The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

t ''" ,~... „ . r r • ' . - Ciesenittee, eie the purp ise of eliewieg the thetress tha p - evaded in the union et Skibbeieen, and in the western unions gen dilly. It, would, perhaps, he too sanguine, he thought, to expect very mob good from any one measure.—(Hear, heir.) That was only to be expected from a well regulated combination of measures—(l - Tear, hear)—but he might observe that the present proposition bad been well received by public opinion in Ireland as a contribution of some amount of good. The lion. Mem ber then referred to the opinion which had been ex pressed by the Hon. Member for Radnorshire (Sir J. Walsh). namely, that the mode of levying the rates had increased the distress in Ireland, an opinion, be said, from which he altogether dissented. Whatever force it had been found necessary to use in collecting the rates, he would maintain that whatever had been done, had been done with the laudable desire of husbanding the resources.—(Hear. hear.) Mr. HORSII AN thought they should discuss the Government measure as a whole. The Hon. Gentle man admitted that there was no precedent for what he proposed. The object of the measure was to assist the agricultural interest in Ireland, but he (Jr. Horsman) did not see any connexion between the means and the end propesed. He had gone through the evidence, and he found that the witnesses were against the maximum of a ss. rate. Of nine Government inspectors seven were against the union rate. Mr. Twieseltoe, in several parts of his evidence, said that he disapproved greatly of a union rate. Of other witnesses 14 out of IS were against the Government measure. Taking the measure as a whole, it was condemned by the great body of the witnesses. It misconceived entir , ly the principle of a poor law, which was not to feed paupi rism, but to reduce it; but the present measure made no provision for re ducing pauperism. It also violated the principle of a poor-law. If they reduced the rate while they reduced pauperism it would be a different thing; but they did not do so, and they might rely upon it that capitalists were aware of that. He knew from many witnesses 'examined before the Committee of the House of Com mons that the maximum rate could not be carried be• cause of the difference of population and area as con trasted with England. He considered that what did not succeed in England could not be supposed to succeed in Ireland, particularly when Ireland was labouring under the potato disease. Ile felt assured that this Bill would not be the means of advancing the interests of Ireland. He thought that the able-bocred people of Ireland should get the opportunity of employment, and that those who are incapable should be supp irted by the workhouse. He was strongly opposed to any poor-law without a test, and considered that Parliament had legis lated badly with respect to Ireland, and felt convinced that Government had carried measures against justice and sympethr. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the diff Tent Honourable Gentlemen who hid sp-ken on this subject had confined themselves to to the maximum rate, but the Honourable Gentleman who spoke last (Mr. Hoesenan) was of a dif ferent opinion. Discouragement and alarm at the increase of the p ser-rate would be found, he thought, to have been created, for the most part, in the distressed districts. d If, therefore, they proposed a li mit to the rate, they woul be giving confidence to those who owned and cultivated the land. He was persuaded. too, that an unlimited amount of poor rate did not aff ird an unlimited amount of relief to the poor. It was a fallacy to suppose that it could. He was averse to enter into any consideration of the principle of the poor-law in general, but he would remind the House that the state of Ireland, when this measure was introduced into that country. was very dif ferent to that of England in the time of Elizabeth. The recklessness and neelieence which had had been attri buted to this law, and upon which it had been attempted to account for a large increase of poverty, was not, in fact, the real cause of it, but imprudent marriages, and absolute improvidence and disregard of the future were sufficient to explain it. His belief was, that the declaration of a maximum would be productive of useful results, which it would be to the advantage of Ireland to promote. He had constantly deprecated the evils of over potato cultivation, but he could not concur in the opinion, that the restoration o f the potato crops in Ire laod would be a disgrace to British legislation. After a few words in explanation from Mr. C. LEWIS. Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND said, that the poor of Ireland had always been in a different situation to those of England, so far as the sources were concerned from which they derived their relief. The suppression of the religious houses, which deprived the latter of their chief means of support, did not to the same extent effhet those of Ireland. If they wanted to try experiments, we were the people whom they ought to have experi mented upon; but they ought not to rely upon the un founded theories that emanated from Somerset House. backed by the leaders of the Manchester school, who Were utterly ignorant of the exigencies of the country. --(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. P. SCROPiI said he very much objected to the enactment of a maximum rate, which could never come into practical operati in. Sir H. W. BARRON said that nothing could be more fallacious than arguments based upon the average of rates struck in diff.irent districts, because in many of the electoral divisions in Ireland it amounted to a perfect confiscation of the property. In some of these a sum equivalent to a rate of 40s. in the pound had been ex pended. He scarcely knew how to vote on this occasion; but, upon the whole, he was inclined to give his support to the clause, because he thought it safer to support the principle of the maximum. Mr. R. M. FOX. said he felt there was a point in Ire• land where individual liability should cease, and the public responsibity come iu, But in Ireland they made the man who did his duty pay for the man who neglected his duty. He had several times made the calculation as to where:the public reeponsibility should come in, and he upon the whole felt inclined to support the rating ot 53. . in the pound as a maximum. Mr. MONSELL said it seemed to him impossible to overrate the question before t he House. He thought that the proposition of the Noble Lord would have a directly contrary effect from that intended. It was admitted that in many places the maximum must he exceeded. Amongst the whole of the witnesses examined by the Poor-law Committee, not one of them supported the proposition of the Noble Lord. He thought that this proposition would render industry and self denial almost hopeless, and therefore he begged of the notice summa rily to reject the motion. Mr. ROCHE said that great as the distress was in Ireland, it would be much greater were it not for the poor-law, but it was a mistaee to suppose that a poor law could make a poor country prosperous. Now, the question was, did the present proposition improve or de teriorate the existing law 'e He thought that it would improve it, and that, therefore it ought to be passed. In dividual responsibility looked well upon paper, but it was a proposition that could not be maintained or car ried out. They could not individualise responsibility in Ireland. Colonel DUNNE said that this clause provided that no man should be taxed more than 53. for the support of the poor, and he thought such a maximum rate would be extremely beneficial. He should give his cordial support to the Bill. lie held in his hand returns of twenty unions in Ulster, and of those unions thirteen were in favour of the maximum rate, and to that rate he should give his cordial support. Mr. SPOONER rose amid loud cries of " time," and expressed his disapproval of the clause, on the ground that the English people would have to pay the deficiency. Sir ARTHUR BROOKE considered this a question !great importance to Ireland. They might depend upon it that much of the money must come out of the Consolidated Fund, and it was for that reason that he should give his warmest support to the Bill.—(Much. laughter.) He, however, did nut think that the maximum rate was high enough. The maximum rate of ss. he con sidered, far too low. The Committee then divided on the question that the first clause stand part of the Bill— For the clause ..• ... 178 Against it ..• ••• ••• 51 Mejority ••• ••• ••• -127 The clause havin g been agreed to, the House resumed. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and asked leave to sit main, and it was arranged that the question should be resumed this diy. Mr. FORBES M•KENZIE, on the Marriage (Scot land) Bill having been brought on, objected to the Bill bein taken at that late hour. It was a Bill of great importance. and to which the people of Scotland were opposed almost to a man. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. DUNCAN said there was not a single petition in favour of this Bill, and he trusted that the English and Irish Members would not sit and luck on quietly while it was attempted to piss this most obnoxious Bill. On the suggestion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, it was arranged that the Bill should be btought tip on Wednesday next for further co nsideration and fordis cussion. The Australian Colonies Bill was, after a short dis cussion, withdrawn by Mr. HAWES, in order that he might introduce another measure of a more perfect kind on the subject. THE JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND PETTY LARCENI BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a second time, Mr. CHARLES PEARSON roee and objected to the Bill being brought forward at that late hour of the night. It was a most important Bill, involving the eum. ine, of juvenile offen d e rs. The mall , conviction and fl o gg system of flogging had been tried, and they had it on the authority of the Chairman of the aid dlesex ity Sessioits ns that notwithstanding the frequency e sever of application, the juvenile offenders increased in increa the l sed ast year from 898 to 1 . 240 . He found they had in England and Wales in the last year in the same pro portion, and more than the ratio increase of crimehad They had on record instances of children who been imprisoned , flogg e d , d i scharged , taken , and again and again flogged , t wice, three times,- a ay, four, five, and six times during the year; and yet the Govern ment were clinging to and pereevering in this system. If it could be found that the system of flogging had been reformatory of those floggvd, theta might be some ground for a perseverance in in it; but when that was not the fact, when they ho.l it on the authority of magistrates that offenders so punished wer on the increase, he considered that the mea--u re now be fore the House was not a wise one. Th e childre wanted care and control to reform them from those habits of idleness which were attributable to the neglect of their parents; and he considered that it was most un just to enact laws to punish children for faults which were attributable to the neglect of their parents and of pariehes.—(lleac, hear.) There was a mode of dealing with the parents. Take away from them the induce ment to set them a bad example. As the law now stood if the parent adds to destitution the evil of bad education he can shah off his responsibility on the country, or the pariah, the duty of supperting the child he has thus driven into crime. He wo uld make the parent feel the consequences of his misconduct. He would like to know whether it was intended to make the Consolidated Fund bear the CQA of supporting the criminals convicted under Anstey, Browne, R. D. Butler. P. s• - . Crawford, W. S. Devereux, John T. Dickson, pougl as, S s a ir m c u . el Dunne, Francis P. Fagan, W. French, F. MINORITY-NOES, 27. THE STJN, rccri.cr,J,-701 tti tt, , rney-rlce-reral Wa not a,erse to coasri.o . int! .i.e f.,urtter, sixteen years in lace. lie wr , s wiliing t. take the question in C.. mniittce, if it was considered a matter of detail, t.O otherwise, if it involved tha prin ciple of the bill, he should feel bound to oppose it at that stage. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the objection of the Hon. Member was to a detail rather than the prin ciple, and therefore it was open to discussion at a fu ture str.ge. With respect to the cost of prosecutions, there was at present no legal objection by Act of Par liament to bear the costs out of the Consolidated Fund. The county rates were still due ; but a vote for the pur pose was annually made from the Consolidated Fund, and that practice would be continued. He should be quite prepared to meet all the objections to this Bill. Mr. HENLEY thought the principle of this 1111 was of too important a cheractrr, and too wide in its opera tion, to be so summarily discussed and disposed of. In fact, it took away a groat number of cases trom trial by jury, and handed them over to the summary jurisdiction of the magistrates. They had already passed an Act of the same kind, and he thought the two years' experi ence they had of that Act was too short to warrant them in going further at prespnt, Sir J. PARING roN defended the Act for juvenile offenders, passed two years ago, and only regretted that it had not at once drawn the line at the age of sixteen instead of the a ge of fourteen.—(Hear.) He thanked the Learned Attorney-General for having restored the provision he had originally introduced in a Bill, which had been found to work well ; and he also thanked him tor having introduced a summary jurisdiction into the present measure. He gave his hearty consent to the principle of the Bill, with the understand ing that counties wou!d be placed in the same position with respret to the costs of these prisoners as they were under the present. law. Sir G. GREY said that was a matter for consideration in the Committee. The Bill was then read a second time. CLERGY RELIEF BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE moved the consideration of the amendments to this Bill.—(No, no.) The fault was that of the House and not his. If it had not adjourned over the Derby day, he should have had the Bill through this stage. Having bad its pleasure, he thought the House should now do its work. Mr. MULLINGS sqid he had amendments to pro , pose, and if the Hon. Member persisted he would move them, BOUV ERIE said the clauses might be proposed in C. , mmittee. Mr. GLADSTONE said that even if the Honourable Memb. , r adopted that suggestion he must object to the Bill passing in that stage without discussion if' there were many important questions connected with it, which he should feel it his duty to call attention to. Mr. BROTLIERTON moved that the Housa adjourn, which being put to the House, was declared to be carried, and the 1-I.,use adjourned accordingly at a Quarter-past One o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY. JUNE 25. TRANSPORTATION FOR TREASON (IRELAND) BILL. Order for Third Reading read; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read the third rim :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day three months :"—Queqion put, " That the word now' stand part of the Question." The House divided: MAJORITY—AYES, 159. Godson, R. O'Brien, Sir Lucius Grace, 0. D. O'Connell, Joha Greene, John O'Connor, Feargus Lawless, Cecil Rawdon, Colonel Meagher, Thomas Reynolds, John illation, O'Gorman Roche, E. B. Monsell, William Sullivan, Michas 3luntz, G. F. TELLERS. Nugent, Sir Percy Napier, Joseph O'Brien, J. Spooner, R. Main Question put, and agreed to :—Bill read a third time :—Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 15, to leave out the word " tran , portation," and insert the words " imprison ment during the Queen's pleasure, or banishment," instead thereof: Question. put, " That the word transportation' stand part of the Bill." The House divided:— Alderman SIDNEY said, that last year two geneeinen who had never pat ud ess the office, and never expreteted a will to fill it. lied lien elected sheriff: without their knevvlerlge, and had betel fined in the enormous penalty of 6001. each for declining the honour.—(Hear, hear.) Now, the Livery hail that day elected two gentlemen of respectability to fill the office. It was his intention, if fur ther proceedings had been adopted, to have voted for Mr. Nicoll; but how did he know that it was Mr. Peto's wish to servo the office ? Before he could think of calling a man away from the engagements of his public or private life, be would, at any rate, inquire whether he could accept the office, at the moment, with all its duties and responsibilities ?—(Hear, hear.) Now, it happened that the office of sheriff was one of para mount responsibility, and it was no jest to thrust a man into a situation in which he might be amenable for pro perty to the amount of upwards of 100,000/., at the mo ment that the engagements and circumstances might present insurmountable impediments to the proper per format ce of the duties. Were the Livery sure that Mr. Peto would serve ?—(" If he will not serve he will pay.") It was but fair to communicate with a man before he was put in nomination. That was merely justice. If he had known that Mr. Pao was willing to serve, not one word should the Lavery have heard from him that day.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Mills, aho had been returned last year without his knowledge, bitterly complained of the fine he had to pay for refusing to fill an office which he never wished to occupy; and surely the citizens of Lon don could gain but little honour by dipping their hands into the pockets of those who did not seek the distinc• tion, for refusing which they were compelled to submit to a monstrous tax. He had now explained his object in coming forward, and he felt that he was justified. Ahlerrnan HUMPFIERY said that Alderman Sidney might, if he wished, have demanded the poll in cenjunc lion with Mr. Bracher, but now that it was too late he was anxious to ex aite confusion when all others were agreed upon the subject. Mr. Low said the Livery had exercised sound discre tion in electing Mr. Pete, who, if he had any objection to serve, would certainly have no objection to pay the fine.—(Cheers.) His opinion was that Mr. Peto would willingly accept the office, and discharge all the duties of it in an exemplary manner. Mr. WIRE said he had a duty to perform arising out of the occurrences of the day. An attempt had been made to infringe on the privileges of the Livery, and the meeting was peculiarly indebted to three gentle men for protecting their rights. He meant the Lord Mayor, Alderman and Sheriff Finnis, and Sheriff Good hart. To these gentlemen then, for their firmness in re sisting the attack, he moved the thanks of the Common Hall.— (Loud cheering.) The motion of thanks was carried unanimously amidst acclamation, and ordered to be advertised in the usual papers. The LORD MAYOR, in returning thanks, said it was not for him to bring any charge of inconsistency against any of his brother magistrates, but he certainly had too much regard for the freedom of his fellow-citizens to permit any infringement of their privileges upon any pretence whatever.—(Loud cheers.) The SHERIFFS also returned thanks, and the Hall was dissolved. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE - -- • --- - - - _ _ CORPORATION OF LONDON. The following account of the receipt and expenditure of the Corpuration of the city of London will be read with interest, it being a draft of the auditors' report for 1849: 0 June, whosenames are hereunto subscribed, elected by the Livery of London in Common - hall assemble d, on th::2W4ceh,lB47, and the 24th of June, 1848, auditors of the Chamberlain's account of the Corpora tion and Gresham funds, and of the Bridge-house estates, do report as follows:—That the report of the receipt and expenditure of the Corporation of the city of London laid before us to audit was the fourth account of Mr. Anthony Brown, Chamberlain of the city of London, from the Ist of January to the 31st of December (both inclusive), which account we have carefully and thoroughly examined in detaq, and find that the balance of cash on the preceding account was 26.490/. 15s. 'ad.; that the receipts of the year 1847 were 172:5601. 12s. 4id.; that the expenditure of the said year, as appeared by the several vouchers laid before us by the Chamberlain, amounted to the sum of 179,8911. 6s. 10td. (including 2,265/. 2s. 10d. applied in the purchase of securities, and 4,800/ in the discharge of debt, leaving a balance of cash upon the account of the 31st of De cember, 1847, of 19,160/. le. lid. A brief statement of the several heads of receipt and expenditure we hereunto append. In the further prosecution of the examination referred to us, we find that certain debts, arrears of rent due, and interests on Government secu rities, were due and belonging to the Nlayor and com monalty and citizens, on the 31st of December, 1847 ; and that they were at the same time answerable for debts, claims for interest, charge in respect of public im provements, pensions, police, Scc. We have, therefore, directed a balanced statemeut of such assets and liabili ties to be annexed, by which it will be seen that there was at that period a cash balance in favour of the Cor porstion of 90,7701. 14s. 64d., after providing for all claims and demands, without including the value of the freehold and leasehold estate of the Corporation. The Gresham account laid before us to audit was the fourth account of Mr. Anthony Brown, Chamberlain, being the produce and expenditure of the City's moiety of the estate laid under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham, Knight, from the 10,h of October, 1847, to the 10th of October,lB4B, which we also examined,and find that the balance of cash due to the Chamberlain at the commence ment of the account was 8731. 3s. Old. ; that the ex penditure for the said period was 5,9081. 3s. Odd. ; that the receipts for the same period was 4,8071. 18s. 11d., leaving a balance of cash due to the Chamberlain, on the account ending the 10th day of October, 1848, of 1,9731. 7s. ltd. We further find that the City's moiety of the estate was indebted at Michaelmas, 1848, in the sum of 85,000/. borrowed towards rebuilding the Royal Exchange after its destruction by fire in the year 1838, and that it was also indebted to the Corporation 20,0004 remaining of the sum advanced towards rebuilding the Exchange 'after the fire of 1666, and a further sum of 1,6621. 10s. advanced in 1847. The account of the Bridge house estates, laid before us to audit, was the account of Joseph Watson and David Gibbs, the Bridgemasters or Wardens, from the Ist of January to the 31st of De cember, 1847, which we have also carefully examined, and find that the balance of cash in hand on the 31st of December, 1846, was 8144 6s. ltd.; that the rents of the said estate, and other receipts of the year 1847, were 31,815/. 3s. [lid.; that the disbursements during the said year (including the sum of 26,0394 15s. paid under the Acts 7th George IV. c. 40, and 4th William IV., c. 118), in respect of rebuilding London-bridge and re ' pairing Blackfriars-hridge, amounted to 32,4651. ls. lid., leaving a balance in hand on the 31st of December, 1847, of 1641. Bs. 1 ltd. In addition to the sai f balance of cash in hand we found that there were rents due to the account on the 31st of December, 1847, amounting to 12,6704 12s. 84d., and a dividend amounting to Si. 9s. 6d.; also cash, stock, and securities, standing to the credit of the Bridge .house estates account, as under men tionel—namely, 2.311/. 14e. 3d. Consols, in the name of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, 800/. Exchequer-bills, in the hands of the said Accoun tant-Gen.rai, upon which he had SRI. 2s. 3d. for interest; also 231/. 17s. sd. Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities in the names of the bridgemasters. We, the auditors, in concluding this our report, desire to bear testimony to the clearness and accuracy with which the accounts laid before us are made out' for our examination, and to the attention displayed by the official gentlemen who attend us in the discharge of our duties. (Signed) " JAMES MADDEN, " LUCAS HOUGHTON. " J. G. DUNN. " WILLIAM WALLIS. " Guildhall, June 21, 1849. THE ARTILLERY COMPANY. Tho annual inspection of the members of the lion. Artillery Company of the city of London took place in their grounds, in Finsbury-sq;iare, yesterday, before his Royal Highness Prince Albert. A very large number of invitations bad been issued, and as the day was beautifully fine, the friends of the members of the company strongly mustered early. The sp , ce in front of the artillery ground was crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies, who took very great interest in the proceedings of the day. Shortly after twelve o'clock his Royal Highness, cc compaied by Colonel Bouverie and Colonel Phipps, en tered the ground in one of the royal carriages, and was received with a salute from the guns of the company. which were drawn up in the front of the Artillery-house. His Royal Highness proceeded on to the ground upon a beautifully-caparisoned charger, and the review com menced. The corps were put through their evolutions by Ad jutant Snell. They marched past the Prince in slow, quick, and double quick time. They then loaded with cartridges and performed platoon exercise, in column, line, and square—the last extremely well managed. The regiment then advanced in parade order, and at the con clusion of the review his Royal Highness complimented the offi,!ers upon the manner in which the members of the corps had conducted themselves in their military exerciges. His Royal Highness left the ground shortly after one o'clock. The review was most satisfactory in itself; we wish we could extend our praise to the arrangements for the accommodation of the visitors. LADY LISTER KAYE'S NEW WORK, " B RITISH lioains AND FOREIGN WANDERINGS," in 2 vols., is published this day by air. Colburn, and may be had of all booksellers. Also, just published-2. Mr. Disraeli's " Coningsby." cheap Standard Edition, with anew Pre face, 1 vol., 6 , 7. bound. 3. Adventures of a Greek Lady, the adopted daughter of the late Queen Caroline, writ ten by herself, 2 vols., 21s. 4. Captain Marryat's new novel, " Valerie," 2 vols. 5. King Arthur, by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, 2 vols., 155.. 6. Mrs. Trollope's new novel, " The Lottery of Marriage," 3 vols. 8. Lady Alice; or, The New Una, 3 vols. • PRESENT FROM THE ISIA.UM OF MUSCAT TO THE QUEEN or ENGLAND.—The ship Artemisia, Captain . Ilemmett, arrived in the London Docks on Saturday from Zanzibar. Her mid-deck is fitted up a temporary six-stall stable, which contains five Arabian horses, four greys and a bay, of a small, but singularly perfect make, although somewhat out ef condition from a long sea voyage. These horses, with another which died on the passage, were sent over for presentation to her Majesty frcrn the King of Muscat, and will be landed this day and sent forthwith to the royal stables at Buckingham Palace. Whilst at sea their provender was oil-seed and dates. The Artemi,la has been brought here by an Arab crew, assisted by an English boatswain. The dress and appearances of the Ar abs is very picturesque, con trasting strangely with that of our seamen in the same docks. This ship and crow . have excited much interest. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, THE NAPIER ALARUIVI (Fe me the Examiner.) It is some time since we heard one of Sir Charles Na pier's loud notes of :slam, for Sir Charles Napier la , s been employed, and when employed his mind is alwaa s at ease, and untroubled with vain fears; but when the period of command ceases, the want of occupation is pregnant with dissatisfaction and panic, as idleness pro verbially is with mischie: An experimental squadron or station is a thing to calm the gallant Admiral, and to assure him of the safety of the country; perhaps because, when he finds himself entrusted with an active pert of the duty of guarding it, he feels the best guarantee for i's security, and can cheerfully pronounce an all wells. But just now all's ill. The Admiral is not afloat, and everything is out of order at home and menacing abroad, as appears in a terrible fee-fa-fum epistle in the Times, beginning, rationally enough with the defects in the construction of steam-ships, and the causes thereof, but ending with all sorts of wild alarms, doleful representa tions of our weakness, and appalling ones on the other side, of the strength of the French. Our sole comfort is that we see on the other side of the water statements the precise counterpart; setting forth the insignificance of the French naval force and resources, and the over whelming superiority of the British. The signature of this dismal letter is a key to its lan guage. " Late Commander-in Chief of the Channel Squadron" signifies that of late things were not so much amiss, or that the Admiral when occupied with his corn mend had not the leisure to survey the disorder in our dockyards, or the threatening aspect of foreign affairs. France has sent an army to Rome, ergo France may send an army to London. The French went to Rome without telling the Romans they were coming, and so the French may come to London without telling the Londoners they are coming. Such are the sage views of Sir Charles Napier; who perceives that no distinction is to be taken betweea the powers of Rome and the powers of Great Britain, and all that can be done with impunity to a State the most weak and distracted may be done equally to one the most united and potent. A very brave man remarked that he was nut bold enough to be afraid. But when brave men do take fright there is no fright like their fright. A Napier knows that he may be afraid to any degree of irrationa lity without any hazard to his established repute for dauntless courage. He has carte blanche for panic. Nay more, he relies upon the argument, that when so brave a man is in such a fright we ought all to be quek ing in our shoes, or shaken with a delirium tremens. Sir Charles strongly recommends Lord John Russell to be vehemently alarmed. lie desires the Premier to remember many things he possibly never knew, such as that our fleet might have been beaten by the French in Syria. " Has your Lordship forgotten the affair of Syria, when war was on the point of being declared, and our ships were lying for months at Spithead waiting for men, and the French so superior to us that we might have been beaten in detail? If your Lordship has for gotten it, I have not. Has your Lordship forgotten the affair at Otaheitie, when we were powerless, and even torced to patch it up, and I doubt if the indemnity is paid to this day? Has your Lordship forgotten that we sent a fleet to Copenhagen and stole the Danish fleet in profound peace, without declaring war? Has your Lordship forgotten that we sent a squadron to intercert the Spanish galleons, without declaring war? Has your Lordship forgotten how this country was bamboozled by France about the Spanish marriages, and that by a regular Government, notwithstanding the entente cor dide? and has your Lordship forgotten the Duke of Wellington's letter, in which he exposes the defenceless state of the country?" As for the present aspect of things, Sir Charles, see ing that all Europe has run mad, thinks it suitable that we should run mad too, and put ourselves in a state of preparation against French invasion. He to this end must Tully instructs the Premier; neglecting no details, but directing him as to all he should do for the protec tion of the country; not only informing him that he should man the Blenheim and the Ain( to save us, but how they should be manned from the Excellent. We were about to say that one grand measure of precaution was omitted in these instructions, namely, the appoint ment of Sir Charles Napier to the command of our fleets; but on consideration it seems better that he should re main unemployed at present, in which state he serves on the look-out, detects all defects in the naval manage ment, discerns all dangers abroad, and has ready cut and dried the infallible means of averting them. If a command were given to the Gallant Admiral, we should forthwith be deprived of the inestimable benefit of these revelations and recommendations; and Lord John Russell would be without a counsellor, the gain of the fleet in one way being the Minister's loss in another. Excellent, however, are the uses of our Napi, r; inas much as when employed we have in him one of the bravest and best officers, and when not employed, a watchman not to be surprised by any danger, inasmuch as he an ticipates all, and does not trouble himself about degrees, but signals them all'as of the first magnitude. But let us hear the warning and the exhortation:— " It may be said I am exposing the nakedness of the land. The Duke of Wellington's letter has done that already; but his Grace's letter was not necessary. The French Government know just as well as we do the force of every ship of war in the service, the station of every regiment, the number of our guns, and, I dare say, the number of the muskets in all our arsenals. I may be called an alarmist. I confess it; lam alarmed at our defenceli ss state; and I hope to God I shall alarm the Government, the Parliament, and the People. Let Mr. Cobden and his party arbitrate if they will. Let them go to Paris now, and ask the French to withdraw from liorne—ask them to reduce their enormous army—and no man will bo happier than I shalt be to see all our establishments reduced. But, until he has got his arbi tration into • play, let us, for God's sake, take care of ourselves. " Your Lordship may say we have already a reserve steam force which has cost the country millions. That is true. But what a contemptible force it is—a force that is quite unequal to contend with France. " Your Lordship may ask what I propose. I will tell your Lordship. Put the whole strength of your dock yards on the steam-vessels (such as they are) now on the stocks, and got them ready for service. " The Queen has been commissioned —man her and fit her out as fast as possible; complete the crews of the Superb and Gauges; man the Blenheim and Ajax screw steamers out of the Excellent; fit out and arm your best steam-vessels; and do this at once, before your sailors go to Denmark and Germany ; let this squadron assemble at Spithead. You will then be in a position to arbitrate or remonstrate if you will. Watch well the progress of events in the Mediterranean, and if any war take place, order the fleet home for the protection of our own shores. Parliament cannot object to this; Mr. Cobden could not object to it. It is a precauti on; i t w ill no t be an expen sive precaution. If you do n ot wan t t o press for money at present, you may suspend works in progress in the dockyards that are not pressing. Search closely into all and carving committee fcliatur v ofn steam-vessels your departments; ransack th e d oc ky ar d s , and you will find means of saving thousands a n d thousands of pounds; experiencedandc changing an g sn ht4a l b ships' steam-officerse ibows tw; s give a n t to up cp cutting n s t e rns; give up converting goo d sa iling ships into bad appoint i°diethowa ) ) steamers at an enormous expense; and look more strictly at the expense of your dockyards; and you will have no occasion to go to Parliament for more money. " I remain your Lordship's obedient servant, " CHARLES NAPIER, Rear-Admiral, " And late Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Squadron." The one thing needful, to put the whole strength of the dockyards on the steam-vessels on the stocks, is somewhat inconsistent with a preceding argument, that the right mode of constructing a steam-ship has yet to be devised; the plans of the engineer and the shipbuilder, and the views of the practical seaman, never having been brought into harmony and concert, or attempted to be brought into harmony and concert. According to Sir Charles's representation, how would the efficiency of our navy be improved by aiding to it a number of steam ships unable to carry or to work their main deck guns? The miscarriages in building are certainly a disgrace to the service, but we deny the assertion of Sir Charles Napier, that the same reproach does not attach to our neighbours; and defective as our steam-ships are, they are generally vastly superior to the French, and incom parably less liable to disasters. To improve our navy to the utmost on its scale, not to extend it, is the proper course now; and egregiously are we mistaken if Sir Charles Napier can " frighten the Government, the Parliament, and the People," out of their wits and out of their money by his exaggerated statements and preposterous apprehensions. The min try is every now and then ready to be frightened. Like Ally Croker, it has its moments when it hugs some chimera "to make it uneasy." But it had the quaking fit two years ago, and the period is not come for a return of the ague. Sir Charles Napier will not find a single old woman afraid of the French at this juncture; we are all of us much more afraid for them than of them. John Bull must not have practised upon him the tricks that were played off upon Sancho Prinz% in his island, when an alarm that the isle was attacked frightened him into a suit of - mail; incasvd in which, like a hog in armour, he was knocked down and kicked and cuffed about by the defenders of his dominions, trampling upon Sancho most mercilessly while they were clamouring ut the protection of his person and property. NAVAL IN TELL.I.LiENCE. Boom DrSTROYING OPERATIONS AT PORTSMOUTH. — Yesterday afternoon Captain IL D. Chads, 0.13., of her Majesty's ship Excellent, exhibited some very important gunner y operations to show the mode of forcin g a pas sage up blocked up rivers or inlets, where obstructions might be offered to a n advancing party. The boom was formzd of the masts of a line-ot-battle ship, lashed to gether by chain and other gear, so as to form the repre sentation of the supposed obstacle in a river; this boom was laid in Fountain Lake (a tributary to Portsmbuth Ttharb our), h il e e a o t boom, ship( 4 t oo the y c a o p m pr m o e a n ch ed be i y ts o d n u d ti t e h s e . about tnae defendated, e a af n en d ndd a de t ed a t:e g ial i es v e e i tns were,qua signaldr squadron, nh a ,e boat a o r t d h s e o p m r o t t h e e c tseede ne by f T h e e g o p u e n r s a t o i f o n t s h ) e , proceeded to the destruction of the hindrance, and the dislodgment of the enemy. This was effected by the boat party under the protection of the ship's guns placing a 'use connected with a lartye quantity of sub merged gunpowder in a favourable pla',:e under the holm for blowing it up; the fuse then, with much ap parent intrepidity, was ignited, and in thrte minutes, or thtreabouts (allowing ample time for the destruc tion party to regain the cover of their ship), the charge was exploded, destroying the boom, which was burst asunder and blown into the air, and clearing a free passage for the navigation of the assaulting party; forming a highly instructive nautical rnateeavre, which was witnessed by a large concourse of spectators on the water, and a gallant array of naval and military officers on board the Excellent, amoagst whom were Lord Fitz elarence, the Governor of Portsmouth; Sir John Bur , goyne, Inspector-General of Fortifications; Admirals Ca pel, Prescott, Dacres, &c.; Sir William Parry, Nut., colosiel Lewis, li. E., &c. PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO CHATHAM.—Her Ma jesty's express yacht Elphin, beast r Giaamanding D. Wash, arrived in tha river yesterday evening trom Portsmouth, to attend upon his It•lai Highness Prince Albert. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 24.—The Castor, 36, Captain WS vill, sailed yesterday afternoon with the mail to Ma deira, Ascension, and the Cape of Good Hope. The Queen, 110, was commissioned on Friday by Captain Charles Wise, for the flig of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.8., Commander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean. She is to have a comple ment of 970 men. The Alarm, 26, was taken out of dock yesterday. The Albion, 90, has been docked to clean her copper. Twelve shipwright apprentices having completed their apprenticeship, have been entered on the dockyard esta blishment. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, JUNE 25.—The accounts continue to come unfavourable from the hop plantations. The duty, in consequence, has fallen to 80,0001. We have a firm market, with scarcely a good lot of hops on sale; cur- , . .. - . rency for the common run from 40s. to 90s. per cwt. MaInsToNE.---There appears to be no diminution of the blight in this district, the weather of the last few days having been favourable to the increase of the insects, and unfavourable to the bines, which want rain. ' The chance of a crop is becoming daily more precarious. WA.TERINGBURY, MEREWORTH, TESTON, AND NET TLESTEAD —The vermin in these parishes have increased within the week, and the honey-dew is much more general. The vermin appears to attack the weak bine the most, and some of the weak grounds appear to be yielding to the blight. There are exceptions to the above, as some grounds at the uppear part of Mereworth are comparatively free from vermin, and the bine looks healthy. MALLING.—We have plenty of flea, fly, lice, and honey-dew, which are forerunners of a blight, and should they not be cleansed by the " nigger," we must not ex- pea a bop year. BRENCHLEY•—Our hops are getting worse daily, and the result must be a blight in a very great portion of our plantation. HAWKHURST.—There is a possibility of a favourable Midsummer shoot, but no probability a; present, and we quite calculate on a total blight. HORSMONDEN.—No change for the better is per ceptible in our plantations yet. They are literally swarming with lice. Honey-dew also prevails to a great extent. GOUDIEURST.—In consequence of the favourable change in the weather, the fly has decreased consider• ably, and their eggs do not appear to come to perfection, but the honey-dew is alarming. In some gardens it is almost an impossibility of there being any fruit; still upon the whole they indicate a better appearance than the preceding week. CINANBROOL — There is a very considerable quantity of fiy and lice, and in some places honey-dew on the plant in this neighbourhood, and yet notwithstanding its general effect of retarding its growth, the bine is rapidly turnishing the poles. YALDING AND HIINTON.—Our hops in some gardens look in a progressing state, but below they look quite the reverse; fly and lice are in abundance, with honey-dew in many grounds. WROTEIAM.—The hops here are still in a very unfa vourable state; some of them have got what the farmers call the " tireblast," owing to the great difference in the temperature at night to what it is in the day; they say they hardly ever recollect the nights being so cold at this time of the year. Some of the grounds have the honeydew, and the flies and lice are as abundant as ever. There have been a few fly goldings and " nigger." seen on the hops this week, and it is hoped they will increase and destroy the insects. WILMINGTON.—The plantations _ of George Russel Esq., are regularly gone to the blight. They are full of fly and lice, and honey-dew has made its appearance, notwithstanding the superior cultivation and manage ment. This is poor prospect for the pickers. Last year upwards of 300 found employment for about a month. ORPINGTON.—The fly, lice, and honey-dew, increase daily. The hops are going into a total blight as fast as they can. The leaves have all fallen down and curled under, the bine is at a stand still, end the leaves are turning black; they are done for entirely. EDENDRID3E.—The bine in the best grounds is im proving, but the weak bines are nearly done up. Duty, 100,000/ to 120,0001. Carrnanurtv.—The fly still prevails to a great ex tent, and there has been a large increase of lice, which mostly have attacked the weak bine. Honey-dew is also observable. There is little hope of the plant re covering to produce anythirg of a crop. The duty is laid at from 80,0001. to 90,000/. General accounts speak of an increase of vermin and honey-dew, of disease in the plant, and a blight being anticipated. HURSTOREEN.—We have a great number of lice in festing the hops, and much honey-dew. Fly is also still numerous. There are a few " niggers" and fly-geldings. BURIVASH.—As on the present state of the bine de pends in a great measure the future crop; and as our large plantation must in some measure influence the market, we have again drawn our information from various sources, all of them to be firmly relied on. On Sunday and Monday last the fly seemed to decrease; on Tuesday and Wednesday they were found in redoubled numbers, and on Thursday we have the leaves black with fly, all remarkably active, and (worse still) much honey-dew. The exceptions to this report cannot, we believe, be found in the parish, for all are alike; the only difference perceptible being (in one or two gardens) a rather vigorous bine. FARNHAM, ALTON, AND CANTERBURY DISTRICTS' JUNE 25. We have progressed still further in the blight, and it is our decided impression that the hops must go black.—Maidstone Gazette, June 26. MAJORITY-AYES, 146. MINORITY-NO ES, 21. Barron, Sir H. Meagher, Thomas Power, Dr. Butler, P. S. Mahon, O'uerma►l Roche, E. B. Crawford, W. S. O'Brien, J. Sadleir, John Devereux, J. T. o'l;rien Sir Lucius Somers, J. P. Dickson, Samuel O'Connell, John Sullivan, Michael Fagan. William O'Connell, M. J. TELLER.% Greene, John O'Connor. Feargus Anstey, Thomas C. Madan, W . 11. 0 Connor, Feargus Lawless, Cecil ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. Yesterday the Livery assembled in the Guildhall for the purpose of electing Sheriffs for London and Middle sex for the ensuing year. A great number of the con stituency attended in consequence of a report that there was likelihood of a contest. The proceedings were rather remarkable. The RECORDER, having addressed the Hall upon the subject of the great privilege they were called upon to exercise, and informed them that it was their right to put in nomination toy gentleman whose name might not be uon the list, The Common Crier read over that document. Mr. W. S. HALE came forward upon the hustings, and said that, in addition to the names upon the paper of gentlemen eligible to the office of Sheriff. he had to pro pose that of one who was strongly entitled to their ap probation—a gentleman who, though young in years, had been a considerable time in business, in which he had distinguished himself by real and successful activity —he meant Mr. Donald Nicoll.—(Cheers.) He had known Mr. Nicoll's father for many years as a most indefatigable and honourable tradesman, and he had observed the son treading in the footsteps of tho parent, possessed of independentf property, and as willing as able to s u pp ort the great charities of the city, which had claims upon the liberality of those who were placed in so creditable an elevation. — (Cheers.) Merchants and bankers were not the only p erso ns qualified to fill the office. Manufacturers and tradesmen were equally competent when they were urged on by a laudable zeal, and supported by the never-failing recommendation of e good character.—(Cheers.) Mr. Hale then proposed Mr. Nicoll. Mr. GULL seconded the nomination of Mr. Nicoll, and bore, testimony to the excellent qualifiations of that gen tleman. Alderman LAWRENCE addressed the Livery. He found that he was one of those whose names had been placed on the Shrievalty list. It never entered into his mind to interfere with the privileges of the Livery, who always appointed whom they pleased to appoint, and never had reason to regret their choice. But he had been elected to the gown no more than a year and a few days, and'he trusted that his fellow-citizens would allow him to con tinue in the performance of the duties of Alderman ano ther year before they selected him for the office of sheriff. He had never known them to refuse that very reasonable indulgence.—(Cheers, and cries of " No, no. You must serve.") He knew there Was a certain movement in the hall, and how that movement was concocted ; but the mass of those he addressed were not aware of its nature. He would give them a hint of it. There were signal-men stationed in the hall, who were prepared to obey their leader, and to hold up their hands at his command. — (Laughter.) But he would ask the Livery whether they would submit to such degrading dictation? (Loud cheers, and cries of " No, no.") He who led was he who bribed, and he who bribed did dirty work. It would be seen on the show of hands hew many dirty hands were engaged in the day's business.—(Cheers.) The names of several gentlemen were then put up, 'and the required indulgence was at once granted to Alderman Lawrence, and as a matter of course to Alder man Carden, the alderman last elected. The COMMON-SERGEANT stated to the Hall that the Sheri L's were of opinion that the show of hands was in favour of Mr. Pete and Mr. Nicell.—(Cneers.) The Learned Gentleman then asked whether a poll was de manded for any other person nominated. Mr. G. i3RACHER, one of the g3veroors of Christ's hospital, and a member of the Court of Common Council, immediately handed in a paper to the Sheriffs, expressing his demand of a poll on the part of Alderman Lawrence. The document was, however, signed only by Mr. Bracher, and it was necessary that the signatures of two Liverymen should be attached in order to make it an available instrument. The Sheriffs waited for some minutes while Mr. Bracher applied, as we were given to understand, to several gentlemen on the hustings to second him in demanding a poll; but finding that the customary forms were not complied with, they proceeded to the Court of Aldermen for the purpose of making their report. Upwards of an hour elapsed before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs returned to the hall in order to announce the result of the election. The moment the Lord Mayor took his seat on the hustings, Alderman Sidney appeared before the Li very and demanded a poll on the part of Alderman Lawrence. Mr. DAVID WirtE—l protest against it.—(Cheers.) The Loan MAYOR refused to receive the paper which Alderman Sidney held, containing the demand of a poll. Alderman SIDNEY persevered, and The Lord MAYoR informed the Hon. Member that he was out of order, and regretted to be obliged to repeat the observation immediately afterwards. Alderman SIDNEY was only desirous to give an ex planation which he had no doubt would prove satisfac tory to the Livery. His wish was to see them exercise their privileges, but he was anxious to show them that t hey might at that very moment be acting unfairly to one of the individuals who had the greatest show of hands. Th e Livery, however, would not hear him. The RECORDER then steeped forward and informed the livery that the Sheriffs had made their report to the Court of Aldermen, and he was directed by that Court to announce that the el. etion for the shrievalty had fallen upon Mr. S-.muel Niereon citizen anti Spectacle Maker.--(Loud cheers.) Mr. Pees and Mr. Nicoll were then called by the Com mon Crier to declsre their consent to serve the office. Mr. Nicoaa appeared before the Livery , and assured them that h e telt particularly grate''ul for the honour htoisr,ye-geraertotfhaor they just conferred upon hi m. H e h o ped that at the end of London h . ad A ap t p a o l i i n e t v e e d nt h s i , m it of Sheriff of y llic constituency would have no cause netion to do all he could t o mer i t t h e i r a pprovel. , t‘ovatsh hilsiidgehteorffiincip. Mr. WIRE said, that with the permission of the Lord Mayor he came forward to request that the Livery would hear the explenatien of Alderman Sidney , As the election was over the meeting could afford to listen to him. CRICKET. The Stockton cricketers have had two grand matches, and have come off victorious in both cases—the first with the Sunderland, Hendon, on the 21st inst., and the second on the 22d, with the Northumberland Club, New castle, both played on the new ground at Stockton. STOCKTON V. NEWCASTLE (NORTHUMBERLAND). STOCKTON. Baker, run out 3 c Smith Lancaster, J., c Moore ........3 c Ford Hornby, c Smith 1 c Clay 3 Stockdale, not out Rapley, c Moore .. ....... ...... Lancaster, J., 1b w 1 1b w Maister, Rev. 11., st Beldon ... 37 b Bell Allan, b Thompson 2 b Thompson Scarth, b Bell Salmon, b Bell 1 b Bell ... Sanderson, for Shepherd, b Bell 0 Shepherd, not out 4 Byes, Lc. 90 NEWCASTLE. Moore, b Scarth Sinclair, b Scarth Beldon, Wm., b Rap1ey......... 16 b Rapley Thompson, b Scarth Smith, Paul, cJ. Lancaster 4 c Stockdale Scott, b Rapley ......... 5 b Rapley Bell, Wm., c Stockdale 8 c Baker Taylor, run out Hutton, b Rapley .. 1 Not out Ford, Rev. H., c Baker Clay, not out Byes 2O Byes Stockton 133 Newcastle 91 In favour of Stockton MA.BILEBONE CLUB AND GROUND AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX. This match was commenced at Lord's yesterday, and she following is the ccore of the first day's play:— SIISSEX.-ISt Dean, c Redding, b Hillyer Wisen, b Ilillyer ..• Hodson, b Lilly white ••• ••• •.• Box, c Ilaygarth, b Lillywhite E. Napper, Efq., b Hillyer ..• W. Napper, Esq.. c Dakin, b Lillywhite ..• Rushy, hit w, b Lillywhito ••• ••• b Hillyer ..• ••• Hammond, not out ... ••• ••• G. Barton, Esq.. bflyer •••• ••• M. Curteis, Esq., 1 b w, b Clarke %. • b 7, w , nb ..• Total ... MARYLEBONE.-ISt INN. Hon. R. Grimston, run out ... A. Hay Barth, Esq , not out ... Clarke, c Hodson, b Wisden Chester, 1 b w, b Hodson Hillyer, not out Dakin Kynaston, Esq. W. Nicholson, Esq. W. Ridding, Esq. S. Whitehead, Esq. Lillywhite b 12, w 1, nb Total PEDESTRIANISM. THE GREAT RACE FOR 2001. BETWEEN REED AND SEWARD.—Five thousand of her Majesty's lieges, at a moderate computation,. yesterday lined the road a t Harlington, to witness the interesting struggle, whe rein Henry Reed, o f L ondon, and George Seward, " the American Wonder," were to settle the moot point, as to which should first cover 440 yards ot ground. To those who interest themselves, pecuniarily or personally, in pedestrian performances, the partic ulars of the public feats of the men are well known, to others a detail would be a mere waste of space. Seward, after achieving a re putation which placed him o n the very pinna o cle of fa a me as a runner for a moderate distance, say 20 yards as maximum, was in this instance matched against apee tri whose merits at a quarter of a mile had been pa tiently r,hadowPd out in his victory over Robert Inwood, of Tooting. The rumour , t ' oo ' ha 3 got abroad that Se ward was not all he should be; that he had never re covered his strain at Sheffield, &c., &c. We have goo reason to suspect these rumours to have been an intended pitfall, wherein hose wo dspised " the man saw the in the street," "at t he corn( h r," inatead of falling, overcunning ma de a losing stumble. The betting in London looked like 6 to 4 on . Reed; at the ground it fell to Syro 4, level, and lastly, whrn it was found that ewad was well and confielGiat,, 6 to 4 went begging to a most tempting extent. Although the articles specified the race to be run between three and five, procrastina tiOn was so completely the ()vier of the day, that it was 15 minutes past seven when e men were en tenue at the scratch. The vista, as taken - from the vehicle of the re feree, some three hundred yards above the trio of mag pies, was at this moment pi tcu liar, and perhaps not to b.- paralleled elsewhere than in .this tight little island. The JUNE 26, 1849• cords, which marked the sides of the course, were densely THE COUNTRY MARKETS. packed with every known and unknown specimen of man The following is the official statement of the quantities of as he is found in the peopled wilderness of civilisation— corn, &c , received in the port of London from the ports in the rough, the smooth, the knave of ready finger, the Essex, from the 18th June, 1849, to the 23d June, 1849, labourer of the corny hand, the well dressed idler, who both inclusive : lives on his own means, and the yet better dressed idler, who lives on others, were there, and among them those who lave sport and manly exercises for their own sake. As the men started themselves, of course a few minutes were spent in flints, bat when they did go, it was an unmistaken clipper. Th© Yankee, who, par parenthese, is a native of Connec ticut, dark, wiry, muscular, and handsome, as "an Apollo of the forest," numbers twenty-nine summers, while the Londoner confesses to twenty-four, which we think an " outside figure." The first had taken his breathings on the Malvern Hills, in Worcestershire, and latterly nearer town, under the eye of Charles Weslhall. Reid had been attended to at Huuntlow by Kitchener, the Hampstead Stag . , under the superintendence of the well-known William Sheppard, of Birmingham. And now they leave the scratch, Seward leaving by the tithe of a yard; at 100 yards they were abreast, at 200 Reed shows slightly in advance, at half-way he improves his position, at 250 the glme is up, Seward cannot live with his competitor, and gives a slight symptom of falling off; at 300 yards there is no mistaking it, Reed takes Seward's ground by running almost full in front of him, and ten or a dozen yards a head , and finishes a most exciting spin by coming in fourteen or fifteen yards a winner. The time was variously taken at 51, 52, and a fraction short of 53 seconds. - _ 300. - . 68 - 238 443 - - 730 1 20 75 - a' • . g Colchester Harwich ............ Leigh Maldon 10 - CHELMSFORD JUNE 22 —Our market was to-day t attended, owing, in some measure, to the hay season, an, supply being not very large, the best wheats fetched ful more money, with, however, a rather limited busi All kinds of spring corn met a dull sale at late prices. Wheat, white, old 46s to 5,5; new 45s to 525; red, old 42s to 46s ; new, 41s to 45s ; barley, 28s to 30s ; chevalier 29s to 33s ; grinding 24s to 2cis ; oats 18s to 21s ; malt 54s to 56s ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge 33s to 355; white 30s to 345; dun 32s to 345; beans, tick, cew 27s to 30s ; old 285 to 31s ; harrow ticks, new 28s to 315; old 30s to 325; mazagan, new 21s to 265; old 26s to 28s per qr. COLCHESTER., JUNE 23.—Wheat, white 48s to s=s ; red 44s to 48s ; barley 26s to ! . 28s ; beans, mazagan 26s to 28s ; middle and email 28s to 32s ; peas 30s to 34s per qr. HADDINGTON, JUNE 2t.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to..day : Wheat. Barley. I Oats. ... 52s Od 28s oat 223 6d ... 48s 4d 25s id `..os 8d First Second Beans. 333 Od 31s 6d Third ... .. 42s Od j 21s Od I 176 6d j 303 01 Total quantity of Wheat in market 256 qrs., 255 - sold Do. Barley do. 54 qrs., 44 sold Do. Oats do. 278 qrs., 270 sold Do. Beans do. 29 qrs., 26 sold KIRKALDY, JUNE 23.—The following are the quotations up to this date:— Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas, First 51s Od 276 Od 2ls 61 —s Od —s Od Second 48s Od 25s Cd 19s 6d —s Od ...1 Od Third 44s Od 23s 01 18s Od —s Od —s Od _ ASCENT OF MR. COX WELL'S WA BALLOON FROM BERLIN. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) On Tuesday, the 19th, Mr. Coxwell ascended for the second time from the famed Kroll's Garden, and illus trated, by a miniature bombardment, his method of de stroying a town, or dispersing an army en route. A very large assemblage of spectators, among whom were princes, ministers, and other persons of distinction, wit nessed this extraordinary exhibition, and testified by long• continued cheers their admiration of the ascent, and the subsequent display of fireworks in mid air. On the occasion of Mr. Coxwell's first ascent, on the 11th inst., so great was the collection of persons in the park, that the police, numerous as they are in Berlin, proved insufficient to maintain order. When General Wrangel arrive d to inspect Mr. Coxwell's apparatus, he was saluted by the mob outside the garden with a shower of stones, and as republican cockades were displayed, the military , were called out, and a disturbance expected. This, how ever, was fortunately prevented, and in order to avoid a repetition of excitement, Mr. Coxwell was prohibited to ascend again, under a heavy penalty, and was obliged to discharge the gas from his balloon, in compliance with police injunctions. Fresh arrangements having been made by the President of Police for the better preserva tion of order, the intrepid English aeronaut was allowed to ascend again, when all passed off quietly with much eclat. The ascent of this large balloon (which has not inaptly been styled on the continent the " War Balloon") from a capital in a state of siege, too, is certainly a bold and novel feat, which keeps up the character of British enterprise, and does honour to the courage and scientific ability of Mr. Coxwell. The war balloon has two cars, and the aeronaut descends a rope ladder to his battery, after the manner of Lieut. Gale, of Cremorne celebrity. It is stated, on good authority, that Mr. Coxwell's ser vices were to have been brought into requisition in the Rhine provinces, had the disturbances there not been suppressed. As to the applicability of the balloon for purposes of warfare, some experiments are about to take place before the Prussian Government. • • • - • Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs. imp., 26s to 26s 6d. GLASGOW, JUNE 21.—Provisions—Cheese, 345 to 40s Od per cwt • retail, 4id to 5d per lb. Skim milk , Os Od to Os per .cwt. dountry fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb; Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, Bid to 9d. Country eggs, 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5s tad per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 21 6d per pair ; ducks. 2s Od. BERWICK, JUNE 21.—Wheat, 42s ; barley, 24s lid; oats, 18s 5-id ; rye, OOs Od ; beans, 00s Od ; -peas, 00s Od ave. rage per imperial quarter. KELso, JUNE 22.—Wheat, old, OOs to 00s ; ditto, new, 335 to 385 6d ; barley, new, 16s Od to 195; ditto old, Os Od to Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new , Ms to 14s 6d ; coin mon oats, 12s to 13s 6d ; ditto new, Os to Os Od ; pea. 22. to 25s O d; beans, 22. to 24s per boll of six imperial bushels. HAWICK, JUNE 21.—Wheat, new, 34s Od to 39s Od; ditto old, OOs Od to 005 Od ; barley, new, 17s to 21s ; potato oats, 14s Od to 15s 6d ; common oats, Ils to 14s Od ; peas, 236 Od to 253 Od ; beans, 23s Od to 255 Od per boll of six imperial bushels. STIRLING, JUNE 22.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 26s Od; ditto home, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 23s Od to-24s ; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 18: (Id to 20s Od ; oats common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 11s Od to 14s Od ; ditto Flernish,.os Od to Os Od ; ditto "ditto . new, Os' Od;' malt distillers, 35s Od to 38s ; ditto brewers, 37s Od to 39s • beans, per boll, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, I3s Od to 14s 6 d; peas, 1550 d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack 36s to 375 ; ditto common _ _ _ _ ditto, 25s Od to 26s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new 26s Od to 28s ; ditto per peck of 71bs, Bid to Os Od ; fresh butter, per lb. 8d to 10d ; eggs per dozen, 6d to 7d ; hay per ton, 42s to 41s. PERTH, JUNE 21.—Wheat, 40s Od to 45s Od; barley, 221 to 25s Od ; oats, 16s to 19s ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 26s Od per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26s to 28s. FALKIRK, JUNE 21. —The supply of grain in this day's market was 323 bolls ; wheat at 21s 6d to 25s Od per boll ; barley, 00s Od to 00s Od ; oats, 14s 6d to 16s Od; beaus, 16s Od to 17s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last evening Mr. Bunn took his annual benefit at this theatre, on which occasion he received the aid and sup• port of the most celebrated members of the profession, both histrionic and vocal. Verily the bills spoke truly on this occasion when they announced an extraordinary combination of talent, and that which increased the pleasure of the evening's entertainment was, there was not a single absentee or sufferer from " indisposition" among the whole of the artistes who volunteered their services on this occasion. The performances commenced with the popular vaudeville of Hold your Tongue, Madame Vestris, Miss Coleman, Aliso H. Gilbert, Messrs. C, Mathews, Selby and Parselle, each sustaining their ori ginal parts with unwonted ability and success. The re ception of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews was very enthusiastic, and the vaudeville went off to admira tion. Mrs. Cowley's Belle's Stratagem followed; it is indeed a very long time since we were so much gratified as we were on this occasion. We had one of our own English comedies supported by first rate English talent. Messrs. Cooper, J. Wallack, G. Cooke, F. Vining, Mrs. Nesbitt, Mrs. Glover, and Miss Mordaunt, sustaining the leading parts of the comedy with great success, and each receiving unbounded ap plause. At the conclusion of one of the acts of the comedy Mr. Bunn was loudly called for. He came for ward, anti handsomely acknowledged the compliment of a call. Une Reunion Musicale closed the entertainments. Verdi's beautiful romacza " Nell' Opera Giovanna d'Arco " . was splendidly given by Signora Parodi. Nothing could exceed the brilliancy and finish of her execution of this romanaa ; at the conclusion the ap plause was tremendous. Jetty de Treffz delighted the audience with one of Mr. Bunn's songs, and " Una Vir gine," from; Donizetti's La Favoritt, was given by Gar doni with much effect. " The Light of other Days" was beautifully sung by Pischek ; and C. Braham delighted the audience with his father's favourite song " The Death of Nelson." Our old friend Harley, too, also appeared, his name appearing in the programme of the concert. He gave us " Oh, dolce doll concento" and " Johnny Bond." The Lablaches gave the " Buffo duetto," from II Matrimonio Segreto, with great effect. The magnificent duetto from Norma, "Di Contenti," was superbly given by Parodi and Giuliano; and Miss Poole also delighted the audience with one of her best ballads. Space will not allow us to further enlarge on the great number of beautiful pieces performed by the other eminent artistes. The whole went off splendidly. —YESTERnAY. L B a el m l bton Primrose Belmont Hetton Haswell lEa Od 14s 9d 15s 3d 16s 3d 16s 6d LYCEUM THEATRE. Amateurs ..and Actors, one of the earliest and most popular farces of the late Mr. R. B. Peake, was revived last night at the Lyceum, where (that is to say, at the old house) it was first produced in 1818. In the con struction of this farce there is much that is primitive, and the principle of equivoque is carried to an extreme. Nevertheless there is a great deal of humour and smart ness in the dialogue, and some of the jokes are exceed ingly good, while others are rather reckless. In the writings of the late Mr. Peake there was this charm, that the author always seemed thoroughly to enjoy the work of composition, and the wildest sallies appeared like the utterances of a free and genial spirit. In point of construction he will not bear a comparison: with the more modern authors who have formed themselves on the French school, but for jovial hearty English " fun " there aro not many who can compete with him. The hustling provincial manager is played with the same bustle as ever by Mr. Harley, who acted the cha racter thirty years ago, and the eccentricities of the country actor, Wing, which were once so ably set forth by poor Wrench, are now embodied with much grotesque comicality by Mr. Roxby. A Mr. Hurlestoni made his Milt last night in . Jeffrey Niuffincap, the character created and immortalized by Wilkinson. He seems possessed of somo humour, and at any rate is not obtru sive and extravagant. At the fall of the curtain he was loudly called for by the audience. NEW STRAND 'THEATRE. A new and very lively little farce, by Mr. Charles Selby, was produced last night. It is called Chamber Practice, and turns on the embarrassments of a brace of law students, who are troubled by the presence of female relations when they are about to give a treat to some fair milliners, and are moreover harassed by the pursuit of bailiffs. The principal personage, however, is a " red jacket" of the Temple, who is ready to assist the 'em bryo barristers in tiny dilemma, and is charmed, even to a revolutionary furor, when he sees a barricade of chairs and tables placed against the door of the chambers to stop the bailiffs' incursions. This is one of the charac• ters which Mr. Compton playa to perfection, and the good humour with, which he delivered the "tag" con tribud in no small degree t the applause at the fall of the curtain. Mr. Selby was o loudly called, and bowed from a private box. ADELPHI THEATRE.--••MiSS Woolgar, a lady whose merits as a most versatile and accomplished actress we have often had occasion to notice, takes her benefit at this theatre to-morrow evening. The programme of the night's performance is extremely attractive, and we trust it will secure for the beneficiare a " benefit" in the most practical sense of the term. ROYAL e ntGARDENS, last nig V h tA wereUX t A h L e L g e m o o f n com pany the Wellington, eo En the Duke of Cleveland, the Earl of of Munster, Lord Adolphus Fit Ize arence, General Woo'f, the Marchioness of Douro, the youthful Ladies Ramsay, daughters of the Marquis of Dalhousie, Lady West, ikr• JAMES WARD AN ARTIST.—ID this age of won ders, when each new year teems with discoveries in art and science which awaken our warmest admiration, we are gratified in being enab led to record thdeintersl u a • m llied t o o intuitive genius soaring above the yreju claiming kindred obscure origin, and , by intrinsic merit, d 'et James with the polished c lasses of educate hasocsninazy. sisted by Ward, t h e ex-Champ.ion of England , artist in the Most the slightest instruction, become an and unqualifi ed sense of the term. Ibis last pro runre tinn, " The Setting Sun," dipping his bri▪ lliant orb in the blushing wave, forms as chaste a portraiture of nature as ever emanated from the most masterly pencil d The horison , a nd happy distribution m o st the varie coloured clouds, display a boldness of outline which the tearless hand of truth could alone have ventured to depict. The perspective is in adrnifable keeping. The foreground is also beautifully relieved by the distant coruscations emitted from the departing god of day, while the presence of a small boat, resting near the bank, forms an interesting object in this faithfully deli neated sketch of nature. In tact, the chiora-oseuro, or happy blending of light with shade, is perfect ; but the really trausending excellence of the painting will be dis covered in the hitherto unapproached and felicitous tone of colour pervading the whole picture. We have never before seen realised, even in the works of Turner or Danby, splendid as their productions are allowed to be, that peculiar warmth of colouring which indicates the concentration of brat and light; but immediately the eye rests upon Ward's picture, an idea is conveyed that the sun is basking in the borrowed refulgence of some concealed agency, so perfectly transparent and tire emitting an orb does it appear! Most heartily do we congratulate Mr. Ward upon this extraordinary work of art, illustrating the poetic lines of Anacreontic Moore— " How brilliant the sun looked in sinking! The waters beneath him, how bright." —Liverpool Courier. COAL MARKE Buddle's W. Hartley 14s Od Carr's Hartley Chester Main l3s 6d Dean's Primrose East Adairs Main 123 Ou New Tanfield North Percy Hartley.. 13s 6(1 Jonassohns ...... Original Tanfield lls 6d Keepier Ravensworth'sW.Hart 13s Od Lambton Walker's Primrose ... 12s Od'Russell's Hetton Wylam Wall's End, &c. Whitwell ... Acorn Close Bell and Brown ...... ... 14s 6cl,lleugh Hall Elm Park Gosforth ... Gibson Garton Hilda Heaton Hedley 14s 6cl West Hetton l4s 9d Killingworth l4s Od Cowpen Hartley Percy.... l3s 6d ilartley .... 13s 3d Riddell's l4s 3d!Llangcnnech 225 64 Urpeth Walker Eden Main lss Odt RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS: BRISTOL, JUKE 25 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-day. The sales are—great WeNt:rn, Quarters, 64, dis.—Ditto, New 171. Shares, 4% dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 15 1 ,4 yer share—Eastern Counties, 6)4 — Bristol and Exeter, Old Shares, 25 dis.—Ditto, Thirds, Stock, 69. MANCHESTER, JUNE 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were as follow : Leeds, Fifths, 4 o,is,—London, New Quarters, 3% p.—West Riding Union, 4% Alis.—North Staffordshire, 4% the. _ BIRMINGUAM, JUNE 25. STOCK Excuatinz —The transactions to-day were as follow CI North Staffordshire, 41. I3s. 9d. dis.—North British, Preference, par —Shropshire Union, 21. IGs. 3d. dis.—London and North-Western, Quarters, 3 p. YORK, JANE 23, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol low : Great Northern, 10 Ditto, Preference, 2/. 169—Ditto (London and York Extension), 11s. M.—York, Newcastle, and Bar wick (Newcastle Extension), 14%—Ditto ((1. N. E. Purchase), 41. 6s. 3d. EXPEDITION AGAINST THE PIRATES OF SARAWAK. —We have advices from Labuan to the 21st of April Nothing new had occurred on the island, but the Nemesis had recently arrived, bringing information of some out breaks in the neighbourhood of Sarawak. It appears that about a month previously the Sarabes and Sakharan Dyaks had attacked the Sadongs, and taken about 70 heads. The Sadongs being friendly, the Raja (Sir J. Brooke) collected his force and called upon this tribe to join him. They ascended the Sarebas river with the Nemesis boats, burned three villages, and killed 17 men, but could not sucned at getting at the main body of the aggressive Dyaks, who made their way to the interior, where they have strongly stockaded themselves. The Raja, not liking to risk a failure, returned with the ex pedition, and has written to the Admiral for assistance. He wishes to have 300 or 400 Europeans with him. The estimated numbers on the present occasion were about 5,000 or 6,000 on the side of the unfriendly Dyaks, while from Sarawak there were about 3,000, with 30 or 40 Eu ropeans, including the crew of the Nemesis. HISTORICAL WRITERS AND READERS.—" Of the two ways that are most common in writing or reading history, neither has seemed to me so broad or right as unfailingly to lead its followers to thu truth. One of theso two is that of the romantic or entertaining—the other of the abstract or instructive school ; the latter being intent on stripping the past of everything like life or feeling, and the former endeavou►ing, and in many recent instances successfully, to restore to bygone days their animation and their rightful interest. But how ever great the literary merit of these various produc tions may have been, however fresh the art and the picturesqueness of some, however profound the philo sophy and the lore of others, there has been in many, perhaps in most of them, a blank that neither intellect nor taste alone can supply. It is so, simply because it has been too often forgotten that none can fathom the truths of history except with the plummet of the Christian, and that it is only throUgh the sympathy for a;1 humanity which Christianity commands and the faith in every work of God which Christianity sanctions, that we can comprehend the particular events or the general character of history."—L liot's Liberty of .Rome. ARRIVAL OF CALIFORNIA GOLD DIRECT FROM THE " Dicoms."—The Tepic, Captain Luce, which arrived in the Mersey on Wednesday evening, brings the first importation to this port of the precious metals, direct from the gold " diggins" at California. The Tepio came by way of the Sandwich Islands and Valparaiso, at which places she landed large quantities of gold, and, therefore, brings with her here only about 60,000 dollars worth, chiefly in dust. We have seen and handled a lump, which weighs as much ea ten sovereigns. It is of good colour, and is in exactly the same state as when found in California. The Tepic belongs to James Starkie and Co., merchants, of this town, who, we be lieve, were the first t.) embark in the California trade. The Tepic sailed from this port on thesec ;t d ka and h f aving January last, for the Sandwich Islands a nd F rancisco, where landed her cargo, proceeded to San Francisco, "gold fever" began to he rage. where list made r r ive d just ee as the i diate voyages, intermediate has now returned and with the gold dust received at San Fran cisco, and oil, tallow, wood, and hides at Sandwich ae e vr l Islands. Sha filled up at Valparaiso, and reached this port after an absence of only seventeen and a half m onths. —Liverpool Mercury. We are requested to correct an error which appeared in our report of the Scottish gathering, holden on Wednesday and Thursday last, in the name of the winner of the chief prize for archery. It should have been Mr. A. Peniston Moore, and not Mr. R. Morce, as reported. THE NELSON MONUMENT.—Yesterday afternoon, when the mould from Mr. Carew's noble design of the " Death of Nelson" was perfected, the molten metal was successfully transferred though the great feeding aper tures of the bas-relief; and in a few minutes the most important figures of the composition were faithfully ss , curcd in enduring bronze. The cannon which fur nished the chief material were scat from Woolwich— spoils of war taken by the hero himself from his country's enemies. Among the visitors who assembled to witness the interesting process were the Earl of Carlisle, Chief Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, and Mr. Philicps, the Secretary; Gfneral Wyndham, CePt- Toke, R N., Capt. Johnsturie, and a few artistic friends of the distinguished sculptor. THE CROPS IN KENT.--A rather extensive ride last well gave us the opp or t un i t y o f reporting on the crops. In Mid K en t t h ey do not l oo k first-rate, but are improving. Th roug h the Wea ld, v ia Staple burst and Milkhouse-str ee t, , From Ashford to Ify t he and the coast, they a re looking decidedly to Ashford, they l'reea ly cannot look better. Much hay has been well carried and much clover is down. Fruit is in many place, destroyed, and a short crop everywhere.—Maid. stone Gazette. THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.—A return, moved for by Mr. Patten, M.P., shows that 43 mmufactarers of paper we re convicted in. the years 1840.48, inclusive, of offer.c.s against the Excise-laws. Some of these per- SODS were imprisoned, others sold up, and others liberated on payment of a composition. 21 0 .700 25 0 ____ ;hinly d th; Ily h mess.