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4 , quickly to reform, and each attend quietly to • business, lest not a s'ngle sail return, to be the stock of other nations. Carefully consider ~,es. Awang, the 27th year, 2d month, 25th day. " Canton, April 10, 1847." 'lnto, Lieut. Airey commanding, returned this ;, bringing up some munitions for the gentlemen IP inn, seen, and resumed her former anchorage just above /he factories. TZESDAY, lar - R.—During the last few days we have taken some pains to ascertain the state of popular feel ing. On repeated occasions we have landed on Honan, and in one instance entered the large fort on the east btnk of the Macao Passage, and in company with two gentlemen walked along the whole battery, mounting 60 or more heavy guns; a Chinese corporal, a soldier, and a. few coolies, were all the persons we met in the fort; 'they seemed pleased with our visit, and said their supe• the commandant, had gone to town to buy vege tables fur their supper! We have also gone almost daily to some of the gates of the city, and throagh the streets of the suburbs---everywhere unmolested except by base language. But there is a great deal of excitement among all classes, and it partakes more of wrath and indignation than of aught else. Many copies of the follow ing proclamation have been p„sted up, and almost all in the vicinity of the factories have been torn down or defaced:— " No. 19. " A PROCLAMA.T/CN BY CHANG AND L/, THE MAGIS TRATES OP NANHAI AND PWANYU, &C., MAKING KN OWN S ;;TRICT AND EARNEST INJUNCTIONS. " W l v4reas, foreigners of all nations, in carrying on o^rom'irce at Canton, for more than 200 years, have duri this long period beets well acquainted, and on good terms with our people, the said foreigners coming as guests from afar to China; and because it is perfectly tratural av:a no matter of wonder that they should wish to roam abroad and see the places in the neighbourhood of the provincial city, and inasmuch as not only the Peace will be injured - and serious troubles created if the PeU'ple of the country assemble and crowd and gaze upon Ifr.ern, but the purpose of our august Sovereign to show kind less to men from afar be greatly frustrated; there fore it is right and proper to put forth strict and earnest instructions. This, accordingly, we hereby do, expect ing that you, people and gentry of the country, will fully understand that henceforth, if foreigners travel about in the said places, you must not as heretofore as semble and gaze at them, creating broils and giving rise to other serious troubles, so as to expose yourselves to trial and punishment. It behoves you carefully to con sider this and obey. Oppose not our special proclama tion. " Canton, April 13." " No. 20. " GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. " Diplomatic Department. " His Excellency her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., is pleased to direct that the annexed instructions to lit r Majesty's Consul at C....iiton be published for the in- Lrmation of British subjects at that port:— " Victoria, Hong-Kong, April 14. " have the satisfaction to state that I have received from Keying a reply to a note which I addressed to him before quitting Canton, regarding the objection able lane contiguous to the British factories, in which his Excellency does not dissent from the propositions made on that subject. " You will take care that the British merchants r,t ii-aburso the proprietors of the house lately pulled down at the eastern extremity of the river front, adjoining the creek, and that they agree to a fair compensation for all Chinese property which may be given up for their benefit or c.invenience. On no other condition than this, which is the obvious dictate of common justice, will I aid, countenance, or permit any measures of the sort.—l have. &c., " J. F. DAVIS. " F. C. Macgregor, Eq., &c. By order, " A. R. JOHNSTON . " Victoria, - Hong -Kong, April 1:5. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20.—Since the 3d, Hog-lane has h‘hm closed, and the prevailing opinion is that it will continue so. Yesterday crowds of people from Canton and flonan thronged the offices of the city authorities, all b gging that the street and ferry may be kept open. And to day rumours are rife that, if compelled to aban don their houses, they will set them on fire! This threat should not be unheeded, for there are thousands that would exult in its execution. BATTLE BETWEEN THE FRENCH SQUADRON AND THE COCHIN-CHINESE. ONE THOUSAND COCHIN•CHINESE KILLED. The following is an account of the late occurrences in Cochin-China, taken from the narrative of the Bishop of Loo Choo, who was present, and is now on board the steamer Lady Mary Wuod, en route to France with the news:— CHINA SEAS, MAT 1, 1847. Several missionaries, natives of France, having been put to death or cruelly punished, within the last twelve years, in Cochin-China, without any crime being im puted to them but that of teaching the Christian reli gion, Admiral Cecille, commanding the French squa dron in these seas, presented to the Cochin-Chinese Government a remonstrance against this treatment of his countrymen, whereof no notice was taken. M. La Pierre, who succeeded to the command of the French squadron in the China seas, resolved to follow up the intentions of his predecessor, and for this pur pose addressed a letter with a similar remonstrance to the King of Cochin-China, which he dispatched on the 19th of March last, from Macao to the port of Touron (situ ate about 50 miles to the south-east of the capital city Hue), by the corvette La Victorieuse, Captain Re gault de Genouilly, who had orders to deliver it into the hands of the prefect of the province. M. La Pierre, in the frigate La Gloire, followed the Victorieuse on the 23d March, and, arriving in the bay of Touron, was surprised and indignant to find that the captain of the Victorieuse had been unable to obtain any communica tion but with the inferior mandarins, and that all oppor tunity of fulfilling his commission had been denied him. Endeavours were now renewed to obtain an interview with the prefect, either by his coming or giving permis sion to deliver him the letter. These endeavours were met only with subterfuge and mockery, which, for the honour of the French flag, M. La Pierre deemed it ne cessary to resent. There were anchored in the bay five corvettes, built on the e;uropean model, fully equipped, on which M. La Pierre laid an embargo, vowing to retain them till his letter was received and replied to. Anxious to avoid hostile measures, be caused all their sails to be re• moved to two small war junks, which were made to an chor between the French ships, This proceeding seem- d to have effect, for the foll)w -ing day, March 31, the prefect appeared at Touron, re ceived M. R. Genouilly politely, and, after some hesita tion, took the letter, promising an answer in teu or twelve days. This period passed without incident. It was, however, observed, that in the forts, on shore, and in the cor vent's, preparations were going on, by increasing very greatly their force in men and otherwise, for hostilities. On the morning of the lth of April an inferior officer cattle on board, announcing the arrival from Hue (the capital) of a superior mandarin, bearing the reply, and inviting Commodore La Pierce to land and receive it the foliowing day. To this invitation he replied, that having sent his se cond in command as the bearer of his letter, a co:res ponding civility required that the bearer of the answer should deliver it to him on board his ship; at the same time giving assurance that he would be received with the honours due to his rank and station. The Cochin-Chinese evaded this proposition, and con tinued to request the Commodore' s presence on shore. Whilst the correspondence on this point was proceeding, several of the officers of the French ships took walks on shore. In these strolls a man seemed desirous to impart some matter to them unseen by his countrymen ; whereon, one of the French officers furnished him with paper and pencil ; he wrote four or five characters, the meaning whereof, on translation, was found to be, " during the entertainment they will surprise and murder yee), en masse." On this hint the commodore became more fully re solved not to accept the invitation of the mandarin to go on shore to receive the alleged answer; neither did the mandarin go on board the French frigate. The movement of troops and armament was being c trued on with much activity. Arms in considerable quantities were secretly being conveyed on board the two small junks. The commodore, hopeful to avoid the shedding of blood, sent a party, who took the junks by surprise, and made a discovery of the utmost consequence at that moment. Whilst disarming the people on board one of the junks, a raidshipman noticed one of them trying to secrete a paper, which he sprung at and seized. This was given to the commodore, who had it translated. This paper, bearing the red seal of a mandarin in three different places, was a plan of a conspiracy against the 'French. It was intended to murder the commodore and suite at the conference if he was not found sufficiently re spectful and submissive, and by a concerted signal to etteck at the same time the French ships, which were t t " be reduced to atoms, striking Europeans with such ror that they would not venture to re-appear. The mode,_ td of attack, Sec. , was given in detail. r s discovery was made on Tuesday,' 13th April. T4e. next day, the 14th, the commodore sent a copy to the mandarin, demanding an explanation. In the evening the mandarin sent an inferior officer on board La Gloire with a letter, wherein he sought in vain to justify his conduct. To the French officers it appeared evident that, aper re f erre d dis concerted in his plan by discov er y of the to, he was prevented from actingdire c tl y, and only sought to gain time. attack from th e C oehin-Chi- On Thursdity, 15th, an nese appeared to be approaching. The five corvettes were filled with men, and formed in line toward s the French s hip s a t th e mo uth of a river which falls i nto the bIY ; a number of war junks were seen prepared for action ; four others were seen working into the mouth of the bay, probably from the capital, evidently , as the French thought, with a view to attack them on al] sides. Thus menaced the commodore had no time to lose ere the enemy should close upon him. Still unwilling to re sort to extreme measures, he made another attempt at accommodation. He sent an officer on shore to warn the mandarins that Enless an order was immediately sent to stop the junks from approaching he would forthwith de• :troy the five corvettes. ether this notice lie waited fully two hours, when FAN'iinfr, that the junks continued to appro ac h, an d t h at no count erma nding vessel was dispatched, La Gloire opened her fire, seconded by the Victorieuse. This was insrAntly ~ -e sponded to by the corvettes, the junks, rnd ttrr forts on`. shore. The junks were too far off to take effect, but tbe corvettes and one of the forts were suffi ciently near.. The crews of the corvettes had no means _ - of escape, and exerted their utmost in vain. In the space of 76 minutes they were utterly destroyed. One blew up, one was burnt, another sank, and the other two, being crptured, were set on fire, after the wounded were removed. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. Great inconvenience and delay arose in this court in consequence of none of the parties in the different cases being ready to go on, and in this case it was commenced without witnesses being present; it was, therefore, made to last nearly four hours. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) From their own report. and according to actual ob servation,:the number of Cochin-Chinese killed is esti mated at upwards of 1.000. On the destruction of the corvettes, the junks and forts ceased their fire. Neither was taken possession of, which would have been sufficiently easy. It was, how ever, no part of M. La Pierre's plan either to make war on the Cochin Chinese or to plant the French flag on their territory. His object, in protecting his ships and crews against a conspiracy, and maintaining the honour of his nation, he considered as effected by the utter de struction of the corvettes. On the day following he took his departure, no attempt at farther communication, on either part, having been made. The fire of the Cochin- Chinese, for the most part, fell short or was directed too high. La Gloire had neither killed nor wounded, and only suffered a little in her rigging. La Victorieuse, being more exposed, had only one killed, and one wounded by the loss of his right hand. The damage to her hull and rigging inconsiderable, and immediately repaired. The Victorieuse reached Hong-Kong on the 21st of April, having on board the French Bishop of Loo Choo, who was present. HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES NORTH KENT RAILWAY. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from the Mayor and inhabitants of Dover, in favour of the proposed North Kent Railway, praying their Lord ships to pass some measure which would have the effect of taking the monopoly of the traffic of the whole county of Kent out of the hands of the existing South Eastern Company. MES,AGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up a number of public and private Bills. HEALTH OF TOWNS. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room B. CALEDONIAN BRA.NCEES TO CANOBIE. This Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock. The evidence for the opponents to this Bill was pro ceeded with. The Duke of Buccleuch was examined, and stated that he was the proprietor of the Canonbie coal-fields, as well as the whole of the parish of Canonbie, and the pro posed Caledonian branch would run for three miles through his estate. He was opposed to that railway being constructed because it would cut up the beautiful piece of land between the Esk and Liddesdale, so cele brated in border song. The objection could be got rid of by the way in which the North British Company pro posed to go past Canonbie. He had no objection to a line properly constructed to the Canonbie coal pits. He had supported that line, as, independently of its affording accommodation to Canonbie, it would connect the im portant town of Hawick with the south—a most valuable district for grazing and agricultural purposes, which a railway would contribute to open up. The portion of the country between Canonbie and Hawick was very thinly populated, and would not pity for the construction of the proposed railway. Cross-examined—He believed that the Nithsdale Com pany last year went no further than Canonbie, and the North British Company had a scheme for a line of rail way between Carlisle and Hawick. Both of these schemes had been lost. He was in favour of the first, and he gave evidence in support of it. He believed also that he petitioned in favour of the Nithsdale and Ca nonbie branch. This branch proposed to cross the Caledonian main line at Gretna, and went to Canonbie. He had no objection to admit that the present branch would be of considerable benefit to the country west of Canonbie, and would also cause the Canonbie traffic to go on the Caledonian as far, perhaps, as Lockerbie. The present branch of the Caledonian line was very little different to that of the Nithsdale scheme of last year. The line this year was quite clear of "Johnny Arm strong's Tower," which lay more in tho direction of Langtioltn. Canonbie Lea was all pasture ground, and let to the tenant. The Bishop of LONDON presented several petitions in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. The petitioners, however, complained of the omission of London from the operation of the Bill, and the Right Reverend Prelate said he entirely concurred in that opinion of the petition. The Earl of RADNOR presented similar petitions. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with the petitioners that it was to be regretted that the city of London was ex empted from the provisions of the Health of Towns Bill, but he trusted the Bill would meet with no opposi tion on that account. _ btrlY Ebuton SUGAR IN DISTILLERIES. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE put a question to the Noble Lord the President of the Board of Trade with re spect to the quantity of sugar used in breweries and distilleries. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock . TATTERSALL'S_THIS EVENING Six o'cLocii. The Earl of CLARENDON was sorry that his in formation on the subject was extremely meagre. The Act had been in operation only four mon th s , and no official returns had yet been received as to the quantity of sugar which had been so consumed, but 6,300 cwts. had been taken out of bond for that purpose. THE PRISONERS IN PORTUGAL. Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of the Go vernment to the number of prisoners who were at present in confinement in Portugal, who he thought should be set at liberty on parole. From the evidence he had of the circumstances he was strongly disposed to believe that they were an exceedingly well disposed, but obstinate people. He considered, therefore, that re leasing them would be a popular act, and one to which this Government should give their assent, as there was no longer any danger to be apprehended from them. , He wished to know what course the Government in tended to adopt with respect to the liberation of Das Antas and other persons confined in Fort St. Julian on parole? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was most indis tinctly heard, was understood to say, that not only did Das Antes occupy a most distinguished position, but, what was better, still he was an honourable soldier.— (Hear.) He could assure the Noble and Learned Lord, that Das Antes and the other persons at present confined in Fort St. Julian would not be kept in captivity longer then the safety of the country rendered necessary. At the same time a disposition had been manifested on his part, and on the part of his followers, which was strictly honourable ; whilst, on the part of the British Admiral and British officers the greatest desire had been evinced to show that attention to Das Antas which his character and station demanded. The Noble Mar quis concluded by laying some papers on the subject on the table. GOODWOOD STASES. 20 to 1 agst Milliner 25 to 1 agst Martext 25 to 1 agst Egis 25 to 1 agst Burgundy GOODWOOD CUP. 5 to 2 agst The Hero 10 to 1 agst Eryx 10 to 1 apt Fitz Brains 15 to 1 apt Burgundy ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Cossack 6 to 1 agst Van Tromp 16 to 1 agst Farmer's Daughter QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins before Lord DENMAN.) HILTON V. LORD GRANVILLE. In this case, which was concluded last evening, the jury found that the custom in the Duchy of Lancaster, from time immemorial, was not to remunerate the owners of houses for injury caused to them by the work ing of mines; but they found further, that the plaintiff had a perfect right to the' foundatioia of his houses, and, as injury had been caused'to them by the mode in which the defendant had worked his mine, they gave a ver dict for the plaintiff on the general issue for 30L, that being the amount of the damage done, th e genera l i ssue being that the plaintiff's rights had been invaded. Bills of exceptions were tendered on both sides. The effect of the verdict will be argued next term, and will, in all probability, come before a court of error. PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY —THE QUEEN V. STRAFORD. This was a prosecution at the instance of Mrs. New ton, the wife of Mr. Newton, the barrister, against the defendant, a solicitor, for wilful and corrupt perjury in an affidavit made by him in certain law proceedings in the Court of Chancery between Mr. Newton and Lady Rickets, the mother of his wife, and the executors of the late Sir Robert Rickets. In the course of these proceed. ings an order was made by the Master of the Rolls that all matters not clearly relating to the matter at issue should be expunged, or " sealed up." The order was carried out by the defendant, and several items were obliterated by having white paper pasted over them. He filed an affidavit, setting forth that he had " covered up" all irrelevant passages; but it appeared that many had been expunged which materially related to the case, and hence the present proceeding against him for the com mission of wilful and corrupt perjury. Tha several documents in the case having been handed in, Mr. Sergeant WILKINS called Mrs. Newton, the prosecutrix, who stated that she was married to Mr. Augustus Newton, the barrister, in 1828. At that time the defendant was her father's legal adviser. She was entitled to a sum of 2,0001. under her aunt's will, and the defendant, soon after her marriage, visited her, and proposed that her husband should settle the amount on her. He said he was commissioned to do so by her father, but the proposition was not agreed to. The de fendant said afterwards, when he was examined in the Court of Common Pleas, that the purport of his visit was to state that her father intended to increase her in come. She had received nothing since her father's death. Sh• had three children. The defendant sent her husband a copy of her father's will and a copy of the settlement of 1840, but he never received from him any account of the settlement made in 1832. Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER—Her marriage was not altogether agreeable to her parents. Did not visit them after her marriage. 2,0001. was paid, but it all went in a short time. On an inquiry before the magistrate respecting a charge against her mother and others of forging her father's will, she was called to speak to her mother's handwriting. After the dismissal of the case by the magistrates of Cheltenham, she went before the grand jury on a charge preferred against her mother and her brother, Sir Cornwallis, of forging de clarations in her father's name, for the purpose of re ceiving his half-pay. Received 251. after her father's death. Up to her lather's death she received about 1201. a year. The engineering e►idence was then proceeded with. Preamble proved. Room C. BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND STOUR VALLEY (No. XL) BRANCHES. Their Lordships met this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Robert Stephenson, C.E., was re-examined by Mr. Hope on behalt of the promoters of the scheme. The narrow gauge was much more suitable for the develop ment of the traffic in the Staffordshire districts. It could be much more easily worked in connexion with the existing canals of that district, and it would also have the advantage of communicating with the great majority of the railways at present constructed, or in course of construction, throughout the country, without break of gauge. By the construction of this line, Stour bridge and the whole of the mineral district would be placed on an unbroken communication with the whole of the Midland system of railways—the North-Western Railways, and the Oxford and Birmingham Railway as at present authorised to be constructed. It was his opinion that canals could not successfully compete for the long traffic with railways, except perhaps in such articles as coals and minerals, not requiring a speedy transit; but even in the case of coals, such a system of pilfering was habitually carried on, that the loss by that system fre • quently exceeded the whole cost of carriage. Coals had also to contend against the disadvantage of drought in summer and frost in winter. Many canal companies had wisely foreseen the unequal contest in which they were about to be engaged, and had, in order to prevent the consequences of such competition, either purchased, leased, or projected railways themselves; and it was his most decided opinion that unless the railways of Stafford shire could be made to work in conjunction with the canals, the public could not possibly derive any benefit from the competition. The pro posed line would afford facilities for being worked in conjunction with the canals. The line was not projected merely as a competing line, but as one which was imperatively called for by the growing wants of the district which it proposed to supply. Mr. Rastrick, C.E., examined by Mr. LAING—He had gone over the proposed line, and considered it well adapted to provide tor the wants of the district, and as giving ample accommodation to the various coal mines and iron works of the district. In his cross examination he admitted that he had laid out a line in the year 1836 through the same districts, the gradients upon which were.somewhat more favourable than upon this line, and if he had to lay out a line at present in the district, he would not lay it out exactly in the same manner as the present one; he would adopt his original line, with such alterations and modifications as he thought the increased trade of the district might call for. The conversation then dropped. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY. Earl DEVON presented a petition from the chair man and directors of this railway, denying that they had fraudulently kept back scrip certificates at the meetings which had led to the recent proceedings. The Noble Earl stated that he should to-morrow bring for ward a motion on the subject. PORTPATRICK AND DONAGHADEE. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Admiralty the opinion of the Government respecting the suitability of Portpatrick and Donaghadee as harbours of refuge, and what were the intentions of the Government with respect to them. Lord AUCKLAND was understood to say that the subject was under the consideration of the Government, and he had no doubt that when the means of railway communication were appended -to those parts,the Government would undertake to complete the harbours. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the order of the day for bringing up the report on this Bill. Lord REDESDALE moved as an amendment the omission of the second clause. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the Noble Lord was two early with his amendment. The Bishop o Bangor had an amendment before him. The Bishop of BANGOR then rose to introduce the amendment of which he had given notice. After a few words the report was agreed to. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. REPORTS. The reports upon the following Bills were brought up and ordered to lie upon the table:— Bingley Improvement. Poyin afield Estate. South Devon Railway Extension and Amendment. TUNSTALL PAVING, &c.. BILL. The motion for the further consideration of the report upon this Bill was agreed to. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were agreed to : Atabergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junc tion Railway (Alteration of Line and Branches to Nottingham). Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Aust Ferry. British Commercial Insurance Company (No. 2.) Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway; Branch to Glasgow Station). Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway (De viations between Duntocher Lime Works and Bow ling, &c.) Cornwall Railway. Dunfermline Waterworks. East Lincolnshire Railway (Deviation at Boston, and Branch to Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail way at Grimsby). General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Branches. Glcucester and Dean Forest Railway (Construction of Docks). London and North-Western Railway (Purchase of the Earl of Ellesmere's Interest in the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway). Llynvi Valley Railway Extension. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Newcastle, Anniskinnan, and Baltrasna Deviations). Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Devia tions. Newry and Enniskillen Railway. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Act Amendment and Branches. Swansea Docks. Vale of Neath Railway. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: London (City) Improvements. Nevi bury Cemetery. Norwich Small Tenements. St. Ives (Huntingdon) Improvement. PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, AND HURLET On the ord er o f theRAILWAY. day for the third reading of this Mr. HUME p resented a Bill being move d , petition by the inhabitant s of P aisley and numerous ly signed P o ll oc k s baws, com plaining of the injurious eff ects which wou ld resu lt f rom giving this railway a monopoly o f the traffic. He per fectly concurred in the objections of the petition, and should oppose the further progress of the Bill by moving its third reading on that day six months. Mr. HODGSON thought that there were no sufficienl grounds alleged for the postponement of this Bill. Mr. BANKES thought that the case of the present Bill was one which showed strongly the necessity of appointing some persons acquainted with the local wants of the district on the Committees appointed to inquire into the merits of such Bills as the present. He should like to know from the Learned Lord Advocate how far the agreement entered into between this company and a certain canal company was legal or illegal. The LORD ADVOCATE gave it as his opinion that the agreement was perfectly illegal and unautho rised by the existing Acts of the Legislature, under which the company was formed. Mr. HENLEY, as a member of the Committee, said that the line was considered by the Committee solely as a mineral line, and not at all intended for passenger traffic, and he sh ou ld support the older o f t h e d ay for the third reading of the Bill. Mr. ESTCOURT thought that the Bill ought not to be allowed to be proceeded with. After a few words from Mr. BAINE, Mr. STRUTT said the Railway Commissioners were decidedly of opinion that the agreement was illegal, and as their opinion was subsequently confirmed by the law officers of the Crown, the Commissioners did not think it necessary to inquire further into the matter. The agreement, however, had not yet been set aside by a court of law, and he thought, therefore, that the Bill ought to be postponed till next session. Mr. HASTIE said, if the House would consent to the Bill standing in the same position next session that it was in now, he would adopt the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chief Railway Commissioner. The third reading was accordingly adjourned till Monday next, for the purpose of being postponed till next session. In consequence of the absence of Mr. Brunel, their Lordships adjourned until 11 to-morrow. Room D. NEWPORT, AZDRGAVENNIG AND REN. FRE W. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WlLKlNS—Believed her father died worth 100,0001. Sir F. TRESIGER said his personal property was sworn under 60,0001. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—And you have received but 251.? Witness—Yes. Mr. Newton was then examined by Sir FREDERICK THESIGER—He said no settlement was executed at his marriage ; 2,4001. was paid to their joint draft about a year after his marriage, which was expended within two years. He was a law student at the time of his mar riage, to which Sir Robert gave his assent the night before it took place ; but both Sir Robert Rickets and Lady Rickets objected to it up to a certain time. He was called to the bar in Trinity term 1a37 ; took the benefit of the Insolvent Act in 1840. The amount of his debts were something under 12,0001. His available assets were small indeed—not absolutely nothing, but very nearly nothing. He took the benefit of the In solvent Act again in 1843, after the death of Sir Robert Rickets. His debts were then 1,2004 ; his assets he fancied nothing at all. He preferred a charge against a person named Wright, in the employ of the defendant. A warrant was also issued against the defendant, and he believed Lady Rickets was arrested. The defendant was brought down to Cheltenham to answer the charge. He conducted the case himself, bat he never insinuated that his father-in-law had been poisoned. The case was dismissed. Did make use of the expression " Men who make their wills have but a little time to live—his will was signed within a week of his death." He with his wife also appeared before the grand jury of which Mr. Grantley Berkeley was the foreman, the uncle of Mrs. Colonel Rickets, and the charge of forgery was dis missed. Obtained a warrant against a valet of Sir Robert, named Clarke, on the charge of encouraging a person unknown to slay Sir Robert, but the charge was dismissed. Gave hie mother-in-law into custody, in St. Paul's Churchyard, it a policeman, on the charge of forging declarations, and appeared against her the next morning, when his wife was called as a witness to her father's handwriting ; but it was dismissed. Subse. quently be preferred a similar charge against his mother-in-law and Sir Cornwallis before the grand jury, but the bill was ignored. He was still at the bar, and was a member of the Middle Temple. Had been refused permission to dine in the hall for twelve months. Examined by Mr. Sergeant WimuNs—Had sold the reversionary interest of property to the defendant. The probate of the will had been recalled by the Will Court. This was the case for the prosecution. Lord DENMAN said the pasting over of the items was liable to great suspicion. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER said it was usual to adopt such a course in the Courts of Chancery. He then pro ceeded to address the jury on behalf of the defendant, and contended that the charge could not be maintained ; that the defendant had simply acted as the legal adviser of the family, and had been acquitted of blame in this matter by the arbitrator appointed to investigate the matter by the Court of Chancery. He commented at considerable length upon the unimpeachable character of the defendant, and upon the conduct of Mr. Newton, who bore, he said, a disreputable and notoriously bad character, and whose acts,. •he said, as shown in his evidence, were sufficient to condemn him. Several witnesses were called, who stated that the de fendant bore an irreproachable character. The jury Acquitted the defendant. The Members of this Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock. The evidence was resumed. Mr. Bly, engineer, was cross-examined, and stated that he did not know whether anything had been done with the line from Hereford to Pontypool, but the line from Abergavenny to Pontypool was being proceeded with. Not a sixpence, however, had yet been certified for that line. Stourport was near Dudley, and was distant from their railway about 25 or 30 miles. From Cheltenham to Oxford there was a broad gauge. There were some very steep gradients on the line before the Committee. Some further engineering evidence in support of the line was adduced. The Committee decided that the preamble of this Bill had been proved. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. ZIENLICS AND HANTS EXTENSION. The Committee met at the usual hour, and proceeded to hear evidence with respect to this line. The first witness called was Mr. John Hall, grocer, of Newbury, who gave evidence of the advantages which he would derive in carrying on his business if a con nexion were afforded to him with Bristol and the west of England. Mr. MERREWEATHER was proceeding to cross-examine this witness on behalf of the inhabitants of the town of Devises, when he was interrupted by Mr. ALEXANDER., who objected to his appearing on that petition. After hearing the arguments on both sides, the Com mittee decided that the Learned Counsel could not ap pear upon that petition, but that he could, of course, pzentelirei reappear on th e pet i t i on of certain landowners whom he Horner, barge master of Newbury, gave evidence a w hebe N ne e fi w t b s u w ry h a ie n b d w th o e ul w d es r t es o u f lt En fr g o l m anda. con nt° a e s xi on s to h:een Mr. Brunel, C.E., was examined with respect to the line, the total length of which was about 33 miles, and the estimated cost 600,0001. There was no tunnel upon the line, nor any level crossings. The gradients were very favourable, and there was no curve of less than four furlongs radius. This closed the case on behalf of the promoters. The case of Mr. S. Taylor, a petioning landowner, was then opened by Mr. Sergeant Murphy. The Committee adjourned till twelve tomorrow. GROUP VIII. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning ; Mr. Young in the chair. SUTTONPOOL HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS• The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in receiving engineering and general evidence in favour of this Bill. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXX. .AXIXOLDIE MEOW LEEDS AND SELBY). The Committee met at the usual hour, and proceeded to hear evidence in favour of the proposed extension of the Leeds and Selby Railway. GROUP XXXIX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group reassembled at the usual hour this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff 13uRciam..) SKITTER V. THE EARL OF MORNINGTON. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of 171. 10s. for wages, as coachman to the defendant. The defendant had put a plea of not indebted on the record, but no one appeared on his behalf. Mr. Newman, a job-master, of Regent-street, proved that he recommended plaintiff to Mr. Robins, who was his Lordship's man of business, and 355. a week was mentioned as wages, and that was reasonable, as the duty was very arduous during the session of Parliament. Witness's father supplied the carriage and horses. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the question was whether Mr. Robins had authority to make the bargain. The plaintiff's attorney said the defendant used the carriage driven by plaintiff. The UNDER-SHERIFF said it Was a question for the jury. The jury found for the plaintiff. BROWNE v. DENNES n this action is D a coal merchant at Pim lico, and de f endant is an attorney. Th e act i on was brought to recoverpeadthe sum of 61. 2 s . f or coa l s. Defend ant wild h th paid in t o court.at be was only indebted t o th e he amount of 14 1 faPtehrer°ljot,,dozsome law proceedings, It appeared that a named Monk had recom mended defendant' that he was doing but no personal interview ess was trans , afterwards ordered coals, and the ; but the latter some law business. After these the ferred to the son, without the knowl s ed i ga of and the son, the present defendantplaintiff , was pa id the whole of the costs. The defendant admitted having ordered 14s. worth o coals for his offices, but repudiated the ord er for the others, which had been supplied at .his father's house. The UNDER-SHERIFF thought that if the plaintiff had executed the order, considering it was on the credit of his attorney in the cause, he was entitled to a verdict. DECISION. LEEDS AND THIRSIC (LEEDS, DITRILS.III AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSION). TOME AND NEWCASTLE (MAIN LINE IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSIONS). -- , The case for these two Bills hating been closed, Mr. BAINES replied. The room was then cleared, and the Committee having consulted for a few moments, strangers were re-admitted, when The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee bad come to the decision that the preamble of the Leeds and Thirsk Bill was not proved, and that the preamble to the York and Newcastle Bill was proved. The Committee then adjourned. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (EX TENSION AT HOLYHEAD). The third reading of this Bill was opposed by Mr. WILLIAMS, who considered it one of the most shame less jobs that had ever been perpetrated, and Mr. HUME, who moved that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. After a few words from Mr. BROWNE, which were inaudible, STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. The following Bills passed through the Committee of Standing Orders:— Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc tion Railway (Alteration). Kilmarnock Police Improvement. London (City) Small Debts. Lynn and Ely Railway. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway (Purchase or Amalgamation). Eelinburgh and Northern Railway (Burntisland Pier). South Staffordshire Railway (Cannock and Norton Branch). Captain HARRIS said that he would take it upon himself to say that that harbour could never become one of refuge. He had arrived at that conclusion from a careful perusal of the evidence taken before the Com mittee. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to ask the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the expenses likely to arise from the maintenance of the harbour had been calculated in his budget, or whe ther it had been omitted altogether, and also whether in the present state of the finances, it was intended to disburse any further sums on account of it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the question was one of last year. It had been agreed that a harbour should be constructed at Holyhead ; all, I The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday, and heard a number of motions and petitions from New South Wales, Bengal, and Bombay. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord &Bard ajmu,dathleofethheaniedlmlora. B. of t ;h c e ou D m uchy of Cornwall, THN SUN, LONDON, THVB,SDAY EVENING, JITNIt 4, _ISO therefore, which they had to consider, was whether the expenses could be covered by the vote which was grs.atc d last year for this purpose. Mr. WILLIAMS said it was just as he expected. No provision had been made by the Right Hon. Gentle man in his budget. Mr. MUNT2 thought that the question before the House was, whether if they passed this Bill the House would not become bound to make the harbour at all costs? That was the question, and he believed it rightly stated the effect of their passing the Bill. After a few words from Lord SANDON, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— POr the third reading 9O Against it Majority The Bill was then read a third time and passed. SUPERANNUATION FUND. Colonel THOMAS WOOD presented a petition in favour of an extended application of this fund. POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. Mr. BANKES gave notice that, in Committee, he would propose several amendments in this Bill. FRAUD IN THE SALE OF BREAD. The HON. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill for the prevention of fraud in the sale of bread, by the more effectual detection of offenders. PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND_ *"*"' _ Mr. GEORGE A. HAMILTON asked the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, whether the circular of the Board of Works, recently issued, in which it is stated, " that all works commenced under the Act 9 and 10 Vic. c. 107, and for which presentments have been ob tained at extraordinary sessions (whether roads, bridges, opening watercourses, thorough drainage, &c.) shall be finally discontinued on or before the 15th of August next," is intended to apply to works of a reproduc tive character and permanent utility undertaken by private individuals under Mr. Labouchere's letter, and the undertakings for which were ratified, and the amount made chargeable upon the lands by the Act of the present session, 10 Vic., c. 10; and if so, in cases where any such works shall be in an unfinished state on the 15th of August, whether the balance of the sum so chargeable will be advanced to the persons liable, to enable them to complete the works themselves; or if not completed under the provisions of the Act, in what manner it is proposed that the money expended upon works so left unfinished on the 15th of August is to be apportioned between the owner and occupier. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there were no public works in Ireland which would not be concluded at the end of July. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Mr. RICE wished to ask the Right Ho - n. Gentleman the Chief Commissioner for Railways whether the Commissioners had adopted any means to protect the public on railways; and if so, what steps had been taken in reference to the late accidents. Mr. STRUTT said, by an Act of Parliament the companies were obliged to give the Commissioners notice of any accidents within forty-eight hours after they occurred. The Commissioners then might call upon these companies for information in regard to the accident, or they might send down their own officers to investigate the occurrence on the spot and then to adopt such arrangement as they might think proper to prevent the recurrence of accidents in future. Of late there had been three accidents, at Dee Bridge, at Wolverton-station, and on the Brighton and Chichester. In regard to the first, the Commissioners sent down Captain Symonds, and an emi nent engineer, Mr. Walker, along with him, who drew up a very able report, which was laid before the grand jury. The conclusion which these gentlemen came to was, that additional experiments were necessary to test the strength of cast iron to be used on railways. A commission, consisting of scientific and practical men, was appointed to investigate this subject ; and the com missioners had written to all cempanies requiring those who had cast iron hedges on their line to send in information to that effect, and what were the various dimensions; and also, if any such bridge was not judged sufficiently strong, requiring them to strengthen it temporarily, and, until that was done, to run the trains across it at a slow and deliberate pace. With respect to the accident at the Wolverton station, which arose from the neglect of a servant employed by the comnany, Captain Simmonds was sent down to investigate all ,the circumstances,o the case. A report was made, in whi-...11 the directors of the North-Western Company fully concurred. With respect to the third accident, that on the Chichester line, which arose from one of the engines getting off the rail, Captain Cod dington was sent—cursorily sent—down to the spot to investigate into the matter. The attention of the com missioners had been called to that accident, and finding that . great alarm existed on the subject, and that an opinion prevailed that it was not safe to travel by this line; it was thought right to institute an inquiry with re spect to the working of that line, as well lines generally through the country. The investigation was then in progress, but as that inquiry had not terminated, and as the coroners inquest was not over the result could not yet be communicated. Other accidents had occupied the attention of the Commissioners, who were most anxious to fulfil their duty. Mr. STRUTT, in reply to a question from Sir J. Duckworth, said that the regulations to which he re ferred were confined to the Brighton and Chichester line. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JUNE 2 THE IRISH FISHERIES. Colonel Jones, Chief Commissioner of; ne Board of Works, is now making a tour of the coast of Ireland, with a view to the adoption of measures for improving the harbours and fishing stations. The Gallant Officer is to be in Cork on Thursday next. Parliament has made a grant of 40,0001. for this object. FEVER AND DESTITUTION. There is still a great extent of suffering, notwith standing the general establishment of relief com mittees, and the immense amount expended on the out-door relief system. The Sligo Champion gives the following account of the dreadful state of that district : "The town and its environs are in a truly awful state. Out of all the houses upon ten townlands in the district of Ransborough, not a single house is free from infectious distemper. In Sligo we are in a con dition which people would not credit. 'We are sur rounded upon all sides with fever —it is everywhere, and it is growing hourly worse; it is not only increas ing, but it is assuming a more malignant character. The fever hospitals are crowded, so are the fever sheds, and outside of the doors, on the cold earth, may be seen a number of fever patients, varying from ten to fifteen, every day and every night. The weather, too, is becoming intensely hot, and we have, there fore, no rational grounds for hoping that the dis ease will be mitigated. One very curious and im portant fact has been noticed respecting the prevalent fever, which is deserving of considera tion. We think it establishes beyond dispute the necessity of thorough ventilation where fever pa tients are confined. When the fever hospitals were crowded, tents were speedily erected in the open air. They could scarcely be called covering ; the wind had almost free access through them. All the patients confined in those tents are recovering, while the rich, who have comforts and attendance, are, when attacked, dying like rotten sheep." There are also very bad accounts from Galway, Athlone, and from some parts of the county of Cork. A letter from South Reen, in the latter county, says : —" I have now to mention the lamentable fact, that out of 62 houses and 320 inhabitants on the farm of South Reen, two years since, there now remain, after the ravages of disease and poverty, but 8 hovels and about 50 people—the houses were pulled down for firing, and the people carried off by fever. At this moment I have no doubt but dead bodies are putrify ing beneath the remains of the deserted huts." The poor-law guardians of Galway have passed resolutions to the effect that they owe 5,000/. ; that it is hopeless to collect a rate, and that unless the Go ernment make an advance they must close the work house. THE PROVISION FLEET AT COVE. The Cork Reporter of Saturday says :—" The supply of food still continues to pour into our noble harbour. On yesterday (Friday) the number of vessels that entered the port was fifteen, having on board 1,528 tons of maize, 1,296 t ons f wheat, 459 tons of flour, and 218 tons of barley, making a total of 3,500 tons of bread-stuffs. Since our last a large number of vessels, that had previously arrived, left Cove for various parts of the kingdom, bearing much wished for quantities of food to places where their arrival will be most seasonable. We are much re joiced to learn that the reports circulated with respect to the damaged condition of many of the cargoes are greatly exaggerated. Some have slightly suffered, but not to any serious extent." IRISH L A NDLOR DS.—RAILWAYS. In the Rolls Court on Saturday, in the case of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company v. Patrick Carey, Mr. D. Lynch, on behalf of Carey, applied to have paid out of Court a sum of 2001., lodged by the Company in bank, being the amount of _purchase money,_ awarded him, his title having been found defective, and he having since cleared it up. Mr. Scully, on behalf of Thomas Bennett, the land lord of Carey, moved that the money should be ap plied, in the first instance, in payment of an arrear of rest, amounting to 174/., due out of the whole lands devised by lease from Bennett to Carey, of which a portion was taken by the company. The Master of the Rolls refused to appropriate any portion of the purchase-money as applied for by Mr. Scully. The landlords in Ireland had ample means afforded them for recovery of their rent, and in al most every instance which came before him in that court he found they had got, not only the full value, but in some instances more than double the value of their lands from railway companies. He would leave Mr. Bennett to recover his rent by ejectment against the remainder of the lands not taken by the com pany, or by action against his tenant, as he might be advised, and ordered the money to be paid to Carey. EVICTION OF TENANTRY. The Sligo Champion states that a nobleman pos• sessing an estate in that county is carrying on the extermination system—that "he lately levelled several houses—the houses of widows too—and now he has served several hundred processes of ejectment." ARRIVAL OF TI 4 E BIRKENHEAD WAR STEAMER. KINGSTOWN, SUNDAY.—One of the largest iron men-of-war in her Majesty's navy—perhaps in the world—arrived in Kingstown Harbour yesterday, at two o'clock, and in half an hour afterwards moored alongside the wooden jetty, where she now lies. This chance visit is for the purpose of conveying away troops. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the Association was held this day, Richard Kelly, Esq., in the chair. The business of the day was commenced by the reading of various addresses of condolence from different parts of the country to the family of the late Mr. O'Connell. Mr. John O'Connell submitted to the meeting the following letter from the right reverend Dr. Cantwell, Bishop of Meath:— "Mullingar, June 19, 1847. "My dear Friend,—l request you will do me the honour to hand in to the association my subscription for 51. for the year 1847. At no former period could the association hope to enlist such warm co-operation from every true friend of Ireland. The sad condition to which our unfortunate country is reduced, and the treatment which she has received from an English Parliament during this season of unexampled suffer ing, are sufficient to arouse every Irishman, who is not lost to all sense of national honour or national safety, into the most determined exertion to repeal the miscalled act of union. While the proceedings of the Conciliation Hall are conducted on the loyal, Christian, and peaceful principles on which it was founded by the illustrious and ever to be lamented Liberator, you may calculate on the steady support of the faithful clergy and people of this diocese. " The scene of unparalled wretchedness by which we are everywhere surrounded--the inhuman course pursued by the present Ministry—the inadequacy of their measures to save the lives of the famishing mil lions—the present Legislation tending, or rather producing the certainty of beggaring the rich and starving the destitute—the utter disregard of Irish feeling, the total ignorance of Irish wants, and tho rough indifference of Irish interests evinced by Eng land, whether Whig or Tory—these extinguish in us every hope for our oppressed and misgovered coun try, save what is to be derived from a domestie Par liament. " I cannot better convey to you my feelings and wishes than by assuring you that .1 echo every senti ment expressed, and most cordially concur in the practical suggestions contained in the admirable letter of my venerated friend the Bishop of Ardagh. " May the Almighty bless you and your patriotic colleagues with the spirit of wisdom, prudence, and peace ; may he guide your councils, and strengthen you speedily to accomplish an event involving alike the safety of England and the prosperity of Ireland " I have the honour to remain, my dear friend, " Your ever faithful and devoted servant, " JOHN CANTWELL. • "To John O'Connell, M.E, &c. Sze." Mr. O'CONNELL moved the insertion of the fore going document in the minutes, and then read the annexed letter from the Hon. Cecil Lawless, M.P., enclosing his subscription : "My dear O'Connell,—ln writing to you at this moment, I must begin by expressing what I am sure you will know is sincere, my earnest sympathy with you and your family in the irreparable private and public loss you have sustained. " I do assure you that nothing but the conscious ness of how totally unequal I am to the task has hitherto prevented my calling on Parliament for a tri bute of respect to the illustrious departed, but it has been with the hope that some one better qualified to do justice to the theme should do so. It will be a last ing disgace to their highly gifted ones if they eon _ m y s elf, feel themselves unworthy of a approved -s tinue to maintain their pr esent sil ence, but perh aps they all, like proaching such a subject. p "lth of think that t p h e i a s ce is fu a l tpiomliecyw,haenndewvehro mean toy one who continue, by the same means, to strive for in de pen dente, should declare it by more than words , and so, acting upon this opinion, I send you ten pounds as my extra subscription towards the maintenance of his Conciliation Hall. "I am, my dear JouchintlycOi' O'Connell, yours,n n LAWLESS." e l l, "Very faith! , , e n J t u ly n e addressed by Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL, Mr. REYNOLDS, and oth e r s , at the termination of the proceed i ngs s the rent f or th e week was announced t o be 28/16 The meeting then adjourned. Mr. Mac Donnell, from the Gambia, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The saes a - e —lilackb urn, Clitheroe, &c., Preference, 1 1 /, p.—East Larceshire, dis.—East Lin . colnshire, 1 p. ex int.—Glasgow and Dumfries, par—Glas gow, Paisley, and Greenock, Preference, par—Great North ern, 1 1 h dis.—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, s P' Kendal and Windermere, 2 dis.—Leeds and Thirak, 6 Leicester and 13edford, 1 4 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 1% p.—London and North-Western, 1791 —Ditto, New Quarters, 11 1 / $ p. —London and South-Western, 67-- Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares, par—Ditto, Naives (late L. and B.), 1% p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union ), ls. 3d. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire , 90— Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 734 dis.—Midlan d, 125 1 7 —Ditto, 40/. Shares, 6%p.—Ditto, New, 3% p• -- N e r castle and Berwick, New, 2% p.—North Staffordshire, 274 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, dis.—Yerk and Newcastle, Preference, 3% p.—Belfast and Ballymena, 11 dis. MANCHESTER, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCH ANGE .-Th e sa l es are-Ambergate, lOttiDgd ham, and Boston, 1 1 4 c. dis.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, an Cheshire, 1 15-16 dis.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 7 1 4 p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., Preferentials, Northern, 1 9-16 c. dis.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 1 1 4 p.-London, Brighton, and South C0a5t,54.3/4-London and North-Western, 180-Dit to (M anc h ester an d Birming ham), 70 1 ,4-Ditto, Quart ers (B), p.-Ditto, Qua rters (C), 6 7-16 p.-Mancheste r , Sh e ffi e ld, an d Lincolnshir e, Quarters, No. 1, 23,E p.-Manchester and Southampton , 315 ' dis.-Midland Railway Co nso l s , 1241,4-North Staffordshire! 2 3 / p.--North-Western, 1 7-16 di s .- - Oldh am Alliance, 7-16 dis.-Preston and Wyre, H a l ves (A) , 4% p.-Shropshir e Union, 1% dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, dis. South Staffordshire, % dis. LEEDS, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The s a l es are -E as t L an cashire, Newt 12s. 6d. c. dis.-East and W es t Y or k s hi re, 30 s . 6d. Ells.-- Great Northern, 31s. dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, 151 - p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 53 dis.-Ditto, New sc. dis- Preference, 14s. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield. and Midland, 225. 6d. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, West Riding Union , Is . P . -North British, Extension, 2 s . p.-N ort h St a ffordshire, 2 ,4 p.-North-Western, 28s. n. dis.-Yo r k a nd Newcastle, P" ference, p. HULL, JUNE 23. Ditto, STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, New, 15s. dis.-Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union), 2s. p.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 475.-North British, tension (scrip), 2s. 9d. p.-Shropshire Union, 38s. di"' York and Newcastle, Preference, 3% p. EDINBURGH, JUNE 22. Srocx EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 10 s .-A r b roat h an d Forfar, 271 55.-Ditto, Halves, 151.---Ayr and Galloway, 21. 2s. 6 c 1.-- Caledonian, 301.-Ditto, New, 21. 25.-Caledonian and Dum bartonshire, 1/, -15 5.-Clydesdale Junction, 424 10s.- 1 •7 side, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doun e , an d C a ll ender, I L 75- ,b`" -Dundee and Arbroath, 381.-Ditto. New, No, 1, 271 1 4 , 1 7 -Ditto, New, No. 2, 304-Ditto, New, No. 3, a „ 23 '„,7 8 -Dundee and Northern Junction, 11. 10s. 6d.-Dun dee Perth, 321. IN.-Ditto, New, 131. -Ditto, Quarters , ,- Bs.-East of Fife, 14 18s.-East Lothian Central, 1L lifi a 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 71. 15&-Edinburgh Glasgow, 691.-Ditto, Halves, 221.-Ditto, Quarters, 1 71 • 9d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and G ran t on , 181. 10s.-Ditta , l re : ference, 20/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 24-Ditto, Quarters, 135. Edinburgh and Northern, 18/. 7 s. 6d.-Ditto, New, ; 54 t d . -Ditto, Newport, 71. 10s.-Ditto, ditto, N e w, 21. 9 5 ., ef. -Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), IL Is.-Ditto, 1 111 1,L 65.-Glasgow and Ay rs hi re , 1201.-Ditto, New Stock, 2: 10s.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 81. 195.-Ditto, Halves, Elio. 64 155.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 51. gow and Garnkirk, 38/. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 155.-Glasgow and Greenock, 17/ 10s.-Ditto , 1 1111 1 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference. 84-Glasgow, Ardrossan, 4/. 55.-Great North of Scotland, 1/. 17 5 • -Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 4/. Bs. 6a and Ditto (late London and York), 1/. 125.-Ne wcasti Ditto f Berwick, 27/. 155.-North British, 32/. I7s. 6d.-- Halves, 151. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 41. 11s. Kilmarnock, 11611 eA Quarters (scrip), 155.-Dtto,Thirds 2/. 129. 6c1.--Pltt°, Fifths, 6/. 10s.-Scottish Central, '274-Scottish Gram; Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland, 181. 10s.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, OswestzT, and Chester, 91 . lu s w a r ., Ditto, New, IL-Stirling and Dunfermline, 5L ling and Midland, 2/. 65.-Wishaw and Coltness, - -Ditto,24 York and Newcastle, 871. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 14/. 12s i ii:: -Ditto, Preference, 11/. 12s. 6d.-Direct Bombay a nd • Sa dras, 2s. 3d.-East Indian 2s. 9d.-Great N or th of India, 2s. 2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 28.-Madras , and Arcot, Is. 6d. GLASGOW, Juna 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian , 14 .0. 435. 6d.—Clydesd a l e J unct i on, 42 lA—Dundee a nd Arbr ° ' New, No. 3, 65s.—Dund ee an d P ert h, Quarters, u 1, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 120/.—llitto Halves, lw.,*,d 81. 193.—Ditto, N o . 2,6/. 12s.—Glasgow, DulnfrL es Srav Carlisle, 5/. 4s.—G rea t S outhern of Madras, 15. 9d. , chester and Southampt on , 10 s .—Y or k an d N ew castle, Fre fer ence, 113%. DESTRUCTIVE. FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.--A most tde structive fire broke out last ni g ht, a b out h a lf-past el eve n o'clock, on the exten s iv e p rem i ses o f M r. Henry J 11 . ... n3 r and Son, Vauxhall-mill, opposite Tatlock street, Ver n ; hall-road. Mr. Hewitt, accompanied by Mr. IN /1 „ e- ,1 . and other o ffi cers of the constabulary, with s ix eng.A e i, were at the scene of devastation in less than a ( 1 11 M'S of an hour after the alarm was given, and rendered Ter, valuable assistance. The premises, which are ve r y sPs i mous and lofty, being about ten stories in height , completely crammed from the basement floor with lodia:. corn arid meal, surmounted by a heavy portion of ir° d, work, necessary for carrying on the operation of Vin o , ing the wheat, and other articles of grain, weighi n g' ir are informed, upwards of three tons, were soon sa veloped in flames, and from th e i mmens e quantitay c oi: bustible material, but a very s h or t period ha d elfl A P ing , before the flames a tt a i ne d t h e t o p of the buiwe",'. But a very small portion of th e con t en ts could be 8 cured, and in less tha n an h our f rom it s commencem ent the building was reduced to a mere shell. From th n t i h ni ; mense weight of metal at the top, it was suspedeu the framework would b urs t, an d s h ou ld this beve,h°: curred it is fearful t o surm i se t h e d estruct i on o f life might have ensued. Messrs. Juni w e are iofortbeils are insured to a p re tty considerablep' sum in several in surance offices, but to what amount we were unable die' tinctly to ascertain. It appears that the machinery en kept at work night and day, and a different set of ru are in charge du r i ng the night. It was not for some to_ l ,_ after the alarm was given that the water from one bran:: could be obtained, but this was obviated in a great n° he e sure by the eng i nes stat i one d on th e margin nf t h e canal. About an h our a f ter t h e commencement of th above, another alarm was given of a warehou se in Mas,elr street being on fi re , b ut this, fortunate l y , was cluin'!* extinguished. CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION. The C 0132 S p ou n t y h :, Eastern and Contin e nt a l Steam- pack et steam-ship the Lord Warden left Folkestone f or a B. v o e u i logne at S A . 3r . yester d ay . The Prince Ernesat rr" left at Folkestone fr om B ou l og ne at 7A. M. and g a in e Folkeston e f or B ou l ogne a t 4 P. M., with 116 passeng re; __ and the Lord Warden arrived at Folkestone from Bou logne at 5 P. se., with 50 passengers. of Let- CURIOUS CIRC U MSTANCE.—In the barn-yer a toch (Mr. Morrison's farm), near Beauly, ben a„ n hen partridge are laying their eggs in one nest. soot chuckie is robbed of hers every morning, but of coure?• the partridge eggs are left in the nest, and quite a little war is waging betwixt the fowls for the privilege o sitting upon them. Should the barn-door hen be trium phant, it will be interesting to notice how she will treat the young birds, and how the young will treat her. Mr. Morrison has taken every precaution to secure the nest and the hens from marauding enemies.—lnverness Courier. SERIOUS ACClDENTS.—Yesterday the following ac' cidents occurred, one of which, it is feared, will end loss of life :—The first happened to a ,youth ramed James M'Gregor, aged seventeen years. It seems that ho was employed on board the Victoria, a trading vessel, belonging to Goole, Yorkshire, and whilst in the act of ascending a ladder he missed his footing, and fell a depth of twenty feet down the hold. He was raised up in an insensible condition, and carried ashore at Hay s Wharf, Tooley-street, Southwark, and from thence to the nearest surgeon. He had received a severe scalP wound, dislocation of the clavicle, and concussion of the brain, and was in such a condition that it was necessary to remove him to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he noW lies in a very precarious state. Another accident Nl' curred to a man named George Wright, a bricklayer• living at No. 25, Essex-street, Gravel•lane, Southwsrig• He was at work on the roof of a house, when he, ' by . ' some means, lost his equilibrium, and fell into the yar d at the rear of the building, whereby he sustained a frac ture of the thigh, and such other contusions, that be 1 7" taken to Guy's Hospital. He is progressing very fa vourably. BIRTHS. On the 21st inst., M r s. J. W. S co tt, o f Abney-place, Stoke Newington, of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at Lawn-place, North Brixton, Mrs. ;- Fraser, of a son. On the 21st inst., at Albion-place, Hyde-park-square, the lady of Charles Crokat, Esq., of a daughter. On the 21st inst , at Dunst a ble, the wife of Jo hn Pearse, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22d inst., in Bedford-square, the wife of Patrick Black, M.D., of a son. On the 22d inst., in Belgrave-square, her Grace the Duchess of Montrose, of a son and heir. On the 12th inst., Mrs. J. R. Rogers, of Pomeroy-street, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Park-place, Loughborough - ro ad . Brixton, the lady of W. J. West, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at the Mount, Sheffield, Mrs. Willett, of a son, still-born. On the 19th inst., at Edinburgh, the lady of Frederick William Allfrey, Esq., of a daughter. On the 20th inst., the lady of Ephraim Mosely, Esq., or Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, of a son. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at Bow, Middlesex, by the Rev. Thomas Watson, M.A., Edward Eyre, Esq., of Maryland-poin t . Stratford, to Margaret Julia, only daughter of Godfrey God dard, Esq., of Wood-street, Cheapside. On the 17th inst., at St. George's, Hanover •square, Richard Bland Lucas, of South Audley-street, to Eliza, daughter of Mr. Richard Edwards, of Betshanger, Kent. On the 19th inst., at St. Saviour's, Southwark, Georg e Rowland, Esq., of Holly Lodge, H ea cham, Norfolk, to EliZat third daughter of the late Rev. James Wright, Rector of East Harling and Hinderclay, in the same county. On the 19th inst., at St. John's, Notting-hill, Robert Barnes, M. 8., of Park-road, Notting-hill, to Eliza, eldest daughter of J. Fawkener, Esq., of Norland-place, Notting ag DIED. On the 7th inst., at Arezzo, in Tuscany, Mary Anne Hawkes, wife of Philip Lovell Phillips, Esq., M.D., aged 33 . On the 19th inst., in Baker-street, Portman-square, Cap tain Thomas Smee, late of the Hon. E. I. C.'s. Service. On the 19th inst., in London, G. R. Daniel, Esq., Q.C. On the 20th inst., in Gloucester-row, Weymouth, France'', eldest surviving daughter of the late T. Oliver, Esq. On the 20th inst., in Gloucester-place, Portman-squar, Clarkson Palmer, Esq., aged 82. On the 2lst inst., at Gravesend, James Smith, Esq. On the 21st inst., at Brighton, Mrs. Sarah Small , aged 82- On the 21st inst., at Gravesend, Mrs. Twiss, widow of the late W. Twiss, Esq. On the 21st inst., at Brighton, Susan, the younger daughter of Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., aged 12. once.on : erinted and Published by MUUDO YOUNG, of No. 1 11 Strand, Printer, at The Suu Office, N 0.112. Strand. In the „„„ of the savoy, in Os County of Middlesex, nturi ' 6 daY. o" - 24, 1247. EXHIBITIONS-WESTMINSTER HALL. Mr. S. WORTLEY said that he wished to put a ques tion to the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests. At present the interior of Westminster Hall was disfigured by a wooden erection. He would like to know when that erection would be removed ? Lord MORPETH said that it was not intended to have any further exhibitions beyond that which opened next week. When that exhibition was closed the wood work would be removed. WELLINGTON STATUE. Lord G. BENTINCK said that he wished to know from the Noble Lord whether there would be any objec tion to lay on the table of the House the further cor respondence that had passed between the Committee on the Wellington ordeal and the Government before the House was asked to grant the ultimate vote of 1,0001. Lord MORPETH said there could be no objection to lay that correspondence on the table. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whether, as the Health of Towns Bill was on the paper for Thursday next, it was really intended to bring it on as a measure to be pressed that session, or whether it was the inten tion of the Government to have it Struttified ?—(A laugh.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was the intention of the Government to bring on the Bill. Mr. WAKLEY said all that he knew was, that the evidence had been laid on the table of the House, though who what became of it was not for him to say, and he trusted that as the evidence had been presented to the House that the proper parties would not object to its production. _ Mr. M. GIBSON would very readily consent to its production. SUPPLIES. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what hour to-morrow he meant to move the order of the day, and state what he required. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not say at what hour the motion would come on, but he interded to make it before the House went into Com mittee. (LEFT SITTING.) CAPTURE AND COMMITTAL OF TWO LADY THIEVES AT BRISTOL. Two females, dressed in the first style of fashion, and of lady-like manners and address, were npprehended . yesterday by the Great Western Railway Company , . police, at Bristol, upon a charge of robbing a lady named Barnard of a parse, containing bank notes of the value of 251. Mrs. Barnard, who is the wife of a gentleman residing at Cheltenham, was proceeding to a watering. place on the line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, called Weston-super-Mare. She had stopped in Bristol for a short time, and finding when she got to the Bristol and Exeter station that she was a little too late for the train she had intended going by, and having to wait for the departure of the next, she sat down and began to amuse herself - by making entries of some payments for purchases which she had made. Soon after her arrival elle observed the two females in question enter the waiting-room where she was, and commence a con versation. In a few minutes Mrs. Bernard felt her person pressed against, and upon looking round she saw the ladies whom she had seen enter, and whose elegant dresses and manners had struck her atten tion, close behind her. She did not for a moment suspect them, and supposing that they had pushed against her accidentally, she went on with her calcula tions. Soon afterwards they again pushed against her, and as she observed that upon her looking up they re tired rather hastily, and at once quitted the office, she thought that something was wrong, and upon examining her pocket, found that she had been robbed of a bag and notes of the value of 25/. She gave information of what had occurred, to the company's officers, who immediately went in search of the thieves, whom, after a while, they found in the London booking-office, where they were probably looking for fresh plunder. They were cap tured, and expressed great surprise and indignation that ladies of their appearance and respect a bili ty s h ould be suspected. The police, however, removed them from the London to the Exeter booking-office, and on their way one of them was observed to pass her hand behind her and drop the bag and notes, which, upon being shown to Mrs. Barnard, were at once identified as having been stolen from her. The prison ers were conveyed before the Bristol magistrates, by whom they were com mitted to take their trial for felony. There is reason to believe that they have been earning a handsome living by picking . the pockets of passengers by the different railway trains. DARING ROBBERIES OF PLATE, &C.—Yesterday the police received information of the following robbe ries:—On the 21st instant, from No. 43, Mount-street, Lambeth, a japanned cash-box, containing a chased gold neck-chain, with gold locket and key, a mourning rine, a fang& gold ring set with turquoise and pearls, a chased gold ribg, turquoise in the centre, a gold garnet ring, a handsome bead purse, containing ten shillings in silver, and 41. 10s. in gold. On the 20th, from 59, Great Queen. street, six plain silver forks, three dessert ditto, two salts, pepper-caster, must ird spoon, a double cased gold antique watch, with the royal arms on the outside, sixty silver-handled knives (crest, a cat's head, with mouse in mouth), a silver foreign drinking cup, two silver table-spoons, two plain ditto, seven teaspoons, a silver milkjug, and other articles, including medals of dif ferent orders. On the 20th, from 57, Lower Grosvenor street, Grosvenor-square, five silver table-spoons, four silver teaspoons, pair of sugar-tongs (crest an arm in armour, with a ring in the hand) A HINT.—HOW TO READ WHEN ON THE RAILWAY. —By holding a card or slip of paper, over the line below that which yon are reading, the eye is freed from the disturbance caused by the motion of the carriage, you then may read with comfort. 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