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

position, and hurled into the road and smashed to pieces. At a house in William-street, Walworth, occupied by a Mrs. Trimmer, the whole of the water piping in front of the premises was wrenched away from the brickwork, and carried by the wind into an adjoining street. In front of the Queen's Station, in the Wandsworth-road several large trees were torn down. In the Wandsworth and Brix ton roads great damage was done to the roofs of the houses. In the Brixton-road a gentleman named Faithfull was knocked down and received some 'very severe cuts and contusions in the face. Con siderable injury was done in Battersea-park, and the gentlemen's grounds in the vicinity, by the destruction of trees and valuable plants. The gale also made itself felt in the New and Old Kent roads, Bermondsey, and Bother/lithe, but the mei dents were chiefly the blowing down of stacks of chimneys, and damage to the roofs of the houses and other minor occurrences• esterday, a considerable During the hurric ane y amount of damage was done on the north side of the metropolis. From the Edgware-roa east ward to H ac kney, the ground was strewed wi d th branches of trees, a nd in numerous places were fragments of eb im ney-too and flower pots, which had fallen from the sills of different windows. In Chadwell-street, near King's•crose, a tree was blown down. In Colebrook-terrace, Lower road, Islington, two lofty poplar trees met with the same fate. These were by the side of many others upon the north bank of the New River, and they were broken short off near the root, each fell fortunately across the river. A tree was also blown down in Finsbury square, on the north side. In Islington, for a time, the storm was very violent, and at about three o'clock in the morning a stack of chimneys was blown down in Trinity-street, Liverpool-road. At a shop in the Lower-road, Islington, the shutters were suddenly swept away. In the Green lanes, the Seven Sisters-road and other parts of that locality, several large trees were uprooted. At the Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen-tielde, a portion of the clock-tower was forced in. Some of the elm trees in the ornamental park, opposite the Wellington barracks, St. James's Park, had several large branches torn away. At Cremorne Gardens a large wooden structure, known as the Ashburriliam Pavilion, was stripped of its canvas. A tent in which an Eastern "troupe" have been in the habit of performing was uprooted and thrown to a considerable distance. The new covered entrance from the King's-road was blown down, and much damage was done to the trees and plants. MILITABY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Major Nasmyth, unattached, has been appointed Brigade Major at Sydney, vice Captain Kent, 77th Regiment, who has left with his corps for India ; and Captainllare, 40th Regiment, is made Brigade Major at Victoria. Several additional regiments of Militia are to be embodied, and the men,when properly drilled, will be invited to volunteer to regiments of the line. The 6th Dragoons is to have an establiehment of 791. men. The service troops are to consist of 491, and the bounty to volunteers to the regiment is to be increased from 20s. to 30s. each man. Orders have been issued by the Horse Guards for the embarkation, about the 3d of Aug. of 2,352 men, to join their service companies in India. The 47th and 65th Regiments of Bengal N.I. are now on their passage to China, as an augmentation of the force at prevent stationed in that country. The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons and 11th Hussars are to embark immediately for service in India. Colonel C. P. Ainslie, 14th Light Dragoons, commanding at Kirkee, has been ordered to proceed immediately to Gwalior, to assume command of the Second Brigade of the Central India Field Ft roe under Sir Hugh Pa sr, in consequence of the retire ment of Col. Chas. Steuart, of the same corps, from ill health. The latter officer is now on his way to Calcutta from Calpee on the way to England, on medical certificate. The Admiralty yacht Osborne, Mr. Geo. Bower master, steamed up the river on Saturday, from Sheerness, at 11 p.m., and disembarked Sir John Pakington, the First Lord of the Admiralty, accompanied by Lady Pakington and his private secretary, at Woolwich, and proceeded on her re turn to Portsmouth. The other members of the Board continued their voyage by one of the river steamers to London. Sir John and Lady Paking ton, after leaving Osborne, paid a hurried visit to the Black Eagle, moored in the river, and on land ing at the dockyard pier they were received by Com modore Shepherd and the officers of the yard. Capt. Maunsell and a company of the Antrim Rifles on duty in the yard turned out under arms and paid th 3 customary honours. For some weeks past a large proportion of the men's wages in the Royal Gun Factory Department of Woolwich Arsenal has been withhold for income tax stated to be due on over-work, &c., during the pa't three years. The men, whose weekly,pay amounted to 355. and 28s. were accordingly allowed but Bs. and 7s. for nine consecutive weeks, which has caused considerable inc ,nvenience, and in some cases severe distress. - A statement c f the circum stances having been laid before Gen. Sir. W. Cod rington, one of the members of the borough, by Mr. Graham and some other members of the local board of health, a notice has been posted in the Royal Arsenal stating the amount of money re ceived from that department in liquidation of the claim, amounting in some cases to 13/. per man The notice concludes by informing the men that, pending instructions from the War-office, no fur ther sum will be deducted on that head, and if it should be proved that any ovcrplus had been re ceived it will be refunded. Capt. C. 0. Baker, of the Chatham Division of I Royal Marine Light Infantry, has been ordered to be hold in readiness to embark on board the screw steamer Victor Emmanuel, 91. The contractor for meat to the troop in Ports mouth garrison, whose conviction (the second) for cheating the soldiers of their weight by false scales we reported about three weeks since, committed another fraud upon the troops a day or two after, but which was not adjudicated upon until last Thursday. It appears that on the morning of the 11th inst. Lieut. W. H. Roberts, of the Royal Horse Artillery, stationed at Hilsea, near Ports mouth, examined, by weighing against weights in possession of the barrack department, the weights used by the contractor for the men's meat in weighing the daily rations, and found that the 71b. weight was 7oz. light, the 141 b. nearly loz. light, and two other weights also light. The 41b. weight (the one most in use) was not to be found. This weight, however, was received the next morning by the Hilsea orderly on his way to Portsmouth from one of the contractor's men. The orderly stated that the weight was taken from the cook and secretly conveyed out of the barracks by the butcher. On Thursday last the contractor was summoned before Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis and Capt. J. Breadmore, two of the county justices, in petty sessions, at Fareham, on the information of Superintendent Harvey, the Inspector of Weights and Measures for the Fareham district, when, upon proof of the 71b. weight being 6:loz. light, he was convicted in the full penalty of 51., with costs ; he was also convicted in a like penalty, with costs, for using unstamped weights. The Advice paddlewheel steam vessel, tender to the Nile, 91, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chad=, K. C. 8., commander-in-chief on the Irish station, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday with volunteers from the Howe, Hogue, and Pem broke, steam block ships, for the Ctesar, 91, Capt. Frederick, at Spithead, which has completed her complement. The Advice, after discharging the men, returned. The -Royal.Sovereigir, - ni, 800-bores-power, 3,u in the steam reserve at Portsmouth, R. .Taylor, chief engineer, got up steam on S a t ur d a y in the steam basin, and proved her boilers and the work ing of her machinery. It is not true that Rear-Admiral Lord E. Russell has been appointed to succeed Vice-Admiral St o p_ ford as superintendent of Malta dockyard. The Hydra, steam sloop, Commander R. V. Hamilton, was warped out of the fitting basin at Sheerness on Saturday last. The Argu s , steam sloop, Commander H. F. W. Ingram, has been put out of the fitting basin at Sheerness, and i s being coaled. Tito greatest activity prevails in Sheerness-yard throughout all branches in brin g i ng th e res pective {fitted ships naw being for the pendant forward with all possible despatch. The Castor, 36, frigate, has returned nearly the 1 whole of her stores into Chatham dockyard, an d i s now being stripped and having her inter na l fitti ngs removed. She is expected t e be Satur day next, when she will be placed off onin as Attachedha vessels in ordinary at Chatham. Dutrhemg t time reserve of i she has been in com mis s ion s he w to the Aft jean and Ca p e of Good Ho pe stations, and chiefly the craw have been g enerall y ver y he althy. The screw steamship Orion, 91, Capt. E. D'Ey n _ court, was paid advance wages at Plymouth on Tuesday, mustered and inspected on Wednesday, and Sailed on Friday, OD a cruise for a few days, previous to proceeding to Spithead. The screw steamship Brunswick, 80, Capt. E. °lnmanney, at rived at Plymouth on Friday from Ir.land. • Tike paddlewheel steam vessel Firefly, 4, Com mander G. after a 1„,„ V' Day, arrived at Plymouth on Satur day, ° passage from the west coast of Africa—sh e left again the same evenin g for the eastward. The naval half-pay officers at Plymouth having applied to the Admiralty, the paddlewheel steam vessel Avon, 3, second muter Palmer, has been placed at their service for the purpose of visiting Cherbourg. Val OYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT . Ltf GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. FRA DIAVOLO. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), July 27, will be performed Anber's Opera, FRA DIAVOLO. Zcrlina, Madame Bosio ; Lady Allcash, Madlle. Marai ; Il Marchese, Signor Gardoni ; Lorenao, Signor Neri•Baraldi ; Matteo, Signor Pobnini ; Boppo, Signor Tagliafico ; Giacomo, M. 7.elger ; and Lord Alicash, Signor Ronconi. T S STN, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Reduced Prices. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), July 27, will be performed Verdi's Opera IL TROVA.TORE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens ; Azucena, Madatne Alboni ; Mamico, Signor Giuglini ; Fernando, Sig. Vialetti ; and Il Conte di Luna, Sig. Aldigh ieri. And a Divertissement, in whick Madlle. Boschetti will appear. 'The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. Prices— Pit stalls, 12s. 6d. Boxes, grand tler, X. 35.; one pair, 2/. 12s. Gd. ; pit tier, 27. 25.; two pair, 1/. 55.; three pair, 155.; gallery, 10s.; pit, 3s. 6d. ; gallery stalls, .^,s. 6cl. ; I gallery 2s. May be had at the Box-office.--No free list. RER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. DON GIOVANNI. —Last Time. To accommodate the numbers not able to find places on Thursday last, Mozart's chef d'oeuvre will be REPEATED on SATURDAY NEXT, it being the last time it can be pre sented this season. H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Final Performan ces. REDUCED PRICES. TO-MORROW EVENING (TUESDAY), July 27, IL TROVATORE. Madlle. Miens' last appearance but four. And Ballet, with Madlle. Boschetti. THURSDAY, July 29, LUCREZIA BORGIA. Madlle. Titiens' last appearance but three. And LA SERVA PA. DRONA. FRIDAY, July 30, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, and last time, Last Scene of I 3iIARTIRI, comprising the grand duo, "Il Seron dell' arpe Angelicke." Paoßua, Madlle. Pic colomini ; Polinto, Sig. Giuglini. SATURDAY, July 31, DON GIOVANNI (last time). Madile. Titiens' last appearance but two. MONDAY, August,2, LUCREZIA BORGIA (last time), and last appearance but one of Madlle. Titiens. TUESDAY, August 3, IL TROVATORE (last time), and last appearance of Madlle. Titiens. WEDNESDAY, August 4, LA CENERENTOLA. (last night but three). THURSDAY, August 5, LA ZINGARI (last night but two). FRIDAY, August 6, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO (last night but on ). SATURDAY, August 7 (the last night), LA TRAVIATA. On each occasion a Divertissement, in which 3ladlle. Bos chetti will appear. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. Conductor—Mr. Costa, After which (for the second time), a new Ballet Diverticse meat, entitled L'AMOUR D'UNE ROSE, in which Madlle. Zina, Madnes. Delechaux and Esper, and 11 f. appear. To commerce at half-past 8 o'clock. Pit, 10s. 6d.; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 6d., 75., and 58. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 6d, ; second tier boxes, 21. 12s. 6d. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. EILO THIS EVENING, will be presented the new farce, en• titled DYING FOR LOVE. After which, Shakspeare's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. C. Kcan— Portia, Mrs. C. Kean._ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THE LADY OF THE CAMELIAS. THIS EVENING, the successful Drama, THE LADY OF THE CAMELIAS. Violette St. Valerie, Mrs. C. Yoring. Followed by, THE LADY AND GENTLEMAN IN A PECULIARLY PERPLEXING PREDICAMENT. Mrs. Wilkins. After which, THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES, in which Mrs. Howard Paul will sing " Come into the Garden, Mand." Concluding with the Grand Ballet of BROOMSTICKS. Commence at 7. Q TRAND THEATRE. —Lessee and Direelres4, +775 Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be performed ASMODEUS, or the Little Devil's Share, Followed by GOOD FOR NOTHING. A Dance of Almas. To conclude with DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Commence at half-past 7. Prices of Admission dnring the Summer Seacou : —Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, V. Is. and lt. lls. 6d. Second Price to Boxes and Pit only, at Nine o'clock—Boxes, ls. 6d.; Pit, is. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow lag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance oT Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, die., viz. :—Missßusaell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brinell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; cferr F. Jonglimans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Toner, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Mine, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tirol i, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bernard, and Mr. St. Albyn Mr. Yanin, John G. Fordo, and E. W. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Direc tor, Herr F. Jongbmans. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. S :ppers, dre., until twelve o'clock. THE WEA.THER--Sux OFFICE. JULY 25. lIIMIZOIIETIR, IN THE SIIA.DZ. 73—highest since noon yesterday. 59—lowest this morning and during the night. 63 —this day at noon. BARO3IETER, 29.48. WIND, Westerly ; vary strong gales all night and this day, now and then amounting to a hurricane. JULY 26. 71—highest since noon yesterday. 59—lowest this morning and during the night. 7 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.97—a rise of half an inch since yesterday WILD, ; light, with fine cloudy weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAT —Morn., 15 min. aft. 2 —Even., 35 mil,. aft. 2 to-Itortnovr—Morn., 51 min. aft. 2—Evan., 6 min. Eft. 3 , z . ov• LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1858. A great outcry has been very unnecessarily, and we may say almost foolishly, raised in refe rence to the completion of the magnificent works at Cherbourg, in the inauguration whereof our SOVEREIGN and many of the leading members of both Houses of Parliament will cordially partici pate. The Leviathan has discovered that the completion of a harbour of refuge, where one was urgently required, must be regarded as a threat against England, because it may also be used in the unfortunate and, we trust we may add, im probable event of war arising (absit omen) between the Western Powers. This is, however, unmiti gated folly ! Why should not th e E m p eror o f th e FRENCH be permitted to complete works that have been carried on for a series of ages, without exciting the uneasiness or envy of a faithful friend and ally? We have Plymouth and Ports. mouth, and Cork—why should we envy France Cherbourg. Nature bestowed on the United Kingdom several natural harbours, available alike for purposes of peace or war. France was, unfor tunately, compelled to expend a large sum of money in providing one good one. It WAS her unquestionable right, nay, more, we will add, her duty, to complete the important undertaking long since commenced, and there is no more reason why we should feel jealous or uneasy on account thereof, than that a provincial squire should com plain of a friendly neighbour for adding to or embellishing his family mansion, and thus dimi nishing the superiority on which his rival formerly prided himself. Nothing would probably have been thought of the matter, but for the " bounce and bunkum " of some petty French journals to which the Jupiter Tonans of Printing House-square, in the lack of something more exciting, deemed it expe dient to take exception. The small squibs might very beneficially have remained unnoticed. They were conceived in exceedingly bad taste, but it was still worse to give them an importance which they could not otherwise have obtained, and to try to excite suspicion, when there was no real foundation therefor. Friends will not long continue friends, if every action of the one is to be regarded through tinted glasses by the other, and a green or yellow hue cast thereon. In place of grumbling we should rejoice at the completion of a work so mighty, one that will so greatly promote the welfare of our friend and ally, and which will offer a safe haven to a large number not only of French but of English and American trading vessels. It will henceforward be entitled to the motto which the Corporation of Cark proudly iL scribe on the civic arms, and be really a statio bette.fida carinis. Iu every storm there will b a f avoura ble port where the tompelt-tossed verse LOND o:N, MONDAY and weary crew may find shelter and safety. Should we be angry because men-of-war may also lie at anchor—we who have expended so much money on the works at Alderney, which, it seems to be generally admitted, can scarcely be made available for commercial purposes, and who are loudly calling for other harbours along the coast ? French journalists might just as well complain of the harbour at Newhaven, which we shortly hope to see completed, as our English contempo raries of the works of Cherbourg, because either, although useful in peace, would likewise be bene ficial in war. But we are told that Cherbourg Harbour will enable France to maintain a Channel Fleet. Very well. Why should it not be so ? She is surely just as well entitled to do so as we are. We must not for a moment suppose that the very natural desire to obtain something approximating to equality in maritime affairs is to be regarded as a significant hint that there is an inten tion of invading our shores, and reducing Great Britain to the condition of a French pro vince. It would seem as if, in the present instance, "the wish were father to the thought ;" or rather, the desire to embarrass the Government was so great as to overcome every feeling of patriotism. . Such excitements are easily produced when persons are sufficiently reckless not to cal culate the consequences. We may, however, ven ture to remind the Times, that undue suspicion and distrust have frequently produced the dreaded results, which could never have occurred but for the folly of those under the influence, for tLe time being, of " the green-eyed monster." Let us avoid this grave mistake, and by cordial and friendly co-operation show that England has uo paltry jealousies, but, can sincerely rejoice at anything calculated to promote the interest or the glory of La Belle France, as adding to the powers which she hopes to be associated with her own in the cause of justice and civilisation. The middle classes must thank the Lords for the compliment impliedly paid to their virtue on Friday night, while they will certainly not relax the demand that they shall not be fettered to keep our Peers from vice. Several noble lords, including the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, affirmed that the ladies in their circle are all opposed to a widower being permitted, by law, to marry his wife's sister and his motherless chil dren's aunt. These lathes fear, they say, all sorts of evil consequences from such a permission. T. this they add that "it is a middle class question ;" and certainly the ladies of the middle classes, whose feminine instincts are at least as pure and refined as those of the higher classes, not only are not opposed to the object of Lord BURY'S Bill, but are strongly favourable to it. The inevitable inference is that tile balar_ce of confidence in their lords and in their own sisters, lies with the ladies of the middle classes. These classes have no fear whatever of any abuses of the liberty conceded to their sisters and their husbands, by nature, by the Mosaic law, and by the Gospel. Why the ladies of noble lords tremble so, we must leave their lordships to tell. We have indeed a suspicion, after all, that the single sisters of peeresses are not worse than their ladyships who fear them ; and though we ought to suppose that peers themselves know themselves best, we yet are unwilling to imagine them in serious dan ger from familiar association with their sistere-ins law. In the majority of cases we are sure that noble lords accept such an argument as a parade argument merely. They know of no basis of fact. Not a peer would say that he knew of a single lady, or married gentleman, among his acquaintance, to whom this discreditable argu ment was relevant. As to excluding the aunt from the house after the wife's death, the answer is obvious enough. The very object of the bill is to give her a home there, if desirable for the children's sake ; and we altogether deny that any modest single woman, merely because an artificial law prohibited marriage when GOD and nature do not, could feel that that law alone enabled her to reside where otherwise she could not with pro priety do se. A. law must have religious, moral, or social sanction to permit of a woman's availing herself of its protection. The Scriptural argument seems to be more and more generally given up. The Bishops, of course, tried hard to justify their worthle3s canons—canons which they themselveskeep not—by Scripture, but we certainly need not follow them there. They appealed to the law of MOSES, and to that wrongly interpreted, the descendants of ABRAHAM and the common sense of laymen, and sound criticism toe, being judges. But how, and by what argument can they defend picking and selecting particular Jewish laws as more binding on us than others ? Admitting for argument's sake that their inter pretation of Leviticus or Deuteronomy is right, we cannot for the life of us understand, since these books are equally and throughout of Divine origin, how we are at liberty to turn some of their precepts into Canons and Acts of Parliament and to reject others. We consider none of the laws contained in them as binding on us, be cause they were delivered to the Jews ; but if we are wrong, then by all means let the Bishops bring in a bill forthwith to establish cir cumcision, and let them, in their own reverend persons, set the example of first submit ting to the rite. Let us not pretend to honour GOD'S Word by selecting only such precepts as suit us. All Leviticus or none, ace say; since to whomsoever GOD gave it as law He gave it to be wholly obeyed. Most of the speakers, indeed, relied on other arguments. They pretended that it was incest and, knowing that to Jae difficult ground, the Bishop of OXFORD, himself, assorted that incest was not a natural vice, but the creature of enact ment ! Lord REDESDALE, however, affirmed that "the mind naturally revolted from such unions," and other Noble Lords appealed to feminine instincts. The two lines of argument cut each other's throats. We wholly disbelieve in arti ficial sins, such as the Oxford and Sfe Barnabas School are so fond of creating ; and we believe, on the other hand, that in a case like this the natu ral instincts of our race are sufficient. We might with perfect safety leave the whole question of for bidden degrees to the teaching of both male and female instincts, to the teachings of social sentiments, and to the teachings of the religious community to which men belong. It is the natural sentiments which practically guide the thoughts of all persons on this subject even now. Not an individual in a thousand knows more about the " prohibited degrees" than he does about Chancery law, if so much. With few exceptions, the prohibitions are simply ludicrous, because no one needs them ; and as to the artificial ecclesiastical exceptions, persons will not, and =aril - , feel them binding ou their consciences. The Bishop of EXETER " waxed fierce and furious." The Bishop of Mrox has evidently not oat his brains through the afflatus received by ordination, and through entering the line of A.pOstolical succession. He declared that the most that could be said was that Scripture was doubtful ; that this being the case it cuzht to be left to each man's conscience to EVENING, JULY 23, 1.. g 58, judge for himself. That believing, as he did that Scripture sanctioned these marriages, it was a grievance of which the people might justly com plain, that the law of the land was not in har mony with the revealed law of GOD ; that no social evils resulted in countries where such mar riages are common ; that, in contradiction to what had been said, the feeling of the country teas in favour of these marriages —the petitions were but 300 with 10,000 signatures against the bill, and 1,047 with 125,539 signatures in its favour; while the marriages of this description through out the country were very numerous. Such an amount of religion, morality, and common sense from a Bishop HARRY of EXETER could not stand. What ! pretend to say that Scripture sanc tioned what canons (the bishops' proper Bible) pronounced incestuous ! as good say "I care not for the Church, if the law of Goa sanctions anything !" Why, if a clergyman, ,not in a privileged place, had dared to say so, a "faithful bishop would call him to account for such words," and should the bill pass, a faithful minister would be compelled to refuse a person named under it " the Sacrament which was NECESSARY for his salvation," and here the successor of the Apostles, in his very apostolic place is the British House of Lords, and stimulated by apostolic wrath, or by the holy refreshments purchased by his truly apostolic income, dashed " the wretched bill" upon the floor ! Poor Bill. No wonder it was lost by 22 to 46. The episcopal anathemas finished, Lord OVER STONE blandly endeavoured to soothe the irate old man, and to avert his curse ; but all in vain, the malediction of EXETER was on the bill, and the weighty remarks of the great currency Lord could not remove it. Lord GAGE, the venerable Lord LYNDHURST, Lord WODEHOUSE, Lord GRANVILLE, all joined the Bishop of RIPON and Lord OVER STONE in defending the Bill, and in urging its necessity ; but Evangelical bigotry, High Church superstition, and possibly, in some few instances, the hope of saving Noble Lords and their sisters ' in-law from imaginary temptations, prevailed, and the Bill is lost for the session. We can but regret it. Lord DERBY is undoing iu the Lords all that the better half of his Cabinet would do for him in the Commons. These con flicts with the Commons and the people, especially the ecclesiastical ones, are very ill advised. They make rancorous enemies. Levying of Church rates and forbidding to marry will do L)rd DERBY immense practical harm. Concession on such points would not hurt his Church in the least, while they would do much to detach Dissenters from the Whigs. Churchmen dare not forsake him. He should paralyse Dissenters' opposition by con ceJing their just demands. They are strong in the boroughs, and nothing galls them more than to be fettered by the Canons, and to be taxed by she uiliciais of tht &Lail:shod Church. - The foolish perversity of the Peers not only injures the present Government, but damages the 1 House of Lords. The people see that the House is worse than useless. They can pass measures required by the intelligence and liberal religious i sentiments of the age through the House of Com mons, but no sooner do they get to the House of Lards than the measures are met and stopped by all the ignorance or bigotry of the middle ages. ft takes years to batter down this oligarchical stupidity and pride ; the Lords are, however, simply obstructives ; they cannot ultimately hinder the prevalence of truth. To what end, then, Main this hereditary mud-bank, this bar to the' noble stream of progress. A. channel has always to be forced through it in each separate case — why not dredge the bank iu the new 11,4sform Bill once for all, and make it easy for the QUERN'S and country's Government to be carried on. 1, &TEST NEWS. THE TWO SICILIES. SENTENCE OF THE PRISONERS AT SALERNO. SALERNO, JULY 20. The Grand Criminal Court of Salerno resumed its sittings last Friday, July 16. Only two advo cates for the defence spoke, and the business of the day was suspended shortly before 12 o'clock. The first who addressed the Court was Signor Petrelli, in a bare enumeration of facts with the proofs of their truth—good of its kind. There was no room for the display of eloquence. With regard to La Francesca, who followed, he mani fested some courage, as he had done through out. He spoke much of the crew of the Cagliari, but on so delicate a subject ho was not allowed to dwell, and the President soon silenced him. A very strong discussion ensued between the President and La Francesca as to whether sentences in criminal cases should be made to depend on pre sumption or probability, or on certainty ; the Pre sident maintaining the former, the advocate the latter. La Francesca concluded a very energetic and eloquent speech by urging the judges to unite justice with mercy—an interest and regard for humanity with respect for the law. On Saturday, July 17, the Court again re• slimed its sittings, and Carelli, with eloquence and courage not inferior to that of Tajani and La Francesca, combated part by part the written and the oral accusations, which in many re spects contradict one another. He did not hesi tate to lavish encomiums on the dead as well as on the living and the present, who formed the nucleus of the attempt of the last year, and without fear made a public acknowledgment of sympathy, affection, and admiration for him who sustained the principal part in this cause—th A is, Nicotera. He reminded the judges of the respon sibility that would weigh upon them if one single drop of blood were Shed, and of the indignation which the country would feel at it. In short, Ta jani, La Francesca, and Carelli have throughout shown an example of civil courage which is worthy of all admiration, and which merits from Italians generally the expression of their high honour and esteem. Yesterday's sitting concluded with a short, almost a maiden speech from the young and rising advocate, De Mea. The sentence was given last night at 10 o'clock It is as follows : Death,—Nicotera (Neapolitan), Santandrea (Ro mAgnano), Gagliani (Milanese), G:ordano, Val letta, Martino, and La Sala (Neapolitans). Twenty-five years in irons.—G-. Poggi,—Poggi, Rotta, and other foreigners. Sentenced to the Ergastolo.—Nine. Many set at liberty. Just time to send off my letter to Naples to meet the steamer. Punishment of death suspended. A quarantine of 10 days was put the other day upon all vessels coming from Malta and Marseilles, in consequence of the existence of the plague at Tanis. It is now practically taken off. The sfeqmlllip 1 3 .3.nthr, with the aud China mails, arrived at Marseilles yesterday (Sun day, the 25th of July), at 1 p.m. The mails left for London at 4 p.m. The Panther would be in quarantine until 5 a.m. on the 27th. Advices from Constantinople of the 17th inst. announce that the Minister of Police, Mehemet Pasha, has been sent to Candia on a special mis sion by his Government. The Minister is provided with fresh instructions. We lEarn, however, that tranquillity has been restored at Canes. TRIES CE, JULY 25. News from Alexandria of the 18th states that the Christians had been insulted and menaced in that city, but that the aggressors had been immediately arrested. A garrison of 8,000 men and the energetic mea antes adopted had completely dissipated any fear of serious danger. The disturbances among the mountaineers of Syria still continued. BERNE, JULY 24. The Federal Assembly has just elected the Pre sident of the Federal Council for 1859. M. Frey Herose wag returned, having received 70 votes against 63 given for M. Staempfli. M. Kusel was chosen Vice-President of the Federal Connell, also for the year 1859. HER MAJESTY'S DOCKYARD. We would. recommend our readers to read the leading article in the Ripping Gazette of Tuesday last, when they would be rather surprised to find that no Canadian or colonial wood is used in build ing our men-of-war, though some is for boats and barges. No doubt, Sir John Pakington will see that for the future our colonial wood will be used. when fit for the purpose. The sums of money paid to foreign countries and foreign ships, mint have been very large, cceteris paribus, our own shipowners and colonists ought to have the preForenee. Wo also think that, besides our oak, there are many home-grown woods fit for various purposes of naval architecture, such as keels,. floors, and bottom planks, by which our landed proprietors should have justice done to by the Admiralty. When a man builds a, house, castle, or church he uses the most lasting woods ; but this is un necessary in ship building, as vessels built thirty years ago are now laid up ; more modern im p! ovements in design and model requiring' us to keep 11,i with other nations. Wood that would last twenty or thirty years, costing about half the price of the foreign now used would be sufficient for our purposes, besides saving an im mense amount annually. If the average of a ship's life be only 13 years, why build her of wool that will last three times as long ? It is like throwing away money for the benefit of the foreigner, who makes us always pay for oar folly without auy reciprocity. ROYAL, MINISTERIAL, AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. It is understood that her Majesty's approaching visit to Potsdam will b 3 strictly of a private character, and that no public demonstration of any kind will take place. The Queen will go on the 10th August to Ant werp, and on by railway. Tee Earl of Maltnesbury, the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, is expected to leave town on Tuesday, the 3d proximo, for Osborne, in order to ac company her Majesty on the visit to the Emperor Na poleon 111., at Cherbourg. The Earl of Derby intends, after the prorogation of Parliament, to reside chiefly at Osterley-park, and by his residence in the proximity of the metropolis avoid any delay which might other 'vise arise in the transac tion of public business. The Marquis of Salisbury, if his official duties permit, will, after the close of the parliamentary senior), visit his estates in Scotland. Toe Right Hon. J. W. Henley left town on Saturday for the Continent, Toe Committee of the Privy Council on Education is summoned to meet this day, at one o'cloc's, at the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The sheriffship of Perth, vacant by the promotion of David Muir, Esq., to be S slicitor-General, is now filled by the appointment of E. T. Gordon, Eq., Advocate- Depute, comple ing the changes consequent on tae death of the late Lord Justice Clerk. Mr. W. G. Lettsom, Secretary of Legation at Mexico, is appointed Chargri d'Affaires in Bolivia, Mr. EJwin CJrbett, paid Atta.chf at Copenhagen, is appointel Secretary of Legation at Florence. We have reason' to believe that Earl &afield, of the peerage of Scotland, will he raised to the English peer age, and that Sir John Verde Buller will be created a peer. Sir John Yarde Baler's Parliamentary career will be familiar to all who have followed the course of events in Parliament for the last quarter of a century. The first baronet was a distinguished judge. Lord &a field is the seventh earl of that title, and is also Viscount Redhaven and Baron Ogilvie. He was born in 1815, an I was elected a repre,entative peer of Scotland in 1853. MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DINNER.-0a Saturday her Majesty's Mieistsrc celebrated the approaching close of the eession by the customary whitebait dinner, at the Ship Tavern, Gre,nwich. The whole of the Ministers were present, including the Earl of Derby, Lord Chan- Duke of Montrose, Marquis of Salisbury, K G , Marptis of Exeter, K.G., Earl of iNialmesbury, Earl ef &ire vsbury, Earl of Sandwich, Earl De La Warr, E.rl of Donoughrnore, Earl r f Carnarvon Ear: of Sileffield, Vi e c i , un t Strathallan, Lord Be...it/Right Hon. B. Di , raeli, Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, Right lion. Sir J. Pakington, Gsn <ral Peel, Lord Stanley, Lord John Manner s , Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, Col. the Right Thar. Cecil Eorester, Right Hon. J. R. Mow bray, Lord Naga, Viscount Newport, Right Hon. H. L. Corry, Lord Lavaine, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Sir William Hylton Jollifle, Mr. Sey mour Fi•zgerald, th e Att o rney-General for Ireland, the Lord Advocate, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Mr. H. Baillie, Mr. Knight, Col, Taylor, and Mr. Whitmore. CANDIA. The Esperance of Athens publishes a letter from Canes, in Candia, 13th, which says "The Turks, after the sanguinary scene of the 3d, continued to menace the Christians, and some additional disturbances took place ; but the Chris tians gradually recovered from their apprehension. On the sth, Ahmet Pacha summoned the agas of the Turkish population to present themselves at his residence, and they did so, accompanied by a young fanatic, named Biyikli, who led the insur gents in the affair of the 3d. They were received by the commissioner Ramsi Effendi, and he de clared that the Government of the Sultan was determined to cause the law to be respected, and that if new disturbances took place the troops should be made to fire on the rioters. Then turn ing to young Biyikli, he reproached him bitterly with his conduct. The young man answered that it was the agas present and not he, who ought to be reproached, as he had only acted according to their orders. It would appear from something that was said in this interview that Vely Pacha was seriously compromised, for the next day lie was ordered to return to Constantinople without delay. He caused his harem, his baggage, and his attendants to be embarked on board the Turkish frigate, but - he went to Chaleba, and there took up his residence in the house of Mr. Ogley, the English Consul, who is his friend. It is said that Mr. Ogley wrote a letter to the Admiral to ask him to explain the reason of his conduct towards Vely Pacha, and that the reply which he received was not very satisfactory. The frigate containing , the members of Vely's household sailed for Con stantinople without him. The market-place WAS closed all last week, and all business transactions suspended. The Christians kept themselves bar ricaded_ in their houses, or went on board foreign ships, or remained in the foreign consulates. Some chiefs of the Greek insurgents, who had concentrated their_ men on the first news of the disturbances, sent a deputation to the admiral to inform him that they were indignant at what had taken place, and that they would take exemplary vengeance if any new outrages ou Christians wore perpetrated. A message was sent to them to the effect that the government had adopted measures for preventing a renewal of the disturbances. The admiral was solicited to allo w the Christians established in the three towns in the island to leave, but he said that hec3uld not do sa, as theact would be interpreted unfavourably for the Turkish Government, but that the Christians who conceived themselves in danger might go on board the admiral's ship, or might collect together in a particular quarter of the town, under the pro tection of Turkish troops. The insurgents do not appear to be reassured with regard to the safety of their brethren in the towns ; and a large body of them have accordingly established themselves at Campi, near the capital, and possessed them selves of the springs from which the town derives its supply of water. The new governor of °stadia, Sand Pacha, arrived at Canea on the 12:11. Be declared that the Government approved of all the concessions lately made by its deleptes to the Christians ; but this has not satiefie . l the insur gents, nor has it pleased the Turks, who had hoped that the conce , ,sions would not be ratified. The insurgents consider the, as no firman approv ing of the concessions has been published, the Tu ki are not acting with good faith, and the native Turks themselves do not even dispune this. The new go vernor, the day after his arrival, ordered Vely Paella to leave in 24 hours fur Constantinople. We shall see whether he will obey, or whether ho will not prefer to remain with his friend, the English Con sul, to take put in the nocturnal meetings of the chiefs of the fanatics, which takes place in hishouse. An Austrian steamer entered the port of Canea on the 12th, and is to station there under the orders of the Austrian Consul." AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, Capt. Stone, which sailed from Boston on the 14th inst. and Halifax on the 16th, arrived here this evening, bringing 152 passengers, but no specie. The steam-ship North American, hence, arrived at Quebec on the 13th ; and the Fulton, from Sou hampton, reached New York the same day. The Canada (Royal Mail steamer), hence for Halifax, was intercepted by the News yacht of the Associated Preis, off Cape Race, and her tews was telegraphed thence to all parts of the continent. The news by this arrival is of very little import ance. There is later intelligence from Utah. An officer, writing from Gen. Johnston's camp on Bear River, June 16, says the army would resume its march next day. General Johnston had received an express froaa the Peace Commissioners, inform ing him that the army would be received peace ably by the Mormons. The general did not, however, feel any increased. confidence in the peaceful attitude of th 3 Saints, and the army was kept in readiness to repel any treacherous demonstrations. A proclamation had been issued to thepeople by Gen. Johnston, in which he tells them that the army is as ready no to afford them assistance and protection as it was to oppose them when in rebellion against the Greverne ment. It was thought this guarantee would cause many Mormons to evade the despotism of Young, who has sedulously inculcated the belief that the army was 'particularly hostile to them. The troops were in fine condition, and glad to be released from inaction A despatch from St. Joseph, dated July 7, says that the. Salt Lake mail of Juno 19 had arrived. General Johnston and hie command was met at Echo Canon, fifty miles from the city. The army was in excellent health and spirits. Brigham Young and his followers were still at Provo. Young had been to Salt Lake city to confer with Governor Cumming and the Peace Commissioners, but the result of the confer ence was not known. It was the established opi nion that the Mormons would offer no resistance. Everything regarding the future movements of the Mormons was veiled in mystery. Remoura were ail]. rife, however, that they meditate an occupancy of Sonora. Conjectures were made that the United States Government intend to purchase the Mormon improvements in the South Platte. The Utah correspondent of the St. Louis Repub lican, under date of June 18, says that "the con ditions agreed upon at the conference between Governor Cumming, the Peace Commissioners, and the heads of the Mormon Church, are, that the troops shall enter the city without opposition, that the civil officers shall be permitted to rerform their duties without interruption, and that uncondi tional obedience shall be paid to the laws of the land, while, on the other hand, past offences are to be forgiven, as was stated in the President's procla mation. All the houses in the city had been closed against tote civil officers and stt angers, except oue which was occupied by the Governor and his family. Everybody else was oblige Ito sleep in the waggons or on the grounds." The steamer Empire C.ty was on her way from Panama to New York with the California mails of Juno 20 and about 1,500,000 dollars in gold on ft eight. A Washington telegram says :—" Minister For syth is to be fully sustained here in his eniir?o 0! rrHQh..^e" 1 - .11C; Lrccd tax on eigners in Mexice. Attorney-General Black has decided that the Mexican decree is an attempt to extort money in defiance of exprsss treaty stipulations with Eng bnd and virtually with the United States, which Mexico has placed on a footing with the most favoured nations. The British Minister at Mexico did not consent to the payment of the tax by British subjects, except under protest." The Citizens' Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, had closed its doors. General Quitman was seriously ill, and doubts were entertained of his recovery. The Post-office department at Washington was said to be mud] embarrassed in its memmail ar rangements by the difficulty of ascertaining from Mr. 0 l!ins what his purposes are relative to the fulfilment of his contract. Official advises from Utah give promise that the Indians in that territory might be relied on to re main neutral in case of hostilities with the Mor mons. Advices have been received from San Domingo to the Ist July. President Baez capi!ulated to the forces of Geueral Santana on the 12th June, when he gave up San Domingo city. The country was quiet. Trade was so dull at Port au Platte thlt six cargoes of provisions lately arrived had left for another market. We have Havannah dates of the 10th of July. Sugar was active and firm ; clayed, 3 to 4 reals ; molasses inactive. Freights dull. Exchange, sterling, 12 to 13 prem. The yellow fever was prevailing extensively at Havannah. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX. HALIFAX, JULY 16. The Canada, from Liverpool, arrived here this morning, having been detained off the port 56 hours by dense fog. NEW YORK, JULY 15. The sales of cotton for the pa't two da l s foot up 6,500 bales, at an advance of !c. in prices. Middling Orleans is quoted by Mr. W P. Wright at 12Z- to 13c., and middling uplands at 124 e. The market closes with as ac tive demand. Breads,uffs generally are steady, and wheat has an upward tendency, sales having been made to-day at an advance of 2c. per bushel. Provisions are firm, and advancing. P , rk is slightly higher than at the close of the mails, and lard has advanced to ie. per lb. Tee stock market is firm at about the quota tions advised per mail. Messrs. Neill Brothers and Co., in their report of to-day, call middling cotton worth 12e., with a buoyant market and a large business doing. Their rep , rts from the Southern markets also report a firm feeling. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ARRIVAL OF THE RIPON. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The steam-ship Ripon, Capt. Powell, arrived this morning wilt the heavy portion of the above 1,491 b des of silk, 23 cases of shawls, 41 packagts of merchandise, and 52 passengers, among whom is Col. M'lntyre. She spoke the Atha mbra with the outward Pen insular mails, and the Colombo with the outward East India and C dna mails. Her dates of sailing Were, Alexandria, July 10 ; Malta, 14 ; Gibraltar, 19. Her M , jesty's ship Medina was at Alexandria, the Marlborough, Prineesi Royal, Conqueror, Cen turion, and Vulture, at Malta, and the Curlew at Gifu altar. _ _ . Gibraltar exchange on London, at 90 days' date ; 50g. LYCEUM THEATRE. Mr. Ira Aldridge, "The African Roscius," on Satur day made his appearance bare, for a brief season, a. , With regard to Mr. Aldridge's merits ae an actor, they are of a class to entitle him to great con sideration ; but the rapturous admiration which they appeared to have awakened in monarchical bosoms abroad, we confess our inability to participate. We have seen some better and many worse Othellos than Mr. Aldridge. As not unfrequently happens on the stage, the passages in which he is most tffec ive are precisely those in which he is least tempestuous. His speech to the Senate is ineffective, because, instead of being a fine piece of varied and natural elocutior, entirely simple, yet deeply itebued with feeling, it partakes of the " set phrase of speech" usually attempted in a prepared oration. Nor can we say thae we much admire his delivery < f the farewell to the glories of his military calling. Ths ac or seems to ua to mistake the outward and vi ible symbols of passion for the inward and spiritual emotion ; end on such occasions he is weak in the exact proportion Ilea'. he is ncisy. Yet it would be injustice to deny that there are some beauties —and these of no mean order—in his performance. In the famous interview with le,o, in he third act, bis blank looks of horror on the first infusion of the poison of suspicion are exceedingly impressive. Equally strik ing are his subsequent attempts to shake eff tee fatal enchantment as a fearful dream. His tone and manner, when he says " Set your wife to watch her," are especially deserving of admiration. The words seem to choke him in the utterance, and the pan g of anguish which overspreads bis face as they cetne ftuter irg from hie lips show how bitter is 1 is louse of the shame and humiliation which the injunction entails bath on himself and the woman be adores. Toe chief return of love to his breaking heart, when D sd-rnona appr taehes his tearful and tree u on refer. no to the effli; ion s he could have borne had she but eta t'nued !rue, and the will rapture of dell air with which, i n th e l ast ' scene, he lifts her dt ad body out of the bed end covers it wit h kisses, are all irresistibly pathetic. He was vociferously applauded, and on appearing befell) the curtain the second time thanked the audience fer the fervour of their reception. Miss Annie NePs made her debut as Desdemona and created a very favourable impression. With the eX O I ,- tion of the acting of Mr. Fitzjames as Roderigo, f r which he leserves great praise, and Mrs. Brougham's lihudia, there was nothing deserving notice. Mr, Euatace Care Grevide Murray, paid Attach 4 at Teheran, is appointed C ,nsul-General at Odes , -a. Toe Hoc, F. Patientlaw, paid Attache at Mexico, is transferred in the same capacity to her Maiibty'd Lega tion at Copenhagen. THE ROY AL VISIT TO CHERBOURG. On Saturday the ships of war appointed to escort her Majesty to Cherbourg commenced assembling at Spichead. The squadron will be under the com mand of Admiral Lord Lyons ; Rear-Admiral Sir C. H. Fremantle being second in command. It will be composed of the following screw steam ships :—Royal Albert, 121 ; Royal George, 102 ; Renown, 91 ; Orion, 91 ; Exmouth, 91 ; Hannibal, 91 ; Cressy, 80 ; Brunswick, 80 • Euryalns, b 1; Diadem, 32 ; Cura9la, 31 ; Terri;le, 21 ; Racoon, 21 ; Racer, 11 ; Archer, 13 ; Argus, 6 ; Hydra, 6 ; and Scourge, 6. In immediate attendance on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert will be the Admiralty yachts Osborne and Black Eagle, and the Vivid and Banshee, and two of the vessels of the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company, with the members of the Houses of Lords and Commons on board. Her Majesty will leave Osborne on the 3d of August, attended by the Duke of M.lakoff, Earl of Derby, Lord Malmesbury, and Mr. Disraeli, returning to Osborne on the 6th instant. Numbers of vessels belonging to the different yacht clubs are assembling in the Solent, tow:nom ' pany the Queen. Tile members of the Houses of Lords and Com mons embark at S,uthanopton, and several excur. sion boats are announced. All who wish to land should provide themselves with passports. The M;rechal Duo de Malakoff will accompany her Majesty in her visit to Cherbourg. His Excel lency will be on bDard the flag -ship, the Royal .111321 t, in compliance with the subjoined invitation from his old companion in arms, .Admiral Lord Lyons : "Her Majesty's Ship Royal Albert, Spithead, July 18, 1858. "Monsieur le Mardchal,—l hear with pleasure that your Excellency proposes to accompany my most gracious Sovereign, the Queen, to Cherbourg, and I hope that you may not consider me very presumptuous in aspiring to the honour of con veying your Excellency and suite in your old ac quaintance, the Royal Albert. Independently of the 'ionour of having so distinguished a guest on board my flag-ship, it will be a very high gratification to me to be Again in social intercourse with the great commander of vhose deeds of arms and friendliness towards my noun trymen I was a daily witness throughout. the Crimean expedition.—l have the honour ,to be,. Monsieur le Nlatti2hsl, with sentiments of the highest c6nsideration, your Excellency's most faithful servant, " LYONS. "His Excellency Marshal the Duks of Malakoff," The following is the Imperial itinerary from Paris to Cherbourg : Leave Paris 3d of August. Stop at Mantes, Evreux, and Lisieux. Arrive the same day at Caen, where a ball is to be given. Leave Caen the 4.,h ; stop at Bayeux and Caren tan : arrive at Cherbourg. sth, 6th, and 7th remain at Cherbourg, where there will be a ball on the 7th. Embark for Brest on the Bth, after having at tended D: vine service. 9th, arrive at Brest, 10th and 11th, remain at Brest. 12th, departure from Brest. 13th, departure from Quimper, arrive at L'Orient. 140, remain at L'Orient. 15th ; leave L'Orient, attend Divine service at St. Anne d'Auray ; arrive at Vannes, ICth, leave Vannes, arrive at Napoleonville. 17. h, leave Napoleonville, arrive at St. Brieuo for a ball. 18th, arrive at 9 10i.n, arrive at Rennes. 20th, remain at Rennes. 21st, leave Rennes and arrive at Paris. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY). Toe usual haif-yearly meeting of the proprietors la this undertaking was held this day at the Bridge Houb• Leo Schuster, Esq,, Chairman of the Board of Dirge - - tore, presided. The report (which has already appeared in The Sun) havieg been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said he had great pleasure in meeting the shareholders and to congratulate them on the result of their parliamentary operations, whicf., taken. as a whole, he looked upon as eminently calculated to add to the success and profit of their undertaking' , As regarded the bill promoted by the Mid-Kent Cora' pany for the construction of a competing line to Oro,' don the directors had not been disappointed in the': anticipations. The bill was withdrawn in oonsequenc e of this company entering into an agreement to construct • a spur line Tom the Nor so td station of less than half* mile, by which all the requirements of the Mid-Kent` Company would be met. The next project they had to encounter was what was called the Shoreham, Horahato a r and Dorking Railway. After an i nves ti ga ti on of 116 days the Parliamentary committee rejected the raontetet . iog bill, and sanctioned the measure promoted by this company for constructing the line from Shoreham via Steyning and West Grimsted, ti join the Mid-Sugsa Railway, near Horsham. At the tame time the commit" • tee stated it to be their opinion that the public interest! would be best served by committing the conetruotion of the line to the London and Brighton Company. In the bill promoted by the Portsmouth Railway Compaq - powers were sought for constructing a lii,e parallel Wi this company's railway from Havant to Hassle Fort, Ise t ` to Cosham, and for running over and using this car parry's line between those points, as well as the joint HO from Hilsea into Portsmouth, including the use of tb. joint Pt rtemouth station, The bill-was opposed by th w company, jointly with the South-Western Company. Ta li contest resulted in the Portsmouth C)mpany obtaining the powers both of construction and of running, 1211$ - protective clauses were inserted which Bemired a propel arbitration as to the tolls to be paid, and this prevents" the c taipany from using our station, so the Brighto n Rao way stilt remained in the strong position they forl e merly nai t tined, to oerry on their own traffi c tureeeurbed by any one. (Cheers.) The capital account; • he believed it would be perceived, had not much altere d since their last meeting. With respect to th e traffic account, they, in common with all otheg railways, had suffered a loss in passenger raven° e amounting to about 4,000/. ; the falling off principal'', being in what was called the long traffic, and had it o°' been fur their West-end line he feared the deficienci would have been greater. With respect to the ordinary expenditure of the company great efforts bad been mad. to reduce the outlay, and he had the satisfaction of 10 ; forming the meeting that the object had been attaine d without reducing the efficiency of their staff or the cos' venienco of the public. Great reductions bad bee n made in prices paid for articles of consumptito 4 f and in one item alone, that of coke, a saving 0 e 4,0001. bad been eff cted, and in the contracts th at had been entered into that reduction would go on. The price paid for coke had been between 28s. and 295., 131 1 that at which they would new be supplied was shone 21e. Redactions of a similar description had bees male in oil, tallow, and, in fact, everything used Oa l their line. In the permanent way account an outlay ha' taken place for the relaying a portion of the I:lastingly line, but the directors looked upon the efficiency of the permanent way as the greatsou r c e o f p ro fit, as it gave tb e public confidence, and showed that due care was take n for the prevention of accidents. It was true the relay: leg of the part of the line referred to was not i mme diate/ r quired, but the directors, knowing full well it woe have to be done shortly, thought it the best way was to do it at once—(hear)—and he had the greatest pleasure • informing the shareholders that there was no appeal ance of there being further calls for relaying for Sea' to come, It was another source of gratificatil th to toe director- . hat ti•e debenture stock to is amount of 210,8001. bad been taken. l b proved that the pu ul c nod confidence in the undertaki° ll He did not think there was any other part of the rep ort to which he need allude, so he would conclude by simply moving the adoption of the report, at the tell s time he should be glad to answer any cenestieffse might be put to him. The motion having been seconded, , A SHAREHOLDER said be begged to direct the atten t ion of the chairman to the evidence given by Mr.eMowatt , a recent trial, with respect to the auditing the account'. of public companies. Mr. Mowatt, said, in answer tol l question put by te learned judge, that the 0' counts were audited by the ordinary auditors of tb e cotoraly, but they did not make any discovery of the frauds that bad been committed. He added, that D i °/ his opinion the employment of the auditors was complete farce. All they did was to come to the office a few times a year, look casually over the books, and have their lunch, and then go away. I ' l- J O : a he did not mean to say such a n o b serva ti on a pplied them, but it was important that the attention directors generally should be drawn to the statement. The CHAIRMAN said th e s h ar eholders need be unde r no appreheeeion. The audit of their accounts el' carried on in a manner very different from that lee 9 ; tioned by the honourable proprietor. It w BO . l . thorough and strict investigation into all the liab ties and assets of the company. tHear, hear, 00 cheers.) Too report, which declared a dividend of 24 per &n e t f tr tl e half year, was then adopted, and the ceoes sa 7r resolutions for creating capital to proceed with th a l , portion of the Vic' , oria . siat ion and Crystal Palace 11 : 1 4 way, b,iving been agreed the proceedings terrain° - with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr. G. P. R. Jatne ,, , the novelist, who has been f ar several years her Maj-u-ty's Consul at Richmond , 1 ; C inia, has been appointed Consul at Venice ; and ar Bar:,ar, wi ose conduct as Acting Vice-Consul at DraP . bo - during the cessation of di ; lornatic intercourse with Court of the Two Sicilies, has teen so frequently afi: proved, will succeed Mr. James as Consul at fliohnion The appointment is worth about 7001. a-year. 0' A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the ° cial residence of the Chancellor of the ExchequeLrl Downing-street. The Ministers present were—tt e of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lora 034 ; cellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the E 4 rl frisrdwi°ll; the Right. Hon. Spencer Walpole, the Earl of WelP,! o t the Earl of M.lmesbury, the Eight Hon. Sir E. J l2 7„f„ Lytton, Gen. Peel, Sir J. Pakington, Lord Stsbe''''' and L)rd J, Manuere. Co 'I pear *en of w - sip( limn foligb - Iru on s a Bank Th, T 5,70 Dow, oa ind t tlf o to i n , 412 ipr 433, ar e 1 Pro Inc Cr, at B bac A t At Pe