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RAILWAY CO MITTE (THIS DAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. WAN ClEaiVr MT, au:a:row, 11/lIITLOCIC, AND VIED .E.11.1V1) STINCA X 07.7. A Select Committee on the merits of this Bill met this morning, at eleven o'clock, in the above room. The Bill was opposed, but the opposition was withdrawn ; and after hearing some general and engineering evidence pro forma ,the Committee declared the preamble proved, and rose about half- past eleven o'clock, having completed their business in the short spzlce of half an hour. STIRLICIVG .A. 171) DUZirre'ERVILINE. A Select Committee, consisting of the Duke of Leinster (chairman), and Lords Beaufort, Calthorpe, Gage, and Dunaßey, held their first sit tin g , at 11 o'dock this morning, in Room ' B (New Houses of Parliament). Their Lordships were occupied for some time with a die cussion as to the admissibility of the opposition on the pert of Mr. Chlik,'a petitioner against the Bill. It being decided that the opposition was admissible, it was agreed that Mr. Clark's case should be heard beore the opening of the case on the part of the promoters. Mr. Rushworth, auctioneer, of the firm of Rushwerth and Jarvis, gave evidence as to the manner in which the property would be affected. He was cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN (on the part of the promoters), who endeavoured to show that the railway would Increase the value of pits, &c., in the estate of ur. Clark, and that the furnaces and chimneys belonging to the pits in tile neighbourhood were a greater nuisance than a railway could be. The witness could not speak to these matters, having confined himself to the quest ion p f what amount of damage would be done to the house as a residence. This was the only witness fur the petitioner. Mr. AUSTIN then called several witnesses to show that 043 estate of Mr. Clark would be rather benefited than injured by the railway, as the accommodation to his iron pits (which Were very numerous) would fully compensate fur the slight injury to the hoe; and also, that the furnaces and chimneys of' the pits us were really a greater nuisance than the railway Would be. HOUSE OUP OF COMMONS. GR XLII. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee on this group ra-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. WEST IsELEC./LSE'S= The necessary proofs of compliance with the resolutions of Mr. Duncombe were given. Mr. HOPE (who opened the case) said that he trusted he would be able to show to the Committee that the present line was one that would prove highly advantageous to the p u blic, and extremely remunera tive to the promoters. It would be unnecessary for him to dwell on the vast importance of a town like Liverpool. There was a large population in that town, a great number of which Were very wealthy, - and there was also a large number of moderate means. For this latter class there was at pr ed by esent very inefficient acces s to the sea, which was pr the opos great the present proj ect to remedy. This was one of advantages of the lice as far as Formby, and should it be extended to Southport it would be so much the better ; but even if it did not, he trusted the Committee would :consider it had sufficient merits to entitle it to their favourable consi deration. The length of the line was 16 miles, and the cost of construction, which was. estimated at 12,000/. per mile, The would, he understood , not exceed 10, 000/. per mile. gradients too were extremely favourable, the steepest, which was upon leaving Liverpool, and extended for about a mile and a half, wa s 1 in 800, while the o th er gradients were but 1 in 1,300, the ground being extremely level. Nineteen-twentieths of the landowners were in favour of the line, and he would show by evidence that the line would be most desirable for the people of Lancashire, who were extremely fond of pleasure excur aions, and with whom time must necessarily be an object of great importance. He would not occupy the time of the Committee by further observations, but proceed with the evidence he proposed to adduce. Mr. Thomas Lands, a merchant, residing at Liverpool, stated that there was a great desire among the inhabit itantshe of Liverpool to resid e some distance out of the town, t sanatory condition of that place was very low. This WAS owing, in his opin ion, to the denseness of the popula wo uld tion. Th e formation of the proj ect before the Committee, have the effect of leading to the erection of commodious villas in the direction of Southport. Dr. W. Duncan, a physician, residing at Liverpool, stated thin he had made hte medical statistics of Liverpool his atudy for several years, and considered that as the railway wouki lead he erection of villas about Crosby, the air of which was m to o the erection of villas about Crosby, the air of which was most salubrious, it would beextremely desirable for the ptlople of Liverpool. Mr. Edward Bates, traffic-taker, was called, but the CFLAMAX ordered the room to be cleared, and on o ur re admlßission announced that the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Bill was not proved. GROUP LIII. This; Committe?, consisting of the Hon. E. Lascelles (in the chair), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. R. Clay t o n, and Captain Dalrymple, met this morning. SHROPSHIRE 'UNION RAILWAY AND CANAL. Mr. LANG said, that before the regular business f the o day c em menced he wish ed to make an applicat the Com mittee, which he hoped would have the effect of relieving which theyem from their labours as r egarded one of the Bills on had to decide Bill about which they had herd a greet deal, viz., the Shropshire Union line from Shrewsbury to Staffordshire, which Bill was entirely unopposed as far as regarded the district of Wellington,romoters with the exception of a compe tition on the part of the p the other Shrewsbury line. Looking at the period - of the session, and the great evil which resulted from any delay, they had made up their minds, rti rat of her than the urge th be eir on line c l a ims relative to that po tween Shrewsbury and Birmingham, to enter pioniteerasnwtrh rangetnt‘llt to the effect that this company's respect to the line between Wellington and Sh ' rewsbury should never come into operation, so as to re , luce the line simply to a line between Wellington and Stafford shire. This arrangement would remove all opposition. This company had been on amicable terms with the rival company, and had come to this arrangement under the advice of their engineer. Then, as regarded the South Stafford shire Company, who were the only parties who might be sup posed to be prejudiced, and that portion of this Bill which re garded the line in question, an arrangement had been come to, and he hoped that the Committee would allow the Bill to be referred to Mr. Greene, the Chairman of the Committee of Ways .and Means. Tke Hon. CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee would have no objection to that course, provided a clause setting forth the arrangement were inserted in the Bill. Mr. LANG said that such a clause should be inserted as a matter of course. Mr. RicaAßDs said, that before such an application was acceded to, he wished to say, on the part of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line, he should like to see the clause pro posed to be inserted in the Bill. The lion. Clair:MAN—You ought decidedly to see it. Mr. Ronissorr—As far as regards the Shrewsbury, Bir min h am , and Dudley l ine, this is quite new to me, and shall of course wish te see it also. The Hon. CHAIRMAN—Of course. SHR.VWSZT.IILY AND DITLIVIINGIZATYX, AND xtirzavrxiar &mailer, V.TOLVE.R,HAIYIPTON, AND D'UDI..:SY. Mr. Hove said, t h a t whilst the parties were cons idering t h e clause as to the Shrewsbury and Wellingt on per haps might be allowed to call the attention of the Committee to to auother matter, which was this :—The Company whom he represented had discovered (and it really was an important discovery) that to-inorrow, or the next day, would be nearly the last -day on which, a report haring been laid before the House of Commons of any Bill, there would be any possibi lity of carrying that Bill, through the House of Lords this session. Th. matter had, therefore, become very urgent indeed to the parties interested in this Stafford shire district, who were of course proportionately anxious to effect a; settlement as soon as possible as to the line of railway to be sanctioned for that district. With that view, the Shrewsbury and Birmingham party were fully disposed to enter into negotiations with the promoters of the other measu there, in order theto ascerta i n whether, with due regard to wants o public and the interests of the district, and also with due re gard to what might he fair towards existing railways in that quarter, any arrangement could be made between the com petingr, schemes. He had been informed that the other party were not indisposed to look at the point with a view of neg otiatin g . But, all the me mbers of the committee of that Company not being in town (although he believed the majority were, and the others were hourly expected), no such negotiation could be entered into at that moment. Under those cireum stances, what he should propose to the Committee wir, that in order to save their ti p p° perhaps also to expedite the o th er business which was before them, arising out of conflicts s uc h as th e e—mo ne y , and feeling, they should h rder that the ave an ad journment of th e Committee that day, in o parties might in the course of the day meet together, and see whether they could effect any settlement of the line. He be lieved that the proposal would not meet with a direct opposi tion on the part of his Learned Friend, for no doubt the other Dirty were desirous of communicating with that which be (Mr Hope) represented. Air. WIIATELY, Q.C., said he had had no information of this Ourse, an d he was theref o re q uite in the dark as his Learned Friend. Of t o the proposition made by cour se it wou ld not be becom in g in hint (Mr. Whateley) to say that his clients refused to entertain an:v proposi t ion tof the rival company. But if any proposition were be entertained, it must be on the understanding that the line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton should be quite independent of the London and Birm ingham, so as to leave to the people of that district all the benefits of competition. Subject to such an arrangement as that, he should be most anxious, with those whom he represented, that there should be a die tr ib u tion of the lines proposed for this district. To any pro position which the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company aright make he and his clients were prepared to give the )moat candid, full, and fair inte rpretation an d co nsideration. hie L earn ed Friend spo ke should' be e e d arrangement to which discussed w hen they de termined to enter into the proposed present time all that he r epro Hope) negotiation. At the to do was to say that the party whom he sented thatwerepre view lie had to pared to nego tiate with the rival company, and with meant in what renew his proposition. enter Birmingham Mr. WHATELEY explained that be merely into no be had said to remind the Shrewsbury indtrict ts of Company that his clients were determined to agreement which would deprive the people of th h e one through which the line weuld pass of any of the competition. Further than that, they would t hrow impediment in the way of a negotiation with their rivals. no The Hon. CLIAIR.3iAN said that he hoped that such an arrangement might be come to as would satisfy all parties, and with the view of affording time fo enter into that ne gotiation, the Committee would stand adjourned until twelve af'clock to -morrow, because it was evident that it would be useless to adjourn for an hour or so to discuss the important proposition that had been made. SEEREVZSBU RT AND sTarrormsraitE. Mr. LANG--Then, as regards this other matter, I have the satisfaction to sta r e s that we have made an arrangement with the other parties epecting the Wellington and Shrews bury line, which will leave the matter open for discussion during the next session. We givem the of coming next s ession for that portion of the lin e. The other parti e s are satisfied with t he clause that we propose to insert in our Bill and therefore, as this is arranged, and there is no opposition to the Shrewsbury and Staffordshire, I hope that instead of that Bill going before Mr. Greene, the Committee would favour us with taking the evidence at once, as in less than half an hour the Bill may be settled. The Hon. CILLIEWArtI would rather Mr. Greene set tled it. 0 Th e Bill was accordiugly referred to Mr. Greene. szrnmwsnumr, Irt :A cal Ara , ETC. Mr. SELFE—I appear on behalf of certain parties against the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, and I have only to express a hope that whatever arrang e ment may be come to by these companies, the Committee will not prevent my clients from opposing the preamble or any of it, that is to say provided we come to no arrangement with the promoters. The lion. CITAIRKAN said that he did not know what parties the prop osed arran emen t would include , bu t, of course, if Mr. Selfe's clients were not parties to it they would have a full opportunity of opposing the Bill in question. Mr. SELFE—We are no parti es to any arrangement. Ours is a landowner's case. The Hon. CHAIRMAN —Why you should not join in these compromises that are to be made I cannot see. Mr. SELFE—We have tendered a clause to them, but com paajes have been indiffe rent to it. I only mean by my application to obtain a promise from the Committee that no arrangements which these companies may come to shall de prive independent landowners of their right of opposing the Bills. The Hon. CITAIMIAN—CIearIy not. Mr. LANG then said, that as the Shre .vsbury and Staf fordshire Bill had been disposed of, he had the satisfaction of staticg that his clients had resolved to abandon their Maims to a small portion of their line between Chester and Wolverhampton. Mr. hone, in reply to the Hon. Chairman, said that be had been informed (and he be lieved correctly) by the Par. liamentary agents, that. no railway Bill could pass the House of Loris this session unless it was introduced into that House on the 19th July. The CIIAII:3IAN—If they put 16 Bills before us, it is not likely that we should be able to decide upon all of them by that time. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock to morrow. GRAND REVIEW IN HYDE PARK (THIS DAY.) This day, according to announcement from the Horse Guard:, a grand inspection or review of the following troops took place in Hyde Park, viz. :—The Ist regiment of Life Gaards, the Ist and 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards, the Ist battalion of Coldstream Guards. and the Ist battalion of Fusilier Guards, and some of the infantry of flank companies. His Grace the Duke of Wellington, attended by a numer ous staff of distinguished officers, arrived upon the ground shortly after eleven o'clock. A few seconds had scarcely elapsed ere his Highness Ibrahim Pacha made his appearance, accompanied by Sami Pacha, Col. Beaufort, M. Nubar, and other distinguished fo reigners. They were received with the usual honours. The Pacha on this occasion rode his Arabian charger, re cently brought from Paris, and which was erroneously stated to have been sent by Mehemet Ali as a present to her Majesty. The line was commanded by Major-General the Hon. E. Lygon, C. 8., Colonel of the 13th Light Dragoons; and the Foot by Colonel Berkeley Drummond. The Household Bri gade of Cavalry was under the command of the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, of the Ist Life Guards. The ground was kept by a portion of the 7th Regiment of Hussars from Hounslow. RAMSGATE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) JUNE 27. —Shortly after ten o'clock this morning the in habitants of Ramsgate and its vicinity were much surprised by the report of cannon, and in a few minutes crowds were pouring down to the pier to ascertain the cause, which was soon explained and quickly communicated to the town in general. The salute was in honour of anothei royal visitor, the Prince of Letningen, who had selected this port for his disembarkation from Ostend. The Prince was accompanied only by his valet and courier, and on landing walked, un attended, to the Royal Albion Hotel, where he remained up wards of two hours, and then proceeded to the railway ter minus. On alighting from his carriage he was received by Mr. Ilberry, the superintendent of the line, and Mr. Coxhead, the superintendent of the Ramsgate station, with whom he remained in conversation nearly half an hour, and to whom be was pleased to express his entire satisfaction of the ar rangements that were made for the convenience of travellers. One inquiry he was particularly anxious about, which was this—" Are you sure steam-vessels can enter Ramsgate Har bour at all titnesof the tide ?" Theanswer, '' Yes, at all times," pleased him so much that, in reply , he said he should per suade his mother, the Duchess of Kent, to make Ramsgate her port for embarking when going abroad. His Highness left by the half-past twelve o'clock train, for London, where he was expected to arrive by five o'clock, preferring the slow train to a special one. JUNE 28 —The Princess Mary, steamer, belonging to the South-Eastern and Continental Steam Packet Company, which was honoured yesterday by being the bearer of the Prince of Leiningen, returned this morning to Ostend with Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, forty passengers, and one car- riage. We are now nearly full of visitors, thanks to the continued fine weather, and the railway and houses are in much greater demand than has ever been known before at this earlyperiod of the season. In addition to other buildings and improvements a new church has been proposed by several independent and in fluential, and non-Puseyite, gentlemen, who have spared no time or trouble in making this great and good work known to the public. Subscriptions pour in fast, no day passes without bringing its contributions ; and these not so much from the inhabitants as from almost positive strangers — strangers, many of them who are compelled to remain strangers, not from any dislike to Ramsgate, but from the knowledge that they have no church to go to here , where they can hear the Gospel preached unaccompanied with any of the mummeries of the Romish Church. It is expected that the first stone of the new building will be laid early in August, and that divine service will be performed within its walls in the spring of next year. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent heads the subscription list with a donation of 201. ELI ti U BURRITT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sift,—l was proud to read in your evening paper a day or two since an article on the life and character of the learned American blacksmith, Elihu Burritt. Many of your readers perused it with pleasure : teetotallers, likewise (for they now form a large portion of your readers), read it with joy. But, Sir, you only gave a short extract of his life, without allud ing to his being a teetotaler, and the object of his coming to London in a few weeks' time. I will, however ' inform you that the learned blacksmith is coming over with Archdeacon Jeffery, Dr. Beecher, and other gentlemen, as delegates (who will form part of the expected 500) to the " Grand Tempe rance Convention," August 7. The daily sittings will be at the City of London' Literary Institution, and the last (the great) meeting will take place in Covent-garden Theatre Ills sole object in coming over is, I believe, to attend the convention, which, if hinted at in your article, would per haps have caused England and other places to think upon the matter. lam exceedingly thankful to you, Sir, for the ki n dness you have shown in inserting an extract from the London Teetotaler (for it appears to have been taken there from), but, Sir, the metropolitan teetotallers will, I am sure, be thankful to you if you would in a future number just ad vert to his being connected with the temperance movement. It is intended, I believe, by the National Temperance Society, should the editors of newspapers object to report the meeting which is to be held at the theatre, to pay them for it, or at least those of you who will do it when paid for. It is, however, a great pity that the metropolitan journals are so much opposed to the cause of teetotalism, while, at the same time, many of the country editors frequently notice the cause in their journals. If, Sir, England alone could be teetotalised, would you not sell ten times the number of copies you now sell? would not the people become men and women of reflecting minds? would they not advance in the scale of intellectual know ledge? and, their condition every way bettered, commercial affairs would be entirely altered, and our country would as sume another aspect for the better. C.'luld you not write your views in a leading article upon the (location of " Drunkenness v. Sobriety," and the ad vantages resulting, physically, morally, socially, politically, and religiously, from temperance? You are well able to handle the sub;ect in Its political bearings. Apologising for the liberty I have taken, I remain, Sir, yours respectfully, ' 91, Harrow road, June 28. E. ROWSE. It is stated that after Sir Robert Peel had declined a peerage for himself, her Majesty repeatedly offered a peerage for La,ly Peel. There were present, on Saturday evening, at her Majesty's Theatre, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by the Baroness Ahlefeldt, the Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmund St. John Mildmay ; his Roy al Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Leiuster and the Lady Jane Fitzgerald, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Ailes • bury, the Marquis of Donegal; his Excellency the Russian Ambassador, the Baroness Brunnow, and Mdlle. Olga d'Luchner ; the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl of Liverpool, the Countess of Jersey, the Countess of Blessington, Lady Clementina Villiers, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Loudsdale, the Count de Noailles, the Baron and Baroness de Rothschild; Lord and Lady Macdonald, Lady Gardiner, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lady Georgiana Codrington, and the Ladies R. B. Somerset, Lord and Lsdy Charles Wellesley, Lady Orford, Lord Arthur Lennox, Lord Roch fort, Lady Charlotte and Mr. Lister, Lady Wetherall, Lord and Lady Pollington, Lord William Beresford, Lady Wombwell; Sir Loftus and Lady Otway, Lady Joddrell, Lady Dillon, Lady Berkeley Williams, Sir William and Lady Molesworth, Sir Charles Shackerley, Sir William Fremantle, Lady Charles Chetwynd, Sir Charles Kent, Lady Easthope, Sir F. Trench, Sir H. Webb, Sir H. Meux, Sir A. Barnard, Sir H. Willoughby; the Hon. R. Curzon, the Hon. Mr. Ar buthnot, the Hon. Eynest _Fane, the Hon. Miss Foley, and )e Hon. Captain Foley, the_HOn. 0. Toler, the Hori.-Mrs. Warneford, Captain Buff, Mrs. Denistoun, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, Mr. Leader, M.P.; Captain Greville, Major Baring, Colonel Merrick, Colonel and Mrs. Biley, Mr. and Mrs. Sand ford, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. Dodd, Sir W. Massey Stanley, Colonel Wildman, General Upton ' the Hon. Captain James Macdonald , Mr. Hubert De Burgh, &c. &c. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. REGENT'S PARK.—At a meeting of Fellows held on Saturday, at the Gardens of the Society, the Duke of Norfolk, E.M., in the chair, a ballot took place, and the following ladies and gentlemen were added to the Society :—Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., Samuel Dr. Gairdner, Robert St e p henson, Es q ., David J. Gibbons, Esq. , Cap tain Cul p e pp er, Mrs. G S Foster White, Mrs. J. Irving GlencoeGlencoeParoalidtllT:nlo°EaNnngs'il.El‘l.sCi COLLEGE,rs.: 6ATORDAY. —A white marble bust of the poet Gray, sculptured by Be uhe,haslust been presented to the placed in the Upper IV., Wellington, Fox, Canning, Wel- Schaal with then of William and Granville, all of which, with the College by Lord llorpeth, and was this morning lesley, Parson, North, Pearson, exception of Willunn IV., have been presented to the College within the last twelve inon be. the ce l e b ra ted English actor, are still remembe red with plea sure in Paris, and who whose talents Mr. Charle s limbic., has retired front the stag e for some years, Is at present ht town on a short visit from Loadon.—Gaifitatii. TIM E LECTR IC TELEGRAM—The Electric Te le g ra p h from Rugby to Leeds was completed on Wednesday week. of any important e v e n e t telegraph may be From Leeds to Rugby a distance of 122 miles, intelligence being made by instrumentality of th minutes. Our read lion Compaeiy for completing will, no doubt, be gratified to learn that nrrangements are era communicatedi 11th the short sraee throughof o t r h e the a L i . ine of telegraph from Liver pool to Mane ester, an i ,i from the Grand Jane far ready that contracts a te r r e m al e ) d o i v a t te to st b a e ti e o n n t s , . r T e, h i einptloanfos r iv es e o rpool to London, and in termediate to receive This will be y Works. When the line is completed we shall the n n ec i e :i ssar intelligence frnrn London in a few es m pe i c n i e u a t l e e l n s. in and on Other occasions of g p r l e r a ta t n c t o p nv a e r n li i a c in ne e e nt t a o ry th d e iv p i n si b o l n iz 3' cases of im- We understand that on gre A at N i T n l t - e c rs o st. R — N- ti l e N e v rpo l o i LM G e u re z u . l , Thursday next the final general meeting of the members of the League council will take place at Manchester, when the termination of their existence as a political body will be formally priwiounced. The League newspappr will terminate its career, we believe, on Saturday next, as tba 0bk..4 for which it was started is now fulfilled. TulE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY_EVENING, %TV NI" This vote has also created ariapnistice. 6112diui - and Mr. Benton, who have not spoken during the session, have become warm friends again ; and other mutual civilities long suspended, have been renewed. The treaty will be prepared with all possible dispatch, and will be sent in this week, probably by Wednesday, as I un ders'and from a Member of the Cabinet. _ FROM ST. DOMINGO. AMERICAN NEWS. MOST IMrORTANT FROM THE UNITED STATES. SETTLEMENT OF THE OREGON DISPUTE. ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The Royal Mail Steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Ryrie, after a splendid passage of twelve and a-half days, reached the Mersey this day, shortly after twelve o'clock, bringing 102 passengers, and the semi-monthly mails from the United States and The Ultra's (with all deference to their views of the ques tion) are much mortified, and will take occasion to speak their sentiments when the treaty comes in. It may all be finally concluded within tlu space of ten days. The above information you may be assured is true to the letter. PELHAM. LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS. NEW YORK, JUNE Is.—Although it is but a few days since the sailing of the steamer, yet there is a decided change in the business prospects and feelings of the community, and the moneyed concerns of the city and country. The friendly and pacific overture made through the British Ministry, and the prompt and decided acceptance by the Senate of the same, have rut a different complexion on every thing. There is r.o longer any doubt resting in the commu nity th it the negotiations will be prosecuted to a speedy and pacific termination. By this settlement all doubtful and suspended questions with Great Britain are closed up and finished—a state of peace and the most amicable relations, it is believed, will exist and be perpetuated between the two greatest maritime countries for a long period of tune. It is believed that the war with Mexico must soon terminate. Singly and alone, without the aid and countenance of any foreign nation, Mexico cannot, in its prtsent weak state, con tinue a contest that must be fatal to its interests. The settlement cf this question has had a most favourable influence on stOcks of every description; most of the rail-' roads have One up from five to ten per cent., and some even more. State and Government have all improved,and are better—nor is the present rise deemed to be all that will take place; as confidence becomes more restored, and as busi ness increases, they will gradually go up higher. The money market has suddenly become quite easy, and ' the banks are discounting again with freedom. Four and six months' paper is readily.taken, both in and out of the street. _ Canada. By her arrival we have received New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Canada papers to the latest date. The news Contained therein is of a most important character, as it announces the gratifying intelligence that the dispute respecting the Oregon question has been settled ; and that, after all, there shall be no war for this barren and unprofitable territory. This has been brought about by the acceptance of the ultimatum sent out in the steamer of the 19th of May last, and submitted to the United States Government by the British Minister at Washington. On receiving the proposition, Mr. Polk, who was irrevocably pledged to 54 40, felt he could not adopt the terms contained therein, and in order to rid himself of the responsibility of rejecting it he sent a message to the Senate, in which he enclosed the proposition, and left the adoption or rejection in their hands. Accordingly, on the 10th, 11th, and 12th, the Senate took up the matter in executive session, Ns ith closed doors, and after three day's deliberation adopted the proposal, by a vote of 38 to 12, authorising the President to conclude a treaty on the terms proposed. Since then a magnetic telegraph has reached New York, stating that the treaty had been signed by Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Pakenham, and would be brought before the Senate for approval On the 15th inst. The terms of the treaty are to the following effect : There is good reason for increased facility, and a more abundant state of the money market. For some months all classes of business men have been contracting their debts; all the tendencies of trade have been to draw in, until the banks and capitalists have a large amount of funds on hand remaining idle. As confidence increases, and prospects brighten, there will be a renewed disposition to invest and employ the money. A large amount of specie has been drawn for, to be re mitted south, to meet the large expenditures of the Govern ment ; and exchange has been against us in this direction. As, however, the specie still remains in the country, and as the current of trade will soon turn it back again, it has had no influence on the market. Foreigh exchange, particularly that on England, continues to rule in our favour. Sterling bills are most abundant, at S to 8 per cent., which is at least 1 per cent. in our favour. So long as this state of things continues, specie, instead of going out, will come into the country. That the exchange will continue, for at least a short time, in our favour, is probable. There has not been much disposi tion to order any large supplies from abroad. Our political relations have been so unsettled with England—together with the war with Mexico and the unsettled state of the tariff—it wi:l still be some weeks before the determination of Congress can be known in reference to the latter; and it is not probable that many goods will be ordered before all these matters are in a better train than at present. Produce of all descriptions has fallen very low, but parti cularly flour and wheat—the two last have touched a point seldom reached. The demand for flour for the European market has become very limited. But the demand for corn and rye has not diminished. Both these, of a suitable description for the market, are taken readily for export to England. Freights have improved, and vessels are in request. All British and other vessels arriving here with passengers meet with ready demand and quick dispatch. It is very early in the season to determine what the con dition of the crops will be. In some sections of the south some complaints are made of injury done to wheat ; but the accounts from the great wheat-growing districts of the west are most cheering and favourable. The crop of cotton last season has proved, although large, to be short of that of the previous year. The culture of this great staple has kept pace with the increased consumption in Europe. For merly a million of bales, and even a less quantity, was con sidered a great yield. Now two millions of bales are required to meet the demand' The plants are now started, and it is altogether too early to make any prediction. There is an abundant time yet for the insect, drought, or freshets, to affect the growth. The weather, generally, so far through our extensive country, has been favourable for all other crops, and from present appearances there will be an abun dant yield. Operators in flour have been kept in suspense, to learn the fate of the Corn question in the British Parliament. The admission of our bread stuffs at a nominal duty would tend materially to sustain prices, and probably to increase our 1. The 49th parellel—'till it strikes the Sound separating Vancouver's Island from the main—thence along the centre of that Sound southerly through the Straits of Fuca to the sea, leaving the navigation of those Straits free to both, and the whole of Vancouver's Island to Great Britain. 2. The free navigation of the Columbia River to the Hud son's Bay Company until tke expiration of their pre sent charter—and acknov lading their right of property in the buildings, improvements, &c., which they own south of 49. There are probably other stipulations about a reciprocal use of the ports in Vancouver's Island, and within the Straits of Fuca. The New York Courier and Inquirer has the fol lowing : These are merely conjectural statements of the points of the arrangement, but they may be near the truth, and this may be said with certainty, that to any proposition which the President would submit to the Senate for their advice, thereby clearly binding himself, if the advice be in favour of the proposition, to accept them; and in the actual circum stances of the country, that body, as now constituted, would give their sanction. We may, therefore, we think, congratulate both countries in the final and peaceful adjustment of this angry and threatening controversy. In respect to the Mexican war, there is no new fact to com municate concerning the military operations since our last report. The official dispatches of General Taylor, announc ing the capture of Matamoros, show that the Mexican force was retreating hastily towards the interior, having evacuated that town on the eve of General Taylor's approach, convey. ing with them such portion of the munition and ordinance as they could. General Taylor, however, had captured large stores and many arms, cannon and small arms, secreted by the enemy previous to his departure, but easily found after wards. The strictest orders, which are strictly enforced, were issued by General Taylor to his army, to treat private persons and property with entire respect, and that nothing should be taken for the army but upon payment. Vera Cruz has been blockaded by the United States ship Rieraton and one or two others. 'Notwithstanding a New York barque contrived to get into port, although chased by the United States' boats. The following are the official documents on the subject of the blockade. The notice is as follows : "I have the honour to inform you that the port of Vera Cruz remains blockaded from this day by the naval forces of the United States on this station. Neutral vessels which are now in port are at liberty to depart, with or without car goes, within the next fifteen days from this date. All packets carrying correspondence, which are not engaged in commerce, and under a neutral flag, are at liberty to enter and depart from the port. "I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, "ANDREW FITZHUGH, Comd'r." The general Proclamation of Blockade is as follows : In virtue of authority vested in me by the Government of the United States of America, I hereby declare the ports of Vera Cruz, Alvardo, Tampico, and Matamoros, in the Re public of Mexico, to be in a state of rigorous blockade by the ships and vessels under my command. The blockade will be extended to the remaining porta and rivers of that Republic on the Gulf of Mexico, tweeers-ete circumstances will permit—of which due notice will be given: This proclamation is made for the information of all con cerned ; and a copy of the instructions given to the blockad ing squadron is annexed. Given under my hand this fourteenth day of lilsy, A.D. 1846, on board the United States ship Cumberland, off Brazos Santiago, (Signed) D. CONNER, Commanding United States Home Squadron. Instructions to be observed by the officers commanding vessels of the Home Squadron, in forcing the blockade of ports of the east coast of Mexico. Ist. No neutral vessel proceeding towards the entrance of the blockaded port shall be captured or detained, if she shall not previously have received from one of the blockading squadrons a special notification of the existence of this blockade. This notification shall moreover be inserted in writing on the muster roll of the neutral vessel by the cruiser which meets her, and it shall contain the announce ment, together with statements of the day and the latitude in which it was made. 2. Neutral. vessels which may be already in the port be fore the blocrade of it, shall have full liberty to depart, with or without cargo, during fifteen days after that upon which the blockade is established. 3. The Ports of Vera Cruz and Tampico will remain entirely free for the entrance and departure of neutral non commercial mail packets. Mexico boats engaged exclusively in fishing on any part of the coast, will be allowed to pursue their labours un molested. In its present political condition, the flag of Yucatan is to be respected. Signed, D. CONNER. Commanding Home Squadron. U.S. Ship Cumberland, off Brazos Santiago, May 14, 1846. In a Vera Cruz paper, El Republicano, a notice is pub lished that the British mail steamer Tay was to leave Vera Cruz for Havanah on the morning of the 2nd instant, and "would take on board, as heretofore, all specie and cochineal that should be offered for shipment." The charges of Mr. Ingersoll against Mr. Webster had been investigated by a Committee appointed for that purpose, and reported to the House the opinion that Mr. Webster was not guilty, thereby disproving the rash and rather malignant assertion of his accuser. A long correspondence had passed between General Scott and the War Department, on the subject of the command of the army against Mexico. His letters seem to have sunk him in popular esteem, as he is considered as having been actuated by wrong feelings in declining the President's nomination of him as General of the Army of Occupation. The papers come to hand this afternoon contain a long re port from the Committee on Naval affairs, regarding the project of a line of mail steamers between New York and Great Britain. The voluminous document concludes by recommending the project as one of great importance, and submits the outline of a Bill to carry the same into execu tion. Doubts seem to exist whether the Government and Congress would adopt the provisions of the Bill. From Canada we have papers to a late date, but they con tain no news of importance. The Canada Parliament had been adjourned from the 9th of May till the 19th of July. COMMERCIAL.—We have very little news of importance to the commercial world. The money market at New York was quiet ; a good business was done on the 13th, but the demand for Foreign Exchange was limited; quotations on London were 108 3 / 4 and 108 1 4 ; Paris, 535 and 536 1 4. The cotton market was steady, and a fair amount of busir.ess. The flour market was firmer, and provisions steady, with mode rate sales. exports. The sales of cotton on Saturday summed up 4,000 bales. To-day the market is quiet, dealers not yet having had an opportunity to digest the news per the Great Western. The market on Saturday evening closed firm at 4 dols. 12i cents. for Michigan, and 4 dols. 25 cents. for Genessee flour. Since the arrival of the steamer the market is un settled, and holders are looking for higher prices. No sales are reported. Mess pork is held at 10 dols. 75 cents., and prime at 8 dols. Beef at 6 dols. 50 cents. to 7 dols. for city and country mess; prime 4 dols. 75 cents. There is rather a good feeling in the market, but we hear of no sales of importance. CANADA. On the 10th instant the two Houses of the Provincia Parliament were prorogued by his Excellency the Governor-General in the usual form. The following is his Excellency's speech:— ‘• Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly, "At this advanced period of the season I could scarcely have entertained any reasonable expectation that the present session of Parliament could be sufficiently prolonged to enable you to dispose of the various measures submitted to your deliberation with the attentive consideration duo to the highly-important interests which many of them involved. " Your indefatigable attention to the laborious duties which have been imposed upon you has, however, enabled you to consider and to perfect the business with which you have been occupied in a manner that, while it affords grati fying evidence of the cordial and united efforts of the several branches of the Legislature, will, I have no doubt, prove highly beneficial to the best interests of the province. a . Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly, " I thank ycu in the name of her Dlsjesty for the liberality with which you have provided the necessary supplies, which shall be expended with the utmost economy consistent with the efficiency of the public service. " I shall immediately take the necessary measures for raising the loans authorised by you, for the prosecution and speedy completion of the public works. Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly, " The truly loyal and patriotic spirit in which you have passed the Militia Bill claims my warmest acknowledgments, and proves how confidently our gracious Sovereign may al ways rely upon the attachment of her Canadian subjects, and the promptitude and energy with which they would at all times be ready, should circumstances require it, to come for ward in defence of their country, and in support of their con nexion with the parent state. " I have had the satisfaction of assenting. in the Queen's name, to the greater part of the enactments which you have passed. " In regard to the Bills which have been reserved for the decision of her Majesty's Government, that course has in each case been required by imp er ative reasons, over which I could exercise no control. " The several addresses which you have voted to the Queen bays been duly forwarded through the proper department to be 1 lid at the foot of the throne. "In returning to your ho mes , where your presence is so much required, Gentlemen, I o ubt not that you will use your utmost iufluence to inspi re co nfidence in your respective districts by encouraging that spirit of loyalty for which the Canadian people have always been distinguished, and by promoting as far as may be in your power those branches of useful and protective industry, as well as of commercial en terprise, upon which the welfare of the colony so mainly depends. For they may b e assur ed that however unfavour able the aspect of affairs may have appeared to them, there exists sufficient power and energy in this noble province, if well directed, to make the most of the resources it unques tionably possesses ; that will, under the blessing of Divine Providence, create new sources of wealth and prosperity, should those upon which they have hitherto relied be found ultimately to fail them." The Hon. the Speaker of the Legislative Council then declared that it was the pleasure of his Excellency the the 18th day of July next. Governor-General that t h e Parliament should stand prorogued to Saturda y, CANADIAN COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MONTREAL, Jolt's 12.—AsnEs.—There is very little de mand for either sort ; pots are worth 225. 6d. to 225. 7 1 4 d., and pearls 21s. 6d. to 21s. 9d., with few buyers. The stock is light, and there is a material decrease in the receipts this season, which on June 1, 1846, were only 8,471 brls. of both sorts, against 1t',296 brls. to same date last year. FLOUR.—After the departure of the last steamer the mar ket continued in a very depressed state for some days; the only sales worthy of notice being 1,500 of superfine at 295., and 1,200 of extra fine at 275. 6d. The advices received by the Great Britain caused a farther extreme depression -1,500 barrels of a good brand of " fine" were placed at 265. The Hibernia's news confirmed the decline. For the last two days there has been a good deal doing, at low prices, holders having met the views of shippers, as far as possible. 8,000 to 10,000 barrels of " fine" have changed hands at 235. 6d. to 245. ld., according to brand, and this afternoon, a parcel of " extra fine" at 245. 6d. The market is rather firm, and the best brands may be quoted at 245. to 245. 3d. GRAIN.—We have to quote a decline of fully Is. per 601bs. in wheat during the last ten days. A parcel of 6,000 bushels of very prime white Upper Canada was sold, this afternoon, at ss. 41d. per 601bs. ex barge. Inferior samples have been sold at 4s. 10d. to ss. No transactions to note in other grains. PROVISIONS.-400 barrels of mess pork changed hands yesterday, at 1411 dole.—the only sale we hear of. FREIGHTS.—There is no great want of shipping,, and freights have advanced rapidly this week. For flour to Liverpool and London, ss. 6d, per barrel has been paid in several cases, and 9s. 3d. per quarter for wheat. To Glas gow, flour was taken to-day at ss. We hear of no engage ments for ashes. EXCIIANGE.—There is a goad deal offering, and the de cline, since last steamer, is 1 to 1 per banks cent. The Private, 90 days on London, are, to-day, worth 9 1 to 9 i . are drawing at 11. WASHINGTON, JUNE 1 4, 1846. Everything is quiet here to - day — dreary weather and no life, except a general congratulation among certain political parties, at the happy termination of all difficulties with En Bland—prospectively. I suppose you have received the ayes and noes, forwarded on Friday night. I have not much more to add. The debate on the message of the President was calm and moderate, and conducted altogether, it may be said, on one side : the ultra men (so called the 54 40's), said nothing, except to vote. Nor did the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs open his lips. He had not been consulted upon the question. The message from the President, when made' public, I think will show him to have been consistent throughout, as a gentleman, on his own notion of the question of right. Circumstances have arisen, he says in his message, to make it proper he should submit this proposition to the Senate, from the British Government ; and as his precedent, he refers to the conduct of General Washington in similar cases; and he says he awaits the action of the Senate whether or not he shall make a treaty on the terms offered. . tlhnte.woo ucled Senatello be 1 ri I The terms you already know—the 49th line to be the boundary, as far as the Straits of Fuca—then down to the Pacific Ocean, with:neutral rights to the Straits—Vancouver's Island to the British—and the navigation, until 1858, of the Columbia river. The Hudson Bay Company to be indemni fied for property turned over to the United States. Accompanying this message i a letter from Mr. M'Lane. He says the question will be settled upon the terms he has just bad from a late interview with Lord Aberdeen, but doubts whether the British Government will agree (on one particular of the terms) to anything short of the full naviga tion of the Columbia, as perpetual. Here Mr. M'Lane is wrong, as the terms proposed only ask it until 1858. The President then asks the advice of the Senate, whether he Shall accept the terms. The above may be considered the ultimatum of the British o a f ve tb b e ee u n oi s t e ed st s a t t e e t d es b , y in th o e n n s i, w b o u r t t a o ' to submitted. bpen to Mr. Pakenham, their late resolution of t t heSe . n t a . t m e e ; t i e n d d i e n ed th t e h m e an ins n t e r r uc it ti b on e s s ecu T ti ll ‘ e • Government.frotrespecthdedue to e 1 g session, acceded to 411 voting who could 6 Senators absent and not voting. stood 43 to 1. e senate, after consulttahtieonterfomrs ; t — hr A ee y e e v e, e 3 n B in , g o s e , y i s n , e l x 2 - ; have been got, the vote would have and motions to postpone, were vo.e.. down, , l a e n o d k ed fir. upon Benton as , a This result pe a c les,n of the terms tion to agree passed without a single alteration damtheendr Mr. Benton made a glowing .spAeerib. Allee proposed. amendments of the administration, and holds the 5,440 men,as hostages. has captured thgereyatsaytri, umph of the !FROM MEXICO. vAanrtyAmaefrificiatneen Americans,papergivesthiencplaardtiincgulatrws a of w th 3 e me m a ur a d a e d r of a a child, between Point Isabel and Corpus Christi, by a party of Mexicans, exceeding in cold-blooded cruelty any of the previous atrocities of these people. It appears that a party of fifteen, of whom Mr. Rogers, spoken of above, was one, left Corpus Christi for Point Isabel, on the 2d or 3d instant. They arrived at the Little Colorado just previous to the battle of the Bth ult., where they were surprised by a corn• pany of Mancheros, and being overpowered by numbers, were induced by Mexican promises to surrender as prisoners of war. No sooner had these blood-thirsty dogs obtained possession of their arms, than they stripped and robbed their victims, bound them be yond the power of resistance, and having ravished the women before their faces, cut all their throats, one fiend performing the horrible butchery. Rogers saw his father and brother butchered before him in this terrible manner before his own turn came, and his own escape was owing to the fact that while the wound upon his throat was not fatal, he bad the presence of mind to feign himself dead, and was accordingly, with all the balance, thrown into the Colorado, :where he managed. to escape unseen, and swam to the ther side of the river, Thence he subsequently made his escape to the Rio Grande, was taken prisoner, sent l to the hospital in Mstamoras, and, after the battle ex changed. .16 29, UM. We learn from CaT,taTnfew Elie schooner Velasco, from Port-au-Prince, Which place he left on the 20th May, that it was reported that the Haytien army had been de feated near the mountains south of Port-au-Prince, by the insurgents from, the mountains called the Pignalts. Several hundreds of the defeated army had been killed. The Hay tien fleet, consisting of two barques, one steam-ship, and three schooners, sailed on the morning of the 28th—destina tion unknown. The barque Hector, Hoyt, for New York, having on board as passenger J. C. Luther, Esq., American consul, sailed in company with Captain Tew. FROM HAVANNAH. By an arrival at New Orleans, from Havannah, we have advices from the latter place to the 9th inst. The Mexican steamers Montezuma and Guadeloupe had arrived at Flavannah, and were delivered up to their builders in default at payment for the vessels. English. officers had announced that Commodore Conner had notified the United States Government that it was use less to attempt the taking of the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa, as it war, ;impregnable. Several failures took place in Baltimore on Saturday, in consequence of the tightness of the money market. AFFAIRS of the RIVER PLATE, (Per the Delphine, arrived off the coast from Antwerp.) MONTE VIDEO, APRIL 21.—Her Majesty's ship Phi. lernel sailed from this yesterday direct for England, having on board Mr. Turner, and M. Chevalier, attaché to the Baron Deffaudis, sent home for fresh instruc tions. The latter, it is said, has stated to his Govern ment, that they have only two courses to choose from for the settlement of this question—viz., the sending out a powerful expedition, or the abandonment of the ques tion altogether ; in either case his services might be dis pensed with, as, in the first, the commander-in-chief would be sufficient ; and, in the second, a now minister would be requisite ; he therefore requests his recall. This can be depended upon, and the result of the deli berations of the two Cabinets, on this vessel's arrival home, will consequently be most important. Ex change, 47d. From Buenos Ayres webave dates to the 15th. Every thing was perfectly quiet, and no foreigner was molested, nor was it even anticipated that any would be, whatever might occur. Exchange, about 2i-d. MEMORANDUM OF OCCURRENCES AT MONTE VIDEO, FROM MARCH 14 TO MARCH 31, IN CLUSIVE. 14th. Arrived her Majesty's steamer Alecto, bringing dates from Corrientes to sth March, and having on board two ministers from Paraguay, said -to be accredited to this government and the mediating ministers. The commercial accounts received are most deplorable, as may be gleaned from the following extracts from a letter from a most intelligent person at Corrientes : "With respect to the state of the province in relation to business, I am sorry to have to draw a very unfa vourable picture ; the war, which, as you know, has continued since the year 1839, had impoverished the people generally, insomuch that the goods which arrived here in the year 1844, although a great part of them were sent on to Paraguay, remain unsold, at least one half of them. If such was the state of the province during the last two years, how much worse must it be at preseet, when two armies are ravaging it from one extremity to the other. It is thought by the most in telligent people that the invasion of Urquiza will cost at least 100,000 head of cattle, all of which will be entirely lost ; for neither army can think of hides, &c. Add to all this, the people of the country, upon whom their families depend for subsistence, are out with the army ; the latter have not wherewithal to buy the common necessaries of life, much less to purchase clothing. Under such circumstances the car goes of three or four small vessels would have stocked this place for a year, so that if only one-half of the sixty vessels that are coming up bring cargoes, they will not dispose of them in ten years (for it will take Corrientes ten years of peace to recover the same degree of pros perity which it enjoyed before the year 1839); the wisest course that most of them could take, would be to return with their cargoes to Monte Video, though they had to wait five years the opening of Buenos Ayres. Salt is offering on board at 1 dol. per fanga—what will it be when large quantities arrive ? The Government, on the news of the convoy having entered the river, doubled the duties upon imports and exports ; in short, the state of this province cannot be worse for busi ness than it is at present ; there is much poverty, much misery, and not a little discontent. " With respect to the republic of Paraguay, I cannot give you much information. In the month of November last a treaty offensive and defensive was concluded with the Government of Corrientes against Roses, by which the Paraguay Government bound themselves to place under the orders of Paz 10,000 men. with as many more hereafter should they be required ; 14,000 were accord ingly sent down, which arrived in the Rincon de Soto, near Goya, a few days before the invasion of Urquiza, well armed, but in a miserable state of discipline. It was to gain time to drill these new allies that Paz retreated be fore the former ; 5,000 men more are ready at present between Nembuco and Villa Franca, and vessels are gone to bring them. Of the state of business in `Paraguay, I can only inform you that (facturas) invoites that have gone from this in the latter end of the year 1844 are still unsold. Amongst them, the greater part of the goods of Parlane M'Alos tar and Co. It is a miserable business; the government will not give licence to yerba or tobacco to Nembuco whilst any remains unsold there; so that you must either take rotten yerba and tobacco, or remain with your goods unsold. Special licences are sometimes given (very few) to go to Asuncion, but even there Kerr has been four or five months without doing any thing, as they all wait the arrival of the convoy. By a late decree the government has taken the yerba into its own hands, so that no private person can deal in yerba, timber, or hides. In short Paraguay will be worth nothing for business until the government is more li beral and the people more enlightened." Captain Hotham writes that in his opinion nothing will be done by the contending armies until next Sep tember !or October, and it is very evident all parties engaged in the expedition, both naval and commercial, are becoming most heartily sick of it. 18th.—Arrived General Rivera from Rio de Janeiro, in the Spanish brig Fomento. He was immediately con veyed on board her Majesty's ship Vernon, in a boat belonging to that ship. On the 19th he was released, and again placed on board the Fomento, where ho re ceived visits from the town, but was not allowed to land. He subsequently repaired on board the Spanish frigate Perla. This Government are determined not to let him land, and appears to have the support of the Ministers in this measure, which is much exasperating his partisans. 24th. Arrived her Majesty's ship Resistance, from England, for the purpose, it is understood, of convey ing the 45th Regiment to their original destination, which tends to damp the spirits of those parties who confidently expected an overpowering expedition in support of their views. 26th. To-day the January packet from England has arrived, but nothing has transpired respecting the ad vices she may . bring relative to this question, if we ex cept that it is generally stated that Mr. Ouseley has been nominated special minister to this republic. The object of this is not known here. 28th. This morning several arrests have taken place, amongst them several persons of note, understood to have been tampering with the troops in order to raise s, revolution in town in Rivera's favour; to-day (the 29th) the city has, by public proclamation, been placed under martial law, and by a decree of the same date Rivera is ordered to retire to some foreign country, where he is to receive a pension of 5,000 dollars per annum. Had it not been for the presence of the two British regiments in the garrison some serious outbreak would have taken place, which would have rendered the situation of foreigners very precarious. It is now generally stated that the 45th Regiment will not at any rate leave this for the Cape until after the arrival of the February packet from England, now daily looked for. 31st—Nothing further new. General Rivera still re mains on board the Spanish frigate, and affairs in town appear tolerably quiets No later dates from the Parana or Uruguay. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. The occurrence of another Ministerial interregnum within the short space of little more than six months will naturally excite intense interest in the public mind, and until some definitive arrangement with regard to a future Ministry be comes known, details in reference to the movements of the leading members of each of the great political parties (if parties can still be considered to exist), will naturally be looked for with avidity. A very general impression prevailed on Friday evening, owing probably to the absence of the Right Hon. Baronet from the House of Commons, that Sir Robert Peel had left town for the Isle of Wight, with the intention of tendering the resignation of himself and his colleagues to her Majesty This impression, however, turns out to be incorrect. Sir Robert only left town on Saturday morning, travelling by express train on the South-Western Railway en route for her Majesty's marine residence. Prior to leaving town Sir Robert had an audience with Earl Brownlow, and also with several of his colleagues. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham arrived at the Home office shortly before four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and im mediately communicated with several of his colleagues, who shortly afterwards joined the Right Hon. Baronet. The Earl of Lincoln, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone were among the members of the Ca; , 1 binet who arrived at the Home-office. Sir George Clerk and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert called at the residence of Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Earl of Ellenborough has adopted the necessary ar rangements for removing from his official residence at a day's 1 1 notice. A very general impression prevailed at the west-end of the town last evening. to the effect that her Majesty had re fused to accept Sir Robert Peel's resignation, but the ru mour could not be traced to any authentic source. An absurd statement has appeared in some papers to the effect that Lady Peel had passed through Paris e n ro ute for Italy last week, and this has been quoted as a proof of Sir Robert Peel's determination to resign. Lady Jane Peel ce on her passed through the French capital a few days since way to Switzerland. Lady Peel is staying at Sir Robert's mansion in Whitehall-gardens. The leaders of the Liberal party are up to the present time perfectly quiescent. Earl Grey left town on Saturday on a visit to the Right Hon. W. B. Baring, at Addiscombe farm, near Croydon. The Noble Earl returns to town to-day. We regret to learn that the accounts from Italy re specting the health of Lord William Russell are very unfa• vourable. _ T, • --- A^ A TIPPERATty MAN A NEW ZEALAND CHIEF. -It is stated that Heki, the New Zealand Chief who has given such opposition to the British authority in that colony, is a native of the county of Tipperary; his real name is Hickey. Ile emigrated from Ireland some y ears ago, and was ship wrecked on the coast of New Zealand, and taken into the in terior of the island by a hunting party of the natives, and sold as a slave to one of the chiefs, who adopted him as his son, got him tattooed, and gave him his daughter in marriage. ' On the death of the old chief, his Irish son-in-law was chosen as his successor, on account of his skill in war. Previous to his elevation to the high rank he now holds, he changed his name from Hickey to Heki, the latter harmonizing better with the language of the aborigines.—Tifferary Free rresi. SPORTING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SZIN. Sm,—Last week I gave a list of the St. Leger illustrious obscures-- , to-day I will proceed to the analyzation of the " third-rates." First on the list stands dr. Bowe,s's fildes Mowerina and Ukraine, both good animals, went well for the Oaks, especially the former, who finished fifth, her owner expecting to win with her • but as she could not manage that, I cannot think she stands any chance of being A 1 for the St. Leger; in fact, I am inclined to believe that neither of Mr. Bowes's fillies will start for that race. Arkwright—His understandings tc.o bad for anything above a plate race. Free Lance—This colt possesses good blood, and now and then, when least expected, wins, proving that there is some thing ici him, but not much. Colt by Don John, out of Game Lass—A to!erable nag, btt not in regular training. Sotades—An incorrigible brute, who will onlygo when he pleases. Innis FAuus—A deceptive light, leading to no good. itchfield—Splendid blood circulates in this animal, but to no purpose. The Druid—A goodly-looking nag to the eye, and with a light weight on his back may do something. but cannot pass muster as a St. L2gerite; he will probably help to swell the field. Danceaway—An Irish filly by Harkaway ; will not do at any price. Fair Helen—Half-sister to Alice 'Hawthorn ; is a disgrace to her parentage. Tom Tullock—Th e 2,000 guineas and Derby crack has gone off like a squib, with great noise and little profit. Cuckoo—Will never pipe a " triumphant march" St. Leger course; neith er w il l she start. Malt—May be as go, but if sh e d oes, i t will not over the the pro perty of William Scott. VOYnton—At one time was in considerable force as an out• skier for the Derby, but his pretensions on the Downs were soon disposed of; his Doncaster pretensions may be sent to the " right-about" in the same manner. Shars'ion—A two-year-old flyer; but as a three- year-old, I worse than Arkwright. Traveller, by Sambo—May start, but will never win. Froth, a colt of Mr. Preston's by Ishmael—A very myste rious nag, which I know but little about; it is at present in Ireland, but may probably start for the great northern event; about it I am unable to advise, being in the dark myself. With this animal closes the batch of third-rates. I think anybody may satisfactorily assert that the winner is not among them. The second class I will bring under my con sideration next week. The racing at Newcastle has let out nothing whatever ; the ground was in such a wretched condition after the storm on Monday, that fair racing was entirely out of the question. Fancy Boy would have won the Nora; Derby Stakes had he not fell twice. Many good judges on the course, immediately preceding the race, confidently asserted that it was an im possibility for Sir Tattoo to lose. Many think so still, but I am not of the number. I verily believe that if Fancy Boy had not fell a second time, he would, in spite of his first fall, have gone in an easy winner. My fancy nag for the Northumberland Plate was a very good third, and had he not kept so long in the rear might have won ' • for when he did leave his horses he came out well enough, but too late. Dolo winning this race, as well as the North Derby, made him third favourite in the betting for the St. Leger. Grimston's running for the Lottery Stakes nearly raised hint to a level with Dolo; but his backers were not so confident. The St. Leger bids fair to be a profitable race for the book-makers, there being no less than a dozen nags in the betting, at the present moment, under 20 to 1; and, moreover, it is a very open race, much more so than the Derby. The Carlisle meeting 'has three days of moderate sport. On Wednesday the Peri colt and Cmnbrook will between them win the Claret Stakes. On Thursday the Maid of Motherwell or Susannah will win the Corby Castle Stakes, Belted Will being near the mark. The Cumberland Plate will have some half-dozen starters, with Telemachus or Glossy for winner, Dolo, I presume, not starting. On Friday the Lottery Stakes to the Peri colt or Philip. The Winchester meeting commences on Wednesday, with the Great Produce Stakes, which Mr. Wreford will most assuredly win with Wilderness or Wits-end, whichever he may please to start. The Original Hampshire Stakes will probably have Petitioner or Leaconfield for winner. On Thursday the Foal Stakes will go to Mr. Gully with Pyrrhus ; the Two-year-old Stakes to the Phoebe colt, SO-Nice, or Cobweb filly, and the Winchester Stakes to Adele colt or Rosa —I am, Sir, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. THE PORTARLINGTON AND GAL- WAY LINE. (From the Railway Times.) The Portarlington and Galway line, rejected by a Com mittee of the House of Commons, is another verification of our judgment in Irish railways. From the first day that pro ject was ushered into existence, in 1844, we hesitated not to express our conviction that it was a scheme undeserving either of public support or legislative sanction. The chapter of accidents was, however, completely in its favour. Repu diated by most of the leading men who were announced as its' promoters, it still found folks simple enough to enrol themselves as shareholders. Thrown out by the Standing Orders' Committee of the House of Commons, dexterous ma nagement succeeded in obtaining leave from the House to proceed. A temporary and timely truce with its rival saved it from opposition in Committee, secured the passing of its preamble and entrance to the Upper House; once there, its demerits met more just appreciation, and the Bill was thrown out. Thus ended the session of 1845. The Portarlington and Galway scheme was not, however, thus easily to be defeated. The Great Southern and Western (Cashel) Company coveted a monopoly of traffic from the province of Connaught equally as from their own proper dis trict. The Portarlington line, if carried out to the exclusion of a line from Mullingar to Athlone, would have secured ' that monopoly. True, the country from Portarlington to Athlone was a barren bog; a line by that route would have increased the distance of Galway. from Dublin by eight miles, as compared with a line by Mullingar; the traffic was utterly insufficient to support a railway ; even that traffic, insignificant as it was, would have been shared with the Grand Canal, closely parallel with which the line proposed to run ; altogether the prospect of remuneration to the share holders was most hopeless. What mattered - all this to the Cashel directors! They were determined that the cont• munication between Dublin and the western counties should be solely carried on over their line. The Portarlington scheme (if successful) would accomplish for them this ob ject, and therefore it continued to be pressed forward under their auspices and with their support. The Portarlington and Galway line, too, in the session of 1846, seemed on the high road to success. A Committee of the House of Lords declared its preamble proVed. True, there was the drawback of the line from Mullingar to lone being also granted, thereby cutting off all holm of traffic from the portion lying between Athlone and Portarlington. Still they had their line from Poi tarlington to Galway, and the promoters were highly elated. Not so the shareholders. They had learned something of how matters really stood— they had found out the bleak prospect of remuneration for them—they had discovered that the scheme was projected and persevered in merely in the hope of bolstering up the monopoly sought to be established by the Cashel Company, and they very naturally said, " If the Cashel shareholders are to derive all the benefit from the construction of this line, they, not we, should bear the risk." They propose, as the fair course, that the Cashel Company should lease the line. The directors of that Company decline the proffer of a lease, but profess their readiness to buy and repay the ori ginal deposit to the shareholders, without any deduction for expenses, on an Act being obtained. The promoters accept those terms, agree to the introduction of a clause into their Bill authorising this sale and purchase, but singularly enough proposing to enact, that on the bargain being completed, the Portarlington Company should be dissolved, and the shareholders released from all further liability, thus leaving the Cashel purchasers without a subscription contract from which to derive funds for the formation of the line. This clause, if enacted by Parliament, would have rendered the making of a railway to Galway rather a difficult task. The difficulty, however, has been overcome in a way the parties least wished for. The line went before a Committee of the House of Commons, had full and patient investigation on the merits, and was most justly thrown out. The Portarlington and Galway line having thus ceased to live, we should not have once alluded to its past existence, did we not understand that active endeavours are being made to induce the House, on the bringing up the report on the Midland Great Western (Mullingar) line, on Tuesday, to re verse the decision of the Committee. Those efforts, we feel satisfied, must prove futile. Members before voting should acquaint themselves with the evidence given before the Committee. They should knew that the Mullingar is an established trunk line, the natural extension of which is westward to Athlone and Galway ; that it would be unjust to impoverish this line by inverting the western traffic which naturally would flow over it, and send it out of its way over the southern trunk line. They should know, too, _that this_ Cashel Company , which withsuch unsatiable cupidity seeks to get the whole country into its own hands, has already, in two former sessions, obtained powers to make 240 miles of railway, not one mile of which is yet opened ; that they have already more on their hands than they can reasontlay be expected to accomplish for years. Having :Anointed themselves with these facts, they must be cvnvinced that the true way to do justice in this case—;Ma speedy way to secure for Galway railway communicAiion with Dublin—is by con firming the decision of the Committee, and giving the western traffic to the Mullingar line. ERRATIIM.—In our leading article of Saturday evening, " the protectionist party" should have been " the proliberalist party under the Marquis of Lansdowne." BRIDGWATER, JUNE 27.—0 n the information being received that the royal assent had been given to the Corn Bill, the cannons were immediately prepared, and firing was kept up on the quay during the day, the vessels hoisted their colours, the church bells ran. merry peals, and there was general rejoicing that the people's voice had triumphed, and that the great principle of free-trade had been confirmed by the Legislature. An idea prevails that it would be well to celebrate the event by a general holiday. Nothing could be more appropriate at this season of the year. Let the Council of the League propose a day in the early part of a week, and we have no doubt the proposition would be adopted in most "u Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of her Majesty's coronation. In honour of the day the royal standard was hoisted in the usual places, an d at one o'clock salutes were fired from the Park and Tower guns, at Woolwich, Tilbury Fort, &c. The vessels inn in colours. the river were also gaily dressed ARMING A AN c 2S.—lnformation JUL:EL THE BRISTOL AST) TO THE EXPRESS TRAIN oN y BRISTOL, that u A t tll''l sA which, ci to state, was not attended with loss of life, had occurred to . t I la a s m t h n a ig p h py t, the express train which left this station for Birmingham at 30 minutes past fouro...m. The accident occurred at a ed fe b w miles beyond the Wickwar station, and w a b i r i o i k n e j injury to oneto the end engine, g thei ne, axle,oneo f°e principal a v:h o e c e_l s Of n . _ which and was thrown off while the d by the train, that the engine is said literally to taruasitnaiNtiveas proceeding at full speed. So violent was the shock have jumped a distance of twenty yards, doing great injury to itself and tender, and breaking the first carriage almost to pieces. The other carriages were injured, but not to the same extent. The wheel, on coming off, ran across to the down rail, which it struck with such force as to cut its way into the e mbankment to the depth of more than a foot. The eng i ne -driver and stoker were thrown off, but luckily not with such force as to kill them. One of them received a severe cut on the left leg, and both were much bruised. Some of the passengers were also bruised, by being thrown violently into collision with each other, and all were terribly alarmed. As soon as intelligence could be conveyed to the company's superintendent at Bristol, that officer sent off a special train to carry on the passengers. The up-rail was got clear as soon as possible, and as it is now being used both ways, but little delay is occasioned in the working of the trains. ADDRESS TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.—We understand that a preliminary meeting of some of our merchants and principal manufacturers was held immediately on the receipt of the intelligence announcing the divisions on Thursday e vening, when the propriety of addressing Sir Robert Peel, calling upon him to retain dike until the reform of our com mercial code is completed, waa diecuased and agreed upon.— , ganchester..&xaminer. LITERATURE. L.EONTI. NE ; or the COURT of LOUIS XV. A Novel. 3 Vols. By Mrs. Moberly. Occurring between the gorgeous sovereignty of the grand numargue, and the melancholy downfall of his un fortunate descendant, the reign of Louis XV., is not de void of intereA ; and its character corresponds well with its situation, combining many of the features both of the preceding and the following reign, it shared in the faults of the one, and contributed to the misfortunes of the other. It is hardly possible for the unprejudiced spectator, looking ba c k upon th os e scenes, after the lapse of years, to restrain his surprise and indignation that such things ever were. Let no one speak of the horrors of the revolution without first analysing the epoch which preceded it—he will there find excuse for its excess, perhaps palliation of its enormities. It is of this epoch, its king, its court, and its customs, that the volumes of "Leontine" furnish a picture. We are initiated into all the mysteries of those corrupted circles, where sin and shame reigned supreme ; where pleasure alone was sought by all, and happiness found by none. And yet, amid all their gaity and insouciance, the shadow of coming evils was felt even by the reckless—it was only the shadow, and they cared not. The prophetic exclamation of Madame de Pompadour was apparently the conviction of all—" Apres nous, le deluge." Apart from the interest attached to the narrative, a tale of French life, of that period, and confequently not very attractive, save as regards the heroine—the gentle, meek and noble-hearted Leontine—devoted in love, and self sacrificing in devotion—apart from the interest attached to the narrative itself, these volumes will be regardel with attention, from their historical bearing. The cha racters of the King and Queen are very vividly por trayed ; the sorrow of Louis on the death of his mis tress, the beautiful Duchess of Chateauroux, is described with great force and great feeling. The fortunes of the celebrated Marquise de Pompadour, so conspicuous in history, occupy a considerable portion of these volumes. She appears before us in her innocent girlhood; as a neglected wife, longing for gaily and admiration ; and then as the sovereign of a court, mistress of the King, and real ruler of the country. The following is a sketch of her at the time of her elevation : ~ I na w th o e rd li , g e h v t e e ry es t s hi o n f g a noth ing banudtterfi, lv in the same moment. Imaginethe dignity of a queen , w i t h the p l a yfulness of a child ; the grace of Terp s i c h ore , w i th the stern w ild ness o f Medea; the softness of a woma n , w ith the deci&on i o th f atlime depth an imagine of asa any two things, or twenty things, and twenty others diametric ally opposite, and tur n th em, and mix them toget h er i n every direction, and then you will hav e a p re t t y c l e ar idea of the character of the new Marquise de:Pompadour, while she will retain the advantage of appearing in all her disguises equally fascinating." The real hero of the tale is the famous Richelieu—not the Cardinal, but the Duke, "the glass of fashion, and the mould of form," the favourite of the King and Court. A description of him will be interesting of itself, and it serves as a type of the men and manners of the times. " One of the ruling passions of Richelieu was an inordinate love of money. Although possessed of ample means, be was continually in distress, for in order to support his taste for effect, the most lavish expenditure was necessary. Popu larity and a reputation for generosity were also among his cherished desires, and as he well knew this was not to be effected without some means more tangible than words or smiles, he had never failed to draw largely upon those re sources which his official position enabled him to command. During the time of his embassy to Vienna, the Duke de Ri chelieu had squandered sums of unheard-of magnitude. His entry into that city had fixed by its magnificence the atten tion of all Europe. Thirty-six carriages, whose velvet panels blazed with gold and precious stones, followed in his train; but as a proof that he desired others to share in his advan tages, he had caused all his horses to be shod with shoes of solid silver, affixed to their hoofs by only a single nail, and, of course, in a very short time not one retained its original position, and the spoil being abandoned to the populace, the name of Richelieu was lauded to the skies. The rest of his equipments fully corresponded with this display; but so great were the advantages to be produced by , the negotiation with which he had been entrusted, that the Government of France hastened to comply with every extravagance of demand which he thought proper to make. The success of his under. taking, and the splendour of the talents which he had mani fested, encircled him with such a halo of intellectuality and renown, that the murmurs of the more prudent were hushed, and as long as his position could warrant it he continued his career of profligate expenditure. When his mission was con cluded, and he returned to his comparatively private place at Court, his habits lost nothing of their former =gni& • cence ; but his fortune, though large, could by no means withstand the inroads made upon it by constant dissipation. Nothing daunted, however, he persevered in his profusion, but the time had arrived whent the want of money began to be felt at court. The public revenues were continually drained by the expenses of the war, and the habits of the nobles were such as to insure sooner or later the ruin of their class. Even in the article of dress, the etiquette of court exacted enormous sacrifices. Many thousands of pounds were expended upon a single suit, and no one with any preten sions to fashion could present himself more than once in the same costume. It often happened that the whole property of which a tnan was possessed might be found upon his per son, and but too many thus situated hastened to supply the deficiencies of fortune by means the most dishonourable, and. which ill accorded with the high tone and courtly manner!' by which society was then distinguished. In these practi ces Richelieu by no means suffered himself to be outdone by his friends, and his wonderful powers of fascination, rind great position in the world of fashion, afforded him opportunities of enriching himselfof which he never scrupled to take advantage. Many of the lesser nobles deemed themselves honoured by the fact of being numbered amongst the credit ors o f Riche lieu, who thought them amply repaid by an invitation to supper, or a word of friendship or good fellowship scattered amongst them in public. Untrammelled by any principle or feeling save that of his interest or will, he continued to re volve in his brilliant orbit, the envy and admiration of the whole court." THE LATE MR. HAYDON. TO TITS EDITOR OF THE MOANING HERALD. Sir,—Nearly 20 years ago (July 9th, 1827) your journal published an appeal, or rather a complaint of poor Haydon's, too plainly foreshowing the destiny of his helpless and hope less career. At this moment, when the dead man attracts a notice which the living could never obtain, his sad letter may not be inaptly reprinted. " TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. " Sir,—ln the Literary Gazette of Saturday week was pub lished a report of what had been spent by the directors of the British Gallery in favour of British artists—viz., 75,0001. in pictures sold, 14,0001. in pictures purchased by the directors, and 5,0001. in premiums bestowed, "Perhaps, in my present coadition of bitter degradation, it will not bo considered ungrateful in me to state that never received one trulnea of the 75,000/. laid out in pictures sold at the British gallery ; that of the 14,0001. bestowed by the directors in purchases I have never had the honour of receiving one shilling; and that of the 5,0001. spent in pre miums, only 1001. was voted as a premium. 1001. as a pre , mium during 23 years! That at this moment my 'Judgment of Solomon' is rolled up in a winehouse in the Borough! My Entry into Jerusalem,' once graced by the enthusiasm of the rank and beauty of the three kingdoms, is doubled up in a back room in Holborn! That my Lazarus is in an upholsterer's shop in Mount-street ! and my Crucifixion,' in a hayloft in Lisson-grovel " My being unable, therefore, to meet the just demands on me at present is not, I hope, wholly unaccounted for, " Sir, yours, " B. R. HAYDON. " King's Bench Prison, July 7." One hundred pounds in 23 years! and not a penny during the next 191 The utilitarians to whom we vote our hundreds of thousands of pounds, in reward for their having made their own fortunes by railroad schemes, will piously wonder over the suicide, whom 42 years of neglect have driven into his desperate grave. Long before the date of his letter to the Herald, Baydon had been liberated from gaol as an insolvent, under which process one of his finest pictures (a debt contracted for its gilt frame being, I believe, in his schedule; and another, pro bably, for its canvas and colours), was sold to a tradesman for less than the cost price of its materials! 4 , TAA 71.. June 25, 1846. [Surely these facts only tend the more conspicuouslyto ev idence the necessity for some sweeping reformation in el treatment which so many of our countrymen have receiveh, and are receiving, from the Legislature ! Delicacy alone -, p r events us from mentioning individuals now living who have acquired for themselves a claim upon the gratitude of their country, but who are at this moment pining silently and secretly, as poor Haydon pined during two and-forty weary years of disappointment and penury, thgir great claim unrecognised, their sufferings unappeased by the balm of sympathy ! Delicacy, we say, though we acknowledge it to be but a presumptive and hypothetical deli cacy, after all. For it arises from that morbid sensi tiveness,a s l r t e a a r v d y a ti a o d n d u o c f e d o t t h w e ay c , o n a t n u d m t e h l y e a d w ea a t r h d f ed ui which is the usual accompaniment e t genius.t o Ch t t e W r t e o n n , a t v h e e labours of Hood ; we might, unhappily, extend the cata logue of intellectual agony threefold, but that what we have death a s ado b rn y ed a his already observed is of itself more th an su ffi c i ent. When we find with a n su o c l h d n man ob l e like wo driven wh o li to career of misery, is th ere no t a proof that some ra di ca l change is requisite ? Wh en We find less than t en thousand pro co tr u a n ct t e l pounds annually appropriated to the solace of our illustrious sufferers, shall we say that Government is acting fairly, generously, nobly, justly ? Shall we e . that there is no cause fo r a reformation i n th is Burns item of public expenditure? If we do, another_ death couch ! An otherabeckon to us from his neglected to us for a release from his em- Goldsmith ma y p lead tAnother Laman Blanchard may em barrassments ! in • : dal insanity, another Haydon destroy be incited to a suicidal t" th vi the midst of his unfinishedcreations—the ions— e c . himself our f i nis o f shameful and deplorable parsimony ! The shades of t h ese u nfortunate and gifted men rebuke us for our • •d iff ere nce, they call in their solemn memories for a re formation of this national grievance !—En. Sun.] POST-OFFICE NOTICE. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS. On Saturday the following notice, relative to the ilex mails that will be dispatched for India, China, the Peninsula, West Indies, Brazil, America, &c., were posted at the chief office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, viz. : India, &c., via Southampton.—Tbe Montrose will be dis patched with the next mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, thelonian Islands, Egypt, India, China, &c., rid Southampton. on the morning of the 3d of July. Overland Mail to India, &c.—The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, China, &c., vier Marseilles, will be dispatched on the evening of the 7th of July. West Indies.—The Tweed for the next mails for the Bri tish and foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Ber muda) and for Madeira, Venezuela, Mexico, Honduras, and Havannah which will be dispatched on the morning of the: 2d of July, via Southampton. The next mails from the West Indies will be due on the 7th of July. Peninsular Mails.—The next mails for Vigo, Op orto, Lisbon, Corunna, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Spain, and Portuga% be dispatchedon the morning of the 7th of July. America.—The Cambria will be dispatched from Live r p oo l with the mails of the evening of the 3d of July, for British North America and the United States. Sydney and New South Wales.—The Thomas Low n , w in sail from Gravesend with the mails of the evening of the 30th instant (to-morrow), for Australia, Sydney; and New South Wales. Holland.—The Columbine, for the mails of - the evening 0 the 30th instant (to-morrow evening). • Hamburgh.—The Countess Lonsdale, for the maila of the 29th instant (this day). Rotterdam.—A sliip letter bag will be made up arid dis 4 ' patched by the Batavier, for Rotterdam, on Sattleday, the 4th July. 4 1 .1'