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rttrti . • Wbitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S—T HIS EVENING ' ic Six oCLoc. GOODWOOD STASES. 15 to 1 apt Plaudit 12 to 1 agst Tophana GOODWOOD GIIP. 10 to 1 apt Surplice 5 to 2 agst Can zon 3 to 1 agst The Hero 4 to 1 agst Tadmor BT. LEGBR. 25 to 1 agst Chatterer 10 to 1 agst 14 , upgarou 6 to 5 on Fl)ing Dutchman DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Saaeca 40 to 1 agst Windhound 40 to 1 sgst Deico , m 35 to 1 ag,t Decoy colt 30 to 1 agst Blarney 20 to 1 agst William the Conqueror 18 to 1 agst John 0' Groat 12 to 1 a2,•st Pits,furd IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PUPILS PROTECTION (SCOTLAND) BILL. _ _ _ . This Bill was read a third time and pissed". SEWERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION OF COLONIES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. TITLES OF RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this Bill. The object of the Biil was to facilitate the transfer of congregational trust property from expiring trusts to new trustees. Lord REDESDALE thought the Bill had passed the House of Commons without due consideration, the Bill baying been passed through every one of its stages after twelve o'clock at night. The effect of the Bill would be to establish every Dissenting body, and he believed the Bill had been brought in solely to subserve the in terests of the Free Church, and he therefore hoped the Bill would be wi:hdrawn. Lord BROUGHAM considered that the Bill afforded a remedy to a great griev,nce, and therefore he should support it. The Free Church, although not the ma jority, comprised a considerable minority of the people of Scotland. The Earl of ABERDEEN, although he did not enter tain any objection to the principle of the 8111, yet consi dered it such a specimen of hasty legislation that he thought it would he but decorous in the Noble and Learned Lord to postpone the measure. Lord POLWARTH also urged the postponement of the further consideration of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said, that as the Bill was simply to alter the manner in which the transfer of the property was to take place from one set of trustees to another, he could not admit that it wus a species of hasty legisla tion, and he could not consent to postpone it. He knew that the Bill had been deliberately considered, and had received the approbation of those most interested in the question. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and Lord BEAUMONT, the Bill was real a second time. HEALTH OF TOWNS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord POLWARTH asked when this Bill would be brought forward. The Earl of CARLISLE regretted exceedingly that it would be in- posAtbl , " to pass the Biil during the course of the present session, but he hoped it would bt one of the first measures to be brought forward during the next session of Parliament. HOME. The Etsrl of MALMESBURY said that he knew that several persons who had s• rved in the Republican army at Rome bad arrived here within the last tew days with British passports, signed by Mr. Freeborn, the British Consul there. The lives of those persons were not in danger, and he could not understand why Mr. Freeborn should have given the British passports. He arktd if Mr. Freeborn acted upon orders from England or upon his own responsibility? The Marquis of LAN sr , DOWNE, who spoke in ♦ery low tone, was understood to say that Mr. Freeborn had given the passports on his own responsibility, but he believed that the passports had been given because the persons were in danger of their lives, and, therefore, he might have thought himself justified on the score of humanity. Lord BROUGHAM thought it a most important question, because an English passport was always respected, and such a proceeding might diminish the respect paid to it, and this might expose English travellers to ittconvc , nit , nee. He did not believe that passports were of much benefit, because every knave who sought to escape from justice always took care to have a passport en regle. The Earl of MINTO said he had received a letter from Mr. Freeborn, in which he said that he had been engaged iu giving passports to persons who had compro mised theinselve,, and who therefore might, it taken, be shot, and that humanity had dictated the steps he had taker. After a few words from the Earl of MAL MESBURY, the su►eject dropped. PETI 1 lONS. El.rl FORTESCUE presented a petition from the Poor-law officers of tiouthmolton, prayin , fur a super annuation allowance to masters and (Alfons of work houses. STEAM NAVY. Earl TALBOT rose to bring for►vard the motion o: which he had given notice, on the subject of the effi ciency of our steam navy. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair abortly after Twelve o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Commercial-road (comprising the Cannon-street-roads, the Commercial-read, the Her seterry Branch of Road, the Eat India Duck-read, and the Barking-read). Great Indian Pecinrular Railway Company. Mr. MAS rERMAN presented a petition from the master bakers of the city of London, against the Sale of Bread Bill. Mr. HENLEY presented a petition frum Oxford, praying for au alteration of the Betz. Aet. SUPPLY. Mr. BERNAL brought up the r. port on the Com mittee of Supply, which u as 3gr.ed to. ESTATES LEASING (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read u third Mine and passed. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) BILL. On the question that this Bill be teed a third time. Mr. REYNOLDS again expressed his regret that the Government had not deemed it necessary to assimilate the municipal privileges of Ireland to those of England. He gave notice that early next session he would move for leave to introduce a MI on the subject. Mr. SADLEIR wished to know whether it was the intention of Government to introduce a Bel next session to extend municipal privileges in Ireland. Sir W. SO M ERVILLE said the matter was under consideration, but he could not pledge the Government to introduce a Bill on toe subj , cr. After a few woi-ds from Mr. A GLIO.NB Y and Mr, W. PATTEN, Mr. J. O'CONNELL also expressed a desire that the municipal privileges of Inland should be placed on the same footing as those of England. Mr. HAMILTON hyped the passing of the Bill would prove setisfactury to the parties who had so long been agitating the question of municipal reform in Ireland. The Bill was read a third time and passed. SMALL DEBTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time. On the question that it do pave Mr. THORN ELY asked if the power of granting com pensation under this Bill rested with the Treasury, that was, had the Treasury the power of fixing the sum to be paid? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the affirmative. The Bill was then passed. STOCK-IN-TRADE BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time. Sir H. W. BARRON said it was unjust to make one single species of property support all local taxation, and therefore thought it his duty to enter his protest against it. As, however, at that late period of the S•Ssiiin, every on e was desirous that no division should take place unless it wa s likely to be profitsble and useful, he would not divide the House upon the Bill. After a short discussion, with reference to such a privilege being extended to Ireland, in which Mr. Law, Mr. F. French, Col. Dunne, and Mr. Anstey took part, the motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time. REGIMENTAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion that this dill be read a third time, M. HENLEY said the Bill bad passed through its various stages with great rapidity without one word of explanation being given with respect to the object e hich it was contemplated to effect. He was desirous, there fore, that the Government should postpone it far a day or two, in order that Members might make some inquiry with respect t o i t; otherwise,li should consider oe it his duty to tak e th e sense of the House cause it proposed to deal with private upon . it, be' property in a way which was encir ly ueusual. Mr. F. MAULS said, he could hardly consent, at this late period of the s-ssion ~ to po,tpone the measure. It had received the entire appruva of the Commander iu. Chief, and it was considered necessary on three grounds ; first, because these regiic,ntal benefit acciettes were thought, to a certain extent, subversive of military dis cipline in the army; secondly, because they hit ei f are d to a certain extent with the establishment of savings' banks; and, thirdly, because all parries connected with them were (li•sirous that they should be brought under ,those which were contained in this such provisiups as .4111• ,, 4 , 1 . \ i IN , "-- Xr—IIRNL - EY said that this B ill would be an invasion ii of the rjghti end, pri ilege of persons interested in other /-'-- aw'etlea of Siy,iff ady established. It was not the 1. , caste 13 F ,,, ' e f t deel to ith the property of private te Indite al's W 1440 - - ,fb r previous consent. r uir l t.. ', .. ' hfr. DX - iefivi3 expiained that the Bill only dealt ` with benefit aticie' and not with charitable scAtieties. • 811-14 LA Y VANS said that he Was much .11 S. pleased with the attention paid to this Bili by the Hon. Gentlemen, but he thought it better to leave the matter in the hands of the Secretary of War. After a few words from Col. DUNNE the Bill was read a third time and passed. The Enlistment (Artillery and Ordnance) Bill was read a third time and passeS. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. On the consideration of the Lords' amendment to this Bill, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proposed some verbal alterations. Sir H. W. BARRON called the attention of the Soli citor-General to a grievance under this Bill, which he was sure bad escaped the attention of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. The commissioners under this Act had power to sell an estate which, perhaps, might bring in an income of 2,0001. a year if it hada debt of 200/. upon it. Mr. SADLEIR had to express his regret that the twenty-second clause had been added to the Bill. He should be sorry if these projected commissioners were given the power to proceed to a peremptory sale of an estate, so long as the owner managed to keep up the payment of the interest on the incumbrances on the estate. lie thought cases would occur in which the commissioners would proceed to such peremptory sale of an incumbered estate under circumstances which would be peculiarly hard to the owner of the land. Besides, the most disturbed district in Ireland was practically excluded from the operation of the in• tended Commission. It was too late now to remedy the omission, hut in the next session of Parliament he would call the attention of the House to the desirability of bringing that district within the operation of the Bill. the Solicitor General had more than once confessed that his want of local knowledge of the coun try and the circumstances of Ireland had to a certain extent incapacitated him from legislating for that counts y. That confession did the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's candour great credit; and he (Mr. Sadleir) hoped that, in filling up the proposed Commission, he would select gentlemen resident in Ireland, irrespective of their politics, whose best qualification for carrying out the objects of the Bill would be their intimate and extensive knowledge of the unwritten law of the country. Colonel DUNNE complained that a Bill of this im portance, which proposed to deal with the whole of the lauded property, was brought forward during a morning sitting, when so many of the Irish. Members were absen►. Surely this was a mean use of the subservient majority of the Government. The amendment proposed by the Lords was at least calculated to pre serve some of the property of Ireland; but the amendment proposed at the table to-day was of a different spirit. He should oppose the Bill, and support the amendment of the Lords. Sir LUCIUS O'BRIEN spoke in opposition to the amendment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the object of the Bill was to enable estates to pay off incumbrances, which could not be done under the present law. Mr. REYNOLDS was opposed to the Lords' amend ment, on the ground that it would not only embarrass the administration of this excellent Bill, but render it nugatory altogether. Sir L. O'BRIEN held that the amendment would open the door to fraud. The House then divided on the amendment, when there appeared— For the Solicitor-General's amendment 84 Against it Majority for the amendment ... —64 The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then moved the in sertion of the word nett, instead of the word gross, in the same clause amended by the Lords. After some observations from Mr. HENLEY, Mr. SADLEIR said he was at a loss to know in what manner the nett income was to be ascertained. He was in hopes the Government would have rejected the clause. Major BLACKBALL supported the clause as it stood. Mr. BRIGHT thought it would have been better for the Government to reject the clause introduced by the Lords inte the Bill, but certainly the clause would be improved by the suggestion of the Solicitor-General. Mr. GROGAN supported the clause as it stood. Mr. F. FRENCH also supported the clause. Mr. REYNOLDS thought the introduction of this clause had rendered the Bill less valuable than when it was sent up to the Lords, but the word " nett," in his opinion, was a far better word than " gross." Although he entertained great respect for the other branch of the Legislature, he should have esteemed them more had they abstained from introducing this clause. Colonel DUNNE, on the other hand, approved of the clause, and should vote for its continuance. The amendment was then agreed to. After several other verbal amendments, the clause was agreed to. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proposed that they should disagree to the amendment made by the Lords in clause 25, to the effect that the Usher of the Court of Chancery should not be entitled to poundage upon estates sold under this Bill. The motion was agreed to. JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, Mr. Bernal in the chair. On en amendment proposed in clause 2, in answer to a question from Sir D. NORREYS, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that it would not apply to leases where warrants of attorney had been granted. Mr. MONSELL objected most strongly to the altera tions introduced into tee Bill. It would have done much more good if it bad been kept intact. Mr. SADLEIR objected to this clause. It was mani festly against first principles. This clause would revive all the evils, both of the custodism system and the elegit system. If the Solicitor-General would reter to the re ports of the Committee, he would find that the evidence given went to show this. At present they had two systems of elegits, by one of which they could take pos session of the whole of an estate; by the L.tLer it was possible to take possession of half the estate. Every practical man who had given his evidence on the subject of custodian and elegit process, had stated that the same evils arose out of the elegit as out of the Cita toliam process. He had felt it his duty to opi,ose a clause which went to revive a most pernicious legal process is Ireland—he meant the system of degas. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did admit that some svili attached to the elegit system; still he hoped the Bill would pass through Committee for the sake of its general merits. On clause 9 being moved, The SOLICITOR GENERAL proposed certain alter ations to the effect that a receiver was not to be ap peidted or extended until after the expiration of a year, and that the Court might direct subatitutcd service under scite facias. These alterations were agreed to, the House resumed, and the Chairman was ordered to report the Bill to- IfiUfrow. STAMPS, &c., ALLOWANCES BILL. The House then went into Committw•e on this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex. plain,d that the object of the Bill waste enable the Trea sury to reduce the allowances made on stamps. The Bill then went through Committee. The Turnpike Act Continuance Bill and the Juvenile Offenders and Small Larcenies Bill were both postpuned. YOUR-LAW UNION CHARGES ACT AMEND MENT BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill. Captain PECIIELL inquired if the wives and children of soldiers and marines possessed the privilege of irre moi ability during the absence of their husbands. Mr. BAINESdid not like to take upon himself the responsibility- of answering the question. The subject was under the consideration of the Court of Queen's Bench. Captain PECTIELL said they had terrible experience of the delay of the. Court of queen's Bench in cases not very dissimilar. He hoped the Board would urge the Court to come to a decision, and not defer doing so for two years, a. they had done in one case. Mr. BRINES begged his Gallant Friend to bear in mind that the Poor-law Board had no influence with the Court of Queen's Bench. Captain PEVHELL said the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General might accelerate the decisions of the Court. The clause was agreed to. Clauses 6 and 7 were agreed to. On clause 8 being proposed, Captain PECIIELL opposed it, and proposed its omission, on the ground that the appointment of tem porary auditors would endow the Commissioners with additional power. Mr. HAINES explained that the clause meant the temporary appointment of auditors in the event of the death of the auditor of a union, in order to obviate the inconvenience of unfinished accounts. Oa the suggestion of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY the clause was altered to convey the moaning st4ted by the President of the Poor-law Board; and it was agreed to. Clauses 9 to 10 were agreed to—the latter with a ver bal amenilment. Clauses 11, 12, 13, and 14 were also agreed to. On clause 1f being pmposed, Mr. HENLEY asked for some explanation of its necessity? Mr. BAINES replied, that as the law at present stood, before the guardians could allow the emigration of a pauper, they were compelled to call a vestry meeting to sanction each case. This clause was to get rid of that inconvenient machinery, and empower the Pour-law Board to sanction all proposals to emigrate approved of by the guardians. The clause restricted the annual expenditure of each union for purposes of emigration to a half of the average rates of the previous three years. Mr. MILES objected to the clause in sego. It was tendencye coun counties bad iu principle , us it w ould have the effect of rem ov i ng a parochial responsibility on to the bteha unions. the t reduceo T t c h e er c ir ertainly legislation a in l l i a t te ytoecaormp ss h la ad complain to the unions. chinl responsibility, and transfer it bit by bit puro- Mr. RICE thought it was very desirable t o do away with the consent of the vestry to any sum of money e which the guardians might think proper tovarprpy apply theor migration. It would be impracticable to elau,e into effect if such a consent was rt quired. Alter a brief discussion, Mr. BAINES proposed that the clause should be withdrawn, and gave notice that he should bring in another in its stead. The clause was accordingly withdrawn. Mr. BAINES moved the following addition to clause 16:—" Provided, that the abiding ut any such pour per son in such workhouse sh,il in all other respects be attended with the same legal consequences as if such workhouse had been situated within the union or parish from which such prior person shall have been sent.' Mr. MILES said that the powers given by this clause to unions and to the Poor law Connuissionera wer e k. o great, that unless he heard some better reason given for its iasertion, he should cousida it his duty H to divid e the Hound upon it. TILE S-014, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1849 After a few words from Captain PECHELL, The Chairman was ordered to report progress, and the House resumed. The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Four o'clock until Six. The House resumed at Six o'clock. Messengers from the Lords brought up several Bills. METROPOLITAN BAKERS. Mr. CHARLES PEARSON pceeentd a peti►ion from master bakes a in Clapham, praying that the Baker.' Bill may not pals into a law. PETITION OF COLIN MACKENZIE. Lord DUDLEY STUART said he rose to present a petition from one Mr. Cohn Mackenzie, resident in Camden-town, which was of a very peculiar character, and the like of which, perhaps, had never been pre sented to that House before. The petitioner stated that in 1846 he contracted a marriage which had turned out very unfortunate for him—(A 'augh)—by which he became acquainted with the evils of that state.—(Re newed laughter.) He was led to the conclusion that the most fertile source of domestic unhappiness was a mar riage settlement, which gave to a wife great power over her husband—(Laughter)—and in consequence of the independence which it placed ber in she defied him, against all the vows she made on the altar, and did all sorts of things which she ought not to do. (Loud laughter.) The petitioner stated that in consequence of the practice of mar riage settlements it was necessary to employ a lawyer to draw them, who in that way ob tained great iefluence over the parties, and frequently under pretence of being the legal adviser of the husband became something more than a legal adviser to his wile. —(Laughter.) The petitioner finally prayed among other things that the goo d old system of the ducking stool might be revived as a punishment for all undutiful and runaway wives. —(oe, oh, and cries of" Order.") Mr. MACKINNON samitted that such an absurd petition should not be received. Lord D. STUART said the language of the petit was respectful, and be believed perfectly regular.—(oh !) Sir JOHN Y. BULLER considered the petition was a ridiculous one, but he thought the best course would be to receive it, and to avoid giving an undue importance to it by discussing it. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. (LEFT SITTING.) SIR HENRY BISHOP'S CONCERT The announcement of a concert to be given by Sir Henry Bishop, the veteran composer for the English stage, to whom we are indebted for an impetus given in years long gone by to the taste for ljrical art in this country, was sufficient to attract a select and nume rous audience of amateurs at the Hanover•square Rooms on Wednesday. Although the works of Sir Henry Bishop no longer bold their place in a dramatic form on the operatic stage, there are few men who have written so much that lives in the memory. The programme of this concert derived its chief interest from the resuscitation of compositions by him with which every musical society is familiar, but which, for many years, have not formed the staple of concert at tractions. Among these were the glee from Clari, " Sleep gentle lady," the song frOm Guy Manneripg "Be mine, dear maid," the recitative and air "Is this the region?" from the Fallen Angel, the song "In the silence of night," the sestet from :the Miller and his Men "Stay pr'y thee stay," the quintet from The Slave "Blow gentle gales," the favourite song of "My pretty June" (sung by Mr. Sims Reeves), the song "Tell me, my Heart" from howl Quatre (sung by Miss 13,reti), the song " Si:ns of Freedom" (oy Miss Alicia Nunn) from The Slave, and the duet "My pretty page," from Henri Quatre. Added to these was the rondo "Hark, 'ha the Inaiun drum," from the opera of Cortez. All these pieces, which were per formed under the personal superintendence of Sir Henry Bishop, were received with delight by an audience who had not forgotten impressions produced at a time when the works of this composer were, in many respects, the pioneers of musical taste in this country. The concert was not confined to these performances, though, on such an occasion, they might have been sufficiently attractive. The talents of Alboni, Grisi, Parodi, Lablache, Tamburini, and Gsrdoni were also engaged in some of the most popular of the pieces usually given at these entertainments. English artists, however, predominated in the list, some of the best of Sir Henry Bishop's pieces be ing allotted to Miss Rainforth, Miss Dolby, Miss Birch, Mr. H. Phillips, the Misses Williams, Miss Bas sano, Mr. Machin, Mr., Novello, Mr. Stretton, and Master Sloman. Grisi and Alboni were encored in the " Serhauai Ognor," from the Semiramide, and Tacnbu rini and Lablache convulsed the audience with the Sefiato," from the Mutrimonio. The concert was throughout successful. DEATH OF RICHARD PENNEFATHER, ESQ.—With sincere regret we have this day the painful duty to an nounce the death of Richard Pennefatber, Esq., of Knockeven, in this county, which melancholy event took place this morning at four o'clock, at Newton Antler, the residence of Colonel Osborne, M.P. for Middlesex. The deceased was eldest son of Baron Pt nnefather, and was appointed Lieu tenant-Colonel of the Tipperary Militia, by the Earl of Gleagall, on the death of Lieutenant- Colonel Purefoy. He also filled the important o ffi ce of Under-Secr e t a ry, during the late adminittration of Sir Robert Pt el, for which he proved himself peculiarly adapted from his excellent business habits—the intelligence of his mind—personal civility and courteous address. Mr. Pennefasher was High Sheriff of this county during the past year, and his great courtesy during that period of extraordinary excitement—the sittings of the special commission for the trial of the state prisoners— deservedly gained for him the approbation of ail who attended the court during those trials. As an ex efficio guardian of the Clonmel union, his zeal and in dustry to benefit the poor, whose destitute condition he incessantly laboured to ameliorate, made him a most popular member of the board. Indeed, to his ardent and unremitting exertions in that capa city may be in some degree ascribed the fatal attack which terminated his existence. To those who had the happiness to know Mr. Pennetather all eulogy is unne cessary. His death will be deeply felt by many and sym pathised in by all to whom he was even casually known. The deceased was about 40 years of age, and was mu lled to Lady Emily Butler, sister to the Right Hon. Richard Earl of Glengall.—Clonmel Chronicle. EDINBURGH —DEATH OP ANDREW BELL, ESQ.— We regret to have to announce the decease of this gen tleman, well known as a teacher of mathematics, and as the author of some mathematical treatises, published by the Messrs. Chambers, of this city. The melancholy circumstances attending Mr. Bell's death are these:— Having gone to reside at his country residence at Sht-ardaie, near Dollar, in the county of Clackmannan, he went on Friday last along with his son-in-law, Mr. Brotherston, surgeon, Allots, to fish in Glendevon water. Returning tome in the evening, both gentle men being on horseback, Mr. Bell fell from his horse, and was dragged along the road a con siderable distance, with his toot in the stirrup iron. On being rescued from his position, Mr. Bell was taken to an inn near Muckart, where Mr. Brother stun dressed the wounds, and then proceeded to Dollar for additional aid. By the time of his return, however, Mr. Bell had ceased to exist. It is believed the deceased received the fatal blow in falling from his horse, and not in consequence of being dragged ale ng the road. This melancholy event has caused much grief amongst a wide circle of relatives and friends. About fifteen years ago Mr. Bell was teacher of mathematics in Dollar Institution, but owing to a disagreement with the principal, the Rev. Dr. Mike, Mr. Bell resigned his charge and became a bookseller in Alloa. This adven ture not proving a very successful one, Mr. Bell came to Edinburgh, where, till recently, he devoted himself to his favourite study, mathematics. Deceased was about sixty years of age.—Glasgow paper. THE LABOURING CLASSES AND THE CHOLERA.— The Committee of the Public Baths and Washhouses, George-street, Euston-square, have just issued 10,000 copies of an address to the lab ouring classes in their dis trict of the metropolis, relative to the best means of ! . _ preventing the progress of cholera. The committ ee dwelt at great length, and with much force, on the ne cessity of cleanliness, both as respects personal habits and the condition of their lodgings. The address is calculated to be productive of much good. We would take this opportunity of earnestly pressing on the clergy, and ali who have influence with the labouring classes, to urge upon them the importance of freely using lime wash and chloride of lime in their dwellings, in the presence of so dreadful a disease as the cholera. GOD IN NATURE.—There is religion in every thing around us—a calm and holy religion, in the un breathing things of nature, which man would do well to imitate. It is a meek and blessed influence, stealing as it were, unawares upon the heart. It comes quietly, and without excitement. It has no terror, no gloom in its approaches. It does not rouse up the passions; it is untrammelled by the creeds, and unshadowed by the superstitions of man. It is fresh from the hands of its author, glowing from the immediate presence of the Great Spirit, which pervades and quickens it. It is written on the arched sky. It looks out from every star, It is on the sailing cloud, and in the invisible wind. It is among the hills and valleys of the earth, where the shrubleas mountain-top pierces the thin atmosphere of eternal winter, or where the mighty forest fluctuates, before the strong wind, with its dark waves of green foliage. It is spread out like a legible language, upon the broad face of the unsleeping ocean. It is the poetry of nature. It is this which uplifts the spirit within us, until it is strong enough to overlook the shadows of our place of probation; which breaks, link after link, the chain that binds us to materiality; and which opens to our imagination a world of spiritual beauty and holiness. —Eliza Cook's Journal. DRAINAGE or LANDS.—A Bill has been brought down from the House of Lords, intituled "An Act to promote the Advance of Private Money for the Drainage of Lands in Great Britain." It empowers the Inclosure Commissioners tor England and Wales to act as com missioners for the Execution of the present Act, and authorises owners of land in Great Btituin to borrow or nch mice money fix the imptovemtnt of lands by drain bge. Such owners must apply to the Commissioners for trio requisite authority, and those functicliaries may cause the land to be inspected by their own officers, and th,reupon determine whether any, and what amount of money shall be authorised to be borrowed or advanced, and fi x the rate of interest thereon, not exceeding 5 per cent. per annum. ROYAL COMPANY OF ARCHERS- The annual ptizy atruh:Ld; a b bodyguardforway j . Sc o o h t n • land wa s v gi ven obtyfohr in e A u l a t j , e p s e ty p • k Gillespie, Esq., W.S. The royal compisny afterwards entertained the officers of the North British staff and of the varrison at dinner in their hull, has Grace the Duke of lioxburgh presiding,—Lally HOP IN TELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, JULY 16.—The accounts continue to come very unfavourable. We have a firm market at last week's: prices. The duty is estimated at 65,0001. IDSTONE.—AIthough some of the grounds in this district are "as bad as bad can be," yet a sufficient number show " pluck" enough to create hopes of hops, as althivugh the vermin stick to thew, and seem to follow them nearly as tast as the) grow, the bines are not without indicatiims of such vigour as will enable them to beat their enemies at last, although it will undoubtedly be a hard fight. Generally speaking, good farming will "tell." MEREWORTII —Notwithstanding the flattering tale whicu has been told for some weeks past by your con temporary, we can assure you the hops in this parish are getting worse very fast, and not partially, but gene rally, so much so that a favourite pet ground, whieh was offered to be laid at six bags per acre about a month since, we can now find no person wild enough to back at 6 cwt. There has been no prospect of an average crop for these last six weeks, as there has been great quantities of vermin, several grounds very black of bine, and the mould to a considerable extent in some grounds; the ap parentbine appears now to show strong si g n s o f distress r(r% 8 t t 're ) m C want of moisture and the ravages of the vermin. WATERING It URY.—The hops in this parish get worse daily, as we m!annut observe any decrease of vermin, and the hops want• rain, the weak grounds more particularly so. The mould appears in some grounds while on the: other hand there are some few grounds which are a little tree from vermin, and in which the bine looks healthy - , but they are "few and far between." NETTLESTEAD.—The hops get worse, as the vermin du not (let:I-owe, and the slick grounds suffer much fo want of moisture. There are more grounds short of bi ne i n this parish this year than usual. There is every appearance of a very short crop. TEsrosr.—The bine in this parish is stronger than in some or the adjoining perishes, yet the hops get worse daily, and we can see no prosp et of an average crop, as the vermin do not decrease. M A LLING.—The hops, though coming into burr, look less promising than they did last week, turning yellow, rusty, and black. WROTHAM.—There is not so much vermin on the hops as there was, but the honey-dew still continues, and the hops altogether do not present a much more fa vourable appearance. Great hopes are entertained that the Midsummer shoots will yet produce a good crop. BRERCHLET.—The hops are still in a very bad state. A great proportion is quite given over to a blight; in others a little freshness - appears. On close inspection the vermin is foivad to follow them up. CRANBROOK.—We have t. ken considerable pains 'during the last week in winching the development of the midsummer shoot, and we find it is very generally followed closely by the vermin. There are some few plantations in which we fancy we can discover a slight improvement, but in the aggregate they are getting worse than reported in our last; even in the best grounds the heads of the bines seem disinclined to fraternise with each other, curling back towards the poles, and evincing a weakness (caused by the deprivation of the sap through the glut of fly) which prevents them from covering the poles. YALDING.—Our hops in some few grounds that far preceded others, do not look so well as they did. The cold nights of late have been very prejudicial. IGHTHAM AND SEAL.—Some grounds in high situa tions bid fair for a sprinkle of hops, but those in the valleys continue much in the same state as last week. EDENDRIDGE.—There is an improvement in some of the best grounds, but the weak nines can do but little, it anything. IIAWKHURST.—IU this neighbourhood scarcely any improvement can be noticed, us the vermin follow the young shoots too quickly fur them to make any way. TICEHURST.--1 he partial clearance L_ vermin noticed a fortnight since has been succeeded by frk sh lice, which follow up the young shoots, where sufficient vigour re mains in the plant to produce them. We may still except a few favoured pieces of bine that have as yet been but partially attacked with the general Upon the whole, the estimate of the ensuing crop is very low, and any great improvement is now become hopeless, nUREITGREEN.—With few exceptions , the hops in this neighh.u, hvol are in a worse condition than they were last week. ORPINGTON.—The hops are very much in the same state as la.t week, the young shoots being covered with lice, as fast as they come; but about halt of the grounds are so blighted, that there is no appearance of fresh shoots, neither can there be, as they are quite done fur. Where the young shoots come we may grow about three cwt. per acre. FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS, JULY 16.—There is no improvement to notice. The annual hop dinner at the Ilen and Chickens Inn, Froyle, took place on Wednesday last, under the able presidency of George Trimmer, Esq., of Farnham. The fare was sumptuous. The nominations for the old duty varied from 45,0001. to 105,0001, and the general opinion was much against a crop. On rt ference to the records of bygork , years, it appeared that in 1840, on the 11th July;the duty WAS animated at 85,000/:, but tbai reaLed only about 34 0001—Ma idskne Gazette, July 17, INV.ERNESs GREAT SHEEP AND WOOL FAIR. (From the Averness. Cou► ier.) Our annual market is now nearly over, and we are happy to be able to state that transactions have on the whole been satisfactory. As a fall of prices was aatici• paled, the market was what is called a stiff one. The sellers were unwilling to submit to a large reduction, and the buyers were equally unwilling to rush hastily into purchases. Hence, Thursday was entirely a blank day. The street in front of the Caledonian Ho,el was crowded with gentlemen sauntering about, discoursing of their prospects and intentions, and enjoying the fine weather which fortunately prevailed dining the whole of the market. On Friday comparatively little was done, but towards the evening some sales of wool were effected. This day must of the principal fleeces were disposed of before dinner, but many of the stocks remained unsold till a later hour. With resrect to wool, the rise has been very considerable. Cheviot wool which sold last year at 11s. and lls. 6d. sold freely at 15s. and 16s. per stone. The demand was great, and little has been left for con signment to the commission agents. In stock the fall has been about equal with the rise in wool. Cheviot wedders, as compared with last year's prices, are down from 4s. to 53.; ewes, from 2s. to 3s. 6d.; lambs, about 2s. The sales last year were generally considered too high, and some of the purchasers suffered from their attend ance at our market. In addition to the rise in the price of his wool, the farmer has another advantage in the cheap( ss of his smearing materials. There was not a single importation of butter from Amet ice last year, and this season the supply has been extensive, particularly from New York. Table-butter has also been uncom monly plentiful, and the consequence is, that contracts have been entered into here for butter at 441. per ton, which last year were 584 In looking at the statistics of the market, and the prospects of the farmer, the following is an important consideration :—There is a fleece of every sheep for sale, and about five fleeces make a stone. There is, however, only a fifth part of the ewes, and about a third of the wed der stock sold at the market ; and this brings the number of stones of wool and the number of sheep disposable in a season nearly on a par. The great ad vance of the fleece will, therefore, come nigh to reim burse the farmer for the fall on the carcase, or at least to render the difference of no great amount. With such prices, and the prospe ct of a good harvest, added to the improving condition of the manufacturing districts, we hope we may congratulate our agricultural and pastoral friends on their present situation, which, we sincerely trust, may suffer no further deterioration. _ SnEEP:—We believe the first lot of Cheviot sheep sold at this market was Mr. Horne of Lsngweli's wedders, purchased by Mr. Gillescn, at 355. The Lang well ewe were afteriisrds hold at 194. The following is a note of some of the principal sales reported to us:— Eribol wedders, 255; ewes, 17s; Ribigill, 24s 6d and 17s 6; Bthouse, 24s and 19; Mr. Pmerson's ewes (Arms dale and part of Melness, 800 in all), 183; Turbot ewes, 18s; Achmore wedders, 255, uses, 17s; Auchincluich, 22s and 14s 6d; Glendu, 25s 6d and 163 6d; Sandside, 25s and 16*; Ratagan wedders, 223 6d; Gordonbusb, 24* 63 and 15s; Balnakiel, 22s 6d and 14* 6d; Keoldale, 24s add 16s; ',Amore wedders, 226; Mr. Brown, Link wood, wedders, 245, ewes, 163; lovcrhrora ewes, 163; Ardross wedder:, 225, ewes 144; Skelpick wedder, 236 ewes, 17s; Shewglie wedders, 235; li3leukin wedders, 21s, ewes, 12s ; Borgie ewes, 16s ; Mr. Gentle, Dell, wedders, 22s 9tl ; the Scorrybrough wedders, 24s 6d ; the Kingsburgh ewes, 16s. Mr. Saar sold his Suther land wedders at 26a, or 261 per clad score ; ewes, 176 ; his Morven wedders, 211 lOs per clad score ; and his ewes, Cheviot and crossed, at 121 per ditto. Mr. K. Murray, Tain, sold the Forest Farm wedders a' 23s 6d ; ewes, 14s 6d ; Scorrybrough . ewes, 15$ 6d ; Calgary ewes, 16s. The highest prices for Cheviot stock are generally obtained .. by the Me ssrs . H a l l, Seib, rcross, and Mr. Houston, hintradwell. Mr. Hous ton has sold his wedders at 30*, evv,s 20s. The Messrs. Hall have sold their ewes at 213, but to this time (ten o'clock) we cannot learn that their wedders are disposed of. Mr. Kerr, salesman, bought the Drynoch wedders at 221 5s per clad score; ewes, 121 10s. The Ospisdale wedders sold at 23s 6d; ewes, 14s 6d. The highest price reported for Cheviot lambs was 146, given for the Cambusmore lot; Torbol lamb s , 12s; Borgie, lls; Fiodigarry, Ile 6d; Mr. Sutherland's p a l y lambs, 9s. 71 ; Ballach rean, lambs, 7s; Ribigill mid ewe lambs, 9 s; Mr. Finl a y son, Dingwall, sold his Cheviot lambs at 106; Eb sst Din monts, 14s; lambs, 9,3 d; Scal.lasarg lambs, I I s. Ki T rig h u e s e ,i 7 7 y e. b 6 rr i m ; g G h k b n la fi c n k t t a i i c go eo crs l s Mr. Clark, of Uiva, sold the Ulva cross tvedder lamb s at the same price, Mr. 'l'. Anderson, Gairloch, sold the Kerristhile cross wedders at 205, ewes, ditto, 10 s . m r. Maclennan, Ord, sold the Camassie slack ewes at 14s; Mr. Maekerzie, Scardroy, slack ewes at 14s; Mr. Macrae, Scatwell. shack ewes, lls 6J. Stranchrubia ewes, 16s; wedders, 225. Must of tse blackfeced stock was reserved for sale at Fort William on Tuesday next.. WOOL —The prineipsl lots of Cheviot wo o l were sold at 16s per soone—namely, the . clip of Mr. S e ll er Mor vi(c)rhbo ,1 1 17 the A Bighcrodursoes,s, the the Inverp o l y, t h e the Lochinver,. the A c h more, the T i Sr s d a , t id l e 6 , s t p h e e r e st a o ni ne b o sm sm o o re, e d the Skel goods lot s so ld at 15s. Pick—all these o and The Knockfin clip (about 1 ; 400 stone) was di sposed at 155; also th e A uc hi a d u i c h clip 15s ; Mr. John Chisholm, Inverness, bought from 6,000 to 7,000 stones at prices varying from 13s 6d to 16s. M r. Stewart, Flodi garry, so ld hi s Cheviot wool at 14s 6d; the Forest F arm woo l, 15s 6d ; Iti c h rasan, 13s 6d. The Conan half-bred hog, white, was bought by Mo. Johnstone, Inverness, for 20s 6d ; it was con sidered among the best lots in the markets. Mr. John stone also bought several lots of laid wool for 12s to 14s 6d. The Gairloch Cheviot wool sold at 141 3d ; cress de, 104 Cheviot wool, salved with Messrs. Tay- for and Co.'s, Leith, salve, at 16s 6d ; the Scibereross wool 16s 6d. Mr. Gentle, Dell, sold his wool at 16s 3d. Dryn,,ch wool 13s 6d. New Kelso wool 15s. Ospsdale wool. 164. The linockfin white washed Cheviot wool was bought, we belit•ve, by Mr. Adams, at 19 pe t ; soon. &vend lots of blackfaced wool sold at 6s and 6s 3d per stone. SMEARING MATERIALS.—The great supply of Amu rican butter has caubt d a material decline in the price of smearing materials. Mr. Telmer, Greenock, contracted to supply Mr. cellar at 441 per ton for grease butter, and 17s per barrel for American tar. Other salts ere made at 451 per ton, 3 m. delivered. Virginia tar (a superior description of American), at 19s per barrel. Orders for smaller quantities were given at 44s to 46s per cwt. for grease but►er. Mr. Anderson, Lrith, and Mr. Turner, Greenock, bad orders for great quantities at thosc, prices. Pura SALE.—At six o'clock this evening (Satur. day). the stuck un the farms of Tallisker and Rhundunan were offered tor sale by public auction in the Caledenien Hotel—Mr. Fraser, sheriff-substitute, Fort William, judge; Mr. Hutchison, auctioneer. The roam was crowded, and all the principal gentlemen attending the fair were present. The first lot put up consisted of 500 Rhundunan three-year•uld black faced wedders, which were put up at 161 lOs per clad score, and knocked down to Mr. Sprott, Thrnese, at 181. A lot of 700 Rhundunan three-year-old cross wedders were next put up at 211., but were withdrawn, no offers having been made. 200 Rhundunan three•year-old Cheviot wedders were next put up at 214 and went at the upset price to Mr. Paterson, Sandside. The Tallisker three-year-old Cheviot wedders, 1,000 in bumb'er, were then exposed at 22/ per clad score, and were disposed of at that price to Mr. Paterson. The Rhundunan blackfueed crock ewes, 500 in number, went at the upset price, 101, to Mr. Giboons, of Liverpool. The next lot was of Rhun dunan cross gimmers, eild, fur which theta were no off lass at 141 per clad score. The Tallisker Cheviot crock ewes (500) were offered of 131; and after a smart competition, went at 1415 s to Mr. Anderson, Lamblish, Cotrear-Angus. This concluded the public sale of live stuck, and the sale of Wool—all of the clip of 1849—was proceeded with. The first lot consisted of 1,700 stones, !aid Cheviot washed, which was offered at 13s 6d, and went to Mr. Rennie, of Balliliesk, at 15s. The next lot, 80 stones Barra hog, was knocked down to Mr. Rennie a t the upset price, 12s. The next, 300 stones, cross washed, also went to Mr. Rennie at the upset price, 1 Is; as did the next lot of 120 stones blackfaced smearati, at 6s. Fur the next lot, 170 atones blackfaced white, offered at 10e per stone (54 lb), there was no competi tion. After the sale, this lot was sold by private bar gain to Mr. Rennie, of 8s per stone. The lot of 700 cross three years old Rhundunan wedders was alio sold privately, at 20/ per clad score, to Mr. D. Welsh, Fetter cairn; and the lot of 120 cross ginimers, eild (Rhun dunan), to Mr. Pugin, Liverpool, at 111. COLONIAL ItEFOICM DINNER Last night about fifty gentletner, friends of colonial reform, dined together at the Trafalgar Hotel, Green wich. The company included many of the chief friends of an improved colonial administration. Sir William Molesworth, M.P., presided, supported by Lord Lyt telton, Lord Monteagle, Lord Naas, M.P., the Ho nourable F. Bsring, Mr. Miles, M.P., Mr. Baillie, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., the Honourable F. Scott, M.P., Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Milnes ' M.P., Mr. E. G. Wakefield, Mr. Horsman, M.P., Mr. Hutt, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Mr. Cobden, M.l'., Mr. Bass, Mr. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Monsell, .P., Mr. M. J. O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Mangles, M.P., Mr. Godley, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Mackay, Mr. Michell, &c. Lord Lincoln, Lord Talbot. Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Hume, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Stafiorci, and Mr. Napier were unavoidable absent. The usual loyal and constitutional toasts wero first drank. The toast of " The Army and Navy" was not spoken to, but several gentlemen amused themselves with callitz for Mr. Cobden. Sir W. MOLESWORTH, in proposing " Prosperity and good government to the Colonies," noticed various circumstances which were causing colonial affairs to occupy a very considerable portion of the attention of all class Ls—the great amount of emigration, the change in our commeicial system, the writings of eminent and distinguished me n who had carefully studied the subject with a view of relieving cur economical difficul ties, and the demands made of late years upon the public purse, in respect of the colonies; in the last twenty years we had expended 100,000,0001. upon our colonies, and yet they did not contain above 1,600,000 Eng lish or Irish people. In the past session more questions than ever affecting the colonies were trought under consideration. The Hon. Baronet brie fly tan through the history of them, concluding with the Australian Colonies Bill, the postp:inewent of which he conceived would produce great discontent and dissatisfac tion, especially in Van Diemen's Land. Year atter year the most solemn promises of free institutions had been made, but only to be broken.—(Hear, hear.) There was a conviction in this country that there were grave errors in our system of colonial goverment, a system secret and irrespon,ible,— a system that must be said to be characeriated by ignorance-, r. ft;ligence, and vacilla - ion.—(flear, hear.) slow was the system to be reformed? Why, free institutions must be freely bestowed upon all colonies which were fit for self-government. The distinction must be carefully drawn between imperial and local questions, and the lat ter must be left entirely at the disposal of the local L,— gislaturc.—(Hear, hear.) lie would call upon Lord Monteagle to respond to the toast—the Noble Lord who founded the free colony of South Australia.—(Hear.) Load MONTEAGLE begged to say that, without dis puting the charges of ignorance and negligence brought against the CAonial- office, he must, as far as he was concerned, repudiate the charge of vacillation, for he was not at the Colonial-office long enough to allow of his changing his mind,—(Laughter.) It he had a pleasant recollection of that office, it was connected with South Australia. He "sat by Ls cradle," and bad watched its progress— _ - 6 4 From good to better, daily self-surpass'd." Those were strangely mistaken who referred its pros perity to its mineral and other productions. There was something in it superior to copper, or silver, or gold— (Hear, hear)—something without which its mineral wealth would be but dross.—(Hear .be,r.) The Noble Lord concluded by proposing " The reform of our Colonial Policy," requesting Lord Lyttelton to speak to that toast. Lord LITTELTON presumed that both himself and the Noble Lord were supposed qualaied to discuss the delinquencies of the Colonial-office on the principle "set u thief to catch a thiet."—(A laugh.) The over whelming multiplicity of details in that depart ment was such as to make it impossible for the Colonial Secretary to form a well-considered opinion upon the subjects that came before him. Everything was referred to that office, to be tinkered and patched here. It was becoming absolutely necessary to lay down some limitation and rule as to what matters should be reserved for imperial control—a question surely not impossible to be settled, with the aid of the writings of such men as Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Roe-buck, and the example of the United States, and indeed of our own i G in o d ve a r t n ,d m t e o n r t, th w e h A en f ustr r 4 a i m ia i n ng eo c iu o n n l s e t s i . t_uti ( o u n t s ,u f r b , r New Z hear.) The ea Noble Lord proposed "Local self government for our Colonies." Some toasts then followed, having a more particular and special reference. Mr. F. Baring brought betore the company the ca s e of New Zealand; Mr. Godley respond ing. Mr. M. Milne& rendered a graceful tribute to the memory of Mr. C. Buller. Mr. Aglionby proposed •` the Health of the Chairman;" Mr. F. Scott " Success Emigration;" Mr. Baillie, " the Better Government of the Crown Colonies;" Mt. Horsman " Successful Emi gration from Ireland ;" Mr. Adderley "Freedom to Australia." The case of Canada was appropriately com • mitted to Mr. Mackay. The proceedings lasted to a rather bite hour. ACCIDENT TO Ma. COWAN, M.P.—We learn that this gentleman met with a severe accident on Thursday is.t. Mr. Cowan, it app.ars, was on his way to dine with the Town Council at litrkhitl, the country residence of the Lord Provost, when the horse upon which he was riding either stumbled or fell, when we regret to say, he wee thrown upon the road with such nolence, chat he lay for some time i a state of insensibllity. He vva-4 carried into a house I ! the village of Carrington, and medical aid being promptly at band, the Hon. mi tu ber soon recovered so much that he was enabled to return home thet evening, and we understand that he is now nearly well again. —Scotsman. THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR AND THE AMERICAN POLICE.—On inauguiation day the arrangems nt was to admit no carriages at the north gate of the capitol (Washington), and the Foreign Ministers were obliged to alight and enter on foot. All did this with becoming grace until the arrival of Bodisco, the Rie site Mini,ter, who, in his excessive dignity, ordered the gate to be opened to admit his carriage. Nobody obeyed, " Send for the police!" shouted the exasperated Russian. An offi cer presented himself. " Open this gate directly, si !" Police: " Shan't do it, sir."—Bodisco: " I am a foreign minister!"—P.: " Can't help that, sir"—B.: " I am the minister from the Russian Ceurt!"—P.: " The Pre sident of the United States can't drive his carriage through this gate to-day, sir."—B.: " I shall report you, sir!"—P.: "Report and be d—d, sir!"—B.: " flow shall I get in?"—P.: "On foot, sir." So the discomfited minister was compelled to alight and foot it ingloriously through thecrowd.—New England Wasl . ungtontan (U.S.) COINING BY WIIOLESALE.—A Frenchman, named Joseph Forcade, was examined before Colmel Elwood, at Cuckfield, Sussex, on Saturday, on the double charge of stabbing a policeman and uttering counterfeit coin. According to the evidence, the prisoner went into the Green Cross public-house and called for a glass of ale, in payment for which he tendered a half-crown. The landlord at once discovered that it was a counterfeit, and the prisoner then paid for his ale with three halfpence. Information of the circumstance having been given to the East Sussex constabulary, one of the constables, Tullett by name, went after the prisoner an d t oo k him into custody. The prisoner attempted to escape, and drew a knife, with which he made two thrusts at the officer, but, fortunately, without doing any mischief besides spoiling his clothes and slight!) grazing his side. On being search( d there were found on him two Wt., sovereigns, 19 halt crowns, 27 shillings, and fouelpt x . pences, besides a number of threepenny and fourpenny pieces, all counterfeit. He had also in his poe se , s i,,, BO pieces of counterfeit Austrian co, and a b oo k and papers giving instructions for imitating .variou s meta l s and casting spurious cow. The e xamination was ca r ri e d on through the medium of a n iece of the magistrate, who acted as interpreter. The prisoner Was committed for trial on both charges. LEICESTER TRADE.—The firmnes3 in the worsted and cotton yarns we noticed last week is fully a in tained—cotton yarns, indeed, Lave advanced a shilling a bundle, aLd there is an upwani tendency in worsted. Employment also continues general, and we are glad to hear that the LeiceNter glove-hands, having come to an arrangement with their employers, are returning trp work at itdyttlaced prices,--Liicutershire Mercury. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—C'helmgfo✓d. July 18. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and a Sp-cial Jury.) BAKER V. RUSK. This was a penal action, brought by the plaintiff, John Baker, to recover from the defendant, George Rusk, two separate penalties of 5001. for unlawfully cor rupting Edward Saxby, a voter for the borough of Har wich, to give his vo , e to Mr. Atwood, at the election for that boroigli its 1847, Mr. M. ChamberN, Mr. Bramwell, and Mr. Rodwell were for the plaintiff; Sergeant Shee, Mr. Edwin Jame., and Mr. Willis were for the defendant. Mr. CHAMBERS, in opening the case, said that the de fendant was chargl d with havteg committed two dis tinct acts of bribery at the election for Harwich for 1847, first by promising a voter, named Saxby, to pay a debt which he owed, upon condition of his voting for Mr. Atwood; and, secondly, by actually paying the amount he had promised, with the same obj- et. Mr. Atwood was a candidate for the representation of Harwich in 1847, and at this time it appeared that one of the voters, named Edward Saxby, was indebted to a person named Grice, in the sum of 411., and wheat which belonged to him had been seized as security for the debt, and was in the possession of an auctioneer named Hales. This voter was applied to to support Mr. Atwood at the election, and he bad some conversation with another voter named Truudell, and it appeared that some application was made to Mr. Atwood respecting the position of the voter, and before the election took place Saxby went to Loudon, and he saw the defendant at an office in Birchin-lane, and the waiter was there tale d over, Mr. Atwood being, as he was instructed, in an adjoining room, and aware of what was going on, and the result was, as he had no doubt he should be able to prove by evidence, that an understanding was come to, that if Saxby voted for Mr. Atwood his debt should be paid, and his boat released. Shortly after this in terview, the d&endant wrote a letter to Mr. Hales, the gentleman in whose charge the boat was, wherein he stated that he had accidently seen Saxby, who was a perfect stranger to him, and that as he seemed to be an honest man, it would be a pity that his boat, which he represented to be worth a great deal more than the debt, should be sacrificed, he offered to pay a sum of 101, down, and to be answerable for the payment of the remainder of the debt by instalments of 51. per month. The Learned Counsel proceeded to state that this offer was acceded to, and the money was paid as agreed, and the boat was delivered up in pursuance of . the corrupt agreement that had been entered into, and when the election came on Saxby voted for Mr. Atwood, who was returned one of the Members for the borough. In all probability nothing more would have been heard respecting the transaction if it had not been for the tact of a petition being presented against the return of Mr. Attwood. When it became known, however, that a pe tition was to be presented with a view to unseat that gen tleman, it appeared that the defendant applied to Saxby to give him a bill of sale of the vessel, and on his making some objection to do so, the defendant told him that he need not be alarmed, for it was only a matter of form, as the transaction otherwise might affect Mr. Atwood's seat, and the payment of the money would never be enforced, and upon this understanding Saxby executed a bill of sale to the defendant. Saxby was subse quently examined before the Committee of the House of Commons, and the result of the inquiry was that Mr. Atwood was unseated, and then the voters toiled the danger and mischief that was incurred by being mixed up in such transactions, for immediately the result of the decision of the Parliamentary Com mittee was made known the bill of sale was put in force egainst him, and the boat was sold for 201., and Saxby was thus prevented from obtaining a livelihood. It was under these circumstances that the present action was brought against the defendant, and although the witness Saxby, upon whose evidence the case would mainly depend, undoubtedly stood in the position of an accom plice, and his evidence ought therefore to be confirmed, yet, he said, it appeared to him that it would receive such material confirmation as would satisfy the jury that the deten ant had committed the acts imputed to him. The Learned COUNSEL having celled Saxby and several other witnesses, closed his case; when Mr. Sergeant SLIEE took a technical (rejection, which Mr. Baron Alderson held to be fatal, and a verdict was returned for the defendant. OXFORD Cif GUIT.— Worcester, July 17. CHU WN COURT.—(I3O m R .ore —T. —droll ...eLFE.) William Williams, 51, was indicted for having ob tained 15/. by false pi etences from Thomas Holland, at Upton-on Severn, on the 23d of June, with intent to cheat and defraud him of the same. Mr. Cooke prosecuttd, and Mr. Skinner defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner went to the prosecutor, a solici.or at Upton, who scorned to judge men by their appearance, and rj quested him to become his attorney, agent, and the receiver of his rents, as he was come into possession of a fine estate, called Llandissilloo Hall, in Denbighshire, with an income of 8,0001. a year, and was about to purchase property in the neighbourhood for 4,5001 He also said that Mr. Temple, Q.C., of Salt ney, near Cho-seer, had forty thousand pounds of his (the prisoner's) Money in his hands. This took place at the house of Mr. Goodman, the surgeon, and after wards other conversations between the parties oc curred at Holland's offices, the result of which was that Mr. Holland was induced to let his client" have the sum named in the indictment to pay his work men until he received a remittance from Temple, who 'was in the Isle of Mau. Mr. Holland afterwards awoke from his dream, and de,ired the prisoner to accompany him to Ssltney, which he did, where they saw Mr. Temple, who at once negatived the prisoner's statements, and said he had never heard of him until about a fort night previously, when a Mr. Dalgaish, of Dudley, called him with a similar tale, but he had never seen the prisoner before in his lire, and no doubt he was a ,vvindlur, so that the prosecutor had been impehed up, n ; on which Williams said, " end I think I have befit impos•cd on myself." It seemed that the who!e of the people of Upt , , , n were lab,urtfig under a want of mental perception at the time, as he was designated "the Squire," and was courted on all sides. He said the estates were recovered at the previous Denbigh Assizes, and he hsd spent every shilling he was worth in trying to obtain them. When taken into custody he had not a penny in his pocket. Atter a defence from Mr. Skinner, the prisoner was round Guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment IVESTERN ClRCUlT—Dorchester, July 17. John roomer, 38, was indicted for attempting to dis charge a loaded gun at Henry Collins, with intent to kill and murder him, on the 4th of December, 1842. It appeared that on the night in question three keepers (Line, Smith, and the prosecutor Collins) went out to watch the preserves of their employer, J. J. Farquhar son, of Langton. Hearin:,► parties about in the wood they separated, and Smith enter, d Hernsgrove Copse, where he found (as he swor4) the prisoner and another man under a hedge. They instantly attacked him, beat ing him atn.ut his head with the butt end of a gun, and afterwards kicking his teeth out. He called fur assist• ante and Collin% Came', at whom the prisoner presented a gun and snapped the lock, fortunately without the con tents exploding. He and his comrade then went off, 1, aving the gun behind ; and the prisoner was seen no more until about a month since, when he was pointed out on coming out of a Methodist chapel at Fontmell, and was at once apprehended. 'rue gun was shown to a carpenter named Edwards, who recognised it as one that he had put a new stock to at the re quest of the prisoner. On his behalf, however, it was shown that on the night of the transaction there was no moon, and that when he returned into Dorset, men who had known him for years could not recognise him. The gamekeepers had never seen him before the night in question, and he received a very good character. Verdict—Not Guilty. Considerable interest bad been manifested in this county to hear the trial of the cause " Hingeston v. Sir Fitzroy Kelly," which had been sent down again by the Court of Exchequer, and which (our readers will re member) was an action against the ex - Solicitor-General for services rendered to him at the late Lyme election. The cause, however, was compromised. A labourer named George Lorsh, 48 years of age. was indicted for committing wilful and corrupt perjury. Although the assignment of perjury was comparatively insignificant, the consequences of it, bad been very serious. It appear , d that at the Dorset October Sessions a girl named Eliza Brockway was prosecuted by the pri ,uner for rot.biug him of some money on the 19th of August. He was the sole witness, and the girl was fiund guilty and sentenced to seven bears' transporta tion. Her solicitor, Mr. G. Chitty, in a very praise worthy spit-it, got up a case and carried it to the Home Secretary, who commuted the sentence of transports. awl to twelve months' imprisonment, and on the girl's innocence becoming clearer, gave her a tree pardon, The only point up'n which perjury was assign, d was he question of the prisoner's condition on the day men tioned. The question whether he was robbed by the girl was not raised. Several witnesses now disproved his statement, and the girl Brockway swore that she did not rob him, that she did not even see him on the night in question. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and having been four months already in prison, he, was sentenced to a further imprisonment of eight months. NORTHERN CIItCUL J.' —York, July 17. CROWN COURT.—(Before Air. Justice WIGNTMAN.) Thomas Proctor, a youth of 18, was charged with the manslaughter of his brother, WilliainProctor, at Runs. let, near Leeds, on the 24th of March last. The prisoner and the deceased were brothers, and at the period of the unfortunate occurrence were employed as farm labourers at Woodlesturd, a distance of three miles from their own residence. The deceased got up a few minutes before the prisoner, and having finished his breakfast desired the latter to come off to his work. The prisoner said, " Thou hardly gives me time to swallow my meat." This gave rise to a quarrel, and the de ceased, after &titling up his shirt sleeves, came round and struck the prisoner five or six times. The latter having the knife with which he was in the act of finish ing bis breakfast still in his hand, unfortunately struck his brother with it, and the blade, after passing through the lower part of the left ear, entered the neck and pierced the carotid artery. Instantly that it was si,t,ll what had happened, the prisoner ran off for a surgeon, and from the moment of the occurrence be has sincerely and deeply regretted the effects of the blow. Sentence deferred. CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON and a Special awl.) THE QUEEN V. OLEDOW BOND, AND OTHERS. This was an indictment prosecuted by the Solicitor of Customs against the defendants, for conspiring not to seize a vessel called the Rising Sun, in which a large cargo at tobacco had been smuggled on the 25th of Jule, 1846. _ The defendants pleaded Not guilty. Mr. Martin (Mr. Watson, Mr. (Ater, and Mr. sey mour) stated the case for the Crown. He said the de fendant Gledow was a tide-surveyor at Hull, under Go' vernment; that he agreed with Bond not to seize the vessel, but to suffer her to escape, on the 26th of Jlll9 , 1846; that he seized the tobacco, and agreed to share the. reward. Enormou s quant i t i es o f to b acco were seized near Hull, but seldom any vessel was seized. Bond was the registered owner of the Rising Sun. On the 29th of July she came to Aldhorough; and it was Bond, tit e owner, who gave the information. She contained 4.0501e5. of tobacco. Burton superintended the run' ning of the tobacco, and Gledow came upon him wh ile doing so. Mr. Thomas Wright said he was a collector at Rol l for eight years, and till April last. Gledow's duty Wa s to board all vessels, and to seize uncustomed and probi; bited goods. Many seizures were made in 1846 art ° 1847. He knc whe was the owner of the Rising Sue. The tobacco from the Rising Sun was brought to the Custom-house on the 29th of July. Gledow said 1 . 1 came from Aidborough ; h e sa id not hi ng of t h e vessel 16 came from. The rewards for seizure may be 3s. 211 pe r ,,. pound it the ship, men, e nd to b acco were se i ze d, is. 8° if tobacco alone. Gledow was removed in 1848. Glade/ said that he got trio information from Bond about a f e , tobacco. Gledow got 2891. 9s. by that transaction• the vessel and crew had been captured, his share wow e have been 635/. He bo re a goo d c h aracter, an d m ost e' the seizures of consequence were made by him in 184 5 1 6, and 7. d i° Thomas Burton, a chemist, sa id h e was engage smuggling transactions in 1845, i n th e B ev er. S he hroue,ht in a cargo of tobacco in that year to Ferribl._ He had known Gledow many a year. e , hortly after th,°, above transaction he met him at North Cate. Witues B ! wife was with hi m . Gledow came to the inn where they put u p. Wi tness was not i n, b ut afterwar d s Wet ed him at a publi c -h ouse . H e sa id h e cou ld have sett d the Rising Sun, the wagger], and everything, if he 13 °, 1 thought pr o p er . H e sand he wished witness wou ld 087 at his ho use : Af terwards arrangements were ma d e to bring a ergo 'of tobacco to a place near Aldboroak ° about twelve miles from Hull, on the sea-coast, a nd the Rising Sun did arr i ve on the 29th Jul an► y , 1846. She 14 about 100 yards f rom s h ore. Witness d seven or eigh t men besides the captain, mate, and four men of the ves sel, were engaged in unloading. Twenty bales we re landed there, and the rest was to be landed about a 81 1: below. Gledow appeared on the cliff in sight of tu" vessel. Ire cried, hullo! is that you? He said, Burl I have a dead information against you; you are in h a il hands; if you will lend me every assistance to seize t° o goods it will be a good thing for you,and I will hold Y% harmless. Witness said he would leave them, and w,..e l e 3 d away. He afterwards saw the defendant, and ask ed him how many bales he had seized. He answered fortY c i four. Witness told him there were many more, 8° if he would give him the reward, and hold him bar ° less, he would sh ow w h ere they were. Gledow ,: raised, and he pointed out where there were 20 ra°, se i Defendant said, if witness ever did anything of the hin d again, the best mode of proceeding was to tell him, ! ti whether he seized or n o t i t s h ou ld h e t h e same thLec, lad to witness, he should make a h an d seme profit. Ile "§ witness in charge of the 20 b a l es, and soon after waggon came, and witness and defendant's manloadt it with the 20 bales, and took them away into borough, and thence to the Custom-house at Hull. vessel lay near at a n c h or , an d i n a d ea d ca l m . P r l e made could easily hav e b een se i ze d , b ut no attempt was D Ai to meddle with it or t h e men . Th e C oast Guar d w as , not called on to i n t er f ere at a ll. Ab out two moa t"; afterwards he s aw d e f en d ant , w h o sa id , B urton, I have warrant for you ; h e sa id h e was compelled to md: it, he did rot wi s h t o d o it. Wi tness said, very walk on, and I'll follow, and he f o ll owe d hi m to tn . lue Sheriff 's-oflic b , and the defend an t went out an d got - for him. Other evidence having been given, Mr. Sergeant WlnaiNs submitted there was no Or o Mr. Justice PATT ESON sa id i t was prove d that Gleu°i, got his intorm..tion from Bond, but he could see no t7 h deuce of a previous cons pi racy between them, on wi l ' c the delendanis here Acquitted. Mr. M ARTIN then proceeded with a second i n dictreel t "Toe Quetn against Gli d ow an d ot h ers, " but after t b o , exmination of Marfield, the owner of the 50 ' ; gling vessel in th a t case , w hi ch ought to have be-t, seized, he declined proceeding further, and the defendall were acquitted. There were three other indictments against 0- 0 and others, on which th e d e f en d ants were acquitted P so fora no evidence bein g o ff ere d, an d t h us ended Ib e five expensive prosecutions. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Yesterday, a sp e ci a l meet i ng o f t h e S enate was ile11; for the purpose of cons id er i ng t h e prov i s i ons o f t he n' te Charter which her Majesty h as b een p l ease d to grant t, this University, and whi ch will enable the Senate tol l° fer degrees on persons from any other University in kingdom. The members o f th e S enate present were— J'T • f Shaw Lefevre, Es q ., Vice. Chancellor; the ßish°P fi Durham, the Bishop of St. Davin's, Sir J. Clark, J 2/ ,;r Sir P. Crampton, B ar t., Professor &Lipson, Frofe 6 '; Faraday, Sir S. L. Haunnick, Burt.. C. Locock, Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart., Sfr J. M•Gregor, Bart., vi f , Quoin, Esq., J. Ridout, E sq ., P. M. R oget, Esq., I ' l ' v. Senior, Esq., J. Wslker, Esq., El. Warburton, Ettcl re , W. Rothman, Esq., th e R eg i strar , an d H arr y Mc° Esq., Clerk to the Senate. of The Vice-Chancellor, i n th e a b sence o f t h e Ear- Burlington, the Chancellor, presided. It was unanimously agreed by the Senate that the Charter, which was read by the Registrar, should be 11 " cepted. There have for some time been several vacancies ? I the Fellowship of th e I.Toiversity, which will now 'a filled up. The Crown is the pat on. RAIL 'A A Y :I it it KETS, BRISTOL, JULY 18. STOCK EXCUANGE.—The transactions to-day were cones Great Weetan, Quarters, at 5% dis. LIVERPOOL, JUL tY iNs• 18. a a s e rather ted. saves. e del e arke tran ye S t T t O h c er K e li w z it e s R a A fair NQ . T amount wo zn sil of business Caledonian, Preference, 12 G rea t N orthern, 5 per cent. rr,,,,'01. ence, 2% dis.•-Ditto (Londo n an d Y or k Extension), 1% dls.- -1 :65 shire and Yorkshire, Consul . Fifths, 3% dis.—Ditto, 321. Share:, dis.—London and North - Western, 132—Ditto, New Quarters. 1 1,1 c, to ..., Ditto, Quarters (C), p.—. Midland, 66 c.—Ditto, Halves, dis.—. North British, New Preference, % p.—Shropshire 61 utty and . Canal), 2% dis.—youth-Eastern and Dover, (Se' 6 per 18s. 9 ,l .—Yorit, Newcastle, a n d B erw i c k G. N. B. purchase; JAW cent. till 1850, 4 dis.—York and North Midland, 30% — .E"" cashire, Quarters, 4% c.—Scottish Central, 23%. AIANCHESTEIt, JULY 18, ••" STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Th e t ransactions to-day were as fo'Ai), Manchester and Leed s , Fift hs, 3 3-16 n. dis.— Great Northern • 4% 111-16 dis.-• Dovet (No. 4), Scrip, 7% c.—North Stairortish i ,„, ref hlre, dis.—East Anglian, P re f erence, 6 per cent., I%—East Lan h 62. 6 2 . Quarters, 4 7-16—Edi n b urg h and Glasgow, 41— WharfdaleS, —North-Western, 8% dis.—West Riding:Union, 4% dls. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 18. • STOCK EXCHANGE.— Th e t ransactions to-day were as four an 4 Eastern Counti es , N ew, guaranteed 6 per cent., 1% p. —Lon. loft!' North-Western, 132—Shrop s hi re Union, 21. 18s. 9d. ths•—_, Staflhrdshire, 4/. 13s. lid. dis.—Shr ews b ury and Birmingham Gl. 3s. 9d. dis.—Ditto (B,) dis. , Juts 171 . STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tra YoßK nsactions to-day have been a - de fe e, low : —Great Northern, 10% ex in. and ex new—Easton CO*°_ 9%—North British, Halves, 5/. l6s. 3d.—North Stalrordshire,l 2l 4 s.hriwsbury and Birmingham Prete! ence, 9Ji —York, Newcas i ., and Berwick (Extension), 14 }taL4Dittc, (G. N. E. Purchase), 4% e% GLAS6IOIV, JULY 17. STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions to-day were AS follow:A Aberdeen, Preference, 91a. 6d. —Caledonian, 5 3%—Edinburgh Glasgow,' 82—Edinburgh and Northern, Il—Great Northern, ference, 5 per cent, guaranteed, 75s.—North British, Preference , 5 ;:, York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N . E . ?urchasee or Preferenco,4 MEETING AT BRADFORD.--THE AFFAIRS OF 1 "I ti GARY AND meeting of the inhabitants Bradford, convent d by the Mayor (Titus Salt, E!g' ; was held ID the Temperance Hall, on Tuesday eve ° _, lv er s Alderman Forbes took the c h a i r . Resolawns we adopted calling up o n th e G overnment to exerc i se its jo flueece for the establishm e n t o f f ree institution° us 7, Rome, and deprecating th e recent armed intervent ion the French—expressing sympathy with the Hungitribser in their present stru gg l e , an d adopting a memorial £0 . Majesty's Gov ernment , call i ng their attention to a,c,foral dititn of affair s threatening the publi c liberties. S°'"; speeches w e r e ma d e i n support of these resolution; Abe d after the usual vote of thanks to the chainig' , meeting separated. THE ELiv MAIIRET AT BILLINGSGATE.---Ye Ste e r ; day oper at i ons wet e commenced in making the proPsieb improy e: l new market at Billingsgate. The dock v'h te r r a , was generally occup i e d b y t h e small fishing and o boats is to be filled in on a level with the presentl, be ker. A more extens i ve an d i mproved roofing O ,P 00 . adopted, and th e wh o l e area w ill b e properly and et.itro veniently arranged with stalls, &c., worthy of thP cipal fish mark e t o f t h e great metropolis. It is said 1 1l the sum required in completing the improvement s - amount to bet we, , n 20,0001. and 30,000:. ile% AN OYSTER M INE .-_A b ed of oysters forty 111; d long and eigh t o r ten wide, has recently b een di6on le. o %. in the Ch anne l, a b out fifty miles S.S.W. of Shoroll t The oy stern are large, delicate, and delicious. A De vo e )? of ::mticks are continually dredging on the bed, and I n h t . - r. of the vesse s bring their cargoes into Shorehaln i P .: o , hour, largely beriefittlng the ttvin.—Brighion Gua ri f - e d The North Staffordshire Railway is now ren u , e ;be complete in all its main features by the opening 0 1',,i c h Cnurnet Valley line, with the Wi:lingtun branch, Iv" - is took place on Friday, and thus offers the shortest rotloi between Manchester, Derby, and Leicester, as well betwc. n Liverpool and Derby.— Birmingham Gazel'el IRTHS. On the lOth i ns t., at We B ston-super-Mare, the J a d f 0(0' - F. Hudson, Esq., of a son. k it of On the 11th inst., a t Venni Fad], near Brecon, the is"' Captain Astell, of a daughter. Br a ' On the 13th i ns t., a t N orw i c h , the wife of Capta i n tinghatn, Royal Artillery, of a son. o rer On the 14th i ns t., i n E n d s l e i gh-street, Tavistock-squat Mrs. Christo 5 th pher Heath, VI lof a son l c On the 1 inst., at Leamington, the wife of E. 5• —I Esq., of a daughter. On the 1 tith inst., p Mrs. Mark Lemon, of a daugh_t_e2::_/ AfARRID. G L J 3rPeg' On the 17th inst., at Wembdon, by the Rev. T. M a c k, M.A., vicar of Bridgewater, J. B. Hammen, Esq., of Mack , merchant, to Mary Jane, oniy child of Robert Fort' , merchant, Saltland-house, Bridgewater. tf e On the 14th Lg., at Ch ew M agna Ch urc h , th e Be v' es , Clark, M.A., Vic e -P r i nc i pa l of St. Mark ' s College, e—helo o f to Ellen, fifth daughter of the late Thomas Heath, r , sq" Andover. DID. 5 13 '' On the 12th i nst., at Kihnorv E -housa, Loch Gilp )dead' JOlO aged 10, Arthur Bromhead Orde, youngest son of Sir Powlett Orde, Bart. mill, on the 13th inst., at Alton, Hants, aged 61, George ."- Esq of the,ly, Cambridgeshire. R• Robes, On l3th inst at Heaton Norris, aged 6't B. Esq., of Douglas, Isle ot Man. , abed the ifitti inst., at Glocester-gard ens , Hyde-park 35, William E. Few, Esq. in' On the 16th inst., at Deal, Ri c h ar d I re l an d, Esq., o f Ste ___ ;.;.... . 0 --- ford-villas, Fulham, a g ed 63. , cf rl2.:Ch " London: Printed and Publi s h e d b y MURDO YOl iln No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office? or 0 1 art Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, in C O Bliddievai t Thursday, July 19; on, inn / 108, Con I Pre , RA. tun rat( Vet and I 61