The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-30 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. UOUSE OF-COMMONS. .//4 29 ' rr he .., ALL s --a- at Twelve o'clock. (XIS' COLLRGE (OXFORD) ESTATE BILL. _ er 1, 1 :-' 11 the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT, the standing order 1 34 was s irsntleri, and this Bill was read a second time. 040XOUTHSHIRE RAILWAYS (No. 2) BILL. read a seconinaritoinine.of Ca a the ptain FITZMAURICE, this Bill was I ORDS' AMENDMENTS. amendments on the following Bills were . read (C • to :—The London and Birmingham Railway entry. to Nuneaton), and the North Wales Railway. phi SALTROUSE EMBANKMENT. a till was read a third time and passed. Tbe ArropußT OF COMMON PLEAS. „ t i n . .NEY-GENERAL gave notice that he . would c oul F, in a Bill to - morrow for the pof oeninth fets,;::f Common Pleas to all members urpose p of the legal pro- qtr, po,„ POOR REMOVAL, BILL. uLETT.SCROPE gave notice that, in going into ke4 t , 'lee on this Bill, he would propose several amend _ The reh. , REPORTS. agreed t 7 4 8 On the following Bills were brought up and Lard . k. ° ---, tealdi "a tl's (Sir John Webb's) Estate Bill. yeovilas.'s Estate Rill. pb°rgh 'Estate Bill kr. -it...I:CIL-0 'TENANTRY (IRELAND) BILL. 'eade "'IA-RATAN CRA:WFORD postponed the second gof this Bill till Wednesday week. „Oa the CHARITABLE TRUSTS RNLI. ' , ill b e cn Order of the day tor going into Committee on this kr be' read, till, 7"-tIME• proceeded to move the amendments on this TO ;which be had given notice. "aela ATTORNEY - GENERAL hoped the lion. Member Rota, in p r oceed, as th e Ri ght Hon. Secretary for the k r. ,IDartment was unavoidably absent from the House._ .s 4r eond ME had no objection, then, to p . ostp . ozie his 8., pent till the Right Hon. Gentleman was us his place. f avo l r"t,PTGLIS thon g ght that he would. not have a more ~.whiellit,,"'e opportunity for making t'ne few observations alereb er ue wished to make on this measure. The ' the preo ‘Bioa en expatiated at considerable length tary atlas tke Bill, which he considered altogether ea unneces that the House tetielve;,_l4ll.Bt, and concluded . by movingmonths. ii Sir qi,'elf into Committee this day three 'hat`ueiat„'.E , having entered the House during rh.' se L lert, sa Atha the Lord Chancellor had cured him tst he 'weele question was under his consideration, a& and t of k e ext s e ° .. u • id l'aing in a Bill on the subject in the early par r , b . ' , !0'.1. t444ti te tb 11•SGOTT wished the Right Hon. G `entman to 9aY O a , t' House that, in the measure to be brought forward G 0 eroMent, care would be taken to inquire in the whole Si r (11,°f the admistration of public charities. Prierimf•OßGE GREY said that be fully concurred in the !'e 1 , 4 'of the Bill, namely, that of acTiun od til e b e il e i d ty w ; o a e n id d be Iee;,,,PIN the measure proposed to be mu Aft e - ' () II that principle. kr, l i r a, few words from Lord Harry Vane, Mr. R. Yorke, , Af t *.;e3', and Sir G. Grey, kgir e t kE denied the allegation of theß . ight Hon. Baronet tic tier • 'Ills) that the Bill interfered with voluntary sub th ' I°l 4. It' i lated to endowed charities, and as ,e z ,,,,, • mere.y 41 , 4ie B `,"ret Was to be re taken up early next session by her min ‘• sat Government, h e h a d no objection to withdraw the 8, present. tet ru lt s il r • PEEL stated that he w as o f op i n i on that persons reachre ach _ ed s vith the admi n i s t rat i on of the charities should _ a n accou n t o f t h eir stewardship to the House.-- be ear' h ear-) H e a l so was anxious that the return should Ile CnPle, and at the same time comprehensive ea,„-Y approved of the principle . of the measure,. but as . the . 'mo re had intimated their intention of introducing a re measure in the ensuing session, he thought th e ,_ e xtensive (11.4°,:f0n. Member had exercised a wise discretion in with t. „.Sir R g . II- INGLIS explained that he never advocated the Frinciple of nou-accountability. , After a few words from Mr. BERNAL, the Bill was with- Awn. ART-UNION S BILL. the further discussion of the report on this Bill was re • led, on the motion of Mr. WYSE. 1,,,_!. GOULBURN opposed the Bill, on the ground that it etrit'.;_ll sanction. gambling amongst one class of society, ettttlt4 there were laws in existence s which . pre• l aw ar a precisely similar mode of amlg the „bltod of a less opulent claw, and that if 41 11,1 tent of gambling was legalised by the passing of the 'Alit, there would be nothing to prevent it extending to 1 , ° ,,g thuranches of art and manufacture, and renew_- 'Lie 1,0 spirit of gambling in other matters, which „Alr te had felt it its duty to put down by law. ,'aey •„'a-ILES supported theßill; and considered that if " t tt:''' e eted it, that numbers of artists, who by the praise t,:l4lticliclttlY, 1 7' B trn of art-unions were now supporting themselves tatnilies would suffer all the evils of penury. He f the tnnot, therefore anticipate any evil from the passing o tl 'a t :1 8n re, but the -e, as it would foster and increase 14 b i t 4 t !p E f IA! peopl t e al f9 e r t . a the fine arts. e_ lis oncurred with the views of his r'„rci, sod s li ,' E ' r 'efid li the I%le e mber for the University of eoxte latiParttaht.thel;gh the Governm . en . t, he believed, intended en tie re -' bill, he was . willing to . remain mien all e 47, l)r e• He believed that it would be it, tteetarinz°ll from a right P 'I and IA dot% at %. 8 , they would reap pract Eveninconvenience if it were, he il kil taci i f 9uhl it be of benefit to art ? ic t a i l from bid , 4 ,De b i n t WOtlid be right to encourage gambling by giving . e 0 7 441 ti; attl so create a precedent from w ei ti eri ch e , e. as he But a 8 1)11.4 ider eo 0111 d experience practical inconv 4d w Of that these art-unions encouraged and fostered ]moms to higarabling, instead, as had been stated, of 101,:e thrAllotnote the fine arts, because persons in various eaf4iartlitout the country, who were not actuated by a pat i o 18 1le c i at for gambling, for the 300/.. or 400/. prizes foiPaa of those art-unions, and considered themselves tebi'. Nsliethe.the fine arts. He ques co ti u o r n a ed ged m . 7h, there b the ea hisisioneet ' Of the fine arts were they fo r ~,,_ she fact, rather increased the fir., emieap_ and inferiorproductions in the place of 48 the IV• it4t denied the d t e - n p omination of fine art. ions encouraged gambling, toaekbtierere eseteZeidshtehdat for ar the l individual benefit of the Zeatf the ti` 4 nd for the encouragement of the higher branches onthe 134 a arts, and the distribution of pictures am 4t ° l li , + °(l3 ' et' th l unlike the Right among the ee t ,,_•••. (s i ,, , e peap.e, who, tj o ''' , llie eti ; Ill.; Peel), were unable to possess valuable and the D ' l lei i ir te g ss lgh"Pr . iced pictu.res• reet s nl es an , educating 114 People their part in d such exhibi contended, come 19, e " th,„ ' , and could not, he reZ e te e-ittlee..eanition of gambling. ell er , tp ittt.„"!and why so much obje H ct e ion should t be a 'with t ' L to tZ l ees, when building and other societies were morelT t e a r ter C ru t * tt a i gains.t which the term might be applied mo ral )' (l eg G h tl t __, lB explained that he considered that by Ptabb„ el dter e ' 1 the people, and bore but little part picturese Didloi'g, bee: Re repeated that prizesart-unions e d n is e t o - tt ' . .Y, Ish 7ll3 e, money was raised and raising haruihraoungteyeedd. 4eld,, to! Ro n ~'e u was an immoral mode of \se ri etit: szeatleinan remember the case . of the Spitai- He P riphg l ati tolveavers, and the result of their lottery? to i" ( 1 the -ssqn€l himself agreeing with his Right. Hon. '444" fine " a -L .7' o )er for Tamworth, as to whose attachment en t ski, 1,,,e there was but one concurrent _ opinion . on h S recent ee,,„ .ca the H se, even before k d 0- ci th r 9 7 tteL alleviate t e ls P e sufferings of one Ole Pr aot hts tr fine arts became n He agreed iie % lette r , gbt Honourable Friend, ' k t a ha ew t that Bill would the; ler ge the fine arts. He - objected to_ the prin ter ~l /to dee e ' rt , 9 4 if it would have the effect of procuring prin t -4 e se ` Q ns of Raphael and Michael Angelo, he, aveere'atileutleipuot sanction . such think means proposed by of tb th at efte t But ho did not that it would even il. fine arts , but, on the contrary, encourage a bad style t / tatila W e ALTROJnAthr grounds he should oppose the Bill. _s d that he considered that it lref o ": lewiae to pr ilt ess S the at Bill in its present form, and trate ewne should give it his opposition. V; to i f a ART said he thought it would encourage s the fine per t intr' Si milar to the law of Belgiumß r.htnmi subject, the lotteries utere disco nnuced into this country.. I Re: 6 ae, 4 „ r aged, but were permitted with respect to •thetletitell .ts.--(llear, hear.) The case stated by the il e e 3• bad not o the opposite side was not made out. v N ed .. h froeven given an instonce of the evils they appre -I°"' h -41 the Passing of this Bill. For these considera ei; rik trusted the House would adopt the BILL ,sticiklhle`z„i)RGE GREY said he thought there was a -b o w o -eeessity for this Bill. In the first place, it . would f 1 whether these art-unions came within the provisions o 4tt i 'i t y- er37. laws, and to subject them to such wholesome re- Nl c a ens _as would prevent, effectually, gambling it ws 'ate ~ Wear, hear.) The Committee formed inquirete, Wahl:4l'sBe art-unions found that some of the e vils . COM they of did exist, but at the same tim that *44 he w ere not inherent to these institutions. e 4 then offered such suggestions as they consideredwasof c 'Pli i i h ave the effect of repressing these evils. H gip_ r . ) a that the Bill would be of advantage, and h e e would ,e_ r it ; al 41.3 3U PPort. - -(Hear t , h h e h ear.) 1). L,,_,, fNLEY opposed 44 ' l '' , HARRY VANE said he would give the Bill his Pport. bge Air • ESC OTT 'R vcooT T said be must c a ll th e attention of the be 3 e to one fact before dividing on thi s su bj ect . I t would b„ ,highl thesesujust to s e i f persons who had got their bread ere suddenly to be deprived „',,ile.e r institutions if they Z them.—(Cries of " Divide.") w Upon that.ground alone, if s'lle e no other, he would give the Bill his support. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ••• 5 0 Against it .32 Th e „ Majority tlkitt_tiouse then. w,ent into Committee on the Bill, and the 3 were agreed to. , qtl ~ PIIIiONO (IRELAND) DILL. litt .. "e Motion for the third reading of this Bill, t„41:11; FRENCH made a few observations. /..' eff e -r`qol7 explained that the object of the Bill was b not 41-411 . -(''' any alteration of the nature apprehended w y h t h h e e 4e ,ltied 'e , ti tlernan, or lead to the increase of expense hie •r,.111 e`, n , eeppose TH E ec,ZI was then read a third time. ti lis - n 4- ND JURY CESS BOARDS (IRELAND) BILL. '"'i was read a third time. 4 114 b„, MANDAMUS (IRELAND) BILL. . 1 , " 4 4 was also read a third time. ' 4 ‘4•I,I3.YERSE CLAIMS (IRELAND) BILL. l' - ' - ' -N OF COSTS —COMPENSATION FOR LAND These , (IRELAND) BILL. loins were read a third time and passed. 1/ • b DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL.. ;o 1:118 siill tie e h , went through Committee pro forma, and the ci ttle.- aVine• received, and the Bill -ea i .,„ e. resumed , the report was •.`, be re- committed on Friday next. °,, a the SH ANNON NAVIGATION 'BL `'ol loestio n b eing put for the third I . L. rending of this Bill, hta to aelt off,.,?nel I3TITORP said it was high time they had some illbietkilis ag "n t the millions of money being eenxt lc ° LI. this navig - a a t t io a n by Government after Gove t rn au m . end ts ° ' It ePin ion it was a gross job, and ought to be s o in tie was renewed by Government after Government, pil and t o 4t ir 613tlier purpose than to place extensive patronage they Comogo -Wlt t ailds• W to be the last vote, or were on ~,,„ , • as this r4l3jur,;'/Iting money year after year for the Shannon llf r n ? It lDe . ritliOTT Said the Bill was not for the purpose of voting . hm eY, hut f 1 alr e ~ cn' Said into useful operation funds which all% p%3' been voted by the 'louse .—( Hear , hear') node t i . i.l R ENCH said the assessment of the Commissioners last 11,-4 Acts Was exceedingly e din l'y ZtAO/ --"r ante, ins t the city of Limerick was only rated at ,146:0,00whi,i....(1e thßeet,joitriiing county 'disproportionate and lin of Roscommon was assessed ar. It was' manifestly unjust, and ti% 31-11...._t*ek,„°UghttrtO b e e put upon the power of the Commie '-lhe}loeat, hear.) - - 4 I ' was read a third time and passed. th ' S he re 'W RECK AND SALVAGE BILL. tai e Nit Nil on this Bill was brought up and received, and ll 4 1ee W 5 4 .. 8 teeom nutted, for the purpose of introducing cer eel:l:lents. read ll ls len sTRAm NAVIGATION BILL. 4 to. Went -through Committee, and was ordered to be virel • .„, . tepilpee on Monday next. eeis b ill ...i'r LICENSES AND DUTIES BILL n il Mid II tr 4114 iiiit - PtIE SITV, *LONDON, THURSDAI MORNING, JULY 30, 1845, Room H. THE EtarznunGlE AND GLASGOW, AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL 3UNCTION. The Steward's Cup of 300/, added to a handicap of 5 sous. each T.Y.C. (47 Subs. Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 101bs (Nat) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Dawdle, 3 yrs, Est 51bs Mr. Godwin's Dexterous, 3 yrs, 7st 61bs The following also started but were not placed :-11Ir P. Rolt's Evenus—Mr. Merton's Idas, 4 yrs, 9st 41bs—Mr. Worley's Example, 5 yrs, Bst 41bs—Mr. Pettit's Alvanley 6 yrs, Bst—Lord Lonsdale'e Miss Milner c, 3 yrs, Bst—De .of Richmond's Refraction, 4 yrs, 7st 131bs—Lord Glantif. Se , cundus 5 yrs, 7st 91bs—Lo r d G. B en ti nc k' s C oa l Black Rose, 5 yrs, istslbs—Lord Miltown's Duc-an-Durras, 4 yrs, 7st 41bs —Mr. Cuthbert's Bourra Tomacha, 6 yrs, 7st 11b— , -Colonel Anson's Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, 7st— Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus, 3 yrs, Mt—Mr. Drinkald's Ohio, 3 yrs, Est 101bs— Mr. T. Walker's The Nobbler, 5 yrs, Est 81bt.— Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda, 4 yrs, 6st 81b—Mr. Drake's Bold Archer, 3 yrs, Est 71b—Mr. Banks's Charcoal, 3 yrs, Est 71b —Mr. Bowes's As-you-like-it,' 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Mr. Etwall's Longstock, 4 yrs, Est 31b—Mr. Leigh's Correct Card, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Mr. Jaques's Headsman, 3 yrs, sst 71b —Lord A. Lennox's Muscatel, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Lady Wildair-6 to 1 agst Idas 6to 1 agst As-you-like-it -9 to 1 agst Ohio, 10 to 1 agst Miss Milner colt. Won by a length. Run in 1 min. 30 sec. The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas, for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 131 b ; six, and aged, lOst 41b. About three miles and five furlongs. Mr. W. S. Stanley's Leaconfield, 3 yrs (A lad) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Alliance, 3 yrs 6t04 on Leaconfield. 11ron cleverly. CU' BETTING. CLAUDIUS. Calmez-vous, dissipez cette pieuse crainte ; Vous n'avez pas encore un tel sujet de plainte Votre peas est vivant, et dans tousles combats Il marche le plus brave entre nos vieux soldats. VIRGINIE. C'est done Icilius ?... The Committea decided that the preamble of the Bill had not been proved. The Committee then proceeded with the consideration of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal and Railway Rill, and were occupied hearing evidence in support of it up to the hour of ad journment. CLAUDIUS. Mon amour vous destine A terminer dans Rome une guerre intestine ; Et par lui les Romains verront changcr leur sort. VIROINIE. vous dis-je 1... HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXX. This Committee met again this morning at twelye o'clock, Sir George Clerk in the chair. There were also present all the other members of the Committee, viz., Colonel Peel, Hon. Captain Car negie, Hon. Mr. Smythe, and Mr. Tower, DUBLIN AND SANDYMOUNT The case having been resumed, Mr. Sierra, after some discussion, stated that the opposition on the part of the Grand Canal Company had been withdrawn, the pro moters having agreed to pay that company the sum of 1,5001. as compensation for the injuries which the construction of this line might inflict on their property. Mr. MALLET then said that there was no further opposition to the Bill, and the Committee were now in a position to declare the pre amble of the Bill proved. The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think they were; the objection which had been raised by Mr. Murphy as to this Bill, proposing to give land to this company which had already been granted this ses sion to the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, Company had not been removed. Mr. MALLEY thought that that objection might be easily got over, as future legislation could of course repeal a previously made law. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that the House could not, in the same session, repeal any part of a Bill that had received the royal assent. The CHAIRMAN then asked whether the consent of the Board of Admiralty to the Bill had been obtained? Mr. WADDY, the Parliamentary agent, said that they would be prepared to produce the written consent of the Board before the Committee separated. Mr. MALLEY :said that the difficulty as to the other point above, the land already given to the Dublin and Kingstea Company, might be obviated by the insertion of a clause in this Bill compelling the promoters to carry their line over that of the other company at the point in question by means of a viaduct, which should afford no obstruction to the traffic on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. CLAUDITS. Icilins est mort ! VIROINIE. 7 to 4 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston. Weatlierbit is declared not to start. AQUATICS. THE GUY'S CLUB OARS MATCH. The gentlemen of the Guy's Club on Tuesday contended in a pair -oared race for a pair of Gold Challenge Oars and Pre sentation Medals. It was throughout a very dashing, spi rited race, arranged in three heats. The very liberal donor of the prizes, T. Evans, Esq., officiated as umpire. First Heat. After a lengthened discussion, the Committee adjourned (without having given any decision) till two o'clock to-morrow. Messrs. Brinehley and Squire (Green) 1 Gruggen and Thompson (White) 2 Hewitt and Sanders (Red) 3 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. The distance was from Putney to Hammersmith. They effected a good start, white taking the lead up to Messrs. Searle's, when green drew well a head of red, and went up to the leading pair, and passed them. Won easily. Second Heat. Lloyd and Hicks RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. GOODWOOD 'RACES.--WznxESDAY. Our return of Tuesday's racing, forwarded from the ground, if not so fully in detail as we could have wished, or as its importance merited—and for which our apology must be, the difficulty of securing the receipt of our dispatches in time to be available for publication on the following day— will have shown that the sport was of a first-rate description, realising to the winners 9,0001., and leaving the spectators nothing to desire. The Craven Stakes failed to produce a race; only three horses were named, and the Duke of Rich mond and Lord Geo. Bentinck having divided Mr. Greville's forfeit, Dawdle walked over, and at one o'clock business com menced in earnest with the Gratwicke Stakes; seven others followed, and, although the gentlemen jockeys. as usual, took it easy, and of course were at least a quarter of an hour behind time in each of their races, so well did the profes sionals second the exertions of their starters, that Mr. Clarke's fiat on the last event was given within three minutes of the time appointed in the list. We cannot say that the company was so large or so aristo cratic, or that there was so much life in the scene as we have witnessed at former meetings, nor was the betting by any means brisk; the excessive closeness of the atmosphere, no doubt, caused a disinclination to encounter the heat and pressure of the "ring," and may account for the comparative flatness of speculation. The business of the meeting, as we intimated last week, was carried on in the ground floor of the Grand Stand, hitherto used for refreshment, and a great con venience it was to those who had not time or the means to mount two pair of stairs. The new offices are cool and spacious, and so well adapted to the purpose required that we question if the contemplated new weighing-stand will be erected. Mr. Careless, and several other caterers of less emi nence, "pitched" their tents above the enclosure, and offered every temptation for the indulgence of the appetite ; we would suggest, however, that a small refreshment-room should be provided as near the enclosure as possible; every thing at Goodwood is " against time," and those who are able to secure a sandwich in the short interval between the races, may consider themselves fortunate—for a betting man to run up to the second floor or half way down the distance for this purpose is out of the question. We must conclude our resume of the first day by stating that although the down trains on Monday were one and all considerably -behind time, the specials were arranged with as much punc tuality as a single line of railway would admit of, greatly to the accommodation of the public, and without any con tingency of consequence. With the second day necessity obliges us to deal briefly. The races, according to the original announcement, should have commenced at twelve o'clock ; instead of this, the match between Growl and So Nice ,which it was known would not come off, was fixed for one, and the running in consequence did not commence until half-past one. The change, we pre sume, was made for " honourable members." The card to be got through embtaced eight races, most of them with large fields, and it was not therefore until near six o'clock that the company were enabled to get away from the course; they were thus an hour and a half on the ground longer than they anticipated, and the Metropolitans, instead of reaching the London-bridge station at nine, could not have been "delivered" before eleven. It is unnecessary—in fact time will not permit us—to give more than a mere sketch of the sport. It was highly interesting from first to last, and afforded ample scope for speculation. The weather was ex tremely favourable, but intensely hot, and the company larger and more respectable than on the first day. - • (Yellow) 0 - ) 0 Forster and Edwards .... (Blue . It was a splendid heat. Blue led, closely followed by yel low. Throughout the race they were ever and anon scull and scull, and alternately had a slight advr age. Both put on a desperate spurt as they neared the s tinisled in a dead heat. -Grand lieut. - Yellow . • Blue took the lead, followed by yellow, scull and null to the Crab Tree. The others here made play, and they all became about level; green and yellow then made the racing, and continued along with each other. Won by half a length. TEMPLE REGATTA. A double smilers match amongst the watermen plying at the Temple, Arundel-street, and Essex-street-stairs, for a purse of sovereigns, given by the residents of the vicinity, came oil' on Tuesday. James Dupere, Temple-stairs, and Thomas Coles, Essex stairs (Green) 1 John A udsley, Arundel-stairs, and Richard Martin, Essex stairs .....(White) 2 C. Dyer, Temple-stairs, and W. Mason, Arundel stairs (Yellow) 3 Won by three.lengths. Second Heat. John Bush, Essex- stairs, and Joseph Leonard, Arun(lel stairs (Light Blue) 1 Samuel Martin, Essex-stairs, and George Everard, Essex stairs _ (Purple) 2 Won by two lengths. Grand Heat. Light Blue 1 Purple 2 White 0 The winners took the lead, kept it, and came in first by .en lengths. Selling stakes of 10 sow. each with 50 added; three yrs old 6st 191 b; four, Bst 31b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st 21b. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs. if demanded. If entered to be sold for 200 sovs., allowed 101bs ; for 1501. 141bs ;for 100/., 181bs. Winners once this year 41bs.; twice 71bs. extra. Craven Course. (10 Subs). Mr. Herbert's c by Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Letty 3 yrs (2001.) (W. Marson) 1 Duke of Richmond's Tugnet, 3 yrs (10CL) The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Greville's Polka, 3 yrs (200)—Mr. Jaques's Headsman, 3 yrs (100)—Mr. Osbaldeston's Petit Morceau, 4 yrs ( 100 )-- Lord G. Bentinck'e Green Pea, 3 yrs (150) —Lord G. Ben tinck's Best Bower, 5 yrs (100)—Lord Chesterfield's New • Brighton, 6 yrs (100). Betting-5 to 2 agst Green Pea-4 to lea agst Headsman and New Brighton—and sto 1 agst the winner. Tugnet cut out the work, followed to the distance by Green Pea and the Miss Letty colt ; the latter then went in front and won cleverly by a length, Green Pea third. Run in 2 min 225. The Stand Plate of 501. added to a Sweepstakes of sovs. each. Three yrs old 7st ; four, Bst ; five, Bst 91b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b. One mile. (12 Subs.) Lord Lonsdale's c by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Mil ner, 3 yrs Lord LI. Bentick'S Blackbird, 3 yrs ... ............... 2 Mr. Green's, The Conjuror, 3 yrs Mr. Dorrier's Laird o'Cockpen, 4 yrs 4 Mr. P. P. Rolt's Evenus, 5 yrs Betting-6 to 4 agst The Conjurer-5 tot agst Miss Mil ner-3 to 1 agst Evenus, and 4to 1 agst the Laird o'Cock pen. The Laird o'Cockpen took the lead, 'Blackbird being second, and the Miss Milner colt third, and the others who lost start following them at an interval of several lengths. At the turn Miss Milner colt took the second place of half way up the distance, obtained the lead, which she main tained to the end, winning cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min 47 sec. The Orange Prize, given by his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya, each. Three yrs 7st ; four, Bst 91b ; five, Oat 41b ; six and aged, Oat 71b. Mares allowed 41bs, geldings, 7lbs. The second to receive 100 sovs. and the third 50 soya. out of the stakes. Nearly three miles. (48 Subs.) Mr. Greville's Alarm, 4 yrs (Nat) 1 Lord Lonsdale's Jericho, 4yrs Mr. Moore's Wolf-dog, 4 yrs The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. D. Robertson's The Cure, 5 yrs—Mr. A. Johnstone's Sir George (Brother to Sir Henry), 3 yrs—and Duke of Richmond's Red Deer, 5 yrs. Betting-6 to 5 agst Alarm, and 2to 1 agst Jericho. Wolf-dog cut out the work, followed by The Cure and Jericho, Alarm lying fifth, and Red Deer last. They ran in this order to the Craven Stakes Course, where the second place was taken by Jericho, Sir George and Alarm directly after him, becoming third and fourth. At the distance Wolf dog was joined by the favourites, and beaten instanter, and Jericho went on with a slight lead of the crack, the two being new singled out a long way in advance. The race was con tested with great severity to the end, Alarm never obtaining the advantage until near the chair, and then winning only by a head. Nothing was near the two. Run in 5 min. 39 sec. The Cowdray Stakes of 25 sovs. each ; two yrs old, 6st 71b ; three, Bst 91b ; four, 9st 71b ; five and upwards, 9st 121 b ; mares allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 1201., if de manded. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Collingwood, 3 yrs (Nat) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Jollity, 2 yrs 2 Duke of Richmond's Vampyre, 2 yrs 3 Mr. Meiklam's Duncan, 2 yrs ... 4 Mr. Gregory's cby Euclid, dam by Taurus, 2 yrs .... . . 5 Betting-6 to 1 agat Collingwood; won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 minute 22 seconds. ' • The Goodwood Stakes, of 25 says each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared, &c. The winner of the Northumberland Plate, the Gloucestershire Stakes, or Tradesmen's Cup at Liver pool, to carry 51bs extra; any two of these stakes 71bs extra. The second to receive 100 soya out of the stakes. (147 Subs., 87 of whom declared.) Mr. O'Brien's Jonathan Wild, 3 yrs, 4st 71bs (R. Rider) 1 Mr. J. Day's The Hero, 3 yrs, sst 71bs Mr. Parr's Dulcet, 4 yrs, Gst 101bs The following also started, but were not placed :—Sir G. Heatheote's Akbar, 3 yrs Bst 101b—Sir J. Hawley's Alamode, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Sr C. Monck's Glossy, 6 yrs, Bst2lb—M r . H. Guedalla nd Vol-au-Vent, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Mr. H. Walker nd Red Robin, 6 yrs, 7st (carried 7st 51b)—Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Duke of Richmond's Pic Nic, 4 Yrs, Est 111b—Lord G. Bentinck's 1:ly Mary, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Mr. J. B. Mills' s Giantess, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Mr. W. Whitfield nd Tee totaller, aged, 6st 61b—Mr. Desbrow nd Ima, aged, fist 21b —Mr. Freeman's Sir Diggory Diddle, 5 _ yrs, 6st— Mr. 11. Pearce nd Jack Cade, 5 yrs, sst 91b—Sir H. Seymour nd Petitioner, 3 yrs, sst 81b- , ..Sir F. Collier nd Maid of Lyme, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Mr. Bowes's f by Elie, out of Morella, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Lord G. Bentinck's Camera Obscura, 3 yrs, 4st 101b—Lord Exeter's Sis. to Pergularia,yrs, 3 4st 71b. Betting at starting-4 to 1 agst The Hero, 7to 1 agst Red Robin, 7 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger, 8 to 1 agst Camera Obscura, 9 to 2 agst Jonathan Wild, 12 to 1 agst Petitioner, 12 to 1 agst Alamode, 20 to 1 agst Giantess, 20 to 1 agst Morella filly, 20 to 1 agst Maid of Lyme, and 40 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent. The horses, after they had paraded half up the distance, were marched back some yards below th e s t ar ti ng post , wheeled round and got off at the first wo r d, Cl umsy ta ki ng the lead, followed by Pic Nic, Jonathan Wild, C amera Ob scura, Maid of Lyme, and several others, a ll li g ht wf, ilts. The Hero lying in the rear with Red Robin, Alan_l o d e , and others, of the heavy division. They ran thus at a " split ting" pace to the top of th e hill in go , - ' shlwed in front and went o n w ith 0- -' , IF out, where ima -0s running almost round the hill to the last t urn . Th e Hero then took the com• mand, and with Dulcet, J. - - , nathitti Wild, Camera Obscura, Giantess, and Red Ro' • bild'up cut out the work to the stand, where Jonatt, a ix,.. ' and ti,,, tailing to the chair and, vim ,. • n , lid challenged, reached him close ~ a race, equal in severity to that for the Orange Pri , L • )-- v a neck. Red Robin a bad fourth, and Giantes.s fiffi- -`. 1 The race was very severe Crum Arid th ehd, "prodigious." Run iii five minutes, ten o- - ..onds. - It is supposed that the amount lost on the race f.', - A cee d s 40,0004 The Member's Plate of 50/., with 50 added ; 10i. from the fund for the second horse; three yrs, let 41b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 41b. The winner to be sold for 2501. if demanded, &c. Once round. Sir. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 5 3 713 (Butler) 1 Mr. W. IL Johnstone's Blind Hookey, aged 2 Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth ... Betting -6 to 4 agst Boras, Mr. Death' s S ubduer, 6 yrs 3 4 Mr. Grat w i c k e ' s Titmouse, 4 yrs . Wog; by a length. and 2 to 1 agst Blind Ilookey. THE -CONSOLIDATED FUND (4,000,0001.) BILL. This Bill was. also read a second time. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be com. mitted. NEWFOUNDLAND BILL. The report on this Bill was received and agreed to, and it was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. THE BURIAL SERVICE (No. 2) BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. EAST HEMPSTEAD UNION IN BERKS. Captain PECHELL called the attention of the House to the petition of the guardians of the East Hempstead Union in Berke, complaining of the conduct of the Poor-law Com missioners, and hoping that steps would be taken to inquire into and restrain the authority of the officials at Somerset House. He would content himself at present with moving for copies of all correspondence that bad passed be tween the rate-payers of that union and the Poor-law Com missioners.—Agreed to. EPISCOPAL REVENUES. _ Mr. FREWEN obtained leave' to bring in a Bill to provide for the better regulation of episcopal revenues and dioceses. The House then adjourned at Half-past Four o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES ESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room C. RENT ATMOSPHERIC. The Committee re-assembled this morning, the Earl of Devon in the chair, when Mr. Cubitt was examined at very great length on the gradients, and the several features of the peculiar line of the Atmospheric Company. At present there were thirty-nlue trains per day ever the Croydon line. Considerable stress was laid upon the fact of Mr. Cubitt having laid down a line from Croydon to Ashford, the object tK,lng to shorten the distance between Tunbridge and Ashford, by using a part of the Reigate line. There had been some agreement with the South-Eastern Company, which had passed off, but the differences had lasted for some time, and it was in consequence of those differences that Mr. Cubitt was int:aced to leave the service of the South-Eastern Company. An examination ensued on this point, and on the means of getting to Dover without going to Ashford. After some further details, Mr. Austin replied, and stated that If it was true, as stated by Mr. Wilkinson, that the South Eastern Company had stolen the lines, they were at least surveyed by their own engineers. Let him look through the course of the line. There was a common starting point at the Surrey Canal ; from thence to Lewisham was a mile- and-a half, and then there was a double scheme, that of the North Rtnt and the Mid Kent Companies; then there was a mile-and-a-half to Bromley. Now, it had occurred to his experience, that common sense was, in spite of engineering ability, actually the best guide ; and there common sense showed that it was better to have an esta blished line on a good gradient rather than bad. The Kent Atmo spheric Company left the Croydon line in a cutting of sixteen feet on a gradient of lin 100. Then there was the Tunbridge tunnel, where the Kent Atmospheric Company had committed the great sin on their line, and a sin committed with their eyes open. There, the tunneling of the Scuth-Eastern Company was 1,100 yards longer than the Kent Atmospheric Company, but then the gradient of the South-Eastern Company was only I in 102, while the gradient of the Atmospheric Company was 1 in 80. Then came the point of the Riverhead and the Sevenoaks station, and whether the inhabitants were going up or downwards, the accommodation was still better. By the South Eastern line, the station of Sevenoaks was only half- a mile, while on the other line it was three quarters of a mile. Then how did the opposing Company propose to accommodate the other places on the line. Riverhead was a most important station; and look at the country ; and if they did so, they would find that the whole of the population was westward, in the trough of the country ; and if the Sevenoaks station were to be taken, the whole of those people Would have to go round by the high road. Mr. Stephenson, by throwing out this span to Sevenoaks, had given a better accommo to all parts of the country except Sevenoaks? _ . ThO Earl of Devon wished AO knew what difference there was be- pa en the two stations with reference to Sevenoak.s ? Mr. AUSTIN continued by stating that there was to be no station at Sevenoaks, but there would be a means of communication which would satisfy all the requirements of the district. Then, with regard to the works, the cuttings, and the tunnellings, they were quite in favour of the South-Eastern line. A person who was secretary to the Company, positively stated that the Sevenoaks trade had no connexion whatever with any other place. Then, going to Tun bridge, they were four miles longer. Then, with respect to Mr. Brown's evidence, he was well aware of the work which might have been made with that evidence. This was not the first time that he had met Mr. Brown, and he was quite assured that if any one had been put forward competent to dissect that statement with rapidity, it would have been, as it had been in the Commons, quite upset to the knowledge of every man about him, and ail the imputations against the South-Eastern Company would have been entirely neutralised. Then he came to Tunbridge, and the question presented itself which regarded the accommodation of the Mid Kent district. To this the Atmospheric Company had no pretension what ever, while the South-Eastern Company had a station—an excellent one—at the principal town in Kent. From Maidstone the South- Eastern Company ran to Ashford. lie had said that he would save the Kent Atmospheric Company from the indiscretion of leaving Maidstone out of the communication; that was the real reason for the abandonment of the line from Maidstone to Ashford; a point on which Mr. Talbot had very judiciously refrained from examining. The South-Eastern Company had put the town of Maidstone with North Kent, Dover, Canterbury, and all that part of the country, and then it was discredited ; but although it was like putting great things in comparison with small ones, yet he might as well say that the line to Liverpool from Manchester ought not to pass over Chat Moss ; but he made the allusion because it was necessary to observe that it was often a matter of obligation to pass through a thinly peopled district to satisfy the want of places beyond them. Then, with regard to the distances—this line would bring Maidstone 20 miles nearer London, and 15 miles nearer Dover. Maidstone was the most important town in Kent. The branch to Tunbridge would be 365,0001. Their then branch would be 176,0001.. so that, as the Noble Chairman stated, by the expenditure of an extra 200 0001., the whole of the Ashford district would be accommodated. Their distance to Tunbridge would be four miles shorter, but on the South-Eastern line the gradients would be better, and this superiority would make the distance in time ab solutely shorter. Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bidder had shown that the saving in gradients would overbalance the disadvantage of dis • tance. Mr. Cubitt had said that twelve carriages would pass over the South-Eastern line where ten would pass over his ; and this was important, when he came to consider the question of gradients. With reference to the Bricklayer's-arms station, it was the pro perty of the South-Eastern Company, so that the allegation of their being in connexion with that station was an absurdity. He would now contrast the gradients on these lines. The cost of the gradients on the Mid Kent line from London to Ashford was only 1 in 102. He would not recur to the gradients presumed, but to those on the projected lines. On the Maidstone line, the Atmospheric Company had a gradient of 4 miles in length of lin 80. and another of 8% miles in length of 1 in 100, making thirteen miles worse than 1 in 100. On the Tunbridge line there was a gradient of 5 3 j miles in length, of 1 in 80 ; so that nineteen miles, or nearly one-half of the atmospheric line would be on a worse gradient than the whole of the South-Eastern line. Thus the worst gradient on the opposing line occurred in the tunnel, where the apex of the line was placed. Looking at the case as it stood before their Lordships, he was happy that he had Mr. Stephensen on the side of the good gradients, and he (Mr. Austin) could hot help being of his opinion, for he should always be ready to choose a gradient of 1 in 10 to 1 in 100. The South-Eastern Company had got a Bill this session for en larging the station at Ashford, as the grand depot ; the station in fact, as Mr. Cubitt had stated, of the South-Eastern Company that had cost a quarter of a million. Mr. TALBOT objected to any such subject being gone into on the authority of Lord Tenterden. Mr. AUSTIN believed be had a right to allude to it. Then, with regard to the crossing of roads en the level, Mr. Cubitt bad stated that these were always bad things. The Noble Chairman had asked why a clause could not be introduced under the direction of the Board of Trade, and there was no reason why each a clause should not be introduced. These crossings were certainly injurious, but they were easily obviated. With respect to the rate of toll, as it was merely a prospective matter: it was really a very amusing thing, but according to Mr. Wilkinson when the tolls were reduced in amount the traffic must be increased in quantity. With regard to what Mr. Wilkinson had said about stealing the plans of the Croydon Company, all he had to say was that if the Chairman and Directors and Engineer of the South-Eastern Company had stolen the plans, they were very mal-a-ctroit thieves, for they had stolen ' if they had stolen at all, that which nobody would pick up in the streets. After referring to the allegations against the South-Eastern Company, the Learned Counsel stated that the opposition was neither more nor less than a Croydon opposition, and had no reference whatever to public advantage. If this South Eastern branch were made there would be a distinct entrance from North Kent into London, whereas if the reverse were to hold, the whole of that traffic would come over the Croydon line, and thus it would form the drain to the whole county of Kent. After speaking of the value of competition, and citing Ricardo's authority on the poli tical dogma of the value of competition, Mr. Austin alluded to the benefit of a united management. There was no doubt but that Mid Kent must be accommodated, and he trusted that the Committee would not lightly postpone the deei.3lon for another year, for he felt bound tb remind the Committee that the expense of these contests were equal to the whole expense of working the line for one year. To the Earl of Devon the Counsel replied that the distance by the atmospheric line was 24 miles, and by the South-Eastern route 28)4 miles to Tunbridge. Mr. AUSTIN continued by stating that they had the consent of the inhabitants of the district, and as the promoters had given a good plan—perhaps not the best that could be devised—yet a good plan, satisfactory to the district, and in every way a workable plan, he would, therefore, ask of their Lordships sot to postpone this Bill, but allow the preamble to be proved. The room was cleared. On the re-admission of parties, The CHAIRMAN stated that the preamble of the South-Eastern line had not been proved, and the Bill is, consequently, lost. Room D. This Committee met to-day, at eleven o'clock, the Earl of St. Germans in the chair, when the consideration of the clauses of the GLASGOW, Bill was entered upon. DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE Mr. Burke, the agent of the promoters, brought up several clauses that had been drawn up by the Caledonian Company, and which the two companies had mutually agreed to. Mr. Sergeant Witationam then proceeded, on behalf of the Caledo nian Company, to proposn the insertion of a clause, which, if adopted, would still leave the Rill as it now stood up to the point at Gretna. This clause had a twofold object—that of giving efficient accommo dation to the district 'which it required, and at the same time to give a partial protection to the Caledonian Company, which it could not he denied would be seriously prejudiced by the construction of the Nithsdale line. The eause,- it would be observed, gave the Caledo nian Company power, under certain conditions, to purchase the por tion of the Nithsclale scheme between Annan and the Caledonian main line. If this were agreed to, the break between the two companies would take place at Annan, instead of at Dumfries. There could be no doubt that Annan would be a much more convenient position for a general terminus, while It would be a means of protecting the through traffic of the Caledonian Company against competition. Arrangements of the kind ho proposed were not uncommon; he believed that similar conditions of purchase had been introduced into about ao or 90 miles. Ile believed it was done in the case of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway, who, in altering a portion of their line that affected the Monkland and Itirkintilloch, gave the latter the power to purchase the altered portion of the former. lie sub mitted the clause as the only mode of doing justice to a large com pany, whose capital was jeopardised by the passing of the present Bill. Sir TOOMAS Mums said he had carefully followed the Learned Gentleman, and he could not hear a single reason why the proposi tion should be entertained. It was substantially raising the question which had been decided yesterday after a most patient and deliberate consideration on the part of their Lordships. They had decided that the Nithsdale line should go up to Gretna, while they at the same time decided that the Canobie branch more properly belonged to the Caledonian Company. He would not go on to argue the question, but, after the investigation, leave it with confidence in the hands of the Committee. It was the last attempt of the Caledonian Company to prevent the construction of the line. Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM denied it was raising the question of yesterday, but rather to give effect to that decision. The only difference proposed was, that the Caledonian line should be worked by the Caledonian Company, instead of by the Ayrshire Company, and on the same terms if required, while at the same time the public interest would be fully provided for. The whole object sought was to protect the vested interests of the Caledonian Company from jeopardy, while the shareholders of the Nithsdale line would be placed in no worse position than they were at present. The room was then cleared for the deliberation of the Committee. In about half an hour the parties were called hr. The emulous intimated that the Committee had come to the fol lowing resolution :—" That the Committee is prepared to sanction the insertion of a clause requiring the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Company to grant a perpetual lease to the Caledonian Company, on their obtaining statutory powers to acquire the same, of that portion of the line which lies between Annan and the Caledonian Railway, subject to the same conditions as those which the Glasgow and Ayr Company are empowered by this Bill to purchase in other parts of the line, in the event of their non-amalgamation with the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Company." After an interval, both parties submitted clauses, in order to carry out the intention of the Committee in the resolution they had come to. An argument took place on the clauses of the respective parties, Mr. Sergeant WaaNcaLtm contending that his clauses were in full accordance with the resolution of the Committee, while those sub mitted by the promoters of the Bill, if agreed to, would actually con travene its intention, which was to protect the through traffic of the Caledonian and would introduce a great deal of legislation that was foreign to the object sought to be accomplished. Sir T. PHILLIPS replied in support of the clauses the promoters of • the Bill had submitted. He maintained that unless the provisions of these clauses were admitted, the Glasgow and Ayr Company would he placed in an injurious position, and would not be able to receive proper indemnity for the giving up to the Caledonian Company 0- least expensive and most profitable portion of the line. --te After some further discussion on the clauses, tuft parties were ordered to withdraw. • On our re-admission, • The CHAIRMAN intimated that e Committee were of opinion that Mr. Sergeant Wrangham's clay ses did carry out the intention of the resolution come to by the Cot amittee. The preamble of the Bill, as alter ed in agreement with the amend meats made by the Committee, arid the new clauses admitted, was then passed, and the several clauses of the Bill gone through and agreed to. The Bill with the amendments was then ordered to be reported to the Mouse. no ttoo teu leperizt4 itubli4o/12 1 401 Ws* litiOwe, LITERATURE. IRGINIB. Tragedie, en cinq actes, par Al. Latour (de Saint Ybars). Representee pour la premiere foil a Paris, sur k Theatre Francais, par les comediens ordinaires du Roi, le 5 Avril, 1845, et au Theatre Francais de Londres (St. James's Theatre), le 24 Juillet, 1846. The story of Virginia has been a favourite subject with the dramatists of England and France from the earliest times. The earliest extant English dramatic pro duction publicly represented (" Ferrex and Porrex" was only represented at Court), the plot of which is derived from history, is entitled "Appius and . Virginia," and it was publicly acted in all probability as early as the year 1563. This curious production, which holds a middle station between the old moralities and the historical plays, and in which the vice of the old morality is introduced under the name of Haphazard, was printed in 1575. We know not whether the story was as early dramatised by the French dramatic authors, but certain it is that every century since that time has seen its Virginius or its Virginia in both countries; and that, with the exception of the Virginius of Mr. Sheridan Knowles in England, and the Virginie of M. Latour in France, all these pro ductions have fallen into deserved oblivion. It might at first sight appear that the present was an excellent opportunity for instituting a comparison between the works of the English and of the French dramatists, but nothing can well be more different than the manner in which they have treated the subject. We have none of those large-hearted (we know no word that will so well express our meaning), exquisitely beautiful domestic scenes, which form the charm of Sheridan Knowles's play, in the Virginie of M. Latour, but on the other hand Sheridan Knowles gives us nothing like the in tensely impassioned scenes between Appius and Virginia by which the work of M. Latour is distinguished. Virginius is the great character of the play of Sheridan Knowles, and Virginia interests us passively rather than actively. We pity and love the young, innocent, simple-minded girl of fifteen, exposed, in the absence of her natural protectors, to diabolical machinations, the object of which she comprehends but indistinctly—we pity, we feel for her ;we love her as the innocent victim rather than as the heroine. Not so with the Virginie of M. Latour. She perfectly understands the nature and. the object of the pursuit of Appius Claudius. She spurns him from her presence with a withering sarcasm, mingled with a warmth of indignation, which savours rather of the woman of five-and-twenty than of the girl . of fifteen—rather of the Lucretia than of the Virginia. In this respect the Virginie of M. Latour, although more dramatic than the Virginia of Sheridan Knowles, is not so true to history, but we ' could readily, nay, thankfully, pardon a graver anachro nism for the sake of the exquisite poetry of M. Latour and the sublime acting of Mdlle. Rachel, for whom the character was written. The first act is rather heavy; it is devoted to the preparations for the marriage of Virginia with Icilius, and concludes with the departure of Vir ginius to the army, after a long conversation with Fa bius on state affairs, for the introduction of which M Latour may plead the authority of Corneille and the custom of the French stage, albeit it is a custom which, in our opinion, " Is more honoured in the breach than in the observance." In the second act we have the first interview between Claudius and Virginia, and this is one of the most powerfully-written scenes in the drama. During the absence of Virginius and Icilius the Decemvir has sent presents to Virginia, which she has rejected. He then, in an interview, personally urges his suit, and the scene thus proceeds :-- CLAUD/us. Virginie !...Et ces dons, et ee3 veeux emprcesis Qu'on a du vous uffrir !... vißcartra. Je les ai repousses. CL MIDII7B. Rvousser les prevents d'un homme qui vous aims !... E4t-ce m6pris pour mot ? VIRGINIM C'est respect pour moi-meme. Et d'ailleurs, qu'on me dise ou Jo dois thiposer Le prix du deihoaneur qu'on me vient proposer. Irai-je le suspeudre avec cette couronne, Qui rapproche des Dieux ceux auxquels on la donne ? Pourrai-jo le placer sans crime sur l'autel Des Onates gardiens du foyer paternel ? Faut •il le renfermer dans la chambre oil ma mare A cache les tresors d'une conduite austere ? Dites, dites-le-moi ?...Le culte des aieux Deja depuis long-temps a consacre ees lieux ; Leur ame y vit toujours, et leur puissant exemple A deja transforms cette demeure en temple ; Its sent ici presents, et tout ce qiej 'y vote, Pour m'inspirer l'honneur, sembl e prendre une voix. into which Adieu ! The conclusion of this speec h is poetry of the very highest order. Sublime is t he ide a that a succession of virtuous it a ancestors tem pl e consecrator virtue, the family yit abode, Consti tuting is a sacril ege to let any impure thing enter. Worked up to a pitch of desperation by her repeated refusals of his suit, Appius Claudius at length offers to make her his wife:— Ulan:dna. Pardo l .l6, apaise-tei...Quelle est done ta puissance, quel charm° supreme est dans ton innocence ? Explique-moi comment tes dedains, ta flerte, Sans exciter ma haine, augmentent ta &mite ? Dispose demon sort : je t'aime, je repouse. Vous, seigneur !...De ses droits la noblesse est jalotise Il vous est defendu de vous unir a moi Je suis fine du peuple. CLAUDIUS. On peut Changer la loi, Vludikitif Qui peut changer la loi ne peut changer mon ame, Et j'aime Mikis, et je serai sq femme, Thus refused he informs her of the death of Icilius, but breaks his intelligenge 1 0 r u g 1 4 SIM a way as to probe her lteut to t h e Wei— CLAUDIUS. Je repis de l'arrage Des nouvelles dont Rome est a peine info rm 6 e . VIRGINIE. Mon pero ?.., CLAUDIUS, a part. EllO ifs point tremble pour son arrant. VIRGINIE. Pit9B9P.l2Pieta WO est up affreux tcurixten‘ and a pretence, he engages a strolling gipsey to steal the title-deeds to the coveted possession ' to burn the dwelling-house in which his i namora t a i s located, and to commit divers other atrocities. The protector of Flo riano is burnt to death in the cottage, and Gaston, con vinced• that the papers are destroyed in the conflagration, returns exultingly to Paris. Here, however, be is fol lowed by the heroine ; the latter passes through a num ber of vicissitudes ; Latzi, the gipsey, " turns up" again as a rider at Franconi's equestrian circus ; the all important papers are found to be in his possession, and a variety of powerful scenes is the consequence, each circumstance disclosing still further the duplicity and villainy of Gaston, the reckless determination of Latzi, the purity and the devotedness of Floriana. After the catastrophe, in which these facts are developed to the comprehension of all the persons concerned, the "Second Love" is unfolded in the love of the heroine for a young Englishman, named Albert Walsingham. It is singular how much intense interest is evolved from this simple plot ; the fiction is most skilfully contrived, and the in cidents are delineated with very considerable vigour. The scene in Franconi's amphitheatre is admirable. Venda, the mother of Latzi, although an original, calls to our recollection the Witch of Vesuvius in " Zanoni." Pauvrette" is also a tale of' peculiar power, telling of the malice of a Quadroon, who, to revenge himself upon the heroine for having rejected his affection, causes her eyesight to be extinguished by a negro woman. In this instance, however, the interest is of a painful and re pulsive character, and hence we conceive the fiction to be inferior to its predecessor. " The Maiden's Chamber" is on the contrary, an agreeable story throughout ; and this in despite of the blustering rascality of Lieutenant Vidal and the secret villainy of Jerome Sainval. In the character of Gabriel Maas, the treasure-seeker, the author has without any absolute plagiarism, reminded his reader of the famous Edie Ochiltree of Scott's " Anti quary :" they are " alike but yet dissimilar." There is much brilliancy of description in these volumes, and the 'composition altogether is sparkling and fluent. Some times, however, especially in the last story, there are evidences of immaturity, such as a turgescence in the language ; for example, in the third volume, page 74, instead of saying that Vidal swore lustily because he was drunk, the author says, that the pith of Vidal's exclamation was " thus rudely overloaded with an exube rance of figurative adjurations.' This failing is, however, but seldom visible ; and in dismissing the present work, we can do so with cordial commendation, as a triad of very delightful tales. THE LATIN TYRO'S GUIDE. By Geo. Jackson An ingenious little work is this " Latin Tyro's Guide." It has a novelty and simplicity in its arrangement with which, at first glance, we were surprised,' and with -which, after a careful examination, we are satisfied. The book promises to impress the first principles of the construction of the Latin language upon the mind of the student more in delibly than any other elementary system within our im mediate recollection. A group of nouns substantive, in the five declensions, are ready prepared, to be either committed to the memory or to be declined, or both, at will. The same may be , remarked also of the nouns adjective, the four conjugations,the deponant verbs, and the irregular verbs. With the compactness of the table of pronouns—just filling a page and a half—we are par ticularly pleased. Altogether the book is nothing less than "the Latin Grammar made easy." A LETTER TO THE REV. CECIL WRAY. By Thomas William Marshall. The writer of this pamphlet writes consistently and clearly. We cannot, however, concede to the arguments by which he endeavours to prove the unstable position of the reverend gentleman to whom they are addressed. Even the minutest point in ethics is too vast to be settled to satisfaction in the compass of a single epistle; and to our opinion it seems that such brochures should be restricted to mere questions of discipline, as the great tenets of religion are liable to become involved, and to assume a somewhat dubious character, when submitted to such compression. The letter, however, deserves mention for its lucidity and moderation. IRELAND. DUNDALK ELECTION. Minor, JULY O'Connell,jun., accompanied by Mr. Steele and other members of the Repeal Association, returned to town last night. The constituency of Dundalk is limited to 250 electors, and of these, it is stated, not less than 170 are pledged to support Mr. O'ConuelL The following letter reached here this morning : " DUNDALK, SUNDAT.—The writ has been received. The election will take, place early next week. Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., according to all appearances, will be returned without opposition. There was a crowded meeting of Repealers this day, at which Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., Captain Broderick, and Mr. Steele attended. Mr. Steele, in the course of his speech, highly eulogised Mr. Redington, the late Member, and his name was loudly cheered. Mr. Steele described him as having only one fault—that he was not a Repealer; but as a high-spirited and highly-gifted gentleman—a perfect man of business, and a member of the Devon Commission, whose report was a thunderbolt in the hands of O'Connell, without which he could not have so effectually resisted the atrocious. Coercion Bill. _ _ . "Haveng completed their arrangements for the election, Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., and his friends, returned to Dublin." COUNIT OF KILKENNY ELECTION.—The election for this county ;takes place on Wednesday next. Mr. Smithwick (Repeaber) is still the only candidate, and there does not ap pear the slightest chance of opposition to his return. THE MASTERSHIP IN CHANCERY.—This office is not yet filled, hat it is confidently asserted that Mr. Jeremiah J. Murphy., Q.C., is to be the new Master. THE :POTATO DISEASE.--Again the reports from the coun try, witax very few exceptions, are exceedingly disheartening. COURT -MARTIAL ON MAJOR DEANE, lsz ROYALS. A general court-martial assembled at the Royal Barracks, DUblin, son Monday, for trial of Major Charles Deane, K. 11., of the-ltic-,-or Royal Regiment. The .charges against Major Deane, eighteen in number, set forth that. he exacted from the men of the depot a higher price for necessaries than is allowed by the regimental regu lations; for having charged 3 per cent. additional on, the issue of / tecessaries supplied to the soldiers; that he did not assemble a board of officers in accordance with the military regulatic , ns, to fix a price on the issue of necessaries ; and also for I abuse and harsh treatment of Sergeant Francis Nolan. The a everal' charges having been delivered in and read, witnesses i in support thereof were called for examination. Mr. Jot in M'Court, the prosecutor, Lieutenant Poole (Royals` 1, Colonel R. C. Manse], and some non-commis sioned of liters of the Royals, gave evidence in reference to the charges. The case for the prosecution closed on Wed nesday_ At tlhe request of the prisoner the Court was adjourned till F riilay, to allow him time to prepare for his defence. On l?riday, at the assembling of the Court, Major Deana read his defence. He said his situation had been greatly aggravated by the character of his accuser, who had been convicted and sentenced to be dish List ed the service for disgraceful conduct. 'On that occa sion thoir positions were reversed, with the exception that he (the poisoner) had not appeared there as a voluntary prose cutor, nor had he any personal interest in the charges, hav ing belie officially ordered to conduct the prosecution. Major De: see then proceeded in his address to analyse the several cht irges seriatim, and handed in most flattering testimonials fro in Lieutenant-General Newberry, Colonel Wetherall, De patty Adjutant-General, Canada; Major-General Sir Rig ard Armstrong, Commanding Canada West ; Lieutenant- Ge, miral Sir Willoughby Cotton, Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, and.: Major Bennett, and having thanked the court for the unW earied attention which they had devoted to the investi gatil m, left his case to their decision, and proceeded to call his a vitnesses. $e veral witnesses were examined, whose testimony went to d isprove the charge against the gallant major. Lord D ow nes, one of the witnesses, bore the highest testimony to 0 ie .character of Major Deane, as an officer and a gentleman. C solonel Mansell bore similar testimony. The case for' the defence having closed here, the room vas cleared, in order to allow the court to remain in delibe ration. The result will not be made known officially for tome weeks. The Lord Chancellor has-appointed Mr. Louis Perrin, bar 'later-at-law, second son of the Right. Hon. Mr. Justice Perrin, to be his lordship's purse-bearer.. The Commissioners of Ptiblic Works in Ireland have been atthorised by their Excellencies the Lords Justices to com• mence immediately some public works on the north shores of Lough Mask, county Mayo. . . . . . . .. The city of Kilkenny - grand jury has adopted an address of congratulation to the Earl of Besborough, on his appoint ment to the viceroyalty of this kingdom. A requisition is in course of signature for convening the county to adopt a eimilar course.— Wateiford Freeman. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. Il est wort !.. CLAUD/US. L'ennemi triomphe dans l'Algide, Minerve convert de sa puissante egide. La, votre fiance, dans un combat de nuit, A OH. Tout lien entre vous est detruit ; Et vous pourrez bientOt disposer de vous-meme. VIRGINIE. Icilius est mort CLAUDIUS. ( E'lle tome sur un siege,) Elle I'aime !... A cold-blooded, m;nute, but yet most accomplished, anatomist of the human heart does Appius Claudius show himself to have been. Fausta, the sister of Icilius, now enters, and denounces Appius Claudius as his as sassin, and Virginia, in words that burn, thus spurns him from her presence:— VIRGINIE. Quelle audace !... Vous osez me parlor, me regarder en face ! Au lieu de fuir d'ici, confus,.pale, interdit, Vous osez m'aborder apres ce qu'elle a dit ! Vous, notre ennemi; vous, a qui tout serf de proie ; Vous, par qui j'ai perdu mon amour et ma jute ! Icilius est snort frappe par des Romains, Vous avez mis le fer dans leurs cruelles mains, Et vous venez ici, pros d'une autre victime, Solliciter le prix de votre premier crime ; Et vous venez ici, m'offrir presque a genoux, Vos presents teints de sang ! du sang demon epoux ! Sortez ! sortez !...Mais non ; eeoutez ma reponse Je vous crois criminel quand Fausta vous denonce. Le sort d'lcilius ne me changera pas, Et je hais votre amour autant que son trepas. N'employez avec moi ni detour ni surprise ; La Romaine vous hait, l'amante vous meprise ; Et je sens dans mon cceur, par un transport soudain, L'aversion grandir autant que le &dein. Instruit des sentiments que mon ame vous porte, Allez, ne touchez plus le seuil de cette porte, Sans crime on ne saurait ici vous recevoir : Sortez ! epargnez• nous le tourment de vous vein ! (Elk sort avec Fausta.) We feel sorely tempted to dilate upon the manner in which the whole of this splendid scene is given by Ma demoiselle Rachel; but we abstain, as we wish at pre sent to consider the tragedy of Virginie solely as a lite rary production. The subject of the third act is the claim of the retainer of Appius to Virginia as his slave —Appius justifies his crime by saying it is his destiny. This description of the God of Destiny by Appius is very sublime; we know of nothing in Racine superior to it, except it be, perchance, the appearance of the Spirit of Jezebel to Athaliah ; and the answer of Virginia is equally sublime and more philosophical. " Le malheur croix aux Dieux le crime les accuse;" is one of those lines which are destined to pass into a proverb. Notwithstanding the defence of Fabius, the patron of Virginius, Virginia is retained in the palace of Appius until the return of Virginius. We must now hasten to a conclusion. The return of Virginius is the subject of the 4th act ; and Virginia having escaped from the palace of Appius, thus describes to her father the events of that dreadful night : VIRGINIE. Claudius me retint bier aupres ae lui, Et je me trouvai la sans secours, sans appui. Le soir vint ; retais seule au fond de ce repaire, Au pouvoir d'Appius, et loin de vous, anon pore, Sans espoir do salut, voyant avec effroi Le silence et la nuit se faire autour de moi. Li, tout m'epouvantait ; et, SOU 3 ces voiltes sombres, Il me semblait entendre et voir pleurer les ombres, Victimes d'Appius. Toute s leur souvenir, J'ecoutais. je tremblais, je le sentais venir— Tout a coup je frissonne a l'approche du traitre ; J'entends un bruit de pas, et je le vois paraitre : Un spectre me semblait sortir de son tombeau. Mon ennemi s'avance, it portrait un flambeau. Apres l'avoir pose sans bruit sur une table, It m'observe en silence : it etait redoubtable ! Et ma frayeur mortelle a joutait au peril. " Fabius t'a donne co poignard, me dit-il, "Et dans tes faibles mains un poignard to rassure ! • . " Tu n'en obtiendras point de mortelle blessure, " Je saurai t'arreter, et j'aurai ce bonheur " D'avoir en mon pouvoir to vie et ton honneur." Alors, dans, ce peril d'une mort incertaine, Redoutant scn amour beaucoup plus quo sa haine, J'osai le menacer du poignard et de 'VII Pear lui cacher ma crainte et tromper son orgueil. Mais Hen ne triomphait de cette ime obstiaa, Terme dans ses projets comme la destinee. Dans sa chambre en desordre it marchait a grands pas, Ii fremissait de rage et se parlait tout bas. Je l'ai suivi des yeux pendant la nuit entiere, Immobile et debout, sans fermer la paupiere, Le bruit regle des pas lourds et retentissants M'engageait au sommeil et fatiguait mes sens— Enferme dans sa toge, it passait morno et sombre : Je voyais stir les murs s'allonger sagrande ombre. Et le vertige alors, la fatigue, la peur, Envelloppaient mon corps d'une froide torpeur. Sa lampe, seul espoir, soutenait mon courage, Mais la flamme tremblait au vent de son passage, Et je craignais de voir mon seul espoir detruit, En tombant tout i coup dans l'borreur de la nuit. Apres avoir long-temps prolonge ce supplice, II s'avance, cache dans tine ombre complice. Deja mon mil se voile, et mon bras s'affaiblit ! Et mon cceur ne bat plus ! et le flambeau pilit ! Claudius, dont l'amour a perdu tant de femmes. Sur votre enfant deji leve ses mains infienes. The sth act is occupied with the trial in the forum, and the death of Virginia ends the play. M. Latour makes Virginia actually beseech her father to put her to death— VIRG/ME. Songez que Virginie Mourra moins do la mort quo do de I'ig►nominie. Rcgardez Claudius ; it m'cbserve, it m'attend ! Pour me sauver de lui vous n'avez qu'un instant. Permettro qu'il me traine eselave en son repaire, C'est dire qu'en effet vous n'etes pas mon pere. vntorsrus. Moi VIRCINIE. Prouvez s'il le fant, sur l'heure, devant tous, Prouvez en to versant que mon sang est a veus. We are not aware that he has any historical authority for putting these words into the mouth' of Virginia In Knowles's play her death is the act 'of Virginius alone. It is somewhat singular, however, that in this particular M. Latour should have closely followed the unknown author of the English Apius and Virginia, published in 1575, who addresses her father in these words : VIRGINIA. Oh father, oh friendship, oh fatherly favour, Whose dulcet words so sweetly do savour, On knees I beseeche thee to graunt my request, In all things according as lyketh thee best. Thou knowest, 0 my father, if I be once spotted, My name and my kindred then forth wilbe blotted : And if thou, my father, should die for my cause The world would accompt me gilty in cause. Then rather, deare father, if it be thy pleasure, Graunt me the death, than keepe I my treasure, My lampe, my light, my lyfo undefiled, And so may Judge Apia's of flesh be beguiled. This upon my knees with humble beheste, Graunt me, 0 father, my instant requeste. This is the more curious, as it is more than probable that M. Latour is utterly ignorant of the existence of the' play in question. Our remarks on this play have already extended to such a length that we feel compelled, however re luctantly, to bring them to a close. M. Latour has produced a tragedy which may be considered as a com bination of the beauties of the classical and the romantic schools, possessing the regularity of the first without its trammels (the unity of place, for instance, is frequently violated, but always to good dramatic purpose), and the spirit of the latter without its improbabilities. Virginie is a great dramatic poem, yet it is not the greatest that M. Latour will produce; it is the mere first-fruits of an abundant harvest, not the harvest itself. The weekly meeting of the association held this day . was 31 , ost numerously attended. Long before the hour appointed for the commencement of business Conciliation Hall was ..completely crowded. Amongst the more prominent leaders of the movement present were, Smith O'Brien, M.P., Henry a O n (i . C , : O'Connell, i n aer e et l ry l e , aj the more and Grattan, M.P., John O'Connell, M.P., the Lord Mayor, Ala large ean number ßutle, of N N. the "Young o lN u l fg " lr D el . ' prominent members of which were loudly ' enter ing the meeting. On the motion of SMITH O'BRIEN, Esq. ALP., the chair was taken by the Lord Mayor. The SECRETARY, having read the minutes of the last day's `proceedings, d y's announced the receipt of the following letter from Mr. O'Connell, which he submitted to the meeting:— 1 "London, July 24, 1846. CC My dear Ray,—l have much to write, but little time to , write in. The truth is, my spirit is sad and my heart is - heavy at the miserable dissensions introduced into the t , -Association at a period precisely when unanimity was most .necessary and most likely to be useful. A ' " The advocacy of physical force doctrines renders it im r-possible for those who stand upon the con stitution of the as sociation itself to co-operate with those who w ill not adhere to SECOND LOVE, and Other Tales. 3 V ols. t hat constitution. nomarkable promise is given in these volumes, and ~ This is a subject that does not admit of any species of we shall confidently anticipate much future develop- rompromise. The basis of the association is declared peaceable went of his powers from the author. If, in publishing A teertions alone. The same principle has been repeatedly and tales of a moderate length, he were desirous of testing :trepeatedly reiterated, and has been latterly re--asserted and his capacities for the production of an ordinary-sized 'tksonfirmed distinctly and emphatically by the association. , " Here we take our stand—peaceable exertions and no other novel, we must acknowledge that, while such a pro- 11 —no compromise, no equivocation—peaceable exertions, and '.. nowei however, be \ borne in mind that these peaceable seeding was so far judicious, it was by no means neces oetthietr, :c l.l4 t eL rines . leave . untouched the right of defence against illegal sary from any intrinsic poverty of material in any one of these fictions, What is usually frittered out into stack dnetr doctrines, how ever, the everlasting length of three volumes is here condensed involve every other into one-third the spac e. We can, l therefore, after a " These ease, except resistance to, and defence against unconstitu perusal of these compositions, ,:longratu atethelovers of tional violence. called l i g h t lit era ture what is sometimes erroneously p i rs •,, , it for their kraut , c i ‘ I!, is unhappily become the more essential to assert our upnit the appearance of a new as pire. than the ,, ab . so- .Inr . .tpleS as the association is sought to be involved in pro who shoWS himself possessed Of more reeedings of a most seditious nature, stated in the piper to have been ' N ation news.. ~ s ewn , Love is a lately .necessary qtlalifications. r d ri a )etrat a e r d th in at ag e b t y the writers n for that charming story, fraught With very con sOerable dra pc hlication. It would ter after pc ini lictment are by those a ppe ar iters involved s ar i the late made interest, and luring the reader on, ch.:IP guiltwi' cliepteri by its fascinat i o n. Its vc'i "rame:leem±j_, tan sir own. It must, however, be recollected that while they act use all, they convict only one, namely, the proprietor of arouses the ettriosity, and as the plot becomft °r in gbl ' entangled and intricate the imagination is proportion, ~ Y the • paper. his accusation, as far as himself is concerned, is enkindled. Floriana, the heroine, is exquisilZtly n-e- cot iclusive of guilt ; but as to the other traversers, I for one, lineated, and from the moment when she is first 1,-ttro- an d tio a n m t su re . they will all agree with me, proclaim the ac felit, a ptuously 4e the assert.ons of our maligner. reject ,- false,. nod we indignantly and con duced, leaning against the balcony of a cottage in :be t ~ I will not, however, allow the matter to rest here. As Tyrol, to the denouement of the story, the sympathy . 1 the peruser is concentrated upon herself. The simple wo n as I return to Dublin I will give a regular notice of re gist of the novele tte is as fellows :—A roue, named icare,ng the subject to the committee, and to report thereon to Gaston d'Alby, who is aware that by marrying Floriana the Association. It is not possible to submit to the charges he would ensure to himself the title and revenues of a m; ido against us—charges which are distinctly contradicted sclemn affidavits th on e motion for the new trial. I d u k e dom which he has wron g full y assumed to himself, b; r our . obtains her affections under the disguise of a travelling b e li eve a ,, 1 the traversers swore a similar affidavit. artist. Anxious, however, on reflection, to obtain the A 4 I mean .also to publish an address to the people of Ireland ct of the physical force advocates, who con more sordid prize without encumbering himself with a on the condt.: wow, kr whOga his fclacbiero iii alertly o iittieTillge t Ow , ila DPit 4 ef Clig § 9l = rekalutim, wog= of our body. I will be able tci point out in detail the infinite mis chief which the physical force advocates inflict on the body of the repealers of Ireland. "To leave this melancholy topic, I am glad to be able to say that, without positively knowing the fact, the repeat question will be left so far an open question as not to exclude repealers from such promotion in the various professions ate their intrinsic merits ought to command. How often have we desired to have the repeal an open question, and every honest and well-thinking man will feel grateful to those who make it so. n a iore—if the rumour " There is another fact, of a pleasing respecting it be accurate—l myself believe ie to be accurate, though, of course, I cannot state it positively'. It is this— that the Lord Chancellor Brady has determined to reinstate the repeal magistrates. That will be giving the peePle the protection of from sixty to seventy gentlemen, w h°, as magistrates, enjoy the public confidence. This ie another title to gratitude. " There are various measures in progress for L'eTia,Ud among the rest, a Tenant Compensation Act, which, ' ha ve reason to believe is calculated in a great degree to be 6. 1 ` ll- factory to the Irish tenantry ; but there are many obstac. es and difficulties in the way of working out those useful raeit.-". sures. Having, after all, fully strengthened the conviction that it is an Irish Parliament alone that can work out the pros perity of the Irish people—it is an Irish Parliament alone that can have sufficient knowledge and suflisient persevering inclination to insure the prosperity and freeeiom of old Ire land. No country under Heaven requires so vitally the pro tection of a domestic Parliament as Ireland does ; and with out refusing gratitude for kindnesses intended, I reiterate my decided conviction that we should not relax for One hour cur exertions for the repeal. " Hurrah, then, for the Repeal. " Believe me to be very truly yollrElt " DANIEL O'CON.N.ELL." Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN, M.P., in moving the insertion of Mr. O'Connell's letter on the minutes, observed, Wet al though lie did not fully coincide in all the sentiments con tained in the letter, he would, nevertheless, move that it be placed on the records of the association ; and as it was his intention to sail that evening for London, he would, if the meeting permitted him, lay before them the reason why he differed with Mr. O'Connell. It had been said that in the speech he (Mr. O'Brien) had recently delivered at Silrusu r y he had given great pain to Mr. O'Connell and the members Sol his family, but without pledging himself to the report of.lifis' speech as it appeared in the local journals, yet from the sell-- timents he expressed on that occasion he could not recede. He could not say to what part of his speech Mr. O'Connell referred, but this he would aver, that nothing would have been further from his intention than to disparage Mr. O'Connell or any member of his family.—(Hear, hear.) If he recollected rightly, what he said on the occasion referrxd to was, that he possessed the confidence of Mr. O'Connell. of the Roman Catholic clergy, and of that party known 14.4 " Young Ireland." If there had been anything offem sive in that expression, he would willingly retract it ;,Tu or, perhaps, he was guilty of arrogance in the bout he had made ; if so, lie was perfectly ready to pay the penalty which the man who is guilty' of boasting must inevitably pay, that of retracting his boost. On the InA day of meeting, a certain gentleman (Mr. Beill) bad also taken some exception to what he said at Kiln; • He (Mr. O'Brien) was there to answer any question that might be put to him touching that speech; but this he wou2d say, that lie came to Conciliation Hall not for the purpose of quarrelling with any man, but to endeavour, as far as m his power lay, to promote the repeal of the union.—(Cheere..) He was ready to , justify his opinions on any stage, but ho denied that any man, or any body of men, had any right tos call in question his conduct, except his constituents on the hustings.—(Hear, and cheers.) After some further allusion to his speech at Rilrush, he observed that he did not concur in all the opinions put forward by the individual whom they (the people) looked upon as their leader. And if those opinions were to be the sine put non of the agitation, he would merely say that in his opinion they were unjust and impolitic, and, if persevered in, he wouki be under the neces sity of staying away till the course of proceedings was altered. It had been asserted that he should, under no cir cumstances, resort to physical force, as a means of restoring. the liberties of the country. He dissented e'itirely from any such assumption. Ancient and modern histOrY showed that the liberties of nations had been achieved by a re sort to arms. It was the adoption of physical Wee that preserved the crown for Queen Victoria. It was th e force of arms that placed it on the head of Louis Ph.;lippe. It was physical power that made Belgium a nation, and restored liberty to Greece. He would not refer to Ole United States, Holland, and other nations, whose cases hod the sanction of the international law of Europe. And waif Ireland to be excluded from any such facility for righting herself by such means? It was not for him to say when a. resort to physical force would be justifiable. But, after all, it was a mere speculative question, and he trusted that circumstances should never arise which would justify them in resorting to such an alternative. There was. he was happy to say, no immediate prospect of any. What he denied was, that the association had no right to put any such test to the different members of the confederacy. The administration of such a test was unwise, and, under pre sent circumstances, wholly unnecessary; and if persevered in, would have the effect of detaching from the movement some of the most attached and sincere) friends to a repeal of the union. —(Cheers.) The Honourable Gentleman read portions of the resolutions lately adoptd by the asssociation , and then continued—Feeling that l e e h a d been some cause of these unhappy dissensions, in maintainii'S a position that the association did not sustain, he was t he more boun d to say that he would not allow the people w ho had ;lone him the honour of supporting him to be sacrificed, without record his protest against it.—(Cheers.) Ile was bound to say frankly, that if any attempt were made to put down:the -Viaion. or exclude certain gentlemen from the committees or the association—until they were restored it would be impossible for him to co-operate with them.—(Cheers.) But why were they driven to that alternative ? It was with the utmost pain that he felt himself bound to differ from a ram who was justly recognised as their leader; but he was per suaded that the policy of the association —composed of one million persons— admitted a reasonable difference on every subject. That was the spirit which should influence them as freemen. If any one denounced in that letter were excluded it would have a most suicidal effect. With the Nation news paper were connected men of the highest cultivation of mind; and he was not afraid to say that of Mr. aleagher—his friend Mr. Meagher—( Loud cheers)—that it would have been the greatest advantage to the country, after ef course the members of Mr. O'Connell's family and his own parti cular friends, to have elected him as a representa tive 01 tee Irish people. Those were his opinions, and he did not ft el at liberty any longer to conceal them. Ile trusted the breach was not irreparable, and that the past would he forgotten in generous oblivion. Another question was whether they should form an alliance with the Whigs. When last he had addressed them he had advised them that the Repeal party should not be identified with the Whigs. It was their policy that there should be a distinct national party in that country, who would not lend them selves to be tools to any British Parliament.—(Cheers.) If the Whigs even were inclined to do justice to Ireland, yet they were opposed to the repeal of the union, and, as such, were not entitled to their support.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. O'Brien then proceeded to advert to the promises held out by the present Government relative to the restoration of the repealto ninagisttrhateeisr andpro promises e e extension of the nothing a n d c o h n i e s e . a s W y i e h t t. Then they had promised something for the Irish church establishment, and Lord Grey had expressed favourable opi nious on that question, but with which Lord John Russell had stated he did not identify himself. There was no decla ration to give the tenant compensatioa. On the whole he would repeat that the policy of the association was to support every good measure from every party, but to identify themselves with none.—(Cheers.) 110 was going at great inconvenience to endeavour to obtain cheap sugar for the Irish people. He now said, and probably At was tor , the last time, that in order to carry out their policy it was necessary for Repealers to abstain from all solicitaelon of Government patronage. If repeal were an open question the case would be different, but there was no indicatioA it was so. If it were an open question, the natural course would be to give Mr. O'Connell a seat in the Cabinet, with the understanding that he was at liberty on the next day to advocate the cause of repeal in that Hall. It was not an open question when they gave any place to any Repealer in order to shut his mouth afterwards,—(Cheers.) In 1833 they had several able men amongst them who in 1835 took office under the Whigs, and what was the result ?—(Cheers.) He would not say that the office converted them, but it silenced them.—(Cheers.) They knew the individuals he alluded to, and he need not name them.--(Cries of " Name.") He would begin with Mr. Shiel.— (Groans and hisses.) If then the acceptance of place entailed an abandonment of the principle of repeal, he for one did not wish to co-operate with them. How had that principle been carried out at the Dungarvan electiour Mr. O'Brien then wont on to state that he totally dissentVd from the other borough of not contesting that and eve r y °th borough in order to return a repealer, and said that he had, never, even during the state trials, felt such a despondency' in the cause of Repeal as since the last month. llnving tlins repeated what he had said as to his co-operatiofi in the cause, he thanked the meeting for their a tt e ntion, and_rn eluded by " expressing a hope tha t the gallant v essel of I freedom would be wafted f s r a e f ed elyon, th into the haven of national om • Teherehhoixn. oGfenthueematztides resumed his seat amidst tremendous cheering. Mr. Joint O'Coisirtrcra„ M.P., regretted deeply to be obliged to differ with the speech just delivered by Mr. O'Brien. He denied that there were any grounds for im - puting selfish motives to Mr. O'Connell for supporting the Whigs.—(Mr. O'Brien dissented.) The expressions pof Mr. O'Brien were not, perhaps, quite so explicit, but they certainly might be so construed. Was Mr. O'Connell to be censured tor returning his son for Dundalk? He conceived he was not. It was not for the purpose of forwarding the election of his brother that he came from London, but to assist in furthering the cause, and he was perfectly ready to withdraw Mr. D. O'Connell from Bundalk if a more sin cere Repealer could be found. He might say the same with regard to Tralee and Kilkenny city. It was wrong to say that Mr. O'Connell ss as determined to support the Whigs on every question. Why the fact was that Mr. O'Connell and the Ministry were at variance on the sugar question. He believed that the admission of slave-grown sugar would necessarily lend a stimulus to the slave trade, and believing that such a consequence would ensue, he was opposed to the policy of the Government on that question, which was really a vital question. And yet Mr. O'Brien was going over to London to support the Ministry on the sugar question. It was unfair to charge Mr. O'Connell with supporting the Whigs. From them the country had every reason to expect a series of beneficial measures, which, when passed, should enable them to a ssume a hi g h er p osition than they (the people) at present occupied. They should not condemn the Whigs unheard. The Hon. Gentleman then proceedsd to justify the general policy of the Go vernment and the appointments which they have made, and argued that the most beneficial results to Ire land would arise from their administration. He justified the policy of Mr. O'Connell with regard to the Dungarvon and Dundalk elections, and showed that with regard to the former it would have been highly perilous to have contested it, and that his brother (Mr. D. O'Connell) was selected by the electors of Dundalk, and was not, as had been as serted, forced upon them. He defended the resolutions adopted on this day fortnight, and showed that any gentle man who joined the association, believing that the adoption of physical force was not inconsistent with its principles, de ceived himself most egregiously. The honourable gentleman had not concluded his address at post hour. Amount of rent up to three o'clock (post hour) is said -I to be 801. h THE MARYLERONE CLUB AND GROUND V. THE . COUNTY or NORFOLK.—This match was renewed on Tuesday at Lord's, and was continued to its ending, which terminated • in favour of the club by a majority of 88 runs. Viscountess Newport was sufficiently reoovered, on Tuesday, to take a carriage airing. OXFORD, JULY 27.—The proprietor of the Star Hotel, . in this city, has received instructions from the Lord Mayor of the City of London to provide dinner, on Wednesday, August 5, for from sixty to eighty persons, on the occasion of his Lordship's visit to Oxford, as conservator of the River Thames. His Lordship and party, it is said, will come to • ' Oxford by railway, and return to London by the river. This event will cause quite a jubilee in Oxford. ciin A p olrfEmaTErßsAhaNi—maisCOsenionaeldiLede Baterittoen,lifootreimitoorly ysi ai . d d ig e- rae dii. Talidek Thursday jut, led 92. ~~ r