The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY Evimixo. The uppermost subject in the public mind is one which is inscribed on the Assembly's order of the d a y,—regulation of the right of petition. I have ex plained, in previous letters, M. Chapot's bill for the legalisation of signatures, and the interdiction of women and minors. The absolute necessity of purg ing from abuse, fraud, and distortion, so pogsaerb tical instrument, is the more deeply im on every thinking mind, as the two great questions of the day, revision and electoral reform, arc at this moment receiving their first impulse from the moving force of petition. The Assembly is beginning to show di.tpuet, umbrage, and alarm, at the swelling tide of the collective popular bidding, which rises like a se a against their doors, threatening to sweep down all obstruction to its flow. Nine hundred thousand signatures, in round numbers, have been i counted at the foot of the petitions for revision, of which sixty thousand are crosses, symbols of the unlettered wish. The petitions against the law of May are scarcely less numerous or less numciously signed. l 4 copies of the peti tion, signed in the office of the TOnablique by up wards of twenty thousand, and presented on Saturday by M. Lament, arc to be followed by 663 other co pies, signed at other points of the capital and hardiese. Each party rallies its adherents round the standard of petition before the decisive struggle comes; each department sends up its list of numbers and names, hinting to the respective representatives what they base to expect at the next elections if their votes gainsay the wish of the majority. The Assembly re monstrates in the rmtb.irs, the sitlwaN, and the press aguit.st the external pressure brought to bear on it to di-termite. its &Lis' . The representative* protest agaitet the stress turned against them, like a strong wind. to bear down their consciences, force their tend, nines, and violate their independence. They bno: out into blame Nohow the ambition of the ex ccuti..- on one hand, and the greed of the socialists on the other. They complain that a minority of the nation nuts itself forward es erifh.ncr to force their will on the unpetitioning majority. In the mean time a'.l agree that petition is the tegioning of revo lution. Ile .!ce the importance attached to the bill of M. Chaps for 1111 l king petition a clearer and more exact Index of public opinion, and attaching a legal re sponsibility to the exercise of a right used for such great cods. in the siting of the Assembly, M. Mathieu de la att eked the bill of M. Chapot as a new law of compression. lle of jceted in particular to the ex elusi 111 l :of women and nittiors,as a provision unworthy the liberality of the age, and Whiled from barbarous times. After M. Iffavoyer had spoken in favour of the bill, M. Emile de Girarelin attacked with great energy the right of petition, which name dangerous revolution ary instrument lodged in the hands of the executive power. Ile described the zeal of public functionaries in wen king this engine; and quoted the circulars of prefects and sob-pretests distributed throughout the country to serve the ends of the government through ixfitions, which were taken from house to house by inhatins and agents of the public force. 't he only way to stop the evil would be to suppress the right of petition alien..Hier. Ile drew attention also to the mode in which sub-prefects, by their flattering pwt• and exaggerated representations of the po pularity lionatortism, and the enthusiasm of the poplc fipr the name of Napoleon. deceived the Pre sident 41 the Republic., and stimulated the deplorable ambition of a isdiey founded on delusion and error. M. Quentin Hauchart, following M. theardin, with out paying the least notice to his arguments, sup ported the bill. The Assembly decided on passing to a second deliberation. The remainder of the sitting was nut signalised by any incident of im- portance. The Uniwt, generally very measured in its opposi tion, contains to-slay a strong protest against the petitionist movement, which it calls " a flagrant indication of the intention manifested in high regions to exercise a pnssure not only moral but direct upon the majority. It calls on the Assembly to assert its independence by a formal vote. In the beginning of the sitting, M. Marichal, de signated by the 310111 . ielir us the person whom M. Testelin had accused, in the midst of noise on Satur day, of having pronounced in dubs the expressions stigmatised by Audren du Kcrdrel, rose to protest against the accusation. M. Testelin stated in expla nation, that he had not alluded to M. Marichal the representative, but to M. Marche', tried lately before the court of assizes for rape, editor of the Anti tits Peuple, a newspaper subsidized by a member of the majority. Several voices called upon M. Testeliti to name the member in question, but that representative said if any one would ask him that question in private, he would reveal the person to whom he alluded. M. Dupin called M. Testelin to order, assigning as the :reason that his words implied a challenge. 'Die reprimanded metn ber protested against this interpretation, but the president maintained tho call to order. The committee on the As ignon Railway has main tained its previous resolution, rejecting the proposals of the several companies , and recommending the provisional execution by the state both of the line from Chalons to Lyons and of the line from Lyons to Avignon. The committee on the Municipal Bill terminated to-day the examination of the bill on councils of prefecture. It decided that the doyen of the coun cillors should be dr fare vice-president of the coun cils of prefecture, and that the list of candidates fur seats in the councils should not be permanent. The committee adopted, without debatc,the rest of the bill. The D, , Lorts has made to-day, perhaps uncon sciously, an anaemic honorable to the President fir the violent attack it contained against the Dijon speech. M. Michel Chevalier, in claiming the atten tion of the Assembly for measures of relief towards the 'working classes, confesses that the President seems animated by the best intentions in this respect. M. Chevalier advocates warmly the doctrines of free-trade. and contrasts the retrograde commercial policy of France with the development of England. The ultra-montane party take occasion of the Fete Dieu to complain, that ever since 1830 the religious procession through the streets, always performed previously with great pomp, has been prohibited; and that the clergy have been confined rigorously to the interior of the churches for the celebration of all religious ceremonies. In many departments private associations of volun teers are forming to assist the troops in case of an meats, and cut off the moveable columns of insur- gents. The President is to dine with M. Leon Faucher on Wednesday. This is the first of a series of cabinet dinners given by the ministers in rotation, at which Lows Napoleon will be present. The Mcneiteur contains a statement of the duties levied upon imported merchandise during the month May, 1951. The total amount is 9,072,404 f. The esereepunding amount for 1850 was 10,301,931 E, and for 1849, 10,428,411 f. As compared with either of the latter years, the present year presents, therefore, a falling off of more than a million of francs for the import duties of the month of May. The diminution is chiefly on colonial sugar. cotton, and wool. The total amount of import duties levied during the first five months of 1851 is 43,498,619 f. The correepond lag amount for 1830 is 47,147,270 E, and for 1849, 0,320,318 f. A fresh review of the 2nd division of the army et Paris, commanded by General Guillabert, will be held by the President to-morrow in the Champ de Mars. M. Cabal, the Icarian, surrendered himself pri soner on Saturday, in order to take his trial on the charges of swindling, for which he has been con aeodemned by default. The funds continue to improve. The Fives closed M 95f. 15e., with a rise of 25 centimes. The Threes rose lie. and closed at 53E 95c. . . SPAIN. MADRID, Jose It. The Gazette of to-day contains the dismimal of D. Javier de Cabestany, Governor of Seville, sal the appointment in his place of D. Fernando Almeas Is Sotarnayor, late governor of Granada. The rims. 9f this dismissal is the defeat of the ministry in the elections of &Ale, which returned Cordes r new bet to the Cortes. Cortina had previously island his intention to retire from political life t bet be wee induced by the instances of his friends to swept cuss more the charge of deputy. In doing so be dips. laced that ho should not be called upon to Mai on• treme doctrines of the liberal party, of which he is now regarded as the most moderate. The parliamentary day has passed in the bureaux, or sections, as they are here called, where the mem bers of the committee for the settlement of the debt are being appointed. The ministerial candidates have triumphed in all the sections, excepting the first, which has not yet completed its election. Tidal is striving might and main to procure the election of 1). Milian Alonso, whose motion in the last session was the means of breaking up the Cortes in so sud den and unexpected a manner. I The disclosure of " in the sitting of yesterday, respecting the violation of private corres pondence by one of the ministers, receives on immense echo out of doors. Barsanallana is a member of the moderado opposition. Cris, an employg of the government, of an influential family in the district which has returned Barzanallana to the Cartes, exerted himself to promote the elec tion of the latter. In the course of the canvass, Cris addressed a letter to Barzanallana, enclosing another from his own brother, which laid hero the exertions of the Cris family to procure the election of an enemy of the government. But this letter, instead of reaching its destination, was brought to 1). Manuel llertran de Lis, Minister of the Interior, who read the letter of Cria to Berzanallana, and then the enclosure. Ile immediately sent fur Cria ; mid I having reproached him for canvassing in favour of a member of the opposition, intimated that perseverance in such a course would be pu nished by his dismissal. I:via asserted his independence, and resigned his post. The unfor tunate feature in the affair, as regards the minister, lice in the clumsiness of the disculpation. Bertrau de Lis denied having broken the seal of the outer envelope, but his denial was contradicted by the tes timony of the eye-witness to whom lie appealed, 1). Bonifazio de Cordova, an aged clerk. who brought his correspondence. Ile then said that Uria had not been dismissed in CollSeflllellee of the disclosures of the letter, but of the results of the interview. These statements were received with a perfect storm of disapprobation from all parts of the house. Yet, had Sartonus been called upon to answer a similar charge, his superior tact and plausibility would no doubt have broirAt him elf tnuipliantly. At the close of the bitting, after the explanation of Bravo Murillo, lkrr.,udez de Castro witharew his motion of censure against ministers. A vote of confidence was then proposed, signed by Gour.ales Bravo. The Duke of Mess has resigned his post as Vice President of the Senate, to go into opposition. The Marquis of &menu:los has been appointed in his PORTUGAL. The Oriental Company's steam-packet Madrid, Captain J. IVeeks, urrivid at Southanytou this morning, and lauded her in tits under the charge of Licut. R.N., Admiralty agent. 11cr dates are : Gibraltar, June 14 ; Cadiz, 16 ; Lisbon, 19 ; Oporto, 20 ; Vigo, 20. Among the passengers is Sir Hamilton Seymour. Mr. Shoddoek, the American ciary , ', had arrived. Sir H. Pakenham, the British envoy hod also arrived. Portugal was quite tranquil. A French squadron is expected to remain in the Tagus. Exchange, 31 • discount of Lisbon Bank notes, 21. Our correspondent writes as tidlows LISBON, Jena 19. A report has been raised and industriously spread that there is certainly to ha a modification of the ministry; so that A party that is not now represented in it shall Le re present...id, and that the coalition ministry will be composed as follows :—Saldanha, War, and to continue commander inechief ; Fonseca .Magalhats, Foreign Affairs; restana, now of the Interior, to hare the Marine and Colonies; Ferrao, J wake ; and Silva Cabial, the Interior ; while the Marquis of Louh% Franeini, Sours., and Jervis d'Atourruia abandon the state altogether, giviim up their pods of Ma rine, Finance, Justice, and Foreign Affairs; the fluency department to be occupied by the Viscount de Alges. 1 mention this merely because it will r...ich England, and Perhaps cause unfavourable opinions to he formed; but I have every reason to belies%) no such amalgamation will take place; it is impracticable, would detach the whole country from Salilanha, create a revolution, and endanger the dynasty. lie Alges is an ultra-Thomarista. and Silva Cabral an ultra•Cabralista. Magalhaes is unobjectionable . . • but I do ant think he would rirve with the two bitter , besides which I really think the Queen would not permit either Silva Cabral or de Alges to take posts under existing eircunistauces ; neverthele,, such is the nature of things that it would not astonish sue to see matters arrive at the above or u similar point. Louie:, Jervis. and Francini are about the three honestest men that could be found, and fur the two former to be expelled would be throwing the glove at the popular party, by whom the whole fabric is now sus tained. Leah': and Jervis should, however, change places. Count this Antos is appointed Inspector-General of In fantry ; the decree is signed, and he will be gaaetted in a few nays. The decree fur regulating the forthcoming elections is at 'length framed; the most important features of it are, that commissions will form the lists; each elector claiming to have his named inscribed in it will show his holding of a separate tenement (called here fire-place), by producing a receipt for rent; any , person not inscribed to appeal; one elector to be returned to the electoral college in every 100 voters, the electors are to form the electoral colleges, to assemble simultaneously in their respective provinces, and there chose the deputies to the Cortes. This is, I think, exactly what I communicated to you when I gave you an account of the formation of the electoral commission. By the appointment of eommissions to form the lists, neither civil governors, administrators of districts, nor this subordinates will have anything to do with it; consequently the Cabralista eniptlyr" will neither have an opportunity et disqualifying one, aor of enfranchising a disqualified person; all the regulations are salutary. The prospect fur the CAMS of progressive liberty is good ; but a ministry with any shade of Cabrslista principles would destroy the effect el every reform, and reverse the whole order and design of the movement. The Duke de Sablianha has aide: 'seri a letter to Sesame Pestana, the Minister of the Interior, relative to the I. proper manner in which the civil governors carry into elf.* the programme of his former circulars. The following is • translation : " Lisbon, June 10, 1851 " Sir,—When I placed myself at the head of the maimed movement, intending the regeneration of the country, I eels !dished as a programme for the future,the principles which I expressed in my circular to the civil governors on the 19th of April; and subsequently, when at the head of the hems department, I also addressed a portaria to them, dated the 'Mth of May, which regulated the mode of administrative appointments. • It is with the greatest sorrow that facts come every moment to my knowledge that are entirely contrary to what is expneed in those circulars, relative to the db. missal and nomination of the administrators of &striae. principally in the administrative districts of • free which, from their nature, give a positive idea thi l l= are either caused by influence contrary to the gomi or by ambition for such employments. "It was certainly not for such a result that the national movement which we'liave just gone throsi‘mle nor shall we in such a way be able Is dada 111111 .111 = regeneration ; because such facts are esseatialty opposed le that result, and neutralise the movement. " As it belongs to me to watch over events, I take the M. berry of recommending your excellency's taking into cos sideration these especial circumstances, of which it appears necessary that your excellency be forthwith informed, relative to the proceedings of the civil vgo in this inquiring into ese reasons for the ' made, reheat, to the situation ? and moral, civil, and political conduct of the new candidates, or those appointed; it is alas proper that those civil (ovation be dismissed who have net perfectly carried into effect the prognunme of the cir culars above referred to; and that it be uapremed upon the others that the ministry over which I have the hewer to raids is resolved to carry into execution their determine time, sad will not permit them to be evaded or eluded ; Wirto,those civil governors that, should they not con smselves able, faithfully and scrupulously, to exe cute these determinations agreeably to the said programme, they will be good enough to ask their dismissal; as it is necessary the government of the country be strong, just, sad moral in all its actions. " SAIDANNA. "To HisErcellency Senhor Jose Ferreira Pestana." This communication in itself, shows that the duke is wholly %minted ' with the apathy of some civil jatdres that are used to neutralise = al mas, l4 ad dm made in which the underlings ia .110111111111116 admialloadee `apartments triode= pus WNW aft IO say attempts of the C it geAr i Sr maii. lowsw ; : d :P:de n I? a; pon sew depe elsolfmns., uas to the future support md Mom* of *a sonsament. It is not there- fees that the chid should give orders but ;V i m dist me them executed i see* that ' cor- ' Ma st y extended, and had descended into the of the state. The rooting out the eel-' fire the more necessary; and the duke is kw having astai thus far with two much considera tion mad Issfaary team& them ; however, &circular has been Wiwi ilia htglinei4ildish will show how far the govern ...tat After the preamble, which tommita and the reasons, comes the has been pleased to order : ' 0 the civil governors, examining well the spirit of ! C - dreulars, and the instructions and declarations which, lagnArmity therewith, have since been given to them, are *OM proceed to the suspension of e i zt , ts, nor to propose lade dimiisail, unless, by an im examination of illilind circumstances connected with them, they are con e the justice and nementy of such mimes ; for, THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1851. however much it is certain that the general administration of the state ought to be free and discmherreesed, without personal considerations, or of a secondary order, acting as an obstruction to it, it is right at the same time that those suspensions or dismissals only should take place which Jus tice and the public iuterest sn reality demand. That the civil governors must be very explicit in de claring the reasons which esthete them in the suspensions ordered, and dismissals that they shall propose, and not lees in the moral qualities, services, qualifications, and other circumstances of the individuals whom they consider it to proper to nominate to public trusts. That if the magistrates do not find themselves possessed of the necessary energy in this sense, faithfully and rigo rously to comply with the orders of the government, they mast immediately communicate it, in order that it may be properly remedied. " This is communicated by the Secretary of State for the Interior to the Civil Governor of —, for his infur mation.—Palace of Nceessidades, 11th of June 18.51. JOSE FELtliElltA PESTANS." The preamble of the circular of the minter has under gone considerable criticism; it is not a perfect echo of the duke's communication, hut it implies that complaints have been made against the removal of properly qualified be ; in one word, the complaints are supposed to be a Cabralista trick, in order that the most cunning of the secre taries of that party should escape dismissal. Thus it ap pears the government are expressing desires to carry ii.to effect certain intentions, while duplicity is allowed to battle those intentions; the consequences of which will very soon be developed. That the duke wishes to carry into effect his programme, I believe ; indeed his tenure of office depends upon it, but with so many conflicting iuterssts ut work, the Maly certain way to arrive at such a desirable end, would be to appoint a commission to investigate the qualifications, 6e., of those retained, or of the newly-appointed, which mould be unbiassed by local or Cabralista party influence. The Queen has signed a decree, continuing, on the re commendation of the Commercial Association of Oporto, the impost established by the Law of the 19th of June, 1811, with the alterations marked by the law of the 16th of June, 18 Id, which is to be received at the custum.house of that city after the 19th of the present month, and delivered, as heretofore, to the said Commercial Association, to be up plied to the payment of the works necessary fur the con struction of the Earliange and Commercial 1 ribunal. Like every other branch, the Portuguese naval officers, not Cabralistas, were proscribed by Cabralism; and, front the smallness of their pay when unemployed, many of them were in a state of semi-starvation. The Marquis of Loule, Minister of Marine, has just dune an act which reflects credit upon him—namely, ordered a strict observance of former regulations, by which no naval officer shall be em li irked more than three continuous years, which opens the advantages of the service to all alike; the pay of tile officer when afloat, together with his other advantages, being very far superior to the miserable pittance which he receives while on shore and unemployed. I mentioned in a former letter that the promotions male by the Duke .A Salilanlia in miss (immix of the recent nwiement would not cause much expense, inasmuch us the psy of the rank would only he received by a few, hut the duke basins found that much injustice heel been done to old and deservin • offieers by their having been laid upon the shelf, and their 'inspects blietlucd in consequence, he made a general promotion placing those who are incapable of serving ou the ret-red list; the consequence is, that the country is burdmeil with a vast additional expense, which is estimated at upward. of 350 comma of rids (nearly 100,0001.) annually. the loan which I mentioned in my last has been com pleted and published ' • it is for 4.30 mottos, 300 whereof are in money, and to be a dvanced at DM contas per month ; one-fourth to be in notes of the extinct Dank of Lisbon, which, as they are at a discount of about 2 or 2' per Cent., will appear to be but a small lass to the government; but as the government will have the right, aecording to law, to use them in payment, there will be no loss. The remaining 150 cantos will be in unpaid titules of pay of the servants of the state, on and sobsequent to August,lB Pi. This withdraws so much of a floating debt from the market, and brings up much arrear of pay. It app-cars two gentlemen, named Gam.' and Campus, had previously lent the government 30 comes; this sum, therefore, is to be considered an udditional part of the loan, for the purrs., of its being paid with the seen. ri•ies emitted for the 440 cantos. The loan is ascend upon the arrears of decimas Mill imposts, and to be paid by May, 1552, provision being made fur any snot which may not then be paid by bills on the custom-houses of Lisbon and Oporto to fall due in June and November. The bank is to have a commission of one per cent. on the transaction. A regulation has been made by Saldanha relative to the municipal guards of Lisbon and Oporto—that in future they are to be officered by officers of the line, and in order that the officers of the former force may not be prejudiced, they are to pass to and take their rank in the line, being eligible for employment in either force ; this is a severe blow to Cabralisin as the officers of the guard in question were totally . distinct, and formed an exclusive body, which made intrigue the more certain ; a disaffected officer can therefore he now removed and, placed in another regiment, without affecting his individual advantage and prospects. The Sovereign. line-of-battle ship; the Colon, corvette; and the Patriot, Ini,s-of-war, all French, arc expected in the Tagus (tom Cadiz. 'lnc heat for the last;three days has been almost insupport able-93 degreca in the shade. The Nuncio gave an amalgamation dinner—that is, to all parties—on the IGth; but it was a failure, as the gentlemen of the various parties, it is said, sat at table without speak ing to each other. 'Ube Court. Her Majesty the Queen, and the King of the Bel gians, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium took a drive in as open carriage and four yesterday afternoon ; Lord Alfred Paget and General Wemyss attended on horseback. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bonverie, inspested the household troops yesterday morning in Hyde-park. Prince Albert and the King of the Belgians went yester day afternoon to Leice‘ter-sguare, to inspect Mr. Wyld's large Model of the Globe. His Majesty was accompanied by the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, and was attended by Colonel de Muer kerke and Count Albert de Briey. His Royal Highness was attended by Colonel the lion. C. Grey and Colonel Bouverie. Thu r nnee of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive in au open carriage yesterday. Prince Arthur and the Princtmes Helena and Louisa took an airing in an open carriage and four yesterday morning. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The company included the King of the Belgians, the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flandres, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, his Ex cellency Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, the Mar quill of Lansdowne, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Clilden, Viscount Canning, Colonel the lion. Sir Edward Cust, Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Men,ieur Quetelct, the Chevalier K iistner, Colonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert de Briey, and Sir Robert Carswell. The Duchess of Kent, attended by the Baroness de Speth, left town yesterday morning for Frogmore, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to her residence, Clarence house, St. James's, in the afternoon. A deput 'don front Rastitv.rs, consisting of the Mayor of Rastinqs, Mr. Alderman Scrivens ' nod the town clerk, had an interview yesterday with Lord Seymour ' at the office of her Majesty's C.7.nnuisdoners of Words and Forests. Viscount Ehrinont hal an iutertiew with sir George Grey yesterday, at the Route-office. A deputation consistinT of the lion. G. ii. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. ilohberety, Mr. l'ercy, and Mr. Wray, jun., had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at the Board of Trade. 'Jr. ltocbuek, had an interview with Sir George Grey ye.tertlay. Mr. Kane, of Dublin, had an interview with the Corn tuisAioners of Railways ye-terday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. Pressly had an interview with the Chaveellor of the Exelf.niter vac:L.l4., at his official residence iu Downing street. GREAT FIRE NEAR LONDON-BRIDGE.-. DESTRUCTION OF ALDERMAN lIUNIPIIERY'S WAREHOUSES. A remarkable fatality scents to overhang Mr. Alderman Humph.•ry's propeay on the Surrey side of London-bridge. Many of the largest fires in the metropolis during the last fifteen years have been, strange to say, those that have happened eu sued near the alderman's water-side premises. The scene of yesterday's conflagration was on th_ north side of Montague-close, the thoroughfare running it, a line with Tooley-street, and passing under London-bridge. The range of warehouses, which were six stories in height and 300 feet in length, adjoined a detached portion of the Bridge House Hotel, and extended in the rear to the an tique and venerable pile of St. Mary Overy (Ladye Chapel) attached to St. Saviours Church,. They also overlooked at the back wino curious old habitations known us Overman's Almshouses. Th., fire broke out in the warehouse immediately adjoin ing what may be called the detached wing of the Bridge House ilutel. The basement floor was let to Mr. Dresser, a cheese factor; the next four to Mr. Hollingsworth, paper manufacturer, of Turkey Mills, near Maidstone; and the sixth story to Mesars.Wigan, hop merchants, of High-street, Borough. Those occupied by Mr. Hollingsworth were filled with rags of every description, which, had been warehoused there preparatory to being forwarded to the mills for the manufacture of paper. It was in the floor over that tenauted by Mr. Dresser that the fire originated; and, from I a variety of circumstances, it is strongly suspected that it arose from spontaneous combustion. About half-past three o'clock in the afternoon some la bourers employed about the Hibernia wharf, which is on the opposite side of the way, observed a quantity of smoke issuing from the door and windows of the floor, and scarcely had a general alarm been raised, ere huge bodies rolled forth from almost every window of Mr. Holliugs worth's stores, and the neighbourhood being considerably darkened by the dense masses of smoke, speedily led to the outbreak being made known at the respective fire engine stations in the City and the Borough. Those from Wat ling-street and Southwark-bridge•road stations promptly attended, and on the plugs in the streets being started but a scanty supply of water was obtained to work the engines, an inefficiency which has been experienced at some of tke former fires in the district. The engines being to some extent rendered useless by the limited flow from the mains, a steamer was despatched by the brigade authorities to expedite the arrival of the large floating en gine from her moorings at Southwark-bridge,. She was brought abreast of the blazing warehouses, but it being low water, and other difficulties presenting themselves, the whole building was in one general blaze before the machine could be got into operation. A greater body of flame, per haps, woo seldom witnessed; it rove to a considerable alti tude, and although the sun was shining brightly, could be seen up and down the river for some distance. London and Southwark, bridges were almost impassable, from the vain concourse of person+ who crowded upon them, while both sides of the shore were lined with myriads of spectators. The hon. proprietor of the warehouses (Mr. Humphery) reached the scene of destruction shortly before 4 o'clock. He had been engaged at some committee at the House of Commons with Mr. Freslifield, M.P., and singularly enough was first apprised of the outbreak by hearing the rumbling of the engines through the streets, and inquiring where they were proceeding, he learned that his own property was on fire. lie continued actively employed about the vicinity, affording all the information he could to the firemen with regard to the construction of the warehouses, and the contents of their floors. Already had some 13 or 14 land engines arrived from the various district stations in the metropolis, and this strong force was further augmented by the attendance of another floating engine, which had been towed up by a steam-tug from Rotherhithie. Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the body, who had received information of the outbreak while attending his usual inspection of the fire force at the Crystal Palace, reached the spot shortly after Mr. Alder man Humphery, and having taken the command of the whole of the brigade force, every spot that could secure any position in controlling the destructive element was occupied by the brigadiers and their branches. By five o'clock the appearance of the conflagration was really appalling. The flames rolled out from the I windows of the burning warehouse in prodigious masses, and apprehensions were entertained for the safety of that beautiful structure St. Saviour's Church, which appeared doomed to destruction. Some 12 or li feet only separated the north transept of the church from the flaming building, and the wind being from the north-west wafted 'the bulk of the flames towards the transept and the Ladye Chapel. The extreme danger the sacred edifice was placed in excited a meet anxious feeling amongst the thoustnds who filled that part of the Borough opposite St. Thomas's Hospital, and which overlooks the Ladye Chapel. With I every expedition two brigade engines were taken round hate the churchyard and the hose led into the church and aspl veyed on to the roof of the north transept, while the or gins belonging to the parish were played from the blades of tho church through the northern buildings on to the reef of the warehouse on fire. While this was going on a dis tressing scene presented itself among the aged and infirm ethapents of Overman', Almshosuce. All of them had to make a hasty retreat h.= their dwellings, in the flames were fast making upon them. The moment the floating engines were brought into full operation their enormous powers were brought to bear both in front and back of the warehouse, while the hose of other engines were run up on the adjacent warehouse, No. 2, with a view to preventing thelipme making their way ever or through the roof by the top of the party-wall. While this precaution was being adopted, the firemen were snowier an finding that the destmonve element had nay penetrated the second warehouse, which was of the east extent as the first, and had obtained so firm a held that it was obvious its career could not then be checked. The stores in this warehouse were snore extensive and varied than in the former one. It had the in daces, occupied GERMANY. BERLIN, JUNE 20. News of the proceedings in the provinces either for or against the re-establishment of the provincial diets have lost u good deal of their interest, since, by the late article in the i 'retissise he Zeitung, it has become prettyclear that the resolution which had been, if not formed, iu pro cess of formation, for the permanent revival of that institu tion, has been abandoned. Still, the temporary restoration of these assemblies is very tenaciously persisted in by the try minis. impreasion the ministerial rescript has made on foreign cabinets is well expressed by the Austrian Cores s pantienz, which says that nothing less is aimed at than "a fundamental change in the ucw communal law." Thu tireuz-Zeituny, indeed, openly con fesses this. It says that it has never ceased to maintain that the new communal law should be set aside; that as to the "elements" of the old provincial and district Diets, of which many speak, it pretends to know nothing about them; but of the Diets themselves of these " ancient (kronen corporations," it will ever persist in denying their extinction, and in proclaiming their per petual existence in all their rights. The land tax question (vratuktetterfrage) has been brought, within the last day or two, again into public dis cussion in the newspapers. The Noble order, so long exempt from this tax, cry out for compensation, as our protectionists do at home. Nothing appears to them so outrageously unjust, so shocking to all sense of right, as that they should contribute equally with the people in general to the expenses of the state. The following paragraph, which well expresses their sentiments, has been transcribed from the Spenersche Zeitway into the tireuz-Zeituny and the l'reussisc Zeitutig with approba tion, accompanied at least by the former journal's approving re marks : " The land tax question is of all the most danger ous, because on this point absolutism, the liberal party, and the democracy go hand in hand; and nowhere are all views so erroneous as precisely touching this subject. Absolutism wants the laud tax to increase its revenue, without diminish ing other burdens in the slightest degree ; the democracy hopes to profit by the tax when it comes into power ; and the liberal party labours in this, as it dues in all other ques tions, to produce divisions and confusion. But there is not the least paradox in the assertion that we hero deliberately snake: that the imposition of this land tax without compen sation sanctions the principle of red republicanism." The article concludes with repeating that this tax is the " be ginning of socialism." BERLIN, Julia 21. Baron Reedtz, still here, will return to-morrow to Copenhagen. It appears that the Danish cabinet is on the point of undergoing some modification. The Cassino Ministers, Claussen and Madwig, who even now hare no portfolios, will either retire, it is said,from the administration, or be removed to posts through which they can exercise no , interference or influence on the affairs of Schleswig and Holstein. It is moat likely they will retire altogether. Messrs. Reedts and Hansen, the ministers for toreign Affairs and for War, will remain; and it is highly probable that M. Tilliech will, under these circumstances, thick it neeessary to retreat, and that be will he succeeded by Count Moltke. The only news of any importance from Vienna is, that the projected loan of the Minster of Fineness, the mere an ticipation of which km emceed a rise in the funds, will amount to between 50 end GO millions of florins. This loan, in ease of necessity, is to be followed by another, in order to eonvett the Sooting debt into a fueled one. This, it would appear, is the plan adopted by Messrs. Brame and Helmet gradnalp to restore credit; whereas Baron Bruck accused of having bad recourse to more rapid and dan gerous operations. The situation of Europe, however, is not such a:to recommend dilatory or protracted proceed in financial transactions. Hanoverian correspondent of the Deuttehe Alga I mine Zeitunp, • particularly well-informed person in gene , rat, in giving an account of the (Smuts conferences, sap that the Cur most cordially approved of Austria's eentasbeation plans withtespect to her non-Oemian possessions, and that several schemes were discussed for effacing the different r nationalities, and placing all power in the government at Vienna, making landed 'soropnetore, the nobility, and the courts of law, as much as possible dependent on the central administration. The same writer says that the annexation of the provinces alluded to to the Bund was a project not entered on at all. l'asseonrs Pon PAllBBlA.—Every English subject I respectively by Messrs. Kitchen, Thornton. and other., hop will be henceforth admitted into the Prussian dominions m erchants ' Me.n. Allen and " k 3 e°ll, provision uter uses a passport of the competent British authorities with. chants, and Mum. Wigan hep heetehent e, of the St '' . out say visa of a Prussian legation or consulate, which rough. Within a very brief period the destructive element hitherto was required. was seen slowly descending throughout the building. The SHERIFFS' DINNER TO THE JUDOEL—Yesterday bri g ade made a vigorous effort Vs P eewee the lower dame the Sheriffs of the City of Lditdon gave a dinner to her but unfortunately the body of Are wss too severe, and, Majesty's judges, previous to the election of sheriffs for the despite every exertion to limit the ravages of the flames, ensuing year, which takes Place to-day. Amongst the this second building was speedily in cos biasing mass from 1 guests were Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Pattern, Mr. Baron Platt, and Mr. Justice Williams the basement to the roof, adding greatly to the fearful I. ~_ . character of the conflagration . The firemen, though Slwr .Lloirr INPANTnis regiment, serving i at Madras, has received o rder, to proceed to the Cape of repeatedly thwarted in their operations by the scanty Good lit should its services be actually required—and is ruPPIT of water, acted with snob menill and 6066 ". A s held in radiaew accordingly. the best expedient that could be adopted, the bow 1184 REPRESENTATION OF RATE-THE taken into the floors of the alderman's new ware house now in course of erection, opposite those on fire, and water directed into the flaming stores, while the hose of the " floats" were hauled on to the roof of No. 3 ware booms ; the same precautions were adopted on the other side of the property, the brigade seen retaining their posi tion on the north transept of the church, so as to render the fullest protection to that noble structure and the Ladye Chaple. For hours the flames continued to burn with much fury, and it was a difficult matter to judge how fur their career might extend. Fortunately the tide had turned, sad the floating engines being got nearer in shore, a greater force of water was obtained and distributed over the ware houses. Much surprise was felt that the second warehouse should have ignited, after the means the brigade had adopted in preserving the party wall. Some explanation was found in the fact, that what are termed man holes (a kind of covered trap-door) had been formed, facing each other, so that a . free access was given to the flames to travel into the interior of the adjoining building. Strange to say, while this subject was discussed, an alarm was raised that the last warehouse of the range, the gable cud of which nearly abutted on St. Saviour's Dock, was on fire. On the fire men hastening round they, much to their consternation, beheld a quantity of flames raging inside the upper floor nearest to the end wall. In this warehouse were, perhaps, the most valuable stores, and the origin of this fresh out break was rather attributed to the work of some incendiary than from any of the embers which might have been wafted from the buildings already destroyed. It is unac countable otherwise that the third warehouse, whirls stood immediately in a line and between the fourth and should have escaped. The firemen were on the roof a: the time, and were not coguisant of the tact until apprised by their comrades below. Exposes! as the end wall was to the full force of a strong westerly wind, and being rather freely filled with windows., the flames rapidly increased end communicated to the lower floors. Moat of the engines and the Haat' were brought to bear on the warehouse, and a hope was entcrt tined that some portion might be preserved. Unfortunately the density and severity of the fire baffled all human efform—floor idler floor ignited, and the whole within au hour prey: rated one general scene of destruction. The sight was truly naafi:. The whole district for miles was lighted u;), while myriad , of people lined the bridges and banks of the river. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE LOSSES. The brigade still hold (2 a.m.) safe peresession of No. 3 warehouse, and are employed on the roof, discharging the water from some four or five enginea, including the floating engines, into the flaming ruins on each side, and there seems every expectation they will succeed in their pur pose. The fire, however, still continue* to rage, and is likely so to do for some hours yet. Undoubtedly is th largest lire that has befallen the metropolis fur a greet mice ber of years. One of the chief alive, has, during the last hour, been engaged collecting a list of the sufferers, and the property destroyed. Its contents, which we subjoin, will convey some idea of the fearful character of the conflagration: No. 1. Warehouse, the property of Mr. Alderman Hum phery, M.P., totally destroyed. It was occupied ua stores and warehouse room by the undermentioned parties :—Cel. lets, by Mr. Hewett, American provision sweet . ' sot ; base ment stores, by Mr. Dreaaer, cheesefactor ; la, tall, and 3rd story floors, by Mr. aullingsworth, paper manufaeturer, of Turkey Mills, near Maid-tone; and the reurtiaing Weirs ly Messrs. Wigan and Co., hop factors, of IL.;lt-street, Borough. The merchants were partly insured ill several offices. No. 2. Warehouse, belonging to Mr. Alderman Burn phery, destroyed. It was divided into six stores; four of them were rented by Messrs. Kitchen and Tuorat-nt, us is chants, and the remaining by Mesas. Wigan and Co., hop merchants—insured. No. 4 Warehouse, also the property of Mr. Alderman Ilumphery, totally destroyed. The whole of the Auras were rented by Messrs. Wigan and Co., the hop factor,. The firm, we are informed, had nearly 20,00') pockets of hops destroyed. Value of each pocket overages from 121. to ld. The Bridge House Betel, the portion adjacent to No. 1 Warehouse, injured by breakage and water—insured. Six alms-houses in the rear, damaged by fire said water— occupants uninsured. St. Saviour's Church, roof damaged by tire, tho interior damaged by water—the edifice is insured. Several wharves fronting Alderman liumphery'a ware houses, severely scorched, and their contents danagad by fire. NATION. BATII, Pilo:spar, JUNE 23. The nomination of candidates for the reprt senta tion of this city took place this morning. the hustings being erected in the Orange Or.:ve,ner the Abbey Church. The two candidates were escorted to the hustings from their re spective committee rooms by a large number of their per sonal and political friends._ The Maier having briefly opened the proceedings, Mr. W. HeNT proposed Ctptain &obeli as an md, tried, and consistent refurnier.—Mr. G. NORMAN h•xol;de 1 the nomination. Mr. C. D. BAILEY nominated, and Mr. It. C.,RE se cnnded, the nomination of Mr. Sutcliffe. Capt: SCOBELL said it was just three weeks shire ho was invited to appear as a candidate, and he immediately obeyed their summons, issued an address declaratory of his principles, and appeared at their Guildhall, as every candidate ought, with an open breast. (Cheers.) What course had his opponent pursued ? lle would say wohing hut the highest praise of Mr. Sutelitt; , as a private indisidual, but they knew nothing of his politics. (Hear.) Ile had written two addresses: in the first there was not a single political sentiment uttered. An excuse had been offered fur this, that it was written in a hurry. The second address came out fourteen days after, and in that Mr. Sut. ' cliff: said that, hi fore hu had sent nut his first address, he had fully explained his principles to his friends. If so, why had he not made them known to the eunsatu. ney ? (near, hear.) It was true, he stated a fart in the first address, that he had resided untongst them for lilty years; hut, it he based his title to their support on that, the man who had Heed among them for sixty years would have a better title ; and probably they would have :mother of eighty years tottering to the hustin,,,a to supers ale him. Re (Capt. Seobell) would say to them if they wished to continue free trade they should not elect any man who had not mule up Ili, mind to support it. (Appian-el Capt. Seobell then proceedell to g.e.' a seamnary of his own opinions as already met forth in his published addresses, declaring himself in favour of free trade, iiiiusk.l: 'NI suf. (mgt., cute by ballot, and the shortening Of OW duration of parliamc ut. Ila ring declared hims:lf 0p,ae....1 to the window and income taxes, Capt. Seohell proced. to a Ivo- rate reform in the administratiou of the army and nary as well as in the management of the dockeards, and alter urain7 the different grades of reforia,r• to fie .d,trast and united, said if they LLU rAuaiti“l trua he should le, mem ber for Bath the day after tonorrow. (Loud Ow , rs.) ' Mr. W. SUTCLIFFE then came f Ywar the • cheers of kis friends and the hisses of the large 111.1... of peop.e. in front of the hustings. From 'die wea.cie of his voice he tram eery indistinctly heard. He said he came for ward as the candidate of the great coaseexative party is Bath, anti it must titers fore Zip;.otell that It • t tilertitined sti:tie o pin ions twrrespoudint: with CutsJ of Vie late noblo member Lord Aailff.v, wit.; was n wined by 11 , 11140lity at the heat of the 1011.l o ll. lle belies% .1 the ...It:cr y:Hive holy were witliag to tukr him v. ithoo; 'dialers or that distinct kind of deciarat• sat ;tin :pies wl G.lt it was as dillicult to break front at pledges; and th it the only ground upon which he would consent to stead a* a 4,11101. &at% lie believed he hod lucid claims whit ti war: anted hint in asking their suffrages, and he believed a ;Heath r of ;sada meet who was residant amongst his eell.llll.llta was 41 a 'fetter position to do good to them l.tcdiy, anti in the lung run to represaut them faithfully in parliament, than one who resided elsewhere. (Cheers.) Mr. suteliill. notteluded by saying that although he did not choose to make declarations Moron particular topics, as captain Stollen had done, he should go to the House of Commons, if y eluted him, a. free as tiny man within its walls, to take that part on great qutstions which, itecoriliag to his btit judgment, might appear to be the right and proper and must botelicial to the country at large. (C10....rs end laiiss.ss.) A show of howls was then taken, the great muss being hell up and ileelansl by the Mayor to in favour of Captain Senbell. A poll was denatuded ou behalf of ulr. Sutclith., which will take placo to-morrow. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S C EVANCES. The following petition, Nigned by nearly 1,000 si;.tfurinfr prc.,eutru on Friday L t by Mr. Andernon ; . Tu the honourable the Commons in Parliament assembled, the humble p. tition of the undersigned raster ma:incrs, mates, seamen, and other seafaring Into, of the pert of London, showeth That by it return laid before your honourable house in 1;50, the sum of 26,939/. to 7,f. was raised in the year 1840 by the president and grovernorsof the eorporition for relief of seamen in the merchant sert:ce, their widows and children, at the port of London, and the various out ports under their management, pursuant to 20 lieu. 11., c. AB, and tth and sth Will. IV., cap. 52; and that u fur ther sum was raised by the trustessi for the reli.f of seamen iu the merchant service, their widows ;aid children, at lite various outpurts of the United Kingdom, during the sane year, to the amount of 77,803/. 13s. 24. under the authority of the 4 and .5 Wm. I V. cap. 42. That such funds raised Irons seamen's wanes, IN) colli eted, though large in amount, have failed to afford the relief to seamen, their widows and orphans, contemplated by the legislature, thereby causing much dissatisfaction. That your petitioners are de.iruut of funning benevolent societies under their own control and supervision, and to tax themselves voluntarily for the support of their d - teemed members, widows, or orphans. That in 1841, a law was enacted, compelling all seamen to possess a register ticket, or shipping tampon, without which employment on board ships sailing under the British flag is unlawful, a measure which your petitioners look at as contrary to the spirit of the const,tutiun, abhorrent to their feelings, and not required to be possessed by other classes of the labouring population—an act open to much abuse, and pressing harshly upon the well-behaved sea taring men of these realms. That your petitioners arc specially taxed, at so much per head, on shipment and discharge for the satisfaction of having their agreements between employer and men wit nessed by a shipping officer—an exaction levied on uu other body of her Majesty's loyal subjects, an interference with their labour ncvsr solicited by them, and, ass your peti tioners humbly conceive, totally uncalled tor. Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that your ho. neural& house will be pleased to take into arrious consi deration the petition of a class of the British community whose services minister so largely to the comforts of her Majesty's subjects during peace, and by whose services the commerce of the kingdom is carried over every sea and into every clinic, anal to whom the nation trusts to protect the realm from injury or invasion in the hour of peril, and that your honourable house will repeal so much of the act of 20 (leo. IL, c. 3s, and 1 & 5 Win. IV., c.. 52, as relates to the levying of forced contributions on seamen fur the support of their necessitous members, their widows, and children ; also that you will be pleased to re peal all clauses in the Registration Act of 1814 relating to register tickets, and the total and unconditional rupees/ of the Mercantile Marino Act of 1850. And your petitioners, as is duty bound, will ever pray. Respecting the amount of insurances cß•cted on the pro perty very little information could be elicited. The ware houses of Mr. Ilumphery, which were only erected in 1539 at a cost of nearly 100,0001., were insured in the Suu Fire- Wilco only to the extent of 40,0001. The merchants occupyin; the stores were for the most part insured, but not to an extent to cover the value of their respective property. It is feared the total loss will amount to little abort of 150,0001. It appears that a large number of hop merchant, are in the habit of depositing their goods in Mr. Alderman liana phery's wharf, at the rate of one Penny per poAct per week for rent. The principal hop merchants whose good. were deposited there at the time of the fire were Messrs. Wigan and Co., Messrs. Humble and Sous, Memrs. Waterman and Sons, Messrs, Kitchen and Thornton, and blesses. Symonds and Watson. Messrs. Allen and Anderson, provision mer chants, were the most extensive depositors of that sort of articles in which they deal. Some of these gentlemen were insured, whilst of others no accurate information could he obtained. Alderman Iluntphery was insured in the Mo narch office. It is said that one dealer in provisions had 40,000 sides of bacon in the wharf, and a hop merchant 2,•600 pockets of hops, which, taken at the average value of 41. 10s. per pocket, were worth 11,2:01. There were about 17,000 pockets of hops in the wharf, the value of which may be estimated ut 76,5001. ; so that the value of property de stroyed is far greater than was at first imagined. Inspector Squire, of the M division of police, states it as his deliberate opinion, judging from the circumstances of the case, that the fire was the work of an incendi try, and that even if the eastern portion of the wharf had taken fire accidentally, the western portion must have been wilfully burned. ADDITIONAL PA RTICCLANA -TWELVII O'CLOCK THIS DAY. Although upwards of twenty hours have elapsed since the fire first broke out, it still continues to rage with such fury that it is exceedingly doubtful whether the fire men will he able to extinguish it for at least as maoy hours more. The large floating engines, witi many land ones, are still employed, and some tons weight of water are momentarily falling upon the burning m The only impression it seems to make is to blacken here and there small portions of the burning material, but the moment the jets of water are directed to other places, the previously blackened spots again burst firth into flames stronger than before. Some tons w.tiAht of hops have fallen from the several win lows and loop-holes into the street, and these are so saturated with oil and fatty matter, that g:cat precautions are obliged to be used by the firemen lest the fire should be driven ‘ltto the several heaps. Nothing like a correct estimate of the loss eau yet be ob tained; not one-half of the sufferers have been seen; many of them, residing out of town, have not been made acquainted with their loss. One of the firms had 30,000 pockets of hops on the premises. Fortunately a great nurnb,:r w.:xe hurled from the building before the ftre reached it, but the princi pal bulk has fallen a prey to the conflagration. At the present time some thousands of spectators arc con gregated in the immediate vicinity of the fire, and it re quires the exertions of a powerful body of police to keep them out of danger. SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, several hundreds of the scholars, teachers, anJ friends, connected with the Elton Church Sunday school, I , al a trip by railway to Blackpool. On the same day, 2;109 of the members and friends of the Bury Youths' Temperance Asso ciation took a trip to Fleetwood. One circumstance occurred on the journey, which threw a gloom olt the whole proceed ings. In consequence of the demand for tickets being so great, the railway company could not provide a sufficient supply of passenger carriages, and a number of cattle wag gons, &c., were fitted up with seats for the occasion. Every precaution was, however, adopted for the safety of the pas sengers. On the way a number of persons in an open can formed a card party, and as there were a greater num ber than could play at once, they adopted the usual means of ascertaining who should be the persons who would en gage in play. A young man, named James Entwistle, a mechanic, employed at Mr. Lawrence Openshaw's factory , was one thatwas thrown out of play, and he remarked to his companions that he would get a little fresh Sir. Hs ae- eordingly mounted upon the carriage until he had gained such an altitude that his head came in contact with& bridge, and he was forcibly driven into the succeeding carnage; he never spoke more, and died almost immediately. In two hours a coffin was provided, and the body was conveyed to Bus the same day: the accident occurred near Preston. TUE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF VIE ROYAL COLLIDE OT stCtizesha thvenegicinoeliege named pe..o East, for t h e 28th to be held at for the reception of distinguished and 'Mend& foreigners and other visitors. CURIOUS SCENE IN A CIICRCIL—For some weeks past a series of discourses has been in course of delivery at the Sunday evening services in St. John's Church, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, the subject being the " Menage of the Church.' Last Sunday the special topic for the day was the " Message to the Poor," and the ser mon was preached front Luke 16, by the Rev. C. I Kingsley, the well-known author of " Alton Locke." In his discourse the rev. gentleman eloquently enforced the peculiar views which attracted so much attention to his pub lished works. Ile dwelt most emphatically upon the wrongs and miseries of the poorer classes, attributing their vices to their poverty and ignorance, and those again to the injustice they suffered at the hands of the rich ;while to the latter he assigned, by direct implication, the responsibility of all the social evil that prevailed to so lamentable an extent. 'rho discourse was listened to with extreme surprise by a very crowded congivgation, who, nevertheless, little expected the unprecedented event that occurred at the close of the service. After the preacher had concluded, the Rev. Mr. Drew, the rector of the parish, who had occupied a pew beneath the pulpit, rose in his scat and addressed the audi ence just as they were about to disperse. A most painful duty, he said, had devolved upon him in having to condemn the discourse just delivered, and which he had never anti• cipated hearing from a pulpit. Mr. Drew then, with some emotion, proceeded to administer a brief but stern rebuke on Mr. Kingsley, whose sermon he declared contained matter that was questionable in doctrine, pernicious in ten dency, and untrue in fact. Ile regretted that exhortations of so dangerous a character should have been offered to the members of a Christian church. This interposition caused much excitement among the congregation, and a large number remained round the doors of the church for some time after they were closed, exchanging comment; upon the singular incident of the evening. THE PEEL MONUMENT IN THE ClTY.—Yesterday the committee charged with the duty of promoting the erection of a monument to the late Sir Robert Peel met at the Mansion-House. The models of statues which had been seat in by the artists invited to compete were exhibited in the Egyptian Hall. After some discussion it was agreed to defer the choice of a statue, as well as the selection' of its site, until Monday next. RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS, AND DEATHS IN TUE MOM—According . 1851-52, the following is the number of casualtie s, from the above causes, which have occurred since the list for 1850-51 was published ;to the War-office Army List for Eatigastioas and neurementa. Dea l s. , Field-Marehals Generals R Mejor•Generals' Ditto E.I.C. service Colonels we •4l •••• 10 Ditto E.I.C. service Lientenant•Colonds , ll •••• 20 Ditto E.L.C. Norsk* Majors Ditto E.I.C. service Captains Lieutenants • _ _ .... .100 Cornets, Second Lieutenants, and Ensigns 4l •••• Paymasters Quartermasters .••• Commissariat department lB . 64 Medical department •• • sie t'l .-- Chaplain's department 4/ • , : a77t7, Z_ :... Veterinary Burgeons 4 ,: Total Ca' trir 4 . 4 . i t -4' ' . .-4 . i or , re v . .../... . :. 1 .. . ell ~r t•o.i .. XI VW * 4 ~, 1 I I