The Express. — London, England, 1847-07-02 00:00:00

we have not yet, it seems, heard the last of the w e llington statue. Our justification in returning to a topic (of which we should, for our own part, have t hought every one must be sick, as well as of the object of it) must be founded, for the nonce, on the au thority of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK. His lordship d ec lares that " The matter is regarded with deep interest by every man in this country, from the peer to the peasant." In the name, then, of the peers and peasants, and those intermediate between the two, we beg to ask, e Is the statue to come down or not; and if not, why not, and how otherwise ?" The gevernmeut seems to take a malicious pleasure in baffling curiosity on the subject. Its answers are enigmatic as those of a PROTEOS. Its acts are as puzzling as its answers. One morning, every month, perhaps, the passer by sees the consecrated two men g ad 4 boy of the government operative staff (probubl; , transferred to the Wellington statue from the Nelson column) crawling slowly about the scaffolding. The next morning a beam is gone, and the morning after, another. A report spreads among the omnibus drivers that the statue is coining down. A rival re port asserts that it is only the scaffolding that is coming down, and not the statue. Luckily the figure facts Hyde-park. Members see it in their afternoon drives. It affords a topic in the Ring and Rotten row, as well as on the outside of the omnibus. At l as t a question is asked in the house, and an enigma tical answer given, which leaves newspaper readers as much in the dark as ever. On Wednesday, how ever, a new element was introduced into the question. Lord GEORGE solemnly appealed to Lord JOHN to inform him whether or not he was aware that the lron Duke himself was anxious that his bronze effigy should retain its present position. Lord JOHN s hirked the interrogatory, at the same time suggest ing that any one might take the responsibility of ascertaining the fact upon himself, "by asking the noble duke the question." This comes of erecting monuments during the life time of the persons to be honoured. What would epitaphs be, if the individuals commemorated in them were allowed to criticise their awn obituary Latin? Is the Wellington statue a private compliment to the Duke, or the monument of a victory ? The funds for it came from private subscriptions, and, on that greeted, it may be called a private testimonial, with which the public have no business to interfere. But it occupies a public site. It challenges criticism from all and sundry. It fills, in common apprehensions, the place of a public monument. In this point of view the private feelings of the Duke must be postponed to the judgment of the competent. Mr. WAELEY and Mr. HUME came forward as organs of the public feeling apropos of the statue. But unless Messrs. WAELEY and iiCNIE have fur nished themselves with tablets and pencil, and re gistered opinions, as the timekeeperstick off the omni hoses, we cannot but suspect that their impressions of what the public think of the statue must be affected somewhat by what Messrs. WAELEY and Hems think themselves. We are by no means prepared to allow that the coroner of Middlesex and the member for Montrose are exactly the critics of art to whom we should be ready to pin onr faith. The former is well known for his estimate of WORDSWORTH'S poetry, and his celebrated assertion that "he could write miles of it." The latter is more notorious in finance than in the fine arts; and the " figures" in which he has been wont to deal are very different from any that can be cast in bronze or carved in stone. Mr. WAKLEY and Mr. HUMP., then, both declare that everybody is anxious that the statue should remain where it is. If this is intended to involve any approval of the statue, we doubt the fact very much. It is true that from some points of view the figure acquires an interest quite independent of its value as a portrait of the Duke of WELLINGTON. From the taro at the Albert-gate, for example, the duke gains as a monster what he wants as a man. He appears from this back view, as a nondescript in a bronze paletot and cocked hat, supported by three horse's legs—a florid and draped variety of the an cient satyr. Again, from points of view in the Green Pszk, the ears of the horse are transferred to the head of the duke, and impart an amusing effect to the wooden features. But, as a simple man and horse, we must repeat it, public opinion is unanimous in re fusing all credit to Mr. Wvsre's work. If the opinion of an English pablic has reached this point of general condemnation, what must the statue be in the eyes of cultivated taste ? Still, we are not prepared to deny that the spirit of alibi quoisin is strong enough to weigh down even a disapproval as unani mous as that of the Wellington statue. Indeed, the criticisms often run, " Yes, it is dreadfully bad—but as it is up"—and a shrug of the shoulders completes the sentence. But ought the government, who is, in some degree, responsible for the out-door art of London, to share in this feeling, or give way to it ? Because Englishmen have an objection to un doing what has been done, more especially in the case of a work of art, about which, disguise the fact as we may, the English public at large, as it is, never can be brought to think seriously at all, is the government to consent to perpetuate a greater disfigurement in the monumental way than any that even London can show, fertile as it is in such monstrosities At a time when art is beginning to be recognised as an element in national education; when public money is voted for Westminster-hall premiums and Schools of Design ; when drawing is taught even in national ielools; should government sanction a work which, in its present position, outrages every rule of art and principle of proportion ? It may be true that we have got a bad statue, and must bear the shame of it. But why should we make bad worse by sticking it where it has no business to be, and where it is most obnoxious to remark and ridicule? If the duke himself does not see the atrocity of his image, is it kind to concede to his blindness ? We are indebted to the Duke's taste for the Nelson column. That is quite enough for his Grace's repu tation, without allowing his taste to interf re in the matter of his own immortality, which is founded on something more solid than his taste. Should we not be the more anxious to save him from the unquestionable humiliation of such a statue, the more unconscious he is of that humiliation? Because the duke is satisfied with what is discreditable to the na tion, is government to wink at, and the nation to submit to, the discredit ? We trust it is not so, and that no long time will elapse before the statue is re moved to a less conspicuous and more appropriate pedestal. We have received our Paris letters and journals of Wednesday, but they are utterly barren of any intel ligence which can interest the English public. MADRID, JUNE 25. The Gazette of to-day contains an appointment in one of the new finance departments, which has attracted some notice, rather from the fact of provision being made by t for a man who has done the state some service, than from any political meaning involved in the nomination. Don Joaquin Maria Lopez is named fiscal in the public debt office. Doe Joaquin figured at the head of the provisional govern ment established on the fall of Espartero. Nothing further of any importance has been heard to-day about the movements of the Student. The judicial autho titles at Burgos had addressed on the 21st, a circular to the justices of the peace of the province, desiring them to be upon the alert to convict the promoters of disturbances. The Student, according to the latest notices from Burgos, was at Silas de los Infantes on the 21st, with the intention of taking to the Sierra. He had not, it was said, increased the number of his troop, which, according to some accounts, amounts to about 2.5, according to others, double that figure. Ls Rica will doubtless appeal from the decision of the or dinary tribunal to the High Court of the Audienza, and perhaps from that to tke Senate. He has engaged for his advocate Senor Hernandez, a pleader of much celebrity. The Espanol attributes the conference of minister' with Don[Franciaro sic Paula to the discovery of his royal highneoa's connexion with a secret society, which has given rise to very serious explanations. During the life of the late king, as far hack as ISis), Don Francisca received remonstrances from his brothers about the nature of his political connexions. The present ties are suspected of being more demagoyie. Gonzales Bravo has resigned his place of Councillor of State. The Clamor has an amusing burst of irony about the dreadful misfortunes that will happen to the world in consequence of this resignation. The queen is about to give a banquet to M. Brunelli, at which, in addition to ministers. the diplomatic body and other notable person's will be present. UNITED STATES.—Foos —UPPLIF.B.—The fol lowing iv an extract of a private letter front New York, dated June :—" Businen is tolerably fair here ; I hope it is so with you. The corn-dealers are making all the money, as speculation in grain iv carried on to an enormous extent. Flour is dearer than it ever was with us : it is selling at I 0 dots. a barrel (containing three bushels), the ordinary price hitherto having been 5 or 6 dub. a barrel. Since the last news from Europe it became much dearer. Indian torn is likewise up ; it is selling at I dol. 25c. per bushel, the usual price having been Mc. Even thing else is also high ; but the supply of provisions fro m th e interior is extra ordinarily great. They are scarcely arrived in our m ar k e t s , when they are eagerly bomitit up by the speculators. Our principal canal, the Great Erie, traverses the state of New York to the extent of 360 miles ; between 9,000 and 10,000 boats were employed on it for the conveyance of provisions prin cipally ; and this season 1,000 extra Mate have been put on. You may suppose what they are capable of doing, when eac h boat can carry 400 or 600 barrels. Though good our crops were last year, if the weather prove favourable, this season, the produce will be tbrsalkdd Ems, as, at the very lowest calculation, upwards,' *IMO dais the quantity of provi sions has been planted timegimmt the country. Our spring is late ; but everything bids extremely fair. We have beau tiful weather, warm, sad a sufficient quantity of rain to bring everything forward in abundance. There are thousands of destitute Irish daily flocking amongst us. Our poor houses are literally overflowing. We know not what to do with the unfortunate creatures." JAVA.—The governorleneral, according to the never* broitght t J the overland mail, had, by decree of the ldud of April, ordered that a regular service of packet boats should be established between Java and Singapore. An agent was to be placed at the latter island to whom paasen• gars might address themselves. The rates of pavage end freight would be fixed by • provisional regulation. The prices of products at Java had begun to decline. At the commencement of April the quotations of rice, according to the official list, were 170 H. per kayang at Batavia, 224 at Samaraug, and 212.60 at Sourabaya. On the 24th of the same month the prices were respectively ' 150 H. at Batavia, and 158 at Samarang. The Jour. not de la ilaye of the 29th ult. publishes a general statement of the on:amerce of the Dutch with their settle ments in Java and Madeira for 1846, as compared with the preceding year. The total value of imports (both on account of the government and of individuals) into Java, in 1846, was 36,120,6851., being 1,101,2716. less than the aggregate value of the imports of 1845. The falling off was exclusively in the imports for government account in those far the ac count of private individuals there was a alight increase--to the amount of 294,71811. The aggregate value of ex ports for the year 1346 was 60,157,38811. Of this total, 26,881,7396. were on account of private indi viduals, showing an increase in the aggregate value of this clam of exports over those of 1845 of 2,539,8031. The value of exports on government account in 1846 were: merchandise, 31.277,2461. (against 41,553,2326. in 1845) ; in specie 1,998,40311. (against 2,187,8916 in 1815) ; being a total falling off in the value of government exports in 1846 of 10,46-5,4746. as compared with those of 1846. Of the 36,120,6856. worth of imported goods in 1846, to the value of 20,748,47411. were from Europe, America, and the Cape of Good Hope ; and of this sum, to the value of 13,500,0006. in goods and 2,500,0008. in specie from Holland ; to the value of 5,440,8636. from England. The imports from Japan are valued only at 552,3296. ; from China, Manilla, Siam, and Cochin China, at 1,838,883 ft. ; from the Indian Archipelago at 9,422,8186. ; from the west coast of India and Bengal at 817,2146. The hulk of the exports (53,696,8206. in value) consists of produce of the Indian Archipelago. To the value of 40,000,0006. was exported to Holland; the exports to England are valued at 2,365,4876. COLONIAL. CANADA.—Thc Archbishop of Quebec, M. Signay, has addressed a letter to the Roman Catholic prelates of Ireland, which eirroborates the deplorable accounts of the sufferings and privations of poor leah emigrants received from other quarters. He says, a large number of vessels have already arrived (9th of June), overloaded with misery, and which are compelled to perform quarantine at Grosse Isle, about 30 miles below Quebec. More than 2,000 patients, of whom scarcely more than one-half could find shelter, were detained at the station in the first week of June, the others being left on board, "spreading contagion among the healthy passengers on board, and exoibiting the heart-rending spectacle of a mortality three times greater than what prevailed ashore. Notwithstanding the zeal and anxiety of the provincial government, more than one thousand have perished, percursors of thousands of others who will rejoin them if the stream of emigration continues to flow from Ireland with the sane abundance." Many of the more fortunate emi grants who escape from the quarantine ground in good health are struck down with the prevailing diseases in Que bec or Montreal, and overcrowd the hospitals and temporary erections. In conclusion, his gracestrongly urges the Irish pre lates to dissuade their diocesans " from emigrating in such numbers to Canada, where they will but too often meet with either a premature death, or a fate as deplorable as the heart rending condition under which they groan in their unhappy country." By such means, he adds, " You will open their eyes to their true interests, and prevent them from being the victims of speculation, and falling into irretrievable errors and irreparable calamities." Emigration for the present year having almost ceased, the advice comes in an unpreduc five season ; but the solemn teaching of so competent an authority should not be lost on the future, THE RIVER PLATE. The following rem;&l3leaoeuicen, communicated as it appears to the resident ministers of England and France in Monte Video, fell somehow into the ion of General Oribe, and was forthwith by him e public, although it does not appear to be yet known here. It is a letter from General Munoz, the minister of war in Monte Video, to the acting president of the republic, and exhibits in forcible lan guage the deplorable tad disastrous state of affairs there "To 11. E. the President,—l feel it my duty, summarily, to expose to you our real situation, in order that your excellency after its examination in council may, by efficacious I measures, remedy a state of things so alarming and perilous. " Tne disasters of the Uruguay and Rio Negro have caused us the loss of several important points on these riven, and the army which operated under the orders of Brigadier- Gyneral Fructuom Rivera has been destroyed without any other successful feat than that of Paysandu, the taking of which cost the irreparable loss of more than a third of our troops. The remains of this army are at Martin Garcia, in the most complete destitution, and surrounded with more than 2,500 persons of both sexes andell ages, which naturally adds to the lamentable consequences of this disaster. All that are assembled in the isle Martin Garcia, and all that are dispersed in the isles of the Uruguay, present the most afflicting aspect of misery and desolation. Your exc.:Betsey has seen by the official communications of the commandant of Colonia, that that place was almost completely dis mantled, and in want of arms and munitions of all kinds. The government, not being able to spare one only of the troops so few in number which defend the capital, ordered General Rivera to place 200 of the men he had saved from his disaster at the disposal of Com mandant Reboil°. Gen. Rivera has not obeyed this order, which reached him in the isle Vizcaino, so that Colonia, without regular garrison, has for its defence only the vessels left before the place by the chiefs of the Anglo French squadron. The pnition of Maldonado, notwithstanding the sacrifice we have made in sending a reinforcement of 80 men, causes me continual inquietude. The capital, whose preserva tion is the basis of our resistance to the pretensions of Roses and Oribe, and in which the governments of France and Eng land are compromised, now offers, Senor President, an aspect positively alarming. The duration of a service so long and so monotonous has produced general discouragement. In the native corps discipline is relaxed to such a point that the cymmanders are obliged to be excessively . tolerant in order to obtain any attention to duty. The spirit of party, imprudently excited, has frequently had recourse to means which have unchained all the bad passions of the lowest class of the army. Hence the great spring of discipline is broken, and we have been powerless to re-establish it. The destitution, the loss of a large number of officers whom it is impossible to replace, and many other causes, have converted this deplorable situation into a normal state, and the main tenance of the army in the right line is as precarious as the life of a sick mart struck with an aneurism at the heart. The personnel of the corps which defends the exterior part of the entrenchments does not exceed 700 men, whose indiscipline is such that it is with difficulty if, for the night service, 500 can be got together. The works begun for the defence of the place ought to be promptly finished, bat for that con siderable sums of money due to the workmen are necessary. Our park (of artillery) is without ammuni tion of any sort. Without the balls which we have borrowed from the brig Cagancha, the batteries of Mal donado and Colonies would be completely unserviceable. Those of the capital have not wherewith to make more than 25 discharges. We have only 308 arrobas of powder left for the daily use of the arsenal. The pieces placed on our forti fications are mounted on frames incapable of withstanding two or three discharges. We are therefore in urgent went of powder, lead, and cannon hall. As to muskets, we have only the 500 received this month. 70 have been sent to Maldonado; with the rest we have to arm the 200 men now enrolling, and the 200 Piscainos. who entered yesterday. Consequently there are no means of providing for the arming of Colonia. The army, Senor President, is quite naked. The last clothing we have given it is now no better than miserable raga. This is but a very imperfect sketch of the material and moral state of the forces at the disposal of the government. I must now call your attention to some facts which in other circumstances would be of little gravity, but now may compromise the defence of the capital, confided not only to the government, but at the same time to the powers which lead us their support. Under the pretest that injustice has been done to General Riverai in depriving him of the title of general iu-chfef of the army of operations, the spirit of party is busy in sowing distrust, and it is possible that from one moment to another one of those confliets may arrive from which we have already had so much to suffer. We have hitherto triumphed over them ; but, at the point where matters now are, it is not clear that we should be so fortunate. Your excellency knows that soon after the dis asters of the Uruguay and Rio Negro, and in the first days of my entrance into office, the ministers of France and Eng land signified to its that if we allowed Rivera to retain the title of general-in-chief they would suspend their relit. Cons with the government, and withdraw from the republic the support of their forces. We replied to their excellencies that the army having been destroyed, (fennel Rivera could not preserve an illusory and ridiculous command; hut that notwithstanding the government hoped to be able to make his services useful for the good of the country. Neverth, leas the spirit of party has not hesitated on this pretext to spread alarming reports. More still, Senor President, I know that, even in the assembly of notables, they labour to raise difficulties in the way of the government, and deprive it of the legal resources far continuing the defence of the country. Such is our situation; we are in want of every thing, because we have nothing. My efforts are powerless toto contend with such difficulties. My responsibility will be covered if your excellency will tie pleased to communicate my report to the ministers of France and England, inter ested in the preservation of the government menaced, in my opinion, with a certain fall, if such a state of things should be prolonged /or any time.—FKANCISCO J. hitrana.—Monte Video, Feb. 22, IRV. • THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1847. 'bt Court. Lied John Russell had an audience of her Majesty yeses rday at Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Majesties the Xing and Queen of the Belgians, honoured her Majesty. Theatre with their presence last evening. The royal suite. consisted of the Countess of Desert, the Countess Vandentraten, Lord Byron, Major de Moerkerke, Colonel Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour. The Hon. Miss Murray and the Hon. Miss Mac donald have succeeded Lady Caroline Cocks, and the lion. Mill Paget, as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the Queen. Colonel Buckley has relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Lieut.-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour has re lieved Colonel Bouvoric in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to H.R.H. Prince Albert. Their ItßalE. the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. Their Imperial HH. Prince Peter and the Princess of Oldenburg visited H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday, at Gloucester House, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Cambridge House. Their RR.HH. the Duke and Duchess of Cant bridize, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, honoured the Earl and Countess of Wilton with their company at dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-square. To-morrow the royal carrisites for the use of the Queen and the Prince Consort during the installation of his Royal Highness as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will be forwarded to Cambridge by the Eastern Counties Rail way ; and on Monday nest, at half-past eleven in the fore noon, her Majesty and the Prince, and their suite, will leave Buckingham Palace for the Tottenham-station of the same railway, where a special train is ordered to be in readiness to ' convoy them to the terminus of the same railway, and at the terminus tho royal equipages will be in waiting to convey them to the apartments which have been prepared for th►t purpose in Trinity College. Her Majesty selected the Tottenham-eta:ion, in order to avoid the crowd and bust,e of the London terminus at Shoreditch. After the in stallation and the fetes attendant, the Queen and court will leave Cambridge (supposed on Wednesday next), and re turn to Buckingham Palace, and remain there until the breaking up of parliament, when her Majcpty, the prince oonsert, and the court will proceed to Osborne-House, with the royal family; from whence, about the second week in August, her Majesty and the prince will pay their promised visit to the Marquis of Abereorti's hunting seat, Areerykie lodge, at Luggan, in Inverness-shire. It has not yet been de cided whether the royal trip to the Highlands will be made by land or by water. THE FRENCII EMBASSY. —His Excellency the Duke de Broglie arrived at Manchester Rouse yesterday morning trout Paris to eater on his duties as ambasiador, in the place of the Count de Ste. Aulaire.—The Count and Countess de Jarnac arrived by the same packet. We understand the Count and Countess de Ste. Aulaire intend to leave for the continent on Monday next. The Count de Jarnac will retain his position at the embassy notwithstanding the reports to the contrary. Commander Rabidge had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Capt. Russell Eliott (Royal Navy), had an interview with Sir George Grey, yes te.day, at the Home-office.—Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence, in Downs The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements had a meeting at the office of the Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. There were present Viscount Morpeth, Lard Colborne, Sir Charles Lemon, Sir Robert R. Inglis, the Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. A. Milne. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting, yesterday, at their office, M.Whitehall place. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonisl-office for the Governors of the West India colo nies. Lady Floyd (sister-in-law of Sir R. Peel), the Hon. L. W. Mille', Mr. Le Marchant and family, Capt. Burn, Mr. Lane Fos, and Robert Napier, Esq., of Glasgow, were among the passengers embarking yesterday morning at Blackwell, on board the General Steam Navigation Com pany's steam-ship Soho, for Antwerp. EAST INDIA COLLEGE, HAILEYBURY. Monday last being the day appointed for closing the tint term of ISI7, a deputation from the Court of Directors of the East India Company visited the ooliege, for the pur pow of receiving the report of the Principal (the Rev. Henry 8.D.), and of distributing the medals and prizes awarded to the successful competitors in the various branches of Oriental, classical, and European literature. The deputa tion consisted of the following members of the court : Mr. Henry St. George Tucker, chairman ; Lieutenant-General Sir James Law Lushington, G.C.8., deputy chairman ; Mr. W. Wigram, Mr. John Cotten, Mr. W. B. Bayley, Sir Henry Willock, K.L.S.,Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart , Major- General Archibald Galloway, C. 8., Mr. Elliot Macnaghten, Mr. J. C. Whiteman, and Mr. Rua Donnelly Mangles. Amongst the company present were the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Madras, Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., Mr. Richard Clarke, Dr. Watson, Mr. John Carnac Morris, Sir John D'Oyly, the Hon. R. Moore, Lieutenant Colonel Old field, Lieutenant-Colonel Swinton, the Hon. Mr. Hastings, Mr. W. W. Bird, Mr. W. Prinsep, Mr. H. T. Prinsep, Mr. J. H. Crawford, Major Wilkinson, Captain Berford, Major Wilcock, Colonel Hay, &e. The tbllowing members of the civil service now at home on furlough were also present : Bengal: Messrs. M. R. Gubbins, F. B. Gobbing, C. Lushington, J. W. Dalrymple, E. C. Bayley, E. Wilmot, J. J. Ward, Robert H. S. Campbell, C. Chester, Hon. E. Drummond, S. Briding, W. Buckley, & c.—Mad ras : Messrs. T. D. Lushington, George Bird, &c.—Bombay: Messrs. G. L. Farrsnt, A. Elphiostone, and H. Hebbert—The de putation en their arrival proceeded to the Principal's lodge, and thence to the council-room, where the Principal's report was presented to them. The deputation and the professors then proceeded to the hall, where the students had already assembled. The chair was taken by Mr. H. St. George fucker, supported on either side by the members of the deputation. The chairman having taken his seat, Mr. Hooper, the clerk of the college department, read the following upon of the prizes mid distinctions obtained by the students: MEDALS, PRIZES, AND OTHER HONOURABLE DISTINCTIONS Or STUDENTS LEAVING COLLEGE, JUNE 1847.—Fourern TERM.—Mr. J. H. Morris: Highly distinguished, with medals in Mathematics, Hindustani, prize in Persian, and prize for general prollneacy at the Easter examination s —Mr. G. L. Morris: Highly distinguished, with medal in Teloogoo, and prize in Tamie.—Mr. Pelle Highly distinguished, with medal in Classics, medal in Political Economy and History, and medal in Law.—Mr. Prinsep: Highly distinguished, with medal in Sanscrit, and prize in Hindi.—Messrs. Na. 'myth, Johnston, Watson, J. S. Campbell, Mackenzie, and Edwards: Highly distinguished.—Mews. Kinderaley, Sim son, Bait and Davis : Passed with greet credit. PRIZES AND OTRERHONOURAELE Than %C [IONS OP STU DENTS REMAINING IN COLLEGE, JUNE, 1847.—THIRD TERM.—Mr. Forsyth: Highly distinguished, with prizes in Classics, Sanscrit, Persian, Hindustani, Hindu, and prize for general proficiency . at Easter examination.—Mr. Thomp son Highly distinguished, with prize in Mathematics, Lew, and Teloogoo.—Mr. Ritchie: Highly distinguished, with prise in Sanserit.—Mr. Holloway Highly distinguished, with prize in Political Economy and History, and prize in Law.—Mr. Blair Highly distinguished, with prize for the best English Essay.—Messrs. Ashburner, Dickinson, Came ron, Chester, Larkins, and Gnome : Highly distinguished.— Messrs. Balfour, 131ackett—Passed with great credit. SECOND Team. —Mr. Alexander: Highly distinguished, with prize in Political Economy and History, prize in Persian, and prize for general proficiency at Easter examine tion,—Mr. Oldfield : Highly distinguished, with prize in Law and Sanscrit. Mr. IL Morris Highly distinguished, with prize in Classics and Teloogoo. Messrs. Martin, Breeks, Banbury, Gosling, and Clifford: Highly distinguished.--Mr. Armstrong : Passed with great credit. Fiala TER3I.—Mr. Hume : Highly distinguished, with prize in Mathematics and Law, and prize for general pro ficiency at the Easter examination.—Mr. Swinton: Highly distinguished, with prize in Sanecrit.—Mr. Dampier: Highly distinguished, with prize in Classics—Mr. Smith: Peeled with great credit. with prize is Classies.—Messrs. Benson, Batman, 13 'Hein, Birch, Chapman, and Hannon Highly distinguished.—Mr. Blair read his Prize English Essay, sitter which the students read and translated in the several Oriental languages. The prizes were then presented to the students by the chairman, and the usual notices were read. The fol lowing classification of the students about to depart for India was then read: BENGAL.—First class: Mr. J. F. Morrix Mr. Prinsep, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Nsamyth, Mr. Watson, Mr. Johnston. — Second elan: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bat, Mr. Simson, Mr. Richards, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Davin. No third class. lilanass.—First class: Mr. G. L. Morris, Mr. Pally.— Second class: Mr. Kindereley. No third class. Bortn.se.—No first clan.—Second clam: Mr. Robertson. The chairman then addressed the students generally in • highly flattering speech, congratulating them on the pro. gress they had severally made in the various branches Mr their studies, and the good conduct maintained by them during the past term, as set forth in the report of the Rev. Principal. Ile exhorted them to still more diligently apply their attention to the language and manners of the people, amongst wham they might be called upon to exercise the most important functions, so as to ensure respect and esteem for themselves and honour to their country. The company having partaken of a splendid dr;jeimer, the deputation and visitors returned to town by special train of the Northern and Eastern Railway. Sourn SEA liousE.—Yesterday a quarterly general court of proprietors of South Sea stock was held at the company's house in Threadneedle-street, for the purpose of declaring a dividend, Charles Franks, Esq., the sub governor in the chair. The minutes of the last court were read and confirmed. The secretary read a statement of the company. accounts f,r the past half-year. The chairman, after re ferring to those accounts, and explaining an error in them with respect to a date, moved that a dividend of one and three-quarters per cent. be declared on the company's stock for the half-year ending the sth of July. The motion was agreed to, and the dividends announced to be payable on the same day as the government divide ode. There being no other business before it, the court adjourned. Hortt, GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.—A special general meeting of the supporters of this society was held yesterday, at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the purpose of adding, by election, six new pensioners from a list of c in didates. The Honourable William Ashley was in the chair. The report stated that sixty poor and aged persons of both sears, whose ages mostly exceeded seventy-live years, none of whom received parochial assistance, were in the receipt of pensions of 4s. 6d. per week to the men, and 3a. 6d. to the women. The laminae of the day terminated at the does of the poll. BROMPTON HOSPITAL FOR CONSLIIPTION AND Diseases or vise CHUT.—Yesterday afternoon a special court of governors was held at the howl-room of the hospital at Brornptnn, for the purpose of considering, among of ea, the following resolution of the committee of management: " That in grateful acknowledgement of the interest and sup port received by the charity at the late anniversary featival, the committee are of opinion that the benefits of the institu tion should be immediately extended, and that additional patients should forthwith be admitted to such wards as were available." The resolution wu carried unanimously. ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS.—Yeatertily general court of the governors and subscribers to this ex cellent charity, (anodic' in 1758, fur the maintenance and education of orphan girls, was held in the board-roam of the institution, in the Westminster-bridge-road. The report read and adopted was very satisfactory, there being now the full complement of children in the establishment, instructed in religion, reading, needlework, and household business, until they are apprenticed as servants to respectable families. Since its establishment near 2,500 children have participated in its benefits, and above 700 young women have received five guineas each for faithful servitude. At the last anniver sary, at which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, president of the institution, took the chair, 1,1451. was realised. _ _ PRESENTATION OE A GOLD MEDAL BY THE GOVERNMENT.—A despatch has been received at Lloyd's from the Admiralty, announcing that the French government has awarded a gold medal to ?dr. J. Peter, captain of the brig 2d,. nun., of Arbroath, for assistance rendered is the crew of the wrench brig la Jeunc Elise, of Granville, THE CAXTON MEMORIAL.—SIR,—When we con sider the object for which a memorial to Caxton is projected, we must confess that neither a fountain by day nor a light by night, nor even a statue, is the hest means of giving due expression to the public feeling. Nothing beyond a poeti cal idea connects the introduction of the art of printing into this country with light or a fountain, and certainly • statue is inappropriate, since it is the fact of the introduction for which we desire to express our gratitude, and not that Caxton should have been born to effect the introduction. Had he not brought the discovery to England, some other enterprising man would soon have had that honour. The importer of a patent may be a very useful citizen, but he is not so much entitled to our regard as the inventor. Statues are properlyerected to preserve the memory of men in whose personal attributes we take a peculiar interest, and without whose individual existence we could not have enjoyed the advantages which they have been the means of conferring on their country or on mankind in general. The inventor of the art of printing is of this class, and so are Watt and Ark w right. But statues are especially appropriate for eminent poets, painters, sculptor , , dramatic writers, musical cons po.crs, philosophers, and statesmen (not mere orators), de fenders of their country, and philanthropists or public bene factors. To those who by tbe exercise of their own talent or virtue have pre-eminently adorned or benefited the age in which they lived, and the country which gave them birth, rendering mankind the wiser, the better, or the happier, we ought to erect statues. Another kind of memorial would, I think, be more appro priate to commemorate the introduction of the art of print ing into this country, as well as to perpetrate the memory of its introducer. The memorial I allude to would be the erection, near London, of a comfortable and elegant range of simple but convenient dwellings, as a college or re treat for men of genius, literature, or science, when they are grown old or infirm, and no longer possess the power of sup porting themselves by the exercise of their faculties. It might be called " The Caxton College." We have" retreats," or something of the kind, for many other classes of persons, but nothing of this description for the most meritorious of any, the most susceptible of annoyance from the evils of old age and poverty, and the least able to encounter them. These men are peculiarly deserving of a nation's gratitude. They have spent all their days in endeavour to please, in struct, adorn, and ennoble their country ; and, while they have been exercising their gifts for the ndvantage of others, they are generally found at last to have been to) indifferent to their own interests. As one means of endowing such an institution with sufficient funds, those met, of genius or abi lity who can afford to publish their works without caring for the profit, would probably be glad to confer the copyright on the college, from whom the booksellers might purchase the privilege of printing every new editisn.—A IPuntistitit. Dasznocrive FlRE.—This morning, between 1 and 2, a fire broke out upon the range of premises in the wraps- Lion of Messrs. W. and R. B. Swinscom, hat-manufacturers, Hatfield-street, Stamford-street. Ac instant alarm was raised. In a few minutes the West of England engine arrived, followed by others. By this period the flames bad made fearful progress, and it was not until half-past 2, that the firemen could get mastery over the destructive element. A considerable quantity of property was destroyed. ACCIDENT IN WIIITECHAPEL.—Yesterday after noon, shortly after two o'clock, an occurrence of a most fearful character, nearly attended with a serious sacrifice of life, occurred in Somerset-street, Whitechapel. It appears that a lofty chimney connected with the range of premises , in the occupation of Messrs. Bowman and Suns, 27, Great Alie-street, suddenly broke in half, and the immense weight of bricks fell upon the roofs of the houses numbered 3 and • 4, in Johnson's-court, Somerset-street. For some time it was feared that several parties had been buried in the ruins, but happily none was hurt, with the exception of a child, , who was badly injured and removed to the London Hos . pital„where it remains in a very precarious state. No cause • can be assigned for the falling of the chimney, which was always considered perfectly rare. EItRATU4I.—For Boupa, in our second leader yes • terday, read Bourses. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. Conn.—The first day's poli dosed with a majority, in favour of the repeal candidate, of 21. At six o'clock the numbers stood thus:—For Dr. Power, 241; for Leader, 220 —majority for Power, 21. Leader maintained thelead up to half-past tour o'clock, when the oonservative strength having abated, the liberals made a rush and secured a majority. The Blackness of the poll during the day is accounted for by the necessary presence of the liberal electors of the surrounding district at a great cattle fair iu the neighbourhood of Ban don. They were expected to come up yesterday in large mambas. "• - - LiALlFAX. — mere are now live candidates in the field for the representation of this borough, though scarcely a fort night ago it was thought there would be a walk over. The two sitting members, Sir Chas. Wood and Mr. Protheroe offer again, the Antiatate Educationists have called forward Mr. E. Miall ; and the radical section of the electors have resolved to support Mr. E Jones, a barrister. Mr. H. Edwards, a resident in the neighbourhood, possessing cow sidemble local influence, has also offered on the conserve. tire interest; and it is not improbable that he and the Chan ' cellor of the Exchequer may be returned. WEATMINSTEL — Six De LACY EVANS.—Thia member I for Westminster has published his address. He augurs from ' that of Lord John Russell to the London electors—which was issued on Tuesdo y— that the dissolution is mar. COCKBANB.—e friends of Mr. Cochrane &INTIM bled in large numbers, yesterday, at the Hanover equere Rooms, to hear from that gentleman a "politi cal address, as candidate for their suffrages, and also • refutation of certain attacks upon his character and con duct. The meeting assembled in pursuance of a resolution recently passed by his committee, who considered such ex planation due. Lariat preparations bad been made ; the room was decorated with banners and devices, among which one dedicated to "The Queen and the Ladies ' was elo quently conspicuous. Nor was the compliment misplaced, for the larger portion of the assembly—with which the room was completely tilled—appeared to consist of that sex. Mr. Hallett having been voted into the chair, Mr. Cochrane cora -1 menced his address. It related principally to Mr. Cochrane's permaal career, from the age of 13 down to the present I time, and its tendency was to negative the slanders which bad gone abroad respecting him. The political portion of the address was of a character similar to others which have been repeatedly recorded by the public journal. At its con clusion, an attempt was made by a person present to 'peak in reply, a comae which was, however, disallowed by the meeting, who passed thereupon a vote of unqualified confi dence in Mr. Cochrane as their representative. The pro ceedings concluded by three cheers for Mr. Cochrane, and • similar compliment to the ladies—a portion of the commu nity with whom that gentleman seems to have the happi ness of being perpetually associated. IRELAND• DIIBLIN, luxe 30. As the question is now exciting considerable in terest in parliament—the railway advances to Ireland resting on it in a great measure, your readers will be anxious to know the amount of advances made from the Treasury for the relief of Irish distress, by public works, &c. Under the 9 and 10 Vic., c. 107, the amount on warrants issued up to the 17th June instant, was 5,174,9751. 10s. Id. The exhibition of native manufactures opens to day, and contains a great variety of products, ex hibiting the mechanical skill of the Irish artisan in a very favourable light. They chiefly consist of Li merick laces, exquisitely designed and wrought, ta pestry from the once famous Liberty, tabourets and tabisets of remarkable beauty, woollen fabrics, gold and silver plate, jewellery, bijouterie, in Irish oak, and light fancy articles of a ll descriptions. The ex hibition, according to the opinion of competent judges, is superior in the number and excellence of the articles to all previous exhibitions, and reflects great credit on Irish industry. Sir Robert Kane ushered in the exhibition with the first of a series of lectures on arts and manufactures. The subject was the manufacture of steel and iron, whose pro cesses were practically illustrated by a portable apparatus. The most interesting portion of the lecture was the manufacture of gun barrels from old horse-shoe nails, which was exhibited in practical operation, by a number of gun-smiths from the estab lishment of cur Manton, Rigby, of Suffolk-street. 'rho second lecture to-day will comprise the manufac ture and history of the various other metals—their application to manufactures, &c., &c. The declaration of Mr. John O'Connell at the Re peal Association on Monday, that he would give no pledge not to accept place or solicit places for his friends and supporters from the government, as re quired by the Cork fraction of the Young Ireland party, has called forth a reply from the Dublin frac tion. At a " council of three," held yesterday, they call on the confederates to withhold their votes from J. O'Connell, and denounce his conduct, in not bolting their prudent obligation, as worthy only of "an anti-repealer of the most deep and malignant dye." STATE OF THE COUNTRY. The authorities here are already entering on the entbar• memento which must necessarily await them in their en deavoun to assess the moneywhich has been advanced to relieve Irish destitution. A sum of 1.4001. has just been advanced by the poor-law commissioners to the board of guardians of Ne wish, being so much remaining unlevied of a former rate, and which the guardians declared themselves ready to dissolve the board rather than re-assess through another rate. Of course this sum will have to be made up from the govern ment advances for Irish relief, but how the authorities can have that sum reclaimed as so much advance is snore than it would be prudent to speculate upon. In another instance— that of the Castlebar union, the funds of which are also in smear, the commissioners of poor-laws have written to the guardians te express their surprise that so no my landlords, or large holders, should be permitted to remain in arrear. Amongst those thus referred to is the Earl of Lucan, Col. McAlpine, and Mr. Kearney, all members of the board. The accounts from Tipperary are unfavourable. There are several outrages on property recorded ; and one or two against individuals, the latter, contrary to the usual wont, not being attended with violence. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH JUNE 30. • At length something like reasonable fever treat ment is about to be attempted in the Scotch metro polis. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests are to be solicited for the use of a small portion of the Queen's park, for the purpose of erecting tents for the accommodation of the patients. Meanwhile, as symptoms of abatement have not yet made their ap pearance, the authorities continue talking without working. Swine are kept in all parts of the city, and even in upper floors of houses ; butchers ply their vocation in every quiet corner, there being now no public slaughter-house ; burying-grounds heave up to the windows of the inhabitants; the water of Leith, the great sewer of the city, is full of stagna tion and putridity : and when any of those matters are discussed, each pundit looks the other in the face, and asks, " Have we any power ?" and then follows some dry legal discussion, and there the matter ends. In most cases they have the power ; where they have not, why does not a libe ral town council ask a liberal government to confer on them powers to promote sanitary regulations, seeing that the government declared, in taking office, that " the health of towns" would be one of their leading objects? As an instance of the strange notions that the town council entertain on public health, they announce, with something like triumph, that no more paupers are to be buried in Greyfriars churchyard, but that, for fifty guineas per annum, they are to have the bodies of those unfortu nates interred in one of the new cemeteries. But where is this fifty guineas to come from ? Why, from the sale of ground in this very same Greyfriars! —a place packed with corruption, and bounded by the walls of crowded houses. Like all corporations, the University of Edinburgh is rather close-fisted. It had wont not to confer medical degrees on others than its own students, but, as this was felt to be rather a tight regulation, a re laxation was allowed in favour of parties prosecuting part of their studies at distant medical schools ; but no such dispensation was allowed in favour of the extra mural medical school of Edinburgh. This being reckoned a hardship, the magistrates, as patrons of the university, arranged that candidates for university degrees might attend a few classes out of doors. The 1 1 university professors, who previously were, almost to a man, extra-lecturers themselves, were at the time understood to agree to this ; but subsequently they must have changed their minds, as they have now commenced an action against the magistrates. It is unfortunate that the administration of the Reid Music Fund allows them to indulge in legal experi ments without risk of personal lees. APPaIiY AT BARRICEAIE MAN ICILLID AND Tunas WOUNDED.—On Saturday night, being Barrhead fair, a party of labourers, employed on the railway, amount. ing to about 200, paraded the streets of the village between 11 and 12 o'clock. The mob was headed by an Irishman, named M'Leay, or M'Lean, who was tipsy at the time, and rather noisy and insulting in hie demeanour towards the in habitants ; when within a few yards of two policemen, and without any previous quarrel or challenge, a man rushed into the crowd and stabbed M'Leay to the heart, who in !dandy fell dead. In the commotion that ensued, James 111 `Nally, a labourer, and another man named Flannigan, were also seriously stabbed. The person who committed these acts of violence was so sudden in his movements, and made such a hasty retreat, that he was not secured. An old man, named M'Kechnie, before whose door the disturbance took place, came out of his own house, and meeting a person in the entry, he asked him what was the matter? A dangerous wound was the reply. The ruffian forced his way into M'lLcchnie's house. Mliechnie's wife, on hearing the people outside crying out to secure the murderer, became alarmed, and, not knowing that her husband was injured, refused to open the door. The person made his escape by a back window. Another labourer, named Connally, who was I passing through the crowd at the time, on his way home from his work, was also stabbed, but apparently by another hand than that which inflicted the wounds on the other persons, as his wound does not appear to have been given by the same in strument as thereat. The whole affair occupied no more time than five minutes, and the parties effected their escape with out detection. Flannigan and M'Kechnie are both seriously injured. Connally, we understand, is able to walk about. On Monday an examination was made into the case at Barr head. Suspicion rests on two parties as being guilty of per petrating the horrid deed.—North British Mail. THE MOOllB.—A correspondent; of the Elgin Courier, who dates from Rothes, writes an follows :—" I am sorry to see, by the statements in the newspapers, that disease is again prevailing among grouse. It is said they arc dying in thousands on the southern moon. We had plenty of this dying the last two years, which has reduced them very much in numbers; I may say that there is not above half the num ber of breeding birds that I have seen on the Rothe.. Birne, and Ilallas moors, but I have not seen a dead er diseased bird this season. They are somewhat unequal, owing, I be lieve, to the cold in the beginning of the season. We have I some strong young birds getting on wing, others very small, while others are only beginning to hatch ' • but if the season continues favourable, al will be ready in good time, and the sportsman will have a fair show of birds in August. Par , tridgeo are doing well—plenty of breeding birds, but I have I seen no young as yet. Hares are also doing well, although not quite so plentiful as last year —some leverets nearly, in ap pearance, as large as the old ones. A gamekeeper near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, writes me that the hares were diseased there last autumn, and are very scarce. I have seen nothing of that here." New Iletniova AT WIOTOWN.—We are happy at being enabled to state that this harbour, which will be a great 'acquisition to the shipping trade of this port, is fast approach ing completion, and will be ready to receive vessels about the beginning of July. It is built in the most substantial man ner, and extending, as it does, to upwards of 200 yards in length, it will afford ample accommodation to steam and other vessels. Great thanks are due to those enterprising and spirited gentlemen in the town council who were the means of its erection, and for the assiduity and attention they bestowed upon it while under the process of construction. The splendid new steam-ship, the Countess of Galloway, new plying between Wigtown and Liverpool, will take her station at the new harbour as soon as it is opened ; and the directors, with their usual liberality and kindness, intend giving a benquet on board of her on the occasion of her first appearance.—Dumfries Herald. THE LATE RIOTS AT INTEROORDON.—The first cue before the High Court of Justiciary, en Monday, was that of Donald Holme, Bridgend of Alums and John Munro, from the same district, who were cha rged with mobbing and rioting, and with assault. The libel contained four separate charges. The first charge was for having, on the 2nd of March last, formed part of a mob which assembled in the village of Invergordon, parish of Romkeen, and violently prevented the shipment of some grain ; the second, for having remained in the mob after the Riot Act had been read ; the third for being in the mob which assaulted Mr. Cameron, the sheriff substitute of Roes and Cromarty, and others of the constituted authorities, a party of the soldiers of the 27th Regiment, and the farm servants in charge of the carts containing the grain for shipment, and throwing stones at them to their injury, especially to the serious hurt of Mr. Cameron and one of the carters : the fourth charge was for being in the mob which assaulted and attacked the officers of the law, soldiers, Etc., while in the act of conveying sonic prisoners, among whom was the prisoner Holme, to the Commercial Inn, Invergordon, and afterwards breaking open the door of the inn, whereby Holme was enabled to escape. Holme not apperring at the bar, was outlawed, but Munro, being placed in the dock, pleaded guilty to the fourth charge as libelled, adding, " I throw myself upon the mercy of the law, and upon your lordship's com passion." The plea having been accepted by the Solicitor general, Mr. J. Miller, for the prisoner, addressed the court in mitigation of punishment. He pleaded that the wounds which the parties assaulted had received would not be of a very serious character, and that the prisoner was now influ enced by most sincere contrition. The learned gentleman also referred to a certificate by the minister of Roskeen, and to another, signed by eightytive inhabitants of Invergor den, which testified that, up to the recent riots, he enjoyed a favourable reputation, and that he was a person easily imposed upon and misled.—Lord Moncrieff said, that had the other charges been included, the court must have ' awarded a sentence of transportation ; hut, in the circum stances, he would propose that the prisoner be imprisoned for nine months. Lord Wood concurred. The Lord Jus tice Clerk said, it was very fortunate for the prisoner that he had not joined in the mob at the outset, and that the acts of outrage to which he had pleaded guilty as art and part enabled the court to pronounce a sentence very different from what it must have done had he joined in the mobbing and rioting early in the day. It was necessary that every one should be taught that, whatever part they individually took, they were held answerable for the general acts of the mob of which they formed part, and which they sanctioned by their presence, He hoprd that the prig.. .tier was guilty to this extent only. Nevertheless, great difficulty was ex perienced in identifying persons engaged in mobbing, and it we- necessary that such as were found should be suitably punished. He trusted that the prisoner's contrition was sincere, and that be would take care hereafter to lead an orderly and exemplary life as a peaceable subject. The prironer was accordingly sentenced to nine months' impri sonment. —Seotariloot. PROVINCIAL. RE-OPENING OP THE • BIRKENHEAD DOCKE.—We are happy to have it in our power to state that these decks were opened yesterday (Wednesday) by the admission of the St. Columba, a Sne steam. frigate, newly built, and just launched by Mr. John Laird. The resolution moved by the chairman of the dock commissioners at their last meeting having been found to be illegal, the commissioners have taken the best steps they can to remedy the evil effects likely to result from It. This step, in the right direction, will render it unneces sary for the other large interests connected with Birkenhead to take measures to bring the commissioners back to a sense of their real duty to the bondholders, the railway, and the warehouse interests, the inhabitants of Birkenhead, and all parties who have, on the faith of the early opening of the docks, invested property in Birkenhead.—From a correspon dent of the L aperpool Herald. THE GRAND DokiCorcsrWiina visited Birmingham, yesterday. lie arrived frem Drayton Manor, accompanied by Sir R. Peel, Sir I. Graham, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord N Mien, and Dr. I3uckland. The party at once proceeded to make a tour of the town for the purpose of inspecting some of the most important manufactories. Amongst those visited were the show-rooms of Mr. G. It. Collis, the Russian Vice- Consul ; from thence they proceeded to the button manufac tory of Messrs. Hammond, Turner, and Co. the papier macho manufactory of Mr. Lane ; Mr. Phipson a pin menu factory ; the glueworks of Mr. Rice Harris ; the braes. foundry of Messrs. Winfield ; the gun manufactory of Mr. Sergeant; and to the glass manufactory of the Meters. Osler. The party afterwards proceeded to Messrs. Bolton and Watt's, the Soho works ; to the Town-hall, and to the Grammar School of King Edward VI.; and at half-past fire in the afternoon they left for Drayton Manor. WE,TMORELANI). _ . THE CILOPB.—The bay harvest is becoming general, and the crop . was never known to be more abundant. The weather 11 magnificent, and most suitable to the grain crops, which are everywhere looking well ; and every description of grein crop promises an early and most abundant yield. The potato crop 10, so far, perfectly sound, and looks un usually vigorous and healthy. THE Leans are already thronged with visitcrs. Bonney the terminus of the Kcndsl and Windermere Railway, is fall of strangers. Ambleside and Keswick are also tolerably well attrnded. Great preparations have been made for a large influx of tourists at all the small towns in the vicinity of the lakes. _____ _ THE FRESHEN OF LINCOLN ARK LIKELY TO RE MUCH ENRICHED by the approach of railways to their city. A meeting took place in their Guildhall, on Friday, to deter mine upon a mode of applying the money obtained from the railway companies for the portion of the Holmes Common taken by them, and to consider a proposal to render the Monks' Leys more beneficial to the freemen. From the Great Northern Company they claim 8001. per acre, and 1001. an acre as severance the quantity required will be 281 acres, so that the compensation claimed amounts to 2.5,0001. ; they likewise claim 1,000!. per acre for the two acres taken by the Midland Company, so that the two sums make 27,0001. How this money should be invested became a question. It was proposed that one third of the Ley. shall be sold for the purpose of building a terrace, the remaining two-thirds to be devoted to the purpose of furnishing 100 houses and gardens for freemen. These houses, it was said, would cost 1001. each, so that this would take 10,0001. of the money. Probably there might be sufficient laud left for 400 square yards of garden ground for each house there would then be 100 houses and gardens for freemen, and, as the oldest required assistance more than the youngest, they ought to be Enjoyed by the rule of seniority. With regard to the Holmes, there would be 30 acres which would not be taken by the companies ; five or sit acres of this land, lying be tween the river and the rail, would not be available for commonable purposes, and it was proposed that this should be disposed of for warehouses and mill sites, and the remain ing 2." or 26 acres should be turned into gardens of a rood each : that would furnish 80 or 90 gardens for freemen. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL SIR HARRY SHISH, BART., G.C.8., CPON HIS ARRIVAL AT HIS BIRTILELACE.— Yesterday a grand banquet was given to Major-General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., the hero of Aliwal, for the purpose of celebrating his arrival at Whittlesea, Isle of Ely, his birth place, and presenting him with a token of his townsmen's esteem. The town presented a very gay and animating appear ance, almost every window being decorated with favours, and having large banners bearing the arms of Sir Harry, and the inscription " Hero of Aliwal, welcome to thy native 'llene." The banquet was served in a large marquee, erected about • quarter of a mile from Whittlesea church. About 300 sat down to dinner, which was served up in the most superb style. The Rev. Algernon Peyton, M.A., rector of Doddington, presided, and was supported by the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Fitzwilliam, Lord Charles Russell, M.P., the Dean of Ely, D. Pole, Esq., the high sheriff of the county, and several other noblemen and gentlemen. There wan also a large attendance of ladies, among whom were Lady Smith and the Hon. Mrs. Peyton. Major-General Smith wore a general's uniform. The testimonial which was presented was • most superb silver xntre-piece, representing a triumphant column, the base of which was surrounded with battle scenes, the arms of Sir Harry, and several allegorical scenes, and on one side was the following inscription Presented to Major- General Sr H. W. G. Smith, Bart., of Aliwal, on the Sutlej, G.C.8., Colonel of Rifle Brigade, by parties resident or interested in the Isle of Ely, in estimation of their esteem for the eminent services rendered by him, u an officer in the British Army, during a period of 42 years, and more par ticularly for the distinguished ability shown by him in gain ing a decisive victory over the Sikhs of India, while in com mand of the British forces at Aliwal, on the 28th of January, 1846. Presented July 1, 1847." Music. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—Dr. Spohr hag arrived in London, to fulfil his engagement with this society. He will conduct his "Fall of Babylon" on Friday neat, the OM inst. The net proceeds of the society's concert for relief of the distress in Scotland amounted to 1,1021. 10s. We have greet pleasure in publishing the following report as to the late performance of Haydn's "Creation : — "40, Groevenorsouare, June 25. The committee of the ladies patronesses of the oratorio performed at Exeter Hall for the benefit of the distressed inhabitants of Scotland, have to congratulate the Sacred Harmonic Society upon the successful result of their mutual exertions. The accounts have now been given in, and it appears that, after paying all expenses, there remains a balance of 1,1021. 101. appli cable for distribution of relief to the suffering Scotch. The ladies patronesses gladly take this opportunity of expressing their deep sense of the zeal and untiring energy of the committee of the society, and beg that they will convey to all the members, as well as to the pro fessional ladies and gentlemen who afforded their gra tuitous services, their sincere thanks for the handsome manner in which they have come forward on this occasion to promote the cause of charity. The same spirit has actuated the various tradesmen, who have made liberal deductions from the ordinary charges for articles supplied. The sum that has been raised by these combined efforts exceeds in amount the anticipations of those who originated the oratorio. ft will be the means of giving immediate and effective relief in many cues of severe destitution, and espe- Z • ,;2!• of sickness, which M now distressingly prevalent in parti of Scotland. A statement of the manner n which the tunas in question have been disposed of will be furnished in due course of time to the committee of the society. (Signed '• M. E. AILEBBURY, E. M. WIATMINIITEB, C. S. WILLOUGHBY D'EHISBY, GEOHOIANA MALCOLM. To Thomas Brewer, Honorary Secretary to the Sacred Harmonic Society." Etc Eirama. PRINCESS'S.—A "Sovereign Remedy" is the name of a new farce which was brought out at this theatre last night, for the purpose of calling into action the volubility and bustle for which Mr. C. Mathews is so justly celebrated. The chief character in the piece is one Quackit, once a com mercial traveller, and now the proprietor of the "sovereign remedy," , a preparation of ether; the principal virtue of which is, that of making miserable people happy. Unhap pily for him, no one will buy the elixir at one sovereign per bottle. Quackit, therefore, determines to make his friend, Mr. Bottleby, miserable. He causes him to be jealous of his wife • denounces him to Captain Pendrogon as one who pays cl andestine visits to the captain's sister; breaks off a match between liollkby's daughter and Pendrayon's nephew, and has the happiness of administering his elixir with com plete success to Mrs. Bottleby, to the captain, and to his nephew. When the fumes of ether are dissipated, and his patients have resumed their natural condition, they make up their differences, and combine against Quackit as the com mon enemy. From persecution so formidable he appeals to the British public, and, with a hearty response from that portion of it composing the audience, the curtain falls. Some of the situations were very droll : hat in which Bottleby, who has been kicked, down stairs by the captain, returns from seeking a peace warrant, and finds his wife at one corner of a sofa, and the captain at the other, each in an ether trance, was irresistibly comic. The part of Quarkit is altogether the creature of the author's fancy, and was chiefly rendered interesting by the vivacity and fidgettineas of the actor ; that of the captain, on the other hand, is a sketch of life, to which full justice was done in manner, tone, and costume, by Mr. Ryder. The other parts were also ably filled, and the farce was given out for repetition with Imam mous applause. Bidlei, UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. 01.PORD, JUnts 30.—This morning F. T. Palgrave, scholar of ballot ; G. H. Carte* B.A. dolor of University ; and W. loos, RA., of Lincoln, were elected fellows of Exeter Csdoge. At the ewes Nate the Rev. 0. E. Saunders and B. J. Hulse, LA., scholars of Wad. haao, were elected probationary fellows of that society; and W. W. Shir 03111axoer of University, son of the late Bishop Shirley B. W. Day, Mk clerk of Wedlarn, and J. D. Kelly were dented scheiin of the mow society. JCL,' 1. —ln a Congregation holden this morning the fol- lowing degrees were conferred, ..• —Doctor of Civil Law : Rev. W. O. Bailey, New ; J. N. Own, quirt Ch., rand compounder; C. I I -; I