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fttrb ?galattton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. ASCOT RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE GOLD CUP. Winkfield (Bartholomew) 1 Sancebox . (W-11Q) 2 Manganese. Five ran. Won easily. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Comedy Tyre Illuminator VISITORS' PLATE. Astrologus Hangerford Mishap Eight ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Oltenitza Sly Fellow The Abbot NEW STAKES. F by Red Hart Goldfinch Equity Twenty ran. ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKE 3. Pitapat Spindle IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at the usual hour. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented several peti tions in favour of the abolition of punishment of death. Lord BERNERS presented four petitions against the Maynooth grant. The Earl of DONOLIGHMORE presented a petition from Lord Mountcsshel complaining of a certain transac tion in the Encumbered Estates Court, in which the purchaser was admitted into possession before the whole of the purchase money had been paid. He also wished to-know whether the Encumbered Estates Court Com mission was to continue ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was certainly in• tended by the Government to continue the bill by which the Encumbered Estates Courts Commission was con stituted, unless legislation in another place should incor porate that court with the Com t of Chancery in Ireland. The noble lord, in answer to some further observations of the noble earl, said that everything had been dor.e regularly at the transaction complained of, which he con.idered mor3 a question for a court of law tha❑ a petition to that house. - Atter a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, the pet tion was withdrawn. SECOND READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following bills were read a second time :—London, Tilbury, and Southend Extension Railway ; Blackburn Roads ; Baw try and Tinsley Road ; Wolverhampton Water ; Hamp stead Junction Railway; Middlesboroughlmprovement ; and Bainbridge Junction Railway, COUNTY COURTS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was reported with amendments. DRAFTS ON BANKERS BILL. This bill was read a thir I time and passed. REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS LAW INTELLIGENCE.—June 11. COURT OF COMMONIPLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, before Chief Justice Jervis and Justices Cresswell, Williams, and Willes.) GYE V. WILLETT AND OTHERS.-DESTRUCTION OF COVENT•GARDEN THEATRE. Mr. Gye, the plain . iff in this case, was formerly lessee of Covent-garden Theatre, and he sued the proprietors for injuries sustained by him in consequence of the building having been burned down. In tne agreement which had been entered into by the parties, there was a clause that, for the protection of the theatre against fire, the defendants should keep four firemen in the theatre ; but they were not to be responsible to indemnify Mr. Gye from any loss that he might sustain by fire. The third count in the declaration alleged that the four fire men were not kept, and by reason of the omission the theatre was burned ; and it was also alleged that the de fendants had broken their agreement, they not having repaired the wall and roof of the theatre after the fire. An application had been made to Mr. Baron Bramwe.l at chambers, that the defendants might be at liberty to add pleas stating that the plaintiff's loss had been oc casioned by fire, and that the defendants were not bound to indemnify him for any such loss ; and further, that the theatre had been destroyed through the negligence of the plaintiff and his under lessees. His lordship re fused to allow the plea to be added, and subsequently an application was made to this Court for leave to plead these pleas, and a rule having been granted the matter came on to-day on cause being shown against its being made absolute. Mr. Creasy and Mr. Lush appeared to show cause, and Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Garth to support the rule. The Chief Justice sugestei that the best way would be to add the pleas, and then they could be demurred to, and the opinion of the Court taKen upon the matter. This course was adopted, and it was intimated that the demurrer might be set down at once for argument, so that the case might be disposed of during the sittings after term. Mr. Sergeant Byles said that negotiations were in progress which he hoped would settle all disputes as to ,he theatre. The Chief Justice thought it was very much to be desired that something should take place which would restore harmony to that estatliThrnent. (9. laugh.) MIDDLESEX SESS!ONS.—Jane 11. (&fore Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge, at Clerken well.) Frederick Silkey, a Gertuan sailor, was indicted for having maliciously cut and wounded John Payne. The prosecutor, a labouring man, living in E;iz Lbeth street, St. Gsorge's, was passing by the London Docks, when he saw one man stab another, and then run into a house. He followed him to the dour, when the prisoner stepped forward and struck him in the face 'with a sharp-imiuted knife, causing a wound by the side of his nose. Witnesses were called for the defence to show that the prisoner was nut the man who committed the as sault, but the jury disbelieved their evidence, and ex pressed great disapprobation of the manner in which it had been given. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to nine months' hard labour. In a case of larceny which came before the Cane, Mr. Sleigh, the counsel for the prisoner, alluded to the practice resorted t> in courts cf justice on the Continent of subjecting persons accused to examination, and re marked that, in many cases, it would be most desirable that such practice should prevail iu this country ; and the Assistant Judge, in summing up, said he was of opinion that it would be convenient it the law permitted' one or two questions to be put to a prisoner, but at present only one could be asked, whether he were guilty or not guilty—the law presuming that he was innocent until evidence was adduced to prove him guilty. POLICE INT ELLIGENCK.—JuneII. GUILDHALL—Mary Blewitt, who described her self as a doll manufacturer, of 1, Nelson-square, Black friar's-road, was again brought up on remand, charged with having unlawfully in her possession a large quan tity of property which formed part of the proceeds of a burglary and robbery committed on the premises of Alessr , . Fyfo and C of Glasgow, and Lawranceslane, City, i❑ December last, on which cccasion property to the value of about 1201. was stolen. Sir R. W. Carden and Sir Chapman Marshall pre. sided. Mr. Lewin, of Ely•place, appeared for tho pri• soner. There have been several examinations in this case, but the principal, facts may be summed up in a few words. It appeared that some time in December last the premises of Messrs. Fyfe and Co., at 2, Llwrance lane, Ceeapside, were burglariously entered, and stuff goods to a considerable amount carried off. A portion of those goods were recently traced to the prisoner, who was found pledging them at various pawnbrokers in all parts of London, and en being taken into custody, a woman of the name of Alker, who was in her employ, was brought forwavd, and from her evidence and that of several other witnesse3, it was &kited that there were upwards of 100 different lengths of stuff pledged through the prisoner's instrumentality. Upwards of 30 piece of goods were produced by the pa enhrokers. and identified as the property stolen from Messrs. Fyfe's warehouse. The prisoner Alker said she saw the goods soon after they were brought to the prisoner's house ; but she never saw them in the possession of the prisoner's husband. She pledged the goods sometimes by the prisoner's direction, but principally by that .4 her husband, who had several times given her 2s. fur her trouble in disposing of the goods. The case had been twice remanded to enab a the officers to find the prisore's husband ; but that individual having disappeared as soon as the officers got a clue to the case, all their exer tions have proved unavailing to discover bhp. Mr. Lewis contended that the prisoner had received the goods from her husband, under whose control she was acting in disposing of the property in question, and she was, therefore, not accountable for the unlawful possession. Sir R. Carden said the prisoner had been proved to have been dealing with this property in her husband's absence ; and he dil not think he would be acting right as a magistrate if he did not send the case for a jury te decide upon. The prisoner was therefore committed to Newgate for trial, bail being refused for her appearance. MARYLEBONE.—CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS. — Mr. Hayward, a pawnbroker, carrying o❑ business in Princess -street, Portman-market, attended before the sitting magistrate, Mr. Long, by virtue of a summons which, by direction of the commanding officer of the Grenadier Guards, had been applied for by Colour•Ser geant Jamesßlurton, charging him, under sec. 22 of the Mutiny Act, with having unlawfully taken in pledge a silver Crimean medal, which had been awarded and given to Joseph Gibling, a private in the regiment above alluded to, and for which offence he had rendered him self liasle to a penalty not exceed;ng 201. Mr. Long, after reading to defendant the wording of the _summons, asked him if he pleaded guilty or not guilty ? Defendant—l admit having taken in the medal, but I beg to state that in doing so I was quite ignorant that I was acting wrong ; it was pawned by a man in private clothes. Ever since I have been in the trade, which ex tends over a great many years,.l, as Tell as other pawn brokers, have been in the habit of advancing money upo❑ medals. _ _ _ The ineJal wa4 produced by Mr. Hayward. It had upon the brim thereof the name of " Joseph Gibling." Mr. Lorg (to Serj,ant Blurton)—ls the soldier here ? Serjeant-:11e is n ot, your worship. The magistrate, believing the assertion of the de• fendant, who is a highly respectable tea lesman, that he acted i, ignorance of the law, but with which he cer ttahiantlytught to hay been acquainted, said he should deal with him a l l en i en tly as p oss ible, i n the hope that he ought W ould be me re cau ti ous i n f u t ure , a n d he also hop e d piiwnbrokers generally would, for their o sakes, exereh,e a proper discretion, knowing the penalty to which they are liable to be amerced in by receiving in pawn medals which, upon the face of them, showed that they were bestowed for gallant conduct in war. The defendant was fined in the mitigated penalty of le. for the offence, and was in addition thereto, in con formity with the provisions of the act, ordered to pay 229. 61—three times the value of the medal—with 2s. costs of the summons. —=------ THE NEW ACT ON FIRE INSIJRAN Eso the duties un —On Saturday the new act to amen d the l aws relati e ni fire insurances, wh ich has immediate operation, was printed. The object of the act is to ma ke policies by foreign companies liable to the same duties as il• Cl • E made by companies within the United Kingdein.' it. : therefore provided that dutie s are to be chargeable : all insurances of property within t he Uni ted Kingdom wheresoever made. All persons insured are under this act chargeable with duties where the insurances Wets made by unlicensed foreign companies. All persons who as agents receive propoeals fir insurances by companies out of th e U n it e d K ing d o m are to be deemed to be per sous keepin g qii office for insuring property from loss by bra. Furth er , the act provides that persons keeping cfficsa for insurances on behalf of foreign companies are to be chargeable with the duties on such ineuraccee. BILL. Lord RA.VENSWORTEI said he had a very short time ago received some information on the subject, which would induce him to postpone the committee on this bill till a future day. Lord CLANCARTY hoped the noble lord would extend the bill to Ireland. The Duke of ARGYLL said ho trusted the noble lord would not extend the bill to Scotland. If he did so very great inconvenience would arise. The Earl of HARDWICKE complained that the whole subject was not taken i i hand by the Government. The subject was quite new, and if great care was not taken that which was intended as a great good would turn out, on the contrary, a great evil. Is The Earl of HARROWBY said the subject had been well-considered by the Government, and it was thought that the scheme would be better carried out by priv4e individuals than by the Government, and instanced such cases in which similar institutions, viz . , the Philantro phic, the Refuge for the Destitute, &c., as showing the excellence of private supervision. Lord RATENSWORTH said it was not possible f, r the present bill to apply to Ireland. With respect to the application of the bill to Scotland, the noble duke would see by the clauses of the bill that certain objections that he had raised to the bill were strongly guardel azainst. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMIYIONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bids were severally read a third time and passed :—Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation, Halifax and Hurl dersfield Road, Lymington Railway, ShreAsbury and Welchpool Railway, West London and Crystal Palace Railway, West of Fife 11lineral Railway, Lond ,n and S•/nth-Western Railway (Yeovil to Exeter). The Uttoxeter and Blythe Marwh Road Bill was con sidered and ordered to be read a third time. Talbot's DivOrce Bill was read a second time. MINERALS. Mr. GREY moved for a return of the quantities of coal, iron ore, copper ore, lead ore, tin ore, silver, zinc ores, salt, and other minerals, raised in each of the Pd.). ing counties of the United Kingdom, for the yeari 1854-5, respectively.—Orderee. EXPORTS. Mr. ALCOCK moved for returns of the value of' the total exports (British and foreign) from the United Kingdom in 1855: Similar return of the exports from the United States in the same year : Return of the value of the exports (British and foreign) from the United Kingdom to the United Stater; in 1855 : And, similar return of the exports from the United States to the United Kingdom.—Orderes I. GREENWICH HOSPITAL. Capt. SCOBELL moved for copies of the memorial from the captains, commanders, lieutenants, and mas ters of Greenwich Hospital, dated 28th May, 1856, to the Board of Admiralty, and of the letter from Admiral Sir James Gordon, the governor, which accompanied it ; and of the reply thereto, signed by the Secretary of the Admiralty.— Ordered. FORBES MACKENZIE'S ACT. Mr. COBBETT asked the Lord Advocate whether it was his intention to propose any measure to Parliament to repeal or alter the statute 16 and 17 Vic., c. 67, known as Forbes Mackenzie's Act. The LORD ADVOCATE said it was not his intention, at all events during the present session, to introduce any such measure. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up a message from the Queen. Her Majesty's message was read by the Clerk at the table. It stated that her Majesty had entered into a convention with the King of Sardinia for a further loan of 1,000,0001. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that her Majesty's message should be taken into consi deration on Monday next. The motion was agreed to. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL. In reply to Mr. BENTINCK, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was unable to state when this bill would come on. It certainly would not be proceeded with on Monday next, but on that day a statement would be made when the bill would be proceeded with. VACCINATION. Dr. MICHELL asked the Secretary of State for the Rome Department if he had had any communication or correspondence with the Registrar General on the sub ject of vaccination ; and, if so, whether there was any 01. jection to lay such the table of the communication hous or correspondence on Sir G. .e ? GREY said he bad had a communication with the Registrar-Generalon the subj ec t, b u t it cou ld no t let letter correspondence. containing certain suggestion,. and he did not think that communicati on ought to hr:producel. COUNTY COURT S. On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair rs Mr. ROEBUCK ruse and saia hilso7ne istiDed,,ptai'tmpuentta. question to the Secretary for the It would be recollected that a few days, ago he put a question to the right hon. gentleman with respect to a measure that was in progress elsewhere relative to toe county courts, and the right hon. gentleman promi se d he would make inquiry on the suhj ct. What he wished to ask was whether that inquiry had been matte, a „ i what was the result ? Sir G. GREY objected to putting the question to him in the form the hon. member had adopted, as it would compel him to make a speech in answer to it. THE PAPER DUTIES. Mr. M. GIBSON called the attention of the hon. and learned member for Dublin University to a bill intro duced by him to amend certain laws and statutes relative to that University, and in which was a clause proposing to extend the exception from duty of paper used in the printing of Bibles, Testa ments, Psalm-Books, and Prayer-Books, and the educa tional books used in the University of Dublin, and printed at the University Press. It was an important admission on the part of the honourable member that the paper duties checked the diffusion of know ledge and education, and consequently he asked them if they were prepared to join him in asking the Go vernment to make a larger concession than that proposed by this measure, and to extend it to all educational books and g e nerally throughout the country. Mr. HAMILTON said the bill was founded on the :report of a commission appointed in 1853. The pro gress of the measure must greatly depend on the Chan cellor of the Exchequer in a great measure. He should -be very glad, and he bad no doubt his colleague would be also, to concur with the request of the hon. gentleman. The bill stood for Friday next. . OUR AMERICAN RELATIONS. Mr. BAILLIE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when h o intended to bring on the array estimates, that he might be prepared to proceed with his motion rela tive to our relations with America, in accordance with the understanding between him and the noble lord the First Lord of the Treasury ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not aware of auy distinct arrangement having been made to the effect of that stated by the honourable member. He proposed to take the army estimates to-morrow. Mr. DISRAELI said it was distinctly arranged that the hon. member (Mr. Baillie) should have sufficient notice of the bringing forward of the army estimates to enable him to proceed with his motion on our relations with America. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he certainly would not take the Army Estimates before Monday next. Mr. BAILLIE said that in consequence of what had recently occurred he should alter the terms of his motion. The house then went into committee of SUPPLY. On the vote for 100,0001. for civil contingencies, Sir F. BARING objected to the vote, and proposed its reduction to 90,0001. Mr. WILSON said that it was in consequence of the impossibility of the requirements being estimated for the service, no actual vote could be taken for it. For years past there had been a continual reduction of the vote, and all changes on it. [LEFT BITTING.] THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1856. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. out. The next thing said is that there is nothing for it but the discomfiture of the slave policy or separation from it, and that this will be the upshot, whether now or ten years hence.—Morning Paper. MERCANTILE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The march of events in the United States is almost as important, and ought to be almost as in teresting, to Englishmen as to Americans. In the domestic politics of the States we possess the key to the foreign policy of the Government ; and the mystery of the insults offered to England is solved by the graver wrongs offered to the elite of the American nation by the Government, or under its connivance. Therefore it is that we have been anxious to keep the facts of the struggle about Kansas before the eyes of our readers ; and for the same reason we now lay before them a brief nar rative of a series of incidents which may not im possibly issue in a dissolution of the Union. Such a dissolution has been the occasional threat of many an angry State or disappointed party since the great Nullification conflict, a quarter of a century ago ; but the case of Massachusetts, of which we are now speaking, is wholly unlike that of passionate South Carolina. Massachusetts, the leading State of the Union, would no more hear of a dissolution of the Union 20 years ago than England would hear of restoring the Stuarts or of setting up a re publican government : and gradual has been the approach to the verge of such dissolution ; and very stringent must have been the force of circum stances which could bring the foremost, the most intelligent, and the most staid of the group of States into such a position. _ Yesterday a meeting, convened by a circular, signed by Baron Rothschild, was held at the London Tavern, to consider what measures should be taken to prevent the passing of the Mercantile Law Amendment Bill. The meeting was respectably, but not numerously attended. Mr. WELMRLIN (Governor of the Bank of England) was c rolled to the chair, and briefly opened the proceed ings, by stating that the meeting, which he was sorry to see so thinly attended, had been called together by the invitation of Baron Rothschild, who was unfortunately absent, in consequence of illness, but he (Mr. Weguelin) was authorised to state that the baron fully concurred in the object, and would support any measure adopted by the meeting with all the means in his power. The object of the meeting was to prevent the change which it was proposed to make in the existing law of com mercial contracts by the abolition of the 17th section of the Statute of Frauds. The bill, which had been sent to the House of Commons by the House of Lords, if allowed to pass with that clause in it, would, in point of fact, do away with that protection which the mercantile community bad hitherto enjoyed, and would substitute for the written contracts, by which parties were at present bound, mere verbal agreements cr understandings. This change of the law appears to many gentlemen of such a serious nature that he had been requested to prepare a petition on the subject to the House of Lords ; and, with the assistance of that eminent solicitor, Mr. Freshfield, he had done so. The petition was sent round to the most eminent houses in the City, and in a short time received the signatures of about 800 firms. Lt was presented by Lord Overstone, who urged the Lord Chancellor to re-commit the bill, and in the meantime to examine some witnesses upon the subject. That had been agreed to, but be was sorry to say without producing any effect upon the Govern ment, who seemed determined to carry the bill. It had passed the Rouse of Lords, and was now in the House of Commons. Under these circumstances it behoved the mercantile community to take instant measures for procuring a full consideration of the subject, and, if possible, to prevent such a serious and injurious change in the mercantile law of this country. Mr. T. BARING, M.P., in moving the first resolution, said it was not the object of the meeting to call for any expression of feeling on the part of the mercantile com munity of the City of London, because that feeling bad been clearly expressed by the 800 signatures to the peti tion to the Howe of Lords. (Hear, hear.) The practical object of the meeting was to form a committee, who should take steps to collect the general opinion of the trading community throughout the country, and exert themselves to &ter, improve, or reject the bill. The notice convening the meeting had only been sent out last night, and that sufficiently accounted for the comparatively small attendance. The part of the bill to which objec tion was taken was that which abolished written contracts. He could not understand why such a change should be made. Nothing appeared to him more clear or more reasonable when two parties entered into a con tract than that it should be put in writing, and thus prevent the numerous mistakes thatmight arise from mere verbal understandings. That bad long been the law of this country, and why should it be altered without the NATIONAL MERCANTILE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. A special meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern yesterday, to take into consideration a proposed alteration in the regulations of the company, in order to render the policies indisputable ; Mr. Wilcoxon in thechair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, M. J. JONES, the secretary and actuary, real a letter which had been addressed to him by the board of di rectors, and since communicated to the policyholders, in which he expressed his opinion that to render policies immediately indisputable would be dangerous, owing to the many fraudulent attempts to effect policies by cul pable concealments or culpable falsehoods. The letter then proceeded to say :—" Some time since the Institute of Actuaries, with a view to fix upon a uniform scale of rates, obtained a return from various offices of the number of their policyholders who had gone abroad, to what places they had gone, and the number of deaths that bad taken place; but the result ha , been that on account of the smallness of the number that had proceeded to any given place, the data were not sufficient to enable theta to deduce any rates therefrom. Taking all I these circumstances into consideration, I feel justified in advising the directors to allow any policyholders, not being naval or military men, at the end of five years to proceed to any part of the world, and to reside there as a right, without any extra charge, and at the end of that period, upon a certificate of age (if not already given) being produced, and found to be satisfactory, then to give tb each policyholder, not being a military or naval man, a certificate embodying all the privileges allowed, and declaring that from and after that date nothing shall vitiate the policy, or render it void, except the non payment of the premiums. In these days of active competition, and having regard to the excessively large commission in many instances given to agents, I am not very sanguine as to any great results being derived simply from any course of liberality that may be adopted; but whether any accession of business shall result or not the directors in this, as in other matters, will be mainly influenced by what is due to the justice of the case, and I am sure that there will be no difference of opinion as to its being the duty of the board to make every policy as valid and as negotiable an instrument as possible, and that can be done by removing all restrictions therefrom, and making their validity either during the lifetime of the policyholder, or at his death, dependent only upon the condition of the payment of the amount of premium at the periods prescribed by the policy." The CIZAIRMAN said that he was aware it was always difficult to make alterations in the constitution of any company, but the matter having been remitted t them at the last meeting they bad duly considered it, and after six months' deliberation, and obtaining every pos sible information and statistics, they were prepared to recommend the policyholders to adopt the alteration, believing that the carrying out of so liberal a policy would be for the benefit of the company. He would leave the question entirely in the hands of the policy holders, but would be happy to answer any questions with regard to it. Mr. RUSTON moved, "That the board of directors be authorised to make an alteration in the terms of the poli cies to be hereafter issued by the company, to the follow ing effect—viz , that all policies which shall have been in existence for five years, upon which premiums for five years shall have been paid, shall thenceforward be indis putable, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the said board of directors. And also that the said board of directors be authorised to make such arrangements ss may be neci s iary or expedient f, irgiving the same benefit to the assured upon all subsisting policies which have been, or which shall continue in existence for five years, and on which premiums fur five years shall have been paid." _ _ About 18 years ago a clergyman from New Eng land, a citizen of Massachusetts, was settled at St. Louis, Missouri. Having denounced by his mis sionary press the denial of justice in the case of burning a negro alive, which prevented the mur derers being brought to trial, he was driven out of the State, after his press and types had been thrown nto the Mississippi. On the opposite bank of the river, at Alton in Illinois, which was not a Slave State, he established his press again. There he re mained, through many scenes of violence, quiet and inoffensive, but continuing to publish his news paper. At length after his press had been destroyed three times, he was shot ; and it has been custo mary from that day forward to call Lovejoy the first martyr in the cause which is now approaching its crisis. Dr. Channing, as soon as the murder was known in Massachusetts, headed the citizens of Boston in a requisition to the municipal authori ties for the use of Faneuil Hall—the old " Cradle of Liberty," as it has been called since the Revolu tion—for a public meeting, on occasion of Lovejoy's murder, in defence of the press. The authorities refused the use of the hall on the ground that public sentiment was opposed to such a meeting as was proposed. This stirred Dr. Charming to such a remonstrance as shamed the leading citi zens to action ; and the same requisition, bear ing an immense mass of signatures, was presented again with success. Very critical the occasion was ; and there were moments when the friends of constitutional rights feared that all was lost, and consent of the mercantile community t He believed that the great body of the trades of this country were opposed to such an alteration, whatever might be thought on the subject by a few lawyers, and the first step therefore to be taken was to elect a committee with instructions to them to take such steps as would secure fulltime and op portunity to consider the whole bearings of the change, and if the feeling of the mercantile community should be found to be against that change, to take the ne cessary measures to prevent it. He would not fur ther detain the meeting, but conc'ude by moving : " That this meeting view with alarm the progress of a bill in Parliament, entitled the .Mercantile Law Amendment Bill, by which it is proposed to repeal the English law requiring contracts for the sale of goods to be in writing. That the estal fished principle that mer chants are not to be bound by contracts until reduced to writing is of the deepest importance to the commercial communr y, and it would be attended with risk of the most grievous fraud and perjury if contracts could be enforced in a court of law without any written note. The meeting, therefore, invite the assistance of the mer cantile community throughout the country in opposition to this measure, which is new to the law of England, has not been called for by the commercial public, and threatens an entire subversion of the present course of business, without any adequate advantage." Mr. J. B. HEATH, late Governor of the Bank of Eng land, in seconding the motion, said, as the president of the eldest commercial body in the City—" The Society of Merchants Trading with the Continent"—be felt it to be his duty to call that body together when this bill was first introduced. It had been fully discussed by them, and he was then requested to go with a deputation to the Government on the subject. He did so, and saw Lord Stanley of Alderley and Mr. Lowe, to whom he stated the views of those he represented, and urged upon their attention the fact that no peti tions had been presented by the mercantile com munity calling for such a change—that it would give relief to nobody, and that it was certain to cause great litigation and open the door to numerous frauds. He found, howsver, that he made no impression. Lord Stanley of Alderley, indeed, courteously said he would communicate his statements to the Government; but Mr. Lowe, when reference was made to the opinions of Mr. Freshfield, said that he did not consider that emi• vent lawyer a great authority on mercantile law, and added, there might still be written contracts between thos I who wished to have them. To that observation he (\Jr. Heath) replied that the change would alter the character of these written contracts, and they would no longer have the same legal character and bearing which t'ley now had under the statute of frauds. He found, however, that the Government meant to carry the mea sure coute qui coute, and it was, therefore their duty to appoint a committee, and induce the members of Par liament who might be said to represent the mercantile community in the House of Commons to exert them selves to the utmost to defeat this measure. Mr. J. P. GASSIOT supported the motion. He would onlysadvert to one point which bad not been touched upon by either the mover or seconder of the motion. However necessary it might be to the mercantile com munity of London to retain the law unaltered, it was still more imperative for the protection of country traders. • They were called upon by large numbers of travellers, and it they were in future to be bound by the verbal statements made (by these travellers, the conse quence would be that they would be forced to take goods which were thrust upon them, or be forced into endless litigation. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. J. G. HUBBARD said the object of the promoters of the bill in Parliament was to assimilate the law of this country r i to that of Scotland. He believed that if the opinion of the Scottish traders could be taken on the !suli , ct they would prefer that their law should be assimilated to that of England. However applicable the Scotch law might be in places like Glasgow or Man chester, where the business was mainly of one descrip tion, in few hands, and transacted in their own count ing houses, or warehouses, it was a totally different thing in London, where so much of the business was conducted by brokers, and transacted upon 'Change and elsewhere. Scotland was, besides, not preeminently a mercantile country, and if they chose to be without the protection from their contracts, they had no more claim to ask that the law of England should be made uniform with theirs than to insist that the English peo ple should wear kilts instead of trousers. (Laughter.) The substitution of verbal evidence for written contracts could not fail to introduce fraud, uncertainty, and litiga tion into trading transactions ; and he did think that before the Government introduced such a bill, they ought to have ascertained the opinion of the commercial com munity of the city of London. He had great pleasure in moving—" That a committee be now formed to take such steps as it may deem proper to obtain an expres sion of opinion in accordance with the foregoing resolu tion." that liberty of the press, and all the liberties that are implicated with it, would be sacrificed to dread of political da,nger . on the one hand, and the cupidity of the merchants on the other. To Dr. Channing's low voice and quiet manner were op posed the loudness and blustering of the Attorney- General of the State, who seemed to carry the waverers with him. in his denunciation of the press as a troubler of the relations of the North and South ; and all seemed lest when a very young man made his first great speech—the first of a series with which no other American oratory can com pare. Mr. Wendell Phillips, whose name is becom ing more important to England every day, was a young citizen of good property and good family ; and he obtained a bearing at once, and roused others to support the right, so that it finally pre vailed. Mr. Wendell Phillips has for many years been a leader of the Disunion party, foregoing all the usual aims of republican ambition rather than take the oath of allegiance to the Federal Consti tution which countenances slavery, and is therein in direct opposition to the constitution of his own State. Sooner than others, the Disunion leaders saw that unconstitutional laws like the Fugitive Slave Law and the Nebraska Bill must be carried through the compromises of the constitution ; and they took their ground in good time, so that if others had joined them the final collision and dis ruption of the Union might have been avoided. Among the hearers at that critical meeting was a law student, the favourite pupil of Judge Story —Mr. Charles Sumner, whose name► is just now the label of the cause throughout the United States. Mr. Sumner lived for some time in Landon, and travelled extensively in our country. He made many friendships among us, and the selection of him as a victim of Southern violence.is perhaps a fortunate circumstance, as the personal sympathy of many Englishmen will necessarily quicken their compre hension of American politics, in which Mr. Sumner is so deeply concerned. This gentleman's conclusion as to the right method of action was not the same as Mr. Phillips's, though their advocacy of their common principles was equally earnest. Mr. Sumner decided for political action, and entered Congress as a leader of the Free-soil party. He has for some time been one of the Senators from Mas sachusetts ; the honest, plain-spoken abolitionist, Mr. Wilson, being the other. The motion having been seconded, a short conversa tion took place, in which it was stated that the limita tion in the resolution—" under such regulation as may be prescribed by the board of directors"—would only re fer to the proof of age, and that the certificate of indispu tability would, subject to that proof where it had not already been given, be sent to every assurer as a right, and that the liberty of proceedieg abroad without per mi3sien was even more liberal than the policy itself. Mr. Alex. Robertson argued for all policies being made im mediately indisputable, as superinducing greater care in the selection of lives ; but Mr. Jenkin Jones maintained that the best safeguard against fraud would be to have the probation of five years, as no man wont.' fraudu lently insure his own or another life on the speculation of what might occur five years hence. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks given to the chairman. PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIP• WRECK. On Thursday a meeting of the Royal National Life. boat Institution was htld at its house, John-street, A.delphi Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S. in the chair. We also observed present Capt. Sher:herd, Deputy- Master of the Trinity House, H.C.S. ; Gen. lillanshard, C.B. ; Admiral Sir Thos. IL-rberr, K.C.8., M.P. ; Mon, t4gu Gote, Esq.; Edward Hurry, Esq. ; Admiral R, Saurnarrz, K L. ; Capt. a A. Halsted, R.N. ; Capt, M‘Hardy, R.N. ; Capt. Lambert Perr)tt, and Capt. Ward, R.N., inspector of life-boats to the institution. Mr. Lewis, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, The silver medal of the institution was presented to Capt. Nercock, R.N., inspecting commander of the coast guard ; and also to Thomas Hen wood, coastguard man, and Richard Johns, seaman, in testimony of their very gallant conduct in putting off at the imminent risk of their lives in a smelt punt to the rescue (.f one of the crew of the schooner Endeavour, of Ipswich, which during a gale of wind was wrecked near theGribbon Rocks, on the Cornish coast, on the 6th ult. The vessel, having struck on the rocks, soon went to pieces. Three of her crew were unfortunately Crowned in attempting to swim to the shore. Anotberreached and remained on a half tide island rock, where he was seen from the land. Through the very creditable exertions of Mr. Geach—to whom the institution voted its special thanks on vellum —a small punt was brought on a waggon near the spot. The boat was then lowered over the cliffs, 200 feet high, to the shore. Captain Norcock, having first .2t l n , p s e i , r l , r i , ii i‘ t . o as the th p e un re t, ad aked who wouldysresponsefr .from acnciaonmypatnoyn tongues. T xo able swimmers having volunteered, the punt pushed off amid the silent admiration of the spectators on the cliffs, who anxiously watched the result. The ship wrecked sailor having been reached, was safely brought on shore in a very exhausted state. Captain Norcoce'e gallant services have been duly appreciated and rewarded by the Admiralty, and the B ,ard of Trade have voted 61. to be divided between Hen wood and Johns. A. reward of 81. 10e. was also voted to the crew of two boats for their praiseworthy conduct in rescuing four out of eight of the brig Reform, of Belfast, which, during squally weather, was wrecked near Shark Heal, on the coast of Galway. The vessel having struck on a sunken rock, two of her crew took to the long boat, which hav ing upset they were unfortunately drowned. Three other hands took to another of the ship's boats, but being unable to manaee her, they were taken up by the fisher men. They also took the master from the sinking ship, which immediately afterwards went down, carrying with her, unhappily, the mate and one man. A reward of 21. was likewise voted to a boat's crew of four men, in consideration of their laudable services to the crew of five men of the brig Phi!ippa, which, during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked at the mouth of the River Dee. The crew were seen early in the morn ing on the rigging, where they bad been all night. The fishermen immediately got their boat and proceeded to their assistance, and brought them, after two attempts at their rescue, to shore. One poor fello w had been washed overboard during the night and drowned. A reward of 31. 10s. was also voted to the crews of two Margate boats, for putting off, with the view of rescuing two men who were upset from a boat by being struck with heavy seas, near the harbour of that place. The two poor fellows had, however, unhappily perished before assistance could reach them. The institution decided to place forthwith one of its first-class life boats at Deal, so as to be made available in cases of shipwrecks on the fatal Goodwin Sands. The Deal and Weimer boatmen having entire confidence in the excellent qualities of the life boats of the society, have promised the undertaking their hearty co-opera tion. The establishment will, like most life-boat sta tions, involve an expenditure of about 3001. in life-boat house and traasporthig-tarriag,e. A new life boat was ordered to be placed at Apple dore, Devon, in lien of a small boat, on the late Mr. Plenty's plan, stationed there by the National Life Boat Institution more than 30 years ago. It was said that this boat had been instrumental in rescuing 88 mariners from a watery grave. Life-boat houses at Rhyl and Rye were ordered to be built at a cost of about 1601. New life-boats had just been sent by the society to Padstow and Rhyl. The institution has now about 50 lire boat B s l. in a mostyear, much m u effi ch improvement - cient state, and ready for instantaneous service. By a coxswain, with havingtrain hedas taken crews attached to each boat, togethe r wb place in the hasa salary of management of those important little vessels; and, surely, an institution which has for its object the preservation of life from shipwreck has claims which come to all our hearts, and there plead for support and sympathy. The proceedings then terminated. The agitation caused in Boston and the rural dis tricts by the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law in Burn's case so far brought the citizens to the point of practical action that they passed the Per sonal Liberty Law, and are abiding by it, in oppo sition to all threats. The aid they have given to the free settlers in Kansas is well known, and the completest exposure of the betrayal of Kansas by the President and his creatures that has yet been made, is to be found in the speech in the Senate of Mr. Sumner. Out of that speech has arisen the new crisis which so fills every American mindthat whole packets of letters and newspapers by the last mail, contain no notice whatever of the quarrel with England. Mr. Samner's speech was long and ex haustive. The reports given of it in the American papers vary so widely that it is impossible to judge whether it was or was not offAisive in its person alties. If it was, this is a new feature in Mr. Sum ner's oratory; and there is a strong presumption that it was not in the fact that, while addressing a hostile auditory for two days, he was not once called to order. Mr. Butler, a senator from South Carolina., came in for his share of Mr. Sumner's reply and accompanying censure. A consultation was held by some Southern Representatives the night after Mr. Sumner's speech to decide how he --diould be punished and silenced ; and it was un der the direction of this clique that a member of the other House, Mr. Brooks, a nephew of Mr. Butler, to:,k up Mr. Butler's quarrel—not by sending a challenge to Mr. Sumner, but by twice waylaying him on his way to the Senate Chamber, and finally attacking him there when he was incapable of self-defence. Mr. Sumner was writing at his' desk, which was fixed to the floor ; and ho was also confined by the weight of the senatorial arm-chair—he was alone in that part of the room, unarmed, in every way unpre pared, when his enemy came behind him, and, without a word spoken, struck him violently on the head. Mr. Sumner sprang up with such force as to tear up the fastenings of his desk ; but he fell unconscious, and was beaten as he lay till the per son who mounted guard over his assailant was pushed aside, and the assailant himself over powered. Mr. Sumner will not die of this. He is pronounced out of danger. But if Ile had died on the spot, the wrath of his State could not have been greater than it is. It will not be appeased by the conduct of the authorities at Washington, whose partiality in favour of the assailant, Brooks, is evident enough. Mr. Seward moved for a com mittee of inquiry into this breach of senatorial pri vilege ; and the committee could not, of course, be refused ; but Mr. Seward is not on it, nor any other Northern man who can be supposed to have any bias against the South. The Washington ma gistrate saw no occasion for committing Brooks to prison, or for even taking bail for his appearance. Throughout Massachusetts and a great part of New England public meetings were immediately called. The first Boston meeting, instant and spontaneous, is very striking. Dr. Charming has been long in his grave ; but the white-haired old Dr. Beecher, Mrs. Stowe's father, was there to open the meet ing with prayer—according to the old custom of the State. To us the most impressive fact is that the general cry of this and the great subsequent meeting, composed of citizens of all politics and religions, all professions and parties, was for Wen dell Phillips, the abolitionist and Disunion leader. Ail his speeches aro splendid ; and it may be ima gined how this one will work. The situation of Disunion, virtual before, will ere long become ac tual and recognised. The sentiment of the first meet ing may be briefly expressed in the words of one of the speakers—" The bloodof this Northern man, who had dared to stand up in the Senate of the United States under circumstances that would have discou raged a man of less ardour, less enthusiasm, and less courage—that blood now stains the Senate floor, and not all the water of the Potomac can wash it out." .A prodigious meeting was held in Faneuil Hall the evening before the departure of the last mail ; and the next will bring detailed ac counts of the proceedings, and of Mr. Phillips's speech. The New England annual Convention was to take place the week after to w- and it may be confi dently predicted that it will pore like the con ventions of Washington's dayiPtan any that have been held since. Meantime this quarrel puts out of sight and out of mind the quarrel with England ; acid th e P res id ent ' s purpose i n agg ravating that dispute w ill h e so f ar b a ffl e d . E ver y man is repeat ing to himself and his neighbour that the , blood of their representative now stains the Senate floor; and not all the water of the Potomac call wash it Mr. J. J. TRAVERS seconded the resolution. lie bad been connected with his firm for 20 years, and with a very large number of country traders, and he was quite satisfied that they were as much opposed to the bill as the merchants 'of London, and he was satisfied that, if time was given to them for an expression of feeling, they would rise unanimously against the bill. During the whole period he had been connected with the country trade he had never known a verbal contract broken. Mr. T. HAMMY, M.P., was in favour of the resolu tion, but he did not clearly understand what steps they were about to take. The opinion of the merchants of London bad been stated distinctly enough ; but it was said in the House of Commons, "if the traders in the country were opposed to the bill, why do they not say so?" Mr. Moffatt, who, like Mr. Travers, was largely connected with the country traders, told him that his communications from country traders showed him that they were in favour of the bill. He (Mr. Hankey) could not deny that statement, because he had no personal knowledge on the subject, and no contracts of that kind. They ought, therefore, to consider well what means they would give members who were of their opinion to substantiate their views in Parlia . ment, and especially what should be done to obtain the opinions of the country dealers generally. He must say that the statement of Mr. Travers, that in 20 years he bad never known a verbal contract broken, was an ar;u ment in favour of the bill. Mr. HUBBARD explained that they did not stand up for the Stwute of Frauds in its present shape. All they contended for was, that the protection of written con tract?, contained in the 17th section of that statute, should not be abolished, and that the law of this country should not be assimilated to the law of Scotland. Mr. TBAVERS said that Mr. Moffat supported the bill on the ground that verbal contracts were constantly re pudiated at present, whereas he should say, from his large experience, that such was not the case ; but if a Select Committee of the House of Coinrnons would ex amine this subject, the facts would be ascertained before any legislation took place upon it. After a few words from Mr. KEELING in support of the motion, Mr. GASSIOT said the opinion of Mr. Moffatt, which had been stated by Mr. Harkey, would, no doubt, have great weight in the House of Commons ; bnt if the bill could be delayed only for t iv° or three weeks, be was sure there would be no difficulty in getting up petitions against it from all parts of the country. The resolution was then, agreed to, and the following gentlemen were appointed a committee, with power to add to their number :—Baron Rothschild, M.P., Messrs. M. T. \Veguelin, T. Baring, M.P., J. G. Hubbard, E. H. Chapman, D. Meieuertz Nagan, J. B. Heath, J. p . Gassiot, J. J. Travers, Malcoinson, and D. Grant. On the motion of Mr. KEELING, a subscription w as commenced to defray the expenses of the committee, and Mr. Travers was appointed Treasurer. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to th• chairman. SUICIDE OF A PRESTON MANUFACTURER AT LYTHAM. --On Sunday Mr. Thomas llinksrnan, the eldest son of 11. Hinksman, Eq., of Lytham, lately one of the part ners in the firm of Messrs. Hinksruan, Furness, and Co., manufActurers, Preston, committed suicide. The de• ceased, who was about twenty five years of age, had been in a somewhat dejected state of mind for a short time previously.—M anchester Guardian. - - MELANCHOLY DEATH or AN OCTO!;ENARIAN. • -Yes terday Mr. C. C. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, held an inquest, at St. George's Hospital, on the body of John Rymer, aged 82, of North-row, Park-lane, whose death occurred under the following melancholy circumstances :—From the evidence of Martha - Rymer, the aged widow of deceased, and other witnesses, it appeared that a few weeks since deceased was left by himself for a very short time prior to his retiring to rest, during which period he fell from his cbair (supposed in a fit) and fractured the neck of his right thi2h bone. Ho was subsequently removed to the above hospital, where he expired on Saturday last from the effects of the injariee deocribed, Verdict, acoideutal death. Sporting Intelligence. ASCOT HEATH RACES.-WEDNESDAY. Custom has rendered the Wednesday at Ascot an " off day," albeit it possesses a powerful attraction in its "Hunt Cup," which invariably commands one of the largest fields of the meeting. On the present occasion 28 horses started for it, and the race was one of deep in terest and beauty. As the competitors descended the hill, forming a line as regular as that of a body of ca valry, and the bright sun glistening on the riders' jackets, the scene was extremely gay and exciting. The race was remarkable only for the success of the favourite, Forbidden Fruit, a success which testified strikingly to the ability of the " talent" in picking out a winner from so large a field. The "Royal Hunt Cup" was, as usual, exhibited in the saloon of the Grand Stand. It is a tazza-shaped bowl, supported on a stem, around which are three distinct groups, representing the death of the boar, the death of the buck, and the death of the fox—all admirably mo delled, and of the most elaborate workmanship. The brim is ornamented with stags' heads, which form what may be called its handles ; and around the external part of it are represented in bas reliefs a stag hunt and a herd of deer in very good taste. It was manufactured at the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell after a model and design by Mr. Alfred Brown. The withdrawal of both Manganese and Mincepie from the Fern Hill Stakes destroyed the interest which once attached to that event. The minor races do not require notice. The weather was again warm and sunny, and the at tendance fully up to the Wednesday's average. The sport came off as under : Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 25 added, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71h ; fillies, Bst 31b ; the win ner to be sold for 400 sovs, if demanded, &c. Three quarters of a mile. 10 subs. Mr. Howard's Spindle, 8-t 31b (Wells) 1 Duke of Bedford's Alastor, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. Evans's Eardrop, Bst Sib (Yate.) 3 The following also ran :—Agra, Astrologus, Repent. ance. Betting-2 to 1 agst Spindle, 4to 1 each agst Agra and Eardrop. Won by three lengths ; a length between the second and third ; bad fourth. The Fern Hill Stakes, of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added ; for 2-yr-olds, 7st, and three, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. About half a mile. 9 subs. Mr. Hope's Lurley's dam colt, 2 yrs, 7bt ...(Fordham) 1 Mr. Payne's Perfume, 2 yrs, Est 11Ib (Plumb) 2 Mrs. Osbaldeston's Lord Melbourne, 2 yrs, 7st (H. Steggles) 3 The following also ran—Fascination and Cinderella. Betting-5 to 2 and 3tol on Lurley's dam colt. Won by a head ; ♦ery bad third. Handicap Plate of 501. Half a mile. Mr. J. Jackson's Remedy, 2 yrs, 6st 101b...(Challoner) 1 Captain Little's Olympus, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (E. Sharpe) 2 Mr. Brown's Flyaway, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Bray) 3 The following also ran:--Flying Duchess, Bobby B, Ninette, Ceres, Bishop of Osnaburg, Lundyfoot, Lady Florence, Chow, Cantrip, St. Giles, and Cinderella. ]letting-4 to 1 agst Flying Duchess, 6to 1 agst Re medy, 7 to 1 agst Chow and Cantrip, 10 to one agst any other. Won by a length ; half a length between the second and third ; Lady Florence was a bad fourth ; Cantrip was filth, and Chow sixth. The last lot con sisted of Ceres, Flying Duchess, and The Pony. Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of Plate value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 3 yr.olds and upwards; winners extra. New mile. 44 subs. Mr. Murland's Forbidden Fruit, by Birdcatcher, 3 yrs, Est (Cresswell) 1 Mr. Reward's Saraband, 4 yrs, 7st 1011) (Wells) 2 Mr. Hope's Sly Fellow, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Samwell) 3 Duke of Beaufort's Furioso, 3 yrs, Est 6lb ...(Salter) 4 The following also ran :—Flacrow, Vindex, Lord of the Isles, Flatterer, Vengeance, Capucine, Bracken, The Mosquito, Blooming Heather, Alembic, Defiance, Michaelmas Maid, Stanhope, Melissa, Welham, Duke of Lancaster, Katerfelto, Falcon, Bier, Peter Flat, Kes trel, Tug o' War, Disraeli, The Spaniard. Betting-4 to 1 agst Forbidden Fruit, 8 to 1 asst Welham, 10 to 1 agst Peter Flat, 12 to 1 each agst Ka terfelto, Flatterer, and Saraband, 14 to 1 agst Alembic, and 20 to 1 agst Furioso. Peter Fiat, Furioso, and Welham ran in front to near the half distance, where Forbidden Fruit came out, followed by Saraband. A fine race ended in favour of Forbidden Fruit by a head two lengths between the second and third, and a length between the third and fourth ; Bracken was fifth, and Boer sixth ; Capucine walked in last; Defiance broke down. The Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three yr•old fillies, (Bst 71b each ; certain penalties. Old toile. 18 subs. Mr. Bowes's Victoria, by Melbourne, Bst 7lb (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Howard's Spindle, B,t 7lb (J. Goater) 2 Mr. Gratwieke's Sister to Hesse Homburg, B,t 71b (Ashrnall) 3 Mr. Howard's Queen's Head, Bst 71b (Wells) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Victoria, and 7to 4 agst Queen's Head. The favourite made nearly all the running, and son by three lengths ; two lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth. Her Majssty's Plate of 100 guineas—three-yr-olds, 7st 21b ; four, 9,t 21b ; five, 91t, 121 b ; six and aged, lOst 2lb.' To start at the New Mile starting-post, and go once round. Two miles and a half. Capt. Lane's Middleton, by Alarm, 3yrs ( J. Steggles) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox, 4 yrs (Wells) 2 Lord J. Scott's Mayboy, 4 yrs The following also ran :—Speed the Plough, and Prioress colt. Betting-7 to 4on Saucebox and 7to 2 agst Middle ton. Middleton made all the running, and won by two lengths ; three lengths between the second and third ; Speed the Plough and Prioress colt were beaten off, the latter did not pass the post. The Albany Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three-yr olds—colts, B,t 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; certain winners extra. New mile. 3 subs. Mr. Harland's Mirage, by the Flying Dutchman, Bst alb (Basharn) w. 0. BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE GOLD CUP. 6 to 4 on Manganose. BURGLARY NEAR PENISTONE. Early on Sunday morning an entrance was effected into the house of W. Bingley, 'Esq., of Filerslie Lodge. The house is rather lonely situated, about four miles from Penistone, and on the borders of the moors. Mrs. Bingley was star prised by the Appearance in her room of a person dressed as a female. She immediately rang the bell and gave an alarm, when the intruder, with two others whom she afterwards saw—one having his face blackened—made their escape, taking with them two hams, about 27lbs. of beef, a carpet bag, and a quantity of sugar and wine, having drank one bottle before leaving the premises. They had also collected a quantity of silver plate, but this they lefc•. How the entrance was effected remains a mystery, as all the doors and windows were properly secured except the one by which they left the house, and there were no marks of its having been forced. It is believed that one or more of the party had entered the house before the doors were locked on the previous night, and lay concealed until all hal retired to rest. Mr. Bing ley was from home at the time.—Manchester Guardian. WIAT THE SOUTH THINKS OF THRASHING A SENA TOR.—We clip the following paragraphs from two Rich mond, Virginia, papers. They carry their own c mnment --The Richmond Examiner says :—" Peace hath her Victories no less renowned than War.'—Mr. C. Sumner, senator from Massachusetts, w hos e reputati on as a scholar rests chiefly upon a discourse on the foregoing text, seems bent upon illustrating his theory in his own person. He concludes a two days' discharge of scholarly platitudes and pedantic dullness by venting a fiithy stream of Bil lingsgate on heads hoary with age ; answers insult from men who would afford him personal satisfaction with vulgar epithets ; and when caned for cowardly vitupera tion, falls.to the floor an inanimate lump of incarnate cowardice, and most glorious exemplar of the man of peace." The Richmond Whig says,—" As will be seen by telegraph, Mr. Brooks, of South Carolina, after the adjournment of the Senate on yesterday, administered to Senator Sumner, the notorious and foulmouthed Abo litionist from Massachusetts, an elegant and effectual caning. We are rejoiced at this. 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The result of eating this delicious Foo i is the perfect, restoration of my health within a month ; and I take a peculiar pleasure in recommending all a ufferers to follow my example. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. I am, &e., W. EDIE, Major, H.M.S., Unattached. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle- Stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means cf cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, with full instructions. In canisters, 51bs., lls. ; 121b5., 225. ; super-refined, Ilb., Es. ; 21bs., lls. ; 51bs., 225.; 101bs., 335. The bibs, and 12114, carriage free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry dh Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Picca dilly ; also at 60, G r acechurch-street ; 33d and 451, Strand ; 4, Oheapsido ; 6S, Ccrnhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Char. ing-abss; 54, Upper Baker-street; 03 and 150, (Word. I Wed, Cougtry Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL lIIRKET—JUNX 10. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, esek weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 43x. Od. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET-- JUNE 10. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again large. Oat straw, from 8s Gd to lie Od per kemple o f 16 ston r. tron; wheat do., 7s 6d to 10 8 Od; barley do.. Hay from is to 15d. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—M" 9. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs 'irst. Second. Tbivol; imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Od Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto Pot-barley, per ditto —s Od 0 Od---5 DUBLIN, JUNE 10. In consequence of the excitement in London our a; ket to-day was very brisk for all kinds of grain, and h," was is to is 61, and oats 3d to 6d dearer than on PrioaP B aley much inquired for, and if to be had would W° brought higher rates. There was more demand for 112dia ll corn, but we do not alter our quotations. White wheat, 30s Od to 44s 6dl; red ditto, 36s to 42s 6 1 ; barley, 14s 6d to 20s Od ; oats, 12s Oct to 12s 6d ; raPet e i , —s Od to —0 Od per brl; oatmeal, 143 Od to 16s 6 d ; flour, 21s Od to 263 Od per cwt; Indian corn, 28s 6d to Qi 6 per 480 COAL MARKET.—JUNE 11. ?does of Coal per ton at the close of the market. e. d.l Wallsend, kn. Burnhope Tanfield Moor Taufield Moor Butes Howard's West Hartley o .a. ..13raddyll -a......17 (at l'aswen ..................... IS ; Hetton ..................... 11 Aambton .. ................. 17 6 .Lussell's Hetton .......... 17. ! ' , South Hetton ... 17 7 ......... .. • ... 16 6 Cassop .. ... . ............... .- 0. liengh Hall ...............• 1616 !: reel .... , ................. ii; Whitworth ................. 16 cKapraiedr0Ge7..in.g.e........................167 i. Hartlepool' ................•. 7 7 0 Kelloe 1 7 0 South Hart1ep001........ A. g Evenwood ..................15.0 0 Stewart's. .................. la a aedley. ............ .. ..... .. 16 I Sold ,14 0 14 0 Netherton 'l7 C t South Derwent 14 0 Holywell West Pelton l5 0 West Riding Hartley l5 t Byass's West Hartley l7 0, Walker Primrose 14 C Wallsend, &c. _ _ _ Eden Main l6 9 Belmont l6 3 Wbarneliffe l5 6 Hilda 15 3 Riddell l5 9 Derwentwater Hartley 17 ( Gawber Hall 14 t Framwellgate 16 c Ships at market... 9 SEABORNE . MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General night—and M by the morning—despatch.) . _ sy the night—and M by the morning —d espatch.) was' Gay when made tit- hem who - tine !e GOUNTRIX/. i n Genera l Port - Port .-_.- 04 Office, London.* Di s p e tehe . ...•-•••-- ;n• ,ek —.—..—... - Liverpool ... Jun e 13 Atmmeeririccap.((bbyy Unitedßritpa Slack)N Every Friday .... packet) ..........N •* ••-•• •• Liverpool ..• imerioa (by 11. States packet) ..........b "''•• • • - SOUthamp list knatralla (via South ampton) ...... .... 31 •••••• •ft , • • • • Sinthompton Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good __A sr Hope) •• •• •• •• •• •• 14 .. .. • . ... anoll/ 1 "'" , Africa (West Coast) .. N 13d of the month .. Plymouth .. Alexandria.. • • •• •• • -.ls 4 1 9, 24, & 30 of n:. D ov er „ „ „„ • Alexandria.. ....., ~hi '4th & 20th of mm,. youthamptot Bahamas ...........31 17th of the month Southampton Belgium .......... ../s D h allY •••••• - • • • • Dover ...... ).1111 , e _ Brazil .............. V 9th of the month.. Southampior. June ri Buenos Ayres ........h1 9th 01 the month.. Southampton June 1 , e Cape of Good Hope ..I' Various port, ...iscer ti ' Care of Good Hope ..N 9th of the month Southeunpto Case de Verds ......b Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N Mon.,Wed.,&Frif. Southampior r it alutiat s Chyme 151e5.... ...N Chi1i...... - ~ ~ „ •.m Id & 17th of mono. Southarop.o• lane 90 , China .... .. Once a month.... Constantinople ......N 8 , 13 , 19 , 23 ,& 29 oin Dover ..... Constantinople ........ 4th Mr 10th of •non. Southamptot , Cont. of Europe M&N rwicodailY •• -• • Dover ..... ro'lls' Egypt (see India) France ...... -hi & N;Twiee daily ••• • • • Dover .... FedOi dAll Gibraltar ..........M '4 . 7, 17, 20, 27 dim B ° lll ku n P t° Greece (see India) Greytown ..........344nd & 17th of moo. Southempt , o Elamburgh „ ,„ „ „ ~NlTuerlay- & Friday London ..... a a , venno i, .......... im Ind of the montl. Southaretpt ; e ll 1 Holland .....„ „,„,, m Daily ••• • • • .... • • Dover ... -.• .0117 •i & Honduras .. „ .., ~ .. m , 17 t 1 e , the month. Smth am ptc.; i gMerni"l• India (viw•louthampt.)M 14th r 29th of moo. Plymouth •• e SO [ndia (via Marseilles)M ,9thtt 25th of month Dover ...... 17, & 27 of mon Dover.... •• -et (onion Ts'es (see intliall• a we Ireland ........M 8c• NI r %vice daily ...... dlot; head • • rivi , 213t11 of f f m tl o ie nth mo . n . t . h . 'S L o iv u o th rp agp l t . 0.. Lisbon.... • • • • • • •• .. M 7, 9, 17, & 27 of m.*uthamptor, lone 1 ° rtt aje e i ir ra a ........................t; lillta (see India) ualia ..............1 „ 8,18, &28 of mon. Dover ...... 4, 10 1816. • Mauritius (see Indis) 14th of the month Matiritlns ........ Itaxico ............m 2nd of theSoathaMpt.n .1 0 11,1 Naples _ , ,, ~.......1, ,sthlfith2hthofmon. Dover ... • Nev Granada ...... IS, 1.1 & 17th of month Bouthampto• Ne7i , Zealand•• .• •• •• •• By private 3117 .. Various port 000 0 _• .. ..; sth 15 th2s thormon , Fa7al estates .• Dover •• •• • pe . iinsu , .... .... ... .., ithl7th27thoftnon. t tlouthampter Peru .. ....„,...M.. 2:1 81 27th of mon.' outhampho Port Natal ..........N By private ship... Various ports ueoerl 6 1.81 ,, yan; ::::::::::::1 , Sthl.sth23thofmon, Dover ..... Venezneie .........., Id& fth2sthotinon 17th ofmonti, Southampton 1 8 4 00 Van Dlemen'eLs.nd (se• Australia) ....... . . ' West ~,,,,, . ..,,, 'ld& 17th ot month B ontltuemptee I -.0 When eny of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will • spatchci on the following day. with the exceptien of the fo'll; •!outhampton), and the Malta. both of which will be despite" preceding day- RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTER'? RAILWAY.--Trade 119 i turn for the week ending Juno 7, 1856 £20,7 00 i 8 Corresponding week last year 18,433 1 _.„... -----; $ Increase in 1856 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST BAILIVAI .'. " Traffic return for the week ending June 7, n S 1856 £14,3 82 f Corresponding week last year 13,661 1 4 s Total of the half-year to this d a te, 1856 281,370 169 1 i Total of the half-year to this date,lBss 287,700 'OA GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY..—Traffic return for w q week ending June 1, 1856 £21,956 8 ; Corresponding week last ye a r 19,137 18 " I's LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—TraFA— -1,6A turn for the week endin g June 8, 1656 £22,51 2 ,' 1 Corresponding week last year 21,004 " fa CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic returo 4 0 the week ending Ju ne 8, 1856 £5,614 ' 4 Corresponding week last year 5,49 17 ......,,.....! Increase in 1856 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for in ending June 7, 1856 Corresponding week last year 216 11 for ti. un GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return 11 week ending June 8, 1856 £6 o7 19 if:, LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Tra.- - K .v turns for the week ending June 7, 1856 £10,13 6 v LOCAL SHARE MARKETS• LIVERPOOL, JUNE 11. c STnes EXCHANGE.—The market has been quie t to' , f ,r and the following are the sales :—London and North rero, tern, 102—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 931—S ou th Ealv 9 ,- 2ls -Great Western of Canada, 254—Midlands, 8 / ict a• Ditto, 4. per cent. Pref., 97i—North Eastern and wick, 201—Ditto, Leeds capital stock, 18. MANCHESTER, JUNE 11. a STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been doing moderate business to-day, but with improving PL4..0 Midlands, 78 i 9 Dovers, 21$ 11-16—Sheffields. 40 1 0 0 Great Western of C a nada, 26—Ditto, new, 3 I).4° l 'os Stock, 102 4 —Bank of Manchester, 24—Sheffield 0 4 Cents., 68 —Manchester and Birmingham C Qrs., a P• BIRMINGHAM, Jurng U. 1s ; STOCK EXClllANGE.— Thismarket was rather Nth, ei 00 to-day, with prices rather lower. No sales r eportl d 'Change, but some unimportant transactions occur l private. LEEDS, Jul's 11. V gi STOCK EXCHANGE. —Leeds Northern , 18 1.1 6 r -- ",op l Lancashire Qrs., 8/. Bs. 6d.—Hebden oor Mine, 21. BIRTHS. OW A SON. Of On the 10th inst., at Clapham-park, Surrey, t he ifif e F. W. Roller, Esq. J. On the 10th inst., at Sydenham, the wife of Lew o M. Mason, Esq. OP A ILLUGHTIE. On the 11th inst., at 33, Belgrave-square, the Ls di Louisa Douglas Pennant. On the 9th inst., at Fitzroy-square, the wife of J. Bi bPt " Es On s3' the 9th inst., at Pembroke•place, Finebley-T 0 John's-wood, the wife of J. T. Musgrave, Esq. MARRIED. k On the 10th inst., at St Alphage, Greenwich. L.l„tte Lys, Lientenant-Colonel 48 th Regiment, to Cb_l r '" of Louisa,daughter of the late C. S. Goodwyn, E s F' Blackheath. - 01 _ On the 7th inst., at St. dameWs, Piccadilly, LOW " to of L. Holbeck, Esq., cf James-plum, Hammerawit?lid, Caroline Elizabeth, daughter of W. Maxey, Esq., of ' lll delton-square. DIED; On the 11th inst., at Lincoln's-inn-fields Chamber°, Henryenr Baylis, aged 59. On the 10th inst., at 109, Eaton-place, Sutherland '- Sutrland inst., Es. O he n the 1 0 th at 34, Ludgate-hill, Mr. Henry •-•. °sfe° Faint's, aged 56. the On the 10th inst., at 75, Eccleston-square wife of Sir Foi inst. at 3 tunatus Dwarris. a ths On the 10th , Woodland's-road, Blaoh .e d Ellen, wife of Mr. at Ball, of the Bank of Eng" — aged 52. „ A O', On the 9th inst., at Brighton, Thomas Barrett Lee" at Esq., eldest son of Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, 1 304 ' Belhns, Essex. ,Ben' On the Bth inst., Lient.-General Duncan M'Len gal Engineers, of 3, Clifton-place, Hyde-park. age..,. 7 t hati On the 7th inst., at 16, Bury-street, city, Mr. Na than Caspar, aged 74. On the 6th inst., at Devereux Chambers, F. Thosor-- Esq., of Lincoln's-inn. — „ LONDON: Printed and Published by mußpo yo 12 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sim (Mee, 2 0 ',,,„ 1 0 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, L A th a tV e a Middler. Thnviclive ;wit 12,1856 x, nce r'e eat ,Vudtn g —4l ll' Dor ev. , ' 6 1 114 „, the Is, Pot C at an, tt, '.417. 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