The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

r.ereAtive. of the puhre use Lucifer will take vat the .tlers of this dockyard. The Bulldog, Heel*, Easis teoli, sad Encounter sill be occupied by the peen. meishies of the House of C. rumens, and the government ottlaals. The v.. els placed in emenaission ro fro'. foe t his service are thus c a oninainded : —The Encounter, tq o. ,, =sis tor Van ))mop s of the Vulcan; the Heels, by Conmaanckr Wowdold, el the Neptune, 120, which remains o t,.. r is o ur ; the Buildup, by Commaader Sir William Wise v a rt ,of the Es lent (tor the 114680 of Commons) ; the li riwa, Ly Captain Cliada s C. 8., of the Eseillent ; an: 'itronsholi, by Captain S..eplercl, of the Victory. The estraordiesty number of SO pennants are now float. g at this poet from the lewd hemiii of vessels Inlonging to I er :t1 Oafs awry. This tint is one unprecedented in the ! I hi.tory o f Great Britain duri. g times of peace, and the i number cosh! hate been augne.nted bail it been thought accessary to bring round °vier ships tram other ports. As it h i re ait ct causes the grea tes t activit y to rei g n I her and the anwunt of bu•inces it brings to the office of C oumander iwChief, mod his secretary, 111 r. Triphook, ! the, .st overwhelming. Nu:iticatioaa tru posted is the windows of almost all plot , ' of business to the elf et that none will be done to. morrow. The dockyard will be closed, the employei , basin; a holiility, with the t x,epti , xt of the seamen riggers , who at: to remain at hand, in the ev.nt of their services being rci(Wred from any accident occurring during the re' view. These services it is, however, hoped will not be required. though, when we remember the large number of vessels to take part in the review, and the host that will be pets et with lookers au, joiued to the euntuion that must necessarily occur from the poke of the guns an 1 funnels of so great a number of ship', i: is alnau , t difficult to see how casualties arc to be mc id,.d. From what reach,• u. from Soutl.ampton, Liver- London, Brighton, Weymouth, and all round the peat, there will be, with her blajes.j's vessels having visitors on board, at least 40 steam. voc.cls of all II:ZCA, with spectators of the review, and how all those are to keep at a rah .li.tance from the ships of the fleet and each other, whatt sato loped iu the smoke of a heavy cannonade, cer. appears other a posz!ing question. Some good regulations have, however, be• n laid down, awl an observ ance of these will, it is hoped, prevent the occurrence of any wrung. mishap. la addition to the gov.rnment awl private ateam-vessels to Le employed on this occasion, it is to be remembered, however, that an unascertainable number of yachts, mock., boats, Ste., of every possible character, are anitared t s go out to the revi. w, and how they will all come edit is quite impossible to .Iy. At lif this afternoon 11: 11. the Prince of Prussia and 'Vitt arrived by South Cw l. ot lle wss met at the railway terminus by Captain Crispin, of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Beige-le./dein, Purvis, 6:c. The earyaile of the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, was in waiting for Lis !loyal Highness, and con veys l him to the Sally-port, where he embarked t en board the Fairy, *crew stearwystlit, Master Commander Welch, nader a saute frem the pi eforiu battery and the Victory dog ship. On approaching the fleet at Spithead they also fired a royal Lisle as his ILiyal Highness pa,seil by to Osborne House. Bund , z, rot am Flour. h been appropriated to the men: Art of the 11 usse of C ,mmons. S:,e is a roomy vessel, sad a f .at one, hut too small. The I), iter, ,t: am sloop, of similar tonnage, has been ap propristed to tile use of the mzmlsers of the !louse of Peers, instead of the Heels, a smaller Tessa. The 04raon,st. , m sloop, ha. been ordered to accommodate the representatives of the newspapers. roILT31101:TII, Au,. IL The great event, which has caused such intense it:cement, came off this m ruing, and was witnessed by thonsands of persons, who It n.keil from all questers to the Mae. As early as 6 n'elock steamers from Southampton, Gos port, the Isle of \V ghs, imd, Indeed, from a 1 parts of the coast up to the Werern Headland, were seen making their way towards the Nab, presenung, as may be easily imagined, a moat interesting spectacle. This town (Portsmouth) pre sented an appearance of the most interesting character, the people being literally wedged in the streets, unable to mitre in any direction. The Commonade, from early dawn, was Crowded with Londoners, wh•a expected that from that spot they would be enabled to obtain a sight of the procetdiog•, an expectati in in which they were grievously disappointed. On Porbdown-hill, where, by the sid of • glass, the posi tion of the fleet might be Ih:en, there were thousands assem bled, and this was, perhaps, the best land spot that could here been veered for observation. 8 mse idea of the extraordinney influx of people into the town and neighbourhood of Portsmouth may be formed from the fact, that during the entire night many hundreds of persons of • respectable pmirion in society walked shout the s'etwts, having vainly • rught accomodation. From sunrise trains on the London and South• Western, the &lath Coast, the Bistiopstoke and Salisbury, as well ea from oar, lima running towards Portsmouth, poured in shoals of anxious excursionists, not one of whom, save those who had made previous arrangements, had the slightest opportunity of catching a glimpse of the review, every host is the harbour, large or small, having been engaged at Enormous charges ex.,n after the announcement of the review was made. Shortly after 9 o'clock the train—the perlismemtary train It m IV be called—arrived, containing the Earl of Aberdeen, tha Duke of Argyll, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Grabens, the kirst Lori of the Admiralty ; Sir \Va lium Moleswortb, Lord John Russell, Lard Palmerston, Mr. Layerd, Mr. Ralph Bernal Oatorne, Mr. Laws, M.P.; Mr. B. W. Gray, M.P. ; Mr. W addington , the Duke of Newcas tle. Mr. S. Herbert, M.P.; Mr. H. Lahouchere, M.P.; Sir C. Wood, M.P.; Slr George Grey, M.P. ; the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Disks of Bedford, the Duke of Devon shire, Mr. Melville Portal, M.P. ; the lt;ght Hos. B. Dis full, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Granville, Lord Hardwieke, Sir John Pakington, and a large number of members of parliament, accompanied by their friends. At 10 o'clock a royal salute announced the embarkation of the Gaeta on board the royal yacht from East Cows,. Another salute was fired as her Majesty approached Spit bead. On arriving at the Fleet her Majesty was received by Vice-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., who takes the com mand of the Fleet on this occasion, Rear-Admiral Fen shawe, C. 8., Major-General Simpson, Lord Adolphus Fit:- clarener, sad Captain-Superintendent Courtney. The members cif both houses of parliament met the Queen on board the Duke of Wellington, and paid their respects to her Majesty. After sailing out to the Nab the review commenced, and was proceeding when our despatch left. TnE CnotEßA.—Our accounts from Copenhagen, up to the 4th Inst., show the cholera to be somewhat on the decrease, the new eases seldom exceeding 160 per day. The whole number at present announced amounts to 6,996, with 3,219 deaths. It is to be observed, however, that now that the disease has attacked the middle classes, who, for the most part, were treated at their own houses, the num ber of cues published would a lways be considerably under the truth. The association for p ting the spread of the cholera have erected a rut quantity of wooden sheds for the accommodation of patients removed from infected houses. Large numbers of persons are living under tents, and exposed to hardship from the rainy weather. WErnittcsTEE-BRIDGE.—On Monday the new act, passed on Thursday, to transfer Westminster-bridge and the estates to the Commissioners of l'ublic Works and Public Buildings, and to enable the commissioners to remove the present bridge and to build a new bridge on or near the same site, was printed. All former acts are repealed, and the Commissioner of Public Works and Buildings are constituted a corporation for the purposes of the act. The present bridge and estates are vested in the Commissioners of Public Works, and the Corporation of Westminster-bridge is now dissolved. The rentroll of the houses belonging to the bridge shows an income of 7,4061. ls. 6d. a-year. General powers ere given to the newly appointed commissioners of the bridge, end they may con struct a new bride, with proper approaches, according to the plan deposit ed in their office (which plan is open to inspection on the payment of lc), and may do all things to further the construction of the same. There are several provisions to provide against wilful damage to the intended new bridge, and penalties to be enforced. Until the new bridge is completed and thrown open to the public the commissioners sre to keep up a communication between the Middlesex and Surrey shorn. Compensation is to be given to the °Seen of the old bridge by reason of the aboli•ion of their alms. As soon as convenient, the old bridge is to be taken down, and the materials to be sold. ACCIDENT TO A BAND.—OXFORD, AUGUST B. This morning, about 11 o'clock, Macarts's equestrian troop entered this city in grand procession from Witney, the band, as usual, preceding, driven by Mr. Samwell. They continued their mum in due order down the entire High-street, bat on rounding the corner into Long-wall, the charioteer went too near the corner, got his near fore-wheel into the getter, and there upset the carriage, which fell with an awful crash into the street. The spread which I took piece with fifes and fifers, drums and drummers, was as prefect m it was ridiculous. Though few escaped with out bumps and bruises, no 1419 except the drummer is seriou,:y hurt. Ile was carried to the Star Hotel, 'aer ial/ from a concussion of the spine. I.tvEaro4t. ELECTION PETITION.—The recogni macre, to the election petition against the members lately returned are declared by the examinee of reeogoisances to be unobjectionable. Though the petition will nnt be pro ceeded with this session, counsel are already engaged to defend the return of the sitting members. NEGOTIATING AN OFFICE IN THE GIFT OF ItF.MARKAISLE APPLICATION. THE INDIA HOUSE. After the ordinary business had been disposed of on Tuesiay, at • late period of the day, Mr. Clio keen, the demister, accompanied by Mr. Lawtord, solicitor to the East India Company, entered the justice-room of the Man sion-house. Mr. Wilkinson, M.l'. for Lambeth, was pre sent, and occupied a seat on the bench. Mr. Clarkson, addressing the Lord Mayor, said—l have the honour to wait upon your lordship on the part of the Directors of the East India Company, who revest that your lordship will be pleased to grant a summons cal ing on Mr. Norman Wilkinson,a gentleman of great respectability, carrying on the business of a stockbroker, and residing at Nuffield, in Surrey, to answer to a charge of misdemeanour upon two sections of an act of parliament, well known to myself and a great many others, fur having been concerned in • negotiation for an office in the gift of the E.,et India Company. The application is made upon the 3rd and 4th sections of the 49 Oeo. 111., cap. 126, which provide that any person selling or bargaining for the sale or purchase of any office in the gift of this company shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. Words cannot be larger than those are for the purpose of preventing not only the sale or purchase of any office under the spin intment of the East India Com pany, but for every negotiation that can be conceived towards the procuring, by means of money, any such ap pointment, or office of any kind whatever. I am here on the part of the Court of Directors to represent in effect what has been by them, not only upon modern occasions, but for many years before, their de clared determination to bring to justice, if in their power, any person or persons whomsoever, be their position what it may, who shall be found in any degree catering into such negotiation as is prohibited by this set of parliament, and without regard to the party by whomsoever they may be a,t in motion fir the object of procuring place or appoint ment under the East India Company. This application hes arisen out of some suggestiou well known to your lordship. It fell from an hon. member of the House of Commons, upon a subject that has occasionally been referred to, and to which reference has been so general in its quality and application that although there has been every desire on the part of the Court of Directors to cause this matter to be further inquired into in a court of justice, up to this time, they have never felt themselves in • condition to do so with effect. It seems that on the 21st of last month an hon. member of the House of Commons made some observations to the effect that he was acquainted with a source from whence there had been a declaration that the office of • cadetship, or, at all events, some important tildes under the East India Company, was to be obtained by money; that the matter was so managed as that it was not very easy to discover it or to bring it to justice, but that it was popular—that it was quite notorious, and that it was as little to be disputed as the feet that they were then sitting in the House of Commons, and speaking about it. Ido not know that lam at liberty to go into the communications that have taken place be tween the Court of Directors and persons who hold high situations for the purpose of bringing this case home to the pastier, one of whom is now before you; but I know that in consequence of what transpired the neat day in the House of Commons, the honourable member who had UMW this communication was by more than one honourable mess her of the house appealed to, acd at length he felt himself at liberty, having ascertained that the person from whom he derived his information, and who was likewise hinted, a member of the Ilouse of Commons, had, mace the tinso of his making the statement, which it appeared was mails without his knowledge, changed his position so as to enable him to give such information as he was enabled to give upon the eslject. lle mentioned the name of the honour. able member for Lambeth as being the gentleman who had a communication with • person who professed to be able to dispose of an office of this description, and with whom it would not be denied there had been a negotiation upon the subject—the result of this negotiation, I feel happy to state, as establishing the respectability undoubtedly of Mr. Nor ' man Wilkinson, when he found that that negotiation had for its object the payment of • sum of money ; when the oath, or dee:seinen, or both, came to he laid be fore him, which it became necessary for him to make upon the subject matter of that office be at once heti , toted ; and indeed I think I ought to say refused any fur ther to participate in that negotiation. Bet the question here is not whether or not he completed the transaction which Le contemplated, but whether he contemplated doing it—whether he dealt or negotiated for it, and whether he agreed fur it subject to that discovery that he made with regard to the declaration and oath which he was called icon to make before that negotiation could be completed. That being so the If:rectors of the East India Company have thought it right to take the best advice that this country affords as to the means within their reach of bringing this matter home to the party to whom this nego tiation is principally attributed. I cannot say but them appears reason to believe that Mr. Wilkinson participated in this transaction so as to bring himself within the reach of these clauses, but undoubtedly the principal (Wingless{ ' is the party against whom the directors' object is Is be levelled, and if it be within the power of the law to bring that party and any other party concerned to justice, they feel themselves called upon than publicly to declare their determination to do so. Usage these circumstances, having consulted, as I say, and as we I I shall all agree, the highest authorities in the oouatry, this is the course suggested to be taken before your lordship, ilo give us the opportunity of commencing this promenade& We have, therefore, applied here for • summons wises Mr. Norman Wilkinson, that he may be called epos so answer that which will resolve itself into • charge wriest him as to his participation and share in the transaction, and which, although not resulting in its completion at the time when he made this discovery, and felt himself at liberty to withdraw from it, will, as it appears to me, abuse. dandy bring the charge home to him within the meaning of the act of parliament. I propose to ask your lordship for a summons, charging him with unlawfully bargaining with a swain person, whale name is unknown, for the purchase Si a certain office, the nature of which is perfectly imma terial, because that will be the result of further inquiry, if your lordship think I have made out a case for granting the summons, and also to endeavour, by such means as are in our power, to connect the remaining party with the Mateenotims who made these offers to Mr. Wilkinson, for whisk ha has been negotiating. I propose, therefore, to cell the respectable brother of Mr. Norman Wilkinson, Mr. Wen. A. Wilkinson, who is member for Lambeth, and to put a few questions to him upon this subject, with • view to enable me to ascertain whether there can be any doubt as to the dare in the transaction which he attributes to his brother. lir. W. A. Wilkinson,M.P. for Lambeth, was then WWI, and in answer to questions put to Mm by Mr. Clark son, said—l have a brother of the name of Norman Wil liams, a stock dealer, in London, and living at Nutfield, ha dutvey. I remanber the subject matter of a discussion in the House of Commons, on the night of the 21st ult., and also of another discasion at the same plane...sad in which I participated. on the 22nd. In consequence of a conversation that I bad with my brother, I made a cam mamisatica to the honorable member for Manchester (Mr. MOO a week or two ago. My brother had a son, whom he wheal to seed out to India, and, I behave, he wished to procure soma appointment for him. I think he told me, • year-and-a-half or two years ago, that he had had an offer of such an appointment—l so understood him—in the ser vice of the East India Company. Mr. Clarkson—Did you learn from your brother from whom he had had that offer ? Mr. Wilkinson—Yes, I did. /Ir. Clarkson—Will you have the goodness to WI a his name ? Mr. Wilkinson—l have first of all to say that Ima or evadingly unwilling to do anything in any way to oh* the course of justice, but I consider this to have been • oar fidential communication from my brother to me. I know that he feels himself conscientiously bound not to disclose the name of that party, and as I also feel bound in the same way not to do so, I must decline the answer to that question. Mr. Clarkson—Does your hesitation to give me am answer arise out of a belief from your part in that coneeter lion with your brother that the transaction was an Wm- Int transaction ? Mr. Wilkinson —My objection arises from the fast that my brother considers himself bound not to divulge the name of the party, from having, I believe, said that be would net do en, and I feel equally bound, as my brother made • eensmunication of that sort to me which I consider madden ' dal, not to disclose the name of the party. Kr. Clarkson—Then if I understand you, at all events, whatever may be the motive which influences you (and I am only now referring to you), you decline to answer the question? Mr. Wilkinson—l do. bir. Clash-sue—And you refuse to answer the question who it is? Mr. Wilkinson—Yes, I do. Ido not do Ibis contuma ciously. I wish to explain to the court distinctly that Ido it from a conscientious motive —gropes a feeling or obligation on the pat of my brother and myself not to divide Ik, Mr. Clarkson—However, whether I am right or wrong, you decline to answer the question ? Mr. Wilkinson—Yes, I think I must take the conse quences. I think lam bound in honour not to divulge tho name. Ido not think I ought to do so. Mr. Clarkson—Will you be so good as to relate to the Lord Mayor the substance of the conversation between your self and your brother as to this negotiation of his, if be bad any, fur any situation under the East India Company's service. Mr. Wilkinson—Well, it was not in eny particular eon. venation, but in several conversations, and I cannot charge myself with a distinct recollection of all the particulars. I can only give the court a very general impression of what I understood to take place at the time. Ido not knowv exactly when the time was. It may have been a year and a half or two years age. I do not know, but my impres sion is that my brother communicated to me.that he had had an offer made to him of an appointment in the East India Company's civic,. My impression is that my brother com municated to me that he had had an offer from some friend of his of such an appointment. After that I understood that he had been given to understand by this party that he expected something in return fur that appointment. After that he communicated to me that he had ascertained still , further that he should be obliged, he found, to sign some declaration that he bad not given any consideration for this appointment, and that in consequence of that he had declined to have anything more to do with it, and that is in substance all that I know about it. Mr. Clarkson—l should have thought that Mr. Wil kinson would have given us some account of what took place as to this matter in the House of Commons. Mr. Wilkinson—l decline to give you any account of what took place in the House of Commons. I shall stand upon my privilege there. lam very willing to relate the transaction as far as I know. Mr. Clarkson—You say that your brother mentioned his friend. Was it a friend whom he had known for some time ? Mr. Wilkinson—Yee. Mr. Clarkson—For several years ? Mr. Wilkinson—Several years, I should thick. Mr. Clarkson—Was it a member of the Direction of the East India Company ? Mr. Wilkinson—l do not think I am called upon to answer that. Ido not want you to get from me indirectly that which directly I refuse to give you. I do not feel myself called on to give you any information which may lead you to the name of this party. Any other information I can give you lam very willing to give. Wo feel ourselves bound by a moral obligation not to disclose the name of this party. Mr. Clarkson—But you may be bound by a legal oblige. tinn to do so. Mr. Wilkinson—Of that I must take the consequences• The party was not a director of the East India Company. Mr. Bodkin (who appeared on the part of Mr. Norman Wilkinson, to watch the proceedings) at this stage of the I investigation requested the witness in detailing any con versations with his brother, not to state conclusions of his own, but to coo line himself to specific words as far as be could remember them. Mr. Clarkson—l do not understand in what capacity my friend appears here. Mr. Bodkin-1 am here very legitimately. We have had notice thatthere was to be au application made for a sum mons, and through the courtesy of Mr. Lawford we have been positively invited to attend. Mr. Wilkinson further stated that his brother, Mr. Norman Wilkinson, having communicated to another friend of his the circumstance of his being in treaty for the ap pointment in question, that other friend informed him that he was doing an illegal act—that he would have to sign a , declaration at the India-house that he had given no consi deration whatever for such an appointment, upon which he had withdrawn from the negotiation, and declined to . have anything farther to do in the matter. Mr. Clarkson—Where was this conversation that you bad with your brother? Mr. Wilkinson—ln the City. Mr. Clarkson then submitted that the alleged offence having been committed in the City, the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor was indisputable. A summons was then granted. GREAT FIRE IN GOLDENSQUARE. Yesterday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a fire of alarming magnitude, and destined to destroy an immense amount of property, broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. Kirkman, pianoforte-maker, in Dulaur-place, Broad•street, St. James's. The flames were not perceived until they shot forth in a body, encircling the greater portion of the extensive works. The engines of the Brigade and West of England Office were soon on the spot, as well as the Royal Society's mimes. The fire-mains in the neighbourhood having been drawn, a plentiful supply of water was parzured, and streams of it were distributed over the blaring pile, without appearing in the least to abate the fl tines, which speedily communicated to the pre mises of Mr. Sibley, a silversmith, the St. Edward's Catholic Infant Schools, both in Dittoes-place, and also to the pre mises of Mr. Lloyd, tailor, No. 85, Peland-street, Mr. Veal, No. 68, in the same street, Mr. Abbott, No. 57, Mr. Leslie, carpenter, No 58, and Mr. Lewis, No. 59. The whole of the West-end was speedily illuminated by the fire, and thousands of burning fishes, drifted by the wind, kept falling upon the houses a great distance. The firemen, under the direction of Moan. Braidwood, Staples, and Conflation, kept to their work, but in spite of their exertions the work of destruction continued, and five hours elapsed before the firemen were masters of the flames. Three of the firemen of the brigade were so injured by the falling of a wall that they were obliged to be conveyed to ; their houses. The following is the official account of the damage and statement of the insurance offices which will be affected by the firs: Aug. 20, 1853.—Called to • fire at 20 minutes past 12 a.m., at the pre.nises of Messrs. Kirkman and Co., piano forte makers, Dufour's-plan, Oolden-square ; the follow ing is the return : Datelines-plan. —Mr. Kirkman's workshop's—A large patient of stock of pianofortes, tools, &c., destroyed ; the other warehouses and workshops on the aide damaged by fire and water; two carts and hones saved. All insured in the Imperial and Westminster Offices. Nos. 9 and 10. Messrs. Sibley, silversmiths, and Mr Geary, tailor; the house, ike., of Mr. Sibley, totally con.: slimed. Not insured. Mr. Osary's property damaged by fire, water, and removal. Not insured. Broad-street.—No. 20. Mr. Gould, printer and pub lisher, °agents damaged. Insured in the Sun and Royal Rackange Fire Offices. Poland-street—No. 00. Mr. .1. Cooke, builder, back front and workshops behind damaged. and partly eon. earned by fire and water. Not insured. No. 69. Mrs. Lewis, private ; at the back of which is a baptist chapel; roof partly destroyed, and contents, by fire and water; roof of chapel damaged. Insured is the Sun, and Globe Offices. No. M. Mr. George Lesley, carpenter and builder ; back of workshops, Ac., behind, damaged by fire and water. Insured in the Defender Office. N 0.57. Mr. A-thur Abbott, let out in tenements; back fronts damaged by fire. Not insured. No. 66. Mr. A. Veale, let oat in tenemeats. Contents not insured; building in the Law Company. No. 65. J. Lloyd, tailor ; like damage. Contents in sured in the Lancashire and Law Offices. MUSIC. CONCERT FOR THE ITALIAN REFUGEES. The concert in aid of the Italian Relief Fund took place at St. Martin's-hall last evening. It was a well got up and agreeable entertainment ; and, from the appearance of the room, which was quite full, it must have been satisfactory in its result. A number of eminent performers gave their assistance. Signor liottesini, we under:du:it, deferred his departure for America in order to Contribute his services on this occasion, and axe , ted his marvellous powers with right good will and immense effect. Manini arta present: on his entrance he was greeted 10'1 a burst of applause from all parts of the 104 W-6 THE AMERICAN ROYAL COMMISSION.—It is un dentood that the Earl of Ellesmere, who went out to re present this country at the opening of the New lbsk Great Exhibition, is expected home to-day or Wino:row• THE EXPRESS. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1853. name of the party, which be has iandertaken not to do, and I feel myself bound by the same obligation not to divulge it. Mr. Clarkson—Are you aware that this is not the sort of • confidential communication as to which the law would pro. tact a witness from giving an answer? Mr. Wilkinson—l do not know bow that may be, lam sure. IRELAND. Dui tux, The Lord-Lieutenant and the Countesiof St. Ger mano', attended by their suite, left town yesterday by special train for Killarney, where they were expected to arrive at six o'clock last evening. A ibjeuner will be given to their Excellencies to day, and to morrow the annual banquet of the Royal Irish Agri cultural Society will take place. What with tourists for the picturesque and visitors for the agricultural show, Killarney is at present so fillel with strangers that numbers are unable to find aoy hotel accommo , dation. _ _ The Evening Post announces that the Lord Bi shop of Limerick, the Right Hon. John Hatchell, and Mr. Commissioner Longfield have been appointed Commissioners of National Education. The final sentence of the law was carried into exe cution on Monday on the convicts Hadgens and Breen, the two men found guilty at the late Monag han assizes of attempting to murder a land bailiff on the Bath estate. The bodies, after execution, were given up for burial to the friends of Hodgens, the unfortunate man Breen not having, it would appear any friend whatever, and they were conveyed for several miles into the county of Louth, on a car, on which candles were kept burning around the coffins during the night. CLERICAL. PREFERNIMTI3. Rev. 11. Alford, M.A., to be Minute? of Quebec Chapel, London. Rev. F. E. Arden, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Wmt Beckham, Norfolk; patron', the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. Rev. J. P. Arnold, to the Curacy of Donobill, county Tipperary. Rev. J. Berta', to the Curacy of Carrigaline, county Cork. Rev. J. W. L. Bampfleld, 8.A., to be Chaplain of her 31eimty's ship Baum, Jamaica. Rev. A. 13raddell, 8.A., Curate of North Waltham, to the Vicarage of St. Martin-at• Palace, Norwich ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. Rev. T. Brooke ' to the Vicarage of Ballyecedy, county Kerry ; patron, A. Blennerhamet, Esq. Rev. J. Buckley, M.A., to the Rectory of Sopworth, Wilts. lion. and Rev. F. N. Clement., N.A., Vicar of Norton, tar Stockton-on-Tees, to an Honorary Canonry in Durham 11ev. 0. B. Dawson, to the Rectory of Gilbertatown, united to Aghadoe, county Carlow. Um J. Dowd'ley, to the Curacy of KilUsher, county Longford. Rev. E. K. Elliott, M.A., to the Rectory of Broadwatcr, near Worthing. Rev. J. E. A. Fenwick, M.A., to the Incumbency of Christchurch, Needwood, Staffordshire ; patron, the Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. 1t.,. 0. J. Gill, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Cowley, Somerset. 11ev. H. Gipps, M.A., Canon Hesidentisry of Carlisle Cathedral, and Vicar of Corbridge, near Newham, to the Vicarage of liorneastle, Lincolnshire. Rev. Hipps, M.A. Curate of Bolsover, to the Vicarage of Corbridge, near Re:ham. Rev. J. W. Griffith, 8.A., to the Curacy of Llandudno, near Conway, Carnareonshire. Rev. W. lianalton, to the Curacy of New Ross, county Wexford. Rev. J. Hemphill, to the Curacy of Templetonhey, county Tipperary. Rev. J. S. Hill, M.A., to the Curacy of Sutton Maddock, alo Bp. Rev. A. J. Maclean, M.A., to the Rectory of Chart. combe, Somerset ; patrons, the Mayor and Corporation of Bath. it,,. F. P. Le Maitre, MA., to the Curacy of Appledore, near Staplehurst. Rev. P. S. Newell, to the Rectory of East Lydford, So merset. Rov. S. Newell, M.A., to the Vicarage of Clifton-upon- Dunsmore, with Brownsover annexed, near Rugby ; patron, the EAU of Bradford. Ike. M. G. Norman, 8.A., to the Rectory of Herby, ; patron, the D v uke of Rutland. . Rev. J. Nunn, 8.A., to the Rectory of Thorndon, near Eye, Suffolk. Rev. G. A. Oldham, 8.A., to the Curacy of Dorking, Surrey. Rev. N. Proctor, to the Curacy of Tralee, county Kerry. Rev. C. M. Robins, M.A., to the Incumbency of the Church of the poly Trinity, Crockham-hill,Westerham. Rev. J. Rowlands, B D., Fellow of Queen's College, and Rector of St. Betolpb, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Grim stone, Norfolk ; Patron, Queen'. College. Yen. J. Sandford, 8.D., Archdeacon of Coventry, his lordship's newly appointed examining Chaplain, to the Vicarage of Whaley, with Mallow annexed, near Wor cester. Rev. J. A Seller, M.A., late Assistant Mister at Trinity College, Olenalmond, to a Canonry in Perth Cathedral, and to the Rectorship of the Cathedral Grammar School. . Rev. W. P. Treveylan, 8.C.L., to the Perpetual Curacy of Bromfield, Somerset. Rev. C. W. Underwood, M.A., to be Vice-Friocipal of the Collegiate Schools, Liverpool. Rev. J. A. Wanton, 8.A., to the Curacy of Tonbridge, Kent. Rev. T. Wodehouse, B A., to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Edmund, Vobeter, S menet ; Patron, the Rector of Melts. Rev.W. F. Young, to the Curacy of Ballysheehan, county Tipperary. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Tunsray. There was a meagre attendance this morning, and specu lation pretty much confined to the events decided to day at Wolverhampton. For the Ebor Handizap, the horses most in demand were Lord Lieutenant and King of Trumps. The only animal backed for the St. Leger was Closes. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HANDICAP. 7 to 4 aget Haricot (t) 6to 1 any other (off) EBOR HANDICAP. 7to 1 apt Catspaw (t) Bto 1 Lord Lieutenant (t to MO 9 to 1 Pantomime (t) 10 to 1 King of Trumps (t) 12 to 1 Muscovite (t) 16 to 1 Newmiester (t) ST. LEOER. 7 to 1 Cues' (t) DERBY, 1864. 25 to 1 apt Dervish (t) READING RACES.—WEDNZSDAY. EASTHAMESTEAD PAYS STAKES Of 5 SOU. each, with 25 added by the Marquis of Downshire, and 10 from the fund for the tecond horse. Three years old, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st Olb ; and aged, 9st 21b. Certain penalties and allowances. The winner to be sold far 150 son. if de manded, dte. Ones round and • distance. (5 cube ) Mr. Spencer's Prevention, by Verdant, 3 yes, Est 10lb (J. Closter 1 Mr. Powell's Anne Page, 3 yes, 6 st 10 th ..(Crouch 2 Mr. Maxwell's Tame, 4 yre, 7st 121 b ..( Wakefiel d 3 Mr. J. Brown's Economy, 6 yrs, Bst 81b .... (Lowe) 4 Mr. Moreton's Miriam, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (Ening) 0 Betting : 6to 4 agst Prevention, 3to 1 bar one. Tame made the running to the half distance, where Prevention, who had been lying off, drew forward and obtaining the Ind in • few strides further, she went on and won very cleverly by a length, the second besting the third by a head. Miriam, who was last nearly all the way, walked in and did not pass the post. The winner was claimed by Mr. Stevens. ABBEY STALES Of 10 son. each, h ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds, 7st; three, 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. Straight run in, emt three quarters of a mile. (16 subs.) Mr. Drewe's Vixen, by The Tartar, 2 yrs, fist lllb (Kendall) 1 Mr. Oliver's Ethelbert, 3 yrs, 9st (Yates) 2 Mr. Drinkald's Brother to Grey Tommy, 3 yrs, 9st (A. liay) 3 Mr. Uley's Victoria., 2 yrs, Bst 111 b (Casinan) 4 Mr. King's Roebuck, 2 yes, 7st (J. Closter) 0 Betting: sto 4 apt Vixen, 7to 4 apt Etbelbert. No thing else backed. The Ant three ran together until they had accomplished half the distance, when Vixen parted company, went on with the lead, and won very easily by two lengths. Same between second and third. Victoriae was fourth. Roebuck a long way behind. BERKSHIRE STAKES of 20 SOTS. each, h ft, and only 5 if declared, fie., with 60 added ; the owner of the second horse to receive back hie stake. The winner of a Handicap of 100 son. value or upwards after the declaration of the weights, 71b extra. Two miles. (35 subs, 21 of whom pay 5 son, each.) Mr. Waller's Octavia by Orlando, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Crouch) I Mr. Isaac Bay's Waterfall, 5 yes, 7rt lllb (Wakefield) 2 The following also ran :—Wilmont, Corybantes, Hybla, , Index. The highest weight acrepting being 711 81b, it was' rained to Bst 7lb and the others in proportion. Betting : 2to 1 apt Corybantes, 4 to 1 agst Wilmont, 5 to 1 agst Waterfall. After the first hundred yards Octavia went away with a lead of several lengths, followed by Cory beaten, between whom and the next there was a similar in terval until they rounded the bottom turn when they began to take close quarters. At the Stand, Waterfall came with a powerful rush, but was beaten by a head. Corybantes was a pretty good third with the others in close attendance. Ireland's Rye was struck out to-day at 3.20 p.m., his owner not being aware until the last moment that there were 71'os extra to carry. It then transpired that the hen dielp was made before the horse rut for the Craven Stakes at Goodwood, but no public announcement of it appeared until the week afterwards. Lames' PLATE Of 30 son., added to a sweepstakes of 3 V ' s. • son. cads, for 2-yr-olds and upwards; optional selli,-dp weights. Straight run m, about three - quarters el a n> 1 a (12 subs.) ..ii, 75t 31b bit. G. Drewe's Shipwreck, by Birdcateher. 3 yrs (301.), fist 13Ib Captain Bunett's Mayfly, 3 yes ,„ .:tg.endatt) I (Preece) 2 Mr. J. Kallisles Woodiatali % yrs (301.), bet 21b (Croswell) 3 The following oleo ran : Ilareefoot, Anxiety, La Joire, AN ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIMENT IN Economy, Arlette, Katty Darling. I LONDON. --;nsz: 3 to loot Shipwreck, 4 to I apt Mayfly, 5 to • ' 'ailed away with the lead, Ar- I apt Ariette. Shipwreck:saili, away with the Lean, lette and Mayfly lying second and third, to the distanc , , where Arlette was beaten. Shipwreck maintained the lead throughout, and won very easily by three lengths. A neck between the second and third. La Imre was fourth. The others scattered. The winner was sold by auction far 54 guineas, and Mayfly was claimed, according to the New market rule, by Mr. Drewe. Bouuvon PLATE was won, in two heats, by Mr. Jones's Young Cecilia, 2 yrs-old, beating Mr. T. Smith's c by Touchstone, out of Epilogue, 2 yrs, Mr. Reeves's Lady Isabel, and 6 others. Mr. Death's Prevarication went to the post, but she jumped and kicked whilst they were getting ready to start, I sad young Sherwood, her jockey, was thrown over her head, his left foot caught in the stirrup-iron, and as be swung round a fatal accident seemed inevitable, happily, however, he esey -d with little injury. BE TINO ON THE COURSE. ELIOR HANDICAP. -- 7 to 1 and fi to 1 mist Catspaw (t) ST. LEGEIt. 6 to 5 on West Australian (') 9 to 2 mist Sittingbuurne (t) CESAREWITCH STAKES. 1,000 to 15 each spat Friday, Remit* Leopold, Tricks treu, Defiance, Nancy, Muscovite, and Newunnater (t). DERBY. 1000 to 50 spat King Tom (I) 1250 to 50 Ruby (t) 2000 to 50 Colt by Ilctman Platoff out of Infidelity (9 READING RAI ; ES.-Tu 11 DAY. WEIOIITB for the CAVEUSI guarten Age et lb Maidstone lAY STAY .‘tout three )fa mile. Ago et lb Ls Malheureuse . 5 7 12 Narcissus Leybourne 5 8 11 Lady Isabel Ireland's Eye Miss Lucy mare Economy 'fame WEIGHTS for the £2O Age st lb Henrietta 8 10 4 9 1 Arlette Nonsuch 4 8 10 Shipwreck 8 7 La Juire 3 8 7 Lady Isabel Ilaresfoot Flounce iceireniioTt --- 3 711 Snarry Shipwreck 3 7 7 Cloak Fby lon—Palms 3 612 Hera Prevarication PLATE. Half • milo. Age at lb Grand Duchess 4 $ 5 Snarry Palma filly 3 710 Cloak I Ham Quern's Own Wooilyeates Mogulisten filly 2 6 4 ORDER OF RI:NNINO—Tuts DAV. 130 Caversham Stakes. 2.0 Reading Stakes. 2.30 Innkeeper's S::.kee. 3.0 £2O Plate. 3.30 The Furbury Stakes (heats). TILAINd FILOM PADDINGTON. The 9.16 a.m. is due at Reading at 10.2 a.m. 10.15 „ 91 11.40 „ 11.30 „ 1/ 12.30 p.m. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES—YESTERDAY. WKOTTRALEY STAKES of 10 sees. each, with 30 added; 2-yr-olds. bat 1216 ; three, gat 21b. Penalties and allow ances. Straight half mile. (7 subs.) Mr. C. Blanton's Vaultress by Birdeatcher, 3 yrs, gat 3lb (including 31b extra) (O. E. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Mecson's Laycock (Sis. to Stafford), 2 yrs, Est 10Ib (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. G. Taylor's Cz wins, Est 101 b (Ashmall) 3 Mr. Shelmerdine's b g by Gabbier data Lady Mayoress, 2 yrs, 6st 10lb (O. White) 4 The weights for this race were according to the conditions published originally in the Book Cab-ndar, and not accord ing to the conditions in the Sheet C..lendar : the alteration in the latter having been made without the consent of the subscriber. Betting : 5 to 2 on Vaultress, 4 to 1 sgst Laycock, 5 to 1 agat Czarina. Laycock, Vaultress, and Czarina ran together to the dis tance, where Vaultress went ahead, and won in a center by two lengths. Same distance between second and third. Gabbkr gelding got badly Mt and finished several lengths in the rear. FOAL STAKES of 10 sou. each, with 20 added, for 3-yr olds. Once round. (5 subs.) Mr. Flintoff's Whalebone, by Heron, Bst 99) (in cluding 31b extra) (Whitehouse) Walked over 11OLVOAKE STAKES of la sous. each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, &c., with a purse of .50 sow,. added ; second horse to save his stake. Twice round and a distance. (21 subs, 13 of whom declared.) Mr. J. Osborne's The Alp, by The Provost, aged, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor, 5 yrs, Bst .slb (Whitehouse) 2 Mr. Land's Mammal, 3 y rs, Gst 9lb (Land, jun.) 3 Mr. R. Hesselttnos's Lough Bawls, 5 )r., Bst 61b, (G. E. Sharpe) 4 Mr. Shelmerdine's Morning Star, 1 yr', .7st 51b (ilderoft) 0 Betting : 2 to 1 apt Black Doctor, 5 to 2 egst Morning Star, 3to 1 agat Alp, sto 1 apt Maasaroni (offered). Alp made nearly all the running. On turning into the straight Black Doctor and Massaroni joined issue. At the distance Massaroni was disposed of. Bleck Doctor made a vigorous effort to reach Alp; but, after a good race in, was beaten by a length, the second beating the third two lengths. Lough Burn was a bad fourth. Whilst running Morning Star struck into Macaronis heels and fell ; his jockey was unseated, but not injured. THEATRE STARES of 5 sou, each, with 40 added, 3 ft. Three-quarters of a mile. (12 subs.) Mr. y. Blanten's Vaultress, by Birdcateber, 3 yrs, 7st slb (G. E. Sharpe) 1 Mr. J. Goding's Mayday, by Venison, 5 yrs, 7st 2hman)lb (As 2 Sr. R. Huseltine's Lough Bawn, 5 yrs, Sst slb (J. Osborne) 3 W. Jones's Exchange, 3 yrs, 6s 41b... (Wilson) 4 following:also ran Mayday by California, :Defiance, ..sins, Lord Albemarle, Whittington, and c. by Fitz Allen out of Miss Burns's dam. Won easily by a length—same distance between second and a third ; a head between third and fourth. Defiance a bad fifth. IsixxxEress' PLATE of 50 sou. did not fill. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. P.llOll HANDICAP. 11 to 2 agat Cat's-paw (t) 8 to 1 King of Trumps (t) CESABEWITCH STAKES. 1000 to 20 each apt Butterfly, Boarding School Miss filly, and Newmiaster (t) 500 to 10 each apt Hope and Trickstress (t) 1000 to 17 each apt Torment and Muscovite (t) 1000 to 15 each apt Defiance and Hatchet (t) The above bets, with the exception of that apt Trick stress, were laid on Tuesday. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 4000 to 40 agst Master Slender (t) . DEATH OF LORD Wastwicit.—A telegraphic communi cation was received by the clerk of the course announcing the death of Lord Warwick: Grief and Balloon were con - -ontly disqualified for their engagements to-day. 11r. The NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RACES. NORTH STAFPORINIIIIIIII HANDICAP. Haricot 1 Candlewick Event Won by a head. Our parcel, containing further particulars, had not ar rived before going to press.— che: don 1101*SES IN "FLATS." A very interesting and important 4 xperiment is now in course of trial in the new thoroughfare facing Westminster Abbey, \ ictoria-stmet, and else where ; and there seems to be soinelikelihood of its suc ceeding, and bringing about a revolution in domestic architecture, and, what is far more momentous, metropolitan habits of life. The magnificent new houses in question have been built on the land be longing to the Westminster Improvement Commis sioners, upon the plans of the Edinburgh and Parisian houses, divided into " Hats," or suites of apartments, so extensive, isolated, and complete in themselves, as to constitute perfectly independent family residences. Several of these sub-divided mansions have now been finished and inhabited for two . years,— quite time enough to test the effic iency of the plan, and its adaptation to Engiish peculiarities of teeing ; we believe that the opinion of the labe -1 bitants is highly in favour of the new system. And, indeed, when we consider how much the Edinburgh and Paris mode of building in "Hats" has been im proved seinemtshesaelmnoeswt superfluous.uses,s s i . te l s . t or ot t ' h a e cal rent ofa ioi third-rate ci s truc s td u e burbai i villa with idrainage, you hear the vocal and piano practice of your neigh bour's daughters on either side as plainly as if it were in the next room, and apartments so small that the respiration of half a dozen persons renders the air intolerable in half an hour, you may have a suite of isolated apartments, consist ing ofdining anddra w ing rooms,of handsome dimensions,tive large bed chambers, store-room, kitchen, cellars, and all fitted up with the most elaborate consideration of convenience and luxury ; adorned with the simple and substantial taste which is rarely seen out of the houses of the aristocracy; supplied profusely with water and gas, which is laid on in every room; and provided with various other advantages not to be procured on any terms in a separate house of only moderate preten sions. In each of the houses we visited there are eight of these isolated suites of apartments, two on a Hoer. A separate staircase ?ommunicates with the servants' offices, leaving the main staircase free front the incursions of tradespeople; one hall porter at the principal entrance does duty for the eight resident families, greatly lightening the domestic labour which, if they had lived in separate houses, would weigh upon each; a mechanical contrivance for lift ing burthens from the ground to any particular floor of the edifice does away with the chief objec tion to having the servant's offices above the ground floor; the rent includes rates and taxes, repairs, lighting staircase, hall porter , and various other evils in the form of "extras," which the ordinary house holder is heir to; families, :leaving town, are not obliged to leave servants in charge of their abode, which is taken care of and protected by the porter; and to all these advantages is to be added that of a first-rate west-end situation. The plan is obviously ono which admits of indefi nite extension on either side of the medium examples above described. There is no reason why these in dependent suites of rooms should not be made three times larger, more numerous, and more splendid than those in Victoria-street; and that the same plan is equally successful upon a much smaller scale has been proved by the " model-lodging houses" which have fo: some time been paying a handsome dividend to their proprietors, and affording the:comforts and wholesomeness of abode, hitherto limited to the well to-do classes, to the poorest, short of absolute pauper families. It is premature in the extreme to talk about tho mal-adaptation of this arrangement of abode to Eng lish habits and feelings. The simple fact is that English habits and feelings have never until now had the opportunity of finding out whether such ar rangement is or is not adapted to them. A month in Paris or Edinburgh could afford uo reliable test at all. And as to any inference to be drawn from a previous consideration of such differences between Scotch and French habits and characteris tics, and English habits and churac:eristics us may affict the question, we must say that to our minds the whole matter reduces itself to the utterly •to-be rejected doubt that English legs are not as good and as capable of getting up stairs as the corresponding members of the Scotch and French. Nay, even this minimum and doubtful ground of demur is swept away by the consideration that probably as much time and labour would be saved by having no " up stains " in one's house as would be expended rn traversing a flight or tso on each occasion of leav ing or returning home. The objection which some persons make to the plan, upon the score of the in ferior independence and isolation of the several dwellings, is who:ly false. The reverse is tho truth, for the floors of the new houses are quite soundproof, which is more than can be said of the ordinary party-walls of houses io rows: and as to the common staircase, it is neither more nor less than a perpendicular street ; and the person who would be too shy and " English " to meet his neighbours upon it, ought altogether to avoid making his appearance in public if he desires to be consistent. It is almost superfluous to indicate the prodigious ge and improvement in the appearance of Lon that must gradually accrue from the extended lion of this system of building. There is, how , another less obvious though more important re to be looked for from this plan. It will, if 4y adopted, put a final check to the inordinate, rwhelming, and already unspeakably incon venient extension of the metropolis. Six millions of persons, under the anticipated conditions, might occupy the same surface of land, with greater comfort and health than can now be enjoyed upon it by two millions. 'What London is to come to, if it goes on at its present rate, and upon its present it is difficult to imagine. The only picture we can represent to ourselves of London under such condi tions in the 20th century is that of a vast circle of houses spreading year by year like a mushroom ring, and leaving an uninhabited desert of ruins in the midst. Seriously, there are signs of the first com mencement of such a process already visible. The City, and many "central situations," are almost deserted as permanent abodes, and are used only as "offices" during some six or eight hours of the day. The already portentous problem of " what is to be come of London ? " is only to be solved in a reasona ble and unalarming way by the general adoption of the plan of many good houses in one. ever, eult wide] YARMOUTH RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The YARMOUTH HANDICAP wall NOR by eontaore, beat ing Scandal easily. Ooly the two no. EMBER MEETING. LYAM MG TON STALY.S.—The gBst 2lb, it has been raised uniog in proportion. Age st lb Eulogist Terpsichore Victim Missive Dick Toupin Lord Liesenisse 3 6 9 The Friar Taviatock Valour 3 6 7 Ibis Hippy Joe 4 5 6 Corybantes 3 6 6 Cleveland Peggy 3 6 6 Ballinasloe Crusader Pastrycook 3 6 3 Whalebone Jacqueline Boarding School Miss filly 3 4 13 Patience 3 ?diner's (11-b) ' 1. .. 4 4 1 11 Placid Battery .. ~' ' • .... 3 4 9 Chaffing, 3 4 5 WARW ICS ACCEPTANCEB YOB. Till h'gbest weight accepting bei to Set 71b, and the others rei Age st lb Ariosto Lady Evelyn . Nancy 6 3 Weathergage 4 3 King of Trumps 4 1 Little Harry Poodle 4 6 Colsterdale 5 4 Black Doctor 5 3 Lady Amyott 4 1 Sally Warloot colt 4 0 Exact Little Fawn Doubt (including blb extra) Merry Bird 4 10 Montague Scarecrow Cruiskeen colt Sackbut Abdallah 6 5 Ambrose 4 5 Galvanism 4 5 Master Shelley O r ph e us i Allegro ____ RADCLIFFE MEETINA— _AuousT 22. WIEWHTS for the &CERA' „V, Cur.—One mile. Age et lb I Age at lb Itusaborough .... 6 8 5 (D e fi ance 3 613 Maid of Team Valley 6 ' 4 0 I ( I S u u r i v ec e y w o s r r 36 11 4 b 9 Otbaldeston ... 6 712 I Game T ommy Sir Robert (1;6) 6 Alfred t,_ .... 5 . :10 61 B r a a r t o ie n me Osy 3 6 3 L s? ! u r g r e h n c ß t/ a . ro w ; h;:: d i 6 7 8 m La i dJ A b g l a o . ra . .. - ..* er•eat 4 7 4 1 Filly by St. Leon _ 8 Mrs. Arch 5 7 4 I out of Thalia.. 3 a „, HE Low; VACATlON.—Yesterday the long 'nett tion commenced ; but not the long vacation of former years. The Common Law Procedure Act has made an alteration in law proceedings. Pleadings are still stayed from the 10th August to the 24th October; but writs are issued with special indorsements, and in the event of a non-appearance, judgment can be signed and execution issued in the vaca tion. There is no judgment by default in the County Courts, and no long vacation. ELECTION COMMITTEES. PETERBOROUGH. The following committee met yesterday, for the first time, to decide on the merits of • r etition presented against the last return of Mr. Whall e y for the city of Peterborough : Mr. G. M. Gaskell. Scott, Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. J. . Mowbray, Mr. W. G. Wilkinson. chairman, lion. F. .B Mr. James, in opening the r etitioner's ease, contended that according to one of the F l ' aiaest propositions of parlia mentary and statute coins . on l a ., beyond all question, inelii Mr. Whalley us!, Where a member h ad he_ able to stand at the last election. aa guilty at one election of treat ing, that election CO void. It. was a species of attainder against such l ":AnlYa, and he could not stand again for th e the same session, and the acts of same borou- d n during treating and bribery committed at one election affected the neat ..acceeding election, and that they were, in point of i ' ground election; o f the end, notice moreover, given t, the to votes electors given f for Mr. Whalleys ineligibility ..°:#• t... Whalley at the last election were thrown away and '' - 'ity to be returned at that electi on. more a c . s t , I'. on u t the o n e The return of the last election having been proved by Mr. Na)lor, of the Crown-office, Mr. James nest ten dered the resolution of the previous committee unseating Mr. Whalley, on the ground of treating. The learned counsel then said that was the case on behalf of Mr. . Ilan key who claimed the seat as the other candidate at the last .. _ . . election. Mr. Serjeant Allen said be was taken by surprise by the course adopted by his learned friend Mr. James, in not going into the whole of his case at once, instead of relying on the first branch of it before he would proceed with the others, and on that ground applied for a post ponement. After a good deal of discussion on this point, the com mittee decided on adjourning to Friday next (to-m art orrof ow M ), at 11 o'clock ; M r. Cooke intimating, on the pr. Whalley, that they intended to go into a recriminating caso against Mr. Monkey. A ROYAL FitMAL—The Universal German Ga :ette relates the following laughable incident which occurred during the late journey of the King of Bavaria. Il ia Ma jesty, on his way fro m Hamburg to Berlin, having arrived ' at a small town, some employ. a came to otter him their con gratulations. The king, in his answer to their compliment, having said that he should be hippy to do anything that would be agreeable to them, they replied that nothing would give them greater pleasure than his Majesty sending them a barrel of real Bavarian beer. The king smiled at their singular request, and replied that their wish should Cettaiuly be eery mu studied.