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the so-called Irish party, who had met together with every appearance of doing something for the benefit of Ireland, but who were now broken up. If he had felt I —as they, the Irish Members in that House did— the strain of the present distress in Ireland, he would have called upon the House to appropriate the funds of a church of a minority, a very small minority in that country. The Hon. Member for Kinsale (Mr. Watson) had brought in a Bill to repeal a part of an Act of by gone years. The Bill only related to a very few statutes - • which could be construed as nothing but an insult to the members of the Catholic Church. These words were neither more nor less than superfluous verbiage for any other purpose, for they had lost all effect as a legal en actment ; and yet these gentlemen came down, and both spoke and voted against the abolition of this last shred of worn-out bigotry. And these were the men into whose hands they were about to commit the guardian ship of the poor, and the education of the children of the Roman Catholic population! Although they had thus obtained a predominance in Ireland, they yet had been un able so far to command themselves as to refrain from adopting this means of tyrannising over the majority of the people of that country. The Roman Catholic Mem bers were in a small minority in that - House, and they had very little hope of carrying the amendment of this clause; yet, if it were not carried, he would give the Go vernment notice, and that frankly, that they would be giving rise to a religious agitation such as they had never yet seen, for the Irish Members felt deter mined to protect the helpless people over whose interests it was their duty to watch. If there was any advantage of salary, of emolument, or of trust, in Heaven's name let it be given to the Establishment, but let them not depress the Roman Catholic people. There were two amendments ; one provided that there should be a separate chapel, and the second was the supervision of the education of the children of the Roman Catholic population ; and if they passed the Bill as it now stood, he warned them that they would be sowing the seeds f a religious agitation which it was sickening to the heart to anticipate. He had now passed over the most painful part of the subject. Unfortunately, he had very large details, but into them he would not now enter ; and he would now turn to the political effect of this ex-officio clause. If the Government pressed this clause in its present shape they would be giving the Irish landlords the opportunity of sealing up their pockets more closely than ever, and if it were per severed in he gave the Hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. P. Scrope) warning that he would fail in both of his ex pectations. He would fail in obtaining the collection of the rate, and he would fail in the repression of those agrarian outrages which had always resulted from these imposi tions on the Irish people. It was his firm belief that so far from repressing these outrages, it would have the effect of increasing them, and not only would the assas sin be alert on his midnight prowls, but he would be seen in open day ready to commit those murders which were equally apalling to the mind and discreditable to the law by which they were occasioned. He trusted, therefore, that the Government would not persist in the adoption of this clause without first referring it to a Select Committee to inquire into the effects which were likely to follow its incorporation into the Bill. Sir G. GREY agreed with the Hon. Member for Kil kenny that the rights of conscience of the people of Ire land should be respected, and everyreasonable precaution taken against their infringement. In proposing this clause, however, the Government never dreamt that it would have the effect which the Hon. Gentleman anti cipated. He regretted that the introduction of it should have given occasion to a discussion involving religious considerations. He respected his feeling of attach ment to the Church to which be belonged, and he agreed with him that every proper precaution should be taken against its members being subjected to any in fringement of their religious liberty. But her Majesty's Government thought that the religious differences which existed in that country would be removed by the pre sent law. The Hon. Gentleman rested his objection to the clause on religious grounds, but he drew his inferences as to the probable working of the clause from the actual state of things in Ireland at that moment. He stated that, speaking generally, the greater number of ex officio guardians in Ireland were Protestants ; and the consequence would be, that tyranny would be exercised over the inmates of workhouses who were Roman Catholics, by the influence of these magistrates. He thought that, by the alteration proposed in the clause, there would be far less opportunity afforded for the exercise of religious interference.—(Hear; hear.) By the operation of the clause the present partial se lection of ex-officio guardians would be put an end to, as the Roman Catholic magistrates who might be resident in the union would have the privilege of becoming ex officio guardians. In England all the justices re sident in the union were ex-officio guardians, and it was thought, that when it was pro posed to increase the burdens on property for the relief of the poor, it was but right there should be an increase in the representation of that property on which would fall a large proportion of the rates. In the case of all tenements above 41. one-half of the rate, and in other cases considerably more than one-half, was paid by the tenant, and afterwards deducted from the rent. He trusted the clause would not be productive of the effects anticipated by the Hon. Gentleman, but if so, he thought it much better to meet the case by a special en actment than by any indirect means—by limiting the number of ex-officio guardians. Mr. SHAW did agree with the Hon. Member for Kilkenny, that the clause would have the effect;antici pated by him. He deprecated :the introduction of any thing having a tendency to introduce religious discus. aion. With regard to the censure of the Hon. Gentle man, with regard to his opposition and that of some of he "Mi Party," to the Bill for the removal of the disabilities of the Roman Catholics introduced by the Hon. Member for Kinsale, he wished to state that his vote on that occasion was entirely influenced by his convic tion that the arrangements made in 1829 should not be al tered. All magistrates should be ex-officio members of the boards of guardians; and he intended to propose, at a future stage, an amendment having that object in view. He objected to the Government plan of not making all the magistrates in an union- ex-officio members of those boards. Mr. BELLEW had always been in favour of such a poor-law as the one proposed by the Government. He considered, however, that the amendment would be pro ductive of much good on account of the great dissimilarity between the number of Catholics and Protestants. Sir J. WALSH said that in his opinion the religious differences in Ireland would not form an insuperable bar to any proper administration of the law. Hon. Mem bers came forward and said that Catholics and Protest ants could not sit at the same board without mutual jealousy. Such an argument was erroneous, for what ever might be the difference of religious opinion, he was sure that measures had been already taken by the House to remove that feeling. He admitted that with re gard to ex-officio guardians, those who were so appointed, from their station and education, took a very leading part in the active administration of the affairs. Such a fact was sometimes deprecated, but by no means justly so, for it was generally desired by boards of guardians that such should be the case, as considerable benefit and assistance was derived from their interference. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, he wished to bring the attention of the House to the real bearing of the ques tion. That he considered to be was whether or not the landlords of Ireland, from their past and present conduct, were entitled to claim any in fluence in the board of guardians or whether such would be more likely to lead to a better working of the system. Now, he would wish to know what right they (the land lords of Ireland) had to demand any greater influence on these boards than other individuals eligible for the office of guardian. On a late occasion he had brought forward a resolution which contained the assertion that all the evils of Ireland were to be traced to the system adopted by the landlords of that country. In support of that assertion he bad adduced facts which Hon. Members had never attempted to controvert. He was happy to hear an Honourable Gentleman assert that the interests of the landlord and tenant were identical. That was a principle upon which hitherto the landlords of Ireland had never acted. There was no guarantee from their past :conduct that the landlords of Ire• land would administer the law in the manner in which the people of this country would wish it to be admi nistered. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN said that a great deal of dissa tisfaction had existed on this very measure. Ile thought the proposal under consideration would do a great deal of harm. Such a system of class legislation must be the cause of much ill-feeling and dissatisfaction. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Bill was as near as possible founded on the law of Eng land. Now the law in this country in respect' to ex officio guardians had been found to work well, and he did not see why the same system should not operate as advantageously in Ireland.—(Bear, hear.) From a considerable amount of experience of the working of the English law, he was sure the measure could not be worked without a considerable infusion of tr-officio guardians. If the present law was carried into effect there would be a greater number of meetings of the poor-law guardians than before, and he was per suaded the elected guardians could not sufficiently attend to the business. Hence there was a necessity for a considerable number of ex officio guardians, who would have leisure to attend to the administration of the law. From a full consideration of all the circumstances, he thought the clause ought to stand in its present form. Mr. D. BROWNE opposed the clause, because it would give a decided preponderance to one class in Ireland—the landlord class. He opposed ,it also because it was a violati on o f th e e l ectora l pr i nc i ple. would much rather have a coercion Bill than a Bin as the present, inasmuch, as while coercion was to put down insubordination in the country, the present measure was one that would cause ever y ki n d of ill-f ee li ng andinsubordination. No st e p cou ld be taken forcingsuch a Bill t h roug h t h e House. Gov ernment, with the greatest respect, that this the measure clau in se Irelam l lrevent the pea cea bl e wor ki ng of 3 Mr. FITZGERALD w as „„;,_ ready to adopt th e principles of the gon g ember the idez u ber for Dublin a nt t ernr t a h e i n s t would (Mr. Shaw), and trusted reconsider this measure, and Member for into a modified form. The g n. clause of seeing all the had divided the on. landlords into two parties—that which was desirous measures of the Government passed, and that which was called the Irish party, and of this party h e woad say that it had no object to serve in impeding th e mea. sures of Government. That party had i ssued certain resolutions which he had certainly signed—("Hear, hear," from Mr. Shaw and others)—but in being a party to those resolutions he must profess that he was no violent revolutionist, although he was a repealer, and he was therefore in no way adverse to any measures which were likely to benefit Ireland. He was not consulted on the deputation which waited on the Noble Lord opposite (Lord G. Bentinck), but he might take that opportunity of expressing his admira tion of the conduct of the Noble Lord, although he might THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 26, 1847. not be able to accede to his views. Bat he would say, in joining in the opinion of a late writer, let them return to the people their Church property, let them return all that bad been taken away, and they would have ample funds not only for the sustenance of the Church, but for the support of the poor, and for the education of the people—(Hear, hear)--and this would have the greatest effect in putting down religious differences. But there was another subject to which he desired to call the attention of her Majesty's Govern ment, and that was the provision which was made under this clause for the support of a stipendiary magistracy, and the payment of the several officers under the Bill. The operation of the Bill was defective in many respects, and he thought it was advisable to make some better provision than this, especially for the safe carrying out of the Bill. Mr. LEFROY was quite satisfied with the clause in the Bill, and did not think it would operate in the way described by the Hon. Member for Kilkenny. Mr. CALLAGHAN did not think the magistrates of Ireland so unobjectionable in their bygone history as to warrant the Government in conferring on them any additional privileges. He wished the ex•ogicio guardians were removed altogether. He should for these reasons support the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for Kilkenny.—(Cries of " Divide, divide.") Mr. V. STUART supported the amendment. Major LAYARD considered that the clause would materially operate against the proper carrying out of the Bill. The amendment he considered absolutely ne cessary, as there were in Ireland 2,065 Pro testant magistrates, and but 410 Roman Catholic magistrates. In three of the counties there were no local Roman Catholic magistrates. He thought, therefore, that the people of Ireland would be dissatis fied with the Bill if the clause remained in it. In his opinion it was the " Chandos" clause of the Bill. He deprecated the conduct of the Noble Lord (Lord G. Bentinck) in coming down and making gross charges against the Government. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN supported the clause as it stood. Mr. B. ESCOTT rose, but owing to the noise that prevailed and the cries for a division, the purport of his observations could not be heard in the gallery. Finding the House disinclined to hear him, owing to its impatience for a division, he moved that the Chairman report pro gress. The galleries were cleared, but as the Hon. Gentleman withdrew his motion, the Committee imme diately divided upon the amendment, when there ap-' peared--- For the clause For the amendment Majority in favour of the clause Mr. SHAW then moved, " That the justices resident in the poor-law unions shall be ex did° members of the board of guardians of such unions ; and whereas, under the provisions of the said Act of the first and second year of her Majesty's reign, tithe composition is liable to be rated only as and with the hereditaments upon which such composition is charged, and it is expedient that such provisions shall be amended ; be it therefore enacted, that from and after the passing of this Act, com position for tithe, or rent charge in lieu thereof, shall be deemed to be a separate rateable hereditament under the said Act, and shall be distinctly rated as such. And be it enacted, that in all cases of rent charge in lieu of impropriate tithes, the annual amount of such rent charge, after deducting therefrom all rates, taxes, and public charges, if any, imposed on the owner in respect thereof, shall be deemed the net annual value thereof ; and that in all cases of rent charge in lieu of tithes, payable to any spiritual person, the net annual value thereof upon which the rate for the relief of the poor, under the said recited Act or this Act shall be made, shall be deemed to be the amount of such rent charge or composition, as ascertained and valued by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland, for the purpose of a certain tax or assessment upon Church property, under an Act passed in the third and fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King William IV., intituled 'An Act to alter and amend the laws relating to the Church Temporalities of Ireland,' after the deduc tions and allowances therein directed to be made, and after deducting also the portion of the assessment or tax chargeable in respect of such rent charge, under the said Act. And be it enacted, that the rate made upon each rent charge or composition for tithe, shall be paid by the person in the receipt or enjoyment thereof, and may be recovered by all the ways and means by which any rate made on any lessor may be recovered. And be it enacted, that from and after the passing of this Act the net annual value of all rateable heredita meets, other than rent charge or composition for tithe shall be deemed to be the rent for which, one year with another, the same might, in their actual state, be reasonably expected to let from year to year, all the rates, taxes, and public charges, if any, and the probable average cost of repairs, insurance, and the other ex penses necessary to maintain the hereditaments in their actual state, and the rent charge or composition for tithe, being assumed, for the purpose of estimating such annual value, to be paid by the tenant." Lord J. RUSSELL said, that as the Bill at present stood there could not be a majority of ex-officio guardians, and the jealousy apprehended by the Hon. Member would not exist with respect to their numbers. He hoped that the Hon. Member would withdraw the amendment. Mr. SHAW consented to withdraw the clause. After a few wards from Sir W. JAMES, Mr. J. O'CONNELL moved, that after the word " magistrate , " the words " whether for cou n ty o r borough" should be inserted. After a few words from Mr. Smith O'Brien, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Morgan J. O'Connell, Mr. P. HOWARD said he thought the alteration in the poor-law would give more power to the ex officio guardians than any other measure. Mr. O'CONNELL said that, after the decision which had been como to, he did not expect much support to his present proceeding. Still, that the people of Ireland might know who were for them, and who were against their rights, he must put them again to the necessity of another division. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the clause 133 Against it Majority in favour of the clause —ll2 On the 12th clause being put, Mr. VERNON SMITH said that under the 78th clause, there was a power to enforce the orders of the boards of guardians, and be did not therefore see that there was any security for obtaining the rates. He should therefore move for the insertion of words which should refer to the 78th section of the Irish Poor-law Act, and giving them power to levy the penalties made payable under the 102 d section of that Act. He thought that this was a great deal better than giving power to dissolve the boards of guardians, which, under the present phase of the Bill, the Commissioners would possess. At present there was no efficient control, and the penalty imposed was not likely to be in any way in strumental in enforcing the provisions of the Act. He would rather, therefore, that words should be introduced for that effect. Sir G. GREY said the only difference between the present clause of the present Act and that to which the Hon. Member had referred was, that in the former case the Commissioners had simply the power of dissolving the boards of guardians, while under the present Bill they could, without dissolving the board, impose a penalty of 201. for non-compliance with their orders. Mr. HAMILTON said that the Committee should not legislate on this Bill as if the boards of guardians in Ireland had not done their duty. By a report of the Poor-law Commission for the year ending 31st December, 1845, it was stated that the general condition of the unions was never more satisfactory. When such general censure was poured out on them, he thought it right to state this fact. Mr. V. SMITH thought it was strange to see such a large amount of arrears in the rates if the boards of guardians had done their duty. Either this was the fault of t he boards of guardians, or the rate could not be raised in Ireland. They must adopt either the one or the other alternative. Mr. SHAW defended the boards of guardians. He thought, with regard to the rates, that in many cases it was wholly impossible to raise them, owing to the desti tution which prevailed. He was of opinion that, under the out-door relief principle lately adopted, it would be found wholly impossible in many parts of Ireland to collect the rates, and he now warned the House of the results which would attend the ope ration of this Bill. The law they were then about to pass could not be carried into effect in the western coun ties of Ireland. Mr. ARCHBOLD said the expense of these poor houses was not very great. Mr. POULETT SCROPE said, there were many great proprietors who had not paid one farthing of the money for which they had been rated, and he thought that the payment of their arrears should be enforced. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he thought his Right Honourable Friend would find it very difficult to oppose this Bill on such grounds. If any Honourable Gentleman would take the trouble to read the correspondence on this subject he would be convinced of what he asserted. He trusted, therefore, that his Hon. Friend would not persevere in his present course. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN could not, in justice to Ireland, act in any other way than he had done. Mr. P. SCROPE said, if any one had read the blue books respecting the workhouses and the raising of the rates, he would find the truth of what be had stated about the non-payment of the rates..... All that he had stated about Lord Lucan and others would be found perfectly true. Mr. SHAW could not agree wish the Hon. Member who had just spoken. Mr. BELLEW entirely differed from the view taken, and the statements made, by the Right Hon. Recorder for Dublin. Mr. SHAW explained. Mr. V. SMITH would not divide upon the clause after what had fallen from the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. The amendment was negatived without a division, and clauses 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 were agreed to. Mr. SIIAW wished to know whether Government would proceed further with the Bill that evening?; Sir GEORGE GREY replied that he was ready to go on up to half-past six. Mr. SHAW said, in that case, he would proceed to move his amendment, of which he had given notice namely, " That the justices resident in the Poor-law unions shall be er-qfficio members of the board of guar dians of such unions." On the clause being brought up, Sir G. GREY said that the Irish title to property was placed precis e l y on the same footing as English pro perty in this country. The next clause provided for the deficiency that had been felt by the Hon. Recorder for Dublin. But there was one difficulty, and that was the vagueness which existed as to the declaration for where a curate was necessary and where he was not. If he would allow:the principle of the law to be assimi- lated to that of England, he had no objection to accede to the change. Mr. HAMILTON said that the Ecclesiastical Com missioners had to pay the rates on the monies which they collected for that purpose, so that an incumbent had to pay to the poor-rates twice for his income. He had to pay for the amounts levied for the improvement of his glebe house, and again for the stipend which he gave to his curate. He thought, therefore, that it would be well if the Government would take this matter into consideration, for by changing the plan they would pre vent a great injustice. Mr. MACARTHY saw no reason why those succeed ing to encumbered states should not have some allow ances in the same way as a clergyman who succeeded to an encumbered living. After a desultory conversation, Mr. SHAW consented to leave the matter in the hands of the Government, and withdrew his amend ment, on the understanding that he should bring it for ward, in order that the necessary words might be in serted, on the bringing up of the report. The clause was also withdrawn until the bringing up of the report. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN postponed some clauses he had to propose till the bringing up of the report, as did also Sir D. Norreys and Mr. Villiers Stuart. Lord G. BENTINCK said before they went out of Committee he wished an answer to the statement he had made about the rations supplied to the destitute Irish. Mr. LABOUCHERE, in answer, said he believed the Noble Lord had obtained his information from a daily newspaper. Now there was a manifest error in the list published in that paper. He had since seen the official list, from which it appeared that the rations of bread were 1 lb., instead of lb. as published. The rations were, for one person, 1 lb, of bread ; or in lieu 1 lb. of biscuit and 1 lb. of meal, or flour ; or 1 lb. of soup, with Ob. of bread, biscuit, or meal, or flour. This would show that the amount was not what had been represented, and he trusted the explanation would satisfy the Noble Lord. The House then resumed. IRISH DISTRESS-NEW BRUNSWICK. Mr. HAWES brought up a dispatch from the Go vernor of New Brunswick, stating that the Council had voted 1,2504, in aid of the Irish distress. This was the second subscription from our colonies for the same purpose. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Seven o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEE (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP I. The Select Committee, appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled in Room 30 at the usual hour this morning, Lord Granvill Seomerset in the chair. THE SOUTH-EASTERN SCHEMES. Mr. Robert Stevenson confirmed the testimony of Mr. Bidder. In point of gradient, speed, and regularity, there was no comparison between:the lines of the South-Eastern and the Brighton Companies. The Brighton lines rose 40 feet a mile, and with the New Cross incline, it would be impos sible to work them without two engines. With regard to the argument of making the lines upon bad gradients, and relying to the improvements in the locomotive to overcome the difficulties, he entirely disapproved of it, because it would be leaving the railway system just where it was now. Such an argument went to affirm that bad roads ought to be preferred when improved or better horses could be obtained. With the gradients on the Brighton line the communication with Dover would in winter occupy the same time that it did now on the cir cuitous route, while in summer the saving would be very trifling, and then it would be only to light trains. Punctua lity in the running of trains depended mainly upon good gradients, and to convince the Committee of the importance, he might mention that nine accidents out of ten arise by want of it. An engine adapted to bad gradients would become comparatively useless upon the good. The Mid Kent line would be much used for continental express and sudden trains, and it was of the last importance that the gradients of such line should be the best the country would afford. ,Vith regard to the branch to Bromley, he considered it would be a great inconvenience to place that local traffic upon a through line. As an example, he might mention that it was admitted on all hands that it would be highly inconve nient to accommodate Croydon traffic through the me dium of Brighton trains. lle did not lay out the Croy don branch so much with the view of putting Partsmouth in direct communication with Woolwich and other North Heat districts, as to placing the South-Eastern Company upon an independent footing with regard to the Brighton Company. At present the South-Eastern obtained access into the metro polis along the Brighton line, and in the event of the two companies quarrelling, the Brighton Company would be in a position to shut the South-Eastern Company out of London altogether. But independently of these considerations, a line must sooner or later be made to Lewisham and Bromley, and even were the two companies friendly, he was confident, upon a consultation, they would determine to make this new cheap line to Croydon. At present the South-Eastern Company had to hand over to the Brighton Company the whole profits of the traffic, minus the expense of working, besides the main- tenance and expense a six miles of the Brighton line, between Reigate and Croydon, and therefore should it unfortunately happen, that fur the sake of a foolish system of competition, the Committee should grant the Brighton Mid Kent line, ' ,they ought, in jus tice to the public and the South-Eastern Company to concede the new Croydon line with it. So impressed was he with the conviction tl)at it was not only dangerous but ridicu lous to think of tunnelling through the Broughton-hill, which the Brighton line proposed to de, that in the outset he announced kis intention to the South-Eastern to decline being the engineer to any line that pursued such course, and, upon his recommendation, that insurmountable obstacle to a direct North Kent line hadi been avoided. 'With reference to an extension of the line from Canterbury to Dover, it might eventually become necessary when the success of the South-Eastern Company had, become well established, but at present there was by no means sufficient traffic to justify the construction of such a line. lie was quite willing, however, to leave such a question to be decided by the Board of Trade. He had never heard of a more monstrous proposition than to tunnel the Brough ton-hills between Canterbury and Maidstone in the manner proposed by the Brighton Company. Such a line ought not only not to be made, but it never ought to have been proposed either to the public or a body of proprietors. He disposed of the question of competition by declaring that where com bination was possible competition was impossible. Amongst corn dealers, where the traders were numerous, competition was not only practicable, but wholesome; but in the case of two railways the idea could not be entertained for a moment. Indeed the two parties here did not differ upon that head. The Brighton Company did not want competi tion, but they wished him to give up what he considered was the best line, and then they were ready to consent to amal gamation. Of course he refused to concede that. The CHAIRMAN—Suppose these lines were to be delayed for the present, could lines with better gradients, and better calculated to serve the purposes of the public, be obtained? Mr. Stephenson—Certainly not. For the last three years I have been ransacking the country, and let whatever lines be passed, or whatever delays take place, I am quite con vinced the continental traffic will ultimately settle down on a line running as the South-Eastern Mid Kent proposes to do, through the Durant Valley. Mr. Stephenson was cross-examined by Mr. Talbot, but nothing material was elicited. The Committee adjourned shortly after four till twelve o'clock to-morrow. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Before Mr. Examiner MAY.) UNOPPOSED. PORTSMOUTH PAVING, LIGHTING, AND IM PROVEMENT. This was a petition for additional provision. The cus tomary formal proofs were completed. 'HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. The customary proofs were also in this case submitted, approved of, and completed. OPPOSED. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN BRANCH FROM BURNTISLAND TO DUNFERMLINE BRANCH, &c. (No. 2.) The further consideration of this case was postponed until Friday (to-day), when the usual proofs will be entered upon. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. . _ TUESDAY, MARCIE 23. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause 10 (And be it enacted, That whenever the expenses chargeable to an electoral division of an Union in Ireland, in any one half-year, shall exceed a sum amounting to one shilling and threepence in the pound on the net value of such division, a portion of the said expenses, amounting to one shilling and threepence in the pound, shall be charged to the said electoral division, and the remainder thereof shall be charged to the Union at large):—Amendment proposed, • p. 4, 1. 25, to leave out from the word " That" to the words " shall be charged," in line 31, in order to add the words, " all expenses to Le henceforth incurred for the relief of des titute poor persons in Ireland, whether under the provisions of this Act or of the said hereinbefore recited Act, of the Ist and 2d Vic. c. 56 :"—Question put, " That the words pro posed to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Com mittee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 120. Acheson, Viscount Ellis, Wynn Mllnes, R. Monckton Acton, Colored Escott, Bickhasn Monahan, J. H. Adderley, C. B. Evans, William Mostyn, E. M. Aldam, William Fielden, John . Newdegatc, C. N. Anion, Colonel Ferguson, Sir R. Northland, Viscount Antrobus, Edmund Finch, G. O'Brien, A. Stafford Archbold, Robert Fitzgerald, It. A. O'Brien, C. Baring, F. T. Forster, Mathew O'Conor, Don Barnard, E. G. Fox, C. R.: Owen, Sir John Bat eson, T. Fuller, A. E. Parker, John ' Bellew, R. M. Gisborne, Thomas Patten, J. W. Bentinck, Lord G. Glynne, Sir S. Perfect, Robert Bentinck, Lord H. Gore, W. R. 0. Philipps, Sir R. Berkeley, Captain Gore, Robert Plumridge, Captain Blakemore, R. Goulburn, Henry Protheroe, E. Bodkin, J. J. Graham, Sir James Repton, G. W. Botfleld, Beriah Gray, Sir G. Rich, Henry Bowring, Dr. Grimselitch, Thomas Romilly, John Brooke, Sir A. B. Grogan, E. Ross, D. R. Buller, Charles Guest, Sir J. Russell, Lord J. Bunbury, T. Hamilton, G. A. Sandon, Viscount Busfeild, William Haunter, Sir John Shaw, F. Byng, G. S. Hawes, Benj. Shell, It. L. Carew, W. H. Pole Heneage, Edward Smith, Vernon Cavendish, C. C. Henley, J. W. Stuart, V. Chapman, B. Hobhouse, Sir J. Strutt, Edward Chichester, Lord J. Hoskins, K. Thompson, Alderman Cholmeley, Sir J. Inglis, Sir R. Thornely, T. Clay, Sir W. James, William Trollope, Sir J. Clerk Sir G. Jervis, Sir John Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Cole, Hon. H. A. Jones, Captain Vane, Lord H. Colebrooke, Sir T. Kirk, Peter Verner, Sir W. Coote, Sir C. R. Labouchere, Henry Walsh, Sir J. Copeland, Ald. Lascelles, W. S. Ward, H. G. Courtenay, Lord Lefroy, Anthony Wilshere, T. W. Craig, W. G. Llndsay,:Colonel Wood, sir Charles Crawford, W. S. Mackinnon, W. Wyse, Thomas pawson, T. V. Macnamara, Major Young, John Denison, J. E. Manners, Lord J. TELLERS. Disraeli, B. Hanle, Fox Hill, Lord M. Dundas, Sir David Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Tufnell, H. Blake, M. J. Bright, John Brotherton, Joseph Browne, W. Callaghan, D. Collett, John Darner, Colonel Dennistoun, J. Duncan, George Ewart, William MINORITY—NOES, 25. Fitzwilliam, G. W. O'Brien, W. S. Hall, Sir Benjamin O'Connell .John Hatton, Captain V. Wawn, J. T. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Williams, W. Ker, D. S. Yorke, Henry B. Lawless, Cecil Layard, Major M'Carthy, Alex. M'Donnell, J. M. Napier, Sir Charles TELLERS. O'Connell, M. J. ltawdon, Colonel STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The Standing Orders Committee met yesterday at the usual hour for the dispatch of public business. EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY. This case, which it will be recollected stood adjourned from Tuesday last, again came before the Committee. A great number of witnesses were again examined; after hearing a variety of proofs The Committee adjourned without coming to any decision. Great interest was manifested throughout the day to ascer tain the result. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Conmons.) TUESDAY, MARCH 23. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. RAILWAYS. The following is the List from which Members will be selected to serve on the Select Committees on Railway Groups appointed severally to commence their sittings in the week commencing Monday, 12th April next, and in the week commencing Monday, 19th April next. The Select Committees on the Groups Nos. 5,6, 16, 18, 21, 47, will meet in the week commencing Monday, 12th April, and the Members for those Committees will be selected from Panel No. 1. Thursday, 15th April, will be the earliest day in the week for which the first meeting of any of the above mentioned Committees will be fixed. The Select Committees on the Groups Nos. 11, 28, 34, 50, 51, will meet in the week commencing Monday, 19th April, and the Members for those Committees will be selected from Panel No. 2. PANEL No. I. Viscount Acheson Mr. Langston Viscount Adare Mr. J. C. Legh Earl of Arundel Earl of Lincoln Viscount Castlereagh Gen. Hon. H. B. Lygon Mr. M'Carthy Mr. Deedes Mr. F. Dundas Mr. John Neeld Viscount Eastnor Viscount Newry Mr. M. J. O'Connell Colonel Ferguson Mr Packe Sir Edmund Filmer Mr. Gill Sir Stephen Glynne Hon. R. Gore Sir James Graham Mr. Gregory Lord Claud Hamilton Mr. G. W. Heneage Lord Alfred Hervey, Mr. Hutt V Colonel Peel Mr. Plumptra Mr. Pulsferd Mr. Rice Mr. C. G. Round . Hon. G. S. Smytthe Hon. H. M. Suttan Mr. Traill Mr. Trelawny_ Hr V Lon, _.arry Yank Mr. Baring Wall. Hon. Eliot York“ PANEL No. 11. Viscount IngestrtZ Hon. H. Liddell Mr. Eliott Lockh art Sir R. Lopes Lord John Mann ers Earl of March Mr. Wyk - ehata M actin Mr. Matheson Mr. Newdegate Lord Norreys Mr. Robert Palmer Mr. G. R. Philips Captain Plumridgle Lord W. Powlett Mr. Rashleigh Mr. Stanton Mr. John Tollema the LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LoNnori, MARCH 25.—Wind E., light breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, MARCII 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. La Belle Alliance, Vandervord, for Adelaide, S. A., put back from long. 18 W. with damage to masts, sails, and rigging; Ynmachi, Canfield, Norfolk, V. The Kenelue, Davies, New York to the Clyde, was abandoned 7th inst. lat. 39, long. 9, in a sinking state; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 24.—The Sarah Berelley, of Port land, New York to Cork, was abandoned in a sinking state 7th inst., lat. 47, long. 28; captain, first and second mates, and two of the crew taken off by the Cambridge, arrived here. The Pictou and Boston Packet, New York to Belfast, was spoken 28th ult. off the High lands, putting back in distress. CLYDE, MARCH 22.—S1d. Indian, Pernambuco; Isabella, Herens, Calcutta; John Willis, Demerara; Isle of France, New York ; Erromango, Montreal. Arrd. Cynthia, Gate worthy, Pernambuco; Gypsy, Taylor, Demerara; Eglinton, Muir, Savannah. BRISTOL, MAncit 24.—Wind W.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Gol conda, Lay, Calcutta; Glenelg, Cother, Demerara; Sir H. Pottinger, Crowell, St. John's, New Brunswick. MUMBLES ROADS, MARCH 24.—Wind S. W.—Arrd. Wil liam Nicholson, Rees, Cuba ; Underleg, Bowden, ditto ; Cubre, Cody. ditto ; Arietta, ditto. Cow's, MARCH 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Campbell, Campbell, Porto Rico ; Condor, Hohlmar, Valparaiso. SCILLY. MARCH 22.—The Premier, Nevis to London, drove on St. Mary's Roads 20th inst., and struck on a ledge, was assisted off and ran for New Grimsby. The Emily, of Boston, for Limerick, was spoken 17th inst. lat. 40, long. 36, with part of crew washed overboard, and steering for Fayal. Arrd. 19th, Duehess of Northumberland, Withers, Calcutta. WHITEHAVEN. MARCH 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Jane Anderson, M'Kellar, Savannah. FALMOUTH MARCH 24.—Arrd. Commerce, Greia, Ha vannah ; Carl and Therese, Peck, Cape Haytien, for Ham burgh; Lucile, Young, Port-au Prince; Margareta, Jorgen, Monte Video; Waldemaar, Schmidt, Havannah. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 23.—Wind W.N.W., light.—Arrd. Constitution, Charleston; Hudson, New York. 24. Renown, Bombay ; Princess Victoria, Maranham • Martin Luther, Demerara ; Islam, Barbadoea ; Limena, Por t o Rico ; Monarch, St. Lucia ; Edwa rd Perkins, New Orleans; Looshtank, ditto; Trenton, ditto ; Hope, ditto ; Seraphine, ditto ; Olianer, ditto; Miracle, ditto; Niagara, ditto; Clifton, ditto; Manco, Savannah; Mountaineer, Charleston; Burrell, ditto; Adam Lodge, ditto; Diana, Philadelphia ; Akbar, Cambridge, Pacific; Ann M'Kinn, Elizabeth Porter, Metoka, and Harriet, all New York; Montezuma, ditto. DEAL, MARCH 24.—Sld. Sophia Winke, Baltimore; Vice- Admiral Gobius, Batavia. Arrd. from the River, Asia, Ho bart Town; James Duncan, St. Lucia; Mary Anne, Balti more; St. Vincent, Compton Roads; Lesmoyne, New York; Imogene, ditto; Luconia, ditto; Ives, Chesapeake Bays Acadia, Halifax ; Sophia Moffatt, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, MARCH 23.—Wind N.W.--Sld. Spartan, New York ; Venture, Philadelphia. CORE ' MARCH 21.—The Imogene, an A mer i can b arque , and the Menerva, from Leghorn, were in contact last night; the former received considerable damage, and will discharge to repair. NEWRY, MARCH 23.—Sld. brig Robinsons, New York. LIMESICK.—SId. Mary, Greenland, and Hannibal, Faury Union, Flamingo ; Mrs. Drake Ward, Eliza, Anne, St. George, and Eclipse, ditto. BELFAST, MARCH 23.—Wind S.—Arrd. Olga, Turner, Nor folk. Sld. Triton, Flood, Baltimore. -- LONDONDERRY, MARCH 20.—Arrd. Grant, Liverpool, for St. Andrews, very leaky and with pumps choked. LERWICK, MARCH 18.—Some casks of palm oil have been picked up N.W. of Shetland. CaomsfiavrY, MARCH I7.—A brig,. under Spanish colours, supposed to be a pirate, gave chase, 10th ult., in lat. 43 N. lon. 12 W., to the Robert Nicol, Ostens , arrived here. N EW YORK, MARCH 3.—The wreck of a British round stern barque, full of water and abandoned, with boats on deck, main-top sailsj standing and blown to pieces, gib and spanker lowered down and loose, was passed 31et ult. in lat. 55, lon. 12, by the Adam Carre, arrived here. The British brig Lewis Cary, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to the Clyde, with loss of main-mast, and every thing off deck, was spoken 22d ult. in lat. 48, lon. 28, and supplied with a compass by the. Oneda, arrived here. TO MARINERS AND OTHERS.—BLOCKADE OF OPORTO. Portuguese Legation, 25th March, 1847. Sir, —Having read in some of the morning papers of yes terday a letter, addressed to you, signed A. C. de Sa Nogueira, allow me to inform you that, although the Junta of Oporto may at present rule in that town, and may have cry, I can, as the accredited Majesty the Queen of Portugal ure you and declare that to e h n e t rs Minister i nßritannicthis o any stF oa Majesty,thhe Faithful c l o a u s n s t neither the Junta of Opor - to as a Government, nor any indi vidual that may assume the character of its agent, are ac knowledged as such by the British Government, nor by any other European Government; consequently whatever assur ances those agents may give will not guarantee the owners of vessels and their cargoes from the consequences that may follow, if they choose to disregard those notices that are given by the authorities who act in this country on the part of the legal and the legitimate Government of Portugal, and who, whether they be consular or diplomatic, are the only authorities that her Britannic Majesty's Government has acknowledged, and with whom the said Government corresponds. I beg you will lay before the Committee the contents of this letter for their information. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient and most humble servant, MONCORVO. William Dobson, &c., Lloyds. NEW BEACONS IN DENMARK. The Danish Consul in London has forwarded to Lloyd's a copy of a notice issued by the Board of Trade and Customs at Copenhagen, issued 20th February last, respecting six now beacons which will be placed as early as possible in the course of the present year, but which is too long for insertion. The notice can be seen on application to Mr. Dobson, the secretary. 1 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. EDINBURGH, MARCH 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sale are-Aberdeen, 281.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. IN.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 1011.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/.-Ayr and Galloway, 21. ls. 6d.-Caledonian, 271. 2s. 6d. - Ditto, New. 21. 1 is.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 71.-Clydes dale Junction, 39/. 53.-Deeside, 31. N.-Direct Northern, 21. lis. 6 d. - Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 11. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 421. 10s.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 301 . - Ditto. New , No. 2 , 301. - Ditto, New, No. 3, 41. 155.-Dundee and Northern Junction, 21. 13 s•-Dundee and Perth, 321. 155.-Ditto, New Shares, 121.-East of,. athgate, 51. 17s. 6d. -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 7 11 . 155.-Ditto, Fife, 21. 18s.-East Lothian Centra l, 21. 175.-Edinburgh and n Half Shares, 191. 155.-Ditto, Quarter Shares , 17 /. 17 s. 6d.-Edin burgh, Leith, and Grantor', 201.-Ditto, Preference, 211.-Ditto, New, 2/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 15s. 9d.-Edinburgh and North ern, 161. 155.-Ditto, New Shares, 41. 5 5. - Ditto , Newport, 71. 15s. - Ditto, ditto, N e w, 2/. 'U. -Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 17s. -Ditto (New), 2/. 138.-Ditto, Halves. 11.-Glasgow and Ayr- Shire, 62 /.-Ditto, New Stock, 361. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1,5/. -Ditto, ditto, No. 2, V. 23.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. IN.-Glas gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. 155.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 391.- Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 55.-Glasgow and Greenock, 181.- Ditto, Halv es , 91 . -Dit to, P r eference, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ard rossan , 51. 1 8s. -G rea t North of England, 2331. 10s.- Great North of Scotland, 21. 125.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 3/. 135.-Ditto (London and York), 21. 155.-Manchester and Leeds, 1081.-Ditt o , Si x teenths, 81. 55.-Newcastle and Bar wick, 33/. 5 5.-North British, 331. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 161.-Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 45.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 11. Bs. 6d.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 125.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 155.-Scottish Central, 23/.- Scottish Grand Junction, 11. ls. -Scottish Midland, 201. 10s.- Sh rewallurY and Hereford, 11. 12s. 6d.- Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 81. 45.-Ditto, New, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 185 . - Stirling and Midland, 2/. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 48/. 15s. ex div.-York and Newcastle, 36/. 10s.-Ditto, New, M. 15 5.-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 17s. 6d.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 9d,-East Indian, Bs.- Great North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 35.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. STOCK 525. 6d. GLASGOW, Menai 23. EXCEIANGE.-The sales are -- Caledonian , New, 52 5. 6d.- Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 445. 6d. - Direct Northern (scrip), -Dundee and Northern Junction, 52 5. 6 d. - Dundee and Perth . 33 14 - East Lothian Central , 58 5. - Edi n bu r gh and Glasgow, Halves, 1 931-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 535.-Ditto, Halves, 21s. - Glasgow General Terminus, 1234 -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 61 3¢ ex div.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1,5% ex Int.-Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 5% -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 5% - Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkisuid Junction, 5/ IN.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 375.- Manchester and Southampton, 295. 6c1.-Monk land and Kiiki n till oc h , 241.-Midland, Halves, 5 -Newcastle and Berwick, 30/.-N ort h B r iti s h, New Quarters (scrip), 295.-Scottish Central, fen - Wine, 775. 6d. 2 31.-South Midland Junction, New, AL-Stirling and Dun.. The Admiralty has given notice that masters and mates of all transports, convict ships, and freight ships, with troops, taken up in future, will be required to have passed an exami nation. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 25. The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. EVANS V. SCOTT. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed and concluded to-day, and Their Lonnsmrs reserved their judgment. TME EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY COWAN!' V. LINLITIIGOW. The arguments in this Scotch appeal occupied their Lord ships the remainder of the morning. VICE CHANCERY COURT, March 25. His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND took motions to-day, none of which possessed any points of interest except to the parties concerned. His Honour rose at an early hour, to attend the inaugura tion of Prince Albert as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace. (Before Sir J. Wfamtitt.) COSTOSADIE V. COSTOBADIE. This was a suit to enforce the execution of the trusts of a will, and to obtain certain accounts of the rents and profits of an estate of 11,0004 a year. The plaintiff was the daughter and the defendant the widow of the testator. The cause turned upon the construction of the will with respect to one of the trusts which was worded as follows :—" That my wife shall receive and take all the vents and profits of my real and personal estate, for the use and benefit of her self and my children." Mr. Romilly was heard for the plaintiff to -day, and Mr. Rolt for the defendant. The arguments had not concluded at the rising of the Court. SHERIFFS' COURT, Match 25. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) POTDISR Y. JOHNSON. This was an action to recover the sum of 91. 10s., the balance of an account for musical instruments sold to the defendant, who pleaded that he was never indebted. On the part of the plaintiff, however, a Mr. Lillywhite wag called, and proved that defendant requested him to select two trombones, two clarionets and flutes, and afterwards saw them at defendant's house. The UNDER-SHERIFF stopped an examination as to whet her defendant had used the instruments, considering the order and delivery sufficient to meet the plea. The value of the articles was 231. or 241. - The juiy gave a verdict for aft amount claimed. SMITH V. WHALEY. JOURNEYMEN'S WAGES.—This wai an action to recover the sum of 21. 55., the balance of an account for work and labour done. Mr. PETEILSDORFF, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the plaintiff was &journeyman cabinet-maker, and the defendant kept a shop in the neighbourhood of Goswell-street. He (the Learned Council) could not conceive what defence there could be as the defendant had actually offered to pay part of the amount if time was given for him to pay the rest. From some cause or other, however, he did not pay any thing, and it therefore became necessary to bring this ac tion. There might be some little difficulty in making out the claim, as the plaintiff charged by time 6d. per hour, and part of that was overtime, and even on Sundays, so much was defendant in want of the work. There was also a plea of set-off on the record, one item of which was, " Board and lodging of two canary birds."—(Laughter.) He thought that such a ridiculous set-tiff wtuld nut be admitted after a direct admission from defendant. Witnesses were called, but could only prove that the plain tiff was in the employ of the defendant. Mr. Ashley, a cattle dealer, was called, and gave evidence that he was at the " Protective Tavern," and in August last he was present when a Conversation took place between plaintiff and defendant, and the latter said he would pay a sovereign on the Monday, and the remaining 255. on the next Saturday, or Saturday afterwards. Defendant was em barrassed at the time, and never denied the debt, and fre quently did not pay the men in full. Mr. CROUCH submitted that there was no evidence to go to the jury as to the time the plaintiff had been employed or the sum to be paid. He said that if each master was held responsible on such evidence as this, no master would be safe unless he took receipts on every occasion, for the plaintiff's particulars claimed 101. 15s. Pd. Mr. PETERSDORFF said it was for 11/. 7s. Bd. Mr. CROUCH said there was no evidence of time or value ; a part of the claim was I Is. 6d. for money lent, but of which not a word of evidence had been given. The'UNDIR-SHERIFF held there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury. Mr. CROUCH then said that he should call evidence to show that there was an agreement that the plaintiff should be paid 4s. 6d. a day, and that defendant had been summoned to the Court of Requests, but the case had been dismissed for want of evidence. Jchn Watts, a tin-plate maker, was called, and deposed that he was present when plaintiff applied to defendant fur work, and defendant said he would give him 4s. 6d. a day, and plaintiff replied, then the society must know nothing about it. The witness said, that he had understood that this action was brought by the Cabinet-makers' Society. He had heard plaintiff borrow money of defendant. He made up de fendant's book from plaintiff's book, but a book produced was not plaintiff's. According to plaintiff's book every farthing due had been paid. Denham, the defendant's apprentice, deposed that the book now produced as the plaintiff's time-bock was not the real one. Plaintiff never compiained that money was due to him. Witness kept the men's time. Plaintiff was to be paid 4s. 6d. a day. Mr. CROUCH wished to put a question, whether the Com missioner did not throw the book at plaintiff's head, and say that he perjured himself. Mr. PZTERSDORFF objected. Mr. CROUCH said it was a matter of fact. The UNDER-SHERIFF said it was a very irregularquestion. Mr. Crouch asked whether the Commissioner did not give defendant a protection against further process in the Court ? The UNDER-SHERIFF held that this was , also an irregular question. Mr. PETERIDORFF replied. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 21. 53. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. John Crouch was indicted for stealing three sovereigns and seven shillings, the property of Richard Bray. - The prosecutor, who was a fish salesman, residing in Bed fordshire' and the prisoner slept in the same room i n a public house in St. John-street on the night of the 18th instant, when the prisoner took the money out of the p oc k e t s o f th e prosecutor's clothes, which lay beside his bed. A verdict of Guilty was returned, and the prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with bard labour. In the case of Jemima Stodart, a child under thirteen years of age, who was remanded from the last sessions on the charge of stealing some trifling articles, The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he should order the child's father to enter into his own recognizances for her ap pearance at any time when the prosecutor should decide upon following up the charge. It was too often the case tuat parents sought to cast upon the State the discharge of those duties which they were bound to perform themselves towards their otThpring. On Tuesday last there were no less than four cases of parents ridding themselves of the respon sibility, by prosecuting their children, and in one instance in the last session it seemed as if the money had been thrown purposely in the way of the child by its parents, in order that they might get rid of his support. Major Beniowski appeared in court this morning, in ac cordance with the terms of his bail, and ;said he protested against the postponement of the hearing of the charge pre ferred against him of assaulting Mr. Urquhart at the late Polish meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern. He had three newspapers, all of which stated that the Learned Judge re fused to give a definite answer to the application for a post ponement of the trial in his (the defendant's) absence, but the terms of the recognizances into which he entered only required his presence in the court on this day. The ASSISTANT•JUDGI said the intervention of the Fast day threw the business which would have been transacted in trying felonies over to this day, so as to compel the bail cases to stand adjourned till to-morrow. After a few further observations it was decided by the Court that the case should stand over to the Bth of April, being the day appointed for hearing the bail cases at the next sessions. SURREY SESSIONS. (Before J. W. FRESIIYIELD,Esq.,and a Bench of William Tucker, an innkeeper of Walton-on-Thames, who was found guilty on Monday of stealing some fowls and a bushel of peas, the property of the Earl of Ellesmere, which appeared in The Sun of that day, was again indicted for receiving fourteen fowls the property of John Johnson, of Walton-on-Thames, well knowing them to be stolen. Mr. Locke conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Chamock defended the prisoner. It appeared that on the night of the 3d of February last an outhouse on the prosecutor's premises was broken open, and the fourteen fowls stolen therefrom. On the following day the prisoner was seen it: Guildford, with the fowls in his possession, quite dead. In answer to the constable who de tected him, he said that he purchased the fowls of a man on the road, but that he could not find him. Hollington, inspector or the Guildford police, said, that while the prisoner was in his custody on a previous charge, he heard him tell a man to go to his house at Walton, and tell his wife to put the fowls out of the way. Hide, another constable said, that he went to the prisoner's brother's house, on the 4th of February, and there found a basket containing fourteen fowls, which were indentitied by the prosecutor as his property. Frederick Egan, another constable, said that about seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 3d of Fe bruary, he was in a coffee-house at Chertsey, where he saw the prisoner. He was boasting that he could skin a sheep better than anyman—especially if the sheep was stolen. He also defied witness or any constable to take him into custody should he commit a felony. The prisoner left the house about a quarter of an hour afterwards, and pro ceeded towards the prosecutor's premises. The witness underwent a cross-examination by Mr. CHAR NOCK, in which he said that he had not given evidence on any former occasion against the prisoner, but that he was called upon by the prosecutor. He was not paid, like the Mint witnesses, 7s. a day. He had only 3e. a day, which he con sidered not sufficient. lie should have no objection, how ever, to receive 7s. a day.—(Laughter.) Mr. CHARNOCY, in his address to the jury, commented in severe terms on the evidence of Hallington, the " eaves dropping constable ;" who he considered unworthy their be lief. He read a report from the Times in which Mr. Justice Coleridge, at Cambridge, refused to receive the evident of a constable who overheard some conversati on sa id to havebeen uttered by a prisoner while in his custody. The Learned Judge publicly condemned such evidence. He therefore called on the jury to be cautious how they receive the sole unsupported evidence of such a man. Several witnesses hav ing been called to the prisoner's character, the Chairman summed up, condemning the conduct of the Learned Counsel for the prisoner, in producing a newspaper report for the pur pose of prejudicing the minds of the jury. He really con sidered there was too much liberty taken by some of the Learned Counsel in that Court, which was not allowed in any other, and which took up unnecessarily the time of the pub lic. So much stress should not be laid upon the evidence of the police, who, he believed, in the present case, had given their evidence in a fair and straight forward manner. They had heard the whole of the evidence, and it would be for them to say whether the prisoner was guilty or not. The jury consulted for a tew minutes, and returned a ver dict of Guilty. Egan, the constable, was called by the chairman, and said that he had long suspected the prisoner of being concerned in various robberies committed in Walton and the neighbour hood. The license of his house had been suspended in con sequence of his bad character. the enaix3tAx sentenced him to six months' imprison ment for the former indictment, at the expiration of which a further term of six months' imprisonment, for having pos session of the fowls belonging to Mr. Johnson. The prisoner wished to address the Bench, but Mr. Char flock, his counsel, advised him not to do so, as the Court had acted very leniently with him on both indictments. EXTRAORDINARY MODESTY.--The amiable Master of Trinity has been lately heard to say, "Let Who-will be next Bishop. I shall be satisfied,"—,puneh. iscourt Jocelyn Captain Jones Mr. Kemble Mr. Aglionby Mr. Bankes Right Hon. F. Baring Sir John Yarde Buller Mr. Pole Carew Hon. G. H. Cavendish Mr. Compton Sir De Lacy Evans Hon. W. Fitimaurice Mr. Fitzstephen French Sir John Guest Mr. Hale Sir B. Hall Capt. Hon. A. E. Harris Captain Hatton Mr. Henley Lord Edwin Hill Mr. Hindley REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEA THS DURING THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 2 0. Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the, week. Males ... ... ... 547 Males ... ... ... ' 772 Females ... ... 567 Females ... ... 745 Total 1,114 Total ... )1,517 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Stafford, March 23. There were fourteen Crown cases remaining for trial this morning, though this is the commission day for Shrewsbury. Some of these being indictments for per jury, in which the accused were out on bail, were or dered to stand over till the next assizes. Their Lord ships remained all day to try the -other cases. It was said that Mr. Sergeant Talfourd or Mr. Sergeant Allan will open the commission at Shrewsbury, and that busi ness will not commence there till Thursday, it being in tended to observe to-morrow with all the strictness suit able to a day set apart for natiunal humiliation. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULE.) Phoebe Winkle was indicted fur concealing the birth of her illegitimate male child on the 9th of November last. Mr. Vaughan conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was undefended. It appeared that the prisoner was in the service of a Mrs. Davis, and that on the day in question Mrs. Davis, suspecting that she had been delivered of a child, asked her whether the fact was so? The prisoner denied it. Her mistress thereupon insisted upon going up stairs to her room and examining her box, and therein found a new-born child, quite dead. A surgeon, who made a post mortem examination, said . that the child had never breathed. The prisoner on being now called on fur her defence, merely charged her mistress with as,iring in the concealment. She was found Guilty, and his Lord ship, in passing sentence, said the greatest aggrava tion of her offence was her telling such a wanton lie of her mistress, but as sbe had been already imprisoned so lung, he would direct her to be imprisoned only for ten days more. Benjamin Cooper was indicted for the manslaughter of Francis Taylor, on the 23d of February last. Mr. Vaughan appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Meteyard defended the prisoner. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that at four o'clock in the morning of the 23d of February the de ceased was employed, with a man of the name of 'Thomas, in sinking a coal-pit at Willerhall, and that the prisoner wks employed as banksman at that time at the mouth of the pit. It is the duty of the banksman, upon the skip or " bowk". being drawn up, containing materials sent up by the men in the shaft, to cover the mouth of the pit with a waggon, and secure the waggon with a pin, to prevent the waggon from slipping, and so leave a portion of the mouth uncovered becore the " bowie' is emptied of its contents. On the morning in question a " howk" full of bricks had bten sent up by the sinkers, and, on its reaching the top of the pit, the prisoner drew. the waggon across the mouth of the pit, but omitted to secure it with the pin. In consequence of this omission the waggon slipped and left part of the mouth uncovered, through which some of the bricks from the " bowk," striking against a part of the tackle, were precipitated, and falling upon the deceased in the shaft, caused his death. The Learned JUDGE summed up, and told the jury that if they thought that from want of due and reason able care on the part of the prisoner the deceased came by his death, he was guilty of manslaught( r. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and, after a suitable admonition, his LORDAIIP sentenced him to be imprisoned two months, with hard labour. The business in this court was not over till half-past six o'clock. (Before Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE.) Edward Aightiagak was indicted for forgery under the folio wing circumstances : The prisoner was a parish constable at Wednesbury, and catue with a number of witnesses from that neigh bourhood to the last assizes in this town, to prosecute a man of the name of Joseph Bate for manslaughter. After the trial he got an order in the usual form from the deputy-clerk of assize on the county treasurer for the payment of the witnesses' expenses. The order directed the payment of 17s. 6d. each to (amongst others) two persons named Daniel Harper and Samuel Eggin ton. It is the usage for the treasurer to pay the order on having it presented to him with the name of the payees signed on the back of it, with the sum due to them opposite their names, as " Daniel Harper, 17s. 6c1.; Samuel Egginton, 17s. 6d." The prisoner forged the above names and sums on the back of the order, pre sented it, and got the money, and gave the parties only 14s. each, telling them that that was all that they were allowed. On their discovering the real circum stances, a prosecution was instituted against him, and ho was now put to the bar to answer—first, to an indict ment charging him with having forged Daniel Harper's name, with intent to defraud that person. Mr. Kettle prosecuted, and Mr. Huddleston defended the prisoner. It was proved that it was the custom in the office of the county treasurer to pay the money to the person bringing the order; on seeing the names of the parties written opposite the sums directed to be paid to them. If the constable dig not bring the order with the names on, it would not be paid. Harper proved that he had °not written his name on the - order, or authorised any one to do so. The prisoner gave him only 14s. altogether, but did not say anything as to how much was due to him. After paying that sum he desired the prosecutor to meet him at the railway station in order to get a ticket home, but did not say who was to pay for it. The charge for it would be 2s. Mr. HUDDLESTON objected that the document in ques• tion was not a receipt or acquittance as described in the indictment, but an order for the payment of money; that even if it were in fact on the evidence a receipt or acquittance, yet as it did not on the face of it purport to be either a receipt or, acquittance, the indictment was bad fur not stating how it was a receipt. Mr. KETTLE, having proceeded to answer the objection, was stopped by His LORDSHIP, who said he had no doubt on the question, but, if necessary, would reserve it for the con sideration of the judges. Mr. HUDDLESTON having addressee the jury, con tending that there was no proof of any fraudulent intention on the part of the prisoner, as he meant to apply the remaining 3s. 6d. towards the expense of taking the prosecutor home, His LORDSHIP summed up, and the verdict was Not Guilty. The prisoner was again tried on a similar indictment, charging him with an intent to defraud Samuel Egginton. The evidence was the same as in the last case, except that Egginton said the prisoner told him the 14s. was all that was coming to him; that the prosecutor paid his own fare from Bescot to Stafford; that the witnesses walked from home to Bescot station on coming to the assizes, and that the prisoner did not say a word as to taking the witnesses back home in a cart from Bescot station. The prisoner was again Acquitted. George Cooke, Thomas Wright, and Elijah Moore, were indicted for cutting and wounding Thom3a flu4nes, a police-constable, at Stoke-upon-Trent, on the 25th of November list. Mr. Huddleston conducted the prosecution; Mr. Meteyard appeared for Cooke; and Mr. Woolrjch fir the other two prisoners. It appeared that ou Sunday, the 25th of November last, at 12 o'clock at night, the prosecutor directed a man named Rhodes, whom he called a suspicious character, to go home, and on hi s r e f us i ng to d o 4o collared him, and was thereupon assailed by seven or eight men, and re ceived from the hand of one, whom he swore was Cooke, a wound on the cheek, from which he bled so profusely that his life was endangered, aid the side of his face pa ralysed. He swore that Wright was one of the party, 'and struck him with a stick, and that another of them resembled Moore. Wright was seen a mile and a half off, at Fenton, half an hour after the outrage. When the prisoner Cooke was taken into custody there were spots of blood on his jacket and trousers; and conversa tions were deposed to by two policemen, which were overheard from the passsa.ges between the cells where the prisoners were confined, and tended to show that the prisoners were together on the night in question when the attack on the prosecutor was made, and were con cerned in it. - Certain s t a t ements were also proposed to be given in evidence, which had bee"' elicited by ques tions put to the prisoner s separate l y when in cihit,,dy by the superintendent of the police, but the Learned Judge expressing disapprobation of such a mode of ob'aiuing evidence, the counsel for the prosecution declined to give them in evidence. It was elicited on cross-examination that two policemen had been put into the same cells with the prisoners, disguised —one in a smock-frock, the other also in some ordinary dress—for the purpose of entering into conversation with the prisoners; that they pretended to have been committed, one for fel,,ny, and the other for disobedience to a bastardy order. Hughes swore he did not strike Rhodes when he was wounded. Mr. METEYARD addressed the jury, contending that the prosecutor was mistaken as to the identity of Cooke. Mr. WOOLRYCLI, for Wright and Moore, urged—first, that the wound was the act of one person, in which none of the others were implicated; and, secondly, that there was no evidence to connect Wright and Moore with the transaction. Several witnesses were called to prove that the poli ce man struck Rhodes on the night in question. Th at person had been found soon after the affray, near th e spot, covered with blood. A number of witnesses gave all the prisoners good characters. Mr. HUDDLESTON replied. / His LORDSHIP summed up, and all three prisoners were convicted, and transported for ten years. His LORDSHIP sat till nearly five o'clock. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, March 23. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice I'ATTE ION and a Special Jury.) TYLER AND WIFE v. DUDLEY AND ANOTHER. This action was in trespass. Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Macaulay for the plaintiffs; Mr. Whitehurst and Mr. Bar na b y f or the defendants. The plaintiffs in this action are in an humble station in life, living at Wineswold, in. this county, a village about five miles from Loughborough. The defendants, the Rev. J. D u dl ey and Mr. Danvers, are two of th e Loughborough bench of magistrates. The wife of the male plaintiff had quarrelled with a neighbour, named Mary Crooks. For this she was brought upon a war rant before the two magistrates in question, who, having no jurisdiction, dismissed the c.implaiiit, but mulcted her in IL 18s. costs, leaving her the alternative of going to prison, if she did not pay, and she was, sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment and hard labour. The poor woman went to prison, but it beine, thought strange that a party of irreproachable character should be sent to prison for costs in a case wherein the magistrates had no jurisdiction, inquiry was set on foot, and the commitment being bad on the face of it, a memo rial was sent to the then Secretary of State tor the Home Department (Sir James Graham), yt ho instantly ordered her discharge, with an admonition to the ma gistrates to be careful in such cases for the future. The husband had brought an t_ition for the loss of his wife's services, &c., during the time of her imprisoi.i merit, which laood for eight days. bet 5/ , being plut into court, he accepted that. The present action was brought jointly in the name of himself and wife, and • to this itlio they had paid 5Z into court, pleading : 0 further damage. The case would have ban tried the last assizes but f or an a ffid av i t stat i ng t he abscv e, eo on the part of the defendants, of a material Wtt n In the meantime the case, at the instance of the aer, dents, was made a special jury ; and now the wi tl3 % upon whose account the case had been postponed , " not called. ";1' The jury found for th e pl a i nt iff—D amage s, 15 1,1 eluding the 5/. paid into court. The Commission for the Southern division, at Ccv Q° : try, has just been op ene d. Th e ca l en d ar is 11 ; but the offences charg e d are i n t h e ma j or i t y of ctPe light. CRIMINAL COURT.—(Refure Baron PAO° 6 1 Joseph Tyler, 'aged 11, was charged with shooting Mary Sarson ou the 10th of August last. Mr. Wing prosecuted. err The prosecutrix was gl ean i ng i n a fi e ld at Qu i ,d, borough, about half-past seven in the morning. 0 ,1 soner came into the tit Id with a gun, which be r n in g at a young girl named Gresl e y, an d i t ma d e a click noise; he was then about fi ve y ar d s f rom h er . Tl'e ro. secutrix asked him wh re his mother was, if she bb gleaning in another field ? He replied, " No, st; e 4 ol got something better to do." H e thy: n said. " you," and raised the gun and fired it at her, we tents lodging in her lace, h ea d, an d nec k, lie *O5 fell near to her, and she fell d own . Thi s ev idence d o confirmed by other witne sses , w h o a l so roved tie when he came into the field, some c hild ren asked if gun was loaded, and he said it was. The surgeon, who had att en d e d t h e g i r l for the juries she had received, stated that he, at first, t b°ll) it dangerous, though she had now recovered. The boy, in his detence, said that when he well - bol the field Greasley and S arson challenged him to s b e i them, and that Sat son said, h e m i g h t if he liked I„ t At i however, denied this statem en t. li e wa.. found uri f of a common assault, and • entenced to six month s prisonmeut, with hard labour. FOLIC; IN TELLIGENCE• WORSHIP -STREET. THE FAST DAY.—The attention of the Court Nen„ d d pied nearly the whole of thi s f orenoon i n dispospet drunken charges and rows consequent thereupon, whit auelll unquestionably far greater in number than are u - 6 ,01 brought to this court, even at those periods of the when our - greatest festivals are held. MARKET NE WS (YES TE -n ') SAY ZWATtir.3lTa. it! SmiTHFTaw.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 41;, i ci „,v. 31 5s to 31 15s ; and Straw, 11 10a to , J41,1j4s per A full average supply and a heavy demand. CUMEERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 318 s to 41; Clover , gu. 31 5s to 41 14s; and Straw y 11 12s to . I/ Ifs per ; 4: ' Supply but moderate, and trade firm. • Me e WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2l 5s to 31 , 155; ditto, 31 5s to 5/; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 140 pal' Trade dull, at the above quotations. MEAT IYEAUXET S. bete LEWES, MARCH 23.—We had a very slow inquiry", 0 to-day, at barely stationary p r i ces: — Beef, from 2 s 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s Gd to ss; Veal, 4s 4d to 40 8d; and 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. No other reports have come to hand. ATEPLITGATE AND 361111,DENUAL L. •ri We had a very dull trade here to-day on the follow!, terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 30 Lamb, 5s to Gs; Veal; 4s to 4s 10d ; an d Pork, 39 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. 4d to 4.414:rt CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH 0 ,..., 15 of ti' s For the Week ended March 25, 1847, ma d e up f rom the Retw'; ire Inspectors in the different Cities and To wns in Englaiad a n per Imperial Quarter. rd' a d WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. I RYB. BEANO. PRICE • . 175 e 10d 51s 10d 31a 3d 56s 8d 1515 lid fi The Duties on Foreign Grain are new suspended. FALL OF A VIADUCT. t or LIVERPOOL, MARCH 4.—Yesterday an aceidt i oo curred on the Liverpool and Bury Railway of 5 „,7 4 01: nature to the builder, but without loss of life. one arches of the Liverpool viaduct fell, one of Ir, other, with a tremendous crash, th e no i se of viu. sembled the discharge of as many pieces of artillerlioil was heard for more than a mile off. The site ° Oil disastrous destruction of property is about two 4 s' from the Liverpool Exchange • and the \ arches: o r northernmost of which were so far completed 0 4; . ,, of the centerings being withdrawn a few days 11 0 ,' others having been completed three months sg" 0, built entirely of brick. It is not yet known be / to" c ot 4 that the first arch which fell gave way, but it 15 . 4 4 1 '„ that each buttress afterwards, incapable of bes 3 7, o weight of the arch reared upon it, when tl 2o _lo l /' other side had fallen, was forced outwards imillT p olf, the entire destruction of the whole being comPli o fu'i about the space of a minute and a half from the to- oil first. Symptom of its def.' ctiveness were, we uod e , r a difil, first manifested on Saturday last ; but whether po t- 0, 0 ; from any sinking in the foundation of either buttr el 4 from defective workmanship or materials in the arch l oco was not known. It had been condemned, and inecc s r eis about to be taken to shore it up and sec ure the b utt ib o in order that it might be rebuilt. It is possib l i e td° l this work would have been so far performed Ye s f o r° as to have prevented the accident, had it not bee n oir heavy fall of rain driving all the men away froniogl' work. This was so far fortunate, that no person b Ae ever bas sustained the least personal injury, th° ll ho g leg regret to say that t h e l oss o f property cannot .ilOtOj' than 5,0001. or 6,0001. The span of the arch gave way w as , w e are i n f ormed, about 35 feet, ba d . fo , the others was thirty f ee t. T hey were cons track—,6 Messrs. M'Cormiek, the contractors for this portw."o the line, by Messrs. Bullock and Evans, and all tba4oo wanting to their completion was the erection of a Pe b 0 of the parapets. Another viaduct, near that which af oi fallen, is being erected by Messrs. Hol me , a ft e r tbO tb ' e it plan, and as these gentlemen are so eminent 10 t i o co business, it is a proof that the plan f or the via ffiJi cannot be insufficient. It is not improbable that th e , of of these arches might have resulted from the sinliiit o ce the foundation of one of the buttresses, in conectlt l ifo of the severe winter, or that the mortar in the def!"00 arch had been prevented fromsetting sufficiently b y late heavy rains. T t h h e e FrenchConsula tGLoii:ol,; me A n i t u h u as pE re it ce o i : ed M in . • with M. Castlenau. The eitr o discovery to South America and, aile d dition arrived at Lima in the summer of 1846, and dastl the assassination of M. D'Osery, who went on a jeurnel, stay of some months there, MM. D'Osery b e. j , to p rin ° at s i E on ßY fr . Maranon, d ferent routes, the former embarking on the the latter taking his route by L'Ucayale. They inteDo separated, for the purpose of reaching the Amazon d 'ci to meet at the confluence of these rivers. M. D'Oserfijo Lima at the beginning of November, and hired a boat ba d four boatmen to descend the Maranon. His friend s iesel warned him against setting out on such a journey o aGe p but he laughed at their fears. The day after enabareorp he was murdered by his boatmen i n the pass of Al; The motive for this deed was, probably, to gain Po 0 01 1 ' of the traveller's property; but no particulars of th e aregiven. it e# SUPPOSED ERUPTION OF MOUNT HELL' " P A ' counts from the Faroe Isles state that on the 14th al; Or of January a fail of fine ashes took place there. 00; observed on the wool of the sheep; but was very sub : „d pared with the fall of ashes in 1845. Yet, as the ilm' e dtvi blowing south and south-east at the time, it is supP°lo6 some considerable eruption of Mount Hecla was the the phenomton.—Prussian Gazette. To,, e c SINGULAR ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH„—v- jes (l , l day morning, as a gunner of the Royal Artillery Wr!!, Fee one of the artillery horses, in a fatigue cart, from wo e 00 1 : 4 Arsenal to the Barracks, the horse suddenly started it t urio , i, object, and, turning round, commenced running at S A 0 0 1 ! pace down the hill in Wellington -street towards the In Green's-end the cart ran against another cart, bel l 4 , to Mr. Dane, baker, which was standing in the street , „ brtt L the cart in pieces, and destroyed about fifty loaves °' l l, A few yards further on it came in contact with a o vi lifting the body of the cart completely off the flinging the body, with its milk cans, to some distaOc e ; horse then continued his career through the Arsens' v o of; down the Rookery, and after breaking down tif° 0 1110; stopped very quietly in front of the place where tbe r ; o oki horses are usually fed. F or t una t e l y no person Wa g iOJ [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Registered Pale to :40, Llama cloth, the most f as hi ona bl e coa t f or b o th the n o . and approaching seasons. still retains the same 1 0 7,pei r s , price, which, with i ts use f u l ness an d gentleman ly are ance, has secured such gererel popularity. It has beelp r ior: by special command f or th e i r R oya l Hi g h nes ses 1 - 05, Albert, Prince G eorge o f C am b r id ge, P r i nce Ed war d Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the royal visitors to the British C o urt. I n L on d on it eg"cot , :, be purchased of the peentees, H. J. and D. Nicoll , ts tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. Age ll Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street ; for Dobl i „ ll 'e of Maclona, M o l eswor th- street ; for Birinineiam, WarenoF Son, Ne w - s t reet; an d the principal tailors in other towns. tros [ADVERTISEMENT].—CURE OF DROPSY B. WAY'S ?eras—Mrs. Langley, residing at Castle-court, Dal" - e i c l o r p il been suffering from dropsy f o r th e l a s t t wo years , d ur i n g riod she had been tapped several times, no one thoug..t get over it; however, by living on solids, e,tting plentYf' te itt,7o food, absittiniag from th e use o f a ll vegetables, and 01'4, course of Holloway's celet , rated Pills, for about seven vreel j i perfectly cured. Females a t th e turn o f hi e , who fre(11 0 1 A0 Come dropsical, w ou ld co we ll to ta k e , from time to time, ,t g 94 this regenerating m e di c i ne , t h ere b y 5: eed i iy removing a ll symptoms attending this critical period - Sol I by au drugt at ProfeSsor Holloway's Zatabliatianoat, 244, Strand Loadeli• BIRTHS. V On the 7th ult., at Quebec, the lady o Of W. J. Benson, Esq. , - ars• P On the 15th inst., at Bromley St. Leonard's, Mlddlese% , Edden, of a son. &L I On the 18th inst., at Parkfleld, Potter's-bar, the wife 0 -„e Marrvat, Esq., of twin sons, one still-born, the other survivw three days. f t, 10 On the 20th inst., at Montague-street, Russell-square, 6 Dr Freund, of a son. F ' On the 20th inst., at Grove Cottage, Southgate, the wife o f o Walker, Esq., of a daughter. re p On the 20th inst., in Belgrave-square, the Hon. Mrs. of a daughter. „ esti?! On the 21st inst., at Coventry, the Lady Adela Ibbetson, 0' On the 22d inst., at the Vicarage, Bruton, Somersetshire, tb of the Rev. James White, of a daughter. On the 22d inst., at Lidintin Lodge, Kensingt on , ths W it 0, Trapp Flood, Esq., of a daughter. . OW the 23d init., at Aniton-street, Dorset•square, MO' S!rnhin, of a (laughter. MARRIED. e 0 oOf On the 18th inst., at Hammersmith Church, Joseph HU h — ~t d . • Calcutta, to Clara eldest daughter of B en j am i n Warw ick, P— ali° the Upper Mall, Hammersmith. On the 20th inst., at St. Mary's, Battersea, John Charles P. r of ." Esq., of Lavender-hill, Surrey, to Mary A nne, only danirb te y late J. Greenwood, Esq., of Barnsley, Yorkshire. DIED. 001, At Kandy, Ceylon, Colonel Li n d say, l ate of the 78t h 11igh 14 , 40 . 1, On the 20th inst., at Upper Cl apton, Ann, rvidovrof the 0 ° Sherman, Esq. On the 20th inst., in Regent-street, James L ged 0 1' l'' Esq. , oi - -*oulger, • Jo • On the 2lst inst., in Cunnaught-Square, Hyde-park, W U " Mason, Esq. On the 2ist inst., at Durrlngton House, Essex, Jeminla "11$ O tg wile ofe Rev. Tomas Clyton Gn. • 0 61° n the 21st inst. h , at Chel a tenham, ly Eliza Susan, widow of :Major John Evans, Esq. PO On the 21st inst., at Leamingto n , C aro li ne , d aug hter of the Swink:ll,-/- Esq. 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