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kaolin 11 so be so beenslstent with the orders of the
House. They ought to have held them. They were brought
into this difficulty by their own conduct in not using their legi-
timate power. the House had really great reason to complain.
Nothing could be more distinctly stated by his Hen. and
Learned Friend, whoas absence they all so much regretted, the
Attorney-General, and the Lord Chief Baron, followed by
several others, all distinctly assuring the House, that by ap-
pearing and pleading, the House in no way committed its pri-
vileges. His Hon. and Learned Friend who spoke last, never-
theless stated that the House did thereby commit its privi-
leges. They were told, first, that they were taking a step on
the most positive assurance that their privileges were
not involved, and, when they had taken it,
they were told that they had committed themselves.
That it had been said that when once they pleaded they had
submitted. Now, just let him suppose such a
_question as that
of a divoree or of a nullity of marriage having been pronounced
by an ecclesiastical *court, would the judgment of that court be
deemed sufficient before the Court of Queen's Bench, accord-
ing to present arguments of his Learned Friend opposite ?
It certainly would not—( Hdar, hear)—and yet, let him ask,
was the House prepared to follow up such a course ?—( Hear. )
Were the courts of law to be or not to be under the authority
of this House ?—( Hear.) If they were not, then he would
say it was the first time he ever heard it ; but if they were,
then he would call on the House to support its
authority.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") He had
now before him an authority which he would read from, and
which he believed the House would bow to ; it was one of a re-
cent date, and one which fully cencurrred in his views. There
the Hon. Member read the extent, and then proceeded to say
he conceived it fully corroborated his view of the constitutional
law on this question. The case was now the same, the views
of the Right Hon. Gentleman were correct, only they had done
a little more wrong. But if they had done a little more wrong
they should not hesitate to remedy it. Here they prepared to
magnify an evil which they had carried to a certain extent—
much beyond its due proportions, and if so how would they
proceed. A wise course should be adopted, had they refer it
to a Court of Error. In such a Court they could not possibly
gain any advantage, but must lose a great deal. Had they
again put it to the Court of Queen's Bench, to which they had
stated they did to mean to put it, hut to the Court of
Error. They made a mistake then—but they were
acting wrong by design now.—( Hear, hear.) The
judge presumed to decide whether the House had jurisdiction
in the matter or not. Would they make the matter worse by
putting the question again to them ? Was there any reason in
asking the judges a question which they (the House of Corn-
mons)said they were not competent to answer ? Suppose they
affirmed the judgment? His Hon. Friend seemed to doubt
that they would do so. Then let them consider what was to
be done—do not let them act blindly. We should take no
step which they could not 'prosecute with advantage to th
public. Suppose the judgment were affirmed? They would
recognise the authority of the judges by putting the question to
them. But if they did not refer it to the Queen's Bench
would they go to the House of Lords, 'which history showed
bad occasionally interfered to stop any access of privilege
claimed by the House of Commons. In the case of Sinner
who brought an action against the East India Company for
1,0001., Sir John Holt, who was his counsel, was ordered to
attend, and he did hot attend. The result was, that the House
of Lords set up an irresponsible jurisdiction over the subject.
The House of Commons interfered and prevented it. Was
that: House to become subordinate to the House of Lords.—
(Hear, hear.) The House of Commons was open to control,
and might be dissolved and new Members elected by the people,
but the House of Lords was no new body, not brought together by
any new diversity of opinion, but were hereditary, and exhibited,
session after session, the same union of party and of principles.
The Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite had said he did
not thank the C..urt of Queen Bench would discharge upon a
warrant of the House of Lords. Perhaps not at present, but
let the Court of Queen's Bench go on a little further, and they
would not stop at discharging upon warrants of the House of
Commons. When the two Houses of Parliament separated,
the two Houses retained certain functions; and, for instance,
the House of Lords retained the judicial functions of Parliament.
In theory the House of Commons was present in the House of
Lords during the exercise of its judicial functions, and this
fact lead him to the conclusion that it was an absurdity to
think of appealing to the Lords in this case. Well, then, sup-
pose in the Court of Error the judgment was reversed, what
would they gain by it ? Wby they would be establishing a
precedent of a most mischievous character. They would have
the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench reversed, wad there
would stand epon record the fact that they had consented to
enter a court of law to establish one of their privileges. But
the decision of the Court of Error might reverse the judgment
without declaring the Court of Queen's Bench to be in the
wrong. The Court of Error might say that the warrant was
good, though it had been a magistrate s warrant, and if the
judgment were reversed he could not help strongly surmising
that it would be upon that ground. Well. the judgment
might be reversed, but he was quite certain
it would not be done without some of the
judges of the Court of Error agreeing in the course of reasoning
adopted by some of the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench.
He would, however, venture to assert what he had often done
before, that if they went to the Exchequer Chamber they
would only come back with a regret that they had ever been
there. But they were about to adopt this course as a preli-
minary step to remedying a mischief they had already com•
mitted by legislation, and he would ask leave to say a word or
two upon what belonged to the question of legislation
Suppose the House were not retained it would stand as a
judgment for the future guidance of the Court : but supposing
the judgment were reversed, the case would, no doubt, be
carried to the Houso of Lords, who had the power of deciding
the validity or equity of a decision of a court of error. Well.
the Lords might decide against them, and then, without any
any father appeal, where would their privilege be ?—(Hear,
hear. What would be done then ? Would they pass a
declaratory act of of what their Fawers and privileges were?
Wei, but they hai undefined powers. How then could they
explain them?—(Hoar, hear.) Well, it was evident they would
ultimately have to make some stand for their prioileges, and
why, could nut the stand be made now ? But a declaratory act
would only weaken the privileges of Parliament, fo. at present
present they rested upon prescription, and if they explained
them by statute a court of law would have power to
decide upon them, because it was the right of a
court of law to construe Acts of Parliament. He
warned them not to take any step founded on the prospect
of future legislation. He lamented the course which that
House was taking, for if they proceoued with it, that would be
the last Parliament which would occupy its proper station in
the country. He lamented that the Right Hon. Baronet had
taken the course which he had pursued ; but, above all, he la-
mented that the name of. Russell should be connected with it.
He implored the House to consider the course they were taking,
and he trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet would review the
whole matter, and not persevere in a course so detrimental to
the public, and so derogatory to the dignity and character of
Parliament.—( The Hon. and Learned Gentleman sat down
amidst laud cheers.)
_ _

trail, to the law of the land. That declaration, however, had
I been set aside by judicial authorities. In the cam of the King
v. Paley, the' judges had laid down doctrines which were per-
fectly consistent with the opinions he had expressed. He was
' not endeavouring to set the authority of the House against the
jurisdiction of the Queen's Bench, but oely to question them
authority as regarded their interference wito the warrants
issued by the House. In the case to which he had alluded
Justice Gould had said if the commitment had been made by
any inferior court it would be competent for the Court of
Queen's Bench to set it aside, but as the commitment had been
issued by the Commons, whichl was not amendable to any low,
it could not be interfered with: Was there ever a more ex-
press declaration that the House of Commons was above the
law? Justice Powell had said that no man ought to
be taken into custody but by the law of the land ?
But lex terrce was not confined to the common law, but in
effect did not include the lex Parlidsmenta. The House of
Commons have committed parties not under the common but
by Parliamentary law, and the application to the Court was
dismissed, on the ground that it was not compotent for it to in-
tefere in matters over which they had no jurisdiction. He
would now refer to the opinion of a more eminent judge than he
had yet quoted. He alluded to the late eminent Lord Tenten-
den, who was one of the most learned judges that ever presided
in the Court of Queen's Bench. In the case of Burdet v.
Abbott, which went by writ of error from that Court to the
House of Lords, Lord Tenterden ruled that it was competent
to this House to commit for breach of their privileges. It
would appear, at first sight, that Lord Tenderden meant to
apply the power of Parliament to convict only so far as its
privileges were concerned. There were many cases in which
that Court had refused to interfere with the asssessments pro-
moted by the House. In the case of the King v.
Patie it had been distinctly laid down that
the Court of Westminster Hall could not judge
of the legality of the decisions of the House of Commons in
cases of committals for contempt. Lord Tenterden had fur-
ther distinctly laid down this broad principle: that the courts of
law could not judge of the privileges of the Parliament, and
also that they could not discharge from contempt a person
committed by that tribunal. Mr. Justice Blackstone had
stated that the little forms of execution or precision in the
mode of execution was required in carrying out the intentions
of the House of Commons. It was the duty of all parties to
attend to the instructions of the House without any such pro-
visions to which he had referred. Looking at the
decision of the courts, it was clear both according
to the law and reason of things that the privileges of the Heuse
should be maintained. Then privileges were not given them
that they should possess any particular advantages to them-
selves but rather to protect the public interests. The step
proposed to be taken by his Hon. and Learned Friend (Sir F.
Thesager), he thought was the best course to adopt at present.
They then could take the case into a court of error
and by that means acquire the opinion of the
highest judicial authority.—(Loud cheers.) Should
that be opposed to them, they could then give their best con-
sidtration as to the steps most prudent to be taken. In the
present stage, however, he vroulld advise nothing further than
an appeal from the Court of Queen's Bench to a court of error.
Speaking of the judgment of Mr. Justice Wightman, he did
not mean that it should be tried on any technical grounds,
but that the whole scope and reasons of the judg-
ment should be tested fairly before the highest
tribunal. To leave the question without notice as ad-
vised by an Hon. Member in the course of the debate, would
be a dangerous policy to which he could not assent. He relied
on the grounds he had stated, that the judgment should command
the revision of the highest legal authorities in the realm—
( Hear, hear)—so as to satisfy the House and the public that
nothing had been left undone, but that every course
had been tried before considering any ulterior mea-
sure.—( Hear, hear.) He would not at present anticipate
the Arse he would advise the House to pursue in case the
decision of the judges was confirmed. He considered he was
not making concession in doing doing so.—(Cheers.) With
respect to what had already been done in this case, he did not see
that the present Parliament was more faulty than its predecessors.
In the case of Abbott v. Burdett, the House had advised to
plead in 1837. In another case which then transpired, the
House consented also to plead. That was in a previous Parlia-
ment to the present, and he believed the then Attorney-General
tendered that advice to the House. The same occurred in
1849, in the case of Howard v. Gossett, that one result of
which now oceupied the House. Lord Campbell, then Mr.
Campbell, advised the House to plead in 1840, and on him
the responsibility of thetpresent proceedings rested. The course
then advised he ( Sir R. Peel) had doubts of, and he still thought
the course taken bad not been a correet one. With
regard to the proceedings of the House no
man felt more strongly than he did that they were
in agreement with the law and the constitution of the
country ; but, at the same time, he must say the instru-
ments by which those privileges were attempted to be enforced
were very dcfective.—(Cheers. ) If they once began to commit
parties [they must make up their minds to have an abundant
supply. Uuder all the circumstances his feelings were, that
thsre was no other way to vindicate the House, and command
the support and respect of the country, but by the
line of proceeding he had recommended.—( Hear, hear.)
Their powers were very weak. There was nothing to prevent
actions being proceeded with during tho recess, their power in
that case was most limited and impracticable. They committed
the sheriffs, but they did not prevent the payment of
the damages.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") So it
would probably be again. If they committed more officers others
would be found ready to levy the damages, and unless the pub-
lic mind be convinced that there was no alterna-
tive, but, as a last resource, they had asserted
their privilege by imprisonment, thkre would be no use
in their doin so. The House had no resource but imprison-
ment. They had no power of Ailing, and they had only im-
prisoned insubordinates. It was impossible to deny that
public sympathy was in favour of these men—
( Hear, hear)—and it would be so again under similar
circumstances. It was better, he thought, to adopt even this
last resource than to relinquish its privileges ; but he ad-
vised them to defer doing so until they had ex-
hausted every other remedy. With all due respect
to the Court of Queen's Bench, he must say that he thought
their decision was inconsistent with reason as it had been in-
consistent with the previous decisions of the same
court on former occasions. He repeated he was
prepared to exhaust any other measure to which
they would resort with any compromise of the authority
or dignity of the House before he appealed to those last and
' extreme measures which might be necessary for the vindication
of their privileges, but a necessity which might be averted by
giving time for the further consideration of this important
question.—( Cheers. )
The House then divided, when there appeared—
Far the motion
Against it
Majority for the motion
The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at Two o'clock.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Second Appearance of MIRe. Tagliont.
TO-MORROW EVENING

Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, ROBERTO DEVEREUX.
Queen Elizabeth, Madame Rossi Caccia ; Sarah, Duchess of Not-
tingham, Mdlle. Rosetti ; Roberto Devereux, Earl of Essex, Sig.
Moriani ; The Duke of Nottingham, wig. Barroilhet.
The Danseuses Vientioises (under the direction of Madame Jose-
phine Weiss) will appear in some of their Favourite Pas (their last
appearance bat three).
In the conrse of the Evening a Divertissement, in which Mdlle.
Cerito and M. St. Leon will appear.
To conclude with the Ballet of LA SYLPHIDE. La Sylphide,
Mdlle. Taglioni.
kpplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bea-
office, Opera Colonnade.

Doors open at Seven ; The Opera to commence at Half-past Seven,

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

Sig. MARIO has the honour to inform his Friends, the Sub-
scribers to the Opera, and the Public that HIS BENEFIT will
take place

ON THURSDAY, JULY 3,

When will be presented (last time this Season), BellinPs Opera
I PURITAN'. Elvira, Madame Grisi; Arturo, Sig. Mario ; Alccardo„
/Kg. Fornasari ; Giorgio, Sig. Lablache.
The Danseuses Viennoises will appear in some of their Favorite
Dances (bring their last appearance but one).
To he followed by Selections from ROBERTO DEVEREUX. The
Principal Characters by Madame Rossi Caccia, Mdlle. Rosetti, Sig.
Moriani, and Sig. Barroilhet.
With various Entertainments, in which Mdlls. Cerito, Mdlle. Lucile
Grahn, and Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi will appear.
And, for the Last Time, LA SYLPHIDE. La Sylphide, Mdlle.
Taglioni.
Applications for Boxe,, Stalls, end Pit Tickets to be made at the
i~rert-ctlice, Colonnal., Ilayinarket.
Hors open at Seven, to commeaca at Half-past Seven o,Clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE,
THIS; EVENING

Will be repeated an entirely new and Ofiginal Opera, entitled
THE ENCHANTREsS. The Music composed by M. N. Balfe ; the
'Abretto, by M. de St. Georges and Bunn.
Dor !ivio, Mr W. Harrison; Ilamir, Mr. Borrant ; Duke
d'Aquila, Mr. Weiss; Nugnez, Mr. H. Horaeastle; Stella, Madame
inna 'Chalon.

After which. the favourite Drama of CLARI ; or, The Maid
of Milan. Clari, Miss Rain.orth ; Vespino, Miss Poole.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,
LEsSEE, qit. B. WEBSTER.
Tills EVENING

.11 ge repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Dointas Jerrold,
ontitled TIME WYttli.: WONDER.i. Goldthunb, Mr. W. Farren •
Felix ,luidthura;), Mr. Ciiarles Mathews; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ;
ilessy Madame Vesiris ; Ilorentine, Miss Fortescue ;
Miss '1 ticker. Mrs. Wove., ; 2'att3 , Mrs. Humby.
. .

After which will be repeated a Dramatic Sketch, entitled THF.
OLD sOLIiIEIt. siy Lionel I artier, Mr. Brindal ; Mater Michael
Cram?, Mr. Tilbury : Sda^t Letherso'e (age" 95), Mr. W. Farren ;
Buff, tlr. James Land ; Patience Cramp, Mrs. Stanley ; Helen,
Miss Telbin.

To concluie with au entirely New Farce, called ili '4_l KING
AND I. Period, lii9l. Si- William Melrose, Mr. li. Hog; Aurchell,
Mr. names Bland; Perkin Pyeflneh, Mr. Buckstone ; Jessie ,Donald,
Miss Julia Bennet.

THEATc-E ROYAL, ADEEPHE
trNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE
'THIS EVENING

Will be repeated P. New Comedy, entitled PEG WOFFINGTON;

,The i.ate 2c., et. The Niarqui; Mousseux. Mr. Selby; Baron
Stitpii, Mr, I'au'. Ledford ; George Tarleton, Jr. Hinisoa ; Merestick,
Mr. liriglq ; Pe.; Woffingtoii, Miss Wthilgar.
TJ e fthlowed by the ii:gbly successful and Original Farce, called
FILE HUSH DRAGOON. •r. Brown Sherry, Mr. Selby ; Paddy
Murphy O'Brallaglian, Mr. Hudson.
After which, an Original Terpsichorean Burletta, called POWDER
AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Mi•. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr.
Lambert ; Captain Kidglove, Mr. *elby ; Jacob Gerkir, Mr. Wright ;
Mrs. Moiitgometie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews; Sally Knobbs,
Miss Woolgar.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
LEi•SEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed GUY MANNERING. With additional Music
Colonel Mannering, Mr. Archer ; Henry Bertram, Mr. Allen ;
Dominie Sampson, Mr. Compton ; Julia Mannering, Miss Emma
Stanley; Lucy Bertram, 3ldlle. Helen Condell; Meg 3lerrilies, Miss
Cuslunzn.
After which, a New Divertissement, called A COURT BALL IN
1740. In which will be introduced the Dances as performed at her
Majesty's 13a1 Costume, with the O, iginal Music.
To conclude wit., A DAY Li., SPENT.

THEATRE aovAL, LYCEUM
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.
Tilts EVENING

Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, in Two Acts.
entitled FRIENDS A. COURT. Principal Characters by Messrs.
Vining, A. Wigan, Dlddea ' Turner, Collier, and Bender; Mrs.
Keeley, Miss Villars, and MissFa.irbrother.
A`ter which, an entirely New, Original, and Novel Grand Fairy
BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les
Danseuses Anglaises will appear.
To be followed by a New Farce, entitled LUCK'S ALL. Principal
Characters br Messrs. 7. Vining, Diddear, Keeley, Meadows, Kin-
loch, and Timer ; Miss Hicks and Mrs. A. Wigan.
To conclaile w -it an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric,
Romantic Burlesque, entitled C IND ERELLA. The Principal
Characters by Mr. Mn A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, .Mr.
J. W. Collier, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Falrbrother, Mrs.
Woolliege, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, &c

ST. JAMES'S THEATEE.-FICENCII PLAYS.

Third appearan;•e at this Theatre of the popular Actor, M. ARNAL.

THIS EVENING
Will be performed LE PARADIS DE MAHOMET. Oscar Belami,
M. Lienard ; Leila, Mdlle. Ozy ; Zaide, Mdlle. Andrea.
After which, L'HOUME BLASE. Nantouillet, Mons. Areal.
To conclude with UN NI ONSIE UR ET UNE DAME. Un Mon-
sieur. M. Ainal ; Une Dame, Mdlle. Forgeot.
boxes, 6s. • Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors
.rill be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances commence
at Half-past.

Sir R. PEEL said that in the course of the Honourable and
Learnsel Gentleman's speech, he had given the House a solemn
exhortation that they would not adopt any step of their own
inherent authority for the vindication :of their own privileges,
unless they first carefully considered all the bearings of this
case. He (Sir R. Peel) agreed with the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman, because he thought it of the utmost importance if
that House did take a step for its own authority, and to vindi-
cate its own privilege=, that every other course should be taken
before they called on the House to vindicate its privileges by its
own authority. He looked to the ime.onstitution of
that House, and he saw a popular assemely divided on
that question. Men of high authority were :disposed
supported the authority of the courts of law, and he saw the
probabiltty that a proposal to act upon their own authority
would be met with great opposition. He looked back to the
course which the House had actually pursued, and he saw the
Noble Lord who had been responsible for the conduct of
affairs prepared to vindicate the privileges of the House
in which he (Sir Robert Peel) assisted the Noble Lord.
He had seen the committal of the sheriffs, and had witnessed
the sympathy that was evinced upon their release, and all this
confirmed him in the conclusion that it was most important
that their resolution to support their own privileges
should be almost an unanimous one. He believed that there
was yet one other course which they might pursue, without
abandoning their privileges. It had been perfectly open to
them, within the last three weeks to come to the resolution of
vindicating their privileges, upon their own authority. They
bad held the doctrine that they should defend the Sergeant-
at-Arms, because they wished the Court of Queen's
Bench to ",,be made acquainted with the fact of the
privileges of that House having bsen violate& He
was surprised that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman should-
have been one who voted fur the adjournment of that debate
until a day after the day upon which the Sergeant-at-Arms
would be called upon to lay the amount of the verdict against
him. Was it not then competent to the House to have state
that to dispute their authority was a breach of their privileges?
Was it not then competent to have passed a vote refusing to
pay damages? Whereas, as he ( Sir R. Peel) had warned them,
if they adjourned, the jury would have time to find a verdict,
and the House be obliged to pay. If, however, they had, as
he advised, without delay passed the resolution, it would have
been conveyed to the judges, and they would have known that
the bare entertaining the question, much more the reception
of the verdict, would make them guilty of a breach of privi-
lege.—( Hear, hear.) But what had been the result? The
House refused to accept his warning. Among those who re-
sisted it was hi. Hon. and Learned Friend opposite (Sir T.
Wilde); the jury returned their verdiet, it was received, and
the money had since been paid. Let them not, however, for
that act commit their officer for breach of privilege. Let them
be consistent, and commit the Treasury, who had paid the
damages.—(Laughter.) That would be far more just than to
visit with punishment their subordinate instrument. Or to
push the question to its legitimate extent, would the Learned
Gentleman opposite advise the committal of the judges
who infringed the privileges of Parliament. The
Honourable Member had referred to the resolutions of 1837,
moved by the Astorney-General of the day, Lord Campbell,
than whom a more determined supporter of their privileges
could not be found, and the Noble Lord (J. Russell) had ex-
pressed opinions, in which he heartily concurred ; influenced
by the same mo ives, he could never advise the House to enter
upon a control of such a decided nature, as recommended by
many, until he saw unanimity, or, at least, a vast majority in
the House, seconding the step. Jt had been said that that
House ought to influence public opinion, but if a powerful
minority opposing, backed the feeling, but too palpable
in the country, the experiment would be most dangerous. It
would not do, by a majority of eight or ten, for the Govern-
ment to undertake the summary vindication of the privileges of
Parliament, and the House and country together 111U34 unani-
mously come to a determination cordially to support the course.
There must he no levees attending Sheriffs, no sympathy with
the infringers of their privileges, there must be a feeling both
in and out of the House in favour of the rights
of the Commons of England,—( Hear, hear.) It had
been recommended that the judgment of the Court of Queen's
Bench should be left unquestioned, but the reason assigned for
that course was the very strongest argument not to leave it in
that unsatisfactory state.
The Learned Member (Sir T.
oWpiinldioen) swahidichth
jatud Mr.geJustice Wightman had delivered one
Coleridge had destroyed, and that Lord
Denman had, in time,hiv destroyed that of Judge Coleridge.
Could a more powerful reason be given for appealing to a final
tribunal, or for anticipating
asking the reversal of such conflicting
opinions. And, surely, by gi the Court below were
of
right in entertaining the validity the warrant, was no re-
cognition of the judge's authority, where the greater
theh discussion
con-
cession in putting the question than in allowing
of their plea? He agreed with the Noble roard
for London, as well as with the concurrent sentiments the Member
Learned Member (Sir T. Wilde) who had last . the
Mouse, that as to upholding and vindicating their privileges,
it was essential to the proper administration of Parliament.
He would contend that the House of Commons, even without
a warrant was competent to arrest any individual and bring
him before the bar of the House. He thought it was a power
necessarily inherent in them, and to question that power was to
doubt the privileges, without which their power of rendering
service to their country would be altogether destroyed. The
judges on all former occasions had distinctly declared that
power existed. The judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench
was very different from the opinions of judges expressed years
ago. Hie Hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge had sain
that no court of law for the last 1.50 years had questioned the
right of the House of Commons to commit for contempt. He
(Sir R. Peel) was not sufficiently satisfied with their conces-
sion. It did not extend far enough. He thought to limit the
right of tho House to commit only for contempt was not
sufficient. He contended that the House had power to commit in
all cases and under every pcs,ible circumstance. It had been
Said that if the House of Commons had this universal power to
onanits it would destroy Magna Charts" and wyuld cou•

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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10 to 1 agst Libel and Lightning—taken
GOODWOOD CUP.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Faugh-a-Ballagh—taken freely
5 to 1 agst Mr. Hill's Ironmaster—backed for a goad
sum at 6 and 7 to 1.
ST. LEGER.
600 to 100 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England
20 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken several times
20 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken
25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's hedger—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Mangle's Comical Boy—taken
The attendance was good, and the betting tolerably brisk.
NEWCASTLE RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Gateshead, or Lottery Stakes of 10 sovs. each,
p.p. The second to save his stake. 2 miles.
(21 Subs.)
Mr. St. Paul's Mentor .. (Lye) 1
Mr. Wormald's Sister to Pedometer 2
Mr. Johnson's Nanny Banks 3
Won in a canter.
THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE
of 200 sovs., added to a Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft,
and 5 only, &c. 2 miles.
Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Lye) 1
Mr. Dawson's Merry Andrew, 5 yrs, Est 131 b .... 2
Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 51b 3
The following also ran :—Col. Cradock's Pagan; Mr.
Meiklam's Best of Three, Lord Zetland's Coheiress, Mr.
Gordon nd Wynyard, Mr. Merry's Brevity. Mr. Snafto's
Portobello, Captain Potts's Northumberland, Mr. J.
Cookson's Crikey Billy, Mr. Standish's Little Hampton,
Mr. W. Scott's Cataract, Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of 'Tyne,
Mr. Headlam's Badinage, Mr. Wormald's Pedometer,
and Sir C. Monck's f by Physician, out of Castaway.
3 to 1 agst Lightning (taken), 9 to 2 agst Pagan, $ to
1 agst Inheritress, 10 to 1 agst Portobello.
Won cleverly by half a length—a neck between se-
cond and third ; Coheiress fourth, and Queen of Tyne
fifth.
The Corporation Plate of 60 guineas, added to a Sweep-
stake of 5 sovs. each. Heats, two miles. (23 Subs.)
Captain Boyd's Lara, aged (Noble) 5 1 1
Mr. Johnstone's Milden, 3 yrs
Mr. Meiklam's Poussin, 5 yrs 6 2 dr
Mr. Lamb's Lady Flora, aged .. 2 dr
Mr. Standish's Susan, 4 yrs 3 dr
Mr. Headlam's Badinage, 3 pa 4 dr
Won easy.
ST. LEGER BETTING.
8 to 1 agst Mentor—taken.
BIBURY CLUB RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Cup Stakes of 10 cove. each, with 100 added; for 3 yrs
old 9st 71b, 4 yrs lOst 121 b, b yrs list 61b, 6 yrs and aged
11 st 101 b ; 3 yrs old, that never won above 501., or re-
ceived 1001. for running second, allowed 41b, 4 yrs 71b, 5 yrs
121 b, 6 yrs and aged 181 b. The winner to be sold for 600/.,
&c. (11 Subs.)
Lord G. Bentinck's John o' Gaunt, aged (Lord Maidstone) 1
Sir S. Spry's f by Sir Hercules, out of Taglioni, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Wormald's Millepede, aged .A •... 3
Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, aged
2 to 1 on John o' Gaunt, who won in a canter, by three
lengths.
The Andover Stakes of 5 sovs each, and 50 added. Last mile.
(20 Subs.)
--- Giantess, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b ... (Mr. Bayley) 1
Lord Maidstone's Arcanus, 6 Yrs, list slb
Mr. Rolt's Hampton, 6 yrs, lOst 51b
The following also started :—Lord G. Bentinck's All-round-
my-Hat, 4 yrs, list 31b—Mr. Boyd's Conquerer. 6 yrs,
10. t 121b—Mr. Clifton's Robin Hoed, 4 yrs, lOst 121b-111r.
Pearce's The Scavenger, 5 yrs, lOst 91b—Mr. W. Etwall's
Venatrix, 5 yrs, I Oat—Mr. J. Day's g by Mazeppa, out of Busk,
4 yrs, 9st 121b—Col. Peel's f by Slane, out of Mary Ann,
3 yrs, 9st 121 b—and Mr. W. Sadler's New Forest Deer, 4 yrs,
lOst lolb.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Giantess, 3to I agst All-round-my-Hat,
4 to 1 agst Arcanus, and 5 to 1 rsrst Conqueror.
Giantess won easy by three parts of a length.
The Scurry Plate of 531. Three quarters of a mile.
started.eq eror
The 6 ryaruse,
wlalss tu,o
trafinuir
acSueuvueuratlleoft.thers
Conqueror,
King's Adelatolt, 3 yrs, 10st 121 b, and Mr. Boyd's The
ash eddeadw hen he
aotu.
T
SOCBRDGE IiACES.
The Produce Stoea ef 501. each. Tnu
(1 "DAT.
Mr. Wreford's Witticism 6 Subs.)
walked over
MARTHA 13RIXEST---
We are requested by the ma-
tron of Bethlem Hospital to state, that there
is not a word of
truth in the paragraph regarding Martha Brizey, which ap
peared in our impresaion of Tuesday, copied frost Morning.
Paper.
BEATING THE MAIL —An lowa editor acknow-
ledges the receipt of congressional documents " in advance of
the mail," in consequence of a sock of wolves and an old she.
beg chub/ the post-rider saw the priricq

STRAND THEATRE.
THIS EVENING

Will bepr•sented (fifth time) an eu irely new Drama, founded on
Douglas Jerrold's celebrated " STORY OF A FEATHER " to give
due effect im which, in addition to Messrs. H. Hall, C. Boyce, H.
Lee, R Younge, Cockr.'l, Dean, R. Romer, Misses Ilaml:ton, Fitz-
jamz:s. Weymouth, and Mri. Lee, arrangemcats have been inVe
with Messrs. John Webster, Laws, Mrs. C. Boyle, and Miss Beau-
champ.
After which, CIIARLE, THE SECOND.
To conclude with the very successful new Drama, called SECRET
M E:101Rs.
Mr H. Hall's Benefit on Monday, June 30ih.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITiI,:ATRE.
rittiemEToß, MR. W. BATTY.
Crowded and delighted Audiences—Two Grand Battle Spectacles—
The Scenes in the Ciicle combine the greatest display of Female
Equestrian Talent ever witnessed.
THIS EVENING
Will performed THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Introducing
the Double Company m French and English Artistes. The Em-
peror Napoleon by Mr. Gomersal, who is engaged expressly for this
occasion.
New Scenes in the Circle, presenting the first ta'ent of British and
Foreign Equestrians o: the present day.
To conclude with tie New Grind Pantomimic Spectacle of THE
CREEK RENEGADE.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLAWiCAL GARDENS.
COMBINATICLZ OF ATTRACTIONS.
The Feur Javenile Minstrel Brothers and tae Rock Harmonicon,
Every Day, ttom Nine till Dusk.
ROMANTIC C ARDEN'S AND ?ROMENADE.
EXTENSIVE t ND UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE.
COLOSSAL MODELLED REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH,
The Acme of Scenic Illusion.
file MINSTREL BROTH RS, aom Four to Twelve Years of Age;
will perform Select Airs at intervals.
The ROCK HARMON ICON fto‘n Three till Eight.
knd on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THURS-
DAYS, GRAND CONCERTS D'ETE and MAGNIFICENT
DISPLAY of FIREWORKS.
Admission, One Shilling.
Feeding the Carnivore at Half-past Five ; Pelicans and Polar Bears
at Six ; Concert at Half- sast Aix. anti Fireworks at Half-past Nine.

THE WEAThEIL-SUN OFFICE, JUNE 26.

riILP:RMODIETER, Lowest, 52 ; Highest, 68 ; Noon, 65.

BAROMETER, 29.92.-U IND, N:

`TOTE.—The tigurei which follow the words "Lowest" and
• Ilighost" denote the lowest and highest state o' the
• hermometer during the preceding twenty-four hour•;. Ail
the other observations are made at noon.

MOH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
turning .. 25 minutes after 7 I Evening'.. 53 minutes after 7

Twpi 11,17 N, LONTION,Pit/DAI MORNTWEI, :mole 2f, PAL

A long discussion followed, and eventually it was
determined that the ease should be tried in a Court of
Error.

The Irish Colleges Bill, as amended by the Commons
in Committee, has just been printed, and now appears in
a very complete form. All reasonable objections made
to it by the Catholic prelates as regards religious
education and the undermining of the faith and
morals of the students are entirely obviated. Lecture-
rooms are to be assigned for religious instruction;
no student will be allowed to remain in any of the
colleges, unless he shall dwell with his parent or guar
dian, or some near relation or friend, or with a tutor or
master of a boarding-house licenst d by the President of
the College; and it shall be lawful for any person having
the power to make an absolute disposition of his property
to convey lands, tenements, or any estate therein for
establishing and maintaining lectures, or other forms of
religious instruction for the use of students, subject of,
course, to such regulations as may be made by the
governing body of the college, and approved by her
MAJESTY, as Visitor. If religious instruction therefore
is regarded by Mr. O'CoNNELL and Sir ROBERT Nous
of such vast importance, they will have them-
selves only to blame if ample provision is not
made for that purpose, for if they are sincere in their
opposition to the measure, and would exert themselves
as good Christians, they could raise by subscription in
one year sums which would amply endow teachers of
divinity for all the colleges. The Government affords
them every facility, and the vote of the House of Commons
for the other objects of these institutions is so liberal, that
they cannot with a serious countenance complain. A
grant at once of 100,000/. has been voted by a large
majority for erecting the buildings, and also the annual
sum of 21,0004 (7,0004 for each) as salaries to the
president, professors, librarians, &c., as well as for
burses and prizes to the purils. The colleges are to
make reports of their proceedings every year to her
MAJESTY, and copies of these reports are to be laid
before both Houses of Parliament.

Madrid journals of the 18th have been received, but
they bring no news of importance. The Gazette pub-
lishes an order from the Minister of the Interior, ap-
proving of the estimates for the construction of a line of
telegraphs from Madrid to the French frontier. The
work is to be commenced without delay. There are
many rumours about a Carlist insurrection, but they are
entitled to little credit. Why should the Carlists rise,
when they confidently anticipate that Queen CHRINTINA
will arrange all matters to their satisfaction ?
The Three per Cents. closed at 31 13-16 for cash, and
324 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 21 for cash, and
214 at GO days ; and the Passivcs, at 61 at 60 days.

Most of the Paris papers contain articles on the brief
discussion which took place in the Chamber of Deputies
relative to the settlements in the Pacific. This appears
to be a very exciting subject, for no sooner is Otaheite
mentioned than three or four speakers of the Opposition
demand to be heard, and, in due order, attack the Go-
vernment for want of spirit in submitting to the whims
of a Queen of savages, and allowing the KING to lower
the dignity of France by inciting an epistle to such a
Sovereign. The. Ministerial Globe considers such lan-
guage on the part of Frenchmen very ungallant. " 111.
DE MALLEVILLE and M. BILLAULT," it says, " l,ave
shown themselves very susceptible as regards the Royal
dignity. They cannot comprehend that the KING of th.
FRENCH should have written to Queen PomARE, who
obstinately refuses to reply. They forget that Queen
POMA RE first wrote to the KING of the FRENCH, and that
the KING had simply to reply to her letter. Does not
the politeness of the members of the Opposition go so
rsr as to reply to the letters which are addressed to
them ? Does M. DE MALLEVILLE who, it is said, b.
very gallant towards the ladies, think it is civil not to
reply to a Queen ? We are certain that M. DE MALLE-
VILLE would reply to the most humble grisette, and
even pay the postage of his letter. Why, then, may not
the Ii ING of the FRENCH be as polite as M. DE NIALLE-
VILLE ?" The Constitutionnel has the weakness to ad -
vert to th-se " puetilities," as one of the journals de-
scribes them, in a serious light. Had the discussion
been about the ejection of MEHEMET ALI from Egypt,
or the division of the Turkish empire, M. THIERS'
editor could not have been more solemn. He thuv
writes:—" Facts speak for themselves. M. DUCHATEL
haft the unfortunate notion of referring to the origin of
these questions, covering himself with boastings of th.
past against the humiliations of the present. The effect
produced by this sitting was grand and profourto.
The Chamber does not stagger, as it was hoped it
would, under the faults and weaknesses of the Govern-
ment. It indeed seamed to grow younger and more
vigorous on the recital of !hese faults and weaknesses ;
while the anxiety depictel by the countenances of the
Ministers announced that the future appeared to them
in dark and dismal colours. Vile ridicule of all thest
overtures, these actual supplicatio.qs, to Queen POMARE.
will not efface-the feeling of all the. humiliation which
France has suffered from this affair."

The rage fur railway speculation in Prance appears to
be on the increase ; and the precincts o! the Chamber
of Deputies are so infested with the parties interested,
that a formal complaint was made on the subject by the
Marquis DE LAROCHEJAQUELIN on Tuesday.• " The
Salle des Pas Perdus, adjoining the hall they oven
sitting in," said he, " was absolutely encumbered with
pc•rbons totally disconnected with the Chamber, wb
assailed the Deputies, as they entered, with importuni-
ties relative to the railroad Bills that were or were not
to be placed on the order of the day for discusssion dur
ing the present session. Such conduct he must desig
nate as scandalous, and he called o•i the President to
prevent it for the future." The President, however,
made no remarks, and the Chamber proceeded to dis-
cuss the estimates fur Public Instruction.

The Three per Cents. closed on Tuesday at 83f. 80c.; the
Five per Cents. at 121 f. 65c.; Orleans Railroad shares,
1,190 f. ; Rouen, 1,037 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 735 f. ; Havre, 8500 ;
Avignon, I,ooof. ; Basle, 261 f. 25c. ; Spanish Actives, 3814 ;
Ditto Three per Cents., 41.
The following are the quotations for the new lines :

Orleans and Bordeaux, 170 f. premium ; Boulogne, 1001.
ditto ; Troyes and Monteieru, 35f. ; Paris and Lyons
(LaffiLte), 20f.; ditto (Calon), par; ditto (Ganneron), 41.
50c. ; Northern line ( Laffitte), 22f. 50c. ; ditto (Rosamel),
6f. 50c ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 9f. 50c. ; ditto
(Drouillard), par; ditto (O'Neill), 3f. 50c.; ditto (Jacques
Lefevre), par ; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 15f. ; ditto
(Talabot), 37f. 50c.; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 7f. 50c. ;
Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie), If. 50 ; ditto and
Cette(Espeleta ), 4f. 50c. ; Creil and St. Quentin, If. 50c. ; Paris
and Strasbourg (Ganneron), llf. 25e. ; Dijon and Mul-
hausen, par.
AIAnsEILLEs, JUNE 20.-Marseilles and Avignon, 1,0251. ;
Boulogne, 615 f. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 700 f. ; Vierzon,
790 f. ; Avignon and I.)un,(Ta(laohomtpne lid
), 53i7f. 50c. ditto o
na
(Sebastiani), 5171. 50c. .►
' ditto cag
505 f. ; Bourdeaux and Cette (Espeleta), 5101. ; ditto
e),
(Mackenzie), 505 f.

MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO AT THE
EGYPTIAN HALL.—Captain Siborne has, after great
assiduity and labour, completed the model of the entire
field, covering a surface of about 21 feet by 20 in ex-
tent, and showing the entire lines of both armies, toge-
ther with the Prussian division, under Blucher, at eight
o'clock in the evening. The work is admirably exe-
cuted, and affords the spectator a very distinct and in-
telligible view of -what is supposed to have been the
general appearance of this dreadful battle-ground when
the last grand charge was made along the whole line.
It may be said to be a national work, and, we confi-
dently trust, will repay the skill and expense bestowed
upon it.
MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of
deaths during the week ending June 21 was 803, show-
ing a decrease of 42, as compared with the previous
week, and less-byvl6o. than the weekly average of five
years. The fine weather has produced a most favour-
able change in all the diseases of the lungs and other
organs of respiration, the total number of deaths under
that head beint only 205, while the weekly average of
five springs is 267, and five years 292. The number of
violent deaths, howe‘er, is unusually large, 31 ; and of
these about 10 were from accidents, from falls and in-
juries in the streets, 7 from drowning, 6 suicides, and 6
from burns and scalds, including the four persons
unfortunately burnt to death by the fire at Raggett's
Hotel. The deaths from small-pox occur:ed at the
following ages :--two under 1 year ; four 1-2 ; three
5-10 ; one 13 ; one 18 ; three 20-30 ; and two
30-35 years. The fall of rain in inches during the
week was 0.55, and of that 0.50 fell is one day, Tues-
day, the 17th.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
steady. Sales 4,000 bales, at former rates. There was a large
business doing in Railway Shat es, principally the Scrips :-
Bandon and Bantry, 14 34 ; Barnsley- Junction, 6;3/4 ;
Ditto, Half Shares, 3%; Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction,
-119 Bs. 9d. ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 3% ;
Blackburn, Burnl,y, and Accrington, 9% ; Blackburn
•Darwen, and Bolton, 5% 5 ; Belfast and Coleraine, 2% ;
Belfast and County Down, 4% 4 ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liver-
pool, 16 4 ; Caledonian, 11% 17s. ; Cambridge and Lincoln,
4% ; Chester and Birkenhead, 58%; Ditto, New Shares,
53% ; Churnet Valley, 5 % ; Clitheroe Junction, 31% ;
Cork and Killarney, 13/4 ; Derby and Crewe, 2% ; Dublia
and Belfast Junction, 94 ; Dublin and Wexford, 2 ; Dublin
and Galway, 4% ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone 4% ;
Eastern Counties, 20% 3% ; Ditto, New Shares, 11% % ;
Ditto, Perpetual, 7 18s. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 73 ;
Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18 ; Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 7%;
Glasgow and Dumfries, 15s. 17s. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and
Greenock, 17 ; Ditto, Preference, 435. • Glasgow and Avr, 69 ;
Grand Junction, 240; Ditto, New Shares, 50; Grand 'Union,
95.; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 4%; Great Western, Half
Shares, 117 ; Goole and Doncaster, 245. ; Huddersfield Canal
and Railway, 7%; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6%; Leicester
and Birmingham, 395. ; Limerick and Waterford, 8% 14 ;
Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 414 41 ; London
and Birmingham, 240 ; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 45% ; London
and Brighton, 75; London, Oxford, and Cheltenham, 3s. 6d.
14 ; London and Windsor, 14 ; Londonderry and Ennis-
killen, 4%; London and York, 334 ; Direct Northern, 3%;
Leeds and Dewsbury, 114 ; Leeds and West Riding, 9 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 60 ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham Continuation, 14 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half
Shares, 79 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 26%; Matlock and
Midland,s4 ; Midland Railway, 185%; Ditto, 40/. Shares,
29 4 % ; Consolidated Birmingham and Derby, 145%;
Newark and Sheffield, 2% ; Newcastle and Berwick, 18%;
Newcastle and Darlington, New Shares, 354 ; Newry,
Banbridge, and Belfast, 114 ; Newry and Warrenpoint,
265. 14 ; North British, Half Shares, 6%; North Kent, 4%;
North Wales Mineral, 15% ; North Western, 44 ; Notting-
ham and Ambergate. 1%; Nottingham and Mansfield. % ;
Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 43a ; Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton, 7%; Preston and Wyre, 321,4 ; Ditto,
Extension, 214 ; Runcorn Gap, Preference Shares, 38%;
Sheffield and Manchester, 12434 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares,
15%; Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 145.; Shrewsbury and
North Wales, 3 ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire,
4 795. ; South-Eastern and Dover, 474 %; Ditto, New
Shares, No. 1, 18%; Ditto, New Shares, No. 2, 16% 3% ;
Ditto, New Shares, No. 3, 81,4 ; Scottish Central, 6%;
South Midland, 425. 435. ; Trent Valley, 18%; Ditto, Con-
tinuation, 435. 6d. 2%; Welsh Midland, 78s. 9d. 4; West
Yorkshire, 114; Worcester and Tring, 265. 1%; White-
haven and Furness, 58s. 9d. 3 1,4 ; York and Carlisle, 4 ;
York and Selby, 501. Shares, 75; Great Paris and Lyons,
395.: Northern of France (Laffit.e's), 5%; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux, 934 ; Paris and Lyons (Laffitte's), 2%.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 25.-The sales are
-Barnsley Junction, 6% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Cheshire, 111/4 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 91%;/
Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction, IY4
15-16 prem. •, Blackburn, Darien, and Bolton, 514 ; Bolton,
Wigan, and Liverpool, 16 i,(4', ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 4%;
Churnet Valley, 5 1-16 ' • Clitheroe Junction, 3% %; Easl-ern
Counties, New, 11%; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarter
Shares, 8 ; Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 34 ; Glasgow and
Dumfries, 17s. 6d. 18s. ; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, and
Manchester Junction, 245. ; Grand Union, 1% ; Hudders-
field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 7% 7 • Hudders-
field and Sheffield Junction, "64 ; Leetl.l and ihirsk, 64 ;
Leeds and West Riding Junction, 9 %; Leicester and 13ir
mingliam, 1 15-16 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 ;
London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 1%; London
and York, 33/ ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 17% ;
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 514 14 ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, New Quarter Shares, 7% ; Man-
chester and Birminghani.COntinuation and Welsh Junction,
1 13-16 34 ; North British, New Shares, 6 13-16; North
Eastern, % prem. ; North, Staffordshire, 4 5-16 ; North
Union (A), 160%; North-Western, 4%; Nottingham, Ere-
wash, Ambergate, and Manchester, 1% prem. ; Preston and
Wyre, 32% ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3 7-16 ; Preston and
%%Tyre Extension, 2% ; Sheffield and Manchester, 1261%
127 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 16; Shrewsbury, Hereford, and
North Wales, 3% ; South-Eastern and Dover, 48 ; South-
port and Euxton, 3 1-16; .Trent Valley, 183 q; Wakefield,
Pontefract, and Goole, 2214 21%; West Yorkshire, 14 ;
Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union, 16s. 16s. 6d.
prem. ; York and Carlisle, 418 1-16; Bourdeaux, Toulouse,
and Cette, 2%.
There are one or two ship arrivals to-day, but they bring
nothing later.
The Funds are not so well supported. Consols have been
no higher than 99 to IA ; Exchequer-bills are 575. to 595.
premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
-ealised 102% to 102%; and the Three per Cents. 99% to
99%. Bank Stock is steady at 211.
The Foreign Bonds are dull again. Spanish Three per
Cents. obtain 40% to 41 ; Portuguese Converted are
661. ; Mexican have been 3734, being inactive. Colombian
have been firm at 18 to 4. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 6334.
The Share Market is much brisker to-day, speculation
having increased at Liverpool. Prices are rather better in
nany instances, and there has been more doing in all the
Foreign lines, though the tendency in respect to them is
rather to sell than buy, because prices are receding at PA-is.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
dank Stock „
per Cent. Reduced ... 994% 99%
New 34 per Cents 102%14 102%
Long Annuities to expireJ an. 1860 - 11%
'ndia Bonds, 1,0001 - -
Ditto under 1,0001...
Consols for Opening 99 99
xchequer Bills, 1,0001., 11/2d 57 59 pm. 59
Ditto 5001. ... 57 59 pm. 59
Ditto Small
ONE CLOSING
,'RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 1814 1814
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... ... - -
Ditto, Account 37% 3714',
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto, Deloentures . • . 14 14
Portuguese 5 per Cents. - -
Ditto, Converted 661/2 674
I Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. - -
Ditto, Passive ... - 7%
Ditto 3 per Cent. ..
French, 5 per Cent , , -f. -c. 121 f. 121/4c.
butch, 21,4 per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific - 99%
PRICES OF • CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES PAID. A ONEO'CLOCK.;. PEKES.
%berdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% 2% 2%
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 133
Ditto 1/2 Shares
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction -
B:iiton, Lewes, & Hest. 20 -
iiris:.ol and Exeter
Do. few • 2 ...... 12
Caledonian
Ditto Ext. nsion ...... 216_
... _
...
Cambridge arkl Lincoln 1%...... 434 %34 4%
Chester and Holy head... 10
Churnet Valley
Coventry, Bedworth, and
Nuneaton ........ ...... 14
Coventry and Leicester 14 l% l%
,tornwall
1%

Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast J unc 21
Dublin and Galway..... 21
Dublin and Mullingar... 2
Eastern Counties 14/. 165...... 21 203/4
Ditto New 4/. 16s.
Kdinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto Quarter Shares 121/...... ........
Ditto, New Quarters.. 2% 7% ...... ..... 7%
treat South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of Scotland 2%
:rest North of England..100
Ditto New
,ireat Western

Ditto Half Shares 5O ll6 117 ll7
Ditto, Fifths 2O —
?;luildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2% ... .. 5% 5%
Hull and Selby SO
Do. Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle... 20
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...239
Do. New Thirds
London and Blackwall. 16/. 133.4 d lO3/4 ll
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 19141 l9
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... 11
Lone!. & S.Westem 411 6s 10d 84% 83% .... 84
Do. New
London and York 2% 3%% 330
London and Windsor ... 1
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil .......
Londonderry & Coleraine 2%...... 4%3/4 4%4
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 2% 4% 4%
Lynn and Ely _ _
2% 6% 6 6
_ .

Manchester and Leeds... 73 - —
Do. Quarters
Do. Sixteenths ... 3%
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock 225....... 4 .
Midland 100 lB7 186 lB6l/
Do. New
• Midland,Birm., Derby 100
_
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Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction
__ 25 ...... ... .....

TEE SUN NEWSPAPER.—We feel it due to the pro-
prietor of The Sun newspaper to say, that the public ought
to bear in mind and fully appreciate his exertions in giving
early and correct information. For some time the reports
in the third edition of that paper of the proceedings of the
current day in the Railway Committees, and also in the
House of Commons, reflect great credit not only upon the
proprietor, but also upon all the gentlemen concerned
thereon ; to the former for the spirited manner in which he
surpasses his Contemporaries, and to the latter for the able
manner in which they carryout the wishes of their employer.
Knowing something of the great expense which Mr. Young
must be put to in these efforts to serve the public, we do not
at all hesitate to award to him our feeble meed of praise.—
Wakefield Journal.
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle-makers on
Wednesday gave their annual banquet to the livery at the West
India Dock Tavern,Black wall. In the absence of Alderman Sir G.
Carroll (whose attendance, we regret to say, was prevented by
illness), Mr. Clarkson took the chair. Amongst the distin-
guished guests we noticed Lord Wynford, Baron Platt, Vis-
count Ebrington, M.P., Lord A. Lennox, M.P., Sir Hes•
keth Fleetwood, Bart., M. p. , Sir James Duke, M.P., James
Pattison, Esq., M.P., George Dodd, Esq., M.P., Alderman
J. Johnsen,Anthony Brown, Esq., Chamberlain ; W. A. De-
lane, Esq., Murdo 'Young, Esq., J. Harman, Esq., &c. Up.
wards of 180 sat down to dinner, which was served by Messrs.
Lovegrove in their best style. The usual toasts were proposed
with great ability by the chairman, and the company, who
app-ared to appreciate fully the pleasure of such a meeting, did
not separate till a late hour.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office
for the Governors of the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and St.
Helena,

Do. New Brandling... 10
Newcastle and Berwick 1% 18%143/4 lB%
Newark and Sheffield .. 1% 2% ... 2%
North British
Do. New
North Kent
Norwich and Brand0n... 10
Worcester... Oxford and 2%
_ ___6% 7
..61A,

• -
Preston and Wyre
Richmond and West End
Junction
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Central
6%
South Devon
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d 4B •
Do., No. 2.
Do., No. 3
South Wales 2%...... 6 5% 5%
Trent Valley
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3% ..• . 3%
Welch Midland ' 2% ... 3% % % 3%
York and Carlisle 2% 4 3%... ..... ... 334
York and North Midland 50 110
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25
Do. Extension .. 114 2014 20
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 4
Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette
Great North. of France

(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Rommel's) 2
Jamaica Juncti0n......... 1% 33/4 33/4
Do. South Midlnd. June. 1 —
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . 53/4 4 SIA
Lyons and Avignon
Namur and Liege
Orleans and Viorzon ... 6

Orleans and Bordeaux... 2
..1 '-
Over Yssel 413 s 4d Oia 14 0:!:i
Paris & Lyons, Lallitte's ~ 2% 3 ... .. 3
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ......
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen ..
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's)
Do. ((omp, ede L'Efst) 2 ...... 24'8 2%
Sambre and Meuse .... 4 ...... 814% 4g 8
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
Verona and Anc0n1......

JOINT STOCK BAN KS.
1 ondon andWestininster 20 ... . ......

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Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgian( landed
at Woolwich yesterday afternon from Ostend and having en-
tered one of the Queen's carriages and four. which was i.. readi-
ness at the Royal Dockyard, proceeded to tom.' on a visit to
the Queen. 'their MAjea• les arrived at Buckingham Palace at
twenty-five minutes past six o'clock, :wended by Madame
d'Hoogvorst (Dame d'honneur), and Monsieur A. D. Ha,.ins
de Moerkerke, and also by Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting to
her Majesty, and Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to
Prince Albert.

The Queen and Prince Albert. attended by the Maids of
Honour in Waiting, the Lord Steward, and the Groom
Waiting, received their august visitors at the grand entrance
of the Palace

His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister,
followed their Majesties to the Palace and paid his respects to
the King and Queen.
Her :Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early walk
yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George
Edward Anson and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater,
visited St. Thomas's Ho pital yesterday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales. Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their
accustomed walk• sad rides in the royal gat dens yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge honoured Covent-garden Theatre with their presence
yesterday evening.
Count. de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Right Rev. Dr. Walsh had an interview with Lord
Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting
yesterday afternoon, at the of, u in Whitehall-place. There
were present, the Bishops of London, Chichester, and
Salisbury, the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, the Right Hon. J.
Nicholl, and the Dean of Westminster.

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