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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 17 1 1849. LB LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE success. What his reception will be in the Guildhall COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) it is idle to conjecture ; for without taking into Capital, 2,000,00 CZ., in 80,000 Shares, of 25/. each. account the unwonted circumstance of a Lord Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share, Frog/cc:Uses and inn information may be obtained at the Tempo rary Off ces of the Company, 13a Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap. plication t,) _ _ G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. THE NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in three vols. post 3v0., THE FORTUNES OF WOMAN A NOVEL. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great liarlbsreugh-street. LIEL'TE vANT THE HON, FREDERICK WALPOLE, R.N. Immediately, in Two Volumes, Svo., with numerous Engravings, FIVE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC, In H.M.S. the Collingwood. By Lieut. the Hon. FRED. WALPOLE, R.N. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her3lajesty, METROPOLITAN PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. President, Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY, M.P. Offices. 11, Poultry. Subscriptions received and Members enrelled daily from Nine till Nine. The next Public Meeting will be held at the Standard Theatre, More iitch, on WEDNESDAY, July 18, for the Borough of the TOWER HAMLETS. The Chair to be taken at Seven o'clock, precisely. Tieketa may be had at 11, Poultry ; and at numerous places throughout the Borough. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MADAME SONTAG. The Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respectfUlly laformed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place On THURSDAY EVENING, When will be performed LA SONNAMBIILA. To conclude with LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIYER. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-offlce of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, price 10s, 6d. each. JAMES'S THEATRE FRENCH PLAYS. Last Night but One of the Season. Monsieur ARNAL and 3ldme. DOCILE in Two Vaudevillee. Madame DOCHE'S BENEFIT. TO-MORROW EVENING Ti. Performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock with LES DEUX DIVORCES. After which, MONSIEUR ET MADAME GALOCHARD. To be followed by BAL DE GRAND MONDE. To conclude with LA 3IANSARDE DU CRIME. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. ALBONI. THIS EVENLNO, Will be presented, LA GAZZA LADRA. To conclude with a new grand Ballet, entitled LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIVER. Applications for Boxes, *ails, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, v&dre Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual, price 10s. 6d. each. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. 'Webster, Sele Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVEN Will be performed MONET. After which an entirely new Farce, called an ALARMI , TCir SA CRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Buckstone ; Susan Sweetapple, Mrs. Fitvwilliam. To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS. TIIEATRZ ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Ce'eno. Mr. WORRELL'S BENEFIT. THIS EVENING, Will be ;resented a new piece, entitled WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOK. After which a new grand Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S ♦IOLIN AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWERS. To be followed by a novelty in the shape of A MOST UNWAR RANTAFILE INTRUSION, which will be committed by Mr. Wright to the annoyance of Mr. Patti Bedford. To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL L YUE UM 'MEAT RE. Unler the Management of Madame Vestria. dole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING Will be performed A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. After which, A MODEL OF A WIFE. To be followed by A WONDERFUL WOMAN. To conclude with RAISING THE WIND. Drees be.; Upper Bose*, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No lialf-price to any part of the house. Th 3 New Boa-office. No. 2, Wellingtor , street, is open to the public , Very ,!ay, fro-i Tan till S'a. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal highness Prince ilbert, &c. M. Jean Klare in his extraordinary performances on Le Globe Roulant. The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever engaged in this or any other establishment at one time : Mdlles. Adelaide Hinnie, Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeane Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite Jeanette. In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in asnounc lag that he has engaged that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte, whose brilliant triumphs on the Continent and in America have ac quired for her the appellation of the Equestrian Enchantress. TIIIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, entitled MOOLTAN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Seikhs. To be icillowed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with a favourite Melodrama, entitled THE SOLI TARY OF LAMBETH; or, The 3furderi n St. George's-fields. Box-office open !Tom Eleven till Four. stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SUICIIEY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Week of M. JULLIEIS'S Engagement. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Under the patronage of her Meat Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, his Royal High Prince Albert, &c. The Public Press has unanimously pinced the Storming of . . ' - "•-• ' Badajoz to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition. ._ .. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Pablic are respectfully informed that this favourite place of fashionable resort it open every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, YYU THURSDAY. Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public *pinion to bo the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever presented—Splendid Menagerie—Jullien's unrivalled Band—Vo cal and Instrumental Concert—Several Favourite Songs and Ballads by Miss Ellen Rowland and Mr. George Tedder — Solos by Kcenig, Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of Badajoz, pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard inent and attack—gallant defence—rash to the breach by real troops —and final tableaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fighte." REFItESIIMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long complained that Refreshments from the Confectionary-rooms only could ba procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct portion of the Gardens set apart, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine o'Clock, A.m. ' • feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Six ; Storming If Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. On Friday, July 20, M. Jullien's Grand Concert Monstre and Con gres Musicale will take place at these Gardens. Tickets before the day, 2s. 6d. ; admission on the day of the Concert, ss. THE WEATHER.—Sum Ornen, JULY 17. Tgitalsostzmit. Lowest, 67; Highest, 76; Noon, 72. BAROMETEE, 29.95—a fall of 26 points since last night. WIND S.W.—slight rain, with hazy weather. Mayor of London making his appeal from the hustings for the suffrages of the electors of the capital, the present Chief Magistrate has secured to himself personally the respect and the high estimation of his fellow•citizens, without any distinction whatever of party or class, of politics or religion. Considering the ignominious defeat of the Protec tionists scarcely a fortnight since—and that, moreover, in the person of one of their most amiable and accom plished advocates—there is but little probability that the Country Faction will have the hardihood to enter upon another such Quixotic adventure. The good tits have not yet forgotten that most telling quota tion from the school-bred verses of the Young Eng land aristocrat— " Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning die, But save us still our old nobility." And but few have borne in remembrance the extenu ating response of Lord JOHN MANNERS, that he would rather have been the silly stripling who had penned those lines than the grey-headed old man who had so ungenerously quoted them against him on that occa sion. Altogether the recent struggle between the opposing candidates of ultra-Conservatism and of Civil and Religious Liberality tended so glaringly to the discomfiture of the former, that we cannot for a moment anticipate their making themselves still more ridiculous by bringing forward any candidate in opposition to the Chief Magistrate. Unless some men are more desperate or more fool- hardy than we can conjecture, Sir JAMES DUKE will not encounter the smallest obstacle in becoming the representative of that great capital in which he is al ready the highest municipal functionary. To employ the common but expressive slang of electioneering, he will have nothing more difficult to accomplish, as far as we can yet anticipate, than to walk over the course. When the returni ng officer shall have declared Sir JAMES DUKE to have been duly elected in the room of the late respected Mr. PAT- TisoN, Boston will have had the satisfaction overaction of seeing her Member not o nl y chosen to p reside the capital of England as Lord Mayor, but to repre sent the electors of London in the Commons House of Parliament. 'We may, without rashly hazarding an opinion, even now congratulate his present consti tuency, by anticipation, on the simultaneous triumphs of their representative on the two great national arenas of commerce and legislation. Such a confirmation of the justice of their selection is seldom reserved for the electors in any borough of the United Kingdom. In the present instance that good fortune appears to have befallen the inhabitants of Boston ; and upon that circumstance they may with very good rea son felicitate themselves. Satisfied as to the ulti mate decision of the great metropolitan constitu ency, we are convinced that we shall have an opportunity before many days have elapsed of offer ing our congratulations Alike to the Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, to the electors of Boston, and to the citizens of London. It is difficult to understand the motives by which the House of Lords were last night induced to muti late the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill. Its most im portant provisions have been rejected. Everything of real importance calculated to produce beneficial results, and to lay the foundation of a better state of things in Ireland, has been omitted. It will clearly be impossible for the House of Com mons to accept the measure thus neutralised, and every effort for the regeneration of the sister kingdom must be postponed for another year, and its miserable inhabitants must sustain twelve months of additional suffering, unless their Lordships should repent even at the eleventh hour, and consent to the re-admission of the rejected clauses. For some time it has been notorious that their Lordships would repudiate any Liberal measure, on behalf of which there was not a decided pressure from without, where the nation had not exhibited an unequivocal determination to obtain its enactment. Notwithstanding the boasting of the Protectionist press and the vauntings of - Protectionist orators, the Peers did not dare to disappoint the general feel ing in favour of the further extension of free trade principles. They did not venture to maintain the Navigation Code in all its stringency ; and, there fore, despite the reckless and headstrong conduct of some of their body, they yielded a reluctant assent to the great and comprehensive measure that recently became the law of the land. Deep was the indignation felt by these parties at what they were pleased to term the timid and vacillating course pursued by the more prudent Lords, who bowed to the will of the nation, clearly and unequivocally expressed, and who sanctioned by their votes, or at least abstained from opposing, the great measure of reform brought for ward during the present session. They appeared, however, determined to oppose with all their energies every other Ministerial undertaking, and, unhappily for their own credit and character, and for the stabi lity and power of the hereditary branch of the Legis lature, an opportunity was but too speedily afforded of venting their ire. A measure was sent to their House by a large and decisive majority of the representatives of the people, having for its object the removal of the last vestige of religious intolerance, and the admission of an honourable and influential class to the constitu- tional privileges of free-born citizens. In coming to this just and liberal decision, the House of Commons but endorsed the resolution of the greatest constitu ency not only in the empire, but in the world, whoin selecting Baron LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD as their representative declared, in the most impressive : terms, that the period had ar rived when civil and religious disabilities should no longer be maintained, that every man should be at liberty to worship his CREATOR in the manner which in his soul and conscience he deemed most acceptable to the DEITY. In rejecting the Jews Bill, the Lords not only expressed their adhesion to the obsolete doctrines of religious intolerance, but they wantonly entered into a serious collision, not only with the House of Commons, but with the electors of the British metropolis. Nobly have those electors discharged the duty imposed on them by this unwise and impolitic conduct, and the triumphant re election of Baron ROTHSCHILD has convinced the nation of the calm acd unflinching determination of those who have been placed in the vanguard of the Army of Freedom, and of the impossibility of their Lordships long maintaining the unequal contest. It is but reasonable to suppose, that the return of Baron ROTHSCHILD bitterly aggravated the exaspera tion of those who had previously negatived the Bill, by convincing them of the slight estimation in which they were held by the commu nity in general, and of the painful necessity ol patiently swallowing their leek, however repugnant or disagreeable. In the present instance, unfortunately, the conse quences of delay will be of a much more formidable character than in the Jewish Bill. There, ultimate success being certain, the parties could afford to smile at the paltry impediments thrown in their way by the Dame Partington effort to keep back the tide of public opinion, with aristocratic brooms. But here a people, suffering under the continued horrors of pestilence and famine, are told that they must endure their miseries for another year, in order that the hereditary Legislators may exhibit their paltry spite against the Ministry, to whom they have been forced to succumb on so many previous occasions. Although the condition of the Irish people was, indeed, desperate it consistedi t was by no means hopeless, and that chiefly, if not altogether, in attracting British enter prise and British capital to assist in the regeneration of the country, to provide remunerative employment for the myriads of starving labourers who were both able and willing to work, if the opportunity were afforded, and to restore, by proper cultivation, the natural fertility and productiveness of the soil. But in order to induce Englishmen to embark their capital in the attempt, and to enter on the arduous undertaking, t wo t hi ngs were neces sary : first, that clear, simple, an d unimpeach able titles should be given of the properties they might be induced to purchase, so that they might have a certainty that they would be permitted to enjoy that for which they contracted ; and, secondly, that some maximum should be fixed, beyond which they could not be called on to contribute for the relief of the poor, for otherwise the entire proceeds of their industry might be taken away, to compensate for the neglect and apathy of their neighbours. The incumbered estates would have supplied the first desideratum, the maximum clause in the Poor Relief Bill the second. Although the Lords' amendment of the Incum bered Estates Act would limit the operation of that most important measure, still it would not impair its efficiency whenever it came into effect. Although, therefore, the extent of capital that would flow into the country through that Act would be re stricted, it was not altogether excluded. But by the amendment of last night, which was car ried by a majority of nine, the responsibility for poor-rates is to remain wholly without limitation. The effect of this decision, unless speedily rescinded, will be to scare away English capital, and, as a ne cessary result, to complete the ruin of unhappy Ire land ; for, as Lord CLARENDON truly remarked in his admirable letter to the LORD lthron of London, the condition of things cannot remain stationary. They must either speedily advance or rapidly retrograde. The Peers of England have for , bidden the advance. They will be justly re sponsible for the fearful consequences that must ensue. Perhaps, when acquainted with the wide spread desolation produced by their division, they may regret that they did not enter on the duty of legislation in a calmer and more statesmanlike spirit ; that they did not calculate the too probable results of their conduct. These regrets may, however, be too late, the repentance too tardy. The next question to be asked may possibly be not merely " What is the use of a House of Lords ?" but why should any body of persons be permitted to control and retard the beneficent legis lation of the chosen representatives of the people ? There is, however, yet time to change their determi nation, and to re-introduce the clauses which were last night omitted from the Bill. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was again very active, end business to the extent of 12,000 bales was effected, including 9,000 American at 4d. to 60., 250 Pernam and Maranham at 51. to sid., 500 Bahia at 51d, 1,000 Egyptian at 51d. to 71d., 800 Surat at 31d to 4d., and 108 Sea Island at 10d. to 101 d. per lb. The market closed firmly with an upward tendency in prices. Speculators took 5,000, and exporters 1,000 bales.—ln Railway Shares a large business was transacted at ad vanced prices. The reports received to .day from the different Money Markets of the Continent are satisfactory, although there is in some cases rather less activity. The following are official documents:— " His Excellency the President has communicated to me the following decree :—The President of the Republic of Mexico to the inhabitants thereof. Know ye that the General Congress has issued the annexk d decree:— " Art. 1. The ports of Huatulco and Al tata will be made ports of entry, and foreign vessels can touch at either, and engage in the coasting trade. " Art. 2. The Custom-house of the former port will be in the town of Santa Cruz; that of the second in Altata. The decree of July 13, 1840, will be that by which they will be governed. Let the same be published, distri buted, and complied with. " Palace of the National Government, Mexico, May 13, 1849. " JOSE JOAQUIN DE HERRERA. " To Don Francisco Arangois." " Treasury Department. ",His Excellency the President has communicated to me the following decree:— "The President of the Republic of Mexico to the in hnbitants thereof. Know 3e that the General Congress has issued the annexed decree:— "Art. 1. The export duty,on precious metals will be as follows : " Gold coined or wrought two per cent. " Silver coined or wrought three per cent. " Alloyed or pure silver wrought into images, with certificate that the stamp duties have been paid, four and-a-half per cent." " Art. 2. Two per cent. will be collected at the seaports on all coin arriving from the interior. Let the same be published, distributed, and complied with. "Palace of the National Government, Mexico, May 22, 1849. "JOSE JOAQUIN DE HERRERA. " To Don Francisco Arangoix." The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders received yesterday a letter from their agent in Mexico, Mr. W. P. Robertson, in which that gentleman states, that upon the meeting of the Congress, in extra ses sion, on the first instant, the plan for arranging the debt will be submitted, and that a remittance of 20,000 dollars is coming to hand, and that a further sum has been collected. The ISt. Katharine Dock proprietors have had their half-yearly meeting to-day, and a divid en d at the rate of four per cent. per annum has been declared. The Funds have been firm again, but the settlement of the account has had some influence. Consols have been 93, then 9341, and are now 93i a for Transfer, and 931 for Account. Exchequer-bills are 475. to 503. prem. Bank Stock is 199 to 200. In the Foreign Market very little is doing. Mexican Bonds are 27i to ; Spanish Three per Cents. ; and Portuguese Four per Cents. 30i. Russian Bonds are 107. Dutch Four per Cents have been 80i to I. The Share Market is rather duller, and the advanced rates of yesterday are not quite supported. ONE O'OCLCK. CLOSING l'itl'ars OF BRITISII FUNDS PRICES.: dank Stock 3,, er Cent. Reduced Anna 931 93 93 1 4 934 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93% 93 93 1 4 93 , 7 4 N,w 3 1 4 per Cent. Arens...... 9 4 1% 93T R 94% 544 i LongAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o 8% 8 13-16 8 15-.16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto 30 yeari, Jan. 5, 1860 8 4 8 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,000/ BO 83 p South Sea Stock 83 p 103111 93% Consols for Account, August 14 93 1 ,4 1 4 exchequer Bills. 1 1 ,¢cl. & 2d. 1,0001. June 47 50 p 50 p 500/. June Small. June 47 50 p 50 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS cam OLOSIN O'CLOCK. PRICES Danish 80nd5.1825,3 per Cent... 67 67 Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Coupons Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent SOI A I4 Russian Bonds ... 107 SpanDiqihttso, 3 per Cent. c ent e . n i t B4o. 34% Venezuela Bonds, 2IA per Cent ®- Ditto Deferred Dividends on the abovo payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent., 12 Guild — Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 80 t/ 4 3i 803% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSINti RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. 4berdeen .. 50 Do. Preference ...... 4 1 4 47i ... 4 Caledonian - .. 50 Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ...... 11% % 12 Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... Ditto, Preference East Anglian, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 ,4 1 3% 'Ki .... Eastern Countie 5........ 20 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ..... ..... 10 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 30 1 4 107 31% 23 1 4 6% INA DO., Class B (I. & B.) 25 East Lancashire East Lincolnshire ...... 25 tireat Northern Do., 48 6 per Cent... 7%. SX „ „ 5X Great Western 100 ...... 83 Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Ditto, 1 4 Shares Hall and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... 95 . Lancashire & Yorkshire 96 Ditto, ditto London &Blackwall 12% London, Brighton, and South C0a5t........ 50 Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... 9% 9% London and N. Western 100 ......132 133..... ...... 133 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto,Fifths 2 .- .. 7 3 / 4 ... 1 / 2 Lind. &S. Western ..... 50 ..... Minchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 Midland ...... lOO ...... 66% 66 Do., do., 501. Shares 30 ... .. 17 1 / 4 ex.i. /2 • • Do. Consol. Bristol and Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 ......125 x.div 125 x.d. Norfolk ......... ........ -.100 North British ........ ... 25 Ditto, Quarters Ditto Preference ...... 2% 2%..., ..... .... North Staffordshire 17% 1 2 3 /4 X ...... Oxford, Wo rces t er , and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and 60 18 .. ScottishShrewsbury R ei gate and Central B in a ... 2: 1 5 5 ...... 2 1 3 7114 , 2 i .... ;.. .. .. ... .. ..... 2 5 1 3 7 A Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shropshire Union ...... 5 South Eastern Do., Scrip No 4 Sout Yorkshire, Don caster, and (3roole lO ......... 2 2 Q 1 1 . x . . 1 . . . ..... .. . 214 2 x l i i i . ......... Wear Valley 6 per Cent. 63 / 4 Guaranteed ... .. ...... tO ...... _ Do. do. do. ... 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ........... 25 Co. Newcastle Exton. 20 ...... 14% l4 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... - .. ...... York and North Midland 50 ...... 31 30 1 4 3 / 4 Ditto, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS Boulogne and Amiens... 20 - ... ........ 6 3 4 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 East Indian ..- 3 14 Namur and Liege .20 ... .. 6 3 % 6% Northern of France,,..., 13 3% 2% 12% Paris and Rouen 2O Sambre and Meuse 2O 22 31/2 JOINT STOCK BA:'' KS. London:Joint Stock London & Westminster. 20 ........ 24!4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JULY 19.—Wind this day at noon S.S.W., light breeze and fine. OFF CAPE CLEAR, JULY 16.-4rrd. Forest King, New Orleans; James Conner, New Orleans. DEAL, JULY 16.—A head or quarter board of a vessel mar k e d .6 Sophia," the letters painted yellow, and cut into the wood, on a black ground, has been picked up near the Northbrake buoy. DONEGAL, JULY 13.—The Charlotte, Carr, reported as having sailed yesterday, has been prevented by the emigration surveyors, on account of her planking being worm-eaten, and must undergo thorough repair. LONDONDERRY, JULY 14.—The Peace, of Dartmouth, from Liverpool to Sligo, struck upon a rock on some sunken materials, on th© 11th inst., about fifteen miles west of Tory Island, and went down in about half an hour afterwards; crew saved. Sld. Creole, Philadelphia. NEWPORT.—SId. Henriette Sophia, Quebec. BRISTOL, JULY 15.—Wind E.—Sld. Elizabeth, St. John's, New Brunswick ; 16th, Crusader, Cardiff, &c. FALMOUTH, JULY IC—Wind E.—Arrd. Creole, Foster, New Orleans, for Havre. Off port, 12th, Rob Roy, New York, for St. Petersburgh. PLYMOUTH, JULY 16.—Wind S.W. Arrd. 14th, Princess, Webber, Prince Edward's Island. OFF DARTMOUTH, JULY 13.—Sophie Cascar, Rio Janeiro. OFF THE WIGHT, JULY 14.—Florence, Porto Rico. ARDROSSAN, JULY 12.—Sid. Atlantic, Ross (of Liver- pool), Montreal. DUBLIN, JULY 14.—Arrd. Susan, New York. OFF CAPE CLEAR, JULY 12.—Forest King, Hanlett, New Orleans, for Liverpool. MARKET NE WS.—(THIS DAY.) wasreximinrs. SMITHFIELD. — Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 13s; Clover ditto, 3l Os to 41 17s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Trade dull, at barely last week's prices. CUMBERLAND. Mee.dow Hay, 21 12s to 31 16s; Clover ditto, 3/ us to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 9s to 1/ 14s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 3s to Si Os; and Straw, 118 s to 1/ 13s per load. Supply moderate, and trade dull. COLONIAL. StrGAß.—The market for British Plantation continues steady, and the sales are 665 bhds at full prices for re fining sorts, but grocery descriptions must be considered rather lower. 7,850 Lags Mauritius went off with spirit at former rates, viz., 4.s to 46s 6d for mid to fine cyrstal ized,37s6d to 4 Is foryedow of similar description,37s to39s for grey, and 32s to 36s 6d for brown. 7,500 bags Bengal were mostly realised at rather easier rates; tine white crystalized brought 47s 6d to 48s, mid to fine white Be nares 59s G d to 435, mid to good soft yellow date kind 36s to 38s 6d, and good to fine yellow Mauritius kind 39s 6d to 41s 6d. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 3,935 hhds, 428 tierces, 1,681 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 2,037 hhds, 225 tierces, 949 barrels The stock in the same paces is 16,751 hhds, 2,446 tierces, 6,337 barrels. COFFEE.-50 casks Plantation Ceylon sold steadily at 41s to 53s for good to Sae fine ord. COCOA.-500 bags Glayaquil were taken in at 28s 6d for good ord. RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1.298 'puns 76 hhds; there were taken for home consumption 190 puns 24 hhds, and ex ported 260 puns 376 hhds. The stock in the same places was 20,492 puns 1,513 hhds. Seao.-173 boxes good brown Borneo realised 14s to 15s, being full prices. SALTPETRE.—Of 3,203 bags Bengal offered in public sale, only 400, ret rac ti on 8i to 3i per cent., were dis posed of at 25s 6d to 26s 6d, being rather easier prices. TALLoIv.—P. Y. C. is 39s to 39s 6d per cwt on the spot, and town 39s 6d. TEA.—The market is steady, with fair deliveries. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven tion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. 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Jones, Esq., M.D. Mr. W. Smith Mr. John Powell ... 0 10 0 Four Men of Ross ... .. 013 6 A Few Chartists, 2d subscription 0 5 0 Charles F. Ford ... 0 2 6 A Friend from Bradford: 1 0 0 A Few Workmen, by T. E., Westminster-road ... 0 3 0 A Few Workmen, Aldgate ... 0 4 0 George Gering, Esq., per Lord D. C. Stuart, M.P. 0 10 0 L. Citizen ... 0 2 6 Workmen of C. Botten, Crawford• passage, Clerk- enwell Retallick Workmen at Messrs. Collard John Cassell ••• ••• A Shop of Republican Tailors J. Livemore, Exeter Change Coffee-house Three Compositors ... . From a few Drapers ••• ••• • A few Workingmen, at the British Queen, Sussex- ... 0 7 6 ... ... 0 7 6 ... ... 1 3 0 ... 1 1 0 ... 0 9 0 ... 0 2 6 ... 0 1 6 ... 1 1 0 street A Conservative, Taunton ... .. ... ... 0 1 0 A few Friends in Dumfries, per J. Goodall, Esq.... 1 19 0 George Moffat, Esq.... .. ... ... ... 5 5 0 William Williams, Esq. ... ... ... ... 5 5 0 M. Bass, Esq., M.P. ... .... ... ~. ... 5 0 0 GENERAL LYIKG IN HOSPITAL, LAMBETH. —A quarterly meeting of the governors of this charity was held yesterday, at the institution, York-road ; T. S. Cocks, jun., Esq., M.P., in the chair. The secretary, Mr. W. W. Hastings, read the minutes of the weekly meetings of the committee during the last quarter, and a statement of the present condition of the funds of the hospital. On the 30th of June there remained a balance of 7361. in the hands of Messrs. Drummond, and of 169/. 18s. Bd. with Messrs. Cocks. In the year 1848 the number of patients relieved was—hi-door 335, out door 489. Up to the present period of the current year, 162 in-door and 240 out-door patients have received assistance. The average cost of each patient is esti mated at 21. 9L 6d., and the average length of time an in-door patient remains in the hospital is 21 days. The Rev. Mr. Lewis having resigned his office of chaplain to the institution, the Rev. Mr. Abraham Peet was appointed his successor. A vote of thanks to. Mr. Lewi s f or h i s past services was proposed by Dr. Rigby, and seconded by Mr. S. George, and carried unanimously. In conse quence of the increased number of applicants who have received relief, and the diminution of annual subscribers, the funds of the charity have been so much impaired as to render it necessary to effect some retrenchment in the expenses; and with this view a committee, consisting of Messrs. Bernard, Langton, Forrest, and Griss e ll, h ad been appointed to report on the propr i ety o f diminishin g the number of recomnendations for relief at p resent allowed to governors and subscribers, as well as on the general expenses of the hospital. T he committee not having concluded their invest i gat ion a resolution was passed granting them prolonged time. It was stated that the governors are entitled in all to 530 recommen dations for in-door relief, while the funds last year we re sufficient to afford relit f to but 335 applicants. A vote of thanks to the chairman was then passed, and the meeting terminated. THE CHOLERA IN MILLBANR PaisoN.—Yesterday Mr. Langhani, the Deputy -Coroner for Westminster, held six more inquests in the M bodies of an equal number of convicts who died th ere i n. l t on ou the al Four of the dea th s were occa sioned from A siatic cholera, but as the eviden c e i n eac h c ase differedin not th e l east degree from what ha s a l rea dy appeare d ilbat in Prison, his journal respecting the deaths of other prisoners from the same disorder, it is unnecessary to repeat it. The Coroner, in making inquiries as to the state of the prison, wa s in formed by Dr. Baly that he had reported the state of the prison to the Horne-office, and had recommended that one-half of the prisoners should be removed to a more healthy place, but a great difficulty arose on that head, on account of the cholera raging at Woolwich, Ports mouth, and other places. Th e Government have, how ever, found a barrack in an isolated part of the country, to which place, in a day or two, 500 of the convicts will be removed, The Coroner and , jury said they were glad to hear the provision which the Government had made to arrest the progress of the disease. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tai DAT —Morning, 12 min. after 11 I Evening, 44 min. after 11 'l'o-Mossovt—Dfoniing, 0 min. after 0 I Evening, 19 mtn. after 11 boening LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1849. So soon after the recent election of Baron LIONEL ROTHSCHILD in the Guildhall of the city of London It could scarcely be anticipated that the electors of the metropolis would be called upon to choose another representative. Death has decreed otherwise. The unexpected decease of Mr. PATTISON, on Saturday, has rendered another appeal to the suffrages of those citizens possessed of the elective franchise necessary; and it is manifest that the more immediately that appeal is made the better, seeing that at the present moment the capital of England is virtually restricted to merely two representatives. There appears, however, to be very little prospect of any injurious delay. For once party prejudices and animosities are lulled into oblivion by the character and claims of the only candidate as yet mentioned within the bounda ries of the metropolis. Sir JAMES DUKE has so fully propitiated the favour of all classes by hia impartial and munificent conduct during the period of his mayoralty, that no one indicates the smallest intention of opposing those who appear to be resolved upon his nomination. Apart from the prestige of his high muni cipal dignity, the Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR possesses individually those pecu liar qualifications which more than any other are essential to the proper representation of a great mercantile metropolis. As a trader he has evinced an enterprize tempered by an accuracy of judgment, regulated by an amount of industry, and charac terized by an invariable candour, such as must ever be found requisite in whomsoever may undertake to represent a community of merchants. As a Member of the Imperial Legislature, he has evinced an assi duity, and has derived an experience, such as in a particular manner qualify him to appear in the House of Commons as the Parliamentary organ as well as the principal magi strate of London. His familiarity with business, his intimate acquaintance with the duties incumbent upon a popular representative, his civic rank and his political predilections, all alike afford testimony that the citizens could not, everything taken into con sideration, make any selection more singularly _ . judicious. Already a large proportion of the electors of the metropolis have taken occasion to express their 'entire coincidence of opinions with those who have originated the requisition to the LORD MAYOR, to allow his name to be put in nomination as a candidate. Whether in appending their signa tures to the document published by ourselves yester day, or in attending the meeting held last night at ANDERTOR'S Hotel by the inhabitants of the ward of Farringdon Without, the citizens have hailed the prospect of Sir Jesus DUKE'S appearance on the hustings with an enthusiasm that augurs well for his I • 4. 4 T 44 1 4 1, o t au' N 4, di. • • t I 4ID 1410 - • ?:114„..• = el f u • " o 1e , . • 1110 22 31A IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. CITY ELECTION. Major BERESFORD presented a petition from cer tain electors of the city of London, complaining of an undue return for the city of London, in the persoa of Baron Rothschild. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Lancashire and York shire and London and North-Western R-lilway Com panies (Transfer of Interest i❑ the Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock, and Regulating Manage ment of the Undertaking) Bill, were considered and agreed to. LONDON CORPORATION BILL. Oa the question that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. HUME said the elections of the city of London ought to be assimilated to those of other towns. Lon don was excluded from the operation of the Reform Bill, but it was upon the understanding that a measure would be subsequently introduced to reform the corpo ration. That measure, however, had never been intro• duced, but the Bill was to enable all freemen who occu pied premises in the City of the rateable value of 101. a year to vote at the various corporation elections. In all towns, with the exception of London, rate-payers to the extent of 2s. 6d. a year, were entitled to vote, but as it was not possible to obtain premises under 101 a year within the City, he did not propose to alter that amount. He, however, wished to leave out the word freemen, so as to give all occupiers of premises in the City of the rateable value of 101. the right of voting, and as Government were favourable to progressive reforms, he hoped they would support this amendment. Mr. W. PATTEN complained that no netice had been given of the amendment. The LORD MAYOR said the present practice in the city of London was only to allow freehold huseholders of the rateable value of 10/. to vote, but the Bill pro posed to extend the suffrage to occupiers, who were a very large body, and as this was a step in the right di rection, he trusted his lion. Friend would not endanger the passing of the Bill by persevering in his amend ment. Mr. BERNAL insisted that the amendment could not be entertained, as it differed from the one of which notice had been given at the Private Bill Office. Mr. HUME appealed to the Speaker to state whether the fact, that the Bill, as it now appeared in print underlined with his amendment, was not a sufficient notice. The SPEAKER did not think it was. All amendments to be introduced into a private Bill must first pass stand ing orders. Now this was not the amendment which had been before the examiner, and it ought not, there fore to be introduced. Mr. HUME had been so much occupied with public business that be had not bad time to make himself fully acquainted with the mode of proceeding on private Bills, but he had taken the advice of parties who were con versant with the matter, and they thought he had given sufficient notice. However, as the Speaker ruled other wise, he had no alternative but to withdraw his amend ment. The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. SECOND READING-. Lord Brougham and Vaux (late Duke of Cleveland's) Estate Bill was read a second time. PREVENTION OF SMOKE. The SOLICITOR GENERAL presented a petition from a person of the name of Jukes, stating that he had invented a new mode of consuming smoke, and praying for au inquiry as to its efficacy. RAILWAY AUDIT BILL. Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Lanca shire against the Railway Au tit Bill. CERTIFICATE DUTY. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from so licitors practising at Penrith, praying for the repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty. ESTATES LEASING (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to. On the motion that it be read a third time on Thurs day next, Sir L. O'BRIEN said he had prepared certain clauses to add to the Bid, which he considered were calculated greatly to promote the social welfare of Ireland, and he wished to know from the Government what course he had better pursue with respect to them. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the clauses had been placed in his hands only within the last few minutes; but if the Hon. Gentleman would get them printed, he would consider them, and see if they could be put into a proper form. He admitted that the object which the Hon. Gentleman had in view was a very desirable one, and if he found the clauses unobjectionable, he should propose that they he introduced upon the third reading. The Bill was then ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next, at twelve o'clock. SMALL DEBTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL (COM PENSATION FOR OFFICES ABOLISHED). The report upon this Bill was received and agreed to. SMALL DEBTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill; Mr. BERNAL in the chair. On the clause giving compensation to the officers of the Palace Court being proposed, Lord DUDLEY STUART objected to the clause, be cause be could not agree to any comp ensa ti on b e i ng granted to these officers. His Hon. Friend (Mr. B. Osborne) had stated yesterday that the court was illegal; and indeed he could not himself help thinking that it was unconstitutional to tax people as that court had done without the consent of Parliament.—(Hear.) Landowners, merchants, manufacturers, and shopkeepers were not compensated when new laws were made affect ing their respective interests, and he knew not why such peculiar and tender concern was felt for the interest of the lawyer; indeed he could not comprehend it all. If these gentlemen bought their places at an extrava gant price, they did so upon speculatio n , and they ought, therefore, when the L eg i s l ature thought fit to alter or abolish the court, to take the consequences, in the same way that other persons did in other kinds of speculations. He must, therefore, again protest against compensation being granted to persons in the condition of these Palace-court officers. He would repeat the objection which he took yesterday to the Treasury being authorised to estimate and determine the amount of the compensation.— (Ilear, hear.) The objection which he made was not a vague one, for when the Treasury had such authority given before, large sums were awarded to per sons, in the shape of compensation, when they had suf fered no loss whatever. The officers, as had already been stated, had received compensation under the Act passed to abolish imprisonment for debt; that during the four years that had elapsed since then, they made more money than they did during the four years previously. He should mention, however, that there was ono exception to this; the deputy pro thonotozy had received during the last four years 2664. less, and to show in what way the Treasury compensated persons, they gave him 1,4001., The Treasury were often extremely penurious and paltry —indeed, so much so, that nu gentleman in his private capacity would act so scurvily; but here was an instance of a very lavish and culpable expenditure. How could they be called upon to trust to the Treasury, after such instances of lavishness and disregard of the public interest, to decide upon the amount 01 compensa tion? The plan of referring the matter to a Select Com mittee was much better than that; it was more consti tutional, and the House would have it more in their own hands ; whereas if it were left to the Treasury, they might afterwards complain, but in vain. He must protest against this mode of proceeding— against those persons being compensated who had al ready been compensated more than enough. He should test tho opinion of the House upon this point, for be felt convinced that he should receive the support of the House, and that the sense of the country would be with him. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped that when the Noble Lord saw the effect which his motion would have, he would be induced to withdraw it. He had no doubt that the Noble Lord, in common with the rest of the House, desired to see the Bill pass as soon as possible. There wero many Acts of Parliament which had fully recognised and sanctioned the sales of such offices as these, and it was not likely that the Le gislature would pass an Act utterly to abolish offices, without compensation to the holders, the sale of which they had often recognised. Ile understood that the Noble Lord objected to the mode in which this com pensation was to be granted. For his part, if the matter were to undergo a thorough investigation, he thought the mode proposed would be far the best; fur if the House referred the matter to a Select Committee, there would be no such responsibility upon any person as there would be if it rested upon the Treasury. In fixing the amount of compensation, account would be taken of that which . _ ....._ ........... they had already received, and advantage would be taken of a return made in 1846 by the counsel and soli citors practising in the Palace Court of the fees and emoluments. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to know why it was hat universal beast of burden, the Consolidated Fund, was called upon to sustain this additional weight of compensation for a local court. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL explained that the practice in the Palace Court tended to diminish the fees and emoluments in the other Courts; if these were not sufficient to pay the salaries of the judges the remainder was taken from the Consolidated Fund; if there was an excess, it went to the Consolidated Fund, so that, in fact, in abolishing this Court, they increased the prac tice of the other Courts, and thus relieved the Conso lidated Fund. Mr. J. EVANS was extremely partial to the plan proposed by his Noble Friend, it would be productive of more searching investigation. After such a n instance of compensation as the six clerks i❑ Chancery, these men had already received 150,0001. and upwards. This was a subject which required in. yr stigation. Sir F. THESIGER thought that the Treasury was the best authority to which to refer the matter of com pensation. Besides which, if the course which the Noble Lord proposed was adopted, and it was referred to a Select Committee, the Bill would not pass this session. With regard to the ill. gality of the Court there was no pretence for such an assertion. It had been asterted that the Crown had no power to establish t hi s Court. The Crown had the prerogative of establiAing any court, acting in accordance with the common law of this country; and there having been an ancient Court, whose jurisdiction extended twelve miles round the Palace, for the officers of the household, all that was done by the Charter of Charles 11. was to erect a court for persons who were not of the household. That charter had been recognised over and over again by Acts of Parliament, and by it the offices of the offi cers of the Court were made freehold. Large sums from time to time had been rid for these r ffi ces. an d was it just or right thai.. panics who had paid so dearly for those freeheld offices should be de prived of them a ithout rive ving compensation? Until the establishment of the New County Courts, the Palace Court was extremely useful. Thero was no Court which administered justice so speedily, or so cheaply, as the Palace Court. The New County Courts having been established, his anxiety was to see the Palace Court abolished; but at the same time he wished to see the office's of that Court receive a full and fair com pensation for the I,,ss they would sustain by its abolition, and by no body of persons could that compensation be so equitably awarded as by the Lords of the Treasury. Lord D. STUART did not think that the Hon. and Learned Member for Abingdon a ould make much pro gress in persuading the country that the officers of the Palace Court should receive compensation. Nothing that he had heard had shaken his (Goad Dudley Stuart's) opinion as to the injustice of granting compensation to the officers of that Court. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had said this Court was the best, and cheapest. and most expeditious, before the establiswent of the small debts court. Perhaps that was so; but people %%a re then satisfied with things which would not satisfy them now. If that compensation was allowed to go on, and if anything was done in this case at all similar to the former case of awarding compensation to the officers of the Court by the Treasury, the indignation of the country would be as loud as it would be just. He felt it his duty to divide the Committee on the clause. The Committee then divided, when the numbers were— For the clause Againet it . . ... 52 • •• .f• - Majority ..• . • .. —5O The other clauses were then agreed to, the House re sumed, and the Chairman reported prozress. STOCK-IN-TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. On the motion that the House go into Committee on this Bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY rose, in pursuance of the notice ho had given, to move that the House go into Committee this day three months. Seeing that some of the Hon. Members who took an interest in this Bill were absent, and considering the lateness of the session, he should, in the remarks he was about to make be as brief as possible. He should show that the present system of rating was a real griev ance. In support of his motion he must state that the present Act, which exempted stock-in. trade, did not ex pire until next year, and that, therefore, they should legislate in time, if they deferred doing so until next session. In 1847 the amount of poor-rate col lectA in England and Wales, was levied upon 67,320,0001. Now he contended that this tax was im properly levied upon one particular class of property. It apppeared that the population of England and Wa es was 15,000,000, and 1,500,000 received re lief. From the report of a Committee of the House of Lords, it appeared that 250,000.0001. was the value of the rateable property, which fell upon one fourth of the property of the kingdom. The Honourable Baronet then cited instances from Lancashire, in which but a portion of the property was rated, and which had to support the ecwr and meet other heavy charges. Lie was sorry the President of the Poor-law Board was not present, as he wished to make some observations with respect to it. Ile had opposed the concentrating the whole administration of the Poor-law in the Com missioners, over riding all the other powers of the country, and he could now state that all the evils he had prophesied of it had occurred. (LEFT SPEAKING.) CRICKET. NORTH OF ENGLAND AGAINST THE SOUTH. This grand match, which commenced ye.tvrday at Lord's, was resumed this morning, and at two o'clock stood thus:— NORTH.-FIRST INNINGS. Wisden—b Lilly white ••• Chat tenon-6 Lillywhite Siimpsou—b Hillyer . . ••• Parr—bllyer H. T. King, Egq.-1 bw, b Dean •.. Guy—b E. Elmshirst, E-q.—b Lillywhite Clurke—b Lifiywhite Lord Guernsey —c Box, b Ilillyer Armitage—b Lilly w alto ••• ••• ••• Bickley—not out •• ••• ••• ••• 13. 5, W. 4 ••• ..• ••• ... 4 ... 19 ... 8 .., 47 ... 13 ... 10 ... 14 ... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 9 Total.. . . SOUTH.--lIRST INNINGS. A. Haygartb, Esq.—run out W. Nicholson, Esq.—b Clarke .. Dean—b Wisden ~, ..• ••• F. Pilch—run out ... N. Felix, Esq.—b Wisden Box—b Clarke ... A. Mynn, Esq.—b Clarke Chester—not out ... R. Kynaston, Esq.—b Wisden.. Hillyer—b Wisden LillycNhite—run out B. 3, nb. 2 ... ... 6 ... 3 ... 0 ... 2 ... 0 ... 2 ... 6 ... 5 Total ... NORTH—SECOND INNINGS. Wisden—c Box, b Chester Chatterton—b Dean .. Sampson—c Ila 3gar th, b Chester ... Parr—hit wicket, b Lillyvvhite ••• ..• E. Elmhirst, Esq.—b Hillyer Brickley—b Lrllywhite ••• ••• ••• R. T. King, Esq.—b Hillyer Guy—st Box, b Chester ••• Clarke-1 bw, b Dean Lord Guernsey —not out ... Armitage —not out ... B 9, w 2 AI" ... 38 ... 19 ... 16 ... 8 -. 4 ... 43 ... ... 28 ... ... 32 IVIIDDLESbX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) The July adjourned quarter session was commenced this morning, at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar contains the name of but 47 prisoners. George Williams, aged 20, was convicted of stealing a watch, of the value of 31., the property of James Crocker, when a person, who said he was the prisoner's father, stepped into the box to urge the Court in miti gation of punishment, on the ground of his previous good character. He said that the lad could get a three years' character from his last master. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE (having put some ques tions to the applicant, which elicited that the prisoner was not his own son, but that of a de ceased wife, and that he did not know how often he had been in prison for the last three years), observed that this case showed what reliance was to be placed upon the characters sometimes given to prisoners in this court. The prisoner was well known; he had been only two months out of jail, and he had been convicted before him (the Assistant-Judge) so tar back as three years ago. He now sentenced him to be imprisoned twelve months in the House of Correction, and to be kept to hard labour. TELEGRAPHIC SIGNALS.—The Commissioners of the Customs' Department have caused the follcwing notice respecting the signals used at the telegraph ad joining the ligni.huuse at S. Joao da Fora do D0ur0,... which has been received by th em f rom t h e L or d s Com missioners of the Admiralty, to be exhibited at the Custom-houses for the several ports and places through. out the kingdom for the information of masters of vessels and all other persons wh om i t may concern:—" Signals used at the telegraph adjoining the lighthouse—Signal s adoptades-1. Venha pare a barra—(Come to the bar). 2. Pode ser pilotado approximando se—(You may be piloted if you approach) 3. Nao pode ser pilotado— (You cannot be piloted). 4. A costa esta perigoss; Faco se es largo—(The coast is dangerous; keep at a distance)." The notice contains the forms of the tele graphic signals by which these directions are conveyed. ADELIIVI THEATRE.-..The performances at this theatre last evening were for the benefit of Mr. James Worrell, on which occasion Mrs. Worrell danced the Highland Fling in a manner which brought down the most rapturous applause, and which was rewarded with an unanimous encore. Mrs. Worrell has discovered the great secret of uniting grace with force, and conse quently her manner of dancing the Scottish national dance is at once elegant and energetic. We have never before seen the Highland Fling danced so gracefully or so effectively. Webster's Royal Red Book, the Devil's Violin, and the Unwarrantable Intrusion, were performed during the evening, and went off a d m i ra bl y. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT Socirrr..—Yester day the general quarterly meeting was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's -street. Admiral Lord Radstock presided. The secretary read the quar terly statement of accounts, which showed that after defraying the expenses a balance remained in favour of the charity amounting to 1,014/. This latter, however, included residue of 1,3401. on t h e 31st of March last. The principal item in the disbursements was that of 364/. for grants. Lieutenant Bedford moved that rule 23 of the . regulatio ns s h ou l d be altered so us to give the relicts of former subscrib ers , who had intermarried with civilians, the right to claim grants. This resolution in duced some discussion, and was strongly opposed by Vice-Admiral Sir C. Malcolm. It was ultimately ne gatived, only one hand being held up in its favour. Some formal business having been transacted, the meeting separated. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO CORK.—COTE, SATUIM DAY.—Meetings have been held here, and the greatest demonstrations of loyalty the town can afford will be shown on the Queen's arrival. The Cove people desire the name of their town to be changed, just as " Plymouth Dock" was changed into "Devoncort." They would like the place to be called " Queen's Town," in honour of the Queen's visit. It has no name now, and mercantile men are inconvenienced thereby, for it is thought by many correspondents abroad that when their goods have arrived at Cove they are at Cork, whereas the two places are actually 14 miles apart. ASFECTING CIRCUMSTANCE IN A CHURCH.—On Sunday week, after the sermon, in compliance with the Queen's letter, was preached in Hullavington church, Wiltshire, by the Rev. W. Carter, vicar of the parish, the plate was taken to the three princit al fa'mers, who each in succession refused to hold it at the door. The vicar's lady, on seeing this, left the pew, took the plate, and stationed herself at the door, but, atter a few persons bad passed, the plate was observed to drop from her hand, and she fell in a state of insi n.ibility, and so con firm' d until her death, which took place between 7 and 8 o'clock it the evening of the same day. A medical gen tletnail was prompt in attendance, who gave his , that death was occasioned by apoplexy, and a verdict was returned to that Effect. The deceazed, wt.° was a most amiable lady, was 42 years ei age,—Caml , ridge Chronicle. LITER A TURF.. BLACK'S PICTURESQUE GUIDE BOOKS. At the present very opportune moment, when the July sun is rendering London intolerable and the country all-attractive, a new edition of Black's Po pular " Picturesque Guide Books" has very judici ously been issued. The " Picturesque Tourist of Scotland," of which the sixth edition is before us, scarcely requires commendation. However, for the benefit of persons about to make a tour to the "north countrer," and whose party would otherwise be in' complete, we will state the characteristics of this agreeable compagnon de voyage. Some of these cha racteristics will be best given in the words of the Preface, which tell us that— "ln the compilation of Guide-Books, it appears to the publishers that much eloquence is otten ni edlessly ex' pended in ambitious eulogiums on the beauty or grair deur of natural scenery, of which no ad; plate idea can be conveyed to the mind by any written descripti"n , however graphic and minute. In the present work s uch attempts have been studiously avoided. A plain and in tt.iligiole account has been given of the scenery 11 104 worthy of the attention of strangers, without dictating the amount of admiration with which any given iceee is to be contemplated. By adopting this course, space has been found I, .1. the incorporation of a large amount of traditionary, historicA and literary illustration, by which it is conceived is recollection of the seen , ry will be more permanently fixed in the memory of the tourist, than by any original description of its features which the author could himself have given. " Neither labour nor expense has been spared to give the work the greatest possible degree of accuracy. To secure this object, the several sh , :ets, in their p r ogress through th e p ress, have been transmitted to individuall conversant with the topography of the respective dis tricts ; while the descriptions of Edinburgh, Glasgow , and Aberdeen, have been wholly contributed by natives of these cities." The number of illustrations scattered throughout this volume is surprising; there are no less than twenty' four maps, plans, and railway charts, and fifty-two views of scenery, &c. Some of the latter are very beautiful engravings; among others are Melrose Abbey, Loch Lomond, Abbotsford, and the various public buildings of Auld Reekie, &c. The number and the beauty of the engravings are such as to render this volume equally attractive in the drawing-Noel as it is useful on the tour. Of a similar character i! "Black's Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes, which, to quote the quaint motto on the title page, is " ane that wad bear ye pleasant company on the road, and tell ye the names of the gen tlemen's and noblemen's seats, and count their kin to ye." In addition to its agreeable and picturesque guidance through the lake district , this volume gives an " Essay on the GeologY, of the District," by J. Phillip s , l a t e P ro f essor 01 Geology and Mineralogy in the University of Dublin. Some beautiful views of the various lakes, and mime" rous charts, maps, and outline views of mountain groups are to be found in the volume. A POPULAR HISTORY of BRITISH SEA' WEEDS. By the Rev. D. Landsborough. "Not lost the time in sea-side ramble spent. Braced is the frame; and mental health is gained; Knowledge is gained of Him who made the deep, And blissful love acquired of nature's works, Ot which each questioned soothly says: The plastic power that formed us is divine!' Launch .hen the skiff; ply well the scraping dredge! Or, if it like thee bt tier, search the shore: Etch rock-pool has its treasure, every tide Strews on the yellow sand, from Ocean's lap, • Weeds, than our flowers more lair, and fitted more, By Lady's gentle fingering displayed, To beautify the album's tasteful tiage, Than aught that deftest pencil e'er devised Ot gracetul symmetry, or lovely hue: For who care paint like Nature?' quoth the Bard." D. L. These beautiful lines, which we find on one of its first pages, form an appropriate introduction to th e book of " British Sea- weeds." The family of the Alice have been happy in finding such an historian as Mr. Landshorough ; he treats the subject cost amore , and displays in that treatment much erudition find research. This volume is got up in that handsorae and elaborate style which characterises the publics' tions of Messrs. Reeve and 13enham. It is profuself illustrated with specimens of the various sea - weet beautifully drawn a n d exqu i s i tely coloured. " , time is not very far gone past," says Mr. Lanus borough in his introduetion, When a book on the study of Sea-weeds, would have been the very reverse of popular in any " se ' Abut fifty years ago, in some academic chairs, they were treated with disdain. We have heard of a student about that period w h o , h av i ng co ll ecte d some b e aut if ul Alga on the shore, show e d the contents o f hi s va sculai: to the Professor of B otany w h ose l ectures h e atte nded , expressing a wish to g e t some i nformation respeC tif f; them. The Professor l oo k e d at them, and putti n g o° h is spectacles, again looked at them, when p us hi n g theta from him, he exclaimed: Pooh! a parcel of sea.weedb sir; a parcel of sea. weeds!' The Newhaven fish-rmefl seem to have caught the spirit of this learned Professor, for to this day do they denominate all the finer sea-weeds, —chat,: They are weeds: and what are weeds? Dr. Johnson, the famous lexicographer, tells us that they are plants that are noxious and useless. On, but they are sea-weeds, we say in mitigation. And does that mend the matter? Horace and Virgil knew that right wt 11, and as with all their poetic genius they knew not s e word of English, they gi ve t h em the out l an di s h na me ,c ll _ Alger :—nay more, Horac e s p ea k s o f t h em as inutil e Alga,' useless sea•weedsl A n d tastefu l Vi rg il goes, even beyond his friend H orace, f or when spea ki n g or something which he regards as worthless and filthy , he says that it is the 'Alga projecta viler sea-we e d cast out on the shore. Its very calamities or!, turned against it: 'Refunditur Alga,' says another pat'', the sea loathes it and flings it out on the land !-- 11 - 15. for the poor sea-weeds, when the Princes of Poetry to e the Augustan age are against them! But as there wer e no sea-weeds in the streets of Rome, or in the yellowt Tiber, they may have spoken thoughtlessly, and wi i t r i re than th e any malice prepense, and we would therefore app the "e-ba the ancient court of the Muses, and consider what - meter they sustain in the present day." That the effect of this appeal will be the setting a side of the verdict of the venera bl e court of antiquity a e cannot doubt, when such arguments as the folloWing can be adduced in favour of the study of nature " The naturalist knows nothing of that teedium vil 4r ; —that vampire, e nnu i, w hi c h renders l i fe a burden t o thousands. To him every hour is precious. Ho m a y have little leisure for his favourite pursuits; but eve n those scraps of tim e whi c h occur i n t h e b us i est lif e , rind which many allow to be lost, he gathers up as precio: fragments. Habi ts o f o b servat i on, of patient rese arcla of accurate discri m i nat i on , an d orderly arrangemen t a r e gradually acquired. Wherever he is—on the wild W o( , f ) or on the shore of the sea , h e l earns to see thousauds , beautiful, wonderful thi ngs w hi ch t h e untrained, twin.' fisted eye never o b serves . I s h e health) ? Hi s ru ts rambles are conduciv e t o th e cont i nuance of hea l t h. i. l O he in search of h ea l t h? H ea l t h fl ees from the man Iv" sets out in direct p ursu it o f i t . B ut l et him have an `9; wrest in the wond ers o f nature — in the works of Go d hand,—meditatin g on t h em , he forgets his 13e 1 ments, and health, whi c h h e ceases to pursue, by t" blessing of God o f ten comes as i t were of its own 11,,c -cord. His mind i s soot h e d and refreshed, and the 153,:. Lary influence is felt by the enfeebled body. There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar.' " LANCASTER AND N EWCASTLE . —Y es t er day the winding up of this company's affairs came on before the Master in Chancery Tinney, fur the appointment of ( " n oficial assignee, to fix the contributories from ara°l, the original all o tt tees li a bl e to pay off outstanding gagements. The petitioners praying that the company might be wound up were M essrs. W aring and ITPLuo, and Messrs. Wilkinson and Cockburn, the original Pea footers, secretary and solicitor. The line, it apPeaff„l from the petitio ns , was pro j ecte d with a proposed caPi i" of 2,000,000/, in 100,000 shares of 201. each, and 21. 25 * deposit. Upton, the second promoter, was an in solvent, and Mr . W ar i ng, clerk to the magistrates at Sett bergh, the t reasurer, h ad had actions brought aPinnst him by the credit ors. T he shares on their allofrae" rose to a pr em i um; 2s. 6d. a share was paid; but s scheme was su b sequent l y abandoned. Mr. Shure, fo r the petitioners, urged the appointment of Mr. Waring as official m anager . Thi s was opposed by Mr. Via,ci, on behalf of ()that. contributors, who propo se d Mr. .13',„' fir' p banker, W es t Ridi ng, on the ground that 'L. Warin was an interested party. Mr. Rogerson Pr°l posed Mr. Soulby, accountant. The Master decide_ against the appointment of Mr. Waring, and said at tr next meeting he would determine whether Mr. Bi r beck, in the event of no other person being propose‘" should be appointed in conjunction with Mr. soul* MORTALITY ON SHIPBOARD.--The p ac ket-6 , 1" r Guy Maun er i ng , C aptain Edwards, arrived yesterday l at quarantine hem Liverpo o l, w hi c h port she left liviitd 779 steerage and s i x ca bi n passengers. Thirty -five 4:T during the passa ge , an d seven are now sick. , were landed and received by Dr. Stewart, of the .r 4Wl'. grant hospital, Staten Island. The surviving sengers appear to be in good health.—New York (,barter. BARTZ% On the 13th inst., at Castle Ashbv,Northampionshire, t l/9 Lady of William Compton, of a son. On the 11th inst., a t C ornwood Vicarage, Devonshire, a° wife of the Rev. H. G. Adams, of a son. On the II th inst., at Iles,,enford, St. Ge -man 3 , Cornsirsll, the wile of the Rev. E. Golding, of a dilighter On the 9th at Ramsgate, Mrs. Ed w a r d' B. Wslforc l, of a son. MRRIE. On the 13th i ns t . , at the A Inddepe D ndent Chapel, Sherbornet Dorset, W. H. Williams, Esq., M.D., of Sherborne, to Mail:, eldest dau g ht er o f B en j amin Chandler, Esq., of the ease place. DIE On the 11th i ns t ., in Canterbu D ry-place, Lambeth, the BO' Stephen Swabey, M.A,, aged 91. On the la t h i nst ., a t nr i g h ton, H enry Dawson, of Launde ,bbey. Leicestershire. On the 14th inst., in Portland•place, J. J. Batemar , of Lincoln's-inn, and Pentre Mawr, Denbighshire. d 66, On the i2th inst., at It ingston, Portsmouth, ag, her Hannah, mother of Mr. G eorge ti id d l ecom b e, mus t e r 0 , Aldjest . ) 's yacht Victoria arid Albert. 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