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more, the company were to find the means. But
now it appeared that they were only to contribute
15,000/., and in the event of the building cost-
ing more. the money was to be derived from
Woe other source. He would, in passing, just as-
sure the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley)
that on this Bill the Committee had taken the evidence
of the most celebrated surgeons in both Edinburgh and
Glasgow, and they all agreed that the removal of the
College would la» advantageous to the pupils. As the
clause about to be introduced would give the Lords of
be Treasury the discretionary power of directing the
ildings,he should be satisfied with the Bill.
Sir G. GREY said that the Lords of the Treasury
would take care so to exercise their power as to ensure
the best accommodation for the professors and the
Put
.18, and to do justice to the public.
'Jae Bill, with the amendment, was then read a third
time and passed.
NOTICES OF MOTION, &c.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that to-morrow be would
but question to the Under-Secretary for the Home
vePartment, as to whether Sir W. Phinn (as we under-
`nod) Was in receipt of a pension, when it was granted,
and to what amount?

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
I kr- DILLON BROWNE gave notice that to-morrow
'e should ask a question with relation to the present
spite of distress in Ireland.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
lir. HUME wished to know whether it would be
llopyenient to lay before the House a document which be
'_°elieved was at present in the Home-office, furnished by
!Commission appointed to inquire into the alterations
'ellttired in the interior of Buckingham Palace?
Sir GEORGE GREY said that he was not aware
fat
ey
there was such a document in existence, and he
he might say with certainty that it was not in
the ed
Home-office.
tat
HUME had himself seen it, and be did not see
the Palace,
they should expend 150,000/. on any alteration in
Palace, without first ascertaining whether they would
he justified in granting such a sum.

EDUCATION IN WALES.
14r.WILLIAMS wished to know from the Secretary
(11 btate for the Home Department, whether any steps
484 been taken with a view of ascertaining the present
rate of education in Wales? It would be in their recol-
e tion, that during the present session he had called the
attention of the House to that subject, with a view
that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to direct
rat an inquiry should take place upon the subject; two
SPectors were, he believed appointed, who had reported
its"l742/1 the subject, and the question which he wished to
414 WU, whether or not the subject had received the con-
deration of the Right Hon. Baronet, and whether it
!Pas the •
jhintention of the Government to take any steps
Its matter.
er G. GREY said his attention had been directed to
1,.? subject, and he had brought it before the Board. of
i'a',l_ucation, which had directed immediate steps to be
ze'en to inquire into the subject. It was not thought
i....488ary to issue a commission on the subject, and two
.4'Peetora had accordingly been appointed. He could
loaf Sighs f.

TIDAL HARBOURS.
tarylit.• nUME wished to ask the Honourable the Secre-
of the Admiralty whether it was the intention o!
ole Government to introduce a Bill for the protection
tidal harbours, and if not, what were their intentions
keen the subject ?
1„,,,44r. WARD said that a Bill on the subject had been
thl,-;l4aathed them by the late Government, which Bill
e founded upon the report of a commission of which
4,11‘.0e. Member for Montrose was himself a Member.
ad volt Ward) thought that the most prudent course to
pres°l4 would be to allow the Bill to be brought forward in its
aliZt shape, and printed, when any objections that
the
be urged against it might be p
erfect Bill
and in
coo 3e of the next session a more perfect Bill should
pronglat in, to prevent the misapplication of the funds
Whial
u were now in the hands of different corporations.
-"TIME BRAZIL.
(he .7 —"TIME wished to know from the Noble Lord
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what was
the resent situation of affairs between this couniry and
tai ??Irazils, in order that the merchants of this country
the know in what position they stood with regard to
irloatter country.
betty PALMERSTON regretted that the relations
kaiheen this country and the Brazils were at the present
Ilrillet,nt in rather a difficult position as regarded the
thm u residents in that country, but he was not aware
bY th, Say serious inconvenience had been felt
totiliCse who had any commercial intercourse with
. that
di r3'• The House was aware that considerable
of ah"'tY was connected with the former state
bet ;e angar duties as regarded that country,
doubt" Changes recently made, would, he had no
touts; smooth away any impediments in the
peaai of further negotiation. He considered the
eva°4 °lle of the utmost importance, and would give
eve
possible attention, and the House might be
trotawtbat no pains on his part would be spared to
friendly feeling between the countries.
(LIFT SITTINS.)

b 1:%t14,„zt yr s----FROM----PORTUGAL.
bn,:ora 15.—Her Majesty's steamer Acheron has
13,-;',l_' a ae.,,`,11 to ;tart for England wi.th dispatches at so very
ner 'Lice that I have only time to write a few lines
Th
Acha•e experimental squadron, under the command of Vice-
. ti3ts 1?
-1 Sir W. Parker, arrved here this afternoon. It con-
of the Hibernia, St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Q ueen, Rodney,
b7OPUs, Vanguard, Superb, a sloop of war, and three
tners. Of these the Superb and one steamer, the Cyclops,
Zeliored outside the port, in Cascaes Bay, where they still
"t; °akin as it is supposed, for the purpose of communicating
"t,,.;lals'from any ships that may appear outside. It is thought
,14t the Acheron is sent for instructions as to whether the
.1') h.,
ig,`"lgron shall stay here, in order by its presence. to
.deterttohne
hr.allish army now on the frontier from making an irruption
oPortugal.
s The night before last we were within a hair's breadth of
:3unter revolution. A conspiracy for the overthrow of the
Weiorder of things and restoration of Costa Cabral to
e
v, Was discovered, and, for a while at least, frustrated.
te!at Regiment of Lancers, the 16th Fcot, and part of the
n, e.iPal Guard were to have turned out and proclaimed
its _ abral regime ; but the plot was discovered in time, and
la,,;Xectition prevented owing to the prompt and energetic
eetilres taken by Count das Antas, the Military, Governor
li,81?°11. The conspirators were to have assembled in the
teatusourhood of the residence of Don Carlos de Masca-
iu ex-Commander of the Municipal Guard, at Ben:Ace,
the Dsuburbs, and it is said that they purposed to murder
ether of Pa'lmella, linens, Viscount Sada Bandeira, and several
on
men of the party in power.
pie7Ports of the Miguelite movements in the northern pro.:
as are daily afloat, but there is no truth in them, except
taeugards a few isolated guerillas here and there. The Mi-
tlieb.t4.een ,e,hiefs are too knowing to commit themselves and
lowers prematurely. They are looking on at the Kil-
Ithille?.' cat Warfare between the two sections of the Liberals,
Thu• meat end in the destruction of both.
eetiate monetary crisis continues on the increase, and the dis-
-11 04 bank notes has got up to 13 per cent.
titer aanger of approaching scarcity is acknowledged by a
%tee Published in the Diario of this day. The decree states
illece4 ,the wheat harvest has not been abundant, it becomes
urea,iY to take measures to provide against a scarcity of
toteand the administrators of the several districts are aF-
theii,,7 ordered to report what quantities of grain exist in
LesPective districts.—Herold.

t la
At
11,„b-TRQUAKE IN TUSCANY.
s‘lolltll.l.ats, AUG. 19.—8 y the Sardinian steamer Ver-
W:Neil entered this port yesterday we received accounts
pilial,olent earthquake on the 10th, which destroyed many
Theg,elists in Tuscany.
follovving is an extract of a letter, dated Leghorn,
,r 15
bitai432B city is in the greatest consternation The inha-
trect flying in all directions, seeking shelter in camps
4414 In the fields. All the shops are shut. My hand yet
tlvf the,, 5,8 whilst I write the dreadful effects of the earthquake
been
n",loth. Several villages, amongst others Oriciana and
"eeil34na, are a heap of ruins. Considerable damage has
at 1,i"“)tle on the Maremes Toscanis. The church St. Michel,
at has been seriously injured, Several public edifices
(icklieuorn, and many private houses, will require pulling
bett ~and rebuilding. 'This is all I can send you to-day; by
at you shall receive full particulars.
444 forgot to mention that our estimable Grand Duke has
ThProvisions and money to the unfortunate peasantry."
tilt 7Q Captain of the Vergalo reports, that at four pr. of
4u41• sth, the earthquake was fell, at Naples, but did little or
Tiniur.
Of ih" Serra hone of Marseilles states that the walls of many
Suir houses cf Leghorn had been cracked by the earth-
-1% and all the shops had been closed, but no life was
bet▪ According to this journal, many Tuscan villages had
seeZ4 half destroyed. The shock lasted for about nine
Itirsilittls• A slight shock had been felt at Genoa, but no ca:
Y bad resulted from it.

4aB esERVED MEAT.—A ship named the Marion which
cliilit'r,riveci from Galatz, Moldavia, has brought the extrtaor•
zitictilj'Y large quantity of 28,525 cases of preserved mets,, ino _
c 4.11, I°4 to several packages of tongues, and a varif f
of ariettaltiel.M. We are unable to state of what description
,arriv.,. this importation consisted. but such
.an extensive
not
so importation
an article of merchandise should
~reitted to pass unnoticed. Since writing the above,
tiaaTd that another equally extensive importation of the
,‘",as ;,.,18 taken place by a vessel called the Chandos, which
ratel,llh ved in the St. Katharine's Docks from the same
board.' baying no less than. 24,822 cases of preserved meats on
daybal.
vs atßotra BUILDINGS IN DRURY •LANE.—On Satur.-
nat...Oyu deemed necessary to shore up two houses in
,741V:a,ne, Nos. 1 and 6, in the occupation of Messrs..Ensoll
imaran'n'tworth. The buildings present a very alarming ap-
klki large fissures being perceptible in the front walls,
(.:1 44p —withstanding which persons still reside in them.
,"`rktha;„"TuNATE SOLDIER CONVlCT.—Private Herbert
as e " of the Wpolwich division of Royal Marines, who
tate "victed with another marine for robbing a man
.of
~.°04e4t,e.„11. and money at the Duke on Horseback
oulwich ,and sentenced at the Old Bailey
. to eight
th' imprisonment in Maidstone gaol, has just had le
Iht° obte•
,„sl-1111 of 5001., &c., and his friends have lodged money
his discharge from the service, and have deter-
tartit Petitioß the Secretary of State for the flome.De-
;Lent ;t,,E'ither to remit or mitigate bis term of. imprison-
was led to commit the offence by his co.mrade
B°liiiienetr-' who Was sentenced to twelve months' unpri-
rkp
-c,oLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday
414 in, ?• Mills, the deputy coroner for West Middlesex, held
°f 4siu,'rY at the Castle Tavern, Kentish-town, on the body
No (71.7' at
Rammell, aged two years, son of a grntle-
bove
vortene residing at N 0.7, Southampton-terrace, in the
above lit 6„jeinit.Y. The evidence of the witnestes proved that
eld,—„n, en tlie previous day. the deceased, together with
in premise her' were at play in the garden at the rear. of
Whieh'sei at the further end there was a common prim
ttoilea, the deceased had been in the habit of throwing
Nered,°. Much against the wish of his brother he
41:14, ro, fl`l having jumped upon the seat the lid came off,
his footing he was suddenly immersed in tbe
SCrv,„4lls brother init'antly gave
. the alarm, when the
IvaB '8 and others were soon in attendance, but before he
A got
nut life
°talent as quite extinct from suffocation.—Verdict,
in So
at death."
,ou,sgreat has been the demand for- glass in London,
tities7- "en" of the recent storm there, that large qusn-
ofth
vent to Liverpool for poertehave been even taken out
4°/1r bet and sent back
uegt - to the metropolis, Widen being
market....-Liveipool Chronisk.