The Express. — London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

nnei!. M . liermudez tie Castro t i„, en..oto prep( nee in !he miniitry condi- j •te ininotliote sattleteent of vevtrot the Lot,re,sion of the Norther!: nul "Aopilltsl :::!sence of 'Marshal Narreez, ! au n-conv.wation of the Cotter. The other being but little inclined to take these boldly in hniol, M. Bermudez de Castro oion on the spot, „ and General Ler- L e t ecd the letter t unto evening to INCE ADAM (ZARTORYSKI. ..e eminent foreigners who are in Lon_ the tsonient none is better entitled to respect than A Cr .r: retki. Illustrious by birth as the descend the J dynasty, so deer to the memory of • • nee las ad led to that aristocratic advantage „ sent ut the patriotic and disinterested services prosperity as in &flaunty, he his never e:aeed to hi- Throughout his long and tan afel eater Cr ertory,ki has invariably sacrificed his .y ingest to what he connived to be his duty, and span his la'.gh station and opulent Leone- not in the ~A I ges t neti.ial only to iiitneelf, but in that of sea p : v en to his couatry. His house is distinguished in ....ibi.tore tar deeds conceived in this spirit, arid no nbt that owe late was regales upon the example cf rg . f :too Toe tst:Ats of his f ',thee were confisca.td A „eo• • a y the Empress Cathterfae of Rn.sia, and restored at the W111:111 t 0 • t Austria , 41{1 noel:ciao that he himself, sad lee broth. r Constantine, shoMel enter the MlA:an service- Aa :atone, sprang up at court between the prince and the j i ., as t aperer Alexander, who had received a liberal eds.. mei ar I treeted Polish patriotism with ream et in Gse yercM l oss Czartoryski thus early cherished the hole of is Alexander the rrirenerator acd dell venr of Poland. 11c has been blamed for indulging in se g,.o h iv.• • dream, but not until after the event. For many s hog year Cautoryski's hopes wen kept up by very plan. 0; c sprarseees. There is much ground for believing that liberal soil enlarged view; were really entertained by Al nan eee towarita Poland, and that those views were 'ra dially abandoned, as the Czar acquit d greater experience is the art of ruling is an autocrat, a species of craft capable of corepting an angel. Disc, olided in what he expected from Alexander, Fr....e atoryski was not deceived iti what be feared frees Nipuea. His immediate ancestors had acquired during to o ? , lean, in this coantry sound practical notiuns of eon stioron it government from Murray, the future Lord Hatfield. and from Mr. Jones, afterwards Sir William Jai.., the great Oriental s.:holar and jorisconsult. Their lessons, rhich he inherited by trodition from his family, laid had of the Prince's mind, and received greater deve lopment doting his afait to England, where he poised grab of his time in familiar intercourse with Pitt, Fon, Sane, and Grey. 1 reed by the maxims of freedom .0 vos 'witty, the splendour of Napoleon's military tarter, which seduced ao many of his countrymen, inspired him only with distrust. Driven to the necessity of choosing between Rorie and France, he thought it safer for Pohlad to rely open Alexander. Appointed minister for foreign 'Lein by that manareb, he eerdially concurred in the policy ef this cot , airy, and adhered to the coalition which wan dissolved by the Hinkle( Austerlitz. Czartoryslei then withdrew from the prominent place which ho occupied in the goveramen', and unpted Coe wore humble though very useful and important office of directing the public in 'Metier of the Polieh provinces lie now devoted him self with indefatigable ardour to the task of confirming his countrymen in a dignified sense of their national identity by promoting the study of the history and the literature of Poland. Academic hos:ours and prize essays were in those days patrioa victories. Akzander was privy to the de sign, and for a long time wu not alarmed by its progress, bat, alter the events of 1013, Neseerailtzoff, his confidential minister in Poland. awakened the jealousy of his distrustful and vacileating stied. With the crafty penetration of his race, Horowitz df fame+ the obetaeln which Czartora ski's system et education would raise to the future assimilation of l'oianil with Muscovy. A coroph to change we, made in the organisation of the schools, and Coatoryski retired from their supreme direction, tabounng under the imputation— for which he was honoured by his countrymen—that he had by his measures retarded for one century the conver lin of the Poles into real Russians, and abject lieges of the Csu. Western Europe is scarcely yet aware of the import &ace of the service which l'rioce Czartoryski, es Minister of ratel:c Instruction, has rendered to the independence of aatsons &ad the general interests of civilisation. The diffi culty of converg the Poles into Russians is at this day the chief obit tele to a confederation, for. aggressive pur pew., rt the Selavonic races. Eighty miilions of men, of shorn the great majority are hall-civilised, fond of war, sad led by nobles whim ambition is almost exclusively emend to military fame and distinctions, constitute a dam which is daily looming more distinctly to oar view. The inwase of population and the prozrecs of the arts and sciences materially add to that easier. The Ramis* empire will in forty years hold a whoa exceeding one hundred Millions, and 11M11 room fee' the conit.rtable accommodation of as many more. Railroads, in bozo constructed in many a direction. A telegraph between ht. Petersburg and Constantinople will soon anni hilate space. Russian despotism is rapidly unitiog to the weight of material bulk the energy and strength of c im pactions. A kindred despotism has arisen elsewhere, which nrivrs the recollection of eastern and western empires, mil of the negotiations of Tilsit. It behoves every states men, of whatever nation or creed, to ponder on t' ese as yet milady apparitions. England, as long as the trident of Neptune, ais justly called the sceptre of the world, is in her hands, has the least to fear from the overgrowth of say other power whatever. But wiU Germany be safe ? Could Austria resist, or Turkey escape annexation, or Eng land herself ultimately maintain her dignity and protect her ft irests ? Ever since the reign of Peter I. the Czars have turned a longing eye towards India. From the field-mar dal to the sub-lieutenant, from the :corporal to the private, there is not a Russian soldier whose imagination does net revel in diamonds, and pearls, and rupees. In their hue page the vary name of India is the symbol of wealth, miw mecum, and luxury ; and the chief obstacle to the sego& titan of so rich a prize is, in their opinion, interposed only by distance. Some time before his retirement from the ministry of public instruction, and long before the general Czartoryski had loat nearly all his political influence ion M councils of the Emperor Alexander ; but as his patriotism was the avowed reason of his keepiog aloof, the Engine still professed to look upon him as his personal friend, apnea fission which, at that time, chimed uo with theee liberal views he wished the world to believe were natural to his character That he had been, all his life, a hypocrite, is an re onion more easily made than proved. Even hypocrites have been known to share is the feelings which they had acquired the habit of inspiring in others; and until Alexander adopted the mysticisms of Madame Krudner es the groundwork of the Uoly Alliance, there is reason to believe that he was sincerely desirous of acquiring the eery of being the restorer of Polish nationality and free ' dom. This belief was shared by Prince Czartoryski, at the engem of Vienna, where, to some extent, it stood the test of experience. He attended that congress in no special capacity, but merely as the friend of the Czar, and in so far as the Cur was the friend of his country. Eh influence on thedeliberations of the congress was considerable, and always exerted in favour of Poland. Abstract politicians are ever ready to cry " naught " where some grand theory of regeneration is not at once promulgated ; but practical statesmen are less intent on expounding a system than on working out what is fairly within their reach. The shreds and patches of ancient Poland, which in 1813 took the dig nified same of a kingdom, received with gratitude at the hands of the Emperor Alexander a reasonably liberal con stitution, which he promised to extend to the provinces of the first partition, in so public and so earnest a manner, that Czartoryski was not the ocly Pole who conceived hopes of regeneration for his country,—hopes that were shortly to red in disappointment and ultimately to provoke an appeal ta arms. That appeal was, perhaps rashly, made in 1831, and seemed to be the unpremeditated outbreak of the youthful blood of Poland, raised to fever heat by the maddening oppression of the Grand Duke Constantine, and the recent example of France. Czartoryaki's plans of regeneration were not probably based on a conspiracy. Such mesas may effect a revolution in a palace,—they have oftener be trayed the weakness of a cause than saved a nation. The people were not yet prepared for a levy cat Matte, and nothing short of that is likely to emancipate Poland. Hie giving% as to the ultimate result flashed across the steady and sober mind of the Prince, as he unexpectedly heard of the Insurrection, but the more imminent the danger and the greater his personal stake, the less be could resist the call of his country. The die was cut. It had been done with out him, but it had driven him to this dilemma, either to seek a refuge in the camp of the foreign oppresson of his country, or to join her cause. Ile followed without hesita tion, sad at all risks, what he considered a sacred duty. Had he been certain that the contest would halts entailed upon him all the misfortunes which have since fallen to his personal lot, his conduct voted hare been just the same. He fell a sacrifice to the purity of his patriotism. Men who act from princi ple are above the frowns of fortune. Their glory is in searing their misfortunes with dignified resignation, as free from pride as it is free from dejection. Placed at the head of the national government in 1831, Prince Czartoryski soon found himself, as he expected, over whelmed with difficulties and dangers. A formidable enemy Rood in front, and from within he felt perhaps the not less formidable pressure of divided *pencils, Utopian schemes, and theories; rash and reckless ambition. Never thileas, he undertook the task, at all times extremely arduous, of promoting union among his countrymen. Ile bade them look mainly to their own resources, and not trust moth to foreign sympathies. His reliance upon their gal- Many in the field was amply justified, but, in other res. poets, he was grieved and disappointed to find that too many roles sought in the madness of demagogues a moral sup pert against Russian bayonets, to which those demagogues seldom offered their breasts. The thunder of an eloquent speech is soon drowned in the roar of cannon. Anarchy dtsgraced the latter end of a manly struggle, and, to fiy from it, Czartoryski fought as a volunteer in the army under Prince Radziwil. Warsaw fell, and the noblest sons of Poland, with; Czartoryski at their head, preserved their freedom, their flag, and their national rights, by stekine refuge in foreign lands, where their presence is •-i" THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1853 SOLO. Bear my humble prayer, 0 God of Jacob— God of Rusts, M mercy turn to me ! Deign to look, 0 Lord, on thine anointed. Shield us! we are only safe with Tiles. For a day within thy courts is better Than a th• usand went iu Sinful ways: I would rather Lep thy holy ports! Than abide in tents the wicked rise. Cuuktm. Fur a sun nd buckler is Jehovah ; Once and glory wo in him behold. N cold thine from them thr.t walk uprightly Witl the Lord of S.tbaoth withhold. How blest, 0 Lord, is he 'that trustetb in Thee! • • At the conclusion uf the last chorus, the Marquis of Ilreadslhane, Lord Chamberlain, left his ►tation near the Queen, and, accompanied by Viscount Torrir.gton (acting for the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert), conducted the Infant Prince into the Chapel; his Royal Iliehneu being carried by the head mine and at tendril by Lady Caroline Barrington. The Royal Infant wore a iloniton lace dress over white satin, trimmed with lace and narrow white satin ribbon, cap of Iluoitun lice, mantle of lioniton lace over white satin._ Lady Caroline Barrington, with the Infantrrince, hawing taken her station in front of the font, and the four sponsors having ranged upon one side, the Arch bishop of Cawerbuty commenced rending the baptismal service. On reaching that portion for the naming of the chid, the Ar, hbishop demanded of the sponsors how it should b. named, when the King of Hanover answered in a clear, sonorous voice— Leopold—George—Duncan—Albert ; and his Grace baptized it accordingly. After having received the sacred symbol, Prince Leopold was returned to the arms of Lady Caroline Barrington, and remained in the Chapel until atter the exhortation. The following anthem and chorus was performed: ANTHEM. CHORIA AND DUST. Jesus, our holy Saviour said Suffer little children to coma unto me', And turbid them not; For of such is the kingdom of heaven. For it is not will of your Father, Which is iu heaven, That one of these little ones should perish.", RECIT. Shall His word be !argot ? CHORAL. No ! to Him bath this haiku been given. For we love the commandments He gave when He mile ; I And wo now have baptised this child in His name. • DUET AND moist& Long may he grow, like Samuel, In favour with God the Lord ; And never cease from doing well, And walking by His word : For they who walk in Wisdom's ways, In wisdom shall increase, They shall be crown'd with length of days, And live and die in peace. SOLO AND CHORUS. Come, ye children, give ear to my word, They never want who fear the Lori. And they who fear Him in wisdom increase. Seek ye Wisdom, be found in her ways, And length of life shall crown your days With blessings till ye are buried in peace. Amen! CHORUS—HALLELUJAH. Mount of Olives. Beethoven. Hallelujah ! to the Father, sad th e Son of God ! Praise the Lord, ye eyerla atingi Choir, in holy songs of joy I Worlds unborn shall sing His glory, the exalted Son of 4;:f! Which termineted the ceremony. After the blessing had been given, the procession of the sponsors was again formed and left the chapel, attended by the whole suite of his Majesty the King of Hanover. The band playing the march in " Judus Meccabeus." Immediately afterwards her Majesty and the rest of the illustrious personages followed in the same order as they entered. _ . During the ceremony the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Steward ; and the Lord Cham berlain were placed near her Majesty, and the ladies in at tendance and the officers of the Royal Household formed a lino behind the members of the Royal Family on both sides of the chapel. The Queen wore a dress of whits peg de Naples with silver stars trimmed with Hoskiny, awi *he smi silver ribbons. Her Majesty woes • iisisst of dingy Min with a raised centre, in which was set the large dimmed known as the Kohinoor. The Queen wore the ribise• of the order of the garter, with a diamond " George ," sus pended. and the " Garter " as an armlet. The Princess Royal and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa wore dresses of white tulle, double skirt, spangled with silver over white satin, trimmed with silver ribbons. The Princes Louise of Prussia had a dress of white crape over white silk, trimmed with white gauze ribbon. The Queen of Hanover wore a dress of white silk, covered with point lace, and having a diamond girdle and stomacher. Diamond ornaments were also on each shoulder. Her Majesty wore a diadem of diamonds. The Duchess of Kent's dress was of white silk, brocaded WIM silver, tnnunea wl.s. blued. Sas attaches or she dm. were of English manufacture. The head dress was com posed of white feathers and diamonds. The Princess of Prussia wore a dress of white moire with two skirts of point lace trimmed with white satin rib bon, and having the stomacher adorned with dimwit. The head dress was a tiara of diamonds sad white 101111111. The Princess wore a diamond necklace, and the cordon of a foreign order of knighthood. The Duchess of Cambridge's dress was of white silk with five flounces of point lam, the stomacher of diamonds sail large pearls. Her Royal Highness wore a pearl neickla and the head-dress was composed of a tiara of pearls and diamonds, with white leathers and point lace lappets. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meeklenburgli SUM@ wore a white brocaded silk dress, trimmed with point WS and white ribbon, the stomacher of pearls and (liana& The head dress formed of a tiara of pearls and dimmei and white feathers. The Duchess of Saxe Cobourp Gotha's dress was of whrs moire trimmed with white satin &Ana the hid ilea was formed of white flowers and diamemis. Tier Royal Highness wore the cordon of a foreign order of knighthood. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a dress, three skirts of white tulle embroidered with silver, over a gin; silk petticoat, the body trimmed with silver blonde, and the stomacher diamonds and turquoise. The headdress com posed of wheatears and diamond', white feathers and lappets. The Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg Strelits's dress was of point lace over white silk, the front being one waled ea each side with white satin ribbon and white fea lties. Easing two lines from the girdle to the flounce. The Memscher was ornamented with pearls and diamonds. The head dress was formed of diamonds, white feathers, and tit Isom lappets. The Pitons AMMO* of Hohenlobe Langenhourg wore a whits elk Irma iscesod with whits lace. The Princess mere round bar bead a garland of flowers. The King of heaver was habited in an Duna uniform, mid wore the sear of an order of knighthood. Prince Albert were a field marshal's uniform, with the collars and other Odin of three orders of knighthood. Prince Alfred ems highland dress. The Doke of Cseeheihre and Prince Edward of Sane Weimar wore the rearm of the Foot Guards, and the former had the collar of the Order of the Garter. The Prince of Prude.** Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strehtz, and the Prince of Hohenlobe Lsngenbourg, were habited in foreign uniforms. The Ministers of State, and the officers of the Royal Household, all wore their fall dress uniform', and the prin cipal members of orders of knighthood wore the collars of their respective orders. At eight o'clock, the Queen was conducted by the Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain from the throne-room to a state banquet in the picture gallery, accompanied by the Royal Family, the Foreign Ministers, the Cabinet Ministers, and the other ladies and gentlemen who attended the cere monial—the band playing "God save the Queen." The Christenaigr aks was placed in the centre of the table opposite to her Majesty's mat. It was raised in three por tions or stages, the base being decorated with wreaths of white and red roses. The two upper divisions wen hoed with crimson satin, on which were displayed in wirier bit ten the initials P. L., surmounted by a crown vatiedl Ida ornaments of pearls and white roses. The cake was crowned with a golden cup Shed *Eh flowers. Oval ornaments, representing the four sienees were placed round the cake. The illustrious company present at the state dinner in cluded : The King and Queen of Hanover, the Prince and Prin cm of Prussia, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Cam bridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meeklenburuh- Steatite, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Duke of Sale Coburg Gotha, the Duchess of Sane Coburg Gotha, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Btrelits, the Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Hohenlohe the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlobe, and the Durham of Sutherland. After the banquet the Lord Steward gave the following toasts, viz. :—" His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold. The King and Queen of Hanover," " The Prises and Princess of Prussia," " The Queen and the Prince." Her Majesty then rose from the banquet, and procceded to the White Drawing-room, accompanied by the Queen of Hanover and the other ladies present, soon after which l'rince Albert, the King of Hanover, and the other guests passed into the Grand Saloon, which was fitted up for music. The Queen and the whole of the royal and distinguished circle having assembled in the Grand Saloon, the following musical performance took place:— AuWT. trrertunr—es......... , Schezo—SinfooLu No. Bolo—Violin, Signor Beilllll. on Theme tram Ls Sonnambula &YAW. Hochuit's "Wet MendelesoLn. Coneertante—Violoncello end Contra Bono, S nori Matti and Bottalel Bodeslei. Minuetto—lphigenis Gluck. Solo—Trombone, Herr Nabich Nabich. Finale —Sin.foals, No. 8 Mozart. The Choir of the Chapel Royal attending the ceremony consisted of the Rev. T. llelmore, the Muter, and ton young gentlemen, together with the following gentlemen of her Majesty's Chapel Royal, viz.: /deur,. Lockey, Hobbs, Hill, Mania, Yazd*, R. Hanby, Gray, Shosi- bridge, Bennett, Benson, Chapman, Buckland, Machin, Lradbury, Salmou, and H. Bailin'. The Ueutleue.n-at-Arms limb tne apploachrs to, and the i entrance of the Chapel, and also formed a guar d at the entrance of the Grand Heil, escorting the Kim/ and Queen of Hanover on their arrival to the Lower Drawing-room, in which the Queen received her august guests. The cores war commanded by the lieutenant, Lieatenant•Colocel Topham. Major Humor, standard hearer, and Mr. J. S. Lloyd, the clerk of the cheque and adjutant, attended. The sub-officers, Lieut.-Colonel Nevall and Major Cook, were also on duty. The Yeomen of the Guard were commanded by 111 , jor the Ex.l.-in-Weiting, and were 'Whined in the Grand Hall, in the passegia leading from the Old Dining room to the approach to the Chapel, and upon the Grand Staircase. Sir George Lee, the lieutenant, Sir George Houlton, the ensign, and Lieut.-Colonel Fitzmaurice, the adjutant of the corps, attended. The officers of both corps and the officers of arms be longing to the Herald's College, dined in the Equerries' room. _ A Guard of Honour of the Foot Guards, with the Band of their Regiment, mounted guard in front of the Palace. A deputation from the Birmingham and Midland Coun ties Sreiety for the Better Protection of Sacks, had an inter view with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Home- Attlee. The deputation was headed by Mr. G. F. Monte, M.P., end consist, d of Messrs. Joha Evans, W. Lacer, J. H. B 3 illZtoll, and Edward Davenport (Birmingham), Mr. Perks (London), Mr. T. Luccy (Worcester), Mr. C. Lowe (Sheepy), Mr. J. I'. Adkins (Northampton), and Mr. J. Staley (Banbury). Mr. Jam( s Sadleir was among tl•e company that dined with the Chief Secretary for Ireland, on tilaturdAy, at Greenwich. CHURCH RATES FOR BUILDING CHURCHES IN PADDINGTON. A special meeting of the vestry of Paddington was held yesterday, '• to consider the report of the committee of the 31st January, 1852, on the necessity of providing fur ther church accommodation, and also to consider cer tain resolutions to be moved by Mr. John Wat- I. 6u.:•. There was a numerous meeting of the vestry, the subject having excited great interest in the parish, and amongst these present were the Right lion. W. G. Haver, M.P., Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., and Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P. The Res. Mr. Campbell took the chair. Mr. Alamrsizt, in the absence of Mr. Watson, begged to, move the resolutions of which that gentleman had given , notice. He thought the vestry should adopt the principle of subscribing to every church built by individuals, in con sideration of having a certain portion of it appropriated to free sittings. There was a great want of church accommo dation in the parish, but for the present his proposition was to take up only three churches, and to raise a sum of 12,000/. on the security of the church rate ; this would only require a rate of about Id. in the pound half-yearly. The Bishop of London was anxious for the building of these churches, and had liberally subscribed 5001. There could Nino doubt that the majority of the parish were members of the church of England, and that the vestry could legally subscribe the 12,0001. proposed, or any further sum that might be necessary ; in fact, the parish had already raised • large amount for building churches, under the Church Buildirg Acts of 58 George 111., cap. 45, and subsequent acts, and in the same manner he proposed to raise the far ther sum of 12,000/. Mr. Ilenstisos WArso:g seconded the resolution. Mr. ROMON moved an amendment that it be referred to tho Church Building Committee to cousider each applica tion and report to the vestry. The bishop gives land for Cravenhill church and 5001. The lessees also, who own two•thirda of the land, ought to contribute. The bishop and the lessees get 30,0001. a year from the parish. Mr. Wood proposes to give 5,0001. to have the presentation, he thought they ought to have the money down before they subscribed. He was opposed to giving money Ant to head a subscription, which if it failed the parties would come back and say they could not build the church. Mr. HATTER, M.P., reminded the vestry that they were stewards for the inhabitants, they were not spending their own money, and should therefore be cautious not to take any steps which might create discord in the parish. The Rev. Mr. BOONS, of St. John's, said if churches were to be built by compulsory rates, they should be for the poor. Mr. J. B. Smile, M.P., apologised for attending the meeting, he being only a member of the vestry ex officio ; but seeing that a resolution wee proposed to tax the parish 12,0001. for building churches, and that this was only an instalment of the principle which was laid down in the report, of subscribing a sum to every church which parties chose to build, he felt it his duty to attend and recommend the vestry not to take a step lake this wl:hont Om know ledge and consent of the inhabitants of the parish at large. The Rev. Mr. Brexiv was opposed to the resolution, and in favour of building churches on the voluntary prin. eiples. As the matter was to be referred to the church build ing committee, he would not at that late hour detain them, or he would have had much to say on the question. Mr. 111•arxixt, in reply, : repeated his arguments in favour of his resolution, and after observations from several members of the vestry, The CHAIRMAN put the resolution and the amendment to the vote, when the amendment was carried by a large ma jority, and the vestry adjourned. [The vestry being the representatives of the inhabitants ought to allow the reporters of the public press to be present at their meetings, that their constituents may have knowledge of their proceedings; for want of this publicity there are few of the inhabitants of the parish to this hour who have the least sus picion that the question of taxing them 12,0001. for building churches had ever been entertained by their representatives, the vestry. We recommend the inhabi tants to memorialise the vestry to admit reporters. We do not see, so long as all the proceedings :of parliament are public, why vestries should be mere hole and corner meet ings, as the present meeting would have been had it not attracted the attention of a few spirited members of parlia ment, who happened to be ex officio members of the vestry but who never before attended their meetings.] • THE DURHAM ELECTION. 'SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANK;NG COMPANY. The arnual meeting of this company was held vesttrday at the offleet. in Old liruad.street. E. Divest, Esti , M.F., tuck the chair. The report. from which we make the following extracts, was read to the meeting: " South Australia has experienced crest advantages from its proximity to Victoria, and those wno lett the co.ony . lor the Gold Fields have been among the most sucei safe. in procuring a handsome reward for their labours. The Bul lion Act enabled them to remit upon advantageous terms the gold they obtatiied, and that measure has throughout been attem:ed with a degree of success beyond the expec tations of ita most sanguine promoter.. Thu wealth of South Australia has been greatly increased, its trade ler,tely auguminted, and some staple products and branches of industry th..t wt re rapidly developing themselves before, have been much stimulated by the demands which have sprung up for them in the adjacent si alements The anticipations expressed in the last report as to the results of this measure have Min fully confirmed. The bank has participated in the pros;icrity of the eulohy and the success or the a Itlers, which it Las made every ex ertion to promote, consistently with sound principles and the encouragement of useful enterprises The annual ac counts from tie colony have been carefully prepared, awl the mist rigid scrutiny hut been male of all the assess. Every bad and doubtful debt has been written off, and the court are assured by Mr. George Tinline, the acting manager, in a valuable report be hat made upon the com pany's position in the colony at the termination of the year, that the utmost caution has been exercised in continuing on the to oks only those assets which are strictly available, and that :he bank was then in a haalthy anus improviug condition. _ _ " The general accounts for the year, which ended 30th May }a t, have been aubji cted to an equally careful exami nation, and the result of the profit and loss a-count to that date is as foliows :-Balance of undivided profits on 31st May, 1852, 24,511/. 9s. sd. ; carried to contingent account, 3,030/. ; appropriated to reserved fund, 2,15' / ; profits at Adelaide anti London for 1852-3, after every de duction for losses, expenses, &e., 31,347/. 4s. Ild. ; returned from canting nt accoent, 3,000/. ; total, 56,707/. 14e. 4d. From which deduct-Dividend for July, 1832, 8,002/. 17a. 2d. ; ditto January. 1843, 9,3331. Bs. 2d. ; income tax, 4211. 13s. 3d.: total, 17,7571. lls. 7d., leav ing a balance of undivided prefis en 30th May, 1853, 38,950/. 2s. 9d. " From this sum there will have to be appropriated to the reserved fund 10 per cent. in accordance with the deed of settlement and c h arter, which, amounting to 3,h95!., will increase that fund to 14,4201. 6s. 9d. The net profits availabl^ for the proprietors will thus be 35,055/. 2s. 91, and the court have to recommend the usual dividend of 6 per cent. per annum, and the further amount on account of profits of 30s. per share, equalling together 12 per cent for the year on the capital received, which, if confirmed by you, will bo payable (clear of in come tax) on the 15th of July and 15th of January next. " The company's annual accounts, which have been duly audi:sd, exhibit the following statement: Liabilitii s- Capital paid up, 255,0501.; bills payable, 8,5161. Iss. ; dividends not applied for, 101. 165.; reserved profit, 14,4201. 6s. 9d. ; profit and lose, 35,0551. 2i. 9d.: total, 314,0531. Os. 6:1. Assets - Adelaide-office, balance, 220,245/. 18s. fid.; bills receivable, cash, and other securi ties, 69,8291. Os. 101 ; three-and-a•quarter percent. stock for reserved fund, 10,3671. 4s. ssl. ; open policies and other assess, 13,5241. 13s. 2d. ; office furniture, 1861. 3s. 51. total, 314,053/.os. 6d. " The retiring directors are John Brown and John Remineton Mills, Esquires, who otter themselves for re clecsion, together with Charles Chippindale, Esq, the auditor, and the court trust these gentlemen will again receive the confidence of the proprietors. During the past year a vacancy has occurred in the direction from the decease of John Fussell, Esq , and the vein have provision ally she.ed William Wemyss Ker, Esq., to that office. The report was adopted unanimously. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman and direc tors, when the meeting adjourned. still a living memorial of their el .ry and a protest against 1 the spoliators of their 41.untry. Since 1532 Prince Cuflot %flu has lived in a modest re :irement at Paris, aver waielifal in any favour-hle opportu nity to serve his entantry, and in the meanwhile doing all that lay in his power to alleviate to his pocrcr countrymen, without distinction of patty, the psi , . slams and soirees 01 sidle. Under his care, and that t f the Princ. VI Lis worthy consort, several achotis Lave been founded in Paris for the idacation rf the children e( the :elegies. To the Lite eery Association ut the Friends at Vol cod, presided over by I Lord 1). C. Stuart, the Prince endeavours to procure every i assistance in Iris power. Many Polish ; atriots would have been driven to despair were it nid for the timely assivtar.ce awl friendly advice derived from the Prince or from his im mediate friends • and the winter Woof this illustrious victim of Russian amb ition is soothed by a social position in which • he has it almost daily in his power, by the judicious use of i modest resources, to do good. Zbe Court. CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT PRINCE. The christening of the infant son of her Nlajesty and niece Albert took place ycstt May evening in Bucking ham l'aluee. The sacred rite was performed in the private chapel in the pa:see, which was duly prepared for the men- SIM. Two rows cf chairs of crimson satin and gold were place ' , ll each side of the a ,ntre 6r the use of the Queen, the sponsors, and the royal personages invited t be pre sent. The principal compartments or pews (two on each side of the chapel) were appropriated to the representatives ' of foreign powers connected with the royal family and the SrODSOrS, and the cabinet ministers. The altar was lima with crimson velvet, panelled • ith tp.l4 lace; and ou the communion table were placed the golden vessels wed in the sacrament, with salver, and two large candle slicks. Seats of crimson and gold were placed for the otliciating clergy. The font was placed in 'dunce of the haul pas. It was a most elettaatly formed tazza of silver gilt. The rim was tormed of the leaves and fiowen of the water lily, and the base from which its elegant stem sprung was composed with infant angels playing the lyre. In the front was the royal arms. The font was placed on a fluted plinth of whiz' and gold. Over the altar was a Sae piece of tapestry, representing the Baptism of our Saviour. The chapel was brilliantly illu minated by larg globes of light, constructed on a scientific principle, so that no orifice is visible, these globes bring also inserted in the roof. The band and choir wore placed in the gallery, and eon listed of hit Majesty's private baud, strengthened by addi tions from the Philharmonic Society, including Signors Bottssini, Piatti, and others, and the choir of the Chapel Royal, the whole conducted by Mr. Animas. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. The Heralds and Kings•of•Arms were on duty to usher the distinguished personages to their plans in the chapel and conduct the royal processiens. There were present— Alb2rt William Woods, Eq., Lancaster Herald ; Walter Ain Diount, Esq., Cheater Herald ; James Fukien, Esq., Ciareneeux ; Robert Laurie, EN., NerreY King-of-Arms ; and Sir Charles George Young, Garter Principal Kiny-of-Arms ; the whole wearing their splen did tabards, and the Kings-of-Arms their distinctive in stgoio. Soon alter six o'clock the official personages invited to be present arrived, and were stationed as follows :—On the left looking towards the altar, M. Dronet, Belgian Charge d'Affsires; Count Vitsthum, the Saxon Minister; the Count Lavradio, Portuguese Minister; Chevalier Bun sen, Prussian Minister; Count Kielmansegge, the Hanove. rian Minister ; the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Lord John Russell ; Viscount Palmerton, Secretary of State for the Home Department; Viscount Hardinge, the General Commanding-in-Chief ; and Lord Raglan, Muter-General of the Ordnance. On the opposite side cf the Chapel, and in a corresponding manner, were plated:—Lord Cranworth, Lord high Chancellor; Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Marquis of Lansdowne , the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary-at-War; Sir Wm. Mnlesworth, Chief Commissioner of Public Works; Sir J. Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Sr J. Young, Chief Secretary for Irelard ; the Chancellor of the Exche quer; and Sir C. Wood, President of the India Board. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the:Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford (Lord High Almoner), the Bishop of Chester (Clerk of the Closet), with the Rev. Henry How arth (rector of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square), the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley (resident chaplain to her Majesty), the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell and the nom. denvoi , :itonvy Li 1141•11 (01,141.11611. ft; PA... loon after entered the Chapel, and took their seats around the Communion Table, the Archbishop placing himself on its right. Shortly before seven o'clock the Procession of the Spon sors entered the Csepel in the following order : Lancaster Herald. Chester Herald. Comptroller of the Household. Treasurer of the Household The Sponsors, viz.: His Majesty the Ring of Hanover. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. His Serene Highness:the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenboui Attended by their Ladies sad Gentlemen in Waiting. Immediately as the Procession entered the Chapel, the Band commenced playing the March in the Occasional Oratorio (Handel), and continued playing until the Proces sion of the Queen had also entered. Immediately after the Sponsors had taken their station on the right (looking towards the altar), the Procession of the Queen entered the Chapel in the following order. Roney, King of Arms. Clarencaus King of Arms. Equerry to P rince Equerry to the Albert in Waiting. Clerk Marshal. Queen in Waiting. The Keeper of the Private Secretary to Privy Purse. Garter, Prince Albert. Senior Gentleman Principal King Gentleman Usher Usher Quarterly Arms carrying Daily Waiter and to Waiter in Waiting. of his Sceptre. the Sword of State. Groom of the The Groom in Waiting Bedchamber to Via-Chamberlain to Prince Albert. the Queen. Lord of the Bed- Groom of the Lord in Waiting chamber to Prince Al- Stole to to Bert, in Waiting. Prince Albert. the Queen. The Lord Steward. The Lord Chamberlain. The Prince of Prussia. The Queen, Prince Albert, leading leading the Princess Helena. the The Queen of Hanover. Princess Louisa. Princess Lassie of Prussia. The Princess Alice. The Princess Royal. The Princo Alfred. The Duke of Cambridge. The Duchess of Kent. The Dabs of Saxe Coburg The Duchess of and Gotha, Cambridge. The Hereditary Grand The Hereditary Grand Duke of Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz. Mecklenburgh Strelits. Prince Edward of The Duchess of Saxe Weimar. Saxe Coburg and Gotha. The Duchess Caroline of The Princess Adelaide of Mecklenburg Strolitz. Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The Muter of the Horse The Mistress of the Robes to the Queen. to the Queen. Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting. Two Maids of Honour in Waiting. Bedchamber Women in Waiting. Ladies in attendance upon the Royal Personages present. Captain of the Gold Stick Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard. in waiting. Gentlemen at Anne. Muter of the Buckhouode. Master of the Household. Silver Stick in Field Officer in Brigade Waiting. Waiting. Gentlemen in attendance upon the Royal Personages present. The Processions having entered, the Royal Personages forming them were ranged in the following order in the centre of the chapel : The Prince of Prussia. The King of Hanover. The Prince's Helena. The Princess of Prussia. Her Majesty the Queen. Princess Mary of Cambridge The Princess Louisa. The Prince of Hohealohe. Prince Albert. Langenbourg. The Queen of Hanover. The Hereditary Grand The Princess Louise of Prus- Duchess of Mecklenburg sia. Swift:. The Princess Royal. The Hereditary Grand Duke The Prince Alfred. of Mecklenburgh Strelits. The Princess Alice. The Duchess of Saxe Co- The Duchess of Kent. bourn Gotha. The Duke of Cambridge. Prince Edward of Sale The Duchess of Cambridge. Weimar. The Duke of Saxe Cobourg The Duchess Caroline of Goths. Mecklenburgh Strohm The Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe Langenbourg. The service then commenced with the performance of the 84th Psalm, composed by the King of Hanover. CHORUS. 0, hsw good, how lovely are thy dwellings, Lord of Hats, how great is thine abode . For thy holy courts my spirit longed), Even feinteth for the living God ! Yes, for Thee, my heart and flesh are panting,— Lord, to find thy house of rest : There the sparrow even bath a dwelling, There she buildeth for her young a nest. There the swallow shelter bath provided, Where securely she may lay her brood : Even round the altars of thy temple,— ' Thine, 0 Lord of Hosts, my King and God !• Ever blessed are the chosen people Who within thy temple sing thy praise: Happy, Lord, are they whom thou upholdest,— They whose hearts are ever in thy ways Passing through the arid vale of Baca, Wells and waterbrooks for them distil: On they go from strength to strength increasing, Till they bow to God on Zion's hill. PROPOSED PARK FOR FINSBURY. Last evening a public meeting was held at Sad let's Wells Theatre, for the purpnse of considering a memo rial to be presented to the government on this subject. Lord it. °nosy ENO'S, M.P., occupied the chair, and stated that he considered the meeting in some degree tinged with mor tification, as he bad expected that after the agitation cn the subject which they had made three years since, the delay, he said, required to be accounted for, and for that reason he would give them a history of the impediments which had occurred. His lordship then detailed the circumstances of the several changes of administration which had since taken place, and to them attributed the delay which he and they so much regretted. Mr. T. IItiNCOSIDE, M.P., on coming forward to propose the first resolution, was received in the most enthusiastic manner. He said he thought that in having recourse to deputation' in which he had no faith, they were beginning at the wrong end. They went to the Hornemffice, from which they were sent to the Woods and Forests—to the bead gardener of the government, who might professionally aid them in laying out their park ; and then that official was sure to say that it was a matter of money, and that he could do nothing without the Treasury. After that answer they would have to go to the First Lord, when he would look to the Chseeollor of the Eeehequer, who, like Lord Burleigh, would shako his head and say that it would be necessary to go to the House of Common.. Thus it was that finally they would have to go to parliament. He should therefore suggest that their chairman should move an address to the Queen upon the subject, and thus origi nate it at the fountain-head. With this suggestion he would move the resolution entrusted to him, which was an expression of the meeting's regret at the delay which bad taken place, after two successive governments had inserted notices m the Gazette of their intention to form the park. Mr. WOODWARD seconded the motion, which was unani mously agreed to. The LOUD MAYOR moved the next resolution, to the effect that the immediate opening of the park was a matter of serious importance, and spoke against any longer delay upon the ground that as the value of building land was every day rising, it would soon be impossible to obtain the required space except at an enormous expense. Mr. ALEXANDER seconded the resolution which was likewise adopted. Mr. SLANE! next moved, and Mr. CHARLES GILPIN seconded the adoption of an address to Lord Aberdeen, setting forth all the particulars of the delay, and praying for its termination, and in doing so said that a friend of his was willing to supply the money if government would grant the act. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS. The half-yearly court of this valuable and flou rishing institution was held yesterday, at the London Tavern; Mr. Mastarman. M.P., in the chair. Mr. Geo. Moore, Mr. Hananiah Teape, Mr. J. L. Boothby, Mr. J. R. Cuffiey, Mr. Blake, Mr. M'Cullock, Mr. C4unton, and other friends of the charity were present. The following report was read and unanimously passed : It always affords the Board of Management pleasure to meet the governors and friends of the institution, and on this occasion especially it is gratifying, inasmuch as there are some communications to announce of a pleasing charac ter. The governors will be delighted to learn, in the first place, that during the put six months, 3,000/. have been added to the building fund, making the total amount sub scribed for that special object 14,000/. To obtain this success however great efforts have been required. Since the court last met different deputations from the board of ma nagement have visited Leeds, Bradfield, Huddersfield, Halifax, and Shefiield, and Rotherham and Wolverhamp ton, to advocate the claims of this institution, and especi ally to solicit aid en behalf of the building fund. By this means alone 2,4001. have been raised. To the gentlemen compering these deputations the board of management con. mire that a great debt of gratitude is due. At much per 'opal inconvenience, abandoning their own private affairs, and sacrificing for a while the comforts of their own homes, these gentlemen, at the request of the board, departed on their philanthropic expeditions, and with a real worthy of their cause, and an assiduity be yond all praise, devoted themselves to their mission. An account of the disbursements of the institution for the last six months is given in the financial statement submitted with this report. The number of children in the establish ment at the present time is 132, consisting of 81 boys and 51 girls. The board regret that, owing to the want of space at Wansteai, they have been obliged to limit the number of candidates to be admitted this election to seven. They look forward with great anxiety to the time when the new building will be completed, as they will then be enabled to be more liberal in their admissions. The board would hasten on to state what progress has been made in regard to the new building. The governors are aware that the land at Pinner on which it is proposed to erect the new building was purchased from the North Western Railway Company, subject to the contingency of procuring an ample simply of pure water. A trial to de cide this matter has recently been made resulting in a satisfactory manner. A shaft 32 feet deep has been sunk on the site, and thence a galvanised pipe carried through the different strata into the chalk formation. A temporary pump has been inserted, and it is ascertained that a supply of water equal to 20,000 gallons per day can be obtained. The quality of the water has been tested by Dr. Jesffreson, and is pronounced to be quite free Irons all organic impurities, as well as all me tallic cempounds injurious to health. Some of the principal builders are now preparing to send in tenders for the erection of the new building; and so soon as these are received, and the contract with the suc cessful competitor completed, the work will be immediately commenced. Every effort will be used to have the build ing finished and fit for occupation by this time in the next year, and no pains will be spared to keep the outlay within the estimate already announced. It remains for the board of management, in conclusion, to express their grateful ac knowledgments to the friends of the institution, both in Lon ' don and throughout the country, for the liberal manner in which they have met the appeals made to them on behalf of this chanty. The board have been exceedingly anxious to avoid the evil of burdening the institution with debt, and thanks to the liberality of the commercial world there is now little prospect that this evil will be incurred." After the usual routine business had been gone through, Mr. GEURGE MOORE proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was unanimously carried, after which an election of seven children took place, the result of which will be seen in our advertising columns. TO TNT IDITOB OP THE =PRIM. Sll,—Just u I anticipated, Lord Adolphus Vane, the unseated of Durham, has not judged it discreet to make any response to the courteous challenge contained in my letter of the 17th inst., which appeared in your columns on the following day. His lordship, though not esteemed by good judges to be pre-eminently wise, has yet sagacity enough to discern that in such a matter discretion is a safer game to play than pugnacity ; and accordingly, not, I will be bound for it, without many a wry face, foregoes the temptation of wielding his beloved pen in answer to my invitation. The world is probably not much of a loser by this enforced restraint on his lordship's combativeness; yet I cannot but lament the cruel necessity which has put kim under control of the muule, knowing as I de his noble eagerness for controversy, and consequently with what agonies of impatience he will " foam in fetters." Perhaps the " eccentricities " zeterded of him during the recent contest at Durham are to be ascribed to this eatery of " noble rage ;" for, " oh, 'tis a parlous boy," and eager for loquacious controversy, wherein he excels after the fashion of Gratiano, who, we are told, talked "an infinite deal of -nothin g ,. , So much for_his lordship—something too much perhaps. What I now want to direct your attention to is a much more important matter ; it is the result of the late contest for the city of Durham. In my former letter I informed you that the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Adolphus Vane's father, had always on hand a bond of servile voters, numerous enough on most occasions completely to swamp that constituency ; and that this respectable body had, it was understood, recently been considerably augmented, in consequence of some of the late contests for Durham having been drawn rather too fine for the comfort of his lordship's nominees. In fact of late years they have out fered more than one defeat. Well, things were "made llevant" for the future by increasing the number of his ordship's chain-gangs of voters, by giving more freemen Quasi employment at his collieries, and by other pro cesses known to the Marquis's conscientious and public spirited agents and attorneys ; so that it was estimated that, for the purposes of this election, this incorrigible boroughmonger and most noble Marquis had no less than 110 votes bound hand and foot to be tossed by him into the scale of his nominee ! They were so dealt with, and to • bat purpose ? Why to achieve the return of that nominee by a majority of 86. But put aside these 110 faggots, and what becomes:of Mr. Mowbray's majority ? I ask, is it to be endured that a peer of the realm should be allowed with impunity thus to over-ride and baffle an English consti tuency? I hope that there will, as is threatened, be another parliamentary inquiry ; that there will be a petition against the return of Mr. Mowbray; and that Lord Lon donderry will be sufficiently reinvigorated by the German waters to be able to give evidence during its session. Should such be the case you may then expect " awful disclosures," indeed !—I remain, sir, your obedient servant, London, June 27. BUFF and BLUE. ACCIDENT ON TIIE BOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. —A sailor belonging to • Sunderland collier, called the Diamond, now at Southampton, was cut to pieces on the South-Western Railway yesterday morning. In a state of drunkenness he had trespassed on the line near the Bevois- street station, which is situated about half a mile from the Southampton terminus. LIvERPooL, JUNE 28.—Tho screw steam-ship ' City of Manchester, Capt. Leitch, arrived in the 111ersey last night from Philadelphia, with 162 passengers, and 20,000 dole. in specie. She left on the 11th inst. SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITIOA OF THE LABOURING CLASSEN. Yesterday the 9th annual meeting of the ft lends and promoters of this society terk place at Willis'. it I , IIUS, King-street, St. James's—the Earl of SitArrssiit'itv in the chair, supported by Lord Ilii'do, Viscount Ehrington, I, rd Itadstock, Lord reversham, Sir IlarryVerney, Mr. Mr.blonckton Milnes,M.P., Captain Scobell, M South wend Smith, &c. The SECRETAILY read the annual report, which stated that the operations of the society were of a satis factory character; but, for the first time these seven years, the committee were unable to announce any new results. In the cottage allotment department the operations of the society had experienced little change There had been an increase of 100 allotments during the past year, making a total of 1,261; and it was satisfactory that during the year no case had occurred amongst the society's tenants of any violation of the law, and many instances could bo riven of men having been reclaimed from vicious primices. The ledging4souses had shown during the year the following result :-Tho Model Buildings, Bagnigge-wells : Total re ceipts. '8751. 7s. 7d.; expenses, 821. 6+.8d. ; balance, 2931. Os. 10d. George-street Lodging-house: Total re ceipt', 6181.115. 4d. ; expenses, 3061. Gs. 2d. ; balance, 3121. Gs. 24. Charles-stri et Lodging-heave : Total receipts, 41G/. Os. 4d. ; expenses, 232/. 3s. 2d.; balance. 1841. Ida. 2d. Kinipstreet Lodging-house: Receipts, 111/. 9+. 811. ; ex penses, 731. 13s. Ild. ; balance, 37/. 1.55. 9d. Streatham s.reet Lodging-house: Receipts, 724/. 7s. 4.1. ; expenses, 221/. lbs. Id.; balance, 1491. 9s. 3d. In the Port pool.lano establishment there was a rental of 141. per week, and the number of tenants in the single woman's house was generally about f+s. The health of the inmates of these establishments had been uniformly far above the average of the claw to which they belonged. With re ference to kindred works which had bee* carried on during the past sear in different parts of the country, the report gave a satisfactory account ; but concluded with ex peening a hope that increased effort+ would be made to promote the continued eucceu of the undertaking. The financial statement showed that the income for the year amounted to 9,7261. ss. 2d., and the expenditure 9,696/. 9s. 4d. ; leaving a balance of 29!. Ida. 10d. I.lrd Iladdo and Mr. Shiley ad Ireasedthe meeting in fivuur of the adc•ptiun of the report, and this having been agreed to, resolutions were brought forward by Viscount Ebrington and others, in furtherance of the objects of the society, and were unanimously adopted. The meeting then separated with the usual vote of thanks. ECUADOR BONDS. A meeting of bondholders was held yesterday at the:London 'laver!), Bishopsgate-street. J. D. Fowtts, Esq., took the chair, and mid the cor respondence between the committee, Mr. Mocattu, and the Senor F. J. Aguira, in reference to the adjustnunt of the foreign debt. Mr. HAZLEWOOD (ono of the committee) said it seemed to him that the papers just read were rather Img, so that he had better in a very few words put their real position before the bondholders. The entire active debt wee 1,400,0001., and the arrears were 2,3110,0e01. That was the extent of the claims of tho bondholders. The Ecuador government offered to recognise the debt, and to give them a certain dividend of ono per cent. per an num. They also offered a ccrtaia qusatity of their entire Custom-house receipts as security for their money, which might go on increasing till 6 per cent. pet annum, when it would stop. So much as respected the active portion of the debt. In regard to the 2,300,001 1 1. arrears they offered to capitalize one-half of that into active debt for 400,0001. The government said they could not do anything better than that; as to the other half of it, they said they had a certain sum of money to receive from Peru, which should be applied to purchase that stock. It was probable they would give them some claims upon their waste lands, in which case it might be more valuable than money. He looked upon the claim from Peru as most valuable, and the more so, as it was at one time never expected to be acknowledged. (Hear.) Some discussion took place in respect to the terms. Mr. GUEDALLA prOpt6d it shoUld be left to the com mittee to arrange matters in rtspeet to the government proposal in such a way as would be most for the interest of the bondholders. . The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which u u agreed to, and the meeting adjourned. SECRET TRADITION OF ROME. Last Monday, Professor Filopanti delivered to a numerous and very respectable audience his crncluding lecture on the early history of the Eternal City. The lecture consisted of two parts. First, be explained, ac cording to hie hypothesis of the influence of a secret society on the destinies of ancient Rome, several of the events which were regarded as miraculous by the ancient credulity, and are rejected as legendary by the Niebuhrian school. Egeria was an instrument of the brotherhood. By her beauty and by the mystery surrounding her, she won the heart of King Numa Pompilius. In the shade of her grotto she lavished on him the, tender caresses of a loving wife, and the counsels of a superior wisdom, which were inspired to her by the Adepts. Those counsels prevailed on Num, to propose, and on the people to sanction and udopt, tho most useful public instructions. The eagle which lifted up in the air the cap of Tarquinius Prisms, and then replaced it on his head, had been profess edly trained by the Augurs, or by his wife Toraquil. The tame eagle of Louis Napoleon at Boulogne was au un successful imitation of Tarquin's eagle. The mysterious voice in the forest of Arne was a human one, aided by a speaking trumpet. We need not wonder at the superati tion of the ancients taking it for the voice of Sylvanue, when we see in our days the creakings of tables and of ladies' toes taken for the language of the departed some. Mr. Layard's - discoveries at Nineveh prove the speaking trumpet to have been well known to the ancients. In the second part of his lecture, Professor Filopanti ex amined one of the principal objections of Niebuhr against the authenticity of the early Roman history. According to the great German critic, the records of early Rome were destroyed by the Gauls. Signor Filopanti remarked that the capitol, where the archives and the public muniments were kept, did not fall a prey to the barbarians. The greatest part of London was burnt in 1666. Would it be logical to draw from this fact the inference that the history of England previous to Charles the Second is a forgery ? Moreover, there were direct proofs that the " Annales Maximi " escaped the fire kindled by the Gauls. He also recapitulated the answer given by him, in the two former lectures, to the other principal objections of Niebuhr, and concluded by saying that, since there was no proof at all of the falseness of the early history of Rome, it bad a right to be restored to its former authority, by the general reasons which make any other history credible. To reject the authenticity of the early annals of Rome was, in a certain manner, to decapitate the history of mankind. The pro fessor was throughout listened to not only with great at tention, but with evident sympathy, and was warmly ap plauded at the end of his lecture. THE WAGES QUESTION. There is no change in the aspect of the striko at Stockport; but of that at Blackburn there is now some hope of an lirrangement. Since the masters gave a fort night's notice to the mills generally the hands have been willing to return to work in those mill. where they had turned out precipitately, and all the mills are at work. In one establishment the hands have stated that their wish was to obtain an advance of 10 per cent. if they could, but that they did not contemplate a strike, and that they are satisfied to go on with present wages if their employers find that they cannot concede the terms. At Preston some of the masters are under notice from the operatives ; and at Manchester two large concerns have come to a stand this week—one is that of Mr. Plant, a large fine spinner in Upton-street, whose piecers had given notice for an ad vance; the whole of the hands of this large establishment have struck. The counts of yarn spun by them are from 120's to 250's or 300's. The other operatives who have struck are those of Messrs. Penny and Wood, City-road, Manchester, manufacturers of domestics. The workpcople of Moen. Taylor and Co., chain-makers, London-road, Manchester, have also struck for a rise of wages ; and the fustian shearers and dyers in that city have likewise de manded an advance. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. The official report says :—The deaths registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 990, and show an increase on the return of the previous week. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843.62 the average number was 976, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,074. Hence it appears that the actual mortality of last week is less than the esti mated amount by 84. On a comparison of the results of the last two weeks a small increase is observed in all the more important classes of disease, except of " diseases of the respiratory organs," which shows a decrease from 127 cases to 116. Zymotic diseases in the aggregate rose from 208 to 214; amongst these diarrhees increased from 24 to 33, typhus from 30 to 62 ; while measles fell from 20 to 15, scarlatina from 39 to 27, hoopiug-cough from a to nit. The following three cases of cholera were registered in the week:—At Fulham, 3, Willow-place, North-end, on 18th June, the daughter of a brickmaker, "cholera Wan tam." At 2, Princes-street, Spitalfields, on 24th June, the daughter of a pencil-case maker, aged 6 months, " cholera infantum (3 days)." In the sub-district of St. Mary (St. George in the Bast), at 9, Severne.street, on 19th June, a coalwhipper, aged 33 years, died of "cholera (13 hours)." Last week the births of 805 boys and 740 girls, in all 1546 children, were registered in London. The average number in eight comet ponding weeks of the years 1845-52 was 1,442. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.597 in. The mean temperature was .57.4 deg., which is 3.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day, except Friday and Saturday, and this depression on Monday and Tuesday amounted to more than 7 deg. The highest temperature was 78.7 deg., and occurred on Friday ; the lowest was 44.1 deg., and occurred on Tuesday. The mean difference between the dew point temperature and air temperature in the week was 7.7 deg. ; the greatest difference was 20.1 deg., and occurred on Friday; the least differences were 1.6 deg. and 1.5 deg. on Wednesday and Friday. The wind blew from the north or north east on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and from the synth-west at the beginning and end of the week. ■