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Lot therefore ever be entered by any Church of England
InsPector, nor by any inspector who did not enjoy the
Confidence of the Committee of Privileges. If the managers
of such schools desired the aid of Government to enable
thm to apprentice pupil teachers—to procure for these
eool assistants exhibitions to Normal schools at the close
of their apprenticeship—or an augmentation of the salaries
of their masters, the principle on which the inspectors of
schools are appointed would oppose no obstacle to their appli-
cantion for such aid, for no person would be so employed who
;lid not enjoy the confidence of the Committee of Privileges.
he oPposite conception is a delusion which the proceedings of
"e Committee of Council as recorded in their minutes from the
Year 1839 to this date disprove. Those minutes contain abun-
dant that the Committee of Council have with un-
"avering impartiality endeavoured, on all occasions, to pro-
tect the interests of the mindrity from civil injustice, while
'ley have paid due respect both to the rights of conscience
end to the religious institutions and convictions of all classes
of her Majesty's subjects.
lam, Rev. Sir, your obedient humble servant,
"JAMES PHILLIPS KAY SHUTTLEWORTH.
Rev. Robert Eckett, 6, Argyle-square."

I)ARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
roni the Votes and Proceedingv of the House of Commens.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 12.
I.• e following Railway Bills were read a second time, com-
,eltted, and referred to the Committee of Selection :
oefield and Edmonton Extension.
anchester and Birmingham and North Staffordshire Junction.
rcford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (No. I—Extension
ud Ainendmeut).
tie
"tieburg h and Northern (Improvement of the Ferry be-
4he Reeni ve Perry Port ou Craig and the Northern Shore of
Tay).
bh:line (from the Leeds and Selby Railway to Gains-
rough, with Branches).

71 STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
00•4 e following Resolutions were reported from the above
ramitte •
1, T
poi., That in in the case of the South Metropolitan Waterworks
2:1°,11. the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
dl That in the case of the Westminster and Part of Mid-
Sewers petition, for leave to deposit a petition for a
tile the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That
3.Perties be permitted to deposit their petition accordingly.
port That the Committee having considered the Special Re-
-I'd 111,41 e by the Examiners on the Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
B,,rdrossart Railway (Amendment, Deviations, and
ic-"ekes) petition, are of opinion that, with reference to the
with therein stated, the standing orders have been complied
felt and that,: with reference to so much of their report as
kitty the petition for the Bill referred back to the Corn-
tionmee for re-consideration (together with the above-men-
-47, °Pecial Report), they are-of opinion that the standing
b °Ught to be dispensed with, and that the parties be
'treaitt.,l
to proceed with their Bill.
tecvead and third resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on
tabl
14_-""'v-S GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
1.6„:" following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a
"'Aid time
TUESDAY, MARCH 16.
Ktford and Limerick.
GI WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17.
tdreester and Hereford Railway and Canal Purchase.
iLbistlrgh and Glasgow, Monkland and Kirkintilloch, Bal-
er —mnq and Slamannan Railways Amalgamation, Sale,
Leme.
11,A,

ILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
The WEST LONDON RAILWAY.
day umalf•yearly meeting of this company was held yester-
Rel,'ln R. It Grounds in the chair. The report stated
it `ue lessees declined to bring the line into operation until
had she
to the Thames. The claim of a landowner
ace ng been decided, they will now be enabled to close the
Atte
r account with the London and North-Western Company
Xtli.which the deposits made upon the Thames and
kbgutabridge Extension shares will be returned to the
Iv hers The line is to be extended by the Great
lre; ~tern Company across the Thames to join the South-
Itud-arn Railway. The receipts were stated to be 272,0351.,
lik,f of
disb
ursements 271,8901., leaving a balance of cash in
144/
11e •
directors expressed their confidence that they would
he
hpeoebled to introduce a clause into the Act to protect the
!greets of the company.
tOolations were passed adopting the report, re• electing
dirtlrectors, who go out by rotation, and authorising the
tit to
pe attach the common seal of the company to a
eitors
tea On to Parliame North owers to compel the Great West-
ei and London and Western Companies to carry out
r agreement with the West London Company.

, BRISTOL A.ND EXETER RAILWAY.
dray a special meeting held at Bristol, on Thursday, the
of, of two Bills now before Parliament were approved
Jo! '4, Make a branch railway, from Lyng, near Taunton, to
Glll the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, at Castle-
uurY ; and also to make a branch line from Bleadon to
4,148,,,t0nbury. It was mentioned that an agreement had been
wnte with the Exeter and Crediton Railway Company,
thulch had been subsequently repudiated and rejected by
till, proprietors of the latter railway ; but it was thought
St a Parliamentary Committee would set the matter to
,`'ghts. The meeting, in the meantime, sanctioned that
Treement, in accordance with the wish of the directors.

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COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
IRE LATE ACCIDENT AT HER MAJESTY'S NEW
PALACE.
lfancti 12.—1 t is stated that some men were employed
?111oving a centre under one of the arched passages of the
14cipal building now in progress when the arch gave way,
e, fell on the scaffold below, precipitating that and the
Oen it to the ground, a distance of nearly forty feet. The
tiimminal foreman of the, bricklayers, who was on the arch at
giving directions to his men, fortunately escaped
hktirt, but three of the men on the scaffold were injured
4.:Eeriously ; indeed, James Blake WAS thought to be
Geleshe still remains in a very dangerous state. Clement
kob Neffhai been set, and he is going on favourably,
't the itesr's heel two of his ribs fractured. In consequeuce
W ete64l7 fall of snow, the men employed on the building
"en ve 'll Off in the morning, or the loss of life might have
toyed 7' serious • there has often been a hundred met! em-
er this Part Of the work. On hearing of the accident
data -,esq and the Prince gave directions that every
ttoff2n.oe should be rendered the sufferers. Drs. Cass and
the foster, her Majesty's surgeons, have been attending on
Thetuhate men.
urt leaves Osborne on the 17th.
veter%ts.t, THE HON. SIR EDWARD PAGET, G.C.B.—This
Ir, e kOfficer has been very seriously ill all the winter, but,
L°eg Lcua.rioePPY to say, is now better than he has been for a
r.
• ZUBERNIAN BALL.—Another opportunity
utte I exercise of those benevolent feelings, which have
44"dY so munificently manifested in behalf of our suf-
-1414g fbellTe, countrymen, presents itself on the occasion of a
zletl:,,-"eu is to take place at Willis's Rooms, on the 7th of
.41411."1,.nth, in aid of the funds for the relief of the destitute
wait 44,
uch as has already been done by the English corn-
""'elit',"° forward this most humane object, we have no
tlpoe teat the public will eagerly respond to this fresh call
kth,) sympathy. The ball is under the patronage of
"ilidlo„,Yal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
Zetite'",., of the most exalted of our nobility, and is also
• esZttneed bv some influential gentlemen connected with
`eeee,r`veration- of London. The tickets are issued ate
price, and there can be no doubt that, under the
1141-"geh,4ten(lence of the committee of managemen.tt the ar-
ig:::setllints:ill be such as to ensure to the visitors the
uegree of personal enjoyment in the practice oft.a
'll4 recreation, while they will have the moye grai-
kre Yellection that in pursuing their own pastime they
in a work of genuine and comprehensive. charity.
kr, ce„understand that Mr. W. F. Beadon will succeed
~Til"ve as police magistrate at Wandsworth.
• ;t BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—
+tiptanual general meeting of this society was held on
tadsY evening, at the Albion tavern, Aldersgate-street,
very numerously attended; among those present we
ale,B. E. Green, Mr. E. Hodgson Mr. Brown, Mr.
44.3,,a1r. Fell s Mr. Greenland, Mr. Baldock,' Mr. Ives,
body
whicho f members bees rt
as
bilni
sthe reeti, ted
aboutin
Sharp,, of andwhee institution,la.rge
u°ol▪ 4•
-;r3 ego, for the purpose of relieving booksellers and
1'4144 ssistants. their widows and children, " when in
~lelie"„°115 circumstances." The chair was taken by Mr.
,4,oe.'`‘isbet, of Berners-street, the President of tin institu-
Lee r„„...°4d after some formal business had been gone through,
41otWert of the directors for the past year was read by the
f4,Dpl ItY Secretary Mr. Meyrick, and reeeived with great
,(I,_ 447 We are sorry our limits will not permit of more
e,ltaB• te short notice of the state of the institution as dis-
;all -„*,'7 the report ; but it will be sufficient to say that
iNt-r``..° etnoutit granted in relief was larger than in any
at, Idlar, the funds of the society are still rapidly increas-
i.°ing reached in
.a short space of time upwards of
frond this, notwithstanding the very liberal contri-
4apj'a m the trade in support of the retreat at Abbott's
A
vote:44 most valuable branch of the parent society.
Qtaanks was passed to the President, Vice-Presidents,
'lido:l.46es, for their assistance during the past year. Mr.e
Bellthe chairman of the reli, f committee, passed some
sadln.erited encomiums upon the honorary medical officet
keZr• Fellowes warmly eulogised the services of
b,44ett-a2 Secretary who returned thanks for the comp 1-
441 t. him. The' directors also received the acknowledg-
the meeting for the labour and attention they bad
4hejd th •• •
e institution during the past year ;
.and after a
ever pus vote of thanks to Mr. Nisbet, the chairman, who
hero foremost in works of benevolence, one of the most
institution
"`‘l-
-
eat,"lsioNB
~c FROM THE UNITED STATES —The
A,".11 0, 47 from New York, Richmond from Charleston, and
fierpeoflvrow from New Orleans, which were reported at Li-
le the 10th and 11th instant, bring 2,105 barrels
tee- .1 bags and 2,290 quarters Indian corn, 1,277 bar-
k 4,01144 corn meal, and 23,294 bushels rice.
18nb1.414 MATERNITY CHARITY.—Her Majesty has
Lgla thaaed to intimate that she will become the patron of
"tientialitY, which, since its foundation in 1757, has afforded
ktsistin relief to 346,3.57 necessitous married women, by
klicLaitgbern in their accouchement at their own homes,
1,44 quig them with medicines,
`gbialst„,.4=dxeellency Count Raczynski, the Prussian
°rtagal at the Court of Lisbon, has arrived in town from
and is about to proceed to Berlin.
1,•
cel °bell and Lady Peel's dinner party was to his
Or'rviPli; the
tiineaeithli..inster
ands,MLort
kiand
American- Minister
iand Mrs. Bancroft, the
cwde h Spea.ker, the Dean
'Mr. Harcourt, Mr. R. M.
.4r• X-4,„"lr• Wm. Hamilton,ra.nn Mr.' Pickersgill, Mr. Barry,
Landseer, Ur. aizzi, Mr. E. Smirke, &c.
ardent, att Her Royal Highness the Duchess
ill ended by the Ladies Fanny and Mary Howard,
tench pes hlurrae, and Sir George Couper, honoured the
For 143's with her presence last evening.
Ittres- 3°lne time p t, Mdlle•
Mars, the celebrated
th 0041% 580' bas bee!' serio. uassly ill, and her malady has now be-
Pe of b • arming that her friends have not the slightest
elng able to save — Galignani.
blvd.. was erroneouslystated, yesterday, that the
i4uch'ng▪ - adi°ining the royal dairy in the Home-park, at
r,`°l4)l' s intended for the slaughtering
.of. cattle for the
"141 Y of the roya.l
he
Tilipia rystdln at Wipdsor
,41111,,4.a11e truth is, that the building in questions simply
et:arier N°.et.see:lo,era the purpose of boiling Swedish turnips
446,', of 40'. `1!o1 for feeding cattle and. poultry; and, in-
j."llo d huaeal ng
.course of erection, it was erected last
been in use these four months.
„
the COUNTESS OF SHREWSBURY.
11.ev "'PA before her death transferred to her chaplain
oe"2l,,keri'kr4°Yreins Staples, the'yearly annuity of 3,100. 1.,
1 fromcu funds, and has secured to him an annuity
ildAXted. her English property. He is also. the residuary
nehiPadpeene of the acting executors under the will. Her
"'Me recaal Property in this country is estimated At