The Express. — London, England, 1853-06-10 00:00:00

Its of t Amoy to the whole spirit and E n i,i s h LW and society that children should be a ;:,,iscd to plunge into any engagements that they jr no t knew the full extent of, without opportunity Ordure. And another stern feet is, that whatever tn rcptier.s may be quoted here and there, it is without opportunity of return. Amidst all va ot profession in different orders, there ate three sows which arc always taken on this threshold or the monastic cell ; vows of chastity, po. sots, and obedience. Now, it is the last of these which clashes with English principles of liberty. Ones L i ving taken this vow, the recluse is a slave ; more a ;have than the negro iu Cuba, because the negro has taken no vow. The external apparatus of bond ue is stringent in both cases ; and the monastic ease has this one restraint more. It will not do to e ar that this is entering on the ground of spiritual c o nsiderations, for the obligation to obedience is yokes its own enforcement by outward restraint. This is one of the caws which the new measure is designed to meet—not by ordaining new laws, but simply by taking care that protection of our or dinary laws is extended to the interior of the con vent, as to that of every other house in the kingdom. The other case is that of forcible detention where no voluntary vow has been taken, or of misuse of mo nastic control, in other matters than in the going in or coming out. Whether there are such cases or not, it is not necessary for us to assert or inquire. All we have to do is to ace henceforth that there shall bo none. Now that the subject has been brought up, it will not be let drop. When Englishmen once conceive the idea that their Habeas Corpus is unavailing to any body within the roar seas, they do not rest till the matter is set right. The projectors of these Irish meetings would do wisely to change their objects. Let them meet, if they like. Let them look well to the bill, to sec that the convent inspection is managed in the most discreet, and especially in the moat effectual manna ; and let them then pray fur the passing of a measure which will ensure them credit for all that is sound in their monastic institutions, and put them further beyond the reach of calumny than anything they could say for themselves, if they had the elo quence of all the confessors of their Church, and the perseverance of all its Saints. TURKEY. We have despatches from Constantinople to the 26th ult. The following note, addressed to Reschid Pacha by Prince .Menchikoff on the 21st ult., discloses more clearly than any preceding Russian document the dangerous character of the protectorate claimed by the Czar over the Christian millions of Turkey. It will be seen that Russia claims to regulate the muni cipal institutions as well as secure rho religious influence of Turkey. Nailer', Hay 21. At the moment of departure from Constantinople the un dersigned ambassador of Russia has learned that the Sub lime Porte manifested its intention to proclaim a guarantee la the exercise of the spiritual rights steed in the clergy of tho Cistern church, which in fact renders doubtful the maintenomee of the other privileges which that church en joys. Whatever may be the motive of this determination, the undersigned is unch r the necessity of informing his highoess the Minister of Foreign Affairs that a declaration or any other act which, although it may preserve the in h grity of the purely spiritual rights of the orthodox Eastern church, tends to invalidate the other rights, privi leges and immunities, accorded to her religion and clergy from the most ancient times, and which they enjoy at the present moment, shall be considered by the Imperial cabinet as an act of hostility to Russia and to her religion. The undersigned begs, itc (Signed) MsNeuncort. His Highness Reschid Paces, Minister of Foreign Affairs. According to this note, to give but one illustration, the Czar would deny the right of the Sultan to assimilate the administration of the law throughout his dominions, carry the equality of Christian ana Turk into the civil jurisdiction of the empire, and make the Osmanlis and Rayabs amenable to one tribunal, except on condition that such tribunal should have a Greek priest fur its president, as the Christian courts have now. It is unnecessary to remark, that Prince slenchikoff knew very well, when ho presented this note, that the Porte was not about to issue any declaration invali dating the secular rights, privileges, and immunities of the Eastern church. On the contrary, he feared that the liberal firman about to be issued by the Sultan would satisfy the desires of the Christian population, and so deal a fearful blow at the infiu rocs of Russia. It is now patent to all that the pri vileges of the Greek and Sclavonic rues of Turkey are of no account in the eyes of the Cur except es they furnish him with • pretext for stealing the pre rogative of a crowned neighbour. How • firmaa guaranteeing the spiritual rights of the Greek clergy eau be oan act of hostility to Russia and her reli gion" it is indeed hard to conceive. The Greek Patriarch of Constantinople and his bishops hare issued and forwarded to the Grand Vizier a paper in which they declare that they are not dissatisfied with their privileges, and desire to owe them to the jus tice and magnanimity of the Sultan. The Courrisr de Constantinople makes the follow ing remarks on the rejected demands of Prince Menchikoff : We have no time to-day to develop the peremptory m ates of political right which are opposed to the acceptance of such s demand. We will merely say that, in acceding to these pretensions, the Sultan would abdicate into the hands of the Cur a part of hie legitimate authority ; he would treats a state wi th in a state ; he would introduce sa 'levant of &isolation into hi empire, and be would open a door to anarchy. Coosoquontly, out of rupee% to his imperial digalry ; out of reenact to the charter of Oal- Ilene, which guarantees to all Ottoman natiects, without distinction of religious creeds, liberty ifeft ce, Ilis, pro perty, fortune, and honour; net of respell to the treaty of 1111, signed by the five great powers, in order to protest the independence and integrity of the Ottoman tiepin, the demands of Russia could not but be *sew by his imps rial majesty. Prince Menehikedfdemanind to protect peo ple already protected, and who aro leo happy in the pro tection they now enjoy to wish to stomp it. We red is the setae Joann': The anamemeets sesame at* bummed activity. Ab bas Pasha, the Viceroy to place at of the es i a a lsoaring the reports of u war, bashed pert. 43,000 troops eximaanded by Maws (Colossi &vet), a line-of-bsttlewbip, two fist-slam Myths, 4 ourvettes, 2 brigs, 2 stoma-frigates (one of 1110 aid the oda of 450- horse-power), and a steanrosevistlo of 000-berms power. This spontaneous act bee base wavy mineable es the Otto mans, and clearly shows the spilt of the blerelaaes. On the other hand Mostapba Pemba, en Anemias, rosestly appointed Governor of Ifersegovine, has Wined to toretsk the Porte with a levy of 200,000 Albanians, and to march them on en, point which the government of the Sultan might point out. Render-ban Bey . also demanded frum the Porte to be permitted to organise in the Kurdistan for the Ottoman government a considerable body of troops. The following is the strength of the land and sea forces of the Ottoman Empire. Rmilar active army 138.680 men Reserve Irregular amps. 61.500 Auxiliary easibiesto llO,OOO ~ NAVY._ 6 sail of the line of from 74 to 90 guns, and from 600 to 900 men. 11 frigates of 52 to 64 pea, 400 to 500 men. 12 toilettes from 18 to 48 guns, 150 to 260 men. 4 brigs from 12 to 18 guns, 100 to 150 men. r, steam-frigates from 4.50 to 800 horse power. 22 cutters, schooners, and other small craft. A correspondent writing from Berlin on the Gth remarks, as a sign of the resolution of the Czar to proceed in his headstrong course, heedless of the re presentations of other powers, that his ministers at the two principal courts of Vienna and Berlin declare, in answer to all inquiries, that they are able to give no information about Russian movements in the East, having received no communications on the subject. (In the 25th lilt. a number of letters were re ceived at Constantinople from Odessa containing copies of a document drawn up in the name of the Rayahs, and protesting against the rejection of Prince Menchikoll's ultimatum by the Porte. The ezppres • lions pat into the mouths of the people by the Rus 'Luz agents are of tho most revolutionary cha racter. Letters from Moldavia state that the Boyars in the Russian interest are busily intriguing against Prince Ghika, the Hospodar, who has of late shown more independence than agreeable to the Rus sian chargé d'affairts, and in particular has refused to appoint a ltussian colonel to the ministry of war. The Prince has declared in plain ,terms to the Rus sian agent that he will govern independently, and for the interests of the principality, or not at all. From Belgrade, it is reported that the Russian agent has refund to sanction the ministry which has the confidence of Pr:nee Alexander and the se nate. The Prince resisting, encouragement is given by the Russian agent to the adherents of his rival, Obrenowitz, and a revolt is expected. The Bulletin de Paris, which has in some quarters the reputation of being a semi-official organ of the French government,has a long article on the rumour that a very large body of Russian troops have re ceived orders to advance towards the frontiers of \Wallachia and Moldavia. The Bulletin de Paris says it will doubt the truth of this rumour until there shall be some positive information to confirm it, but proceeds to express its opinion as to the consequence s which would result if it should prove to bo true. Whatever colour should be given by the Rus sian government to the occupation of these principalities, whatever grofessiuns should be made by Russia on the subject, nobody ac quainted with the character of Russian diplo macy, says the Bulletin, can doubt that it Russia should on the present occasion occupy the principali ties it will be with the intention of keeping them as an important step towards future designs upon Tur key. "This occupation," adds the Bultetin, '• would be a manifest violation of the treaties of Ackerman and Adrianople, and would be equivalent to a decla ration of war against the Turkish empire. The clause of the treaty of 1811, declaring that the Dar danelles and the Bosphorus shall be closed to the vessels of war of all nations so long as the Porte shall be at peace, would, in the case of the occupa tion of the principalities by Russia, be uo longer ap plicable, and the Porte would have a perfect right to apply for the presence of the, French and British fleets." The Journal de Congtanfinople confirms the report mentioned in the last letters from that city, that the Divan has resolved on ameliorating the position of all the Christians in the Turkish empire, without distinction of sect. In its number of the 21st ult. the Journal de Oniglantinople, after giving details respecting the negotiati as, which are known to the British public, expresses its regret that Prince Men chikoff did not wait for the Porte to communicate to him the decision to which it had come on this sub ject, and which it thinks would have been ac cepted by him as a satisfactory solution of the question. A correspondent writing from Constan tinople on the 23rd remarks that the intimation of what the Porte proposed to do was given to the Prince, and rather hastened than retarded his de parture, as the proposal was of a nature to prevent the possibility of Russia aceniring any additional in fluence in Turkey. Prince Nleochikoft had demanded the signing of a treaty which would have given to Russia the right of interference in any case where a person professing the Greek creed should become the object of religious persecution or he involved in any difference with the Turkish government in matters unconnected with religion ; and, this power being granted to the Russian government, it could at any time lay hold of the slightest pretext for intervention. According to the correspondence of the Debuts, it is not the Danube but the range of the Balkan which the Sultan will make his line of defence. He reckons on being able to collect 120,000 men under the walls of Shumla by the end of this month. The Danubian fortresses dismantled in 1828-1829, have ne-er been repaired, and must now be considered as open plaxs. Accoiding to intelligence received from Odessa by a steamer which left that port on the 21st, the Grand Duke Constantine, second son of the Emperor Nicolas, and Grand Admiral of the Rus sian fleet, had arrived there on that day, to hasten on the armaments of Sebastopol and the depar ture of a flotilla of gunboats for the Danube . Private letters from Ismael, a town of Bessarabia, situated on the Danube, Agate that apartments were' preparing there for the Emperor himself. The tim ber for constructing a bridge at Ismael was ready, and it was supposed that the Russian army, in mak ing an offensive movement, would cross the first em branchment of the Menthe at that Luau, cud its southern branch at Touldscka, where it would enter the Turkish territory, as in 1828, and so traverse the high road to Adrianople. Such, says the Debals,are the various statements which are made. We give them subject to correction, although they reach us from a good source. FRANCE. OAT SVIIYAILI:1 (mom ova ows TILZORATH.) PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING. The Moniteur announces that the French and English ambassadors at Constantinople are provided with instructions and powers which put at their dis posal the squadrons of both nations, and that the governments both of France and England have de cided besides that their united squadrons should approach the Dardanelles without any more delay. Orders left Toulon and Marseilles on the 4th of this month by the Chaptal and Carideo for the Admirals de la Susse and Dundaa. This measure of precau tion does not exclude the hope of a pacific settle ment of the actual difficulties. PARIS, THURSDAY BURNING. The public mind is several shades more warlike than it has been for some days past. The Turkish question, tiresome u it would by this time have become, if it were not alarmingly interesting, con tinues to be talked of, to the exclusion of almost every other. It is calculated that news from St. Petersburg may by possibility have been received to day, and the alarmists make the most of the fact that none has been made public. The latest intelligence from Constantinople and Germany confirms all that has been said of the immense warlike preparations of Russia. The Gazette de Cologne and several other German journals announoe that Prince Gortschakoff has been definitively appointed General Commander-in-Chief of the Russian troops in:cantonments in Bessarabia. The Ostdeutschs Post speaks of serious differences between the Emperor of Russia — and the'iChancellor of the Empire, M. de Neaselrode. This experienced diplomatist is de cidedly hostile to the schemes of his imperial master. It is affirmed by the German papers that the real in tentions of the Czar have not been communicated to the different foreign embassies. It is inferred from this that he is pursuing a personal policy. The opi nions loudly expressed by the Russian residents in Paris are most insolent. They scout the idea of any peaceable solution of the ques tion, except a concession:on the part of Turkey, which, however, they say mast necessarily take place. And the reason they urge is that, should the Czar be provoked to go to war by the Sultan's refusal to yield, ho will take Constantinople in a few days, and destroy the French and English fleets to effect his object. They , boast that they have infernal machines of inch destructive power that nothing earthly can resist them. I presume they have not heard of, or do not believe in, Captain Warner's description of his own neglected inventions. The Assemblers says to-day that although Austria joins the other powers in friendly remonstrance with Russia, it may be taken for granted that she will not take part in any active resistance to that power, and that if the Eastern question comes to be settled by cannon, the burden of the fight will fall upon France and England alone. This assertion of the Assentbkle was a good deal talked of at the Bourse to-day, ante was thought to contribute to the serious fall that took place. The Threes fell fully 1 fr., and closed at about 76fr. 25c. All the railways fill from 10fr. to 20fr. About half-past one o'clock I there was a report of a fall of half per cent. in Con sola, but as the bankers do not usually receive their telegraphic despatches from London till half an hour later, this news was not very generally believed. Had it been so, the effect on securities here would have been very great. The govern ment journals continuing as they do, and of course in any Event will do to the last moment, to express an opinion that peace will not be interrupted, use arguments by no means of a re assuring character. The peace they speak of is a peace maintainable only by a perilous demonstration of armed force. They assume that when the Emperor of Russia sees that England and Franco are fully prepared and determined to oppose cannon to cannon, then, but not till then, he will withdraw his preteu ' Mons. This, however, is not considered so clear as that the issue to which things are now brought can be regarded without appiehension. M. Grimier de Cassagnac argues in the Constitutionnel that none of the powers, except perhaps France, would have any Will; to gain by the compensations commonly spoken of as likely to be awarded to them in the CAN of the partition of Turkey. What he says a ith regard to England is worth attention. Egypt, he contends, would be of no advantage to her with the Czar at Constantinople. She has already the advan tages of the Indian transit across Egypt without the cost of an armed occupation of that country. The Master of Constantinople would always be the Master of the Sultan of Egypt, and England, with the Russians at Constantinople, would become the Pacha of the Emperor Nicholas, supposing he having constituted himself, by the possession of the Dardanelles, the first maritime power in the world, should allow her to remain in Egypt at all. Austria and Prussia, he says, would be the weaker by the concession to them respectively, often suggested; of the Danubian provinces and Poland. France alone might perhaps erect beyond the Rhine another Constantinople, which might soon alarm the other contracting powers, but then France does not calculate her own interests, and desires nothing bat to guarantee the faith of treaties, and to sot honourably. I am assured that 70 or SO political arrests, chiefly among the republican party, have been made within the last day or two. The Emperor received yesterday at a private au dience. Prince Poniatowaki, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, charged to present the reply of his soy reign to the letter announcing the marriage of his' Imperial Majesty, and to the credentials of Count de Montessuy, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of France at Florence. The Emancipation of Brussels publishes the fol lowing letter, addressed to the editor, by General Changarnier, dated Mallow, Gth tau—Your number of yesterday intorms me, according to the Austrian jouraal, the Prase of Vienne, that a report was in circulation that I had offered my services N tae l'arte in the event of war. All those who are personally acquainted with me or who have a just idea of my foe►is's cud my character know that my sword belongs only se France. Accept, &c. The government has determined to grant a pension of 150 tr. each to the survivors of the little army that followed Napoleon from Elba, and remained under his flagduring the "hundred days." It has been ascertained by a commission of inquiry, that out of the original number of six hundred, one hundred and fifty-three are still living. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1853. BOURSE. Va ACIIIAIIit. PANS, lux' 9. f For k Macey. i Opening l Highest. Lowest. amity 3 per Crete. 64 per Cents., MIS l. .. ... k .. • . ... 11 per Cents.. 1133 101 60 101 30 101 . 70 100 133 100 . 94 4,, er Cents. Cera 3, er ta.New Loan .:: ... Matsui/a on London: atalebt. 33 3 . 10 64 7 2 1 . 4 23 . Seidel', .perCt.lBlo Markey • Naples Bents — Mae). 110. 44 . ...... .... Women 3pa Gets ... 166. 36 elect/poet 3 p.Ct 9B 13 1 Vassar, Boo& ... 36 ... Do. 3, 1663 Paws, Juxe 9.—St. Germain, 1750 ; Versailles (right beak), —; ditto (left bank), 3:0; Parts and wham. 1,040.; Paris and Bouts, 1,010; Rouen and Havre, 471; Maniclle/ and Aryan (Converted), ; Strisbourg and Bale, 250; luethera, 1117 ,• Paris and .4trastiouro, 130; Part, end Lyons, $6O; Lyons and Mediterranean, 712 SO; Mast, 711; Paris and Cherbourg, 601 ; Dijon and BOMOCON 6.!0; 1111411, 612 SO; Boa mean and rrorr. 400 ;I Charmers and Baden; 500 ; Bordeaux and Taste, 275; Blame and St. Mir to Gray, 510; Dieppe and Fevre!), 340; Central Bursa, 421; Paris and Ekettur, 210; Nsp!es, BELGIUM. The Duke of Brabant, eldest son of King Leopold, made his first speech in the Belgian t3enate on the ith, in favour of the bill for increasing the army. GERMANY. It is not true, as has been asserted, that Prussia has recalled her artillery officers now in the military service of Turkey. General Von der Groben had a long audience of the King, in the presence of M. Manteuffel on the sth instant, and was to leave im mediately, on special mission, for Constantinople. IRELAND. Dumas, JUNE 9. The Lord Lieutenant and Countess of St. Germans, accompanied by Lord Elliot, paid a visit yesterday to the Exhibition, and remained for nearly two hours inspecting the several departments. Their Excellencies seemed much pleased with the now finished appearance of the Exhibition, contrasting so strongly as it did with the incomplete arrangement of the goods at the time of their last visit, some days since. Owing to the heavy rain which fell during the greater part of the day the attendance of visitors yesterday was much leas than usual. The reports from the country on the state of the crops are this morning . very encouraging. The be neficial effects of the rain are already perceptible, and vegetation is proceeding with a rapidity which makes the growth almost visible. The grain crops are, it is true, somewhat thinner than usual, but a portion at least of the deficiency will be remedied by the pre sent weather. In some places the flax has been a failure, and turnips have been planted over it; but this was found necessary only in a limited number of cases. The potato crop so far seems in a flourishing condition, and the appearance of the country in ge moral promises a favourable harvest. 1 1 The following report from a committee on the sub ject of the income tax was laid on the table of the corporation yesterday: • - - • After giving the matter referred to us on the Gth instant the bestooasideration in our power in reference to the bill for levying an income tax upon property in Ireland, it ap pears to us, that the property and income of the corporation ts to be taxed in the IMO way as the property of any other public or corporate body, namely, that the gross income of the city estate will be liable to the tax, and that it will be einapetent for the corporation to deduct a portion of the tax from the parties to whom they pay interest or mort gages on bonds and annuities, and that their nett income after payment of such intere st, annuities, and salaries, will be the sum upon which the corporation will be ultimately liable to pay a tax, and we are of opinion that the public taxes, of which the corporation are the trustees, will not be considered as constituting part of the corporation property, and will not be taxable. Under these circumstances, while we deprecate altogether the imposition of the income tax on Ireland, we see no reason for claiming any special exemption in favour of the corporation of Dublin. The Rev. Mr. O'Regan, P.P. of Kanturk, who re cently carried a resolution in favour of the income tax at a public meeting in that town, presided on Sunday at a meeting at which a long memorial to Lord Aberdeen was adopted, praying his lordship to discard Lord John Russell from the cabinet. The memorialists express their satisfaction at finding some Irish catholica holding office under the present government, and say they " accept these appoint ments as made in all good faith, and as affording a significant declaration on the part of your lordship that Irishmen and catholics were entirely guiltless of the scandalous charges so constantly and cruelly brought against them, and u standing upon terms of perfect equality with their fellow-subjects, fully entitled to bear a part in the administration of the empire." Bat they declare themselves " disap pointed very grievously, and sorely perplexed upon reading the speech reported to have been delivered by Lord John Itussell, as ministerial leader of the House of Commons, on Tuesday, the 31et ult." A large portion of the Castlebellingham Hotel, the property of Sir Allen E. Bellingham, in the county of Louth, was destroyed by fire a few nights since. The injury was the work of an incendiary who has been arrested and committed for the offence, but it is not in any way connected with any agrarian system. REPRESENTATION OF STROUD.—The address of Mr. Meryweather Turner, the second candidate for the representation of Stroud, vacant by the accession of Lord Moreton to the peerage, is now out. It is brief. The learned barrister says:—" My political principles are now well known to you, and I shall take the earliest opportunity of waiting upon you, when I have every reason to hope that not only those of you who have so kindly and gener ously supported me will again afford me that support, but that I shall receive such an addition to the number of my former supporters as will secure my return as your repre sentative." Mr. Hinman at present suspends further pro ' eeedings until after the remains of the late Earl Dude shall have been interred. In an address which he has issued to the electors, he intimates his intention to abstain from any further political movement until that event takes place. After the funeral he will again visit the borough. gbt Court. WINDSOR, Jcxx 9. he Queen and Prince Albert went to Ascot Races this day, accompanied by the wholo of her Majesty's illus trious guests staying at the Castle. The royal procession quitted the Castle at a quarter before one o'clock, in the following order : An open carriage and four, conveying her Majesty the Queen, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg &relit:, the Duke of Genoa, and the Princess Royal. An open carriage and four, conveying the Duchess Caro line of Mecklenburgh Straits, the Princess Adelaide of Rohenlohe, Prince Albert, K.G., the Prince of Wales, and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh &relit". Au open carriage and four, conveying the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Cambridge. K.G., the Duchess of Sutherland, mistress of the robes, and the Duke of Wel lington, master of the horse. An open carriage and four, conveying the Duchew of Bedford, the lady in waiting to the Duchess Caroline, Ba Elsner Wenchstein, the D .ke of Atholl, and the Marquis d'Aseglic, Sardinian Minister. An open carriage and four, conveying the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of. Atholl, the Duke of Bedford, K.G., and the Earl of Clarendon, K.G. . An open carriage and four, conveying the Countess of Desert, Lady-in-Waiting, Lady Caroline Cult, Lady-in- Waiting to the Hereditary Grend Duchess of Mecklenburg ; Lord Rivet a, Lord-in-Waiting , and the Count Della Valle, in waiting on the Duke of Genoa. An open pony carriage and four, conveying the Hon. Ca roline Cavendish and the Ilon. Flora Macdonald, Maids of Honour-ice-Waiting; Viscount Hordinge, G.C.8., and Count Avogadro, in waiting to the Duke of Genoa. An open pony carriage and four, conveying Baron Lithe, in waiting to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mechlenburg. Lord George Lennox, Lord William Paulet, in waiting to the Duke of Cambridge, and Colonel Wylde (Groom of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert), in waiting to the Duke of Genoa. An open pony carriage and four, conveying Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groont-in-Waiting, Lient.-Colonel F. Sey mour, and Mr. Gibbs. The Duke of Buccleuch, K.G., and the Equerries-in- Waiting to the Queen and the Prince, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Captain the lion. Dudley de Ros, rode on horseback with the royal cortege, which was escorted by numerous outriders in scarlet liveries. The Duke of Norfolk, 8.G., Lord Steward, the Marquis of Brefulalbaue, K. 0., Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Household, preceded the Queen to the race-course in an open wriage and four, to be in readiness to receive her Majesty and Prince Albert at the royal stand. Her Majesty returned to the Castle at half-past 5 o'clock. The Queen gave this evening a grand dinner, which was d on the magnificent service of gold plate in the Watcr 100 Gallery. The plateau of the table comprised a number of the most beautiful candelabra, vases, epergnes, and ice pails in the royal collection, the St. George's Candelabrium being placed in the centre of the table, opposite to her Ma jesty's seat. The colossal wine -cooler, made by order of King George the Fourth, was placed on a detached table at the west end of the gallery. The apartment was brilliantly lit by several large chandeliers and also by numerous wax lights. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: The Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Genoa, the Hereditary GraneDuke and Grand Duchess, and the Duchess Caro line of Mecklenburg-Strelits, the Duke of Cambridge, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Suther land, the Prince Felix of Salm-Salm, the Duke of Norfolk, the Duko and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke and Duchess of Atboll, the Duke and Duchou of Northumberland, the Duke of Wellington, the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and Lady Mary Cicil, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Cust, Baroness Wenchstein, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, the Earl of Jersey, the Esri of Aberdeen, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Beasborough, the Earl of Durham, the Earl and Countess Bruce, Lord George Lennox, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord James Murray, the Count Dannesk jold Samos and Madlle. La Comtesse Henriette Dannesk jold Samsoe, Viscount Hardinge, Viscount and Viscountess Enfield, Admiral the Hon. Henry Roes, Colonel and Miss Peel, Colonel Wylde, Lieut.-Colonel F. Seymour, Count Della Valls and Count Avogadro. in waiting ♦a Os. Tlnfro of Genoa ; Baron Ltibe, in waiting to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg ; and Lord William Paula, in waiting to the Duke of Cambridge. The Band of the First Life Guards attended during Din ner, and played the following pieces : 11.R.T1. the Du. chew of Kent. Grand Mucha the let Lire Guards °endure "Merry Wires of Winded" Otto Walser "Stowanke Kbenge" Grand Seilmtion " Luria di Lammermoor" Cloaddlle " SopMee," from the Opera " Sophia Catharine" Moto,. Selection "Mountain Sylph" Barnett. Ruestan Gipsy Sued Polka " FrUbllng's Lest" Eliteemen. Her Majesty had afterward§ an Evening Party. The following had the honour of receiving invitations:—The Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Marchioness of Mies bury, the Earl of Euston, the Earl and Countess of Chester field and Lady E. Stanhope, the Earl of Stradbroke, the Earl and Countess of Wilton and the Ladies E. and C. Egerton, the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl and Countess of Kintore, Lady Augusta Here, Lady Alice Larobton, Lord Aberdour, Lord Burghersh, Viscount and Viscountess Villiers, Viscount Somerton, Viscount and Visooontess Holmesdale, Viscount Anson, Lord and Lady Claud Hamil ton, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel the Hon. C, B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Colonel and Lady Catherine Harcourt, Mr. and Lady Emily Cavendish, Colonel the Right Hon. G. Dawson Darner and two Milne Darner, General the Hon. G. and Mrs. Anson and Mtu Anson, the Hon. Frede rick Calthorpe, Colonel Dixon, Miss Knollys, Miss Clive, Mr., Mn., and Miss Seymour, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Horace Rocbton, and Mr. H. Enkine. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during dinner in the Cud, yesterday. The Queen's private band afterwards attended in the Castle, and performed during the evening the following compositions: Overture, " Die telethon Welber von Windex"— Otto Nicola. Terzttto, 0 Prelechtus " ........." ..... Weber. Coro," 11 Croeiato" Mareb, ulnae Nowabetto ^ Handel. Beene de Dane, "La Bayadera" Mbar. The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. A deputation from the local Board of Health for Coventry had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their °Mee, Whitehall. The deputation con sisted of the Mayor of Coventry, the Town Clerk, and Mr. Councillor Browett. They were introduced by the Right Hon. Edward Ellie., M.P., and Mr. C. Geach, M.P. THE DUKE OF GENOA.—His Royal Highaees the Duke of Genoa called on Wednesday at the Mansion-house, to pay his respects to the Lord Mayor. He was attended by a numerous suite, and introduced by Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P. His Royal Highness inspected with much in tenet the valuable collection with which the Lord Mayor had adorned his spacious apartments for the entertainment and instruction of the numerous guests who on Wednesday evening attended the convcriazione which we noticed yes terday. The Duke, who had received an invitation, was prevented from attending, by an engagement to wait upon the Queen at Windsor that evening. AMONGST THE CIIRIOSMES exhibited on Wednes day at the conversasione at the Mansion-house were eight drawings by Sir Richard Thornhill, being his original etchings for his paintings in the dome of St. Paul's Cathe dral. These curious and valuable memorials were pre sented by Mr. James Anderton to the City Library, which is now acquiring a very high reputalon. ROYAL. ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, honoured the per at the Royal Italian Opera with her presence last evening. Her royal highness, who was accompanied by Lady Cowley, occupied the Queen's box. Lady Suffield aud Col. Stevens were in attendance on the illustrious princess. The house was well attended by fashionable company. SUICIDE OF A PIITSICIAN.—Yesterday Mr. G. S. Brent, the deputy-coroner for Middlesex, held an inquest at the Belvidere Tavern, Penton-street, New-road, touch ing the death of Dr. John Gordon Bailey, a physician lately residing at No. 4, Fenton-street, who unfortunately deprived himself of existence by taking, as the post mortem examination showed, at least half an ounce of oil of bitter almonds. The deceased took the poison on Wednesday last, about 8 o'clock, and died shortly afterwards, in the pretence of several medical friends, whose efforts to save him were aU in vain. The jury returned a verdict of Temporary insanity." ASCOT HEATH RACES. THURSDAY. THE EMPEROR'S PLATE. The anticipations of an immense attendance on the Heath to-day, were quite fulfilled, notwithstanding some threatening indications of a continuance of the rain which commenced overnight, and falling at intervals in light showers had the diem of cooling the atmosphere and laying the dust on the roads, although it produaed no impression on the course, which was still as hard as granite. The race for the Emperor's Plate has of late years been much more attractive than any other event of the meeting. It acquired an additional attraction this year from the day being chosen as the only one en which her Majesty honoured the meeting with her press ace. Thousands therefore who had determined on a visit to Ascot selected this day as being the most important and fashionable. Accordingly, from an early hour, the roads from Windsor to Ascot exhibited extraordinary scenes of gaiety and animation. Public vehielts and private carriages of every description, following in rapid succession, farmed an unbroken line as they approached the Heath. So many carriages were never seen on the ground since railroads were established. The Grand Stand presented • brilliant array of company, amongst whom were numbers of elegantly dressed ladies. The other stands were thronged with spectators, and the crowd of pedestrians scattered over the heath was immense. The distinguished leaders and patrons of the turf mustered numerously, but we missed from the a-istocratic circle the new Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the Duke of Richmond, whose presence at the installation ceremonies prevented their appearance at Ascot. As the time (half-past I) for the first race approached the roofs and balconies of the stands were densely filled with eager gazers, by whom the royal corb , ge was discovered advancing up the New Mile, a ♦ery few minutes after the appointed hour. Slowly the cavalcade approached, headed by the Earl of Besaborough, the Muter of the Royal Buckhounds ; Mr. Davis, the Royal Huntsman, with attendant huntsmen and outriders in the royal livery, immediately preceded the open landau in which sat her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her Majesty's illustrious guests, the Duke of Genoa and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Stretita. The second carriage contained his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg- &relax, and the Duchess of Sutherland. The cortege consisted of seven other carriages, containing the guests and suite of her Majesty, the names of whom will be found in the official Court Circular, in another part of our paper. As the procession passed up the course the Queen was received with the respectful and affectionate greetings of her loyal subjects, which she acknowledged with her wonted condescension. Similar loyal demonstrations were made by the multitude assembled on the course in front of the royal stand whenever her Majesty approached the window. The sky, which had been lowering darkly all the fore noon, cleared up soon after the arrival of the Queen, and the day continued uninterruptedly fine to the close. This Emperor of Russia's Vase. manufactured by Meters. Hunt and Roskell, was exhibited after the race in front of the Stewards Stand. It is a magnificent and beautiful niece of workmanship, designed in the renaissance style by M. Vecbte. After the race for the New Stakes—at a quarter past ! her Majesty and the royal cortege quitted the heath in the same order, and accompanied by similar loyal demonstra• Lions, as on her arrival. _ . Tlie sport was every way worthy of the royal counte nance, and the contest between tee Derby hero of 1851 and the St. Leger hero of 18.52 for the Emperor's Plate was truly worthy of so magnificent a prize. Had not Tedding. ton swerved at the finish the victory would have been more distinctly achieved. Autocrat's performance for the New Stakes fully justified the confidence of his party, and had the effect of raising him, nominally, to the position of first fe4ourite for the I Derby. The lengthened details given below render further coin manta here unnecessary. SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sou. each, b it, for three-yr-old colts, Bat 71b ; fillies, fist 3lb ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b; if both, 61b• Eiwinley course. (11 subs.) Lord Exeter's Cobnut, by Nutwitb, fist 3lb (Norman) 1 Mr. C. Dorrien's The Golden Plover, by the Baron Sat 11b_ ~( Kitchener) 2 Mr. Combe's Alamode, by Alarm, fist 111; (Rogers] 3 Betting : 7 to 4 on Cobnut, 3 to 1 agat Alamode, Co to 1 east Stone Plover. Cubnut made all the running, and woe very easily by six lengths. Two lengths between the second and third. Vienna.' PLATE (handicap) of 100 ans., and 25 son. for the second horse, by subscription of 5 son. each ; the surplus, &c., to gs to the fund. Once round and a distance. (25 subs.) Mr. W. Cooper's Torment, by Alarm, 3 yes, Est 511, (J. Siegel's) 1 Lord Exeter's Dove, 3 yrs, 7st 11th (Flatman) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Corybantes, 3yrs. 7st 91b (Charlton) 3 The following also ran : Pancake, c by Cothentone— Lucy Banks, Sandhurst, Lady Speedy, Lady Lenin, Don Quinate, Angelo. likakag: 3 to 1 apt Dove, 3 to 1 agst Pancake, 4 to 1 en* opt Torment and Corybantes. All got well off at the Ases irtal. Lady Louisa, next the rails, started with the ItaniVbst at the Queen's Stand wsa pa ssed by Sandhurst sod Torment, the former overpowering his jockey sad nuking strong running: Lady Louisa and Corybant:es Ifs ing well up is their wake ; Dove in the next division. Ne dump of moment, occurred until they arrived at the reed sear the brick-kilns, when Sandhurst dropped off. Tau nest then took up the running and from that point tie race was not a moment in doubt. Torment maintained ea undisturbed lead the remainder of the distance, and wea Ina easily by four lengths Two lergtl a between meld and third; Angelo was fourth; Lady Louisa fifth. A Plzen or PLATE, value 500 SOTS., the gift of his Mn. limy the Emperor of all the Russians, added to • Sweep. Nikes of 20 bora. each ; for 3 yr-olds, fist 10lb; hem let 61b; five, 9st ; sir and aged, 9st 31b ; mares and geld ings allowed 31b. About two miles and a half. (22 subs.) Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddington, by Orlando, 5 yrs, 9st (J. Marson) 1 Lord Exeter's Stockwell, 4 yrs, Bst blb .. (Norman) 2 Capt. lani's Ninnyhammer, 3 yn, fist 101 b (Wells) 3 The following also ran : Defiance, Lady Evelyn, King- Atm, The Indian Warrior. Betting : 5 to 4 apt Stockwell, 3to 1 agst Kingston 4 to 1 Net Teddington, Bto I apt Ninnyhammer, 10 to 1 agst Defiance 50 to 1 apt Lady Evelyn. Weathergage was watched at 1.10 p.m. this day. After taking their preparatory . canter they were paraded before the Queen, and on returning into the course they were immediately called to the post by the starter. At the first signal the exciting contest commenced. Indian War der led the way, Kingston taking second place, Stockwell third, and Teddington fourth, with liinnyhammer , Lady Evelyn, and Defiance close together in ltls wake. In Indian file they proceeded at a strong pale dews Swinlephill into the bottom where Stook wdl posse& Kingston, and on entering the Old Mile Muse, be went to the front, Indian Warrior falling back; Teddington then drew into tie third place, Ninny hammer being fourth; the others beaten off at long inter vals. After rounding the turn into the straight I eddington gradually neared the front. At the distance, followed by Ninnyharnmer, he passed Kingston, and at the half dis tance he reached Stockwell ; • most interesting race with the two ensued, Teddington, despite a little swerving to the left, achieved the victory by a head ; the second beating the third three lengths; Kiapton wu fourth, Lady Evelyn fifth, and Defiance sixth, Indian Warrior trotted in last. Run in 4 minutes 33 seconds. NEW STAKES of 10 SOTS each, with 100 added, for 2yr olds; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Sot 31b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. (39 nabs.) Mr. E. R. Cooper's Autocrat by Bay Middleton, fist 71b (Templcman) 1 Mr. Payne's fby Bay Middleton—Lady Strut, Sat 31b (Flaunan) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Rosaline, Bst 31b ....(Marson) 3 The following also ran : Fans, Sine qua Non, Hermitage, Jack Frost, l'hccnix, Ptolemy, Diana, Adelaide, Diable Boiteux. _ _ _ Betting : 6to 4 on Autocrat, 3 to 1 apt Sine qua Non, Bto 1 apt Lady Strut filly. Lady Strut filly, with Auto crat, Ptolemy, and Baseline lying well up, made the run ning to half-way between the road and the distance, whero Autocrat went up and took possession of the lead, which he maintained to the end, winning very easily by a length and a half Rosaline took third place at the dis tance, and finished a length behind the second. Sine pm Non was fourth, Phmnex fifth, Jack Frost sixth, and Ptolemy seventh. ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES Of 100 SOTS. each, h ft, for 3•yr-olds . colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Old Mile. (12 subs.) Lord John Scott's The Heiser, by Pantaloon, Bst 71b (Whitehouse) 1 Lord Exeter's Cobaut, Sat 7lb (Norman) 2 Mr. Payne's Speed the Plough, Bst 71b (Pittman) 3 Mr. J. ht. Stanley's Veteran, Sit 71b (Marson) 4 - - - • ' • • Betting . Even on the Reiser ; 3 to 1 each against Cobnut and Sneed the Plough. After the first 200 yards Reiver ruhcd to the front ; but before they had proceeded a quar ter of a mile, he was pulled back, and Cobnut went on with the running. At the stand the latter was joined by Reiver and Specd the Plough, and a fine race home with the three ended in favour of The Reiver by a head. Half a length between the second and third. Veteran beaten off. HANDICAP PLATE of 30 SOU. for all ages. Three-quarters of a mile. Lord Eacter's Ilseenut by Nutwith, 3 yrs, Gst 41b (S. Steggles) 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Bloomer, 3 yrs, Sat (Oliver, jun.) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, I .Tr, 7st jilt (Flatman) 3 The following also ran :—Allington, Benita, Hirsute Tested, and Merlin. Betting : 7 to 4 apt Hirsute, 3 to 1 eget Humphrey, 7 to 2 apt Bloomer, 4to 1 agst Harlenut. Bloomer, lollowed by Humphrey, and Hirsute made the running to the di•taece, where ll.elenut came out, and the race finished in his favour by two lengths; Bloomer beating Humphrey for second place by a head. Benita was to have been ridden by Denby, but whilst cantering up the course Allington twisted round, raft against Benita, and knocked Denby off—the poor fellow sustained a slight concussion of the brain. WINDSOR. Towx PLATE of 50 sore ; for 2-yr-olds and upwards; snares allowed olb ; geldings 31b. The winner to be sold for 1501. Allowances if to be sold for less. Stran,ht half-mile. _ _ Baron Eothscbild's Hyacinth, by Bay Midaleter. 4 yrs (40/.), Tat lllb (Chsrlten) 1 Mr. Harris'. Antonin., 3 yrs (411.), Est 121b..(We3.) 2 Mr. Reeves's Lioness, 2 yrs (60 I.), sst 71b.(Ashrmill) 3 The f•dlowiag also ran g by Idea—Avon, Angelo, and Anxiety. Betting : 2to I each sgst Hyacinth and Lioness ; 5 to 2 agst Antonina. Won by a length. Very had third. The winner was afterwards sold by auction for 260 guineas ; the fund thereby realising 1231. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agst West Antrallan 100 to 1. Rasplan 12 to 1 The Reiver. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Autocrat (offered) 20 to 1 Verbena colt 25 to 1 Marley Rill. THIS DAY. WEIORTS for the Firm Po Yrs. et.lb. Poodle 4 8 7 Rattle 3 8 7 Jullien Herbert Waverley Prevention 3 7 7 . Chaplet Pancake 4 7 61 WEIGHTS role FIRST Age. at. lb. I Ephesus Landgrave a 9 0 U 111) PLATS. Sarinley Course. Yrs. mit). Ley Banks colt 3 7 4 *cleats . British Farmer ; Merlin 4 7 0 Lima 3 tI I 0 I Torment pd. IBloomer Veteran CL•I63 WOKINOIIAM. Age. Spider , Nutpecker 3 Convulsion Ilszlenut Prevention 3 7 3 Begum colt 3 7 6 William Rufus Broughton 3 7 5 4 7 3 _ Surprise Jullien Madame Landeau 3 Jaek - the - Giant- Killer Miss Emma Break-o'-day Boy :: Ilybla liambletonian WEIGHTS FOR SECOND CLASS WORINC:IIAM. Ago st lb Age Ephesus Filbert Khadidjah 4 7 12 Beverlae 3 Puritan Old Howley .... 4 7 12 British Farmer Hothorpe ORDER OF RUNNING. 1 0 First Class Wokiogham Stakes. 1 30 Railway Plate. 2 0 60/. Plate. 2 30 r 4 eoond Class Wokingbam. 3 0 Queen's Plate. 3 30 Town Plate. SOCIETY OF ARTS. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. The conference arranged by the council of the Society of Arts, between the members of that society and the representatives of the various educational institutions throughout the country, took place yesterday, and wee very fully attended. Among those present were Dr. Booth, Mr. W. De La Rue, Mr. E. Chester, Dr. Dlayfair, Captain Eardley Wilmot, Captain Owen, 64.1 The chair was taken by HENRY Cote, Esq , C. 8., who in opening the proceedings expressed the pleasure the council of the society felt in meeting the representatives of the various mechanics' institutes throughout the country. He believed there were six or seven classes of subjects for consideration, and he wished to impress upon the meeting the necessity of treating each with the greatest possible brayity. (Hear, hear.) He sheuld set the example him self, by confining his observations within the smallest pos sible compass, and should therefore content himself with calling on the secretary to read the report, of wnich the following is an abstract : " Thecommittee in msking its report draws attention in the first place, to the number of institutions already com prised in the union: that number is 270, of which 250 are in England, 13 in Scotland, and 7in Ireland. Of 141 in stitutions represented at the conference held on the 18th of May last year, 121 have joined the union, while 119 not then represented have accepted the resolutions agreed to on that occasion as the basis of the union. One institution has felt it necessary to withdraw from the union for want of funds, and another has ceased to exist. (Then follows a list of the works distributed during the past year.) After which the report proceeds to state, that by a circular dated the 11th November, 1852, the influence of the union has been brought to bear with concentrated force upon par liament, in favour of Mr. Tufnell's motion for the gra tuitous distribution of • selection of parliamentary papers to institutions. A committee favourably constituted has sat upon the subject, but has not yet reported. The com mittee have recently had confided to them, by the council, a general inquiry into the operation of the fiscal restrictions lon paper, advertisements, news, end foreign boos. That the question is one which has a very important bearing upon the interests of the institutions may be considered to be proved by,the replies received to the queries proposed by the society, on tke Bth of March, 1853, es to what institutions had news'-rooms, and whether they were successful, and as to how far, and in what way, they were influenced by thtso restrictions. The condition of the libraries of the institutions in union, and the best means of improving their supplies of books, have been carefully considered by this committee. By a circular recently issued, the publashen and booksellers of the United Kingdom have been invited to co-operate in an arrangement which, without being inconsistent with the customs of trade, would prove of great advantage to insti tutions. A liberal rate of reduction was eked for, and the following plan was suggested The institutions in union with the society will send to the society monthly (say by . the 15th of each month), a list of the books which they wish to purchase. 2. The orders will be given whole sale to the publishers, or booksellers, by the society monthly (say on the 19th of each month.) 3. The publishers, or booksellers, will deliver the book, carriage paid. monthly (say the last day of the month), at the society's office, or at the society's agents, as the society may determine. 4. Pay ment will be made by the society on the delivery of the goods. The remainder of the report detailed the steps taken by the society for promoting interchange of friendly offices between institutions, and the fact that a prise bad been awarded to Mr. James Kole, Yorkshire, for the best euay on the history and management of mechanics' insti tutions." The CHAIRMAN announced the subjects for discussion to be—first, Perliamentary Papers ; second, Books and Maps, Apparatus, &c.; third, News Rooms; fourth, Lectures; fifth, Class Instruction; With, Legal Petition ; and se venth, Statistics and Miscellanies. lie trusted that this representatives would not, individually, exceed five minutes on each subject. Mr. Evuour, M.P., opened the discussion by promising. on the part of the Committee on Parliamentary Papers, the most favourable consideration of the claims of Mechanics' Institutions for the blue books. Their report WAS not yet published, but he had no doubt but that it would be favour able. (Hear, hear.) Mr.. SLANSY deposed to the value of the blue books, especially those on statistical subjects. - - . - Mr. Fox, M.P, as representative of the Oldham Lyceum, said that there was a mass of important and interesting in formation in these blue books, which had been copiously drawn upon by some of our moat popular writers. fits would suggest not merely a gratuitous distribution, but in addition, the distribution of • well digested deecriptive catalogue, with the prices affixed, so as that the institu tions might select those which were most suitable to their purposes. Mr. BAlNits (Leeds) wished to know what assistance they might expect from the committee, and also, who were to make the selection of papers. Mr. CUESTZR apologised for the 'Osage° of Mr. Tufnell, who took a warm interest in the subject under discussion. Mr. RAnronn, from the Devonport Mechanics' Institu tion, would prefer the right of selecting papers locally into resting, to an indiscriminate distribution. Dr. IlusexEn (Margate) warmly approved of the digested catalogue, suggested by Mr. Fox. Dr. Bootie thought the whole discussion premature, seeing that the committee had not as yet made their re port. Mr. MADELY (Derby) was for leaving the matter entirely in the hands of the government. Mr. DUFFIELD (Chelmsford) observed that Hansard pub lished a catalogue once a month. The CUAIRMAN suggested that this class of subjects had been exhausted, and called the attention of the meeting to the subject of maps, apparatus, rte., Mr. LANE JOYNT (Limerick) was willing to leave the question of supply in the hands of the council. There was no doubt but that each institution would supply itself with cheap books if the opportunity were afforded. A desultory discussion followed, in the course of which it was elicited that tenders had been received from various booksellers which led the council to hope that books, maps, and other apparatus, might be obtained for public institu tions at reductions of from twenty-five to fifty per cent. below the current price ; and a general determination was expressed to leave the matter in the hands of the council. A resolution to that effect was put and carried unanimously. The meeting then proceeded to the consideration of the taxes on knowledge, especially as they affected mechanical and literary institutions. Mr. J. BRAMWILL, mayor of Dorham, moved that all . . fiscal reetrictiena upon the diffusion of knowledge had an injurious ffect on literary institutions. • Mr. BAINES had great pleasure in seconding the molts; I tion. There was not ens word could be said in favour of these taxes that might not also be said in favour of a cen sorship of the press (Hear, hear.) Ile thought the ob ject of all friends of education should be to bring news, st. lb. 7 0 6 13 6 10 6 9 6 8 7 G 6 5 6 5 10 5 6 st lb 7 8 7 b 7 3 13 12 to