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MORNING SITTINGS.

Lord JOHN RUS4ELL gave notice of, his. intention to
move that the House,' from Monday next, commence to sit at
twelve-o'clock, inclusive of Saturday, for the transaction of
business.—( Hear, hear. )
General tiir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that, to-mor-
row, he should ask the Right Hon. Baronet theVite.President
of the Board of Trade what steps Government intended to
.take in reference to the verdict of the coroner's jury with re-
gard to the accident on the Eastern Counties Railway.
Dr. BOWRING said, suing the Under-Secretary for the
Colonies in his place, he wished to ask whether the attention
of the Government had been called to the frequent application
of flogging as a punishment for petty offences in the Island of
Hong Kong, it being stated that no less than fifty-four per-
sons were so punished on Saturday, the 25th of April last, for
not having obtained tickets of registration ; and after such
infliction were delivered over to the Chinese soffit:), ities to be
subjected to further penalties under the criminal code of that
empire. The Honourable Gentleman said the statement
which had appeared in the public papers that had
reached him was, that the use of flogging was habi-
tual in that colony, and was frequently applied ; that
the extent to which the lash, er rather the rattan, was made
use of was incredible • that the records of the magistrates'
courts proved that the lash was more in use in that colony than
in any other country. It appeared that but lately one
individual accused of robbery made his escape
to the fields. He was caught there, but the inhabitants rose
up. and threw stones on the astthe rites, combining for the res-
cue of the robber. The whole male population were committed
to custody, and fifty four having been selected, were publicly
flogged. and these fifty-four were delivered over to the Chinese
authorities of a neighbouring place, Kon Long. This, under
the Chinese laws, would ensure a second punishment to these
individuals. Indeed, the general impression on the natives
was, that the laws of this country were sanguinary.
Mr. HAWES said that no accounts had been received of
what had been stated by the lion. Gentleman. But he
assured him that the Government, and especially the Noble
Lord at the head of the Colonial Department, would not lose
sight of it.

fhvour of the line, and he was so fully convinced of the benefloial
character of the line that he had become a sharelDieer in the
company. • ' er,. •
Cross-exam,neel by Mr. HOPE—It was during last autumn that he
became a shar6holder. lie considered that liuddersfidd was a eery
important place, and should be well accommodated ith railway.
Did not remember presenting any petition from that tarn in favour
of the line.
Mr. B. Denison, M.l`. for the West Riding, examined by I\lr.
AUSTIN—Qt et agreed with the evidence given by V isqount I,luria,Alt
and the Right lion. Baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Counsel for the opposition declined to put any quesiion to the
Hon. 3lember.

T UESD A Y NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
...WHITEHALL, AUG. 3, 1846.
The Lord Chincellor .eaas appointed Richard Lang-worthy
Hingitton, Esq., to be one of the, Keepers of the Peace, in the
borough of Clifton Dartmouth Iliudness. in the• county of
Devon.

WHITEHALL, JULY 29.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Samuel Milner Barton,
of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be u
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
At the Court• at Buckingham Palace, the lst day of
August, 1846, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in Council. This day the Right Honourable Granville
George Earl Granville wa:=, by her Majesty's command,
sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council; and
took his place at the Board accordingly.
Her Majesty haYing been pleased to appoint the Right
Honourable Thomas William Earl of Leicester to be Lord-
Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Norfolk,
hit Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken
thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy.
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the first day of
August, 1846, present, the Queen's most excellent Majesty
in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to
appoint the Ri_ht Honourable the Lord President of the
Council, for the time being; the Right Honourable the Earl
of Clarendon, President of the Committee of council for
Trade and Foreign Plantations; the Right Honourable the
Earl of Auckland, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiral:y
the Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called Lord
John Russell), First Lord Commissioner of her Majesty's
Treasury; the Right Honourable George NV
Frederick Howard (commonly called Viscount Mor-
path), Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests; the
Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.. one of her Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State; the Right Hon. Thomas Ba-
hington Macaulay, Paymaster. General of her Majesty's
Forces • and the Right Hon. Charles Wood, Chancellor and
Under-Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer, to be a Com-
mittee to superintend the application of any sums voted by
Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education.
MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, Au.}. 1.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps to be Equerry in Ordinary to
her Majesty, in the room of Colonel C. G. J. Arbuthnot, re •
signed.
WHITEHALL, AUG. 3.
The Queen has been p!eased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing
Sir Watkin Owen Pell, Knt., Captiin in the Royal Navy,
to be one of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital.
DOWNING-STREET, AVG. 3.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Samuel Nicholas
Rolis, Esq., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General for the
island of Tobago.
CROWN OFFICE, AUG. 3.

Mr. Walker, of the firm of Walker and Co., of Bradford, was
then examined by Mr. Balmy, who save evidence ia favoar of the
proposed line.

- Mr. Hardy, one of the firm connected with the Lew Moor iron-
work, examined by Mr. TALnoT—Employed about 2.500 men in his
works. The iron of Low Moor was of a very superior nature. Me
was also connected with collieries which supplied 130,000 tons of
coals to Bradford, Halifax, acd Huddersfield. By the construction
of this railway there would be a saving of about 3s. a ton to the ex-
tensive consumers of this district. Ile thought the present system
had been wet considered, and gave universal accommodation ; and
he thought it would be'a serious evil if these lines were to be again
deferred.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WuAxansat—The distance that
coals could be carried by means of this railway would be between
three and five miles, the tolls for the carriage of coals would be one
penny per ton.

Re-examined by Mr. TiLBOT—Ire thought it would answer the
purposes of the company to carry the coats hpon the line for the
small distance that they would be required to be carried.
Mr . An;erton, worsted-spinner, of eltaheaton, was ex-
amined at great length by Mr. lisixra upon the benefits to be
derived by this district from the construction of the proposed line,
and the general feeling of the people of that district in favour of the
line.

Mr. Aekroyd, of the firm of Ackroyd and Co., of Ralifa4 wool-
workers, examined by Mr. Sergeant WlLKlNS—Consumed weekly
about 72,000 pounds of wool, and employed 5,000 hands in his works.
The want of railway communication was severely felt in those dis-
tricts which were pi opcsed to be supplied by the p esent railway.
Last year the Manchester and Leeds Railway carried upwards of a
milion of third-class passengers upon their line.
Mr Walker, of Halifax, examined by Mr. BAILEY, gave evidence
of the amount of traffic between Bradford, Halifax, and Hudders-
field, to be accommodated by means of this :Inc •
Mr. Williams,'pf Cleckheaton, merchant, examined by Mr. HUD-
YARD also gave evidence of a similar nature.
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ST. JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER.
Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Attorney-General if
he would propose an amendment of the law, affording means of
obtaining compensation in the following case, viz. :—ln the
poorer part of St. John's parish, Westminster, there were
various persons who had resided for a series of years in the
same dwellings without leases, relying on the good faith of
their landlords that they would not be dispos-essed ' • and
whose families had been supported, and livelihood de-
pended on the good-will or business connexion they
had established in the locality. They were about
to be removed compulsorily without compensation, and
their houses taken down, in order to construct new streets,
under the provisions of a " Westminster Improvement Act,"
passed last year, empowering a Building Company or Associa-
tion to this effect.

, .
In his cross•examination by Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM, he admitted
that there was not a single town with which Huddersfield had a direct
communication save and except the town of Halifax.
Mr. Jones, of Huddersfield, was examined bv Mr. BAINES on the
subject of the accommodation to be given to him by this line, and
also upon his connexion with another line in this district, called the
Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield Railway, at a former period,
and its silf)sequent abandonment.

Mr. Sutcliffe, of Huddersfield, examined by Mr. TALBOT, expressed
a favourable opinion of the line as at present laid out.
Mr. Butt, magistrate of Huddersfield, corroborated the evidence
of Mr. Sutcliffe, the last witness.

Mr. Bidder, engineer, was the next witness called—Be had gone
carefully over the whale country, and the result of his investigations
was that the proposed lin.r was the best which could be made in
that country, whether considered in an engineering or in a com-
mercial point of view, and he was of opinion that the estimates were
amply sufficient for the construction of the works upon the Hoe.
Cross-examined by Mr. HOPE—He was not prepared to say that
the Brighouse branch was the best which could be constructed for
the accommodation of the traffic between Bradford and Huddersfield.
The estimates averaged about 40,0001. per mile.
r. Vigm Iles corroborated the former engineering evidence.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR-

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that compensation
would have to be afforded to the landlords of the houses, and it
wou'd net be quite fair to compensate the tenant at will—thus
paying two parties for the damage to the property of one. The
compensation could only be given to one person, and the land-
lord had of course the strongest claim.
Sir DE LACY EVANS said that the landlord was com-
pensated for the rent (60Z per annum), and if the tenant had
established an interest of 150/. per annum he ought to be corn-
pen.ated for the loss of it.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was a hard case,
but he did not see what could be done.

ILTAMEIIT.
CIDUNTY OF SUTHERLAND.—David Dundas, Esq., her Ma-
jesty's Solicitor-General.

- COUNTY OF KILKEN,:Y.--Richard Smithwich, Esq., in the
room of the lion. Pierce Butler, deceased.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of
Yorkshire.
Henry Vyner, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 18.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
John Sugdeu, worsted manufacturer, Steetun, Yorkshire.
BANKRUPTS.

Mr. TALBOT then proposed to call Mr. Cubitt to corroborate the
statement of the last witness.

The CIIAIIMAN intimated, however, that there was no necessity
for accumulating evidence of this nature,
A table of assents and dlszents was then handed in, which con-
cluded the case on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. The Com-
mittee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

William Henry Cox, boat builder, Belvidere-road, Lam-
beth, to surrender Aug. 1.5, at two, and Sept. 9, at half past
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; Ricksou and Sons, Jewry-street,
Aldgate.
Isaac Bird, grocer, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Middlesex, Aug.
11, at half- past one, and Sept. 11, at halt-past twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-
lane ; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers.
James Covel Morris, cabinet maker, Curtain-road, Shore-
ditch, Aug. 17, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Hine
and Robinson, Charterhouse-square.
Frederick Waters, cheesemonger, Church-street, hackney,
August 14 and Sept. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Pile, Hatton-
garden.
Anthony Turner Edwards, builder, Idol-lane, Tower-
street, August 11 and Sept. 9, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street; Messrs. Young
and Son, Mark-lane.

Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that he should think
his duty to pursue the matter further.
THE TOBACCO DUTIES.

Dr. BOWRING said that he felt some regret in being com-
pelled, by a sense of duty, again to call the attention of the
House to that legislation which regarded the introduction of
tobacco into this kingdom. He took occasion some time ago
to show to the House, by what he considered irn.iortant facts
and figures, and by irresistible statistical evidence, the evil
results of the duties on tobacco. Upon a previous occasion he
had shown the immense increase which had taken place in the
United Kingdom in the number of seizures in consequence
of the degrading effects of the pernicious duties on tobacco;
and alio to the innumerable evils and cruelties which
had arisen from the same unhappy source. He would
venture to call upon the Right Honourable Baronet the
Home Secretary to look around him, and see the state of the
law on this subject. Let him inquire into the cause why such
enormous multitudes of people were brought before the magis-
trates, crowded into prisons, with heavy costs of prosecution
and heavy charges upon the public, in order to carry out
their punishment. He had never contended, and he
was not now contending, that tobacco was not a
tit subject for taxation. He was very willing to
admit that any amount that could be safely raised upon that
article might be most properly raised, but the Government
were better able to attend to that business than the con-
sumer. Government should not so act as to be obliged
to recognise the necessity of smuggling. The evidence
as to the extent of smuggling was perfectly irre-
sistible. It was openly admitted that the most re-
spectable brokers and merchants in the tobacco trade
were engaged in smuggling. The number of seizures bore no
comparison to the amount of escapes. Thousands and tens of
thousands of small shops were supported by smugglig.
In the year ending January, 1844, the number of convictions
were 35, in the following year they were 47, and in the
last year 69, showing an increase of 100 per cent.
Then with regard to prosecutions for adulteration. In the
first year he spoke of they were 18, in the following year 43,
and the present year 53. Now where was this process of de-
moralisation to end ? Must :heir eyes never be opened—
must their ears never be awakened to statements like these?
These laws inflicted a great hardship on innocent individuals.
He knew that most respectable persons, most unimpeachable
in ebaracte., living in Norwich, purchased a cask of
tobacco, stipulating a price for 'a particular quality, as
the Excise knew and acknowledged. The cask was
received, the
_seal was broken, and the cask opened,
when the tobacco was discovered to be of a mixed
quality. The case was carried into court, and the magistrate
decided that legal possession could not fix the purchasers with
damages; but this decision was overturned afterwards, and the
purchasers were fined in the limited sum of 50!. Such pro-
ceedings were a great hardship. The Excise laws made no
discrimination between the innocent and the guilty, therefore
he called on the House to put an end to the system.
The Right Honourable Baroriet lately at the head of the Go-
vernment had said that the duty of the Government should be
to cut up the trade of :he smuggler root and branch, and to
substitute for an illegal traffic a fair and honourable commerce.
He ( Dr. Bowring) agreed with that opinion, and thought it
bh.ulcl be ap,:lied to the present state of the tobacco duties.
The Hon. and Learned Member concluded by moving " That
the state of the tobacco duties required tie revision of Par-
liament, with a view to their early reduction."
. .

James Pritchard, butcher, Seymour-place, Camden-town,
Aug. 11, at two, and Sept. 11, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Comyn, Lincoln's Inn.

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Edward Wedgwood Phillips, glass dealer, Bishopsgate-
street,-Aug. 11, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-
lane ; Hine and Robinson, Charterhouse-square.
Sitnuel Tipple, tailor, Norwich, Aug. 13, at one, and Sept.
9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
assignee; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old
Jewry.
Thomas William Clark, common brewer, Strood, Aug. 13,
at twelve, and Sept. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury, City ; Davies, Devon-
shire-square.
Saul Samuel and Walter Samuel, woollen drapers, Bir-
mingham, Aug. 13 and Sept. 17, at one, at the Birmingham
District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Linklaters, Leadenhall-street, City ; Hodgson, Birmingham.
John Caines, corn dealer, Chilton Cantels, Somersetshire,
Aug. 18 and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court.
Hernanaann, official assignee, Exeter; Trehorn, Barge-yard-
chambers, Bucklersbury ; Terrell, Exeter; Slade and Vining,
Yeovil.

William Blanshard, grocer, Pudsev, Yorkshire, Aug. 18,
end Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District C..,urt. Hope,
~fficial assignee, Leeds; Rushworths, Staple Inn, London;
Sanderson, Leeds.
William Watson, lead merchant, Hardcastle, Yorkshire,
Aug 19, and Sept. 16, at eleven, at. the Leeds District Court.
Young, official assignee, Leeds; Harris, Stone-buildings,
Lincoln's Inn; Paget, Slipton, Yorkshire; Courtenay, Leeds.
Jobn Payne, millwright, Bristol, Aug. 18 and Sept, 21, at
welve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official as-
,ignee, Bristol; Peters and Abbot, Bristol.
•Thomas Winfield, tea dealer, Bristol. Aug. 18 and Sept. 15,
At eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official as-
ignee, Bristol ; Brown, Bristol.

Henry Francis Aldridge, music seller, Liverpool, Au. 2% 18,
And Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court
Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Maples and Co., Old Jewry,
London ; Greene, Liverpool.
Thomas Siddorn, ironmonger, Liverpool, Aug. 18, and
Sept. 22, at twelve at the Liverpool District Court. Turner,
dticial as-ignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row,
London ; Rovers= and Radcliffe, Liverpool:
PrescAt Corless, grocer, Wigan, Aug. 18, and Sept. 15, at
twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official
assignee, Liverpool ; Curnthwaite and Co., Old Jewry, London ;
Pemberton, Liverpool.
Henry Cowie and James Clark, merchants, Liverpool,
Aug. 18 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Norris and Co.,
Bartlett's-buildings, London ; Thompson, Liverpool.

The motion having been seconded,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, in
the present state of the revenue, he was not prepared, on
behalf of the Government, to agree to the motion. He could,
however, as.ure the Hon and Learned Member and the House
that the subject should receive the earnest consideration of the
Government.
Mr. H. BERKELEY said, that as the Hon. Member had
avpealed to him in support of his statement, he could state that
as far as Bristol was concerned he could assure the House that
the evils complained of were carried to a tearful extent.
Mr. FIUME having stated that he was convinced that if
the duty on trb'iacco were reduced to ls. per lb., the revenue
on that article would be at least trebled. _ _

An Hon. MEMBER moved that the Howe be counted, and
.here being only 35 Members present the House adjourned.

RA I LWA COMMITTEES.

(Y ESTERDAY)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.

ST. ALZANS, LUTON, AND DUNSTABLE.

The Chairman and the other members of tho Committee met to-day
at eleven o'clock, when the evidence In support of the Bill was re-
canted.

Mr. Gough, firmer and land agent, was examined, and corrobo-
rated the evidence of the preceding witnesses as to the flourishing
condition of Luton, and the general advantages that the proposed
railway would em:fer ou that town. He also stated that the farmers
would be benefited in common with the other inhabitants of Luton
by this line.
Mr. Thomas Rogers, straw, plait manufacturer, of Dunstable, stated
that Luton was the most important town of the county, and superior
to Bedford, and that the price of sea-borne corn at Luton was from
325. to 345. or 35e. per ton.
Cross-examined by Mr. Terator —The coal they could obtain at
Dunstable at a cheaper rate wa4 not suited to manufacturing pur-
poses. The proposed railway would give them coal at 7s. or Bs.
per ton, _ . . '

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Mr. Wedd, cern factor, stated that the proposed railway would
effect a considerable saving in the cost of conveying barley,
from Hertterd to Ware, and to other markets along the line. The
first line on the table of traffic showed 600 leads, or 370 quarters,
which had been ascertained by inquiries at the markets. The
other calculations were derived from the same sources. A
railway to Watford would be inadequate to supply the
requirements of the farmers who lived along the present line.
Did not know of any district of equal importance in the kingdom
which was left unprovided with a Bill for a railway, it' not an ex-
isting line.. There was every description of coal in York, which
could be brought by the railways now in contemplation into the
places al, ng the line.
Cross CNamintil —ln the tabular form of traffic, of which he had
spoken, he confined himself to grain. The people of Luton were
deckLdly in favour of the proposed line. The expected revembl, o;
1,892/ , included every description of grain produced along the lim•.
Flits table of traffic was not produced beffirc the House of Commons.
All the 1)=.1. y in table C went towards Ilertfbld and Ware.
Re-examined- Was not called for traffic evidence, and the traffic
was admitted on both Eid,s, lie had no doubt that the traffic on the
proposed line was superior to the traffic of its competitor. Ills own

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observation coatirmed Ms evidence adduccd yesterday.
Mr. E. 'Rigby, mineral surveyor and engineer, said he had examined
the coal mines from which coal could be supplied to the different

laces along the line, and which coal was of very good quality. He
is made calculations as to the cost of bringing coals from these

mines to St. Albans, Luton, and Dunstable, and he found, taking all
the incidental expenses into consideration, that at the first-named
place coal could be laid (town for 17s. *id., at the second for 17s.
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10d., and at Dunstable for 18s. 2d. per ton. This would reduce the
cost of coal at St. Albans 6s. 9%d., at Luton, 17s. 2d., anf' at Dun-
stable 15s. 10d. per ton, making an average on the whole of 16s. 7d.
per ton.

Mr. Pitman, traffic-table maker, stated that he had compiled the
traffic tables of the present line. Received from the two preceding
witnesses the calculations as to corn and coal, and the other re-
mainiqg ca'culatiots were formed on the usual base of such matters.
the clear income of the promoters of the railway, after deducting the
necessary expenes, would be 20,9251., and the net profit nearly 10
per cent. on the capital.
This witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr.
Austin, without however shaking his direct testimony.
The engineering evidence was then gone through, which termi-
nated the case for the promoters.
Mr. AUSTIN then addressed the Committee on behalf of the pet!.

Boners against the Bill, and contended that the evidence in support
of the Bill was the most preposterous that watt ever sub-
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mittei to a Committee. Be said that the class of pas-
sengers endeavoured to be drawn, into this species of
traffic was not of a nature from which any profitable revenue
could be derived, because they were of a class who could not he sup-
posed to avail themselves of a conveyance of such a description as a
railway. The Learned Counsel then went through the other items
of the traffic table, which he contended were equally unsatisfactory,
and concluded by calling on the Committee to reject the preamble of
the Bill.
No evidence was called by the Learnei Counsel, and the room
was cleared.

The CHAIUMAN (on our re-admission) said that the Committee
were unanimously of opinion that the preamble of the Bill was not
proved, and that they would report to the House accordingly.
HETZTFORD .aND 311.11TPIELD.

Mr. Sergeant WRANGLIAM opened the case for this Bill, which was
opposed by the Corporation of Hertford and some landowners along
the line.
S'me evidence in support of the Bill was then adduced, after
which the Committee separated.

Room B.
WEST RIDZNG 'UNION, No. IX.

Mr. Wood, M.P. for Halifax, the Chanecellor of the Exchequer,
examined by Mr. AUSTIN, stated that he knew the course proposed
to be taken by this railway, an i the several branches. He believed
that the construction of this line, as hid out, would be of great advan-
tage to the various towns in the West Riding or Yorkshire.

Crosi-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM—SeveraI branches
had been omitted In the present Bill, which were included in it last
year. He thought that Wakefield, which was one of the largest corn
markets in that part of the county, would be accommodated by
means of the proposed railway:
Re-examined by Mr. AusTlN—Thonght that a line from Pudsey
and Low Moor, down the Cleckheaton Valley, would be of great
public advantage. lie thought it desirable that all the lines in-
cluded in this system should be under one board of management.
Viscount Morpeth, M.P. for the West Riling of Yorkshire, was
acquainted with that country, and the magnitude and Importance
of the interests luvolved in this scheme, and he could not imagine a
railway capable of giving more accommodation to any district than
the proposed One he had presented a great number of petitions in

LITERATURE.

HEROINES OF SHAKSPERE. No.IV.

Nit :: Queen llargaret, the renowed- Margaret of.
Anjou ; v,-ith Mopsa,, the pretty "chitfaced" country
maiden, fli4itereci by Ant°(yetis, and beloved by the
clown ; and with Anne Bonen, whose head was awvary
with the weigh, of a diadem, the fourth number of this
beautiful series 200 ks bravely." Henry- VI. and VIII.,
and the Wintor's I`:42e are thus each embellished with a
charming illustration. As we love the declamation of
Shaltspere, we are likewise, most partial to anything like
an engraving worthy of that kzugust magician. Such are
these.

FINE ARTS.

HEATHS GALLERY-4;F BRITISH ENGRA 11-

lIV G.S. Part XII.
We have here a portrait, a domestic incident, and an
architectural drawing, each excellent of its class. " llrs
Fairlie" is most daicately delineated by the pencil of
Stonehcuse. "The Love Letter" is the embodiment of a
quaint and moving story—the disseverance of two 1°17(1.3
in consequence of a joke. "St. George's Chapel," Wind-
sor, presents us with a perspective of rich and elaborate
architectural decoration. That this serial must be of a
superior class is evidenced by the fact of its contents
being selections from many a Keepsake and Pieta, esque
Annual. It merits the success which if will doubtless
obtain.

THE MAGAZINES.

DOLMAN'S.

A pleasing description is given by Mr. Jerningham of
"the once-in -a- hundred-years Jubilee of Liege." And
as this jubilee occurs but once every century, being, in
that respect. according to the editor's happy phrase,
"like the bloom of the aloe-tree," we f4ncy Dolman
could scarcely have commenced with a paper more pe-
culiarly palatable to its readers. The immense multi-
tude of pilgrims (as we may term them) present, the
splendour of the ceremonies, the variety of the cos-
tumes, and the eminent men, who are there assembh d
together from all quarters of the earth, must. render the
occasion in the highest degree impressive, and must, for
the time, altogether fill the imagination. " Loiterings
in the Channel Isles in 1845," are delightful notes of an
excursion to Jersey, Guernsey, and Sark. For the gra-
tification of sup h among our readers, as may be tempted
to take a similar trip, we transcribe one paragraph :
" hires occurred to me that the followini, list of expenses
might be useful, as showing the trifling cost of a month's
visit to these interesting islands:—Fare from Southampton to
Jersey (fifteen hours), IL Is.; expenses on board, 65.; board
and lodging at Brae's, Bath-street, for a fortnight, at 11.58.
weekly, including servants, 21. 10s. ; a pint of Port daily, at
Is. 6d., I/. ls. ; a bottle of Cognac, ls. Gd. ; fare to Guernsey,
55.; a week's board there, li 83. ; a pint of Port daily,
10:,. 6d.; bottle of Cognac,.ts. 6d. ; fare to Sark and back,
in a fishing boat, 23.; two days at Sark, 10$.; porterage
throughout, 55.; cigars, 103. 6d—Total expenses, 101."

Oar loiterer has a very agreeable way of depicting the
panorama of scenery, and personages encountered on his
journey. His staff is a steady one, and points out the
most interesting features of those Anglo-Gallic islands;
his scrip—is mere valuable, we opine, than that apper-
taining to the majority of railways. The poetry inserted
in this magazine is almost always of a higher order than
is usual in periodicals. In proof of this we would
transcribe " The Dumb Girl's Warning" but for its
length. Here, however, are three most delicious stanzas,
signed with the initials E. E. M. K., and are admirably
suited for music:—

" I LOVED HER.
" I loved her when her girlish face,
With smiles and blushes rife,
First sunn'd with its all-matchless grace
My else unenvied life;
When from her young heart's secrecy,
As saints ascend the skies,
The tell-tale truths resistlessly
Would haunt her timid eyes.
"I loved her when the festal throng
Her joyous laughter woke;
Some hidden rill the flow'rs among,
Less sweetness would evoke;
And later, when the passive shade,
Of thought her features wore,—
' A twilight's wealth o'er summer glade!
Still dearer than before.
" I loved her when my plighted bride,—
Half fear, half tenderness—
We dared the tempest to divide
Our hearts' deep trustfulness:
But ?ww, when years and constancy
Have proved her faithful ♦ow—
The tendril to the guardian tree—

Oh I most I love 'her now!"
Galileo has presented a noble subject for the author of
the " Vicissitudes of Illustrious Men," and in evidence
of the excellence of this interesting and earnest paper,
we would particularly direct attention to the passages
dilating upon the proofs of the existence of a Deity as
exemplified by the mechanism of the celestial bodies; the
description of Galileo looking from his chamber at
Padua into a night sky; and the scene between the great
astronomer and the poet Milton, near Florence. " A
Sound of Home" is, to our thinking, a beautiful
fragment: the writer, we would wager, has a warm
heart. The Rev. C. PloWden's " Memoirs of the Jesuits in
Russia" is continued, and will, as a matter of course,
prove attractive to all Roman Catholic readers. There
is also a paper upon " Pope Pius 1X.," which will be
welcomed by the same section: we observe that the
writer speaks in very eulogistic terms of Pins. The amnesty
recently published appears to have rendered the present
L'ontiff a most popular sovereign. We hope he will
cot-ail:tut the same system of graceful and spontaneous
lenity. Several reviews fill up the rema'ning pages
of Dolman for August ; —the one on Mrs. Bray is,
in our opinion, amazingly good-natured. We have seen
many a criticism on infinitely better writers penned in
14n%!uage not half so eulogistic, and judiciocs criticisms
too ! This, howeier, is generous weakness after all ;
and if the proverbial frigidity of the critic is
wanting, the elegance of the scholar is apparent. The
talent of this magazine has mellowed in the year and a
half which has now elapsed since its commencement,
and it is as large in promise as ever.