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& ked, and when men like Sir Fitzroy Kelly mil the hog. mensbn for Aylesbury and others, all agree- • knwith the eight ken. baronet the member for Ripon, and ellagyeed twin the plc of the construction of these doom the wu well worthy the serious INlMliketriffienwf the law officers of the crown. ga was odd ihet the statute relating to bequests Mmalmed udi,Peallsals and the hon. member for Adders lad sold that it repealed in terms the penal part 'cl the est of 11EL What he (Kr. M'Cullagh) said was, that t ho plegalat Art of 1841, introduced by Sir Robert Vol, with the approval of the noble lord and all who acted with hiss. alai with the adhesion of the present Master of • the Rolla, S gestate acting not only upon Roman catholic arehbiehopesmilMnliep, Wages the titles of the archbishop wad bishops -he daagliwo OW act with many other ac losowledgments d udadaseied titles which might be one meroted,that that Mate of things led to an abnegation of the whole penal oharaeter of the ate of 1829. (Chien.) 'The noble lied bad said, in reply to the honourable Member Ace Athlone, " Was it to be conceived that the right lea. beesset the member for Ripon, the organ of Biz Robert Peers government, would have brought in a bill to nullify and repeal the act of 189?" The right hon. gentleman himself voluntarily told the house this session— in his first speech of the session—and reminded the house of the act of 1844. The hon. and learned gentleman here read an extract from a speech of Sir J. Graham. Sir J. GRAHAM was understood to my that those were not his words. Mr. M'CULLAGII appealed to the candour of the right bon. gentleman, fur he had read the words from Hansard. Would the Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General my that a court of equity would, in a case where the trust taken by the bishop under the terms of the act of parliament fell at her death, the necessity arising of finding new trustees, ap point • new trustee for him? He asked his hon. and learned friends whether it was the same thing if that pro perty or money should pass to the heirs or next of kin of the bishop personally, or to whomsoever might be his exe cutor or administrator, or to the successor of the bishop in the diocese ? Yet that would be the only re sult of a bill is equity to substitute at their plea - sure and discretion somebody holding an analogous office. Be dial not know whet the bill was; and if they tools it before a jury of the house, his did not believe they would get an explanation. ((hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would at once an swer the hon. gentleman who had just spoken, that he was not th. re to discuss legal questions. (Hear, hear.) As • lawyer he might be boun.l to state his opinion, and he was ready to state his. What he was prepared to state was this. Althouith the various opinions which had teem stated on the quaetion might have bees obtained by different persons, ha believed that ho should be stating the sentiments of the legal nrofeuion if he said " We do not believe that the ausehul apprehended by some hon. gentlemen will flow Thom this moseure." Ile believed that the effect of this sestets was simply to put certain classes of sees and dio eases upon the sew footing an that on which they stood wire the act 10 Geo. IV., cap 7, and he hewed to ask whether these laconveniences and fatal mischiefs which had been so muds talked about and which some hon. mem ber, so much apprehended had been found to result from that set He did not think any hon. member would say as much as that. (Hear.) Therefore the best course would be to determine the validity of the opinions which had been quoted anal referred to. For his own part hr did not believe that the consequences which some persons appre hended would follow this bill when made law. It would be a very different thing if it was proposed to caelew a bishopric. There he agreed with the honourable and learned gentleman that this bill would prevent it. But if you left property in the terms of a Iseqoe.t—if you left a party money, and chose to . give to him an appellatio n which this act of parliament declared to be illegal anal void, you must take the consequence of your own act. If the object was to leave property to the party for charitable trusts, and it was left to him specified by his title, he apprehended that the courts of equity—and he spoke in the presence of many learned friends more con versant with those courts than himself—hut he apprehended that the courts of equity would only look to the intentions of the teetatur, and would regard the title merely as • designation of the person named in the will to whom the testator intended the property should be left. (Hear.) And further, that a court of equity would give effect to the bequest according to the intent of the testator, and would not directly interfere with the dispoeition of the bequest according to that inten tion. ( h ear, hear.) He apprehended that he had now answered the question of the hon. and learned gentleman. This was not the place to go into a legal argument, and therefere he should content himself with saying that he did ant b.. le•ve such mischiefs as had been prophesied would follow this bill. (Cheers.) Mr. NAPIER thought the course that hail been pursued was very inconvenient, in a number of questi being Ili,- massed together. It would have been more convenient to W if hon. and learned gentlemen had reserved these ques tions of law to the proper time. Tho hon. member for Athlone hail given notice of another amendment, that the Bequest Act be not interfered with, and be should like to bear that this recognition had been taken. On the second rs-din' of the bill he would be reedy to controvert it fully. Mr.'al. GIBSON said that there appeared to him to be a doubt on the minds of both the Attorney-General and Boliciter-General as to the course that ought to be pursued. If the government really wished to avoid the inconveniences that might arise from the uncertain construction of these clause. they would introduce a direct proviso in their bill for the purpose of preventing those inconveniences. If there were a doubt of what might be done by the courts in the construction of the clauses of the bill, let them take the obvious mode of putting that doubt at rest by inserting in the hill a clear and distinct proviso. (Hear.) lie did nut think it came under the head of well-drawn bills. (Hear.) There was not much good workmanship about it—(cheers) —and he believed, when it was considered that the pre gnable had been altered, that the clauses were new, and that there were doubts as to what the effects ) of the measure might be under this, its matured form lie must say that there must be a great deal of bail workmanship in the drawing up of that bill. (Hear, hear.) He was perplexed himself as to what was the meaning of the bishop of a district. Ile referred to the ease of the Beeb' bishops. By the bill u person who celled himself a bishop was to be fined 1001. That was the effect of the clause. But why the : k etch bishop were permitted to break the law was left for further explanation. (Hear.) The hen. member then read an extract from the minutes of the committee of council on education to the effect that Roman catholic priests managing the religious instruction of the children belonging to their faith, or as members of committee exercising any control in the schools must have been previously ordained by the Roman catholic bishop for the tune being of tho ecclesiastical district in which the schools may be situated. (In the ninth of November (con tinued Mr. Gibson), tho very day when the celebrated pro testant demonstrations had been made in the city, another letter hail been written by the authority of the Lord Presi dent of the Council to the Roman catholic school com mittee expressing his gratification that this manage ment clause which he (Mr. Gibson) had just read was likely to be carried out. It behoved the law offi cers of the crown to tell them what they meant to do in regard to the deeds in which the titles of the bishop were recited. How could they name a bishop by his title in a deed if it were a penal act fur a man to call himself a bishop ? He hoped that government would give a fair and full explanation of what course they intended to adopt with regard to these trust deeds, and on what grounds, on the 29th of November, they had used the term " Roman catholic bishop" of a district, if they hail decided on enacting • law rendering a person liable to a fine of 1001. who called himself Roman catholic bishop of a district? (Hear, hear.) Sir F. THESIGER said that the question which the hoe, was really called on to discuss was, whether the pre amble should or should not be postponed and all the die eneion seemed to here a very remote hearing on that matter. lie thought they should not spend their time in dimming mans which would all arise when they came to diem as big in its separate clauses. Mr. ROCltimAillthatif the discussion had stopped with the speech of the AttormerGeneral they would have had one clear and distinct Matoment ; but the Solicitor-General had followed the Attorney-General, and had given them quite a different view of the powers of the bill. The Attorney- General had said that this bill did not extend any fur ther than the old ens, and the Solicitor-General had stated that the present bill was more extensive than the old one, and would apply to Ireland. Mr. P. H. HOWARD considered the argument of the right hon. member fttr Manchester (Mr. Gibson) was an im portant one. Viscount BERNARD, after alluding to the district of Rose, on the authority of Dr. Doyle, begged to state that the right of presentabon in the Irish Roman catholic church had formerly belonged to • family of the name of Stuart, and that family being now extinct, the Pope, as the supreme head of the church, had taken this right to himself. This claim of the I'ope to the right of presentation in Ireland, resting as it did on the fact of the Stuart family be ing eatince was a virtual denial of the sove reignty of the Queen in that country. (Hear, hear.) Ile trusted that whatever delay might take place in the poising of this measure, be trusted that whatever measure =ft h t be passed, it would be e ffi cient. B Mr. T. UNCOMBE thought they ought to discuss the preamble tire" Loud J. RUSSELL mid ho wished to take the usual course. He was aware that he once did agree to time the preamble first, but such difficulty arose that ha should be eon, to do it again. Mr. T. BUNCOMBE remarked that this was an un usual hill, and they might take en unusual course upon it. Lord J. RUSSELL said if they dimmed the preamble first and they wawa the ',script from the papers, the has. maahew wadi ww; what authority was there for it ? The ist of the coomiptlassi issued wee quite notorious. Kr. MOORE contended that -naafi they had read the preamble they could not unientand the clause. Kr. AGLIONBY said it appearld to him the preamble was redly an enacting clause, and they therefore ought to take it first. Mr. KEOGH remarked that it had been observed they made no way. Why was it ? It was because the noble lord at the head of the government had not made up his own mind as to what he should ask for. One night, under • severe pressure from the repreeentatires of Ireland, he gave up two amass. On another night, under equal pressure from another side of the house, ho agreed to certain amend ments of the hot. and learned member for Midhurst, and, in order to make that up to the Irish members, he gave up a little bit of the preamble. There was hardly a line of the bill which the noble lord had not taken from one side of the house or the other. Then the hon. mem ber for Midhurst gave notice on Friday night of amendments to the clauses of the bill, which had since been made to fit in at the right place, the hot . and learned member baying met the Attorney - General in the street; whereas they (the Isiah members ) bad not bad the good fortune to meet an attorney-general in a conciliatory mood —an attorney-general in search of a preamble—(a laugh)— and the important amendment of the hon. member for Rochdale, and than of which he had given notice, did not dt. The noble lord said it wan the universal practice to take the preamble fast. He (Mr. Keogh) admitted that. And why! Because in all other acts they had some set tled principle on which to act ; but here they had got no settled principle. Had not the noble lord every time he nee is that house announced a different principle on which thiibm was bead. The preamble contained the words "the said brief, reseript, or letters apostolieal." What brief, ' , receipt, or letters apostolical ? The noble lord said, " Look at the preamble!" That was preAsely what be (Mr. Keogh) asked the house to do. (Hear, hear.) But the noble lad had stated that the script was perfectly notorious, for it had been published in all the newspapers. That he (Kr. Keogh) denied. It had never been published in any of the public journals; and ho would venture to say that it had sever met the eyes of any individual in that house. The noble lord was evidently not at home with the fats of the am. The Charitable Bequests Act left it to the embolie ame missioners to decide who was the puma aommt, sod law could they do that but by referring to dm %RIK emeettel, or letters apostolical, under which at... the llama catholic prelates of Ireland held their sees. (C=. He (ltr. Keogh) considered that they IMO filly in exposing the inconsistencies and absurdilda of msb sure • and that it was not to the delays isteepomed by the Irish mmbers, but to the blunders of the premeame date bill, that its slow progress was really to ha attributed. (Loud cheers.) The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the quaitios for them now to decide was, whether they elhaeld or should not postpone the consideration of the pima ble. Now everybody knew that the premises of bills was usually taken last, inasmuch as the CUOMO were the important feature ; and when it had been deter mined what they should be, they then went through the preamble, so as to adapt it to them. Just in the same man ner, he believed, every author wrote his preface after he had di:tidied his work. Then, they were told about the wonderful changes which the government had introduced into the bill; but he denied that there had been any changes in the bill whatever. (Cries of "Oh! ") He re peated that its intention remained the same—namely, that they would not allow these titles to be assumed either under the papal brief or otherwise. That was its object now, and the clauses which had been withdrawn had not been taken away in consequence of any pressure in the house, but because it had been represent.'d to them by Archbishop Murray that they would make the bill go farther than the act of 1429, with which it was the wish of government that it should coincide. (Hear.) It was not very encouraging to the law advisers of the crown whenever they delivered an opinion to lie told that they totally differed and be was sure that the hen. and learned member for Athlone must know bAter. (Cheers.) Strangers then withdrew for a division, but after the lapse M about five minutes the gallery-door was re-opened, and it was f.,und that no division had taken place. On our return, Mr. REYNOLDS was found addressing the house, amid loud cries of " Oh, oh." He said that, without underrating the legal acquirements of the Attorney•Oeueral and the Solicitor-General, he must say they did not appear to him to have thrown much light ou the subject. He (tlr. Rey nolds) felt fully warranted in moving that the Chairman should report progress and ask leave to sit again. Mr. ItOEI3UCK said no one could be more oppos ed than he was to the preamble of this bill ; but, if this country was to be governed by moans of a legislative es sembly—(cheers)—artain habits of dealing with the ordi nary business of the house were absolutely necessary to make that government useful. (Hear, hear.) Hon. mem bers who were opposed to the preamble would believe that he had the same object as they had. He would do all he could by means of fair argument and as open and honest opposition to put an end to this bill ; but he entreated hon. gentlemen, os they regarded the interests of their own coca try,to be governed by the rules of a legislative ainensbly,and not to introduce a system which would make persons say that they were tri fling with the great interests of the country. (Hear, hear.) Ile entreated them to let the committee go to a division on the bill, and not to trifle with tie forms of the house. After a few words from Mr. 16100ILE and Mr. ROEBUCK, The Earl of ARUNDEL hoped his hon. friend the mem ber for Dublin, would withdraw his motion for reporting progress. and allow the comin'ttee to divide on the pre amble, and he trusted that after the division the govern ment would consent to postpone for the present any further progress. (Hear, hear.) Mr P. HOWARD concurred in this advice. (Laughter.) Mr. REYNOLDS said non , of the appeals which had been made to him had convinced him that he was wrong, and he should, therefore, divide the committee on the ques• tbm that the chairman do report progress. The committee then divided. For reporting progress Against 271-241 The committee again Welded on the question that the, preamble be postponed: For the postponement Against 258-213 The Earl of ARUNDEL moved that the chairman re port ress. Sir p o. rog GREY said that they had now spent five hours upon a desultory conversation—(hear, hear)—and as the usual hour for adjournment bad not yet arrived he hoped the committee would proceed with the bill. (Hear.) Mr. M.. 1. O'CONNELL supported the motion for adjou ntment. Mr. REYNOLDS hoped that the Irish members would stand firm in their resistance to a tyrant majority that sought to force upon them a bill of pains and penalties. (Hear, hear.) They would get nothing by political gen tility —(laughter)—or by bowing and scraping to the 1 ree ntry bench. (Hear, hear.) Ile could tell them thut if only half a dozen members stood together the government should not go on with the clause that night, and the sooner they were made acquainted with that tact the better. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK thought that honourable gentlemen should be allowed time to consider what course they ought to adopt with regard to the alterations. They should give at least 12 hours—[An hon. member—a fortnight!—(laugh ter)—for the consideration of the altered state of the bill. They should not give Irish members the opportunity of saying that they were beaten by a tyrant majority. (Rear, hear.) Sir R. INGLIS asked whether it was fair that the hon. member for Dublin should be allowed the use of such an expression as a tyrant majority. (Hear.) He would ask if it was fit that a minority should have the power of post poning, as they had done for the last ten days, the greatest measure of this session ? (Hear, hear.) lie would call so the government to protect the majority from a tyrant mi nority. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of ARUNDEL trusted the government would yield to the appeal made to them by the hon. member fur Sheffield, who had advocated the cause of religious liberty on this occasion with so much seal, ability, and discretion. (Hear, hear,) He did not look for any adjournment fur a fortnight, bat only for a night, and he did not think this was by any means an unreasonable request. (Hear.) Sir F. THEIHGER said ho hoped the government would yield to the appeal made to them. It was important that they should do so because they had adopted the proposition of the hon. and learned member for Midhurst which made a declaratory enactment in the bill, that declaratory enact ment merely applying to the rescript of the Pope of the' 29th Sep., 1830. In answer to a question by the hon. mem ber for Orford his hon. and learned friend the Solicitor- General stated that this declaratory enactment was appli• table only to England; but that if carried into a law the judges in Ireland would feel themselves bound by it to de clare any similar rescript is Ireland illegal and void. Ho therefore interred that any similar brief or rescript in Ire land would be illegal and void. And if that was what was really intended, he thought it would be far better that the intentions of parliament should be clearly stated in the bill. (Hear, hear.) Immediately he heard the answer of his hon. friend it occurred to him that it would bo desirable to introduce an amendment in the fiat clause setting forth that it was desirable to extend the bill not merely to the present rescript but to all reacripts and briefs. It would, of course, be impossible at the present lime to enter into the consideration of the amendment which would come on upon the government clause ; and there fore he hoped the government would accede to the applica tion for postponement—certainly not for the reasons given by the Irish members, bat fur other reasons — in order that the house might have the opportunity of considering such an amendmeat as that which he thought it his duty to en deavour to introduce into the bill, and which he could hardly understand the government could refuse to accept, after the speech delivered by his hen. and learned friend the Solicitor-General. (Hear.) Mr. GEACII said he was one of those who had gone into the library. He had entered parliament with the in tention of opposing the present bill, and he was opposed to it still, but he thopght the Irish members were frittering away public time without any practical use, and be humbly entreated those gentlemen not to condone their present course of policy any longer. (Hear, hear,) Sir G. GREY said he had thought it his duty, having regard to the public time alluded to by the last hon. gentle man, to ask the committee to make some progress with the bill that night. It was now quite clear, however, that at that advanced hoar (a quarter to twelve) no practical advsnoe in it could be made ; and, es the amendments would probably have to be altered, in order to meet the bill in its present shape, a postponement was rendered the more desirable. He proposed to proceed i with the further consideration of the boll in oentolittoe at 5 ' o'clock on Friday. (Hear, hear.) Mr. REYNOLDS said that, with regard to the postpone ment of the further consideration of the bill, neither him• self nor any other of the Irish members was bound by what had just fallen from the right bon. baronet. Tho CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again on Friday. _ _ HAINAULi' FOREST BILL. This bill pared through committee. SALE OF ARSENIC REGULATIONS BILL. This hill pared through committee. APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICES, At., BILL. This bill, after some discuisioit, pared through com mittee. CUSTOMS BILL. On the order of the day foe the second reading of this bill, Mr. HERMES said that he regarded the bill u of too important a nature to be discussed at that late hour (half putl2), and suggested a pc.tponement. In consequence of undue hut* they had sent up the Income-ax Bill to the House of Lords in a disgraceful state la respect to errors in wording. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed to postpone the second reading. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1851. After a few words from Mr. WAWN and Mr. AOLIONNY, the bill wee accordingly postponed till Friday. LODGING HOUSES BILL. Postponed (" as amended to be considered ") till Thursday. GUNPOWDER STORES (LIVERPOOL) EXEMP TION REPEAL BILL. This hill was read a second time. CROWN RIGHTS IN THE DEER FOREST. Lord SEYMOUR moved, pursuant to notice, for leave hrintin abill to ettingui,,h the right of the crown to deer in the New Forest, and for other purposes. Leave was given, and the bill wa s brou ght in and read a I first time. SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PASSENGERS ACT. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT moved the nomination of the select committee on the Passengers Act. The names on the paper were agreed to without discussion. The house adjourned at a quarter before one o'clock. ' MR. HAYES,Sens., the DENTIST, so many years is_l. established In May'e-titaldlngs, St. Nardn . ..tane, can wily be essenlied at 12, Sobweausee, where he adhere% strictly in the rum* Ident. 'hones and dentine principles which have characterised hiei prat** for so many year.. flobosquarw PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. HAIMICH ELECTION COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday, on the re-aseembling of the eommittee, Mr. Her &Trier in the chair, Mr. James, Q.C., for the petitioners, said that in con sequent* of the decision of the committee that evidence might be gone into by counsel for the sitting member, although no express decision had been come to before the revising banister, and the effect of which was to allow counsel for the sitting member to go into the merits of votes which counsel for the petitioners bad been precluded from going into, it was useless to procrastinate the contest any longer. He would not say the decision was unjust, but it operated harshly for the petitioners, who now withdrew from the field. '1 he vote of Mr. It. J. Bagshawe was then formally struck off the poll, thus reducing the majority of one obtained by Mr. Cranford, and placing him on a par with the votes polled for Mr. Prinsep. The room having been cleared, the committee deliberated, and the bon. chairman eventually announced that the cora -1 lathes hail come to the following decision :—" That Henry Thoby Prinscp, Esq., not being duly qualified by 1 and 2 Vie., c. 48, entitled ' An act to amend the laws relating to the qualification of members to serve in parliament,' is not duly elected • burgess to serve in this present parliament for the borough of Harwich. That the last election of a burgess to serve in this present parliament for the borough of Harwich is a void election." The committee then broke up after • sitting of 15 days. A new writ will issue for Harwich, and it is understood that the same candidates will again contest the borough, COLONIAL PROP ARTY.—M.P. QUALIFICATION.—The bill brought in by Mr. Hutt and Mr. Adderley proposes to make property situate in any colony or territory of the East India Company, or possession of her Majesty, a qualifica tion for a seat in parliament. The estate, like that re quired for the representation of an English county or borough, is to he of the clear yearly value of 6001. or 3001., with not less than thirteen years of the term of tenure at the time unexpired It is proposed to incorporate the act with I & 2 Vie., cap. 48, known as " An act to amend the laws relating to the qualification of members to serve in parliament." Tea SUBWARINNI TILEORAPIIB DETWEIN ENGLAND, FRANCA, AND IDILAND.—The Lord■ of the Admiralty report they will require the usual elautes to be inserted in these bills, prohibiting any interference below high-water mark, unless by their permission, in the construction of works under or along the sea coast or shore. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. STICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL. (Cousidered in Committo.) itonarrr.—Kotion made and Quetta, pnopored. "That not pre rondo Ite postponed wheteepon tabor En* end Quernon pat, Ni Noss tn. "Met toe Minoan do report progranned ask loant to sit sow." ATV. _ _ _ Armatremg, Kr A. Hortma;;VAWird O'Connor, Pruett% Arundel sad Surrey. Howard, Philip M. O'Flaherty, Ant:lon, Bari of llutelint, Edward J. Power. lir. Barran, Sir H. W. Keating, Robert Power, Nicholas Blake, Martin J. Lowboy lion. Cord Roche, Edmund 11. to ke, Kr T. J. M•Cull.figh, W. T. Sadlcir, John Corbolly, Meths, E. Magna, W. H. Sal wey, Colonel Crawford, Wm. S. Maker, Mewls' V. Brolly, Francis bewares:, John T. Meagher, Thomas Rimer., Jahn P. buncombe, Thome Mahout, The o'O. tialliran, Michael Sagan. James Memo, beam H. Talbot, Jolts H. Fos, Richard K. Morgaa, H. K. G. Vane, Lord Harry Pox, William J. Murphy, F. S. Wall, Choke B. Orsee, (Ryer D. l. Nugent, Sir Percy '1 . 814. , - • Orman, Henry O'Bilen, J. . RI.LKII. Greene, Juba O'Heten, Sir T. Kauai, William Hinkle, 0.0.0. O'Connell, Join Reynold!, John Itrintium—Question again proposed, "That the ;tremble be poet poned."—Wherenpon motion made, and question put, " nut the chairman do report program, and a-k lan. to ait again." The com mittee divided : —Ayes, 30 ; oea. 271. AYES. Barron, Sir H. W. Grattan, Henry O'Brien, Sir Ti•rothy Stake, Martin J. Greene, Jelin 0., lalie-ty, Anthony Lewitt, Reginald J. Higgins, G. 0.0. Power, I), ilsrhaily, Mutbew E. Bastin, Robert Pew,. Nicholas (kawford, Wildman S. Litwin., Hon. Cecil %Weir, John Ltwereia„ Juke T. Mogan, William It. Scully, Intact; VIIPn, James Maher, Nicholas V. Sullivan, *than! Pea, &cloud M. Meagta-r, TitOnla Talbot, J. nisei/Ith Pm, WLI , LIIIII J. Moore, sumac Tel Liu. Cams, Kt. ILn. T. M. Morgan, H. K. G. Kemal, William Ora% O.D. 1. O'Brien, J. ilteynoids Jobn Omen put—" That the preamble be postpcsel."—Tbe committee divided:—Ayres. 3).); Num% 4). AYES -- Adair, Iluah E. Prawn, Charier 11. Paget, Lord Clarence Ala el, Thomas Oaskell, Jame: M. Pakinitton, Sir J.ohn Andaman, Arthur Unpin, C.otonci Pnienenn.n, Viscount Artnitknott, lion. H. Glyn, George C. Parker, John Arehdalt, Carnal@ M. Godlard. Anihroee L. Peel, FroderLk Arkwrigho, lieorp Gooch, Kdward 8. Panama, Hon. Cal. Ashley, Lord Gorden Admiral Perfect. Rabort liagshow, Jahn Core, William O. Nato, Same l Morton Bailey, Joaro ()ranger, lhonme C. Finn •y, Wiliam Lune., at. He.ll. T. Greenaol, Gilbert Plowdon, W. IL C. Baird. James (Peskin, Charles W. Plumptre, John P. lialdwia, i harks B. Grey, 111. I In. Mr 0. Men, Rieherd daring, Henry B. Grey, Ralph W. VIAL °good Baing,RLllratitrET. Grogan, Elward Ligesa, Juno C. Bash Michael T. Orairenor. lord B. Dapies , U. W. J. Bell, Jacob on, lowe Itiostdo. J. . L. Bell, Philip Hale, IL B. Si* H Bentioek, Lord IL Halsey, Ttinessa P. Iliaseds, Richard Bamford, William Hamilton, George A. Mass illy, Col. Iterkeley, Admiral Hamilwn, J. H. Zwisaly, Mr Joke Berkeley, C. L.O. Illardcaste. Joseph A. Roineleed, C. K. Bernard. Viscount Harris, Richard Haat* Airnander 11 184116.4 1 ,43. e t t1 in John i 'l, ,W. B. Hatchet!, Rt. Roo. J. Larg tt i,Gra;ree . it6i , Stephen Hawes, Benjamin Beat, Hn. Francis Blai:dford, Marquis of Hayes, sir Edmond Some?, Henry K. Booker, Thome W. Heald, James Seymour, Heiuy D. Booth, Sir Rote , . 0. Heath:me, John Seymour, Lord Bei:aerie, Hon. E. P. Ilenesae, 0.11. W. Shelburne, Earl of Bawls" Admiral Henley, Jmonh W. Poluridaa, R. B. Bretorldr, Richard Herbert, Rt. 110. L albah Colonel Briscoe, Musgrave Worries, It!. lin. J. C. Blaney, Robert A. Smoke, Lord Hiklyard, Robert C. Smith, John A. Brows, William Illidyard, TUC B. T. Booth, John 0. Bulkeley, Mr R. B.W. Nalless," Thomas L. lisollett, Alexander Buller, ter J. Y. 1 W .u 1 T. Tense's Somerville, IliabirW. BurraL It. C.Y. HeMyyme, William N. /Ipeareaan. Henry J. CAMS,Honk% John Locoser, Richard Career hes I. Theban, Lord Stanford, John T. Weft Mao. 0.11. Waned, Ha. C. 0.0. B=Xa. E.H. aCtytflba e wird IL Hu la, Willis. B. 8 W Minitnie col listable% Rdward J. gym', W. H . IL C R. OMM, SW& Isels, Hr Robert H. titogisommea, Robert aluirrepher. R. A. Jesa William Stuart, Lord James Clay, Jamie Stuart, Hem Clive, Hon. R. 11. I Kelrillehard Mart, Henry 0. Clive, Henry B. Kershaw, Jame. Button, John H. atekborn, Mr A. J. L king, Hon. P. J. L. Talbot, C. R. H. Collis., William Knox, lion. W. B. Trier•i, Henry W. Comely, Thomas lAbsombere, Hon. R. Taylor, Thomas E. Cowan, Charles Langston, James H. Thalger, Sir P. Cowper, Hon. W. P. Wiener, W. IL P. O. Thiskusese, R. A. Craig, Cower, W. O. Hon. R. Thomproe, Colonel Crowder, Richard B. t a rirlu al lin. 812 T. P. Thompson, Mr. Aid. DarlonPle. John Lewis, George O. Ilicornsir. Thomas Doßyneourt, Ila.C. T. Lledery, Hon. Col. ThoraliV , George Dud, John W. Lake, Joseph Tollanuche, John Dodd, George Lesko:art, Allan E. Townley, B. G. Urea, J. 8. W. S. E. Long, Willer Towarhend, Captain Duckwortb,Mr J.T.B. Lovedeu, Frye, Trevor, Hon. t). R. Deg Gawp S. Mackie, John Thfsell, Rt. HA. H. DuL Loss Maenaghten, Sir B. Tyke. Ur Deile. OM Jame MThagart, Sir John Troll, loilr John. DOM% Gelep Mangles, Roes D. Verney, sir Harry DOM" MN Manner, , Lord C. L Villiers. Viscoent = s ,l42 . lrsl iir Hooper Lord Mr Villiers, How c, D. M Wink= Mere, Hon. P.W.C. 1:1=1 a Mart in, W. =AL.. Dung ' H. MVissonat Matherem, Ode WARN Themes illiamT. Man* Rt. Meth P. W John T. J. E. Mks, P. W. S. e, James Kom i Willis Mak% Cbrdes A. Wierals, Leon T. ....riiimai J. Datil Whim; B. M`Ghle . 1. S. /SW" H. Id s% H. William., John iZawenr "yea Williams, William Valkorosh Lima Joseph R. Willyame, tiumphry lerganon,llllr Robert Mgt" Williamson, SW H. titspaidELIILHA.J. MEW Atha Wake. Jaskol • YiIitWOUSELMOS. 0. Nnfid. Jil•Pik Wilson, Mathew pl oy ,. j a ii yoggposui o K. Wood, Rt. Hon. Mr C. Foley, ' Lam IL IL Newpoit, "Leant Wool, Mr William P. Fortes, WIMIem Mahon, ILL Hen. J. Wortley, He. J. 8. Purdy*, A. D. Noel, Hon. O. J. Wynn, H. W. W. Punt... Iliatitaw Ogle, lisalls C. H. TYLIMS. Pam, I. W. L Owen, Mr John Hamer, .W. G. Irresomun, Colseal Puke, Charles W. Ha, Lad Harem =1 U. A. Grace, &Ter D.J. &Flaherty, Anthony and Sarrey, Grattan, Henry Power, Dr. tart of Greece, John Power, Niebolas Banta. lit H. W. Harbert, Henry A. Rocha, Edmund B. Blahs, Marna J .W . nerd s. George D. Jtorbuck. J. A. blitwiit. Berin J. Keatice, Ibbert nadlslr, John amnesia, H. C. 8. Keogh, Walla. Stahl. Francis Csrbslly. IL K. Lawler+, Han itch &Winn, Michael Quart.** W. til. Megan, Wiliam H. T.ltart, J. H. De Henn, heal'. Umber, Slelicles V. Unice, E. K. "how Jamas Weeitter, Tim Trelaway, John S. Porteacua, lica.J. W. 'Grp; H.K.O. Wm-Prowl; P.B. Not, Richard Y. kurOy, Francis 11. Yea, W. J. o'll,. J. =LLCM Grath, Chula O'Brien, ir T. Beyrolda., Jobe Oilins, Wis. T. K. Cftlealseo lt , Jabs Mom Omega H. Bookdi. Brenham CrOcanati, Blown J. Pataa.—Mr. Borserset Bolter paired off last night with Mr. Cubitt against the Eoclesiantical Titles Bill. Captain W. H. Banbury his paired off until Friday next with the Has. Fitaetsphon French. REPRESENTATION OF AROYLESIIIRE.—A COlTe spondent states that, in the event of the representation of Argyllshire becoming meant by the elevation of the Dean of Faculty to the bench, it is reported in the county that i Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth will offer himself to the , electors, on the protectionist interest; and Alex. Campbell, 1 Esq., of Atomic, and Invemwe, on free trade principles.— Glasgow Noma CAPTALN SOMERSET.—The statement first pub lished In the 06seerer, and thence copied into other pap ra, alarming that the 'private secretary of Sir George Grey had visited Captain Somerset in the House of Corn:4nm, is, it appears, untrue. gite erptatligi. TO CORRESPONDENTS. • - - - ------ --• A teed Edition et " llre Express - . ° weteiainft be semi e , e o irlre " a te," is published may Tusedsy and Friday sight, to Uwe tor. Advertise:meets Intended tar "The Szpres," Leedom Receive pspe, seat be at the What, 10, Bouverle•streed. by Tire o'clock es the day of pubUtsidoe. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tan DAT—Maniac M. 100. Anemone. M. Wm Sommaaw—Yeentng. MN Alterman. 6k. 130. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20. A WEEKLY contemporary is curious to know whence the hidden resources of protectionist finance arc likely to be found. When the income tax and malt tax, or either of them, shall have been dis pensed with, as a mode of relieving the landlords, and when certain items of local taxation shall have been placed on the Consolidated Fund, by way of pacifying the over-rented farmers---where are the necessary millions per annum to come from ? What manner of new burdens can be devised that the people at large will bear ? We do not desire to over-state the case, and there ' fore omit altogether the additional difficulty, which would arise, were the retrogrotloes likely to be hampered by the volunteer bu 4 propounded sonic time ago by Mr. Disitaett. ne of the most con spicuous features of that memorable imprudence was the re-establishment of a sinking fund to pay off the national debt at the rate of 3,000,000/. a year. That could only bind its author, and could only have been embarrassing were that author suffered to retain in office the post of leadership which he has been allowed to occupy in opposition. But this re tention of pm-eminence, should the party ever attain power, seems less than ever probable. It is an acknowledged maxim of aristocracy to keep no faith with parvenus longer than it is needful or convenient so to do. While nobody better than GRANBY or NEWDEGATE wu to be had the right divine of the eloquent intruder to bear rule was hardly questioned. With hazy hopes of win ning over such a man as Mr. GLADSTONE, the ques tion was put in abeyance ; but that right hon. gen tleman having peremptorily refused to entertain in February last the idea of imposing a new tax on bread, the supremacy of the member for Bucks once more seemed to be secure. A new and more formidable competitor, however, has since ap peared in the person of Mr. WALPOLE, . a man of character, learning, and discretion, second only to Mr. Disnsem in parliamentary eloquence, and, above all, regarded by those with whom he is identified in general policy, as one of themselves. The first distinct intimation of this change of posi tions and priorities appears to have come, singularly enough, from the opposite party, and from no less a person than the prime minister. Mr. WALPOLE having given notice of a series of amendments on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, a communication was made on behalf of the government, through the AT TORNEY-OENERAL, to the learned gentleman, with the view of ascertaining how far the two principal parties in the House of Com mons could arrive at some agreement regarding the chief provisions of the bill. A proceeding of this kind could have no meaning, had not Lord JOON RUSSELL believed that tho person thus addressed was competent to speak and act fur others as well as him self On such a question, the sentiments of any isolated individual could be of little interest or im portance in the eyes of the minister. It was mani festly not to the member for Midhurst, therefore, but to the forthcoming leader of the Tory party, that Sir ALEXANDER,COCKBURN was sent. Of the result of his mission we arc not speaking here. 'the fact and its avowal is all that we are just now concerned with, and the general consequences to which it obviously tends It may be that during their prolonged sojourn in the wilderness MosEs will still continue to guide the ungratefuls, and that the regime of Josituv will not commence until the long-delayed period of their passing over Jordan. But the administration of the latter will at all events be unfettered by the promises of hiu predecessor. Party iu ready at freo l ucnt inter vals to avail itself of the benefits of political insol vency. It puts without scruple all its dis honoured bills into a schedule, swears roundly that payment is impossible, and then without a blush asks for permission to open a new score with the credulous and simple. It is in the oversight of this facility that we differ mainly with our contemporary already alluded to, in his estimate of the difficulties of protectionist finance. The question will not turn on what Mr. lltsunEtt has said in the name of an irresponsible opposition, but what Mr. WALPOLE will hereafter say in the name of a responsible ministry, supposing such a change to come about next year. As for the present. there seems but little symptom of a second renunciation of office this session, by its present occupants; and of the next, at such a distance, who seriously thinks? lint should it be so fated that either through want of courage, or the faculty of conciliating support, the whigs should let fall the reins they have hitherto somewhat loosely held, we doubt exceedingly whether we should ever hear a word within the walls of parliament about sinking fund or malt tax repeal. These may be all very well as stock pieces for grumbling, when there is no likelihood of being taken at one s word ; but Lord STANLEY is committed to neither of them, and he is not very likely to choose as his alter ego in the Commons any ono who is. Let the farmers ponder well then over this signi ficant fact, that the only measure to which their real leaders are pledged, as far as the remission of taxes is concerned, is the cessation of the income tax, which three out of four of the tenant class through out the kingdom do not pay. This is the snm and substance of protectionist sympathy for the landed interest, a direct relief to the owners of land, with a certain incidental and partial alleviation of the bur thens borne by the occupiers. And how is the defi ciency thus threatened proposed to be made up? By a five shilling duty on corn, which in years of scarcity the farmers would not need, and which in years of plenty would be wholly insufficient to enable them to afford those exorbitant rents with in secure tenure, which is at the bottom of the whole question. A five shilling duty simply means ten per cent. more rent for the landlord at the risk of the tenant, and the cost of the labourer. It would be just enough if attempted to paralyse enterprise, destroy confidence, and set the kingdom in a flame ; but for the tenant farmers it would prove, were it carried, a miserable delusion, a fallacious and fugi tive boon. THE Times congratulates its readers, English and European, on the restoration of the Diet of Frank furt, not, indeed, with the powers with which it was endowed in 1814 and 1815, when it tolerated constitutions and admitted the independence of the lesser states, but with that hill tyrannical supre macy which Austria obtained over that assemblage of princely delegates, and by which it destroyed the independence of every lesser state, abrogated the liberty of the press, and nullitiod the first and last principle of constitutional government, the right of the chambers to refuse the budget in any state. It was this execrable system of tyranny which chiefly caused the Germans to rise in 1848, and which prompted them to destroy that most odious, bigoted, and retrograde despotism which Austria had esta blished at Frankfort. That there should be found a living being, except some mercenary scribe of Austria, who could dare to return thanks in England before its public for the restoration of such a state of things, is so marvellous a sample of the impudence of an English journalist, and the ignorant recklessness of an Eng lish public, that in truth it is worthy of figuring with any monstrosity in the Great Exhibition. The Times, indeed, which in its bigot preachments of the most retrograde and most brutal system of tyranny, is aecustomed to thrust in an excuse to save appearances, adds, by , way of comment to its jubilation on the restoration of the Diet,that if it turns out merely the old Diet, with its old imbecility and oppression, it will do no good. But the Times knows right well, that if the new Diet at all differs from the old, it will be in the greater stringency of its despotism, the greater narrowness of its council, its power of action orer the minor states. With Prussia, and with Prussia the protestant principle in Ger many, annihilatedand humiliated, with thefour kings chained to the car of Austria, what is, what can the Frankfort Diet be, but the cabinet of Vienna in a delegated shape ? As to M ISTEUFFEL or the King of Paessis, every one knows that their show of resistance is mere humbug. The people of Ger many have not a friend, a champion, a liberal or sympathising mind in the Diet of Frankfort. The first principle of that Diet is, that representa tive states cannot reject a budget. Hesse Cassel has been martyrised, crushed, decimated, and eaten up for having dared to adhere to that principle. And the Times gloats with joy at the triumph of the Austrians over the liberal resistance. And after the triumph of despotism has been completed at Cassel, at Ilam burgh, and at Frankfort, the Times has the hypo crisy to take for granted that there will be con cessions to constitutionalism, and to good and libe ral government, from Austria. It expects this with just as mach sincerity and truth as it promised a lenient and constitutional administration of Sicily by the Neapolitans, or of Rome by the Poet:. The Times has poured forth its congratulations on all these conquests and restorations of tyranny. It I lpraised them, lauded them, flattered them, stood sponsor for their good intentions. And even after all these governments, like Rome and Naples, have given full proofs of their barbarism, their brutality, their 'imbecility, the Tinos has not yet one word of blame. That journal gloats over the degradation and the en slavement of the European mind. The fate of Germany and of its smaller states is precisely that of Italy, as seen at Naples, ltome, and Florence. The re-establishment of the Frankfurt Diet is tho finishing stroke. It is a simple declara tion that north of the Alps, as well as south, the state of politics and governments which prevailed in 1846 and 1847 has been restored. And the nmes would have the English people believe that this is good. It would have the English politician trust to it, as peace. It would cajole the English manufacturer and merchant, by holding out Austrians a land of free trade and no custom-houses, when its only possible proposals for uniting German}• are to raise the liberal tariffs of the north to an al most equality with the prohibitive ones of the south. It lauds even the adjunction of North Italy to the German empire, although it knows that the North Italy of Austria now necessarily drags after it Tuscany, the Romagna, and in fact the whole peninsula, from which it has already succeeded in excluding no small portion of our trade. We are indeed not amongst those who are much moved by the bugbear of Italy being blended in the same empire with Germany. We know there ore natural impossibilities, which to brave can never tend to in crease but to diminish strength. Italy can never be the appendage of Germany or Austria. And the more Italy is treated as dependent, the more cer tainly will it seize every opportunity to free itself, and consequently the more expense and force will it demand to keep it even quiet. The question for Austria is, in truth, not whether it shall appropriate Italy, hut whether it can keep Germany. Al c must say, we deem it incapable of either. Even by means of the former Frankfort Diet, when it tyrannised over the rest of Germany, it still drew from it no strength. When war seriously threatened, Austria confined all her efforts and' anxieties to her own paternal dominions. It may' now create a more compact military organisation on paper, with more stringent rules of obedience on the part of the lesser powers to the great, and on the part of the real Germans to the Croats and Sclavo nians. Rut all this will not create real strength. This will not unite a German army, with a German spirit, to resist an anti-national foe. Such an army, in the present state of men's minds, would not fight, or would turn their arms against their generals and courts. The military force, organised by the new Diet, would be chaOs at the first war. Instead of combating an army of French republicans, the Ger mans would embrace them. And Germany, instead of being rendered a bulwark by Austria and Russia, against the democratic ideas of the west, would. on the contrary, form in its oppression and dissatisfaction a tacit alliance with them. The Ger mans would welcome anarchy itself, rather than live another half century crushed under the hoof of that most brutal of the human species, as our Italian letters show, the ('roat soldier. We admit, however, that the Times, which sung a Laurent ode on the restoration of the King of NAPLES to absolute power, which marched triumphantly on tho' baggage of the French commander as he entered the stlects of Rome, and hailed the restora tion of the POPE—we admit that in all consistency the same journal and the same writer may singits man on the restoration of the Dietof Frankfurt. But we beg to inform Englishmen, that there is not one intelligent, industrious or moderately liberal German who does not stare in amazement at the sentiments of the Times as far more befitting the climate and the ideas of Siberia than those of Englund. And we at the same time beg to inform Germans that in this wide city of two millions of Englishmen, they would not find two men sufficiently ignorant or sufficiently base, as to adopt the opinions of the Times respecting Germany. be Court. STATE BALL. The Queen gave, last evening, a state halt at Buckingham palace, to a most brilliant court, the invita tions exceeding two thousand and one hundred. The ar rangements were similar to tho first reception this season. tho entire suite of state saloons being opened and brilliantly illuminated with handsome crystal lustres and gilt chande liers, the garter-room and ante-room at the south end of the picture-gallery, were also opened for the accommodation of the numerous visitors. The choicest exotics and fragrant flowers were tastefully arranged in the alcoves behind the elevated seats reserved for her Majesty and her royal guests, both in the ball-room and also in the throne-room. Groups of flowers as, adorned the picture-gallery and the grand hall. The company began to arrive noon after nine o'clock, those having the merit., alighting by the temporary garden entrance, and the general circle entering the palace by the grand ball. All the visitors were conducted by the principal staircase through the green drawing-room to the picture gallery and the grand saloon. Her Royal llighness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness do Speth, Sir Ocorge Cooper, and Lord James Murray, arrived at the Palace at 20 minutes before 10 o'clock, and was received by thellon. Eleanor Stanlcy,and thellon. Beatrice Ilyng, maids of honour in welting, Lieutenant-Colonel lion. Robert Boyle, groom in waiting, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Sey mour, groom in waiting to Prince Albert, Colonel the Bon. Charles Ore', equerry in waiting, and Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, equerry in waiting to Prince Albert. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands arrived, attended by the Chevalier van Rappard, the Che valier de Casembroot, and Captain Maij. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was accom panied by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and was attended by the Hon. James Macdonald and Lord William Paulet. Her Majesty • body guard, under the command of Sir Seymour Sadler, the Ezon in Waiting, was on duty in the Palace, as usual. Captain• Phiblis and Bellairo, officers of the corps, were present. A guard of honour of the Foot Guards, was on duty, with their band, in front of the Palace. Her Majesty the Queen and hie Royal Highnes the Prince Albert, entered the grand saloon at a quarter before 10 o'clock, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, him Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia, his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Nether lands, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, has Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wurtrini burg, his Serene Ilighne , s the Prince of Leiningen, and his I Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. In attendance on her Majesty were the Mistress of the Robes, the Countess of Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting; the Hon. Eleanor Stanl e y an d th e lion. Beatrice Byng, Maids of Honour in waiting, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Vice Chamberlain, the Marquis of Or- monde, Lord in Waiting, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. R. Boyle, Groom in Waiting, Colonel the lion. C. Grey, Equerry in Waiting, and the rives of Honour in Waiting. In attendance on his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, were the Groom of the Stole , _ Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting, Lieut.-Colo ne l F. Seymour, Groom in Wait ing, and Lieut.-Colonel F. Hugh Seymour, Equerry in • Waiting. In attendance upon their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince*, of Prussia. were the Countess A. de Hectic, the Countess Louise Orions, Count Piikler, Major Von Boyen, Count Golts, Colonel Fischer, and Lieutenant Von Hems. ----- In attendance on the Duke end Duchess of S►xo Cobourg Gotha were the Baroness de Wangenheim and M. B. do Treskow. Her Majesty and her august circle passed through the assembled company in the Grand Saloon, and were con ducted the Lord Chamberlain to the Ball-room, where Mr. BooWs quadrille band was in attendance. The general I circle followed the Queen and Prince Albert and their royal guests into the ball-room. The Queen wore a blonde dress over white Bah, with coloured dowers of various kinds worked on it, ornamented with bunches of flowers to correspond, and diamonds. Her Majesty's head dress was fronted of a wreath of flowers of various kinds to corre.pond with the dress,ornarnented with diamonds. The Duchess of Kent wore a black tulle dress over black satin, trimmed with black lace, the front ornamented with bouquets of diamonds and amethysts, and the stomacher also ornamented with diamonds and amethysts. Her royal highness's head dress was of white velvet with fea thers and blonde lappets, and the ornaments amethysts and diamonds. The l'rincens of Prussia wore a dress of pale blue crape over blue silk, trimmed with blue satin ribbon, and white blonde with ruses and lilies. Iler royal highness wore as a headdress a garland of lilies and pink roses, and dinmuud ornaments. The Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha wore a dress of white tulle over white satin, trimmed with white satin rib bon, and ornamented with flowers. Her Itoyal Highness wore a headdress of flowers and diamonds. tier Majesty opened the ball with the Prince of Prussia in a quadrille at live minutes before ten o'clock, the ris-a via being the Duke of Saxe Cuboorg Gotha and the Duchess of Sutherland. The other members of the royal party joined in this quadrille. After this dance a number of quadrilles, waltzes, and other dances were performed in the Dail-room by Mr. ItoosZ's quadrille baud. Dancing afterwards commenced in the Throne-room (where Jullien's band was stationed) with The Omit bith.n 4aad.db In the orchestra were :—llerr Kcenig (Cornet it Ptston), t..ollinet (Flageolet), Messrs. baker, Cooper, Doyle, La vigne, Ciotti, Jarrett, C. harper, Anglois, Collins, 6:c. The following dances were played by this band during the evening: _ qr•DIIILLVL ..... la Tommie, from 'Ulm" Opera. 'lke NclaulLte Jullien Ent nt Prong/us ...." .. Auler. ?atm. Debutantes binittte La Mandy Una Strom. Karl haulm. The CI yatal Fountain ........ Karl Bull. r. the Tamen , . Irri .......... lion. tttpt. /4 ildmay. Polka des Polawarde The 10124 Nn Doyle. The Mouton to Myr °MAK The nevi. .w The Derby Julllea. During the evening the company were served with re freshntenta in the Garter Room and the Gran Drawing !tome. A State Supper wu served with regal magnificence soon after 12 o'clock in the principal Dinner Room on Mug ranges of tables; the splendour of the service being height ened by the consummate ta.te of the decoration. 1 hey were most brilliantly lit by gold candelabra. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, l'rince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemburg, left Buckingham Palace at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, to continue their inspection of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. The royal suites consisted of the lion. Bea trice Byng, the Countess A. de Ilacke, Baroness IVang enheiin, Cul. lion. C. Grey, Lieut.-Col. F. H. Seymour, Major Von Boyen, Lt. Heins, and M. B. de Treskow. Her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to Buckingham Palace at half-past II o'clock. 'l'hc l'rince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, also visited the Ex hibition. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Ba roness de Speth, and Sir George Cooper, also inspected the Exhibition yesterday morning. Prince Frederick William of Prussia returned to Buck ingham Palace on Saturday night from Liverpool. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Queen yesterday, and also paid a visit to the Duchess of lieut. Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel F. B. Seymour, rode out on horseback yesterday. In the afternoon, the Queen, with the Princess Alice, ac companied by the Princess of Prussia and the Duchess of Saxe Cobuurg Gotha, took a drive in au open carriage and four. Colonel the lion. C. Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel lion. It. Boyle attended on horseback. l'rince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke of Saxe-Cubourg Gotha, and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, rode out on horse back at the same time, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. IL Seymour. A deputation, consisting of Mr. 11. 11. Wilson, Sir G. Staunton, the Right lion. Molt Mackenzie, Sir Herbert Maddock, Sir Charles Malcolm, Colonel !tawlinson, Colonel Sykes, Mr. IL I'. Priusep, Dr. J. Bird, Mr. G. Forbes, the lion. 11. Stanley, Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Fergussfm, Mr. Bland, Mr. W. Strachey, Mr. Itavenshaw, an d M r . It. Clarke, had an interview with Lord J. Russell yesterday, at his otiirial residence iu Downing -street. Mr. W. 0. Stanley had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey at the home-office. Mr. Asa Whitney, of New York, and Mr. C. D. Archi bald, had an interview with Lord Palmerston on Saturday at the lorcign-ottice. Ihispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the governor of the Canadas and from the governors of the other North Amirican colonies. Despatches were also received from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, from the Governor of Ceylon, and from the Governor of Western Australia. The Judicial Committee of Privy Council utt ycider day. The lords present were—the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. The appeal " Logni r. A.Mwell" (lima thy Prerogative Court), part heard, was heard. MAJOR llcsac and Mr. Owen have, wo under stand, been appointed comminaiuucrs to proceed to the Cape, fur the purpose of inquiring into the recent iligur hence, in Kalfraria. The intimate acquaintance with the affair sof the colony acquired by Major Hogg during hit period of service there under Sir Peregrine Maitland, and the perfect knowledge of the Katlir Imiguage winch Mr. Owen possessmi, will no doubt conduce much to ruttier Ow inquiry ailvautageous.—Glutie. FRANCE. MoNDAy EVISNITIO. There took place yesterday at Leinardelay's a ge neral meeting of the representatives of the Left, tbr the purpose of coining to a resolution regarding tho revision of the constitution. The chair was taken by General Leydet, as president doge. The following resolution was adopted unanimously : The members of the republican and democratic opposition met in general assembly. In presence of the law of 31st May, which supprsviam more than three millions of electors, and substitutes restricted suffrage for universal suffrage ; in • presence of the acts which h ave s t ruc k t h e r i g h ts an d t h o liberties of the people; considering that all the plans of re vision which are produced under actual circumstances :dm evidently not at the amelioration of the constitution, but at the subversion of the republic —arc unanimously of opinion that every project of revision ought to be Oct wade. The meeting then adjourned. This meeting of the Left yesterday at Lemardelay's did not number more than 12.5, the moderate re publicans having abstained. For this reason neither the Ecenenirnt nor any other newspaper of their party has mentioned the number of representatives which attended, as this was not enough to prevent the revision of the constitution--tt circumstance which robs their resolution of its chief importance. It is of importance to understand clearly the nature of the resolution adopted by the legitinust party on Saturday night. The motion carried in the Itue de Itivoli was, that the Assembly should be ins ited to express a wish for the total revision of the constitution ; total revision admitting, according to the legitimists, the restoration of the traditional monarchy. The question as to the date of the meet ing of the new Constituent, as you will see from the report which I sent yesterday, has been reserved. The rejection of Alfred Netternent's motion for fixing the date of the assembly of revision for May merely implied that the time had not arrived for settling that question, which it is agreed to defer until the third reading of the bill for proceeding to the revision. In the meantime the legitimists have determined to organise, allover France, avast petitionary mot ement; and, in order that there may be no ambiguity about the drift of the signers, the petitioners are directed to pray the Legislative Assembly not only to take into discussion the total revision, but to express the wish that the future Constituent may proclaim the return of France to the traditional principle of the heredi i tary monarchy. Thus there will be no danger of confounding the legitimist petitions with I those of the thmapartist or Orleunist parties. This vote has once for all settled the long agitated question whether any fraction of the legitimists would espouse the prolongation of the I'resident's powers. The whole party has taken a formal en gagement to work might and main together for the restoration of the legitimate monarchy in 1852. This is equivalent to a declaration of war against the pre ! sent executive power, which is resolved not to abdi cate until forced by some irresistible expression of the national will. The Orlennists are greatly cha grined by this uncompromising resolution of the le gitimists, as they regard it Dot only as a dangerous provocation to .Louis Napoleon, but as a premature propaganda for the elder monarchy, which tends to drive the Orleans country party, for self-preservation, to the banner of the President. The Conatitutionnel contains a long article by M. Granier do Cassagnac against the law of May ; but ho admits the Assembly could not abrogate the law without abdicating, and therefore must prolong tho President's power in order to meet the war declared by the socialists. in ease tho law be maintained. I tindershxd that M. Thiers has so little hesita tion in expressing himself publicly in favour of the rep . nblie, that in answering a cleputatigii tshiah, Waded on hi m the other day from a woßat &We • -A l \ Aj . • "1:1 j 4; I