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Mr. Selfe said he wished to say a few words
with reference to some observations which he had
made when the commissioners first met, when he
expressed a hope that all comments on the evidence,
&c., would be abstained from during the sittings
of the commissioners. When he said that he had
no id_•a that their proceedings would have
been so prolonged. He had hoped that they
would have been finished in a fortnight or three
weeks ; but he had been a little misconceived, not,
indeed, with respect to the gentlemen who repre-
sented the press, and who:knew their duties so well,
but e!sewhere. He had meant only to advocate the
old Lshioned but common feeling which every Eng-
lishman had, that if individuals were attacked they
should not be condemned till they were heard in
their defence. Unfortunately there had been at.,
tacks made upon individuals which were often
worthless. He only meant to convey that indivi-
duals should not be considered guilty Gf an offence
till they were heard in their defence. If the words
he had use I were calculated to create a different
impression, he most readily begged to retract them.
He felt that from the attendance of gentlemen of
t. e press many advantages had arisen which would
not otherwise have been afforded to the commis-
sioners. He had now nothing to do but to thank
those who had assisted them in this inquiry, and to
express the satisfaction of the commissioners at the
manner in which, on the whole, the witnesses had
given their testimony.
Mr. Turner begged merely to add his concurrence
in. the remarks which the Chairman had just made.
He thanked the gentlemen of the press who had
attended in such numbers for the publicity which.
they had given to the proceedings of the commis-
sioners. He thought, in a general way, as far as
he had seen the different papers those gentlemen
represented, their reports had been faithfully and
accurately given ; and in the comments themselves
which had been added or supplied in leaders, the
commissioners had been fairly treatrd, and he was
very glad this publicity had been given to their
proceedings. He thought that the public at large
took a strong interest in their inquiry. It might
sometimes have appeared to be tedious ; some de-
tails might have been pursued further than was
necessary. But whatever the result, public atten-
tion iead beet. e,..ivd-to the proceedings of public
departments, and: thoughlie should be sorry to do
injustice to any one of the departments, he thought
this a salutary lesson. to them that the eyes of the
public would be directed to the management of
important affairs. An immense amount of money
was spent in the War Department, and though he
did not advocate cutting down what was necessary
for the defences of the country, he was of opinion,
and he thought the country at large agreed
with him, that a large diminution might be
made if the money was judiciously spent. He
could not say, for himself, that he had been
fairly dealt with as the head of this commission.
He had never received the slightest communication

from the authorities of the War-office, though con-
stant communication had been kept up with one
member of the commission and with the secretary.
From the first no communication had been made to
him. Whether he was considered by the autho-
rities at the War-office as a thorn in their side ho
did not know, but he considered himself to be in
the position of a strict watcher of the public in-
terests. His endeavour had been to search out
neglect, error, and mismanagement, whether at the
War-office or in the subordinate departments.

Mr. Selfe—The communications had been sent to
him from the War-office, as chairman of the com-
mission, though Mr. Turner was the head of the
commission ; but he was not aware that Mr. Turner
entertained any feeling on the point.

Mr. Turner did not think he had been treated
with proper courtesy. _

Colonel French had held no communication with
the War•office ; he had applied to the Horse Guards
for information once respecting the clothing. '
Mr. Selfe said that it would be necessary fFr the
commissioners to meet once more to examine into
some accounts, and it was possible they might
require to hear some evidence ; but for the present
their proceedings must stand adjourned sine die.
Mr. Selfe, as the reporters were leaving the room,
said the commissioners had omitted one part of
their duty. They begged to tender their best
thanks to Mr. Cole, the shorthand writer to the
commission, the transcript of whose notes was made
with such marvellous accuracy, and with so much
discretion.

Mr. Turner begged to confirm what Mr. Selfe
had said. The manner in which the whole pro-
ceedings had been taken was so correct, and so ably
arranged, that the commissioners found no difficulty
whatever in referring to any evidence they desired
to look at.

Colonel French begged to corroborate all that
his co-commissioners had stated of the wonderful
correctness of Mr. Cole's reports of their pro-
ceedings.
The room was then cleared to allow the commis-
sioners to hold a conference.

MURDER IX NOTTS.

NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.

The village of Bulwell (about five miles from
Nottingham) was this morning the scene of painful.
excitement in consequence of the death of Mr. John
Woodhead, landlord of the Masons' Arms.

It appears that on the previous Tuesday, at 8
o'clock in the evening, whilst the deceased was
waiting in the bar, he heard a noise in one of the
rooms overhead, and on approaching the top of the
stairs, he received a severe blow on the back of his
head from an iron bar, which felled him on the
landing. The miscreant immediately decamped.
Information of the occurrence was instantly given
to the police, and surgical assistance procured for
Mr. Woodhead, but he gradually grew worse, and
this morning expired from the effects of the blow.
A man named John Smith was apprehended (he
being in the house at the time the assault was com-
mitted), and this morning brought before the
county magistrates, and, after a short investigation,
the case was adjourned until an inquiry had been
instituted before a coroner's jury, which will take
place this day (Thursday). A man named West
was apprehended at the time of the assault, but
was afterwards discharged. The police are, how-
ever, instructed to re-apprehend him.

CANADA LANDED CREDIT COMPANY.—The pro-
spectus has been issued of this company, with a capital of
£200,000, in £lO shares, With the view of making advances
cm the mortgage of land on a system similar to that already
pursued by existing undertakings. In the words of the
prospectus, " the oject is to encourage the flow of capital
to the soil of Canada." It may be questioned, however,
if the flow in that direction has not been quite sufficient,
especially when it is considered that at this moment we have
two of the largest London joint-stock banks engaged in en-
couraging a flow of seven millions sterling to the soil of
Australia; while the Council of India are week by week,
throughservice
for thtehmachinery
soil
of o
India,of
shipped to Chili and Turkey, and the prospective demands
' on behalf of every region of the globe, while the most ordi-
naryupon attention. guarantees,
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IRRIGATION
The prospectus has been published of this company, with a
nominal capital of £2,000,000, of which £1,000,000 into be
ownAN
first issued under a guarantee of 5 per cent. from the Indian
Government. The object is to construct a comprehensive
system of irrigation works and navigable canals in the
Madras Presidency, and also in Lower Bengal and some of
the neighbouring districts, especially those adapted to the
nt and
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cultivation of cotton. For years past it has been demon-
strated on the clearest evidence that works of this descrip-
tion have yielded extraordinary results, both as regards the
we l welfare
tor e
find
of
nd them e nativesan t 0 stimulate
and
nativeremuneration thefor
capitaliststo e
outlay,
the undertaking will therefore be viewed with satisfaction ;
but each new proposal of the kind naturally leads to the
questions, when are they to stop ? and whether it is impos-
sible
them ?

WOMEN RAILWAY CLERKS.--lu taking a ticket
the other day at the Edinburgh station of the Edinburgh,
Perth, and Dundee Railway, we were pleasantly surprised
on being waited upon by a blooming and bonnie lassie,
who, along with an activity quite equal to, exhibited a
politeness very rare in, railway clerks of the literally ruder
sex. We observed that the department was entirely occu-
pied by women, there being another giving out tickets,
and a third telegraphing. This innovation thus far north
is rather startling ; but instead Of objecting to it, we think
it highly commendable, and hope to see the employment
of women in light occupations rapidly extended. The only
inconvenience we can see is that good-looking and intelli-
gent girls like those in the Edinburgh railway-office will
not book many passengers before they are booked them-
selves etho-
fcoorra that a tyj
selves for the life-long journey of matrimony, sc that
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owuillrnesy first-classoonlosethetiirckseetrsvlices; mis.h them all

CHILD STEALING IN DUBLlN.—Margaret Dew-
reux, a poor woman, on the verge of distraction at the loss
of her child, a female infant of four months old, applied at
the College-street Police-station on Monday, and made the
following statement :—She said she was only a poor beg-
gar-woman. She was carrying her child in her arms along
Dame-street on Saturday, when she wasmet by a respectably
dressed female, who accosted her, and said she would be
much obliged if informant would go into a shop opposite
which they stood at the time and tell Mr. Alcock that a per-
son wanted to speak to him. The female gaVe informant
11-cl , and volunteered to take charge of the infant whilst she
was. doing her errand. Informant did as she was requested,
leaving her infant in the hands of the respectably dressed
stranger. She gave the message, and on returning into the
street she looked about for the female and the infant, but
found to her dismay that both had vanished. The poor
woman, whilst relating her story, seemed to become almost
insane with grief. The poor woman seemed not to have
had either food or rest since the occurrence. The child was
a female, about four months old, rather small for its age,exceediUgly pretty, with light blue oyes,