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present wss not the first eccoAon on wWch those walls had wituess , d the miscarriages of ,jus , ice. There., remained, unhappily for our fame. in scribed ia iLe page of his;lry, the record of trau.acions whch bad tal:ca place in that great hall, which was as sociated with the dark end also the more glorious epo hs of this country. Lire had otaiurred things over wrueh the h:,roriau would have gladly drawn an is p n a Ta b: e veil, v:ere it not that they were beacons of the errors of the past, aiLd warnings for our future quid soce. Tao day, thank God, bad passed when human life was sacrificed at the shrine of bigotry and passion, but now innecence might rest safe under the protcction of the judges of the land. Still ho could not help rememberiog that juries and judges had sometimes committed judicial murders on the score of religiow feeling. This was a trifling cuso compared with those to which he referri d; but still that feeling which had formerly deadened men's con.seiences to the higher mo tives and iidlactics which should have guided !hem, might crcp insidiously into the minds of the jury in this minor matter, nuet induce teem to close their cars against the 'Joie..., of truth, and rcamm, and justice. In conclusion. he besought them to bring to the discharge of this aicred duty a calm au ddi. , passiontacjudgment, firmly believing that it th y did so neither the parties nor the public n ho were inu , rested in the result would have !Te ton to com , ,:lain.—Opplausc.) L aid CAMPBELL observed that the Learned Council engsgt d in Lae netence had conducted it whh great abi lity and propriety, bat he wished to offer a suggestion to them in order to promote the ends of justice, viz , that as the charges alleg , d in the pleas amounted to twenty three in number, tncy should be left severally to the jury, who phould state whether they behaved they had or had not been proved. Sir A. E. COCKBURN said be thought that would be the better course to adopt. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL intimated his assent to the proposal of the Learned Judge. The Court then adjourned for a quarter of an hour. On the return of tie Learned Judge and the jury, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL TOSO tO address the jury on behalf of 1)r. Gchilli, in reply to evidence given in sup port of the pleas. Ile was proceeding with his address when our re port left. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before J. BURCHELL, Esq., Under-Sheriff.) AVERY V. CHARD AND OTHERS, EXECUTORS, &C. The plaintiff in this action is an army clothier at Charing-cross, and the defendants aro executors of the late Sir William Winniett, Knt. The action was brought to recover the sum of 761. 17s. 61 for goods supplied, The defendants suffered judgment to go by default, and a verdict was given for the amount claimed. PHILLIPS V. SHEAN. This was an action to recover 731. for necessaries sup plied to plaintiff's wife, and for money lent. Defendant suffered judgment to go by default. The plaintiff was called to prove that he had known defendant for about two years, and had lent him altoge ther about 1501, and there was a balance due of 231. on that account. Defendant left his wife and family desti tute, and plaintiff from time to time advanced money to and paid for the lodgings of defendant's wife. There b ding no defence, a verdict was entered for the amount claimed. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) lIOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lards amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Eastern Union Railway. Great Western Railway (No. 2). North-Western Railway. Wedmore Road. Wycombe Railway. Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved for returns of the number of private Bills introduced and brought from the House of Lords, and of Acts passed in 1852, classed ace.ording to the following subjects:—Railways; roads and bridges; waterworks; ports; piers; harbours and docks; canals and navigations; churches, chapels, and burying grounds; paving, lighting, and improving; gaols and other county buildings; inclosures; Small Debts Courts; and all other Bills and Acts. Of all the private Bills which, RI the present session, have been treated as opposed Bills; specifying those which have been classified in groups by the Committee of Selection; together with the names of the selected Members who served on each Committee; the first and also the last day of the sitting of each Committee; the number of days on which each Committee sat; the number of days on which each selected Member hag served; the Bills the preambles of which were reported to have been proved; the Bills the preambles of which were rep or t e d to have been not proved; the Bills referred back to the Committee of Selection, as having become Unopposed; and the Bills withdrawn, or not proceeded wide t y the parties. And, of all Private Bilis which, in the present Session, have been referred by the Com mittee of Selection to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means; together with the names of the Mem bers who served on each Committee; the number of days on which each Committee sat; and the number of days on which each Member attended." Mr. GROGAN presented several petitions from various parts of Ireland praying for the inspection of nunneries. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Parish of S . James's, Cierkenwell, praying for the re peal of Seergee Munn's Act. Mr. TENISON presented a ptftion from Leitrim Pray jog for the repeal of the p ower which enables the PourThw Commis toners to appoint viee•guardians. Colonel DUNNE presented a similar petition from Portarlineton. METROPOLITAN BURIALS BILL. Oe the motion of Lord JOHN MANNERS, the Bill way recoinaiitted, for the purpose of introducing some new clauses; and amendments. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time, and passed. WOODS, FORESTS, AND LAND REVENUES BILL. This Bill was read a third time, and passed. EXCISE SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS BILL. Tins Bill was read a third time and passed. SECRETARY OF BANKRUPTS OFFICE ABOLI TION BILL. This Bill was road a third time and passed. BISHOPRIC OF QUEBEC BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. COLONIAL BISHOPS' BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. BISHOPRIC OF CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEA LAND) BILL. Thin Bill was read a third time and passed. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 2) BILL. This Bill was considered and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time to. morrow. METROPOLITAN BURIALS BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on the com pensation clauses of this 13i11, Loed EBRINGTON demanded that the Bill should be Extended to the provinces,,so far as,the compensation clauses were concerned. Lord J. MANNERS was not prepared to accede to thee pi oposal. Mr. MACKINNON objected to giving compensation to th e proprietors of graveyards whose ground was Overloaded with dead bodies; but if they gave compel'. !Wien to the metropolis why should they not also give it to the provinces? Lord JOHN MANNERS raid compensation would not be given in cases where the graveyards were so overcr.ovvited that they could not be used any more. Mr. HUME could not recognise the principle of call jag upon Scotland and the provinces to pay for the com fort and convenience of the metropolis. He should, therefore, negative the proposal for going into Committee. Mr, T. DUNCOMBE also objected to the compensa tion clauses, and gave it as his opinion that it was the duty of Parliament to fix a day upon 'which all grave- Yards in the metropolis should be closed. The House was throwing too mach responsibility upon the Score ter), o f State. The Right Hon. Gentleman would not only have to decide what burial grounds should be closed, but who should receive compensation, and the conse quence would be that the Home -office would be-besieged by the proprietors of grave-yards like the Hon. Baronet th e Member for Essex, who was the ground landland of th e Bethnal• green burial -ground. inator of Sir W. BIOLESWORTII, who was the orig the clause, observed that every precaution was taken to Prevent parties obtaining compensation who were not entitled to it. Mr. HAMILTON confessed that he saw a consider able difficulty in charging the Consolidated Fund with thi s compensation. Mr. C ARDWELL said this was not the proper time f or deciding such a question as the present, and insisted that it ought to be postponed until the Chancellor of the Exchequer was in his place. Sir J. TYRELL was not there to uphold any abuse, but the Howe should remember that he had no control over the Bethnal green burial ground, and could not Prevent the land being used for the purpose of a grave yard. When, however, the lease of the land fell in he should object to his property being confiscated without compensestiop. The National Gallery and a portion of Somerset house were built upon graveyards, end why should not ho have the same right of building on his land. He admitted that the Bethnal green buried ground had been considered a public nui sance. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE—And yet we are not to put it down without granting compensation. Mr. Secretary WALPOLE felt bound to oppose the clau s e on the part of the Government. He understood that his Right lion. Friend the Chancellor of thex- chiquer was of opinion th at the clause w ould be detri mental to the public inter est, end therefore the difficulty I ‘'hich the Hon, Baronet th e Member for Southwark referred to must be got rid of in some other way. After some conversation a division was called, but there being no teller for the "Ayes," the motion for )ing into Committee wee negatived without a division. Sir WM. MOLES WORTH said the consent of the Crown had been given to his clause, and it ought to be agreed to- The SPEAKER said the Qu een's consent only ena bled th e House to proceed to the consideration of the !Itiuse bet it did not take away t he p ower of the House ' o crgativa the clause if the Hous e so thou g ht fit. taiVRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLDS BILL. Th e Lord,' amendments to this Bill were considered a nd agreed to. A MEERS OF SINDE. ft. On the motion for resuming the a d j ourned debate on fdr.BALLIE paid Ow Goverment of India had all T!! E SUN, ready taken into consideration this subject, and had taken steps for rendering the position of the Ani , ::or,) 01 Si tvie cs ogre cal;ile as pwsible. As fur back as 1841 the Go- Vvrz:in•rit of India tOoh into their St.riomi eousidet . ation 11 , th e matters which the Ne.:bie Lc:d who had intro. duce(' this questi in had brought under the notice of the house, and a resolution was come to ;hat every tp sistance should be e.fl,rded to these trifortnuate Priners', until the whole of the matter in di-pute could be e.t.a; ed up. The Noble Lord repruseuteo the Attlezerr; as model. o f v i r;ue and honesty, out he had heard a very different account of them. However ho should be sorry to pro nounce any op;nion upon that. point Ije did not object to the terms of the motion, but what be did find fault with was, that the Noble Lord should have ri - cked up a matter of state policy which w as SUPPOS'A to have been settled as far back as 1844. There would be no objection to proeltive the pipers, but as their production would re• open a settled que:Aion, h conv:ction that it would he cdii t help expressing ei l udi i cielstodos alas At a Ile: , words from Colonel ESICOURT, Mr. HERMES renewed that there would be no ob j,l,cl,l7''' ' 0 Porince tlJt• i.upers, but in the absence of the zome Loed who mude this motion, it Was not necessary for him Io trouble the ti.. use wi:h any lengthened ob sorvations to show that it would be injudicious to call for them. The two principal pzqyrs the Noble Lord asked for , vould he reach!): forthcoming- Mr. HUME said, in reicrt floc , to the Ameers or Sinde, the itcpr,asit.n which pre-Nailed in -1843 ilat the British Government had been made the victim of an artful frond, had been confirmed by subsequent inquiries, and it was, therefore, the duty of the L-gislature to do tardy justice to these in jured Princ.-s. The papers now called for would give) but an inadequate history of the whole c;e eurrenecs in Slade, and he hoped, on a future occasion, the House and the country would be put in possession of all the facts of the case. Years had rolled by since the injustice was perpetrated, but it was never too late to make amends for the wrong which had been done, and he was rejoiced to bear that there was now a prospect of the Ameers of Sinde obtaining some substantial redress f)r their sufferings, Much deception had been practised upon Parliament m reference to this case, and he trusted that, for the sake of justice and humanity, the Govern ment would now produce all the papers in full, and thus give the country an opportunity of considering the whole matter. The motion was then agreed to. FOREIGN POSTAGE. Mr. JACOB BELL wished to inquire of her Ma jesty's Government as to the further progress of the negotiations for the reduction of the postage of letters la.nwi en France and England; also whether it is in contemplation to effect a general reduction of foreign postage? Mr. HAMILTON said negotiations were still pending upon this important subject both with France and the United States, and it was hoped that they would be brought to a satisfactory termination. The House then adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock. !THE FRENCH .REPUBLIC. I We have received ihe Paris pep?rs of yesterday. Although an onitiefted clie.cioi.sitia is described to have tAen p!ace. yesterday in the Corps Legidatif en the budget, there is nut even an allusion to the sub ject in any of the morning papers. The Illoniteur diim)ses of the thing in few lines, for until the minutes be adopted by the House there can be no publication of the debate, and then only in the shape authorised by the President of the Assembly. Galignani con triver, however, to give the following lively sketch of the proceedings:— " The discussion on the Budget of Expenses was com menced yesterday (Tueschy) at one o'clock before the Legislative Body, M. Billault being in the chair. The President of the Republic was present on the occasion, haviogeome to the Chamber in a statecarriege, fol!oweei 'uy two others containing his nuitv. lie ent“ted by the I,r4c iron-gate in froet of the bridge, which and been h,fore passed through only by the Emperor Napoleon. The Prince, whO was in plain clothes, and accompini,d by M. Duces, the Minister of Ma rine, took his place in a private tribune to ' wards the right side of the House. The pro cet,dingi commenced by a speech from M. de Kee drel. Ho expressed bis surprise at seeing on the bench appropriated to the Government Commissioners, whose. dwy it was to defend the various credits proposed, men who had formerly beau most forward in proposing reductions. He quoted the opinions of M. Billault, the President of the Legislative Bedy, and of M. htourm, one of the Government Commissioners, to that effect, and read passages from a work written by Prince Louis Napoleon, which insisted on the necessity of reductions in the army. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to argue that the vote of the House could not, as matters were now arranged, be either an enlightened or a free one. He - complained that the amend ments of the Deputies, when once rejected by the Council of State, could not be voted, or even explained by their authors before the House, a pro -ceeding which was at variance with both the dignity and independence of that body. He quoted a passage from the Constitutionnel, which declared that the inter vention of the Council of State in the labours of the Committee on the budget rendered all discussion illu sory, and that the Councillors of State were in fact the dispensers of the public fortune. At least, the Hon. Gentleman remarked, they ought in such a case to be appointed for life. The Honourable Gentleman con cluded by declaring that a change ought to be effected in the present mode of examining and discussing the budget.—M. Billault remarked that the Honourable Gentleman had, in reality, spoken more of what the Constitution had fixed, than on the budget itself. did not, however, think it necessary to stop him,' added tho Honourable Gentle men, although I could and ought to have done so.' This declaration did not appear to be favourably received by the House.—M. Devinck then spoke at some length, entering into minute financial developments con nected with the budget. Ho declared that he approved fully of the conversion of the Five per Cents., andtblamed the Republic of 1848, and even the Government of Louis Philippe, for having added so much to the floating debt. The Hon. Gentleman terminated by accusing the Com mittee on the budget of endeavouring to foment a secret opposition to the Government.—Count de Chasselgup- Laubat, the reporter, replied with much warmth to that accusation, affirming that the Committee was not in any respect hostile to the Government, and that it had merely endeavoured to explain with fairness and sin cerity the financial position of the country. These words were received with applause.—M. Jollivet do Castelot next read . a speech in favour of the system at present existing in France; after which Count de Mon talembert rose and declared that he took the same view of the budget, its examination, and its discussion, as M. de Kerdrel had done. (It was remarked that the Prince President, who had hitherto sat far back in his tribune, now came more forward, as if to hear the Hun. Gentle man better.) M. de Montalembert said that he must protest against all idea of tending towards the re-estab lishment of the Parliamentary regime, although he did not hesitate to say that he admired and regretted that regime, which had given so many years of peace steal prosperity to France. He was contented with the existing system, a t th e same t i me t h at he must declare that in his opinion the great difference which existed between that system and one of absolute power was, for the Le gislative body to vote the taxes in all its independence. Yet who could say that such independence existed when the present manner of examining the budget was consi dered? The Honourable Gentleman then proceeded at some length to enumerate the various impediments which, he said, the intervention of the Council of State had thrown in the -way of that examination. He also enumerated the fate of the various amendments pro posed by the Committee, and declared that the manner in which they were treated amounted to ran absolute massacre of the innocents: —M. de Parieu, one of the Councillors of State, next spoke, and said, that the discussion which had just taken place ap peared to him to have n o o ther object than to attack the enactments cf th e C o nstitution, which did not allow any amendme nts w h e n once rejected by the Council of State to be again brought before the Legislative body. Yet the Constitution was the conse quence of the decree of the 2d of December, which had not only saved the country from anarchy, but proved the salvation of the public fortune, which had been ever since in a regular course of improvement.—M. Monier de la Sizeranue adduced arguments in favour of main taining the army at its present strength.—M. Stourm, Councillor of State, argued that honourable gentlemen were too precipitate in forming an opinion on tho Constitution. The country looked at it very differently, for all that France asked for was simply to be al lowed to remain tratqail; and no one could deny that since the Constitution had been promulgated, the country had enjoyed complete tranquillity. The Hon. Gentleman then, in replying to the observations made relative to the presentation of amendments, said that the speeches which had been that day delivered would have been better suited to an ac joining chamber (this allusion to the lath and plaster building of the Le gislative Assembly was received with murmurs). After some observations from the reporter, the general discus sion was declared to be closed. The President then rose, and said that before the House ',wised to the dis cussion of the articles, be wished to communicate to the Members the contents of a communication from the Minister of State, which had been handed to him in the course of the sitting. The letter in question stated that the Government considered it right to inform the Legis lative Body that the -amendments presented by the Committee on the Budget, having been rejected by tho Council of State, ought, according to the terms of the Constitution, to be looked on as not having been brought forward, and that consequently, the terms of the report, which said that th ere on l y rema ined one course for the Legis lative body to a d opt -a:n am ely, to reject the whole chap ter,' appear e d to i t ( t he Government) to .be an uncou stitutional act. This declaration produced groat com motion, and Count de Chasseloup-Leubat, at once rising, energetically declared that no man was more constitu tionally inclined than he - was, and that the language of his report did not go farther than what he conceived the nature of the case demanded. Atter a few observations from M. Billault, the discussion of the articles was ad journed to this day. Teo sitting was then brought to a close at half- past five." At the opening of the sitting, the President read a Bill transmitted to the legislative body by the Mi nister of State, approv i ng o f a convention entered into on the 19th inst. between the Minister of Public Works and the Lyons to Avignon Railway Company. The Bill was referred to the bureaux. We read in the Presse : " The Moniteur will soon be installed at the Palais Royal. The chief editor, M. Gran, will be under the direction of a corniter de surveillance, composed of three public funetionari es — v i z ., M. P errot) , w ho will repre sent the Ministry of State; M. Chevreau, who wil l re present the Ministry of the Interior; and M. Latour - Dumoulin, who at the Ministry of Police has the specia l surveillance of all matters respecting the press. These three persons will select the writers who are to assist the chief editor." The Government received yesterday a dispatch, dated Cayenne, May 13, announcing the arrival there of the Allier corvette, with the first convicts, under the charge of M. DE SARDA.-CANIGA. This gentle man gives a very satisfactory account of the condnct of the convicts, who are, he says, disposed to labour and to lead a reformed life. The Moniteur contains a notification to certain journals that they must not continue to evade the signature law or they will be fined. The Mrniteur also contains the Bill for making a fiision of the southern railway companies. The continued fall of rain is beginning to create uneasiness, lest there should follow inundations of a destructive character such as occurred in 1846. Last night a telegraphic dispatch was received from Lyons, stating that the Saone had swelled to such an extent as to be no longer navigable for the Lyons steamers. The Journal de Lot et Garonne states that the Lot and the Garonne had risen considerably, and overflowed their banks in many places. All the hay crops have been destroyed. On the day before the inundation all the hay on different islands was sold by tender, and the loss to the purchasers will be very great. Inundations have also taken place in the Ain, the Saone-et-Loire, and the Jura. The Loire had overflowed some places, so had the Allier, but ac cording to the last accounts these rivers were becoming lower. A good deal of damage has been done. M. CADON TAILEFBU, manufacturer at Laigle (Orne), writes to the Siecle that he is ready, in con cert with other capitalists, to make the whole of the Paris and Cherbourg line on condition of receiving a subvention of 30,000,000 f. " It is stated," says the Patric, " that the Roman Government has just conceded to a French com pany the railway from Rome to Bologna, and to Ancona. The works will, it is said, be very soon commenced." Paris, it is calculated, annually consumes straw berries to the amount of 5,000,000 f. Epinay, near St. Denis, sends every day, during the season. 500 f. of asparagus to England. Meudon, last year, sent a similar amount of plums every day; and Honfleur and its neighbourhood 1,000,000 r. worth of melons in the course of the season. _ The Bonnie was dull, with not so much business doing al for some days pest. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 101 f. 400., and closed at 101 f. 50c. for the end of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 70f. 80c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,237 f. 50c.; Rouen, 860 f.; lime, 330 E; Great Northern, 620 f.; Avignon, LITERETURE. ATLANTIC AND TRANSATLANTIC SKETCHES AFLOAT AND ASHORE. By Captain Mackinnon. C'olburn. In his narrative of a fourteen months' sojourn in America, or on its coast, Captain Mackinnon has dis played considerable skill in blending practical infor mation with amusing anecdotes ; his description of the Falkland Islands, and his adventures with the wild cattle, are well written and worthy of perusal. The following extract from an account of a West Indian hurricane, will give some idea of the terrible force of these tornadoes:-- - - " All doubt about the approaching tempest was now dispelled. The black inhabitants of the small cottages in the vicinity, belonging to the estate, flocked up to Dry - -hill House, to seek consolation from companionship with the white people. " A light breeze soon sprang up from the north, and, as it rose, the mercury fell. At three o'clock a furious gale was raging. Being anxious to observe the proceed ings of the shipping, I slipped out of th e b ac k part o f ings of the shipping, the house, and went down towards a cliff overlooking the anchorage. To my great disgust as a sailor, I per ceived amongst the twelve merchant-vessels, lying in the roads, that only four were making any preparations to withstand the typhoon. Three were at single anchor, with a short scope of chain, and top-gallant yards across, and one brig with royal-yards and head-sails loosed. Such bare-faced and lubberly carelessness is almost in credible. 'Old Columbus ' knew better. lie soon made himself master of the signs preceding a hurricane in the West Indies. " When he was off the principal Spanish West Indian settlement at St. Domingo, he foresaw that a hurricane would shortly arise, and sent to Ovand o , t h e governor of the place, to request that he might be allowed to take refuge in the harbour; but this being refused, he was obliged to stand out to sea, and face the storm. What man, without excepting even Job, would not have died of despair,' says Columbus, to find that, at the crisis when the lives of myself, my son, my brother, and my friends were in danger, I was prohibited from approaching that country, and those ports, which, und er t h e bl ess i ng o f God, I had purchased for Spain at the expense of my blood!' At this time a fleet of twenty-four ships was about to sail fur Spain, carrying large quantities of gold and pearls, partly the revenues of the king, and p art l y the property of those private individuals who were pas sengers on board. Columbus, notwithstanding Ovando's inhumanity, advised him to detain the fleet a few days, hecaue a tornado was likely soon to occur; but his warnings were treated with contempt, and the vessels were suffered to proceed on their voyage. Before the close of the following day, twenty of their number, with fif,cen hundred persons, had foundered in the hurricane. The loss of treasure on this occasion was so great as to aff.ct the finannial resources of Spain for several years after.'' "As the wind still steadily increased, I considered it best to got back to the shelter of the house. To enable me to do this conveniently, it was necessary I should creep along under the garaen bank, which offered some protection against the gale. Not having the slightest idea that the force of the wind would b e so enorm ous in this early stage of the hurricane, I attempted to walk past a gateway, and being instantly struck by the full power of the blast, was rolled over, and driven, as by a giant's strength, violently along the ground. For a moment I gave myself up for lost, as the harbour of St. John was directly in my compelled course. Fortunately, before coming to the open water, the land declined into a bushy marsh. Here, assisted by the underwood, I clung firmly to Mother Earth." " The natural anxiety of a sailor again led me down to view the shipping. Never did I behold such a scene of wreck! Two of the largest craft had foundered with all hands; the lower mast-heads still sticking above the water. The small vessels, as already stated, I found a long way above high-water mark. Three had ridden out the storm, and amongst them, to my surprise, the brig. There she lay, still at single anchor, the main-royal yard still crossed, but the fore-top-mast-head twisted off, and all the upper gear gone. Who can account for this? " The poor steamer to which I was attached in English Harbour had fared very badly. In the first part of the gale she had dragged tho huge moorings, and gone broadside on to the wharf. On the gale shifting, not being able to snap the numerous fastenings by hich she was rocured to the buried guns, she had torn down the whole length of the wharf whereto she was at tached, and dragged huge masses of debris into the har bour. Several ponderous stone buildings in the dock yard were blown down, and a Dutch corvette, strongly secured in English Harbour, was driven up into six feet water; her usual draft being seventeen feet." The descriptions of the various towns and seaports which the author visited, and his rambles inland, contain interesting accounts of their situations and resource?, together with the customs of the inhabi tants, whether human or animal. We may, perhaps, complain that the author has been rather prolix on some points, and has introduced immaterial passages, still this but shows that he has endeavoured to give a true account of his rambles rather than to publish a work containing only the marvellous. This certainly is a proof of its genuineness. •Howison's "Colonies." ADMIRAL AUSTEN AND BIS FLAG-SRIP. Sir,—Under the head of " Naval Intelligence," dated " Plymouth," in your impression of Saturday, czcur some observations reflecting on the conduct of Rear-Admiral Austen, in not taking his flag ship with him to Rangoon. I should hardly have thought it worth while to notice such observa tions if they had been ccnfined to a provincial paper, but when the Times gives them circulation it is different. It seems to be implied in the observations in question that the presence of the Admiral's family was in some way the cause of the arrange ment commented on. On the 24th of March the Ad miral's family was living in his house on Penang hill; on the 28th of that month he proceeded in the Rattler to Rangoon. It is not very easy to see how the one circumstance can have had any connexion with the other. Independently of this, however, I am able to state that the reason why the Hastings did not accom pany the Admiral, as bad keen intended, was, that there was not water for a ship of her size in the Irrawaddy, and the Commodore had stated that he had force enough without her. As there is no sa f e anc h orage off the Irrawaddy, it would have been imprudent to take the Hastings there, with the change of monsoon coming on. It might, perhaps, not be too much to assume that the Admiral would not wantonly have left his own knew: fate followers behind when active and honourable service was to be expected; and the prompti tude with which, for the good of the service, he gave up the advantages of their attendance and the comforts of his own ship, and transferred himself to a small steamer commended by a stranger, if it has not obtained him " compliments," might at least have saved him from attack. EE . A HENRY USTEN. Lincoln's Inn, June 21. I hare the honour to be , &c. , 7, New rcinnre , we cannot presume to assert Austen's tnotivo, thaEtA:'of course, air wer for Admiral considerations " induced him to leave he proceeded to Ran goon,the Hastings behind when Admiraltyorder lately issued :men; innn although an conclusion As to there seems to point to that the Hastings in the t not being water enough for learn next mail Irrawaddy, we shall not be surprised to that good anc h orage has been found f or her. There is certainly no grour;cl for Mr. Austen's second reason for her absence—that t h e Commodore bad f orce enough, sine) the Arreglint and t h e Winchester h a ve been s _ prvehecl from England to reinforce the Equa dr "' Times. It appears that the highest price ever reached by wen quoted at 107 . Consols was nearly a century back. In the year 1757 they LON DON, TR URSDA Y 410 r.; Basle, 265 E: Paris and Strasburg, 581 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 652 f. 50c. ; thn New Austrian L'jan, 9 L IN FOR.EIGN RAILWAYS AT THE BUSINESS_DO3rE, , LoNDoN s'rock F.).:CIizINGE, JuNE 23. Dutch Waenish, 51,1,—East Indian, 2331 —Luxembourg, 4 Fi—Maria Antonia (New), 3 1 / 4 —N am ur and Liege, 6 Northern of France, 2.1 _Ditto, 20/. 3 pe: . Cent. Bonds (f or merly Boulogne and A m i ens shares ), l.3 , 3 —Paris and Lyons, 12:)—Paris and R ouen, 333/3— P ar i s an d Strasbour g , 5; 3 23% ex d.—Rouen and Havre, 12; 7 / B —Sambre and Meuse, s;l — West F l a nders, 3 :i3 — Tb r e , ztern cf France, 7%. HOLLAND. ----.-- - A letter from the Hague says :—" Accounts have been received from M. V ANDER K ure , th e Govern ment engineer, who has been for some time in Bel gium, stating tint the convention between that country and Holland, relative to the junction of the lines of railway, is on con cluded. The line will f o ll ow the d i rect i on o f Ant werp to the Moerdik a n d Rotterdam with a branch , line on Breda. the p o i n t of bting BELGrum . A Brussels journal say,, -- , c All the country dis tricts in our environs hive at present t h e mos t mag nificent ap q 1) pearence. -- 2 e crop s i n ge neral, notwith standing the rainy R eat h er, promise to be most productive. The potat oes and wheat are very fine, and do not present VI. *lightest trace of ma lady." A singular wager came oat Antwerp on Satur day. The master of a merchantunn bitted another 4001. that one of his sail ors would climb to the top of the steeple of Notre D ame, ant, A remain seated on the ff weathercock :or six hours. A sailor executed this dangerous feat. fie climbed o'clock, and remained seated till nine. A large crowd assembled, and r ema i ned until the man came down, cheering him hea rt i ly on his reaching terra firma. on to th® cock at three SWITZE RLAND. The Swiss Federal Asse m bly -- is convoked for the sth July. The Bale Gazette, under dat e of Berne, 16, s tates that the Executive Cou nc il has dissolved the asso ciation of the Grutli, and order e d members all the who do not belong to the The canton to quit it. motives given for this measu re are that the associa tion distributed communist and socialist books among the people, and kept up commu n i cations with socialist associations abroad. 1 ITALY --- . The Official Gazette of Savoy of the 21st states, o n the. 1 9th for Vevey ,where Turin, that the Armonia, a been seized for . an .intemperate article against the new Marriage Bill, in which it attempted to prove that it was contrary to the Catholic religion, .and that, consequently, in virtue . of Art. 1 of the Pied montese. Constitution, which enacts that the Catholic religion is the religio n . of . the t ~.., clerical paper, has 8-a , every one has a right to refuse submission to the Bill when become he expects his family to jo in . him. the m l . aw m o i f Eß th s e le l f a t n T d. urin A correspondent, writing from R ome, June 14, says:-- " With regard to the case of ice lam ..ur. Murray, happy in being able to state, om fr a most trustworthy source, that the Pope has at last Consented to ant th . is unfortunate young man a pardon. consignr Anna leaves this evening for Ancona, and i the bearer of the where reprieve. The original . sentence of dea t h i s com muted into hard labour for life at the gE ol eys. I have, how ever, reason to believe that it willtiot b e fully carried into execution, but that before long it will be materially altered; hopes are , ~ , indeed, entertained ei. Murray being eventually set at liberty. _—_,__—___._ THE PORTLAND BRE,uf WATER: than theA very interesting and novel engineering operation is ut tion at this place, which is nothing le building of a bridge across, or rather into, the See. In order to re nder the necessity for this intelligibl e, it will be better to describe the general design of the b reakwater. This is intended to consist of two separat e portions—the one extending from the shore into the sea about 1,900 feet, an d in an east-north-east direction;A the oth er about in progress at the breakwater now in coless 6,000 feet in length, and isolated, th e nearest point of which will ultimately be 400 feet from the inner portion. During the progress of the works, and until of these arms are space for Constructing them, and other contingent causes, will heads forming the ends Prevent the b th u e ilt p , ier the hea rough unfinished portion of the two arms aroaching pp nearer to each oth er than from 800 t o 1,000 feet. The stone with which the breakwater is form e d is quarried by convicts; but the general execution of th e sam e, re quiring too much mechanical knowledge for such a class of men, is under contract. The stone (an admixture of rough larg e bl oc k s , f rom s i x t o ns and under, mixed with a sufficient quantity o f sma ll ribble t o fill the interstices) is tipped i nto t h e sea from ra il way waggons (without any attempt at re gu l ar i ty , with th e exception of a due regard to a prop er p roport i on o f si zes ) , trains of which aro hauled alon g th e b rea k wa t e r by l ocomotive engines. This mode of depositing the material renders its execu tion very cheap; and it is principally with a view of adopting this manner of construction on the outer break water that the bridge above alluded to becomes neces- I sary. This is of course a t i m b er structure, and although only for what may be called a tem porary purpose, is necessarily, both from its position and from the length of time it will have to remain, erected in a manner which would ordinarily be called permanent. Th e general depth of water a t l ow water is about 57 f eet, and the roadway b e i ng 25 feet above this level, it f o ll ows that the piles must be about 80 feet i n l ength or height, an d , as s i ng l e timbers would be m an if estly not obtaina bl e, t h ey are made like the masts o f vessels, each weighing (when prepared with the necessary iron work connected with it) about seven tons. The mode of fixing these in the ground is ingenious. They are shod with cast-iron shoes of Mitchell's patent, having a thread or worm pitch, which are screwed into the clay or shale by means of a capstan head, and bars fixed on the head of the pil es. upon them of a largo Each pile is supported guys or stay rods, and upon these pil es , which are in rows, 30 f eet apart, the necessary sup erstructure for carry i ng very strong three lines of railway and a h orse-track is fixed, ma ki ng a bridge of about 80 feet. wide. A visit to these works would well repay e m a by one who is interested in these matters, both from the in an upright position by magnitude of the work and the speed with which it is executed, 1,000 feet only taking about four months to do. The harbour of refuge at Portland is the largest now being constructed, under the rec ommendation of the Harbour Commissioners, appointed some few years back, and the works have been carried forward with great spirit. The breakwater staging i -3 now approaching ha l " .mil° in length of length from the shore, and t i, already affords very considerable shelter in the the,anchor ae the advantages of which are beginning to be felt by mtrs of vessels, foreign 48 well as British. The works are being constructed for the Admiralty, under the superintendence of Mr. safer M. 'u n do, F.R.S., th© part fi t ll h e e d t u o p tal withstone erig:ueer in chief, and Mr. er e the contractor for the gineer. Mr. J. T. Leathern - i ( s 4n same. Coode, resident en- ---- 7 .....................10. RAILWAY TRAyp ic THE GMAT NORTHERN RA1LW......... '''' (Miles in work, 223) 'Ret Pas Traffic for the Week endin— g June 13, 1852: engers, Parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... RETURNS. 5,230 3 4 Merchandise and minerals Cattle ••• ••• ... 259 13 10 _ ... £5,343 16 4 Total .. Corresponding week, 1851 (236 mile • £10,833 13 6 Passengers, parcels, &c. es):— Merchandise, Cattle, Sze„. ••• £8,052 3 11 _ . ••• 3,570 12 0 Total ... ....£11,622 15 11 jr,, ,,tl 44 e 4k 2o lLw £ A u y. 6 - 57 (2 18 60 3 milee LANCASHIRE AND YkORKOISIIIRR l a Year (260 ' o en )—Traffie for wee . en l ing PCom.rrilesespoonpdeinnf w!k 111 ... a5t ... ... £16,521 13 2 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD ItAIL week ending June2o: N , Ay. Traffic for the MAIN LIAR. Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ". £1,683 2 7 Goods, cattle, &c. **- 98 15 3 Mails "* 502 19 4 575 0 0 Total .. MOLD. ." 42 ,850 17 2 Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ... £3B 4 8 Goods, cattle, Brc. 1 12 11 86 17 10 --.....____ Total —•" 41 .26 15 5 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ••• ••• R 428 4 l Parcels, H. C. and D. ... .'• 22 19 8 ----------. Total ••• ••• ... R 451 3 9 horses, ' 1 "le for the Week r 1 1( T 81 11A 502,74 L 11 ), At m v parcels,A ending S c T TJ Passengersl s u n l j e 2 C O E , and carriages ••• —•—• .£1,09 9 17 5 Goods, cattle, !5c.... ... ... 519 6 4 ---,.......:-...—. Total .. ••• 3 9 • PertCho,r J r e u s n p e on 2 d 3 l:l3 l g Bs w 2 e . ek in last year... 1 ,800 15 4 CORK AND BANDON BAIIfWAT.--(20 mil e _ P ass engers, parcels, &c. of Traffic for the week ending June 19, 185; : open_ ) Return Merchandise, cattle ,&c.... ... Rl4 2 17 0 ••• 49 15 4 _ Total ... 183 12 C orr e s ponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) Passengers, parcels, &c. Merchandise, cattle, &e.... 3 1 10 8 0 6 5 Total 17 1 i o na that --- CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIoNS BILL, The above Bill (as amended on report) has been printed. By its plicated will be in provisions, as now modified, her Majesty in Council, ucon to inquiry such sum effect appoint from C o t n: 3 " e address from both Houses of Parliament, r i. .. missioners to make inquiry into corrupt practices at elections. The reports will be laid before Parliament, and the Commis sioners v, ill have the necessary powers ptopocinatlel dforuwnidtenrestsbeiss a cdA n eocm d int p nwm a ifiii p lsel e sd r ibo s e . unpepora W sni.d i o t b n aTt e tah s i s etn e h s icneoge a moa n nm d ecie g io r flo s ncn o ea n rots s ef above their travelling and other expenses as the Commission•• era of the Treasury may think fit. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.--Th e Ministerial white bait dinner will not take place until next week. JUNE 24, 1852. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a afternoo Court at t! tree o'clock yest er d a y n t...; Bnekinghani PaLee. His Highty. , rs Satel Paeha, tirtele of the Vic Prov of Egypt, had an andtencs of her ZeLj , ?sty, to which . he was introduced by the E ar l of lialmesbury, the Queen's Prircipril Szctclary of State fur Foreign Affairs, and conducted by the Hon. Sir Esward Oust, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. His Highness was attended at ths reception by M. Muslims, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Sultan of Turkey. Her Majesty was a tt en d e d by L or d Byron, Lord in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, and attended by Major-General Buckley and Colonel Butiverie, th e Equerries in Waiting, visited the Exhibition building i s Hyde-park yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her illsjtty yesterday. Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening at Buck ingham Palace. The company included her Royal High ness the Dubois of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge nod the Princess ,Mary, the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Suffield, the I.l2roneos do Speth, Earl Granville, the Earl of Desert, Lord and Lsdy Alfred Paget, Lord and Lady Frederick Fitcalarenne, Sir George Coulter, Col. Wylde, cud Baron Kneseh.i:ck. Baud of the Ist Life Guards a►tended during dinner. Their Royal Elighnefses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. A deputation on the subject of the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company had en interview with the Right lion. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester yester day, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Yarborough, Viscount Hawarden, Mr. C. Lleneage, M.P., Mr. a F. Manta, M.P., Colonel Sal wey, M.P., Mr. J. Bagehaw, M.P., Mr. J. Butt, M.P., Mr. S. M. Peto, M.P , Mr. J. C. Cobbold, M.P., Mr. D. Waddington, M.P., Mr. C. Geach, M.P., the Mayor of Harwich, Mr. B.l'. Bsgshaw, Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. C. M. Palmer, Mr. Regnar Wertenholz (agent of the Danish Government), Mr. G. Stahlochmidr, Mr. 0. J. Williams (vice-consul of the Netherlands at Harwich), Captain Andrews, Captain Raymond, Mr. Charles Freshtield, and Mr. J. E. Coleman. Mr. Buck, M.P., had an interview yesterday with Mr, Secretary Walpole, at the Home office. MRS. DISRAELI'S ASSEMBLY. Yesterday evening Mrs. Disraeli had an assembly at her residence, Grosvenor-gate, Park-lane. A very numerous and distinguished list of the aristo cracy and fashionable world availed themselves of this onportuoity of paying their compliments to the Right Hon. Gentleman and Mrs. Disraeli. His Royal Highness said Pacha, accompanied by his Excellency the Turkish Minister, was among the fo reigners of distinction present. Hie Grace the Duke of Wellington also honoured Mrs. Disraeli with his company during the latter part of the evening. Among the members of the corps diplomatique we re marked his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excel lency the Prussian Minister and Mdme. Bunsen and Mdlle. Bunsen; his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, his Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Countets Colloredo, his Excellency the Greek Minfster, his Excel lency the Persian Envoy and Meyer Mirza Malcolm, First Secretary of Legation; bis Excellency the Bavarian Mi nister, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Abbot Lawrence, his Excellency the French Ambassa dor, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, his Ex cellency the Danish Minister and the Baroness de Beille, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, his Excellency the Neapolitan Minister and the Princess Carmi, his Excellency the Spanish Minister, his Excellency the Turkish Minister, his Excellency the Brazilian Minister and Madame M ace d o , his Excellency the Portuguese Minister and the Countess Lavradio, her Excellency the Baroness Brunnow, Baron liubeck, M. De Berg, Count Perponcher, M. Sorells, Count Urbiztondo. The general circle included, among others, the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Montrose, the Duchess of Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Northumber land, the Duchess of Inverness, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and the Hon. Miss Hope Vere, the Marquis of Normanby, the Earl and Countess of Glengall, the Countess of Tankerville, the Earl and Countess of Verulam, the Earl and Countess of Bosse, the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers, the Earl of Malmes bury, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, the Earl of Powis, the Earl and Countess of Talbot and Lady Victoria Talbot, the Earl and Countess of Desert, the Earl and Countess of Waldegrave, the Earl of Easton, the Earl and Countess of Hard wicke, Viscount Strangford, Vis count Duncan, Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, and the Hon. Miss Barrington, Viscount Canning, Vis count and Viscountess Torrington, Viscount and Vis countess Galway, Viscount and Viscountess Palmer ston, Viscount Mandeville, Viscountess Combermere and the Hon. Miss Cotton Viscount and Vi scountess Hardinge, Lady Fred er i c k Thcsigcr and Miss Hall, Lady Howard de Walden and the Hon. Miss Ellis, Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley, Lady St. Leo nard's and the Hon. Miss Sugden, Lord John Hay, Lady Stuart de Rothesay, Lady Caroline Maxse and Miss Maxse, Lady James Weir Hogg and Miss Hogg, Lady F. Bentinck, Lady Roll, Lady Ashworth and Miss Ashworth, Lord and Lndy Sonds and the Hon. Miss Miller, Lord and Lady Beaumont and the Hon. Miss Stapleton, Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, Lord and Lady Burleigh, Lady Jane Stuart and Miss Stuart, Lord Francis Gordon, Lord Dutferin, Lady Brougham, Lady Georgina Pane, Lady Sarah Cholmondley and Miss Cholmondeley, Lady Charlotte Guest and Miss Guest, Lady Jane Chomeley, Lord Broughton and the Hon. Miss Hobhouse, Lord and Lady Stanley (of Alderley), Lord Ranelagb, Lady Henry Bulwer, Lord Elliot, Lord and Lady Carrington and the Hon. Miss Carrington, Lord Craubourne, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Henry Bentinck, Lord Dudley S:uart, Lord Redesdale and the Hon. Miss Mitfurd, Lurd and Lady Ponsonby, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord and Lady Watsingham, Lady Willoughby, Lady Williams, Lord John Man ners, Sir Walter Stirling and Lady Caroline Stirling, Sir Frederick Trench, Sir William and Lady Middleton and Miss Cust, Sir James and Lady Mathicson, Sir John Yarde Buller. M,P., and Lady Yarde Buller; Sir Henry and Miss M eux , Ad m i ral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Sir George Wombwell, Sir Michael Shawe Stewart, Sir Charles Ogle, Sir Walter Tyrrell, Sir John and Lady Jane Walsh, Sir John and Lady John Trollops, Sir William Molesworth, M.P., and Lady Molesworth, Sir Archibald Campbell, Baron Rothschild, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre and the Misses Shaw Lefevre, the Solicitor-G enera l , Right Hon. J. W. Henley, ALP., and Mrs. H en l ey, Right Honourable J. C. Herries, and Mrs. Herries, Right Honourable Spencer Walpole, M.P., the Master of Lovat, Honourable Mrs. Villiers, Hon. Henry P an . sunby, Hon. Captain Hardinge, M.P., Hon. Mrs. Spal ding and Miss Spalding, Hon. Colonel L. Dawson Delmer and Miss Damer, Hon. Mr. Waldegrave, Hon, Mr. Noel, lion. George Curzon, Hon. George Forteecue. Hon. C.;.P. Villiers, lion. Mr. Lascclles, Mr. Ralph Diraeli, Mrs. Lane Fox, Mrs. Baislie Cochrane, Mrs. Newdegate, Mr. Wilson, Patten, M.P., and Miss Patten, Captain Wilson, Major Grorge Bagot, Mr. and Mrs. Prised, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Smytho, Mr. and Lady Jane Repton, Captain Seymour, Mr. Dannison, M.P., Mr. and Lady Anne Gore Langton, Captain Hogg, Mr. Peac, Mr. Halsey, M.P., Mr. Scott Murray, Al derman Thompson, M.P., and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Miles, M.P., and Mrs. and Miss Miles, Mr. Ellice, M.P., Mr. Sandford, Mr. Augustus Lumley, Mr. Heathcote, Captain Archdall, M.P,, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Pakington and Lady Diana Paktugton, Mrs. Lawrence (of Ealing), Captain and Lady Louisa Pakeubam, Mr. Edward Berkeley, Mr. William Rose, Mr. Jones, M.P. (of Pant gias), and Mrs. Jones, Captain arid Mrs. Duscombe, Col. and Mrs. Begot, Mrs. Milner Gibson, Dr. Quin, Col. and Mrs. Gilpin, Mr. Marley, Mr. and Mrs. Buck, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Vernon Smith and Miss Fitzpatrick, Mr. Alexander Spearman, Right Hon. Mr. Christopher, M.P., and Lady Mary Christopher, Mr. John Walter, MP., and Mrs. Walter, Mr. Heald, M.P., Mrs. Norton, Mr. Dor mer, Mr. John Townley, M.P., and Mrs. Townley, Mr. Dupre, Mr. and Mrs. Long and Miss Long, Mr. Milnea, M.P., Mr. Cavendish Bentinck, General and Miss Ligon, Mr. Hamilton, M.P., Mr. Manes Gaskell, M.P., and Mrs. Gaskell, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. Stuart Hob house, Colonel Romilly, M.P., and Mrs. Romilly, Mr. Bailie, M.P., and Mrs. Bailie, Mr. Leslie, M.P., Mrs. and Miss Bankes, Mrs. George Hudson, Mrs. Hope, Mr. Grahame Vivian, Mr. Edmund Burnaby, Mr. John Stuart, Mr. George Russell, Mr. Clifford, M.P., Mr. Drummond Woolte, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Peirs Wil liams, ALP., Mr. George Hudson, M.P., and Miss Hudson, Mr. William Elliot, Mr. Monckton eac. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. The celebra!ed 9uestrian spectacl Hem s George and t h e Dragon, with its splendid appots, still con tinues to attract large audiences to this world-renowned amphitheatre. The exertions of Mr. Batty to add to the glories gathered here by that favourite of genius, the late Andrew Ducrow, richly deserve all the reward they continue to meet with. We are the more rejoiced a t this, for no manager ever exceeded Mr. Batty in his desire to secure novelty, at any price, for the enter tainment of the play-going public. The scenes in the arena are as beautiful as ot old. To particularise where Rol w as good would to invidious; suffice it to say, all deserved the applause they received. The drolleries of Barry the clown and the politeness of Widdieomb added much to the entertainments of a very pleasant evening. GUIDE TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—A pocket guide • book to the great national repository of the wonders of art and nature has recently been published by Messrs. Cradock and Company--a guide-book surpassing all others in com pactness, and yet equal for all ordinary purposes in complete ness. It is divided into five sections, conducting the reader through all the departments of the British Museum in suc cession, and thereby enabling him to examine the whole collection at a single visit. The first section. is purely intro ductory, historical, and generally descriptive, including re ference to the rending-room attached to the library. The second describes the gallery of antiquities, together with the adjacent chambers, comprising the Nimroud marbles, and similarly recent additions. The third depicts the Elgin collection. The fourth the Etruscan and Egyptian. The fifth embraces the whole of the marvels in natural history To the sight-seers of the metropolis the publication will be. peculiarly acceptable. Mr. Gordon Cumming was honoured on Tuesday with a visit from their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, accompanied by their tutors, at his South African Museum. The Princes seemed much pleased with the collection during the hour they remained, a nd particularly with the Bushman, who imitated the wild denizens of the forest, and answered the questions addressed t 9 4141 la 04 lioya party with limo Raft*. OXFORD COMMEMORATION. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.—It is almost unnecessary to statte that although the word " Cairraseiror--,ti ,, n" is lib rally extended to the first three or four days of the present week, this prosrnt Wednemlay is the only " Commemoration-day" properly so called. To day the Enccrnia—ss nobody terms it—is held in ne theatre, the usual oration is delivered by the public orator (Mr. Claugbtcn scted as substitute for Mr. Mitchell), and the success f u l competitors iu the arts of Latin and English compe,ition recite their productions from their respec tive pulpits. The intrinsic gaod.nature of the students, and their readiness to commend wherever they felt com mendation was due, was strikingly illustrated in the case of the Newdigate Poem, composed and recited by Mr. Edwin Arnold. of University College. The Engli s h P oem, we ma y remind cur reaciers, is the gran d featur e o f t h e d ay; a p aus e ,stewplace in th e etni grations of the th ea tre, ivilich after the first halt- hour I are al most i4s frequent as the immigrations preceding, and ever yt ,,, dy is not only expected to listen but listens in realir • 3- Mr. A rno ld, a gentleman of singularly mild unpretending; al,ee , started in a tt7letocaewhat grandi, I()q'i''ct, which ho was una ble to maintain, and a hter laughter sign -I'. was no common'L - d the abortive att e mp t. It which rol:ed through she • seemed the gallery an d ‘, nut a peal inextinguishable, and which even the leading dons' Sanctioned by a sympatheticsmile. But es the poet progressed red beauties of his composition became and commencement changed int a o pparent, theof the derision a tribute of u nfeigned applause was ad miration. The fir s t grand burst of elicited by the following. lines, referring to the presentiment feast (the subject of the poem): guest s at Belshazzlr's " It seemed no summer -cloud of p as • Could fling its shadow on so f a i r a show woe It seemed the gallant forms that feasted there Were all too grand for woe, too great for care Whence came the anxious eye, the altered tone, The dull presentiment no heart would own, That ever changed the smiling to a sigh Sudden as sea-bird flashing from the sky? It is not that they know the spoiler waits Harnessed for battle at the brazen gates, It is not that they hear the watchman's call Mark the slow minutes on the leaguered wall; The clash of quivers and the ring of spears Make pleasant music in a soldier's ears." The last two lines seemed especially to kindle the mili tary spirit of the undergraduates, and they beat the gallery panels with approving delight. The following passage had another cause for popularity:— " Oh! ever, when the happy laugh is dumb, All the joy gone, and all the anguish come -When strong adversity and subtle pain Wring the sad soul and rack the throbbing brain— When friends once faithful, hearts once all our own, Leave us to weep, to bleed, and die alone— When fears and cares the lonely thought employ, And clouds of sorrow hide the sun of joy— When weary life, breathing reluctant breath, Ilath no hope sweeter than the hope of death— Then the best counsel and the last relief To cheer the spirit or to cheat the grief, The only calm, the only comfort heard Comes in the music of a woman's word— Like beacon bell on some wild island shore, Silvery ringing in the tempest's roar, Whose sound borne shipward thro' the midnight gloom Tells of the path, and turns her from her doom." If there is any characteristic more prominent than another in these genial assemblies, it is the spirit of gal lantry which everywhere seeks an opportunity to display itself. When the undergraduates, before the commence ment of the proceedings, shouted out the names of various public men, and then followed them with hisses or ap plause, the cry of " The ladies!" ever and anon was in troduced into the series, and always elicited a burst of enthusiasm. What could be more appropriate to such an assembly than the lines just quoted? The male part of the audience gallantly adopted the sentiment, and the ladies, by tacit smiles, showed that the compliment was appreciated. - The concluding lines of the poem brought it t) an effective term;tmion— " That night they slew him on his father's throne, The deed unnoticed and the hand unknown : Crownless and scentreless Belshazzar lay, A robe of purple round a form of clay." One is always atraid that in these formal displays of poetic art one will be " bored" with an enormous moral after the story is told. Hence, the bold manner in which the fate of Belshazzar is brought within the com pass of four lines, and the moral is conveyed by the feet itself, produced a most agreeable disappointment. It is not, we believe, usual to quote these compositions, but we understand Mr. Arnold's poem ranks far above the ave rage of University compositions, and as it is the theme of general admiration we do not hesitate to depart from precedent. The other orations were " Avium Migrationes," in Latin verse, by Mr. R. G. Wyndham Herbert, Scholar of Balliol; " Centralization," aprose English essay, by Mr. H. W. Sotheby, Fellow of Ex e ter; and a Latin essay, " Qumnam ingenii virtutes ad histories scri bendas potissimum conducunt," by Mr. H. Parker, Fel low of Oriel. It is needless to state that all these were received with loud applause. Under the head of " Uni versity Intelligence" we have given the list of honorary Doctors' degrees conferred on this occasion. We need only add that the name of Sir J. T. Coleridge was fol lowed by special applause, and that Sir Gardner Wil kinson was saluted by the undergraduates with the title of " Old Hieroglyphics." The crowd during the whole progress of the " Com memoration" was terrific. Visitors were admitted by batches at a time, and as each new batch increased the contents of the area many a man who fancied he had good standing room, found himself jostled and. knocked about, and cursing his hat as a most inconvenient in cumbrance. One gentleman who kept his hat on re ceived a storm of admonitions from the undergraduates' gallery, but, certainly, if the sin was great, the tempta tion was great also. The Bishops of Oxford, London, and Exeter were among the illuqtrissimi of the assembly, as well as three or four young noblemen in full University costume. A balloon, was to have gone up from an inclosure in the vicinity of' the Taylor Institution, and although the locality was devoid of every species of convenience, a rather high charge was made to witness the sight. The tempting handbills drew together a vast number of gownsmen and citizens, who when they entered th e in closure were first regaled with the aspect of a huge half inflated silk bag, which, without attempting to ra i se it se lf from the ground, rocked about in all directions, and as it perpetually threatened to bury the visitors, was much more of a nuisance than a diversion. At last a rumour was spread that there was not sufficient gas to raise the balloon, an d that therefore it must gu up some other time. Not a hiss, not a groan, not a murmur was heard, but the assembly walked off, rather more satisfied at the joke of going to see a balloon which did not rise than they would have been:at an actual ascent. At four o'clock the concert came cif in the midst of the other amusements of the day. BARON LIONEL ROTHSCHILD. The following correspondence will be read with peculiar interest at this moment by the electors of the City of London—revealing as it does the sentiments in regard to religious liberty entertained by one of the present representatives of the metropolis : (Copy.) 3, n e, City, June 18, 1852. sherbore p a Sir,—Your circular letter being an address to your constituents, has been forwarded to me, and was, no doubt, so sent from the fact of my having on each °pos. sion of your election given you ray vote, and your cause my hearty support, which;l am anxious to do again, pro vided your reply to my interrogatories should be satis factory. As the bishops and clergy of the church of which I profess myself a member have been degraded, and every loyal Roman Catholic insulted by the passing of a penal Act of Parliament during the session of last year, I em naturally anxious, in common with my co religionists and brother electors, to know whether you would not only support the passing of a measure to re peal that contemptible Act of Parliament, but to repeal every other penal measure which restricts the complete religious freedom of the Roman Catholic? I shall re serve to myself the right to make public any reply you may think proper to make to my application, and I may eicl, that on it will depend not only my vote, but those of many of my friends, if not of every Catholic elector in the city of London.—l have the honour to be, Baron, your obedient humble servant, J. PACE. Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.P., New-court, City. (Copy of Reply.) New-court, 21st June, 1852. Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 18th inst., and to assure you that I con tinuo as warmly attached to the Principle of religious equality, asserted in my return to Parliament, as when I first appealed in '47 to the suffrages of my fellow citizens. I beg you to believe me as strongly opposed as you can desire to penal restrictions of the religious freedom of all sects, and that, if successful, I should support such measures only as are in accordance with that prin. am, Sir, your most obedient faithful servant, L. DE ROTEteiCHILD. J. Pace, Esq,, 3 Sherborne-lane, City. NEW ACT TO ASSEMBLE I ARLIAMENT AFTER IL DissoLuTioN.—Yesterday the new Act w as Printed shorten the time required for assemblin g Parliament after to a dissolution. It was declaredat t he time required by law to intervene between the dat e of thehe proclanaation for as sembling Parliament and the day appointed for the meeting thereof, may be rea s onably shortened. It s, therefore , enacted " that so 0,,,en vs her Maje Sty Eil-, 1 —2 il by her Bop 1 Proclamation apnoint a time for the first meeting of the Par" land after a dissolution thereof, the thne so to be alW eiri t t il e liament of the United Kingdom may be at any time not less than thirty-five days al ( P er ae en of Great Britain and Ired date of such proclamation, the Aet of the sth Ye ar . ° ' o — vvil- Anne, cap. 8, or the Act of the 7th and Bth to -f liam 111., cap. 25, or any other law or usage to the cont rary notwithstanding." very PROTESTANT DISSENTERS' SCHOOLS. -- - nu merous and influential meeting of the Nonconformist g nii Schools, a ll grades was held yesterday at Hendon, for the purpose of witnessing he] d istribution year. The prizes to the scholars at the close o f the se— asir pri zes were Lord Mayor occupied the chair. Before the p y , „„ b the pupils in dis tributed, a number of recitations were g' v isl „), Latin (from various languv,gcs— i .rt Greek (tivin tickrench (from Vol the tbeillistribution of Tac tus), German ( were also given w i t h taire). Several English con3l3°`itionos cr ipositions with good great taste, and spme humorous c A of books, selected by the effect. The prizes consisted chie.9 l'rom Schiller) , a most expensively bound. At committee, all the books being mo— au excellent dinner was the conclusion of these procee g din atitution, to which upwards served in the large hall of the,rausuel loyal toasts were given, of 300 persons sat down. --- d a y, Pro3perity to the In stitution," and afterwards the toasts of t h ets officers and managers." The company a n d. , H ea lth company did not separatefne an d party, Count Robilande Sir George Oabo hi - e - St. Katherine's Wharf yesterday and family, arrived at the General Steam Navigation ComPanY's afternoon, hY ` - f r om OfjtOdt f Until dusk. Ataak4ip Man "'"" and 51b all SPORTIING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCAS'.rLE A.CES.--- WEDNESDAY. The Produe,? Stakes of 25 so us , each 1.1 ft, far two ps 83t 71b; fillies, 8 4!b ; 31b, ..ovmd Three quarters of a milu. (7 Sab2.) Slr C. Mouck's Gas la.tl colt, Bst 711, (wart) Mr. Wctters's Lord Faucunberg (31b) Bst 41 b(Itycz er ) 2 Mr. B. Plummer's Axwell (51b) Bst 2lb (Stmp4ca) 3 5 to 4 on Lord F,iuconberg, and 6 to 4 ag!4- G4rladd colt. The non-favourite made nearly all the r caning, and won by two lengths; Axwell a bad third. The Northumberland Plate of 200 sous., added to a Handicap * Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft., an d only 5 it declared; the winner to pay 25 sous. towards the expenses, the second to receive 50 sOyB., an d tha third to save his stake. Two miles. (69 Subs., 22 of • whom declared.) Mr. Meiklam's b c Stilton, 3 yrs, 6;t (Alderoft) Mr. R. Heron's b c Colaterdale, 6st 41b (Wells) 2 Podley's ch h Cosseck, aged, Bst 2!b(Temr;lrman) 3 Zr.h J. Ost:orne's br f Snowdrop, 4st 121 b ...(Carrull) 4 Lord Glasgow's bl c Curacsra, 4st 101 b ...(Gunter) 5 Mr. T. Wilkinson's b c Neasham, ist 414 (Cluarltor x ) 0 Mc. H. J. Thompson's Countess br g,6st 61b(Chilmar.) 0 141 rd Eglinton's ch g Stafford, sst 101 b ...(Daltc,si) 0 Betting -6 to son Stilton, 4to 1 asst C , istcre..w e; 7 to 1 apt Caracara, and 10 to 1 each agst Neashara and Cossack. After the first fifty yards Snowdrop took the lead, fol lowed by Stilton, with Colsterdale and Cossack in attendance, the others lying off. At the T.Y.C. post Colsterdale took the second place, and in the htraigh t running passed Snowdrop. Stilton followed Colsterdale to the stand, where ho headed him, and won very cle verly by half a length. Cossack, who was beatea two lengths from and obtainedromthowinnerth caught Snowdrop insid e t h e third place by a length. snow drop having the same advantage over Caracara. Net Asham broke down and the others pulled up. Free Handicap of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 50 added; the second to receive 20 soya. out of the Stakes. Three quarters of a mile. (16 Subs.) Ld.Glasgow'snt.of theGarter, 4 yrs, 7 st 7l b(Charlton% 2 Mr. Meiklata's b f Evadne, 3 yrs, 6 st 111 b (Aldcroft) i krr. Rotewell's Etnerystone, 3 yrs, bat 61b (F. Bates) 3 Mr.Martinson'sViewHalloo,6 yrs,7st 101b(G.Simpson) 0 --2 to 1 agst !f r •lllurtinson'sElisaMiddleton , 5 yr s, 7st 81b(Cooper) Mr.o Gray n a Child of the Mist, 4 yrs. 7st (Basham) 0 ne6 J. Osbor ' Puritan, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Wells) o Bettin g Evadne, 2 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter, and sto agst Puritan. A fine lag race with the two from half Emerystonel a b a d Mr. T. Lister's B rawn, The Ladies' _.at third. up the distance, was won by a head, of 5 sous. each, for (4 Subs.) , three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. 4-1 oof 20 sm., added to a Sweepstakes • The Third Triennial A. five ft, for three y rs old colts, Stakes of 10 sm. each, Two miles. (11 Subs. (1001.) ...... walked over. ) colts, B at 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. Meiklam's br f Evadne ; flobr.ihree yrs old, 7st; Lord Eglinton withdrew stakes,hi s ... ' .... walked over. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gns a-Yrs(Charltou) SI four yrs, Bst 101 b; 5 yrs, 9 s i 4 71b. Three miles. ' sic andl aged, 9st Mr. Williams's ch h Chief Justice, 5 vm - •••(1 1 . Lye) 1 Baron Rothschild's Marinella oh colt, Mr. Sparks' Presto, 4 yrs Mr. Barker's Tordesillas, 5 yrs . . ,(ey ...... ( j . i i Sharp) 3 Mr. Henderson's Malay, 5 yrs .......... H olmes) 4 ... (Fulton) 5 Mr. Wentworth's Hated, 3 yrs (Bash am) o Mr. Gill's bc by Melbourne—La Femme Sage, 3 Y Betting—Even on Chief Justice, and 6 to 4 aq., r iv , ° rinella colt. The Melbourne colt and .Hafed j a kr,l 4- front to the Newcastle Turn, and then bolted. Chief Justice took the lead, kept it, and won easy by a length. Presto a bad third. GOODWOOD CIIP. 3 to 1 offered agst Stilton. BIBURY RACES.—WEDNESDAY. Match, 150 sovs., 50 ft, one mile and a half—Sir J. B. Mill's c by Epirns,cout of Giantess, Bst 71b, received. Mr. J. H. Campbell Wyndham's Sir John, Bst 21b, paid. The Andover Handicap Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 50 added. Old Mile. (9 Subs.) Mr. W. Etwall's Bushranger, 1 Ist llb (Mr. Scobell) 1 Mr. 11. Hill's Hothorpe, 1 Ist 12Ib (Mr. P. Williams) 2 Lord Clifden's Sagacity, ag ed , lOst 41b (Capt. Little) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Hothorpe, and sto 2 agat each of the others. Won by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 57 secs. The Champaign Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added, for two yrs old. Last three-quarters of the New Mile. (9 Subs.) Mr. G. Stanley's Belgravia . (Maton) 1 Mr. Osbaldiston's Sister to Mountain D eer ...(Hiett) 2 Duke of Bedford's Gossip (Rogers) 3 Captain Delme's Anglesey Sir J. B. Mills's The Lion (A. Day) 0 Mr. Vickers's Lascelles (Cowley) 0 Mr. Hayter's Postulant (H. Goater) 0 Betting-3 to 1 each eget Belgravia, Gossip, and Sister to Mountain Deer. Won by half a neck; a length between second and hird. Run in 1 min. 32 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31bs, and 51bs allowed. New Mile. (10 Subs.) Mr. Parkinson's c Lithograph (Sly) 1 Mr. W. Etwall's St. Andrew (Rogers) 2 Mr. Payne's Hirsute ...(Flatman) 3 Duke of Richmona's Red Hind (A. Day) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Red Hind, and sto 2 each agst Hirsuta and Lithograph. Won by three parts of a length. Red Hind was very restive at the post, and lost several lengths at starting. Ran iu 1 min. 56 secs. The Bibury Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 ccldtd, the secondtosave his stake. Two miles. (L 3 Subs., 3of whom declared.) Mr. E. Parr's John of Berwick, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b. ... 1 Mr. Hill's Hotborpo, 5 yrs, llst 81b (Mr. P.Williams) 2 Sir R. Pigot's Runnymede, 119 t Slb ...(Capt. Pettat) 3 Betting-7 to 4on John of Berwick. Won by half a length. Run in 3 min. 56 sect. Plate of 50/. for three yrs old and upwards. One mile EVENING, and a half. Mr. 11. T. Smith's May Day, lOst llb (Cap! - , Little) 1 Mr. Wreford's Wedlot:k f, 3 yrs,Bst 121 b (Mr. Henry) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Wedlock filly. Won bY a head. Run in 3 min. 19 secs. Plate of 50 sovs., for two yrs old and three yrs old. T.Y.C. Mr. Osbaldiston's Queen of Beauty f, 6st 61b (Hiatt) Mr.Magertib's Janina, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Flatman) 2 Mr. Wreford's Wedding Day f, Bst 61b ... (W. Day) 3 Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 3 yrs, Bat 31b (A. Day) 4 Mr. Sargent's Charon, 2 yrs, Est 61b (A. Cowley) 5 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Queen of Beauty, Charon, and Sabra. Won by a head. Time 1 minute 27 seconds. Free Handicap Plate of 40/., with 10 son. added for the sec3nd. T.Y.C. Mr. E. Parr's John of Berwick, 12st 41b ........ 1 Lord Chtden's Sagacity - , lOst 131 b (Captain Little) Mr. Mti enis's Janina, 3 yrs, lOst 9lb (Mr. Elwes) 3 Even on Sagacity, and sto 4 agst Janin a . W L ia b y three-parts of a length GOODWOOD, 1852. ig bt Acceptancesaeeefrotri then tgohtebheeGirnsogionfl Bst w o 4 i t ia Stakes. as b e T e r h l e r e highestieilto Bst 71b, and 544 888 3 p ßpa ro iocg p nh o bp r ys t e i hdm on er:er . kitrb..,:)u..tirt....e.: 3 6 5 Yrs st lh Yrs st lb 5 5 8 8 67 Antigoneß u s h r a n gs g . u.e. ............................................... 66 6 666 9 3 7 6 35 Chief Justice Black Doctor Cariboo Hernandcz Pitsford ... 4 a 8 8 3 2 i s hoeur out o v f o Backbiter 6 2 Allegro RedmoncitY Hanlon 3 6 3 Lady Evelyn Barcelona 'red the Great_ 3 6 3 Otlioious 4 5 8 8 2 1 Alf Ariosto Hippolytus 4 4 ,i • 7 7 7 5 533 IS, ssetatta)aerffmk:b)etrouidirtuds, .......... ... . ..... 44 6 1 5 11 . Cockcrow Trickstress 3 5 13 4 7 5 C onstantine ~ 3 5 13 Muntsgue 4 5 11 Musician Sir H. Trenchard 4 7 3 Waterfall ......... 4 51 1 Harp ... ....... Selina - ........... 3 5 8 7 1 Weathergage ....... 3 5 _ Grand Duke - i 'Scarecrow .......... 3 b . 3 5 5 Haricot _ mita ............... 3 5 3 Poodle Storyteller ....... 3 5 3 Follow-me-Lads 4 C G h re a y w T i o o lio n in . .. ............ 3 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 i EI T.::: . B 9 gr aa Il luc t i ll 35 3 3 4 12 3 4 7 Lueio ......... ... Th 3 6 ""Pr s "e esch. _e rest pay 5 v s° M Y EETING, 1852. NEWMARKET J 131- Handicap. Summer Accept .races for the S° Yrs at lb Yrs at lb 4 6 7 Clincher 3 6 0 Tophena 3 5 13 Artisan 6 101 ex 3 5 7 Bushran ger ......,,. 5 10!Peacock 4 6 , 3 4 13 A ntig0ne............ ... 6 giPoetess .. u being Bst 61b, it has been t r e i e l l y e r The highest weigh tand the others lac in in proportion. raised to Bst 71b, and each. The rest paY 5 6 KNIGHTON, 1852. Odessus ............ a ao7Boelpl°7l.lPWSngetirv: Acceptances for the Radnorshire Cup. Clothworker, 6 yrs, gat 51 b—Selina, 6 yrs, 9st llb— Comas, 4 yrs, Bst 51b—The Clown, 5 yrs, 7st 13113 ulary, 4 yrs, 7st 81b— BAartioteorttiosy , , ,! 3 y y r r s s ; 7st 111b—Scap 7st 5 1b—Cobnut, 5 yrs, 7st 11b—Avia, 4 yrs, 7st ilb—Titterstone, by Grestheart, out of Hen don (h b), 4 yre, 6st 121h—Romualdus, by Cowl, le yr s 6st 121b—Volusis, 3 yrs bat 121 b. 3, Am:plumes for the Knighton Stakes. Clothworkei, 6 yrs, 9st 61b—Selina, 6 yrs, 9st 41b—. c vma s, 4 yrs, Bst 61t —The Clown, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—Bliss fann y, by Red Dear, 4 yre, Bst—Gaylad, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b —Butterfly, 3 yrs, 7st 91b—Lady Bibina, 6 yrs, 7st 61b —Cobnut, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Old Times (late Illumination), aged, ist 21E—bis, 3 yrs, 7st—Secundus, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b —Volmia, 3 yrs, Est 41b—Henrietta, by Harkaway, 3 yrs, Est 21L—The Director, 3 yrs, sst 131 b. WORCESTER, 1852. Acceptances for the Worcester Stakes. Nency, 4 yrs, Bst 7113—Alonzo, 5 yrs, Bst 11b--Pri me Minister, 4 yrs, ist 131b—Warwick, 5 yra, 7st—. Ephesus, 4 yrs, 7st—The Italian, 5 yrs, ist--Y oung England, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Tonic, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b - 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Bacton, 5 yrs, Est 81b—Titter stone, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Meltord, aged, 6st 41b—linook Knoll, 4 yrs, 6st—Elcot, 3 yrs, 6 st — Waterfall, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Butterfly, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Kiteflyer, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Infidelity filly, 3 yrs, sst 61 b—Ronnualdus, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Saily, 3 yrs, sst 61 b—Calot, 3 yra, sst 41b— Ibis, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b—Lindriek, 3 yrs, 4st 10113—Made line (h b), 3 3 . rs, 4Jt 10113_Th i s F erre t, 3 yrs, 4st 10113. has not.Lieagb°lld THE DIGGINGS rt - •k hood of Stratford contemplate going to the gold regions may be mentioned several shopkeepers, fever anc ian:tohnegn e thosei g I b ou whor pers, somewhat extenAvely engaged in busi ness. At no Previous period has such a s p irit of emigration been so generally evinced in this locality. Neither the hoary headed sire three of blithsome and blooming maiden of sweet eighteen being able tv resist the auif etouit c h ar= 4 Awitrau6—Essex gerald.