The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

EMBARKATION of HER MAJESTY, and GR AND REVIEW of FRENCH TROOPS at BOULOGNE. hIOI4TDAY next, the 27th of August. One of the South -Eastern Railway Company's steam -ships will kave Dover for Boulogne at 9.30 aan., and return from Boulogne at it p.m., after the embarkation of her Majesty, reaching Dover in one for the 2 a.m. train tip London. Another steamer will leave Folkestone for Boulogne at 9.30 a.m., era the arrival of the 6.35 a.m. train from London, and will return from Boulogne at 8.30 p.m., In connection with the Tidal train for I.ondon the same evening. Fares—To 'Boulogne and back'from Dover r Folkestone, Be. R. If. BARLOW,o General Manager. E,X.CURSION from RAMSGATE and DOVER to BOULOGNE and BACK, on MONDAY, the 27th August, to witness the arrival and embarkation of her Majesty, on her return to England, and the GRAND REVIEW of 80,000 FRENCH XBOOPS, ea the sands at Boulogne. The Royal Mail Packet " Vivid" will leave, with a limited party Of excursionists. Ramsgate , at 10 a.m., and Dover at 12 noon. Fares, there and back, Ios. Tickets to be obtained on board. The Vivid wil wait the arrival of the trains leaving London-bridge on Monday morning at 6.45 a taL, let, 2d, and 3d class, and 8.10 a.m., Ist and 2d class, express. • ROYAL OPERA, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. • THIS EVENING, be performed THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH. Characters by Messrs. rt Farquharson, HaHord, ElUot Geier ; Misses Forrest, Dyer, and Lucy Escott. To conclude with DER FREISCHUTZ. Chat es Dby Messrs. formes, A. Lockesley, H. Brakam , and Hodges ; Missyer and Lanza, &c. Prices of admission:—To the two galleries, 6d.; second circle of boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; stalls, as.; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; tour p e rsons, one guinea. Box-office epen from 10 to 6 daily. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstene, THIS EVEIMIG, will be performed THE BUSY BODY. To be followed by OLYMPUS IN A MUDDLE ; or, People in Wrong Places. Followed by COURT FAVOUR. To conclude with THE SPINISH DANCERS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATR, OXFORD-STREET. Unaer the'Management of Mr E . CHAII:LICO KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. After which, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katha rine, biro. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. tAlester.—Direetress, Mr,olame Celesta. • THIS EVENING, Will be performed PAUL. PRY. Characters by Messrs. C. Selby, Parselle, and Wright; Misses Mary Keeley and Woolgar, and Mrs y. Murray. After which, FRATERNISATION: To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. • THIS EVENING, Will be performed MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG ITUS 3A N DS. Atter which, EL TOREADOR , Followed by a new Farce, THE LATCH KEY. THE GALICIAN FETE. To conclude with GANEM. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. rnabatcd and triumphant attraction cf Mazeppa.—Fourth and last week of Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams. THIS EVENING, Lord Bvron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE. After which, the Premier's EXERCISES of the ARENA ; by tin elite of Equestrians. To conclude with THE ARTFUL DODGE, in which Mr. Georg( Wild and Miss Fanny Williams will appear. Mr. William Cooke flatters himself that the above announcement proves the astounding success of this the most terrifically thrilling of all spectacles. The Wild Horse, taught and trained by Mr. W. Cooke, pursifing his mad career, defies all description, and must bi 'yitnessed to be credited. LoZ•etlice open iron] Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. est. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke. JIM. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY Morn. 0 min. aft. 0 Evening 52min. aft T o -M oßß oW—Morn.23 min. aft. 12 I Evening 51min. aft TH3 WEATHEII.—Som Otria, Aug. 25 THZILIIMIZTZS, 124 VIZ SNADZ. 73 highest since noon yesterday. (a—Lowest this morning :.ltd cluing the night. 70—this day, at noon. BanomETER, Eo•lo—rising. WIND, S.S.W.—Light breeze, and cloudy. r" ? . O r 0-.11“ 7 " cr>- ~~~~~~'; LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1855. Lord STANLEY possesses the spirit of a true Itefot mer. He has-afforded unequivocal evidence of his readiness , •to • grapple with evils wherever they exist, although they may have been tolerated through a long succession of ages and become venerable iniquities. That he has been willing to shake off even party trammels ou a fitting oc, casiou has been incontrovertibly proved by lii conduct - on the Church-rate question ; and, con sidering the position hie has occupied, and hi close relationship to the recognised Leader 6f or of the great divisions of the Legislature and the country, he • must be admitted to have displaye,i no ordinary degree of moral courage, as well a, zealous and energetic devotion in the advocacy oi that which he believes to be just and expedient. He has now directed attention to a grievanc , , so flagrant, a practice so truly ridiculous, that is is only astonishing that the common sense of tb . nation could so long have tolerated the absurdit3 practice, too, that carries with it the greatest inconvenience to the persons more itumediatel concerned, and chiefly leads to the slovenly legis lation against which so many just complaints , hav( been preferred—under which the Most glarin t jobs have been perpetrated, while just and salu tary measures have been postponed from want o time for their. consideration. This - grievance is. occasioned by the time se lected for the sittings of both Houses of Parlia ment, which carries the London Spring into the. middle of August, and defers the consideration o! the most important measures to the dog-days. Every intellectual labourer well knows the inap titude - for business—the weariness felt dur ing the sultriness of summer. We pine f w pule air and green fields—fur sea, or mountain, or lake. We . cannot fix our wandering attention on the dull details of every-day transactions, and deta , ,t the close rooms and offices in which we are nearly smothered during working hours. With what delight do we enter on our brief vacation, and how thoroughly renovated do we return to our daily toil, after the period of relaxation. Too many are unfortunately chained to their desks for the greater part of the year. They cannot afford to devote more than a few weeks to amuse ment. But do they not invariably choose the bright sunny Hys of summer for recreation, and envy those who can spare months for the same purpose, taking for themselves what is truly a long vacation ? Had they the power to choose their own time they would certainly not work in crowded rooms, with an oppressive atmosphere, in July or August ! Nor, if they did so, would the business be. as efficiently performed, or bear the test of a critical examination, as well as that which .w as executed in the Winter season. Lord STAZTLEY sets out by - declaring that he does not desire to increase or to diminish the Parliathentary se:ision. He feels that "au iucreaze t 1,1 n timber'a ef (lays would add little to tl - $1 amount of work,and would have no tendency l improve the manner of doing it." " All work, and no play, - would certainly make the legislati‘ e JACK- a very dull boy." And though five months' holidays seems a large proportion of l e i sure , we ' cannot say that it is too much, considering the nature of the occupation and the abundant means of enjoyment in the possession of the great ma; jority of the Members. If w e put on the screw more tightly we might disgust many useful p i; - sons, and prevent them from entering on a cour e involving so many urgent demands on their tine and attention. We concur, then, with. Lord STANLEY in accep .- In g a session of the present average duration-- sa y seven months—as that in which the greate =cant of work can be efficiently performed. 7 . 1:o gr , e3 . t question then bec;onies—How is the time to It pa divided ? What -portion is to be applied_to di gg i argo o f business, and what to tho salueilaL.t TEE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENiNfCC AUGTTST 25. 1855, , awl recreation of the Legislators ? It is a pro b1.0:1111 which does not seem very difficult of solu tion, which, we venture to say, any man of busi n(ss in the City would readily answer, and that nine persons out of ten would acquiesce in the de cision. " England is," as the Noble Lord truly asserts, " the only nation in the world whose most civilised inhabitants pass their summer in towns, and retire to winter in the provinces." Winter in town should be the rule, and not the exception. But, by making the London winter I commence at Easter, the natural order is inverted, th e spring is pushed on' far into the dog days, and the beauties of the country are practi cally unknown, not merely to the members of both Houses, and to their families and dependents, but to the little " world " that suits its arrange ments to their convenience and moulds the fashions to their wishes. Lord STANLEY is per fectly correct in saying that it is not the London Season that regulates the Parliamentary Session, .)tit the Session that regulates the Season. The reform in the latter would, most assuredly, pro duce the no less important reform in the former, and exercise a highly sanitary influence, not merely on our Legislators, but on their' wives and children, and all the " satellites " that follow the movements of the leaders of fashion. The suggestion of Lord STANLEY is to the effect that Parliament should meet, as nearly as possible, on the Ist of November ; that it should sit for six weeks, adjourning about the 15th of December for three weeks or a month, and should resume its sittings not later than the 15th of January, by which two clear months would be gained at the time when the present session usually com mences. These two months may be taken from the end, so that the prorogation might take place luring the first or second week of June, instead ,f the first or second week of August, as at pre sent. Indeed an additional week might be spared, Is there would be no necessity for the 'Whitsun tide holidays. This is a simple and intelligible proposition— one that can be thoroughly comprehended, and its comparative advantages and disadvantages imme liately understood, mot wily by every member of Parliament, but by every man of ordinary com drebension. It requires no argument to show shat it would be a vast amelioration of the pre _ ._ ient system ; and when a large proportion of men if all parties are in its favour, as asserted by Lord STANLEY, there can scarcely be any difficulty of carrying it into practical operation, and at ail ;vents trying an experiment, of the beneficial re -4ults whereof no reasonable doubt can be enter tained. Foreigners must regard us as either a con 3ummately conceited or an utterly infatuated people if they judge us exclusively by the great public undertakings over which Government has control. The superiority of other nations in matters of taste connected with manufacture —generally acknowledged until of late, when the establishment of schools of art and the encouragement held out to pupils have resulted in the elevation of our industrial artists to an equality with their bre thren abroad, or at all events are likely to do so—was always met by the complacent assertion that, if beaten in the above - respect, we far sur passed all rivals in mechanical art, and in everything else in which plain practical skill and business energy were required ; that if our designs were not so tasteful as those of our neigh bours, we could point, in all the pride of conscious superiority, to works of unprecedented magnitude, difficulty, and utility, executed with a rapidity, an economy, and a precision that could only be excelled by the completeness of the results. And this, it must be admitted, was not far from the truth ; but, unfortunately, it only applied to the people, and not to their governors, whose practical talents (as exhibited in public works) have always been on a par with their taste. Turn, for instance, to the records of the Ad miralty, and what a history of costly bungling presents itself. Three-deckers, built at an enor mous cost, that when launched reproached their architects for overburdening them with a super -0.110118 deck, and had to be returned to dock in order to re-issue with only two. Two-deckers that floated like tubs rather than sailed like ves sels of war, and minor craft that, if they did any thing well, turned bottom upward best of all. Pitiful, doubtless, but recorded, and impossible to escape the eye. Turn again to our public build ings ; what perplexity, want of plan, lavish ex penditure, and absence of all-embracing and com manding skill do they not reveal ! Look at our National Gallery ; what Englishman but is ashamed of it—at our Houses of Parliament, but sighs over them ! And well are the latter calculated to evoke such an expression of feeling. Whatever may he their beauty in detail, he must be a bold man who affirms he can discern the awe-inspiring or commanding whole the frightful sums la vished on them warrant the provincialist in anticipating. Whatever be the cause, it is notorious that the desiderated effect is not yet produced ; and after the original estimate has been doubled by the expenditure, -we are called upon to contribute a heavy additional amount for alterations and additions. On the face of it there must have been grievous blundering somewhere— blundering that must not be repeated. Whatever is really necessary to complete the original design and for the due discharge of Governmental duties there should be no hesitation in granting ; but any scheme involving more than this, we will not say should be rejected, but should not be sanctioned without ample consideration by Parliament, which it is to be hoped will approach the subject in an enlightened spirit, without spleen, and without favour, and only influenced by the necessities of the case and the credit and honour of the nation. COURT CIRCULAR. The Haytian Minister had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. M. Tricoupi, the Greek Mini. ster, had also an interview with the noble Viscount. A deputation from the Mistley local board of health had an interview with the Right Hon. W. Cooper, M.P., President of the General Board of Health, at his office, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Mr. Charles Samuel Bawtree, Mr. Henry Bigsley, and Mr. David Mustard. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the governors of the North American provinces. We understand that the Queen will arrive at Boulog - ne early on Monday, but will not embark till 11 p.m. The Royal Mail steam-packet Vivid is announced to take a limited party of excursionists from Ramsgate and Dover to witness the review and the embarkation. Lady John Russell is still indisposed at Pembroke Lodge, in Richmond-park. Lord John received visits yesterday from Viscountess Palmerston, Lady George Grey, Mrs. L. Fox. the Right Hon. Charles Villiers, Mr. Bulkeley, &c. The Hon. Mrs. G. Villiers (mother to the Earl of Cla rendon) leaves town this week for Hertfordshire. The Marquis of Winchester arrived in Town on Tues day from his seatin Hampshire. The Turkish Ambassadar, his lady and family, era staying at St. Leonard's-on-the-Sea. The Duchess (Dowager) of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset have left town for Badminton. The Earl of Digby has arrived at Shei borne Castle, from town, until the spring of the ensuing year. The noble and venerable earl, now in his 83d year, was wel comed on his arrival by the church bells of Sherborno ringing a merry peal. Colonel Sibthorp, now at the Royal Albion -Hotel, Brighton, is, we (derald).ra Tory iputrersat state of health. vet to loArn, iLL a ITHIS DAY'S NEWS GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the .shareholders of this company was held this morning at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; E. Denison, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The notice convening the meeting was read by the Secretary, Mr. J. Mowatt. The report and accounts were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said the number of the proprietors was less this year by 300 than last year, which showed the stock was getting into fewer bands, and that the old proprietors had still confidence in the undertaking. There were at present 5,843 shareholders. In drawing up ,the report in the hands of the shareholders, the Directors had endeavoured to give all the information they possessed on every subject connected with the railway, which rendered it unnecessary for him to de tain them with a lengthened speech. Nothing had been kept back, nor had they indulged in any high-flown ex pectations as to the future state of the traffic. The Directors were of opinion the property was in a safe state, and in a sound position. The future prospects of the company must to a certain extent depend on the trade of the country, and on the xlifotiations now going on with other companies, but of which he could not then say more than he sincerely hoped and believed they would be of a beneficial character to the shareholders of this railway. As soon as these negotiations were brought to a fixed point it would be the duty of the directors to call the shareholders together, and in form them of the na ture of them. Their dividend, like that of other railways, was unfortunately smaller than many anticipated, which arose from the increased price of coke and the in crease of interest accumulating, against them. He thought, however, the lowness .of dividend was a ch._ cumstance that need not affect their calculations or ex pectations as to the value of their property. At the summer 'half-year the dividend had always been consi dered as An instalment only, and he hoped at the end of the next half year they would receive as good a dividend as the last, but he would not pledge himself to it, because the increase of expenses complained of would be still accruing against them. He moved the reception and adoption of the report and accounts. Mr. BACKE, deputy chairman, seconded the motion. Mr. FIGGINS called attention to what he considered a breach of trust on the part of the officials, from the amount of dividend to be paid by the company being known in the market long before it reached the share holders. It had the effect very often of depreciating the price of the stock and inflicting injury on the share holders. Mr. HUGHES said the report had been prepared with a great deal of care, and r - without wishing to say anything offensive, he 4 tloought, also, with a great deal of contrivance to gike the directors power to raise large sums of money. ;Ite thought it would be more satisfactory if the direefers would state for what they wanted the 330,0001. they proposed to borrow. So far from its being wanted in consequence of " a combi nation of circumstances," as stated in the report, it arose from the injudicious management of the Board of Direc tors. He was of opinion the directors should have no more powers to raise money unless they stated specifi cally and in detail what the money was required for. He complained of the lavish 'eXpenditure of the com pany, probably from their believing that the more magnifi cence they could display the more advantageous it would be for them. The right men had not been put in the right place, but square men had been put into round holes. (Hear, hear.) He did not like to move for a committee of investigation, but he suggested that the directors should propose something of the kind for the satisfaction of the shareholders; (Hear, hear.) Mr. GIESLER remarked on ,the enormous percentage for expenees on this line, compared with that of other companies. He also complained of no information being suppiied in the accounts of the cost and sale of coal, but only the amount for carriage. Captain HALL thought their smallness of dividend was not to be wondered at, when they found 85,2857. en tered in the accounts as expanded in 1854, by Mr. Cubit, their engineer. The CHAIRMAN said he deprecated the breach of eon fidence complained of by Mr. Figgins. Everything had been done to prevent it, but unfortunately without succesl. A SHAREHOLDER suggested that the evil complained of might be got over by the directors publishing weekly their expenses as well as receipts. The CHAIRMAN raid that question was discussed at the last meeting. It would be an expensive process, and in a great measure deceptive. The money com plained of by Mr. Hughes as • having been applied to other purposes than dividends was required to meet a number of bonds then coming che. The object in borrow ing now was to be provided with the means of paying off any other bonds between thia and Christmas. From a balance-sheet prepared yesteiday he found there was a balance of 673,0001. in favour of the company over and above what they owed, had ordered to be done, and had contracted for up to 30th June last. The compari son of working expenses alluded to could not be relied en, because there was nothing so fallacious and decep tive from the different railways'inaking up their accounts on different plans. Were the''working expenses made up on the same plan, those of this line would be found to be higher than others, because this company worked over a hundred miles of the lines of other companies, for which they paid on an average two-thirds of their earnings. He had no objection to an investigation of the accounts by a committee of shareholders, if they had not sufficient confidence in the auditors. Every share holder had a right to examine the books, which were kept open for six weeks for that purpose. The ap pointment of such committees on other lines had pro duced much harm, and originated feelings of distrust. Mr. BILLINGS, after some remarks on the general management, remarked that if the directors required money for paying off the bonds they might obtain it by giving the shareholders 3i per cent. on advancing their unpaid calls. The CHAIRMAN, in consequence of some remarks being made on the amount of compensation paid to Mr. Hall, the Recorder of Doncaster, said the Legislature treated railway companies shamefully. The public had benefited more by the construction of railways than by any simi lar amount of money laid out by the public at a given time, yet Parliament, who wakthe representative of the people, had on all occasions nits a tilt against railway companies. Unless the railway companies of the king dom made common cause with each other against the public as the public had against them, the whole railway property of the kingdom would be ruined. (Hear, hear.) After some further general remarks, he put the motion for the reception and adoption of the report, which was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then moved the fragment of a divi dend of 21 per cent. per annum, being 11. 2s. 6d. per cent. for the half-year upon the original stock ; and 21. per cent. upon the B stock; leaving 6531. 3s. 4d. to be carried to the next account,' which was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN next moveil for powers to enable the directors to borrow 330,000/. or the purpose of paying off bonds during the ensuing' half-year, which was ulti mately agreed to. Thanks were then voted to the chairman and the directors, and the meeting terminated. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS LAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) John Pallet, 35, cabman, John Smithers, 22, plasterer, and Thomas Summers, 24, bricklayei, were indicted for burglary in the dwelling-house of Alfred Neilford, and stealing a quantity of leather and cashmere, valued at 801. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoners. The prosecutor is a leatheAeller in the Harrow road, and upon the night of the *tit of July his shop was broken into, and the propertltstolen. Upon the same morning a tradesmen in the neighbourhood was awoke by the barking of his dog, ald upon looking out saw Smithers in a passage adjoinitig his house in the act of arranging some parcels. He instantly went down, and tried to apprehend him, but he struzgled and got away. In the meantime some one removed the property, and at a later hour in the morning a bakerresiding next door to Pallet, the cabman, saw a cab drive up to his door, and he saw Pallet and Summers move several parcels into the house. Informatictbeing given to the police Pallet's house was searched, ' s and the greater portion of the property found. The jury acquitted Pallet, who had evidently been the dope of the other prisoners. Smithers and Summers were sentenced to 14 years' transportation. NEW COURT. (Before Russell Gurney, Esq., Q.C.) John Lynn, 24, a seaman from Finland, was convicted of cutting and wounding a irostitute, Ellen Graham. Mr. Platt defended. The affair had taken place in s brothel in Neptune. court, to which house the prisoner had accompanied prosecutor. He was setenced to twelve months' imprisonment. ti - Of titif WWI. • COWES, ISLE OF WIGEIT.-Aug. 24. -~'- - (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWPORT.—DESTRITCTIVE HAIL STORM.—This town was last evening visited by a most violent storm. The lightning was continuous, the whole sky being lit up ; and between 10 and 11 o'clock it commenced raining in torrents, which was followed by hailstones, or pieces of ice, measuring from 5 to 7 inches in circumference, which destroyed the public lamps, and all the glans in the hot houses and greenhouses, together with their tr:ees, fruits, and plants. Skylights were broken, and thouOnds of panes of glass in the houses facing to the westwai'd de stroyed. Mr. Nunn's premises alone are stated to hl,.'ve suffered to the extent of 2,0001. ROYAL YACHT SVADZON INTELLIGENCE.—ArrivaIs — .Aug. 16—Hornet, schooner, John Naylor, Esq., from Western Ports. 21. Enchantress, schooner, Sir Thos. Whichcote, Bart., Mediterranean and Black Sea. Sail ings—Aug. 18. Laverock, cutter, Captain C. H. Wil liams, R.N., for Cowes Harbour, to lay up ; Spider, cutter, Thos. Thornhill, Esq., do. do. ; Miranda, yawl, John Gray, Esq., Havre. 19. Hornet, schooner, John Naylor, Esq., Dartmouth. 23. Bacchante, cutter, B. H. Jones, Esq., Liverpool ; Zara, schooner, Commodore the Earl of Wilton, Plymouth and other ports ; Gipsy Queen, schooner, Sir H. B. Houghton, Bart., Torquay and other ports. Yachts at and about the Station — Capricorn, Alarm, Irene, Brilliant, lone, Cecile, Clay more, Gloriana, Titania, Beatrix, Enchantress, Wildfire, Stella, Dryad, Caprice, Gondola. The Commodore of the R.Y.S. has left for the season. This has been one of the shortest yachting seasons ever known here. Lady Ailesbury, Lord Jersey, Lord Wil loughby de Broke, Lady Chesterfield, and numbers of other fashionable'', have left this week. There is a num ber of arrivals for the bathing season, and nearly as many houses are occupied as during the regatta, but at a great reduction of rent. PROPOSED ROYAL VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH A3IERICA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—A better understanding between Great Britain and the United States should, if possible, be established, and I believe could by the mere act of our good and gracious Queen visiting the giant Republic, as I know, from my several visits to the United States (British America also), and intercourse with Americans, that such a visit would do wonders. The Yankees desire it ; and, if carried out, a cordial and sincere reception awaits her Majesty there, as she has received in France, and the people of British America would feel gratified and grateful for such an act of courtesy. It is unnecessary for me to point out the vast impor tance of " a cordial and complete alliance between Great Britain and the United States," which I believe would result out of the visit proposed ; and I cannot see any objection to France being a party to such an alliance— indeed I think she should be, as a large proportion of the population of British America and the United States are of French origin, and nineteen-twentieths of the ex ports and imports of these countries are with England and France. A few days since, under its notice of recent publica tions, the Times observed :—" It really is time to re commend the United States and British America to the tender care of Mr. Murray, and to ask him to include them in that series of red-covered volumes which have made his name so famous all over Europe." For the welfare of England, indeed the whole world, I hope Mr. Murray will act upon the suggestion. By her Majesty's new yacht, the Victoria and Albert, New York could be reached from Cowes in seven days, and Galway from Quebec in five days ; and the month of September is the most agreeable and most healthy month to visit the United States. I hope, therefore, Sir, that you will insert this letter, or bring the matter forward in some other way as such a visit as that which I have suggested would lead to great and good results. I am, Sir, yours, &c., AN ENGLISHMAN. London, Aug. 24, 1855. BRITISII ARCHIBOLOGICAL ASSO- CIATION. NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, AUG. 23. The members of this association made an excur sion to Puckaster Cove, visiting Niton and other churches in their route. Yesterday evening various relics were exhibited at the Town-hall, Among other things a picture of the distribution of the Tichborne Dole attracted much atten tion, and was explained in a paper contributed by Mr. 13 - Aigent on the subject. The following was given as the origin of this ancient and curious custom. When the Lady Mabella, one of, the house of Tichborne, worn out with infirmity and age, was lying on her death-bed, she besought her husband that he would grant the means of leaving a charitable bequest, in a dole of bread, to be distributed to all who should apply ; whereupon he offered to give her the produce of as much land as she could crawl round, she being bed-ridden, while a faggot of wood was burning. She accepted the offer, and, being placed hi the park, crawled round 32 acres in the specified time. The field in question was situated near the entrance of the park, and still retained the name of Crawls. The produce of this land was sufficient for 1,400 loaves, weighing 22 ounces each, which were for centuries distributed to all corners ; and the painting exhibited a representation of the distribution in 1670, and was very valuable as portraying the costume of the period. The distribution is now confined to the parish only. The Rev. Mr. Kell then read a valuable and interest ing paper with reference to the ancient tin trade of the Isle of Wight, proving by an immense mass of authori ties that the tin which formed the subject of traffic in the early ages was brought from Cornwall across to the Isle of Wight. _ _ _ - - This paper was followed by a lively discussion, after which the company separated for the day. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. The following is the list of the M.B. First Examinit. tion, 1855 : PASS EXAMINATION. FIRST DIVISION.—H. Carnley, J. A. Cribb, J. L. De la Garde, W. T. Fox, G. W. Lawrence, A. Marshall, A. Meadows, J. J. Nason, W. M. Ord, M. T. Sadler, 8.A., H. M. D. Smith, W. A. Smith, E. W. Thomas, T. J. Walker, R. U. Wallace, J. Way, A. Whitford. SECOND DIVISION.—F. E. Anstie, T. B. Bott, A. Chester, J. R. Davies, T. Davis, E. F. Day, J. Earle, 8.A., J. H. Hooper, F. T. Hulke, C. W. Kitching, 1 . Simms, F. P. Weaver, F. W. Wilson. EXAMINATION FOR HONOURS. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.—T. J. Walker (exhibi tion and gold medal), E. W. Thomas (gold medal), A. Marshall, W. T. Fox, W. M. Ord, G. W. Lawrencr t W. A. Smith, and A. Whitford, equal, J. J. Nason, J. L. Da la Garde, M. T. Sadler, 8.A., R. U. Wallace. CHEMISTRY.—W. M. Ord (gold medal), M. T. Sadler, B.A. (gold medal), J. Way, J. J. Nason, R. U. Wal lace. MATERIA MEDICA AND PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY —J. J. Nason (exhibition and gold medal). R. U. Wal lace (gold medal), M. T. Sadler, 8.A., and W. A. Smith, equal, E. W. Thomas and T. J. Walker, equal. BOTANY.—G. W. Lawrence (go!d medal), W. M. Ord, M. T. Sadler, B.A. The Ministers of England and France at Turin have received orders to congratulate King Victor Emmanuel upon the great bravery displayed by the Sardinian troops in the battle of the 16th. Prince Czartorisky is staying at the Hotel de Saxe, Brussels. Colonel Propersky, of St. Petersburg, is at the same hotel. Mr. Alfred Montgomery has arrived in town to al tend his office at the Custom-house. Mr. Beaumont, M.P., has left London for the Cri mea, His beautiful yacht waits for him at Marseilles. Stephen De Vere, Esq., M.P., has arrived at Cur ragh Chase. Lieut.-General Sir George Brown is still residing with Lady Brown and family at Leamington Spa. We are happy to learn that the gallant general has already greatly improved in health. Major Addison, deputy-assistant adjutant-general, is appointed to succeed the late Colonel John Enoch, as assistant quartermaster-general. Captain William Peel, third son of the late Sir Robert Peel, late in the command of the Diamond and of the countryLeand f Leander r in orn th i e ll ß -h l e a a c lo k L, Sea, has arrived in London from Malta, havi ng b een c ompelled to return to his native ARRIVALS AT THE GRABBY HOTEL, HARROGATE.— Amongst the fashionable arrivals at the Granby Hotel, Harrogate, are the Right Hon. the Lord and Lady Douglas, the Dowager Lady Ruthven, the Viscountess Boyne, the Ri g ht H on . the Earl of ssex Lieut.-Col. Gordon, Col. an d M rs . Richardson, the Very Rev. the Dean of Elphin, Lieut.-Col. Ford, Major Warren , the Rev. G. C. Gordon, Captain Middleton, C. Villiers, Esq., C. Doyne, Esq., and Mrs. Doyne, Lieut.-Colonel Kyle, the Rev. G. Harter and Mrs. Harter, Mr. Wil liams, Mrs. Ashlin, W. Rhodes, Esq., C. Fox, Esq., Miss Grooms, Mrs. Dickenson, K. Saul, Esq., Mrs. Saul, and family, &c. KENSINGTON GARDENS.—The number of persons as sembled to hear the band in these gardens on Sunday last was very great, and the conduct of the vast multi tude was most admirable. In consequence, however, of the many complaints which have been made to the Office of Works from the annoyance experienced by ladies and others from persons smoking in the immediate neigh bourhood of the band, and actually in the verandah of the refreshment room, a notice has been issued to the effect that Hyde-park is open to the smokers, and the whole of Kensington-gardens is equally at their ser vice, with the exception of the part indicated in the notice, and it is to be hoped that the cause of the com plaint may not arise in future in the immediate vicinity of the band, The following is the notice :—" Gentle men are requested not to smoke in the vicinity of the music platform and refreshment room, as much com plaint has been made by visitors to the gardens in con sequence of this practice.—Office of Works, Aug. 20, 1855." DETENTION OF THE MAIL FOB MADEIRA AND THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. —Yesterday the following no tice was posted at the General Post Office :—" West Coast of Africa, &c.—The mail packet Gambia, which should in due course be despatched from Plymouth this day, with the mails for the West Coast of Africa, &c., will not be•despatched until the Ist proximo. Letters, &c., received or posted in London, up to the evening of ate 31it 40424 will'be forwatdbd. by th e Gembit" . LATEST N E WS. PARIS, SATUR DAY MORNING. The Moniteur publishes a des patch from Gene ral Pelisoier, dated Crimea, Aug. 23, one in the afternoon, in which he announces the enemy, hard pressed, has decided to fire his mines, and on the preceding night fired five mines against battery No. 53. They did the French no injury whatever. MARSEILLES, SATURDAY, Ana, 25. The Alexandre, which left Constantinople on the 16th inst., has arrived. The advices from the Crimea are to the 14th instant. The despatches leave at 9 a.m. The steamers Robert Lowe and Hammonia are Leaving. Great numbers of troops are 'embarking. DANTZIC, FRIDAY, Airs. 24, 1. P.M. The Geyser has arrived. All the mortar-vessels want home on the 19t1. Admiral Seymour has relieved Admiral Baynes off Cronstadt. PARIS, FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 11 P.M. The Queen paid a second visit to the Palace of Industry, at 2.50. The Emperor, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal accompanied her. The Queen arrived at the review in the Champ de Mars at 5 o'clock. She was in an open carriage with the Empress. The Emperor, Prince Albert, Prince Napoleon, and the Prince of Bavaria followed on horseback. The Emperor wore the Riband of the Garter, Prince Albert that of the Legion of Honour. An immense multitude was assembled at the Champ de Mars. There were from 40,000 to 45,000 men under arms. While the troops defiled the Queek and the Empress left the carriage and occupied seats on the balcony of the Ecole Militaire. The Zouaves attracted the especial attention of their Majesties. As the soldiers passed in companies before the Queen they cheered her enthusiastically. The Queen returned to the Tuileries, about 7 o'clock. At 9'50 the Queen visited the Opera Comique. A dense crowd bad awaited her arrival since 8 o'clock. The Boulevards and the theatre were illuini- nated. Her Majesty met with the most enthusiastic reception. PARIS, SATURDAY, AUG. 25. The Queen, accompanied by the Emperor and the Princes, visited, after the review yesterday, the Hotel des Invalides and the tomb of Napo leon I. The Queen will leave St. Cloud on Monday at 10 a.m., and the Tuileries at 11. On her departure she will pass along the Boule vards on her way to the Strasburg station. The departure from the Strasburg station will take place at noon. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Moniteur says :—" The Queen of England has just presented the Prince Napoleon with the Grand Cross of the military Order of the Bath. Her Majesty has also conferred the same honour on General Canrobert. It is well known that this decoration, which is the first order of England, can only be conferred on foreigners for eminent military services. Her Majesty has desired, by this favour given to the Prince and General Can robert, to testify her appreciation of their services in the common cause." His Imperial Highness Prince Jerome Napoleon whose health has prevented him from being present at the entertainments given by the Emperor to the Queen of England, will come to Paris on Sunday to pay his respects to the Queen before her de parture. A letter from Boulogne says :—" It appears to be decided that the Queen of England will not embark at this port on her return, The pretty tent which had been erected for her reception on landing, and in which she stopped before she got into the magnificent carriage which the Emperor had sent for her, bas been removed. It is, how ever, said that Queen Victoria will revisit Bou logne to be present at some military manoeuvres which are to take place between Marquise and Calais. Her Majesty will embark at the latter place." We read in the Constitutionnel :—" An order of the day of General Pelissier, in announcing to the troops that, by Imperial decree campaigns will be reckoned as double for the army of the Crimea, adds : _ " Soldiers,—ln the midst of the ardent prayers offered up for you by the country, in presence of the immense interest which the civilised world takes in the great mission of the allied armies, these fresh proofs of the incessant solicitude of the Emperor for his army of the East will strengthen your persevering courage in those gloriou3 works which lead you every day towards speedy success."' The Ist Regiment of the line, fully complete, has just left Lyons for Marseilles, to embark for the Crimea. An immense concourse of people assembled at the railway station, and hailed the departure of this fine regiment with the most en thusiastic cheers. . _ _ vy The Byzantin and Marocain left Marseilles on the 21st for Kamiesh with troops and military stores for the army of the East. BOURSE, AUG. 2 4 . —CLOSING PRICES. Cash. f'r. a. End of Month. 4i per Cents 9l 50 , 94f. 450. 3 per Cents 66 70 66 30 Credit Mobilier ll'o Rom an Credit Foncier 537 Austrian Belgian Fives — - Spanish Threes — Piedmontese B5 Home Debt 3Ol RAILWAYS FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. o. Orleans Western... Bl7 50 Strasburg Cette 712 50 Havre 7OO Mediterranean l3OO Cherburg - Northern - Lyons 4,. . 1205 Austrian C0in....... RUSSIA. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort quotes a letter from Vienna, of the 20th, which says : " The Turks in Bulgaria have been completing their armaments on a larger scale than usual. Troops are constantly descending the Danube ; the Generals now at Routshouk have received orders to proceed to Matschin and Silistria, and 5,000 Redifs have been marched to Varna. The Turkish flotilla at Routshouk, composed of 9 gun-boats and a steamer, is being armed. The powder manufac tory of this place exploded on the 9th ; 20 persons lost their lives, 40 warehouses were burnt down, and many houses had to be pulled down in order to prevent the fire from spreading. The cholera has disappeared from Routshouk, but still con tinues its ravages at Galatz." A letter from St. Petersburg of the 14th, in the Constitutionnel, says : "The Emperor has just issued an order of the day, thanking the troops for their defence of Trangsund against the attack of the enemy's squadron, and for the arming of Fort Nicholas under the fire of the enemy. A mostimportant measure has just been adopted. In Sept., 1854, the Emperor Nicholas declared the Government of Bijeff in a state of war, and placed it under the juris diction of General Gortschakoff, the Commander-in -Chief of the South and of the troops in the Crimea. This ukase was founded on the fact of Russia being at war. After the conferences of Vienna, Austria having dismissed a part of her army, it was thought that the state of war in the provinces adjoining the Austrian frontiers would have ceased ; out such has not been the case as the Em- Fero Alinazader has just pubhfthed anther ukase, which says : At the present time the 'Conditions of aff a i rs no t having c h ange d, we think it right to place the Govern ment of Kijeff, with all its war establishments, under the martial jurisdiction of the Commander-in-Chief of the active army, Marshal Count Paskiewitch.' Another ukase bas just ordered that the sons of persons in the serVice of the State of officers and employds on the retired list, and of widows shall be exempt from military ser vice. This measure is, hni,ever, only applicable to one son in a family, and only to families whose fathers h ave by their services acquired the rights of bourgeoisie, or of personal nobility. Prince Wrasemski, the author of so many libels against the Western Powers, has just beets rewarded for his exertions by being appointed Secretary of Public Instruction. Some material changes have lately taken place in the upper regions of the Govern ment of Poland. Senator Morawski; who has resigned his post as Director of Finance on account of ill health, has been replaced by a Russian employ* M. Lenski ; Senator Funduksej is appointed Controller General of the kingdom of Poland. M. Niepokojezycki, vice-pre sident of the Bank of Poland, has been named President, in the room of M. Tymowski, who has been removed to other functions." A letter from St. Petersburg of the 14th, in the National Gazette of Berlin, states that, owing to the increased number of frontier forts, the Emperor of Russia, has ordered the formation of a special administration for the provisioning of the detached corps of Osenburg and of the fortresses of the steppes. Tile Frankfort Gazette des Postes contains a letter from Warsaw, 15th, which says :—" The approach ing arrival of the Grand Duke Nicholas has been indefinitely postponed, and the post of commander of the engineers of the army of the west, which was to have been filled by this prince, has been conferred upon Major-General Aureggio, younger brother of the general of the same name." THE BALTIC FLEET. OFF CRONSTADT, August 8 to 14.—For a period of five weeks the squadron, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Baynes, has remained at anchor off Tolboukin Lighthouse, in a statt of comparative inactivity, unable to eftect anything else than a strict blockade of Cronstadt, 'the shores in its vi cinity, and the demolition of some of the tele graph stations twhich form the link of communi cation with St. Petersburg. With the active operations at Sweaborg, the proceedings of the naval expedition of the two great Allied Powers will terminate, the season being too far advanced to attempt, with the probability, of a successful result, an attack in any other important quarter. Although the last few days have been tolerably fine, the state 'of the weather is so un settled that it cannot be depended on fcr two days successively. Nearly two months have elapsed since the fleet assembled off this stronghold, and then it was soon ascertained to be unassailable for want of such a class of vessels as could approach its defences sufficiently close as to cause their destruc tion. They have been augmented, two-fold since the autumn of 1854, and it may readily be inferred that during the ensuing winter Russian activity and ingenuity will be displayed in further adding to their strength to such a degree that, when we return next year fully prepared and cittermined to raze them to the ground, we shall fin, much more dif ficult to accomplish than at the picesent moment. Aug. 9.—A1l the ships crossed topgallant yards. Three Russian steamers came out of harbour on a cruise along the south shore, evidently as a squad ron of observation, but keeping close under the land. The Swinger gun-boat fired several shot and shells at a telegraph station, but did not effectually destroy it. The launch of the Hogue was sent away with a party of marines and blue jackets, who landed, knocked down the telegraph staff, and set fire to the building on which it was erected, in the space of a few minutes, without any opposition on the part of the enemy. The gun-boat, with the launch in tow, then hauled off to her station. Aug. 10.—Signal made to go to general quarters, with permission to fire shot and shell at targets moored at eonveni ,, nt distances. The Jackdaw con veyed a party of officers to Tolbouquin Lighthouse, where theylanded, returning to thefleetin the even ing. A merchant vessel, the Brunswick, of Many port, last from Newcastle freighted with provisions and wines, &c., for the Officers' messes, and which sailed on the homeward voyage yesterday, unex pectedly returned in the afternoon. For doing so, the admiral severely reprimanded the master, or dered him to leave immediately, with an intima tion that he would be . reported to the underwriters, and be made to forfeit his insurance. it was very imprudent of the master of the Brunswick to bring his vessel back to the fleet, with which he had been allowed to remain for a Week or ten days, to dispose of his freight, and which realised an ample profit. Aug. 11 and 12,4-Beyond the ordinary daily routine there is nothing to record. Aug. 13.—The Hogue's boats and steam-tender Swinger destroyed two more telegraph stations. The boats in the fleet were hoisted out, manned and armed, and sent away for exercise. Having been thoroughly inspected they formed line abreast, and fired three rounds from their howitzers and small arms. The enemy perceiving the movement quickly sent out six gun-boats, one a very large one. They were followed by five others, the whole forming into line of battle: The Imperiense, Centaur, and Bulldog got up steam, shortened in cable, prepara tory to giving the Russians a warm reception, who, however, deemed it prudent, as usual, to put up their helms and return to port as fast as possible. At 5 p.m., there being an appearance of bad weather setting in, topgallant masts and y ards were sent down from aloft. Aug. 14.—Two of the gun-boats left for the island of Seskar at 10 a.m. At noon a thunder storm burst over Cronstadt, followekby heavy squalls, the rain descending in torrents, with a strong south-west breeze. The present anchorage being insecure, now that the winter season may be expected to set in, the squadron, with the, ex ception of two or three ships, who will stand off and on the port, to watch the enemy's movements, will depart and take up a position near to Seskar, where more shelter is afforded from the strong westerly gales which prevail at this period of the year. The barometer has fallen to 29.944, and there is every appearance of a prevalence of stormy weather, wind, and rain. The temperature is cool and bracing, Fahrenheit's thermometer in the open air being only 64°, wind south-west, blow ing very fresh. The crews in the fleet are in a healthy state, as the following number of cases un der medical treatment will show, according to the returns made to-day:—Colossus, 34 ; Royal George, 30 ; Caesar, 29 ; Orion, 25 ; Cressy, 24; Majestic, 25; Hogue, 20; Blenheim, 15; Nile, 17; James Watt, 14; Centaur, 19; Bulldog, 9; Imperieuse, 32. The Royal Adelaide steam transport, No. 111, arrived at 5 p.m. from Nargen., She brought the gratifying intelligence of the important victory gained by the allied squadron at Sweaborg. The English and French Admiralts returned to Nar gen yesterday, with the whole of 'the ships. As soon as the weather moderates we proceed to Seskar to await orders. No further operations on a large scale will be undertaken this year. lam informed that the Orion and James Watt will leave for Eng land the latter end of next month, in charge of the gun-boats and mortar vessels, and afterwards be sent to the Black Sea. AUSTRIA. The Gazette de la Bourse publishes the following from a letter, dated Vienna, 20th :—" Last Friday M. de Bourqueney had an interview with .Count Buol. It is reported that this interview had re ference to fresh negotiations, which Austria had opened with the German Governments, in conse quence of the resolution of the Diet of 26th July. They say that before the sending off of the last cir cular despatch the assurance ttat the four points would not be rejected as the basis of future nepo tiation had been received from Paris. Austila was desirous of satisfying herself further upon the four points before despatching the circular. M. de Bourqueney will leave Vienna for some weeks at the end of August. After the end of this month no more grain will be admitted without duty from Russian Poland by Scazowa. The Minister of Finance has stated that this permission had only, existed up to the present time in virtue of a provi sionary power." ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS OF L.U.D. —An archery fete will be held by the members of this ancient order, at the Crystal Palace grounds, on Tuesday, the 28th inst., when several prizes wills be given to the suc cessful competitors, and a medal, struck at the Crystal Palace medal press, to commemorate their visit. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Post Office—Mr. Matthew Austin has been appointed postmaster of Dunshalt, in the room of Mr. Stewart, resigned. Ordnance Department—Mr. John J. Lardner, of the London district, Tower, has been promoted from a junior clerkship to be third in spector of st-res, vice Mr. J. Davies, resigned. Key ham Dockyard—Mr. George Turner, w-sistant mast-r ship wright at Devonport Yard, has been appointed to Key barn Yard. Mr. Churchward, clerk of the works for the Reyham Tunnel, has been appointed superintendent of w orks at Malta. Mr. James Macdonneil has been ap• pointed superintendent engineer for the tunnel at Key ham, vice Church ward. Customs—Mr. James Morison, first-class tidewaiter, has been promote(' to be tide sur veyor. Inland Revenue Department (Excise Branch) — Mr. John Harris, examiner, has been appointed super visor of Balleymoney. Mr. 'William John Townsend, officer of Chipping Norton-ride, was, by minute of the 31st ult., promoted to be officer of Yarmouth first divi sion.--Civil .Service Gazette. LEEDS, Aug. 24.—We have no change to report in the woollen cloth trade. There has been a steady busi ness tranascted in the warehouses during the current week in seasonal le goods for the home market. Beavers, pilots, double milled cloths, tweeds, mantle cloths and Cloakings aro most in demand at present. LOltll STANLEY-TTIE SESSIOAS OF PARGIAMENT. _ - ----,- TO THE EDITOR or' session . SIR,---The close of a Parliamenta. e7 t o the suegestions as attest cipportunity for oflering a few , : a a time of year when ditch sessions ought 1 titutiona 1: scbee' THE SUN. furnis hell the I have no sympathy with that very es:: s •a of Cs m ste ool cb of politicians which thinks that the Hon.. 4 ~ ,as a eak oegin and I I ILI-. i ought to sit all the year round, or nearly s. ee tha t pale upon the executive. On the contrary . Ibe ie. p re 'pentad he interests ire , on the whole, very su ffi ciently rs. v v . ace d by the press during the usual aro neces sely snipe. , :, dos legislative busineee. An increase in the n umber 0 ' ele t ° during which Parliament should sit would add li to oe the amount of work done and certainly wou ld ill og ee tendency to improve the manner of doing it. The f ;chide incident to a nine or ten months' session would_ el, yu mmy members, too conscientious to leave their du'. Per. performed or h .1f performed, and who, either frone.;_, cult occupation or physical weakness, could not devote e.l . I Ve amount of time and attention in that case requirrtet ,‘, t , 10 err already in this country in the pub] of ,ante deneelealloa .1,1 much from the bodily strength of c' men, d, ' doing so lose some otherwise - available talent. e s id be think that to advance farther in that direction te°, Ja b, it recommended by any reasonable person ; beeides,„7;{, t he Ministers are to have seats in Parliament, an ai r r f o rae proceedingsof the Legislature, in addition to the P!3•o3jais• ante of their own more immediate functions of a ° ,:. , ore' tration, a recess of several months is indispensehle eetliblie vent one of two evils-either that of the work ef is P ea 0 1 offices falling hopelessly in arrear, or of its being U e s , ple over—in reality, though not in name—by the reale°4l'. minister to the irresponsible clerk. general n er e] E'' I assume, thereforeethat there exists no genes - ° it, 011 grounded desire to lengthen the session. To short! It e g est the other hand, seems difficult, if not impossible . 1 at eo u neither course; but accept its present durestiolr„,er months on an average—as that which custom an* "i' s, do thence sanction. The question which I would TA W eesle we choose our time of sitting so as to suit either th e r lic convenience or our own ? ' oTY England is, to the best of my knowledge, th e ° osse tion in the world whose most civilised inh. sbiteu te ' p ro' their summer in towns, and retire to winter in th° T .or vinces. Every other country adopts a differ 'ent ar . ) , the silent. Nature and common sense tell us 1 1 .0 e ll i we yel , pleasures of out-door life, of rural residence, .ee °f ee tler, at the time of year when days are long, when the Te o va is warm, when trees and flowers are in full 1 'ealliAra' e when the heated atmosphere 'of a populous ci tY, „tea at once unwholesome and disagreeable. On, the loot hand, frost, snow, 9nterrupted communicat ions' sta re nights, and short gloomy days, naturally engem trj o it . and social habits, the assemblage of friend and 'a t t i ou ble ances in a place where they may meet wiebou t, , evil and the substitution of artificial enjoyments re e ed°' which nature has ceased to afford us. A (lay of ', t ote! I write as au M.P.) divided between clubs and con. T 3 ost A _ debates_ and dra w ing - rooms, , may be enjoyed a. V', mush, and employed to as good purpose, in .Novee l oe t. 'f e , in July. But no one, unless his tastes be very No des i t t ee and exclusively those of a sportsman, will cornea if te e pleasures of the country in January with those' e; ", country in J une. The question is one chiefly of OP til e d does not bear much argument ; but if it wer e to be et rig ll .,' now for the first time, apart from the influence of pre; see custom, I believe that by three-fourths of the vi l i" affected it would be decided in favour of the change ° 0 rventure to suggest. t a lt 1' Briefly, what I propose is this :—That Parliamen, wo e meet regularly, as near as possible, on the let of . 04° 1 , e ber, That it should sit for six weeks, adjourning alnesia the 15th of December, for three weeks or a month., 4 , it should resume its sittings not later than the tv'eote January, by which two elm months would have °es < gained at the time when our melon usually cooem en de; ' namely, the Ist of February. Deduct those two ID e l l e from the other end of the session, and Parlianeen t . :o i te% 3 , I be prorogued by the first or second, week in June , I of the rst or second week in At. • 1 ee nYce I have treated this mainly as ugus a matter of soc ial of d i e nience, but it may be looked at iu another light. la m est jobs and blunders which escape the vigilance of Parb al t ,b or. the great bulk are perpetrated during the last mon o a t e six weeks of the session, when heat, weari ness , and t oe tractions of our brief summer have driven or drawn vi se all except some seventy or eighty members, a clu e,te jorit.y of whom are often o ffi cial persons. That t li t oe of things is an abuse no one can doubt ; it is adusillted, all hands. Ido not say that it can be entirely re l l l , e i tl4' for human energies will fail, and human zeal w e l ' to ga , after a certain amount of continuous labour, at w"rgeer season perfore.ed ; but the attendance would be far 6 bee the excuse for absence feebler, and business theref ere d re ter done, if every M.P. had before him the w rtailltY, e el lease before the middle of June. As matters; sten"'rerte few constituencies will find serious fault with tb ° l ti o' l ' tentative, especially if be be an old or middleeeg e ,' jell' because on the plea of health lie has "paired Oil " i n s rub' Moreover, the intervention of a month's holidreee, ay gested, between the first and second acts of t Ple ' e o ye will give a longer interval of rest than is now ; 111 . 1 , 00 0 The Easter holidays, in the plan proposed, wale' ° rac y. undisturbed; at Whitsuntide none would be necett to e „ I may be told, "The subject is one which meg", tee; left in the hands of ministers, party-leaders, se' D on/ who are entru s t e d with the management of Parliato t i es e e business." To such a criticism I reply, that ho t a re t parties are precisely the last persons who ca n velit" Ji , originate an alteration of this kind. They cannot ak fol i'w nrovoke opposition or to lose support by 01.0 11 7.1 K ideas that may chance to be unpopular amonganY u ee 01 i . political friends. A question not, in any large se? ;oit' o tionally important, and not advantageous in a pa ro 0 ,1 0 of view, must be taken up by private and indePe ~ members, if meant to be carried through at all. • , e o r, I may be met with an objection to disturb the s h it . and most laudable practice of family gatherings at 0' mss; bet for these ample leisure is allowed bet wee° 15th' of December and the 15th of January. s h ir e It may be said that, considering the class from obi Parliament is mainly recruited. the habits of fobs o r life will interfere with such an alteration of einse s e i; seasons as I suggest. But what is called the " sea s ', 0 u 0 , re: ulated by the session, not the session by the " seae o te ft is to the augmented assi:luity of modern Parlis el :per not to any change in th e h a bit s of the pleasure-loe r i ee oe of the public , that we owe the lengthening out tin fe th e festivities into , the middle of sumneer. Fifty year s of it i e session began nearly when it doer' now; but it eg o 0 1 , June. The social nuisance of which we eomP le it ri" being cooped up between walls of Imerk and mortar 'dere nearly all the fine part of the year, is one of quite ° t 1 e i lle . rigin. We who seek to abolish it are restorers, 11° , vatorsThe. e s e v ef conduct of Parliamentary bueireess will be - doe l e under the old as the new system. Evete the pro po o h, budget at an earlier period there is now use" „VP, muse no inconvenience or derangement exc ept, l itic is ' luring the first year. It is not armorer working I )° ,ers l c whether in o ffi ce or opposition, that thee present tbesesi reents will find supporters. I have con Versed 0 ° o elP o ject with many members of all parties an .i I hav e ,,,eil,, heard nay doubt exoressed either as to thee ine l „etal a e af the existing practice, or the possibility I.' f eref' e r iq s a Some argue, that though in times of ewer; 'en e .Y.',„loe eo t any question of interest presses , an suture " 1 e s; o cce l „ o .l frequently been held, yet that the earlier col. °,, 0 teeer of Parliamentary proceedings has not caused t °:_ ii ,bice o lf, earlier. They instance the session just closed- ;it t e n ets'. gan in Deem. her last, and also that of 18 .2-3 e l se- 1 0 1 1 that the practice of meeting in autumn is, as mat toe s ol stand, exceptional and irregular. The object b t „ et l . ° o t , some partictear measure, or to lake the sense of th e " 0 , I?! d i e representatives on the continued existence oe a s s, l ee No effort is made to push on the ordinary busiee!mr, 01 year; the budget, the estim a tes, the votes of 9 , 1 _ 1 7 0 peN at taken at the usual tim e , and gen e r a lly the Wa ° , rese e te gained in advance i s occu pied by debates on O w Cli rl i t e two topics. When we separated last year for tb:10,01,10 mss holidays nothing had been done except o,:r e eti ' conduct of the war. and to pass the Militia B"' 0 Foreign Enlistment Bill. , h • b 1 c p* Lastly, and this is the only "objection to st i ,:lei f ' e n, assign any validity whatever, it may be con d ; of °l e e, there is in the house a numerous and valuable te ) e r e ' or whose love of sport leads them to profer a weiter-suits and who must either sacrifice their favourite P u 4 4 3 „ neglect their public duties, , lit , ' o Wit, rob' If this were so it would be an argument of 4. ":;j: I r o b' I, therefore, ge into the question a little in de ta i l, ° fts ° by incidentally, and not as laying stress upon - 0 4 11 4 vious fact that by keeping country gentl. ell co usl e itlf their homes in summer, and thereby alme;t e l d' a t a', them to reside thereinter, the Legisean s re r e ie ee" encourages that particular kind of aport whi. l "6, - 1 rs fe! furious both to agriculture and to rural morei ‘ t e ereb s e tiet the preserving of hares and pheasants in large '',f or,teli' hattees. But is it true that the amusements e b l a te' le le'e M.P.'s will he interfered with to any conside r. . ,13 1 411 c. by a November meeting ? Let us see how the ,er ee e lo f o re :Scotch moors, with their peculiar pursuits o ' l 7o le t ing and grouse shooting, are out of the question 1 01 l ei o t ; November. The lovers of those atuuseenee te „ the /' e ,le interfered with. Partridge shooting begins °,,",,, 0 th e I P - A September, and the best time for it is over he'''„otie e n t er _,, posed day of Parliament meeting, not to ° 2 l,o4;ootee, month's recess at Christmas. Even for the, ; I d F ir I hares and pheasants two full months are a11',,, s irs' ber, half December, and half January. Stn .; ;Or 'elle of the year is enough for the pastime of a W o ol eat s in practice, it is well known that veil pete r 'eem e , now reside in the country until near „Jett he l ' es coming up at intervals for an ill l P,',l ol ee t"0. or division. In this slack performance ' °,e . th e "„ e pr dividuals, though not abstractedly juntifieb'; te co tolllq , e harm to the public than many might inell e of OW ° r f Most of the business transacted by the Efe„et. Vi 03 0 I is business of detail. Business of detail cellir e rli' llp o ese ls e ` e degree of reticence and patience, which in *I be tr e ' i l ost iga d, assembly can one reasonably expect to fill e The 0 ," p ill, r by 650 persons. If, as in old times bee " - Wel t° be l llo. done, every member of the house were eeeelP e c i e ob t I t i l i sea i and to remain present in his place, I greatli et ts ~, i11i, 4 1 1 much of the work which Parliament ne . : l 13at ' i obl o would not remain altogether unperforree'" s tool , „ at t or am rather p Hireling than vindicating a el l t 001111 it is enough for my purpose to say that • ma te ~ se e present time, and that it is not likely to be t oo; de • creased by the change proposed. iodi;6o o g t tt eebt The question at issue is, in one cone __. 0 ,0,,, , this - shall the apathy which =deed - rooe,_ u ' o f.soe ) , l oll part from established custom, and the riet ei 0 0 ' 0 0, 4 1 , interference with the amusement of e i ; by: pas, be fir stand in the way of a reform recorten c e;lt l rce uetr i of ° b ite common sense, by the practice of all we ese le, an t e be , e 0 wish of a.larga majority in Parliament ete pt, wh. of tei„ larger number of are indirectly, bat powerfully, influene s , o 7, po si ;,o t 7s t abi.g -- tholii• members of the Legislaeure? The 1 is persons not in Parliatnel ue tbeeieoubt,tt not one of national Wyse tance ; brs n _, 80 030 0 , es concerns the convenience and comfort c os i:tit/a t s = t servant, business.—l remain your obedien t $2 persons, and'that tends to improve the ° a 0 - i• Knowsley, Aug. 24. ----------- o'clock :one,th, S l U e D ,, D c r urr D en E c A e T ,, E t c l t ir ::, t , i 4 1:: AN AWFULLY weresiboY, * 1 1.- - trol ie w ~uncertainty of life took place in the O&M' .. ab° utarAet, soho. A labobrin man yarned Sulllollo 0 just returned from hisgwork to din_ nert fe ll d° oo ol/ • m a id cit m ne a t, tEmperate; he was in the act of wiping his bands, and instanfol been expired. He was about 45 years of see, an d 190 1 E wa at orn.e procured, but life was Vi t . e frail * The ' disease man had been for some time Offal-1, o f s and well-conducted nisi). oduot. d w l ife a se nd ef the heart, and leaves a family, co lons 1 1, four children, two of whom are veil i ecio Otte k THE LATE Mn. PATRIC PAEK.---The cirau is d ot.- under which this distingui,bed artis coo by 1 ; 0 04 were somewhat peculiar, and we may sitY eIV„-rrinfe! Whilst standing at the railway station at e - i . o f o_l he saw a porter Aruggling to get up a 10-1141- otepr" in his usual impulsive. energetic Wooe r ' be W ed 11 forward to assist hini, and in the effort he rI3P h• blood-vessel. The accident terminated fat.alll°P fourth day. Scotsman. 3 10) COl i n kktli : p ) 4 4 cL 4Re r. 4 11 , 41,..., ``,4 fr . 41 i 1 1 ' E t t11 % .° 0 4 k E kii% e t4 bll' gg ' m t ,!) \Pi 1444' to 14 4 :11 4 ,,s to ° ,° 4 tlY ‘ h iltl: 44414,141 0 to 4 Ist g ; the 1410 th ) 11Z, 14