The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING

than the preceding, because the case of a private individual,
and hence the possible precedent of any and every person in
the realm) testifies that all the bragging in the world can-
not preserve an Englishman from the most disgraceful Imd
unconstitutknal espionage. From their involving
the actuality of this axiom, that our habi-
tations cannot be broken open and entered
with impunity, and from affecting, as they do, the question
of the extent of our civil liberties as a people, the particulars
of the grievance complained of by the petitioner are de •
vated from a personal to a national importance. They are
simple enough in themselves, but absolutely monstrous in
their bearing. It appears from the documents already lying
before, or about to be submitted to Parliament, that Mr.
Tout.AiN SMITH, a special pleader, residing and practising in
the Temple, has had the privacy of his dwelling-house in-
vaded by two policemen and an Excise-officer, armed with
a search warrant which had been obtained by the Excise
authorities from a magistrate, solely—let this be especially
observed—solely at the instigation of the writer of an anony-
mous letter! It appears, moreover, that under the cover of
this warrant, though they actually refused to produce it upon
the requisition of the petitioner, these three persons invaded
and searched every part of the tenement, garden, green-house,
bed-rooms, and private study; that "a full and explicit
apology has been most deliberately refused," and that " any
expression even of regret bad been evaded." In this ex-
traordinary transaction the immediate culpability appears to
rest with either the Excise authorities or the magis•
trate issuing the warrant, or possibly with both ;
but beyond this, and apart from the individuality of
the case, there is manifestly " something rotten in the state Of
Denmark." There is a hiatus somewhere—a crack in the
very shield of our liberty. It is, impressed with this feeling,
and anxious to divest the matter of anything like an in-
vidious or personal character, that the petitioner here
endeavours to ensure the reformation of a system,
not the punishment of an individual. He adduces
the transaction which we have just mentioned simply
as a case in point, and with the view of directing the atten-
tion of the Legislature to the correction of a most grievous
abuse. Upon this head Mr. TOULMIN SMITH, in certain
"considerations" (as to the real character and origin of the
proceedings instituted) which he has recently published in
the form of a pamphlet, himself observes:—

Of all civil rights and liberties, security of house and
person is the most sacred, essential and important; and this
it is the first duty of every civilised government to secure
and maintain. Without it, all boast of civil rights and of
a free constitution is empty.
"The case of my petition shows that that security does
not now exist in England, but that any and every man's
house is liable to be entered by emissaries of certain public
boards, at any time, by day or night, on the suggestion of
any anonymous accuser, or the stroke of the pen of any
ignorant or incapable magistrate. It is sometimes assumed
that powers must exist, in constitutional governments, of
a wide nature, reliance being had that they will never be
unduly exercised. Without admitting that such power
ought ever to be placed in any irresponsible hands, it is
sufficient to say, that such a plea cannot be entered here.
The very possibility of such an outrage an above named is
inconsistent with every idea of a constitutional government
or civil liberty, far more so than the long since abolished
powers of the Star Chamber. Moreover the outrage has
been perpetrated: it is not only a posse but an esse. The
ex►stence, indeed, of such a power implies its constant
exercise. Public safety requires, then, the immediate re-
moval of the power."
To the accuracy of these remarks no exception whatever
can be made; circumstances have clearly demonstrated that
the impregnable nature with which the law was presumed
to invest our homes is most illusory and unreal. Far from
our houses being castles, they promise to degenerate
into lounging places for prying Excisemen, where cu•
riosity or suspicion may be satisfied at the charge
of a warrant. Unless some strenuous effort be made
by our legislators, we shall be liable, when in the studio or
the bath, the dining-room or the orchard, to the indecorous
incursions of policemen or the inquisitive agents of Excise.
An opportunity is afforded our representatives of preserving
us from these monstrous visitations, and of ren-
dering the boast of BLACKSTONE something more
than a mere dead letter. They must, if they
have any true estimation of the nature of civil liberty, enter
with earnestness into the sentiments which will le embodied
in the motion of Mr. SPOONER; and they must remember
that while the Home Secretary declared that he possessed
"no authority to interfere" in the matter, that Lord
DENMAN, when presenting a similar petition to the
House of Peers, on the 6th of April, pronounced
such proceedings as those taken against Mr. TOOL MIN
SMITII as " contrary to the spirit of the common law." The
matter, in short, demands the most serious consideration of
Parliament, and we hope that the motion advanced this
evening by the Hon. Member for Birmingham may be the
commencement of some powerful legislative movement
whereby the Constitution may be released from sa great an
anomaly. -

It was a favourite doctrine with a certain portion of
the landed interest and their supporters, especially
those who maintained the necessity and justice of the
corn-laws, that the prosperity and security of this great
country rested almost entirely on the land, and that the
advantages derived from manufactures, trade, and corn-
memo, were only very secondary considerations. The
doctrine has rather become unfashionable of late, but
possibly it may be revived by the RICHMONVS and
BUCKINCIIA3IS when the time comes for pouring out
their wrath against the revolutionary Minister. The
proposition hardly requires refutation, yet, for the in-
formation of those who are often guided by the recorded
opinions of their superiors, and in order to destroy such
an unfounded pretence for exclusive privileges, it would
be desirable that some of the more liberal Peers should,
during the forthcoming discussion, lay open its fallacy.
It is a fact about which there can be no dispute, that in
all the manufacturing districts the value of land has
risen enormously since England became a great manu-
facturing and trading nation. At an average, possibly,
it has been raised fivefold ; and where towns have been
built, and large factories established, it has risen to an
extent of which it would be difficult to form any acurate
and proportional calculation. The shipping trade,
too, contributes its share in giving additional valtie to
property in land. But a very few years since, we may
say in the memory of persons still living, Glasgow and
Liverpool, and many other largo sea-port towns, were
little better than fishing villages, and so small was the
population that the country around was not more valu-
able than in the most remote and comparatively unin-
habited districts. The communication, too, kept up be-
tween the manufacturing towns themselves and between
them and the sea-ports all added to the value of land.
Villages and towns sprung up from the impulse of
trade and the means of subsistence furnished to so many
thousands. All these of course paid their share of the
taxes, and, together with the vast wealth created among
the landed interest, enabled the Government to build
and maintain fleets absolutely necessary for the security
of the country. Can any man for a moment imagine
that England could have resisted the powerful
fleets of France in the eighteenth century, as she did
after a severe struggle, but for the vast increase of her
trade during the reign of GEORGE II.? The land was
totally unequal to the contest. France possessed a large
territory, she had numerous colonies, too, and conside
rable commerce, but the activity, enterprise, and perse-
verance of English adventurers, traders, and manufac-
turers finally prevailed, and enabled the country, during
the nineteenth century, to meet and defeat au enemy
which no other power on earth could have withstood.
The fleets of England, mercantile as well as naval, did
it all, and but for these she would have beets subdued
and made an integral portion of the great empire of
NAPOLEON. Even at the present day her very
existence depends on her trade and colonies.
The wealth which they furnish, the employ-
ment they give to millions who must have
been starved to death on the land, the enormous re-
venues which they furnish in the shape of Excise and
Customs, and the large population too created by them
alone—all contribute to that power and stability which
renders the small island of Great Britain the most
powerful empire in the world. As an incidental proof of
the blessings of trade, it may be worth while to record
that within the last three or four days twenty Indiamen
have arrived in the river, all laden with valuable cargoes.
These are generally from 1,000 to 1,400 tons burden, and
bring the productions of the rich East in return for those
transmitted from this small territory. It is needless to
point out what increased employment is given by these
arrivals, what amount is paid to the Customs, and what
activity even this casual arrival must infuse into many
departments. If further proof were wanted, we have
only to look to Holland, which began this trading
system long before England. After having established
a few dry spots on which they could secure a footing at
the mouth of a largo river, the Dutch at once com-
menced trade, invited the people of all countries to their
shores, laid down as one of their first acts that inter-
course between them and other nations should be free
as the air, and carried out these principles so effectually,
that in process of time they became one of the first
among nations, successfully defied the whole power of
Spain, and even dared to meet at sea, anti with marked
success too, the first naval power in existence. Holland
established settlements in the West as well as in the
East long before England. About the year 1600 the
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results of trade and commerce.

Will be performed THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE. Lord
Ogleby, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir John Melville, Mr. !Sendai ; Brush, Mr.
Hudson ; Canton, Mr. J. Bland ; Fanny Sterling, Miss Julia Ben-
nett ; Miss Sterling, Miss P. Horton ; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. (Hover ;
Betty, Mrs. Hamby.
The Band will perform the Overture, "Edourdo e Christine," the
Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " l'ost Horn Galop," " Antoinette,"
Cellarins Waltz ; the "Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Drunow
Polka."

To be succeeded ky an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER.
Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Howe ; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson ;
Alderman 3farrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Bilbury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ;
Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield.
After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF
ARISTOPHANES : on which occasion they will be presented to
tae public with new Namet, new Feathers, new Songs, and new
Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson,
rilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. NI athews, and Miss I'. Horton.

THEATRE ROYAL. LYCEUM.
UNDER TIIE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.
Another brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Hood and Richard Coeur do
Lion" every Evening; and (by express desire) " The Cricket on
the Hearth."

On Saturday we alluded to the extraordinary powers,
executive, legislative, and judicial, vested in, or assumed by,

THE STTNI LON'DON, THITRSDA 'V EVENING, MAY rid, 18-18.

the Royal Court of Guernsey. These powers great and un-
constitutional as they undoubtedly are, are enormously in-
creased by the practice of the Court and the manner in which
they are carried into execution. The greatest protection to the
rights of the suitor of any Court is to be found in the inde-
pAidence of the practitioners of that Court, the pow er
of selecting his advocate from a number of able, learned, and
fearless gentlemen, who will be ready to denounce any
injustice to their client without the possibility
of any evil consequences resulting to themselves from the
zeal and energy of their advocacy. It is to the knowledge
of this fact that many of the privileges of the bar in this
country are owing. It is nut for the sake of the barrister
himself that he is permitted perfect freedom of speech in any
case in which he is professionally employed, the power of
commenting upon and exposing the conduct of the opponent,
of his witnesses—nay, of the Court itself, if he should think
it necessary to do so in the discharge of his duty to his
client—it is not for his own sake that he enjoys
the freedom from arrest, Eundo =wand() et re-
deundo, in going to, remaining at, and returning
from the Court where his services may be required ; but it is
because his possession of these privileges is found to be essen-
tial to the public welfare, to the protection of the rights of
those who may be engaged in litigation. Should the barrister
fail in his duty, should he not bring all the powers of au
intelligent and cultivated mind to the service of his client, he
will speedily sink in the public estimation. Ills competitors
are so numerous, so ts.lented, that his practice may be extin-
guished without his being missed from the courts. Next to
the independence of the Legislature, of the judicial bench,
that . of the bar is found to be most essential to
public liberty. In Guernsey this independence does not
exist. The advocates, who alone have the privilege of prac-
tising, are limited to six; thus little power of selection is
afforded to the person seeking justice. The Court has the
sole appointment of those six. The situation is a lucrative
one, from the limited number, and is consequently much
sought after, and only to lie obtained by the friends and con-
nexions of the jurats. In England, any person who goes
through certain prescribed forms, whose conduct and
character is unimpeachable, is, as a matter of course,
admitted to the profession, and when once admitted,
can only be removed for improper or disgraceful '
conduct, contrary to the rules of his profession, his duty
to his client, or the laws of his country. But, in Guernsey,
no matter how zealously, how efficiently, any one may have
pursued his studies, may have followed the course indi-
cated for those seeking admission to the bar, though
his talents may be of the highest order, though his charac-
ter may be unquestionable, unless he can curry favour with
the jurats, and secure their votes, he cannot be admitted, will
not be entitled to practice. Again, the Court assume the
power of suspending, of disbarring the advocate at their mere
will and pleasure—he is wholly and entirely under
their control, and dependent upon them. It requires
little argument to establish the impropriety of this system,
and to exhibit the result attendant upon such a state of
facts. The advocate does not impeach the conduct of the
Court; no matter what prejudice, what injustice he may see
exhibited, he is bound by every tie of interest to those by
whom he was selected, and on the continuance of whose
avour his pecuniary interests are so deeply involved.
The proceedings in this Court are carried on in the French
language, and there is no sworn interpreter to explain to the
Englishman the charges, the evidence against him, or to be
the medium of communicating his defence to the Court. Law
authorities, whether English, French, Norman, or Guern.
sey, are indiscriminately quoted, and weight is attached to
them according to the interests, the feelings, the prejudices,
or the passions of the individual jurats.
The wide discretion exercised by the Court in the sen-
tences it pronounces can hardly be conceived. A few plain
cases, simply stated, will do more to exemplify this than any
language to which we can give utterance. A Guernsey
man committed a violent and unprovoked assault upon a
British soldier in her MAJESTY'S service ; he came behind and
struck the soldier a fearful blow on the head, in-
flicting a deep wound on the temple. The as-
sailant was not inebriated. No cause could be as-
signed for the brutal attack. Ile was not arrested
at the time, and, when afterwards convicted of the outrago,
the punishment assigned for the offence was imprisonment fur
forty-eight hours.
An English soldier (when drunk) struck a Guernsey man ;
he was forthwith seized and put in irons, treated as a criminal
of the worst class, having been (even before trial) kept for a
week in solitary confinement, and on bread and water, and
on conviction was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
two of the three months in solitary confinement, and on bread
and water. Look at this picture and on that, and
see the justice meoted out to Englishmen is one of the
British dependencies, close to our very shores. Instances
might be multiplied illustrative of this conduct, but one
more will be quite sufficient.
One of the six advocates stabbed a native of Great
Britain. It was said, and we believe truly, not to
have teen his first offence of a similar description. He
was found guilty, without extenuating circumstances.
One would have thought that this was a crime im-
peratively demanding a punishment of the weightiest de-
scription, that public justice would have been vindicated ;
the majesty of the offended law avenged ; but, no, the
criminal was one of the favoured body—the friend, the
associate of his judges ; his sentence was two months'
imprisonment; and as if this mockery of justice, this ridi-
culously inadequate sentence, was not sufficient to excite the
indignation and the disgust of the English inhabitants, the
Court condescended to bandy compliments with the criminal,
and he is told from what ought to be the bench of justice,
" that he would be discharged from his confinement without
a stain on his character."

Surely proceedings of this class and character cannot be
suffered to continue without stringent and efficient means being
adopted for their reformation and amendment. We trust that
the Commissioners appointed will closely investigate into, and
fearlessly report tipou these, and the other cases which may
be brought before them. We doubt not that their conduct
will be worthy of members of the honourable profession to
which they belong, and that all parties will receive at their
hands full and impartial justice. One thing we would im-
press upon their minds (although we hope and trust there is
little necessity for the caution), they are deputed to investi-
gate into, and sit in judgment upon the conduct of the ad-
ministrators of the law in the Channel Islands; a large num-
ber of their fellow-countrymen of the natives of the islands, who
are not connectedwith the clique, anxiously look for their report,
for the alterations and amendments which they may suggest.
Let them not be induced to attend at public banquets given
by, or to exchange laudatory speeches with, those on whom
they are sitting in judgment. We do not doubt their
integrity, or suppose their decision could be biassed by any
such paltry considerations, but the public will be better
satisfied if no such festive meetings take place, and will
think it more seemly on the part both of the Commissioners
and members of the Court that they should be avoided.
We know such things have been commented on before. We
trust there may be no opportunity for similar comments
again being made.

The state of Poland still continues disturbed. The Weser
Gazette of the Bth inst. states, that the peasants of Radom
have risen against the nobles, and murdered several of them.
According to the Voss Gazette, TYSSOWSICI, the insurgent
chief, and seven insurgent officers, who had been taken,
escaped on the 2d from Neisse. Accounts from Galicia,
published in the Nuremburg Correspondent, state that the
celebrated peasant insurgent chieftain, SZELA, has been
arrested.

The Athens papers of the 30th ult. publish a copy of a
dispatch from Lord ABERDEEN to Sir E. Lots on the sub-
ject of the Greek loan, which the latter had communicated
to the Greek Government. After alluding to the exposé of
the financial state of the kingdom, recently made by the
Greek Minister of Finance, which, as his Lordship contends,
is a complete contradiction to the idea and practice
of economy promised by M. CoLErrf, and which completely
justifies the British Government in insisting on a portion of
the revenues of Greece being set aside for the payment of the
interest of the loan, the dispatch concludes by stating that
if the present irregular system continues to be pursued in the
management of the Greek finances, that the British Govern-
ment will feel itself compelled to adopt measures for the
establishment of a state of things which shall prevent the
revenues of the state being dissipated by negligent or cor-
rupt administrators, to the prejudice of English interests.

Madrid papers of the 6th inst. have been received.
According to the Eco del Comerclo, a modification of the
Cabinet is daily expected to take place, as the divisions
among the present members of it continue, and are to all
appearance irreconcileable. The calling together of the
Cortes is the great subject of dispute. MM. 3fox and
Pi DAL insist on the necessity of their being called together
immediately, but this is strongly objected to by their col-
leagues, backed by the influence of Queen Own'lNA.
It is generally understood that the QUEEN will visit Santa
Agueda, for the purpose of drinking the waters, before she
proceeds to the seaside.
M. SABATER, the political chief of Madrid, has resigned.
Ills resignation has been accepted by the Government.
General Don Jost: CoNcua. was expected to arrive in
Madrid on the evening of the 6th.
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We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The de-
bates on the Belgian Commercial Treaty still continued in
the Chamber of Peers. After the highs protectionist speech
of Baron CHAnuts DunN on Tuesday, M. GUIZOT addressed
the Chamber in defence of the Ministerial measure, but not
declaring fully in favour of unrestricted commerce "The
consumers merit all the interests of Government," says M.
GuizoT, " but the producers also have claims on them." It
would appear that M. GUI ZOT has yet to learn that all that
consumers or producers want or require is, to be permitted to
take care of their own interests themselves, without any
intermeddling on the part of the Government, in favour
either of the one class or of the other. He seems now to be
in nearly the same state of -pupilage in the science of poll.
tical economy that Sir ROISICEM PEEL was three years since;
and when M. Guizor shall have had his three years' experi-
ence, he, too, will become a free-trader.
The Journal-de s DAbatsjins the following observations on
M. GUIZOT'S speech

"The consumers merit all the interest of governments, but
the producers also have claims on them. It is production
which provides for the necessities of consumption. What
could the latter do, if the sources of production were dried
up? This reasoning appears difficult to refute, for this mode
of stating theluestion of political economy is exclusive and
therefore inexact. M. Guizot had not any difficulty in show-
ing this, and he did so with that elevation of views which
is familiar to him, and which constitutes one of' the charac-
terietic traits of his eloquence. There is, however, in the
judgment which he passed on political economy, a certain
severity which does not appear to us to be altogether merited.
When, he argued, this science perceives a right neglected,
it affords it protection, presents it to the world, and trans-
forms it into an absolute principle. Thus political economy
beheld consumers, took up their quarrel, and demanded five
trade. M. Guizot was replying to M. d'Harcourt, and he
had a right to speak thus. But we may be permitted to
observe that it is not alone in the interest of the consumer
that free trade is called for and defended ; it is also in the
interest of the producers, it is in order to reach the best
possible conditions of a good production. The partisans
of the protective system have always maintained that
it is better for the country to continue to produce the
articles which it produces at the moment at which they
speak, and that the public interest commands to have
them defended by prohibitive duties against foreign coin -
petition. If this doctrine had been always followed
there would be no commerce whatever, and each nation
would fabricate all that is necessary for its own consumption.
Europe would refuse to purchase from America cotton, sugar,
coffee, and spiees; America, on her side, would reject all
articles of European manufacture. Mankind would work
much more than they do at present, and would be a hundred
times poorer and more wretched. The partisans of free
trade, on the contrary, maintain that their real interest calls
on nations not to obstinately produce all that is necessary
for their own wants, and that it might be advantageous to
renounce the partial or even total production of certain ar-
ticles, and to consecrate to other works their efforts, which
would be thus far better rewarded. For our party we are of
opinion that France could at present without loss, and even
with profit, diminish the duty on iron, on certain tissue?,
and some other objects. She would receive a little more of
them from foreign countries; she would lose, so doubt, the
profits of this fabrication, and .it is on that account that the
protectionists regret such a reform ; but she would gain double
onjanother side, and that they shut their eyes to."
The .I)ebats, albeit it is progressing in the right path, has
yet much to learn on the subject of political economy. By
far the most enlightened views on freedom of trade are those
entertained by the Coutrier Francais, which, on this subject,
is far in advance of its contemporaries. In commenting on
the speech of Baron Duns, it says :
"M. Charles Dupin has charged himself with the manifesto
of the pure Anglo-phobic protectionists. M. Charles Dupin
is as angry against England for having invented the freedom
of commerce as for having abolished slavery. It is well known
that M. Charles Dupin maintains that England has granted
emancipation to the negroes of the Antilles from no other
motive than to ruin the trade of the colonies of all other
nations, and insure to herself a monopoly of the seas. M.
Charles Dupin goes still further in attacking freedom of trade.
He affirms that England has formed a design to ruin and
subject the world by means of this detestable liberty, and as
a specimen of the condition with avhich we are threatened
he unrolls before our eyes the miseries of Ireland, of Portugal,
and of India. It is this commercial liberty which has ruined
these three unfortunate countries, as this sage tactician as-
sures us, with a faltering voice and tears in his eyes; it is
commercial liberty that has cast them down from a height
of grandeur and tbrtune into an abyss of misery. Ireland
was prosperous while she remained separate from England,
Portugal was wealthy before the treaty of Methuen, and
India was the land of Arabian Nights' Tales before the in-
troduction of British cotonnades. The same destiny awaits
us, if we open our barriers to the invasion of British pro-
duce—we shall he inundated, and our wealth and greatness
will be for ever ingulphed in this grand cataclysm. We
shall not now make any answer to the arguments
of M. Charles Dupin, but content ourselves with observing
that if England has been labouring to ruin the other nations
of the earth by this commercial liberty, she has at the same
time been working out her own ruin ; for the fortune of Eng-
land is founded upon the exchange she makes of her own
productions for those of other countries. Now, if all these
unhappy countries are in the end to be ruined, and conse-
quently become no longer able to supply England with their
produce, where will have fled the industry and commerce of
Great Britain? What does M. Le Baron Charles Dupin
think of this!"

On M. Guizox's speech it has the following:—
" We shall content ourselves with citing only one of the
sophistries of the Government orator. According to M.
Guizot, the question of commercial freedom is a question to
be discussed between the consumers and the producers. Eco-
nomists look only at the interests of the consumers while the
protectionists consider nothing but the interests of the pro-
ducers. The duty of Government is to hold an even ba-
lance between the consumers and producers without suffering
it to incline more towards freedom of commerce than to pro-
tection. We beg M. Guizot's pardon, but this theory, which
classes the consumers on one side and •the producers on the
other, is completely false. The question of freedom of trade
is not debated between the consumers and the producers,
but between the operatives and the capitalists. To whom
are the amelioration of custom-house tariffs beneficial, if.
they be not to capitalists? Have not these amelioratiens
the invariable results of increasing factitiously the rent of
land and the value of shares in manufacturing undertakings?
If they increased in an equal proportion the wages of the
operatives, nothing could be more desirable—no one would
have to complain. But is this the case? Have wages in
England been ever seen to increase in proportion to the in-
crease of the value of land? has in France the pay of the
workmen risen with the prices of shares? Undoubtedly
not. Nowhere has the protective system raised the level of
the salaries of the workmen and labourers; on the con-
trary, it has lowered them, both directly and indirectly. In
a direct manner, by diminishing everywhere the demand for
the consumption of foreign produce, by raising their prices;
and in an indirect manner by reducing the quantity of ar-
ticles of consumption which the workmen might buy with
their wages. We therefore repeat that the question of
freedom of trade is in debate between the capitalists whose
revenues it increases, and the workmen and labourers whose
pay and profits it reduces There is no balance to be held
between these two contending interests. All that can be
done is to render justice to the injured workmen by destroy-
ing this nuzchine deaploitation which the capitalists have
devised for their own profit. Commercial liberty is an ab-
solute theory, for its application alone can make an absolute
justice to prevail over the relations between workmen and
capitalists. This is what M. Guizot has not comprehended,
and ruins his theory."
The Presse is ultra-protectionist in Its comments on the
debate.

The adjourned debate on the exti &ordinary supplies was
resumed on Tuesday in the Chamber of Deputies. The
Chamber was addressed by MM. DE LAROCIIEJAQUELIN,
LEGRAND, and DE MELVILLE, who dilated largely on the
misapplication of a portion of the funds asked to the cor-
ruption of the electors in the provinces. The debate had
not concluded when the post left.
The KING had received letters of congratulation on his
recent preservation from the POPE, the King of the Two
Simms, the Queen of SPAIN, the Kings of SWEDEN and
BAVARIA, the Grand Duke of TUSCANY, and the Grand
Dukes of MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ and OLDENBURG. They
were presented to his MAJESTY by their respective Ambas-
sadors and Ministers.

The Count Dtt DANNESKIOLD SAMSOE, Grand Equerry of
the King of DENMARK, had an audience on Monday of the
Kixa, at which he presented to his Majesty the insignia of
the Grand Order of the Elephant, in the name of the Danish
monarch.

The adjudication of the Lyons and Avignon Railway
has been fixed, by the Minister of Public Works, for the 10th
of June.

On Sunday TBRAIIIii PACHA visited the Blind School.
His Highness, after going through all parts of the build-
ing, and witnessing the mode of instruction, declared that he
had not seen. anything in Europe which so much surprised
and interested him as this establishment.
—Ton the Bourse the Three per Cents. were for cash, 841. ; for Ac-
count, 83f. 95c ; Five per Cents., for cash, 119 f. 90c.; for Account,
119 f. 90c ; Bank of France Shares, 3,430 f. ; Neapolitan, 101 f. 50c. ;
Spanish and New Loan, not quoted.
ItsiLwairs.—The Shai•e-market was heavy, and most of the lines
closed lower. For cash—Paris and Orleans closed at 1,242 f. 50c. ;
Rouen and Havre, 752 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 905 f. ; Strasburg and
Bale, 218 f. 75c. ; Boulogne, .505 f.; Northern, 7601. ; Bordeaux,
621 f. 25c. ; Montereau, 400 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 5101.; Paris and
Lyons, 550 f. ; Nantes, 525 f. ; Dieppe, 450 f. ; Fampoux, Yierzon, and
Rouen, not quoted.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 13.

Central of Spain, 1 —Dutch Rhenish, 6% —East Indian, 14
(heat Indian Peninsular, %—Jersey, % —Louvain and Jemappe, 1%
—Luxembourg, 2—Madrid and Valentia, I—Namur and Liege, 4
Orleans and Vlerson, 1614—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10)4 Paris and
Lyons Constituted, VA—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 5%
Rouen and Havre, 29—Sambre and Meuse, s%—West Flanders, *4.

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK
OF ENGLAND.-(THIS DAY.)

The annual General Meeting of the Proprietors of this
Bank was held at the Company's House, 112, Bishopogate-
street, to-day, at twelve o'clock.
Mr. MELvims, having taken the cbair, remarked that
the report which would be read to the proprietors was
shorter than usual, but not the less satisfactory. The posi-
tion of the bank was favourable; the testimony which had
been received from every part of the country was very
satisfactory, and he believed that the character which they
had acquired would more and more contribute to the advan-
tage of the business of the bank. As to the operation of the late
Banking Act, they bad no fault to find with it. He believed
that the rapid communication afforded by railways between.
different parts of the country enabled the business of the
country to be carried on with a much smaller circulation.
The CHAIRMAN then read the Thirteenth Annual Report,
which stated that the business of the Bank had progressed ;
that money had continued abundant till towards the close of
the year, when a pressure was felt, arising from railway spe-
culation, which about that time raged to such an extent;
that the directors, however, throughout that period had not
allowed anything to draw them aside from the proper banking
business, and that the Company had thereby been saved the
losses which others had been called on to sustain.

The accounts showed :
Jan. I,lB4s.—Undivided profits in the reserve fund £59,878

Dec. 31, —Nett profits, at ter allowing for bad
debts
Amount divided

Balance to go to the reserve fund... £6,790

Total amount of the reserve fund ... £67,468
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which
was seconded and unanimously carried..

Messrs. John Hicksman, Ntrick Cruickshanks, and Chas.
Heaton Ellis, the three retiring directors, were re-elected as
members of the board.

A desultory conversation arose concerning the local direc-
tors employed at some of the branches of the Bank and the
remuneration which they received, but it ended without any
definite result beyond leaving the matter to the discretion of
the directors.

An HON. PROPRIETOR suggested for the consideration of
the directors whether an alteration of the form of the annual
statement to that adopted by the London and Westminster
Bank, giving a detailed statement of the capital employed,
&c., would not be more comprehensive and complete and
more satisfactory to the proprietors?
The CHAIRMAN said the form adopted was that of the
Provincial Bank of Ireland, and he believed it had been, and
would continue to be, satisfactory.
A vote of thanks to .the Chairman and directors was una-
nimously passed.
When a vote of thanks had been passed to Mr. Robertson,
manager and agent, the meeting separated.

CHELTENHAM COLLEGE.—Sir James L. Lushington,
one of the vice-presidents of this institution, has expressed his inten-
tion of presenting the College with a cadetship, to he given to the
boil pupil lathe modern dePartunut.

AMERICAN NEWF.

(EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL)

IM'PORTANT NEWS FROM TIILI
UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORN no.
The Royal. Mail steamer Caledonia, Captain Lott, arrived
here this morning, with the mails from the United States
and Canada. She left Boston on the Ist, and Halifax oil
the 3d instant, and has, therefore, made the voyage ill
twelve and a-half days.
The mws by this arrival is important and decisive upot*.
the long debated question of the Oregon. The Commitiett
of Conference, appointed by the two Houses, which at the,
last previous accounts were in collision, had, without muds,
difficulty, resolved to adopt a notice almost identical with'.
that which had passed the Senate—the preamble only dif-
fering—the actual resolutions themselves being the same.
The passage of the notice in this form seems to have
given general satisfaction to the press, and to all
moderate men, and is considered and approved by them as a
necessary step to the amicable settlement of the dispute with
Great Britain. It is said that in this spirit Mr. M'Lane tt •t
be instructed immediately to deliver the notice required by
the existing treaty, and at the same time would invite or
offer himself a proposition for the rsnewal of negotia-
tions. A general expectation had existed both at Wash-
ington, and throughout the country, that th Caledonia
would have brought out fresh proposals from the British Go'
vernment, but none were received either by her- or by Oa
Great Western.
The army in Texas, under General Taylor, was encampe4
on the banks of the Rio Grande, and the squadron Was s$
Vera Cruz. No hostilities had taken place, the United
States army being instructed to act only on the defensive.
No further step had been taken in Washington as regor,ll
the New Tariff Bill introduced by Mr. Secretary Walker, and
it was doubtful if it would pass this session.
The aspect of commercial affairs had improved. q tie
cotton market was firm; still money was tight. The rate 01
exchange on London was 109% to 110.
e -
The Great Western arrived at New York on the 28th ult.
(Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.)
PASSAGE OF THE OREGON RESOLUTIONS I.
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.
WASItINOTON, Amur. 23.—1 n the Senate, after the recer
Lion of a message from the President, Mr. Berrien made
report in behalf of the Committee of Conference on the part
of the Senate, recommending. as the unanimous result of this
Conference, that both Houses recede from their amendmenls
and adopt the resolution in the following form :
" JOINT RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE OREGON TERRITORY'
" Whereas, by the convention concluded the 20th day "1,
October, 1818, between the United States of America and tit°
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelaielf
for the period of ten years, and afterwards indeti•
nitely extended and continued in force by another
convention of the same parties, concluded the 6th 'l4
of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hoe:
Bred and twenty-seven, it was agreed that any country
may be claimed by either party on the north-west c0:32:
of America westward of the Stony or Rocky Mountains, lel:
commonly called the Oregon territory, should, together w",":
its harbours, bays and creeks, and the naiigation of all riv:
within the same, be free and open' to the vessels, citize tf,,
and subjects of the two Powers, but without prejudice
any claim which either of the parties might have totY,
part of the said country; and with this further provision, Pt:
the second article of the said convention of the sixth ofAng."l,s
eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, that either party ne45:00-
abrogate and annul said convention, on giving due tinu 4
of twelve mouths to the other contracting party-4.1b1,
whereas it has now become desirable that the respectio
claims of the United States and Great Britain alice,
be definitely settled; and that said territory may no lenihoo
than need be remain subject to the evil consequences of.
divided allegiance of its American and British popula
and of theconfusion and conflict of national jurisdialle 4
dangerous to the cherished peace and good understanding ha
the two countries. With a view, therefore, that steps .ti
taken for the abrogation of the said convention of the
August, 1827, in the mode prescribed in its 2d article, R.,
that the attention of the Governments of both countries nil,
be the more earnestly directed to the adoption of all Priles
measures for the speedy and amicable adjustment of thee'
culties and disputes in respect to said territory.
"Be it resolved—That the President of the Unitedst5to
be, and he hereby is authorised, at his discretion, to B'v-
the British Government thenotice required by its said SCC°.Z,
article, for the abrogation of the said convention of the
of August, 1827."
Mr. Allen said the result of the labours of the Contr—ittea
was to restore in substance, though with some slight lA,
thin in form and phraseology, the resolutions as they or
ny passed the Senate. For reasons which he had here.o.
a
fore given, therefore, he would be compelled to record .1R
vote against the adoption of the report of the Co'
After some conversation, the further consideration of
report was postponed until one o'clock, several Senators "
ot
having
Sena made their appearance. P
the
The te then, on motion of Mr. Upham, took u
ota
Bill for the reiief of John P. Skinner and others, which ;
debated by Messrs. Sevier, Berrien, and Niles, nu", fee
o'clock, when it was laid aside to take up the report oi
Committee of. Conference. the
inm Wee:
the
The question being upon concurring in the report of. ,r 1„
Committee, Mr. Cameron stated the reason which shouln_loo
fluenee his vote in its favour, the substance of which ',as
that being unable to get the naked notice, and deeming
notice of more importance than the form in which it
authorised, he would go for it in its present shape rat
than run the risk of having no notice at all. He expres'
himself out and out for 54 40.
The question was then taken and the report concurred ti r
42 to 10, as follows :
AyEs—Messrs. Archer, Ashley, Atherton, Bagby, Barr°, „Ir.
Benton, Berrien, Calhoun, Cameron, T. Clayton, J. M. C'''l
ton, Colwin, Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dix, Evans, Gret'd—
.
Haywood, Houston, Huntington, Jarnagin Johnson, -I:
Johnson, Md., Lewis, M'Duffie Mangum, Miller,i Morelle-4.
Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Pennybacher, Rusk Sevier,
_Sinnet"'
Speight, Turney, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge, Vulee.,_o)
NOES.—Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Breese, Bright, uP
Dickinson, Fairfield, Jenness, Semple, andWestcott. .J.
The French Spoliation Bill was then taken up, and eaffa
M. Clayton resumed and concluded his remarks in
the justice of the claims.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Boyd, of Ky., eitrge:aiia
a resolution to close the debate on the Smithsonian 13 ,the
an hour and a half after taking it up in Committee
whole. fir°
The resolution was laid on the table, and on motion tr,,t, it,.
Owen, the House went into Committee of whole, an"
Bill was taken up.
for
A motion was then made that the Committee rise fer
purpose of receiving the report of the Committee of 030
ence on the Notice resolutions. for°
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll said that according to the properi the
of legislative action, the report should not be made Ant-heis
House until it had been acted upon by the Senate, and -
was, therefore, no occasion for the Committee to rise.
The motion to rise was withdrawn.
or
Mr. Marsh, of Vermont, spoke for an hour, and wive. or
the prompt application of the money to the purpos,!;
which it was designed by the donor. He also called in
tention of the House to the importance of a choice and
sive library, which it would take many years to esittA
and which he thought had not been sufficiently estim
the framers of the Bill. The library of Congress he COt:Of
dered sadly deficient in some of the most necessary works
history, astronomy, mechanics, and mathematic& .
Mr. Morse, of la., defended the Bill as it stood, in r.fi-
ference to the plan recommended by Mr. Marsh. The in4:lo
tution woula confer great benefits upon the peoPle•
money he regarded as having been held much too long
the Government, and it was a shame that it had not
expended as was contemplated b the yoke'
mence. Chipman, of Mich., opposed the Bill with mile Te_oo,l
mence. It was an insult to make the offer of this...o i•
and it was an act of degradation to have accepted it
Chipman concluded his amusing tirade with threats 0!,,„(1
nunciation upon the heads of the 54 40 men, if they ""
to yield one inch to British oppression and tyrann):.
Mr. Bayly, of Va., moved that the Committee legs. if
I
Mr. Owen offered a resolution to close the debate in "'
hour, ich was laid on the table.
Mr. J. wh
Q. Adams offered a substitute for the whole
the main object of which was to exact the parnent -0 -
Arkansas, Michigan, and Illinois bonds, in which the I
had been invested in those States. boats ..15
The Bill in relation to the tonnage duty on canal doe'
. then briefly considered, when the Speaker resumed the
for the purpose of receiving a message from the SenT'ovi tee
nouncing the concurrence of that body in the report
a
Committee of Conference. ert
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll then read the report at the
desk, and moved that the House concur. and
The previous question was demanded by Mr. Bayles'
Mr. Brodhead, which was seconded, and the main %ea is
being put, the report of the Committee was collet"
Ayes 142; noes, 46.
The following are the nays :—Messrs. Antlers°n,.__„,hu
G. Brown, Cathcart, Chipman, Cobb, Cum.mins,Cunelr.„,
Do Mott, Douglass, Faran, Ficklip,Fo: Gordon,amJames
Woo
son, Henley, Hoge, George S. Houston
Jet;
eh nn saonnd, Kmeonrrnedisy,mrortyttolcire,
James King re.ib,Jolmin,sconie,liaAnn,ld,r.mmy
Norris, Parish, Pern,
IPlettsitim, Rathbun, Reid,
asßeid,
Smith,Relfe, Sunegtt,
Scammon, Leonard fee
Smith, Starkweather, St. John, Thurman, Tibbetts, "
worth, Wheaton and Wick-46.
fuseJ
A motion was made 'to reconsider, and the House re
to reconsider, and at an early hour adjourned. f
WAsuneoTosi, Arett. 25. It will be the fault °rel
British Government if a treaty be not made on the titt
question in sixty days from this time. If it is wise "Weil3
avail itself of the ebb tide here, and offer terms at once', th 3
they can be accepted. Whatever terms may be ntrgertlie2:
President will submit for the advice of the Senate. e"
are too exacting, the Senate will show an undivided fonarty
opposition to it; and, after that, there will be but one P
to the question in this country. r titt3
If the British Government Wait, after the notice, -°OO,Ol
action of Congress on the Oregon Bill—if, for any
°' continue their reserve. they ma lose the oPlP:erxpeet:
of a pacific and liberal adjustment. "he present t his son
edly moderate policy and measures of the Senate onat".sresen°
ject cannot be expected to continue be and
rtnhliet
co
they
session. The temper of the people would not
The Senate would now undoubtedly advise that
be divided by forty-nine and the Straits of Fuca;l73rito
might even be willing to consent to concede toGreat
the navighea
ation of the Columbia river for half a centuryptoiO
There are some reasons, as it is understood, for or sae;
that the British Govornment will make an overture
one of a reasonable kind. °tie°
bs
The President, it is understood, will senotuiri;invisli.4:l:,
the packet of the Ist of May. Ile will n
Lure, but he will accompany it with an expression "stiao—.r.
for an amicable, and speedy adjustment of thuperteweichil,!,
peating, perhaps, the assurance on that s
gave through Mr. Buchanan, in the last come
with the British Minister.
IMPORTANT FROM W..A.S.IIINmGiTniOstNe; va*.t! :11:4
WASHINGTON, APRIL 28.—T00 tOl tie
Secretary a State a long visit to-day. The objet_usual sole
not yet leaked out. There seems to be rather. an t" , to
among certain distinguished Senators helongioncianbltilon
54 40 and 49 parties. We shall have the r
ustinetill
solving
Should thei‘ ir.
B joinue
h occupancy,ananb eu nprobably
g re eto-morrowto:hlt:"taael;
srPo'r t e r!orf
the British Minister may offer to him for the ,4
the matter, he will leave the departmenot.f. forthwith, 'Tenit
be succeeded by Andrew Stevenson,
sign a treaty having less than the
already agreed upon. Mr. Buchan4a,nthwpi
(From the New York herald.)
„test
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
early adjustnoos6
encouraging character, as respects the ,_ a
allranieleyfrorceitsnsbeasip
•
tot
Our private accounts from Washington are not
.of
the Oregon controversy. Mr. Polk is now pi. e,!e,r„iirtion
einbarataing attitude between the two Rings ?,1

the 54 40 men, and the 49 men; and we doubt whether he
possesses the moral courage or magnanimity to rise above
such influences. .
Mr. Hay wood and his friends, on the one side, and General
Cass and his supporters on the other, are constantly visiting
the President. It is supposed by some that the " notice"
will be communicated to Mr. Pakenham—by others, that it
will be sent to Mr. M`Lane, to be by him presented to the
British Minister, coupled with an invitation to nego-
tiate. On the other hand, the President's " own organ,"
calls and clamours for Congress to pass all the Oregon inea-
sures--measures for taking legal and military possession of
Oregon—establishing mails, block-houses, forts, courts, and
general jurisdiction. The organ, however, does not specify
how far north-49 or 54 40—these measures are to ope-
rate in the territory. We -do not believe that any of these
measures can pass the Senate till the negotiation has been
closed.
We have rumours that a battle had taken place on tha Rio
GrAnde, and that General Taylor had met with a reverse.
The departure of General Worth from the army has given
rise to rumours of dissensions in the American camp.
If General Taylor should be defeated, Mr. Polk and his
Administration would be execrated. A defeat of the Ame-
rican army on the Rio Grande would almost cause an imme-
diate and voluntary invasion of Mexico—thousands of the
Western riflemen would rush to the Rio Grande, and pro-
bably to Mexico. The interest for news is intense.
As to the financial and commercial measures before Con-
gress, nothing is certain—nothing definite. The adminis-
tration of Mr. Polk is reaching a crisis.

LATEST FROM THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.— We have
been favoured with the following extract of a letter from an
officer of the U. S. army, which appears to contain one day
later intelligence from General Taylor's camp opposite
Mal =eras, than the accounts from the New Orleans papers
published in another column. The latest dates from his camp
are there stated to be the 12th inst., whereas we are here
told that on the 13th the Mexicans "formally declared war."
Of course a declaration of war, properly so called, could not be
made by General Ampudia ; and perhaps nothing more is
meant than what is represented in the N. 0. accounts to have
occurred on the 12th. These accounts do not mention the
capture of Colonel Crass by the Mexicans. This letter also
states (which the New Orleans papers do not) that the ob-
ject of the steamer Colonel Harney in proceeding to New
Orleans, was to procure reinforcements.
BRAZOS DR SANTIAGO, APRIL 14.—8 y the date of my
letter you will see that we are in Mexico, or within a few
miles of it, the main body of the U. S. army being encamped
28 miles above us, opposite the Matamoras. within 200 yards
of the walls, and we are expecting to have a fight every
hour. The Mexicans having formally declared war yester •
day, every man at this place is furnished with arms, and we
are expecting to be attacked here at the same time General
Taylor is attacked above, this being the depot for the whole
supplies of the army. Colonel Cross, Deputy Quarter Master
General, having ridden a little too far out of the camp, was
taken prisoner by the Mexicans, and is now in Matamoras:
Our array numbers about 3,000, the Mexicans 7,ooo,—large
odds, and I should not be surprised if we get licked. The
steamer Harney leaves here in the morning as an express to
New Orleans for reinforcements.

BRITISH FUNDS.

13,4 d.

. .. .. 26..-434

FOREIGN FUNDS,
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ..
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 325;,
Ditto, for the Account .. 33
Ditto, Deferred I ro4
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. 39!.; 40
Portuguese Four per Cent ..
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, 1840 .. • • .. • • ..
Ditto, Passive Bonds ..
Ditto, Three per Cent ..
Dividends on the above payahle in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96 97
Dutch Two-and4i-Half per Cent .. 59%
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates •

P.S. April 15.—The Mexicans have made a little move,
but of no importance.

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, APRIL 29.

The market is heavy to-day, and prices have fallen off a
fraction, compared with those current at yesterday's second
board. The news from Europe is not considered, in the
street as very favourable, and the Bears are operating exten-
sively for a further decline in quotations.
Compared with thosprices current at the first board yester-
day, Long Island shows an improvement of % per cent. ;
Canton, %; Harlem, 3/4 ; Norwich and Worcester, 34 ; Mor-
ris Canal, ; Farmers' Loan, 1,4 ; Reading Railroad, 1.
At the second board a further improvement was realised,
in Harlem, of per cent. ; Canton, %; Morris Canal, lA.
There was a moderate inquiry for sterling exchange to-
day, and quotations ruled at 9 alO per cent. premium. An
extensive demand is anticipated to-morrow (Thursday), and
the rates will probably advance to a specie point.
The Bank of the state of Georgia has declared a semi-an-
nual dividend oOLD STOCK EXf three per cent., payable on
CHANGE demand.
14000 U S 6s, 1862 ...
3649 62 Ohio 6s, 1852
5000 Min. spl. bds.
26000 Penn. S's

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

••• ••• 109%
93
... z6O
635%
... 7%
75

- Ki...

7000 Readg. Nor. bds.
20000 Readg. bds.
30 Shs. Nechs. Bank
50 U. S. Bank
50 Farmers' Trust
50 Shs. Canton Co.
5000 Harlem R.R.
25 Mohawk R.R.
50 Nor. and Wor.
550 Reading ...

SECOND BOARD.

50 Shs. Canton Co.
100 Mechanics' Bank
200 Long Island R.R.
100 Nor. and Wor.
50 Morris Canal ...
20 Syracuse and Utica
50 Reading ...
2000 Reading Bonds ...
50 Harlem

• s6O 76
• 10314
43/
...• b3O 271 h
... 860 39

471/2
1)10 57%
s6O a 15 70

s 3 38
... 13%
s3O 34)
s 3 571
b3O 15
... 110
... 70

••• 7514
... 49

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)

BLACKMAN V. OBBARD.

PRIZE MONEY ;7117:FRIZE XcFirs::Theplaintiff in this
action is an outfitter, &c., in Leadenhall-street, and the
defendant is an officer in the navy. The action was brought
to recover the sum of 101. for goods sold. The defendant
pleaded that he was not indebted.
Mr. CORPSE stated the case. During the last year the de-
fendant became entitled to prize money to a considerable
amount, and having some business with Mr. Levy, a navy
and prize agent, the latter introduced him to plaintiff; who
supplied him with a variety of articles, which were sent to
him at the Golden Cross, Charing-cross. He should prove
the order and delivery of the goods, and was at a loss to
know what the defence could be.

The plaintiff's foreman was called, and proved that the
defendant was iatroduced by Mr. Levy, and goods were or-
dered. On twe subsequent occasions the defendant alone
called, and other goods were ordered and sent. Levy said
that the defendant was a man of property. Levy afterwards
called, and desired the accounts to be tent in to -him,
__

Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, called for the plaintiff's
books, and which it appeared were very irregularly kept. but
under the heading of Levy, Obbard's name, as being intro-
duced, were inserted. The invoices, however, were made out
in Levy's name. The Learned Counsel then urged that the
credit had throughout been given to Levy, who had
paid something on account, and the bill made out showed
what he was to charge defendant in full, and by the discount
the sum he was actually to pay. Levy had become bank-
rupt, but he would be put into the witness-box.
Levy, on being called, said that he was in the habit of ad-
vancing money on prize notes. He had had dealings with
plaintiff and defendant before. Defendant was entitled to
500/. prize money. He believed he advanced one-third in
money, and dress and ornaments for the rest. Out of the
cash part 50/. was a bill, which was not taken up. He could
not say to whom plaintiff gave the credit, but he, witness,
or his brother, had paid 10/. on account.
The jury gave a verdict for the defendant.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)

THE BATTERSEA MURDERS.

Mr. Baron ALDERSON intimated that as no counsel was
engaged for the prosecution in the case of the woman Clarke,
who was charged with the wilful murder of her children by
throwing them over Battersea-bridge, the trial (which was in
the paper for to-day) must'stand over to a future period. The
Learned Judge then said that he felt bound in justice to Mr.
Bodkin, senior counsel for the prosecution in the trial of Wm.
and Ann Maria Richardson for murder, to state that the
Learned Counsel had been imperatively compelled to absent
himself from Court in order to attend his Parliamentary
duties in another place.
Mr. BoDKIN thanked his Lordship for having thus publicly
stated the reason for his non-attendance in Court during the
whole trial.

Real del Monte, Unregistered ..

Silvester Houlahan was indicted for feloniously killing and
slaying John Stack.
The charge in this case arose from what is generally termed
"an Irish row." A party had been given at the prisoner's
house, on Monday, the 23d March, and words arose between
the host and John Stack, one of the guests. The prisoner
seized the poker and struck Stack on the head, who fell down
insensible. He was removed to the Westminster Hospital,
where he died. The surgeon found, on making a post mortem
examination, that the skull had been driven in upon the
brain, causing inflammation, which terminated in death.
Mr. Hutt conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Parry at.
tended for the prisoner.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN summed up, and the jury returned
a verdict of Manslaughter, but with a strong recommenda-
tion to mercy.
Sentenced to imprisonment in the House
four months, and to be kept to hard labour.of Correction for

THE ASSASSINATION IN DRURY-
LANE.
At twelve o'clock this day an inquest was held at the
Grange, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, before Mr. Bed-
ford and a highly respectable jury, on view of the body of the
unfortunate man Blewitt, who was shot by the lad Graham
in Drury-lane, on the night of the 25th ult.
The evidence was a repetition of that given at Bow-
street and the Coroner, in the absence of the female named
Cook,, who was unable to attend from illness, adjourned the
inquiry for a week.
The father of Graham was present, and complained of the
first statement which appeared in the Times, to
that he had encouraged his son to have fire-arms, when the
opposite was the fact, he having spoke to him mildly and
otherwise on the subject; ho was not aware of his having
either a gun or pistol in his possession.

CONCERT AT TILE LITERARY INSTITUTION, BOROUGH-
ko.f.D.—Last evening a vocal and instrumental concert was given in
the lecture-rootn of the above institution, by Messrs. •George Case
andN. T. Sporle, which was but thinly attended, owing, we imagine,
to
the wetness of the evening. - At the termination of the first part of
the programme Mr.
calle4l the John Parry amused the company with a sang
" l!teiminneitely Maiden, or the Bride, the Breeze, and the
Battleaxe,"
traordinary effeAte,:i: by Mr. Powell, which was performed with ex-
coml., ______
and by the former gentlemen on the pianoforte. whose
adini-fiArne"andailiOntifiC skill on that instrument called "forth the
Was a curious medleyause of the company assembled. It certainly
per-
haps ludicrously PY
__aggoefrate
arranged It trY, music,
ihtufte onr
tltrand fun, portions of it per-
on Mr. Parry, whopiano, whole ita iireflectsd displayed great creditco nBi -
derable mimic powers in its
sided at the pianoforte, displaPer,foraiance. Miss E. Ward, who pre-
olio tits. A. Newton,
Miss Thornton,
i great powers of execution, and cer-
othiton, Messrs. Richardson, Case,
and Sporle, were justly entitled to
appro-
bation which they received from their warm and enthusiastic
IitILLAII they
F delighted audience.
bailing of a new Music Hail, to be uidNe,D.—The fund for the
English master of class singing, or whaltitiled with Mr. Mullah as the
.. Singing for the million," proceeds in as called in the vernacular,
believe that it was the intention of the nu successful manner. We
these classes to join in the bestowment of some pupils attending
ihiliab personally, as a mark of their regard, eagtiS of value to Mr.
ment, in some measure, for the advantage of the an ack nowledg-
received from him. The great want of a roots or hall,
education
performance of choral music, has been long felt in thefer the
proper
Aware of this, and anxious that every facility should metropolis.
f.a- the cultivation of musical taste in our youth,
as
lbsetresented
Germany, and many parts of the Continent, the monies subscribed
were, in
were, by the approval of a committee, devoted to the building referred to.
In aid of the fund several Choral Meetings have been held in Exeter
Hall with, it is believed, .beneficial results. Last night another re-
union, for the same purpose, took place at the above hall. The
programme was divided into two parts, sacred and secular; of the
former, motet, " I will give thanks, Palestrina ; chant, "Te Demo
Laudamus," 0. Gibbons ; and motet, " Give ear, 0 (led," Himmel,
py Mr. W. H. Seguin and chorus, were well given ; the second part
embraced an excellent selection of song, glee, and madrigal, the
principal of which were—glee, from Obn on, "In Fairy Laud,"
" Wake now, my love," lullah ; madrirgoalll
,
Stevens ; madrigal,
" Now is the month of Maying," Morley ; glee, "l By the dark .
lug Waters," M‘Mordle ; and glee, " When Winds breathe soft,"
Webbe ; the whole concluded with the part song. " Rule Britannia,"
which had a flne effect. Mr. May ably
chorus and semi-chorus,
presided as conductor. The hallyas filled with a very numerous
and respectable company.
Baron d'Andre, Secretary of the French Embassy at
Turin, arrived in Paris en Sunday. Ile is the bearer of the treaty
concluded between France and Slednia, which the King of Sardinia
ties ratified.

DIZAT WAR.HETS.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

-A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yester-
day, 12,000 bales being solkof which 3,000 were American
on speculation, and 1,000 for export, at an advance of lAd.
per lb. The market was very firm. Shares were rather
heavy again.
At the present moment a very considerable degree of anx
iety is felt as to the ultimate results of "winding-up "of
relit% ay projects, which were brought forward last year.
Very many of the Provisional Committees (we are sorry to
say) still withhold information, though they have instructed
their legal advisers to proceed against allottees, as to the
expenditure incurred, :and the way in which money re-
ceived, has been expended. Surely, before a claim is
made to liquidate expenses honestly incurred, the parties upon
whom demands are made ought to have a debtor and credi7
tor account sent to them—or to have the opportunity of in-
specting the mode by which the money subscribed has been
expended. Among the most prominent of the new railway
companies which have rendered full accounts is the Man-
chester and Southampton. A fair field of discussion and
no favour was shown at the late meeting of the
proprietary body, and a determination was most strongly
exhibited to proceed with the line. This is as it ought to
be. Where the scripholders are satisfied with the conduct of
the managing committees full confidence ought to be awarded
to them.
There are r.o late arrivals from the British Colonies to-day.
Consols for the Account have been rather firm this
morning at from 96% 3%, and for Money at 96% % ; Ex-
chequer-bills are lower, some sales having been made at 21e.
premium. Bank Stock has fluctuated from 204% to 205%;
East India Stock has fallen to 264%.
In the Foreign Market but few bargains were made this
morning. The Peruvian Six per Cents. are at 40; the
Dutch Four per Cents. at 97; and Mexican at 32% 3/4.
The settlement in the Railway Share Market is proceed-
ing satisfactorily. In general the prices of scrip are a shade
lower. 1/46

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICER.
Bank Stock .. .. • . 204% 205% 205%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% % 95%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% % 96%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 97% 14 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 3, 1860 .. 10% 3-16 10 3-18
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 - 10 1-16
India Stock .. . 267
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
Ditto, under 1,000/.
Consols for Account -
Exchequer Bills.
1,0001.
Ditto. Small
5001.

29 p
96%

.. 33 29 p
96%%
vhd.
24 21 24 pm. 21
.... 24 21 24 pm. 24
~.. 25 21 24 pm. 24
ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.

57%
24%
23%
5%
36%

BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 6 • •
llirmingham and Gloucester .. .. 100 .. 124% . ... 124%
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 27;
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .....
Ditto Ne .. 5 .... 10% %•...... •
Bristol and Gloucester .. 30 .... 50
Buckinghamshire 428. • • %P•• • • • •
Caledonian .. 10 •• • • 12%% "
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% .... 2 .. . •
Ditto. Extension , 2% .... 1 ••• .. ... •
Cambridge and Oxford.. .. • • 1% •• • • %••••• • • • • •
Cheltenham and Oxford .. .. 2 .... ...... •• • •
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 514 •• • • 3% ••••• • • • • •
Direct Northern .. 2% .... 2
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... 7 ••..•• • • • •
Eastern Counties 14/. 165..... 23%%% .. • •
Ditto New .. 81. 165..... p• • •• • •
Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. •• • • 1N %•••• • • • •
Eastern Union ..
Do. Cambridge and Ely .
East Lincolnshire .. 1% •••• • • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .. ••• • • •
Ditto New % Shares.. .. 12%..., 18% . .
Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 42e..... p• • .. • . • •
Great North of England . •.100 217 • •
Great Western .. 85 •••• • . • •
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 88 .... • • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17% ••••• • • • •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 35% •• ..
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... 57 .•••• • . • •
Ditto, New . .. 5 .... 10 .... ... •• •
Leicester and Bedford . 225..... % dls...
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Jim. .... 2% • •
London an t Birmingham Jima
. .. 100 .... 227 . ...... •• •
Ditto Quarters .. 2 .... ••••• • • • • •
London and Brighton .. 50 .• .. 65 %
Ditto ditto Fifths ..•
.. 30 41% • • .. • •
London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22 . .
London, Hounslow, & Western .. 2 ....
London and South-Western 41/. 6s. 10d. 79 78 79%
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... 52% .. •••• • • • •
Ditto, New . •. 17% 30 ...... • •
London and York .. .... 214% •••• • . • •
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 ••••• • • • .•
Ditto, Quarters .. 2 .... 10% • • ...... • •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 12 ..
Ditto. Sixteenths .... 9%...........
Ditto Extension .• 425..... 3% 3 p......
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 81% . . ......
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 ... • 12% ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) 4 .... 13
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • • 9% • ........
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425... • • 1%14 %s p• •
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2 • .....
Ditto, New .. 18 .... 33% 32% •• ••
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 45 44% • •
Ditto, New . 1 .... 10 9% . .....
Ditto, New, Brandling .. 25 .... 44%
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 25% .. • .
Norfolk .. .. 20
Ditto, Tenths .. • . .. 2 .... 2% ... • • •• • •
North British .. 22% .... 29% 30% •• • •
Ditto, Half Shares .. ....
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. .. • .• .. 2%
North Staffordshire 425. .... 4%14 %p• • • • 4% p
Oxid.,Woreester, & Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 8% .... •• • .
Preston and Wyre .. 25 .... 32 31 .•• • • 31
Reading, Guildford, & Reigate • 425. ••• • .. •••• .. • • % dis
Scottish Central . .. 10 .. 16% •• . . 16%
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .... • • .... 3%
South Devon .. 35 .... .. . ... 33%
South Midland .. .. 425. 1%14 p p
South and Midlands Junction .. 425..... 1 dis • • .... 1 dis
South Eastern and Dovor .. 33% .... 40% ••• • • • .... 40
Ditto., New (iss. at 32/.) No. 1. 16 •.. 19% 19%
Do.. New (do. 331. Gs.Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... 13 13j I
be., New (do. 15/.) .. No. 4. 2% 32% •• . •
South Wales b .. . . Y 2 . .•• • •
Warwickshire and London .. 425..... par • • ........ par
Welsh Midland .. 2% .... 1 .... • • 1 %
West Biding Union • • .. 425. 3% p 334 p
Wislieach and St. Ives .. " 2 ..
York and Carlisle .. 2:y4 134 .. -
York sad North Midland .. .. 50 ....
I iDitto, Half Shares 25 .... 50% ..........
Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 33 ..........
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... I .... 1116
FOREIGN' RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 12 .. .
Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... ..........
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 2 ..
Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .... 6% 7
East Indian) . ss. ....
Grt. North. of France, Constituted 5 .... 15 14%
Namur and Liege ' 6 .... 4 ..
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 10% %
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 714 ........
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... .....
Rouen and Havre •
.. 20 .... 29% •• ..
MINES.

PA.. ..... ...

% P
12,4

24%
7% p
1%

1834
M P
217

dqi
229
29%
65(
41
22%

52%
29%
2%

1034
12:h
9%
3p
80►%
13%

9 !ii
1% p

153%
32%
44►%
9%
44%
25%

les
5%
29%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MAY 14.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E., light breeze,
and fine clear weather.

DUAL, MAY 13.—Wind E. to E. by N., strong.—Ant. Commerce
(brig) from South America, for Cronstadt. A three-masted steam
schooner, black and white mouldings, westward.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind E. to N.N.E., fresh.—Sid. for a
cruize, her Majesty's ships St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Queen, Rodney,
Albion, superb, Vanguard, Raleigh, Brilliant ; her Majesty's steamers
Terrible, Scourge, Retribution, Gladiator, Cyclops, Devastation. Put
back, her Majesty's ship Raleigh. Off, Cuba, Degu, liavannah, for
I I ambu rgh.

NEWPORT, MAY 11.—The Three Brothers, Evans, after being re-
paired at Fishguard, left on Thursday last, and was shortly after-
wards found making much water ; to avoid her sinking, she was
beached on Goodwin Sands, when a treenail was found wanting in one
of the bottom planks.
SEAHAM, Mar 12.—The Clara, Gearing, arrived here with loss of
cutwater, jib boom, fke., having been in contact on the 10th inst., off
Radcliffe, with the brig Eliza Ann.
HARWICII, MAY 13.—1 t has been blowing a heavy gale throughout
the day from the eastward, and still continues.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 13.—The wreck of the Edward Kent was passed,
7th ult., in lat 35, lon. 75, by the Lady Rallies, Roy, arrived at this
port. The Jane Dixon was driven on shore on the main land near
Quintam Island, Patagonia, during a S.W. gale. The Smile was
driven on shore to the northward of Quintana Island, 17th Feb. ;
crew saved.
DUBLIN, MAY 12.—The Hope. Adams, from the Clyde to Dun-
kirk, put into Kingstown yesterday, leaky, and the crew refused to
proceed.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
RAY IVEATMETS.
Smixneirt.o.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 50 to 41 8s ; Clover ditto, 4/ 8s t o
51 15s ; Oat straw, 11 12s toll 14s ; Wheat. Straw, 1114 a to 11 168 per
load. Supply good, and trade dull.
CUMBULLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 Sc to 41 10g ; Clover ditto, 41 88
to 51 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 13s to 1/ 15g ; Wheat Straw, 11 16* to 11 17g
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.

WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41 8s ; Clover ditto, 418 s
to 61; Oat Straw, 11 125; to 11 14s; Wheat Straw; 11 14s to 11168
per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely late rates.

SOUTHALL, MAY 13.—Although the Supply
o Tiat stock was, on the
whole, good, the demand ruled steady, at fully last week's quotations.
Lamb,
Beef from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 54 ; ss 4d to Gs 4d ;
Veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; and Pork, as Sd to 4s Sd per Sibs, to sink the
offal.
ROMFORD, MAT 13.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved of!
at full prices. Otherwise the demand ruled heavy. BefstQadiolln:
2s led to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s ; Lamb, 53 4d to 6s 3
s4(l.;e Teal, 4s
-, 4s
to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Slbs. Suckling Calves,
18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 14s to and
; idch Cows,
with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each.
HAILSUAM, MAT 13.—We had a steady demand here to-day at
full prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s Sd to 5s ; Lamb,
5s Gd to Gs 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork,
.35 10d to 4s 8d per
Bibs.
ARUNDEL, MAT 12.—Beef, from 2s 8(1. to 4s Id ; Mutton, 3s 8d to
5s ; Lamb, 5s Gd to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s Sd per
Bibs. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm.
CHICHESTER, MAY 13.—There was only a moderate business trans-
acted this morning, yet the quotations were well supported. Beef,
from 2s 10(1 to 4s ; Mutton, 38 8d to 5s • Lamb, 5s to Gs ;Veal, 4s to
Quart; and Pork, 4s to 4s 61 per Sibs. 'Suckling CaWes, their 28s;
r-old Store Pigs, 14s to 18s ; and Milch Cows, with small
Calf, 161 to 171 15a each.
NZIVTGATEI AND MILILDENNAL3I. -
We bad a fair average supply of each kind of meat here, yet the
general demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef from 2s Gd to
3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4,1 to 4s 4(1; Lamb, 58 4d to Gs 4d ; Veal,
4s to 51 and Pork, is 8d to 5s per 8110; by the carcass.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRI TI H
S CORN
For the Week ended May 9, 1846, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors In the different Cities and TOWII3 in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.

WHEAT. BARLEY. HAI& Rig.
BEANS. mks.
PRICE .. I
56s 8d 29s 7d 23s 8d 33s 5d 35s 8d 34s id
DUTY... 16s 0,1 Is Od 5$ Od 9s Rdl 79 Gd As Cd.
1

HORRORS OF THE LEAGUE.—We mentioned in last
week's Journal that the Earl of Lonsdale's property at Appleby lied
last
been advertised for sale by auction in June next. Within the a
few days, however, large flaming handbills have been circulated
throughout the country, announcing the postponement of the sale
until further notice. What is the real cause of this sudden change
in the intentions of his Lordship we are not in a position to say ; but
it is confidently asserted that the Noble Lord, fearing that in the
event of a public sale the principal part of the property might fall
into the hands of his political opponents, and thereby greatly en-
danger the seat of the gallant Colonel for Westmoreland, has been
obliged to adopt this cautious proceeding. It is, indeed, whispered
that the Colonel is about to become the purchaser himself, not wish-
ing to allow the advocates of free trade to gain such fearful odds.—
Carlisle Journal.
WHO WANTS A CHILD ?—The Western Times con-
tains a letter offering to any persons who may be desirous of adopt-
ing a child, a little boy between three and four years of age, " whose
mental and bodily developments are of the first order," but whom
the parties in charge of him " cannot afford to support and educate
without proper remuneration." Prompt attention will be given to
any coillniunication addressed to the editor of the Western, Times, who
says that " his own bands am NI of small life."

HOUSE OF LORDS.

THE SUN, LONDON, TNTJRSDA

4MLWAY commirry,Es,
(THIS DAY.)

GROUP, No: I.
The Committee met again this day, at one o'clock, the Earl of
Lovelace in the Chair.

LONDON AND YORK.
The promoters resumed the examination of witnesses in support of
the preamble.
Lord Sandwich, examined by Sergeant KINGLAKE—His Lordship
said that he was Lord Lieutenant of the County of Huntingdon,
and lie could state, on his own knowledge, that . that county had
suffered very materially from the traffic having been diverted from
the old North-road. There was no railway within 18 miles of Hun-
tingdon, and the inconvenience was very great. A Bill had been ob-
tained last session of Parliament for a line from Cambridge to Hun-
tingdon, but it was not a line which met with as much favour as the
accommodation proposed by the London and York. Ho
preferred the latter line, for It gave a direct communication
with the North of England, which would bring a very
large supply of coal to the inhabitants, who at present
suffered from a scarcity of that article of consumption. He
considered it most important to the interest of the people of Hunting-
don to have an independent line of communication north and south.
The population were most decidedly in favour of the London and
York line from the great advantage it would confer upon the whole
neighbouriwod of Huntingdon. Had no ffixibt whatever of the traffic
of Huntiagdon being most remunerative, and after the construction
of this lige of railway it would increase most considerably.
Crosi-examined by Mr. Sergeant JoriEs—By the London and York
Railway a station would be within half a mile of his residence, near
Huntingdon. This would be convenient to him, but it would also be
disagreeable, for ho had been told it was almost too near him to be
very pleasant.

By Lord VYVYAN—Had frequently travelled by the Eastern Coun-
ties line, and bad very often to complain of delay. This complaint
he believed was a ♦ery general one with those who travelled by that
line of railway.
Mr. S. Cocking—ls a market-gardener at Biggleswade. Had
under cultivation, as market-gardener, about one hundred
and sixty acres of land. The vegetable produce of this quantity
of land was very considerable, and the markets at which it
was disposed of were London and the north. An acre of garden
ground would produce from ten to fourteen tons of cucumbers in the
year. The quantity of manure required for the cultivation of the
vegetable produce of Biggleswade was very great, and the great diffi-
culty and delay in the present mode of the transit of goods generally
to this place, made it most expensive and inconvenient to those re-
quiring such a commodity.
The witness was briefly cross-examined by Mr MILDTARD, but the
evidence hi chief was not shaken by the result.
Mr. Robert Limon, of Bedford, Mr. Thomas Bowyer, of St. Neots,
Mr. David Veasy. et Huntingdon, and Mr. John Bradley Gear, were
examined, and all concurred in the great advantage which the Lon-
don and York line of railway would confer upon those important dis-
tricts with which they were connected.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XX.
This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheron
the chair.

WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES
ATMOSPHERIC.
The formal evidence having been given,
The case of the promoters closed.
Mr. WARREN then addressed the Committee against the
ae on behalf of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College.

He said that the present case was one which required the greatest
deliberation on the part of the Committee, and he trusted they
would pause before they would give the project their sanction. If
the Legislature would be very cautious in permitting any "residential
injury" to the property of private individuals, he believed that such
a place as Eton College had tenfold claims on their consideration.
The towns, also, which it proposed to connect by the projected line
were very inconsiderable, and, taking everything into consideration,
there was no case whatever made out for its construction.