The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

TB - EA TWE-KU YAL, HAYMARKF T. Letusee, Mr. J. B. Butskstone. Tins EVENING tie rerformane,es will commerce with THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale. Rogers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. Atter which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY, in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear. And THE BOARDING SCHOOL. Commence at 7. RO YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Barris. THIS EVENING, will be performed HOME TRUTHS. After which, the French vaudeville, MILITAIRE ET PENSIONAIRE. Characters by the Zouaves. Followed by BOWLED OUT. And LA CORDE SENSIBLE. To conclude with AN AMBUSCADE AT INKERMAN. Commence at 7. A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. - 11. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Mr. B. Webster will make his first appearance (since his re turn from his provincial tour) in the course of the present month, at his Annual Benefit, particulars of which will be duly announced. 12th week of the favourite American Actress, Miss JullaDaly. Tuis n VENING, THE HARVES HOME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, D. Fisher, Killington, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, homer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss IL Simms, Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw. Alter which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul Bedford and Miss Julia Daly. To conclude with OUR GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Messrs, Eburne, Ward, and Rouser. Commence a', 7. Box-oftiee open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, :£l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls , 3 s. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. dd. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, Bd. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. DRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. EVERY EVENING. Positively the last Night but Five of the season, and last night but two of 3ladlle. Delphine Fix. TO-NIGHT, CHEZ UNE PETITE DAME. • And LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CYR. Delphine Fix. Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s. Gallery, is. Private Boxes, from Two Guineas. Commence at 8. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5 M. Talexy has the honour to announce that his Benefit will take place To-morrow (Wednesday), on which occasion Mdle. Doche will make her first and only appearance this season ; also Mdle. Fix, M. Paul Devaux, M. Gravier, Mdle. Borp, - hi- Mdle. Brunetti, M. Belart, M. Gassier, Ciampi, and sidle. Ferraris. liadlle. A STLEY'S ROYAL AAIPIIITHEATRE.- : , -3. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wai. BATTY. An Extra Grand MIS-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on SATURDAY next, July 28, commencing . at Two o'clock. This Evening, the Historical Spectacle, entitled FAIR ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS. To be followed by Scenes In the Arena. To concluue with THE SPOILED CHILD. Little Pickle, Miss Amelia Smith. Doers open at halt-past fi, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena--M. Felix Revolti. CANTERBURY THIS EVENING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA. FAUST. First Time in this Country. CONCERTS.- Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, Ss, Ilan. M. Comic Vocalists —Mesh's. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, ctc., in addition to the usual entertainments. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Txta DAY.—Morning, sh. 50m.—Afternoon, 6h. 13m, To-moßnow.-Morning, 6h. 36m.—Afternoon, 7h. ~ 4 • , ),...,t, 4 , .' C''' '. , A ''',- .: .i '.' L .,..., -- ;" - Z. ' 4 • , :" .. A . Y -- 'j 4 , . 1 .,1 ? -i.").-W;:it-,,, . ' ?(:?--.e.. ' , ..., ; 1-•:, , , , , , ,,\ 4.- . 3.it , N, , cc.; :,, I , ~,,,.„4;z.,-„,„.,.,4„. ..t ~ ' 'A,K-;: $"," •-.::,--,,,-:' ~-;,, ----""--,—. S ta;. , 4' L "'"L•Atie," - v i • ' - '1; 1 1,-' • 1,!1,,:,117 , ,, ' ,, i7oi - A,..' - :" 7 ' --- , ..._,...., • • N.,...„,, f .--., - THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1860. The question of our National Defences was brought forward last night by Lord PALMERSTON, in a speech worthy of his best days. He did not mince the matter a bit—that our nearest neighbour is our nearest enemy. Whatever Louis NAPOLEON may say—avow—or even take his solemn oath to is all mere moonshine. A man, be he sovereign or burglar, who breaks his word as he breaks into men's houses, cannot expect to be believed in llcaven above or in hell below, however much he may preach about his altered conduct, and all that sort of " bosh." You have deceived not once, but often, and if you "take me in " once more "the consequence be on my head, not on yours." That is but the true aspect of our position with respect to the mock professions of the present Emperor of the FRENcii—our most august, but little trusted " Ally." Lord PALMERSTON, in . his speech, plain and patriotic, seems to imply much more than meets the ear. We rather suspect that his Lordship's private opinion of his Imperial Majesty does not altogether accord with the fascinations practised upon him some time ago at Compeigne. No. Events have opened hig eyes, as well as those of other people who were fain to believe more than they hoped. And ;ime, the great Reformer, has opened their eyes, even to bitter disappointment. They have found that there is no faith in princes, but where it is to their own advantage—no matter who suffers. The statement of Lord PALMERSTON amounts to this—a summary of which we extrnt "He observed that, after the conclusion of the great war, in which our supremacy at sea had been established, a long continuance of peace was calculated upon, and the Government had thought it unnecessary to call upon the country to secure our dockyards against the distant con tingency of a war, and as long as our fleet depended upon the wind and the weather alone we did right to rest upon the strength we possessed. Gradually, however, steam became the moving power, which altered the cha racter of nrival warfare and impaired the advantages of our insular position by bridging the Channel. Referring to the well- known warning given by Sir JOHN BITIIGOYNE in his letter to the Duke of WELLINGTON, he observed that this appeal fell upon deaf ears ; but when Lord DERBY came into jpower his Government took an important step to repair our means of defence, and that was followed lip by the succeeding Government, though some of our moat important establishments still remained imperfectly defended. A commission was at length appointed to in quire into the facts, and the re:iults had been laid upon the table of the house. The commissioners' recommendations would require a total outlay of £11,000,000, including about £1,500,001 for armaments ; anti be proposed, for the safety of the country, that these recommendations should substantially be carried out. To supply the funds two courses were available, either to vote annually such por tions of the sum as the country would like to spend upon this object, or, as he felt it his duty to recommend, to endeavour to complete the works at the earliest possible period, without laying on the country a larger burden than was absolutely necessary, by raising by means of terminable annuities a sum sufficient to effect the object in three or four years. His opinion was that, if these works mere necessary, they were necessary as soon as they could be got. The course he proposed was a departure from principle ; but Parliament had encouraged the raising of money by loan for the improvement of landed estates, and that, policy which was good for individuals could not be Iluvise for the country. By raising the money by means or terminable annuities there would not be a permanent ,outs en upon the country. It was impossible for any to Bay that the future, charged as the horizon. was I,7as free from danger. We had recently eon - tr a t e n te e d l° _ u i.l.s . , iattteo, a co __ ri ;t? tr immediate neighbour across the Channel t teaty, and experience had proved that com merciall,tlr9o between nations contributed to the preservation treaty. ut t j .,, P t eace, and he hoped much from this gt eat nation ke r th a t i 'y alone would be frail security for a army of 600,0 30 ,men, s o open to attack. France had an greater force tits nPan;a 4 00,000 actually in arms, a far aired for the purpose of defence. Be did not mean to say iiireq, her army was raised for the deliberate purl). se of aggression, but we ought not to rely upon the forbot sane° of ati o , and France was snot st , .engthening ersolf upon dand w : the utmost exer tions had been n lade and were trla iZ e t ; o t h h e e r m equi re d for the most equal to ou r own, which could not defence of Francs e, but which furnished earls cf tran sporting in a low hours a large military forc e to our shore • H pointed ont tho! dangers to which this c ountry would s. be exposed by such t attempt; large contribution s might be d. levied upon the metropolis, or a sudden attack by sea an land upon our naval arsenals might destroy the very cradle of our naval power, and the operation most likely to be at tempted would be the landing of a considerable force for the destruction of mu. dockyards. If London should be in danger, what would be , wanted was the means of fighting a battle with the greatest possible amount of military force ; for this purpose we must provide such arrange ments as would make the smallest number of troops neces sary to defend the dockyards, and the effect of the,'' forti fications would be to set free a larger amount of force in the field for the defence of London. Many thought that the sum estimated by the commissioners excessive for the purpose, but their estimates included armaments, which would come out of the annual votes. The Government were of opinion that £9,000,000 would be sufficient for the purpose ; out of this about £1,850,000 would be for the purchase of land, a considerable portion of which would be profitably let, seduc ing the actual sum for the works to £7,150,000. He com pared this sum with the large expenditure of France and other continental States for the same object, suggesting that, with such examples, it would be criminal in this country to neglect its defence, and that, when the proposed works should be completed, the country would be placed in a condition, humanly speaking, of comparative safety. He then read the resolution he intended to move, granting for constructing the works £2,000,000 for the present year, charged upon the Consolidated Fund, and autho rizing the Commissioners of the Treasury to raise this sum by annuities for the term of 30 years, to be charged upon the fund. The Geverrunent, he observed, did not ask the whole sum at once, put pro posed to spread it over three or four years, and £2,000,000 was as much as could be advantageously spent between the present month and the same time next year. Application would be made annually for such portions of the 1.9,000,000 as they were required. He reminded the House, in conclu sion, that annuities to the amount of £550,000 would expire in the year 1867, which would more than cover the interest upon this loan." As to the question of defending the metropolis Lord PALMERSTON did not enter seriously into that for the best of all reasons'—that it is quite enough to do one thing at a time : and, further, that the fortification of our frontiers was the second line of our defences—the sea bein the first ; for when we lose the command of that we may say " good bye" to our glory—nay, to our very existence as a nation. Our dockyards and prominent points of defence,such as Dover, are but the outworks of our citadel of London. ll' hen these are forced and carried, London must look to itself in real earnest. But not until then, nor even then, need London despair. We have many other lines of defence, besides the hearty combination of our people, and still more our now chivalrous and patriotic volunteers. There is no reason for alarm but much for preventive caution. England abounds in lines of natural defence—her hedgerows and her circumvalating hills afford many strongholds for a brave people resolved to be free. Much has been said about the invading enemy making a rapid and grand dash for the metropolis, even if they failed in their bold adventure. And as our sense of the possible, if not probable, danger now quickens our apprehensicn, many plans have been suggested to meet the emergency. Among others, there is one entitled " London's true line of defence," which we copy. It is by a staff officer, but is no more than the application nearer home of one suggested by ourselves in this ; journal some time ago for the more effectual defence of the coasts—namely, to have railway batteries traversing along the sea board with proper places of position wherever an enemy could land. Now, the Staff officer just adopts our plan or suggestion by bringing it within some 15 miles of London, so as to encircle the metropolis. To this we fully assent, believing that some such plan would be very effectual, and be economical withal. It would, besides, give great confidence to the people, and afford ample scope for individual and combined exertion in the common defence of our homes and liberties. The one great purpose of security is to enure the people to a confidence in themselves, for men are but men after all, be they friends or enemies, or anything you please. If the enemy invade we must beat them off, and perhaps pay them off in the same sort, with a con sciousness of wrong to inspirit our revenge. That we are feared and even hated, for fear always be gets hate, we know. Let us therefore trust to our. selves as the only true friend, and our enemies will respect, because they fear and hate, us the more. Mr. BRIGHT, as usual, like Mr. BISH of Lottery renown, would make the House believe that the expense of these fortifications would cost double the amount proposed—even twenty-four millions —and therefore the money would be lost. Suppose it were, would not Mr. BRIGHT prefer to lose an arm or a leg than his own pre cious head ? The expense of the life annuities proposed for 30 years, spreading it over time, is merely that of a ground-rent for a mansion of almost perpetual comfort and security. We cannot close our hasty notice of this momentous question without paying our best thanks to Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT for his lucid and manly statement in explanation of the plans proposed. Whoever wishes well to his country must wish a speedy success to the completion of our National Defences. There are proverbially two sides to a story, as there are many to a character. But it must have greatly astonished the majority of our readers on Saturday to learn that so much could be said, if not in defence of the recent conduct of the Druses of the Lebanon, at least in its extenuation. From the anonymous communication given by us in our impression of that evening, it will have been re marked that the recent butcheries in Syria are openly declared to have been provoked by the law less proceedings of the Maronites themselves. The European whose correspondence, unauthenti cated by any published signature, sets forth this somewhat startling accusation, appears to have been resident for the last 20 years in the country lying between the Lebanon and the Mediterranean. He may be presumed to have acquired, during that period, a certain degree of familiarity with the state of things among the Native population. And certainly, in advancing this formal charge against the Christian part of that population as the ag gressors in the present instance, he must be allowed to have done so in a manner sufficiently explicit and categorical. In his statement of the war be begins from the beginning. " You will remember," he writes, " that last year there was a Druse and Christian quarrel at a village called Beyt Mary ;" adding—" That quarrel was settled by a compact between the Christian Emir and the Druse chiefs to maintain peace, the Druses paying 30,000 piastres as indemnity for Christian property de stroyed." Then follows the extraordinary part of his declaration. " However," he writes—" As the Christians found to their surprise that they had killed more Druses than were slain of them selves, it appears that it either entered or was put into their heads that matters were now altered, and as the Christians were by far the most numerous, they could now overpower the Druses." The assertion , appears hardly credible ; but, such as it is, we have given' it. "Be that as it may," writes the correspondent in this amazing communication, "it is now positive that a society was formed . . . for the very Christian pur pose of exterminating the Druses of the Lebanon." Nay, the writer goes on to catalogue by name the leading members of the executive committee " com posed of NAUM KICANO; ASSAD, son of ISAAC TAB ET; MICHAEL FARGALLA, native merchants and bankers of Beyrout ; and it is said that AYOUB TRABILSY, a merchant of Deir-el-Lamar, was attached , to them. Not only arc the names of the reputed chiefs of this executive committee thus enumerated, but the writer goes on to specify the nature of the par ticular duty entrusted to it—viz., to furnish arms, ammunition, and money to the Christian popu 14ti°n• lie even goes so far as to add—" It is asserted that upwards of 14,000 muskets and a pro portionate quantity of ammunition were in this way delivered to the peasantry." It is remarkable that the very next sentence in this singular com munication tends rather seriously to invalidate its statements; the writer frankly ackowledging—" I will not vouch for my correctness in the names of the individuals of the committee, but they are those given by public report, and what seems to confirm the report is that, with the exception of one (M. FARGIALLA), they fled as soon as it was seen that the Druses could not be conquered so easily." The upshot of it all is manifestly, therefore, that the writer, though a twenty years' resi dent in Syria, has been putting forward those very positive accusations (anonymously) upon the merest hearsay, upon flying rumours, and popular conjectures. What certainly helps him out so far in this direction is the consideration that France and Russia have almost equally positive inducements to secure to themselves, either separately or toge ther, some specious plea for interposition between the Druses and the Maronites, between the Chris tian and non-Christian part of the population own ing allegiance to the rule of the effete Turkish Government. Inasmuch were these the most ob vious probabilities that the news of the late civil war in Syria had hardly arrived in Western Europe before suspicions began to be aroused as to whether the deadly quarrel there had not been secretly fomented by the connivance of the French and Russian autocratic Governments. The different plight of the sick man is at any rate brought once more pointedly enough under the consideration of the European Sovereignties. Before any conclusion be arrived at by those Powers in regard to the treatment of the political invalid of Constantinople, it certainly does behove us to inquire searchingly into the causes of the recent outbreak in Syria—to decide, at least, whether Druses or the Maronites have been in this last instance the aggressors—and to ensure those unhappy regions thereupon, as best we may, from the recurrence of these periodi cal and infernal massacres. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1860. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The Zouave company of comedians who, during the siege of Sebastopol, exerted themselves so zealously to sustain the spirits of the French army by their excellent performance of laughable little vaudevilles, in a temporary theatre of their own construction, have been engaged by Mr.. Harris, for a limited number of nights, and were received with tumultuous applause on making their first appearance yes terday evening. The battles in which they were engaged were those of Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, the Malakoff, and Sebastopol; in fact, all the great conflicts of the Crimean campaign ; so that they come here wreathed with the laurels as well of Mars as of Apollo. Two lively vaudevilles were performed last night, the first entitled " Militaire et Pensionnaire," the second " La Corde Sensible," and both passed off with equal eclat, and diffused hearty merriment throughout the house. The female characters in each were excellently sustained. The entertainments concluded with " An Ambuscade at In kerman," being a laughable representation of the adventures which one night befel the Zouave artists, who during a dramatic entertainment were surprised by the enemy, and had to take to their arms. Wo.can conscientiously certify to the hearty enjoyment to be derived from a contemplation 9f their novel and curious performances. Frances Anne Marchiones3 of Londonderry has left Holderness House for Wynyard Park, Stockton-on- Tees. The Earl Granville returned to London yesterday morning from Osborne. The E trl and Countess of Fife and family have left Grosvenor••crescent for Scotland. The Earl and Countess of Warwick have left town for Kingston-on-Thames, where the noble earl has taken a kouse for a few months. The Hon. Spencer and Lady Harriet Cowper have left Farrance's Hotel for Sandringham Hall, Norfolk. Lady Charlotte Watson-Taylor was safely de• livered of a daughter on Satuiday, at her residence in. Gres. venor •square. Mr. R. s. Holford, M.P., and Mrs. Holford have left Park-lane f_r their seat, Westonbirt, Gloucestershire. LORD CLYDE.—The members of the United Ser vice Club intend to give a dinner to Lord Clyde on the oc casion of his return from India. Tuesday, the 31st inst., will probably be the day, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will preside on the occasion. LYCEUM THEATRE.—There was an amateur per formance at this house yesterday evening, when the enter tainments consisted of " The Rough Diamond," " The Corsican Brothers," and " Twice Killed." The actors wore members of the South Middlesex Volunteer Rifles and their friends, and the orchestra, composed of amateurs, was under the direction of Mr. Seymour Egerton. BRASENOSE COLLEGE.—Mr. Win. Stonhouse, scholar of this college, who obtained a first-class at the re cent moderation examination in the classical school, has been nominated an exhibitioner on Mr. Holmes's founda tion. PEMBROKE COLLEGE.—A vacancy has occurred in this college by the lamented death of the Rev. Thomas Frederick Henney, M.A., vicegerent, fellow and tutor, examining chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, and prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral. EARLY CLOSING.—The principal tradesmen of the West-end have, we are informed, come to the determi nation of closing their establishments at four o'clock in the afternoon on Saturdays, commencing on the Ist of Septem ber next. THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The herring and mackerel fisheries have virtually closed off the east coast. On the whale the season has been a gloomy and unprofit able one to those concerned. The amo'unt subscribed on behalf of the widows and orphans of the poor fellows lost in the May gale has reached the handsome sum of £7,500. VOLUNTEER REVIEWS.—It is announced on authority that a review of the volunteers of Gloucestershire and the neighbouring counties will take place in the middle of S - ptember, on the spacious meadows near Gloucester. A review by her Majesty of the Scottish Volunteers at Edinburgh has been fixed fur the 7th of August. It is stated that Sir Fitzroy Kelly, in addition to his retainer, refreshers, and consultation fees, received threelhundred guineas in each of the four Wakefield bri bery prosecution cases upon which the records have been withdrawn. If this is true, the cost of the defence, without the trial, in these eases, cannot be much under £2,000. — _Leeds Mercury. The Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Com pany's steam-ship Prince Albert 'mils from Galway this day (Tuesday), with her Majesty's mails for Newfoundland and New York. Messages will be received by the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company up to 2.50 p.m., for America, via St. John's, Newfoundland. The Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Com pany are about to lay a new cable between Corfu and Otranto, on the eastern coast of Italy, a distance of between 70 and 80 miles, thereby rendering telegraphic communica tion complete from the former place to Malta. The old line between Corfu and Malta ceased working about twelve months ago, but attempts will now be made to repair it, al though doubts prevail as to whether they will be success ful. VERDICT AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.—A verdict for £1,300 damages, against the County Down Railway Company, was obtained on, Saturday, at the An trim Assizes, by Mr. Duffield, a provision merchant of Bel fast, for injuries suffered in an accident caused by the negli gence of the defendants' servants. Another gentleman, also a sufferer by the occurrence, it will be remembered, was awarded £2,100 against the same company, upon a similar acti. n, tried on the previous day. Mit. COBDEN AND HIS COVENTRY DUPES.—The Rochdale Pilot, for which town Mr. Cobden is member, says :—" The first fruits of the French Commercial Treaty are being reaped at Coventry's here the ribbon trade appears to be utterly ruined. We would suggest that Mr. Cobden be immediately sent for home to inform these Coventry weavers what they are to dol.() earn a living. Great commercial changes always inflict injury, temporary or permanent, upon some people, but surely Mr. Cobden has not made such a one-sided bargain but that he can show some trades benefited as well as some injured ; he can undoubtedly tell the poor weavers of Coventry what they had better do in this emergency; therefore, let him be sent for immediately, and surely there is no necessity for Mr. Cobden to come home to do this:: It might be well, however, to confront his dupes ; and if he were sent to Coventry altogether, it would be a fitting punishment. TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN J. P. CORBIN. Some few weeks since we referred to a splendid painting that had been presented to Captain J. P. Corbin, of the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship John Bull, by the underwriters of Hamburg, and we have now to record an other offering on the part of the merchants and shipbrokers of the same city, in the shape of a magnificent timepiece and a massive silver tray bearing a suitable inscription. The deputation, on presenting the same, referred to the number of years Captain Corbin had traded in the com pany's service to that pert, and the very great pleasure that body had felt in recording the appreciation of the care and attention ho had always bestowed, and hoped he would live many years to enjoy their confidence. During the address, Captain Corbin was sensibly affected, but he briefly but sincerely thanked them for the honour they had conferred u2on PROPORTION OF THE SEXES IN VICTORIA. — The disparity of the sexes in the crudely-formed colony of Victoria appears to be greater than in any other part of Australia. The last census of the population of the colony showed 88,355 unmarried men, of 20 years and upwards, to but 12,545 unmarried women of corresponding ages. The proportion of unmarried men on the gold fields. was still greater, the bachelors being to the spinsters in the propor tion of upwards of 20 to 1. Could not the Employment of Women Society take this matter in hand with advantage, instead of endeavouring to block up • still more the home labour market ? L AT E S N E The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : THE PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, 10.22 A.M. Her Royal Highness the Princess Frederick William has just been happily delivered of a daughter. Her Royal Higlauc2s and the Royal infant are doing well. PARIS, JULY 24. The Con stitutionnel of to•day publishes an article expressing doubts on the exactitude of the news of an armistice having been concluded between the Druses and the Maronites, and hoping that Europe will not thus allow a sponge to be passed over the blood of Christians, and suffer all that has parsed to be thus hushed up. NAPLES, JULY 23. Neraux, Dagostine, Nuntziante, De-bre, and Scoletta have been sent away from Naples. Messina, Milazzo, and Syracuse have been eva cuated by the troops, who are being transported to Naples in steamers. VIENNA, JULY 23. The evening edition of the official Wiener Zeitung publishes the following telegram, dated Pesth, July 21 : " Last evening a large crowd gathered before the Zrinig Coffee-house. " After the conclusion of the performance in the Hungarian theatres, a man addressed the public in the Hatvaner Gasse. Several seditious cries were heard. " Order was re-established at midnight. Ten individuals of the working class were arrested." NAPLES, JULY 22. After a conference with Count Cavour it was decided that the King of Sardinia should send an adjutant with an autograph letter to Garibaldi, re questing him not to attack the mainland. PARIS, JULY 23. The Pairie says :—" According to the latest news from Syria the state of things continued to be serious. Three French steamers were off Lata kia, Saida, and Acre, in order to restrain the in habitants, who continued to display very hostile dispositions. MARSEILLES, JULY 23. Orders have been given for the simultaneous embarcation of troops at Marseilles, Toulon, and Algiers with the shortest possible delay. Two regiments from Chalons have just arrived at Toulon. The reserve squadron will be armed, the motives for which are stated to be the fresh exigencies of the service. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, JULY 23. It is asserted that the Kings of Saxony and Bavaria will not take part in the interview be tween the Emperor of Austria and the Prince Regent of Prussia at Toplitz. The Prince Regent passed through this place this morning. He proceeds to Toplitz via Dresden. The Preussische Zeitung publishes the following : " For some time past the relations between the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin have been much more friendly, and now a further step has been taken. In an autograph letter his Majesty the Emperor Francis Joseph has expressed his eager desire to have a personal interview with the Prince Regent of Prussia. The Emperor left it to the Prince to appoint the place for a meeting. We hope that the personal interview about to take place between the two rulers on the 26th inst., at Toplitz, will turn out favourably to the best inte rests of Germany." A letter from Berlin dated the 20th inst. says :-- "In liberal circles the interview between the Em peror of Austria and the Prince Regent of Prussia is looked forward to with sme anxiety. The Prince Regent declared at Baden-Baden that, under all circumstances, Prussia would stand up with all her power for the integrity of Germany, thus, doubtless, also for the integrity of German Austria ; and this the Prussian people fully approve. But they do not want to see the fate of Prussia connected with the fallen mixed provinces of the Austrian Empire." The National Zeitung says :—" As matters stand, as little good is expected from the interview be tween the Emperor Francis Joseph and the Prince Regent as arose from the interview with the Em peror of the French. At Vienna as at Paris the object aimed at is to shackle the independent ac tion of Prussia." It is nevertheless a fact that an approximation has taken place between the two great German Courts. FRANCE. A letter from the camp of Chalons, dated Satur day, says :—" An important piece of news has this moment arrived here; it is spreading through the camp like lightning, and is electrifying the sol diers. The 15th and 13th Regiments of infantry have received orders to leave for Syria, and they are already preparing to depart. They are to pro ceed direct to Marseilles, travelling as rapidly as possible, so as to embark on the 23d. In order to complete on a war footing the companies of the two regiments, volunteers have been called for from the other corps in the camp, and on an average up wards of 20 men per company of each of the regi ment of the three divisions have already presented themselves. This is ten times the number required. As, in fact, the five brigades of infantry remaining in the camp consist of 20 battalions, each of eight companies, it follows that upwards of 3,000 men have volunteered, though only a few hundreds were wanted." BOURSE, July .23.—The market opened with some little show of buoyancy at 68f 50c ; but the improvement was not long maintained, and Threes, for the account, are now at 68f 25c; Mobilier, 680 f; Orleans, 1,360 f; Lyons, 881 f 25c. The following are the last quotations :- 41 per per Cents 97 15 Credit Foucier BBO Do eiad month.... —; Belgian 4f — 3 per Cents Do. end month . 68 " 25 Roman Bank Shares 2820 Austrian .. Bl Credit Mobilier 680 Spanish Threes 47 50 Do. Account 682 50 ; Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1365 .. 1363 75 Northern New ditto — 870 Lyons and Mediterranean 886 25 885 Geneva 367 50 .. 367 50 Southern 503 25 505 Western ... - Eastern .. Sardinian strian Lombard SYRIA. The Tndependance Belga reports from Paris that the French Government will give a high military command in Syria to Abd-el-Kader, and employ his influence over the Mahomedan population in favour of the Christians. For the exertions he made to protect them, in the late outbreak of fanati cism, it is stated that the Arab chief is to receive the Cross of the Legion of Honour. EUROPEAN TROOPS IN INDIA.—We learn from a return issu e d longing to the Eu ro p ean t ro ops in India who have taken yesterday that the total num b e r of men be their discharge since 1853, in consequence of being refused bounty, and who were sent to the United Kingdom, was 10,116. The total nuir , er of such men re-enlisted since their return to England is 2,809, of whom 1,180 were re enlisted in London, 680 in York, and 399 in Liverpcol. 1 I } r i r r 3' .L NJ ; 11 • , SUN OPPICE, Seven o'clock. _LUPE 'UAL PAR 1, LAM EN T. HOUSE OF LORDS—(T His EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Viscount Lawton's Estate, Llangollen and Corwen Rail way, and Farringdon Railway Bills were read a third time and passed. STORES FOR INDIA. I' The Earl of ELLE NBOROUGH gave notice that on an early day he should ask for certain information relative to the transmission of between £30,000 .and £40,000 worth of perishable stores, equal to 15 years' supply, which had been sent out to India. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAIL WAY. The Earl of MALMESBURY regretted he was una voidably absent when the discussion on this bill occurred a few evenings ago. This' company was bound by Act of Par liament to make a double line of railway from Southampton. to Dorchester after the receipts should have reached a cer tain amount. The subject was one of the greatest import ance, because the late Duke of Wellington was of opinion that a double line of rails would be of great importance in case any offensive military operations took place. The company had openly and unblushingly broken the engage • ment entered into, and he trusted the Government would see that the compact was fully carried out. Earl GRANVILLE thought the noble lord had exag gerated the case. There was even doubt whether the re ceipts of the company had amounted to such a sum as to oblige them to construct the double line from the points re ferred to. He would, however, take care that the subject was brought under the attention of the Board of Trade. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was of the utmost importance that railway companies should be compelled to carry out all their provisions. Lord WYNFORD said he merely wished this bill to be postpone& He thought that the statement that the re ceipts had not come up to the amount stated was ridi culous, as the sum wanting to make up the amount did not amount to a hundred pounds. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said the arrangement with this company was of the nature stated. He did not think it fair to say the company refused to carry out the agreement, and in the event of the Board of Trade being of opinion that the double line of rails ought to be laid down, on aueintimation of that sort being sent to the directors, he did not think they would object to carry out the original agreement. It was true a requisition had been sent to the directors, but to which no answer had yet been returned. He did not think, until there was positive proof that the sum agreed upon had been reached, and that the company had refused to perform their part of the contract, Parliament could interfere. The subject then dropped. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, which was reported with an amendment. LANDS CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL. This bill passed through committee. CENSUS BILL. The house then went into committee on this hill. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH entered into a minute examination of the bills on this subject for England and Ireland. He objected to the clause providing for a religi ous census which had been allowed to remain in the Irish bill after being omitted from the English. The noble lord also pointed out another imperfection in the machinery, by which the amount of the population was ascertained; no provision being made for ascertaining the effect of emi gration, which he was of opinion ought to be included in the bill. He concluded by moving the omission of the re ligious clause from the census bill for Ireland. Lord MONTEAGLE said he could not understand why the clause touching the religious tenets of the population had been expunged. He did not think that in asking for such a statistical return, it could be construed into an encroachment upon religious freedom. He was afraid it was owing to other causes, namely, sectarian jealousy, that the clause had been taken out of the bill. [LEFT SITTING,] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Turs DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 20 minutes after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Hay Railway, Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway, and Macclesfield Gas Bills. POOR LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1 , . . Mr. BAZLEY moved an amendment to the effect that this bill should be continued for only 12 months. He said that, in bringing forward this motion, he did not for a mo ment impugn the efficiency of the heads of the Poor Law Board, nor their immediate predecessors, for both had done much to administer the powers entrusted to them in a manner that divested them of much that was disagreeable. The act was peculiarly objectionable from its interfering with the privileges of the House of Commons, which had delegated the power, not only of levying rates, but of nominating officers. But there was one power more objectionable than another possessed by the Poor Law Board, namely, the power to make regu lations which had the effect of law throughout the kingdom. He complained also of the mode in which the money collected for the poor was dealt with by the guardians, who too frequently consulted their interests in stead of those which were entrusted to them. The manner in which relief was administered was in some cases very de fective, particularly in regard to the Irish who were cruelly ex pelled from the country where they expended their strength and energies. He repeated that there were constitutional objections to the bill, and he thought it would be most de sirable to consider the matter carefully, in order that next year they might be in a position to legislate in a satisfac tory manner on this important subject. Mr. S. ESTCOURT said that he agreed in some of the remarks of the hon. member (Mr. Bazley), but he objected to the limitation which he proposed. He did not think it necessary to restrict the continuance of this bill to one year in order to remedy the evils which were admitted, for though its continuance were extended to five years the Government could institute inquiries into the operation of the system and bring forward measures for its improvement. In any attempt to ameliorate the existing system, the house would not only be willing but eager to legislate on the matter. He thought that inquiries should be made with regard to the different workhouses in the kingdom, in order to ascertain if improvements could not be intro duced, and also whether a central board could be dispensed with, to thebenefit of the administration of the Poor. Law. If the committee, to whom this inquiry was confided, were ofopinion that the board should be abolished, or that any other alterations should be introduced, or made any report, the house would then be in a position to legislate, but he considered no advantage would result from the adoption of the motion of the honourable member (Mr. Bazley). He hoped that the right hon. mem ber (Sir G. Lewis) would accept the continuance of this bill for five years, with the understanding that he would intro duce a measure on the subject next session, or that, at all events, the Government would not offer any impediment to any other hon. member who . might be desirous of bringing in a measure with a view to the improvement of the exist ing system. He concluded by supporting the clause. Mr. PIGOTT agreed with the last speaker, that thebest mode of dealing with the question would be the appoint ment of a committee of inquiry. Mr. DEEDES considered that the continuance of the bill only for the year would not be desirable, but at the same time he thought five years was too long a period for such continuance, as the latter might have the effect of shelving any satisfactory settlement of the question for some years. He suggested as a middle course that the bill should be continued for three years. Lord FERMOY said that unless the right hon. gentle man (Sir G. Lewis) gave a distinct pledge that there should be a committee of inquiry next session he should support the amendment. There was dissatisfaction with the work ing of the system, which was ascribed to the Central Board, and it was necessay that there should be an'enquiry. Mr. B. OSBORNE said that there was already sufficient information on. this subject without the inquiry in question being instituted. He alluded to the elaborate report as to the working of the Board from 1854, and there was an ad mirable synopsis on this subject recently published, which gave a full account of the working of the system since the Poor Law Board was establishe. He denied that the central board had given general dissatisfaction, for out of 610 Unions under 100 had petitioned against this board, of which 40 were merely directed to modifications. These petitions were chiefly got up in London, and were of a sectarian character, arising from the admission of Roman Catholic chaplains into workhouses. The Poor Law Board had given security to the landed pro perty of this country by its admirable ad ministral ion, against the heads of which, no matter what party had been in power, no complaint had been preferred. (Hear, hear.) It had also effected a saving in the expenditure during the last twenty years of £30,000,000, besides an additional sav ing in regard to litigation of no less than £150,000 a-year. Mr. DUNCOMBE denied that there was any seen rian feeling involved in the presentation of the petitions against the continuance of this bill beyond one year, in illustration of which he referred to some of the large families in Fins bury who had presented such petitions. He, considered that inquiry was necessary and should not be delayed. Mr. DEEDES defended and eulogised the Poor Law Board, and opposed the amendment. Mr. ADDERLEY supported the clause, but advocated an:inqW W.ui Sir MILES said he thought the time had arrived when there should be a full and fairinquiry into the opera. tion of the poor-law and the board. It' that were conceded he thought it would satisfy all parties, and he advocated the continuance of a central authority. Mr. VILLIERS said that he had delayed addressing the house until he had an opportunity of hearing the:senti • ments of hon. members on this subject. In the objections that had been made against the lengthened continuance of the bill, he had heard nothing whatever to alter his opinion as to the efficiency of the Poor Law Board, and he adverted to various select committees which had sat since the establishment of the board, in re ference to the administration of the poor law. Several amendments had been made and most important results realised by this central board. The objections to the board came from those who considered that they no longer re quired the surveillance of the central authority, and were desirous of restoring the local boards, by having elective officers for the administration of the Poor-law. All the improvements that had been effected were through the agency.of the Central Board, and at the time when they assumed power there were numerous evils which had arisen out of that system of local management to which some Lon. members were desirous to revert. At the period to which he alluded some 12,000 or 14,000 parishes were vicing with each other to escape from the burdens of supporting their own poor, and were endeavouring to impose these on other parishes. He did not shrink from any inquiry, but he thought they would be most unneces sarily throwing discredit on the central board if they agreed to the amendment of the hon. member (Mr. Bagley). There was nothing said in the presg:against the cent al board, and until the 2d of June there was not a single petition presented against it. These petitions originated in the metropolis with those guardians who considered that the central authority should be limited, and he saw the original missive which emanated from the metropolis, calling on the guardians for , their co-operation. Only about 60 unions out of 670 had presented their petition, and not a single petition proceeded from any representative of the poor or any ratepayers. Under these circumstances he appealed to the committee to reject the amendment. Mr. E. JAMES said that the right hon, gentleman (Mr, Villiers) had represented the Poor-law Beard as a model • but if so, it was most unfortunate that it had been subjected to an agitation against its authority, and that it was be lieved evils had arisen from its mal•administratiou, T- 1 .1Z; right honourable gentleman (Mr. Villiers) had referred to different inquiries that hid taken place into the administration of the Poor Law since the appointment of the central board, but that only proved that there had been evils under the system, and the opinions expressed relative to the bill proved that these evils had not been remedied, and therefore that there should be an inquiry. It was strongly objected to the Poor-law Board that it had the power of dismissing officers appointed by local boards, or reinstating them when they had been dismissed by the guardians. There were also complaints in reference to the right of appeal and other matters, and he thought there should be a specific promise that the com mittee in question should be appointed. Sir G. LEWIS defended the Central Board, and opposed limiting the continuance of the bill, but consented to the appointment of a committee of inquiry next session. Col. W. PATTEN advocated the duration of the act being limited to three years. Sir J. SHELLEY bore his personal testimony to the advantages which the poor-law board had conferred, but considered that in the altered state of the country the pre sent staff of the poor-law board was unnecessary, and that the inquiry should take place ne 1 / 4 t session. Mr. BRIGHT contended that the hon. member for Man chester (Mr. Bazley) did not wish to offer any side-blow to local authority, and trusted that the committee would come to a division. Lord PALMERSTON could not concur in the pro position of the hon. member (Mr. Deedes) for shortening the duration of the bill to three years. Her Majesty's Government were quite prepared next session to move for a committee of inquiry. It was not necessary that the duration of the act should be reduced in order to effect any alterations that might be deemed de sirable, unless it were contemplated by hon. members to abOlisk the Central Board altogether. If the inquiry re sulted in a recommendation for alterations these could be adopted, but he most strongly deprecated anything that would tend to doing away with the Central Board. After a few words from Mr. LOCKE, Mr. BAZLEY withdrew his amendment, and said he would vote fur the proposition of the hon. member (Mr. Deedes). After some further discussion, which was frequently in terrupted by cries of " Divide," the committee divided on the amendment of Mr. Deedes for limiting the continuance of the act to three.years. The numbers were— For the amendment Against it . Majority -56 The preceding amendment was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the house re sumad. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On Clause 1, Sir G. BOWYER moved the omission of the words canon laws" in line 13. The discussion was interrupted, it being 4 o'clock, and he chairman reported progress. The sitting wax then suspended. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE—(THIS EVENINe). WAR-OFFICE, JULY 21. he Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Colonel Anthony Coningham Sterling, C. 8., some time Military Secretary to the Commander-in- Chief in the East Indies, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Com manders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 20. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Duncan Cameron, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Poti, to be her Majesty's Consul in Abyssinia. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 24. The Queen has been pleased to approve o f Don Narciso Perez-Petinto as Vice-Consul at Accra for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas William Clinton Murdoch and Stephen Walcott, Esqs., to be her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Robert Boyd Tytler, Esq., to be a. Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon ; and Frederick Duncombe, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Ba hama Islands. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JULY 24. 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John McLoughlin has been permitted to resign the Adju tancy. 16th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Richard Fielding Mor rison to be Adjutant, vice Cowtan, who resigns the Ad jutancy only. _ _ . 4th Regiment of Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Sawyer is Wayland, and not Weyland, as stated in the Gazette of the 3d July. 17th Foot—Sergeant-Major John Emmett to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Harris, promoted. 18th Foot—Captain James Baird, from the 41st Foot, to be Captain, vice Haydock, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Ensign William C. Ralston to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George O'Connell, who retires. 25th Foot—Captain Henry Hungerford St. Leger, from the 80th Foot, to be Captain, vice Wilkinson, who ex changes. 32d Foot—William Molyneux Rose, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bishop, promoted. 37th Foot—The appointment of Gentleman Cadet Handley Paul Kirkwocd from the Royal Military College, to an Ensigncy, without purchase, as stated in the " Gazette" of the 3d July, 1860, has been cancelled. 40th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Horatio Scott, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vic e Mi nes , deceased. 41st Foot—Captain Henry James Haydock, from the 18th Foot, to be Captain, vice Baird, who exchanges. 44th Foot—Ensign Henry Wemyss Feilden, from the 42d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mclnnis, who retires. 46th Foot--The Christian names of Ensign Clarke are Percy Doveton, and not Philip Piercy Dovelin, as stated in the Gazette Of the 31 inst. . 53d Foot—Harry Hutchinson Stewart, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Flood, promoted to .an Unattached Company, without purchase. 54th Foot—Surgeon Wellington Poole, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Dowding, appointed to the Staff. 64th Foot—Ensign William James Voules to be Lieute- nant, without Purchase, vice Fennessy, deceased ; Ser geant John O'Dell to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Voules. 76th Foot—Brevet-Major Morley Stratford Tynte Dennis, to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant- Colonel Collingwood Fenwick, deceased ; Lieutenant John Henry Tripp to be Captain, without purchase, vice Dennis; Ensign Edmund Austin to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Tripp. 80th Foot—Captain John Wilkinson, from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice St. Leger, who exchanges. 83d Foot—Ensign Jahn Healey to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Colebrooke, deceased. INVALID DEPOT (Cape of Good Hope).—Lieutenant Syd ney James Tirebrell, from Paymaster, on half-pay 58th Foot, to be Paymaster. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.—Captain William Thomas Exham Fosbery, from the 77th Foot, to be Captain of a Company of Gentlemen Cadets, vice Captain Wm. Pater son, appointed Instructor of Military Drawing, vice Lieutenant Fry, 86th Foot, who has resigned that ap pointment. HOSPITAL STAFF. The Commission of William Linton, M.D., C. 8., as In. spector-General of Hospitals, has been antedated to the lsi October, 1858. The Commission of James Mouat, C. 8., as DepUty-In spector-General of Hospitals, has been antedated to the Ist October, 1858. Surgeon-Major John Maitland, M.D., who retires on half-pay, to have the Honorary Rank of Deputy-Inspec tor•General of Hospitals, in accordance with the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858. Surgeon William Mills Dowding, from the 54th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Poole, appointed to the 54th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Joliffe Tuffnell to be Sur geon. This appointment to be Suptrnumerary to the Establishment. Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Gibson, M. 8., from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Scott, ap pointed to the 40th Foot. VETERINARY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. John Henry Burbage, Gent., to be Acting Veterinary- Surgeon. David Paley, Gent., to be Acting Veterinary-Surgeon. BREVET. Colonel Robert Fitzgerald Crawford, Royal Artillery, to have the temporary rank'of Brigadier-General while in com mand of a Brigade. Major Henry Boyd, 22d Bombay Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Major Lincoln Stephen Hough, 31st Bombay Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Second Captain Charles Edward Cumberland, Royal Engineers, to be Major in the Army. Second Captain Andrew Hugh Bogle, Bengal Artillery, to be Major in the Army. Captain William Francis Hunter, 2d Bombay Light Cavalry, to be Major in the Army. Captain John Augustus Wood, 20th Bombay Native In • fantry, to be Major in the Army. Lieutenant Sydney James Timbrell, Paymaster Inva lid Depot, Cape of Good Hope, to have the honorary rank of Major under the Royal Warrant of 27th January, 1860. The Commission as Brevet-Major of Brevet• Major Henry , Knightley Burne, 2d Bengal Native Infantry, has been ante dated to the 21st November, 1857. BANKRUPTS. John Green, commission agent, Philpot-lane, City, to surrender July 30, at one, and Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. _ David Hunter, m6rchant, Cornhill, Aug. 3, at eleven, and Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Hughes, wire drawer, Birmingham, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Jesse Attwood, licensed victualler, Newington, Sitting bourne, Kent, Aug. 6, at eleven, and Sept, 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Frederic Eyles, printer, Brighton, Aug. 7, at eleven, and Sept. 4, at half-past two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. John Martin, clothier, Nottingham, August 9 and 30, at half-past eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. William Palin and John C raven P a li ; ma lt s t er s, Ches ter, Aug. 3 and 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Nathaniel Evans and Robert Buncombe Evans, tanners, Colyton, Devonshire, August 8, and September 18, at &even, at the Exeter District Court. Thomas Laurence a n d Willi am M o rtimore, leather fac tors, St. Mary-Axe, Aug 4 and Sept. IS, at eleven i , ve a r t po t o b l e , Court of Bankruptcy. William • Jones tailor, Aldershot, Aug . 7, at half - past eleven, and Sept. 11, at one, at the Co urt of Ba nkruptcy. Anthony Cumming, the younger , merchan t , L Aug. 3 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Michael H. Robinson, tailor, Wolverhampton, A ug. 3 and 24, at eleven, at the'Rirrningharn District Cou r t. Ann Amelia Leevera, hosier, Liverpool, Aug. 6 and 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. s ivi cri an ve c r e a er M p an is ch tr ls c - t Arthur Jackson and Richard Michell Eastman, brokers Liverpool, the rollers' Liverpool, Aug. 6 anal 30, at eleven, triet Court. Liverpool Dis- Frederick Thomas Goodall, money Manches ter, Aug. 7 and 28, at twelve, at the Court. ................N. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Fleming, farmer, Newton of Nydie, Pifeshire. Norman Macdonald, merchant, Shieldaig, Ross-shire. Mrs. Eliza Grant, Fyfe, or D ucat, 90, George-street, Edixburgli. GOOD WOOD RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CRAVEN STAKES. Crater Gaspard 2 Bel Esperariza GRATWICKE STAKES. Winton Sagitta Plumper STEWARDS' CUP. Sweetsauce 1 Maggiore .. 11 Thirty-seven ran. • LAVANT STAKES. Dead heat with Phemy colt and Walloon. Chesterfield ARRlVED.—Buccaneer, St. James, and Joyeuse. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MONDAY. We had not a very busy day here, and there was nothing done indicative of any great change. For the Goodwood Stakes, 5 to 1 was offered against Satellite, and 6 to 1 against Gridiron. Tocher was a little more in request; the latest betting quoted was Bto 1, but to-day 7to 1, and ultimately 6 to 1 were taken. Wallace and Flitch were each supported at their respective quotations, and the same remark will apply to Claire, while less than 25 to 1 was not taken about Riseber. Starke keeps his position as first favourite for the Goodwood Cup; and the only noticeable change in the Stewards' Cup was the support given to Man at-Arms, about whom 10 to 1 was taken. Closing prices : GOODWOOD STATUE. sto 1 agst Satellite (offered) 6to 1 aget Gridiron (offered) 6to 1 agst Tocher (taken) 14 to 1 agst Wallace (taken) 100 to 6 agst Rattlebone (taken) 100 to 6 agst Flitch (taken) 100 to 6 agst Claire (taken) 20 to 1 aget Avalanche (taken) 25 to 1 agst Riseber (taken) 30 to 1 aget Cheesecake (taken) 33 to 1 agst Magnum (offered) 40 to 1 agst Edmund Kean (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 9to 2 agst Starke (taken) sto 1 agst Butterfly (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Horror (taken) STEWARDS' CUP. 6to 1 agst Maggiore (taken) 9to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (offered-10 to 1 taken) 16 to 1 bar two LAW INTELLIGENCE. , -(THIS DAY)," COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Kinderaley.) JUDGMENT.-ARCHER Y. KELLY. The contention in this case arose under the marriage settlement of Jane Ashley and Charles Harwood Archer, dated Oct. 20,1845. Miss Ashley was entitled in expectancy on the death of her father, then living, to £4,074 10s., 3 per Cent. Consols. She was also entitled in remainder to a third part of certain freehold estates which were settled in trustees for the benefit of Henry Hickson and his children, and on his death, without issue, in her favour. He died without issue. Miss Ashley was also entitled to an absolute interest in one third share of £2,000 3 per Cent. Consols, and one third share of £7,833 3 per per Cent. Consols, and a reversionary interest in 44,074 3 per Cent. Consols expectant on the death of her father; but then it was made a covenant in the marriage settlement that any property that Jane Ashley would become entitled to during her coverture of the value of £5OO would be trans ferred by her to trustees in trust for the uses of the mar riage settlement. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the freehold property which Miss Ashley, now Mrs. Archer, became entitled to on the death of Henry Hickson, the tenant for life, without issue, came under the trusts of the marriage settlement. And with respect to the £ll,OOO 3 per Cent. Consols (in round numbers), if the marriage settlement had contained a covenant that on the husband becoming entitled, during marriage, to any property of the value of £5OO, then he would convey it to trustees for the trusts of the settlement, he would have become entitled to that sum on his marriage with Jane Ashley; but Jane Ashley on her marriage with Mr. Archer did not become entitled to any sum whatever. The right to the £ll,OOO 3 per Cent. Consols before marriage continued and remained in her after marriage the same as before. She did not become entitled to any sum whatever on her marriage; therefore, she was not liable to transfer any part of the £ll,OOO 3 per Cent. Consols to trustees for the W3OB of the marriage settlement. His Honour declared accordingly, with costa. THIS RAY'S S.HI.PPIN4. LONDON, July 24.—Wind this day 4 n oon West ; moderate breeze, a n d c l ou d y —North- Weather, with slight showers of rain. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived, July 23.—Sif, from Quebec; Downs, from Galata ; Azoff, from Ibrail; Meridian, from Rouen ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Gipsey, from Llanelly ; Victoria, from Cardiff; Mechanic's Own, from Newport; Eliza Ann, from Neath, Arrived, July 24.—South-Western, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed, July 23.—Alliance, steamer, for Havre; Dis patch, steamer, for Jersey, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.). GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.S.W.; tide sth hour's ebb; weather fine. Arrived, July 24—Port Glasgow, from Quebec • Cathe rine, from Riga; Unit e , f rom Caen; Caledonia, Quebec; Ko nigsberg. Sailed, July 24—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.N.W., moderate. Passed in tow—Stuart Wortley, from Bombay. Passed —York Town, from New York; Josephine, from St. Kitt's ; Tar, from Swansea ; Reaper, from Havannah —all for London. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—MesuIow hay, £3 Oa to £5 Os Od ; new do., £2 10s to £4 Os ; old clover, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., lOs to £4 18s; and straw, £1 15s to £2 5s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND..--Old Meadow hay, £3 to £5 2s 6d; new do., £2 15s to £4 Os; old clover, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 10s to £4 18s; and straw, £1 16s to £2 5s per lead. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os Od; new do., £2 lOs to £4 Os ; old clove,, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 10s to £4 IBs ; and straw, £1 14s to £2 2s per toad. Trade dull, COLONIAL. ----- TEA.—The market continues very dull, only a limited amount of business having been effected at late quotations. SUGAR.—No public sales of importance have been held, and in the private market the dealings have been only for immediate wants, at about former rates. In the Refund market prices have shown a downward tendency. COFFEE.—OnIy a moderate business has been recorded, but prices are firm for the better qualities of Plantation Ceylon. RICE. —Moderate inquiries have been experienced for East India descriptions, and a steady business done at about late rates. Runt.--No - sales of importance have taken place, and prices are unaltered. SALTPETRE.—The market is very quiet, and quotations generally are unaltered. INDIGO.—The public sales were brought to a conclusion yesterday, and the average decline in prices, compared with the previous sales, may be quoted at 6d. to Bd. per lb. TALLow.—The market is steady, and a fair business has been done for immediate consumption. P.Y.C., on the spot, 535. ; last three months, 525. 6d. to 525. 9d. per cwt. ET—JULY 23. the close •f t h. market) Walla End. COAL MARA atioes of Coal per Ton at a. d. 3 Acorn Close .......... 17 0 West Hartley 16 3 6 'Horton ........ South HartlepoO. 17 • Davison's West Hart ley • • • • 16 3 Hetton... 19 0 Hastings Hartley ....16 (~ • • ... Wylam l6 0 -,assop ............... 18 0 17 0 Taufield Moor • ... 13 17 9 5 _ __e. ........ Holywell ............ 1 9 :1. iper Gran elB 0 Russell's Hetton 18 0 Walls End. ErAdyll's Hetton 18 0 ranfield Moor Butes.. l3 6 Thorpe 19 0 Eden ~ . ........ . l7 6 Stewart's Thornley 17 6 16 0 Tunstall .... Haswell ....• ...... ... 1 17 0 06 wart's Hart1ep001......15 6 Shineliffe 18 9 South Durham........ 16 6 Hartlepool. • • Heugh Hall 17 6 ' Belmont .. Hettou l9 0 Riddell 17 0 17 3 orth ........... 16 0' South Kelloe l7 0 18 0 Ships at market, 71 —Sold, 64. wNsooulathh CO, URSE OF il ANI7 14 11 .—THIS DAY. Amsterdam 15 E Sh X O C rt. Ditto 3 Months. 11. ICf nl7 Rotterda m .... 11 16f 11 17 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 26 35 Hamturgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 3.5 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 117/ 1171 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh —31 i Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 49 49k Leghorn — 30 121 30 40 Milan — 25 371 25 45 Genoa — 25 40 25 45 Naples 'Messina — .. Lisbon °port. Rio Janeiro — • • • • New York — • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard),• . . per oz. L 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars ' Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 South American Doublons Ii ;~ *~