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SE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. sr moved the suspension of the standing rpose of allowing the administration of he remaining stages. tarried, the noble lord moved the motion on the ground that the former measure upon what they were doing. - een Lord LYNDHuusT and Lord atter was considerably confused, asure similar to the present was ans, because the law officers of happened not to understand the In reference to the affairs of the East, Viscount STRANGronn said, that from the statement made by the noble viscount some nights ago, that the arrange ments between Great Britain and certain of the continental powers, on the subject of Egypt and Turkey, required the ratification of the contracting parties, he concluded that that arrangement was in the form of a convention or treaty. so, he wished to know whether therewe7e — a - ny probability of those ratifications being obtained in time to admit of the treaty being laid before parliament during the present session ; or whether the noble viscount would venture to advise the prorogation of parliament, leaving the public mind in its present state of uneasiness and uncertainty as to the extent to which the divergency of British and French policy on the bad really been carried ? It certainly e public should, for any length of apprehensions and conjectures, and which a prolonged state of doubt on it would be sure to produce. to all t MELBOURNEaunt was understood to say . that it was not probable that the treaty would be laid before parliament this session. In reply to a question from Lord Lyndhurst, Viscount MELBOURNE said, that the treaty on the sulphur monopoly had gone to Naples for ratification. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE. after a long and able speech on the state of Ireland, moved for returns connected with the county of Limerick,_ and recent outrages committed there. After some remarks from the Ivlarquis of Normanby, the Earl of Glengall, and Lord Carbery, the motion was agreed to. On the motion of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the ecclesiastical duties and revenues bill was referred to a select committee, after an understanding had been come to that the standing orders should be suspended to expedite the future progress of the bill, and that the debate should be taken on the third reading, on Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Mr. TuorrEa, the new member for West Surrey, took the oaths and his seat. FINSETTE,Y ESTATE Mr. Kzmilts brought up the report of the committee on the Finsbury Estate Bill. The committee reported, that the allegations in the preamble of the bill had not been proved to their satisfaction Hear.) Lord SAN DON presented a petition from the attorneys of Liverpool praying the removal of the law courts to a more convenient place. •• NOTICE OF MOTION Mr. FRESHFIELD gave notice on behalf of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, that on Tuesday, the 27th instant, he would move an humble address to her majesty to terminate the differences with China.—(A laugh A r writ was ordered to be issued for the county of terford in the room of John Power, Esq. who had accepted office of steward to the Chiltern Hundreds. 'he church buildings bill was read the third time and passed The report on the ecclesiastical courts bill was brought up, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. POSTAL The report of the postage bill was then brought up. Mr. HUME asked what progress had been made in the ne gociations with foreign powers for reciprocal reductions of the this countr TON said that communications had been ,owers ; but the general feeling was, that it wait the result of the present experiment in ,e report was then received, and the bill was ordered to be read a third t Dr. NicnoLL m up the report h complainin to-morrow (I.CH DISCIPLINE BILL 1 the re -committal of the church disci consideration of the report. ,ed the bill would be withdrawn for gone into committee, an amendment, BURTON, that the depositions and the to_the party complained _of, was carried n, and he announced that on bringing I prepare a clause to make persona ; ordered to be received on Tuesday. TION OF JUSTICE (BIRMINGHAM) BILL. of Mr. Fox MAULE, that this bill be corn- Should WHEATON thought that the provisions of this bill :., - xtended to Manchester and Bolton, anti he should istruction to this effect. ELLon of the EXCHEQUER admitted that these "is- same footing as Birmingham any further delay in the ould be no objection, he ima administration of justice in :n to be ould not, therefore, press his motion. iid not imagine any sum for such a w required for Manchester. He wished to had been advanced for the administration of of the EXCHEQUER could not exactly Lord i. gOMERSRT : Was this in addition to the sum for the, Birmingham police last year ? TANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. : Yes.. then resolved itself into a committee.—The 1 to. The house resumed, and the report ved on Tuesday. IPAL CORPORATIONS IRELAND) BILL. oved the order of the day for the con s' amendments to the municipal corpo- Having recapitulated the alterations, his lordship said, he trusted parliament would feel that it was time to bring this long vexed question to a conclusion, and he should not call on them to disagree on any points of party difference between the two houses. - After some discussion, members were appointed to conduct 1 of the ith the lords. liscussion, the house adjourned at half-past ----..40.-- LORDS TUESDAY The royal assent was given by commission to an immense number of bills, the regency bill, &c. The admiralty courts bill was read the third time and passed. The amendments to this bill were afterwards or ri,f, Commons to be taken into consideration on _,..rEtt presented a petition from certain o y and others of Manchester, for inquiring into „especting the prosecution of Abel Heywood for pub lishing a blasphemous libel ; and into the circumstances under which her Majesty's government thought fit to forego _ ssing of any sentence on him. The man had been ,nduced to plead guilty, whereupon judgment was not pressed ; and he, on being released, it was alleged, resumed the sale of objectionable works. The Marquis of NORMANDY observed that the individual had, it was understood, abstained from the further sale of the objectionable work. After a lengthened conversation the petition was ultimately laid upon the table. Many bills before their lordships were then forwarded a stage. - - - In the committee on the clergy reserves (Canada) bill some discussion arose on the clauses. . The Bishop of EXETER moved as an amendment, that the word " protestant " be introduced into the third clause. Lords Ellenborough and Melbourne entreated the right rev. prelate not to press• the amendment. Their lordships eventually divided on the amendment ; it was negatived— Contents Non-contents 27 Majority.... The bill then proceeded, and the report was ordered to be re celved on Wednesday. The rating of stock in trade bill was abandoned, a tem porary measure being promised to meet the immediate emer Lord MONTEAGLL moved the second reading of the affir mation bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON opposed the bill, and entreatec: the house not to entertain so dangerous a measure. His grace moved as an amendment, that it be read the second time that day six months. After some discussion, in which Lords Brougham, Lynd rat, &c, took part, Lord Monteagle withdrew the bill. The second reading of the law of evidence (Scotland) bill, s opposed by the Earl of H ADDINGTON . Th at, an d t h e naining bills, and business before the house, having been nosed of, their lordships adjourned. The Comm( sitting o'clock HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tutsnit. is met at twelve o'clock, and held a continuous " re "counted out between six and seven AIISSEIL, in answer to Mr. Pakington's inquiry d he did not know whether the Governor-General wouh lance regarding St. Sulpice, Canada. )f the day for the third reading of the con On the ord, solidated fund bill, Mr. flustE took a review of the " labours" of the session, and complained that matters were now much worse than they that the ministers were worse. He entered his policy of the government, particularly as ,ne nuances. The bill—the speech being neither noticed nor answered — was then read the third time and passed ; as were the. Posta ge bill, and several other bills. On the third reading of the ecclesiastical courts bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from John Thorogood, who, after thanking the government for their efforts to pro ,ote his release, expressed his conviction that, in consequence resolution adopted at Chelmsford, the bill would be of and he, therefore, prayed the adoption of some I —* would secure the release. Dr. LIISHINGTON said he had drawn the bill, which he considered would effect the object sought ; and he, therefore, hoped it would pass. The bill was read a third time, leaving (we believe) the question that it do pass for consideration on Wednesday, in order to ascertain whether any amendment may be requisite. The report of the infant felons bill, after some discussion and a division, was received, and the bill ordered to be read the third time on Wednesday ; as were the administration of justice ißirmingharn) bill, the highway rates bill, and the of chancery relief bill went through committee . moved that an address be presented t o h er 'ect an inquiry to be made in the employ ken of the poorer classes in the various le' and manufacture in which numbers of ;ether, not being included in the provisions .zgulating the employment of children and is in mills and factories, and to collelt informa -1 ages at which they are employed, the number are engaged in work, the time allowed each neals, and as to the actual state, condition, and treat .... Alt of such children, and as to the effect of such employ ment, both with regard to their morals and their bodily health." _ Lord As Majesty " -------- Mr. F. MAULS, on the part of the government, having acquiesced, The motion was carried. Mr. HUME then rose to brin; forward a motion for Mr. Wallace, but it was moved that the house be counted, and it was " counted out." HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY. In order to forward business, many bills were read the third time and passed, and others forwarded a stage. The reports of the clergy reserves (Canada) bill and the loan societies bill were presented, and the bills ordered to be read the third time on Thursday. There was a conference with the Commons on the subject of the amendments of their lordships' amendments to the municipal corporations (Ireland) bill. Several bills were brought from the Commons, and ordered to be further considered on Thursday. The commerce and navigation bill, the marriages act amendment bill, &c., were read the third time and Passed. LorkIiVINLOUVRNE presented the report of the select cora. mittee on the ecclesiastical duties and revenues bill, which was ordered to be further considered on Thursday. Their lordships shortly afterwards adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. Mr. l'EmpEzToN presented petitions from the profession, complaining or the abandonment of the administration of justice (chancery) bill. Lord J. R•.rssEr.L, after the pro forma examination, by committee, of the lords' journals, to ascertain the fate of the rating of stock in trade bill, brought in a new bill on that subject. The adjourned consideration of the third reading of the ecclesiastical court (or Thorogood's release) bill was resumed, and the bill finally read the third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. PAKINGTON, the lords' amendments to the sale of beer bill were agreed to, with amendments, and the lords' concurrence therein ordered to be requested. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the lord's amend ments to the admiralty court (judge's salary) bill were agreed to. Mr. AGLIONSY (on the order of the day for going into committee of ways and means) moved that there be pre sented to her Majesty an address, to direct that a commission may be issued to inquire into the allegations contained in the petition of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, presented to this house on the Ist day of June last, and into what has been and now is his treatment in York Castle : also, to inquire into what has been and now is the treatment of prisoners confined un der sentences for writing and publishing seditious libels, or for uttering seditious words, or for attending seditious meet ings, in gaols or houses of correction of York, Wakefield, Northallerton, and Beverley. Lord J. RUSSELL opposed this motion. The debate was adjourned till Friday. The lords' amendments to the county constabulary bill, with some verbal alterations, were agreed to ; after which the lords' amendments to the chimneysweepers bill were read and agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the further considera tion of the report on the Court of Chancery (Lord Brougham's) bill. The bill was very fully discussed ; it eventually went through committee, and the report was ordered to be re ceived on Thursday. The remaining business having been disposed of, the house adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR.-TUESDAY Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace in an open carriage and four, with outriders, shortly before one o'clock yesterday afternoon, to honour the Earl and Countess of Albemarle with their company at the Stud House, Horns Park, Hampton Court. The royal suite followed in three open carriages and four, and consisted of Colonel Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie in the first carriage, the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. Miss Paget, and Lord Byrom, in the`•second carriage, and the Earl of Surrey, Mr. George E. Anson, and the Hon. W. Cowper, in the third carriage. After partaking of a cligiune her Majesty and the royal party drove in pony phaetons to Hampton Court Palace, and afterwards returned to the Stud House. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the royal suite, returned to Buckingham Palace at seven o'clock last evening. The royal dinner party included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Earl of Erroll, Earl and Countess of Sur rey, Lady Mary Howard, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Lord George Lennox, and Colonel Wylde. The band of the royal regiment of horse guards attended at the palace during the evening. Her Majesty did Mr. Hayter the honour to sit on Satur day for the whole-length portrait destined for the Gold smith's Hall. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. Alfred E. Chalon with a sitting on Saturday. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia Matilda visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Ingestre House. . . . ______ The Princess Augusta received visits yesterday from the Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia Matilda, and the Duke of Cambridge. The follo*ing was issued yes terday : _ --47. Yhe Princess Augusta has passed a very good night, and her royal highness is better. " Clarence House, August 3, 1840. WEDNESDAY The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing, yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four, Colonels Wemyss and Bouverie attending on horseback. The Duke of Cambridge visited Prince Albert yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Viscount Melbourne had an audience, yesterday, of her Majesty. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Hon. Miss Paget, Viscount Torring ton, Earl of Surrey, General the Hon. Sir W. Lumley, Col. Wemyss, - and Col. Bouverie, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence last evening. Viscount Torrington and Gen. the Hon. Sir William Lum ley have succeeded Lord Byron and the Hon. W. Cowper as the lord and groom in waiting on her Majesty. The infant Louisa Vining had the honour of singing before the Queen and Prince Albert on Monday evening, at Buck ingham Palace. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were pleased to express their approbation, and her Majesty pre sented Miss Vining, on leaving, with an elegant diamond pin. The Duchess of Kent took an airing yesterday, in a car- riage. The Princess Augusta, we regret to state, was not so well yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness received visits during the day from the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge. In the forenoon the following was issued : " The Princess Augusta is better, having passed a few hours of yesterday on her sofa, and her royal highness has had a good night.—Clarence House, 4th August, 1840." The Duke of Sussex had a dinner party yesterday, at Ken sington Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge were among the com- OVERLAND MAIL FROM INDIA (From the Morning Herald of Wednesday.) - _ The Prometheus steamer arrived atMarseillea on Saturday at half-past three, p.m., having had a long passage from Malta, which she left on Tuesday, at four, p.m. The Alecto, with the mails from India, reached Malta at a quarter past one, a.m., on Tuesday. The intelligence is not important. Dates from Bombay are of the 22d of June, by the Persian Gulf route, the mail of the Ist of June, by the sailing vessel to Aden, not having arrived. The most interesting communication through this channel is, that the insurrection in Syria is at an end. The Belleisle had arrived from Malta. The Menos French Government 'steamer arrived at Malta on the 27th from Marseilles, having on board Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Dr. Cremieux, Mr. Wire, Dr. Madden, Dr. Frome, &c. An accident hap pened to the Rhauises on leaving Malta, on the 26th, and she returned the same day. Her mails will be sent on by the M enos. There is an absolute blank in the Chinese news. The squadron had not arrived on the 22d at Bombay, and the Chinese were still full of sound and fury. The settlement of the Syrian insurrection was accomplished by the concessions made by Ibrahim Pacha. The Egyptian fleet, of 13 sail, had returned to Alexandria from Beyrout. The Powerful, Edinburgh, and the Castor were at the latter port. Mehemet Ali had addressed a circular to the consuls, informing them of the pacification of Syria. The Leonidas steamer,, with Alexandria despatches of the 17th ult., and Beyrout of the 12th, had brought this news to Malta. The latest dates from Alexandria were of the 22d. EXPRESS FROM MARSEILLES " We have received, by extraordinary express from Mar seilles, India papers to the 22d, brought by the Victoria, which left Bombay on that day. . " This con from China. .eyance brings no intelligence of any interest The Admiral (Elliot) had sailed from the Cape for Singapore. " We perceive that nearly all the India journals concur in representing the success of the Russian expedition to Khiva as being the most complete. A letter in the Agra Uckbar of May 23, says, The Russian expedition reached Khiva on March 20. Their force is considered to amount to nearly 30,000 men, and twelve batteries of artillery. Abbot is go ing to St. Petersburg.' It was expected at Cabool that the King of Bokhara had beheaded Dost Mahomed and his two sons. The Delhi Gazette of May 19 says, Our latest ac counts from Afghanistan confirm in every respect the suc cess of the Russians in their different encounters with the Khivans.' The Lord William Bentinck, which sailed from Londkm on the 24th of February, was wrecked on the 17th of June. There were lost seven passengers, 58 recruits, and 20 of the officers. The passengers lost were Mrs. Eckford, Mrs. Fra zer, Miss Robertson, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Day, and Mr. M‘Pherson. Saved, Captain Benbow, Lieutenant Coombs, Dr.. Frazer, and 85 recruits. " On the same day the Lord Castlereagh was also wrecked. Among those lost in this vessel are Captain Erle, of the 24th, Dr. Davis, and Lieutenant Walker. ATTACK ON " The Mary Mitcheson arrived at Bombay on the 12th, bringing intelligence of a sudden attack made by the Arabs on Aden. The attack took place on May 20, and was made by about 300 Arabs, the forlorn hope of 4000. They were routed' after a sharp contest of three hours." Extract of a letter from Beyrout, dated July 22 : " We have had firing, as usual, for the last 20 days, but not so near as before. The soldiers have marched to the mountains without any resistance, and have been plundering and burning every village they came near, and committing the most barbarous and vile excesses. Several convents have likewise been burnt by the soldiery. Beyrout market is crowded to excess with those wicked wretches, the Alba nians. who dispose of their ill-gotten wealth for a quarter of its value. From our house we could see them coming into the city, bringing with them cows, goats, sheep, donkeys, camels, mules, copper vessels of all sizes, clothes, silk, the women's tantooras, and immense quantities of jewellery. Most of the rich families had sent their most valuable things to the convent of Beit Miri, but this has been plundered and burned, so that many of the people will suffer here as well as in the mountains. Finally, you will be surprised to hear that the Fellatees have partly surrendered ; the soldiers are collecting the arms from the emirs, sheikhs, and people, and many of the principal insurgents have Ueen imprisoned." (From the Morning Herald of Yesterday.) In addition to the accounts from India and China, which we gave in yesterday's Herald, we now subjoin the following details of local intelligence : THURSDAY. The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing, yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four. Viscount Duncannon had an audience, yesterday, of the Queen. The royal dinner party at the palace, last evening, included the Marquis of Normanby, Marquis of Tavistock, Earl of Surrey, Lord Lilford, Right Hon F. T. Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and the Hon. Hugh Fortescue. The band of the Coldstream regiment of foot guards was in attendance at the palace during the evening. Her Majesty honoured Sir William J. Newton with a sitting, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, for his coronation ictui:e Upon a large surface Of ivory. Mr. W. C. Ross. A.R.A., was yesterday honoured by her oyal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester with the final tting for a miniature of her royal hiv,hness. The Duke of Cambridge honoured Sir W. J. Newton with sitting, on Monday, for his coronation picture. The Duchess of Kent took au airing, yesterday, in a car .age. - The Princess Augusta received visits, yesterday, from the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge. The following bulletin was issued yesterday : " The Princess Augusta has not had a good night, and her royal highness continues much the same. ' Clarence House, August 5." THE QUEEN DOWAGER, ASHBURN, FRIDAY.--The queen dowager, and the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by Earl Howe, Earl of Denbigh, and Countess of Sheffield, arrived at one o'clock at the Hanging Bridge, about a mile from this town, where the Rev. Mr. Shipley, the Rev. Mr. Moss, and the local clergy in their canonicals, the parochial authorities, and upwards of 300 of the influential inhabitants of the town, were in waiting to conduct her majesty through the town. The crowd was very great. Her majesty was apparently much affected by the bursts of enthusiastic welcome. After changing horses, the royal party proceeded on their route to Matlock. M ATLOCK, SATURDAY. — Yesterday afternoon, the queen dowager and the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by Earl Howe, lord chamberlain ; Earl of Denbigh, master of the horse • and Countess of She f f i eld, lady of the bedchamber ; and iarl of Sheffield, Ladies Georgiana Curson and Mary Fielding,, arrived at Cromford, where a large concourse of persons had collected long before her majesty's arrival. On the royal cortege coming in sight, the huzzas of the multi tude expressed their joy at the honour of the royal visit. Mr. Hurt, M.P., Mr. Arkwright, M.P., and a numerous party of the gentry and clergy of the neighbourhood, received her majesty on the Derby road to Matlock. The preparations were on an unusual degree of splendour. Shortly after the queen dowager's arrival, her majesty, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Weimar and suite, went down the river, and along the Lovers' Walk, round the rocks, and ascended the heights of Abraham, and descended the Masson, and sub sequently visited the temple and castle, and also the Royal Museum. During her majesty's walk, apiece of ground was pointed out as the site of an intended new church •, and, on returning to flit> hotel, het; majesty wrote her name down with a donation of £25 towards the building. This morning the queen dowager took her departure precisely at nine o'clock for Derby. Her majesty went from Derby to Sudbury, and thence to Gopsall-hall, the seat of Earl Howe, where her majesty and her serene highness the Duchess of Saxe Weimar intend staying several days, when the youthful family of the Ducheis of Saxe Weimar will join the circle. On the 10th, her majesty goes on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, at Stowe ; and on the 13th, her majesty's birth day, she intends being at Bushy. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. Several parties having returned from Goodwood, the room this forenoon has been much better attended than for some days past. Settling formed one feature in the proceedings ; and a moderate share of speculation on the Copeland handi cap race of to-morrow also attracted attention. Three horses were in great face ; for in vain did several of the fieldsmen offer 40 to 5 on the field, bar Orelia, Recorder, and Jenny. Jones. A trifling bet or two were certainly made on North enden, at Bto 1 with a race, and at a point more p.p. The lucky filly at Goodwood was in many instances backed at 2 t o 1 ; and 25 to 20 she beats Recorder, whose friends seemed rather shy at the 3 to 1 offered, although that figure was ac cepted in a good quarter last night. 4 to 1 was offered so frequently v. Jenny Jones, that before the circle broke up, 5 to 1 was pencilled down ; and in one of the best quarters, 2to 1 offered on three named against the field. The follow ing were the closing prices :- 2 to 1 againstlzb; sto 1 orealigaht Jennya( l 6 a st 8lb); 3 to 1 against the Recorder (6st Jones (7st) ; Sto 1 against Mr. Alderman Copeland, 2 o ff. Epirus, Maid of Mouton, and Modesty, were occcasionally L au n for c this ot "talked up," bnt there were none dispos ra ed to a " nibble." 10 and to was l° elo lia we nd mean 15 l t nona e in p t eri j o e d nn off y er a e n d d ag Laairuisnte t— race and the Doncaster event. T El fi Sr.ST LEGER.—Cruc ifix in some instances w as betted —ruci against at 40 t o s—offered at the close , or the field but one. Launcelot was a ll i n t h e rag e, no one would bid 60 to 20, till half a soy. brought a bet "to book," which on the same con dition was repeated twice. sto I was laid ag ainst Galen and Gibraltar coupled ; and a few hundreds laid against Viceroy, at 25 to 1 ; and against Maroon at 5 pounds less ; 100 to 7 offered against Broadwath, wanted to 6. nemecareOWN REPORTED FORGE RY . —A o A a r so o s circulated, to the effect stron g iwiehiti(othi. i n h ave sensation thabte en most o h s a t s o p been enl created in Stockport, neighbourhood,by of extensive and respectable maintained a very high practice, and who had previously personal .character, had absconded, under imputations of a v er y im portant of which was a charge of f o rgery, nature, the most been committed upon a life insurance company alleged to have nce company surr eptitiously obtained possession a of a sum of ' whereby he .£ 5 OOO. DOG AND DUCK.—For some years attach ment has subsisted between a brown s apa.mstel a strong both the property of James IZryson spani el dog fc-log and a du c k, Hamilton. The dog is constantly c hain e d,t. o but Snerifr-faulds, friend seldom goes f ar out of his si g ht, feeds withls feathered him out of the same dish, and uniformly sleeps in his boso On occasions of da n g er, honest Port even takes 1.1 1 4 i all sy Duigh't. n inl" into his mouth, and dep osits her safel y in his domicile ; and be was lately the means of savin g her life, when so me th iev es ev and es broke in, and cut the thro ats of all the other ducks, but c ould not prevail upon Port to deliver up his protege.—s co ttith Gicardiati. EXPEDITION TO CHINA The Bth native infantry, at present at Singapore, it is re ported, will form part of the expedition to China, on being relieved by the 37th native infantry. It is also reported that other troops from the presidency of Madras than those already ordered will be honoured with a visit to the Celestial Empire, and participate in the martial deeds there to be per• formed.—Examiner, May 25. We have it from authority that may be relied on, that the armament expected to the eastward will rendezvous in the early part of next month at Singapore—that is, the Indian portion of it; and this may probably be in consequence of the favourable report made to the supreme government of the resources of these settlements by the officer deputed on that special service to the Straits. Neither will any such force as 3,000 men be left at Singapore, as had been reported some weeks ago. The force, we learn, will muster from 10,000 to 15,000 men, including marines. Malacca Weekly Register, April 16. PENANG. — Her Majesty's ship Dame, Mr. P. J, Blake, captain, anchored in the harbour on Thursday noon, from Calcutta, the 28th ult., in charge of the following transports, being those of the first division proceeding on the China expedition—namely, Ernaad, Defiance, Edmonstone, Indian, Oak, and Romance. The three former vessels arrived here at the same time as the Larne, and the two latter may be expected in hourly. The brig Patriot, chartered by the supreme government to carry coals and other supplies for Singapore, reached here also on Thursday last, and is to sail for that station this morning. There was not the usual salute from the fort to her Majesty's flag when the Larne anchored ; why, and wherefore, we have not been able to ascertain ; but if the omission originated from an observance of the rule which, we understand, obtains at Fort St. George, that her Majesty's ships are to' be complimented only in cases where they visit the port after the lapse of every six months, there has evidently been an error in the present instance, as the Lame was here in July 1839, and sailed hence on the 20th of that Inonth for Trincomalee.—Penang Gazette_, April 12. Her Majesty's sloop Algerine was to'have left Calcutta a few days alter the Larne, in charge of the second division of trsnsports, containing her Majesty's 49th regiment, for Sin gapore direct, to be embarked on board the Sulimany, Ma homed Scab, Mermaid, Blundell, and Isabella Robertson. 'the general staff are to embark in the Marian.—Penang Ga zette, April 18. THE CAMERONIANS AND CHINA.—Tne three transports which have arrived bring a portion of this splendid regiment, and the two others that are immediately expected convey the remainder. Although the Cameronians are to remain here for a fortnight, it is not intended, we learn, that they should land, but for what reason, is not mentioned ; at all events, it it is rumoured that they are to continue on board until the arrival of the Romance, the head-quarter-ship. We sincerely hope that the regiment may land, were it only to astonish our Chinese inhabitants with a specimen of what their country men in the celestial empire may expect from such noble and gallant soldiers.—Penang Gazette, April 18. The Madagascar steamer may be daily looked for from _ - Calcutta, with Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, C.B. and K.C.H., on board, on his way to Singapore and China, being preceded by her Majesty's ship Wellesley, which sailed on the 16th ult. from Diamond Harbour, and passed in sight of this island, we are told, on Saturday last.—Penang Ga zette. The Arid had arrived at Calcutta with dates from China to the 11th, and Singapore to the 29th of April. We are happy to learn by her that the Water-Witch was all safe at Macao on the 11th, and was to sail on the 18th for Hong kong, whence she would return to Calcutta. It is perfectly true that she had had a brush with some Mandarin boats, but was never in any danger from their attack. None of the transports from Calcutta had reached Singapore on the 29th ult. The Wellesley was there. She had not seen any of the transports on her way. Opiuni was selling in China at 420 dollars per chest, but was rather difficult of sale, and prices were thought likely to go somewhat lower. The Patriot, from Penang, was spoken in the Straits.—Englishman. PENANG, MAY 4.—No other vessels connected with the expedition have arrived here ; a steamer came in yesterday from Singapore, but brought no news of interest. The men in the different transports are uncommonly healthy, having had as small a proportion of sick as is ever found under any circumstances. They have not disembarked, and care has been taken that only men of good character leave the ships. The Chinese inhabitants of Penang appear to look on us with indifference, the hostility they might otherwise feel being neu tralised by pity, for they say that not one will escape to tell the melancholy tale of our discomfiture, and that the memory of the Chinese expedition will long remain as a monument of Fangni folly and Chinese superiority. MAY s.—The Madagascar only arrived to day, having f 1... countered very rough weather on the passage. • All hei•fuel was expended some days ago, and they were obliged to burn all the yards and studding sail booms to keep up their steam. They came in with one boiler only, and would have been obliged to burn some of their bulwarks had they not reached Penang to-day. The Algerine also put in here this morning, having been separated from all the transports she was con veying. The Larne and our transports are to sail to-mor row, the commodore following the day after (the 7th). On dit that we are not to wait for the admiral at Singapore, but proceed to China as soon as practicable, on or about the 24th instant. The Madagascar saw some transports of the 49th regiment, but was not near enough to speak. MAY 6, Six o'CLocx.—We are now getting under weigh. —Calcutta Courier. BOMBAY, JUNE 17.—The hon. company's war steamer Sesostris, Capt. R. Moresby, from Falmouth, Feb. 17, Cape, April 30, and Colombo, llth inst. came in yesterday evening, and brings the following intelligence : The expedition to China under Admiral Elliot, - had - sailed from the Cape, consisting of her Majesty's ships Melville, Blonde, and Modeste. tler Majesty's ship Blenheim was daily expected, and was to proceed at once to the general ren dezvous at Singapore. The steam-frigate Sesostris is in tended as a vessel of war, and will in all probability proceed to China. She is a beautiful craft, certainly one of the pret tiest looking vessels we have ever seen, and measures 860 tons and 220-horse power, and combines the qualities of sailing and steaming. She is commanded by Captain Moresby of the Indian navy, an officer who has distinguished himself very highly by his superior survey and other important services. — Bombay Gazette. CALCUTTA. JUNE G.—A little more of the news brought by the Ariel has at length transpired. It appears from what we gather that opium was selling on the coast at 600 to 700 dollars per chest. Edicts had been published in every town and village in China offering seven dollars a month to every one who should join the celestial army, but it appeared that after the first month's pay had been disbursed no more was forthcoming. In anticipation of the landing of the English, the women of the towns on the coast of the islands had all been sent into the interior. The shopkeepers and dealers generally, however, remained at their posts, and made no secret of their joy at the prospect of having the English for customers. There are many rumours, of course, of Sir J. Gordon Bremer's intentions, and of the intent of the expe dition. Amonst these it is confidently given out that the two forts of the Bogue are to be blown up„as the first measure of vengeance. From the Bogue the expedition is to go to Pe chelle, but the general impression is, that if the fleet does not get there before October it will be frozen up for six months at least !—Canton Register. We understand t h at intelligence has been received of the Indian Oak, an d o f th e b safe arrival at Singapore of three of the ships on board which am eronian s Le t s h e n Defiance,not remember the nam e . —C a l cu tt a C ou rier, June 22. third th irdo e C ur i n formant A Foy:-AUNT OFF WATERLOO-DRlDGE.—Between four and five o'clock on Sunday morning a novel hunt was wit nessed from Waterloo -bridge — the game being a fine dog-fox, and the sportsmen coal- p orter and watermen. Reynard who appears to belong t o some of the residents in Somer se t: house, by some means e ff ected his escape, and, by way of amusement, took to the river. Just as the fox neared the bridge, and was about giving the double to his pursuers, some of the watermen from the stairs in the vicinity came up in their boats, and he again got into the stream. Ultimately, however, he effected his retreat, and landed, by a curious , coincidence, at the Fox-under-the-Hilt He ensconced him self in a stable, where he was discovered in the afternoon, and consigned to his old quarters. WRECK OF THE LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK. (From the Bombay Times) One of the most melancholy and heart-rending shipwrecks occurred yesterday which has ever fallen under our notice. The Lord William Bentinck, Captain Ord, with ]5O troops and passengers on board, hadbeen beating off the mouth of the harbour for the last two or three days, but Was prevented entering by the violence of the weather. Yesterday after noon she was seen standing across the opening of Back Bay, in gallant style, and every hope was entertained, if she could stand on five minutes longer, of her weathering the S.W. prong of the lighthouse. Unhappily, an immense sea forged over and pooped her, and she struck heavily on the rocks at 10 minutes past 4 p.m. Previously, Captain Hayman had fired two guns from the lighthouse to warn her of her danger, and before a third could be discharged she was on the rocks. Heavy squalls of wind and rain soon drove her masts overher side, and a quarter of an hour after the commencement of the occurrence she was a complete unmanageable wreck. The crew and passengers were seen to crowd forward to the forecastle. Three ladies were on board, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Eckford, and Miss-Robertson, also a maid servant, and some soldiers' wives and children. Capt. C. Benbow was in com mand of the troops, and Dr. Fraser, Mr. Manson (a cadet), and several other passengers, whose names we are notable yet to learn, were on board. She kept firing guns andshow ing the signals of distress, but, alas ! little aid could be af forded. The surf was f6o violent for a boat to live in, and the most dismal apprehensions were entertained. She first hoisted out her gig, which rode gallantly for awhile, but was soon engulphed. Her launch was then got alongside, and some men were seen to enter her. One gentleman was observed, before he descended the side, to elevate his hands to Heaven as if in prayer; he then went into her, but in a moment she shared the fate of the other boats. Having nothing to hoist her out by, the longboat appeared to be pushed over the side by main force. She also sunk never to rise. The cries of the unfortunates were distinctly audible in the lulls of the wind, and filled every spectator on shore with horror and distress. No hand could be held out to save. After much delay, boats were brought from the dockyard by coolies, and we observed the very great exertions made by the captains belonging to this Dort in endeavouring to bring them up and launch them. As boats were brought down (of course, after great delay, from the distance from the fort) every means were tried to float them and steer them to the wreck. Captains Saunders and Hayman, of the Indian navy, were especially conspicuous in their exertions, leaving no means untried; while Captains M`Gregor, Baxter, and many others, attempted in vain to steer the ill-fated craft. She tried to fix a rope from a gun after Captain Manby's principle, but failed. In the meantime the superintendent of the Indian navy had ordered the Victoria steamer to pro ceed as near as she could to the spot, but it was evening be fore she got her steam sufficiently up to move, and even then she could not approach the wreck with the smallest chance of success. Thousands of anxious spectators were assembled at the lighthous9 during the evening, and perhaps a more painful: and intense interest was never excited in the society of Bombay. Night, dark and lowering, fell, and we believe many a heartfelt prayer was offered up to the throne of grace for those who were so near on the brink of eternity. The moon rose about nine o'clock, and hopes were entertained that the vessel might hold together until morning, but the gale still continued violent. By twelve o'clock at night, a raft with ten men had, by treat exertion, reached the shore, but at half-past three the vessel finally went to pieces. Another raft had been prepared, on which the ladies, seven children, and the passengers were placed. Hopes, however faint, were breathed that she might bring her precious cargb safe to land ; but, alas ! a lofty wave struck her, and when she rose from the shock neither the ladies, children, or 16 of Those their comrades could be descried by the survivors who remained reached land naked, cold, and shivering Captain Benbow, Dr. Fraser, and Mr. Manson were among the survivors, also two of the officers of the vessel. _ The captain and his son were reported drowned, but as yet no accurate information on these points can be collected. Another raft with 17 men on it was carried into Back Bay, and, getting entangled among the rocks, remained until morning, and 15 of them (two having died during the night) were saved by the exertions of Captain Saunders. But, as if misfortunes were never to come single, the Castlereagh, Captain Tonks, from Kanack, with 150 troops on board, about 12 o'clock at night, having, as it is said, seen the lights is the wreck, and mistaking her for a vessel at anchor, bore up, and also went on shore within a few yards distance of the other wreck. This morning before daylight, as active means as could be taken (considering the paucity of boats and men) were set on foot to bring off crew and passengers, and the same parties still exerted themselves, and by 10 a.m. about 150 sepoys of the 24th native infantry, were got on shore ; four were unforttmately drowned in the surf getting out of the boats, and Captain Saunders, with one European seaman belonging to the Clive, who tried to swim from a part of the wreck of the Lord William Bentinek, were lost in the attempt. The Castlereagh had commenced cutting away her masts, and this afternoon it is hoped that every soul on board will be safely landed. The officers in her are Captain Earle, 24th regiment ; Ensign Grant. Ist European regiment; Lieut. 'Walker, engineer ; and Dr. Davis. The Castlereagh, as was reported by a " Seacunnie," who came on shore, had lost her rudder, and was full of water, but as yet did not pump much, but we fear she will be a 'total wreck. At the time we left the spot, exertions were still being made to reach her. We believe, though of course can only guess from a rough calculation, that from 50 to 70 persons have been saved from the Lord William Bentinck out of between, 200 and 300 souls. We have every confidence under Provi dence, that those on board the Castlereagh will all be saved. Gazette Extra, June 18. In addition to what we reported in our yesterday's extra, we are deeply grieved to have to announce that the catalogue of human suffering and woe had not reached its climax. Yesterday, at three p.m., about ebb tide, the Castlereagh went to pieces, and the crew and passengers were seen drift ing on shore on pieces of the wreck. In attempting to save them, Mr. Atkinson, second master attendant, nearly lost his life, his boat being upset. Captain M`Gregor (late of the Hannah), Mr. Webster (of the American press), and some others, at considerable personal risk, picked up the com mander, Captain Tonks, clinging to a small plank, and in a sinking state. Out of nearly 200 souls, it is feared that not more than 70 are saved. Ensign Grant, one of the passen gers, was a survivor, but of the rest we have no certain accounts. We have been favoured with an authentic list of the pas sengers, captain, officers, and crew of the late unfortunate vessel the Lord William Bentinck, with an account of those lost and saved : Passengers saved.—Captain Benbow, Lieutenant Coombe, Dr. Fraser, and Mr. Manson. cadet. Missing.—Mrs. Eckford, Mrs. Fraser, Miss Robertson, Jones, servant, and Messrs. Whitehorne, Day, and M'Pherson, cadets. Ship's Officers and Crew Saved.—Mr. Pennington, second officer, Kingcome, third ditto, Bush, fourth ditto ; Camp bell, midshipman ; carpenter, John Lothian ; sailmaker, James Crosby ; seamen, Samuel Coombs, William Ander son, David Law, Jame King, John O'Connor, John Hum berston, Hugh M`Callar, George Brown, steward, John Prichard, James Araton, Kelby, Sweetman. Missing.—Captain Ord, Ord, his son, Mr. Kempthorn, first officer, Villiers, midshipman, Dr. Stockley, surgeon. There were 150 recruits on board, many of whom are saved, but an account has not yet been obtained. The crew and officers consisted of 39 persons. Thus 21 of the latter have perished, and of the passengers 7 out of 11, making a total of 28 persons out of the ship exclusive of the recruits. We have heard it reported that so many as 85 of the latter have escaped, but we cannot, how ever willing, give credence to the report. Mrs. Eckford's body was found in Upper Colabah yester day evening, and the corpse buried. The Phillips' testimonial, consisting of a splendid service of plate of the value of 800 guineas, is to be presented to Sir Thomas Phillips, the late mayor of Newport, at a grand public dinner to be given to him soon after the prorogation, at which Lord Granville Somerset, the member for the county, is expected to preside. MORE EXTRAORDINARY ANGLING IN THE RIBBLE.— A few days ago, an extraordinary pike was killed in the river Ribble, by three members of the Settle Angling Club, with a frog bait. The pike weighed 1811bs. It was sent to Leeds. An old angler on seeing it said, " Catching one of these chaps does more good than catching ten poachers," It is more than twenty years since one so large was caught before. WHALES IN THE FRITH OF FORTH.—There are no less than three of the firmer tribe of whales in the Frith at pre sent, one of them very large. They have been seen in cross ing from Newhaven to Kirkcaldy. These fish indicate an abundance of herring, as they follow the shoals. White bait have also made their appearance in the Frith ; and as they swim near the surface in hot days, they are attended by great flocks of sea-fowl who feed upon them. The marriage announced between the Earl of Shelburne and Kerry, only surviving son of the Marquis and Marchi oness of Lansdowne, and Lady Georgiana Herbert, sister to the Earl of Pembroke, and niece to the Russian-General Count Woronzow, will take place at Wilton House, near Salisbury, early next month. The earl is in his 24th year, and the noble bride-elect in her 23rd. The event will be celebrated by brilliant festivities at Bowood. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.-011 Saturday last, an experimental trip was made on part of the unopened. line of this railway, .for the distance of sixteen miles, com mencing at Hebden- bridge and continuing to Bradley Wood, near Mirfield. The admirable arrangements of Messrs. Tredwell and the other contractors on the line caused the affair to come off with great eclat. At one o'clock, p.m. a train of ten carriages drawn by eight horses, decorated with evergreens and rosettes of the gayest description, started from the former place, carrying. nearly one hundred individuals, consisting of neighbouring gentry, engineers, contractors, and their friends, including a number of well-dressed ladies, and accompanied by two bands of music, which greatly en livened the proceedings of the day. The procession moved along the vale of Calder to Sowerby-bridge, Elland, and Brad ley, and at every village, was greeted with the warmest ac clamations of immense multitudes assembled to witness the spectacle. At Brighouse the party, which with frequent ac cessions-then numbered.about three hundred, sat down to, a splendid cold collation laid out on two very long tables in the open air. Mr. Carr, of Halifax, took the chair ; and Mr. William Sutcliffe, solicitor, acted as vice ; both of whom dis• charged their respective duties with ability and satisfaction. After the repast, the toasts of the Queen, Prince Albert, Manchester and Leeds railway directors, George Stephenson, Esq., Mr. Scott, the resident engineer, &c, &c, were seve rally given and responded to most enthusiastically. The fine specimens of superior architecture and masonry exhibited in many of the tunnels, bridges, and crossings on the line tra m veiled over, elicited great praise and admiration ; and more especially the contracts completed by Mr. John Tredwell, were alike remarkable for their substantial workmanship and beautiful finish. The day was unusually fine. and we are happy to say that the occasion was celebrated with great hi larity, and concluded without accident. The general opening of the line is anticipated to take place in November.—Man chester Guardian. - ROBBING PETER, &c.--When rogues fall out, honest people come by their own. At any rate honest people get a laugh for their money. The reader cannot have forgotten what a delectable row there was a short time back between O'Connell and Mr. Peter Purcell. Peter, who is a sharp man of business, would not let Dan have the banking of some £1,300 or £1,400; in short, Peter would not trust Dan, and the result was that Dan denounced Peter. Peter stood fire like a trump, until there wa Father s a bit of a job for the Irish mails—how it happened, perhaps, Murphy alone knows—but Dan was propitiated, and Peter got the contract. Everybody seemed to think then that Dan and Peter were sworn brothers. Peter declared that he would trust Dan with his all (though three months before he would not trust him to draw upon a few hundreds in the Tralee bank), and Dan declared that Peter was a patriot, though three months before he had proclaimed him a traitor. Well; but after having made up the row, one would suppose that, after the Irish fashion, they would be all the better friends for it. Not a bit. Peter has some deep grudge against Dan, and what does he do but start a paper called the Monitor, and profess it to be the official organ of Lord Ebrington. Dan, having a paper too, roars like a bull of Basan. "It is too bad," quoth he, " that the public should be disturbed by this affectation of familiarity with Lord Ebrington on the part of the Monitor; and then, just like a liberal, declares that he will drag forth the " registered proprietor" who dares to pretend that he is "hand and glove with his excellency." Dan's jealousy is natural enough ; he' hates the press with a hate beyond even that of Cobbett, because the gentlemen whose duty it is to report faithfully are not to be bougkt or bullied. But Peter! thou broth of a boy, go on with the Monitor; for though Dan may rob you of a few subscribers in Dublin, provoke the great bear into such dances as you did last Thursday, and you will get the more readers in Englandlor the fun of the thing...-Morning Herald: MISCELLANEOUS The marriage of Lord Carrington with the Hon. Augusta Willoughby, third daughter of Lord and Lady 'Willoughby d'Eresby, is expected to take place immediately. We understand that the treaty between England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, for the settlement of eastern affairs, was , . signed on the 15th of July.—Sunday paper. • Cider is 'selling at Ilminster at from £2 Bs. to £2 10s. per hogshead; new potatoes at Gs. per bag of 1201bs. At Meare, near Glastonbury, the price of butter is Bd. per lb. every attention and hospitality have been shown to Prince George since his arrival in Dublin. He has paid brief visits to Lord Talbot de Malahide, and other persons of rank in the vicinity of the Irish metropolis. POPULATION OF RUSSIA .—The tables of M. Kceppen for 1838 give a population of 53,977,200 souls ' • and includ ing the army and navy, the Poland and Finland, the number of inhabitants is 62,500,000. GOOD SHOOTING.—On Monday week, Mr. John Rich ardson, of Warton, at five shots bagged 119 wild fowl. — Preston Chronicle. We are authorised to state, that, in the event of a vacancy taking place, the Hon. Mr. Carew will positively stand for the representation of this county.—Waterford Chronicle. — [The vacancy has occurred; Mr. Power having taken the Chiltern Hundreds.] THE Hors.—The hops have not improved so much as might have been expected by the late scorching weather. They want a few heavy thunder storms. In many grounds previously pretty free from all sorts of drawbacks, the devas tating visitant the honey-dew has made its appearance within the last few days. In the neighbourhood of Canterbury we find the, better samples. One planter, who has several acres, averages his produce, according to present appearance, at 7 cwt. an acre throughout. The duty is advanced.—Kentish Gazette. GOOD SPORT.—One day last week, a lady amused herself for a few hours, angling in the Tay, not far from the Bridge of Isla. The produce of her skill and exertions was a fine salmon, weighing 18 lbs., three good grilses, and two sea trout ! Few of our keenest and most experienced sportsmen can boast of anything like thii ; and we are doubtful whether old Isaak Walton ever contemplated so successful a disciple of the sex.—Perth Constitutional. A curious fact in reference to forced sales of shares was stated by the chairman of the York and North Midland Rail way Company at their late meeting. It appears that an in dividual holding shares in the company had become insolvent ; had he been compelled to sell his stock at the then market price, his creditors would have suffered great loss, whereas having been allowed a little indulgence, he was ultimately enabled, from the produce of the sale, to pay the whole of his debts, and realize a considerable surplus for himself ! It is known that the Earl of Stair has purchased some es tates of Lord Galloway, for £120,000. One of these estates adjoins the lands of Castle Stewart, at present belonging to Lord Stair; and the others, containing some of the finest land in the county, form a most valuable addition to the Stair estates: Within the last twenty years his lordship has, by himself, and as trustee for a former earl, made additions to the estates of Stair to the extent of above £400,000, be sides adding to the earldom his large estate in the county of Edhiburgh. ENORMOUS TARE. OF SALMON.—Last week, the Castlebar Telegraph chronicles the following astonishing fact t—On Monday last, no fewer than 1400 salmon were procured by the fishermen at Ballina in a single haul of the net. The average was 101bs each fish, and the total weight was there fore about six and a quarter tons. The fish have since been selling in our market at 3d. and 3;d. per lb." Ballina is a town in the county of Mayo, situated on the Moy river, about six miles above the sea, (Bay of Killala,) and has long pos sessed one of the most valuable salmon fisheries in Ireland. During the last few weeks, upwards of four tons weight of herries, as many gooseberries and currants, a vast quantity of strawberries, raspberries, peas, beans, and potatoes, and other luxuries and necessaries, have each week been bought up by the salesmen in Covent Garden market, and sent to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, and other distant places, by railroad ; and they have invariably been sold at a good profit; by which operation the gardeners in the neighbourhood of London have benefitted exceedingly. The marines of the Mediterranean fleet will, in future, be brigaded into one or more battalions, and a head-quarters stationed at Malta, or some other port, so as to render this highly-disciplined force available for any occasion that may arise. There are about 1,800 marines now serving . on board the line-of .battle ships, independent of those in frigates and small vessels, calculated to produce a formidable force, when aided by small-armed seamen, and suported by steamers. — Naval and Military Gazette. THE LATE ALDERMAN VENABLES.—This much-respected citizen and alderman of London, whose death took place on Thursday at East Cowes, Isle of Wight, was born at Cook barn, a village in Berkshire, where his father carried on the business of a paper-maker in a very small way. When quite a lad, he came to London, and obtained employment in the ' extensive paper manufactory and stationery business in which he afterwards became the principal partner ; having, by his enterprising habits and strict attention to business, amassed a considerable property. He was alderman of the ward of Queenhithe. He served the office of lord mayor in 1826. He was member for the city of London on the liberal inte rest prior to the passing of the reform act, which measure he assisted in carrying. He was the owner of several large paper-mills ; one at Woking, in Surrey, and three at Wo burn, in Bedfordshire.—Globe. EGYPTIAN FLAX.—We have before us a specimen of Egyptian flax, from a cargo of 1000 tons now on its way to Scotland. The fibre is long, tough, and well coloured, and sufficiently fine for azy purpose to which Baltic flax is now applied. It has been raised by the government of Egypt, which could quickly increase the supply to an enormous ex tent, provided a demand for it were got up in this country. We are informed by an experienced flax-spinner, from whom we received the specimen, that the trade with Egypt holds out numerous inducements, which, it laid hold of, would soon materially affect our flax trade with the Baltic. Besides having a sea voyage free from all periodical obstructions, the flax can be obtained at a lower price, the manufacturer at the same time opening up a new arid extensive market for the finished material. Our friends in the Baltic have, for some time back, been fighting rather shy—perhaps a little opposition from a new quarter may bring them to discretion. —Fife Herald. STATISTICS or GAS.—For lighting London with gas there are 18 public gas-works ; 12 public gas companies ; £2,800,000 capital employed in works, pipes, tanks, gasholders, appa ratus ; £450,000. yearly revenue derived ; 180,000 tons of coal used in the year for making gas ; '1,460,000,000 cubic feet of gas made in the year; 30,400 public or street consum ers. About 2,550 of these are in the city of London. Three hundred and eighty lamplighters employed ; 176 gas-holders. several of them double ones, capable of storing 5,500,000 cubic feet ; 890 tons of coal used in the retorts on the short est days, in 24 hours; 7,120,000 cubic feet of gas used in the longest night, say 24th December ; about 2,500 persons are employed in the metropolis alone in this branch of manufac4 ture ; between 1822 and 1827 the quantity nearly doubled itself again. TROTTlNG.—Thursday morning, the Glasgow snare per formed an extraordinary trotting feat, but one in which she was nevertheless unsuccessful b y the award of the judges. A bet, amounting to £lOO, was made that she would go over seventeen miles in an hour. The road selected was the Dum barton one, starting from the Gusbet-House, and proceed ing along by Partick ; but on account of the drawbridge, which required to be crossed both going and coming, and a turn in the. road, she was allowed two minutes extra—or in all 62 minutes. The mare was ridden by John Blair, who goes 12 stones, and lost the bet by one minute, having taken 63 minutes to reach the goal. A good deal of money has changed hands on the. occasion ; but it is only fair to state that. the mare came In quite fresh. Since the above was written, we have ascertained that doubts have arisen as to the distance really travelled by the mare. It has been com municated to the parties interested that, by a recent altera tion on the road, on account of which the milestones have not been altered, the distance has been lengthened by a quarter of a mile, whieh, doubled, makes the mare to have accomplished 17i miles within the 63 minutes. Until the road is measured, therefore, or some authentic data procured, it can scarcely be held, on this view of the subject, that the bet has been settled. RESULTS OF RAILROADS.—We learn from a correspon dent, that, since .the railway was opened up to Lancaster, there have already been increased facilities of travelling from Kendal ; but on Monday next two additional coaches—one by Croel, Sheldon, and Co. and the other by Holmes, Fisher, and Co.,—will be put upon the road between Carlisle and Lancaster. After that there will be, through and from Kendal daily -3 mails, each way 5 coaches, do —l6 coaches through. 4 coaches, in and out 8 2 swift packets, in and out —each packet being equal to 3 coaches -20 starting from Kendal. Altogether as 36 coaches to and through the town of Kendal ; whereas it is but " the other day" that the only public con veyance the town could boast of was a literally heavy coach three times a week, which occupied sixteen hours in the jour ney from Kendal to Liverpool (75 miles), and in which space of time a person can now travel from Kendal to the south coast, Southampton (336 miles).--Railway Times. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The weather has, during the past week, been decidedly auspicious, and our ad vices from all parts of the country represent the outstanding crops as having been greatly improved within the last eight days; still, however, we continue to receive complaints of wheat being extensively affected by rust and blight ; and if only a moiety of the reports which have reached us prove to be correct, and the plant really stands so thin as it is stated to do, we fear that, even with the most favourable weather, the produce must fall short of an average. As yet it is too early to ascertain how the grain has yielded in proportion to the straw where harvest operations have already been begun ; but as reaping has now. been pretty generally commenced,in the home counties, we may expect shortly to learn something on this interesting subject. The very high value which wheat has now attained, the certainty of the stocks at present in bond at the outports being shortly released, and a desire of disposing of the remainder of the old before they give their entire time to the securing of the new crop, have caused farmers to supply most of the leading markets, held during the week, liberally with wheat ' • and the fine weather ha v i n g at the same time occasioned a falling-off in demand, the trade has become very dull, with a downward tendency in prices. —Mark Lane Express. ACCIDENT FROM THE DISCHARGE OF A PISTOL.—On, Saturday morning last, about half-past ten o'clock, an acci dent occurred in Kennedy-street, which fortunately was not attended by any very serious consequences. A gentleman, who occupies a warehouse in Booth-street, having windows and doors opening into a wide yard or passage from that street to Kennedy-street, being about to leave home, thought it prudent not to leave a pistol charged which he had in the warehouse. He went to a teagle door in one of the upper floors of his warehouse, and discharged the pistol, with the barrel pointed down towards a dust place in the yard below, and in a few minutes afterwards left the warehouse, and went by railway, we believe, to Liverpool. It seems, however, that the ball, instead of lodging,in the dust, struck upon the pavement of the yard, and by the ricochet, or rebound, was projected across Kennedy-street, just as Mr. Carrick Her vey, of the firm of Messrs. Robert and C. Hervey, drysal ters, Essex-street, was passing from Cooper-street towards Tib-lane, on the footpath of the opposite side of the street. The ball grazed his right cheek, stunning him so much that he fell from the shock ; and then the bullet passed through a pane in the windo w o f Mr. Christopher Hudson, teacher of music, No. 34, Kennedy-street, in whose front room was a daughter of Mr. Atkinson, brewer, Granby-row, practising a music lesson at the piano. Sonic of the fragments of glass struck her on thn ; face, but the bullet could not then be found. It was afterwards picked up at the door, quite flattened, and it is supposed had lodged within the leaves of the music-book upon the piano, from which it may have dropped when Miss Atkinson quitted the house, taking this book with her. Mr. Hervey was conveyed home, and having obtained medical assistance, was soon relieved from all serious apprehension. On Saturday evening the gentleman who had discharged the pistol returned home, and then for the first time heard of the consequences of hic ant. He immediately waited on Mr. Hervey, to express his regret at the accident ; he also saw the police authorities ; and there being, of course, not the slightest reason to suppose that there was any thing inten tional in the matter—indeed it would be impossible, but for a ball rebounding, to hit the window in Kennedy-street from the place whence the pistol was fired—all .parties expressed themselves satisfied that the circumstances were purely acci dental.--Manchester Guardian. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The Town-council held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday. The Mayor presided. THE BOTANIC GARDEN - In the proceedings of the Finance Committee, there was a resolution unanimously adopted, recommending that an annual grant of £lOO should be made to the Botanic Garden, so long as the garden shall continue to be opened to the pub lic, as at present, on Mondays and Fridays, from one o'clock in the afternoon until sunset. . The confirmation of the proceedings was moved by Mr. BOLTON, and seconded by Mr. H. LAWRENCE. Mr. Alderman EVANS maintained that the opening of the garden on week days could not afford adequate accommoda tion to the working classes. In proof of his position, he re ferred to the London parks, where, as he himself had recently observed, there were few persons to he seen on week-days, with the exception of servant-maids with children, and a few worn-out gentlemen of pleasure, whilst on Sunday they were crowded. He also objected to the terms of the resolution, from which it appeared that the grant was for an indefinite period. Several gentlemen of the Finance Committee stated that the intention was, that the grant should be renewable every year. The TOWN-CLERK then added to the resolution the words —subject, nevertheless, to the annual vote of the council for its continuance." Mr. Alderman EVANS was still dissatisfied with the reso lution, and moved that it should not be confirmed. Mr. D. MATiTER. seconded the amendment.. The amendment was negatived by a majority of 40 to 5. The voting was as follows : For the amendment--Councillors M`Kee and Mather; Aldermen Evans and Freme; and the Mayor. Against it—Councillors J.. Holmes, Quayle, Thornhill, I. Holmes, Houghton, Preston, Case, Sandbach, Frankland, Mellor, Filcher, Bolton, Priestley, Woollright, Bright, H. Hornby, Rathbone, Yates, Robinson, Lassen, H. Lawrence, Wood, Carson, Gladstone, Bushell, Morecroft, Rigby, Cog lan, Segar,- G. H. Lawrence, Smith, Platt, and Duncan ; ALdermen Leathom, G. Holt, Berm, Moon, Barclay, and I'. HTlt. Absent—Councillors Hodgson, Wright, Barton, Sands, H. Holmes, Cooper, J. Lawrence, Blackburn, R. Jones, jun., Leigh, Jordan, and Currie; Aldermen, Sheil, Booth, J. Hornby, Roskell, C. 11. Jones, Earle, and Harvey. Mr. EVANS, conceiving that the alteration in the resolu tion had not been made in a regular manner, moved, as an amendment, ".That the grant be for one year only." Mr. DUNCAN seconded the motion, which was agreed to without going to the vote. . The proceedings of the Finance Committee were then confirmed. The leases, and the proceedings ,of the Improvement, Watch, Markets, Educaticon; and Church Education Com mittees were then.read over; and severally approved of. DOCK COMMITT E E — REPORT,cor, THE SUB-COMMITTEE " Tilt': NEW '‘BILL. The Deputy Town-Clerk haiing read the proceedings of the Dock Committee, which included the report of the sub- committee, announcing the loss of the proposed new dock bill, the MAYOR stated that only the general proceedings would require confirmation, for reasons which would be stated by the Town• Clerk Mr. LEATHOM, seconded by Mr. BENN, then moved that the proceedings of the Dock Committee be confirmed, with the exception of the report of the sub-committee relative to the proposed new dock bill. The TOWN-CLERK said the distinction to be observed was between the proceedings under existing acts and the proceed ings under the proposed new bill. To the first the veto ap plied ; on the second the council had always acted by a ma jority The report might be put now, and determined upon by a majority, were it not that there was nothing at all upon the summons giving notice of it. • Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE asked what there was in the report that it should require confirmation ? Did it only call upon the council to hear again of the defeat of the dock bill ? Why, then, were they called upon to approve it ? The TOWN-CLERK said the usual course would be to con firm the report, but there was nothingqin the summons giv ing notice of it, as was requisite. Mr. CASE apprehended that the council would not in any way be committing themselves by confirming the report. It was a report of gentlemen appointed to go to London and solicit the bill, of what they had done, and it had been con firmed by the Dock Committee. He did not see, therefore, how this council could be committed by receiving it. Mr. JOHN SMITH remarked that the report contained an assertion of principles to which he for one was not prepared to assent. It was in that way the council would be com mitted if they confirmed it. Mr. HUGH Ilonrinv understood that the objection of the Town-Clerk arose from the omission of this report in the no tice convening the meeting, agreeably with the understanding that any important proceeding connected with the new dock bill should be introduced upon the notice paper. But' it ap peared to him (Mr. Hornby) that the Dock Committee, in not entering this report upon the notice paper, had exercised a sound discretion. There was not the least necessity for it. It was a report of proceedings notorious throughout the town, and which had often come before the council in a dif ferent shape. Every member knew the facts,. and they all expected the report to come before them. Mr: JOHN Hor.mEs observed that if the report were ap proved it would not bind the council of next year. Mr. H. LAWRENCE contended that it might, and that the course suggested by the Town-Clerk was the proper one. The Dock Committee themselves had confirmed the report, and if the council adopted it without notice, they might be considered as pledging themselves to support its views. For these reasons he held that the Town-Clerk had adopted the proper course. There were many things in that report which might become matters for grave consideration here after; and if the council approved it without notice now, they might be involving themselves where' they ought to have every opportunity of seeing their way. Mr. BUSHELL, knew nothing about the legality or ille gality of the case, but he was in favour of the course sug gested by the Town-Clerk, because it was his intention to place a notice of motion .upon the books calling for a return of the whole expense incurred in promoting the bill, in order that the costs might be placed in juxtaposition with the re- port, and that they both might be taken into consideration at the same time. He had intended, if the report were con sidered to-clay, to have offered some observations upon it, but he should now postpone them. Mr. EVANS, with regard to the expenditure in promoting the bill, would observe, that it had not yet been ascertained ; it had, therefore, been waved-in the report. Nobody, con sequently, was committed' upon that subject. With- regard to the motion of Mr. Bushell, he (Mr. Evans) believed it was a great novelty for the council to call for any accounts of this kind except through the medium of the Dock Committee. That information would come in the ordinary course of the routine of the Dock Committees' proceedings. The motion of Mr. Bushell, therefore, was not only unusual, but it was unnecessary. - _ _ _ _ The MAYOR explained that Mr. Bushell had not yet made a motion upon the subject. Mr. BusuELL added that he had only stated his intention of putting a notice of motion upon the books of the council. Mr. EvANs.—Well ; whatever be the decision of the Town clerk, I suppose we Must defer to it. Mr. BoLToN said the report had been drawn up in London by gentlemen sent by the council for that purpose. It was drawn up with great delicacy towards the opponents of the bill ; and, as it was merely a candid explanation of what they had done whilst in London, he saw no objection to its being received and approved of. It bound the council to nothing : the next council would determine what they should do with regard to the bill without reference to the opinions of the present. Whatever they might do, he was satisfied that the report ought to be received. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES enquired whether it was at the ex pense of the dock estate or of the corporation that the bill had been prosecuted? When it was first.mentioned he un derstood the Town-clerk to state that, if the bill were car ried, it would be carried at the expense of the dock estate, but, if not, the cost was to fall on the corporation. Mr. CASE said, it appeared to him that great difficulty, would arise in Et receiving the report now, inasmuch as it would be necessary to call a special meeting for that purpose. The TOWN-CLERK.—No, no. Mr. CASE observed that the proceedings of the Dock Corn: mittee, if there was not a council held within seven days af terwards, were confirmed as a matter of course. Mr. RATHBONE should like the Town-clerk to tell the council what there was so important in the report as to re quire special introduction in the notice. If there was nothing in the report, he considered that this discussion was taking up a great deal of time to very little purpose. It committed the council to nothing. He thought, also, that it had been drawn up with great forbearance, considering the disreputa ble way in which the bill had been opposed. He hoped, therefore, the council would take these points into considera tion, and receive the report. Mr. BUSHELL. — If there has been anything disreputable in the opposition to the bill, there has been as much equally disreputable in the promotion of it. Mr. RATHDONE.—I think that observation is not in order, Mr. Mayor. _ Mr. 11. LAAVRENCE.—Nor was the observation that called for it. Mr. J. SMITH asked whether it was not the fact that cer tain opinions were expressed in the report which might be thrown in the teeth of those members of the council who opposed the bill ? (Yes, yes.) He could not, therefore, assent to the proposition for approving of the report. The TOWN-CLERK would explain with regard to the point raised by Mr. Case, that the rule he had laid down was correct as to all proceedings under the existing dock acts ; but when the proceedings went beyond the existingdock acts, and the council took into consideration a report with regard to a bill not obtained, then the Dock Committee, which pre sented that report, stood like any other committee of the council, and their proceedings were to be regulated by a bare majority. In the case of proceedings under the existing dock acts, the veto applied; but when they came to proceedings beyond them, the Dock Committee stood as any other com mittee, and their proceedings were to be governed by a ma jority: Such was the opinion of the Attorney-General, of Mr. Cresswell, and of Mr..Wightman. If the Dock Com mittee in this ease begitine.,44 auy other committee, it must be governed by the standing orders of the council, which required notice. The Town-clerk read the standing order. - Now there was nothing whatever in the summons relating to this report. On former occasions, whenever anything was brought forward with regard to bills in parliament, it was specially mentioned in the notice. For these reasons he was decidedly of opinion that they might receive the report, but that it must stand over for consideration. Mr. LEATHOM, as chairman of the Dock Committee, could state, that the books of the dock proceedings were signed by him and sent to the Town-clerk's-office three days before the present meeting. That was the notice to the Town-clerk to insert what might be necessary in the council notice. Even upon his own showing the bare majority might be ascertained now as well as at another council. The TOWN-CLERK said the only words on the notice were " the orders, proceedings, and resolutions of the Dock Corn mittee"—those which, it was understood, related to the ex isting dock acts. But when anything was to be done relative to the new bill, it was only upon being distinctly stated on the notice. Mr. LEATHOM.—The fault, then, rests elsewhere than in the Dock Committee. We always send the books to the Town-clerk's office in the usual way, and if there is any de fect it has not been our fault. The TOWN-cinitx.--We had no means of knowing what would be submitted to this meeting of the Dock Committee till after the notices had been issued. Mr. LEATIIO7.4.—The books were signed in time, and, sent up to the Town-hall. Mr. BOLTON said, it certainly was the business of the chairman of each committee at the last meeting previous to the meeting of the council, to' select the most prominent articles for insertion in the notice. It would appear, how ever, that no such practice existed in the Dock Committee ; but it would be well for them regularly to perform this duty., Mr. ii. HoßNny agreed with Mr. Bolto n . I t appeare d' to him, that with regat.d to the proceedings of the Dock Committee the Town-clerk had (riven the council a different law from what he held to be the case in the proceedings of the other committee. In all the committees he (Mr. H.) had attended, it was understood that the committee were the judges of what subjects should be introduced into the notice, and they were responsible to the Council for them. But, with regard to the Dock ComMittee, it appeared the Town clerk was the proper person to perform this duty. (No, no.) The Town-clerk had declared, that in his opinion this report ought to have been inserted in the notice. Now he (Mr. Hornby)*apprehended that it was for the chairman to decide what was proper to be inserted in the notice, and if the council thought the committee had omitted it, it was for the council to visit that committee with its reprobation. But he did not know how the Town-Clerk came to state to the coun cil that in his opinion this subject should have been intro dneed. . It was for the council to state that. The TOWN-CLERK had stated his opinion because it ha been mentioned that. the council would be governed by it. With regard to its resting with him as to what was to appear in the notice, he must say that he had not claimed that pri vilege to himself, but it proceeded from the chairman of the Dock Committee, stating that he (the town-clerk) had the means of knowing what were the proper notice to be given. The Dock Committee proceedings were in this building (the Town.hall), so early as Friday last, but this was much earlier than usual. Mr. H. LAWRENCE believed Mr. Hornby hactstated the A kiMI of charge of neglect had - been insi - against the town-clerk, for. not having brought this subject forward in the notice. He (Mr. Lawrence) thought there was no foundation for the charge. The town-clerk's wa s merely to give notice of the time of holding the case correctly business council meeting, and if there was any particular business to be brought forward, the chairman of the Dock Committee ought not to be above doing that which the chairman of every other committee did. Mr. Lv.ATHOM. —I must repel, with indignation, the charge brought against me. What Mr. Lawrence has said about me is most impertinent. (Order, order.) Mr. H. LAWRENCE.—A more impertinent observation I never heard in my life, than that of the chairman of the Dock Committee. What I said was, that he should not object to do that which the chairman of all the other com mittees did. If any person can see any impertinence in that, or pretend to see any impertinence in it, he must have the brains of the person who made the observation. Mr. RATUBONE spoke to order. The council-room was being turned into a bear-garden. Mr. LEATHOM said he had been first insulted. Mr. ISAAC H9l.mEs said Mr. Lawrence had been first insulted. _ _ _ The MAYOR interfered. There might have been a' little want of courtesy on the part of Mr. Leathom. but he con considered that Mr. Lawrence was in fault previously. (No, no.) Mr. H. LAWRENCE had not been in fault. He bad stated what occurred to him, and Mr. Leathom immediately said he repelled with indignation the impertinence. Now the obser vations he had made were neither impertinent nor out of place. He had used , no discoarteoas terms, but seeing that Mr. Leathom had made use of improper expressions, nothing in the world should induce him (Mr. Lawrence) to retract what he had said. _ . . . Mr. LEATHOM declared that the cause of offence had arisen with Mr. Lawrence. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said it had not, and he would appeal to the council to confirm hint. He was sorry that anything unpleasant should have occurred; but when he said that a charge had been unjustly, as he thought, made against the town-clerk, in having 'neglect of duty imputed to hint, he had not been guilty of intemperate expressions or rudeness to any body. Every gentleman who heard him would at once say so; but if the majority of the council thought there was any impertinence in that, he•would make the mo=t ample apology. The MAYOR 'really .thought that each of the gentlemen should.-feel anxious tp. make the antende honorable- to the other. If Mr. Lawrence would only consider for a Moment, he would confess that he had treated Mr. Leathom with some degree of disrespect. To speak of a person's intellect 'or character in the way he had was very offensive,. but he was sure that as it was a mere matter of courtesy, Mr. Leathom would meet Mr. Lawrence by an expression of regret. Mr. LEATHOM begged to say that the offence began by Mr. Lrvrence saying that he (Mr. Leathom) was above do ing what the chairmen of other committees did. He was not, nor had he ever been, above doing anything for the dock committee. He, therefore, did feel that Mr. Lawrence had thrown an imputation upon him which he did not deserve. He would admit that, in the irritation of the moment, arising from what he considered to be an unfounded charge of ne glect of duty, he had said too much. The MAYOR (to Mr. Lawrence, who bad not been attend ing), You hear, Mr. Lawrence, what Mr. Leathom says. He says, that in the heat of the moment, hearing you speak in a manner which he did not think he merited, he spoke in terms which he perhaps should not have done. Are you sa tisfied? _ _ Mr. H. LAWRENCE.-.-I am ; and I also say the same. After a few further remarks from several members, the re ports were confirmed. THE MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS A memorial from the cart owners, praying for a revisal of the book of rates, was referred to the finance committee. A letter from Lieutenant Henry, requesting a continuance of the grant of £5O per annum, formerly paid to Lieutenant Low, was referred to the finance committee. TRIALS AT THE SESSIONS. _ Mr. RATIMONE, in the absence of Mr. Earle, moved that a return be made of all persons who have been committed for trial to the borough sessions, between the Ist of January, 1839, and the Ist of January, 1840, distinguishing the name of the prisoner ; his age ; the nature of his offence ; the ar ticles stolen, and the value thereof, in cases of felony ; the name of the committing magistrate ; the place of confine ment before trial ; the verdict of the jury ; and the sentence of the court ; together with the name of the attorney employ ed in the prosecution ; and the cost of each prosecution paid by the borough. Mr. CASE seconded the motion, which was carried. ELECTION or MEMBERS FOR TBE DOCK COMMITTEE The next subject was the election, nomination and ap pointment of five members of the council to be members of the committee for the affairs of the estate of the trustees of the Liverpool Docks. under the Dock Act of 6 Geo. 4 c. 187, in the room of Mr. Alderman Evans, Mr. Alderman Thomas Brockhurst Barclay, Mr. Alderman George Holt, Mr. Alderman Thomas Ilolt, and Mr. Councillor Edward Segar, who retire from the committee by rotation, but are re-eligible. _ . . . The Town-clerk, upon the resolution of the Dock Com mittee on the above subject, reported that in the Dock Act of 6 Geo. IV., the Dock Committee by law retired, and if only four retired, the successor to Mr. Ripley, who succeeded the late Mr. Islam, who was the last in order elected by the former council, on the Gth August, 1831, would be the only one of the five (all the five original elections having been on the same day); tvho could be fixed upon, in the application of the act, as the junior ; and if this be correct, he would be entitled to remain until the next period of election, viz., August, 1844. The successor of Mr. Ripley is Mr. Alder man Evans, but considering the doubt upon the act, the Town-clerk suggested that five elections should now take place, to sit in right of his present authority to continue for three years, or of his re-election for nine years, as the law may be found to warrant. But if any member should be elected in lieu of Mr. Evans, a difficulty will certainly aria upon the question whether the office is not full for three years, and that difficulty would requite consideration before the election is concluded. Mr. LEATUOM seconded by Mr: inEliai - ono.ed sae-reap pointment of the retiring members, seriatim. Mr. BUSHELL protested against the reappointment of Mr. Evans, in conseauenee of his opinions on the dock bill—a measure which, in his (Mr. Bushell's) opinion, would so ma terially injure the town, that from the period of its enact ment would be dated the decline of Liverpool. (Laughter.) Gentlemen might laugh, but at the proper time he would be ready to give a reason for his opinion, as it was not his habit to form opinions for which he could not give a reason. 1-le would not move an amendment, because he knew that it would be of no use ; the outgoing members were sure to be reap pointed. Mr. ISAAC HoLmEs protested against aldermen being placed on the Dock Committee. He also adverted to the ap pointment of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and said that the council asked for the credit of great liberality because they had appointed one out of thirteen members who did not belong to their own Angelic party. (Cries of " Move, move.") Yes, " Move, move ; " he supposed they wanted him to move out of the council. (Laughter.) Mr. LAWILENCE said, that as it was perfectly useless to oppose the motion of Mr. Leathom, he should leave the room. He did so, and was followed by Mr. Isaac Holmes. The five retiring members were then re-elected. The meeting terminated at a quarter to two. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the dock committee was held yes terday. There were present Messrs. Leathom, Benn, Dix on, Martin, Evans, Yates, Ripley, G. Holt, T. Holt, Bulley, Gladstone, Tobin, and Segar. Mr. Leathom took the chair. — The CHAIRMAN mentioned that the five gentlemen an nounced last week, as having to retire by rotation from the committee, had been re-elected by the town council without a division, but that a protest had been entered against the re-election of Mr. Alderman Evans, by Mr. Bushell. _ The SURVEYOR presented a report on the subject of the placing of graving blocks on the east end of the north side of George's dock basin. The substance of it was, that the working of the dock would thereby be much impeded. After some discussion between the chairman, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Tobin, the report was received, but the further considera tion of it postponed until after the committee had inspected the place. The SURVEYOR, to whom Mr. M`Tear's letter was referred last week, applying for additional shed accommodation, on the south side of Trafalgar dock, presented a report, and plan of the alterations he recommended. He proposed to extend the shed on the west end, the cost of which he esti mated at £28.3. The surveyor further reported that Mr. M'Tear refused to make good the damage, amounting to £3O, done to the bridge, by his steamer Finn M'Coull. Some conversation followed, at the end of which it was resolved that the shed be enlarged according to the plans of the sur veyor; and that appiication be made again by the solicitor to Mr. M`Tear, for payment of the damage. A communication from the paving 'board, relative to the paving of a portion of Bath -street, was referred to the solicitor, The SURVEYOR reported that the expense of fixing gates to South Brunswick Dock would amount to £4,600. He added that if gates were nut put down the dock would have to be cleansed two or three times a-year, at very considera ble expense. On the motion of Mr. EVANS, seconded by Mr. RIPLEY, the Surveyor was ordered to take the necessary measures for fixing the gates. The Sun - Arm-on next reported upon a memorial from the residents of Seacombe, Egremont, and New Brighton, pray ing for bridge to be placed across the south gut of Prince's Dock. It stated that an further consideration the Surveyor did not see that an additional bridge could be of use, unless it was fixed as near the gates of the dock as possible. The road to the ferry then would necessarily be through the dock-yard and across the quays. _ _ _ Mr: TOBIN and Mr. J. fiOLT observed that that would interfere with the working of the south end of the dock. Mr, GLADSTONE remarked that a bridge would be a great accommodation to the public. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that proper attention was not paid to the speedy shutting of the present bridges by the men who had to perform that duty. The public were fre quently kept waiting longer than they ought, and yesterday he himself saw them kept a quarter of an hour longer than was necessary. Some method ought to be imposed upon the men, to make them give greater accommodation to the pub lic, for he was sure they did not give all they might. Mr. BENN expressed a similar opinion. After some further conversation, in which Mr. EvANs and others took part, resolutions were passed directing the dock masters to cause the gate-men to afford the public as much accommodation as possible, and the policemen on duty to cause the passengers from each side to cross the bridge on different sides. The Master of the Queen's Dock presented a report sug gesting the erection of gates to Queen's Dock basin for the security of the graving dock works. This report was pre pared in consequence of the Oriental, steam-ship, having re cently been in some danger from the want of gates. The CHAIRMAN said the expense would he very great, and it would be merely for the convenience of the large steamers. The estimate made by Mr. Hartley last year was £67,000, and now it would be more. Besides, all the evidence taken before the sub-committee last year was in favour of keeping this basin open. . _ Mr. EVANS said accommodation must be found some where for the large steamers. It would, he thought, be very easy and convenient to find them accommodation in other parts of the river, without injury to Liverpool. The SunvEyon said there was no opportunity of doing it effectually on this side of the river. . _ Mr. EvAxs remarked that Queen's Dock Basin, if gates were put up, would never answer for the great steamers. Mr. GLADSTONE said the difficulty with regard to the large steamers did not appear to arise from their size, but from their large projecting paddle boxes. But improvements had lately been made in steam navigation, which went far to show that, ere long, steam-boats would be constructed on a vol. different plan to the present. He referred to the success of the Archimedes, and mentioned that the Admiralty were about to introduce that principle. Should that principle be come general, it would make a great difference in the accom modation to be provided for the large steamers. Mr. YATES said the wants of trade were so pressing that the committee ought to give more dock room. Mr. G. HOLT and Mr. EVANS made a few remsrki, after