The Express. — London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1847. n e m at, and the abolition of the power to a lsg land on unborn generations, in which the wet. t h e egncoltunstaod the ommun ity is so sto ▪ gy a with the s es isting practice c and pre ayp • prejudices of the owners of land. %lien aga in have become moderate, the Lad oga', co ll ec tively and individually , will probably , kte ete heed to the suggiations of reason and com- E N oe thanunder the influence of high prices beet,inclined to do. These are questions ;Thl e h e aght not to be lost sight of, or slurred over, wag the coming elections. soge,thoughtardy, justice is to be at last rendered toil of the neglected officers and men who fought e d n eul and tea during . the revolutionary war, the ge e of Tuesday having announced that it is the ow 's pleasure that every one who was present in ...Oen for which the superior officers were at the ;;* w a ged with a medal, shall now (in some ;owes more than half a century after the event) to rewarded with, we presume, a silver medal. Th e pro priety and justice of this measure have borne indisputable, because the crown has thought e t to Isf.stnw a medal upon every officer and man who greed is Chins and in India ; but this is only partial ke iie and from the plan being deficient in a gene pebs; ri gi t it will cause much heartburning amongst sa y t veterans. All rewards and distinctions are supposed to be boast on services, tehererer and trhenerer they may koe b e es performed. Men are, however, now to w ain medals only because their commanders ob bud them; and nu doubt they richly deserve the boss'. But every gallant exploit was not rewarded with 'medal; some of the commanders on those oc cults having obtained a higher distinction—peerages, k n ighthood of the order of the Bath, baroneteies, &c. ; taiusuredly the men who sex ed ander the officers abs w ere thus highly remunerated, are deserving d the new medal. For instance, there are b.)th the battles of Copenhagen, for the first of which NELSON was raised to a viscountcy, and his second in com mand mode a knight of the Bath ; yet for poll. heal reasons no medals were given. • For the second bombardment of Copenhagen, Admiral GAMBIER u s cre ated a peer ; for the action of Algesiras Sir Ismae SaCMARIZ was made a baronet; for his ser a,* it Basque Roads, Lord COCHRANE was made a bight of the Bath ; for Algiers, Lord EXMOUTH was able a viscount; for Navarino, the admiral and all tie captains were rewarded with the order of the Bath; for actions between frigates and sloops, and of steal force, and for services on the enemy a coast in the distraction of batteries and capture of gun-boats sad coavoys, many captains have been knighted er oilained the cross of the Bath, or both ; but on none dam, nor on many similar brilliant occasions, were melds conferred. Is it, therefore, now, just or proper dist the medal should be withheld from the racers and crews who served on those occasions, soy of which were more sanguinary than the battles kr which medals were given? Some of the most ealbnt exploits ever performed have, to this hour, firm unrewarded by any . honour, and it cannot be Mat to perpetnate the injustice. One and only one practical and equitable plan can , be adopted : as in Austria and Prussia, a war ernes Amid be instituted and given to every officer and asa who has endangered his life by haring been att a zitunder the enety'a fire during that tremendous Much more peril was incurred on some of these oteuions than in a general action ; for it often happened, u at St. Vincent, that part only of the fleet was engaged, so that not a man was killed on board seven of the ships ; and one ship even at Trafalgar had only ode slain, and in another none were killed. frit be thought necessary to distinguish those who were in the great battles or actions to which it is now poposed to confine the decoration, a clasp with the acne of the battle might be placed on the ribbon. Should it, however, be determined to institute a medal, and not a war-cross, it may be hoped. that the me for the navy may be struck from the die of the rid naval medal : and the one for the army from the rid military medal, than which nothing can be more chancel or beautiful, instead of such tasteless symbols ■ a tea tree , which, incredible as it must seem , has teen chosen for the medal bestowed for services in Mina. The preceding observations apply with equal force to the army • and we repeat that to exclude any man who has been in action against the enemy, while others who incurred no greater risk nor rendered greater service are distinguished, is as unjust to in dividaals as it is anomalous, if not absurd, in principle. Connlame is the life of England. Credit is the life of commerce. Retail trade, it is true, runs in great measure upon ready money • but much is done even " over the counter , " in which no other coin pries than the demand of the customer, and the bow and smirk of the sbopman, as " the article " is rapidly selected, weighed, packed, and pushed oars. If we pass front the bustling shops of Oxford street or the Strand to the more retired walks of Mammon, those narrow and silent alleys of the City, where files of clerks may be dimly seen through huge windows, which yet only admit a twilight, perched before mammoth folios on spindle-sharked stools, apparently canting-up for ever endless sums is com pound addition, or going through mysterious processes of double entry, we shall find that in such places the use of coin seems to have passed away. The circu lating medium is no longer shillings and sovereigns, ace even bank-notes. Thousands pass by an addition on one page and a subtraction on another. The kdm is all in all. Money is represented by strokes of the pen. The best answer to those theorists who hold that all men are naturally rogues is to be found in such a date of things. The more important proceedings of commerce show that honesty has a real existence, and that good faith is something more than a fancy. Were it not so the great commercial machine would 40 go on for a day. But in proportion as !mercantile dealings are carried on in this belief, it becomes necessary to protect the merchant against the rogue who swindles on the strength of it That credit may continue to be given, the dishonest debtor must be sharply and speedily dolt with. It might naturally be expected that English mercantile law, in relation to this subject, solid be a model to the world. Her creditors should have the surest and cheapest remedies ; her debtors Mould lie under the most stringent obligations, if able bet unwilling to pay their debts ; if unable, to make aU the reparation in their power short of full payment; if honest and unfortunate, to do all they can to dimi nish the loss to their creditor; if dishonest, to expiate their offence by confinement and similar disabilities. Is this the case ? Are the looses resulting from our system of commercial dealings minimized in this country, as the dealings themselves have been maximized ? Is there a due proportion between the activities of the seller and the legally enforceable re sponsibilities of the buyer ? Facts and figures both prove that there is not such a proportion. The losses by bankrapteies, composi tion'', assignments, and insolvencies for the United Kingdom, amount on some computations to fifty, on more moderate and trustworthy calculation to twenty-five millions annually. This is more than the whole expense of the army, navy, and civil govern ment of the country put together, and almost half as much as the whole value of our exports. And this estimate is taken rather under than over the mark. The explanation of this anomaly is to be found principally in the fact that our law is not made by merchants and traders, but by landlords. This clam is little liable to bad debts, unless they accrue in the shape of rent. For this the law has provided a sum mary and anomalous remedy in distress, by which, without writ, summons, or affidavit, with no court to issue process, no jury to determine on the facts of the anaaction, the landlord enters on the premises, and then and there seizes the property of his tenant (and sometimes property not belonging to his tenant) in eatidaction of his claim. To the class who have had the making of our statute law, the creditor chiefly appears in the unlove able shape of "the dun," and there is small sympathy with him, even among those who are not in the habit of living upon credit Our bankrupt and insolvency law exhibits a disregard to the interests of creditors, which has long been felt and complained of; but the effect of which has been indisputably aggravated by the recent alterations abolishing arrest on maim pro- cess in all cases, and arrest on judgment for debts under 201. It is t ru e that the effect of the latter pro vision is now modified by the Small Debts Act, but other evils, attaching alike to large and small debts, impair the efficiency of the relief afforded by this useful measure, and go far to neutralise in more important cases even the good which is attainable under the existing statutes of bankruptcy and insolvency. Measures of amendment have been promised, and two are now pending: one brought forward by the LORD CHANCELLOR, the other by Lord BROUGHAM. But we hope to show that little good is to be anticipated from either, unless it pro vides for mischiefs which, so far as we know (for neither bill is yet before the public) have not been touched upon by Lord CorrEBnm4 or Lord BROUGHAM. Neither of these bills, however, having yet paned into law, good use may be made of the interval between the close of this and the beginning of next session by the journalist to impress on the public, who are not vet aware of them, the great de fects in our existing . law of debtor and creditor; and by those who feel their effects and see their way to a remedy, to organise opinion into that tangible form in which only it can act upon the legislature. Let us look first at the operation of the law on the property of persons indebted, whether traders or not. First, take the case of a wholesale dealer ; which has been put in the following forcible dramatic way, by a writer in the Law Bericto, for November, 1846 : lie sells a parcel of goods on credit to the retail dealer, and takes a hill of enhance payable on a day certain. On the due payment of this bill he relies to enable him to pay the manufacturer who supplied him. The bill of exchange is not paid. He makes inquiries, and finds that his debtor is selling his goods over the counter to ordinary customen under prime cost, is sending away large parcels by carrier in a manner quite inconsistent with the business of a retail trader, and he learns other facts which convince him as a man of business that his debtor is about to cheat his creditors. Hs goes to his solicitor, and this conversation passes : Client : What can I do ? Solicitor: Nothing! At least nothing effectual. Client. Cannot I arrest any . debtor? Solicitor : No! The cry, for many years before 1838, was, that arrest was unjust and cruel ; and in 1838 the legislature abolished it, unless there was evidence that the debtor was about to abscond; and debtors don't abscond now; they don't sun away now, because there is nothing for them to run away from. They used to run away from arrest, but now there is no arrest for them to run away from. So that they stay where they are. Client: Had I not better, then, bring an action against him ? Solicitor : I don't think it will do you much good. As soon as you bring your action, your debtor will get some friend to sue him ; he will defend your action ; he will make no defence to hie friend's action. His friend will get judg- ment and execution fint • and when the sheriff goes in under your execution, he w illi find an officer in possession, under another execution, and will be obliged to retire ; and you will only be so much the more out of pocket. By bringing an action you will only be throwing good money alter bad. Client : Can I not then make him a bankrupt ? He is a trader. Solicitor . No, you cannot ; for you cannot make a man bankrupt without proving an act of bankruptcy ; and sines the abolition of arrest, you cannot force a man to commit an act of bankruptcy. Whilst the law of arrest continued, you could; because, there you could obtain the writ of copiers, and the debtor ran away to avoid being arrested. or world not come out of bis house at all for fear he should be arrested; and either running away, or shutting himsfif up in his house, was an act of bankruptcy ; you issued your flat and got a fair inquiry, and a fair distribution of your debtor's property. But that cannot be done now, since arrest bas been abolished. Client But I thought that a new act of bankruptcy was introduced to replace those which had been abolished by the abolition of arrest ? Solicitor: It is true that a new one was introduced by a law of 1842, but it is quite useless against a knave, for all that a knave has to do is to swear that he believes he has a good defence to part of your demand, and the whole process fall. to the ground, and you pay the costs. Client. Am I then wholly remedyless ? Solicitor : I fear you are, and as long as the law remains as it is, my advice to you must be, if your debtor offers you five shillings in the pound, take it; if he offers you one , shilling or oae penny, take it; and if nothing, leave him alone, and rejoice that his next victim will be some one else. There is, however, one thing you can do; agitate for an im. provement of the law. Go to all traders like yourself, and tell them what I have told you; • In them that the matter is one in which every honest man is deeply interested ; tall them that creditors are an outlawed class ; that the number of debtors preying on the community is daily increasing ; and that if imprisonment for debt be wholly abolished, as has been proposed, not one debtor in a thousand will ever suffer even a day's imprisonment; and ask them to reflect what must be the consequence of such universal impunity to ,beating. This view of the case is gloomy enough, it must be sussed; but there is every reason to believe it comes pretty near the truth. What, then, are the 'emedies to be agitated for ? This question must be ,wercd on a future occasion. The great line of railway communication projected between Pans and Marseilles being suspended in its progress by the financial difficulties of the conces sionary companies, a project of law for their temporary relief was brought before the bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies by the Minister of Public Works on Wednesday. The object of this law is strictly tem porary, postponing, but not surmounting, the existing difficulty . It gains time and nothing else. The Lyons and Avignon Company not having yet ex pended a sows on the line, threaten to throw the enterprise up, forfeiting . their deposits. The Pane and Lyons Company having disbursed about twenty per cent. of the entire cost of the enterprise, and con structed some of the works, threaten to adopt the same course, incurring a still greater sacrifice. Both companies demand in substance a revision of their contracts with the state, on the ground of the erroneous data on which these contracts were made, these data having been supplied by the state. To avoid on the one hand the inconvenient precedent of re-opening a bargain already concluded, and on the other, post poning for several years the moat important line of railway communication in France, the minister pro poses that the state shall guarantee the reimburse ment to the companies of all monies which they shall expend on the works from the present time until a definitive arrangement shall be made of the questions caused by them, which questions it is proposed to postpone till next session. In the meantime, it is affirmed it will become apparent to what extent the ' government estimates, which formed the virtual basis ' of the contracts, were erroneous. The report of the arrival of the Duke of Montebellol is Paris was premature. The duke is travelling by day steps towards Paris in consequence of the deli- este date of health of the duchess. By the last accounts he was at Lyons. Marshal Grouchy died on Saturday last at St. Etienne, on the Loire. This distinguished soldier was born in 176.5, and has consequently completed his 82nd year, being four years older than the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Soult, and than Napoleon would be were he still living. It is announced that another French cardinal, the Archbishop of Cambrai, will be nominated in the course of a month. Reports have been for some days current in Paris a distressing indiscretion said to have bees r c e o ll iM e t% by one of the eons of an augud personage, in relation to the daughter of a military officer of high rank. Le Courrier Francais says that a report is cienest that the Duke of Nemours is about to make a imp to Algeria. The Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have come to hand. The queen continued at Madrid, and the prince-consort at the Pardo. The latter personage receives frequent visits from the Duke of Glucksburg, the French ambassador ; and the journals of the moderado party and of the late ministry adopt his defence in the existing dissensions between him and his royal sponse. The progressist and other sections of the more liberal party, both in society and tro hugh their organs of the press, openly charge Louis Philippe with being the author of the present lamentable situ ation of Queen Labelle in her domestic relations. They say that he alone has a direct and obvious inte rest in bringing *bout, by the intrigues of his agents, the present state of things ; that through his ambas sador he foments the domestic quarrel ; that his agents work upon the imbecility of the wretched young man to whose arms the intrigues of his former ambas sador consigned the unfortunate queen ; and that all his efforts are now directed to secure the Spanish throne to the Duke of Montpensier, by rendering the royal marriage unfraitfuL M. Salamanca, who had been severely indisposed, is recovering; so is Mr. Bulwer, who has returned from Aranjuez to Madrid. El Eeodel Consereio has the following : It is evident that the cause of tke disunion between the queen and her husband is not one of these summer clouds easily dispelled by conjugal affection, but that some great interest prevails to keep our sovere*ns asunder. Let us ask, who are the persons mast interested in such estate of things ? It would he too absurd to endeavour to persuade the Spa niards that Louis-Philippe's only object in seeking the hand of the heir-presumptive to the throne of Spain for his son was to procure him a young and handsome wife, without the slightest taught of the eventuality of the house of Orleans one day succeeding to the throne of Isabella. The most natural means of attaining this result would be for Isabella to remain childless. And we therefore arrive at the very logical conclusion, that the person most interested in this great evil for Spain is the King of the French, whose • every wish tends to the aggrandisement of hie race, and who will not regard his task accompliebed until be beholds the Spaniards humbly beading to the feet of one of his sons seated on the throne of the eldest daughter of Ferdinand. BAVARIA.—MuNIcu, MAT 27.—The Nnrentburg Correspondent, in a letter from this capital, says:—" A long pending question was settled yesterday. The plan upon which the future legislation is to be arranged, is settled. The King had yesterday a craference of three hours with the Minister of Justice, in which the separation of the ad ministration of justice from political government was decided on. The organisation of the new tribunals and courts of law was also considered. It is stated 221 provincial courts of indication (kutdgeriehte) will be abolished, and a new distribution made of the tribunals of each province. The inhabitants are in a state of enthusiasm at the news." 42rourt. WINDSOR, Ttwasnay.—The Queen anti Prince Albert, accompanied by their illustrious foreign visitors, and the ladies and gentlemen of the court, went to-day to Ascot races. The royal cortege quitted the Castle at a quarter-past twelve o'clock. Prince Albert, the Prince of Leiningen, the Duke of Wellington, the Dukc of Norfolk, and the gentle • , men of the royal household, wore the Windsor uniform., The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Muter of the Household, and Lieut.• Col. the En. Col. Grey ( Equerry to the Queen), in waiting on the Grand Duke Constantine, preceded the royal party to the race course, and received her Majesty at the royal stand. The Queen and Prince Albert, and the illustrious party returned to the Castle at half-put five o'clock, H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent left her residence, Frogmore-house, this morning, at ten o'clock, for town. The Duke of Wellington took his departure from the Castle this afternoon, for town. The Queen gave a g:rand banquet in the evening in St. George's-hall. The table was covered with the splendid service of gold plate, with the magnificent St. George candelabrum in the centre. Small vines, with thick clusters of purple grapes; dwarf cherry-trees, leaded with ripe fruit; and also strawberries, inserted in vans of silver gilt, and intermixed with a variety of rare and beau tiful plants in flower, were placed in succession in the middle of the table, throughout the entire I..ngth of the plateau. The effect of the fruit and foliage among the gold cande labra, epergnes, wine coolers, and dishes, was exceedingly beautiful. The buffets were brilliantly illuminated by wax lights, in candelabra and ancient 'conceit of silver gilt. The company invited included H.I.H. the Grand Duke Con stantine of Russia, their HERE. the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, H.R.H. the Prince of Lucca, H.R.H. Prince George, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Sue Weimar, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, his Serene Highness Prince F. Lichstenstein, his Excellency Baron de Brunnow, Count Revel, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Caroline Leeeeon Gower, his Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, M. de Berg, the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marquis of Abercom, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Lady Emily de Burgh, Earl Fortescue, Earl Spencer, Earl of Jersey, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Viscount CHl:len, Viscount and Viscountess Villiers, Lord and Lady Blantyre, Lira and Lady John Russell, Lord <Norge Lennot, lion. Frederick and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, Lieut.-CoL the Hon. C. B. Phipps, General and Lady Isabella Wemyas, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Lady Harriet Anson, Vice-Admiral Lutke, Rear-Admit...a Count Heyden, le Conseiller d'Etat llaurowix, Baron Serge Freedericksz, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Charles Grey, Countess of Assenburg, Count de Benet, Baron de Ziegesar, Marquis Provenzali, the Commanding Officer of the Scots Fusilier Guards, Lord Rokeby, the Command ing Officer of the Ist Life Guards, Col. Hall, and Mr. Glover. The band of the Ist Reg. of Life Guards attended and played during dinner. Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The following had the honour of receiving invita tions :—The Earl and Countess Granville, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Earl and Countess Bruce, Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Viscount Jocelyn, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney , Lor d Arthur Lennox, Lord Walsingham, the Dean of Windsor, and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville, the Misses Neville, Viscount and Lady Elizabeth Locales, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Barrington, Miss Barrington, Col. Hon. Sir Edward aid Lady Cust, the Misses Cust, Mr. and Lady Blanche Balfour, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Lawley, Mr. and Mrs. lt. Neville, Mr. Henry Oreville, and Capt. Francis Seymour. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance during the evening. THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—We understand it is the intention of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, by the advice of her physicians, to par the next winter at Madeira, for the advantages of the climate. The Dowager Queen will be accompanied by the principal members of her court and a limited suite of domestics. General Sir George Anson and Mr. Richard Hodg son had interviews yesterday with Earl Grey at the Colo- Mal Office. A deputation from the Birmingham Waterworks Company had an interview with Lord Morpeth yesterday at the office of Woods and Forests, respecting the Health of Towns Bill. A deputation from Oxford had also an inter view with his Lordship on the same subject. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes and Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-Genend to the Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had interviews yesterday w ith the Chancellor of the Exche quer, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis Camden had an interview with the High; Hon. E. Strutt yesterday at the office of the Commis sioners of Railways. Sir C. Douglas and Mr. Swift had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman.—Sir Thomas Tattered and Sir Riche:di/yr - yen had interviews yesterday with Sir George Grey at the Home Office.—The Solicitor- General for Ireland had an interview with the Earl of Cla- Tendon yesterday.. The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements had a meeting yesterday at their oftice, in Whitehall-place. There were present Viscount Morpeth, Lord Lyttelton, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Hope, the Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. Milne. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office to the Governor-General of Canada, and to the Governors of the other North American provinces. • CALEDONIAN ASYLTJM.—A general court WBA held yesterday in the hall of the Scottish Corporation, Crane court, Fie:et-street, for the election of 11 boys and 5 girls, out of a list of 39 candidates. The names of the children elected are as follows : —Boys • J. Mlßeath, R. J. Nisbet, A. M'Gre gor, J. F. Thompson, W. A. Denholm, J. Wilson, G. Peters, W. F. Kirkwood J. A. Mennie, J. Pousty, and H .O . Gra ham. Girls : S. 'M'Griffle J. Haldon, A. Young, A. M. Alexander, and J. S. Mlle. WATERLOO BRIDGE CONPANY.—The half-yearly pascal meeting of the directors and proprietors was held ay, at the Crown and Anchor Ta v e rn, Mr. Beadisell I L ai t e re d chair. The report stated that the tolls received for I **half-year ending the 23rd of February last amounted to 11,0241.125. 84., and thew for the corresponding period of last year to 7,1521. 158., showing an WOMBS of 3,8711. 17e. Bd. This great increase arose from the of the carriage traffic of Westminster-bridge ,which from the 23rd of August to 25th of December. At the last meeting the committee reported that after paying the' current expellees, and making a dividend of 3s. 2d. on annui ties in August last, there remained a balance of 4911.2 x. 105. They had now the pleasure to report that after paying the current expenses, and making a dividend of 3s. 6d. ,to annuitants in February last, there remained • tor plus of 2,4851. 4s. 6d. At the last general meeting the committee reported that notice had been given of an intended application to parliament to king is a bill for making a bridge from Essex-street, in the Strand, to Dawson's Wharf, and for making • market on the south side of the proposed bridge ; the committee reported that her Majesty's Commissioners foe Metropolitan Improvements had given notice of en ap =ipt Oa•Merlaing a bridr ut at Ir of Weatmineter roma Whi lament- street. As it was obvious that withal. a tehal tg: k objects could tend to benefit the Wateeloo-bridge Company, the committee bad much in infor mi ng the proprietors that both were elan tier At the last meeting the committee reported that the Great Welters Railway Company had given the requisite no des of en application to parliament to make alumna line by moans of thelVest London Railway, sad a bride across the Thema, to join the South Western Railway Extension to the Waterloo-road ; and the committee were glad to inform tie Arm ietors, that an act for this desirable object has Commons, and was now in progress through the = - L or de . A bill had also passed the COMMIS to WA& the South Western Railway Company to extend thek metropolitan station to the Waterloo bridge-road, and die sew company have now two acts in proems in the MOM of Lords for making a railway from Richmond be eadses, Egham, and Windsor, with a loop line through 11888 Mord and Hounslow, and also • line from Staines to ANSI and Wokingham. Considerable progreu had been mode In the railway extension from Nine Elms to the in tended Waterloo-bridge station. In conclusion, the com mittee alluded with pleasure to advantages which may be satkipated from the completion of the lest mentioned de sirable extension, and of the several projected railways (now propenstbrough parliament), all coming to the same point !ado, =laity of ths bridge. The total receipts of the halyear bed been 11,6421. Ile. ltd., andthe payments 9,6481.105. 3d., =ig a helms of 1,9941. la. Mr. S. H. Stedman that the salary of Mr,. Powell, the secretarb be raised 1001. per innate, width. Ow an amendment for this portponesaget of the iimlntien bad been lost, was agreed to with lob , two dkre= ge. and a vote of thanks le the chairmen domad the METROPOLITAN MAIM SCHool.s.—The anni versary nummethig et the alibis or the charity-schools of Leiden NA the ineles:Fletedame, yesterday, at St. Peal's There wens shoat 4,000 children, whose sieglig excited gene sibmiratias. The sermon was by the Lord Bided of .Chtehister. The Doke of reet l ed gi dge, among other Td lIMAIG ptomain, was pretest. The leaser of the charity-66s* mot afterwards at dinner at Elm Linden Tavern, whoa the eight hon. the Lord Mayor melded. After the vassal Welts, the chairman pro tenAanyerity to the for Promoting Christian The Rev. Mr. , in returning thanks, meetsaNe scene which he *A day witnessed at St. Peers, which was of so impressive a nature as to have dramaleen on a former occasion from the late Emperor Aksiassior of Russia, and which excited a similar exhibition of ermiatity from the great Haydn. He considered that the 'dual which had been that day celebrated deserved the support of every ehristian country, and especially of every supporter of the protestant religion, which it conduced SO greatly to promote ; besides being a memento of the ef forts which the citizens of L anded had been making for 150 years in the cause of christian education. The next toast was the health of the Bishop of Chichester, proposed by the chairman. His lordship, in acknowledging the compliment, referred to thecelebntion which be had for the first time wit teemed that day, concluding by rejoicing at the onion of the ps trons of the metropolitan schools with t heS aciety forPromotang Christian Knbwledge, and expressing his hopes that the union might long continue to flourish. The chairman then pro posed the health of the president of the society, the Martinis of Westminster, which his lordship acknowledged in terms of congratulation upon the nooses which bad attended their exertions. Other toasts followed, including the health of the Lord Mayor, Sir George Lament, end Mr. Gilpin, the treasurer. The latter gentleman announced the amount of subscriptions towards the society to be 7501., of which 6701, was collected at the cathedral during the morning, the re mainder consisting of donations from various quarters, in cluding 5/. from the Duke of Cambridge, 101. from the Lord Mayor, and 201. respectively from the Marquis of Westmin ster and Henry Kemble, Req., M.P. The feature of the evening was the admirable execution of various glees, ma drigals, &c., by a number of gentlemen whose services were understood to be gratuitously rendered in support of the occasion. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday ' a fatal accident took place on the line of the London and North-western Railway, near Chalk farm. A man named Michael Degherty, a mason employed en the spacious offices and buildings in the course of erection at the Camden station, was in the act of crossing the line near the Chalk-farm bridge, when he wee knocked down by an engine coming through the bridge on the up line. The engine pas , ed over both thighs, crushing them in a frightful manner. The unfortunate man was removed to University College Hospital, when death pot a period to his sufferings within a quarter of an hour after his admission. DOUBLE SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE RIVER.— Early yesterday morning, or late on the previous nigh+, a man and woman drowned themselves together in the Ser pentine river, Hyde Park. A man employed in the winter season by the Royal Humane Society was passing along the south-shore of the Serpentine river, between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning, when he saw several articles of wearing apparel close to the bridge, which separates Hyde Park from Kensington Gardens ; suspecting a suicide, he ran to the receiving -house, and, in a few minutes the boats were put out, and several men employed in dragging the river. They soon found the bodies of a man and woman, within four leet of each other, and, though quite dead, it was evi dent that they had not been long in the water. They were both taken to the dead-house, Knightsbridge, and examined; the man appeared to about 36 years of age, and the woman ten years younger ; the dress of the man consisted of a velvet shooting-jacket, black trousers and waistcoat, and hat, and fiom the fact that a measure, a thimble, some needles and thread, were found in his pocket, it is supposed he was a tailor. In his pockets were also found 13 pawnbrokers' duplicates, for various articles pledged, the highest in nine being 64. The woman was of fair complexion, with sandy hair, and was dressed in a black merino gown with glue buttons up the front, and a black velvet bonnet ; she wore gold wire earrings, and her stockings were marked with the letter " E." This description may, perhaps, lead to their identity. The bodies will remain at the bone-house until after the coroner's inquest. FALLING OF THE DEE BRIDGE. In our report of the inquest at Chester on the bodies of the sufferers by the fall of the Dco Bridge, we gave the evidence up to the hour of departure of the late train. The following witnesses were subse quently examined : Mr. Watson, a contractor's agent, described the quantity of ballast laid dowa on the bndge. Eight or ten tons might have been set down over the broken girder. The three o'clock train or the quarter-put six, which both went over the bridge afterwards, made no impression on the girder.—Mr. Broad here stated that he bad tested the flange at the time of the construction of the bridge, and proved it to be capasile of bearing two-thirdg of the whole weight; he tested the beams independent of the rods, and then two-thirds weight rested on the flanges. —Sir B. Walker : Then in r eal ity neither the flanges nor the girders were properly tested.—Mr. LL a'ker, govern ment agent from Plymouth : There was no leverage in the case ; and it mattered nut how far the girders were apart.— Mr. Terry stated that it would be necessary to have Major Gordon's testimony, who was an eye-witness ; he was in at tendance at the commencement or the proceedings—Some one said Major Gordon was a mile away from the place at the time of its occurrence.—The Coroner said they had already had the testimony of parties not 15 yards away. Mr. Stephenson, the engineer of the bridge, entered fully into detes as to the plan and its completion. He flatly contra dicted nearly all Sir Charles Parley's statements, and said he built several bridges during the last twenty years after the same manner and never knew any break-down but this. Ile said that Sir Charles Paaley'o statements were wide of the truth.—Mr. Locke, engineer of the Grand Junc tion line, corroborated Mr. Stephenson's testimony ; he said the bridge did not fall from any pressure downwards, but from a side blow; this the examination of the fragments proved to him ; he considered all manner of iron bridges objectionable when brick and stone bridges could be hail, as was the case, cheaper and better. " Mr. Coroner and gentlemen of the jury," mid Mr. Locke, " I believe that much blame lies at the doom of the Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Board of Trade, and the Commissioners of Railways, who require bridges built with too large a span, to answer their views as to shipping and other matters, without at all consulting the interest or safety of the public. I wish this to go forth to the world. I wrote a letter to government on the subject, and am sorry to say it was not attended to."—Thero was nothing new elicited from Major Gordon's examination. The coroner stated that he could not sum up the evidence until the following day, and adjourned the court accordingly. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BIBSONONAM.—SIR ROBERT PEEL'S REPLY TO THE Itzuvieniox.—The Birmingham Advertiser of yesterday says : " The requisition to Sir Robert Peel , which was put in circulation last week, has been withdrawn at the express request et the right hon. baronet. During the time that the canvass was allowed to proceed, the sheets were signed by upwards of 600 persons of all shades of politics, but no esti mate ate be formed of the probable results of a general cin ema. The following is a copy of the letter to the right hon. bum* and appended to it is the letter which has led to the withdrawal of the requisition : To TICS WONT HON. SIR R. Yen, ODO Of the Ori ginstas at the enclosed remintion, I melees a copy of it to you direct, gni which I am gladie sow in worse of signature throughout the boraink,-lem, In., J. Musson. ltarnor Tom's artsr.—Whitehall, May 26, 1817.-.thr,—l thank yea ketheltheeththies of the paper whisk theonthanied your letter ol . I het Immtbeat epee me to take the sminet p p a et yea Sisk Mebb eel mesa 1460 111116ffaar w=tithe heap iiiilasMts et whally set of wrote le meads to a nearimeant i' l w ombs • erilis he the repearmistbm el the berm. Is= amt. I ma* seine. mimeo lIR SWIMS WWI thst mgr aim to min warrsa.--lase, isfams Pat. I. ft, la nneembsieem blesabgbam. Arrangements are is regime be gamely .th .. e liberals in various pern - Aliba borough, and a meeting is to be haii at the pahlirofam this evee lag,, of the friends of MT. W. flebobtfiekL Tbs km= man will not of himself Was Inward ISMS entirely in the hands of the essearaerry, BEWOLEY AND Srounronr.—Nebrithstandhig the smart contest at the last election, the oromervatives will not, it is believed, again risk the Maass of a defeat. Sir Thomas Witnnington will most likely walk over the course. DERHY.—Up to the present time the Tories have not suc ceeded in prevailing on any . person to put himself forward a the champion of their principles. Mr. Lewis (a manufacturer) was conlidently announced as a candidate on Friday last, but in the evening of that day Mr. Lewis declined coming for ward, and the hopes of the Tories were again blighted. The Chartist lecturer, Id‘Orath, who imnsd the address re ferred to in the Express yesterday, 'means, it is said, to contest the borough. It is stated by a correspondent that the munitions of war have been subscribedby the Tories. LANCASHIRE, SOUTH.—MT. W. Brown ha netted an ad dress to the electors, in which he declares his intention of again soliciting the support of the constituency. NORTHAXPTONSHIRE.—Mr. Mammal has announced his , intention of not again offering himself for the north division of this county. It te arranged that Mr. Vernon Smith shall appear in his stead, on liberal principles, and an effort is cashing to get Mr. Jones Loyd, the banker, who is owner of large estates in the neighbourhood of Fotheringhay, to allow himself to be nominated in conjunction with Mr. Smith. If this object should be accomplished, it will either force Mr. Augustin Stafford O'Brien, one of the members, into a contest (which it is not likely he wirstand unless backed by the large landholders in the division), sr drive him from the field. PETERBOROUGH. —An arrangement has been made that the Hon. Mr. Fitzwilliam (son of Earl Fitzwilliam), and Mr. Cavendish (son of the Hon. Compton Cavendish), shall be returned without opposition. Sir Robert Heron, who has represented the place for a quarter of a century, with draws at his own particular desire. ST. ALnana.—A new candidate for the representation of this borough has appeared in the proton of the Hon. Frederic Craven, brother of Earl Craven. The hon. can didate has not yet issued his address, bat a correspondent states that " he has been in communication with some of the leading liberals of the town during the last few days, and has satisfied them that his political principles ere more liberal than whig." The same writer further says, _" family ties existing between the houses of Craven and Yoram, will, it is expected, induce the head of the Inter house to abstain ftom throwing his influence into the conservative scale, end the independent conservative electors having thoroughly repented of the part they . took in securing the return of Mr. B. B. Cabbell, there is good reason for be lieving that Mr. Craven will not meet with any effective opposition from that party. The purchaseable voters have disgusted and wearied all parties, and are likely to remain unemployed at the cousin" eleotica." WORCESTERSHIRE, MASS.—Mr. John RodgetU Foley (liberal), is to succeed Mr. James Taylor (tory), who retires : this will in all probability be the only change the county representation. WARWICKSHIRE, NORTH.-111r. Dugdale will, in all pro bability, be re-elected. It is understood that Mr. Charles Holt Bracebridge, of Atherstone Hall, has been solicited to come formed in opposition to Mr. Newdegate, but the hon. gentlemen has not yet announced himself. It is to be feared the odds would he strong against him. WALSALL.—As was anticipated in the Express a fort night ago, Mr. W. H. Cooke, a banister on the Oxford Cir cuit, has offered himself on the conservative interest. SCOTLAND. OREENOCK.—The parties who invited Lord John Hay to stand for this burgh have, upon his declining the honour, turned their eyes towards Load Melgund, and got up a in quisition 238 strong. At last election Mr. Babies polled 360, Mr. Dunlop, 344. To parties at a distance, this pertinacious determination to run liberal against liberal is utterly un mountable. Mr. Dunlop is a firm and intelligent liberal; yet first an attempt is made to bring against him Lord John Hay, who was expected to oppose Mr. F. Scott in Berwick shire, and now Lord bielgund is brought down upon him, who was expected to contest the liaddington burghs on the liberal side. Provost Grieve and his party are not contented with pitting liberal against liberal ; they must also wile away liberals bound in duty to tight the battle of the cause in other constituencies. All this may admit of an explanation, but aseuredly it requires one. There is a good deal, too, of north country caution shout those gentlemen : they have a pal pable liking for lords and °facial emusexions. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Ictta 2. Two circumstances worthy of note appear in the Nenagh journals of this day. One illustrates the sanitary, the other the social, condition of North Tip perary. There are not fewer than 317 patients in the fever hospital of Nenagh ; and, add to this, that fever in private residences is rife, and we must admit the condition of the people to be bad enough. The other matter noticed by these journals is that a man named Cleary, who, some time since, accused certain parties of having cut off his cars because he was an advocate for the supremacy of the law over Rockiam, has just been committed to gaol for a robbery. A cow stolen from a neighbour was found deposited in his pickling tube. An overseer of railway works was desperately beaten, a few days since, near Thuries. Ma. O'ConNeth.—lt is definitively settled that the body of Mr. O'Connell will be deposited in the Glassnevin Cemetery. His former colleague in the representation of Dublin, Mr. Ruthven, sleeps in the same place, as well as the ashes of Curran. The Freeman of this morning suggests the chartering of a steamer to recei►e the body at one of the French ports and convey it to Ireland. Casa or CAPT. NORRIS. The Irish government has made its fin►l decision in the case of Capt. Norris and the Roman-catholic clergy of Cashel. Publicity was first given to Capt. Norris's report through the columns of the Daily News. The assertion was, that many of the Roman-catholic clergy, being members of relief committees, put men upon the relief lista with a view to swell their own tribute. Mr. Labouehere, to whom the matter was referred, on account of the indisposition of the late Lord Lieutenant, declined togrant any public investigation ; and while acknowledging the assist ance government had received from the clergy of the Roman catholic church, he stated thatit must be admitted, "the con duct of some of them had been juitly liable to censure."— The clergy reclaimed *stalest this sentiment as an aggrava. don of the statement of Captain Norris, and repeated their demand for an icquiry. But the chief secretary was firm, and though be " regretted " the displeasure expressed, re• fused to alter his determination. Whatever may he thought of the truth of Captain Norris's amnion—there can only be one opinion as to the discretion which prompted him to give it currency in a report intended for publication. &Taira Op THE CROPS IN CLSTEN.—The Messrs. Con niubant, of Belfast, say, in their last weekly circular: e have had a few dips warm aid fine weather for the crops, and we are informed, the country, generally, looks well. We calculate, from obserration, and the farmers' statements, that in the best por tion of the North of Ireland, needy one-third eatra land is under' grain, about one-fourth the average of potatoes are planted, arid scarcely an averageof Bast besides a much greater extent than ordi. nary• of cabbage', turnips, parsnips, carrots, beans, and such like; whdlit we fear one-tenth or more of Ireland's population, almost all the swine, and a great number of hard-wrought and ill-fed horses, and badly-wintered mule, will be off the donsumption of food. The carri age of bread-stuffs has been immense, causing unusual labour; and all kind of fodder has keen very dear. COFFINS HT Avc-non.—A melancholy impression was made at the May fair of Nenagh, held last week, and at which, as usual, large numbers of the peasantry attended. In the midst of the basilicas hours, a dray, laden with empty coffins, drove into the most coaspicuous part of the fair, and a man ascending the vehicle, commenced, in a loud voice, to recommend those waive as cheap and good, proceeding to knock them down by auction. Last year, had he done so, he • ould probably lave been deposited in one of his own coffins. The times have changed the temper of Tipperary -en; they were shocked, indeed, but they purchased. SCOTLADTD. EDINBLRGH, JVNE 2. No event of a public kind has for many years excited so intense interest in Edinburgh, or through out Scotland, as the death of Dr. Chalmers. The free church assembly met yesterday, after being adjourned in consequence of the death of their great lftder, and it was then announced that business would be ens- pended for a week—an arrangement altogether un precedented in ecclesiastical bodies. The funeral takes place on Friday, and will likely be a public one. The body is to be interred in Dalry cemetery, one of the numerous new places of sepulture that have of late sprung up in the neighbourhood of the city ; and on Sunday funeral sermons are to be preached in Tan field-hall, where the assembly holds its meetings. Fever is still ravaging Edinburgh. At present the hospital contains three times the number of patients that it did in June last year, and nearly twelve times the number of fever patients then under treatment. A general meeting of teachers from all parts of Scotland is to be held here on the 19th inst., for the purpose of formally instituting an educational association, which on being incorporated will grant educational degrees, and otherwise organise the scho lastic /- body. POOR RELIEP.—From parliamentary returns, it appears I that in the whole of Scotland, with the exception of the Highland counties of Argyle, Inverness, Ross, Caithness, and Sutherland, the pop ul ation, in 1841, being 2,283,391, the annual value of the property rated to the poer.rates amounted to 8,640,6461. ; the expenditure for the relief and maintenance of the poor to 278,2531. ; the rate in the pound on the value of rated property of such expenditure, to lid. ; the total number of paupers relieved (including casual poor), to 85,080; the proportion to the population of the persons relieved, 37 per cent.; and the rate per head of the expendi ture, on the total number of paupers relieved, to 31. ss. 411. In the five Highland counties already mentioned, the popu lation is 339,793; the annual value of the rated property, 680,1371.; the expenditure for the relief and maintenance of the poor 16,9781. ; the rate in the pound, on the value of theraters property, sfd. ; the total number of paupers re lieved, 11,246; the proportion to the population, 3 . 3; and the tete per head of the expenditure, on the total number of , wipers relieved, 11. 104. 21d. PROJECTED STRIKE OP THE IRON AND COAL MINERS OF LAWATIKSHIRII.—We (Glasgow Chronicle) are informed that the iron-masters of Holytown, and a number of the other mining districts of Lanarkshire, have intimated their intention of reducing their workmen's wages one shilling per day. Meetings of the men are this week being held over the county, at which resolutions in favour of a strike, it is mid, will be carried without opposition. The workmen state that the stocks of coal and iron at present held by the masters are not large, and on that account they expect to have a summit/1 mutest. PROVINCIAL. L. VALOM..... THE FIRST ErNICIERL ELECTION under the new charter took place at Warrington, on Tuesday last. Considerable difference of opinion had existed previous to the election, as to the desirableness of substituting a municipal form of go vernment for that magisterial form which had previously existed ; and thus the first election was, in a greet measure, a contest between corporator* awl anti-eorporators—the friends and the opponents of the charter. The result of the election is a very considerable majority (18 to 9) in favour of the new charter. The list of the successful candidates in cludes (says the Liverpool Times) the names of many of the best mos of Moines, in the town, both of the liberal and the commetrativit porde& Tam C><asaan or Cottonton had a meeting at Man &oast roderder, the abject of which wee to petition foe the total sad dial repeal lithe corn and navigation' laws. nos. Balky, Naq., the president , introduced die snidest to the ntesdag, which wee nuariroady and influentially attaaded ; mai Mr. 'Aida William data moved : net la the *aka of We imilag the Mimi able he min 4, int emalime ea edam him the etalement eleapp Oa ampleyoust et the pooh the lapletehls emlbies to eolith thstreade et ear ilemumnia have ham eallasefl, thin* the - as Apia lit* have hew ps ra ails eatemeate at the aardar dean= Veed= l lba elambiff helholth pethket 11111 beam et as a poimame ~ha. ameba the want mit% et healleite et Meseta *IAA yes mated by the lealietire he puma atm Mr. Wm. dais seconded the notice, which wee carried nasalamenly. t arra...warns P Arrimrrao Moans.—On Wednesday morning an attempt was made by an agricultural labourer, named Win. Lambert, residing at Bitteawell, near Lutterworth, to murder his wife, while she slept. It would appear, that the man has for some time entertained jealous suspi cions of his unfortunate victim ; that he rose be tween four and five o'clock, deliberately locked the house door, concealed the key, and, having poseessed him self of a razor, and returned to the room where his wife slept, he there inflicted a wound upon the enfortunate woman, extending from the bottom of the neck, below the left ear, across the throat to the right ear. She awoke, and, by a sudden exertion, contrived to escape down stairs, when she forced the door and reached the erect. The neighbour hood having been alarmed by her cries, assistance was im mediately rendered. The wounded woman was promptly attended by a surgeon, and Lambert was handsel over to the custody of the pehoe. The woman's life is considered t• be in great danger.", WAIL ~...nosm THZ MORDER OP A Willi AT BRISTOL—The inquest was yesterday concluded on the body of Sarah Skinner, whose death, under suspicions circumstances, has been briefly noticed in this paper. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder " against the husband, who was at once committed to goal. 'Fine ACM COUNT D'ORSAY'IIiQUEEN VICTORIA.—COUIIt D'Or say has just completed a full-sized figure of her Majesty on horseback. The hone, an iron grey, is in the act of bounding forward: the Queen, in a red riding-habit and a black hat, sits confidently. The likeness of the Queen is pretty good, but the action of the figure ia too much in the riding-master's style. Charles, to late times to be transmitted fair, Assigned MN figure to Bernim's care; And great Name to Mueller's band decreed To Az him graceful au the bounding steed. Queen Victoria was reserved for Count D'Orsay's pencil. The picture is to be Rea at Griffiths', in Pa 1724117,1181 TY AND CLIRICAL exesetn, Jess s.—la • congrognthos hakeeu U morning, timed nation of C. G. B. Deubeay, M.D., Fellow of Magdalen, and W. A. Greenhill, M.D., of Trinity to the Age of public examiners in the tenthly of medicine, met with the yygqov6baa thin of the house. Accogregathin wee he afterwards. when the M. towing degrease were animal:4 itg. :-BACIIII.OII or Divirner : The Rey. H. Wellesley, Pftipel of New lan Hall. Marna or Anne : ▪ G. C.B9l l fteera Oftlein's; Rev. J. Coker, New; 0. IL Egerton and Rev. J. Dueler. Brasisoot ; R. 0. Rometer, await Chloe*: Rev. A. W. Brendan, Teleilty; Rev. F. Godfray, Wadham ; T. H. Ceokessa Scholar of Wormer, ; Rev. D. Wright, Magdalen Hall; Rev. W. Eaton, Medea ; • and Rev. R. M. Itodwell, Exeter. BACSLI.OII or Aare: J. W. Krwley, fraoraome ;E. J. Howard, Scholar of Lincoln H. S. Wood, Clerk of New; E. Tyley, Trinity ; H. Hutchings, St. John's; T. Collin., Wsdham ; J. M. Rice, Derry of Magdalen; J. Davies, Exeter. An examination will be holden on Friday, the tithe instant, and fol. lowing days, for the peonage of Wing er. a Hebrew wholarshiP sow vacant, on the Posey and. Mertes Foundation. The scholarship is open to all members atilt , University under the degree of M.A. or 8.C.L., and to any who, having taken either of those degrees, shall lot have exceeded 25 years of age. An election to a Krunirott Hebrew Feb iarship now vacant will take plane on Wednesday the 16th inst. Vacarr.—St. Mary flaroaley P.C. Yorkal. : I► York; 22.57. with reaktenre ; pa', AretibAop of York ;..0 ant by death of Rev. B. Menge. NAVAL. Poeravosnw, Jest 3.-11 as Scourge, et., Com. Caffin, arrivrd Sts. tartly evening from °reenact. and off Portland epoke a Danish cor dette, and the Vengeance, 64, Cot. Ludington, both beating up to Mithead. The corvette, the FlOl4, Capt. El!orient, from Copenhagen. on a cruise, strived this morning at II o'clock, and exchanging salute+ with the Admiral, passed on to the westward. The Veneance anived this afternoon, and anchored at Spithead, but will proceed to Ply mouth to land her troop, (We have already pablivhed much Later dales than the Vengeance iirlorn from Halifax.;—'fur Birkenhead, at.-Ir., will sail this evening for Ireland.—A Russian sioan-of-war is dude expected here to embark the Grand Duke Constantine. W(soie 2.—African, at. v., Mester-commander J. King. arrived yesterday. for the puree, of taking oa board the carriages and luggage of It.R.H the Duchess of Kent, who will embark on Monday next at this dockyard, on board the Garland, at—fr., for Ostend.—Amphion, at.-tr. (36 gum), Capt. W. J. Williams, is ordered to leave Greenhithe to-day, and proceed to Sheerness.—Growler, at.-al., Cam. Potbury, aped for the conveyance of free labourers Main the coast of Africa to the Writ Indies, left yesterday for Portsmouth. —Sphynx towed to Deptford en Monday by the Monkey, to be docked and to have her defect made good. —Com. Bader has hoisted his flag on board the Vlxers et.el., end is making up his com plement of hands.—lleeste 14,1. Can. J. Wm; arrived on Bunday, and ia ordered to be paid off end past oat of commimion. —The mina meet for the Cie; see and Odin according to the new male (pub lished exclusive ly in this paper some weeks since) bordered to be pre pared immediately at the Royal Arsenal. MILITARY Iv ADDMOW TO rim Aliestexirr rot rut. Vozcarrrita Harrsi.loat, in the vinous dockyards, published slew days slate in - this paper, or ders bare been received at Woolwich to forward to the Royal Clarence victualling yard, at Comport, and to the dockyard at Porten oath, a heavier equipment of !kid-pieces, viz., four 9.pouwler brats guns, and two 24-pounder boos howitzer., for the nee of the battiliona at each plane. SPORTING. ASCOT HEATH RACES. TiieltSDAY.—The peculiar features of the Cep Day at Ascot have been so frequently described, that to travel over the ground again, would be as wearisome to our readers as it would be to ourselves. We shall, therefore, offer no apology for leaving them to imagination, but proceed at once to a brief record of the occurrencas of the day. The weather, as on the two previous days, was brilliantly fine, and at a period long in advance of the time of starting, the Feathering of all ranks was immense, filling the stands, " grand" and temporary, to an overflow, and exhibiting a display of beauty and fashion that we have rarely seen ex celled : there was also a very good sprinkling of the higher classes, but in this respect the show was inferior to what was constantly witnessed in the golden age of the turf, when such terms as " nobbling" and " making safe" had not found their way into the racing vocabulary, and when the course was the favourite resort of the aristocracy of both sexes. A few minutes after 1 o'clock the bell rang for clearing the course (a step that we trait will henceforth be deferred until after the arrival of her Majesty), and shortly after the appearance of the royal livens in the distance announced the approach of the illustrious party from the Castle. The cortege consisted of eight carriages and the char.d.banc presented to her Majesty by the King of the French. It was attended by the Earl of Granville, and the same retinue as on Tuesday. The racing commenced im mediately after her blejesty's arrival, aud, with the usual interval for luncheon between the New Stake and Cup race, proceeded with a tolerably close attention to the pub lished time of starting, up to the race fur the Vieitors' Plate, on the termination of which her Majesty and party left for the Castle. We understand that the royal visitors expressed themselves highly gratified with the sport, and with the re gularity with which the business of the course was carried on. The sport came fully up to our expectations, each of the eight events crowded into Mr. Oxley's neatly printed card baying produced a race. The first in the order of run ning seas her Majesty's Guineas, which were won so easily by Footstool, that he made a second and equally successful appearance for the 'Visitors' Plate. The New Stakes, out of 49 entries, gave us only seven starters ; it was won by a " dark" horse of Mr. Green's, who has thus brought out this season no less than three great two-year-old winners-As sault, Flatcatcher, and Beverlae, all in the Derby, and sure to figure conspicuously in the quotations from the Corner. The Emperor's Vase followed, and excited great interest, The Hers, who did not make any figure in the betting until after he won the Queen's Vine, becoming at the last an equal favourite with Mendicant. The race was not long in doubt, The Hero making strong running from first to last, and winning cleverly by a length, Mendicant, who appeared to ns to go short, being only fift ! The betting on this race and in fact, on all the races -was much more lively than could have been expected in the present state of the ring. A splendid race for the St. James's Palace Stakes was followed by four others, on which time will not permit us to dwell, and, at six o'clock, a day's sport that had no alloy but the hest, and its concomitant -dust, was brought to a close. flea TiEssitere's Pure of WO go. 3 yrs, 7st cab; four, oit 21b; Eve, lOot; six and aged, 104 Db. Moot 3 miles. Nat) Lord Orford's Footstool Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum Mr. Winch's Oliver Cromwell G to 4 on Footstool, and 6 to 4an Humdrum - Footstool made all the running, and you cleverly by a length. PAM In 3 tn. 53 sec. Saw STAX6. of 10 soya- each, with 100 added, for 2-yr olds; oak, Bst Ilk; fillies, Pat alb; winners of 100 'Way including his own stake, alb extra. T. Y. C. 49 subs. Mr. B. Omen's Assault (E. Edwards) 1 Dlr. E's Glendower (31b extra) (Nat) lord Tisiphonc (W. Akar) 3 me MIA* also started, bat were not placed :-The Iron Crown, wag, bap, Glitter. kaki; Slel as Assault, and sto 2 apt alanimar. Mundt took as W. Mb idi the running at • great Dam ma won cleverly by a _lblghene a bad third, and the alms brim aff. Mamittras Mimi he** Araby, before starting, 011101.aglalew thetmeket le to L ikma la n. 15 see. • Prom at Pam% vale Aa sing.,.*: s t Ms Majesty the Em. pow di ay Resslas, seled to 8 elle suss, each; 3.yr kb, kg 2111; kor, Sat ; Ova, Mt; sae y 24 OM alb; mares end dewed Mb. About 24 mike. 141thes, W The Hero.. ............... A. Dal 1 core's Wolkog Dr. Butler 2 Insth lasedele's Jericho (Bartholomew 3 no lelamnag also Warted but were not placed ' -Stag, Poynton, Ikalsat. Teton Sykes-Betting t6to 4 apt The Hero; 6to I tam ; 7 to 1 apt Ming; M to 1. opt Mr Tattoo Sykes; fa Is I opt Poystos. The Hero made the running at a strong pace, followed by Mendicant, Jericho lying about two lengths in her wake, awl dear of the other horses, who ran in a cluster. There wed en change in this order until they came to the last turn ; ham took Jericho's place, and followed Mendicant t a ri s iiinum, where they were both beaten. Wolfdog then NM and got to the Hero's quarters, but never int. provedlie position, and was in the end beaten cleverly by a length, Jericho a capital third, Sting fourth, and Mendicant fifth, and both well up. Run in 4 min., 34 em. Sr. Jokes ['MACE Sesens of 100 cuss. each, h ft ; for 3-year olds; colts, PA :1b ; fillies, SW elk. Old las. (10 subs.) Sir R. W. Bakeley's Mootpeasicr (Moslems/ Mr. Orkillea (Nat 2 Lord Buter's Pitapat. (W. Ake' 3 Belting : Even on Minailla, 6 to 4 ewe liredgerier, sad 6 to 1 apt Vassals. They got off well together, and ran in company, at a Wong pace, to the end, Montpensier winnutg by . a head, and Mirmille beating Vomits by a neck. Run in I min. 51 see. Velma? Pura of 130 son. (bindlesp), by sabecripttr.n of S sow. the sergins, with the of noirwrWribers, to go to reek th e soled Wm. Ore send =now. (20 subs.) lard Oebvilb Parelrl, 414 (Nat) Uri Laminies Mmilmada, 4•4 Uri (Doekeny) 2 Lad lkallehlitS (W. Abelslei 3 Mr. Wedges _ lst nit (lian t j t t pry trir ligairb - ( 4 . I; e ICI ere 74 3lb (J. Prince)7 Souk( t i r i rmit Fossesol, 5 to 2 mist Martingale 7 to 2 agst See- Walk% S a l apt Iflaimia.and 6M 1 apt H ydrangea BrIMIOIIII6 all twinning, followed by Martinpla. nit lat maintained the front to the turn into the old mid, tame Hydrangea took the lead, which she held to the Menem. Braviesamo was then beaten off, and Footnael gunk front, had it all his own way, and won by a eneade el Lytle Au la SI min. 55 sec. thneratamm el SO sm. =lc or out for 3.yr sada; colts, fist 71b ; Silks OM Sib: dim Way out of mares that never br ed a whine OHISI•14101. WWI% Ns Boiler, Conroe. (23 auto.) Kr. oles% Omar (Val I. Mr.ffaween (P. Butler 2 18•0001ok i rlarkfob, out at Prematare ...(Bartholomew 3 Mr. Monmeallarlida (8. Day 4 Mr 0. liallmanfs I 0 (awls, S Betting ft 4 apt Nab wit ;eto 4 aid Epirote; 5 10 1 0 2. 1 Buck skin ; and 7 to I opt Coder. Crozier jumped off with the lead followed by the Pre mature colt, the others lying off at wide intervals. They ran so to the Brick Kiln-turn, where the Nob colt took a slight lead, which he held into the straight running; Crozier then resumed his lead, the Nob colt lying up with him to the dis tance, where Epirote joined company. A fine race home ended in lemur of Crozier by belt a length, the same be tween mend and third, and Buckskin a bad fourth. Run in 2mia. se. Bram Tams of 70 eons; 3.yr.olds, let 71b; boor, Sit; dye, is g ;di sod aged, fist 12111; mans and geldings allowed 31b; barns Mewed be be said for 4001. allowed 310; SOW., 71h; 340 1 ,,, lRb; ear MK. 106. !Whitel4y cower. M. SAW, Tema (100 Lard BMWs WNW_ (MOO (J. Lei W. imalalts Mama Calla (100 I.) ( The IldhasUEMll•ll bet WNW not Mama t ntommy. Jam WA P.M Mim I Tsai. SIMI 171111111100. 01,1 ores Pam, 4to 1 eseb apt trees Jar owl Callem tail to 1 sot Master Stepney. Mtn= Jean made the tanning, followed by Chemise and Tamila,ffla others lying et; no alteration occurred until they madhad the turn, aline the first two ware beaten; Tam Men took lap the running, followed, but never ap- Matiley Veronsta end Pam, and won easily by 2 lengths. mia. 40 ein. Swims of IN ow. amMilmil only h ft if declared, ire.; 3.yr olds, Set 71k; .110.114 MON Course. (3 snle.) Sir O. iseafsllmanr........ (. dapple) 1 Mr. J. Oeward'ti (E. Edwards) I Even betting. l)llll l . 4t by - b .- I*C Ron in 2 min. 50 ma. There are 20 hones in the first class of the Wokinghaat, and 17 in the second. The handicaps were not ont when we left the heath. There will also be a very large held for the Great Western HsnaiCap. - I. I V