The Express. — London, England, 1853-06-18 00:00:00

Ibiza F oist shoo •1 bo recommended strongly to the I,ov 1 ( and ho will doubtless be a ~, w a rty vut the wishes of a committee 'flys 1 7 0 .: t , c teoullt to examine the most competent ' fiat) in EngLit.d.—leurz., A PRACTICAL SOLDIER. TILE OVERLAND MAIL. •I ' ramiatku.) SITC/ID Y efoamsn. A +patch from Marseilles states that Ns:t.in arrived at o'clock this morning, with the 6%,.t..ku.1 dispatch& s from India. TURKEY. I tot Trenth squadron was to leave the Bay of Laans tor the Dardanelles on the morning of the ltin inst. The British fleet left Malta on Wednesday, the Bth c.f :be present month. In: §:Mt meat w hich has gone the round of the Cannon pipers, that the Czar had accepted the "good 0 3 ", cf Austria in the Turkish question, yester oar reached London in the form of a telegraphic dispatch, dated Vienna, 'Thursday. Other telegra phic iltsps!chcs of the name and subsequent dates male no mention of such a fact, which, it confirmed, would signify much less than might at first be sug rvind by the announcement. Good offices, it should t o remembered. arc not mediation, still lea arbitra tion. The party permitted to employ them has the faculty of making communications between the se- Tec , i l ilksidents, and of suggesting to either con stitutions calculated to lead to an agreement, hut the terms of reconciliation are not placed even temporarily nor under conditions in his hands. In acceptinq the good offices of Austria the Czar would not deprive himself of full liberty of action, even white those offices were in course of exercise. It is more conceivable that the Czar should admit the qualified intervention which has been pressed on him trews Vienna than that he should refuse a small fa sour to a neighbour; but more positive evidence is wanting of the fee. If the news is true, then this is the moment for recallin g . a passage in t he history of the last European negotiation respecting Turkey. It was Austria that in 1840 formally proposed that each of the five powers should solemnly declare its determination to maintain the independence of the Ottoman. Empire under the reigning dynasty, and, as a necessary consequence of this determination, that neither of them should seek to profit by the circumstances of Turkey to obtain an in crease of territory, or an exclusive influence. Letters from Paris, written by parties likely to be well informed, support the statement of our own correspondent, that the French government is deci dedly of opinion that the Russian occupation of the principalities would be a violation of Turkish rights and public law. It is, moreover, said that a courier has been despatched to St. Petersburg with a deels ration to that effect. The Russian journals abroad boast that, when posseaion of the principalities has been effected, the 'zar will be able to bargain for con cessions as the price of withdrawal. The lkhata publishes the following telegraphic despatch. dated Trieste, Thursday, June 16: "The Lloyd's steamer his just arrived with news from Constantinople to Monday, June 6th. The military preparations continued, and a camp of 10,000 men was preparing. The Greek and Armenian Patriarchs had given the most tranquillising assur ances respecting the intentions of the people of their communion." Letters front Constantinople of the 3rd state that the Divan had sent off an envoy to Bucharest and Jassy, the seats of government of the two principali ties, charged with a special mission. The following relsume of the last accounts from Constantinople is given by the Conatilutionriel : To the news from Constantinople of .tune 2, which we published on Tuesday, we can add, according to another letter of the same Ate, which has been communicated to us, s. me details respecting the preparations of defence now bring made by Turkey. These preparations are pursued with remarkable energy. Each steamer that arrives at Constantinople conveys troops. New fortifies tire are being constructed, and from dawn to mid- night nothing is to be seen in the Besphorua but ma hones (boats for carrying heavy articles) loaded with cannon and ammunition. In the plain of Buyukdete, neer the Black Sea, a eamp of 30,000 men has been formed. At the dockyard of the Admiralty ten vessels are ready :o pat to sea. An adamant, of May 28 forbids Turkish merchant vessels of more than ten tons tonnage to leave the port. The merchant-shipping is furnishing its contingent of seamen, and Illasein-Bey is charged with voluntary enrolments for the irregulars. Each volunteer is to receive GO piastres (15fr.) per month. The greatest enthusiasm prevails at Constantinople. The Grand Visir Nustapha-Pahe, the Seraskier Mebemet-Ali-Pacha i and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Reschid-Pacha, are exceed ingly popsies. Omer-Pacha is oa his way to Constantinople ; he stopped at Varna to inspect the fortifications. The trea sury pays in gold for everything. The reserves of the trea sury, collected for the case of war, aro considerable, and the government is able to furnish all the same which the circumstance, will require. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY Evwxo. I have beard it remarked to-day that the journals, both French and English, smell of gunpowder. The time hes, however, gone by for an article in any newspaper upon this eastern question to produce much effect in Paris. There is a settled belief in the continuance of peace, which nothing but positive intelligence that hostilities have been commenced will disturb. An impression is abroad, whether well or ill-founded I cannot pretend to say, that the government encourages its organs to talk big, in order to tickle the military vanity of the nation, but feels perfectly certain all the time that there will be no war. An old general of the empire has been in the habit of saying ever since 1830, " When you see the cannons pointed and the matches lighted you may be sure there will be no fighting," and people hug themselves in the belief that this saying describes the present situation. However, the Costetiftitionnel, continuing to develop that policy of resistance to Russia, which, whatever the public may think, is namistakeably the present profession of faith of the French government, has an elaborate article upon the subject, signed by M. Granite de Caasagnac. It is very evident, this journal observes, that the Em peror of Russia never expected that Menchikors mission would make so much noise in Europe. Whe ther he calculated upon the old accustomed docility of the Porte, or (misled by the tone of a portion of the English and German press with regard to the new dynasty in France) upon the impossibility of a combination of the four powers against him—it is manifest that the Czar risked an attempt to enforce the traditional policy of Russia in tho East by cloaking his ambitious projects under pious . professions, and masking a scheme of invasion under the specious pretext of a reli gious Protectorate. Being now found out, the anstitutionnei says, he has changed his purpose, and whereas two months ago he seriously intended to invade Turkey, his only present thought is how to retire with dignity from a position into which he has been precipitated owing to his owe rash conduct. This observation seems to point to the probability of a peaceable solution, but the tone of the subsequent part of the article is much more warlike. It pro ceeds to affirm that the four great powers, in spite of all that may have been stated or hoped to the con trary, are agreed in this, that the Russian de mands are inadmissible, because they involve a manifest usurpation of the sovereignty of the Sultan. Austria and Prussia may perhaps sup port this view only by their advice, while England and France are prepared to support it by their can non, but the four powers are unanimous in the ex pression of an unhesitating opinion that Rus sia is wrong. The press of all Europe, the tory, Whig, and radical journals of England, the progressist and conservative journals of Spain the absolutist and constitutional journals of Ger many, and, with exceptions so rare as to prove the rule, the legitimist, Orleanist, republican, and im perialist journals of France, all unite in a common censure, more or less explicit, of the pretensions of Russia. This overwhelming expression of public opinion amounts to what is called in the schools the consensua yeneris humans'. By this common consent it is now admitted that the protectorate claimed by Russia is invasion in disguise, that such a protec torate conceded or even suffered, would be an attack of the most serious kind upon the tranquillity of the world, end would open a door to capricious end en croaching wars which would place the peace, the indus try, and the property both of individ %alto and nations in a state of rrmanent peril ; that a moderate, but at the same time resolute and u nswerv i n g res i s tan ce t o unjust caprices which set treaties at naught, is not only esseutial for the dignity but also for the safety of the four great powers ; and that in the present state of Europe, a pusillanimous policy would not only fail to avert one war, but would bring on ten. With regard to the immediate step proposed to be taken by Russia of crossing the Pruth, the Conititutionnel says if enter ing a country with troops and cannon, when no treaty in the world authorises such an act, be not war, it is at a lots to know what is. In order to prove that the protectorate asked for over the Greeks would not be an invasion of Turkey, ltussia proposes to invade the Danubian provinces by virtue of her right to protect the Nloldo-Wallachians. This is a clear avowal that in the St. Peters burg dictionary " protection " is synonymous with occupation. There might possibly have been some doubts about the Russian interpretation of the word protectorate hitherto, but when Russia shall have crossed the Pruth there will be none. " Such," says the Constilutionnel, in conclusion, "is the new phase into which the Eastern question has now entered; we arc from seeing in it an inevitable war, but it appears to us very dif ficult to see in it certain peace. The moment in which Russia justifies all the apprehensions of the powers does not appear to us very favourable to tran quillise and to disarm them. God forbid that we should call for war ; but it is a great error to suppose that we may avoid blows by offering our back to re ceive them; what takes place in that case is to receive both the blows and the disgrace. It is with war as with monsters; the surest way not to be devoured is not to tremble before them." I have reason to believe that, to-morrow or next day, the Munileer will coutaiu a manifesto from the French government relating to the present state of the Eastern question. His Eminence Mgr. Garibaldi, the Pope's nuncio, expired yesterday afternoon, at half-past 2 o'clock, from an attack of apoplexy. lie was only 56 years of age. All the morning ho was occupied m business, which he despatched with all his usual lucidity of mind. lie then began to converse with a friend, and as he did so walked about the room. All at once he fell as if struck with a thunderbolt. Drs. Maison. inure and Vuitou were immediately sent for, but to no purpose, as his death had been instantaneous. Abdel Bader has addressed the following letter to M. Brun, prefect of the ludro-et Loire:— Glory to God alone ! To his lordship the excellent Lord Brun, chief of the country at Tours. Salutation to you, your gracious spouse, and the charming young ladies Brun. We shall never forget your friendly dispositions to us, and your kind felicitations, when Sultan Napoleon 111 (God make his victory eternal, and prolong his days for the triumph of good causes!) ret us at liberty. Everybody praised your sdministration about us. We again unite in that concert of praises. Be kind enough not to forget us either in your hearts or your letters. Salutation from Abdel Nader, son of Mahi-Eddin, four days remaining of RAM el Tsani, 1269. But little business was transacted at the Bourse to day, though on the whole the prices of government securities were steadily maintained, and a slight ad vance had even taken place at the conclusion ex cepting in the Three per Cents, for the account, in which a decline of 30c. occurred. The Four-and-a- Half per Cents. for cash rose 40c., and the Three per Cents. 15c. There were no transactions again to-da in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for the end lof the y month. Bank of France shares remained unchanged. The final quotations were :—Three per Cents., for cash, 77.25 ; for the account, 77 ; Four and-a-Half per Cents., for c.sb, 102.15. ; for the ac count, 101.00; Bank Stock, 2,660 f. Northern., 885.50; Paris and Orleans, 1,049.50 ; Paris and Stras bourg, 897 ; Paris and Lyons 905; Paris and Rouen, 1,0:0 ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 733.50 ; Webtern of France, 710. PARIS, TIIIIIISDAT EVENING. I have reason to know that at the Cabinet Council held at St. Cloud yesterday, resolutions were come to entirely adverse to the Russian occupation. It was determined that, while, according to the pre vious understanding with Eng:and, it should be left to the Sultan to declare whether the invasion of the principalities was an act of war against him, it should be strongly represented to the Porte that the treaties upon which Russia relies afford no shadow of a pre ' text for such • step. It was taken for granted in the Council that the Sultan would act upon this advice, and in that ease, unless Russia gives way, the French government is fully prepared to act with vigour. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1853. Vbe Court, Ttio King of Hanover, attended by Lord Elphin stone, blej.ir-Orneral Buckley, and his Gentleman-in- Waiting, visited the Queen and Prince Albtrt yesterday in-wising at Buckingham Palace. The Duke and Duchess de Nemour visited the Queen yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses also paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha at Buckingham - --- The Queen had a dinner party last evening at Bucking ham Palace. The company included the King of Hanover, the Duchess of Kent, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Slecklenbargh Strelitz, the Duke and Duchess of Sale Cohourg Gotha, the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary, the Princess Adelaide of Hoheulohe, the Duke of Wellington, Count Kielmansagge, the Earl of Mul grave, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Cust, Lady Suffield, the Baroness de Wangenheim, Lord Elphinatone, Major General Buckley, Baron Maori's, Baron Hedemann, Boron de Wense, Gene• ral Count Decken, Captain Baron Reitmostein, A.D.C., Captain Baron lasendorf, A.D.C., Major Baron Boddien, A.D.C., Dr. Lea, Dr. Kaufmann, Hon. R. Somerset, Baron t3eshach, and Captain Baron Treakow. The Queen of Hanover was prevented by slight indisposition from dining at Buckingham Palace. • The Band of the 2nd Life Guards attended in the Palace during dinner, and performed the following music: Mardi "La Gam Ladia" Wilt; Le Deli's" Mors Polka Selection "I Mudd ^ Quadrille, " La Poste " Galnp "Immergrun" God Save the Queen Moist Strauss Grattan Cooke Dnalint( Schubert Labitzky The King of Hanover, attended by Lord Elpbinstone and Major-General Buckley, paid visits yesterday to the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duchess of Cambridge, at their ivspective residences. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-House, St. James's. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, visited the King and Queen of Hanover yesterday at the Hanoverian Legation, Grosvenor- I place. A deputation from the University College, and a deputa tion from the Graduates Committee, had interviews yester day with Viscount Palmerston, at the Home-office, on the subject of the College of Phyaicians Bill. The deputation from the college consisted of F. J. Wood, LL.D. (Council), W. Sharpey, M.D. (Professor and Dean of Medical Fa culty), Mr. C. C. Atkinson (Secretary) Francis Scott, M.D. (Council), and Mr. John WOod (Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, member of College Council). The deputation of the Graduates Committee consisted of F. C. Wood, LL.D. (Chair man), J. It. Quain, LLB., C. J. Foster, LL.D., honorary secretary; John Stones, M.D., T. Snow Beck, M.D., F.A.S., Wm. Sheen, M.A., secretary; W. F. Mac kenzie, M.D., and Robert Barnes, M.D., hon. Med. Sec. The deputadenswere accompanied by Mr. Cheetkam, Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Milligaa, M.P., and Mr. F. Crossley, M.P. A deputation on behalf of the Warrington and Altrieg ham Railway Bill, consisting of Messrs. Holland, Whitley, Lister, and Greene°, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday at the Board of Trade. Mr. Hadfield, M.P. for Sheffield, and Mr. Joseph Brad bury, of Sheffield, hail an interview with the right hon. gentleman yesterday. A deputation, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Jacob, president of the College of Preceptors ; Mr. J. C. Newman, late pre sident and an examiner ; Mr. J. Coharton, M.A., modera tor and examiner in mathematics for the College ; and Mr. John Parker, secretary to the College, had an interview with Earl Granville (Lord President) at the Privy Council office yesterday. A deputation from the Congregational Union of England and Wales, from the Baptist Union, and from the Pro testant Dissenting Deputies of the Three Denominations, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston at the Home office yesterday on the subject of the Dissenters' Marriage Acts Amendment Bill. The deputation consisted of the Rev. George Smith, the Rev. Robert Ashton, and Mr. Rice Hopkins, from the Congregational Union of England and Wales; Mr. Underhill and Mr. George Lowe, F.R.S., from the Baptist Union; and Mr. Apsley Pellatt, M.P., Mr. Josiah Condor, Mr. James Cook Evans, Mr. Joseph East, Mr. William Beddome, Mr. R. H. Terrell, Mr. Charles Reed, and the Secretary, from the Protestant Dissenting Deputies of the Three Denomination.. The deputation was accompanied by the following members of parliament : Mr. Cheetham, Mr. Crossley, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Milligan, and Mr. Lowrence Heyworth. Mr. William A. Wilkinson and Mr. Acton Ayrton had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday, at the Board of Trade. A deputation, headed by the Lord Advocate, kid an in terview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing . -street. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Booker, Mr. Macartney, Mr. James Macquaen, Mr. Dickson, Mr. W. Nisbet, and Mr. A. Tufnell, had an interview with the Bight Don. E. Cardwell, yesterday. Despatches were sent yesterday from tke Colonial Office to the GovernovGeneral of Canada and the Governors of Australia. The Judicial Committee of the Patsy Council at yester day in the council chamber. The lords present were, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Ad miralty Court, Sir J. Pennon, and Sir E. Ryan. An appeal from Bengal, M.Rellaz v. Wallace," was part hoard. TILE KING AND QUEEN OF HANOVER. Yesterday, at half-past 12 o'clock, the King of Hanover left the residence of the legidon to pay a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert, and remained at Bucking- ham Palace nearly two hours. On leaving the palace the King visited the of Kent, the Duchess of Glouces ter, and the Dui= of Cambridge. The Dedham of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenberg Strelite, visited the Queen of Hanover at the residence of the legation daring the morning. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Adelaide of Ho henlohe also visited her Majesty during the morning. At three o'clock the Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, paid a visit to the Queen of Hanover. The King bad returned to the residence of the legation at this time, and wee In attendants to welcome her Majesty. The King, attended by all the memben of bis suite, dined with her Majesty and the Priam Consort at Buckingham Palace last evening. The Queen of Hennes remained at the legation throughout the day. IN TURKEY. TO TUI SlR,—The tenor of the remarks upon our Turko- Russian policy made by "Anglican's" in the Times of this day would lead many to suppose that it was the object of England to maintain in all its rigour the Osmanli into- gral of the Turkish empire at any cost against the intrinsic interests of those other subjects of the Porte, wbo profess the Greek creed. But is this so? shall we by supporting Turkey uphold the oppression of the Christian population? I think not. To infer that the oath of the Christian is not taken in opposition to that of the Turk, is not in accordance with the daily experience of the Greek population—the law of evidence is there as fully enforced as elsewhere—to believe that Greeks or any other Christians are obliged to feign poverty to escape extortion is simply arguing for present facts upon long past data. Some of the wealthiest merchants of Turkey are Greeks. Their pecuniary mesas are not unknown, nor do they seek to hide them—neither ere) they persecuted. In whose hands are the principal government mercantile transactions ? No one at all acquainted with Turkish sauna is ignorant that the wealthy Armenian merchants hold the largest portion ; but the wealth accumulated thereby is neither " squandered in Ilishommedan sensuality, nor used for their own oppres sion," is " Anglicanns " would lead us to suppose. The whole conduct of the Greek subjects of the Porte, and, indeed, that of all other non-Mahommedan residents, distinctly shows their satisfaction with the present laws of the empire. The policy of England is not to uphold the Turk against the Greek, but, by protecting Turkey as a whole, enable her rulers to continue undisturbed that system of political and religious freedom which all parties now so fully enjoy. If the Greeks are liable even to be persecuted as one might expect from " Anglicanus," how is it they so eagerly seek Constantinople, and so fearlessly accumulate in that city their great wealth i The truth is, that there they possess religious freedom and personal security to an extent certainly as great as that accorded by any ruling power to its foreign subjects, and do not desire a change. England is said to be on the side of decay against regene ration, apathy against enthusiasm, lte. &c. If to open up 1 the resources of an empire, to remodel finances, and to press into its service wherever it can the acknowledged talents of other nations, be a sign of decadence, Turkey may be said to decay, but not otherwise. Her real deca dence is, that she is gradually falling away from the igco rant fanaticism of an elder time, and taking advantage of the experience of other peoples to increase her own. The apathetic Turk is but a phrase of to-day ; its fitting application is long past. AU her leading statesmen are men of progress. The Sultan himself is of that party ; and the daily influence of European ideas is nowhere more ra. pidly developing than on the shores of the Bosphorus. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Craven Hotel, June 17,1853. E. U. STANLEY. CRICKET. M.C.C. AND GROUND AGAINST TEN UNIVERSITY OP Oxroan.—This match was finished yesterday at Lord's, in favour of Oxford, by 22 runs, after a close game, the score being:—Orford: lit innings, 134; 2nd innings, 114 —X.C.O and Ground: Ist innings, 113; 2nd innings, 113. HOLLAND. ROTTERDAM, Jaws 15. This afternoon, in opening the proceedings of the First Chamber of the States General, the President Heer Philipee, observed that serious events had oc curred in Holland since the last sitting of the house; that an important period was approaching, and that the chamber would, in all probability, have weighty lquestions to consider. He trusted that, whatever topics of debate might arise, the chamber would continue to display its wonted calmness and modera tion. The chamber then agreed to vote an address in reply to the speech from the throne, and appointed a committee to prepare a draft of that address. The proceedings of the Second Chamber yesterday were merely of a preliminary nature. A so-called " constituent " assembly for the re-orga nisation of the Hebrew church in Holland is con voked for Monday, the 27th hurt., at the Hague. The total amount of the national revenue of Hol land for the five months ending May 31, 1853, was 22,935,139 florins, being an increase of 548,555 florins compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. Seven vessels, gaily decked out with flags, left Endhuisen the other day for the herring fisheries. An immense number of people witnessed the depar 'tare, for the commencement of the fishing season is an important event for Endhuisen (on the Zuider Zee) which is called the " old herring town." GERMANY. PRUSSIA. A telegraphich destch from Berlin, dated June IS, says :—" The Berlin Times of this day announoes the reduction of the interest of 41 per cent. of the bonds of the Voluntary Loan, and the glares of the railway of Lower Silesia, to 4 per cent. ITALY. The New Zurich Gazette says" According to te legraphic deepach from Ticino, great agitation pre vailed at Milan, and the government feared a new revolutionary movement. The soldiers have effected numerous arrests, and seized depots of arms. Rein forcements, and especially artillery, have been sent from Como.' The Augsburg Gazette publishes a Milan letter of the 9th, which mentions the arrest of several persons suspected of distributing money for revolutionary purpoees. The official journal at Turin announces the amica ble solution of the difference with the United States. NAVAL. ArmMALTY, JUNE 17.—APPOINTMEN18.—Lien tenants C. F. Forbes, to Horatio; and A. Anderson, to Mae of Wellington. Naval cadet: N. D. N. Ferquhar son to Agoonenenon. PoSTSMOUTtt, JUNE 17.—Tho following powerful fleet is now at anchor at Spithead:—Duke of Wellington, 131 ; Blenheim, 60 ; Hogue, 60 ; Ajax, 58 ; Edinburgh, 58; Arrogant, 46; Encounter, 14 ; Sidon, 22 ; and Odin, 16. The whole of these ships are steamers, and, with the exception of the two last, screws, and is an admirable state of general efficiency.. In addition to these there is the Neptune, 120, in dock, which will soon be ready to go to Spithead, and a few smaller vessels. The Arrogant, 46, screw deem frigate, Capt. Fremantle, arrived at Spithead this morning from the coast of Scotland; she is to come into harbour to-morrow to have new boilers put in her. The Encounter, 14, screw steam frigate, Capt. O'Callaghan, went out of harbour to Spithead yesterday. The Geyser, 6, steam sloop, Com. Wilson, was paid off to day. The Simoom, iron screw steam troop-ship, Capt. Smith, sailed at 5 o'clock this afternoon for Oreenhithe, to take in ammunition for the Mediterranean. The Com mander-in-chief, Viee-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, mustered and inspected the crews of the Ajax and Hogue to-day. Several f the ships have practised firing shot at a mark to day. The crew of the Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, were turned over to her from the Rigging-house to-day. ELECTION EXPOSURES. LIVERPOOL. CLOSE OP THE eASE POE THE PETITIONERS. Yesterday, after eighteen days continuous inquiry, the case for the pctitiohers was closed, after further evi dence as to treating and tending to establish the agency et Mr. W. B. Jones, whose foreman, Mr. Fisher, stated that the practice of paying the 51. to voters and non-voters both at political and municipal elections was universal in Liver pool. In vulgar parlance it " gemmed the wheels," and rave a push to the industry of the docks and shipyards. Mr. Jones nave him between 151. and ISI., which he paid away in five shiliings on the day of the election, which in Liverpool was always a noliday." Mr. Macaulay, CI C., then announced that the ease for the petitioners was closed, and that he would sum up the evidence to-day, at twelve o'clock. TAUNTON. Yesterday the members of this committee—Mr. Hutt (chairman), Mr. Foley, Mr. R. D. Mangles, Hon. G. Noel, and Lord pawllaton—met for the first time. Counsel for the petitioners were Mr. Macaulay, Q.C.. and Mr. Slade, Q.C.; and for the sitting members, Mr. James, Q C., Mr. Serjeant King/eke, and Mr. Ffooks. Mr. Macaulay, who opened the case, stated that con- sequent upon the unseating of Mr. Mille, the candidates at the recent election were Mr. Badoock and Sir J. Ramsdell. Mr. Beadon, a gentleman resident in the locality, intro duced Sir J. Ramadan, and votes, in short, it was alleged, were sold at the late election for sums of from 61. to 201. The only witness of any importance examined was Thos. Coombe, who said be was canvassed for Sir J. Rarnsden by Mr. Webber, to whom he said, "What are we going to have fur voting , " and in consequence of Webber's answer he went to Mr. Sberbrouke, who paid him 81. as for work done, and then told him to go and vote for Sir J. Ramsdell. Witness paid the 81. for rent in arrear to Mr. Serjeent King lake, his landlord—(laughter) —and then voted for Badoock. Adjourned to this day. PLYMOUTH. The committee met again yesterday shortly after 11 o'clock. Elia•tintith, an elector at Plymouth, who gave a plumper for Mr. Mare at the last election, said he had promised one vote to Mr. Mare, and another to Mr. Palmer. Was quite sure he made no statement to Otorge Hancock that he had a brother and father who were electors, and that they and he would rote for those who would do them the most good. Might have said that he Would vote for the good of the country, or for the public at large. (A laugh.) Did not know before the election that his brother John had got an appointment in the dockyard. Knew that his brother Walter had applied, previous to the election, for an appointment for John. Plumped to oblige Mr. Mare. Saw Mr. Mare at kW ►etel. Told him that Mr. Stikine, the **toil candidate, had called on him far his (witness's) vote, and said that Mr. Mare wished hint to give it to him. Mr. Mare said that was a fiction, and that it was a very ungentlemanly act on the part of Mr. Brains. This was the evening before the election. By the Committee—Might have had a word with his father and brother, before the polling-day, about the ap pointment for John. Did not know what government was in power at the time, nor that all appointmen s came from the government, nor that Mr. Mare was attached to the government patty. Could not say why Mr. Mara was a man whose return he thought was for the good of the coun try. Voted for him because he was connected with the shipping interest. The way he gave his vote had nothing to do with the appointment of his brother. Was not aware that any of his family had postponed giving their vote until his brother had passed his trial in the dockyard. Jacob Smitb, father of the preceding witness, said he was aware that his son John got an appointment in the dock yard in July last. Never heard of any application being made for the appointment. Knew nothing of the appoint ment until be got it. Always voted the same way uhe did at the last election. Had been a tory from his infancy. It was before the last election that he heard his son had got into the yard. Never asked Mr. Palmer nor any one else to help John to a situation. By the Committee—Heard from Walter that he had made an application for a situation fur John. If John had not got the aituation, would have toted fcr Mr. Mare all the same. James Smith, who plumped for Mr. Mare, denied that be ever had any conversation with his brothers John or Wal ter, as to an appointment for John. It was two or three days, or a week, after the election that he first heard that John had got an appointment. By the Committee—Wu on good terms with John. Saw his father and brothers nearly every day. Voted at the last election but one for Mr. Palmer. Walter mentioned to me that he was applying for a situation for John. . _ ... . Samuel Mitchell did not remember before the last election baring any conversation about his vote with Walter Smith. Voted for Mr. Mare of his uwn accord. Was can vaned. Did not know that Walter Smith was trying to get John into the dockyard. John is witness's brother-in law. Understood that he is now in the yard. About six mouths before the election John said he would like to get • situation under government as a sawyer or a labourer. Witness replied it would be a good thing. John never asked hint on that occasion about his vote. On the day of the election met John, who asked him which way he had voted, and be replied for Mr. Mare. Would swear he did not hear, before the election, that John had got an appoint ment. Had no recollection of hearing that. Was drunk for two or three days together at the election. (A laugh.) Won't swan, that the ',kola family of the Smiths had lap of Mr. Mare over their doors. Witness had one. Was paid ne bill before or after the election. Had sent no bill in to Mr. Mare or any of his agents. By the Committee—Hept a public-house. It was not an open" house during the election. Mr. Lockyer, a resident at Plymouth, recollected canvas sing Jacob Smith at the last election, on behalf of Mr. Col lier, and he distinctly promised to vote for that gentleman. Jacob Smith kept a beenhop, By the Marquis of Chandos.—Found that many electors had promised more votes than they could give. Did not think it was customary in the town to make application for situations in the dockyard shortly before an election. By the Chairman.—lt was the common 'talk in the town at the last election that situations were being applied for to Kr. Mare and Mr. Churchward. A voter named Sherrill told witness that be or his mother had applied to Mr. Mare for en appointment, but could not say whether he got it. Told him, also, that be had received • note requesting him to call at Mr. Mare's betel. By the Marquis of Chandoe—Never heard any rumour of appointments being glean away by the other candidates. Williens Hearn, a laboumr, and • keeper of • beer-shop at Plymouth, said he voted la 1852 for Mr. Brains and Mr. Mare. He had a red and blue dag outside his house. Could not say whose edam those were. Understood they were Mr. Mare's. Had no doubt about it. Had • sou named Clement, who is a smith. He was now in the dock and and he received his appointment in June last. Would swear he never said to Mr. Jenkya Thomas, As Mr. Palmer has retired, I will vote for Mr. Mare if you will do something for my son." Could not say when he first heard of his son's appointment. Could not nock lect having . applied fir lt. Witness's wife first told him of the appointment. Was a dockyard labourer himself. Had been in the yard twenty years. Mr. 'coign Thomas canvassed him for Mr. Mare, sad he then had some conversation with him about • vacancy in the yard which he wished to have for his son. Lieut. Sumpter also canvassed him for Mr. Mare, and he told him that be intended to split his vote—to give one to Mr. Mare, and the other to Mr. Brain*. Afterwards saw Mr. Mars at the Baal Hik aa aad he asked him to give him a plumper. Wa ess to that it was his intention divide his vote. That was that_passal. Never tried to fit his sou into the Maya& Wes net pnrticularly surprised to find him thew. D 44 net ate kr Mr. Mare on condition of his son IVAN as appealment. Voted quite o:meahationdy. By the Oenalitai—Did not know that the appointments of ennitbs cud labourers in the dockyard were made by the =in power. Had heard so since the election. ba al Mr. M are was &conservative. It was the con moat talk that Mr. Mare could give government places. Did set bear that any other person in Plymouth could make appointments. Might have heard so. Mr. Jakyn Thomas, a printer and stationer at Ply mouth, sad he canvass ed the preceding witness en the part of Mr. Palmer. Atter Mr. Palmer redred, Hearn called on him and said he intended to vote for Mr. Mare. Witness took him to the Royal Hotel. Hearn there said he was only in a little way of business, and wanted some employ ment for his son. Witness told him he thought he could get him • place on the River Thames. Ream replied that that would take him away from his family, and that he would rather be in the dockyard. Witness understood Hearn intended to give Mr. Mare a plumper. His words were, "Now Mr. Palmer has retired, I think you ought to do something form son, as I intend to vote for Mr. Mare." At the hote l witness saw Mr. Churchward, and he left Ream with him. To the best of his knowledge he told Hearn who the gentleman was. He introduced Hearn to Churchward as a voter for Mr. Mare. Before he took Hearn to the hotel, he saw Mr. Churaward about him. Churchward told him to bring the voter. Men tioned to Mr. Churchward that Ham wanted employment for his son as a blacksmith, and that if he got it he would vote for Mr. Mare. Witness thought that Mr. Churchward could get a situation for the son in Mr. Mare's yard. His taking him to the hotel bad no reference to the dockyard. Since the election the son had thanked hinter recommend ing him to a situation. Took the father to the hotel in order that he might get a situation for his vote. It was well known that situations were obtained for votes, and that applications for them were made to Mr. Churchward. The son told him that since his appointment he had received wages which were worth having—that formerly he could not do with what he got. Thomas Lidatone, who formerly kept a beer-shop at Plymouth, was now in Mr. Mare's yard at Blackwell. He was a voter for the borough at the last election, and voted for Mr. Mare. Before the election, he told witness that he wished to leave his business, and get a permanent situation. He wanted en appointment in the dockyard ; but witness said he could not promise that, but he aught get him something to do on the Thames. Wit ness introduced him to Mr. Churchward, and then left them together. Afterwards saw Lidstone, and be told witness Mr. Churchwud would get him a situation after the elec tion, but not in the dockyard; and that he had promised to vote for Mr. Mare. At municipal elections, when voters favoured witness with their votes, he frequently in return got them situations at yards on the Thames. By the Chairman—Took Lidstone to Mr. Churchward under the impression that he was the person to whom appli cation was to be made for situations. _ _ Examination continued—Canvassed J. Burney Bodden for Mr. Mare two or three days before the election. Shortly afterward* Bolden came to his shop, and said he wanted a situation, observing that he would vote for Mr. Mare. Spoke about the son to Mr. Churchwsrd, who said he would be taken ears of. Young Sodden subae quently got employment in Mr. Mare's yard. Witness applied himself to Mr. Churchward for a situation fcr his son-in-law. Moreover he (witness) offered money for a situation, but Mr. Churchward said he was " above receiving mosey for such a purpose, but' that he was willing to do what he could for an old friend and a Conservative, when an opportunity offered. He applied to him two months after the election. The an swers he received were dated the Morning Herald Office. He applied for the situation of a clerk in the dockyard. His (Thomas's) son•in-law had not yet got inch a situation. Did not take Hearn slid Sodden to the hotel for the pur pose of being bribed. Took them there, and left them to manage their own matters with Mr. Churchward. Thought he should have taken them to that gentleman if they had not spoken about situations. By the Chairman:. Had heard it frequently stated at Plymouth that an offer of a place, after a promise to vote was given, was not bribery, if there was no money tran saction in the matter. He supposed it was owing to a be lief of that kind that the practice of applying for situations was so general in the borough. At four o'clock the committee adjourned until 11 this day (Saturday). IRELAND. Drat tv, JCNB 17. Ctatunel Vandeleur has at length overcome what ever hesitation he may have felt in the matter, and published his address to the electors of Clare. No second tory candidate has yet made his appearance. The receipts at the doors of the Great Exhibition were larger yesterday than on any previous clay. The number of visitors amounted to 8,742. Last night the Holyhead railway steamer brought 400 passengers en rotate to the Exhibition, and it is ex pected that henceforth the numbers will be consider ably swelled by excursion trains and the . generosity of employers iu treating their men to a visit. It is understood that the directors of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway have signified their intention to give to all the servants in their employ free tickets for visiting the Exhibition, and also to pay them their usual wages during their absence. Several other companies and extensive employers will, it is hoped, follow this very laudable example. A crowded meeting of the citizens of Cork, at which the mayor presided, was held yesterday to petition against the Nunneries Inspection Bill. The mayor read a letter that had been lately received by a catholic gentleman here, from the Bishop of Nor wich, relative to his lordship's statement in the House of Lords on the subject of the confinement of persons in nunners. The following is his lordship's letter, which was written in reply to an inquiry to ascertain his authority for the statement in question : Norwich, 24th May, 11353. Sir,—l am sorry that lam unable to furnish you with the information for which you wrote. What I stated in the House of Lords on the occasion to which your letter refers was, that some few years ago a Roman catholic mother ac costed me with an application to help her in discovering the nunnery in which • child of hers had been clandestinely placed. i According to her statement she had ascertained that the child was n a nunnery, and what she desired was to know where it wee. I advised her to apply to Dr. Murray, at that time Roman catholic Archbishop of Dublin, feeling sure, as I stated, from my personal knowledge of him, that he would afford her all the assistance, and give her all the redress which his office might have enabled him to give. The circumstance occurred while I was walking through l'hcenix-park, and the woman (apparently a re spectable woman of the humbler classes) was an entire stranger to me; and, as I soon discovered that she ad dressed herself to me under a misapprehension, I made no inquiries of her. THE WAGES MOVEMENT. MANCHEsTEL—There appears at present to be but little probability of a turn out at Manchester amongst the operatives in the cotton mills, most of the employers who have yet been appealed to having assented to give some advance upon the prices they have hitherto been paying. In one case the advance is said to have reached nine ptr cent. In the police force the attempts to replace the constables who had given notice, are proceeding too slowly to give much hopes of success. The whole number that have presented themselves do not exceed fifty, and some of these, who have already been put on duty, have been assailed with cries of " kuobstick " upon their beats and followed by children hooting after and upbraiding them. In some of these cues it has been reported that the men are very uneasy in their new poeb tion, and have expressed au intention to return home again. Most of the recruits are agricultural labourers from Derbyshire and Cheshire, to whom 17s. a-week is a alight increase of wages ; but the greater pro portion are Irishmen. There is reason to believe that some of the members of the watch committee, and some of the superintendents, have been trying to induce the constables who have given notice to withdraw their resignations, but are not very likely to be successful generally, minima or some of the men have obtained situations as porters, and other employments in the town, at wages of from 21s. to 2k. per week. The Leeds police are also offering higher wages than are given by the Manchester police, and it is probable that some few will be attracted there. STOCKPORT .—The number of mills on strike here is 20 ; the number still at work is about 10, but they aro mostly small establishments. Some of the employers who have closed their mills are very large employers - of labour, and one of them was in the habit of paying 1,600/. a week in wages, whilst several others paid 7001 to 8001. a week. The result of the strike, therefore, is likely to fall very heavily upon the tradesmen of the town, and, unless soon tam"- sated, will probably plunge many) f themia to difficulties. The workmen have had several meetings, at which they generally expressed their sentiments with great moderation. The associated masters, of whom only two have resumed work, had a meeting on Wednesday, and on Thur.- day they issued an address of considerable = to the operatives lately in their employ, exp their surprise and grief that they:should have taken this un fortunate step at the instigation of a committee. They bed ' imagined that the lessons furnished by the past el Stockport in reference to disputes between the em and employers on the subject of wages, and the impoverishment of the town, had convinced thenrtri= own welfare was inseparably connected with the saints stance of a good understanding with their employers. The document sontenda that by remaining quietly at work they would have obtained all they can possibly get by throwing themselves oat of employment. They refer to the great tura out of 1829,and many subsequent ones between then end 1840, created mainly by the agency of a working men's commit tee, and say that a greater number of failures of muter spinners end manufacturers, took place in Stockport during that period than I. any other manufacturing town, attri butable to the constant interruptions caused by the turn-out, to the current of regular end profitable employment. In 1840 the association of employers was formed, which suc waded in breaking up the committee referred te, by securing le the operatives the advantage of an uniformity of wages throughout the town and neighbourhood, and tbey invite the operatives now to discard the urines, and to communicate freely with their own late I==on the sated of wage,. They remind the ope t in 1844 the employers' society, after taking the mewed the neighbourhood , voluntarily advanced the we 6 per cent.; th at in 1846 the operative spinners re another advance, when the STUMM were again and the consequence was a further advance to the igisairs of 6 per cent.: so that the workpeople thus ob tained. by a mere moist, and without the necessity of any seilinsat or agitation, the benefit they were entitled to. If lind Wee weaned a period of depression in trade, wNi them to work their mills short time. The susliseed their duty to keep partially at work, although at wen loss, rather than shut up their mills and leave Irk vrerk•people to starve. After that the rate of wages 1k11; end finding, on taking the average in the month of January, 1848, that they were paying 13 per cent. above the average of the entire trade, they made a reduction of ten per cent. Though denying the assertion made by the working men's committee that they then promised to give back the ten per cent. when trade revived, they say their promise was to the effect that whenever the averages were improved they would advance the wages to the extent of that improvement. In of this promise, they quote their address of the 21st January, 1848. They repeat their offer of five per cent. advance to the hand and self-actor spinners, and of eight per cent. to the throstle-spinners, and intimate that the operatives, by waiting the progress of events, U wages, as is probable, should take a still fur ther rise, will reap the advantage, without involving themselves or the town in the distress and misery of a turn-out. THE WAGES MOVEMENT AND THE BUILDING TRADEB.—A lesson may be deduced from the history of the introduction of papier-mac/din the decoration of buildings, as related by Mr. Bielefeld. In the last century, plaster ceilings, richly ornamented, were in general use, enrich ments being worked, or rather modelled, by hand in their place. The number of skilled men being comparatively few, their wages were large, and they assumed much conse quence, coming to work " girt with swords, and having their wrists adorned with laced ruffles." Subordination was preserved with difficulty, and ultimately these clever workers in stucco, laying aside restraint, combined to obtain what was considered an inordinate rate of wages. What was the result ? Increased prosperity ? No ; the total ruin of their art. " Contrivances," says the writer, " wereresorted to by the masters, which soon supplanted the old mode of working in stucco. The art of moulding and casting in plaster, as previously practised in France, was generally in troduced; and the art of preparing the pulp of paper be came improved and extended, so as ultimately to render practicable the adoption of pa _pier 'nisch, in the formation of architectural decorations. Thus, at last, was extinguished the original mode of producing stucco ornaments ; and there probably has not been for many years a single indi vidual in England accustomed to that business." The men must not shut their eyes to the fact that as the price of labour is raised, so must the cost of building be ; and as this becomes greater, so will there be less building, and ultimately less demand for their services. The differences now so constantly occurring between masters and men must be very disastrous, and, if persisted in, will have the effect of forcing capital into other streams. With the uncertainty which now prevails, builders run great risk in undertaking any large contracts; and some of them, indeed, have already refused to do so,—The Busider. SPORTING. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. Tnere was a very thin attendance at the rovn“ this morning, most of the subscribers having left for B. yerley and Hampton. The following were the only trans.ctiotui that came under our notice : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4} to 1 apt Goldtinder (t) 6 to 1 Colsterdale (t) 6 to 1 Chief Justice (t) 8 to 1 Coomberland Stathemon (t) 100 to 6 St. Andrew (t) ST. LEGER. 60 to 40 agst West Australian (t) 5 to 1 Ratan's& (t) 6 to 1 Cineas (t) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Autocrat (t) BEVERLEY AND HULL MEETING. WEDNESDAY. HINOSTON-ETON-fit'LL STAKES, of 5 son. each, with 25 'sided, for all ages. About three-quarters of a mi'e. (0 subs.) Mr. J. Osborne's Bridesmaid, by Sweetmeat, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Carroll) 1 Mr. Kimberley's Saowdon Dunhill, 3 yrs, Bst 31) (Charlton) 2 Mr. J. Marson's Min Chance (h b), 3yrs, 7st 91h. 3 Mr. Morris's Light of the Harem, 3 yrr, Bst 31b (Barham) 4 Mr. H. Johnson's c by Cowl out of Lady Elizabeth, 2 yrs, Sat 10Ib (Ripon) holted Betting : 5 and Bto4 on Bridesmaid, 3to 1 agttt Sanw don Dunhill. Woe very cleverly by a length ; three lengths between the second and third. DILIFFIZLD STAKES of 5 son. each, with 20 add, d, for 2-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 10lb ; fillies and geldings, Bst 6lb ; the winner to be sold for 80 son. If entered to be sold for 601., allowed 4 lbs ; for 401., 8 lbs ; for 301., 14 lbs. T.Y.C. . . . . (5 subs ) Mr. Downes's The Uncleared (301.) (Basham) 1 Mr. Skelton's Whitenose (301.) (J. o.borne) 2 Mr. C. Spencer's The Merry Maid (301.) .. (Cowl* y) 3 Mr. Armstrong's Julius Caesar (301.) Betting: 5 to 4 apt Wbitenose, 6 to 4 egst Uurleared. Won by a length. The other two were beaten otl. The winner was bought in for 41 guineas. Itavaut.Er Cur of 100 soya in specie, added to 1 handi cap stakes of 10 toes. each, 5 ft, and only 3 if dec:ar* d, &c. Two mile.. (34 subs, 12 of whom declared.) Mr. I'Anson's Haricot, by Lanercost or Mango, 6 yrs, 7st 1211. (Charlt..n) 1 Mr. Shepherd's Alp, aged Bst (J. Opt., oc) 9 -. J. ' - fut 131 b (csrrird , , _ Mr. Rowdon's Happy Joe, 4 yrs, J (earn.... 7st 3lb) Mr. Holtby's Rosa Lee, 4 yes, Est 161 b (40w1(1) 4 Mr. H. Lister's Criterion, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Kendal) 5 Mr. Saxon's Sir Robert, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (including 1016 extra) (Clement) 6 Mr. T. liesseltina's Lady of the Grove, 5 yrs, ist (T. Smith) 7 Mr. R. Hepatitis's c by Fitzallcn, Miss Burns's dam, 3 yrs, Est (Eels)holtcd Betting: 6to 4 agst Haricot, 2 to 1 agst Alp, 7 to 2 agst Happy Joe; 6 to 1 each agst Fitzallen colt and Criterion. Won cleverly by two lengths ; 141110 between second and third. Rosa Lee a bad fourth. BISHOP BURTON STAKES Of 10 SOTS. each, li ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. (11 subs.) Mr. John Osbornes Brown Brandy. Bst 12Ib (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. J. Dunn's': by Ratan—Miss Martin, Sit 710 (Bumi.y) 2 Mr. T. Dawson's Diligent, Bst 716....(Templemati) 3 Mr. C. Spence's Cardsharper, Bst 71b . (Cowley) 4 Mr. H. Lister's Little Jem, Bst 71b (Kendall) 5 Betting : 6 to 4 on Diligent (backed for a good deal of money), 2to 1 agst Brown Brandy. Won by a neck. Two lengths between second and third. BOLDSRNESS HUNT STAKES Of 5 SOTS. each, with 25 added. Two miles. (8 subs.) Mr. Condron's Smuggler Bill, aged, 12st 416 (Capt. Ilaworth) 1 Mr. Gibbs's Nancy Martinson, 4 yrs, lOst 910 (Mr. C. Boynton) 2 Mr. J. Lamplugh's Latitat, aged, list 61b (Owns r) 3 Mr. T. Cunningham's Mire Hill, 4 yrs, list (Mr. Greg . son) 0 Betting : 2 and 3 to 1 on Smuggler Bill, ato 1 agst Nancy Martinson. Won in a canter by four lengths ; same distance between the second and third. Mire Hill pulled up and did not pass the chair. LONDESEOROUOH STAKES Of 5 SOTS. each, with 23 added. Mr. Williamson's Galileo, 5 One mile and a quarter. yrs (301.), 7st Blb (J. Noble) 1 Mr. H. Lister's The Cutler, 5 yes (300 7st 1116 (r. MaT100) 2 Mr. Wilkin's The Curfew, 3 yrs (401.), bet (Kendall) . . bolted. Betting : 5t04 on Curfew, 6 t 0 .2 apt The Cutler. Won in a canter by six lengths. The owner of the second horse objected to the winner, on the ground that he carried 2lbe over-weiV r it without declaring it. The case was submitted to Lord enlock (the only steward present), who declared the race void. It was ascertained that the three horses are in the same stable, and two of them are the property of the same man. The horse expected to win bolted as soon as the flag was dropped. THURSDAY. SCURRY STALES (handicap) of 3 sou. each, with 20 added. Three-quarters of a mile. (8 subs.) Mr. Smith's Beau Brummell, by &noggins, 4 yrs, 7st 4lb (Charlton) 1 Mr. Gibba's Nancy Martinson, 4 yrs, 7st Sib Mr. Down's The Uncleared, 2 yrs, sst (Dickson) 2 121 b (canon) 3 The following also ran :—Lady of the Grove, Killarney, Mary M'Cree, and Whitenose. Betting : 7to 4 apt The Uncleared, 2 to 1 agst Killar ney, 4 to 1 each apt Whitenose and Beau Brummell, and 5 to 1 apt Nancy Martinson. Won, after a good race, by a length. Same distance between 2nd and 3rd. Killarney was 4th. EMIT RIDING HANDICAP STAKES of 5 cove. each, with 40 added. One mile and a quarter. (25 subs.) Mr. Saxon's Sir Robert, C yrs, Bst 61b (including 7th extra) (Clement) 1 Mr. J. /darson's The Twin, 5 yrs, fat 101 b (Smith) 2 Mr. Barton's The S TTTTT or, 4 yrs, Est 131 b l 3 yrs, 6st (Bearpa Mr. W. Holtby's Rosa Lee, 4 91b (Cowley 4 Mr. Morris's King David, 3 yrs, Est Blb (T. Lyejun 5 Mr. H. Lister's Criterion, 3 yrs, sst 101 b. (Kendall) 6 Mr. Hesseltine's o by Fit:ellen—Miss Barns's dam, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Carroll) 7 Betting : 5 and 6 to 4 eget Sir Robert ; 2 to 1 apt Sur veyor, 4 to 1 each apt The Twin, Fitzallen colt, and King David. Won easily by a length. WZOTWOOD STANDS, of 1 SOT each, with 10 added, were won by Mr. Walker's Bravo, 6 yrs (h b) (151.), Sat 6lb (Mr. Boynton). beating Mr. C. Bash's Fidelity, 4 yrs (401.), lOst 91b (Captain Haworth), and 4 others. The winner was afterwards sold for 47 guineu. IDYLL Stain of 10 Nova each, h ft, with 25 added, for two and three years old. Three quarters of a mile. (7 subs.) Mi. J. Osborne's Bridesmaid, by Sweetmeat, 2 yrs, fist 71b (Carroll) 1 Mr. C. Spence's Catherine Parr, 3 yrs, Elst 41b, (Cowley) 2 Mr. J. Roper's Maid of Clifton, 2 yrs, Est 41b, (Clement) 3 Betting: 3 to 1 on Bridesmaid, who won cleverly by half a length. Good third. STAND STAKES of 5 son each, with 26 added. Optional selling weights. One mile (4 subs.) Mr. R. Snow's Wintrenund, 4 re (301.), let 131 b, _ ( , T! N0 .. 1 1 1 .9 1 Mr. Wilkin's Criterion, 3 yrs (401.); 6et 1011 i, (Kendall) 2 Mr. Sim 'e The Setter, 5 yrs (201.), 7st 111 b, (Baaham) 3 Betting : 6 to 4on The Setter, 3 to 1 apt Criterion, 5 to 1 apt Wingenund. A capital race. Won by a length. The winner was sold Sr 39 guineas. Pa ice. MURDER AT WALSALL. A young woman, named Sarah Barber, aged 22, him been arrested at Walsall, South Staffordshire, charged with the wilful murder of her child, a boy aged about two yeah. The unfortunate woman would seem, with the utmost de. termination of purpose, to have cast her child into an coal pit, which was upwards of eighty yards deep, and had in it more than twenty-three feet of water. Once she was a domestic servant in Walsall, but, after her confinement in the workhouse of that town, she appears to have been with out the means of obtaining a livelihood by honest industry herself being unmarried, and her widowed mother, if dis posed, unable to afford her a home. Then the young woman and her child would seem to have suffered great privation, until re-admitted into the workhouse, and passed thence to the neighbouring one of Brunt which she had left only a fortnight before she committed the murder. On Sunday last she visited at Bloxwicb, near tb Walsall, her aunt, a married woman of humble means, named Jane Whitehouse, and then the child was with her. On Monday she repeated the visit, when she was alone, and in explana tion of the absence of her child said that a young lady from Derbyshire, visiting a gentleman in the neighbourhood, having beard it cry in distress, had asked to be allowed to adopt the child, and that she (the mother) bad coneented. This extraordinary statement reaching the ears of polies constable No. 9 of the Walsall police force, be instituted inquiries at the residence referred to, and finding that the tale was truthless, made search for and eventually appre hended the mother on the evening of the same day at Wal sall. Requiring her to show him the spot at which, as she stated, she gave up her child, she walked with him about a mile whoa she confessed that she had murdered her child in the manner stated, appealing at the same time for mercy to the Almighty. She then guided the constable to the pit which was situated away from a pathway on Peleall-com mon, and which, although long since disused, yet was fenced by two planks, which lay with an opening between each, across the centre of the pit's month. Here she pinned her child's clothes over hie bead, and deliberately cast him into the pit. The child has been since discovered, without a bruise upon his person.