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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. [We continue the discussion upon this bill from the period at which our report left off in our first edition yesterday.] Dr. PHILLIMORE was prepared over and over again to repeat his vote of last year. He admitted that Dissenters had an equitable right to be relieved from church rates, but that was no ground for passing a bill totally to abolish church rates. There was no reason whatever why members of the Established Church should be relieved from the burden, but he did sincerely hope that Government would shortly be prepared with a measure to remove this hateful cause of dispute between Dissenters and Churchmen. Mr. HORSMAN adopted the tone of the last speaker. The question, he insisted, was ripe for settlement, but the Government appeared to be reluctant to move in it. In justice to the dissenters, however, a bill of relief should be brought in, which, while it removed this irri tating source of dispute between the Church and the Dissenters should also place the law of Church rates and obligation to pay them upon a safe and certain footing. He advocated this course in the interest of the Established Church itself, and he sincerely hop ed _ it would be adopted. At all events , f t his middle course were not adopted, he should p refer the total abolition of church rates to the c ontinuance of the existing system of doubt and uncertainty, g iving rise as it did to so much heartburning and ill-blood . in the country. The Church lost more i n in fluence an d cha ractern from these distressing contest s t h a n it gained i n a church pecuniary point of view, -from the c rates ; and, therefore, on the whol el itinuance of ne could not do bet ter, as a member of the Church of England, than advise the house to pass the second r eading of this bill. Mr. V. SMITH wished t his question to be treated not as a dispute between Dissenters and Churchmen, but 7hat they should ask as a question of expedien Vas it expedient to continue themselves was this, viz., a l aw w hi c h allowed continual attacks to be made en church rates at the expense of considerable acrimony and ill feeling ? His answer would b e i n th e negat i ve . This church rate evil was no new grievance ; it was more th an a century old, and yet no reme d y had been propose d for it. In the absence then of any such legal remedy, and being averse to the continuance of _ these church rates disputes and religions animosities, he had no alternative but to - sapport the second reading of this bill. Lord J. RUSSELL—But we propose to settle the question next year. Me. V. SMITH said that might be the present inten tion of the Government, but at present he saw no Go vernment measure before him, and therefore he repeated that as he could see nothing but good to the church from the abolition of church rates, he felt bound to support the second reading of this bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed that-it was hopeless to think of passing such a measure as this during the present session, and he denied that the right hon. gentleman who had just addressed them had put the case fairly. He said the question the house had to decide was this—in the absence or impossibility of providing any other remedy for the evil, was it not advisable to abolish church rates altogether ? Now, he admitted that considerable wrong was inflicted on the Dissenters under the existing system ; he admitted also that their case for relief was irresistible, and the time would shortly come when Government would be bound to afford them a measure of relief. The present state of the law of church rates was highly objectionable, since it allowed great and successful opposition to be raised to the tax, while it was productive of great injury to the Church. It did not follow, however, that the law of church rates ought to be absolutely abolished. It worked well and quietly in many parishes—nay, in the great bulk of the parishes, not the largely-populated parishes, but the rural parishes throughout the country. There were something like 11,000 parishes in the country ; but out of that number there had only been church-rate contests in 500, and he insisted that the fact of these contests was not suffi cient to justify the total abolition of church rates. No doubtit was a good reason for passin g a bill, which should in some way relieve the Dissenters from the grievance which they complained of, and to that extent he was prepared to go, and no further. Well, then, the abo. lition of the law being undesirable, while its amendment had become almost an absolute necessity, was it prudent to pass this bill in preference to waiting for a Govern ment measure which should go the length not only of relieving Dissenters, but of removing all the other objections to which the existing system was liable ? He, for one, certainly thought not, and though the settlement of the question in this lat ter way was surrounded with great difficulty, he would venture to suggest, for the considera tion-of others, that they should in future have in view a measure which should have the effect of separating the parishes favourable from the parishes non-favourable to the law of church-rates, altogether relieving the latter from the payment of the impost. (" No, no.") Well, this was only a suggestion, but whether it were adopted or not, he could not accept this bill, which, while it sought to establish a system of equality, would, so far as the members and clergy of the Church were concerned, create a system of legislative inequality. (Hear.) Mr. PACKE contended that the Church was sup ported by the State, not for the benefit of the' Church men alone, but for the benefit collectively of the entire community, more particularly the poor, and under these circumstances it would be unjust to abolish church rates altogether. Seeing, then, that Government had already promised to bring in a measure to remove the evils and inequalities of the existing system, he hoped the prese n t bill would be withdrawn. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BASS took a very simple view of this question. He thought the continuance of Church rates was alike unjust to the Dissenters and the Church. Being of that opinion he should perhaps have contented himself with giving a silent vote. Had he not been requested by some of his constituents to present a petition in favour of this bill to speak in its favour, and afterwards to vote for the bill. He had complied with two of these requests, and when the proper time arrived he should be prepared to comply with the third. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT believed the Cabinet were as much divided on this question as every other which had come before them this session, and therefore he would rather take the opinions of the noble lord, the Pre sident of the Council, upon it, than that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as conveying the feelings of Ministers. Well, then, the noble lord, on the intro duction of this bill, confessed himself opposed to the equitable settlement, and that being se e _ he re commended the honourable baronet the member for the Tower Hamlets to go to a division on the second reading of this bill, rather than withdraw it in favour of the measure promised by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Church rates might have been just and proper 300 years ago when the majority of the people belonged to the Established Church, but since their establishment a large sad influential body of Dissenters had sprung up, and as a matter of justice both to them and the Church it was only right that church rates should be re-adjusted or wholly abolished. (Hear, hear.) 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 to-day, 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 rnent, 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 af2y inducement - to vote for this bill, that it will lead me r A P by step to that tot a l d es t ruc ti on o f t h e Ch urc h w hi ch saB°Tne degree. " leeate• But the n th e h on . mem b er f or M anc h ester PI "At I empl o y e d ano th er argument, name l y, that compen ti e were taken awa sa on should be given if c h urc h ra t es used that word! . I Now, I do not b e lie ve th a t I ever that occaaion, spoke, certainly, unexpectedly on for I tb.ought th e d e b a t e wou ld h ave gone on much longer than wor t did and I may have u se d th e with d unadvisedly, L u i t l , , ant rum:A cha rge m y memory having_ done so it was certainly not within the scope of my argument to "compensa tion." What I maintainedthenusylvelr shwoht the word t I maintain now that in abolishing church rates F d make some pro vision for the maintenance of the fabric: of the church. restablished have ne n e that it is that inconsistent with the notion o f an „, I s Church ? On the contrary, it app ears to s uggests, totally essential. The State may choose to- o establish ment. It may, as the hon. member abolish such an establishment if it exists ; h ut if the y State chooses to have an establishment, there should be in connection with it pers ons with a sufficient income for'their maintenance, and w ith sufficient learning and qualifications to give religious instruction,. and likewise tzl e e t l ausa there should be a fabric maintained in which divine s r . Ilz e- - of T a n gI rTTRE BLACK SEA. FLEET.—Frequent at vice maybe performed, and in which the instructions al e ad are very common in her Majesty's ship and ministrations of these persons may.y with have a sufficient their due , effect. It appears to me that a clergy fabricin I and a , severely f ro , . Vengeance, both which ships suffered maintenance, and sufficiently qualified, re essential 1 has been -nee intermittent fevers at Besika Bay. It which their ministrations are to take place, are e searY to ropose , quinine au use very large quantities to a Church Establishmen t. Then I say that if you p , . . • e want of medicalof brie of the is quite lamentabl officers in the squadron entirely to abolish the provision by which the fa to 1 FREE TRAD E e.—Medical Times and Gazette. Church is now supported, it becomes you, if you mean . fourth LA" SOCIETY.—Last evening . the support an establishment, to make some other provision _t.quarterlyJames meeting , of this society was held at the less objectionable and less productive of evil and of heart- i offices, S -street —Lieut.- C o lon 1 Dickson . e in burning, but at all events to make some provision for the , the chair. From the report read by the secretary,. that the Anerle maintenance of the church. The bon. member (Mr. ; appeared y estate had been it Bri g h t ) t a lk s o f ~ washing of surplices,"and "sweeping ' allotted during the past quarter, and the . wholly roads and sur of floors," but that does not seem to me to comprehend face drains nearly completed. The Camberwell estate the whole of what is intended • d for b'would soon be in the hands of the society, a • to be provide church of portion of which would be prepared for immediate 11 rates. What, sir, was the original state things I Our Catholic ancestors raised heaven-directed ; ment. Negotiations were nearly completed for the pur spires and venerable towers, not simply that the build- I chase of anot her attractive estate, conveniently situa ted ings to which they belonged' might receive the uungre• I in a highly picturesque neighbourhood, a short distance gations resorting to them • they thought it belonged to from London. The report concluded by stating that piety that they should make for the whole People an the society was in the most p ros p erous condition . Mr. edifice for them te worship i n , an d worthy of the religious , Canny having moved , and Mr. Unwin soconded, a vote purpose to which it was d evo t e d . Th i s is therefore not 'of thanks to the chairman for his untiring exertions on a question of " washing surplices" and of ~ sweeping ' behalf of the society, Col. Dickson appropriately acknow floors," but of maintaining those fabrics. As time went led d the c omp liment, ge and the proceedings terminated. 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 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. MOMmanuminignimilimiluiml on there were those who said that they could no e tco i n n: scientiously resort to churches, although they _ were t e e o n i e d n e o d e f l o e r d the the m n a t t i o o n a a l different worship, f b o u r t m that e e t r v h their e oaonnd h t e h e erected. r e fore t h A e y t wished u r t c h h a t g o o v t e h r e n r m b e n u t i Id i n a g n s d s h t o h u a l t cl: , t t h h e e y t werei m e c a p m e r e n: s l v i t h t e e n d first, under Charles and J m am th es e , t t o h w ey ne w ; er t e he p y er w se e c r u e te n d ot ; they were driven forth from ao b n u dd t o u b t was their ri g ht. the to allowed h A a vcet libertyoft h a T t o l libertye r o Toleration t i on which passed,conscience n; 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 com plaining of the exist ence o f c h urc h ra t es, h e thus fr usa oni announces the accession of George I. : "He began h with a noble de c l ara ti on f or lib erty o f con science,isreign 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 I 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 sak e o f th e 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 t 9 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 th e w h o l e p ar i s h necessar ily 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 parishioners may refuse the church rate. The remedy proposed by the hon. baronet for 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 hon. friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) adverted—that when that money was collected, every person who belonged to the parish, 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 ha r dship t o th e Ch urc h. Th en 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 pew 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 not by the house. I understand his suggestion to be 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 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 not to levy rates, there would be a provision that those alone who contributed to the repairs of the church should have the disposal of the funds raised for that pur pose. There is one 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 th e y s h ou ld b e 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 harmo nise together, and produce a free and great nation, whose greatness and whose freedom I should be the last THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1854. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. ROYAL >PITAL. THE ROYAL NATAL SCHOOL. HOUSE OF COMMONS-JuNE 20 CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. INVESTIGATION BY ORDER OF THE HOME SECRETARY. On Tuesday an investigation of the highest importance to the public as regards the surgical treatment of patients in our h proceeded with b e f ore M r. W . Baker, the hospitals w hee a a s stern division o f Middl esex, a t t h e Wheat sheafur e o eTir s Kenton-street, B runsw i c k- square. had been instit u t e d b y or d er of Lord Palmer ston, in consequence of rep resen t a ti ons which had been cT u hn na al made to him through the medi um o f L or d D . S tuart, and q v u er i n ry , a jury was empanelled on Saturday last on the body, of a child named Alfred Richardson, aged 3 years and 8 months, which was then viewed at the burial-ground of St. George's, Bloomsbury, from which it had been exhumed for the purpose, also by order of t he Home Secretary, after which the proceedings were adjourned till yesterday. Mr. Bodkin appeared on behalf of the Home-office, Mr. Clarkson for Mr. Weeden Cooke and other medical gentle men .connected with the Royal Free Hospital ; and Mr. Ballantine on the part of the relations of the deceased. The proceedings excited an extraordinary degree of inte rest among the members of the medical profession, who crowded the room. The investigation was held by Mr. Baker in consequence or Mr. Walley and his son, one of the surgeons of the Royal Free Hospital, being alleged to be concerned in the affair. Mr. Ballantine opened the proceedings. He should call witness after witness, and insist on adjournment after ad journment, if necessary, to elucidate and sift this matter to the very bottom. He then proceeded to state that the de ceased child was affected with some urinary disease, and was, up to the month of April last, under the care of Dr. Cooper, of Bloomsbury Dispensary, who, after repeated examinations, was firmly convinced there was no stone in the bladder. In April the mother went with the child to the Royal Free Hospital, where the medical man who ex amined and sounded the child was of the same opinion as Dr. Cooper. Another medical man at the hospital, Mr. Cooke, was of a contrary opinion, and said there was stone, and desired that the child should be left at the hospital to undergo an operation. The mother at first refused, but ultimately consented, on condition that no operation should be performed upon the child but in the presence of a nurse, who was a friend of the mother, and whom the child was accustomed to. He should show that this had not only been entirely disregarded, but that the proper regimen for the child to be in before the operation had not been attended to by the medical men. The child was carried along the cold and miserable passages of the hospital only wrapped in a sheet, a,ndAinstead of allowing the nurse to be present in the operation-room, her appeals for that purpose were refused. They could prove that this poor child was in the operation room of the hospital for nearly two hours, and he believed also on the operation-tabl e for one hour and 40 minutes. Mr. Cooke operated on the child for about an hour, and then Mr. Wakley, j un., pushed aside Mr. Cooke and took up his instruments, and the child was then under his hands for 40 minutes. This was on the 13th April, and the child died on Sunday, 16th April. After the operation the mother and father of the child asked to see the stone which was alleged to have been extracted, but excuses were made, and it was not p ro d uce d , and the natural impression was, that the child h a d no s t one i n the bladder at all, for which it had been mangled. After the child died its parents pro hibited the body being opened, but when the body was brought home it was discovered that it had been opened and sewed up again, in order, as it was beli eve d, th a t th e par t s might be rem ove d where the blunder had taken place. These circumstances induced the parents to put themselves in com munication with an attorney, in order to get an inquest held, and he (Mr. Ballantine) would now show how that inquiry had been defeated and evaded, and it was for that rea son he regretted the presence of Mr. Wakley, the elder, the father of one of the gentlemen who operated on the child. The attorney applied to Mr. Wakley, the coroner, to hold an in quest, and he was bound there to state that every possible impeuiment was thrown in the way of an inquest, and it was believed that the only way to compel it was by a man damus. This step was about to be taken, when he regretted to state—but he felt it to be his painful duty to bring before the jury th e f ac t—th a t b y some means or other the torney engaged for the relatives received the sum of 1001., and the father was induced to sign a document foregoing the inquest, and a piece of paper, found to contain 201., also found its way into the father's hands, but he, finding he had been duped, was too high spirited and too honest to accept the money as a bribe to conceal the death of his child, and handed the 201. over to the care of his master. The solicitor had sent in to the parents of the child a bill of costs amounting to the moderate sum of 851. for thus protectingthe interests of the parents. (Laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh !") He believed that he should connect a gentleman from the office of the attorney, by whom he understood Mr. Clarkson was instructed with this transaction ; but he would say that, finding himself defeated, an appeal had been made to Lord Dudley Stuart, and through that noble lord to the Home office, and hence the inquiry of that day. If he succeeded in proving his case, it would be a matter of consideration for the jury whether a verdict of " Manslaughter" ought not to be returned against Mr. Cooke and Mr. Wakley, jun. On Tuesday the annual public distribution of prizes to the scholars educated in this school took place at the in stitution, New-cross, Deptford. Rear-Admiral Sir W. 0. Pell, one of the vice-presidents, presided ; and amongst those present on this interesting occasion we noticed Sir G. Back, Captain H. Parker, Captain Congdon, R.N., Captain Stopford R.N., Captain Whisch, R.N., Lieute nant Cookney, R.N., Lieutenant Gardner, R.N., Cap tain Conden, R.M., Dr. Moorsom, the Rev. Thomas Chambers, D.D., the head master of the school, Captain Brewer, R.N., and a large and distinguished number of ladies and other friends of the school. The room was tastefully decorated with evergreens and flags, the en signs of England, France, and Turkey being placed toge ther • the whole designed and arrange d b y Coghlan M'Hardy, one of the pupils. On the walls were sus pended some excellent specimens of drawing by the pupils, under the tuition of Mr. T. L. Rowbotham, the drawing-master. 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." Motion, by leave, with drawn. Question again proposed, " That the bill be now read 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.. 82. • Adair, H. Forster, C. O'Connell, 3. Aglionby, H. Fox, W. Otway, A. Alcock, T. Freestun, Col. W. Pechell, Sir G. Anderson, Sir S. 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. Grevilie, Col. F. Ponsonby, A. Bellew, T. Grey, R. Potter, R. Berkeley, 11. F. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Ramsden, Sir J. Berkeley, Hon. C Hadfield, G. Ricardo, J. Bicldulph, Col. R. M. Hall, Sir B. Ricardo, 0. Biggs, W. Hankoy, T. Rice, E. Blackett, J. F. B. Bostic, Alex. Rich, U. Bland, L. IL Hastie, Archd. Robartes,'T. Bonham-Carter, J. Headlam, T. Roebuck, J. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Ileywood, J. Russell, F. C. Brady, J. Heyworth, L. Scholefleld, W. Brand, H. B. W. Hindley, C. Scobeli, Capt. G. Bright, J. Ilof•sman, E. Scrape, G. Brocklehurst I. Howard, C. Scilly, F. Brockman, E.D. Hutchins, E. Scully, V. Brotherton, J. Hutt, W. Seymour, Lord Brown, H. Ingham, R. Seymour, 11. Butler, C. Jackson, W. Seymour, W. Byng, G. Keating, li. Shelley, Sir J. Caulfeild, Lt.-Col. J. Kennedy T. Sheridan, R. Challis T. Kershaw, J. Smith, J. A. Chambers, H. King, P. Smith, I. '3. Chaplin, W. - Kinnaird, A. Smith, M. Cheetham, John Labouchere,Rt.llon.ll Smith, R. Clifford, LL-Col. H.ll Lang ton, H. G. Strickland, Sir G. Cobbett, J. M. Laslett, W. Struts E. Cobden, R. Layard, A. 11. Stuart, Lord D. Coffin, W. Lee, W. Swift, R. Jollier, R. P. Lindsay, W. Tancred. H. Cowan, C. Locke, J. Thicknesse, R. Craufurd, E. H. J. Lucas, F. Thompson, G. Crook, J. Mackie, J. Thornely, T. Crossley, F, M'Cann, J. Tomline, G. Currie, Ralkes MacMahon, P. Trani, G. Dashwood, Sir G. H. Macguire, J. Tynte, Col. C. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Mangles, R. D. Vane, Lord IL Denison, J. E. Martin, J. Vivian, J. 11. Dent, J. Massey, W. Vivian, H. H. Divett, E. Miall, E. Walmsley,Sir J. Duff, G. Milligan, R. Walter, J. Duke, Sir J. Milner, W. Warner, E. Duncan, G. Mitchell, T. Wells, W, Duncombe, T. Moffatt, G. Whitbread, S. Dundas, F. Monck, Viscount Wickham, H. W. Dunlop, A. Morris, D. Wilkinson, W. Ellice, E. Mostyn, E. Willcox, B. Ellice, E., jun. AI untz, G Williams, W. Esmonde, J. Murrough, J. Winnington, Sir T Ewart, W. Norreys, Lord Feilden, M. Norreys, Sir D. Fergus, J. O'Brien, Sir T. Fitzgerald, W. O'Brien, C The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that he regretted that their president, Vice• Admiral Bowles, C. 8., was unable to bo present and take part in the pro ceedings of the day, and he regretted it the more, as, being the oldest then present, the duty of presiding bad fallen upon him. He was pleased to be enabled to in form them that they bad at the present moment a larger number of pupils than they had ever had since the school was first founded. The council had enclosed and nearly got ready for the use of the scholars a piece of land four acres in extent for a play and cricket ground ; and he had the greatest satisfaction in informing them that 70 gentlemen, formerly pupils in that school, had subscribed together for the purchase and presentation to the new church which had lately been opened of a communion service. During the past year several of the pupils from that school had greatly distinguished themselves both at Cambridge and at Addiscombe, and had beaten boys several years their seniors. He was glad to see present amongst them Lieutenant Cookney, R.N., who had this year, in lieu of the usual prizes of books for industry and good conduct, given three silver medals, and had kindly invested the sum of 1501., the interest of which was an nually to begiven to the three scholars who distinguished themselves for industry and good conduct in the shape of medals to be called " the Cookney medals." Having called the attention of the boys to the evils arising from smoking tobacco, which he characterised as a mean, paltry, dirty, contemptible habit, he concluded by pass ing a high eulogium upon the matron, Mrs. M. A. Jones, and by calling on the secretary to read the report of the examiners. Mr. A. EAMES, the secretary, then read the various reports, all of which stated that the school, in its various branches of study, was in the highest state of efficiency. The distribution of prizes was then proceeded with, the chairman addressing a few words of commendation and advice to each successful candidate. The following is a list of the names of those to whom the principle prizes were awarded, and of the departments of study in which they excelled TEXLEILS. Peto, S. Clay, sir W. Bt. NOES-209. Acland, Sir I. Gilpin, Col. H. Naas, Lord Adderley, C. Gladstone, W. Napier, J. Alexander, J. Gladstone, Capt. I. Nee ld, John Archdall, M. Goddard, A. Nee ld, Joseph Arkwright, G. Gooch, Sir E. Newark, Viscount Bailey, Sir J. Gore, W. Newdegate, C. Bankes, Rt 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 Ossul ston, Lord Blair, Cu!. J. H. Gwyn, H. Packe, C Blandford, Marquis of Hale, R, Pakington, Sir S. Branston, T. W. Halford, Sir H. Palmer, Robert Bruce, Lord E. Hamilton, G. A. Palmer, Roundell Buck, L. W. Harcourt: Col. F. Parker, R. Buckley, Gen. Hardinge, 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. Ceibell, B. Heneage, Geo. H. Philippe, J. Cairns, 11. Heathcote, Sir W. Phillimore, R. J. Campbell, Sir A. Heneage, Geo. F. Portal M. Cardwell, E. Henley, J. Powlett, Lord W, Carnac, Sir J. Herbert, Sir T. Pritchard, J. Cavendish, C. Hilyard, R. C. Robertson, P. . Cavendish, G. Hogg, Sir J, W. Bolt, P. Cayley, E. Horsfall. T. Russell, Lord J. Cecil, Lord R. Hotham, Lord , Sawle, C. Child, Smith Hudson, G. Scott, F. Christopher, Robt. A. llughes, W. Shirley, E. Clinton, Lord C. P. P. Jermyn, Earl Smijth, Sir W. Clive, lion. R. H. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, Abe! Cobbold, J. C. Joiliffe, 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. , Lacon, Sir E. Starlie, Le G. Conolly, T. Langton, W. H. P. 9 Stuart, H. Coote, Sir '1 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. Cubitt, W. Lennox, Lord A. F. Trollope, Sir J. Davies, D. A. S. Lennox, Loi &UT. Tudway, R. Davison, R. Leslie, C. P. Tyler, Sir G. Dering Sir E. C. Liddell, H. 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. Duncombe, Hon. A. Lovaine, Lord Vyvyan, Sir R. Duncombe, Hon. 0. Loveden, P. Waddington, D. Dunne, Col. Lowther, Col. H. C Waddington, H. East, Sir J. Luce, T. Walcott, Admiral Egerton, Sir T. Lytton, Sir G . Walpole, S. Egerton, W. Macartney, G. Walsh, Sir J. Egerton E. Macgregor, Jas. Waterpark, Lord Elcho, Lord Malins, R. Welby, Sir G. Elliot, J. Mend evllle, Vis. West, F. Elmlay, Vis. March, Earl of Whitmore, H. Evelyn, W. Masterman, J. Wigram, Loftus T. Farnham, E. Maunsell, T. Willoughby, Sir H. Farrer, J. Meux, Sir II Wrightson, W. Feilowes, E. Miles, W. Wyndham, IL Ferguson, Sir R. Milnes, It. Wynn, Major W. Filmer, Sir B. Michell, Dr.W . Yorke, E. Floyer, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Young, Sir J. Follett, B. Morgan, 0. Forbes, W. Mowbray, J. TELLERS. Frewen, C. Mailings, J. Gsulburn, H. George, J. Manly, W. Liddell, 11. T. FIRST SCHOOL. CLASS I.—Dawkins, first in. classics, classical silver medal ; Welch, first in mathematics, mathematical silver medal ; Hope, sen., general proficiency and exemplary cunduct, vellum medallion certificate ; Herslop, first in French. CLASS 2.—Cornwall, classics ; Brewer, mathematics ; Mann, sen., history and geography ; Seryante and Wray, equal in French. CLss3.—Hope, jun., classics and mathematics ; Le Messurier, mathematics ; Brooks, French. The Cookney silver medals, for industry and good conduct, were obtained by Menzies, of the first school, by Butt, of the second school, and by Teed, of the third school. The marine cadetship placed annually at the disposal of the council by the First Lord of the Admiralty since 1846 was obtained by J. D. Hope, and the two naval cadetships also presented annually by the Lords of the Admiralty,, the successful competitor for the first of which is entitled to receive for one year the dividends on 1,0001. stock, invested by the Earl of Yarborough as a scholarship, in honour of the late earl, were awarded as follows :—First cadetship and Yarborough scholarship, M`Hardy, jun. ; and the second cadetship, Anderson. A vote of thanks to the chairman, and three cheers for the president, the head-master, Lieutenant Cookney, and the ladies, concluded the proceedings, and the com pany, which was very numerous, separated. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. The Coroner handed Mr. Ballantine a paper, which was headed " Suggestions to Mr. W. Baker for conducting the inquest on Alfred Richardson," and, afte r some s t rong comments on the propriety of the proceeding, ho said, "Is it in Mr. Wakley's handwriting ?" Mr. Wakley (with warmth)—lt is not my handwriting. Mr. Ballantine—l beg not to be interrupted. You have no locus standi here. Mr. Wakley—l beg to tell Mr. Ballantine that I am coroner here in my own right, and will be heard. The jury have a right to hear me, after the unwarrantable state ments made by Mr. Ballantine. Mr. Ballantine—l call upon you, Mr. Coroner (addres sing Mr. Baker), to do your duty. Am Ito be interrupted by a person who has no locus standi here ? Mr. Baker said he thought the inquiry had better pro ceed. Ho knew nothing of the case without the paper re ferred to, which was a guide to him. He saw no objection to the paper being read. Richard Richardson, the father of the child, was first examined as to the identity of the body, and also as to his handwriting on a document withdrawing from the de mand for an inquest. Sarah Richardson was next examined—The following are the principal portions of her evidence :—I am mother of the deceased, who was 3 years and 8 months old at its (loath. Up to within five mouthy of Its death the child was in good health. He then had a difficulty in passing water, and I took him to Bloomsbury Dispensary, where he was under the care of Dr. Cooper, and got much better. By a neighbour's advice, I took the child on the 7th of April to the Royal Free Hospital. I first saw Mr. Scobell, and he sounded the child by passing an in strument, and said there was no stone. Mr. Cooke, an other surgeon, came in, and he also passed an instrument, and said there was a stone. Dr. Cooper had previously told me there was no stone. Mr. Cooke wished me to leave the child for an operation, but I wou ld no t . I wen t again on the 11th of April, and Mary Rossey, who had nursed the child, was with me. I then consented to leave it for an operation, on condition that Mary Ros sey should be present when the operation was per formed. On Thursday, the 13th of April, the child was brought home by Rossey for half-an-hour, and played, and was very cheerful, and then was taken back to the hospital. About 4 o'clock the same afternoon Mrs. Rossey came for me to go to the hospital, as the child had been operated upon. I saw Mr. Scobell and asked him if they Lad extracted the stone, and he said " Yes, they were sure of that before they operated." The child was in bed in a very bad state, and I sat up with him all night. On the next day I asked M r . S co b ell if there was a stone, and he said ' Yes. , I asked him why he could not show it me, as I had asked him before. He said he really did not know what had become of it, but if I had asked him the day before he might have been able to show it to me. The child died on Sunday, Aprill6. I did not consent to the body being opened, but when brought home I found its stomach had been opened, and sewn up again. About a fort night after the child died, I went to the hospital and saw Mr. Weedon Cooke, and asked him to sa ti s f y me what my child really did die of, and if there really was a stone. He replied, " Yes, there was." I asked to see it, and ho replied, "if I had asked at the time I could, but he had taken it home in his waistcoat pocket, and it was at his house." Mr. George Lewis Cooper—l reside at 7, Woburn-place, and am surgeon to the Bloomsbury Dispensary. The child came under my care about the 10th of March. It had symptoms of stone in the bladder, but I sounded it three times, and my conclusion was that there was no s t one i n the bladder. The stone might be so secreted that we could not reach it. No surgeon ought to perform the operation of lithotomy without being satisfied that there was evidence of a stone. On a child 3i years old the operation ought not to last more than four or five minutes. A. child being on the operating table 1 hour and 40 minutes would be fatal. The longest period I have ever known an operation for lithotomy to last has been from fife to six, or from that to ten minutes. It would be necessary to put a child under proper regimen before operating. Mr. Edward Headland, surgeon, of Guildford-street, had received an order from the Home-office to examine the body, but found it too decomposed to render an examina tion useful. Had seen many operations in lithotomy, but the longest on an adult never exceeded 35 minutes. Great difficulty and loss of time frequently ensued in consequence of the stone slipping from the forceps. Richard Richardson, the father, was recalled, and, hav ing corroborated his wife's evidence as to the child dying iu the hospital, said—l employed a lawyer to get a proper inquiry, and after that 1 signed a letter. Mr. Ballantine read the letter, at the request of the coroner, who said it was that letter which induced him to consider with Mr. Wakley that there was no necessity for an inquest. The letter was addressed to Mr. Wakley, and it was the one Richardson had been induced to sign by his lawyer, foregoing the inquest. Evidence continued.—The attorney came to me and said he had come to know if I would stop the inquest. He said he had seen the doctors; that they admitted their error in keeping the child longer on the board than he ought to have been, and, that if we had an inqu est, a j ury could say no more. He thought I had better sue them for costs and damages. which would be about 401. and 201., and by his advice I signed the paper, he being my attorney. He did not say he had got any money, but said ho would go to the coroner and try and stop the inquest, and I was to go to his office at five o'clock. I went. The clerk said he was not at home, but had left to see me, giving me a packet, which, when I got home, I found contained 20 sovereigns. I then suspected what had been done, and put the 201. into the hands of my employer. The bill for 851., which you now hold from the attorney for costs, was sent me about a week ago. I have never paid a farthing of that bill, and I don't know who has. In the morning the inquest was appointed to be held, Mr. Brent, the deputy-coroner, came and asked me if I wished to have the inquest stopped ? and I said, " Certainly not; as I have boon deceived." Mr. Brent said, " But you have signed a paper to that effect ;" and I replied, " Yes ; but I have been deceived, and I will not have the inquest stopped." The inquest was not held, and I subsequently applied to Lord D. Stuart, and through him to Lord Palmerston. At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the inquiry was adjourned for a week. ( From the Report of the Registrar-General. ) In the week that ended last Saturday, the number of deaths registered in London was 1,085. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1844-53 the average number was 892, which, if raised in prOportion to in crease of population, becomes 981. The facts indicate a rather high mortality ; they show that about a hundred persons died last week above what is usual at this the healthiest period of the year. The present return, however, shows a small decrease on that of the preceding week, when the number was 1,110. Zymotic diseases in the aggregate also exhibit a decrease, the cases in whi c h th ese were f a t a l h av i ng been in the previous week 306, in the last 278. The deaths from scarlatina declined from 68 to 47 ; those from hooping-cough fell from 63 to 51. Small-pox was fatal in the two weeks in 11 and 6 cases, measles in 31 and 39, typhus in 64 and 61 ; diarrhoea was fatal to the same extent in both weeks ; the number referred to it is 31. Five persons were carried off by influenza ; 3, of whom 2 were children, by purpura. Last week the births of 824 boys, and 828 girls, in all 1,652 child ren , were reg i stere d in London. In nine cor responding weeks of th..yvars the average num ber was 1,311. STATE OF TRADE.. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean read ing of the barometer in the week was 29.558 in. The reading was 29.81 in. at the beginning of the week, and it was 29.64 in. by 9h. p.m. on the 15th. The mean temperature of the week was 55.1 deg., which is 3.9 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean temperature was below the average on every day of the week ; and on Tuesday, when it lowest, the depression was 6.3 deg. below the average. The highest temperature of the week was 69.2 deg. on Wednesday ; the lowest was 42.9 deg. on Sunday. The mean dew point'temperature was 50.5 deg., and between this and the mean air temperature the difference was 4.6 deg. The wind blew from the south-west, except on Thursday and Friday, when it was in the east. The amount of rain fall was 0.38 in., most of which occurred on Tuesday and Thursday. _ _ (Front the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) HALIFAX, June 17.—The gloom which has for some time hung over the worsted trade in this district has been increased this week, by the announcement of a failure to a considerable amount. The transactions are very limited in wools, yarns, and pieces ; and prices somewhat languid. ROCHDALE, June 19.—We had a very still market to day, and rather less business transacted than on the previous Monday. There is no change in the wool mar ket worth mentioning ; the manufacturers show no dis position to buy beyond their immediate wants, and prices are much the same as they have been for some weeks past. , HUDDERSFIELD, June 20.—A considerable improve ment has been experienced in the market to-day. Seve ral shipping houses have had their buyers in the cloth hall, some of whom have purchased good parcels of manufactured goods, chiefly in low qualities of fancy woollens. The better descriptions of black cloths have been little wanted. In the lower qualities of fancy vestings a trifle more business has been transacted, but generally this branch of the Huddersfield trade is much depressed. In the wool warehouses there does not ap pear to have been much improvement. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM AIL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Biood-vessels 37 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration ... Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations Premature Birth and Debility Atrophy Old Age Sudden. I i Violence, Privati on , Cold, and I n t em p erance 2l Causes not spe c ifi e d LEGALISING RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS.---According to advices from St. P e t er sb urg , rece i ve d on M on d a y, th e Prussian C onsu l i n L on d on h a d b een appo i n t e d to legalise all official documents for Russia. It appears, however, that it is the Danish Consul-General, and not the Prussian Consul, by whom the service is to be under taken, arrangements to that effect having been made by the Danish Minister at this Court. 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 lodged in the upper part. 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 elbow 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 intelligence was sent on to Leicester, Mr. Chief-Constable Goodyer hastened to the scene, and the body was removed to the school-room at Braunston. The deceased's hat and neckerchief were missing, and during the day the hat has been found by a policeman, about 100 yards from the body, having been thrown over a hedge into a spinny. Mr. Thomas Macaulay and Mr. Moore succeeded in extracting a bullet, which is one of those generally attached to fishing nets for the purpose of sinking them. The deceased, who had been to market, was last seen about seven o'clock. There is a cottage 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 twelie 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. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES. —An act of Parliament was printed on Tuesday to amend the Indus trial and Provident Societies Act of 1852. By this act no suit or proceeding is to be commenced or prosecuted by or against the trustees of a society registered under the act of 1852, except in certain cases—that is to say, except in the name of one of the two officers for the time being appointed to sue and be sued on behalf of such society, and registered in pursuance of the direction for such appointment and registration ; and if there be no such officer, then against the trustees of the society. Officers are to be appointed to sue and be sued on behalf of a society, and their names, &c., are to be returned to the Registrar of Friendly Societies. In default of such appointment the trustees may appoint such officers and make returns. The returns are to be certified and the certificate to be admissible as evidence. Judgments, &c., obtained shall have the same effect as against the trustees. The service of process is to be at the head offic e . In case of the dissolution of a society, it shall be considered as subsisting and its affairs may be wound up. Suits at the present period pending against trustees are to be carried on against the registered officer to be appointed in the manner described. The act received the Royal assent on Friday, 17th Victoria, chap. 25. 12 33 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. spending week in the 1851. of 1853. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Di s t r i c t s 39 3 ,256 East Districts 485,522 „„ 212 South Districts Totals Males Females 1,007 576 1,085 509 Males Females.. Total .. DRY ROT IN A RAILWAY BRIDGE.—The Doncaster Gazette states that the Great Northern Railway bridge over the Witham, at Barney, is now undergoing exten sive repairs, having been already much injured by dry rot. We observe that a new historical work is announced for publication, from the pen of a female writer, who has already distinguished herself in the literary world, and which is likely to vie in interest with Miss Strickland's admirable productions. We allude to the "Queen's before the Conquest," which is to appear on the 30th instant, in two volumes. It has been justly observed that few attempts have been made to exhibit the social and intellectual condition of women in past ages, yet even then there were illustrious queens, and more illus trious female scholars, whose exertions demand the gratitude of their descendants. A narrative of the leading features of such a period cannot fail to prove a useful study, and will, no doubt, meet with a cordial reception. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 824 828 1,652 [ADVERTISEMENTd—Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the dis , tances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe --opposite the York Hotel. --These telescopes pos sess such extraordinary powers that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same tele scope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.— The Royal Exhibition, 1851. -- Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 mile distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country sce- 1 eery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object becomes clear and distinct; the most aged, de fective sight is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Deafness —New Discovery—The Organic Vi brator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or pro bably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe. onnosito the York Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills effect Extraordinary Cures of Bad Legs.—Mrs. McGill, of Steel-street, Dublin, suffered for many years with a fearful bad leg, which broke out soon after her confine ment ; there were several wounds in it, and the swelling was enormous. She endured the most excruciating pain both day and night ; and the general opinions of the medical attendants were that it could not be cured, therefore amputation was the only remedy ; however, bad as it was, Holloway's Ointment and Pills were re sorted to, and these miraculous medicines soon produced a wonderful change for the better, and ultimately effected a sound and perfect cure.—Sold by all drug gists • and at Professor H o ll owa y' s E s tablishm en t, 2 44, Strand, London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON R A.CES—WEDNESDAY. The Hampton meeting, which commenced this day, was marked by its peculiar characteristicts of fun, busi ness, and pleasure. The attendance of company was of the usual motley kind, and was quite equal to the average number on the first day. The weather was warm but cloudy, and just before 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 sovs. (Handicap), for all ages. Certain winners extra. One round and a dis tance. Mr. Mayo's Banstead, 4 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. Death's Cranbou rne , 3 yrs, 7 st 81b (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 Bst, 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 ...(Prie-t) 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 J o h n , 6 t o 1 agst C ock Phea sant, to 1 agst each of the others. Alli, 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. Tan CLA.REMONT 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 61b (including 31b extra) (Yates) 2 Major Martyn's Daisy, Bst 31b (W. Abdale) 3 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, st o 1 each agst Daisy and Hary 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 sovs. 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, 4yrs, 10st 71b Mr. Magenia's Gossip, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Capt. Little) -2 Count Batthyany's William Rufus, 4 yrs, lOst 71b _ (Owner) 3 THE INNKEEPERS' PLATE, of 30 soya., added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya, 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 111 b (S. Steggles), third. Twelve ran. The winner was afterwards sold by auction to Mr. J. Barnard for 85 guineas. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. —TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. THE TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added ; 2- yr-olds sst ; three, 7st 41b ; f our , B s t 71b ; fi ve, 9 st ; six and aged, 9st 31b ; mares and gelding allowed 31b. 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 Ingemar, 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 sovs each (p.p.), with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Certain winners extra. The second to receive 50 sovs 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 71b Mr. Clarkson's Billingham, by Sweetmeat, Bst 71b (J. Marson) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Aribbas, 7to 4 agst Marley Hill. Aribbas led off with Billingham second, and, at a bad pace, they held their positions to the Coal-pit turn, where Marley Hill took second place. At the distance he challenged Aribbas, and at last won cleverly by a neck. Bellingham was beaten about three lengths. (iranuicap) of b 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 yrs, Est (Barker) 1 Mr. R. Harrison's Revolver, by Melbourne, 5 yrs, 7st (Ashal Sir C. Monck's Vi n d ex , by T ouc h stone, 4 yrs, 7st m 91bl) 2 (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 sovs each, p.p., with 50 added, for 2yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Certain winners extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (22 subs.) Mr, Edwards's Saraband, by Cotherstone, Bst 71b (Wells) 1 Mr. T. Wilkinson's Nettle, by Sweetmeat, Bst 41b (Basham) 2 Lord Eglinton's Neoptolemus, by Pyrrhus the First, Bst 71b (G. Waddington) 3 The following also ran :—Jack Sheppard, Scipio, 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 length. Two lengths between the second and third. Jack Sheppard was fourth, Scipio fifth, Lord Alfred sixth, and Westminster seventh. Sole Star was last throughout. SELLING STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. One mile. 4 subs. Mr. E. Harrison'. Maid of Balmoral, by Cowl, 3 yrs (301.), 6st 101 b (Wells) 1 Mr. Dawson's Tom Rintoul, 3 yrs (301.), Est 131 b (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. Morris's Surgeon-General, 3 yrs (301.), Est 131 b (Barker) 3 WEDNESDAY. GRAND STAND STAKES.. T.Y.C Ellerdale filly - Lord Alfred Freddy Rose Sir Peter Won by a neck. Bad third. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Two miles. Grapeshot Kingston 2 Hunca Munca 3 Aribbas 4 Won by a length. Same distance between second and third. Sixteen ran. FREE HANDICAP. Three quarters of a mile. Nelly Hill Horatio - 2 Maid of Team Valley 2 Early Bird Won by two lengths. Eight ran. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Three miles. 1 The Skinner • Captain Cornish The General ' Sheriff gelding Donskoy Won by a length. Bad third. RACING FIXT JEI Newcastle-on-Tyne 20 Hampton 2l Knighton 23 Carlisle 26 Beverley, Hull, and East Jl:7 Newmarket Worcester Barnstaple Lancaster Odiham Harrogate Mansfield . Liverpool . Abingdon Ipswich.. ............12 ...........13 ...........13 AUG Brighton Airdrie . Durham......... Brighton Club... Ripon Yarmouth .................. 8 North Staffordshire__ 8 Reading .................. 8 Lewes ...........10 Wolverhampton l4 SEPT: Warwick Lichfield Western M ee ti ng 7 Rochester and Chatham 7 Doncaster 12 Pontefract 18 Bedford 19 Epsom Autumn NOV 2E Liverpool SHIPPING INTELLIGRIV6I. V,ESSELS SPOKEN WITH. , % The John Cumming New Orleans to Liverpooi, lvo lat. 24 N, l ong . 80 W: 51 The Portenti a , N ew O rleans to Liverpool, lot. long. 80 W. 1 51 The Catherine, Cl y d e to Melbourne, May 2, lat. long. 20 W. o, ll►l 4 ' The Margaret, Aberdeen to Cape of Good HaPe lat. 2 N„ long. 22 W. The Lyon, May 7, lat. 3 N., long. 22 W. 631`14 The William, Newport to Quebec, June 9, la b ' long. 23 W. The Theron, for Limerick, June 13, lat. 5 0 13 W. No. 6589, sec on d di s ti ngu i s hi ng pendant, Mardi lit, N., long. 86 E. s The Waterwitch, of Aberdeen, April 22, lat. 3i) 20 E. The Regina, L on d on t o St . Helena, May 16, 15t. 2 144 long. 22 W. 0 The Joshua Bat es , o f N ew York, standing P' yv- " 23, lat. 11 N. long. 31 W. t. 21 The Alexander Baring, f rom Calcutta, May 27, 15 N., long. 37 W. 2 45.1 The Bon Success o (P or t uguese brig), May 29, la t ' long. 38 W. g o lat. The Ariel, of N ew Y or k , s t an di ng S., May ' N., long. 39 W. I'l The Idas, D emerara t o Li verpool, June 1 5 , l a b. 47 ' long. 19 W. The Dundlin, June 6, lat. 22 N., l o n g . 47 W. The Anne 'alker, June 18, lat. 49 N long. 8 The Cynosure, bound to Malta, in the Straits. t ocl The Columbia (British schooner), for Alexandrtscitio Caroline Elizabeth (British barque), for Ceylon , a St. Vincent. in the The Emily (Briti s h schooner), bound to Malta , Straits. A Ist' The Admiral, o f Gl asgow, f or P ort Ph i l i p, J u ne iv) 14 N., long. 11 W. The Felix Car o li ne, Ri o P ongo to AntwerPs 116114 lat. 41 S. long. 29 W. The Ville de Lima, E ng l an d t o C oqu i m b o, May 10s 1°. 6 N., long. 22 W. 4i The Juliata (Am er i can s hi p ) , from Balt i mor e, l*t. N., long.jls W. The George (Bremen ship), lat. 51 N., long. 20 The Hound, Trinidad de Cuba to Bremen, May The New York, Li verpoo l t o N ew York, May t . 301 The Parliament, New Orleans to Liverpool, long. 80. The Parthenia, New Orleans to Liverpool. The Pacific (steamer), from Liverpool, June 11. , The Union (steam er ), f rom S outhampton, June 1" 'RES FOR 1854. Riding ...... Bibury ........ Ludlow ........ Stockbridge .. Winchester .. 'Ly. .......... 28 28 28 .28 Stourbridge l7 Stamford 18 Newton 18 Knutsford l9 Nottingham 2O Great Grimsby 24 Goodwood 25 Radcliffe 3l Deritend Pool 3l Ripon 31 UST. Egham Folkestone, Hythe, and Sandgate l7 York Hereford 24 Eccles 2B Chelmsford 29 Derby 29 Plymouth c 3t Lincoln ,MBER. Leicester 2O Manchester Autumn 2l Lanark 25 Newmarket F 0 26 Walsall Northallerton 2B :MBER. ICo wDridge Runt ......... COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—JUNE 20 ;. e itcb There were in the market to-day, 18 sacks ()straw' weighing 2801bs imperial, w hi c h so ld th us : -8 at 21. 10 at 2/.12s Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MAIDu r - -g-i' ' '' JUNE 20. 0 10 • There was a larg e su ppl y o f s t raw of a ll descrlP o ti the market. The prices to-day were as follow : L.. nee Oat straw, 16 from 78 Od to 8s Od p er k em pl e of 6.1. tron ; wheat do., 6s Od t o 8 s Od ; b ar l ey d o. 5 5 6d to T Hay from lid t o 13d ; new ditt o, Od to do., pe r stone' DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—JUNE 19. ~.c o lt There were in th e mar k e t t o -d ay 33 b ags o f or'os 13 of barleymeal, and 0 of pot-barley. Sales duoo v io, do top price of oatm ea l was i s d own ; t h e secon d was is ries and the third was Od down. Pot-barley on the top P Os down. Thi rd ; Oatmeal, per sack of 2801b s Fi rs t . S econ d. 0- imperial Barleymeal, per ditto 31 Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od Od Os Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t 1 ..ET.—Jurni 21. ;be close w of ta tl i i s e en m d a t rk s, e c t . :T o. BBeellml ont ........................................ g o 6 Braddyll 1y 0 ............... Framwellgate ..... . ', 20 Y Eletton ...................., . Haswell ..................... 39 0 . Kepier Grange ........... Lambton .................... i s Y„ Peusher . .............. 19 0 Russell's Ifeiton ......... 90 South Hetton .............. 9 0 Stewart's .................. 1 9 ! Whitwell ................••• .19 Cassop . ................ . va . . Hartlepool ............... 9 v. Heugh Hall ............... Kelloe . . ............... . Y„ . 1 9 South Hartlepool ...• •. „; . 0 Tees .. ................... Hunwick ............. ..;i 'Cleveland Tees ........... is 5, C0wpen................... illerwentwater Hartley n s v 'Ramsay's Cannel ........• s. d. Buddle W. Hartley lB 0 Burnhope l6 ( Carr's Hartley lB 3 Cragwood's Hartley, _l6 6 Hasting's Hartley lB 0 Holywell .... .. . . l9 0 Howard's iV . est Hartley Netherton 18 3 Tanfield l7 9 North Percy Hartley l7 0 RavenSworth Hartley —lB 6 Taufield Moor l7 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 9 I Wylam 19 91 Wallsend, &c. 18 Acorn Close Gosforth lB 61 Harton lB 6 Hilda 18 Johnson lB 0 Riddell. lB 6 Wharneliffo lB 9 1 Bell's Primros e 15 31 Eden Main' l9 31 Lambton Primrose 19 3! RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 21, b l l STOCK EXCHANGE.—The mar k e t opene d qu ietl/Y 3l 1; closed firm at the following quotations :—Caledonian , ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 654 ; Leeds Northern , A for London and North-Western Eighths (C), 11-16 disq t isl; chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 208 ; Midlan( 4 .gor North British, 8# ; South-Eastern, 19i • York, o rb castle, and Be rw i c k Extensions 18 ; York and, (10 1 ' Midland, 26/ ; Manchester Sheffield, and Linco l n co' Shares), 8i ; D u t c h Rhenish, 3 2-16 di& ; East Ir 4. MANCHESTER -w JUNE 21. I s l' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales ere— Lano ll East ' 15i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 648 53 ; ditto ." '45; Union, 4B di e . ; ditt o P reston and Wyre (No. , - ), a London and North-W es t ern, 1024 3 ; ditto M. and, Quarters (C.), par; Manchester, Sheffield, and 1 °, 0 4 20$ ; ditto, 101. Peference, ; ditto, N ew 61. Prefe,7o; dis. - North Briti s h, 8i; North Staffordshire, 4 §- South Eastern, 198, 7-16, BIRMINGHAM, Jinni 21. STOCK EXCH.:MGR.—The transactions orted 1 %- e Shrewsbury and Birmingham St oc k , 66 ;r N ep orth S rrd• shire, 4i to 44 dis. BRISTOL, JUNE 21. bot STOCK EXCEANGE.—The market continues stesuif v ol the business done to-day was chiefly confined to stock. SEABORNE MAILS. (N* „oleo signifies that the m a il s are sent from the General rOS6 by the night—and Mby the morning —despatch.) Day when made u t . F rom what When COUNTRIES. in G enera l Post- Port due In d n altin ' Office, London.. v Dispatched. -.....:-_-_,...., -------- America(byßrit.pack)N Every F r id ay .... Liverpool ... Each Y oe -- America (by United Sts. June 21 Ju packet) .......N .......... Liverpool ... America (by U. States packet) ..........N .. ........ Southampton . Australia (via South- ... 4 .if South ampton) .......... M J une 4 ...... Southampton ..••• Ditto (via Marseilles) N'M ay 8 .. Dover .... - Ditto (via Cape of Good I .. eel ° Hoe) ...... • • • ..• N June 4 . . Unee Africa (West Coast) ...N,23d of the month. Plym ou th • July 6 .• - Alexandria.. ...... .. N ;8, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover ...... Alexandria .. .. ......M I4th & 20th o f mon. Southampton Bahamas ...........M 'l7th of the wont' Southampton Brazil ...... - _ ....Mi9th of the month.. Southampton ALLY ,6 Buenos Ayres.. - .. -319th of the mo n th .. Southampton June ' Cape of Good Hope ..N il4th of the moat!, Plymouth .. Cape of Good Hope ..Nll4th of the month. Southampton Cape do Verds ...... ir 14th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .......• • • ....N 14th of the month 90 Channel 151e5.... • . ..N iM on ~Wed .,&Frid. Southampton Chili.. • • • • .. • • • • • . -3112 d & 17th of month Southampton June '6., China (see India) I , Constantinople ......N17,8,17,24,&27 ofm, D0ver...... Constantinople ........i4th & 20th of mon. S outhampton Cont. of Europe If & N I Twice daily ...... Dover ...... TWl eeaslll Egypt (see India) France .... • ... Al & N Twice dai1y...... D over ...... Twieeels llf Gibraltar .. .. • ....M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th o f mon. S outhampton June 1 6 Hamburgh ...... ....N i Tuesday & Friday London ..... Havannah .......... Xi 2nd of the m on th Southampton ( July 1 Holland ............ Mi Daily.. .. • • . ..... Dover ...., .. 'Daily Honduras .... *Tune 1 Dadia (vlaSoutha m pt.)M , 4th & 20th of mon. Plymouth .. 'June 4`",, India (via Marseilles)3l,Bth& 24th of month Dover ...... I lonian Isles (see I n di a ),7, 17, & 2 7 of mon Dover.... - echitt Ireland ... . M & NiT w i ce d a i ly ....., Holyhead .. l'l'w,ic Lisbon ..............M,7, 9, 17 , & 27 of m. Southampton 'June 2 6 ; Madeira ............H 9th of the month Southampton ' June ;; Madeira ............ N 23d o f month .... Plymouth .. 'June '" Malta (see India) Malta ...... • .......N 7,17,19,27, 30 ofm. Dover ...... Mauritius (see India) Mauritius .... ......N 14th of th e month Mexico M 2nd of the month. Southampton July 1 Naples...—. N b thlhth2hthofmon. Dover .....• I Now Granada M2d & 17 th of month 'Southampton June 16 ....."'w .. New Zealand „ By private ship .. Various ports Cam Papal State S.. •• Nl sth l sth2sthoflnon. Dover ...... Peru Peninsula M 7thl7th2Bthoftnon. Southampton .. ..„ .... Port 3( ld & 27th of m on. S outhampton Jane is Natal .. . . .. ... „ N 14th of th e month Plymouth .. Sicily N sthlsth2s thotinon, Dover ...... Tuscany ...„.... .„ „N 6thlsth2sthofin on. D over ...... Venezuela ..... M 2d& 17th of month Southampton June 16 Van DiemeresLald (see Australia) •• West Indies SI 1 ,2 d & 17th o; mo n th Southampton July 1 * When any of the se d a t es fall co Is a Sunday, the mails • be .0 despatched on the following day, with the ex ce p t i on of the In dia Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched ttie day preceding. `BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 17th inst., at Brampford Speke, Devon, the Wi t. of Trehawke Kekewich, Esq. On the 20th i ns t., a t 36 , N o tti ng h am-place, the wife of James Rouse, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 17th inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of Edvis+ l4 Buckle, Esq. On the 20th inst., the wife of the Rev. Sydne, T urn er._ MARRIED. On the 17th inst., at St. John's Church, Chatham, mund. Wanstall, Esq. , of Ed en - grove House, Cornwml. place, Holloway, to Eleanor Rawli ngs, younger daughter of Lieutenant James Atkins, R.N., High-street, Chathavh Bent. DIED. On the 21st i ns t. , M ajor James F. Naylor, formerly of the Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards. On the 19th i nst., Mr. William Taylor, surgeon, of 53, Upper Stamford-street, aged 58. On the 4th inst., at Varna, from the effects of a fall from hi s h orse on the preceding day, Captain Alban", French Wallace, of the 7th Royal Fusiliers. On the 17th inst., at Hastings, Maria Speed, you'34e-s! child of W. Walker, Esq., of th e I n l an d Revenue-ofbc' Somerset -house. 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