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say the same as the Minister has expressed hin. , self. "After this the agent took his leave and went away. He denied the imputation thrown upon them by the Gallant Deputy-Chairman, that their object was to re-agitate the whole Sattara question. From all the inference he could gather it appeared to be the inten tion of his Lordship's Government to alienate the Setara territory. Wajor OLIrIIANT rose and said, with great emphasis, that he begged the llonourable Proprietor's but that assertion having been made, he took pardon, it upon himself to say that it was utterly unfounded; that the drift of the Court was not such as had been alleged. Mr. SuLtivAN stated that he had gathered it from the argument used by various parties. Major OLIPILANT stated that it was for that very reason that he was desirous of contradicting the report, that it might not gain any further publicity. The Duke of Wellington had in 1800 expressed an opinion in strong tennis against the annexation of further territory to our dominions in India, but what an extent of territory had been added. Mr. WEEDING stated that the Duke of Wellington had commended the taking and annexation of the Sinde territories. Mr. SULLIVAN could not be answerable for the in• consistencies of his Grace. The CHAIRMAN, before putting the question, begged to state that he was anxious to do Mr. George Thompson the justice to state, that often as he had listened to that gentleman with pleasure, he bad never heard him make so good a speech as upon that occa sion.—(Cheers.) The Chairman's amendment was then put and carried without a division. The Court then adjourned. I , Iloer ready, 10s. 6d., bound, with Portrait, VOL. IL O F PEPYS' DIARY Ala) CORRESPONDENCE, NEW EDITION, with the omitted. Passages restored. • Edited by. LORD BRAYBROOKE, " Pepys' Diary is now to appear in its integral form. This, the tliAircl edition of the best book of its kind in the English language, is therefore the only true edition of the book. The new matter is ex, trenuily curious, and oc casionally far more characteristic and enter taining than the old."—.4.l.lleuxum. Henry Colburn, publisher. 13, Great Marlborough-street. XE NV lIISTORI:',AL ROMATTON NCE, , BY SIR EDWARD BULWER LY BART. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bro., D ; TIIE LAST OF TAE SAXON KINGS. An llistOrical NOMMICe. . ti . By Sir E. BULWER LYTTON, Bart. sAutlior of "The Last of the Barons," " Eugene Aram," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, In a few days, in 3 vols., post Svo., FrriHE 33EE HUNTER; „L Or, OAK. OPENINGS. By J. FEN MOUE COOPER. Author of ba rd"T rairie," " The Last of the Mohicans," &C. iticPentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. M THALBERG has the honour to announce that his GRAND MORNING CONCERT will take place in the Great Conoert Room of her Majesty's Theatre on MONDAY MORNING, July 17, and will be supported by the talent of Mdlle. JENNY LIND. A Programme of the arrangements will be shortly announced. - - - ILER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY . LIND. , The Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, and the Public are respectfull Informed that a GRAN) EXTRA NIGHT will take placo Till EVENING, when will be performed Bellini's Opera, entitled LA SONI•IAMBULA. Amine, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Mdlle. Tera ; Count Rodolph Big. F. Lablache : Elvin°, Sig . . Garden'. To conclude with the highly successful New and Original Ball Divertissement, by M. Perrot, the Music by Sig. Pugni, entitled, LES QUATIZE SAISONS. Summer, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist ;• Autumn, Mdlle. Caroilna Rosati Wistm-, Mak:Marie Taglioni; Spring, Willa. Cerito. .lti Printemps, du Printemps, Regne do l'Ete, VEte, it, l'Autotnnie, de I'Automme, Regne de l'liiver, c i'lliver, l'll:rnion des Saisons. Applicat lur Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at Ii WM-Mace 44 the Theatre. Doors open half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. lllllor the 'Mftnacement et Mr. B. Webster. .nle Lessee. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of MONEY. To conclude with the Comedy of THE WONDER. Den Felix, Mr. C. Kean ; Don Pedro, Mr. Tilbury ; Lisardo, Mr. Webster ; Donna Tiolante, MIS. C. Kean ; Flora, Mrs. liumby. t3taie Manager, Mr.. Fart en ; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Pox-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, Si.; Gallery, 23. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors (spot at Halt-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven, THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction oi Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Prlecipal charactors by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, ei.c. after which a new Farce, called GOING TO THE DERBY THE DERBY DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright; Mr. John James Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Captain Nobble, Mr. 'Worrell ; Mrs. Chucks. Mrs. Matthews ; Mrs. Twiddle, Miss Woolgar. To conclude; with THE HAPPY MAN. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25., Gallery, Is. .n ,rs open at Hail-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. LOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new comic Drama, entitled THE TUTOR'S ASSISTANT. Characters by Messrs. Selby, C. Mathews, F. Cooke, Rostry, Granby, Kerridge ; Mrs. C. Jones, 31iss Howard, and Miss Jane Coleman. Alter which, TILE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath, Mr. W. Harrison ; Peachum, Mr. F. Matthews ; Folly, Miss K l e en Fltzwilliatn ; Lucy, Madams estris , Jenny Diver, Miss Jane Coleman. To conclude with it new comic Drama, entitled ANYTHING FOR A CHANGE. Characters by Messrs. Marley, C. Mathews, llonnsr ; Mrs. L. Murray, Miss K. ad s Marshall. ki.as us.; Upper Boxes, as. n ; rit, s ; Gailery, Is. No halt-price to any part of the house. Ttie Sew aux-odice, No. '2, Wellington-street, is open to the PaYle every day, trout Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, l'ortland-place. TO-MORROW EVENING Will he performed TIIE DAUGHTER Of THE REGIMENT. Tools, Mr. Alien ; Sulpice, Mr. Weiss ; Corporal Mr. Wynn ; Marie, Madame Anna Thillon. After which THE SPIRIT OF GOLD. Albert, Mr. Conway ; Ulric, Mr. J. Vining ; Carl Knockertop, Mr. Oxberry ; the Spirit of Gold, Mdlle. Leclercq ; Aline, Mrs. SW ling. Dress Circle, Sit.: B.otes, 45.; Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, Is. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John, Mitchell. 33, Old Bond-street. TIIE LAST WEEK 111.7 T TWO. TO-MORROW EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at halt-past Seven o'clock when Will be performed the Play of L'E COURNEAU. Rootlet, M. Grassot ; Felix, M. Ravel ; A Brien, M. Berger ; R oo t e t , Le mend Lesourd, M. Augustin; Un Facteur. M. Lemeunier ; Caporal, M. Ferdinand Anita, Mdile. Brassine ; Adeline, Mdlle. Benoitul Jiette ; Maclaine Bernaret, Madame GraSset ; 3ladamc , Mdlle. Thierret. After which, LA RUE DE LA LUNE. To conclude with UN EN FANTILLAGE. tuxes, ties. l'it, 3s. (id.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s BOICI and Stalls may be obtain,d at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 83, Old Bond-street. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. ROBERT HOUDIN conlinues to attract crowded and fashionable audiences at the St. James's Theatre, to witness his extraordinary and original SOIREES EVE AI N TASTIOTES, which he will repeat THISEVENING and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings, commencing at Half-past Eight n consequence of the great demand for places, he will repeat his MATINEE:3 FANTASTIQUES on WED N &WAY MORNLICG next Doors open at Two o'clock. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Loud-street. kolra I. SURREY THEATRE. Re-eugagement of Mr. T. P. COOKE. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new and original. Drama, in Eight Tableaux, pourtraying by living characters George Crulk.,hank's celebrated De signs, entitled THE DRUNKARD'S CHILDREN. Edward and b and E m ma Roy (the Drunkard's Children) by Mr. N. T. Hicks St. Bonner, supported by this talented company. =Alter which, MY POLL AND MY PARTNER JOE. Harry /lanyard, Mr. T. P. Cooke. To cone ode with THE CHATEAU D'II ; or, the Adventures of * the Count of Monte Christo. Abbe Parisi, Mr. Dale ; Danglers, Mr. E Aones ; EdWarti Dantes—the Chevalier Monte Christo—Francois —Slnbad the Sailor —Loupe Vampa—and Abbe Bosom, by Mr N. T. Hicks ; Fernand, Mr. Tyndell ; Cardarouse, Mr. J. Herbert ; Madame Villefort. M 153 Amelia Mercer , Madame Danglers, Mrs. N. T. Hicks ; Mercodes, Mrs. R. Hornier. r Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Fairbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. • Pfoprietor, Mr. W. Batty. irciurth. Week of Fitzball's new and completely successful Spectacle. Unpar alle l e d Equestrian Feats. ri tlci • THIS EVENING, Wlll be performed, the new brilliant Spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poetical Romance, and entitled MAR- AtION ; or, The Battle of Flodden Field. To befollow.ed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYMNAS TIC EXERCISES in the ARENA. To conclude with a BALLET. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. it ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. • Attraction unprecedented. JULLIEN and his UNRIVALLED BAND. NOV Quadrille, composed expressly for the Gardens. Engagement of Miss lIUDDART. Continuation of the Engagement of 3idlle. LOVARNY. The DAYLIGHT VIEW of ROME, by Denson. • Superb and Unique MENAGERIE. Grand Display of FIREWORKS, by the Messrs. Southby. No Extra Charge. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY. View of Rome —Promenade oncerts, Vocal and Instrumental, eondncted by Mons. JULLIEN, C whose splendid Band of Solo Per • *1 . ftormers includes Messrs. Baker, Barrett, Bauman, George and Viotti Emnig, Lazarti4, Richardson, Soimenberg, o &c. -T o f Solos each Evening. —Edits_ Lovarny will sing two fa ' yourite Songs, Miss Huddart will sing a favourite Song, and with • tar; Lovarny will execute an admired Duet.—Also to be seen, , . during the day, the beautiful Menagerie—Shakspere's House—The Magic 'Bridge—and other novelties will be exhibited, the whole ,- concluding with a most magnificent and not to be rivalle d display o f Fireworks, by the Messrs. Southby , representing the Girandola 4uring the Holy Week at Rome. " ' Gates open at • Ten A.M.. Feeding Time Five—Jullien's Convert at 01 Quarter past Six—Fireworks at Ilalf-past Nine. Admission, as usual, Out Shilling. • —.cr. — . DzaTu or LADY WooD.—We have to record the demise of Lady Wood, widow of the lateiSir Matthew Wood, Bart., M.l'., who died at Ramsgate on the 2d inst., aged 79. Her Ladyship, who was daughter of John Page, Essj., of the county of Essex, was mother of ' the Rev. Sir Francis Page Wood, Bart., and of Mr. Page • Wood, M.P. for Oxford. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL MORRISSON.— This officer, tor many years connected with the Bombay es t a blishment of the East Ind ia Company, died on t 3d inst., at his residence in Ilyde•park-gardens. DEATH OF MAJOR GENERAL WALKER, K.H.— This officer, who took come share in the early part of the late continental war, died, at his residence in London on the 4th inst. He entered the army in 1796, and was made a General in 1836. Tres CILTMPIC.—The Olympic Theatre re-opens farces,on W ed edsday next, for the performance of vaudevilles, &c., with one of the most efficient companies ever 'collect for such a purpose. Amongst the artistes en gaged are Messrs. A. Wi gan , C pt. - " Leigh Murray, S. Cowell, :F. Vining, yrnt--ge,ry' GilbourL u h rner, and 11. Butler; Mesdames Wigan, Brougham ; and Mises Marsh, 3t. Geigeor Murray, and Or, &c,ge, Fortes- TO CORRESPONDENTS. go communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JULY 6. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 56; Highest, 78; Noon, 78. BAROMETBR, 30.2. WIND S.S.E.; fine clear weather. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning ..:50 min. after 5 I Evening •• 8 min. after 6 ' ' .. • 'dt 4 A 'V., , ~,4 CIVI M, 4 ', 5;4. 4 '•t ef . '' ' s '' •'-' -t s--4 .. j'. ; ,V*r e' . 'f'. ?le ef , ;;.ial ' s , -- 1.• i, , ,f . All, . •-. NV,I> A :7-.›. 4 '.. f "-i , .‘• °,;'? .' , 'N . - , .A." 11. - " AN'"' a o.lltu ~bi E i , , - ;:l. ,:,, A , N , r•3t o • 4,041., . R Oil ... V ~ Utning LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1848. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The Revenue Returns for the year and quarter end ing the sth July instant, have just been published, and will be found in another column. There is at east one comfort to be derived from their perusal, which is, that on the whole they are better than could have been expected, considering the fearful depression under which every branch of trade, manufacture, and commerce has laboured during the past year, and the general dearth of employment and consequent dis tress of the industrious classes—the parties upon bringing into account the appropriations in aid from 1 the sale of old stores. We have elsewhere given a tolerably full report of a Special General Court of East India Proprietors, convened on requisition, to consider the present position of the Sattara question. As our readers are aware, the Bombay Government in 1839 deposed the then ruler of Sattara, PERTAUD SING, on the alleged ground of a breach of the treaty of 1819, by which, on the termination of the Mahratta war, he was taken into alliance with the British Government, and recognised as sovereign of a limited principality, with the right of transmit ting his titles and dominion to an heir born of his own body, or one adopted according to the immemo rial laws and usuages of the Hindoos. The deposed Raja, unable to obtain such an inquiry into the charges made against him as would admit the proof of his innocence being adduced, lingered in captivity until the 14th of October, 1847, when he expired at Benares, having, previously, in the year, 1845, adopted the child of his first cousin, and communicated to all the authorities concerned infor mation to that effect. The death of the ex-Rija was speedily followed by the demise, on the sth of April, of his brother, the late Raja, without issue, by which event the throne has become vacant. The friends of the late ex-Raja, as will be gathered from the speeches made yesterday, are anxious that the adopted son of the man whom they believe to have been unjustly deposed, should be permitted to succeed to the Go vernment; and accordingly call on the Court of Directors to decide in his favour. This the directors decline to do, until they are in possession of the views of the Governor-General, and at the same time deny that any obligation rests on them to recognise the adopted son of one who, as the majority of them contend, had shown himself hostile to the British Government, and' had been justly denuded of his powers. We shall refrain from entering into any controversy at present on the sub ject of the ex-Raja's competency to nominate a successor to the political rights of which he was deprived in 1839; but we cannot hesitate to express whom, under the present system of indirect taxation, the chief part of the burden is permitted to fall, and who are compelled, out of their hardly-earned wages. to defray the interest of an enormous debt, con tracted for the preservation of the property of the country, of which property a very inconsiderable portion only is in their bands. We must, however, be thankful that it is no worse, and rejoice at even the gleam of sunshine which thus enlightens the former gloom. True it is that there is a decrease of income on the entire year, when compared with that ending the sth July, 1847, of 2,587,7091. which would have amounted to 3,042,7301., but for an unexpected god send of no less than 455,0211. of China money, which had been detained in transitu, at the Cape of Good Hope, in order to provide for the extraor dinary expenses of the " Kafir war," and which was carried to the general account in the quarter ending the sth of April last ; and thus was " twice blessed," as it came in the year of deficiency. Had it been received in the former year it would have increased that deficiency to 3,497,7511. This, however,lis a source which is henceforth for ever dried up, and from which we cannot again hope for a simi lar contribution to the national Exchequer. In every single item, ordinary and extraordinary, there is a serious decrease during the year, with the exception of the China money to which we have already alluded, which alone appeared in the column devoted to increase on the year, which column might have been wholly omitted but for that happy windfall Some symptoms of improvement are, however, discernible in the quarter, in which the "Excise," "Crown Lands," "Miscellaneous," and " Imprest and other Moneys" appear on the right side of the books; and the total decrease under every head amounts to but 274,4851. Yet even this, unfavourably as it might be regarded at other periods, is made a subject of unbounded joy, on which the Chancellor of the Exchequer might justly congratu late himself, and the publication of which, coupled with other favourable indications, had the effect of creating an immediate improvement in the English funds; and justly so, because it would appear that the tide which had been at low water, and " turned during the preceding quarter, was still flowing, so that we may look forward to a more propitious seasons. The Customs show a decrease both on the year and quarter, on the former of 903,3601. 7 -on the latter of 71,2871. The great exertions used by the Bank of England to bring gold into the country, and to which, under the present monetary code, every other interest must be sacrificed, will account for this great deficiency ; indeed, we could not reasonably expect that there would be so large a consumption of articles of luxury or even of comfort, as at ordinary periods. The smaller proportional deficiency on the quarter would appear to indicate a revival of trade arid a greater activity in our commerce. We fear, however, that it may be otherwise accounted our belief that it would be a politic course, on the part . of the Indian authorities and her MAJESTY'S Government to end all disputes, and prevent continued agitation, by selecting for their future ally, under the treaty of 1819, the person no minated by the ex-Raja in 1845. That person is the blood-heir to the throne, apart altogether from any title acquired by adoption, being the nearest male relation of the two brothers deceased, His acknowledgment and elevation would give universal satisfaction to the Mahratta people, and would at the same time be the full accomplishment of the present wishes of those who in this country have taken so lively an interest in the Question. 'We do not imagine that the East India •Company will make any attempt to annex the territory of Sattara. They w ill respect, we believe, the treaty which secured that territory to the descendants of SIVAGEE, In their choice of successor to PERTAUB SING and APPA SMITH, we trust they will attach due weight to the many considerations which make it expedient to ter minate the discussion of a question which has led to many painful disclosures and many personal crimi , nations. We cannot better close the article than by inserting the following, which has been sent us with a request that it might appear in connexion with our report:— " TRANSLATION OF THE PREAMBLE OF THE MAHRATTA TREATY, AND OF THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THE SAID TREATY BETWEEN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND HIS HIGHNESS MAHARAJ PRETAP SEENHW, THE RAJA. OF SATTARA, TOGETHER 'WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE MEANING OF SOME OF TILE TERMS IJSED IN THE FIRST ARTICLE. " The treaty of the 25th of September, 1819, which is in the English, Mahratta, and Persian languages—in the present literal translation from the Mahratta lan guage, it is stated at the commencement of the preamble: A treaty for strengthening, holding firm, and cementing friendship between the prosperous and valiant English Government, which Government is thus assured in its mind—that the illustrious house of his Highness Shreemun Mahara Itajay Pretap Seenhw, Chuttraputtee (King or Emperor) of Sattara, is of high antiquity." Article Ist. " That the valiant English Government on its part, agrees to give country or territory (Moolk) to the government or state (sircar) of his Highness Maharaj Chuttraputtee (the Baja of Sattara). 11 se parate memorandum, or schedule, of which is attached to this written treaty; his Highness Maharaj Chuttra puttee and his Highness's sons (Ferzund) and heirs ( Waris), and successors (Rayeein-Alukam), are perpe tually (sudodeet, is,from generation to generation), to reign in sovereignty over the territory. On account of this, these (i. e. the treaty and territory) are given." " This article requires some explanation with regard to the meaning of the Arabic, Persian, and Mahratta terms used in the treaty, in the Mahratta language. " Ist. Maharaj Chuttraputtee is the highest of the Hindoo royal titles, implying the great King, the Em peror, or his Imperial Majesty. " 2d. Ferzund (in Persian) is son, or begotton son,' in the Mahratta language termed Pootre.' " 3d. Waris (in Arabic) is a heir,' implied by the word vounsh,' a relative, here meaning the adopted son (Duct Pootre), whom the Raja may think proper to take and adopt from among his relatives. " 4th. Rayeem Mukam, in Arabic literally of the fixed or permanent place,' applicable to those qualified to succeed in the Government of the kingdom, being a Regency, here consisting of the Queen, the Ministers, agents, and other officials of State, after the decease of the Raja, and during the minority of the adopted son and heir. " sth. Sudodeet, in Mahratta, literally signifies from generation to generation; so long as the sun and moon remain, they are to reign and rule." (A true Translation.) J. W. GRAHAM, Au East India Proprietor. for, and that it is owing to the duties on foreign corn, which had been suspended by orders in Council during the past year, in conse• quence of the deficiency of food occasioned by the failure of the potato crop. These duties have been recently revived, the time for which they were sus pended having elapsed. Considerable sums have been received on that account, to which the more favour able returns of Customs on the quarter may be ascribed. It must be borne in mind, too, that the period during which those imposts can be received, is limited by law—that shortly no revenue can be obtained from taxes on corn. This, therefore, is a failing source for which some substitute must be found. On the Excise there is a decrease on the year o 470,7651., but on the quarter there is an increase of 182,7511. This improvement in returns, which might be fairly regarded as affording the most fa vourable tests of the general prosperity, of the degree of comfort enjoyed by the great body of the people, of those who earn their bread by their daily ex ertions, would appear to furnish real ground for rejoicing; we fear, however, that it must be taken "cullt grano salis "—that there is some drawback to the public felicitations. A new mode of taking the public accounts was introduced some time since, by which certain duties—for instance, those on carriages, &c., &c., were transferred from the head of " Stamps " to that of " Excise ;" to this change, then, the improvement in the Excise on the two last quarters, viz. of 349,736/. on the quarter ending sth April, and of 182,751/. on the quarter ending sth of July, may chiefly be attributed. It will be found that there is a corresponding decrease under the head of Stamps of 752,6881. on the year, and of 311,8241. on the quarter. On " Taxes," which in other quer ters there had been some slight improvement, there is a deficiency on the quarter of 40,8681., which suffices to turn the tables, and to show a decrease on the entire year of 19,0291., in place of an increase. The Property-tax, too, shows a se rious falling off in the income of the contribu tors, it is less by 80,7331. on the year, and 48,1161. on the quarter. Here, unfor tunately, no reaction is perceptible, on the contrary, the evil continues to progress. The deficiency of 80,6831. on the year would show that the incomes of parties taxed had decreased by nearly 3,000,0001. The deficiency of 48,116/. on the quarter would show a diminution in the resources of all those who were pos sessed of 150/. per annum and upwards, either from realised property or from the earnings of their own industry, of more than 6,000,0001. per annum; and as it is the latter class that have been the chief sufferers, we may see a melancholy evidence of the distress that must have been encountered by such June 30, 1848. CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN. CABRERA IN SPAIN—PROCLAMATION OF CABRERA.—ENTHUSIASM OF HIS PARTY. News one day later has been received by us from Madrid. Yesterday we announced the commencement of the Carlist movement, and the appearance of CABRERA by the Pla de Selinas. The whole party—his staff, his escort, and his other attendants—is described es appearing full of enthusiasm, and counting upon soon winning a victory for CHARLES VI., otherwise known as the Conde DE MONTEMOLIN. persons. It has generally been our lot to congratulate the public on the steady and progressive improvement exhibited in the Post-office returns since that able and efficient public servant, ROWLAND HILL, has acted in that department. This quarter, unfortu nately, shows a decrease of 79,0001., which occasions a decrease on the year of 67,000/. ; there would otherwise have been an increase. This however can be satisfactorily accounted for. It being ascribable to the payment of considerable arrears for the carriage of mails, to an amount ex ceeding the deficiency—otherwise there would, as usual, have been exhibited a small but steady improvement. The other items on which there are improvements on the quarter, but deficiencies on the year, do not call for any particular notice—they are Crown Lands, which show a decrease of 41,00 W. on the year, but an increase of 10,0001. on the quarter; and Miscella neous; which exhibit a decrease of 77,4201. on the year, but an increase of 81,6511. on the quarter. Perhaps some change in the mode of taking accounts may, however, be the cause of this latter improve ment. We fear the Chancellor of the Exchequer accounted for it on Friday last, by the earlier We are now enabled to transcribe into our columns the proclamation of CAURERA, whi c h has appeared in the Opinion Publique, a Carlist paper, published in Faris. It is full of hope, founded on the political despotism of NARTAEZ—the financial ruin of Spain—the confiscation of all liberties—military dictatorship—the quarrel with England—and the indifference of Republican France, neither of whom will now lend ships, money, or men. The proclamation is as follows : " Brave Vettrans,—and you, also, young men who dwell in the neighbourhood of the Ebro and the Tagus— quit your abodes; the bugle and the trumpet call you. If these warlike sounds cannot reach you, at least I am sure that the echo of my voice will sound in your ears. Perhaps you desire to know the motive of this appeal. In a few words I will tell you. An avaricious, false, and corrupt Prince, taking advan tage of our divisions, in concert with a degraded Princess, made an object of speculation ot the Catholic throne of the Alphonsos and the Ferdinarids. A matri monial combination was schemed in the darkness of night, and the consequence of this combination is that the crown that surpasses in splendour every crown in the world may pass from the brow of women, who wear it without right, to that of a stranger, without conside ration, value, or title. France, already ashamed of having at her head the author of so vile a plot, has ex pelled him from ker soil ; :while we, Spaniards, looked upon as a people - so proud, keep amongst us at thef sum mit of power the author of this plot, and all her accom plices, more than ever ready to profit by the fruit of their vile bargain. Inhabitants of Aragon, Valencia, Tortosa, and Murcia, it is for you to show to the world that all Spaniards were not buried in the ruins of Sarragossa. The cause for which I call you to arms is the same as that for which those heroes: fell—the cause of Spanish inde pendence. For so noble and so proud an enterprise I count upon you, as you no doubt count upon me. Let us hasten, for time is precious. I await you in the same fields and theatres of your glorious exploits. There you will meet the sword that so often was happy enough to lead you to victory, and a flag already illustrious, with this difference, that upon it you will see on one side the name of Charles Louis de Bourbon,' our legi timate King, and on the other Live Spanish Inde pcndence '—a precious name, and a cry that we bear written on our hearts in characters of flame, and that never shall be eradicated by the wretches who traffic in our national honour. Spaniards 1 you who will take arms to respond to my call, recollect that without union, subordination, and discipline, every army is powerless. Rest faithful to these three princi ples, and see in each of your fellow•countrynaen with whom you are not at war, whatever may be his opinion, a father, a friend, a protector; in every enemy made prisoner, a brother, a companion. Never forget that blood is the most precious treasure of nations. Spare then that of your enemies even at the price of your own, and you Will be rewarded. Let clemency be your motto, even for those reptiles in human form who prolong the a political nature has been brought against him, ex misfortunes of our country. Spain is wide enough to cepting his articles in the Presse. hold all her children, and the land is fertile enough to nourish some millions more of inhabitants. Thus it is On Tuesday, about eight o'clock, nearly 1,000 that we shall see the day when the religion of our prisoners were taken from the Conciergerie and re fathers, the honour that characterised them, their love moved to the fort of Bicetre. They were bound to of industry and obedience to the laws, shall reign among Mobile two and two, and escorted by the Garde us. Upon these foundations the august Sovereign , who Mobile and the soldiers of the line. is destined for us by Divine Providence, will raise up the throne; reckon upon this, that he will recompense your fatigues and your labours. This is promised to you by your Commander-General, "RAMON CABRERA." The Gazette publishes a royal decree, declaring that the Infanta JOSEFA FERNANDA LOUISA DE BOURBON having contracted marriage with Don JOSE GUELL T RENTE, who was notoriously and manifestly her inferior, and without the Royal per mission, had incurred the penalties contained in the Pragmatic Sanction, and was accordingly deprived of the honours and titles of Infanta of Spain, and of all the other titles and decorations she had hitherto enjoyed. The INFANTA is sister to the KING. It being the Feast of St. Peter awl St. Paul, the Bourse remained closed. In the proceedings of the National Assembly nothing occurred of any particular interest. _ . A project is on foot (;o it would seem from the hints thrown out by the Minister of 'War) for send ing a battalion of gendarmerie to act in La Vendee. M. DE LAMARTINE is ostracised ! Again, and again, and yet again, the fate of ARISTIDES has been repeated. History in this respect is little more than one prolonged reiteration. The words of THUCI DIDES and Of CORNELIUS NEPOS, Of PLUTARCH : and of TACITUS might be employed with only an altera- tion of names by the modern historian. M. DE LA MARTINE is ostracised ! A portion of his luggage has already proceeded to Marseilles, whence he is going to cross the Mediterranean, accompanied by Madame DE LAMARTINE, on a second pilgrimage to Palestine. GOD speed him wherever he goes, and preserve him from the daggers and the envy of an ungrateful country. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 5. - Boulogne and Amiens, 74—Namur and Liege, 23e — Northern of France, s—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2—Paris and Lyons, 3% Z —Paris and Orleans, 274 —Rouen and Havre, 9. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. Letters from Vienna to the 20th ultimo state that most of the diplomatists have now returned from Inspruck. The. PapalNuncio,'calm, who is conducting the Italian affairs, as mediator on the part of his HOLINESS, has been here for several days. The Minister of the Interior, Baron WESSENDERG, receives him daily. Travellers from Agram, who arrived at Pesth on the 26th ultimo, state that the ringleader of the Il lyrian agitators, Dr. LUDWIG GAJ, has fled from thence. The Breslau Gazette contains the following parti culars respecting the Bann of Croatia : "AGAAM, JUNE 23.—The Bann of Croatia has been reinstated in his functions, which has caused general satisfaction throughout the country. It appears that the Hungarian Government has adopted measures to come to an understanding with him, and it is well that this is so, for the latest intelligence from Belgrade states that 6,000 Servians had crossed the Danube, for the purpose of coming to the aid of the Croatians. " A courier has arrived at Agram from Inspruck, who brought very satisfactory intelligence. The Bann called upon the inhabitants of Agram confi dently to rely upon the resolutions of the Hungarian Ministry, assures them that they may as heretofore unhesitatingly depend upon their King, and that Croatia, with all its rights, will be maintained, while those of the Crown will not in any way be infringed upon, and that the arrangements with Hungary may be regarded as good as concluded. " If the differences had lasted much longer all the Committee would have detached themselves from Hungary, and would have regarded no other orders but those of the Central Government of Vienna. " The turn which the affair has taken is a great gain to the monarchy, under present circumstances. Hungary would have detached herself from the mo narchy, and the Croatian army would in all proba bility have returned from Italy if the kingdoms of Sclavonia and Croatia had not relied thus firmly on the central Government of the Emperor. " The Arch hike hai teeeptedthe office of Mediator at the solicitation of the Bann, and the basis of the arrangements already adopted are, we are assured, the immediate union of the Hungarian Ministry of War and Finance with the central power." THE S UN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1848. NAPLES. The civil war still ravages the kingdom from one extremity to the other, without any prospect of its speedy termination. THE PAPAL STATES. Accounts from Bologna to the 28th ult. state that the capitulation of Vicenza and Trevisa has had the most inauspicious effect on the position of the Boman States. Letters from Rome observe that Pius IX. is still as much opposed as ever to the continuance of war—but that is natural, from the circumstance of his pontifical responsibilities. As an Italian Prince he is recognized throughout the peninsula as the in spiration of the war of independence ; and as such he is regarded by GIOBERTI. THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT. THE TRIAL OF WILLIAMS AND VERNON. Before Chief Justice Wu.DE and Mr. Baron PARKE. Joseph Williams, aged 40, a baker, and William John Vernon, aged 40, lecturer, were indicted for unlawfully in the presence and hearing of divers subjects of our Lady the Queen, uttering certain seditious words against our Lady the Queen, and her Government, &c. The Court was not so crowded as yesterday. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Ballantine appeared for Wil liams; Mr. Parry for Vernon. Williams, who had not been bailed, was in the dock; Vernon, who was out on bail, was placed below the dock. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case against the prisoners. After saying that he was the last mart who would suppress temperate public discussion in the slightest degree, but that he would never countenance acts of violence, which were adopted for the pur pose of menacing the Government, he proceeded to say, that the prisoners were charged with being present at an unlawful assembly. The meeting was held by placard, calling the people to assemble at all hazards; it was held late at night, at Clerkenwell-green, in de fiance of the warnings of the Government and of the administrators of the law, and at a time when the whole of Europe was in a state of commotion. Iu holding it, no doubt the parties who took an active part in it, the heads of the Chartist body, imagined that they would be enabled, by disturbing the public peace, to obtain their ends by violence. Williams was the chairman of the meeting, and Vernon was in the van, and though he did not take an active part in it, he did in the subsequent proceedings. Williams began by saying "My friends, the bloody aristocracy has done its work," and went on to say " that it they were assailed he hoped they had sufficient energy to defend themselves. He bade them fall into marching order four a breast, and he would take them to a place where they would meet ten times as many, and where they would be ad-' vised what was the best thing to be done." The meet ing was principally composed of Irishmen, who suffering from distress, composed an excited assembly. They were spoken too ut a time when John Mitchel bad been recently convicted, and the words that were spoken by Williams were these—" The Gagging Bill had been brought in to murder that honest patriot John Mitchel, by the base, brutal, and bloody Whigs,' who had ac complished their end by means of packed juries and par tizan judges." From the speeches made on the occasion (all of which he read), it was obvious that the people were advised to arm. As he said yesterday, all pre sent at meetings of the hind were responsible for the consequences. The people did march four a-breast for some time through the principal arteries of the metropolis, causing the utmost alarm. Williams marched at the head of them, and Vernon took an active part in the proceedings. In Red-cross street the mob halted at a coffee-house, from which Vernon addressed them, saying the time had arrived for acting. Some one in the crowd said, " Come down among us, and we will do it to-night." A person named Macarthy said, " No, come again to-morrow night and bring your guns and pikes with you." The mob sepa rated after being told that meetings would be held from night to night, at Stepney-green and other places. The following witnesses were then called Mr. Richard Kemmis, who produced the conviction of John Mitchel, fur felony. It was handed in, and the words in which Mr. Mitchel was convicted were read by the Clerk. Mr. F. 'l'. Fowler examined by Mr. BODKIN—ITO said be had been a reporter to the press for five years. Was at the meeting in question, at which 2,000 or 3,000 per sons were presen'. Took up his position in a van, in the centre, in which Williams also occupied a place. He first addressed the meeting. Took a note of his speech which was now in the same condition as when ho wrote it.---(The witness here read the speech from his notes.) Together with those of Macarthy and Fussell. Williams at the close of the speeches said, " Now, m y, friends, fall into marching order and follow me." The speeches were much applauded by the meeting, which consisted of the lower orders, a great proportion of them being lads and boys. The people fell into , marching order four abreast, and proceeded from the green. At every point where he noticed the procession hesawWilliarns at the head of it. Mr. PARRY objected to any evidence being taken with respect to the procession out of the parish of St. James's Clerkenwell, on the ground that the indictment charged the defendants with having committed the offence im puted to them then and there, meaning Clerkenwell green. Mr. BARON PARKE saw no force in the objec tion. The offence was a statuteable one, and the venue was laid in this court. The Act constituting the Court gave it jurisdiction over the whole of Middlesex. Mr. SERGEANT ALLEN here interposed, and said, as he was unable to cope with the evidence adduced yes terday, and as the same would be adduced to-day, and not being in a better condition to cope with it, he had advised his client Williams to withdraw his plea of not guilty, and to plead guilty of attending an illegal as sembly. He trusted the acknowledgment of the defen dant that he had transgressed the law now he was better informed would entitle him to the indulgence of the Court. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL had no objection to this course if it were sanctioned by his Lordship. It was important to know that the determination of the pri soner had resulted from his own conviction, with the advice of his counsel, that he had acted in contravention of the law. Mr. Sergeant ALLEN assured the Atterney-General that he had put the proper construction upon the matter. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it bad been his inten tion, in the event of the offence imputed to the defeu dents being proved —attending an illegal assembly—to have abandoned the other counts of the indictment. The defendant Williams was then directed to retire. He was accommodated with a seat in the dock, and the evidence of Mr. Fowler against Vernon was proceeded with. He said he saw Vernon in Finsbury-square near the front of the crowd walking arm in arm with two persons. Before the procession started three curses were given for either the "b— Whigs " or the " b— aris tocracy," he could not say which. Vernon turned round to him, and said, " I don't like that; curses break no bones. " Sergeant H. Hardy, 15 C, corroborated that portion of the evidence of Fowler. Vernon said at the coffee house "We have had a meeting to night in spite of finality Jack, and we will have meetings night after night in Clerkenwell and Stepney." He began by say saying " Myrmidons, myrmidons, myrmidons." He also said the proceedings that night had cheered his drooping spirits; he should say little, as he was prepared to act. Some one said from the crowd, " Come down amongst us, and we will do it to-night." Macarthy said, " No, nut to-night, come to-morrow night with your guns and pikes, and we will do it." The City police came up and dispersed the crowd. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—Was not a member of the detective force, but was present in private clothes. The time was half-past eleven at night. I took notes of some of what was said. I took notes of Vernon's speech, but shortly afterwards destroyed them, not, however, until after he had sent in a copy to his inspector. Stood in the middle of the street. Was not near a lamp. (The witness, at the request of the Learned Counsel, wrote a sentence on a slip of paper; he said he appeared to write with great facility.) He (witness) was on the pavement in Finsbury-square while the procession was parading round' it. A good many respectable persons were in the crowd. Saw Vernon amongst the proces sion in the square. Mr. Fowler was recalled, and said he had reason to THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. DEATH OF CHATEAUBRIANI)— DISCOVERY OF THE ASSASSIN OF THE ARCHBISHOP—MORE ARRESTS RELAXATION OF RIGOUR. TOWARDS GIRARDIN. The Paris journals of yesterday have reached us. They announce the death of the venerable and il lustrious CHATEIUBRIAND. He breathed his last at a quarter past eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, July the 4th, 1848, and, his birth having occurred on the 4th of September, 1768, he had consequently at tained the ripe age of exactly seventy-nine years and ten months. Peace to his glorious manes! In the midst of the political gloom which now envelopes his native country, while Paris, figuratively speaking, is strewing her head with the ashes of repentance, while she is still busy with the ghastly labour of burying her dead, while her citizens are still lamenting over the loss of those among theii relations who have been massacred by the fratricidal hands of the insurgents—the calm and solemn demise of such a man RS M. DE CHATEAUBRIAND is an occurrence which is heard of only with feelings of awe and sympathy. His was too great a mind to pass away without exciting some emotions of sorrow for his loss in the hearts of his brother man. The Voice which in an infidel age—in an age, the very atmosphere of which was still vibrating, as it were, with the deistic eloquence of ROUSSEAU, and the blas phemous philosophy of VOLTAIRE—the Voice which, in such an age as that, could chaunt the glories of religion, and sing of the Genius of Christianity, could not be hushed for ever without a thrill passing over the soul of Christendom. That is why we listen to the announcement with sentiments almost like those of incredulity. CHA• TEAUBRIAND is dead ! The hand which wrote that most astonishing work of the century La. Genie du Christiennisme is cold—the eyesithat looked with awe upon the waters of Babylon and wept with woe upon the pinnacle of Calvary are cIosed—CHATEATh• BRIAND is dead! The melancholy event is announced by the eminent scholar, the Abbe DEGUERRY, in the following beau tiful and touching letter, addressed to the Journal des Dalats:— " Paris, July 4. " Monsieur,—France has lost one of her noblest sons. M. de Chateaubriand died this morning at a quarter past eight o'clock. We received his last sigh. He died in full possession of his faculties. So fine an intelligence did of right conquer death and preserve in his grasp a visible liberty. The death of Madame de Chateaubriand, last year, affected him so much, that laying his hand o❑ his breast he said—' I feel my life attacked and dried up in its sources; it is now only a question of some months.' The death of M. Ballauche, which fol lowed immediately after, was the last blow for his illus trious old friend. Since that time M. de Chateaubriand seemed rather to rush than descend to the grave. A few minutes before his death, M. de Chateaubriand, who had received the sacrament on Sunday, embraced once more the cross with the emotion of a lively faith and firm confidence. One of the expressions which he repeated most frequently of late years was, that the social ques tions which agitated nations at present could not be solved without the Bible, without the soul of Christ, whose doctrines and example have denounced selfishness, this gnawing worm of all concord. Thus M. de Cha teaubriand hailed Christ as the Saviour of the world, even in a social point of view, and he loved to call him his King as well as his God. A priest and a sister of chraity knelt at the feet of M. de Chateaubriand at the moment he expired. It was amidst prayers and tears that the author of The Genius of Christianity' rendered his.soul to God. " I have the honour, &c., " DEG UERRY, Curate of St. Eustache." Speaking of the loss thus experienced by France, the Journal des Debuts observes :—" It is one misfor tune the more, added to those which have already desolated the country ; but there is at least this conso lation left to us, that M. DE CIIATESUBRIAND termi • nated in peace, and in the midst of the most touching attentions, one of the most agitated, one of the most momentous, one of the most brilliant, and one of the most glorious lives of which there is any men tion in the records of modern times." On the same theme the ; Democratic Pacifique writes thus CIIATEAUDRIAND was a true representative of French genius; he had all the mobility, the charm, and the grandeur of the truly chivalrous. Devoted to monarchical traditions, he was nevertheless a sincere defender of liberty. Profoundly impressed with the moral grievances of our age, still he did not despair of humanity. He has predicted a new era, a transformation of the Christian world." Again, there is this sentence in the midst of the lamentations of the Constitutionnel—" The enti ments of honour, of liberty, of patriotic devotion, and of unaffeted religion which have always inspired M. DE CHATEAUBRIAND, and which have animated him even to his last days, form around his name a halo not the less brilliant than that which surrounds the memory of the immortal author." The National regrets his demise, for inasmuch as he was " the illustrious friend of CARREL, of BERANGER, and of LAMENNAIS." The Gazette de France appears in deep mourning ; and the French Academy has decreed by an unanimous vote that the sittings shall be closed for an interval in respect for the fame of the great departed. M. DE CHATEAU.- BRIAND, although for a long time in a declining state of health, retained his mental faculties unimpaired to the last moment. His illness, which has terminated fatally, was an inflammation of the . lungs. The body is to be conveyed to St. Malo for interment. A ruffian named MANCHON, who turns out to be a grocer's shopman, has been seized by the police in consequence of his having boasted that :he is the one who fired the bullet at DENIS, the sainted Archbishop of Paris, displaying in proof of his share in the assas sination, a portion of, the pontifical belt, fastened with a gold clasp, known to have been worn by the Archbishop on the day when he was murdered at the foot of the barricade. Among the latest arrests of persons supposed to be implicated in the late insurrection, are the fol lowing : • , . "Pinnel Grandchana, Mayor of the 12th arrondisse ment. " Guy d'Amour, dentist, belonging to the artillery of the National Guard. " Morel, Captain of the Staff in the 12th Legion of the National Guard. _ _ "Royer,Captain in the 2d Legion. "Destourbat, Captain in the 25th Battalion of the Garde Mobile. " Rasselat, Lieutenant in the National Guard of Gre nolle. " Augeron, Lieutenant in the 3d Legion. " Bourdelet, Lieutenant in the 12th LegiOD. " Renaud, Lieutenant in the Bth Legion. " Fleurry, director of a fire insurance company. " Wittini, Registrar of the Civil Tribunal of Ajaccio. " Several arrests have also taken place at Choisy." The discussion on the draft of the constitution progresses in the bureaux rather slowly. The sys tem of two Chambers has been hotly debated, and as yet the question has not been determined. The Pantie states that General BEDEAU has not accepted the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, and that M. BASTIDE will remain in that department, leaving open for some other person the Ministry of Marine. M. CLEMENT THOMAS was yesterday able to be present in the National Assembly. M. TRELAT, ex-Minister of Public Works, is ap pointed mayor of the 12th arrondissement. M. HERMAN has been appointed Secretary of State in the department of the Interior. There are 1,542 wounded still in the hospitals of Paris, of which number 572 are soldiers. The friends of M. E. DE GIRARDIN have at length been allowed access to him, and it is thought that he will be set at liberty to-day. The treatment he has received bas been disgracefully harsh. No charge of PRUSSIA. Papers and other sources of intelligence up to the 2d instant have arrived from Berlin. The capital continued to be quite tranquil, and the weather, so long unpropitious, was brightening up. Hopes are now entertained that the harvest may escape destruction. After attending church on Sunday last at Potsdam, the. KING walked to the parade ground, accompanied by the Prince of PRUSSIA. and Prince CHARLES, in spected the guard mounting, conversed with most of the officers present, and at the end of an hour returned to Sans Souci. His MAJESTY appeared well in health, hut his countenance bears the trace of care and melancholy. BELGIUM. Journals of the 4th have arrived from Brussels. The debate upon the address had already com menced, and a sober contentment seemed to be the prevailing sentiment, now that the Ministers have pledged themselves to economise. DEN MARK. In the sitting of the Prussian Diet on the 30th 1 ult., one of the deputies questioned the Ministry as to the truth of the report whether the German troops had evacuated Jutland at the instigation of Russia. The same Deputy also called the attention of the As sembly to the fears excited in Germany by the con centration of Russian troops on the frontiers. The President of the Council replied, the occupa tion of Jutland had not given rise to any representa tion the part of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh that this place had been evacuated from motives of stra tagem, and likewise to give England a proof of the pacific intentions of the Prussian Government. The President added that he firmly hoped that peace would speedily be established with Denmark. With regard to the concentration of a Russian army on the frontiers, the President declared that the troops had fallen back immediataly after the pacification of the Grand Duchy of Posen.—Breslau Gazette HOLLAND. ITALY. By accounts just received from the seat of war, it seems there is a probability of hostilities being speedily closed by a treaty of peace by which Lom bardy and the Duchies of Parma and Modena will remain the posssession of CHARLES ALBERT ; Savoy will be made over to France ; Sicily will nominate a son of CHARLES ALBERT, King of that island, under the protection of Italy ; and the Venetian provinces will form an independent constitutional state under the ex-Duke of MODENA, and Austria will receive an indemnity of four hundred millions, and at the same time be allowed to have a garrison at Mantua. These reports are, probably, premature, but the joy with which the prospects of peace are hailed show how tired the good Italians are already of the war. Besides the enormous stores of ammunition taken by the Austrians at Palma Nuova, they found there about a million of silver coin. The Piedmontese army had passed the Adige, and is preparing to attack Verona. General PEPE is at Venice with an army of 12,000 to 15,000 troops com posed of Romans, bombards, Venetians, and Neapo litans. Ile has Generals ANTONINI and FERRARI under his orders. General ARMAND' has resigned the portfolio of Minister of War of the Venetian Republic, and M. PAOLUCCI, the Minister of the Marine, has succeeded him. ARMANDI has been ap pointed Inspector-General of the artillery and engi neers. LOMBARDY AND PIEDMONT. Yesterday, at ten o'clock, the opening of the annual session of the Provincial States of South Holland took place with the usual solemnities. His Excellency, the Governor, afterwards gave a grand entertainment, to which eighty of the members were invited, The amended project of law of the fundamental law, will be laid before the second Chamber of the States- General to- morrow. The Governor of North Holland made an address to the deputies of the states of North Holland, and to the Provincial States at the opening of the session at Haarlem, on the 4th of July. After taking a general survey of the political and commercial in terests, the state of religio n, and the moral condition of the provinces, the Governor entered irto the statistics of the following cities and towns included within the provinces for the last two years, from which it appears that without a single exception the number of deaths have greatly exceeded that of the births : Births. Deaths. 1846 1847 1846 1847 Amsterdam Haarlem 894 Hoorn Alkmaar Taandam ••• Parinererende Enkhenzen l7B 260 ... 174 192 Edam lB2 125 ... 166 163 70 81 ... 80 94 87 67 ... 102 104 107 87 ... 110 122 Wiesp Monickendam siedembleck - - - - Total 10,652 8,691 ... 11,358 13,744 RUSSIA. RUMOURED DECLARATION OF WAR BY RUSSIA AGAINST THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION. In our Third Edition of yesterday evening, we gave the following announcement, copied from the Cologne Gazette of the 3d inst., without, of course, pledging ourselves as to its authenticity : An extraordinary express from Berlin has just arrived, and brings news of the capital being in terror, by the Government suddenly announcing on the morning of the 2d, that Russia has declared war against the whole German Confederation. General Vox SonnEEKENsTEIN, the Minister of War, and all the Ministers instantly assembled to take measures required in the crisis. The population of Berlin are all in the streets enthusiastic, and as one. It is be lieved that all Germany will be equally united on this outburst of a general European war. The fact of numerous Russians having been mercilessly killed in the bombardment of Prague, and at Berlin, the indifference of the Government to Russian remon strances, and declaration of National Assembly at Frankfort, insisting to carry out the war against the Danes, are cited by the CZAR as open acts of war against Russia. The vast Russian army is crossing the frontier, and there is no present force to arrest its progress. As letters, however, dated the 2d inst. have been since received from Berlin, without alluding in any believe that the crowd waited in Finsbury-square for reinforcements. He they described the route of th e manner to such an event, the rumour is doubtless a procession. He walked for some distance at the head of fabrication. the procession, and saw that the shopkeepers were so alarmed that they closed their shops before they came up. There was much noise. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—From Vernon's way of saying he did not like curses, he considered that he wished to deprecate such expressions. Went to the meeting as a reporter. Could not say whether Vernon got into the van to avoid the pressure. A good many got up behind and tried to get into the van, but be (Fowler) knocked them down, in order the better to enable him to pursue his avocation.—(Laughter.) He could positively undertake to say that Vernon walked in the procession in the square. He (Fowler) was not there the whele time, as he went away to see a boy pick a pocket.—(l. Ithr.) Cross G 217, e•Troborated the evidence of Inspector Hardy. Speck, City police 119, said he assisted in dispersing the mob in Red Cross-street. They had great difficulty in doing so. The police were attacked and a brickbat was thrown at him which cut through his hat, injured his head and caused him to be confined to his bed for three days. Williams spoke from the window of a coffee.house. Sergeant Williams, 47 City police, corroborated the evidence of the last witness with this addition, Vernon asked the crowd if they wanted a Re publican Government, to which they repli e d i n the affirmative. He told the people to go away peaceably, but if the police interfered with them to avenge such interference. The crowd remained there altogether about an hour and a half, By Mr. PARRY—Was about fifty yards off; he did not ake notes. Price, another constable, gave similar testimony-- An iron pot, he said, was thrown at him from a window in Red Cross-street while the speaking was going on, and struck him on the head. There were also brickbats, earthenware jugs, stones, and other articles thrown at the rest of the policemen who were attempting to disperse the mob. James Cullins, another police-constable, also gavo evidence to the same effect. Mr. PARRY took an objection to the Attorney-Ge neral's examining the witness as to the words used by Williams and Fussell when they said that they adopted all that had been said by John Mitchel, unless the grounds on which Mitchel was convicted were proved in the ordinary way. The objection wa., however, after some discussion, overruled, the COURT observing that the indictment of Mitchel's conviction, which had been put in, was quite sufficient. The record of Mitchel's conviction was then taken as read, and this being the case for the prosecution, the jury retired for refreshments. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. THOMAS. This was an indictment for an indecent assault. The defendant, who was a young man respectably connected, was observed on Sunday afternoon, the 27th of June, 1847, by a police officer on duty at London-bridge, to be conducting himself towards two lads in a most unbe coming manner. This officer drew the attention of a brother constable to the indecent nature of fine defen dant's movements, and while one secured the boys the other captured the defendant in the act of running away. Upon being taken before the Lord Mayor, the defendant was committed to the Old Bailey, but his friends subse quently sued out a certiorari to remove the indictment into this court. The witnesses were this day ordered out of court, and after Louis Courquard, the boy upon whom the alleged assault was committed, had given his evi dence, Scott, one of the police officers, swore positively that he stood behind the defendant in one of the recesses of the bridge when he was committing the indecencies; but the other officer as positively swore that he was with Scott at the time on the opposite side of the bridge, and they witnessed the assault from that point. The jury after this contradiction stopped the case, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under Sheriff BURCSIFLL.) SPIERS V. MORRIS.—FALSE IMPRISONMENT. This was an action to recover damages for false im prisonment. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default, and appeared in person to address the jury in mitigation of damages. The facts of the case will best appear from the evidence. Thomas Tuttleby examined—Was in the employ of plaintiff, who is a gardener in Kensington. I❑ May last he was engaged at defendant's garden, in Chepstow place, Westbourne-green. Plaintiff asked defendant for his money, and a dispute arose, but plaintiff insisted. Defendant said at the time, "I'll be along with you for this," or words to that effect. About a week afterwards witness was at work next door, and defendant went with a policeman, and, taking a cord or line out of his barrow, asked who put that there? Witness at first said his master, but recollecting himself, said he did ; it was made up of several small pieces picked out of some rubbish between the two houses which were newly built. Defendant said he would give plaintiff in charge. The policeman said that if any one was in the wrong it was witness. Defendant said he did not care ; he would have plaintiff taken, and they went in search of him and took him into custody. James White, police•constable T. 164, proved the fact of taking plaintiff into custody. He advised defendant not to make the charge, but he persisted. Plaintiff was locked up on Friday evening, 12th May, at six o'clock, and taken before the magistrates at Hammersmith at 12 the next day. The magistrate said, there was no case. Defendant valued the line at Bs., but it was not worth two-pence ; it was all pieces. Defendant pressed the chat ge very much. The UNDER-SHERIFF—Do you consider it your duty in such a frivolous and trumpery case to lock a man up for so many hours ? Witness—l am not allowed to judge. I consider it my duty to take any charge of felony. The UNDER-SHERIFF—Have you any discretion in the matter? Do you consider yourself bound to lock a man up under such circumstances, where no other charge exists, and you know where to find the paities? Would you be bound to take a man in charge for steal ing a cabbage leaf, which is of no ♦alue ? Witness—l am not to judge of value, my duty is to take the party to the station•house, and the inspector is to judge of the propriety of taking the charge. The UNDER• SHERIFF—I only wished to know whether you had any discretion ? The defendant briefly denied that he had any malici ous motive, and said he had only done what he consi dered legal and right. The UNDER. SHERIFF said it was a most frivolous, trumpery case even if the plaintiff had been the party who had taken the line, which it clearly appeared he was not. It was unfortunate that some persons, of whom defendant was ono, who laboured under that unfortunate state of mind, that however insignificant the value of the article, it was their duty to the public to prosecute. In this case there was no justification. The jury would give general damages, as, although it had been stated, and perhaps could have been proved, plaintiff had sus tained special damages, the evidence could not be re ceived as there was no special count in the declamation. The jury gave 201. damages. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Grosvenor Stakes of 100 sovs, h ft r for two•yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.O (3 Subs.) Sir C. Monck's Vanguard ... Field• Marshal Grosvenor's c by Cotherstone Handicap for three yrs old, &c. Duke of Rutland's St. Ann Lord Exeter's Carissima Colonel Peel's Vert Vcrt 3 The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 soya. each, 20 ft; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, B.t 41b; the winner of the July Stakes to carry 91b, the second 4lb extra• Last half of B.M. (44 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Farthingale ... Mr. Mostyn ua Czarina 2 Mr. Newton's Jane Eyre Match—Lord Exeter's Circassian Maid beat Sir J. Haw ley's Touchy. Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. New T.Y.C. Lord Albemarle's Kangaroo ... Mr. E. R. Clarke's Coronet ... Mr. Bouverie's Prairie Bird ... ... 3 Match—Duke of Bedford's St. Rosolia beat Lord Ches• terfield's Rhodanthe filly. ,•• 1 ••• ... ... 2 On the 24th ult., at Edinburgh, Lady Blantyre, of /I daughter. On the Ist inst., at Kinnaird House, the Hon. Mrs. Drum mond, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Fitzroy square, the wife of J. Bi• Teesdale, Esq., of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Sarn-fawr, Glamorganahire, the wife of G. H. Verity, Esq., of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Addington-square, Camberwell, Mrs. Hunter, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Surbiton, Surrey, Mrs. W. Paterson, of a daughter. On the 3d inst., at Clapham-common, the lady of !Alija' Leckonby Phipps, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Cavendish-road, St. John's-wood, the wife of George De Morgan, Esq., of a son. DIED. At Bath, aged 6?, Charles, son of the late J. Protheroso Esq., of Richmond-terrace, Clifton. On the 26th ult., at Partry House, Mayo, G. Lynch, Estl • ' M.D., aged 34. On the Ist inst., at Hoxton, aged 62, Simon Kent, Escl 4 late a Captain in the 98th Regiment of Foot. sit On the 2d inst., at Ramsgate, Lady Wood, widow of Matthew Wood, Bart., aged 79. On the 2d inst., at the hot Wells, Bristol, Ann, the Wife of Major Robert Brereton. On the 3d inst., at Hyde-park-gardens, Lieut.-General W. Morris, late of the Bombay Establishment. On the 4th inst., aged 17, Edward Henry, the last sti r : viving child of Mr. E. H. 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