The Express. — London, England, 1853-07-14 00:00:00

INDIA. (BY SUBMARINE TELENRAPII ) We have received by electric telegraph from litcste a despatch, dated Alexandria, July 7. and al.ich was conveytd from that port to Trieste by t ;.,•.kamer Calcutta. Calcutta rvaohed Trieste at a quarter past ; p m., July 12, after a run of 110 hears ,m Alexandria. the despatch is as follows:- - the Calcutta mail of the Sri of June has Nrxntiations with Avl have been terminated the Burmese envoys refusing to sign the treaty pnop•sid to them by tie British, and declaring that they would not sign away any part whatever of the Burmese dominions. they were ordtred to rv. , onsidtr their answer, to leave our new territory within 8I hours. 1 hey left it in ten hours. " It is said that Lord Dalhousie does not intend Laing any other steps beyond extending the fron tiers and appropriating the country seized. Should an attack be made on the outer tern. t. iv, an immediate advance bill be made on Ava IMI the King dethroned. Trade throughout India is dull. Exchange on London, 2', to 21. Nu news had beta received from China, the .teatner from Hong Kong not having arrived at %tile in time fur the Calcutta steamer." AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE HUMBOLDT. The American mail steamer Humboldt arrived at aces yesterday afternoon from the United StateP, on her way to Havre. Her Kntrlish mails and pea stagers were landtd at Southainpton at 5 o'clock. the kit New Yuck on the 2nd inst. On the day prece ding her departure a aeries of melancholy disasters had occurred in New York. About 2 o'clock in the morning a fire broke out in a bakery in the Secord avenue. One of the journey met, in the establishment was burned to death; a family in the building were compelled to escape by leaping from a fourth story window, in the pertorm ance of which hazardous feat a woman was instantly killed. Just as the steamer New World was about . departing for Albany, at 7 o'clock, one of her boiler flues collapsed, causing the death of six persona, and dreadfully scalding two otlters. In the afternoon a hail storm, accompanied by lightning and a violent wind, passed over the upper part of the city, during which a new 3-sten y frame dwelling, in processor coin pletion, in Forty-third-street, near the Crystal Palace, was blown down, burying eight or ten workmen amid the ruins, three of whom were taken out lifeless. Seven others were seriously wounded. To conclude, a man lost his life by the fall of an other building in Forty-third-street, near the North ricer; a man was struck dead by a flash of lightning, sad a child of Mr. John Oberhuher was scalded to death—making a total of 11 persona killed, and as many others badly injured. Many buildings were greatly damaged, and a large number of persons in jured by the storm in Williamsburg. A telegraphic despatch from Northumberland, Pa., stated that the harvests and fruit crops in that vicinity were greatly damaged by the hailstorm. Many of the husbandmen, it was reported, would lose their entire harvests. The lumps of hail there as here were of extraordinary size, and thousands of windows were broken. Despatches from Phila delphia and Baltimore complain of the intense heat. There had been no rain in Baltimore for a month. P&P 4.) TU NEW MEXICAN TARIFF. (Irmo the N( Orl. ONE Picartrw.) By the kindness of Mr. Labelateen, Tice-consul for Mexico, we are enahleet to present to our readers the following synopsis of the new Mexican tariff, a copy o which he received in advance from the Mexican govern ment, by the steamer Texas. The (allowing are the ports declared open to foreign COM- O:Me Oa the Gulf ?Jells*: Sieel, Campeche, San Juan Ban tots de Tabasco, Vera Crux. Tampico de Tamalipaa, and Newsom. On the l'aeifie Orem : Acapulco, 'ascendllo, Ban lllas, sal 51.isatlan, and O.ioa• in the Gulf of California. On the Nortturn frontier: Matanymas, l'residio del Norte, and Pas, del Norte. On t►e Southern frontier Comitan and Tuxtla Chico. The principal articles which are declared free of duty, on 'lmportation, are :—Cardwire, quicksilver, coal (while it is nit mined in the country in sufficient quantity). animal eirbon, lumber for building purposes when imported at RI riao, type, books and printed m .tter stitched only, agrimil tur.l, mining, and mechanical implements, spar►, all kinds of boats, reseals for navigation, rags for paper, fire bricks, and printing ink. Gold and silver bullion are also free. The following are the principal articles, the importation of which is prohibited: Tsfits, or Spanish brandy, and all other spirits, except Ott* , produced from the grape ; gin, rum, and such others a• re specified when imparted in bottles, fluke, or jugs; stitch, except as specified ; sugar, rice, indigo, copper and brass wire, sulphur, haatts and shoes, coffee, wax in manu factured form, east nails, bar copper and copper utensils, tortoiseshell manutaetared, morocco lea her, bar tin, bridles, b.:. and spars sock as are made in Mexico, deer skins, flout (tteept in Yucatan), cotton yarn for the term of one year, after which its import is allowed, as specified; common soap, lard, molames, lumber of all kinds, except spars ; riddles, cards, gold leaf, broadcloth, except first qualities ; Yard:seat, load an pig or shot, powder, except sporting; meanoa rebosos, clothing, except am specified; in the tariff, salt, saltpetre, tallow, v.hacco and sugars, salt pork, whoa( and all cereal groins, blankets and coverlids. The law of the 4th April, 1119, permitting the importa tion of flour, rice, sugar, coffer, pork aides, lard, and all stLor secessaries, at Idatamoras end other foreign ports, stwer specified duties, remains in full force. TA RIFT. Steel, per ql, 1 dol. 60; eallakine, 3000; wax, whit* and pl.. 15 00; pasteboard, 600 ; glassware, without breakage, gr's welt, 8 00; staves, groom weight, 50e. ; sperm, manu factured, net. 15 00; sperm, not manufactured, net, 600; iron, pig, 100; iron, sheet, wrought and bar, 2 00; tin plates, 4 00 ; cordage, 2 50e. ; stoneware, 4 00; porcelain, ( 0; shingles, per 1 000, 1 20e. ; straw paper, net, per quoit il, 2 30 ; sand paper, net, 200; coloured paper, net, 4 00; pager hangings, net, 8 00 ; letter paper, net, 1000; priating paper, net, 3 00; hats, each, 2 00; stearine caa tilts, per ql., 600; window glue, 600; oil olive, 300; olives, 200; gin, hot. or jugs, 10 00; rum, but. or jugs, 12 ; smack, bet. or jugs, 12 00; brandy, grape, per ql , 800 ; ditto bottled, 9 00 ; almonds, shelled, 6 00 ; codfish, and other salted. 400 ; vinegar, barrels, 160 ; cocoa, Guayaquil, per ql., 300; ditto, all other, 6,00; sle and eider, in bottles, 6 00 ; do. in burrels, 4 00 ; previsions not prokibited,.as hams, ssuages, dc., 6 00 ; preserved pea rl- ions, 16 00; sweetmeats, 30 00 ; pickles, 16 00; fruit, in brandy, 20 00; do. preserved, 8 00; shipbi•ead, 300 ; butter. 600 ; ice, 16s. ; figs, raisins, and dry fruit, 2 00; sitrinieelli, 200 ; pepper, 600 ; cheese, 4 ; sard!nee, salmon, fie, 4 00; tea, 60 00; wino, white, barrel', 600; do. • bottler, 700; do. red, bbls., 300 ; do. red, bottles, 400; popes. 1 00 ; drugs and medicines of all kinds, 40 per cent. ad. at. ; ironware is classified in three classes, paying res pectively 2,4, and 9 dole. er ql.; nails, wrought or cut, more than one i , eh in length, 4 00 ; do. less than one inch, 100; tacks and brads more than one inch long, 6 00; do. less than one inch, 800. The list of articles of hardware, which in the old tariff are classified in silt dames paying respectively 6, 10, 1.1, 20, 30, and 40 dots. a quintal, remains without alteration and aid& the same duty. COTTON GOODS. Cottom, per quistal,ialolsa. ; socks, men's and women's, per dime, 50c. ; do. children's, per dollen, 30e. ; under almrs and drawers, per dozen, 4 dole.; tape, per lb., 60c. ; glove., per dozen, 50e. ; yarn, white and unbleached, after eat year. per lb., 15e. ; do. coloured, per lb., 30e. ; thread, 'Pm', 300 yards, per dozen, Bc. ; do. balls and skein., per lb., 30e. ; sheeting., blenched and unbleached, one yard rule. 30 threads or less to the gutter of an inch, per vane, ; do. do. of more than 30 threads to the qu utter of an Neb. per Tara, 6c. ; lace, per lb., 150 e. ; printed cottons, Cheeks, dto. , one yard wide, per rare, 64e. ; cotton damask, per este, Bc. ; fringe, white and coloured, per lb., 80e.; sm , tkinr, men's and wrier 's, per dozen, 1 dol. ; do. chat dreiet, per dome, 50c.; muslin., printed, one yard wide, per Tara, 6e. ; mu.lin., white and coloured, fine, one yard wile, per vire, Bc.; do. worked, do., per vats, 10e.; hand kerchiefs, one yard square, coloured, each, 4e.; do. white Cad time, one yard wide, each, Gc. ; do. worked, one yard eaeb, 12ic. ; umbrellas, each, 40c. C M WOOLLEN GOODS. d•r'eting, OM yard wide, per rare, 60e. ; socks, men's 0,•50e • do., chil•lr. n's dozen, 30c.; undershirt/ and di k*ers. demo, 3 doll, 60e. ; eusimeres, one yard wide, P'° la HI. 40e.; wool, per ql., 2 dol.. lloe. • worsted work, P", 1 dol.; stoclun g e, men's, dons, 1 Sol.; ditto, chi'. doe., •50t.; woollen and worsted yarn, per lb., lie.; broad cloth, one yard wide, line, per van, 60c. ; baodker chiefs, all kind., each 121 e. ; woollen *tuff; plain, white, and coloured, one yard wide, per oars, Tie. ; do., worked or printed, per taro, Ik. List N 00008. Carpeting, one yard wide, per van, 7c.; sheetines, one yard wide, per vars, 4e. ; hemp, per ql., 1 dol. 20c.; socks, era's, dos , frOc. •. ditto, children's, uos., Mc.; tape, all colours, per lb., 36.:.; gloves, doe., 50c.• ' thread, all kinds, lb., ; twine, per ql., 3 doh .; yarn, per ql., 2 dole. 40e.; n il per ql , 1 dol . .56e.; linen, white and colour..d, one yard wide, com mon, per van, 4c.; ditto, plain and grass c:oth, white or coloured, nut over 36 threads to the quarter of an inch, one yard wide, per ran, ae. ; du., of more than 36 threads to the quarter an inch, per van, ; do., printed, cheeks, etc , one yard square, per vara, 7e. ; do., damask, one yard wide, per oars, 9c.; du., worked, tile yard wide, per van, 121 c. ; stockings, men's, doe., 1 dot. ; do. childret.'s, dos., title. ; bandkrrehirls plain and coloured, (melon equate, doe., litte ; do., white or with coloured border, 0110 yard square, dos., 1 dol.; (11., worked, one yar d aquae., d. s., 2 dub. SILK 00014. Blondes mid laces, all kinds, per lb., 8 dolt.; umbrellas, sunshades. &c., each 1 44. ; raw silk, per lb., 60c.; silk embroid •ry, per lb., 120 e. ; silk fur twist, p‘e lb., 2 dots.; silk gams, all kinds, per b., 3 dole. XIXZLI GuOUS. Cotton and silk per tb., 1 dol ; linen and silk, per lb., 1 dol. 30c. ; wool and silk Per lb., I dol. 50c.; others, not metal, as linen, wool, silk, and cotton, per lb., 1 dol. 50e. Goals with metal interworked will pay 20 per cent. en va luation. Fine, ivory, per lb., 1 d ; do. tortoise shell, pearl, &c., r lb., 2 this.; artificial flower*, per lb , 2 d•.le ; gloss, kid, long dos., 1 dul. 60..; do. kid, worked, dos., 3 awls ; do. kid, short do., 1 dol. ; du. kid, short, work( d, 1 dol. 60e. ; harness, wagon, &c , per ql., 20 ; do. carriagi s, per ql., 40 dole ; bricks, common, 1,000, 2 dole. ; tile, glazed, 1,000, 3 dots hoc. ; combs, wood, per ql.. 2 dole.; pianos, ►quire, each. 60 dots.; do. upright, each, 90 dub.; plate, silver, ounce, 24e. , powder, tine, p r lb., 10c.; ink, per lb., 10c. ; India rubber gouda, per lb., 3dc. The tariff laws respecting invoices, ships' papers, &c., re main without alteration, except th it the weight of all pack ages mast be expressed. 'fbie tariff will it i into operation on the first day of Sept. nest, far all yeas, Is bound from Atlantic ports to ports on tr.c retitle ; on the tat of October, for ses.els trum Euro pean ports to ports on the Gulf of Mexico, and on the let of August for vessels from American porta and islands to ports on the same side of the continent as the port of de parture. Until this tariff is enforced, clutits will be collected by the tariff of 4th of October, 1844, with the reforms estub• lishr d by the lams of 24th of Noremb r, 1849, and 24th of January, 1853. The imports of cotton yarn will be permitted for the term of four months from the first of June, paying a duty of 13c. pound. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. TO THE EDITOR OE THR MMES. SIB,-It is extremely difficult, amidst the conflict ing rumours which.are constantly put in circulation by ignorant or interested parties, to come at a just understanding of the true position of the vexatious dispute which now engars the attention of all poli• tical Europe: but this is my reading of the exact state of the question at this moment—England and France are in perfect accord—neither desire to preci pitate a quarrel, and will do all they can to avoid such a calamity with honour; the Russians have crossed the Pruth the combined fleets have not entered the Dardanelles, and do not in tend to do so unless compelled by subsequent events. Meantime, a note has gone from England and France to Russia, offering to obtain from Turkey a guarantee to them to uphold in good faith the fir man just issued in favour of the Greek church, thus giving to the Czar the security which he alone affects to doubt in dealing with the Emperor of Turkey. This proposal must (and I think will) be accepted, or the sinister designs of Rusitia are at once unmasked. The reply to this proposal may be received in about seven days from this date. The last Nesselrode note, "got up for the home market," means nothing. The fleet is not within sight of Constantinople, and cannot be asked to re tire. The solution must, in my opinion, be a peaceful one, with no loss of dignity to any party except Russia, who will no doub, be able to satisfy her own people of her valiant devotion to "the sacred cause" of the Greek church.—Yours, &c., A SUBSCRIBER THE "TIMES" ATTACKS ON TURKEY. TO THE EDITOK OF THE EXPRESS. Sta,- 7 The Times hu an imaginative, and some elegant contributor, styling himself "Anglicans.." There is a peculiarity about him which renders him un approachable by any writer of the day, and the peculiarity consists in this—that the Times will allow no one else to speak in the same columns with him. A refutation ought naturally to appear as closely as possible in juata-position with the thing refuted. But as the Times refuses to accord this privilege to the public, I am induced to solicit from you the favour I am denied by it. _ . . My incentive is simply thin—the correction of a mistaken and prejudicial feeling which the letters of " Anglicanus " are calculated to excite. They are addressed to the passions of the bigoted many, they raise the cry of " church in distress," stir up the heart of zealots, and tumultuously drown the small voice of reason in an overflowing stream of rage and fervour. . . During the Commonwealth there was no crime that ex pounders of Scripture could not justify or explain sway. Was money to be withheld—it was Corban dedicated to the use of the saints. Was resistance to be organised against the "powers that be " —there was the overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea. Was a king's life to be taken —Aga: was hewn in pieces by the Lord's invent Samuel. It is thus that religion and eternal truth may be made at cornplioes in acts the most diabolical ; may become the toys of hypocrisy, a delusion and cheat to feeble minds. Paint bat in vivid colours religion assailed, and thousands of weak heads and tender hearts will be stirring in the cause. Zeal assumes the vacuum of intellect, tenderness is banished, and the heart that would welt in pity at the tear of sorrow or cry of anguish, stir but its Christianity, rouse its religious sentiments,! lit become* impervious in every avenue of human affection, an adamantine solid, a petrifaction, a thing not soluble is aqua fortis. " Angli cans. " has taken a commanding position in the fastnesses of religious association. Easy to raise but hard to lay are the stout heart and strong faith of the people. Breathe upon them, and the multitude will follow as their fathers did Peter the Hermit in bellicose raiment and spirit, to desolate with An and sword the slumbering valley of Salem. Crosses, the insignia of the lamb—theycaign whose gentle blood sae. propitiated a destroying angel. The basilica is to be recovered spite of " theorisers " and " idealogists." Christians shall present a easefully em balmed malice, prudently retained, without diminution to the four hundredth anniversary. In 11143, Christianity shall avenge the flesh-wound received in Constantinople In 14.53 from carnal Mahomet. The sore yet suppurates, and the medicinable axiom of seventy-fold charity is an unction too weak to ameliorate such a gangrene. What an apophthegm is that, that "a Christian people must have a Christian government." Whence cornea it then, that in the cradle-time of Christianity, when morals were so ineorrupted, as antiquarian theologists assert, and salute were nurtured, whoa* intermediate exemplars are so ob. score, our first prime pattern—whence eomexitthat Chris- tianity throve so =Tee:lowly in "thews and bulk," though scurril pagans in obscene Rome held every post of office and authority ? Does Christianity look must lovely in crusading or in evangelising? In suffering or in aggression ? In the sanction of conquest, or the " beauty of holiness ?" Christian is cot Seracenic virtue, nor the Bible the Koran. Can we, then, employ against the Musselman the weapon that has rendered him accursed, end oursrlves be guiltless ? Is it the duty of Christian England to immolate human hecatombs in the tumultusry immure and shouts of war to propagate or establish these good tidings that first were uttered in a chorus of celestial symphonies ? " I come not to send peace, but a swold," was phophctically uttered. Let us turn from prophecies to precept. " Put uo thy sword into the ►heath." I can acknowledge no justice in brute 1 amplest, no sanction for letting loose the rivers of blood, ' no Christianity in the point of the sword, or apostleship in it► edge. I believe in the " fullness of time; ' in wan and the rumours thereof, but not in their sanctity. Ido not so regard men as Christians as to contemn their humanity. I do not so remember I am an Englishmen as to forget I am a COSMOPOLITE. HULL BRIBERY COMMISSION. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13.—The commissioners—F. 8. Flood, John De. ilea, and W. D. Brett, Esels.—renewed their sitting thi• morning, after an adjournment of eighteen days. Thee La mination of the blues will not be proceeded with u ntil several orange voters who were set down ore disposed of. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNES nay.—At two o'clock this afternoon, the United States Nail steamship Arctic, Captain Lure, with the usual mails for the United States, Canada, &c., sailed from the Merle, for New York, with 151 passengers, and a large and valua- Me cargo of merchandise on freight. STRIKE AT SOUTHAMPTON. The journeymen plumbers, painters, end gluier. in Southampton have struck work. They demand 41. a day, instead of 31. 61., their present payl THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1853 gue Court. The Queen took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and th e Princess Alice, and attended by the Ron. Flora Macdonald. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Bouvitris and Lieutenant-Compel the Hun. A. Gordon, were in attendance on horseback. The Prince of Wale, attended by Mr. Gibbs, arrived at Durkin/diem Pal sce, at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Windsor Castle, having tiavellsd to town by the Lon don and South-western Railway. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, accompani e d by the P r i n c e of Wales, and attended by tee Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Flora Mac donald, Lord Canto's, Colonel &mystic, and Lieutenant. Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the p,riormanee of the German Plays with her presence last evening. T he Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Atona Maria Dawson and Sir George Cuuper, elan honoured the performance with her presence. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at her residence in St. James's Palace. A deputation, including laird Eleho, Bailie Pyfe, and Bailie Brown Douglas, had an interview with Viscinaut Palmerston yesterday at the Horne-offico. The Chancellor of the Each, quer gave a Parliamertary dinner last evening, at his official residence in Diwuieg street, to the following men hers of the Hou.e of Comusona, vis. : the Ertl of Musgrave, Lord Muck, Ella lion. C. P. Villiers, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. the Attorney- General ; Mem.. Brown, Hatt, Hume, Grenville Berke ey, Heywood, Glyn, Beaumont, Laing, Ewan, and Ratkes Currie ; and the Hon. Mr. Mostyn. TUE VACANT GREEN RIBBON.—We hear that her Majesty has bten pleased to bestow the Green Ribbon, vacant by the death of Lord Hootley, on the Eul of Had dinatun.—Eainburgh Advertiser. MARRIAGE Is thou LIVE.—The marriage of the Lady Augusta Hare, daughter of the Earl and Count, es of Listowel, with Capt. Yrohy, nephew of the Earl of Carys tort, is axed to title place at St. George's Church, on Tues day neat. The Earl of Derby left town on Tuesday for Knowsley Park, Lancashire, whirs the noble earl will en rt rtain a select circle of friends during the race meeting at Liverpool. The Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley purpose remaining in town. The noble earl returns to town on Saturday. The Earl and Countess of Eglinton have left St. James's-square to join the circle about to assemble at the Earl of Dcrby's seat, Lancashire, for the Liverpool races. Tne noble earl and countess, at the close of their visit, will proceed to Eglinton Castle for the season. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. (FROM OCR WORTIR GLOUCESTER., WIDNIUIDAY. This being the first public exhibition day, an im mense accession to the temporary population of Gloucester took place, and the t►ree railway compauics having put on extra trains for the of •isitors, the station was crowded with throngs of travellers throughout the day. The implement yard was opened to the public at seven o'clock this morning, and many chose an early hour for visiting this department in preference to waiting until it became more crowded. The number of stands of imple ments was 121, occupying two-thirds of the exhibition epic. and presenting a magnificent illustration of the spirit, energy, skill, and enterprise of the present day. The greatest admiration and surprise was expressed generally by the visitors, and many persons whn had attended these great gatherings from the first period of their establishment, pronounced that this was not one of the best, bat the very best, collection of agricultural implements and machines ever brought together. Abort 3,000 persons had visited the exhibition up to four o'clock. The show-yard was open until six in the evening. THE NEW CAB LAW. Tke new regulations relating to cabmen and cab fun are likely to produce (or some time a considerable addition to the ordinary business of the police court, judg ing from the number of summonses granted and applied for by drivers and fares, who were unable to settle their dis putes without &resort to authority. Among the summonses granted yesterday was one against Lady Alderson, the wife of Baron Alderson,on the ground that only one shilling was paid for taking her ladyship from the Waterloo Station to P■rk Crescent, Regent's Park. The majority of the dia. putes appear to arise from inabilty to decide at once when the sixpenny fare ends. Much of the convenience expected by the public to result from the operation of the new law is not yet realised in consequence of the de.ay in the publication of the books of fares which the Commissioners of Polies are authorised W isour. Yesterday, at Bow-street, shortly before the rising of the court, Mr. E. Wilder, of the Union Club, arrived in a Hansom cab, and applied to Mr. Henry to settle the amount of a disputed fare, the driver being present. ' Mr. Wilder stated that he got into the defendant's cab a the Horns, at Kennington, rode to Oloucester-street, Pic- cudilly, and thence to the Union Club, Trafalgar.equare- He offered the driver ls. Bd., which was declined. Witness then ordered him to drive to Bow-street, believing that he had not gone over three miles of ground. Mr. Henry thought it very probable that Mr. Wilder was mistaken. lhe Commissioners of Police are ern-- powered by the new act to print a book of fares, and every cab driver is bound to haves copy of it in his possession, to be produced whenever a dispute arises, under a penalty of 40e. AU such questions es the present must be determined by reference to this official book of fares, which is to be admitted as conclusive evidence. Unfortunately these books had not yet been distributed, and consequently the old system of measuring the distance must be resorted to. This could be done if the applicant wished it, although he (Mr. Henry) wu rather inclined to think that the distance exceeded three miles. Mr. Wilder said, as then was some doubt apparently about the distance, be should uithdraw the complaint, eon 'eosins very readily to pay the original demand, with the additional sum required for attendaLee at the court. THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE ACT. TO THE EDITOR Ol THE WRIER. SIR,—I often use a cab for myself, my wife, and one child, under ten years of age. The act says that two children under ten years of age are to count as one person. Will Si, R. Mayne have the goads's' to publish notes upon the act of parliament, and explain the cost of one additional child under ten years of age 2—Yours, &c., July 12, 18.53. A CONSTANT READER. DUTY. TO THE EDITOR OP THE REPRESS. Sts,—From the of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 'abject of the advertisement duty, many of the newspapers in Lancashire and Yorkshire bad announced a new lade of charges to take effect from Saturday last. By the conduct of the Chancellor, piqued at being beaten three times on tke question, they are all at sea. I know one paper which lost 151. last Saturday by it. Why do not the papers all through the country address themselves to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a way to make him know that the Fourth Estate is not to be ill-treated with impunity ? Announcing reductions the one day and contradicting them the next is most injurious both to the public and to public newspapers. A COUNTY EDITOR. THE WAGES QUESTION. The weavers in the employ of Mr. Clegg, Vale mill, Heywood, near Bury, held a meeting on Monday evening, to consider the propriety of turning out for an ad vance of wages. Mr. Clegg ettended, and said he believed he was paying u high wages as other manufacturers of the district were paying; and it was ultimately agreed that an inquiry should be instituted. Mr. Clegg's declaration that he would pay as high wages as other employers appeared to give satisfaction to the operatives. The weavers of Blackburn have issued another large placard, setting forth their grievances. A public meeting was to be held last evening, to consider the best means of carrying out the 10 per ern,. movement in Blackburn, and so show the public, from authentic data, that the employers arc able to meet t hel demands of the operatives, and to de monstrate the difference which exists between the wages of paver-loom weavers in Blackburn and those in Old. ham, Ashton, Stalybridge, and other places. The sum of 19.i1 was sub scribed in Blackburn last week, for the relief (Atha Stockport turnouts. NORMAN AGRICULTURAL PROM:CR.—A weekly importation of oxen, butter, eggs, and oil takes place at Southampton from Carentan, in Normandy. The cattle and produce come from the interior of Normandy. A French merchant farmer is the exporter and importer. lie has engaged English farmers and farm labourers to super intend his agricultural operattous in France, in order that his estates may be cultivated after the English fashion. These speculations have now been for some time in existence and ars likely to be very successful. Tne importation of oxen is of some advantage to Southampton, as it keeps cilsru the price of butcher's meat. UNIO.V BANK OF LONDON. The fourteenth annual meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the banking-house, Princes -street, Mansion house. Sir Peter Laurie in the chair. The fol lowing report was read : " Ins directors have the pleasure of congratulating the proprietors on the highly satisfactory progress of the bank during the pa.t year. After payment of all current ex penses (including the sum of 42,5151. Ils. 7d. paid to cum tome., as interest on their current and deposit accounts) the net profits of the year amount to 42,811/. 13s. 4d. This , state of the accounts fully justifies the increase of the divi deed trout 7 to 8 per cent. per annum, at which latter rate the dividend for the last six months will be paid, clear o 1 income tax, on and after the 20th instant. After payment of the increased dividend, amounting, with that paid in January last, to the sum of 31,7171. 10s., sad appropriating 5001., as usual, in reduction of the preliminary expenses, I there will remain an unappropriated surplus profit of 10,'941. 3s. 41. to bo carried forward to the credit of profit and loss new account. There is an increase in the item of bank premises,' arising from the purchase iif freehold property in Mansion house-street, extending backwards to these premises, addi tional accommodation having become necessary fur the con venient transsetion of the increasing business of the bank , The issue of ci r c u l ar n ot es an d l e t tei• o f cre dit, f ur saw on 1 the continent, has this year near/ doubled that of the pre ceding tear, showing how much the facilities thereby afforded are appreciated by trevellers. The amount of in terest paid to cust omers affords conclusive evidence of .he increase of the business, atid of the influence of the prin ciple on which the hack was established. Experience has fully confirmed the value of this arrange meat as one of mutual advantage to the proprietors and the customers, and cleerly demonstrates the policy of adhering to this principle. The directors have considered the suggestion mane by • proprietor at the last annual general meeting as to the ex pediency of holding half-yearly meetings. The present system is that prescribed by the deed of settlement, and en ables the directors to present to the proprietors a complete report of the operations of the bank during the entire finan ced year. It will also be borne in mind that the dividends are paid half-yearly. Under these circumstances the directors must express their opinion that no advantage would be obtained by a change in the course hitherto punned." The cash account showed the following liabilities and assets. The liabilities were—Paideup capital (101. per lshare on 42,290 share.), 422,900/.; due by the bank on current accounts, deposit receipts (including interest ac crued), circular cotes, &c., 4,878,7311. 4s. 541 ; reserved fund invested in Bank Stoc, as per contra, 50,0001. ; total, 5,351,6311. 4...5d. The assets were—Cash in the banks, in the Bank of Engle:A, loans, Exchequer Bills, and other go vernment securities, bills discounted, &c.. 5,2.56,6 . 101. la Id.; 21,0151. 13s. Ild. (reserved fund), 50,0001.; bank premises, consisting of freehold bullrings in Princes-street, Maission house-street, and Argyll-place ' and lease and fixtures of 4, 63,4811. 6s. Bd.; preliminary expenses, 9,500/. ; half-year's dividend to 31st December. 1852, amount carried forward, 14,801/. 10s. ; total, 5,391,4421. 17s. 9d.; showing thus a surplus profit of 42,8111 13s. 4d., which was thus di posed of—Dividends nn paid-up capital (namely, half-year to 31st December, 18.52, already paid at 31 per c. nt., 14,8011. 10a., and half-year to 30th June, 1853, now declared at 4 per cent., 16,9160, 31,7171. 10s.; proportion of preliminary expenses, 5001. • undivided profit carried to profit and Loss new account, 1 0,5941. 3s. 4d. The report was unanimously adopted, and • dividend of 4 per cent. for the half-year was ',agreed to ; and Sir Peter Laurie, Mr John Scntt, and Mr. Leo Schuster, the retiring directors, were then re-elected... In the'eourse of the proceedings, Mr. Heath, M.P., ob set ved that the result had shown the soursdness of the prin ciple of giving interest on accounts, and the wisdom of the directors in so firmly inaisting upon it at a tame when the ce min failure of the experiment had been predicted. The batik was now cot only in a state of great prcriperity, but in on. in which they need fear no attacks from any rivals what ever. (Hear, hear.) In answer to a proprietor, Mr. Scum:mous, the mans. aer,said that a very considersble portion of the 10,0001. car ried to the sew profit and lose account was not rebate on bills not due. Mr. Asumwrote gave notice that at the next meeting he shquld move that • testimonial, not exceeding in value 4001., be presented to Mr. Berimgeour. (Loud cheers.) A number of complimentary votes were then agreed te, and the meeting brukc up. ALFRED LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at their offices, 7, Lothbury, the Hon. ELIOT 'l'. Volute, M.P., in the chair. The attendance was not very borne. The report of the directors was to the following purport namely, that it was a source of mach satisfaction to the directors that they were again enabled to lay before the membere and proprietors ama favourable report of the sompany's progress during the past year. Th• income for the year amounted to 27,6451. 54. tid , end after defraying Every charge, and making provision for everyclaim, a sum of 13,2151. 2*. sd. bad been car ried to the credit of the surplus fund, which now amounted to 65,7561. Bm. 4d. The premiums from in surances effected during the year amounted to 2,4331. 25.1 d., the claims on deceased lives having been only seven in number, and not amounting to more then 5,0501 14.. 3i. 11 0 tbejirevious year the new premiums had been 2.7921 12.. ~ enelealve of some single payments; the claims 'fifteen in number, and 9,4511. 2s. Bd. in amount, and the surplus ouly 6,1091. 3s. 2d., or less than half that of the present year. The directors had always borne in mind the necrsaity of investing the company's funds to the greatest advantage, and whilst their present investments were as secure as any that could be selected, they yielded sufficient to afford 41. 2s. per cent. per annum on the whole funds of the company, productive as well as unproductive. Should the d rectors' be able to maintain this rate, and should the remarkably low rate of mortality amongst the lives assuretl continue, very considerable advantage must necessarily accrue both to the proprietors and to the policy holders. The report concluded with a general assurance on the part of the directors that they would continue to use every exertion to increase the lushness and to economise the resources of the association. From the cash account annexed it appeared that the total assets of the company were 408,1051.35., as follows:-Value of premium*, 267,581/. 13.. ; government securities, 36,276/. 64. 7d. ; mortgages, 64,3621. 6s. 4d. ; reversions, 17,730/. I2s. 6d. ; house in Lothbury, 13,4001. ; balance at banker* 4,6831. 17s. 6d. ; premiums due, 1,790/. 7s. Bd. ; shares pur chased, 2,7451. ; and sundries, 6361. Os. 54 On the other side there appeared the following items :-Paid-up capital, 19,6501.; Strewn Friendly Society, 1,5931. 7s. 94.; value of sums assured, 316,7171. 12s. ; shareholders' dividends, 4541. 17.. 64.; end assurance claims, 3,9701. 75. 64. ; leaving a surplus fund uf 66,7031. 184. 4d. The report having been received and adopted, thanks were voted, on the 1310 tit II of Mr. Sbakepere, to the chair man and the board, and the meeting adjourned. NEIVMARICET RAILWAY. Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders was held at the London Tavern, Bishopagate street, Mr. Fane in the chair, to confirm or dissent from an agreemen• proposed to be made between the Eastern Coun ties Railway Company of the one part, and the Newmarket Railway Company of the other part, for purchasing the Cambridge and Cheaterford lines of the latter Company, and working their Bury Extension line upon terms to be get forth, and to sanction such application to parliament, if any, as might be necessary to carry the proposed agreement into effect. . _ . The CHAIRMAN proposed a resolution for the acceptance of the terms offered by the Eastern Counties Company with regard to the Newmarket and Chesterford and the Bury Eltetilloll liars. The resolution was seconded by Mr. ANDRRSON, • di rector, and after • short conversatioa, adopted unani thouely. . . A resolution was also passed authorising the directors to seek parliamentary sanction. Tea meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the secretary respectively. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINI.VO COMPANY. The annual general meeting of shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the office, 17, Graccehurch street, Mr. Tnobtrion in tke chair. By the report of the committee of management, which was submitted to the meeting, it appeared that the com mittee had exerted themselves in the first instance to place the financial attars of the company on a satisfactory foot ing, and had sold a portion of the unissued shares at • profit of 2,6371. 12s. 641., to be dealt with by the meeting. Good miners, machinery, and staff had been selected, and in consequence of the rise in the price of iron, the machinery is now worth 1,3001. or 2,0001. more than it originally coat. All the miners and staff had been despatched per Ramillies (20th February), Caroline (16th At ril), and Agra (20th May). Gold hart been dis covered on the banks of the Echunga, a river close to tae compsny's property at Strathalkyn, but that would not divert them from copper mining, which experience had proved to be much more profitable than the best gold mining. In conclusion, the report stated that labour was becoming more plentiful in the colony, and that, generally speaking, the report from the mines, and the prospects of the company, were most satisfactory. The property of the com pany in Australia consisted of 636 serve, of which about 120 acres were laid out as town lands at Btrathalbyn, a distance of thirty miles from Adelaide, a rapidly rising and important town, to which there were good roads from the company's property. The next document read was the balance-sheet, which showed the following items :—Purchase of estate, 20,000/.; mine Recount, 13,8431. 19s. 3d. ; furniture (London), 1221. 2s. ; preliminary expenses, 1,1901. 17s. 6d.; balance spinet persons formerly employed, 761/. 134. 711. ; ca,ll in hand, securttiee, tftc., 7,410/. 195.: total, 43,329/. 11s. 7d. On the other side there appeared—Capital paid in, 40,6401.; premium., 2,6371. 12s. Gd.; interest, :W. 19s. Id. ; total, 43,329/. lls. 7d. The CuoinstaN, while moving the adoption of these documents, took occutsn to read a despatch from Mr. Phi!cur, a colonial director, complaining that the operations of the colonial board had been cramped by their not having received the stipulated quantity of 'trip, but promising the writer's continued exertions. Mr. Pinicon further stated that he should shortly visit England. This gave rise to a long irregular conversational discus sion, which resulted in a general expression of opinion to the effect that the company were released from any obliga tion to send scrip to the colony except at the market price of the d y. The report, balance-sheet, &c., were then put and agreed to. In answer to • question from a SRAREITOLDER. The CIIAIKKAN stated Ott • gentleman, recently re turned from Australia, hid reported the company's mine to be only second to the Burrs Burr.. in rrehoess. (Cheers.) The meeting then became speeisl, and certain nen ssary alterations were made i s t h e cost b oo k s , a f ter w hi c h 200/. was voted to the committee of inanxgement, and the pro ceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chsirman. ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY. Yet.terday the annual general meeting of share holders was field ■t the ottlees in Broad-street.buildings ; Baronde COLL/SCHMID in the chair. It appeared from tl.e re. port that the quantity of ore ohlaineel in the last six months amounted to, 44 tons, and 3n 101 A of precipitate. 22 tons of ore and two of pr. cipitate were s,.ld in December last, an? produced 393/. There was a shipment of 390 tons of stone yellow and gray e.ist one, and 36 tons of precipi tate on sale at Swansea, the estimated nett value of which was 6,178/. Toe remsi ins/ part of the year's rnsinga amounted to 132 touNthe l miner from which was estimated at 1,3001, making together b.21/6!. received. 'rhe ex penses during the SHOW period amounted to 11,9111., leav ing a lon of 3,6001. Alter paving all liabilities there was an available cash capital of 3,000/., and the plant and ma chinery were estimated at 17,0001. The report recoin- mended a call of 1!. per fh ere, payable in September neat, which would realise 7,0001. for the purpose of continuing the workings of tile mine, from which sanguine expects tions,notwitlistanding pre s. nt appearstices,were inn twined. A short conversation took pl .ce on the subject of a dispooi tion whieh a shareholder understood was entertained by the Cohre Company far an amalgamation with or purchase of the Santi igo Company. The chairman observed that whilst the directors would of Louise fe el it to lie their duty to con.ider any proposition 01 tb..e kind, the best way to bring about ouch an ta•ue would be to show that they were reserved to prosecute working of the mine with en. NY on their own behalf. In reply to a question from a share holder Mr. J. Taylor sai I he hod n,ver sold a single share of those which he possessed. The report was then unani mously adopted, and a vote of thanks passed to the chair man and directors. IRONMASTEfI. QVA RTERLY MEETING. WOLVERHAMPTON, JULY 13. The quarterly meetings of the irunmaiters of Statradshire end Shrop shire, for the current quarter, commenced at - Waleale ves. terday • the second meeting has been held here today. At Waisale the attendance was thin and very few orders were given, but as reseed@ the o her business transactions of the meeting, they are reported to have been of a most satisfactory character, accounts having been minctually paid. At this town to-day the attendance was larger, but be no means in cansiderable a. we hove seen it, but amongst those present we observed most of the largest waken of the district ; several who are inter ested in the Welsh trade, as well as bu7ers and agen s fern both London and Liverpool houses. the reports as to the condition of the trade are of a far more satisfactory character than they were a month since ' when at some Cl the works th e y were a p proac hi ng a stand. The reduction of price resolved upon at the preliminary meeting at the S'awponey has already had a most salutary effect upon :he trade • • g•eat many orders have already come in, especially from ' America, and to-day they were offered with considerable freedom. the stork of pigs has dim Dished here, and to a much greater extent in Scotland. With this, ton, we may couple the enc , uraging fact that the demand for sheets for the Clyde is not only very large, but it is daily increasing. These and other circumstances have had the tffeet of "stiffening" the trado (to adopt the phraseology of those en. gaged in it), and present appearances would seem to In ' dicate a steady maintenance of prices fur some time at least. Of ciurse there is still a certain amount of underselling, as indeed would be the case under any circumstances, because of the difference of the make and quality of the iron, to say nothing of the needy class of makers whose necessdies force them to accept prices below those required by the trade ; no are assured, however, that this has very much subsided, and, as foreign orders come in, it is probable there will, hereafter, be less of it than at t he present time. The manu facturers' stocks of iron are anything but large, and there seems to be amongst that class an opinion gaining ground that prices have for the present reached their minimum, especially in view of too tact, that nothing short of a return of the madness of last antemn and winter can check the enormous foreign demand for the commodity, which is just now tngnu,mg to be required by many novel purpose*, without even having in view what is required for new rail. roads and for sewerage, large as the demand for both is certain to be. For a time this was checked by the spccu lotion of last year, which just burst in time to save the entire American trade, for it is quite certain that, having regard to the large import duty and the freight, couple with the price which bar iron had reached, and the uncer tainty that existed as to those prevailing even for a week together, it would have been quite impoisible for the States any longer to have been consumers of British iron ; fortunately the bubble burst in time, and assuredly none have greater cause to rej nee that it did so than the great bulk of the Staffordshire iron tiade, for most of them had large contracts unfulfilled at the time the advances took place, and neither being pig makers nor having any accu• mutation of pigs in stock, they experienced not only consi derable inconvenience, but were also considerable losers by the advance in the price of a commodity of which they were the actual manufacturers. It is to be hoped that the mischief is now pretty well over, and that the trade is returning to something like a healthy state. Altoge gether the meeting to-day was a mast satisfac tory one, and although a very large portion of •he business of these meetings stands over as usual fur the chief meeting at Birmingham to-morrow, everything we heard to-day was of a very cheering cha racter, not only as regards the iron trade, but the general trade of the district. Accounts were met as usual, and the manufacturer here are very well off for orders, as they have been all through the season. The manufacturers are all in full work, and Wolverhampton, invariably bustling mid busy, is said to be even in a more thriving condition than usual; such is the information we receive from these on the spot, who should know,—and certainly our own observation leads to the same conclution. JUBILEE OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UN/ ON. Last evening the jubilee of this institution was celebrated by a public meeting, at Exeter-hall, Strand, Mr. W. B. 0 trattentr, founder and president of the union, in the chair, supported by Mr. James Nisbet, Mr. Thomas Thomp son, who had assisted him in the work of forming the insti tution, and many other gentlemen interested in the success of the undertaking. The proceedings having been opened with prayer, The CHAIRMAN remarked upon the success which had at tended the operations of the society since its commencement. Fifty years ago there were but 21,000 scholars in all the Sunday schools, whereas the number had now increased to upwards of 140,000. There cool t be no doubt that great and important benefits had arisen from the proceedings of the union, and ho trusted that its friends and promoters would continue in the good work they had hitherto so sue ces•fully carried on. The SECRETARY then read the report, which gave a ge neral view of the objects and progress of the union, and stated that it had beta proposed to erect a suitable build• ing on freehold lead for the purposes of the society at a cost of 10,0001., less than that sum not being sufficient to effect the object in view. During the past few years the union had awed in the erection of new school-rooms by granting 7,1100:. for that purpose in various parts of the country. The union had opened the schools to infanta, and had delivered the younger scholars from the drudgery for merly attendant upon the A B C and elementary classes. It had also assisted in procuring a cheap Bible for Sunday scholars, and had established the principle of a uniform Scripture lesson in Sunday schools. The scholars were largely indebted to the union for their lending libraries, the number of libraries granted up to the 314 March,lB33, being 2.7f , 0, the value of which, at the publication price, was 16,7621., but fur which the schools only paid the cum of 6 5871. uvenile periodical literature originated with the Sunday-school Union.. They had provided a library of reference and circulation, comprising about 3,000 volumes, to which the members of the union had access at a nominal subscription of le. per annum. The total amount of grants made out of the funds of the union from the year 1831 to 1833 for berevolent nurposes, was 28,7041. 24 7d., and of this sum 7,1181. Is. 7d. bad been received by the schools of the metropolis. The report eon eluded by expressing a hope that the jubilee of the Sunday school Union would be the starting point of a new career of usefulness. . . . The Rev. GRORGB Solve of Poplar, proposed, and the Rev. SAMUEL WARD, a negro minister from Canada, se• conded the first resolution, expressive of gratitude to Pro vidence for the great lilessings which had attended the pro ceedings of the society since its commencement. The resolution was adopted, and was succeeded by several others, having for the it obj. ct the support and en couragement of the Sunday-school Union. The meeting then separated. BRIGHTON RAILWAY.-THE DIVIDEND. The accounts for the past half-year having been submitted to the directors, they have decided upon recommendinz the payment of a dividend for the half-year of 365. per cent. on the consolidated stock of the company. ENTRY OP SEAMEN IN TIIE ROYAL NAVY.— Yesterday the government bill was printed to make better provision concerning the entry and service of seamen, and otherwise to amend the laws concerning her Majesty's navy. There are nineteen provisions in the kidl, and men are to be entered for ten years. Her, Majesty's pros clamation for the services of seafaring men, tither during the time of peace or war, may be general or restricted, and the sersices of seamen in the navy may be eztinded by proclamation, saving the power of the Admiralty, to enter for day periods and to discharge men. There is a provision that spirituous or fermented l.quors are not to he hroupl.t on board her Majesty'. ships without the commanders' eon- I seat. Desertion may be punished eummsray. and persons making fraudulent representations on entering the navy are to be punished as rogues 1111 a vagabonds. Railway companies are to convey naval forces on Ike same terms as military and police. IRELAND. • DUBLIN, JULY 13. Fourteen estates were disposed of yesterday in the Incumbered Estates Court, being the largest number put up for competition on any one day since the opening of the court ; and it may be said, also, that on no day did the prices obtained range in genera' at GO high a rate. Among the estates sold yesterday were those of two Irish noblemen, the Eail of Ak - borough and Lord Oranmore—the former consistiug of lands in the counties of Sligo, heitrint, and W• ford, and of house property in New Ross and Dub lin, and the latter of some lands in the county of Galway. The Aldborough estate brought, on an average, 25 years purchase, and Lord Oratimere's estate 27! years' purchase. Two estates in Tipperary fetched 27! and 22 !, years' purchase ; one in Ferma nagh went at 26 i• years' purchase ; and a small estate in Mayo belonging to Mr. T. Pager, of the net yearly value of 141/., was sold for 5,910/., or at the rate of 42 years' put chase. The gross amount of the dey's saes was only 81,155!, the estates being in geutral only small ones. As far as accounts have yet been received, the great Orange anniversary of the 12th of .1..1y pas Ned off yesterday in a most peaceable manner. The Northern If of yesterday sass The appearance which present the Met Vet, up to the present (one o'cli.ck a.m.), indicate that the Oringen.to, takinx, the advice of those whom t 1.4 y look ua to at supe riors and guides, will permit the annivf nary t.i pass overt without any manifestations which the law forbids, ..nd which reason and sound sense callow.. out condemr. The Haman catholic. have also been addressed publicly, mid re commended to practise f irbearaiice. The in..g,:istratcs had a conference yesterday, at which straggements were made for preserving the peace, should any attempts be turtle to violate it during the day. We are not aware that any rat dition has been made to the cnnttabulary force of this sta tion ; and we believe that in case of a riot, the tui t itary will be promptly called upon to eome out. It is *tat. d that this constabulary at the maimed statfeac, where disturb.ft ces were apprehended, have been strengthened by the drdt ins of a few glistabies to each station. Oa Saturday nfglit there were drum. and fife. heard in the locality of Sandy row, some cries also were raised; but the principal actor* were children. Last night some shelf', it is s .id, were fired. It is to be hop, it, however, that the pre caution, taken will be i•tifficient to preserve the Uncoil:4 which prevails. The Newry and I)undalk papers, published late last evening, also represent matters as perfectly quiet. The meeting held last night at the liMunda, to celebrate the Rattles of the Boyne and Aughrim, was confined chiefly to the members of the Dublin Pro testant Association, the chairman being Mr. 'l'. If. Thompson, and the principal speakers the Rev. T. D. Gregg and Mr. Nunn. The following mottoes were disp:ayed on the walla of the room :—" The Refortna tion, " Protestant Ascendancy," "Derry, December, 1688," "The Boyne, July Ist, 1600," " Aughrim, July 12th, 1691," " The Irish Protestant Nation," " No State Endowment of Popery," " Luther, Cran mer, Knox," " Lord Enniskillen and Loyal Orat ge men all over the world." There was a grand review and field day yesterday in the Phcenix Park in the presence of his Excel lency the Lord-Lieutenant. •I'he troops were under the command of Major-General Cochrane, commaml ing the Dublin district. The regiments on the field were—Capt. Menders' troop Royal Horse Artillery; lioyal Artillery Battalion Companies and Field Bat teries ; tre 2nd Dragoon Gua, ds ; the 11th Hussars ; the 16th Lancers ; the 17th and 2lst Fusiliers; •Itith Regiment, 63rd and 90th Light Infantry, and 91st Regiment, Ist battalion. A numerous and fashion able assemblage of spectators, amongst whom was Lord Cough, viewed the proceedings from the vici nity of the flagstaff The Banner af Ulster states, on the authority of its special correspondent, that the government has accepted, through the Irish Secretary, the principal amendments suggested by the northern tenant tight deputation in the Tenants' Compensation Bill now before parliament. The trial of the men for the murder of Mr. Bateson still occupied the court at the Monaghan assizes 3es terday. The defence had closed, and the judge will charge the jury this morning. At the Limerick assizes the jury disagreed on the curious abduction case, and were discharged. The harvest reports received this morning make no mention of any spread of the potato blight. 't he Newry Telegraph states, on the contrary, that all the inquiries made in the neighbourhood had failed to elicit any information about the appearance of the blight. MUSIC. MR. BRINLEY RICUARDn'S CONCERT.—Mr. Rich ards's third and last performance (this teasels) of class:cal and modern pianoforte music, took place last evening, sit the Hanover-square Rioms. Like the previous concerto, it consisted of an excellent selection of music. Mr. ltiehards's own performances were, Beethoven's Grand Sonata in • tat, containing the beautiful " Marcia funebro nulls mortis d'un Eroe ;" Meson's Sonata in A, for plow, and violin, in which he was accompanied by Herr Mo`'que ; and several solo pieces selected from Mr. Richards's own works. The instrumental pieces were mixed with a number of sours and duets, sung by Signor Gardoni, Mr. and Madame Weiss, Miss Messent, Miss Alleyne, and Hen Brandt. This series of concerts hos served to confirm and heighten Mr Ricbarda's reputation as a composer of genius and a pianist of the first class. DRAMA. GERMAN PLAYS. Schiller's William Tell WU produced at the St. James's Theatre last evening. The character of Tell was sustained by Herr Emil Devrient, Arnold by Herr GOA- Jena, Gaoler by Herr Dessoir, Stauffncher by Herr Pincher, Gertrude by Frau Steck, and Hedwig by Frau Stoke. These parts were ably sustained, and the ptr forrnsecr, in its ensemble, was effective and worthy of the applause bestowed on it. The house was full. Her Majesty was present, and the boxes and stalls had a fashionable appearance. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, JULY 13. ATPOINTMENLI.—. Lieu's. : H. B. Sankey, and C. J. M•Gregor, to Vinery; G. M. 'Temple, to Edinburgh ;H. Henry, to Terrible , H. P. De Kantsow , to Imperieuse ; P. C. C to Duke of Wellggion. Master T. 0. Kidd, Iliyhjimer. Naval Cadet H. M. Hippealey, to Winchester. The Admiralty has ordered the e3ustruction of three ecrew line•of-battle-ships, and three filgetea. We are enabled to enumerate the new fleet, an-I to name the porta at which the ships are to he built. LIEF OF BATTLE SHIPS. Conqueror lOO guns .... Desooport. Hero Repulse 9O „ Pembroke. FRIOATES. Forte Topa:, Aurora Scuaw Convenes. Pearl Pylades 2O „ Sheerness. Eds 2O „ • Mi'twill. SCREW SLOOPS. Fawn l6 guns .... Deptford. Falcon Ariel 8 „ Pembroke. Total addition to the screw fleet, 12 ships, to mount 530 guns. PORTSMOrTII, JULY 13.—The Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, Captain Crispin, arrived at this port this after noon, at o o'clock, from Holyhead. The Fairy, 'crew tender, Master Commander Welch, also returned late last nigh'. The Sphinx, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Shadwsll, is to be paid off at this pre*. She was inspected and her crew mustered to-day by Vim-Admiral Sir 'Chooses Ccch rane, the C•mirnander-in Chief, after which aho came into harbour. The Sprishtly, steam-vessel, embarked Sir Fre derick Smith at the sally-port to-day, and convoyed him down to Ilurst Castle, to inspect the oew fortifications being constructed there. The Queen Charlottc, 101, was taken out of dock yesterday and into the harbour to- day. Thins are no movements in the Spithead fleet to-day. STEAM BOAT COLLISION.— Yesterday forenoon considerable consternation was caused amongst the pawn. eters, travelling by the Sylph, London and NI/coin:els steam-boat, end one of the Yarmouth steam ewes tame at present unknown), by a collisir n. to twren the two oats. The Sylph between 10 and 11 o'clock was steaming through Limehouse fteselt, the rive r at the time being crowded with craft, when !odd. nip the Yarmouth boat showed a-head, and was coining tip at her usual speed. The river ! being so crowded it appeared a matter of diffientty for the captain of either ?, %Rd to decide which course to turn hie boat, so as to avoid running down any of the smaller Tessa., conseque , tly they endeavoured to keep clear of the barges and hosts, and then to tarn the helms of the steam. re as they neared each other, so as to avoid a emit -111011. Unfortunately the two vessels struck with such vio lence, as to carry off the starboard pad,.:e-boa of the Sylph, which so disabltd her as to prevent her frcm pi rformirig her regular jot rney to Greenwich and Woolwich ; and she was obliged to be towed to her quarters to be repaired. The Yarmouth boat, it appears, although mach shaken, received no damage of any importance. The passengers were a:I &Reel landed.