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THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. From the Times.) With a promptitude and a facility that contrasts strangely 'with the protracted and fruitless negotiations of last Deem 13er, Lord J o h n R ussell ' s Ministry is already arranged. Our Leaders may depend on the following list ; which, though ligreeing to a considerable extent with that given in our columns last Tuesday, " as far as it goes," presents some im portant differences, which the history of the intervening days maY possibly account for : Lord Chancellor Lord Privy Seal llorne-ufsr ee Sir GEoacw GREY. Fo reign -office COI ODiaI-efilee First Lord of the Treasury ..... _Chancell or of the Exchequer Mr. CHARLES WOOD. Usiuscellorot the Du c h y ot L an caster . . .......... L ord Paymaster-General .. ..... Mr. MCAULAY. Woods and Forests Postmaster. General .. Marq. of CLAsinicAnDE. Board of Trade. ....... Earl of CLARENDON. hoard of Control ................. Sir JOHNHoeirouse. thief Secrary for I E reland Mr. LABOUCHRE. Admiralty NOT IN TH.E CABINET. tLordstieutenant of o nitnander-in-Chi ef ... . Duke of WELLINGTON. ckaster-General of Ordnance As the Cabinet, of course, prof e ss es t o be only a revival of Mt old Whig Cabinet, it admits of no other criticism than a general inquiry into the merits of such a revival. Before Vre drop a word on that subject, it may be as well to re late briefly whatever has come to our knowledge of a nature to throw light on the construction of the Cabinet as it now stands. We believe we may say that Lord John Rus tell has spared no pains t o i ncrease it s s t reng th by the ad dition of new elements. On receiving her Majesty's corn rnande to form a Ministry he sought an interview with Sir Robert P ee l. T he ex-Premier received him with every sign cordiality, gave him a general promise of assistance, and U ndertook that h e wou ld not oppose any measures L or d John flight bring f orwar d , s i mp l y b ecause t h ey proceededfrom of that quarte r . T o t hi s h e a d de d express i ons , the force Which may h ave b een overrate d, b u t which implied the absence of all wish for a return to power. On this, it is said, Lord J o h n ventured to ask for w h at h e cons idered a fair edge of Sir R o b er t' s s i ncer ity. He requested that the ex- M inister would acquiesce in three of his late colleagues, Whose names our readers will probably anticipate—Lord D4l - Lord Lincoln, and Mr. S. Herbert, accepting seatsin the ha Cabinet. To this Sir Robert is said to have re pli e d, that he felt ue.ssilling to interfere in so delicate a matt e r, th a t h e World' offer no opposition, but could certainly not recommend littp which would be liable to unfavourable comment, as utlicating a too great tenacity of office on the part of those Youthful statesmen. As we yesterday intimated to our readers, Lord John Russell returned on Wednesday from Osborne Hou se , charged with an exp ress i on o f her Majesty's 'wishes that the Duke of Wellington would still continue in oommand of the army. To this request his Grace yielded it dutiful compliance, in conformity with his views under somewhat similar circumstances in 1827. At the same time he said that he considered his political life now ended, and that he should now never open his lips in Parliament, except 1 )n subjects connected with his office. Lord John Russell hereupon felt himself encouraged to make the same request he had previously made with imperfect success to Sir R. Peel. The Duk e at first returned much the same answer as his late colleague. He was subsequently, however, induced to give his Consent to a letter, of which Lord John sent copies to the above -mentioned three members of the retiring Cabinet. Their replies left Lord John Russell no hopeOf their assistance !sommeembers of his Government—for the present at least. Cabinet Which our readers ill possibly be grieved to find that a N : art nt ea zhich has-rise into power on the back of the measure sympathyY the L eague, should bear so little outward sign of with that h I will discover me ° ( •Y• In the first place, however, they founded in fa' • Views in a morepledge that their misgivings are not to break with favour i e circumstance that Lord Grey now able light the difficulties that led him question too, of the Cabinet attemted last December. The are informed offeringseatMr. Cobden received we a to admi ss i on ofl o ng and repeated discussion. Of course the a great and tri ump h at ag i tator to the counc i ls ?fahser Majesty and the E xecut i ve Government of the nation to a prooposal likely to p resen t same unfavourable aspects usually persns such as Ministers, Whi g or C onserva ti ve , are. We have reason to believe that no un oecoming jealousy was displayed. There are cir cumstances, however, which will occur to all our readers as offering at least a temporary impediment in the way of that gentleman's' acceptance of office, His business, it is well known, is ohe peculiarly dependent on personal superintend ence, so much so that Mr. Cobden himself considers a period of political retirement necessary to make amends for the loss he has suffered by his generous devotion to a public cause, and on the same ground a magnificent subscription has been set on foot by his friends and admirers. However, a communication has, we believe, been made by Lord John Russell, with the acquiescence of his intended colleagues, ex pressing his deep sense of Mr. Cobden's services and conse quent cl a i ms, and conveying also the prospectiec r o f a Seat in the C a bi net , cont i ngen t on M r . C o bd en fi nd ing him self some day in sufficient health and wealth to discharge that great responsibility without danger to his life or for tune. Proposals have also, we have reason to believe, been nud e to two other prominent members of the League; and, although in one case they were, also from private reasons, Unsuccessful, it is not improbable that at least one gentleman • Who has distinguished himself by his public advocacy of c orn-law repeal will enter Lord John Russell's Government. The Cabinet which has resulted from these nego tiations and failures of negotiation is not more aristocratic than Cabinets usually are ; and therefore need not on that ac count excite the suspicions of the most thorough-going friend of the people. That it does not contain more of the popular element is clearly not owing to any lingering spirit of exclu sion in theleader. He has done his best to give it a compre hensive character, but found himself limited to the personnel of which it was inevitable that a Whig Ministry should be composed. It deserves, what it will probably obtain, a fair trial at the h an d s of all parties. We are not aware of any articular :objection to which it is liable, unless it be the itight Hon. Baronet s e l ected for that very' important and ard uous place, th e B oard of Control. Surely it was not necessary to inflict o n us, by his return to that office, the painful recollections of his former most unfortunat e official career,es • pecuilly when his qualifications are such as to as sure us that his failure was something more than misfortune. THE CABINET _____ MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. the.l.2 rd John Russell had interviews yesterday morning with Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl - of Clarendon, and Vis count Plmerston. Earl Grey called on Lord John Russell yesterday- At four o'clock a very the Whi numerous meeting of the leaders of party took pi a of Lord John Russell. ace at the residence Among those present were, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Clarendon, th Hob- Ron, Earl of Besborough, LeordEa hon.. C r l o t t o e f n hAuckland,am , Si r John Ea rl Cam Grey, ---, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. E. Ellice, the Right , T. B. Macaulay, the Ri g ht Hon.. H. Labouchere, Sir Denis Le Marchant Air. C. W , od, Mr. Tufnell, &c. Lord Edward Fitzalan Howard, who was former PI - ba te secretary t o L ord John Russell when in office, was in attendance. The meeting sat for two hours. tlAt half-past six o'clock Lord John Russell left Chesham _ace for Buckingham Palace, to have an audience of her Majesty. The Noble Lord returned to Chesharn-place from Buck ingham Palace at a quarter past eight o'clock. At ten o'clock there was another numerous meeting of the heads of the Liberal party at Lord John Russell's private residence. ....Lord Ly n dh urst does not relinquish the Great Seal until Monday next. A communication on the subject passed Zesterday between L or d Cottenham and the Noble and A.earued Lord. The Duke of Devonshire had an interview with Lord John Russell on Wednesday. ; The D u k e of Bedford dined last evening with Earl Spencer. di St. James's-place. —Timm COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESFONDENT.) the Fairy yacht, th a bi trmr 2.—Her Majesty left Osborne . Palace for London day, steaming out of the harbour in n wenty sail, kid through the mercantile fleet (a ou princi -14% large American ships loaded with sugar). The absence ' e Court is expected to be short, as the . whole . o th f the e hors have been left behind, and all the carriages w i th 'caption of her Majesty's and the two dressers' vans. b On n tai t ti t t : eeeasions the horses and carriages have also bee n th e u_ e _ ll .Sir Robert Peel le ft Osborne Palace the whole of Tr e Yet ramily went to the beach to see him oft /*.olia euenternduda,ughters of the Emerald Isle ought to be J'ennis thritke-em—ftJeaty's having chosen a wet-nurse for the ~. Thafelowin- -°4l .ereongst the daughters of Erin. . a•erd. 1,4,,,,,5hg fashionables have taken houses at Cowes . Thcr nas I/ allifliT'l,l4rd S andwich, Sir Bellingham Graham, Sir Edward Pag4:l4,:iekreZmund Lacon, Lady Farnham, Captain Lyon, a n d A t been made by the M r. • Ma rshatn, Mr. Wilson, Mr. h Powell. e Applications for houses have Mr. Marqui s o f Ayiernis of Applications the Earl of Wilton, 2 Rennard, and se veral' ROYAL ntr al other fashionables. t he Duke of Beaufort, Mr. Hope, YA4 SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. JUNE 26.—M di n AR RIVALS. London_, and pro e cßa rt., from ded for Lymington. cutter. Sir B. R. Graham, 27. Fairy Queen Wit ton; Resolutiontohotrener, Hon. W. Hare, from . Lvtaing , Duke of Rutland, from South• !Inpton; Heroine cutter, Sir J. Rivett Carnac, Bart, from London. 30. Whim cutter, Charles Brett , Esq. from Dartmouth; Stormfinch cutter, Lieut 'Col. Bowers , - 'Poole, and pro ceeded to the eastward ; Petere Weymouth. 1 cutter, Earl of c es , from Il h ter from JULY 1. Gitana sc hooner Southamp ton. , J. Di gby Murray, Esq., from 2. Frisk cutter, Richard P rankland, E sq. , f rom W ater f or d ; Brilliant schooner, G. H . Ackers, Req., from Southampton. SAILINGS. Jun To 27. Alb a t ross yawl, Sir Wm. Gallney, Bart., for psham. 28. Wyv ern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, for Leith and Inverness. YACUITS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION eso. Schooners—Fairy Queen, ant. Camilla, Maud, Rlution, Magic, Gem, Gitana, Brilli Cutters—Sparrowhawk, Angara, Peterel, Whim, Snake, Witch, Osprey, St. Margaret, Ganymede, Turquoise, Duchess, I Coran, Eudora, Heroine, Frisk. On the occasion of the Thames Regatta Mr. Lumley had a dejeuner at Fulham. Amongst the co mpany wer e , the D u k e and Duchess of Bedford, the Earl and Countess Bectiv e , t h e Countess de St. A u l a i re, the Duke of Cl eveland, f the Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Mr. and Lady Caroline Sandford, and the Hon. Miss Vivian ' • their Excellencies the Ministers of Swed en , Denmark, Sardinia, Wirtemburg, and Saxony; Sir William Abdy, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, the Countess Han-Han, Dwarkanauth Tagore, Duke de Melfort, Sir John Lowther, M.P., Mr. Broadwood, M.P., Mr. Bald win, ALP., Mr. Mackinnon, ALP., and Miss Mackinnon, Mr., M rs., and Miss Prinsep, Captain and Mrs. Ogle, Mr. Parnther, M. de Berg, Baron de Barth, Baron Oscar Bjornestenea, Mr. aneMisses Mitchell, Viscount Ranelagh, Mr. Hodgson ALP.. and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. Dodd, M.P., and Mrs. Dodd, Lord Harry Vane, Marquis of Granby, Earl of Munster, Colonel Dawson Darner, M.P., Viscount Canter bury, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss, &c. ENORMOUS INCREASE OF GENERAL AND DISTRICT POST-LETrizas.—Within one hour of the afternoon of yester 'my, not less than 753 letters, exclusive of newspapers, were posted at the receiving. house in Moorgate-street, and during the last quarter of an hour at the close of the dutyin Lom bard -street Office, 3,000 circulars were posted. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd way sworn in yesterday as •Queen's Sergeant, before Lord Lyndhurst. This honour Zi"_unsolicited, we believe ; and the last act (certainly not 0 least creditable) of the retiring Chancellor's judicial life. GREAT MEETING of the LEAGUE. A meeting of the General Council of the League was held on Thursday, at the Town-hall, Manchester, " for the purpose of considering what course the League shall take, now that the Bill for the repeal of the• corn-laws his received the royal assent." Mr. George Wilson, Chairman of the League, presided on the occasion. Among those pre sent were, Mr. Richard Cobden, M.P., Mr. John Bright, M.P., Mr. W. Brown, of Liverpool, the new candidate for South Lancashire, in the place of Lord Francis Egerton ; Mr. \V. Rawson, Treasurer of the League ; Mr. W. B. Wat kins, Mayor of Manchester; Mr. W. R. Callender, Mr. J. Mellor, Liverpool ; Mr. W. Bickbam, Mr. Henry Ashworth, Turton ; Mr. W. R. Greg, Mr. Duffour Dubergier, the Mayo) of Botdeaux ; Mr. W. Hargreaves, Miluthorpe ; Mr. G. Thomas, Bristol ; Mr. C. Thomas, Bristol ; Mr. W. Tottie, Bristol; Mr. J. Molineux, Liverpool ; Mr. W. Evans, Manchester ; Mr. T. Woolley, Mr. J• B. Smith, Mr. A. Prentice, Mr. P. A. Taylor, Mr. J. Finch, Liverpool ; Mr. C. Rawdon ; Mr. J. Harvey, Mr. R. Mather, Mr. John Mather, Mr. Thomas Mather, Mr. Glynn Abbott, Holywell ; Mr. W. Rathbone, Liverpool ; Mr. John Cheetham, Staleybridge ; Mr. Douglas Jerrold, Mr. Thomas Thomasson, Bolton; Mr. W. A. Wil kinson, London, &c. The CHAIRMAN said, Gentlemen, I have no doubt that all the members of the council who have received invitation to attend here this day, are prepared to expect that the specie business of this meeting will have reference to the course which this great organisation shall adopt, now that the chief purpose for which it was established is virtually accom plished.—(Hear, hear.) There will be submitted for your consideration resolutior.s which have engaged the anxious attention and consideration of the executive council. I would, by no means, have it for one moment supposed, that because they are so introduced and so recommended, it is intended to restrict the opinions of any gentlemen, members of the council, who may entertain different opinions, or who are disposed to discuss the propriety of the course which we propose for your consideration, but that on this, as on all previous occasions, the fullest and freest discussion is invited by the members of the executive council, from those of the general governing body.—(Hear, hear.) I rejoice, as lam confident all members of this association must do, that we meet no longer to sharpen our weapons, or to prepare to concentrate our forces for another attack upon that absurd system of legislation which has for seven years in vited our especial opposition. The corn monopoly, thanks to the last Bill which has passed the Legislature, has now its days dated and numbered. Although, perhaps, if the League had been invited to prepare that measure, or if they had been consulted on its preparation, they would not have allowed the prolongation of its existence for a single day, yet, as provision has been made for its final extinc tion in 1849, as during the time intervening all its horrors will be removed, we propose to take a common sense view of the subject, and discuss it as if it was altogether done away with.—(Hear, hear.) It is due, then, to ourselves and to the public who have intrusted us with such unlimited authority for the last seven years, that we should inquire whether, in the administration of their affairs, we have ever violated a single pledge, or departed, on one single occasion, from the principles which it was our duty to support and lay before them.—(Hear.) We all know that the only restrictive provisions of our organisation were these :—that we should seek on all occasion* the total and unconditional abolition of the corn-laws, and that we should seek it peacefully, legally, and constitutionally ; that, on the one hand, all men who joined this association should join it, knowing that they should be privileged from being dragged into the consideration of any other question, and that, in doing so, they should be free from penal and legal responsibility. Now, perhaps, if we were called upon to defend ourselves, we might say, What other question has the League touched or interfered with? And 1 might ask, What man has suffered penal or legal conse quences from becoming a member of this association ? But as it will only take a few moments to show you, that from the first we have adhered to our principles, I propose, in a few words, to show you the means we have made use of, and leave you to judge whether they have been such as are likely, with the least delay, to secure the accomplishment of our object. We all know the origin of the League—we all know that at a meeting in September, 1838, held in this town, at which that accomplished gentleman, Dr. Bowring, was pre sent, a number of gentlemen resolved to form an Anti-Corn law Association—that that association grew larger and larger, extending its influence. Shortly after its formation the merchants, traders, and manufacturers of Manchester held a meeting near this place, and there voted for the pur pose of supporting the Manchester Anti-Corn-law Associa tion 3,0001., which was afterwards increased to 6,0001. Thus armed the Anti-Corn-law Association convened a meeting of delegates from all parts of the kingdom ; they assembled in Manchester, and resolved to form an Anti. Corn law Asso ciation throughout the kingdom. The delegates returned home, empowered by the meeting in Manchester to convene a meeting in London in February, 1839. Those meetings took place, and then it was resolved by the merchants, traders, and delegates there assembled, to petition Par liament that thi y might present evid ence a t th e b ar of the House of Commons. Mr. Villiers made a motion to that effect. The petitioners were Mr. Greg, Mr. •J. B. Smith, and others ; the motion was negatived, and the delegates separated. A month elapsed, when they were again invited to meet at P a l ace -y ar d. Th e y me t . Mi. Villiers brought forward a resolution, inviting the House to agree to the formation of a committee for the consideration of the abo lition of the corn-laws. That motion was again negatived.; whereupon the delegates assembled, and there and then re solved, at the suggestion of Mr. Cobden, to form this asso ciation which we have now met to dissolve. They voted that its head-quarters should be at Manchester, and that for the sake of communicating with its members and intro ducing notices of all its proceeding to the public, an Anti- Corm Law Circular should be established, the first number of which was published in April, 1839. Thus armed, the executive council at once proceeded to work. We engaged lecturers, sent them throughout the country, they held meetings and discussions; they were interrupted, but they always conquered. Thus the Anti-Corn-Law Association was formed throughout the country, and at the end of 1839 upwards of 100 towns joined the Anti-Corn-law Asso ciation. Our course of proceedings during that year was simply confined to lectures, the distribution of the stamped publications, and public meetings. In 1840, we commenced those large assemblies for which Manchester has been since so famous. In January of that year there was erected on the spot that is now occupied by the site of the Free Trade Hall, a pavilion, where on the 13th a public dinner was given, at which 4,000 of the members and friends of the association were present; and on the 14th, 5,000 operatives. Delegates attended that meeting from all parts of the king dom. At the meeting on the 14th the delegates resolved again to assemble in London, at the opening of the Parlia ment : they met in London, when Mr. Villiers again brought forward his motion. The debate closed without a division. The delegates separated and returned home, and made their reports to those who had delegated them. In March of the same year they again assembled at Brown's Hotel, Palace yard. Mr. Villiers again brought forward the resolution, and it was negatived by a large majority. The delegates again separated, resolving to adopt other means for insuring the success of this great agitation. To the end of 1840 few changes took place, our proceedings being confined to lectures and the distribution of publications; but in November, 1840, the delegates again met, and voted confidence in the execu tive council, and recommended us further to proceed. In 1841, as you all know, Lord John Russell gave notice of his resolution for wheat to be admitted at a duty of Bs., and other things in proportion. A dissolution took place, and our question went before the country. The monopolists throughout the counties gained their elections. During that election we were numerically worse than we were in the pre vtiitilorusiropsr di l lu i t a ire m irns ect, but there was sent to Parliament one ally t whosehe e l e e t i returnon ._wellsewaor,rhtheaar.)scoprereovfiotuhsotsoe the meeting of Parliament, and well knowing the great majority against the Leag ue , we app li ed for aid to those who, in the times of privation and distress, had shown it to be their special duty to attend to the wants and privations of the poor, the Dissenting ministers; and inJuly of that year there was held for four days, an assembly of men which, I am prepared to say, speaking the opinions of all who had the privilege of listening to their discussions, has never yet been equalled on any other subject in this country. Parliament met; the Ministers were defeated; Sir R. Peel was restored to power ; hey were proposing to separate without the slightest consi. deration of the relaxation i)f the corn duties, when a meeting was held in this hall in September, to protest against the prorogation of Parliament until the subject of the corn-laws had been again considered. A deputation was appointed by that meeting to wait upon Sir R. Peel, and to him was con veyed the resolutions they had passed. Thus was finished 1841. Most in Parliament were hostile to us ; we had only a few who sympathised with the principles of the League. In the H - ouse of Commons we had two able men, who were prepared on all occasions to discuss this question; and it was discussed, and the benefits arising from the discussion consequent upon the dissolution are such as will form an era in' the agitation of this question.—(Hear, hear.) The winter of 1841 now exhibited an increasing amount of distress, suffering, and privation, and then for the first time the ladies of this and the principal towns in England met together and agreed to canvass from house to house and door to door, to promote a memorial to her Majesty, humbly imploring her to instruct her Ministers to bring in a Bill for the relief of the distressed community. In the depth of winter, in this town, the ladies who were not otherwise engaged in behalf of the bazaar, canvassed and obtained upwards of 100,000 sig natures to their memorial. They did more in 1842; they had a bazaar in the Theatre Royal, Manchester, from which was netted, for the use of the League, during the succeeding year, - a sum greater than the revenue of the League for any previous year, amounting to 100,0001. Thus armed, we com menced the year 1842. As before, our principal movements were petitions, lectures, and publications; but in the com mencement of 1842, Sir R. Peel brought forward another amended sliding-scale. The delegates were then met in London, and they denounced this eliding-scale; a meeting was convened in Manchester for the same purpose ; it was . . . there denounced, and the principles of the League were voted to be the only principles upon which a goodßill could be framed, and in every town this principle of the repeal of the Corn-laws was introduced without opposition. Mr. Villiers then brought in a measure for the first time, proposing that all duties upon the importation of foreign corn should then cease and determine. It was rejected, 395 voting against it, and 92 for it, leaving 303 majority against total repeal. Follow ing this, came the disturbances, to which I will not refer be yond this, that every attempt was made in that critical time by the monopolists to connect the League with the promotion of that disturbance. It is due to the League to say, that it suspended none of its ordinary meet ings in consequence ; it is due to the League to say, that im mediately after that it commenced its weekly meetings— those meetings which have since formed so important a move ment in the promotion of this object. In 1842 we closed, having made little progress in Parliament, and under the Persuasion that other measures must be used forthwith, in the commencement of the new Parliament, to induce the solved, on a and resolved to hold a again met, to adopt our principle. At the end of 1842 we i formation much and farm labourers; freely, weekly meeting. We re ef the previous session, to distribute in• coming agitation, among the farmers the previous subse t especially s: b and we resolved, for the purpose of the a sum of five times the amount of The weekly should be asked for, namely, 50,000/. were removed to the Corn-Exchange, became more important and that building which now ;t' x d change, and then was erected w as of the men who conduct th a el s a monument of the energy w:ague—the Free Trade Hall. —(Loud cheers.) 50,000/. sum to collect in those days, without the object especially explained to those who which contributed. For tint purpose, and at the invitation of the principal merchants and influential persons in almost every town in the ' Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright visited, assistd by country, trY' Thompson and Mr. Moore , all the large town s of Scotland, cotlan n d, and most of the large towns of England, and received con tributions, which flowed in, exceeding our expectation.— (Loud cheers.) We opened the Free Trade Rail in January, 1843, announcing that 44,0001. had been collected. We then commenced a most important year. We resolved to adjoura our ordinary meetings of the council for a month to London ; also the weekly meetings. We thee commenced at the Crown and Anchor; thence we proceeded to Freemasons' Flail ; and then, invited by that distinguished man, Mr. Macready, took possession of Drury-lane Theatre. From week to week meetings were there held ; our tract distribu tors were at work, traversing hill and dale, delivering to very elector in the register a packet of tracts, containing an exposition of our principles; and, over and beyond this, the first broadside was given to the agricultural monopolists by Mr. Cobden announcing his intention of holding a series of agricultural meetings. These meetings were continued, and with one questionable exception, in 31 or 32 open county meetings, the monopolists, on their own ground, were over come and. defeated.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) We thus closed the year 1843. We ad lectured the people; deputa tions had waited upon Government; petitions had been presented to the Ministers; information was spread widely and freely to the people; and at our county meetings we had every one, save one, declared in our favour. We have made a report to our constituents, and then we proposed that which they at once conceded, that the fund to be collected for the next year should be 100,0001. It was agreed upon at a meeting held in this room, and presided over by Mr. Greg, when 12,000/. was given at one collection. It was afterwards increased to 20,000/. I shall not go over a de tailed history of our proceedings for 1844; they were in almost all respects similar to those of 1845—public meetings, agricultural meetings, lectures, and the distribution of pub lications • nor shall I refer to the proceedings of the League during 1845, because they were in all respects, save the agricultural meetings, of the same character as those of 1844. Nor will I refer for one moment to that extraordinary exhibitioh of man's ingenuity and woman's devotion, the Anti• Corn-law Bazaar, which was held for 21 days in the Theatre Royal Covent-garden. But in order, after having educated the country, that we might bring all the influences of the past agitation to bear on the Legislature, we projected the last and greatest movement—the registration.—(Cheers.) I may say of that movement, much as it has been objected to, that every vote which has been acquired, according to the suggestions laid down by the League, has been pronounced, when presented for the consideration of the Lord Chief Justice, good in every respect—(Hear, hear)—that the de ,ire and disposition of the operatives, or others who may seek to possess the franchise, has been said by the same eminent authority to be laudable and commendable.—(Cheers.) I have thus gone over the principal plans pursued by the League ; they were confined to a few leading operations ; it is for you to judge whether those operations are such as should entitle any man to say they were at variance with the princie pies on which this League was established, or in any respect other than legal, peaceful, and constitutional.—(Hear, and cheers.) It has been a glorious thing, that, to the men of , Manchester, and to those of- other large towns, who have connected themselves with the League, the country is mainly indebted for the abolition of the corn-laws. It would have been glorious to have carried our flags over the heads of our aostile opponents to victory; but surely it is more glorious, more desirable, to see our forces recruited, and our armies led, by men who, all their lives, and up to the present mo , nent, have opposed the abolition of the corn-laws—(Hear, hear)—and that the flag of free trade should wave in peaceful triumph over the heads of a reconciled and united people.—(Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN—If this were a meeting for any other purpose than that of business, in the strictest sense of the word, I am luite sure that I should feel more embarrassed at meeting you on this occasion than I have done at any previous time; ,or feeling myself almost oppressed with the consciousness of the importance of the events we have been passing through lately, and of the great interest which is involved in the pre sent meeting, I am sure I could not do justice to the feelings which are now affecting me. We are met here on the present occasion as a"meeting of the council of the League. We have, in the working of this body, as you are aware, an executive committee of gentlemen living in Manchester, and also the council of the League, consisting of the subscribers of 501. and upwards. The executive council of the League have called you, the council, together, for the purpose of taking your Tinion as to the course we shall now pursue; and I think the importance of that question is such that I shall confine myself as strictly as possible to business details in what I have to say, because I do not wish to prevent many gentle men who have come from distant parts having the opportu nity of giving their advice and assistance on this occasion. The executive council of the League in Manchester have talked over the matter repeatedly, and are now prepared to submit their views; and as I may as well put you in posses sion of what the general purport of all the resolutions is, I will just explain the substance of the whole.--(Hear ' hear.) We propose to recommend, not that the League shall be ab solutely dissolved in the strict sense of the word, and yet we propose to take such steps as amount to a virtual dissolution of the League, unless the protectioniSt party compel us again to revive our agitation. We propose to ask from you the authority and instruction to wind up and suspend the affairs of the League. We recommend that you should pass a re solution, absolving all those gentlemen who have put their names down to the large guarantee fund and paid their first instalment from any further liability. We propose that you shall pass a resolution, authorising the gentlemen in Man chester who have acted on the council of the League, in case they should see any serious efforts made by the monopolists to revive the system of protection, or to induce Parliament to retrace its steps, again to call the League into active exist ence. Gentlemen, we have thought that the course by which we shall fulfil our ditty to the general body of subscribers, and likewise our pledges to the public. We have pledged ourselves not to retire from this agitation, or disband the League, until the corn-laws were totally and immediately abolished. We are therefore not competent to dissolve this League. At the same time I ought to say, that with reference to our practical operations, it would be exceedingly difficult to draw a line between a total suspension of the League and a partial suspension. If we continue active operations at all, it must be on a large scale and at an enormous expense. I do not think you can draw a distinction between 500/. a week and nothing. We have been spending, the last three years, at least 1,000/. a week. Under these circum stances, I think it is a fair practical question to consider what can be the object gained if we continue the active agitation of the League. In two years and a half the corn laws will be abolished by art Act now upon the statute book ; and suppose our efforts in agitation out of doors should be ever so successful, it is hardly possible that in less than two years and a half we should succeed in altering the law which now exists ; therefore I do not see that any practical good can result from continuing the agitation in any form whatever. Now, many people may say, " Are you safe in disbanding this great organization ; are you safe in taking off your uniform (if I may use the expression), or casting aside your weapons of moral warfare ? Will not the protectionists gain strength and confidence if they see you abandon the field ?" lam of opinion that there is no danger of anything of thekind. I look upon it that the mere boasting and vapouring of a few of the less wise part of the protec tionist party may be very well excused by us. It is quite natural that men, who felt worsted in argument and in all the tactics of political acting during the last seven years, should console themselves with the promises of what they will do the next seven years. But I hold that you may as soon abolish Magna Charta, or do away with trial by jury, or repeal the Test and Corporation Act, or the Catholic Eman cipation Act, as ever re-enact protection as a principle in this country. Some people say we go back in this country—l maintain that we never go back after a question has been discussed and sifted as ours has.—(Hear, hear.) You have never gone back in any of the great questions ; if settled once they have been settled altogether. People do say that we went back after the Reform Act was passed. I will tell you what we did. We got hold of a machine which we did not know how to use, and the proper use of which we are now learning, but we never went back. Nobody ever proposed the repeal of one enactment of the Reform Act. Therefore, having • made friends everywhere, our minds should be at ease, and if we should see a Noble Lord or even a Noble Duke talking of what they will do, don't let your nervous system be excited or alarmed. They must raise a fresh crop of statesmen to carry out their principles, for we have all the statesmen now on our side of the question. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Such being our position, we have very good grounds for gratulation on the present occasion. In consequence, I hardly know whom to thank, or how to account, for our present position ; there has been such a combination of fortunate accidents, that I must confess I am disposed to thank that Providence which has overruled so many and apparently conflicting incidents for this great and mighty good.—(Bear.) I believe, gentlemen, we at all events may say that, humanly speaking, we owe one debt of gratitude to our gracious Sove reignareinstronglyanyfavourbutisknownwe that the Queen.--(" Hear, hear," an d c h eers .) I b e li eve it is not in strict eti que tt e t o a ll u d e to the Queen ' s personal h viewsrpr predilections e c f e t agi tate. Then there's her late First Minister. Well, gentle men, along with our success we have seen the downfal of that Minister. Some people say he has lost office by giving us free trade. Well, if he has lost office, he has gained a country. For my part I would rather descend into private life with that last measure which led to his discomAture in my hand, than mount to the highest pinnacle of human power.—(Cheers.) Well, among the statesmen, we owe one debt of gratitude to Lord John Russell.—(Hear, hear.) In dividually, I believe, we owe to him and his firmness during the intrigues of the last six months in London, the support of the Whig aristocracy at all in this measure.—(Bear, hear.) lam anxious, as an individual, that all should have their share of the gratitude dip for the passing of these mea sures. I would not forget the late Deacon Hume, Mr. Mac- gregor, and Mr. Porter; their writings have done more than any declamation can possibly do. I would wish not to forget Colonel Thompson.—(Cheers.) Colonel Thompson has made larger pecuniary sacrifices than any man, and he has contributed intellectually. Gentlemen, I said I should not detain you with a long !speech, and in fact I cannot do it, for I do - feel oppressed - with the feelings which now per vade my mind.—(Hear, hear.) I believe we are at an era which, in importance, socially, has not its equal for the last 1,800 years. I believe there is no event that has ever hap pened in the world's history, that, in a moral and social point of view, there is no human event that has happened in the world, more calculated for the enduring interests of humanity, than the establishment of the principle of free trade ; I do not mean in a pecuniary point of view, or as a principle, ap lied to England, but we have a principle established now which is eternal in its truth and universal in its application, and must be applied in all nations and throughout all times, and applied not simply to commerce, but to every item of the tariffs of ,the world; and if we are not mistaken in thinkiog that our principles are true, be assured that those results will follow, and at no very distant period.—(Loud cheers.) Why, gentlemen, it: is a world's revolution, and nothing else.— (Mar.) And every meeting we have held of this League, and this its last meeting probably, maT be looked back upon as the germ of a movement which will ultimately compre hend the whole world in its embrace.—(Cheers.) I see and feel, and have always felt, the great moral and social importance of this great question.—( Hear, hear.) I believe many who have taken an active part in this question have been in fluenced solely by its moral and social consequences.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, we have amongst us on this occasion a gentleman who has come] from a neighbouring country, France, an eloquent advocate of free trade there, M. Dufour, the mayor of Bordeaux.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is grati fying that we should attract by a kindred sympathy the visit to our meeting of so distinguished a man—(Hear, hear) — and I know he will go back, not with fresh emotions of sym pathy towards our cause, for those he has entertained al ready, but I have no doubt he will go back inspirited by what he sees here, and that he will be anxious that France should not stand long apart from England in this glorious career, but that we should join hand in hand in setting na • tions the example of the mutual advantages of peace.—( Loud and prolonged cheering.) Well, gentlemen, this League must dissolve—it must suspend. Our elements must be scattered. Well, I cannot help saying personally for myself, that the greatest pleasure I have found in the course of these pro ceedings has been in the acquaintances I have formed with, and the kindness I have received from, the men con nected with this association.—(Hear, hear!) If I could ever have despaired of this country, after the acquaintances which I have made with men in connexion with this question—men who will be found the salvation of this land in whatever good is to be accomplished—having known what I do of my fellow-countrymen in this agita tion, I shall never despair of a moral power to conduct this good ship through whatever storm may arise, which will save us from anarchy at the one end or tyranny at the other of society.—(" Hear, bear," and loud cheers.) I am Being to be egotistical; but I will say that, so far as I my self amconcerned—so far as my tastes go—a release from an active life of agitation wilt not be unacceptable to me. Tilt SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY „EVENIN - G, JULY 3, 1846. —(" Hear, hear," and cheering.) I ought, in order to • enjoy the full pleasure of an agitator, to be differently constituted, and I don't think nature ever inteaded me for that line.—(Laughter.) I say it most unaffectedly, that I entered upon the career of agitation without the slightest idea that it would ever have conducted me to the poins to which I have arrived.—(Hear, hear.) I had not the most distant idea of it. I don't think circumstances would have warranted me in taking the step eight years ago if I could have seen what it w'ould lead to.—(Hear, hear.) We got into the groove and were pushed along, and we found ourselves carrying a train of good hardy spirits who would not leave us ; and having given us their support we were impelled forward in the groove at an accelerated speedi and with a constantly accelerated sympathy. Well, gentlemen, you will hardly credit it, when I say that with respect to myself, I have precisely the same feelings now with respect to the ordeal of public meetings that I had when I began this agitation. It is a matter of great reluc • tance and difficulty for me to appear before an audience at all.—(Hear, hear.) Many people would think that we had our reward in the applause and éclat of gublic meetings, but declare, upon my honour, that it is not so with me, for the inherent reluctance I have to address public meetings is so great that I don't even get up to present a petition in the House of Commons without reluctance. I therefore hope I may believed when I say that if this agitation terminates now, it will be very acceptable to my feelings; but if there should be the same necessity, the same feeling which has impelled me to take the part 1 have would lead me to parti cipate in a new agitation —aye, with tenfold more vigour after having had a little time to recruit my strength.—(Loud cheers.) Well, gentlemen ' we are going to dissolve; those good spirits must disband, and I am not quite sure that it is nut wise and proper that it should be so. Now, we have been kept together for seven years without one single dispute—without anything to cause the slightest aliena tion. We have had the bond of freemasonry and bro therhood so closely knit about us, that I don't think there has been a keen word in the happy family of the Anti-Corn-law League.—(" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Well, that is the spirit in which we should break off. Were we to continue our agitation, when the object for which we associated is gained, I am afraid that the demon discord will be getting in among us. It is in nature so. It is in our moral nature necessary that, when an organised body has performed its functions, it must pass into a new state of existence, and become differently organised. We are dis persing our elements to be ready for any other good works, and it is nothing but good works that will be attempted by good Leaguers.—(Cheers.) Our body will, so to say, perish, but our spirit is abroad, and will pervade all the nations of the earth.—(Renewed cheers.) It will pervade all the nations of the earth, because it is the spirit of truth and justice, and because it is the spirit of peace and goodwill amongst men. I move— "'t'hat an Act of Parliament having been passed provid ing for the abolition of the corn-laws in February, 1849, it is deemed expedient to suspend the active operations of the Anti-Corn-law League, and the Executive Council in Man chester is hereby requested to take the necessary steps for making up and closing the affairs of the League with as little delay as possible. " That the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the Lea?ue, now presented, be passed. " That after payment of the first instalment the subscribers of the 250,0001. League Fund be released from all further liabilities. " That in case any serious attempts be made by the Pro tectionist party to induce the Legislature to retrace its steps, or prevent the final extinction of the corn-law in February, 1849, the gentlemen who have hitherto so ably fulfilled the duties of the executive council be hereby authorised to call the League into renewed existence. "That this meeting views with feelings of unfeigned ad miration and gratitude, the long, arduous, and invaluable services rendered to the League by the chairman of its council, George 'Wilson, and hereby authorise the executive council to present him, and to request his acceptance of, a sum of not less than 10,000/., to be paid out of the funds of the League. " That the members of the executive council of the League are entitled to the warmest gratitude of the League and of the country, for their high-pnntipled, laborious, and most successful exertions during the seven years of our constitu tional agitation ; and that a committee be appointed, con sisting of Mr. Joseph Brotherton, M.P., and such gentle • men as he may associate with himself, to determine on some suitable testimonial to be presented to those gentlemen out of the funds of the League. " That the Council of the League, whilst discontinuing its own operations, cannot be insensible to the intimations given by the leading Protectionists in both Houses of Parliament, of a determination to contest the ensuing general election, with a view to obtain the repeal of the Corn Importation . Bill ; and, under these circumstances, the Council offer their earnest recommendation to the free-traders in the Parliamen tary constituencies to continue their vigilant attention to the registration, so as to be-able to return a decided free-trade majority to the next House of Commons." Mr. J. BRIGHT, M.P., rose to second the resolution, and was greeted with loud cheers. He spoke as follows :—I need not say that I participate to the fullest extent in the feelings which have been expressed by Mr. Cobden—feelings which must arise, I believe, in the hearts of most of us, when we contemplate; the fact, that this is in all probability the last meeting of the Anti. Corn-law League.—(Hear, hear.) lam at this moment impressed with a feeling of the greatest pos sible delight that the object for which we have been banded together is at length accomplished ; but that feeling is tinged with one of another character, when I remember that in all probability we are now about to separate from- friends with whom we have been long connected, and that have no longer in pursuit an object which has been the dearest and most cherished of our lives.—(Hear, hear.) At such a meet ing as this, and in such circumstances, I would be the very last man to utter one syllable of unworthy exultation over those who have been defeated.—(Hear, hear.) I would not add one word to the unpleasant sensation of a party whose hopes have been altogether destroyed ; I would not say any thing that should add to the exasperation and the bitterness we have introduced to some extent between various classes of this community during the protracted struggle which is now concluded; but I am of opinion that this final meeting may have some result beyond that of merely determining to wind up the affairs of this League—that it may have some result, that upon it we may point a moral, and may learn a lesson—we may contemplate the past, and we may for a little survey the future.—( Hear, hear.) To the public, the men especially who don't think very deeply, the bject of the Anti-Corn-law League is accomplished when the corn-law is repealed ; but if a thinking and philosophic mind were asked what the League has done, I am of opi nion that his answer would include many other points and many other things beyond the repeal of a particular statute.—(Hear, hear.) We have taught the people of this country the value of a great principle.— (Hear, hear.) They have learned tliat there is nothing that can be held out to the intelligent people of this kingdom so calculated to stimulate them to action, and to persevering action, as a great and sacred !principle like that which the League espoused.—(Hear, hear.) They have learned that there is in public opinion a power much greater, than that which resides in any particular form of government ; that, although you have in this kingdom - a system of government which is called " popular" and called " representative," a system which is clumsily contrived, and which works with many jars and clatters, that still, with a great principle, and with great labour, and with great sacrifices, all those obstacles are overcome, and out of a machine specially contrived for the contrary justice and freedom at length is achieved for the nation ; and the people have learned something beyond this, that is, that the way to freedom henceforward is not through violence and bloodshed,—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Why, there can be no power on earth with which we can ever be again called to contend more powerfully than that which we have overthrown on this question—(Hear, hear)—for we have had the particularprivileged class banded together, many of them strong in prejudices, many of them believing that their personal and class interests depended upon the views which they then held being maintained ; and we have had also mighty prejudices and ignorances among the people to contend with ; and yet all these havebeen dispelled ; and there is nothing in the whole United King dom at present to oppose us except the miserable remnant of the ignorance which once prevailed.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I take it that there is no better lesson for the people to learn from it than this,—that by persevering effort, that by no in fraction of moral law, by strict obedience to the principles which we believe to be enjoined by the Christian code, they can obtain so great and signal victories, and victories which are not tarnished in the gaining, and victories which can never be lost,—more great and more glorious than any other nation ever achieved by force of arms.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) But this Anti-Corn-law League will stand before the world as a sign of a new order of things.—(Hear, hear.) Until now this country has been ruled principally by the class of great proprietors of the soil. Every one must have foreseen, as trade and manufactures extended, that the balance of power would at some day or ether be thrown into another scale. Well, that time has .come—(Hear, hear)— and the rising of thi s L eague seven years a go was sufficient to have pointed out to any statesman that the power of the landed aristocracy had reached its height, and that hence- forth it must find a rival and an opponent to which eventually it must become subjected.—(Hear, and cheers.) Now, we have been living through a revolution without knowing it. In 1832 the House. of Lords deemed itself a power in the state irresponsible except to heaven, and took upon itself to say that a law should or should not pass. The House of Lords now makes no such pretensions; Lord Stanley declared, " God forbid that your Lordships should set yourselves against the clearly expressed will of the people"—( Hear, hear)—and I heard (for I listened to most of their debates on this ques tion)-1 heard several other Members of the House of Peers make use of very similar expressions.—(Hear.) They there fore understand :their position now—that they meet there, not directly representing certain constituencies or elected by them, but still that they are supposed to represent the people to some extent, and that they are responsible to public opi nion for the exercise of the power which the constitution has intrusted them with.—(" Hear, hear," and cheers.) But it is in this and a neighbouring county that the great ele ment of power in this country is henceforth to be found. Lancashire, the cotton district, and the West Riding of York shire, must govern England.—( hear, hear. ) The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. R. IL Greg; Mr. Edward Baines, jun., Leeds ; Mr. P. A. Taylor, London; Mr. William Brown, Liverpool ; Mr. John Cheatham, Staleybridge ; Mr. F. R. Atkinson, Manchester; Mr. G. Thomas, Bristol ; and Mr. John Whittaker, Hurst. Mr. Cobden moved a vote of thanks to Mr. George Wilson, chair- man of the League, for his invaluable services. By the re solution conveying this vote, the executive council are au thorised to present to Mr. Wilson the sum of 10,000/. Mr. J. B. Smarr seconded this resolution, and it was ably supported by Mr. Josern BROTIIERTON, Thelproceedings terminated at half -past two o'clock. TT Letts, Sons, and Co., has just published a neat little e diti on of the ne arranged alphabetically. Th e b oo k itself is so small, that i t can be carried in the wa i s t coat pocket, or enclosed in a small envelope' for tran sm i ss i on by post (its weight is under a quarter of an o unce ), w hil e L w E British s Tariff, B RITIS H TARlFF.—Messrs. the type is clear and legible, and the whole neatly got up. Messrs. Letts and Co. have conferred an obligation on the mercantile w orld by this elegant and opp or t une publication. The Chevalier Bunsen yesterday visited th e New House,Zea leaxnpdresslyi,y toinspect a sideboard whi c h has been made the col= find of the Ring o f P russ i a, f rom the rare and beautiful woods imported from the colony by Mr. Levein. His Excellency expressed his entire satisfaction with the novel and remarkably fine effect produced by the combination of these choice woods, and too much praise cannot be bestowed upon Mr. Levein, who has designed and executed this beautiful piece of furniture, which the directors of the company kindly permit the public to inspect at their offices. COACHING.—Since the opening of the North British Railway, the Highflyer and Quicksilver coaches, from New castle to Edinburgh by the western road, now run between Berwick and Newcastle, in addition to the mail, the Magnet, Union, and Royal William. The coaches between Edin burgh and Berwick are discontinued. As Old greater por tion of the traffic between the two countries will, until the way, be brought by this six coaches will be suffi ce route,oi e m n t p t tr i o iis n t so conveyance , doubted th e eale whethero a u n ia d n t sh ßail pro bability, be put upon the road. Two of them, we belieye, Paten will run from Berwick to Newoutle, Woolen—Scotch COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leininovn, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the infant Princess, and attended by the Countess of Desart, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Colonel Bowles, Major-Gene ral Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie, left Osborne House at five minutes before two o'clock, yesterday afternoon, and crossed in the Fairy steam- packet to Gosport. The august party left Gosport at half-past three o clock by a special train on the South-Western Railway for the ter minus at Nine Elms, and were escorted from the terminus by a party of the ith Hussars. The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at ten minutes before six o'clock. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were received by Lady Caroline Cocks (Maid of Honour), the Lord Steward, the Lord Cnambcrlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Viscount Hawarden, Lord George Lennox, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour. Lord John Russell had an audience of her Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Bedford, Sir George Grey. and the Right Honourable H. Labouchere, visited Lord John Russell yesterday morning at his residence in Chesham Place. In the afternoon, the Earls of Bessborough, Grey, Minto, Auckland, and Clarendon ; Viscounts Palmerston, and Morpeth, Lord Cottenham, Sir John Hobhouae, the Right lion. T. B. Macaulay, the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, and Mr. Charles Wood, assembled at his Lordship's residence in Chesham-place. The meeting broke up at half-past five o'clock. Mr. Henry Tufnell afterwards arrived at his Lordship's residence. The state of health of Baron Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, has for some time past caused the most serious apprehension to his numerous friends, both in Holland and in this country, and leaves but little hope of his ultimate recovery. The nature of the Baron's com plaint, which consists principally in a deranged circula tion of the blood, has exposed his Excellency to the greatest suffering during its progress. Sir Howard Douglas transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office, on the subject of the late disastrous fire at St. John's, Newfoundland. Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazilian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Rev. R. Scott had an interview with Mr. Secre tary Gladstone yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Cap tain Higginson had also an interview with Mr. Glad stone yesterday. FLANDERS MAIL AND DUTCH PAPER $. BRUSSELS JUNE 29.—The Chamber of Representa tives met today, but there was not a sufficient number of Members present to transact business, only 46 Mem bers were present at two o'clock, so that the Chamber was obliged to adjourn till to-morrow. A courier arrived yesterday from Rome with dis patches from his Excellency the M. de San Marzano, Archbishop of Ephesus, Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See. The same courier then proceeded to the Hague with dispatches from the Ambassador of the Holy See. The purpose of these dispatches was to announce the election of the new Pope Pius the IX. M. de San ttorzano has already had a private audience of the King and Queen to deliver his dispatches. The barley harvest has commenced in a great part of Germany. The wheat will be reaped in a few days. Public attention is entirely absorbed by the Ministe rial crisis in England. The debate on the proposed convention with France will commence to morrow. It is probable that the op portunity will be taken to enter on the subject of a customs' union between Belgium and France. THE HAGUE, JUNE 29.- - -His Majesty the King re turned last night, at about eleven o'clock, from his ex cursion to the Loo. His Royal Highness the Duke of Nassau arrived here this evening. We understand that the Government has purchased 600 acres on the south. west coast of the island of Texel, the soil of which is said to be of excellent quality. It is intended to inclose this land with dikes. This operation will commence in the spring► of 1847, so that a portion of land in the province of North Holland will be reco vered from the waves, and converted into fertile arable land. We are happy to add, with the consent of his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, that new Polden will have the name of Prince Henry Polden. The serious apprehensions that the long con tinued draught would do much injury to the standing crops, have been happily dispelled by the welcome rains which have fallen in this country, and in the neigh bouring states. The hot weather had continued in some parts from thirty to forty days, without any interrup tion, and gives occasion to unfavourable reports respect ing the corn, and the reappearance of the disease in the potatoes, which, as far as the neighbouring districts are concerned, we are happy to be able to refute. THE HAGUE, JUNE 27.—His Royal Highness Prince Henry left the Hague yesterday evening, for Flushing, to take the command of the squadron destined for the Mediterranean. THE HAGUE, JUNE 30.—Yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, his Majesty the King, their Royal Highnesses Prince Henry and Alexander, his Serene Highness the Duke of Nassau, and his Excellency the Minister of Marine, left this town for Rotterdam, where they were to embark on board the steam-boat for Flushing. Our readers know that the departure of the three squadrons assembled at Flushing is fixed for to-day, and that his Majesty and their Royal Highnesses desire to be present when they put to sea. LUXEMBURG, JUNE 27.—An event of great import ance to the Grand Duchy is the signing of the concession of the iron railway, between the Government and Mr. Closeman, president of the Great Company of Luxem . burg. The concession (or grant) is for ninety years. The railway is to come from Arlon to Luxemburg,. with full power to prolong it ( w ith th e consent o f P russia ) to Treves. BERLIN, JUNE 25. —The monthly table of the price of the four principal kinds of corn in all great market towns of the Russian dominions is now published, and shows the very great difference of the prices in the pro vinces. Taking for instance wheat, it appears that the average price in eight Saxon towns was 67 11-12 dollars, and in fourteen Rhenish towns 1044 dollars. The lowest price of wheat in the whole kingdom was 534 dollars at Breslau, and the highest 124 7-12 dollars.— Universal Prussian Gqzette, Juno 26. TARIFF OF THE GERMANIC CUSTOMS' UNION. There has just been laid before Parliament a copy o the tariff of the Germanic Customs' Union for the years 1846, 1847, and 1848, agreed upon with the States of the Customs' Union, and carried into effect from the let of January last. The following is Section I. of that Tariff, containing a list of all the " articles not subject to any duty." 1. Trees, shrubs, and vines for planting, also plants in pots and tubs. 2. Bee-hives, with live bees. 3. Brandy wash. 4. Dung, animal ; also other manure, as buck-ashes, lime-ashes, bone-scum, or sugar-baker's clay, dung-salt, the latter only by particular permits, and under control for use. 5. Eggs. 6. Earths and ores, which are not by name rated with duties, as bole, pumice, blood stone, manganese, gypsum. loam, marl, sand, emery, heavy spar in crystallised pieces, common potter's clay and pipe-clay, trepoly, fuller's earth, &c. &c. 7. The agricultural produce of and the cattle bred on any single estate crossed by the frontiers, the dwelling houses and farm-buildings of which are situated within those frontiers. 8. Fresh fish and craw-fish ; also fresh unopened mussels. 9. Field produce, and corn in sheaves, as imported from the fields direct ; flax and hemp, steeped or not ; also grass, fodder, hay, and hayseed. 10. Fresh garden produce, as flowers, vegetables, and herbs, potatoes, and turnips, eatable roots, &c. ; also fresh madder roots, and agaric, raw as it comes from the trees ; also undried chicory. 11. Poultry, and small game of all sorts. . 12. Varnish and potter's ore. 13. Gold and silver, coined, in bars, or in pieces, with exception of foreign small coin containing silver. 14. Domestic implements and goods which have been used ; worn clothes and linen, manufacturing utensils and tools which have been' used .and brought for per sonal use ; also, on- special - permission, new apparel, linen, and furniture, brought by foreigners about to marry in the country, with the view of setting up house keeping. 15. Wood (for burning), and timber and osiers, transported by land, and not intended for a depot and for shipping ; brushwood and brooms of the same. Note.-Single logs floated on floating canals and rivers are rated the same as if conveyed by land carriage. 16. Clothes and linen which travellers, carriers, and navigators have for their own use ; also tools of travel ling mechanics, as well as utensils and implements em ployed by travelling artists in the exercise of their call ing ; likewise books of patterns, and patterns in sam ples intended to be used only as such; also the carriages of travellers ; likewise the carriage and barques exclu sively and expressly employed for the conveyance of persons and goods on the passing the frontiers, such barques including the equipment implements and uten sils necessary for working them, provided the barques belong to foreigners, or provided national barquesim port the same or similar equipment, implements, and utensils of constant use, as they had on board at their departure • travelling gear, and provisions intended to be consumed in travelling. 16. Objects of art imported for exhibitions or for Government establishments intended to encourage art, and for museums; also other objects designed for the libraries and other collections of public institutions and relating to science, more especially to natural history. 18. Tan-cake (soaked tan for fuel). 19. Milk. 20. Fruit, fresh. 21. Paper written on, such as law proceedings, and other manuscripts. 22. Seeds of forest woods. 23. Shave-grass, rushes, and reeds. 24. Wool-shearings (the waste in cloth shearing), also flock wool (the waste ,in spinning), and shreds of cloth (waste in weaving); also lint. 25. Silk cocoons. 26. Stones, hewn or unliewn, quarry-stones, lime stones, slates, tiles, and bricks, transported by land, - and not intended for a depot for shipping; mill-stones, and coarse polishing and grinding stones under the same limitation. 27. Straw, hay, and chopped straw. 28. Animals, alive, not mentioned in the tariff. 29. Turf au& b9vey cod . 4 - also pit coal ashes. 36. StillUttaton (The rest4,l4ll) ipvitbrissig. 20 folio pages of print). SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTE R SA LL'S. —YESTERDAY. The same observations that preceded a lengthy quotation of prices on Monday may be applied to the betting yesterday afternoon. It touched upon all the races now in the market; but, although a few horses (Satyr, Highwayman, and the two St. Leger favourites) were in considerable demand, was, in the aggregate, the very opposite to brisk. ' Under the cir cumstances, therefore, we may confine ourselves to a list of the prices at the close of the room. JULY STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Marmora colt—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Galata filly—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken 10 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Eldon—taken. LIVERPOOL CUP. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken aft. offered 10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's My Mary—t. aft. offer. 11 to I agst Lord Glamis's Satyr 11 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conjuror 13 to 1 agst Mr. Mayer's Highwayman 20 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid 20 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena. GOODNVOOD STAKES. Even on twelve against the field. 11 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's The Hero—taken 18 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Camera Obscura—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren 25 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Petitioner 25 to 1 agst Sir J. B. Mill's Giantess—taken 25 to I agst Mr. Herbert's Orion—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir W. Don's Jonathan Wild—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir C. Monk's Glossy 25 to 1 agst Mr. Shelly's Maynooth 30 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Drake's Bold Archer—taken 40 to I agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Bro. to Sir Henry—t. Wood Pigeon and Phlegon are declared not to start. ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes 6 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 250 to 100 on the Field agst the two favourites—taken. DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken 45 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken 50 to 1 agst Col. Westenra's The Reiver—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Gabbier—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken. WINCHESTER RACES.—THURSDAY. The Foal Stakes of 25 sovs. each. New Mile. (4Subs). Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First, Bst 61b walked over The Two-year-old Stakes of 10 says. each, and 25 added. The second to save his stake; colts, Bst 91b; fillies, Bst 61b. T.Y.C. (12 Subs). Lord Caledon's bc by Simoon out of Cassandra (Cotton) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Jollity 2 Mr. W. Etwall's fby Defence, dam by Cain ........... 3 Betting-3 to lon Cassandra colt. Won in a canter. The Winchester Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 3 yrs old, 7st ; 4 . yrs Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st ; fillies, &c., allowed 51b. The winner to be sold for 3501. (14 Subs). Mr. Bristow 's Marietta, 3 yrs (Hutchinson) 1 1 Captain Delme's Rosa, 4 yrs Mr. R. Etwall's fby Discord, out of Soldier's Joy, 3 yrs 3 3 Mr. Treen's Buttress, 3 yrs Mr. Death's Misdeal, aged 0 dr Betting-Ist heat, 6 to 4 on Buttress, and 4 to 1 on Marietta. Won by half a length. 2nd heat. Won by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. One Mile- and half. (Subs). Mr. Brettle's Shield, 3 yrs, 7st 91b , (A.. Day) 1 Mr. Osbaldeston's Pmdence, 4 yrs, 9st 51b 2 Mr. Dorien's cby Harem out of Slender's dam, 5 yrs, lOst 3 Mr. Crofton's nd Flash of Lightning, 3 yrs, Bst 1 Ilb 4 Betting-3 to lon Shield. Won in a canter. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA-NEWMARKET JULY MEETING. The asterisks attached to the horses now in training at Newmarket justify us in anticipating large fields for the Two Year. Old Races. TUESDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, and only 5 ft if de clared, for three yrs old, &c. T.Y.C. The July Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 51b. The second to save his stake. New T.Y.C. Sir R. Piga's Wolverton ; *Mr. W. H. Brook's The Field, (not expected to run) ; *Lord Exeter's ch c, by Hetman Platoff, out of Marmora, 'and f by Hetman Platoff, out of Galata ; *Sir J. Hawley's Sister to Deer Chase ; *Mr. Shel ley's Castaway; Mr. Pedley's Cossack; Mr. J. Day's Madge Wildfire; *Mr. T. Powell's Alexander, and f Onsega ; *Mr. Coape's Bedouin ; Mr. Ford's George Barnwell ; *Crassus ; *Mr. O'Brien's The Emerald Isle; *Lord Lonsdale's f by Redshank, out of Oxygen ; *Duke of Bedford's Free Gift ; Colonel Anson's Don Cmsar ; Colonel Peel's Vert Vert, and *Veneur • Mr. W. Etwell's Sister to /Egis ; *General Gros venor's Borrachio ; Mr. Greville's Mirmillo and Verres ; Mr. Ward's Eldon ; *Mr. Newton's b c by Redshank, out of Jemmy Jump's dam. (Wolverton, Cossack, and Madge Wildfire are in John Day's stables. Two of them are ex pected.) WEDNESDAY. 501. for three yrs old, 7st 21b ; four, Bst ;lb ; five, 9st llb ; six and aged, 9st 51b. To start at the starting-post of T. M. M., and run to the end of B. C. The Town Plate of 50/. for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b and fillies, Bst 31b. Last mile and a distance of B. C. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for three yrs old, 6st 91b; four, Bst llb ; five, Bst 10lb ; six and aged, 9st. T. M.M. The winner to be sold for 3001., if demanded, &c. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Last half of B. M. The winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each ; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Sat 41b. New T. Y. C. The winner to be sold for 1001. &c. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each ; for two yrs old colts, 6st 111 b, and three, 9st. New T. Y.C. The winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, for three yrs old and upwards ; to start at the starting-post of B.M. and run to the end of New T.Y.C. The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two years old colts. Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Last half of B.M. The winner of the July Stakes to carry 91b, and the second 41b extra. *Mr. Watson's Doctor Goodall—Mr. Moore's Nerissa— *Mr. W. H. Brooke's The Field—*Mr. L. Reed's bl c by Bentley out of Blameless—*Lord Exeter's c by Hetman Platoff out of Marmora—*f by Hetman Platoff out of Galata —Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell *Sir J. Hawley's Sister to Deer Chase—Mr. Pedley's Cossack—Mr. J. Day's Madge Wildfire—*Mr. Shelley's Broadsword—*Mr. Ford's c by Maley Moloch out of Bessy Winton—Mr. Ford's Restless by Gladiator—*Mr. Etwall's f by Sir Hercules, out of Passion —*Lord Lonsdale's f by The Doctor, out of Bupta—*Lord Lonsdale's Ibrahim Pacha—Mr. O'Brien's The Emerald Isle —*Duke of Bedford's Free Gift—Colonel Anson's Sarah Gamp—Colonel Peel's Veneur—Colonel Peel's Vert Vert — Colonel Peel's f by Slane or lon, out of Jason's dam—'Mr. W. Etwall's Sister'to iEgis—Mr. Greville's Mirmillo—*Mr. Ward's Springhook—Mr. R. Stephenson's ch f by The Sad dler, dam by Emilius. YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1846. The Great Ebor Handicap Stakes of 200 sow., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared by Saturday week. Winesour, 6 yrs, Bst 131b—Weatherbit, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b Inheritress, 6 yrs, Bst 91b—Lightning, 5 yra, Bst 81b— Aristotle aged, Bst 71b—Pompey, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—Trueboy, 6 yrs, gst 71b—Miss Sarah, 4 yrs, Bst 61b—St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 61b—Queen of Tyne, aged, Bst 51b—The Baron, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—Morpeth, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Hope, 4 yrs, Bst 41b —Mr. John Thompson's Hope, 4 yrs, Sat 41b—Glossy, 6 yrs, Bst 21b—The Merry Monarch, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Ironmaster, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Telemachus, 5 yrs, Fist 21b—Mentor, 4 yrs, Bst lib—Discord, aged, Bst—Lord Saltoun, 4 yrs, Bst—ln trepid, 5 yrs, Bst—Rowena, 5 yrs, 7st 131b—Eboracum, aged, 7st 111b—Red Rover, 5 yrs, 7st 1 11b—Crim. Con., 4 yrs, 7st 'lib—The Rasher, 4 yrs, 7st 111b—Mendicant, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b June, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Joe Lovell, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Miss Elis, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Porto Bello, 6 yrs, 7st 91b—Example, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Pythia, 4 yrs, ist 71b—The Roper's Daughter, aged, 7st 61b—Poynton, 3 yrs, 7st 61b—Coheiress, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Pedometer, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Javelin, 4 yrs, 7st 51b— Clumsy, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Wilford, 5 yrs, ist 41b—Little Hampton, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—My Mary, 4 yrs, ist 41b—Vol-au- Vent, 5 yrs, 7st 31b—Legacy, 6 yrs, 7st 31b—Ruff, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Titmouse, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Remorse, 4 yrs, 7st 21b— Fitzallan, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Lucy, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—The Conjuror, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Chertsey, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Giantess, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Peri colt, 3 yrs, 7st lib—Mongrel, 4 yrs, 7st—The Snob, 4 yrs, 6st 131b—Tom Tullock, 3 yrs, Gst 111b--Psalm singer, 4 yrs, Est 111b—Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, 6st 1 Ilb The Dart, ,4 'yrs, Gst Mb—The Mangler, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b Obscurity, 4 yrs, Est 111b—London, 4 yrs, Cat 1 Ilb—Tommy Moore, 4 yrs, Est 1 Ilb—As You Like It, 4 yrs, Est 111 b The Hero, 3 yrs, 6st 111b—Satyr, 5 yrs, 6st 91b—Collier, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Colleen Barn, 4 yrs, Est 1 llb—Northumber land, 5 yrs, 6st 91b—Little, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Flattery, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Britannia, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—The Magnet, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—b gby Advocate, out of Dexterous dam, 4 yrs, bet 71b—Queen Pomare, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Teetotaller, aged, 6st 71b—Vitula, 6 yrs, Est 71b—Elixir, 6 yrs, Est 71 b — Sheraton, 3 yrs, 6st 71)--Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs, Est 71b— Advice, 5 yrs, Est 51b—Robin Burns, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Bur gundy, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Brotwalda, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Nereus, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Tho Duke of Kent, 4 3 , rs, Est 31b—Sir Henry 4 yrs, Gst 21b—Columbus, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Flahowlagb, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Arthur, 4 yrs, Gst 21b—Crikey Billy, 6 yra, Est 21b— The Slayer's Daughter, 3 yrs, Est lib—Rowland Hill, 4tyrs, 6st lib—Brother to Sir Henry, 3 yrs, 6st—Sotades, 3 y'rs, fist —Calypso filly, 3 yrs, 6st—Buttress, 3 yrs, sst 13113 L'Hirondelle colt, 3 yrs, sst 111 b— rhe Druid, 3 yrs, sst 111 b —Tour de Force, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Diomed, 3 yrs, sst 71b— Lady Alice, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Fitzwilliam, 3 yrs, sst 61b— Curiosity, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Laura colt, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Camera Obscura, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Astonishment, 3 yrs, Sat 41b—Drif field, 3 yrs, sst 4lb—bliss Castling, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Bourton, 8 yrs, sst 41b—Spar, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Finvaragh, 3 yrs, sst 21b —Miss Thomasine colt, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Miss Slick, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Tobacconist, 3 yrs, sst 11b—Headsman, 3 yrs, sst 1 1 b —Farthing Candle, 3 yrs, sst lib—The Golden Bee, 3 yrs, sst—MonsieurlPerrot, 3 yrs, 4st 1 Ilb—Playful, 3 yrs, 4st 111 b —Punch, 3 yrs, 4st 91b—The Pride of Kildare (dead). If the heighest weight accepting is under Bst 71b, it will be raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. The Ludlowlla(n E c LUDLOW a C p E S IR t V a AF k 'C e p s E o ST f . —ll I{SISVNE DAY.) N D, s e D c h A , Y. 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 30 added. Once round and a di s . Mr. T. Parr's Dulce t, 4 yrs, Bs. , ... .... --(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. E. r'eel's General Nott, 4 yrs, 7st 91b Mr. Halifax's Jolly Beggar, 5 yrs, 7st 61b.. 3 The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ; M r . B r i s t ow ' s C ar i ss i ma , 4 yrs, Bst 21b; Mr. F. L. Charlton's nd Sweetbriar, 3 yrs, 6st 71b; and Mr. T. A. Ball's fby Elis out of Tesane, 3 yrs, 6st 31b. The Maiden Plate of 50/. Heats, Ludlow Stakes course. Mr. Shelmerdine's Rolla, 4 yrs, Bst 51b... (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. Mason's Lucy, 5 yrs, Bst 61b 0 2 Mr. E. Edwards's The Nun,s yrs, Bst 61b 0 3 Mr. Ball's fby Elis out of Tesane, 3 yrit t Est 31b ...... 2 0 The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Parr's Lady Harriett, 4 yrs, Bst 21b, Sir C. Cockerell's Amazon, 3 yrs, 7st 21b, and Captain Knight's Raymond Lully, 4 yrs, Bst 31b, The Oakley Park Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 25 added. Heats as above. Mr. E. Herbert's Shipmate, 6 yrs, I Ist 9lb Earl Pelvis nd Sweetbriar, 3 yrs, 9st 71b Mr. Phillips's Tallyho, 5 yrs, llst 41b Mr. Davis's Kitty Wee, 4 yrs, lOst 9lb Mr. Ackers ml St. David, 3 yrs, 9st 41b CARLISLE RACES.-WEDNESDAY, The Maiden Plate of 50/. ; for three irs, --- 'ist2lb ; four yrs, 7st 51b ; five yrs, 9st ; six yrs and aged, 9st 61b. Mares, &c., allowed 31b. Heats, twice round. Mr. T. Dawson's Jane, 4 yrs Mr. Arrowsmith's bc by Giraffe, 4 y . rs Mr. W. R. Ramsay's Precurser, aged The Claret Stakes of ,10 sovs. each, p.p., with 50 added ; for 8 yr-old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, •st, 31b; the oecou.d.to 411Ik ..1.71=1.1.1.,a0 save his stake. To start at the Style Turn and ri m once round. (10 Subs. ) Captain Harcourt's The amid ,(I. re) 1 Mr. Ramsay's Ingle woo d ..«.. ••• 2 Mr. Stewart's Cranebrook Mr. Fox's Waxliolme „. • 4 The Shakerpere Stakes of 5 sous. each, p.p., with 25 ada, led. Heats, once round. (5 Subs). Mr. H. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb 0 1 7 Mr. Robertson's Saladin, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b Mr. Wilkin's Barbara Young, 4 yrs, 7st 31b ..., 0 2 2 Mr. O'Brien's False Position, 4 yrs, 7st 2 dr Mr. Stephenson's Eulogy, 3 yrs, ist 41b BRITISH and FOREIGN INSTITUTE The soirée of this Society yesterday evening was honct ired with the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Ca k a bridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck. Among the other dl •-,- tinguished personages present, were the Earl of Fortesetis, Viscount Sandon, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord James Start, Count Zermoyski, Sir John Yarde Buller, M.P., Chief Jus tice Pollock, of Bombay, Mr. B. B. Cabbell, &c. The evening was enlivened by some excellent music, both vocal and inv , strurpental, by an address from the resident director, and et recitation of Italian poetry by Signor Jannetti, a gentleman' who has recently arrived in England from Rome, with the intention of delivering public lectures on the poetry and music of his native country. A model of Mr. Brett's electric printing telegraph was also produced, and attracted consider able interest, as well by the marvellous mode of its working, as by the vast extent to which it is likely hereafter to be. applied. This new and important application of elec tricity appears to be a considerable improvement on the system upon which the • existing electric tele graphs are constructed, inasmuch as it requires but a single line of wile, and also prints the intelli gence which it conveys, without rendering the pre sence of an attendant necessary to decipher the marks made by it. The manager sits at a board furnished with keys similar to those on a pianoforte. and marked with ti'me lettere of the alphabet. Each key on being touched suffers a certs 4 number of sparks to pass through the wire, and these, acting; on a simple but ingenious mechanical contrivance at the other extremity of the line, cause the printing wheel to stana a similar letter on a card. The plan appears perfectly prac ticable, and from being peculiarly practicable for oceanic telegraphs, is likely to be soon tried on an extensive scale. We have not space to notice the concert at any length, and can only mention that among the vocal performers were Madame Thillon, Miss Dolby, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Weiss, and Miss Messent, pupil of Signor Crcvelli; and amongst the instrumentalists were Madame Mild:en, Miss Collins, the celebrated Irish violinist, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Lavigne. M. Vieuxtemps, Blagrove, Frederick Chatterton the harpist, Parish Alvars, Grattan Cooke, Kiallmark, Jarrat, Reinagle, Jewson, Wells, and others. _ _ The proceedings were kept up with great spirit tilt past midnight, and terminated one of the most crowded and brilliant soirees of the season. THE DOUBLE SUICIDE AT NOTTINGHAM NOTIINCHIAM, THURSDAY A FTERNOON.—Yesterday after noon Mr. Coroner Browne held an inquest on the bodies ofk the two wretched men, William and Samuel Collyer, which were lying at the police-station, St. John's-street. 'the find ing of the bodies and the other particulars were proved by the witnesses who were examined; and the following evi— dence was also taken : Mary Ward, Buck-lane, who knew the deceased inti mately, said, that their mother died a year last February, since which time they have had no female in the house. A fortnight since to-day Samuel was speaking of his affairs, and said they were in embarrassed circumstances. He knew that I was aware of their circumstances. Some yea% ago there was something happened to their sister; a fortnight ago I was inquiring about her; she is now in the AsylirSa. I have observed that they have been very much depressed in spirits at times; more particularly William. I cannot say that I ever saw anything like insanity about them. William was easily excited. The father appeared of very quiet habits. I saw him on Friday last at the door. I have observed tint- Samuel has looked very stolid lately. Once William ap peared in a very depressed state of mind, and hinted to me that he had meditated self-destruction ; that was a year lag May. He said if he had done that there would have bees no heaven. I endeavoured to dissuade him from doing any thing of the sort. I have had no conversation with hint since then on any subject. For some time after that he ap peared very much depressed. By a juror—l am not aware that any of the family, except the sister, ever showed signs of insanity. The father seemed to be in good spirits and smiled. On Monday mess ing he (the father) was seen at home. The family told ma that they were in difficulties; fresh bonds were required; and that they tried to get them, but could not. Samuel men tioned this to me about rive months ago. I have no idea where the father is. I have heard the brothers speak of each other very highly. John Chapman, of Parliament-street, joiner, deposed as follows :—I have known the deceased seven years. Between eleven and twelve on Tuesday, as I was going to Lenton to fetch some goods, I saw them in the lane near Lenton, coming towards the park. I spoke to them and passed on. William called me back, and said, " Have you heard any thing of us ?" 1 asked what they meant. He said, " Have you heard anything about our circumstances? We owe a deal of money." They both appeared very melancholy ; one was pulling the hedge. When I returned from Lenton I ob served some women about their house, who said they believed the old gentleman was dead in bed, for the sons had not been home that night. When I met the deceased they looked very strange. Other witnesses deposed to their appearing very welata choly, and the jury, after a long deliberation, returned c verdict of " Suicide under temporary derangement." Late last night, the old man, who was supposed to have been murdered, was found lying almost exhausted under a stack in Beeston meadows, about three miles from the tows,. A milkman, named Holmes, had given him something to eat on Tuesday evening, which was the only food he had had since Saturday night. He was taken to Holmes cottage, where he had some tea, which revived him, and he was then conveyed to Nottingham, at which place he arrived about midnight. On the road lie talked a good deal, and said, " Where are my poor lads; can you tell me anything about them ? Are they (lead? Are they buried ? Lord, have mercy upon me; 1 have been a very wicked man," and similar things. He talked very wildly also about his clubs, his circumstances, and his (laughter. He said he had bees to the canal two or three times to throw himself in, but could never summon courage enough. It seems no one had told him what his sons hadone. A policeman sat up with him all night, and this morning ho was removed to the work. house, where he remains in a most wretched condition. RAILWAY SHARE -MARKETS. BRISTOL, JuLY 2. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—North Staftbrdshire, p.— South Devon, 33h 2 —York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 12!,4. LIVERPOOL, JuLy 2 NEW STOCK Excaarice.—Althougir the amount of business done in the Share Market is still extremely limited, yet rather more cone deuce is manifested by holders; and hopes are entertained that the long inactivity which has prevailed will be succeeded by a steady ex change at increasing values. The improvement in the Derby and Crewe, the North Staffordshire, and the West Riding Umion schemes is considerable, and a good deal of scrip has changed hands at the enhanced rates. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and. Cheshire Junction, 114 p.—Birmingham and Oxford, 34 p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 14 dis.--Chester and Birkenhead, 20/. Sharks, 1 4 p.—Derby and Crewe, 3s. 9d. p.—Eastern Counties, 24 1 4—Ditto, York Extension, 21s. p.—Grand Junction, 224—Ditto, Quarters, New, 29% p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 514 . p.—lludderefitld, Bradford, and Halifax, 2 1 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 6 dia.—Leicester and Bedford, 7s. dia.—Liverpool and Bury, New, in p.—Liverpool, Orniskirk, and Preston, 18s. 11d. p.—Lonon and Birmingham, Firth Shares, 234 p.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (4). 10 p.—Ditto, ditto (B), 10 p.—Manchester and Leeds ExtensioAs, 214 p.—Manchester, Matlock, and Midland, 12s. p.—.. North British, Carlisle, 14 p.—North Staffordshire, 7ss. 9d. p.—North Western, N, p.—Sheffield and Manchester, No. 3 (late Barnsley), 1 p.—Shrop shire Union and Canal, 265. Gd. dis.—South-Eastern, New Hal f Shares, I,A p.—West Riding Union, 78. Gd. p.—Caledonian, Shares, 11,4 disr—Dundee and Perth, Gs. 6d. p. MANCHESTER, JULY 2. STOCK EICIIANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 146 p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 16a. dis.—Clitheroe Junction, 1 dls.—Derby and Crewe, 414 p.— Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 214 p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 1% dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury; and Manchester, 2;4 p. Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1-16 p.—London and Birmingham, Quarters, 26% p.—London and York, 1 dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, % c. p.— Manchester and Birmingham,. Quarters (B), 9 15-16 p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 9 p.—Manchester alma Leeds Extension, 2% p.—North Eastern, 1% dis.—North Stafford shire, 3 15-16 p.—Oldharn, Birkenhead, Ric.. 16e. dis.--Freston and Wyre, 304—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, Is. dis.—Shrews bury and Birmingham, 1-16 c. p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 1% dls.—South-Eastern and Dover, I lalves, No. 4, !A p.—West• Riding Union, 2 7-16 p.—York and Carlisle, 1% dis. LEEDS, JULY 2. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Eic. iension, 235. tid. F.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5% cash p.-LeedS. and Bradford, 37% p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 2% p.-Manchestet and Leeds Extensions, 21. 11s: p.-Midland, New, 14 p.-Ncwcadtle and Berwick, 10% p.-Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9 P.- Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 15s. dis.-Derby and Crewe, 41. Is. 3d. p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 10s. 6d. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, ss. Crmskirk; and Preston, 17s. 6d. P. - London and York, 21s. dis.-31ancitester, Buxton, Matlock, an Midland, p.-Nortiunnberland and Lancashire Junction, 14g 18 . - North Staffordshire, 4 p.-North Western, 4 s. p.-Oxford, , ney, and O C , c 4 ll l ci , ti s t . SHEFFIELD. JULY 2.a m , I9s. dis.-Welsh Midlands, 27 5. dis.-West Riding STOCK EXcUANCE.-The sines are-York and North Midland EX tension, 3434- East Lancashire, 3% p.-Grimsby and Sheffield Ex tension, 275. Gd. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, anti Midland, 12s. 6d. dis - Liverpool, Orntskirk, and Preston, 20s. p. - Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 14s. Od. dis.-North Staffordshire, 3/. 18s, p.- Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 7s. 6d. dis. HULL, Stocx Exonamm-Thesal JULY 2. es are-North British, Carlisle Branch, 335.-Bandon and Bantry, 95.-Chelmsford and Bury, 11 s. 94.- East Coast, 165.-Ilull and Lincoln, 19s. 6d.-Leicester and Bedfor.d. 165.-Leicester and Tainworth, 245.-Loudon and York, 295.-North Western., 275.-North Staffordshire, 61. 3...-South Midland, 141. die. -Welsh Midland, 235.-West Riding Union, 41. 13s. gd. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE„ JtyLT 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales ars—iast;rn Counties, York Ex. tension, 18s. p.—Great North of England, 151. Shares, 165. p.—Lan. eashire and North Yorkshire. 235. dis.—West Biding Union, York and Carlisle, 1% ills. YORK, JULY 2. salesld alr'oer'k , Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, Buxton, t oc arid Midland, 21. 14 s . — Newcastle and Berwick, 25—New• castle and Darlington, New, rg —North British, Carlisle Exten sion, 11. 13s.—North Staff. 6 1 A —North Western, yi —Welsh fkrocst c 1 6 2 .t 5 rt ..... 0 e t:o -2; 0 17 i Midland, 11. 3s. —West Riding Union, 41. I Is. 6d.—York and North Midland Extension, 34—Ditto (East and West Biding Exension), 1 1/. 16s. 3(1. GLASGOW, JULT 1. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Caledonian Exte.mien, 3139 6 d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 20s.— Clydesdale Junction, in.—Cornwall and Devon Central, 295.--Direct Northern, 265. 6d.—East of Fife, 22s,—East Indian Railway, 9s. 9d.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 43s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 358, 94. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 345.—Glasgow Harbour Mine ral, 275.--Manchester and Southampton, 255.—Scottish Central, 16%—Ditto, New, 7!‘,—Svottislt Grand Junction, 14s.—South Mid land, 265. 6d. We are happy to be able to announce the munificent gift of 200/. from the Duke of Sutherland to the fund for the family of Mr. Ilaydon. PROSPECTS OF THE GROUSE SEAsoli.—The sports men will be interested in hearing that the prospects of the ensuing grouse season are of the most flattering kind. On Drummachdair-hill, on the confines of Athol, and the highest and latest muir ut the Highlands, the young grouse were last week strong enough to find their way to the burns, .under the guidance of the parent birds, and covies were started, with from eight to twelve in each, every thirty or forty yards. On more sheltered grounds the birds are more forward, and are likely to be strong on the wing by the - 12th of August. As the weather during the period of incubation was extremely favourable the conics arc everywhere nume rous, and the showers which have fallen within the last ten days on the hills have fallen as seasonsbly for the grouse as the corn crops. On the whole, present prospects are the most favourable of any season. at the scone period, for some years, although the last four or five have been uniformly good.—Perthshire Courier. DINNER AT TIIE MANSION HousE.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress gave a very elegant en • tertaiument in the Egyptian Hall, to several of the members of the Court of Common Council and their ladies. It sv one of a great series of splendid dinners to the member s o the Corporation and their wives, by which the pre ft mayoralty has been so much distinguished. Mr. Alfred Montgomery is appointed Commissioner of Stamps in the place of Mr. Denson, who is advanced : Th , salary of the place given to Mr. A. Montgomeryi s cni* thou:wad per atuauro, and that of bfr. Pa leou gnash bung I