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London, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

GROUP LII.

Recommittal of the
RUNCORN AND PRESTON SROOIC.
Miles
The Committee met at one o'clock ; present,
(chairman), Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Halsey, Mr. Chute, and
Mr. A'Court Holmes.
The Committee lardy met for the purpose of an adjourn-
ment, and the Committee adjourned until the 9th of July.

GROUP LIX.
The Committee on this group re-assembled to-day at one

MANCHESTER AND LEEDS EXTENSION.
➢lr. LAING opened the case briefly, and then proceeded to
call evidence.
The Committee, after hearing some evidence in support of
the Bill, declared the preamble to be proved.
The clauses were then proceeded with seriatim, and the
Committee adjourned.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met as usual in Room 1, New Houses of
Parliament, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. Present, Lords
Hawarden and Redesdale.
There were six Bills on the list, all of which were Railway
Bills; one of them was on second reference.
IPSWICH AND BURY ST. EDMUND'S (NORWICH
EXTENSION).
Their Lordships declared that in this case the standing
orders had been
LEICESTER with by the promoterFOßD s of the Bill.
.
In the absence of two of the witnesses, this case stood over
till to-morrow, all the proofs not depending on their testi-
mony having been gone through.
SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY AND CANAL
(NEWTOWN TO CREWE).
This case also was part heard, and was adjourned till
Friday.
WEST LONDON RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT AND
EXTENSION.
The standing orders were declared complied with.
On resolving themselves into a
SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERITS.
Their Lordships disposed of the following Bills, which were
all the railway Bills on their list.
GREAT GRIMSBY AND SHEFFIELD JUNCTION
RAILWAY AND GRIMSBY DOCKS CONSOLI-
DATION.
The preamble of this Bill was declared proved.
GRAND JUNCTION (HUI"TON AND WARRINGTON).
A similar decision was made in this case.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE NORTH-EASTERN.
This Bill was also passed.
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK (POLLOC
AND GOVAN BRANCHES).
The promoters of this Bill also succeeded in proving their
preamble.
Their Lordships then adjourned till:to-morrow.

LATEST from the RIVER PLATE.
(From the Journal du Havre of June 26.)
By the Coriolan, which arrived here this morning,
we have news from Monte Video to the Bth of
May, eighteen days later than our previous ad-
vices. The revolution which was being effected
in the Government of Monte Video had peace-
ably pursued its career. Restored to the possession of
power, General Riveira, after having provided for the
administration of municipal affairs, had left at the head
of 500 or 600 men, of whom one-third were Basque
volunteers, who followed him of their own accord. He
has embarked and intends, it is said, to land at Colonia,
in order to combine his operations with those of the
army of Corrientes.
On the other hand, it is stated that news had reached
Buenos Ayres from that province unfavourable to the
cause of the insurgents. According to these rumours
the Corrientans had abandoned the cause of General
Paz, and had recommended him to quit their territory.
Nothing has been heard relative to the expedition
to the Parana since the announcement that its departure
was fixed for the 9th May. It was expected to arrive
at Monte Video by the end of the month. At the de-
parture of the Coriolan, the French gun-boat, the Ma-
louine, had arrived at Monte Video from Buenos Ayres.
From the postscript to commercial letters from Buenos
Ayres, dated May 8, we learn that, during the night, an
English and two Sardinian brigs had succeeded in evad-
ing the combined blockading squadron, and had reached
the inner harbour. The English and French com-
manders, on discovering this flagrant violation, sent
armed boats against the vessels, which were shortly
afterwards captured.
The two Sardinian brigs having run aground, were
set on fire ; the English brig was brought out, and
placed at the disposal of the British Commodore. An
English officer sent to Buenos Ayres to negotiate, had
bet n massacred by the excited populace. This event
has produced the most lively sensation. It is not yet
known what step will be taken by the combined forces
to revenge this assassination.—Chronicle.

HAMBURG AND FLANDERS MAIL

HA3II3IIRG, JUNE 25.—The latest accounts received
from St. Petersburg, dated the 19th of this month, state
that on that day the modifications in the tariff, which
have been for some time announced from different
quarters, were published and immediately carried into
effect. It is to be hoped that this breach in the pro-
hibitive system will soon be followed by further steps
in the course of commercial reform, and that Russia too

will by degrees relieve itself from restrictions on com-
merce and industry, which render any solid improvement
of the national welfare impossible.
CRACOW, JUNE 17.—1 c appears that the fate of the
republic of Cracow is decided. The new government is
to consist of three directors, of whom each of the three
protecting powers appoints one. We are to have, on the
part of Austria, as we hear, Mr. John Schindler, for-
merly president ; from Russia, Mr. John Mieroszewski,
formerly director of the police ; from Prussia, the
senator Victor Kopff.
STOCKHOLM, JUNE 19.—The King will leave this
city on the 27th of this month, (to which day Count
Posse, Minister of Justice, has leave of absence).
His Majesty will appoint a regency, of which Baron
Thu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be president.
Perhaps Count Posse will accompany the King to
Schonen, and afterwards to Copenhagen.—Hamburg
papers, June 26.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 25.—Among the reports prtmantoci
to the Chamber at the commencement of the sitting to-
day. there was one brought up by Mr. Zonde on several pe-
titions relative to the iron railway from Ghent to Brussels
by way of Alost. The debate was opened on the report
of the Minister of Public Works on the railway from
Ghent to Brussels. The discussion was very ani-
mated. Messrs. Forbecq and Scheyven were against the
construction of a railway from Ghent to Brussels,
which they affirmed would be prejudicial to the treasury.
The Minister of Public Works proposed a commission of
inquiry, in which the interests of all parties would be
considered, and according to the result of which he
might present a project of law, drawn up with perfect
knowledge of the matter, and in which the conflicting
pretensions of different localities might be conciliated as
far as possible, if the inquiry should demonstrate the
utility of the proposed railway. After a warm debate,
the Minister of Public Works having declared that an
inquiry should be instituted, the discussion was closed.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 26.—The Chamber in its sitting to-
day fixed Tuesday next for the opening of the discussion
of the project of law relative to the convention with
France, and then proceeded to the debate on the project of
law respecting colonial and beetroot sugar, which
was agreed to by a majority of 49 to 20.
His Majesty has accepted M. de Broucker's resignation
of the office of Governor of the Province of Liege.
There has been a very serious disturbance in the
town of Nieupont, in consequence of some disagreement
between the inhabitants and the officers of the garrison,
in which some persons were wounded by the soldiers ; a
strict investigation will take place.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 10.—According to the latest
accounts from Rumelia, the Sultan was on his return to
Varna, from which place he is expected at the beginning
of next month. There has been another fire at
Smyrna, by which about 500 houses and warehouses
have been reduced to ashes.
ICELAND.—The eruption of Mount Hecla still
continued, according to the latest account,
of the 15th of April. The pillars of fire
arose from three new craters to the height
of 14,000 English feet, and were broader than the
largest river in the island, the Pierssen. The lava has
already formed several high hills ; pieces of pummice
stone, or scoroe, weighing 2 cwt., were thrown to the
distance of a league and a half. The ice and snow, which
covered the mountain for many centuries, are wholly
melted, and the river Rangen has in consequence fre-
quently overflowed its banks.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals—Tasmania, Black, from Van Diemen's Land, off
Portsmouth, sailed from Hobart Town 23d March ; Forfar-
shire, Symons, from Ceylon, in the West India Docks, sailed
from Colombo 25th February, Cape 27th April, St, Helena
13th May, Ascension 17th May ; Annie, Sharpe, from China,
at Liverpool, sailed from Shanghae 18th February, Cape of
Good Hope 2d May; Emily, Greaves, from Bombay, in the
Downs, sailed 14th February, St. Helena 11th May • Ethel-
dred, Bradford, from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed 17th
February, passed St. Helena 11th May; Boding, Hutchens,
from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed 25th January ; Elephanta,
Ross, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed Bth February, St.
Helena Bth May; Elizabeth Thomp,on, Betts, from Port
Philip, in the Downs, sailed from Melbourne 22d February;
Jean, Lennington, from Van Diemen's Laud, off Folkstone,
sailed from Hobart Town 26th February; Amelia, Teasdale,
from New South Wales, in the Downs, sailed from Sydney
17th February; Amelia, Read, from South Australia, at
Swansea, sailed from Adelaide 20th January, Cape 14th
April, St. Helena Ist May; Star, M'Donald, from the Cape
of Good Hope, Docks,
in the St. Katherine sailed from Port
Beaufort 10th April, St. Helena 4th May ; Cordelia, Hughes,
from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed 25th February.
Arrivals at Hobart Town—Triad, Lyell, March 8, from
London ; Fortitude, 14th, from Whaling.
Departures from Hobart Town—Prima Donna, March 9,
to Swan River and China ; Pestonjee Bomanjee, 14th, to
London ; Timbo, 19th, to Adelaide ; North Briton, to sail
26th, for London.
Arrivals at Launceston—Mayda, May 6, from Hobart
Town; Joseph Wheeler and John Woodall, 9th, from Syd-
ney ; Wanken Moor, 12th, from London ; Robert Matthews,
13th, from Sydney.
Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—Fanny, April
25, from Liverpool ; Australie, from Bordeaux ; Mary Ann,
07th from London ; ITyrian, from Ceylon :and Mauritius ;
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notice which they receive from the press, and they sometimes
think fit to remonstrate and complain when they have every
reason to be more than pleased. The habit, however, of ex-
pressing discontent is more prevalent in France than among
us. "We are overwhelmed," says the last Gazette Musscafe,
$. with letters, sometimes proud and haughty, sometimes
modest and suppliant. We have a voluminous collection of
these epistles, among whick. net the least curious is one (for
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have called me a distinguished artist, while, for these three
years past you have always called me a celebrated artist "
A NOVEL NEWSPAPER CARRIER.—At the present
time a little black bull-headed terrier, belonging to Mr.
Powell, carpet manufacturer, of the Cross, comes to Deighton's
library every every evening of publication of the Journal, with-
out an attendant, and fetches the paper, which it duly con-
veys with all punctuality and dispatch to its master. If the
publication has not commenced it will leave the premises and
return ; and on one or two occasions has unfortunately dropped
the paper in the street, when it immediately started back to
the shop, and would not leave until famished with a second
. copy.—Worcester Journal.

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
The following is an outline of a convention between
her Majesty and the King of Prussia for the establish-
ment of international copyright, which has just been pre-
sented to Parliament

Article I. The authors of books, dramatic works, or
musical compositions, and the inventors, designers, or
engravers, of prints and articles of sculpture ; and the
authors, inventors, designers, or engravers of any other
works whatsoever of literature and the fine arts, in which
the laws of Great Britain and of Prussia do now or may
hereafter give their respective subjects the privilege of
copyright, shall, with regard to any such works or
articles first published in either of the two states, enjoy
in the other the same privilege of copyright as would by
law be enjoyed by the author, inventor, designer, or
engraver of a similar work, if first published in such
other state ; together with the same legal remedies and
protection against piracy and unauthorised republication.
11. No person shall, in either country, be entitled to
the protection stipulated by the preceding article,
unless the work in respect of which copyright is
claimed shall have been registered by the original pro-
ducer or by his lawful representatives or assigns, in the
manner following:—

First. If the work be one that has first appeared in
the dominions of his Majesty the King of Prussia, it
must have been registered in the register book of the
Company of Stationers in Lendon.
Secondiy, If the work be one that has first appeared
in the dominions of her Britannic Majesty, it must have
been registered in the catalogue to be kept for that
purpose at the office of his Prussian Majesty's Minister
for Ecclesiastical, Fducational, and Medical Affairs.

111. The authors of dramatic and musical works which
shall have been first publicly represented or performed
in either of the two countries, as well as the lawful re-
presentatives or assigns of such authors, shall likewise
be protected in regard to the public representation or
performance of their works in the other country, to the
full extent in which native subjects would be protected
in respect of dramatic and musical works first represented
or performed in such country ; provided they shall pre-
viously have duly registered thir copyright in the offices
mentioned in the preceding article, in conformity with
the laws of the respective States.
IV. In lieu of the rates of duty which may at any
time, during the continuance of this Convention, be
payable upon the importation into the United Kingdom
of foreign books, prints, and drawings, there shall be
charged upon the importation of books, prints, or draw-
ings, published within the dominions of Prussia, and
legally importable into the United Kingdom, only the
rates of duty specified in the table hereto annexed ; that
is to say—
Duties on books, viz. :
Works originally produced in the United
Kingdom and republished in Prussia—

X. s. d.

the cwt 2 10 0
Works not originally produced in the
United Kingdom—the cwt
Prints or drawings :
Plain or coloured, single—each 0 0 0
Bound or sewed—the dozen 0 0 1
It is understood that all works of which any part was
originally produced in the United Kingdom will be con-
sidered as " works originally produced in the United
Kingdom, and republished in Prussia," and will be sub-
ject to the duty of fifty shillings per cwt., although the
same may contain also original matter produced else-
where ; unless such original matter shall be at least
equal in bulk to the part of the work originally pro-
duced in the United Kingdom, in which case the work
Will be subject only to the duty of fifteen shillings
per cwt.
..... . _ .

- V. It is agreed that stamps shall be provided accord-
ing to a pattern to be made known to the custom-house
officers of the United Kingdom, and that the municipal
or other authorities of the several towns in Prussia shall
affix such stamps to all books intended for exportation
to the United Kingdom. And no books shall, for the
purposes of this convention, so far as the same relates
to the rates of duty at which such books are to be en-
tered, be deemed to have been published in Prussia,
except such as appear by their title-page to have been
published at some town or place within the dominions
of Prussia, and which have been duly stamped by the
proper municipal or other authority of any such town
or place.
VI. Nothing in this convention shall be construed to
affect the right of either of the two high contracting
parties to prohibit the importation into its own do-
minions, of such books as, by its internal law, or under
its treaties with other States, are declared to be piracies,
or infringements of copyright.
VII. In case either of the two high contracting parties
shall conclude a treaty of international copyright with
any third power, a stipulation similar to that contained
in the preceding article shall be inserted in such treaty.
VIII. Those German States which, together with
Prussia, compose the Customs and Commercial Union,
or which may hereafter join the said union, shall have
the right of acceding to the present convention; and
books, prints, and drawings, published in any State so
becoming a party to this convention, and exported from
any other State, also being a party to the same, shall be
considered, for the purposes of this convention, to have
been exported from the country of their publication.
IX. The present convention shall come into operation
on the Ist of September, 1846. It shall remain in force
for five years from that date, and further, until the ex-
piration of a year's notice, which may be given by either
party, at any time after the Ist of September, 1851.
X. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the
ratifications shall be exchanged at Berlin, at the expira-
tion of two months, or sooner if possible.
in the year
orDouenreLoatrdßelrBlilnit:sh:;thirteenth
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ofkay
WESTMORELAND.
(On behalf of her Majesty.)
Baron de CANITZ.
(On behalf of the King of Prussia.)
PROTOCOL.

The two original copies of the treaty having been ex-
amined and found to correspond in form and contents
with the concerted stipulations, the Plenipotentiaries
proceeded to sign the same, under the following con-
ditions: such conditions, though not appearing of a nature
to be admitted into the text of the treaty, nevertheless
to be considered, on the ratification of the treaty, as
thereby agreed to and ratified :
Both Governments engage that the fees which may at
any time be levied for the registering of a single work in
the register book of the Company of Stationers in Lon-
don, or in the catalogue of the Office of his Prussian
Majesty's Minister for Ecclesiastical, Educational, and
Medical Affairs, shall not exceed the sum of one shilling
sterling, or of ten silver groschen, as has been already
declared on the part of Great Britain in a letter from
the Board of Trade of the 2d of April, 1844, letter E.—
(Art. 2._)_. . - - -

1 %The delivery of a copy gratuitously shall take place in
Great Britain at the Stationers' Company in London,
and in Prussia at the Office of the Minister of Ecclesias-

tical, Educational, and Medical Affairs in Berlin.—
(Art. 2.)
Both Governments agree that the duty on musical
works imported from Prussia into Great Britain shall not
be greater than the duty on books imported from
Prussia into Great Britain.—(Art. 4.)
It is understood that the stamping agreed to in this
article will be confined to books and musical works (ac-
cording to the interpretation of the word "books" given
in Article 11. of the Act of Parliament sth and 6th Vic-
toria, cap. 45, of July Ist, 1842) ; whereas all other ob-
jects mentioned in Article I. of the Convention this day
signed, will not require to be stamped in order to enable
them to be imported into Great Britain at the rate of
duty fixed for these objects by Article IV. of the pre-
sent treaty.—(Art. 5.)
Done at Berlin, May 13, 1846.
WEST M ORLAND.
CANITZ.

THE FRENCH EXPERIMENTAL
SQUADRON.
BARCELONA, JUNE 18.
_ _ _

The mail steamer from Palma de Majorca, which was
detained a day and a half beyond its time, has just
arrived, bringing the intelligence that the French squad-
ron, consisting of seven ships of the line and three war
steamers, commanded by his Royal Highness Prince
Joinville, had anchored in the Bay of Palma on the even-
ing of the 12th.

The following is the list of vessels which compose this
squadron :

Flag-ship, Souverain, 120 guns, Captain Charner.
The Gemmapes, 100 guns, Captain Laquerce.
The Inflexible, 90 guns, Captain Chanfray.
The Neptune, 80 guns, Captain Penaud.
The Alger, 74 guns, Captain Duburdier.
The Marengo, 74 guns, Captain Pellion.
The steamer Descartes, 450-horse power and 16 guns,
Commander Vernince.

The Asmodee, 450-horse, and 12 guns, Commander
Le Blanc.

The Coubien, 320-horse power and 8 guns, Com-
mander Aubry.
The customary salutes were fired as well by the
fortress as the squadron. The Prince went ashore
incognito a few hours after his arrival, and walked about
the city, returning on board at 12 o'clock at night.
On the 13th, at 11 o'clock, the Captain-General and
Political Chief went in state to visit his Royal Highness
on board. They were received with all due honours and
the utmost urbanity and attention. At 2 o'clock his
Royal Highness came on shore in state. The Captain-
General's carriage was waiting for him, accompanied by
an escort of honour ; and he proceeded to the palace of
his Excellency, where he remained two or three hours.
Royal honours were paid to his Highness by all the
guards. After visiting the Political Chief and the
French Consul, the Prince returned on board at 5 o'clock
in the afternoon. under a Royal salute of 21 guns from
the fortress.

On the 14th the Prince came on shore incognao in the
afternoon, and went to the theatre, returning on board
for the night. He accepted an invitation to a ball to be
given by the town on the 18th. The French Consul
gives another grand soirée afterwards. When the
steamer left it was understood the squadron would not
weigh anchor for this port (Barcelona) until the after-
noon of the 20th. It cannot come on us unawares here,
as from the Castle of Monjuich it can be discovered
almost from the moment it leaves Palma Bay. Great
preparations are making here to give his Royal Highness
a truly princely reception.

A FLOCK OP SHEEP KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—A very
remarkable event has just occurred on Mendip Hill, which
swtarorttleedtalleisfatrhinat rural district by its great and astounding
singularity. Henry Davis, Esq., who resides near Hunter's
Lodge was greatly alarmed on Saturday evening, owing to
the terrible effect producod by the thunder-storm amongst
his flocks, the lightning having struck seventy-four two-
seeth sheep dead nearly at one flash. As our correspondent
servants were removing the bodies is
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all at the moment of the storm, been standing in a row
instant of time.