The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-22 00:00:00

e ncampments of each were dispelled in parallelograms lele of ,er the other, so that there was very little trouble or c onfusion in getting the division together. T he y formed t n front of th e ir tents, and after a rapid inspection were eelered to strike tents. In a moment or two file after file If canvass cones collapsed, and fell to the earth, the poles r eel unsplicel and packel up the canvass - r olled u p and Placed in layers on bullock carts, the various articles of re gimental baggage collected into the .same vehicle—ants 1 a swarm could not be more active and hustlin g than they were ; they formed into masses, broke up again, n o fed in single files in little companies, in broken groups 'lover the ground, while the araba drivers looked stupidly na, exhibiting the most perfect indifference to the appro esiation of their carts, and evidently regarding the Giaours I ! Rome unpleasant demons, by whose preternatural ener- F o es they wore to be agitated and perturb ed as p unishment r th e i r s i ns . It would seem, indeel, very difficult to re f°,em this shifting, diffusive crowd of redcoat s into the steady masses whisk were drawn up so rigidly a short time l' i r e'dously along the canvass walls, now fluttering in the t est or packed helplessly up in bales. Their labours were, eovreve r , decisive, and in some half hour or so they had tteasformed the scene completely, and had left nothing he eled them but the bare circles of baked earth, marking Where tents had stood, the blackened spot where once the I nt eP fires blazed, tethering sticks, and a curious debris of 4111 -pots, preserved meat cases, bottles , sweet meat-boxes, tardine cases, broken delf, bones of fowl and h am, p oma- Lila-pots, tobacco pipes, etc. A few words of command r ng through the toiling crowd, some blaste on the ogle, and the regiments get together once more as steady a nd solid as ever, with long lines of bullock carts and bufe eete arabas drawn up between them and winding slowly :1°:: over the sandy slopes which led to the sea. Here the of transports, of which I have so often spoken, lay t jehored. with their attendant steamers in long lines, as ;elle in shore as they could lie with safety. The Vesuvius l i:eat:le-sloop, Commander Powell, the Simoom and the i"easra troop-ships (screw steamers), sent in their boats o aid those of the merchantmen and steamers in embark e the men and baggage, and Admiral Boxer, aided by a Ptqa Christie, Commander Powell , and Lieut. Rundle, b superintended the arrangements for stowing. away and getting on board the little army , wh ich consisted of • 6,500 men. The morning was fine , and if an y thin g i tlittle too hot. The men were in excellent spirits, and they marched over the dusty plain and wound down the eY paths over the common to the landin g - p laces, the y eWere greeted with repeated peals of cheering from the eeemsents of the other divisions. The order and rev it4tY with which they were, got on board the boats, and en safety and celerity with which they were embarked— e7gage, horses, women, and store s—were creditable to the• authorities, and to the discipline and good order of the 44 themselves, both of f icers and privates. 44 ,11 themselves, The Victoria (four -masted screw steamer) embarked te. 33 d Regiment, 993 strong, and 12 horses • the Andes (Vearked the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 900 ' strong, and a t horses ; the Megmra embarked the 7th Fusiliers, 950 e r eng, and 12 horses; the Cambria embarked the 88th t cithaught Rangers, 950 strong, and 12 . horses ; the Mel )l)urne embarked the 77th, 950 strong, and 12 horses ; the es" Go Golden Fleece e baked the Rifle hattalion ; the Trent embarked 300 pack horses • the City of London and Em terer t owe d up transport ' No. 4, artillery, and transport °- 18, staff horses, lee . ; the Vesuvius, having lent her paddle-box boats to embark the men, moved off from her the in the Golden Horn about 12 o'clock, when all „: troops were on board, and proceeded up the stream of ee Bosphorus to take in tow the Sir George Pollock, with ele, horses belonging to the Rifle Brigade, &c., on board. 'lleiGolden Fleece was the first to start, an as she had ee vessel in tow she made rapid way against the current, d was soon out of view in the bends of this salt-water t river, Transports Nose 44, 46, and 48 "were laden with e men and horses of the Bth Royal Irish Hussars, and . he out in the stream about two miles about Tophane Victoria, which was to have towed No. 44, ran up e o ngside her, and made fast her . hawsers to to w, but ere e could get her away the current caught herethrew her a gainst a stubborn little Dutch galliot , whic h anchored andin the way, and snap, snap, crash went bowsprit , y ard, a nt topmast, one after another, till the H ollander seemed e'er he had just cut from Camperdown. Then the hawsers a drift round the screw of the steamer — they wer e cut or cast e in a twinkling, and the transport fetching stern way enle right upon the s h o re, sorely discomposing a little Fuy of Turkish philosophers who were smoking on a plat t:rta just where her counter came. The V ictoria re d for aid to Scutari, and after a time cam e u p with a W ith and pulled off the transport. A s she p assed on e , h her prize the men of the 3 3 d, who were on board, li c heered the Vesuvius till the Bosphorus rang with echoes. captain of the Sir George Pollock being on shore (for ead received no orders to be in readiness), a delay of 3 j, A hours took place till the Vesuvius co uld g et her to '"ove. The artillery were embarked in transports Nos. 1, 3 , and 4, and were towed by the Medway, Melbourne, erebria and City of London respective l y . The fleet was t hus constituted of 2 steamers for staff officers and horses, troops and 81 chargere, 1 for 300 pack horses, 4 tren t/1s for Horse Artillery, 3 transports for Hussars, 2 a 0 asports for Commissariat horses. Notwithstanding 4 "" l lle little delays awl mishaps, such as those alluded to ve, the whole of the flotilla moved off with great preci -4/1 48 to tine, and commenced its course upwards with minable order and quickness. No voyager or artist has /:edone justice to the beautiful scenery of Bosphorus. thehas much the character of a Norwegianfiord. Perhaps e rounded outline of the hills, the light rich green of the vegetation the luxuriance of tree and flower and herbage, e aemble more closely the banks of K illarne y or Winder mere. For 13 miles the water escaping from the Black tittle now compressed by swelling hillocks to a breadth of f more than a mile, then expanding into sheets of ,fish times that space across from shore to shore, e"s„ . 1 1 along en a flood of dark blue, like the Rhone as it eeelees from the lake of Geneva, till they mingle with the ,7 4 of Mariners, passing in their course by a succession of rod and. dale, ravine and hill-side, covered with the pro tl"st carpeting of leaf and blade, while kiosk aud pleasure land, bastions and loopholed curtains, gay gardens, e n , mosques, and noble mansions stud the banks is un broken lines from the very foot of the forts which com mand the entrance up to the crowning glory of the scene, Zeus the Imperial city of Constantine, rising in many e'noureci terraces from the verge of the Golden Horn, con ellses the eye with its masses of foliage, of red roofs, divers 'Ted wails, gables, and fretwork. surmounted by a frieze e s ° snow-white minarets with golden summits, and by the e ve:Metrical sweep of St. Sophia. The hill strike abruptly "Pwards to a height varying from 200 feat to 600 feet, and are bounded at the foot by a line of quays, which run 4 'lle the European side from P ere to Bujudkere, about e vee miles from the Black Sea, alm ost unintetruptedly. These quays are very numerous on the Asiatic side also. F e villages by th water-side re so close together that Ora might be said to extend fr a om Tophane o to the forts Bujukdere. The kiosks and residences of the Phu the imperial palaces of th e Sultans, the retreats ° , l. opulence line these favoured shores, and as the eeeanger passes on in steamer or caiq ue he m ovay catch a Banger of some successful plunderer o f a prince, some Igged 2a17 Pasin hha, is or unscrupulous ex-eovcruor sitting cross e garden or veraaah, smoking away, kid each looking so like the other that they might au pass for brothers. The windo ws of one portion of these h ouses , are mostly closely latticed and fastened, but h ere and there a bright flash of a yellow or red r obe shows 'no harem is not untenanted. These dwellings succeed n ull other the whole length of the Bosphorus quite as na enerously as the houses on the road from Hyde•park corner to Hammersmith, and at places such as Therapia Bujukdere they are dense enough to form large vil h Ps, provided with hotels shops, anlodging 2leses. . The Turks delight in going up in theirs alques to ene of these places, and sitting out on the platforms over 'no water, while the chibouque or narghile confers on them a zoophytic happiness ; and th e greatest object of Turkish. • ambition is to enjoy the pleasures of a kiosk on the Bos phorus. The waters abound in fish, and droves of por 'Poises and dolphins disport in myriads on its surface, Plashing and playing about as with easy roll they cleave their way against its rapid flood, or gambolling about in the plenitude of their strength an d security, till a sword — ' Bll takes a dig at them, and sets them off curvetting and ' snorting like sea horses. Hawks, kites, buzzards, and sea eagles are _numerous, and large flocks of a kind of grega- Tee petrel (I amagine), called by the French " dmes "40itnees'5 and which are said n ever to rest on land, keep Constantly flying up and down close to the water. The flotilla began its voyage at 11 o'clock. Off Tophane some ~l e 3 or six fine frigates, some of the m-double-banked, dis played the red flag with the silver crescent moon and star of the Ottoman Porte. They were lying idly at rest there, a ll( 1 we thought they might be m uch better employed, , not in Severna Bay, certainly in cruising about the , Greek Archipelago. In justice to the Turks it must be said they maintained the dignified indifference of the savage to the last. .As the men at Scutari landed so the y ueparted—in silence—and, so far as the people were con cerned, in solitude The caiquejees, or boatmen, scarcely turned their heads to look at the monster steamers, with their decks crowded with troops, that tossed their frail harks with the swell of their paddle-wheels ; the smoking groups ou shore never relaxed puffing their pipes as the flotilla went by ; and the only animation they showed was once, when the Tesuvius, t o astonish the native s, ran so close by the quay that 'the swell washed o ver Tito fled tumbled over the bare toes of the Osmanli, who within lest the steamer should pursue them bodily on shore. "It was 5 o'clock ere the last steamer which had to wait for the transports got under way again, and night had set in before they reached the entrance to the Black Sea. As they passed the forts (which are pretty frequent towards the Euxine), the sentries yelled out strange chal lenges, and burned blue lights, and blue lights answered from our vessels in return, so that at times the whole of th e scene put one in mind of a grand fairy spectacle, and it did not require much imagination to believe that the trees were the wo rk of Grieve—that Stanfield tad dashed in the waters and ships—that the forts were of pasteboard, and tho clouds of gauze, lighted up by a property man ; while those mustachioed soldiers, with red fez caps or tarbouches, eccentric blue coats and breeches, and white belts, might fairly pass for Surrey supernumeraries. Out go the blue lights !—we are all left as blind as owls at noon-tide ; but our eyes re cover—the stars at last begin to twinkle—two lights shine, or rather blear, hazily on either bow—they mark the open. lng of the Bosphorus into the Euxine. We shoot past them, and a farewell challenge and another blue halo show the sentries are wide awake. We are in the Black Sea, and, lo ! sea and sky and land are at once shut out from us ! A fog, a drifting, clammy, nasty mist, blueish white, and cold and raw, falls down on us like a shroud, dam p s out ' the stars and all the lights of heaven, and steals with a 81%r-like pace down yard and mast and stays, sticks to the face and beard, renders the deck dark as a graveyard, and forces us all down to a rubber and coffee. This is genuine Black Sea weather. All the club and taproom politicians who - talk nonsense to distinguished circles, and regulate the mo tions of the fleets, and criticise the conduct of armies, should be sent out here to take the command of so many Thames wherries till they learn what the real diffi culties of managing ships in such a sea are. I immedi ately repented me of the evil thoughts I had once enter tained, and was angry at the rubbish I had, w list en I had had that one night's and day's experience of the Euxine. The ' shore was not far off (presumed not to be) on our poet quar ter, but had it been within a quarter of a mile it would have been equallyinvisible. Later in the night we passed through a fleet which we took to be Turkish men-of war, but it was impossible to make them out, and but for the blockade of their ports these vessels might have been - Russians. In the morning the same haze continued drift ing about and hugging the land, but once it rose and dis covered a steamer close in shore, with a transport cast off from her, and hovering about just as a hen watches a chicken. The Vesuvius fired a gun, and after some time the steamer tried to take the transport in tow again and pro ceeded to rejoin the squadron. We subsequently found it • was the Megtera. The line of land was marked by a bank of white clouds, and the edge of the-sea horizon was equally obscured. About half past • three o'clock the bay of Varna was visible, w ith the masts of some large vessels just peering up ahead, a nd the Victoria, her Majesty's ship Vesuvius, &c., ran in and anchored before six o'clock. The Bellerophon, 74, Lord, Q. rivulet, the lenri Quatre (French), 90, and an Ottoman sc hooner were lying in the roadstead, close to the town, and transports Nos. 1,2, 18, 27, 46, &c., badly engaged landing stores and men. (It may be as well here to say that the transports lying off Scutari when we left were Nos. 5,7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 30.) This disembarkation was proceeding ad mirably. Telrge boats had been provided for the purpose, and the French and English mer of war lent their launches and cutters to tow and carry, in addition to those furnished by the merchantmen. The rifles had already landed, and had marched off to their temporary camp under canvass about a mile away. The 88th Connaught Rangers were already form ing on the jetty, preparatory to marching, and the buy was alive with boats full of redcoats. The various regiments cheered tremendously as vessel after vessel arrived, but they met no response from the Turkish troops. Lord G. Paulet entertained Lieut.-General Sir G. Brown, and a nu merous party, on board the Bellerophon in the evening. The noble vessel is provided with an exquisite band, and all night the shores echoed to the melody of the choicest morceaux of our best composers, while the men who had not landed crowded the decks of the ships to listen. "VARNA, June 2.-This morning early the Caton, French Government screw, arrived here, having on board General Canrobert, and a small staff. He landed about mid-day, and after an extempore levee of the French officers on the beach, proceeded to call on Sir G. Brown. A large French man-of-war steamer, with the 7th Regiment of the Line, came in at the same time. The men disembarked and formed in about half an hour, their baud playing God save the Queen,' out of compliment to our colours. After a de lay of an hour on the beach they were marched off to their camp outside the town. The Marseille, French Government transport, has arrived laden with stores. At present we have transports Nos. 3,4, 11, 18, 27, 44, 46, and 48, lying at anchor and waiting to return to Scutari. Two large pad dle steamers, showing French colours, the first towing no less than five small vessels, the other towing foer brigs, are in sight steering for this point, and at the moment I close this letter, a Turkish man of war steamer has c ast anchor, _towing in French transport brigs Nos. 206, 52, 204, and 127. Three of these show Genoese colours, and only one remains to be accounted for as French property. " Owing to the exertions of Omer Pasha, and the acti vity of the Commissariat, the quantity of open and covered arabas, or bullock and buffalo carts, which has been col lected here, is nearly sufficient for all the wants of this division of the army. They are drawn up in hundreds along the walls of the principal magazine, and their ser vices can be had at a moment's notice. There is a small army of hairy, wild-looking drivers stalking about the place and admiring the beauties of Varna, spear or buffalo goad in hand. " The cavalry force sent by Omer Pasha to a place within a few miles of our camp, has been of infinite service in sending in provisions, horses, and cattle. The latter are wretchedly small and lean. A strong man could lift one of the beasts, and there is not so much meat on _one of them as on a good English sheep. The horses are hardy, wild, mouthless brutes, but the owners are asking too much for them. Omer Pasha has forbidden the export of grain from this port, and from all.the ports of Roumelia without ex ception. A Pera merchant who came up the other day, armed with a letter from the Grand Vizier, was refused a cargo of corn in consequence, though he sent up a vessel, to be freighted. The result of the step, whether right or wrong, is that there is plenty of corn in store for the troops no matter how numerous they may be. Omer Pasha has done another thing, which may have been dictated in some measure by a regard for his personal comfort. Within the last few days he has sent orders to suspend all travelling by post-horses between Varna and Schumla, un less for Government purposes, special couriers, or aides of the generals. This will cut off a stream of English visi tors, and save him many a long pipe and sho rt interview. "The Brish camp is pitched on a plain, covered with scrub and clumps of sweet briar, about a mile from the town, and half a mile from the fresh water lake. The water of the lake, however, is not good for drinking-it abounds in animalcule), not to mention enormdus leeches-and the men have to go to the fountains and wells near the town to fill their canteens and cookin g tins. This, however, is only a temporary encampment, and it is expected that they will move on Saturday or Monday about eight miles further off, towards a village called Devno. The cavalry, the Bth Hussars, and the fedi- guns of the artillery, landed to-clay, are stationed nearest to the town, not far from the neck of land which divides the sea from the lake. Then come the Rifle Brigade ; next to them the 7th Fuyi liers-which only landed on Thursday,' as the Megaera and her transport got into trouble off the coast in a tog. The camp of the 33d Regiment adjoins that of the Fusiliers, and beyond it are the tents of the 19th, 88th, and 77th Re giments-the whole of them being pitched very compactly and not covering more than mile a of ground. Fresh meat was issued to the men to-day, but the officers had a good many complaints made to them by the soldiers, most of them, however, having reference to want of salt or pepper. To the hardy stoics at home, who laugh at such petty pri vations over their well-filled cruet-stands, it may be observed that ration beef is not of that exquisite flavour and rich ness that a little disguise and condiment are not desirable at times. There is also a grumble at the non-appearance of the promised ale and porter, which is said to be sto wed under the barracks at Scutari. I doubt that it is good drink for this country-rum, I am sure, would be much better. However, the men have not got either the one or the other. The bread is brown and a little sourish, but agrees well with the men. The medical stores and comforts have all arrived. Sir George Brown is anxious to reduce them to as small a compass as is compatible with efficiency, and I believe there is not complete identity of opinion between him and the medical authorities as to the amount of baggage accommodation which will be necessary for their transport. As some complaints were made to our Consul, Mr. Neale, respecting the behaviour of some of the soldiers after landing, Sir George Brown has issued a divisional order on the subject of drunkenness, in which colonels of regiments are enjoined to take strict steps to check and punish this vice. " All the force, men, artillery, horses, and all of the light division were landed this morning, and in the course of the day. The Arethnsa, 50, and London, 90, came over from the fleet, which is at Baltschilc Bay, and anchored to-day, and three French line-of-battle ships are cruising off the mouth of the bay. The weather is very hot, but muggy and foggy: The French force is very small, bat they have got hold of some of the best quarters, and the tricolor floats over the town from a very high flag-staff. Varna is something like Sandgate, with a white wall round it. Great efforts are beiug made to strengthen it, and along the sea face are mounted new guns, with earthwork and. facia° parapets and embrasures. The beach is covered. with heaps of rusty old shot and shell. The hills at the back completely command the place, and make it a poor military position. However, enough has been said about it to make all your readers tolerably familiar with the ex ternal aspect of the place. Sir George Brown's staff is all. here. Col. Sullivan, the Deputy-Adjutant-General, and. Capt. Halliwell, Deputy-Quartermatter-General, working away as zealously and energetically as usual, Captains: Gordon, Hassard, &c., of the Royal Engineers (they brought up trenching tools for 1,000 men with them from Gallipoli),. the same ; Drs. Alexander, Tice, See., the Commissary officers, Thomson, Smith, &c. Food is good enough and. plentiful ; a fowl can be had for 7 piastres, is. 2d.; bread. and meat are about the same price as in London ; a turkey can be had for half-a-crown ; wine is clear, and not good ; spirits, lam sorry to say, as cheap as they are bad. The camps will be formed to-day, and when I send this dee spatch I will ride out and have a look at them." SHUMLA. A letter from Shumla states that all formerplans. have probably been abandoned, and that a line be, tween Shurnla, and Varna will form the basis of operations. It is known there that the Russian forces are concentrated opposite the right wing of the Turks. A battle was expected very soon by Omar Pasha, who was hastening on the disciplin.e of his troops, and preparing for events. "The lii e in Shumla," the writer continues, "is most trying, and for a man without - occupation almost intdo rable. Horribly stinking streets, damp unhealth y houses, which in summer become steaming ho t beds of disease ; a crowd every where, and nowhere space to move freely ; drunken soldiers and reck less Arnauts ; the miasma from many thousan d Turks, brought down from their camp into the lower town of Shumla, and crowded togeth(n among dungheaps along the margin of a putrid. brook. Such is the place in which British tourisits expect to find health and recreation. GREECE. - - ATHENS, JUNE 12.--Hadgi Petros refuses ito surrender. Generals Gardikinti, Grivas, Blachoplos, Spi a to, and Milk); have, been dismissed. Mavromichaelis and Delyannt have been ap pointed instead. The Austrian Correspondence has the following : " MISSOLONGHI, JUNE 14.—The armed bands in the Epirus have been dissolved. The Turks leave Arta for Epirus, to put down the rebellion that still exists there. " Reports say that Hadgi Petros has occupied. Nicola with 6,000 men. " Ziaras has defeated Abdi Pacha. FRANCE. It would appear as if the rumours long in circu lation with respect to the retirement of M. de Per signy from the office of Minister of the Interior were about, at length, to be realised. The Moni teur of yesterday contains a report addressed to the Emperor and signed by M. de Persigny himself, in which he gives a sketch of the history of his administration ever since he entered office, enters into details as to the principal measures which have • been adopted under his directions, and sets forth with great unction the difficulties which he encountered in his way and overcame. It is usual in Prance when a great man dies that one of his friends shall pronounce an eulogium of his past life and character over his grave. M. de Persigny in a manner performs this duty for him self. He pronounces an eulogium over his oval political grave, and he has shown judgment in not trusting the task to any one but himself. For, as the object of the document is to prove to tine world that M. de Persigny is the greatest of Ministers, and especially of Ministers of the' In terior, it would be hard for him, now that he is going ont of office, to find - any one to perform the task of flattery half so completely as he does it hisn self. It will probably not be forgotten, even at the distance of five years, with what terror the advont of M. de Persigny to office . was regarded by the National Assembly and by the people of Fran ce. For months before the coup d'eteit of the 2d of lie comber, the President of the Republic, when he wished to intimidate those whom lie considered ob stacles to his projects, threatened them with M. de Persigny as Minister. At length the threat was put into execution., but not till after the coup d'etat had been accomplished by other hands. On the 23d of January, 1852, M. de Persigny was ap pointed Minister of the Interior, and he himself, in,the c ommencement of his report, makes no se cret of the fact that he was placed in that position to carry out the views of empire entertained by Louis Napoleon for years. The weather in Paris yesterday was beautiful, and has ;caised the spirits of the farmers. The de-: sra !op rfan 5t Viol e , I+ll' an d iv on ancl anx ) ' 1r a 'air Si A : or th e 8,00-, ilit Atj oiOJ ll sa tiO o 0 114° p t, on oNII t v~ THE SU'N, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1854. VISIT OF THE KING OP PORTUGAL AND THE DUKE OF OPORTO TO WOOLWICH. His Majesty the King of Portugal, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto, with Vimunt Carreira, Baron de Sar mento, Chevalier de Mello, Lord do Tabley, and Colonel Wylde, arrived at Woolwich yesterday, at 12 o'clock noon, in two carriages and four, having passed throng Blackheath. and along the Dover-road to Woolwich-common, where the Royal Horse Artillery, under Lieutenant-Colonel Bloomfield, and the field•batteries, under Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, were drawn up in line in light marching order to receive the Royal visitors. A salute of 21 guns from a 12-pounder field battery wets fired-in front of the Repository to announce the arrival of the King and his Royal brother, and the Royal standard was run up on the garrison flag-staff at the mortar battery. The •Royal visitors, with the members of their suite, on alighting from their carriages, im me di a tely mounted horses, and proceeded, accompanied by the Commandant and staff, to review the troops and batteries. They were received with the usual salute, the brass band playing " God save the Queen." His Majesty and the Royal Duke rode down the front of the line and up the centre. The troops then broke into open columns to the right, and marched past at a walk iu columns of divisions and half-batteries. The Royal Horse Artillery afterwards passed at a trot, changed front by wheeling about inwards, returned back at a gallop, then formed line on the original ground, and went through the evolutions of a field -day, 40 rounds of ammunition having been previously served out to each gun. At the conclusion of the review his Majesty rode up to Lieutenant-Colonel Bloomfield and expressed his high opinion of the manner in which the troops went through the evolutions, and of the celerity of their movements. His Majesty and the Duke of Oporto then proceeded to the Royal Military Academy, where the Gentlemen Cadets were drawn up in line, and received them with presented arms. The Gentlemen Cadets then entered the College, that his Majesty might witness the manner in which their studies were conducted. IMPERIAL HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTE ,D AY. ) CHURCH RA.TES ABOLITION - BILL. The following is a more complete report of Lord J. Russell's speech than that given last evening : Lord J. RUSSELL.—The speech which the honour. able gentleman the member for Manchester has just made, and the expressions which he has attributed to me, compel me to take part in this debate. The hon. gentleman said that he takes exceptions to two argu ments which he states that I used on a former occasion. One was that au unqualified and unconditional conces sion on the subject of church rates would lead to other demands. Well, all that I can say upon the subject is, that we have heard today, as we have upon former oc casions, that this is a question of principle, that it is a question between the establishment and the voluntary principle, and that this is only one part of the proposal of those who wish us to exchange an establishment for the voluntary principle. It is not my fault, therefore, if following the honourable member for Southwark (Mr. Pellatt), and following the honourable member him self, I say that this unqualified and unconditional repeal of the present law is a proposal intended to forward the schemes of those who are the enemies of an establishment, and are in favour of the volun tary principle. Now, be it observed, Ido not make it a charge against them that such are their opinions. I only say that, not holding those views —not partaking the opinion that the destruction of the Church Estab ment, and the admission of all sects to an equality in respect of the voluntary collection of funds, would be advantageous—they cannot expect me to consider it as any inducement to vote for this bill, that it will lead me step by step to that total destruction of the Church which I deprecate. But then the hon. member for Manchester says that I employed another argument, namely, that some "compensation" should be given if church rates were taken away. Now, I do not believe that I ever used that word. I spoke, certainly, unexpectedly on that occasion, for I thought the debate would have gone on much longer than it did, and I may have used the word unadvisedly, but I cannot charge my memory with having done so, and it was certainly not within the scope of my argument to use the word " compensa tion." What I maintainedthen was what I maintainnow, thatin abolishing church rates you should make some pro vision for the maintenance of the fabric of the church. Is that inconsistent with the notion of an Established Church ? On the contrary, it appears to me that it is essential. The State may choose to have no establish. ment. It may, as the hon. member suggests, totally abolish such an establishment if it exists ; but if the State chooses to have an establishment, there should be in connection with it persons with a sufficient income for their maintenance, and with sufficient learning and qualifications to give religious instruction, and likewise there should be a fabric maintained in which divine ser vice may be performed, and in which the instructions and ministrations of these persons may have their due effect. It appears to me that a clergy with a sufficient maintenance, and sufficiently qualified, and a fabric in which their ministrations are to take place, are essential to a Church Establishment. Then I say that if you propose entirely to abolish the provision by which the fabric of the Church is now supported, it becomes you, if you mean to support an establishment, to make some other provision loss objectionable and less productive of evil and of heart burning, but at all events to make some provision for the maintenance of the church. The hon. member (Mr. Bright) talks of " washing of surplices," and " sweeping of floors," but that does not seem to me to comprehend the whole of what is intended to be provided for by church rates. What, sir, was the original state of things ? Our Catholic ancestors raised heaven-directed spires and venerable towers, not simply that the build ings to which they belonged! might receive the congre gations resorting to them • they thought it belonged to piety that they should make for the whole people an edifice for them to worship in, and worthy of the religious purpose to which it was devoted. This is therefore not a question of " washing surplices" and of " sweeping floors," but of maintaining those fabrics. As time went on there were those who said that they could not con scientiously resort to eburches although they were in tended for the national worship, but that their con science led them to a different form of service and of Church government, and that, therefore, they wished that other buildings should be erected. At first, under Charles and James, they were persecuted ; they were driven forth from the towns ; they were not allowed liberty of conscience ; but the time came when the Act of Toleration passed, and they were permitted to have that liberty which no doubt was their right. But the dissenters of those days, having got those rights, did not consider, like the hon. member and many dis senters of the present day, that they were debarred, as he says, by the Georges from the exercise of their rights of conscience. I happened the other day to be looking at a book, which is now before me, the life of a most distinguished, pious, and learned man—Calamy; and so far from complaining of the existence of church rates, he thus announces the accession of George I. : " He began his reign with a noble declaration for liberty of con science, and never could be charged with acting incon sistently with it. At his first appearance in council, September 22, he made a declaration, in which he ex pressed himself in the following words—' I take this occa sion to express to you my firm purpose to do all that is in my power for supporting and maintaining the churches of England and Scotland as they are by law established, which I am of opinion may be effectually done without in the least impairing the toleration allowed by law to Protestant dissenters, so agreeable to Christian philan thropy." He then sets forth the addresses presented to the king by the dissenting ministers of the several deno minations, in which they declared that "Your Majesty's wise and gracious declaration, for which we render our unfeigned thanks, does sensibly relieve us under our present hardships, and gives us ground to hope that, as we are inseparably united in interest, and even in safety, with the succession to the monarchy, as by law established, so we shall share in that protection and favour which will make us happy with the rest of your subjects." So little was this eminent man—this emi nent dissenter —disposed to find fault with a declaration which began by saying that the King intended to do all in his power for supporting and maintaining the Churches of England and Scotland. The dissenters of those days considered the Church of England as a great support to the Protestant interest, and continually expressed their wish to see it maintained on that ground. And let me here say that I believe that to the dissenters of those days we owe very great benefits ; to them we owe the constant support of the House of Hanover, so inseparably connected with the liberty of this country ; and to them we owe enlightened views of toleration and of civil and religious liberty, for which we cannot be sufficiently grateful. For my own part, therefore, in consideration of the character of Protestant Dis senters in those days, as well as of the efforts they have made in our own day to advance re ligion and to promote education, and many other good works, I should be most anxious that any con cession should be made to them which would be con sistent with the safety of the Established Church. But we now come to that which has been the quarrel of late days ; indeed, we may say for the last quar ter of a century, and, in some degree, for half a cen tury before that. That has arisen not, I believe, with respect to those ancient parochial churches of which I have spoken, but in consequence of the great number of new churches which have been built in towns where the Dissenters are very numerous, and of the attempt which has been made to increase the church rates. On that account a very natural resentment has been felt by Dissenters ; and from this has arisen a great struggle which we have to deplore. The preamble of this bill sets forth that " whereas church rates have for some years ceased to be made and collected in many parishes by reason of the opposition thereto, and that in many parishes where they are laid, their levying has given rise to litigation and ill-feeling, &c." Now, so far as that goes, I agree with the statement in the preamble, and I think it Desirable, not specially for the sake Of the Dis senters or of the Church, but for the sake of the com munity generally, that some remedy for this should be found. The whole dispute at the present day is not with regard to the evil, and to the social calamity, caused by church rates, but with respect to the remedy we should apply. Now, I have spoken of those ancient churches which were intended for all. The Dissenters, however, have left those churches. They have their own places of worship, erected according to their wants—large where there is a large congregation, small where there is a small congregation, but in no instance requiring those expensive repairs which are necessary when you have an ancient building with a great deal of ornamental architecture, and erected of a size not in proportion to the wants of the particular congregation, but such as the whole parish necessarily requires. Well, the theory of the law is that the parish is bound to repair that church ; the practice of the law — and it is one for which there is no remedy—is, that a majority of the pariphioners may refuse the church rate. The remedy proposed by the hon. baronet fer the exist ing state of things is to abolish church rates altogether. I do say that in that case a hardship will be imposed upon those who attend church. They have not, like dissenters, built places of worship to suit their own wants, and it certainly appears to me that if the existing paro chial churches are left without some means of legal sup port, it will, in the first place, be inconsistent with the principle of an Established Church, and in the next place it will throw a hardship upon those who attend church. There are, however, various other remedies suggested. One is that there should be a voluntary col lection on the part of the Church. Now I think that in many parishes that voluntary collection would not be sufficient. I think it is possible that if a voluntary col lection were made over the whole Kingdom, sufficient means would be raised for the repair of the fabrics of the churches. But then comes the question to which my right lion. friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) adverted —that when that money was collected, every person who belonged to the pariah, whether they had contributed to it or not, whether they attended the Es tablished Church or some other place of worship, would have a right to a voice in the disposal of the money. There, again, is a case of hardship to the Church. Then it is proposed to separate Dissenters from others, and to make all contribute to church rates who do not de clare themselves Dissenters. To that, however, I must strongly object. Another method proposed is to levy pow rents. I think that objectionable in the first place, because it would be repugnant to the feelings of the agricultural population generally, who ever have been accustomed to enter a church as a free and open place. Besides, I think the poor generally would have a right to complain if you establish pew rents. My right honourable friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) has stated another plan, which I think was not understood by the honourable member for Manchester, and perhaps ps not by the house. I understand his suggestion this—that there should be the same power as now of imposing church rates, and that that rate should con tinue to be imposed in the rural parishes, because the great majority there approve of church rates. It would not, however, be imposed there for ever, but in lAMENT. On leaving the Royal Military Academy, the Royal visitors rode across the common to the Royal Military Repository, where they were received by Lieutenent-Colonel Hardinge, who conducted them over the Rotunda, and pointed out the objects of interest in that large depository of ancient and modern arms and specimens of the munitions of war, with models of the most celebrated fortifications in the world, and the means of defending them, as well as the mode of at tacking them during warfare. On leaving the Repository, his Majesty and the Duke of Oporto proceeded to the mess room of the officers of the Royal Artillery, where they were received by a guard of honour consisting of six seijeatits, 100 rank and file, with two buglers, under the command of Cap tain Marryat, Royal Artillery, with three subalterns. The Royal party then partook of an elegant dejeuner. Shortly after 3 o'clock his Majesty and his Royal brother proceeded, accompanied by a large staff, to the Royal Arsenal, where they were received by the heads of the various depart ments, and Colonel Blanchard, Commandant of the Royal Engineers and Royal Sappers and Miners. The illus trious visitors alighted at the Dial-square, where the boring of brass gnus and finishing them is carried on. They were conducted over the department by Colonel Chalmer, Inspector of Artillery, and witnessed the whole of the processes from rough casting to the highly finished field-pieces. His Ma jesty also visited the foundry department, and witnessed the moulds laid for casting ten 24-pounder brass guns, which will require about 116 tons of metal to be melted at one time to make the casting. From the foundry, his Majesty and the Duke of Oporto proceeded to the laboratory department, over which they were conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, director, and Captain Boxer, firemaster. The Royal visitors appeared much gratified at the rapidity with which the percussion caps are manufactured, each boy with a die press making 10,500 caps per day. After a short inspection of the mode of making spherical musket balls by compression, and Minis balls by self-acting machinery, and the fitting of the fuzee screw to 8-inch shells, his Majesty left the labora tory and proceeded to the carriage department, where he was received by Lieutenant-Colonel Tulloh. The King appeared surprised with some of the uew machinery, especially a bolt making hammer, which strikes 700 blows per minute on the redhot malleable iron, and enables one man with the aid of a circular saw, to execute the work of four men. The ma chinery was so interesting to his Majesty that he had not time to go over the whole, and he, left the Royal Arsenal for town, after shaking hands cordially with Colonel Whinyates, at 20 minutes past 4 o'clock. those parishes, as well as in others, the parishioners, would have the power of acting either according to the old or according to the new law. When, however, they decided to act according to the new law, and nct to levy rate, there would be a provision that those alone who contributed to tl,e repairs of the church should have the disposal of the funds raised for that pur pose. There is 0110 principle, indeed, to which I think the house should adhere in any legislation on this subject. Whatever plan ',may be proposed, I think we should retain for the church, or rather for the nation, the right to call upon the land to maintain the parochial church in repair. (Hear, hear.) I consider these edi fices not as belonging to a sect but as a national pro perty ; and so considering them, I think they should be inseparably connected with the land, by which the Church has hitherto been supported. I believe that it would be the worst possible policy on the part of the land to consent to any law by which we should incur any hazard that our village churches should fall into decay. Such is the principle which, as against my honourable friend, I am disposed to maintain. The honourable gentleman the member for Manchester says, in opposition to this principle, that great effects have been produced by the voluntary principle in the United States of America. lam not disposed to question that assertion. I know that great effects have been produced by the voluntary principle alone in the United States of America. I know that great effects have been pro duced in this country by the voluntary principle, in connection with the principle of an established church. The institutions of the United States are, however, wholly different from ours. While they adopt the voluntary principle as to the church—while they have universal suffrage—while they have no primogeniture as to the land, and while they have an elective Senate and an elective President, all their institutions harm°. nise together, and produce a free and great nation, whose greatness and whose freedom I should be the last to question and the first to respect. But in this country we have other institutions. We have a national church —we have an hereditary aristocracy—we have an he reditary monarchy—and all these things stand together. (Hear, hear) My opinion is, too, that they would de cay and fall together. (Hear, hear.) I see no reason why we should prefer to these institutions those of the United States of America ; and I must, therefore, op pose this bill, as, in my opinion, tending to subvert one of the great institutions of the State. (Cheers.) Sir W. CLAY having briefly replied, The house divided, when there were — For the second reading lB2 Against ... 209-27 The bill was therefore lost. The Literary and Scientific Institutions Bill was read a second time. The Bankruptcy (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. • The house then adjourned shortly before six o'clock. partmental papers concur in stating that no nartte rial injury has been done to the crops by''_.e . The Empress of the French, though not confined to her apartments, is by no means in a good state of health. She is at the present undergoing a severe and painful regimen. The Sultan (says the Patrie), on learning the heroic death of Mussa Paella, who has left scarcely - any property, accorded to his family a pension of 30,000 piastres. PARIS BOURSE. —Closing prices :—Four-and-a- Half per Cents. Rentes, 9Sf. 25c. ; Three per Cent. Rentes, 73f. ; ditto, for account, 73f. 15c.; Bank Shares, 2,9401. ARRIVAL OF THE ORINOCO. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.—The Royal Mail steamer Orinoco has arrived from Piraeus, where she had disembarked a portion of the Eng lish division for the occupation of Greece. She brings home invalids from the naval and military hospitals at Malta ; also 170 women and 300 children. LATV INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY). QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell, and Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. THE REGISTRAR OF THE FHERMACEUTIOAL SOCIETY. In this matter a mandamus had been issued calling upon the registrar of the above society to return the registry, it being alleged that a number of names had been improperly inserted upon the registry who were unqualified to act, and that the provisions of the act passed in June, 1852, had not been carried out. The Attorney-General and Mr. Bramwell appeared for the plaintiffs, who alleged that defendant had refused to produce the registry. - Sir Fitzroy Kelly and Mr. Macaulay were for the de fendant. After some evidence had been given, a special verdict was taken to raise the question that it might be argued in error. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. The cases in the list for the morning were for audits and dividends. AN OLD COMMISSION, 1790.-IN RE NITZTEB AND NUNES. , A dividend meeting was held under the estate of these bankrupts, who were described as merchants, in London and Barbadoes. The commission bears date so far back as 1790, but it has been discovered that there is a sur plus available for a dividend, which if not claimed will be paid over to the account of the Accountant-General under the provision of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act. ANOTHER OLD CARE.---IN RE NEWBOLD. This bankrupt was described as of Sheffield and New York, merchant, and this was a dividend meeting. The commission is dated 1828, and the circumstances are similar to the above. The amount of the dividends will be declared in a few days. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell.) LIBEL.-BADMAN V. VISCOUNT DRUMLANRIG. This was an inquiry to assess damages in this case, which was an action for libel, and defendant had suffered judgment to go by default of plea. The damages were laid at 1,0001., and the action was founded on a letter inserted Bell's Life, containing strictures on plaintiff's conduct respecting a proposed fight between him and Hayes. Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff, and said that from a communication made to him by the defendant's solicitor he had no doubt the jury would be spared all trouble in the case, which was adjourned by consent for a fortnight to effect an arrangement. There were a great number of veterans of the P.R. in court. The other cases in the list were withdrawn. UARECET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Juno 22, 1854, taade up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and %Valor, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I ITT. I BEANS. PEAS. 78s 378 3I 29i 51 483 lid 493101 46s 6d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. j PARLEY. I OATS. - I STE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 78s 9d 37s Id 29s 9d 30$ 3d 49s 3d 46s 6d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY'. OATS. I • NYE. I BEANS. PEAS. Is Od is Od is Od is Od is Od is Od QUANTITIES OF GRA: Wheat, 47,780; Barley, 3,508; 2,425; Peas, 2 IN SOLD LAST WEEK. Oats, 9,348; Eye, 88 ; Beans, 18 croarters. HAY MARK - FITS. • tlitTflFlELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 31 108 to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 2s, per load. A. fair average .supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 61 Os; and straw, 1216 s to 21 2s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. WEEITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 5i Os; clover ditto, 3110 s to 61 6s ; and straw, 1116 s to 21 2s per load. Trade rather dull. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady at this market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s Oct to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 104 Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Fork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 21.—T0-day's market was fairly sup plied with each kind of meat, in which a moderate business was doing. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4:s 6d. • Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 8,1 ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5 s r i d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 8d to 43 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, June 21.—Beasts and sheep were in limited request. Calves were 4d per 81bs lower. Lambs and pigs were dull. Beef, from 3s 6d. to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10c1 to 4s 10(1 • Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10 d.; Veal , 4s Oct to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s ioa to 4s 6d per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 22.—Wind this day at Noon, W.; light breeze and cloudy at times. PonTsmountjune 21.—Wind; W. Arrived—Stada cona, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, June 21.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Mariner, from Plymouth. SOUTHAMPTON, June 21.—Arrived—Esmeralda, from London, for West Australia. Sailed—Joshua, for Gee long ; Washington (s), New York. GOODWIN SANDS.—Arrived —Southampton, from Lon don, for Calcutta, and anchored ; Barham, from London, for Madras. DuNGENEss, Juno 20.—The Plough, of Whitby, from Grangemouth to Havre, wns in contact off Folkestone yesterday with the troop-ship No. 28, and suffered slight damage, the latter carrying away jibboom. OFF DOVER, June 21.—Batavia, from Rotterdam, for Rotterdam. COWES, June 21.—Wind, S.W. Arrived —Washington, from _Matanzas, and sailed for Gothenburg. • DARTMOUTH, June 21.—Wind, W. Sailed—Guillaime, for St. Thomas. SUNDERLAND, June 21.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived — Adelaide, from St. Vaast. Sailed—Abraham and Sarah, for Rio Grande. LYNN, June 21.—Wind, S.W. Arrived —Enterprise , from Carthagena ; Jane and Margaret, Antw er p . SHIELDS, - June 21.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mere Eve, from St. V'allery. CARDIFF, June 21.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Martha, for Shanghai ; St. George, Ceylon; Petrea, New Y ork ; Louise, do. ; Union, Algiers ; Harmonic), Constantinople ; Parisienne, Malta ; Amelie, Alicante ; Anna Maria, Gib raltar ; Marie Aldere, Algiers.—The Eliza (sloop), f and from Bristol to Demerara, is ashore to the westward of Lavernock Point ; part of cargo (coals) has been thrown overboard, and hopes are entertained that she may be got off to-morrow morning's tide. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.—1 t is asserted that a vessel is being fitted up to act as a privateer under the Russian flag, as soon as the final declaration of war shall have reached here. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind IsT.N.W., moderate breeze, very fine. Sailed.—Adolphine, for Stettin; Ocean, North Cape; Glance, New York • Vi xen , Constantinople ; Ellida, Cal lenborg ; Charles, 'Bruges ; Adler, Wardo e ; Johanna, Iceland; Johanna, Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.50 a.m. Wind W.S.W., fine ; tide, three hours' flood. Arrived, 21st.—Domonte, from Lisbon ; Spencer Kerby, Ha,vannah ; Erie, Matanza ; Queen Esther, Antigua; Warigen, - Rostock ; Sarah Ann, Ghcnt ; Ellen, Buenos Ayres; Cassandra, St. Übes ; Heveline , Dant zie ; Affghan, Quebec ; Commodore Jersey ; Frida, Bremen ; Bratta, Stockholm ; Maria_ Ifordie Tobago ; Danneborg, Aalb or g . Arrived, 22d.—Pnrust, from Eden ; Concordia, Batavier, Giraffe, and Earl of Auckland, (s), Rotterdam ; John Alfred, Malo; Triton, (s), Calais; Baron Osy, (s), Antwerp ; Alar, (s), Dunkirk. Sailed—Vargessnaenuch, for Archangel. DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, W. by N., light, and cloudy. Passed—Baltic, from St. John's, for Hull. Anchored—Mary Miller, from London for Demerara. BANQUET. AT THE TRINITY-HOUSE.—The annual en tertainment of the Hon. Trinity Corporation, usually on Trinity Monday, took place last evening at the Trinity-house, Tower - hill. Covers w ere laid for 114. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided as master, Supported by Captain Shepherd, the deputy master, arid nearly the whole of the brethren. There were also present the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Cram worth, Duke of Newcastle, Lord John Russell, M.P. Viscount Palmerston, M.P., Right Hon. Sir J. Gr. ham, Bart., M.P., Duke of Argyll, Right Hon. W. E Gladstone, M.P., Viscount Canning, Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.P., Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, M.P., Lord Stanley of Aldetley, Earl of Derby, Duke of Welling ton, Earl of Haddington, Viscount Hardinge, Marquis of Camden, Right Hon. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Lord Redesdale, Mr. Ilayter, M.P., Lord Alfred Hervey, 3,1. P., Right Hon. H. Labouchere, M.P., Admiral Sir J. Gordon, Mr. Cowper, M.P., Mt. T. Baring, M.P., Mr.. J. Gregson, M.P., the non. Colonel Grey, Mr. J. Wilson, M.P., Captai n Milne, R.N., Ca p tain Richards, R.N., Sir H. Pe ll y , Mr. J. A. Arbuthnot, Captain Beechey, R.N., Right Hon. Dr. Lushington, Mr. S. R. Lushington, Mr. D. Wigram, Mr, t Wigram, Mr. W. Cotton, Sir J. C. Melville, Rev. H. Melville, Sir H. D. Bosse, Hubbard, Mr. Farrer, Captain Hamil ton, Secretary of the Admiralty, Professor Faraday, Mr. Masterman, Major Oliphant, Mr. •C. Mills, Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Sir C. Forbes, Mr. J. Herbert, Se cretary to the Corporation, Mr, J. 0; Symes, Mr. James Walker, engineer, &c. THE LOSS OF THE .RU.ROPA. The following communication has been addressed to Lord Raglan, by direction of Lord Handinge : " Horse Guards, June 17. "My Lord,—l have received the directions of the General Commanding-in-Chief to acquaint your lordship with the lamentable loss of the troopship Europa by fire on the night of the 31st ult., about 200 miles from Plymouth, in which were embarked the head-quarters of the 6th Dragoons, un der Lieutenant-Colonel Willoughby Moore, and a detachment of that regiment, the strength of which is stated below. * " It is with the deepest concern that Lord Hardinge has to inform your lordship that Lieutenant-Colonel Moore, Veteri nary-Surgeon Kelly, four serjeants,twelve rank and file, and one woman perished on this occasion; and the whole of the horses, baggage, and equipment of the troops on board were lost. " The conduct of the officers and men in the trying situa tion in which they suddenly found themselves is represented to have been most praiseworthy. " Lieutenant-Colonel Moore remained on board the burn ing vessel to the last, making the best arrangements in his power for removing the men, and is stated to have been at last-driven into the mizen chains by the violence of the flames, and to have there perished. " His noble conduct on this occasion must add to the sor row which the loss of such an officer would at any time have excited, and Viscount Hardinge is anxious to record his sense of it. The attention of this excellent officer was at all times devoted to the performance of his duties, and the universal regret which his death has occasioned will afford to the regi ment the strongest proof that their late leader, in every act; of his life, was always ready to set an example, in his own person, of that high 'sense of duty and of discipline which he's. enforced upon every officer and soldier under his command. " The surviving officers and men were saved in the boats, and picked up by three different. vassals, whence they were removed to her Majesty's ship Tribune, which met them at sea, and has, it is understood, conveyed them to Gibraltar or Malta. " I have only to add that Viscount Hardinge will not fail to recommend to her Majesty that the Major of the regiment be promoted to the Second Lieutenant-Colonelcy, and that the promotion consequent on this sad event should be given in the regiment.—l have, dtc., " C. YORKE. 4 General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., (Sze." * " 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 subaltern, 3 staff, 5 sergeants, 54 rank and file, 2 women, 13 - officers' horses, 44 troop horses. THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS Although yesterday was anything but 'a favourable day for seeing flowers to advantage, though not a peep of sun through, out the afternoon illumined the brilliancy of the ladies' sum mer dresses, and although indeed a deluge seemed all day im pending, yet we have never seen a greater or more splendid company than that which gathered yesterday in the Botanic Gardens. Such an array of butterfly costume, such lace, such tiny bonnets, such grac e f u l flo u nces—the predoininatinglues of all being white and pink and light blue. Lace over rich silk seemed a costume a good deal adopted; but really the variety was so great that it was impossible to generalise. As a neces hi e ee s tdim a t n he d es a v dd e oje c l el e el : , t o ap f llo r thevt i a o r i n a o s v u s oe fn d ut e he s se c itpiopa park, k i h o ,e n is, sa dt which ,e a t e n h x r c o e n oc g vt e ee d dr sary sequel to the great multitude present, the number of car rs i fl o o a m w g The music consisted of three bands—the band of the Ist Life Guards, conducted by Mr. Waddel, that of the 2d by Mr. G. Cooke, and that of the Horse Guards Blue by Mr. J. F.Tutton. The selection of music, performed alternately, was chosen with great taste, and so as to introduce a great variety of morceaux, each of a distinctly different character. After the alternate programme had been played, the bands played together, the effect being, as might be expected, extremely brilliant. In the early part of the afternoon ' her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, and attended by the Hon. Miss Byng, maid of honour in waiting, and General Buckley, M.P., and Captain the Hon. D. de Ros, equerries in waiting, honoured the occasion, with their presence. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary also visited the gardens. The following is a list of the prizes awarded : EXTRA GrOLD....TO Mr. J. May, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, Dartford, for 16 stove and 'greenhouse plants ; Mr. B. S. Williams, gardener to Mr. 0. B. Warner, Hoddesden, Herts, for 20 exotic orchids. LARGE GOLD.—To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Lower Cheam, Surrey, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. S. Wooley, gardener to Mr. H. B. Kerr, for 20 exotic orchids. Mzimum GOLD.—Tolir. Speed, Edmonton, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Fraser, Lea -bridge Road, Leyton, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Frost, gardener to Mr. E. L. Betts, Preston Hall, Maidstone, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Blake, gardener to Mr. J. H. Schwabe, Stratford-green, for 20 exotic orchids ; Mr. Hume, gardener to Mr. R. Hanbury, Poles, Ware, Herts, for 12 exotic orchids ; Messrs. Lane, Berkhampstead, for 10 roses in 15-inch pots. Gone.—Messrs. Rollison and Son, Tooting, Surrey, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Q. Barter, gardener to Mr. E. Bassett, Stamford-hill, fer 10 stove and greenhouse plants; Messrs. Frazer, Lea Bridge-road, for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. J. May, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, fo 18 (ape heaths ; Mr. Gedney, gardener to Mrs. Ellis, Hoddesden, Herta, for 19 exotic orchids ; Mr. Turner, nurs e ry man, Slou g h, for 12 po largoninms in 8-inch pots; Mr. N y e, g ardener to Mr. L Foster, Clew Manor, Windsor, for 10 pelargoniums ; Mr. Francis, nurseryman, Hertford ' , for 10 roses in pots ; Mr. MacEwin gardener to the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel, for miscellaneous fruit. LARGE SILVER. GILT.—Mr. Gil ham, g ardener to Mr . J. R. Scott, Stamford-hill, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Clarke, Streatham-Place, Brixton-hill, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. T. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, Bromley, Kent, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J. Coster, Hill-house, Streatham, for 6 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Webb, Hoddesden, for 12 exotic orchids ; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Cheam, for 6 exotic orchids; Mr.Dobson, Woodlands Nursery, Isleworth, for 12 pelargoniums ; Mr. Holder, gardener to the Rev. E. Coleridge, for 10 pelar goniums ; gardener to Mr. A. Rowland, Lewisham, for 6 roses in pots. LARGE SILVER.-.—Mr. 0. Rhodes, gardener to Mr. A. J. Phil pot, Stamford-hill, for 6 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for 6 tall Cacti; Mr. Clarke . , Brixton-hill, for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. F. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, for 8 Cape heaths ; Mr. Rosser, gar dener to Mr. J. Bradby, Streatham, for 6 Cape heaths ; Mr. Ivison, Sion-house, for 6 exotic orchids ; Mr. Turner, nursery. ' man, Slough, for 6 fancy pela r go n iums; Mr. Robinson, ' Thames-bank, Pimlico, for f a ncy pelargoniums ; Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 fancy pelargoniums. 'a- STATE OF THE CROPS IN LEICESTERSHIRE.—The late sown wheats look remarkably well in this county, and, should fine warm weather set in, we shall have an abundant harvest, as this descri ption of wheat never looked better, and a much greater breadth of land than usual has been sown. Spring-sown corn, although in some cases looking tender, on the whole may be said to be progressing favourably. Barley is not looking so well as could be desired ; the straw will be very short. Peas and beans are going on well. The late moisture has been favourable for the pasturages, but the grass crops will, we think, hardly be an average. THE REV. W. J. E. BENNETT.-Mr. Pete has given notice of a motion for a select committee of the House of - Commons to inquire into the allegations in the Frome petition, complaining of the conduct of Mr. Bennett, the vicar, and of Mr. Luff, his curate, in re ference to the re-marriage of two persons who were already married. The motion stands for the 11th of July. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS-JUNE 20. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Order for second reading read ; motion made, and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time." Debate arising, motion made, and question proposed " That the debate be now adjourned." ➢lotion, by leave, with drawn. Question again proposed, " That the bill be now road a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words "upon this day six months." Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided; ayes 182, noes 209. AYES-182. Adair, 11. Fers'.er, C. O'Connell, J. Aglionby, H. Fox, W. Otway, A. Alcock, T. Ff CeStUrl, Col. W. Pechell, Sir G. Anderson, Sir J. Gardner, R. Pellatt, A. Bailey, C. Gibson, T. Perry, Sir T. Ball, E. Glyn, G. Phillimore, J. G. Baird, J. Gower, F. Phinn, T. Barnes, T Green, Capt John Pigott, F. Bass, T. Gregson, S. Pilkington, J. Beamish, F. Grenfell, Chas. Pinney, W. Bell, J. Greville, Col. F. Ponsonby, A. Bellew, T. Grey, R. I'otter, R. Berkeley, 11. F. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Ramsden, Sir J. Berkeley, Hon. C Hadfield, G. Rismrdo, J. Biddulph, Col. R. M. Hall, Sir B. Ricardo, 0. Biggs, W. Harkey, T. Rice, E. Blackett, J. F. B. Basile, Alex. Rich, 11. Bland, L. 11. Hastie, Archd. Robartes, T. .Bonham-Carter, J. Ileadlam, T. Roebuck, J. liouverie, Hon. E. P. Ileywood, J. Russell, F. C. Brady, J. Ileyworth, L. Scholelield, W. 'Brand, 11. B. W. Ilindley, C. Scotch, Capt. G. Bright, J. Horsman, E. Scrope, G. Brocklehurst J. Howard, C. ScTly, F. Brockman, E.D. Hutchins, E. Smlly, V. Brotherton, J. Hutt, W. Seymour, Lord Brown, 11. Ingham, R. Seymour, 11. Butler, C. Jackson, W. Seymour, W. Ityng, G. Keating, H. Shelley, Sir J. Caulfeild, Lt.-Col. J. Kennedy T. Sheridan, R. Challis T. Kershaw, J. Smith, J. A. Chambers, M. King, P. Smith, J. '3. Chaplin, W. Kinnaird, A. Smith, M. Cheetham, John Labouchere,Rt.llon.ll Smith, R. Clifford, 1t..C01.11.11 Langton, 11. G. Strickland, Sir G. Cobbett, J. M. Laslett, W. Strut t E. Cobden, R. Layard, A. 11. Stuart, Lord D. '....,'offiti, W. Lee, W. 5,0 t, R. .2ollier, R. P. Lindsay, W. Tancred. 11. Cowan, C. Locke, J. Thicknesse, R. Craufurd, E. H. J. Lucas, F. Thompson, G. Crook, J. Mackie, J. Thornely, T. Crossley, F, 31`Cann, J. Tomllne, G. Currie, Raikes MacMahon, P. Traill, G. Dashwood, S'r G. H. Macguire, J. Tynte, Col. C. Davie, Sir 11. It. F. Mangles, R. D. Vane, Lord H. Denison, J. E. Martin, J. Vivian, J. 11. Dent, J. Massey, W. Vivian, 11. 11. Divett, E. Miall, E. Walinsley, Sir Z. Duff, G. Milli) :n, It. Walter, J. Duke, Sir J. Milner, W. Warner, E. Duncan, G. Mitchell, T. Wells, W, Buncombe, T. Moffatt, G. Whitbread, S. Dund as, F. Houck, Viscount Wickham, 11. W. Dunlop, A. Morris, D. Wilkinson, W. Ellice, E. Mostyn, E. Willcox, B. Ellice, E., jun. Ts; untz, 0 Williams, W. Esinonde, J. 3lurrough, J. IV.lnnington, Sir T. Ewart, W. Norreys, Lord Fcilden, H. Norreys, Sir D. Fergus, J. O'Brien, Sir T. Fitzgerald, IV. O'Brien, C. TELLERS. PoLo, S. Clay; Sir W. Bt. NOES-209. Acland, Sir T. Gilpin, Col. H. Naas, Lord Adderley, C. Gladstone, W. Napier, J. Alexander, 3. Gladstone, Capt. J. Neeld, John Archdall, M. Goddard, A. Neeld, Joseph Ark wright, G. Gooch, Sir E. Newark, Viscount Bailey, Sir J. Gore, W. Newdegate, C. Bankes, lit Hon G. Graham, Sir J. Newport, Viscount. Barrington, Viscount Granby, Marquis of Noel, G. Beckett, W. Greenall, G. Worth, Lt.. Col. J. Bentinck, G. Greene, Thomas Oakes. J. Beresford, Rt. Hn. W. Grogan, Edward Ossulston, Lord Blair, Col. J. H. Gwyn, H. Packc, C Blandford, Marquis of Hale, It, Pakington, Sir J. Branston, T. W. lialford, Sir H. Palmer, Robert Pruce, Lord E. Hamilton, G. A. Palmer, Bounden Buck, L. W. Harcourt , Col. F. Parker, R. Buckley, Gen. Harding", Hon. C. Patten, J. Burghley, Lord. Hayter, W. Peel, Col. J. Burrell, Sir C. Heathcoat, Sir G. Pennant, Col. E. Butt, G. Heathcote, G. Percy, J. Cabbell, B. Heneage, Geo. H. Philipps, J. Cairns, H. Heathcote, Sir W. Phillimore, R. J. Campbell, Sir A. lleneage, Geo. F. Portal M. Cardwell, E. Henley, J. Powlett, Lord W, Carnac, Sir J. Herbert, Sir T. Pritchard, J. Cavendish, C. ililyard, R. C. Robertson, P. Cavendish, G. Hogg, Sir J. W. Bolt, P. C tyley, B. Horsfall, T. Russell, Lard J. Cecil, Lord R. Ho tham, Lord Sawle, C. Child, Smith Hudson, G. • Scott, F. Christopher, Robt. A. Hughes, W. Shirley, E. Clinton, Lord C. P. P. Jermyn, Earl • Smijth, Sir W. Clive, lion. R. H. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, Abel 'Cobbold, J. C. Jolliffe, Sir W. Somerset, Capt. E. Cocks, T. S. Jones, Capt. T. Sotheron, T. Codrington, Sir C. W Kendall, N. Spooner, R Coles, H. B. Knightley, R. Stafford, A. Colville, C. R. Knox, W. S. Stanhope. J. Compton, H. C. Lacuu, Sir E. Star• Lie, Le G. Conolly, T. Lani,ton, W. 11. P. ' Stuart, H. Coote, Sir rt. H. Lascelles, E. Taylor, Lt.-Col. J. Corry, H. T. L. Legh, G. C. Tnesiger, Sir F. Cowper, W. F. Lemon, Sir C. Tollemache, J. COM, W. Lennox, Lord A. F. Trollope, Sir J. Davies, D. A. S. Lenriax,Loidri. Tud way, R. Davison, It. Leslie, C. P. Tyler, Sir G. Dering Sir E. C. Liddell, 11. G. Vance, J. Disraeli, B. Lindsay, Col. J. Vane, Lord A. Dod, J. W. Lisburne, Earl Vernon, G. Duckworth, Sir J. T. Lockhart, W. Villiers, F. buncombe, Hon. A. Lovaine, Lord Vyvyan, Sir R. Duncombe, lion. 0. Loveden, P. Waddington, D. Dunne, Col. Lowther, Col. 11. C Waddington, 11. East, Sir J. Luce, T. N N Ft, Admiral ce Sir J. Egerton, Sir P. Lytto n, Sir GU. I le, S. Egerton, W. Ma cartney, G. alsh, Egerton E. Macgregor, Jae. Waterpark, Lord Elcho, Lord Matins, R. Welby, Sir G. Elliot, J. Mandeville, Via. West. F. March, Earl of Whitmore, H. Elinley. Vic elyn, W. Masterinan, J. Wlgram , Loftus T Ev Farnham, E. Maunsell, T. Willoughby, Sir l' Farrer, J. 31eux, Sir II Wrightson, W. Fellowes, E. Miles, W. Wyndham, 11. Ferguson, ir R. Milnes, R. Wynn, Major Wi Filmer, ir E. Michell, Dr.W . Yorke, E. Floyer, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Young, Sir J. Follett, B. Morgan, 0. Forbes, W. Mowbray, J. Frewen, C. Mullings, J. George, J. Munly, W. TELLERS. Geulburn, H. Liddell, U. T. MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR LEICESTER —A. murder of a most deliberate and shocking charac ter was committed on the Hinckley turnpike-road, near Leicester, between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday night. As two men, named Mason, were proceeding to Coventry fair, they discovered the body of a man lying by the roadside, near a lonely spot called Braunstown Spinnies. Life was quite extinct, and they hastened to a -public-house, kept by Mr. Hitchcock, about half a mile distant. They called the landlord up, told him what they had seen, and then left on their way to Coventry. Mr. Hichcock called up a cottager who lives close by, and they went to the spot pointed out by the Masons, where they found the lifeless body of Mr. Samuel Adcock, farmer, of Ashby Shrubs, Enderby-lane, a place about 5 miles from Leicester. They found a gunshot wound at the base of the skull, at the back.of the head, a ball having l o d g ed in the upper paTt.. It was evident that the murderer had fired at his victim when close to him, and the deceased appears to have fallen violently forward, after he received the fatal wound, as his right elbo w . and knee are injured from coming in contact with the road ; the body then seems to have been dragged to the road-side and the pockets rifled. Whilst Mr. Hitchcock and the cottager were making an examination the mail cart from Nuneaton drove up, and intell i g ence was sent on to Leicester, 1 Mr. Chief-Constable Goodyer hastened to the scene, and the body was removed to the school-room at Braun t The deceased's hat and neckerchief were missing, "". during the day the hat has been found by a oliem a a n n d , having been thrown over about 100 yards from the body, a hedge into a spinny. Mr. Thomas Macaulay and Mr. Moore succeeded in exAracting a buret, is one , o . f those generally attached to fishing n-ts " fo i r ic t d i of sinking them. The deceased, who ha d been the purpose market, pure was last seen about seven o'clock. There is atcottage a short distance from the spot where the murder was com mitted, and one of the inmates states that she heard a report of fire-arms about half-past twelve o'clock. The police are out in all directions making inquiries, but up to the present time nothing has transpired to lead to the detection of the murderer ; and it is supposed that more than one person was concerned, as the deceased was a powerful man, weighing 15 or 16 stone, and about 6 feet high, and one man would have great difficulty in removing the body. The deceased was about 26 years of age, and much respected. CORK AND BANDON BAlLWAY.—Traffiu return for the week ending June 17, 1851 E 216 3 9 C orre sponding week last year 1 .11,11 .„ 193 _ll 6 _ A ff.,Av pEkt -72\ - G ittlkit#V 4"4 \ On Tuesday evening a .41,...4w, assembled in these defig ti - ttilirlif ( te.l4: scent of Mons. Letour, la Vb-iwilfeni"!' - • • *0 - • • c hute. The public will doubtleat-4:- Afit' i s Frenchman, a few days since, Walumnow# :A peat the experiment made last year in Alte Cps Zie' Mars, in the presence of the Emperor of the French, at the Royal Gardens, - Vauxhall, where two attempts were made, but were unsuccessful, owing to the balloon not having sufficient ascending power. After w hi c h, MN Wardell, the lessee, refused to allow another attempt to be made, which led to his being engaged by Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of the above gardens. At seven o'clock all was in readiness, the " Royal Cremorne Balloon " was inflated for the purpose of taking up this novel piece of machinery, and Mr. Adams, a very experienced and skilful aeronaut, who give good promise of following in the same track of the " Veteran Green," took his station in the car. The machine, with the parachute attached, in which was seated the intrepid Frenchman, Mons. Letour, left the earth amid the cheers of the large assemblage. After travelling in a south-east direction, and at an altitude of 6,000 feet — upwards of a mile—the parachute was seen to leave the car, and slowly descend to the earth. At 11 o'clock it was announced that Mons. Letour had descended in safety on Blackheath, and soon after wards he appeared on the platform to receive the ap plause of the company, who heartily welcomed him. As regards the utility of this newly-constructed parachute, we cannot state anything in its favour ; but Mons. Letour declares, in positive terms, that he can steer through the air—a feat never yet aeompliah o d. Previous to the closing of the gardens, Mr. Adams, the aeronaut, made his appearance, and was loudly cheered by the multitude, who congratulated him on hie success in taking up the parachute—a task in which Mons. Godard, the celebrated French aeronaut, had twice failed. CREM SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON R ACES—NVEDNESDAY. The Hampt on meeting, w hi c h commenced this day, was marked by it s peculiar characteristicts of fun, busi ness, and pleasure. The attendance of company was of the usual motley kind, and was qu ite equal to the average number on the fi rst day. The weather was warm b ut cloudy, an d j us t b e f ore the last race was decided a drizzling rain set in ; the scamper to obtain conveyances from the course was not a little ludicrous. By the way, the adoption of some stringent measure to frustrate the scheme of card-riggers and other knights of industry is imperatively required of the railway of ficials. En route to and from Hampton the fellows " confederated" in second and third-class carriages, and practised in the most daring manner all their art to en trap the unwary. The afternoon's sport came off as follows : THE STAND PLATE OF 60 sous. (Handicap), for all ages. Certain winners extra. One round and a dim- tance. Mr. Mayo's Banstead, 4 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. Death's Cranbourne, 3 yrs, 7st Sib (G. E. Sharp) 2 Mr. Dilworths's Cable, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (S. Steggles) 3 Mr. Gulliver's Noisette, 4 yrs, Bst Mr. Reeve's Jessamine, 3 yrs, Est 71b S. Steggles weighed for Roebuck, but it was after wards determined to run Cable instead. THE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES (Handicap) of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared, &c., with 50 added ; the owner of the second horse to save his stake ; certain winners extra. The highest weight accepting being Sst, it was raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. (21 subs, 10 of whom pay 5 sovs. each. , Mr. Payne's Cock ' Pheasant, by Touchstone, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Carr's Allington (h b), 4 yrs, 7st 21b ...(Kendal) 2 Mr. J. Adkins's Mr. Sykes, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ...(Priest) 3 The following also ran :—Sandhurst, Veteran, Nut pecker, Lord John. Betting-5 to 2 agst Mr. Sykes, 3to 1 agst Nut. pecker, 7 to 2 agst Lord John, 6 to 1 agst Cock Phea sant, 7to 1 agst each of the others. Allis gton made most of the running to within the distance, where Cock Pheasant left the ruck and took second place. At the Stand he obtained the lead, and won cleverly by a length. Two lengths between the second and third. THE CLAREMONT STAKES, of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Penalties for certain winners. (9 subs.) Half-a-mile. Mr. J. Adkins's Titormus, by Epirius, Bst 71b (Priest) 1 Mr. Powell's Bessie, Bst 6lb (including 31b extra) (Yates) 2 Major Martyn's Daisy, Bst 31b (W. Abdale) 8 Mr. P. Dennett's The Hartly Buck, Bst 71b...(Sharp) 4 Dockeray weighed for Mr. Bernard's Eliza, but she did not go to the post. Betting-5 to 4on Bessie, 2to 1 agst Titormus, sto 1 each agst Daisy and Hartly Buck. A good race with Titormus and Bessie from the half-distance ; the former winning by a length and a half. Daisy a bad third. THE CORINTHIAN STAKES, of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, with 25 added ; 3-yr-olds, 9st ; four, lOst 71b ; five, list 31b ; six and aged, list 91b. Certain penalties and allowances ; the winner to be sold for 2001. if de manded, &c. 'Gentlemen riders. Once round and a distance. (4 subs.) Mr. Payne's Speed the Plough, by Cotherstone, 4yre, lOst 71b (Mr. Elwes) 1 Mr. Magenis's Gossip, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Capt. Little) 2 Count Batthyany's William Rufus, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Owner) 8 THE INNKEEPERS' PLATE, of 30 sous., added to sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each ; optional selling weights ; heats, three quarters of a mile, was won in four heats by Mr. Pattison's Merry Peal, 6 yrs (501.), 7st 61b (J. Mann), second, and Mr. Bailey's New Brighton, 4 yrs (501.), Est 1 llb (S. Steggles), third. Twelve ran. The wiener was afterwards sold by auction to Mr. J. Barnard for 85 guineas. NE WCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.—TI73IBDLY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. THE TRIAL STAKES of 5 soya each, with 20 added ; 2- yr-olds, sst ; three, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b ; mares and gelding allowed 81b. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (6 subs.) Mr. Gibb's Monimia, by Melbourne, 3 yrs (Charlton) 1. Mr. Masterman's Sheriff, by Young Priam, 3 yrs (Aldcroft) 2 Dr. Headlam's Ingomar, by lago, 2 yrs (Bullock) 3 Mr. T. Bell's Lord Lieutenant, by Red Deer, 4 yrs (J. Marson) 4 Mr. J. Thrift's Greek Prince, by Shamrock, 4 yrs (W. White) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Monimia, sto 2 agst Lord Lieutenant. Monimia made most of the running, and won easily by three lengths. Two lengths between second and third. Bad fourth. THE NORTH DERBY, of 10 sot's each (p.p.), wit 100 added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies , Bst 21b. Certain winners extra. The second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes. Once round. (18 subs.) Mr. Bowes's Marley Hill, by Melbourne, Bst 71b (Holmes) 1 Mr. J. Shepherd's Aribbas, by Pyrrhus the First, Bst 7lb (J. Osborne) 2 Mr. Clarkson's Billingham, by Sweetmeat, Bst 71b (.7. Marson) 3 Bebttais led off ng— 6tow4ithonßAinriinbgbhal7setoco4nd, agsatnMd,araletyaHbialla. Aiib pace, they held their p ositions to the Coal- p it turn, where M a rley Hill took second place. At the distance he challenged Aribbas, and at last won cleverly by a neck: Bellingham was beaten about three lengths. The MEMBERS' PLATE (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 100 added. Extra weight for certain winners. The second to save his stake. One mile and a quarter. (26 subs.) Mr. Morris 's Knight of St. George, by Birdcatcher, 3,7rs ' Est (Barker) 1 Mr. R. Harrison's Revolver, by Melbourne, 5 yrs, 7st (Ashmall) 2 Sir C. Alonck's Vindex, by Touchstone, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Muirland's Ammonia, by The Ugly Buck, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b (Wells) 4 The following also ran : Captain Cornish, Lough Bawn, Donskoy, The Skinner, The Surveyor, The Ge• neral, Bourgeois, St. Clare, Gamelad, Bianca. The TYRO STAKES of 10 soya each, p.p., with 50 added, for 2yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bat 41b. Certain winners extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C . (22 subs.) Mr, Edwards's Saraband, by Cotherstone, ( W st el 7 l l s b ) 1 Mr. T. Wilkinson's Nettle, by Sweetmeat, Bst 41b (Barham) 2 Lord Eglinton's Neoptolemus, by Pyrrhus the First, Bst 71b ................................. ( G . Waddington) 8 The following also ran :—Jack Sheppard, S c i p i o , Westminster, Sole Star, Lord Alfred. , Betting- 2 to 1 agst Lord Alfred, sto 2 agst Jack Sheppard, 3 to 1 agst Saraband. Won easily by a secondfif t h L length. Two lengths betweenthe Jack Sheppard wa s f ourth, Scipio and sixth, and Westminster seventh. S o l e St ar was last Alfredord third. throughout. SELLINGoIds and STAKES TAKE S o f upwards. 3 sovs Optional each, 'swell'itinhg3woeaigandett t o One mile. 4 subs. Mr. E. Harrison's Maid of Balmoral , by C O i s 3 Yrs (301.), 66t 101 b .... „ wells) 1 for . 3-yr Mr. Dawson's T ........... . ................. (300, est 131 b Tom intoul, 3 Yrs (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. Morris's Sur l 3 pS 001.), est 131 b Surgeon-General, (Barker) 3 1 IVEDNNsper. T.Y.C. G RAND STAND STAKES. 1 Ellerdale filly .................... Lord Alfred Freddy R05e....................................... Sir Peter ....................... . Bad third. .. . Won by a neck. i NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Two miles. Grapeshot Kingston Jiunca illutica, Aribbas Won by a length. Same distance between second and third. Sixteen ran. _. FREE HANDICAP. Three quarters of a mile. Nelly Hill . 1 Horatio Maid of Team Valley.. 8 Early Bird neE on by two lengths. Ei g ht ran. H lV The Skin Captain Corrßnish MAJESTY'S PLATE. Th ree m il es . .. 2 The General ....................... . ........................................................... . 13 Sheriff gelding ........................................... . ... 4 Donfikoy Won by a length. j 304 third. I , t ii I 11 ;I FJj 1'