The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-15 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

RAILWAY Taarric.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail.
ways for the paSt week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year
-

,3
Week Last S. 'r, •a 7
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. , ••••
~.' c
bt,.f.
8'
t.) -5.
1--.•
£ £
Aug. 8 Arbroath and Forfar .-••••• • • • • • - 348 334
- Bristol and Birmingham. •••••• • • • • • • - -
7 Chester and Birkenhead .•••••• • • .. .. 1,018 833
6 Dublin and Drogheda
i 1 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 1,171 1,198
9 Dundee and Arbroath .••••••• • • • • • • • 433 161
8 Durham and Sunderland .••• • • • • ..... 5, 0 634
S Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •••• • • . . 4,116 3,28:,
9 Eastern Counties and North Eastern . • 8,996 .6,247
9 Eastern Union. •.. .•• ••• • -
8 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 2,314 3,071
8 Gstiv;ow and Greenock• •••••• • • • • • • 1,209 1,281
8 Gravesend and Rochester -
9 Great Western ... .... ..... ••••• • • • • • 21,770 20,226
8 Hartlepool ... ..
A London and Nerth Wes,`ern, &c ..... 47,696 46,879
9 ,I,ondon and Blackwall.. ..• ••••• • - •• 1,440 1,328
8 Lortj.on and Brighton . ..... •-•• • • . - 10,330 9,410
- London And Croydon . .. .•• - 2,032
9 London and South Western ... ••• • • • 8,943 9.603
9 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ....... • • 1,410 1,070
- Manchester and Birmingham •.• . - •••• I - 4,432
8 Manchester, Leeds, and Bull Assoc. , 7,925 7,85.'1
8 Midland Counties... ... .• • • ......... / 20,105 19,018
8 Newcastle and Darlington • • ........ .7,236 2,952
8 Newcastle and Carlisle .............. 2,134 1,996
11 Newcastle and North Shields .. ...... 57 0 .315
9 Norfolk. 1,481
II North British ... .
2,334 -
- North Union and Bolton and Preston - -
Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans .. •• • • - 6,187
10 Paris and Rouen .. ...... ... .. .. 7,216 6,645
8 Preston and Wyre ••.•••••• • • • • • • • .• 1,508
_,091
- Richmond ... . ...... .••.• • • • . • ......
2,270 1,324
8 Sheffield and Manchester • •• •
•• - 10,160 8,080
8 South Eastern •• . • ... .
7 South Devon •••••• .. • •• -
0 Taff Vale •• • • ......... .
1., Ulster. •••••• • • • • • • ..• •••• • • • • . • 690 601
8 York and ..N'orth Mldlaid .• • •

DEATH OF HIS HIGHNESS FRANCE FLORENTIN
SAE3L—We have to record the dem:se of Florentin Williams,
reigning Prince of Salir-Salm, who es-Pired on the 2d instant
at Rockhold (Prussian Westphalia). INe deceased was born
on the 17th March, 1786, and succeeder.' his father, Prince
Constantin Alexander, on the 25th Februa.7, 1828. In July,
1810, he married Flamina, Baroness de Rosii C
who died Dec.
20, 1840), by whom he has left three sorts. ',The deceased is
succeeded by Prince Alfred, his eldest son, ba,sea December
1814, who married in June, 1836, the Princess Augusta V.
Croy Dalmin.
REPORTED VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO SCOTT.
The rumour has again been revived " that it is her Igajesty's
intention to visit Scotland this year for the third time. The
necessary preparations for her Majesty and Royal Conesl!t's
reception at lair Castle have commenced, orders hays. ng
been received to that effect last week. It is not known the
precise time at whicb her Majesty intends leaving for Soot-
land, but it is supposNl that it will be about the latter end egi
this month, or early in September, according as the Parlia-
mentary session may close. I-kr Majesty will proceed by sea',
to Inverness, and then, as is eupposed, proceed through the
centre of the North Highlands, by Bridge
nof Carr. Kingascer
ussie,
and Dremmochter, to Blair." We is aye
e means of
taining upon what authority these Cletl,ils arc given.—
Perthshire Courier, Aug. 13.
THE ADELAIDE LirALLEßY.—Yesteriloy the sale of
all the intezeating scientific, mechanical, aid philosophical
prodections, at the Adelaide Gallery, took place at the auc-
tion rooms of Mr. Chadwick, St. Martin's-lane: The two
celebrated electrical eels, from toe liiver Amazon, in South
America, brought 51 guineas; the gas microscope, 24 125.,
the well-known steam-gun and target, 4/.105.; Torn Vnimb's
house, built expressly for him, Its. ; Saxton s electro- mak:-
flak apparatus, 21 guineas; Pritchard's achromatic micro-
scope, 12 guineas—the sale altogether realising between five
and six hundred pounds.
WESTMINSTER BRlDGE,—Yesterday notice was given
to the public by the Commissioners of Westminster-Bridge
that the thoroughfare for carriages would be closed trtl
further notice on and after Saturday, the 15th instant (this
day).
ACCIDENT TO THE FALCON STEAMER.—NARROW
ESCAPE OF THY PASSENGERS---Arl alarming accident hap-
pened on the morning of the Bth inst., to the Falcon steam-
ship, commanded by Captain Bell, trading between London-
derry and Liverpool, by which the lives of all on board,
amounting to near 300 persons, were placed is juirainent
danger. As far as we have been able to collect the particu-
lars, it appears that the steamer left Londonderry at a quarter
past seven o'clock on the evening of the 7th inst., o'eePly
laden, for Liverpool. The weather at the time was rather
hazy, and so continued during the night. Towards the
morning it came on a dense fog, and it. seems the land was
not seen after passing Ture Head, in the country of Antrim,
Notwithstanding the density of the atmosphere .the speed of-
the vessel was kept on, and at about half-past eight
o'clock a sudden cry was raised " land a-head !" In a few
moments the iron-bound coast of Gowney Head, near the
Mull of Galloway, was discerned through the mist, pro-
bably not more than eighty yards distant. The captain,
who was on deck, immediately ordered the engines to be
stopped and reversed, but unfortunately such was the
rapidity at which she was presseedieg through the water,
that before she could be brought to, she dasted on the rocks
and became a fixture. Instantly all was coofusion, and the
greatest dismay prevailed amongst the passeisgers, many of
whom were of the poorer classes, who crowded tce deck. The
position of the steamer appeared most perilous; her bows
were much elevated, and the water was fast rushinj, into her
hold. The conduct of the captain during this tryito period
is described as being most determined and cool. Te e boats
were promptly lowered, and after several trips the pas-
sengers were safely landed on the beach. Provident. 'ally
the weather, though foggy, was not boisterous. There va3
but little wind, and consequently but trifling sea. Ikut
it been otherwise, owing to the peculiarity of the coast, a-t-
-dreadful loss of life would inevitably have taken place.
The preeenvation of the passengers having been accom-
plished, the captain turned his attention to the best means
for securing his vessel from destruction. Having obtained
assistance from the shore, she was got off and run into
Clanyard Bay. On the news of the wreck reachineg
Stranraer, Lloyd's agent promptly sought the aidtsof
being
Majesty's steamer Asp, and a number Of to vebssei
patch.ea_
sent on board her, she proceeded to the al'
tov, ed
assistance. The inhjeurrieasfiviant, hearndhotlid.wAersep
1.13.h.e,%g
up so as to keep
irdrossan, where she will undergo the nece..Vary
her off the beach, she was conveyed to the neijhbOUring
port of
re-
pair.
PINEAPPLES.—The supply of pines ft.( m the West
Indies for the season has not yet ceased. A vessel has *St
arrived from Eleutheria, having the large number of 13,01.0
on board.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BROTHER OF PROFESSOR
CARADAY.—Yesterday, Mr. G. J. Mills held an inquest at
the University College Hospital, as to the circumstances at-
tending the death of Robert Faraday, Esq., lately residing
at No. 24, Albert-street, Mornington-crescent The deceased
gentleman, who had just attained his filty.eighth year, waS
very highly connected. He was a brother of Professor
Faraday, of the Royal Institution, and has left a large and
numerous circle of friends, besides a wife and family, to la-
ment his premature separation. The jury having viewed the
body, police-constable 96, of the S division, said that about
eleven o'clock on the evening of Tuesday last be was pro-
ceeding along his beat in Munster-street, Regent's Park,
when he saw a horse and gig coming along at a moderate
pace, and as it reached the corner of the street,
ran against the post, by which the deceased, who
was driving, was pitched out on his head. Witness having
given the alarm, the deceased Iv as picked up in a state of
insensibility, and conveyed to a Mr. Gillet-11's, in the same
street, and subsequently to the hospital.—Mr. Colborne,
the house-surgeon, stated that deceased was admitted
shortly after twelve o'clock on the night in question, suf-
fering from partial insensibility, nod appeared to have re-
ceived a slight injury to the brain. The usual course a
treatment was adopted, but at seven o'cles: k the following
L ith inst.
morning his symptoms became worse, re-action did. not take
Plitee, and he died suddenly en the morning of the
A post mortere examination had been made, which shol4d 4„.
very extensive occiputal fracture, and a large effusion o:
blood in the cavity of the dura muter. The police-officer
was recalled, and in answer to questions put by the coroner
said that the deceased was brought to the above institution:
by five policemen, and not one of whom thought it his duty
to make the friends of deceased acquainted with the catas-
trophe that night, although a letter was found upon blm
with his address, bc. The deputy coroner then exp!eseed
himself very strongly on the inattention of the police, in not
having forwarded information of the circumstance to de-
ceased's residence. After some further evidence, the jury
returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
UNPUBLISHED ANECDOTE OF THE IMF WEL..
I.INGTON.—One summer's morning the Duke was riding
with his groom on the north bank of the Serpentine, when
an unfortunate gentleman, ello had got out of his dept:: in
the Nutter, hallooed lustily to his Grace for assistance. fits
Grace stopped his horse, and turtling to the river, replied---
" Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington is only a subscriber
to the Royal Humane Society ; neither he nor his groom
hold any office under that iustitution. He is not one of the
park-keepers, and be has no connexion with the Metro-
politan police. The Duke declines interfering. The gentle-
man in the water may apply to any one of the officers of the
Humane Society, or to a park-keeper, or to one of the officers
of plisses" The Duke then touched his Itits_weit.4. his fore-
fi '...d quietl rode 0n.—.4/nteesSeh nit&Afc"M! .
Justice of Yewfoondlaild hilt] all- interne‘' 'lll4
• treeterclay at the Colonial-a:ice.

IMPERIA L PARLTAMENI', ; building was placed in such a petition as to
be convenient fur the public. He did not think it
r'r LORDS, rbigugt 14. was, and be, for one, wrotid be glad to see
The LORD CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the Woolsack at the question postponed till' next session.—(Hear, hear.)
Five o'Cleek. , It was not out of any 0..i-..ction to the architect that he was
HUDDFiRSFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. . opposed
fists gill, but merely from a conviction
This Bill was brueght up from the House of Commons, and 'of the advanta;es that would result from a farther in-
read a 'Arse time. quirt' into this subject. It could not be said that
WILSTON AND HARBOROUGH RAILWAY. Parliament was niggardly with respect to palaces, for within
This Bill was also brought up. and read a first time.
hit own time 2,000,0004 had been expended on this subject.
MAYNOOTH. He thought that until there had been plans laid before theta, they
Lord REDESDALE gave notice that he should call tlesie ought not to lay out a farthing on Buckingham Palace fur-
Lordships' attention to the report of the Commissioners on
the education in the CollNe of Maynonth. ther than was necessary to keep it in repair. These ought
to be placed before the proper tribunal to decide upon this sub-
ABOLITION OF EXCLUSIVE TRADING. ject. He thought that 4,000/. or 5,0001. was rather too much
Earl FORTESCUF, presented a petition from the met- for broken glass.—(Laughter.) He would, therefore, propose
chants, traders, and operatives of Dublin, praying that this Bill that the House should postpone the consideration of the matter
might not pass without further inquiry.
till next session.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.
Lord LINCOLN said, he thought it was only
Earl FORT ESCUE presented a petit ion from South Moltnn. necessary to state to the House that het Majesty was not at pre-
unanimously praying for the total abolition of flogging in th 2 sent properly accommodated. He could assure the Hon. Gen-
army, but seated that he cou'd not concur in the object of the tleman, that if they (the late Ministry) had remained in
petitioners-, when he found such great objections in the minds , ffice they would have proposed this very vote
of those elEcers, who were the best authority on the subject. When he held office his attention had been directed
Lord REDESDALE said that he could not suffer this e's- to this matter, and it was found that the palace was
portunity to pass without stating, that after a careful review of by no means suited to the wants of her Majesty, and
the evidence given on the death of Frederick White, a commission was appointed to inquire into the mat-
be could not say that he ever saw eviderece taken in a more ter, amongst whom were Mr. Barry sod Sir James
objectionable manner than this was. And this he thought Clark, the architects, who were of opinion that such
would be the feeling of any person, except those who took the was the case. He trusted that under these circumstances
extreme view of the coroner and leery, upon whose conduct he the Hon. Gentleman would conceive it right to withdraw his
could not offer too :strong remarks, especially when he opposition.—( Hear, hear.) It was perfectly impossible to over-
saw that the coroner luta rejected the tesVmony of
rate the manner in which her Majesty acted with respect to de-
four medical 'men, and eharged upon the report of one mands on the public, and when he was in office he had even to
medical toA-n, who was a personal friend of his own. suggest the necessity of makin such demands.
With regard to the punishment by fogging, he regretted that
HUME said he would pull down Buckingham Palace,
the arrrey was not compo ed of a class that would warrant the and
put it where Kensington Palace was, where they would
abolti,on of such a course. s punishment had been found
effie,iacions, and he did not see why it should be have a good soil. If they expended a million on Buck:ngham
discontinued. If they adopted the principle here laid down Palace, they would never make it useful fur the purpose they
with respect to this case, they should also take a similar view of proposed, but they might make it a museum ter the public.
all punishments ; for it was known that nothing was more inju- Mr. WILLIAMS said he had never known of such pro-
rione to health than imprisonment. eeedings as the vote. which had been granted for such purposes
Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from the bankers as the present. He had a much regard for the conven ence
of Worcester, complaining of the practice adopted by railway of her Majesty ati any one, but he thought the present vote on-
companies in opening parcels conveyed by them. called for, particularly when there was so Ito ge a portion of her
Lord CLARENDON said that the matter had occupied the Majesty's subjects in a state of utter destitution. He thought
attention of the Government, and that a remed
y would be that those who were complaining of these expenditures were the
provided. true friends of monarchy.
Lord MONTEAGLE thought that the remedy should be The Earl of LINCOLN would put it to the House whether
immediate. the extra expenses that had taken place hail not. been for the
Lord BROUGHAM said he considered that the resent
benefit of the public, and at the suggesion of a majority of
p
railway Acts required some considerable improvement. He that Houle ?
thought that a revision, of all Bills as well as Railway Bills Mr. WILLIAMS admitted he had never found a more
efficient officer at the head of the Woods and Forests than the
was ',Attired, for inttance, law Bills. He gave notice, that Noble Lord.
early next session of Parliament, he would move the adoption Lerd J. RUSSELL was happy to hear the Hon. Member for
ot resn'ut ions on the subject, similar to those he had laid on the Coventry make such an admission, but bethought, when he took
Wale of their Lordship-. House. , upon himself to soaks assertions he should take care to be more
EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE IN TRADE (DUBLIN) secures ; nothing could be more incorrect than the statement
BILL. he had made that eight palaces had been kept up fur the sove-
Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions against this reign. He believed, considering the convenience that the
Bill. Sovereign required, the country could not do less than keep up
the Palace of Windsor and Buckingham Palace; aid
AS to the suggestions of the Honourab:e Member for
Montrose of apdropriatiug Puckingham Paiaee to a
public museum and building a palace at Kensington. he
thought that entirely out of the question He trusted that
next year they would have something wore handsome to look
at, and something more commodious for the comfort of her
Majesty, than Buckingham Palace at present presented.
After sense observations from Captain PECH ELL,
Mr. PROTHEROE said he would vote against the grant
under the hums teat semetleng better would be done for the
accommodation of her Majesty than the grant, if carried into
effect, would accomplish.
Mr. HUME said that his only object was that the further
consideration of this grant should be postponed till inquiry
could ).;-e made upon the subject. He thought he should be
only .Ining his duty by dividing the House upon the grant if
she Government persevered in it.
After some observations from Mr. GotmattaN and the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
The Con.mittee divided, when their appeared—
For the vote
Against it
Majority for the vote —49
4,5001. was next voted to make good the damage to palaces
and public buildings by the storm of the Ist of August.
30,000 e was next proposed in payment •if part. ot th e ex-
penseof woks in Portland, recommended by the Commis-
sioners
ot Harbours of Refuge, in their report laid before Par-
liament in the last session.
Mr. HUME said, as he understood convicts would be em-
ployed on these works, he wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet
(Sir G. Grey) whether the plan of marks for good c.nduct
scrotal be iotronuced ?
Sir G. GREY said the harbour would afford excellent means
of employment for those unfortunate persons. He hoped they
would be able to adopt the plan referred to by the Hon.
Membet.
The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote frr a grant of 10,000'. for the erection of a
model prison in Ireland,
Mr. HUME said that the Government seemed more intent
on providing prisons than on taking measures for preventing
crime. He wished to know where the plan of that prison was.
Sir GEOrtGE GREY said that he could best answer
that question by referring to the substance of a later which he
hail addressed to the Treasury on the subject. It was the
custom in Indeed to ship off the transports as soon as possib'e
after the sentence. The letter contained a recommendation
for the erection of such a prison; but it did not state whether
it was to be in Dublin or elsewhere. The Government would
shortly be better able to give more explicit information on that
subject.
Mr. WILLIAMS was sorry that the present Government
was about to take up the crotchets of the late Home Secre-
tary on this !object. The expense they had been at in erect-
ing model prisons was very large, and there had been no evi-
deuce whatever produced as to their utility.
S'r GEORGE GREY vindicated the vote, and showed the
necessity for such a prison as the vote was required for.
Mr. HUME thought there was no use in having a model
prison in Ireland, seeing that they had one at, Pentonvilks,
which was ii,ten'.ed for the United Kingdom generally.
Mr. DUN'.:OMBE said that the prison at Pentonville was
conducted in a most admirable manner. The solitary sy,tem,
as carried out at the prison at IMitibank, inflicted the greatest
miseries upon those who were subjected to the profess. When
those individuals were admitted to the sight of a fellow creature
they became so much affected that, in several instances, they
fainted.
Mr HUME wished to know whether the same system as
was earned on a' the Pentonville Prison was to be carried out
in the proposed model prison for Ireland ? Because the expense
of keeping each prisoner was between 14s. and ISa. weekly.
Sir O. OR EY— Twe:ve -hiliings.
Mr. HU IIE —And at the lapse of three years they put
this country to the expense of sending them to one of
the penal settlements abroad, whilst they refused to advance to
virtuous and industrious young men sufficient to enable them
to go abroad for the purposelof obtaining employment, which
they could not meet with here. Such a system was an abso-
lute encouragement to the criminally minded young men of
this country. and he should be starry to see such a system
carried out et Ireland.
Mr HAWES said that he had seen letters that day which
spoke in the highest terms of the good conduct of the convicts
who had been lately transported. and he thought it. most expe-
dient to extend the benefits of the system to Ireland.
Mr. HUME said that there were many persons who desired
to get out far the purposes of emigration, but that they could
not go, by reason of the expense, unless they committed some
offence. The system appeared to him to give an encourage-
went to crime instead of doing anything ease.—( Hear. )
The item was then agreed to.— fhe House resumed.
In reply to a question from Lord LINCOLN,
The CHANCELLOR of. the EXCHEQUER said it was
his intention, the first thing on Monday, to call attention to
the diieressed state of Irela:.d, and immediately after that
question was disposed of the Small Debts Bill, and Navy Esti-
mates, would be proceeded with.
The report on the Small Deb a (Salaries and Compensation)
Bill was brought tie, and agreed to.
The report on the Lunatic Ayslums and Pauper Lunatics
Bill eas brought up, and agreed to.
The following reports were then brought up and received:
—County Works Presentment Leland—No. 2) Bill (third
reading to-morrow)—Public Works Commissioners' Hill (Ire.:
land) (third reading In-merrow ).—Public Works, Fisheries,
&c., Bill—Public Works (Ireland—No. 3) Bill (third time
to-morrow— Public Works and Fisheries Bill.
The Public Works and Fisheries Bill was then read a third
time and passed.
The House then went into Committee on the House bf
Commons Officers' Bill.
The Claus s having been agreed to,
The House resumed, and the Criententer reported progress,
and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
NAVAL AND MILITARY DEPARTMENTS BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that
this Bill should go through Committee pro forma.
After a few words from Dr. BOWRING and the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the motion was agreed to.
The Bill theta went through Committee pro forma, and
was ordered to be recommitted to-morrow.
The report of the Contageous Diseases Prevention Bill was
postponed till to-morrow.
PRIVATE BILLS BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted tomorrow.
RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee on this Bill.
The clauses, with a few verbal amendments, were agreed to,
the House resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and the
Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
DIeTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUM (IRELAND) BUJ...

ROBERT OWEN.

Lord RROUGH 1M presented a petition from Robert
Ownn, late of New Lanark, praying that their Lordships would
found a spoem of national edue,tinri on the principles which
he had adopted in his several est:iblishnents.
On the motion of Lnrd CAMPBELL, the Mandamus
(Ireland) Bill, the Interpleader Bill, at d the Citation (scot-
land) 1111, were s•verally read a chord time and passed.
THE F'ARL OE DUNDONALD'S INVENTION.

Lard BROUGHAM wished to ask the Noble Litrd at
the head of the Admiralty, ,Allpther he proposed to inv• Eigate
the merits of the invention of the Earl of Dundonald, as be un-
derstood that. the discovery of Captain Warner was shortly to
be put to thettst?.._ . _

Lora AUCKLAND said, it would be exceedingly desirable
that the invvntion should be tested, an,.l a commission would be
appointed for that purpose.
Lord BROUGHAM hoped that. the utmost secrecy would
be observe I in the trial.

Lord AUCKLAND intimat'rcl that this would be done.
WASTE LANDS 'OUSTRALIA) BILL
Earl GREY proposed Hee second reading of this Bill. The
Noble Earl, after describing the nature of the Bill, said that
the number of emigrant's had been 9 985, and the money spent
in carrying out the e,,nigt ants about 1,000 0001. The conse-
quence hail been teat the rev,• tie, which in 1831 was only
122 0001.. had in 11644 risen to 394,0001. The expo: tations in
1831 amounted to 237, 00., including 75,000/. for wool.
while in 1844 they were 871,000 ~ and the wool alone from
this colony 'bad risen to 411.000.. It w,,s evident, therefore,
that the 'system had worked well for the colony and fur this
country. Licences had been granted to the squatters,
as tney were called, who had gradually settled upon the
waste lands, as it was desirable they should be occupied, amt a
space of as much as 1.600 miles in length by 300 miles in
breadth, was now held under this system. But t►..,rougheut
the whole of that immense territory there was -.int a single
place of worship, or a single clergyman to be found for the
spiritual instruction of the people. Ferns:it's had followed
into the district, and a population was r:edlv gross ing up
without any means whatever for the preservation of the cha-
racter of the people. I„,n the district, however, there
was a large number of persons settled, who, prior
to their emigration, head in this country received the
education of gentlemee, . and who were, of course. imbued
with all the refinementsf civilised hfe, and in the course of
years, therefore, it was but natu►al, that without any means of
spiritual hist ructiren, their influence must decline, and ulti-
mately die out. It was necessary to preserve that influence for
the sake of the ;.nhabitants, and that the character of the people
should be upbAd, but it was not to be expected that those parties,
having only a slight tenure, would go to the necessary expense.
•
It was, o.ierefore, the duty of the Government to bring it
about ; 'Jut this they must do without interfering with the
right of. sale, Happily there was a means ce doing this. Cer
fain IY,rts of the country were more salueble in consequence of
the 'suptily of water, which might be made much more vale-
by the erection of dams for its retention. Around these
eV.stricts the population would concentrate, and it was proposed
to grant leases of the lands for fourteen years. But this was
evidently too long a period, if you considered the advaece of
the population, and he would propose to substitute the term
of eight years, with a right of pre-emption to the present oc-
cupants. In the event of those parties not being able to pur-
chase the several runs, they might be sold by auction, or let
on private valuation. tie proposed to retain the same rate of
payment as at present existed. It was further proposed, that
at the expiration of the leases, should they not be
required to be sold, the former occupants of
those lands should be allowed to retain them
at leases for e. period of the same length as the former lease:.
He propow4 that the passinz of priers for regulating the;a
matters sb Auld be invested in her. Majesty, and that any order
made in Council, repealing any former order, should be laid
for s x mouths on •he table of both Houses before having any
effect.

Lord BROUGHAM said, he objected to the power con-
ferred upon the Crown under the garb of Parliamentary
proceedings.

Lord LY TTELTON said, be had no intention of troubling
the Rouse with any lengthened ,I;iservatiorts, as he a,,proved of
the Bill in principle, though he thought it not altogether
pettect to some of the details.

The Bill was then read a second ti-,„.
POOR-LAW COWiII'igIONERS.
Lord BROI JG H A %1 said ',bat he had ascertained the cause
of the delay in mak!n4 the return for which he moved yes-
terday eveninec, anti he entirely acquitted the honourable gen-
tlemen who had to perform the duty of Poor-law Commis-
sioners ',Tom being the intentional cause of it. He knew
these irnmissioners to be extremely kitid and humane men,
and yet they were called hard-beartrd dictators and iron ti;s-
positioned men. If there was any fault to be found at al, he
th, tight they should find fault with the system, aotl not with
the men. Hut even as, it regarded the system, it had been
ranch misreoresented, as he believed all the real evils that had
*risen were to bto attributed to its n it being carried into full
effect. He itiould have it enforced in all its i, tegrity, and when-
ever there, was any attempt to revive the old pernicious system
of out-drym relief, he would must strenuou,ly oppose it. In
some instances he saw a disposition to return to this practice
but he had no doubt the Commi,sioners, wi• bout being probed
to do their duty by him, would take care that the Lractice was
abandoned. With regard to the Hills he had proposed for tt e
purpose of amending the lares of the country, but especially
with re.pect to the crimina, taw, he begged leave to postpone
them for the present. hit it was with the hope that the sub-
ject wo,,ild be taken till next session, and fully considered and
dispostd of.

.
The Commit ee on this Bill was postponed ill Monday next.
ERROR IN THE CORN BILL.
Mr. VILLIERS rose to move for a Committee of the whole
House to inquire into the operation of the Act lately passed for
regulating the averages and the duties on tye, peas, and beans.
Some error had arisen from the careless manner in which
the Bill had been drawn up, and he trusted, as this was no party
question, he would have the support of the Hon. Member for
Lynn (Lord G Bentinek). He would, therefore, sit down by
moving that the House do resolve itself inte a Committee of
the whole House, with the object of placing the articles about
which the representations were made under the provisions of
clause 4.
Messengers from the House of Lords brought down certain
Buis, amongst others, the Gram& Jury Cess (Ireland) 13111.
Lord G. HEN TINCK said that he readily admitted that it
$1,4,4 a Minter which had been committed by the Iste Govern-
ment—by Gentlemen, who pretended to be the only prac-
tical men in the country—anti that after having the Bill five
rnt nths under their consi 'eration. Ridiculous as this blunder
was, he would not give it up without another fight, because he
would hold whatever portion of protection was left to them.
By the present Bill, while barley aas cheap peas and beans
were dear, and when barley was dear peas and beans were
cheap. About 6,1 00 quarters of peas and beans were intro-
duced every week, which returned about 30.0001. a year,
a hich he did not think the Chancellor of the Exchequer could
affird to give up : but if he were willing, he would eppose it
to the utmost, and he would—though it was at the end of
August—debate the question as uncompromisingly as if it
were at the commencement of the session—a task which they
would net much desire.
The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said that he
did not think the question was of sufficient importance to enter
into at that late period of the session.
Mr. GOULItURN said that it was not a blunder, but
merely a clef ical error, which was of frequent occurrence when
a large schedule was attached to an Act.
Mr. VILLIERS begged to know whether the Noble Lord
the would persevere in his opposition. The first person who
measure.
dis-
covered the error was Ibrahim Paeha, when examining the
details
Mr. ELLIOT YORKE said he would support the Noble
Lord
in of
his
Opp
opposition.
I Mr. VILLIERS ;aid he would divide the House upon the
question, 0,4
he found that there were only thirty-seven tnem-
would therefore withdraw
The motion was then withdrawn. sm otZEALAND..on.
hers present. which were nothi sufficient to make a House. He
The CHANCELLUERWotEXCHEQUER
a Bill to amend an Act of this the
from the Consoldated Vend to ‘7:1117 brought in
and Company.
for authorising a loan
The Bill waPst
Mr. HAWES brought in a Hill to make provision for the
Government of New Zealand.
foundation of a local Representative Government,ratang the
time retsining euibieut coutrel uel the part lOa the
same
UMW
CioVonvaszt.

Mr. °MILBURN said he did not object to the juts,-
duction of a Bill for the improvement of the Government of
New Zealand, but he did not think it was judicious that at
such a late period of the session such an intricate question
should be discus,ed.

yards from his house, on our road to Maidenhead, he pointed
out a spot in the road and said, "That's the place where the
struggle was." He then said "As to striking- him, I did not
strike him at ail; and if he is injured as you say, it
must have been done by falling on the stones,
for I had no weapon at all with me." The next
morning his wife came to see him while in my
custody. She said to him in my presence, "It
is a pity you had the knife." " Yes, ' he replied,
" I had the knife in my hand, certainly, for I
had just been cutting the honeysuckle. I should not
have pursued them had they not used very bad
language towards, and otherwise insulted me." His wife
remarked he had brought the knife in in his hand, and laid
it down on the table. He replied, "Yes, I know I did."
On the same day witness called upon the prisoner's wife, who
gave him the knife (produced) as the weapon used by the
prisoner.
After the examination of a man named Williams, who as-
sisted Mr. Plumb to the toll-house at Maidenhead Lodge,
Mr. Benjamin Bellis, surg.on, who atten ed Mr. Plumb,
was sworn. He stated that the wound was inflicted on the
left side of the back, four inches below the inferior angle of
the scapula, and three inches and a half iron the spine. It
was five-eighths of au inch long, extending obliquely from
above downwards, and penetrating under the inte-
gument to the extent of nearly two inches. He could
not say positively that he was free from danger at the pre-
sent time _ _ _ .

Mr. C. BULLtR said that the Bill was brought in upon
the sante principle as one which the late Government
sanctioned. 'I he late Government were prepared to concede
a representative Government to the inhabitants of New
Zealand.

Mr. J. SMITH made some observation which did not
reach the gallery.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bills.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND).
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained
leave to bring in a Bill for the further regulation of certain
offices attached to the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.
Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL obtained leave to
bring in the following Bills for altering and amend-
ing and registering Deeds and Instruments affecting Real
Property in Ireland— Bill for facilitating the sale of encum-
bered Estates in Ireland for preserving in repair,
letting, and generally managing Real Property is Ireland,
pending suits regarding such property in Courts of Equity la
Ireland—Bill to enable Tenants for Life and Mortgagors in
posse•son of Lands in Ireland, to gnat Leases; and to enable
Tenants for Life of Lands in Ireland to make exchange ; and
for giving a summary remedy fur Partition of Lands in all cases
in Ireland—Bill for Registering Births, Deaths, and Mar-
riages in Ireland—Bill for converting the renewable Lease-
hold Tenure of Lands in Ireland into a Tenure in fee-simple,
and tor apportioning rents issuing out of Lands in Ireland. and
for authori.ing the redemption of fee-farm rents—Bill to
enable Tenants holding Lands for limited interests, mediately
or immediately „under aggregate bodies politic, corporate and
collegiate, ecete.iastical and lay, or trustees for charitable or
other public purposes, in Ireland, to acquire estates in fee-
simple in th, same lands, and for other purposes.
The New Z.iland Government Bill wet then read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next.
Tne remaining orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at Halt-put Seven o'clock.

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THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES).

t3Klli,il FUNDS. - E CLOS11•
O'CLOCK. PRICES,
Bank Stock •• 209 209
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961,4 96 96
-niree per Cent. Consols Annuities 95%% 95%
IsT,uv Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 97%14 9714
Long Annuities, Expire lan. 5,1660 .. 10% 7-16 10 7-Iti
Nth* Stock .. . .. 260 260
for Account •• •• .. 957 34 95%
ExAtequer I %d. 1 kiid.
1,0001. „ 7 11 7 pm. 7
8 11 7 pm. 7
Ditto, Small .... 12 8 pm. 8
ONE
FoItEIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 88 88
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 85 85
Ditto, 4 Der Cent .. 42
Ditto. for the Account 42;
Itu,sian Bonds . 113% 113ig
pariah 11,11,15, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, rassive Bonds .. 5% syk
(duo, Three per Cent .• • • • • 36 % % 36%
Dividends on the above payable in i,olulon.
(Hitch Two-and-a-I tall per Cent .. 59% 59%
Ditto. I per Cent. Certificates .. 94% 9434
PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSINO
DONE AT
RAILWAY sIIARES. PAID.PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

Anther., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .• 2%.... 1314
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 6%%4 . • • • • 64
itticitinghamshire 425. % dis • • • . dis.
Caledonian .• 20 .... 1534 ...... 15%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 23¢ .... 14
Ditto. Extension • • .. .......... 1%
Cambridge and Oxford 1%.... 34
Direct Manchester (Remington's) %
Direct. Northern .. .. 1% 1
Dublin and Belfast Junction 10 .... 4 • • •• • • 4
Eastern Counties 141. 165...., 23% %.... •• • • 2334
Ditto New .. 10/. 163.....
Ditto, York Extension .. 1011..... 2% ..
Eastern Union .. 30 .... .......... 48%
Do. Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 9 .. .......... 9
Do. Extension to Norwich .. 234 ..... 2
East Lancashire .. • • .. 14 .... .......... 23
East Lincolnshire 14 .... %34 ........34
Edinburgh and Northern .. .. 10 .... ..........R 34
Great southern & West. (Ireland) 25 ... • .—• . •. .... 283% • • • • .... 28%
Great North 01 England . —lOO .. ••• • .. 23458
Ditto, New .. .. 15 .• • .......... 5054
Great Western .. • . .• 85 • • —152% 152.•.... 153
Ditto, Hal. 6hares .. • .... 86 87 87
Ditty, Quarter Shares .. 10 2314 ..
DittO, Fifths .. 20 .... ••.• • • • .... 35
Guildford, Fareham, &P or tsmoth 5 .... 5%.. • • ...... 534
Huh and Selby .. .. 50 ....106%.......... 106%
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 45 ....
Leeds and Carlisle 2% .... 1
Leicester :city Beil,ord 2.25..... % % dis 34 dis.
Leicester, Tamworth. &c. 423. .• 34 dis % di..
verp., Mauch., & Newc. Janet. 234 „,
London Avid BlackwitU .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% . .. • • 834
Ditto, New .. - .. 3 .... 4%
Lannon and Brighton .. 50 • • . 65% 65 .• • •
I,ondon and Croydon • • 131. las t•d.• • 23% ••• • • • 233;
Lon.ion, Hounslow, and Western— 2 .....
Load.. to No th-Western . ..100 —225 .• • •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 2 .... 26 ....
Lot. ion and south-Western .41/. 6s. 10t1.•• 75
Ditto. New Consol. Eighths .. 40 ....
Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... •• .
London ittla York .. •• .. 254 2.... •• • • 2
Ditto, flail Shares • • .. .. • . 1%
Lynn and Ely .. .. 15 .... • •
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 •• .. .......
Ditto, Fifths . .. 3 .... 11 •• ..
Ditto Extension .. 425. ••
Jl anchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. 86 ••.. • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B .• 5 .... 1534 •• • • ...... 15%
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. 134 1 p...... 1
Manchester and southampton .. 2 .... 1% 54 .. • • .... 13,
..100 .. • 1403 rs ......... 140
Ditto, New . 24 •• .. •• 374
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 .... 115 .• • • ...... 116
New.:astie alit Darlington Await. 25 .. 43%
Ditto. New
Newea,tie n. 11,1 Berwick .. • • 15 •• • • 28% •• • • •• - • 28.•
Neu ark, Sheffield, and Boston • • 1% •• • • • •
NM ill British • • 25 •••• 391 A •••••••••• 39
Ditto, 'lad. Shares .. .. • • 8%• • • • 14 4 % 14%
Inuo, Cartish. Extension .. 134 .... 434 .. ••.• • . 4
North Kent and Direct Dover 234 • • .... • • 13,
North Stallordshire .. • . 425..... 334 % 1)•• •• • • 3%
Richmond 10 .... 1834 ••
Scottish Central . 1234.... 19% 18% .. • • 1844
slircusiniry and Birmingham .. .... 338 ...•• •••• 334
Shropshire Union .. 425.....
South Midland 425. p
ouch Ei,s',erti and Down •• 33%.. • • ••.. • .. • •
New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3%4 •• ••
,11th Wales •• •• •• •• 3% 4.• •••• •• 4,4
Warwick and Wol ster 42 .... I 1 % di.
e:sh Miami .. • • • • 2 •• • • •••• • • • •
e•, Riding Union • • • • .. 425. •• .. 34 3 p.. 31.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 10 ....
York and Carlisle .. .. • • • • 2% •• • • 54% •••• • • •
334
a*.l North Midland
Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 463( ... 465
Ditto. Extension . .. 20 .... 3934, 39 •• ...• 39
=Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •• • - 1334 ••• • • • 134
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
1101.1101{110 alit A1114,11'4 .. 14 .... 1234 • . ..... .„ 12%
Itord., 'foul., ! Cette t3lackenzie) 2 ....
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... ..........
Dutch Rhenish 6 .... ... 6
East . ss. % ,
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 •• 12% •• .. 12%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 ........ 514
Sambi e _ii.d Meuse .. .. 8 .......... 434
West Flanders . .....
JOINT-.I‘OCK BANKS.
I.Tn!on of Australia .. .. 25 .... 2514 ........ • . 2538
MUSES.

Real del Monte, Unreeistered - • • • • • • - • • • 3R,

THE LATE MURDEROUS ATTACK

Al' raE MAIDENHEAD STATION.

MAIDENHEAD, FRIDAY EVENING.—The third adjourned
xamination of Anthony Thomas Ryves, a police. constable
( but since suspended) in the service of the Great Western
Railway Company, at the Maidenhead station, charged with
having stabbed Mr. Henry Plumb, an articled clerk to Mr.
Ward, solicitor. of ON town, on the evening of Monday, the
3d instant, took place this afternoon at the Orkney Arm,
Inn, in the parish of Taplow, Bucks, befbre the following
magistrates of the county :—Caledon George Dupre, Esq ,
M.P.; Mr. R. R. Clayton, M.P. ; and the Rev. 'l'. Carter.
The magistrates commenced their sitting in a room below
stairs, but in consequence of the number of respectable per-
sons desirous of obtaining admission to bear the proceedings.
which excited the greate't interest throughout the neigh-
bourhood, the Bench adjourned to the large room on the
first floor, which was crowded during the lengthened Inves-
tigation.

This being the whole of the evidence,
Mr. Bozon said, if the magistrates had made up their minds
to commit the prisoner, he should advise him to reserve his
defence until the period of his trial.
The magistrates said, that from the clear nature of the
evidence which had been brought before them, they had
cnne to the conclusion to commit the prisoner to the county
gaol to take his trial at the next assizes fur Bucks, f.r stab-
bing the prosecutor, Henry Plumb, Iv ith intent to do him
some grievous bodily ham.
The prisoner was then given into the custody of Mr. Lar-
kin, the superintendent constable, to be conveyed to Ayles-
bury Gaol, and the witnesses bound over to attend and give
evide ce on the trial.
The proceedings, which excited considerable interest, lasted
several hours.

Mr. J. J. Williams, barrister-at-law, and Mr. Ward,
solicitor, of Maidenhead, attended on the part of the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Bozon, solicitor, of Bucklersbury, London, de-
fended the prisoner.
Mr. Bozon having requested that the deposition of Mr.
John Mahon Williams, which was made at the prisoner's
examination,might he read,
Mr. J. J. Williams said he should offer no objection on the
part 01 the Crown, and assured Mr. Bozon that no impedi-
ment t.liould be thrown in the way of the solicitor for the
prisoner.
The prisoner, who was then brought in in curody of Mr.
Larkin, the ,uperintendent constable of the Stoke and Iver
districts, left his case in the hands of his legal adviser.
Mr. Henry Plumb, the gentleman upon whom the attack
had been made by the prisoner, was then assisted into
the room, and placed in a chair near the magistrates.
He looked extremely pale, and appeared to be suffering from
urea' weakness. Up. n b ing sworn, he deposed as follows:
—On Monday evening, the 3d instant, I and Mr. John
Mahon Williams walked with Mr. Williams, sen., from
Maidenhea,i to near the railway station, where we left
Mr. Williams, sen., and proceeded on our return to
Maidenhead. On passing by the Dumb Bell public-house,
hearing some music, we looked in at the parlour window
to see what was going on. While We were standing
there a boy, who I have since ascertained is a sun of the
prisoner, came up and looked at us with an impudent
grin. I said to young Williams, " Here is Buttons."
Williams said, " Who do you mean?" I replied, " Don't
you; know the famous Buttons?" When Williams went up
to him, and the boy ran a little way towards Maidenhead-
, bridge. He then turned round and said to Wil-
hams,
" You had better come this way and we will
give it to you." The boy then ran off towards the cottage
in which the prisoner lives, followed by me and Williams.
When we got to the cottage, Williams stopped and I walked
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After Williams had stopped there for about half a minute,
he came running to me, saying', "There's a man running
after us. We raa on together for a little way, when Williams
dis,,pilearett by creeping hr:Aigh the hedge on the railway
site et the neut. The prisoner then Caine running up to me,
sized hid of me try the cAar in front with both hands,
,:liook me violently, and threw me violently on the ground.
When I got up, he rushed at me again. At that moment I
saw, for tile tint time, that he had got a knife in his hand.
1 dodged away as he was in the attitude of striking me. I
tree' felt the knife enter my body, under the shoulder-blade
on the left side. I then tell a second time from the force of
the stab upon a heap of stones. When the prisoner first
seized me, he asked why I had insulted his boy ? I told him
I had nut touched his boy. After I was stabbed the prisoner
stood over me, with his arm lilted up and the knife in his
hand. I then said to him, "Don't hit me—don't stab me
with that." The prisoner then turned towards his cottage,
and I ran on as well as I could to the bridge, where I saw
two men who assisted me to the toll-house. I was then
taken to the King's Arms, where Mr. Belli", the surgeon, ,
shortly afterwards arrived.

Datiiel Sexton, constable of Maidenhead, who produced
the clothes warn by the last witness at the time he was at-
tacked, and which were completely saturated with blood,
was then sworn. He said, I apprehended the prisoner about
t welve o'clock on the Monday night. He was in bed when I
went to his house. I called his name in front of his house
several times. At last he came to his bedroom window, and
asked me wh a. I wanted with him? I told him he was
cnarged with stabbing
a young man at Mr. Ward's. He
replied, " Pooh, pint, nomeuse t lie is not stabbed, and if he
is, I didn't do it kle then came down stairs, and gave
himitlf int° my c 1414447. Whelks a uwaarett staid