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London, England, 1847-05-06 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAYI -6, 1847.

Lord LANSDOWNE said that he did happen
to know that within the last two hours his
Noble Friend had a communication on this very im-
pot tant subject, and the Government would not lo3e sight
of the suggestion.
Lord ASHBURTON, who was most indistinctly
heard in the gallery, was understood to approve of the
suggestion.
Earl FITZWILLIAM said that it might have an
injurious effect if the opinion that the present
monetary crisis was to be attributed to railways
gained ground among the public. They had
railways going on for some years back, and yet
no difficulty was felt in the money market. He thought
that the present state of affairs was owing to many
causes, among which railways perhaps might take a
prominent place, but they were not the sole cause of the
present embarrassment.
Lord BROUGHAM explained. What he said was
merely a continuation of what he said the other night.
He wished to be understood as not expressing any opinion
as to what was the principal cause of what he com-
plained.

ARMY SERVICE BILL.
Earl GREY postponed the Army Service Bill.
POOR LAW RELIEF BILL.
On the order of the day for going into Committee
upon this Bill being read,
Lord RODEN rose and said, that he had mistaken the
puport of the Bill, it did not give a positive right to re-
lief, it merely conferred large powers on the commis-
sioners. It would create a great revolution in property
in Ireland, but such was necessary.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
THIRD READINGS.

The Ayrshire and Galloway Railway (Smithstown to
Dalmellington) Bill:was read a third time and passed.
The following reports were brought up, agreed to, and
ordered to be engrossed :

Bingley Gas.
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Peter.
borough and Thorney line).
British Commercial Insurance Company (No. 2).
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway (Sale to
the Eastern Union Railway Company).
Martin's Divorce.
Southampton and Dorchester Railway (New Forest De-
♦iation and Branches).
Wexford and Valencia Railway (Killarney to Valencia).
The reports on. the following Bills were considered
and agreed to :--
Bolton Improvement.
Cornwall Railway.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY moved the fullhet consider&
tion of the report on the South-Eastern Railway (Mid.
Kent and Direct Tunbridge).
_ . .

bin FREWEN took that opportunity of complaining
that his evidence had not been taken before the Com-
mittee on the Bill, as that evidence would have gone to
show what had been the conduct of the South-
Eastern Railway. He thought the House ought
not to sanction the passing of any more Bills
applied for by the South-Eastern Railway until
they had completed those lines for which they had
already obtained Acts of Parliament. Acts had been
obtained by the South-Eastern Company no less than
two years ago, for the carrying out of the provisions of
which they had not yet even purchased the land. He
could not see why such a company should oppose
the proposed lines for the sake of opposing
them, and leave that part of the country with-
out any railway at all. He would move that the
report be taken into consideration that day six months.
The SPEAKER said that that motion must be made
on the bringing up of the report.
The report was then agreed to.
The reports on the South-Eastern Railway (North
Kent line) and the South-Eastern Railway (Strood to
Maidstone) were agreed to.
TYNE DOCKS.

On the motion of Mr. STRUTT, it was ordered that
the Tyne Docks Bill be referred to the Commissioners of
Railways ; and that the Committee on the said Bill do
not come to any decision on the preamble thereof until
the Commissioners shall have reported upon the Bills
promoted by the Goole and Newcastle Railway Com-
pany, in conformity with the resolution of this House of
the 23d day of February last.
RAILWAY BOARD.

Mr. HUME, pursuant to notice, called the attention
of the House to the report of the Railway Commissioners,
and pointed out the partiality that existed in those reports.
Mr. STRUTT defended the course pursued by the
Railway Commissioners, and asserted that they had done
all that could be required of them.
Mr. HUDSON thought that the reports would be
greatly improved if they were shortened.
Alter some further conversation the subject dropped.

people of Ireland, and that impression was confirmed by
the Information he had received from Colonel M'Gregor
and other parties likely to be well informed upon this sub-
ject. He recollected some Hon. Members saying that they
would oppose the Bill, not only clause by clause, but
even word by word. In the month of August it was
was read a third time. He said that even if the Irish
people were in a state of perfect quiescence, and were
amply provided with food, there was no necessity to
place arms in their hands; but when they were starving,
and starving in themidst of plenty, it was the height of im-
policy to place weapons of destruction in their possession.
It was a well-known fact that Tipperary was the most
disturbed county in Ireland, and yet this was the
county in which arms were sold to the greatest ex-
tent, and in the most open manner.—(Hear, hear.)
The Hon. Member then read a portion of a letter from
the Rev. Mr. Clare, illustrative of the state of things
which prevailed in that county. The Reverend
Gentleman stated that nothing was more common
than to see half-a-dozen guns thrust through the
hedges commanding the public highways. He
should not have troubled the House with so many of
these letters, but that he was desirous to convince the
House that this system was not confined to one district,
but extended to the whole of Ireland. The Hon. and
Gallant Member then read several other letters to the
same purport, and then proceeded to say that for the fur-
ther convincing of some Members of that House, he had
other evidence of a different nature. This subject was
considered of such serious importance that four judges
on their circuits had thought it necessary to draw
attention to it in their charges. The first charge
which he would read was that of Judge Jackson.
That Learned Judge described the intimidating letters
which had been distributed throughout Ireland as re-
sembling in appearance the proclamations of
the Crown, bearing the royal arms, and all
the other decorative features of those documents.
He had been asked by a friend of his to present a petition
to the House on this subject, from the town of
Roscrea, complaining of the facilities afforded
to the public for the purcchase of fire arms.—(Hear.)
The Hon. and Gallant Member read a letter from the
Earl of Glengall, stating that the auction of arms was
continually going forward in Tipperary, and conducted
by the very poorest order of merchants. He had it also,
on the authority of Mr. W. Wilson, that in the same
county they could get a man shot for half-a-crown.
(LEFT SITTING.)
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TATTERSALL'S—THIb EVENING.
Six O'CLOCK!.
DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Cossack—taken,
6 to 1 agst Conyngham—taken
9 to 1 agst Van Tromp
10 to-3- agst Mr. Martin—taken. , . .
15 to 1 agst Olentilt
20 to 1 agst Wanota—taken
30 to 1 agst Mathematiciantaketl
35 -to 1 agst Nottingham—taken
40 to 1 agst Oxonian—taken
40 to 1 agst Montpensier—taken
50 to 1 agst Epirote—taken
50 to 1 agst Christopher
100 even between Conyngham and Cossack
OAKS. •
5 to 1 on the field
25 to 1 agst Lady Lift—taken

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MAY 6.—Wind South, light pleasant breeze,
and fine, with passing clouds.
DEAL, MAY s.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—Arrd. Louisa, Wy-
cherley, Callao. Sld. Simlah, Calcutta; Regina, Dominica;
Hendrick, Hudson, New York.

LIVERPOOL, MAY s.—Wind S.E., moderate.—Sld. Ferris,
Ceylon • Antoinetta, New Orleans; Glasgow, St. John's,
New Brunswick ; Pollok, Miramichi • Benaris, Calcutta;
John Biddy, Calcutta; Parthenon, and New Jersey, New
Orleans; Edwin, Savannah; Rob Roy, Virginia, London,
and Rowland, Philadelphia ; Moselle, Boston ; Caroline,
Halifax; Perthshire, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lady
Milton, Rankin, and Watkins, Quebec ; Mary, Newfoundland.
CLYDE, MAY 4.—Arrd. Lord Montgomery, Barbadoes.
Sld. Cannata, Calcutta; Curlew, St. Kitt's ; Cynthia, New-
foundland; Orion, Troon and Bahia; Adam Carr, New
York ; Northumberland, Quebec.
OFF HASTINGS, MAY 4.—Ellen, Rio Janeiro for Antwerp.
FALMOUTH, MAY 5. Wind W.—Off-port, Renshaw,
Taylor, Mauritius; Fanuber, Nyborg, Bahia.
OFF THE START, MAY 1. Manchester, New York, for
Rotterdam.

OFF HOLYHEAD, MAY 4.—Ethiope, Garnett, Fernando
Po, out seventy days ; rusker, Lovell, Norfork ; Prince
Albert, Sebor, New York, sailed on the 10th ult., and passed
Cape Clear on the'3oth.
WHITBY, MAY s.—Put back, William, for Quebec, leaky.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY s.—Arrd. Madrid steamer, Gib-
raltar, &c.
BELFAST, MAY I.—Wind variable.—Arid. Glenroy, Perry,
New York; Lady Arabella, Simpson, New Orleans; Cleo-
patra, Norfolk.
SHIELDS, MAY s.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. JanePirie, Calcutta.
GUERNSEY, MAY 3.—Sld. Louisa, Pernambuco; Swift,
Nevis.

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DUNMORE, MAY 3.—Wind E.—Acrd. Hound, Waters,
Newfoundland.

HULL, MAY s.—Wind N.—Sld. Mountaineer, Montreal.

OFF BRIGHTON, MAY s.—West Indian,. Barnett, Cape
of Good Hope.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY. s.—The Odin steam-frigate, and the
Geyser steam-sloop, are ordered here from Ireland to fit for
foreign service. The Avenger has been taken into the basin
—she is intended for the Mediterranean. The officer from
the Treasury in charge of the seed corn, &c., on board the
Avenger, disposed of a large quantity at Killibegs and Tober-
morey, but very little at Lough Swilly ; the land in that
neighbourhood was highly cultivated. The Averger brought
back 1,400 sacks o seed barley, which are ordered to be
ground into meal.
The Dee steam trinspOtt is ordered here from Oban, to
embark a company of marin-A artillery, and convey them to
Pembroke. •
The augmentation of the marine corps, by adding 1,500
men to its strength,_has been announced to the head-quarters
of the various divisions, and they are ordered to recruit ac-
cordingly. Each company of marine artillery is to amount
to 150 officers and men, and there are to be three additional
companies of that branch of the corps. The companies of
the marines are to be increased to 110 officers and men.
Five marine cadets have passed out of the Excellent this
day into the corps. Companies have been selected by the
Rear-Admiral Superintendent, and will receive their com-
missions or appointments on the men being formed into
squads.
The customary notice has been issued to the captains and
commanders of the ships in the port to attend at the Clarence
Victualling-yard on Friday at three o'clock, to receive her
Majesty on her visit to the Isle of Wight.
The Champion and Serpent brigs will be taken out of dock
in a day or two, and put in the basin, masted, and got ready
for commission. The Champion has had Muntz s mixed
metal sheathing (a dirty yellow) put on, instead of copper.
The Serpent has the usual copper applied.
Her Majesty's steamer Bulldog is expected here from
Plymouth, for a court-martial to be held on one of her
officers.
DEATH or ANOTHEL ADMIRAL.—The navy has lost
another of its old and distinguished officers, in the death of
Admiral of the White Stephen Poyntz, the third of the list
of full admirals wbo have died within the last few days.
The gallant officer was made a lieutenant in April, 1791,
commander, October, 1795, captain, December, 1796. He
commanded the Solebay at the capture of a French squadron
n the West Indies in 1799, and, when in command of the
Melempus, assisted at the destruction of the Impetueux off
Cape Heury, in 1810. He succeeded to his flag as rear
admiral in August, 1819, vice admiral, July, 1830, and ad-
miral, November, 1841.
By the decease of Admiral Poyntz, the following promo-
tions will take place :—Admiral of the Blue H. R. Glinn,
to be Admiral of the White ; Vice Admiral the Right
Hon. James Marquis of Thomond, G.C.H., to be Admiral
of the Blue ; Vice Admiral Richard Matson becomes
senior of that grade ; Vice Admiral of the White Sir
Edward Dumford King, K.C.8., K.C.H., commander-in-
chief at the Nore, to be Vice Admiral of the Red. Vice
Admiral of the Blue Matthew Buckle to be Vice Ad.
miral of the White, and Rear Admiral the Hon. George
Elliot, C. 8., to be Vice Admiral of the Blue ; Rear
Admiral the Right Hon. Lord William Fitzroy, K.C.8.,
becomes the senior of that grade ; Rear Admiral of the
White John Ayscough to be Rear Admiral of the Red ;
Rear Admiral of the Blue James Whitley Deans Dundas,
C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, to be Rear Ad-
miral of the White ; and Captain Edward Wallis Hoare
(1810), to be Rear Admiral of the Blue. The senior
captain now on the list, is John Coode, C.B. By the promo-
tion of Captain Hoare another good-service pension falls
to the patronage of Lord Auckland. Not less than nine flag
officers have died since the promotion and retirement in
November last.

WooLwicti, MAY s.—The Dragon steam-frigate was corn•
missioned to-day by Captain Hall, and is to have a crew of
196 men.

Mr. Watts, a resident in Woolwich, and father of William
Watts, late mate of the Loch Ryan steamer, which was lost
in the North Seas on the 9th of October last, presented a
memorial to the Lords of the Admiralty, on the Bth of March
of the present .year,'requesting that their Lordships would be
pleased to take into consideration the humane and zealous
exertions of Captain hammer, of the Norwegian brig Del-
phin, of Fredericshall, who saved the lives of twenty of the
crew, out of twenty-one, on board the Loch Ryan, when she
encountered the gale which caused her loss. A letter was
received yesterday by Mr. Watts, announcing that their
Lordships had been pleased to award 201. to Captain Hammer,
and 301. additional to be divided amongst the crew of his
vessel, for their exertions on that occasion.