The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

new ould had tion r y in se of ie.nd acili- rt in e was -17 4 iind lay.) lesul- I pro - (this [ION Order from ;: , eport Tders ►f the ivour f the Mr. then )e he ,e'tore ILL. o the Some inked hould such frapt arelve efure ,aged nvto- • 'ably► against him some days ago, of having made three and -twenty blunder., 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 nut accompanied by the assurance that the British colonies should be permitted to refine in bond. What must the trade in this country think of a 'Government which came 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 ho 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 the 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 Rolland 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 in the Noble Lord's motion to which be 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 Hon. 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 • anger into this country was a matter of policy, and ought not to be rejected. Mr. GOULBURN contended that the admission of ' 1 ; ' • Dutch sugar un d er t h e terms propose d b y t h e Bill wou ld ;r have the most serious effects, and be 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 proposed, the question ought to have been submitted to arliament as early as May last. Not a single word "vas then said of it, although, as had been observed by Vae Right Honourable Gentleman, who seemed to have :anger legislation immediately under his care, it was a Vestion of high policy. It was not brought before the eat Indian Committee by any Member of the Govern , 'me and, as he had said before, not a word was said of it in the month of May last. Now as to the second point, namely, 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. Ho complained that the Government had attempted to carry this ques , Lion without laying before the House sufficient data in order to justify the course of the legislation proposed to be pursued. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. GLADSTONE said it might be strict equity to admit the Dutch refiner to come into competition with 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 o nly to rest upon his own energies. In that case the Eititiah refiner was placed in an unequal position as re garded the competition of the Dutch refiner. Lord J. RUSSELL asked whether the Right Hon. Gentleman would have one rule f br Holland and another liamburgh? He did not t' wink he would. Then, would he propose to .make a d iference between sugar not grown in Holland and sugar manufactured in it? He thought that would act unfair , curably for this country, becaus e it would Rive Holland an opportunity of making a distinction between cotton taanufactured in this coun. try and the co t ton o f the United States. The Right .I . l 4. o.oen . th G at en t t hey Gentleman : said that eney could give Holland no would terminate the treaty. But the Right Gentl eman must cousi . der th a t the treaty was not ridconfined gene trade to r e fi ned sugar, but that it regulated the gene be, in or e dr to between Holland an d thi s co untry, and would exclude refined sugar, give Holland an • opportunity of increasin g the differential duty on the manufactured goods of this country, thereby giving an advantage to the manufactures of France, Germany, and the United States? But did the refiners of Holland derive any advantage from her bounty ? He did not deny that th e r e m i g h t b e some apparent advantage an the bounty. But in the first place thero was great difference of opinion whether th ere was an y rea l bounty or not; and in the next, they found a great finer in Holland saying that it was a disadvantage. out what was conclusive to his mind on the subject was that the refiners of this country were able to compete With those of Holland in their markets.—(Hear, hear.) Ae was not surprised that the Noble Lord who advo cated protection should advocate the exclusion of refined s ugar from Holland, but that the Right Hon. Gentleman - Who followed a different principle should do so, very much. surprised him. Mr. HERRIES said the whole question at issue was cue of adjustment, and he denied that the principle pro- Pored to be acted on was one of free trade. After a few words from Mr. Urquhart, Col. Thomp • so a. and Lord G. Bentieck, °The Rouse divided, when there appeared — For the amendment Against it • Majority --53 The other resolutions were then agreed to, and The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER pro- Posed that progress be reported to-morrow (this day), and that the House sit in Committee upon the Bill on Thursday. THE RUM DUTIES. The Ruin 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 thoug'at 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 month; j, and its labours had resulted in a report on the naval estimates. With re ference to the ordnance estimates, there seemed to be au impression abroad that, because t) key were double what they were in 1828, there was nee. ossarily great extrava gance chargeable upon the depart! nent ; but such was not the fact. He was prepared to sh ew that every item of which they were composed, as w till as the amount under each item, was essential to the vfliciency of the service. The House had already voted the main por tion of the money requirect for this department. lie would now go briefly through the re maining items, giving in relat ; ion to each particular such - further explanation as might be subsequently demanded. The first vote he should sub mit was for the pay, allow ances, and contingencies , Jf ordnance military corps. nT.ohteoinnic y rease in this department he was sure wo u ld b e assented to, but approved of by the country. w as generally admitted that our artillery force pecu 'VIIIY should b e k e pt in a , st a t e o f comp l ete e ffi ciency, and ." had accordingly been deemed essential to make consi derable additions to this force, the total increase in the 4'ttimate being 89,0154 upon a total estimate of 716,2541. The second vote was for commissariat and barrack sup plies for h er M a j esty ' s f orces , grea t- coa t s f or th e arm y, cl othing for the colonial corps, &c., the amount being '41,0311. Here there was also an increase, in the par ticular item s , necessar il y ar i s i ng f rom th e i ncrease of the forces to be supplied; but in consequence of a re-distribution of other items, there would be a ditni ;ovation in the total sum asked, as compared with last year ' of 54 . 4331 . The next vote was 94,1361. for the ex ;exit abeoifngthleesos by 5,3111. offices at the Tower and Pall. 5,311/. than the sum voted last year. Ik a_ di . l ugh the work performed at these o ffi ces had ma- Z ri e a:ly'ieereased. The fourth vote was for establish beinga i the United Kingdom and Colonies, 235,6461.. idtaidran inarease upon the vote of last year of 7,5161. ynosttathviink that when the nesessary extent of our ti a s t considered, that WO l eas at home and abroad was iv. _ a d be considered excessive, but he admitted on e keep close Wa n te Po h a which the House would naturally chiefly from th e extension •The w in h c i r c e h ase ha i d n t b h e e en vot d e ee a rn re e s d e essential . of ourbar!aek establishments, more particu : had been calculateduith larly in Ireland, which part of the kingdom it lay this ere would be an additional out Year, under the head in question, of 10,2421. In : o r 5, a very large increase - would be observed; this e was for wages of artificers and labourers in the United Kingdom and colonies, 137,8521., being an in ! e_r.ease _of not less than 20,7151. It had been considered i et th e highest importance to lose no further time in the : rc'eghly completing the efficiency of our artificer depart • w ent, More especially at Woolwich, but it was to be o :r_ rte in mind that the result of this greater e ffi ciency, d of the machinery which was being extensively intro `ficed• Would be ultimately to reduce the expense of this ;:nartment, The next vote was stores, 463,7431., being scr l . beyond the suns voted last year under this head. •_'• ; Le could assure the Committee, however, that not one *lngle shilling had been added beyond what was deemed teeessary. The store of small arms, for instance, had r"eea considered a l toget h er i na d equate to t h e require ellta of the public service, and an increase, accordi ng ly, been made in this particular item to the extent 20,0004 This very increase, however, would keep ture estimates down. The next item was for ord ' Ranee stores of every description ; 38,000/, for entrench. lo g ; 25,00 02 for camp equipages, the store o f :etch ha d fallen very short ; 20,0001. for saltpetre and 74 e Powder. In the royal carriage department there was de2 (and this would go but ;afore sall way); for the oratory at Woolwich 50,000/. _Partment 40,000/.; making altogether 273,000/. For "hoot and shell there was an addition of 14,000/. over the v es t() of last year. The various other items were much 'V 8 anle as in the estimates of the previous year, but the rintilt was that they had to ask the souse to THE SUN, LONDON, sanction an increase of 95.0001. over the• vote of last year. But this expenditure bring 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 bad laid on the table a revised vote showing a decrease on the corresponding vote as contained in the original estimates of 119,875/. Ile must not, however, be understood as acknowledging that the vote as origi nally proposed was not justified. Bst 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 Fur 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 new, and the expense which they would occasion de ferred till another year..—(Hear, hear.) This was the mode in which a reduction in these estimates had been effected. The House must not, however, expect that these works could be 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 foe 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, via., 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 fur works less than 1,0001., each particular work was separately stated and ex plained.—(llear, hear.) 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 58,9861., consequently there was here an increase of 13,001/. That was recording to the original estimate, but he now pro pesed to take a vote for 3;200/. less, deducting that sum from the item 6,2001. for the junior academy at.Car shalton, which could not 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 aitention 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 collage 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 them 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 sum of 60,0001. That survey was proceeding in a satisfactory manner; and though there were sonic complaints of preference given to England and Ireland, and of consequent delay in Scot land, the manner is 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 1,3001. to 9,8001. The next vote, which was for non-effective services, they could net 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 lie had to propose was, 316,2541. for pay allowances and contingencies of Ordnance military corps ; the total vote was 716,2541, but 400,0001. 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 SIBT110.1i!? objected to voting these esti mates until the report was produced.. Everything was now to be postponed until next session except the " cor - rupt practices."—(A laugh.) He • 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 HOB. Members read the report which had been presented ho thought they would not say their time had been wasted. —(Cheers.) lie was bound also to say that the Govern ment had afforded the Committee every explanation and document that was required.—(llear.) - 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. lie understood Government in tended to appoint a similar Committee next session, which 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. Ile spoke from what he had seen as to the navy estimates, which he had had the opportunity of ex amining, and ho hoped that in another year Govern ment would fad that considerable reduction would not be incompatible with perfect efficiency. Mr. 13. OSBORNE must enter his protest against the whole system of management in the Ordnance de partment. lie complained of the expense of the Royal Horse Artillery, which he described as a corps kept up as a plaything for foreign ambassiolors and for 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 told that the system was a good one of making an 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 ono 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. Mrs HERIUES 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 tound worthy the consideration of the House. Mr. F. MAULE defended the course he had taken on the Committee. Ile denied having done anything to damage the opinion of the Committee in the estimation of the House. Admiral BOWLES explained. He had merely meant to complain that the Committee was composed of gen tlemen of extreme opinions, while there was not a single professional man among its members. Consequently, it had merely been groping in the dark. Col. SIBTHORP complained that the money of the country was always voted away in a thin House. The vote was then agreed to. 116,0311., for commissariat and barracks, and for the supply of great-coats for the army, was proposed. Mr. OSBORNE objected to the supply of great-coats for the army being mixed up with the ordnance estimates. After a few words from Colonel ANSON, the vote was agreed to. On 46,1361. for the ordnance department in the Tower being moved, Mr. B. OSBORNE said that the system on which the ordnance was managed was most extravagant. He had no compl:►int to make of the Master-General, but he would put it to the House whether an officer of hussars was fit to manage the artillery department of the empire? He moved t hat 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. 120,64 a was voted for the barrack department and garrison staff. 28,5674, wages of artificers in the United Kingdom. 233,7434 for ordnance stores, land and sea service. 34,1551. for works, buildings, and repairs at home and abroad. On it being proposed to vote the sum of 28,7871., for the scientific branch of the ordnance, Mr. B. OSBORNE asked if this sum included the expense of the survey of London? Colonel ANSON said the Ordnance had nothing to do with that survey. Captain GORDON naked whether any money was to be granted for the Ordnance Survey of Scotland this year? Colonel ANSON said that 13,0001. .had been applied to this purpose last year, and 15,0001. would be appro priated to it during the present year. Mr. 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. Cutout?! 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. IIeDSON 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 0,000/. over last year's estimates for the charge of Woolwich Cadet Academy, and this notwithstanding the abuses which bad 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 82,441/. being proposed for the non-effective service, Mr. C. BERKELEY said, that the sum included in this vote.for foreign half-pay seemed never to diminish. We had 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 200,0001., being the remainder of 460,0001., for the mili tary allowances and half-pay of the laud 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 THE 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. CO NIMITTEE ON SAVINGS BANKS (IRELAND). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER nomi nated the following Members on this committee :—Mr. H. Herbert, Mr. Goulburn, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Herries, Mr. G. Craig, Mr. P. Scrope, Sir J. Y. Byller, Mr. Hume, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. W. Fagan, Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. S. Adair, and Mr. Bramston. The Right Hon. Gentletuan,tated 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 Blaelsell, for those of Sir J. Y. Buller, Mr. Herries, and Mr. Seymer. After a conversation the names originally proposed were agreed to. 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 amending 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 Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, JULY 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 witlr duty :"—Question put, "That the words and on all Sugar not otherwiie charged with duty' stand part of the Question." The Com mittee divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 87. Abdy, T. N. Grenfel., Charles W. Parker, John Adair, It. Shafto Grey, Sir George Pilkington, James Anson, Colonel Hall, Sir Benjamin Power, Dr. Armstrong, Sir A. Hardcastle, J. A. Price, Sir R Armstrong, R. B. Hawes, BeMamin Reynolds, John Baring, Sir F. T. Hay, Lord J. Rosnilly, Sir John Barnard, E. G. Hayter, W. G. Russell, Lord John Bellew, It. M. Headlam, T. E. Russell, F. C. Berkeley, Captain Henry, Alexander Salwey, Colonel Blewitt, Reginald Hobhouse, T. B. Shell, It. L. Boyle, Colonel Howard, P. H. SlielbUrne, Earl of Brockman, E. D. Jervis, Sir John Somerville. Sir W. Brotherton, J. Kershaw, James Stuart, Lord D. Brown, W. King, P. J. Tancred, 11. 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. 3l'Gregor, John Villiers, Charles Craig, W. G. Martin, , ,C..W. Ward, H. G. Dashwood, G. H. Matheson, A. Wcsthead ,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, Itichlrd M. Morison, Sir W. Wyld, James Fox, W. J. O'Connell, M. J. TELLIBB. Frcestun, Colonel Ogle, S. C. Tufnell, Henry Grace, 0. D. Paget, Lord A. 11111, Lard Marcus MINORITY-NOES, 34. Anstey, T. C. Goulburn, Henry Newdegate, C. N. Archdall, Captain Grogan, Edward Pugh, David Bankes, G. Gwyn, Howel Richards, Richard Bentiack, Lord G. Henley, J. W. Smyth, Sir H. Iteresforci, William Herries, J. C. Stuart, J. Buck, L. W. Hildyard, R. C. Urquhart, David Buller, Sir J. Y. Hood, Sir Alexander Vivian, J. E. Disraeli, B. Hotham, Lord Willoughby, Sir H. Drummond, Henry Hudson, G. Dundas, G. JollllTe, • Sir W II . .. _.. _... • ------- Gasket!, J. M. Law, C. E. TELLERS. Gladstone, W. E. Diaes, Philip W. S. Barkly, Henry Gordon, Admiral Mullings, J. It. Haithe, H. J. FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY (IRELAND) BILL.- (IN THE COMMITTEE.) . . _ _ Fourteenth Crause (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 ment 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 TELLERS O'Connor, Feargus Scrope, G. P. STEAM ON TURNPIKE ROADS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I omitted to mention in my last leit;;;;hat 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 one 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, Staugate, Lambeth. THE BRAZILS. The Linnet packet, with the Brazilian mails, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday afternoon. Her dates are—Rio do Janeiro, June 4; Bahia, June 20; and Pernambuco, June 24, She has a freight of about 55,900/., 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 6001. for the Imperial Brazilian Mining Asso ciation. Exchange at Rio Janeiro, 23i to 24; at Bahia, 24-i • at Pernambuco, 244. news from Rio Janeiro has been anticipated by a recent arrival. At Bahia all was quiet. English ship ping was much wanted. Freights tor the Channel were 4/. 10s. to 51. per ton. The province of Pernambuco was in a very disturbed state, and great fears were enter tained of a very serious outbreak. Tho following Brazi lian ships of war were lying there.—The Euterpe, 20 guns; Calliope, 10 guns; Capebarde, 10 guns; Ands. zaiuhe, 3 guns;, and Seguledade, 3,guns. CAMDEN-TOWN RAGGED SCHOOL. —Last evening a numerous and highly influential meeting of the ladies and gentl emen res idi ng i n th e a bove locality took place in the St. Pancras Vestry-rooms, for the purpose of stating the p rogress o f t h e above schools, and of raising funds fo r f urt h er i ng the objects. Lord Ashley presided, and alluded to th e success f u l progress of ragged schools , and said th a t th e c hild ren, after being educated, would, in future, be transplanted to our colonies at the rate of 150 annually, and at the expense of Government. The ew ti x r o s pu t el s a oe t n) c I s i t ahief ei n rd o a t or nr i a v t sa la t he toubrt G t aionyverlensmt immediatee Government's, e r s, b Merton employment, r u pt t leon) a m t u eapiylrt,i,vatanht and boys in pastoral labour, and the girls as domestic ser vants.. Mr. Spalding, the honorary secretary, read the report, which showed that schools for the accommodation of two hundred child ren h a d b een established in Little Camden- street. They had only existed for three weeks, and seventy children had been admitted. The collection had b een 1 15 1 . 3s. 1001. had been laid out upon the s c h oo l s , b ut 1 00 1 . 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 res o l u ti ons carr i e d 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 D EWSBURY RAILWAY.—The public opening of the • lino of railway from Leeds to Dewsbury took place yesterday amidst much rejoicin g . 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 cuitous route; and the distance between many other plae , s and the chief seat of the woollen manufactures 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 inger e trainerected e i south In side h o n ef e w vi s e t l a h t ; o g n t of the, company Wellington-street, Leeds, abuut ono o'clock, proceeded to the ju nction of the line near Dewsbury, with the Lana rkshire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds) line, arid returned between four and five o'clock. Tho directors, with the share holders and other friends, celebratei,the opening by a public dinner in the Music Hall after the opening excur sion. "We - TUESDA EVENI r ,, 41 G, AUGUST 1, 't H. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.- lOn Saturday evening Malemoiselle 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 aadernoiselle Lind herself is greater in Elvira than in any ot h er c h arac t e r in which she has yet appeared. More thi n an y o th e r character does Elvira enable her to bring all her resources into play. In the earlier scenes Elviri 'is as joyous, as playful; as art less as the "Figlia delßemim en to' 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, full 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 d e li g h t i s a wa k ene d b y t h e 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 intricate, that it seems rather to have been written for an instrument than for a voice, and in which she introduced embellish• meats the most varied, acne!, 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 veleta, whiclishowed her untiring energy. The grand scene of the 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 power could not extend further. But her greatest triumph was th e scone of the first act w h ero despair at the sight o f h er b etrothed 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 tune, 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 " Vivi() d'amore— morro d'amor," nu pen can describe —several persons around us were moved to tears. We do not know what will oe the comparative attractio n of I Puritani. La Son nambula, Lucia, and l'iglia, attract every time they are performed such overflowing crowds, that if we were to employ the numerical test, I Puritani might not surpass these rival operas of INldlle. • Lind's per sonation in a managerial' estimate; but., ~ we feel convinced that in the one scene described above, for the reasons before stated, Mane. 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 great and enduring fame in this part, but since he 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 high'est order. In the grand duet, " Suoui la tromba," 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 affects produced in their amicable struggle of rivalry delighted the audience. Gardoni, although ill, 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 iu 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 have been taken in getting up the opera, and infinite praise is due to Mr. Balfe for the admirable manner in which he conducted the orchestra and cho ruses. Nothing 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 indicvent, 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 ; end 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 deniand for admissions followed, and the apps arance of the room yesterday morning bore honourable testimony to the good, the gentle, the gifted concert giver., Every seat i n the arca, the boxes, and the orchestra was filled byiank, fashion, and talent. The Duke of Wellington, who was seated on the front of the platform, on the appearance of Jenny Lind, shook hands applausewi greetedt h he r we commonly ms n and aotthnheleyrftetehruvadetenortfed welcome with which she was heart-felt, genial, and personalenthustioas hcs. fattne elicited th s e much by respect of the woman as the gifts of the artist. The programme was admirable ; it afforded opportunity, for the manifestation of the perfect mastery possessed, by grand ojfentnh3e' ariaL severalin d o o f f Mozart, t °sir oppositefrom e t i l e n . E '/ . a u schoolsoT h Magi,uofs we music, ac 4l and n e t p ic u , b laicn friendshipds inwga was r the paventa," with its wonderful altitudes and intricate pas, sages; and the ornate cavatina of Bellini, " Casta Diva;" Rosini's duetto from the Turco, " Per piacere ally Sig nora," with Labla c h o; an d th e famous trio of Meyer. beer from the Orociato. " Giovinetti Cavalier;" and last and must marvellous, as exhibiting th e . extraordinary ; power, brilliancy, finish, f acu l ty , an d musicianship, the trio fur soprano and two flutes, from Meyerbeer's Camp of :Silesia. M, aart's aria, the trio, and the cavatina were redemanded, and 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 Vamp 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' rarances 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 Ileggente, Nueva ferita," with remark• able spirit ; and Belled gave the same from Sonnam (mkt," i)eh 1 ti ferma," with great excellence. The in strumental portion consisted of Liszt's fantasia of. the Lucia, and a pair of Mendelssahn's " Lieder ohneWorte;" very well played by Mr. Otto Goldsmidt ; and a violin concerto of De Beriot, 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.. , --011 Saturday. evening her Majesty's box . was occupied by the Earl add . Conn teas of Jersey, Lady Clementine. and Lady. Louisa Vil- - Hers, Lady Cowley, Miss Wellesley, and . Baron Roll er . There were also. present Prince Metternich, the D u k e and Duchess of Beaufort, and the Ladies Seri:tenet, th e Duchess Dowager of BedfOrd and Lady Rkehel-Russ e ll, the Duke and Duchess .of Montrose , Lord and - Lady Er nest Ameirlircuacne,MtillileistDerucahnedssolrfs? Bancroft, Coigny, the his .Exc e ll ency the Marquis of Titelifield, the Marquis and Marchi on ess of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Winchester , the M a rquis of - Kildare, Duchess of Leinster and Lady Jane Fitzg era ld , the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Ladie s Toward, andth the Earllii bliss s o Johnstone, Strathmore, Sir the John Countess and Lady DOndager 'Of E ssex 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 Munster, Lord G. Lennox, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Temple town, Lady Georgians Codrington, Viscount Dupplin, Lady Charlotte Denison, Lady Agnes Duff, Lady Louisa Oswald, Viscountess Dillon, Viscount and Viscountess Combermere, Viscount Sydney, Lord and Lady Caring ton, Lord Hotham, Lord Compton, Lord Stafford, Lord Ward, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Elphinstone,:Lady an adjourned Scott, Lady Morgan, Lady ' Webster, Sir .Francis and daind subscribers Lady Law ley, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Mr. Arthur and Miss Peel, Lady Beritinek, Lady Burgoyne and the Misses Burgoyne, &c. &c. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR. AGED AND IN- Ili m E e N et T in A g Y o L f O t E h S e .— me Y m eS b te er F s to the above institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, for general business, and the election of five ad- F an la n nt aa J l ditional pensioners. Mr.- Cutler in the chair. The funded capital amounts to 13,2851. 95. 10d. Yesterday's election would make sixty pensioners on the funds ugueanesrEsirl (in chiding ten widows of deceased pensioners), the annual cost of whom, and the maintenance of the asylum at liaverstock-hill, uampstead-road, ~exceeds 1,7001., to meet which for the past year the certain revenue arising ' from the interest on the funded capital falls s h ort of 500/. The subscriptions to the permanent and relief fund at the masters' dinner in March last was 5561. lie.; and that of the journey ma n's in June, 104/. 19s. 6d. The income for the past year, from all sources, was 2,6881. 17s. 6d. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.---On Saturday an accident occurred to a labouring man while engaged in pulling 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 souse timbt r to the meu is the upper part of the build ing, when by some means one of the pieces fell upon the poor fellow's head with such force as to prostrate him to the ground and break the piece of timber. He was im inedistely picked ' up, • and • taken to the University College Hospital. IRELAND. 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 ; bat 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 Mr. O'Brien was reported, is midway between Thurles :end Kilkenny, about ten miles from the line of rail way along which the passengers from the county of 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 have 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 Dubli❑ corporation on Tuesday next, a mo• tion is to be made in reference to the propriety of dealing with its solicitor, Mr. Francis Morgan, who is proclaimed in the Hue 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 THE CONSTABULARY-TEN KILLED AND UP WARDS OF FORTY WOUNDED. Duni.lN, 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, arid, it is reported, upwards of forty wounded, by the constabulary unders the orders of Inspector Trant. The accounts yesterday morning mentioned that Mr. Trant 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 him to surrender ; and that a collision was appre hended, as the military were fast closing on the hca- 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 Trant, 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 Trnnt. 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 wa; 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 he 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 he 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 we ar i ng 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 831 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 1 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 whizzing around them. " It is supposed that Mr: Trant proceeded to I3al - 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." ANOTHER ACCOUNT. WILLMONT, NEAR BALLING ARRY, COUNTY OF TIPPERARY, SATURDAY NIGHT. This morning, !at 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 500/. for the apprehension of O'Brien, and of 300/. 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, ho 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 . COMEIIOII within a mile of Ballingarry. This imp ortant p oint having been settled, Idr. Blake sent a messenger to Callan, where the constabulary of the. surrounding district had been concentrated s ome da y s previously. These, to the number of 50 or 60 men, under the command of chief-constab le Trail; he directed to march on the common of Bou la g h, a distance of 10 Irish miles. Mr. Blake also dispatched a messenger to Mr. Greene, the resident magistrate of Kilkenny, nquesting him to get a strong military force moved at once from the barracks there to, the same point. r Proceeding to Ballyphilip, 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 hay-. ing secured military reinforcements of the most corn- • plete and overwhelming' kind from that place, and, by the aid of messengers, from Fethard, Clonmel, 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. Toe 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 1)ell of the nearest Roman Catholic chapel lad been rang as soon as they were seen approaching, and 1 crowds of persona were momentarily flocking to !he ranks of the insurgents. Finding himself in dan- I ger of being surrounded and cut off, chief-constable Trant threw his men into a substantial slated Meuse which stands on en eminence close to the common. Here they were speedily assailed by the armed mob without and by their leaders. RTer. 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 he safe. While he parleyed and endeavoured to fraternize by sh.;king 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 diem, and stones thrown in on them through the window. One Account says they fired a volley, another that they fired only three shots. Certain, however, it is that two men one of them, I believe, named 2PBride, 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 doterinined 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 wculd not attempt it. The Roman 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 Ur3ingford. By this time a reinforcement of constabulary had 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 tonight on the open field—no pleasant position, as it rail's in tor rents. •So much for the battle of Boulagh-common, fought between 4,000 or 5,000 insurgents rind 50 or 80 police. BALLINGARRY, SUNDAY, THREE P.M.—The scene of rebellion swarms with troops from every quarter. The disturbances are completely suppresse4. General M`Donald is here in command. I Two of the insurgents are mortally wounded, and are dying now, and there are a great many hurt. There is no new 3 here of Smith O'Brieal and his companions. It is said they fled to Johnstown ; the c avalry 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 tea yards by two policemen, and that he fell wounded ; if so, it i s likely he and the others are not far off. LIVERPOOL, Mom:4r NIGUT. 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 take, 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-saud will make mortar fit for any Fr:pose. The difficulty is to do this thoroughly; and so 1 Nig as there remains any salt in it, so lung will there bo a tendency to dampness and most 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 -sand, and the result is that on the approach of wet weather, this mull, 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 'Weimer Castle through the use of sea-sand in the walls terming 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 mortar or plastering. The atmosphere acts upon it, as far as I know, tor centuries, certainly to my own k nowledge of walls of fifty years' standing, no paint, colour, or paper will stand without discolouration." Ono of the commis sioners appointed to select stone for the Ilatu;es 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 indurcedon 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 feiture."—Builder. LOVERS FOUND DROWNED.—MYSTERIOTLIS CASE.— On Monday morning the bodies of a young couple were taken out of the canal belonging to the Hud aersfield 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 Colne Bridge, who carries on a whitening mill, near Whitacre ]ridge ; and Elizabeth Sykes, an orphan girl, who was employed as one of the cotton-mills at Colne Bridge. An attachment had 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. The landlord states that, whilst there, they were in good spirits, tied 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 try 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 man, 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 horse to view the bodies. At the time of our corre• spondent's writing nothing certain could be learned as to whether the occurrences bad 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.—MandiesterCheardien . PULLIN' DOWN A HOUSE TO SETTLE D ISTUTED POSBEOSION.—On Sunday afternoon the neighbourhood of St. Clement's-churchyard, Strand, was thrown in to a state of tumult, by the conduct of an indi!iducii e , nte who, red accompanied by a number of labourers , f orcibl y commencedupon the their premises, demolition;l3, lNIi I Milford-lane, aue, enddforthwith extraordinary po amongst ceedings soon gathered an immense crowd, r w w a h s om qui t e h k e ly m u en u t o h o r f e e w d s t n 1 d e e t i o m t i b r e e r j y o frootzsheeed:bu exceptd which building, g , which a l a small hinh portion of the front wall of the hu l ttem ts have several times premisesthat was l h e a ft ve st f a o n r d s i o n m g. e t l im t s e e p em as s t t b li e e en po in sse d s i s s i p o u n te of a th s es to e the right of possession , anda bpeeeonplesehtavoen fire, and ainna maintam possession, in which p The premises j c b u o e r n e e n fl d i . m c ts a d h a a t ir o () e g n a s i u n ed a , n and el e s e v a e l s r o a y p o e s r t t e o r n d i t a y y , t t o h ea pullbodvoe vi m o d t i h v i e d u h a o l o a s o v a t i l o e d p h r e i m v e s n e t l f t o h f e t the h o p e r .. side having possession. TILE 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 lino to Yeovil. The South-Western Company, it will be recollected, have agreed to pay b t y h reeYsteoorvhdillg,attiil,dee, Exeter shareholders five per cent. certain on their shares. s w o o t r i k la l t y i a l s l h f ti e r no as s t pt e e I l i t d i e o r n s . o is shares l a line a e re , concern e d old trading connexions of the city, will be a great boon Les'At theyfwriees person o l u a nt black should susissued; settlement y to A Exe S te L r A .--- C :f , e S te u r L TZ: ly in Africa, a police ordonnance “aa which it is forbidden that pub licly worship alligators, thunder, or other r eptiles, they will be subject to a penalty . or not exceeding ten e~+r-- -~-r— -- i - . . COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE', MONDAY. The Queen and the 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 Higlinen 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 Kow. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign•oflice. 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, anti Viscount Mer peth. The 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 liarl Grey yes terday, at the Colonial-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 had a committee meeting yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial 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 Callimaki 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 resi 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 INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JULY 30.—TRINITY COLLEGE --The Rev. J. S. Howson, 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. Charles Booth has been ad mitted a scholar of this society. THE CHURCII.—Tho Rev. E. Sneyd, of Christ's Col lege, M.A. (8.A., 1826), has been ?resented to the vicarage of St. Oswald, Durham. Tho Rev. G. J. Seyce, B.A, (1840), Christ's College, has been presented to the perpetual curacy of Slapton, Devon. The Rev. S. V. Kitehing, 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 STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—t f 4 ti 1 egst Lord Clifden's Footstool 4 to 1 egst Mr. Rolt na The Cur 7 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Millwood—taken Tarella and Remembrance were declared not to start on Friday last. EHOR HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst 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 ngst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken 7 to 2 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher 9 to 2 agst Duke of Bed f'ord's Justice to Ireland-5 to 1 taken freely 6 to 1 agst Lord Clifden'a Surplice 18 to 1 agst Mr. B, Green's Assault 500 even laid between Justice to Ireland and Flat catcher; the backer 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 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Clifden's Tiresome-1,000 to 15 taken several times Lord Clifden's horses will, in future, 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 liungerford again, and down to Waterloo bridge. First Heat. Tisdell Stevens ... (Green) 1 .. ... ••• ... ... (Blue) 2 This was a closely-contested heat. Secoad Heat. Pratt Carter (Red) 1 (Pink) 2 Pratt (Red) Tisdell •.. ... ••• (Green) 2 Carter ... ••• ••• (Pink) 3 This was a splendid heat. The winner was behind some boats' lengths until tho rounding of the boat, when ho 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 evening Mr. Clayton, who does not in appearance warrant the 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, and was accompanied by several -cutters ; Itw Coombes, the champion of the Thames, being retained in one of them, to direct Mr. Clayton's steerage. He went to work with a fine spring tide under him, and a ♦ery fair wind with him, at 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 second c, 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, t• exhibit distress. The distance is fourteen miles three furlongs. Grand Heat. ELECTION or SllRRlFFS.—Yesterday, 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 awe, 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 and Mr. Dyer duly elected sheriffs. Alderman Sidney im mediately demanded a poll on behalf of Alderman Finnis and Mr. Goodhart, Proclamation for the poll was made forthwith, and it opened pro fee - ma from three until four o'clock. It will be kept open for seven clear days. SarbERCTED MURDER OF AN OLD LADY 'AT CUED- DlR.—Considerable excitement has prevailed at Ched dar in consequence of the exhumation of the body of an old lady, named Sandal!, who died in December last. The deceased, we understand, was a single lady, and at one time carried on a profitable business as a staymaker. Having acquired a considerable competence,. she some Before her death she made a will in favour of two ne phews, time since gave up business and retired into private life. ,who had expected to inherit instigation of her phews, and the present inquiry has commenced at the her property. The body was exhumed in the presence of the Coroner and jury, Mr. Lawrence, surgeon, five h and others, and opened in a b arn a d -. joining Cheddar Church. The viscera, &c., we'.. Mr. Lawrence, who sub sequen clv for analysation to Mr. Herop a th cb - delivered t o a t k eenr chtcharge grheem surgeons, of by of this city. The result of the analysation will not b e made known until the Coroner and jury assembl es again OF 13r T illo o l o i; s a .p_er GRAVESENT,. on E W ar e a d A n a P rE sd a a T Y lo n N e x 31.—This morning draughts fro m th e several ,TULY depots at Chattham arrived hero and embarked from the Custom house Quay, in boats, on bo ar d the ship Aboukir,Cu.stom- Com mander Charles Scott, for Bengal, there to join th e i r respective regiments ser v i ng i n that presidency, troops consist of 85 m en o f t h e 18th dency. The (Irish), four men of th e 5 3 d , seven regiment (Royal men of the 98th, an d ten men o f men of the 80th, 134 the 61st, making a total of 240 men. There are also 20 women and 15 children. Captain L. L. Montgomery of the 80th in command, with the following and Ensign Thomas Gbofficers : - -Lieutenant Ab bottend Ensign N unn, 80th ; ae tt, 6I s t ; Ensign Leckie and b Ensign Brown of the 98th regiment. The ship, previous to the troops embarking, was inspected by th e m i l i tary authorities from Chatham Garrison. BOILER EXPLOSION AT PRESTON.—One of the boilers (the only one in use, the other being under repair) at one of the mills belonging to Mr. John Cooper, at Lambert-bottoms, exploded on Monday (yesterday), by which one man was killed on the spot, and several per sons so injured that their lives are despaired of. A man named W, illiam Middleton, employed as a bricklayer in repairing one of the flues, was so crushed by the bricks thrown upon him that he was quite dead. One girl threw herselt from the door of the second story to the ground, to save herself from the steam, on secinss it issue, and hurt herself by the fill!. Six girls at work as reelers in the second story were also dangerously hurt, and wore 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 to. morrow. It is not more than a month since a similar . accident occurred in the town at Mr. Hollins's, the Sovereign mill. Ind; u re 114, aple hich v3opt t he i to 'or ) ble ind had` 3 iIL: 1 lilt: Also: was lions S Wu Ron. quea vport rpeCt tea to dons order, 1 that y the ether ran- Ire itary ther, mes ice a litatt eller tuff • the tate tood id it !nue ter 11111° re° dal nth an .Ito. - Lich est !el, at-