The Express. — London, England, 1853-07-20 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, TVZIDAT EVZNIXO. At the Bonne to-day the speculators who had hou4ht at the highest prices of yea'serday began to kr; some uncasiuess at finding that all the reports d the acceptance by the Emperor of Russia of .loglo.French propositions redaced them when sifted to hopes and expectations. T he rents opened somewhat feebly and fell to I so la, but the retrograde movement soon stopped soder the influence of telegraphic news of an im rovement in Cunaols. The Threes reached 78.50, but at half-past 2 o'clock it was rumoured that a des tch from Vienna stated that the Sultan had de ramified as soon as the Ramadam was over to „ mo del his cabinet and farm a ministry disposed for immediate war. This produced a sudden fall to 7.06, and the rente only recovered to 73.10 for the c:ng'• rave beard a report that at all events Russia will rot evacuate the Principalities till the spring, upon the pretext that the army being now in winter quar ters cannot be disturbed. li r , yeas, one of the ex-representatives banished iv 1.:)2, has been permitted to return to France. He suited at Avignon on Thursday from Belgium. The Ginette Jr Lau:mei/or has received a second warning for having. its the form of an article ad dressed to" Monseigneur le Comte de Chambord," published a manifesto professing to declare, in the harm of a collective number of individuals, that they look to the Count de Chambord as the Saviour of F en ce. A passage from the article cited in the warning is as follows: flea ks iw that you have here true and trusty friends. Too know that all their thoughts are at this moment turned toward. you, as we know that yours are towards them. Toenail Nand else we understand you, and here, es in mile. the SAM cry escapes front every bosom, " May God l an Irmee. We read in the B.'staaphore of Marseilles of the 16th: Ti ler s was much talk yesterday about a private telegra phic despatch received frmi Genoa by one of our principal communal houses announcing that the King of Naples had pe.hibited the ezportation of corn from his doninions. This sews was said to have been brought to Genoa by a pick,t coming directly from Nap!ce. We look with im patience for tee arrival of a packet in our port with details de:erasure the gravity of which it is impossible to over estimate. This intelligence has produced considerable sen sation in the mum market, and has given rise to numerous fruition,. I regret to say that the latest accounts of the crops aro far from encouraging. In the Beauce the wheat is generally laid and grown. From Normandy and l'oitou the reports of practical men aro also bad. The stock of corn in hand at the belle is exceedingly small. M. Francis Arago, whose death has been more than once reported, is dangerously ill at Persignan, where be went from the baths of the Pyrenees. His inten tion was toeome on to Paris, but he found it impos sible to continue his journey. His son, M. Alfred Arago, the inspector of the Beaux Arts, has gone to Persignan. A telegraphic despatch has been received announc ing the departure of the Emperor of Russia from St. Petersburg on the 11th for IVarsaw, where he was expected to arrive on the 15th inst. The market for government securities has been dull to-day, only a small amount of business having been transacted at generally reduced quotations ; the market was, however, more firm at the termination, when the quotations indicated a fall of 10c. in the Three per Cents., both for money and the end of the month, and of 20c. in the Four-and•a-Half per Cents. for the account, whilst the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for cash remained unchanged. An advance of 33f. took place in Bank of France shares. The cencludiwz quotations were :—For cash : Three per Cents., 781. 20c.; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102 f. 60c. For the accunt : Three per Centb., 78.44 ; Four-and-a-Half ditto, 102.30. Bank Stock, 2,703 f. Northern, 873 f. Sec. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,133 f.; Paris and Strubourg, 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 926 f. EGYPT. Several successful trials have been made on the Alexandria Railway, near the Coffer-Zagat Station,and it is thought certain that the section will be opened before the end of the year. The last accounts of the state of the crops in France have produced a brisk demand for wheat at Alexan dria; 140,000 loads had been sold within a few days at from 66 to 73 piastres. AUSTRALIA. By the Woollosmooloo, which has arrived in the Downs from Sydney, we have advice, fmm New South Wales to the 22nd of April, and from Victoria to the 16th. The Woolloomooloo has made the voyage in 87 days, the same time in which she made her outward voyage. She brings 49,000 ounces of gold, and also 1,608 bales of wool. The Legislative Council at Sydney was to meet again, after the pro rogatioo, on the 11th of May. Since the Ist of April, 67 vessels had arrived at Sydney, bringing 1,186 passengers, and the departures had been 60, with 1,191 passengers. Seven vessels had arrived from Great Britain with general cargoes. The position of the colony of New South Wale. is described by the papers as being most satisfactory. The yield of gold was steady, and the average earn ings of each man are quoted at an ounce a day. With regard to agriculture, the prospects of the farmers were excellent. A discover y ► of valuable tin ore had been made in Victoria. The markets,both at Sydney and Melbourne, were almost bare of goods, and enormous profits were being realised on some articles of import. The Tamar and Cambodia were to leave on the 22nd April for London ; the Isabella Blyth, Wash ington Irving, and Lord William Bentinck, on the 25th; and the following vessels were also advertised to leave in a week or two :—The Hooghly, Oriental Queen, Bengal Merchant, Tartar, and Alvestoa. The Panama had sailed for Liverpool. NEW SOUTH WALES. In a Sydney Gold Circular of April 16, we read : Theme:het daring this week has been more than usually aniwated. *wing to the disposition to ship by the Weellennonieo t whisk vessel will take away 40,000 to 41,111 genene of tbe penefews metal. 'I he intelligence from Mitts elite gate dMiI it of a satisfactory nature, show ing as wawa weedy geogreser and in reality a large yield for Ilhadrerseime. The amthemmliggings, of which little his been Wei me represented as increasing in the number of mime see murk, and the amount of gold raised. An bluen oses mamma, writing to a merchant in Sydney, says : a•Peapie we now beginning to flock in from the Hanging leek mid Ie West Dirrings, and the place will have a eines, eflebeg fiend properly out. A nugget weighing nelleses was got a few days back, by Reid's party. Irmo rest confidence in the auriferous qualities of the pies; the mead day I got 12 ounces, besides several canine of emsil staff. lam sow working a good claim ; piny rapine returns, all rough gold, from five grains to bait a pow& Binger& is now pretty well off for water, and nearly all In fact who try are doing well. The stuff lam working I have got as meek as 13} dwta. out of one tin dish of stuff, and frequently 5 and 6 diets. The most I base seen got in a day wee 20 ounces, which I think is good." It will thus be seen that in our extensive range of sariferoes country, we have diagings which can be worked in wet seasons quite as prolific is the summer diggings. This feature in the variety of character which Our gold fields exhibit is not confined to Binger.. Private advice! from Melbourne report a large quantity of gold arriving by private hands, in addition to the receipts ti_y escort ; and the discovery of a new gold field near &Imam, about sixty miles from Melbourne. The Ovens continues to yield a large quantity of gold, which is very ratifying, as these fields are much more important to New South Waite than to Victoria. A scientific gentleman, re sident in Melbourne (Mr. Stephen, Viee-President of the Geological Society), has addressed an interesting letter to Kr. W. H. Cropper, proving the existence of vast mineral treasures in this part of the country. A correspondent at the Tumid gives a very satisfactory account from the Adelong Creek, and be states that there arr only 200 persons on the Creek, whose weekly gains Si. one °secs. The prospect of our auriferous deposit, from these various sources is such, that the hidden wealth is only beginning, on this side, to show itself. It will far exceed anything that we can contemplate. Price of New South Wales, 31. lie. to 31. 145. 6d.; Port Phillip, 31. 17s. to 3!. 17s. 6d. By the escorts from the Ovens and from the northern diggings on the 19th, about 8,000 ounces of gold were received in Sydney. The Mary Bannatyne sailed on the 9th of April for London, with 440 ounces of gold, which, with the quantity previously shipped from Sydney, made the total export of gold from the colony 1,229,588 ounces. The new Austra lian Joint Stock Bank, for the convenience of emi grants, was issuing drafts for W. on London, payable at sight. The following is from the Sydney Empire of April Ars The ccauiterual condition of Sydney Is, u it Lu been for more considerable time pant, characterised by uncertainty, high prices, and exhausted stocks. The circumstance of so few arrivals with supplies, either from Great Britain or from foreign ports, is very remarkable; and this untoward circumstance—so contrary to 'general expectation—km given to transactions an excited character, which, In many instances, has the appearance of unwarranted extravagance. Goods are run up to prices which ate scarcely justified by any state of the import market at which we hate yet arrived, the competition being stimulated by the immediate urgency of particular cleaned., rather than produced by anything like permanent scarcity. But if business were conducted in the moat sober spirit, high prices for all ma. asfaetured goods would still range, in consequence of the I positive insufficiency of present import*. This state of things is experienced without any rapid augmentation of our popu lation, as was anticipated—for during the last few weeks the passenger traffic inwards has barely kept even with our out ward drain. The steam ship Cleopatra, which arrived at Syd ney on the 20th of April, brought files of Melbourne papers to the 16th of the same month. There were no later arrivals from England, and no tidings of the Harbinger nor the Adelaide steamers. The intelligence from the gold fields published in I the newspapers was rather unsatisfactory. Gold had gone down rapidly in price, and was quoted by Ithe Argus on the 16th at 31. 15s. Several vessels with immigrants and merchandise had arrived from England in the early part of December. The escorts bad brought into Melbourne on the 13th of April 9,464 ounces from Mount Alexander, and 5,083 from Ballarat; together, 14,547 ounces. The Cornelius, for London, sailed from Portland Bay on the lit of April, with 818 bales of wool, 14 casks of tallow, and 1 box of gold. Writs for the election of additional members of council under the new act had been issued, and the elections were to come off in June. The colonial architect had offered 2001. for plans for a council chamber at Melbourne, to cost 150,0001., and a government house to cost 50,0001. Every description of merchandise was said to be in demand at extreme prices. Among the shipping intelligence from Victoria we have to report the arrival of the Monteagle with 426 government emigrants on 12th April. This vessel had 120,0001. specie for the banks. The Ocean Bride, and the Kate, from Liverpool (the latter had 376 passengers); the Tantivy, from Liverpool, with 400, on the 13th and 14th. The Condone., with 413 government emigrants, arrived at Geelong on the 13th of April; 27 deaths had occurred on board from hooping-cough and dysentery. The ship Win. cheater, with coals on boxed, was destroyed by fire in Port Phillip on the 16th of April, and the barque Duke of Wellington wrecked off Cape Liptrap on the 3rd of April; passengers saved. The Nelson sailed from Melbourne for London on the 15th, of April. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. LIVERPOOL, TII23DAT. The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, arrived in our river this evening, with the usual mails from the United States and British North American possessions, about 180 passengers, and specie to the amount of over 200,000 dollars, on freight. By this arrival, advice, have been received from New York to the 9th instant, the date of the de parture of the Baltic. The United States mail steam-ship Hermann, from Bremen and Southampton, arrived at New York on the ith instant. The British and North American royal mail steam• ship America, from Liverpool, arrived at Boston on the 7th instant. The subject of the Fisheries Bill continued to oc cupy the public attention, and the steamers Fulton and Princeton, and a sloop were about to be de 'patched to the fishing grounds, for the purpose of protecting the American interest. The visit of Mr. Crampton, the British ambassa dor, to Halifax was said to be for the purpose of per suading Admiral Seymour from pressing too hard on American fishing vessels. Business was reported to be still generally dull at New York at the time of the Baltic's departure, whilst the mo ney market continued in the same easy condition. In stocks but few wales had been effected recently, yet the market was tolerably fi rm. In the market for breadstuff. only a limited amount of business was stated to have been transacted, whilst a slight decline in prices had taken place. The quotations were : Western Canal flour 4 dole. 50c. to 4 dole. 621 c. per barrel; Genesee. prime wheat, I dol. 20c. to 1 dol. 22c. per 60 lbs. ; Indian corn, round yellow, 66e. to 68c. per bushel; Indian meal, 2 doh. 871 c. to 3 doh. per barrel. A fair amount of baiii,su had been transacted in the New York cotton market, and former quotations had met with a steady maintenance. On the day of the departure of the steamer the rates were as follow :—New Orleans and Mobile middling Vair to fair, 111 to 121 Gents. per lb. ; Upland middling fair to fair, 111 to 12 cents. per lb. The accounts received respecting the prospects of the crop were generally unfavourable, the blooming this year being more in retard than bu been the ease for many years. The provision market was tolerably active. A fair de mand existed for pork at 16 dole. 60c., with no change to report in beef. There was but little doing in freights, which consequently continued to be quoted very low, viz. :—Freight of flour to Liverpool, Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. per barrel; grain, 41d. to Cid. per bushel; cotton, I. to 316 d. per lb. Bills on London, 1091 to 1091; Paris, 6.121 to 5.13 1. Rentbarg, 36* to 361 ; Bremen, 79} to 79i. cot court. (mom THE COURT XilfeMAN.] OSBORNE, TOISDAY. The Queen and Prince and the Prince of Wales walked and drove in the grounds at Osborne yesterday. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Prisons Mary and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mvklenburg Strelits visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at her residence, Cie:ea:c hoose, St. James's. Prince Ernest of Leiningen arrived at Clarence-house, St. James's, yesterday, from the Continent, on a visit to the Duchess of Kent. M. Muslims, the Turkish Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Hon. J. Sendfield Macdonald, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Canada, had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-office. A deputation, consisting of Sir Thomu Le Breton, Bailiff of Jersey; Messrs. C. Le Quern, D. De Quetta vine, and F. Godfrey, members of the States of Jersey, and deputies on the subject of the light-house at Guern sey ; and Kr. G. E. Evans, Secretary to the Bailiff of Jersey, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Alexander Spearman bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Major-General Sir Henry Ppm attended at the Foreign office yesterday, on Portuguese affairs. Despatches for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong were sent last evening from the Colonial-office. THE QUEEN'S HEALTH. Ths indisposition under which her Majesty was suffering when the court left town on Saturday fa happily so far mitigated, that her Majesty (as we learn from the Court Circular) was sufficiently recovered to take an airing with the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales in the grounds of Osborne, on Monday. RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS AT THE NORTH DERBY ELECTION. Yesterday morning a serious diaturbanee•broke out at Glossop (North Derbyshire), during the first day's poll between the partisans of Mr. T. W. Evans (son of the late member), sad those of Mr. W. Thornhill (nominated on Saturday, at Bakewell), In which email persons were severely beaten, but, fortu nately, no loss of life resulted. The disturbance commenced at nine in the morning, by some of the factory hands of Mr. Sumner out of employment, and those of another mill owner who ceased work at breakfast time. A telegraphic message was sent to Manchester for a reinforcement of police, which could net be obtained, and the magistrates had to swear in special constables. At the tits. our despatch left (4.10 p.m.) there was reason to hope, however, that they would not be called upon t. act. The poll at Glossop, when our account left, was :—Evans, 194 ; hill, 116. THE ACCIDENT AT CIIOEHAX.—It in satisfactory to state that Brigadier Dentin& is progressing satisfac torily, and hu been pronounced out of danger. Mr. Wild bore, surgeon of his own regiment, remains in constant at tendance upon him. The gallant colour! is still at Hymn's Lodgo- LORD IiARROWI3I 4 B CHURCH BUILDING BILL. — It is stated that Lord Harrowby'r Chu►ch Building Acts I Aassadenant Bill will not be proceeded with farther during the present session. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1853 IItEL AIN D. Drum, JI:LT 19. According to Sounders's News Leiter, Mr. John Robert Oodby has been appointed chief commis sioner for the collection of the income tax in Ireland. In the Great Industrial Exhibition, yesterday, the number of visitors, for the Seat time since the open ing day, exceeded ten thousand. The receipts at the doors were proportionately greater than on any pre ceding day; and there is, on the whole, in the pro gress which the Exhibition is making in popularity, an assurance that the generous originator of the un dertaking will not be a looser by it in the end. A series of lectures on the principal objects contemplated by the Exhibition will be commenced next week under the management of the committee of menu futures of the Royal Dublin Society. The Cork Examiner, received this morning, has the following unpleasant announcement:—" A very cautious and reliable correspondent informs us, that the potato disease has appeared in the vicinity of Skibbereen—as yet, however (he adds) to no great extent." No liberal candidate has yet appeared for the vacancy which all look upon as certain in the repre sentation of Cork city. The Cork Examiner states that Dr. Lyons, whose name would be pretty sure to preclude all rivalry, has been pressed in the strongest manner to come forward, but has resisted every entreaty to that effect. The case of James Birch against Messrs. Gray and Atkinson, proprietors of the Freeman's Journal, was commenced yesterday at the Kildare assizes, and had not concluded when the court rose. The action was brought for several alleged libels published in the , Freeman, at the time of the famou s t r ial o f Birch v. Sir W. S omerville, and it is remarkable that the libels were for the most part not original articles of the Freeman, but extracts copied into that paper from various ondon journals and from the Dublin Nation. The Limerick Examiner says: The rage of emigration is not only not unabated in this port, but seems on the increase ; every other day ships are departing from this with their fullest complement of pas sengers, and many disappointed for want of shipping ac eommodation. This day, at three o'clock, the fine barque Primrose, which lay at Russell's-quay, left for Quebee, towed out by the Dover Castle steamer, with 273 steerage passengers. Her place has been immediately taken up by the Jane Black, returned from her spring trip. There are about half-a-dozen more tine emigrant ships now in port, which are rapidly filling, most of which will sail neat week, fatly freighted with human burthen. SPORTING. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. TUESDAY. - -----. A few small investments were made on the Burghley Stakes at Stamford, but speculation was principally con fined to the Goodwood Stucco, for which Ooorkah hu re ceded to 20 to 1, the only other changes being an improve ment in Hobbyhorse and Joe Miller. For the St. Leger the favourite and Sittingbourne were the only horses backed. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 8 to 1 apt Dick Twin (t) 8 to 1 Lord Lieutenant (t) 7 to 1 Allegro (t) 8 to 1 Audubon (t) GOODWOOD STALES. 9 to 2 apt Hobbybone (t) 8 to 1 Joe Miller (t) 10 to 1 Haricot (t) 12 to 1 Trifle 12 to 1 Vindex (t) 14 to 1 Muscovite (t) 20 to 1 Goorkah (t) 33 to 1 Gosramer (t) GOODWOOD CUP. 3 to 7 to 1 1 agst Rataplan (t) Peggy (t) 7 to 1 Pelion (t) ST. LEGER. 200 to 180 on West Australian Bto 1 apt Sittingbourne DERBY. 12 to 1 apt Autocrat (t) 20 to 1 Dervish (t). STAMFORD RACES.—ThEiDAT. Sweitrerages of 20 son. each, with 26 added for 2-yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b. T.Y.C. Lord Exeter's Margaret', by ninon. Bet Sib (J. Mann) 1 Mr. Tabberer's Red Rose, Bet 51b (Rogers) 2 Betting :6to 5 on Margaretta. Alter cantanng nearly to the distance they want to work in earnest, the favourite winning by a neck. STAY 1 ,0111) ST. LLCM% a sweepstakes of 25 son. each, 10 ft, with 60 added for 3-yn old ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Certain winnen extra. About If mile. Lord Exeter's Dove by Wood Pigeon, Sat 71b (in cluding 31b extra) (J. Mann) 1 Mr. Batson's Cock Pheasant, Bst 71b (Sly) 2 BUBONLET STAKES of 25 son. each, 15 ft, and 6 only if declared, &c., with 100 added, tot 3-yr-olds and upwards ; the owner •1 the second horse to receive back his stake. From the New Mile Starting-post, once round. Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, by The Hydra, 6 yn, Bst 71b (T. Lye) 1 Mr. Rogers's Pancake, 4 yrs, Est 21b ..(S Steggles) 2 Capt. Scott's Allegro, 4 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 3 Mr. Mundy's The Hero (ti b), aged, 6st 101 b (Crouch) 0 Duke of Be'lford's Dabehick, 3 yn, 6st 31b(roovey) 0 Betting : 6 to 4 agst Chief Justice, 4 to 1 eget Pancake, 6to 1 each agst Allegro and The Hero. The Hero made the running to the straight, where he was passed sums-. aively by Allegro, Chief Justice, and Pancake. Soon after rounding the turn Chief Justice took the lead, which he maintained to the end, and won cleverly by half • length. Very bad third. The Hero and Dabehiek were pulled up before reaching the stand, and did not pass the post. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 WU. j winners extra. Twice round (two miles 6 furlongs 74 yards.) Mr. Ren's f by Knight of the Whistle out of Harmony, 3 yrs, fist 81b (S. Steggles 1 Mr. Tabberer's Cavan, 4 yrs, 7.141 b (carried 7st 61b (E. Sharp 2 Mr. Batson's Beanclere, aged, Set gib (81y 3 Mr. Maxwell's Standwell, 4 yn, 7st Ilb..(Charlton 4 Mr. John Osborne 's Sister to King of Troy, 3 yrs. Est 101 h (Crouch) 6 Betting : 6 to 4 apt Harmony filly, 3 to 1 agst Beaudoin. Won by two lengths. Bad third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 6 to 1 apt Joe Miller (t) 20 to 1 Retail (t) Hobby Hone, Joe Miller, Muscovite, and Haricot, were backed for 2,0001. apt the field in four different bete of a monkey each. DERBY. 35 to 1 apt Bxelbec (t) The weather was cloudy and very showery. The com pany mustered numerously, and comprised many fashion able', who are enjoying the Marquis of Exeter's hospitality at Burleigh House. The sport was only of • very mode rate character. DONCASTER MEETING, SErr. 13. NOMINATIONS for the Gzc YORKSHIRE HANDICI St. Leger Coarse.—Melford, aged ; King Pepin, 4 yrs Torment, 3 yrs; Alexia, 3 yrs ; Cristiana, 3 yrs; Fancy Girl, 4 yrs; Little Fawn, 6 yrs; Surveyor, 4 yrs; Lerrywheut, 4 yrs ; Evadne, 4 n; Talfourd, 3 yrs; Daniel O'Rourke, 4 years ; Nancy, 6 yrs ; Grapeshot, 3 yrs ; Knight of the Shire, 4 yrs ; Malice, 3 yrs; Boarding School Mass filly, 3 yrs ; Mr. Sykes, 3 yrs ; Elect, 4 yrs ; Pelion, 3 yrs ; Capt. Cornish, 3 yrs; Galvanism, 4 yrs ; lanthe, 5 yrs ; Hobby Horse, 3 yrs ; Ender, 3 yrs; Ludo, 4 yrs ; Nutpecker, 3 yrs; Cardinal Wiseman, 6 yea ; Jacqueline, 3 yrs ; Cancan, 4 yin; Goorkab, 3 yrs; Harworth, 3 yrs; Chief Justice, 6 yrs; Kobinoor, 4 yrs; Frantic, 4 yrs; Heapy, 3 yrs; King of Trumps, 4 yrs ; Ireland's Eye, 3 yrs ; Georgy, 3 yrs; Sarawak., 3 yrs ; Lady Emily, 3 yrs; The Friar, 3 yrs ; Seztus, 3 yrs ; Abdallah, 67n; St. Andrew, 3 yrs; Mies Agnes, 3 yrs; Mayor of Hall, 3 yrs; Harbinger, 4 yrs; Kitellyer, 4 yrs ; Proctor, 5 yrs; Jouvente, 3 yrs; Pantomime, 3 yrs; Erycthon, 3 yrs; Scarecrow, 4 yrs; Bardolph, 4 yrs ; The Hatchet, 3 yrs; Hobble Noble, 4 n; Lambtoo, 3 yrs; Valour, 3 yrs; Gossamer, 4 yrs; Hums Muoca, 3 yrs ; Kingston, 4 yrs ; Indian Warrior, 4 yrs; Alonzo, 6 yrs ; Father Thames,' 4 yrs; Newminster, 6 yin ; Lough Bawn, 6 yrs ; Ariasto, 6 yrs ; Merry Bird, 4 yrs; Trickstress, 6 yrs; Friday, 3 yrs ; Defiance, 3 yrs; Adine, 4 yrs ; Truth, 6 yrs ; Rattle, 3 yrs; Leopold, 4 yrs; Hungerford, 6 yrs; Mentmore Lass, 3 yrs; Gossip, 3 yrs; Mayfly, 3 yrs; Wasp, 6 yrs; Cleveland, 4 yrs; Day and Martin, 4 yrs; Allegro, 4 yrs; Songstress, 4 yrs; Nestor, 3 yrs; Honeydew, 3 yrs; Placid, 3 yrs; St. Michael, 4 yrs ; Contentment, 3 yrs ; Lord Lieutenant, 3 yrs; Sally Warfoot colt, 4 yrs ; Butterfly, 4 yrs ; Cory haute', 3 yrs ; The Red Lion, 4 yrs; Poodle, 4 yrs; Florist, 3 yrs; Lord Fauconberg, 3 yrs ; Bracket, 3 yrs; The Old Soldier, 3 yrs; Peggy, 3 yrs; Haoo, 3 yrs; The High Sheriff, 4 yrs; Hachette, 4 yrs. ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCILMAN FOR CASTLE BAYNARD WARD. Yesterday, a Wardnsota was held at Johnson's Rooms, Bermon-lane, Deetere-eoeamons, for the purples of electing a Common Councilman for the Ward of Castle Baynard, In the room of Henry Maggeridee, Esq., recently elected as Alderman of the said Ward. The newly chosen Alderman presided. There was but one eandidate, namely, Mr. George Joseph Cockerel', coil inerc'iant, of Earl-street, Biackfrtars. No ether person being proposed, the worthy Alderman declared Mr. Cockerell to be duly erected to serve as one of the Common Councilmen for the ward during the remain ing part of the present year. CITY COURT OF SEWERS. Yesterday a court wu held, Deputy PEACOCK in lb' chair. li ti Several app ca ons were made of a personal character, with reference to which orders were made. _ The reports of the several inspectors were read and agreed to. An app:ieation made by the labourers in the City stone yard for an advance of wages of sixpence per day in addi tion to the fifteen shillings per week now received by them, was, after some discuuion, rejected. The Pinworm. CLinx stated to the Commissioners that be had received an official cummunicatioa to the effect that in the course of a few dip all interments in the church. yard of St. Botolph, Aldsrsgate, would be by authority dis continued. With reference to an alleged nuisance caused by certain refuse deposited from time to time in a dungpit belonging pit to Mr. Sherman, of the Dull-and-Mouth, the said being located in Oxford-Arms-passage, Newgate-market, it was ordered t►at the same should be cleansed at least twice a week, or discontinued altogether in the event of any neglect on the part of the proprietor. The CHATIMAN called the attention of the court to the conduct of the Chartered Gas Company, who it appeared had, in defiance of the surveyor's notice, taken up (for the purpose of inspecting certain faints belonging to their mains in Bishopsgate•street) a considerable portion of the pave ment newly laid at great cost by the commissioners through out the whole of that important thoroughfare. Ordered, on the motion of Deputy Bolt, that the parties be summoned to show cause why they had not conformed to the terms of the surveyor's notice. The Medical Officer's report, and some other trivial mat ters, having been disposed of, the court adjourned. I'ARY COMMITTEES. THE WEST END AND CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY. Yesterday, the committee on the merits of this measure went into the cue of the South Western Railway against it. Mr. Tile, the architect, was examined, and expressed an opinion that it was desirable a development of the pro wised attractioas of the Crystal Palace should take place before a railway, which would take, he thought, nearly two years to make, was specially constructed for the pur pose. Apart from this, he was ofopinion that the existing means of communication by :road and rail to Sydenham would be sufficient to accommodate the traffic. Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E , considered that the line was not well laid out for its object. A better one two miles shorter, and costing 70,0001. less, might be constructed. A growing desideratum in connexion with the metropolis on both aides of the river was a well organised subur ba n railway, so as sot only to accommodate the inhabitants of the populous outskirts but to relieve London of the excess of traffic in its principal streets, and the Crystal Palace line if constructed independently would interfere with the adoption of such a plan, and if adopted be so far a waste of capital. The pro posed junction with the South Western would, in his judg ment, be dangerous, and prevent the widening of their lime as the traffic increased. Mr. J. E. Brrington, communing engineer to the South Western Railway Company, deposed that no advantage would arise to the public from the construction of the Crystal Palace line equivalent to the extent to which it was calculated to cripple the South Western Railway traffic at its junction. After some further evidence the committee declared the preamble of the bill proved, inserting certain clauses pro tecting the space that may be required by the South Western Company for the extension of their line against inconvenience or encroachment. ELECTION COMMITTEES. .CLITHEROE. _ ---- ----- When the committee met yesterday morning, John Webby, the witness who had been previously exa mined, was recalled, and wee further examined as to the election of 1862. The witness said that, on the morning of the polling day, he saw Mr. Aspinall at the Swan about 10 o'clock, at which time there was a breakfast going ow. The people at the breakfast wore Mr. Aspinall's odours (red). &me of them were voters and some were not. He collected in some publican's bills after the election by direction of Mr. Baldwin, sad he was not to tell where he got the money to pay them. At one public-house, kept by a man named Tomlinson, he got a bill for 10e.. which he gave to Mr. Baldwin. The other bills he gave to Francis Dewerden, a member of Mr. Aspinall's committee. This bill was produced, and the witness was asked if he did not get another bill from Tomlinson ? He mid he did, and the amount of that bill was 671 odd. Hobert Toiler, landlord of the tavern at Clitheroe, was next examined, and stated that • few days before the election Mr. Baldwin told him he would want a private room at the Swan for himselfand friends. They had that room, but witness never heard it was used or called u a oommittee-room. Mr. Aspics% when he same into Chiba roe, always stopped at the Swan, but witness n saw him go up stairs to that room, nor up stairs at all. This witness was twice cautioned very impressively by the Chairman to try and give his evidence in a more satisfactory manner than he had hitherto done. His examination was then resumed, and was proceeding, when The committee adjourned to this morning. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, JULY 19.--APPOINTMENTIL—Mates : F. O. Bailin, to Terrible; H C. Robinson, to Ajax; D. R. Boohoo, to Waterloo; 8. 11. Wilson, to Terri; and F. Stanley, to Queen. Master-Assistants : D. H. Adlam, to Qum; J. D. Ashton, to Terrible; B. S. Jackson, to Sybil.; T. C Fraidey, to .dmphics; C. Evershed , to Tn. buns; J. F. Gowllard, to Jlhadomantbus; and H. 0. 1/e Cartaeh. St. Jean d'Acre. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 19.—The Firefly, steam-vessel, Commander Seymour, arrived at Spithead this morning from the West Coast of Africa station. She has made a lengthened passage, her news having been anticipated by the Hope, mail steamer. and which vessel left her at St. Vincent on the 28th of June, the Firefly having supplied the Hope with water, provisions, &c., of which she was greatly in need. The Firefly called at the island of Madeira, where she found the Bloodhound steam-vessel, en rostra to England, having been detained at Madeira to have soma repairs 'Booted to her machinery. She would leave the Island on the 7th inst. ; the Firefly sailing en the 6th. On the 6th inst. the American expedition to Japan arrived at Madeira to replenish water, &e. It consists of the com modores ship, which is a frigate, a screw steamer, • Balti more clipper teller to the gommodore's ship, a brig, and a transport. The American nammodore stated his object on arriving at Isle ilestimatisa mould be to devote than remain der of the raw= le AO 1•111111 r of the Japan waters, and having neeempliabed tkis purpose, he would mend to Behring's Struts and lock mat fur the expedition under Sir John Franklin in the Area Oen. The vessels of the Ame rican expedition era most sibilantly equipped, and are quite esampelist he iehmilve pawns as well as the taking of surveys. A Fremeh Magner los also arrived from Gorse, having as board two obelus Arabian horses for the French . The Firefly bee been in commission since Sep tember, 18.50, and will now be paid off.; The Agamemnoo, 91, screw steam ship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., came into harbour this morning from Spithead, to be docked to have a small piece of false keel added. She came in under steam, her screw pro- pelling her in a manner that was the theme of the admira tion of the spectators by the water's edge. Her general appearance and progress through the water was truly lug nillaint. The Sprightly,steam Teasel. Master Commanding Allen, sailed for Plymouth at noon today, having on board supernumeraries for the Simoom, for conveyance to the Me diterranean, tte. The Arrogant, 48, screw steam frigate, Captain Fremantle, was pain advance of wages yesterday. The Fairy, screw tender to the Royal Yacht, went out of harbour this morning to Cowes, and this afternoon she pro ceeded up the Southampton Water, having the royal stan dard flying at her mainmast. The Alfred, 60, was taken under the shears this afternoon and disgusted. The Rhs demanding, steamer, sailed this afternoon for Pembroke with jury masts, for the Caesar, 90, and riggers to bring her round to this port. WOOLWICH, JULY 19.—The Cressy, 80, building at Chatham, is to be launched next Thursday, the 21st inst. She was originally intended as • sailing ship of war, and was commenced in 1813, from a design by the Committee on Naval Architecture, in lines similar to those of the Su perb,Bo, at present in ordinary at Chatham. A number of shipwrights have been at work on the slip from which the Agamemnon, 91, screw stem-ship, was launched at Wool wich Dock-yard last year, in laying the blocks for the Edgar, 91, to be built on nearly the same lines as the Aga memnon, the only difference being that the Edgar will be about ten feet longer than that fine steam screw-ship. MILITARY. ROYAL ARTILLERT.—JULY 19.—Thirty-two non commissioord oaken and gunners arrived in the garrieoo, at Woolwich, yesterday, from Canada, the non-commis sioned officers on promotion, and the gunners on being in valided. TIM FETES OP TILE LICENSED VICTUALLERS Reno°Ls took place at Cromorne Gardens yesterday. The fete usually extend' over two days, but as the weather was extremely unfavourable on Monday, expectation was anal. only fixed upon the meond day; nor were the hopes of the friends of the institution disappointed, for a more auspicious day, and a more exhilarating assemblage, has seldom been witnessed. From 3 o'clock till midnight there was an un interrnpted round of amusements. CRICKET. THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND V. THE PLATEMS.- This match was brought to • satisfactory conclusion last evening, shortly after the time for drawing the stumps. It terminated, as will be seen by the score, in favour of the gentlemen by 60 runs.—Score : Gentlemen, first innings, 134 ;se pad ditto, 37. Players, first innings, 42 ; second ditto, 69. ROTA!. COLLEGE OF SL'RGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma were admitted members of the college at the meeting of tke Court of Examiners on the 18th inst. Decimus Ftlaus de Hodgson, Carlisle; Edward Jacomb Asbury, Enfield, Middlesex ; Thomas Bramah Diploek, Chelsea ; Frederic Tvdd Abbott, Newish, County Tipperary; Frederick Willisin Moore, Charlmont-terrace, Dublin; Robert Modlin, Castleside, Durham; John Smith, Coseley, Staffordshire ; Charles James Roe, Greenock, Scotland ; James Scarborough Los, Leeds, Yor es kshire, and Charles Julian Jackson, Maccles fi eld, Ch LITERATURE. TA* Life of Best/oasis Robert Hayden, Historical Painter. From Au Autobiography and Journals. Edited and compiled by Tox TerLoa, of the Inner Temple, En. Looginens. Hayden left behind him, at his suicide in 1846, copious journals of the employments, opinions, and adventures of his life, with an autobiography extend ing to 1820, when he was in his thirty-fifth year. The needful documents having been entrusted to the editorial care and judgment of Mr. Tom Taylor, ho has redacted the whole into a three volume work of high interest. He has been very moderate in his own expressions of opinion, and sparing in the use of the literary authority of an editor ; but he has shown great judgment and taste in the selections; and whenever he has given himself any scope for disquisition he displays solidity of thought and manly sympathy. At best it was a difficult task, especially for an editor who could not be expected to accept Haydon's views about his career, to Hay don's passionate extent—and Hayden having been all his life, too, at war with the world, and having led an eccentric and controversial career, only termi nated seven years ago, it was a very delicate matter to determine what to retain of the hostile element in his remains. Probably some matter remains for publication at a future time; but in the mean while, here (as we have said) is a work; of high interest—the picture of a curious and uncommon character, brought into contact and relation with many departments of English life—and the sketches of a very clever man of many distinguished people. It is a work which will serve as a complement to other memoirs of the period, besides affording to artists, and the artiatical world, much of direct and curious interest relating to their department. The general world likewise will enjoy it equally, for Hayden (besides his high art, and his anti-academic characteristics), loved books and common life, and had an eye for comedy and anecdotes of the world. Haydon was born in Plymouth—the son of a bookseller there (a descendant of the Devonshire " Haydons of Cadhay," an old family), in 1786. They were for making him a bookseller, too, but he was bent on being a painter ; and, besides, he hated the shop ; " for," said he, " I knew my father's honourable descent, and despised the vain fools that patronised him." This is index the first to R. B. Haydon's character, which was egotistical and pug nacious from the beginning. The foundation of it was sensitiveness and quickness—quickness to learn, to pray, or laugh, or cry—and the feelings flowing into the intellect, charged it with the personality of the individual : so that "1" was the capital letter of his life. "Art and I," " Beauty and I, " Goodness and I"—his qualities all came in this association; and if ever the qualities were spoiled, it was by the egotism. He was naturally affectionate and aspiring, and piously-minded, and devoted to Art ; but a provocation would spoil his friendship; his prayers were connected with his ambition; and if he bad painted the " Creation of the World"—though his feeling would have been passionate and genuine—the "R. H. Hayden pinzit" would have had too much prominence in his imagination. In fact, his egotism hurt his painting, and his pictorial talent, again, affected his daily life and conduct ; so that he came to view his very faults and weaknesses as sources of attraction, and objects of display. His own martyr dom became especially a subject of dramatic exhibi tion, at which the public was to stare and reverence, as at the martyrdom of a mighty saint. It is con sonant with all this that the book does not, after all, give you half such a gloomy impression as you expected it would. Remembering poor Haydon's death, you expect something far more melancholy ; you find that he was such a light, impressible, eager soul, that joy washed o ff sorrow instantly. He is found at one moment in the Jour nal in the abyss of deprivation a fifty pounds makes its appearance like manna—and, presto! Hayden is delighted with the world, and with Destiny, and goes to his canvas the equal of Italy. It may be doubted if be was not happier after all than has ever been supposed—at least, till the very last. This kind of temperament of Ilaydon's (the shadowing out of which is a curious study) is not uncommon among intellectual men of s particular class. Werner had points of resemblance; Steele (making due differences) bad the same. Haydon had a strong dash of the humourist ; the evil Bay that the "elements were not well mixed." The high art aspiration, after all, remained the prominent and governing one • but he had not the needful basis to fight the fight : he was too light, too hasty, and extravagant. Here, for instance, is one phenomenon : he was al ways in a hurry and a passion ; he " rushes" at things--he "flies." He acted on every impulse, and his mind accordingly was always running "off the rails" from too great speed ; and so, smashing against walls and down hills. He was right in preferring to be an apostle in art rather than a hod. man, but he had not the due solidity. He should have imitated whatever was good about the hod man in his apostolic capacity, and above all let the hodman alone. The worst of it was, that by doing the contrary he brought high art itself into dubious positions, and gave sneerer& an excuse and an apology. When Haydon came up to London, and began his career of historical painting, he found the position a very extraordinary one. He and Wilkie were stu dents together, and Wilkie was residing in " 10, Soll-row, Tottenham-court-road," where he worked away—a tall, lean, shy Scotch lad, making his first acquaintance with animal food in those days. Haydon introduces us to cliques, and cabals of a petty . but amusing kind. Their chief dependence' as painters was on the "patronage" of here and there a nobleman or gentleman of taste ; or a committee not always to be relied upon for fidelity to bargains. The men of letters who happened to have "opinions" had to Buffer ma much as the "historical painter" also. We have Haslitt in " great distress" sending for Hayden, Godwin " turned out of his business and in ditto, Galt " without a guinea," and other similar phenomena. West does not seem to have been prosperous in his old age. Haydon quarrelled about the "hanging" of a picture, and at once went to war. Wilkie held his tongue, and put up with everything, which was prudent; but Haydon em broiled himself in quarrels. One result followed another. He would not paint except to please himself ; and usually on a scale that made " patrons " object. The consequence was a war between Haydon and the whole "circumstances" of his art in England. He believed iu " patronage ;" it was his theory of the artistic condition ; he spent his life, therefore, in a fight to attain for art in England a sort of national " encouragement," which should enable men to paint subjects that private individuals don't bay. His success in this, and in spreading taste by his lectures, are ranked by Mr. Taylor as his principal achievements. He did, then, achieve a kind of success, but it was too late for himself to participate in it. He was getting old and worn-out: it will still be fresh in the minds of our readers, that "Tom Thumb" drew the public to his pigmy levees, in opposition to the last works which Haydon exhibited. This was the finishing blow to our painter. His journals express an indignation, ludicrous and very melancholy, at the tri umph of the rival ; but Haydon might have reflected that no painter, or thinker either, that ever lived could expect to rival a dwarf in attractiveness. Hay don knew that "high art" (either painting or life) required sacrifice, and must expect it. He was faithful to his idea, too; but not sufficiently so. He was never just, after all, to the world; for the kindness—the great individual kindness—he met with was a testimony to his aspiration. He was loaded with generosities, and met farhigher "encouragement" than has been be stowed on many greater men. That rich people preferred their " portraits " and their " Nymphs " to Haydon's " Lazarus," or Haydon's " Christ," was no more than what was natural. It was part of the state of the world for the timo being —only to be changed (if at all) by an art due to the artist, and not by an " agitation " which injured his faculties for art. Considering that people com plain that the originals of such pictures are neg lected, Haydon might have had a little more pa tience. But he made no account of conditions—no allowances for them • and just in proportion as ho was unreasonable and excited, and egotistical, ho failed in leaving a permanent impression. But it I would be great injustice not to allow for his fine gifts, his aspirations, his affectionate and pious dis position, and that enthusiasm which carried him through so much. His memoirs altogether are highly interesting. LOD intellignut. HOUSE OF LORDS.—YESTERDAY. CORMITTIIII OP PRIVILEGES. Ties DULEDON OF MONTROSE. In this case, the facts of which appeared in the Es press of Tuesday, Sir F. Kelly continued his arguments, and urged that the Reacisanry Act, such as that by which it was contended the title of Duke of Montrose had been destroyed in the person of David, who was raised to the dukedom by James 111.. being general in its terms and not being t:irected spina; any particular nobleman, did not op era t e as a d. pr i vat i on of honours. He cited at great length the facts of the case of Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, who was so created by charter of Richard 11., confirmed by parliament in the twenty-tlrat year of his reign. His:title, with others crest.l at the same time, was struck at by a Resciasory Act of Henry IV.; but notwithstanding that act the family of the Duke of Norfolk was confirmed in that honour end dignity by a solemn judgment of the highest legal authorities. Such acts were not acts of attainder. Tne learned counsel then proceeded to cite the care of the Earldom of Glencairn, who was created by patent of James 111., of 28th May, 1438. That earl fell in the battle of Stirling, and was succeeded by his son. It appeared that there was some lapse of the title until 1503 or 1505, when Cuthbert, the grandson of Alexander, the first ear!, sat in parliament by the title of Earl of Glencairn. There never was any other grant of the earldom of Glencairn, ex cept the patent of James 111. of 1488. De facto and with the knowledge of the King the descendants of that Earl of Glencairn, claiming under that title, enjoyed the dignity us question. The question had been raised whether that title was destroyed by that Reseimory Act, and it had been de cided that it was not, end the title had been enjoyed by many generations until 1706, when the last Earl of Glen cairn died without issue. The argument of the learned counsel was proceeding when the further hearing of the case was adjourned. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—LEWES, JULY 19. CIVIL 811:0L—Brroas J1:24-Ica CIUNSWEILI. Hoaa v. Ducts—BiLEACH op PROMISE OP MARRIMir. This cause was set down to be tried by a special jury, Ltd only two special jurymen answered to their names, and tho learned judge Hued tte whole of the rest of the panel, fer whose non-attendance no valid reason was assigned, 10/., and be intimated his intention of doing the same in every ease in which they were summoned and did not attend. A tales having been prayed the trial proceeded. The action was brought to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The defendant pleaded that he had never made the promise, that a reasonable time had not been allowed him to perform it, and also that the plaintiff had exonerated him from it. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Bovill, and Mr. Raymond were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr. Lusk were for the defendant. Mr. Chambers in opening the cue, said that the plaintiff, Miss Hannah Here, had brought this action against tho defendant, Mr. George Duke, for a very serious and he feared almost irreparable injury which she had received at his hands. The nature of the action was to recover da mages for a breach of a promise of marriage, and when the jury had heard the circumstances he should lay before than he believed they would agree with him, that the case was one of a singular and extraordinary nature. The plaintill was the daughter of a gentleman of some fortune, who re sided at Drayton, near Bognor—he had only one daughter and a son, and the plaintiff would be entitled, under the will other mother, to the sum of 9,0001., and he believed the jury would be of opinion when they bend the facts that this circumstance had something to do with inducing the defendant to pay his addresses to the plaintiff. The defendant was • gentleman farmer living in the same neighbourhood as the plaintiff's family, he was forty-five years of age, and he was reported to be a man of considerable wealth. He had several brothers, all of whom were in a respectable position and well ell; and among them was one named William, Irbil was an at torney at Chichester, and whose name would be mentioned in connexion with these proceedings. The defendant bad been twice married, aid was • widower at the time he was paying his 'dietetic* to the plaintiff, and he was sure they would feel that a man arrived at his time of life, and who bad been twice married, was the last person who could have any excuse for playing with the feelings of an unmarried woman. Miss Hors, the plaintiff, was twenty-eight years old, and he was instructed that so long back as nine years ago, and before the defendant married his second wife, he bad paid her some attention ; but the intimacy at that time was broken off, and the defendant married a second wife, and in the beginning of the year 1942 she died, leaving him a widower with three children. At the latter end of that year the defendant again renewed his intercourse with Miss Hore, and made proposals of marriage to her and to her father. Mr. Hare, her father, was averse to the match, partly on account of the age of the defendant, and partly on account of his having three young children, and he gave his decided opposition to it. The defendant. however. still continued his attentions ; he met the plaintiff frequently at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Florence, two old friends of the family. He urged his suit very warmly to her, and told her that, u she was of age, she need not have the consent of her lather to the union ; that she was quite competent to judge for herself on such a matter ; and he pressed her to marry him without the consent of her father. (The learned counsel then read two letters written by the defendant, one of which was dated in November, and the other in December, 1862, in beth of which the defendant pressed the plaintiff to marry him, and stated that he was aware that the chief objection of her father to the match was hie " three little dears ;" but he said that all he should expect from her was to be kind to them, and he urged her to consent to their being united without the consent of her father.) The plaintiff would not agree to this proposal, but it appeared that in the course of the following month of January, through the solicitation of the plaintiff herself, and the intervention of some friends of the family, the father of Miss Horn very re luctantly gave his consent to the marriage, and from that time the defendant was received as the acknowledged suitor of the young lady, and he took her and some of her friends over his house to look at it, and he made several suggestions of alterations that were to be made after the marriage took place, and he also agreed to settle a sum of two thousand pounds upon the young lady. The affair having proceeded to this stage it appeared that the defendant and his brother, Mr. William Due, the attorney, went up to London, to the office of Mr. Wright, the family solicitor of Mr. Here, ' for the purpose of seeing the mother's will, and upon it being shown to them it turned out that although by one of the clauses contained in it the plaintiff would be entitled to a sum of 9,0001. Consols, yet that it was rather qualified, and was to some extent contingent upon her surviving her mother for a period of 21 years, and under certain eircum ' stances her brother would be entitled to the money. Whe t ther or not this had any effect upon the subsequent conduct of the defendant, the jury would have to consider, but he should show them that both of the brothers appeared very much surprised at the terms upon which the money wag left, and on the following day the defendant went to the office alone a second time, and asked to see the will again, and read it most carefully, and then went away without offering any remark. Whatever might have been the effect of this upon the mind of the defendant, however, it appeared that for some time afterwards he still continued paying his attentions as a lover to the plaintiff, and no difference was observed in his conduct, and the plaintiff went to London upon a visit, and while she was there she purchased a rocking-horso for one of the defendant's children, which she sent down into the country. Everything went on as usual until the death of the defendant's father, in March last, and although the defend ant at that time diohnot visit the plaintiff as often as usual, he made an excuse that it was owing to the bereavement he had sustained, and no particular notice war taken of the circumstance. Towards the latter end of the month, however, he did call at the house of the plaintiff's father, and upon that occasion the plaintiff was desirous to present him with her miniature which she had hail painted for the purpose. lie, however, left without receiving it, and upon a servant being sent after him with the miniature he received it with coolness, and from that day to the present time he had Muted all Communication with the plaintiff and her family. He thought it right to inform the jury that some letters had subsequently been written by the defendant's brother, who was an attorney in the action, but as he believed the only object was that they should be read in open court, he should do what certainly had not been done by the defendant himself—spa r e th o helloes of others, and not put them in as evidence. In consequence of the match being broken off in this manner by the conduct of the defendant, in the month of April an old friend of Mr Horea' family called upon him and dis tinctly aaked him whether he intended to keep his engagement, and the defendant upon that oc casion in the most cool and deliberate manner replied " decidedly not." It was for the defendant now to tell, the jury why. He (the learned c tuned) was quite ignorant of any ground for such a course of conduct; and, if it was intended to cast any imputation upon the character of the young lady, the defendant ought to have had the manliness and the baldness to put a plea to that effect upon the record, and give her an opportunity of answering it, and not endeavour to whisper and slander away the cha racter of the plaintiff. He was not able to guess what the defence was to be, but he felt it his duty to tell the jury that sonie tpheerirconwsuconrenrocund with h li i e m ve ha th d at be t e h n e d goi e n f g en a d bo an u t t a t nd I country making inquiries whether MIN Hore "did net drink." He was not aware whether anything of this sort I was to be relied upon as a defence ; hut he must say that it was most cruel to take such a proceeding and endeavour to substantiate such an accusation, without placing it upon the record and stating boldly that the reason why the defend ant would not perform his promise of marriage was, that he had discovered after it was made that the plaintiff was, a person addicted to drink. If he had done so they would have known what course to take, and be should have beta in a position to clear the character of the plaintiff from such an imputation, by the most positive testimony. The de lenient or his advisers, however, had not adopted that vi •