The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-26 00:00:00

THEE SUN, J L O N'DO:N, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 2G, 1858, judge for himself. That believing, as he did that Scripture sanctioned these marriages, it was a grievance of which the people might justly com plain, that the law of the land was not in har mony with the revealed law of GOD ; that no social evils resulted in countries where such mar- riages are common ; that, in contradiction to what had been said, the feeling of the country vias in favour of these marriages —the petitions were but 300 with 10,000 signatures against the bill, and 1,047 with 125,539 signatures in its favour; while the marriages of this description through- out the country were very numerous. Such an amount of religion, morality, and common sense from a Bishop HARRY of EXETER could not stand. What ! pretend to say that Scripture sanc tioned- what canons (the bishops' proper Bible) pronounced incestuous ! as good say "I care oot for the Church, if the law of GOD sanctions Anything !" Why, if a clergyman, not in a privileged place, lik.d dared to say so, a "faithful bishop would call him to account for such wor&," tnd should the bill pass, a faithful minister would be compelled to refuse a person named under it the Sacrament which was NECESSARY for his alvation," and hero the successor of the Apostles, .n his very apostolic place is the British House .f Lords, and stimulated by apostolic wrath, or y the holy refreshments purchased by his truly .postolic income, dashed "the wretched bill" :Ton the floor ! Poor Bill. No wonder it was hy 99 in 46. The episcopal anatheniasifinished, Lord OYER iTONE blandly endeavoured to soothe the irate old nan, and to avert his curse ; but all in vain, the nalediction of EXETER was on the bill, and the weigh , y remarks of the great currency Lord cowl 1 aot remove it. Lord GAGE, the venerable Lord LYNDHURST, Lord WODEHOUSE, Lard GRANVILLE, tll joined the Bishop of RIPON and Lord OVER STONE in defending the Bill, and in urging its lecessity ; but Evangelical bigotry, High Church uporstition, and possibly, in some few instances, ;he hope of saving Noble Lords and their sisters in-law from imaginary temptations, prevailed, and the Bill is lost for the session. We can but regret it. Lord DERBY is undoing .0 the Lords all that the better half of his Cabinet would do for him in the Commons. The;e con flicts with the Commens and the people, especially the ecclesiastical ones, are very ill advised. They make rancorous enemies. Levying of Church ratcs and forbidding to marry do Lard DERBY muaense practical harm. Concession on such ooints would not hurt his Church in the least, *bile they would do much to detach Dissenters from the Whigs. Churchmen dare not forsake nim. He should paralyse Divent3rs' opposition by conceding their just demands. They are strong in the borough., and nothing galls them more than to be fettered by the Canons, and t 3 be taxed by 'he officials of the Established Church. The foolish perversity of the Peers not only injures the present Government, but damages the House of Lords. Tile people see that the House is worse than useless. They can pass measures , equired by the intelligence and liberal religious sentiments of the age through the House of Com mons, but no sooner do they get to the House of Lords than the measures are met and stopped by all the ignorance or bigotry of the middle ages. ft tikes years to batter down this oligarchical stupidity and pride ; the Lords are, however, simply obstructivcs ; they cannot ultimately hinder .he prevalence of truth. To what end, then, r(tain this hereditary mud-bank, this bar to the noble stream of progress; A channel has always :o be forced through it in each separate case— why not dredge the bank in the new Reform Bill once for all, and make it easy for the QUEEN'S and country's Government to be carried on. ER MAJE inceSTY'S iceTHEATRE.— Recd Pr TO MORROW (TUESDAY), July 27, will be performed Verdi's Opera IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens ; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; Fernando, Sig. Vialetti ; and Il Conte di Luna, Sig. Aldighieri. And a Divertissement, in whic Madlle. Boschetti will appear. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. Prices— Pit stalls, 12s. 6d. Boxes, grand ter, 31. 35.; one pair, 2/. 12s. 6d. ; pit lier, 2/. 25.; two pair, 11. 55.; three pair. 155.; gallery, 10s.; p t, 3s. 6d.; gallery vans, 3s. 6d. ; gahery 2s. May be had at the Box•office.—No free list. " MA DON G I OVI S N T H im E O A TR E. T N V I S Last T To accommodate the number; not able so find places on Thursday last, Vozart's chef d'oeuvre will be REPEATED on SATURDAY NEXT, it being the last time it can be pre sented tbis season. FIE R MAJESTY F.: lr f ' S an THEATRE.— EATR a. REDUCED TO-MORROW EVENING (TUESDAY) , Jul y 27, TROVATORE. Madlle. Titi ns' last appearance but four. And Ballet, with Madlle. Boscheiti THURSDAY, July 29, LUCREZIA. BORG'A. Madlle. Ti iens' list 'appearance but three, And LA SERVA PA. DR( )NA. FRIDAY, July 30, IL BARBIF,RE DI SIVIGLIA, and last time, Last Scene of I 'STARTER', comprisi, g the grand duo, "II Seron arpe Angedelle." Madlle. Pic colomini Polinto, Sig. Giuglini. SATURDAY, Jul, 31, DON GIOVANNI (last time) Madle. Ti, iens' last appearance but two. MONDAY, August 2, LUCREZIA BORGIA (last time), and last •ppearance but one o" Madlle. Titien.. TUESDAY. August. 3, IL TROVATORE (la-t time), and last appearancQ of Madlle. Titiens, WEDNFSDAY, August 4, LA CENERENTOLA (last night but three). THURSDAY, August 5, LA. ZINGARI (last night but two). FRIDAY, August 6, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO (last nig' t but on ). SATURuA , August 7 (the last night), LA TRAVIATA.. On each occ .sion a Divertissemeut, in which Madlle. Bo - i•hetti will appear. Ap lications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. ROYAL ITAL!AN OPERA, COVENT. GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. - FRA DIAVOLO. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY , Ju7y 27, will be performer Anber':- Opera, FRA DIAVOLO. Zerlina, Madame Bosio ; Lady Alleash, Madlle. Moral ; Ii Marchese, gi9nor Gardoni ; Lorenzo, Signor Neri•Btraldi Matte& Signor Pol nini ; Beppo, Signor Tagliafico ; Giacomo, M. Zelger ; and Lord Alleash, Signor Ronconi. Conductor Mr. Co- ta. After which (for the second time), a new Ballet Diverti.se. ment, entitled L' kIIOUR D'UNE ROSE in which Mtdlle. Zina, Madlles. Delechaux and Esper, and M. Desplaces, will appear. To commence at half-past 8 o'clock. _____.„...._. Major Nasmyth, unattacatet, has been appointed Brigade Maj r at Sydney, vice Captain Kent, 77'h Regiment, who has lett with his corps for India ; and Captain Hare, 40th Regiment, is made Brigade Major at Victoria. Several additional regiments of Militia are to he embodied, and the naen,when properly drilled, will be invited to volunteer to regiments of the line. The 6th Dragoons is to have an establi-hment of 791 men. The service troops are to consist of 491, and the bounty to volunteers to the regiment is to be increased from 20s. to 30s. each man. Orders have been issued Ly the Horse Guards for the emb-irkation, about the 3d of Aug. of 2,352 men, to join their service companies in India. The 47th and 65 h Regiments of B-ngsl N.I. are now on !heir pissage to China, as an augmentation of the force at pre out stationed in that country. The 6th leniskilling Dragoons and 11th Hussars are to embark immediately for service in India. Colonel C. P. Ainslie, 14'h Light Dragoon., commanding at Kirkee, has been ordered to proceed immediately to Gwalior, to assume c •mmand of ihe Second Brigade of the Central India Fi lit F. roe under Sir Hugh Rose, in consequence of the retire ment of Col. Chas. Steuart - , of the same corps, from ill health. The latter officer is now on his way to Calcutta from Cal pee on the way to England, on medical certificate. The Admiralty yacht Osborne, Mr: Geo. Bower master, steamed up the river on Saturday, from Sheerness, at 11 n.m., and disembarked Sir John Pakingtou, the First Lord of the Admiralty, accompanied by Lady Pakiegton and his private secretary, at Woolwich, and proceeded on her r - turn to Port mouth. The oth , r members of the Board continued their voyas e by one of the river s'eamers to London. Sir John and Lady Peking ton, after leaving Os' erne, p dd a hurried visit ti the Black E igle, moored in ihe river, and on land ing at the dockyard pier they were received by Coin mcdore Shepherd and the officers of the yard. ...,Capt. Maunsell and a company of the Antrim Rifles on duty in the yard turned out under arms and -.pail th $ ens oinary honours. Fer some weeks past a large proportion of the - men's wages in th- R ,y al Gnu Fan ere Dr'par talent of Woolwich Arsenal has been withheld for income tax stated to be due on over-work, &a., du ing the past three years. The men, whose weekly pay amounted to 355. aad 28s. were accordingly allowed but Bs. and 7s. for nine comesutive weeks, welch has caused considerable inc rave wencs, and in some cases severe distress. A statement i f the cirount seances having lie!-11 laid before - Gen. Sir W. Cod ringten, one of the members of the b rough, by Mr. Graham and some other members of the local board of heal li, a notice has been po-ted in the Royal Arsenal statir'g the amount A money re ceived from that dep'irtmeut in 1 quidatien of the claim, amoun'ing in some cases to 131. per man The notice concludes by informing the men that, pending instructions from the War-effice, no fur ther sum will he deducted on that head, and. if it should be proved that any overplus bad been re ceived it will be rtifended. Capt. C. 0. - Thker, of the Chatham Division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, has been ordered to be held in readiness to embark ou board the screw steamer Victor Einmaeuel, 91. The contractor for meat to the tools in Ports meuth garrison, whose conviction (the second) for cheating the soldiers of their weight by false scales we reported about three weeks since, commis tad -- another fraud upon the tr o ops a d a y or t wo a ft er , but which was not adjudicated upon until last; A great outcry has been very unnecessarily, Thursday. It appears that on the mo rn i n g of the 11th inst. Lieut. W. H. Roberts, of the . Roya , and we may say alnost foolishly, raised in role- Horse Artillery, stationed at Hilsea, near Ports ' recce to the completion of the m a g nificent works memo, examined, by weighing against weights in h , ► ss es ,ion of the barrack "tlenartaleut, the weight, at Cherbourg, in the inauguration whereof our used by R the contractor for the men's meat in SOVEREIGN and many of the leading members of weighing the daily rations, and found that the 71b. both Houses of P - twilt rdi- l'y p - rti •;- al tamen ce a. i a t-. weieht was 7oz. light, the 141 b. nearly fez. lish , and two other weigh's also light. The 4b. weight pate. The Leviathan has discovered that the (the one most in use) was not to be found. Tie completion of a h a rbour of refuge, where one was weight, howev e r, was received the next morning by urgently required, must be regarded as a threat. the Hilsea orderly on his way to Portsm outh from one of the contractot's men. The orderly stated against Erigland, because it may arse be used in that the weir; ,e was taken from the cook and the unfortunate and, we trust we may add, im secretly conveyed out of the 13 :u r"ceil-s by t he probable event of war arising (absit onzeii) between butcher. On Thursday last the contractor was the Western Powers. This is, however, uniniii summoned before Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis and Capt. J. Breadmore, two of the county justices, in gated folly 1 Why should not the Emperor of the petty sessions, at Fareham, on the inforindion of FRENCH be permitted to complete works that Superintendent Harvey, the Inspector of Wei 14 .. and Measures for the Fareham district, when, upoe have been carried on for a series of agea, without proof of the 71h. weight being 61oz. light, he was exciting the uneasiness or envy of a faithful couvicted in the full penalty of 51., with co-ts ;he friend and ally? We have Plymouth and Potts was also convict-:d in a like penalty, with costs, fur using uestamped w eights. mou th, and Cork—why should we envy Frauce The Advice paddlewheel steam vessel, tender to Cherbourg. Nature bestowed on the United the Nile, 91, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Henrs i - 1 frl 1 - urai harbours, availeble alike Kingdom severe. .. Ducie Chad. KC. B commander-in-chief on tle ta • •, or war. France was, unfot- Irish stetion, art ived at P, r: on Saturday for purposes of peace with volunteers from the Howe, Hague, and Per Icompelled to expend a large sum of t tunate y, - broke, steam block ships, for the Ctesar, 91, Capt. • ling ODO good one. It was her Frederick, at Spithead, which has completed her money in providing complement. The Advice, after discharging the 1 unquestionable right, na y , more, we will add, her men, returned. ant undertaking long duty, to complete the import The Royal Sovereign, 131, 800 horse-power, in pre is no more reason the steam reserve a t Poristrestith, Mr. R. Taylo r , since commenced , and th, chief engineer, got up steam on Saturday in the why we should feel jealous or uneasy on account Steam basin, and proved her boilers and the work- thereof, than that a provincial squire should corn • ing of her machinery. -,lt is not true that Rear-Admiral Lord E. Russell plain of a friendly neighbour for adding to or has been appointed to succeed Vice-Admiral Stop- embellishing his family mansion, and thus dimi ford aaauperintendent of Malta dockyard. nisbing the superiority on which his rival formerly The Hydra, steam sloop, C omma nder R. V. Hamilton, wa s warpe d ou t of the fitting. basin at prided himself. Sheerness on Saturday lest. Nothing would probably have been thought of The Argus, steam' sloop, Commander H. F. W. Ingram, has ' been put out of the t fitting basin a the matter, but, for the " bounce and bunkuiu Sheerness, and is being coaled. of some petty French journals to which the The greatest activity prevails in Sheerness-yard Jupiter Tonans of Printing House-square, in the throughout all branches in bringing the - respective elips now being fitted for the pendant lack of something more excitin g , d ee m e d it expe forward with 1 all possible despatch. 1 dient to take exception. The small squibs might The Castor, 36, frigate, has returned nearly the l very beneficially have remained unnoticed. They whole of her stores into Chatham dockyard, arid is 1 n ow being stripped and h aving her internal fit tines l were conceived in exceeding l y bad taste, but it removed. She is expected to be paid Mien Satur- was still worse to give them an importance which when she will be placed in the reserve of day nest, t o b and they could not otherwise have obtained, t o _vessels in ordinary a,. . hat am. During the ti was attached • tim© try to excite suspicion, when there was no real chiefly she has been in commission she _, to the. African and Cape o f Good opostetions, and foundation therefor. very healthy. the craw have laOtt generally 91 c healthy. Friends Friends willnot Capt. 141. D Eyn- long continue friends, if every The screw steamship Orlon, , a action of the warees at Plymouth on one is to be regarded through tinted court, was paid a.dvance 0 , Wednesday, on , glasses by the and - Tuesday, muetered and inspected for a few days, l . and sailed ou Friday, on a cruise - i cast thereon. In i place of grumbling we should previous to proceeding to Spithead. Co pt , r . rejoice at the completion - of a work so mighty, - The screw. steamship Brunswick, SO, ~.. ---- °m'xiAtalay, at rived at Plyinauth on Friday from i one that will so greatly promete the welfare of Ir land. . -_• _ • . . ! our friend and ally, and which "1 fi: .. .. wi, e - --er a safe .., The pailateWhrtiel Steam- vessel gireitly-,'.4 0 " 1 " 1 ' - r -, -- number • • . Laven to a lige not onlysof Freeelt but ,'ceder Q. F. MY, atriVed atPlymouth on Satur- i - - - • - •-,,_ - aa , i ,, .fteat a• lona, r . liaiiage from - he .Ntest-coast of .-of English and --tmeriaan trading vessels. . It will . Af r ica-54e lei agaitr the' same evening - faii the henceforward be entitled .to - the motto eastward._ .. ~ - . - the - Corporation of-' C ark proudly in-. The.rfival half-pay officers at-Plymouth havin,, which ! ..• the civic • • applied to the Admiralty, the paddl ew h ee l steam ' scribe ou vessel I vo r, 3, eansaid maistse Palmer, has b --- r• Ste • there will bees statie :ssasetaacesaissa:es:e, . la. ea 4..,1.,... ink there b . for the placed at their aervlee purpotsa ot viiitioa . I- -b - 4- -, . Cherbourg. . 'i' a !avowable pert where the n3pehts.obed vegse S Pit, 10s. 6d.; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 64.. 75., and ss. amphitheatre, 2s. 6d. ; second tier boxes, 2/. 12s. 6d. y A ratN it T lt E. ° Proprietor, Mr. Tar 'S les T K Ei el THIS EVENING, will he presented the new farce, en . titled DYING FOR LOV',I. ------- - After which, Shakspeare's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. C. Kean— Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. ROYAL LYCEUM TREATRE. THE LADY GE THE CAMEL]. AS. THIS EVENING, the succe,sfnl Drama, THE LADY OF TH CAMELIA S. Violette St. Valerie, Mrs. C. Younz. Folb , wed by, THE LADY AND GENTLEMAN IN A PECULIARLY PERPLEXING PREDICAMENT. Mrs. Wilkins. After which, THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES, in wh . ch Mrs. How ,rd Paul will sing " Come into the Carden, Maud." Concluding with the Grand Ballet of BROOMSTICKS. Commen , e at 7 TRA ND THEATRE. --I. , :‘sßee and Directrev, Miss Swaylborough.—Thii Evening will 'l3l perforwed ASMODEUS, or the Little Drvil's share, Followed by GOOD FOR NOT i-1 4 NG. A Dance of Almas. To conclude with DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Comrne , ce at half, , ast 7. Prices of Ainiisson duriilg tl , e Summer Ses.qpn —Stalls, 45.; Box's, 3s. ; Pit is ; G illery, 6d. Private B fixes, 1/. ►s and 1/. lls. 6d. Second Pr co to Bases and Pit only, a:, Nine o'clock—Boxes, is. 6d.; Pit, is. CIANTERBURN El ALL. Westminster-r0a.41.-- t— , OPEN EVERY EVENING. , —The folloNN , i wcotupm.ly of Vocalists are engaged for the pc—formance S from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUET., &c., viz. : —Miss Russell, %Irs. 3adzey, ell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; err F. J,Rghmans, Mr. i-ienshaw, S. :o or, J. Barker, W. Melling. Senor An r.onio, B. L. clime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, !tir Ber,srd , and Mr. St. Albyn Ai% Yanin, John G. Forde, and E. W. Mackney. Piano •orto, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; ')lrec tor, Herr 7 . Jongitrnans.. • omi , cnc,i at Seven o'clock pre• cisely, S .nners, &e., until twelve o'clock. THE WEA.TFIER—SUN Orricn, JULY 25. THEIMOSIETER, IN TEIII SIIADE. _ 73—highest sine , ' noon yestordbm.y. 59—lowest this morning and during the 63—this clay at noon. BA ROM rTER, 29.45. WIND, Westerly ; very strrriz halos 111 night and this now and then ausount ing to a hurricane. JuLT 2G. 71--highest since noon ye9tcrday. 59—lowept this morning and during the night. 7 I—this dny at noon. 3AIIOIIILTER. 29.97—a rise of half an inch since yesterday W.N W. ; light, with fine elonly weather. HIGH WATER AT 1,01 , 1)0',1 1311.11) ( 4111. nis DAT —Horn., 15 rain. aft. 2 —Even at t'. aft. 2 fo-Aortnow—Morn., 51 min. aft. 2 —Even., 6 min. hft. 3 , -7. I t A -" - - - - : C:77% LONi ON, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1858. and weary crew may find shelter and safety. Should we be awry because men-of-war may also lie at anchor—we who have expended so much money on the works at Alderney, which, it seems to be generally admitted, can scarcely be made available for commercial purposes, and who are loudly calling for other harbours along the coast ? French journalists might just as well complain of the harbour at Newhaven, which we shortly hope to see completed, as cur English contempo raries of the works of Cherbourg, because either, Although useful in peace, would likewise be bene ficial in war. But we are told that Oherbourg Harbour will enable France to maintain a Channel Fleet. Very well. Why should it not be so ? She is curtly just as well entitled to do so as we are. We must not for a moment suppose that the very natural desire t. 'n something approximating to equality in affairs is to be regarded as a significant hat there is an inten tion of invad ur shores, and reducing Great Britain . 4 ' - condition of a French pro vince. It would seem as if, in the presen' instance, " the wish were father to tl:e thought ;" or rather, the desire to embarrass the Government was so great as to overcome every feeling of patriotism. Such excitements are easily produced when persons are sufficiently reckless not to cal culate the consequences. We !nay, however, ven ture to remind the Tim's, that undue suspioloi , and distrust have frequently produced th , dreaded results, which could never have occurred but for the folly of those under the influence. for the time being, of " the green-eyed monster." Let ua avoid this grave mistake, and by cordial 4nd friendly co-operation show that England ha, no paltry jealousies, but can sincerely rejoice at anything calculated to promote the interest or the , lory of La Belle France, as adding to the powers which slie hopes to be associated with her own in the cause of justice and civilisation. The middle cltsses must thank the Lords fo he compliment impliedly paid to their virtue oi Friday night, while they will certainly not relax the demand that they shall not be fettered to keep our Peers from vice. Several noble lord-, including the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, affirmed that the ladies in their circle are all opposed b a widower being permitted, by law, to marry his wife's sister and his motherless ail- dren's aunt. Tuese ladies fear, they say, all sorts of evil consequence% from such a permission. T 4 this they add that "it is a middle class question and certainly the Ladies of the middle chases, whose feminine instincts are at least as pure and refined as those of the higher classes, not only art not opposed to the object of Lord BURY'S Bill, but are strongly favourable to it. The inevitable infereuco is that the balance 01 confidence in their lords and in their owl -iisters, lies with the ladies of the middle classes, These cluses have no fear whatever of any abuse: of the liberty conceded to their sisters and theii husbands, by nature s by the MoAaio 14. w, and b 3 . _ the Gospel. Why the ladies of noble lords tremble so, we must I , ave their lordships to tell. We have indeed a suspicion, after all, that the single sis•ets ..dpeerestis are not rorse than their ladyships . who fear them ; and though we ought to suppose that peers themselves know themselves best, w(- yet are unwilling to imagine them in serious dan -4,ier from familiar association with their sisters-in- law. In the majority of cases we are sure that noble lords accept such an argument as a parade argument merely. They know of ned basis of fact. Not a peer would say that he knew of a single lady, or married gentleman, among his acquaintance, to whom this discreditable argu ment was relevant. As to ex&nding the aunt 1 from the house after the wife's death, the answer is obvious enough. The very object of the bill is to give her a home there, if desirable for the children's sake ; and we altogether deny that any tnodest single woman, merely because an artificial law prohibited marriage when GOD and nature do not, could feel that that law alone enabled her to reside where otherwise she could not with pro priety do so. A law must have religious, moral, or social sanction to permit of a tvoinan's availing herself of its protection. The Scriptural argument seems to be more and more generally given up. The Bishops, of course, tried bard to justify their worthle is canons—canons which they themselveskeepnot = by Scripture, bu we certainly need not follow them there. They appealed to the law of MOSES, and to that wrongly interpreted, the descendants of ADRALM and the common sense of laymen, and sound criticism toe, being judges. But how, and by what argument can they defend picking and selecting particular Jewish laws as more binding on us- than others ? Admitting for argumeet's sake that their inter pretation of Leviticus or Deuteronomy is right, we cannot for the life of us understand, since these books are equ tlly and throughout of Divine origin, how we are at liberty to turn some of their precepts into Canons and Acts of Parliament and to reject others. Wo consider none of the laws contained in them as binding on us, be cause they were delivered to the Jews ; but if we are wrong, then by all means let the Bishops bring in a bill forthwith to establish cir cumcision, and let them, in their o wn reverend persons, set the example of first submit ting to the rite. Let us not pretend to honour Gon's Word by Feleciug only such precepts as suit us. All Leviticus or none, we say ; since to whomsoever GOD gave it as law He gave it to be wholly obeyed. lAost of the speakers, indeed, relied on other arguments. They pretended that it was incest— and, knowing that to be difficult ground, the b E a : himself,thtollawo'se9evrie"eare:tftufsrtehr no a t fe i i e t e al e el s : t t. Bishop of Oxronn rEl wa ti s nt ilo ! t a L n o a rd tu ß ra En " E *i s c n e l " the mind naturally revolted from such unions," and other Noble Lards appealed to feminine instincts. The two lines of argument cut each other's sin ro disbelieve i n arti ficial asWtehowh°ll Oxf Y ord and S'. Ba rna b as t s h ,s a u t c s h . School are so fond of creating ; and we believe, on the other hand, that in a case like this the might instincts of our race are sufficient. We with perfect safety leave the whole question of for bidden degrees to the teachin g of both male and female instincts, to the teachings of social sentiments, and to the teachings of the religious community to which men belong. It is the natural sentiments which practically guide the thoughts of all persons on this subject even now. Not an individual in a thousand knows more about the "prohibited degrees" than he does about Chancery law, if so much. With few exceptions, the prohibitions are simply ludicrous, because no one needs them ; and as to the artificial ecclesiastical exceptions, persons will not, and cannot, fed them binding on their RER MAJESTY'S' DOCKYARD. We would recommend our readers to read the sling article in the .hipping Gazette of Tuesday wh..n they would be -rather surprised to find that no C'teadian or colonial wood is used in build ing our men-of-war, though some iA for boats and b irges. No doubt, Sir John Pakin,ton Will see :hat for the future our colonial wood wad bo used win-n fit fur the purpose. The suais of wotiev paid to foreign countries and foreign ships, niusa. 'have been very lar4e, mtcris paribus, our own shipowners and colonists ought to have the pelerence. - We also think that, b• sides our • oak,• there are many home—grown woods tit for various purposes of naval archiecture, s.ilch as keels, floors, and bottom planks, by which our landed proprietors should have justice done by the Admiralty. When a man build a house, castle, or church ho uses the most lasting woods ; but this is un necessary in ship buil ling, as vess,ls built thirty yews ago are now laid up; more modem irn p - ovements in ide=ign and nioilel requiring us to keep ty with other rations. Wood that would last twenty or thiity years, costing about half the prica of the foreign now ued would be sufficient for our purposes, besides saving an inn memo amount annually. If the average of a ship's life be only 13 years, why build her of wood that will last three times as long? It is like throwing away money for - the benefit of the foreigner, who makes us always pay for our folly without :thy . recipr 'city. LIIIIVLSZWIJAb, AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. It is understood that her Majesty's approaching visit to Potsdam will be strict l y of a private character, and that no public demonstration of any kind will take place. The Q Teen will go on the 10tH August to Ant we-rii, and on by railway. Tom Esrl of Maiwesbury, the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, is exp-ctrd to leave town on Tueeday, ihe 33 proximo, for 0 inorae, iu order to ac• cumpany her Majesty on the visit to the Emperor Na poleon 111., at Cherbourg. Tee Earl of Derby intends, after the prorogation.of Parliament, to reside chiefly at Osterley-park, and by his resideece in the proximieyaii the metropolis avtild any dielay which might otoer wise arise en the transac tion of null° business. The Marquis of Salisbury, if his official duties permit, will, after t.ne close of the parliameutaiy aeation, vi-it his estates in Scotland. Toe Right Hon. J. W. Henley left town on Saturday for litee Coutineates . - T, , e Committee of the Privy Council on Education is summoned to meet this day, at one o'clocii, at tile C itencii Chamber, Whitehall. The sheriffehip of Paoli. vacant by the promotion of David Muir, E4q., to be S elicit r-General, is now filled by the appointment of E. T. Gordon, E4q., Advocate- Depute, complein4 the changes consequent on tae death of the late Lord Justice Cierk. Mr. W. G. Lettsotn, Secretary of Legation at Mexico, is 'appointed CoargeS d'Atfivres in Bolivia... Mr. Elwin Cerb-lt, paid Attach 6 at Copenhagen, is lorence. appointed Secretary of L3gatloll F We have reason to believe that Earl Seefield, of the peerage of Scotland, will he raised to the English peer age, and that Sir J 'be Yarde Buller will be created a peer. Sir John Yarde Be lex'a Parliamentary career will be familiar to all who have followed the course of events in Pailiament for the last quarter of a century. The first baronet was a diatinguished judge. Lord Sea field is the seventh earl of that title, and is 41p Viscount, Reclhaven and Baron Ogilvie. Ile was ilicro in 1815, awl was elected a representative peer of Scotland in 1853. MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DriciEß.—On Saturday her Majesty's Ministers celebrated the approaching close of the seseiun by the customary ‘,vltitebakdinner, at the Ship Tavern, Greenwich. The whole of the Ministers were preeent, including the Earl of Derby, Lord Chan cellor, - Duke of Montrose, K.T., Marquis of Salisbury, K.G , Marcy:is of Exeter, K.G., Earl of Maltnegbury, ElEarl of Sire:~ahttry,-E ar 1 , G f Sandwich, Earl De La consciences!. Warr, Earl of acnoughnlore, E - r 1 of Carnaron,. Ear' of SEefatild; eve mrt---Stratlaallari, Lord Begot; Rhabt The BiO.IT of EZETEE " waved fierce and Hon. B. Di&ratl4 Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, - ,Right furious.." The Bisbop . of R11.'014 has eiridently P4ingtoo, gG-tirvaa,.l Peel, Lord - StaoB3 7 , Lord John 141, -- a - ;nrd,*ll,i ht .1107. C. B. Addirliy, .) , the Right 1.1. n. Cecil Eorester, Right lion. J. R. - oat his brains through_ the afflatus received 137 . Mow ordination, and through entering the line of bray, - Lord Naas, Viecouut Newport, Right E n. H. L o . Corry, Lord Lovaine, m the Attorney-General, the Apostnlical succession. He declared that the slic , Willia HyLon Jolliff So y- moat Mr. moat that orluld be said was that Siikipture mour Fi.zgerald, the Attorney-General for Irelacd,:tue' Lord .9.eivocee Mr, G. A. Hauctiltcu, Mr. C-rathurne was dc , 4l)tful • • that b • the case it - .44" r. • sight, 0113, • ' • Tartly, ,ar. , re nig4t, Cd, Taylor, and ought to be left to each man's conscience to I#l,r. Whitmore, LATEST NEWS: THE TWO SICILIES. SENTENCE OF THE PRISONERS AT SALERNO. SALERNO, JULY 20. The Grand Crininal Court of Salerno resumed Lts sittings last Friday, July 16. Only two advo- cater fur the defence spoke, and the business c , f the day was suspended shortly before 12 o'clock. Tile first who addressed the Court was Signor Petrelli, in a bare enumeration of facts with the proofs of their truth—good of its kind. There was no room for the display of eloquence. With regard to La Francesca, who followed, he mani fested some courage, as he had done through out. He spoke much of the crew of the Cagliari, but on so . delicate a subject he was hot allowed to dwell, and the President soon sil•need him. A very strong discussion ensued between the President and La Francesca as to whether sentences in criminal cases should be mills to depend on pre sumption or prohability, or on certainty ; the Pre sident maintaining the former, the advocate the latter. La Francesca concluded a very energetic and eloquent speech by urging the judges to unite justice with mercy—an interest and regard for humanity with respect for the law. On S tturday, July 17, the Court again re sumed its sittings, and Carelli, with eloquence and courage not inferior to that of Tejani and La Francesca, combated part by part the written and the oral accusations, which in many re spects contradict one another. lie did not hesi tate to lavish encomiums on the dead as well as on the living and the present, who rormei the nucleus of the attempt of the last year, and without fear made a public acknowledgment or sympathy, affection, and admiration for him who sustained the principal part in this cause—th t is, Nicotera. He reminded the judges of the respon sibility that would weigh upon them if one single drop of blood were shed, and of the indignation which the country would feel at it. In short, Ta , jani, La Fiancesca, and Carelli have throughout shown an example of civil courage which is worthy of all admiration, and which merits from Italians generally the expression or their high honour and esteem. Yesterday's sitting concluded with a short, almost a maiden speech from the young and I rising advocate, De Mea. _ The sentence was given last night at 10 o'clock. It is as folloNs : Death,—Nintern (Neapolitan), Santandrea (Ro magnano), Gagliani (Milanese), Giordano, Val letta, Martino, and La Sala (Neapolitans). Twenty-five years in irons.—G. Poggi,—Poggi, Rotta, and other foreigners. Sentenced to the Ergastolo.—Nine. Many set at liberty. Just time to send off my letter to Naples to mee the steamer. Punishment of death suspended. A quarantine of 10 days was put the other day upon all vessels coming from Malta and Marseilles, in consequence of the existence of the plague at Tunis. 1t is now practically taken off. The steamship Panther, with the India and China mails, arrived at Marseilles yesterday (Sun day, the 25th of July), at 1 p.m. The mails left for London at 4 p tn. The Panther would be in quarantine until 5 a.m. on the 27 th. Advices from Constantinople of the 17th inst. announce that the Minister of Police, Mtheinnt Pasha, has been sent to Candia on a special mis sion by his Government. The Minister is provided with fresh instructions. W. 1 arn, however, that trauquillity Las been restored at Canes. TRIES tE, JULY 25. News from Alex‘ndria of 18th states that the Christians had been insulted and menaced iu that ei. , y, but that the aggressors had been immediately arrested. A garrison of 8,000 men and. the energet;c mea sures adopted. had completely dissipated any fear of serious danger. The disturbances among the mountaineers of Syria still continued. BE RN E, JULY 24. The Federal Agsenibly has just &cctcd the Pre Fiden t of the Federal Council for 1859. N. Frey Heroso was returned, having.reaived 70 votes against 63 given for M. Stampfli. M. Fusel was chosrm Vice-President of the Federal Council, also for the year 1859. CANDIA. The Esperance of Athens publishes a letter from I Canes, in Candia, 13th, which says :--,- " The Turks, after the sanguinary scene of the 31, continued to menace the Christians, and some additional disturbances took place ; but the Chris tiene gradually recovered from their apprehension. On the sth, Ahmet Pacha summoned the ages of the Turkish population to present themselves at his residence, and they did so, accompanied by a young fanatic, named Biyikii, who led the insur gents in the affair of the 3.1. They were received by the commissioner Ramsi Effendi, and he de clared that the Government of the Sultan was determined to c Luse the law to b 3 respected, and that if new disturbances took piece the troop; should be made to fire on the rioters. Then turn ing to young Siyii,li, he reproached him bitterly With his conduct. The young man answered that it was the agasleresent and not he, who ought to be reproached, as he had only acted according to their orders. It would appear from something that was said in this interview that Vely Pacha was seriously compromised, for the next day i.e ;eels ordered to return to Constantinople without delay. Fie-caused his harem, his baggage, and his attendants to be embarked on booed the Turkish frigate, but he went to Chaleba, and there took up his residence in the house of Mr. Ogley, the English Consul, who is his friend. It is said that Mr. Ogley wrote a letter to the Admiral to ask him 'o explain the reason of his conduct towards Vely Pacha, and that the reply which he received was not very satisfactory. The feigete containing •the members of Vely's household sailed for Con stantinople without him. 'the market-place was closed all last week, and all business transactions suspended. The Christians kept themselves bar ricaded in their houses, .or went on board foreign ships, or remained in the foreign consulates. t o first indignant the n e a s admiral of tile disturbances, what Some chiefs of the Greek insurgents, who had concentrated sturbances, theirsent deputationen onthe w to inform him that they were had taken place, and that they would take exemplary vengeance if any new outrages oe Christians were perpetrated. A message was sent to them to the effect that the government had adopted measures for preventing a renewal of the disturbances. The admiral was solicited to allele , the Christians established in the three towns in the island to leave, bathe said that he e mild not do so, astheact would be interpreted unfavourably for the Turkish Government, but that the Christians who conceived themselves in danger might go on board the admiral's ship, or might collect together in a particular quieter of the town, under the pro tection of Turkish troops. The insurgents do not appear to be *reassured with regard to the safety of their brethren in the towns ; and a large body of them have accordingly established themselves at Camei, near the Capital, and possessed them selves of the springs from which the town derives its supply of water. The new governor of Candia, Sarni Peelle, arrived at Cancel on the 12th. Ile declared that the Government approved of all the concessions lately made by its delegates to the Christians ; but this has not sati-tied the ineur gents, nor has it pleased the Turks, { who had hoped that the - tonceseions would not be ratified. The insurgents consider the., as no finnan approv in&etUeeonce-ssions has been. published, the Tu ki are not acting with good faith, and the native Turks themselves do noteven dispute this. The new ge vernor, the day after his arrival, ordered VelyPaclet to leave in 24 hours for Constantinople. We shall see whether he will obey, or whether he will not prefer to-remain. with his friend, the `English Con sul, to take pelt in the. nocturnal meeting of the I chiefs of the Unatics, which tikes place in hie house, An Austrian steamer entered the port of Canea on the 12th, and is to station there under the orders of the Austrian Consul." AMERIC . ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Royd Mail steam-t.h.p Arab:a, Capt. Stone, which sailed from Boston on the 14th lust. and Halifax on the 10th, arrived here this evening, bringing 152- passet.g,,rs, but no specie. The steam-ship North An:let-eau, hence, arrived at Quebec on the 13th ; and tie Fulton, from Souhampton, ruched New I o , k the same day. The Canada (Royal Mail steam-0, hence for I Halifax, was intercepted by the N ws yacht of the Associated Press, off Cape Race, and her Lows was telegraphed thence to all parts of the continent. The news by this arrival is of v-ry little import ance. Thee is later intelligence from Utah. An officer, writing from Gen. J , ,huston's camp on Bear River, Jrt!m 16, says t lie army would resume i•s march next day. General Johnston had received an express Loll the Pease Curnmissioners, inform ing him that the army would be received peace ally by the Mormons. The general did not, howev3r, feel any increa•ert confidence in the pa iceful attitude of th Saints, and the army was kept in readiness to repel any treacherous demonstrations.. A prod. lmatiou hail been is , ued to thepeople by Gen Johnson, in which he tells them that the army is as ready no 6 - to afford them assistance and p otectiou as it was to oppo,e them when in rebellion against the G ,vern ment. It was thought this guarantee wou d cause many Mormons to evade the deep .tisin of Young, . who has sedulously inculcated the belief that the ~rtuy was particularly hostile to them. The trolss were in fine condition, and glad to b a released from inaction A despatch from St. Jo.epli, dated July 7, says that the Salt Lake mail of June 19 had arrived. General Join:lat.:l - I an,i his cu - ntnand was met at Ech Citlloo, fi4y miles from the city The army was in excellent health aed sp fits. Brigham Young and his followe7s were still at Provo. Young had been to' Salt Lake ely to confer with Governor Cummii g and ihe Peace Commissioners, but the result of the confer ,.nce was not known. It was the established opi nion that the Mot mons would offer no resistance. Everything regarding the future movements of the Mormons was veiled in mystery. Rumours were will rife, however, that they meditate an occupancy of &mot a. Conjectures were made that the Unit en States Gov3rnment intend to purchase the Mormon improvements in the South Platte. The Utlli correspondent of the St. 1 ouis Repub lican, under date of June 18, says that "the con dilions agreed upon at the conference between Governor Cumming, the Peace ComolissionerA, and the heads of the Mormon Chum), are, that the troops shall enter the city without opposition, that the civil officers shall be permitted to 1 erform their duties without in'errupiion, and that uocondi lional obedience shall be paid to the laws of the land, while, on the other hand, past offences are to he forgiven, as was stated in the President's procla mation. All the houses in the city had been closed against loth cavil officers and st angers, except or.e which was occupied by the Governor and his family. Everybody else was obliged to sleep in the waggons or on the grounds." The steamer Empire C ty was on her way from Panama to New York with the California mails of June 20 and about 1,500,000 dollars in gold on freight. A Washington telegram says :—" Minister For syth is to be fully susiained here in his course of resistance to the forced tax on foreigners in Mexic Attorney-General Black has decided that the _ _ Mexican decree is an attempt . to extort money ii defiance of expr,ss treaty s‘ipulatious with Eug Itnd and virt❑ally with the United States, whict Mexico has placed on a footing with the most favour ed nations. The British Minister at Mexico did not consent to the payment of the tax by British subjects, except under protest." Ci iz-.!ns' Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, had closed its doors. General Qui - man was seriously ill, and doubts were entert,ined of his recovery. The Post-office dep.rtment at Washington ava , said to be much embarrassed in its oce in mail ar rangements by the difficulty of ascertaining fr. na Mr. C bins what his purposes aro relative to the fulfilment of his contract. Official aclvices from Utah give promise that the Inlians in that !el:ft ory miglit be relied on to re main neutral in case of hos;ilities with the Mor mons. Advices have been received from Stn Domingo to the Ist - July. President II tez c tk, the forces of Geueral Santana on the 12th June, when ho gave up San Diming() city.. The country wa quiet. Trade was so dull at Poit au Plat e 'hit six cargoes of proions lately arrived had left fur another market. We li &vo Ifivannah dates of the 10th of July Sugar was active and filn ; clayed, 3 to 4 reals inolztsies inactive. Freights dull. Exchang , . sterling, 1.2 to 13 prem. Tile yellow fever was prevailing extensively a IT-tvannah. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX, HALIFAX, JULY .16. _ _ The Canada, from Live?pool, arrived here thiQ morning, having been detained off the purt 56 hours by dense fog. NEW YORK, JULY 15. The sales of cotton kr the pa-t, two da. a foot up 6,500 bales, at an advance of in prices. Middling Orleans is quoted by Mr. W P. +% righ. at 121 to 131, and middling uplands at 124 e. The market closes with an active demand. Breads-uffs generally are steady. and wheat has an uproar l tend,i.cy, sales Lavine barn made to-day at an advance of 2c. p, r are firm, and advancing Pork re slightly higher than at the close of the mail, and lard has advanc, d !-a per lb. The stock market is firm at about he qu , ta- Lions advised per mail. Messrs Neill Brothers and Co., in their report of to-day, call mi dlieg cotton wortn 121 c., with a buoyant market end a large bu.iness doing. Their reports from the Southern markets also report a firm feeling. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ARRIVAL OF THE RIPON. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The steam-ship Ripon, Cant. Powell, arrived this morn ng wi h the heavy poi tion of the ali•ive mad-, 1,491 I) des of silk, 23 cases of shawls, paGkagts of met ellAudis() and 52 passengers, eluting whom is Co]. APltityre. She spoke the Alhambra with the outward Pen insular mails, and the Colombo with the outward East India and C ins maps. Her dates of sailing were, Alexandria, July 10 ; 1114.1ta, 14 ; Gibraltar, 19. Her Majesty's ship Medina was at Alexandria, the Marlborough, P ! incesi yal, Conqueror, Cen turion, and Vulture, at Malta, and the endow at alt , r. Gibraltar exchange on -London, fit 00 day:' date, 3og. LYCEUM THEATRE. • --•-• - Mr. Ira Aldridge, "The African Roscius," on Satur day made his appearance here, for a brief season, a , Oe, lie. With regard to Mr. Aldridge's merits a- an actor, they are cf a class to et title him to great con sideration ; but the rapturous admiration wteub they appeared to have awakened in monarchical beeeme abroad, we confess our inability to par icipa'e. We have seen some better and many worse Othellos than Mr. Aldridge. As not unfrequently happens on the stage, the passages in which he is most tffec ive are preceely those iu which he is least tempeetuous. His ep eb to the Scuate is ineffective, because, insteed of beirg a fine p7cee of varied and natieral elocu ior, entirely simple, yet deeply in. busd with feeling, is partakes of the "set phraes el speech" u,ar oly atteapted in a prepared oration. Nor can we sly that we much admire tie delivery f the farewell to the glories of his military cailivg. Tiv ao or seems to u to mistake the cute - ald and si ibis s 3 mbals ,;f passion for the inward and ep l rLual emotiov ; r: rd on such ecneions he is weak in the exact proportion ha'. be is us isy. Yet • 1 it would be injustice to deny that there are some beauties —arid these i f rte mean order—in Lis performance In the famous interview with in third act, his blank looks of horror on the first infusion of tee poi son cf suspicion are exceedingly impreseire. Equally strik log are his subsequent attempt] CO slake eff toe fatal enchantment as I% fearful dream., His tine and manner, when he says " S,t your wife to watch her," are especially deserving of admire, ion Tile words ,eeem to choke him in the utterance, and toe pang of anguish which overspreads hie face as they c ea° euter ing from his I;ps chow bow bitter 1- , is se,n,o of th e shaine and humiliation which the injutctioa entails buth on himself and the woman he adores. Tue chief return of love to his breaking heart, when D ad -alone approaches him, Lis tearful and mien cn refer ire tko afEi; he could have borne had die but continued true, and the wild rapture of deeraie twth which, in the la-t scone, 1 he lifts her dead body out of the bed and covers it with 1 kisses, are all irresistibly pathetic. He was vociferously applauded, and on appearing befere the curtain the second time thanked the aedieeee hr the fervour of their reel]tiore - Alio Annie Ne;s male her debut as Desdettiona and created a:very i'avouraiele impression. With tee excel]- . tion "of the acting of Mr. Fe zjamee'sa Roderigo, f r ' whic s o , he deiervea great praise, and Aire. Biougham'e Emelia, there was cothing decor sing notice. Mr. Eustace Carr Grevi:lA Murray, paid Attache at Teheran, is appointed Cnnsui-Geoeral at Odesßa t . The Hon. F. Pakeaharo, paid Attaati at Als3.: l ‘co, is transfer ad in the saws cti.l:ity t) her tlaj , sty's t , 6 6.- tioli at C.Ttnt*en. position, and burled into the road and smashed to pieces. At a house in William•street, Walworth, occupied by a Mrs. Triraimer, the whole of the water piping in front of the premises was wrenched away from the brickwork, and carried by the wind nto an adjoining street. In front of the Queen' s Station, in the Wandsworth-road severallarge trees were torn down. In the Wandsworth and Bux ton roads great damage was done to the roofs of the houses. In the Brixton-road a gentleman named Faithfull was knock (.1 do .tin and receiv ed some very severe cuts and contusions in the face. Con siderable injury was done in Battersea-park, and the gentlemen's g rounds in the vicmity, by the destruction of trees and valuable plants.. The gale also made itself felt in the. New and Old Kent roads. B ermo ndsey, and Rotherluthe, but the a :el dents were chiefly the blowing down of stacks of chimneys, and damage to the roofs of the houses and other minor occurrences. During the hurricane yesterday', a considerable amount of damage was done on the north side of the metropolis. From the Ed gware-road east ward to Hackney, the ground was_ strewed with branches of trees, and in numerous - places were fragments of chimney-tops and flower pots, which hsd fallen from the sills of different windows. In Chadwell-street, n ear King's cross, a tree was blown down. In Culebra .k-terrace, Lower road, Islington, two lofty poplar trees met with the same fate. Tl , es were , by the sde of many hers upen the north bang of the New River, and they were broken short off near the root, each fell fortunately across the river. A tree was also blown down in Finsbury square, on the north side. In Islington, fa- a time, the storm was very violent, and et about three o'clock in the mcvning a sack of chirrint ys was blown down in Trinity-st , e- , t, Liverpool-road. At a shop in the Lower-road, n, the shutters were suddenly swept away. In the Green lanes, the Seven Sisters-road and other parts of that locality, several bite trees were uprooted. At the Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenh a portion of the elock-tower was forced m. Sme of the elm tre s in the oruarnent , il park, oppoei'e the Wellington barracks, St. James's Park, had several large branches torn away At Cremorne Gardens a large wooden structure. known as the Ashburnham Pavilion," was stringed of its canvas. A tent in which an Eastern "troop , " have been in the habit of performing was uprooted and thrown to a considerable distance. The new covered entrance from the King's-road was blown down, and much damage was done to the trees and plants. MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ROYAL VISIT TO CHERBOURG. On Saturday the ship lof war appointed to escort her Mje4iy to Cherb u'g comtnetierd assembling at Spi h-ad. The sqoadron wilt be under the com mand of Aomiral Lo:d Lyous ' • Rtar-Adiuiral Sir in C. LI. Fremantle being ,A-coi in cumwand. It will be coinpo,ed of the foil :wing screw steam ships :—R , iy3l A;bert, 121 ; Royal George, 102 ; Renown, 91 ; Orion, 91 ; Exmouth, 91 ; Ildninb3l, 91 ; C:essy, 81) ; Brunswick, 80 ; Euryalw, b 1; IThad,m, 32 ; Cure gla, 31 ; iftrrile, 21 ; Racoon, 21 ; R3cer, 11 ; Archer, 13 ; Argus, 6 ; Hydra, 6 ; and Scourge, 6. In immediate attendance on the royal yacht Victoria afid Albeit will be the Admiralty yachts Osborne atid Back Eagle, and the Vivid and 13 inshee, and two of the ves=els of the Peninsular Steam Navigatiou Company, with the members of AEI Lluu-e3 of Lords aua C - an . mons on board. Her Majesty will leave Osborne on the 3d of August, aft furred by the Duke of M,la.koff, Etrl of Derby, Lord Malm-sbury, and Mr. Disraeli, returning to Osb.une on the 6th instant. Nurnbirrs of vessels belong.ng to the diffeleut yacht clubs lre assembling in the Solent, to accom pany the Queen. Tae merab,rs of the Houses of Lords and Com mon,: embark at S•aithatuptin, and several excura sion boats ale announced. All who wish to land should provide themselves with p .ssperts. The M echal Due (1-1 Malakoff will accompany her Majesty in ht r visit to Cherbott g. His Excel lrney will be on b ,ard the flag-ship, the Reyal in complisn e with the subjoined invitation from his old companion in arms, Admiral Lord Lyons : "Her Majiiisty's Ship Royal Albert, , Spithf.ad, July 18, 1858. "Monsieur le Mardchal,—l hear with pleasure that your Excellency proposes to accompany my most gracious Sovereign, the Queen, to Cherbourg, And I hip that you way not consider me v-ry presumptuous in aspiring to the honour of con- • voying your Excellency and suite in your old ac quaintance, the Royal Albert. lodependently of the ,imour of having so dietiogutshed a guest on board my - flag-ship, it will be a very high gratification to me to be ,gain In social intercourse wiuh the great commander of ;ho-o doeds of army and friendline s s towards my coun trymen I was a daily witness throughout the Crimean expediti , in.—l have the honour to be, Monsieur le Nlai6clial, with sentiments of the highest consideration, your Excellency's most faithful servant, " LYONS. "His Excel ency Murbhal t Duke of Malakoff." The follow irg is the Inipe: ial itinerary from Paris . .0 Cherbourg : Leave Pay A3d of August. Stop at Mantes, Evreux, and Lisit ux. At twe the satire day at Caen, woe:e a b%ll ;s to be given. Leave Caen toe 4 - h s.op at Bayeux and Caren tan: arrive at Cierbaurg. sth, 6th. and 7th remain at Cherbourg, where there will be a hail on toe Ito. Embark for Brest on tue Bth, after having at tended D - vine service. 9th, arrive at Br -st. 19th and 116, remain at Brest. 12th, departure from Brest. 13th,' departure from Qtfinper, arrive at • L'Orient. 14th, remain at L'Orient. 15th, leave L'Orrent, attend Divine servic3 at St. An:,e d'Aur.ty ; arrive at Vannes. luth, leave Vannes, a: rive at Nap leonvillo. 17 li, leave Napoleonville, arrive at St. Brien , for a ball. 18th, arrive at St Malo. 19to, arrive at Rennes. 20th, remain at R,Aines. 21st, leave Reline.' and arrive at Paris. LON DON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY). • - Tee usual baif-yearly meeting of the proprietors i 0 this undertaking was held this day at the Bridge Hove note!. Leo Schuster, Esq„ Chairman of the Board of Direct tors, presided. The regent (which has already appeared in The Sun) e a sing been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said he had great pleasure in meeting the sharonuiders and to congra ulate them on the result of their parliamentary operations, which, take° as a whole, he looked upon as eminently calculate d 'o add to the success and profit of their undertaking . A. 4 regarded the bill promoted by the Mid-Kent Corp' M any tor the construction of a competing line to Croy' ion the direct. rs bad sot been disappointed in their anticipations. The bill was withdrawn in coesequeno o of , n a company entering into an agreement t oconstrae t a spur line ruin the Nor m° d station of lass than bog a •Liiie, oy ahem all the r.quiremeets of the Mid-K' , ° 4 Company weal be mit. The next project they bad to one triiter eras what was called the Shoreham, Horsham' and Doreing Red way. Alter an investigation of 13 ' , lays the Parliameetary committee rejected the aoropot: tug bill, and sane , ioned the meaeure promoted by tbi l company for construe ing the line fame Shoreham vi e Steyning and West Grirnsted, t i j en the Railway near Herr: ham, At the acne time the comic'''. tee stated it to be their opinion that the public interest e i , would be hest se. ved by cerrenitting the construe:ion ° tido line to the Lo don and B:ighton Company. In the bill' proinottd by tie Portsnioutb Railway Comps° , posers were sought for contracting a fa e parallel with this company's railway from Havant to ll lsea For, an. to Ceebane, and for naming over and u-ing this Ø°Ø . oany', line between those pont-, aa well as tbej ,int /in ° fro ii Hileea into Pertsruouth, iecluding the use of tir o joint P• rtstncu• h station. The nll was ooposei by th l o company, joint ly with the Seuth-Weetern Company. T b e contest resulted in the P rtginoutn C inpany the powers both of construction and of running, ba t, proLeetive clauses were inserted which secured a pr o P ee arberatien as to the tolls to be paid, and t hi s p r eventgr he c eepeey from using our stall in, so the Brigletoo: Rae eay still rentsined in the strong position they t e merly nai t tined, to c irry on their own tra w " , uo sly urbsd by any one (Cheers.) The capital acceil he baieved it would be perceived. had not much alter since their last meeting. With respect to t be traffic account, they, in common with all ot ue a rail:Nays, had suffered a loss in passenger refer) ° , amounting to about 4,0001 ; th e f a lli ng o ff p r incip3l i fi being in what was called the bog traffin , and had it P ° ., been for their West-end line he feared the deflate)°, would have been greater. With resp, c: to the ordinal expenditure of the company great Efforts had been ma de to reduce the outlay, and he had the satisfaction of ill; forming the meeting that the object had been attaioeu without reduein4 tho efficiencycf their staff or the c 3l / 1 ; venience of the public. Great reductions bad been made in prices paid for articles of consurorio li f f and in one item a t one, that of coke, a saving ‘'s 4,0001. had been eff cited, and in the contracts th: e had been entered into that reduction would go on. fi price paid for coke had been between 28i. and 293. butt that at which they would new be eupplied was aloOti 21s. Rad actions of a similar description bad bee° male in oil, tallow, and, is fact, everyth ng used ? et their line. In the perman en t wa y accoun t an outlayh • taken place for the relaying a portion of the Hastioge line, but the directors looked upon the efficiency of ? be permanent way as the greatsource of profit, as it gave' public coufi fence, and showed that due care was tai‘ eo for the prevention of accidents. It was true the rt l l,, ing of the part of the line referred to was not immedia tel y r quired, but the direciers, knowing full well it we a l, have to be dove shortly, Coonght it the best way was to ,_ it at once—(neat)—and he had the greatest pleasu re IP , informing the shareholders that there was no app anee of there being fur her calls for relaying for y ea ' to come. It was another source of gratification b ire director h=t t' e cehenture stock to t to e amount of 210,8001, had been taken. l b .1 pr rie d that the pu c ead couridenee in the uuttertakier, ; He did not think there wee any other part of the repo t e to which he need allude, so he would conclude °J. simply moving the adoption of the relent, at the 8 03 ; time he showd be glad to answer any questionS tb a might be put to him The motion having been seconded, A SHARESOLDEH said he begged to direct the atteotiQ D of t he chairman to the evidence given by Mr. Alowatt a recent trial, with' respect to the auditing the a coa t f public companies. Mr. Melva% said, in answer to e question put by Vats learned judge, that the a,, c ; Lints were audit-d by the ordinary auditors of the coml.& y, but they did not make a n y di scove ry of tip fraud,: that had been committ e d. H e a dd e d, that /- 0 his opinion the employment of the auditors complete farce. Al. they did was to c ime to th e office a few times a year, look casually over t u • bunks, and have their lunch, vied then go away. , 14 :;e0 he did net mea n t o sa y suc h au conservation applm" Oren', brit it was important that the attention directors viscerally should be drawn to the stateroont•der The CHAIRMAN said the shareholders need be 1313 _,,s no apprelow stun. The audit of their accounts "0, carried on in a manner very different from that re° t, tioned by the honourable proprietor. It W 3 5.0. thorough and strict investigation into all the liah!ea ties and assets of the company. ~}fear, hear, 0 cheers.) The report, which declared a dividend of 21 pa c - 4/ 1 f.:r tie half year, was then adopted, and the vece s " l ",'it• reoolutioni tor creating capital to proceed with portion of the Vic,:oraoc atiol and Crystal Palace ‘,ed way, to:viog been agreed to, th e pr o ceedings teralitlP with a vote of thank to the chairman. for Mr. G. P. R. Julie- tho novelist, who has be en . several years her MajsAy's Consul at Richmond , w o ginia, has been appointed Consul at Venice ; 60,a. 01 e0 Barhar, ose conduct as Acting Vice-CdistojOWhe during the cessation of diplomatic intercontwrv- Court of tii - a Two Sicilies. has teen so frequen' no. proved; will fuzceed Mr, James at Consul at WAWA° The appointment is war: h about 7001. a.year. 4) o* A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at w e i ci4l residence of the Chancellor of the ExcheV e pri Downing-atreGt. The Ministers present were—tt actor of Darby, the R.ght lion. B. Disraeli, the LorcLi e uet cellor the Marquis of Salisbury, the E.rl of.fiseT,„ o . lap the Right Hon,. Spencer Walpole, the Earl of w i tyger the Earl of hiaraesbury, the Rightlion. Sir g.,.riilef) 1.4:,tt0n, Ger. Pakicg;;el4. Lard 0 316 aid J. Manner's. in well wini At I mad plait varic fair actiN Well, piec( pros; dem; Tt Man Nc the n Th 75,79 Dowl Th the 1 Ap Nam Bata tend( mad( BoLn 01 and 1 the f to in ship] $33,,