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,„ ......--.......... at ari ,:asa-......., ..,.,„„,„„----- ........,.,- tips:: thee he might give notice, to answer his s quTehe lli k At present he w,..s rot prepared to do so. „g4tllon At a b for 1; -.;aersitl of Oxford mast Acut e hi ' • ''' _ - 1 . ,.- Vl° "" - answer at present t ato , tei if be uectineu to . give ae ar g,e eeestien ae the one he had put to him. at, 1111( Y ESTIMATICS. _ 110 11 , - e ' 7 I LLIAINIS wishd to call the attention-of the_ fo r L.' ° 0 the very later a'nount of the estimates propose. 'se ere, r'ef session. Anxious la 1 1 , , y and n ivy in the presen. . Ila n,, t1 " %11 .3N was to save the pubbe money, he would not the 74() any ebieetion to those increased estimates had 11 4 i s ,;:,, P. aT"n of affairs, as respected this country and th ee l . 4 States Aolaar"'ellen those estimates'. of America remained the same as they tlie,,, e 'ge had, however, were first brought forward. happily taken place, and all the to si : flees between the two countries were now brought ,. tr e ,,,"„tid, and consequently the necessity for these I l a n_ ()4117 . es tima.teS was entirely removed. There Id tit re 1 1 ) inamense increase in t! is branch of the estimates t If ;l e l 'Toble Lord at the head of the Governinen 4 ; II , i c , e ()„,° a former occasion and the present time. °, n l 3 - :1 - .: arembers would refer to the estimates erne, ii: , and compare them with . the , present , sy would see the enormous inereaee. He Nit he 1.1 ' 4 t confine his remarks to a siugle year, Year,,,,would take the average expenditure for seven e kitor;isjooo the year 1835, and that would show XpQ„,l.,laß' increase for the preseet year. In 1835 the . ,P,Nd 4ure was 48,780,0004 and the expenditure . pro `att ( f i r 1 84 6 was 55 ,500,0001., being an increase over e ti ° l lee e ` B3s of 6 ,7' 1 0,0001. In addition to that, a reduc \tit; "°°,oool. took place in the Two-and-a Half per Yew . ' I 'llie raised the expenditure of the present averl°4l. that of 1835 to 7,32),000/. Taking again . the . trafi n g h e (4. veven years, commencing with the Admints- t ? 1 1 4 ,;„"f teid Grey, and including three years of that ',leo .1 kelbeurne, h. found the expenditureew c a p s 1, 4 , 00/ • ,- 0, • more than in 1835. Ile admitted thatincreasing as ec'vernment might be quite justified in to4ay;'l)enditure in the army and navy departments, but ase ad ekeepartment of the Government an i s n t c o r u e ed. e, I„kt place which was perfectly a f i g t„,--° miscellaneous estipates alone amounted Nese to three millions. The cause for sueh in *as '', l 'ad erased; the country, he in 1835, a 4 ,13e 1 , 4 , S 0 ,"ood a position as it occupied in b "(4 0 e ; '' the foreign relations. There seemed to a a (Pahn l ; t4 on to peace, and he gave the Noble Lord t r ta tleli . :, B , t °,t , ) at the head of the Foreign Departmnn ?tei 2 „ - `enit for wishing to maintain the relations with `aati:,..,(nintries in peace. He did expect, therefore. lettuir, k'reaernment, as soon as they hatleisure, would 1 )1 ,, ss:b 1 1 81 '. the whole of the estimates, and make every 32014,„l'aduction Why, he said, the increase of 141 ' ari s' ,7 4, was seine two millions more than the income hn t salt. t ' I ne i. e two millions and a half more than the h eyeee to , it then the Government couhi reduce the ex• ' , Al en , 6 t 4 What it was in 1845, then both of these ob re""e; ; t5l " might be abolished. The cost of the "Ind fis` ts elf eueet to be scrutinised and raduced. He th e ye:l.a: there Was an increase in that item betwe . en . t° 111x0 i r „ 1 , 18 41. and 1845 of 350,000/., and that the amountedtn "" 1 .150 - ,'"" seme item between 1806 and 1845 Vie, f„7°l. He hoped then that the present Ministry ,Ole""o . the course taken by Lord Grey, and revise l 'oela .ot the expenses whereby he was certain they eoent_nuire and retain the increased confidence of the Itlrlia i N ot ; -- a I IF, said he did not expect to hear the obser the .s which had just hey and othaleadmeO 41 _en o; G entleman t 7, d the re washesly One suggestion uw4, Grover) -tient were l'' rheutshoebefeclatuosbeliwgrado.hhtteo likely to have their weight , Noble Lord. gge tt4 r r 0 at to th e stioAntwthhiecheehme commerce "i l nesa . d, of the Grey Administration a Committee .. ee ls , tare 1 : 1) °Into.d, as the allobe Lord himself would recollect, - N ee Una salaries of the different officers of State. viakstin,,Knittee gave great saasfaction, for the country Go ern" deearmined to look into the expenses of the "aen el at • The inquiry he alluded to ought to have t he 41 ' 4 01 th , n tonit rough all the departments, for Parliament T r 'lin h, ,nron itself to regulate the salaries, and ac -I'.es w 4 r" " ie s alariesf.the Presidents and the Secrete aryl t c eto ;p e p e dp ° proved of by the House, but here hart°.teli 0 ; - ila thought a that the officer at the head Ofsz?tii? lll , l r.ent would have inquired into these de .„4"lle i , ' 'Ill( ' • made the necessary reductions. That fry'toitby-9 followed by Earl Grey, and he got great , l i t ,hec u , lt em the country. But what he (Mr. Hume) N „ t 'aee n ',, -48 . that the Noble Lord would allow the mis 4ttitin),e3 estimates to be submitted to some such e, tea, e a e s the Irish e , ti-nates were subjected to. Many Ctater,sh estimates were found to . be most extrava re lee,, 11esurd but a proper reduction was made, and ''' ts,,, tl le'd i , t ;,* as, greater ' economy, and a better discharge a?l• 1; "Lea of the office. The Irish themselves,. who i l'i t ,' a k e t e els , loose in money . matters, received this result eropert:otiation. He did not mean to recommend any ro?4rtee, '‘'eduction, for there were many of . the under 111:41a I as ye y ill remunerated; where officers, after b o r ' o'fr, n m• , ' service, left ill compensated. But there to m at, ` e ,ri whose good pay accompanied . little or no ei i - „ a . t e ' ll a_ there he thought a reduction ought to be the great assured the Noble Lord that this course would e e cat t _ s atisfaction, and gain him the confidence of bil a r 1 1 it ) ry . ' 4 43 Iq' rWRING said the Government had one great ZYr,b i e.illeving the public from increased . burdens. tsZlatetiel4ord would recollect that a Committee was ea kt rep or (l t a pleiblic accounts. That Committee made Bro s Pri sei an din it laid down certain principles. The h e d ‘ la e ,„ Pie - which they had laid down was, that the t o I ,,'t it e "ue : thould be paid into the Exchequer. Now Cas n ,'°o,o 4 `,7b 1 g) knew cases in which from 6,700,000/, b am ens ei' -"`• 15 ' ad altogether escaped the attention of )'" —v 1 taken th e ~ ala es t e e T . s where nearly 7,000,000 . were 4,,,eenertieeet,, ,°P_aa'tenents and applied, while other of 41.4 :00 ion of iit:'::')rallie:, fe°ll3 the sale of public stores, 1 4 Such irre f . %I n • s • t aken till the receipts were handed . hoti - long a s they ai d h e said, ought not to exist ; th,'t Conduct id with e exist the Government could a t, if h _ _ ..N Ott . correct them • doet,"ble Le rd - ld trtehr e etion ' :eOdOlC3 9,olatecet " th7vv .- hol n e e ta h 'h o ai p sn e do d ~ r hn t eh personal hadn, that.no s ~ (intro!, hew ould effect a great saving e,„ reeite. k rd .1. p t: ; n 11) IT SSELL at ,s er er f ern said the lien. Gentleman the .;sae i ll t ` fi d esentry (.11r: Williams) had attributed the hat h iel hour e , - nav al and military departme'7‘lB, during. , 4 ,,, e (-4,11.., Administration to the war in America . ; 1 „ o rt b, fo ` r t e 1,• Russell) remembered attending te this (1 0 „ i t ) : and i t ! I LII , e NoNe Lord at the head of that deart toi4 not l oft Z t i 111: opiliion, that though that was no art s and de en to making up the estimates, still the . k it , ti e t. i ntlic se t il e dependencies of Great Britain made an in aeuttleee Whi h par ments necessary. As to other ob -104 ord i. , _ .c . fell . from the Hon. Gentleman, he . , 44 :s i n 4, s r ae . that it . was bad policy to exhaust their ce t ,,t t in .',.°_ etge service. He found, for example, even ti,„ns e h l iqes . ?llt system, that the regiment at the head 10elIt,, . 4 nilt!. went there in 1825. He thought a re -044. ter being ten years abroad, should be five years th ° lt itie ty 0 AS to the cost of the revenue, ho hoped the t ~ . ell excuse him if he declined entering upon at e eb; • Iti J e et at present, but he would certainly turn his q,,.‘ , 11 to it hereafter. Af T T 1 , It cl - 4 1 DE LACY EVANS said that he was one L'llur,'°lnittee appointed by the House to inquire and ; . ''5 4 . , 1 1)011 the best mode of economising in the mill t'llki,‘"4 naval dipartments, and at that time he did most ; 410, 1 ,' 1 '1y wish that economical arrangement s would ' : 4 ;‘ . ,, 4 : be,t he had seen enough within the last few 'apex t° t onvilice him that reductions in the army and -atablislateents would be anything hut economical. 4e„llsj• i s CONIMITTEE OF SUPPLYto . ' l4 -°ll se then resolved itself in a Committee of te nt4- the ;,. I,, ° ta r ,',‘,,`-'el of 3,345/. for the Ecclesiastical Com % '• utngland) At t i l . bp_ • Nee 'it 4 z` 4 l6ON rose to object. He considered th,ilno ill N was enormoue, as not ono half of the Corn lstt °thsr4et attended the Board, being prevented by ;clia4Ns,l)%fessional engagements. He was prepared, 'a.'l444(ll:llt°,reove for a Committee of inquiry, as he 'Cli Yla ' ° lttiness of the Commission was not satis he I % . , k' ti t k i ttlied. was ti a- claitt-;NLLOR of the EXCHEQUER said im tb atir ri a t ,,eati - , ' ''yt that the business of the Commission 4 ,tle t e sp n, -e ,,,nrilperformed ; and he considered Al Gl ' , Le ' :vii"te jom p mission were appointed, it would 1 1 f.'1 5 ] 1.. 'Vit,t: i t t ° a great degree t he r e Oloie d a'-M -S most strongly objected that . the t he dvellass of the ,t'lxed for a Commission to inquire anto e the (i vern,,, tue Church. He did not wish to oppose -eent• b al' as I le • ut h e , • 11 N I could , 101, felt in a most awkward pest . - 1 4 3 , 11 . 4 ess s eine int., con scientious) y support the vote , IltbZ is_ ' s ' ll ° l lldVi cta t , n tt °n was held out that the neces ,t,Z ef the Mees e tin e •" n a i e into it, he would take the v ` c l ' e 11 ANCELL6If e ls , ta n k ° ._ , . of the EXCHEQUER said he thm •• WAX 41 4 . 0 t til l t r i " en tr , ..q_Utry i n ttitware that a.s an opposed vote. to the circumstances ; but he toga 'tate w ou ,,, said that he most sincerely hoped that th" or th e 1 tu not for the future appear in the proceed loW tl glit tk use • It was quite unjust, and he put it to 14 t ,, d a) wh ether n• ,Baronet below the gangway (Sir R. Ililisa,otts.erztlint: EttiLesi:Ovitotes did not bring the Church did CHA NT of the EXCHEQUER said he etia -4ssio impute any dereliction of duty to the Nee ne ts • impute he found fault with was the Si t' ll in n of ti to 41 . IG le Church. it ekll 'with LlS'said that the Parliament had no right ' " (1 the Ch is ~ at r ~( t h a , i , that property; it had not bestowed O R , • 1 14 1D ' no right to meddle with it. th ol latsf s i ,'„ said he did not wish to see mentlemen a i , ti tes', wi _vv hose was the property first ? ' The Ca d Rav e i t t n ( 0 took it from them ? Why, Parliament, to ki t Ti re a ,,, l the Protestants. So, therefore, the Church ksli‘lte these t ° Complain when Parliament stepped in i ..s th, tt so re fJrinations which the. Church refused to h. - eel .1 ,lv (llear hear.) tth . itilasr, .' • hregard to the vote l 'q s .t ,'ti 'LL said that wit s m t it to ttesiastical Commission in Ireland, he would es, b 4 ' l 4 bl s irl7e Lor d - Lieutenant, from whom he expected TO' Par?• rinat ion; so that if it were necessary to Tas item - lament he would know how to act. ti t ' i n e ; *as then passed. I ' ‘ote was for 120,700/. for the administration 1 r a * t it, ho s ' i t , • lin t poor. di s ,:ant, "'J.:, proposed that 100,0001. be taken upon k. isi nn a . ° that the question might be left open for ‘v lll s. IV ILt ii i ,:h h a ,, ,-,IAMS considered that after the revelations T , tit s e ', ° eon made with respect to poor law legisla let Ile Qi/ft,rs...el suegested was exceedine,ly proper. th at 4-NCE141.4011, of the EXCHEQUER ob f ti l l ' lto/iAlt a course would be wholly ineffective. Xe t li en. I _ . o ;NGLIS objected to the amendment . ate,' Ilion, , ' , A ,Amber for Montrose. He considsred if it s 4l 'll i a ir 1.1.'..the working of the law, for which flae Hon. g,,t,,b, ''eliprieressed so strong a regard, would be ale y', soh3trtietcd. , 41 c1 1 ,, 4 tltt,ty ,q Lae „,, , strongly condemned the manner in is,„,noan 1;?ar-laws of Ireland were administered. Had i l t i, !i a ~,,01":1? ftuestion was about to come on this even- I to til ,;'f th e a.,ll;ave brought down to the House the diet 14 14e: 41 ;e s ee _"'" of Bretnley, in Kent, from which it % h. e o4 for ,p.ethat 4oz. of animal food was all that was t:ctii r !, of the meek. snstenance of an able-bodied man in the A 1 p m ; i w eek. , In that union, it appeared that 40 — "MA Who were im One 91 the rorkhowor ---- o ley cs - - re' ence of ner, to o wrift C • the 1 -I°l° 3, in an t b i , e room h Mar ° B. in writ ad th r j House:l; I be re f 4 a f c w - rocee dingt ot" de an to to vg g lt ° Door fi at itic e ' oce rper ror‘` ;o 111 : rrO' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, Sir J. GRAH,SIiI agreed with the Hon. Member, and begged her Majesty's Government to pause betore making this grant, as it would entail a good deal of trouble to them in the appointment of proper authorities to see the fund applied. The vote was ihen agreed to. It was then moved that the sum of 12,4631. be granted to her .Majesty to defray the expenses of Parkhurst prison, for the juvenile offenders, in the Isle of Wight. The moti9n was put and agreed to. It was moved that the sum of 19,9n4/. be granted to her Majesty for the expense 3 of the Model Prison, at Bentonville. Mr. WILLIAMS said that the results of the system of management in that prison were most appal ling, and many of the prisoners had been removed from it to lunatic asylums. This cost was also enor mous, as each prisoner cost annually 391. 7s. 6d., or 15s. per week—a sum considerably exceeding the wages of two Dorsetshire labourers. He had intended to have opposed the vote in Ma, but he would not do so, in the hope that the Right Hon. Baronet the Home Secretary (Sir G. Grey) would take the matter into his most se• rious consideration. Sir G. GREY said the report on the prison, which had been laid on the table of the House, as well as his own experience of the working of the system, was totally at variance with what had been stated by the Hon. Mem ber who had addressed the House. He hoped, on another occasion, should the subject be brought for ward, to prove that the system adoped at the prison was not of the character which had been represented. Sir JAMES GRAHAM agreed with the Right Hon Baronet (the Home Secretary) as to the system adopted in the prison. The system had not been fairly repre sented by the Hon. Member (Mr. Williams). He denied that it was a cruel or a pernicious one. It had been represented as the silent system; but it was not so. It was a separate, but not a silent system, and great benefit had resulted from its adoption.—(llear, hear.) Mr. WAKLEY thought his Hon. Friend the Member for Coventry bad formed an erroneous opinion of the merits of the system, through reading some of the false and exaggerated statements which had gene forth to the world relating to it.—(Hear, hear.) If more physical exertion were not insisted upon in the prisons, constitu tional debility would follow. They had at present hardly sufficient labour to maintain their strength. He believed that the gaol to which he had alluded was well governed, and conferred great benefits on society at large. - - kr. HENLEY had always felt great anxiety about the occupants of our gaols, and thought that the subject of an improved treatment of our criminals should be at once taken up by the Government. . _ Lord JOIN RUSSELL said that after what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Fin,hury he would not detain the House at any length on this subject. lie certainly considered that many prisoners under the new regime would be improved in their honesty, industry, and sobriety.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS explained. They had no proofs that the prisoners under the improved system had be come improved in their morals, notwithstanding- the enormous sums that had been expended for that purpose. The fact that but few of the criminals had learned trades tlaring their imprisonment was a proof that the public money had been injudiciously expended. The vote was agreed to. 34,0831. for the prison at Millbank was agreed to. 5,0001. was also. voted for the maintenance of the prisoners, &e., at Perth. • The following votes were also agreed to:- 3,971/. convict depot, &c. (Dublin). 3,9351. prison for criminal lunatics (BethTem Hospital). 6,0001. prison for criminal lunatics (Dublin). 8,9861. inspectors of prisons. 36,0001 police, (Dublin). 62,3301. for convict establishments in Bermuda, De merara, and Gibraltar. 250,0001. convicts, New South Wales and Van Die men's Land. The House having resumed, the orders of the day were then proceeded with. THE METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE, AND NEW • ZEALAND LOAN BILLS. These Bills were read a second time. BATTERSEA PARK BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to. Mr. GROGAN moved for an account of the quanti ties of curd provisions of all kinds imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries, from the sth day of January to the sth day of July, 1846, specifying the diff-rent kinds, the countries whence sent, the quan tities of each kind entered for home consumption, and the amount of duty paid upon the same respectively ; also, the quantities of each kind re-exported, and whether taken for the use of the ship, or for merchan dise, and the place to which the same were re-exported. Agreed to. Mr. MORISON moved that Mr. Francis Baring be added to the Committee on Railway Acts Enactments.— Agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the 1 - louse adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. LITERATURE. KNIGHT'S WEEKLY VOLUME. crY. and CV. .illanner. and Customs of tlie 11.Todirn Egyptians. By Edward Milian:. Lane. - - - With this singular and important work Mr. Charles Knight's serial publication - of et:WeelilY Volumes" is brought to a conclusion, - accompanied by an intimation of its continuance on en entirely different arrangement. In taking a retrospective glance at this unprecedented undertaking —namely, the production every seven days of an entire book at what Montague Tigg would call " the ridiculously small amount of one shilling"—we are astonished at the fund of information and at. the variety of the materials condensed into these one hundred and five volumes. Of themselves they Constitute no insig nificant library. Biographies in their most attractive guise are there introduced, relating to such characters as Bacon, Sir Thomas Gresham, Napoleon Bonaparte, William Caxton, the early Italian painters, and that inimitable production of a great mind, the "Statesmen of the Ti me o f G eorge III., " by Lord Broneham . Poetry of the choi cest i escr i ption, forms no trivial feature of thecol lection, comprising cuttings from Tasso, Racine, Spencer, Chaucer, and Hudibras. Fiction at once instructive and entertaining imparts a zest to the more serious portions of the series, and in this department we may enumerate "Arabian Tales and Anecdotes," " A Legend of -Read ing Abbey," " The Romance of Travel," and the simple tales from Shakspeara, by Charles Lamb' and his accom plished sister. Among the politico-economical works, there are a " History of British Commerce," " Industry of the Rhine," "The Dutch in the Medway," "Capital and Labour," an d "B r i t i s h M anu f actures. " Among t h ose descriptive o f t h e 'h a bi ts o f di fferent nations, an d t h e characters of diff erent countries, are " The Englishwoman in Egypt" " The Chinese," "Curiosities of Physical Geography," " The - Oregon Territory," and the Backwoods of Canada." Besides this prodigal sup ply of instructive matter, the habitual readers of the " Weekly Volume" have been treated with .zoologi cal dissertations upon the Elephant, the Dog, and the Horse ; an excellent treatise upon Enty mology ; and writings of a peculiarly moral tendency, such, for example, as Paley's "Natural Theology," the "Memoirs of a Working Man," and a charming assem blage of thoughts, entitled, " Mind amongst the Spin dies." Although we have omitted all reference to sub jects of remarkable attractiveness in our enumeration of this really noble enterprise, we have in all conscience afforded our readers a sufficient indication . of the stores of knowledge and the profusion of beauties, contained within its pages. Such a periodical would have imparted to the heart of Caxton a joy.altogether iridiseribable, and even now a-days, when by habitude we live become ac customed to the many marvels incident to the Printing... press, it cann')t but afford us a deep sense of self gratula- ' tion at the extraordinary advancement in civilization of which it is so incontestable an evidence. We re joice, moreover, that, notwithstanding the dis solution of that noble association for the dif fusion of - useful knowledge with which he was, throughout its existence, so intimately and so honourably connected, Mr. Knight has not relaxed his exertions-for the greater dissernleation of that same knowledge one jot. As a publisher, he is, ituiee,l, incessantly giving the public some powerful testimony that he is altogether imbued with the lofty:and' huinahising principles by which that-illustrious society was actuated ; and, while.. striving to facilitate the education.of the people—by the production of sterling literature at an insignificant price—every philanthropic spirit will join with us in the aspiration that Mr. Knight is reaping the advantages to which he is so justly entitled. 'As the telesc)pe is to astronomiceldiscovery, so have the printing types proved in regard to the developetnent of the popular mind; and though Mr. Charles Knight can neither claim to be regarded as a Galileo nor a GUttenberg, h.e may assuredly claim a certain kind of association with a Herschell or a Rosse. He is struggling to achieve, with the aid of letter-press, that enlargement of the intellect of his fellow-creatures which those two astronomical labourers have, with the assistance of lenses, been struggling to achieve in our knowledge - of the celestial system. We have availed ourselves of this opportunity —namely, the completion of the series of " Weekly Volumes "—to give a spontaneous expression of our thanks to this enterprising publisher for the enlighten ment which has characterised his labours .during so many years. The concluding volumes of the collection, illustrative of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, will be perused with much interest, especially during the sojourn of his Highness Ibrahim Pacha in England, and will amply repay the perusal. KNIGHT'S MONTHLY VOLUME.—I. Popular Customs of the South of Italy. By Charles lllTarlane. This interesting description of the people of the sunny South begins the monthly collection of Knight's volumes, nd from the charms of the theme, as well as the po pular style of the composition, it makes an excellent beginning. To write a new hook upon Italy requires no ordinary ingenuity, from the multiplicity of works already devoted to the narrative of that country, from the staid " Journal" of Addison to the livoly " Pictures" of Dickens. Despite this obstacle, however, Mr. Mac Farlane has gleaned some novel passages in relation to that beautiful land—a land fraught, with the deepest in terest, not only from its delicious scenery, but from its grand historical associations. Anything appertaining to the territories where the " mistress of the world" flourished, and where she still stands immortal in her ruin, cannot fail to be attractive. Hence this number will be welcome. THE BOOK OF COS T UME.—By a Lady of Rank. Without resorting to anything like leniency or adula tion. this" Book of Costumes" is a superb volume. It is one lavish display of embellishment from the introduc tion to the " Finis." Repeatedly have wo regretted the non-appearance of just such a work as the one under notice—a work conveying to its reader an ade quate notion of the progress and the fluctuations of fashion, from the remotest periods, and in all countries. Nor, as many might erroneously fromthe importance, r a doal modifications bot imagine, is th e su bj ect o f a super fl uous a nd superficial character. On th e con t rary , i t i s one o f very consider able if accurately describal,we may o bt a i n a very str iki ng illustration of the h morally in and costume,historically; since advaneementofcivilisation. From the loose skins worn by the original inhabitants of this island on the invasion of Britain by Cmar ; from the tunics and small cloaks, like the chlamycles fastened o n th e sho u lder by a broach, during the time of Harold ; from the capuchon pre valent under Edward 111. ; from 'the . bottines and chaperons of Henry VI. ; trom tb., ruffs and doublets of the lieges of Elizabeth : from the flowing perukes and petticoat-breeches worn towards the close of the Stuart dynas'y ; the high-heeled shoes and powdered wigs of the Brunswicks, even to th e l a t es t f as hions import e d from Paris, we can trace the gradual progression of our forefathers from the lowest point of barbarism to the highest point of civilisation yet attained. Such a study is therefore one of unquestionable interest, and one which would form no mean addendum to the history of any nation. In the present iustance, however,, the authoress has not restricted her re searches to a single country ; she has accumulated together an extraordinary quantity of in formation upon the dress (and by inference upon the habits and customs) of thirty-one different races. France, Germany, Great Britain, the Peninsula, Ancient Rome, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, 'Greece, Turkey, Peisis, Arabia, China, and even Affghanistan, be sides others not enumerated . in our catalogue, afford her most interesting themes for the 'display of her erudition and research. And in these endeavours to de pict the various habiliments—sometimes picturesque, sometimes masculine, sometimes effeminate, and some times grotesque—popular among different generations and different climates, the authoress has rec:ived every possible assistance from the dainty devices of the illustrators. Amongst so much that is valuable and attractive, it would be absolutely impos sible to individualise any separate portion as the most praiseworthy, Almost every one of the 482 pages contains an interesting description or a delicate and characteristic wood-cut. To the authoress, the artists, the engravers, printers, and even binders, every com mendation is due ; while the publisher deserves all honour for the production of so costly a volume. CURIOUS FIRES FROM LUCIFER MATCHES.— A day or two ago a person who keeps a few pigeons about his pre mises was surprised to see the feathers of ono of them con siderably burnt, and on examining the cote ho found the nest of the injured one completely consumed, a couple of roasted eggs only remaining. Fro:n the fact of two or three matches being found outside of the nest, there was no doubt but the pigeon had carried some into the place,_end caused them to ignite by treading upon or rustling amongst them on going to her eggs.—On Tuesday, a highly respectable gentleman, whilst in the Public Office, perceived a smoke is suing from the inner pocket of his coat, and feeling Some thing.warm he hastily retired into an adjoining room, and on taking off his upper garment he found that some matches, carried for the purpose of lighting cigars, had been ignited by Whittaker, aged 19, two friction. In neither instance did any material injury arise, l Ad yl ve l r T tte t r s . 3 BY ,A. pa, but it shows how necessary it is to use caut i i:n t . w ll e l e a k n , y I ti v r i e l s . called incendiary tires have originated in a similar manner Stringer suddenly the witness box, as larg e as a man's to E th E e ß li o r c s i t o n u a s me A d.— TT ß A i c r x ming o h s am I S i O a N m E s lt t .-- rin A g t er, lh a e gea 30, and Staffordshire Isaac with his utmost force at the young men of a most daring and ruffianly appearance, were Butler fortunately observed sentenced to fourteen years' transportation for stealing a gan der.satnedp p eAd drawing to th e the prisonersi,rt.m sidehi asf were ptob ekb pocket dock ng a removed, sto nearest ne, injuring ,either two fists, Which he had in some unaccountable manner s, that had the inflicted a become possessed Butler, l t i h c r e ez a n i . t the attempt and stooped. The stone consequently mi sse d his head, and struck him on the shoulder, rebouncnoguorsnethe , sptaorn prosecutor's struck ,rn e but g l ß i e e nu a at d iearl oin in pthe ei ess fortunately iialenldin, IC: Court would without a have in stantly serious, removed, iif not and pl aced Worcester Herald. l a a l eed inj innr3crl. close confinement.tringer wa5 ...... THE MAIDS AND THE MAVIS —Some few weeks since a quantity oflace was missed from the drying grounds at a nobleman's , mansion in an adjoining county, and great was the consternation, and many the misgivings of the fair maid', to whose care the superior British and genuine Bruisels had been entrusted. The robbery was cautiously communicated to sundry seers, and no oracle was lett unconsulted that could aid in a restoration of the " fine thread." Few days only elapsed before the discovery was made by an old conservator, long on the establishment. whose perseverance at length unravelled the. mystery, and saved others from suspicion. In the nest of a missel thrush was found a greater part of the identical lace, one length of nearly five yards, nicely gathered and elaborately plaited with - other - material, in the construction of the usually simple, but, in this instance, costly fabric. A further part was found in a second nest. Much curiosity being excited in the neighbourhood, this u nique nest was handed about, for inspection, and, need we s ay, greatly admired.—Salopian Journul. The Avenger steamer, Captain W. Williams, arrived on Thursday .last at Portsmouth, from Cork, to fit for the re ception of his Highness Ibrahim Paella and suite, who, it is under:tood, are" to be conveyed to Alexandria in that vessel. She will go in harbour to have extra cabins erected, and is ordorod to get rudy eat rook. were stretched on a bed of sickness. What. •other effect could follow such treatment ? It appeared also that in the same union the aged and infirm had only 15Oz. of animal ft od in the week ; 15oz. wen alowed to the aged and infirm, while to the healthy and able-bodied, with strong and vigorous stomachs, only 4oz. were allowed. Under such circumstances, he would ask, what was to be done with the Poor-law Commis sioners ? He believed that in their private capacity they were ail estimable men, but this was a case of gross injustice, and perpetrated, too, against a class of individuals who were least able to defend them selves. It was quite clear that the Commissioners of Somerset House were useless—were worse than useless. That Commission was a monstrous grievance engrafted on the constitution. He did not wish, however, to con fine the administration of the poor-law to local bodies ; a central governing body was necessary, but how it should he constituted he was not prepared to say. He called, however, upon the Noble Lord to fix his attention upon the subject., and lay down such a system of manage ment as would be best adapted to meet the demands of the country and the wants of the poor. He therefore entreated the Hon. Member for Montrose to persist in his motion, and to take a division of the House. to show the Poor-law Commissioners the feeling of the House on this subject. Captain PECHELL said that it had been his inten tion to propose a postponement of this question— (Hear, hear)— and he saw no reason to alter the course he had marked out. It was impossible to conceive the' horrors and iniquities which were detailed before the Committee. although a great part of them were detailed in the public press. The case was one which called for serious consideration, and though he did not wish to im pede the measure, he thought that it would be better to postpone it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not see any good to be effected by the postponement of the .liscussion, it would be merely putting off a difficulty to a future day. Mr. HENLEY said that after the statement which had been made by the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Wakley), he thought that he ought to move for a return of the diet tables. He did not see that any practical good oould result from delay, and he thought it would be ad visable to grant the money, as it was merely a temporary measure. He, therefore, should vote against the mo tion of the Hon. Member for Montrose. Mr. HEINLE said that he only wished a part of this grant to be kept back. He did not object to the system of poor-laws, but merely to their administration, and he would therefore withdraw the motion be had math., as he lid not wish to be thought willing to offer any- obstruc tion to the 'sm.,. Sir DE LACY EVANS said that he thought some further opportunity of discus.mg the measure ought to be afforded this session, but it would be advisable that the present vote should be alio ed. After a few words from Captain PECHELL and Mr. FERG ITSOY, Sir JAMES GRAHAM made some observations in explanation which did not reach the gallery. Mr. WAKLEY said that he saw no other course but to give way as his Hon. Friend had done. He corn olained of the position in which medical gentlemen were placed under the New Poar-law, and considered they •mght to be made more independent. As it was, medi •al officers in connexion with poor-law unions were in a for worse position than those employed in infirmaries and dispensaries, where they had the power of regulat • ing regimen as they thought compatible with the state .f the patients. This was not so under the poor-law guardians, for the medical officers were continually in terferred with in this respect, and liable to rebuke and dismissal. He thought it was a matter which ought to be taken up by the Government. Sir JAMES GRAHAM acid it was impossible the Government who had just come into office could have considered the details of the question, and he would therefore be excused in occupying the House briefly in -xplanation. The subject of medical relief was indeed an important matter, and should not be lost sight of in the adminivration of the New Poor-law. A Committee had sat on the question of medical relief some time ago, presided over by Lord Ashley, and the result was the issuing of a general order . by the Poor law Commissioners, which ended in placing the medical officers in as independent a position as he could desire. He did not go the length of the Hon. Member (Mr. IVakley), as to the perfect independence of medical 4ficers, but thought it was necessary they should be under a certain degree of control. Though the con trolling power of the Poor-law Act was much objected to, he must say that, were it removed, matters would be ranch worse than they were at present.—(Hear.) 1 - f3 did not see how they could improve upon the present arrangement. He, for one, did not think it proper that low rates should be paid to medical officers, but that a fair and liberal remuneration should be afforded. Their object was not to fix the rate too low on the one hand, and to guard against an undue liberality on the other. Mr. HENLEY said there was an item of 30,0001. for schoolmasters and schoolmistresses engaged in the edu cation of the destitute poor in connexion with the poor law unions. He wished to know how it was applied ? He was satisfied that a strong feeling was entertained throughout the country on the cutting down of salaries of the medical officers, and much blame was in conse quence thrown on the Poor-law Commissioners. The local authorities under the poor-law were not to blame for that. Sir JAMES GRAHAM explained that the school masters and schoolmistresses would remain as they were now, subject to the control of the Commissioners. An increase in the salaries of the schoolmasters had been proposed in the hope of getting more efficient persons for 'those situations. The vote was then agreed to. On the question being put that 15,324/. be voted to defray the expenses of the factory inspectors, Mr. HINDLEY said the House ought to be put in possession of the details of this estimate. Mr. HUME objected to the vote altogether. It seemed rather strange that while with one hand they were removing, with the other they were imposint re. strictions on manufactures. He confessed he could not see why a manufacturer could not erect a building without calling in the assistance of a medical officer. Tho vote was agreed to. _ _ _ _ . _ The sum of 1,755 L was voted to defray the salaries of certain persons in Scotland connected with the land revenues. _ _ On the question being put that 6,4641. be voted for defraying the expenses of the household of the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, Mr. HUME said he intended to morrow to move that the office of Lord-Lieutenant be abolished, and he thought, therefore, this vote ought to be postponed. It was agreed to. On the item of 39,0001. for defraying the expenses of the Secret Service Department, Mr. HUME said it was exceedingly strange that this item should be the same every year. He wished to have an explanation on this head. Mr. WAKLEY said the country was at peace, so was that House—(Laughter) —and the Ministers were duly instal!ed in office, without any chance of being ousted for a long time, and he could not see bow so large a sum could be required. The House and the country, too, were entitled - to a fair explanation as to the pur poses for which this money was applied.—(Hear.) The vote was then agreed to. 57,5681. was then agreed to for criminal prosecutions, law charges, &c., in England. On the item of-21,000/., for the charge of the Solicitor and officers of her Majesty's Treasury, Mr. WILLIAMS said that these expenses had been already provided for in No. 1. The salary of the Soli citor of the Treasury in 1841 was 2,0001., but now it was 2,850/.; and the salaries of all his clerks had been doubled. —(No, no.) The public documents proved the fact. Now, he wanted to know what increased duties had de volved upon these individuals to justify an increase of their salaries ? Mr. CARD WELL explained that the Solicitor and his clerks performed the duties of solicitor to no less than thirteen public offices, and he thought that the House would see that he and his clerks were by no means over paid. Mr. WILLIANTS said the duties performed by the Solicitor of the Treasury in 1841 were almost precisely the same as those now performed by him. Other public law officers were not treated nearly so liberal by the Government. Mr. F. BARING supported the vote, and contended that the Solicitor to the Treasury was by no means over paid. With the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. flume) he was of opinion that the present system of remune rating the Solicitor by a fixed and just salary, was a far better mode than remunerating him by fees.—( Hear.) Mr. GOULBURN explained the reason of the ap pointment of additional clerks to the Solicitor, viz., the great saving of fees to legal practitioners thereby. He did not believe that the Solicitor's salary,, or those of his clerks, was at all too high. Sir J. GRAHAM also supported the vote. The salary which such an eminent man as Mr. Maule received for his public services was wisely expended. There had not been an increase in the salaries of all his clerks. Mr. WILLIAMS would undertake to prove that there had been an increase throughout the whole of the esta blishment. _ _ Mr. HENLEY wished to know whether witnesses of the Crown received payment for attendance in court both from the Government and the Committees whence they hail been summoned? Mr. GOULBURN said he could not sumer the Hon. Gentleman's question. Mr. EWART recommended the introduction of the decimal system, now prevalent in, f other countries, with regard to money. Mr. HUME was convinced, after a careful investiga tion of the report on this subject, that we were better as wo were. Dr. BOWRING entertained a contrary opinion, and anxiously looked forward to the day when the decimal system should be introduced, not only with regard to our coinage, but our weights, measures, &c. The vote was eventually agreed to. 64,610/. for criminal prosecutions in Scotland was also agreed to after, a little opposition on the part of Mr. Williams, and 66,209/. f or criminal prosecutions in Ireland was agreed to. 239,000/., for prosecutions. removal, and subsistence of convict*, &c., having been proposed, Mr. HUME objected to this vote, unless the Govern ment had the complete control of the prisoners after conviction. __ _ Sir J. GRAHAM entered into explanations, and said he held that the control of Government over prosecu tions was very necessary, a I.onsideration which weighed with the late Government, end that the present vote con cerned the maintenance of prisoners convicted at the assizes or the quarter sessions. Mr. HENLEY thought that the word "maintenance" was not sufficiently explained. As this grant was to be made f• em the public fund, the public had a right to know how it was applied. Mr. HUME thought that if the public defrayed the expense, the managemout of this system ought $ 0 be Tested is the public PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS, (rrom the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, JULY 13. Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills, to which their Lordships had agreed : Banffshire Roads Bill—Amendments to Creagh's Divorce Bill—Thompson's Charity Estate Bill—Mallow and Fermoy Railway Bill—Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junction Rail way Bill—Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland — Colic Extension) Bill—Mountmellick 'Junction )ailway Bill —Clonmel and Thurles Railway Bill—Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway Bill—Killarney Junction Railway Bill, without amendment—North Union :Railway Bill—Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway :(Whaley bridge and Hayfield Branches) Biil, with amendments. The undermimed Railway Bill 14"..3 withdrawn : Pulloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation. RAILWAYS, The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Select Committees on Railways : • A Committee consisting of—the Earl of Lincoln (Chair man), Mr, Cripps, Mr. Cardwell, Viscount Jocelyn, and ' Admiral Bowles to whom they have referred the Bill;coin prised in Group No. 67 of Railway Bills, viz.:-- . London and South-Western (London-bridge Extension), Eastern Counties (Tottenham to Farringdon-street), North Kent (City Extension). • The Seli,zet Committee to meet on Monday, July 20, at one A Committee consisting of—the Right Hon. W. B. Baring (Chairman), Mr. Neville, Hon. H. Fitzroy, Lord E. Bruce, and Mr. Power, to whom they have referred the Bill comprised in Group No. 69 of Railway Bills, viz.:— Eastern Counties ( Wisbech to Spalding). . The Select Committee to meet on Monday, July 20, at one. A Committee consisting • of—the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk (Chairman), Colonel Peel, Captain the Hon. S. Car negie, Mr. Tower, and the lion. G. S. Smythe, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 70 of Rail , way Bills. viz.:— Sligo and Shannon, Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junction, Galway and Kilkenny, Dublin and Enniskillen, Londonderry and Enniskillen Extension. The Select Committee to meet on Monday, July 20, at one Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land, the Mauritius, and the Cope of Gciod Hope. CompLETfov OF THE WALPOLE MEHOIRS.—Horace Walpole's " Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second," edited by the late Lord Holland, are announced by Mr. Col burn for immediate publication, for the first time in the octavo form, in three volumes, with portraits, uniform with the " Memoirs of the Reign of George III.," edited by Sir Denis Le Merchant. The manuscript of these " Memoirs of the Reign of George II." was found at Strawberry Hill, on the death of Horace Walpole, along with that of the " Me moirs of the Reign of George III.," lately published by Sir Denis Le Merchant, in two chests, relative to whieh the author left written directions that they were not to be opened till a considerable period after his decease. That time hav ing arrived, the seals were removed, and the nobleman to whom the memoirs had been bequeathed (the Earl of Wal degrave) decided on giving them to the public; and that they might possess every possible advantage, it was arranged that they should appear under the editorial auspices of the late Lord Holland, whose intimate acquaintance with the period illustrated, family connexion with the most celebrated individuals of the time, exalted character, anchlistinguished scholarship, appeared to point him out as above all men pe culiarly fitted for the task of preparing them for the press. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. DEPARTURE OF THE Fo- REIGN MAILS. —On Saturday the following notice was issued, affixed to the General Post-office, St. - Martin's-le- Grand :—Gibraltar, Malta, the Mediterranean, Greece, the lonian Isles, Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, via South ampton, on the 20th instant The Overland (closed) Mail, via Marseilles, fur the editerranean, India, and China, will be dispatched hence on the evening of the 24th instant. The Peninsular Mail, for Madeira, Lisbon, Vigo, Oporto. Portugal, Cadiz, Corunno, Madrid, Spain, and Gibraltar, on the morning of the 17th instant; next mail due by the Queen on the 16th instant. The West Indies—The Royal Mail steamer Thames, with the mails of the 17th instant, for the British and foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Honduras and Havannah), Madeira, Venezuela, Bermuda, New Grenada, San Juan de Nicaragua; next mail due from West Indies on the 22d instant, from Venezuela, &e., on the 7th of August. North America— The Hibernia, with the mail of the morning of the 18th instant for British North America, Bermuda, and the ;then d e u x e t y mail atld due New Caledoniaal on Australia, and New Zealand—The next mail on the evening t U h n e it l ed sth Sta instant. tes sy e South b y the South of the 31st instant. Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres— The next mail dispatched 4th of August; the next mail due by the Express, August 28 (from August to January, in clusive, the packet touches at Bahia and Pernambuco, on her outward passage to Rio Janeiro, the remaining six months on her homeward). Holland—Next mail on the 15th inst. Hamburgh—Next mail on the 14th instant. Rotterdam—A ship letter bag made up and dispatched by the Batavier on the 18th instant. _ _ (ADVERTISEMENT.] -- SIGHT AND HEARING. —39 Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Newly-invented Spectacles, Tele scopes, Open' Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Patronised by Generals Sir EdwarA Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Sir John Keatings, Maiston, Frederick Goodfellow, Clayton, Grosvenor Morrison, Dyott Robert son, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Murray, Walker, Fox, Price, Lindsay, and Thackray ; Major Generals Sir H. Elphinstone, Sir John Ross, Sir James Cockburn, Achinty, P. Fyers, D. Maclecd. Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonall, Sir R. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, and Sir Wm. Eustance: Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn, Sit George Munday, Sir George Martin, Sir James H. Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, hens, Alexander, Curzons, Tompkinson, Hollis and Price, Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen ; Rear-Admirals Brown and Ribouleau &c. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, have invented Spec tacle Lenses upon a new construction. Immediately they are placer before imperfect vision, that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object lieceme.s clear and distinct. so that the Knost aged imperfect sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also. Achrcatatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, Invisible and al kinds of Acoustic Instruments, for relit' of most extreme deafness. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, are not in any way connected with a.-perstla of the same name ha their immelia.te neigh bourhood. To preveltt ;mistakes be cautious, .and Observe—Only to be had .at 3D.Allidinaric,strcet;riccadV,V, opposite the York Hotel. [ADvEUTISEMENT.]-- A CERTAIN CURE FOR BILE, HEADACHES, AND ALSO POE WEAK AND DERANGED STOMACHS, BY lIOLLLWAY'S FILL - S.—Nothing tends so much to bring on incurable dis.2ases affecting eith er th e heart, the liver, or the lungs, as an un healthy state of th e stomach, which, in the first instance, causes few o Buses 3s doo of Holloway'st appetite, loss o f strength, and lots of energy. ' N ow , if a vitals, and act like a ch j a u r s n t i ly u the blood they will I ' l u n e e , a s t e e: ywpegioeiilier. celebrated e e l d wp tea hh i yo l i t sl l h e l s el y sabieeissct:teal,mokk.nei tll on all had been ; en l f ll s health and vigour evet u f of no avail.—bold by all druggists at Professor 7iQll9lYaell ES. tgoliggant, 24 4 i strand, 1,9;1(194, JULY 14, 1846. • - COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early 'walk yesterday, in the walks and plantations of 03b0rne House. • The Bishop of Oxford took his departure from Os borne House yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince .Alfred, -the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their usual exerci,o in the forenoon, yesterday, on the sea-beach: Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strehtz arrived in town yesterday from the Continent. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accom partied. by the Princess Mary, and attended by Baron Kneseheck and the Baroness Ahlefeldt left town at ten o'clock yesterday morning by the South-Eastern Rail way for Dover, to receive her illustrious relatives upon their arrival. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess landed at Dover in the afternoon from Calais, and were received by the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary. The whole of the Royal party pro ceeded to town by tho South-Eastern Railway, and arrived in the evening at twenty minutes before nine o'clock at Cambridge House, where his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge received his illustrious relatives. His Royal Highness Prince George afterwards joint d the Royal circle. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the Marquis of Westminster with his company at dinner yesterday evening, at Grosvenor House, Upper Grosvenor-street. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Pigott had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Dr. Cox had also an interview with his Lordship. A deputation, including the Duke of Richmond, Sir Charles Burrell, and Mr. Sergeant D'Oyly had an inter view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home office. Baron de Flug4l, Wurtemburgh Minister, transacted bui Jess yesterday at the Foreign office. Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey yes terday. VISIT OF HIS HIGHNESS IBRA HIM PACHA TO THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AND LLOYD'S. His Highness intimated to Mr. George Palmer, the Master of the Mercers' Company, late on Friday evening, his wish to see the Royal Exchange on the following morning, during the hours of business. This communication was forwarded to the Lord Mayor and to the Chairman •of the Gresham Committee, Mr. It. L. Jones, and to the Chairman of Lloyd's, Mr. G. 11. Robinson. Every preparation was made at Mer cers'-hall that the shortness of the time permitted for the becoming reception of the Pacha. Ilk Highness arrived at half-past two o'clock, accompanied by his interpreter and Major Dickson, and was received at Mercers'-hall by the master and wardens; by several of the principal members of the Court of the Mercers' Company, by the principal members of the Corporation, and by the architect, Mr. W. Tite. The Lord Mayor arrived soon after, and was most heartily welcomed by a thorough English shake of the hand by the Pacha. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. R. L. Jones, was unfortunately not in town. A very elegant diljettner was laid out in the hall, of which the Pacha partook; after which The Mister proposed the health of his Highness, thanking him . for the honour conferred on the Gresham Committee by this visit. He also referred, in becoming terms, to the con duct .of his distinguished father, Mehemet Ali, during the war in Syria. The Pacha returned thanks through his interpreter, and acknoWledged in very flattering language the sense he enter tained'of the manner in which he had been received by the Committee,: and the impression which the unaffected friend liness of their conduct had made - upon him. - He also ex pressed his obligation-for the notice of his father. 'Oa leaving the hall, the Lord Mayor accompanied the Paclia in his carriage to the. Royal Exchange. The Gresham Committee and the architect followed. At that building the Pacha was received b y - crowd of spectators w ith l ou d cheers. He entered at the great west door, and went quite round the Quadrangle. The statues and other decorations were pointed out, and their history explained to his Highness by the architect. On leaving the Merchants' Area he ascended the staircase of Lloyd's,• when he was met by Mr. G. R. Robinson, the chairman, and the committee, who conducted him over the splendid apartments of that establishment, and explained to him the objects of the association. In the Board-room the very elegant silver medal by Wyon, given by Lloyd's, as a reward to those who assist the shipwrecked mariner, was shown to the Paella, and he was graciously pleased to accept a silver medal, presented to him by the chairman, in memory of his visit. Everything appeared greatly to interest and astonish his Highness; and, though the crowd was a little troublesome, still the cordiality of his reception appeared to give him great pleasure. He left the building by the western entrance, after a considerable stay, and expressed at parting his obligation to the Lord Mayor and the Gresham Com mittee for the great pleasure they had afforded him by their attention. IBRA HIM PACHA. Yesterday a deputation from the London, East India, and China Association, and other merchants, comprising Sir George Lament, Bart.; Mr. Samuel Gregson, Mr. A. Hastie, M.P. ; Mr. B. D. Colvin, Mr. Peter Bell, Mr. W. Lyall, Mr. Weber, and Mr. Stikeman, the secretary, waited on the Pacha at half-past eleven o'clock by appointment, to present an address congratulating his Highness on his visit to this country; and " expressing their conviction that upon the cultivation of mutual good feelings between great and power ful states the welfare and prosperity of nations depend; and trusting that the good understanding that now exists be tween this country and that administered by his Highness Mehemet Ali will long continue undisturbed, to the advan tage of both, and the general benefit of mankind." The Pacha received the deputation in the most flattering manner. His Highness subsequently gave audience to Mr. H. W. Masterson. His Highness was engaged at his hotel up to two O'clock, when his carriages were ordered for the purpose of making visits to some of the leading aristocracy, preparatory to his Highness leaving this country. The Pacha was accompanied by Colonel Bonfort and M. Nubar, and attended by Major C. Dickson. He went on quitting his hotel to visit the Earl and Countess of Jersey, and there partook of luncheon. After an agreeable visit, during which the Pacha, through M. Nubar, expressed his regret that his engagements would not admit of his pre sence at the Countess's grand fête, he thence went to the Countess Paulett's, and personally took farewell of her Lady ship. He afterwards called on - the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, at Holdernesse House, and in the absence from home of the Noble and Gallant Marquie, merely left his P.P.C.- 'cards, to apprise his Lordship of his contemp lated departure from England. His Highness next pro ceeded to visit the Lord Chancellor, with whom lie had a long audience. From the residence of the Noble and Learned Lord he repaired to Lord J. Russell's house, in Chesham place, but did not alight from, his carriage, as his Lordship was at his official residence. The next visit his Highness made was to the Duke of Wellington, at Apsley House. The Noble and Gallant Duke being on the point of taking his afternoon equestrian exercise did not receive his Highness His Highness then proceeded to the French and Austrian Em bassies, and subsequently closed his round of visits by wait ing on the Earl - of Aberdeen, at Argyll House, where he had an interview of some duration with the Noble Earl, who displayed every courtesy to the illustrious Pacha by accom panying him to the carriage in waiting. If is Highness then returned to Mivart's Hotel. His Highness received a select circle to dinner last evening at his hotel, in addition to the members of his suite. The Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Minto, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, the Right Hon.' Sidney Herbert, the Marquis of Clanri 7 carde, the Right lion, E. J. Stanley. the lion. Ralph Abercromby, Viscount Mandeville, Dr. Bowring, M.P., the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Baron de Linden, Mr. G. W. Galloway, Mr. J. H. Walker, Mr. W. Platt, Mr. W. Turner, the Marquis of Westminster, the Right lion. R. Vernon Smith, Major Shadwell Clerke, Colonel Campbell, R.A., and along list of distinguished personages, called on his High ness at his hotel. Captain 'Woodford J. Williams, R.N., waited on his Highness by the command of the Admiralty, to receive his instructions as to his departure. We understand that his Highness will leave Mivart's . to-morrow, and proceed by railway to Portsmouth, and on Thursday he will embark with his retinue on board her Majesty's steamer Avenger, that vessel having been placed at his disposal by the com mand of .her Majesty. On. sailing from Portsmouth he will ptoceed direct to Alexandria by steam. Such were the ar rangements last night, and there is every reason to believe they will be fully carried out. :This evening the Pacha will honour Viscount Palmerston with his company at a grand banquet. FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. La. t night tr, crowd of fashionables—albeit it may seem a contradiction in terms—an enthusiastic crowd of fashionables (for genius can endow even the blase habitues of fashionable life with enthusiasm) assembled at the St. James's Theatre to do homage to the greatest tragedian in the world, Mademoiselle Rachel. She ap peared as Camille in Corneille's tragedy of Les Boraces —a character in which we have frequently seen her before, and in which, each time that we have seen her, we have gone to the theatre predetermined to watch her critically, and not to suffer ourselves to be carried away by our feelings, but in every instance the genius of the actress has so carried us away that criticism has become impossible. As easily might we attempt to criticise the sublime scenery of the Alps, or the exqui sitely beautiful scenery of our own Cumberland lakes. Nature defies criticism—she is above it ; and Rachel is nature. Beautiful—exquisite—perfec ; Voltaire proposed to write those words at the foot of each page of Rapine, as the only just and true criticism ; and such is the only criticism applic able to the acting of Rachel. Not only is she naturally a most intense and impassioned actress, but Nature has been improved to the highest pitch of perfection by study. She is in the highest sense of the word an artiste, and she works up a character to a com plete climax. In Camille, for instance, no sooner does she enter upon the scene than without a word being spoken the spectator feels that she is a doomed victim. How exquisitely beautiful is her love for her family— how intense her love for her affianced husband—how deeply pathetic her melancholy at the thought that Alba and Rome must join in battle, and those she loves must meet as enemies. Then what can excel the ecstasy of per joy when she learns , that those she loves tiny yet be saved, because the cham pions on each side are to be, chosen to do battle for their respective countries ? Can anything exceed it ? Yes, the depth of her despair, when she knows that her brother and her lover are among the cham pions. The, catastrophe approaches—two of her bro thers are killed; the third has fled, but her lover is safe. Bowed down by grief, she leans on her father. Sorrowful is she for the loss of her brothers, but not alto gether despairing. Her lover is safe, and his safety is to her more than brothers or country. Then comes the cli max. Her brother's flight is but a stratagem—he has re- , turned and killed her lover.- The tale is told by a, messenger to her father. She turns towards him, intently listens, and when she hears the dreadful truth, she shrieks not, moans not, speaks not ; but, as a bird fascinated by the' glaring eyes of a serpent, a tremulous - Shudder passes through her frame, and she sinks dead T Ay dead,' for although the body revives after a time, and utters horrible imprecations on Rome, it is not animated by the soul of Camille. That gentle gout haqssseti away to 10 rest, emancipated from its fleshly tabernacle by the announcement of the death of Curiatius. But the body remains ; there are convulsive movements, horribly convulsive movements, of that body, which is re animated by a demon. It is no longer Camille, but Nemesis, that speaks ; and, de nouncing vengeance on the lioratii and on Rome, ag gravates Horatius to the commission of the murder of his seeming sister, and thus condemns him to an eternity of remorse. Such is the idea which the acting of Mademoiselle Rachel gives us of the con cluding scene, and such doubtless was the intention of Corneille. In reading the play, the conclusion has hitherto struck us as an anti-climax. We have always considered that the tragedy should end with the death— for we will call it the death—and not the swoon, of Ca mille, on hearing that Curiatius has fallen ; but Mdlle. Rachel has vindicated the genius of Corneille, and made the climax perfect. Her Camille is the most sublime histrionic effort the world has ever seen. ELECTION MOVEMENTS. MANCHESTER—THE NO 31 I NATI ON. MONDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.—The nomination of a candidate fur this borough took place at ten o'clock this morning, on the hustings erected for the occasion in St. Ann's-square. There was a large number of p ersons present. The Mayor, accompanied by the Right Hon. Candidate, Mr. Mark Philips, M.P., Mr. Alderman Callender, the Town clerk, Mr. A. Prentice, Mr. ).Worthington, Mr. Alderman Burd, Messrs. James Kershaw, John Potter, W. Curtis, Alderman Neild, J. P. Willert, John Burd, Abel Heywood, James Bake, Thomas Hopkins, Daniel Maude, &c. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, Mr. Alderman Cnaarees J. S. WALKER came forward to propose Mr. Gibson. lie said he had great pleasure in so doing. He had known Mr. Gibson as the representative of Manchester for five years, and fully approved of his whole conduct during that time. He had watched his votes and read his speeches, and he believed he was but doing him justice when he stated that lie had ever found him supporting those liberal measures that were for the benefit of the people. He found him in the ranks of Sir Robert Peel when the Right Hon. Baronet was carrying through the House of Commons measures of free trade, of which the people had only received an instalment. The fact of his having ac cepted the office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade would enable hint to render his constituents better services than if he were a mere Member of Parliament. He con cluded by proposing the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson as repre sentative of Manchester. Mr. Alderman JAMES .KERSITAW seconded the nomination. lie said he did not - entirely agree with every vote which had been given by the Right lion. Gentleman since he repre sented Manchester; but, taking him as a whole, he was sa tisfied with his conduct as the representative of the borough. Mr: Gibson had, as they all knave, been the constant sup porter of free trade, oral on matters of general policy lie was ever to be found on the side of the people. lie concluded by seconding the nomination. The Baron then took a show of !lands, and there being no other candidate, declared Mr. Gibson duly elected. The Right Hon. T. M. Ginsos then came forward, and was received with loud cheers by his friends. He said, upon au ordinary occasion, when marks of approbation are passed upon an individual by his fellow countrymen, in accordance with the courtesies of society, that individual makes use of lan guage stronger than might be adequate or necessary to ex.- press the gratitude he feels; .but upon en occasion like this, I do - not think I Can .be charged ;%itii insincerity, or with using expressions too highly coloueed, in giving to you, in the stroage.:t language I can ceniniand,, nay hearty, any cor dial thanks far the great and honour you have conferred upon me in electing me to represent_sara in Parlia ment. —(lleer, hear.) There cats be, I rimagine, no position more gratifying. to a man's feelings,:no situation in life more calcula'e t - to raise his sentiments of self-respect, titan when he finds liiniself - clroseu to represent so-aarge and so intelli gent a body of his felloiv:.countrymenns are comprised within the great co:nun:lay of Manchester. I feelaleeplyaensibie r electors of Manchester, of the honour you have done me, and the more so" in returning me to Parliament under the present circumstances, because by so doing you-express your approval of the course 1 haVe taken in accepting the office under the Crown I had offered to. me. It was a distinguished honour, unquestionably, on the part of those who advised her Majesty to select me for so distinguished a position-as the Vice-Presidency of the Board of Trade ; but it is a higher and more distinguished honour, I say, as a candidate for the popular voice this day, to find that their advice and the Queen's adoption of it are ratified by your verdict. The electors of Manchester are not left out of this affair. It would want a great deal that constitutes not an unimportant con stitutional proceeding if your voice and your consent had been passed over in such an appointment as the one I have received. Had I not represented Manchester, undoubtedly it would not have fallen to my lot to recive so distinguished an office. If I am not competent to fulfil the duties of the office, Manchester is responsible for having returned an in efficient representative; for it was in order that your views and your feelings, and the opinions entertained in these districts, might be represented in the Government of the country, that I was selected to fill the office of Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, the recent proceedings in Parliament can hardly be passed by without one or two observations on my part. It would ap pear that we who acted against the Coercion Bill have acted ungenerously towards Sir Robert Peel, after ho had proved himself so great a benefactor, in having been instrumental in removing hint front office ; but if we look at the cir • cumstances of the case we shall find that his retirement front office was unavoidable. In bringing forward the corn question he lost the confidence and support of a great portion—of a large proportion of his old followers—so large a proportion as to render him unable to carry on the govern ment of the country, or to feel any confidence that those mea sures that might be deemed advisable could be passed into prac tical legislation. He acted therefore the part of a friend to his country, when he found that he could not give effect with any certainty to the measures lie might deem necessary, to resign the powers that he held ; and in giving the vote we gave against the Irish Coercion Bill, we recorded our opinion against that measure on its own merits, and we did not by that vote mean to pass any censure upon her Majesty's Government. On the contrary, at the same time that vote was passed, Mr. Cobden expressed our opinion, when he said that we opposed the Coercion Bill because we thought it a measure of great severity—a measure of an arbitrary and tyrannical character towards the people of Ireland, and one which the necessities of that country did not require.— (Cheers.) We gave our vote conscientiously against the measure, and not with the view of expressing any displeasure at the policy which the Right Hon. Baronet, late at the head of her Majesty's Government - , had pursued. The state of the House of Commons was now very extraordinary. In point of fact, things are come to this: there are now three parties in the House. There is the party who generally support Sir Robert Peet—the Conservative party. There is the Liberal party, and there is what is called the Protectionist party. — (Cheers, and .cries of " hear him out.") Now Sir Robert Peel has retired from office, and, therefore, the Government must be either placed in the hands of the Liberal party, or of my Lord George Bentinck and the Duke of Richmond, the leaders of the Protectionist party. I appeal to you,the electors of Manchester, whether you would tole rate a Government, the policy of which would be that avowed by Lord George Bentinck in the House of Commons, and the Duke of Richmond in the house of Lords?--(No, no, and Hear, hear.) Are you prepared to tolerate a Government which would carry out the policy of monopoly and of pro tection as avowed by those noblemen?—(No, no). Are you then prepared to support the Government whose policy will be to secure to industry its full reward (Cries of "The Ten Flours' Bill ") to give freedom to commerce, and to secure the possession of civil and religious rights to all classes of her Majesty's subjects.—(Partial cheers.) Those are the prin ciples upon which the present Government propose to act, and it is only upon the conscientious feelings which I enter tain that the Government will act upon those principles that I felt justified in accepting office under them. I believe they will carry out the principles of commercial freedom. There is a measure shortly to be brought forward—the measure of flue sugar duties—which will put their sincerity to the test. aVe ask for free trade in sugar, just as we have carried the question of the corn-laws. I say, as the agriculturist with his corn is exposed to the competition of the world, there fore the grower of sugar ought also to face the world in fair competition. At the present tune you exclude by your sugar duties one-half of all the sugar produced in the world; you exclude one-half the - produce of the world front free competition in your own markets in the sugar trade. We ask that our market shall be thrown open to the sugar of the world, and in so doing we are not actuated by any feelings of animosity towards the sugar planters and colonial proprietors. No, on the contrary, we believe we ardently desire that those colonies should prosper. But what we say is this, that our first con sideration is to secure that our system of taxation should be more equal and fair to all classes of her Majesty's subjects, and that we will'extend to the colonial proprietors the same principles of free trade which .we are about to give the people of this country. We are not actuated by any of those feelings of hostility of which we have been accused. And now, I think, that long as we have been called the enemies of the British farmer, I may say we are the farmer's friend when we advocate the cause of freedom of the sugar trade, which will give him a- better market for his agricultural pro duce in the manufacturing districts, which will increase the revenue of the country without adding to the taxes which you all have to bear, and which will cheapen for the great bady of the consumers of this country that most necessary article of consumption and of comfort—namely, the article of sugar.—(Cheers.) I am well aware that many gentle men who contend against the alteration of the sugar duties 'do so from a feeling that by letting in slavirgrown sugar we shall encourage the slave trad e . Our anSirei is, that the slave trade is not to be put down by hostile tariffs—that slavery is supported because public opinion in the Brazils and in Cuba has not advanced so far as our opinions have advanced on that sub,ject ; but that, acting towards those countries in a friendly spirit, and extending our commer cial intercourse with those nations, we shall have a far bet ter chance of infusing our feelings into the population of those countries than if we give rise to their resentment, and cause the feeling of hostility, which will make them adhere to slavery under a sort of feeling that the honour of the nation is bound up in it, and that they will not us, abandon it or be dictated to by another country. I then, act in a friendly manner towards them—let rage friendly intercourse. Oppose slareryl,,re e us e'nsclaTe a h rd ld t o b l e ai s t l i a o v n e s trade will steadily advance over the w f or a in this country very lately in favour 0 _ slavery e been abolished Mr ever in trade. That feeling has happily England, and I have no doubt that the freedom of man which gave rise to that opinion will be gradually extended, and that as that opinion spreads throughout the world, na tions will find it to their own interest to abolish that most odious system--that system of keeping fellow -creatures in a state of slavery. I do not give the credit entirely of perfect sincerity to all those who have professed an unwillingness to eat sugar because it is produced by slaves. They may be sincere ; but somehow it is difficult to believe in their sin cerity when we see a man very placidly smoking a Havannah cigar, or carrying in his pocket gold and silver, all of which are the produce of slaves, and yet professing to be so extremely qualmish about putting a lump of slave-grown sugar into his tea. That is a species of philosophy which I do not yet understand.—(Laughter.) I should - be sorry to impute motives to any one ; but when I find that - feeling is expressed in Jamaica itself—Jamaica long aban doned to the slave system, and persisting to the last in slavery—when they are professing to have qualms of con science in eating a bit of elave-grown sugar, I must say I do not give them credit for' perfect sincerity. I was reading lately, in en account of the proceedings of the House of Assembly in Jamaica, of a proposition to put a higher duty upon slave•grown sugar, on coming into that port, and one of the old members of that assembly, long accustomed to the slavery system, and knowing the real opinion of his fellow-senators, when he heard them expressing such qualms of conscience at eating slave-grown sugar, said, " Well,' - never expected to see the day when Jamaica men would — turn up their nose at a -lump of Cuba sugar."—(Laughter.) There are other questions of vast im portance which the present Government, I believe, are pre pared to grapPe There is the question of education -of the people.-a(Cheers.) I know not what plans may be in agitation, but Insincerely hope, that whatever plan may he adopted of advancing the cause of' education amongst the people, and for securing the moral training of the young, that it will be consistent with the true principles of religious liberty.—(Applause.) I believe that it is only on those Principles that any vet= 9f education can be aiccenful, and 1 am quite certain, that if we are to giv, or shape, the public money, for the purposes we are bound to give such a system . as 'al. pate in.—(Cheering.) We are bound to giv\ of education :that. will not be placed under tO\ control of any religious society.—(llear, hear.) we say we ropeet the -religious feelings of . all whilst we do nothing to shock their sentiments of yet, at the same time, the civil Government of the - country must take care in dispensing the money that is collected from : the pockets of all classes of the people, that „thaw money is expended fairly and impartially upon principles of justice, and that no one sect shall be deemed the favoured sect which is to have an exclusive privilege.—(Loud cheerer) All governments have been favourers of the power of educa-..: tion being placed in their hands. I know that that is a tenet held by many gentlemen in the English Church; but I am,, happy to say that different opinions are beginning tev pervade our Church. I believe there is a more liberal feeling , ' on this subject spreading itself amongst the members of the Church of England. Unquestionably any system of educa tion that violateS the principles of religious liberty must in- . variably fail, as it ought to fail. The Church of England has endeavoured to draw a distinction between itself and the Church of Rome, as not arrogating to itself that infallibility which has long been stated as appertaining to the Church of Rome. For my part,•l have generally observed that there is a tendency amongst all men, whether as individuals or com d in sects, to take to themselves the pleasant conceit of infallibility—it is a pleasant feeling to believe oneself always right. Mr. Steel, an eminet Protestant writer, I recollect, says, in one of his works, that there is only one difference in respect of this matter, that he has observed between the Church of Rome and the Church of England ; for the Church of Rome appeared to be infallible, and the Church of England never iu the wrong.—(Laughter.) Now the fact is there are good . men and liberal men in all churches, and to be found in all religious sects; and there are also in all churches, and in all religious sects, men who stand upon the opinion of their ; . own infallibility, and who are more determined to maintain-. that ground than many of their coadjutors. But it would be a safe rule, Wit could be carried out by the civil Govern ment of this country, that it should not endeavour to con- trol or interfere in the slightest degree with the religiOus feelings of any portion of her Majesty's subjects ; and I have to close my remarks on the subject of education in these few words—that my feelings are in favour of a gene ral unsectarian system of education; that I would not give my consent to anything of an exclusive privilege on - the part, of any religious society in the education of the people-•• (Heat, hear)—but, at the snare time, I hope that all men will be allowed, whilst they may obtain secular instruction in any schools that may be established, fully and freely, without any check or control, to train up their children in those religious feelings which they themselves may deem best for their present and eternal welfare.—(Loud ap plause.) These are days' for practical legislation ; the days of mere party are gone by for ever, let us hope. It would not do for me now to stand before the body of the electors of Manchester to talk in a vague manner of the blessings of our glorious Constitution, and the great advan,... tagea of the wooden walls of Old England.—(Laughter.) No; you want to hear the opinions of your representative upon practical measures, and, I think the day is come when the Ministers of the Crown will find themselves obliged, in - deference to public opinion, to advance—that they-will find it impossible to stand still—that, if they stand still, ,they. will begin to retrograde, and the mation will place others in theirsituation who will carry out good and practical mea sures.—(Cheers.) I was glad to see, from the announce ment in Lund John speech, that he intends : to deal with the qiiestion of the sanatory condition of the I think great benefits are to be conferred on our town popalation by some arrangements which would secure better drainage and better ventilation, so as to contribute not only to the physical comforts of the people, but also pro mote their moral welfare. 1 know not the practical plans it is intended to adopt ; no doubt they will be based:on • those reports which . have been m a d e by l earne d men and:•: Commissioners who have inquired into the subject; but all , .-. I. can say ie, I shall be glad to give my hearty support to Y any measure which will have the tendency to improve the .7 health and physical condition of her Majesty's subjects, also .to raise their moral position and to increase their happiness. —(Cheers.) I will not, electors of Manchester, detain you longer; we shall soon have a general electio3l-•-•yo l i will then':' have it in your power, if you do not approve of my conduct as a member of the Government, to signify yOirr'disapproba* • tion by not returning me to another Parliament. My earnest endeavour shall. be conscientiously to discharge the -im portant duties that are imposed upon me, and to promote by every means in my-power those principles of freedom of trade which I have advocated in Manchester; and it will be - my earnest desire to merit by my conduct the confidence and approbation that you have been pleased to bestow upon me. Ihe Right Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst much cheer , iug from the gentlemen on the hustings, and a part of the crowd. The Rev. J. SCIIOLFIELD said he had been requested by the operative cotton-spinners of Manchester and the factory hands generally, to ask Mr. Gibson whether he would sup port a Ten Hours' Bill, if brought into Parliament ? Mr. GIBSON said he would give a candid answer, which was, that he did not wish to interfere between master and_ man ; he would rather see such an arrangement brought about between them and their employers.—(Cries of " We cannot.") lie did not like to cut off at one blow one-sixth of the labouring man's capital, and therefore he would not vote for the Ten Hours' Bill.—(Groans, hisses, and cheers.) The electors were subsequently addressed by Mr. R. Pitturs; and after thanks having been voted to the Mayor, the proceedings terminated about half-past eleven o'clock. In the course of the afternoon, a deputation from the factory workers waited on the Right Hon. Gentleman on the subject of the Ten Hours' 'Bill. .7 A iar ir , iff4,l„ „A ir taN - Pit r LISKEARD. LISKEARD, SATURDAY.-Mr. C. arrived at Liskeard on Friday. The writ was read on that day, and the nomina tion will take place on Monday. Should the borough be contested, the election will take place on Wednesday. KIRKCUDBRIGHT. The election for this place is appointed fer the lith inst. DUBLIN, JULY 12, DUNGAIIVAN ELECTION.—ftETURN OF ME. SHEIL.—The election for this borough, rendered necessary by the appoint ment of the Right Hon. R. L. Shell to the office of Master of the Mint, took place yesterday, at eleven o'clock. A letter was received in town this day, announcing the return of Mr. Shell without opposition. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.--YESTERDAY. MERSEY STAKES (LIVERPOOL). 7 to 4 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken. LIVERPOOL CUP. 2 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken 10 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Yardley 12 to 1 aget Lord Glamis's Satyr—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Lightning—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Maber'a Highwayman—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena 15 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit to 1 aget Mr. Irwin's Polish—taken IS to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mytton's The Baron—taken. .- Mendicant was at 2 to 1; offered currently in the „early part of the afternoon, but at the close was in favour at 9 to 4, and 2 to 1 ; Lightning was also in some request, but there was nothing like a rush to, back the other horses quoted. Telemachus, Poynton, and The Premier are under suspicion of being lame, and My MaoUppearance at the post is con • sidered problematical. Alt.ii„Xiateen or sixteen are expected to run. . , • ,;oorymoors - STAIcES. Even ou nifie'against the fi eld. to 1 agst Lord G. 13eritinCkys Camera Obscura . 12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day'S ^ The Hero • 15 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Jonathan Wild 15 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger-4aken 20 to 1 agst Sir J. B. Mill's Giantess 2 2 5 5 t t o o a a g g s s t t Orion 25 to -I agst Mr. W. 11. Jolinstone' 8 Jack Cads 25 to 4 agst Lord Orford's Footstool 25 to 1 agst Mr. R. Boyce's Bold Archer 30 to 1 agst Mr. Grifliths's Neweourt 30 to 1 agst Lord 0. Bentinck's Plenitude • 33 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's A-la-mode—taken 33 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken 33 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar 33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren. A disposition to back Camera Obscura, Jonathan Wild. The - Connaught Ranger, and Giantess, and to lay against the Hero, but no decided feature came out. ST. LEGErt. • 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—Aaken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 8 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo 40 to 1 agst Sir C. Monk's Vanish. DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp 40 to 1 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken 40 to 1 agst Colonel Westenra's The lieiver—taken 5500 to o I aaggsstt Mr. rdG Bowes's Bn t ti k r 0 ' s t et Crozier ake n 50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo—taken 50 to 1 agit Lord G. Bentinck's Planet—taken. PENSION fae t S oo oc k lEj la v e . e FETE. l —Yesterday a —at GRANDth e Hart, Bromley, on behalf of the funds of the Printers' Pension . Society. As early as ten o'clock in the forenoon the town of Bromley presented a scene of happiness and amusement, business being in a great measure suspended. Between tea and eleven o'clock Mr. Batty's equestrian troop arrived, and preparations were made for the commencement of their day performance. The bands of the Royal Artillery and Sappers and Miners, from Woolwich, were also in attendance, and throughout the whole time the company were delighted with the performance of favourite music. The amusements were varied to meet every taste, and the greatest satisfaction pre vailed. The classic grouping of Mr. T. Thomson was warmly received, and the moms dancers also met their share of praise. A ball was held in the evening. The grouPds were numerously and very respectably attended. The Gazette du Midi publishes the following anecdote of the new Pope, Pius IX.:—" When Pius was ArchbishOP of Speleta a revolutionary movement took place, lindens. of--a. the chiefs haying been arrested, there was found at his fear. , deuce a sealed packet, which he confessed Contained a- Lauf all the officers and others who had entered into the conspiracy. The Commissary of Police, triumphant in the. discovery, went to inform the Archbishop of it. 'lndeed,' said the lat-_ ter, this is au important discoyery—where--is, the packet ?"The Commissary having shown it, the Archbishop said that considering its importance; he hoped it would .be placed in his hands. The Commissary hesitated, and observed that he was going to send it to home, but the Archbishop -havingobseried - that he would do all that was requisite, he at last consented, at the same time, however, perhaps thinking that the Arch., bishop wished to assume all the credit of the communication to the Government. The Archbishop had no sooner got pos session of the packet than he tore it to pieces and threw the fragments into the tire. The Commissary was struck with terror, but the Archbishop said to him, Fear nothing, I will take everything upon myself. You have done your duty as a Commissary of the Government, and Ihave done mine as a' Bishop. Are there not a sufficient number of per sons compromised, and enough families in grief already ?" " DISEMBARKATION OF THE TROOPS FROM THE BAY OF ISLANDS.—On Tuesday afternoon, the divisions of the - 58th and 99th Regiments disembarked from the ships of war on their return from the Bay of Islands. The 58th Regi ment, after nine months absence from here, bore strong marks of the service they had undergone. After they had quitted the boats, they were formed under the direction of that ic tive brave oficer, Adjutant M‘Lerie; and in excellent spirits, headed by their gallant Colonel Wynyard, marched to the cheering airs of their excellent band, to the new barracks. The 29th followed soon after. The Lloyds is daily expected, . from Sydney, with a further detachment of the 99th, C 6.1.7. sisting of 100 men, under the command of Major Last, Cap- taia • Armstrong, and Lieutenant De Winton.—The ,Yeto. - • . Zealander.' THE MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WO understand there is m truth in the report that Mr. Sergca'it Gazelee has been appointed to proceed as judge pro tern, on this circuit, in con. sequence of the illness of Nr..lustice Cl/Jerk's!. • 41 1