The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS, June 21. ROYAL ASSENT. aThe royal assent was given to day by commission t, ;1 0 following twenty-eight Bills:—'The army Scr ee Bill • the Loan Discount Bill ; the Poor Removal t eeland and Scotland Bill) ; Towns Imnriivemeni illises Bill ; Drainage of Lands Bill ; Burgh i /ti ee (Scotland) Bill ; the Lunatic Asylums ( Iruland) p!,!; Turnpike-roads (Ireland) Bill; Belfast !'ort and Zboar Bill ; Aberdeen Harbour Improvement 13i11 ; 53 rn Gas Bill; Wrigley Gas Bill; Dublin Con tra' Gas Bill; Imperial Continental Gas Association Nj Warrington Gas Light and Coke Company Bil l ; r aven Gas Light and Coke Company Bill ; 81„, w en Waterworks, &c., and Reser voirs Bill ; the eld Markets Bill ; the Edinburgh Markets and k i „t?,o3B Bill ; the Wakefield Borough Ma rket Bill ; ~eu Rates Bill; Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com- Bill; Bridge House Estates Debt Bil l ; London Wa ge Chemical Manure Company Bill; Pl y mouth and knteiek T urn pike Roads Bill (No. 2 ); Waterford T 3 Bill; Glasgow and Shotts Roads Bil l ; and the t 7 ll . l4 gtOn Marsh Division, Allotment, and Inclosure ts _,'e Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chan cellor, Campbell, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. bl Te e LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool shortly after Five o'Clock. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES BILL. Lord STOURTON presented a petition sign ed b y le 11:,tral proprietors of private baths against the prop osed was and Washhouses Bill. 'erd BROUGHAM thought it most unfair that the t s te lirietors of baths should be called upon to pay rates thnrds the support of public baths which wou ld have 0 1;. : effect of taking from them their very mea ns of Lord subsistence. MONTEAGLE explained that the petitioner not wish to throw any impediment in the way of „klalishing private baths. What they objected to was, 'gat their property in baths should be taxed, for the P a llt pe,,,se of establishing private baths, which of course 'Liu enter into competition with their own. TITHE COMMISSIONERS. ),,„_ T he Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented the annual rurt of the Tithe Commissioners. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. eeri. FITZWILLIAM presented the report of the I ntaissioners of Holyhead Harbour. 11, 4 ILWAy COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LON DON AND BIRMINGHAM. f ord REDESDALE postponed his motion on this a b et until Friday—" That the railway commissioners 6, l4 „lrected to inquire into the accommodaton afforded 0 1. 'es several lines of railway now open, or in the course . °„...,.eenstruction or projected between London and Bir aliham, and to report to this House early in the en session of Parliament in what manner they are of coon that the interests of the public may be most effee ,h .."`"Y secured in regard to such lines, and whether it is ipeOient that the broad gauges should be extended to k irt tingham, and if so, in what manner such an arrarge aßt can be carried into effect with the least interference to Li existing interests, and with the system of railway ti u 'raunication as settled by the Act for regulating the u!ge of railways, and what conditions it would be de ,i,;able to annex to any permission granted to the Great h"estern or other railway companies to lay down a broad contrary to the provisions of the said Act." MASTERS OF UNION WORKHOUSES. J T he E ar l o f S t . GERMAINS w i s hed to know whether novernment intendel to make any addition to the f o ,!ies 01 the masters of union workhouses, as prayed Qa th e petition presented by him the other night T he Marquis of LANSD3 v`, NE said the subject h e as Under the attention of the Government, and would A: f arther considered when the Poor-law Amendment - ` 4 was before their Lordships. SUGAR USED IN DISTILLERIES. l e — urd WHARNCLIFFE wished to know if the Go ,,,irjnent could furnish a return of the quantity of sugar 4 1eb had been used for some time past in breweries a distilleries. e e he E ar l o f CLARENDON wa s not able then to p a reply, but he would make inuiries. ' il l-MCI:I TEMPORALITIES ACTS AMEND MENT (IRELAND) BILL. lap, me Archbishop of DUBLIN moved the secon d read -11,1,q the Ch u rch Temporalities Bill. The Right Rev. ta l i: a te, who addressed the House in a very i ndistinct P" ,ef voice, was understood to represent the object of Q 'lin to be the removal of restriction upon the Royal k r : r cgative of the Crown, in regard to the establish saat, of deaneries and bishoprics in Ireland, and to e,"ot the Crown to revive the see of Kildare. 14; 4 i B own part he was not influenced by a desire to 4 pe l lab Our so much as ake labour ore e tive for the benefit of the t Church. that That was m the taken by the petitioners from Ireland, and also by t i ? Of England. He begged leave to move the second Tbg of th e Bill. i . Bishop of EXETER seconded the motion. He t°Z' glad the Right Rer. Prelate who had made the 14_ 3 " was not ashamed to confess that the knowledge ke r .' acquired of Ireland had enabled him to judge accurately of the spiritual necessities of that %tr y. 1111 e Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that this fi k ,..,eculd not pass without disturbing the whole h.quations of the settlement made fourteen VI since with respect to the Irish Church. When orieconsidered that the whole rotestant population J e l,and did not exceed that oft wo English sees; he hy "F i at that even the argument put forward the t h e Most Noble Prelate on the ground of scattered population of the country, was not sit t a n clent ground for disturbing the settlement. to te'l by the passing of the Church Temporalities Act rk i e year 1833. If the proposed measure were to be car- Tt let° effect in one instance there was hening. where the interference would stop.—(Hear.) trade see of Kildare was, by law, at present placed D ub ,r the superintendence of the Primacy of had 'AZ , and he did not see that any case Wh.„ "en made out for severing that connexion. to riit if they were to accede to the Bill, how could they ` o +l4 to appoint a Bishop to Clogher, the population of thi p , was as 207,000 to 102,000—in proportion of one -40.,1 to one-half. He considered, however, that the the ude ac __ s ou might be employed to perform duties which IlaVled not heretofore been called upon to discharge. f°, l :ought it would be improper to disturb the arrange- Made so many years ago, and which was well con 4at the time. Upon these grounds, he felt it his date re after Oppose the second reading of the Bill. a ki 'Ear a f ew words from the Archbishop of DUBLIN the Bishop of SALISBURY, the Bill was withdrawn. Th is CEMETERY CLAUSES BILL. "'La Bill then went through Committee. COPYHOLD COMMISSION BILL. ti lt - 4 ' l4 e Bill we n t through Committee, and the several I l es Were agr ee d to without amendment. 11° e Loan Societies Bill, the Turnpike Acts Conti to:llr,,,e,e Bill, Prisoners Removal (Ireland) Bill, New (jr",u'and Government Bill, Trust Money Investment eland) Bill, also passed through Committee. T L EXETER AND CREDITON RAILWAY. ti t 1 e Earl of DEVON moved that the petition of the i n „"Lrinan of the Bristol and Exeter Railway complain thZ of the conduct of the South Western Railway, in V o Purchas e of a large number of shares in the Taw 1 4 Le Railway, for the purpose of obtaining an influence Meet management of the Company be referred to a !'et Committee. 13 T he motion was opposed by Lord MORLEY and Lord I „bnEiDAL E , on the ground that no good could possibly 'stilt from the adoption of such a course. The Earl of DEVON then withdrew his amendment. PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. , I. On the motion of Earl GREY this Bill was , a ft er a 'men discussion, read a second time. , The Out-pensioners, Greenwich and Chelsea, Bill, the Collection of Duties (Port Natal) Bill, were, on ""e motion of Earl GREY, read a second time. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. 11 , 0 eport brought up. th e llie Bills on le were advanced a stage, and tr Lordships adjthe table Th ROUSE OF COMMONS , Ju ne 21. o', IOe Z . SPEAKEr. took the Chair shortly before Four , SECOND READINGS. tire , ggeo s College Incorporation Bill was read a second e And ordered to be committed:— The REPORTS. followin g Reports were brought up and ordered iklie on the tabl e: — t t , wi ck Church. ti v g st on-upon-Hull Dock Company. "1 5 ° 0 1 Fire and Life Insurance Company. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. bid e -e Reports on the following Bills were further con red and agreed to : h ib . ,nrgh and Northern Bailway (Branch from Burntis -11 ; i t" to Dunfermline Branch, &c.) (No. 2) Te e .-111 7 Cemetery. !Ultra' Paving, Lighting, Cleansing, Watching, Int. Iltav elnent, and Market. Th THIRD READINGS. T he following Bills were read a third tim e and .s e d ch '— 4 4 ester Navi g ation and Improvement. ter n Union Railway (Branch from Manuing tree to li t ie grwich). vi er n Counti e s Railway (Purchase of the No rth o olwich &c.) Q iii r bar gh. Leith, and Granton Railway (Le i t h and aoton). oint ba rgh and Northern, and Edinburgh, Le ith, and 4 oton Railways Amalgamation. dford Extension and Portsmouth and Fareham Rail te;lll7'f, Lie % N•nays (London). Tll l3. , o ltt's Inn Rating. aw mines Improvement. „ /P Vale R a il way an d D oc k (Deviations and Bideford Town send South M oulton B ranc h es ) . n...wnsend P eerage . Doo m and Newcastle and Newcastle and Berwick Rail ways Amalgamation. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the British Commercial fl eed ilta n ce Com p any's Bill (No. 2), were considered a nd gr to. SALE OF SPIRITS. 1 4r • L 4 ROTHERTON presented a petition, adopted at an rge meetin g h e ld i n E xe t er H a ll, on Whit Monday, Idal e li ned by upwards of 4,000 persons against the of intoxicating liquors. TLe MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. p eti i! Earl of ARRUNDEL and SURREY presented t°ns in favour of the Medical R.egistration Bill. Th e EDUCATION GRANT. CithNOBLE EARL also presented petitions from the --4 u o lica of A run d e l, pray i ng t h a t they might be wed to participate in any grant for education. ROSS RAILWAY BILL. presented a petition from the Munster _ Company against the Railway Bill (No. 2). THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA IT __MORNING, JUNE 22, 1847. IRISH RAILWAY BILL. Mr. ROCHE presented petitions from Charleville and Fermoy, in favourTENANT RIGHT BILL. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORI) proEen'ed a petitic n from Cork in favour of the Tenant Right Bill. Mr. B. CABBELL presented a petition in favour of the Tenants' Right 8.11, and another in favour of tie Health of Towns Bill. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. HODGSON moved That it be an instruction to the Committee for Revision of Standing Orders, in carry ing 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 the 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 fo. 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 moved—" That 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 Willou"hby 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 the 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. ISIANGLES 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 H ouse 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 bin and contradicted it, and he a second time distinctly denied it. On Friday evening the lion. 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.. isevvisibad already given the Committee a very unfavourable opinion of Mr. Chadwick, and he asked Sir F raaokland 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 so tnewhat 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 Chai nnan and wished him to clear the room. The room was then ordered to be cleared; but Sir F. Lewis entia sated to be heard in answer. The Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) thought his answer should be I heard. But the room was cleared, and he (Mr. Christie) rose as having been the person to wish 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 t enswer. If Sir F. Lewis, however, should wish to an swer the question he would do so, not at his (M r. Christie's); suggestion, but at his own wish. It seemed, however, that the Honour able Memb( sr for Wolverhampeon had brought forward a letter from Sir F. Lewis, stating the thing differently. IMs (Mr. Christie's) opinion was, that there was misconcej stion at the time, and indeed Sir F. Lewis could not ch tai:ly understand what had passed, con sidering the excitement to which he was sub ject at the 'time. Reference, however, was made to the shor t- hand writer's notes. The short-hand writer had r lade a very incorrect statement in his report, which the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton himself adtui tted to be most contradictory, and he thought t hat that Honourable Member having admitted tha, contradiction, should have been slow to imp( !at& the veracity of another person in this mat ter. The Honourable Member for Wolverhampto n also read a report from the Times, which gave al. g account of what occurred before the room was clear eCi. He would read that report to the House, and he IN :gged to observe that the Hon. Member for Wolverhatrap ton did not read all that report. (The Hon. Member laere read that portion of the report, commencing sr it h the question to Sir Frankland Lewis, " Did you not le ave the commission on the belief that your son shou Id succeed?" and terminating with the observation of Mir. Christie, that "he had cleared the room ;" and Eratinued)—So the Times reporter as serted that he 1:11(sd cleared the room. Now the Hon. Member for 'Wolverhampton asserted that he had not done so. r.rhe report continued:—" He cleared the room because bss wished to explain to the Committee that the que don had been misunderstoOd by Sir Frankland Le , tais, and he wished to explain that he did not wish to make any imputation on his (Sir Frankland reds's) son." The Hon. Member con tinued . Member ofNow, the I nhis o h n e o a u e r v e a r s d a i dg puten t e a m n ) a , qu a e n s d t oans ofa that descriptit iii; and if he had put such ad a . question, he utmost m a i o t ada t m ha n t atio h n is . should be t he very first conduct l a was no deservin g read esery i a n the d s ion. Member for g letter ef f t r h o e m and e the ber letter Shaftesbury. r ie!he Hon. Member di fully bore out tflae statement of the Ho: , was extremely grateful to the House for this opportunity of explanation. Lord COUR :TENAY said that his recollection sub stantially agre edl with the statemen ad t me by the H on ourable G tleman. He could now have no doubt that to ;.s, Honourable Friendoom was be should the per son who sung ' es ted that the r cleared, and on the parties having withdrawn , he to ok the earliest oppoi aity of explaining that his question h a d been n3isundters toed, and that he deeply regretted the pain which had been inflicted upon F. Lewis. Of the ability with as hick the inquiry had been conducted, all were equally eed to speak highly. It should be recollected that two gentlemen appeared there as advo cates, which render* d it necessary to give to the exami nation more of la j A rsonal character than . was usual on s uch investigations as these. But, t d h u a r t : the lion. F h whole n o d f that inquiry, he we s bound to say his had conducted his i aquiries with the most entire absence of personal feeling, t uid with the utmost desire to exhibit fairness towards all soncerned. Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. MIINTZ rose at the same mo ment, and as the lett( T stated that he only wished to make one observatior ~ the former was giving way to him, when— hald.oornelyJOwliTecßi U to S ( s ed, whichan d w s a a s i said o that movehe the order of the day, to give the ROIL Nlember for Weyid mouth an opportunit: , 3 11 f E e r ij L o ae in N t v e o r r p d o , he thought that that p urpose being answered it was un necessary to protract 0 le discussion. r for his personal explanation, an Mr. DISRAELI sta 1 that he had not the slightest desire to prolong this conversation, but as the H. Member for Wolverht .rupton (Mr. Villiers) w as n9t present, he was bound say that, during an inquiry, in the course of which m ore 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 tours a which had been pursued in this Committee. 3s: the more desired to say this be cause he believed 0 tut nobody cou ld act with mo re fair ness than the Her Member for Weymouth ; and he had certainly shows a himself master of the subject, and that was a great qu. silty. No one could have acted with greater propriety th 9,7 i he had done. Sir JOHN PAKI. N GTON said that he was bound to say that he heard eve Is v question, and he could not for bear bearing honouralia 'e testimony to the conduct of the Honourable Gentlen (an. He did not think either with reference to the par titular question complained of, that it was made, or that his general mode of examina tion was unfair.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CHRISTIE wishi d to explain, that the reason he did not give notice of this explanation was, that it was merely a matter or veracity on his (Mr. etnistie's) part, not involving any on e but himself. IN E iL IN CORN. Mr. MUNTZ called Vtoe attention of the Government to the fact that their agents ;were themselves the mer chants in the provincial c ',owns or Ireland. The CHANCELLOR ; of the EXCHEQUER said that the agents had o. Oy directions to sell at the 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 MAIION 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 alluded! 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 obviateTHE GREAT the inconvenience BRITAIN complained of. . Lord INGESTRE asked the Secretary for the Ad miralty why the paddle-box boats to ply between Holy. head aad 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 vesse' SOUTH COAST FISHERIES. Captain PEC HELL asked whether the Admiralty 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 br Leamington in his place, he wished to ask him whe -her he meant to bring forward his Bill on the subject of Cemeteries, 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 Laps. Messengers from the Lords brought up several Bills. RAILWAY BILLS (NG. 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 cornpanie.. 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. I in n e o t d thi i le d e n n pe ( a ) xr t tt i mean esse.s si That o ni r e tb s ui t nt t q h hn e ier question woulde distinctlyst io nboef deniedot h f i service e Bill I 'l ct l he o ai n nt . t I s h f i r s . 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 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 lished also which had been the subject . of much misap prehension in the House. The inquiry did not involve any examination of witnesses , and was performed by an appointed officer without much expense to the . public or 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 I 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 the commissioners. The Bill which directed such a hearing before the commissioners, who were to report upon it to the 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 trhep p e e ßo r r f i e tu c t knowledge could be gained of the Bill and the project by means of that tribunal, and without a th n e dl a ; a d of counsel. directed presented thatto Again, thi en in in oi inquiry should s. regard l d u t d o h abtdeh heard aa m rdd a e t 1 n t o e na r n o y of tolls,it, 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 tion 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 or misrepresentation. It laws were to be made for the purpose of regulating the mana gement of railways, he thought there must be some penalty attache d 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 s ince the provisions were so equitable, the misrepresntations which had been made concerning them should have gone forth. Having now gone through the most of the regulations proposed m the Bill, he would proceed to state what were the intentlone of the Government with regard to this measure. The Bill was unavoidably postponed till this lato priod of the session in consequence of the measures of greater urgency that were required for Ireland, and which nb • sorbed the attention of the Government to the exclusion of almost everything else. Now, however, that it was introduced, he understood that it was to meet with the 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.—(bear, 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 SIBTHORP thought it extremely unfair 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 mismanage men t, 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 whole 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 laughter.) s 5 For himself, he would say, that he had done his duty. He did not believe the Government had any intention of the bringing in a Bill of the same kind next session; y were too cowardly to do so. He regretted that any Govern ment had 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 this question. He found from a notice put upon the books 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 N 0.7 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 llon. 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 rashly interfere, but let well alone. He was satisfied the Bill 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 sessi , n. Lord J. RUSSELL said, with respect to the Railways Bill, he was not disposed to say much after his Hun. 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. —(Rear, 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, and he did not intend more by any Bill which might hereafter be introduced. The Govern ment saw that the Bill would excite discussion for more than a single night, and afterwards, that the one hundred and ten clauses should come to be discussed seriatim, they therefore determined to postpone it. That determina tion, however, had been come to rather late that evening, so that there was no business now before the House. 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 Geeticw... knovr a. well 4oc 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. 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 people's means of subsistence in Ireland. It was urgent upon the Government to apply some immediate remedy to the existing evil. They had done that with more suc cess than they were prepared to expect, for few instances had come to his hearing of people dying from want of the necessaries of 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, and deserving of the considera tion and support of the House. Lord G. BENTINCK said that the Railway Bill had his warm support. It did not go far enough, and did 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 extende3, 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 determined to legislate on the subject, they ought to proceed with earnestness. He ventured, therefore, to suggest to the Right Hon. Gentleman that if it wore 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 Parliamentary Electors' Bill was fixed for Wed nesday next. The Prisons Bill was then read for the purpose of being postponed. The report of the Tithes Commutation Bill was then l Registration second Billti b time. Th brought up and received . The Navigation Bill was then postponed until Friday. The Fisheries' Piers and Harbours (I re l an d) Bill was l o l i t c l was ßill then passed read a second time. The Shnnn The through Committee , an d the r eport was ordered to be Herringa o Navigation Fisheries e Medical dand) read a ra nd m breroaudg a h tsh t ee n c p omn on tid to T inm h et u i r a s t da t y h . On 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 be 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 the 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. CONTRABAND Srlairs.—On Saturday afternoon, covered man with a cloth, to which as Mr. Pargeter , an Excite officer, was st an di ng near the passed him, bearing on a quantity of feathers adhe red , and was to all street,Broad-sk et, a appear ance a heavy load of p oultr y . Th e man was smoking a chiefhi his office, shoulders a ba pipe, but the officer, as he passed, fancying that he de tected the smell of something besides tobacco, seized j the basket with one hand, and the bearer of it with the other. No assistanc e being at hand, the man broke from the officer's grasp, and escaped, leaving his burden behind. On examining the contents of the basket, it turned out that the feathered cloth was only a " blind " to about 20 gallons of very superior whisky, of illicit manu facture, in bladders, which was in transit to its des tination. Mr. Pargeter then deposited his unexpected capture ha the gum warehouses. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. On Friday, the 18th of June (a day well known and cherished as the anniversary of the glorious victory won by the troops under the command of Wellington), this society held their annual festival at the London Tavern; Robert Hepburn, Esq., the President, in the chair, sup ported by B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. and Captain Charles Forbes, and John Boucher, Esq., the Vice-Pre &dent. acted as crou p ier, supported by Captain Allen and Captain Middleton, Mr. Rose, Mr. Elastic, Mr. Burnie, Mr. Low, Mr. Ross, Mr. Marsden, Captain Kerett, Cap tain Brett, Dr. Bury. In addition to these we observed among those present Mr. George Bain (the Hon. Secre tary of the Highland Society), Mr. Hector Rose, Rev. Mr. Fisher, Rev. Mr. Redpath, Professor Cull, Mr. J. Murray, Mr. Mouatt, Mr. Wylie, Mr, Gray, Mr. Pater son, Mr. M‘Lure, and other staunch friends and sup porters of the society. At seven o'clock the President, accornponied by the members and the officers of the society, dressed in their costume, preceded by her Majesty's piper, and the juve nile band of the Caledonian Asylum, playing "Highland Laddie," entered the room, which was elegantly fitted being with up for the occasion, and tastefully decorated with shields and spears, bearing various armorial bearings, the dra peryacsleaen of t beautiful a rtan. flowers tablesef everywere d e orna mentedseri p tion, among which appeared more prominent above the rest the emblems of the three countries. The galleries were filled with elegantly dressed ladies. Altogether it h o vases the hall had a most splendid appearance. About 150 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, which was placed on the table in Messrs. Bathe and Breach's best style, the fare being of the best and choicest, especially their " haggis," to which full justice was done. Mr. (huiness conducted a band of excellent performers, who played during the evening selections of Scottish music. The cloth having been withdrawn, and grace said, The PRESIDENT proposed the " Health of her Majesty the Queen and her Royal Consort,"—drank with all the honours. Air—The National Anthem—band. The next toast was, " The Prince of Wales, Lord of the Isle,"—drank with Higland honours. The next was the " Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family." " The Army and Navy" followed, Captain Allen re turning thanks for the former, and Captain Smith for the latter. The CHAIRMAN again rose, and said—Having now, like leal and true subjects, faithfully done our duty to our Queen and country, I think we may draw nearer home, and begin the evening in the " guid auld " Scot tish style, and previous to proposing the next toast, allow me to say that I am delighted to have the pleasure of meeting the members of the Caledonian Society once more, I am delighted to have the honour of finding my self surrounded by so many gentlemen distinguished not less for talents, position, and attainments, than for their philanthropy and benevolence, and who are warm supporters of Scottish charitable institutions, and amongst them I am glad to see so many English and Irish friends who, I hope, will find an excuse for Scotch nationality at a Scottish festival; and, gentlemen, I am still more delighted to see so many of our fair riends around us. I have great pleasure in congratulating you on the present aspect of our society, and I do so with sincerity, because I have narrowly watched its steady progress. I have seen that its objects and interests are duly appreciated, and that all your laudable endeavours to keep alive the national charac teristics of your country and your efforts to promote charitable objects have been truly successful. The strongest of our peculiarities is our love of coun try, and is it not a country worth loving? Is it not famous for its mode of education, and its diffusion of re ligious instruction, famous for its promotion of all the liberal arts and sciences, famous for its encouragement to agriculture, and industry in its thousand different forms, famous for its conservation of patriotic princi ples,--are these not the best criterion of its national strength and security? Who is there that would not love his country, under whatever circumstances it may be placed. What can be more ennobling than a love of the land of our birth—the land of our childhood—the land of our fathers—yes, dear to us is the land of mountain and of flood, with all her wild and romantic scenery, dear to us is her heather clad hills and the music of her cataracts, dear to us her rocky peaks, where many a time and oft the blue banner has waved, upheld by the song of freedom, dear to us the recollection of the patriotic deeds of our ancestors, when in trouble some times they were called upon to support the cause of conscience and of liberty, and dearer still to us that lovely little spot in the bright green valley, beneath which slumbers in death the ashes of our fathers. On that turf I have seen the fallen tears glistening like dewdrops, while the fervent wish has been that our dust might mingle with kindred dust. We have loved our country from our birth—we will love it till our death ; and I know of no better means by which this feeling may be kept alive than through the instrumen tality of such a society as this. lam sure, gentlemen, we can all join in the feeling exp ressed by the bard of Caledonia— " 0 Scotia, my dear, my native soil, For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent," Sic. I will, therefore, with your permission, propose a bumper to the toast, which is " The Caledonian Society." The CHAIRMAN begged of the company to accept the next toast he was about to propose, and when he said that it was "Prosperity to the Scottish institutions in London," he was sure that their claims were such as demanded a hearty reception ; and he would beg to attach the name of Charles Forbes to the same. Received with immense cheering and Highland honours, the juvenile pipers marching round the room, playing piobaireachd " Dlionnuil Du.' Captain CHARLES FORBES returned :thanks for the cordial feeling of goad-will which those present had expressed towards the Caledonian Asylum. It was among the most valuable of their institutions, its object being to provide for the offspring of those who devoted their best days in the service of their country. — (Cheers.) It was the especial aim of the managers of the asylum to provide for the education and maintenance of the children of soldiers and sailors, at the same time taking care that they were trained in such a manner as that they should inherit the national virtue of their country. Therefore it was that he said that it was one of their most valuable institutions, and he would repeat that lie knew of none possessing so many and so peculiarly interesting claims to the notice of Scotchmen as the Royal Caledonian Asylum.—(Cheers.) He re gretted that the duty of thanking them for the sympathy they evinced in the institution had not fallen into abler hands, but he would say that he felt more than orainary pleasure in expressing his humble but fervent thanks to this society for their valuable support to the parent institution, and to the company for the flattering recep tion they gave the toast. Mr. MACKIE briefly returned thanks for the Royal Highland School Society. Song—" Charlie is my darling"—Miss Birch. The Vice-President, Mr. BoneriEn, rose to propose the toast placed in his hands, which required very little introduction, as it was sure to meet with a warm recep tion. On former occasions it was their habit to make three distinct toasts, "The Land we live in," "The Land of the Shamrock," and the " Land o' Cakes," but on this occasion he was requested to join these in one, and propose as a toast, " The Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock." The feeling which directed this hange he considered a good one, for, on occasions such as these, we experience a thrilling feeling of joy on recalling to our memory the endearing image of our native land, and the scenes in which our infancy was passed; for it matters not where the Caledonian wanders, neither time nor dis• tance, prosperity or adversity, can efface the love for his country. But, though the amor patrice is a charac tertistic feature in him, it has its effect more or less on the natives of other countries, for cold indeed must the heart of the Englishman or Irishman be who could look down from his native hills upon the splendid and 'varied pictures presented to his view, without being ready to exclaim with the immortal Scott — "Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never to hi m self bath ssid— This is my own—ray native land." He was proud to see among them so many gentlemen of both countries; and with the emblems of their coun tries on the tables, he would call upon their repre sentatives to join him in pledging a bumper to the" Rose, Thistle, an d Shamrock.' Mr. VYLIE, in a very clever speech, proposed the " Health or Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P.," allud ing to this gentleman's well• known benevolence and un bounded liberality, and, in the name of the members of the society, thanked him for his politeness and courtesy in honouring them with his company on that occasion. Mr. CADDELL, in returning thanks, remarked that, although unexpectedly called upon to address the com pany, yet he felt no difficulty in doing so, inasmuch that his knowledge of the Scottish character, for a period ex tending over forty years, gave him confidence that they would lend him their indulgence. He also was asso ciated with Scottish institutions, and it gave him infinite pleasure to be able to say that the esteem and respect in which he first held them continued to this day. He was happy in being allowed the pleasure of being pre sent among them that evening, and begged them to accept of riiscordial thanks for their kindness. The VICE PRESIDENT proposed the next toast, "The Pipe and the Banner," which reminded him of the days when Highlanders stood shoulder to shoulder in many a deadly breach, and gathered on the field the prise of unquestioned gallantry. But it was not to those san guinary times that he wished to call their attention ; it was to the band committee of the Caledonian Asylum, of which their gallant and highly-respected friend Captain Lamont was chairman. They had much to admire in the character of that man, who had spent the summer of his life in the service of his king and country, and now devotes his autumn to the protection of the orphans of those who have fallen in defence of their country's rights. The youthful pipers who afforded them so much satisfaction that evening were part of a band lately established at the Caledonian Asylum by Captain other La mont, Captain F orbes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bain, and warm friends of the present institution. He much re gretted the absence of th e chairman of the committee, but he would take the liberty of introducing the name of Hector Rose, Esq., in connexion with the pipes, so warmly patronised by those gentlemen, and the banners, under which some of them had served. Mr. ROSE thanked the members of the society and their friends for their kindness and the expression of approval of their band they were Gall to make. Friend also r egretted the abs ence of his all ant, who was more able to thank them than himself, and it was always a source of satisfaction to his friends and himself when they found that their efforts in this cause gave suc h approbation. Many other suitable teats followed of less interest. Aiiss Birch and her sister delighted the company duringthe evening with ballads , chie fl y Scottish, indeed t he secret} a re under deep obligations t o this talented lady for her exertions to entertain, and the willing re sponse she gave to the encores of the company. She sang the song of " Auld Robin Gray " superior to any thing we ever heard, and hiss E, 1344 PAW executed her songs very tastefully. Highland reels were danced by some of the gentlemen present. The entertainments throughout the evening were most agreeable and plea sant, and the arrangements reflect great credit on the committee of management. Mr. Higgs acted as toastmaster, and discharged his duties very efficiently. THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION. -MEETING OF MR. C. LUSHINGTON'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. HUGGETT, 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 Evans ; 76 for Mr. C. Lushington ; and 28 for Mr. C. Cochrane. A return which, he stated was highly favourable. Mr. PRoUT 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 meetiug 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 that 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 declining 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. KETTERICK said, that unless they wanted to dis grace themselves in the eyes of the kingdom, after the expose 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 had 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 a f ra id 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 Mr. 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. GEMIN 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 meeting seperated at a late hour. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT GARDEN. 1 Verdi's opera, I Due Foscari, was produced here on Saturday evening, with the following cast : The Doge Foscari Jacopo Foscari Signor Mario Loredano Lucretia The great feature of the performance was the Lucretia of Grisi. It was superb. Verdi has, in this part, most unmercifully taxed the human voice by pitting it against drums, trumpets, ophecleides, an d trombones. Grisi, h o wever, was more than equal to the occasion. In her opening scene, however, she gave a new reading to the part, of which, although very effective in itself, we rather doubt the correctness. The scene is that in which she enters, hurriedly followed by her maidens, who endeavour to prevent her seeking the Doge. This scene ends with an address to the Deity, "Tu al eui sguardo onnipote nsi. " This is g iven by Grisi rather as a remonstrance against the injustice of Heaven than as a prayer. Her energy and power were terrific, and deservedly elicited rapt urous a pp lause ; but we doubt whether the submissive rendering of this past sage as a preghiera is not the more correct one, and also the more artistic, as being almost the only passage in the character in which the artiste can exhibit repose, it brings out in strong relief, by contrast, the impas sioned passages by which it is preceded and followed. Her acting throughout was magnificent, and her de scription of the death of Jacopo, in the last act, " Piu non vive I'innocente," was a superb piece of vocalization. Mario's Jacopo was graceful and elegant exceedingly. His singing was exquisitely beautiful, and his acting better than we have ever seen it. In the first act he introduced the beautiful air, " Ah lo lento," which was written expressly for him by Verdi, and which was heard on Saturday for the first time in this country. It , is so peculiarly suited to Mario's beautifully flexible voice, and so adapted for exhibiting its peculiar beau ties, that it is par excellence his. He will be a bold man , who shall attempt to sing it while Mario is on the stage. Ronconi's Doge was exceedingly fine, both as a piece of acting and a piece of vocalization. The chorusses were superbly given. The principal artists were called for reeatedly during the course of the performance, and also at the conclusion. The theatre was crowded. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE OXFORD, JUNE 19.—The British Association have just put forward a programme of their proceedings at the approaching séance. The first meeting of the General Committee will be held in the council chamber at the Town-hall on Wednesday, the 23d instant, at one P.M., and the concluding general meeting in the theatre on Wednesday the 31:411, at three P.M. The following are the subjects announced for the evening meetings in the Radcliffe Library at eight P.M.: — On Thursday, June 24, the Rev. Professor B. Powell will deliver a discourse on shooting stars. On Friday evening, June 25, Professor Faraday will deliver a discourse on his recent researches in Dia. Magnetism. On Saturday evening, June 26, the library will be opened for promenade and conversation. On Monday evening, June 28, Mr. 11. E. Strickland will deliver a discourse on the Natural history of the Dodo and other allied birds. On Tuesday evening, June 29, the library will be open for the exhibition of microscopes and microscopic objects. Most of the colleges have intimated their intention of allowing their halls, chapels, &c., to be seen gratuitously at certain hours, and the Duke of Marlborough will permit members to visit the house, grounds, private garden, hothouse, pineries, &c., at Blenheim. Amongst the attendants at the meeting the following distinguished foreigners are expected :—The Prince of Canino, the Chevalier Bunsen, C ou nt Rosen, with some remarkable maps executed by the Crown Prince of Sweden, Professor Struve, Dr. Langberg, Baron de la Fresnaye, M. Major, sent by the Norwegian Govern ment to investigate the lunatic asylums in England; Pro fessor Vander Floeven, of Leyden, M. Verneuil, M. Nilsson, of Lund, and many others. The Great Western Railway Company have most liberally offered to convey members of the association, free of charge to Swindon, on Saturday, to inspect their works. Special trains have also been provided for the accommodation of members. On the Sunday the Bishop of Oxford will preach s sermon at St. Mary's, appointed by bequest, "On hu mility in literary and scientific pursuits.' On Thursday Mr. Edward Fox, Scholar of New Col lege, was admitted Actual 'ellow of that society, He _ _ ELECTION MOVEMENTS AT KNARESEOROUGg.— The Tories here are in a complete fix. Their requisi tion to Sir Charles Slingsby, at first only a forlorn hope, a desperate plunge for life, has been declined. Indeed, how could it be otherwise, for both candidates had offered to decline coming forward if Sir Charles wished to stand, and although this was known to the prime to movers of the requisition, yet they persisted in tryin g d th they induce him to violate his honour. It is ex P ec ed. Ai r . will try another dodge, but they "n" succeed• he will Westhead commenced his canvas on Friday, a . be followed on Monday considered certain• by air. Lascelles. Puccess Is TESTIMONIAL TO THE EARL 0 Fowls. On Saturday a meeting, over which the Bishop of Bangor presided, was held at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, to promote a testimonial to the Earl of Powis for his exertions in the preservation of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. There were present the Earls of Nelson and Winchil sea; Lords Kenyon, Lyttelton, and J. Manners; the Bishops of Exeter, Salisbury, Oxford, and Lichfield; the Recorder of Lond.,n ; the lion. D. Pennant, M.P.; Sir R. Glynn, Bart., M.P.; Sir F. Lewis, M.P., and other members of Parliament and gentlemen connected with the principality of Wales. The CHAIRMAN having pronounced an eulogy on the exertions of Lord Powis, and expressed the gratitude of the principality towards him, explained the business of the meeting. Lord liefevox expressed the great pleasure he felt in being permitted to propose the first resolution, to the effect that it was desirable to exhibit, by some permanent testimonial, the gratitude due to the Earl of Yowls from the members of the English Church, and proceeded at length to show the obligations conferred by his energy on the Church and on the principality in the preserva tion of the sees above named. The resolution was seconded by The Dean of ST. AsAPH, who rejoiced to find that the cause so ably defended by Earl Powis had found so many friends in England. The rev. dignitary described the idea of dividing the revenues of the extinguished see amongst the clergy, as a sop designed to secure their acquiescence in the scheme : the idea, however, had met with no idulgence from the clergy. Lord NELSON proposed a resolution that the testi monial should be in the form of some institution for the permanent benefit of the Church in Wales. This resolution, having been seconded in an appro priate manner by the Dean of BANGOR, was, as well as the first resolution, carried unanimously. The Bishop of EXETER proposed the next resolution, " That, inasmuch as the immediate foundation of the see of Manchester, and the early prospect of a further extension of the English episcopate, were in a great measure due to the persevering exertions of the Earl of Powis, a general appeal throughout England should be made to the members of the Church for their support in the undertaking." The resolution was seconded by Lord LYTTELTON (who spoke in high praise of the perseverance of Lord Powis in the House of Lords at a time when there ap peared no reasonable chance of the success of the cause he advocated), and carried in the same manner as those by which it was preceded. Colonel TREVOR moved, " That the proposed institu tion should be an institution of scholarships and exhibi- tions in such number as the funds to be collected would admit of, at one or both the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, to be called the Powis Exhibitions,' for the maintenance of students. natives of Wales or of one of the dioceses of St. Asaph, St. David, or Llandaff, thoroughly acquainted with the Welsh language, and intended for holy orders." The resolution was seconded by the Hon. C. DOUGLAS PENNANT, and carried. Lord J. MANNERS proposed the appointment of a committee to collect subscriptions and arrange the details for carrying the former resolutions into effect, which was seconded by the Rev. Dr. HAWTREY, and carried. Lord Lyttelton, on the motion of the Bishop of SA LISBURY, seconded by the Bishop of OXFORD, was ap pointed treasurer ; and a vote of thanks haviug been carried for the Prelate in the chair, which was acknow ledged by his Lordship, the meeting broke up. A subscription was opened in the room, and nearly 1,000!. subscribed. FATAL ACCIDENT TO Mit. J. ROSE, THE BREWER. —On Saturday an inquest was held before Mr. Lewis, the coroner for Essex, at the Coach and Horses , Leyton stone, on the body of Mr. .John R ose , th e well-known ale brewer of Great Ilford, who was killed, by being thrown from his gig, under the following melancholy circumstances:—lt appeared from the evidence that on Thursday afternoon last the deceased, who had been out collecting his debts, was returning home along the Ley tonstone-road, driving his horse at a gentle pace, when, on passing a waggon laden with timber, the animal sud denly took fright, and started off at full gallop. The de ceased appeared to have lost all control both over him self and the horse; for, instead of trying to pull him in, the reins seemed to fall from his hands on to the animal's back. Unrestrained, the horse kept on for some dis tance, when, in trying to avoid a cart, the wheel of the gig came in contact with a wall, and the deceased was pitched out on to his head, a boy who was with him at the time being unhurt. He was picked up in an in sensible state, and carried to a neighbouring public house. Several surgeons were in attendance upon him, but he never recovered his sensibility, and died on Friday. Verdict, " Accidental death." The deceased was possessed of considerable property, and was greatly respected. DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN MAILS.—The fol- lowing notice was issued on Saturday at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand:—" The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India Hong-Kong, and China, will be made up on the evening of the 24th inst., to be forwarded by the fortnightly, closed overland mail via Marseilles. Corunna, Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the evening of the 26th inst., via Southampton. Next packet dne, the Iberia steamer, on the 26th. Madeira, West Indies, &c., the Avon steamer, due ton :the 22d instant. Bermuda, British North America, and the United States, due at Liverpool on the 30th inst. by the Hibernia steamer. The next mails for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, will • be made up on the evening of the 30th, to be forwarded by the Trafalgar from Gravesend." LOLA MANTES AGAIN:A case came on yesterday before the Tribunal of Commerce, in which the far famed Lola Montes is concerned. She had, it appears, purchased some shawls from M. Cerf Levy, and given him in payment bills to the amount of 2,117 f. When the bills became due, the lady had taken flight to Bavaria, and M. Cerf Levy obtained from the Tribunal of Com merce a judgment by default against her, by virtue of which he seized on a quantity of furniture left by Lola Montes in her apartment in the Rue de Provence. M. Dillais, the lady's counsel, yesterday entered an opposi tion against this judgment, on the ground that the Court was incompetent, his client not being in business. On the other side it was contended that she bad the shawls to sell again at the Court of Munich, and consequently that she had in that way acted as a trader. The Court adjourned the case for a fortnight.—Galignani. DISTILLATION moat SUGAR.—Messrs. Roe have concluded their sugar operations for the season, and the result is that they are quite confirmed in the opinion that more than ten and a half gallons of proof spirits cannot be obtained from the ordinary run of sugar, whereas the excise experiments showed fully one gallon more, say eleven and a half gallons. They tried Hon duras, Jamaica, and Madras sugars, but found very little difference in the extract, and none whatever in quality. The spirit we have seen, and it is remarkably fine.— Dublin Mercantile Advertiser. BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE.—The position of this great metropolitan borough with regard to the candi dates for its representation is most singular. The Con servatives have had a host of candidates mentioned, commencing with Sir James Hamilton, and after having gone the round, have come back to he point whence they started. There can be no doubt now but Sir James Hamilton will be the Conservative candidate, for on Saturday the walls of the borough were placarded with announcements to that effect. It is now quite certain that Sir Charles Napier will not, as was originally in tended, go to Lisbon, and in consequence it is the inten tion of the Gallant Admiral again to solicit the suffrages of the electors, and an address to that effect will be issued by him in the course of a day or two. This circumstance, there can be no doubt, will entirely destroy the pretensions of Lord Dudley ;, Stuart, Mr. Sergeant Shee, and Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey ; indeed, two out of the three candidates named have signified their intention of retiring in the event of Sir Charles Napier again presenting himself. The Gallant Admiral is about to take an excellent course for the purpose of ascertaining the feeling of the liberal electors with regard to himself. It will be remembered . that upwards of 5,000 electors recorded their votes for Sir B. Hall and Sir C. Napier at the last election, and to every elector on the present register who so voted, Sir Charles is about to send a circular and ticket signed by the gentlemen who moved and seconded the nomination of himself and Sir B. Hall, requesting them to attend a great public meeting, and decide whether or not he shall again stand as a candidate with Sir B. Hall for the re presentation, and to that decision he will of course bow. It is rumoured that Sir James Hamilton has been put forward chiefly by the Dissenters, on account of his Pro testant principles, in opposition to those of Sergeant• Shee as a Roman Catholic. NOTICE TO PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS.—The fol lowing important notice to voters was put up yesterday at the entrances of all the churches and chapels in the cities of London and Westminster, and the metropolitan boroughs of the Tower Hamlets, Finsbury, St. Maryle bone, Lambeth, Southwark, and Greenwich, as regards such boroughs in the election of Members:—" City . of London, &c. (schedule B, No. 2).—We hereby give notice that no person will be entitled to have his name inserted in any list of voters for this city or borough, now about to be made in respect or the occupation of the premises of the clear yearly value of 101., whether situate wholly or in part within the parish, unless he shall pay on or before the 20th day of July next all the poor -rates and assessed taxes which have been due from him in respect of such premises, due the twelve calendar months next before the 6th day of April last past, and all per sons who omit to make such payments will be incapable of being upon the next register of voters for this city, or borough. Dated this 19i,h day of June, in the year 1847." Signed by the respective overseers. Also a • notice to all those persons who have a claim to be regis tered as electors in the return of a knight of the shire for the counties of Mi ldlesex, Kent, Surrey, Etc-, in their qualificati c n s as vo t ers on or before the said may be registered 20th day of July, so that theyto send ac cordingly on the list. nard Vassemousse, brothers-in•law, the Two young men nair el Jules Delofromrme e a r n a d g la cul eo p: ;Paul, No. 8. Yesterday morning Rue des Lio ns, tor, and the other a chabiinsnty n et e na lo a r k m e e r :s l w iv o e i d ks i h n op, the wh sa e m n_ e a which ended inV assemousse i and the other dead. He noting draw i n g out a Pistol sh)oti b w e e tw re ee b n ot them, quarrel arose t h e then went a nd gave himself up to the commissary of police, declaring that he had killed Delorme because be e nvied his being to a better position than himself, and of a happier disposition. He at the same time expressed the greatest regret that he had not afterwards killed himself.—Paris paper of Friday. The Count de St. Aulaire has arrived at the French embassy from Paris, and he will remain till the middle or end of July, when he will take his leave of the Queen on his return from the post which he has so ho nourably filled. His Excellency Will probably needed by the Puke de Broglie.