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PRESS—Part 2. The MORNING CHRONWLE; the IRISH ARMS BILL ; idle MINISTRY and the WEEKLY CHRONICLE—in the .` WrLEKLY CHRONICLE" of SATCRDAT, the 22.1 instant. Office, 337, Strand; 'and all Newsmen. RAILWAY ` 3 llAr.,e.s BY PUBLIC SALE. , A beg94: thank their D NI E L SSI O t Ahtti S D . , R T al -a iw k a ' y S ()N- hare Anction B Intends and the Politic for their continued support and patronage, and to announce t'Aat their Public Sales of Sallway Shares, &c., take place ever! TVUDAI and nil/AL at One o'clock, at the Zan of Cornmexee, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, amours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfWly taloolltod to be addressed. Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day igevious tb their being offered ; and advice, of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately d'.sposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE; LAST NIGHT. The Nobility, Subscribers., and the Public, are respectfully informed that there will be a Fkr.tEIVELL PERFORMANCE _ _ TO- MORROW EVENING, Wl'en will be performed Rossini's celebrated Opera, entitled IL P,LRBIERE DI , SIVIGLIA. Itosina, Madame Griot; Il Comte d'Almaviva, 81g. Mario; Bartok) Lablache; Basillo, Sig. F. Lable.che ; Figaro, Sig. Fornasari. To be followed by the First Tableau from the successful Grand Ballet, entitled LALLA ROOK H. In which Mdlle. Cerito will in troduce the Pas Symboliettr, supported by Mesdlles. Cassan, De inellsse, James, and lionow.e. Atter the opera, the ation al Anthem will be sung by the whole of the principal Operatic Performers, supported by the Choruses. The Secono. Act of the admired Ballet of LA SYLI'HIDE. La Sylphide, Taglioni ; James, M. Perrot. A Sele•Alon from the Ballet of ONDINE. Comprising the cele brated Pas de I . o , .nbre, by Mclle. Cerito. After which, the last Scene of Bellini's Opera, LA SONNAMBULA. .Xmina, Madame Casten= ; Lisa, Madame Corbari ; Count Rodolpho, Signor F. Lablache ; Elvino, Signor Corelli. To conclude with the highly successful new and original Ballet Divertissement, by M. Perrot, the Music by Signor Pugni, entitled LE JUGEMENT I)E PARIS. Introducing a new Grand Pas, entitled " Le Pas des Blesses." The principa'. parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Cerite,, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni, Mdlles. Cassan and Demelisse, &c. -k..P. , eao lor boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box 'Mee OP(+ra. Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence J L half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY3I ,RKET. THI'4 EVENING. Will be performed Shakespere'a Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. thygory ; logo, Mr. Stuart; Canto, Mr. Leig,i Murray; Bra bantlo, Mr. Howe ; Roderigo, Mr. llrindal ; Desdemona, Miss Vir rnia Monier (the celebrated American Actress) ; Emilia, Mrs. Stanley. After which, PERFECTION. Rate, Miss alt. Glover. To conclude with THE DEAD SHOT, Box-office open front ten to four. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. :4 DER THE MANA.GEMENT OF MlLzi. KEELEY, :HIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE , “DVERNOR'S WIFE. Characters by Mest'asi. Diddear, F. Mathews, F. Vining, Turner, Collier ; Miss Are,en. and Mrs. Keeley. Alter which a New Farce, enttled THE END OF JUNE. Principal characters • y Mr Diddear, Mr. Kinluch, Mr. Turner, Mr. Keeley, a; d Jli<s Howard. To be lollr.wed by the highly popular Drama of THE MISER'S WELL. 1;olph lleyliger, Mrs. Keeley; Dr. Knipperhausen, Mr. Turner ; Peter de Groodt, Mr. Yarnold ; Spiegel, Mr. in)och ; Claus V. , .)pper, Mr. Meadows; Vander Heyden, Mr. Emery; Leo uldad, Miss Turner; Marie, disc Keeley; Frau Bey, Mrs. Woollidge. 'Cr, conclude with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A VirIFE. Principal characters by Me-srs. F. Mathews. A. Wigan, ,Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woullidge and Miss Howard. lAIEATrE ROYAL, ADF,LPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE, THIS EVENINt, Will be performed the interesting and popular Drama, entitled MARIE DUCANGE. In which Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith. Selby, Worrell, Bryce, Lambert, Culle,nford; Madame Celeste, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. F. Matthews will perform. After which, a Grand Mythological Burlesque Extravaganza, de nominated THE JUDGM...NT OF PA , IS ; or, The Pas de Pip pins. 'I he characters personated by Messrs. Selby, 0. Smith, Glen. naire. Lindon. Waye, Butler, Willia.nmai, Aldridge, Mitcheuson, Alderson, Ryaia, Wright, .I•atil Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss Taylor, Miss Harrison, Yiss Simpson, 311 s. F. Matthews, &c. To be followed by an. original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abrahtirla Parker, Mr. Wright. To conclude w' di the Farce of A NABOB FOR AN HOUR. Characters I .tY Messrs, Worrell, Lambert, Munyard, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Finu . Matthews. I'RINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING 'Will be performed an entirely new Wer•o-Comic Drama, entitled A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. torey, Mr. Vining; Twiggl,ton, Mr. Charles Mathews; Charles Stanton, Mr. Fisher; Edward, Mr Honntr ; Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Stirling. After which a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEP ING BEAUTY IN TILE WOOD. Baron Factotum, Mr.Oxberry; Princess Isabelle, Madame, Vestris. To be followed by au entirety New Comic Drama, entitled TIIE DABBER BRAVO ; or, '; he Inventor of Powder. In which Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Granby, Mr. Wynn, Miss E. Stanley, and Mies hL rshall will perform. To concha to with a Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Messrs. Webster, Brindal, J. Bland, Bowe, and Miss Julia Bennett will sustain the principal characters. ASTLET' , i—)YAL AAIPHITHEATitg. Proprietor, Air. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most (lracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of W.dcs, and ,iie Princess Itoyal. The Public are respectfully apprised. that the prevent Week will ter ruin :te the sticces•ful career of the Grand Military Spectacle of our Indian Vittorio;. EVENINCI Wilt be performed the popular Dratna, called THE SIKHS' IN VASION ; or, Ev.rgland's Victories of 1446. After which. splendid SCENES 01 the HIPPODROME, by the IBritish and Foreign rrofessors, Male and Femat... The whole concluding with an Equestria . l Drama, entitled Tilt NAMELESS. On THURSDAY, August 120, a variety of Novelt es ; for the BE NEFIT of Mr. THOMPSO Stage Director. twx.otlice open trout eleven till save o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clork, DAVIDGF.'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessxe, Mrs. Frances D tvklge. Immense attraction: A New Op..ra, and powerful combination of attraction and ta:sent. An increased Band and Double Chorus. Conductor, Mr. E. J. Loder. THIS EV EN IN( and during thq , eck will . be performed the Opera of TUE SYKES. In which Miss Georgiana Smithson appear, supported by Messrs. D. . King, Weiss, S. Jones, Horn castle, A. Harris. Mi , ,s Nett-, and M.ss • .arry. with, alternatel , , , , the •lusi. , al l'ieces of NO SONG, NO SUPPER, and T li.E QU KElt. direing the Week, with CHU WIFF, and the popular Melodrama+ of RAFAELLE, THE LIBERTINE; WEAL "II AND WANT ; and MY AND MY PARTNAt JOE. In which Me s'.s. E. F. Saville, Frelenck., J. T. Johnson, Neville, He+loP, W . Smith, i.ewis , Mfrs Itichards.m, Mis. Martin, Miss E. Tern, Tic s. W. Day, and Mrs. Ilmitier will p,rforiii. Box Office open from eleven tiil f , ur o'clock. TWO DAYS MORE! GRAND NEAPOLITAN FETE AND BAZAAR. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS DAY, And TO-MORROW, August 20th. DAVLIG;IT VtENV of VESUVIUS and BAY of NAPLES. UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE. An EXTdA I``S BAND. NEAPO! ITAN BAZAAR, Attendants lit Neapolitan Costume. The TIGH r ROPE, by Madame Waken, sir. Ryan, and M.tstcr Ryan. FAIRYLIKE EXPLOITS, A-la-Risley, by the Messrs. Candler. LA 'FRANCA lIISvANIOLA, by tit. Catill , r. NAM() SAM EE will give his amusing FEATS of DEXTERITY. PROMENADE CONCERTS, by Godfrey's Band. An ENCAMPMENT of GF:SIES. tL Alt , HE; ILLUMINATED at DUSK. CALYPaO's !KY GROTTO. :1;1;;;;(.t' FiltIN1:11.1.I in the FIERY CAR. z;OfiIIC BRIDGE of ,TUEs, Illuntinatedmith Two Thouslnd Jets of Gas ; and the GLASS CONSERVATORY, Lighted with Festoons of Gas. ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS, with new and indescribable effects. A Grand Display of FIRENVOR&S at Nine o'Clock. TIIli; WI ATHER.—tinti OFFICE, AUGUST 18. TIIERMeMETER, Lowest, 59; Highest. 72 ; Noon, 68, BAROMETER, 29.65.—W1ND S.W., fine. WArElt AT LONIxON-3100(4E THIS DAY. Sternal!' .. 5 eminutes after 12. !Evening .. 31 manatee after 13. :, ••,• -.), ;-. A 5 - A ~,,- , 1 • S iliN t ip, . 'iti.-- v , Q: t. F a gt ... •,:. -44 • . ~ • ... .4 - ":. r4C ...; • 11 0> . ~,,,011 in 'Ming .7) Ant LONDON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19, 1846. Extraordinary measures are being taken by the present Government to alleviate the misfortunes, to conciliate the population, and to riieet the many im portant exigencies of Ireland.- Never did the legis lators of Great Britain evince a greater read Less to ameliorate the sorrows of that afflicted island. What Sir ROBERT PEEL so earnestly recommended in his 1 .) --Qs forms the guiding principle of the reference to Irish legis- ~..i~.xu~tr , edtng 'oVerileCl RA RI 10! f) . The re United King in%grai tio II rii .. .4.1444e,e,,0f the iniquitous and coercive policy of is to be obliterated by a policy of j ustice anti l en i ency. Our re3lers have already observed that the Arms (Ireland) Bill—aßill which has continuedin almost un interrupted operation during nearly two hundred years, namely, since the Revolution of 1688—has been sud dent.. withdrawn by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. EVery one ' -- recognised in the abolition of that antiquated . of ,lesrotism, the dawning of fresh benefits acr-ss ` . •;t. Geor,e's Channel ; and every one will, in !ave discerned in the candour and t l . - .7e which the Prime Minister acknowledged . Administration, in endeavouring to - 1, • ';iporary renewal of that Bill, something g , in to the NI i,dsterial magnanimity which has already been evoked by this age of political liberality and of social re-organization. Lord Joint RUSSELL declared it to be the determination of Government to annihilate this system of vagrant inquisition, because his col lars coincided with him in regarding such mea- tit tt ;i ~i:,~ i PRE SCAN, LONION, Vit_aDNESDAY_ tviOnNiNct, AUG USA' 14, 1616: will be given to induce British vessels to come for that produce. This was the real rea son why the American vessels were freed from. the disadvantages, the higher rates of duties, to which the British were still subjected. Every American vessel taking a cargo into the Havannah received in return a cargo of sugar, and thus there was a mutual advantage obtained from the traffic by both Spaniards and Americans. This, however, was not the case with England. We wished to have a market for our own goods, but were not satisfied to yield reciprocal be nefits. Now the conciliatory policy has been adopted, and we doubt not that ere long the effect will be apparent to all. A system of retaliation is vicious in principle, and productive of the worst re sults. It is calculated to impede and injure com merce. Perfect and entire freedom of trade is what is wanted by our: mercantile men, and that is incom patible with measures of restriction or retaliation. It is not because one nation adopts foolish or inconsi derate rules that we are to do so likewise. The error of our brother is no reason why we ourselves should fall into a similar one. England has lately decided, by an overwhelming and triumphant majority both of the Legislature and the people at large, that duties are no longer to be levied for purposes of protection, or of fostering and sustaining monopoly, but merely for the sake of revenue. We must not run counter to that wise policy ; we must not do evil that good may follow Retaliation, as stated by Lord PALMERSTON, may pos sibly prove successful, but, at the best, it is a bad method of curing the evil, and it is far, very far, from being a certain one. Should the other country, in place of at once yielding, adopt an attitude of defiance or obstinacy, the consequences may be very injurious to ourselves. That which took place with respect to Naples some time time since affords a valuable lesson to statesmen of the impolicy of such a course. When we resorted to retaliation by imposing a high duty on her oil, be cause she did not do as we expected, it had no effect, but, on the contrary, it subjected our manufactures to such inconvenience that we were obliged to retrace our steps, and to abstain from collecting that duty— not a very dignified course for the British Govern ment, it must be admitted. We are, therefore, sin cerely gratified at the statement made by the Foreign Secretary, " that the Government were not prepared to resort to the retaliatory policy in regard to foreigo commerce, but that, at the same time, they would do their best to place the commercial relations of the two countries on the most satisfactory footing." Letters from Rome of the Bth state that the POPE grants audiences once a week in the Quirinal Gardens to persons of every class of society. Cardinal MAT TEI, the late Under- Secretary of State, has been in triguing against the system of reform adopted by his POPE. On Cardinal Gizzi taking possession of his office he found replies from several provincial autho rites to official letters by Cardinal MATTEL, in which, after deploring the amnesty, he recommended hem to put an end to the public rejoicings. Hail such an official intrigue been discovered against tht Government of the "good old times," the intriguing cardinal would most infallibly have been sent to th.• Castle of St. Angelo. Thanks, however, to that spirit of liberality, the existence of which Cardinal MATTEL so much laments, the intriguer has in the present in stance been permitted to escape without punishment. According to the Gazette of Aix la Chappelle, the Grand Duke of OLuEsumtuu, as well as the Prince:. Of GLUCKSBURG and AUGUSTENBURG 7 have pro• tested against the letters patent of the King of DEN MARK, regulating the succession to the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. On the subject of the Duchies, we find the following in the Swabian Mer cury, dated Carlsrhue, Aug. 11 : " In the sitting of the Chamber of the States, to-day, Deputy Kecker demanded whether any steps had been taken by the Germanic Diet, in consequence of the letters patent of the King relative to the succession to the Duchies, and whether a handful of Danes will dare to defy GPr many. He designated the letters patent as a coup cietat against the rights of the Duchies, and as tending to compro mise their existence. He then move.' an address, praying the Government to act energetically with the Diet, that the integrity of the Duchies should be maintained. M. D'ltzstein declared that Germany should interfere, and not allow itself to be partitioned like Poland. Mr. Bearden said that France had declared in favour of Denmark, and Russia against her, but not in the interest of Germany. England had made tv. declaration, but Prussia, Hanover, Saxony, \Virtemburg, and Bavaria, had declared against the letters patent. • ThP nropo3ition of Deputy Kecker was unanimously adopted." rue following convention, concluded on the 6th of July, between Denmark and Prussia has been ratified by the respective Governments : "Art. 1. 'rue stipulations of the treaty of commerce be tween the two contracting parties, concluded in June, 1818 hall rem tin in full vigour until uly 1, 1857, with the moth. 'icat.ions hereinafter contained. " Art. 2. The stipulation of the 3d article of the said treaty of commerce shall not apply to traffic on the coast, the con tracting parties reserving to themselves the right to regulate such transactions by special clauses. " Art. 3. In the trans-Atlantic colonies of Denmark Prussian vessels and cargoes shall be admitted on the conditions enjoyed by the most favoured nations. The lame conditions shall apply to the islands of Ferroe, Iceland, and Greenland, within the limits prescribed to other nations. "Art. 4. It is agreed that during the continuance of the present convention of the Sound and Belt dues, published on Jan. 1, 1842, accompanied by the regulatory clauses, shall ')e applied to Prussian vessels and to their cargoes, in such a manner that the trade and navigation of Prussian subjects, as far as concerns those dues, shall be treated according t(• the terms of the said tariff. Prussian subjects are to be always treated as those of the most favoured nations, and is is agreed that any reduction of the above-quoted tariff which nay be hereafter made to any nation, shall also be made in favour of Prussian subjects. "Art. 5. In the navigation of the canal of Schleswig Holstein, and by the Eider, Prussian ships and cargoes shall be placed on the footing of the most favoured nations. "Art. 6. The Danish Government engages to facilitate as promptly as possible the clearing of Prussian vessels in the Sound and the Belts, and to prevent any unnecessary delay, without, however, departing from the usual plan of clearing: tie vessel in the rotation of their arrival. "Art. 7. The regulations of the navigation of the Elbe slid! continue as set by the conventio'is of June 23. 1821, and April 13, 1844. "Art. 8 confirms the provisions of the former treaty with regard to vessels entering ports by stress of weather or other causes, and not landing their cargoes. " Art. 9 relates to the identification of the nationality of the vessels of the respective states of Denmark and Prussia. " Art. 10. Prussian vessels entering the Sound or the Belts for the Baltic, and which are bound to a Prussian port, with out entering into a Danish port, may pass without being -übjected to any quarantine. " Art. 11. The present convention shall remain in force and vigour until July 1, 1851, unless a notice of six months be iven by one of the contracting parties." Madrid papers of the 11th have arrived. The Espanol gives currency to a rumour that Mr. BULWER, the English Minister, had read to M. ISTURITZ, the Spanish Prime Minister, a note from Lord PALMERSTON, declaring that England would not support any other candidate for the QUEEN'S hand than Don ENRIQUE. The Heraldo, however, denies the truth of the statement made by the Espanol. Don FRANCISCO D'ASSLS was expected at Madrid on the 12th. It is reported that the differences between Spain and Portugal have been arranged. Portugal has undertaken to remove the Spanish refugees to depots in the interior of the country, and Spain has with drawn her troops from the frontier. COSTA CABRAL had a private audience of the QUEER on the 10th. MADRID BOLSA, AUGUST 11.—The Three per Cents. NN ere done at 341 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 22i ; the Four per Cents. at 21i ; the Debt with out Interest, at 6i; and the Coupons at 20. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. As Saturday was the feast of the Assumption, the Courrier Francais, the Democratic Pacifique, and the Commerce, were the only papers published. The speech of the KING on the opening of the Chambers will be found in another column. The Chamber of Peers meet on Tuesday for the trial of HENRY. No business was done in the Passage de l'Opera on ;Sunday. LYONS, AUG. 14 —Paris and Rouen, 952 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 62l f. 25e. ; Northern, 703 t. 75e. ; Paris and Lyons, 5131. 75e.; Orleans, 1,270 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THZ LONDON STOCK EXCIIANGE, AUGUST 17. Boulogne and Amiens, l2l4—Dutch Rhenish, 6%—East Indian, 3i —Orleans and Bordeaux, 8 1 4-I'aris and Lyons Constituted, 5% —Rouen and Havre, 27—Sombre and Meuse, 4!4—West Flanders, 4. • MILITARY FLOGGING.—We beg to call our readers attention to the public meeting at Exeter Hall, advertised in The Sun to take placethis evening. Thomas Wakley, 3LP., will preside on this occasion, supported by several of the best orators of Parliament, in support of ithe at)olition of flogging in the army, and we doubt not it will be uuniet.:usly attended. POST-ortICR NoTIOE. THE LONDON DISTRICT POST. —Then: are now ten deliveries of letters in London daily; and, at the following places in the environs of London, within the circle •f three miles of the General Post-office there are eight deliveries, via.:—Camberwell, Camden Town, Holston, Hackney, Holloway, Islington, Kent-road told), Bennington, Kentish Town, Kingsland, Newington-butts, Pentonville, Shacklewell, South Lambeth, Somers Tolvn, Vauxhall, and Walworth. Letters posted at the receiving houses in London before six o'clock, are devered at all places within • the circle of•three miles from the General Post-office the same even ing. There is also an additional delivery within six miles of the G. nerd Post-ofilee, so that all letters posted at the receiving -houses in London hefore four o'clock, or at •the principal office before live o'clock, are delivered within this Unlit the same evening. sures "as useless and unnecessary, and an interrup tion to the peace." He confessed that they had arrived at that resolution from having carefully deliberated the operation of so obnoxious an enactment; that they were impelled to make an im mediate announcement of that resolution from the circumstance of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland having declared himself fully prepared to undertake the government of the sister country without such tyrannical and superfluous assistance ; and that they were satisfied no pernicious consequences would result from such an abolition, especially as the recent returns have displayed a very consider able diminution of the dreaded offences. It is im possible not to rejoice in a determination so gene rously conceived and so valorously avowed. The Arms Bill may now be numbered among those blundering pieces of legislation which have retreated into oblivion proportionately with the advancement of civilisation. If remembered at all, it will only be remembered as another of the melancholy bygones of an ignorant and pusillanimous tyranny. Intimately associated with this most important withdrawal was the Ministerial announcement as to the distress at present existing in Ireland. On Satur day last we took occasion to particularise the various indications of deficiency in provisions, and upon the vegetable contagion which is now scorching up. into a poisonous pulp the leguminous food of the po pulation. Extravagant and exaggerated as the de scription might have appeared, appalling as were the details, dismal as was the general picture, our state ments have been fully corroborated by the declare tions of Lord Joins RUSSELL. The pestilential disease which last season infected the potatoes has re-ap peared at a much earlier period than on the for mer occasion, it has extended itself much wider over the crops, and has developed itself much more vio lently than heretofore. It withers the foliage into an unsightly and pestiferous rottenness —it cor rupts the very core of the tubers —it causes foul and intolerable exhalations to rise from the soil—it deprives thousands of their natural nourishment, and produces fever and cholera, as well as penury and famine. As to the authenticity of this account ; the letter of Colonel JONES to Mr. Under-See;cetary REDJNGTON, must be regarded as a concl'asive testimony. " The conclusion on my mind," says he, "is that the potato crop is unfit for human food to the extent of three-fourths !" In introducing this matter to the attention of Parliament, the Premier took occasion to enume rate the various extraordinary measures adopted by the late Government for the alleviation of the suffer ing consequent upon the previous emergency. We have ourselves already' catalogued those measures, and, consequently, any recapitulation is altogether superfluous. Excellent, however, as were the proceedings of the Peel Administration during that important juncture—the importation of Indian corn, the presentments for the purpose of public works, and the bounties on several imminent occa sions—Lord J. RUSSELL acknowledged himself un prepared to resort to any arrangements of the same de scription, considering them, as he did, only authorised by moments of extreme and alarming difficulty. The purchasin,i of provisions in foreign mar kets from the resources of the Treasury was, to his thinking, a precedent likely, if continued, to prove most pernicious to individual enterprize, and calculated to disorganize the system chf commerce generally. In like manner, he considered that espe cial grants for the prosecution of public works would have an effect detrimental to the national interest, be cause the labouring classes would abandon their private employers to seek occupation under the patronage of the Government officials. For these reasons, and from a moral conviction "that the prospects of the potato crop are even worse and more distress ing than they were last year," Lord Jour; RUSSELL deemed it advisable to endeavour, by some rational and systematic arrangement, to overcome the difficulties which were promised for the ensuing winter. He proposed that public works should be undertaken, but that the expenses of those undertakings should be defrayed by loans, to be repaid by the barony or county wherever the baronies or counties were ;ufficiently affluent to meet such requisitions. He proposed, moreover, that in the case of such districts as were so destitute as tol preclude the possibility of such repayment, the charge of undertaking works for the employ ment of the poorer class, should be covered by a soma a 30,000/., proposed to be granted for that pur pose by especial Act of Parliament. There are sundry details in this propositiim, such as the interest upon the moneys borrowed from the Treasury being simply 3i per cent., the summoning of a barony session and a county session, by command of the Lord-Lieutenant, the obligation of that session to find adequate employment for the necessitous, and the levying for the purpose of repaying these advances being made according to the valuation or assessment of the county, so that the more indigent classes of occupiers might be relieved from assessment; but those measures, while they modify the application of the plan, are merely the filling up or the outlines. The proposition is, in short, nothing ,pore nor less than a demand for a description of , !xtra.,rdinary poor-rate, and one which, considering all circumstances, is fully and especially justified. As a means of binding the whole complication of these arrangements together, a multitude of com missariat officers will be scattered throughout the island in direct and constant correspondence with Sir RANDOLPH ROUTH, the Chief of the Commissariat Department in Dublin. The Irish p.bpulation will be grateful to Govern merit for so irnine , linte and parries' a reNpouse to thfi , - ~upplications for vs,istance. And we are. unhappily convinced that the scheme of Lord JOHN RUSSELL is in no respect premature, as it is not difficult to per ceive the shadows of famine and pestilence now im pending over Ireland. Previous to going into a Committee of Supply on Monday Lcrd G. BENTINCK called the attention of the House to the subject of the carrying trade between this country and the Spanish colonies. It is 'un doubtedly a question of grave importance to the ship ping interest; and, although we totally disapprove of the means suggested by the Noble Lord for accomplish ing the desired object, we must admit that if the sub jects with which he has recently so often taken up the attention of the Legislature, and the end and object of his speeches, were as valuable to the country as that lest evening brought forward, his absence from his accustomed relaxation and amusement on the moors would not be so deeply to be regretted by the nation. A new broom, it is said, sweeps clean, and Lord GEoRGE is unwilling that anything should remain unenlightened by his wisdom. In his new capacity, as a statesman, he ex hibits the same activity and desire for full occupation that he formerly did as a sportsman. Race meetings are neglected ; the moors are de serted, while Lord GEORGE rehearses a variety of figures, which being far beyond the comprehension of the greater number of the gentlemen who have selected him for their leader, are, of course, supposed by them to be something very profound indeed. They are quite willing to take " ° nine ignotum pro mar-nil:co," and, to suppose that the man who has so fully succeeded in puzzling themselves, must be quite competent to fill the post of Prime Minister, or Chancellor of the Exchequer at the very lest. Lord GEORGE cannot, however, get rid of his affec tion for the old system, his horror of free trade; he can see no way of setting aside the restrictions affecting our commerce with Spain, save by the adoption of similar measures on our own part; he cannot conceive that a juster and a wiser mode of proceeding on our part will probably be met in a similar spirit by Spain. He cannot see that hitherto sugar, the principal staple production of the Spanish colonies, has been practically excluded from the English market by the high differential duties. Our own policy towards Spain has been one of restriction ; and it is little to be wondered at if a corresponding system has grown up in her colonies. Now, however, happily a dif ferent c , )urse has been adopted. The SiliOlr Bill last night received its third reading in the [louse of Lords, and, on receiving the royal assent will, in a few days, become the law of the land. Much benefit must result therefrom to Spain ; and there is every reason to suppose that we shall, in return, receive some concession fir the advantages thus afforded. The moment we take the produce of these colonise in, subsage for our manufactures, every encouragement OPENING OF THE FRENCh ttIAMI3ERS. PARIS, MONDAY, AUG. 17. At one o'clock the King opened the session of the Chambers by the following speech : " Gentlemen, Peers, and Deputies, " I experience a lively satisfaction at seeing you assem bling around me with so, much eagerness. At the usual period of your labour I shall communicate with you respecting the internal and external affairs of the State. At present, in convoking immediately the two Chambers, in compliance with that charter, in summoning the Peers appointed since last session, and the Deputies, whom France has just honoured with her suffrages, to take the oath before me, I am anxious that you should receive at the same time the assurance of my active and unchangeable devotedness to our country, and of my confidence in your sentiments towards me and my family. " I learned from my earliest youth to love and serve France. Called to the Throne by her wish, for the sal vation of her liberty,. I devoted my existence to the regular maintenance of her institutions, and to the peaceable development of her prosperity and grandeur. There is no trial that I am not prepared to submit to, and that I shall not endure, in order to attain an object so dear to my heart. Providence, I hope, will permit me, with the co-operation of the Chambers, and the national assent, to insure the success of that patriotic labour. " My children and yours will reap its fruit, and, if France, free and happy, retain an affectionate recollec tion of our common efforts, it shall be, Gentlemen, our brightest and noblest reward." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very quiet. Sales 3,000 bales, at previous rates. Shares were rather dull. It would appear by the last advice,' from the southern States of America, that the crops of Cotton were reported to be this year on the ground, and that, consequently, a short yield was anticipated. This rumour, however, did not have any influence upon prices at New York when the Great Britain lett for this country. Should the report referred to prove to be correct, no doubt speculation in Cotton will be carried on to a considerable extent, as the stocks here are deficient as compared with what they were at this time last year. The computed quantity in store at Liverpool on Saturday last was 779,000 bales, whereas on the same day, 1845, there were on hand 1,049,600 bales. The average quantity taken per week for home consumption, from the Ist January, has been 29,130 bales. The weekly takings in the same time last year averaged 30,803 bales. The whole quantity bought tor consumption from the Ist January to the 14th inst. is stated at 940,500 bales, against 994,500 bales in the corres ponding period of 1845. The demand for cotton manufac tured goods is at present dull, especially for exportation. The shipment of cotton to the continent has increased this year to 68,800 bales. Up to the 14th Aug., 1845, but 49,000 bales were exported. The measures propounded to. the House of Commons last night by Lord John Bassett for % the relief of -distress iniret land, are considered most satisfactory in the City. No doubt every means will be taken by the Lord Lieutenant to render the most efficient aid on the trying occasion. The extension f railways must prove a source of employment to the 14 bouring population of the sister isle. The speech of the King of the French, on the opening of the Chambers, is satisfactory; but, not being the speech of the session, does not excite much remark. The Stock Market is not affected by the reported intention of Government to dissolve Parliament this year Consds are 95% to 95 3 / 4 for present transfer, and 95 3 / 4 for time, being eady. Exchequer bills have realised ils. to 14s. premium. rhe New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted •J7 3 / 4 to 98. Bank Stock is firm at 2,18 to 209. The Foreign Securities have very been dull. Spanish Five ter Cents. have realised 25%, and the Three per Cents. “i%. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 41. Brazilian ;took is quoted 89 to 89 1 , 2 ; Mexican Bonds have been 22 1 / 2 o 23, wnich is again rather lower; Dutch Two-and-a-Half der Cents. are 59%. Shares have been very quiet this morning, but remain at about previous rates. BRITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES • , tank Stock .. .. .. .. .. ~ • . 209 268 208 'hree per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 96% 96 96% 96 lace per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96% % 95% •ew Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 97% % 98 98 ong Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 10% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 10 3-16 14 10% outh Sea Stock .. .. .. • • • • • • , Ditto Old Annuities .. .. .. 95% 95% :onsols for Account • • • • .. •.. .. 95% 95% .xchequer Bills. I%cl. I%cl. 1,0001... .. .... 13 11 14 pm. 10 5001. . .. .... 10 14 pm. 14 Ditto, Small .. s . 13 10 14 pm. 14 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 89% 89 89% 88% Danish, 3 per Cent - . • . .. .. 84. Bonds, Old, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 22% 23 22% 22% Ditto. Small .. • • • • • • • • 22% Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 41 41% Ditto, 3 per Cent .. .. .. - Ditto. for the Account .. .. .• 45 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account • • • . .. 25% , 25% • • Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 36% Ditto, for the Account .. .. • ..• '46% • •., w^ 4 '-;--, • . •865 C. Dividends .on.the.aboire.payabloidu London. • Dutch Two-and-a•Ilalf per Cent .. 59% 59% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DUNE AT pulcE6. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting.. Boston, and Eastern J unction . . .. 2% • • •• . 21%••• • • • .. 1 % ,tirmingham and Oxford - JulictiOn 2 .... 5% %•... • • . 6 - - . - as-. __ - - u. die . ..... . 44, dim. :ifitiiZ m'h". .. .. .. _2O .... 16 .. ..... ... 15% Ditto, Extension • • • • .. 2% .... ••••• • • • • • 1% • !ambridge and Oxford .. • • .. I% .... %-.. • • .... % 1 Area Northern .. .. .. .. 2% .... 1% % ..1% Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine .. 2% .• • • %•• .. ••••astern Counties .. .. .. 141. 1b5..... 231 A 22% ex d. 22% x d Ditto New .. .. .. .. 101. 165..... 7% p• • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. Ditto, ditto, .. .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 14 p % p Ditto, York Extension .. .. 10s. .... 2%54 .. 2% mast Lincolnshire .. .. .. .. - 114 .. • • %•••• • • • • . ‘4oole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &e. 425. .. .. % dis... •• .. % dis. •4reat North of England . ..100 ....230 ex div ...... 230 x d Ditto, New .. .. .. .. .. 15 ... 51 .. • • ...... 51 Ditto, New .. .. . .. .. 1%.... 18%..••..•... 18% ;rest Western .. .. .. .. 85 ....151 150 ex div.. 150 x d Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 •• .. 23% %ex div.. 23% xd. :iuildford, Fareham, &Portsmoth 5 .... 5% .... _ _ 5% Leeds and Bradford .• .. .. 26 .... 70 69 ........ 69 ...eicester and Bedford .. .. .. 225... • . % dis.• ••• .. % dis. i,eicester, Tamworth, &c. .. .. 425. •• .. I g % di5..... %di . London and 'Stockwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8%. .. • • .... 8% :London and Brighton .. .. .. 50 .. . 64 x d.... - - 64%xu Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • .. 30 .•• . ..... ..... 42% ..ondon and Croydon .. • .131. lbs. 9d.. 23% .... •• • ... 23% .ondon ai,cl North-Western • ••i 00 .... 210 208 x all.. 207 xall Ditto, Quarters -. . .. .. 2 .... 1) tto ditto New Shares • • .. .• • • London and South- Western • • 411. 6s. 10d. • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New .. • . .. • • 17%.... 27 26% .... 211% • anidon amid York .. .. .. .. 2% •• •. 2% 2.... •• • • 2 Ditto, Half Shares .. Lynn and Dereham .. • . 15 .... 134 ...• .. •• . • Manchester and Leeds.. .. • • 82 •• .. •• • • al ahchister and Birmingham .. 40 - ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 •• .. x all •• • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • . 1 1 A % p l4 Manchester arid Southampton .. 2 .... I . 1 4%,% ..100 141% 141 Ditto, New 24 Newcastle and Darlington Jima. 25 Ditto, New . .... 11% . • • . • • Newcastle and Berwick .. •. 15 •• • • 28%...... 28% `Corfolk .. • • .. • • .. 20 •• .. ...... Ditto, Half Shares •• . .. 10 x div lO x Ditto, Extension .. 2 .• • . 2 lortn British .. • • 25 •• • • 39 4 . . Ditto, ilsi Share? .. • • 8g • • D. tto, Carlislo Extension .. .... 4344 ••• • • • 4 North Kent and Direct Dover 2% .... %• • ... ••• . • 1% North Staffordshire • • • • 425. • • 311% p.. •• •• 3% p tichmond • • • • 10 •• • • ••••• • • • • • lb Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick 425.... 14 dis . • stirewsbury and iiirnungtiain .. 2%.... 3,g 3.-• •• • • 3 shrepsnire Union .. 425. Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and . South Staffordshire Junction .. 2% South Staffordshire Junction .. 2%.... .... • • South Eastern and Dovor .. 33 %.. • • • • •• • • Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 ... 254 .... •• • • Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 24.... .. •••• • • • • Staines and Richmond .. 1 .... • • ,outh Wales .. 5 .... 44 .... • Swans. & Loughor & Cameron's.. 2 •• .. •• • Welsh Midland .. 24 % .. • • west Biding Union • • .. 425. •• .. 34 p .... • • Wibt.each and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 .... Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 10 .... 64 .. •• • • York and Carlisle .. York aad North Midland .. 80 .. • • ••• • • Ditto. Extension • • .. 20 .... 39 • • .... •• • Do. E_ and W. Riding Exton.•- 1 .• 134 . ....... • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 14 .... 12 • • •.. Dutch Rhenish .. .. 6 .... 6 6. .• • • ,:aeit In tia • • .. .. se. .... %%••• • .. . Great Western Bengal .. ss. % ..... Italian and Austrian .. 3 .... 134 Louvain ala Sambre .. • • .• 5 .... 1% I.uxembourg Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... .. •••• • • • • Rouen and Havre. .. 20 .... 27 ...• Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Ilasselt JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. 20 .... 28% 28% Union of Australia 25 .... 25% • • ........ 25% EARATA.—In yesterday's List, read Manchester and Birmingham 78% 77% ex all; and Manchester and Leeds 117 instead of 115. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. (YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 9% Gibraltar.. • • .... •. • ... Ditto, at sight ...... 12 6% Leghorn • 30 70 Rotterdam ...... 2 11. 12 10 Genoa ...... •• .. 26 20 Antwerp. • ............ 26 20 Milan . Eiamburgh .... • • M.B. 13 15% Venice. ...... .•• • • .... Altona • • Naples ...... • • .... • • 39% Paris, 3 days' eight .... 25 85 Palermo, per J 19%( Ditto, 3 menthe...... 26 15 Li5b0n................ 52 Marseilles ••.• .• • ..... 26 20 Oporto.• .. • • .... •• • 823 80urdeaux......... .. 26 20 Rio Janeiro • • ...... • • 24 Frankfort oii Maine.... 122% retersbnrgh, 3 U 5.... • • Berlin• Vienna, • effec.flo•• •••• 10 15 Trieste, ditto.... •• .... 10 14 Madrid •... ••........ 25% Cadiz • • • .. : ... ..... 36 Barcelona .. •• . • Bahia . . Buenos Ayres .. ••• . • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia ...... TEICIS OF BULLION, Pll OZ. Foreign Gold in bars ...e3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars •• . .• • 0 4 134 Silver in bars 0 4 11% SeTille•• •• •• •. e• •• •••• T. YirAELEY, Esq., M.P.—A penny subscription has been set on foot by the inhabitants of Camden-tovsn for the purpose of presenting a piece of plate to Mr. Wakley, as a mark of their esteem nor the manly and unflinching manner in which he has acted since filling the oMce of Coroner fbr Middlesex. FATAL FALL FROM A HORSE. Mr. W. Payne, the coroner, held an inquest on Monday at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Clive, aged 31, a groom. It appeared that the deceased had been in the serviee of Mr. Emerson, c f Whitstone. On Saturday week last, while proceeding along the high-road, Barnet, he was suddenly seized with a fit, which caused him to fall from the horse, whereby he received severe injury to the skull and concussion of the brain. He was seen by a surgeon, who ordered h's removal to the above hospital, where he died. on Saturday evening 'net, from the effects of the injuries. Verdict, " Accidental death. CORONER'S INQUEST.--F ATAL ACCIDENT, OCCASIONED BY THE SWELL OF STEAM-BOATS.—On Monday Mr. Baker entere d Into and concluded an inquiry, at the Wheatsheat, Wapping - wa il, relative to the death of Lewis Harris, e l ev en years of age , the son of Mr. Joseph Harris, a broker, of the Jewish persuasion , liv in g at 41, New road, St. George's. On Sunday after noon, between five and six o'clock, deceased was in a barge off Ki n g:James's-s d tairs, in t he act of stepping from it to another barge, when they parte from eother, and in consequence deceased fell into the river. At the time of the accident three steam-boats passed, which caused the swell of the water and the barges to separate from each other. Efforts were made to save deceased for half an hour, aud ch, upon a rew,d being offered for the discovery of the body . Were whi continued till two o'clock that morning, when it wax found about thre e yards from the 'pot where be sunk. Verdict, "Accidental death." COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attenue— L -1 Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, Bart., left Osborne House yesterday morning, on her return to her residence, Frogmore House, Windsor. Tbeir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, honoured the performance of the Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening. The Honourable Louis M'Lane, late Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to this Court, left London on Monday for Liverpool, to embark with his fain!ly on the Britannia steamer, which leaves for Boston this day. A deputation on the affairs of the Mauritius, consisting of Mr. Barclay, Sir John Reid, Mr. D. Barclay, Mr. A. Lewis Gower, and Mr. hunter, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial- office. Mr. Edwin Chesshire, and Mr. R. Chesshire, jun., of Bir miogliam, had an interview yesterday, accompanied by Mr. Spooner, Vii. P., with the Earl of Clarendon, President of the Board of Trade, and exhiiited to his Lordship a plan and motel of an improvement invented by Mr. E. Chesshire, for materially reducing the dangerous effecis of collisions on rail ways. General Pasley and Captain O'Brien were present at the interview. The Attorney-General had an interview with the Chancel lor of the Excliquer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were sent - off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American provinces. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. THE PAVILION AT BRIGHTON. (From a London Journal.) In commenting upon the proposed alterations and addi • tions to Buckingham Palace, and the expense necessarily attendant upon it, after a long preamble, in a good-humoured and facetious style, the journalist goes on thus " Her Majesty, not to speak it profanely, seems very much in the predicament of the old woman' in the nursery rhyme, who ' Lived in a shoe, And had so many children she didn't know what to do.' En this difficulty she, most excusably, applies to Parliament For an extension of the Palace accomudationl. _ _ "A vote of 20,0001. for the purpose of altering Buckingham Palace was proposed on Friday night. The total cost of the alterations is estimated at 150,0001. Among other charges to be made, we see the marble arch is to be taken down. This is hard on the memory of "the first gentleman of Europe," to whose taste we owe that remarkably useful erection. Nay, not satisfied with thus trampling on his artistic reputation, the Woods and Forests propose to sell the Pavilion ' at Brighton. The money it may fetch is to go in part payment of the expense of the repairs and alterations of Buckingham Palace. We hope that Mr. George Robins will be entrusted with the sale of this Pavilion; no style but his can dojuqtice to such a work of art. No doubt Punch will furnish him with a model for his advertisement, but we shrink from tres passing on the domain of our facetious friend. At the same time, we must repeat, we are sorry not to see more respect for the memory of the fourth George. His claims to ele gance of manners have been contested. Certain traits re corded by Lord Malmesbury and Lady Hester Stanhope somehow seem to be inconsistent with the behaviour not only of the first gentleman of Europe, but of any gentleman whatever. His reputation for wit seems to have dwindled away into an admission of the fact, that at one time of his life he could use his tongue after his third bottle of claret. A-nd•aow we-throw dotien the . nrch he . apPrOved, and bring the paaion of his aesthetic affections to the hammer. Sic transit !" DISCHARGED PRISONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN SlR,—The change of administr .tion has slightly re tarekd the measures for rescuing misguided individua's, and preventing them becoming, from necessity, tae in mates of our jails; but I am nappy to announce thus pub licly through the medium of your excellent paper, that yesterday, a deputation, headed by the Bishop of London, waited upon Sir George Grey at the Home Office, and were pleased to hear him express his great anxiety on so important a subject, a hich shall have the serious censidetation of her Majesty's Government during the recess, which must produce a remedy. When it is consi ered that the returns for the last year shaw a frightful picture of 30,000 convictions—to say nothing of acquittals; and when from my own ex perience last week I found in Newgate, out of 150 cases for trial. 52 of that numt.er had been there before ; in Gilispur-street Prison, out of 91 cases, 60 of that number bad been repeatedly there before ; one woman declared, in the presence of the Governor, that she had been in that prison for the last 20 years. Now, with such a state of things, with no remedy provided, no re source left, but on leaving prison to commit fresh crimes, the warning of the magistrates, the admonition of the judge, the exhortation from the prison pulpit, appear to me but a " solemn mockery." It is fearful to look at the extent of our " criminal po pulation," with no adequate m:?atis offered, but one or two charitable institutions, with limited means, which can never meet the evil; and nothing but a legislative national measure, giving voluntary shelter and employ ment, can effectually produce a remedy which all the corporations in England have petitioned the Legislature to adypt. Whilst such a state of things exists, I will not fail to impress upon both Houses of Parliament the painful picture so destructive to morality, so degrading to us as a Christian community ; and whilst, on the one hand, I wiy41.41.,.0y no : ttaeans screen the guilty, but severely. 'yet - I do think we are bound to 'offer and to ettefid mercy to so large a portion of helpless indivi duals, who still gladly avail themselves of it, and save them from endless destruction. I am, Sir, your bumble servant, JOHN LAURIE. Sheriff of London and MiddiCs2x. 1, 11 7 .1.. Park-place, Aug. 1113, 1846. 13 1 ,P 118% 3% - p 314 6% SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sts,—The improvement which has gradually taken place during the last seven or eight years in the York Meeting, has at last made it a rival of no small consequence to its much-favoured neighbour at Doncaster. This year the sport is decidedly above the average, although the interest at tached, as far as betting goes, is but small, there being but four or five nags in the market this afternoon at Tattersall's for the" crack" race of the meeting, the Great Elsor Handi cap ; and of these, Bourton, a moderate three-year-old, and The Druid, are the only two invested on to any sum. On Wednesday the Colt Sapling Stakes will be won by Christopher. The Knavesmire Stakes of 100 soya. each looks very much like a " walk over" for Sir Tatton Sykes : it is not improbable that the Wrestler or the Peri coirmay put in an appearance; but whether they do or not, it will not interfere in the slightest degree with the result. The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 10 soya. each has sixty four subs., and a good field may be expected to show, in cluding Slander, or Glentilt, Dipthong, Her Highness, and Cobweb fillies; the race will lie entirely between the latter two, with, most probably, the Cobweb filly for winner. The Great Ebor Handicap will attract from fifteen to eighteen to the post, viz., 'The Baron, Glossy, *Example, Little Hampton, Connaught Ranger, Darr, Satyr, Teetotaller, Burgundy, *Columbus, The Druid, Laura colt, •Cameraob scura, Driffield, Bourton, Finvaragh, Golden Bee, Brother to Sir Henry, and Robin Burns. (Those marked with an asterisk are doubtful.) Of the fOove lot, I consider Columbus, 6st 31b, and Finvaragh, sst 31b, to be as well in as any, and to them I leave the race, taking The Druie, sst 121 b, for a " cockboat:' On Thursday the Chesterfield Handicap to Lord Chester field or Mr. Meiklam ; the former, with Lady Wildair, will just manage, I think, to do the trick ; if he tails, Mr. Meiklam is my forlorn hope. The Conipetition Produce Stakes to Susanna or Johnny Armstrong. The Filly Stakes to the Slayer's Daughter, Morella filly playing second fiddle. The Gimcrack Stakes to Miles's Boy, Christopher, or Sir Martin. For this stake a dozen, or thereabouts, will start. On Friday the Great Yorkshire Stakes, with 116 nomina tions, will probably muster ten starters, viz., Mendicant, lago, Josephine. Poynton, The Conjuror, Joinville, Hoouah, Fiddlestring, and perhaps Fancy Boy and Sting, but the latter two and Grunston are very doubtful, the St. Leger being too near. I have not the least hesitation in declaring Mendicant or Fancy Boy the winner. The Convivial Stakes to Tom Fool or Tom Tit. The Filly Sapling Stakes to Dipthong; and The Thirty Sovs. Stakes to Jonathan Wild or Erin-go bragh—the latter for choice. I am, Sir, &c., Aug. 17. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. CIIAMPIONSIIIP OF THE THAMES.—Charles Camp bell, of Westminster -bridge, and Robert Coombek, of Milbank, will contend to-day for 2001. and the championship of the Thames. The event is the theme of conversation in every circle, and so much liversity of opinion prevails as to the merits of the men, that but very little money depends upon it. Good sums have been offered at even on Campbell, but those disposed to back Coombes required odds ; and, although 5 to 4 has in some few instances been speculated, the ,airrent betting is 9to 8. The great question is, whether Campbell, the " lion" of past years, who defeated Coonabes with perfect ease About eight years ago, is as good as he was. Both parties are in active training, and appear very confident. The distance is Mtn Putney-bridge to Mortlake Church, and a strong attendance is expected. George Hudson, Esq., M.P., arrived in this town on Thursday afternoon, from York, and has since been actively engaged in inspecting the works on the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, and in making arrangements for the Immediate construction of the high level bridge across the Tyne.—Nerecastle Journal. ' AUCTION SALE OF WEST INDIAN PINE-APPLES -- On Monday, Mr. Adams sold in Lower Thames-street, upwards of 8,000 pine-apples, recently imported from New Providence, and which sold at from 35. to ss. per pound. ALLEGED DEATH OF A FEMALE FROM THE VIOLENCE or HEE HUSEAND.-0 11 Monday forenoon, Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., opened an inquest, at the Crown arid Anchor, King-,treet, Seven Dials; on the-body of Mary Williams, aged 45, who, it was alleged, had met her death through violent treatment she received from her husband. Mary Dixon, a single woman, said that she had known the deceased and her husband about three or four weeks, by living in the same house with them. On the evening of Thursday last, the deceased took a knife out of one of the drawers, and told her hus band that "she would stick him." The deceased at that time was inebriated, and they had been quarrelling together about some money. Witness and her sister laid hold of the arms of deceased, and wrenched the knife out of her hands. She afterwards took up a chair to beat her husband with. She also struck him in the face, and at the side of his head, two or three times. The husband then gave the de ceased a blow with his hand or fist. The blow produced a black eye. Between eight and nine the same evening, the deceased, who had been out for an hour or two, returned home rather more intoxicated than she was before, and she commenced abusing her husband, who took her round the waist, and carried her out of the place, and left her on the lobby of the stairs. The husband then went to bed, and just before eleven o'clock the husband accused the deceased of having thrown the iron candlestick at him, for the purpose of splitting his head. He then got out of bed, gave her a violent blow on the head, and knocked her against the bedstead. When down he lifted his foot, apparently to kick her, but the candle having gone out, witness was unable to state positively whether he did or did not kick her. The deceased, however, fell over on her side, and faintly ejaculated "Oh !" The following morning deceased complained of great pain at her chest, and she died on Friday morn ing. Witness did not see any violence inflicted upon deceased after the night of Thursday last, as she left the house at eight o'clock the following morning to look after a situation. Other evidence of a similar character having been adduced, the Coroner said th.lt the in quiry would occupy the Court several hours more, awl as he had an other engagement to attend to, he should adjourn the further inquiry until this day (TuesAay). The witnesses and the jurors were then bound over, each in the sum of 101., fa appear at the adjournment. A professional gentleman attended for the husband.—This morning at nine o'clock the inquiry was resumed, and after some further evidence had been gone into, the Coroner summed up, and ex plained the law on the subject, and remarked that as the evidence was not positive, it would be for the jury to consider whether the in flammation which caused the death of the deceased, had its origin, or was aggravated by, the kick given to her by her husband, and to return a verdict accordingly. The jury then retired, and after an absence of half an hoar returned the followim verdict:—" That the deceased Mary Williams died from the effects of the ill treatment of her husband, Jeremiah Williams, against 'whom wo finds verdict of mangstipter, which act Wu committed wader grot TiOncetion." RAILWAY SIIAP.t MARKETS. BRISTOL, Atrurs'l l :7. ttot.ANn-The sales are-Caledonian, VA-Ditto, New, , 1/. Os. 3d.-Great 'Part. , Shares, '2434-Manchaster and Leeds Extension, 3 p.-North British, 14 v,-Ditto, New, ”4 Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 4 1 4 - South-Eastern :!' ll - 1 POW . ? ' New (i ' s. at 151.), 33,-South Wales, 314. MANCHESTER, Avousr 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-AiribtAgith', Nottingham, 13-16 Ms. -Blackburn, Chorley, , and Liverpool, 1 di,t,-Blackburn and Preston, 8% p.-Boston, Stamford, and Birminghant, 11s, -Churnet and Blythe, 14 dis.--Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 13 16 p. -East Lancashire, 9N p.-East Lincolnshire, % dis.- Great County Down, 211. 6d. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, 28s. Lie.-Great Grhnsby and Sheffield, 1% dis.-Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 1% dis.-Iludderstield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2% p. -Ditto, Extension, % p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3 7-16 die.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 5 p.- Leicester and Bed ford, % dis.-Liverpool. Orniskirk, and Preston, 314 c. p.-London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (A), 10% p.-London and York, 14 dis.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 14/4 c.-Man chester and Southampton, % dis -North Eastern, 1 1 4 dis.-North Staffordshire, 3% p.-Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., 225. c. dis.-Shef field, Leek, and CYCWC, % (1i3.-- slleflleld and Lincolnshire Junction, 3.16 dis, -Ditto, Extension, 34 dis.- Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No 1, 4 p.- Ditto, No. 3, % c. p. - Shrewsbury and rdr mingliant, ly c. p.-Shropshire Union, 12s. die.- South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 13-16 p.-South Statnrdshire Junction, 3-16 p.-Trent Valley Midland, &c., par -West Riding Union, 3 3-16 p. LEEDS, AUGUST 17. STOCK EXCIIANOK.-The sales are-Blackburn and Preston, 8% p. -Ilastern Counties, York Extension, 375. 6d. p. -East Lancashire, 9 p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 1% c. dis.--Iludderstleld sod Manchester, 2% p.- Ditto, Extensions, 3s. p.-Leeds and Bradford, 43 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 434 p.-Ditto, Branches, 2 p.-Ditto, Extensions, ls. dls.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3% dis. - Ditto, New, 34 dis. -Manchester and Leeds, Extensions, 2/. 16s. p.-Newcastle and Darlington Junction, Extensions, 101. Bs. 9d. p.-North British, Car lisle Branch, 595. p. -York and North Midland, East and West Biding, 12% p.- Grand Union, 12s. 6d. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, 1% dls.- -Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 270 dis.- Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. Gd. dis. -Leicester and Bedford, 10s. dis.--Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. Bs. p. - London and York, 7s. dis.-Malton and Drlftield Junction, 10s. p. -Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21s. s. p.- -North Staffordshire, 3% p.-North Western. Os. 6d. p. -Shefffild and Lin coln, 3s. 6d. dis.-Shropshire Union, 15s. dis.-South Midland, 14s. 6d. p.-:Vest Riding Union. Si. Is. 6d. s.--York and Carlisle, 41s. dis.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Uttion, 38s. Gd. dis. SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 17. STOCK Excustsox.-The sales are Grimsby and Sheffiall, 114 dis.-Ditto, Extension, % dis.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, Os. 6tl dis. -Manchester and Liwoln Union and Canal, 19a. dis.-Shetlield and Lincolnshire, 2s. dis. HULL. AUGUST 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are— Blackburn, Darwen, and Bol ton, 7%,", —Ditto, New, 4 dls. Boston, Stamford, and Birm ngliam, I Is. —Chelmsford and Bury, 12s. —Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 24 —Glasgow and Dumfries, 31s —Great Eastern and Western, 2 ls.-11u11 and Selby, Halves, 39% —Leicester and Bedford, 10s. Gd. Leicester and Tamworth, 345.--- Liverpool, Ortnskirk, and Preston, p.—North British, Halves, 144 cash —Ditt o, Carlisle Branch, 84s. 6d.— North Staffordshire, 314 p. North Western, 8s Gel. p.— Shrewsbury and Birmingnam, 31. 3s. 9d.—South Midland, 15s. p.— West Riding Union, 51. ss. 6d. York and North Midland, East and West 13% —Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, Ins. YORK, AUGUST 17. SToCK Excriatios.—The sales are —Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), —Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 6d. —Leicester, Tam worth, &c., 11. 13s.—London and York, 2/. 4s.—Newcastle and Ber wick, 2d%—North British, half Shares, 14%—Ditto, Carlisle Ex tension, 41. 3s.—North Western, 11. 125.--South Midland, 2/. 13s. 6d. —West Riding Union, 5/. 2s.—York and Carlisle, 4 —York and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 13%. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, AUG. IB.—Wind at noon S.S.W., moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Aco. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sld. William Brougham, Hocken, Quebec. DEAL, AUG. I7.—Wind W.S.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Anthony, Klomp, Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Emily, Dring, Cape of Good Hope ; Wil helmilia, Kiint, Surinam, for Amsterdam ; Johan Georg, Geerken, New York;-for Bremen . ; England, Scott, Pugwash ; Richard, Henry, Allan, ''QuebeO.. Arrd. from the river, Carleton, Odgers, St. Thomas's; Triton, Fitzpatrick, Cuba; Catherine Stewart Forbes, Wright, Bermuda. Arrd. from the river and sailed, Abberton, Paine, Adelaide, South Australia. Sld. Alfred, Herrume, Calcutta. SOUTHAMPTON, Atm 17.—Arrd. Florence, Prince Edward's Island. Sid. William Young, Quebec ; T 43 s, Sturdee, West Indies ; Princess Victoria, Quebec; Madrid steamer, Gibraltar. OFF SALCOMBE, Atm. 12.—Pauline, Jansen, Porto Rico, for Bre men ; William Penn, Stephenson, St. John's, New Brunswi k. PLYMOUTH, AUG. i7.—Wind S.S.W.—Sid. 16th, her Majesty's ship Contest tier the coast of Africa. LIVERPOOL AUG. 17.—Wind S.S.W., light —Arrd Lucy, Gould, New Orleans ; George Hallett, Howes, Charleston ; Severn, Taylor, St. John's, tiew Brunswick. Ski. 16th, Prompt. Dunlop, Havannah; Achiever, Johnstone, Santa Martha; Scotia, Leslie, Baltimore; 17th, Undaunted, Whiteway, Valparaiso ; Pickwick, Cornish, ditto : Michigan, Mason, Portland ; Dumbarton, Penelleton, New Orleans ; Schoodiac, Griffin, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick ; Emanuel, Burn, Quebec ; Mary, Page, Montreal. Off Port, Sapphire and Ann Payley. YARMOUTH, AUG. 15.—The Crocus, Moffatt, from Sunderland to Fecamp, got on the Barber Sand this morning, but was assisted off soon after. BEAUMARIS, AUG. 16.—The Diana, Tullock, from Dublin to Car narvon, was in contact with the barque Juno, and both received con siderable damage. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THESUIV„ Sin,— A journal having gated that Mr. Lumley bad exacted from me the sum of 1501. as the insuperable con dition of my being allowed to write an opera for Drury-lane Theatre, and that I had purchased my position at her Majesty's Theatre, &c, I beg to be allowed at once to refute, through your kind permission, this groundless assertion, as it will be seen from the following circumstances I am bound to d , , in common honesty. Although, from the terms of my written contract, I was debarred from writing for or making any engagement with theatres or other establishments in England, Mr. Lumley, on my application, granted me the permission as regards Drury- lane. Not t ly did he demand no compensation, but he gave me a sum in addition to my said y, as an acknowledgment, as he was pleased to say, of the manner in which I had discharged my duties. To this must be added, that Mr. Lumley made an addi tion to my salary for tho ensuing year, in consideration of my time being devoted, during the season, to the service of her Majesty's Tueatre, to the exclusion of my engagements else where. I need not repeat, that although I have passed.over in silence the; h erless vas cks,, equally groc ,ittless, mad •u pan me personallS.froM the'sam'same,ae, quarter, I was lxhilidto protestu aplioat so great. an nriuth dit'ecte.l against,. o'rie‘ that has acted most fairly and liberally towards me. I trust, Sir, that this circumstance will excuse my trespass i.:tg upon your attention —I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, N. W. 13 AL. I , ' E. 8, Madclax.ca,..« _4 A• I A.. HAYMARKET THEATRE. This theatre has been engaged during the short recess by Mr. Davidson, who opened last evening with Mr. Barnard Gregory in Haneet. On the appearance of Mr. Gregory on Monday, the disuracerut scene of uproar, and onifusion, and violence which took place on his appearance in the same charactei at Covent Garden a few years since. was renewed with, if possible, increased intensity, and continued to the conclusion of the performance. It is un ler such circum stances impossiole to criticise minutely the acting of Mr. Gregory, but what we saw of Mr. Gregory's performance on Monday night, confirms the opinion which we expressed when he was acting at the Strand, viz., that if fair play were shown him, he would become a great actor. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A Curious Case, is the title of a cleverly written two-act coinedietta, which was produced at this theatre on Monday. with Mrs. Stirling as the heroine. She enacts the part of Mrs. Aubrey, a high-minded, high soirited woman, who, to save her sister tr,iin destruction, has raised money by pawning her jewels, and who patiently submits to be the victim cf her husband's j-alousy and suspicions, rather than betray her si,ter. The jealousy of the husband is aroused by the conduct and re. marks of Twiggleton (Charles Mathews), a rollicking, gossip ing. sca , dal-loving, intriguing roue, who at length get a lesson, which effectually cures him of scandal-mongering while Mr. Aubrey has his doubts, jealousies, and fears of fectually dispelled, and is convinced of the high honour of his wife. The dialogue is very smartly written. Charles Mathews chatters and bustles through the part of Twiggleton in most diverting style—in tact, lie is the play. It was completely successful, and was announced for repetition amidst much applause. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—The annual fete awl fancy fair for the benefit of the Licensed Victu Schuol was celebrated here en Monday, and was again repeated last evening. In the early part of the proceedings, the children supported in this excel lent establishment were introduced into the gardens, and allowed the license and the pleasures of it holiday. One of the boys spoke vie address of thanks and congratulation from the orchestra. To amuse the children, old as well as young, there was the performance of Mr. Benedict Tournaire, an ath'ete of no mean pretensions ; there were miniature races by ponies, a ballet by the Armenian brothers, fireworks, a concert, and an inexhaustible succession of strange sights. The ball-room, in the old Italian walk, a surface of 30!) feet in length, and proportionably broad, was thrown open, and here .dancing to the music of numerous musicians formed the entertain ment. In addition to the bands under the direction of Mr. A. Lee, the bands of the Grenadier Guards and of the Artillery were en gaged, and played alternately. The crowd of i eeple Was very great, and the whole of the arrangements satisfactory. CREMoRNE GARDENS. —The affections of this now popular place of amusement drew toy ether within the inclosure, on Monday, upwards of 8,000 persons. In the banquetaing.room 300 of the fraternity of Oddfellows sat down to an excellent dinner, pro vided by Mr. Ellis, the proprietor, over Whitt large party Mr. I'. Duncorsibe, M.P., presided. There was an effective band of instru mental performers, and a strong muster of professional singers. The usual loyal and national toasts were drunk with the honours, and the chairman spoke at some length on the merits of the society and the benefits conferred by it on the members, At seven o'clock the ascent of the great Nassau balloon took place, under the direc tion of 'Mr. Green, who was accompanied by two ladies and nine gentlemen ; the ascent was magnifLent, the balloon tower inic immediately on being loosed from the earth, ~nd making Its way over the north-western part of the metropolis. I t was in sight for a considerable time. An experiment was tried on the occasion of the Inflation of the balloon, to ascertain the precise number of cubic feet of gas requisite for the ascent ; this cons.sted in the Introduction of a gas-metre, invented by Mr. Defies, of St. Mar tin's-lane, called "the dry gas-metre," by which the gas supplied by the Imperial Gas Company can be accurately computed, and, or course, the fair charge for the supply calculated without injustice either to those who supply the gas or to those by whom it is con sumed. The gas-metre employed was avi ry ingenious contrivance, and acted with great accuracy. There were many scientific persons Present, by whom it was examined and approved. This is the first effort attended with success of the employment of such an instru ment on such an occasion. After the ascent of the balloon the theatriCal representations, the concert, the dancing, &c., followed, and diversified the amusements till 1 i o'clock, the whole being con cluded by a display of fireworks by Mr. Mortram ; atter which the company retired. TILE HALIFAX AND BOSTON MAILS.—The following is the report of the Select Committee of the House ef Commons upon this subject:—" The Select Committee appointed to Inquire Into the circumstances connected with the granting pf the present contract tor. the conveyance of the snails from England to Halifax and Bos ton, and also into the circumstances connected with the granting of any new or the extension of the existing contract for the same pur pose, have considered the several matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following report:—' That your , 'ornmittee have in quired into the circumstances connected with the granting of the present contract for the conveyance of mails from England to Ha lifax and Boston, as well as other matters referred to them, and are of opinion th .t the arrangement has been concluded on terms advan• tageous to the public service, and have been most efficiently per foraied by Mr. Cunard. But your Committee do not wish to ex press any opinion hether a more advantageous one might not have been entered into had the tender been thrown open to public com petition. Your Committee, however, cannot but regret that the above arrangements involve consequences injurious to the Great Western Steam-ship Company ; and, considering the me! itorious character of the services rendered by the latter company, and its priority of establishment on the New York line, will be glad if, on ant future extension of the Royal Mail service, it receives the fa vourable consideration of the Government.'" DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION IN BLO9MS BURY.—On Monday, between the hours of six and seven o'clock, a most deliberate attempt at assassination was made by a man named Finch, in Hyde-street, Bloomsbury, and by which the whole neigh bourhood was thrown Into the greatest alarm and excitement as the fact became known. The subjoined are the particulars collected by the reporter :—John Sullivan, aged thirty, a labourer, who was em ployed at a public-house, situate in Hyde-street, kept by a Mr. Swain, and in the act of executing his job, being at the rear of the premises, when he was abruptly disturbed by the man Finch, whom he had never before se on, and who was somewhat excited by jealousy, con sidering himself supplanted by Sullivan, as he had made application for the same emplopment and the preference was given to his unfor tunate victim. Finch gave vent to the most offensive expressions, Sullivan taking no notice, but continuing his work, and as he was in the act of picking up some bricks, Finch , dra win g a Spanish knife from his bosom, stabbed him in the right side, inflicting a dreadful wound, extending four inches in length, front which the blood poured forth in copious streams. The cry of " Murder !" soon brought a s i r e h d . e as sistance, but before the fellow could be secured , he a g ain n'ad a - thrust at Lis victim, just below the left clavicle, causianngda it q e r e o pg n At this time several pollee-offi c ers were on the spot , the united strength of two or three of them to convey him to the sta tion-house. The Irjureil man was then removed in a cab to the King's College Hospital, and placed under the care of Mr. Smith, the house surgeon, who was in immediate attendance, examined and dressed the wounds, *which are pronounced to be of a dangerous nature. The nfortunate man Is married. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS, August 18. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given to-day by Commission t• the following 34 public and private Bills : Sugar Duties ( No. 3) Bill. Mill , is Pay BilL ( Asse3sed Taxes) Bill. Court of Ca mmon Pleas Bill. Gauge of Railways MIL fteligious Opinions Relief Bill. New Zealaud Company's Bill. Grand Jury Cess Bonds (Ireland) Bill. Prisons (Ireland) Bill. Bunks and Engravings Bill. Adverse Claims (Leland) Bill. Deodands Abolition (No. 2) Bill. Highway Rates Bill. Loan Societies Bill. Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill. Stock in Trade Bill. Copy hold Commission Bill. Caledonian, Polloc, Govan, and Clydesdale Junction railway Amalgamation Bill. tiddersLeld and Manchester Ralway aid Canal (Oldhso Branch) Sill. Liverpool, Dunkirk, and Preston Railway Bill. West Riding Union Railway (No. 2) Bill. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal, and Manchester end Leeds Railway Amalgamation Bill. Salthoase Embankment Bill. Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justices Bill. Plymouth Great Western Docks Bill. Forth and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improlo ol4 Bill. Brighouse Sewerage, Draining, and LigLtlng Bill. Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill. Norfolk Estuary Bill. All Souls College (Oxford) Estate Bill. Duke of Cleveland's ( Hardwick, Hart, &c.) Estate Bill. Scott's Estate Bill. Clowes's Estate (Booth's Charity) Bill. Horne's (Ferguson's) Estate Bill. Ihe Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancell or, ° Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Minto. When the LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo 1 " sack, after the private business, Earl GREY presented a petition, numerously signe d hi the inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land, compl tiling of hl evil of the transportation system. hi presentin: it he eosin, only say, that the subject would receive the best attention the Gsvernment. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table the roe ° of the Common.' House on the. state of this bridge. IRISH GUILDS AND COMPANIES. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this...l 3 i° for the abolition of the fraternities and guilds of Ireland. oLject of the Bill was to assimilate the law of Ireland with th at of England, where all the exclusive pr vileges of th e guilds had been abolished , except in the city of Lond?!.' s A number of petitions had been presented a g ainst the Bair DI he trusted that they would not attach much importance to thew' and that as their Lordships had abolished these guilds in , r l, land and Scotland, that they would do awa y with them in land also. The Bill was then read a second time. Sevsral Bills were brought up by messengers from the Ile gle of Commons. THE WASTE LANDS AUSTRALIA BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to. CLONMEL LUNATIC ASYLUM. • Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from certain ,in; ha'bitants of Clonmel, praying for the assimilation of..owei Clonmel Lunatie Asylum, with respect to the sup erinten d of a resident physician. PATENT COMMISSION BILL. This Rill was read a third time and passed. DRAINAGE OF LANDS (IRELAND) BILL. Earl GREY moved the second reading of this Bill. vi sa Lord MON TEAGLE thought some further informati on req uired, but Earl GREY said, notwithstanding•the ex tensive alterttivel that had been made in this Bill in the othe r House, he P° that the measure would benefit Ireland. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered t° committed on Friday. THE NAVAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUN SOCIETYS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of ' CLARENDON this / 3 ° l read a third time and passed. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. catty This Bill was recd a second time, and ordered to be misted on Friday. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 1 8 ' The SPEAKER. took the chair at Twelve o'clock. j , 0 114It' Mr. B. BOND CABBELL, introduced by Mr. Doo_'_„tip Barry Baldwin, took the oaths and his seat for St. , a CORK AND WATERFORD RAI LWA 0 Several amendments were pruposed en this P . agreed to. TO ) VIRGIN MARY HOSPITAL (NEWCA S ESTATE BILL. This Bill was read second time. 131 LORD KENYONa (CON GREVES) EST This Bill was read a third time, and passed. SMALL DEBTS B LL. . ins;hatm Rom f t he Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition froe abolition 0 _t praying that this Bill might pass ; and for tb or ., ca rt ° county court at Warwick, and of the Al Y Birmingham. 0 ) 31 ! IDG F S 'Imet SOUTHWARK AND WATE Lord G. BEN TINCK. presentedbr 115,0001 praying that th.-se might be made fre e petition from Mr. BROTHERTQN presente d to the"same effect. PARCELS. Not' RAILWAY resented a petition from,,, q 6l C. iIOBHOUSE Pre se— . e , m ight not be aim tingham praying that railway p r e en to care. to Open the nareels entrusted to Riftition fr om - ins • I PI; Mr. WAKLEYb IDI I e A presented REGISTRATION a petitionfrom. t t Me dics' del a it... 4.,L1 pitaras“... ..... r Whiners of Leeds, praying that this B . 1 . 11 ro il i t t h g: e h: mL p: e a n d e lett association of Gloucestershire to the same effect. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Mr. WAKLEY presented a p etition from Hammers 1141 against flogging in the army. SMALL DEBTS BILL. __ o", fras Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from dimebptroirsosncrnonefinntefdoridnebtth.e g aol there, for the totalthsabt theolitie ::: Sir G. GREY presented two petiti ons p raying be p session assed this . ACCOUNTS OF THE SEC RETARY - OF"'"oolititetir Mr. FOX MAULE presented a retu rn of the a which had been rendered to him. RAILWAY BOARD. o f the re do : Mr. MORRISON moved the confirmationbail ea' .1 tions of the Select Committee on Railways, o f whim o f s Rae chairman, with the view to the establishment sai d for board for directing the process of amalgatnatit'r empowei:7, general government of railway companies, and for and the board to test locally the correctness of the P tions deposited with the members of the board. iimoitteet h i f Mr. HUME said that having been on Ibis V the sta te b :a was confident that any one who had considere d e re: ll _4a private business for the last two years, and who l o se or co ° ' -- g r , this Committee and the Committee of the 0q to i/ e were unanimous, would think the resolutions ough t o va. firmed. He would therefore second the motion . ittee, .100 Sir G. GREY having been also on the Cool° h is 01 11° , be ceived that it would be advisable for him to expres s c i a tie°,• r especting the resolutions. To the first of those re.v 'geinatTee had no objection. It directed .he process of 1110:400 ens . The second was contained in the ninth, and if the P. e ool, it to take those two as one, and embodied the general rtiogno dat.ion of the Committee for a railway board, be f e tter . would be better than to go into details, and Oita House at this time with resolutions which Ltter2o. prove ye, y inconvenient to carry into effect. The the be would be to accept the several recommendations 0! 0 01 0 mittee, and carry out the whole design when it Obi! presented in the more perfect shape of a Bill. e at.° Voe Lord G. SOMERSET approved of the establislon re , i f board, but cor.ceived that the matter was yet prettua d u c esee o s board ought plainly to comprise mens. rs of bolh it l e Parliament, and, in his opinion, it ought to consist,vitt partly, of members of the Government at the time il l ,be After a few words from Mr. WARBURTON, , A tbS t a . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 0 7, 0 0 I Government had plainly received recommendations "1,, jell ; e s Houses, and from both sides of this House, to on, te,o board ; but it did appear to them that to attempt t°,„ 6 o o ; f i th a n establish the department at this period of the OP,: aro be futile. He wou ld, therefore, p r opose to bring '7,4 l e f short Bill, for the . p ur p ose which he had intimated, gi f i e sid t a board thus consti t u ted some of the powers of the Al Trade, beside others of a similar kind, to enable f fulfil their duty . The Vi ce - President of the Boardl.egifa was prepared with such a Bill, but having been exe:R/-00,y it happened that it was not laid on the table. 1 "; lien; thin would be in progress, and the business might be th e SPA sidered during the recess, and a Bill be brought in in L e b a ,,„ part of neat session for the complete organisation oft h ' se ffer c ; and the arrtingoitient of its duties . He proposed, i"oititil"- to accept tie first and second, and perhaps the ninth re ° of and on them to found such a Bill. obi t iff Mr. BERNAL believed some such board to be a- s ce aeri e necessary, for without it the private business of the o ft could not go on. But while making such a sweeping Id ia tb ol the constitution, due deliberation ought to be obsery ogeato establishment of this board, especially when they re c . 00 ° that railways had now been constructed in the mos t parts of the country. recognised, and then the House - t ont Mr. GREENE took the same view of the case. „ a r 1) 1.11 ,a Mr. P. M. sTEW ART conceived that the b e" : 0 0 1.- board as would obtain the °°.... le ' would be to strike off all the resolutions but the ffrelt .. ; o 4l( l _,'" ablege tt h to i constitutedepartment such a of the country and be as perfect as such a thing conks m its details. 'one Mr. ESTCOURT did not think that the resoltli,t. e b 0, posed would at all compass the important subject to eiß l f ase:, related, and their adoption would lead to a great deal ° te tioP: ceesary trouble hereafter. If any portion of these res°_sietil was to be adopted, be thought that the first r e ' t cool; would of itself answer all purposes, and the re i tbi°,,, easily be dispensed with. He did not, hope i s 11'; it at all wise to introduce the subject at t it 0.3 period of the session, when any legislation upon i s wow necessarily be of a hurried character, and the safer Pis be to withdraw all the resolutions until next session. , sn ipe Mr. MORRISON said that , after the expression 0 1 f e et)/ which had b, en given by the House, he would be Pe content if the House were to adopt the first resolutioteseberit Lord LINCOLN so far differed from many Hon. o i a tise that his opinion was against the pass in of the first reg_titaticit for if the Government intended to introduce a Bill Co f oes. It a railway board , the resolution would be q uite super fluojetielf there were no part of the Government at present cees soll which could make those preliminary inquiries n s pa tial be would at once accede to the motion, but as such the first resolution 1133TBAY ot the Government did exist, be should oppose it a • ricELLOft After a few words in explanation from the C 13 . 0 .' fe d to. of the EXCHEQUER , THE CHIEF JIJSTICESHIP OF 13 flint to the notice Lord GEORGE BENTINCK rose, Per i— B ear d of 0 31 1 which he bad given, to ask the President of the '-',.; f Justicesbie_ trol, for some information respecting the sd.-e bring Bombay. Yesterday it was his de/ to ppointrnent 'I, House a case with respect to the IV have s truc es the magistracy which he thought mull. h these cluti,_ the House very deeply, with the manner in As le it wa s 11 were performed by her Majesty's late Miele onset eel f the H duty that day to bring before the attention 0 . ,_,... corete itte o the attention of the country, a job which I „aust7fe"of Bombay with respect to the appointment of the Chie f.! ", Borahe y..." There were at that moment two Chief Justic esu_ .0 8 1 „_____ , , the t bI Jesty's let ( A laugh.) It would be in the recollectiount i f e t r n_ r : uu" g before til the division on the Coercion Bill, was made to that Hottse, 29th of June following the eon ou n eern . esntMinisters had resigeel Ministers in a minority, occurred ownhthiceb2l63 and to the country that her Alki TeY3oth of June, Mr. Dar! the reins of Government. On trelief of insolvent debtors?! Pollock, a Cominissioner for the Justice of Bombay ; and, iss b lr th of June. On the London, was appointed Chiefb • a asked for information of believed (and on that pein. -_: the board of Control) , I" Hon. Friend the President._ _ h . e ,,,,, f hot ,. a sagpso _ that - that time Sir Way Ito Pert u`' P"