The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

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This honour is variously assigned by the confidential gossips of the I)crhyito clique—each political retriever seeking to lay this last feather at the feet of his particular muster. To enumerate them all would require more sp.ice and patience than we have at command. But a glance at some kw of the foremost amongst those who affect to talk as if the coveted band of blue riband of right belonged to them, may be neither un instructive or unamusing. '1• he character of a party may in some sort be judged of as otten by that of its vain fribbles, as by that of its plodding feeble, ; and yet between the two unproductive classes the choice must lie. Fur Lord DERBY has nut in his following a man of genuine mark or merit—a man who is any thing or who has dune anything worthy of lasting note—on whom he might confer the badge and collar of St. George, as a token of national gratitude or respect. It is in his hands a mere bauble to be given to the must importunate jobber about him, or the coxcomb of quality who happens to be the fusel'? ite of the hour. theatdiak the lad tha amorally the most temperate dthl Ile Chula semppet. bss lost its usual self tionlinlind and thiththeas leas Make occasion of our article oa Cnavesallia. We stated the ugly fact, that the history of this Ecclesiastical Bynud afforded of itself the mostemplete argument against ' the proposed restoration' of its functions. We affirmed dud Convocation ?tom 1688 to 1717 was the bear-garden of the Church. Now it must be re meraered that this period is the only ono which 'Affords us proper materials fur the formation of a judgment as to the probable working of Convocation in future. It is sheer folly to suppose, for instance, that the operations of this body before the Revolu tion can afford any probable clue to its operations after that event. In 1688 it was, when Con vocation was no longer under the control of rico lute kings or protectors, that it first exercised un checked the functions of a free Protestant Synod. And from 1688 it commenced that proem of self degradation which was continuea without iutermis sion until 1117, when the civil power mercifully stept in, and put an end to an assembly's existence which it was evident could not be continued without disgrace and damage. Now this plain statement of the fa,ts, which can in no way be denied, the Guardian very peevishly reprobates. It has no ob ' jection to the vague generalities of the Times, it professes to be pleased with the philosophical objections of the Spectator, but this com mon-sense method of arguing against the pro bability of Convocation ever adequately performing the duties required of it, from the well-known fact that during the 'chute of its existence it never did perform such functions, the Guardian abhors—and wisely, most wisely, too, it waives any reply to our argument, beyond a mere denial of its foree--and contents itself with mis-stating our meaning and making use of an absurd parallel. What happened in the beginning of the eighteenth cen tury, according to the Daily Nears and similar wiseacres, must of course occur in the middle of the nineteenth. To apply the argument is a different ems: because King Charles and his admen found it means/ to their policy that parlia ments should not be assembled, and did actually dispense for n.any years with their attendance, therefore Queen Victo ria could not without great danger and km meet her faithful Commons at Westminster. Because the latitudinarian ministers of a German prince, a hundred and thirty years ago, provoked Convocation to resist somewhat intemperately the worldliness and infidelity of its episcopal nominees, therefore Lord Derby is sure to give the same provocation, awl the clergy certain to reply with exactly the some asperity. Really wo may be pardoned it we decline to argue with persons who judge of the wisdom and temper of our leading clergy, without admitting any other con sideration than the precedent to be found in the days of George 1. The time to decline an argument of this nature, will be when a disputant will be found silly enough to maintain it. If tho Guardian means to charge us with any each absurdity it is either in capable of understanding what we wrote, or guilty of a dishonest representation of it. We never dreamed of saying that Convocation was to be solely by its conduct in the reign of t it i l to gc ;l d ot; I. Convocation had led a life of intoler able brawling for about thirty years, and its last Aimee was made use of as a plea for putting an end to a disreputable existence. It is not because Con vocation indulged in unseemly quarreling in the reign of GEORGE I. that we judge it unfit to legis late fur the Church, but because it had never, during the course of a long existence, done anything but quarrel. It is not the last feather that breaks the horse's back, it is the load previously there which requires but a feathers weight to set it in operation. If Convocation had ever done anything great or good, it is scarcely possible that a better stand should not have been made in its defence. Had it proved itself at all adaplad to the spirit of the reformed Church, it is not liz sce spreed that its suppression would have been meg in after the occasion had passed away. no endeavour to draw a parallel between the sup pression of Convocation by Cfloane I. and the extino tion of Parliament by CHARLES 1. is curiously infeli citous. CHARLEY suspended an institution which was intimately connected with everything good and groat that had been achieved in the nation for centuries, and the consequence was that he was dethroned by the must loyal and religious people in Europe. GEORGE iXt >m aid to the operations of a body which had never connected itself with anything great or good in the Church, and whose long-continued career of violence proved its unfitness for the purposes for which it was instituted. The nation and the Church quietly acquiesced in a loss which was never felt, and until lately no ono has thought it worth while to moot a restoration. Who, then, arc the Protectionist expectants of the Garter ? Of the Peers who already wear tho longed for cordon, twelve, or exactly one half, are of ducal rank. Unless it be intended, therefore, to convert the order into a mere titular appanage of the no bility of highest degree. some few stalls must be filled by thoaepf other classes in dignity. Beside there is hardly a duke save his poor Grace of MANCHES TER, or his poorer Grace of Meat.noitorcit, whom the present government could name; unless in imitation of Elk IL PEEL. they chose to make the favour a sort of farewell gift to an abandoned delusion, and se leetcd the Duke of PORTLAND (for sake of his de ceased Poo, Lord GEORGE lirxriscx) to be the reci pient of the honour, as the great destroyer of Pro- tection selected his Grace of BUCKINGHAM. But Lord DERBY is strong in Marquisses. First, in folly, as in fortune, stands the most noble Lord of LON DONDERRY, a name endeared by old recollections to the heart of Toryism abroad as well as at home. It would possibly be taken for a delis de compliment to the policy of those who are now busily engaged in resuscitating the Holy Alliance against European freedom, that the next heir of the humane and libe ral CssILEREAGII should be singled out for enrolment in the most exclusive companionship in England. But Lord LONDONDERRY has claims of his own. Among the would-be renovators of feudal rights over the bodies and souls, the shouts and the votes of his vassals, none has been so out-spoken and few more successful than the noble marquis. In Durham and in Down his ukases are issued in the most unqualified tone of suzerainty by right divine; and, as the late returns prove, they are obeyed with serf-like promp titude and precision. Here, then, is a man above all shams—who stands politically nude in the forum, unconscious of the scandal he creates, and undeterred by the loud and warning shout of the people, whose "noxious and dangerous influence" the PRIME MINISTER is pledged to resist and overthrow. Lord litany may at length do something con sistent and decided by making the Marquis of LONDONDERRY a knight of the Garter. It would be some compensation for his recent disappointment at nut being placed at the head of the Board of Ordnance, which, on the formation of the present government, he had made up his sagacious mind was Just the thing he was fit for; and it would likewise stimulate his renewed zeal as a landlord who does what he likes with his own, for the return of a thorough-paced Tory to fill the vacancy lately caused by the death of Mr. GRANGER in the city of Durham. But even Lord LONDONDERRY has his rivals, and of his own neighbourhood and degree. While Pro tection was fighting its blunt way to power, and had to box its comer, and bear its buffet on both cheeks, none was more fitly found at its turbulent head than the Marquisof DOWNSIIIRE. While BENTINCK lived the noble Marquis felt sure that all was right, and that the tide of free food would certainly be forced to recede at the command of the CANUTE of Conserva tism. And long after his decease the credulous peer kept his most noble eyes resolutely shut, and listened belie% ingly to DI+RAELI'S solemn assurance that the noise which he heard was not of waves going out, but of high rents once more coming in. One morn ing the matter of fact Marquis awoke, and asked the conjuror whereabouts they were. "In port— all right," was the reply. " But where are the rusk-rents and our principles?" The conjuror re plied by • jeer at his noble single-mindedness: whereupon the Lord of Hillsborough betook him self in dudgeon to his own country, and refused to have any part in the Downing-street concern. The days are coming, however, when all ex planations must, if possible, be avoided, and when various means must be resorted to for stopping the mouths of the exasperated dupes of Derbyism. Who shall say whether the indignation of Dowssfitax may not be appeased by a band of blue riband ? But upon the whole we are perhaps disposed after all to back the claims of the numerous gallant men who wear the coronets of earls. What reward is too exalted for the unfaltering faith of STANHOPE and of WINCIIILBEA in all the profound mysteries of this faith as it is in Disawnu ? Who more urgent in season and out of season in contending against the strongest evidence, and in supporting the most ma. palatable dogmas? No scheming, shuffling, ambl► purposed men—these simple men ; but true eava. hers as of the days of old, ready to run tilt at any giant, windmill, or wizard, as the can may be. There would be a touching propriety in it, it must be owned, were honest dullness and intel lectual incapacity thus to bear away the highest honour of knighthood from an Administration which has been called into existence by the momentary domination of all that is most absurd, ignorant, and stupid is the community. Others will no doubt contest tho prize. There are the Earls of fashion able fame—CARDIGAN, CHE 4 TERPHILD, and WILTON —the last of whom was (Lord DERRY best knows why) suddenly omitted from the list of personages named for the approval of the SOVEREIGN in the month of March last—though from hie intimacy and family connexion with the PREMIER, nothing could have seemed less probable. Would the Ourter soft pensate or commie lord Witaos ? or if demanded for him, would it be conceded? As for the Earle of CHESTERFIELD and CARDIGAN, their exploits are familiar to the world : 'twere idle to comment upon them. -7 7 Finally there is the inestimable MALBIESBURT, that great diplomatist, of whom an ungrateful nation is not worthy, and in whose defence cowardly col leagues have not the manliness to stand up as men. Ilia noble spirit must, eve this, be writhing under the unlooked fur accumulation of snubbings and in. dignities. Lord Draise owes him much ; either for placing him without apprenticeship in an office for which he did not know him to be fit, or find ing him fit and able to discharge its duties not suffering him to perform them in his own original and off-hand way. As it is, the character of the man is irreparably damaged. Nothing is left for him but to get out of the Foreign - office as fait as he can, and endeavour to relax his ascetic mind in light and easy pleasures. They will be so new to him ; and after a time, when a censo rious world hoe forgotten all about Mr. MATtica's ease, and the Fishery in the Bay of Fundy, Lord MALMESBUaIr may come out fresh at Drury-lane Theatre again —suppose we my about the year IMO --nod so have another trial as a politician. In his retirement, possibly he might like to fondle the jewel of the t3arter. The fact is, that the principle of the English Church is averse to a Convocation. Our Church is 'not • large unity, swayed by an infallible head or by an infallible majority. It is a comprehensive insti tution, the component portions of which have a bond of union in • set of formularies which are remark able for their breadth. These formularies were meant to embody the phases of religious faith as they ex isted in the national mind at the time of compila tion. Any attempt to eliminate any peculiar set of expressions in these formularies, because they appear to contradict the opinions of one portion of the Church, will destroy the character of the whole. Now the supporters of Convocation can only consistently maintain their cause upon the plea of the necessity of a perfect unity. This unity will be produced by the efforts of a triumphant majority, and until the triumph is obtained the Church will be vexed by unseemly contests. In the mean time the minority must be hypocritical, or suffer persecution. No one in the present day will seriously maintain that the decree of a Convoca tion will convince a man of the truth of the doctrine which ho formerly denied. The defeated clergy will therefore either hypocritically conceal their belief, or render themselves guilty of contumacy. This state of things must necessar i ly result from the operations of Convocation. It the admirers of that body can become reconciled to the prospect, we have no more to add. Disinterested and dispassionate admirers of the Church of England may , be allowed to lament tbat at • time when by a gradual abolition of many clerical abuses, and the untiring labours of large portions of the working clergy, the Church is t!egnir ing golden opinions from all parties, a project is entertained which may end in the loss of all that has been so laboriously gained. SHIPWRECKS ON THE CoAirr.—A meeting of the general committee of the Royal National Institationifor the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was held yesterday, at the offices in the Adelphi ; Thomas Wilson, Esq., to the chair. We also observed present George Palmer, Esq. (late M.P. fur South Essex), Col. Blanchard, R.E., C. 8., Capt. Washington, R.N., Capt. Perrott, Capt. Jerningharn, R N.. Edward Hurry, Esq., Limit. F. W. Ellis, R.N., Sc. Mr. Lewis (the secretary) having read the minutes of the previous meeting, an interesting report was read from Col. Colquhoun, H.R. (member of committee), on • life-boat transporting carriage, construted under his superinten dence at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, by order of the Board of Ordnance, for the institution, which we consider to be an act of great liberality on the part of the Ordnance, to assist the committee in their philanthropic object. The peculiar features of this carriage were noticed en the Ex press some time since. A cordial vote of thanks was pre sented to Colonel Colquhoun, for the great attention which he had paid to the subject of life-boat carriages. A letter was read from Mr. James Trenthath, of Sennen, Land's End, stating that the boat-house for the reception of the new life-boat which the institution intends placing there was reedy. It was mentioned that Mr. Trembath had generously built the house at his own expense, and orders were given to leave the life-boat forwarded to him without delay. Measures were also taken to place the Aberdovey life boat (supplied by the institution for that place in 1837, on Mr. O. Palmer's plan) in an efficient state by the approach lag winter. Several other applications for life-boats and life-preserving apparatus are under consideration, and will be attended to gradually, accordieg to the funds phut' at the disposal of the committee by the public for the p of supplying these most efficient means of saving the isle ; those unfortunate persons who are ounstantly shipwrecked on our coasts, and the absolute necessity fur which will be at ones apparent when we state that it was reported at the meeting yesterday that nearly 30 writhe took plate on various parts of the coast witlua Stalest few days of stormy weather, the crews of many of which miserably perished within reach of succour, had it been at command. IMPORTANTItIiiRR or thimoutas am) To lacco.—Ott Thursday the Cuut Claud officers near Gravesend observed a French lugger, with four mos , 41•410 rag about the entrance to one of the creeks is that Inulity. Suspicion being entertained, the lugger wan beaPied by the Coast Ouard and rummaged, whtn twelve Mir* and eighteen barrels of herrings were found, and wsdneweath these were eighty•one bales of foreign ttus , nufsctured tobseco, each bale weighing 60. W. The tabo os beeb been deliver 11 into the Queen's wareh suss at this port, sad the vessel seised, while the men await directions from 'llho roottoisoionero as to their prosecution. FCEREAL OF THE LATE VICE-CHANCF.LLOR PARKB/L—The remains of the late Vice-Chancellor were interred in a seek beneath the chapel adjoining Rothley Temple, Loughborough, yesterday a ft ernoon. The funeral service wee read by *. Eme. IL T. Vaughan, vicar of Bt. Mods% LOA War. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1862 FRANCE. &soy dautte, confirms the intelligence we gave some time ago of the Duke of Parma's absence from his states, in consequence of serious dissensions said to have arisen between the Duchess de Berry and himself, concerning his behaviour to his consort. The Official Gazette of Savoy of the 18th, states from Florence that a new version is current now as to the hand tYr H. Bulwer had in the mignatinn of M. Bowlla. It observes that the threatened abolition of the Leopoldine laws could not bee sufficient reason for a British minister to go the extreme limits of dip lomatic remonstrance ; but that M. Bocella had ren . PARIS, Fe Ma Bessie°. Lord Cowley has availed himself of the leave of absence allowed to him by the British government to take his agerture for London. The llibuilser has a leading article upon the councilsseusraL These will shortly assemble, and now this lho beetle of thojett4 is over, the probable ebeeeeteed the proceedings of these bodies begins lo be do soldeet of political speculation. The ene yin, which has au lung danced like a will o' the beton the public . eye, is perhaps to assume a tan kemastles effignilie of their incubation. Nothing boa seglostoll to sake them fitting instruments e l Ise In work. They have been chosen by universal sur fing" and therefore, " ros popish, roe DM" being new the state motto, speak with an authority which it were impious to question. Universal suffrage has been successfully marshalled by the prefects. Its simplicity therefore has not been misled. The government nominees, with rare excep ions, have been returned. The prefects, it is true, have in many instances been compelled, from the want of better materials fur choice, to patronise lukewarm friends rather than leave the field clear for open enemies. Rumour also speaks of some wolves in sheeps' clothing having slipped into the fold. More over, wherever it was certain that the local influence of any independent candidate would secure his re turn, the prefects had orders to proclaim him as their man, and thus be spared the necessity of acknow ledging a defeat. But the possibility that in spite of all the means used to paralyse universal suffrage, the result might not always be unexceptionable was foreseen and provided for. Cure was taken in fram ing the law upon the councils-general voted by the Corps Legislatif in June last, to strip themof the most essential attributes of free deliberutivo bodies. In order, as the Moniker justly observes, that all the elements of the new constitution might work together in " perfect harmony" the President of the Republic reserved to himself the pop er of nominating the presidents, vice-presidents, and secretaries of the councils. This power was exercised on Wednesday last in a way to which 1 will presently allude. But it may be opportune at this moment to mention what are the attnbutes of the councils-general as set forth by the Moniteur. Their duty is to regulate everything relating to the local interest of the departii.entsi to apportion the taxes to be paid by each commune to impose departmental rates; to authorise loans, sales, purchases, the erection of public buildings; to make and repair highways; and to superintend public charities and schools of primary instruction. These form the principal pest of the local matters confided to their care. They are of great importance, and can only be performed satisfactorily by men of buni ons, integrity, and local knowledge, enjoying, from fortune, station, or abilities, the confidence of their neighbours. But in all this there is nothing politi cal except negatively. The councils ought to be above the suspicion of spending their constituents' money in political jobs, or abusing patronage for poli tical purposes. However a custom Las long prevailed that after transacting their business, properly so called, the councils, before separating, should, if they think fit so to do, express an opinion or a wish with respect to any important question of public interest. Upon the principle that the notabioines of the de partment may reasonably be pressured to represent • large amount of public opinion, the sort of resole tions, although irregular, and founded upon no law, have at times been admitted by the legislature as furnishing legitimate data for legislation. In time" of revolution, when the central government is un settled, the political importance of these quasi parlia ments naturally increased. But, whenever the exe cutive has been strong, it has alternatively disre garded the expressed wishes of the councils-general, as en impertinent excess of their proper functions, or, when desirous of breaking down oppool• Lion in the Chamber in Paris has OW' mused the support of the councils-general, sod magnified the importance of their opinions. At the time of the famous agitation in favour of revision last year, the right of these bodies to express a wish with regard to a question in no manner specially af fecting their own departments was frequently denied by the constitutional republicans. But as all the ' other Leading parties in the state desired revision for oue season or another, the objection was stifled by acalamation. The political attributes of the councils, , as stated by the Seoniteer to-day, are to give their opinion or to express their wisheswith regard to "se veral questions of national interest," which do not de pend on their decision. It may be inferred from this , view of their powers that any attempt to urge their their wishes upon the attention of the government in support of an unpalatable proposition, would be held out of order. Now, a glance at the list of the appointments just made will show that the selection has been governed mainly with the view of guiding the councils in the performance of their political— the incidental and subsidiary part of their duties— ' rather than in the sober execution of their begins's. In that list appear those names of terror, St. Armand, klagnan, de Meupas, de Morny, Persiguy, all theca billet ministers, Prince Lucien Murat,Oen. d'Hatpoul, Baruche, Troplong. president of the Court of Appeal, and a host of senators, councillors of state, aides-de camp of the Elyse, heads of departments in public offices, and placemen of every description. There is hardly a name not well known as a resident in Paris. The question is naturally asked what can be the special qualification of these men to regulate the bridges, highways, lunatic asylums, and national schools of distant departments, that they should, at much inconvenience to themselves and unprece dented embarrassment to the public service , be sent simultaneously away from the capital. It was at first supposed that the appoint ments of the ministers to be presidents of the councils-general could be but honorary, and that they would abandon the chair to the vice presidents. But I understand to-day that all the ministers will be at their posts in the Council. Seeing the symp toms of the imperialist movement to which I alluded yesterday as visible in the councils of arrondissement, there can, I think, be little doubt that their mission and that of their fellow-labourers, is to drill the; enthusiasm of the members of the councils general in the same direction, and in the concluding words of the Alinsiteur's article," To excite the mandatories of the nation each in his own sphere, to merge ail parties in that one alone which is henceforth honourable or possible,—the party of France." The proximate opening of the session of the coun cils-general, and the importance of the part at tributed to these principal bodies in bringing about the desired change in the constitution, has already caused several of the highest functionaries to leave Paris, and repair to the scene of their immediate mission. M. Achille Fould sets out this evening for the Hautes-I'yrenfes, of which council he is pre sident. During his absence there he will not be replaced by any minister ad interim, --a circumstance which tends to illustrate the Mw importance given to the ministry of state, which is oleo vindicated on all occasions of ceremony by the pussdence which M. Fould takes of the other seinkbele s Md which was never claimed by his pro blems', M. Casablanca. Another functionary de co the same mission is M. Chevresu, se cre general of the ministry of the interior. c- id . Herbert, French consul-general at Antwerp, bar just been promoted to the same post in London. P. 5.—1 have just heard that a train on the Stras bourg railway ran off the line near Commercy this morning. Some p.ssengers were hurt. There is an obstruction on the line, in consequence of which the salnequent trains have not started this afternoon. It is hoped that the service will be resumed to morrow. At the Bourse the Four•and-a-Half per Cents. fell 15c., and closed at 104.6.5; the Threes fell 245 c., closing at 76.55. Bank of France tell 5. The St. Germain Railway fell 40; Marseilles, and Lyons and Avignon, 5 each; Havre and Dieppe, 2.50 each ; Orleans and St. Dizier and Oray rase SL each. ITALY. PIEDMONT. A religious fete was celebrated, on the 15th, by order of the French emlxtely at Turin, in the chapel of St. Philip Neri. Besides the members of the embassy, M. L. Faucher, vice-president of the society for the relief of Frenchmen in distress, wag present. Alms were collected by Mesdames Chevalier and Stotto ; one-third of the produce of which is to be dis• tributcd among the poor of the parish, and the re mainder to Frenchmen in distress. A letter from Turin of the 18th, in the coast dered himself extremely obnoxious to England by promising Count d'Astier, the representative of the Order of Malta, that, in the event of his (M. Boeel la's) being entrusted with a portfolio, he would revive the Military Order of Malta; thus of course reviving a dormant claim to the Island of Malta and causing annoyance to Great Britain. ROMAN STATES. A treaty of commerce and navigation has been concluded between M. do Boutenief, on the part of Russia, and Cardinal Antonelli for the Holy Bee. Our Homan correspondent, writing on Aug. 14th, informs us that unofficial steps were being taken to induce the Popo to tranquillise Ireland by an apos tolic circular. NAPLES, ACOVST 14. Filangieri remains at Ischia, refusing to return to Sicily, unites a change of ministry takes place in Naples. The King has visited the general during the present week. SPAIN. General Aupick, the French Ambassador, was to give a grand banquet on the 16th, at La Gra+, on the occasion of the fete of Napoleon. The mintsters, members of tho Corps Diplomatique, the Cardinal Patriarch, and tho high dignitaries of the state were invited to it. At the hotel of the Ambassador, in Ma drid, another banquet was to be offered Frenchmen of distinction residing in that capital, and at night the hotel was to be splendidly illuminated. A solemn religious service was to be celebrated on the same occasion in the church of St. Louis. The Commission of Spanish Engineers, charged by the Minister of Public Works with laying out the EaGaof tho Northern Railway through the Sierra t i folarrama, bad terminated their labours. GERMANY. The services in memory of the Emperor Napoleon, ordained by his nephew at the European capitals, seem not to have been so successful as was expected. At Berlin, it is known, the government respected the national and natural feeling of the people too much to sanction the commemoration. At Munich the people held themselves aloof from the St. Ludwig's Kirche, where tho special service was held. At Vienna the affair passed off very tamely. The Cologne Gazette says on this subject : It will take a great deal to make no Germans sing " We praise thee, 0 God !" on Napoleon's birthday. Since Attila's days no one has brought so mach woe upon Ger. many as the Cunican despot. He has so shattered our ancient holy empire that it will in all probability remain for ever impossible to restore it. He has se conquered and devastated, plundered and enslaved, degraded and abused Germany, that the patient German feels a deep-rooted hatred of him such as animates him towards no other mortal man. Doubtless he was God's scourge, and if the chastening of God in his wisdom is to turn to our profit, let it be so; but why should we kiss this rod / The man was so extraordinary that eyes we, his victims, must admire him ; and it was magnanimous of our departed sovereign, so hardly dealt with by Napoleon, in that he permitted his statue to be placed in the Museum at Berlin opposite that of Cesar. Bat Napoleon is admitted there, sot as a war rior, but as a legislator, with his code in his hand. In France men may well under the government of his nephew celebrate his fi , te on the 15th of August; bat it is a bitter humiliation to us Germans that public thanksgivings, should be offered up amongst us for the birth of our worst enemy. A Berlin journal, the Wehr Zeitung, has just pub lished an article on the Paris and Strasbourg rail. way, which has, it is said, caused some sensation among military men. Let it be remembered," says the article in ques tion, " what was the plan of campaign conceived by Napoleon in 1800, and afterwards modified in dif ferent points by Moreau.. The left bank of the Rhine from Strasbourg to Bile was to be the lassie of opera tion of the army of invasion. Strasbourg, in fact, will always remain the principal stronghold and the point of support of the left wing of the army. This place is now only a few hours' distance from Paris. France may in a few days concentrate an army behind tho Rhine, and all the resources of the country, troops, money, and provisions, are all near the seat of operations.' TURKEY. In the new Turkish cabinet Mohammed Puha, minister of war, is appointed minister of foreign affairs ; Mehemet Ali Pasha is appointed minister of war, and is replaced in the ministry of marine by Hall Pasha; Fuad Effendi does not take office. THE FIRE ON BOARD THE SEVERN. Yesterday the committee appointed by the Court of Directors of the Royal West India Mail Company to in quire into the circumstances connected with the fire on board the Severn, on her last homeward voyage, made the following report, which has been submitted, as requested, to the Lords of the Admiralty: We , the undersigned, having been ordered by the Court of Directors of the Royal West India Mail Steam-packet Company to inquire into and report upon the circutnatanccs attendant upon a fire occurring on board the Severn steam ship, on her passage between Madeira and Lisbon, and being assisted, at the company's suggestion, by Captain Austin, R.N., Admiralty Superintendent of Steam•packets atSouthampton, having examined personally the muter, chief and third mates, second engineer, and a midshipman, being the only available wit nesses who, it appeared, knew anything of the matter, herewith submit a statement of the verbal and written eel. donee siduced upon the occasion, upon which we are of °Onion that there are no means whatever of ascertaining ewes, elswelt pre taking place, that it occurred in a esey mateasted epees in the after run of the ship, where selking was stowed bat some tank' containing fresh water; that there was no communication between this place and the other parts of the ship except by the hatches and grat ing leading to it from the principal saloon ; that the com pany's printed regulations upon the prohibition of naked light., tre extinguishment of cooking fires and of all lights at fixed hours, for visitation of the ship every half-hour during the night, for having a fire station bell and means prepared for extinguishing fires, appear to be care fully drawn, and (in the case of the Severn) to have been strictly executed, as is proved by the chief officer having seen the fire pumps got ready and the water hoses fixed at 8 o'clock p. m.; the master at-arms having seen all lights extinguished at 11 p.m., the captain having remained walking on the upper deck till past midnight, aid the subsequent half hourly visitations and reports to the officer of the watch being regularly made, and above all from the circumstance that in a few minutes after the alarm was given the pumps were pouring water on the lire, which was quickly extinguished by the exertions of the captain, officers, and crew, all of whom behaved with zeal and activity ; Captain Chapman having had two of his ribs broken by a fall on the occasion. Our attention having beim directed to the allegations re• meeting the number and efficiency of the boats of the Severn, we made close inquiry upon this subject, and found upon the testimony of Captain Chapman, of Mr. Striatt, the chief officer, and by actual trials made by the latter at Southampton, and by Messes. White, who built the life-bests at Cowes, that the Severn's six beats were:capable of carrying in safety at least 230 persons, being 30 persons more than that ship had on board during the voyage. It will be noticed upon a perusal of the evidence that (as might be expected) various surmises were formed as to the origin of the fire, but these being contradictory, and founded confessedly upon mere conjecture, we do not feel justified in pronouncing any opinion." Signed by Captain Lyot, one of the directors ; Captain Chappell, R.N., joint manager; and Captain Barton, U.N., the company's superintendent at Southampton. BADEN-BADEN. A letter from this far-famed resort, dated the 13th, states that notwithstanding the eon. Source of bad weather, visitors won arriving at the rate of betern 200 and 300 a day. The opening of the Paris and Strasburg Railway to the public, whisk took place the day before, had also considerably increased the number of guests, no that the official list gave 6,000 r tke number of gums then at the waters. MIDDLIt6EX ELECTION.—A tabular statement has just been Wiled from the Middlesex Reform Registration Office, showing the state of the poll in this comity at every district of esch hour on the days of polling at the late elec tion, corrected by the sheriff's returns, together with the number of electors on the register, and the total number who polled in each district, and also the close of the poll at the election in 1647. Front this statement it appears that the number of electors on the register in 1862 is 14,010. Of these 8,701 voted at the late election, the numbers being— for Lord It. Oriercnor, 5,241; fur Mr. Osborne, 4,390 ; and for the Marquis of Blandford, 4,268. In 1847 the number of persons who voted wee 7,614, the ambers being—For Grosvenor, 4,944; Osborne, 4,176; Wood, 3,448. It th us ;eem that 1,247 mon MN wars aim in 1862 than in 7. THE WAR WITH BURMAH. THE CAPTURE OF PEGU. (Prom last WOVE (lesette.) Tho following despatches have been received at the Last Indis House : Lieutenant-General H. Godwin, C.B , commanding the Forces in Ave, Arraean, and Tenasserim Provinces, to C. U. Allen, Esq., Secretary to the Government of India. Head Quarters, Rangoon, June 9, 1852. I have the honour to report, for the information of go- , vernment, that on the morning of the 26th of May„ Martaban w. s attacked by a Burmese force of 1,1100 or 1,200 men, which was gallantly beaten back by the 49th , Madras Native Infantry in garrison there, under the com mand of Major Hall. fhe operations are reported to me as follows: — At about half-past six a.m. of the 26th May, the pickets at Martaban were fired on in a desultory manner by the enemy for upwards of an hour, when a strung skirmishing party led by Captain Stewart su ffi ced to dislodge them. Our loss has been very trifling ; I pnvate killed, and 1 subadar, I nick, and 11 privates wounded. During the day a party was sent out by the officer com manding to scour the country around, hut they met with no ' opposition, and the place had been unmolested up to the time of the last report. On the opening of the lire of our guns, the steam.frigate Ferree, which had 200 men of the ' 61st Light lufantry on board, landed part of them at Mar taban, to aid in the defence of the place, and the remainder proceeded in boats up the river, and took the enemy in re verse and caused them considerable loss. The troops appear to have behaved very well, and the exertions of Major Ilall, who commanded the post ; of Cap tains Rickards and Stewart, of the 49th Madera Nath ve Infantry, who commanded the party that went to sco'.r the country; and of Lieutenant Purvie, who commav ,ied the Artillery, were very meritorious. Captain Lyne`., and the troops on board the leroze under Captain A•.,d er ,,,,, were as usual prompt, and the g ood judgment ;iisplered by the former officer tended to the complete confusion of the enemy. 1 nave had excellent accounts from Bassein, of the 31st of May, from Captain Darroch, whom 1 left in command of the place, till the arrival of Major Roberts, of the 9th Madras Native Infantry. These are highly creditable to that officer, and to Lieutenant Crater, of the Bengal Engineers, and show what a few days' well-directed exertions may do in placing a post in a state of excellent defence. Captain Darroch further reports that everything is quiet around Baseein; the enemy had left the neighbourhood, and the inhabitants were coming in, in numbers, to seek protecties under cur rule. The head-men of 26, villages had come to tender ser vices, and to bring provisions of all sorts fur the troop'. I have also the honour to report, for the information of the Governor General in Council, the operations of a small expedition which I despatched against l'egu on the 3rd inst., under the command of Major Cotton, of the 67th Re giment Native Infantry, to co-operate with Captain Tarle• ton, of her Majesty's frigate Fox, in (hiving out a strong force, either from Sitang or Baling, who had taken posses sion of that city, so lately filled with • friendly population, and where there was a large granary. I enclwe Major Cotton's own report of his operations, which show great promptitude, good judgment, and brave conduct, in himself and the troops he commanded. The particulars as to the conduct of the officers and men, and also the cheerful auistance given by Captain Terleton, and his naval contingent, I feel assured the Governor- General in clouncil will appreciate most favourably. In concluding my despatch, I have only to congratulate the government on the continued good conduct of its troop., on their excellent health, and perfect state of discipline for any duty they may be called on to perform. I have, &c., 11. GoDWIN, Lieutenant-General. Major 11. Cotton to Captain Mayhew Assistant Adjutant- General of the Burnish Field Force. Rangoon, June 9, 18-52. Sir,—Agreeably to instructions furnished me by Lieute nant-Colonel Sturt, commanding 67th Regiment Native Infantry. I embarked on board the East India Company's steamer Phlegethon, Captain Neblett, on the morning of the 3rd instant, in command of a detachment of the strength mentioned below,* to co-operate with Captain Tarleton, her Majesty's frigate Fox, in command of the naval portion of the expedition, in carrying out the instructions detailed in Lieut.-Colonel Sturt's letter, and I have the honour to make the following report for the information of Lieute nant-General Godwin, C. 8., commanding the Burnish field force : We reached the village Peinkecing the tame evening, and anchored; the next morning, the troops were embarked in boats, and we proceeded up the l'egu river ; when within a few miles, heavy firing was beard ahead, and from infor mation obtained from the Peguers, I learnt that the enemy were in force on the right bank of the river opposite the town. I immediately landed my detachment at half-past 9 ' o'clock, cm., to attack them, and Captain Tarleton agreed to take the naval force, and co-operate on the right. I shall leave Captain Tarleton to detail to Commodore Lambert his part of the engagement. I proceeded in skirmishing order with the detachment along the right bank of the river for nearly two miles through heavy swamp and jungle, and drove the enemy completely across the river, in the direction of the Great l'agoda ; when bearing heavy firing from the direction of the boat, I returned to render my aid to Captain Tarleton. 1 found, on crossing the river, he had had a smart engagement with the enemy, and repelled an attack made b them on the boat , and I was much gratified to hear from Captain Tarleton, of the admirable conduct of a section of the Ride Company 67th Regiment Native infantry, present at it, under the command of Captain E. W. Hicks. The men were by this time (one o'clock) much fatigued, and I resolved to remain for a couple of hours, and then proceed to attack the Great Pagoda, whither the enemy had been' seen to retreat, having a ged with Captain Latter that he should guard the boats with a party of Peguers. We had not, however, rested very long, when a report was brought from the picket that the Bur mese were coming down upon us in great numbers from the pagoda. I went down and ascertained ' that such was the case, that they were coining ' down in skirmishing order, I should say at least 1,000 men, and amongst them 30 or 40 were mounted upon ponies. I could olainlydiseern their leader from his dress and gold the Ili I immediately got my party under arms in ex tended order, Captains Tarleton and Neblett, the former with 30 and the latter with 20, seamen, joining. When the enemy had got well across the plain, in extent about three.quarters of a mile, consisting of rice fields partially covered with water, I advanced with the whole detach meat, and, after a smart fire, drove them into the jungle ' which surrounds the pagoda. I then formed my detach ment into column of sections, and, steadily advancing, stormed the south gate with the 80th and Sappers, while the Rifles under C.ptain flicks extended to the left, and rushed in at the west gate. So sudden was the assault that the enemy had not time to fire their guns, which were found loaded, and covering the entrances to the gates. At the west gate were four guns, two brass and two iron, and at the south gate two guns and two gingals. We drove the enemy through the pagoda, and succeeded in killing and wounding •number of them as they retreated down the gateway. It was impossible to pursue them, as the men were much knocked up, having been under arms since one o'clock in the morning, and all overcome by the excessive heat and fatigue encountered during the day. I am happy to say that no so'dicr was killed, and only two sepoys and one dooley bearer wounded: this small loss is to be attributed to the fact that the enemy, for the most part, fired too high. My detachment occupied the pagoda during our stay, and I employed the time in carrying out the wishes of the Lieutenant-General in destroying some parts of the fortifi cations surrounding the pagoda; this was done by Lieute nant Mayne, Field Engineer, whose report I beg leave to attach. In the town, on the river side, there was a great quan tity of rice, which 1 permitted the Pegners to carry away in boats. Surrounding the pagoda there is also another town, in which much race was found ; this I caused to be burnt, ' after allowing the inhabitants to carry away as much as they could. The co-operation of the naval force under Captain Tarte ton, her Majesty's ship Fox, and under Captain Neblett, East India Company's ship Phlegethon, was most active and efficient, and I would beg my most sincere thanks and congratulations for success should be conveyed to thini, officers and men, through the proper channel. Before con cluding this report I hope I may be permitted to mention my admiration at the gallantry displayed by all comprising my detachment, including the naval parties, o ffi cers and man. The union, cordiality, and good feeling which existed are beyond all praise, and not a single complaint was made against any one during the whole time. I beg to notice, for the information of the Lieutenant• General, Cap tain Ormsby, commanding a company of her Majesty's 80th and Lieutenants Amiel and Fraser, of the same regiment, and 11r. .'Kellar, East India Company's serviet, in medical charge. who, in addition to his other duties, displayed great humanity in attending to the wounded Burmese; Lieutenant Mackintosh, 62nd Regiment M. Native Infantry Second Lieutenant Mayne, assistant field engineer, who entered the'pagoda with the Sappers and 80th, and Cap tain Hicks, commanding Rifts Company, 67th Regi ment Native Infantry, Lieutenant Clarke and Ensign Thompson, of the 67th Regiment, all of whom rendered me the greatest assistance, and with whose conduct I was much pleased. I left Pegu at twelve o'clock cm. on Saturday last, with my detachment in Magmas to Rangoon, and I have, de. H. Corrine, 67th Regiment. P.S. I beg to enclose a list of casualties—of guns and arms raptured—also a plan of operations drawn by Lieu tenant Mayne, Madras Engineers, Assistant Field En- Re r. turn of Ordnance captured at Pegu, June 4, 18:4. Small calibre : 2 brass guns, good, carriages destroyed ; 6 iron inms,2 good, 4 very bad, carriages destroyed ; 10 gin gals, .1 sunk an the river at l'egu ; 400 to 600 lbs. of powder ; 100110. used in blasting. List of Casualties in the Detachment under the com mando( Major Cotten, 67th Regiment, at the capture of Pegu, June 4, 1862.—Wounded.--67th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry 2 rank and file ; I camp follower. Commodore G. It. Lambert, R.N., her Majesty's ship Fox, to the Secretary to the Government of India. Rangoon, June 8, 18.52. m tm a nd er attack upon the city of i r s e te gu ani , I t v h e e s re w fore ph sh hsh i a p ovui F nl o da x eml a ap n kr iTth aend e EastTarlatan,hSir,—The wish r,h w h : e i t t t h L : o i t m em h a p i e . i . i. b i n Ca o i ; n t. s Liry feut.-General d h e m r nmavma Majesty's nl di forcen g sent Com mand er per form this service, in conjunction with 230 troops, under the • 100 men, bet Majesty's AM Foot, wider command of Captain Ormsby. ion Hides, e7th Beginseet Native Infantry, under Captain Rieke. 50 Madras Sapporo, seder Lieutenant Ilaekintech. mat laws Oempa ffinYnn ny'se Modem de it e d eem m a rt Engineer. Dr. Mliallar, heat mede command of Major Cotton. and I have the honour to re. quest you may be pleased to lay Commander T, r i, t0 .. 4 report of proceedings before the Governor-Generd. I enclose a list of killed and wounded in the naval force. I have. &e V. It. LAM/lEla, Commodore. Commander Tarleton, It N. to Commodore I..nbert, R.N. Commanding the Naval Fortes al R angoon. Her Majesty's Ship Fox, Rangoon, June s, Sir,-1 have the honour VI inform you that, in mor.u k a uei of your orders, 1 proeteded,on the Molllllllg of the :i r d with the boats expreased below,• to the Els! India pany' steamer Plahmetlion, which vessel having ena,,, ked 0 1 3 men, Bengal Native Infantry Ride compane, st, t i oir Cotton commanding detachment; 100 nava, hvr linth Regiment, Captain Os inshy ; 30 men, S'o.pi r• and i Miners of the Madras division, Lieutenant "id,, e k,„ t . sh; Lieutenant Mayne, lAavistant Engineer; I; gl ,t, e Lit er, interpreter to the Lieutenant-Utneral e. mivanding the forces, also accompanied us. We proceeded up the Pegu river, as far as the ill ooo of Peinkeeng, which we reached a before 8 p.m. it being then high water. The stream ).,seeming num , and shallow at this point, J. did not deem it prudent to amend it further, and tho'refore arranged with Major Colt% fur proceeding with 11 , : e detachment in the hoots, out the next 'food tide, wh' ch I looked for about 2 a.m., but the ebb tan for 0I :lours, so that we could not leave the steamer hi for., 4.30 a.m. on the 4th. At l'einkeong, Captain Latter obt..ned information that a large number of Peewit had plat themselves under the direction of one of their couni - eymen named Idotingta ; that they liail assembled 00 the right bank of the river, where the day previous they aad keen engaged with a body of men under Moungyawik, the Berman Governor of l'egu. Ily the villagers' account, the latter had been worsted, and bail retir, d in the three tiou of Z.ingauain. situated on the riser hank, mirnediettly opposite regu. When within about five mils of this place, the chief, Moungta, came off to the boats. and confirmed the reports which had been previously received; his force, coasisting of about 1,1100 men (imperfectly armed), lined the right bank of the river, and advanced with the boats. From his communication with Meunata, Captain Latter was satisfied that the enemy's chief strength lay on the right blink. Major Cotton t herefore decided on landing his detachment on that side, while I proceeded with the boats (as soon as the men were disembarked), ti co-operate on his right flank. The river at this pima is not more than sixty yards wide ; the present village of l'egu stands on the left bank, which is steep and muddy below high * water mark. About a quarter of a mile, in the rear of the houses, there is a broad ditch, the ledtom of which, at this season, is a swamp ; it runs along the west face of the old wall of l'egu, for the distance of two or three miles ; the wall has been originally built of brick. and the top (which may be 20 feet above the bottom of the ditch), is now covered with jungle. The village of Zan gauairs., ma I before mentioned, stands imin,liately opposite ; it poaecases a small pagoda, and is surrounded by a low growth of jungle. I had proceeded a short distance in the boats, when a I sharp fire of musketry was opened upon us from the Peeps side. Feeling the disadvantage we labour d under by Ia ing 1 underneath the enemy's fire, with no effectual means of re turning it, I at once landed with the boats' crews of her Ma i esty's ship Fox, and was shortly after joined by Capt. Neblett and boats' crews of the l'hleeetlion, (as lielow),t in all about 60 men. The Burmese fired upon us as we advanced, but were driven from point to point, until completely broken, one party retreating by the river's aide to the northward, and the other within the old wall before mentioned. Oar object being attained, I was retiring he close order to the boats, when a fire of gi agate and mu•ke try was opened upon us from the wall ; deeming it unwise to permit the Burmese to suppose we had retr eted from torn, I instantly en gaged a native guide to show us the causeway through the ditch, and then advanced to the aquck. Wo halted a few accords to gain breath, under shelter of an old how." ; then rushed in over the causeway, and through a breach to the right of the gateway. On getting over the wall, we found ourselves among some fine trees, free from underwood; behind these the enemy stood with great resolution, until they were (in many instances), driven out by the bayonet ; the defect in their firing was here very observable, as their shot, :in most cases, struck the branches above our beads. We pushed them through totho plain beyond, when they broke and flesh, leaving many dead; their number engaged might probably have been lOU MO, and they also had a reserve of about 200 more (commanded by officers on horseback), beyond the reach of musketry. The whole party retired within the Great Pagoda, about a mile and a half to the eastward. lam glad to say that th;s ser vice was performed with only one casualty on our side, one man having received a severe sword•cut to a personal en counter. Information was now brought me that oar boats had been attacked by another party of the enemy from the southward ; I accerdingly hastened down to their relief, and happily found them safe. Mr. M'Murda, mate of her Majesty's ship Fox, who hail been left with a few men in charge, reported that a very heavy tire had been opened upon them, to which he had endeavoured to reply with the pinnace's gun and small arm party, but the water was too ow to do this with effect, and haling one man killed, and two wounded, he joiliciowily removed the remainder to the right bank, sending an application to Major Cotton for support. A party of rifles returning fortunately met , the messenger, and coming on with all speed, took up a po sition en the river side, from which they kept up SO true and incessant a fire across the water that the enemy were compelled to abandon their attempt, and, on our approach, to retreat. Major Cotton, having overcome all opposi tion on the opposite side, now crossed over with his detach , meat. On a consultation with him, it was determined to wait until three p.m. before we should advance to attack the Great Yagoda, the men being absolutely in need of repels after so much fatigue under a burning sun. The rifle com pany of the 67th was, therefore, bivouacked in the wood within the wall, her Majesty's 80th Regiment on 'he river face, and the seamen returned to their boots. At 2 p.m. the alarm bugle was sounded, and on my loading I disco vered that the Burmese had issued from the pagoda in con siderable strength, with the evidect intention of attacking us. The troops lost not a moment in getting under arms, and the Kamen. (see detail below) came on shore. The enemy fall hack on our advance, a movement he ap- peared to have so little expected that many of his men were unable to regain their position in time to defend it, and those who did were so taken by surprise that their lire was ineffectual, and their four guns, which pointed down the steps leading up to the gateway, were fund loaded by her Majesty's 80th, who gallantly led the assault ; and this natu rally strong place was happily carried without a casualty on our side. I returned with the seamen to the boats, as soon as the pagoda was in our possession ; embarked the detschrsent at noon 30th; on the Gth reached the steamer, at Fein keong, at 6 p.m. ; she weighed on her return at S 4.M.; on the 7th, at noon, she took the ground, and, as the tide was ebbing, and there was no possibility of her moving (or several hours, I ordered the Fox's boats to take the came with the camp followers in tow ; I prised them in the gig, and arrived on board her Majesty's ship Fox at 3 a.m. on the Bth. I haye the honour to enclose the following li.t of casualties .—Her Majesty's chip Fox.-3 seamen wounded. East India Company's steamer 4.211110 a killed. beg leave to add that the conduct of both officers ma men under my orders have been most t zemplary, and t 4 represent to you the valuable assistance and eo•operstton I received on all occasions from Cupt.tin "fallen, commander of the East India Company's steamer Phlegethon.—Your, de., 1. W. TAILLETOX. List of Men, belonging to the Novel Forces, killed sad wounded during the action at Pegs', on the ith June, WI —Her Majesty's ship Fox Andrew Walker, A. 8., wounded severely ; incised wound of right should, r, from a sword cut. Henry Ingram, ordinary. wounded slightly; superficial wound of the right shoulder, from a musket ball. John Taylor, A. 8., wounded ‘lightly . grarc of the right leg, from a musket ball. E.,st India Commis steamer rhlegethon : James Shields, killed. • Het Moja*ty'n thin Pos.—Launch. Mr. M'Murdo. mate Loon% mldasiptrian ; emir, 15 mat —Pumice. Mr. Copland, mew; Mr. Hudson, midahipman ; it,., 15 men. Mr. Cotten; crew, 6 min.—Cutters. Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lisboa; mew, 9 are dab. —Mr. Morgan, usistant-ouritrou, her Majnity.• Our Kn.— ESA India Company's ateamer Miami/Fur. Mr. IWdins ; crew. or tams, in paddle.bos beats.—.l large came, tilted bur the inoveyanct the e imp followers. +:3laat India Company's steamer Th!eie that. Two cutters. Memo. T. M. Mille, 3rd omeer ; C. C. Perrnoakro, was' .ral.D. mew, 22 men. 3 liar Majeaty's ship Pos.—Officer., Mr. M`Munlo, matc. W. Hudson and Mr. LUC., Midahipmen ; 34 men. East India Cucupany'a steamer Phlegetbus.—Captsin Nebleu 22 wino. DURUM.: AGRICULTURAL Se tIITv. —SI LAND, Tut t• its',Ay AS - mm.o:4.—T he eleventh anneal meeting of the Durham County Agrie•ultural Snell tr. has been held in this town the last two days. Vest. rdsy after noon there was a trial of reaping madlines in a ti.ld Wove ins to Mr. Joseph Dunn, near 16.1.. t. Baths. M mouth, in the presence of Mr. George Hudson. M P the Mayor of Sunderland, Colonel Beeksorth, and a number of agricultutista. There were five entries of martini, M'Cormick's ; Iluseey'a, improved by Crosskill et Bev. rley lluseey'a, improved by Palmer of Stockton. and Russel •• improved by Rttrick of Bishopweannouth. Some rain had fallen during the night; the crop of corn was heavy. and good deal laid by the wet. The eepehilities of the sr chines were well tested, and the opinion of all present Ivo in favour of M'Connick'a, to which the prize of lift was accordingly given. Mr. Hudson, who watched the °per*• lions of the machine with great interest, rare Mr. M'Cor mirk an order for one of his machines. Ott Will* nesday evening the council dinner was held ' the Crown and Sceptre Hotel. After which the eempasf adjourned to the Atheneum, where an interesting diem& MO on the rotation of crops was introduced h Protemv J. F. W. Johnstone, of Durham University. It wv kept up with much spirit by the farmers resent. io,lsy tbs show of stock and implements was p in the Grange Pea. lying outside Ilishopweartnoath. The *how of implemests and horses was very good, of cattle and sheep not so good. There was an excellent show of poultry. In the same pork there, was an extensive horticultural exhibition on behalf of the Sunderland Infirmary. There sere two military bands present, and a large attendunee of visitors It Mtk the agricultural and horticultural exhibitions. The Sir* dinner of the eaciety will be held in the Athenmum the evening. Mr. George Hudson, M.l'. in the chair. Mr John Palmer, of Stockton; Mr. Arthur Ettrick, of Sandel -1 land; Messrs. Gibson and Richardson, of Newc.e.tle; Mr. I Geo. Liddell, of Sherburn ; Messrs. C. and W. 1:o I...rdssh of Sunderland ; Messrs. to doer, of lloughtond... l and the Marquis of Londonderry were the successful cow I petitare for agricultural implements. SING!. turtsu. cutter Ti down the rind cep officers, a were taht to the cit follows ditto; T. ditto. 0, but it is it The steam at the tin No. 8, oe command tress. 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