The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AtTGUST 4, 1858. STARE TOLLS. The following is the report of the select com mittee appointed to inquire into the origin of the claim of the Government of Hanover to levy the Stade tolls, to consider in what degree they are de trimental to the commerce of the United Kingdom, and the effect of giving notice to determine the treaty under which this country has assented to the payment of such tolls for a limited period : " 1. That the foundation of the claim of Hanover to levy the Stade toll was a treaty with Denmark in 1719 A.D., and a further treaty with Sweden in 1719, by which, what ever right those countries possessed was transferred to the Elector of Hanover. " 2. That the proportion of Stade toll to freight in British skips from Hull to Hamburg is at the present time on a bale of spun silk 115 per cent.; on a bale of cotton goeds, 142 per cent.; and on a bale of woellen yarn, 36 per cent. That the average annual amount of Stade tolls levied on cargoes under the British flag has risen from £3103. per 100 tons British in 1847, to £4 Gs. 4d. in 1855. "3. That the increase on British tonnage entering the port of Hamburg has been 102 per cent. since 1849, while the increase on Hamburg tonnage has been 248 per cent. since 1849; and the foreign tonnage, exclusive of Briti4b and Hamburg, entering the port of Hamburg, has, duriag the same period, increased 99 per cent. "4. That the Stade toll is injurious to the trade and shipping of the United Kingdom. "5. That the tax is specially prejudicial to the part of our produce and trade which has to compete in foreign markets with similar articles not subject to the tax, and this is felt sensibly in the coal trade, and particularly in the export of the less valuable descriptions of coal. "G. That goods, the property of Hamburg citizens, and carried in Hamburg ships, are exempt from the Stade toll, and British ships are thereby exposed to an unfair competi tion. "7. That the general trade to Hamburg, notwithstanding 1 the discouragement occasioned by the tax, bas more than doublfd within the last 10 years. "8. That the trade to flarburg, which is free from Stade toll, has risen in a still more striking rale ; that of Bremen, 1 the El,fleth toll on the Weser having ceased, aed that of Stettin (the Sound dues having been abolished), have also increased in a very large proportion. "9. That the Stade toll differs from the Sound dues, in asmuch as the Sound dues were a tax charged not only upon attiele3 of expos t, but also on articles of general use im ported into the Unit, dßingdom ; but the Stade toll is levied on exports ft orn end not on imports into the United Kingdom. "10. That it. does not appear that any service whatever is rendered by Hanover in return for the tax levied upon the commerce of Great Britain. "11. That if the treaty of 1844, by which the United Kingdom is bound for a limited wriorl to assent to the pay. meat of the Stale toll, were determined by notice pursu ant to ti,e terms thereof, but little injury or inconvenience woad arise to the trade of this country. "12. That it is expedient that notice should be given is terminate the treaty of 1844 with Hanover." THE FIRE IN THE STRAND. . Mr. Lewis returns his sincere thanks to his many past and present pupils for their kind and solicitous inquiries since the fire at the adjoining premises, and begs to inform theta and the public that the Instituton for teaching the Lew isir,n systems ,f writing, arithmetic, book-keepinz, and short band, is now again ready for the reception of pupils. " The Lewisian Institution." 113, Strand. 4th August. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—The Eon) of D..31)3', the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwick°, Mr. Secretary Wall??le, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Gen. Pal, Sir John Pakinglon, Lord Stanley, and Lori John MTnntri. The Marquis and Marebionus de Labedoyere haVe Id' the Brunvtick Itot,l, St. .I,:ntes'F, to attend on the Etnpet or and Erpprtss t f tie French at Cherbou: g. The Marchioness of Salisbury will leave Hatfield Howe on the I:2th inst. for Bournemouth. The Earl of Hardwicke has loft town for Cher bourg-. Viscount Stro.tford de Itedeliffe goes with his fain!!! to Conslarniatople, on the 20th instant, to tyke kayo of the S+ ltan. llis lordship and Lady Stratford de Itedaffe pro;,n, , e to niter in Rome. Viecount Pala:erston will leave town in a few days to visit I;is Estates in Ireland. The Lady Augusta Fiennes gave birth to a son yesterday, at Kensington-gore. We arc glad to announce that her 11clys!..ip and the infant are going en vcr3 - well. Lady Dufferin has left the Clarendon for Cher bourr. The Count Wezela has left the same establishment for Cheltcnha:a. Lord and Lady .Foley will return to town on Tuesday next, from visiting the Duke and . Duchess of Nor folk, at Arundel Castle, Strs.sex. The Dowager -Lady Foley, who has been indis posed for some days past, is inuch better, acid will shortly lease tuw•n for Brighton. _ _ _ Lord and Lady Camoys and family and Lord and Lady ltuthven have left the Asliburnhant Hotel. The Baron Schulenburg has left the Brunswick Hotel, fur Gcrinany. Major-Gen: Buckley, M.P., has left his house in South Audley-street, for Cherbourg. Lady Catherine Buckley and family remain in town. Col. Sutton and Mrs. Sutton have arrived at Fenton's Rote), from the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Le Roy and Mrs. and Miss Le Roy have left Fentores ilotej, for Edinburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Rudd have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Nonvood. - - - ROYAL ITALIAN OrEßA.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princes Mary, accom panied by their Rue' Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, honoured the performances at the Royal Italian Opera with their presence last evening. Their royal highnesses occupied th e Queen's box, and were accompanied by Ewily Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Geraldine Somerset and Count Chotck. Among the fazhionable company present at the theatre we .remarked —Their Serene iglunsies the Prince and PrincesS Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, his Excellency the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow, the Marquis of Donegal', the Marquis of Ailesburyo the Countess of Bradford and the Ladies Bridgman, the Earl Granville, the E rl cf Lucan, the Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss Johnston, the Etrl of Craven, the Countess of Tankerville, the Earl ofCardigan, Viscountess Palmerston, Viscountess Dun gannon Cunt Louis Corti, Lcrd and Lady Il a rritt Ashle y , Lady Dufferin,' Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest, M.P., Gen. the Hon. Henry Cavendish, Hon. Leopold Agar Ellis, Major the Hon. E. K. W. Coke, Capt. the Hon. J. C. W. Vivian, M.T'., Major the lien. S. J. 0. Calthorpe, Hon. Mrs. Cust, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., and Mrs. Smith, Hon. John Fortecue, Sir George Armytage , Sir Alexander Bannerman, Sir William de Bathe , Sir William Tophatn, Sir Charles Knightley, Admiral Rich, C:l. Bigge, C a pt. T ur ner ' Major Mounijoy M ar tyn, Capt, Nicholson Capt. Davvfon Darner, Car. Steel, Capt. BT . !, Capt. Clayton, Capt. Blosse,Capt.Fat quharson,Col.Minchin, Capt. Cast ac e , C a pt. W a l ro nd Clarke, Capt. Ashlournham, Mr. and Mr s . C arpen t er , M r . ausl Mrs. Uzielli, Mrs. Hugh Wardrop, Mrs. Shtllfy Avington), Mrs. Ogle Hunt, Miss Byrne, Mr. Woodford, Mr. 11.11. Midinne, 3"r. M.sy nard, Mr. I'enney, Mr. IL 11. Wetisier, Mr. A. K. Ooru,, Mr. Martineau, Mr. henry Greville, Alr. Baring, M.P., CHILD ' Mr. Pattent.am Alderson, Mr. C. C. Martin Mr. Clayton, was held at hull on the M b w o ae l y nd o a f y a c Mr. C. Greville, Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., infant ; and lij t a h evening an t the very strong spins mother, Mrs. Sarah Killington, n - ewly• hot female a married woman, aged 28 years, stated to be highly coanect d • d e , but living apart from her husband. The jury returned guilty of the wilful warder oft a verdict that she was ha child. E R R EDUCA I . I ‘ II,I I.T C R E last t il of MALMESBURY. Whatever sent out to Governor DOUGLAS This F. , en'trz (WeCnfs - 18:1 - ), Augtvt I (last night hut three), 'the e e instruct nr t f o t t h a s e ()JULE ; r.na Last Seine vf LA CENERENTGLA, grated the cele g nil'. "Xe pin ri It - testa," by .11alt Alboni by the Colonial Secretary , b ut little g ood, we conjc.c -r• n , ' rtiurad,iy, August 5 Oast night but tiro),ZINGAR.I. ture, ca reasonably be looked for in that direction Friday. August G (last night but one), LA FIGLIA. DEL unless the proclamation, if not actually recalled, ItEGGIMENTO, and other Entertainments. Saturday August 7, ( tho last ni7fit), L I TRAVIATA. be not gracefully and graciously modified in its tone. On each , occasion a Di7ertisseintnt, in which 31adlle. Boschetti . As it is—it is a temptation to misrule, an incentive wit! appear. Applications to be made at the Cot-eStee of the Theatre. \ to outbratle, a glove of let - Linn thrown down Fr versely at the feet of an ally with whom we have been not very recently and with some difficulty, first on one ride, then on the other, reconciled. If anything additional had been required in the way of illustra ting the folly of giving up entirely to the discretion of the servants of a fur-trading company of selfish monopolists the rule of such gigantic tracks of terri tory as those embraced within the compass of the Hudson's Bay dominions—that additional illustration would be dicoverable at a glance in the proceedings upon which Governor DOUGLAS hail adventured before ever dreaming of consulting the wishes of her MA JESTY'S Governmeßt. The creation of this new colony of British Columbia is inaugurative at last, however, we do believe, of a system, by the rapid development of which we may now reason ably hope to witness by the setting aside of that fatal Charter the ultimate and long-wished-for subversion of the Hudion's Bay Company as the delegated rulers of our uncultivated and unpeopled North American territory ! Territory, neverthe less, so soon as the incubus of the last two hun dred years shall have been removed—destined, we do believe, thanks immediately to the gold diggings upon Frazer's River, but indirectly to the all-mastering energies of the Anglo-Saxon race—to be cleared by the axe of the settler, to be brought under the share of his plough and under the spikes of his harrow, to be threaded by a grand trunk rail way having branches hither and thither ; in short, to be gifted with the g;fts and blessed with the bles sings inseparable from the benign influences of our modern civilization. lIE 31.1IESTY'S ITTIE. Last Night but Tl:ree.—lteduct...ti PriCeS. THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY), Asg. I, will be repeated Doti- Zetti's Opera, DON rdEQU'ALE. Norina, Madlle. Piece ; Ernesto, Signor Belart ; Dr. Mala testa, Signor Beneventano; and D , ,n l'a,quale, Signor Rossi. The last Scene e r Rossiui's adn - ,i Y d Oplra. 1,1 CENERENTOLA, Comprisir,g the Grand trinale, " Non pin raest,t," by Madlle. Alboni. And a Divertissement, in which Madilr. BlSchotti will appear. The Opera commences at 8 o'clock. fit etnlis, 123. 61; boxes : grand tier, 3i.; one pair, £2 1 2 s. 0 .; pit tier, £2 25.; two pair, el 5=.; three pair, 153.; gallery boxes, le:. 6d.; pit, 3s. 6d.; g4tiery stalle, 33. 6d.; gallery, 25.; may be had at the Box-ofllce at the Theatre. ROYAL IT kLIAN OPERA, COVENT-GATIDEN.—NEW THEATRE. P oluctio of Z.V.IPA.—L R ill t but Five. TO-IIOkOW (TIIUMDAY), Aug. 5, will be produced Hdrold's R romantic Opera. ZiMFA. Camilla, MaAlla. l'arepa (her first appearance this season) ; Rita, Madlle. Didi6e ; Dundolo, Signor Roneoni ; Alfonzo di Monza. Signor Neri-ThwAldi ; Daniele, Signor Taglialico ; tin Corsaro, Signor rierini; and Zampa, Signor Ta Condetor. Mr. Costa. The Opera c immereces at half-1 ast s, Pit tickets, 10s. ed.; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 61, 75. , and 55.; amphitheatre, 2s. Gd. Second tier boxes, £2 12s. Gd. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles lean. THIS EVENING will 1)0 presented Fliakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Shylock, Mr. C. Kean ; Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farco of DYING FOR LOVE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of 31r. George Webster. Far the benefit of Mrs. Wilkins. THIS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE : Lady Gsy Spanker, Mr.. Wilkins; Grace Harkaway, Mrs. C. Youn:-. To be followed by THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES: Miss Laura HoLey. With a Grand Ballet of Broomsticks, by Mesdlles. Marie and Collinson. Mrs. Howard Paul will sing " Hurrah for ,the Highlands." Concluding with THR ROUGH DIAMOND. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. F. Robson and W. S. Emden. THIS EVENING, LEADING STRINGS: characters by Messrs. G. Vining and Addison, Mesdames Stirling, Wyndham, and Herbert. After which, BOOTS AT VIE SWAN : Jacob Earwig, Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with A. DOUBTFUL YICTORY characters by Messrs. G. Yining and W. Gordon, Mesdames Stirling and Min Herbert. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ASMOVEL S; or, The Little DeCil's Share: Miss Marie Wilton, Mr,. Leigh Murray, &c. After which, LOVE IN ALL CORNERS: Messrs. Belford, C. Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray sod M. Ternan. To conclude with GOOD FOR, NOTHING : Nan, Miss Marie Wilton. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following company of Vo calists are engaged for the performance of Seleetions from a7l thn Popular OPERAS, MADittrit T.s . eITOPCx7.9 CLCES, DUETS, Jr., .i5...--.3fiss Russell, Mrs. B;ulsey, Miss Brunch], Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghnians, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime. Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens. Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. Yanin, John G. Forde, and E. W. Hackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmo nium, Mr. Couttnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghma' s. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. TII E SUN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1858. A ccording to eur latest Transatlantic intelligence the gold fever in regard to the newly-discovered diggings along the auriferous banks of Frazer's River, appears to be spreading rapidly on both sides of the great North American continent. Advices from Toronto tell the same talc, already familiarised to us by the journals of San Francisco. The more adventurous members of the Canadian population are afoot already for the golden soil of British Columbia—the glittering seaboard confronting the Island of Vancouver. Parties of diggers are forming and others prepare to follow in their footsteps, tracked along the stupendous waste marking their course overland from the Atlantic to the Pacific, throughout the whole gigantic width of our vast North American possessions. The territories there have, from time imtnemoriii, had the repute of being impe netrable to all save the daring and practised fur hunters The session which has just been brought to a con clusion will lung be remembered amonz: , t public men. It will be reizardeil as an annul mirabilis by the Tapirs and Tadpoles, and all the red-tapist class. PALMERSTON had " wo❑ in a canter" at the election of 1857, and his opponents were "nowhere" It was another edition of the Eclipse expIoit—PALMERSTON first, the rest distanced. The country had enthusi astically responded to his appeal, and perhaps no Minister, since the abolition of rotten boroughs, was ever placed at the head of a stronger, more compact or more easily managed majority. But there arc sage apophthegms that apply to parties who arc supposed to be enabled " to kick the world before them," The Noble Premier's head was apparently turned, and he thought he could easily fling aside many steps of the political ladder, by means whereof he had risen to his high estate. Ile became petulant and contumelious. As single votes were supposed to be of little importance, he hought that he could afford to insult those who gave independent support, without submitting to be shackled to his chariot wheel, or to join the ranks of the recognised waiters on Providence. He thus dis gusted the third party in the House, a party far more numerous and influential than the mere Whigs. It required no extraordinary powers of vaticination to predict the result. When he repudi ated the character of an English Minister, for which alone he was supported, notwithstanding his Tory predilections—when he became the toady of the French Cabinet, permitting the insulting despatch of Count WALEWSKI to remain unanswered, and the truculent addresses of the French Colonels, demand ing to be led against the den of assassins, duly paraded in the columns of the Moniteur, to continue unnoticed, the glory departed from his House, his quondam prestige was for ever annihilated. He, however, remained blind to the signs of the times, could not understand the changes that were palpable to all unprejudiced observers, both in and nut of the House, and pursued recklesSly the tangled path on which he had entered. The result naturally followed. He was left in a minority, and, according to Ministerial etiquette, was bound to resign. He might, however, have saved himself by a straight forward and honourable course. Had he called a ineetlng of the Liberal party, and invited their con curi-ence in the course which he intended pursuing he might still have remained in ( flice. But he chose to sulk, fling up his office, thinking he could make the malcontents bow at his footstool. To his as tonishment Lord DERBY eccepted office at the re quest of his SOVEREIGN. There were, however, many points on which it was supposed the new Premier might be tripped up. The India Bill was the first. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH introduced a very decided imprf,ve meat on Bill No. 1 ; but its provisions were of eitn paratively little importance : .India was to be made the coal - ft in which the battle between the contend ing parties was to be decided. But even then the . veteran Viscount had reckoned without his ho , t lie had neither secured the co-operation of " little ,touN," nor of the real true-hearted Liberals. The former held aloof until he could make his bargain —the latter until they saw what would be tendered for their acceptance, and whether good measures would be brought forward. The difficulty with the former was easily patched up—arrangements wer entered into respecting every place, not only in the in'eneed Cabinet, but even in the subordinate ranks. Palmcrstonians, Russellites, and Peelites made hard bargains. The charge was preferred, and Mr. CAnnwrr..r, was appointed to lead the onslanulit , but it was by no means supposed to be a "fi)rlorn /tope." An overrlielming majority was anticipated, but truth and justice prevailed, and the brilliant orations of the Solicitor-General of Eng land, the Attorney-General of Ireland, Lord STAN LEY, Mr. DISRAELI, and others, won the good opinion of the country, and the motion was eventually with drawn just at the moment when a despatch from Sir JAMES OUTBAM proved beyond the possibility of a doubt the errors into which its mover and sup porters had suffered themselves to be betrayed. After that all was couleur de rose. Ministers received—with son:c few and rare excep tions, fair play—all that they ever asked, for or required. The Government of India Bill was preceded by resolutions, according to the constitu tional principle. And although there was an ap pirent loss of time at first, it was amply compen sated for by the subsequent despatch. Indeed the pre cedent has been so felicitous that we should not regret to see the Reform Bill and other leading mea sures inaugurated in a similar manner. The Budget was a great success. Sir G. C. LEWIS chuckled at the dasnnosa haTeclitas he had bequeathed to his successor. There was no deficiency at the end of the financial year, simply because a large amount of Income-tax was rectived in which the war broke the hearts of the contributories under schedule D. But there would be a serious deficit in the fol lowing year, for which the new FinancEal Minister must provide. in' the service of the great monopolist company. Nevertheless the greed of the precious metals has so heartened the idlers of Canada to the audacious enterpri:f.e, that they talk nothing, if they think any thing, of the bold project upon which we now learn they have actually adventured. The pritneva forests, the unmeasured prairies, the tanghd under growth, the miles upon miles of barren wilderness, unknown water-eourFes, lakes, and tarns, and rivers and rivulots may obstruct theiriprogress in unlooked for multiplicity—what matters it ? There beyond them are the grounds of the new El Dorado—virgin as yet to the pick and spad..', with mysteries wealth unsifted by the labours of the brawny arm , , rock ing the miraculous cradle of the embryo millionaire! And so, in spie of wild beasts, and wilder forests, of white men from the Red River Settlement jealous of intruders, and leagued with the red Indian aboriginesc of the soil upon a more than tacit understanding that the territories lying ly.twcen Hudson's Bay and the frontiers of the United States, between the bor ders. of Canada awl the giant rang , : of the Reeky Mountains, are theirs, and no others —the Canadian diggers arc sallying from Toronto, bent upon ' pushing their way at all hazards and in defiance of every obstacle to the scene of the general rendezvous. Thither frOm other quarters, the free lances of the world, men who might but for the marvellous influ ence of the probable dust-sifftingl, and the possible nuggets have remained irrt.T!airnable necr•,'o-:eve's or professional Chevaliers d'lndustrie, are flocking in ship loads, in boat loads., in tramping companies, helter-skelter, any how and every how—Governor DOUGLAS to the contrary, nevertheless, notwith standing ! Nomadic adventurers though they are— wild, arcivilistd, la..vless, owning no arbiter but Judge Lynch, and no punishments milder than the crock of the revolver or tie thud cf the bowie-knife—these men are in Ver . / . truth the pioneers of civilisation. Precisely, indeed, fur that mat ter, as the founCers of anetnt Rome were the sovc reignS or the then known world—fathers howbeit of the ultimate rulers of the huruln race. So it has been from time immemorial. so it is being accomplished —the.first rough work in the labour of transplant ing and diffusing civilisation and good government— in Ausfralia, in California and now (last but not least remarkable instance) in British Columbia. There cannot be a diubt of it now, that Mr. POFBUCK was perfectly correct in his first instanta neous suggestion—as be so, ONII:1S in these abrupt emergencies —as he is so frequently and explicitly, thanks tetitt-sagetifyalasost amcunting to an instinct.- Yes—Mr. LonnooK was surely right when he insisted upon the necessity of strengthening the arms of the authorities, out yonder, in Briti?li Columbia, by providing them betimes.with an ade quate force either of military or constabulary. The military force at our command may be too precious nowadays to be so applied, because of the wars in Asia, there with the stubborn Chinese, there with the mutinous Bengalese. In which case the alternative is simple enough—that of the consta bulary. But some armed force regularly organised in some way, having some badge of their office and some systematic di , :cipline—wsuredly, if we are in earnest about the new colony, ought in reason to be despatched forthwith to Frazer's River. Pterticularly has this become more than ever desirable now that it is becoming by every mail from the West more and more distinctly obvious that Governor PoUGLAS, doubtless an honest and resolute servant of the Hudson's Bay Company, but a very indifferent and inexperienced administrator in th e name and on behalf c . f the Imperial Government, has that, to say the least of it, was already acted in a way is clearly injudicious. It yet to this moment uncer tain whether his ill-j u dged proclamation, subjecting all foreign vessels to seizure (including among their m number, of course, vessels hslon ina to natives of,, the United States), if found presuming to enter upon the forbidden waters mentioned in this daring and defiant prontinciamento—may not embroil us once again and yet more seriously with the Government at Washington. A diplomatic complication which nt'ght possibly lead to serious consequences, coming so soon after the literally vexed question of the Right (S I Search, a very delicate qu w:th cur republican cousins across the water, and one which was but u lit to a yeiterday bro g. happy issue by an - ex quisittly judicious blending of firmness Kith tact on It was almost a sufficient compensation to the ex- Reviewer to think that he bad escaped the difficulty, and was not called on to propose a breach of faith by maintaining the Income-tax at its original rate. To .his astonishment, however, Mr. DISRAELI passed triumphantly through the ordeal, and gave new strength to the Ministry on what it was supposed would be their weakest point. Nor was it only in finance that this great triumph was achieved. Lord STANLEY folly verified the proud anticipations of his noble father, and proved himself a worthy scion of the House of DERBY. He exhibited a practical :lilt and ability on every point, that ensured not merely the approbation, but the admiration of the House, and greatly conduced to the harpy solution of the great E as t ern problem. The Jew Bill, so earnestly supported by the vete ran Lord LYNDHURST, by Lord STAINLLY, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, Sir F. ii.}.LLr, Mr. DISRAELI, and others, was disposed of, and Baron ROTHSCHILD has voted in the place from which he was so unfairly exc l u d e d fcr ::early a dozen years. The Properly Qualifica tion bas aIK) bean abaighed i od 4 reasobb chance for the purification of the " fluvial Father," so that it may once more be designated as " the silver-winding Thames." Many other sound measures have received the Legisla- tive sanction, so that they, as might have been anticipated, ha.ve won golden opinion 3 from men of all shades and varieties of political opinion, and will appear ne.7t session, if not with strength sufficient to . . inane.; tlKin to despise public opinion, at all events with enough to carry good measures, such as will be acceptable to the Parliament and the people of the United Kingdom. We cannot sufficiently express our thanks and gratitude for the numerous expressions of sympathy and kindness, and tenders of valuable assistance, that have flowed in from every direction. We have already expressed our deep obligation to the Morniug Post, and the spirited and liberal gentlemen by whom it is controlled and directed, for the promptitude with which they placed all the resources of their magnificent establishment at our disposal. Our neighbours proved themselves to be truly friends, and everything calculated to mitigate the calamity was freely offered. As we stated yesterday, we are fully covered by assurances with highly respectable offices. There was no interruption to our business. T he Sun ap peared at the usual hour yesterday, and we con fidently expect that there will be no diminution either in the quantity or quality of its contents. There is one mistake into which some of our con- temporaries have fallen, which requires correction. Neither Mr. YOUNG nor the inmates of the house were compelled to make so precipitate a retreat as was indicated ; in fact they would not, however strong the kind importunities for their safety. Some valuable account books and other im portant documents were saved, and it was in doing so that Mr. Muano YOUNG received the injuries alluded to in our impression of yesterday, but from which he is rapidly recovering. Indeed he never left the premises until the fire had been completely subdued. Once more, then, we tender our heartfelt thanks to all who have proffered their friendly and valuable aid and assistance—and we beg to assure them that they are not the less highly appreciated because they have not been required. LATEST IN TE LLIGENCE FETES AT CHERBOURG. CHERBOURG, Ara. 2. It would be a very ill-natured thing to do to give an accurate and drtailLd account of Cherbourg pre ci.iely as it appears to-day. It would be as ill natured as to exhibit scene-painting by day-light, or to draw up the curtain before the prompter's bell was rung and catch the actors as they were pre paring and dressing for their respective - parts. To day Cherbourg is a city of scafilldings, of eagles in clutches, and banners in bundles, of gilded staves laggotted, of wreaths of laurel scattered on the ground, and glistering imperial diadems in baskets. It is a manufactory of the raw materials which have yet to be worked up with that taste and genius for decoration for which the French have been in all ages justly distinguished. What the loyal citizens of Cherbourg are doing to exhibit their re spect for the Emperor must therefore remain a secret ; and I certainly shall not attempt to give a description of it until Wednesday next. One portion of the spectacle to be seen to-day I cannot refrain from referring to. It is the manner in which its streets are crowded, and, above all, that portion of the city adjoining to the military port and the streets leading to it. These are literally crammed as a fair—as a Greenwich fair, when Greenwich fair was worth seeing. The hundreds pouring into . Cherbourg for the past week are to-day lib to be reckoned by thousands ; and they have come by all sorts of conveyances from the new railway to the old clumsy market —garden cart—impeding the one by their numbers, compelling the train to be two hours after its time ; and as regards the other, the common old-fashioned mode of conveyance blocking up the reads, and in some parts making them almost impassable. But the numbers to-day, I am informed, are as nothing contrasted with what it is more than surmised—it is calculated—will be here to-morrow. I was told by one enthusiastic i gentleman that there is to arrive by a single train not less than 10,000 per sons! an assertion of which I doubt the accuracy, because I believe it would be impossible to convey any such number on a railway, which is, as yet, not fully completed. However, the exaggeration itself gives an idea of the numbers that are coming, and are sure (however they contrive to come) to be here to greet the Emperor and Empress upon their first appearance in Cherbourg. All who arrive this day point their steps in the same direction—it is to "the port"—that is to the grand war marine harbour which Napoleon I. re vived, and his nephew has completed. This crowd is remarkable—first, the number of women with their children that are engaged in seeing the new harbour ; and then it is remarkable that the nineteen twentieths of it are composed of the agricultural classes, comfortably-clad farmers and well-clothed labourers, with their strong, healthy, and happy looking families. All these seemed to me to take a personal interest in the completion of the great Napoleonic idea—Cherbourg !—and to feel a pride in examining the magnificent works carrying on, and in looking with wonder upon that new dock, which is the especial work of " their" Emperor. I can say, from my knowledge of Brittany, that the feelings which I saw this day exhibited by the farmers and peasantry of Normandy with regard to the existing dynasty, is precisely the same in the adjoining province. The Emperor is with them positively the most popular ruler to which France has been subjected since 1815. If there be any doubt still entertained in England that the chosen chief of the agricultural classes in this empire is Napoleon 111., then I am quite sure that the occurrences of this day, - and of this week, will be sufficient to dissipate any such doubt—to put an end, and for ever, to all controversy on the point. A sight, no matter how cursory—such, for instance, as your correspondent had only time to bestow upon the "port militaire"—is sufficient to add to the Em peror's popularity amongst all classes of Frenchmen. I intend to praise it when I say that it is one of those marvellous works of man that is worthy of the an , cient Romans, or of the mighty genius for such un- dertakings which has characterised the English merchants of the current century. I never before saw in France anything which made me feel as if I was still in England until ‘ I examined this day the "military post" of Cherbourg. You are reminded of Southampton, of Liverpool, and of Holyhead con verted into a second Woolwich by a view of the in, terior of this harbour. The wonderful things Eng land has done for commerce, and not for war, Fraßce has here constructed both for war and commerce. The "military port" of Cherbourg is in itself a thing apart from all others;_ it is an enormous forti fication, with its double-ditch glaciS and ramparts, and, as. it appears to me, constructed on the same plan as the Dunkirk defences. This fortification stands away from the city, and would be as difficult to be assailed from the land as the sea. I shall merely recapitulate the different compartments and piles of buildings filled with workmen that are t o b e f oun d within. the inner lines of defence of this fortress— their mere names, without stopping to g i ve a descrip tion of the works carried cn in them, will convey some idea of the extent of the new military inrt. They are the grand hangar, the salle des gabaris, the atelier de la scierie mecanique, the atelier des chaloupes et canots, the halle de montage, the atelier dcs martinet=, the atelier des machines, the atelier de la fonderie, the atelier a 13eis enclosing the atelier de la touncilerie et avirounerie, the atelier 'de la sculptors, the ponl'erie,,the atelier des cabestans, the ateliers de peiuture and menuiserie, and the atelier des modeles. None of these are crowded together. A whole army of a 100,000 men, perhaps more, could be manoeuvred in the open spaces that lie between theta and the docks, for, also enclosed within the military defences of the fortifications, with a single opening to the sea, are three huge docks. the bassin Napoleon 1., the bassin Charles X., and the grand dock, the bassin Napoleon M., Which is now dry, and the flooding of which, with the launch ing of the Ville de Nantes, are to form, as I have already mentioned, the main local attraction to the Cherbourg fetes. In addition to the workshops_ for the construction, of a" vcaclikc iiay, and of the docks, to be found ithin the walls of the fortification, there are three large buildings to be added—the boulergerie de la marine, the caserne des equipages . de la fotte, the corderie, the Majorite de la Marine (including several departments), the • , magasm generns, the atelier de la garniture, the atelier de la volerie and of conture, the ateliers des forges d'armement, de chandronnerie, and des chandieres k vapeur, the direction. des travaux hydrauliques, the atelier de le uniturs, the direction de l'artillerie, and the salle d'artnes. These works are defended by different forts, mounting, according to a rough calculation made by me, to 627 cannon. Of all then works, that which is the principal object of attraction with all to-day's visitors is the DOck of Napoleon 111. This dock is, I find by French measu remen t , 420 me t res -long by 200 broad, and nearly 18 met res i n d ept h. It is to be hereafter connected with the D oc k o f Charlcs.X.; and, like the °acts, one cannot h e lp feeling astonishment at the construction of such works out of the solid rock. The French may justly be proud of having brought so difficult an undertaking . to so successful a conclu sion. It is to see what has been done by untiring enemy and a vast expenditure of time and money that our Queen has been invited to Cherbourg; and already ;here are great preparations making in the "military port" to do honour to the Sovereign of England. Triumphal arches are erecting, and military trophies constructing on which draw n sabres rest upon dazzling bright brass cannon, and then again repose upon dull heavy cannon balls, whilst the whole seems to be held together by anchors and iron cables. Like the propor tions in the town, I pass by those of the port, without further description, for /waling has yet assumed that complete form which' a few hours' more labour will impart to .them. The authoritieF, civil and military, have mule a regulation with respect to the coming ,fetes, which I think reflects credit alike upon their ju3gment and gallantry. They have assigned in " the port" as in " the place" to the launching of the Ville de Nantes, and the inauguration of the statue of the first Napo leon, all the tribunes that are erecting by them, fur the accommodation of ladies exclusively. They alone are tt be protected from the sun, and the chances of bad weather. All that is to be done for gentlemen favoured with tickets is "a reserved place ;" but beyond that no other privilege will be extended to the most. favoured guest ; not even to the honourable members of the House . of Commons, whose appear ance in Cherbourg is next to that of the Emperor and the (, - ,,ueen, look forward to with curiosity. They certainly will receive a cordial welcome ; and not the less so because their simple guest will be regarded as most strange•to a people who have no idea of great influence, exalted rank, and high station, apart from L I An official costume. Pope for his successor has fallen on the Marquis Antici Matt( :i, who has accepted with gratitude the high fa ir-our shown to him. The Duke de Gramont is ready to leave Rome, and will quit in a few days with all his family for Leghorn for the purpose of sea-bathing. M. do Sampayo will act as Charge d' 'Mires dur ing his absence. Almost all the diplomatic body' have lea_ M. Pidal, the Spanish Ambassador, only waits the arrival of M. Rios Rosas, his successor, to take his departure. The - Albani Palace purchased by Queen Christina is being repaired and beautified at au enormous expense. The new Prince Albani, the eldest sou of Count Castelbarco, who is to assume the name and arms of the family, is now looking out for a new palace. The large storehouses of the Roman Forum have just been purchased by the Pontifical Government in order to continue the ex cavations for opening to public view the Temple of Caesar, which was one of the most celebrated monu ments of the Forum." PARIS BOURSE. —The market was steady at the opening, but afterwards became rather heavy owing to the absence of speculators, as they are departing en masse for Cherbourg. Threes have been done at 68fr. 45e. and 68fr. 40c. for the end of the month ; Mobilier varied from 633 fr. 75c. to 625 fr.; Austrian, 630 fr. to 627 fr. 50c.; Orleans, 1,272 fr. 50e. to 1,266 fr. 25c.; Lyons, 772 fr. 50c. to 768 fr. 75c.; Northern, 920 fr. to 917 fr. 50c.; Eastern, 6551 r. to 652 fr. 50c.; and Southern, 520 fr. to 515 fr. The following are the last quotations : FRANCE. (,By Submarine and British Telegraph.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Emperor and Empress arrived at Mantes, and were received by the Prefect of the Seine and Oise and the other authorities. They were raptur ously applauded by the people. At Evreux, their Majesties proceeded to the Pre fecture in the midst of cries of "Vive l'Empereur!" " Vive l'lmperatrice !" " Vive le Prince Imperial!" Their entry into Caen was a veritable ovation. The cortege traversed the town, which was wholly illuminated and with splendid decorations. At dais hour (nine o'clock at night), their Majes ties arc-T-I,htering the Hotel de Ville, to assist at the public ball given there. PARIS, TUESDAY, 6 r.M. The Emperor, the Empress, and their suite left St. Cloud this morning at half-past nine for Caen, on their way to Cherbourg. The imperial train left the station of the Rue d'Amsterdam at nine o'clock, conveying Count de Chasseloup-Laubat, Baron Benoist-d'Azy, Viscount Duchatel, M. Emile Pereire, M. Laffitte, M. Delessert, AL Dailly, and M. Simons, directors of the Western Railway, M. de LaperßTe, manager of the working, and AI. Coindart, the secre tary. A few privileged persons had also obtained the favour of travelling in some of the carriages. On the arrival of the train at St. Cloud, a short pause ensued, after which their majesties took their places in one of the imperial carriages, accompanied by Marshal Vaillant and M. Rouher, Ministers of War and Public Works (Admiral Hamelin, Minister of Marine, had gone the day before); the Princess d'Essling, Countess de LabOdoyere, and Countess de Lourmel, ladies of honour to the Empress ; Geas. Fleury and Niel, first equerry and aide-de-camp to his Majesty; and the other personages appointed to form part of the imperial suite. A considerable crowd had collected in the neighbourhood and loudly cheered their Majesties. The train then took departure, a short stay having to be made at Mantes, Evreux, and Lisieux, at each of which places there is to be a reception of the authorities and principal inhabitants. The calculation made was that their Majesties would arrive at Caen about five in the evening, but the probability is that, owing to the incidents of the journey, the hour will be later. Accounts from Posen in the German journals state that the revolutionary committee of London has recently distributed in Poland copies of a manifesto exciting the Poles to rebellion. A copy has been seized by the authorities of Posen. The King of the Belgians arrived the day before yesterday in Brussels from Laeken, and after having given an audience to the Portuguese Minister and other persous of distinction, attended divine service in the palace chapel. His Majesty afterwards pre sided at a council of ministers. The Duke and Duchess de Brabant also visited the capital, and in the afternoon proceeded, both on horseback, to the fair of Ixelles where they were received with great enthusiasm by the crowd. The King and their Royal Highnesses returned in the evening to Laeken. The accounts of the movements of the Queen - of Spain, given in the Madrid journals of the 30th ult. , continue to be in arrear of those received direct by telegraph ; they only announce that the Queen re_ mained at Leon, and that her Majesty was to set out in the morning of the 31st ult. for Mieres. Like other towns passed through by the Queen, Leon was filled by the populations of villages for miles around; all the private houses and public edifices were decked with flags; and the greatest enthusiasm in honour of her Majesty was displayed by all classes. Th e Government is said to have definitively resolved to divide Spain into five great military commands, and to confide the principal one, that of the provinces of Madrid, Valencia, and the Balearic Isle?, to the Marques del Duero; but the sanction of the Ccrtes wi!l be necessary for the execution of the project. All the journals complain of the rigour of the ex- isting la; on the press, and call on the Government to malify it ; it was doubted, however, that the cabinet would do so, unless authorised by the Par liament. The Discussion had been seized. A Council of Ministers was held yesterday fore noon at St. Cloud, the Emperor presiding. Prince Jerome left the Palace of Meudon yester day for llavre, where he intends to pass a part of the summer. Ilis Imperial Highness left Paris by a special train at 12 o'clock. Marshal Narvaez has left Paris for Vichy. M. Delangle, Minister of the Interior, 'has ad dressed a circular to the prefects of departments on the subject of the late law on the false assumption of titles of nobility. He particularly recommends them to pay strict attention that the functionaries whose business it is to deliver passports do not insert in those documents titles to which the persons apply ing are not legally entitled. In order to verify their allegation the_persons using those titles are to be accompanied by two witnesses to identify them, and they may be also called on to produce an extract from the register of their birth. The Minister con cludes by recommending prudence and discernment to the agents of authority, so that the precautions prescribed may not have the appearance of vexatious or inquisitorial proceedings. Lord StrangfOrd, Secretary to the Embassy at Constantinople, embarked in the evening of the 31st ult., at Marseilles for the Turkish capital. " According to intelligence received from the Hague," says the I'resse, " the King of Holland has expressed his determination to abdicate. The Prince of Orange will be 18 years of age on the 4th Sep tember, then attaining his majority. It is even said that King William IP., who is at present at Wies baden, will not return to Holland. The motives of this determination are unknown; but it is remem bered that at de death of his father, the present King, who was then in England, refused at first to ascend the throne, and did not return to Holland until after having hesitated some time." Information has been received of the arrival at Jeddah of Ismael Paella, the special envoy of the Sultan. Advices from Toulon state that Capt Tri canit, of the Imiy•rial navy, has been appointed to the command of the steam corvette the Du Cha)la, which is under orders, as already stated, for the iled Sea. This vessel is of 400 horse power, and carries 16 guns. A letter from Rome, in the Constitutionnel, says "It has been already mentioned that Prince Orsini bad on several occasions tendered his resignation as senator of Rome and bead of the municipality, but that it bad not been accepted. The prince, how ever, riot being able to agree with the municipal council, urged the matter so strongly that in the end he has been allowed to xetiO. The choice Of On Fr. Ot, Fr. Ct. Vs per Cents 96 30 Credit Fonder — Do. end of month .. 96 30 Belgian ell Three per Cent. .. • 68 20 Piedmontese 5 B9 r;0 Do. end of month.. 68 40 Rny - onn 9l Bank Shares Cri:dit Mobilier... . 630 Spanish Threes.— Do. account METROPOLIPAN BOARD OF WORKS. The ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was had yesterday in the Council Chamber, Muildball—Mr- J. Thwaites in the chair. The board met for the purpose of considering tile subject for the 'nail' drainage of the metropolis. DOULTON, who had given notice of the following resolutions, said he wished to withdraw them, which Was agreed to:— " Whereas this board did on Ist Januar) last resolve-- Teat, considering the serious evils represented by the memorial from the vestry of Camberwell to have arisen and to be likely ts arise from the existing condition of the sewers in the Sur re y an d K ent district, and considering also that tee works of the main drainage, however soon they may be commenced, will not for Eeveral years be sufficiently ad vanced to relieve that district of those evils, a pumping station be erected at the spot indicated by the engi neer, for the purpose of producing a continual dis charge from the sewers, at an estimated expense for construction of £7,000, and for maintenance of £2,000 per annum' And whereas, a hill has been introduced by her Majestys Government for facilitating the execution of the said main drainage works; and seeing that it is ex pedient to avoid as`far as may be the construction of works for a temporary purpose only, that the engineer be directed to prepare plans, sections, and Estimates for the construction of a sewer from a point in Greenwich Marshes, near the South-Eas'ern Railway Wharf, to the junction of the Earl and Deptford Lower-road sewers, together with reservoirs, pumping stations, and such other works as may be necessary for deodorising during the whole year. " Whereas the drainage of that portion of the metropolis known as the western division presents considerable difficul ties under any system of main drainage; and whereas Messrs. Bidder, Hawksley, and Bezalgette have reported it as their opinion that if brought to a remote ()titian it would add at least £250,000 to the cost (` Report on Main Drain age,' 6th April, 1858, p. 87), and have since reported that the entire charge of deodorisation will amount to the insig nificant sum of 2d. per head annually; that it is now an established fact that the lime process answers well, that it does not produce a nuisance, that the supernatant fluid does not purify alter being allowed to run off into a river, and it is disproved that the concretions which might prove injurious to navigation are formed (‘ Brief Observations,'July 20, Mee, p.B), and whereas it is desirable, before dealing with the whole sewage a the metropolis, to have satisfactory evidence of the efficiency of the process of dendorisation to remedy the evils complained of, as well as of the most economical and efficient application of pumping to the drainage of a low district. And whereas the western districts present peculiar facilities; and that the works may, if commenced imme diately, be completed within a very short period, the en gineer be therefore directed to prepare, with all dispatch, the several plans and estimates for draining the western area, and for deodorising the sewage previous to its dis charge into the rivet during the whole year. " Whereas the Committee of Woiks, Sec., reported to the board on 21st May last, ' that they had directed their atten tion to the resolution of the board of the 26th March last (No. 17), referring to thetn the memorial from the vestry of Islington calling attention to that portion of the Hackney brook sewer which passes through the parish of Islington, alleging that the sewer is a great nuisance and injurious to health, that great injury is caused to property in the parish in consequence of the brook not being adequate to carry off the storm waters, and that they were advised that permanent works could be executed which would fall into any scheme which might hereafter be adopted for the drainage of the metropolis, and praying that the board would give such directions as might be necessary for the abatement of the nuisance; and that their attention had also been turned to the resolution of the board of the 30th April last (No. 5), referring to the committee the memorial from the Board of Works for the Hackney district, pointing out the offensive state of the sewerdn question, and praying the board to take the matter into their immediate considera tion, and to direct effectual means to be adopted at once for abating the nuisance complained of; that the committee had carefully considered the subject of the above referencese and had received from the engineer of the board a report on the first-mentioned inemurial, which they submitted for the information of the board, together with a plan showing the works proposed in such report,".and did recommend—" That that part of the Hackney Brook sewer, extending from the Holloway-road to the River Lea, be straightened and covered over, as shown upon the plan and section accompanying such report, at an estimated cost of £112,0002 And whereas the said recommendation was postponed on account of the said work having been included in the plan of main drainage submitted by the hoard to the First Commissioner for his approval on Ist July last. And whereas the urgency of the said work continues to increase, and its adoption is indepen dent of, and will not prejudice, any scheme of main drainage that may hereafter be adopted ; that the engineer be directed to prepare forthwith plans, sections, and specifications, with a view to advertising for tenders for the immediate execution of the work." Mr. LESLIE then moved—" That, under the powers given to the Metropolitan Board of Works by the Act for the amendment of the Metropolis Local Management Act, for the purposes of the main drainage, it is not desirable either in sanitary or economical view to provide for the removal of the macadamised road grit and filth, or the mud and filth' from the paved streets, or the mud and filth from the gra velled roads of the metropolis, as those matters can, wore beneficially for the public health, and at a less cost to therate payers, be removed by the local authorities of the parishes and districts by the scavengers' carts. That it is not desirable to provide for the removal of the rain water which falls on the surface of the metropolis through the sewers, as it is absolutely necessary for the navigation of the Thames to pour the whole rainfall into the river in every district alogg its banks, at the nearest points to where it falls ' by surface drains; having no connection with th e sewers, by gully or ventilating gratings. That it is expedient to remove through the sewers only the personal excreta and house drainagel calculating the same at six cubic feet per head daily for ao millions of people." Mr LESLIE presented the following proposition from 111 r. R. H. Crick suer for taking off the sewage of the metropolis , as defined in the preceding resolution, to which, after dug consideration by the Metropolitan Board of Works, it shook' be found practical and desirable; that the ratepayers Of th e metropolis would be saved at least two millions of the money proposed to be guaranteed by the Governmint for wale drainage purposes, and without creating any nuisance :-- '' eiv ing 101, Borough-road, Southwark, 1358. "Sir,—l purpose the house sewage as you hav e proposed separate from the rein and surface waters, Mc.: and to take the whole off geologically through the various stratas of the London Basin so that it shall ultimately rO 5 out through such stratas to and under the sea. And the power thus obtained by :ewage water running or passing down a shaft to such stratus I propose to employ in raising' pure water for the use of the metropolis to be applied to anY useful and sanitary purpose.—l am, sir, your most obedient servant, "John Leslie, Esq." " ii:ii. CRICKMBR. The prepo , ition was received. The whole subjtct was adjourned to a future day. Mr. IL L. TAYLOR moved the following motion, which was carried :—" That the plans for the main,drainage of the metropolis, as delivered to ,her Majesty's Chief Commis: eioner, ho referred for consideration to a committee, with power to confer with the engineers appointed by this board , and to report to the board." Mr. Ilows then moved the following motion That committee of the whole board be appointed to consider 01 the best means of carrying out the objects of the recent act , with instructions to take evidence, hear opinions, and re port as to whether It is desirable to operate on the principle Of intercepting sewage or any other system." Mr. LESLIE seconded the motion. A long discussion ensued, in the course of which all th• schemes proposed at various times for the drainage of the metropolis were discussed, and ultimately the motion was carried by a majority of 19 to 4. It was then crranged that the committee should meet ost Thursday at 12. . The board adjourned at half-past three. IRELAND. -4, FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRENCH PASSPORT SYSTEM. The secretary of the Royal Western Yacht Chub of Ire".. Itnd has received th e f o ll ow i ng c i rcu l ar f rom the Lor d s 01 the Admiralty : "Admiralty, July 31, 1858. "Sir,—l am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acqua'nt you, for the informalon and guidance of the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland, that h r Majesty's Ambassador at Paris 123 s been in formed that the Minister of the Intnior has instructed the Prefects on the coast of the Channel to give orders to the police authorities under their control, that for the future the owners of yachts. their ,riends, and the crews shall be Per' milted to land without passports, on the preduction of as Admiralty yacht warrant and a yacht c l u b cer tifi ca t e .-- am, &c., (Signed) "W. G. ROMAINE. "To the Secretary, Royal estern Yacht Club of Ireland, Dublin." LADY LISTOWEL. At the Cork Assizes the other day, the libel case of the Countess of Listowel against Gibbings, was tried for the second time, ami resulted in a.verdiet for £3OO damages le favour of the lady. The origin of the libel was a dispute, about the right to a quarry. Mr. Gibbings, a ge n tl em an 01 property and ajustiee of the_peace, slid. be .had a right to rater upon the Lis - towel , estate to quarry. This the coun tess denied, and was advised not to permit a trespasss Notice was given that Mr. Gibbings would, on a certain day, assert his right, and Lady Listowel told her steward 1 0 resist the trespass. Such was the origin of the dispute Mr. Gibbings then wrote a long and fabulous account of the assembling of a mob by Lady Listowel—of hor plying her followers with drink to excite their courage—of her making speeches to them to inflame theirardour in main taining her rights, and doing a vast variety of other things which would have been exceedingly illegal and naughty for any lady to do. This account he sent to the Cork Reporter, and gave an indemnity against a libel action as an inducement to have it published. . And it was published, and admittedly a grosser tissue of libels never was pubiishtd. Scarcely a solitary statement . made was consistent with truth. ( Ortil I % 't 1 , ,2; 1444 r L.. lac" T" , 4 . • ..'•••••• - _ • - _ ek • RAILWAYS. Cash—Fr. Ct. Account—Fr. Ct. Orleans Northern New ditto Lyon: , and Mcdtterranctin 770 .. 768 75 New ditto 582 50 515 - 507 50 650 - 415 - 623 75 Geneva Midi • - Western Eastern Grand Central Sardinian ... 412 50 Austrian. - THE PENINSULAR MAIL. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. The steam-ship Alhambra, Capt. Steward, arrived this morning with the above mail, 34 passengers, £6,042 in specie, and a full cargo. Her dates of sailing were—Gibraltar, July 24 ; Cadiz, 25 ; Lisbon, 29; Oporto and Vigo, 30. Her Majesty's ship Curlew was at Gibraltar; at Cadiz the Spanish war-steamer Isabel and the French war-steamer Requiem ; at Lisbon the usual Portuguese squadron; at Vigo the E ng li s h steamers Dutchman and Echo. The Alhambra spoke the steam-ship Colombo, steering for Gibraltar; the St. Lucia, from London to Oporto; and the Tagus, steering out of Vigo Bay. THE COLLISION AT THE WILLESDEN J UN CTI 0 N. ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE ENGINE DRIVER, The adjourned investigation into the circumstances ecu nected with the late fatal railway collision at the Willesden junction of the London and North Western Railway was resumed last evening before Mr. Wakley, the coroner, and a jury, at the Sussex Arms Tavern, Shepherd's-bush, the place where it was previously held not affording sufficient accom modation. Mr. Bruyeres, general superintendent; Mr. D. Steven son, superintendent of the goods department; Mr. Beres ford, superintendent of police; and Mr. Henderson, loco motive superintendent at Camden station of the London and North Western Railway, were again present. The coroner, on taking his seat, inquired if Henry Lamb, the absconded pointsman, had been apprehended; and being answered in the negative by Mr. Bruyeres and Mr. Beres ford, he remarked that the case must proceed in his ab.ence. Cross, the policeman at the junction, was recalled, and said had Lamb done his duty he would have left the points alone, the effect of which would have been that the 4 o'clock train would hfrve kept straight down the main line. I did not see Lamb at the points either before or after the collision. Had it been the Kew train, I should have whistled to the poiatsman with a whistle I have for the purpose, supposing that 1 had not seen him at the points. I have been five years at the junction, alternately for a fortnight at the points and then at the signal box. In reference to the prevention of such accidents, I think it would be advisable that there should not be a change in the duties of men from points to telegraph and telegraph tto the points. Cor,rner—wliae objection would there be for the telegraph box to be just opposite the points, s that the pointsman would be within hearing of the signal man ? We wish to know how these accidents may be prevented. Only one life ha,- , hem lost now, but there might have been hundreds of lives lost. Unless we can suggest some remedy that may be the case seine clay from a similar accident. Mr. Bruyeres explained that if the signals and the points were so close as suggested, it would create a divided respon sibility, and would be attended with greater danger than otherwise. Evidence continued—l am quite sure Lamb was sober. He was himself shunting the coal train across the junction just before the collision. I did not see Lamb at the paints at all. Had the down train been the Kew train I should have stopped it, teeing that the coal trucks were not shunted at all. • The Coroner—Don't you think, Mr. Bruyeres, that there should be two men, instead of one man, kept at these points. The prospect for the public safety is awful. /vie: Bruyeres considered that to place two men at the points would be attended with greater danger, as the men would get talking and neglecting their duty. Mr. H. Bercsfurd, superintendent of the North-Western Railway Police, proved that he bad taken steps fur adver tising the absconding pointsman, Henry Lamb, in the Police Gazette, but he bad not yet been heat?, of. The Coroner—Mr. - Bruyeres, can you state what can be done to prevent similar accidents ? Mr. Bruycres—l cannot suggest anything. Every pre causion is taken, and the fact of the white boards being in front of iha Kew engines is considered sufficient distinction between the Kew and the main line trains. The Coroner—.lt is a fearful thing for the public that an accident of this kind sbiuld happen, and that the public snould be told that nothing can be done f.r their protection. Mr. Bruyeres could not see what could be dune, unless they could make human beings net to do such extraordinary things as had hen done in ihiscass. The Kew trains cattle so slew to the junction that you could almost walk as fast, whereas the speed at which this gain was corning doian ought alone to bare convinced Lamb that it was not a Kew train. In accordance with his printed regulations, had a Kew train been coining at such a speed it would have been Lamb's duty not to have turned it into the Kew lice. The Coroner—There never was an accident in the world proved more clearly to hale resulted from the carelessness cf one person. Mr. Brtlye7e3 was here sworn, and In answer to questions, said that there had been no complaints against Lamb, who was a careful and steady man. With refer eoce to the sug gestion of Cross, he disagreed with it, because by placing the men alternately at the points they had four good men who understood both the pointsand working the telegraphs. The latter was the most responsible duty as well as the most severe. • • There being no further evidence, - The Coroner said there could be no doubt but that the de ceased, William Pine, the engine driver, came by his death in consequence of the calpable conduct of Henry Lamb, the pointsman. Th e y cou ld no t b e li eve h e w ilfully did it, or if so, it would be one of the most aggravated murders ever perpetrated. As it was, the case amounted to one of man slaughter at least. The witness Cross, he thought, had made an important suggestion which it would be well to consider, namely, that of keeping men permanently at either telegraph or points. He (the coroner) should have been exceedingly,glad if Mr. Bruyeres bacLheen able to suge gesesemething tir the nfety of the pdbtic: • The jury then retired; and, after an absence of half-an hour in consultation, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Henry Lamb, and appended the following :—" The jury recommend that an extra man should be appointed to work the points, and that the men should be confined to that work, and nothing else. A'so, that the telegraph sig nal box should be placed just opposite the points. The jury also attach great blame to the manager of the North Lou don Railway in consequence of the irregularities that mark the time of starting the Kew trains from their stations." The proceedings then terminate!'. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. .-.---- , ..p...---- LONDON, Aug. 4.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.; strong breeze and fine. FALmount s , Aug. 3.—Arrivcd—Audreas Perim, from Arenas for Hamburg; Adele, from Batavia; H.M.S. INF sell, from Kingswood ' • Evadue, from Rangoon ; L or d Londesborougli, from Rio Grande ; Imolas, from Monte Video. WHITEHAVEN, Aug. 2.—Wind S.S.W.—Water Spout, from Quebec. OFF FALMOUTH, Aug. 3.—Arrived—Bombay, from Bombay. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 4.—Arrived—Avon (s), from Brazils. 1 SWANSEA, Aug. 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Abun dance, from Gurraeba. TFSTIMONIAL TO LORD /TOWN RITSSFLI..--Tt generally understood that the cc ;u. uni!y , J.wt, esident is Lohrl , ti intend to sense of the ebligadon they T....a to tuts tobictnan by presenting to Lady John Russell a boudoir suite, consiativg of a table and four chairs com posed of solid 'Tun CONVICT CIIERRINOTON.—AftCr sentence 01 . death had been pronounced npdn this unhappy man, says the Ipswich F.j ute pre,shg e , has, u si . n as ce re rf ra t : l v ai r n d ea t , o c( a ns e t e a l b l tly n the county gaol, I at tended by two ellicers ; and where, we suppose, be will cortenue until hit execution. He evinc,:s every sop-I,lmm of being deeply impressed pith ha position, and Lis de meansur Is inniktd with a propriety becoming his terrible fate.. Soon aftrr his being removed to his cell, he applied far the spit iturl asistance of the Rev. J. Raven, the minis ter of St. Nicholas Independent Chapel, and the rev. gentle man is assiduous in his a'teutiou upon the unhappy man, seeking zealously to prepare him for that tribunal, before which he must shortly appear to answer for bis crime. It may not be generally known that the last execution for a murder in the borough took place in 1831, in front of the county gaol, where, in the absence of a reprieve, Ebentzer Cilarington will sulicr. the list penalty of On Idw. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of foreign oats was extensive—of English very limited• A full average business was transacted, on f inner terms. Beaus, peas, and flour sold at fall quotations; but the inquiry for them was by no means active. ' ARRIVALS THIS WM. Wheat, Barloy. Oat,. roar. inglish . 9.'0 gm SO qrs. 650 qrs. 43) $ 1 ) 11 botch - - - - Irish . - - sus - Foreign ! 90to 1 0 ---- 226,9 l6O l''' JR. , -- 1 43 --...... i „,__- bail Malt ..1630 tire. 8011017611 lIOP MARKET•—Tho demand for all kinds of hops Cori' tinues heavy, and prices are barely supported. Ylivirr on.teKi...—Beef, from Ss 0(1 to is 2!; mutton Ss 2d to 0 C; lamb, 55 4d to to 4d; veal, Ss 4,1 to 45 61; pork, Sa Od to 43 2. , 1 per 8 lbs. by the CareaSe. Each kind of meat sold slowly. OPENING OF DONCASTER NEW PARISH CIIURCII.* --- it has been decided that the event to which the inhabitant s of this town have long looked forward with so much interest opening of their splendid new pariah church—is to take pace on Thursday, the 14th of October next Tile services will extend over two days, and arrangements are being made to give to the proceedings all the attractivenes s nod cc/tit befitting so important an occasion. A strong desire has been expi es:tad that the Bishop ,tf Oxford should be solicited to preach one of the opening discourses, an d there can be no doubt that he would prove a very valuable, scquisiticn to the list cf officiating- ministers. At preseT twilling has been definitely settled on this point, but vie _ doubt not the result will show that every effort has bees made to secure the most efficient preachers to proclaim th e, glad tidings of the Gospel for the first time within the Wal la of title b94l4tifill chords.- ,Dyncaetvr Chrmicle.