The Express. — London, England, 1847-07-03 00:00:00

influence to that of the landocrag of the county. Yet, in the face of such apparent difficulties, a whig candidate is in the field for North Eseex t with a air I prospect of success. Indeed, if Mr. Rrow is defeated, hi s failure will proceed from his fe:iting short of the ' political intelligence of the dist a .t et , not from having gone beyond it. In seeking t o m i t i ga t e t h e h ost i l i ty of tones and protectionists, he has missed much liberal support, and lost nearly all claim to liberal sympathy. This has, probably, arisen from overlook ing the actual state of the constituency. We believe it is no secret that many of the leading members of the whig party thought Mr. Csvecansit's attempt to break down the political monopoly of the Poke of BIThINGRAM, in Buckinghamshire, nearly a forlorn hope ; and that his appearance as a candidate was the act of himself and his personal friends. Yet, what is the result ? Why, that, had the contest gone on, the liberal candidate would have been at the top of the poll, ahead of all three of the duke's nominees. We know this to be the issue of the liberal canvass. The whig canvassers have been literally surprised at their own success, a surprise which a brief considera tion of the circumstances affecting county constituen cies, we offered a few days since, would have shown to be altogether misplaced. Bat the contest in Buckinghamshire became complicated by the daring act of a member of the pro tectionist party, Mr. I/Bess:Li, who, when one of the duke's nominees was quietly retiring in order to let in the whig as quietly as possible, threw himself into the breach, and installed himself as the duke's third candidate. Mr. DISRAELI boasts that he is not the duke's nominee, tied in a sense he is not, for there is no doubt that he took advantage of being the only man of decent talent amongst the protectionists, to force himself upon the duke at a moment when the duke's political influence, like his estate, is merely nominal. But it would not do to permit an inter necine war amongst the protectionist candidates, and accordingly another of the duke's puppets,Mr.'fowe.ll, was withdrawn, and Mr. Disesem has been adopted as a veritable nominee, and as such seems likely to be elected one of the three members for Bucks. Yet why should this be? There cannot be the slightest doubt that a second whig candidate might at this mo ment be successfully carried for Buckinghamshire. The local paper says, truly, that Mr. TOWERS' " resignation can be looked upon in no other aspect than a positive defeat of the tory party :" and adds, " The canvass on the part of Mr. CAVENDisnt has pro ceeded with such success as to have induced some gentlemen to think seriously about the introduction of another liberal candidate," and voters are requested to keep the possibility of such an event in view. We think this is an occasion on which such an effort ought to be made, for Mr. DISRAELI is quite as distasteful toa large number of the Buckingham squires as a liberal would be. Indeed, we have reason to believe that a consistent liberal of station and cha racter would secure much landlord influence, which looks askant on Mr. DtsuseLi's pretensions. Nor do that gentleman's air-drawn distinctions, his attempts to dress up protectionist selfishness into the form of plausible political theories, enable him to make much way with the farmers. True, they go to hear him, and laugh at him, as they would go to see and !emit at a juggler, or a man who had promised to get into a quart bottle; but that is all. They have about as much faith in Mr. DISRAELI'S political views— gorgeous and confused as the aspect of the kaleido scope—as they would have in the performances of the bottle conjuror. The only sympathy for Mr. DISR um which exists, and which has alone enabled him to force himself upon the duke, is that derived from his personal position. It is something to see a roan of the middle class—albeit a political adven turer of no great steadiness of character—whose sole qualification is personal talent, casting down the superstitious notion that none but an acted magnate, or his cadet, should dare to become a candidate for a county, and appealing, though in a left-handed way, to " popular opinions." This, and his energetic per sonal canvass, bringing him into communication with the electors, alone have created for Mr. DISRAELI that small semblance of popular support he has at tained. But though this is all-powerful with the protectionists, who cannot afford to risk the slender hold they have on the counties, it would weigh as nothing against a clear-headed, out-spoken, second , candidate of liberal opinions. Mr. DIsRAELI said at Aylesbury— 'The persons who first started the idea that I should venture to appeal to your confidence were not, as sometimes has been said, the lords of castles or the princes of palaces; they are not to be found among the ancient aristocracy or the terri torial proprietors of this country, many of whom I am now proud to count among my supporters; but they were found among the yeomanry and the farmers of the county of Buck ingham. And at Amersham, besides touching the farmers upon the income-tax, and sundry other pocket questions, he professed himself desirous to see such modifications of the game-laws as " that ham should not be con sidered game, and that certificates should not be re quired." The last sentiment was met with cries of n very good." The appearance, therefore, of Mr. DIiILtELI in Buckinghamshire, and his ultimate un willing adopticn by the landocmcy, is in itself a sign of the progress of electoral independence. But whet we turn to the speeches of the supporters of Mr. CAVENDISII, who is the popular as well as the liberal candidate, and whose success has been such as we have described, we find no truckling to bygone agricultural prejudices. They do not resort to jingling wordaplitting, or half-intelligible mysticism, to attract support from the farmers; on the contrary, they say frankiy, protection is gone for aver. Thus, at Ayles burr, Sir G. STEMEN said Our opponent has very artfully suggested that, in the state of our national finances, agricultural protection may be re vived under a new scale of customs duties. Believe not a word of it : it is a mere delusion to entrap a vote. Whatever may, heretofore, have been our wishes or our feelings ou that momentous question, of one thing we may rest assured. Protective duties, under any form, however specious, have vanislcil for ever; yet, cases may arise where agricul:ural interests will require protection, and I, for one, infiuitely prefer plating my confidence is Mr. Cavendish, who plainly and honestly tens us that he will guard those interests with vigilance, than iii ➢lr. Disraeli. who holds out the flattering and delusive expeetation. that by some legislative thimblerig be will restore a system which popular principles and liberal opinions have alike and for ever condemned. So again, Mr. CALVERT : Agricultural protection had been referred to that evening. Why, he asked, was it difficult, when the food of this country failed, to get it elscwh re ? it was because we were main taining a dangerous and an irreligious system—because we were afraid of giving the people too much food. He had a pieee of advice to giva to agriculturists. Cultivate your acres as much as you can. Don't be arraid of getting too much corn, still leas of sending too much to the market. Campol nature to produce what it can. Well, but the price ? Wh encourage your commerce and your manu factures, and depend upon it, if you increase them tenfold, the demand for bread will be tenfold. The more corn you have to sell, the greater nuiub, r you will have to buy. And such clear, common-settee views were received with vociferous applause, while the quaint oddities of Mr. Dl.enAer.l seem to have excited more laughter than aught besides. In Essex the contest seems to have degenerated almost into a personal squabble between the whig and tory candidates sad their personal friends. The county Loy gentry—talked of as protectionist candidates in the place of Mr. Itousp, who seems to have had a call to Oxford—having one by one hack?d out as the pulse of the constituency was felt, Mr. REBOW, the whig, seemed likely to walk the course, when Sir Jolts 'fyient:u. and the high-flying monopolists brought out Major Ileimseonii, Mr. Axrwolip's nominee for Harwich, as the protectionist great gun for North Essex. The maor ecems to rely on a power of speech somewhat llibcrnian, and a force of religious bigotry truly " orange." Ile of course hints obscurely at a possible revival of protection at some undefined pet iod, and under some unexplained combination of circumstances; but all that goes for nothing, as none know better than the Essex farmers, that protection is gone for ever. If Sir JOHN TYRRELL carries the election of his iiiiiti;y;" Major BEREsFORD, ho could probably carry his bailiff or his gamekeeper as mem ber for North Essex. It must not, however, be forgotten that Mr. RI, COW has pitched his political note too low ; he pro fessed himself " on the aide of protection," and joined in the silly abase lavished by the protectionists on kw ROBERT PEEL's "tergiversation." His address, too, seems to have bees so ambiguous, that it is only in the last sentence the reader discovers that the writer intends to support Lori. JOHN RUSSELL'S go veniment. This has been constantly thrown in his teeth by his opponents, while a large section of the liberid electors has publicly declined to support him on the ground of the backward and indecisive cha racter of his political views. If the leading liberals are wise, they will not neglect the signs which the two county contests, we refer to, exhibit for their in strction. Wit should not have suspected Lord GEORGE BEN TINGE of lending himself to so disgraceful a trick as that attempted yesterday afternoon—fortunately, in vain—for putting off the debate on the Health of Towns Bill. By the standing orders the house cannot be counted out before four o'clock, and it is universally understood that the house shall adjourn from the morning sitting till five o'clock, without opposition; but on this occasion the leader of the protectionists delayed the adjournment till past four, and then tried to count the house out. We are glad to say that this trick was defeated in some measure by some of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK'S own party, who refused to sanc tion it, or leave their seats. This gave time for a reinforcement of ministerialists from the public offices, which allowed the good progress made with the clauses of the bill in committee last night. From the large majorities in favour of the bill and its most important clauses, from the circum scribed quantity and quality of its opponents, Lord Muiteeru must, we think, regret having, even for a moment, shown any hesitation. It is quite evident, that antagonists of sanitary measures are only those who are to be found opposed to every measure of necessary improvement and liberal reform. It was natural, indeed, that a few sturdy cocks should be found to crow and make battle on behalfof theirewn dunghills. But Mr. HUDSON made out no ease of exemption for York, and, with Colonel SIBTRORP for his companion in arms, it is little wonder that he offered ineffectual resistance. Serious argument would really be thrown away in such a controversy. And we cannot but lament once more the great deficiency of the liberal ranks of the House of Com mons in comic power and repartee. With such anta gonists, so vehement in such a cause, it was not for the gravity and profound sense of the ministerial benches to rise, in the person of the First Lord of the Trea sury. It was fur the wit of the party to have sabred these heavy and lumbering dragoons. Where was Mr. BULLER, who has mush in him more solid than wit, but who nevertheless ought not to eschew wit, for fear of losing character with blockheads? Truly, the political party which once boasted a SIIERIDAN ought to take some steps in the ensuing elections to procure some admixture of wit and readiness with their other sterling, but perhaps too serious, qualities. Never was the English public so mad after humour, so fund of jest; yet never were the political dramatis persona so incapable of either. In the way of serious argument, we prefer facts. And of them we have many, all showing the necessity of speedy interference with the sanitary condition of great towns. A letter from a respectable inhabitant of Poplar will be read in another column, and speaks sufficiently for that district. Of the unusual prevalence of fever in the metro polis, imported originally by the Irish poor in all probability, but evidently increased and fostered by the miserable sanitary state of London, there can be no doubt. Oa Monday last we perceived in the Times a statement by Dr. 'rWEEDIE, denying any unusual prevalence of fever at the present season. We beg to contradict the truth of Dr. 'fwEEDIE's statement altogether. Orders have been issued by the Home-office for returns of the state of fever in the metropolis. We have seen some of these returns, and may give the following extract from that made of the south division of the parish of Whitechapel, by the medical officer : Cases of fever attended from the 30th of Dec., 1846, to 30th of March following Cases of fever attended from the 30th of March, 1817, to 30th of June Another passage of this report is as follows: On the 28th alt. I visited twelve new ciao& of fever, six of which were in one court in Mee Anchor-yard, Rosemary lane. These cases were obviously produced by the malaria arising from a large pool of stagnant water, into which flowed the refuge of the houses, and the contents of the privy common to the whole court. The pool occupied more than half the length and the entire breadth of the court, and was a foot and a half deep in the centre. The court contains (minces houses. Fever has lately been in every house on one side of this court. So much for the sanitary condition of the first of our great towns, and of the care with which the population are guarded from fever in the present state of sanitary law. We must rejoice that ministers carried last night the exclusion of London, since the vote was necessary to the success of the rest of their bill. But we trust that, with respect to the metro polis, Lord MORPETII cloth but rreukr pour ',deux &utter, or retreat to leap the farther, and that London will next year share the fate of Lincoln and York in having its health intrusted to some wiser men than the Sir Pirrut LAuRIEs of the corporation. To those who recollect that one-half (in value) of the whole of our last year's exports consisted of cotton articles, it will not be surprising that we recur on every occasion to the prospects of the cotton manufac ture, under the influence of a deficient supply of raw material. The estimates from America of the last crop, continue constant at 1,800,000 bales. The ex pectation for some time cherished that the deficit (about 270,00) hales) might be lessened by increased shipments from India, has gradually been given up. The apprehensions with which this state of affairs is contemplated in the manufacturing districts, will be imagiced when we mention that while the present prices of cotton yarns and goods differ little, if at all, from those which prevailed about this time last year, the prices of the different qualities of Upland fair cotton have increased within that time 333, 46 2-13, and even so much as 71 3-7 per cent. The consequence has been, that the consumption of cotton in the first five months of the present year has decreased to the extent of nearly 200,000 bales. 'Co effect this decrease, 12,167 workpeople had been thrown entirely out of employment, and 6,628 set to " work short time" at the end of May. Matters have rather mended since that time, but the most recent show that about the end of June there were B,67l2 9rt entirely unemployed, and 3,021 only par tially employed. The falling off in the exports of cotton yarn during the first six months of the present year is 16,145,860 lbs., or about 1(1 per cent. on the exports of the year. The falling off in plain calicoes is 23,337,213 yards--compmsated to a considerable extent by an increase in the export of dyed and printed calicoes to the amount of 19,031,565 yards. The decrease in the exportation of cotton yarns is chiefly owing to a fall ing off in our shipments to Hamburg (of about 111 million lbs.), to Russia (of about 2 million lbs.), and to Sicily and Sardinia (of about 3 million lbe.). The augmentation in our experts of dyed and printed cottons is owing exclusively to an increase of 12} millions of yards in our shipments for the United States, and of 111 millions of yards in our shipments to Brazil. It may also be remarked that there would have been a much greater falling eff in our exports of plain calicoes, but for the increased shipments to the same countries. The quantity of plain calicoes shipped for the United States in the first six months of 1846, was 6,113,023 yards ; in the first six months of 1847, it was 18,569,183: the amount shipped for Brazil and other parts of South America, in the first six months of 1846, was 29,881,832 yards; in the first six months of 1847, it was 42,184,678. During the last month there has been rather more demand for yarns from Russia and Germany, parti cularly the former. But the high price of the raw material threatens to put a speedy check to this revival, as it has prevented the spinners deriving any advantage from it. And the same cause may inter- fere to limit the extension which is taking piece in' our transactions with the (Uuited States and brazil. It is, however, obviously to our increased dealings with these two countries, that we are mainly to look for compensation fur our re duced transactions with Germany. The falling off in our exports of yarns to Germany (more than two thirds of the whole decrease) cannot be materially checked until the legislators of the Zollverein have been brought to entertain sounder views of commer cial policy. But, so long as the United States have breadetuffs and cotton, so long may oar trade with them go on expanding; and to impart an indefinite extension to our trade with Brazil, nothing is required but to place the Brazilians, in respect of commercial intercourse, on the footing of the moat favoured nation. It ought also to be remarked, in respect of Brazil, that there the chance of a marked and speedy increase in their exports of cotton-wool are greater than in any other country. And an increased supply and diminished price of this article is a necessary condition to the continued increase of oar exports. Indeed one of the most urgent considerations with our cotton ma nufacturers at present ought to be how they can most speedily and surely promote an increased production and export of cotton in various countries. Much may be done by re-establishing a cordial feeling in Brazil towards Great Britain ; much may be dose by invest ing money in the construction of railways between Bombay and the cotton-growing districts; something, THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1847. too, may be aroomplished in Haiti; and, to judge by the statements in Mr. JAMERON'S pamphlet (which we noticed on Thntfday), a supply may be drawn, at no distant date, from the Niger. The French legislature continues to be oceepied with the details of the budget, medical instruction, and other topics, of which the interest is almost ex clusively domestic. The preparations for the trial of MM. Cabieres, Teste, and the others, before the court of peers, are in progress. The act of accusation, or indictment, as we should call it, is reported to be completed by M. Delangle, the proeureur-general, who accompanied M. Hebert, the minister of justice, to Neuilly, on Wednesday, to lay it before the king. Advices from Algeria, to the 25th instant, had been received in Faris. A report was mentioned that the forces of the Emperor of Morocco had sustained a defeat in an encounter with those of Abd-el-Kader, led by the Emir in person. A report was circulated, and credited in well-in formed quarters, that the Duke d'Aumale is about to be appointed Governor-General of Algiers, with an officer under him with the title of major-general, who will be the real depository of the governmental func tions, and will keep the prince right. This officer is to be, for the present. General Iledeau. It is also said that the prince is to receive the', title and dignity of viceroy, and to establish a little court in the African colony. The opposition already are raising au outcry against this arrangement. MADRID, JUNE 26. The negotiations with Monsignor Brunelli are going on bnskly, and occupy a conspicuous place in the attention of the public. The Eco of Thursday put forward • list of demands that had been made by the legate, begin ning with the unseating of the bishops. The Correo denied that the bishops had been called upon by the government to resign. There is no doubt but that a circular was sent to the bishops, which circular intimates to those prelates who show • disposition to stick to their sees, that in the case oftheir not budging spontaneously, her Majesty will turn them'out. The ministerial papers denied the circular, but the Espanol of to-day insists upon its authentic existence, and hangs in lersorem over the cabinet its publication. The circular was followed up by a visit from the President of the Council, who enforced by speech what had been commanded by writing. The bishop, who sticks to his seat, and wore! be thrown, is Ortcgosa, of Malaga, a red-hot liberal ; but he may find his diocesan mule too hard for him yet. Ministerial papers attirm that Salamanca will suspend the contract of the government with the Bank of San Fernando at the end of this month. Also, that, after various conferences of the commission appointed to consult upon the liquidation of the accounts of the government penuing with the same book, it has been definitively arranged to settle the de mands of the bank, which will, in consequence, be enabled to step in to the relief of the monetary crisis. OE Court. The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Prussia, accompanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, had an audience of the Queen. 11.R.11. was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, 0.C.8., her Majesty's principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Prince was attended by Baron de Lance, his Prussian Majesty's Chamberlain, Count Oriole and Count Groeben, officers of the Prussian Staff ; and also by his Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Secretary of the Prussian Legation. His Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire, Am bassador Extraordinary cad Plenipotentiary from his Ma jesty the King of the French, had an audience of the Queen to present his letters of recall. His Excellency was intro duced by Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by the Hon. Sir Edward Cult, her Majesty's Master of the Cere monies. :lir Edward Dishrewe, G.C.H., ber Majesty's En voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Ma jesty the King of the Netherlands, was presented to the Queen, at fas audience, by Viscount l'almerston, to take leave on his return to his psat at the Hague. The Queen gave audience to Viscount Palmerston. H.M. the King of the Belgians left town soon after 12 o'clock yesterday, attended by Dr. Carswell, for Claremont. . _ _ 11.1t.H. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a committee meeting of the Commission for Promoting and Encouraging the Fine Arm in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness, attended by Lieut.- Col. Seymour, arrive) at the new Palace at a quarter before 3 o'clock. The Commissioners present were Viscount Mahon, the Right lion. T. B. Macaulay, and Sir R. H. Inglis. The secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The meeting broke up at 6 o'clock- The Queen had a Dinner party yesterday_ at Bock ivattern Palace. The company included her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge, H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Prussia, their Excellencies the Count and Countess de St. Aulaire, his Excellency H. Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, H.S.H. PrinciLowensttio, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Countess Vanderstraten, Lady Augusta Cadogan, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Abercom, the Earl and Countess of Minto, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Baron de Loner, Major de Moerkerke, Count Oriole, and Count Groeben. The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance. Their RILIIH. the Hereditary Grand Doke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar returned to Marlborough house, the residence of the Queen Dowager, on Thursday evening, from a tour. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, aeoompanied by their royal highnesses, paid a visit to the Duchies of Cambridge, at Cambridge-house. 11.R.11. Prince Waldemar of I'rnsaia and the Prussian Minister paid visits, yesterday, to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough-house, the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester-house, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Cambridge-how-e. H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge dined with ii e " Nulls Secundua" Club, yesterday evening, at the Cl area don Hotel. H.R.H. Prince George visited the exhibition of works a art in Westminster-hall. The Earl of Clarendon (Lord-Lieutenant of Ire land) and the Countess of Clarendon left town at nine o'clock yesterday morning for Dublin. The British Museum Commission held a meeting at Owydyr House yesterday. The commissioners present were the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Langdale, Load Wrottesley, the Lord Advocate, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir Charles Lemon, and Mr. It. M. Manes, M.P. The secretary, Mr. P. Col lier, was in attendance. The Bishop of Antigua had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. A meeting of the new bishopricke commissioners was held in Whitehall-place yesterday. There were resent the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord J. Russell, the bawls of Chichester and Powia, the Bishops of London, Durham, Winchester, and Lincoln. Desimtehes were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the governors of Malta and Gibraltar. H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Prussia and suite ar rived at Blickwoll, on Thursday evening, by the General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship, Wilberforce, which left Hamburg the previous mo.sning. His Royal Highness was met on board at Gravesend by a gentleman from the Prussian embassy, and at Blacitwall there were three carriages that awaited his arrival, and his Royal High ness was immediately conveyed to Mivart's Hotel, where apartments had been taken fur his au: miuodation while staying in this country. Thu Earl of \%'estmoreland, her 'Majeety's Pleni potentiary at the Court of Berlin, is shortly expected to arrive in this country, on leave of absence from his post. (From lut night's Goreat.) BUCRINCEIAM PALACE,/ UNE 29.—Thin day had au dience of her Majesty, on their arrival in this country, their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Prinisess Peter of Ol denburg, to which they were introduced byViscount Palmer ston, and conducted by Col. the Han. Sir E. Cult. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY I.—The Queen has ap proved of Mr. N. Towner, as consu lat Barbsdeca for the United States of America ; and of Mr. N. Solomon, as vice consul at St. Helena, for the Free Hanseatic cities of Ham burg and Lubeck. WAR-OFFICE, lycv 2. 10th Lt. -Ma or J.rom Lt, Tre Dr"' --„nerY' f rags, to be cornet, wi t pur., vitt, MacMabon, prom. 11th t.l. Dragv.—Licut. C. Morant, from 11th Lt. Drags., to be 1., vice Bridgman, app. to Lt W. I. Reg. .Ith Lt. Dmien.—Lieut. J. T. Ling, from let W. I. Beg., to be lieut., re MurenL 1301 Lt. Drap.—Ens. k Lieut. D. Dal - Ural, from IL-p. Colds. F. Ai., to be cornet. vice Hartman, prom. ; W. Bennet, to be cornet, by pur , WOE' Davidson, who mt. 11th Lt. 1/rap.--CMpt. A. C. Skynner, frown h.-p. 15th Lt. (Drags., to be rapt., vies Ilrev.-Mej. E. S. Dern, who each.; Lieut. It. A. Yule to be cant., by pur., vice Skynner, wbo ret. ; Cornet T. It. C. Dimsdele to be Lkut., by per.; F. W. Grant to be cornet by pur. Coldet. Reg. F. Cda—Ens. & Lieut. & Ad). J. Halkett to have the rank of lieut. et rapt. ; Ens. & LieuL Mr J. E. liarington, Bart., to be !hut. it rapt., by pur., vice the Hon. C. Grimeton, who ret.; C. tiering, to be ens. & Brut. by pur. let F.—Ens. W. J. Gillum to be lieut., by pur., vice Reader, prom. in 3rd W. I. Reg.; J. A. Chryntle to be am, by pur. 90th F.—B.. If. Vaughten, to be ens., by pun, vice Nuer, who ret. Rifle Brig.—Cept. It. H. Pitchnrbert, to be majer, without pur., vice It. %Utopia, whored upon b.-p.; Lbpt. J. It. Vincent, from RP -Ith F., to be capt.; Lieut. William Harry Earl of Errol to be rapt, by pm., vice Vincent, who red; Sea Lieu(, the Hon. W. D. M. Beat to be grit lieut., by per.; 11. Tryon, to be ere. Bent., by par. Ist W. 1. Reg.—LieuL G. J. C. Bridgeman, from 11th Lt. Drags., to he lieut., vice Ling, app. to 11111 Lt. Drage. 3rd W. I. Reg.—Major T. Abbott, from h,p., amt., to be MO., 0. Maclean. prom.; Capt. W. W. Powell, from &Rh V., to be capL. vice V. Murray, who exch. ; Lieut. W. Reuter, from let P., to be rapt., by pur., vice l'owell, who red. traei.—Major R. Walpole, Rine Brig., to be deputy quartmaa gen. in lonian Islands, with rook of lieut.-col. in the army, vice Col. F. 11. Dawkins, dec. HOOPITAL STAFl,—lord Deputy lespector-General of Ilicepltale Sir J. Pitcairn, M.D., to be deputy intipeeter-general of Melilla& ; Deputy Inspector-General of llcepitals Sir J. Pit aim, M.D., to be inspector.general of himpitals, with local rank. irractive.—Brev.-Maj. T. Abbott, from Std. W. I. Reg., lobe mai., without par. Bervrv—To be Majore in the Army.—Capt. J. R. Vincent, of Rffie Brig.; Capt. A. C. Skynner, of 16th Lt. Drage. Cadets, 14 E. I. Company'. Service, to Uwe local & temporary rank of ensign, miring period of their being placed under command of Lieut.-Col. sir F. Smith, R.E., at Cbathaat, for field instmciloo in at of topping & mlning.—J. F. Tennant, W. Hendereon, J. 0. Medley, tient 111 F. 8. Taylor, E. D'Aidsan, 8. J. llundrays, J. 8. TreTar, H. St. C. Wilkins. ..ilralollANDVlC.—Lient. B. H. Edwarla, repaid. on May 7, 1847, when app. adj. of a recruiting district, the difference he riiiened upon etch. from 98th F. to h. p. unat., On July I, 1836. COMM.AIIIAT. —1 he prom. of Dcp.-Amint. Com.. Gen T. Turner to reek of ;1.14. cook-gen., on Dec. 20, 1846, has been ADMIRALTY, Jr vs M. The following proms. have this day taken place, erairequent on death of Adm. lion. Sir R, Stoofoed, U.C.8., Vioe.Actm. of United Kingdom : Admiral of the White Sir C. t)tf'e, Bart., to be 'dm. of the red ; Adm. of Me Blue Sir E.llamilton, Bart., K.C.8.,t0 he adm. of the while; Vice-Adm. of the lied it. Matson to be adm. of the blue; Viec.Ailm. of the White Sir C. Munday, K.C.8., to vice-adm. of the red ; Vice-Adm. of the Blue J. Allan (a) to be atm.:idea. of the white; lhar.Adm. of the Red the Right 110 u. Lord W. FR...rob K.C.8., lobe rioe-adm. of the blue ; hear.-Adm. of the White Mr T. J. Cochrane, hot., C.D., to be rear-adm. of the red; Item-Adm. of the Blue Sir E. T. Troubridge, Bart, C. 11., to he rear•sdm. of the white; Capt. J. Coale, C. 8., to be rem.adin. of the blue. Jr:go 29.--Corpa of Royal blArlnes.--Gent. Cadet R. 0. Ilallilay to be lee.litint. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A court was held for the despatch of public business. CORPORATION PROCRASTINATION.—Mr. plained that the time of the court sin generally so much taken up with empty discussions upon subjects wholly un connected with the interests of the citizens of London, that there were upon the paper of business notices of motion of fifteen or sixteen months' standing. He thought the Lord Mayor was bound, at all events, to convene courts for 12 o'clock, according to old custom.—Sir PETER LAURIE said, there were upon the paper numerous notices of mo tion, which the per.-one who caused them to be inserted never intended to bring forward. (Lsughter.) He would instance the projnt of the railroad to k arringdon-market, which was amongst the complete impracticabilities, and Mr. Bennock'e notice for bolding the meetings of the Court of Common Council at House of Commons hours. (A laugh.) HEALTH OP TOWNS.—Deputy BEDFORD rose to present I the petition, which the lamented Doctor Lynch had ex pressed so much anxiety to introduce, from the inhabitants of Farringdon Without, praying the court to set aside a sum of money to improve the sanitary condition of the ward, and to adopt such measures as would improve the habitations of tho labouring classes. "It is," said the petition, which enters very fully into the subject, and consists of tweuty-six long pages, "notorious, as shown in the evidence given iu the Health of Towns Commission and tho Poor-law Com. misaionen, in their inquiry into the sanitary condition of the labouring classes, that the disease and mortality of the metro polis are frightfully increased by the absence of such sanitary regulations as it is clearly within the power of the corporation to supply. Your memoriaLsts remind your honourable court that, in the mouth of March, a resolution was moved in the Court of Common Connell by Dr. Lynch, urging upon the corporation tho imperative obligation under which it lay of immediately adopting those sanitary regulations which the urgency of the case required for the purpose of diminishing the disease and mortality arising out of the absence of such regulations.—Mr. BUCKSIASTER also presented a petition from the inquest jury of St. Andrew's, Holborn, on the danger to the public health arising from bad sewerage. It stated that though sewerage was proceeded in, the locality was in as bad a con dition as if there was none at all, as the landlords did not choose to go to the expense of opening drains to make it available, and that the supply of water was most inadeqoate, and it would be desirable that the legislature would make it I compulsory upon landlords to have a due and proper supply I furnished to every house.—lt was stated that an elfort— which it was expected would be successful—was to be made in parliament to introduce a clause, making it compulsory upon landlords to accomplish what the memorialists recom mended.—The reports were referred to the Improvements Committee. Mr, WATERLOW brought up the repo rt of the parlia mentary committee, with the draft of a petition to parliament against the interment of the dead in churches and church pulls ; and also a report recommending the abatement of the nuisance of smoke from steam-engines, and the draft of a petition on the subject —Agreed to. New PRISON.—Mr. WIRE brought up a report ree un mending the appropriation of some City ground at Holloway to the erection of a prison.—Agreed to. THE CLERK OF THE City's WORKS.—Mr. BERN bitYo4lll Up the report on the reference to consider the present salary of the Clerk of the City's Works, and recommending the same being increased to 2,5001. per annum. The report spoke is bp: ms of the highest approbation of the conduct of Mr. Bunning, the Clerk of the Works, and of has high quail fications,—Unanimously agreed to. It is arranged that the freedom col cation will be disposed of at the next court. MYSTERIOUS ANNOUNCE.MENT.—A rumour very carrently prevail* in fashionable circles to the effect that ere long something will probably be heard of a matrimonial alliance between a venerable and distinguished military commander high in the favour of his Sovereign and a rich heiress, where munificence is only equalled by the extent of her worldly pea session.—Morning Poet- SANITARY STATE selir POPLAR.—Sir,—Coinciding, as I de, meet heartily, with those who trust, yet, that the Health of Towns Bill may include the metropolis and its en virons, I would just beg that any who are sceptical as to the inefficiency of the existing local beards in the neighbour hood of the metropolis, would take the trouble to walk or rid, in this present dry season, to the East India-road, Poplar Ca* Blackwell Railway would carry them), and, when they have arrived at All Saints' Church, Poplar, let them turn to the northward and look a little at the state of the new streets' between Crisp-street and Hivnlane, Bromley. They will there sce at this moment, pools tat stagnant water pa. fectly green. In the East liedia•road itself (al traversed daily by thousands of workmen working the docks and in the different ship-builders' yards), there is no toot-pavement laid down; although that indulgence, nobody known; why, has been athirded to a little colds-sac of a place, leading newhither but to the banks of the Thames, beyond the orehard-horse, at the farther end of the narrow way, between the Nas t India docks and the Old Pepper..mills ; and if, 93 to-day, th, re happen to be rain threatemng, his nose will give him evi dence, if he did notknow it by the black state of the gutters by the roadside, that there are no drains to some of th s beat houses in the iast India-road ; and that the only provision for privies, and for the carrying off of household druiniuga, is a deep bale, or two, cut into the ground in the back-pads of some, if not all, of the beat houses in the road, where, of course, the filthy puddles, concealed from the eye, reveal themselves to the noses of passengers, while they ena the health a the inhabitants, who hope most saneerely= they may be included in any sanitary measure which may be projected.—ANTl-Sreweit. INQUESTS, YESTERLAY.—ALLEGED NEGLECT AT Sr. TROStase Iloserrai.—By Mr Payne, at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Emily Harriet Durban, a child about seven years old, whose oath was occasioned by the swallowing of a cherry-stone.—Mr. P. J. Durban stated that he was deceased's father, and about a week ago the child was eating some fruit, when she accidentally swallowed &cherry , stone, which lodged in the windpipe. The deceased was then placed under Mr. Bird, the surgeon, of Croydon, and aubaequently under Dr. Sutherland, of the same place, both of whom haying tried all sorts of means to extract the atone, ultimately recommended witness to bring it to the above hospital, and which witness did on Thursday afternoon less„ Witness saw only the dressers at the hospital, all the sur geons having been absent, and stated the 13150 to them, and that Dr. Sutherland had recommended an operation to be performed, in order to extract the atone from the windpipe. Mr. Travers, the house-surgeon, was not present, but the dressers adm inisteredl an emetic, but declined to perform the operation of opening the windpipe, being dissatisfied with witness's statement. In two or three niinutce kowever, after the medicine had bees administered, the de ceased wes seized with a fit of coughing—euffecation ensued, and she expired in a few momenta. Witness felt satisfied that it a proper surgeen had been present to perform the operation, his daughter might have been raved. Apost.naorrem exa minetion was made, and witness saw that the stone was exactly where he had pointed out to the dressers.—Mr. Richard Barnwell, dresser to the hospital, said he was not a qualified surgeon. but was dyes: rr to Mr. Green.—The de puty-ooroner : What did you do when the hither told you that deceased had a stone in the windpipe?--Witness : thought it was rosy doubtful, not being able to judge whether it was in the orinpitagus or the larynx; besides, the stone was not visible, and the voice was not altered at all, which is generally the case when a stone is in the air-tubos. I judged it most probable that the stone was in the epi ' glottis, or the pharynx behind the larynx. There were no surgeons in the hospice.' at the time. I supposed the atone was in the windpipe, but it proved to be in the larynx. Had I known it was en the hapax at first, I might have saved the child by an operation, but it is agaiust the rules of the hoe pital for any but surgeons to perform operation..—Coroner: What surgeons reside these /—Witness: We have Mr. Travers, but there are three others who lien the hospital.— The coroner: What provisions are made by the hospital for eases that require immediate 01... refines ?—Only the house surgeon, and he is seldom out m ere than half an hour.— Coroner: When you introduced the probang, did not you think it was likely to produce coukshing I—lt might, but I cermet say.—Coroner : Where is Mr. Travers now I—He is out. —The officer was here sent for him, and returned. saying he was not at home, nor in fact could he make any one near after ringing several times.—The coroner Oh, that is very wrong ; the hospital ought to have better regulations. Some surgeons ought to be appointed to reside in the home on alternate days or alternate weeks.—The sum menient officer wan now despatched again for Mr. Travers, and returned, stating that he had rung four times, and could nest make any I one hear. (Sensation.) The officer having born sent • third time, and returning with the same intellionce, Mr Payne remarked that this was a clear piece of neglect, inasmuch as if any other serious case should come in, there would be no one qualified to perform an eperat..ou in the event of its being required.—The jury ultimate"y returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."—Before Bedford, at Charing cross Hospital, on the body 11 Edward Meads, aged 3fi, a brus-finisher, who, it was alleged, ' had died from the effects of a snit, induced by a woman named Mary Granthom.—Robert Knightsbridge said, that he resided at 4, Tewerstreet, Seven-dials The deceased lodged on the third floor of the same house, and lived with a woman named Mary Oranthom, who passed as his wife. They h.d lived together about 11 years, and witness bad known them about three years. On Monday afternoon the female came home, and told witness that she and her husband had had a few words together. About live IMnutes before five o'clock the same afternoon, the deceased returned home ; he was then sober. He went into his own room, followed by his little girl, to whom he said " Come along, Polly ; for if your mother comes in to-night there will be mur der here." A quarrel shortly after commenced. Mary Oranthom said, " You shan't beat my children and knock them about, after etarving them." Witness then heard her say. " Take this," at the same time using an oath. She afterwards ran down stairs with • knife in her hand, Witness had difficulty in getting it from her. As soon as he had got the knife, the womea fell on her knees, and said, " Don't screen me; I meant to do it; I hope he will die." Witness went upstairs, and saw the deceased lying on the floor : he was trying to get to the children's bed. There was a wound on the left side, and blood was flowing from it. He told witness that he was innocent of what the woman bad accused him of. Mr. G. M. Young described the nature of the injury de. ceased had received, which had caused his death. He died at hal f - past 2on Wednesday morning. The deceased told witness that his wife did net stab him, but that ho did it him self by falling on the knife he held in his hand. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Man slaughter against Mary Ann Grantham, alias Meads." ELECTION LNTELLIOENCE. Btamtarotiam.—A fourth candidate is in the field for the representation of thin borough. Yesterday morning an ad dress wu issued by Mr. Berj. Allen, who aspires to senatorial honours. BaADFORD.—It lediffiCtlit to foretell what will be the issue of the forthcoming contest for this borough, swing to the liberal party, which claims to be strong enough, if united, to return both the members, being split into sections on the education cluestion. Mr. Busfeild, the whig, has announced his determination to stand, but no very active measures have yet been taken to secure his election ; yet the moment Cul. P. Thompson, the radical, announces his intention to retire, because the divisions in the party apptar to endanger his ultimate success, a numerous committee is formed to promote his election, with a determination to nominate him at all hazards. Meantime, the conservatives are prosecuting their canvass for their two candidates, Mr. G. Hardy and Mr. H. W. Wickham. . . Cont.—The election for this important county is virtually carried. At 4 o'clock on Wednesday, the second day's poll ing, the majority for Power was 108. Power, 466 ; Leader, 308 ; majority, 108. It was supposed, from the slackness of conservative recruits and the general despondency of Mr. Leader's friends, that the election would close on Thursday. 11FRIESS/lIIIE.-Mr. liope Johnstone has addressed his constituents, intimating that be will not ask their suffrages at the approaching election. This is contrary to expectation, and is generally supposed to be inconsequence of a misunder standing with the Duke of Buccleuch as to railway affairs. Durum tx.—lt is rumoured that Mr. D. O'Connell will not offer himself to the constituency of Dundalk at the coming election. The repealers offered in this juncture to support Capt. Leaver, a Protestant gentleman of repeal principles; he has declined, and now it is stated that the same party are likely to select Mr. C. M'Tavish, who on Monday last acted as chairman of Conciliation.ball. Mr. M'Tavish is grand-nephew to the Dowager Marchioness of Wellesley. There is no doubt that lArd Jocelyn will offer himself. _ • . . INVIIRNESS BURCIff6.-Mr. Morrison has announced his retirement; and Mr. Matheson, of Ardross, nephew of Mr. Matheson, M.P., has appeared in his place. :No opposition is as yet forthcoming. I um [cm—lnformation has reached this town that Mr. C. Austin, Q.C., declines to offer himself. Mr. Hugh Adair (son of Sir S. Adair) has consented, at the request of the liberal party, to stand a contest, and his addrus to the electors was published yesterday. Messrs. Fox and Glad stone, conservatives, are pursuing their canvass, but great distraction is felt among the party, from the fact that the friends of Mr. J. C. Cobbold, a gentleman well known and muck respected in the locality, are determined that he should become a candidate. LEEDS.—At length it is announced thst Mr. J. G. Mar shall has consented to offer himself as a candidate, in cam pliance with the requisition lately originated. In the mean time the friends of Mr. Sturge have been actively exerting themselves in his behalf. The breach between the two sec tions of the liberal party rows every day wider, personal matters being occasionally invoked for lack of better argu ments ; and it seems not improbable that the conservative party will have Ito decide between the claims of Mr. Mar shall and Mr. &urge ; their awn candidate, Mr. Beckett, being considered sure of re-election. NEW Ross.—A Mr. Kiely, a resident of England, offers himself to this constituency. He is not a repealer, and will not be selected, therefore, in preference to Mr. Gore. OLDILLIC—Mr. W. J. Fox has issued an address to the electors, and is expected to attend a public meeting or. Monday night. His friends entertain great expectations 1.4 enemas, which are said to have been strengthened by a threat on the part of one of the present sambas that be would accept a seat in the next parliament only on the con dition that Mr. Cobbett should be his colleague. WEBllll;l4.lr.—Mr. J. L. Phipps has retired from the contest. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JULY I. Nothing can surpass the beauty of the weather; one month more of it and the hay crop would be , saved, the wheat well filled and hard, while the early potatoes would be placed beyond the reach of danger. The new supplies are pouring into the markets, and acceptable at the pnees of ordinary years at this period. Fish and vegetables are also in benignant profusion in the Dublin markets ; and throughout the country famine, with its immediate consequences, has ceased to exist. Fever is among the exceptions, which, though widely prevalent, is net of a violent character. Belfast, strange to say, is the chief victim to fever. On Tuesday night the fever pa tients in hospital amounted nearly to 2,000, and half that number are confined to their own houses. Camp tents have been pitched outside the town, a course which has been adopted in various other districts, on the recommendation of the Central Board of Health. The Sligo commissioners have ordered a steam dredge to improve their fast-rising port. A loan of 20,000/. has been asked of the Tri asury ; but no an swer has yet been returned by their lordships. On this day the appointment of the Lord Mayor 1 for the ensuing year task place. The candidates were IMr. Reynolds, of Dublin Improvement Bill celebrity, and a Mr. Dunne. The latter was elected by a large majority, the numbers being 23 to 12. The Rev, Mr. Delany, P.P. if Bandon, second on the list of candidates, has been appointed Bishop of Cork. A signal instance of gratitude is contained in a short paragraph in the Cork Examiner of yesterday, relative to Father Mathew's pension. "We shall not this day *eminent on the niggard paltriness of this grant. We shall only say, that it is poor and contemptiblr." Not at all bad for a life pluck on the golden sheaf of the British exchequer for 300,'. a year! SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, IrLY 1. In reference is her Majesty's rumoured visit to Scotland, the Inrortseas Crier nays it has received information that the Queen has taken Laggan from the Marquis of Abercorn for the shooting season. The lodge stands on the margin of Loch Laggan at Ardvreckie. The court will remain there from the beginning of August to the beginning of September. Her Majesty, it is understood , will visit Inverness on her way to linnrobin, the secoad week in September, eoming down the Caledonian canal from Fort William. A writer in " Biackwood's Magazine " having somewhat lugubriously, sung a requiem over the with drawal of government officers and patronage from Edinburgh, and the consequent fading of its univer sity and other indigenous institutions, Professor son has rushed to the newspapers with a statement that the paper appears without his sanction.and adds, certain remarks, obviously implying that he does not now hold the reigns of " maga." Wheat fell 10s. on the highest price per quarter in the Edinburgh market yesterday. THE POTATO Caor.—Another week has elapsed, and, in defiance of all our observations and inquiries, we (Perth Advertiser) are yet unable to say that the " potato disease " lies again made its appearance. We have spoken to many indivi fuels, who had been told by others, of the actual ea ! istence of rho " rnumin " in the locality ; but hitherto we hare utter:) , failed in finding any one who actnally had per sonal cognisance of its reality. We, therefore, still remain convinced that the crop, as a whole, is yet in a healthy state and as little affected by disease as at any time sinew the intro- duction of the root into Britain. PROVINCIAL. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR WIOAN.—The results of this shocking accident have turned out to be much more serious than was at first reported. At an inquest held on one of the sufferers, John Berry, at Aspul, on Thursday night, it was given in evidence that in all twenty-seven persons had suffered by the tire : that instead of only one collier being missing, as stated in the Manchester Uuarchnn, six were, up to that time, still in the mine, supposed to be burnt to death or suffocated : that three of these taken out of the mine (including Berry) were dead : and that of the remaining eighteen, several were very badly burnt, and might no, recover. The miners had pursued a very danger ous system in the mine—it being a common practice for them whilst actually working with their Davy safety lamps, as a protection against the fire damps, to explode gunpowder to save hand labour in breaking the coal. In this way the foul air was often ignited, but the Same had been prevented from spreading; and on this occasion, en Tuesday morning, after the accumulated gas h a 4 fired,the men appear to have struggled against it for more than two hour', and to have attempted, by building brick wells agrees the workings, to confine it to one locality. They s ,vere at length driven from the mine by a large body ofthe h're-damp exploding, leaving six of their number actually s •astled up in the neighbourhood of the original fire, which had esiumunicated with the seam of coal ! It was stated on t h e Inquest that it was not known whether these men were dead or Alive, but it was thought impossible they could be alive; —sr. Roberts. attomey for the miners' union, stated th.vt colliers had offered to go down since the explosion, and try to rescue these men ; but this statement was denied, and on. of the owners of the collietw (Mr. John Lancaster) said the stopping up of the mine, which was still on fire, had been effected solely fur the purpose of preventing a_greater I sacrifice of life ; but when the Are had abated, as at tempt could be safely made, parties should descend and make search for the ail missing colliers. No witness present at the time, in that part of the mine where the explosion occurred, could be brought before the coroner to give the details ; but it war stated that one of the men who Lad been badly burnt was likely to ri cover, and might. in that case, be able to afford some sati.fretory evidence. In this expectation the coroner adjourned the inquiry till Thursday next. The bodies of the other two men who have died were lying in town ships in the jurisdiction of another coroner, and the inquest on them was fixed to take place yesterday; but only the same witnesses would be obtained as h►d been examined on Thurs day, and whose evidence was not satisfactory, because it did not throw any light upon the immediate cause of the ex plosion. ALLEGED STOPPAGE OP THE PRESTON NEW BANK.— It was rumoured at Manchester, yestA rday, and indeed the fact was placed beyond doubt, that the old end highly respectable bank of Mesas. Clayton and Co., at Preston, had stopped payment. They are said to have been creditors to a large mercantile concern that stopped, and this caused a run for deposits. It is rumoured, however, that there will be nu loss sustained by the public, beyond a temporary• suspension of payments. FALL OP A VIADUCT. I OII Thursday morning, at an early hour, one of the arches of the lofty viaduct nnw in course of erection at the Dewsbury end of the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway, fell with a tremen dous crash, in consequence of too large a quantity of striae having been placed on one aide before the base had been properly backed up. No person was injured, and as the works generally are in a forward state, the recurrence is not likely to retard the final completion of the line. NORTRU3IBEIILAND. OPENING OF TILE NEWCASTLE AND RENWICK RAIL• way.—Several weeks have elapsed since the greater portion of this railway was opened to the public; but it was not until Thursday last that the intervs flint( gap—from Morpeth to Chathill—was removed, and complete railway communi cation established between London and the metropolis of Scotland. At half-past seven on Thursday morning, a train of about a dozen carriages left the Newcastle terminus, con eeying, besides passengers, Idr. Allport, manager of the line; Mr. iletcher, of the locomotive department ; Mr. Benison, the engineer ; Mr. WKay, traffic-master ; and others con nected with the undertaking. The train made the ordinary stoppages at the stations, and reached Berwick—a distance of 6.5 r miles—in three hours. There was no demonstra tion on the part of the company, that being reserved until the completion of the high level bridge across the Tyne, nor were there any symptoms of festivity at either and of the line ; but at Lesbury, near Alnwick, flags were exhibited, and, at other places, bodies of spectators assem bled. Beyond this, there was nothing which could inform a passenger that he was travelling in the first through train, instead of ono of the ordinary trains, which will now run daily. The viaducts across the rivers Blyth, Wansbeck, and Coquet are still incomplete, but temporary single line bridges have been erected to prevent delay. SURREY. COMMIEdION HY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.— B. Cohen. E q., to be deputy lieutenant. 1,11.17112 1, COMMISSION BY THE Et/ILDEIEUTENANT. - Sir IL Paulet, But., to be major, vice Sir J. Gardiner, North or Ist Regi ment of Militia. COMMIMSIONS BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT. Sir It. Mon, But, to be captain,:vice Paris; Sir It. Murray, But.. to be cornet, vice Meta, in South Herts Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry. CORNWALL GOOD WORK POE WAR STRAMERA.—The French war steamer, Vanden, Capt. De Vanhelle, last from Deal, put in to Falmouth on Thursday, on the errand of usisting, by towing, any vessels she might meet with, grain -laden, bound to the French ports. __ OXFORDSHIRE. Gams PRESERVERS.—At the Chipping Norton county court, this week, William Busby, a farmer's lad, sued Mr. Peel, a cousin of the ea-premier, a gentleman residing at Broaddone.hill, Chipping Norton, and Thorned, one of hit gamekeepers, for assault and false imprisonment. The plain tiff laid his damages at 101. The defendants in their plea admitted the assault, and paid IL 21. into court for damages, and 18s. to cover costs. This the plaintiff refused to take, and hence the trial. It appeared that the plaintiff, an or phan boy, resides with his grandtather, Mr. Norwood, of Ileythrop • Mr. Peel rents of the Earl of Shrewsbury the nght of sporting over the manor of Heythrop. In the agreement the tenants of the earl are al lowed to kill rabbits when they accumulate, but not by shooting them. Mr. Harwood, who is a tenant of the earl, found the rabbits very destructive to his crops, and be directed the plaintiff to destroy them. About three weeks ago the boy shot a rabbit. The sound attracted the defendants to the spot, and they came to him. Thornettaaid, This is just what I wanted to nee;" and demanded the gun of the lad. The plaintiff refused to Rive it up. Mr. Peel told Thornett, "togo to work." Thorned did so by throwing the boy down. He then took the gun from him , : Another of Mr. Peel's keepers came up ; and on thelboy's refusing to go with them to a magistrate they bumped his head several times against a gate, and hurt him. They afterwards, late at night, forced him to Barton, about four miles, to the residence of a magistrate. The magistrate not being at home, the boy was then turned out at about ten o'clock at night. On his way to Barton, one of the keepers, by Mr. Peel's orders, set a dog at him. On the boy's arrival at home he was described ss being in a sad plight, covered with blood which had flowed from his mouth, nose, and ears." Mr. Peel laid an information against him for shoot ing rabbits. This had been heard at Chipping Norton, and the plaintiff had been fined 51. The jury returned a verdict for 10/., the whole amount claimed, and the judge awarded full costs. . EARL. FITZICILL7AZ AND Fitr NCH EXE I niTtox.—The Lincoln Mercury of yesterday says, " The noble earl com plained the other day in the ileum of Lords, that a fee of 2d. had been demanded of him on his going into St. Paul's cathedral, He said, ' When he went last year into St. Peter's at Rome no 2d. was demanded ; and he could go into York minder without paying anything. He trusted this discredit to the country (of demanding money for looking at a church] would be speedily removed.'—is his lordship aware that in his own city of Peterborough, Gd. is demanded abe from every person on going into the minster (except during divine service) ?—and if shown over it, ls. at least is ex pected. Now, if the noble earl wi-lic. to put atop to such unholy exactions, would it not be praiseworthy and advis able for him to urge the long-wished-tor reformation at home ? The practice of making the House of God a show for lucre is lucre, whether it he St. Paul's or Peterborough Cathe dral,irreverent; and henna the chinch, by producing the reflection that is many things the pectin of the priests smacks of rapacity, and contradicts the doctrine they arc ap pointed to preach." ESSEX. THE NEW RAILWAY.—The works of the Mahlon, Witham, and Braintree Railway, are now assuming a very business-like aspect. All the 11106 t difficult parts of the line have been commenced, and there ore upwards of 1,000 men Issioloyed. The earthworks in the Braintree direction are for some distance completed, and a considerable length of dm permanent rails laid down. The bridges are now in a forward state on this portion of the line, and the but- Moses are run up ready to Ix mire the girders at the junction, where the railway posses under the Colchester turnpike road. The extensive pile driving at Wickham Milli, where ti.e Na. parses ovi r the various streams there, is also nearly etecl. At Maldon the situation originally assigned for the terminus has been altered, and the terminus, with wharfs, is now to be at the northern instead of the southern owner of Pottle Marsh. The passenger station nt the n uance of Islaldon from Heybridge will forthwith be com menced, and is to be a brick one. The contractors confi dently assert that the line will be completed by the stipu lated time, October, 1847; and this event is ver. anxiously looked forward to, we believe, by all parties resident in the • lecalitier thr nigh which the railway passes. Auk. BEgniorE.c's EGlatle'r.—Our musical readers may remember that, in the beginning of this wason, we gave some acooru4 of a performance of the music composed by Beethoven far Ocset's tragedy of "Egmont," at the house of Mr. Wilson.. The music, originally intended to be per formed w ith use tragedy itself, was auterwards united to a narra ti ve p oem written by the celebrated poet Grillparzsr. This poem war Ulu:Witted into English by Mr. ll,t,ert Muller; and tats performance at Mr. Wilson's was of an experimen.tel nature, to try its effect m an English audience. The rpuit was so satisfactory Ai to induce Mr. Muller to bring it before the public; and accordingly it was performed last evening at the Music bail, in litorestreet. The isesem, as before, was recited, and the vocal pieces sung, by Mr. Wilson; the orchestral parts trei.ig sustained by a band of mune five and twenty able instru ment. lists, led by Mr. wifiy. The beauties of the piece, both m swim] and poetical, a are displayed to great advan tage, 'l'he poem, which is tr. uislated with much eleranee and a w a i t , was admirably recitt d by Mr. Wilson, who +tang ch e ass beautifully and with the cl , ssical simplicity which h o m age to th em. The audience, ronoog whom were a great number of nu.• most distinguished musicians, were erthusi ►stic in thei r 4, usonatrations of applause. UNIVEIN3ITY AND CLERICAL. CAMRSIDOE, J 2.—The following notic ts r ,;.. : i ve to the eth , th " ...me element, were issued this 1210th.:;: -The Vice-Clunceaor request' •lent the toiloging order of preen ~my be strictly observed by en inetnZerrs tithe univereity erhojnin in the isre.• relation dabs adders%li ononday, July 5: The bedelb, th, (Imre for, the Vier-Chancellor, socompeniod b 7 thgreTisteneY 1 the high s:t nerd, th ki etheg , privy mud/lore, dude of college', nu m. bees et the civet, public orator, proctors, doctor, in divinity, doctor,. in civil Lew, &cwt., in ined:.ine, useeeor t. the Vlce.Chr.nr i • , femora, ecrulatore, 4aor. , tip ' - _ arm, 600 flu TOSInikIS bars of medicine; bachelors heir oliegu, end nor order-IHW., Trinity, Cabin Trinity Hall, Corpus ClerniCkUsgdelene, Emmet The Viee•Chaneellor gi Master of Trim. Coll., membe preentettra of the eddrees 'drilled he Trinity College on that de7, on showing Uri =twehe to half-pnat the meee manner. htlheet pennietion. At the grand concert Yejsety ang H.N.H. the Cb plattiewnellitenird e perms gene sine he noitredt thireelle, aid he Noblemen, be siewhiry, tea, that all Use *ahem esewsew. as giving dTwe keemehashi Yew their Tuadays *Ora ticket. Xx•res " GAzwrtz " °octal= Orders JR Cosh* hese wham et the °minimal's] castakaioans Tie fah iwietlm the eah at certain horde ow Maass cart of the es deepot d the preened of lashecaball, is the cathedra: tl L.ch- m ..,,,,.._....., .--.— ....,... o..iia•icr, i•r, axon., librarian, bachelor. of divinity, masters el {WWII dads, regent.; bechehrs et Pm, beelu, dieter. of arts and undergraduate* . • . according to seniority in each college, - its, 'i ity, St. John's, St. Peter's, Clare Anil; Pea • • Nik, Pi Corpti. Christi, Q•ietnie, Cataibinr 4A litik•. .„„g hmrnanuel, Sidney Mmes. s • • • '.- i, • • ' • '"'‘ iellur gives notice, that, by A ., • • • ..• tir - .a id members the uni .. . . idrees to Her Mayen,' en , le 4 . .:„ -t•• 0 College at the king's Ode ••• r .1,...., v . ing their Senate-!Mute •• • A ~..i,..•••••••.,.. nip •- dr-puit one they will be aid . • ..} ; „ • 4 . was. Alter that timer ens .. c .4 ,4 _. v __ . .t, al Win. incert OS Monday e . - . ...ie , .. Um Cbersaller will t i er rat, ' 1 .' r c t s ds &ate aramike ewers. dent, .ild.....Mededioneip.r.rdwirkinemourbrimmetion::ll.l:o.i.illt..widalel 5, cal giving tiltil: aryl tioaet to the date. AIM -.NI