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CORPORATION REFORM. • A Court of Common Council was held yester day at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presiding, to con sider the report delivered in on the 20th inst. by the. Corporation Inquiry Committee, relative to the London Corporation Bill in Parliament, and with a petition to the House of Commons against the con fiscatory clauses of the bill, and generally against the measure as altered and framed by the select committee of the house. Mr. J. WOOD (chairman of the committee) moved that the report should be read, and, the motion being agreed to, Mr. WOODTHORPE, deputy town clerk, read the report, as follows : " We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, of your Corporation Inquiry Committee, to whom, on the 18th of February laet, it was referred to prosecute the petition of your hon. Court against the bill ' For the Better Regula tion of the Corporation of the City of London,' brought into Parliament by her Majesty's late Government, do cer tify that since our last report to your hon. Court, the select committee of the House of Commons, to whom the saidbill was referred, have reported the same with amendments to the house. " That in pursuance of the order of your hon. Court a copy of the said bill, as amended by the select commit tee, has been sent to every member of the Court. " That the said bill, as reported to the house, contains many clauses which, in the opinion of your committ e e, are exceedingly objectionable ; and undesirable al t e ra t i ons have been made in other clauses. " That the corporation was not permitted to be heard before the committee except upon a single clause of the said bill ; and they have therefore had no opportunity of enforcing their objections to the several other provisions therein contained. " That the deliberations of the select committee being conducted with closed doors, your committee were but im perfectly informed of the details of the amended bill until after it was reported to the House of Commons, and printed in its amended shape. "That as the bill willshortly be discussed in committee of the whole House an opportunity will be afforded of pro posing such amendments as may be considered expedient to the several clauses of the bill. " There is, however, one most important subject upon which your committee are of opinion that immediate and energetic action should be taken. The clauses confiscating the metage and other revenues of the corporation have been allowed to remain unaltered in the bill; nor has the case of the corporation, in support of their rights, been heard be fore the select committee, nor any provision made for com pensating the citizens of London for the loss thus inflicted upon them. " A statement respecting the metage dues on corn, &c., belouging to the corporation, which was submitted to the select committee, is hereunto annexed for the information of your hon. Court. [This statement has already appeared in our columns.] "That the second reading of the said bill was unopposed by the corporation, ou the understanding that they should be allowed to present and enforce their case against the several provisions of it before the select committee, and that ample opportunity would be afforded them by their counsel, agents, and witnesses to establish their various objections to the bill. " That under these circumstances your committee are of opinion that great and manifest injustice has been done to the corporation, particularly by the abolition, without compensation, of metage dues. We, therefore, recommend your hon. Court to present a petition to the House of Commons to recommit the bill to the select com mittee, and praying that the corporation may be heard against the confiscatory clauses thereof, and generally against the measure. That Mr. Remembrancer has by our directions prepared the draught of a petition accordingly, which is hereunto annexed, and which we submit to the approval of your hon. Court. " All which is respectfully submitted. Dated this 20th day of May, 1858. "JOHN WOOD, &c." Mr. WOOD, in commenting upon the report, said the committee had considered both the billintro duced by Sir G. Grey and that introduced by desire of that Court, and had hoped that the result of the two bills in the house would be to give them a bill of a satisfactory character. He regretted, however, that this was not the case, and especially that the select committee had determined to hold their sit tings in private, so as to prevent the corporation from watching the details of the bill as the work of the select committee proceeded. (Hear.) they had, however, been heard by counsel against the clause of the bill which deprived them of their metage dues without compensation. • but, nevertheless, those dues, amounting to 15,0001., and for which at the outset a good and valid consideration had no doubt been given, were swept away without compensa tion. (Hear.) With regard to the general question of corporation reform he knew there was a great diversity of opinion existing among the members of that Court, but he hoped there would be a per fect unanimity of earnest and manful exertion upon the part of the Court to get the confiscatory clauses struck out of the bill. (Hear.) If the House of Commons should reject their petition, which he did not anticipate would be the case, they would have the power of opposing the clauses in a committee of the whole house ; and if the bill in its present shape passed the House of Commons he hoped they would be prepared to give it their most decided opposition in another place. (Hear.) In conclusion he moved " That this Court do agree with the committee in their report." Mr. 14. L. TAYLOR suggested that, before the discussion was proceeded with, the alterations made in the bill should be read at the table. The Court acquiesced, and the alterations were read by the deputy town-clerk accordingly. Alderman CIIDITT then said he was anxious to ex- press to the Court the desire which the aldermen had to carry out the bill according to the compact which had been made between the two courts The Remembrancer had prepared clauses for that pur pose, and they having been committed to his charge he moved them in committee ; but although he ink ome cases insisted upon a division, the com mittee would not accept some of those clauses. There was a clause regulating the number of com mon councilmen which wa s ojected to, he did not remember exactly by whom, but he thought by Sir G. Grey„ and seeing it hopeless to do so, he did not divide the committee on that clause. (I:tear, hear, and " Oh, oh.") There was another clause making it obligatory upon the Court of Aldermen to present quarterly to the Court of Common Council a statement of their actual expenditure for the past quarter, and also a statement of their estimated expenditure for the next quarter, upon which also objection was taken by the committee, and which he did not, consequently, press to a divi sion. If he had done so nothing would have come of it, but to leave him and Sir James Duke in a minority ; but, since he found an impression prevailing among rainy gentlemen there that the interests of the Court of Common Coineil had not been sufficiently attendel to—(hear)---he was sorry he had not divided the commit tee on both those clauses. (dear, hear.) This matter had been dis cussed at a Court of Aldermen, and a resolution had been adopted, expressing the regret of that Court that the clauses, drawn up as a compact, had not been accepted by the committee, and ex pressing the wish of the Court of Aldermen cor dially to co-operate with that Court in an endea vour to get those clauses yet adopted, the confisca tory clauses struck out, and the bill amended in its general provisions. (Rear.) If in his place in Par liament he could be instrumental in producing such a result it w ou ld g i ve him great pleasure, and he would spare no exertions to do so. (Cheers.) Mr. ABRAHAM was very glad the worthy alder man had repeated the explanation which he had before given to the committee, as before hearing those explanations he (Mr. Abraham) had been of opinion thatthe bill was an alderman's bill. (Hear.) No doubt the bill as it now stood was open to grave -objections upon its details generally, but on that occasion he advised the Courts to throw over all other clauses and deal only with those of a confis catory nature. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BLAKE said the bill was important, not only as regardedlthe city of London, but also as regarded every body corporate in the kingdom—(hear)— since since it was the first attempt that had been made by act of Parliament to confiscate the property of a body corporate without giving them compensation, or even allowing them to be heard in opposition. (Hear, hear.) There had been a promise given by a Secretary of State th t the corporation should have ample opportunities of being heard in com mittee against the clauses of the bill ; but, not withstanding, the &sleet committee had sat with closed doors, and had only allowed them to be heard by counsel against one clause of a most ini quitous character, which sought to deprive them of their coal-dues, and at the same time to compel them to make compensation out of their private resource*. (Hear, hear.) It was shown that this would draw so largely upon their re sources as almost to make them insolvent ; and the committee, growing ashamed of such an iniquitous clause, allowed the city to retain its coal-dues. With regard to the metage dues, however, those the bill still proposed to confiscate without compen nae. tion, although there was no possible justification r s e a i tte n b_ as proceeding, which was in reality a scheme AP u t i ll atr et y r, although it was introduced by a Liberal House of 8114, so far, sanctioned by a reformed fraught witrrigll!,ll; —(hearn (Cheers.) The scheme was property to the whole law of private would use its energies to and he hoped that Court ostthe utmost in order to get the clausesconfiscatoryn4RalsoNruck out of the bill. Mr. Deputy as agreed with the propriety of presenting a petition,tcotmhomended in the report of their committee, butrae he afctti th thought more should be don e , and th:tanimeore time steps should be taken to secure the right s o corporation. He wanted to hav e full information disseminated in all quarters, for he felt assured that if the question were once fully understood it would be impossible for the bill to pass. As a means of forwarding his views in this respect he moved to' add to the recommendation of a committee, with regard to petitioning against the bill, a recommen dation that the committee should take all other nleaxures that might be deemed advisable, either by printing and circulating the objection to be urged against the bill or otherwise, to call the attention of the liverymen, freemen, ratepayers, and other to the glaring injustice that would be done to them if the bill should pass. (Hear, hear.) There were other points of detail to be bjected against, but with regard to the confiscatory clauses, which they then more particularly considering, he cer tainly thought no body of honourable men, such as the British House of Commons, could give their final sanction to them. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WOOD, as chairman of the committee, ac cepted the suggestion offered by the last speaker, as an addition to the report. Mr. ROWE said the bill had gone into committee an iniquitous measure, and come out still more so. At the same time he thought the corporation, by failing to defend their rights when attacked, had encouraged an idea that their metage dues were rather an usurpation than a legal possession. Mr. W. JONES said the City had been too passive in the matter, and had been deceived by placing too much confidence in public men in whom he had himself lost all confidence. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BESLEY thought the clauses which reduced the aldermen to 16 appointed for life, quite as bad as the confiscatory clauses. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman SIDNEY thought it was unneces sary then to go into the general details of the bill, as the confiscatory clauses, it had been generally understood, would a l one b e b roug h t un d r consi deration ; and, with the exception of those clauses, he, for one, regarded the bill as being a wise, just, and prudent measure, and one which would be favourably received by the public out of doors. (Oh, oh !) Mr. ti. TAYLOR was not at all surprised that an alderman should regard the bill with satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) Two members of the Court of Alder men had sat upon the select committee to which the bill was referred, and it was a remarkable thing that as the bill now stood, while that court was not deprived of a single one of its privileges, there was not a single privilege of the Court of Common Council that was preserved. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Deputy DAKIN remarked upon the fact that when the Royal Commission sat they expected to find great malversation and mismanagement of the corporation funds, but this had not been the case. (Hear, hear.) Nothing of the sort was found ; no case was made out against the corporation on that ground ; and he, therefore, protested against inter ference on the part of Parliament and the Govern ment with the property of the City. With regard to the confiscatory clauses of the bill, there could be only one opinion in that Court, and if the bill passed as it now stood, it would, in his opinion, be a most unfortunate page in the history of England. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ANDERTON denounced the bill at some length, and in conclusion he tore to atoms a copy of the bill which he held in his hand, exclaiming, amid the laughter of the Court—" Dash the bill ; I don't like it all. I should like to see it burnt by the common hangman." Mr. MORRIS, M.P., reminded the Court that they had always been impracticable on the subject of reform, and from that impracticability he drew the inference that a reforming measure, emanating from the late Government, went further than it would otherwise have done. With regard to the dangerous and unconstitutional confiscatory clauses, he urged the necessity of making calm and delibe rate representations on the subject, expressing his opinion that the House of Commons would give to the arguments of the corporation a fair and atten tive hearing. He vindicated the conduct of Mr. Alderman Cubitt as a member of that Court, and of the select committee, and earnestly impressed upon the Court the necessity in dealing with so important a measure, of laying eside all party feelings and petty jealousies, and being perfectly unanimous in their appeal to Parliament. Sir J. DUKE vindicatedhimsolf against the charge of having neglected the interests of that Court, or as a member of the select committee, and with regard to the Court of Aldermen, he said that the fact that that Court would no longer have the power of drawing upon the Chamber ought alone to ba sufficient to settle the differences that had so long prevailed between the two Courts. 11 , Tr. GRESHAM inquired whether it rested with committees on public bills whether their sittings were private or not ? The REMEMBRANCER said it rested entirely with committee themselves. Sir J. DUKE said, one of his first motions en the sitting of the committee was, that the officers of the corporation sho u ld b e admitted, but he could not even succeed in that. Mr. GRESHAM could not conceive why the select committee should have resolved to sit with closed doors. With regard to the report of their own committee, it was too vague in not naming the clauses which had boon amended in an unsatisfac tory way. Mr. WOOD having replied, The motion was put from the chair, and aareed to unanimously, as was a l so a reso l ut i on i n favour of of a petition to the Rouse of Commons, to be signed by the town clerk and presented by the sheriffs, and which was as follows : "To the Hon. the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Parliament assembled. " The humble petition of the 1;;',ci;;01; - ziawrlen, and Commons of the city of London in Common Council assembled. " Showeth,—That a bill is now pending ig your hon. house entitled ' A Bill for the better Regulation of the City of London.' " That the said bill xval read a second time, without any opposition being offered by your petitioners, upon the un derstanding that it should be referred to a select-commit tee, before which your petitioners' case should be fully heard. " That your petitioners duly presented a petition to your hon. house, praying to be heard by the counsel, agents, and witnesses, before a select committee to whom the said bill should be referred, against the several clauses thereof. " That a seleot committee was afterwards e.ppointed, to which the said bill was referred, together with the petition presented by your Petitioners. " That by divers clauses of the said bill, it was proposed to deprive your petitioners, without giving them any com pensation, of various sources of revenue - , of which they had been possessed for a period extending beyond the time of legal memory, and their right to which has been repeatedly confirmed by charter, statute, and judicial decisions. "That large sums of money have been borrowo 1 by your petitioners for public improvements ou the credit of these and the other revenues of your petitioners, and are still charged thereon. "That your petitioners were allowed to be heard by their counsel before the select committee upon one clause, and one clause only, of the said bill, and wore not permitted to be heard upon other clauses prejudicial to their interests, by sortie of which it was sought to deprive them of their said property; and the select comrni: tee has reported the bill to your hen, house without expunging the said last mentioned clauses, or introducing any prevision for giving compensation to your petitioners in respect of the injury thereby inflicted upon them. "That your petitioners consider it unjust that the re venues of the corporation shouldibe confiscated, as proposed by the said bill, without its being proved or alleged that your petitioners have been guilty of malversation in respect of them, and wi hout their being allowed any opportunity of being heard in support of their rights and property. " That there is no precedent in the legislation of your hon, house for the course which has been adopted iu refer ence to the said bill, nor any instance of any individual or corporation being deprived of any property wi, bout having had the opportunity of being beard in defence thereof, and without adequate compensation being given for the same. "That your petitioners view with alarm the establish ment of a precedent which may be pleaded to justify an interference with rights of property which have been hitherto held sacred, and earnestly trust that your hon. house will not sanction those provision!) of the bill which embody a principle and introduce a practice so objection able. " That your petitioners entertain a decided opinion that, if they had been allowed to bo heard before the select corn• mittee, the objectionable provisions above alluded to would have been expunged or greatly modified. " Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your hon. house will be pleased to make an order for the recommittal of the said bill to the select committee, and for your peti tioners being fully heard by their counsel, agents, and wit nesses against the clauses aforesaid, or that the said clauses may be expunged from the bill ; and that such other relief may be afforded to y our petitioners as your hon. house may " ourt then a dj ourned. e e i m h fi e t C. [ADVERTISaMENT .1— SIGHT AND HEARING —SPECTACLES GLASSES.—S. and B. Piccadilly. 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The argume n ts pro and con, so far as th e ques tion of censure is at stake, were conclud e d yester day ;but the subseq :tent proceedings show th a t th e dispute between the re=formers and the Board has and that the issue now involved assumes in e onnvlyolv commenceded an the confines of Trinity [Jolley, After Mr. Hamil ton Smythe, Q. C. had a ddressed the Court on the part of the Rev. Mr. Carm. the Vice-Chan cellorhaeles announced that the c,7-s must stand for judgment. The following important discussion then ensued between counsel and the Court : Mr. Lawson, Q.C.—I would respectfully ask your lordships, on behalf of Dr. Shaw, not to dispose of his case without hearing counsel for him in reply. The Vice-Chancellor—We have listened attentively to all that has been said. Mr. Lawson—l know that, but new matters have been introduced by Mr. Ball and Mr. Lloyd which have not been adverted to in reply, and we desire to observe upon them. The Vice-Chancellor--If you undertake to apply your self merely to the new matter we will hear you, but your speech, both as to the details of the case and the arguments, was so very full, that it does not occur to me anything more can be said. Mr. Lawson—After that I will not press my applica tion. But Dr. Shaw wishes me to say that the matters brought forward to-day, and the statements made with re spect to what the Board have done, he does not admit to be correct. They are in many respects fallacious and incorrect, and, if necessary, he is prepared to prove that. The Vice-Chancellor—l am satisfied yon cannot go into statements and evidence to disprove those state ments. They have been received by the Court merely as statements. Mr. Brewster—As Mr. Lawson has made that obser vation, it is right I should say, standing here as counsel for the provost and senior fellows, and this being a general visitation, that nothing would give them greater plea sure than that anybody would bring forward before this tribunal any charges or imputations upon their conduct that may be supposed to have foundation. The Vice-Chancellor—That enables me, with the con. currence of the Lord Archbishop, to bring before the Court one particular matter. A letter was addressed to the Chancellor of the University by the registrar of the college, in which it is represented that a great variety of charges have been made against the Provost and senior fellows; and this letter contains what is considered to be a refutation of those charges. He did not think that the Court should enter generally into many of the matters stated ; but there was one charge with respect to which the Court felt it their bounden duty to call the attention of the college authorities. It was their defence against the charge supposed to be made against them of having applied to their own individual use certain portions of the university fees that belonged properly to the college chest—the general hind of the college. If there was anybody present, as a member of the Corporation, who was prepared to sustain that charge, the Court was quite ready to investigate it. On the other hand, if there was no person there to repeat that charge, it would be for the Provost and Senior Fellows to say whether they have anything to offer on the subject either in the way of explanation or disproof. Dr. Shaw—l am present to make that charge. Vice-Chancellor Blackburne—Put the charge in writ ing. This Court cannot proceed but on a written charge, When this is done we will consider whether the investi gation should proceed to-day, or at some future adjourn• ment of the. Court. Dr. Shaw—•l will put the charge in writing. Mr. Lawson, Q C., said, on behalf of Dr. Shaw, that while he concurred in a great deal of what had been said by Mr. Smythe, he wished the Court to understand that Dr. Shaw desired to have an adjudication on the merits of his case on the form of the sentence, and not upon the point whether or not he was properly summoned before the Board. Vice-Chancellor Blackburn() said the Court perfectly understood the meaning of Mr. Lawson's observations, and would decide the case on the grounds in which he stated it. Dr. Shaw said he bad another charge to bring against the Board of Trinity College, of violating a statute in order to screen great defects and abuses in the college from public ken. Vice-Chancellor Blackburne said the Court were of opinion that they could not hear any matter that was a fit subject for the jurisdiction of the Board in the first in stance ; but with respect to charges against the Board itself of malversation, as by the instance of the univer sity fees, they were of opinion that this was the proper tribunal to investigate such charges, and they would afford to the parties making them the fullest oppor tunity. The Rev. Benjamin Dixon, Junior Fellow, said he wished to bring under the notice of the Court what he conceived was a violation of the statute by the Board. He made no charge against individuals ; his complaint was that a statute of the university had been violated. Vice-Chancellor Blackburne said he thought this was a matter to be investigated at another time ; six days' notice were required of any charge to be preferred against the Provost and Board ; but in reference to the imputations already alluded to, the Court were deter mined to proceed with the investigation of them at once. The Rev. Mr. Dixon said he was not aware of the rule requiring six days' notice, and he was therefore at some inconvenience in the matter. The Vice-Cdancellor desired the charge to be fur. nished in writing, and the Court would consider whether it came within the scope of their power to entertain it. Dr. Sbaw wished to be permitted to say—as the words malversation of- funds had been used—that the charge which he had to bring against the Board was not of that character. He alleged that a statute had been violated by the Board, but not with the view to screen from the public a malversation of public funds. Vice-Chancellor Blackburne.—Put the charge in writ ing, and then there can be no mistake about it. Dr. Shaw.—l will avail myself of that permission. The Court then adjourned for half-an-hour, when their lordships again sat. The Registrar read the following paper handed in by Dr. Si aw :—" My allegation is that the proportion of fees on higher degrees, as published by the Board in 1791 and 1801, has been altered so as to give to the Provost and Senior Fellows amounts formerly given to Trinity College. In bringing this charge I think it right to add that I make no personal imputation against the Existing membors of the Board. I further allege that the statute enacts that sub-lecturers shall be provided to lecture in each of the four classes, and that for the present year the Board have only appointed two." Mr. Brewster, Q C.—These are two distinct charges. They should be handed in separately. The Registrar.—The two charges are on the same letter. Vice-Chancellor Blackburne—The Court si,anda ad journed till Tuesday, .Tune 1, at 11 o'clock, when this matter will be proceeded with. Mr. Brewster, Q.C. —The Board do not desire any adjournment. They are prepared to go into the matter now, Vice-Chancellor Blackburne.—The Court cannot pro ceed with it to-day. Mr. Lawson, Q.C.—As a letter on the subject of this charge has been written by the Provost and Senior Fel lows to the Chancellor, it is only fair and reasonable that my client should be furnished with a copy of it. Mr. Brewster, Q.C., said the suggestion was per fectly right, and would be acceded to. The Board felt it their duty the moment they heard that such a charge was to be preferred to place in the bands of the highest authority to which they were amenable the facts as they believed them to be. They were most desirous to have the opportunity of submitting these facts to the public, and they rejoiced that, through the kindness of the Court, they now had permission to do so. The Board widiecl to give Mr. Lawson's client every opportunity to advance his charge a ainst them. All the documents intended to be relied on would be accessible to Dr. Shaw. Mr. Brewster then asked if their lordships intended to proceed with any other matters except those now before them at the adjourned sitting ? The V.c ~ dhancellor saitithat a matter in connexion with the coostruction of the late statute had been brought under their notice by Dr. Dixon, which he bad directed the regstrar to receive; and if there was time, and it was fit to be entertained, it would be proceeded with. The Coui; was then adjourned to Tuesday, June L RAND PROGRESS OF ALGIERS.—Algiers being no longer large enough for its population and commerce the plan for con,tructing an entirely new town at Mus tapha, a vast tract of ground close to the city, is again brought forward. 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Somerset ; Captains Hayhills, Hero ut, Campbell, Maskeleyne, and Whygham ; Lientenan is Rumbalt, O'Brien, Foster, Little, Arnott, and Harri son ; Ensigns Smith, Geddles, Gatacre, Ashton, Bolam,_ and Butler ; Adjutant Smith, Quartermaster Metcalf, and Surgeon Docker. Also, Staff Assistant-Surgeon 3 . . M'Kinnell, two ladies, two officers' wives, 522 rank al 2d file, 38 sol diers' wives, 32 children, and three hors-es. Yesterday morning the troops belonging• to the Royal Engineer establishment at Brompton barrat :ks, Chatham, accompanied by a large body of officers, w ent through a variety of escalading operations at Prince Ed ward's bas tion. These operations are to be repeated at frequent intervals. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Fly, ha ve taken in a large quantity of ordnance stores at Chatham, proceeded to Sheerness yesterday. While steaming out of the har bour, the Fly ran into the Gloucester, 50„ lying off the Queen's-stairs, and carried away her side latdder and stag ing. After getting clear of the Gloucester the Fly quitted the harbour and proceeded down the river, when she ran ashore in Gillingham-creek, but was shortly afterwards got off again, and returned into harbour at Chatham. The Marlborough, 131, Capt. Lord F. H. Kerr, got up steam yesterday morning, and steamed from Spithead to the Nab several timeß, to try her engines, &v. The Monarch, 84, Capt. Patey, flag of Vice-Admiral H.W. Bruce, got up to Spithead yesterday morning from St. Helen's Roads• Admiral Bruce was expected to strike his flag last night at sunset, and the 'ship was to go to the eastward to be paid off. The Rhadamanthus, steam storeship, Master-Com mander Sturdee, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from Woolwich, with machinery, and having in tow two steam gunboats, the Beady and Thrush. The sloop Comm, 14, Commander R. Jenkins, from Simon's Bay April 1, arrived off Plymouth Sound yes terday morning, and received orders to proceed to Sheer ness. The Battalion of Royal Marines, with the Light In. fantry Regiments of Militia, were yesterday drawn up on Woolwich Common, under the command of Lieut.- Col. Fleming, R.M., Lieut.-Col. Fane, Oxford Militia, and the respective officers of battalions, and were put throne* sundry platoon exercises and file firing practice, occupying upwards of five hours. The regimental band belonging to the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, engaged during the week in Greenwich-park, were yes terday succeeded by the band of the Royal Artillery, who performed in the park from 2 p.m. until 7. The B and H batteries of Royal Artillery, in command of Major Franklin, C 8., were occupied during the day in Wool wich-marsh in carrying out a continuation of experiments in order to verify the effect of the shrapnel! shells fired from the battery howitzers among a number of targets, Planted at various distances so as to form representative columns cf advancing soldiery. The effect was said to be highly satisfactory and interesting. Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Naval Aide-de Camp to the Queen, and Surveyor of the Fleet, yesterday inspected the ships under fitment at Woolwich. The special object of the Surveyor-General's visit to Woolwich dockyard was to ascertain the pro gress made in completing H.M. screw steamship Archer, recently commissioned by Capt. Sandersoa for service on the coast of Africa. An extra number of shipwrights were consequently ordered to be employed thereon, and a colour•sergeaet, corporal, drummer, and 20 privates of Royal Marines Light Infantry are to be told off to ship on board on Tuesday next. The Marines will be ern_ played in getting in stores, scraping decks, splicing gun tackle, See. The iron paddlewheel steam vessel Oberon has had her repairs completed, and is about to be brought forward at Woolwich for commission. A detacbment of volunteers from the light infantry companies Royal Marines left Woolwich yesterday to join the gunnery ship Excellent, at Portsmouth, having been transferred from the divisional companies to the Royal Marine Artillery. The freight ships Malcolm Brown and the Menapia were yesterday chartered by the War Department for the conveyance of stores from Woolwich for Malta and Montreal. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieut. W. H. Rashbrooke to the Royal George, for service to the Ordinary, at Sheerness, vice May, placed on tbo reserved list; Lieut. T Cartwright's appointment has been cancelled; B. S. Jackson, master's assistant, to the Marlborough. MILITIA. The steamship Pacific, Capt. Thompson, arrived at SpiThead yesterday evening at 8 o'clock from Dublin, which she left at 6 o'clock on Monday evening, with the 4th Middlesex Militia, who will land this morning and proceed to the South-Western Railway at 6 o'clock for their county head-quarters (Hounslow) to be disembodied. The force consisted of Lt.-Col. J. Scriven, Major F. 11. Bleachford, Capts. E. 11. F►nney, C. J. Boulton, C. E. Mortimer, W. E. Taunton, W. P. Brisley, E. E. Elliott, M. Constable, Lieuts. C. Boynton, J. G. Slade, C. F. Ruth er f or d, E. W. Goulding, W. J. B. Stanbridge, C. Wilkinson, 11. E. King, J. F. Burke, J. F. Wintour, H. E. Scriven, Ensigns W. W. D. A. Jones, E. B. Jackson, P. 0. Page, J. A. Norman, B. Byrne, W. Burrell, Acting-Paymaster M. Copplestone, Adjutant Captain C. W. Parke. 7, Quartermaster George Hope, Assistant-Surgeon E. Adolphus, 628 rank and file, 38 soldiers' wives, 49 children, and 8 horses. The Pacific went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday forenoon and landed the baggage, horses, &c. LORD SHAFTESBURY AND THE SUNDAY CABAL. (From the Morning Herald.) Lord Shaftesbury seems to be suddenly possessed by an irresistible desire to destroy his own reputa tion. It is vain to attempt to disguise the unpala table truth, but the noble earl drys not stand so well with the British public as he did a short time since. His share in the late factious attack upon the Government has given deep, and, we are com pelled to add, reasonable cause of offence to many of his former admirers. Lord Shaftesbury's repu tation for earnestness and sincerity of purpose once ranked amongst the first. It has, however, been put to the test, and we are compelled to state, and with sorrow we record the fact, has been found wanting. We do not on this occasion allude to Lord Shaftesbury's ungracious attempt to persuade the assembled Peers on Saturday w , :ek that his political sympathies " had over been and still were with that party which was represented by her Ma jesty's. present Government." The assertion is cnatradicted by his actions ; and certainly, if Lord Shaftesbury had re illy been a supporter of the present A'linistry, he might have saved himself the trouble of crossing to the Opposition benches with the late occupants of office. It ia, however, with a much worse case that we have at present to deal. Our readers will remem ber that during the debate in the House of Lords on the evening of the 14th instant Lord Derby alluded to that Cambridge House Sunday meeting, of which ample details have been furnished to the public by leade rs . L or d D er b y sa id— we re p ea t the precise w organs enjoying th e con fidence of the o r be no mistake— ds used on the occasion, that there may " The noble earl's notice was given on Monday last. I don't know whether he atteaded it ; but I presume he had communicated to him the result of that Sunday meeting, which I am told was not entirely for religious purposes. I mention it merely as a singulir coincidence. On Sunday last a meeting was hsld at the house of the noble lord (Palmerston) at which it is supposed (and believe on very good authority) that the subject of the motion was discussed ; and it does so happen that the noble ea , l, intimately and closely connected with the noble viscount, gives on Monday, in this house, notice of his intention to submit a resolution." The real interpretation of the above is plain enough. Lord Derby stated distinctly that he did not know whether Lord Shaftesbury attended that Sunday meeting, though he presumed that the re sult of the same had been communicated to him. On the Monday after the debate we wrote, "In a certain portion of the religious world, Lord Shaftes bury's reputation stood high, but his share in the new Sunday movement at Cambridge House has created surprise and indignation amongst many of his former friends and admirers. Whether Lord Shaftesbury was or was not present at the meeting at Cambridge House on Sunday week, can be of little consequence. We are not in the confidence of these politicians, and we do poi - , therefore, pre tend to decide that point. The Palmerston organ, on Monday last, announced that such an assembly had taken place at Cambridge House on the pre vious Sunday, and that an assault upon Ministers was to be delivered. On the evening of the day on which this announcement appeared LordShaftes bury came forward a s th e c hampion o f th e Opposi tion. He thus virtu a lly became the a pp rover and and the abettor of this Sunday movement. Many persons imagined that Om must be some mistake EVENING, MAY 27, 1858. in the matter, and that Lord Shaftesbury would not, on any account whatever, sanction by his advocacy a movement commenced under such circumstances, and upon the most sacred day of the seven. But the weekly organ of the opposition yesterday re peated the statement in conclusive terms. On Sunday afternoon,' says the Observer, ' a meeting of most of the membars of the late Cabinet was held at Lord Palmerston's, when the position of affair was fully discussed,' &c. And to this intrigue to reinstate a Cabinet scoutad from power only three months ago Lord Shaftesbury lent his influ ence and support. Deeply do we regret that one generally respected should so far have forgotten himself, and thus have shaken confidence in our public leaders." Such ware our comments upon the transaction ten days ago ; and we see no reason why, after tho perusal of Lord Shaftesbury's explanations, we should retract one line. Lord Shaftesbury suffered a week to elapse before be took notice either of the statement made by the Prime Minister, in his place in Parliament, or the remarks which it called forth from the press. To the astonishment of all who remembered what Lord Derby really had said, a letter bearing Lord Shaftesbury's signature appeared in the Times of Saturday last, containing, amongst other state ments, the following :—" The Prime Minister, in the debate of the 14th, stated that. I had attended a political meeting on Sunday at Cambridge House." This charge, as we showed at the time, is untrue. Lord Derby said, in plain English, " I don't know whether he attended it ;" and this poitive assertion, by some strange process, Lord Shaftesbury would convertinto an insinuation that he was present. On Tuesday a communication from Lord Derby was published in tho Times, and in this the noble eat]. refuted Lord Shaftesbury's charge, quoting what he really did say in reply. Lord Shaftesbury is not, however, satisfied, and in yesterday's Times published a rejoinder, in which, after quoting Lord Derby's speech in the exact terms we have given it, adds, "If Lord Derby will say tthat he did not intend, directly or in directly, to convey the belief that I had attended such a meeting (though if he did not, I cannot con- I prehend why the words were used), I will at once withdraw my remark and express my regret for having made it." In his first letter to the Times Lord Shaftesbury declared Lord Darby "stated that he attended the Sunday meeting; in his second communication Lord Shaftesbury writes "intend, directly, or indirectly, to convey tire belief." This looks like an evasion. We always believed that Lord Shaftesbury belonged to a school, by the members of which all Jesuitical practices are con demned. Honest men are generally willing to give a plain interpretation to a plain sentence. Lord Derby said explicity enough that he did not know whether Lord Shaftesbury attended that Sunday meeting ; and the conduct of any one who attempts to distort the meaning of such a simple sentence must excite grave suspicions. Lord Derby said one thing, and Lord Shaftesbury en deavours to prove that he said another. There can be no doubt who will have the best of such an argument. The real grievance cannot, however, be con cealed. It matters little whether Lord Shaftesbury was or was not present at that Sunday meeting. The public havo seen him devoting himself with the most extraordinary enthusiasm to the cause for which that meeting was held, and endeavouring to forward the views of its promoters in every possible way. If Lord Shaftesbury really does object to meetings for such purposes on the Sabbath, this conduct is quite at variance with his convictions ; if Lord Shaftesbury believes them to be proper and justifiable, why should he take such pains to prove that he was not present ? But for Lord Shaftes bucy to object to the new Sunday movement, and yet to endeavour to promote its objects, is a gross piece of inconsistency, and it is this which hangs like a millstone round his lorclihip's neck. All his efforts to escape from a false position must be fruit less. If a political meeting on such a day was improper, and ought to be condemned, those who took a prominent part in carrying out the plans concocted on that occasion cannot escape condem nation. They rendered themselves particeps criminis, and the correspondence to which we have referred induces us to believe that Lord Shaftes bury's consciences is not very easy on this point. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 26. John Haden was charged before the Lord Mayor with having committed a robbery in the shop of Mr. Murray, of 30, Cornhill, chronometer maker. Mr. Gartner, shopman to Mr, Murray, said—About five o'clock yesterday evening the prisoner came to our shop and asked to look at a gold Albert chain. I showed him one, but be wanted one of a different quality, and he took up a very heavy ono, and asked the price. I told him 16f., and he put it down, and said he wanted one of a particular pattern. He then took up two or three more of the chains and kept them in his hands. He said he wanted ono par ticularly for his brother that day, and he asked me to see if there was not one of a certain pattern in the long chains. I opened the glass box, and suspecting, I watched him particularly, and saw him put something which seemed to bea chain or two chains into his pocket. I the❑ counted the chains in the case, and missed two. I allowed him to leave the shop, and I then followed him and caught hold of him, and told him he was a swindler. I brought him back to the shop, and saw hitr, in a quick manner, throw two chains amongst the lot, I then called an officer. The prisoner, who was identified as a regular shop lifter for many years, was remanded for a few days, in the expectation that ether shopkeepers would come for ward and charge him with robberies. BOW-STREET.—A young German, who said his name was Edward Lini, was charged by Benjamin Pass servant to Mr. Gammon, of 46, Bloomsbury-square, with stealing a favourite little black and tan terrier, the property of his master. The deg was presented to Mr. Gammon by a friend, some years ago, and was much prizrd by himself and family, partly on the donor's account, and partly f rom being an exceedingly pretty specimen of its kind. It had been repeatedly stolen, but always returned on payment of a ravvard. To protect it from thieves it was usually kept in doors, but sometimes it would get into the street in spite of all care, and then it was sure to be snatched up in a moment. On the present occasion it had not been missed from the house when the witness Pass me', the prisoner carrying it in his arms, in Eagle-street, Red Lion-square. He demanded its restitution, but the pri soner refused, unless he would pay two guineas. Upon this he gave the prisoner in charge. Prisoner told the constable first, that he had bought it for 2s. of a man whom be met in the street, and afterwards that he had had the dog for years, and the mother was at his place at that moment. Prisoner, who pretended to speak very bad English, though he had expressed himself clearly enough to the constable, tried to make out that he had been misunderstood. Ho had told the cmstable that the man ho bad bought the dog from said he had had it for years, and that for his part ho should like to have the mother at home. He had bought the dog of a man whom he met 'n the street near Mr. Gammon's house. Mr. Henry asked how he knew where Mr, Gammon lived ? A question at which the prisoner seemed quite taken aback. He offered no reply. He stated that he was a sugar baker, and gave the addre , ses of several firms for whom he had worked ; but only one of the list could be found in the " Directory." He was rema9dud for further examination, the dog being given up to the owner. CLERKENWELL.—TIIE CHARGE OF MURDER IN LEATHER-LANE.—Cornelius Cronin and lertunphry Shea, the two Irish labourers who stand remanded on the charge of feloniously killing and slaying Thomas Hanwell, in Laystall-street, St. Andrew's, were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt for re-examination. The court and its environs were, 1 ng before the time appointed for the examination, crowded to excess, and the case seemed to create a deal of interest. The evidence of the witnesses examined on the first occasion has already appeared in this journal, and sit ce then an inquest has been held by Mr. Wakley, coroner, and a verdict recorded that the death of the deceased was causeui by effu , ion of blood to the brain, but that there was no evidence to show who caused the death. Mr. T. Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the prisoners; and Mr. Superintendent Leger, of the G Division, was present to watch the case for the Commissioners of Police. The first witness called was— John Smith, of Crown -court, who said—On the night of the occurrence I was coming out of the Red Lion public-house, when I saw the deceased, who was the worse for Equor, and Crane coming along. I saw them followed by three men, one of whom was Cronin. Ido not know the other two. I saw the other two men push against the deceased, and Cronin struck at him ; but I cannot say wh e th er h e hi t him or not, as their bacs were towards we. At the time eronin struck at llanwell there was a scuffle, and they all fell together. After that they all got up, when the deceased staggered, and struck his head against the wall, and fell to the ground. Mrs, Sarah Paine said—l reside at 9, Laystall-street. On the night in question I was sitting at my parlour window when I saw several men scuffling together. I saw the prisoner Cronin strike the deceased who fell to the ground. Mr. Tyrwhitt--Aro you sure that the man you saw on the ground was the same man that Cronin hit ? Witness —Yes. When the deceased was attempting to get up from the ground another man in a white jacket, and who I have not seen since, struck him on the sife of the head. After that the three men btf,re spoken of turned round and attacked the man Shaddock. At that time the poor man waa quite dead. . The police here informed the magistrate that that was the whole ci the evidence they were able to produce that day. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case remained precisely the same au it did last week with regard to the prisoner Shea, who would be most certainly discharged. It was proved that all the parties went down together, and he did not therefore think it fair to throw the onus of the fatal blow upon the prisoner Cronin, as it was shown that the deceased received a blow from another man. That Cronin did strike the deceased there could not ba the shadow of a doubt ; but whether the blo iy he gave was the fatal one or not no mortal man could tell. He should order Cronin to enter into his own recognisances to appear to answer whatever charge might be preferred against him. The case against the prisoner Cronin for the assault on the witness Shaddock was.then gone into, and having been fully proved, Mr. Tyrwbitt fined him 51., or in default of payment to two calendar months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The prisoner was locked up in default. VIOLENT ASSAULTS.—Georg e Nash, aged 25, a motion maker' residing at 6, Queen-street, Clerkenwell, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with being drunk and assaulting Pbcebe Baker, aged nine, and police-constables Ayres, 199 G, Scoats, 222 G, and Martin, 255 G, in the execution of their duty. The prisoner the previous night was in Queen-street very much the worse for liquor, and struck the child a violent blow on the mouth, broke one of her teetb, and hurt one of her eyes. Upon police-constable Scoats, 222 G-, taking the prisoner into custody, he was knocked and kicked about in a very brut .1 manner, and in the morning was in very great pain. Police-constable Ayres, 199 G, then came up, when the prisoner kicked him in the lower part of the stomach and hurt him. When Mar tin, 255 G, attempted to help the other constables, he was struck in the mouth by the prisoner, who, on the way to the station, tries to kick and bite the whole of the constables. He was so very violent that it was found necessary to strap his legs together. The prisoner said be was taken away from his own door, which he did not consider at all right or proper. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was all stuff to talk about being wrong to take a man like the prisoner from his own door when he had committed a brutal assault on a child and the police. He then fined the prisoner 408., or one month, for the assault on the child, and 'DN. each for the assaults. on the constables, or seven days for each. The prisoner was locked up in default. WESTMINSTER. —DANGEROUS ASSAULT.— Eliza Weaver, a diminutive woman, was charged before Mr. Arnold with the following dangerous assault upon Sarah Gari:iner, a needle•woman, of Blue Anchor-place, York street, Westminster. Complainant, who had her head bandaged, and ex hibited evident marks of weakness from the effect of some serious recent injury, said that on the previous morning she was standing at her door with a friend, when Mr. Weaver, the husband of the prisoner, who lived in the same house, came up, and they bade each other good morning, and began to have a conversation, whena stone suddenly descended from the window above on to her head, and injured her so severely that she could scarcely speak or move about. She was unable to say whether it was done wilfully or not, and had never had any quarrel or misunderstanding with the prisoner. A witness for complainant proved that she saw the ac cused raise the stone and throw it down. She was quite sure that it was done deliberately, and defendant said that she had intended it for her husband. A policeman having proved her apprehension, and said she gave the same account of the transaction when he took her into custody, Prisoner, in answer to the charge, said that she neither intended to throw the stone at the woman Gardner nor at her husband. It slipped down accidentally as she was removing it. Mr. Arnold said that, after having heard the evidence, he had no doubt but the first account given of the assault by the prisoner was the true one. Slats had intended to throw the stone at her husband, but it had struck Mrs. Gardner, and in a case of this nature the law made no distinction. It was an illegal act for her to throw the missile at her husband, and having missed him and struck another person sbe was fully accountable for the injury she had done, and had she killed complainant would have been tried for murder. He should commit her, but would rem:land her in order to see what her husband had to say about her. CAUTI'J'N TO SERVANTS.—Ann Kelly, a woman attired as a gipsy, about 40 years of age, was charged with ob taining money by pretending to tell fortunes. She went down the area of a house in Knightsbridge on Tuesday morning, with a dish under her arm, and asked whether there was anything of that kind to be mended. She was told to call the next day, and was about to ascend the area steps, when judging, it is pre sumed, from the mild appearance of the maid servant who bad answered her that she was a person who might easily be duped, she asked to be allowed to tell her fortune, and having obtained sixpence " to cross the maiden's hand with," the key of the area door, and a pocket handker chief, she revealed to the simple-minded girl the impor tant intelligence that she would soon leave her situation as she would be hated by the other servants, and would shortly be married. While talking with her the servant was called away and the prisoner left the house. Shortly afterwards the girl went out, and perceiving defendant at a short distance endeavoured to recover the key, which the woman refused to restore unless she received some more money, and the girl gave her is. 6d. in order to avoid a scolding, but defendant was still inexorable, and having demanded an old gown, and finding that the girl did not return with it to the place where she had ap pointed to meet her, she came again to the house, and rang at the area bell till given into custody by one of the footmen. Mr. Arnold animadverted upon the imprudent con duct of the girl, both in giving away the money and allowing herself to be prevailed upon to part with the key, as it afforded the accused the means of robbing the house. He did not, however, for one moment think that the girl had any underhand motive. Then, turning to the prisoner, who pleaded that she had never done any thing of the kind before, be said that, in the first place, she had no business to have attempted to tell fortunes and impose upon unwary people. Putting the mildest construction upon the act of obtaining the key, it was to extort money from the girl. He did not believe it wa3 her first offence, as she appeared to be an adept in the art. it was a disgraceful case, and he should feel no hesi tation in inflicting the highest penalty the law would allow, which was, that she should be committed for three months to hard labour in the House of Correction. HAMMERSMITH. You Turin DRUNKARDS. Louisa O'Connor, a young girl, apparently about 17 years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr. Ingham, charged with being drunk. Mrs. Amelia Fitz, a lady residing at No. 19A, Mon mouth-road, Westbourne-grove, stated that the prisoner had been in her service about two months. On the pre vious afternoon witness was absent from home for some time, and when she returned in the evening she dis covered the prisoner in a shacking state of intoxication, and for her own protection she was obliged to send for a constable. The prisoner said she was exceedingly sorry for what had happened. Mr. Ingham asked if it bad ever occurred before ? The witness said this was the third time she had been tipsy since she had been in her service. She had forgiven her twice upon the prisoner's strong supplication. Mr. Ingham said it was very strange to find a young girl like the prisoner getting drunk in this manner. The prisoner said see bad part of sixpennyworth of gi❑ with three friends. Mr. Ingham told her she meant three enemies. He must fine her ss. for being drunk. George Hobbs, a boy, not more than 14, was charged with being drunk and throwing stones. Police -constable Urbin, of the T division, said, on Tuesday evening he saw the prisoner throwing stones in Uxbridge-street, Notting-hill. He ran into a house where his parents lived, but returned in a quarter of an hour afterwards, and threw a piece of brick and a stone at some boys. The prisoner was very much intoxicated and appeared quite mad from the effectB of the drink. Mr. Ingham—Are his parents in court ? The Constable—No, sir; the prisoner is a very bad boy, and they cannot do anything with him. Mr. Ingham--Well, boy, what have you got to say ? The Prisoner—l don't know. Mr. Ingharn—Where did you obtain the drink ? The Prisoner—From a lot of boys. Mr. Ingham—Well, if you get drunk at this early age, I do ❑ot know what will become of you. I will let you go this time, but if you are ever brought here again I must punish you. . .. The prisoner, who was covered with dirt, was then discharged. WORSHIP-STREET.—Richard Flockton, a gentle man residing at Rumford, in Essex, was charged with having wantonly infringed one of the bye-laws of the Eastern Counties Railway COmpany, by smoking in a first-class carriage. Mr. Ashley, who appeared fi r the prosecution, after directing the magistrate's attention to one of the clauses in the company's act of incorporation which imposed a penalty of 51, for the cfrenee in question, said that the nuisance had lately increased to such an extent that he was instructed by the directors to press for a conviction in this instance. The defendant fully admitted the facts alleged against him, but adJed that he had several witne sses i n attend ance to prove that smoking %-yas hibitually tolerated along the line, without let or hindrance on the part of officipl4. Mr. Charles Alphonzs, a stockbroker, residing at Romferd, stated that he had been in the habit of travel ling to town every morning for the last six months in a fir,t-class carriage with a cigar in his mouth, 17hich bad never once been objected to at either of the intervening stations. The train by which he travelled usually con• tained about 25 smoking pass engers. Air. Ashley—Do you actually mean to say that you have been seen smoking by the railway officers without any notice having belitaken cf it ? Witness—Certainly; not only myself but all the other passengers in the same carriage Lave blown a complete cloud at the differ en t s t at i ons without interruption. Mr. Owen Tudor also deposed to his basing been a daily passenger by the same train for three years, daring which period he had been constantly accompanied by his meenClaurn, and that no attempt had ever been made by the ticket collector "to put his pipe out." (Laughter.) Mr. D'Eynceurt said that as the enforcement of the bye-laws, with regard to the offence in question, had been manifestly neglected upon a portion of the line, he should merely impose upon the defendant the mitigated fine of 53. and cost', but he should cer tainly inLI et a severe penalty in any futuro case of the kind that wal brought befkire him. The defendant immed]ately pail thn penalty. :NGLISH AND RUSSIAN SAILORS AT THE CAPE.-- Betweeu the sailors belonging to her Majesty's ship Castor and the sailors belonging to some Russian vottes, lying in Simon's B'y, shout 120 in number, there has lat , ,ly been a dreadful fight. The town wao kept in an uproar. They fought ith staves and stones. The English drove the Ru:sians to their boats, and were punished by the magiitrate f,r the assault which they were proved to have commenced,—Cape drjus, April 10, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. The Trafford Handicap of 5 sous eacb, with 50 added, for all ages. One mile. 14 subs. Mr. Copeland's The Argosy, 3 yrs, 6.3 t 210 (Moorhouse) 1 Mr. Osborne's Trabuco, 3 yrs, sst 12lb (Challoner) 2 Mr. T. Parr,s Childrey, 3 yrs, Est 3.b (Ream:leo) The following also ran :—Jack Spring, Mainstah Shepherdess, and Barbary. Betting-7 to 4 agst Childrey, 7to 2 agat Trabueo, 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by a head ; a length between the second ari d third ; bad fourth. The Argosy was run against in the early part of the race and nearly knocked down ; Sher herders broke her, thigh and was last. The Eighth Manchester Produce Stakes of 10 soC li each, h it, with 100 added, for three-yr-olds ; CO'lto Bst 71b ; fillies, 84t 31b. The secon d t o reue ive 50 1 . One mil and three-quarters. 34 subs. Mr. Crawfutd's Ea , t Langton, Bst 91b (W ellg l; Mr. Jackson's Tunstall Maid, Bst 81b...(T. A Id cro ft) Mr. Osborne's Bridecake, Bst (Challoner) Betting-2 to lon East Langton, sto 2 agst Tuna' Maid, 10 to 1 agent Bridecake. Won easily by two lengths ; four lengths between O. second and third. The Union Cup of 200 sovs in specie, added to a handi' cap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; second to receiv e 201. out of the stakes. About one mile and a goalie'. 65 subs. Mr. Dawson's The Hadji, 3 yrs, Est 71b ...... (Bullock) 1 Captain Gray's Duneany, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Little) 5 3 Lord de Mauley's Cotswold, 5 yrs, 7st 121b.„(Bray) The following also ran :—Augury, The Martlet, 13 ' 3 1 Esperanza, Our Sal, Hegira, Eurydice, Ronconi, an Knockburn. Betting--2 to 1 agst the Hadji, 7to 2 agst Cotswoli 100 to 15 agst R oncon i, 12 t o 1 agat Augury, 100 to agst The Martlet and legira. A good race ; won by a neck ; same between the second and third. The Sapling Stakes of 10 soya each, b. ft., with 100 sal for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst jlb ; fillies, Bst 41b; so: I ° U L , to receive 25 sovs out of th e s t a k es . T . Y . C . 26 01 Cripplegate Quicksilver Two ran. The Philips' Handicap. Lizzie Lady Hercules Awful . 1 ..... 5 Eight ran. Maiden Plate. Gentle Kitty colt Coxwold Twelve ran. MIDDLEHAM RACES.—MONDAY. Stewards—Hon. E. W. Duncombe, Mr, W. S. yere, and Mr. S. Scr o p e . J u d ge an d Handicapper--M ": R. Johnson. St ar t er —M r. W . Elli ott. Cler k o f Or Course—Mr. Peart. The Bolton Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ;J f f 2.yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. T. Nearly three-quarters of a mile straight. 10 subs. 4 Ur. Harrison' s A w f u l, B st 3 1 b (A. l dc roft) ; Mr. G. S. Th ompson ' s I nn i s kil l i n, Bst 31b ...(Owner) Mr. Temp er l ey ' s Harry, Bst 71b (Austin) 0 dale a e tlß r oe t e a clt i ot n ialr t tg y ,gB—at n n a i . The following also ran :—Lady Mary b The 1 31 ,,° Won cleverly by a length ; a neck between seut i acSoki Northumberland aWaggsal agst t Awful, 4 r w t S fou c ll o , tt , Duchess. Black and third ; good fourth. The C Black Eagle bolted soon after starting, and finished law' as Mr. Dawson declared to win with Awful. aoso::teoradn2ayiaego.sct other. el l tr n .w n 6 11 1 1 1 ; Middleham Handicap of 5 soya each, 1 ft, with 40 add ed. The second to save his stake, and the winner to P 1 60 ,/ 5 soya towards expe nses . O ne m il e an d a h a lf. 15 sou Mr. Harrison's King of Scotland, 5 yrs, 7st OD / (Eullo4k) a Mr. G. Dawson's Waterloo, 3 yrs, Est slb (Hardcastle) Captain Gray's Greencastle, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b 3 (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 4 Mr. Dresser's Cornbro', 3 yrs, 6 t 91b......(Cha110ne r) The following also ran :—St. Clare, Howtowdie, I ' ll 4 4 Captain Wedderburn. Betting.-3 to 1 agst Greencastle, 4to 1 agst lop, 4 to 1 agst Ki ng o f S co tl an d , 5 to 1 agst an y othe a Won by half a length ; a neck between the second s l ,. . a n third ; Cornbro' a moderate fourth. The others beaten off. off. Mr. Dawson declared to win with Waterloo. Bedale Huut St a k es o f 3 sovs each, with a Silver mounted whip added, for hunters. Gentlemen rider' One tulle and a half. 5 subs. ..% 1 Mr. P. Stirk' s Th e Li t tl e Chesnut, list 71b (0 woe, $ Mr. G. Os.tes's Blanche, age d, 12 s t (Ur. R. I'anson ) g Mr. G. Dawson's The Rector, aged, 12st (Orme r i ! Mr. J. Willis' s Bi ng o f Di amon d s, 4 yrs l i s t 3 1 (Mr:Harland) t Betting.-2 to 1 asst King of Diamonds, 3to i l g g The Rector. Won by a head ; the other two tailed off. Castle Plate of 30 sous (Handicap), for all ages. •-• Mr. J. Ooborne's Princess of Orange, by Van Tree 3 P 1 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Cb a llooer) Mr. J. Thomps o n' s Sh amroc k so G reen , 2 yrs, 64 31b , exaddeei Mr. Harrison's King of Scotland, 5 yra, llb (je c " Sib extra) (Aldcroft) • The following also ran :—Vallant, Miss Jeeeit Alderman, Bradley, Captain Wedderburn Jerry (late Jeremy Diddler), Lady Mary, liarratoof lomon, Sir Walter Scott, and King of Sardinia. t Bitting.-5 to 1 agst Shamrock so Green, 6to 1 . King of Scotland, 7 to 1 aget any other. tbe Won cleverly by a le ng th ; h a lf a l engt h b e tween second and third. Valiant a good fourth. The Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added, f°g two-yr•olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 9 rube. Mr. G. Johnson's Redcar, by Birdcatcher, 4 y r s (20*. ) Bst Mr. Daws on ', S nu ff ; 3 yrs (2 0 1 .) 7st bib (H. Withingt° ° A Mr. Bell's Lansquen e tt e , 2 yrs (301.), sst 11Ib (c. 68 ; $ (Grimme, r, The following also ran :—Mange, Riga, Jerry, , 1 • 14. Lain Wedde r b urn , Ki ng of Sardinia, Birdcatcher 01'4 Batting -5 to 2 ags t t h e Bi rdcatcher filly, 3 to 11` Riga, 4 to 1 ags t R e d car, 4 to 1 agat Captain W e "d e a . burn, 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by a neck ; half a neck between the second on oi l third. The Birdcatcher filly was f ourt h . Jerry jeeiPOl the stone wall at the starting post, threw his rider, I ke breaking away, was not b roug h t b ack in l i me for race. The winner was not sold. 'r ASCOT GOLD CllP.—Vedette was s t ruc k ou t on day last at 9 a.m. Country filaniets. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARIO MAY 25. Supplies of all kinds these last six days large. fad Oat straw, from 7s 6.1 to lls Od per k omp l e o f 16 0 80 tron ; wheat do., 6s Od to 10s Cd ; barley do., 7s Oa. 6d. Hay from 10d to 13d. EDINBURGH MEAL—AY 25. There were in the market to•day 12 s M sac ks oatmeal, 00 weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 41s Od and ---8' DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—MAY 2 4 . , oof There were in the mark e t t o -d a y 18 b ags of oatraeaa, barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales ready. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801b s I First. I Second. 11 613 imperial Barloymeal, p er ditt o -s Od -s Od - -4 cd Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto —s Od —s Od -." . . 5 od Pot-barley, new, per ditto —3 Od —a Od —4 DUBLIN—MAT 25. all rir We have again to report a d u ll market for . ase t o tions of grain, and wheat me t a li m i ted sale a t later° At to-day's market grain rea li se d the following rates 16 , White wheat, 27s 01 to 29s Od ; r e d dit to , 243 Oct to 6d; ditto new, Od ; barley, ma lti ng, 14 s to 18s 01; ing, —s to —s ; oats, old, 15s to 17s Od; ditto, n",,!, to —s Od; oat mea l , 14 s 6d to 16s 6d; bere, new, — 0 140 Od ; radeset d, —s Od to s Od per brl ; bakers' floor, 01 to 183 61 per (wit; Indian corn, 35s 01 to 37e • 480 lbs. COAL MARKET.—MAY 26. Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market s. d.i Wallsend, ,tre. 0 (1. Tanfiold Moor l2 3 , 6 .1. s Bates's West Hartley l3 6 i Gosforth Bobside W. Hartley: 16 Of Wharneliffe .......... i 5 7 ...... 14 Ifi . r c, Holywell la v. Braddyll ... ° ... ............ , 5 Taufield Moor Butes 12 3 Eden Main. ........ '- 0 ........ 1 7 _ Wylain Walker Primrose ...... I -2 U . South Hetton .............. 0 6 Russell's Hotton ......... . 1 4 1 Walisend, so. Riddell ..................... ,g _ Hartlepool l6 0 ,Bell ........................ 1 6 0 Stew.ut's 17 0 'Kelloo . - Ships at market, 123; sold, 94 BIRTHS. p a th' ATTOUN—On the 21st inst., at Ashintull y Castle, shire, Mrs. Rutherford Aytoun, of a daughter. a t s PENNANT--On the 26th inst., th e L a d y Louisa Dou g Pennant, of a daughter. wife SMITH—On the 25th inst., at Park-lane, Reigate, the - of Mr. C. J. Smith, solicitor, of a son. g lite rs park, —On the 25th inst. at Chester-terrace, - -e . -e bters park, the wife of Siegmund Stiebel, Esq., of a daeg - MARRIAGES. GIBSON—MILLS—On the 22d inst , at St. Marrle",/0 Church, Mr. Joseph Gibson, to * Mary Ann, the Bev- • daughter of Mr. George Mills, of Goswell-stree t. MARTIN — BOSWORTH—On the 25th inst., a t St. la me of Church, Clapham, John Edward Martin, librarialto the Inner Temple, to Ellen, younger daughter of the Thus. C. Bosworth, Esq., of Clapham-rise. DEAT HS. BALVAIRD—On the 2lth inst , at Upper George's".„sets Bryanston-square, Miss Ann . Balvaird - , aged 75. if, BRIGINSHAW—Oa the 24th inst., Sarah, wife o f gn i ckof Davis Briginshaw, o f A mer d en Farm, Taplow , aged 73. 14 1 0 JONES `T in action, at Azimghur, on the C th AP in . Captain Wilson Henry Jones, 13th P. A. Lig h tbt fautry, third son of Wilson Jones, Esq., Hart sho FliuLhire, aged 27. POLHILL—On the 25th hash., at Croydon, in her 92 3 l t e e s' o r t Mary, widow of Georgo Popplewell Polhill, ES4', la Kingston-upon-Thames. ,- PoLLocx- On the 2Gth inst., at 2, Dorset-street, T'tlie clhester-square, Joseph Pollock, Esq., late Judge (11 County Court, Liverpool, aged 47. 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