The Express. — London, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY ETZNING. We are still sceptical here about the news that the o f the Pruth was actually effected on the :[.th. the Monde/se merely says that a despatch ! n n st • • Petersburg, of June 27, announces that the silt r to occupy the principalities had been given by the Russian guvermeut. The Debuts positively con tradicts the iutelligence of the actual entry. It main tains that, according to all accounts received in France and England, the order to cross the frontiers, en:v left St. Petersburg on the 26th, and, therefore, it holds it to be certain that the passage of the Pruth be the It s army cannot be known in Paris for se tin,' do, to come..lt In, however, to be borne in mind that Prince Ntenclukotl had . at one time authority to order the army to advance immediately upon the re jection of the ultimatum by the Porte without further instructions from St. Petersburg. It has been reported inched, that this authority was revoked, but the truth of this report has never been co nclusively establisbed, and it is very possible that 0 14'.n.,.: to some misunderstanding—perhaps a pre concerted misunderstanding—the original instruc tions may have been acted upon. Perhaps a calcu lated mistake of this kind may, after all, iuvolvo the p e ace solution upon which the Parisian public so p e rtinaciously . reckons. Turkey has said she will not negotiate while Russian troops oc cupy her territories, and Russia has sworn that sheemelt invade them if the ultimatum were re jected. 'f he jait aceompti of the invasion will satisfy this oath in the eyes of Russian subjects, and the m istake" —supposing always that Russia is really irdisposed for war, may be a plausible ground for withdrawing her army at the suggestion et Austria. However the fact may turn out the Bourse has been in high spirits to-day. A paragraph in the lankpenelance Belye, stating that t h e ood offices" of Austria had been ac cepted b g y ltussia " and the Porte," met with very general credence. This paper also asserted on the authority of correspondence from Vienna, of June 39, that the report of the Russians having crossed the Pruth was false. Au impression was prevalent hero that Lord Aberdeen's ministry would be thrown out upon the India Bill, and the large majority obtained by the English government on that question is considered as an indication that the peaceable and not anti-Russian policy attributed to Lord Aberdeen will prevail. It is further reported that at the cabinet council held in London on Satur day last, it was decided that the occupation of the principalities by the Russians should not be considered a cases. belli, on condition that Russia would not object to the entry of the combined fleets into the Dardanelles. The belief in the effi cacy of the Austrian mediation gains ground. It Is suggested that Count Giulay will propose that Tur key should sign a treaty embodying the stipulation of the last firman, not with Russia alone, which she objects to do, but with ail the powers, and that the parties to the treaty should at the same time guaran tee Turkey against any aggreesien from Russia. It was quite overlooked at the Bourse, that, according to the Correspondence Aufrichienne, Count Giulay has merely gone to St Petersburg in consequence of an incitation from some Russian officers of rank, to witness the manoeuvres of the camp lately formed near the capital. l;y an imperial decree, Admiral Baron du Bour dieu has been nominated maritime prefect of Toulon, in the place of Admiral Hamelin, appointed to the command of the French fleet in the Nleffiterranean. The Meniteur contains a report from M. de Per signy recommending the revival of the offices sup pressed, as be says, partly in 1832 and partly in 1848, from motives of ill-judged economy, of secretaryships to the prefects. The general question is submitted to the consideration of a commission to be assisted by the councillors of state now on a roving mission to inspect the prefectures; but in the meanwhile, M. de Persigny recommends at once, with a view of relieving the prefects from the details of business, the re-establishment of the secretaries in the eight first class prefectures. which are the Bouches-du-Rhone, Gironde, Haute Garonne, Loire Inferieure, Nord, Bas Rhin, Seine Inferieure, and Seine and Oise. A decree follows, effecting this recommendation. An imperial decree of July 2 nominates M. Be lurgey de Granville, prefect of the Lozere, to be pre fect of the Aube, in the place of M. Collet-Meygret, appointed director of general surety, and M. 'envier de la Matte, sub-prefect of St. Etienne, to take the place lett vacant in the Lozere ; also M. d'Andigne, sub-prefect of Peronne, to be prefect of the Charente, vice M. Riviere, who retires on a pension. 51. de Moray has left Paris for Holland. A considerable advance towards recovering free the late panic was made at the Bourse to-day; at the termination of business all descriptions of stock having materially improved in price, the Four-and a-Half per Cents. for the account to the extent of more than 1 per cent.; for money the Three per Cents. rose 40c., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 25c.; whilst for the end of the month the improve ment was 60e. in the Three per Cents., and If. sc. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. No change occurred in Bank of France shares. Closing prices:—For cash : Three per Cents., 75.40 ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101.25. For the account : 'three per Cents., 7,.50; Four-and-s-Half per Cents., 101.60. Bank Stock, 2650 L Northern., 872 f. ; Orleans,10101.; Paris and Stras bourg, 88M.; Paris and Lyons, 890 f.; Paris and Rouen, 1006 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 705 f. ; Western, 702 f.; Rouen and Havre, 465. SPAIN. MADRID, JrNs 30. A telegraphic despatch has been received announ cing that on the 30th June a council of ministers was appointed to be held at Aranguez, where it was anti cipated that the four important questions of the day —the convocation of the Cortes, the recall of Marshal Narvaez, the concession of the Northern railway, and the restitution of the estates of the late Prince of the Peace to his family, would receive their definite solution. June 30.—Three per Cents., 42 13-16; One per Cent., 23 7-16; Certif., 31. GERMANY. The Emperor et Austria has abolished the taxes paid by the clergy is them parts of his dominions where the majority of the inhabitants belong to the Greek Church. the object of this remission at the present moment is too obvious to need pointing out. The Austrian government has made representations to that of Roma to obtain the discontinuance of the expression " Russo-Greek " church in The docu ments relative to the eastern question. The Emperor of Austria has three million subjects professing the Greek religion. The Vienne: Lhyd publishes the following opinions in a leading article: "If Russia should incorporate the Danubian Principalities she would make an open enemy of Austria, and it is notorious that a hostile corps of 30,000 men in Transylvania would force any Russian army advancing upon Constantinople to re treat. Should a war ensue Austria would be in a fearful position. Inclination and gratitude bid her make common cause with Russia, but prudence ap pears to forbid this. If she cannot remain neuter, she ought, for reasons which are so obvious as not to require mention, to go with the west powers and Germany. When Joseph H. wu urged to assist Louis XVI., the husband of his unfortunate sister, Le is said to have replied • Alas! the state his no sister:" THE PLATE. The French packet boat, St. Francois, Captain freepost, bas arrived at Ham, having left Buenos Ayres on the 7th, and Monte Video on the 14th o f May, thus bringing intelligence from the Plate River eight day later than that brought by the Tevint. At Buenos Ayes the situation was un , hangeet. The federal forees were still blockading the city, but no important re past:nest had taken place between the belligerent parties. The blockade had been acknowledged by the American and Brazilian, as well as by the Er, nth and English naval commanders, but two Brazilian ships baring transgrevicol the prohibition, and entered the port. many other vessels did the same, the commanders of the several intim, giving a tacit assent This circumstance, it we. apprehended, would prolong the state of seige, still it was expected that the city must, before long, yield. The republic of Uruguay is reported to be la a very flourishing state. All traces of the recent civil wars are rapidly dis appearing under tl.e hand of Industry. Old parrs strifes are Ammo. soil Oribe, formerly the lientensat of Rooms, and the most ob . tin a t e enem y o f I.7ragssayan independense, lives tranluilly within a league of tbs walla which he so lately beneged. tbt Coutl. The Queen and Prince Albert and her Majesty's visitors inspected yesterday morning, in Buckingham Palace, the two Aztecs front Central America. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour and Mr. Gibbs, left Buckingham Palace at • quarter before threo o'clock yesterday afternoon, and travelled via London and South Western Railway to Windsor Castle. The Duchess of Gloucester •isited the Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Guth► yesterday. The Duchess of Kent, accompa nied by the Princess Adelaide of Hotatotube Lsngeobourg, visited the Duke and Duchess of Sale Cubourg Gotha in the evening at Buckingham Palace, and tookleave of their Boys' Highnesses. The Princess of Prussia and the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coboure Gotha •isited the Duchess of Kent yesterday afternoon at Clarence-house, St. James's. The Duke and Duchess of Sure Cobourg Gotha also visited the Duchess of Cambridge at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Sago Cobourg Gotha, and the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, took a drive ;ester ' day afternoon, in two open carriages and four. Lord Mfg.(' Paget and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon attended on horseback. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cubourg Gotha, attended by the Baroness Wangenheim, Baron Seebach, and Baron Treskow, took leave of the Quei n and Poince Albert yes terday evening, on their return to the co n ti n ent. Their Royal If ighnessesquitted BuckinghamPalaceat fiveminutes to eight o'clock, in one of the Queen'. earflap s, for the London bridge terminus, and travelled by the South Eastern Railway to Dover. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Philharmonic Concert, at the Hanover-square Rooms, with their presence last evening. The Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Louise of Prussia, accom panied the Queen in her carriage. Prince Albert, the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, the Duke of Wel lington, Master of the Horse, and the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Steward, occupied the carriage immediately preceding that of the Queen. The Ladies and Gen tlemen in Waiting occupied five other royal carriages, and consisted of the Countess of Mount E-Igeumbe, Lady in Waiting; the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Maids of Honour in Waiting; the Countess van Backe the Countess Oriolla, and Mademoiselle von Stern berg, Ladies in Waiting to the Princess of Prussia and the Princess Louise ; the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Cham berlain ; the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert; the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting; Viscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Major-General Berktley Drummond, Groom in Waiting; Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Count Puckler, Coma Gott:, and Count Bms, in Waiting to the Prince of Prussia. Her Majesty and the royal party left the Palace for the concert at 8 o'clock. A deputation from the county of Warwick, consisting of Mr. Samuel Umbers, Mr. George Startin, Mr. Thomas Carter, and Mr. Henry Brown; and a deputation from the directors of the poor for the city of Coventry, consisting of Mr. Stephen Hammerton (chairman), Mr. Francis Seriesnt, Mr. Edward Simms, and Mr. Thomas Roe, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the llome•o(8ce. The deputations were introduced by the Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P., Mr. C. N. Newdegate, M.P., Mr. R. Spooner, M.P., and Mr. C Beach, M.P. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. _ _ _ Despatches were received at the Colonial-office ye.terday from the Governors of the North American Cclonies. TUE AZTECS BEFORE UER MAJESTY.—By com mend of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and through the agency of Dr. Clarke, the Astee Lilliputians, from the city of I rimy', in Central America, were brought to the Palace yesterday. There were present at the interview the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Doke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg, Prince Hobenlobe, the Countess of Mount-Edgeeunsbe, and many ladies of the court. So interested was her Majesty that she remained with the Lilliputians for nearly an hour, and previous to their departure expressed herself much gratified with their visit. A similar compliment was paid by the members of the royal party. DEPARTVRF. OF THE KING OF HANOTElt.—Their Majesties the King and Queen of Hanover, with their youthful family and suite, left London yesterday morning at half-past six o'clock by special train on the South Eastern Railway. Their Majesties were received at the London-1.-ridge terminus by the chairman, deputy chair man, and officials of the railway, and proceeded to Dover in the elegant saloon carriage recently constructed by the South Eastern Railway Company for the use of the Queen. Their Majesties arrived at Dover at 8.50 a.m., and immedi ately embarked in the Royal Mail packet Vivid, which sailed for Ostend a few minutes after nine o'clock. REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL. LIVNIPOOL, MONDAY. At three o'clock this afternoon the new liberal candidate, Sir Erskine Perry, addressed the electors on 'Change from the window of Messrs. Cooke, in Exchange buildings. Although it was raining heavily at the time, the attendance was very large, and composed principally of the leading merchants. Mr. Robertson Gladstone, the chairman of his committee, introduced Sir Erskine to the meeting, who addressed it at eonsiderablr length, avowing himself a liberal, and an advocate for reforms of every description. He referred to statistics to prove that the trade of Liverpool had increased 400 per cent. since 1831, which he attributed to the privileges obtained by the popu lar party. He referred to the increase of the India and China trade since the monopoly of the East India Com pany was broken down, and the trade thrown open to the Liverpool and London merchants. He concluded by urg ing his claims as a reformer, and as an advocate for those popular opinions which had so benefited the country. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. Maxwell, corn- broker, and concluded by cheering lustily for Sir Erskine Perry. He was afterwards conducted through the Ex change Newsroom by Messrs. Gladstone and Maxwell, and was received with enthusiastic applause. A meeting of his supporters is to be held this evening in the Royal Amphi- theatre. ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR THE WARD OF CASTLE BAYNARD. Yesterday, in the forenoon, by virtue of a precept received from the Right Ron. the Lord Mayor, a wardmote was held at Mr. Johnson's rooms, Sermonlane, Doctors'. commons, for the purpose of electing an alderman for the ward of Castle Baynard in the room of Samuel Wilson, Esq., who has accepted the ward of Bridge Without, vice Sir John Key, Bart., who has recently been appoiated the Chamberlain of the City of London. Mr. ROWELL, of the firm of Messrs. Ellis, Everington, and Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard, proposed Henry Muggeridge, Esq., as a fit and proper person to succeed their late excellent alderman, Samuel Wilson, Erg. Mr. Muggeridge was a gentleman of high commercial character and ample fortune; had been for 20 years an inhabitant of the ward, and for 10 yeas had ably and faithfully repre sented it in the Court of Common Council. Mr. CHARLES ODELL, of the firm of R. S. Cox and Co., of St. Paul's•churchyard, seconded the proposition. Carried unanimously, amidst loud cheering. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. Yesterday, this committee, consisting of Right Hen. Sir W. Moleswortb, chairman, Mr. Haver, Mr. Williams. and other members, met and passed the preamble of a bill to give to the Com missionms of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings extended time and further powers for completing the em bankment of the Thames between Vat xhell and Battersea bridges, and a new street from Lower Sloane-street in eon nexien therewith. The extended time is four years from the passing of the act; and from the statements of Mr. I'age, engineer to the commissioners. it appears that of the total embankment of nearly two miles, to be eonstrui ted between Battersea and Vauxhall-bridges, more than half a mile is already formed, from Vauxhall-bridge to 400 feet above the Bs Igrave Dock, and that on the passing of the act the remainder will be actively prosecuted. The new street is to be carried out in connexion with the Chelsea Suspension-bridge now constructing, the works in connexion with the foundations and abutments of which have been remained, and the suspension chains and towers for which are in a forward state. The height of the embankment is to be continuously 4 feet above Trinity datum and 70 feet wide in the roadway. Its general character will consist of brick wall, with granite coping, and its estimated cost is 100,0 0/. It is understood to be ultimately the intention et the Commissioners of Works to extend the embankment es far below bridge as the London Docks, and to have a similar embankment on the _Surrey side, which will tend to render the width of the river uniform, acd prevent the formation of shoals; with the further object in view, provision being made for the wharfs and river traffic, of furnishing a continuous river prowbade, of which the portion in front of the New Houses of Parliament is eventually to form part. TIIE AUSTRALIAN MAIL brought home by tho Melbourne steamer weighed 12.1 tons. The three or four last days have been almost the heaviest days fur work in the General Post-office ever experienced there. The clerks have worked sight and day, as well as all day on Sunday. On Friday the West India and American mails arrived, on Saturday the overland mail, and the mail brought by the Melbourne arrived, and the outward West India mail was despatched, and yesterday morning the American and Peninsular mail* arrived, and the India, China, and Aug. tralian mails had to be made up. The clerks in the General Post-office were completely worn out with the excessive labour. Tas SHIP SANTAPORE arrived yesterday at South amptmi from Quebec with a detachment of the 20th regi ment of loot. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1853 CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this company was ►eld in the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street, for the purpose of authorising the exercise of the borrowing ;meets of the company ; or, if thought fit, in lieu thereof, to raise a sum not exceeuing 250,000/., by the issue of further shares. Mr. LAINO in the chair. Mr. GROVE, the secretary, read the following report : "At the last general meeting it was stated that the capital authorised by the dee d of settlement and charter Was 600,0001. of share capital, and 166,6661. 61. 81. of loan capital, making, together with 51,0001. profit on land, a total of 717,6601. Gs. Bd., and that, as far vs was then seen (the principal contracts being let), this amount of capital would be sufficient. The works being now further advanced, the directors are able to repeat with more confidence their belief that no material extras in this estimate will be in curred, although the postponement of the opening until next year will of course entail some expenses, which had not been anticipated. The question there fore before the meeting will not be as to providing extra capital to meet unforeseen expenditure, but as to the manner of raising that capital, which had been foreseen and included in previous estimates. The deed of settlement and duvet, as already stated, give a power of raising money, by mot gage or loan, to the extent of 166,6661. 6e. and also of creating new share capital to any ex tent not exceeding 600,0001. ; such power being ex ercised by reaolutious of a general meeting of the proprie. tors, and with the approval of the Board of Trade, whose assent has been already signified. While the original shares were at a discount, the exercise of the borrowing power appeared preferable to the creation of new shares, which could only have been issued with some guarantee or pre ference ; hut now that the favourable state of public opinion with regard to the undertaking has raised the ori ginal seares to a considerable nremium, the question has assumed a different aspect. On the one hand it is an doubteslly a safer basis for an undertaking of this descrip tion to have all its capital on an equal footing, without any debt, preference charge, or other liebEity ; while, on the o th er hand, the creation of new shares, instead of being a burden en the original proprieLys,beconeas a benefit to which they arc fairly entitled. Accerdingly, the directors recommend that the additional capital slioWd be raised by the issue of new shares instead of by the exer cise of the borrowing powers ; and, for this purpose they propose that 60,00(1 new shares of 51. each should be created, to be offered among the present holders, in the proportion of one new share for every two original shares. They propose that the first payment on these shares shall he U. 10e., to be made on allotment, aid that a further payment sell. per share shall be made in October near. Any calla , beyond 21. 10s. per share will be regulated by the ultimate ezwmtlitare, and in the event of the whole amount net being required the new shares will take equal dividend an the amount called up. As regards the ultimate prosperity of the undertaking, the directors have only to add their conviction that everything is tending to• favourable result; and that as the structure rises, and the magnificent plans of Sir Joseph Paxtou and his able associates become deve loped, public interest in this great national enterprise is being awakened to an extent which cannot fail to insure complete success." The CHAIRMAN said that the question they were met to eonsider was whether the additional capital required should be raised by loan upon mortgage or by the creation of new shares. So long as their shares were at a discount or barely at par, there could be no question that it they wanted to raise money it ought to be done upon mortgage, as new stock could not be issued excepting at a disecunt, or by giving a guarantee upon it. Within the last few months, however, circumstances had turned so strongly in favour of the undertaking that the shares now bore a large premium, and there could be no difficulty in issuing new sharer. By raising additional capital in this manner the shareholders would all be in the same boat, and they would all sink or swim together, there being no liabilities resting on one party which were not common to all. (Hear, hear.) This view of the case had been submitted to the Bo ard of Trade, In accordance with the company's charter, and they had approved of the plan proposed. It was therefore agreed that the directors should advise the shareholders to consent to their creating 60,000 new shares at U. each, which would give one share to the holder of every two original shares, and increase their capital by 250,0001., an amount which he (the chairman) believed would be more than sufficient to complete the undertaking, though it was one of so novel a description that it was impossible to arrive at an exact estimate of the expenditure. He did not wish to anticipate the proceedings at their re gular meeting in August, but it might be as well for him to state what would be the general results of their accounts. At that time their expenditure woula have amounted to about 490,0001., of which sum 58,000/. had been already received from the sale of their surplus lands, reducing their actual expenditure to something like 435,0001., so that there would be about 300,001/. left for the completion of the works. As regarded the progress of the operations be would read the following report of Sir Joseph Paxton. " Sydenhani, July 2, 1853. Sir,—l herewith forward you a short statement, show ing the progress of the contract works belonging to the com pany. In reference to the building, the whole of the west end will be finished by the end of this month, and the contractors assure me that the iron work for the east end, including the small transept roof, will be completed by the same time. The giving way of the staging for the central transept roof has caused, a delay in that portion of the works, but which will not, however, exceed two or three weeks, and the damage done to the building was so trifling as rearcely to require notice. This accident was caused by the wind acting upon the staging whilst in an unfinished state, but in its re-con struction it is being so strengthened and stayed as to rea der a similar occurrence next to impossible. The tunnel is nearly finished, and the building of the fine art courts is rapidly advancing. The foundations of the west wing are being proceeded with, and a large portion of the materials foe bath wings is on the ground. The towers are in active progress; the iron work will be ready to receive the tank next mouth. The apparatus for warming the building is PrIVITIM rapidly. ATER Womes.—The pumping engines are all constructed and in course of delivery. The pipes for the water works are being constantly delivered and laid to the various fountains. Those fur the upper ranges are drawing towards completion. The well for supplying water to the reservoir has been sunk and lined to the depth of 247 feet front the surface, and the Artesian boring thence to the chalk is being proceeded with as rapidly as possible. The three large reservoirs are in a forward state, the chief part of their formation being now completed. " Txudeeie GAIWINS, etc.—The difficulty of obtaining the large quantity of stone required for these works has re forded their progress, but I am assured by the contractors that they will be completed early in August. Extensive preparations have been made for the cascades and grand basins in the lower portion of the grounds, together with the geological illustrations which are now in active progress. —I am, sir, yours very obediently, JOSZPII PAZ:to:Cr The CHATAXAM proceeded to observe that the loss occa sioned by the late accident to the scaffolding would not exceed 5001., and would fall on the contractors. He believed that all the works would be completed in such time that the building would be opened on May 1, 1854. When he last addressed the shareholders, he told them that the applications for space from intending exhibitors were rapidly increasing, and he had new the authority of Mr. Be haw for saying that the applications had since that time been so numerous that he could much more easily let the whole space at his command at IL a foot than he could a few months since at 10s., and that he now clearly saw his way to as income of 100,0001. for the first year from that source alone. He had no doubt that the number of applications would still further increase, and that the space which now fetched 20e. a foot would soon be worth 30s. He hoped that by this time neat year they might be in the receipt of that reward which he thought the shareholders honestly deserved for the manner In which they came forward and risked their money for the promotion of this great sad noble enterprise. (Cheers.) Ice answer to questions from various proprietors, the Cumaterre stated that the railway could be opened, if ne emery, before the completion of the Palace. The guarantee it 4 per tent. to the Brighton Company had been in eeeneed from 75,0001. to 150,0001., owing to the palace Wog placed at the summit instead of at the bottom of the bill as originally intended, the expenditure of that company being increased in consequence. The guarantee, however, ally went to this extent—that the railway company took the first 6,0001. out of the joint funds, and the palace com pany next received 60001., whilst any surplus there might be was afterwards divided, so that the guarantee amounted to nothing a:opting in the very improbable contingency of their not receiving 12,0001. in the year both for the palace and the railway. After some further discussion a resolution was passed adopting the report, and authorising the directors to increase their capital in the manner specified. The business then terminated. EXTRAMURAL INTERMENT.—Yesterday, the Com mittee of the House of Lords, Lord Kinnaird in the chair, threw out the Great Extramural Cemetery Inter ment Company's Bill, previously passed by the House of Commons, and the object of which was to establish a general cemetery at Willesden, for metropolitan interment by railer.. TAE MURDER AND' SUICIDE AT BANKSIDE.— Yesterday Mr. Wm. Carter held an inquiry at the Cathe rine-wheel Tavern, Union-street, Borough, respecting the deaths of Emma Jane Papeon, a single person, aged 22, and her male child, who were found in the river Thames on Thursday last. The following letter, in the handwriting of the young woman and addressed to the father of her child, tells the whole story of her untimely end : "15, New street, Cloth-fair, Smithfield. J. Metcalf,—B7 the time you receive this, I hope to be no more. It is you who brought me this, you bad wicked man. I know that I was greatly in fault in giving way to you, and bitterly have I reason to repent it—which I do from the bottom of my heart. But had you never promised things which you did, it would never have happened ; and as soon as you saw how things turned, because I would not leave my dear baby at some workhouse door, to the mercy of the world, you thought proper to leavens to starve and die! Oh, you bad, bad men. Hanging is too good for you. Repent—repent before it is too late. I will say no more; for to-night, I hope, please the Lord, to be in h and my baby as well. Oh, may our blood rest on your head ; (or it was that was the cause of it. But, my kind love, far as I do I - Farewell—oh, fare- THE WAGES MOYEMENT. STRIKES AT MANCHESTER. —We have already stated that the police bad struck at Manchester, and they were out yesterday to the number of 250 men, leaving a very inadequate force to protect the property of the borough during the day, and more especially so during the night. Another strike commenced yesterday morning also, by the whole of the dyers, dressers, and finishers of fustiansleaving their work (some thousands in number), and walking in procession through the streets with bands of music and banners. The dyers demand an advance of 3s. per week. The following is a list of cotton mills at which the hands are out in Manchester, and at which compromises have been effected : Mr. Chas. Pooley, Bradford-road, 120 of whose hands left on Wednesday eight (their notice being then up), because au advance of 2d. per thousand, or something like ten per cent., was not given them ; Messrs. George Clark and Co., of Pollard -street, 79 of whose hands left on Wednesday night, on account or an unsatisfied demand for more wages and a reduction of time. Messrs. Clark state that they are ' only working their mill 10 hours per day, and that they are giving 2d. and 3d. per thousand advance ; the men who have just left them, however, while admitting that an in crease has been offered to them, aver that it is in the nature of a bonus, sal is so arranged, that instead of being to their benefit, they would have to work longer hours than at pre sent to secure the advantage, and probably would be loans of some shillings per week in the end. Their claim, there fore, is for a uniform advance and shorter hours. The,Ha never Mill Company, Berry-street, Buxton-street, Landaus road, lost 90 of their hands on Thursday night, the demand being fur increased wages. Messrs. R. Guest and Co., of Thompson's Mill, Oldfield-road, Salford the hands in this establishment left work on Thursday week, on account of wages, and have not yet returned. Thirteen of the hands employed by Messrs. Bullock and Gray, of York-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, ceased work on the same day and for the same reason. Seven of the bands of Messrs. William Jones and Son, of Storeatreet, London-road, lett work on Thursday night for the ten per cent. The hands I I of Mr. Hugh Beaver, of Jersey-street, Ancoats, 30 in num ber, ceased on Thursday eight week. It is necessary to explain that the numb•rs given have only reference to the description of hands named ; some of the firms may em ',joy 'Dinners and weavers, but the strike has not yet extended to them. Notices have been given by the hands in the same deportment of labour in the mills of Mr. Daniel Clarke and Mr. John Clarke and Messrs. James Kennedy and Co., of Ancoats-street, to expire early next week, if the demand for more wages and shorter hours be sot acceded to, adding nearly 200 more to the list given abaft. Nest, if not all, the employersnamed have had con- Ibremen with deputations from the men, sad are deter mined to resist the demand. Among those whom we have been informed have agreed with those they employ, are Mr. I Plant, of Beswick ; Messrs. Holden and Scott, the New 'lslington Mills (advance and decreased boon); Hilton, Spencer, and Co., Holt Town Mills; Horsfall and Co., Bridgwater•street (advance and deereuell hours);wWilli.m and Walter Stirling, Lower Mosley-street; Richird Birley and Co , ChorltonMills; Thrclfall, Regent-road (advance and reduction of hours) ; Shaw's New Mill, Butler-street; Kelly and Gilmeur, Brunswick Mill, Bradford-road (ad vance and decreased hours) ; Bowler's, Pollard-street (ad. vance and decreased hours). Among the weavers, the hands of Messrs. Penny and Wood, domestic manufacturers, Gaythorn. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S.-110XDAY. The attention of the subscribers, who mustered nume rously in the course of the afternoon, was chiefly occupied with the Newcastle accounts—the most prominent feature in which was the Northumberland Plate—one of the beat betting races the bookmakers have had for some time past, and the result of which was hailed by " the ring" with the most cordial feelings of satisfaction. The transactions oncoming events were for the most part relative to the Goodwood Stakes, for which Seztus and Hobby Horse were backed for • good deal of money at 10 to 1 each. Crusader (c. by Crozier out of Summerhill), and Placid were also in some demand : 20 to 1 taken to various small sums about the former, 500 to 25, 1,000 to 60, and finally 2,000 to 90 about the latter. Jtttt ?ease.—Ruby's non-appearance at Newmarket was clearly indicated by the investments made on Astolfo at 5 to 2, Calliope at 7 to 2 and 3 to 1 (the latter taken to 1001.), and klarsyas at 4 to 1. 'Avner-nos. CEP.—Goorkah was backed for about 2001. at 4 to 1, and 160 to 20 betted against his winning this event and West Australian the St. Leger. Tua DZRBT.-12 to 1 taken to 150/. about Autocrat, 1,000 to 45 and 1,000 to 50 Prince Arthur, 1,000 to 60 and 1,000 to 40 Woodcote (the latter the current price at the clone), 1,000 to 30 to some money about Reel colt, 2,000 to 50 about Dr. O'Toole, 30 to 1 Andover, and 50 to 1 The Novice. iiieinces at the cuticle:4.a of boainem were as follows ' JULY STAKES (NEWMARKET). 2 to I agst Lord Clifden's Astolfo (5 to 2 t) 3 to 1 Mr. Wauchope's.Calliope (t) 4 to 1 Mr. Knowles's Many.. (t) CHESTERFIELD STAKES. 4 to 1 apt Mr. Osbaldiston's Brother to Moun tain Derr (t) LIVERPOOL CUP. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Blackburn's Goorkah (t) 8 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke (t) 10 to 1 Duke of Richmond's Harbinger 12 to 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall (c) GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 1 apt Lord H. G. Lennoz's Seztos (10 to 1 t freely) 9 to 1 Mr. Howard's Little Harry (t) 10 to 1 Lord Derby's Hobby Horse (t) 12 to 1 Mr. J. IL Sianley's Teddington (t) 20 to 1 Mr. R. Rynde's Crusader (t) 20 to 1 Mr. Armstrong's Placid (t) 20 to 1 Sir C. Monck's Vindez (t) ST. LEGER. 9 to 8 agst Mr. Bowes's West Australian (t to 501.) 8 to 1 Lord John Scott's The Reiver (t) 8 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittinebourne (t) 12 to 1 Mr. Powney's Cmeas (15 to 1 also laid) 20 to 1 Mr. Suttees's Honeywoed (t) DERBY. 12 to 1 apt Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (t) 20 to 1 General Anson's Prince Arthur (t) 2.5 to 1 Mr. R. E. Cooper's Woodeote (t) 30 to 1 Mr. W. Etwall's Andover (t) 33 to I Duke of Richmond's Reel colt (t) 40 to I Mr. H. Hill's Dr. O'Toole (t) 50 to 1 Mr. R. E. Cooper's The Novice (t) LATEST SPORTING INFORMATION FROM NEWMARKET. RE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ORDER OF RUNNING THIS DAY. At 3.15 p.m., Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each. law T.Y.C. _ _ At 3.43 p.m., July Stakes. At 4.13 p.m., Match. Cavan, 4 yrs, Sit 71b, agst Apricot gelding, 3 yes, 7st 41b. D.M. JULY SWAM—The following are struck out : Remorse, Own, Crosslanes, Olengowrie, Brother to Singapore, and Gluts colt. ARRlVED.—Scarecrow, Quince, Spinaway, Moult Moses, Hybla, Corybanter, Malayan, Mountain Hawk, Mamas, Dire Ally. Weather delightful. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. CARLISLE RACES. i 10101741 ARRIVED.—Harker, Garrulity, Neville, Brides. maid, Miss Carlisle, Lernwhent, John Deny, Gipsy Boy, AgnesiVieltfield, Helen Faucit, Pitfall, Friar's Hall,Queen of the Lothians, Stockbridge Buck, Prince President, Little Jack, Little Davie, Haricot, Lough Hawn, Allegro, Happy Joe, Roger Thornton, Bold Davie, and several other. WORCESTER RACES. HOIISESARRIVED.—Ci arfortb, Kiteflyer, Clotbworker, Melford, Gladiole, Calot, lanthe, Ibis, Oetavia, Mary Ann, Missive, Tavistock, Snarry, Chaffwax, Economy, Sally, La Juice, Massaroni, Balmoral, Boddieote, Emperor, Indiana, Wave, Oilihmo, Sleeping Partner, Forester, Battery, Euphemise, and Norna. DEATH OP NINNTHAMMER.—In consequence of some internal adhesion, Nina hammer died somewhat suddenly at Newmarket on Saturday last. ILLY SUPPLEMENT TO RUFF'S GUIDE.—WO are re quested by the publishers to state that in the " July Sup. ;dement," just publ shed, the Nabob, Muscovite, and Hobby-Horse, were inadvertently included amongst the acceptances for the Liverpool Cup, and that the weights of Exact and Gadabout fir the Goodwood Cup might to be 7st 31b each, instead of 7st 21b. PARTIAL DESTRUPTION OF THE TRIDENT STEAMER BY I'n m.—Last night, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out on board that splendid steam ship the Trident, which only arrived in the afternoon from Leith and Berwick, loaded with a cargo of cotton and whiskey. It originated in the hold of the vessel near the funnel, and before the first alarm could be raised the fl trues had spread with great rapidity. Messengers were sent for the land and floating fire engines. and promptly those of the brigade of the A and B sections were set to work from the street adjoining St. Katherine's Dock Steam•wharf, whilst the powerful upper float from Southornik Bridge for the first time soured its torrents on the travelling flames, as also the floating engines of the St. Katherine's Dock and the Rotherhithe briaude. In spite of all this assistance, the ezertione of the firemen were all but useless, and no hope was left of saving the "ship or the rest of the cargo till a hole was force d . through her iron sides, and this, one forgiveness, .. forgive you. _ .........—on, .__ large __ —. ,orcea through her iron .. - well, JANE PAUSON." The jury returned as their verdict . added to the water sent ;forth from the engines, in about " That the child was wilfully murdered by the mother, three hours tended to allay any further fears of the flames well acted, wae received with great applause at .its conclu tuted between them. The piece, which was throughout Emma Jane Ninon, who also destroyed her own life, whilst spreading. The lose must be very great, but from the eon- . . ~ both called on to in a state of mental derangement , ca u sed by want and fusion that prevailed on the spot et was impossible to awes. sten, Mr. Robson and the author be i n g dillies." lain its origin. make their bows. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, JCEY 4. M.A. COMMENCEMENT. I&s3.—At a congregation holden this day. the following degrees were conferred:—D.D.—John W. Colenso, St. John's College. LL.D.—Richard Coots, Trinity Hall. L L B.—M. J. Grimston, Trinity Hall ; Thomas M heeler, St. John's College. M.A.—King's College—Russell Dey, A. J. Jame.. Trinity College—F. H. Addams, W. Amos. W. J. Beaumont, John Blanchard, R. S. Borland, E. L. B. Boughton Leigh, AV. C. Bmmehead, H. S. Bryant, Henry Chance, G. R. Chaplyn, J. D. Claxton, J. S. Clay, C. J. Clay, Hugh Craig, G. W. De Lisle, William Eccles, G. O. Edwards, T. W. Erle, W. F. Fisher, M. Forster, F. G. 1 Gill, Edwin Gilpin, John Grasett, George Greenwood, W. Parker lismond, Walter Hamilton, Francis Hoare, F. J. Holland, W. W. numbley, J. R. Johnson, J. D. Letts, J. D. Lewis, 11. Lindsay, George Meek, H. W. Middy, C. A. Nicholson, John Owen, IL. E. Pellew, C. B. Penrice, G. F. Prescott, H. R. Reynolds, Richard Sedgwick, C. H. Smith, Frederick Stallard. Jos. Story, S. Taylor, C. C. Turner, R. 0. Turner, W. Q. Williams, T. Wil ts hi re. S t. J o h n 's Co l lege—J. B. Anstice, S. J. Bodily, E. Boded', C. Bronke E. Chadwick, J. J. Co r r, F . J. Freeman, E. Gilder, T. A. L. G , J. Hadfield, C. J. Hoyne, F. Hockin, G. C. Irving, J. G. Jonas, J. B. Kearney, W. V. Hitching, M.:l. Leicester, Brough Maltby, A. Morley, G. Norton, Fred. Pouffes ' J. Role, D. Simps on , W. H. ' Simpson D. Smith, Fred. Smith, G. R. Tayl o r, W. H. P. \Vest a, Herbert Williams. St. Peter's College—Jos. Hall, T. B. Lennard. Clare Hall—John Bell, (Mo. Giibankr ' J. W. Haddock, 11. C. Mitchinson, C. ? e t c h er s, G . W. Temple. Pembroke College—E. Terrier, J. It. Holmes, C. Stephenson, T. W. Thompson. Gonyille and CaMs College—E. Batty, Fred. Dumergue, A. B. Simpson, T. G. Stok.e, John Wallis. Corpus Christi Colle..te—Robert Harper, John Lees, 11. G. Mouic. Queen's College—Lau rence Preston. Catharine Hall—Justice Chapman, John Chelmeky, C. T. Heartley, T. C. Onion, W. Wilson. Jesus College—'W. Kirkby, E. Seymour. Christ's College—H. F. Cans,, A. B. Cheales, C. Cobb, Walter Howse, W. Lem, James Lewis. Magdalen College—John Eddowes, C. E. Emmanuel College—lt. N. Mutant. E. Hale, W. 11. Igsrulden, H. Munn, It. F. Whistler. Downing College—E. ILardeastle. Admission ad eundcm—ltichd, Win. Hilt'', St. Mary Hall, Oxford. There was a large assemblage in the Senate House, including a number of ladies; and before these Dr. Jebn Chambers, of St. J,.hu's College, and Dr. Charles Harcourt Chambers, of 1 rMity College, recited their prize essays. NAVAL. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—THE DOWELING PRO l'ELLEK.—Another trial of the Beaming propeller was made at this port to-day on board her Majesty 's steamer Conflict. The continuation blades hail been cut off, in order to test the qualities of the retent without their pre sence, and the results more were favourable than had yet been obtained. The Conflict was to-day, as on the pre vious trials, under the command of Captain Henderson, C.B. of the Blenheim, and the inventor, Sir T. Michell, of the Bomerang, was on board, accompanied by Mr. Web ster, foreman ut the establishment of Mesas. James Taylor sod Co., of Birkenhead, makers of the screw tried. Mr. Murray, chief engineer of this dock yard, was also on board. Si: runs were made at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, when the avenge speed of the whole was found to be at the rate of 9.378 knots per hour. The pressure of steam wu 10Ihs., and the revolutions of the engines were 65! per minute ; leas by 7 revolutions per minute, the run the Conflict made with her common screw to attain a speed of 9.068 knots per hour. This decrease in the number of revolutions made by the engines, is said to represent a saving of one• eighth in the fuel consumed, whilst it also saves some wear and tear in the vessel herself. The Commander-in-Chief went out to Spithead this after noon to inspect the Duke of Wellington, 131. The Arro gant, 46, screw frigate, went out of harbour today to try her boilers. The Comus, 12, sloop, Commander Fellowev arrived at Spithead last night from Sheerness. The Ajax, Imperieuse, and Odin, shifted their births today. DEVONI'ORT, JCIA 3. The Algier new ECM', steamer was ordered to be got ready for launching by the 20th of this month, hut in consequence of orders from the Admiralty late in the week, the artisans have been taken from her for the purpose of getting ready for sea with ail possible speed the St. Jean d'Acre and the Nile. The Al giers will not, therefore, be launched so • soon as was in tended. The St. Jean d'Acre and the Nile are both in au advanced stage, and will be got ready for active service in a week or so. The dockyard was yesterday visited by the Comte de Paris and suite, who were conducted over the establishment by Commodore Seymour. DRAMA. THE GERMAN PLAYS. The second season of the German Plays com menced last evening with Egmont. The unbroken atten tion of a full audience to a rather dull play, which lasted tuur hours, must have proved to the most sceptical that the taste for German literature in the country is a great fact. There is too much declamation and too little action in Egmont to render it per se very attractive to a British audience, and we must therefore attribute the favour with which the performance was received to an appreciation on the part of the spectators of the richness of ‘;he diction of the poet, and of the skill with which the characters are pourtrayed. When we have said that Goethe has falsified history in his treatment of Egmont, by representing him as engaged in an illicit amour; that the moral of the drama is not over nice; that there is no plot to the piece, but that it is a mere representation of a scene from the history of the Nether lands; and that it is too long to suit English ideas of the proper length of a draina,we have exhausted our catalogue of faults. Egmont will ever remain one of the meat ad mirable of the productions of the great poet of Germany. We have stigmatised it as dull, but it is only dull on the stage. In the closet there are few plays which read better. Egmont is the most perfect representation of chivalry and patriotism that has ever been delineated. Chirchen is one of the most masterly creations in the whole range of the modern drama. She has lost her innocence through her love for Egmont, but her utter unconsciousness that sin can by any possibility stain the clearness of a love so deep, so overflowing as that which Wain' the mastery over her whole being, preserves the dignity of her character. She is a peasant, and she has sinned, and here there would ap• pear to be no elements of interest. But as Schiller has remarked of the character, she is ennobled by love and by nothing else. In the idolatry of her passion she not only glorifies the object of her love but herself also. Her ill fated passion seems to be the sesult of a stern necessity, as inevitable as the decree of the ancient fates. Her suicide appears at the moment the only fitting termination to a life which bad been lifted as far above the ordinary cur rents of human thought and feeling. We no more think of judging it at the moment by ordinary rules, than of gravely debating whether Othello was a fit subject for Chris tian burial. There are strong ethical objections to the manner of her life and death, but the power of the poet is sufficient for the time to banish all such considerations from the mind. Herr Devrient looked and acted Egmont to perfection. His exquisite intonation and pronunciation are some thing marvellous. German is sometimes thought to be rather a harsh language ; it is only ne emery to hear Herr Devrient to be disabused of the prejudice. Herr Dsuoir's dressing for Alba was perfect —he looked u if he had jut stepped out of the frame of one of Vandyke's pictures; but there was a coarseness and monotony in his delivery, which although perhaps histori cally true, were not agree►ble. We should, however, be sorry to judge of the performer's capabilities by his treat ment of • part which gives so Mge scope to professional talent. Of Frau Stolte we can only say that she performed her part of Clara as well as it could be performed, although from what we have said above the reader may easily infer that the part is too truly ideal not to lore much in the represn tation. The senses are but clumsy workers for the imagi nation. Hen Birnstill did so much with a very insignifi cant part, Vinson, that there is little doubt of his distin guishing himself in characters which will afford a scope for his talents. It only remains to be added that Fraulein Fuhr, • lady of considerable personal attractions, delivered with good emphasis a rather lengthy and not very interest- Mg address. OLYMPIC. The Merchant of Venice has furnished the subject for a new burlesque, which was produced here last night with great success. It is from the pen of Mr. Talfourd, and is in every way worthy of the celebrity which he has gained by his previous productions of this class. The puns and witticisms are numerous, and many of them of more than average smartness, while much fun is evolved by various odd anachronisms, and queer jumbles of the com monplace with the heroic. I■ the casket scene. for in stance, a teapot, tea. caddy, &c., are thrown at with sticks by Portia's suitors, after the mode practised at country fairs. Mr. F. Robson, by his personation cf Shylock, has increased the favourable impression which he made by his previous burlesque perf alliances. Ilia style is perfectly original. It is not the mere grotesque buffoonery, of which burlesque acting usually consists—there is an under curtent of real dramatic rower. Compared to the gene• rality of burlesque actors, Mr. Itolison is as superior as George Cruikshank is to ordinary caricaturists,—indeed, some comparison, we think, might, not inaptly, be insti- THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS OF IRELAND. (Pros the Daily IV, we.) THE serious question has now arisen : What is to be done to preserve the great hope of Ireland—its National Schools? It can be no surprise to anybody that the difficulty hus arisen—that that collision between Catholic and Protestant principles and feel ings has come to pass which must always have been • mere question of time. The wonder is that the system should have worked for twenty years. And it is an inestimable blessing that it has so worked ; for it has provided a new generation of well.troined and enlightened young people; and several hun dreds of well-qualified teachers, who will spread its benefits forward still, into many future years. That this has been effected is matter for earnest gratitude on behalf of Ireland. That such a blessing should be preserved to Ireland in the existing crisis of her fortunes, when she may, if duly supported, ris'‘ into a position of security and tranquillity, is now one of the foremost claims on the thoughtfulness and kind- linen of every one of us who knows or cares anything about the need of Education in Ireland, and the way in which that need has been met for twenty years past. The Catholic Clergy arc re-opening the religions question, which has been managed with so much delicacy and auxious care all these years. Tim Board has condemned and banished the selections from Scripture originally agreed to, and used in tho schools from time beginning : and also a volume of " Christian Evidences," prepared by Archbisl•op WIIATELY. It is understood that the Archbis.hop and one or two other eminent members of the Board are about to withdraw. if they have not already done so. The anticipated coikequence is that the schools will coast, to comprehend Catholic and I'rotestant cbildr.n and teachers in training. That the Catholics should withdraw from the benefits of the system which they are now at- tempting to engross is not to be expected; nor yet, that they should be permitted to Lute it to them selves. The vast number of workhouse schools in connexion with the system renders such an issue im possible. Some conclasion must be conic to, and that immediately. • • What then is to be done? Is the system to till? Is this greatest of blessings to be snatched front the Irish people? By no means. If we are wise and courageous, it may continue to be the blessing it has been, to future generations us to the past. If it is boldly admitted that the system must be one of secular education, leaving, as now, the religious training to the ministers of the respective setts, — carefully affording time and opportunity for retch teaching, and treating it with entire respect in nll its manifestations, all the good of the system may not only remain, hut become secure, instead of ' precarious. None but those who live on the spot, or who have watched the whole transaction irons the beginning, can hive any conception of the anxiety, the unremitting vigilance, the painful ap prehension that has been caused, through all this long course of years, by the attempt, as fielder's as benevolent, to achieve the impossible, and maintain peace among the very elements of discord. There has never been any reconciliation of principles, but only a waiving of them. There has never been any true union, but only an arbitrary junctiun of powers, determined by superior difficulties, which could be only temporary. The old Kildare-street Society thought that it had done everything liberal in permitting the reading of the Bible, without note or comment ; but the reading was enfireed, and of course Catholic children were excluded. "It seems to have been overlooked," wrote Lord DEmitv in 1831, "that the principles of the Roman Catholic Church (to which,in any system intended for general diffusion throughout Ireland, the bulk of the pupils must necessarily belong) were totelly at variance with this prireiple, and that the indiscriminate reading of the Holy Scriptures, without note or com ment, by children, must be peculiarly obnoxious to a church which denies, even to adults, the right of unaided private interpretation of the sacred volume with respect to articles of religious belief." So the elii I dren were driven to the hedge schools or none ; un evil which the Catholics felt so severe!) that some of their prelates hailed with joy the offer of a system from which they might extract the benefit of a better education with a very small exposure to the dangers of heresy. Bishop DOYLE wrote to his clergy in December, 1831—" The rule which requires that all teachers henceforth to be employed be provided from some model school, with a certificate of their compe tency, will aid us in a work of great difficulty—to wit, that of suppressing hedge schools and placing youth under the direction of competent teachers, and of those only." In view of the new and vast advantage Bishop DOYLE lost sight of the principles of his own church, and wrote like a Protestant, as did many other Ca:holies who were at that time using the Protestant plea of liberty of conscience. " This assumption' . (of the Commissioners claiming to control the books to be used in schools) " would produce evil if the Com missioners sought to corrupt the education of the Irish people. We defy them to do so, even if they were so minded ; but they are not. Their purpose is upright ; their views are to promote education, reli gious as well as literary, and to preserve full and en tire freedom of conscience." But the approbation on the part of Catholics, of liberty of conscience, can never be more than a transient phase of their adver sity. This is not said in censure, but in sympathy. Believing, as they do, that there is no salvation but in their own Church, they cannot, in common humanity, permit liberty of conscience, but as a temporary means of sustaining, and a means of the future extension of their Church ; and the plea must dissolve under any marked change of political or social circumstances. That change is now taking place. The social amelioration of Ireland brings with it a new kind of adversity to the Catholic Church in that land. The prodigious emigration which has long been going on is of Catholics, almost exclusively. A multitude of priests have lost all their parishioners; and in many rural dis tricts, where their power was supreme, and where throngs used to gather to religions festivals, the pastor now wanders alone, to take a last look at the silent moors and deserted villages, before repairing to some distant place where his function may still be in request. Those who have departed are but too likely, he knows, to leave their Church for that of their Protestant neighbours in . America and Australia. Again, there is the great r Protestant conversion movement in the west and south, drawing away thousands and unsettling the obedience of thousands more. Liberty of conscience is no plea for Catholics under such circumstances, and . no one can wonder that they are trying to use , such power as they have, through the Education , Board, as everywhere else. At this remarkable i crisis something must be done; and to thoughtful and dispassionate observers it is clear that there is only one thing to be done—to commit the religious training of the children of Ireland wholly and en , tirely to the ministers of their respective Churches, and to render the system of education altogether secular, affording every facility for religious teaching to those whom it concerns. We wish we had any confident hope that this will be done—timely, and with a good grace. If it be not done, the scene of rain will be more mournful than all the other seen, of ruin in the land. It is sad to sea unroofed villages, and hearths overgrown with nettles and docks, and burial-grounds trodden level by cattle, and their broken crosses scattered about; but it will be worse to see nearly 5,000 school houses t closed, and the 400,000 children now on the rolis turned adrift. Instead of struggling further for an object which is, on the face of it, unattainable for a I permanence, we must be wise, and secure that vast benefit of intellectual and moral training for the , children of Ireland which remains in our power. MAD DOG.—Ths• dog that we noticed in our paper of Friday last as runriug at large in Parr, deottoyinz several hens, and which was shot by Mr. Reeves, belonged to Mr. !Wiley, gam , keeps r. of Bold. On Saturday, tie 18th of June. the 'tog had bitten one of Mr. Ridley's sons, who is an assistant gamekeeper, nn the nose, and inflicted serious it not dangerous injury. The young man has bet n under medical treatment ever since. Mr. Braybroek, the owner of the game at Bold, on hearing of the cirt directed that all his dogs which were under Mr. Bartley '3 core should be killed. and ten valuable dogs have sint e been destroyed. On Saturday morning, a dog answering the description of the rabid animal entered the ground, of Michael Hughes, Reg,. Sutton, and bit a dog Lelonging to that gentleman, worth W., and which It.ia since been destroyed. On the same day, three dogs, belonging to Mr. Menthall farmer, Sutton, were bitten by a strange dog, all of which have since been destroyed.—Livelroui Msrawy. ~~ 4