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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE• MADAME SONTAG. The Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respectfully Informed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place On THURSDAY EVENING. On which occasion Madame SONTAG will have the honour to ap pear n one of her favourite characters, with various Entertainments A the Ballet Department. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the iox-offlce of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, price 10s, 6d. each. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS and OPERA CO3fIQUE. Last Week but One of the Season. Monsieur ARNAL and Mdme. DOCHE in Two Vaudevilles. THIS EVENING. The Performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock with LES FEMMES D'EMPRUNT. After which, LE MARI DE LA DAME DE CMEURS. To conclude with LA MANSARDE DTI CRIME. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MADAME SONTAG, TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be presented, IL B IRBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. To conclude with a new grand Ballet, entitled ~ LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIVER. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Sox-oface of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual, price 10s. 6d. each. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster. Ae.le Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. MR. JAMES WALLACH'S BENEFIT. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Aftet which an entirely new Farce, called an ALARMING SA. CRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Buckstone ; Susan Sweetapple, Mrs. Fitvwilliam. To conclude with the admired Drama of ERNESTINE. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHL Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. Wllf ber presented a new piece, entitled WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOS. After which a new grand Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S VIOLIN AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWERS. To be followed by a novelty In the shape of A MOST UNWAR RANTABLE INTRUSION, which will be committed by Mr. Wright to the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford. To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL LYC2,I7M THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrix. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING Will be performed GUY-31;17-NEEN-TIC After which a new Piece entitled HOLD YOUR TONGUE. Cha racters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, and Parselle ; Miss H. Gil bert, Mis e s Jane Coleman, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with MY FATHER DID SO BEFORE ME, is whick r. John Reeve will appear. Dreia Boxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 49. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. No MU-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, Is °pea to the public cviry day, from Ten till Six. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. 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 Flinnle, Valentine, Louise Touirnalre, La Jeans Josephihel Miss Wooiford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite Jeanette. In a.ddition.tp the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in amnounc lag that he has engagei 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. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, entitled MOODTAN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Seikhs. To be followed 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 cenehide with a favourite Melodrama, entitled THE SOLI TARY OF LAMBETH; or, The Murderi n St. George's-fields. Box-ofilee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Week but One of M. JULLIEN'S Engagement. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Under the patronage of her Mast Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of Badajoz to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public opinion to be 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 Kcenlg. 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 ment and attack—gallant defence—rash to the breach by real troops —and final tableaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fightP." REFRESHMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long Complained that Refreshments front the Confectionary-rooms only could be procured. Arrangements haVe been effected, and a distinet 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 of Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. On Friday, July 20, M. Jallien's Grand Concert Monstre and Con gres Musicale will take place at these Gardens. Tickets before the day, 23. Gd. ; admission on the day of the Concert, is. TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. W. Hopkins: Egerton-grove, Stratford-road, near Manchester—We answered this gentleman in a notice to Correspondents inserted in our impression of Wed nesday evening. J. H. N. and J. IL—Nothing has been seen or heard of our Correspondent's communication; neither are we surprised that such should be the case, considering the manner in which it is said to have been trans mitted. THE WEATHER.—SON OFFICE, JULY 13. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 54; Highest, 71; Noon, 73, BAROMETER, 30.33. WIND E.N.E.—clear, sunshiny weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This Dai 51 min. after 6 I Evening, 18 min. after 7 To-lioasow—Morning, 47 min. after 7 I Evening. 17 min. after 8 46 / s°‘ e ( 1 11 .. % . 4 ri;*, 4 11114 1- .1 4 _ • - 4., • , 1 E Daol • -77 - fit teknillil 211- t LONDON, FRIDAY, - JULY 13, 1849. The dilatory progress of Reform may pass into a proverb. " The course of true love never did run smooth," says the poet, and assuredly the difficulties, the delays, and the disappointments which check the advancernent of Reform, outrival the uneven course of any true love upon record. Notwithstanding the liberal spirit which predominates throughout the country (of which predominance the hearty response to our. appeal for the Hungarians is a satisfactory and conclusive evidence), notwithstanding the liberal feeling of the country, and notwithstanding the fact that a Liberal Ministry rules in Downing-street, the proposal for shortening the duration of Parliament, was onXednesday rejected by a majority of 132 to 57! This result will excite a little surprise (only a little, for experience has made us wise), some sorrow, and very much indignation. The sentiments so eloquently and heartily uttered in the House on Wednes day by the truly Liberal Representatives of Lam beth, Lualow, Manchester, Marylebone, and Montrose are the .sentiments of the majority of the Liberals of the United Kingdom. The people of this country have an idea—it may be a somewhat extravagant one, in some quarters perhaps it may be found an incon venient one—the people of this country have an idea that names should represent things. Our matter of-fact " nation of shopkeepers" are not gifted with that happy power of imagination, m ore marvellous than the :philosopher's stone, by which sorrow and sin and suffering, are converted into glory, and fine words are valued above fine acts ; and the names of truth, and honour, and philanthropy, supersede the realities themselves. This happy faculty, which in old times made a wreath of parsley more precious than life itself, is hardly known in our foggy atmosphere. J° llll Bind. requires substantial evidence before he will part with his admiration or his money. Those who are acquainted with this national weakness (which unhappily Lord J. RUSSELL, Sir G. GREY, and their colleagues are not) will, therefore, not be sur prised that an opinion is prevalent that a Liberal Miniatry,should be liberal de facto as well as de j ure. Whether or not they ar e so t h e debate of Wednesday m ay demonstrate. We commend that debate to the attentive perucal of those who have not made up their minds upon the above-mentioned point, or upon the advisability of shortening the duration of Parliament. The most cogent reason adduced in favour of the alteration is to be found in Mr. IYEYNCOURT'S remark, that " practically we have of late had short Parliaments; and we have thus had all the evils and none or the advantages of the system." Without doubt Sir.G. GREY supposed that he was strengthen ing his cause when he reminded the House that "the average duration of no lessthan six Parliaments, from 1826 to 1841, was only two years and a half," but so far from-strengthenin g the Septennial cause, that ad mission gives it a death-hlow. We have, by this ' showing, already had short Parliaments in practice. but not in theory, and thus, as Mr. D'ETNCOURT truthfully observed, we have had all the evils and none of the good of the system. We have had the evils, if evils there be in the frequent re-formation (if not reformation) of the House, but we have not had the more than equivalent advantages of brief Parlia ments, because that brevity of duration was a matter of chance, and moreover was not anticipated at the time of the election. Hence, in the first place, that too prevalent but most reprehensible system of bribery and corruption which characterises the election of Members of the House of Commons has been in no wise diminished by the fact, that a Parliament has only lasted for two or three years, because that fact was not expected, and a seven years' price had been paid. In the second place, the chief advantage of a short Parliament—namely, theconstant sense of responsibility whieh his brief tenure of power imposes upon each individual Member, is lost when that tenure is theoretically of long duration. With seven years in prospect, he can afford to turn, a deaf ear to the once "sweet voices " of his consti- tuents. No matter if the pages of HANSARD falsify the promises of the hustings, the day of reckoning is far off, and the representative may misrepresent with impunity. Those Legislators who truly redeem the promises of their canvas, who worthily acquit themselves of the trust reposed in them, can (it might reasonably be supposed) have not the slightest objec tion to give a frequent account of their stewardship. How, then, shall we account for the largeness of the number of those who on Wednesday declared in favour of the Septennial Act ? We should be unwilling, indeed, to account for that majority by the inference which so naturally suggests itself ; nevertheless, we are somewhat disappointed to find in the list of the anti-Reformers many names whose past associations render that position most anomalous. In the current number of the Edinburgh Review, ust published,' appears a clever historical narrative of the rights of the Magyars, rights which be longing to that great race during many pre ceding centuries, have been acknowledged by the dynasty of Hapsburg during the last three hundred years, namely, ever since that memor able battle of Mohacs which annihilated the Royal line of Jagellon. So far from being a mere nhas fretn th been recognised e anas date province independentof Austn" a, Hungary has of 1526, when, although the Crowns became blent together, the realms still continued separate. This independence, indeed, was not only an imprescriptable right enjoyed by many successive generations, but it was expressly confirmed by the voices of numerous monarchs, and by the writ ten declaration of various public documents. Speaking of the Hungarians, the Reviewer remarks very felicitously, that " the pedigrees of their immunities during the long space of three centuries (1526-1848) continued unimpaired." By the coronation oath solemnly pronounced at Presburg by fourteen Ger man successors to the Crown of St. Stephen, it was proclaimed that Hungary enjoyed a dis tinct and independent nationality. That oath had, been formally renewed in 1687, on the occasion of the "elective" crown being " entailed" on the I descendants of RUDOLPH. Its stipulation was for mally avowed, in 1723, by the words of the Prag matic Sanction. In 1790, when a comprehensive compact was concluded between the Magyars and LEOPOLD, it was explicitly recognised by the tenth article of the treaty, that this right of independent nationality could never be assailed without a direct violation of the constitutional privileges of the people. Beyond which, as a kind of supplementary confirmation of all those formal and reiterated assurances that the laws and liberties of Hungary were in no degree subservient to those enjoyed by the Austrians, it was guaranteed on the I 1 th of April, 1848, by the ex-Emperor FEIV. DINAND, in his character of King of HUNGARY, that the people of that country should pos sess an independent Ministry responsible to the Diet alone, and that the Palatine should hence forth retain the title, the pomp, and the authority of a Viceroy. So much for the immemorial rights of the Hun garians. So much for those rights which have been asserted generation after generation after the union of the imperial crown of RUDOLPH with the royal diadem of St. Stephen. So much for those " con cessions," as they are styled by the camarilla at Vienna, but as the Edinburgh Reviewer declares them to be more correctly designated " the statutes (old and new) of that kingdom." So much for those rights which have been sworn to by fourteen Emperor- Kings, and which are now assailed by fire and sword, by pillage and incendiarism, by the cannon and the gibbet, by cruelty and despotism. Those rights ex press themselves in the one fact, the constitutional independence of Hungary, and upon this point thus speaks the Edinburgh Review—" There can be no clearer fact in the history of Europe than the consti tutional independence of Hungary." Further on the same distinguished organ observes that the present claims of the Hungarians " neither rest upon doubtful traditions, nor are buried in obscure and obsolete documents—Hungarian institutions are not merely title-deeds, as old as the connexion of Hungary and Austria; but both in their spirit and their letter they have been solemnly recognised and renewed at every election or accession to the throne." And yet it is because the Magyars, under KOSSUTH, are defending their ancient institutions that they are stigmatized as rebels by my Lord JOHN RUSSELL; and it is because their Liberator is endeavouring to compass the glorious aims of patriotism by all heroic achievements, that he is slandered by every anonymous bully paid to do the dirty work of reaction. While the English Government and the Conservative press are either by flagrant diatribes or by ambiguous com mentaries, striving to cast odium upon the Hunga rians, it behoves the English people to pronounce themselves in the boldest language as a race which sympathises with those illustrious soldiers of liberty. This many of our countrymen have already done Let others emulate their enthusiasm for freedom and justice, by aiding the cause of Hungary, through the medium of the Testimonial. THE SUN, rHE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the The following is the 11 Paris election. Lanjuinais ... 127,893 Magnan ... 124,952 L. L. Bonaparte ... 124,683 Malleville ... 123,609 De Bar ... ... 123,388 Delessart .. 119,463 F. Barrot ... 119,057 Chambolle ... 117,392 Ducos ... 117,729 Fould ... 113,117 Boinvilliers ... 111,377 Goudebaux ... 101,439 Guinard ... 93,576 Dupont(deßassae) 93,887 Flocon ... 92,805 The votes of the army are as follows :- Electors registered, 14,753-Voters, 10.828. L. L. Bonaparte ... 4,453 Goudchaux 3,289 General De Bar 4.381 Ribeyrolles ... 3,258 General Magnan ... 4,280 Floeon ... 3,190 Lanininaia..• ... 3,982 Demay 2,907 Do Malleville ... 3,880 Dupont (de Bussac) 2,904 B. Delessert ••• 3,747 Vidal ... ... 2,772 F. Barrot 3,738 G u i nar d ... 2,711 A. Fould ••• 3,710 Charassin 2,703 Chambolle ... 3,689 Itlalarmet ... 2,680 Ducos ... 3,447, Joly O re 2.481 Boinvilliers ... 3,381 Esquiros ... 1,802 The known results of the elections in the Depart ments are as follows :-In the Department of the Loiret, M. DE LAZAARTINE has been returned, having beaten, by a considerable majority, M. IMADIER DE MONTJAN, the Socialist candidate, and M. RONDEAIT, the Miniaterialist. In the Niever M. MONTON, an heDepartme nt ultra-Republican, ha of thesbeenß returned. hone In JULEB .FAVRE, whose presence in the Chamber is just moment at t his has of the grea t es t i mpor t ance t o the Republ ican party, been elected by a majority of 27,000 to 9,000 polled by M. RIVET, his Ministerial antagonist. At Cal vados, M. LEVAY•BEAULIEU has, it is said, been elected by a small majority over M. DUPONT (de l'Eure). In the Department of Eure and Loire, Loire M. Bonapartist,bi B r u : t b I l F iac F n, A d T h l L ac T s ehb t r h a e e ni S bt eeelceiernsce t t e a rsd r e : tpu t pr o lonns t ee h ddt e , h P atelh a t jah E to s eu i p n ivgal a hr. Leo it inAs f tß t b h yoy e f, s no means certain that such is the case. Should he be elected he will owe his success entirely to the absurdity of the Republicans, in starting the two candidates. The following was the state of the poll, according to the last accounts :-M. CLARY, 8,639; M. GIAIMAIN S.3.UT, 7,064; M. DITCOux, Paris papers of yesterday. inal state of the poll at the Joly Fire ... 91,377 Ribeyrolles ... 89,356 Demay 86,776 F. Vidal ... 85 167 Charassin 89,076 Malermet ... 83,141 Esquires 81,408 Lamartine ... 39,403 J. Favre ... 20,118 De Lesseps ... 15,643 Marie ... 12,177 E. de Girardin ... 11,437 Senard ... 9,734 Marrast 9,257 837. M. DUPONT (DE Bussa.c), a Republican, has been elected for the haute Vienne, and M. GALLEY, a member of the same party, for the Allier. General RUILLIERES, the Minister at War, has been returned for Marseilles ; and M. VEgNINAc, who was Gene ral CAYAIGNAC'S Minister of the Marine, for the De partment of the Lot. M. PAUL DE KERDUL, a Legitimatist, has been returned ' for Calvados. MM. ECHASSINAU and EUSTACE MARCHAL (Con servatives), have been returned f o r Charente fide , n . eure. In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister for Public Works consented to the postpone ment of the Strasburg and Spire Railway Bill. It is said that the Marquis of NORMANBY has pre sented a note to the French Government, from Lord PALMERSTON, demanding explicit explanations as to the intentions of France with regard to Rome—how long it is intended that the French army shall occupy the Roman territory, and whether it is re solved to support the PoPE. The Legitimatist and Jesuit journals are setting up a cry for the absolute and unconditional restoration of the POPE ; but we believe that no such folly is in tended by the French Government, if we may take the following, which appears in the semi-official jour nal, La Patrie, as the programme of their policy on this question : " It is first of all necessary,' observes La Patrie, ' that the administrative reforms commenced by Pius IX. shall not be abandoned, as certain persons too of ten repeat at Gaeta. It is necessary, on the contrary, not only to resume, but to extend them beyond what was, perhaps, previously intended. Without wish ing to interfere in the details of the internrl admin istration of the country we are of opinion that the tirst and most indispensable reform ought to consist in using the knife boldly on the old provincial or ganization, which, by multiplying beyond measure the administrative machinery, entailed in the Roman budget, an expenditure which it has never been and is now less than ever able to support. One of the great evils of the ancient regime was the almost total occupation of offices by ecclesiastics. An end must be put to this system. Religion was injured by it as much as the State. It will be necessary to secularize, once for all, the whole of the public officers. A large exten sion of municipal institutions will also become an urgent necessity—a necessity justified by a double object— first, to invite the population of the Pontifical States to the administration of their own affairs, of their own im mediate interests, which is only just; and then, as a matter of prudence, to form for political life and the acquisitiou of more extensive freedom, that same population, which is as yet far from under standing what is real dignity and independence. The reform in the administration of justice ought to be radical. The Roman Tribunals multiplied ad infinitum, engender, by the diversity of jurisdic tion, and of their proceedings, a multitude of abuses. Their diminution is absolutely necessary. The substi tution of a clear and just notion of our codes from the labyrinth of the actual laws, will be followed by a more regular administration of justice. The Roman Govern ment, by the adoption of reform on this head, will only follow the example set it by Naples, and by many other European states. But France must not stop here. We desire that her intervention should be followed by the planting in this noble country of the fertile germ of in stitutions, really representative, such as, for instance, the creation of one or more Assemblies, of a Council - General, or whatever may be the denomination of this elective body—of an assem blage of men for the purpose of explaining and de fending, in a direct and legal manner, the views and the necessities of the nation. Let us not, however, deceive ourselves. The difficulties will be great, inasmuch as the population of the Roman States, rescued by us from oppression and tyranny, may not yet be disposed to re nounce ideas in which they had been accustomed to live for so many ages of absolute rule. Such are the great interests of justice, of reason, and of humanity which are now to be discussed. We repeat it, the opposition will be great. This opposition will take a colour of rights from the too recent recollections of many sorrows, of fears, of real suffering, and of many de ceptions experienced by the heart of the Pontiff in his search after what was good and true. It may also be fortified by the weakness of many well-meaning men, who during these latter days at Rome did not perform their duty. But ultimately, we cannot permit ourselves to doubt of the fact, the will of the French Government must be serious, its desire ardent, to relieve the States of the Church from past suffering, and which, if re newed, would infallibly again submit them to the rule of demagogues. We do hope that, notwithstanding the difficulties of the situation, we shall soon see the Papacy —supported by the councils of the Republic, after re cognising and experiencing the disinterested benefits conferred by our arms—enter on the path of the most urgent, the most indispensable reforms; no matter how painful they may be to the instincts, or, perhaps, the rancour of its impassioned friends." The Presse contains the following :—" It has been remarked that M. DBOU TN DE LlitlYS, named am . . bassador to England, is designated in the Moniteur as being sent on a temporary mission. If M. DEoUYN DE LHUYS had been appointed purely and simply as Ambassador he must have given in his resignation as representative of the people. But he is on a tem porary mission, and that gives him six months' re spite. It is thought that by that time the electoral law will have been revised, and then M. DROUYNDE LIIUTS may be a permanent ambassador." Although there was but little business transacted at the Bourse to. day the price of public securities was firm, and a general improvement took place. The Fi ve per Cents. opened at 87f. 90c., rose to 881. 40c., and closed at 881. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 541. 15c.; the Five per Cents. at 18f. 15c.• Orleans Railroad Shares at 7921. 50e. ; R ouen , 5594 50c. ; Havre, 265 f.; Great Northern, 4301. ; Vierzon, 305 f.; Basle, 1001.; Bordeaux, 4001.; Paris and Stras bourg, 360 f.; Tours and Nantes, 3101. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 12. The only sale was Central of Franca (Orleans and Vierzon), 13, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1849 SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 7th have been received. The Senate on the previous day threw out the Madrid and Aranjuez Railway Bill, notwithstanding it was supported by all the Ministers. This is con sidered in some quarters a 3 a Ministerial defeat. MADRID 130LSA, JULY 7.—Three per Cents. 26 7-16, paper; Five per Cents., 10i, paper. Exchange on Lon don, 50 60, money. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. BADEN. Radstadt was terribly bombarded on the 7th, but according to the last accounts it still held out, and the garrison had hoisted a black flag in token that they would rather die than surrender. The report having been very generally circulated that the GRAND DUKE intends to resign the govern ment of the duchies immediately after the suppression of the insurrection, the Frankfort Zeitung asserts that it is empowered to say that the report in question is totally without foundation. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The Wiener Zeitung, of the 7th, publishes the following official account of the occupation of Cronstadt by the Russians : "On the 18th, the fifth Russian corps, in every respect admirably equipped for the campaign, crossed the Austrian boundary. The principal column, headed by Lilders, the general en chef, coming over the Tomoser ; the second column, under General Engelhardt, by the Torzburger ; . and the third from Moldavia, over the Oytoser pass. Early in the morning of the 19th, General Liiders repaired to the vanguard, and gave orders for the attack. The enemy, 1,000 strong, with two guns, stood advantageously. The engagement which ensued closed with their repulse, in spite of the most desperate resistance. Our vanguard then occupied tho bill of Bredial, abandoned by the foe ; and the chief corps encamped near the Skid monastery, the key of the: hostile position. In the morning of the 20th, the strong post of Keresteu, in the vale of To mover, doubly defended by nature and art, was carried by storm after an obstinate and well conducted defence. The insurgents fled in all directions, hotly pursued by the Cossacks. The Russians suffered great loss ; a Cossack colonel was killed, a general and several staff-officers wounded. On the other side were 100 killed and wounded; Col. Kiss and 150 taken prisoners. Besides which, four guns, one standard, and a quantity of stores were captured. At one o'clock the chief column was before Cronstadt, and there pitched their tents ; the small garrison on the hill over-banging the town having refused to surrender. The castle was bombarded on the 21st with great effect, from an eminence lying westward. In the evening a flag of truce ws sent to claim a reprieve of forty-eight hours. The demand was not complied with by General Lilders, who intimated that the lives of the garrison would be spared it they capitulated the, following morn ing; otherwise he should storm the place, in which case the consequences would rest with them. At the appointed hour the garrison surrendered as prisoners of war. The booty consisted of five iron cannons, 174 muskets, with munitions and provisions. The head quarters of General Liders are now in Cronstadt. Gen. Engelhardt is at Zaiden ; he met with little opposition on his way thither over Torzburg. Tne progress and operations of the column coming from Moldavia aro not yet known, owing to the great distance. General Has. fort sets out to-morrow with a strong brigade, to sub due and disarm the Saeklers. Eight days ago Bem was here, inspecting the various passes, and superintending the placing of the cannon. Nohodycan tell where he.now is. (The Austrian Correspondent of to-day informs us that Bern, having been foiled in the Banat, was proceed. log to the defence of Hermannstadt atthe head of 30,000 me n.) The brave garrison of Carlsburg is said to have withstood another assault last week. From what we can judge at present, the condition of the country i s not so lamentable as is generally represented. The land is tilled and the crops are thriving. The want o f s i lver is the great revolutionaryan d disgraceful o o. means vernment to wrest from the population their Austrian hav h in a g rdbsheeipn, themos to o by money in exchange for Kossuth notes. resorted It was reported at Vienna that the Russians hsd entered Pesth and Waitzen. Koseurn left reith on the 2d, for Szegedin. The Wanderer mentions an absurd report that GEORGEY had committed suicide. , DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. COPENHAGEN, JULY B.—The official report of the General in command to the Minister of War, respect ing the splendid victory of the Danes, has been re. ceived here to-day. "North Jutland, Corps d'Armie, July 6, 8 P.I. " According to preconcerted arrangements, the avant guard under Major- General D MEZA, and the sth brigade under Major-General VON RYE, cleared the fortress cn the night of Thursday, at one o'clock, and by a vigorous attack suddenly threw back the enemy's outpost. By this movement the cavalry, as well as the 3d and 4th brigades, gained space enough to quit the fortress, which the reserve artillery was likewise able to do afterwards. Our troops passed for ward effectually and speedily, in consequence of which one of the enemy's works after the other was destroyed, whereby a great number of prisoners were made, and a vast quantity of booty taken in ar tillery, ammunition, and other military stores. In artillery 7 field pieces, about 40, 24, and 80 pounders for balls, besides several mortars, were taken. After the enemy had been driven from his entrenchments he was closely pursued, having chiefly retreated by way of the Pass of Havrebale to the other side of Nebelare, the other passes of which were also occu pied by our troops at Gudsoe, Breetstrup, and Ramsf jord. Many of the enemy's troops were drowned in the Fjord, having been forced by the rapid advance of our troops to fall back that way. After an engagement of ten hours we were masters of the ground, and took up a temporary posi tion. The enemy's outposts are standing in a line from Ettung, by way of Stendrup, to Nebbegaaed and Holstninde. " Simultaneously with the sortie from the fortress, demonstrations to effect a landing were made north and south of Fredericia, at Trolle and Snoghai, in which the marines rendered great assistance, and thereby contributed to the happy issue of the combat. The demonstration in the south terminated in an actual landing at Snoghai, which was occupied by us." "IThe army has again on this day achieved one of those victories for its KING and country which will stand out in history as the monument of the spirit of the north, which has sub sisted for centuries, and, by the help of GOD, will continue to subsist for hundreds of years among the men of Denmark ; but it is to Providence that we desire to return our thanks, which has this time per mitted truth and loyalty to triumph victoriously in the strife with falsehood and perjury. Unhappily, this fierce and violent engagement has demanded great sacrifices on our part. Foremost in the ranks of the fallen heroes it is our painful duty to place the valiant General Von Rye The state and the army will suffer an equal loss in the death of this brave and highly gifted son of our country. Lieut.-Colonel Von Kasemidel also, who lately re turned from another quarter of the globe, found an honourable death in this combat. In conelusion, I may be permitted to add, that there was found to exist a good understandingamongall, both men and officers. The generals in command and the commanders of the brigade executed their commissions with pecu liar skill and bravery. (Signed) " B uLon." ITALY. The Roman Assembly, in its last sitti ng , unani mously voted the Constitution of the R e p u bli c , an d ordered it to be deposited in the Capitol, as th e ex pression of the unanimous wish of the Roman people. They also ordered a funeral service to be celebrated in St. Peter's for those who had fallen in defence of the Republic, and finally voted that the Triumvirs Mumma, MAZZINI, and SArrx had deserved well of the country. GARIBALDI, on leaving Rome, was accompanied by 10,000 men. He was loudly applauded by the people as he passed through the city. The communication between Rome and Civita Vecchia was re-opened on the sth. Several Lombards are in the latter city waiting to embark for England. A letter from Venice of the 27th ult. says— " The greatest tranquillity reigns in the country. The Government has sent away some individuals who wished to excite disturbance. Venice can resist three or four months without further assistance. The star of Manin does not get pale." LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The St. Leger Stakes. Belus Vanguard ••• •.• Won by a head. ... 1 ... 2 SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) In consequence of the illness of Mr. Secondary James, and absence of Mr. Secondary Potter, Mr. William James, the son of the former gentleman, presided. A new jury was sworn in, and the excuses were taken by Mr. Hudson. A great number were made on the ground of illness. WILSON V. STAFFORD. The plaintiff in this case is a livery stable keeper, and defendant is a lady residing in the Hornsey-road. The action was brought to recover the sum of 181. 18s. for the hire of carriages, &c. Evidence was adduced to show that the carriages had been ordered by defendant and Mr. Williams, who bad acted as her solicitor in endeavouring to effect a com promise with her creditors. • A juror asked whether plaintiff was aware of that 'act, and bad agreed to come into the arrangement? Mr. WILLIAMS said he did not. The SECONDARY said the charges appeared to be ra • they high. Mr. WILLIAMS said the defendant was now in the receipt of• 6002 a year, although she had been in diffi• cul ties. The jury found a verdict for the amount claimed. CASH AND ANOTHER V. WILSON. The plaintiffs in this case are trustees of the National Provident Association. The defendant is a gentleman residing at Kingston -at-Hull, and the sum claimed is 4,5751. 2s. 6d. The SOLICITOR to the plaintiffs said, that in February 1846, a loan was made to the defendant of a sum et 4,7001. at 4 per cent. interest, for which he gave a mort gage on houses at Kingston ; an d th ere was a covenant in it that the pr inc i pal should b e pa id at 100/ pwr annum, but up to this time only 1004 principal had been paid. The jury gave a verdict for the amount. MARL BRO ' - STREET—(THISDAY.) Charles Cannel was placed at the bar charged with having stolen from the pocket of Mr. Frederick Fitch Smith, 98, Mount-street, Grosvenor• square, a silk hand kerchief, value Ss. 6d. The prosecutor stated that on the previous evening, about seven o'clock, he was passing through Saint Mar tin's-lane, when he felt a tug at his coat pocket, and at the same instant the prisoner passed him with a pocket handkerchief. Witness felt in his pocket and missed his handkerchief, which made him certain that the pri soner was the thief. Prosecutor went forward to seize hold of him when he ran away, followed by witness, calling out, " Stop thief !" A person in attempting to stop the prisoner was knocked down, and had it not been for another person catching hold of the prisoner, lie would have escaped. The Prisoner was detained till witness came up, when, after a desperate resistance, he (the prisoner) was secured and conveyed to the station. On going along, the prisoner put the handkerchief into his (witness's) hand, and begged him not to press the charge. The handkerchief produced is the same that was stolen from his pocket. The prisoner, who said he should reserve his defence, was committed for trial. RUMOURED DEFEAT OF PASKEWITCH. The Belgian journal the Nation has the following : —" Important news has been received by us from the Hungarian army of operations opposed to the Russian army of 110,000 men, commanded by Prince PASKE WITCH. It is not our usual correspondent who writes to us, but we have reason to believe that it is in his name that one of his friends has sent us the following communication : On the ]st and 2d of July, Dzstnrsisnr, with his own corps d'armee, and all the reserves of the veteran troops drawn from the army of operations now act ing in different parts of Hungary, amounting alto gether to eighty thousand men, attacked the Russian army in the defiles between Miskolez and Erlau. The attack took place in flank, so as to drive the corps, commanded by the PRINCE in person, into the marshes of the Theiss. We have not received any details of this important battle, but the success appears to have been so complete that the same Hungarian reserves of veterans, to the number 0f40,000, men marched the next day by Waiten for Komorn, to reinforce the army of GEORGE; who, from the 4th of July, has been able to resume the offensive against the Austro-Russian armies. DEM , . RINSE', with 55,000 men, was in pursuit of the re mains of the army of PASKEWITCH and it is probable that immediately the news of DEMBINSKI'S victory becomes known, the warlike population of the defiles, in which the Russian Prince has imprudently engaged himself, will rise en Inane to cut off his retreat through the passes. He will not find it so easy a matter to retreat through the passes of the• Carpathians as he did to advance. His advance was purposely facilitated, in order to draw him on to the field of battle which the Mag yars had chosen beforehand. If it be true, as stated, that PASKEWITCH has de tached from 20,000 to 25,000 men byond Theiss, by the marshes of coke, upon Debrecsin, it is more than probable that this corps will be obliged to lay down their arms without striking a blow. A letter from Vienna, in the Independance of Brus sels, states that the Hungarians have retaken Szi gedin, and that the Diet was to be opened there on the 3d. The Foreign Stock Market has been dull, and there has been a want of tone, but nothing can be cited that should act as a depressing cause. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 171 to 181. Portuguese Four per Cents, have been quoted 301 to 31. Mexican Bonds, ex-eoupens, are 28 to f. Belgian Four and a Half per Cents, have been 84.1 to $5, and Dutch Two•and-a-Halt per Cents 51 to The Railway Share Market is still in a comparatively inert state. Caledonian, Midland, North Stafford, and South-Eastern, are heavy. Eastern Counties are still rising. North-Western and Great Western are firm, and York and North Midland have advanced. ONE t,OCL( K. (11.0.4v0 PRWFS, 198% 93 92% 93 3 ,4 8 3 4 81/ 2 252 80 p 80 p HT(' FR OF ttTidTlBli FUNDS Bank Stock 3 t,er Cent. Reduced Arms ...... 9 9 2 2 ;4 4% 93 93 3 per Cent. Consols Annuit ies Tew 34 per Cent. Anns.... . 93143] Lone Anna. to expire+ Jan.IBAo Ditto 30 years. Jan. 5, 1860 B I,E India Stock ndia Bond; 1,0004 Ditto under 1,000/... ...... South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account 92%34 93 Exchenuer Bills. I%d. & 2d. 1,0001. June 4B p 5001. June Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Coupons Ditto, Account, ........... Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent 3l 30 1 4 30% 30 1 .4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Passive Dividends on the above payable in London. French, 3 per Cent Exchange —25 f. 45c. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5l 51% 51% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 80 1 4% 80 80 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAIL WAY SHARES. PAID. BUSINESS ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Do. Preference Caledonian 2s % l /s 25% Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ...... 11%—... Jhester and Holyhead-. 50 • Ditto, Preference l5 ...... .............. 13 Eastern Counties 2O ...... 99% ..... —.. 9 1 4 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent... lO ...... 11%..... ll% Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 64138. 4d.... 3 / 4 p.,. 3% p Ditto ditto. No. 2 61. 13s. 4d... IA p East Lancashire East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..- 4O 41 .... ... 41 Great Northern Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 5 233 3% reat North of England.loo 233 Great Western 100 ..... 84 Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Ditto, . 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ...... ...... 20 Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... - Do. Quarters ......... 22% — ...........,.. Tiv Do. Fifths... ... 10 6% Do. New, Gua. 6 nerct. 10 Do. (W. Riding Union) 9.. London & 81ackwa11...... 12% 4% 4% .ondon, Brighton, and South Coast— ..... 50 Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. .. 5 - -•••• 64 LondonandGreenwich 12/15s 4d... 10 ... .......... 10 London and N Western 100 ......13214 132......... 132 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 ...... 15%%....... 1 53 [,,,,, t. & S W , -stern ...... 50 ..... 36 , 4 3 6 1 /4 Ditto, New 501....... 42%...... Ilidland ...... —loo .. 66 65% 66% 65% 65% Do., do., 50/. Shares 30 ... .. North British ........ ... 25 ..... Ditto, Thirds ...... - 81 4 - - -- north Staffordshire 1 7 1% 12% 13 12%... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 434.. 24 'sottish Central __ 50 p 51 p 51 p CJLOSIN. PRIG PA. 80 1 A 28 28 3% 12:% nth Easter York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... 25 In. Newcastle Exten. 20 ...... 13 Ms 21% Do. G.N.E.Preforence 8 — York i.nd North Midland 50 ..... Ditto, Preference lO FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Central of France (Or- Vierzon ) Northern of France Paris and Rouen 2O ..... 214/ 4 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London. Joint Stock Union of Australia LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JULY 13.—Wind this day at noon E.N.E., pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. PLinuotmr, JULY 11.—Wind E.—Sid. 13z:hello, Herons, Adelaide, South Australia; Tasman, Port Philip. LiTERPOOL, JULY 12.—Wind S.—Arrd. 11th, York, Roy, New Orleans; Constitution, Britton, New York; Ozark, Davis, ditto. Sid. Sarah, Sydney, Now South Wales; Pet, Calcutta; Marth a, Sinel cross, B ueros Ayres; Susan, Howell, Virginia; Wyoming, Pldladel phis; Andrew Foster, New York; Clara, Symes, Quebec; Empire Queen, Savannah. Off port, Liverpool, Cole. man, Jamaica; Sarah, Horne, Africa. OFF DovNß.—Barbara, Robson, Qaebee, for Saadi r ind. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. c in u .i la t e t i d o t a l n o l , 00 1 0 , o b o a o l e i f , o r f e w x h p i ( c lr h t ,00 T 0 h r t e r a t n a s l The sales of Cotton at Li verpool yesterday were esti n e aTtio o n n s sp in e : eluded 7,000 American, 1,000 P ernem and Maianham at sd. to 5/d , 500 Bahia at 5/d. to 51d., 500 Egyptian at to 6/J., and 500 Surats at Sid. to 3il. per lb. The market closed with less aeinattion. Railway Shares were heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. The Corn Market has been firm. From the information furnished by the different brokers, it would not appear that the business done in the Mincing-lane markers has been of magnitude this week, and the very ample supplies have caused prices to rule in respect to sugar and coffee, rather in favour of buyers, the last mentioned article being particularly dull. For wool end cotton the sale has been brisk, and the buyers from Yorkshire are operating freely, at im proved prices, compared with the last series. The accounts received this morning from the Con tiaental markets are of a good tone. At Odessa not much influence had been exercised upon the price of corn by the accounts from England, owing to the want of shipping to bring away the produce. Wool was in request for England. At Breslau on the sth inst. there was a good business doing in wool. The Government spinning mills were being worked success fully by a Dutch firm. At Hamburgh on Tuesday last not a great deal was doing in exchanges, but bills on London were in request at 13 9i. Funds and Shares were quiet. In the form of a letter to Mr. Henry Labouchere, as President of the Board of Trade, Mr. C. Locock Webb furnishes some useful and interesting remarks and sug gestions. He says truly that—" Shareholders look with dread to new calls, for they find that, unlike almost every other source of investment, the more the efficiency and magnitude of railways are advanced, the more rapid is the decline in the marketable value of the shares; unlike money invested in the improvement of land, which, even in spite of late Parliamentary measures (causing much uneasiness with landowners, and a dread of impending ruin on tenant farmers), increase in value, in equal ratio to the amount expended in adding to its fertility ; unlike capital embarked in trade or com merce, which well directed and prudently managed, increases in value with the progress thereof, unlike capi tal invested in manufactures, which is regulated in its value by the extent to which improvements are intro duced in the machinery employed in its production, or to the degree of perfection to which the goods them selves can be brought; railways, with all their manifold improvements, their increasing safety, and their appa rent rapid approach to perfection, with their great mag nificent triumph over the obstacles of nature, at once spanning the broad river, and utilising the hard rock to their operations, and with their acknowledged benefit to every class and every industrial branch in the country, seem to sink in value, and theirdepression becomes greater as they increase in usefulness in the application of discoveries in science, in importance, and, in reality, in intrinsic worth. Indeed, to such an extent is rail way property depreciated, that if no impending liabi lities existed, their position calls loudly to Parlia ment to adopt some measure tending to re store confidence in them. I am quite aware that one great cause of this want of con fidence is, that the true position and value of rail ways are neither understood nor appreciated, and the public is too readily led away by interested alarmists; but, without discussing the cause, it is enough that we have an effect which is most deplorable, spreading ruin abroad, and unless stayed, no one can foretell its com pass. I would ask you, sir, to weigh the loss which the want of confidence has created in the value of rail way property, which may be calculated at no less a sum than 100,000,000 L, as compared with the present prices of Railway Stock and those of 1845. I contend, there fore, that it is not enough that a full inquiry should be instituted into the bona fide nature of the accounts of the companies; for although, placing the amounts of divi dends out of the question, the actual traffic returns show that the sum total would give a dividend not interior to Government Securities—although it is well known that the nature of the one is to improve whilst the other is to remain stationary until a downward step is taken, we find that the market value of Railway Shares does not permanently improve, neither is railway property re garded as possessing stability and security. The Money Market is remarkably easy, and people are more than ever inquiring what is to be done with the surplus that still accumulates. As a necessary con sequence, Public Securities must be first influenced, and political affairs continuing quiet, we shall next have some signs of speculation in the mercantile markets. This will be a gradual process, but it is as certain as that one wave follows another. The English Stock Market has been very buoyant this morning, and prices are / per Cent. higher. Consols have ranged from 92i to 93 for transfer, and the same for settling day. Bank Stock has been marked 198/, and India Stock 252. This is a rise in the former of no less than 3 to 3/ per Cent. within a week. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, are 93/.i, and the Three per Cent. Reduced, 92i to 93. Exchequer-bills have been 48s. to 51s. premium, and India Bonds 80s. to 83a, premium. LEITH ROADS, JULY 11.—Arrd. Alliance, Haller, Davis Straits. CORK, JULY 10.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Alamo, Casey, Philadelphia; Rainbow, Stackpole, Philadelphia, and sailed for Limerick. SA. Swan, New York, • CLYDE, JULY 10.—Arrd. Mary, Munro, Montreal. Sld. 11th, Elizabeth, Ade:4 Jessie, Boston; Janet, Quelw c. BRISTOL, JULY 12.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Brerw,Mur. dock, Trinidad; Elizabeth, Bancuck, St. John's, N.B, Sld. Volunteer, "'tame. OFF FALMOUTH —Symmetry, St. John's, N.B. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY English ...... Scotch .. Irish. Foreign ...... Per 81bg. to sink the offal. 0. d. to e, d. Inferior Beasts..... 2 8 210 Second quality •. • • 3 0 3 4 Prune large Oxen.. 3 6 3 Prime Scots ... ••• 3 10 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto .. 3 8 310 •'uckling Calves ..18 0 25 0 Inferior Sheep . 3 0 3 2 TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts. I Sheep. 660 11,800 FOREIGN I Sheep. 570 Beasts. I SCOT , Sheep. 190 200 SUPPLY. Beasts. 40 Calves. 159 I Pigs, Calves. 1 Pigs Lamb. Is Od to 53 Od. FORElGN.—llavannah has been sold at very full rates; low and fine 203 6d to 238, and good and fine 223 to 233 6d per cwt. Porto Rice went at high prices; low and mid 39s to 41s, and good and fine 42s to 433 6d. Per nambuco mid grey 41s, and low 375. Java ord grey 40s to 4 1s. Zanzibar mid and ord brown 33s 6d to 34s 6d, and mid yellow 363. A cargo of brown Cuba sold at 19s. 6d. COFYEE.—The market has been very quiet and de pressed. Plantation Ceylon has been lower, good and fine 65s to 703, mid 54s to 553, fine and f fine ord 40. to 47a 6d, and pea-berry 54s to 61s. Native has been . dull at 35s 6d to 36s for good. Mocha has been offered to competition, but was bought in. For Rio full prices have been paid. Vest India samples have been dull of sale. COCOA.—The market has drooped. Trinidad low and mid grey has been sold at 35s to 41s, good at 42s to 445, and mid to good red at 43s to 46s 6d per cwt. Grenada 38s 6d to 41s for mid to good bright red. DICE.--Fair prices have been obtained for the better qualities of Bengal, but the market rules lower than last week ; good white 9s 6d to 10s, and for a few par cels lOs 6d. Madras, 83 6d to 9s. SPICES.—Best Cassia Lignea has been sold at 96s 63 to 98s per cwt. Allepy Pepper has been taken in at 2fd to 2id per lb. Jamaica Ginger has been sold at 76s to 106 s, and Bar badoes at 39s per cwt. Sumatra Pepper has been firm at 2id per lb for good clean Bitted. INDIGO.—The sates comprise 13,787 chests. They have not been going off briskly, and barely previous rates have been obtained. 90% 90 1 4 1 93 Rum.—A moderate business has been done in proof Leewards at Is 5d to is 6d, and in East India at is 3d to is 4d per gallon. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 38s to 38s 3d per cwt. on the spot. TEL.—The market is steady. GREEN FRUIT.—A cargo, consisting of 20,000 Pine Apples, ex Susan, Collings, from West India has been offered by Keeling and Bunt, at public sale, and realised good prices, this description of fruit in creasing in public estimation. A good demand exists for Lemons, bat in consequence of the washy con dition of most of the parcels, no improvement in price has taken place. The stock of Lisbon Oranges is re duced to a small compass, and the price has improved 2s to 3s per box. Nuts are dull of sale, without alteration in price. SCHOOL-DAYS OF PRINCE RUPERT. Rupert meanwhile was placed at the University of Leyden, with his eldest brother, Prince Frederick Henry. Schoolboy experiences and events, however deeply they impress the character, leave little to record, and we only learn that our Prince became well grounded in " mathematics and religion," and was, " indeed, made Jesuit- proof," so that those " subtle _priests with whom he had been much conversant, could never make him stagger." Nevertheless he was by no means an exemplary scholar, for he had an utter distaste for the learned languages, and infinitely pre ferred amusement or military exercises to the most abstruse metaphysics. War was a passion with him from his earliest hour of intelligence, and he eagerly devoted himself to every matter connected with its science. Modern languagesthus became interesting to him, and he mastered those of France, Spain, and Italy, to hi s great ultimate advantage. " But his chief delight was in military discipline, wherein he perfected so much under his different tutors for the infantry and cavalry, that at the age of fourteen he was judged worthy of command ing a regiment."—Eliot Warburton's Memoirs of Prince Rupert. DRY ROT.—ENORMOUS FUNGI UNDER CHURCH PEWS.—The pariah church of Holy Trinity, in Cork, after being extensively repaired, was re-opened for Di vine service in April, 1829. In November, 1830 (hut eighteen months afterwards), the congregation was annoyed by an unpleasant smell, which, on ex. amination, was found to proceed from dry rot of the most alarming nature. On opening the floors under the pews a most extraordinary appear ance presented itself. There were flat fungi of immense size and thickness, some so large as almost to occupy a space equal to the size of a pew, and from one to three inches thick. In other places fungi appeared, growing with the ordinary dry rot, some of an unusual shape, in form like a convolvolus, with stems of from a quarter to half an inch in dia meter. When first exposed, the whole was of a beauti ful buff colour, and emitted the usual smell of the dry rot fungus. Whatever may have been the surprise at the rapid growth of the plant, its action on the best Memel tim ber was a source of greater astonishment. I took up (says Sir Thomas Deane), with nearly as much ease as I would a walking cane, that which eighteen months before, was a sound piece of timber (one of the joists) from 12 to 14 feet long, 6 inches by 4 inches scantling; the form of the timber remained as it came from the Mt, but its strength and weight were gone, During a great part of the time occupied in the repairs of the church the weather was very rainy. The ex pense incurred by the repair was very considerable ; but it is satisfactory to state that there has not been a re- appearance of the dry rot since that time, now a period of sixteen years. The facts, adds Sir Thomas, strengthen me in my opinion, that the best economy in extensive repairs is to be cautious in the use of old timber, and if it must be used, not to permit new timber to come in contact with it. The seasoning of timber is seldom sufficiently attended to.— The Builder. James Wallack, that old and esteemed favourite of the public, takes his benefit to night at the little theatre in the Hapnarket, when, it is to be hoped, he will be honoured with a bumper. He presents his friends on this occasion with Sheridan's comedy of the School for Scandal and Bayle Bernard's drama of Ernes tine. I❑ the former (which, in its cast, will embrace the entire strength of the company) he will himself sustain the part of Charles Surface, and Mrs. C. Kean that of Lady Teazle, and in the latter Mr. Wallack and Mr. Cooper will appear in their original characters, CORN-EXCHANGE—FRIDAY. Since our last report, the arrival of English Wheat, coastwise as well as by land carriage, have been very small, and the show of samples here to-day, was trifling. All kinds commanded a steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry, at fully Monday's quotations. The imports of Foreign Wheat have not exceeded 9,680 quarters. Tte holders, generally, were firm, yet only a moderate busi ness was transacted, at previous currencies. In floating cargoes of Corn, very tew transactions were reported. Grinding Barley was scarce, and held fbr more money. Malting and distilling sorts supported late rates. The quantity of Malt here and on offer was not large. All descriptions were steady, at full prices. The transac tions, however, were small. Fine sound Oats were a trifle dearer. The value of other kinds was well sup ported. Both Beans and Peas were the turn dearer. Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour as last advised. ARRIVALS THIS WEBB. I Wheat. Barley. 1 I Oats. 1,050 qrs. Flour. 40 qrs. 630 qrs. 1,670 Akie I 9,680 - -.. ......_ 2,790 2,300 11,800 Malt. 4,250 qrs. szvnTnrszza. Our market, to day, was very scantily supplied with Beasts, in, for the most part, middling condition. For all breeds the demand ruled firm, at, in some instances, an advance in the quotations of Monday last of 2d per 81bs, the very primest Scots producing 4d per 81bs, and at which a good clearance was effected. The supply of Sheep was very moderate. Prime old Downs moved off steadily, at full prices. In other breeds, only a moderate business was transacted, at late rates. Larebs—the number of which was on the increase—sold slowly, but we have no further decline to notice in their value. The Veal trade was dull, at Monday's currencies. In Pigs, scarcely any business was transacted. Milch Cows were heavy, at from 141 to 181 each, including their small Calf. a. d. to s. d. Second val. Sheep 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wether 3 8 310 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs ...... 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers .... 3 8 310 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Lambs .......... 4 0 i 0 AT MARKET. I Calves. I Pigs ---___ N D 280 ! NEVTGALTE AND IMADENELEiLL. These markets were tolerably firm, at full rates of currency. At per stone by the Carcaae. a. d. to a. d. I a. d. to a. d. Beer,inferior• •••• • 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior 3 0 3 2 middling ••• • 2 6 2 8 middling.. 3 2 3 4 primelarge .. 210 8 2 prime —— 3 6 3 8 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.... ••• • 3 2 8 6 Veal .... ...• 3 0 3 8 small 3 1 4 0 OOUGEL SO nitaRRET. The plan Z tati ß on accounts being considered worse than those received last week, the demand for the best Hops has become firm, and prices have advanced 2s. per cwt. All other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates. The duty is called 65,0001. to 80,000/. Sussex pockets, 2/. 12s. to 41. 108.; Weald of Rent ditto, 31. 3s. to 4/.165.; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31. 10s. to 71. 2s. per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR. —There has been a good business done in British Plantation at about last week's rates to a slight decline. At auction Bardadoes realised 40s 6d to 41s 6d for fine yellow, and 36s 6d to 37s 6d for low. REPINED. —Brown lumps have been sold at 51s to 51s Gd, being quiet. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius, 7,339 bags, nearly all found buyers at 6d reduction for the grocery sorts, but previous rates for the rest; fine and very fine yellow, 405 to 42s 6d; good, 38s 6d to 395; mid, 37s to 38s; fair to good grey, 37s to 395; low, 36s to 36s 6d; and good and fine brown, 34a 6d to 35s 6d; Bengal 8,660 bags, chiefly white and grainy, about halt found buyers at 6d decline, strong white 44s 6d to 46s 6d, superior 47s to 48s, low and mid white Benares 39s to 40s, good to fine 40s 6d to 425, good to fine soft yellow 37s 6d to 395, and low and mid 33s to 36s 6d. Not much has been done privately. Madras, 600 bags, realised 39s to 39s 6d for good strong yellow, and 40s for fine. 20 14 1 4 3% 29 3 / 4 8% 16 23% IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER touii the Chair shortly after Tvrclve o'cock. The preamble of the Bill was then agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in 'moving the second reading of this Bill, said that when the Ineumbered Estates Bill was proposed it was stated that it was necessary not merely to pass that Bill, but also to have a series of other Bills, the operation of which would mutually depend upon each other. He had stated, ~nd it appeared to be generally concurred in by the House, that it would be useless to free certain lands from the existing in cumbrances, and to give a Parliame n t ary title to them when sold by the Commissioners, unless they prevented for the future land getting into the same embarrassed and encumbered state in which it now existed. The present Bill had, therefore, been introduced by the Government with that view, and it consisted of three objects. The first was to prevent the assignability of judgmentt upon estates, and the second to prevent a judgment being made a charge upon land unless in the hands of the sheriff. If this Bill should pass the sscond reading, be was pre pared to limit its operation according to the sugges tion of the Committee that had sat upon the subjects although be was in hopes in another session to ex tend its provisions according to his own views. The Com mittee were un an i mous l y of opinion that the assign ability of judgments ought not to exist. He had drawn his Bail as carefully as he could, and in doing s o had availed himself of the assistance of his Honourable sad Learned Friend the Member for the University of Dublin, whose experience in all matters of law appertaining to Ireland was most extensive. Hon. Members were now, doubtless, aware that the main objects of the Bill were to prevent the assignability of judgments, and to prevent them In future being made a charge upon the land, unless they were in the hands of the sheriff. The remainder provisions of the Bill were merely formals He proposed that the Bill should apply to every case of a judgment entered up after the passing of the Act. In conclusion, he would propose that the Bid should be now read a second time, and that at the very etirliest period, probably to- night or to. morrow. (Cries of " Oh. oh I") on Monday the Bill should be committed pro forma, in ord.'r that some,of its provi them, tha t some day next s w i o e n , k s m ishouldgh t be be a a m p p e n o i d n e t d e , d a t n o d go regularly through the Bill in Committee. He trusted that the Bill would not only have the effect of removing many of the evils that at present existed in Ireland, bat that it would be a useful lesson to the people of that country, and would show them that the present system of raising money on land was a system that the Legislature would not permit to continue. Mr. NAPIER did not rise to oppose the second reading of the Bill, but to express his great satisfaction at the candid manner in which his Learned Friend the Solicitor General proposed to deal with this subject, The matter was one of great importance to the people of Ire land, and he could not allow the present opportunity to go by without making a few observations on the measure. In legislating on such a matter for Ireland, it was ne cessary to make a distinction between two classes of debtors—those who partook of the nature of money lenders, and those who had obtained judgments on bona fide debts. It was the opinion of a very high legal authority in Ireland, that it would be a very beneficial law which tended to make judgments an unpopular se curity on property in Ireland. Ile thought, also, that great respect ought to be shown to the long preju dices of the people of Ireland, and care taken to conciliate their tong-formed opinions in these matters. (LEFT SPEAKING.) WYLD'S MAP OF OLD LoNuoN. An ingenious map of London as it was three hundred years ago, namely, in 1549, has just been published by Mr. Wyld. The engraving will be found to be a great curiosity. FALL OF Two HOUSES IN WESTMINSTER.--YO 5. terday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, three houses situate in StrUtton-ground, at the corner of Art tillery-row, Westminster, fell in with a tremendous crash. The catastrophe commenced at Mr. Godfrey's, No. 64, by the entire north front giving way, carrying with it an immense stack of chimneys; the roof descending perpendicularly, swept all before it to the basement; at the same moment, the uppi-r part of No. 63, a grocer's, known as the Silver Teapot, also fell into the thorough fare of Strutton•ground, together with a considerable portion of the public-house adjoining, No. 62, in the occupation of Mrs. Gardner. Fortunately no accident occurred to any of the inmates or passers by, timely warning havia g been given of the events. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIORN ING.—Advices from Havre, just received by the steamer, mention that yes terday tie cotton market was very brisk, the sales reach ing 7,000 bales, at an advance in quotations of 2f. to 2f. 50c., the advices from America by the Cambria, and the speculative action in Liverpool, having produced this advance. RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND.--A Bill (No. 2), introduced by Mr. Bernal, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and Sir W. Somerville, proposes to authorize tt .urih4--r advance of 150,000/. for the relief of distressed Poor Law Unions in trelaFid. On the 9th inst., at Morden Rectory, Surrey, the wife of the Rev. W. C. R. Flint, of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at Endaltigh-street, the wife of W. Thacker, Esq , of a daughter. On the 10th inst., the wife of the Rev. J. Field, Chaplain of the Gaol at Reading, of two sons. the On the 1 f o t inst. at A. H St. Mary'. P arsonage, Vincent-square, lady o Rev. orradaile, of a son. MARBLE). On the 7th inst., at St. Martiu - in-the-Fields, Mr. Thos Hersant. late of Judd street, to Miss Mary Ortoa, of Bury street, St. James's. On the ltith inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, R. P. Carter, Esq., of Brixton, to Jane, second daughter of J. A. Edwards, Esq., of Oakley-square, Chelsea. ED On the 6th i ns t., at Sidmi DI .uth, aged 58, William Clifton, Esq., brother of Thomas Clifton, Esq., of Lytham-hall, Lan cashire. On the 7th inst., at Leamington, Sophia Mary, eldest sur viving daughter of the late T. Cobb, Esq., of Elstree.hill, Herts. On the 9th inst., the Rev. Edward Gregory, of Bririge bill, Canterbury, aged 61. On the 9th inst.: at Mayfield, St atiordsh ire, Frances Rafeila, wife of the Rev. Godfrey Arkwright, aged 25. .ondon: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office. No, 112. Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Friday, July 13, 1549, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Reck Life Assurance ' Company Bill were considered and agiaad to, and the Bill ordered to be engrossial. The report on the Marylehone and Finchley Turnpike Roads Bill was considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. M. GIBSON present, d a petition from the Man chester board of guardians in favour of aavancieg , money out of the poor -rates to promote emigration. Also a petition from the Manchester Law Society, pray' ing for the repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty. EST'AT'ES LEASING (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went nit° Committee on this Bill. Clause 1 had been previously agreed to. Clause 2 was agreed to without discussion, as were also clauses 31 4,5, 6,7, and 8. On elm:se 9 being proposed, Mr. SADLEIR inquired if the Bill would extend to Trinity College, Dublin. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said it would not. The clause was then agreed to. The remaining clauses were then agreed to. Mr. HAMILTON proposed the following additional clause:—" And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful to and for any incumbent of any benefice in Ireland, by indenture sealed and delivered by such incumbent, in the presence of one or more witness or witnesses, and with the consent of the archbishop or bishop of the diocese, under his hand and seal, such consent being sig nified either by way of endorsement to be written on such Indenture, or by his being an executing party thereto, to demise or lease any part or parts of the glebe lands of said benefice, save as hereinafter provided, either altogether or in parcels containing not less than ten acres each, for any term not exceeding twenty-eve 3 ears, to take effect in possession and not in reversion or by way of future interest or concurrent lease: pro vided always, that in and by every such lease there shall be reserved and made payable quarterly the best yearly rent that can at the time of making such lease be ob tained or reasonably be expected for the same, without taking any fine or premium, or any sums of money or other thing by way of fine or premium for making same : and provided also, that every such lease shall be in the form and shall contain, for the benefit of such incumbent and his succes sors, the several reservations, exceptions, conditions, and covenants contained in or required by an Act passed in the 9th and 10th years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled An Act to facilitate and encourage the grunting of certain leases for terms of years in Ire land,' and the schedules thereto: and provided also, that it shall not be lawful for, and nothing hereis contained shall authorise or empower any incumbent to demise or lease any portion of the glebe fit and convenient to be built and improved upon for the habitation and residence of him and his successors, or wberein a house of residence is already built, or shall hereafter be built, or which shall lie so near or contiguous to such house so built, or to be built, as to be conveniently made use of for the same, or the buildings, gardens, or lands and appurtenances of any house of residence already built, or hereafter to be built, and necessary for the convenient occupation of the same, but that every such lease not authorised or per' witted by this Act shall be absolutely null and void to all intents and purposes whatever; and it shall be lawful for the archbishop and bishop of the diocese, notwith standing same, to exercise all powers and jurisdictions vested in them respectively by any statute or otherwise relative to the enforcing the building of houses of resi dence, and changing the sites thereof, and the residence o; the clergy on their benefices, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding." After a few words from Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. F. French, and the Solicitor-General, the clause was agreed to. Sir L. O'BRIEN adverted to the necessity of making same provision for the labouring poor in Ireland by en abling landlords to erect labourers' cottages on their estates. The SOLICITOR GENERAL admitted that it would be a very desirable object to provide good cot • tages for the peasantry, but did not think it necessary to introduce any special provision into the Bill on the subject. the n 'neva Ittco: In the et time thati addec Thy Neel •nly •uran No Ey, Dirac Th , Prop Ito Tlll An Ba Ex Ma Prc or in Ward I] a _Gesri algel Bii Amu] 4.50 Thi Comr MONI and S' Mini An CAP] lu St %It _ Lk EIRI the tip LIFE Of 0 FA On n atm I toe. XI Con NA' 261.1 tors