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London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

GROUP XXXIV.

This Committee assembled to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room 17;
present, Hon. W. Cowper (chairman), Viscount Duncan, 110°'
Montague Gore, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Saunders Davies.
After some preliminary proceedings, the Committee proceeded t°
consider the

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Have you ever been on the Croydon line T-Not slime the LITERATURE. each event in this " Residence among the Types of the
u- t„,ne CHANNEL FISHERIES BILL. ift, 4pr 1.17 iv comml TT E, Es.
.. _ 4,..a V o Z ,la atmospheric tube was laid. as.
re noille following Bill has just been passed by the French THE BROAD A.ND THE NARROW GAUGE; Marquesas " doubly interesting, is the fact that all the
u - 'nernber of Deputies:- (FRIDAY.) , Have you ever taken the trouble to go there ?-I have seen -or Remarks on the-Report of the Gauge Commissioners, circumstances transpired scarcely two years since. We
.-....-. it from passing on the Brighton line. MAJORITY (INCLUDLNG TELLERS).
can cordially recommend the bock as a most choice SUMMARY OF THE DIVISION.B
216 dtstgiia(:,
Art. 1 declares that "all infractions of the regulations of Ily _Henry Lushington, Esq.
Id GROUP 19. Mr. John Winter called in, and examined by Mr. Coca- 102
ejane 23,1843, relative to the Channel fisheries, committed Mr. Henry Luskin tonlate e
Fellow •of Trinity Col- •b' e ireeze the Conservatives ..
.t's ofr:Fax-I believe you were stationed to observe the working and delightful one :if we could possi *yr A .. _ . _
French a Fren h subject r any other individual on board a •. MXEilleeeeit, r."0.0Z--MIADE, AVID E157,7.075T1•1 (ON lege, Cambridge, has published soma pungent remarks on 304 as
vessel, shall be'tried by the correctional police of the Tails ATINICOSPUMTLXC 1411.7.NC1PLE.) the atmospheric trains on the Croydon line ?-I was. 285 pages into, a single. column we would prove its ex. laberaLs
cellence by transcribing the entire work. Mr. Murray -
110 arrondissement, in which is situated theport to which the Mr. Joseph D. Samuda, examined by Mr. MEalvALa :- When were you placed there ?-On the 2d of February. the report of the Broad and Narrow Gauge Comniissiou. MINORITY (INCLUDING TELLEI:3).
rid • How long were you there?-Five weeks. lie vi armily depr.eates the relinquishment of the broad deserved well for its publication. Conservatives
.
boat of the offendingeparty beiongs."-Art. 2 states that " the You are an engineer ?-I am. h
You were not employed by Mr. Locke ?-No. . gauge on the ground that its superiority over the narrow Liberals
proceedings can only take place on the complaint of the You have heard the statements with respect to the character
[heDid you observe each train?-Yes, for that time. stands confessed. Its comparative merits he
.exhibits, COURT CIRCULAR,
it? ~,°romissary of the French maritime inscription, or of the of dee bridge crossing the canal?-1 have , Did you travel by each train ?-I travelled generally 24 and has enlarged upon, with great ability. He takes up Paired
is. prejudice
consular agent acting fur his countrymen, without Do you see any difficulty in the passage of the canal by a trains a dav The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, .. 29 tl
erhudice to the right of the civil party to bring forward the draw-bridge, with the adoption of the atmospheric apparatus ? •' . the report of the Commissioners, which he criticises the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic
the How many trains a day were running or professed to run at
matter by direct summons "-Art. 3. "All acts and proceed- -I see no difficulty in the passage of trains across ; there is with considerable ability, and gives his reason for dis- ADbitsteon(t
(Liberals)
)vatives)
en,that time.-28. household, attended Divine service yesterday in the pi-
Speaker
glishall be on unstamPed paper, and the assignations and . no difficulty watever. It may be managed so as to leave it en-senting from the opinions they have arrived at, and im-
is-And you checked them for five weeks?-Yes.vale chapel, Buckingham Palace. The sermon was is
Seats Vacant-Sudbury '2t 3
rth atte shall be delivered free of cost."-Art. 4. " The annloy- firstly free from all objections. During that time, what was the total number of delays and Pugns the. notion. of the abandoning by the Legislature preached by the 'Bishop of Oxford. Prayers were read Richmond 1 a g
ee- meat of nets or other implements of fishing, the dimensions, Do you agree entirely with Mr. Brunel that it might be stoppages ? did you take a note of each that happened2-Yes. of the principle to which he inclines, anewhich he elm- -
by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. - g
weight or meshes of which shall he in contravention to the re- done as at other intersections ?-The plan Mr. Brunel speaks By the Committe-What year was this ?-1846. re c: ei i, us as a step backward, a step taken without ne- 658 a
ad- Nations established forieach kind of fishing, shall warrant the of for terminating the tubes on each side of the canal, sad Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their accus-
tomed early walk yesterday. b
By Mr. Cocesuart-From February the 2d to the 25th, cessity and in what may be called faintness of heart, a
4t izure of such articles, and render the offending party liable passing the train over by the momentum, would be an easyPAIRED. v
since the Croydon line was opened?-Yes, there were 50 trains most vexatious interference with private enterprise, a
i° a fine of from lof. to 75f. and an imprisonment of from mode of doing it; the communication between the two tubes taken by the locomotive engine. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
most chilling discouragement to inventive genius, a Ackers, J. Ferguson, Sir R.
'we to ten da " A t r " All persons contravening the thus disjointed, would be, by a close tube, taken under the
days - r . o. How many delays were there altogether?-84. Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were
deliberate re-establishment of a lower standard for taken airings yesterday in the rot al gardens. Alexander, N. Boyd, J. (Con.)
hat me to
of precaution and interdiction expressed in the canal ; or it might be made without any interruption in the <I
Ile general regulations, relative to the numbers and names to be tube whatever • and the tube is so arranged as to join with the What was the total number of trains stopped and delayed on every benefit which railways confer on society, coupled Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on Archdall, M. Corbally, M. E.
ee• the line during that tiroe, quite independently of locomotives? Egerton, Lord F. a
with the declaration that that standard is henceforth to Attwood, hl.
• Bradshaw,
1,31.1..
Mated on each boat, the distances to be observed in fishing, other tubes at the time the bridge was not open. -154. Saturday. Philip:4 M. a
the casting of spillers or nets, the lights displayed, &c., shall . How would you arrange it in a general way ?-As a general h be the ne plus ulra, a sacrifice at once of a great reality
In how many instances, during the time you were there o - The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace en 13arnabv, J. Ponson'by, lion. C. a
it- be liable to a fine of from 10f. to 125 E, or to an imprisonment thing I should terminate the tube on each aide of the bridge, serving, were the trains stopped or delayed on the line?-184. and a greater possibility for most insufficient reasons. Saturday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Smollett, A. (Con.) c
acts of from five to fifteen days."-Art. 6. " Other infractions • and pass it over by momentum. The entire pamphlet will be found worthy of perusaL fi
When you say stopped or delayed, what do you mean by that Kent, their Hopi Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Bruen, Colonel Damer, Colonel U. (Con.)
43.a,1l be punished :-1. By the seizure and destruction of the If you do take the tubes across, how would you do it ?-
_you include both the locomotives and atmospheric 2-I aus =eseeeose Cambridge, the Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, Codrington Sir W. Howard, J. 9
11,;,L8 and fishing implements, improperly used; 2. By a fine Under the bed of the canal. including the mere fact of stoppages; I include both in that SEVEN YEARS' CAM PAIGIVING IN THE the Marquis of Northarepten, the Marquis of Abercorn, Conolly, Colonel' - O'Ferrall, R. M. I-,
~,- fro 10f. to 250 , and an imprisonment of two days to a Cross-examined by Mr. COCKBURN-CFF,oisoietr, I, 5,::.1.,., 8... l
number which were delayed and taken by locomotives. PENINSULA .AND THE NE7 HERL ANDS, Lady Augusta Bru es, Baroness de Ablefeldt, Earl and Standish, C.
Clib."-Art. 7. "'ln case of recidive, the punishment shall Is your Croydon an atmospheric line only ?-It is. You say they were 184 instances of stoppages-in how many from 1808 to 1815. By Sir Richard D. Hens an. Barron, Sir I-1. W.
Het se doubled. The case will be considered one of recidive, Open to the public?-Yes. Countess de Grey, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Captain
of those instances were you obliged to have recourse to locomo- 2 vas.
Il Ilion; i,i tin K:\...
G.
11.11ki:
: Duniias, J. C. e
at- VI, ea the person so offending shall have been condemned And trains running on it?-Yes. the Hon. James P. Murray, Sir Henry Willock, end t
motive power in order to get tke atmospheric train on to its •e leuribury, T. (Con.)
Within the preceding two years."-Art. 8. " Whenever Since when ?-Since the 19th of January. The author of this work was fermerly head of the Baron Knesebeck. i
lied place of destination ?-84. Redington, T. N.
ties "Carmen shall have committed at sea acts of violence How often ?-We have now thirty. two trains every day Eighty-four times they were obliged to have recourse to lo- field- train department, under the Duke of Wellington, The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend- • Power, J. 1
the 1/4,1 ainst other fishermen, or shall have wilfully caused them running. comotive power?-Yes. had performed a part in most of the great battles and ante during dinner. Johnson, General I
eers ilaauße or loss, the tribunal can condemn such offenders You mean thirty-two trains including both ways, going and of . James W.
veut „an imprisonment not exceeding twenty days, or a fine coming ?-Yes. that eighty-four instances necessarily arose in the month sieges in Spain, and witnessed the close of the grand Her Majesty's private bare_ afterwards attended at
ad- mot eoi_‘,
.6 obe d 125 f. Should there be, at the same time, You haee met with some little difficulties?-None. of February ?-Yes. struggle on the field of Waterloo. One who had thus the Palace, and performed the eemeinder.of the evening. Leader, J. T. Drax,'J. W. S.
, e you ln the other instances, when they did not have recourse to mixed in such numerous and various scenes, so full of His Royal Highness Prince /Men visited his Serene Lefroy, A. Esmonde, Sir T.
seetravention to the regulations respecting fishing, the fine Do you mean that the trains have inn without any accident locomotive power, what was the nature of the delay-how long stirring events and so honourable to the British army, Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen at Liddell, H. Newry, Lord (Con.)
jer,, imprisonment inflicted for such offence may be cumu- whatever?-No ;I do not mean that the trains have run with- was it generally for ?-The delay was up to thirty minutes, and
00111 14 lilted on the punishment of the other offence."-Art. 9. out any accident whatever-I mean that we have met with no had opportunities of collecting facts and furnishing de- Marlborough House, at two o'clock on Saturday after- Lindsy, HLT
as low as ten, three, and two minutes.Marton U. . .
ieet, the
.the case is brought before the correctional police, difficulties. In some instances up to thirty ?-Yes. e tails of which few men can boast. Many of the facts re- neon. The Hereditary Prince, aitended by Colonel
Nicholl' J.
,_e, amount of damages civilly claimed must also be stated." Ido not know exactly what you mean by saying that the lated are very painful, they point out the horrors of war Cornwall and Baron de Reit e..nste;n, visited and in-andln some instances did you find up to thirty minutes ?-Four. • Oswald, A.
damages brought on account trains have not run without accidents, but you have met with no
'tn. 10. " All civil actions for
11118- of 9Y I h
It varied from that down to nothing in fact .- es, hate , Trevor, G. R. Dundas, F.
and ~e-ontravention of the general regulations not proceeded difficulties. Occasionally you have had to get your passengers had one as high as thirty-five minutes. many brave men should have submitted to the most griev on Saturday morning. ltis Serene Highness honours Vesee-, T. O'Brien, C.
haul i'ili in virtue of Art. 2, or for acts relative to fishing between out of the carriages, you not being able to complete this jour- Did "t h
you make any observations with reference o t e expense•
ous sufferings With patient endurance, and sacrificed the performance of the Italian Opere ssi-Ir his presence Whitmore, T. C. Chapman, A. (Cone-)
,esrench fishermen or between French and English fishermen, nay-that has happened more than once ?-I think not. of the line ?-Yes. their lives apparently without regret in these in the evening, att•ended by Baron de Reitzenistein. Wyndham, Col. C. O'Connell, M. J.
3 the 'all be •' h t the amount, before the jugs You think not?-Not more than once. lam not speaking
de . carried, w a everHavethe details,the the number of great contests with the enemy. They at the Her Majesty the Queen Dowager atteirded Divine
you got
tine, Pala of the residence of the defendant."--Art. 11. "Every with great certainty about it, but I think not. e ABSENTS-LIBERALS.
tssodemployed, and tie quantity of coal consumed?-Yes, there are same time, however, do imperishable honour service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James s. Pi
se..g•mrtoi
lel
oietvrrfe: Iltc,(Dlo(or.ndel Con.c
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Da' cos whether relating to the offences provided for by the How much of your line is open?-We have five miles open. six men employed in the first instance at the Croydon. to the British name, for this country was then The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Ripan, who Armstrong, Sir A. Martin, T. B.
or of front
or to civil disputes relative to fishing, shall be We have a distance open from Forest-hill to Croydon. We What would that be per man per day ?-Six shillings and six- fighting for her very existence, and nothing could save took his text from Hebre ;vs, chap. ix., verses 11 and 12. Arundel, Lord
prescribed • ißell, J. Norreys, Sir D. s
,runs, A nbed after the lapse of three months, dating feo4 the 111. ave had. interruptiens to the worhing of our traffic on that pence per mann. 19s. per day ; then there are six stokers, 4s.O'Brien, WS.
in -Art. 12 very me-partial interruptions, but no difficulties. I will explain her against the grasping power of Buonaparte but the Prayers were read by the R. J. C. Haden, the Lessons
hie when the Act shall. have taleen plece.' per man, 1/. 4s. a day; then there are six cleaners or helpers, most determined devotion and unconquerable bravery of by the Rev. J. V. Puvah and the Communion service by Bellew, R. M. O'Connell, D.
aline •``edividual on board a French fishing-boat, accused of having to you what those interruptions have arisen from.
l was mined, against an Englishman or a Frenchinan, in the What were the interruptions ?-The interruptions we have 2e. 6d. a day, that is 15s. ; four entrance valve men-three are her gallant defenders. Many traits are given in these the Rev. 1)r. Sleath. The anthem was " Awake, awake,
Bl3l3oluadlkiecn:vij,r V. Berkeley, Hon.w Grantley O'Connell, M.
flatlyemployed continual' and one i 3 moving about to release the
volumes which do full justice to the soldiers as well as put on (Wise). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. _ O'Conor, Don
ea- '.lying between- the coast of France and those of the United had, then, have mainly been occasioned he the breaking of others from time toY' time-at 3s. 6d per day,' 145.; twelve
r the Zalgdom of Great Britain and Ireland, an act qualified as some of the principal parts of the steam•engines, the crank longitudinal valve men-that is, the long valve that runs along officers of the British army. They are brought out, as The Queen Dowager was attended hy the Countess of Ogle, C. S.
Philipps, Sir R. B.
ig the i.une by the French law, shall be tried in the ordinary forms axles of the steam engines ; they are an important part, which, it were, by accident, and seem rather specimens of count- Sheffield and Earle Howe. Among the nobility presence Butler,
sides the line-at 3s. per day • two men at piston carriage, at 3s. 6d. Colonel J. Ogle,
Pry se, P.
tea of Assizes of the department in which is si- when they break, cause the engines to be disabled till it is re-
per day ; two men at heater carriage, 3s. 6d. per day; four less deeds of fame thrown in the way ot' the author than were the Marquis of Anglesey, Earl and Countess St. Callaghan, D. Rice, E. R..
'e not '4,,,,Led the port to which the vessel belongs."-Art,. 13. placed. Every one of the branch axles of the engines were switch
met- men, for shoving across, 3s. per day. a regular account even of the most remarkable which fell Germans, Lords Delaware, Cawdor, Sheffield, Canter- Clements, Lord Ricardo, J. L.
, and I,' 'y hen an English subject shall be arrested and taken to a broken, the engines having been made without a due regard Are those extra men the switch men ?-They are extra men, under his notice. They are described in an easy, light bury, Cantalupe, Hawarden, De Mauley, and Paget, Dawson, T. V. Roche, E. B.
noon -1.1/4"la port in execution of Arts. 64, 65, and 66 of the ge- to the strength we require for the work ; though more than id- that would not be used on a locomotive line. There are more style, without affectation or pretensions, and without a The Duke of Wellington, Lord G. Paulet, and Sir Duff, J. Roebuck, J. A.
sions .11etill regulations, the infraction shall be ascertained by the ficient in power parts of the engine are unequal to the strain switch met. used than these, but these are only more than those particle of ill nature, jealousy, or partiality to any country, Frederic Trench attended the early service yesterday. sVielden, J. Sheil, R. L.
gnity jr,„4ge de-paix of the canton ;this magistrate shall proceed, in whihk is put on them; that is one portion of the reason. Another ,iced on a locomotive line. Cost of coal and coke together, at
faaformite it
the provisions of Art. 49 of the Code of portion of the interruption has been caused by the air-rump each engined house, per day, 4i tons, at 18s 2/. 3s. or to any department of the public service. We are glad The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the Feench, F. Shelburne, Lord
dots- Grattan, H. Stanley, W. 0.
,hail 'l:ucion "-Art. 14. "When an English subject valves which have been introduced into these engines being to find occasionally same errors corrected, and justice sermon.
salad w o you get" at thatlB.... ? hat is as" smiled, is it not? done to gallant men, whom Wellingto, in the hurry The Archbishop of Canterbury will preach the sermon Halieburton, Lord F. Stuart, W. V.
1, and ~ieil be arrested and Carried into a French port, in conformity of a different character from that which was practically found
-It is. I could not ascertain what they really paid for the Talbot, C. R.
eetu Art. 89 of the general regulations, for contravention of to be effective; these were alight wooden valve, and were found coal, but I believe it is more; they travelled fourteen trains of the moment, and amidst his numerous avocations, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, on Sunday next. Heren,. Sir R
Howard, Captain Toilet H. M.
iti-"e.,76. and the following of the said regulations, he shall be in practice to be inefficient; the consequence is they are being had overlooked. The case of Colonel Hepburn, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Jervis, 3,-..
per day.lhenlyss, Captain
j4'.'
.by the Tribunal ofCorrectional Police, within the changed for the ordinary iron valve used at Dalkey. is a striking instance. " This officer's name," Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough
By the COMMITTEE-.
-Yes, stituted
ti
ri.s tchoecalcmßouußnilt
_fo r the coal ?-12/. 3s . Langton, G. Westenra, J. C.
ihhadiction of which is situated the port to which he has They are being changed 2,-eThey have not been changed says Sir Richard, " was omitted by the Duke in reference House. M'Donnelle J. • White, H.
rti a carried, and shall be punished, if found guilty, by a but they are being changed. In one instance they have been to the defence of Hougoumont, in his dispatch, of the Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Maitland, T. Wilde, Sir T.
Mr. e not exceeding 250 f. II l case of non-payment, or in changed.
place . What is the aggregate of all those sums, 191. 17s. per day? battle of Waterloo, and the name of a junior officer sub- Prince George attended Divine service, yesterday morn Maher, N.
he of this fine, the Court can order the vessel to be detained Altogether there have been a good many interruptions ?-
;EAT stituted for it. The mistake was never rectified, and in in g, in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. •
tir a Space of time not exceeding three months. The forms Altogether there have been but very few interruptions. ABSENT.-CONSERVATIVES.
epProeeeding in this case, shall be the same as in respect to How many 2-I think, putting aside the breakage of the For what distance ?-That is the five miles they run four •
teen trains per day ; that makes twenty-eight trains • five times consequence every writer upon Waterloo, resting securely Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, was pre-
coo" Hepburn, Sir T.
mall: French suliects, and the dispositions of Arts. 2,3, 9, and 11 crank axles- •
Of ~.. J Bill that makes 140,miles travelled per day ; cost per mile 2s. lod., firm on the authority of the Duke himself, has failed to sent on Friday night in the liouse•of Commons during
whichof the. esent shall be applicable." -Art 15. "In case Ido not want you to put that aside •; lam speaking of the ren3er justice to the memory of a gallant officer and ho- the debate, and remained until the division. Acton, Colonel
Ashley, Hon. H. Hussey, A.
for cost of level and labour only, exclusive of repairs. The nourable man, by mentioning him as the officer in com- The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for En land had a BBernkard,sLo.
A.
Ker, D. S.
They ee._ art apppreal to the Court of Cessation, the fine to be marked interruptions, taking them altogether.-Then I should suppose
18roiae's?d.1, Alderman
at the ;''' h shall be reduced to half the amount fixed by Art. 419 the inte eruptions which have taken place may have amounted average weight Of trains is 42 tons. mend on that memorable occasion." We give this Committee-meeting on Saturday, at the officesg in White- Lascelles E.
to twelve or fourteen, probably twelve or fourteen occasions, Cross-examined by Mr. MERIVALE-Who employed you to
spy the nakedness of the land ?-111r. Cabry. as a proof the author's impartiality, and we subjoin an- hall place. There were present the Bishops of Ely, Lindsay,
!leriti ' - the Code of Instruction."orthland, Lord
would tinatee"''''''''setasseet when the traffic was interrupted ; I should think so. He is an engineer ?-Yes. • other extract to show the playful and fascinating man- Hereford, Lichfield, Oxford, and Ripon, the Earl of Eaton, R. J. Polhill, F.
either SUICIDE OF TWO LOVERS. And what has been het time for which it has been inter- He sent you to watch this?-It was by Mr. Cabry and Mr. ner in which he relates an incident of war. Ile is the Bessborough, the Right Hon, H. Islobhouse, and the
Might rupted?-The very first day we opened to the public two of Egerton, P. Praed,
atr. °a Saturday, rig. Baker held an inquest at the Edinburgh Hadson's order I went there. hero of the tale, and he acted his part well. The event Dean of Westminster. Ferrand, SiW. B. Price, R.
these crank axles broke in the same engine-house, and ren-
caokshtie, Regent Mile-end Old town, on the body of King Hudson ?-The Chairman of the York and North Mid- occurred while the British and Prussian armies were Godson, R. Pusey, P.
these 's Canal, dered an interruption of course necessary till they could be re- , ~...,. .._ , _
Land. marching on Paris, and Prince Augustus of Prussia was Hamilton, B. Somerset, Lord
uld be 1,1411 Warren, jun., aged twenty, a young man of respects- aired. That occupied I think two days. Now I want to guard
cause, ,- connexioes, residing in the neighbourhood, alio com• Did you say you came from those gentlemen ?-Yes. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Vivian, J. E.
sashed settee
4,._1 self-destruction by drowning himself in the Regent's you, or to guard myself, against conveying an impression that Whe to ?-To several. I cannot generally describe the engaged in reducing the fortresses of Maubeuge, Rocroy, Hampden, R.
The first appearance for the season of Madame Hardy, J. Welby, G. E.
'stressthis was an accident to be expected. If these engines had been gentlemen I said it to, but I said it to a good many. and other strong places in the east of France, with a Wyndham, J. C.
afe to diu'',.4l. The melancholy catastrophe created mere than or-
made as they should have been made, with suitable materials You told the people that you came for the purpose of spying? strong Prussian division, to which Sir Richard Henegan Castellon, and the first appearance in this country of Hayes, Sir E.
e con- tisgrY interest and sympathy, owing to the circumstance of for the work they had to perform, that is an accident that
-I told the people there I came down for general information. was attached :- Mademoiselle Gaetanina Brambilia, were the attractions Heneage, G. W.
ge li° ii: sweetheart of the deceased, a young. woman of considers-would not have occurred ; or, if the accident had occurred to which on Saturday night crowded her Majesty's Thea- h
' For second reading
, lino :Personal attractions, named Carolineßeale, aged eighteen, For going into
only one engine, the traffic would not have been stopped, be- For those gentlemen?-Mr. Cabry, Mr. Hudson, and myself. "On the morning that preceded the capitulation of Rocroy,
ire to the ceiling with the elite of rank, beauty, and
ivy by iVing only a few days previously committed a similar act
cause the other engine would perform, and has performed the And you saw all ?-Yes. I was returning from a mortar battery to the park of artil-
fashion. The opera was Linda di Chamoupi, Madame
i waslery, to forward fresh supplies of ammunition, when per- Ayes, 339. (Tellers included).
Kith 4ti
a eel`e ci destruction
was -found. near to the spot where the body of the de-
work. So of those between the 22d and 2.5 th of February, am I -
if i!What is the period during which those interruptions took right in. saying that those fifty all occurred in two days?-No ; pj:..redxeendnbeys,the many cross roads that intersect the forest of the Castellon sustaining the part of the heroine, and Made- Committee, Feb. 27. THE MAJORITY of 13,1;,,e531,
3a0re41.1 27.
1 r, ''
the dI chanced, inost inopportunely, to take one that moiselle Gaetanina Brambilla appearing as Pierot. d '''' • , ..... !,.. --;
that 4, drink
eceased and the young female, Caroline Beale, agreed
place ?-The trains ran the next day. I thought it was two they did not. --- ::,., 8
rise of th_ur nis tea on Sunday week last, with
.aa acquaintance of
days. I recollect they ran the next day. The other interrup- Just give us the dates the 6th there is one,
3d, seven, and 4th, six.. ' led me to a French piquet. The surprise of
amen French Such being the cast, it is almost a work of supereroga- ih o 0
- ' soldiers at the appearance of an English officer g them E i=i s=, ise
aaordlion to state that the voice of the fair debutante is a con- •-• E-4 t-' 1
bLYoung woman, named Amelia Bane,living in Rhodewell- eh-a ---
t was tions I spoke of, with regard to the air-pump valves, never That makes thrteen in those two days?-Yes; the 3d, two ; was great ; but my chagrin was greater still at being taken
i'o„,_ i Limehouse,, where the deceased west, according to his tralto. Her personal appearance is very prepos-
esion, caused delays of more than half an hour. As to the other acct- 13 12 25 .. English Counties • • 11 12 23
prisoner at that eleventh hour. Chagrin arid regrets were, sessing ; she is exceedingly young, her figure is 143 68 211 .. English Boroughs .. 1.,14 65 199
nction anent. Caroline Bealeddihd not arrive till some time the 10th, five.
dents to the engines, I think there was one other accident to the however, alike unavailing, and I was marched off into the 2 2
,t 0 1,17 , when, on seeing decease ,s c remarked to that she
if him, - perfect, her large dark lustrous eyes beam with ex- -2 2 - English Universities -
these he he had taken tea with Amelia, and that he preferred rods of two engines break ?-One broke, and one was cracked.
Does nut that account for those five accidents at once?- fortress, with many. a. mauvaise plaisardeqe to beguile me on
pression, and her features are beautiful, exceedingly, i 4 5 .. Welsh Counties .. • • 4 4
How many engines have you at work in the five miles that is 3 7
try
would have nothing to do with him. She was in a the wey. The interior of the garrison showed the feelings
and vary in their expression with every passing thought. 7 3 10 .. Welsh Boroughs.... 4
1, rag! excited state and left the house, but was induced to turn open?-We have three pairs of engines ; one pair fixed at That accident accounts for those five. of the French military at that moment. The capitulation of
kir either eatremity, and one at a station not quite, but nearly half
u- a part of the way with deceased. She, however, again i Does not that single breakage account for thirty-three of this last fortress, on whose walls still proudly waved the tri- 20 424 .. Irish Counties .• .. .. 11 516
Her voice is rich, mellow, and of great compass and 21 7 28 .. Irish Boroughs .
5 l3 .• Scotch Counties.... 5
hs .... 17 3 20
G 11
41)0,1colore, was hourly expected, and the excitement of the sol- power. Her intonation is very fine, and her histrionic 20
te. awaY, and was seen no more alive. The deceased re- way'
Do you mean at each extremity of the five miles ?-Yes. the stoppages ?-Yes, it allows for thirty-three taken by the
diets, at the necessity of surrendering to the Prussians the powers are of a high order. She appeared suffering ----, ,
p rued to the other female, and said he had no doubt
And the other is at an intermediate spot ?-Not exactly in- locomotive, on account of the connecting-rod. banner under which they had fought and conquered at Jena, dreadfully from nervous agitation when she came upon ' 230 7-019
I,l?line would come back when she became
,more collected.•
That. you speak of is four-and-a-half tons a day, that is your Totals
323,1 .. Scotch Boroughs. .. 21 1 22
termediate. It is three miles from one end, and two from the amounted to savage frenzy. the stage • but the applause of the audience reassured Minority • • • • 242 Minorityl ....• 216
,ni 17; ill; body was found in the canal about nine. o'clock
other. It is fixed there for the convenience of the station. estimate -Yes. her and she gave the beautiful opening aria, "Per sua ---
ion. night. The deceased, on hearing of the
What is the extreme length at which you propose to have Do you know Mr. Samuda consumes .two tons a day 2-No,
I amlt not aware of that. . ".3.1y reception, as I passed through a crowd of half drun Jeera.
soldiers, was none of the most friendly. Execrations on Ene
majority •• •• 97 'Majority .... SS
ZecilattacaPOely sulcide of his sweetheart,
.wasinconsolable,madra" with such sweetness and pati.os that her success
ied toyour engines from every station ?-The extreme length we are land and the English greeted me on every side, and it was was at once secured. Her gifted namesake, to whom, For Protection on For Protection XI
t on seeing the body he clasped it in his arms, and
putting them down-on the general length we are laying them . you spoke of 17s. for coal, do you know that Mr. Samuda
only when I found myself in the presence of the commandant Feb. 27. THE MINORITY March 27.
:claimeder that he wished he had followed her, so as to have
down-is three miles asunder, the same distance as exists be- is actually paying 12s. ?-I am not aware of that at all.
that I considered my life in security from the inflamed however, we believe she is not in the remotest degree Noes, 242. (Tellers included). Noes, 216.
ii„esVerited her self-destruction. From that time he fell into a You took Mr. Locke's calculations ?-Yes.related, could not have given it more exquisitely in the . .
hse n 4'tvveen Norwood and Forest Hill.
e 'aid fortu_-, despondency, and daily visited the corpse of the un-
Jo,ep Locke, Esq. called ;examined hy M. Comesua And is the whole of your estimate as loose as that ?-No, the P- assions of the soldie-ry. At an early hour- the officers of the
zeisith of her power. At the end cf the first act both hi 13 -, e e .
to o ,a
mittee he. nate female. The previous night (Friday)Ze:laill at
, _ll7 are the engineer to the Exeter and Exmouth line ?- other is taken froin ficts. garrison sat down to dinner, and I was invited to join this - '"4
ostozi. tlenlother's to see it, being in company with m laved
Bane Re-examined by Mr. COCKBURN-My friend took you meeting, that was looked upon as the last in which they Mademoiselle Brambille. and Madame Caatellan were g y; eel g Ea
Le down that list, to a certain extent, and stopped on the 10th of were to be assembled in the brotherhood of arms. The tur- called for, and again at the conclusion of the opera.
bout ta Young man named Frederick Cook, who was directed
3
And you are acquainted with the whole of the line ?-I am.- - -
Le liltebulence of that party can only find an excuse in the conflict- Having thus recorded the triumph of the fair debutante, 4 104 108 .. English Counties - . 4 99 1()
dinner hon ° leave him. Deceased afterwards called at a publicd-
(Mr. Locks here gave detailed evidence as to the line, esti- February, when you had five stoppages-give me the residue.-
On the 21st, one-is taken by lecovri otie. ing feelings that waged fiercely in the breasts of men, pe- it is our pleasing duty to congratulate Madame Castel- 6 77 83 .. English Boroughs.c 2 7- 7%
ere li° It-e"ar, Where he said he had to meet a person. _ Cook an
mates, &c.] By Mr. MERIVALE-Do not you know all those accidents 2 2 .. English Universities as -
only 1 i, were in the parlour, when the former fell asleep. De -
I believe you have turned a good deal of your attention to cnliarly susceptible by their national character, to the hurl-1i- lan on her rerun to the scene of her former glories, and -
returned only to achieve fresh triumphs. She appeared _7 1 1.. Isle of Wight.. -.• \ 1 1
slightoccurred from defects in the engines -Not all of them. 'ration of defeat. The room was crowded beyond what it
-eased tre k the opportunity to leave, and went, it is sup-
' -
Posed, to t: he question' of the atmospheric principle of traction ?-1 have. State may one of them that did not.-On the 9th a train out could hold with any degree of ease, and. wine flowed with ain the third scene of the first aet, looking even more - 2 82 :: .Welsh Counties
ii=ss:s. :... --__ 8 8,1.
was of he Regent's anal, as shortly after his hat and coat t ..
Have you been carefully attending to the progress of the ex.
of London was stopped for want of vacuum at Forest-hill. freeness that soon took effect upon imaginations already
lovely than ever, notwithstanding her recent illness. She
to the Dort found upon the same stone on which the shawl and
periireehts on the Croydon line ?-I have.l 21 22 ~. Irish Counties ....- I I 1,0 11
,ction. , hhet of Caroline Beale were placed, by the same police-
I believe you have had some one constantly watching the For how lone-Fifteen minutes-that was from the longi- over-heated.
d‘' It from outline setae, became literally maxi, was welcomed with an t nthusiasm seldom exhibited - 2 21 .. Irish Boroughs .... - 2 2
aire, Ilan, who instantly obtaining the drags gut the body out. Mr_
progress of the trains there since the line was opened ?-I Eave. -tudinal vaiv• ' the me. had not had time enough to pant along- an-d
n"
e"'
• • ' • , . within these wells; and in the exquisitely beautiful _ 2 2' .. Irish Universities •• - 1 1
roduc- "Miss urgeon, attended. who tried to restore animation, but to seat it. shouts and oaths, mingled in one furious uproar with it 11 .. Scotch Counties.. •• - 10 10
Have you got the results ?-I have some of them, as far as I uncorking of bottles, and smashing of glasses against each aria, " Oh! luce di quest' anima," which she sings almost - 1 1 •.. Scotch Boroughs ... -
_--
n Mae- l'ithou effect. Verdict-" Found drowned." Any more?-I think that is all.
miles I _ can get the fact from inquiry and from observation. , Out of eightfive, eighty-four were the result of defects of other, to the health of the Emperor Napoleon. Spurred on immediatelyarter she appears on the sta4e, she exhibited
by the uncontrollable frenzy of the moment, the tom- such an intensity of feeling, such a delicacy of expression,
11 231 242 Totals ................ 216
thirty i NINTH 'REPORT F tiOM THE Is the result of that inquiry :satisfactory with reference to the
practicability of the applica,ion of that principle ?- It is to
the engines?-No, there were a great many more ; of those
mandant turned suddenly and fiercely upon me, insisting such a power of voice, and such a degree of high
confer I CLASSIFICATION OMITTEE. satisfactory as to the application of it, nor is it satisfactory in being stopped from the snow and the frost there were eleven.
that I should drink to ' L'Empereur: I declined the honour, musical science, that the audience were perfectly asto- veemetnir. Lindsay and Lord Liz:towel are both in favour of the Go-
,-,,a to ' R,‘"roar committee recommend that the Ashburton, Newton, and Do sou know there were eleven one day from the snow and ent measure, but have paired on the Continent.
-"atit Devon Railway be removed from Group No. 2, and be placed
hs a commercial point of view, as to the expense of it ; neither in its
the frost2-Yes ; I have them from the party who has ob- as in duty bound, when this qffleier superieur, no longer able nished, and carried away by their enthusiasm. It. wcs
under- '' croup No. 19. application, considering the number of delays that have oc-
set served the line. to-Withsiand the dictates of hatred that were urging him on 1
carce y possible to believe that it was the Madame RAILWAY SH -IRE MARKETS
tevag. , Your Committee haling considered the various Railway Bills which curred on thc line dur.ing. the_ last three m?nths, or as a corn.
You do not know about the eleven ?-Yes, I do. to wreak his vengeance on anEnglishman arose, and with `
Castellan of lact year, so u.stonishing has been the pro- MANCHESTER, Maid's 28.
ceding ihralierly come under the head of "Amalgamation" Bills, have divided mercial question, considering the nature of it. his sword unsheathed, swore with a tremendous ' Sue,-e nom
gress she has made in her art. In the duet which fol-
Have you got there a list of the various instances of delay 2- You. have got it from other parties ?-It is not my own ob- STOcK EXcuernas.-The sales are-Blackbum and Preston, 2%
ern into three classes, viz.:- de Dieu,' that I should not leave the table until I had com-
hewed, with Corelli, " Quel dover ccelar nel core," she p.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1% dia. -Derby and Crewe, 1%
et t'' ~ The amalgamation by purchase or otherwise :-1. Of existing rail- Yes, I have. servation, but lam yerfectly sure the party is correct. plied with his demand.
to bo iaY companies with each other. 2. Of new existing railway coin,. Just state the result ?-I have not them here, but I have the By Mr. COCKBURN- "Ifit be true that 'in vino veritas,' the French character was equally great, and, at its conclusion, both artistes p.-East Lancashire, No. 2, 1‘ p. Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c.,
% dia.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % p.--•
441,, ei• 3 Of railways with canals. Who is the party ?-A gentleman in Croydon.
. s our Co. mittee accordingly have placed the following Bills in the principal. W hai.t, is
nhTis nsme ?-Mr. Bree. was nobly redeemed by what followed. A simultaneous were called for. Indeed, throughout the opera she sue- Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 2 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3% dis.
.ust class.m Mr. MERIVALE objected to this line of examination, con- rush was made towards me by a phalanx of brave fellows, passed the most sanguine expectations of her -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1 3-16 p. -Manchester, Buxton
No. 7. By her. iselaiveea-
e Chess I. Blackburn Preston, and East Lancashire-Caledo,iati, tending it was upon matter which ought to have been gonewhose countenances spoke eloquently their indignation at most ardent admirers, and her Linda may and Mattock, 1-16 p.-Manchester and Birmingham. 7414 -Ditto
Quarters (A), 6% p.-Ditto,ditto (C), 5% p.- Manchester and Leeds
id air• poll an.-d
Govan and Clydesdale Junction-Chichester, Ports- into on the examination of Mr. Hamilton. Is he an engineer ?-He is not. conduct so unchivalrous and ungenerous towards a prisoner.
)`(asuth, and Fatn-Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wishaw and 13y Mr. CocKBURN- be considered as a perfect performance. Co- Fifths, 7% p.-llitto, Extension, 1% p.-North Staffordshire, 2 1-11
relli, as Carlo, afforded her admirable support. Of
iTIL Mr. COCKBURN was heard in answer to the objection.. Nor was their example lost upon the aggressor, for throwing
at,'ltness-Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Scottish Central-Edinburgh Have you known several instances where the delay has been 1,3,,--i-Zitegjita3nnadndtaiirlwer,di,Q.u_artsoe
Ell. AThe COMMITTEE were of opinion that it was competent for his hostile weapon at a distance from him, he rushed to
(I
t„ Glasgow, and Kirkintilloch-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Ballot occasioned by something connected with the valve?-By the the Anthony of Fornasari, it is as superfluous to speak urst b (EN' Eastern t e3n)l
:Lions,Mr.. Cockburn to examine any witnesses to contest the applies- embrace me, at the risk of excoriating the sides of my face
as it would be of the Richard of Kean. It is one of
a
,q,i and slamannan-Huddersfield and Sheffield, and Manchester longitudinal valve and the valves of the engines preventing the
with a stubble beard of at least a ten days' growth. The. Ditto, Consol (No. 3), par-West Riding Union,
Lan- Leeds Liverpool and Bury, and Manchester and Leeds- batty of the atmospheric system. The weight the CommitteeLEEDS, Maacu 28.
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m gharn, Grand Junction, and Manchester and would ahach to the results produced by Mr. Locke would de- valve acting as it ought to do--several nave occurred from
remainder of the day was passed in riot and uproar, and on the most intensely impassioned, soul•harrowing pieces STOCK EXCHA 1 m par-Shropshire
1, ove.
ICOE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex
,
' iirtni,,,i.an- ;-I,,r,,,,itant, and Brighton, and London and Croydon-- pen onthe aut on y. which. .
.e.y were,..___
d h 't from the derived.that, and several from the longitudinal valve. There were a
the following morning terms of capitulation were sent in by of acting on the lyrical stage. F. Lablache, as ti
.le tension, bs. p.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 1% p.-Eas
Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), par, cash-Great Grimsby an,
~ ~,,,..:1 great number delayed for want of vacuum. the commandant to Prince Augustus." Marchese, exhibited a rich and mellow humour, that snetticla Extensions, 18s. dia. -Huddersfield and Manchester, 101
..,,,..1,1 4..... 1•,,,,,,,, nnt unworthy of his father. His axe- dis.THudd!.:r!field,,nd S;l4.effield,i,,
2p.-Leeds and Bradford, 20 1
. ig and Thirak. New. 70s. dis.-

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way.
Do you mean at each extremity of the five miles ?—Yes.
And the other is at an intermediate spot ?—Not exactly in- , 1
termediate. It is three miles from one end, and two from the
other. It is fixed there for the convenience of the station.
What is the extreme length at which you propose to have
your engines from every station ?—The extreme length we are •
putting them down—on the general length we are laying them
down—is three miles asunder, the same distance as exists be
Norwood and Forest Hill.
Joseph Locke, Esq. , called ; examined by Mr. Coexeuarr—
You are the engineer to the Exeter and Exmouth line ?
I am.
And you are acquainted with the whole of the line ?—I am.
[Mr. Locke here gave detailed evidence as to the line, esti-
mates, &c.]
I believe you have turned a gond deal of your attention to
the question of the atmospheric principle of traction have.
Have you been carefully attending to the progress of the ex-
periments on the Croydon line ?—I have.
I believe you have had some one constantly watching the
progress of the trains there since the line was opened ?--I have.
Have you got the results ?—I have some of them, as far as I
can get the fact from inquiry and from observation.
Is the result of that inquiry satisfactory with reference to the
practicability of the applica, ion of that principle ? It is neither
satisfactory as to the application of it, nor is it satisfactory in
a commercial point of view, as to the expense of it; neither in its
application, considering he number of delays that have oc-
curred on the line during the last three months, or as a com-
mercial question, considering the nature of it.
Have you got there a list of the various instances of delay ?
Yes, I have.
Just state the result ?--I have not them here, but I have the
principal.
Mr. MERIVALE objected to this line of examination, con-
tending it was upon matter which ought to have been gone
into on the examination of Mr. Hamilton.
Mr. COCKBURN was heard in answer to the objection..
The COMMITTEE were of opinion that it was competent for
Mr. Cockburn to examine any witnesses to contest the applica-
bility of the atmospheric system. The weight the Committee
would at'ach to the results produced by Mr. Locke would de-
pend on the authority from which they were derived.
By Mr. COCKBURN—Without taking you into great detail
on the subject, you were about to say you thought with refe-
rence to the question of experience, the atmospheric principle
I was one not properly applicable to the subject of railroads?—
I That is my opinion.
Will you give any grounds for that opinion ?—I already
1_ formed that opinion some time ago, that the first cost of the
atmospheric system cost as much in interest of money as the
4' entire cost of locomotive power, and I entertain that opinion

NINTH REPORT FROM THE
CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE.
jour Committee recommend that the Ashburton, Newton, am,
Zhth Devon Railway be removed from Group No. 2, and be placed
Group No. 19.
I,rleur Committee haiing considered the various Railway Bills which
PetlY come under the head of "Amalgamation" Bills, have divided
The
into three classes, viz.
amalgamation by purchase or otherwise :-1. Of existing ran-
k% companies with each other. 2. Of new existing railway. corn-
, es. 3. Of railways with canals.
s. ▪ rCommittee accordingly have placed the following Bills in the
wet class.
4,Lkas I.Blackburn, Preston, and East Lancashire--Caledcrian,
sa,,,‘°e. and Govan and Clydesdale Junction-Chichester, Ports-
coluth, and Fareham-Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wishaw and
kotnegs -Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Scottish Central-Edinburgh
Glasgow, and Kirkintilloch-Edinburgh and Glasgow,
and Leeds-Liverpool ▪ and Slamannan -Huddersfield and Sheffield, and Manchester
4. Leeds-Liverpool and Bury, and Manchester and Leeds-
lii,„den and Birmingham, Grand Junction, and Manchester and
''utilham-London and Brighton, and London and Croydon-
raternd Ely, Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and and Govan
and Leeds, and Leeds and Uradford-Pollee and Govan, and
fiPlesdalo J unctio i-Shetlield, Ashton, and Manthester-Shrewsbury,
i'reerestry and Chester Junction, and North Wales Mineral-Glasgow,
kirk, , and Coltbridge Purchase by the Caledonian-Great North
ti,„Espgland Purchase-Hull and Selby Purchase-London and
tlO-"lnitham, Aylesbury Purchase-Newcastle and Darlington June-
kt:p Pontop and South Shields Purchase-Bristol and Birmingham
e,tsteAtidlands-Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Glou-
4L,tes 11.-In this class are placed all those Bills, the object of
to_ce is to enable new companies to unite themselves with existing
companies by sale, purchase, lease, or otherwise.
8i Your Committee have reason to believe that many of the railway
4. before Parliament, in the present session, contain clauses
s,„ Dogteh would bring them within this class ; but inasmuch as the
the sought for by such clauses are not specified in the titles ot
t: Bilis, your Committee are unable to enumerate them. Your
it'relaittee are not prepared to recommend any immediate inter-
pece ith the progress of these Bills through the House, but they
to"time that the principle involved in the clauses referred to will
tif,4te4 under the consideration of the Railways and Canal Amalgams-
"nLess Committee.
II -London and Birmingham Canal Arrangements-Mid-
"'l'd Purchase of Oakham Canal-Gravesend and Rochester Railway
tlk Canal ?archive by South Eastern-She ald and Manchester,
ci '44m Canal Purchase -Sheffield, Ashton, aud Manchester, Mac-
:field and Peak Forest Canals-Rochdale Canal, and Manchester
1,.d Leeds-Leeds and Macclesfield, and Manchester and Leeds-
(7ancliester and Lincoln Union, and Chesterfield and Gainsborough
:likl-The Chard Canal - Bridgewater and Taunton Canal, Bail-
-1,4Y, and Harbour-Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Forth and Clyde
aZlgation -Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Union Canal-
gow. Paisley, and Johnstone Canal Sale.
Your Committee have reason to believe that there are other Bills
Rhlch might properly be included in this class, but as they are nu-
's.? to specify them, for the same reasons as they have already
in Class 11., they cannot recommend their suspension.
Year Committee, in conclusion, recommend that all Bills specially
Kned in Class I. and 111. be net suffered for the present to advance
Z___Yend their second reading, and instruct their Chairman to move
-wordingly.

other is taken froin ficts.
Re-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—My friend took you
down that list, to a certain extent, and stopped on the 10th of
February, when you had five stoppages—give me the residue.—
On the 21st one is taken by locomotive.
By Mr. MERIVALE—Do not you know all those accidents
occurred from defects in the engines ?—Not all of them.
State say one of them that did not.—On the 9th a trt6l out
of London was stopped for want of vacuum at Forest-hill.
For how long?—Fifteen minutes—that was from the longi-
tudinal vale p th• men had not had time ennngh to pass along"
to seat it.
Any more?—l think that is aII.
Out of eighty-five, eighty-four were the result of defects of
the engines?—No, there were a great many more ; of those
being stopped frcm the snow and the frost there were eleven.
Do on know there were eleven one day from the snow and
the frost?—Yes ; I have them from the party who has ob-
served the line.
You do not know about the eleven ?—Yes, I do.
You have got it from other parties?—lt is not my own ob-
servation, but I am perfectly sure the party is correct.
By Mr. COCKBURN—
Who is the party ?—A gentleman in Croydon.
What is his name?—Mr. Bree.
By Mr. MBRIVALE---.
Is he an engineer ?—He is not.
By Mr. COCKBORN•—•
Have you known several instances where the delay has been
occasioned by something connected with the valve?—By the
longitudinal valve and the valves of the engines preventing the
valve acting as it ought to do--several nave occurred from
that, and several from the longitudinal valve. There were a
great number delayed for want of vacuum.
By Mr. MERIVALE—
They were delayed from defects of the longitudinal valve, or
defects in the engine•house?—They are defects in the valve in
general belonging to the system.
We want to know how muck of these happened from de•
fects in the apparatus and the engines?—The valves are all
connected; one valve acts in a-anther ; if one will not act an-
other will not.
How many of these acts happened from defects to the longi-
tudinal valve itself?—l should imagine better than half of

them.
From defects of the longitudinal valve itself?—The men not
having time to pass along.
By Mr. COCKBURN—When you say that, do you mean any-
thing that happened to the valve, or from the men not being
able to get it in proper order ?—They bad not time to pass
along the line to seal it to prevent the leakage.
I believe you are in the employment of Mr. Cabry ?—I am.
I have been for the last five prat s.
How many instances have you of the stoppage taking place in
consequence of something at. the valve have got a great

sun.
Have you any evidence with reference to the cost which
has been occasioned on the Croydon line ?—I have.
Does that throw any light on the subject?—lt has enlightened
me very much.
That is the matter of recent fact?—Up to the present time,
locomotive power has been considered as from 1 s to 10d. a
mile, and it is at this moment averaging, in the metropolitan
lines something like 10d. a mile. The South-Western, for
instance, two years ago, was is. The contest which then arose
was whether locomotive power was cheaper at Is. per mile
than the atmospheric. I believe the atmospheric now, by
the new experiments which have been tried, instead of costing
Is. cost 2s. 10d. per mile for labour and coal only, saying no-
thing either of wear and tear of the machinery, the interest of
capital, the supplying of the grease and materials, of which I
have no means of forming judgment.
What enables you to come to that conclusion?—Because I
have had men who have ascertained the quantity of coal con-
sumed at each engine, and there are persons in this roost pre-
pared to give evidence of these facts ; that:in point of fact it is
three times as much as the cost of locomotive power ; the mere
cost of labour and coals, independently of the other expenses in-
curred on that line of which I have no means of giving the
facts.
You have heard of accidents with the engines; can you ex-
plain to us those accidents which have taken place ?—The fact
is, that the engines have broken, and it may be attempted to be
explained that they are not properly adapted for the work they
have to perform, but I believe the engines to be very good ones.
Is it your opinion that the engine power, as first tried on that
line, was adequate to the work it was put to?—I believe it was
necessary to overstrain the engines in order to get a certain
amount of power.
If it was necessary to have a more powerful engine, would it
cost more ?—lt would.
As to that paper of delays, you say there is somebody here
who has taken a note of diem ?—Yes.
Cross-examined by Mr. Fools—ln the construction of
bridges, I believe the foundations form a very considerable por-
tion of the expense ?—Yes they do very often.
And that expense is increased in great proportion by the
character of the soil you have to go through?—No doubt.
It makes a very considerable difference ?—Yes.
Whether it is on a rock, or on mad, or on silting substance ?
—No doubt.
Can you give us the difference between the relative facility
of checking the speed of trains on the atmospheric principle,
and on the ordinary locomotive principle ?—Tnat is the sub-
ject of dispute again, on which it is impossible to give an
opinion. My opinion is, you can stop a train with a locomotive
quicker than you can with the atmospheric ; it is a matter of
opinion.
Should it be necessary to construct two swing bridges on the
Exe and the canal, the danger you apprehend will be very con-
siderably increased—two bridges, one over the Exe, and, over
the canal. Supposing it to be necessary, for the purpose of
facilitating the navigation, that there should also be a swing
bridge there, for the purposes of the navigation, the danger to
be apprehended will be considerably increased ?—No doubt.
Can you give us, as a matter of opinion, whether 1,400/. for
the construction of the bridge over the canal is a reasonable and
proper sum?—l have already said, Ido not think it is.
It is intended, we hear, to carry the tube of the atmospheric
line under the canal, and then to shoot the train over thebridge
bpi is own momentum?—Yes•
Do you see any inconvenience in that ")—Yes, I do; it is a
a very pretty thing to talk of, but it is not a good practicable
thing.
We have heard of accidents and delays, which you are always
liable to ; suppose any accident should occur while the train is
on the bridge, while it is separated from the top of the pipe,
which is passing under the river at the time, what will become
of the train?—lt will be fixed to the bridge.
It will depend on whether they had power on the bridge to
stop it, in order to prevent an accident; if they have, they
would stop it, and it cannot start again ? -They have no power;
they must keep a horse, or a locomotive engine if they like it
better, to take the train.
That might occasion considerable delay and inconvenience ?
—Certainly ; and a great certain expense.
They must have some means of traction then, or else they
would be liable to considerable delay ?—lt is subject to that in-
convenience certainly.
Cross-examined by Mr. MERIVALE—That is, if they were
to stop on a transit of thirty feet ?—Wherever they stop.
This being a transit of thirty-three feet only ?—Wherever
the stoppage may be.
They are not very likely to stop in passing thirty feet ?—I
cannot Ea).
You are aware that an intersection of the passage of the tube
is in operation already on the Croydon line, not under a canal
but under a road ?—I do not know the fact.

tralto. Her personal appearance is very prepos
sessing ; she is exceedingly young, her figure is
perfect, her large dark lustrous eyes beam with ex-
pression, and her features are beautiful, exceedingly,
and vary in their expression with every passing thought.
Her voice is rich, mellow, and of great compass and
power. Her intonation is very fine, and her histrionic
powers are of a high order. She appeared suffering
dreadfully from nervous agitation when she came upon
the stage ; but the applause of the audience reassured
her and she gave the beautiful opening aria, "Per sua
madra" with such sweetness and patt os that her success
was at once secured. Her gifted namesake, to whom,
however, we believe she is not in the remotest degree
related, could not have given it more exquisitely in the
zenith of her power. At the end of the first act both
Mademoiselle Brambills. and Madame Castellan were
called for, and again at the conclusion of the opera.
Having thus recorded the triumph of the fair debutante,
it is our pleasing duty to congratulate Madame Castel-
lan on her rerun to the scene of her former glories, and
returned only to achieve fresh triumphs. She appeared
in the third scene of the first act, looking even more
lovely than ever, notwithstanding her recent illness. She
was welcomed with an t ntlimaasm seldom exhibited
within these walls; and in the exquisitely beautiful
aria, " Oh! lute di quest' anima," which she- sings almost
immediatelyarter she appears on the stage, she exhibited
such an intensity of feeling, such a delicacy of expression,
such a power of voice, and such a degree of high
;nusical science, that the audience were perfectly asto-
nished, and carried away by their enthusiasm. It. was
scarcely possible to believe that it was the Madame
Castellan of last year, so astonishing has been the pro-
gress she has made in her art. In the duet which fol-
lawed, with Corelli, " Quel dover ccelar nel core," she
was equally great, and, at its conclusion, both artistes
were called for. Indeed, throughout the opera she sur-
passed the most sanguine expectations of her
most ardent admirers, and her Linda may
be considered as a perfect performance. Co-
relli, as Carlo, afforded her admirable support. Of
the Anthony of Fornasari, it is as superfluous to speak
as it would be of the Richard of Kean. It is one of
the most intensely impassioned, soul•harrowing pieces
of acting on the lyrical stage. V. Lablache, as the
Marchese, exhibited a rich and mellow humour, that
would have been not unworthy of his father. His exe-
cution of the music, too, was most artistical. The
several artiAtes were called for at the conclusion, and
were received with deserved applause ; and bouquets
innumerable were showered on the ladies. The ballet
of La Caterina, with Lucile Grahn as the heroine, fol-
lowed ; and by far the greater portion of the audience
(one of the most crowded and fashionable of the season)
remained to its conclusion.

A RESIDENCE IN THE MARQUESAS,
Murray's Home and Colonial Library. iVos. XXX,
and XXXI.
One of the most delightful narratives of adventure
ever published. This book divulges the cant, humbug,
and glaring inaccuracy of the nonsense respecting Pole-
nysia which has at intervals been palmed upon the
English public as the experience of trustworthy tra-
lers. Swallowing, with all the voracity of marvel-
lovers, every absurd " yarn" spun by a jocular tar over
his grog in the forecastle, and noting them down as
likely to sell excellently among the credulous readers at
home, the majority of " writers of travel " accumulate
their information from hearsay, and retail such fallacies
with whatever additions may tend to heighten their at-
tractiveness. With very few exceptions indeed, these
assertions hold good. Among the mass of " Voyages
and Travels " already printed an enormous library of
fiction might be collected, and that fiction the most ex-
travagant and improbable. The writer of this work, an
American sailor, star di however totally apart from
those scribblers ; he is the eyewitness of every circum-
stance he relates ; and, from having lived (during a
captivity of four months) among the Typea inhabitants
of Nukuheva Island, he had assuredly sufficient oppor-
tunities of becoming acquainted with the customs, dis-
position. social relations, and mode of life as visible
among the so-called " savages " of the South Sea archi-
pelago. From the first moment of his desertion from
the whaler at Nukuheva harbour, to his escape from the
1 Typea valley ; or, to speak plainer, from the first line in
the first page to the last in the last, interest, informa-
tion, and the most genial freshness of description, per-
vades the whole volume. It is all but visiting the Mar-
quesas ourselves. Poce-Poee becomes a familiar dish,
tapper is tinctured round your loins ; you are samai-
tied by the Taboos and ttlamber up the long shaft of the
cocoa nut, while reading this singular production.
Throughout it there are snatches of drollery that are
occasionally irresistibly comic ; drollery of observation ;
and s.,metinovs reflections of the most unstrained and
winning path s. If alone as likely to correct the popu-
lar notion regarding the character of savages, this book
will psrferm a high mission, and is deserving of every
possible praise. The Typees, to whom the writer's re-
marks are especially referable, are a nation of Indians,
totally ignorant of any intercourse with white men ;
Europeans have never ventured to anchor on their
shores ; civilization has never insinuated itself among
their bamboo huts ; they have the reputation of being
the most sanguinary barbarians, and the most ruthless
cannibals in the Marquesas. And yet, after a familiar
intercourse with them during the period already men-
tioned, the author describes these same Typees as a set
of the most harmless, the most peaceable, the most
affectionate, the most virtuous and generous-hearted
beings ; though pagans withal, and even cannibals
withal I How cannibalism can be reconciled with such
tender qualities is judiciously proved by the writer.
We repeat the declaration proved, and refer every
sceptic to the work itself. It he does not acquire a
love for that beautiful valley of Typee ; if he does not
esteem the whole tribe of naked and tatoocd savages as
worthy of sincere attachment, from the munificent King
Mehevi to Kory-Key himself ; if he does not especially
extend his reverence to Marheyo and Tinor, and his
whole heart to the lovely maiden Fayaway ; even when
she is devouring raw fish, or blowing the nose-flute ; we
will wager, to use an old but expressive country phrase,
that his heart is not in the right place. Better than the
generality of novels, because so true as well os so
strange, is this narrative, with its pure and sustained
actuality. Every chapter has its separate picture, and
every picture is glowing with life ; from the golden
lizards among the spear-grass, to the dumb birds with
their dazzling plumage ; from the battle of pop guns to
the feast at the Ti ; from the cooking of bread fruit to
the frequent bathing in the lake ; everything is seen
with a keen eye, and recorded with a faithful psncil.
Nor do the savages appear, n closer view, to be so
utterly barbarous in their style of living as might have
been conjectured. They are housed comfortaaly and
elegantly ; they enjoy their siestas after meals ; they
revel in the perfume of tobacco ; they anoint their bo-
dies with the most exquisite cosmetics ; they adorn
themselves with trinkets, and flowers, and feathers—they
are absolute epicureans in their own way. Besides
which. Recording; to our author, they are perfect speci-
mens t f manly and female beauty, in evidence of which,
the elaborate portraits, as sketched by him, of Marnoo
and of Fayaway, may be pointed out. What renders

many.
About how many ?—Abcfut half as many as what I have down
l cannot tell to one or twa..
The witness withdrew.
The Committee adjourn ed till Monday at twelve o'clock.

QUACKERY IN FRA.NCE —ln a recent lecture de-
livered by Monsieur Magendie, the celebrated French
physiologist, on the value of medical treatment, after men-
tioning various pseudo-medical delusions, he observed as
follows :—" It is with regret that I have laid before you
this melancholy picture of the deplorable abuses which
exist in the medical world. I am afraid no laws on
the practice of medicine will be able to eradicate them.
The quack will always contrive to elude the
wisest regulations, for he knows that patients want to be
deceived. Yes, gentlemen, we love error, and often refuse
to yield to evidence, even when it is proved to us that our
good faith and credulity have been imposed upon. Of this
fact I will give yen the following proof : A lady, a fervent
believer in mesmerism, asked her niece, who was poorly, for
a lock of her hair, in order to consult a somnambulist. The
niece, wishing to try the credulity of her aunt, gave her the
hair of her maid instead of her own. A renowned somnam-
bulist was consulted, and at once recognised, by the hair Of
the maid, all the symptoms presented by the niece, whose
sufferings he minutely described, to the great edification of
the lady. The latter was then informed of the trick that had
been played. You would naturally have thought that she
would have recognised the imposture of the somnambulist.
Not at all ; she preferred cencluding that the maid-servant
had the same disease as her niece, and obliged her to submit
to a regular treatment, as if she had been poorly, although at
that time in the best possible health."
GLOUCESTIR, MARCEL 25.—The following address
was yesterday unanimously adopted by the corporation of this city
on the motion of Councillor Kimberly, seconded by Ald. Taylor :
" TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR. ROBERT PEEL, BART., HER MAJESTY'S

MANC RESTER, Meacti 28.
STOOL Excuairox.-The sales are-Blackburn and Preston, 2%
p.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1% dis. -Derby and. Crewe, 1%
p.-East Lancashire, co. 2, % p.-Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c.,
% dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % p.- -
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 2 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3dls.
-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1 3-16 p. -Manchester, Buxton,
and Matlock, 1-16 p.-Manchester and Birmingham, 74% -Ditto,
Quarters (A), 6% p.-Ditto,ditto (C), 5% p.- Manchester and Leeds,
Fifths, 7% p.-Ditto, Extension, 1% p.-North Staffordshire, 2 1-16
p.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 3), par - Shropshire
Union Railway and Canal, 1% dis.-South Eastern and Dover, 33-
Ditto, Consol (No. 3), par -West Riding Union, 1 p.
LEEDS, Maacu 28.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, bs. p.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, I% p.-East
Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), par, cash -Great Grimsby and
Sheffield Extensions, 185. dia. -Huddersfield and Manchester, 10s.
dis.-Iluddersfteld and Sheffield, 2 p.-Leeds and Bradford, 20 p.
-Leeds and Dewsbury, 15s. p.-Leeds and Thirsk, New, 70s. dis.-
Newcastle and Berwick, 163( -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston,
15s. p. -West Riding Union, 33i-Birkenhead, Chester, and Mold,
30s. dis.-Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 225. dis.-Clitheroe
Junction, 255. dis.-Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 30s.
dis.- Leeds and York, 305. dia.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and
Midland, 7s. 6d. p.-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction,
296. dia.-North Staffordshire, 3 p.-North Western, par.
HULL, Mutat 28.
STocir EXCHANGE.-The tone of the market has undergone no
perceptible change since yesterday. At a meeting of the Trent
Valley Continuation proprietors in this town, held this day, resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted condemnatory of the course pursued
by the directors, and calling upon them to dissolve the company.
The sales are-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 7-North British, Car-
lisle, 315.-Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 285.-Hull and Barns-
ley Junction, 225. 6d.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 41s. 6d.-
North Staffordshire, 31. 185.-South Midand, dis.-West Riding
Union, 3.

There were present at her Majesty's Theatre on Sa-
t urday, the 28th of March—His Royal Highness Prince
George of Meiningen, the . Duke of Wellington, his Excel-
lency the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow,
his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Duke of Devon
shire, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worces-
ter, the Countess of Dalhousie, the Earl and Countess Howe,
the Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Lady S. Horroyd, the
Baron Reitzenstein, the Marquis of Titchfield, Lord Foley
and the Hon. Miss Foley, the Earl of Lonsdrle, the Viscount
Cantalupe, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Suffield, the
Viscount Beresford, the Viscount Duncannon, Lord and Lady
Macdonald, the Baron and Baronesi de Lagos, Lord Aylmer,
Lady Bentinck, Lord Sandys, the Countess of Suffolk, Sir
Wm. and Lady Fremantle, the Marquis of Palavacina, the
Count and Countess de Salis, Lady Pollington, Lady Glent-
worth, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Lady R. Greville, Sir
Henry Webster, Sir John and Lady Anne Beckett, Lady Eli-
zabeth Dawson, Lady Boyer Smith, Sir H. Willoughby, Sir
Andrew Barnard, Sir Charles Kent, Sir Henry Webb, Sir
John Lowther, Lady Carrell, Hon. 0. Toler, Ike Hon. James
Macdonald, Sir Lionel Goldsmidt and Lady Goldsmidt, the
Hon. K. T. Hope, Sir Frederic Trench, Sir Wm. Abdy, Major
Buckley, &c. &c.
Dimity LANE THEATRE.—The success which the
gorgeous opera of the Crusaders is enjoying continues un-
abated, the house being literally crowded every night it is
performed. Its representations must, however, cease; we
understand, after the present week—for an entire change of
performances takes place at Easter; the first of which will
be Les Diamans de la Couronne (Auber's celebrated opera),
for the debilt of the charining Madame Anna Thillon, who
has just arrived in town, to commencs rehearsals.
Mn. F. WEBSTER'S BENEFIT.—On Tuesday next Mr.
F. Webster, the stage director of the Haymarket theatre
takes his benefit at that, the only theatre remaining
devoted exclusively to the representation of the legitimate
drama. In addition to the new comedy of The Beggar on
Horseback, which is nightly increasing in attraction, Madame
Celeste, supported by the elite of the Adelphi company, will
appear in The Cabin Boy, one of the most popular dramas
that has been produced of late years. There are to be a
variety of other entertainments, and certainly Mr. F. Web-
ster has shown himself an admirable caterer. That the house
will be a bumper there cannot be a doubt, more especially
when it is recollected that Mr. F.Webster is oneof the ancient
order of Freemasons,- an order, the peculiar characteristic of
which is, to rally on all occasions round a brother.
ANOTHER "WANDERING FENALE.”—On the afternoon
of Friday, the 6th March, a lads- wanderer came to the farm
of Glenays, in the parish of Maybole. Though lame and
pennyless, and destitute of a change of clothes, she had
walked all the way from Aberdeen in the course of three
weeks. From the style of her conversation and manners,
the farmer and his wife were convinced that she had been
accustomed to move in superior society. Under this impres-
sion, they felt it to be their duty to communicate with her
friends. After consulting with a neighb iur, who concurred
in their opinion, the lady's law agent in Edinburgh
was written to on that evening, and by return of post
an answer was received, confirming the statements
the lady had made, and expressing great thankfulness for
the kind attention shown to her' by the family at Gle-
nays; A brother-in-law had been in search of her for the
last fortnight; and, after having traced her to Ayr, he bad
learned that she was desirous of proceeding southwards,
and, consequently, went on to Dumfries, at which place
received the letter which had been sent to the agent in Edin
burgh; and with his mind relieved (though in the mean-
time his relative had been removed by a friend to Glasgow),
he hastened to Glenays, to express personally the thanks
due to Mr. and Mrs. M'Colm. They bad for several days
treated the poor wanderer with the greatest kindness, pro-
viding her with changes of clothes, and with everything ne-
cessary flir her comfort.—Avg' Observer.
AGRICULTURAL FACTS.—It would appear from what,
is passing around us in the district of Bassetlaw, that the agri-
culturists here are not much alarmed at ;he great and compre-
hensive scheme of Sir Robert Peel. At a sale of the land be-
longing to the late Mr. Robert Draper, of Laneham, most of
the grass land sold for 100/. per acre and upwards, and the
arable land, which was not fii st-rate, realised from 601. to 65/.
per acre. At another sale recently held at Edwinstowe, of
poor forest land, valued at 261. per acre, the biddings rose up
to 43/. per acre, at which sum the whole was sold. At the
sale of farming stock,lthe property of Richard Milward, Esq. at
Babworth, on Tuesday last, nineteen cart horses realized an
average of WI. 12s. each.—Doncaster Gazette.

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EDUCATION IN WALES.—A meeting of gentlemen
connected with Wales, and interested in its social advancement, was
i',e,(l on Thursday evening, at the City of London Literary and Scien-
-14 Institution, Aldersgate-street, for the purpose of maturing
plans which have been for some time under consideration, for ex-
lending popular education throughout that country. It was resolved
Iffi form a society, to he called " The Cambrian Educational Society,
Promotint. the Establishment of Day-schools in Wales, on the
Principles of the British and Foreign School Society." It was stated
toat the society, althugh wholly distinct from the British and
rt ()reign School Society owas not intended to oppose that noble Insti-
-I,4ttoli, but to relieveit from all care about Wales, and to take out of
hands all that pertains t the establishment of schools in that
—niltrY- It was also stated that the "Cambrian" would seek the
patronae of the Lords of Cambria's soil, and possibly that of her
Priece.g That it would be her endeavour to raise a large fund (by
*°luntary means), for the purpose of employing ageets throughout
the Principality, to guide the people in the establishment of schools;
~
"" Providing school plans suitable to all localities ; of assisting hi go-
curing grants from the Government, where such grants may be de-
sired ; of employing persons of experience to organise schools, or to
set them in motion
when they are established ; of assisting com-
41iite,,s in procuring suitable teachers ; of aiding promising but poor
t'uog men to undergo the necessary training at a normal schote,
lamed to
or Brecon; of preparing and publishing school-books
_-`alned to Wales, in the two languages, English and Welsh ; of
—"` king grants of school-books, &c., &c. The schools, it was re-
harked, would be schools for all, and not for a sect, and would be not
name only, but truly and emphatically National Schools.
The Indian papers allude to an attempt about to be
IDs-de to introduce an insolvency law among the Straits traders. The
subject was mooted some years age at Singapore, but the public
ding was so ii2u,h against it, that after a few feeble endeavours to
ototaln the consent of the chief mercantile houses to a petition,
•,•thing further was done, and the question died a natural death.
becember last the Chamber of Commerce, by a majority of five,
Adopted a series of resolutions in favour of the introduction of a law
for,. the relief of insolvent debtors, and these being solanitted to the
uovernor, the lion. Colonel J. W. Butterworth, au answer was re-
Z,l,ved, stating that he would forward them with his recommends-
in favour of the measure. There is a party in Singapore who
the
tine extension of the insolvent law on the ground that
Chinese are especially given to double-dealing, and
can e.,aily send away their property to China and other
;wes through their own countrymen, and thus elude the demands
?` a creditor, who, it is supposed, would lose all hope of payment if
1 were deprived of the power of incarceration. But it is said that
many "Undoes in Calcutta are not less slippery in their transactions
than the Chinese at Singapore; yet there has for a long time been
."`"•,.. Insolvent Court in the City of Palaces, and the toss sustained by
ittive bankruptcy has borne no comparison to that occasioned by
insolvency of Europeans. In Singapore, moreover, it has been
~"4.
_ound that of the whole number of persons consigned to imprison-
ent for debt, only one-fourth are Chinese. As the old system of
leaving the debtor to die or starve in a gaol is so repugnant to all
,°tions of civilised life, the Indian papers seem to think that the
proposal, hacked as it is by the recommendation of the Governor,
induce the Legislative Council to give it their hearty concur-
?ee, and speedily to pass measures for rendering the process ef-
-1 %live.
THE POPE AND THE PIISEYITES.—The feast of St.
Greg ley was celebrated at Rome on the 12th with great pomp in the
church 'of Monte Cello, in the convent of the Benedictines. A tridtto
'ad be, n ordered en the occasion, to demand from the Almighty the
r',hverei, 'n of England. A number of English Catholics had joined
the 40, Ai ceremony, and the remainder of the month of March
aa3to be d evoted to prayer for that intention. The Pope has made
- ere4mt a splendid crucifix to Mr. Newnan.
DARING AND SUCCESSFUL ACT OF POCKET-PICIL-
-1,1ift,:t7edn...., -ay; about two o'clock, a gentleman got his pocket
1 -"AlOiri last°t—he It
'Aft t," 1. in the. neighbourhood of the Royal Exchange. Ile
Bank, lifting a considerable sum of mon,y, and
lead e parcel leS loose into his great-coat pocket. The gentle-
_ states intend, that he never stopped between the Bank
"q "'Lc- mid that he did not observe any person near
L,
tb
Icrum „alma wing taw the money.--(dote Cfronicie.

FIRST LORD OF TIIE TREASURY.

SHEFFIELD, hlxach 28.
SToci Exciwicix.—The sales are—Sheffield and Manchester,
Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 2%—Grimsby and Sheffield, 5 —Ditto,
Extension, 11. 2s.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 12s. 6d.—Goole and Don-
caster, 06 —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1/. 3s.—Sheffield and
Lincolnshire, 11. la.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe,
its. 6d.

" The address of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the city a
Gloucester in council assembled.—We, the mayor, aldermen, and
burgesses of the city of Gloucester in council assembled, impressed
with a deep sense of the importance of the Government measm es
now before Parliament, for relaxing the duties on corn and provi-
sions with a view to their eventual abolition, as well involving, a
general reduction in our commercial tariff, avail ourselves of these
means respectinlly to tender to you, as their respon,ible projector,
our cordial and entire approbation of the principle en which those
measures are founded. Comprising as this corporation does, indi-
viduals of various shades of political opinion, we are, nevertheless,
unanimous in our admiration of the boldness, justice, and equity of
the proposed changes, and of their complete adaptation to the spirit
of the age and to the ends thereby proposed—riamely, the increased
happiness and comfort of all classes of her Majesty's subjects.
body,are to i
occasionsdentlfy
litasthaere
Ittta
eilsf notwith t hgee
tpterraaelti cpeehotftealth I sate:era pt
toorhast,io !hi
which seem to justify a departure from the usual course ; and we
deem the present an opportunity which our strong sense of the im-
mense importance of the Government proposals will scarcely allow
us to forego, of testifying our high approval of them, and of cheering
on the first Minister of the Crown in his glorious yet difficult career
of carrying them forward to a successful issue. We are fully sensible
of the many painful struggles which must have preceded the proposal
of measures involving principles in direct opposition to the views of a
large and influential section of the Government supporters; but we
offer our respectful homage to the moral courage and independence
which could disregard that support, and appeal to the higher tribunal
of public opinion dispassionately expressed through its representa-
tives in Parliament. It is our anxious hope that these measures may
speedily become the law of the Land ; we believe their tendency to
be—to secure at home social and political contentment, active em-
ployment, health, and wealth—abroad, to, annihilate prejudices, to
increase goodwill towards this country, to remove the barriers to a
free exchange of labour and natural prodeicts ;--and thus, by pro-
meting an universal treaty of amity and commerce, to secure that
which trust almost inevitably flow from it— the blessing of universal
penes."
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons gave his customary grand Parliamentary entertainment on
eaturday evening to a numerous circle of Members of the Lower
House, among whom were Viscount Acheson, Mr. Warburton, the
Hon. Captain Berkeley, Sir George Staunton, Mr. Tancred,
Sir
Charles Lemon, Mr. Dennistoun, Mr. Morris, Mr. Pattison, Mr.
Washer°, Mr. Duncan, Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. Ititz.aephen French,
Mr. Wyse, Mr. Carew, the lion. Craven Berkeley, Mr. J. A. Smith,
Mr. Bowes, Mr. J. ,1.1. Vivian, Mr. Ewart, Oupeete Dalrymple, Mr.
B. Sheridan, and Mr. 11. Lanibtou.