The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-04 00:00:00

anise • law to regniate the approaching elsations ; Weals, los gives wish satisfactios, as a divenity of opinions 'lisle Apra the subject of direct and indirect election. The printi- I pie of the law, it is generally conceived, will be in favour elf indirect election, for dila reason—that as education is eery backward in this country, a body of electors might fin ; spa a man for a deputy who might be, like themselves, totally ignorant, and perfectly until to take part in any legislative measure ; therefere, by forming an electoral col lege, the electors returned to that college could with mere propriety chose a men qualified in every respect fur the Important end in view; but at an all former occasions greet corruption was manifest by taps electors being obliged to come to Lisbon, and here elect their lispoty, the colleges are to be formed in the respective localities, and the depu ties to the Cortes chosen simultaneoudy on the same day, 110 as to avoid even the appearance of tampering. The qua lification, it is also understood will be the bare fact of being a householder, or, in other words, as being more applicable to this country, having a separate fire-place or chimney. ' • ' Another decree has been published, consequent upon abrogating the odious law of the press—namely, that all processes, and application of the public authority to prose cute individuals under it, arc declared to be of no effect, whatever may be the stage of their proceedings ; and they arc thereby buried in oblivion. SPAIN. A decree in the 17a:rlie unites the general du.' ee bon of the state domains with that of direct taxes; this will enable a considerable saving to be effected. The representatives of different parties were about to bold meetings previous f.o the assembling of the Cortes. The Stock Exchange was not open on the 519th ult., being Ascension-day. The Duke de Fries, a grandee of Spain, died at Madrid a few days ago. The a. .intment of the Marquis de Viluma, chief d the a • .lutist and protectienist party, as presi dent of the Senate. has tended to weaken public con fidence in the ministry. The party of Narvaez con spire with unflagging activity against the cabinet. Sartorius has been received at a private interview by Queen Christina ; and Ventura de la Vega has started upon a secret mission to Paris, with des patches from Count San Luis to Nereus. Hence, rumours arc rife of a ministerial crises. The Hera/do has been acquitted in its second trial, as well as in the first, while the Clamor has been condemned. The students arc not yet pacified, and will neither return to lectures nor pay the newly imposed fees. There have been disturbances also in Granada, and the discontent of many provinces at their increased expenditure tends to augment the feeling of insecurity. On the whole, the situation is full of anomalies and difficulties, which will present a still more formidable array on the opening of the Cortes. ITALY. PIEDMONT. The Piedniontese Gazette of the 28th ult. publishes the treaties of navigation and commerce concluded between Sardinia and the kingdoms of Great Britain and Belgium. The former is to determine at the ex piration of twelve years, the latter is to last only eight. Both treaties establish perfect reciprocity of commercial intercourse, on the footing of the most favoured nations. The same paper publishes a law, placing the nbunti di pieta of the island of Sardinia ender the direction of the government; and another, granting 89,837 f. for the establishment of two tele graphic wires between Turin and Genoa, according to the system of Brett. GERMANY. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, Mar 31. 1 AA the Diet is now complete, it may be useful to print the names of all the members, with the states they represent. , They area. follows..—Count Than, Austria (president); BIM Rochow, Prussia; General von Xylander, Bavaria; Herr von Morotil, Saxony, Herr von ticele, Hannover; Herr von Reinhanl, Wurtemberg; Herr von Marshall, Baden; Ilerr von Trott, Hesse Camel; Herr von Month- Bellinghausen, Hesse Darmstadt; Herr von Billow, Hol stein; Herr von &herd*, Luxemburg and Limburg; Herr Won Tritsch, all the Sale principalities ; Herr von Ma ✓as, Beano and Brunswick ; Herr von °crises, the Two Mecklenburg.; Herr von Eisendeeker, Oldenburg and the wall North German principalities; Herr von Linde, Lich tenstein; Herr von Holrhausen, Ilene Homburg; Dr. Rimier, Frankfurt; Senator Banks, Hamburg; Borg°. sister Brehmer, Lubeck; Housemaster Smidt, Berman. • I understand that the King'of Prussia will leave Berlin /Or Obnota within ten days or a fa tnight after the inaugu ration of the statue of his ancestor, rederick the Great, erhiela takes place to day. It is th is ceremony alone which prevented him from paying a visit to the Emperor of Aus tria at the same moment with the Emperor of Russia. The absence of the former from Warsaw is understood to have Originatesl by a double cease ; the first of which art se from the Russian policy of playing off one German monarch essinst the other—a pane which is perhaps more BUM ever necessary at this moment, since Austria has shown in a very undiseuised manner that she is quite able now to continue lire career without further aid from Bona, and like most power., to whom amistance like that accorded to her by Itwoia in 1319 is given, ceases to be 'fateful when it is no lonrer netemary. The other eause'of Hie absence of the Emperor of Austria is to be found in the coldness which *till exist. at the court of Vienna towards the King of Prussia. Frederick William IV. will be allowed, however, to do homage at Olmuts, when the retr aces of the three great and the numberless small German i=s (1 include, of course, Russia) will, be re-cemented. are rumours here. as well as in Berlin, Vienna, Moaaish, ote., of a amend European congress at Vienne, in the mune of the summer or autumn. I have not been able is sessmairs whether they aro well founded. THE UNVEILING OF TIIE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT. 1 have just returned from witnessing a ceremony that should have been one of the most heart stirring solem nities the Prussian people have ever witnessed—the unco vering of the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great. When one considers that Frederick 11. has made Prussia what she is—one of the great powers of Europe ; that she owes all to him, and that in Ilerlin there has been hitherto no public monument erected to his memory, one would naturally antHpatc that on tills occasion there would be a great dcasonstratioa of national enthus Late events, too, are likely to heighten the public enthusiasm here for a hero King ; for Prussia is even now feeling keenly the sense of the want of one. A great man at her head is owing to several peculiarities, geographical and moral, a necessity for Prussia. Without • great di recting mind Prussia is like an open city, without defence or strength. Tier revolution has made her feel all this, and her liberal press has been ever since, but especially lately, appealing to the genius of Frederick the Great to come to her help. One would have thought then that the solemnity which has just taken place here would have been one in which the people would have moat heartily joined. So, at least, I expected to find it, but was never in my life more com pletely disappointed. Before, hpwever, I make any fur ther remarks, I must endeavour to give you some idea of the solemnity. There was • great parade, of course, of military. Early in the morning, about S o'clock, that splendid avenue, " linter den Linden," from the Royal Schloss to about half-way to the Bnuidenburigher Thor, was lined ou either side by regiments of cavalry, artillery, the line and the Lendwehr. All the corps in the garrison sent detachments on the occasion, but there were not in all more than about 4,000 men assembled. At a quarter to II o'clock, the firing of three guns ant- Bounced that the various processions had begun. The first consisted of the sculptor ' Ranch, the hero of the day, and other artists who had been employed on the great work of art about to be exhibited. 'rho Prince of Prussia stepped forward and congratulated M. Rauch, shaking him hearti.y by the hand ; in this procession followed a band of genenil officers, the ministers of state, privy coun cillors, state councillors, and representatives of the evange lical church and consisturies. The next procession con sisted of deputations from all the official departments in the government service, and front all the provinces of the mo narchy. And a third procession was formed by the trades of Berlin, bearing their various badges, which was v iz tdinly re attended. All these different bodies . were grow in their appointed places round the monument. But • if fermi group and the most interesting one of all to be there seen, was • band of forty old veterans who had served in the army of Frederick the Great. The youngest of these is eighty-hoe years of age. They were all dressed, at the government's expense, in the military costume of the time of Frederick. At about 12 o'cloekkgreot number of colours and boa errs, the trophies of illt ilslories, Irmo brought bon the palace and planted tbiddy soma the stains. so se to overshadow it ; and it was dos onnomosodl to tiz a = that all was in readineu., whom ~.Julons as a boy elmagor, la a general's uniform, aril[ essimmallam Ilan' =n7 Illarrefriedberger Match," • le Kaiesty cants at fall 1111 pssie sip to dr moaument. Thom* dr=i1r 11 11111•601111111 111 /ay glitsyslag one ; but Goss so NI *Mb St 111111 WHIM* assbl e I saw like spostsasses alliedsm. nos woos Pim% all mg gem mg sod Or • 2 o. - gr e dos semi _ Ike, Ilk oast sip to So .if Iho Of Ile bonit o woo 1114 , GO THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1851. . ne Court. SPORTING. WINDSOR, To renal% ifer Majesty and Prince Albert, and the court left the Castle at twenty five minutes before one o'clock for , Ascot Races to-day. The royal party left the Castle in the following order :—An open barouehe and four, conveying , her Majesty the Queen, the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Sazo•Cohnrg Gotha, and Prises Henry of the Nether- , lands. An open landau and four, conveying Prince Albert, I t' e Prince of Wales, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, the i Duke of Cambridge, and Duke Ernest of Wurtemherg. An 1 ”en landau and four, conveying the Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Prince of Lciniagen, and j the Duke of Norfolk. An open landau and four, convey- I lag the Marchioness of Westminster, the Viscountess 1 Jocelyn, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Duke of New- i castle. An open landau and four, conveying Lady Adelixa Fitralan Howard, Lady Canstance Leveson Gower, the Countess of llowborough, and the Marquis of Abereorn. 1 Mopes ' , mama and four,conveying LadyoctaviaGrosvenor, . Bergaseed. Wangenheim, Lady Grey, and Lord Dutferin. A pony landau and Pea four, conveying the lion. Matilda r the Hon. Mary Seymour , ; Lord William Paulet, and the tt t Hon. Sir George Grey; a pony landau and Ibur, i ass the Chevalier Van Rappard, the Chevalier Van Ceembroot, Captain May, and M. B. de Trcskow ; a pony landau and four, conveying Sir Frederick Stovin and Mr. I Birch. The Duke of Buceleuch rode on horseback with the royal party, and the Equerries in Waiting on the Queen and the Prince (General Wemyes and Colonel Ilau- eerie) attended on horseback. The royal eortesse was pre- ceded by a number of outriders in scarlet and gold. The Earl of Bewburough left the Castle on horseback for the racecourse shortly before 12 o'clock. The Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain also preceded her Majesty to the I races in an open carriage and four. lice Majesty and Prince Albert and their illustrious visitors returned to the Castle at rive minutes past 6 o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and the younger members of the royal family, took their accustomed exercise to-day in the Home Park . The Queen gave a grand banquet in St. George's Hall. The royal guests and noble visitors included the Duchwis of Kent, Prime Henry of the Netherlands, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, the Duke of Cambridge, Duke Ernest of Wurternherg, the Prince of Lciningen, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leve'on Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Addles Fits: Jan Howard, the Duke of Buceleuch, the Duke of Rich mond, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Newcastle, Lady Funny Howard, Baroness de Wangenheim, Lady Caroline Barrington, Baroness de Speth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Octivia Grosvenor, the Marquis of Breadidbune, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the E irl and Countess of Eglinton, the Earl and Counters of Chesterfield, the Earl and Countess of liessborougli, the Earl and Counter of Wilton, the Earl and Countess of Glengall, Earl G. - • Dunkellin V;-- ASCOT HEATH ItACES.—Tmosnivr. From tho outline of the engagements for the west published on Monday, it will have been collected that Ike prospects of tb meeting, in respect of sport, were barely tp to the Ascot standard, and, in particular, that the attrslc tiona of the third and last dap were materially lessened by the withdraws, of the Flying llutelinian and Vultigeur from the Emperor's Plate, and the diseuntinuance of the Great Western ltailway Handicap. With the provision for the first day—always the best of the four—no fault could be found, as, allowing fur the probability of small fields for three or four race*, it included so many events of interest, that we are disposed to think one or two could have been spared to strengthen the programme for Friday • indeed. should the railway Coollllllllleo be steadfast in their'detertui ' nation nut to give a plate, a re-arrangement of the stakes will become indispensable—if the four days are to be main tained. The meeting commenced mo-.t lavuurably as re garded weather, and with an Total which the presence of bee Majesty alone could have ghee' it. The court movements have always been so remarkable for punctuality that some little surprise was manifested at the non-appearance of the royal cortege at the entranc.: of the new mile until within a sew minutes of the time finest _ for the first race—half-past one. It consibted of nine car riages and four, preceded as usual by the Itl.ister of the Buckhountis and the Royal Huntsmen, and was attended by the usual retinue of mount: it servants. In the carriage with the Queen were the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and Prince Delay of the Netherlands. Prince Albert followed in the next, with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Saxe (.'obourg Gotha, and the Duke of Cambridge. In the other carriages we observed the Prince of Leiningen, the Dukes of Devon shire, Norfolk, and Newcastle, Marquises of Westminster and Ahercorn, the Countess of Besahorough, Sir George and Lady Grey, Lady Oetavia Grosvenor, Lady Ad.litia Deward, Lady Constance Gower, Lord Willituu l'owlett, and the Lords and Lathes in Waiting. It is scarcely neee,sary to add that her Maksty's reception was loyal and affectionate; it was must graciously acknow ledged. The Grand Stand, which has undergone several improve ments since last year, one of the most important being the I raising of the lawn so as to admit of a much better view of the racing than heretofore, was very fully and fashionably attended, more so, perhaps, than would have been the case bad the original charge for admission to the Exhibition in little-pork been in force. We noticed in it and in the smaller stands appropriated to the stewards of the races, and the Jockey Club, the following influential members of the aristocratic and sporting circles. Ills Exeelleacy the Swedish Minister. Dukes: - Rutland, Richmond, alai Hue cleuch. Marquises: Exeter, Waterford, Ely, Stafford, Drogheda, Kildare, Worcester, and Clanricartle. Mar chionesses: Ailcsbury, Drogheda, Stafford, and Kildare. Earls: Zetland, Granville, March, Eglinton, Utheido, Strathmore, St radbroke, Chesterfield, Wilton, Huston, Mans field, Grosvenor, Cardigan, (Bengali, Durham, Airlie. Countesses : Granville, March, Eglintou, Strathmore, Chesterfield, Wilton. Viscounts: Canterbury, Mubetone, Clifdcn, 'Torrington, Enfield, Villiers, Laseelles, Cranley, Newport, Newark, Await, Dungarvan, Exmouth, Emlyn. Viscountesses: Craulcy, Torrington, Enfield, Newport, Endyn. Lords: Stanley, Robert Pelham Clinton, Itiliblee dale, Burleigh, 11. Gordon Lennox, George Paget. Vil liers. Ladies: Bateman, Elizabeth Laseelles, Burlei,;h, Elisabeth Grey, Egerton, 61e. lion. Messieurs: 8. Her bert, It. Boyle, H. Pitt , Capt. Roam, Fred. Villiers, Francis Villiers, J. Macdonald, E. Liacelles, A. Hood, G. Anson, G. Barrington, W. llagot,Cecil Forester, Pctre, Leveson, C. B. Phipps, S. Lumley, &c. Hon. Mesdames: White, Melville, O. Anson, A. Villiers, S. Herbert, Phipps, Ike. Sin: J. Hawley, W. Fraser, W. W. Wynn, W. Codrington, G. H.:Boswell, Col. Peel, Col. Newton, Col. Wyndham, &c. &c. It will be seen from the above list that the display of "rank, beauty, and fashion" was worthy of Ascot; we cannot speak so well of the general utteudance, which, it must be admitted, was below the average. Immediately alter the arrival of her Majesty racing com menced and proceeded up to the Ascot Stakes, which was not run until near four o'clock. Inunethately after its de cision the illustrious party iu the Royal Stead departed for Windsor Castle. Five races succeeded the Handicap, and about half-past six a lung and must excellent day's spurt was brought to a close. To the courteous manner in which the noble Master of the Buckhounds (the Earl of Beseborough) presided over the arrangements of the course, all who had business to transact can bear witness. His lordship's duties were ren dered more onerous by the absence of Mr. Hibbard, who, we were sorry to hear, was tun ill to leave his bed; his son, Mr. 11. ltlbburd, officiated for him as clerk of the course and starter, and in each capacity acquitted himself satis factorily. With the exception of the accident to Breit& in the raw for the Queen's Vase, we heard of only one circumstance that at all militated against the general eaMyinent; this arose out of a quarrel and a fight between two men, which terminated in the death of one of them from the first blow. The following is as detailed an account of the racing as the shortness of the intervals between the various events — rendered unavoidable by their number--cuabled us to Earl Granville, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount an, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Lord Stan ley, the Right Hon. Sir George sod Lady Grew, Lady Isa bella Wemyss, Lieut.-Colonel the lion. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey and Miss Barrington, Colonel and Mrs. Bathurst, lion. J. Mac donald, Coonel Hon. Geo. and Mrs. Anson, Mr. C. Gre- Mlle, Mr. R. Oliver, Mr. J. Stanley, Mr. Des Voeux, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lawley, Mr. F. Villiers, the Chevalier de Casembmot, the Chevalier Van Rappard, Captain May, M. B. De Treskow, Lord William l'aulet, the Commanding °Meer of the Grenadier Guards (Lieut.-Colonel Astell), and the Commanding °Meer of the Royal Horse Guards. Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The following had the honour of receiving invitations Tim Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Miss Barrington, the Earl of Csbridge ' Viscount Maidstone, Viscount and Lady Elizabeth faucelles, Lord and Lady Bridport, Lady and the two Misses Bateman, Lord and Lady F. Gordon, Lord Paget, Captain Baillie and the Viscountess Glentworth, Count ILtrrach and Count Harrach, jun., lion. Mrs. Vil liers, Colonel and Mn. Challoner, and Lady Mary Hood, Lieut.-Col. and Lady Emily Seymour, Mr. and Lady Emily Cavendish, Mrs. Bouverie, Captain and Mrs. Seymour and Miss Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Adair, Mr. and Miss Ricardo, Mr. F. Standish, Mr. G. Start, Mr. Birch, Mr. Wells, Mi.' Lethbridge, two Misses Goddard, Miss Bathurst, and Miss Sykes. Sir George and Lady Grey left town on Monday after noon on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. A deputation of the Directors of the Great Peet Working Company of Ireland had an interview with the Right Ron. Henry Labouchere yesterday, at the Baard of Trade, on the subject of the charter of the company. The deputation consist...it of Protestor Amted, Mr. Nathaniel Bland, Mr. Thomas Burnell, Mr. John Gwynne, Mr. Richard Henry Holland, and Messrs. Prichard and Collette. Lord and Lady John Russell, accompanied by Mr. Chadwick, inspected Prince Albert's model dwellings yes terday. The Oxford University Commission met Yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing-street. Present: The Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, J. L. Moonier, Esq., the ltev.Professur Powell,thc Rev. G. 11. S. Johnson, and the Ike. A. P. Stanley (secretary). Lord Munteagle bad an interview, yesterday, with Lord John Itussell, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Solicitor-General hid also an interview with his ,lordship. obt.(io TRIAL STAKEs of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added; the winner to be sold for 600 sovs., &c. New mile. (4 subs.) Mr. Death's Ibe Moor, ti yrs, ML ilb .... Captain Arcladell's Sylayez, 2 yrs, 4st 410 yarned 401 sot) (Itietuniej 2 Gino VASE, given by her Majesty, added to is sweep stakes of 20 son. each; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 31b; four, 94; five, 9,431 b ; six and aged, 94 91b; winners extra, dic. About two miles. (10 subs.) Mr. Greedie's thriboo, 4 yr-, 'Jet 41b Lord Euler'. Little Jack 4 yrs, 9st (itobiseue) 2 Mr. Ilaloid's lea Prime Minister, 3 yrs, Tet Sib (W. Sharpe) 3 Betting : 3to 1 agst the Prime Minister, 4 to 1 apt Monica volt, 6 to 1 apt King Charming, sto 1 apt Cari boo, and 6 to 1 each apt Breba, Little Jack, and Windisch gran. Little Jack took the running up immediately after starting, followed by the Monica colt and King Charming, the inners lying off in a cluster. Windischgrata joined King Charming in going down the Swinley hill, but no other material change took place until they were round the turn into the old mile ; the second place was then taken by , NV indischgmts, who, after cruosing the road, was joined by Cariboo and The Prime Miuister, Little Jack still having u decided lead. I , rsim the distance the nee was left to the three horses placed, Cariboo taking the running from Little Jack half way up, and winning by a neck, half a length between the second and third, and the others beaten off. Bribe fell in crossing the road and threw her rider. Run is 3 min. 42 sets. PRODUCE SWIIIPSTAK66 of 60 SOTS. each, h f; fur 3-yr-old colts 64 91b, and fillies Bst 51b ; Ms and 31bs allowed. Once round. (7 subs.) Sir!. Hawley'. Kerry Peal, Bet kb (J. Yana) 1 Lod Celedoe's &wee smite, eat 910 (3lsram) 2 Lad Carter's l'alaloar. Met Astor STASIS of 25 Sen. each, 15 It, and 5 only if de clared, &c., the second to receive 100 SOTS. and the third 60 out rat' the stakes. Twu miles and a half. (109 subs., 83 of whom declared.) Sir J. Res.( y'a %%die at, 5 yea, 7st 71b (Fiatznes) 1 Lord lt me l d i leder; 3 yrs, net 121 b (theme) 2 Mr. J. Arnold'. Pitsford, 1 yrs, sit (A. Lt , e) 3 The following also ran.—Vampyre, Cheerful, Ninus, Tophiuni, Tomboy, Tilsit, Kathleen, Ballet Girl, Abder baman, Lulus, Aurora. Betting : 4 to 1 apt Ballet Girl, sto 1 eget Vatican, 7to 1 ago Abderhaman, 8 to 1 agst Vampyre, 9 to 1 apt Minus, 10 to 1 apt Pitaterd, 12 to I apt Herbert, 15 to 1 apt Tophana, and 16 to 1 apt Aurora. Kathleen, Tom boy, and Lulus , with Herbert and Ninus in close waiting, made play alternately; in fact had the race to themselves, until hidt-way between the turn into thn old mile and the straight running; Tomboy and -Heins then gave way, and Herbert took up the work, followed by Bullet (iid, Vati can, and Pitatord, who had previously laid away from their horses, joining company utter making the last turn. Her bert held his lead into the distance, Vatican passing him half-way up, and winning in a canter by three lengths; the same between Herbert and Pitsford ; the Ballet Girl a bad fourth. Run in 4 min. 20 secs. ASCOT TRIENNIAL STAKES of 10 SOTS. each, and 100 added; for 2-yr-old colts, Sot 71b; and fillies, list 41b; the second to receive 60 sows. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. (48 subs.) Mite of Richmond% Red Rind (Mush's/ 1 Mr.J.Seett's siongitrees (Teat, kraut 2 Mr. Payne 's Moulton Lam turd eseterh lies .. Mr. H. H. Powell% rreetradar (A. Coy) 5 Mr. Manna's be by Tease owe( Rebecca (J. Mason) 6 Mr. H. J. Thorepsee's Denise (W. Abdale) 7 Betting: 6 to 4 agst Red Hind, 2to 1 agst Moult= Lao, 4to I apt Sanguine., and 6to 1 eget Rebecca colt. Red Hind, So tress and Moultan Lass, laid in front from first to last, Red Hind, who made nearly the whole of the run ning, winning very easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 20 secs Ascot DERRY &rears of 50 soya each, hft ; for 3-yr. old colt., Bst 71b ; and fillies, 84 3(b. Swinley Course. (11 subs.) Lord Lister's Plilegetbee . .. (Marlow) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Tee Lan (J. 51.reon) 3 7tol on the Ban, who made all the renn t ng to the stand, but was beaten after a fine race by a head. Not timed. SECOND ASCOT TRIENNIAL STAKES of 10 son. each, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds; colts, that 71b ; and fillies, 84 41b ; the second to receive 50 son. out of the stakes. New mile. (48 subs.) Lord J. Eleott's ilisrrriras (Whitehouse) I Lead Ihrlintoe's Curio (Marlow) 2 Kr. S. Y. II he's i. by Cowl, out of Celandine (A. Dip 3 Betting : Even on Miserrima, 6 to 1 apt Anspach, 5 to 1 apt Deceitful, 6 to 1 apt Midas, and 10 to 1 each agst Cnaus and the Cowl filly. Midas cut out the work to the distance, waited on by Deceitful, Miserrima, lying up with the latter, in company with An-path and the Cowl filly; the remainder of the race was all one way, Miserrima quit ting her horses without an effort, and winning in a canter by a length. Rua in 1 min. 49 secs. Wmcona &rattan of 20 son each, with a bonus of 5 per cent. for 3-year olds. Bwinley Course. Mr. Powners Lem:the, net ,lb (A. Day) 1 Mr. Nerill's Amain, sat lib Lord Latta. 's Plilegethon, Sit 10th (including alb extra (Mu low 8 SWEEPSTAKIS of 50 son. each, It It, for 2-yr old colts, Bst 71b, fillies Bat 31b. Three quarters of a mile. Lrd Do...hater% 'Das Chas. ... (A. Day) 1 Mr. Payne's Hirsute (Fianna) 2 Duke or liklimme% Masted I Kiteheacr) 3 We were sorry to hear after leaving the coarse that Breba, on getting rid of her jockey, came in contact with • gentleman's coachman, who had run into the course after the bones to the race had passed, and knocked him down, causing his death shortly after. The Attorney. General for Ireland, Sir M. Barrington, Sir R. Ferguson, and Mr 11 Forster, M.P., trans feted busi ness yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways. The Rev. Professor Smith had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. (From Last Nisht's Coseere 1 FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 2.—The Queen has bean pleased to approve of Mr. Ilenry Flaw as Consul at Liver pool for his Majesty the King of Hanover. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 3.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Young, Esq., to he her Ma jesty's Attorney-General for Prince Edward Island; and William tiwabey, E4q., to be Registrar of Heels; and James Warburton, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary, fur that Island. CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 2.—Member returned to serve in this present Parliament, for the Borough of Newry: Edmund titbing Hallowell, of the Royal-crescent, Chelten ham, in the county of Gloucester, Esq., in the room of the Honourable Francis Jack Needham (commonly called Viscount Newry and !Aurae), deceased. ADMIRALTY, MAY 23.—Corps of Royal Marines: First Lieutenant Richard King Clavell to be Captain, vice E. P. Snowe, deceased. Second Lieutenant Richard Pent land Henry to be First Lieutenant, vice Clasen, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED AY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT us' RiCK a mom AMSTORZ.—Cornet William Levi, and Cornet Henry Fleetwood Nosh, to be Lieutenants in tie Ind Regi ment of tho loyal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry. ADMIELLTY, 7U/4E 3.—APPOINTIZST.—Insi Cosonalider Philip fleettaville, to the Coast Guard. gentlemen and ladies, most of them in tall cos tume. Almost immediately after the arrival of the King, the prime minister, M. Manteulfel advanced towards his Majesty, and after an address, asked for permission to unveil the statue. The permission being given, certain strings were cut, the covering fell, and re vealed about the must splendid work of art that ever the summon eye or the eye of a connoisseur rested on with delight. At this moment all the belle of the city rang out at the same time, the military and some of the I 'spectators in the immediate vicinity of the King hurrahed, and a salute of 101 guns was fired. The ceremony—the great national solemnity—was now over. The King took up his station in the Place de PUniveniite, and the troops defiled before him, whilst the spectators were all going quietly to their respective homes. 1 am afraid my description of this great national seams nity is a dull one; but it eon hardly be so dull as was the scene itself. The statute is about 40 feet high, ra ther of a pyramidal form; is divided, one may say, into two stun •' having two bases. At the pinnacle is the colossal equestrian statue of Frederick, which, though emoted with astonishing force and life, is by no means the most attractive part of this marvellous monument. Round the lower base, at its four corners, are four other equestrian statues, of the Prince of Peewee, the Duke of Brunswick, and Generals Siedlitz and Ziethen, three of whom were the most illustrious cap tain. of the great king, though Duniouries afterwards plucked his laurels from the Dime of Brunswick. Between the four corner statues are, in the most animated haut-relief, other figures, on oneof the broadsides, Winterfeldt,Dieskau, Prince klugene of Waetemburg, and Temenzien ; and on the opposite side Leopold Max von Dessau, %Veda War temberg von Got: and Geiger. Oa the front basement are the figures of Generale Lestwits, Prittwits. Vun Bal een Marshall Keith, and the Hargrave of Brandenburg. The hinder slab is devoted to literary men and artists, and there we see Kant, Lefoiag, Count Carmer, Fink Wile brendurf, and Gratin. Every figure is a striking likeness, and all the d,fferent groups come out so vividly and boldly that one can hardly—at a first inspection at least draw outs attention from these beauties of detail to con template the grand colossal figure at the summit. The , whole monument, however, strikes one as the grandest and richest, the mast costly in art, the most lavishly OCCO ' rated, the most massively splendid ever seen. 'fliers are four wooden pillars erected temporarily behind it, on which are four colossal images of the ancestors of the great Frederick. These have been erected, or stuck up, only to try their effect; and their effect is very bad ; they make glory too cheap; they degrade it. Besides, they disturb the attention of the eye ; they break the light in an ugly way, and sometimes are even obtrusively in the way of a full and fair view of the magnificent work, which, from their superior height, they seem to look down upon. The first stone of the equestrian statue was laid in the last year of the reign of the late King. It has been in the hands of the sculptor, H. Rauch, who has inimortalieed himself by its execution, fur eleven yews. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople to the 19th have arrived. The changes in the personnel of the high officers of the empire have not been so numerous as was at first stated; but two very important person- ages have been removed. One is Mehemet Ali Pacha, Seraskier (Minister of War), brother-in-law of the Sultan. He was a favourite of Mahmoud, and since the death of that sovereign has constantly tilled the first places in the state. Having, through his wife, free access to the imperial palace, he took a more or less active part in all the ministerial revolutions which followed the fall of Rica Pacha six years ago. He is said to have been mixed up with the frauds in the customs denounced to the council by Reschid Pacha. He, it appears, attempted to overthrow the Grand Vizier, but the Sultan having informed the latter of his intrigues, Reschid Pacha demanded and obtained his dismissal. He is succeeded by Mehemet l'acha, formerly general-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, and at present President of the Council of War department. The other personage who has fallen into disgrace is Hussein Bey, director of the Octroi. He is influential by his wealth and his position as intendant of the Sultana-Valide. He is suspected of having been mixed up in the affairs of the Customs. No one ham been named his successor, and the direction of the Octroi has been placed in the hands of the Ministry of Police. It was believed that other modifications would shortly be made in the higher governmental regions, and that Reschid Dacha would take advantage of the influence he has acquired in order to free himself of the men who op pose his system of reform. There is still a talk of the creation of a national bank, of which the Sultan would be the principal shareholder. The affair of Egypt was terminated, Abbas Paella having consented to all the Porte demanded. Tun U 7— STATES FRIGATE ST. LAWRENCE left outhampton Water yesterday for Lisbon; she had on board the Hoe. Mr. Shaddoek, who has been appointed American Charge d'Affaires at the Portuguese court. The hon. gentleman ie empowered to arrange the disputes between the American and Portuguese governments. The affair of General Armstrong is to be settled by arbitration. Mr. Sbaildock woe formerly profesaw of mural philosophy at one of the American universities. Previous to the demo. tore of the St. Lawrence, the commander, Capt. Sande, pure as • meat on hoard the frigate to the Mayor, end principal inhabitants of Southampton, in mime Ise hoopitality with which ho and the Wilms of W ebb have been treated in that town. Lrfirtroot CHAMBER or COMMERCE. The I seaddy meeting of the council was held on Monday at the eilless, T. B. llorsfall, FAce, president, in the chair. The president stated that he had had some eauversation with one of the directors of the London and North Western Railway, and was satisfied that there was a misapprehen sion canting on the subject of the rates which were charged to shippers of goods from Manchester, by way of Liverpool and London respectively. The directors naturally looked to the interest of the proprietors in the first instance ; but he was satisfied, from what he had heard, that there was no intention on the part of the directors to give undue femur to the shipments rio London. After the routine business a report was brought up from the special com mittee on the patent laws, containing observations on the bills now before the House of Lords. The report was received, and memorials on the subject ordered to be prepared. CHARGE Or MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST A TAVERN zzzzzz AND orithas.—At the Manchester Borough Court, on Monday last, three men named Miller, Harriman, and Prince, were charged with having caused the death of a man named Thomas Hodgkinson. Miller keeps a public house in Charlton-upon-Meillock, and the other two prisoners brew for him. Mr. B. B. B. Cobbett, solicitor, appeared for the [prisoners. The first witness called was Thomas Wood, a labourer, who went to Miller's house for some beer on the 9th ult., at half-past eight o'clock in the evening. Winters saw there the deceased and the prisoners. There were some other poses there. Witness went towards the house again Ant ten minutes afterwards, and saw deceased lying ea the foot pavement before the door. lie heard Miller say w the other prisoners, "Go into them, and give them a seed hiding!" The prisoners were kielLing deceased very via lently on the right side. Witness shortly afterwards went away with his tather.—Crose-examined: Witness had not heard any disturbance when be went to the housekeeper, but had heard Miller offer the other two prisoners a can of beer if they would clear the place . — Ste-examined : Witness saw two brick-setters named Brown fighting with Prince and Harrison, when he went to the house the second time. He did net see deceased engaged in the fight.—James Hayes, a weaver, said he was at the public-house about ewe o'clock on the evening in question, when ho saw Prince, Harrison, the two Browns and the de ceased. There were about 20 pentane ;here. Harrier' and the deceased were disputing, because deceased ehargail the prisoner with having caused a man to be who had been scalded in Miller's employment. 4 l ll = was in liquor , _ and asked witness to see him home. Witness declined to do so, but got a cab for him. When the cab conic to the door, witness led deeeased out by the arm. The two Browns were coming after them, sad wore both knocked down by the prisoners. They were both quits drunk. Immediately afterwards, Harrison knocked de ceased down. Deceased got 'up again, and said to the prisoner: " You have taken advantage of me new I am tipsy; put it off till to-morrow, and then I will tight yen." Harrison immediately knocked him down again and kicked him. Witness asked Miller not to allow deceased to be ill-used, but he replied by ordering the other prisoners to " pitch into him ' and witness was immediately knocked down by lls:rrlassa, Witness afterwards took deceased home in a ea .—The two Browns confirmed the evidence of the last witness.—David Stopford, a brewer, said he bad engaged deceased to bre w for him on the 10th May last. lie saw him on the previous day, when he was quite well. He did not come to his work, however, on the 10th till 11 o'clock, and then was unable to remain, as he complained of being unwell. Ile did not work for him afterwards. The ease was then adjourned for further evidence till yes terday, when the peacoat was again brought up.— Catherine Hodgkiusoa, dr widow of deceased, add her husband was a brewer, end was 37 years of age. lie was in very good health when he left honer on the 9th ult. About 11 o'clock that swam she was told that her hus band was in a public-haw by-street, Salford. She went there, and found her lostraM.. He appeared to have had some drink, and his flan was bloody. Next mendsg he did not go to his work. He aersplidard of had'. bees severely kicked the night belhoe..--Crer-erwthlM- : De ceased went out afterwards that AKA but was obliged to return. He took a stick with Wes. He went out two or three times before his death, bat never went to his work. He took to his bed _ ] errig week, sad died on Satuday morning 11114-Bb_ . vier Soren, sur geon, said he had anemia *mama Assn T.l last, but had not discovered rig redo of visbera. " Z had considered that his illness prorded from isibueretra of the liver. He had made a poet warrens examination. assisted by Mr. Lythgoe. Than was gangrene of the right half of the large lobe of the liver, and she of the right This would cause death. Wirer thers= cesded * hoar a kick or a fall. If it had teen natural direr the whole of the liver would have bra ati tectsa, bat It was not, and all the other organs or= were pertesdy healthy. The primmer were that for Wel at the mit Limpet ashes. THE GREAT EXHIBITION The attendance of the public at the Crystal Palace yesterday was again immense. The number of those who paid the shilling admission fee was 48,302, and besides these there were present the season ticket holders and exhibitors and attendants. Si multaneously with the operation of the reduced rates of admission, the Executive Committee have issued a Popular Guido to the Exhibition, price twopence• In this guide (a email quarto of thirty-two pages) is in cluded a plan of the building, with a general account of the arrangement of the objects exhibited ; directions for inspecting them with most advantage, and much local in_ formation, important on visiting a structure 10 extensive as the Crystal Palace. TUE REV. It. WIIIsTON'S CASE.—TIic Court of Queen's Bench having referred Mr. Whiston to the Bishop of Rochester, relative to his dismissal from the Head Mas tership of the Cathedral Grammar School, the rev. gentle man has addressed the bishop in appeal against the deci sion, and requesting his lordship to name the time and place for hearing the appeal. IN TILE CASE OF LEWIS JOEL, convicted in Janu ary, of felony, for baring uttered a forged acceptance of Mr. John Marcus Clements to a bill of exchange, knowing the same to be forged, and sentenced by Mr. Justice Tat tooed to minsportation, Sir George Grey, the Home Secre tary, has advised the Queen to grant Mr. Joel her royal pardon, the result of two verdicts in Ireland having estab lished the fact that Mr. Clement's acceptance was not forged. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANY.—At the half yearly meeting of this company, held yesterday, Mr. W. Gurdm in the chair, the report was adopted after some du, cussion with respect to management. The dividend de clared on the original stock was 11. 10s. per share, free of income-tax, leaving a surplus of 7,0171., which is to be ap plied towards the extinction of the debt due from the car rying department. This dividend, in additioa to the 'usual disbursement at the rata of six per cent. on the preference stock, will be paid on the Bth proximo. It appeared front the report that the net earnings of the canal proper, during the six mouths coding December last, have amounted to 28,8741., which, if the deficiency of the carrying department, put down at 1,551/., and the interest on the preferential stock and Boat ; iiig debt, reaching 3,1211., be deducted, wouldleave the sum of 24,1991. applicable for distribution. A payment would thus have been afforded of 21. per share, besides a surplus of 1,2891.; but the select committee, after full con ! sideratiun, recommended the lesser dividend. The repairs of the works of the canal, the eullar.ement of the Brent I reservoir by the Regents Company, the arrangements ;made in connexion therewith, and the efficiency attained in the carrying departments, were the other chief topics dealt with in the statements submitted to the proprietors. THE COUNTY COURT OF LIVERPOOL—The Earl of Carlisle sat yesterday, at No. 5, Lancaster-place, to investi gate the conduct of Mr. Raroshey, the judge of the County Court of Liverpool who was charged with general miscon duct in the administration of his office. Mr. Wheatley, Q.C., appeared for the inhabitants of Liverpool, who memo- , 1 rialised Lord Carlisle on the subject of the misconduct of l i the judge. Mr. &tear Wilkins appeared for Mr. Ram they, and Mr. Ellis eat r assessor and assistant to the court. A great many witnesses were examined, but as their evi dence was of a sway personal nature we do not think it right to publish their testimony until the inquiry has pro greased further, sad until we ascertain what is said on the °thaw ibis. LAW INTELLIGENCE. 11DS DAY. COURT OF QUEEN^S BENCH. RI W. 11. B.utpri.::::fuDem;;;LßErttigu. OF !HZ COI'LLT TO °KANT CEXTITICATE. Lord Campbell this morning delivered the judgment in this ease, which was argued daring the last term on a re newed application upon additional affidavits fur leave to take out and renew the certificate authorising Mr. Barber to practice as an attorney. It will be recollected that the Court of Queen's Bench hail on a former occasion . refined the application. His lordship said the court'. had carefully considered the affidavits and the judgment of the court given on the former applica tion. and they saw no reason to disturb that de cision; although he, the learned judge, was not a member of the court at the time that decision was given, he entirely concurred in the opinion expressed by the learned judges who heard the rase. Ile thought Mr. Barber was chargeable ' with being wilfully blind, if he was not aware of the forge- ries which had been practised, and was therefore, under the circumstances, unfit to practice as an attorney. The explanation of the convict Fletcher, in exculpation of Barber, was not entitled to much consideration, and un- ' fortunately the applicant, iu his new affidavit, admitted sufficient to confirm the court in the belief that he hail not acted with due caution, or made the necessary inquiries relative to the conduct and motives of Fletcher, and the court had strong reason to believe that he must have been aware of these motives, and not so entirely ignorant of the frauds practised as he (Barber) would lead the court to believe. Under these circumstances the court must finally refuse the application.—Rulo refused accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. AIARLBOROUOII-11TREET. Ira. Frjohiek, about 15 years of age, was charged with the following offence: Mr. lames White, landlord of the Spread Eagle, 303, Oxford-street, sta.ed that the prisoner had been in his ser vice as potboy for about six weeks, but hail so misconducted himself that he hull received notice to leave. Yesterday afternoon witness round that some gin was running from one of the vat, in his spirit cellar from two holes which hurl been bored at the hack. At the bark of the vat a brick had been forced out of the wall, leaving a space sufficiently large to admit a person's hand and enabling any one to bore the vat. As the prisoner hail threatened to do hint some injury, he was suspected and given in charge. About 20 gallons of gin had been destroyed, and had he gone into the cellar with a light, the consequences might have been dreadful. Phillips, 11l D., hook the prisoner into custody, and on searching hint found a pistol loaded to the muzzle with powder and ball. lie also found in his bedroom several marked pieres of copper coin, which prosecutor identified as having been abstracted from his till. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was remanded. TILE TRAGEDY AT KINGSTON. On Monday evening, an inquest that did not con clude till a very late hour, was held at the Anglers, Town's Eud, Kingston-upon4hainea, before Mr. W. Carter, upon the body of Mrs. Mary Rebecca Pratt, aged 22, thew ife of Mr. James Pratt, a eheesemonger and buttennan, carrying on an extensive Meanest at No. '2, Angel-terrace, Hammer smith, who committed suicide on Friday last, by throwing herself into the river Thames, at or opposite Kingston. The decreased was a remarkably handsome young lady, highly accomplished, and had only been married ten weeks. Thomas Jetfriea, putinan at the Auglen, said on Friday afternoon, about one o'clock, he heard some boys raising an alarm, and looking towards the river, saw tho deceased Boating in mid-channel. Boats were procured, and the body taken out and removed to the Anglers, where appropriate resuscitating means were employed for three-quarters of an hour under the direction of a surgeon, but in vain. The deceased was attired in a straw bonnet, purple silk visite, and red silk gown; she was wearing a gold chain, attached to which was • locket, a gold bruoch, a wedding ring. and two other rings. Ou searching her clothes he found a German purse, containing a half-crown piece, and loose in her pocket a Boris, Its. 4d. in silver, :31d. in copper, and a hunch of nine keys, as also the letter produced, which was addressed, " Mr. Pratt, 'L Angel-terrace, Hammersmith." The Coroner, at the suggestion of the jury, read the letter, which was as followa, and was written in a very neat, ladylike manner, and not with • nervous hand : Kiugatou, Friday.—James,—For the last time I address you. May God forgive you as Ido for the wicked accusa tions you have bruught against me. When I took an oath to you last night it was quite true, and all I said afterward) ahe prompted by the fear of being murdered. May every wife do her duty as well us I have dune, even though she has a drunken husband. Good bye, I never expect to meet you again.—Your broken hearted wife, HART It. PRATT." Jane Jeans, housemaid in the sets ice of Mr. James Pratt, was next called as a witness. She was attired in a superior dress of deep mourning, and gave her evidence in so guarded and hesitating a manner that, although under ex amination a very long time, the coroner had great diffi culty in eliciting any important facts from her. She de puted she had been iu Mr. Pratt's service about three weeks before hit marriage. She first heard of deceased's death on Friday afternoon, and the last time she saw her alive was on Friday morning. About half-past six o'clock she rang her bell, and witness found her in her bedroom dressed, ell but her gown. Deceased put on a red silk dress iustoud of a morning one, and witness fastened it. Deceased did not say why she did so. She was nut with her more than five minutes when she went down stairs, and soon afterwards heard her mistress leave the house by the private door. Mr. Pratt had gone early to market, and he did not return till 10 o'clock, when he inquired for his wile, and the witness said she had gone out, Ho sent her to the City, and also to Bayswater, but the de ceased hail been to neither place. Witness was not aware of any dispute between the deceased and her husband .on tke previous algid. They were on good terms except when he had too much to drink. Deceased appeared' in a sound state of mind, and witness never apprehended she would commit suicide. Deceased went to bed first on Thursday night. Mr. Pratt was the worse fur liquor, but descried made no complaint. Witness did not know what the words " Wicked accusations" meant. Had nut heard her hus band accuse his wife of anything wrung. Thought the words referred to a Mr. Nutt. She believed her master was jealous of hint. Mr. l'ratt married his wife from Mr Nutt's. She understood he was her guardian and executor. John Purnhum, a fisherman, living at Hampton Wick, said he rented some ground in the upper nit off Kingston, and was returning home to dinner on Friday, when he saw the deceased sitting on a log of timber, which was along side the towing path, on the Middlesex side ; that he looked at her and thought what a beautiful woman she was, and never supposed she was about to drown herself. He saw her afterwards walking about, and the barge walk tenni• rusting at that point, ho lost sight of her. On returning from dinner he saw the deceased's parasol lying near the spot where he had seen her before. The solicitor attending for Mr. Nutt here olnerved it was highly important that a letter which had been written by the deceased sod bore the Kingston post mark of Friday, and had been received by Mr. Nett the same evening, should be publicly read, as it would explain the deceased's state of mind. The letter, of which the following is a copy, was then read. It commenced, " My dear Mr. and Mr.. Nutt, I have left my husband under the most dreadful circumstances ; he has accused me of being Reduced by my father, when I was only seventeen .y . ears old, and also allowing Mr. Nutt the same improper intercourse. Lint night ha seised mu by the hair, drew my head back and held his razor to my throat. He then jumped on me, and tried to strangle me with his hands. 1 still penisted in my innocence of such dreadful crimes, but feeling cer tain he would murder me, I owned to it, although every word I spoke was a lie, nit all was quite true. I hope God will forgive me for being so wicked, and saying what 1 knew was not right of my dear father and Mr. Nutt. I felt so helpless 1 did not know whet to do. Indeed, I am almost out of my mind, and what I shall du with myself Ido not know. Accept my love, and thanks for the very great kindness I received from you. I got away from home whilst he was at market. lie left me in bed, and 1 promised I would remain there, but I could not. I ass at Kingston. How long I shall stay here I do not know. I write in such distress of mind I hope you will ex cuse allerron. With love to you and the dear children, believe me to remain, your's, most affectionately, MARY H. PRATT." Mr. Nutt expressed a wish to be examined, and was so. He said he had known the deceased from a little girl. He had known her father, who was but recently deceased, and a more worthy and upright man never lived. Ile was in capable of the act imputed to him, and with respect to him self he bad never acted otherwise than as a father to the de ceased. Damned was six months at his house before she married. lie gave her away. Ilad seen both her and her husband several times since, and bad no reason to doubt they were happy. She was a noble-hearted woman, and of very sensitive mind, and he Lad no doubt such accusations would drive her mad. After some further proceedings the Coroner summed up the room was cleared, and in a short time the jury re turned a verdict of " Temporary derangement." VISIT OE PRINCE ALBERT TO IPSWICII.—The Eater Merced states that it is now fully decided that Prince Albert will visit Ipswich on the 3rd of July, during the sitting of the British Association, and sleep at Shrubland park. THE AMERICAN MAILS. It has been officially stated that the Lords of the Admiralty will give directions for the British and North American mail steam-ships to call at Holyhead whenever the pier at that place is suffi ciently advanced to afford shelter to the packets; and it is expected that may be the case at the end of this year. There is not the slightest probability of the steamers being removed from Liverpool. They will merely rail at Holy head for some of the mats.—Lsocrpow Mercury. HOUSE OF COMMONS, LAST NIGMT—The following are the names of the hon. gentlemen who were present yes terday, when "no house' could be made : — Alderman Kershaw, Colonel Thomson, Mr. J. D. Smith, Mr. Lashing ton, 34. O'Connor, Sir It. H. loess, Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. John Elliot, Lord Galway, Mr. Hume, Mr. Mowatt, Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Jacob Bell, Mr. Philip Miles, Mr. Frewen, Mr. William Williams, Mr. Brothertoo, Mr. Child, Mr. Beach, Mr. Pugh, Mr. Brantley Berkeley, and three ethos, whose names we could not ascertain.—Horsing paper. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the bank, in St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate street, City. The chair was taken by J. I. CVMMINS, the chairman of the company. Mr. DE B. ATTWOOD, the secretary, read the report, which was as follows: _ "Although it is not in the power of the directors to pros sent to this meeting accounts showing any large increase iri the amount of undivided profits, yet it is very satisfactory to them to be able to state that the business of tbe bank hail considerably increased since their annual report in June last, being the latter part of the y ear. They have every reason to believe that this Increase has arisen out of an improved state of trade is the colonies, especially in Canada west. The indications of this improyeracat were noticed in the last report, and it has continued steadily up to the date of the last advice*. Their portion of the bank's capital which was stated in preview( reports to have accumulated in London and New York, is now consequently returning into more active and profitable employment at the branches. The trade between thri United States and British North America has largely ir.4 creased, with every prospect of continued CitellPlOILA The Canadian Legislature has adopted the wise policy oil encouraging and assisting with pecuniary aid the formation' of great trunk lines of railroad, to open up internal commu nications. There can be no doubt that every branch of commercial intercourse will be thereby facilitated and in- I creased, and the general prosperity of the country essen tially promoted. After a careful revision of theestialateel of the value of securities held for outs'anding dtins of pre-S vious years, the directors have thought it necessary:, to mak e - a large addition out of the profits of the year tut the swerve hitherto set apart to cover these debts. Thor are, therefore, only able to de , ..lare the same rate of dead as last year, and to make a sm.a.l addition to the rest.") The accounts are as follows: Balance Sheet, 31st December, 1850. Ltanit.tries.—Ca,.ital, 1,000,4001. • circulation, 279,214f-3 103. 11d.; deposits, 357,6171. Is. 65.; bills PiTable and* other liabilities, 484,415/. 71.; revery') fur Chri,tmas divii dend, 25,0001. ; undivi led net profit, 69,5421. 10s. 341.4, total, 2,206,8191. 9s. 7d. Asswrs.—Specie and cash at hankers, 19511501. 03. 3d.;; bills receivable and other securities, 1,964,011/. 95.; bunk premises, 49,758/. Os. 4d.; total, 2,20,8191. 9s. 7d. •, Profit and Loss Account from lit January, to 31st December DM. Dividends declar;l;..ijil'o;SlLAt Midsummer, ISSO payable July, 1850, 25,0001. ; tit Christmas 1850, payable January, 18.1, 25,0040.; balance in hand being undivided, net profit to the 314 December, 18.50, 59,3421. 10s. 3d. ; total, 109,642/. 10s. Ibl.. - . 11.11.ince of undivided net profit to 31st December, 1849,. .58,359/. 10s. 9a.; net profit fur the year 18•i0, after deduc tion of all current charges, and providing for bail and doubtful debts, 51,182/. 19s. 6d.; total, 1011,5121. 10.. 3 , 1. The CIIAIItIIAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, alluded to the improved prospects of the bauk. The report having been adopt..d, The retiring directors, namely, W. K. Chapman. Esq., .1. J. C11 . 11111i111), Esq., and Sir Andrew l'ellat Green, Bart., R.N., were re-elected. A vote of thanks was then passed to tho chairman and directors, and the meeting adjourned. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of buainew. I , AL!in WT.TOIITR AND _/411A5I*RPR. Alderman WILSON presented the annual return of Mr. Knott and Mr. Harvard, the Inspectors of Weights and Measures for the City of London. He said that the corpo ration funds could not be in any respect more usefully ex pended than in the appointment and employment of these inspectors. He had regularly attended the petty sessions, held for adjudicating upon complaints unade by them, and tle extent to which robberies were committed upon the in digent classes of our fellow citizens could not, he assured the court, lie imagined by those who were nut present during the investigatiuns. At these investigations the practices of. unprincipled tradesmen in using short weights, by which persons unable to purchase more than a few ounces of tea, a • quarter of a pound of butter, or a mutton chop, were most: cruelly imposed upon, were fully developed. lle unglued, more particularly to the tricks of grocers, who not only distinguished themselves by the use of short vleights and s measures, but by the most foul adulteration. It appeared to be not at all doubtful that a tradesman in considerable , business would be more benefited by paying penalty after penalty, than by altering the base conditions of his trading, movements. There had been one case before him in which. he had tined a tradesman time after time, till the penalty, amounted to 51., and then in order to bring abriut a change' he was obliged to tell the unprincipled customer at thul Petty Sessions that if another complaint should lie estab-i fished against him, the City Solicitor should be directed to , level a battery of indictments against bin as a common cheat. (Hear, hear.) The inspectors had during the last year paid , great attention to the delivery of coals, and had obtained • 179 convictions of various kinds. In their statement the wards had been classified, and each Alderman could, see. who the publicans were who in his ward had, disgraced ; w their avocation by using short measures, and hat other tradesmen cheated their pair neighbour, by lilting false weights. (Ilear, hear.) l'nfortunately these convictions' did nut frequently meet the public eye. Ile regretted that , fact the inure, as from his experience he well knew that, , nothing was so much calculated to check frauds upon the poor as the publication of the names of the trading hullos tors from time to time. (Ilear, hear.) Alderman Wilson concluded by moving that the return be printed, and copies. be sent to the aldermen. ; Alderman COPELAND, seconded the motion. Alderman HOOPER. also culogisist the apiiaint ment s, and. by the unanimous vote of the court, gratuities were then , , granted to the inspectors. I, A derman WILSON took that occasion to express his' hope that Alderman Copeland, who had done so much good by causing tho appointment of inspectors of weights and. measures, would try what further good ho could effect to; society by appointing inspectors of omnibuses and calm, which constituted iu some respects the greatest nuisance which could spring up in a large trading metropolis. (Hear, hear.) THE RETIRING VVIIIP. Sir PETER LAURIE brt id the use of the word " nuisances" brought to his mind a new nuisance of a very remarkable kind indeed, about widish, as he walked along Cheapside, he had been spoken to by several tradesmen, He meant the prodigious machine which had been dragged . by horses to thu western end of Cheapside, said left there for the convenience of some people and the scandal u( others. (Laughter.) It looked like a travelling omnibus, was distinggisked by a variety of gaudy colourl, and mi -1 dressed itself in several languages to the ievessities of the' travelling public. (Laughter.) He ...Mud to know whe ther the Lord Mayor had given permission to any party to bring in such a visitation upon thu inhabitants? The LORD MAYOR said he knew nothing at all about the vehicle of which Sir l'ctcr Laurie spoke. A conversation on the subject ended withnut bring em bodied in a resolution, the court seeming to he of opinion that the power of interfering lay with another department of the corporation.—Adjourned. DEPORTATION OF PAUPER CHILDREN TO BERMUDA. Yesterday tho Board of Directors of St. Pancras Parish met in the vestry room, King's road, Camden.tuwu, Mr, Churchwarden P111114:14 in the chair. The following letter, addressed to the clerk of the board, was laid before the directors, ou the subject of pauper emigration:— " Poor-law Board, Somerset-house, 29th May, lttsl. Sir,—l am directed, by the Poor-law Board, to state that their attention has been directed to a paragraph (of which I.forward a copy) in the Glade newspaper of yester day, wherein it is stated that the directors of the poor of the parish of St. Pancras contemplate sending out some other young children from their workhouse to Bermuda. If the statement is this paragraph is accurate, it appears to be considered by the directors that it is merely necessary that the consent of a magistrate should he obtaiiied to this proceeding. The board, therefore, think it necessary to remind the directors that the 4th and fith Win. IV., e. 76, sec. 62, and the 7th and Bth Vic., c. 101, ace. 29, as well as the subsequent statutes which authorise the emigration of pour persons at the coat of the poor rate, require that the order and regulations of this board should precede that emigration, and that it cannot otherwise he legal. The bean! have moreover to state that several applications have been recently made to them to sanction the emieration of young persons to thu island of Bermuda, and as the colony is one of very limited extent, and emigration has not hitherto been frequent, the board have thought it advisable to consult her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners as to the proper course to be pursued in reference to this subject. The directors will doubtless perceive than an extensive and uncon nected emigration of young persons from different parts of England to so small a colony might possibly lead to much mis chief, and produce injure, instead of benefit, to those whose welfare it is the principal object of the directors to promote. The board, therefore, deem it right to request that farther proceedings in this matter may be suspended until they can communicate again with the directors upon the proposal. They will lose no time in doing this, as soon as they - ore in possession of the requisite information from the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners—l am, sir, your obe dient servant, Cue RTE NAY, Secretary." The letter, upon the motion of Mr. STOCKTON, seconded by Mr. Teases, ass ordered to be entered upon the minutes. Mr. BRETTINGIIAM expressed his surprise that any steps should he taken in selecting children for emigration without giving previous notice to the board. It was in his opinion monstrous to incur expense to the parish by sending children to one of our most expensive colonies ; if this was proceeded with there would soon be an increase of the led. rate. After further remarks from Mr. Billet, Mr. Stockton, and Mr Smith, Mr. BILLET moved, " That before the board comes to any resolution relative to the emigration of any persons from the hou.e, notice shall be given of the same." Mr. STOCKTON seconded the resolution, which was put and carried; and, after the transaction of other routine businese, the board separated. THE BOROUGH op SUNDERLAND. —We have authority to contradict, in the moat emphatic terms, the Moe, that it is the intention of Sir It. Williamson to retire from the representation of the borough of YxkaAi►ana 4 . 1 • ri • r e. :.'7,1••••••• \ (-- -, 11 il .. 1:-.,_ i 7... ,ow - , ~, *, it s4r .4 •,.. , • 1 4 • I