The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-29 00:00:00

INIPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. rioNs. Mr. G ROGAN presented a petition from the Irish Presbyterian Church against the Endowment Act. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Stockport praying for the inspection of nunneries. The Marquis of BLANDFORD presented a similar petition from Devoaeort. Sir R. IL INGLIS presented a petition from the sugar growers and inhabitants of Jamaica, complaining of being exposed to the competition of the Slave States, and praying the House either to protect them sgainst such comp , tition or to restore them to t he p osition they stood in before the passing of the Emancipation Act. BIRKENHEAD DOCK TRUSTEES BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. HUTT moved, as au a mendment, that the Bill be read e. third time this day month. Mr. HEADI,II'd seconded the nmendreent, believing that the Bill was a gross ircilation or no -greement which the trustees had entered into with their bondholders. Mr. BOLDERO said it was rather an unusual pro ceeding to oppose a Bill after it had passed through the ordeal of a Select Committee that had sat 28 days 'The objections of the opponents of the Bill were fully considered, and the cooclunion to which the Com mit,ee unanimously came was that the objections were not of such a nature as rendered it necessary to stop the further progress of the Bill. Indeed, the Bill itself was almost identical with the one which the opposition pioatoted this session, but afterwards withdrew. The dispute between the trustees and the bondholders, it was true, bad been made the subject of a suit in Chancery, but the Vice-Chancellor had granted the in junction pro formii, without going into the rxrits of the case. Mr. T. DUNCO&IBE said an agreement was made be tween the parties when the matter was in Chancery, which this Bill would unjustly upset, and he should, therefore, oppose the third reading. It was a gross breach of faith. Mr. WILSON PATTEN called upon the House to support the decision of the Committee, and allow the Bill to be read a third time, in order that it might go up to thepther House for the purpose of being consi dered there next session. Sir F. BARING said this was an extraordinary case. The Bill upset the decision of a court of justice, and the House ought to be very cautious how they passed such a Bill. Mr. HENLEY said, the interest of the Crown was act involved in this case either ono way or the other, and he was not prepared to withhold the assent of the Crown to the Bill. After a few words from Mr. CHRISTOPHER, S;r R. H. INGLIS said, in this instance the House had to choose between the authority of a Committee, and the authority of the Court of Chancery, and for his part he thought they ought to give the preference to the latter authority, and throw out the Bill, because its ob ject was nothing more nor less than to override the de cision of the Vice-Chancellor. Mr. TOLLEM ACHE said the injunction was granted under a misapprehension, and it ought not to deter the House from passing this Bill. Lord SEYMOUR said the Bill was opposed to the ge neral wish of the bondholders, and be hoped the House would not pass it. Mr. F. EGERTON said the injunction never would have been granted had the Bill been then in its present form. Mr. HUME said the Bill could not bo passed this ses sion, and the patties could sustain no injury from throw ing it out. The House then divided, when t here a pp eared — For the amendment ... 35 Against it ... ••• ... 47 Majority against it ••• ... —l2 The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. The Lbrds' amendments to a great number of pri vate Bills were considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition praying for the abo lition of light dues. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from Leopold De Rose, a Polish refugee, complaining of the oppressive conduct of certain magistrates of Gosport. The petitioner stated that he had been a lieutenant in the Polish Artillery and served in the war against Rus sia under. General Bern, and at the fall of Poland he took refuge with others of his countrymen in England, and for a short time received a small pension from the British Treasury. Lately, however, he had obtained a livelihood by teaching foreign languages and selling drawings that were the production of his own pencil. He was in the habit of going about the country endea vouring to sell his drawings, and while he was doing so on the 13th of November, 1851, at Gosport, he was g i ve n into custody by a person who called himself Captain Hamilton, of the Royal Navy, as a rogue and vagabond, and upon the evidence of this person be was sentenced, by the Gosport magistrates, to fourteen days' iroprisoment with hard labour, although he had been guilty of no offence whatever. The petitioner prayed for inquiry, and the Noble Lord gave notice that to-morrow be should move that the evidence taken be fore the Gosport magistrates be laid on the table of the House. Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition from a per son, praying the House to impose an Bs. duty upon fo reign corn. CORPORATION OF LONDON. Sir B. HALL gave notice that in the next Parlia ment, should he be fortunate enough to obtain a seat, and should the Corporation fail to bring in such a Bill themselves, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to reform the Corporation of the City of London, either by extending the Municipal Corporations Act to the city of London, or by a Bill having especial reference to the City.—(Hear.) ROMAN CATHOLIC PROCESSIONS. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that to morrow he would put a question to tho Government relative to Roman Catholic processions in the streets. He should ask whether the Government intended to enforce the law against such SYDNEY DRY DOCK. In reply to an HoN. MEMBER, Sir J. PAKINGTON said active preparations were now being made for the construction of a dry dock at Sydney, Now South Wales. COUNTY RATES BILL. The Lords' amendments to the County Rates Bill were read and agreed to. THE CASE OF MR. MURR AY.— TERMINA.TION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TUSCANY AND ENGLAND. Lord D. STUART asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether the Government had taken, or intended to take, any measures to obtain detailed information as to the proceedings on the trial of Mr. Murray at Rome, and whether there would be any objection to lay on the table of the [louse the correspondence which had taken place with reiercace to this case? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The Government have received no further information with respect to Mr. Murray since the communication which was last made to the House; but instructions have been sent to Sir Henry Bulwer to give his personal and careful attention to this question, and we know from Sir Henry Bulwer that he has used very great activity in consequence of those instructions. The case cannot, in my opinion, be placed in better handa than in the hands of that eminent diplomatist. With regard not n proceedings against Mr. Murray, I do not think it possible that the evidence which was taken on the investigation can be laid on the table of the House. There is, of course, a great prejudice in this country against all judicial ' proceedings which are secret, but we must remember that in a country wher=e ssanation is rea lly a national custom there r seas dnc® in the way of a publicat ion of evidence which are not encountered in a country like England;lan and whether the cause be suffic ient or not, there eno judicial in quiries are kept secret in Italy, is that those who offer testimony under the circumstances I have men tioned often meet with a violent death. At the same time I think it is more than probable that Sir Henry Bulwer will either himself or by his agents obtain a sight of the evidence. I think it would not the be convenient to lay at thi s moment any n the of correspondence that has taken place o will now table of the House. The Hou understand that the case is under the care of Sir Henry Bulwer, and that no means will be omitted to bring about a result satisfac tor y to the people of country, and I am sure it has that confidence in the ability of that gentleman, that it will not press the Go vernment to lay any correspondence on the table which may embarrass him. (LEFT SITTING.) SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending . June 26, . 185 S) ••• £1.4,135 1 7 Ditt o , June 28, 1851 ... 17,061 6 6 £1,926 . 4 11 Decrease in 1852 London Terminus, June 2S, 1852. GLASGow AND SOUTH-WEsTEEN EAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending June 26, 1852 : Passengers (22,904), goods and parcels, horses and carriages.. 2 11 £3 3 ,9 7 03 1 4 Corresponding week in last year ,76 17 Glasgow, June 28. --- Their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, in the proposed trip to Limerick, will visit Adare Manor, t he residence of the Earl of Dunraven, wit hin eight miles of Limerick. F R ENCH PLATSST. ,)AME S ' S T HE ATRE.—Her . Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lord Byron, General Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the french Plays last evening with their presence. MR. DARGAN AND THE EXHIBITION OF 1853. —Gratifying as has been the development of •he indus trial spirit of Ireland t his y ear, as indicated by the extra ordinary success of the Cork Exhibition, we believe that a manifestation of a still more essentially national character may be looked for next year, when will be held the Triennial Exhibition of the Royal Dublin Society, at whose disposal Mr. Dargan, the eminent Irish railway contractor, has placed the truly princely sum of 20,0001. for the purpose of erect ing a suitable building on the lawn of the society's house in the Irish metropolis. The magnanimity of this munifi cent act is, if possible, enha nced by the liberality and per sonal disinterestedness of the cenditions that accompanythe it on the part of Mr. Dargan, who will be represen Executive, Committee by N Liver Mr. C. P. Roney.—pool Albion. The daughter of en officer at Kilmainham has gone gone away in a mysterious manner, accompanied by her maid, and is causing great uneasiness to her fanaily.--Dublin Paper. COITRT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Daehess of Kent visited the gicen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and parto6k of luncheon with her Majesty atall'rince Albet t. Hi s Royal Ilialinsss Prince Al hart, accompanied by , the Prince of Wales and Prince -Alfred, watt attended by Colonel B.aiverie, went to the Egyptian Hall, at.hall past nine o'clock yesterday morning, and honoured the representation of Mr. Albert Smith's " Ascent of Mont Blanc" with his presence. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Co lonel the lion. Charles Grey and Colonel Botiverie, went at half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon to the Artillery Ground, Finsbury, and reviewed the Hon. Artillery Company. Tha Prince wore hisaurtifc . ,im, , as a:neje-General and Colonel of the corps, and returned to Buckingham Palace at a quarter to six o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Prin cesses fleleea and Louisa took a drive in en open car riage and four yesterday meriting. Her Majesty end his Royal flightless Prince Albera attended by Viseoutieess Canning, the Honourable Ca roline Cavendish, Lord Byron,, tyl sjor- General fincieley, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the poxfortnithCa:the French Plays less evening with their presence —5,.; iler Royal flightless the Ducheas oteKent visited her Royal ll:gliness the Duchess of Cambridge yeeterday at her reeeience is St. James's Palace.:: - A deputation of Buenos Ayresen Bondholders' and others intere,trd in the prosperity and coearneree:of Le Plaice, hard an interview with the Earl of Malmesbury yesterday, at the Foreign-office, respecting the British debt, and the appropriation of the guapo, .Ste.,, et Pata gonia, towards its liquidation. as well as to benefit the agriculture and trade of England. The deputation was headed by Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., and Mr, David Robsrtsen (chairman), and consisted of .Mr.,'Greorge Dickson Consul-General of Bueno s Ayre s ; .Ad m iral Sir George Sartorius, Mr. Joseph Tasker, Mr, James Rarnsbottom, Mr. Robert Frederick Gower,. and Mr. Louis Vernet. ' Captain Stopford Claremont has been appointed by her Majesty's Government to attend upon his Highness Said Pasha during his stay in England. An agricaitural deputation, oa the chicory question, had an interview with the Earl of Derby and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at the official resi dence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing street. The deputation consisted of—From rorkshire, Mr. Robert Denison (Waplington), Mr. Jonathan Har rison (Pocklington). Mr. Wilberforce (York), Mr. W. M. Milner, M.P. (York), and Mr. Barker (Dunnington). From Northamptonshire, Mr. John Wallis, Mr. Draper, Mr. Bayes, and Mr. Stockburn. From Lincolnshire, Captain Beasley, Mr. Raithby, Mr. Joel Sharp, Mr. Edward Sharp, and Mr. Short. From Suffolk, Mr. Rodwell (Alderton),_ Mr. John Pretyman (Ramsholt), Mr. Moore (Darinsden), and Mr. Wood (Coombs) From Oxford, Mr. Steaue; Herte, Mr. Joseph Bennett; Cambridgeshire, Mr. Marshall (property also in ;Nor folk); and from Essex, Mr. J. E. Marriage (Chelms ford). The deputation were introduced by Lord He ehaw, M.P., E. R. Yorkshire; Mr. W. M. Milner; M.P., York; Hon. Octavius Duncombe, M.P., N.' R. York shire; Hon. Captain Duncombe, and the Right lion. Rr • A. Christopher, M.P. Sir John Owen, Mr. John Ellis, and Mr. Rose had in terviews yesterday with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial-office. A deputation of the Directors of the Eastern Archi pelago Company, consisting of Mr. H. H. Lindsay (Chairman), Captain C. R. D. Bethune R.N., C. 8., Sir J. N. R. Campbell, K.Q.N., and Mr. Henry Wise had an interview with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial office, yesterday. A deputation upon the subject of emigration, from Ragged Schools, bad an interview with Sir John Pa kington yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. William Locke, Honorary Secretary to the Ragged School Union, Mr. J. G. Gent, Secretary to ditto, Mr. R. Mountstephen, Mr. F. Cuthbertson, Mr. C. Haselden, and Mr. A. Anderson. Lord John Mannersleft town yesterday,for Colchester. A deputation from Islington, consisting of Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. John Lowe, Mr. James Pike, Mr. Robert Moore, and Mr. .Cornelius West, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole on ' Saturday, at the Home-office. M. S. Kerbedz, General-Major du corps des Inge nieurs de Voies de communications de S. M. l'Etnpereur de Russia, and M. Charles Drouet, the Belgian Charge d'Affaires, transacted business on Friday at the Railway Department of the Board of Trade. A deputation from Marylebone, con s i s ti n g- of Lord Dudley Stuart, Dr. Sayer, Messrs. Whitmore and George, accompanied by Mr. W. E. Greenwell, vestry clerk, had an interview with the Right Hod. J. W. Henley on Saturday at the Board of Trade. • GOLD DISCOVERIES IN AIISTBALIA.-F urther papers, in addition to the official corresp on d e nce presented to Parliament in February, and which contain the dis patches received up to the 20th of January have .been is sued. They include the reports of the Colonial .Commis sioner, which fully confirm the previous accounts of thi ex tent and value of the auriferous deposits. They afio contain the Acts of the Colonial Legislature for the preservation of order at the gold mines ; and the dispatches of the Secretary of State on the promotion of emigration, and the suppression of desertion from shipping, &c. JUNE 28.—1 t has been officially notified that " the Roman Catholic Provincial Synod of Eng land" will be opened on Tuesday next, the 6th of July, at St. Mary's College, Oscott, near this town. 1, ! PRINCE ALBERT " A COLONELLING. !Ince Albert has during this week been out several times with the brigade of Foot Guards at morning drill in Hyde-park. The circumstance escaped general notice in consequence of the Prince being in the uniform of the Guards. We Were much gratified to see the steacy and skilful manner to wnicra Lila Royal Highness handled the brigade, the movements being without exception, of the practical, and not the showy cha racter usually practised. The wise heads at the clubs shake them and wag their tongues that all this savours of an early appointment to be Commander-in-Chief, in spite of all the rumours of law objections. We do not, however, think so, but are of opinion that the Prince is rubbing off some mili tary rust so apt to visit soldiers more in courts than camps.— Naval and Military Gazette. A HOLIDAY AT SOUTHAMPTON.—Yesterday was observed as a universal holiday at Southampton, in com memoration of the coronation of. her Majesty. All shops were closed, and same thousands must have left the town excursioning. About 200 went to London in an excursion train. There were picnics in the New Forest, boat excur sions on Southampton Water, steam trips round the Isle of Wight, and every horse and conveyance in the town were engaged by the holiday seekers. All the cricket-grounds in and round about the town were occupied, and shooting matches took place between the Southampton Rifle Club, the Hampshire Yeomanry, the Royal Engineers, and the Pensioners. About 500 persons visited SoutharnPton yester day from the Dorchester line in an excursion .train, and in the middle of the day there was a grand procession through the town of several hundred members of the benefit societies known as Foresters, with banners and bands of music. All the Foresters dined together during the day, the Mayor of Southampton, Sir A. Cockburn, M.P., Mr. Willcox, M.P., and several other gentlemen, dining with them,, These holi days are not unfrequent in the south of England, and the unanimity which prevai2s amongst all classes of employers in consenting to such relaxations from labo ur, is remarkable and highly to be commended. Miss Burdett Coutts visited Exeter a few days ago, and received much attention from the clersy. An amusing story pertaining thereto is told, by the Western Times, of the Rev. Prebendary Hole. Seeing an elegant .ladylike per son in the cathedral, followed by a man-servant in Miss Coutts's livery, the prebendary made up to het; and volun teered his services to show her the cathedral. Those services were accepted, and he prattled on about her liberality, all that he had heard of her goodness, and, finally, placed the claims of a certain institution before the lady. The lady nodded an easy acquiescence in all he said, bat gave no further sign. it afterwards turned out that the Rev. Hole had been doing the polite to my lady's-maid,,,,,, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.--At the quar terly meeting of the Comitia Majors, held on Triday, June 23, the following gentlemen, having undergonk the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College :—Dr. Winn, Finsbury-square ; Dr. Schulhof, Suffolk place, Pall-mall East; Dr. Gore, Worthing; also Dr. Hymns, Duke-street, Liverpool, and Dr. Dunhill, York, were ad mitted extra licentiates. THE DISSOLDTION.—THE ELECTIONs.—We UD derstand that the writs will be issued ,on Thursday evening, in time for the post, and that, the election for the Metropolitan Boroughs will take place o the following week. The election for Westminster, it is understood, will come off on Tuesday.—Morning Advertiser. The President of the French Republic flas awarded a gold medal of honour, second-class, to Captain Funes, commanding the Spanish ship La Teresa, for saving the crew of the French vessel La Louise, wrecked off the Western Islands, and conveying them to the Havannal, where he generously refused to accept the , indemnity offered him by the French Consul. DETERMINED SUICIDE ON PRIMROSE-HILL.—On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Brent held an inquest at the Ade laide Tavern, Chalk Farm, on George Lena; aged twenty nine, son of Mr. Lens, dentist, 25, Norfolk-street, Middlesex Hospital. William Latty, aged twelve, the-son of a sur geon, said he was walking on Primrose-hill on Thursday morning with his cousins, when they heard the discharge of a pistol; and upon looking in the direction whence the re port came, they saw the deceased sitting on the grass. , ; was charging a pistol; and having finished, ie -put on his gloves, laid himself down, opened his waistcoat, and then placing the muzzle of the pistol opposite his heart, dis charged it. He rolled over three times and . motmed.- - nese. immediately gave the alarm, when, with assistance, de ceased was removed to Mr. Holman's surgery, where that gentleman pronounced life extinct. Mr. Lens, deceased's father, said that deceased, who was most amiable, had been a clerk and traveller, and in that capacity Served at the Cape. But the head of the firm having shot himself, del. ceased lost his situation, and returned home greatly disap pointed. Since his return, he had written a book on geology', colonization, and the diggings, but could not get it pub lished. He also made several ineffectual efforts to go to Australia. These disappointments greatly grieved him. He left home at ten o'clock on • Thursday morning, and the suicide took place at eleven. The pistol was one of a brace given him upon going to the Cape.—Verdiet,-" Insanity." lITDE-PARE .—An important improvement is in course of being effected by the WoodS and 'Forests Depart meat in the drive and promenade on the north bank' Of the Serpentine, and extending from Hydo-park corner to Ken sington-gardens. This portion of the Pafk has, for some past, been adopted as the prinCipq promenade and instead of, as former l y , b etween the- p oint where the timemarbledrive, arch now stands and Hyde-park corner, and the narrow s t a te of the road and also t h e path w ay ha v e long beenfelt to be a very great icconvenier ce, although formerly amply large enough for the comparati w v a e s ly in lim th i e te o 4 th u e s r e di use r a e d c e_ of them when the point ofattraction tion, and where there was sufficient , space,fer every purpose. e by for t n h l e at li n de o n f in ii g n o e f w th g e ta r v o e a l d w t a o lk a considerable b e e x ; n t e g n r t. e n e ( d l i ° ai d on the north side of the road along the , whole line. The works are progressing rapidly, and the portion which has been completed evinces the improvement which will be effected in this attractive portion of the Park for the public convenience. The old wooden railings will be replaced by a handsome iron railing, m ore i n c haracter with a portion of the Park now so much frequented. THE TEA. TRADE, JUNE 28.—There was a falling. off last week to the extent of Yai,ol 001,041 b. about 60,(0011). in the daii- - . LITERATURE. . 1110PigINV- AND , POETRY OF SPAIN. By Jaine - Kennedy, Esq. Longinans. Ttosu Late estgd 3n ahe perusal of foreign literature, iriiii4cquaintcd with the language, will .find this • work great acquisition, while those who regard it es-arr-E - tiglish- composition will find cause to thank Mr. Kennedy for , some very pleasing and superior verses. He has selected twelve of the principal Spanish poets from 1744 AO 1817, and has given short sketches of their lives, and translations of some of their writings. In the introduction he observes that— _ _ "Those writers are very much mistaken who suppose that consequent upon the long domination of the Moors in Spain there are to be found in Spanish literature any of the exuberances of style which *ire considered the principal characteriv c ics of eastern poetry. In all the Mcorish ballads that are hand,d down to us those cha-. racteristics, both in thought and expression, abound ea touch as in the poems -of more eastern nations. But in even the earliest Spanish ballads, contemporary with the Moorish, 'a very decided difference i 3 to be observed, as they show, cn the contrary, a simplicity of cxpreS . - sion and propriety cf thought which present au extraor ,linary contrast not only to the Moorish, Luz ac o to the early pietry other Eurapoitn countries. 'llia favonrable distinction haS contl i attert to the present day. The poetry of the northern natibnid 'Europe has beep marked by extravagances thieughout us contrary to common sense asap good,taste and nature. That of the French• School has been distinguished by. an affeetation, -a sentimentality, and straining after effect, all equally removed from the _true feeling of poetry. Even the Italians in their poetical works have indulged in strange absurdities, the More remarkable from tho'good taste that has pervaded their other works, of genius. It is only in English literature that we can find writers im bued:with the same vigour of. thought and depth of poetic feeling as the Spanish, and it is therefore only with them that the latter can be classed in censidering the relative merits of the poetry of different nations." The reader of thin volume will doubtless agree with ..these remarks, as ,inany of the poems . are remarkable for a stateliness arid dignity of style which ate well suited to their subjects. Some of the shorter piecesof Martinez de la Rosa must, however, be excepted, and the only specimens given of the writings of the Duke de Rivas. These are chiefly remarkable for an easy and graceful,measure. The author notices 'a peculiarity in Spanish literature which is somewhat: singular " While in other countries the poets were generally tote found among the classes dependent on the rich and powerful, in Spain they were persons generally of the higireat'plasses. Some were of royal rank, others were eminent es: stAtesmezi, and others, if not of the same high station, *ere yet equally engaged in military ser vice or the active business of life. Three of the most favourite:poets, Garcilasso de la Vega, Manriqae, and Cadahalso,. died the death of soldiers from wounds re ceived in warfare. Ercilla, author of the chief poem in the Spanish language, which may be considered an epic, was a participant in the wars he so graphically describes. Cervantes received - three wounds at the battle , of Le panto, by one of which he lost an arm. Calderon de la, Berea passed many years of his life in the campaigns in the Low Conntriei, where he gained great military re putation, and Lope de Vega was one of the few adven turers in the,' Invincible Armada' who were fortunate enough to return to their native country. Such men were net likely to indulge in dreamy idealitios or idle reveries. Op the contrary, they were only calculated to adopt that peculiar manliness of style . and Sentiment which their successors from example, from national character, and from being placed in similar ()imam stances of life, have continued." In the introductien, from which these remarks are quoted; the author gives a slight account of five other writers and a preliminary, note on Spanish pronun ciation will be found of great assistance to the stu dent. Those who are not students will find this in teresting work a great advantage as treating of a literature but little known in this country in a very attractive manner. The following is from the epistle of Tomas de . Iriarte to his brother on his travelling to various countries : " You, who forgetful of this coast, now seek Those of the east and north to contemplate, Forgive me, if in envy I may speak, That to indulge it has &lowed you fate The lastant-euriesity! to view With joy the land so famed and fortunate, Which erst a Tully and a Aiaro knew To which lEmilius, Marius service paid, Which Regulus and the Scipios obeyed. Long would it be and idle to recall The triumphs, with their blazonries unfurl'd Matchless of her, that once of Europe all Was greater part, metropolis of the world. I only ask of you, as you may read, How iu Avernus, &stifled to succeed, Anchises show'd 2Eneas in long line The, illustrious shades of those, who were to shine One day the glory of tho Italisashor e, Now you, more favour'd than the Trojan chief, Not in vain prophecy but tried belief, From what you see, by aid of history's lore To admire the lofty state which Rome possess d The w hich her ruins and remains attest. A JOURNEY 70 NEPAUL.—Murray's way Reading. This is a journey to Katmandu (the capital of Ne paul) with the camp of Jung Babadoor, the am bai‘,ador who visited this country last year, with a sketch of his career and his policy. It also contains a description of the country, the inhabitants, their distinguishing features, the temples, the scenery, and the various adventures of the journey. So much entertainment in so small a compass may well autho rise the hope of the writer, who trusts from the in terest "which was manifested in the Nepaulese embassy during the short residence of Jung Baba door in England, that a description of the romantic country and independent court, which he came to represent, may be acceptable to the English public." MODERN -GEOGRAPBY SIMPLIFIED. £imms and 111.1ntyre. This is a second and revised edition of a new and simple arrangement of modern geography, chiefly for the'use of beginners. Notices of European discovery and sketches of_ the ruins of ancient cities are added. There is also an account of the commercial products of various countries, and a pronouncing vocabulary. RESEARCHES IN THE SOLAR REALM. Fly W. M. Higgins Hall. Virtue and Co. This little work treats of the situation of the earth, the laws of the solar realm, the orbits, motions, and Physical conditions of the superior and inferior planets, and the constitution and orbits of the cometary bodied. It is-well suited to the scientific and philo phical, and not less so to the student of astronomy. It contains an illustration of Halley's comet, as seen by Struve Oct. 12, 1835. HISTORY OF FRANCE. John Cassell. This work contains three volumes in one, and is a history of France from the earliest period to the pre gent time. It -is illustrated with portraits of the Kings and rulers of France, from Pharamond, in the fifth century, to - Louis Napoleon, the ruler of the pre sent day. It is, therefore, complete in its outlines, and, though small and concise, it is not less so ia, its 'details. THE GIPSY'S DAUGHTER. 2 Vols. Newby. This is a very romantic tale, indeed, to many it will doubtless seem an improbable one, but the people it concerns are, above all others, mysterious in their life and manners. Sibyl, the heroine, has many strange vicissitudes in her career, and finally ends her existence as she commenced it, in a gipsy tent. in the interval she passes many years in Spain the wife of a proud grandee of its haughty nobility. He dies sud denly, and she abandons her elegant house, her large fortune, and influential friends to return to the dells and Mingles, the woods and wilds of her gipsy race, and her early home. THE IRISH QUARTERLY REVIEW. This magazine contains a notice of the survey of Ireland, by Dr. Pery ; a long account of Cock burn's Life of Jeffrey, with a selection from bis cor respondence, a detailed description of the streets of Dublin, which affords considerable instruction on many points of national interest. The last article is on the poet Moore, which after narrating theLevents of his life, eulogising his talents, and proclaiming his wQrtl9, ~concludes by expressing an earnest hope that 'the country he served as a patriot, and adorned as a poet should seek to do him honour ; an enduring 'monument it is said is raised in other cities and in other lands to the memory of the great departed, and the birthplace of the bard should not be found want ing in the cause. COMMBECIAL TRAVELLERS' Scaoors.—Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the subscribers and friends of this useful charity, founded in 1846 for educating orphan and necessitous children of the above body, was held at the London Tavern; Mr. Masterman, M.P., took the chair. The chairman in the coarse of his speech called attention to the state of the fund for the erection of the schools, and ex prosed a hope that the public would support the committee in their.good work. The report stated that the subscrip tions for the past half-year had amounted to 2,416/. Os. 5d., and that the annual subscriptions had increased greatly, being equivalent to 14 per cent. There are at the present time in the asylum 117 children, consisting of 47 girls and 70 boys. The total amount received for the building fund up to the present time was 10,300/. The report having been adolited, the Meeting elected 7 boys and 3 girls from a list of 21 candidates. THE INDIAN Cor,trarioN.—The sale of the second portion of this collection, which was commenced yesterday, realised only 3701., the beautifully inlaid marble chess table fetching no more than 471., and a large proportion of the things the rich textile fabrics especially, going at exceed ingly low prices. As an example of the bargains obtained, we may mention that three bundles of black ostrich feathers, each containing about 100, brought 53., while the most valuable of the kinkobs from Benares, a crimson silk and gold brocade long shawl, with a tine deep green and gold border, yards wide and 3} yards long, was knocked down for 131.155. The friends of Count d'Orsay will regret to bear that for some time past that gentleman has suffered severely in his health, and that his medical men are not without serious uneasiness on his account. He has been recom mended sea-bathing, and is to leave Paris for Dieppe in a few days. THE FINSBURY BOROUGH. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE SUN. Sia,—ln your first leader of the 17th inst. you sustained Mr.: %%Tyld's right of succession to Air. Wakley's position as the representative of this bo rough by an examination of his political principles, having said, in some observations leading to this amt• lysis, that " his capacities, apart from his office as legislator, have for many years forced upon him the attention of the community as one of the most emi nent of living geographers. ' In these days of in trigue for Parliamentary power, when it is next to impossible to predicate whet men's future conduct in Parliament will be by reference to their' latest pro fessions, it may be sound policy to obtain from even well-known Liberals a declaration of their political principles,and they will cheerfully give it, as a necessity of the times. For unknown men this policy is im perious. But necessary as it is become to make all candidates feel that, ,if elected, they go to Parliament to honestly sustain the political principles of their con stituents, and not the vagaries of their party leaders, electors will hazard their purpose if they do not act continuously in this e matter. Let me state their danger. A ma" is ambitious O f ` a sea t i n Parliament, and he happens to have some i n fl uence i n a county or a borough, bat he has only a d reamy f ee ling for poli tical. principle; his intellect h as never ena bl e d him to push this feeling into a noble mental power. In this event what is his conduct, as shaped for him by: elec tors demanding his declarative consent to their cate gorical principles ? Why just this. He studies them , and puts forward addresses conforming to them, duly prepared by some practised Writer, and simply tested by, such proclamations the 'eta s h a ll s eem to be as fit: for Parliament as he fror a w h om th e electors might have acquired their principles—as he who in a first Parliamentary career h a d furn i she d proo f that the principles were practicall y hi s own. It is in cases of this sort that electors will do well to ponder before they give their votes—to look at the antecedents of the candidates, and to ask them selves, by a reference to the9 e , wh i ch man i s most likely. gfaicslt a tot .that a o ? t d theoltums wi c ni r ld e l dboi be , a w an el d l Memberfholr s h o e f e l f m F . h a o r t o n l i o a u m p r o: n a n d t s e ought u the gh Le tot have been enlarged by more ennobling processes of thought than are necessary for the respectable manage ment of peddling mercantile au ra an d mechanical corporate duties. There should have b een such an education of the intellect as wou ld ena ble it to comprehend every measure present e d to it f o r consi deration, or tested by a given 'principle; and this quality of mind is rarely generat ed i n a counting house. It is not destroyed in 61 Int i n houses, but a mere ledger-man rarely possesse s it. I s there a man opposed to Mr. Wyld at all likely t o have rece i ve d this important education _f I think n ot , And now let us recur to your •observation on Mr. Wyld's notoriety, as " one of the most eminent of He is, and I wish to arres t living geographers," attention to this fact, for the purpose of explaining what his professional studies have d on e for the educa tion of his intellect in his character of Legislator. For myself, I only know him for the knowledge his useful profession has produced, and the quality of mind it has engendered ; and I tak e leave to g i ve it as my firm belief that Parliament d oes not at presen t possess ten men equal to him in r espect of statistical power acquirement and apprehensive e-eer on such sub jects. Were it not inviduous to d o so, I would give the names of the men who may b e his equals on this point, but I would, at the same time, fl atly . they are his superiors. It would be a strange thing and if he were not thus qualified, for it is within my in formation that; for years past, i n dis charge of professional purposes, h e has b een in familiar communion with the most eminent statistical thinkers of the age in all parts of th e worl d , an d o 1. his mind is ripened for such investigations. Know ledge and power such as his will deny that - be increasingly dictate opposed to wanted in Parliament, and I ask what equivalent is to p li o esse opposeds sedbyloahnyimc:in historian. He is qualification l a i t k io el n y For some time past I have had to notice sugges ctiaounlsayfr,oonri Dickens, editors in orour J e rr o London ld s b o u a pressed stand for Finsbury. I now find that. Macaulay has gracefully declined to do so. The repentant men of Edinburgh should have the brilliant essayist and worthy of them, and were it not for his History I should regret that they rejected biro, P i a 15 e b r e s that I fa t: History, how ever, he would not have written had he remained in Parliament, for he has said that absenc e from Parlia mentary excitement was necessary for a ma n girding himself for a great literary work. Let th e great his torian's assertion be pondered by th ose who would thrust other literary s men into Parliament, however inferior their position to his. He Macaulay is not to be had. --e goes to Edin burgh ; and may he represent that pl ace so l o ng as he can wag his eloquent tongue ! As t o Di c k ens and Jerrold, it would be a national cala m i ty to distract either of them from the literary labours they both so admirably discharge. They belong to the commu nity, and it is to be hoped that the men of Finsbury have too much sound sense to dreg either of them from his proper vocation. Is it supp ose d that their time is not fully occupied ? Would any man mak e either of them less a writer that he may become a struggling and questionable Member of Parliament, to say nothing of the chance of signal defeat at the hustings ? Rejoicing in the certain return of Macaulay to Parliament for Edinbprgh p it were idle for me to deny that literary men never make sound politicians in our English conception of political capability. For this eminent man I have n e ith er re proach •nor fear. The quality of his literary l a b ours h a s necessarily sobered his mind. But there is an imp or t an t consideration which I prevent every think ought tohigh-minded Liberal from appealing to the Fi ns b u ry constituency at this late. period of the canva ss , an i I submit it for the judgment of the thinkin g public. Would it be manly for any Liberal individ ua l recog nised as a gentleman, on any borough influence of personal prestige , to come forward as-a ca n did ate a t this, the eleventh hour of a canvass from othe r Lib era l s ? Upon the turf the horses start together an d fa i r l y s truggle with each other to the winning post • and I have never heard ; that it was admissible t o let is a fresh horse j ust at the end of the race. W ould i t no t be true wisdom, on every consideratio n , to contro l a rac e between men - by rules as safe as those established for brutes ? We live in strange political times ! Men seem to be diverging from the manly arrangements whic h used to make ambition l oo k very like virtue. Now adays every detestabl e trick i s c onsidered fair if it have the sanction of a p parent success . L e t us, how - ever, hope that there is lofty' honour in the eminent men whom others are endeavouring to drag to t he ; hustings. If Ibe right -n what is due to their own self-respect, they will bid e t h eir t i me f or Parliamen tary position, and, h en +l , W they feel the right time come, advance to the field of contest at the manly hour, like Apart from all con s id erations connecte d w i t h th e F tr i u sbur of opinion that this matter Finsbury contest, I a m deserves public notice.-1 am, Sir, &c London, June 24.1. _ ANNIVERSARY OF HER MAJESTY'S COROIVanoN. Yesterday being the fourteenth anniversary of her Majesty's coronation, banners floated in the breeze on the top of Somerset House, the Admiralty, Tower, Mint, and other Government establishments, and from the mast-heads of several of the vessels lying in the river. A merry peal was rung from m an y a church spire, on which banners were hung out i n h ono ur of the day. No review took place in Hyde P ark, to the great disappoint ment of many persons wh o v i sited the park at an early hour in expectation that there would be a grand military display there, and beyond the booming of the Park and Tower guns, echoed back by those of Woolwich, no mi litary exhibition took glace. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 28.--The anniversary of our Gracious Majesty's coronation was kept to-day with all duo observance. By the express desire of the Mayor, B. Bramble, Esq., the townspec p l e close d th e i r , shops, and kept a general holiday. h olidays were also given 3 to the people of the dockyard tad to all perso ns con nected with the Government de to At eight o'clock the ships and vessels, including yachts and mer chantmen, dressed in colours i t h onour of the d a y, and Royal Standard flags waved from the garrison, the dock yard, _Mr. Hollingsworth's, and other flag _ stave s. At noon the :guns* of the Platform battery, and from the men of war at Spithead and in harbour , and thousands b oom ed fortk Royal salutes. The day waa very fine, of persons took advantage of exc urs i on tra i ns an d excur sion steamers, and all seemedfr om their no i sy hilarity to be enjoying themselves amazingly. The beautiful bells of St: Thomas's Church Imre ringing occasionally, and Southsea common , which now forms (thanks to the late governor, Lord Fitzelarence) a beautiful place of recreation, was crowded with cricket players and pro menaders. THE REV. DR. ACRILLI AN H CHAPEL.--OR Sunday morning a vast number of persons, attracted by curiosity arising out of the recent prosecution in the Court of Queen's Bench, flocked towards the chapel in which Dr. Achilli has for some time past officiated, under the impres sion that he would allude in the course of his sermon to the circumstances attendant upon the trial in which he was so prominently concerned. The chapel in which the Rev. Gen tleman has hitherto officiated is a small, unpretendicg looking building, situate in Dufour-place, leading out of Broad-street, Golden-square, a neighbourhood in which a great number of Italians resiJe, the majority of whom, how ever, remain in connexion with the Roman Catholic Church. It is said that amongst these persons Dr. Achilli was making many converts, and that his congregation, at first a very small increasing until the charges just in vestigatedone, was we gad re r ma u d aly e l against Lim, when his audience dwin dled so rapidly that he was compelled to abandon his Minis terial labours. Accordingly those who on Sunday repaired to Dufour -place, eager to catch a glance of the doctor, expe rienced a great disappointment on learning that the chapel bad been closed for a month past. THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY. —Yes terday Prince Albert reviewed the Honourable Artillery Company, of which corps his Royal Hi g h ness i s colonel-in chief. his Royal Highness and several military officers of hi g h standing expressed themselves in terms of the highes t approbation , bation both as to the appearance o f t h e com p a ny And , the pz9c1494 91 Well mioTtAstut§., SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FRODI THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. . .Tim.Es.--ot all the eifferent ways by which man kind achieve greatness the most singular end least Bade factory has been faken by hrie Majesty's present ad visers. It' any one were candidly to ask himself wby it is that Lord Derby and his followers are in possession of the sweets and emoluments of office, the only reason able account he could give would be that they are chosen to rule us because they lacked the logical acumen which would have enabled them to see through the transparent fallacies of an exploded economy —they because had not the candour to pay that deference to the teachingt of ex perience which they had denied to the dictates t oir ea r s eei f s ii i —because they had not tset sufficient to catch h of the age, or enough readiness and versatility to position which every one but themselves had long seen i t ,: be unteuable and absurd. Such being the characterite. tics of what used to be called the Protectionist party, the present Ministry were selected because they embo died these qualities in the very highest degree. The criterion Lord Derby looked to in selecting adefeei s for h6r Majesty i'as "z-al in the 'cane° of artificial scareity, and, Where • this was found in a spe; cial degree,, the _qualification .of superior talents and aptitude for bysiilcss , was disregarded. The one prinap:e on whiet the Ministry were chosen, which they embody; 'which they'advocate, tied of which they are the liveliest and most earnest living represen tatives, is the enormous faith that the many are made for the few, the consumer for the, producer, the nation for the clase, and the' poor for the'rich. It is very ne cessary for the electors :of the United Kingdom to bear ,in mind that, whatever may, now be said, it was on pro tection, and protection alone, that the Derby Cabinet was built. All other professions, whether of Protestant teal, of a desire for legal reform, or of dread of demo- Crecy, are mere accidents, the substance and the essential having always been protection. It is, we say, very ne cessary to remember these things, because, although protection has been in terms disowned, Ministers have round nothing new to put in its place; it is dead, and has left no avowed successor. If the Derby Ministry were to speak candidly in appealing to the votes of the country, they would say that they elk for our sup-' port because they have always held opinions which the rest of the country utterly abhors, and because, having abandoned those opinions, they feel them selves entitled' to our personal confidence. Now, as to the first of these grounds, we feel ourselves constrained to say that such striking evidence of an imperfect sym pathy between the Ministry and the nation bodes little good as likely to result from a longer coattinuance"of their union; as to the second, the disclaimer has been made with so bad a grace, and with the retention of so many principles equally groundless and odious, that it does not entitle the culprits of Protection to a complete amnesty from the followers of Free trade. We rejoice, of course, to hear that the endless abuse of their greet leader for , his change of opinion has, for the future, be come a topic too dangerous for mention; and that the desire to raise the price of food is disowned with as much earnestness as it' was wont to be proclaimed. But we are sorry to see, and cannot but feel it as an insult to the common sense and intelligence of thenation, that all those principles from which the doctrine of Protection rigor ously follows are restated and insisted upon in almost every Ministerial addresses. We are reminded that the agricultural interest has been unjustly treated; that it is distressed by exposure to unfair competition; that it the chity of the Legislature to foster every interest, and take care that it be properly remunerated; and that it is the intention of Lord Derby's Government, by some means other than protective duties, to compensate the owners and occupiers of the soil. Now all this is, we apprehend, not merely false in theory and discreditable in statesmanship, bat an entire misrepresentation of the feelings of the people of this country. It is not merely against the abuse of import duties for the purposes of Protection, and the taxation of the consumer for the benefit of the producer, that the nation has manifested ' such unmistakable repugnance. Protection is odious in ' itself, but it is still more odious as a manifestation of that . unfair and partial spirit of government which deals with men, not according to their individual rights, but ac cording to the degree of pressure which a community may enable a class to exert on the Government. We claim to be equal before the revenue as before the law. We ' will not pay taxes to any class, nor will we assume upon our shoulders the burdens which rightfully belong to it. We recognized no duty in Go vernment to foster the welfare of classes, and no mission to reconcile their disputes, so long as those disputes are occasioned by the desire of one class to live either di rectly or indirectly at the expense of another. We have not merely shaken off Protection; we will not be go verned by men who regard our interests from a protec tive—that is, from a narrow, unsound, and anti.national point of view. The principles on which free trade is based are more. valuable than free trade itself, for the one is only the correction of a particular abuse, while the other; when well understood and fairly applied, fur nish guarantees for progress, equality, and justice. We shall never be able to tolerate a Government the sympa thies and feelings of which are opposed to our own, which insults us by bewailing abundance, and still looks for coniolatiOn to any causes likely to bring back that scarcity which it dares not enforce by legislative enactment. Free trade must not be tolerated as a great evil,., but accepted and embraced as a great good. No idea can be more absurd than that any Government can be permanent in a free country whose sympathies are in a contrary direction to those of its citizens. We must not only have abundance, but we must have Minis ters who do not grudge us its enjoyment. Are the peo ple gorged and satiated with the necessaries of life, and anxious to return to a sparer diet and more ascetic fare? Do they read in the increasing abundance which every Quarter's Revenue discloses symptoms of decline and eiecay? Do the meat, and the bread, the coffee and the sugar, and all the other homely luxuries of the poor man's board, come to him in such lavish abundance that he has learnt to loathe them, as the Israelite in the de sert did his dear-bought banquet of quails? If so, let us by all means take the shortest cut back to the blessed state of want and scarcity from which a few short years have delivered us, and, without troubling Lord Derby to rack his brains for a suceedaneum. let us bolt the pill of Protection at once. But if, as we rather think, there is no disposition to curtail these things,—if every individual of the community, though content to bear his own bur dens, is determined not to assume those which right fully belong to his neighbour, let us return men to Parliament determined to resist not only Protection, but every alternative, substitute, or equivalent which the in genuity of Lord Derby may suggest. 'While the Go vernment was still Protectionist, we were told that Par liament was to meet in the autumn for the purpose of considering measures for the relief of the landed interest. Protection is disavowed, but the meeting of Parliament is still to take place, and measures of relief to the landed interest are still announced. The country can have no confidence in the spirit in which these measures will be prepared. Many candidates have announced before hand their intention of voting for them, be they what they may, merely from reliance on the spirit of undue favour to the landed interest by which they believe Lord Derby' to be actuated. It behoves the friends of free trade, therefore, to. be careful in choosing Members friendly, not merely to the letter but to the spirit of free trade—not merely to unfettered imports, but to the wide and comprehensive . principles of the absolute equality of all clssses In matters of finance. We do not want merely the absence of Protection, any more than we regard a man as our friend and benefactor because he does not pick our pocket. We want something posi tive. We want, in fact, that gurrantee for good govern ment which nothing but a fair recognition of sound economical principles, and an earnest desire to carry them out in their own way and in their true spirit, can possibly afford to us. CHRONICLE.—No general election was ever pre ceded by so many unmeaning addresses as the contest which is 'to occupy the first hale of July. In former times, if candidates used conventional language, consti tuencies at least understood on which aide each aspirant was likely to vote, if returned. Oa the present occasion it is perhaps possible to *discover, through a cloud of words, that a particular style of election address implies an intention to support Lord Derby; but even this simple pledge is, in most instances, limited by the very, professions of confidence which accompany and justify the promised adhesion. The trust which an expectant Member places in a Minister must be supposed to be grounded on a belief that the latter will carry out some definite line of policy; but, at this point, all further in vestigation is baffled. Some one or two hundred gentle men are resolved to assist Lo rd Derb y in doing-no b o dy can discover what. If the Ministerial party were likely to form a majority in the new Parliament, there . would not be much difficulty in understanding its present intentions. There are always reasons enough for standing by the actual holders of office. The. real difficulty will arise when, in the course of the autumn, a change of Govern ment occurs. It is really impossible to understand what the ex-Protectionists will attempt, or profess, or wish for. Mr. Disraeli made it his business, during three sessions, to teach them how a campaign in which they were engaged might be conducted with the best .hope of success. In resuming his place as leader of the Oppo sition, he will be called upon to provide his friend s e iver on ly with tactics, bat with a cause. The agitation against the supposed " burdens on land" was a always un d e rstood by the party to be an underhan a nd in genious contrivance foe carrying on the battle of Pro tection. The landowners know how trifling. would be the utmost relief which they could seriously ask; and t h e y certainly have no intent ion of relinquishing the local powers which must necessarily be trans ferred to some central authority, iu the event of the Consolidated Fund being charged wit the amount of the pres ent local burdens. It is scarcely worth while to bring together a large Parlia mentary minority, who, as soon as Lord Derby is driven from office, will have no principle of cohesion whatever. The fallacious hopes of the existing Cabinet re based on the personal differe nces which are supposed a to divide the Opposition. But more far-sighted politicians un derstand, that general agreement on the immediate ques tions of the day will en sure sufficient unity of action so long as Lord Derby is in power. The formation of a now Government will , n o doubt, re q uire concessions; but ills the tendency of office to consolidate an imper fect iinien by • the multiplication of common interests, and by the' habit of joint resistance to the same oppo nents. The present minority of the House of Commons sull'ers little from active dissension, notwithstanding the resentment of its more tenacious faction at the open apostacy of 'the pure Ministerialists. Party union, whether it depends on personal or on political grounds, is allays strengthened by the possession of office; but some principle, good or bad, is required to make an Opposition respectable. We assume that there is no doubt as to the result of the elections. Even the loudest friends of the Government have ceased to affect sanguine hopes of success. The counties cannot add ten supporters to Lord Derby's ranks, and he can hardly expect the boroughs will give him one additional adherent. The Roman Catholic constituencies in Ireland are naturally indignant at the Maynooth agitation, and at the late PrOclatUtttien. 'Xlie Gitriexamout might fairly Wye at- tempted to conciliate allies who, in many cases, are comparatively indifferent to economical questions, whilst they are uniformly hostile to Lord John Itust.ell. But the objects to he gained by flattering religious an tipathies in England lay nearest to official vision. It was, therefore, determined to go to the country on the No-Popery cry, and even Lord John Manners has ap pealed to his constituents in the character of a zealous 1 ultra-Protestant. It is curious to observe that the genuine bigots of Colchester are not satisfied with so suspicious a conversion. As the candidate, however, has gratuitously tendered the sectarian issue, he can scarcely complain if he is himself sacrificed to the pre judices of more thorough-going zealots. The events of the next fortnight or three weeks will show whether we are mistaken in believing that the conflict of par ties is virtually decided. The remoter conse quences of the election will only appear ' when experience shall have shown the nature of the questions which may require early solution. It is stitisfactury to observe that none of the more distin guished Parliamentary leaders aro in any seriousdanger o f . exclusion : The battle of the next five years will, to all appearanee, be carried on am on g the same cern barants who have hitherto represented the various sec tions of the House of Commons. Mr. Macaulay, shculd he be retor te d for Edinburh, will probably b e the most prominent accession which g the great number of new can didates, there above mediae city ; wilt receive. Amon may, p er h ap all ro bability, the mein p bers of the last two Cabinets will form, togeth er with three or four distingui s h e d Liberals of other sec ti o ns of the House; the leaders of the undoubted anti-Ministerial majority. In the fresh combinations w hich must neces sarily be formed when all parties not improbable that the relative position s many_ Po liticians will be materially altered. "parliamentof g e t a new start, it is d the country will at last demand that soething' a b la be done to carry out the sound principles which h to ieh sitais itsso easy to profess . Practical ability turn of office, when we have so often witnessed d the failure of party dexterity to accomplish l e r sse t own petty purposes. The first object is to seeureentihes country against the success of a retrograde policy; but candidates ought to recollect that something further is required than a mere negative protest against reaction. In some of the addresses of Liberal Members, a long series of Parliamentary votes is recorded, with the view of enforcing the claims of the respective writers to fu ture confidence. Yet it will appear, on investigation, that, in nine cases out of ten, the measures which these candidates boast of having supported have still to receive the sanction of Parliament ? It is true that defeat is no proof of incompetence; but when a legislator appeals only to laws which he has not succeeded in passing, there arises a presumption that he has either chosen his objects without judgment, or pursued them with insuffi cient ability. In most cases both charges would be found to apply, even though the reforming politician was in earnest when he gave his useless votes. There are surely many practical improvements which the Repre sentatives of the metropolis might have aided in effect ing, if their political conduct and character had given them the influence befitting their position. Lord John Russell, indeed, belongs to a different category from that in which the metropolitan Members generally must be ranked; and Sir William Molesworth's exertions on be half of the colonies do credit to the judgment of his con-1 stituents. With the remaining representatives of London we should perhaps have little quarrel, if they sat for ob scure boroughs in remote parts of the country; but it is unfortunate that the capital of the empire should return Members to Parliament, scarcely one of whom would be recognised by any political party as fit to hold any con siderable office, or to be entrusted with the conduct of any important question. The new candidates who have come forward in some of the metropolitan boroughs stand, for the most part, on the same dead level of insig nificance. With few exceptions, they are ready to ac cept any and every popular pledge; but we see no reason to believe that any one of the number will assist in the passing of a single useful measure. Mr. Conyngham, who is seeking to be returned for Westminster, forms an exception to • the purely common-place character of the metropolitan candidates. With his political opinions we profess neither concurrence nor sympathy; but we can at least understand his reasons for coming forward. It is not undesirable that the extreme doctrines which pre vail among a large and intelligent class should find ut terance in the House of Commons. Mistaken theories of economy would be corrected by discnssion, and a re presentative of the creed of " co-operation" might per haps prove the most efficient preacher of the true laws which regulate competition. If the ultra-democratic candidate for Westminster should, contrary to expecta tion, succeed, moderate politicians will at least have the consolation of reflecting that no very influential member of the Liberal party will have been excluded by th e change in the representation. Lord Maidstone's preten sions to represent the city of Westminster require no serious discussion. If the leaders of the .kfinisterial party had hoped for success, they would have provided a more formidable candidate. The metropolitan con stituencies, with all their faults, will sc arcely be guilty of the error of furnishing Lord: Derby with a sup porter. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. AO. Fnasnurty.—At a numerously attended meeting of the electors of this borough, held last night in the National School-rooms, Denmark-street, Islington, it was unani mously resolved to use every exertion to return Mr. Duncombe at the head of the poll and free of expense. Mr. Duncombe addressed the meeting, and professed his utter inability to understand why the Liberal interest was about to be split up by so many rival candidates for the borough. A numerously attended and highly re spectable meeting of the friends of Mr. Alderman Challis was also held at the Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell-green, last evening, when the Alderman attended and addressed the meeting at considerable length. The exposition of his political sentiments gave great satisfaction, and re solutions were adopted pledging the meeting to untiring exertions on his behalf. SOMERSET (EAST). —Mr. Arthur W. Elton, of Cleve don -court, has addressed the electors of East Somerset shire on the Liberal interest. He says, "I am loth to commit the cause of Free trade to the weak and unwil ling guardianship of a Ministry who have abjured Pro tection with their lips, but who yearn for it iu their hearts." Mr. Elton declares himself to be firmly op posed to violent and ultra-Democratic changes. Strgrigy (EAST). —Mr. Alcoek and Mr. Locke King offer themselves for re-election. WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST) —Mr. Robert Clive, whose name was recently mentioned as one of the candidates for East Worcestershire, has no intention to come for ward against Mr. Foley, and will offer himself for the borough of Ludlow, WOLVERHAMPTON. —The Hon. C. P. Villiers has issued a very long address to his constituents at Wol verhampton, announcing his desire again to represent them in Parliament. Mr. Thornely, his colleague, has has also applied for a renewal of confidence. WESTMINSTER. —Mr. W. Coningham, the new candi date for Westminster, met a numerous body of the con stituency in the Pimlico district last night at the Wind sor Castle, Vauxhall-bridge. He was very favourably received, but doubts were expressed of his success, from the late hour at which he had come into tho field. The subject . of the evening's addresses was the dissection of the late conduct of General Evans, showing that on 14 most important votes of last session he was away from the House altogether, or when present spent his time squabbling with Mr. Cobden—and these were votes for the redaction of the army, navy, and Church expendi tore. Lord Maidstone has at the Jut moment come forward as a candidate for Westminster on Conserva tive principles, and professing his intention to support the Derby Administration. MARYLEBONE. Last evening a public meeting of the electors of this 1 borough, registered in the Camden Town, for p , ar r i o sh ad ol St. Pancras,was held at the Vestry-hall, g the purpose of taking KID to -secure the re-election of e Bart., BwP 5 and Lord Dudley Coutts Mr. W. BILLETT, churchwarden, occupied the chair, Sir Stuart,l3eor the borough. and observed,lljaasaiMinefbasetirithe course which had been pursued by the present Members for the b orou g h had been such as to entitle them to the good opinion of all who appre ciated the benefits derived from an honest and indepen dent system of representation. He therefore hoped that the meeting would so far acknowledge the previous exertions of the present representatives as to pass a resolution approving of their conduct, and expressing a determination to support them at the ensuing election. Mr. T. E. BALER proposed, and Mr. W. DYKE se conded, a resolution to the effect:—" That the conduct of Sir Benjamin Hall and Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, as representatives for the borough of Marylebone, emi nently entitles them to a renewal of the confidence of the constituency within the parish of St. Pancras." Some discussion took place, in the course of which Mr. Cooper observed that the conduct of the Hon. Gen tlemen as the representatives of the borough, had f ar exceeded the estimate he had formed of them before they went into the House. He was one who had formerly opposed Lord Dudley Stuart at public meetings; but since he had represented the borough of Marylebone, the electors could not mention any occasion on which he had given a vote contrary to their wishes or expectati ons. The resolution was unanimously agrees:lto. Mr. DONALD FRAZER then moved, and Mr. STocKseoze seconded, that Sir B. Hall and Lord D. Stuart having for so long a period faithfully and honourably discharged their duties to their constituents, this meeting a pproved of the principle of returning those gentlemen to Par liament at the ensuing election free ofscharged. expense to them selves. The motion was carried, and was followed by a Furness), that a committee be formed for the resolution (proposed by Mr. TT -"les, and seconded by Mr ensuring the return of those candidat es at the ensuing election, and to co-operate with other committees for that object. It was then resolved that a subscription d be opened in furtherance of the foregoing object , an the business terminated with f than to the purpose of a vote 0 ' chairman. -- -_-- ARRIVAL OF 246 SAIL OF 14 -- -11 , 946 sa il o f mer chant THAMKS. — Yesterday no fewer thal'iustom-house. Of chant ships entered inwards at the . ~ 42 coasters, these 93 arrived from foreign and colonia l po rts Among the first mentioned, are --Ee .nc ANT SHIPS IN s, nd 111 colliers. including the regular trading steam th VeSrileelillas Grinnell, from New York, 1,221 tons - Din AP°re '4::st Philip, 542 tons—this cutta, 789 tons; the Syria froo ld i dust from the Australian vessel brings 11,500 ounces diggings ; and the Regina from_ , y hts the estimated value of both f t r o e n ig , Victorine from Charente, Indiamen, all nearly Coconada ; Corings, dor, from Calcutta and nin p , from Penang ; a nd Helena. The arrive s America are also very outports state i 5 coming up channel. t Indiaman from Cal of dney brings 10,280 ounces, s and the following East being 86,5001. The B"ns burthen, viz., Gloriana, from I ' ooo to and Cape of Good llope; Tu- Mataase of Good Hope; Mary Stuart, e from the Mauritius and St. l et from the West Indies and South fleet of shipping from foreign ports numerous, and the reports from the that a large SPORTING NOTES. No. CCLIV. THE LUDLOW MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—To merrow and Thursday the good people of Ludlow have determined on showing a better bill of fare than is usually the case with them; five stakes have already closed, and two or three more have yet to do so, consequently there will be no lack of that great de sideratum of racing meetings—sport. The Ludlow Stakes, ones round and a distanoe, about one mile five furlongs, has obtained an acceptance of a dozen this year, and probably may have half that number of starters. Old Clothworker, at Bst 101 b, looks un commonly dangerous, and I think, if they mean hiin, ha will just do the trick; if he fails, atbaldeston or Cobnut will probably supply the vacancy. For the Five Sovs. Handicap, not having seen the re ceptauces. I must make a bit of a plunge in the dark, and select Miss Fanny or Theorem for the winner. The Oakley Park Stakes it would be ridiculous to attempt a wioniug aeler.tion. The principal races of the second day are the South Shropshire and Cup Stake.; for the former Mr. Parr would seem to have the race in his own hands with his Selina or Clothworker, his principal opponents being Cobnut and Worcester. The Cup Stakes, I should say, will go into the Stanton stable, with Kiteflyer or Prime Minister whichever they may pleas-3 to start; should it so happen that they start neither, I shall expect to see Cluthworker and Butterfly in the first and second places. Chelmsford Races come off likewise to-morrow and the following day, but are of so uninteresting a nature that it will be quite useless to hazard any comments upon them. To-morrow I shall take a glance at the sport to come off on Thursday at Salisbury. Betting is not over brisk at the present moment, re lating for the most part to the races at Goodwood. The Cumberland Plate has caused a little speculation, and but a little; Calculator being deemed as great a certainty for it as Stilton was for the Plate at Newcastle.---I am, esc., June i 9. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The room was very fully attended, and in settling on Put , and operating on future events, a good deal of busi ness transacte d. The following were the latest quota tions:— 2 to 1 cosI DER LLND PLANE (CARLISME). foffered noldakin=taken a g s t Mr. G. Barton's Calculator 4 to 1 agst Mr. J. Osborne's The Proctor 5 to 1 agst Mr. Heron's Colsterdale p a t fte p rw ak a e rd o s Tux JULY STARES. 6 to 5 on Lord J. Scott's The Reiver 8 to 1 agst Mr.W illi ams's-on sTAILEs• GOOrivrd, W Chief Justice—taken and 13 to 1 a and afterwards Richm ond ' s offe 16 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's C ariboo - 100 to 6 agst General Anson' Ch - '4 ampion—taken and afterwards offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. I. Anson's ziari an d cot—taken afterwards offered 20 to 1 agat Mr. Douglas's Don Pedro —taken and afterwards offered 20 to 1 agst General Anson's Backbiter 000DWOOD cur. -- take 25 to 1 3 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklara's Stilton—taken 4 to 1 agst Lord.Ribblesdale's Kingston—th en afterwards offered and 8 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Little Harry—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble—talken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Parker's Joe Miller—taken 20 to 1 agat Mr. A. Aumont's Heroine—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddington Stilton and Little Harry were backed for a good deal of money at the quoted odds, which, nevertheless, write currently offered at the close. DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Lord J. Scott's The Reiver—taken 22 to 1 apt Mr. Powney's Cineas 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Eurworth—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's West Australian 20 to i taken to two or three hundred pounds about The Beiver_, the backer offering to go on, and 4,500 to 200 about Cineas. CRICKET. THE GENTLEMEN OF KENT v THE GENXLE- MEN OF ENGLAND. This annual match, notwithstanding the unsettled state of the weather, attracted a fashionable company. Upwards of thirty carriages, filled by the fairer portion of the population and a large number of the members of the Marylebone Club, with many ladies on horseback, were at Lord's on this occasion, and hod it not been for a threatening atmosphere, the number of spectators would have been, as in former days, something consi derable. Our limits at this particul us to place before our reade r the close of the play for the GmirLam E N E. Hartopp, Esq., run out 121 It. Skelton, Esq., c A. Jar moment will only permit ?rs the state of *le score at day:— OF ENGLAND. lA. Haygarth, Esq., b Pon- tifei W. Hammersley, Esq., not - - Afyon, b PredeiiCks 32 G. Cooke, Esq., b Frede- out lO Lord Guernsey, run out Sir F. Bathurst, c Fenn, b ricks ... .. ..„ 2 11. Vernon, Esq., c An drews, b Fredericks. 1 Hon. S. Ponsonby, b , Norton .......... 0 J. Parker, Esq., b Norton 1 Byes, 10 ; leg byes, 1; ride, 10 .. Wiles W. Williams, Esq., b Pon- fex •• • •• . .... GEICTLEMEN W. Mynn, Esq„ b Bathurst 3 H. Peel, Esq., b Bathurst 6 li._Smith, Esq., c Cooke, b OF KENT. - • N. Felix, Esq., not out ... 16 A. Mynn, Egg., not out ... 13 Leg byes, 2 ..... 2 _ Skelton W. Norton, Esq , c Wil liams, b Hammersley THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE. A melancholy though original attempt was made at Sydenham yesterday evening to rouse the feeling of the inhabitants against the erection of the Crystal Palace in their neighbourhood. It appears that a Mr. Cole, from London, arrived in the vilbige a few days since, and immediately waited upon many of the householders with an alarming statement of the disastrous conse quences that must inevitably ensue to the people of Syd enham should they be unfortunate enough to obtain in their locality the prize that had been greedily sought by some half-dozen other districts. I , lr. Cole's singular canvass, as might be expected, was anything but sue cessful; but he had the hardihood, nevertheless, to post the walls of the place with placards announcing for Monday evening, at the Greyhound Inn, a meeting of such inhabitants as might be desirous of avoiding the threatened "nuisance." At eight o'clock some fifty or sixty of the inhabitants of Sydenham duly met, but full two hours before that period Mr. Colo had prudently re quested the waiter to summon a fly to the door, in which the mysterious gentleman suddenly decamped. In his absence the Syd .nhamites who had answered Mr. Cole's summons formed themselves into a meeting, and p assed reso lutions approving of the Crystal Palace scheme, a n d of its removal to their district. THE IMPROVEMENTS AT KENNINGTON-C omm° , Men are already engage d for t h e preparation of th e W - 0 ,17 - conseq uent upon the passing of the Bill f or the improvement — of this once popular place of amusement. The common has long been in a most disgraceful state, nearly all the fencing being broken down and carried away. Thes e many declivities of the ground, and already were a great loads of earth have been laid down f or the levelling many hundred surface, preparatory to the common being laidout,it isof the be- be lieved, as an ornamental garden. Th joining St. Mark's Church is in as bade s maller common El and this will, probably, undergo a A inhabitants of the locality will be a state as the otler, milar adornment. The whole is completed ; and, as a new much benefited when the the back of the common, the ew town has sprung will be ge t greatly enhanced, while the Property in that pa new garden, planted, will be a great recreation for the inmates. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.-- when laid r out w and Oa Saturday last a fatal colliery accident C o lliery, ' between Bury and Holton , took place at Elton situate tnes Lancashire, under the following circumstances :—Fourheanand b o y were descending the shaft in a cage, and w they bad descended seventy yards, the plug connected with th winding wheel suddenly be came loose, so that, the e nineeer having no longer command of the rope, the men were i on3 ediately precipitated to the bottom of the sh a f t adi s tance of sixty yards. Two of them, named Robert Unsworth and Fletcher Jackson, were killed on the spot A third' named George Bradley, had his arm torn very. off, and there is not much probability of his reco- Thomas Platt, broken, besides being burn, the bo the fourth, has his leg and arm iikiured in the back:- Henry Chad , 14 years of age, had his leg and arm broke n , and w a s otherwise bruised. Both the men who perished were mar ried, and plug had never be en known each had four children. The to get loose on any previous oc casion. .—A return to the House of Corn- Iricoms•T Al• moos, i n continuation of a Parliamentary paper, No. 27 of has been printed. I contains returns of the session a 18 51, of persons charged to the t intcome-tax in th the number i , d i ng the sth of April, 1850 and 1851, divided into e der the Schedules D and E. Under the former, y e l e a l s r a s e ;i s m the number of persons possessing incomes under 1501. a year w a s, in 1850, 34,944, and the amount they paid was . f 4855/. • in 1851 the number was 33,867, and the amount mid 73,i321. There a r e s t ated also to have been 23 persons I - . 1853 with incomes above 50,0001. a year, who paid 50,1961.; and in 1851, 26 persons, who paid 54,8271. Under the latter, 21,445 persons, with incomes under 1501., paid 45,478 1 ., in 1850 ; and 21,897 persons, in 1851, paid 45,7551. The total amount collected under Schedule A was, in 1850, 2,652,951/. ; in 1851, 2,6 41 , 630 /. Under Schedule B, in 1850, 316,9401.; in 1851, 310,54'61. Under Schednle C, in 1850, 744,925/. ;in 1851, 746,1841. Under Schedule D, in 1830, 1,529,611/. ; in 1851, 1,553,6151. Under Schedule B, in 1850, 334,473/. ; in 1851, 331,5371. The total collected was, in 1850, 5,578,900/. ; in 1851, 5,583,512 f. ARMY PRIZE MONEY.—It appears by a Parliamen tary return printed on Thursday, that the total amount of unclaimed army prize-money, from the 18th January, 1809, to the 31st December, 1851, amounted to 1,405,5551 19s. 7d. Of this amount 720,0511. was paid to claimants; 57,8011. was paid for expenses incurred in executing acts; 597,7301. was paid for the Royal lEspital in diminution of the annual vote; and the balance, 30,000/, was paid to the Commis sioners of Woods and Forests for appropriation towards the Royal Military Asylum. RAILWAY PROJECTS AND THE WINDING UP AcTs.—A question was decided in the louse of Lords on Saturday which is of great interest to those connected with railway schemes brought within the provisions of the Wind ing-up Acts. An opinion has lately been expressed by many of the judges that such railway projects as had not proceeded far enough to be formed into a company were not within the meaning of the Winding-up Acts. The question has now been set at rest by the decision of the House of Lords, who have decided that these inchoate rail way companies are within the Winding:up Acts. In this decision the Lord Chancellor and all the judges present con curred. Sir John Johnstone, M.P., with a memorial from Scarborough, had en interview with the ChnUnollor of the Exchequer on Saturdop