The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

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The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yesterday lifternoon., at Buckingham Palace. The larl of Liverpool had an audience of the Queen hia resignation of office as the Lord Steward of her MbieF , ty's Houicho!d. The Earl. Delaws= bad an audience of her Majesty, end resigned his gold key of office as the Lord Chain berlair,. V -e Earl of Jersey hid an audi ence o f th e Q ueen on ItV. resignation of office as the Master of the Horse. , Colonel the Right li o n. Ge orge Li one l D awson Darner bad an audience of the Queen on his resignation of office as the Comptroller of the Household. The Earl of Rosslyn had an audience of her Majesty on his resig•astion of office as Master of the Buck-hounds. Lord Ernest Bruce had an audience of the Queen, and ,_ r eskgrwa his gold key and wand of office as Vice-Ch am - L'er'iain of her Majesty's Household. t The Queen held a Privy C ounc il. It was a t ten d e d b y t s Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord Chancellor, Joed John Russell, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmer ''lton, Earl Grey, the Earl of BeAlorough, Earl of And:land. Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Morpeth, Earl of Clarendon, and Lord Campbell. Be fore the Council Earl Forteseue had an audience of the Queen, und kissed hands on being appointed Lord ' t elward of her Majesty's Household. His Lordship te l' 4 ved From his Sovereign his wand of office. Earl Spencer had an audience of her Majesty, and gilsed hands on being appointed Lord Chamberlain of the, Queen's Household, a nd recei ve d f rom h er M a j es t y lua gt Ad key and wand of office. Tb e Duke of Norfolk had an audience of the Queen, "(I kissed hands on being appointed Master of the Mors e to her Majesty. Ed' ward Howard had an audience of the Queen, "'sued haniis on his appointment as Vice-Chamberlain of leer 3 , l%jesty's Hou s ehold, and received from his Se .sign fail gold key and wand of office. kt Oae Privy Council, the Right lion. Frederick Earl s " s - P l areer, Lord Edward George Fitzalan Howard, and ten iti%ht Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, were, by COM IDADd of th e Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most Ho 11'417.Able Privy Council, and took their respective places the Board. Majesty in Council was pleased to appoint the -night lion. T. ?Milner Gibson, President of the Corn loittee of Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations, in pe absence of the President of the said Committee for e thee 'Doing. The Right lion. Gentleman had the °flour to, kiss hands on his appointment. coThe. }lon, William Bathurst waa the Clerk of the • „ I lls.%) in waiting. a nk ' l lto Lord Chancellor, Lord Palmerston, and Lord - , f ," 11 . Russell had audiences of the Queen. •" le Earl Fortescue officiated as Lord Steward, Earl 4'racer as Lord Chamberlain, the Duke of Norfolk as aster of the Horse, and Lord Edward Howard as the ly . ic e - Chamberlain. The Court was also attended by the l aro L uis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in Waiting ; Earl clrrayn, Treasurer of the Household ; Viscount Ha ,"47 :den, Lord i n W a i t i ng ; an d M r. R . Ormsby Gore, i lr..oom in Waiting. ,„ The Hon. J ames S tuart W ort l ey, J u dge Advocate lieneral, had an audience of the Queen, and submitted I. ° her Majesty the proceedings of some Courts Martial. er Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the kr 4 ,_ Yesterday, and remained to luncheon with her 1 1 , 1 pY and Prince Albert. Peinp: D uke of Cambridge visited his Royal Highness re - k — Albert on Tuesday. 1.),. R o „ , inice of Wales , Prince Alfred, the Princess 14 41, and the Princess Alice, took an airing in a car -.tore Yesterday morning, and walked in the pleasure b.roun ds of the Palace in the afternoon. T hec e Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by his V re rens highness the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the rich Plays with their presence yesterday evening. The ItoYai suite included the Viscountess Canning, AT i Miss De vereux, V i scount H awar d en, an d C o l one l ~, t buthnot. H er R oyal Highness the D uc h ess o f K ent ;!_sn honor.red the performance of the French Plays with e_r prese , ace. Her Royal Highness was attended by C Y A.iagusta Bruce, Sir George Couper, Bart., and a luamlthe Hon. James P. Murray. Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's principal Secre -77 of State for Foreig n A ff a i rs , held a Levee at four Derock yesterday afternoon, - at the Foreign-office, e n ° _ w ning-street, for th e rec eption of the Diplomatic "Ps. The 'whole of the Ministers appeared in their h n s Pective ne.tional costumes, the members of orders of ghora wearing their respective insignia. 41 te Itlinisters had severally interviews with the Noble &scour , t, in the following order:— % %Int •da St. Aulaire, Ambassador from France. u ot Dietriehstein. Ambassador from Austria. 0 wat Bjornstjerna, Minister from Sweden. It • I ran de Weyer, Minister from Belgium. c oon de Cetto, Minister from Bavaria. I t c Tlt de Pollon, Minister from:Sardinia. i d orreno, Minister f rom B uen os Ayres. a n de Moncorvo, Minister from Portugal. q - .7 01 :1 de B runow, Mi n i ster from Russ i a. (1,7 0 ral Prin ce C aste l c i ca l a, Mi n i ster f rom N ap l es. in'Ut de Keilmansegge, Minister from Hanover. 6, r ola de e2alier Buus. Hugel, Minister from Wurtemberg. ani Minister from Prussia. to4k2.onamandettr Marques Lisboa, Minister from Brazil. tol u t de Leventrow , Minister from Denmark. ,14(:)Ztitejregui, Minister from Peru. z ; •r , e . uit, Minister Resident from Saxony. e nth Charg6 d'Aff aires of Turkey. - • '• r• •s. Charge d Affaires of Oldenburg. s.,.thefi:ntrul, First Secretary of Legation of the Ne l? 1 .,,r 1 the absence cf Baron Dedel, indisposed. 4 1. r. E nvoy Extraordinary from Tunis. 4r "knell 1-1•• • ey yes , igginson had an interview with Earl Th e ` e rdaY, at the Colonial office. generni4,eclesumitical Commissioners for England had a Ar e hb: . raeor.lig yesterday. There were present, the bu r b i L3llo ,_n of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, eest er -Th i Bangor, Bath and Wells, Chichester, Glou the. tester Bristol, Norwich, Salisbury, and Worcester, ie rm o rdi. • of Chichester, and the Right Hon. John Am A . te, 44 . larquis of Lansdowne left town on Tuesday ng for his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts ' 14..„ AD D ANNIM••••••lial BANQUET TO IBRA.HIM I r est PACHA. Zl s t ere “ay the Chairm an an d D e p u ty-Ch a i r man of the h is Company and the Court of Directors entertained gutless Ibrahim I'aeha and a large party at the Lon 84i:tavern. Ilishopsgate-street. The hour appointed was 11 4 2' and shortly after Ibrahim Pacha, attended by lio_enite, arrived, and was received by Sir James Weir p ut 6 g , the chairman, and Mr. St. George Tucker, the de- J•chairma n t he • Chairmanp u of the East India Company presided. o .u.s right sat Ibrahim Paths and the Turkish Charge 1 , 0 „.aa rea, and amongst the other distinguished guests we th ‘le_ed Nubar, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Jersey, qEarl of Dalhousie Mr. Baring, Earl Grey, Mr. Astell, i s :ount Morpeth, Viscount Jocelyn, Lord R. Grosvenor, "Vice-Chancellor, the Right lion. Sir James Graham, the r4gl a t Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Lord Chief Baron, the Right Hon. Sir H. Potti nger , M r . M uspra tt, th e Hon. 4 4miral Mackay, Edib Effendi, M. Zobrab, the De puty-Chairman, the Lord Mayor, the Marquis of ~,_Chandos the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Ripon, Mr. bel wigra m : Viscount Mahon, Lord C. Hamilton, Lord Camp- Rl, Ri ght Hon. S. Herbert, Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Right ifih°ir G. Grey, Mr. Mills, Right Hon. Ho lt Mackenzie, 4,f: A Ron. Sir E. Ryan, Sir R. Campbell, Sir R. Inglis, Sir ~ a l - -I : hingten, Right ‘ Hon. J. W. Croker, Right Hon. Sir l'ea 3t Mr. Loch, Sir Larpent, Mr. Alexander, Mr. lituT e lt, Mr. J. Melvin, Mr. P. Melvill, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. 1k a• n, Mr. Abel Smith, Mr. Lawford, Mr. William "l b a nquet was o f the most splendid description, the • t .„,'oe finest quality, and the tout ensemble in the very 1 1 1,, - 7,e of Messrs. Bathe and Breach. A military band taie - ," e ndance, and Mr. Toole, as toast-master, displayed N t a,' ability , t4 4 l „ lt t i el c'th being removed, '1 4 , 1 1t man gave "The health of her Majesty the m a i7 ti . '„'„th all the honours. toast as " The health of the Queen Dowag!r," be as foi w High tr e ss Prince 1 1 ' th f, t, t„ lowed by that of his "Royal Hi 11 1,Z"Y,' , " Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal ge Cu, a r` 4 " A llm ,„, - alr then proposed "The health of Ibrahim Nvti' o Llli i ", hi eh was given with all the honours. ttddr e , ll4 Ess returned thanks through his interprete r , ice te ti rrivait e d the meeting in French. He said, t a eri tion, r,t this country he had received n othing but at ellt;uog but honour, from all classes ; but the flat- Oaest ' ll), aits expressed by the chairman conferred impossible "ceig i s a cknowledge in terms su ffi ciently grateful the The t i ,,, Y 4 W hich he was actuated. lof 1 ,- "' toast was " The health of Mehemet Ali, Vice -014, ITYPt," which was given with all the honours. Zaokr s i Ess, through his interreter, again returned said, that in every plac p e, in every meeting, _teard .„, s e ~had vi s it e d s i nce hi s arr i va l i n E ng l an d, h e h a d uest o ntng but praise and the most flattering testimonials he upon Ins father. On his arrival in Egypt Lao • been aitl of him, and on his behalf he returned his t ts_t thanks. the4ZruClettAiantoi then proposed " The Navy and Army," bp GenerralwPa:, r esponded to by Admiral Mackay, the latter thahe next toasTa.hs nks; and on the lTheEarl of Ripon," who returned 'Ales, given, Lord Min to return ed th le u r uk l:l . ajesty's Ministers" ei:` The health of the Lori 11a. or, and Prosperity to the beenpliitvyer4olies u L p ordship returned il s gy of London," having w a nks, and shortly after the NE VirSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT , AND PROVIDENT INSTITUT ION. T he annual aquatic festival in aid of the fund s of this truly Itv•allent institution, which is supported chiefly by the news public journals, was cete t rad e hr and the proprietors of the the subscribers and atefl ye: terday, when a large party of their friends embarked in the Laurel steamer, from the Temple -pier and proceeded to Rose and after joining in Cottage, Richmond. The "°?Pany arrived at about one o'clock, var ious rustic sports and other amusements, sat down to a ca pital dinner. Mr. Merrett was unanimously called on to • Preside, and on hi s taking the cha i r, b r i e fly opened the busi ness of the d ay b y making a few preliminary re marks expla !y of th e nature of the meeting. The usua l l o y a l and Patr iotic toasts h av i ng been drunk with t h e grea t es t enthu rsikm, sev era l gentlemen addressed the company, and it ap peared from their speeches that the institution was established !c 1 839, for the granting of pensions and temporary news rapers, who, relief to maste rs and servants engaged in the sale of w from age , infirmity, or distress, may require assi stance. Th e committee had stated in their report that, in addition to the liberal donations already received trem the proprietors of the London press, ITh're affluent brethren had cheerfully subscribed, and readily many of their eZertied the assistance sought for. The steady progress tbe t f oci ety had made was a convincing proof of its utility. The funded capital of th e i nst i tution amounted to nearly 8001. e Chair man then gav e "P rosperity to the Institution, a tirLeast which was received with loud and long-continued ap e' Mr. Wild p roposed the healths of the " Patrons and Z b _scribe: sof the Fund," and Mr. E verett gave t h e "L a di es ," The 5 w hich toasts were drunk with th e customary honours. itthealths of the Chairman, the Committee, and other b N .- v e 1 O ° facers of the institution were also proposed, likewise —lll ther Om% 411 0 whioa yren 4 1 3 , 1'014'900 t9' The ~'--~ 4146..•-_,„, TEE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY ,EVENING, JULY 9, 1846. twenty. six years that I have been the servant of the public, I have not, in one single instance, given a vote in contra diction to the principles which one of those gentlemen says I laid down at the commencement of my career. He has charged me with having said that I would advocate an ex tension of the suffrage. Have I not done so?—(Applause, and cries of "No, no.") Was I not one of those Who not only advocated the extension of the suffrage, but assisted in es:trying it—(A voice: "Finality ")—not only in cities and boroughs, but in counties? and which I.take the liberty to say the Hon. Gentleman himself ought not to forget, as by that Act of Parliament, of which I may boast that was one of the authors, and mainly assisted in carrying—l mean the Reform Act—he is now an elector of Nottingham.—(Cheers.) And now, after this explanation, I hope I may be allowed to call the Honourable Gentleman my friend, and if I may not call him mine, I am his friend, as I have endued him with the privilege he so justly enjoys, and which is dear to every Englishman. I will now proceed to vindicate myself against the charge which has been made against me by my oppo nents.—(Hear, hear.) Having said that it is my boast to be one of those who long before reform was popular, long before reform was the watchword of Ministers, long before reform was the favourite word and sentiment with monarchs, I now declare that I and my much-lamented friend, Sir Francis Burdett—(Uproar)—and Mr. O'Connor can tell 3 - on it is a fact—that we belonged to the persecuted band who moved onward and carried reform.—(A voice, "What are you now ?") lam twenty-four years older than I was then —( Laughter, and a voice, "Older and worse.") But lam telling you what I was at my first setting out, and the prin ciples 1 then espoused I have never ceased for a moment to act upon since.—( Hear, hear.) I have been accused of being what is called a party man • it is perfectly true, as my honourable friend, the seconder of Mr. O'Connor, has said, I did blame the Whigs, and I would now if they were to do as they did then. But I beg leave to say I did not go to the Whigs, but the Whigs came to me.—(Applause, and " Hear, hear.") ; When I went into Parliament in 1819-1820, then the Whigs were not friends to Parliamentary reform ; but when they proposed to bring that great measure forward, I became incorporated with that party, and I have never seen any reason to desert them.—("Hear, hear," and applause.) My friend also said I scarcely had come into Parliament before I became a placeman. I went into Parliament in 1820, and I remained on the Opposition side of the House till 1832, which is a period of twelve years, and I continued till many of those with whom I had acted went over to the Minister on the opposite side of the House. I maintained my place, however, until the Reform Bill was brought on, and I never walked across the House until the party I was acting with were fulfilling their promises by parrying the Reform Bill.—(Applause.) The Reform Bill of 1831 was far beyond their promises, and I found they were not mzrely as good as their word, but a great deal better.— (Groans and applause.) I find they proposed an Act of Parliament, of which I did not know the full value till I found it had made a free citizen of my Hon. Friend.— (Applause.) I should like to know whether, beside that measure, the party with whom I had acted did nothing else for the country ?—(A voice. " Not a deal.") To whom do we mainly owe Catholic Emancipation ? Who were they that repealed the Corporation and Tests Act? Who, I should like to know, gave you the municipal franchise ? Who, I should like to know, mitigated the criminal code? Who were the beginuers of the great commer cial reform which has now passed into a law by the instru • mentality of the late Administration? Who originated the penny postage, which, although insignificant in sound, had carried real comfort and consolation into every home throughout the country ?—(Applause.) I could give a de tail of many other important Acts passed during the Admi nistration of Lord Melbourne—(A. Voice—" Dorchester labourers")—but it would ill become me to be the panegyrist of a Government in which I bore a part. The Right Hon. Baronet then proceeded to say—He wished to put a fact to the electors, showing that Government had confidence in appealing to the people of this country ; and he wished to impress this important fact upon their minds.—( Hear, hear.) When the Government was formed by Lord John Russell, his Lordship and colleagues did not recommend an appeal to insignificant boroughs and 'small communities, but they determined upon an appeal to the largest constituencies. If he (Sir John Hobhouse) had not been certain of his re turn, as far as human probability could lead him to judge, did they think he would now have appealed to them ? Being one of those who had accepted office in the new Cabinet, be might be expected to say a few words as to what might fairly be expected from them.--(Hear, hear.) They well knew the circumstances under which the Admi nistration of Sir Robert Peel had retired from office. They had retired, not on account of any failure in their efforts to carry on commercial reform. The circumstances which led to their destruction was the introduction of the infamous Irish Coercion Bill. He might say that there was no incli nation on the part of Lord J. Russell to throw difficulties in the way of the Peel Administration; but when the Irish Coercion Bill was proposed, they could not support it. He himself never voted lbr it, not even on the first reading. Some of his friends did; they were anxious to see what it was; but he knew something of the monster, and he was anxious to keep it out of the House altogether. When, however, after some delay, that Bill came on for reading the second time, the Whigs resolutely and effectually opposed it. —(Hear, hear.) The present Administration looked for the general support of the country in carrying out constitutional measures. The Right Hon. Baronet, after some further re marks, retired amidst the warm cheers of his friends and the groans of his opponents. Mr. F.Eartaus O'Com.roa, then rose, and after the Chartists had given him several rounds of applause, he delivered an address occupying nearly two hours, in which he dwelt in strong language upon the acts of the Whig Administration in imprisoning and transporting the Chartists, not forgetting to refer to his own imprisonment. He then declined goirg to the poll, but he wished for a show of hands: The SHERIFF took a show of hands for Sir John Hob house, and very few were held up in the body of the hall, but the majority on the hustings were for Sir John Hob house. The SHERIFF declared the show of hands to be in favour of Mr. O'Connor, but as he withdrew from the contest, he declared Sir John Cam Hobhouse duly elected. The proceedings did not terminate till one o'clock at noon REPRESENTATION OF MARY- LITERATURE LEBONE. Last evening a very numerous public meeting, convened by the newly-established Borough Registration Association, took place at the Load-of-Hay Tavern, Paddington, for the purpose of considering matters in connection with the re 'presentation of the borough, consequent on the probability of an immediate election. Mr. Langbam, of Connaught-terrace, presided, and Messrs. H. 0- Wilson, Savage, Cooke, &c., and Messrs. Howarth, Douglas, A.lldis, Vince, and other gentlemen, attended as deputations from St. Marylebone and St. Pancras. The CHAIRMAN having briefly opened the business of the meeting, • Mr. H. C. WinsoN addressed the meeting, and concluded by moving a resolution in support of the objects of the association, which was seconded by Mr. SAVAGE. Mr. HOWARTH supported the resolution, which was carried. Mr. Audits said, he had a subject to bring before that meeting which he thought it was peculiarly their pro vince to entertain, as it affected the franchise of no less than 1,500 or 1,600 electors of that borough.—( Hear, hear.) They were all aware that under the provisions of the Reform Bill all poor. rates and assessed taxes must be paid, to qualify the voter, before the 20th of July. Now the assessed tax collector of one of the most populous and radical districts of St. Pancras had recently died; and although the assessed tax commissioners had appointed his successor, yet through neglect, the panty so appointed would not have his books placed in his possession until the 17th br 18th, thus leaving him but two days to collect the taxes of so large - a number of peeple.—(Shame, shame.) The number of electors in this position varied from 1,500 to 1,700, and he regretted to say that he (Mr. Alldis) was one of them. He had tendered - his rates, and ho had no doubt but many hundreds had done the same, but there was no one ap pointed to receive them. He considered this extremely hard upon the voter, who, having been on the register for eight or ten years, was now, at the very time an election was inevitable. to be deprived of his franchise, through no act or omission of his own.—( Hear, hear.) He had brought forward the subject in order to ascertain what course was proper to be pursued under the circumstances. Mr. HANAFORD considered this a subject of importance to the entire constituency of the borough. Fifteen hundred votes were sufficient to turn any election, and not a moment ought to be lost in seeking some remedy. If he remembered rightly, a similar case took place a year or two ago in the parish of Hackney, and the case was carried under the Re gistration Act into the Court of Common Pleas, when it was decided that a tender of the taxes was a sufficient ground of qualification. Would not, therefore, the proper course be to serve every elector with a notice calling upon him to tender his rates ? VOICES FROM _THE CROWD. By Charles Mackay, LL.D. So many spurious efferts at poetry are thurst upon our attention that we must acknowledge ourselves some what difficult to please in that loftiest description of literature. Nor is this circumstance surprising when it is remembered that every Englishman has been ren dered especially fastidious in regard to metrical conipo sitions by the profuse and extraordinary excellence of his native bards. Despite, however, this predisposition to detect even the minutest blemishes in a new aspirant for the bay garland, wherever we can discover the un forced melody and the spontaneous thoughtfulness which is not only to be desiderated for, but which is an essential concomitant of, true poesy, we are prepared to welcome the writer with an open heart and an unstinted cordiality. In Charles Mackay we reognise more than an ordinary rhymer, and to Charles Mackay, therefore, we tender our sympathies in all sincerity. Inasmuch as his metrical productions have an originality of senti ent, a terseness of expression, and a remarkable me- Wtliousness of rhythm, he is considerably more than a mere poetaster. If the hippocrcne in his instance be somewhat diluted, its flavour i 3 still sufficiently ap preciable; if many of his verses be nothing more than the glittering of tinsel, the tinsel is more substantial than usual, and is wrought into very beautiful and fan tastic devices. In selecting ballad lit( rature as the me dium of conveying his ideas Dr. Mackay has acted judiciously and not unambitiously, for our ballad writers may be classed very little, if at all below our epic or tragic writers. As the intellectual motors of a people, ballads have, indeed, an indefinable superiority over any more elaborate and stupendous kind of poems : what Milton has been to the twos and threes Burns has been to the myriads. One has been conned by the student's night-lamp, the other has been carolled by the swine herd under the hedges. Without doubt the more solemn and sublime glory is the ono reserved for such a bard as Milton, but the memory of your ballad monger lives not so much on the bookshelf or the studio as in the people's hearts. When Sir Philip Sidney first perused the MSS. of the "Fairie Queene," on reading the first stanza he ordered his attendant to give to the person who had brought the poem fifty pounds ; on reading the second, one hundred ; on reading the third, two hundred ; and, perceiving the servitor to hesitate in performing so princely a commission, Sir Philip recom mended him to fly quickly, or he should soon be order ing him to bestow upon the author more than he pos sessed. Such was the effect of a continuous and inimi table poem like that of Spencer; while Sir Philip Sidney declared that the ballad of " Chevy Chase" stirred his heart like the sound of a trumpet. One loosened his purse strings, the other stirred his heart like the sound of a trumpet! Dr. Mackay has acted wisely, therefore, in eschewing any lofter flight. Ho would have failed, in all likelihood, in producing any poem of more ambitious dimensions; but in selecting the simple and effective strain of a ballad-maker he has succeeded. What we particularly deem worthy of approval in these " Voices from the Crowd" is the noble and moral tone which they inculcate. Not only will many of the verses prove sources of pleasure to the multitude, but through them it will be materially benefited. Is not this a wholesome sentiment to instill into the popular heart? There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming : We may not live to see the day, But earth shall glisten in the ray Of the good time coming. Cannon balls may aid the truth, But thought's a weapon stronger; We'll win our battle by its aid; Wait a little longer. There are two national songs, moreover, in the'collec tion—one American, the other French—worthy of emphatic mention; one is addressed to John Quincy Adams," the other is entitled " England and France." And if more poetry of that description were circulated among mankind it would tend more than the most adroitly balanced treaty to extend the spirit of peace fulness and brotherly love throughout nations. Charles Mackay will gain the affection of his countrymen if he continue to write with such generous impulses, and for the attainment of so exquisite an object. As a specimen of how daintily he can embellish a theme like the ad vancement by his imagination, ementof societyandt we he shall per encroach upon ectibilityofthehu our n r spaceforthe quotation of a poem entitled " The Watcher on the Tower." Mr. DOUGLAS thought they should go to the fountain head at once, either to Lord John Russell or to the Secretary of State, to show them these gross anomalies of the Reform Bill.—(Hear, hear.) There could be no better time than the present, and he had no doubt but that they would succeed. Mr. Tuontl considered there were two great defects in the Reform Bill. These ratepaying clauses and the 50/. clause.—(gear, hear.) Sir. COOKE said if these votes were lost, it would be the most serious thing to the Liberal portion of the constituency. He .pproved of going to the Prime Minister at once, who would see the necessity of the Bill introduced into Parlia ment the other day by General Evans.—(Hear, hear.) He considered there was not a moment to be lost. Mr. WILSON admitted that the subject was not merely of local, but national importance, and thought the vestry of St. Pancras ought to take the matter up. Mr. ALDIS said a memorial would be presented to the ves try at their next meeting, and he had no doubt they would take a decisive step in the rnatter.—(lfear, hear.) The fact was, that the party appointed collector had declared if he did not get the books before the 17th, he would refuse to act at all, as he was determined not to incur the responsibility and odium attendant on the disfranchisement of so many hun dreds of his fellow ratepayers. On the motion. of Mr. P. B. St. JOHN, a committee was ultimately appointed to wait either upon Lord John Russell, or the Secretary of State, with power to take any other prompt and energetic measures in the matter which they might deem expedient. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. "`What dost thou see, lone watcher on the tower? Is the day breaking! comes the wished-for hour! Tell us the signs, and stretch abroad thy hand, If the bright morning dawns upon the_laad." " Z he stars are clear above me, scarcely one Has dimmed its rays in reverence to the sun; But yet I see on the horizon's verge, Some fair, faint streaks, as if the light would surge." "Look forth again, oh watcher on the tower— The people wake, and languish for the hour; Long have they dwelt in darkness, and they pine For the full daylight that they know must shine." "I see not well—the morn is cloudy still; There is a radiance on the distant hill. Even as I watch the glory seems to grow But the stars blink, and the night breezes blow." "And is that all, oh, watcher on the tower? Look forth again; it must be near the hour. Dost thou not see the snowy mountain copes, And the green woods beneath them on the slopes?" " A mist envelops them ; I cannot trace Their outline; but the day comes on apace. The clouds roll up in gold and amber flakes, And all the stars grow dim. The morning breaks." " We thank thee, lonely watcher on the tower; But look again; and tell us, hour by hour, All thou beholdest ; many of us die Ere the day comes; oh, give them a reply." " I see the hill-tops now; and Chanticleer Crows his prophetic carol on mine ear; I see the distant woods and fields of corn, And ocean gleaning in the light of morn." " Again—again—oh, watcher on the tower— We thirst for daylight, and we bide the hour, Patient, but longing. Tell us, shall it be A bright, calm, glorious daylight for the free ?" " I hope, but cannot tell. I hear a song, Vivid as day itself; and clear and strong; As of a lark—young prophet of the noon— Pouring in sunlight his seraphic tune." " What doth he say—oh, watcher on the tower? Is he a prophet? Doth the dawning hour Inspire his music? Is his chant sublime With the full glories of the Coming Time?" " He prophesies ; — his heart is full ;—his lay Tells of the brigtness of a peaceful day— A day not cloudless, nor devoid of storm, But sunny for the most, and clear and warm." "We thank thee, watcher on the lonely tower, For all thou tellest. Sings he of an hour When Error shall decay, and Truth grow strong, And Right shall rule supreme and vanquish Wrong?" " He sings of brotherhood, and joy, and peace, Of days when jealousies and hate shall cease : When war shall die, and man's progressive mind Soar as unfettered as its God designed." "Well done ! thou watcher on the lonely tower; Is the day breaking ? dawns the happy hour ? We pine to see it :—tell us, yet again, If the broad daylight breaks upon the plain?" "It breaks—it comes—the misty shaZows fly :- A rosy radiance gleams upon the sky ; The mountain tops reflect it calm and clear; The plain is yet in shade ; but day is near." In this beautiful allegory there exists a profoundity of moral truth and of political hopefulness. To his " Sala mandrine" and his " Legends of the Isles," Dr. Mackay has added a most commendable vclume in his " Voices from the Crowd." It will tend to assure him the regard and the affection of the people. POUT OF LIVERPOOI.—We are agreeably surprised by being able to announce that the Customs' revenue of this port, fur the quarter last ended, exceeds that of the corres ponding quarter of last year. The following is, in round numbers, a statement of the receipts of the two years :- 1845. 1846. April X 238,668 April £240,007 May 274,866 May 279,785 June 303,7d5 Jun 0.......... 424,704 Total ... 817,279 Total ... 944,496 Total, 1845 ... 817,279 Increase on the Quarter...... £127,217 Considering the great depression which has prevailed during the past month or two, in nearly every branch of commerce, it is gratifying to find that Liverpool continues to progress towards the first port in the empire. We ought to remark, however, that the receipts of the month of June are swelled this year by the duties just paid upon foreign grain under the new law. These, we believe, have amounted to about 120,000/. There is, therefore, an increase independently of the receipts from this source. re ought also to bear in mind, when contrasting the two periods, that considerable sums would be paid in 1845 under the old scale. .—Liverpool Standard. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Friday morning last, a number of persons assembled in Bartholomew-yard, Exeter, to celebrate the passing of the Corn Bill, by a cannonade. They had eight cannons, weighing about 81b. each, and 41b. of gunpowder, and had fired four rounds, when the last cannon burst on being discharged, from being overloaded. One of the fragments struck John Gill, the town-crier, in the knee, completely smashing the bones, portions of which were by himself picked out of the wound. He was removed to the hospital and will have to lose his leg. Another frag ment struck another young man, named Webber, in the face, knocking out some of his teeth and cutting off his nose; he was removed to his own house. A third fragment struck a use less o r Teed, in his portionn has rendered his arm useless for the present. Ap of the cannon was blown across the yard and struck a window, the glass and frame work of which were much broken.—Devonport Telegraph. - - ---- - STEAM NAVIGATION.—The competition amongst the steamboat companies on the Thames, particularly above London-bridge, seems to increase. On Sunday was wit nessed the novelty of the boats of one company running for one halfpenny per head from the city to the west-end. A splendid new boat, started by this company, seemed to at tract great notice on account of her extraordinary speed. This boat, which is double-headed, having a steering-wheel at each end, Is named the New Cricket, and is intended to take the place of a boat called the Cricket, built some time ago for this company by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, of Blakwall, but which, from some defect in her build, was not considered fit to run on this station. The New Cricket and her engines were built and manufactured by Messrs. W. Joyce and Co., of the Greenwich Ironworks, who, we learn, are acquiring great celebrity on account of the very small consumption of fuel required for their engines, and which, no doubt, must enable the company to carry the public at the unprecedented low rate they do. They are vibrating en gines, and seemed to be universally admired for the style in which they were turned out, combining great strength with beauty and excellence of workmanship. They were appa rently objects of great interest among the engineering pro fession ; and, judging from the great speed of the boat, must reflect the highest credit on the architect and manu facturer. company, after quitting the dinner-table, proceeded to amuse themselves after their own tastes. Dancing to the strains of a lively band was kept up with great spirit till the party arrived in town at night, highly delighted with a day well spent. It is understood that another aquatic trip, or some other social festival, for the benefit of the institution, will take placc, ere the summer expires. ELECTION MOVEMENTS. WORCESTER. WEDNESDAY MORNING.—The nomination took place this day. Mr. Sheriff Elgie having formally opened the business of the election, and the writ, &e., having been read, The MAYOR came forward, and said that he now appeared before them under very different circumstances from those which he had but recently expected. He then went on to speak of the regret whic!i the city must feel at the loss of so excellent a representatire as Sir Thomas Wilde, mixed with pleasure at his merited elevation. After a few more observa tions, the Mayor proceeded to nominate Sir Denis Le Mar. chant, of Common place, in the county of Surrey, as a fit and proper person to represent the city of Worcester in Far liarnent.7_(Cheers.) _ F. E. WILLIAMS, Esq., seconded the nomination, and spoke of the necessity of a commercial city like Worcester securing a man of business capacity for its representative. The question having been thrice put as to whether any other elector had a candidate to propose, and no one appearing, the Sheriff declared Sir Denis to be duly elected. Sir THOMAS WILDE then came forward, and said it was his desire to perform a task which some would deem an easy one, but which to him was far from being such—namely, to thank them for the many acts of kindness they had bestowed on him since he first appeared before them as a candidate, and almost a stranger. He had, howes er, professed certain prin ciples, and they (the constituency) were attached more to principles than to persons. They had been pleased to give him credit for honesty and sincerity, and had returned him in a manner which had seldom occurred to an individual so little known to a large constituency like that of the faithful city of Worcester. They had estimated his merits rather by the sincerity of his intentions than by the efficiency of his efforts.—(No, no.) This final farewell could not but be at tended with pain to him. The treatment he had received, not from one party alone, not from gentlemen professing one set of principles, but from all, merited his grateful acknow ledgments. For the zeal and unbounded support which those who coincided with him had exhibited on his behalf, he begged to return his heartfelt thanks; while to the Con servative party, and those with whom it was not his good fortune to agree on many subjects, he owed large acknow ledgments for the liberal manner in which the last election hhd been conducted. He assured them that when he quitted Worcester as a political character he should carry with him a deep sense of gratitude to his friends and of respectful thankfulness towards those gentlemen who bad been opposed to him.—(Cheers.) His regret in leaving the constituency would, however, have been much greater, considering the circumstances under which it occurred, had it not been for the timely appearance of his Hon. Friend, Sir Denis Le Marchant.—(Cheers.) lie claimed no merit to himself for the appearance of that gentleman, for indeed he had had no opportunity of communicating with him on the subject until he (Sir Denis) made his personal appearance in Wor cester. He should have rejoiced in being enabled to contri bute to Sir Denis's•success, and he heartily rejoiced that they had accepted of his services. He had known that gentle. man for many years, and had seen his manner of discharging his public duties ; he knew his principles and integrity, and could vouch for him as a man of honour, a faithful public servant, and a supporter of those political - principles upon which he (Sir Thomas Wilde) had founded his successful claims to the approbation of the electors.—(Cheers.) Thus, however short had been their opportunity of forming an opinion, they would find his recommendation to have been perfectly correct and just, and that they had secured an able an efficient representative.—(Cbeers.) They would readily conceive that in the situation to which her Majesty had called him (Sir Thomas Wilde) politics would no more be his study.—(Hear, hear.) It was the glory of this country that at least the judicial bench was free from the consideration of politics; and he trusted that he should carry to that bench that singleness of heart ant honesty of purpose which bad long formed one of the best securities for the permanent well-being of the country, the lives, charac ters, and liberties of the people, and everything which gave a value to social life.—(Cheers.) It would now, therefore, be improper in him to comment on various topics to which he had intended to refer, and he concluded by again ex pressing his warm feelings of attachment to the city of Wor cester, and his confidence in the successor whom they :had appointed in his stead., • Dr. Ilegrnecs rose and said that he would, in the name of the citizens of Worcester, call upon Sir Denis Le Merchant to support those necessary and important measures affecting the sanitory welfare of towns, and the moral and social im provement of the people at large, which would be introduced into Parliament. Sir DENIS La MARciLANT then came forward, and was received with loud cheers. The Honourable Gentleman, after alluding to the great loss the city had sustained in the services of Sir Thomas Wilde, by his elevation to the rank of Lord Chief Justice, passed a high eulogium on that gentleman, and said that he (Sir Denis) had not had the advantage of being known to them as a neighbour, but he ventured to hope that his future services for the welfare of the city would gain their good opinion. His principles were those of Sir Thomas Wilde, and he was proud of those principles. HQ advocated free trade in its widest meanings, and he had always been a staunch adherent of those who, for five years, had been agitating the question. In 1841 be was a candidate for the representation of a borough, and came for ward as a strenuous supporter of free trade; but the measure was at that time unpopular, and he was unsuccessful. Other articles besides corn required ,to have the restrictions abo lished, and he would give his cordial support to any measure brought forward for that purpose. Great honour was due to the Minister who had succeeded in carrying the Corn Impor tation Bill, but greater to those who had for years struggled for the adoption of free commerce, and who had kept the question continually before the public mind. He was grate ful to the League, and grateful to Mr. Cobden, for his un wearied exertions in the cause ' • and he was proud, when in the House of Commons, to hear his great merit eulogized by those who were some years ago his most inveterate opponents. The struggle was not yet over, and he would at all times exert his humble abilities in promoting the good cause, and extending the interests of the people. The Hon. Gentleman said the state of Ireland was at the present moment exciting the greatest sympathy through out the kingdom ; it was his opinion that Ireland was entitled to equal rights and equal legislation with ourselves. Sir Robert Peel had declared that eentiment in the House, and no doubt it was from mature and serious consideration. In Ireland, centuries cf misrule had produced their usual miseries, and it was the duty, and would be the endeavour, of the present Government, by healthy legislation, to alleviate those miseries ; and every measure brought forward for that purpose would find in him a strenu ous supporter.—(Cheers.) Another subject—education—was a source of anxiety in the minds of the people. His senti ments on that question were the same as those expressed by his late Majesty George III.—" No good could be obtained till every child in his dominions could read the Bible."--- 1 (Cheers.) In every word Dr. Hastings had said respecting the social and moral improvement of the people he heartily concurred, and he had reason to believe that the Government were giving their attention to the subject, and he pledged himself to assist all that he could in so good a work. The Hon. Gentleman then said that the question of railroads had occupied a great portion of the public mind in this city. Railroads would ere long become the general highway of commerce, and it would be his endeavour to support every one brought forward that would tend to the benefit of the inhibitants of this city. The Severn Navigation Improve ment had also been mentioned to him; he was more con versant with that question than the other. Some time ago, when the Bill was before the Howe, he had the honour to meet a party of gentlemen on the subject, and he hoped his views at that time had given satisfaction. It would be his study to support every further improvement of the river that might be meditated. The Hon. Gentleman, in con clusion, thanked the citizens for the reception he bad met with, and for the high honour they had conferred upon him, and said that when he had to surrender up his trust into their hands, ho hoped that if his exertions for their wel- fare had not given them entire satisfaction, they would be able to give him credit for good intentions, for it would be his endeavour to promote, as far:as lay in his power, every local object brought before his notice that he thought would benefit, not only the city generally, but the citizens indi vidually. The Hon. Baronet sat down amidst loud and prolonged cheering. E. EVAN', Esq., next came forward, and, in a most ap propriate manner, proposed the emphatic thanks of the con stituency and public of Worcester to Sir Thomas Wilde, as a mark of their high estimation of his many and valuable services. —(Immense cheering.) G. ALLIES, Esq., seconded the resolution, which having been put by the Sheriff, was carried by acclamation and an unanimous show of hands. Sir THOMAL WILDE again presented himself, and ad dressed the meeting amidst considerable cheering. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Elgie, the sheriff, and three cheers for Sir Denis Le Marchant, the assembly se parated. NOTTINGHAM. NOTTINGItAM, WEDNESDAY.—The nomination of candi dates took place this morning at the Exchange-room, to ill the vacancy occasioned in this borough by Sir John Hob. house having accepted the office of President of the Board of Control. The large room vies crowded by ten o'clock, Sir John Hobhouse and Mr. Feargus O'Connor, with their respective friends, a few minutes before, having taken their places upon the hustings erected for the occasion. The writ, precept, Bribery Act, &c., having been read, The SHERIFF, Nathan Hurst, Esq., briefly addressed the electors, and then ;ailed upon them to nominate their can didates. FRANCIS HART, Esq., one of the county magistrates, and a freeman of the borough, on rising, begged to propose Sir John Cam Hobhouse as the future representative in Parliament for the town of Nottingham. (Applause, and cries of " Order.") I shall say (he observed) only a few words, if you will only be patient and hear me. I think Sir John Hobhouse has strong claims upon us to be re chosen.—(Cries of " No, no—silence, silence.") He has during the whole course of his public life supported and ad vocated those measures th - at we in general have supported, or at least the majority of us, and we have been most desirous of seeing carried into effect. I allude to those great and im portant measures of civil and religious liberty, by which an improved tone has been given to all legislation, and to the whole course of our public policy. I consider that in pur suing this course great advantages have accrued to the public; I consider, that in a religious point of view, discus sions and distinctions are done away • and in civil matters, I consider that progress has been made. A most important object obtained is, that every man is, as every man ought to be, in the enjoyment of as much personal and political liberty as it is possible—(Loud cries of "Order")—consistent with the maintenance of law, with the protection of prcperty, and public peace.—(A voice, " Let us have the truth.") He con sidered that Sir John Hobhouse had assisted in carrying many great measures o f re f orm w hi c h bad been for public benefit, b aot ee t a , lookingbaoked by p athiubsplttie opinion.—( life,blic hcc H on ea si r d , erheedar.)After his conduct a fey ct had i more remarks, he begged to nominate him as a fit and proper person to represent the town of Nottingham in Parliament.— (Applause and g roans Tllosias of a proposition. te Mayor, seconded the nomination. Mr. War. Morr secondPed'itTr Mr. JAMES SWEET s e ed Feargus O'Connor, Esq., and With the exception s•ollres of hisses during the candidate, silenceTh first two speeches, with partialcheering, o the speakers were listened to almost without interru conducte wasenj oi the n o e f a to multitude was extremely orderly interruption. The There being no other greeted ise with listen to their late Member. wasir hearing,heliad Sir JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE, on rising, par ti a l cheering and tremendous groans ar i d hich h av ing subsided, be addressed the electors, saving, that ' had not his Hon. Opponent req uested for him a fair no doubt the electors would have granted him one. Ho was not astonished at Mr. Feargus O'Connor conducting himself so handsomely towards him, as they bad sat side by aide in the House of Commons, and he (Sir J. C. Hobhouse) had had the honour of being his coadjutor on questions of great importance and reform.—(Hear, hear.) lie then adverted to the speeches of the two gentlemen who had proposed Mr. O'Connor, and who had made use of some very harsh ex 131$01 trfaal 1 141 49 4 i;lg tbou outinincl—DpiUg Vac TOWER HAMLETS. The good folks of this locality seem to have something else to think about than the coming election, and Colonel Fox, who continues to be the only candidate for their suf frages, is, to all appearance, perfectly sensible of their desire to be freed from the excitement of politics. Beyond the issue of an address, the Gallant Colonel has taken no steps which could at all render the electorate less indifferent to the coming event of his re-election for their borough. A former burgess of Sudbury, now resident in the locality, informs us that in his opinion a Tower Hamlets election is a very slow affair. A man, he says, like Colonel Fox, who has neither flags nor bludgeon-men, placard bearers nor open public houses, not even (as he declares in desperation), " not even a committee-room nor a single canvassing party," does not de serve to be elected for any place; and at Sudbury, he confi dently states, "they would not have had him at any price." This gentleman was beard yesterday to assure his friends at the Mile-end turnpike that "he should write a complaint to the Carlton on the subject." The returning officer has ap pointed Saturday next, at one, r. M., for the election, which will be held as usual on Stepney-green. GREENWICH ELECTION. The sheriff of the county of Kent having issued his pre cept to the high constable (T. B. Fisher, Esq.), cf the borough, that gentleman has appointed that a general meeting of the electors shall be holden at the hustings, next the parish church, on Monday next, the 13th instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing a burgess to serve in Parliament for the borough of Greenwich. It is currently reported that Dr. Bethel], of the Chancery bar, will be put in nomination in opposition to Admiral Dundas, recently appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty. No credit is placed in this report. YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING). WAKEFIELD, WEDNESDAY.—In consequence of the York shire assizes commencing to-morrow, and being likely to last over next week, the Iligh Sheriff has appointed the election of a Member for the West Riding, in place of Lord Viscount Morpeth, appointed First Commissioner of Woods, Forests, &e., on a day not quite so early as it might otherwise have been held. The election is fixed for Saturday, the 18th inst., at Wakefield, the place appointed by the Reform Act. Lord Morpeth's return will, for anything that has hitherto ap peared, be unopposed. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. WOLVERHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—No symptoms of an opposition to the re-election have as yet been manifested; anything of the kind would be, in fact, a farce in the present temper of the constituency. The Hon. and Gallant Colonel has not yet personally addressed the electors. The day of nomination is fixed for Friday, the 17th instant, at Lichfield. HALIFAX. The returning officer for this borough has appointed Thurs day, the ninth inst. (this day), for the election of a burgess to fill the vacancy occasioned by the appointment of Dlr. Charles Wood as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. Gentleman arrived here on Tuesday morn ing, and, having had interviews with the leading members of the Free-trade party, he addressed an aggregate meeting of the electors in the evening. No opposition to his return is expected. PLYMOUTH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) WEDNESDAY, JULY B.—Last night Mr. Vincont met a number of the electors at the theatre. There was not so large an attendance as some of the more enthusiastic of his friends had anticipated. Mr. Thomas Nicholson presided, and Mr. Vincent repeated the exposition of his political views. His speech was listened to with attention, interrupted only by the bursts of applause arising on some of the more elo quent passages. He again pledged himself to carry forward the contest to the last hour of the poll. The meeting closed with three cheers for the success of Vincent's cause. This morning Lord Ebrington arrived by the mail from London. Immediately on his Lordship's arrival the bells of St. Andrew's Church struck up a merry peal and continued at intervals through the day. His Lordship gave inter views to some of the members of his committee. His Lordship expressed surprise on learning the prejudice which had been raised against him on his presumed opposition to the Sutton Harbour and Docks Bill. This prejudice his Lordship states to have arisen entirely from misconception of the facts, which he was satisfied he should be able to show to the electors when he had an opportunity of meeting them as he did to the members of his committee. It was arranged that his Lordship should meet the electors at the Mechanics' Institute at seven o clock this evening. There have been various reports here that a Conser vative candidate would be brought forward, and this morning the interest and excitement experienced in con nexion with the election proceedings were much heightened by the appearance on the walls, in various parts of the town, of large bills with the words " Kennard for Ply mouth," but this bill, as far as I have been able to learn, is nothing more than a hoax. Both parties express themselves as confident of success. DEVONPORT. WEDNESDAY, JULY B.—Matters are going on quietly here. The hustings have been erected, and, as stated on Tuesday, the election is to take place on Friday. Sir George Grey is expected to meet his friends, and the electors generally, to-morrow night. DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN.--LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.—The Great Britain sailed hence for New York at a late hour this evening, taking out 103 pas sengers and an unusually rich .freight list. Of her passengers one has been out in this remarkable vessel no less than three times; two others are now making their second passage. It is anticipated she will accomplish the passage within the apace of fifteen days. DEATH OF M. HALLETTE.—A letter from Arras announces the death of M. Hallette, head of the firm of that name, and inventor of the atmospheric railway system, which is called after him. He had lately gone to England to superintend the application of his plan, and it is supposed that excess of exertion was the immediate cause of his death, On landing at Boulogne, on his return, he was taken ill, and though transported to his nephew's residence at Ilesdim, where every possibl e attention was pa id hi m, h e never rallied, but expired Without being conscious of where he WI intiliol9llo RACKETS. An excellent display of this manly game was made on Monday, at the White Bear Racket Court, in the Kenning ton-road, before a numerous assemblage of players and ad mirers of this active sport. The meeting had the additional attraction of being a kindly gathering for the benefit of Win. James, the well-known player. Several well-contested single and four-handed matches came off; but the great guns of the afternoon were the two following :-Ist. A four-handed game between Messrs. John Pitman and Robert Glenister, against Messrs. E. Black and J. Sowden, in which, after an admirable contest, resulting in game and Lame, Messrs. Bluck and Sowden were scored as conquerors; and, 2d, a similar competition between Messrs. John Pitman and T. Morris, v. Mr. Bull and an anonymous gentleman. Some splendid play was here exhibited, but Messrs. Pitman and Morris carried off the palm by winning the rub. In the first-mentioned game, we may mention, that Robert Gle nister met with an accident, which prevented him rendering efficient service to his partner, J. Pitman, and must have in fluenced the result. Mr. G. Her wood and Mr. Block after wards tried a single-handed game, and Mr. Bluck had an easy victory. Johnny Walker, who was announced to play a match with Owen Swift, for 201. a side, was present, but his adversary did not show. After the sports, John Pitman put forth a challenge to play any man in England a game single-handed, for 1001. a side. :PEDESTRIANISM PascEsoN AND RICHARDS' SEVEN-MILE MATCH.—Fred. Priceson and J. Richards, of Shepherd's Bush, met on Mon day at Bedfont, thirteen miles from London, according to articles. There was a pretty respectable muster of amateurs and professionals to witness the trial, which was for 20 soya. a side, the distance seven measured miles. The ground walked was that portion of the road commencing on the hither tide of the thirteenth, and ending near the fourteenth milestone. The men were at the scratch five minutes after five, and dashed off at a very fair pace, keeping even, and doing apparently good work for four and a half miles, but hereabouts Priceson, who had by no means the steam at high-pressure, (stole away, got a fend, and did as he liked thereafter. The pace was by no means first-rate, and ulti mately Priceson, who had been playing the cat and mouse game (often a dangerous one) went in a winner by about 100 yards, that, we presume, being, in his opinion, the proper distance, for we 'doubt not he could have lengthened it. The betting was 6 to 4 on Richards shortly before starting; who certainly exhibited no Qualities justifying such odds. The time of the seven miles was one hour and three minutes, which, after recent performances, will not excite admiration. LETTER OF LORD MILLTOWN TO MR. O'CONNELL. Russborough, July 6, 1846. My dear O'Connell,—Forgive me thus publicly addressing these few hurried lines to you; but to whom can an Irish Peer, debarred from any constitutional means of expressing his opinions, more naturally address himself than to the great and acknowledged leader of the Irish people, for I need not inform you, so long the victim of bigotry yourself, how completely my exertions in the people's cause act as a bar to my seeking a representative peerage (indeed, for some years I have declined taking any part in what I consider a de • grading farce, the wretched number of representatives al lowed us being swamped by British Peers, and the vacancies forestalled, three or four deep, by lists already cut and dry in the pockets of two or three Irish managers), whilst the misfortune of being 'a Peer prevents my profitting by the good opinion of my countrymen, and seeking, as such, a seat in the House of Commons. But to the point. Without presuming to ask you to forego your exertions in favour of repeal, might 1 suggest the policy of your postponing them for a season, to give time to form an Irish pai ty to assist th e Mi n i s t r y, iiwilling—to urge them on, if lagging—in procuring justice for Ireland? How often has this phrase been used, how often jeered at, and doubts even expressed of what it means; but doubts no longer exist. Let us adopt as our motto the glorious and spirit stirring words of Sir Robe r t P ee l—" p er fect equality in civil, municipal, and political rights with England." We seek no more; we will accept no less. Their country or their reli gion must no longer be a ban or a curse to Irishmen. How ever inadvertently the word may have slipped out (though afterwards softened down and excused), we feel we are treated as "aliens." So universal is this feeling, so pervading all ranks and denominations of Y.rishmen, I feel convinced a party might be organised so strong that no Ministry or country could resist our just claims. You will say you have already tried the experiment; but, without being too sanguine, may we not hope we have arrived at a new era; besides, should this last experiment fail, with what increased power, both physical and moral, may 3ou not return to your projects. May you not then hope and expect that all who love their fatherland, will join you in your efforts to repeal a union that it will then be proved cannot be amended? For one, I pledge myself, should twelve months pass without the words of Sir Robert Peel being carried into effect, to join you, and relax my efforts but with my life for the attainment of your objects. Once more forgive this intrusion on your time, and believe me,_my dear O'Connell, very faithfully yours, MILLTOWN. To Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., &c. _ PorrrxcAr. 1t... trrnoN,:—"Y.eterday evening above one hundred Peers and Members of the House of Commons of " the Protectionist" party, dined at the Trafalgar Tavern, at Greenwich. One of the Watermen steamers was engaged to convey the party down the river. The steamer arrived off the tavern at six o'clock. Among the noblemen'and gentle menlinargqhuaims of Exeter, th e M arquis of Salisbury, the Duke of Cl eve l an d , th e D u k e ot . present were, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Stanley, the D Beaufort,uke of t ß b u e c is k the Marquis of Ely, the Marquis of Chandos, the Marquis of Granby, Lord George Bentinck, the Earl of Eldon, the Earl of Eglintoun, the Earl Stanhope, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Combermere, the Earl of Kinnoul, the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Charleville, Viscount Newport,. Visco un t P o lli ngton, Lord John Manners, Lord De Lisle, Lord Henry Lennox, , Lord Ossulston, the Ea rl of Mansfield, Lord B rooke, Sir John Ynde Buller, Mr. Hud son, M r. Miles, Mr. Buck, M r . H. Broadwood, Mr. B. Disraeli, &c. FUNERAL OF MR. V. RICIIARDS, QUE EN ' S C OUNSEL. —The funeral of Mr. V. R ichards, Q.C., son of Si r S . Ri chard° late Chief Baron of th e Exche quer, took pla ce yester d a Y morning at twelve o'clock. The remains of de cease d were removed from his residence in Whitehall-pla ce , i n a h earse drawn by six horses, followe 3" four mournin g coac h es an d four, for interment hi t he famil y Wh' vault at Battersea. Mr. Waghorn has been a V ienna, commissioned, it been is said, by the British Government, t o negotiate with the Government of Austria to establish th e shortest route from the pert of Duino, through Germany, to th e N orth Sea. FOOT RACE FOR T WENTY Po meps.--Yesterday, the match between Millet, of Tottenham, West minster, was decided at Holloway m The distance contested was half a mile, which was Performed in tw o m i nu t es an d a half by Millet, who won the_ match by ten yards. m, and Roba r t s , of .,. REJOICINGe.---s e veral rejoicin gs, i n commemoration of the emancipation of trade, are t a ki ng, and about to take place, in various places in Nottin ghamshire. OFFENCES IN T IE p Altr "- -- YeSterday the usual monthly statement of offences committed in the Parks was posted at all the principal entrances of St. James's, Hyde, and the Green Parks and Kensington Gardens as a warning to evil doers. During the past month of June, six persons have been convicted. EMIG RATlON.— Yesterday morning the New York packet ship Gladiator was hauled out of St. Katherine's Dock with 220 passengers, principally Germans, - who arrived last, week from different parts of Germany for the purpose of emigrating to America. SUPPOSED MURDER.--'The statement as to a murder having been committed between Nottingham and Mansfield is incorrect. The first impression was that the man, Robin son, had been robbed and assassinated, but upon inquiry be• fore a coroner's jury, it proves that he was very drunk, and was killed by the waggon he was driving. Lord Edward Howard, who has hitherto been officiat ing as Private Secretary to Lord John Russell, is appointed Vice-Chamberlain. The Hon. Mr. Kepple is to succeed Lord Edward Howard as Private Secretary t 9 Lord John liatpll,--,Froin a OrreePocknet IRELAND. JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS IN IRELAND. DUBLIN, JULY 6.—Chief Baron Brady, whose ad mirable conduct as a judge has won for him the un qualified approbation of all parties, yesterday received an official announcement of his appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. This selection will give universal satisfaction. Mr. Bigot, the former Whig Attorney-General, is to be the new Chief Baron of the Exchequer, a station for which he is eminently qualified. Chief Baron Brady was to have gone the Munster circuit as one of the judges of assize, and it became necessary at once that a judge should be appointed in his place. Yesterday Mr. Greene, who still acts as Attorney-General, waited upon Mr. Sergeant Stock, the late member for Cashel, with an intimation that he had been selected as judge of assize, in consequence of the acceptance of the office of Lord Chancellor by Chief Baron Brady. Mr. Stock, who is first sergeant, left town this morning for Ennis, accompanied by Mr. Edwin Battersby, as his register, to attend the Munster circuit. LAW APPOINTMENTS. kis understood that Mr. Richard Moore, Q.C., has been appointed Attorney- General, and that Mr. Mona han, Q.C., is the new Solicitor-General. Mr. Hatch.ll, QC., or Mr. James O'Brien, QC., is to be the advising counsel to the Irish Government. UNDER SECRETARY FOR IRELAND. It stated that Mr. Redington, Q.C., is to be the new Under Secretary, and, of course, he is to vacate the re presentation of Dundalk. Mr. Corry Connellan, who had an appointment in the household of Lord Fortescue, is spoken of as the private secretary of Lord Besborough, the new Lord-Lieutenant. DEPARTURE OF LORD HEYTESBURY. His Excellency is to hold an undress levee at Dub:in Castle, on Thursday next, previcts to his departure for England. _ REPEAL ASSOCII TION. The announcement that Mr. O'Connell would attend the meeting of the Association this day, coupled with the anxiety to hear the opinions of the lion. Gentleman on the present state of affairs, insured an overflowing attendance in Conciliation-hall. Amongst the leading members of the movement present, were John A. O'Neill, Esq., N. Maher, Esq., M.P., the Lord Mayor, John O'Connell, Esq , M.P. Shortly after one o'clock the approach of Mr. O'Con nell was announced by the band of the 'B2 Club striking up " See the Conquering Hero comes," and in a few minutes afterwards he entered the meeting amidst the most enthusiastic demonstrations of applause. When the cheering had somewhat subsided, he moved that Nicholas Maher, Esq., M.P. for Tipperary, should take the chair. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, and acknowledged the gracious reception he had met with, and the honour that had been conferred on him by calling on him to preside on that interesting occasion. That was his (the Chairman's) first appearance in Con ciliation hall since the late victory in favour of Ireland. —(Cheers.) W hen last he had the honour of address ing the meeting, lie told them he would be in at the death of the Coercion Bill, and he conceived he had kept his word.—(Cheers.) The defeat of that iniquitous measure was owing to circumstances—strange circumstances — but he could confidently assert that without any such combination of circumstances it would necessarily have met with a like result, for the Irish Lib( ral Meinbers, under their great leader and guide would have defeated the measure. The Irish Members had worked well, and deserved the gratitude of the country. Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the Secretary of the As sociation be directed to write to the repeal wardens in the north of Ireland, cautioning them against interferingwith the Orange processions on the coming anniver saries. The following resolutions, adopted by the repeal war dens of Wexford, in reference to the dissensions in the Association, were read by the secretary : " That the wisdom and experience of our Heaven directed leader, the Liberator of Ireland, never shone with more glorious lustre than when placed in contrast with the indiscretion and rashness of those members of the Repeal Association who have for the last few weeks been attempting to disturb the harmony of the Associa tion, and thereby, as far as the attempt was tolerated, to injure the great cause of the Irish people. " That we implore the members of the Association who are in the habit of attending the weekly meetings, to discountenance and put down any attempt that may be made in future to propagate dissensions or to thwart the peaceful and moral-force exertions of the Liberator and his followers to work out the legislative independ ence of our country. " REDMOND DOWLING, Chairman. " JOHN COSGRAVE, Secretary." Mr. O'CONNELL rose and was received with loud cheers. He said it was clear that they had arrived at a period which might be productive of much good or of much evil. Everything depended on their own exertions, and the real question was, whether the association itself would not disparage the great cause by any proceedings which it might institute itself. They witnessed the de feat of one of the most powerful ministries that England had ever seen. Sir Robert Peel, at the commencement of his career, had a majority of one hundred in the House of Commons, backed, he might say, by the entire House of Lords. Yet that Government, powerful as it was, had vanished, he might almost say, into thin air. The fall of Sir Robert Peel, strange as it might be, was certainly one of the most graceful acts of his whole political life, he might add dynasty. He resigned power not to ad vance any particular interest, or to promote any private motives; nut to increase his own fortune, or to augment his titles or dignity. lle lost power in a struggle to feed the hungry—to elevate the condition of the artisan. Ho took a stand on pe part of the people, and against the combined aristocracy of the kingdom. The part which Sir Robert Peel took was a glorious part, and deserved the unbounded praise of the empire. It was certainly a cheering spectacle to witness such disinterestedness and philanthropy in a states man of the present day. What was their duty, what was the course which the Irish people ought to pursue under present circumstances ? The won derful success which had attended the persevering and untiring exertions of the Anti-Corn-law League ought to inspire them with new hopes and fresh expectations that the object on which they were bent might not unreason ably be expected. The success of Cobden was the triumph of moral force—a principle which he might say was first acted upon by the people of Ireland. The Chartists, on the contrary, had adopted physical force, and what had become of them ? They were not in existence. The corn-laws then were repealed, and their repeal was mainly owing to the Liberal Irish Members. The people of England were, therefore, bound in grati tude to assist the Irish people in obtaining measures of amelioration ; it remained to be seen whether they would. It should be remembered, that the repeal Members left their duties in Conciliation Hall in order to assist the League in procuring cheap food for the people of England. Such disinterested conduct cer tainly merited a requital. The lion. Gentleman then proceeded to review the proceedings in Parliament, con sequent on the Coercion Bill, and the circumstances which led to its defeat, and then dwelt at some length on the early history of the repeal agitation, and averred that his primary object in raising that cry was for the purpose of extracting justice from England. It was with a similar view that he established the Precursor Society. But all his exertions were in vain— his overtures were rejected—his propositions were scorned—and then, as a last resource, he hoisted the flag of repeal in good faith, nailed it to the mast, and there it should remain. He repeated these facts, be cause they were not understood in England; but as there was a disposition at the present moment to hear the voice of Ireland, he was induced to repeat them. He was anxious that the people of England should tho roughly understand the nature and principles of repeal. But what ought they (the Irish people) to do under existing circumstances ? lie had a plan to propose, and it would rest with the people whether they would accept it or not. They (the people) might differ with him, but he would not differ with them. He came to Ireland for the purpose of telling them, first, that be intended, at the earliest possible moment in the next session of Parliament to bring under the consideration of the Legislature the question of the repeal of the union. Secondly, he required t he association to declare what acts they conceived to be necessary for placing the people of the two countries on an equal footing in point of civil rights. Thirdly, he required their sentiments on a law to alter the relations between landlord and tenant. Fourthly, he wished means to be taken for re storing the influence of the asssociation throughout, the country. Fifthly, he insisted on an immediate attention to the registry, particularly in such places as were likely soon to become vacant ; and sixthly, that the Committee of the'association should fix upon such candidates to fill the vacancies as they considered proper. A VOICE—Who shall be put in for Dungarvon ? Mr. O'CONNELL resumed—lie was delighted that the question had been put to him. If he had any influence with the electors of that town, no one but a r should be returned. The matter, however, _s_hoeda merely referred to the Committee to decide , lie would say, that perhaps at the present moment it would not be expedient to harass the G o vernment by any vexatious opposition, unless there W as a certainty of success. The Ilonourable Gentleman concluded by stating the measures which ho required the Government to pass immediately. They were the same as the Honourable Gentleman e numerated in his letter to the association on his day week. Mr. GRATTAN is addressing the meeting. The amount of rent up to post hour is said to be 1001. THE CORN TRADE.—The effect of damming up the grain and flour which has arrived in this country during the last ten months, and of then suddenly liberating it in a single week, has been to depress the price of grain and flour very greatly, especially in Liverpool, where nearly all the flour is held. The decline, from the highest point, is not far from ten shillings a quarter for wheat, and six shillings a barrel for flour; but it is not yet possible to judge how much of this is the result of mere panic, and how much of present causes. The arrivals of flour from Canada and the States continue to be large. This is all sent forward, however, under the expectation of much higher prices than those wh ich now exist, and will be attended with heavy loss to the im porters—a circumstance which will give a great check to fu ture importations. Like all other trades, this is likely to be much overdone for sometime. We understand that accounts have been received in Liverpool, from Marseilles and Leg horn, which state that the crops have been greatly injured, both in the south of France and Italy, by long continuance of the drought, and announce that the grain was rising con siderably in those great depots for corn. —Liverpool Times. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 7.—The Queen, Prince Albert, the royal children, the suite, and attendants, are to be at Clarence-yard on Thursday next, at eleven o'clock, to em bark in the Fairy steam yacht and cross to Osborne House. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., Major- General the Hon. Sir H. Pakenham, the captains and com manders of the ships in the port, and the staffof the garrison, with a guard of honour from the 3d Buffs, willb3 in attend ance to receive her Majesty and the Royal Family The Fairy is in dock to have a small leak stopped, but be tAIMA out to-unum SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 50/., for 3 yrs-old, 7st 21b; 4 yrs, Bst 71b; 5 yrs, 9st 41b ; G yrs and aged, 9st 51b. To start at the starting post of T.A.I. M., and run to the end of R.C. Sir J. Hawley's Bravissimo, 3 yrs (Chapple) 1 Mr. Gurney's Cantley, 3 yrs ' Bettina—G to 4on Bravissimo, Ivlio made all th e ru nning, and won by two lengths. Run in 3 min. 21 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 soli s. each, for 3 yrs-old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. New T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 100/. (4 Subs). Mr. R. J. Shafto's eh c Sharpshooter ..... (E. Edwards) 1 Colonel Peel's Samphire 2 Sir J. llawley's Fugitive 3 Mr. Welisman's Sircingle 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst Samphire. Won by a neck. Fugitive a bad third. Run in I min. 17 seconds. The Town Plate, of 50 sovs, for 3 yrs old, colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. Last mile, and a distance of B.C. Sir J. Hawley's Bravissimo (Butler) 1 Lord Lonsdale's Joy Mr. W. S. Stanley's Leacontield .... ........ ... .... The following also 'fed, b -- -. not pls ld :—Lord —e following also started, nut were not platen -- Albemarle's Smuggler Bill, Colonel Peel's Queen Anne, Lord Exeter's c by Colwick, out of Czar's dam, Mr. Gurney's Cantley, and Mr. Coupe's Rufus. Betting-3 to 1 agst Bravissimo, 3to 1 agst Joy, 4to 1 agst Rufus, and 9 to 2 agst Leaconfield. Cantley and the Colwick colt made alternate running to the Duke's Stand, followed by Rufus, Joy, Leaconfield, and Brayissimo • the latter then took the lead, maintained it to the end, and won by two lengths, Joy beating Leaconfield by half a length. Run in two minutes 20 seconds. LATEST BETTING. CHESTERFIELD STAKES.-5 to 2 agst Ibrahim Paella, sto I agst Nerissa, and sto 1 agst Lady Lurewell. Cossack and Madge Wilfflire are declared not to start. LIVERPOOL Cur.-2 to 1 agst Mendicant. GOODWOOD STAKES .-9 to I agst Camera Obscura (taken) 11 to 1 agst The Hero, 20 to 1 agstConnaught Ranger (taken) 25 to 1 agst Footstool, and 33 to 1 agst Bold Archer (taken). ST. LEGER.-5 to 1 on the field, 12 to 1 agst Grimston, 25 to 1 agst. Fancy Boy, 40 to 1 agst Vanish. DERBY.-10,000 to 200 agst Cossack (taken) (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET.-WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes.—Miss Milner colt, 3 yrs, Bst 71b— Alvanley, 5 yrs, Bst 31b—Cocoa Nut, 5 yrs. 7st 121b—Liba tion, 3 yrs, 7st 11b—ignis Fatuus, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b. Sweepstakes.—New T.Y.C.—Lebanon, 3 yrs—His Serer e Highness, 2 yrs —b c by Redshank, out of Jenny Jumps's dam, 2 yrs—Bedouin, 2 yrs—b c by Redshank, out of Balance, 2 yrs. LATEST BETTING. CHESTERFIELD STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Ibrahim Pacha, sto 1 agst Nerissa, 7 to 1 agst Lady Lurewell, 7 to 1 agst Doctor Goodall. All are scratched but the following :—Dr. Goodall, Nerissa, Galata filly, Lady Lurewell, Miami (Sister to Deer Chase), Ibrahim Pacha, and Vert Vert. LzvEnroor. Cur.— 5 to 2 agst Mendicant (taken freely), G to 1 agst Premier. G00D10073 STAKES.-9 to 1 agst Camera Obscura (0, 11 to 1 agst The Hero, 20 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger (t), 20 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild. DEBBY.-50 to 1 agst War Eagle (t), 50 to 1 agst Reiver (t), 50 to 1 agst Abdiel (t), 50 to 1 agst Epirate (t), 50 to 1 agst Cossack. THE LATE FIRES AT SOHAM. APPREHENSION OF THE SUPPOSED INCENDIARIES. The hand of the incendiary has been again busy in this district, which suffered so much during the late reign of " Swing." We have already published an account of the fire, which, commencing on the premises of Mrs. Peachey, of Hall-street, on Friday morning last, consumed property which, now that a calculation has been made, is ibund to have been of the value of 6,0001., besides rendering homeless 79 persons. Before entering on the subject of the apprehension of the parties charged, we may state that during the last two months no less than five fires have occurred in the immediate neighbourhood, viz.,— First, on the premises of Mrs. Staples, which were entirely destroyed. Next, on Mr. Morley's premises, which were unin sured. Then, on those of Mrs. Gawtrey ; this latter was sup pressed before it had occasioned much damage. The miscreant, however, who caused it was not to be baffled, and the house was again fired on the succeeding Sunday evening. The premises were, on this occasion, totally consumed, and involved also the destruction of those of Mr. Fenn. But the climax was not reached until Friday night. Such was the illumination produced by the fire of that night, that it was distinctly seen at St. Ives, Somersham, Cambridge, Huntingdon, and other places within 20 miles. It is consolatory to know that the whole of the losses are covered by insurance, chiefly in the Suffolk Fire-office. An actin inquiry into the origin of the calamity was instituted. It resulted in the apprehension of Cornelius Harvey, and his nephew, James Harvey; the former is a man of independent property, and the latter a grocer and draper of the town. The premises of the younger prisoner were burned, and the charge preferred against them was the ignition of the house of Mrs. Peachey with a view to the de struction of that of James Harvey. The stock and premises of James are stated to have been over-insured, and he was indebted to his uncle 3001., the desire for the realisation of which, by defrauding the Suffolk Fire-office, would seem to have led them to the commission of the act with which they stand charged. The prisoners were examined before J. Dobede, resident magistrate, at the Crown Hotel, on Friday. Mr. Wilkin attended for the parish ; Mr. Hustwick and Mr. Sparkes, of Bury, for the Suffolk Fire-office ; and Messrs. Isaacson, of Mildenhall, for the prisoners. It appeared that although the whole of the younger prisoner's stock was saved, he had claimed from the office the full amount of its insurance. Such other evidence was adduced as warranted the remand of the prisoners, and they were conveyed to the county gaol at Cambridge. It is estimated that on Sunday 5,000 strangers visited the scene of the fire. The most vigilant night watches are kept up. The timely assistanc e ren d ere d at the late fire was owing to the vigilance of some voluntary watchers who were afraid to go to bed. A regular corps has since been organised. ROYAL ARTILLERY. - - - The following is an extract from an officer serving in the detachment of the Royal Artillery at New Zealand, nnder Captain Henderson We are going to the south in a hired transport, together with Colonel Mime, of the 96th Regiment, and two flank companies and two battalic n companies of the same Regiment, two flank companies of the 99th Regiment, and two battalion companies of the 58th Regiment. The Driver steamer of-war, with her Majesty's ships Calliope and Castor, accompanies us. There is now in this harbour (Auck land), on the 23d of January, her Majesty's ship Castor, North Star, Calliope, Racehorse, and her Majesty's steamer Driver ; also, the lion. East India Company's ship Elphinstone, and one hired transport. The 58th Regiment are about 800 men strong, but greatly de tached ; the 96th Regiment about 200 men strong, and the 99th Regiment the same ; so altogether the force in this island is about 1,020 men, including our 23 artillery men ; and are distributed .thus-400 at this place (Auckland), 200 at the Bay of Islands, 420 going south, where we expect a little work. The marines and sailors work on shore ; so altogether we muster tolerably strong when necessary. The paths of the natives are regular rabbit-warrens, and it is madness to think of attacking them without artillery." The remains of the late Quartermaster Forbes, of the Royal Artillery, were interred on Tuesday, with the military honours due to his rank, in the churchyard of the parish of Woolwich. The coffin containing the body was conveyed upon a gun-carriage, drawn by fourihorses, and above the pall, which was borne by six officers of the same rank as the deceased, were placed his cocked hat and sword he formerly wore. The attendance of his former private friends was numerous as mourners ; and Colonel Turner, Colonel Cle veland, LieutQnant- Colonel Crawford, Lieutenant-Colonel Willis, Brigade . Major Cuppage, Captain Tylden, and a number of offi cers of the Royal Artillery, and Colonel Mercer, of the Royal Marines. and Captain Webb, Royal Engineers, joined the procession to the churchyard. The band and drums and fifes of the Royal Artillery, alternately play i9g the " Dead March in Saul," preceded the gun-car riage containing the coffin. After the portion of the funeral service performed in the church by the Rev. J. C. Connolly, they played an anthem. When the funeral service was completed three vollies were fired over the grave by a party of the Royal Artillery. Quar termaster Forbes was an excellent classical scholar, having studied at one of the colleges in Aberdeen ; but he enlisted as a gunner and d p ri re v f e er r r i i n n preferring d was promot dt e o the highest step attainable by those who enter the ranks. mßieiTitalarYArlitfieller, an Fox RUNT AT BRlXTON.—Yesterday, the village of Tulse-hill, Brixton, was the scene :of amusement in conse quence of a large fox having been started from a plantation in that neighbourhood. A " field " of pedestrians quickly set foot for reynard, who hurried towards the church and crossed the high road, taking refuge near a stack of hay. The field now came up with " the hounds," composed of the Newfoundland breed down to the king's spaniel. A ring was formed to take reynard vi et arinis, but he slyly stole away and fled from his enemies to Water-lane, Camberwell. The " game " now was in full view, and the chase became very animated, the order of hunting being reversed, by the hun ters running first and the pack following at their heels. Rey hard skirted the fields towards Dulwich, but evidently had lost his track, and, after a dodging chase of about two hours, poor reynard submitted to be taken. He is supposed to have strayed from Penge-wood. SUSPECTED SUICIDE FROM REMORSE OF CONDUCT.. —• Yesterday afternoon I Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the White Hart, Millbank-row, Westminster, respecting the death of Rachael Lewis, aged 29 years, who was four.d in the river. The deceased was the wife of a paper maker, but for some time past she had been cohabiting with a young man named Thomas Morriss, a tailor, with whom she was constantly quarrelling and fighting. She called recently at the house of Morriss for money, for which she was given into custody, and taken before a magistrate at Queen-square Police-court, who fined her for causing a disturbance. De ceased had been in a low and desponding state for several weeks, and had been heard to say she would commit suicide. She called on her sister, in the Vauxhall-bridge-road, at a late hour on Tuesday night, in a disturbed state of mind. Her sister asked her the cause of her excitement, when she answered in a low tone, " I have more on my mind than I can divulge," and added, as she left the house, " God above knows all." About a quarter to four o'clock yesterday morning her body was found in the water. There was no evidence how the deceased came into the water. The jury, therefore, returned a verdict of " Found drowned." The proprietors of the Colonial Bank held a meeting yesterday, when a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum upon the paid-up capital was declared. Considering the heavy losses which this company sustained a few years ago, and which until very lately compelled them to abstain from the declaration of a dividend altogether, this result may be considered highly satisfactory. ipos.Eol. FRANCE.—THE ESCAPE OF PRINCE LOUI —The trial of the accomplices of Prince •01.11e-si'll_P:',._l")&_.l4 oectn the occasion of his escape from the _si_tnie jrpuerscrunen. fix ed Or 014 cIAY, befm the Ccrr" tiCuml liV"" " lif DS ~._ ~,.,=