The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY 3TORNING, APRIL .23, 1847. subsisted for many years, might at least have been per mitted to go on for another year, without making it the subject of special comment and accusation.— (Hear, hear.) Now, that the Honourable Member for Southwark (Sir William Molesworth), spoke ably in avour of a general motion for a grant of money for education, and he wished to carry that motion for aid to the Roman Catholics as a part of this grant, I consider that the framing of any minutes upon this subject re quires great care and consideration. Should they be framed upon the ground of their being entirely Roman Catholic schools for teaching Romon Catholic doctrines, and having Roman Catholic inspection, I am sure if they were so drawn up, a great amount of opposition would be raised to the measure. Should they be framed so ss to afford education in the same manner as in the National Schools for Ireland, and aid granted to these schools in the same manner as granted to those schools? I am not quite sure that the Roman Catholic Bishops of this country would approve of a measure brought forward in that shape had it been proposed. lam sure that some Catholics in Ireland, do object to such a system, and have expressed great dissatisfaction with the State education provided for the Irish people. I therefore think, that on those grounds, it was necessary for us to postpone this question for further consideration, rather than to adopt a plan which might not have given satisfaction. I agree with the Member for Yorkshire and others, that we could not regard any measure as permanent which did not include the Roman Catholics. This, however, was not proposed to be a permanent measure. In 1839, we introduced a great alteration, in the app o i n t men t o f i ns p ec tors to the schoo ls. The money had, up to that time, been voted by the Treasury, and in consequence of the want of any surveillance being exercised, a great deal of it was thrown away. This, however, was remedied by th e change which was then introduced. We now propose t o change the system as regards pupil monitors, and to im prove the condition of the scho olmasters , so that w e can not be supposed to consider this as a permanent or com plete system. I trust that, in the end, we may b e able to come to an arrangement by which we shall reconcile the various differences, and lay the foundation of a per manent system.—(Hear, hear.) I trust that, seeing the general, I may almost say the universal, opinion that has been expressed as to the State providing the means of education for the people, we shall be able to bring in a Bill that will have the support of the country, and of bath Houses of Parliament. The opinions, however, which I have heard expressed, confirms me in the opinion I entertain as to the propriety of the course the Government have pursued on the present occasion. Had we brought in a measure, and asked for a much larger grant than now proposed, they would have put it out of the power of the other House of Parliament, when it came to consider it, to make any change in the measure. This was the course adopted in the case of the Maynooth grant. My own opinion is, that the state of education and of opinion is not sufficiently ripe for such a proceeding. When, however, the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite proposed the Bill, I supported him on that occasion. But those questions cannot be dis posed of without consideration. They require delibe ration, ripening, and discussion, both in this House and the country before they can be brought to a satisfactory termination. I remember that with regard to the ques tion of the establishment of the Small Debts County Courts Bill that measure was taken up time after time by successive Governments, and was introduced in 1824 and 1825 ; it was not till 1846 that it was passed, and it was only last month it came into actual operation. When such difficulties, then, accompany the settlement of a question in which there are no prejudices at work, and in which no great variety of opinion can exist, it is not too much to expect that on a question of this nature, in which men's feelings are so deeply interested, and which involves such diversity of opinions, that there should be some delay in arriving at a satisfactory arrangement. I think the course we have anopted has tended to bring out many opinions that will assist in effecting this arrange ment, and has shown that this House is not unfavour able to the extension of education; and with regard to many points on which considerable doubt and difficulty rested, this debate has enabled us to arrive at something like a clear and satisfactory decision. For instance, with regard to the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Bath, that we should provide an education for the people entirely secular, it is so entirely against the opinions of this, and we may predict a future Par liament, that the chance of success from such a measure is no longer questionable; and I do not think that the future Ministers who are to be the successors of the present Government, and to exceed them in liberality, are likely to have a long tenure of power, if schools entirely secular are to be established by the State.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the other points, there has been so much unanimity expressed, and so much support—handsome and generous support—given to the proposition of the Government by the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool, the Member for Hertford, and others, that I will only conclude by thanking them and the House for the reception that has been given to this pro posal, and I trust we shall not disappointed in the hopes we have formed of it.—(The Noble Lord resumed his seat amid loud cheers.) Colonel SIBTHORP said that when he recollected how he had been deceived by f ormer Governments en questions of re ligion, he was cautious in placing much confidence in any Government. The Noble Lord said this was not to be a permanent measure—h e thought so too. He thought this was like other measure s which had been lately brought before them, and the experienc e of the past induced him to be very careful in assenting to what he mild not but consider as a snare and a trap, to cover some ulterior design. (Laughter.) " Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."—( Laughter. ) He wished to see the people educated, as far as they possibly could be, but he certainly would not agree to any further grants ; and if the Hon. Member would imove the repeal of the Act of 1839, he would cheerfully second the motion. Sir ROBERT PEEL—Sir, although I feel it wholly un necessary to add anyehinr,s to the argument by which the motion of the Noble Lord has been supported, yet I should be unwillin g to permit this House to proceed to a division, without shortly stating the grounds upon which my concurrence will be given to that motion. Considering the position ,which for five years I held in the councils of the Crown —considering the con nexion I had with the appropriation of the educational vote, during that period as a Member of the Committee of the Council—considering the opposition which the Government has had to encounter in proposing the measure, the main outline and principles of which I cordially approve of, I think on aocount of that opposition it is incumbent upon me not to shrink from taking my full share in any unpopularity which may attach to the support of this measure.----( Hear, hear. ) Sir, I al': 'erfeetly willing to admit that there are cersiderations connected with this treasure which I think are deserving of mature attention. In 1839, I fully shared in the objections that were urged to proceeding by a tingle vote of this House in reference to a matter of so great importance as a scheme of general education, imperfect though I admit it to have been. I still think those assertions were based upon a sound foundation, as I consider it would have been a great advantage to adhere to the ordinary coprse of submitting to the deliberate judgment of the Route the regulations by which the education of the people is proposed to be carried out.— ( Hear.) I think it is an evil to exclude the House of Lords from an opportunity of a full consideration of this subject— ( Cheers)—of leaving to the House no alternative but a coin • plete acquiescence or a peremptory rejection of the measure.— (Hear.) But, Sir, with my view of the immense importance of making some progress in the mitigation of the monstrous evils which attend a neglect of public instruction—(Hear)— forseeine. the probable consequences of insisting on the opinion which egave in 1839 of refusing assent to any measure con nected with education, unless it had the Legislative sanction of both Houses of Parliament in the shape of an Act of Parliament. I will not now incur the risk of fur ther delay, by insistin g on the objections which I urged in 1839. I feel that I could not, with propriety now insist upon those objections. For the six years which have elapsed since 1539, there has not only been an acquiescence on every part, but an acquiescence on the part of the House, in placin g the control of the grants in the hands of the Privy Council.-- (Hear.) In 1842, when the late Government assumed power, the vote to the Privy Council did not exceed 30,0004 It was by the advice of the Crown that that vote was increased to 75.000/. and then to 100,00 A per annum. We, charged with the responsibility of the Government, and having thesupport of a great majority of this House, did not think that Parlianient would have acquiesced in 1840 and 1841, after the debate of 1839, and after a mtjority of the House bad declared their opinion in favour of the proceed. ings by vote, seeing that Parliament thought that arrange. ment had been made between Government and the heads of the Church, and that in 1840 and 1841 there was no disposition to resew the discussion of 1639; I say, considering these things, and the increase of the vote, by the advice of the Crown to Parliament, from 30,C00/. to 100,0004 and more, without re quiring any alteration in the channel through which it was ad mihstered, I think I should be utterly unworthy if I now, in 1847, attempted to throw any impediment in the way which might obstruct the application, and in some respects imperfect remedy, for an evil of which we ought to be fully impressed, by proposing that we should proceed by Bill rather than by a vote of the House. But has nothing occurred since 1842 ? Have we not had an attempt to proceed by Bill with reference to the education of the people?--( Hear.) And what was the result? When my Right Hou. Friend the late Secretary of State for the Home Department attempted to introduce a mea sure with respect to the education of factory children, and in curred the obloquy with which he was assailed --obloquy to which he exposed himself, because he was actuated by a deep sense of public duty—he considered that he should mitigate the opposition that existed by proceeding by a legislative enact.. ment. He did not proceed by vote. nor did he propose to place any authority in the Privy Council, We made an attempt to introduce further facilities with respect to the education of the people, but we met with no encourage.. ment in respect to a vote of the House of Commons, and the Noble Lord and my Hon. Friend were compelled to abandon the project ; and I regret that it was necessary to abandon that attempt, because it was made with the view of uniting all parties desiring some scheme, by which, without impolitic con- cessions, great facilities might be given to the education of the People. Now then, in 1447, seeing the failure of attempting to proceed by legislation, seeing the evidence that there is, :T on with 100,0001., no sufficient, no adequate pro ..education of the people —moral, intel lectual, f o r r an tbe whic d 4' , %Fli t tu o s t; I am ready to consent to any measure, chyisttanv.iolating the conscientious scruples of any class of monstrous evil s w h ich et aff afford s so me remedy for those (Cheers.) Si r , i n the coursee from the want of education.— much able argument with this debate, there has been the authority and duty of the State to interfere vritrFetheetegcation of the people. Sir, in the course of the debate esslstiulEairerpereht b la e u t o n n o denial of that—( Hear, hear)—and I the part of that great body of her Maj from the doctrines of the Established Chnenh,T, who dissent position to deny the importance of educatio n or r , e ,, i3 j _n° d iS• th right and duty of the State to promote that ed ppv o this Dtklt silos by every means in its power.—(Hear.) the chief objection of the Non conformrn g seeding on the part of her Majesty's Government, is is es'i r° " so much a denial of the right of the State to promote education as a doubt whether or no the measure proposed is really mk t ,: latsd to promote that end. That the Nonconforming body, at least, if they are consistent with their doctrines on the subject —(Hear, hear)—only object to it on the ground that the vo luntary principle is better calculated to promote education, than any interference on the part of the State. And, Sir, if Icould believe that assumption—if I could believe that non-interference on the part of the State was calculated to facilitate education more than such interference, I should at once admit, that in this country, in which such difference of opinion in relation to this subject prevails—l should, I repeat, at once admit that, whatever might be the right of the State, it was not desirable that any such interference should take place.--( Hear.) But I think the evidence is conclusive that the voluntaryprincipl e has failed to mitigate the evils which arise from a want of educe tion.—(Cheers.) Sir, I believe, if we could know the real extent of this evil—U we could have presented to its aNI account of all the crime which has been generated by igno rance—if we could know what really has taken place within the last fifty years —if we could know how much evil the ex ample of the parent has introduced—how his example has in troduced infection into the character of his children—if we could know how much of violence, how much of rapine and crime against life and property have been caused by a dearth of education—if we could know bow many souls have been intro duced of the c n h t e a r t a h c e t e Pr e o s e s e n , c e a n o d f t p h r n i r e p C I Creator Christian d J u a d o g i t e y , igant I n t e h r ink we should be disposed to shudder at oueneglect, and to repair, without delay, the evils of past legislation.—(Loud cheers.) Sir, I look to the volume of evidence which has been pre. vented for the last few years. I hold in my hand one of those volumes, the reports of the Commissioners who were ap pointed to inquire into the state of education of the children employed in the several mining districts of the kingdom. A single report refers to the education of the children i n Fli nt .. shire and Denbighshire, Lancaster, Staffordshi re , D ur h am, North Wales, and South Wales. The evidence had been collected from men of the highest acquirements, and of the most superior attaintamments, and they uniformly come to the same conclusion, that there was complete degradation in many parts of the country, on account of the neglect of education. I believe that we are little aware of the extent to which ignorance prevails.—(Hear, hear.) We see returns of the number of children educated, but we rarely inquire what is the real state of the question. We may be told that there are from about four or five hundred thousand children, of whom three hundred thousand are educated, and two hundred thou sand are not. This is a sufficiently painful reflection. But if we are really acquainted with the education which the three hundred thousand receive, our reflections would be still more painful. I have not come to a conclusion en this subject without having maturely weighed the amount of evidence on both sides of the question, and although I 'mow that any re ference to these documents is not very palatable to the House, yet they are far more important than any speculative arguments which I could adduce. I will take an important case with respect to Oldham, in Lancaster, and I find in the evidence of the curate of the church of St. James's, in Oldham, this testimony, which he gives in re f erence to the state of the educated classes in the district. And now, considering whether it be safe to trust to the voluntary principle for the education of the poor, and for the arguments of those who say that the rule of the State ought to be non interference. Let us listen to what this gen tleman says, speaking of the district of St. James :—" There is in this district no public day-school whatever ; I have made several attempts to establish one. I have even sought assistance from the National Society. A good building has been erected, and two smaller ones—one for infants, and another for more advanced scholars. An attendance of scholars can be got, but no money to pay a master. This state of things has been endured four yearl—three masters have successively tried to maintain a school here, but without avail." Now, here was a district which up to the present hour contained no public day-school whatever, it was quite true that there were Sunday schools. The parents had no objections to these as they did not inter fere with the working of the children, and because the chil dren attending these schools were returned as educated. But what is the opinion of this gentleman on this education? He says—" It is obvious that schools composed thus must be imperfect in the extreme— as schools they do harm, by lowering the opinion of the people of the value of secular instruction, and teaching them to be satisfied with a quantity with which they ought not." T hey had no day schools, none of the habits engendered in schools ; and the clergyman thinks mere attendance, without any prepara tion for it, does more harm than good ; and yet these are the persons who are returned as educated. They had it in evi dence that these Sunday schools were an imperfect instrument for education ; that they did more harm than good, and that for secular education they were worse than useless. The evidence of the boys themselves was worth attention. One of them, fifteen years of age, says, " I have been at a Sunday school for five or six years and I have not learnt to read more than my letters." He went to a Sunday school for five or six years, and he did not know how to read his own language --he did not know bow to read or write. A day school could not b e es t a bli s h e d ; t h ose part i es who wo u ld send their children to them were not willing to pay for them. Is not this a proof that the voluntary principle could not be relied upon ?—( Hear, hear.) What was now proposed ? To elevate the character of the schoolmaster; to exalt his position in the scale of society, and to give him encouragement to advance himself. As to the patronage gained by the Go. vernrnent, it was an objection so futile that it ought not to have been advanced in the House.—( Hear, hear.) But the most important tendency of the measure was to raise the character of the schoolmaster. At present, as soon as they had a competent schoolsaaster; as soon as he had proved him self capable to discharge the duties of such an office, tempta tions were held out to him to leave his situation, and to enter other employments, which would lead to more certain pro motion. How then can you succeed, unless you teach him that the office is an honourable one, and unless you hold out to him some prospect that when he will be incapacitated, that the State will not neglect him, but reward him for his faithful services. Sir, that part of these minutes, which has a tendency to improve the condition of the schoolmaster is one to which I give my hearty concurrence.— ( Hear, hear.) I regret the opposition of the Noncoriformist bodies to this measure, I have shown my attachment to the Dissenters on many cceasions. I have supported many Bills which had their relief for an object ; and, notwithstanding, my attachment for the Established Church of this country, I should be sorry to gain any covert advantage at the expense of another church—and, if I thought it unjust to the Dissenters I would not support it—it ii impossible to forget the services which they had rendered to education, even when the English Church had neglected it.—( Hear.) It is impossible to forget the services and the example shown by the Non-conformist. Try it on what principle you will, you can urge no objection to this mode on account of the supposed advantage which will he gained by the Church. There is no denying that the Church is powerful, and I rejoice that it is so.—( Hear, hear.) I think that the power of the Church is increasing; and why is it in creaeing ? My firm belief is that the power of the Church is increasing from its hold over the affections of the people of this country. It is becoming strengthened because it is becoming more awakened to the amount of duty it has to perform. My firm belief is that the Church has acquired a hold, an increased hold, on the respect and veneration of the people of this country by its willingness to make a timely ant salutary reform, and by its readiness to consentto a reduction of thesuperfluous emolu *lents of the higher orders of the Church dignitaries, in order to devote those emoluments to afford increased accommodation and means to the spiritual charge of the people by its superior members. It is my opinion that the conduct of the Church in that respect has greatly increased its power—and it is a legi timate source of power. It is not the Government grants that are giving the Church an increased influence. That is a com plete mistake; the Church would be just as powerful without this aid. In what way does that aid increase the power of the Church in any district where the Church population is more numetous than any other sect ? It is the Church's power over the affections of the people. I say it not invidiously with re gard to the Dissenters, because I give to the Dissenters the full credit which is due to them—they are actuated by the same spirit, of which all religious opinions are beginning to perceive the necessity. The influence of the Church has been increased G by iv t e he o r co w n i t d h u b c o t d of th th s e ; heeouor?ahr,y aid b i y t t w h i e ll G eo o n v t e i r n o u m e e t o o t b t e o t s h o e . Church, and its legitimate sources of influence over the popu lation will not be diminished; and I rejoic e that it i s so, as t h e principle is one of fairne ss . On these grounds I shall give my support to the motion of the Noble Lord, and shall not vote for the motion or amendment of the Hon. Member. I think that we have had abundant time. I think that the facts are well be :ore us, if we will but resort to the evidence of which we are in possession. The in,titutions of this country are not capacious enough, as they at present exist, to provide for the education of the countless millions which are engaged in varied pursuits. Sir, its the course of this discussion, a question of great im portance has arisen with regard to the condition of other sub jects of her Majesty other than those who are members of the Established Church, or those whom we usually call Dissenters —I speak of the Roman Catholics. Sir, lam of opinion that the system of general education, even in England would be ad mitted as a conclusive, a comprehensive one, which excluded the Roman Catholics from its operation.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord says there is no alteration in the principle of the minute of 1839. In that respect I beg to differ from my No ble Friend; I think we are about—practically at least—to make a differ, nce, a material difference, in the pri nc i p l e upon which we have begun th ese minutes. You are about to admit to the participation of the advantages of this grant the members of the dissenting body, which certainly has hitherto been ex. eluded. Hitherto the Wesleyan body —practically at least—has not had any participation in this vote. They were not in connexion with the British andi Foreign School Society, anti therefore that rule which excluded from participation in the advantage of the Parliamen.ary etyvote, any society not in connexion with the National Soci, or the British and Foreign Schools Society—excluded the Wesleya n& from any pecuniary advantage from it. You are about to alter the principle of these minutes in that respect. You have given an assurance to the Wesleyans, that this rule, which has hitherto prevailed, shall not be obligatory — an d that these schools, whether or not in connexion with either of the parent societies, shall be entitled to aid, and that authorities of the Wesleyan body shall be consulted in respect of the inspection of these schools. So far as the position of the Roman Catholic is concerned, what is the material difference? There is a material difference in point of principle as well as of advantage. You are going to widen and spread over with the public bounty an unusual space, and the more wide that space is the more marked will be the exclusion.— (Hear, hear.) Therefore I think that the time has come—and I am the more anxious to avow my opinion, as an an avowal of opinion in this respect may j be unpopular— (Hear, hear)—the time has come when justice and good policy call from you a mature consideration of the position of the Roman Catholic. Take the case now of the Roman Catholics of Manchester and of Liverpool, or in many other places. Now let us deliberate upon this question without insisting upon the alteration of the minute— or inquiring of the meaning of the particular term of a word " Scripture," amount to the words " authorised version," or ' whether the Roman Catholics are excluded from this grant in consequence of their not being in connexion either with the National Society or with the British and Foreign School Society—let us neglect these, and instead of them, see that we are about to adopt—l will not say—a permanent system, but an extended system, on which we are a b out to act, and let us con s id er w h e th er or no we can exclude on any ground or pretence, if we can continue the exclusion, of the Roman Catholics; i t wou ld per h aps b e as my Hon. Friend said, to postpone the consideration of the question for some months, but I am not bound or inclined upon that account to force or precipitate the adoption of any measure, and I will admit that it requires some consideration ; but I am not disposed that there shall be any doubt as to the opinion which I entertain.—(Loud cheers.) Let us take the population of Manchester. There is a particular district in Manchester called " Irish Town," so great is the number of that people residing there, and I am told that there are not less than sixty thousand or seventy thousand Irish people inhabiting it. They are a class of people that come over there, and who, speaking generally, a re di st i nguished by their industry and good conduct. They come over to the wealthy manufactures of Manchester, to live there and give the advantage of their labour. They have no natural pro- GROUP X VIII. .AND OXFORD LINE. lectors—there were no wealthy Roman Catholics conne c t e d CHELTENIZAINI with Manchester to have regard to their spiritual concerns. The Committee on this Group assembled to-day at Twelve Of that body, and there is no one there probably who possessed o'clock; the Earl of Lincoln in the Chair. the m eans o f superintending the education of 60,000 or 70,1 1 00 The evidence taken was in continuation of' that yesterday, of the inhabitants of the poorer classes. How is that education and principally given by Mr. Engall, and Mr. Howley, a to be provided for them ? The priests no doubt would attend banker at Cheltenham, and Mr. Vivian. the Member fur to them, but I apprehend that the means of the priest to pro- Swansea. The first two of these three gentlemen testified to vide a system of education are most limited. Is it to the ad- the feeling of the inhabitants of Cheltenham being very vantag e of the State that the children of 60,000 or 70,000 strong in favor of theprojec of the Gr: at Western Company should be brought up in ignorance? I confess that . I cannot Viviano . tated twat n t hi is opiuian, and in the opinion conceive a more against barbarism, or advantage urgent cave ; and so far only as the intellectu a l of ail those with whom he had come in contact, the Great of the Roman Catholics is concerned ; but if it be of character which is only Western line was by far the ta,st of the two. Tne line would for the truth of principle which the prnciple yen have brought forward shorten the distance between London and ,to wh b i be Swansea by five en accou b n r t ou of gh t t h e crime u and degradation miles, and would give great facilities for the transport of you r e t h 7 e d e b a r oul i d gnoran i ce-- p if it be for that minerals from South Wales. ought not and ignorance 1 agreed to, those children Mr. Lewis, a magistrate of South Wales, gave similar misery ts itC As a question of policy and could ab ly Y lead to crime. Mr. Davies, Member for the County of Carmarthen, ration. The schools of the Roman Cathol,icaus, to make some provision fo th e. I maintain that you ought confirmed the previous evidence, and stated that he r e education of the risin g gene- had received a memorial from the county town, re suppotratkeedn int) therefore, it is I was a director of the S nth Wales Railway, and _i,nlarge towns, questing him to support the Bill in Parliament. He at present, are very imperfectly ration. could say that that line was in acti ve important that their case should be It was more likely that such a course —the granit ' n 3i4e money to maintain their schools—would soften theif f S e u eT ere wars, to be a course of construction. sof So far as he was acquainted with the mineral district of 1411,earettnhuflyorrit'hitelvtirla, nhsepobretl of t y t e t t l i e th at produce,g teabtuftaiclieliwtieassiwlootualdwatrtee and reconcile them to the truths of Protestantism, tha s n' acting in an intolerant and exclusive spirit.—(Hear, hear!) This was a much more advisable course than to leave the rising Severn floating bridge to cross the river generation a state of perpetual 4 11011 1aco• 1 4 1: firm per Dr Ufbjrt. neb "410r,PbYgiciati. the hospital at Chel- The floucie then divided, when there appeared For the grant... ... 372 Against it HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY) GROUP I. GROUP V. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH-EVES, TERN (STAINES TO ASCOT, &c.) The witnesses were cross-examired at considerable length on the part of private proprietors, &c. Tt, Committee adjourned till to-morrow (this day) at TwEive. GROUP VI. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER, At the commencement of the proceedings this morning, Mr. DEEDES, the Chairman of the Committee, stated that the Committee thought it desirable, in order to avoid a waste of time to themselves and expense to the parties concerned, to state that it was the opinion of the C.:mtnittee that they had heard sufficient evidence to convince them of the exist ence of a traffic between Salisbury anti Yeovil, which would warrant the construction of a railway in that district. They wished, however, to guard themselves against the supposi tion that they had come to any conclusion with respect to the merits of the line before them. At the same time he thought it desirable to state that, in the opinion of the Com mittee, any further evidence upon the consequences of the break of gauge should be confined to professional men, who were acquainted with the whole nature of the subject. Mr. HILL, QC., felt obliged to the Committee for the ex- ' nressions they bad thrown out, which he considered were kindly intended on the part of the Committee for their guidance rather than for their government. The CHAIR:KAN—The Committee do not wish, in the slight est degree, to interfere with the course which counsel may, under such circumstances, think it their duty to adopt. Mr. Farman, collector of harbour dues at Southampton, gave evidence as to the amount of the exports and imports into that port. Mr. nutter, solicitor, residing at Shafte=bury, and agent to the South-Western Railway. He had taken great pains to inform himself of the district round Shaftesbury and its wants, and it was his opinion that the construction of the proposed line would fully meet the requiremants of the district. Mr. T. Ensor, a large glover in the neighbourhood of Mil • bourne Port, paying upwards of 2001. a week in wages, was the next witness examined. He thought it of great im portance that there should be a continuous line of railway to London-bridge. Mr. Dingley, draper, of Sherborne ; Mr. Alexander, an ex tensive carrier in the western districts; and Mr. Ilannam, grocer, of Wincanton, also gave evidence in favour of the lines proposed by the South-Western Company. The Commirten then adjourned till to-morrow (this day) at Twelve o'clock. GROUP XI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning ; Mr. Forbes Mackenzie in the chair. COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY (LA.. VENHAM AND BURY ST. EDMUND'S EXTENSION). Mr. Sergeant WRANGtiANt opened the case for the pro moters of this line. The object of the Bill was to extend the line passed yesterday on to Bury, where it would join the Ipswich and Bury Extension line to Norwich, and thus form a competing railway to the line of the Eastern Counties and Newmarket and Chesterfield, from the metropolis, to Nor wich and Yarmouth. It was proposed that the Eastern Union and the Norfolk Companies should lease the line at five per cent., with half the surplus profits. A number of local witnesses were called to prove the ad vantages of the line, and the Committee adjourned. GROUP XVI. The Committee met this morning at the usual hour; Mr. Kemble in the chair. GREAT NORTRE3ZSr (RER.TTORD TO ST suasion is that considerable advantage will result by arranging that the children of all shall have the benefit of a secular edu - cation. On this head I must state, that I listened to the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Home Secretary with the greatest satisfaction—a speech which holds out great hopes of a settlement of the question in a manner to meet the wishes which the House has expressed. I know that the ques tion is most difficult, and - I thick that it is wise to proceed with caution; still I think that some means should be taken for providing for the education of the children of Roman Catho lics. I rely, therefore, on the early settlement of the Roman Catholic claims, and beg leave to impress on the Government the necessity of framing some measure by which the Roman Catholics shall not be excluded. If an early election was to take place, it was important that no misunderstanding should be made, and that fair notice to all parties interested might be given. He re cognised and supported the principle that no party should be excluded from participating in the Government grant, and in support of this view, he begged of them to look back on what had yet been done to advance education, and what yet re mained to be done. A ccor di ng t o proceed i ngs as they went on, the Churchmen opposed one day, and the Dissenters the next. Meanwhile, what was doing to educate the 80,000 children who were wanting education, or the 300,000 who were added yearly to the population of the country. I know the difficulties of the case. Yet still I think that some arrange ment should be made by which the children of all sects might be made to participate in the benefits of the Government grant. Ido not believe that a purely secular education would be acceptable to the people of this country, but I do believe a religious one to be at the least as important as secular education; and I believe it to be for the interests of the country. I believe it to be for the interests of that Protestant rel'gien which shrinks not from the light, but ever rejoices in the spread of knowledge, that the people should not be left in a state of ignorance; but, by receiving intellec tual culture, their minds should be prepared for the reception of those great truths which, in the first instance, is the foun dation of all religion, and more especially of that religion which relies more than any other on self-judgment and intel lectual culture, which courts inquiry, and is, therefore, the more likely to recemmend itself to a wise and reasoning pee*. Aar. PLUMPTRE was anxious to say a few words, in con sequence of the debate that evening. Wherein did the diffi culty consist? Was it that the people of England were an ignorant people ? No ; but they were a Protestant people, and therefore it was that there were objections to the proposi tions which were made by the Government. The proposal might be expediency, but it was not Christianity. The people placed no dependence on their leaders on either side. of the House, and he thought that they would at the proper opportunity, choose good and faithful representatives, who would truly consult their religious feelings Ind act upon them. Mr. NEWDEGATE, who ruse amidst the utmost con fusion, was understood to ask Lord John Russell whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to submit the future minutes of the council, with respect to the admission of Catholics to a participation in the grants of the Government, to the Horse? Lord J RUSSELL—Of course, on future minutes he musi ask the opinion of Parliament. Majority for he Government :if 5 QUAKERS' AND JEWS' MARRIAGE BILL. This Bill went through Committee. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of, and he House adjourned at One o'clock RAILWAY COAIMITITES The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group - ,,re-assembled at the usual hour this morning in Room 30; Mr. W. 0. Stanley in the chair. THE BRIGHTON (MID KENT) SCHEME. Mr. Sheroad's engineering evidence in favour of this lir , e was resumed. The; total cost he estimated at 1,500,00 C/., exclusive of stations. The main line to Tunbridge would cost 392,8357., and the branch 18,5411. The construction of the works would occupy about two years. • The witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. MERREIVETHER. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour till twelve o'cicck to-morrow (this day). The Committee met at twelve this morning; present, Lord Harry Vane, Chairman ; Hun. M. Gore, Hon. M. Sutton, Mr. Rice, and Sir E. Filmer. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH-WES TERN (RICHMOND TO WINDSOR). tenham, and who has been residing in that place for the last 38 yews, testified to the advantage which the line would be to the town in the removal of a bad neighbourhood, and by permitting the access of fresh air not only to the hospital but to the houses near to it. Within the last few days he had been over the property which would be removed for the rail way, and he could say that the places were a disgrace to the town. On many accounts the proposed station of the Great Western Railway would be the best of the two. Ac cording to the present arrangements the hospital would have to be removed to the distance of a mile and a-half from its present site, but there was to be a branch dispensary, so that no inconvenience would be felt from the change. Several other witnesses were examined relative to the re spective advantages of the Opposing lines in their course through Cheltenham, and the Committee adjourned at Four. Mr. Locke, the engineer-in-chief of the South-Western Company, said the principle on which he laid out the pro jects was how far he could accommodate the district compa tibly with a great through line. He preferred a system of loop lines for that object to one of branches. The routes now fixed on differed in several advantgeous respects from the scheme of last session. It had been laid out with a view to connect all the towns of the districts with each other. as well as with London—to give facility of communication through Wokingbam to Reading, and so to the north, by a narrow gauge line, and to connect Windsor easily by the main line of the South-Western with Southampton and Portsmouth. It was proposed to provide depot accommoda tion at Brentford for coals brought up the river, whence they could be distributed through the district on the rail; for it was supposed that the same tide would take the barge to Brentford, and perhaps the same expense as would take the coals to Nine Elms. The estimated cost of the works for making the new road through Windsor Park, and the bridge carrying the road to the station, as furnished by the Crown engineer, was 20,0001., exclusive of land The gross esti mate on each of the two Bills was 500,000/. On the Rich mond and Windsor line the earthwork was 30,672/. ; bridges 103,220/. ; permanent way, 118.90•14; sidings, &c., 37,19 t/. ; land and compensation, 131,330/. ; contingencies, 78,6781. ; On the Staines and Wokingham, with branches, the earth work was 113,789/ ; bridges, 77,485/. ; permanent way. 150,100/.; sidings, 23,296/. ; land and comp ensa ti on , 71,1001. ; and contingencies, 6 , 301. The gradients were very easy, the deepest cutting, or the highest embankment, was about 20 feet. The only important bridge was that crossing the river at Richmond, which had received the sanction of the Admiralty and the other authorities. Mr. Lie, surveyor to the Company, estimated the pur chas,. of the land on the Richmond and Windsor line a , 131,330/, and on the Ascot line at 7.100/. o'clock (Sir J. Y. Buller, chairman), and proceeded to take the GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE, AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMAR NOCK, AND AYR. (No. XI.) Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters. He sa'd, the object of the Bill was to extend the line to Portpatrick, with the view of accommodating the Irish trade, and fur nishing a communication between the northern portion of the island and the Irish port of Donaghadee. Were this finished, it would form one of three routes to Ireland, the midland portion of the country being . accommodated by Holyhead to Dublin, and the remaining junction being made by way of Fishguard to Cork and Wicklow. The Dumfries Company wished only to open up one instalment of this route at present--namely, as far as Kirkcudbright; but even from that town the distance to Donaghadee would be as short as from Holyhead to Dublin, and shorter than from Fishguard to Wicklow. The country was an agricultural one, and there was a considerable local traffic. The line was some twenty-seven miles, and, the cost of construction would be moderate. The only opposition offered was by Mr. Aglionby, but he believed that, before their case was concluded, an arrangement would be entered into with that gentleman. He would not detain the Committee longer, but at once proceed to call his witnesses. Mr. John Mackie, deputy- lieutenant ani convener of the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, was examined by Sir THOMAS Puts.rara—He gave gensral evidence of the importance of the line as opening up the local resources, and furnishing a communication not on 1: with Ireland, but with the southern and eastern parts of this island. Mr. M•Lellan, town and county clerk, and agent for the Bank of Scotland at Kirkcudbright, concurred on the import ance of this line as giving a communication with the eastern and south-eastern part of the country. The opening to Cannobie would lower the price of coals, and afford abundance of lime, which would greatly advantage the agriculturist. The different ports on the Solway would greatly benefit by the line. Th e exports of Kirkcudbright might . be reckoned at—fat cattle, 2,000; fat sheep, 30,000; wool, 1,000 packs; salmon, 800 boxes; and general mer chandise, 1,500 tons. The imports were—lime, 1,500 tons; guano, 300 tons ; timber, 700 loads ; general merchandise, `2,000 tons; and coals to a considerable extent. There was a passenger trade in the last year between Kirkcud bright and Liverpool, of 3,000 to 4,000 persons ; the tonnage of the port in the , same year was 31,000 tons, but this would be greatly increased by the formation of this line. There were three stage coaches from Kircudbright to Dum fries, and several coaches to other places, the rate being 3d. to 4d. per mile for outside passengers. The line was gene rally demanded by all parties in the country. The CHAIRMAN expressed himself satisfied with the im portance of this portion of the line, and would desire no other evidence upon it. Mr. M'Knight, proprietor of Barlochan, situated within two miles of the terminus at Gibbs'-hole, spoke to the excel lent character of the land, which would be greatly bettered if the agriculturists had a plentiful supply of lime. The want of that article had fettered agricultural energy. It was at present brought by s ea from Cumnock, cost at the ship's side 14s. per ton, and was, as some of the farmers were obliged to cart it very many miles, con siderably increased in expense. He should say that 18s. was at present the cost to the consumer. The witness also detailed the disadvantages under which they laboured from a want of coal—a disadvantage which would be entirely obviated by the construction of this line. There was a part of the water of Urr which had an import registered tonnage of 10,000 tons. It would be exceedingly advantageous to the public if Gibbs'-hole were formed into a sport, because it offered excellent anchorages, and was only half a mile from the sea, while it was protected on the land ward side by hills on the south and south-west. Kirkcud bright, although an excellent port, was six miles from the sea. Mr. Lidderdyke, living at Castle Douglas, knew the coun try well. He was factor for some estates in that district, the rental of which was some 10,0001. a year. The wishes of the proprietors were in favour of the two lines. It was known that there was iron ore on these properties, and he bad one offer for it from B rum pt on , on t h e l i ne of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway. There were iron mines at Auchincairn, the outport of which was last year some 3,000 tons, and this year it was expected to double. The produce was sent by sea to the coast of Cumberland, and thence found its way by rail to Newcastle. This railway, as supplying a desired com munication, would be a great public benefit. Mr. M'Laurin, Dalbeattie, spoke to the local traffic be tween Dumfries and Dalbeattie, and the necessity that existed for the formation of this railway. Mr. John Miller, C.E., was engineer of many railways:7in the south and other parts of Scotland. He had since last year carefully examined the country through which this line passed, and he had laid it down in the way he conceived best calculated to benefit the district. It commenced at Dumfries, and went on in the direction shown on the map to the town of Kirkcudbright. The length was 27 miles and 2 fur• longs. The steepest gradient was 1 in 80, and extended a distance of three miles. The whole cost was 660,0001. The cost of the works was for the main line 441,5261., and for the Gibbs. hole branch, 11'2,217/. The balance provided for stations, land, and contingencies. The formal proofs were then put in, and there being no opposition offered, the preamble was declared proved. The Committee then considered and passed the clauses, and, at a quarter to: four o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow (this day). AWJNTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 22. The House sat to-day in the New Chamber to hear ap peals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, the Earl of Clancarty, and Lord WaldegraTe. GERM-ITT V. MALONE AND °THEM. The argument on this part-beard appeal were resumed to day. The case came before their Lordships upon appeal from a decree of Sir Edward Sugden's, when Lord Chancel lor of Ireland. The following are the facts of the case, out of which the appeal arises:— The respondents had filed a bill in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, praying to be declared entitled to redeem certain lands, and to hold them under a lease of December, 1823, on payment of wh a t s h ou l d b e found to be due to the present appellant, upon accounts being taken between the parties. The appellant held the lands direct from the Archbishop of Dublin for the time being, under a lease considered to be perpetually renewable, and had granted a lease to a person named Frayne. Rent being over-due in the year 1839, the appellant brought an action of ejectment. The action was not defended, and the appellant obtained judgment, but before a writ of habere faces possessionem was issued the rent and costs were tendered by the widow of Frayne. The ejectment was stopped, and Frayne, jun., took possession of the lands. It was stated that Malone advanced the money, and took a mortgage on the, lands by way of security. In the year 1840, rent again being in arrear, another eject ment was brought. The ca , e went to trial, and the appel lant recovered judgment and a writ of habere, which was executed, and under which he entered into possession. The respondent, M&one, afterwards filed his bill in the Court of Chancery, with a prayer to the effect above stated. and al leged his title to be that of mortgagee of the premises in virtue of having advanced the money which in 1839 was paid to the appellant for the rent and costs then due. The respondent, Malone, proved a tender of the rent and costs within the time permitted by the statutes of Ireland to a person who desired to redeem a forfeiture. The appellant refused to accept the tender. The Lord Chancellor granted the prayer of the bill, and apparently considering that the appellant ought to have accepted the money tendered, di• rected him to pay the costs of suit. The lease of 1823 ex pired in March, 1843, but the decree was not finally made till April, 1843. Mr. GERATITY, the appellant, who is an Irish barrister, argued his case in person on Tuesday last, contending, first, tbat the alleged mortgagee had not made out a good title, either in law or equity, to have redemption of the land; se condly, that there was no ground to award costs against him; and lastly, that the decree ought not to have been for possession of the land, because the term of the original lease had, in fact, expired. The arguments occupied their Lordships the whole day. ROLLS COUNT, April 22. WASON V. BRIDGES, &C. This was a motion for an injunction to restrain the de fendants from pulling down certain houses in Westminster, under the power of an Act entitled, "The Westminster Im provement Act." It appeared that the defendants were tha commissioners under this Act, and the plaintiff was the per son who originated the speculation for which that Act had been obtained, and the object of which was to make a street from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, which would pass thr.ugh prop,rty which he held under lease from the Farmers' Charity and from the dean and chapter of Westminster. The proposed projf.ct of the plaintiff was ap proved of by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, who agreed to give 50,0001. towards its prosecution. In February, 1845, the plaintiff assigned his interest in this scheme to two parties named Mason and Taylor, and an agreement was entered into as to the terms. A Bill was subsequently in troduced into Parliament, which received the Royal Assent, to carry out the proposed improvement; but the agreement not having been duly executed by Mason and Taylor, the plaintiff sought by the present motion to prevent the exe cution of the work until a satisfactory arrangement should be made. Mr. KINDERSLEY opened the case for the plaintiff to-da' VICE-CHANCELLOri'S COURT, April 22. ( Before the VICR-CRANCRLLOR OF ENGLAND.) His HONOUR took motions to-day, but no case of interest, except to the parties concerned, came before the Court during the morning. c;OURT OF QUEEN'S B F NCH, April 22. ,Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN and a full Court. ) THE QUEEN v. SAUNDERS. Mr. PASHLEY moved for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against M r. Saunders, a magistrate in the county of Carmarthen, for committing Win. Griffiths to gaol, and refusing to take bail, under the following circumstances : On the 2d of December last, the applicant and his son were walking along a train road, or?:public way, near Lla- netbly, towards the sea-coast, where there was a quantity of wild fowl. It was then eleven at night. A person came up to them on horseback, and on seeing them collared Wm, Griffiths, who bad a gun upon his shoulder, and raised his whip as if to strike him. Win. Griffiths raised his gun as if to strike him, and the person let go of his collar, saying I know you, and then rode off. On the Friday following, a policeman came to the house of the applicant at eight o'clock in the evening, and took them into custody. They were conveyed to the house of a person named M'Kennyon, and then instead of being taken before the petty sessions of Llanethly, which were held on the following day,lie was con veyed nearly twenty miles across the country, to Caerma e r d ' - then and taken before Mr. Saunders. M'Kennyon deposed that he found the plaintiffs walking on the property of the tramroad and canal company, and, as he ia believed, ttree w w ith as t o h o e intention of killing game. He admitted t game within two miles of the place where he saw them, found but he stated that a hare skin was in their house. That skin was proved to have been left there by a friend for the purpose of being sold. Mr. Saunders was much out of temper, and committed the elder prisoner for trial. stating that he should not take bail. Applications were sub sequently made to Mr. Saunders to admit the applicant to bail, but he refused. The trial took place on the Bth of Ja. nuary at the Carmarthen Quarter Sessions, and a verdict of acquittal was given, and the applicant had been previously convicted of felony and transported, but was pardoned after four years in the hulks, and since that time had been known as a respectable man, so that the refusal to take bail could not be upon that ground.—Application granted. JURISDICTION 015 THE COURTS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Mr. LUSH stated that there were two prisoners in Court, brought up by writ of habeas corpus. They had been sen tenced to transportation in Jersey, and the question arose as to the jurisdiction of the Court to award that sentence. He would not press the application, as he understood that the Attorney-General was not prepared. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that no notice bad been given of the application. The usual course was, to give notice of such application, and furnish the Crown with a copy of the sentence, &c., or else merely to move for a rule nisi. It was merely by accident that he found that such an appli- cation was about to be made. Mr. LUSH suggested that the proceedings should be de ftged tv any Wm day that the curt might am% ALBELNS). The Commtttee was occupied the whole of the day in hear ing evidence in support of the opposition of the corporation of Hertford, and of two landowners, viz., Baron Ditnsdale, and Mrs. Chamber , . The Committee adjourned at Four o'clock until tti-niorrow (this day). Lord DZNMAN said that on Monday the Court would hear the application. There would be no necessity to bring up the prisoners again. HOPKINS V. PRIDE. Mr. ATitnisoN continued, that as to the paternity of the defendant there could be no question, I s he had been present at the christenimg, and it was at his desire that the child was named after him. Several letters were also put in, in which the de fendant said that he would pay the p...intiff. The plaintiff's daughter was then called, and gave evidence as to the nature of the connexion between her and the defendant. Other witnesses were called, but could not prove that defendant had ever contrated with the plaintiff to keep the child. and Mr. LOCKE submitted that there must be a nonsuit. Mr. ATKINSON said •here was evidence on the face of the letters of an existing contract. The UNDER-SHERIFF considered that there was suffi cient evidence to go to the jury. Mr. LOCKE then addressed the jury, and contended that the evidence was insufficient, under the decisioe in the case of Mortimer v. Wright. 6 Meeson and Willsby, and that even if the child had been legitimate, a father would not be bound to pay for its support unless he contracted with the party, but he might have been made liable by au order of a magistrate under the 43d Elizabeth. The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the jury to say whether, from the evidence, and letters, they could infer that de fendant had ever contracted to pay for the maintenhnce of the child to the plaintiff, The jury immeeiately gave a verdict for the amount claimed. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The Court sat yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, for the disposal of what are termed the bail cases. THE CAST[ OF MAJOR lIIPHOWSKI.—JUDGMENT. The defendant in this case having surrendered upon his recognizances to re ce i ve j u d gment upon the conviction awarded at the last sessions, The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said it was his duty now to pro nounce judgment upon the defendant for an assault, which he must term one of a most aggravated nature. It was an as sault committed after a lapse of upwards of six years had intervened between it and the alleged provocation, without making inquiries of any individuals except those al:tided to in his affidavit, and whose names were not even mentioned. Assaults of this nature were of a far more reprehet:sible cha racter than those ordinarily bruugh t before the Court, where par ties, acting upon a sudden impulse of passion, took revenge upon the spot at tke moment the provocation was given. Had such been the case, :he should have treated it in a different manner. But the defendant in this case had, after waiting for six years, gone up to the prosecutor the first time he met him—first proffered him the hand of friendship, and then, when Mr. Urquhart refused it, assaulted him in the manner established by the evidence. With respect to the infliction of a fine, he (the Assistant-Judge) was rather in the dark, because he was not aware of the circumstances of the defendant; but he had reason to believe, that if he were to impose a heavy fine upon him, he would be unable to pay it. Under all the circumstances of the case, the sentence of the Court was, that the defendant be imprisoned iu House of Correction for one calendar month, and that at the expiration of such term of imprisonment he enter into his own recogni sauces in the sum of 504, and find one surety in 254 Major Ileniowski (apparently much adceted)—Aly Lord, may 1 speak a few words? Your sentence will be my ruin. The ASSISTANT JUDGE-It is irregular to allow parties to address the Court after judgment has been pronounced; however, trim the latter part of your sentence I am willing to hear you. lafajor Beniowski—l know well, my Lord, that you have no intention to impose upon me a heavier punishment than I deserve, or than you consider necessary fn- the good of so ciety. I could observe that your Lordship was wavering as to whether you should inflict a fine or a sentence of imprison ment; but believe me, my Lord, that the sentence you have passed entails upon me more evil than the heaviest fine you could possibly inflict. No money can compensate me for a month's incarceration from this date, because the 17th of May is the last day allowed me for the perfection of three patents granted to me by her Majesty for inventions of mine. My Lord, that day has been gazetted ; on that day I will be in prison according to the terms of your sentence, and I do implore of you to reconsider your sentence, and see whether it would not be consistent with your duty to alter it from imprisonment to fine. I know, my Lord, that you feel convinced you are not sitting there to execute revenge, but. to protect society; and surely you will not impose a sentence which would entail ruin upon the party convicted. The ASSISTANT-JUDGX considered that the matter about the patents was such its to justify him in a departure front the ordinary course. From the statement, of the defendant —and he had no reason to doubt its truth—it would appear that it the prisoner were to be imprisoned previous to and on he day fiT which his patents were gazetted, it would entail upon him effects that would be perhaps ruinous. Under those circumstances he should alter the sentence from fm prisonment for a month to a fine .. of 50/.,andir;VeimpWoi; . ed until such time as it shall be paid, and order the defendant to enter into the same recognizances as that specified in the first judgment. The iletendant paid the fine soon afterwards, and was iberated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. John Denby, a young man employed as a letter carrier in the Post-uffice, was charged with stealing some country notes and securities to the value of 1101. 19s. 2d., which had been transmitted from Ly. mington. His wife, Sarah Denby, was charged with negotiating them. The notes, &c., had been enclosed in a lett er , w hi ch it was the prisoner's duty to have delivered. It was proved that he and his wife went together to a s in pawnbroker' Whit ec hapel-road, and there te n d ere d one of the 5/. Lymington notes in payment foraherinhgu,sbsealnedcteedndboyrstehde latter, and some other articles. T illiam Willis." of the T e l egraph public. the note, eir ‘e'sWhlan house, in Oxford-street, Mile-end, proved that the pri. soner paid her another of the 5/. notes for certain chances in a " Derby sweep" coming off at her house. The prisoners were taken at their lodgings in Oxford street, Mile-end, the wife having the ri ng p urc h ased at the pawnbr o k er ' s then upon her finger. From her demeanour, however, it appeared evident that she had no concern in the robbery. Her husband at once admitted his guilt and avowed the inno cence o f hi s wife, who went i n t o a hysterical fit on hearing the constable's mission. The wife was discharged by the direction of Mr. HENRY, who remanded the other prisoner for furth er . examination. WORSHIP-STREE T. A man of respectable appearance, named James Knowles, described as a commercial traveller, was charged with having, by wanton and fu r i ous d r i v i ng, run over and seriously injured a child eleven years of age, named James Bland, the sou of a labourer at Mile end. A witness named Locke stated, that while standing at his door at nine o'clock on the preceding evening, he saw a horse and kind of gig. cart, driven by the prisoner, advancing towards him at a furious rate; and, appre• COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 22. (Sittings in Banco.) WILLIAMS V. CLARKE. This case was tried before the Lord Chief Baron, at the sittings in London after Hilary Term last, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff. Mr. WATSON now moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had, or a nonsuit entered. The action was brought upon a foreign bill of exchange made at Bruges, in Belgium, by Charles Willi ams , t h e plaintiff, directed to one Captain Dickson, and payable to the order of defendant, for the sum of 2001. The bill was endorsed by the defendant to the plaintiff, and the whole case turned upon the question, whether or not the defendant had had notice of the dishonour. The evidence proved that notice (if notice it was) had been given in due time. The Learned Counsel moved on an affidavit of surprise, which stated that it was only at the time that the trial commenced that be was aware that the drawer and the plaintiff were one and the same person.—Rule refused. SHERIFkS COURT, April 22. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCRELL.) FRASER V. SIRED. This was an action to recover the sum of 171. 3s. Bd. on a guarantee. The defendant suffered juCgmcnt to go by default. Mr. CHARNOCE, who appeared for the plaintiff, said that he would take the case as undefended. The UNDER-SHERIFF said, that perhaps the defendant might appear after the case was over. Mr. CHARNOCK said he would run the risk. He then stated that the defendant was anxious to raise a sum of 1,300/. on an estate, and he applied to the plaintiff for the amount, giving him a guarantee that the plaintiff should be indemnified against any expenses in investi r gating the title, &c., if it should be found defective, or the negotiation should go off in consequence of the neglect or default of the defendant. . Mr. Burton, wh o h a d acted as the attorney on both sides, proved that the negotiation went off in conse quence of the defendant's neglect; the law expenses amounted to 141. 13s. Bd., and the surveyor's charges to 6/. 10s., which had not been paid. Mr. CHARNOCL said the plaintiff was entitled to re cover it, as he was liable to the surveyor. The jury gave a verdict for 17/. 3s. Bd. COGAN V. FISHER. The plaintiff in this action is an oil and colour rner. chant, and the defendant a painter, &c. The defendant had suffered judgment to go by default, but appeared in person to deny that he was indebted to the plaintiff; as directly he was served with the writ, he went to plaintiff and paid him the debt and got a receipt. Mr. LEWIS, the plaintiff's solicitor, said that that question had been settled before Mr. Justice Erle. The defendant said that he was not asked to show the receipt, but the fact was Mr. Lewis was going on for costs. The UNDER-SHERIFF asked whether the defendant had the receipt ? The defendant said he had got it at home. The UNDER- SHERIFF—Did you employ any attorney ? Defendant—No, I only spoke to a friend, who said he would " do" the case for me.—(Laugh ter.) The UNDER SHERIFF—It appears that he has. There being, however, no plea of payment, nor any evidence that such was the fact, the jury gave a verdict fur the amount claimed. The plaintiff in this action is a shoemaker in Lambeth, and the defendant is a surgeon, residing at Groitrewen House, Pentardulais, near Swansea. The demand was for 121., for the board and lodging of an infant, named Clarissa Hopkins Pride. Mr. ATKINSON appeared for the plaintiff, and pro ceeded to state the case—that the defendant had for merly been a surgeon at Blenheim-street Dispensary, and the daughter of the plaintiff consulted him profes sionally, and this ultimately led to her seduction, as would be clearly shown. Mr. LOCKE objected to such statements, as the bare question was, whether the defendant ever undertook to pay the plaintiff? The UNDER-SHERIFF said it would be much better if the matter could be amicably arranged, so as to avoid unnecessary exposure, but if the case went on he could not prevent all the circumstances which were connected with it from being stated. Mr. LOCKE having declined consenting to the arrange ment, GROUP XXI. became very bad. The traffic would certainly be con siderable, on account of the carriage of coals from the Derby , shire fields into Lincolnshire, as well as for the transport of corn. Captain Laws, the manager of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, gave evidence as to the respective saving of distance between the Derbyshire and the Yorkshire coal-fields, and estimated the saving of distances between them to represent the saving of cost. There was a Bill now before Parliament for a line from Dc•ncaster to Barnesby, and haring a right to pass over the Sheffield and Lincolnshire line between Retford and Sheffield, there would be a double means of communication between the north of the West Riding and the agricultural districts to the east. In order to get to Ho(beach from Sleatbrd he would propose to go by the projected line by Sutton St. Mary's, and although the listance was greater, yet the charge would be the same, as it was now a recognised custom in the management of rail way property to take the direct distance as the rate of charge. The greater importance of this project would be evident when. it was considered that Sleaford was the centre of the important agricultural dis ttict comprised between the direct route and the loop line of the London and York. This district would be traversed by the transverse lines. By these lines there would be the opportunity of getting either north or south, through the trains which ran either through Grantham or Newark; and if there were only three passengers per journey it would pay to keep the trains continually going, and the local traffic wig of sufficient importance to justify the expense; although there was no junction at Grantham with the London and York main lines. After a long cross-exanduation, Mr. AUSTIN stated that gihristrcalffiienc,tsivihnitieendthedeitroomppaokneetnhte traffic s ietende t d o to rd make - tl a tat th t r t o rw u n only a stopping station. The saving on the whole hue he estimated at thirty per cent. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow (this day). GROUP .XLVII. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour in Room 28, but immediately afterwards adjourned on account o f the Commissioners' reports not being ready. GROUP L. This Committee met today fur the first time, in room 34 of the new Houses of Parliament. The following is a list of the Members to whoni the Bills in this group have been re ferred : —Mr. Bankes, Chairman ; Mr. Henley, Mr. Carew, Sir B. Hall, and Mr. Hindley. The following is a list of the Bil la : Cl rsgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, and Glasgow and Belfast Union ( No 1). Glasgow, Paislfy, Kilmarnock, and Avr (No. 2). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, and Ayrshire, and Bridge of Weir (No. 3). Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan (Deviations and Amendments). Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Amendments and Branches). Glasgow, Paisley, arid Greenock ( Branches at Port Glasgow). Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet (Branches), Paisley and Renfrew (Sale and Improvement). Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct. The business opened by the reading of the list of Bills, and the petitions, with the appearances which had been put in. The first Bill taken was the GLASGOW, PAISLEY, ILIZZIA.ILNOCK, AND Alm, AND GLASGOW AND BELFAST UNION (No. I.) Mr. Talbot, Mr. Hope, and Mr. Burke, were for the promo ters; Mr. Hildyard and Mr. M'Neill, of the Scotch Bar, on behalf of the Corporation of Newton-upon-Ayr; and Messrs. Sloan and Genunell, ship-builders, in Newton-upon -Ayr; Mr, Sergeant Murphy for Ilir. John Taylor Gordon, a coal pro prietor. Mr. &RICE opened the case for the promoters of the Bill which he said was put forth by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil marnock, and Ayr Railway. The Bill consisted of several branches and extensions, the principal of which was to con nect the main line of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, and the Belfast Union Raiiway, now amalga mated with Muirkirk and Glenbuck, important mineral dis tricts in the upper district of Ayrshire. This branch was 26 miles in length. The others were small branches to connect the north and south quays of Ayr to the manufac turing village of Catrine. The opposition was from one or two private i n t erests, as the authorities of Ayr, and the principal landed inoprietors, were in the favour of the branches. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to call his witnesses. Mr. John Wilson, of Dundyvan, examined by Mr. BURKF.— Deposed that he had an interest in extensive iron works a Muirkirk and Auchinleck. The whole district was full of iron, coal, and limestone. Both the blackband sad the claybaud iron-shstie extensively existed along the route of the main extension. The railway would be of great advan tage in connecting the works with the port of Ayr. Mr. Alexander, of Ballochntyle, gave evi:.ence to a similar effect. Mr. Blythe, the engineer, briefly explained the nature of theil hpanrdoepinio,sose,,(dilbi objection also with the harbour of Ayr. He had (nce,eo,bijection that it should stop short at Messrs. Sloan and by horse_ power.esotiosrsi n a c l i s t e to ti i i n a t t erLer e e b w r i a t n h e t h hsehiroubuldiidble. n workedg building-yard. ard. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. Mr. Miller, provost of Ayr, and Mr. Knight, traffic manager of the Glasgow and Ayr line, were also examined on behalf of the line. This was the promoters' case. Mr. HlLDvAttn then called Mr. Wood, chief magistrate of New and Mr. Smith, foreman of Messrs. Sloan and Gemmel], with the object of showing that the branch would prove of great inconvenience at the crossing Newton terrace on the level, and would interfere seriously with the building-yard and work-shops. Mr. HILDYARD then addressed the Committee on behalf of these petitioners. Mr. Muurity, on behalf of Mr. Gordon, addressed the Com mittee against the toll causes, especially the application of the six-mile clause to him. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the point had better be left fur consideration after the preamble was disposed of. The preamble was then declared proved. After disposing of several clauses, their further considera tion was adjourned till to-morrow (this day). GROUP LI. The Committee appointed to examine into the merits of the railways in Ws group assembled this day at twelve oxiiortn. WORCESTER;AND WOLVER HAMPTON ( SA,LESOWEN AND DUDLEY), AND BIRMINGHANI, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND DUDLEY (PROM STOURBRIDGE TO WEST BROMWICH). -.- The Committee met this morning at the usual hour; Si J. Graham in the chair. flie first witness examined was Mr. Maclean, the engineer to the Birmingham, Wolverham pton, and Dudley, by whom the last-mentioned line is promoted (a line called the Stour Valley, No. 2, trarersingnearly the same route as promoted by the North-Western). He stated that he had laid out the line in conjunction with Mr. Brunel, the engineer of the Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and that it was one which would, in his (witness's) opinion, offer the b st ac commodation to the district. It would connect the two main lines mentioned, and would run from Stourbridge under the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, to near Rendal Hill (from which two branches would run—one to Halesowen, to join the Kingsmortou and Halesowen branch of tha Birmingham and Gloucester, and the other to the Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, near Dudley, promoted by the Oxford and Wolverhampton) ; th e ma i n li ne would then proceed onwards . by Rowley R eg i s to near West Brom wich, where would join the main line of the Birmingham, Wolverhamptt.n, and Dudley. There would be one tunnel at Rowley Regis of 913 yards in l ength, and the steepest gra dients.would 1.11 lin 100. The entire cost of the line and branches would be 293,7171., and their length 9 miles, 4 fur longs and 7 chains. The witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. HOPE, with respect to . the Stour - Valley project. and although he admitted that in some r espects it was superior that t v o a his i N s , a l s i lel inferior, and his line w ou ld o i ler the best , yet, taking it as a whole, he consid ere d t h at i t . communication to the district. The North-W estern pro j ect is proposed to run from Stourbridge to the main line of the Stour Valley at Srnethwick, and to branch out at Rendall lull to Halesowen, and a place in the vicinity of Dudley. It would have half a mile more tunnelling than the other line. Mr. Varden. assistant to Mr. Brunel, said. he had laid out the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton branch, under the direction of that gentleman, and that it would accommo date a greater number of important works, and be generally more useful th an i ts N ort h-W estern competitor. 'Those w rks belancits level would be accommodated be inclined tramroads. Adjourned until to-morrow (this day). GROUP XXVIII. GREAT NORTHERN (SLEATORD BRANCH). The Committee asembled this morning at twelve o'clock; Mr T. D. Acland in the chair. Mr. Cubitt was called to speak to the engineering qualitie of the line, and stated that the distance to Hougham from the main line would beabout four miles to Grantham, to Slea ford 11, and on to Donuington 26%, and to Gosberton 41 1 ,4. The total estimate for the branch is 402,0001., and the ruling gradient is lin 200. In this respect the Great Northern pro ject was far superior to that of the Eastern Counties Com- Pall 7. - Mr. TALBOT cross-examined at very considerable length, in order to show that the line, so far as Lincoln, Boston, and Newark was concerned, would he longer, and not so calcu lated to serve the locAl necessities of the district. The Eastern Counties had projected a line from Newark to Wisbeach, and the Direct Northern had a project to go on from Gos berton to Lynn. He was aware that there was a line sanc tioned already frchn Wisbeach to Shoreditch, although it was only at present partially made. The effect of the forma tion of this branch then from Newark to Hougham would have the effect of drawing the whole of the traffic on the London and York line to Battle-bridge. In order to supply the necessities of the block of country betweenthe:loops, they would have, of course, to make two branches; but, in Mr. Cubitt's opi n i on , th e b us i ness wou l d b e done as at little, if not at less, expanse, than it would be carried on by either the Ambergate or the Eastern Counties Company. To the Earl of MARCH, Mr. Cubitt replied, that had there been no line devised, he should have proceeded by Hougham Hill, and kept to the left of the present intended line, as, although the distance would have been greater, the gradients would have been easier, and the working of them conse quent ly less expensive. To Captain HARRIS, Mr. Cubitt stated that the Amber gate line came in at the south end of Sleaford, and at the distance of a quarter of a mile from the station the two lines would run close together. To Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—Mr. Cubitt stated that the proposed line to Lynn wou ld g i ve a fac i l i ty of intercourse with London, and there would be no practical difficulty whatever in working branches to Sleaford. Mr. Gibbs, the civil engineer, stated that he had laid out the Great Northern line in the first instance, and subse quently went over the country with the Royal Commis sioners. He had therefore bad several and peculiar oppor tunities of becoming acquainted with it, and in his opinion there was no other means than by going through the An caster Gap, if the gradients were to be kept good at all. The general nature of the country ou the Eastern Counties line, between Sleaford and Newark, was very fair until they reached the summit near Newark, after which hensive that some children playing in the road, of whom little Bland was one, would be killed, he ca lled cr o!tt .. . loudly upon hi m t o s t o p. Wit ness th o ught he mis a ! have done so had he chosen, but the prisoner took n: notice of the caution, went on at the same pane 11 _, before, and th e next i nstant t h e c hild was s truck doWu and the off wheel of the cart passed over its body. Several persons who had witnessed the occurrence en deavoured to step the horse, but the prisoner thrashed _l.! violently, an d it was not until a considerable time a fter ' wards that he was a t l engt h secure d by a rang man d named Newell, who h a d p ersever i ng ly p u rsued him, an I gave him into custody. A boy named P age , w h o was playing with little B land at the time, saw the car t com i ng upon them at an f e t X e; tremely rapid pace, and ca ll e d ou t t o th e prisoner. a he had passed them, that he had run over his brothel . ; upon which the prisoner 'poked back, exclaimed, " l'4 pooh! nonsen s e!" l as h e d hi s h orse , an d drove on 'I before. Anne Martin also deposed to calling upon the pri soner to stop, and th a t he merely looked aside towards, her, drove on, an d th e w h ee l instantly passed over t" child. James Bland, the boy's father, deposed to pickiag o g the child in grea t agony, an d carrying him to the L end Hospital, and Sar a h Bl an d, his mother, proved that 14°1; visiting him that morning in the hospital, she fo r m him so inju re d h e cou ld scarce l y recogn i se h e r, and, the the nurse who att en d e d hi m h a d b ut s li g ht hopes of recovery. ne A certificate from M r . N as h, t h e h os pital er ; g: -t . 0 was also put i n , d escr ibi ng t h e nature o f the the boy had sustained, and stating him to be in e° siderable danger. When called upon for his defence, the pr i son er el" wpressed excessive regret at the unfortunate occurrence' hich he declared to have been purely acc idental.s.,_ ;- said that he had no id ea whatever that he had (lon over anybody, and was great l y surpr i se d an d hurt O lea' he was informed that he had in reality done so. wa y Mr. BROUGHTON regarded the transaction in a es ' te d serious light, and ordered the prisoner, who was, s— „ e it to be respectably connected, to be brought up again M v . week, to afford time for ascertaining the result of the 1 uries the child had sustained. CLERKEN WELL. mangy William Birt, a respect a bl e -l oo ki ng middle-age was finally examined, charged with having commit' ed t numerous robberies. It appears that the prisoner for some time past '1 been committing his d e p re d a ti ons on b oar ding-gilt, keepers, upon wh om h e ca ll e d un d er p re t enc e of incl al ' o ing as to the term s for th e b oar d and education of„ h , young ladies ; a n d i nvar i a bl y, after leaving the estab"s„ ments, gold watches and other valuable articles w i e ": missed. On W e d nes d ay l ast h e pa i d a visit to 3r'ri Lydall, of Tyndars•place, Islingt on , an d s t o l e pair of spectacle s , an d an art i c l e o f s i lver plate. Be „, stopped Wedging them two hours subsequently /lt o tes pawnbroker's in Islington, when he was give° "b 1 custody. In his pockets was found a variety of vales t r, articles, the produce of other robberies. Mrs. Eliza be rs t Watkins, of Ssymour-place, Chelsea, and Miss Marg a : he Johnson, of Canonbury-place, Islington, identified i 'f ar prisoner as havine called at their houses under eia l ' circumstances, and stolen a gold watch and seal, LW' wa y The prisoner said nothing in bis defence, and h e fully committed for trial on the above three charg e !' h ea The court was crow d e d b y part i es w h o had -eyes' similarly plundemd by the pri soner , a nd they 'ff er " - commended to indict him at the sessions. _ MARKETNEWS. —( YE s TERDA Y HAT RKTS SMITHFIELD.- - Meadow Hay BTA , 2/ 128 E to 3/16s; Clover dit a t( ci; 3/ 14s to 41 18 s ; an d S traw, 11 125 to 1 1 16s Per I° Trade dull at the above quotations. ditt o ' CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 2/ I4s to 41; Cl over load. 3/ 105 to 4/ 15s; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 165 P er A full average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPIL.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 3/ 17s r ditto, 3/ 12s to 5/ ; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 16 s P er Supply good, and trade dull. NENIVGA.TE AND LEADICNBII I O I `, 1 bete, There was a fair average amount of business PaSS in b gut. on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; to d ; ton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s to 6s; Veal, 45 to 4 5 and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. MEAT* BriLIi..R.KET S. e llen SOUTHALL, APRIL 21.—Although the supplies of , 1 , 0 trad e kind of fat stock on o ff ar were seasona bly large, a ged. was steady, and last week's prices were well suPP S9 44 Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, as 10d to 5s 4d ; Lamt 4 „,. 800 to 6s • Veal, 4s 4d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 45 to 4s 8d P" to sink the (iffals. w ere ROMFORD, APRIL 21.—Prime Beasts and Sheep .*, steady request at full p r i ces , o th erw i se the trade rut L a mb, Beef, from 3 s 2d to 4 s 2d ; M utton, 3 s 10d to ss 4d ; 6 `a per 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 45 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s pigs, 81bs. Suckling C a l ves , 18 s t o 28 s; Quarter-old Sw re i6/ to 16s to 19s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 19/ LEWES, each. ton, APRIL 20.—Beef, from 3s 4 d to 4s 4d; Mut Qd; 4s 2d to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10 d ; Veal , 45 4 d t o 45 uA„. and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81 bs. Supply g o o d, and steady deniand. CoRN AVERAGES. The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended• prt. CARRIAGE ROBBERY.—On Tuesday afternoon some expert thieves contrived to purloin from th e carriage; of Mrs. Ponsonby, of the North-road, Fulham, whilst Wait' ing fur that lady in Regent-street, a jewel cas e containing 1,1,, suite of diamonds valued at 150/., a China cr a p e shawl, an a a length of French satin. Toe coachman was on the box at the time, -ad the footman on the pavement in front of the carriage door. f , e GLASGOW COTTON MARKET.—APRIL trade have been buying to a fair extent this week, 33 : prices have been gradually on the advance. To-day tue American accounts have been received, and from the low el timates of the crop, &c., holders have raised their prices from Ato in American and Surat—National Adretiser. arrived in Prince Frederick o f Denmark has A MERICAN TRIBUTE TO IiOYALTY.—An ar ti c le of millinery, cousiseng, of a bonnet of peculiar and costly de: seription, is immediately expected to arrive, if such be 11 0 ' already the case, from . New York, fur her Most Gracious Ms: jesty the Queen. It is rumoured that it has been the jot ma nufacture of s. , veral ladies, r es id erts and natives o f the principal commercial city of the United States of Ameriell• ANCIENT RELICS.-- Ile excavators employed on the Norwich and Ipswich Railway, in recently taking down seven human skeletons, two of which evidently a a considerable elevation called Chapel-hill, ar Merkshall, ad" joining to Caister ( Vesta Icenorum of the Romans), found be the rem Ans of persons who had died a violent death, having each received a mortal wound in the skull, as killed in some battle or skirmish. On Tuesday last, the s ari/- labourers discovered the kulidaticns of a building, probably a chapel, or some re!igious hotte ; and at the moment when our esteemed informant was watching the operations, a storl: coffin presented itself to view. It was broken in two part in which were fragments of human bones, but no hea d. _ Some pieces of Roman pottery were also discovered, 1101". coins or any other antiquities, on that 4pot. - - 5 f° Cnronicle. • , w S [ADVERTISEMENT.—MoRE CURE; BY FrOLLO PILLS —READ THIS.-llrs. Jetnima Airs rt, widow of a naval officer , residing residing In Camphell-place, St. George's-in-Um East, had _ c u t ; for a long time with a distressing cough, accompanied with Wilted to expectoration, great weakness of the chest, and continual tit° head aches. Besides this, her digestion was greatly impaired, aPi completely gone, and always drowsy. She considered herself 138,!.! 0 cure. Yet, notwithstanding her advanced age, she is restored 1 , the highest state of health and vigour by the use of IlollowaY? I'lls, declaring he feels more like a young girl than one of her yeallr beir,g so hale and stromr.—Sold by all Druggists ; and at EroiessOr Holloway's Establishment, 241, Strand, London. MRTHB. On the 12th inst., the lady of Major T. H. Ottley, Hombei Army, of a sOII. On the 15:11 inst., at Thurloe-square, the lady of Lied& nant-Colonel G. Warren, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Camberwell House, Surrey, the WO ° of John H. Paul, Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Cheltenham, the lady of the Rev. W' Hamilton Thomps ,n, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Elthatn, Kent, the lady of the Bev John T. Plummer, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Great James -street, Bedford-row/ th e lady of Montague Ormsby Cooper, Esq., of a daughter. Lambeth, e t t h h e , t l h 9 e t I wife lifnesot.f, qtr.at I‘ J .l . in er vaT lace t g e t r. on Hawkins, o f a d On the 19th i nst., at Newton-road, Bayswater, Kr& John Collins, o f a son. .green. On the 17th in of the Rev. W. H. H anson, of a On the 17th inst., at Wilton, Norfplk, the of . LR.lvest,Esci s . t , ., o a f t a A d l a s u c g ot h - t p e a r r . k wife , Gl ou cestershire, th e lad y daughter. On the 18th inst., Mrs. Charles Dickens. of a so n. _., Mrs On the 18th i nst., in Duke -street, W estm i n ster Brunel, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 17th i ns t., John Parker Bolding, Esq., of Hamilton i t t e i r e r h a a c r e d , s S on t. , J r o s l q i . n : s o - f w l o . o la d t , fie t lit oA p la e rA s d h a j u re. daughter of the late r On the 17th i ns t., at St., Perthshire. Bloomsbury, George Burrow Gregory, Esq., of Bedford-square, to Maria Teresa Price, second daughter of R. Price, Esq., of Santiago, Chil` DIED. On the Bth of February, at sea on board the ship Weßos ley, Si r Walter Scott, of Abbotsford, Bart., Lieutenant.. Colonel 15th, or King's, Hussars. On the sth ult., at Montreal, Lower Canada, G. Ferguson Esq., late Captain in the 23d Reg,iment, aged 33. On the l€th inst., Mr. Daniel West, of Lidwells, in G aul hurst, Kent, aged 73. On the 17th inst., in Bedford-row, Henry Kensit, Faa. On the 17th inst., at White House, blusselburgn, D. Bl ur " ray, Esq., aged 74. On the 19th inst., Rebecca, wife of Mr. Tubb, of Bague t ' court, Fleet-street. On thM 19th inst.. in Finsbury-circus, Thomas Bevan. 3.13) 1,011dOn: rnnted told rablishe oy YIAUNts, of 12 g Strand, Printer s as The &i; Office, bio. 112, Stag. 4073. 0 Xc eeft ?_. at th• gam 1 11 th e etiantr of Middle/0 i Tritsto .61'46 Week en d e d April 22, iltise4sLa.nndatle Townsup fr i o n m E t m h g e la n n e d tti a T d s 29 GE NERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For l the nspe C Inspectors in the different per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. BEANS. r" 5. PRICE 174 s Id 48s 4d 29s 7d 56s Id 495 10d 156 5 Id HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and at' ended b Lady Char l of lemont, Lady h Ear Augusta Bruce: Hon. Miss t e Morton, General Wemys4, and the Honourable CaPte" 2 , Gordon, honoured the performances at her Majesty s Theatre yesterday (Thursday) ever.ing with their Pre" sence. There were also present the Prince Louis Napo leon, his Excell ency t h e Russian Minister, Baroness Brunnow. an d Madll. Olga d e L ec h ner ; the Marquis Clanricarde; the Earl of Cardig an ; t h e C ountess of Blessington, and Miss Baer! the Viscount and Viscountess Combermere; Lady Woodford, Mr. arid Lady Caroline Maxse; Sir John and Lady Conroi; Count !POrsay ; Count De Courcy ; Count KoldriAr-kv ; Ralph Howard ; M r. L ea d er , M . P. ; M r . B re reton ; Mr' Tre lawny; Mr. Paruther; Hon. Col. Cathcart ; Mr. Barry Baldwin, ALP. ; Captain Lyon, &c. DEATH OF MRB. DISRAELI.—On Tuesday in f° , l : q',. mation was received in town of the demise of this lady. wife of J. Disraeli, Esq., the celebrated author of Curiosities of Literature,' and mother of the preent Ileatund her of Parliament. She was in her sixty-fifth years died at her seat in Buckinghamshire, much regretted bY numerous circle of friends. dis- SULPHUR AT THE ISLAND OF O V VYHEE.----- A patch has been received at Lloyd's, from the Board of Trad e, announcing, rom a letter received from the British Con-.. at the Island of Owyhee, the existence of sulphur in anu !ao. dance in that island, at a distance of 26 miles from a shiPP'u*