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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 21. ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent wal given to-day by commission to the following twenty4ight Bills:—The Army Ser vice trill ' - the Loan Discount Bill ; the Poor Removal (England and Scotland Bill) ; Towns Improvement Clauses Bill ; Drainage of Lands Bill ; the Burgh Police (Scotland) Bill ; the Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill ; Turnpike-roads (Ireland) Bill ; Belfast Port and Harbour Bill ; Aberdeen Harbour Improvement Bill ; Runcoan Gas Bill; Bingley Gas Bill; Dublin Con sumersY- 'Gas Bill; Imperial Continental Gas Association Bill; Warrington Gas Light and Coke Company Bill ; Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company Bill ; Darwen. Waterworks, &c., and Reservoirs Bill ; the ' Sheffield Markets Bill • he Edinburgh Markets and Customs Bill ; the Wakefield Borough Market Bill ; Ewell. Rates Bill; Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com pany Bill; Bridge House Estates Debt Bill; London Sewage Chemical Manure Company Bill; Plymouth and Tavistock Turnpike Roads Bill (so. 2); Waterford Roads Bill; Glasgow and Shotts Roads Bill; and the Tenington Marsh Division, Allotment, and Inclosure Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The LORD CHANCELLOR tk)Ok his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'Clock. BATHS AND WASIIHOUSES BILL. Lord STOURTON presented a petition signed by several proprietors of private baths against the proposed Baths and Washhouses Bill. Lord BROUGHAM thought it most unfair that the proprieto►rs of baths should be called upon to pay rates tbwarda the support of public baths which would have the effect of taking from them their very means of ob t l atling subsistence. Lord MONTEAGLE explained that the petitioner did not wish to throw any impediment in the way of establishing private baths. What they objected to was, that their property in baths should be taxed, for the purpose of establishing private baths, which of course would enter into competition with their own. TITHE C OMMISSIONERS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented the annual report of the Tithe Commissioners. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented the report of the Commissioners of Holyhead Harbour. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LON- DON AND BIRMINGHAM. Lord REDESDALE postponed his motion on this subject until Friday—" That the railway commissioners be directed to inquire into the accommodaton afforded by the several lines of railway now open, or in the course of construction or projected between London and Bir minghism, and to report to this House early in the en suing session of Parliament in what manner they are of opinion that the interests of the public maty be most effec tually secured in regard to such lines, and whether it is expedient that the broad gauges should be extended to- Birnrngharn, and if so, in what manner such an arrange ment can be carried into effect with the least interference with existing interests, and with the system of railway communication as settled by the Act for regulating the gauge of railways, and what conditions it-would be de sirab-Y a to annex to any permission granted to the Great Western or other railway companies to lay down_!t broad gauge contrary to the provisions of t he said Act. " MASTERS OF UNION WORKHOUSES. The Earl of St. GERMAINS wished to know whether the Government intendel to make any addition to the of the masters of union workhouses, as prayed for in the petition presented by him the other ni g ht ? The Marquis of LANSD3 r. NE said the subject was under the attention of the Government, and would be fo rther considered when the Poor-law Amendment Act was before their Lordships. SUGAR USED IN DISTILLERIES. Lord WHARNCLIFFE wished to know if the Go vernment could furnish a return of the quantity of sugar which had been used for some time past in breweries and cistiileries. The Earl of CLARENDON was not able then to give :a reply, but he would make inquiries. CHURCH TEMPORALITIES ACTS AMEND- MENT (IRELAND) BILL. The Archbishop of DUBLIN moved the second read ing of the Church Temporalities Bill. The Right Rev. Prele.te, who addressed the House in a very indistinct tone of voice, was understood to represent the object of the Lill to be the removal of restriction upon the Royal Prerogative of the Crown, in regard to the establish ment of deaneries and bishoprics in Ireland, and to enable the Crown to revive the see of Kildare. For his own part he was not influenced by a desire to save labour so much as to make that labour more effect ive for the benefit of the Church. That was the view taken by the petitioners from Ireland, and also by those of England. He beggel leave to move the second readiaig of the Bill. Th a Bishop of EXETER seconded the motion. He was f;lad the Right Rev. Prelate who had made the Diode•n wai not ashamed to confess that the knowledge he ha d acquired of Ireland had enabled him to judge more accurately of the spiritual necessities of that conn-ry, TI:o Marquis of lANSDOWNE thought that this Bill could not pass without disturbing the whole foun lations of the settlement made fourteen year,: since with respect to the Irish Church. When h e eoesadered that the whole Protestant population of lan land did not exceed that of two English sees; he thoni.tt that evvi the argument put f orwar d by the Most Noble Prelate on the ground of the ecattered population of the country, was not a in fficient ground for disturbing the settlement. effelt 'd by the pasiing of the Church Temporalities Act in.the year 1833. If the proposed measure were to be car ried into effect in one instance there was no telling where the interference would stop.—(Hear.) The see of Kildare was, by law, at present placed under, the superintendence of the Primacy of Dublin, and he did not see that any case had been made out for severing that connexion. Why, if they were to accede to the Bill, how could they refuse to appoint a Bishop to Clogher, the population of which was as 207,000 to 102,000—in proportion of one third 'to one-half. He considered, however, that the archdeacons might be employed to perform duties which theyebad not heretofore been called upon to discharge. Tie thought it would be improper to disturb the arrange- Drat made so many years ago, and which was well con sidered at the time. Upon these grounds, he felt it his duty to oppose the second ielading of the Bill. After a few words from the Archbishop of DUBLIN and tho Bishop of SALISBURY, the Bill was withdrawn. CEMETERY CLAUSES BILL. This Bill then went through Committee. COPYHOLD COMMISSION BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the several clauses were agreed to without amendment. The Loan S oc i e ti es Bill, the Turnpike Acts Conti nuance Bill, Prisoners Removal (Ireland) Bill, New foundland Government Bill, Trust Money Investment (Ireland) Bill, also passed through Committee. EXETER AND CREDI TON RAILWAY. The Earl of DEVON moved that the petition of the Chairman of the Bristol and Exeter Railway complain ing of the conduct of the South Western Railway, in the purchase of a large number of shares in the Taw Vale Railway, for the purpose of obtaining an influence in the management of the Company be referred to a Select. Committee. The motion vras opposed by Lord IIoaLEY and Lord REDESDALE, on the ground that no good could possibly result froth the ad.ption of such a course. Thu Earl of DEVON then withdrew his amendment. PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of Eari GREY this Bill was, after a abort discussi)n, read a s( cond time. The Ou:,-pensioners, Greenwich and Chelsea, Bill, and Collection of Duties (Port Natal) Bill, were, on the motion of Earl GREY, real a second time. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. Report brought up. The Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. June 21. The SPEAKER. took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. Huggen's College Incorporation Bill was read a second time, and ordered ro be committed:— REPORTS. The following Reports were brought up and ordered to lie on the table:— Bathwick Church. Kingston-upon -Hull Deck Company. Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Company. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The Reports on the following Bills were further eon sideml and agreed to: — Edinburgh zod Northern Bailway (Branch from Burntis land to Dunfermline Branch, &c.) (No. 2) wbury Cemetery. Tunstull Paving, Lighting, Cleansing, Watching, Im provt)ment, and Market. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and pasied : Colchester Navigation and Improvement. Sttstern Union Railway (Branch from Manningtree to Harwich). Eastern Counties Railway (Purchase of the North Woolwich Railway, &c.) Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith and Granton). Edinburgh and Northern, and Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railways Amalgamation. Guildford Extension and Portsmouth and Fareham Rail way. Legal Quays (London). Lincoln's Inn Rating. Ratholines Improvement. Taw Vale Railway and Dock (Deviations and Bideford and : . R)uth Moulton Branches). Towns , nd Peerage. _Fyne Decks. York and Newcastle sad Newcastle and Berwick Rail ways Amalr o m ß atio s ,n. p A ME ND MENTS. The Lords' amendments to the British Commercial Insurarce C om p a ny's Bill (No. 2), were considered an d agreed' SALE OF SPIRITS. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition, adopted at st large meeting held in Exeter Hall, on Whit Monday, and signed by upwards of 4,000 persons against the sale of intoxicating liquor. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. The Earl of ARR,UNDEL and SURREY presented petitiors in favour of th, Modica' Itrgistration Bill. EDUCATION GRANT. The NOBLE EARL also presented petitions from the 146,,htituntie, praying that they might be ive lc , a in any grant for education. ILWAY BILL. ?tr. fl ,letit.ed a petition from the Munster o t i mpauy spins t the Railway Bill (so. 2). IRISH RAILWAY BILL. Mr. ROCHE presented petitions from Charleville and Fermoy, in favour of the Irish Railway Bill. TENANT RIGHT BILL. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from Cork in favour of the Tenant Right Bill. Mr. B. CABBELL presented a petition in favour of the Tenants' Right Bill, and another in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. HODG SON moved That it be an instruction to the Committee for Revision of Standing Orders, in carrying out the instruction of the House relative to the constitu tion and practice of all Committees on Private Bills (other than railway Bills), to make provision for local representation in such Committees. Sir WILLIAM HEATHCOTE considered it was best to exclude local Members altogether, but as it was desirable that the House should be perfectly unanimous on the subject of the standing or ders, he would not object to t he motion of his Hon. Friend. Sir J. GRAHAM did not think there was any neces sity for the motion, but as it had been proposed he would not oppose it. Mr.- GREENE concurred with his Right Hon. Friend, that there was no necessity for the motion. After a few words from Mr. Strutt, Mr. E. Denison, Sir Charles Price, and Mr. Foster, the motion was agreed to. IRISH RAILWAYS BILL. Mr. D. CALLAGHAN presented several petitions from Cork in favour of the Railways (Ireland) Bill. LEICESTER WATER-WORKS BILL. On the motion of Mr. GISBORNE, this Bill was read a third time and passed. BOWES ESTATE BILL. _ . Mr. GREENE the Examiner of Peti tions for Private Bills have leave to sit and proceed, with reference to Bowes Estate Bill, to-morrow." Motion agreed to. WYNDHAM'S ESTATE BILL AND SIR HENRY WILLOUGHBY ROOKE'S ESTATE BILL. . _ Mr. GREENE moved—" That the Examiner of Peti tions for Private Bills have leave to sit and proceed on Wyndham's Estate Bill and Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke's Estate Bill to-morrow." This motion was also agreed to. Sir A. CLIFFORD, the Usher of the Black Rod, ap peared at the table, and summoned tha Speaker and the House to the House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given by commission to several Bills, for which see Lords report. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Sir G. GREY presented a petition in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a similar petition. GRANTS TO IRISH RAIWAYS. Mr. F. FRENCH presented several petitions from various places in Ireland, in favour of the motion for a grant of money in aid of the Irish railways. Mr. MANGLES also presented a petition in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the order of the day for the third reading of the Poor•law Ad ministration Bill, was read for the purpose of being postponed.____ Mr. CHRISTIE said that he was sorry to be obliged to ask the indulgence of the House for a further explanation upon a personal subject, and he trusted that the House would think that it was not his fault that public business was again delayed that evening ; but the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton had, without giving him any notice of his intention to do so, reverted, on Friday evening last, to a matter which was in dispute between them. On Thursday last he gave a direct denial to a statement put forward by the Hon ourable Member for Wolverhampton that he Mr. Christie) had asked Sir Frankland Lewis, when en , gaged upon the Andover Committee, as to the existence of an arrangement between him and his son, as to his retirement from office. After he (Mr. Christie) had denied that statement, the Hon. Member for Wolver hampton interrupted him and contradicted it, and he a second time distinctly denied it. On Friday evening the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton reiterated the statement which he (Mr. Christie) had twice denied, and brought forward evidences and authorities before that House, to show that the question which he dis puted had been put. If he had put this ques tion, and had afterwards twice denied it, then he could not escape the charge of wilful falsehood, which had been the subject of remark from the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, on Friday last, without notice to him that he intended to bring it for ward. He hoped the House would now allow him to state what had taken place on that occa sion. Sir F. Lewis had already given the Committee a very unfavourable opinion of Mr. Chadwick, and he asked Sir Frankland why, entertaining such an opinion of the gentleman in question, he had retained him in his office for four successive years. Having got an answer, he (Mr. Christie) proceeded to ask Sir Frank land about his son succeeding him in the office of Poor-law Commissioner, and he made a preamble to the question somewhat in this wise—" On your ceasing to be a Poor-law Commissioner, I believe a previous arrangement has been made for your son succeeding you." Upon the word arrangement being mentioned Sir Frankland Lewis imme diately showed symptoms of strong feeling on the subject. He (Mr. Christie) then turned to the Noble Chairman and wished him to clear the room. The room was then ordered to be cleared; but Sir F. Lewis entreated to be heard in answer. The Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) thought his answer should be heard. But the room was cleared, and he (Mr. Christie) rose as having been the person to wi-h the room to be cleared, and said, that he was surprised at the feel ing which he had unhappily been the occasion of exciting, and he begged to say that he would not push for an answer. If Sir F. Lewis, however, should wish to answer the question he would do so, not at his (Mr. Christie's): suggestion, but at his own wish. It seemed, however, that the Honour able Member for Wolverhampeon had brought forward a letter from Sir F. Lewis, stating the thing differently. His (Mr. Christie's) opinion was, that there was misconception at the time, and indeed Sir F. Lewis could not clearly understand what had passed, con si tering the excitement to which he was sub ject at the time. Reference, however, was made to the short-hand writer's notes. The short-hand writer had made a very incorrect statement in his report, which the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton himself admitted to be most contradictory, and he thought that that Honourable Member having admitted that contradiction, should have been slow to impeach the veracity of another person in this matter. The Honourable Member for Wolverhampton also read a report from the Times, which gave a long account of what occurred before the room was cleared. He would read that report to the House, and he begged to observe that the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton did not read all that report. (The Hon. Member here read that portion of the report, commencing with the question to Sir Frankland Lewis, " Did you not leave the commission on the belief that your son should succeed?" and terminating with the observation of Mr. Christie, that " he had cleared the room ;" and continued)—So the Ti mes re p or t er as serted that he bad cleared the room. Now the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton asserted that he had not done so. The report continued:--" He cleared the room because be wished to explain to the Committee that the question had been misunderstood by Sir Frankland 'Lewis, and he wished to explain that he did not wish to make any imputation on his (Sir Frankland Lewis's) sod?' The llon. Member con tinued. Now, on his honour as a gentleman, and as a Member of that House, he never did put any question of that description; and if be had put such a question, he should be the very first to admit that his conduct was deserving of the utmost condemnation. He should now read a letter from the lion. Member for Shaftesbury. The Hon. Member did so, and the letter fully bore out the statement of the Hon. Member. He was extremely grateful to the House for this opportunity of explanation. Lord COURTENAY said that his recollection sub stantially agreed with the statement made by the Honourable Gentleman. He could now have no doubt that his Honourable Friend was the per son who suggested that the room should be cleared, and on the parties having withdrawn, he took the earliest opportunity of explaining that his question had been misunderstood, and that he deeply regretted the pain which had been inflicted upon Sir F. Lewis. Of the ability with which the inquiry had been conducted, all were equally -agreed to speak highly. It should be recollected that two gentlemen appeared there as advo cates, which rendered it necessary to give to the exami nation more of ,a personal character than was usual on such investigations as these. But, during the whole of that inquiry, he was bound to say that his Hon. Friend had conducted his inquiries with the most entire absence of personal feeling, and with the utmost desire to exhibit fairness towards all concerned. Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. MINTZ rose at the same mo ment, and as the latter stated that he only wished to make one observation, the former was giving way to him, when— Lore JOHN RUSSELL interposed, and said that he had only wished to offer one word, which was to move the order of the day, to give the Hon. Member for Wey mouth an opportunity for his personal explanation, and he thought that that purpose being answered it was un necessaryto protract the discussion. Mr. DISRAELI said that he had not the slightest desire to prolong this conversation, but as the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton (Mr. Villiers) was not present, he was bound to say that, during an inquiry, in the course of which more than thirty thousand ques tions were asked, not one had been put which was not relevant to the matter ; and he stated this because he believed that great misapprehension prevailed rela tive to the course which had been pursued in this Committee. He the more desired to say this be cause he believed that nobody could act with more fair ness than the Hon. Member for Weymouth • and he had c er t a i n l y s h own himself master' of the subject, and that was a great quality. No one could have acted with greater Propriety than he had done. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said that he was bound to say that he heard every question, and he could not for bear bearin g with reference to the n honourable thleamrttai cu testimony to the conduct of the Honourable t u d es id tio n n ot co t m h p in la k in e e i d th o e f r , that it was made, mar , hear. ) his s l il q e general mode of exansina- Mr. CHRISTIE wished t o tion was unfair.—( u explain; that the reason explanation was, thar it he did not give notice of Is (Mr. Christie's) w a s merely a matter of veracity on part, not involving any one but himself. INDIAN COHN. Mr. MUNTZ called the attention of the Gove rnment to the fact that their ag en t s w ere themselves the mer chants in the provincial towns of Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCET.EQUER, said that the agents had only ditectiong to sell at she price of the next market town, they had none to under sell, nor did he think that they had done so. The Government agents had adjusted their prices ac cording to the market prices, and they had instructions not to interfere with the usual prices of corn. If parties who had bought at a high price refused to sell at a low one, while the Government agents sold their corn, it was nothing to be charged against the Government. _ POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. Lord MAHON wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Depart ment, which was of some importance to many Members in that House ; he wished to know when it was pro posed to bring forward the Prison's Bill, the Custody of Offenders Bill, and the Poor-law Administration Bill. It was very desirable that these Bills should be brought forward at a time when those Members who were par ticularly interested in them could be present at the dis cussion, and it was also desirable that they should know the order in which they would be taken. Sir G. GREY said that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to move the third reading of the Poor-law Administration Bill the first order of the day on Thursday next ; after that, to go into Committee upon the Custody of Offenders Bill ; and then to take the Prisons Bill. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY wished to ask whether it was the intention of the Government to provide any remedy for an evil which had grown up and prevailed in the Central Criminal Court—a court which ought to be an example to all other criminal courts in the kingdom. He allwledj to the practice of not giving briefs for the prosecution to counsel in cases of felony or misdemeanour ; or if any were given the allowance for fee was so small that no respectable counsel would take it. By this means the judge, who was very frequently quite ignorant of the previous facts of the case, was obliged to examine the witnesses, and, contrary to his proper office, was literally a counsel against instead of for the prisoner. A similar evil practice prevailed in the courts in the northern dis tricts of the country. Sir G. GREY said that the attention of the Govern ment had been called to this evil, as existing in the Central Criminal Court, and arrangements were in pro gress to obviate the inconvenience complained of. THE GREAT BRITAIN. Lord INGESTRE asked the Secretary for the. Ad miralty why the paddle-box boats to ply between Holy head and Dublin had not been provided by the Admi ralty ? and whether any plan had been recorded of the efficient breakwater which has been made for the Great Britain steam ship before that breakwater was de• stroyed ? Mr. WARD intimated that a Commision had been appointed to inspect the proceedings with respect to that vessel. SOUTH COAST FISHERIES. Captain PECHELL asked whether th. A a,.;-..1.j -were aware of, and if so, what steps had been taken to avoid the recurrence of an invasion of the fishing ground off Worthing, which was occupied by five French fishing vessels on the 15th, 17th, and 19th May last, with nets, fishing for mackerel? Mr. WARD said that particular attention had been paid to this trade. Inquiries had been made, and if any further difficulties should occur, a case would be sub mitted to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to regulate the subject. :CEMETERIES. Mr. E. B. ROCHE said, that seeing the Hon. Member for Leamington in his place, he wished to ask him whe ther he meant to bring forward his Bill on the subject of Cemeto ries, and whether it was his intention to extend the Bill to Ireland. Mr. MACKINNON said he had been assured that the present Government would consider this auestion. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the Lords brought up several Bills. RAILWAY BILLS (Na. s IL). • _ Mr. STRUTT rose to move the order of the day for the second reading of the Railway Bills ; and seeing that there was a motion on the paper, he felt that this was the proper time for him to make his statement on the subject. So much misconception had gone abroad that he was satisfied that the time had arrived when the House and the country should be put in possession of what was in the Bill, and what was not in it, in order that no public misconception might arise upon the subject. He could not conceive that could be the object of the opposition to this Bill, which was in fact one consisting entirely of detail. The Bill on this subject, which constituted the general rule was passed through its second reading, he believed during the session of 1844, and that without the slightest opposition. After some discussion on this reading, the Bill was suffered to pass into a law. But when it was said that there had been greater experience at an after time, and that improvement could be made, although he was at a loss to conceive how an amendment could arise from the present motion, as it at present stood before the House, as there was nothing could excuse the companies. An amend ment was introduced by an Hon. Member who is now a Member of the House of Lords. That occurred during the session of 1845, and the Nobleman who moved it was Lord Wharneliffe. The object was, to subject all railway Bills, notwithstanding any peculiar clauses, to the provisions of future general Acts. Upon this another nobleman, who was at that period a Member of that House, had moved another amendment, which limited the effect of the clause to the maximum of fares and charges to be made by companies under the authority of after Acts. He did not mean to rest the question of this Bill on this clause so noticed. It had been noticed: to all parties who were at present complaining, and it was a matter of astonishment to him how it could be objected to. In the session of 1846, a Committee was appointed by both Houses of Parliament, with a view to suggest some mode of railway legislation. That Committee made a special report, in which a number of regulations were suggested, which were adopted in the present Bill. It further recommended that a distinct department of the Government should be instituted, for the express purpose of managing these matters, a similar report was adopted in the House of Lords, and in consequence of these reports late last session of Parliament, the Government brought in a Bill which passed through both Houses of Parliament without any opposition. It was intended then that further legislation should take place early in the next session, but he distinctly denied that Mr. Gladstone's Act was regarded as a final compact. By the legislation of the House of Lords last session it was decided that before any railway company should enter upon any land for the purpose of surveying it, they should deposit a certain sum of money as a security that he should be remunerated for any damage, and also a certain notice was requested to be served upon him. There was a local inquiry estab lisked also which had been the subject of much misap prehension in the House. The inquiry did not involve any examination of a itnesses, and was performed by an appointed officer without much expense to the public or to the parties. That inquiry would be of service in pre venting a long course of legislation before a Committee, and in some degree it obviated the necessity upon the Committee of either rejecting the Bill or doing an in justice to the landowner. Formerly when the land owners suggested another course of railway, they were met by the observation, that the company could not accede to it, as their plans and sections were reported. That was obviated under the present Bill, for if the company acceded to the request of the landowners, the company had power to authorise the adoption of the new line, or if they refused, the landowner had the power to deposit the plans and sections of his proposed line and meet them in the Committee. The next ques tion to which he would shortly advert, was , as to the hearing before th e comm isbioners. The Bill which directed such a hearing before the commissioners, who were to report u p on i t to t h e House, was objected to in this part. He was not surprised at this in persons per haps connected with interests concerned; but he thought that another hearing besides the commissioners would only be adding one evil to another, which, according to the objections was assumed to be an evil. He thought that a perfect knowledge could be gained of the Bill and the project by means of that tribunal, and without the aid of counsel. Again, in regard to the matter of tolls, the Bill directed that inquiry should be made on it, and a report presented to the House. He had heard many complaints that full information as to fares had not been afforded to Committees, and it was proposed to have a report on this part of the subject. It was objected that these propositions would lead to an extension of the time for making railways. Now, he thought that would be conferring a benefit on both railway projectors and land owners, and would have the effect of leading to the selec• Lion of the best lines. He came now to the remaining part of the Bill, which regulated existing lines. Under the present system the magistrates had no power to ap point police, and to pay them. Now, under the proposed system, that was done away with, and they need not wait till the commission of actual outrage before they established a constabulary force. The third object of the Bill was to prevent unnecessary stoppages. At present the regulation of mails was in a most unsatisfactory state, no principle or rule was laid down in the present law by which the decision of an umpire was to be regulated ; the tribunal which the Government and the railway company had recourse to, when any disagreement arose, had no rules to guide them in their decision. He did not object to arbitration—but there should be some guiding principle laid down which should regulate the compensation to be given in all cases. Another amendment proposed was one which had reference to the carriage of police and military upon the lines ; the fares upon many had been greatly reduced, and by the contracts which the com panies had, they were entitled to demand more for their carriage than they could for the conveyance of private persons. The objects of the new enactments was to obtain information, and give the public notice what is doing. One of the provisions was that it should be in the power of the board to obtain returns, and test them by reference to books. It was objected to this provision that it might disclose matters which were of secrecy and of private confidence. Now he was not aware what could be the nature of these secrets; but if any gentle man could show of what nature they were, he would be quite ready to meet them, and make them special objec tions. It was said that it was not desirable that the salaries should be made public ; now he was of a con trary opinion, for take the case of a railway on which a great number of accidents occurred—they might be " traced back to an incompetent or ill-paid staff. He now came to the question of penalties, as to which there had been a great deal of misrepresentation. If laws were to be made for the purpose of regulating the management of railways, he thought there must be some penalty attached to the infringement of them. The common informer, however, was not to have a premium for his negligence, as was the case with regard to the violation of some laws, but the penalties were only to be levied at the suit of the Crown. He, therefore, thought it unfair that since the provisions were so equitable, the misrepresntatiors which had been made concerning them should have gone forth. Having now gone through the most of the regulations proposed in the Bill, he would proceed to state what were the intenti° ll* of the Government with regard to this measure. The Bill was unavoidably postponed till this late period of the session in consequence of the measures of greater urgency that were required for Ireland, and which ab sorbed the attention of the Government to the exclusion of almost everything else. Now, however, that it was introduced, he understood that it vas to meet with the I most formidable opposition, and as at this late period of the session there would not, under such circumstances, be the slightest chance of passing it into a law. The Government thought they would be acting wisely in putting an end to all fruitless discussion, which would lead to no practical result.—(Hear, hear.) They there fore thought the best course for them to adopt would be to withdraw. the Bill for the present session. —(Cries of " Oh, Oh," laughter and cheers.) They were determined, however, to introduce another Bill founded on the same principles as soon as the next Parliament assembled.—(Laughter.) He now begged to move that the Bill be withdrawn, and further pro ceedings with regard to it suspended for the present. Colonel SIB'PHORP thought it extremely uafair that the public and the Members of that House should be so trifled with by this—the worst and the last Go vernment Bill— (Laughter)—and that Members should be brought down and treated so contemptuously. He thought the Honourable Member behind him (Mr. Hudson) was too honourable a man to be in league with the Government on this business, but he thought there must have been some gross underhand management, or mismanagement, with this Bill.— (Laughter.) When he saw a Government daring to act in this manner he thought it most disgraceful. He reserved to himself the opportunity however of bringing before the public on the first occasion that offered, the whede system of railways, and he would bring forward an array of facts which the gentlemen of the press, conversant as they might be with many dis graceful things connected with railways, and assiduous as they were in collecting, and faithful as they were in detailing them. would fill them with astonishment.— (Laughter.) If the late Mr. Pitt were alive, he would exclaim, " Oh, my country, to what a state are you re duced."—(Hear, hear, and laugher.) s';': For himself, he would say, that he had done his duty. He did not believe the Government had any intention of bringing in a Bill of the same kind next session; they were too cowardly to do so. He regretted that any Govern ment bad shown such pusillanimity, but that would not deter him from bringing before the House the facts to which he had referred, that the public ought to have, and which he was determined they should know the very first opportunity.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK wished to put a question to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. He thought a more undignified course had never been taken by any Government than that adopted by the present Govern ment with regard to his ouestion. He found from mobtue put upon the Woks this evening that the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended to pro ceed with this Railway Bill, and now after listening for the last two hours to the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the railway department, expounding the provi sions of the Bill, the whole concluded with the announce ment that it was to be withdrawn for the present ses sion. He would suggest to the Noble Lord that this was not the way to conduct the public business, and he did not think the present proceeding would raise the Noble Lord in the estimation of the world at large. If he thought he could not carry the Bill this session, the more dignified course would have been to tell the House so at once, and not lose their time in this fruitless and unnecessary manner. He wished to ask whether it was the intention of the Noble Lord to proceed with the Railways (Ireland) Bill, which stood No. 7 on the list; for he might be assured that it would not pass without much discussion, if it passed at all. Mr. HUDSON expressed his obligation to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite that he had withdrawn his Bill. He was quite content to rest that Bill on the ob jections stated in the speech of the Hon. Gentleman. They had availed themselves of all the forms of the House in order to oppose it. He hoped the Government would not ra,hlv interfere, but let well alone. He was satisfied the Bin was totally impracticable, and a Bill to which no one acquainted with railways would submit. The old companies had to contend with great competi tion,—competition amounting to about 67,000,0001. out of the 92,000,0001, passed in Railway Bills last year. Mr. W. R. COLLETT said, if Irish railways did not obtain the money which had been actually pledged them, the greatest evils would certainly arise. A promise of that money had been made this session, and he saw with regret the postponement of the Bill for another session. Lord J. RUSSELL said, with respect to the Railways Bill, he was not disposed to say much after his Hon. Friend had intimated that he would withdraw it. He must say, however, that he did not assent to the terms in which the Hon. Member for Sunderland had described the effect ; for so far from being vexatious, the very object of it was to remove all unne cessary obstructions, and impediments, and interference, with railways. He thought it better that a system of railways should be established under the superintend ence of private companies, and not of a general direction. —(Hear, hear.) But rules had been established for the guidance of these companies, and it was of course de sirable that those rules should be developed and perfected as far as possible. After that was done, he hoped there would not be any necessity for any further interference with our railway system. He trusted that by further explanations between the managers of the leading rail way companies and the Government, the Bill that might be brought in next year would meet with more general support than the present measure. The Govern ment had understood that the principle of the Bill was likely to be discussed at very great length on the second reading, and that after that the 110 clauses of which it consisted would be the subject of frequent amendments and protracted discussions in Committee. Under those circumstances it appeared to him that the better course was that they should postpone the Bill till another ses sion. But his Right Hon. Friend felt very naturally that as the Bill had been the subject of very exaggerated misstatements in many pamphlets and other writings circulated among the public, and calculated to alarm railway shareholders, it was right that he should enter into an explanation that might dispel unfounded mis apprehensions. He was ready to admit that the Go vernment had come to their determination upon the subject rather late, and with some inconvenience to themselves, because they were unable in consequence of not having given the necessary notice, to pro ceed with any other business that evening. As for what the Hon. Member for Bath had said about dis cussing certain measures, he must intimate his positive dissent from his opinions. That Honour able Gentleman knew as well as he did that it was not unusual to bring down measures to that House which, after discussion, and the expression of a general, though that might be an unfavourable opinion of the House upon them, were then withdrawn.—(Hear.) There was a subject upon which the Government could form no calculation—what might be the length of an ad journed debate. Some of these debates, for which the Government had calculated upon a single night, having occupied three and four nights. Business, therefore, which it was intended to have brought on in the mean. time was thus necessarily postponed. The Learned Member for Bath had asked whether it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Railways (Ire land) Bill. He asked that question after his Hon. Friend had positively intimated his intention to bring it on next Monday night. They would take it on that day ; and, he should observe, that the Bill was one on the general principle of which the House had already pronounced a decision. His own opinion upon the subject was this, that during the present year, having had to do with a great calamity by the failure in two articles which constituted the great portion of the existing evil. were i. people's means o f su b s i s ten ce i n I re l an d. I t was urgen t upon th e G overnment to apply some immed i ate reme d y to the than they l pr T ep h a ey re h d a t d o d e o x n p e e t c h t, a f t o w r i f t e h w suc cessinstances e ance s had come to his hearing of people dying from want of the necessari es o f life. The imports of grain, too, from foreign parts, had greatly exceeded what might at one time have been expected, and indeed, up to the present time, the success of the Government efforts had been more availing than could have been anticipated. He might say that the grand object of the Government had been, after supplying the pressing necessities of the people, to endeavour by proper measures to effect a grand and permanent good by a total reform in the constitution of Irish society. He believed that this Irish Railway Bill as one of the means proper for that object would be a desirable measure, end deserving of the considera tion and support of the House. The Government were prepared to press forward this session the Railways (Ireland) Bill. Lord G. BENTINCK said that the Railways (Ireland) Bill had his warm support. It did not go far enough, and not include other railways which deserved the conside • ration of the Government. When it was brought for ward again, he would bring before them the Great West of Ireland Railway, which offered interest at present to the amount of 15,0001. a week, and would, in a few months, augment that amount to 52,0001. He would have had the principle of the Bill very much more extendei,• as the most proper and most economical basis of relief to Ireland in her present dis tress. The Noble Lord took occasion to object to some of the Bills on the papers of the House, especially the Bill suspending the navigation-laws and the Bill sus pending the corn -laws. Mr. CARDWELL did not wish to anticipate the debate of next week, but he would just say one word to the Hon. Gentleman opposite. He thought that one great principle to be observed in legislation upon rail ways was to obtain the harmonious co-operation of the Government with the proprietors of railways.—(Hear, hear.) If Government d e termined to legislate on the subject, they ought to proceed with earnestness. He ventured, therefore, to suggest to the Right Hon. Gentleman that if it were necessary to legislate against these great companies, the Right Hon. Gentleman should do so with energy, or else legislate in such a manner as to carry their co-operation along with them. The Corn Importation Bill was then read a third time and passed. . . -- The second reading of the Parliamentary Elections (No. 2) Bill was postponed till Wednesday next. The Print Works Bill was read a second time. The Prisons Bill was rhen — read for the purpose of being postponed. The report of the Tithes Commutation Bill was then brought up and received. The Navigation Bill was then postponed until Friday. The Fisheries' Piers and Harbours (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Shannon Navigation Bill was read a second time. The Herring Fisheries (Scotland) Bill then passed through Committee, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Thursday. On the motion that the Medical Registration Bill be read a second time, Mr. WAKLEY said that he should not press the Bill this session of Parliament, as he understood that the session would be shortly brought to a close. He would withdraw it, but should he have a seat in the next Par liament he should press for the continuation of the Com mittee of inquiry. The Bill was then withdrawn. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then brought in a Bill for th© further amendment of the law relating to turnpike roads in South Wales. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter-past eight o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) Room B. The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock, to con sider the Paisley and Renfrew, the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and the Caledonian Canobie Branches; the Marquis of Westmeath presided. The first Bill taken was the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle. Mr. ANDREWS opened the case upon the part of the promoters. Last year the Dumfries Bill was obtained, the object of which was to furnish an eli gible connexion between Ayrshire and the Southern part of Scotland. The Bill was, however, clogged, by a clause inserted by the Caledonian Company, requiring the present Company to lease a portion of their line, between Annan and Springfield, provided statutory powers were obtained. This clause was considered so in jurious that a Bill was brought in this year remedying this defect, which, after great opposition in the Com mons, was passed, and was now brought up to the Lords. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to show the injurious nature of the clause. Mr. Alexander, the director of the company, was examined at "great length, and fully bore out the state ment of Counsel. Mr. Miller, the engineer, was also examined to the same effect, and gave similar evidence. The Committee then adjourned. ROOM C. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (PORTO BELLO AND WOLVERTON BRANCH.) The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock to con sider the case of the London and North-Western Railway. Mr. ANDREWS opened the case, and after a long state ment, in which he pointed out the advantages of this line, examined several witnesses to support his statement. The Committee then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. BRISTOL AND EXETER (TAUNTON AND CASTLE CARY BRANCH). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, M.P., gave evidence in favour of this line. „..- of the day in hearing local evidence of a general nature in support of the scheme. The Committee adjourned till twelve to morrow. GROUP VIII. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Young in the chair. SOUTH DEVON (AMENDMENTS AND EX assistant to the Master-Attendant of this dockyard, died on Friday, the 18th inst., aged eighty-two. lie vi as an officer of the Queen Charlotte in Howe's action of the Ist of June, 1794; was Master of the Glory (Admiral Stirling's flag-ship) in Sir Robert Calder's action, 1805, and was actively employed for a period of upwards of thirty-seven years. He was considered a most valuable war officer, and was universally respected. The Diligence naval transport arrived here last even ing, from Woolwich. To-morrow the Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Royal Marines makes his annual inspection of this division. A grand field•day at Fort Cumberland will be included in the day's events. WooLwicrt, JUNE 21.—The Garland steam-vessel, Captain Smithett, is placed under orders to proceed to Ostend to convey his Majesty the King of the Belgians to England. It is expected his Majesty will embark on Wednesday, and land at Woolwich in the course of the afternoon of that day. It is gratifying to learn that the health of King Leopold of Belgium is greatly improved within the last week, and that he is now able to travel without any apprehension of danger from the fatigue he may have to endure. THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION. -MEETING OF MR. C. LUSIIINGTON'S COM MITTEE. On Friday night, at eight o'clock, a meeting of the general committee conducting the election of Mr. C. Lushington, was held at the Crown and Anchor, Strand, at which the question of a friendly ballot was taken into consideration, to ascertain the position of the two can didates, Mr. C. Lushington and Mr. C. Cochrane, and on the usual business ; H. G. Robinson, Esq., of Half- Moon-street, in the chair. Mr. G. HuccErr, the secretary, produced the result of the canvass for the parish of St. Paul, Covent garden, which shows the numbers to be 92 for General Sir De Lacy Evaas ; 76 for Mr. C. Lushington ; and 28 for Mr. C. Cochrane. A return which, he stated was highly favourable. Mr. Plt(_,UT then having observed, that since the last meeting of the committee three meetings had been held, in St. Margaret and St. John's, in St. Martin's, and St. Paul's, said that great progress had been made in the canvass, which it was highly necessary should be corn pleted.—(Hear, hear.) He remarked that they had that evening a highly important matter to be brought before the committee. He alluded to a proposition which had been made by Mr. C. Lushington. that some means should be adopted in order to ascertain the opinion of the constituency in reference to the candidates ; and there was a proposition on his part (that having been made at the meeting held in the parishes of St. Margaret's and St. John's, and which had since been renewed in a letter, which he had forwarded to Mr. Huggett, that a friendly ballot should be had recourse to, In order thi.4l, it, might be decided who had the majority of promises, his (Mr. C. Lushington's) desire being not to divide the Liberal interest.—(Hear.) The sub-committee had entered into a consideration of the question, but it was one of so much importance that they thought it their duty to submit it to the general committee.—(Hear.) Mr. Prout proceeded to read the letter of Mr. C. Lushington, and stated that there were many reasons for declininc , any communication on the subject, either with Mr. C. Cochrane or his committee. —(Hear.) In the first place, they did not know of any committee to which any appeal could be made.— (Hear.) It was absolutely necessary to know who were the persons they had to deal with.—(Hear.) He was unable to mention any name of any standing belonging to Mr. C. Cochrane's committee. The names of the gentlemen forming Mr. C. Lushington's committee had been printed and were before the world. They were all honourable men, and of high character.—(Hear.) There was, however, another question, and that is the character of Mr. C. Cochrane, and it was a question whether if they entered into a communication with him they would not either be bringing themselves down to a level with him or elevate him to the standard they held in society, and whether they would not be degrading the constituency of Westminster in the opinion of all the other boroughs of the kingdom.—(Hear.) A document had been prepared by the sub-committee, which he would lay before the general committee. Mr. Prout then read the document, which, after introducing the reasons why the subject had been proposed, stated why it could not be entertained. It then referred to the 'history of Mr. C. Cochrane, whose real name was stated to be Charles Sutton, otherwise Don Juan De Vega, the Spanish minstrel, and then Charles Cochrane. _ Mr. ILTTERICK said, that unless they wanted to dis grace themselves in the eyes of the kingdom, after the exposé that had been just made in the document now read, it was impossible for the committee to listen to the propositon for a friendly ballot.—(Loud cries of " Hear.") How could Westminster, which bad always been the most prominent for being represented by men of high character and enlightened understanding, allow themselves to be represented by a person who stands before the world in the position of Mr. C. Cochrane? Mr. CADOGAN observed, that if they agreed to any friendly ballot, they would not only disgrace Mr. Lush ington, but themselves and the constituency of West minster.—(Hear.) They knew nothing of Mr. C. Coch rane's committee, who, it would appear, were afraid to hare their names before the world. Mr. POUNCY thought they should look at the question dispassionately, without regard to the merits or demerits of any other candidate; their object was to secure the return of Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir. Lushington, and he thought—although from the absence of any known committee composed of gentlemen of independence and respectability on the part of Mr. Cochrane, they were unable at present to propose any arrangements for the ballot—still if it subsequently appeared that Mr. Coch rane really had among his supporters gentlemen whose known character would be a guarantee for the fair con duct of the ballot, gentlemen in whom the constituency would have confidence, he did not think it would then be advisable to decline making such a proposition. The CHAIRMAN said he thought that the document read stated that one of the reasons was, that Mr. Cochrane had no committee at all, and when the period arrived that he had got a respectable one, Mr. Pouncy's observations would be entitled to every consideration from the committee. Mr. TYRRELL and Mr. GEEFIN addressed the chair, when Mr. CADOGAN moved, and Mr. KETTRICK seconded the following resolution:—" That the document now read be referred back to the sub-committee for the purpose of receiving and publishing it." The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Measures were then adopted to complete the canvass, after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the rreettng seperated at a late hour. CENTRAL: CRIMINAL COURT. THIRD COURT.—(Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLocx. and Alderman MOON, &c.) LIBEL.-THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE TRUWHITT V. DENT. Mr. BALLANTINE, counsel for the prosecution in this case, moved to estreat the recognizances of the defen dant, who had not surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment wnich charged him with publishing and pro pagating certain libellous matter reflecting upon the cha racter of the prosecutor, Mr. George Truwhitt, a highly respectable solicitor. The Learned Counsel fur ther moved for a fresh warrant for the apprehension of the defendant. The Court granted both applications. Selina Allen was indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, a set of knives and forks, and a watch, the property of George Robert Macnally and George Medially, to the latter of whom she was described as servant. It was clearly shown in evidence that the prisoner and another woman, not in custody, had at various times, commencing in March, 1846, pawned the articles in question. Tho prosecutor swore that it was without his knowledge or sanction. In her defence, the prisoner handed to the Court a written document, in which she admitted that she had pawned the articles, but disclaimed any felonious intent. She said she had done it to relieve another's distress. She also stated that she had lived with the prosecutor for eight years as his wife. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK called the prosecutor back, and on being questioned he admitted that such was the case. _ _ The Learned COMMISSIONER left it to the jury to say whether, under such circumstances, there was an implied authority in the prisoner to pledge the articles. It had been carried on a long time, and it was strange that the prosecutor had not before missed the articles ; if he had been aware of it, and had never complained, the prisoner ought to be acquitted. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Witham:, aged 17, a drover, was indicted for and convicted of burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Johns, and stealing there from some bed furniture, value 10s. In addition to two former convictions for felony, the prisoner had been many times summarily convicted for larceny; he had been many times in N . ewgate, and he was well known to the police as an associate of the most notorious thieves at the east end. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced him to be transported for seven years. Mary Gordon, aged 39, was convicted of stealing 29 shillings from the person of James Barber. In 1841 the prisoner was convicted of larceny, an d also in 1845. Since then she had been tried for stealing a gold watch and appendages from the person, and had been several times in custody on charges of felony. A sister of the prisoner was in Court, and she stated that the prisoner was the widow of a sergeant in the 7th Fusiliers, and had two sons in the band of the 14th Re giment of infantry. Since the death of her husband she had taken tb drinkin g , and from that to worse. She had neglected many good opportunities for abandoning her immoral life, and might have done well if she would. Mr. Commissioner 13tmLocx said the prisoner was a person who must not be allowed to remain in this country. Sentence—Seven years' transportation. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The operations on this rail wa y are bein g carried on with the utmost vigour, and exp ectations ar e entertained of its being partially ready for traffic about the end of July. On that portion of the line more immediately in connexion with the ferries, extending between Burntisland and Kirkcaldy, a great number of workmen are employed in bringing it to completion, towards which it is very far advanced, a large portion of the permanent line being already laid. The line stretching along the sea-shore, on an elevated embankment, commands a magnificent view of the Firth and of the opposite coast, and should the construction of the carriages afford any facilities for travellers enjoying the splendid prospect, it will no doubt become a favourite route. It is confidently anti cipated that the railway will be complete between Burnt island and Cuplr by the end of July. At present there are 8,873 workmen employed upon the works—of whom 794 are masons, 190 joiners, 140 smiths, 274 miners, 634 carters, and- 6,861 labourers ; 5,680 are Scotch, 94 pgl h , 044 3,144 Irbil. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-11017SE. A young woman, whose name appeared upon the jus tice-room list as Ann Mills, was brought before Alder man Gibbs upon the charge of bigamy. Thomas Blake said, that having been given to under stand that, whilst he was necessarily absent from home, the prisoner, who was his wife, had married a policeman, he investigated the matter, found it to be a correct report, and caused her to be apprehended. The clerk of the parochial church of St. Edund the King and Martyr, in Lombard-street, produced the marriage register, in which an entry appeared that John Cooke, bachelor and policeman, of 8 , King-court, 'ills married ' to Ann Mills, spinster, on the sth of March, 1846, of the same place. Ann Mills stated on the occa sion that her father, Henry Mills, was a labourer. Thomas Birch, policeman 563, stated that he svag present at the marriage on the sth of March, 1846, between the policeman and the prisoner, Ann Mills. John Perkins, a weaver, stated that he was preaent at the marria of Thomas Blake with the pri soner on the 29th of Sceptember, 1834, at Stepney O ld Church, i n Stepney-green. The prisoner had been frequently at witness's house since that time, and her husband, Thornas Blake, was present in the justice-room, and had just identified her. The prisoner said, she did not wish to say upon the subject of the charge. Alderman Gums asked Blake, the first husba nd of the prisoner, whether the policeman Cooke k new that she was a married woman when he married he r? Blske--- I cannot positively say that he did. Whe n I saw her on Saturday she at first told me he did, an d afterwards she told me that he did not. anything Alderman Gum—Where did Cooke live? Blake--' He lodged in my house before I got into the difficultf that caused my ab-ence. Alderman GIBBS—What was that difficulty? Blake —I was taken into custody about some wi ne which bt.),- longed to Mr. Day, and I was tried at the Central Cri minal Court, and while I was in confinement Cooke mar ried my wife. Alderman GIBBS—By whom were you taken into oils tody? Blake—By Cooke. Alderman GIBBS —ls Cooke here? The policeman was called, but did not answer. Inspector Todhunter said, the moment it was knn to the police authorities that an imputation of ch ow kind was cast upon one of the force, the person accused was of course required to make an explanation. I" however, the man took no trouble to clear his character, he was informed that he was no longer one of the body, and he left the force on Saturday. Blake said that Cooke was in Possession of his which remained in the house after his corninitt3l,thir Newgate; and hoped that the the magistrate would ord er man GIBBS said he could not that they should be delivered up to him. g oods, Alde, of the kind, as the sheriffs were entitled to the property a convicted felon. The prisoner was committed for trial. give any order of LAMBETH. Mr. Wood, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in S• John-street, Clerkenwell, appeared before Mr. Ell 4 in compliance to a summ o n s t a ken out by a young lilt named Louisa Nutman, i n w hi c h he was charged witd detaining a gold watch th a t had been illegal l y p ain at his shop. The . hearing of the case occupied the magistrate fot• some time, but the short facts were these. On the otht of April last, the watch belonging to the complain" was left at the shop of a watchmaker, name d ThclEnas Kemp, then residing at 58, O a kley-street, Lambeth, .t," be repaired. Soon after K em p absconded, ta king went"‘!" him, or previously disp os i ng of, u pwards of t an d on watches, which had been left with him for repair , the 10th of May Mr. Nutman, the brother of the com plainant, received a lett er f rom Mrs. Kemp , in vy,,b!eh was enclosed the duplicate of his sister's watch, wu'c subse was pledged at the shop of Mr. Wood, for 51 . quently called at the sh o p o f Mr. Wood, and upon paa r ing Is. 3d. interest, and 4d. for a fresh ticket, he w_ c s i shown the watch, which he identified as his sister's, and the shopman made a fresh ticket in his own name'd application was subsequently made at this court. an warrant was granted against Kemp, b u t he has manage" to elude the vigilance of Sergeant Goff, an active officer, who holds it. Mr. Humphreys attended on the part of th ant, and raised several legal and other points agains,t the proceeding. He also road, from the Pawnbrokers zctte, the particulars of an application made only the Wl.. before last to Mr. Hardwick, at Marlborough-street, 1":0 a summons against a pawnbroker for detaining tte watches under precisely similar circumstances as in th e present case, and that magistrate refused to grant itf e defend the person pawning had not been proceeded against . Mr. ELLIOTT, however, was of op conform ity that the 1)1.0 ceedings in the present c as e were in strict with the law ; that the case had been clearly estabi h f i s h ed, w ac t° and ordered the defendant to deliver up the Miss Nutman. MARYLEBONE. George Williams, who had only on the same Willi? been liberated from Tuthill-fields prison e rn w hic o h bi e s had been incarcerated for six months, psuant t sentence, for a robbery of an extensive nature at Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway brought np by Mr. Collard, superintendent of the T o , pany's police, and placed at the bar before M r. BiliV son, charged with having committed another robbery be the same station, previous to the felony for which was tried and punished. Mr. Justins, from the firm of Maples. Stevens, la Co., Old Jewry, attended for the prosecution. The Learned Gentleman detailed the facts of the,cs:9l.: and called the following witnesses in support of the legation. Stephen Christian, a sailor, deposed, that on t he 1111 of November last he came up to- L on d o n from nr i '" and that on arriving at his destination he missed WI box, containing wearing apparel, books, money "of papers. He had since seen the box in the possession Mr. Collard. John Creed, a coffee•shop keeper, living at re ley-street, Paddington, said that about six weeks beef re the prisoner lodged at his h ouse for two nights; he brought with him upon the first occasiont. e box, and alleged that he had lost the key thereof, ai_nt: same time requesting that witness wou ld accomme" him with something which would force it open. He . 1 e 11 __! him a screwdriver, and the prisoner , a fter thanking` Dr for his kindness, went up stairs. H e went out twice bundles, bundles, and afterwards in his ro om was found the hht.7te which had been rifled of all it had co ntained, w f it r s h exception of a few papers bearing the namteatci)onp withoe - cutor, who had made an appl ication at the s regard to his loss. a The box was here prthato3ucedftearntdheidperinsteinfieerd had l t e h tt e , owner. Witness added, artment in h is same articles were missed from an ap house. charged ledge o C t Collard a c stated t t t h h a e t p , r i i n s oner consequence of would that (yesterday) morning, he rep aired to To hill-fields be p a f t.: e s r o n his , a n r cl e l e t o a o s k e he o n a c t c e u l s l i e n d g i t m o c t u h s a t o t d he w yi mlned l l a s ha liberatedhis know on with stealing a sailor's box from th e Great Western Railway station, he said nothing but cried. It will be remembered (the part i cu l a rs having sr peared in the papers) that in the former case of robber), the prisoner was brought to justice through the instru mentality of an omnibus conductor, who, for his fore' sight and vigilance, had, as stated by Mr. Justins '? the magistrate, been rewarded by the company with 5 " Mr. Justins also said, that with a view to the further mice of the ends of justice the company had paid till e : r l l o in t o edv Said prosecutor liberally for some weeks past; so that instel' : " f g e ht of the remainin prisoner t" d o e f n g c ' e th u 'g po t n o t s h e e a, di h se e ha m rg i in a sv ,t l i l e ic p n ri h s, e ,n w e ' r a: c v, o i n lo fine s d ee . med very d downcast nothing, was a second time committed for trial. Two men, named Tread a n d H u i ) h , were finally e•- t¢; mined on the charge of having stolen articles of plate,tliff property of Mr. Butterfield, a gentleman residing b 11 5,; lington, and with whom the fir s t n a med prisoner ha ' formerly lived as servant. a nd th e Evidence in support of the charge was given ; prisoners, who had undergone two previous examinfl tions, were committed for trial. POTATO DISEASE IN PORTUGAL.—We have be" favoured with a letter from Vigo, dated June 8, frolo s which we take the following :—" A few days ago Cintra, celebrated for its potatoes, the disease Made J t3 appearance again, and I am sorry to say the erg f a ls° there is ruined. It has affected the price in bon from 20 to 26 vintins per aroba." We lieve that this is the first appearance of le potato disease in Portugal, noticed in the public journals. But from a statement of a most intelligent gentlernsoj lately resident in Portugal, we learn that the disease bad appeared in the northern provinces of that Kingdom 1846, although not to any serious extent.—Dublit s Evening Post. BIRTHS. On the 18th inst., at Hyde-park-gate South, the Rife of Charles R. Harford, jun., Esq., of a son. On the 18th inst., at the Lorn-road, Brixton, the 'rife o f Mr. James Robinson, of a daughter. On the 19th. inst., at West-green, Tottenham , Mrs. Yr' Nevill, of a son. On the 19th inst., at Farnham, Surrey, the wife of Alfre d Stevens, Es., of a son. On the 17th ult., at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, the wife ofJohll Newman Tweedy, Esq., Swedish and Norweg ian lice- Consul, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Camberwell, the wife of Henry Esq., of a daughter. On the 19th inst., in Great George-street, Westminster' the wife of the late G. B. Barlow, Esq. of a son. On the 19th inst., at Kentish-town, , the Lady of J. NeQille Warren, Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., at Farnham, the wife of S • G. Sl ow Esq., of a son. Mrs. Freder l On the 19th inst., in Hyde-park-square , Lewes Austen, of a daughter. • On the 19th inst., Mrs. Paton, of Grandholm, of a daughter —_,.. On the 18th inst., at Bentinck - street , Ma nchester -BV' Mrs. James Benham, of a son. isth MARRIED. • 1.6 On the 17th inst., at Wyndham, Isle of Bute, Francis Grix White, Esq., to Cecilia Catherine Charlotte, s„e•c°,,ari, daughter of the late Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford, D.C.L., DIED. On the 20th inst., after a protracted illness, Miss .E,'", - „re b Ann Roper, of Great Russell - street , Bloomsbury, s,n— regretted. On the 15th inst., at the Isle of Wight, Mary Ann , the It' maining daughter of the late Mr. P. O'Ryan. aeri' On the 16th inst., at Bath , th e wife of Major Fre Brownlow. On the 16th inst., at Calais, Henry Augustus Dalton , 944 late Lieutenant 3d Regiment (Buffs). On the 17th inst. , in Upper S e y mour -street, Porgy P square, Harris Dunsford, Esq., M.D., aged 39. On the 17th inst., at Ryde, Isle of Wight, G . Lon. on : s tinted end Published by 1.1171W0 YOUNG, rr of Nea? Aland, Printer. at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand. 111 ti",„ fl o of the Sayoy, in the County of Ididdle2o l , 1847. TO Ta k n iE3 tiE th at Elec Ge the at to t v. :lgnittur 11.b c , M ing th t - i ttir z t o d .. re a s °',„ latent. tr r'e. t 24 1 kk-zy.re th - * vB 4 of ti o EXII NEW 1 1 ,. Po, Il i • evide h e ° 8 .44 , 41 0n5, their of the l'are Propos Pieb4 l , l / 1 or ( % ki r, 'tut, f it l.p art de Dart *44) assns, "(1 Wit ceri 19, ay, -.41111\ TENSIONS). The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in hearing general evidence in favour of this Bill. GROUP X. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Lord Clive in the chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (ILFORD TO TIL DUET FORT AND SOUTHEND.) The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with the opposition of the Thames Avon Railway and Dock Company. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The following Bills were declared to have gone through Committee : London and North-Western Railway (Newport Pagnall, Olney, &c., Branch). London and North-Western Railway (Atherstone Branch). Manchester and Birmingham and North Staffordshire Junction Railway. Aberdeen and Great North of Scotland Amalgamation. Great Northern Railway (Purchase of Ambergate). London and North-Western Railway (Branches from Kenilworth to Berkswell). Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railway. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—This day being the anni versary of her Majesty's accession to the throne, the Howe and St. Vincent, at Spithead, dressed in colours, and at one o'clock royal salutes were fired by the Vic tory, Vengeance, and Excellent, in harbour, the Plat form Battery, and the ships at Spithead. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, being or dered some alterations in her magazines, &c., will be necessarily detained in harbour some time longer to complete them. Commander Oldham joined this ship yesterday, and her First-Lieutenant, Mr. Rogers, joined the St. Vincent, as first, also yesterday. This evening the latter gentleman was entertained by his late brother officers on board the Vengeance at a sumptuous dinner, at which Captain Lushington honoured his officers with his company. Intelligence from the squadron on the Cape of Good Hope station states that the Governor, Sir Henry Pot tinger, and Sir George Berkeley, were at Fort Peddle on the 7th of April, the latter preparing for a forward movement. The mouth of the Buffalo river was to be converted into a port, and an officer of engineers had been appointed to trace out a field work there. A ru mour was afloat that Pato had tendered his submission, but that it could only be accepted on his unconditional surrender. The President, .50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, Commander-in-Chief, was in Simon's Bay on the 7th of April. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, bad left for Calcutta. Lieutenant-Co lonel Napier has returned to England. By the same advices we have intelligence from the Island of Ascension to the 29th of April, at which date the Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., Commander in Chief ; the Actwon„ 26, Captain Mansel; the Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane; the Lily, 16, Commander Newton; the Favourite, 18, Commander Murray; the Pantaloon, 10, Commander Douglass; the Albatross, 16, Commander Farquhar; and the Tortoise, store and guard ship, Captain Hutton, were lying there. Courts martial were pending, of which Captain Mansel was pre sident, on a paymaster and purser, and other officers and men, for alleged drunkenness. The island and squadron are healthy. The Lively was under orders for England, via Sierra Leone; the Albatross, for the Bight of Benin ; the Larne, for Spithead, direct in a few days; the Pataloon, for the West Indies; the Favourite, for the South Coast; and the Snap. cutter, with victualling stores, for the Bight. A few rollers had of late set in, and on the 27th a boat was swamped and a seaman drowned. We regret to state that in manning the yards on board the Howe, on the return of the royal party in the Fairy, yesterday, a young man named Patten, who was endea vouring to shin up the nsaintopgallant mast for the pur pose of manning the royal yard, lost his hold and fell into the water, striking the yards below, and finally the mainchains in his fall. He sunk instantly like a stone, and was never seen afterwards, as we are informed. The Seaflower cutter, Commander H. Damaresq, ar rived at:sunset on Friday, from cruising off the coasts of Kent and Sussex, for the protection of the mackerel fishery. Rear-Admiral Superintendent H. Parker, C. 8., re turned from leave yesterday afternoon, and his flag was re-hoisted on board the Excellent in the evening. The Echo was undocked again and removed from the basin yesterday afternoon. . The following are the appointments for the past week : Lieutenants—R. T. Bedford, to Victoria and Albert Royal yacht ; R. C. Whyte, to Vengeance ; J. 0. Ba thurst, to Vixen ; A. Hamilton, to be Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier ; G. B. Jeffreys, to Ex cellent, vice Hamilton. Masters—G. Filmer, to command the Kite ; J. D. Pasco, to the Coast Guard. Surgeon—H. Jamieson, to the San Josef. Second Master—C. Burney, to the Kite. Mates—F. J. D. D'Aguilar, to the Caledonia ; F. Moresby, P. Chase, and R. B. Oldfield, to the Victoria and Albert yacht. Assistant-Surgeons—D. Carter, to the Victory ; H. Slade, to the Caledonia ; H. Crocker, to the Seringapa tam convict ship ; E. Pearce, to the Cherokee ; F. Fre wan, to the Minos steam-vessels, on the Lakes of Canada. Clerks—J. A. Messum, in charge, to the Acheron; E. J. Gray, to the St. Vincent. Midshipmen—P. Blakeston, to the Howe; A. Neale, to the Excellent. _ Naval Cadet—C. H. Bramwell, to the Dragon. Master's Assistants—R. D. Connor, to the Growler; J. G. Budd, to the Kite. __ _ ROYalMarines—Second Lieutenants G. Bazalgette, E. M'Cullum, and T. Potts, to the Plymouth division. Coast Guard.—Appointments—Mr. J. T. Page (late mate R.N.) to be in command of a station; Lieutenant a Cox, R.N., to be in command of a station. Removals —Lieutenant C. G. Clark, R.N., from Grand Redoubt to Kingsdown, vice Lieutenant S. Morrish, R.N.; Mr. J. Maude, from Khockadoon to Ballycroneen, vice Mr. J. Harry; Mr. J. Harry, from Ballycroneen to Khocka doon, vice Mr. J. Maude. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—This morning the Undine steam-yacht, Master-Commander Allen, was laid on the graving slip alongside the dockyard, in order to afford the Commander-in-Chief, and other distinguished officers, an opportunity of inspecting her bottom and examining the state of the composition with which it had been put on to prevent the adhesion of rubbish. One side of the vessel is coated with red lead, and the other with this composition, which has now been exposed to the action of the water since the 12th ult. On inspect ing the bottom of the vessel this morning, we found the red lead covered with weeds, grass, barnacles, muscles, and such like adhesive matters, the red lead acting as nourishment to the growth of such obstacles to the vessel's speed; whereas the composition side was clean and free from all rubbish, except such as would immediately come off on being slightly touched or acted upon by the water when the vessel is in motion. The result, therefore, was deemed eminently satisfactory, as far as all trials of this new composition for the bottoms of iron vessels have hitherto extended. The Undine was taken outside the harbour when the tide floated her, and came in with her composition quite clean, We are happy to state that the young s eaman Patten, who fell fr om th e t o p mas t c rosstrees of the Howe, 120, at Spithead, on Saturday, while manning. ya rds for Prince Albert, is alive Etnd well, having sustai ne d but trifling injuries by his tumble of upwards of 200 feet. _ ors Retired Cigamiuldg Pinry crAdoFico n Y THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY'EVENING, JUNE 22, 1847.