The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-25 00:00:00

month. In the private contract market, a very moderate business is doing in most descriptions, yet the quotations are fairly suppc. , r:ed. NEVIGATM AND LnA.DENEULLL. Abhough these markets have been but moderately supplied with each leeld of Meat since our last report, the gererel - demand, owing to the prevailing warm wea ther, has ruled somewhat heavy, and, in some instances, the quotations have hrd a downward tendency. The arrivals of meat from the country have been small. The show of foreign Meat has rather increased. At per stone by the Carcase. a. d. to S. d. s. d.tos. d. B eot,tnferlor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior 210 3 0 middling ••• • 2 6 2 8 middling• • 3 2 3 4 - primelarge .. 210 3 0 --- prime •• .. 3 6 3 8 --- prime small .. 3 0 3 2 I Pork,large ••••.. • • 3 2 3 6 Veal ••••••• • • • • • . 3 0 3 8 - man .•••.. • • 3 8 4 0 Lamb. is Gd to 55 Gd. DOISOUGEE AND SPXTALPIELDS. The " season" for old potatoes having closed, we may offer a few remarks respecting the past and probable future state of the potato trade. From the returns we have laid before our readers, it will have been perceived that from the Ist of September last, up to the end of May this year, the receipts of foreign Potatoes, into London only, were about 95,000 tens ; a quantity greatly in excess of former corresponding periods, and much larger than had been previously anticipated. We may observe, however, that very few of the samples were first rate ; yet we have every reason to believe— at least should the disease prove less destructive than hitherto—that we shall receive Potatoes both from Hol land and Belgium, as well as from France, in much better condition than those which have reached us this year. Be this as it may, it is obvious that increased importations will have the effect of keeping down pric , s; hence, so far as our judgment carries us, and loul:Ing to the prospect of our own crops, it is evident that the qa,tations will rule very moderate for some months. New Potatoes are now coming forward freely, especially from the Continent, and a good business is cluing in them, at from 101. to 15/. per ton. The imports in the past week have amounted to not less than 9,013 baskets, 85 tons from Rotterdam; 37 baskets from Biulugne; 38 baskets from Antvrerp; 173 sacks from Havre; 40 baskets from Oporto; and 10 baskets from Lisbon—forming a total supply of about 700 tons. nor-Guar , ' BOP ra.a.voanT. Our market is tolerably iirm for most kinds of Flops of last y,ar's growth, but the business pasi.ing in them is by no weans I,rge, at about stationary prices. The accounts from the plantations are very unfavourable, and the; duty has been done as low as SO,COO/.:—Sussex pockets, 21 10s to 3110 s; Weald of Kent ditto, 2/ 15s to 41 4s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31 13s to 71 lOs per cwt. TALLOW. Since our last report the demand for al kinds of Tallow has been in a very slug - Osh state. In prices, however, we hav:: no change to notice. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 38s 63 to 38s; and for forward delivery, 33; 3d per cwt. Town Tallow, 37s 31 per cwt, net cash; Rough Fat, 2s ld per Sles. Letters from St. Petetsburgh, in town to-day, state that about 1,000 ca-ks have sold as low as 117 roubles. 1845. Stock th's day • • .. • • Price of Y. C. • • .. Delivery last week; • • Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week - Ditto from June 1 . • • 11,477 40s 0,1 to 40s 3d 653 4,671 772 3,176 Price of Town •• •... I 43s Od 1846. 1847 10,691 8,396 8,096 23,304 41s Od 50s Od 44 s 60 to 38s 60 to Cs Ocl to 50s 60 405 00 to 38s Od 248: 843 1,028 ! 1,132 1,572 . 2,135 4,979 3,470 1,066 I 1,382 084 1,146 1,019 3,432 5,545 1,301 42s Od 53s Od 145 s Cd 39s 6d PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee th Privy Cottrell sat to day to hear appeals. The Lords present were Lord Brougham, the piaster o - th. Rolls, the Judge of the Ada,tra!ty Court, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Corn e. - all. No case of any interest came Wore their Lordships. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Uetbre the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England sat at eleven o'clock to day in his Court, Liecoln's Inn, and heard causes and petitions; none of which possessed any points of interest except to the parties concerned. (Berme the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour sat to-day in his Court, Lincoln's Inn, and heard bankrupt petitions. (Before Vice-Chancellor NVicrtax,) His Hoieoun, a!ter disposing of the case of the " Earl of Coventry v. the Earl of Lauderdale," which stood on the paper for judgment, proceeded to hear the further argements in the part-heard case of 7BE EAST LANCASHIUE RAILWAY COMPANY V. HAT TERSBY AND OTHERS. The case came before the Court upon a motion for an injunction to restrain the defendant from retaining pos session of, or entering upon, or interfering with, the main line of railway from Hapton to Comae, and the branch line of railway fron the main line to the in ,ended junction with the Manchester and Leeds Rail way at Todrnorden, and the works connected with the main and branch lines, or any part of the railway or work or works, and from proceeding in any manner to construct, complete, or repair the works by t he contract of the 22d of December, 1846, agreed to be completed or repaired, or any of such works, and from removing the materials of any description on or about the said lines and works, and from in any way interfering with, or disturbing the posses , ion, use, or enjoyment by the said company of the said lines of rail way and works, or any part thereof, and from in any manner obstructing or preventing the company from constructing, completieg, or repairing the works, and from interfering with or preventing the company in the ese or employment of the materials in constructing, completing, or repairing the works. The company and be defendant had entered into a contract in September, 1843, whereby flee defendant undertook to do the works en the portion of the line, and complete the same by the ist of January, 1818, provided that possession of the la,nd on which the viaduct was to be formed should be given on the Ist of January, 1847, or at all events, that the line should be opened within a year from the time o! cbtaining possession of the land. The company con twit d that possession had been given in April, 1847, and that the line ought to have been opened by April, :848. Various interruptions and delays occurred in the operations, and a long correspondence took place, the cefendant contending that the company had granted an extension of the time, and the delays had been caused wholly by their acts. Portions of the line had been veiled in September, 1848, and in February last; but the eompaey alleged that the Government engineer had certi fed its present incompleteness, and its dangerous state, es tecially as regarded the ballasting and some of the sleepers. 'the company also produced a letter from the secretary tf the Railway Commissioners to ills same E ffect. The cefendant insisted upon his right to complete the con tact, and contended that the company were not entitled lo remove him until he had fully completed it, alleging that he would have done so liy the time stipulated but for certain act: of the company. It was stated that, in con sequence of the company having at tempted to introduce workmen on the line, a conflict had taken place with those of the defendant, and all parties had gone before the magistrate, who had rent some of the workmen to prison, and had bound over the engineer of the company and others to keep the peace, but allowed the defendant and his workmen to proceed. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, who was partly heard on Saturday, in support of the motion for the injunction, Vsurned his address to•duy, contending that the injunc ton was necessary fur the protection of the company and the public against injury which could nut be corn pinsated in damages, and cited and relied upon the cases of the North Union Railway, and the Bolton and Pres tot hiailway Company. Mr. BIRD followed on the same side. Mr. Wood, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Toiler were Counsel far the defendants. The case appears likely to occupy a day or two in argument. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) This is a e first day of the sittings at nisi prius after term for the city of London, and Mr. Justice Williams and a common jury have been occupied during the adorning at Guildhall in trying the cause Coe v. Howard, which is an action on an attorney's bill of coats, involv ing no feature of public interest. MA RLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) James Harding, a member of the swell mob, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen from the person of Mr. Thomas Ashton, a gentleman, !esiding at No. 7, Berners-street, a pocket-book, contain ing a 201. Bank of England note, and cheques to the amount of 65/. The prosecutor stated that on Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, he was standing at the corner of York-street, waiting to cross over Jermyn-street. Just us he was on the point of crossing two cabs drove past, and at that instant he felt some person give a tug at his coat pockt, t. Oa turning round he saw the prisoner running from him Wit ness pursued him, calling out " Stop thief," and the prisoner, finding that he was detected, bolted into a public house by one door, and, just as he was making his ,exit by another, witness collared him. The prisoner, seeing it was all up, pulled . a pocket book from his coat pocket, and, handi n g it to tness, said, " Oh, here is your book—l intended to give it to you. Witness, however, doubted the honesty of the prisoner's intention, and, with the assitance of another gentleman, conveyed him to the station. Witness added that the pocket-book produced was the same that h e bad in his pocket on Saturday afternoon, and contained . a 201. note, and cheques to the amount of 651. The prisoner, who did not make any defence, was fully eomenittecl. inisters CABINET COUNClL.—('furs DAY.) —The assembled at the Foreign-otlice this afternoon, at one o'clock. Lord John Russell came from Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, to attend the Council. THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—We have the greatest satisfaction in stating upon good authority that the health of the Lord Chancellor has considerably im proved within the last few days, and that there is now every probability that his Lordship will resume his important judicial duties in the course of a w ee k or ten days. His Lordship has intimated to the gentlemen of the equity bar that he will hear any cases that press at his private residence, and that inti mation has been responded to in several instances. The Noble and Learned Lord has heard and disposed of several urgent cases during the last week at his private residence. PAWNBROKERS' ALMS UOUSES.—The foundation stone of the almshouses was Lid on Saturday, at Forest-gate, West Ham, Ei,:ex, by the Lord Mayor, after v.hich his Lordship partook of an cxcellel,t, collation provided by the committee. The general cornv.tey is - vired spent the remainder of the day in feasting, singing, ud 1818. 1849, THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1649. GRAND BANQUET AT THE MAN- SION -HOUSE. On Saturday evening the Lord Mtyor and the Lady Mayoress entertained, on a scale of great magnificence, many members of the aristocracy and of the House of Commons. The invitations were issued to m, et Lord and Lady Stanley, the Duke of Richmond, &c., and covers were laid for 170. _ _ _ Tin ladies constituted one-half of the number of the guests, and the effect of the entertainment in the. Egyptian-hall was very imposing, from the brilliancy of the ladies dresses, and the varied colours of the regi mentals and uniforms of the distinguished guests. The following were present : Lord and Lady Stanley, the Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Cleve land, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, the Marquis of Granby, M.P., the Marquis and Marchioness of Exetsr, the Marquis arid Marchioness of Thomond, the Earl and Countess Talbot, and Lady Victoria Talbot, the RAO and Countess Bcctive, the Earl end Countess of Verulam. the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of March, M.P.. the Earl and Countess of Kin noul, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and Countess Eglintoun, Countess Brownlow, the Earl of Egmont, the Earl and Countess of Devon, the Earl and Countess of Glengall, the Earl of Cadogan, the Earl of Sheffield, the Earl of Desert, the Viscountess Combermere, Vis count Mandeville, M.P., Viscount Streagford, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lord G. Manners, M.P., Lord J. Man ners, Lord and Lady Fevershave, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Brooke, M.P., Lord Henry Bentinck, Lord Burgh ley, M.P., Lord Farnham, the Hon. Gerald Talbot, Colonel the Hon. C. Forester, M.P., the Hon. E. H. Stanley, M.P., Captain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, M P., the Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., the Hon. C. Cust and Mrs. Cuat, the Hon. C. E. Lew, M.P., and Mrs. Law, Sir. Jelin Trollope, Bart., M.P., Lady Trollope, and Miss Trollope, Sir Charlss Burrell, Bert., M P., Sir William Jolliffe, Dirt., M.P., and Lady Jolliffe, Sir John Tyrell, Bart., M.l' , Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Sir Charles Knightly, Bart., M.P., Sir Ed mund Filmer, Bart, M.P., and Lady Filmer, Sir H. Meux, 13art., M.P., Sir Felix Booth, Bert., Sir John and Lady Kirkland, Sir William Burnett, K.C.H., and Lady Burnett, Sir Charles Lyell, General Sir Alexander Duff and Lady Duff, Lady King and Miss King, Captain Richard Grant, and Lady Grant, Miss Burdett Coutts, Mr. Dis raeli, M.P., and Mrs. Disraeli, Major Beresford, M.P., and Mrs. Beresford, Mr. Bankes, M.P., and Mrs. Barikes, Mr. Mackenzie, M.P., and Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. Repton, M.P., and Lady Jane Repton, Mr. Christopher. M.P., and Lady Mary Christopher, Mr. Goddard, M.P., Mr. Newdegate, M.P., Mr. James Duff, M.P., Lady-Agnes Duff, Mr. George Skene Duff, M.P, Mr. Henley, M.P., and Mrs. Henley, Mr. Richards, M.P., and Miss Richards, Mr. Robinson, M.P., Mr. John Stuart, M.P., and Mrs. Stuart, Mr. Joseph Nceld, M.P.. Captain Vyse, M.P., Colonel Powell, M.P., and Mrs. Powell, Mr. A. Stafford, M.P., Mr. E. Stanley, M.P., Mr. Gaskell, M.P., 'Jr. Goring, M.P., Mr. Napier, M.P., the Provost of Dundee, the Mayor of Chichester, Alderman Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Alderman Farebrother, and Miss Farcbro ther, Mr. Alderman Hooper and Mrs. Hooper, Mr. Al derman Gibbs, Mr. Alderman Carden and Mrs. Carden, Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., and Mrs. Sidney, the Chamber lain and Mrs. Brown, the Common-iiergeant, Mr. Bevan and Mrs. Paul, Dr. Hair, Captain Neale Nott, RN., and Mrs. Nott, Colonel Chaplin (Coldstream Guards), Cap tain Bruce (Grenadier Guards), Captain Norwice Duff, R.N., Mr. Chaplin, of Blankney, Mr. and Mies Porter, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Dunean Dunbar, Mr. John Laurie, Mr. Charles Baldwin, Mr. Dunphy, Mr. Harford, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Millard, Mr. Buckteaster, Mr. Mar riott, &c. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis and Marchioness of Downehire, Lord Combermere, Lord am! Lady Kilmaine, Lord Redesdale, Earl Manners, Mr. Herries, M.P., Mr. Miles, M.P., Mr. T. Baring, M.P., Mr. E. Baldwin, Mr. C. E. Michele, and the Sheriffs of Lon don, were unavoidably prevented from being present. After the loving cup had passed round, The LORD MAYOR proposed " The Health of the Queen " in terms of affectionate loyalty towards her Majesty, and the toast was enthusiastically responded to oy the company present. The LORD MAYOR then proposed " The Queen • Dowager," adding. that her Majesty well deserved the respect she continued to receive trove all classes in this country. The next toast was " Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, arid the other branches of the Royal Family." The LORD MAYOR observed that the reason which had induced him to refrain from offering any lengthened observations when proposing the health of our Gracious Sovereign, rendered it equally unnecessary for him to do so in proposing the present toast, but having, on the occasion at Reigate, in the presence of the Noble Duke on his left (Richmond), witnessed his Royal Highness's kindness and c ondescension, and the cordial reception he met with from the people, he could not do better than express his confident hope that the younger branches of the Royal Family might emulate the example of their illustrious parents. In proposing the army and navy, the LORD MAYOR said he always felt great pride and satisfaction in rising to propose " The Army and Navy," and, in justice to his . fellow-citizens, he must say there was no place in which they were held in more grateful remembrance than in the city of London. His Lordship regretted exceedingly that illness prevented the attendance of Lord Combermere, a nobleman who deserved every mark of respect; he had the honour and happi ness of seeing Lady Combermere present, and ho would propose as a substitute General Sir Alexander Duff, whose service of 60 years well deserved notice; and his Lordship was gratified to see so many members present of that profession in which it had been his happiness to pass several years of his early life. He was especially gratified to see the Noble Marquis on his left (Tho mond), and Earl Talbot, Sir G. Seymour, Captain Sir R. Grant, Captain Duncombe, Captain Duff, and Capt. Nott, as hie distinguiehed friends in the navy. He hesi tated not to say that the principles inculcated in him while serving in the navy had been the meaus of raising him to the high position he now occupied. General Sir A. Dune returned thanks for the army, and (turning to Lady Combermere) expressed his un• feigned regret at the absence of Lord Combermere, and after noticing the victories in India achieved by Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough, said that he had been long associated with Lord Gough; and he confidently trusted chat, by the able counsels of Lord Dalhousie and Sir Charles Napier, peace might be restored and the swords might be turned into ploughsher: s. Sir Alexander Duff also referred to the achievements of the army in Egypt, where, united with Sir A. Cochrane, 18,000 Englishmen, of both branches of the service, met and defeated 45,000 men of the legions of Napoleon. The Marquis of THOMOND returned his grateful so knotvl: dgments to the ladies first, and then for his sur rounding friends, for the hospitality of their reception, and he trusted that the honour conferred by the Lord Mayor might be handed down by his successors. The evening of their meeting hero reminded him that, although leagues away, this arm of the service never forgot the ladies; for next to the sailor's duty to his country tlns ladies were his guiding stars, and every Sa• erday night the sailor never forgot to toast " Sweet . . _ _ ,e3rts and wives." The Noble Marquis sat down, after relating en anecdote of Mr. Canning, which was well received by the company. Atter proposing as a standing toast in the city of London, " Iler Majesty's Ministers," the LORD MAYOR gave " the Health of Lord Stanley and the House of Peers," and in doing so he trusted tinq might for ages to come continue distinguished in talent aLd emi nent in council. He was proud of the honour of their company—a company so distinguished had never before graced that hall. Tne meeting was one to partake of the hospitalities of life without regard to politics. On his right hand he (the Lord Mayor) saw a nobleman who had occupied a distinguished position in the coun cils of his Sovereign, and he had the greatest pleasure in seeing him and his friends there that day, especially the Duke of Richmond, to whom he had long been under many, many obligations. The Honourable conduct of the House of Lords governed public principle, and was the golden link that bound in harmony the constitution of England, Lord STANLEY, in acknowledging the toast, observed that to any public man it was no unworthy pride to be noticed by the Chief Magistrate of the first city of the universe. The House of Lords might challenge compa rison with any assembly in the world. The aristocracy, his Lordship observed, were not the obnoxious holders of invidious privileges. In the present assembly he had the honour of seeing representatives of the men who, in bygone days, had fallen gloriously for their country. The Peers' assembly was invigorated by the infusion of new blood in the introduction of illustrious men, who received that honour as the highest reward for their exertions. It could not be said that that House had no sympathy with the other branch of the Legislature. The latter was likely to be led away by the too hasty expression of popular feeling, unjustified by the circum stances of the case. The members of the House of Peers with whom he acted, considered the basis of their political views and actions to be to give legislative en couragement to every branch of our domestic indus try. His Lorship concluded an eloquent address with the assurance that no honour was more highly esteemed by the House of Peers, than that the motins influencing their conduct should be appreciated by the citizens of this great city. Tile LORD MAYOR then proposed " The health of Mr. Disraeli," in terms highly complimentary to the literary acquirements and splendid abilities which had placed him in a high position in the House of Commons. Mr. DisnaEnr returned thanks, observing that the Noble Lord (Stanley) had drawn with great precision the rule which should govern their course of procedure, and he trusted there would be recognised in it one of the best securities of the rights and liberties of the people o f England. In conclusion be observed, that whatever might be the vicissitudes of his public and political life, he telt assured a public man would at all times receive the sympathy of the citizens of London. Lord STANLEY then proposed " The health of the Lord Mayor," in a complimentary speech of some length. The LORD MAYOR on rising to acknowledge the com liment observed, that he esteemed it a hi g h honour to have his health proposed by Lord Sta n!e y , and to be so well re L eived by the company. Lord Stanley hard sidd most truly it ;s as an honour to a public man to be not iced by so distinguished a company, and he trusted he might conclude that their presence that day indicated their approval of his conduct. lie was anxious, speak ing in diplomatic language, to cultivate friendly relations with nll parties, and he trusted while he continued in office he should be honoured be their friendship and the good opinion of his fellow-citizens. The 1. , BD MAYou then gave " The Health of the Duke of R:t2hreenti and the M ag i s t rac y o f England." The Puke of thernioND. of returning thanks, pro posed " The Health of the Lady Mayoress," in a manner highly complimentary to the courtesy and kindness evinced o❑ all occasions by her Ladyship to those who had the happiness of knowing her. Several other toast wore given, and responded to by the Duke of Beaufort, Mr. Alderman Thompson, and Mr. Dunbar, and the party separated at midnight much gratified with the splendid hospitalities of the Mansion House. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS. Her Majesty the Queer' and bis Royal Highness Prince Albert left town on Saturday afternoon on a visit to their illustrious relative the Queen Dowager, who is at present staying at the Calverley Hotel, Tunbridge Wells. _ The directors of the South-Eastern Railway having been acquainted with the royal intention, made such preparations as the shortness of the notice would allow, at the Bricklayers' Arms station, and a special train, consisting of the royal saloon carriage, two first-class carriages, and a break van, a ere in readiness shortly after two o'clock. Precisely at half-past two her Ma jesty and the Prince Consort arrived at the terminus, attended by the Countess of Desert, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Bouverie. On alighting, the royal party were received by Mr. Macgregor, the chair man; Mr. Renshaw, the deputy-chairman; the Hon. James Byng, Mr. &nate, and Mr. Brown, directors; and Mr. J. W. Herbert, the secretary to the company, by whom her Majesty and the Prince were conducted to the saloon carriage, which was decorated with flowers, and supplied with maps and pleas of the railway. In a very few moments, everything being in readiness, Mr. Cud worth, the locomotive superintendent of the company, took the direction of the engine, and the train having been set in motion passed rapidly over the Bricklayers' Arms viaduct on to the main line. The journey to Tunbridge—a distance of 41 miles— was very satisfactorily performed, without let or hin drance, in something under an hour. At the Tunbridge Wells junction, where the train necessarily stopped for a few moments to exchange engines, her Majesty was presented, through Mr. Macgregor, with a dish of very fine grapes and a bouquet of flowers, which had been sent over to the directors for the Queen's acceptance by Mr. Joyce, of Tunbridge Castle. The train then pro ceeded over the branch line, which passes through a district almost unequalled for its variety and beauty of scenery, to the Wells, where the royal party arrived pre cisely at a quarter before four o'clock. At the terminus her Majesty and the Prince were re ceived by Eirl Howe, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager, and by Captain Somerset, one of her Majesty's Equerries. The Queen and the Prince immediately en tered one of the Queen Dowager's pony phaetons, and the suite following in a second carriage, the royal party drove off to the Calverly Hotel, Earl Howe and Captain Somerset attending on horseback. The vicinity of the station, and the road thence to the Calverley Hotel, was thronged with carriages, filled with elegantly-dressed ladies, anxious to welcome her Majesty's arrival in the locality where as Princess Victoria she passed so much of her time; and the pedestrians, of whom there were some thousands assembled, greeted the royal presence with loud and enthusiastic cheers. Her Majesty and the Prince, OR arriving at the hotel, were conducted to the Queen Dowager's apartments, which consist of an entire wing, that portion of the edi fice having been set apart for her Majesty's exclusive ac commodation by Mr. Churchill, the proprietor of the estalishment. Ater passing a short half hour with the Queen Dow ager, the Royal carriages were ordered for a drive. The two Queens, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, then entered a pony phaeton, drawn by four horses, and, accompanied by the Royal suite in a second carriage, and attended by Earl Howe and Earl Somerset on horseback, proceeded through Calverley-park into the Wells. The royal party drove slowly through the town, and pessing over Mount Ephraim crossed Rusthall common to the High Reeks. These localities were all perfectly familiar to the Queen, and her Majesty ap peared to be much delighted at revisiting the ecenes of her childhood. From the Rocks the Royal party drove across the forest to the Erridge-road, and upon their re turn called at Mr. Rye's Tunbridge repository, where her Majesty inspected the manufactures in the show room, and made several purchases for the royal children. Their Majesties returned to the Calverley Hotel at six o'clock. Her Majesty and the Prince, after partaking of a de jeuner, took leave of the Queen Dowager, and escorted by Earl Howe and Captain Somerset, returned to the railway station, where the special train was in readiness to convey them to town. The Queen and the Prince were conducted to the saloon carriage by Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Cudworth taking the direction of the engine, the train was instantly in motion. The journey home was admirably per formed, and the Royal party arrived at the Bricklayers' Arms station, a distance of 47i miles in one hour and ten minutes. Her Majesty and her illustrious Consort, on alighting, thanked the directors for their courtesy and attention to the Royal convenience. The Quern and the Prince then entered one of the Royal carriages and drove off to Buckingham Palace amidst the cheers of the crowd assembled. Mr. Finnigan, the superintendent of the South-East tern Railway, had the charge of the Royal train through out the journey. CO UitT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by Mr. G. E. Anson, presided at the Council for the ma nagement of ti e Duchy of Cornwall, at the Duchy Offices, Somerset-house, on Saturday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred, the Prin cess Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by Miss Hillyard, took a drive in au open carriage and four on Saturday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa took their usual walks and rides. The Marchioness of Abercorn and the Earl of Liver pool had the honour of dining with her Majesty on Saturday. In the evening there was a concert at Buckingham Palace. The following was the programme:— PART I. Overture (II Direttor della Commedia) Mozart. Lied, " Die Hermath," Herr Pischck Reissiger. First Movement and Barcarole, piano. forte, Mr. W. S. Bennett (from 4th Concerto) Arie, " In diesen heiligen Hellen," Herr Formes (Die Zauberflote) Mozart. Fantasie, " Souvenir de la Sonnambula" Violoncello, Signor Piatti PART 11. Terzetto, "Er starb fur die heilige Sache," Hirren Rauscher, Pischek, and Formes (Wilhelm Tell) Rossini. Lied, " Des Trostes," Herr Rauscher Abenheim. Musical Sketches, " The Lake" and "The Fountaiu"—Pianoforte, Mr. W. S. Bennett Ballade, " Das Glcckengelaute," Herr Formes National Bohemian Airs, Herr Pischek. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance. Yesterday mei ning her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the private chap , l of Buckingham Palace. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of London, The service was read by the Hon. and Rev. E. Keppell. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Phi lippstahl visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Friday, at Clarence House, St. James's. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday morning iu the chapel of the Female Orphan Asylum. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Stre litz, and the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yes terday morning in Grosvenor Chapel. The Belgian Minister transacted business at the Fo reign-office on Saturday. Lord Duncan, M P., had an interview with the Chan. cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official resi dence in Downing street. THE GREAT WESTERN FISHERIES.—A deputation from the Committee, consisting of Sir W. Ogilvie, of Carnousie, Bart. ; Captain J. T. Benett, from Lloyd's, Messrs. H. M. Burt, J. Sanders, J. Wilson, T. Felton, and J. Barwise, and Mr. W. P. Metchim (secretary) had an interview with the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, on Saturday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood had a dinner party on Saturday at their residence in Downing-street. The Duke of Wellington, the Duchess of St. Albans, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and the Countess of Dclawarr, attended the early service yes terday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. F. West. W.S.Bennett. W. S.Benne llolzel. THE PX-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE.—The Count and Countess de Neuilly, on Friday last, left St Leonard's on a visit to the Queen Dowager, at Tun. brido Wells, and after remaining to luncheon with that illustrious personage and th e mem b ers o f h e r court, re turned in the evening to the above marine resort. The Queen of the Belgians is expected to arrive on a visit to her venerable parents to• day from Brussels. The Prince and Princess de Joinville purpose staying some weeks with the Duchess d'Orleans and her youthful sons at Ems. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours, and the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, are with the Count and Countess de Neuilly. The amiable countess has derived so much benefit by her residence at St. Leonard's that the exiled members of the family intend to prolong their residence at that watering place before resuming their residence at Claremont. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT ST. HELEN'S, LANCA SHIRE.—Saturday morning, at six o'clock, a frightful explosion of fire damp occurred in the Laffak coal-pit, about two miles from St. Helen's. There were in the pit at the time between seventy and eighty workmen, and of these, we regret to say, five have been killed, aed twenty-two seriously injured. Such was the force of the explosion that the man engaged in receiving the coals at the pit mouth, technic:llly called " the brow man," had his skull fractured by a plank of the head gear that was blown from its position. After the acci dent, no time was lost in exploring the pit, and all who had been below were drawn to the surface by eight o'clock. Three of those kill d are married men with f am ili e s; the two others were boys. As usual, the cause of the explosion is involved in mystery. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN IRELAND.—The first electric telegraph eractel in I-eland has just been con itructed on the Great Southern and Western Railway, for two miles, between the company's works in luchicore and the terminus at Kingsbridge. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE METROPOLITAN REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wednesday the 20th, the Marriage Bill was brought to a second reading. If any man had a logical museum deficient in specimens of the argu ment in a circle, or almost any other description of diseased organization, or if he wanted authority for thi Frenchsarcasm, ami le theologien, vans razsonnez mime un theologien,--he could have no richer ground to hunt in, than the opposition to the Bill. Two cr three of the instances were so good, that it would be a sin against the public to omit the noticing. A representative of mark among what will be efficiently described as the " over-good Protestants" of Ireland, nailed to the portals of the House's hearing the following thesis That when a principle is pro posed, and there is any doubt about it, we are for safety to accer t the principle of the proposer." Apply this to our ultra-Protestant, and ask him, if there has ever been any doubt suggessted, whether transub stantiation is not the true doctrine of the Church ; whether the Pope has not a right to depose Kings, for if there has not, our ancestors have committed an enormous fully by directing an oath against the tenet, and we by preserving it ;—whether auri cular confession, is or is not a rite recomme n ded in Scripture ;—whether the celibacy of the clergy, is not justifiably grounded on scriptural declarations in favour of the freedom of single life, backed by the general authority of the Church to determine on points of discipline. On each and all of these points, has there or has there not been any doubt suggested, maintained, and fought for, in opposition to the rule now supported by Protestants on those subjects ? If there has, why on his own principle should not a Catholic demand of the Member for the University of Dublin to pronounce for the immediate installation of Confessionsls and the Mass within its walls. Another lion. Member referred mysteriously to declarations against the Canaanites, as throwing light upon the question whether marriage with a wite's sister was or was not prohibited to the Jews. He was called on without success to "read ;" and to those who did read, it was plain that his argument resolved itself into the fact, that after the enumeration of things prohibited to the Jews, it was declared that these were the offences for which the Canaanites had been cast out. How this declaration could in any way affect the question of what was and was not in eluded in the preceding prohibitions, is for doctors to inquire. A third stood upon the limited proportion of those who personally suffer by the existing law, to those who do not. That is to say, there are only sixteen hundred cases besides the unknown, involving the feelings of at least sixteen thousand individuals ; and these are beneath the attention of the State, because none but the sufferers sufftr. If the logician were to be condemned to say his neck verse at Hairibee, how small would be his chance of relief upon the principle he maintains 1_ _ Tokens were given towards the conclusion of the debate, of a design to attempt expunging the words authorising marriage with a wife's niece. Nothing can be more impolitic than burthening a sound case with an unsound one. The differences between a wife's sister and niece, are essential and strong. The wife's sister is of the same generation, and therefore on the average of the same age with the husband. The wife's niece is of a younger generation, and in a great proportion of cases has been brought up in the intimacy and under the guardianship of the husband, to the same extent as his own nieces. There are no instances, or none known, of a man's attempting to corrupt the wife's sister during the lifetime of the wife; and for this plain reason, that the sister is a person of a reasoning age, and therefore able to take care of herself. There have been instances of a man's attempting to corrupt the nieces during the wife's lifetime, by taking advantage of the unsuspecting con fidence with which they treated him in infancy. If there is any real desire for liberation on the subject of the wife's sister, one of the first rational movements would be to cut away the niece. Does any man believe, that there will not be ten votes lost by her introduc tion, for one that will be gained by it ? The second reading was carried by 177 against 143. On Thursday Lord Nugent made his motion for a Committee to consider the means of making a different apportionment of the burthen of maintaining the poor ; in other words, what is called a national rate. There are clearly some reasons why a movement in alteration should be desirable; but the great ob etacle is always in the question, of how any economy in expenditure is to be secured, if everybody is to expend out of somebody else's purse. As the House did not see how this difficulty was to be got over, the motion was negatived. On Friday Mr. Roebuck put a question to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, "on the subject of Rome, in order to ascertain whether any disapproba tion has been expressed by ber Majesty's Government of the proposed bombardment of Rome by the French." The question, by an extension of the rules of the House which demonstrates the interest taken in it, was introduced by a powerful speech, which was supported throughout by cheers from both sides of the House. The answer produced from the Secretary was important and direct. He did not profess to have interfered by any formal remon strance, but he expressed to the House the disappro bation of the British Government in a way which can not fail to produce its fruit. Mr. Hume followed in aid, and brought out some repetitions and confirma tions of the Ministerial declarations. The effect of the whole was to give a strong impression of the light in which this most dishonourable transaction is viewed in England. On the same night came on the Budget, which was passed with comparatively little of criticism or opposition. An attempt was made by the tenants of the Protectionist benches to stand up for a five shilling duty on corn. But so little were they masters of their subject, that they made a per petual misstatement of their argument, urging that if duties were removed in England the price would fall in foreign countries and vice vers a, and throwing away their cheers upon this mel anc h o ly exhibition. The fact seems to be, they spe a k by r o te, and one thing serves nearly as well as another. The Transportation f o r T reas on (Ireland) Bill went through Committee without alterations, by large majorities. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, June 25, 1849. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MAR- RIAGE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dublin, June 21. MARIA WILSON V. JOHN DOUGLAS. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) At the Nisi Prius Exchequer Court yesterday the case of Maria Wilson v. John Douglas was brought to trial. It was an action for a breach of promise of marriage made by the defendant to the plaintiff. Damages were laid at 3,0001. The defendant pleaded the general issue. Mr. FITZGIBBON proceeded to state the case. The plaintiff was a native of Manchester, and was now in her 23d year. She was the daughter of a Mr. Wil son, the owner of an extensive factory in that town. Mr. Wilson, in the year 1846, and subsequently, was in partnership with Mr. Coply; and that gentleman became acquained with a Mr. King, who shortly after became partner with him and Wilson in that factory. Early in the summer of 1847, the defendant, who was an Irishman, a gentleman of very considerable property, which was situated in the county of Armagh, visited Manchester, and when there became intimate with Mr. King. This gave him a ready introduction to the family of Mr. Wilson, with whom he was on visiting terms for a week or ten days, at the end of which period he left, professing his intention of travelling on the Continent for a year. The defendant was between twenty-six and thirty years of age. Up to this period not the slightest thought of him entered into the minds of Mr. Wilson or his daughters ; but at the end of ten days the defendant returned to Manchester. There was another family in the neighbourhood, into which the defendant had been introduced—a family of the name of Bellhouse. He should have stated that the defendant derived h!st property from a gentleman named Garmony, who died some years ago, and left the defendant property amounting to about a thousand a year. On his return he became more intimate with the family of Mr. Wilson than he had been, and on the 6th of July he wrote the following letter, and sent it by his friend Mr. King : " July 6, 1847, Tuesday Morning. "My dear Mr. Wilson,—l am sure, from my marked attention to your daughter, that you are aware that I am deeply in love with her. I think it my duty as a gentleman to put you in possession of these facts, and should they meet with your approval, I shall only be too happy to talk the matter over with you at your conveni ence. I have already spoken to Maria on the subject, and we only want your sanction to make us both happy. " I wish also to mention, but I believe you are in manner.—Believe reading possession of the facts relative to the Bellhouses, and tto b which , e ca i n f d i i t d m a e n et d s your straightforward,ap proval , and will I explain. a m sure, from wish acquaintancemy John nn, Eq. l with sos er—B elie thate m e, e l , e m u y er d m ea r r . S W ir, il y s, ours faithfully, . Wilson H t Nt h Du thought L i At n e S Eagle-hill, Manchester." Uponan • jh cessary to make some inquirie s respect i ng t h e state ments it contained about the Bellhouses. He asked Mr. King to explain that matter, and was informed that Mr. Douglas, the defendant, had been intimate with that family, and was paying his addresses to one of the young ladies ; that he subsequently discovered the family were going to entrap him ; that they made proposals of a settlement of his property on Miss Bellhouse in such a way as to intimate that lucre was their motive ; that he had become disgusted, and broke off all connexion with them ; and that Mr. Garmony on his death-bed laid Mr. Douglas under a positive injunction never to have anything to do with them in future. On that occasion Mr. Wilson took the opportunity of explaining to the de fondant tblit his preawnt circumstances would not stands the non-payment ot a judgment debt (upon which a plautiff is in a situation to sue out execution) within a certain number of days after demand is an act of bank ruptcy. Surely it is riot tco much to presume that a creditor, before puttieg in an execution, must have de manded payment of his: debt without effect. A fortiori, therefore, if evidence of the nonpayment of a judgment debt be an act of bankruptcy, the levy under an execution ought to be evidence of an act of bank ruptcy; and by Art. 113, it is so provided, if proceedings in bankruptcy be taken within a limited time after the execution, and this seems to be in conformity with the law of sequestration of the estates of bankrup's in Scot land. But then (and this is slso in conformity with the law in Scotland) an individual creditor who by his dili gence has secured the property of the debtor ought not to suffer for his exertions; and therefore he will have a preference for his full costs, as between attorney and client, bona fide incurred by him in obtaining the judg ment and execution. See the Articles on this, 113 and 114. 31 A more effective provision as to secret transfers of goods. Though secrecy in making transfers, and the not tak ing possession, are badges of fraud, yet they do not necessarily, where retaining possession is consistent with the terms of the transfer, render such transfer fradulent; and these is nothing by which creditors are more de ceived than transactions of this sort, where a trader is allowed to retain possession of property, and assume the apparent dominion of it, until the eve of the bankruptcy, and then it is swept off under a bill of sale or transfer previously made. To prevent this— By Art. 106 a secret transfer of goods is made an act of bankruptcy; and By Art. 107 the test of the secrecy is made, the not having taken actual possession and removed tho goods within a month after the transfer, or at some time before two months prior to the bankruptcy, so far as the case may have admitted, and saving the rights of bona fide pur chasers or holders for value without notice. Next Amendment. _ . Defining more clearly fraudulent preferences, which are so frequent, and so difficult to upset. The policy of the Legislature of late years has been, to protect all bona fide transactions of every kind be tween creditors and traders becoming bankrupt, which have taken place at any time before the bankruptcy, with but reference to a prior act of bankruptcy, if the credi tor had no notice of such. And this seems to be right in principle. But the law does not seek to give effect to fraudulent preferences. The present test of such transactions, however close upon the bankruptcy, namely, whether they were volun tary, and in contemplation of bankruptcy, is not satis factory. The subject is one of difficulty (see First Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords, 1849, p 35 to 37) but by Arts. 180, 181, and 182 it is defined what pay meats, or delivery or transfer of good'', made within two months of the bankruptcy, are to be deemed frau dulent preferences. So also of conveyances and equitable mortgages, and of warrants of attorney, &c. See Articles, 180, 181, and 182. Further important amendment as regard; small Estates. By Art. 83, a per-centage on the estate of the bank rupt is substituted for the 201. and 101. fees, and this payment can in no case exceed 5/. per centum. There are other amendments; and any material alte- ration or amendment of the law was made in Italics in the House of Lords' print of the Bill. It is hoped, by the increased facilities to creditors, and by an earlier and more certain means of obtaining the possession of the property of a trader, which this Bill provides—by having more effective tests of insolvency— by lessening the expense of bankruptcies—by extending the jurisdiction of the primary tribunals, and giving a more ready and cheaper mode of appeal in the first in stance, and substituting a percentage in lieu of the 20/. and 101 fees—by preventing fraudulent preferences—by more closely defining what shall be deemed such, and thereby making them more easy of detection—and by drawing as clear a distinction as possible between the honest and fraudulent bankrupt—by having a category of what are to be deemed mercantile offences—and making the assignees, and all creditors who have proved, judgment creditors—and giving them the power of im• prisoning and punishing such offence—the trading com munity will have reason to think that their interests have been efficiently protected in this Bill; and moreover, in thus protecting creditors, the Legislature will in truth be conferring; a corresponding benefit on the debtors.— Every enactment which tends to check fraud, and to secure for creditors their rights, must necessarily diminish the temptation which prevails more or less with debtors to commit frauds, and thereby facilitate the means of their obtaining a speedy release from their difficulties.—(See: Mr. Commissioner Holroyd's Evidence, p. 39 of First Report, 1849, of Select Committee of House of Lords.) lIL—OF ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN DEBTORS AND THEIR CREDITORS, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF A CERTAIN NUMBER THEREOF. The provisions of the 7th and Bth Viet., a. 70, which is confined to debtors not being traders, is by the Bill extended, with some amendments, to all debtors, traders as well as non-traders. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—HiS Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse), attended by the Chevalier Colouna, honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening with his pre sence. Her Majesty's box was occupied by Sir Augustus and Lady Clifford, Mrs. Clifford, and Captain Clifford, and party. Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box was occupied by the Hon. Mrs. Barrington, Miss Mary Bar rington, Mr. Barrington, Mr. Greville, and party. Amongst the visitors were his Grace the Duke of 'Wel lington and Lady Charles Wellesley, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fex, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness de Brunnow, Madlle. Olga de Lochner, and Madlle. de Brunnow, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Neapolitan Am bassador, his Excellency the Danish Minister, the Countess Reventlow, and the Countesses Hilda and Mal vina Reventlow, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister and Madame de Moncorvo, the Charge d'Affaires of France and Madame de Monshust, his Excellency the Minister of Costa Rica, his Excellency the Minister of the Argentine Republic, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo, and the Ladies Browne, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry and the Ladies Vane, the Marquis of Douro, Earl Bruce, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl Mountcharles, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Shelbourn, the Count de Backe, M. de Berg, M. Consfari, the Baron de Krehmar, the Viscount and Viscountess Seaham, the Viscount and Viscountess Maidstone, the Viscount Somerton, the Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Dupplin, Lord Elliot and the Hon. Granville Elliot, Lord Saltoun, Lord C. Wellesley, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord W. Lennox, Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord G. Paget, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lady Hethnall Warnefurd, Lady Edwards, Lord Stewart, Lord Cran ston, Lord Southampton, Sir Seymour Sadler, Sir C. Shakerley, Bart., and Lady Shakerley, Sir H. Webb, Bart., Sir 11. Willoughby, Bart., Sir J. Tyrrell, Bart., M.P., and Lady Tyrrell, Sir R. Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lac'y Howard, Sir R. Vyvyan, Bart., Sir C. Ricketts, Bart., Sir W. Fremantle, Bart., and Lady Fremantle, Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Barnard, Bart., Sir W. and Lady Martins, Lieutenant-General Sir A. Woodford, Bart., Lady and the Misses Wood ford, Lady Elizabeth Egerton, Lady Caroline Egerton, the lion. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ward, Lady Lisford, General the Hon. Arthur 1.4t0n, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Lady Desvoux, the lion. R. C. Neville, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—fIit Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and her Roya, Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the per formance of the Royal Italian Opera on Saturday even ing with their presence, and occupied her Majesty's box. Their Royal Highnesses were accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge, Prince Richard Metter nich, Princess Melanie Metternich, and attended by Baron Knesbeck, and Mr. Edmund St. John Mildmay. Among the visitors were—the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Vane, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earle and Countess of Morton, the Earl of Belfast, Earl Bcctive, the Earl of Durham, the Earl of Cardigan, the Countess of Harrington and Viscountess Barrington and Lady Charlotte Beulay, Lady Marion Alford and Sir Francis and Lady Lawley, the Earl of Bosse, Capt. and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, the Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss Johnstone, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Templetown, Lord Bloomfield, Lady Brougham and Lady Malet, Lord A. Churchill, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lady Rendlesham, Lord and Lady Clinton, Sir Robert Peel, Bart.; Lady and Miss Peel, Sir Clayton East, Bart., and Lady East, Sir T. Hare, Bart.; Sir Henry Webb, Bart.; Sir William De Bathe, Bart.; Sir George Carroll, Lady Morgan, Lady Paul, Sir Edward Dearing, Lady Jodrell and Cabouli Effendi, Le Chevalier Do Horta and Malame De Horta, Sir Charles Marshall, Lady Lush ington, Sir William Abdy, Bart.; Sir Henry Pan te, Lady Moletsworth, Sir John and iliss Burgoyne, Lady Palmer, Lady Crewe, and Lady George Manners, Sze. DRURY LANE TIIEATRE.--The programme put forth this evening by Mr. B unn, on occasion of his annual benefit, is of an extraordi nar y character, embracingt mb. as it does the names of th e most talented artistes, both slam sical_:and dramatic , in the profession. The performance will commence with the elegant vaudeville of Hold your Tongue, in which the elite of the Lyceum company will appear, viz.: — Madam Vestris, Miss H. Gilbert, Miss Jane Coleman, Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Selby, and Mr. Parselle; after which will be produced The Belle's Stra. tagem, supported by the following first-rate artistes:— Mrs. Nisbett, Mrs. Glover, Miss J. Mordaunt, Mr. Cooper, Mr. F. Vining, and Mr. J. Wallack. The evening's entertainments close with a grand concert, embracing the vocal abilities of Gardor.i, Pischek, Lablache, F. Lablache, Mr. Harley, Mr. C. Braham, Madam Parodi, Mdlle. Guiliani, Mdlle. Jetty de TreiTz, Madame de Meric, Miss Poole, Miss Lucombe, Miss Nelson, the Misses Fyne, the Hungarian Singers, and several eminent foreign instrumentalists. etessrs. Balfe, Benedict, and Schira, conduct the concert. We scarcely ever re member a combination of talent so attractive, and we have not the slightest doubt but that the house will be crowded to excess. APPOINTMENTS.—Robert Ganaway M'Hugh, Esq., is appointed Second Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court in bt. Lucia. Daniel Robertson, Esq., is appointed Colonial Secretary for the Settlements in the Gambia. William M`lieen, Esq., to be a Member of the Legisla tive Council in Nova Scotia. Thomas Todd, Esq., se cond paid attaché to the British Embassy at St. Peters burgh, is appointed second paid attachi at Vienna. Windson Heneage, Esq., unpaid attaché at Paris, is to be paid attaché at Dresden, in the place of Mr. Boner, ap. pointed Secretary of Legation at Munich.— Observer. allow him to give any fortune to his daughter, but that whatever wealth he might have at bis death would be divided equally amongst his three children, of whom the plaintiff was one. The defendant at once replied that he did not want his money—that he wanted nothing but his daughter, and his suit was then approved of by Mr. Wilson. lie was•at once regarded by the family and their acquaintances as Miss Wilson's suitor ; and shortly atterwards Mr. Douglas returned to Ireland, for the purpose, as he stated, of putting his house in repair and furnishing it in order to be prepared to receive his wife, and he invited Mr. Wilson and his eldest daughter, and an intimate friend, Mr. Parker and his daughter, to pay him a visit. They accepted the invitation, and spent several days with Mr. Douglas. Immediately on the defendant's arrival in this country he wrote two letters, one to Mr. King and the other to Miss Wilson, and then commenced a correspondence which it would be his duty to lay before them. The letters were as follow : "Mountain Lodge, Keady, county Armagh, July 15, 1847 . . . _ "My dearest Maria,—l arrived safe home last night, and lose not a moment in writing to my pet, and, as I expected, I have room enough in the house, as my aunt, who I left here, has left for her OVI n house, taking with her the most of all the furniture, so that I am now sole master of nearly an empty house. However, on the who's, I am glad she is gone, as when you come home you will meet with no opposition in your housekeeping; and if you had seen the place you would have said I was in great need of a wife, and such a one as my little pet will make. And now, my dearest Maria, let me ask how you are, and how you are getting on since I left? Keep up your spirits, as I will soon re:urn again to enjoy that society in which alone I can be happy. I spoke to Capt. Thompson about your father and sister coming over on Saturday, and he promised me he would make them as comfortable as possible. He thinks it better for them to remain on board all night. I slept the whole way over that night, and had very pleasant dreams, in which my own pretty Poll' was always present. ite me a long letter by return of post, and give my kind love to mother and sister, and may God Almighty bless and pro tect you, is the sincere prayer of your ever faithful and devotedly attached " JOHN DOUGLAS." By those letters it would be seen that the defendan t looked upon this lady as his affianced bride—that he had left her bearing with him her warm and first affec tions, and left her filled with all the hopes and expec tations which a young woman ought to cherish, placed in such circumstances, and. with such prospects before her. Counsel here read some further letters of a similar tendency, and continued:—ln pursuance of the defendant's invitation Mr. Wilson and his friends paid him a visit, and were introduced to the Rev. Mr. Donaldson, who was rector of the parish in which Mr. Douglas resided. They were consulted as to the choice of furniture, and went to Armagh to select it. Mr. Wilson, although not in circumstances to give the defendant a fortune with his daughter, thought it right to make them a present. Accordingly, he chose a handsome piano for his daughter, the price of which was 45/. ; it was not delivered until after Mr. Wilson returned to Manchester, but the bill was sent to him by the defendant, and he remitted a 501. note to pay that of 451. The jury would be surprised that Mr. Douglas retained the piano and the 501. being now married to another lady, who was now en joying the piano which had been purchased for the plaintiff by her father. As Mr. Wilson was leaving Ireland the defendant commissioned him to purchase suitable paper for his house ; the paper was pur chased and sent over to him, but never paid for. The following is the last letter written by the defendant : " Mountain Lodge, Oct. 22, 1847. "My dearest Maria,—l am this day favoured with your letter, and I am sorry to hear that your father and family arc plunged into such a situation, and I do sin cerely sympathise with you all in the very distressing state you aro placed in. I had a letter from Mr. King the other day in which he mentions he has been robbed and swindled out of all his money by your father under the pretence of friendship, which I was very sorry to hear. In reply to him reading either Miss Bellhouse's letters or yours I utterly deny. I showed him Mr.Bell house's letter to me, which was all he saw of them, and while I was writing to you your letter was lying on the table, and he snatched it up and read part of it. Dearest Maria, under these circumstances, and you now knowing I can't marry without getting money, I see no chance at all of our wedding coming off, and which I do most sin cerely regret on your account as well as my own ; but circumstances over which I have no control forbids it now. I write this hurriedly to say I am leaving home for the south, on a visit to some friends, where I will be obliged to stay for some time, so that I will be deprived of your correspondence for some time. Wishing you, my dearest Maria, every happiness, and a speedy release from all your trouble, " Believe me, dearest Maria, yours very faithfully, "JOSH DOUGLAS." The father of the plaintiff and other witnesses were then examined, after which Mr. M'Donogh addressed the jury for the defendant. The CHIEF BARON then addressed the jury. He said that from the course which the case had taken it was unnecessary for him to trouble them with more than a very few observations. No doubt could pos sibly exist of the promise of marriage—no doubt could exist that that promise had been violated—none that the plaintiff was entitled to damages by their verdict. The simple and only question for their determination was what damages she ought to 'gat. For the pur pose of arriving at that conclusion they would have to take into account the circumstances under which the engagement was made, the circumstances and condi tion in life of the plaintiff, and the circumstances of the defendant. His Lordship concluded by telling the jury that they were called upon to give compen sation, not merely for the loss of a suitable settlement in life, but also for those blighted hopes and wounded affections which were a legitimate foundation for damages in such a case as the present. The jury retired, and returned after about half an hour's absence, with a verdict for the plaintiff of 8001. BANKRUPT LAW CONSOLIDA TION BILL. OBJECT OF THE BILL. I.- ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE LAW CF BANK RUPTCY IN THE FORM OF A CODE. The advantages of a methodical arrangement of the various provisions on one of the moat extensive and im portant branches of the law, involving the administration by the Court of Bankruptcy in London only in the course of a year of more property than in all the other Courts of Common Law, must be readily admitted by all. Next in importance to having a good code of law on any subject is the facility by which persons who are to be affected by the law may acquaint themselves of its various provisions. For this purpose nothing can be more effective than an analytical arrangement under appropriate heads. All the witnesses examined on this point by the Select Committee of the House of Lords agree that the pro posed digest will be a valuable addition to the statute law. IL—OF THE AMENDMENTS OF THE LAW OF BANK. RV PTCY. let. In the constitution of the court : Having a chief commissioner, and promotion thereto according to merit. The necessity and importance of a chief judicialofficer is recognised in all our courts; and in no case will the advantage be more felt than in the appointment of a chief commissioner in the Court of Bankruptcy. It is very essential to have a chief commissioner conversant with the working in detail of the whole system of the court, and with whom the different commissioners and other officers, both in London and in the country, may have free communication on any matters of practice and other matters connected with the administrative part of the system. It will be the duty of the chief commissioner to consider from time to time the necessary rules to be made for regulating the practice of the court, the duties to be performed by the different offices, and the forms of proceedings, and to secure a unifor mity in the practice and proceedings in all the courts; and this last will be more particularly requisite under the proposed new procedure to obtain adjudication of bank ruptcy by petition. There are many matters also which must be done by some one commissioner, and these will be performed more satisfactorily to the public by a chief commissioner. See articles 6, 59, 61, 70, 83, 132, 143, 277, and 289 to 294. It is good policy too, with regard to the efficient dis charge of judicial duties, to have a chiefahip to which all may naturally aspire. It will be for the House of Com mons to say what additional remuneration should be given to the chief commissioner in order to secure the above ends, and to make the office an object of proper ambition. 2d. In the jurisdiction -Ist. Abolishing the fiat, and originating the bank ruptcy in the Court of Bankruptcy by petition direct to the Court; 2d. Extending the jurisdiction of the primary tribunals to all matters in bankruptcy subject to appeal; 3d. Making a category of mercantile offences; 4th. Providing for expense of prosecutions ordered by the Court, where there are no funds under the bank ruptcy. 3d. Supplying more efficient tests of the ability of a trader to meet his engagements, and, in the event of his not standing the test, giving creditors thereupon the power of securing a rateable distribution of his estate and effects by a bankruptcy:- Ist. Trader debtor's summons is made more efficacious by making it obligatory upon the debtor to satisfy s the f Court, by an affidavit of merits, stating the.gFound upono defence, that there is reasonable cause for relying a defence upon the merits to the demand and on failing to do this, if be do not p!sy oa bond r compoun withd for the debt within a certai n time, or give sureties to pay such sum as shall be recovered, he may be made a bankrupt. It is not intended t hat the Court of Bankruptcy e should try the quest ion betwe th nthe credit andthe trader debtor summoned, wh e er deb i t or n debt. This would not be p racticable, but it s nothing more than reasonable tha t the debtor should satisfy the Court ibia he has reasonoble cause for relying upon a defence upon the merits, and not merely (as at present) be allowed to swear that he believes he has a good defence ; and if h e c annot so satisfy the C ourt, the creditor wil be en titled to security for his debt, or the trader, failing in this, may be made bankrupt. See the Articles on thin, 122 to 130. _ _ 2d. The levy under an execution against the goods of a trader is a pretty sure test of his inability to meet his engagements. Upon this it should be observed, that aq the law UM SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACES. The following is a complete list of_ the arrivals up to eight o'clock (Sunday night):—Present, Tom Bowling, Chanticleer, Prince, Miss Ann, Brennus, Flatcateher, Shylock, Railway King, Jonath an , Headsman, Pelham, Lammermoor, Cigarette, Atbelataue, Osbaldestor, Countess of Albemarle, John Cosser, Mylgrave, Gul liver, Legerdemain, The Flapper, Osbaldwick, Tome, tit, Lady Aberdour, Puaarg, Executor, Psaltusinger, Camphine. SPORTING NOTES. " I'll issue notes, Which may on Fortune's 'change be battered Fcr much money"—WALLTNGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE S-UN. No. t. Sts,--Under the above head it is my intention to write a series of articles, which shall contain, in addition to the usual anticipations of the fates of the various stakes, a retrospective glance at the principal races of every meet ing, showing how far they effect the most important en gagements of future "meets;'' and likewise, the latest moves on the board" known only to the "initiated," which, except by some such channel as myself; would never reach the numerous dabblers in the odds, who abound in all parts of the kingdom; the idea of mine will, I think, be of considerable service to a large portion of the sporting fraternity, and in such hope I now undertake the pleasurable task. These " notes" will appear on the Monday preceding every re-union of consequence, and occasionally when any event of importance demands it, on the Tuesday or Wednesday following, but this will be notified in the Monday's " note." At the twin meetings of the Bibury Club and Stock bridge, on Wednesday and Thursday last, Mr. Neville's Herbert by Venison, managed to win both the Produce Stakes ; in the first, beating Glenlyon, Letitia, and the coupledith ev h a i t s i cen , Pelerine filly, and in the last, the Iron Duke, Mirror, Letitia, Glenlyon, and West Country Lass ; this, prrlormanee at Ascot, put Herbert on a par with as a good second-rate mile horse ; Sidney, and Letitia, Herbert's stable companions are both inferior to him, the former about four, and the latter eight pounds. It is a curious coincidence that for the last three years, both the Produce Stakes have been won by the same horse—in 1847, by Red Hart ;in 1848, by Loadstcne; and in the present year by Herbert. Humphrey, by Cotherstone out of Conscience, made a victorious debut by winning the Champagne Stakes in a canter, beating Giraffe, Augean, and Sergius; all four are in the Derby, but, with the exception of the winner, have not the most ghostly chance of figuring in that race to any advantage. For the Stockbridge Triennial Stakes, Bee Hunter, by , Gladiator out of Valentine, and Sweetheart, by Touch stone out of Catherine, ran a dead heat, beating Cari boo (3d), Ugly Doe (4th), Kathleen (sth), and the fol lowing tailed off:—Lampoon filly, Ctaariclea, Soldier's Joy colt, and Esplanade. In the final heat the Hunter bad it all his own way, winning by six lengths. The winner is not in the Derby, nor in any stake of cons( pierce besides the Molecombe at Goodwood and the Doncaster St. Leger of next year; he will make a first-rate Cup horse, and much more noise in the ring than his unfortunate half-brother War Eagle did; Sweetheart is in the Derby, and is an improving nag; but us to Caribou, I think he well turn out a second Puffy, or Woodcraft, good for a mile, or a half, but no ' thing more, not likely to show for the Derby next year. Newcastle this year returns to the old custom of having five days' racing, as in the days of Eclipse (1769), in lieu of fe ur, the number of the last few years, which might I think be very advantageously cut down to three, in stead of increased to five. To-day there are three races on the card, the ball opening with The Convivial Stakes, for which Chanticleer 9st 91b, Plaudit ist 41b, and Maid of My Soul 6st 101 b, look the most formidable; as " the grey" seems to be the only runner of the three, him I'll take " for better, for worse." The Five Soya. Stakes, gentleman riders, may pos sibly be won by Sheraton, Tom Bowling, and Jonathan Handy. The Maiden Plate entry includes The Flapper, The Swift, and Present. To-morrow the sport commences with the Tyro Stakes, which Messrs. Green, or Merry, will pocket with the Countess of Albemarle, or Brennus. The Produce Stakes will end in favour of Vanguard, Bst 71b, or Belus, Bst 21b, the former for choice; Priestess, Bst 11b, being third. The field for the Northumberland Plate will be small, not more than a dozen, I presume, to be selected from the following:— at. lb. et. lb. Limestone, 5 yrs Executor, 5 yrs Shylock, 4 yrs John Cosser, 4 yrs Distaffina, 4 yrs Melton, 4 yrs Camphine, 4 yrs The Railway King, 5 Legerdemain, 3 yrs 4 8 yrs 6 11 Miss Ann, 3 yrs Of the above I consider Limestone, Executor, Shylock, Distaffina, Melton, Lugar, and Legerdemain to be the batch the race will lay among; Limestone, if meant, I should back against the other five: year olds; Shylock I prefer to Mahon, and Legerdemain to Lugar, yet there are ao many " wheels within wheels," so many compound in terests to serve, that I am sorely puzzled how to get at the moving principle of the machine. To me it is a mystery whether Messrs. Green and Stebbinga intend to win with Mahon or Shylock; both will run, and possibly the latter may be the nag. Mr. Merry's nag will be Limestone, I should think, not withstanding the large sum put on Mies Ann at the sporting houses during the last few days, if meant, he will be about the mark. To these two, i.e. Limestone and Shylock, with Disteffina and Legerdemain, I shall look for the winner, taking the first and third for choice. As yet only four are scratched for this race, Nunny kirk, Belus, Puffy, and Miss Harrison, the latter at 6 P.m. on Saturday. On Wednesday, Ucentio, Miss Ann, and Cigarette, will furnish the firs 4 and second for the Free Handicap. The Hotspur Stakes will be won by Nunnykirk, if he runs, otherwise by Elthiron, with Robert de Brus in close attendance, the Abbot of Meaux and Emma Donna making up the field. In the First Triennial Produce Stakes I see nothing likely to cut out Mr. Meiklam's fine Derby colt, The Italian, although Witchcraft, Gleam, The Knight of Avenel, and Pitsford, are included in the nominations. On Thursday we have the Gateshead or Lottery Stakes, which seems destined for Dtr. Bowes with The Knout; Langton, Lugar, Lammermoor, and tither Velox or Imperatrix forming the field. Mr. Bowes will also win the Tyne Stakes, 1201. not being tempting enough, I should think, to induce the owners of Penang and Pitsford to run their horses. For the Gold Cup, " Hark, hark! I hoar The strains of strutting Chariticlecr." The Member's Plate Handicap, and the Innkeeper's races conclude the sports at Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and now for a word or two upon the Winchester races, which come off on Thursday and Friday next. The Great Produce Stakes will have Herbert, Bst 91b, and Glance, Bst 31b, first and second, and with 6lbs difference the latter ought to have the best of it. The Foal Stakes, to Glenlyon, Bernadotte second. The 50 Sows. Stakes, for two-year—old, to Passion filly, or Festive. The Two-year-old Stakes will bring Officious and Blarney together, and may possibly end in the defeat of the latter. The Winchester Stakes, to Lancaster or Puffy; West Country Lass third. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. s June 25, 1849. TUE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—The accidents during the great trial were few. One man broke his thigh, and two pitched headlong into the water were recovered. piece of iron suddenly detached from some part of the works by a swing of a rope, cut a man's nose clean off at the bridge. Had the tube, the only fear, jilted fixer, it would have fallen on some 50 men on theepontoen s who must inevitably have been killed. A number of life belts were provided in case of accident. The death of Lieutenant Alexander Pope, whose name was so prominently mentioned in connexion with the retirement of the Dragoons at Chillianwalla, is an nounced by the newspapers. He died at Kussowlee on the 21st ultimo. The game journals inform us that Mrs. Dartnell, wife of Dr. Dartuell, of H.M. 53d Foot, was struck dead; by lightning, on the 20th ultimo, during a violent storm at Simlah. Her avah was also killed; and a child of Mrs. Dartnell, wah her nurse, seriously injured. the Forces in Canada, the opportu late Comman der of of Sir r e lamented d Benjamin p eat u h of rban that . G.e ve .B ry: pity has been taken to reduce the military expenditure in British NortehhAigmhley paid America. rank Tli of Commander The commandhas of be th en e divided, and the Forces abolished. Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey will command the troops in Nova Scotia and New Bruns wick, receiving no additional pay, as he holds also the situation of Civil Governor of Nova Scotia. Major- General Rowan will receive the local rank of Lieutenant- General of the Staff, and succeed to the command in the Canadas. The effect of these arrangments will be a saving of the difference between the pay of Commander of the Forces and a Lieutenant-General on the Staff, and the reduction entirely of a lieutenant-general, with all his staff, as soon as these arrangements take effect, making a saving to the public of nearly 3,0001. year. CRICKET.—THE CARLISLE MECHANICS' The first match of the season between two picked elevens of this club was played on Thursday on the Bitts, Car lisle. The following is the score :—First eleven, 113 ; second ditto, 97. The Carlisle and W hithaven Clubs also played a match on Tuesday on the ground of the former. The score at the conclusion of the game stood thus :—Carlisle, first innings, en ; second, 81. White haven, first innings, 36; second, 49. THE SHRIEVALTY.—We understand that the gen tlemen to be proposed to fill the office of Sheriffs; of London and anpdoSnlatelariffNoiefoNll,liddlesex for the ensuing year are Mr. Alderman L awrence, c i t i zen and cordwainer; and The latter gentl eman i s the c e i l i draper of R egent - street an d Cornhill. extensive s T and e t e o p r e c andtacl oalkl DEPARTURE OF THE CANADA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING. —The American mail steamer, Canada, Captain Judkins, sailed from this port for Boston via Halifax. She mules out a number of passengers, and the usual weekly mails for Canada and the United States. The steam-ship Niagara, which was to sail from New York on the 13th, and Halifax on the 16th, is expected to reach the harbour in the course of Monday next-