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i I i against him some days ago, of having male and -twenty blunders in three resolutions. It was promised that the duties on British double-refined sugar should be reduced from 19s. 6d. per cwt. to 18s., and on single-refined sugar from 16s. 4d. to 155.; but that boon was nothing at all if it was not accompanied by the assurance that the British colonies should be permitted t ) refine in bond. What must the trade in this country think of a Government which camp down to that House, after seven weeks' consideration, with a measure which was full of blunders, and without consulting, until the last moment, the Chairman of Customs or the Chairman of Excise on the three resolutions levying certain rates of duty on sugar, the growth and produce of any foreign country? They had thrown overboard the project of re fining in bond for home consumption, and were now en couraging refining in the colonies. In Belgium they bad a bounty duty of 3s. or 4s. on the export of Dutch refined sugar, and for the increase of these bounties in this country he had given notice of his amendment. He bad kept to the fixed scale of descending duties of the old Act. The Right Hon. Gentleman had promised the British interest a great boon, which he was now de sirous to withhold. The loss which he feared was not real. He concluded by moving to leave out of tie reso lution the words, " on such sugar not otherwise charged with duty." Mr. LABOUCHERE defended the resolution. Mr. WILSON thought the resolution of the Noble Lord would have the most injurious effects. Suppose Holland were to give a preference to the United States for cotton, instead of England, what would the indigna tion of the Noble Lord be, when he recollected that by a special treaty with this country they were bound to admit goods from it, as from the most favoured nation? Mr. • Deacon Hume laid down that in all goods exported from • this country to others there was no ground whatever for stating from whence they originally came; and on that account he contended that to violate the principle at that moment would be most impolitic and unjust. There was one very important point iu the Noble Lord's motion • 'to which he should beg leave to call the attention of the West India interest, as a most prejudicial course of pro ceeding. Whatever reduction may take effect in sugar, it was absolutely necessary that it should be made to the consumer, in order to increase the consumption. The Bon. Gentleman then went into a variety of details, to show that in almost every case of reduction since 1845, the colonies were not benefited in the degree that might be expected. He therefore thought that if the motion of the Noble Lord was carried out, instead of being an advantage, it would prove most injurious to the West Indian interests. He believed the introduction of Dutch sugar into this country was a matter of policy, and ought not to ho rejected. , Mr. GOULBURN contended that the admission of ;, Dutch sugar under the terms proposed by the Bill would have the most serious effects, and he a great hardship to other countries trading with this. Mr. DISRAELI understood the Right Honourable 'Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade to say there was only one point in the speech of his• Noble . Friend which required consideration. Now he thought there was another point in his Noble Friend's speech, • and that was, that if Dutch sugar was admitted as a. proposed, the question ought to have been submitted to • Parliament as early as May last. Not a single word Was then said of it, although, as had been observed by the Right Honourable Gentleman, who seemed to have sugar legislation immediately under his care, it was a 9,yestion of high policy. It was not brought before the West Indian Committee by any Member of the Govern ment, and, as he had 'said before, not a word was said of it in the month of May last. Now as to the second Pint, natnely, domestic refinement, or that which al lowed British merchants to have the power of refining in bond. What was the fact? They examined witnesses bearing on that point before the Committee, and pro- Mised relief in that way in the House; but now the pro ject appeared to have been abandoned. He complained that the G overnment had attempted to carry this ques n without laying before the House sufficient data in orderru er to justify the course of th e l eg i s l at i on propose d to d. ....._safter a fe w wor d s f rom t h e CH ANCELLOR of the Z.XC HEQUER, Mr. GLADSTONE said it might be strict equity to admit the Dutch refiner to come into competition Stith the home refiner; but then the case was very different When the Dutch refiner had the assistance of his own Government by means of bounties to place him in a better position than he would otherwise be in if he were only to rest upon his own energies: In that case the British refiner was placed in an unequal position as re garded the competition ofilia Dutch refiner. Lord J. RUSSELL asked whether the Right Hon. • Gentleman, would have one 'rifle for Holland and another for Hamburgh? He did not think he would. Then, Would he propose to make a difference between sugar riot grown in Holland and sugar manufactured in it? He thought that would act unfavourably for this country, because it would give Holland an opportunity of making a distinction between cotton manufactured in this couns try and the cotton of the United States. The Right Ron. Gentleman said that they could give Holland no tice, that they would terminate the treaty. But the Right Iron. Gentleman must consider that the treaty was not ; confiued to refined sugar, but that it regulated the gene ral trade between Holland and this country, and would he, in order to exclude refined sug ar, give H o ll an d an _ opportunity o f i ncreas i ng the diffrential duty on the manufactured goods of this country, thereby giving an advantage to the manufactures of France, Germany , an d y, the United States? But did the refiners of Holland derive any advantage fr3rn her bounty ? He did not delly that there might be some apparent advantage the bounty. But in the first place there was Feat differenc e o f op i n i on whether there was any real , l anty or not ; an d i n t h e next, they found a great Zanee in Holland saying that it was a disadvantage. But what was conclusive to his mind on the subject was Matt the refiners of this country were able to compete W ith those of Holland in their markets.—(Hear, hear.) Re esuevjas not su r p r i se d th a t th e N o bl e L or d w h o advo protection should advocate the exclusion of refined ..._tigar from H o ll an d , b ut t h at t h e Ri g h t H on . G ent l eman 711 ° followed a different principle should do so, very m uch surprised him. oneIIERRIES said the whole question at issue was -6 of to and he denied that the principle pro sonPeltedto be acted on was one of free trade. lter a few words from Mr. Urquhart, Col. Thomp • . and Lord G. Be t* Ic, The II n ouse divided, when there appeared— For ;he amendment Against it -it The oth er resolutio M nsaj were then agreed to, and 53 Vosed The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pro that progress be reported to-morrow (this day), and that the House sit in Committee upon the Bill on Thuraday. THE RUNI DUTIES. ~, The Rum Duties Bill was read a third time. SUPPLY—ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. The House then went into Committee of Supply. Colonel ANSON, in rising to move the Ordnance Es timates, not yet voted, said, that the delay which had taken . place in moving these estimates had arisen en tirely from the House having thought it desirable to re fer them, with the military and naval estimates, to the investigation of a Committee up-stairs ; that Committee had now been sitting for five months, and its labours had resulted in a report on the naval estimates. With re ference to the ordnance estimates, there seemed to be an impression abroad that, because they were double what they were in 1828, there was necessarily great extrava gance chargeable upon the department ; but such was not the feet. Ile was prepared to show that every item of W hich they were composed, as well as the amount under • ,„ a e,h item, was essential to the efficiency of the service. The House had already voted - the main por tion . of the money required for this denartment. l ie would now go briefly through the re- Ina lling items, giving in relation to each particular such further explanation as might be subsequently demanded. Tie" The first'vote he should submit was for the pay, allow , and • contingencies o f or d nance Military corps. ,sot oinnlcyrease in this dep ar t ment h e was sure would be It Was assented - to, but- approved of by the country. generally admitted that our artillery force pecu liarly should be kept in a state of complete e ffi ciency, and it bad accordingly been deemed essential to make consi derable additions to this force, the total increase in the estimate being 99.015 L, upon a total estimate of 716,254/, The second vote was for commissariat and barrack sup= plies for her clothi ng Majesty's fo rces , grea t- coats f or the army, 15 a for the colonial corps, & c ., th e amount b e i ng ,0311. Here there was also an increase, in the par tic it erer, - necessarily arising from the increase of he forcea to be supplied; but in consequence of a th e for of other' items, there would be a dimi nution in tbi3 tetsil sum asked, as compared with last Year, of 54,433/. The next vote was 91 1364 for the ex pense ,s of th e ordnance offices at the T ower an d P a ll 0111111, being les s b y 5,311/. than the su m vo t e d l ast year, !tlthough the work performed at these offices had ma terially inereased. T he fourth vote was for establish inwins the. United Kingdom and Colonies, 235,6461., being an ingress. upon the vote of last year of 7,5161. lie -did not-think that when the nesessary extent of our milit ary stations at home and abroas considred, this vote would b e considered excessive, d but he admitted that it was one upon which the House wou l d naturally The increase in the vote arose chiefly from the extension which had been deemed essential of our barrack establishments m partien larly in Ireland, in which part of the ory aid been calculated there would be an kin gdomaddition utit lay this year, under the head in question, of 10,2421. o I . vnte 5, a very large increase would be observed; this n vote was for wages of artificers and labourers in the • 'United Kingdom and colonies 137,852/., being an in-1 crease of not less than 20,7151 . It had been considered of the highest importance to lose no further time in tho roughly completing the efficiency of our artificer depart tient, more especially at Woolwich, but it was to be borne in mind that the result of this greater efficiency, mid of the machinery which was being extensively intro (Need, would be ultimately to reduce the expense of this 2ePartraent. The next vote was stores, 463,7434, being y '5,000/. bey ond the sum voted l as t year under thi s h ead. II ._e eou. l d assure the Committ ee , h owever, that not one Z u gle shilling had been added b e y on d w hi t was deemed f,: c essary. The store of small arms, for instance, had r e e consid ere d a l together inadequate to the require detsef t h e public service, and an increase, accordingly, afo re been made in thi s part i cu l ar i tem to the extent ,4 This very in crease , h owever, would keep. "Ire estimates down. The next item was for ord mince e. s tores of ev er y d escr i ption ; 38,0001. for entrench vd‘ o olli ; 25,0004 for camp equipag es, the store o f Ich had- fallen very sh or t ; 20,0001. for saltpetre an i ):0007der. In the royal carriage department there was labe" (and this would go but a small way); for the d epart ery at Woolwich 50,000/. ; for the storekeepers' shot and 'tint 40,0004; making altogether 273,0001. For • vote of shell there was an addition of 14;0001. over the th-abUof least y.eer. The various other items were much the bias in the estimates of the previous year, but e tkat they had to ask the Luse to !sanction an increase of 95,000/. over the vote of last year. But this expenditure being necessary for the efficiency of the service, and as this was one of the last items in which they should endeavour to econo mise, he trusted he should have the concurrence of the Committee. He now came to No. 7, which was the largest vote in these estimates. In this vote Govern. ment had thought it desirable to make a reduction. and he had laid on the table a revised vote showing a decrease on the correspondinte vote as contained in the original estimates of 119,875/. He must not, however, be understood as acknowledging that the vote as origi nally proposed was not justified. 13,:t since the first es timates were proposed circumstances had occurred in the finances of the country which rendered it necessary for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to endeavour, by reducing the estimates, to meet the difficulty which be set him on every side. This was communicated to the Ordnance, and the opinion of the Master-General, the Commander-in-Chief, and the Inspector-General of For tresses was taken as to the possibility of making any re ductions in the expenditure of that department ; and it was thought that as there were certain works which had been done without before, these might be done without now, and the expense which they would occasion de ferred till another year.—(llcar, hear.) This was the mode in which a reduction iu these estimates had been effected. The House must not, however, expect that these works could he indefinitely postponed ; on the contrary, they were considered as absolutely necessary by the high authorities to whom he had alluded ; and he hoped, when the state of the finances would justify it, that the House would readily sanction the expense. The gross amount of the reduction in this vote was 134,6751., and the detail of the items on which it was effected would be found fully explained in the re vised estimates which had been laid on the table. They comprised the charges for ordnance home stations, bar racks in Great Britain, barracks •in Ireland, ordnance foreign, and barracks foreign. There were some small additions in the home stations, for completing the sea batteries at Gravesend and Tilbury, for the defences of the harbour at Albany now forming, and for increased barrack accommodation in Ireland, which would take the place of some of the reductions, and reduce the total saving to the sum he had stated, viz., 119,875/. He might be permitted to add that the vote was made out in a different form than on previous occasions, and supplied more information. In the last part of the vote in which provision was taken for works less than 1,000/., each particular work was separately stated and ex plained.—(Hear, bear.) The next vote was for the scientific branch ; 71,987/ was the sum proposed to be taken for this; last year the amount voted was 58,98€!, consequently there was here;an increase of 13,001!. That was according to the original estimate, but he now pro posed to take a vote for 3,200/. less, deducting that sum from the item 6,200/. for the junior academy at Car shalton, which could nut this year be carried out to the extent proposed when the estimates were prepared. There had been some complaints of irregularities at this academy, which had engaged the attention of ',the Mas ter-General, and the measures he had carried into effect in consequence, he was happy to say, had much im proved the discipline of the school, and he believed no complaints had of late been made. This establishment, whose object was to prepare the cadets for the college at Woolwich, was of no expense to the public ; the ex pense was wholly paid by the friends of the pupils; but as the payments made by Omni on account of the cadets could not be inserted in the accounts until the year after the payment, they were obliged to propose a vote. The House would be aware that the vote was principally for the Ordnance survey of the United Kingdom, for which purpose it was now proposed to take the stun of 60,000/. That survey was proceeding in a satisfactory manner; and though there were some complaints of preference given to England and Ireland, and of consequent delay in Scot land, the manner in which it was carried on was such that there was every reason for supposing that this valu able work would be completed at the earliest possible period. The reduction on the Carshalton academy item would reduce the increase in this vote from 1,300/, to 9,8001. The next vote, which was for non-effective services, they could not alter ; the total amount this year was less than the vote of the previous year by 1,121/. This was the statement he had to make, and he could assure the House that in providing for the supplies and in expending the public money, the department with which he was connected paid every regard to economy consistent with the efficiency of the service. The first vote he had to propose was, 316,2541. for pay allowances arid contingencies of Ordnance military corps ; the total vote was 716,254/, but 400,000! had already been granted on account. The question having been put, Mr. OSBORNE inquired if the report of the Select Committee on the estimates had been presented ? Mr. F. MAULE replied that the Committee had not taken the ordnance estimates into consideration, nor did they propose to do so during the present session. They had hitherto been engaged on the navy estimates, their report of which had been laid on the table. Colonel SIBTHOEP objected to voting these esti mates until the report was produced. Everything was now to be postponed until next session except the " cor • rapt practices."—(A laugh.) Ile wished to know whether the Corrupt Practices Bill was to be brought on to-morrow at twelve o'clock. If the Noble Lord would satisfy him on that point he would retire without offer ing any opposition to the estimates. Lord J. RUSSELL did not propose to take that Bill to-morrow at twelve o'clock. Sir F. T. BARING stated that the Committee on public expenditure had been engaged for some time on the navy estimates, and had gone into details which had occupied their- whole time till now, -and when Hon: Members read the report which bad been presented ho thought they would not say their time had been wasted. --(Cheers.) He was bound also to say that the Govern ment had afforded the Committee every explanation and document that was required.—(Hear.) With regard to the ordnance estimates, as the Committee had made no• inquiry into them, he was not prepared to offer any op position to these votes. Ile understood government in. tended to appoint a similar Committee next session,wh should take the ordnance and other estimates into con sideration.—(" Hear, hear," from Lord J. Russell.) He was satisfied with that assurance, but in voting for these estimates, he wished it to be understood that he did so on the responsibility of the Government only. His opinion was, that without trenching on the effi ciency of the several services, the estimates might be reduced. He spoke from what he had seen as to the navy estimates, which he had had the opportunity of ex amining, and lie hoped that in another year .Goveru ment would find that considerable reduction would not be incompatible with perfect efficiency. Mr. B. OSBORNE must enter his protest against the whole system of management in the Ordnance de partment. He complained of the expense of the Royal Horse Artillery, which he described as a corps kept up as a plaything for foreign ambassadors and fur re views. Since the last expedition to Portugal, this force had never, he believed, left England. If the horse artillery was dispensed with, they might have a much larger force of foot artillery, which was far more useful. As to the clothing of the artillery—as re garded the line, they were tuld that the system was a good one of making au allowance for the clothing to the general officer; if so, why was not the same system acted upon in the artillery? Colonel ANSON defended the horse artillery who, he said, might be called the cavalry of the artillery. Field batteries were, no doubt, efficient in a field of battle where a position might be taken up; but in dispatching troops suddenly from one place to another the horse. artillery was indispensable. As to their clothing, he did not mean to defend it; but the efficiency of the corps did not depend on that, but on their activity, their dis cipline, and high military character. Mr. OSBORNE said that if a Committee were granted he would pledge himself to prove that a much more efficient force than the horse artillery might be main tained at half the cost. Mr. HERRIES said that when the estimates had been presented at the commencement of the session they were thought excessive, and a Committee was appointed to revise them. Now, however, they were called upon to pass those estimates, being told that the Committee had given up all hope of getting further than the naval estimates during the present session. He was not pre pared to say that the ordnance estimates should be re duced, but certainly the House was not placed in a fair position for their consideration. If the estimates had been brought forward at an earlier period, they might, with the assistance of the Committee, have effected a considerable reduction. Under these circumstances, he .had only to express his regret that such a course had not been adopted, and his hope that some examination might take place in the ensuing session. Admiral BOWLES said that when the report of the Committee; came to be compared with the evidence he believed it would not be found worthy the Consideration of the House. Mr. F. MAULE defended the course he had taken on the Committee. He denied having done anything to damage the opinion of the Committee in the estimation of the House. was composed of gen tlemente complain that the Committee while there was not a si ng l e Admiral BOWLES explained. He had merely meant of extreme opinions, Consequently, i that the money of th e Col. SIBTHORP complainedpi t r o h f u e d s s i m m e i a r e l i ym abeenn among grup in its g.i u m t e h m e b d e a r r s k . . country was always voted away iu a thin House. The vote was then agreed to. barracks, and fur the 116,0311., for commissariat and the supply of gre a t- coa t s f o r the army, was proposed. of great-coats the supply ordnance estimates. for the army b e i ng m i xe d u p with ____ _ N, the vote was Mr. OSBORNE o bj ec t e d t o After a few w or d s f rom C o l one l ANSON, agreed to. be 4 m 6 0 ,1 v 3 , 61 ; for the ordnance department in the Tower Mr. B. OSB ORNE said that the system on which the no n co ord ance was m anage d was most extravagant. He had naplaint to make of the Master-General, but he would put it to the Housc whether an officer of hussars was fit to manage the artillery department of the empire He moved that the vote be reduced by 3,0001., the Mas ter-General's salary. The amendment was negatived without a division, and the vote was agreed to. 120,646/. was voted for the barrack department and garrison staff. 28,5671., wages of artificers in the United Kingdom. 233,743/. for ordnance stores, land and sea service. 34,1654 for works, haildings, and repairs at home and abroad. On it being proposed to vote the sum o f 28, 7 87 1 ., for the scientific bra nc h of tho ordnance, Mr. B. OSBORNE asked if this sum included the e x Colonel fAthicessouNrvesyai(d)f the Ordnance had nothing to do with that survey. Captain GORDON asked whether an y money was to year? y o be granted for the Ordnance Survef Scotland thi s Colonel ANSON said that 13,0001. had been applied to this purpose last year, and 15,000/, wottld be appro priated to it during the present year. /, /~ TIIE SUN, ir. WYLD protested against the employment of the sappers and miners in the survey Of London, as thereby they superseded the services of numerous civil surveyors. Colonel ANSON said that he had no wish to under rate the talents of the civil surveyors, but the Commis sioners of Sewers had considered that the work would be more satisfactorily executed by the sappers than by civil surveyors. Mr. HUDSON also deprecated the employment of the military in civil surveys, as thereby great wrong was inflicted on a large class of professional men. Mr. B. OSBORNE complained that there was an ex cess of 9,0001. over last year's estimates for the charge of Woolwich Cadet Academy, and this notwithstanding the abuses which had been proved to exist in that establishment. Colonel ANSON explained that there was no addition to the estimates in reality, as the expenses were repaid by the cadets. The vote, after some further conversation, was agreed to. On 82 7 4411. being proposed for the non-effective service, _ . Mr. C. BERKELEY said, that the sum included in :his vote for foreign half-pay seemed never to diminish. We h©d been at peace for thirty-three years, and during that time not one of these pensioners seemed to have died.—(A laugh.) Mr. GOULBURN said that an inquiry had taken place some time since on that subject which had proved most satisfactory. The vote was then agreed to, as was also a vote of 200,0004, being the remainder of 460,0001., for the mili tary allowances and half-pay of the land forces. The Chairman then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again at twelve o'clock to-morrow (this day). Mr. WYLD moved for a return of the aggregate number of persons discharged from custody by order of Commissioners in Lunacy, since the formation of that Board, and the reasons for discharge; distinguishing the sexes and years. MESSAGE FROM TIIE LORDS. A message from the Lords informed the House that their Lordships had agreed to the following Bills: Prisons—Dunbar Customs, Water, and Harbour Dues Amendment—Caledonian Railway (Branch across the Clyde and Glasgow Station) without Amendment— Aberavon Market, with an Amendment—Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Deviations, Connecting Branch, and Improvement)—Leith Municipality and Police Trusts, Markets, Paving, and Sanitary Improvement, with Amendments. COMMITTEE ON SAVINGS BANKS (IRELAND' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER nomi Dated the following Members on this committee:—Mr. H. Herbert, Mr, Goulburn, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. !Terries, Mr. G. Craig, Mr. P. Serone ' Sir J. Y. Byller, Mr. Hume, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. W. Fagan, Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. S. Adair, and Mr. Brainston. The Right Hon. Gentleman stated that, as the object of the Committee's inquiries was as much connected with Scot land as Ireland, he had thought it right to place on the Committee several Scotch Members. Mr. MONSELL suggested the substitution of the names of Lord G. Bentiuck,- Mr. Clements, and Major Blackall, for those of Sir J. Y. Buller, Mr. Herries, and Mr. Seymer. After a conversation the names originally proposed were agreed to. LONDON, TUESDA Y HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. On Saturday evening Mademoiselle Jenny Lind ap peared as Elvira, in the opera of I Puritani, for the first time, and not only do we consider her interpretation of the character by far the most truthful that has ever been given, but we consider that Mademoiselle Lind herself is greater in Elvira than in an y ot h er character i n w hi c h s h e has yet appeared. More th an any ot h er c h arac t er d oes Elvira enable her to bring all her resources into play. In the earlier scenes Elvira is as joyous, as playful, as artless as the "Figlia del Reggimente herself; gradually the clouds lower around her, until like a second Lucia she is deprived of reason. The storm is at an end, and Amina-like, restored to her lover, she once more awakes to happiness. Nothing could be finer than the manner in which these varied passions were depicted by Jenny Lind. Nothing could be more interesting than her appearance when she first came on the stage, Lull of youth and hope, her silvery sparkling tones filling her hearers with joy. As she rested her head on the breast of Lablache, whose noble countenance and portly form so ad mirably sets off his costume as the greyheaded warrior, the picture presented was exquisite—it became truly en chanting when Elvira's delight is awakened by the sounds that herald the lover's approach. In the next scene, the most striking feature was the fine-drawn, swelling, long-sustained, and gradually dying note which she gave forth in the quintett " Ciel arridi"—it possessed exquisite tenderness. The polacca "Son vergin," so long, so rapid, and so i ntr i cate, that it seems rather to have been writt en f or an instrument than for a voice, and in whi c h s h e introduced embellish ments the most var i e d , novel, and marvellously involved, was delivered with such extraordinary ease, that it appeared she was sporting with a trifle; and when the shouts of the whole house com pelled her to repeat it, she took the movement quicker, and added at the end a volata, which showed her untiring energy. The grand scene of th e second act, particularly " Vien diletto," and her share of the duet in the third act, gave rise to storms of applause; it appeared as if science, taste, and natural p ower cou l d not extend further. But her greatest triumph w as th e scene of the first act where despair at the s i g ht o f h er betrothed flying away with a supposed rival enters the very soul of Elvira. Her tones were as completely subdued as her acting—she relied ex• elusively for effect on what is most difficult to attain in art —quality of tone, accent, and expression —a great portion was scarcely above a whisper, but it was heart-searching. The manner in which she moved the feelings of the audience from the moment when Elvira says, " Ove sei 0 Artur," until she utters " Vivro d'amore— morro d'amor," tie pen -can describe—several persons around us were moved to•,tears. IVe. do not know what will oe the eomparativo attraction of I.Putitani. La Son nambula, Lucia, and Figlia, attract every tune they are performed such overflowin crowds,' tliat if we were to employ the numerical test, I Puritani might not surpass these rival operas . of Mdlle; Lind's 'per sonation in a managerial estimate; but we • feel convinced that in the one scene *described above; for the reasons before stated, Mdlle. Lind has effected the greatest advance in the lyrical art. To praise the Giorgio of Lablache at this epoch of his career would be almost an insult to that noble artist. He is not only equal to his groat and enduring fame in this part, but since ho has filled it every other performer in the character appears a dwarf in talent as well as in form. Colletti, in the full maturity of his remarkable talent, is a Riccardo of the highest order. In the grand duet, " Suoni la troinba," he introduced a new and appropriate embellishment of the most successful description. Lablache, who has to repeat the same words and the same notes, took up the gauntlet, and the effects produced in their amicable struggle of rivalry delighted the audience. Gardoni, although sang as well as looked the part of Arturo admirably; the improvement on last year was striking. At the end of the opera, the cold under which he was la bouring paralysed his energies for a second, but he soon recovered himself, and both afterwards, as well as before, we never saw him put so much intensity of feeling and expression in his singing ; his full pathetic tones telling with as much effect in the last duet and in the last solo as in his first appearance on the stage, when he sang "Al brilliar" so as to produce an immediate encore. Great pains hare been taken in getting up the opera, tind infinite praise is due to Mr. Balte for the admirable manner in which he conducted the orchestra a nd cho- ruses. No,thing could be finer. JENNY LIND'S CONCERT. A more gratifying or graceful scene than that pre sented yesterday, in the Great Concert Room, at her. Majesty's Theatre, has seldom or ever been witnessed.' The most exalted art was exercised in the sacred cause of charity, and the spirit which ministered to the. sick and the indigent was Jenny Lind.. A rare gift is true genius united with a mind well regulated and a heart softened by its divine influences ; it is not only a blessing to the possessor, but to all who come within its circle, and even through the tainted atmosphere of a theatre it infuses a freshness and a perfume all that it touches becomes elevated and refined ; and perhaps in no country of the globe is its moral influence more felt and appreciated than in Eng land. When the fact was ascertained that Jenny Lind had so nobly undertaken singly, and at all hazard, to give a concert in aid of the funds of the Hospital for Consumption in Brompton, we confess we felt no surprise at the offer—it was but an added instance to many similar actions that have signalised her artistic career—a career that will be remembered as much by her virtues and beneficence as by her supremacy as a lyric artist. The illustrious example met with a glorious response, for scarcely was the circumstance announced than an unparalleled demand for admissions followed, and the appearance of the room yesterday morning bore honourable testimony to the good, the gentle, the gifted concert giver. E v ery sea t i n the area, the boxes, and the orchestra was filled by rank, fa s hi on , an d talent. The Duke of Wellington, who was seated on the front of the platform, on the appearance of Jenny Lind, shook hands with her, and the fervent welcom e with which she was greeted was rather that of personal friendship than the applause commonly tendered to public singers. It was ewo admirable an ; s it the ffe gi rd ft e s d of p thee opportunity tyt heart-felt, aad enth us i ast i c, and was el i c i te d as m much b)respect was of th for the manifestatio n o f the perfect mastery p os sessed by Jenny Lind of the m os t oppos i te schools o f music, and a aep The programme of the several styles of vocalisin g . Thus we had the grand aria of Mozart, from the Flauto Magioo, "Non parents," with its wonderful altitudes and intricate pas sages; and the ornat e cavat i na o f Rellini, " Casts Diva;' Rosini's duetto from the Turco, " Per piacere alla Sig nora," with Lablache; and the famous trio of Meyer beer from the Crociato, " Giovinetti Cavalier;" and last and most marvellous, as exhibiting the extraordinary power, brilliancy, finish, faculty, and musicianship, the , trio for soprano and two flutes, from Meyerbeer's Camp of :Silesia. Mozart's aria, the trio, and the cavatina were rcdomand e d, an d never certainly was Jenny Lind in finer voice or in more gracious vein. She seemed inspired by the occasion to outdo all her former doings. The excitement was unbounded, from her first entrance to the close of the concert. The chief novelty was the trio from the Camp of Silesia. This is more remarkable as a theme for the exhibition of the Lind marvels than for any intrinsic merit. It is rather an exercise for the voice than a dra matic development of a subject. Jenny Lind acted as musical directress, giving the tempi and indicating the nuances very gracefully and quaintly. M. Remusat and Mr. King were the flautists; and performed admirably. Mademoiselle Cruvelli sang a romanza of Nicoli with excellent effect ; Signor Coletti delivered an aria from Mercadante's Reggente, "Nueva ferita," with remark• able spirit ; and Belletti gave the scene from Sonnam hula, " Deh ! ti ferma," with great excellence. The in strumental portion consisted of Liszt's fantasia of the Lucia, and a pair of Mendelssahn's " Lieder ohne Worts," very well played by Mr. Otto Goldsmidt ; and a violin concerto of Do &riot, by Mr. Cooper, whose style, exe cution, and tone, are admirable. He was loudly ap plauded. This brilliant concert terminated at a quarter past four. Jenny Lind was called for repeatedly, amidst cheers, waving of handkerchiefs, and every possible de monstration of applause. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—On Saturday evening her Majesty's box was occupied by the Bari and Coun tess of Jersey, Lady Clementine, and Lady Louisa Vil liers, Lady Cowley, Miss Wellesley, and Baron Koller. There were also present Prince Metternich,the Duke and Duchess of Beanfort, and the Ladies Somerset, the Duchess Dowager of,Bedford and Lady Rachel Russell, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Lord and Lady E. nest Bruce, the Duchess of Coign'', his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, the Marquis of Titehfield, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Winchester, the Marquis of Kildare, Duchess of Leinster and Lady Jane Fitzgerald, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Ladies Howard, the Earl of Strathmore, the Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss Johnstone, Sir John and Lady Walsh, Earl Bruce, Earl of Durham, Earl Forrester, Earl of Cardi gan, Earl of Besborough, Earl and Countess of Eglin ton, Earl and Countess - of Rosslyn, Earl of Mun s t er , Lord G. Lennox, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Temple town, Lady ,Georgiana Codrington, Viscount Dupplin, Lady Charlotte Denison, Lady Agnes Duff, Lady Louisa Oswald, Viscountess Dillon, Viscount and Viscountess Comberuiere, Viscount Sydney, Lord and Lady C ar i ng _ ton, Lord Hothaw, Lord Compton, Lord Stafford, Lord Ward, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Elphinstone,:Lady Scott, Lady Morgan, Lady Webster, Sir ;Francis and at the Freemasons' offive Lady Lawley, Sir Robert and Lady Pe el , Mr. Arthur and Miss Peel, Lady Bentinck, La d y Bur g o yne and the Misses Burgoyne, & c. &cc. B ENEVOLEN T INSTITUTION FOR AGED AND IN FIRM JOURNEYMEN T AYLONS.—Yesterda y a n adjourned annual general meeting of th e members and subscribers T to a i v h e e rn a , institutionb f o o v r e general busin i e v s a s s heldn thea , d ad ditional pensioners. Mr. Cutler in the c h air. The funded capital amounts to 13,285 1 . 9 5. 10d. Yesterday's election wo u ld make sixty pensioners on the funds (in eluding ten widows of deceased pensioners), the annual cost of whom, and the maintenance of the asylum at Haverstock-hill, Hampstead-road, exceeds 1 ,7001., to meet which for the past year the certain revenue arising from the interest on the funded capital falls short of 5001. The subscriptions to the permanent and relief fund at the masters' dinner in March last was 556/. 11s.; and that of the journeyman's in June, 104/. 19s. 6d. The income for the past year, from all sources, was 2,688/. 17s. 6d. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday an accident occurred to a labouring man while engaged in Pu lli ng up some timber at the alteration of the terminus of the London and North •Western Railway. It appears that the man injured was engaged, with others, in pulling up some timber t o th e men i n th e u pper part of the build ing, when by some means one of the pieces fell uponpoor fellow's h ea d w i t h suc h f orce as to prostrate him t o the ground and break the piece of timber. He was im mediately picked up, and taken to the Univeridty College Hospital. IRELANI). DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING..—It was generally expected by the public that the three o'clock train from Tipperary would bring up, if not Mr. O'Brien in person, some particulars of his movements last night, The terminus at that hour was surrounded by an anxious crowd, who eagerly inquired of every passenger after the chief outlaw ; but the only infor mation they could elicit was, that all was quiet along the line from Limerick. A glance at the map will show that Urlingford, the last place at which /qr. O'Brien was reported, is midway between Thurles and Kilkenny, about ten miles from the line of rail way along which the passengers from the county ( f Tipperary travel to town. Last night the enrolled pensioners of Dublin were under arms at their several barracks throughout the city. Yesterday Major-General Napier and Colonel Doyle left Limerick for Thurles, where they were to meet the 74th Highlanders, two guns field battery, 200 of the 60th Rifles, 200 of the Bth Hussars and King's Dragoon Guards; the whole column being sent expressly for the purpose of pursuing Mr. Smith O'Brien and the other outlaws, who were reported to be in the neighbourhood of Thurles. From Waterford we learn that the Tweed corvette, 20 guns, the brig Frolic, the Royal Adelaide, and the Dragon, with troops, arrived at this port, the greater part of whom marched towards Carrick-on-Suir. Special constables hare been sworn in, and the excite ment had somewhat abated yesterday. A great many Confederates have fled from Water ford, Limerick, Cork, and Kilkenny. Every post brings intelligence of the dissolution of clubs. The presidents and other officers are panic stricken. In the Dublin corporation on Tuesday next, a inoe tion is to be made in reference to the propriety of dealing with its solicitor, Mr. Francis Morgan, who is proclaimed in the line and Cry as an outlaw. The trials of Messrs. Duffy, Martin, Doherty, and all other editors and printers of the Nation, Felon, and Tribune newspapers, in custody, will be brought on at the next commission, which will commence on the Bth of August. COLLISION BETWEEN THE REBELS AND TEE CONSTABULARY—TEN KILLED AND UP WARDS OF FORTY WOUNDED. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.—The intelligence brought to town this morning by the early train is painful, but it can hardly be said unexpected. Ten human beings—poor deceived wretched rebels —were on Saturday shot dead, and, it is reported, upwards of forty wounded, by the constabulary unders the orders of Inspector Trant. The accounts yesterday morning mentioned that Mr. Trent and his party were shut up in a slated house at an open space near Ballingarry ; that Mr. Smith O'Brien with his party of rebels had summoned bhn to surrender; and that a collision was appre hended, as the military were fast closing on the loca lity. The following account, from the special corre spondent of the Freeman's Journal, gives the fullest particulars known here : LATEST FROM THE SOUTH. Freeman Office, Four o'Clock. We have received the following by special express from our correspondent in Kilkenny : "KILKENNY, SUNDAY NIGHT. " Early on Saturday morning Sub-Inspector Trent, of the Callan station, county Kilkenny, with between forty and fifty men under his command, proceeded to the neighbourhood of Ballingarry, on the borders of the county Tipperary, and twelve miles from the city of Kilkenny, to assist in arrest ing Smith O'Brien, who it was reported was some where in the mountains of that locality, surrounded by a large body of armed peasantry. Some time Afterwards a mounted policeman, constable Carroll, was dispatched from the Maudlin .street station, Kil kenny, with a dispatch for Sub-Inspector Trant- Carroll rode on until he came to a part of the coun try between Ballingarry and a place called the Com• mons, when he heard several shots fired, and was soon afterwards taken prisoner by armed country people. Some of them were for shooting him, say ing as I have been informed, If this man gets back ha will hang us all,' but others declared they would not take Carroll's life. I should remark that the constable was in coloured clothes. He was then brought into the presence of Smith O'Brien, who, it appears, wore a cap with a peak and silver band, and carried a stick in his hand. " Mr. O'Brien, addressing Carroll firmly, said you are one of the mounted police ?' The constable at once replied that he was, being aware that he was known to persons in the neighbourhood. Mr. O'Brien then, I am informed, turned round and asked the people about him would be give himself up ? but they not having advised him to such a step, he walked about for some time, and then mounted the constable's horse and rode away. Carroll was detained for some time afterwards in the custody of four men. During this period Sub-Inspector Trant and his men were shut up in a house to which they had retreated, surrounded by country people, on whom they fired from the windows. After a lapse of two or three hours Carroll was left, in charge of one man, and this one allowed the constable to take his departure. In coming along the road, on his way back to Kilkenny, Carroll encountered Mr. Smith O'Brien, who had changed his dress, now wearing a hat and on horseback. Mr. O'Brien stopped him. The constable, I am told, informed Mr. O'Brien that he had no arms, remonstrated with him, and told him it was foolish to think of holding out against the force that would be brought against him, especially as the priests were exhorting the people not to join in resisting the authorities. Mr. O'Brien seemed to think deeply on what the constable had said—ob served that for twenty years he had been trying to serve his country, and that if the people did not stand by him he might as well give up. Shortly afterwards he parted, Carroll giving him his stick, and rode off by himself. On the return of the constable to Kil kenny, orders were given to the military and police to march to Mr. Trant's assistance; and at half-past eight in the evening the city was thrown into an aw ful state of excitement by the moving onwards to wards Ballingarry of a most formidable-looking force. In the van was a troop of the 4th Light Dragoons ; then followed a large body of police, then came about 300 infantry soldiers, headed by the resident magis trate, Joseph Green, Esq., and the rear was brought up by another body of police. There were in all between 300 and 400 soldiers, and about 160 of the consta bulary. A guard of the 83d Regiment kept watch on the Tholsel, and a very large number of police were under arms in the assembly-room, it being generally supposed that Smith O'Brien would be brought in a prisoner during the night. However, shortly after the departure of the military and police, news of the safe retreat of Mr. Trant and his party were conveyed to Kilkenny, and cavalry police were dispatched to recal the soldiers and constabulary who were on their way out. They were overtaken in Kilmanagh, about eight miles from Kilkenny, and returned at an early hour this morning. " Mr. Trant and his men got off in safety, but I regret to say that several of the people were killed and wounded. Amongst the latter, it is thought, Mr. Dillon. Some accounts state that twelve people were killed, but I believe those to be exaggerated. " I have heard that there were about 300 armed men about Smith O'Brien at the time Carroll was taken, and some 400 more on the hill near him. Ca tholic clergymen were seen in vain exhorting the people to cease resisting the police, whilst the shots were whiezing around them. " It is supposed that Mr. Trant proceeded to Bal lingarry, under the impression that he was to find a large force there to meet him, and that the mounted policeman was sent after him to recall him on its being known that he would not be joined by the ex pected force. It was confidently asserted that it was owing to the interference of the Roman Catholic clergymen that the police were at length allowed to retire unmolested. " The last accounts from Ballingarry state that the military were concentrating on that point from all the surrounding districts." AUGUST 1, rite, NEW BILLS. Mr. C. LEWIS obtained leave to bring in a Bill to continue certain turnpike Acts. Lord MORPETII obtained leave to bring in a Bill amendin: - : an Act of last session, relating to the London Bridges Approaches Fund. The Bills were afterwards brought in and read a first time. The House adjourned at One o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Yotes and Proceedings of the House or Commons.) MONDAY, JUL!' 31. SUGAR DUTIES.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made and Question proposed, "And from and after the respective days next hereinafter mentioned, on Sugar, the growth and produce of any Foreign Country, and on all Sugar not otherwise charged with Duty, the Duties follow ing:"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the words, "and on all Sugar not otherwise charged with duty:"—Question put, "That the words and on all Sugar not otherwise charged with duty' stand part of the Question." The Com mittee divided:— MAJORITY-AYES, 87. Alxly, T. N. Grenfel , Charles W. Parker, John Adair, R. Shafto Grey, Sir George Pilkington, James Anson, Colonel Hall, Sir Benjamin Power, Dr. Armstrong, Sir A. Hardcastle, J. A. Price, Sir R Armstrong, It. B. Hawes, Benjamin Reynolds, John Baring, Sir F. T. Hay, Lord J. Romilly, Sir John Barnard, E. G. llayter, W. G. Russell, Lord John Bellew, It. M. Headlam, T. E. Russell, F. C. Berkeley, Captain Henry, Alexander Salwey, Colonel Illewitt, Reginald Hothouse, T. B. Shell, R. L. Boyle, Colonel. Howard, P. H. Shelburne, Earl of Brockman, E. D. Jervis, Sir John Somerville, Str W. Brotherton, J. Kershaw, James Stuart, Lord D. Brown, W. King, P. J. Tancred, H. W. Clay, James Labouchere, Henry Tennent, .J. Clay, Sir W. Langston, J. H. Thompson, Colonel Clifford, Henry M. Lemon, Sir Charles Thornely, T. Cobden, Richard Lewis, G. C. Tollemache, F. J. Colebrooke, Sir T. M`Gregor, John Villiers, Charles Craig, W. 0. Martin,lC.:.W. Ward, H. G. Dashwood, G. 11. Matheson, A. Westhead, J. P. Duke, Sir James Matheson, Colonel Williams, John Dundas, Admiral Maule, Fox Wilson, James E wart, William Milner, W. M. Wilson, Matthew Fagan, William Mitchell, A. T. Wood, Sir Charles Forster, Matthew Morpeth, Viscount Wood, W. P. Fox, Richard M. Morison, Sir W. Wyld, James Fox, W. J. O'Connell, M. J. TELLERS. Freestun, Colonel Ogle, S. C. Tufnell, Henry Grace, 0. D. _ Paget, Lord A. . 1.1111, L9rd Marcus MINORITY-NOES, 34. Anstey, T. C. Goulburn, Henry Xewdegate, C. N. Archdall, Captain Grogan, Edward Pugh, David Bankes, G. Gwyn, Rowel Richards, Richard Bentinck, Lord G. Henley, J. W. Smyth, Sir H. Beresford, William Herrics, J. C. Stuart, J. Buck, L. W. Hildyard, R. C. Urquhart, David Buller, Sir J. Y. • Hood, Sir Alezander Vivian, J. E. Disraeli, B. Hotham, Lord Willoughby, Sir H. Drummond, Henry Iludson, G. Dundas, G. Jolliffe, Sir W. IL Gaskell, J. M. Law, C. E. TELLERS. • Gladstone, W. B.: Miles, Philip W. S. Barkly, Heart' Gordon, Admiral Mußinge, J. R. Baillie, H. J. FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY (IRELAND) BILL.— (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Fourteenth Clause (Regulating Proceedings as to the Sale of Land) :—Amendment proposed, to add the following Pro viso :—" Provided always, that no lot by this Act autho rised to be sold and disposed of, shall be so sold or disposed of, in any case, so that more than one person shall be the owner or occupier of every thirty acres thereof:"—Amend inept proposed to the proposed Amendment., to leave out the words "or occupier :"—Question put, " That the words or occupier' stand part of the proposed Amendment." The Committee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 51. MINORITY-NOES, 3. Crawford, W. S. Thompson, Colonel Wilson, Matthew TZLLEIti O'Connor, reargue Serope, G. P. STEAM ON TURNPIKE ROADS. TO THE EDITOR OF 'THE SUN. SIR,—I omitted to mention in my last letter, that Sir Henry Parnell and the late Thomas Telford, Esq., in their report upon turnpike-roads, state, that if a rail was laid on the side of the road, same undulating, that then one horse would do as much as five or six. The difference of friction on timber and iron is about twenty per cent. in favour of the latter, and therefore if ono horse would do as much as four or five, then passengers might be conveyed upon timber tracks by horses at the charge of one penny and three halfpence per mile, and by steam power at one halfpenny and three farthings per mile, supposing steam-power to be only half the cost of horse power. Yours respectfully, THOMAS MOTLEY, C.E. 21, Stangate, Lambeth. THE BRAZILS. The Linnet packet, with the Brazilian mails, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday afternoon. Her dates are—Rio de Janeiro, June 4; Bahia, June 20; and Pernambuco, June 24. She has a freight of about 55,000 L, of which about 12,0001. is for the St. John del Rey Mining Com pany, 1,4001. for the National Brazilian Mining Com pany, and 600/. for the Imperial Brazilian Mining Asso ciation. Exchange at Rio Janeiro, 23 } to 24 ; a t Bahia, 241; at Pernambuco, The news from Rio Janeiro has been anticipated by a recent arrival. At Bahia all was quiet. English ship ping was much wanted. Freights for the Channel were 4/. 103. to 51. per ton. The province of Pernambuco was in a very disturbed state,. and.great fears wore enter tained of a very serious outbreak. The following Brazi lian ships of war were lying there.—The Euterpe, 20 gnus; Calliope, I*o guns; Capebarde, 10 guns; Ando zainhe, 3 guns; and Seguledade, 3 guns. CAMDEN-TOWN RAGGED SCHOOL.—Last evening a numerous and highly influential meeting of the ladies and gentlemen residing in the above locality took place in the St. Pllncras Vestry-rooms, for the purpose of stating the progress of the above schools, and of raising funds for furthering the objects. Lord Ashley presided, and alluded to the successful progress of ragged schools, and said that the children, after being educated, would, on batch sailedthe in their arrival on r i a va at the atoubrtd G aaj o ny v i e nll r a n inse m t d e Government's, in future, be t ransp l anted to our colonies at the rate of 1 50 annually, an d a t t h e expense of Government. The first s : li e n b e r p u n ti Bena t ooy a m tp y r t, i , vat e expense)and would th e boys in pastoral labour, and the girls as domestio ser vants. Mr, Spalding, the honorary secretary, read the report, which showed that schools for the accommodation of two hundred children had been established in Little Camden street. They had only existed for three weeks, and seventy children had been admitted. The collection had been 115/. 35., 1001. had been laid out upon the schools, but 100/. more would be required for the current expenditure of the year, of which only 361. had been promised in annual subscrip tions. The report was adopted, and resolutions carried for furthering the objects of the schools, concluding with a vote of thanks to the chairman, when the meet ing broke up. THE LEEDS AND DEWSBURY RAILWAY.—The public opening of the line of railway from Leeds to Dewsbury took place yesterday amidst much rejoicing. The line is ten miles long, and by it the distance by railway between Leeds and Manchester will be reduced from 61 to 41 miles, as compared with the present cir• cuitaus route; and the distance between many other places and the chief seat of the woollen manuf actures will be correspondingly diminished. The London and North-Western Company have leased it, and it is now classed as a section of that company's lines. The open ing train started from the new station of the company erected on the south side of Wellington-street, Leeds, about.one o'clock, proceeded to the junction of the line near Dewsbury, with the Lanarkshire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds) line, and returned between four and five o'clock. The directors, with the share holders and other friends, celebratei the opening by a public dinner in the Music Hall after the opening exour -4011. EVEN NG. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. WILLMONT, NEAR BALLINGARRY, COUNTY OF TIPPERARY, SATURDAY NIGHT. This morning, three o'clock, intelligence was received at Kilkenny that O'Brien, Meagher, Do heny, O'Reilly, and Dillon, had been proclaimed traitors ; that rewards had been offered of 5001. for the apprehension of O'Brien, and of 3001. for that of each of his four confederates. Notices to this effect were posted up not only in Kilkenny, but all over the country, policemen having been dispatched on cars in every direction for that purpose. Scarcely had the announcement been made at Kilkenny, when Mr. Blake, the County Inspector of Constabulary, re solved to undertake the important duty which the Lord-Lieutenant's proclamation pointed out. Having matured his plans with the most praiseworthy dis patch, he started from Kilkenny shortly after day break, and reaching Harleypark, ascertained there on undoubted authority that Smith O'Brien and the other proclaimed traitors had passed the night among the colliers (or " Black Boys") of Boulagh• common within a mile of Ballingarry. This important point having been settled, Mr. Blake sent a messenger to Callan, where the constabulary of the surrounding district had been concentrated some days previously. These, to the number of 50 or 60 men, under the command of chief-constable Trant, he directed to march on the common of Boulagh, a distance of 10 , Irish miles. Mr. Blake also dispatched a messenger to Mr. Greene, the resident magistrate of Kilkenny, requesting him to get a strong military force moved at once from the barracks there to the same point. Proceeding to Bellyphilip, the residence of Mr. Going, he there received further information as to the where abouts of Mr. O'Brien and his rebel crew. Acting upon this, he proceeded at once to Thurles, and hav ing secured military reinforcements of the most com plete and overwhelming kind from that place, and, by the aid of messengers, from Fetharcl, Clonniel, Tern plemore, and Cashel, he had these all concentrated on the spot which had been pointed out to him as the head-quarters of the rebel army. While all these prepa rations were in progress, the small but courageous band of policemen from Callan had already penetrated to the very centre of disaffection, and with a resolution which, when all the circumstances are known, will excite universal admiration, had in effect suppressed the insurrection. A body of fifty armed men had checked the rebellion which was to sweep before it the armies of the Queen and to disunite the two armies for ever ! As I have not yet been on the field of battle, I am only able to give a general out line of what took place there. The police, marching to the common of Boulagh, found Smith O'Brien and his associates in treason stationed there with an over whelming force, ready to give them battle. The hell of the nearest Roman Catholic chapel had been rung as soon as they were seen approaching, and crowds of persons were momentarily flocking to the ranks of the insurgents. Finding himself in dan cer of being surrounded and cut off, chief-constable Trent threw his men into a substantial slated house which stands on an eminence close to the common. llere they were speedily assailed by the armed mob without and by their leaders. Mr. Smith O'Brien went up to the window with a brace of pistols in his hands, and called on them to surrender their arms, promising them that if they complied their persons would be safe. While he parleyed and endeavoured to fraternize by shaking hands with the men through the windows, his adherents were very coolly piling straw and hay at the entrance of the house, with the view of suffocating the poor fellows within, or burning them alive. The time was now come for action, but the police did not use their muskets till several shots had been fired at them, and stones thrown in on them through the window. One i.ccount says they fired a volley, another that they fired only three shots. Certain, however, it is that two men one of them, I b e li eve , named il'Bride, were killed dead on the spot, and that a third expired shortly after. It is also currently re ported that one of Smith O'Brien's friends (some say Dillon) was wounded in the knee. The effect of this determined conduct was that the crowd re treated, and although Smith O'Brien urged them over and over again to go and pull down the house, they would not attempt it. The Romaie Catholic clergyman of the district, it is said, arrived at this time on the scene of strife, and implored the people to abstain from violence. Smith O'Brien and his friends then appear to have got disgusted. Declar ing that as the people would not stand by him, he would not stand by them, he fled across the country, upon the chief -constable's horse, and, rumour says in the direction of U r li ng f or d . By this time a reinforcement of constabulary hail arrived from Cashel, and soon after strong bodies of the regular troops, cavalry, artillery, and in fantry, came pouring in from every quarter. By the time they had arrived the utmost tranquillity pre vailed—the rebellion had vanished, and was nowhere to be found. The military will bivouac to-night on the open field—no pleasant position, as it rains in tor rents. So much for the battle of Boulagh. common, fought between 4,000 or 5,000 insurgents and 50 or el 0 police. fiALLINGARRY, SUNDAY, THREE P.M.—The scene of rebellion swarms with troops from every quarter. The disturbances are completely suppressed. General M'llonald is here in command. _ . Two of the insurgents are mortally wounded, and are dying now, and there are a great many hurt. There is no news here of Smith O'Brien and his companions. 'Cis said they fled to Johnstown ; the cavalry and police are in pursuit of them. Another report, in which I place some reliance, states that O'Brien was fired at yesterday within a distance of ten yards by two policemen, and that he fell wounded ; if so, it is likely he and the others are not far off. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY NIGHT. To-night's Dublin mail confirms the accounts of a collision having taken place, which was telegraphed this morning. It appears that ten of the rebels were killed and forty wounded ; Dillon is thought to be dangerously so. O'Brien is not yet taken, but the rebellion is crushed. EVILS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF SEA-SAND OR SALT-WATER IN MORTAR.—OnIy get rid of the salt, and sea-sand will make mortar fit for any purpose. The difficulty is to do this thoroughly; and so long as there remains any salt i❑ it, so long will there be a tendency to dampness and moat serious inconvenience. We know a house on the sea-coast where_a wall was built to separate two rooms, from mortar made, as the architect after wards ascertained, from washed sea•saud, and the result is that on the approach of wet weather, this wall, like the old barometer, a piece of sea-weed, is always damp, and throws out particles of salt. The injuries done to the Duke of Wellington's books at Walmer Castle through the use of sea-sand in the walls forming the library, has been often mentioned. An architect much engaged on the coast writes us as follows:—" There can be but one opinion about the effect of salt-water-sand in mortar or plastering. The atmosphere acts upon it, as far as I know, for centuries, certainly to my own knowledge of walls of fifty years' standing, no paint, colour, or paper will stand without discolouration." One of the commis sioners appointed to select stone for the Houses of Par liament, replied to us thus when we asked his opinion:— " I consider sea-sand for mortar would be objectionable to a certain extent, under any circumstances, if dampness is to be avoided. Supposing all other things to be equal, an addition of salt, however small, will prevent the mor tar ever attaining the same degree of induration which it would have done had no salt been introduced." The corporation surveyor of one of our sea-coast towns re plied to our inquiry in these words:—" I am so convinced of the injurious properties of sea-sand as to induce me always to put a clause in my specifications precluding its use, either washed or unwashed, under a heavy for fei ture."—Builder. LOVERS FOUND DROWNED.—MYSTERIOUS CASE.— On Monday morning the bodies of a young couple were taken out of the canal belonging to the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal Company at Whitacre Bridge, about two miles north-east of Huddersfield. Their names are, respectively, David Carter, aged twenty-four, son of and employed by John Carter, of Coke Bridge, who carries on a whitening mill, near Whitacre Bridge ; and Elizabeth Sykes, an orphan girl, who was employed as one of the cotton-mills at Colne Bridge. An attachment bad ex isted between the two for some time previous, and it had been arranged last Sunday that their marriage should take place on Sunday five weeks hence. They spent some time together in company at the Peacock Inn, on the Leeds-road, about one-third of the distance between the place where they were found drowned and Huddersfield. Tho landlord' states that, whilst there, they were in good spirits,' and the young man in particular was in a joking humour. They left there about a quarter to 11 o'clock, and it appears that they had intended to take the road home to Colne Bridge by the towing path of the canal, that being the nearest way. The father of the young man was surprised to find, on Monday morning, that his son had been absent all night; and on inquiry he found also that the young woman had been absent from her lodg ings, and it was supposed from this circumstance that they had gone to be married. On Monday morning, a hat and bonnet were found on the banks of the canal, near to the place above stated ; and on drags being procured, the body of the young woman was drawn out of the water, and shortly afterwards also that of the young mau, both from the same place. The arms of both were in a position to indicate that, pre vious to the drags being used, they were clasped in each others arms. The bodies were taken to the White Horse Inn, a short distance from the place, when hundreds of persons, especially females, visited the house to view the bodies. At the time of our eorre• spondent's writing nothing certain could be learned as to whether the occurrences had been accidental, or a case of determined self-destruction; and it is very pro bable that even after the inquest, which was to be held at half-past four yesterday (Tuesday), the whole affair will remain involved in mystery.—ManchesterGuardian. PULLING DOWN A HOUSE TO SETTLE DISPUTED POSSESSION.—O n Sunday afternoon the neighbourhood of St. Clement's-churchyard, Strand, was thrown into a state of tum u lt, by th e con d uc t o f an i n dividual, who, d n accompanied by a number of labourers, forcibly entered upon the premises, 13, Milford-lane, and forthwith commenced their demolition; their extraordinary pro ceedings soon gathered an immense crowd, amongst wi whom the men threw the timber of the building,a small was quickly unroofed and entirely razed , except was e_ll_ portion of the front wall of the t h h o e u that was left standing. It seems as e hes t i e e l premises have for some time e possession s e e diewhich e t e o f veseiesnev,peirnal which h th e e en ri m gh e t de of te po g ss e e ie ssio an n, d a m nd ei a e p t t a t e e s i m n t l p be ts e n s h e a e l haveon fire, and ainnd jured. The premises. conflicts have ensued, a h n e d re sev e o ls r e a people been p to pull down the yesterday, the above in dividu h a e l e a se va t il e ed p h re im ve s n e t lf t o h f e th o e th o e p r .. portunity side having possession. THE EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER LINE. —The Devizes Gazette, states, that immediately on the decision of the Peers, in favour of this line, the South-Western Company proceeded to make the most vigorous preparations for pushing on the Sa lisbury line to Yeosil. Tho South-Western Company, it will be recollected, have agreed to pay the Yeovil and Exeter shareholders five per cent. certain on their shore, so that as far as the holders .of shares are concerned the work will be no speculation. Thi s li ne, b y restoring the old trading connexions of the city, will boa g reat b oo , to Exeter.—Exeter Times. A BLACK "BuLL."—At the free black settlement in Africa, a police ordonnance was lately issued, by which it is forbidden that " any person should pub licly worship alli ga t ors , t h un d er, or other reptiles , or they will be subject t o a pena l ty not exceeding' ten shillings." COURT CIRCULAR, OSBORNE, MONDAY. The Queen and thl Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, took their usual walks this morning. No addition is expected to the royal dinner party this evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town yesterday from her residence in Richmond Park, and paid a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, left town yesterday, for their residence at Kew. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. La bouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Viscount Mor peth. Thu Council sat two hours and a half. Viscount Hardinge had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey yes terday, at the Col'mini-office. The Primate of Ireland had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bad a committee meeting yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at theColonial office from the Governors of Malta, the Gambia, the Mauritius, and Hong-Kong. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of New South "Wales. Prince and Princess Callimalti left town yesterday for Worthing, where they intend staying a few days. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday, from his residence at Richmond. Earl Grey arrived in town yesterday, from his real. dence at Datchet. Lieut.-General Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison re turned to town on Saturday, from a tour to the Lakes and the North, and leave Great Stanhope -street on Tues day morning for Oakley Park, Suffolk. UNIVERSITY IN TELLIGEN CE. CAMBRIDGE, JULY 30.-TRINITY COLLEGE.--The Rev. J. S. Ilowson, M.A. (B.A. 1837) of Trinity Col lege, has been appointed to the Principalship of the Col legiate Institution, Liverpool. Mr. Howson was for merly Vice• Principal of the institution. KING'S COLLEGE. —Mr. Charres Booth has been ad mitted a scholar of this society. TEE CIIURCEL—The Rev. E. Sneyd, of Christ's Col lege, M.A. (8.A., 1826), has been ?resented to the vicarage of St. Oswald, Durham. The Rev. G. J. Scyce, B.A. (1840), Christ's College, has been presented to tho perpetual curacy of Slapton, Devon. The Rev. S. V. Bitching, B.A. (1846), of St. John's College, has been presented to the curacy of Bruckley, Northamptonshire. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The Goodwood settling, although very heavy, passed off smoothly; we only heard of one absentee, whose de ficit, it is said, is not much over 1,0001. Scarcely any thing was done on future events until near six o'clock; a little occupation was then found for the metallics, enabling us to make up a tolerable list of prices:— BRIGHTON STARES. 5 to 2 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—t f 4 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Footstool 4 to 1 agst Mr. Rolt na The Cur 7 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Millwood —taken Tarella and Remembrance were declared nut to start o❑ Friday last. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to l apt Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin 8 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Remembrance ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken 7 to 2 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher 9 to 2 agst Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland-5 to 1 taken freely 6 to 1 agst Lord Clifden'b; Surplice 18 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault 500 even laid between Justice to Ireland and Flat catcher; the bucker of the Irish horse afterwards offered 6 to 5. DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman—t 15 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Osterly—taken ,000 to 20 agst Lord Clifden's Tiresome-1,000 to 15 taken several times Lord Clifden's horses vill;lnfuture, be trained by R. Stephenson, jun., at Newmarket; some of them have already left Goodwood. AQUATICS. ST. JOHN'S REGATTA. This regatta, for a purse of sovereigns given by the inhabitants of St. John's, Lambeth, came off yesterday. The distance was from the buoys off the Old Barge House, round Hungerford-bridge, back round Cory's roads, up to Hungerford again, and down to Waterloo bridge. First Heat. Tisdell Stevens •• ... ... ..• ... (Green) 1 . • •• ••• •• • •• • (Blue) 2 This W • tts a closely-contested heat. Second Heat. Pratt Carter (Red) 1 (Pink) 2 Pratt ... Tisdell (Red) 1 Carter ••• ••• (.Green) 2 ..• •.• ••• (Pink) 3 This was a splendid h eat . T he winner was behind some boats' lengths until the rounding of the boat, when he shot ahead, and won easily, GREAT AQUATIC PERFORMANCE. The match against time, in which Mr. Clayton under took for a large bet to row from Richmond-bridge to Westminster-bridge, with tide, in one hour and fifty minutes, took place yesterday evening. The match was one creating the most lively interest, and considerable sums depended upon the result, money being laid out at 5 and 6t04 on time. At about six o'clock last evcninr , Mr. Clayton, who does not in appearance warrant thi impression that he is a man of very considerable power, made his appearance at the starting place in a funny built by Wentzell, which had been out-rigged for the occasion, ant was accompanied by several cutters ; R. Coombcs, the champion of the Thames, being retained in one of them, to direct Mr. Clayton's steerage. Ile went to work with a fine spring tide under him, and a very fair wind with him, ut a good pace, arrived at Kew bridge twenty-two minutes after the start, at Hammer smith-bridge fifty-one minutes past, at Putney in one hour and five minutes, and finally accomplished his ex traordinary undertaking in one hour forty-three minutes forty-five seconds, thus winning by six minutes and a quarter. Mr. Clayton, who is only a few pounds over eight stone in weight, exhibited throughout great pluck and lasting power, and did not appear, on coming in, to exhibit distress. The distance is fourteen miles three furlongs. Grand Beat. --- - - ----- ELECTION OF SHRRlFFS. — Yesterclay, pursuant to precept, the Lord Mayor held a common hall, at the Guildhall, for the election of sheriffs for the ensuing year, in the room of Mr. T. Chandler, excused, and Mr. Benson, who has refused to perform the office, making the third election of those functionaries since Mid summer. day. About 300 of the livery were in attend ance, and the names:of six individuals were successively put for their approval. The Lord Mayor declared the show of hands in favour of Alderman Finnis, Mr. Dyer, and Mr. Goodhart, amidst strong marks of disapproba tion. His Lordship having retired with the civic officers to the Council Chamber, shortly after returning to the hustings the Town Clerk declared Alderman Finnis anrl Mr. Dyer duly elected sheriffs. Alderman Sidney irA suecliately demanded a poll on behalf of Alderman Fir.nis and Mr. Goodhart, _Proclamation for the poll was made forthwith, and it opened pro forma from three until four o'clock. It will be kept open for seven clear days. ~, SUSPECTED MURDER OF AN OLD LADY - AT latl6D. DAR.—Considerable excitement has prevailed at Ched dar in consequence of the exhumation of the body of en old lady, na:ned Sandell, who died in December last. was a single lady, and at one The time d e ce as e d carried, Having acquired a considerable competence , she some we on un a d p e r r o s fi ta ta n b d le business as a staymaker. time since gave up business and retired into private life. Before her death she made a will in f av o ur of two ne. phews, and the present inquiry has commenced at th e instigation of her brother, who had expected to inherit her property. The body was exhumed i n the presence who subsequently &c., wer e taken of' the Coroner and jury , Mr. Lawrence, surgeon, five o ther surgeons, and others, and opened in a barn a d. joining viscera, h e delivered them for analysation to Mr. Herepath, Chemist enehtahrge of eCheddbayr Mr. Church.Lai%Te of this city. The result of the analysation will not be made known until the Coroner and jury assembles again on Wednesday next.—Bristol Paper. EMBARKATION OF TROOPS.--GRAVESEND, JULY 31.—This morning draughts from the several depots at Chattham arrived hero and embarked from the Custom. house Quay, in boats, on board the ship Aboukir, Com mander Charles Scott, for Bengal, there their respective regiments serving in that presidency. The troops consist of 8i men of the 18th (Irish), four men of th e 53d, seven regiment (Roy a l men of the 98th, an d ten menof men of the 50th , 134 total of 240 m en . Th ere are alsothe 61st, ma ki ng a children. C a pt a i n L . L. 2O wome n an d 15 Montgomery of the 80th i n command, with the fo llowing b officers :—Lieut enant Ab bott and E ns i gn Th omas G ; a d la fß ett, Gist ; E ns i gn L eckie and Ensign N unn, 80th Ensign Brow n o f t h e 98th regiment. The ship, . and Ensign to the troops embarking, was inspected by the military authorities from Chatham Garrison. BOILER P. ' E XPLOSION AT P RESTON .—O ne o f the boilers (the only one in use, the other being under • ryp air) nt one of the mills belonging to Mr. John Coorier at Lambert- bottoms, ' exploded on Monday (yesterday), b which on e man was killed on the spot, and several per sons - sens so injured that their lives are despaired of. A man named William Middleton, employed as a bricklayer in repairing one of the flues, was so crushed by tbo bricks thrown upon him that he was quite dead. One girl threw herself from the door of the second story to the ground, to save herself from the steam, on seeing it issue, and hurt herself by the fall. Six girls at work as reelers in the second story were also dangerously hurt, l and were at once removed to the House of Recovery. It would be premature to hazard an opinion as to the cause of the accident,. as an inquest will take place to-day or tomorrow. It is not more than a month since a similar accident l occurred in the town at Mr. liollins'e t tbe Sovereign mill. 4 ~F~4z'