n Fi r n t pay a monthly- sum of desired object. The new measure introduced by debt all with pa N.n t l l e i n e t l a , Lank. shall Lord BROUGHAM to the House of Lords, and which "" 2. That from the q Ist of nb A l pril be received its first reading on Thursday last, app e ar s t o made, half in paper, the rest in spe c i e ." have had every possible care and precaution bestowed The " suspension of guarantees" for another upon it. It has been substituted for the former mea - month has been renewed. Count TOJAL has, in consequence of the arrears due t o th e State einp/oy;s, sure of that Noble and Learned Lord, who very pro perly sent a copy thereof to every Commissioner in I subjected them from the Ist Febru ary t o a d e d uct i on the country, and embodied in the present Bill the several of one decima and five per cent. i ns t ea d o f two alterations suggested by those learned gentl e m en . decimas. He has also caused th e J unta o f Pu b l i c Lord BROUGHAM has long held a prominent posi- Credit to affix its sal to Bank of Lisbon notes, with tion among legal reformers, and entitled himself to a view to greater security, and ha s fi xe d th e re the marked thanks of the community f o r the gre a t lative values of the native and for e i gn co i ns now i n and beneficial changes he has effected, but in no re- circulation. The Bank of Portugal published, accor di ng t o speed has he mer:ted gre3ter approbation than in the stipulation, the folio - ning statement of its condition present instance. The present Bill abolishes the jurisdiction given to on the 27th of February :—Note s o f th e B an k o f the Court of Bankruptcy and the district courts in Portugal in circulation (none); D e p os it s , 797,305 insolvency, under the sth and 6th Vic., cap. 116, and 873 ; Money in metal, 162,940 562 ; G o ld an d 1 1 1 7th and Bth Vic., cap. 96, and transfers that juris- silver in bars, 5,014 506. E xc h ange , 52 to ; diction to the Insolvent Debtors' Court and the Bank Shares, 300 t o 320 ; Fi ve per C en t. Inscrip tion, 45/ to 46 ; Four per Cent. Inscription, 45i to udges appointed under the Small Debts Act of last session, but that jurisdiction is to remain in force as 46; Discount on Notes, 1,600 last ni g ht ; p r i ce thi s to petitions now depending. From the time of the morning, 1,500. passing of the Act all persons who shall have resided in any of the metropolitan counties—Middlesex, Hertford, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, or Essex—for six calendar months, are to be within the jurisdiction of the Insolvent Court, and, in other cases, of the judge of the Small Debts Court within whose district the insolvent shall have re sided for a like time. It is not stated within what period previous to the filing of the peti tion that residence must have been, but it is plain that the party must have been resident for six calen dar months within the district before his petition can be entertained. The Acts now about to be amended required residence for twelve months immediately preceding the petition. The chief feature in the new measure is, that every insolvent, whether possessed of any property or otherwise, who has resided ithin the jurisdiction for the period aforesaid, may file his petition, and the court or such judge is thereupon entitled forthwith to grant him an in terim order protecting him from arrest ; or if he should be in custody at the time in execution, to order his discharge on receiving an undertaking in writing from the insolvent to attend the court on the day appointed for his first examination, and on every sitting day held in the matter of his petition, or at any other time when required by the court or judge so to do ; and every wilful breach of such undertaking is to be a misdemeanour, , punishable by impri sonment, with or without hard labour. The court or judge may at any time suspend or withdraw this protection and again renew or suspend it at their or his pleasure. This is a just and humane provi sion, and prevents the possibility of any person being imprisoned to gratify the malevolence of a vindictive creditor, unless his conduct shall appear to the satis. faction of the court to be worthy of punishment. the most distinguished manner by DAs Arras and SA DA. BANDBISA. On the 25th ult. DAS A3TAS reviewed the garrison of Oporto, amounting to 6,000 Madrid papers of the Bth have arrived. The QUEEN had refused to accept the resignation of the Ministers, and General PAVIA had been ap pointed to supersede General BRETON in Catalonia, It was rumoured that the QUEEN had consented to the appointment of General MANUEL CONCHA as Captain-General of Old Castile, and that he would also assume the command of the army of observation on the frontiers of Portugal. Senor ISTURITZ accompanies Queen CHRISTINA to Paris, doubtless to receive his instructions before pro ceeding to London. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH B.—The Three per Cents. closed on the Bth inst. at 30% for cash; the Five per Cents. at 19% cash ; the Passives at 5% ; and Coupons at 17, cash. We have received the Paris papers. A curious scene took place in the Chamber of Deputies during the course of the debate on Satur day. The Minister of Finance presented a Bill for legalising the contract entered into between the Go vernment and Messrs. Hsuoux and HUNDEL, for the establishment of a steam-packet service between Havre and New York. The Minister proceeded to read the contract entered into between " His Excel lency the Minister of Finance and Messrs. IlEaoux and HuNDEL." The word " Excellency " roused the ire of the Republican party of the Chamber. Up rose M. GLASS BIZOIN. "I have an observation of some importance," said this Hon. Deputy, " to ad- dress to the Chamber. I find in the preamble of the agreement entered into with HEROUX and HVNDEL a word that could only have crept in through inadver tence on the part of the Minister of Finance. In this preamble I read these words : 'Between his Ex cellency the Minister of Finance.' Well ! Since 1830 we have had no Excellencies."—(A laugh.) Hereupon several voices exclaimed, " The title of Monseigneur has alone been suppressed ;" whereupon M. GLASS .BIZOIN rejoined, "There are only Minis ters.—(Agitation.) I hope that no one here will attempt to restore the word Excellency to the Par liamentary vocabulary." The Minister declared that the word had been used by his predecessors, and that he would continue its use; whereupon M. LIIER UETTE said; " I formally demand the omission of the word, not because it is a word of insignificance in itself; but because the use of such a word has a tendency to revive the usages of a former regime. Recollect that contemporaneously with the use of this expression we find our Ambassadors making use of a new sort We published on Saturday, in eatenso, a letter upon the Government Education scheme, written by Mr. ROBERT Ecsurr, and addressed by him, on behalf of the Committee of Privileges, to ministers of the Wesleyan Association ; also the form of petition recommended to be numerously signed by every con gregation over which they presided ; and likewise the letter of Dr. KAY SIIITTTLEWORTII to Mr. ECEETT, penned with the view of convincing this gentleman and the Committee of Privileges that the opinion they had formed of the nature of the plan and of the intentions of the Government in respect to education was completely erroneous. It is impos sible to suppose that any acting body of so influential and highly respectable a class of religionists as the Wesleyans could condescend to misrepresentation ; but the documents before us afford a striking instance of how men's judgments may become perverted by looking at anything through a false medium. In the present case, the bile noir of the Wesleyans has been Government interference and patronage in matters ecclesiastical or educational ; and so strong a hold has the apprehension of such a result taken of their minds, as apparently to have disabled them from dis passionately and calmly deliberating upon any scheme that might be propounded for the intellectual culture of the people. Who on earth could form a fair opinion of the Government scheme from the repre sentation that " it will most extensively and dan gerously increase the patronage and power of the Government and of the clergy of the Established Church, by making the instructors of the masses of the youthful population dependent upon the Govern ment for stipends, premiums, and pensions, and on the clergy of the Establishment for certificates of satisfactory conduct to enable them to obtain such payments ?" Yet such is the actual description given of the plan in the body of the petition, which nume rous congregations are to be invited to sign. The description is erroneous in every particular. This is rendered manifest in the able, temperate, and con clusive letter of Dr. SHUTTLEWORTIi, who establishes that the proceedings of the Committee of Council on Education have been strictly in keeping with the principles and remarks which we put forward on this subject on Saturday last2The letter of Dr. SHUTTLE WORTH comes most seasonably before the public. It will serve to disarm suspicion and dissipate error. It will prove that, by the plan proposed, civil and re ligious liberty will not be " insidiously assailed," and that it is not to be apprehended that "the principles of bi gotry and hostility against all classes of Dissenters, and of slavish subserviency to every measure of Govern of language. They no longer speak of the monarch, but of their master. Considering him also as their sole master, they invariably sink the word national,' and in all cases re-establish the word 'royal.' On every occasion they revive these ancient symbols." This speech of M. LHERBETTE produced such a scene o f agitation that the debate was ulti mately adjourned. There cannot, however, be a doubt but that M. LHEREETTE is right. c ows p athrprE is endeavouring to restore every thing in France as it was before 1830, everything save the dynasty. There still remains to be obtained a quan tit y o f foreign to provide for th e f oo d o f the people until the next harvest. The following observati ons from a ddressed by the M ayor of Rennes to the Echo 3 i 4 g 0 n ,00 corn, o ton s , equal to seventeen day s ' consumpt i on, or are worthy the at t ent i on of those a letter, A o Ticok, who find fault with our own Gover nmen t f or not in terfering with the corn trade :—"lt is no doubt praiseworthy," says this letter, " for the a u th or i t i es of a town or district to associate and advance money to purchase and import foreign corn to keep down the markets, but, unfortunately, such measures pro duce alarm and consequent hoarding, and thus defeat the intended object." Queen CIinIsTINA has arrived in Paris. We find the following in the Union Monarchique : " We are assured tha t Count Br esson , who is at present in Paris, has declared 10 the Government that he is firmly re solved not to retnrn to Madrid. The repeated requests of M. Guizot, and even of a still more influential person, have not succeeded in overcoming Count Bresson's determination. This resolution causes at this moment the more embarrass ment to the Government, as Count Bresson insists on the performance of the promise formerly made to him of the embassy to Rome or to Vienna." The Funds remained stationary in Paris on Sunday. The attendance of sreculators at the Passage de l'Opera was im mense, but so nicely balanced were hopes and fears that none ventured on a sale or a purchase. The Three per Cents., 77f. 70c. Lyoss, MAzcit 12.—Varis and Rouen, 8681. 75c.; Avig non and Marseilles, 822 f. 50c.; Northern, 627 f. boc.; Paris and Lyons, 486 t. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHAN@E, MAscm 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 13% —Pule!' Ithenish, 4 —Namur and Liege, 4;6—Northern of Franca, 12% —Orleans and Bordeaux. 6% —Paris and Lyons, 6% —Rouen and Havre, 26}(—West Flan ders, 2%. IRISH WASTE LAND IMPROVE MENT SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Si ,—By the report in The Sun of last night, of the half - yearly meeting of proprietors of this society , held on Saturday last, it is stated that the liabilities of the society amount to 12,4611. 18 s . ld., w hereas the amount appearing at the foot o f th e accounts, an d rea d by me to the meeting, viz., 12,461/. 15 s . 3d. ( no t 12,4611. 18s. Id.), is that of the society's a sse t s , after deducting its liabilities. The error i n th us su b s ti tut i ng " liabilities " for "assets," being calculated to create much prejudice against the society, I rely on your candour to insert this communication,—And am, Sir, your very obedient servant, FREDERICK FRY, Secretary. The report was taken from a Sunday Paper.—[En. Sun] AMERICAN NEWS. FIFTEEN DAYS LATER. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. (FRO3I OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. The Cambria steam ship arrived here from Boston and Halifax this morning. Her passage was somewhat protracted in consequence of the state of the weather. Her dates are—New York, Feb. 27 ; Washington, 26 ; New Orleans, 19 ; Boston, March 1; and Halifax, March 3. The news is important. The commercial news taken out by the Cambria had at first the effect of depressing the grain market, but prices had again began to rise before she sailed for Europe. A great decline had taken place in the price of cotton subsequent to the arrival of the Sarah Sands and the Cambria. Freights continued to be enormously high. As the state of the markets is to the English reader a matter of the greatest importance, we prefer giving them the most prominent place in our present report. The following is the COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW TORY.—The markets continued steady for bread stuff:, with moderate transactions. There was some better feeling in the flour market, and large sales of Genesee could have been made without difficulty on the spot, at 7 dolls. Sales deliverable in May, continued to be made at 6 dolls. It was reported on 'change that some efforts had been made to arrive at the probable stock cf flour in this market, and that it was thought .that 120,000 barrels would cover all in the city, including the stock in first bands, variously estimated at 50,000 a 70,000 barrels, and the supplies held on speculation with stocks in the hands of the milling and retail trade. It must be borne in mind, however, that to arrive at an exact estimate of the total amount of stock is attended with much difficulty, and the above statement may amount to something over the mark, or fall a little short of it. Be this as it may, it is agreed upon all hands, that the stock is very low compared with that of last year at the same period, and :should the river remain closed till late in the season, this fact would of itself he sufficient to stiffen prices. The stock in Phila delphia and Baltimore is said to be good; but the freights on it from those ports to New York cost about 50 cents per barrel, or more from the latter. Until the canals open, large additional supplies cannot be expected to arrive to replace the deficiencies, at any material re duction in the present cost of transportation. In wheat, sales were chiefly confined to lots from the country, ad jacent to the city, at full prices. In corn, there was less done, without change in prices, except that the article was feeble at a dollar. Provisions were in less re quest, and small sales of prime pork were made at a decline of 50 cents per barrel since the forepart of the week. Mess ditto was offered in a small way, at a reduction of 25 cents per barrel, without buyers. This decline was attributed to increased tightness of money in Wall -street. In beef, the market was firm, while in lard and other descriptions of pro visions there was no change. Groceries continue steady at previous rates. PROVISIONS.—Under the reported influence of some in creased pressure in the money market, the prices of pork gave way, and we report sales of 200 barrels of prime at 12 dolls. 50 cents ; and a small lot of mess was offered at 14 dolls. 75 cents, without finding a p urc h aser . B ee f , we re port a sale of 100 barrels of country mess, at 12 dolls. Lard continued steady at loj f cents for old, and 11 cents for new, but we heard of no sales. There was no change in cheese or butter. No large sales of smoked or pickled meats were reported. RlCE.—High rates still acted as a check upon operations. Last sales of good to prime were made at 4 dolls. 47i cents to 4 dolls. 75 cents. Fancy qualities were held at 5 dolls., with small sales. BOSTON, Fes. 25, r AL—Flour Good common brands Genesee are held at 6 dolls 87 cents to 7 dolls per barrel, and stock in first hands comparatively light ; the receipts per railroad have materially fallen off since the late snow storm. Fancy brands, there is a better supply. Corn—Very little doing; yellow round at railroad was sold this morning at 1 doll; ditto flat is worth 94 cents to 95 cents per bushel, measure. February 26—Since the first of January there have been exported from this port to Europe, (principally Ireland) ten thousand nine hundred and sixteen barrels of flour, one hundred and si x t y -fi ve thousand and five hundred and eleven 'bushels of corn, and twelve hundred barrels of corn meal. For the quarter ending December 31, there was exported from this port, thirty-eight thousand six hundred and seventeen barrels of floor, one hundred and seven thousand and forty-one bushels of corn, eight hundred and forty-one bushels Indian meal, and nine hundred bushels of rye, the value of which was 303,361 dols. In addition to the above, three barks cleared this morning for Europe, via., the Attica, for Cork ; the Hannah Thornton, for Galaway ; and the Angola, for Liverpool, with fifty-one thousand five hundred and seventy-seven bushels of corn, two thousand one hundred ditto rye, five hundred barrels of flour, and five hundred ditto corn meal. PHMADELPIIIA, FEB. 24.—The sales of flour since yes terday embrace, in all, about 3,000 barrels mixed brands, at 5 dels. 75 cents, m os tly t a k en on speculation. This price has since been refused, and 6 dolls. asked by sonic factors. Corn Meal.—A sale of 600 barrels is reported at 4 dolls. 62ic. and 4 dolls. 50 cents has been refused for large parcels. Wheat.—No sales. Corn.—We notice sales of 2,000 bushels Pennsylvania yellow at 85 to 87 cents, the latter by weight; most holders are asking 90 cents. CINCINNATI, WEB. 20.—Prices, if anything, were a shade lower yesterday. Something over 2,ooo,barrels were sold, the largest lot not exceeding 200 barrels at 4 dolls. 65 cents to 4 dolls. 80 cents delivered, mostly at 4 dolls. 70 cents to 4 dolls. 75 cents. The stock is evidently accumulating in store, with continued liberal receipts. BALTISLOZE, FEB. 26.—1 n Howard-street Flour the sales are quite limited. Late yesterday afternoon 200 brrls. were cold at 5 dolls. 87% cents, and 400 brrls. to-day at the same rate. Holders generally are asking 6 dolls. The receipt price is unsettled. Holders of City Mills ask 6 dolls. Several offers to purchase to-day at 5 dolls. 87% cents were refused. A sale of 500 brrls. Susquehanna Flourat 5 dolls. 87% cents, now held at 6 dolls. Small sales of prime Maryland red Wheats at 120 to 122 cents. Te-day there is a little better feeling in the market for Corn, and we note sales of Maly land et 80 to 81 cents. for white, and 82 to 83 cents for yellow. A sale to-day of Pennsylvania yellow at 85 cents. Oats are wanted and would bring 40 cents. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18.—The old story of an express in town with later European news was started again yesterday, and the unusually heavy business in bread stuffs certainly gave a colouring of probability to it. A reference to our commercial column will show the extent of the transactions. The sales of flour ran up to nearly 33,000 barrels, early in the day at 5 dols. 90 cents. for Ohio brands, though later 6 dols. 25 cents. and 6 dols. 37 1 5 t ,1 cents. per barrel were paid. Corn, too, went off briskly. Exporters took about 80,000 bushels, mostly at 1 doll. per bushel, which was freely offered to the close. Hardly anything was done in Cotton, the sales not exceeding 1,200 bales at easier prices. ALBANY, Feb. 25.—Flour—The only transactions of mo ment we hear of to-day, is a lot of 575 barrels Oswega, at 6 dolls. 31 1 % cents.; a small lot of Genesee from western wheat was sold at 6 dolls. 37 1 / cents. Holders of good brands flour are firm at 6 dolls. 50 cents. Eastern orders and small sales from store at 6 dolls 62i cents. Grain—Time receipts of produce continue as large as ever, and prices are better. Oats 40 cents. Rye 83 to 84 cents. Corn 83 to 84 cents. Barley 63 to 66 cents. The sale reported yesterday was 6,000 bushels corn and 6,000 ditto barley, not rye, at 67 cents, to arrive within 20 days of time openieg of the canal. Provisions—Pork arrives but in small lots, and sells at 6 dolls. 50 cents to 7 dolls., according to quality. A lot of 3,500 lbs. lard, an extra article, is in market ac the high mark of 14 cents. Whiskey—No sales. BOSTON, FEB. 25.—The schooner Joshua Brown, 112 tons, of Provincetown, was chartered to-day, to load with corn for Cork, Ireland, direct. PITTSBURG, FEB. 22.—Declined on Saturday. Our dealers appear to know what news the Cambria will bring. Sales of 175 brrls. very prime, early in the day, at 4 dolls. 50 cents; 200 ditto at 4 dolls. 25 cents to 4 dolls. 37 cents; 30 ditto at 4 dolls. 37 cents; 300 ditto at 4 dolls. 25 cents; these sales were principally on the wharf. The sales from waggons were a shade above this, mostly at 4 dolls. 31 cents. to 4 dolls. 37 cents. Corn—Continues firm, with sales of 300 bushels at 40 cents. A New York paper of Feb. 27 thus sums up the political intelligence:— • From Mexico, we have to-day—or rather from a por tion of it, which is the actual seat of war—some inter esting intelligence, though not of any decisive impor tance. An outpost of American volunteer cavalry had been surprised and captured in advance of SFaltillo and an officer of the regular army (Lieutenant Ritchie) with an escort of ten dragoons, bearing dispatches from General Scott at Brazos Santiago, to General Taylor, at Monterey, had been cut off. By arrivals at New Orleans, we have Tampico dates to the Bth instant, Brazos to the 6th instant, relantamoras to the sth, Carmnargo and Vera Cruz dates to the 2d instant, the city of Mexico to the 29th ult. A detachment, composed of 80 Kentucky and Arkansas cavalry, was cut off when thirty miles beyond Saltillo, by General Minon. They formed an outpost, and were sur prised and taken prisoners without resistance. Major Borland, C. M. Clay, and Major Gaines were cap tured. A transport, also, with a regiment of Mississippi volun teers, under command of Colonel De Rutsev, was wrecked off the coast of Mexico, near Tampico. The survivors of the regiment—the weater part, as is hoped —on reaching the land, were soon attacked by a superior Mexican force; and at the last accounts the result of the contest was unknown. On hearing the particulars of the shipwreck, General Patter son, commanding at Tampico, dispatched a brigade to ex tricate this regiment. In time interior, a portion of General Kearney's command probably the regiment of Missouri volunteers, has seized the Passo del Norte after a a severe conflict—this opens to the city of Chihuahua. The dates from Vera Cruz are to the 2d instant, when all efforts were making to be in condition to resist the appre hended attack. From San Luis de Potosi, the dates are to the 25th instant, when Santa Anna was still there, and Vera Cruz account s o f t h e 2d represent that he was to march thence in a few days towards Tula. Disorgani zation and want pervade the Mexican forces. Time law exacting 15 millions from the property of the clergy was a dead letter. In Congress nothing is yet decided as to the three million Bill, nor as to the Bill for increasing the revenue, and yet on Wednesday next this body must adjourn by constitutional limitation. There seems little probability that any change should be made in the tariff—although rumour states that the administration party had held a caucus, at which it was resolved to grant the duty asked by the Secretary of the Treasury on tea and coffee. We are still incredulous about the possible success of that measure. The rumoured assassination of Santa Anna turns out to be unfounded. Last accounts state that he left for Tula, ht the head of the main body of forces. General La Vega had been appointed to command Vera Cruz MR. DISRAELI'S NEW WORK, " TANCRED. n —We are requested to state, that Mr. Colburn has this day pub lished " Pancred, or the New Crusade," by B. Disraeli, Esq., M.P., author of " Coningsby," "Sybil," in three volumes post Bvo. ; which can now be had of all bookseller, and at all the libraries in the kingdom. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—There were present at her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening, the Earl and Countess of Sheffield and Lady Susan Holroyd, who occu pied her Majesty Queen Adelaide's box ; his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow, and Mademoiselle its . I .4e op C le on Olga de Lechner ; the Marquis - and Marchioness of Ailabury, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Harquis of Huntley, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Falmouth, the Countess de Jarnac, the Baron Rehausen, the viscount S. Maynard, Lord Gard ner,Sir 11. Willoughby, Bart. Sir Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Sir H. Lady Seymour, Lady Howard, the Count Koudriaffskv, , huahua.. IN HIGH LITE. ifaecre,Rßeaardt.in, g b , fr eo l l ' o r n el e a l w \ n v . e i 3 l ' am M a r i . l, Herbert de Burgh Mrs. Americans. g to res r s esi o s f t t a b t e alltatheazoafrdVseraanCriunzvahsiaodn caelfledtioine Ramer Viscount w a s E br in solemnizedg ton w o i with Thursday day Honourable Buckley. There are some further accounts of the capture of Chi- MARRIAGEFTER. Mr. C. r P i2 a g ck e e, o , A f I a t j h o o r The Mexicans admit that over one hundred of Delthe action took . place in the immediate vicinity their numbers were killed. Another account mentions that of El Passo last, a t blissCa m e Dawsonlouse, Dorset, in the p 1,700 family circle, presence of Prince Louis Napoleon, and a select is , the Mexican report, and it states thatthe americans were THE LATE ACCIDENT AT OSBORNE HOUSE.—The in possession of El Passo with 600 cav ilry and 400 infantry, Norte, in which our troops . were entirely successful. This man Blake, who was so severely injured by the accident at s on A L the s 27 O fl F l nit. sr 0 C T K he A l ois oat 1 s each r Osborne House on Thursday, has since died from the injuries . , - . an d D 4 Stock 54 1 4 . 300 5 Girard, 11 7-8; 10 Giles , . , . , he received. Morris Canal 14 1-8; 21 Ky Bk, 74 1-2 ; 350 Morris The Council of the British Archsellogical Associa- 1 Canal, 14 1-4; 64 Nay, 3 5 ; B side o l, is i not AN stated. A tion, at a meeting held on Wednesday, Sir W. Chatterton j SECOND AND AFTER. 42 Lehigh, 24 1-2 ; 25 Bart., Vice-President, in the chair, decided upon holding I 10 Morris Canal, 12 ; $ the fourth annual Congress at Warwick during the last week U S Treasury Notes, 102; 7,7 2 0 5 0 H u a s rris 6 b ,s u , r s g 6 , ,28. 101 5-8 ; N 0 Gas, in July. 125. 17 Mech Ban k, 26 ; 2 Far and Mech Bank, 49 1-4 ; SEWING MA CHINE .— . The American papers men- , 43 Lehigh, 24 5-8; 250 Reading , 30; 2,000 N av 6's '65, 81 ; lion a machine, i nven t e d by one Elias Howe. which sews I,ooo' Reading bds , 72 1-2; 100 Girard, 11; 1,000 S tate s ' s " beautiful and stron g seams in cloth as rapid as nine tailors." 70 ; 100 Morris C s "" 11 ' 11 ' , CVEDIstIiSIiA.Y kORN'INa s MARCH 17, 1847. ment or of the State Church, ;ill be strongly incu cated on the ris ng generation." What is the hinge upon which the hostility of the Rev. Mr. ECXETT to the educational scheme turns? As he alleges, it is this —before making any grants to _Dissenting schools, Government insist upon appointing an inspector, who shall be approved of by an archbishop. But Govern ment not only do no such thing, but never have done it. In Church of England schools, and in them only, the approval of an archbishop to the inspector has been rendered requisite to their nomination. All the other inspectors have been elected without clerical sanction, and they never interfere (unless especially invited) in religious matters where the establishments they visit differ either in doctrine or form from the Church of the State. It is by their scrupulous adherence to the maintenance of this principle of non-interference that the Council of Education liave secured to themselves so large a share of public confidence. The premiums, pensions, &c., will be equally open to all classes ; and we hope the Wesleyans and other sects will avail themselves of the advantage of the proposed system. There can be nothing objectionable in public patronage, humble as it will be in its character, being bestowed upon those who do justice to the education for which the public funds are being liberally allocated. The Nuremburg Correspondent publishes a letter from Munich, of the Bth inst., which states, that on the preceding night the King of BAVARIA visited the theatre, where he was received with the most en thusiastic applause. His MAJESTY appeared to be muck affected at this demonstration. It is said that the KING has given orders to his representative at the Germanic Diet to support the representatives of \Vurtemburg and Baden in their applications to extend the liberty of the press in Germany. Intellivence has been received from Lisbon to the 10th, and from Oporto to the 11th inst., by the Pe ninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Montrose. SALDANHA still continues at Oliveira de Azemis, four leagues from Oporto. Povoas, the Miguelite Gene ral, has arrived at Oporto, and has been received in COURT CIRCULAR. WILFUL FIRE-RAISING.--An important case of wilful fire-raising was brought before the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday last, against John Adams, smallware dealer, &c., who occupied a shop at the Cross of Glasgow, immediately adjoining - the Cross Steeple. It ap peared that Adams had insured the goods in his shop for 4001., and within a few days after getting possession of the policy he put the greater part of the goods away out of the shop, and subsequently sent them to Liverpool ; and upon the very day that the goods were shipped for that port the fire took place. Luckily, when it was discovered (which was late on a Saturday night), Mr. Robertson, the superin tendent of tire-engines, who happened to be near the spot, broke open the back-door, and got the fire immediately ex tinguihed, just in time to shoiv the amount of goods in the premises, which consisted principally of a few coarse cotton goods strung on wires throughout the whole premises. The goods were traced to Liverpool and brought back ; and Adams was committed fir wilful fire-raising. Upon being brought to trial on Monday last he pleaded guilty to the minor charge of " attempt at wilful fire-raising," which the Court accepted. The sentence was delayed from Monday till Friday, in order that the judges might have time to con sult as to the amount of punishment to be awarded. Adams was brought up yesterday morning, and, after a severe ad• monition from the judges, sentenced to seven years' trans portation —Edinburgh. Paper of Saturday. 'TIE LATE Ma, WILLIAM CLOWES.—The stock in trade and personal property of this very celebrated printer has been valued at 90,000 x. With the exception of a few bequests, viz., to his executors, and to hi; friend and old as sistant, Mr. 1). Phipps, and to his servants, he disposes of the whole of his property amongst his eight children in certain proportions, and the residue equally amongst them. To his sons, William and George, he leaves the business, stock, and materials, the steam-engines and apparatus, printing ma chines and presses, type, machinery, and foundry, andAhe premises both at Charing-cross and Duke-street, Stamford street, the latter, perhaps, the largest of the kind in Europe; and as a compensation to his son Edward for not having a share in the business, he leaves him 6,000/. and an annuity of 400/. His private library of books he leaves to his sons, Winchester and Edward, and daughter Ann. The plate to his four daughters, for each of whom he has made a liberal provision. He executed his will in December, 1845, and ap pointed as executors Mr. James Dnucan, !tee of Paternoster tow, and Mr. Daniel Nash, of 61, Strand, his son-in-law, in (conjunction with his sons, 11 illiam and George. The de ceased was in his 68th year, and was a native of Chichester, in which town he served his apprenticeship to the trade; upon its completion he came to London and started for him self; with limited means, and by unremitting attention and perseverance raised those extensive establishments. It was most appropriately termed of him, in the record of his death, that he had been " the architect of his own for tune." HOTEL AND TAVERN-KEEPERS PROVIDENT INSTI TUTIoN.—The eighth annual meeting of the members of the above institution was held on Monday, at the Craven Hotel, Strand. Mr. Clark, late Mayor of IVindsor, having taken the chair, the secretary read the report, which stated that the large increase in the subscriptions and donations, during the past year, had now completed the suns required by the rules of the institution, before giving temporary relief to its members. The balance at the last audit was 6s. 7d.; the subscriptions and donations amounted to 1,050/. Bs. 5d.; the dividend to 155/. 155. 6d. ; making a tatal of 1,2061. Bs. 6d. The sum of 855/. 15s. had been invested during the past year, which, added to the original funded capital, amounted to 4,176/. 16s. 10d. After deducting expenses, which amounted to 100/. Os. 2d., there remained the sum of 238/. 3s. 2d. to be funded ; which sum completed the 5,000/. required before they could commence giving temporary relief. The institu tion now consisted of 248 members. and 785 honorary mem bers and donors. The subscription lists at the last dinner amounted to 1751.; and, in consequence of the unusually small amount of this sum, it was suggested that 500/. should be raied by subscriptions of 50/. each ; and the thanks of the meeting were given to the gentlemen who had kinily taken up the subscription lists. The Lord Mayor's collection amounted to 179/. Ss. The amounts collected at the two last dinners were respectively 530/. and 170/., making together 700/. The proceeds of a private ball amounted to 53/, which sum had been handed in. The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the auditors, secretary, and chairman, for their unremitting attention to the well-being of the insti tution, and the meeting separated. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT THE UNION BANK, LIVERPOOL—About one o'clock on Saturday, a gentleman went into the Union Brink, Brunswick -street, for the purpose of depositing notes to the amount of 7501. He had the bundle of notes in his hand when he entered the bank, and while he took up a pen to write a note upon the counter, he placed them in the outside pocket of his top coat. When, in a minute or two after, he put down his hand to feel for them, they were gone, and no trace of them has since been diE: covered. It is believed that the thief was one of the London swell mob, who made his way there in search of what he could find. There are several of the London swell mob now in town, and most of them are of very fashionable exterior. One was apprehended on Saturday, who was believed to have been concerned in this robbery, but he was discharged, as he had not any notes, although he had 23 sovereigns in his pos session. The numbers of the notes stolen at the ba n k are known, and bills have been printed offering a reward of 501. for the apprehension of the thief and recovery of the pro perty. It is singular that the exposures recently mad e h ave not taught caution to gentlemen depositing and receiving sums o f money at banks and other public pl aces . Indi viduals who place cash in loose outside pockets are the very victims whom sharpers use all vigilance to discover. The notes consisted of six 1001. and three 501. notes, all of the Bank of England.—Liverpool Albion Of yesterday. The late lamented Mr. Youatt, in one of his ora tions to the members of the Veterinary College, observes— " That by the improvements in modern chemistry, the medical profession are enabled successfully to treat diseases which were previously supposed as not within the reach of medicine." The truth has been manifested for many years, but in no instance of greater importance to mankind than by the discovery of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. CONDEMNED CoNvicli —The day fixed for the execution of Welch and Matthews, who are at present under sentence of death, for murder, in Morpeth gaol, is Wednes day next. Welch maintains the same hardened feeling of impenitence which characterised him on his conviction. Matthews is much depreAsed in his mind, takes little food, but contemplates his fate with more calmness than he did, while he is more attentive to the instructions of his spiritual adviser. The execution will take place in front of the gaol, at Morpeth, at eight o'clock in the morning.—Newcastle Journal. FATAL CAB ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held on Monday by Mr. Bedford, at Sr. George's Hospital, on the body of Hannah Mitchell, aged 41. The deceased was a fancy toy dealer in High-street, Knightsbridge, and between nine and ten o'clock on the night of last Saturday week, the deceased was crossing the Knightsbridge-road, when she was run over by one of Hansom's patent cabs, and the off wheel passed over her chest. She was picked up in a senseless state and conveyed to the above institution, where she ex- pired on Thursday last, from suffocation caused by internal hemorrhage. Verdict, "Accidental death." The Clues* and Prince Albert took a drive in an open carriage on Monday afternoon, in the vicinity of Osborne House. The Royal dinner party at Osborne House on Monday evening included Earl Desert, Colonel and Lady C. Harcourt, Mr. Ward, and Mr. A'Court Holmes. Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk. The Royal children walked and rode on ponies yesterday on the beach and in the pleasure-grounds. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left Cashiobury Park, Huts, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and tour, for town. Her Majesty was attended by the Marquis and Marchioness of Ormonde, Hon. Miss Mitchell, and Colonel and Mrs. Corn wa ll. Si r D av i d Davies, Rev. T. G. Hudson, and Lieutenant Bedford, R.N., also left Cashiobury Park, for Town. The Earl and Countess Howe left Cashiobury Park yesterday, for their seat, Gopsall Hall. Leicestershire. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by her suite, arrived at her residence, Marlborough-house, Pall-mall, shortly before four o'clock. His Royal HiAliness the Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty after her arrival. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester took an airing in a carriage yesterday. A Deputation from the Steam Silip Owners' Association, consisting of Mr. Pattison, M.l'., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. C. W. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Bolger, and Mr. W. T. Hall, with Mr. Morgan, the Secretary, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the. Commissioners Of Railways office. A deputation, consisting of the Marquis of Londonderry, the Marquis of Queensberry, Viscount Newry, Viscount Castlereagh, Sir James D. Hay, Bart., Sir John APTaggal t, Bart., Major-General. Hunter Blair, and Sir John Rennie, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday, at his official residence in Downing -street. A Deputation of the Factory Delegates from the Short Time Committee presented yesterday a memorial front the factory workers of Glasgow, at the official residence of • Lord John Russell, in Downing-street, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. Hastie, M.P., and Mr. Duncan, had an interview yes terday with the light lion. Edward Strutt. A deputation of Irish distillers had an interview ye3terday with the Chan •ellor of the Exchequer and the President of the Board of Trade. • • Mr. Campbell had an interview with Lord John Ruszell yesterday. Dispatches were seat of yesterday from the Colonial•ofce for the Governor of Gibraltar. A deputation on the South Wales Railway Bill, consisting of Mr. Cookson, chairman of the Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company; Mr. Bigg (solicitor), and Mr. Coates, (agent to the company), had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday. at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George-street. TRIAL OF THE COINS IN THE PYX OF THE MINT. The Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, held a meeting yesterday morning, in the office of the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, for the trial of the coins in the pyx of her Majesty's Mint. There were present Lord Cottenham, Lord Chancellor; the Marquis of Clanricarde, Post-Master-General; the Earl Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty; Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; and Lord Monteagle, Comptroller- General of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. R. L. Shiel, Master of her Majesty's Mint was also present. A .jury of goldsmiths were sworn, and were charged by the Lord Chancellor to make the assay of the coins deposited as specimens from the different coinages in the pyx of the Royal Mint, between the 13th of February, 1845, and the 13th July, 1846, in order to ascertain whether they were of the requisite fineness and weight, according to the standard of the currency. The monies bad been coined and delivered by the Right - Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., master and worker. The jury having received a portion of the Ancient Trial Plate retired to make the assay of coins set apart and kept in the Pyx. The official account stated that during the period above named, there had been coined (pursu'ant to Mint Indenture, dated February 6, 1817) after the rate of 46 29-40 sovereigns to the pound weight troy, of the standard of 22 carats of fine gold, and 2 carats of alloy, Lbs. Troy of Gold Oz. Dwt. Grs. 153,617 4 2 14 That the Sovereigns put into the Pyx amounted to 8,849. The Half Sovereigns to 1,393. Total value of Gold Coinage 7,177,770/. Bs. The silver monies coined during the same period, after the rate of 66 shillings to the pound weight troy, of the standard of 11 oz. 2 dwta. fine silver and 18 dwts. of alloy, Lbs. troy of silver. 286,980 Crowns put into the Pyx Half-c:owns Shillings Sixpences Groats ll5 Maundy and Colonial monies Total• value of the Siver Coinage, 947,0341. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 16. The LORD CHA NCELLOR t oo k his seat On the . Wool' sack at Five o'clock. Lord FEVERSHAM presented a petition from _ Ltr ot , the guardians of the p oor o f the York Union, praying measures might be t a k en f or th e i mme diate reps a' the Poor Removal Act. The Bishop of CHESTER presented a petition again st the Tithe Commutation Act. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWA.Y• ed O bi' Lord STANLEY said that he had been reques t some of the shareholders of the Birmingham and u in ford Railway to present a petition with reference_ j. that which had . been brought under their Le ru d _ ships' notice by his Noble and Learned In (Lord Lyndhurst) and in reference to which given notice of his intention to move a Colnw' s tee that night. He hoped that he might be able state what the petitioner said with the same elearneswl: with a filch it had been stated to their Lordships. bY sae Noble and Learned Friend, but he did not think t% the company had chosen well their representative, ?fie cause, although he had considerable experience in l i a ' a passing of railway Bills through Parliament, he bat no knowledge of their interior workings ; b of never attended any meeting of any description railway proprietors or shareholders. These petitiont7io the parties before them who were in truth interesie"..tb, the question were—on the one hand the Great 1 14 ,°` rot Western Railway, and on the other hand, the "' t his Western Railway Company. The petitioners in and Or case were the sha re h o ld ers i n t h e Birmingham es t he ford Railway, an d th ey h e ld s h ares long bel e. ' s ot passing of th e A c t, an d they were conseque ntli bete open to any of the charges which had were brought against oth er s h are h o ld ers. There th at some facts upon w hi c h h e did not think tee there was any dispute. In the first instant' se of Birmingham and Oxford li ne , w hi c h was t h e subn i e so much discussion, was a line co n t e mplated 0 : g ot Grand Junction an d th e Bi rm i ngham and LiTibst Railways. The Great Western, at the time c' union, was in rivalry, and ho might say in hoetilO the the London and Birmingham Company, eke wer e . original promoters of the line. That coTP th e however, ceased to b e a promoter ' 2 ' t of line, and withdr ew f rom the manageme n t the it, and established an arrangement by whieu Gre st London and Birmingham formed a union as 'll e ne / o rd Northern and Western. The Birmingham and A then obtained a Bill as an independent line, subjec t to provision that the Great Western Railway Cc i t t he should have the right to purchase the line; and '''ters. event of no agreement being come to by the proprie we and directors of the two companies, they were tc b u see the right to make use of it, without Pure see' subject to any agreement t h at cou ld be e; the At the time for p ass i ng t hi s Bill t h e di rec t o rs o the Birmingham and Oxf or d were i n t h e i nter est o f,to, Great Western C o mp an y, an d t h ey en t e red J r arrangements to make over the Birmingham an a l y s es ford, and a continuous line, the Birmingliani,,% ate re verhampton, and D u dl ey , to the Great 1"-hei Company. The neat formed shareholder s on . not been permitted th e privilege of voting t he sequence of the lateness of the period at whi e ld e rg, certificates were issu e d, w hil e or i g i na l share who had no longer an y i n t erest i n the compani es ' n ercised a right o f vo ti ng . Th e result of the 0 . 4 t he ment with the Great W es t ern C ompany was , t hat shares of these companies rose, and the directors, of advantage of the market, sold out 3,000 o u t at* their 4,000 shares at a premium of 10 Per co r The proprietors of the Birmingham and Olden' t heir pany, many of w h om , h e did not conceal fronletrod Lordships, were a l so connected w i th t h e wiles. Junction Company, being dissatisfied with get, arrangement, and h av i ng rece i ve d another they which they considered more advantageous , . t ee protested against the transfer of the line, W s tiollt Great Western Comp an y.- Wh at t h e G ran d do or rather the North. Western Company, proPoeeu s s not was this—they did no t see k to set as id e, and sought to set aside, th e r i g h t o f t h e Great Nest e if to purchase the Bi rm i ng h am an d Oxford 11'100 they could do so w i t h t h e consen t G . ' h a d shareholders, neither did they seek to set aside, nor root they sought to set as id e , t h e r i g h t w hi c h the D o Western also possessed of working over the line. a sh e Great Wester n h a d o ff ere d 10 1 . per cent, wit North-Western subsequently offered 15/., but the y offer was not founded upon the basis that mr . (the North-W es t ern ) , i n the event of becoming th e t ee chasers, should i n t er f ere w i t h t h e powers win e he sif Great Western possessed, but founded upon the far that the Great W es t ern s h ou ld not have t h e p o wer o sad eluding others from working over the line. They Prt e ra to make an arrangement by which the North- w e company should have the use of their line, 0 00 the over it in conjunction with the Great Western. La o, 4th of December, previous to the issue of the new ,1 t he and before those to whom they belonged h a d e elf right of voting, a meeting was called, at whit' we ed 21 attended, and at which a remonstrance was e e .. e re the into by many of those present, who wished to ha ve meeting postponed until the new shareholders b et s u s bond fide shareholders, and had a right to vote v at the proposition was negatived by the direeegr s o i the company, w h o a d opte d t h e or i g inal on r the who had acted threughout in oppositioni 4 Al oes opinionß iorf mi t n h g e ha 4 m o,o a o n o d () or . 50,000 in the who oo Bpay. e b n vor , in bad been consequence of this arrangement, large 5111113%. s h a res 13e made' by the di rectors. They put their sun- fte the market, and sold them at immense preinillo s ' & did not think th a t t h e p art i es h a d any-right whatever to " so ; it was again s t th e p owers o f their own Act, all, " the ` subject would he brou g ht in d ue course b e f ore the tsP mittee of the House of Commons, and if th e y decided -es upon the measure being proceeded with, their Lordskiro, would have an opportunity of deciding upon it. Pr ceedings had, he understood, been set on foot by before 1 t Par Iv shareholders hei this il Bill l n s h a o t court e of b r t o q u u g i h ty t upon the !le e ; the matter must be investigated before a Com m ittee the whole House of Cowrnone, and should that Bil l .se „, ever come up to their Lordships' House, their Larol;rf; would have an opport un ity of searching into t hem their and therefore the petitioners saw no reason fo cours e Lordships departing from the ordinary w ho of Parliamentary p rocee di ngs . Th e dire ° i e nte ouut were instructed, and h a d so ld a ll b ut a non:o°ore th e of shares at considerable profit to themselvCit fore the parties who had brought in the Bill ; and he w hethe r proper tribunal the question would be raise d, ne er he they had power to dispose of the line in the 03° bou ght had related. It was asserted that the shares wer e t bu be up by tbe capital of the North-Western Consimnoe see ect; was instructed that that assertion was absolutely lue' re per but all these matters would be brought out at the P.. oc iet time and in the proper place. The petitioners , ' o pt these circumstances, prayed their Lordships k 0 in' one of two alternativ e s , either that the prelintint'esed quiry should not be made,: or that it should be ex od d to all the circumstances connected with the disP ete ;beal. he thought their L or d s hip s cou ld not re f use one of ke pre; It appeared to him th a t th e quest i on s h ou ld net b e judged by coming b e f ore a lC omm itt ee o f t h e ir Lora , Its o House. If his Noble F r i en d p resse d f or a Cotn o be t he should be unwilling to put himself in oppositiolipocat as at present advised he was not pre-disposed to in rl the mtion of his Noble Friend. f th e Ea S t . GERMANS concurred in the opinion 0 0 ,104, Noble Lord (Stanley) that it would be O° ,lS premature to move th e appo i ntment o f a Comm' g en' that time. He c o uld no t see any reason why thestet tlemen should not b e a ll owe d to se ll i n the mar-perd other individuals were. He trusted that the Noble would not press the appointment of the Committe e ' t ee Lord BROUGHAM had some petitions to press for the same subject, but he would keep them back little longer.—(Laughter.) tpe tori e Lord HATHERTON d en i e d t h at the ' ll i by of the amalg ama ti ng compan i es were actuat e d thee e merely mercenary mot i ves i n t h e di sposa l Of: f e et, shares, and the proof of this was to be found ktu. e , that while they reali se d on ly 10 p ercent . f ro m tn e e l ' o per nexion with the Great Wester n , th e y were o ffereu. as to cent. by the North- Western. He was very nn e . ll l, o o advert to one part of his Noble and Learned ; r ; ih ioh speech, of which he had no right to complain, an; s l e w was stated with his characteristic perspicuity an be d Do ness. That point was one which the petitioners!'7, 4 o doubt instructed him to state, and it was with refs b ore to the sale of shares by the directors of the Birmi o K i n to and Oxford Company. He was not about to entie cie hipS any lung details upon the subject, but their Lo f o rd were fully aware that the Birmingham and e ke directors had b e en accuse d o f en d eavour i ng to ID s s diversion, by att ac ki ng th e di rectors o f t h e othe r g pees on the score o f th e i r s h ares . S uc h a sys t e m w e l d en/ • sued, that the dire ctors, found it impossible to he s od influence by maintaining a large amount of share s i l iv eer • many of them sold th e i r s h ares , i n or d er to tr on ' their interest int o th e Bi rm i ng h am, W o l v erfmniP t be and Dudley line. No mercenary views were,, t fbose attributed to the directors because they sow, ," t he shares, for they had fulfilled their agreement ni t m s od Great Western at 10/ per share, when the London North Western Company offered them 151. per I ea He would n o t go f urt h er i nto t h e su bj ect t h e n. for ru ed the discu s sion came on , on hi s N o bl e and L ea u , n iti Friend's statement, h e s h ou ld h ave ano th e r opPoi` of addressing their Lordships. Lord LYNDHURST said that in addressing tbe liouserl was quite sure that when their Lordships were advised g i b s o the circurnatanees of the case, they would be of opicig g the facts stated in this petition, so far from at all contratin ing, to a great extent confirmed the case, and strengthen,..et are the facts which had already been stated to the House. . I " e e . were many points of controversy between them, but trah . r„ ference to the least important facts be should be silent, for gn Committee of their Lordships should appoint a Committees le7 would investigate the facts upon the examination of witg e o s It was not a dispute as far as he was concerned, for he did n il interfere in these matters unless the public interest wat,,rellg concerned, which it certainly was, in these measure,. ne no right to expect their Lordshipa to accede to his motion, g t less it were affecting the public interest. He did consider tb.g. interest deeply concerned in the course by which the Nort?_ Western Company had forced these circumstances before Ts consideration of their Lordships. There were several Nob l e Lords then present who were not there on a former occasietti; and if the House would allow him, he would sta te to them the several facts connected with the cale• Last session of Parliament a Bill was agreed to, sanctioning line of railway branching out of the Rugby and 13irnsinghog Railway, and proceeding to Birmingham. This was agreed t o as a rival or competing line to the old London and Biroungbagi Railway. As might be expected, a great amount of oppootigi; was experienced by the promoters of the line , b ut it Wl!' carried. As he had sated, en presenting the petition on tips subject on a former night, the principle en which the Coreol: ter proceeded in agreeing to the Bill, was that the line wou be one of great importance to the public as a rival and corn-, peting line, and because of the overwhelming amoun t et business on the other line. The Bill was carried through, notwithstandirg the opposition of the Birmingham Com e and the Great We s t rn Company was empowered to purchase the company if they saw fit and came to terms with till • directors of the new line. The Birmingham Company . ball no right to purchase the line, as, by so doing, till 41 4 ie %it 1 441 N ti AP B 4 h b °P ;7,0 14 4 till ill I * 4 B 7M Mer ki tla • tilt/ te teD ad 4144 11 theit t: ° r 1 Th e 1 (0 '''otir P P E el oc k Lord A " Lt An 1'4 4 ` 4O N. 34 1 ., f ed 4: 4 4 Xin VEE * ou P ,littn, or e o 'lal 1 4 t eatru e eir nei li n r• ot": 0 to 8 kir ~`. ~", . - . • • - • . • e .. ~