The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-17 00:00:00

ei. *ll 3 --- LINT Av e '' G AND USURY. were 1 Lsw_._ a ways of opinion that the old Usury so _eradmitting to their fullest extent the objections comPtnuneveringly urged against it in the House of p_ sby the late Lord SYDENHAM, when Mr. wtrustiErr Tnomsoe—was precipitately repealed, and subse quent e". amended." But. Mr. SPRING RICE'S iliilsxeension of the principle to the discount of er ern under a certain date, was a far more questionable th r i n ent towards a free trade in money-brokering, e _ _e°attsequences of which have long since ceased to i7 . ers Of merely speculative apprehension. There sTid, eeptio n 1"n dialectics, to be "no rule without an ex all ' In political economy this is true of almost irl g;leral principles. That free trade in capital, as coura her commodities, should be upheld and en °F ged ' is a postulate which few men, as this time da y , pra would be rash enough to . contest ; yet the „,,e'ets'e.al experience of every week demonstrates the ti'leetircs,ity tor its qualification to the extent of clear, t ent , Le ' and even stringent, legislation for the pro the t c ° , ll of those who are the buyers of money from 411. %e_rwhelming exactions of those who have it to d i , s _ In commercial dealings, or transactions of or be"tarY barter, there is always more or less of equality of t 7 l :vn the two parties to a bargain. In the nature al .,_ 'flga the competition, on one side, to sell goods is ""Ys greater than it is—among those who have ' mone y — to nec. _ s. advance it. But, on the other hand, the aitr:e,sit:es of those who deal for its advance upon thei P r i , e loan, or security, are so much greater than to s who consent to relieve them ;—the importance thenli_ r ectification of the borrower's position of econo to Z i ng time is so much more urgent than it can be that 'a who is to put down the pecuniary means for Purpose, that the law has hitherto wisely assu medn that th e b orrower w ill b e prone .to pay the must extravag an t an d ru i nous price for such advances, sa c i 1„ for their acceleration ; and that the lender will i l v z_ but_ too well disposed to take every advantage of distress and of his recklessness. The restrictions, therefore,rate which Acts of Parliament imposed upon the s eas ,Of discount which could be legally taken for HARBOURS - OF REFUGE am the bills of acceptance and promissory notes, No man can doubt, at this time of day, that private tetw 'ne Penalties and disabilities of suit which it at- enterprise accomplishes, in England, nobler public U nlit d to the infraction of its enactments as to the works,—appropriates to their completion more liberal takenation it prescribed to the rate of interest to be supplies of capital,—and in all points of design and sal for the use of the money, were, in the main, execution exhibits a higher feeling and a more sus tarY and effective. They sometimes operated with tained purpose, than are usually found associated with gTea t frt _ e ,hardship and injustice on the lender, and encou- what are technically called " Government un . der thKe balance collusive actions or fraudulent defences. But takings." Our railroads are a magnificent exemplifi -14 their of good, it is very generally allowed, was cation of this truth; and the accommodations secured h as ' a ir favour. Since they w ere repealed society in our provincial docks in many respects suggest a he _ b een incessantly shocked and disgusted at the comparison little favourable to the improved science, press e d avarice and guilty connivance with which or the enlightened experiehce, which has presider' v money-lenders and bill-discounting attor- over similar works immediately under the control of tile ': have aided thoughtless and improvident young officers of the Crown. Foreigners are disposed to t i eh to anticipate, in the most wanton excesses of attach the highest possible value to this principle of Gambling, or th e more i ns idi ous excitement of leaving to private capital the development of material p ert b ling, their own patrimony or estate, or the pro- and economic resources, and they run into the ex tionS an d expectations of their families and connec- treme on the other hand, of doubting whether Go itt S. Ever since the money-lender has been secured vernment aid would not mar, instead of accelerating, 41 1) . 111 14y in taking interest for his money, within the the march of such public works in all cases. But wits only suggested by his own very expansible this is, like all extreme opinions, at once unjust and se , el ence ' we have noted an appalling increase of mischievous. Unjust, because its reception w ould of eees w a ,..outrageous spoliation of young men, whose operate to withhold from private speculation , u nder tle ut of common sense and ordinary caution have been any circumstances, the wholesome and not unreason f. 'lrately p ropor ti one d t o th e i r cr i m i na lity and dis- ably-expected encouragement of the National Trea 'Daton. An sury. Mischievous, because its natural effect is , to i Ivinstructive specimen of these was disclosed on suggest difficulties in the way of Government's step nielnesday last, in the Court of the Vice-Chancellor ping forward, even in cases where its assistance sl,t l".n g l and— " Stratfor d v eli g h t. " .air. H UGH mus t b e indisp ensa bl e t o th e pr o per completion of ATFo RD STRATFORD, a young gentleman of four- a line of railway, a harbour, a bridge, already well an d-te, • - tin , enty, inherited a portion of the property, with- begun and proceeded with—which difficulties their in h' a fraction of the sagacity, of the late Master in dolence or their timidity is but too successful in induc hisa'lcery STRATFORD, his paternal uncle. It was ing Ministers to plead in excuse for their neglect or tr an il ' isf °rtilne to have been victimised by " gaming indifference towards it. 'We are sorry to perceive that 'actions " In June, 1842, he lost, at a game this is a growing fault in our chief administrative de aallea „ . • th r blind hookey," no less than 20,0001.; but partments. And because it is calculated to prejudice, f u u gh the instrumentality of one COOKE, of Clif- materially, in some very important particulars, the h 'Street, an attorney, the bills which STRATFORD interests of the public, we take leave to enter our pro els'ai given for this sum were restored to him, and the test against its wholesale adoption in the domestic p ro lu-- so righteous as it doubtless was—was cone- policy of the present Government. 4 'ised for the modest • sum of 5,0001. The disin- An instance occurred, in a debate in the House of t be'rested attorney's good offices did not stop here—he Lords on Monday last, which will exemplify its ac tteaule his gambling companion. After this new tion on measures even of the most pressing exigency. s' s , eeies of professional attendance had continued fo r We ha v e , from time to time, directed attention, in The lt n " e time, in the course of which very many gamb - Sun, to the p ro c e e din g s of the Committee on Har tog houses were visited by them, this interesting bours of Refuge; and we have especially comme n t ed 4 41)1 e—the dupe and his "friend"—met, (of course on the able and interesting report of Mr. WALKER, p l. t he merest accident in the world, and without any the celebrated engineer, on the harbour of Holyhead. I , n ii tY or collusion on the part of one of them,) a The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, on Tuesday, on the Ib tt 'Y at an inn in the country, consisting of two men " order" being read relative to the Chester and Holy as-4',,,ed COGIILAN and EVANS, and a female, who passed head Railway Bill, stated that he would postpone his 1 - 1 4 Irs. COGHLAN. After dinner, Mrs. COGHLAN, as motion on this Bill, until the report connected with the . 'mv 1 . diver:•proposed agame of " blind harbour should have been laid on the table. Other Noble too , - ike ion, eY ;" and Mr. STRATFORD, who even in this pro- Lords, who were friendly to the Bill, considered that t ,,ing saw nothing, it would seem, in the least ex- as the harbour itself was unconnected with this Bill, fur or suspicious—with a simplicity calculated the two subjects ought not to be mixed up together ; 14 ' the meridian of Arcadia, in the most innocent that this Bill should be allowed to be proceeded with, fi ra of pastora l soc i e ty—consented to make one at so that the parties to it might not incur unnecessary e tabl e . Thi s was on the sth of April, 1843. The expense, as they must do should they be compell ed to flee Played until two o'clock the next morning. On keep their witnesses in town for another week, or until the 6th, a f ter b rea kf as t, one o f the "gentlemen" was the report in question could be laid on the table. The s I c °° ! )li ging as to make up the score which had been Duke of LE INSTER showed the importance of coin beit)'i' and the results were very singular, no doubt, pleting, as this Bill proposed to do, the communication ilt Ise, Painfully disastrous for the " squeezable" Mr. between the two count . ries. No delay that could be I , k •k•rroßD. He had lost to COWMAN, 10,843/. (this pessibly avoided ought to be interposed in the way of : i ll loved to be particular, even to fractions) ;to his the Bill. Lord CLANRICARDE still contended that it i li - t ' lla hle, faithful, and disinterested " adviser "—the ought first to be known how far the Lords of the Tree fit,4)ruea', 4,060/. Why the score should have brought sury would go in recommending a sufficient grant for ~RA'reottp a debtor to EVANS in the paltry sum of the completion of Holyhead harbour, and Parliament ril "., or what, if any, were the winnings of the fe- in holding the promoters of the gill to the liability of s ale Upon a match so admirab l y a rran g ed for the b u ildin g a brid g e over the Menai, &c. The Earl of b 4 iefit and delegationof the man COGHLAN, and the Att Daenousse, on the part of Government, said that the I 41 'nev CooKE, the report does not state. But result of the inquiries and survey which they had k ik - , p, — Was the first act of the three of which this do- caused to be instituted proved that Holyhead might Ege• ~,`'e drama consisted. be made a good packet harbour; that they were an t -the second exhibited the foolish victim yielding to xious to see such a measure introduced and adopted se e-- " pers uas i o ns"—the " gentle violence"—of his as would facilitate the intercourse between Ireland t Y good friends On the 28th of April he was in- and this country to the utmost in point o . f safety and i : ed ; poor man ! to give his acceptances for the speed. " The Government, however, declined to make : a - Innt of his losses. Four of these bills, for 1,0 001 . any pledge, until they saw what line of railroad would ' et ' h b COOKE, himsel f—who, be adopted. When such a line was adopted, her Mk t' ' h a p pened to be drawn y OOKE, C ie r anxious to accommodate" STRATFORD, Was So JESTY ' S Government would be prepared to state what e tt -4d as to make them payable at his (Coolie's) own sum they would recommend Parliament to grant to u'e •however, Mr. wards the completion of Holyhead harbour." . t .„ ' in Clifford-street. Presently, ti, -A TFORD's friends (friends in the bet ter acce p ts- Now , in all this there is the disinclination to take 41;: of the term, not attorneys) disco vered the whole up on itself the initiative, in furthering the completion dea r ' and filed two "bills" (not quite such pretty o f wo rks, the public convenience and, perhaps, poli tees as 1,0001. acceptances), the one against COOKE tical importance whereof it is not possible to over one, the other aeainst COOKE and Coe tiLAN; and state—of which we complain. Does it not occur to re art, on the sth of May, not being sufficiently Lord DALHOUSIE, and the department to which that li sr ight ened on the equity of such transactions, was so Noble Earl belongs, that if Government would only, 1 401. ,!``sueable as to grant an injunction restraining at this advanced and mature stage of the undertaking, Aioll Practitioners—the professional and the unprofes- intimate its real intentions with reference thereto, that (4 0 4 k -from negotiating such hills. This count which Government desires to see, (namely, the intro ,lei the second of this serious farce. duction of the best measure for carrying out the plan ee he third and last opened ominously. On that proposed,) would infallibly take place ? Let it be 0r f 31 1 , 4 ' 1 3r, "the critical day," as the report t erms it, certain that G overnment will im p rove, extend, and v et -i ' s churlish inj unction, something else " happened" deepen a most important harbour at one point of the ii,,t, ' O ddly t‘s ' —but the whole history is full of coi nci- line of "a " railway , which is to connect and a pp roxi- e • On that very day, it happened, then, that mate, by means of locomotive power, England and 1 , 1 01 these four bills were endorsed to a Mr. Tito- Ireland, and can anyone believe there will be hesitation, ar k : Ir LIGOT, the defendant in the suit whereof we or difficulty, or distrust, or any holding back on the te ee g iv ing th;): outline. THOMAS FLIGHT, who part of private capita lists, touchin g the suggestion and si n " s to b e a eort of unprofessionally-profes- the completion of "the best line" for such a purpose ? ti„ r r al discounter, subsequently brought an ac- There would be nothing of the sort. But so long as , " al, ,„ ° li these bills, and obtained a verdict; but, the Government follows out this shill y -shall y course i f " ) r him ! a new t r ial was afterwards directed. o f m aking a demonstration in favour h ere, and intl.. 1114Qites defence and plea were meant to show that timating a tardy discouragement there—to-day ex clstQc3nduct on the affair has been bona fide. He has press i ng it se lf i n t erms of more than hypothetical that all knowledge of the gambling. it "happened" encouragement as to a plan already submitted to it, b e , n °rl a EICKE (not otherwise described), who had and proceeded with; to-morrow affecting a sublime hiss in the habit of bringing him bills to discount, but cold impartiality, open to all parties, influenced th e V t. lr iiin the four 1,0001. bills to discount, about by none, and coquetting with the last applicant,—so 1 B T,a,„ t " °f April. FLIGHT states that he was told long it is paralysing, not fostering, the energies that eb ot j: FORD, a young man of good expectations, ;I nd would be otherwise achieving the desired object. w as '' to be married to the daughter of a Baronet, Stich a mode of proceeding is throwing the boon of Ce,: tlxic ms to raise money for his marriage ; that Government patronage, or support, or aid, as a wild to ,f;t' his attorney, had drawn three bills upon him "scramble" among mere adventurers, rather than re of eoable hi in ---in to effect this object. Just the story, serving it for bond fide associations of spirited specu- I ,N a ' rs e , calcul a t e d t o l u ll the suspicions of a liberal, lators, who are content, under such auspice:, to risk di v Nbm Pic, benevolent, discounting " friend to the their capital to the full extent of their subscriptions, lei ti t '',"* : - 4 — quite a duck of a moneyeleefler. But and of the prospectu s of the work they have embarked A , 0, Was ,his FLIGHT altogether such a perSOR- ,,, 41)ern , We do not intend these remarks to apply to ~f.,'''''n•liearted ansi open-handed? What is hie own the ease of the Chester and Holyhead Railway alone. w :nt of his own term: ? In the first instance lie We object to the whole of that portion of the system he ads. C OOKS to give a judgment for the amount to on which the Board of Trade in the first li s4nvp, awl h "need to STRATFORD ; and, on COPKE'S refusal, Parliament in its subsequent legislation, entertain e de"'le tt , fled to discount. But afterwards, ill 4F. I ilailway Bills. A false indulgence in the Board of aer h, 0 mood, we suppose— I rl'ade, and in Parliementary Committees, for the con rat, lee agreed to dis an ar- ' coction of new, or more or Jess isicelifiee, Oasis fgr 2117 geine n count two of them, upon se iri t that Stratford should pay him Sot a year es b. ser ail ' end the same railway—the excessive encouragement, in s w ran ee on his life until the bills were paid, The e„ c , ere for three months'a nd were discounted at 604 li4 5 4PY r 1 !If - competing . ~„ , . e on " t •• and fl ee obe accomplished 1) - I cause lat so mupli re .. , , , Ti th, 5,, of re amount, less the discount (1 0 80 , , WAN .„ „_ i ., c . 'eine 4 railw a y , con e . °I I th e s ',:" May paid Eicke on behalf of Cooke, and lin tb& comphitinn of a geuer - .L.--•: ; ~ .,i ~ ~ , lia. to al ly .‘' day Coke gave an undertaking - to appear Nild„ '4\ bllt utin4rFd of ~w actio n wi ' L e munication throu,ool4 thi: .11c h ll be b '.• -0-qinst himseh ~:!ci trateird hn •snu t rougns ...,„, , .., lien thousands of pounds have been sticrii . iced in 0. - e gms4 - 0 '' ty b ecame ( , i. ~ a se thp bills should not be pain ~_..: • .—;n vexatious opposition to Bills, and especially , We feel from '''''. 1 s ; ess ' u " -- -senuent on "competing lines, , this statement, a vast respect for ,Alr. in the litigation ce.....„ • --tance—like this 1 enterprises of the most pressing tinpv.,...:,. " Mr. Bothell contended that, accordinc , to Flight's version of his part in the transaction, he had made Eicke and Cooke his agents in discounting the bills, and he was therefore fixed with their knowledge of the origin of the hills. _ _ " Mr. Stuart and Mr. Wood,• for Flight, contended that no equity was confessed upon the answer to support the injunction." His Honour reserved the epilogue—we beg pardon —his judgment, until he should have read the answer. In :the meantime, may we suggest to Sir JAMES GRAHAM that if he would turn his attention to put down such nefarious practices as these wholesale and legalised spoliations of the young and silly possessors of property, by means which are openly challenged in courts of justice (! !) to legalise the work of iniquity and plunder ; he would render a far nobler service to society and to his own fame, than in framing protocols of secret conferences with Police Commissioners, as to the means of a combined system of hostile operations against the irregular forces of thimbleriggers and roulette-table keepers on the downs of Epsom, or the heath of Ascot. COOKE and Mr. FLIGHT ; yet we venture to say, that of the Chester and Holyhead Railway—have been any "arrangement," as it is called, of such singular hung up, if not absolutely discarded, and the time of modesty and forbearance, on the part of those gen- I both Houses frivolously occupied and consumed in tlemen, would never have been dreamed of whilst the hearing pleas and arguments which a little common wholesome restraints of the Usury Laws were yet in sense would have disallowed at once, where they were being. That such a bargain could be perfected is a palpably vexatious, and infinitely shortened where the disgrace to the age we live in, and the law under i Committees were already satisfied on ,the general which it can be protected. It gives to the money merits of the particular Bill in support of which they: capitalist the power of life and death, as it were, were offered. We were glad to observe the disap through its sanction, to such monstrous exactions, probation expressed, in the case of the Chester and over the lives and souls, bodies, fortunes, and rela- Holyhead Bill, by Lord BROUGHAM and the Marquis lions in life of the miserable and imprudent fools of LANSDOWNE, of the principle of suspending the who have placed themselves within his clutches. The staniing orders on private Bills; and we trust that drama concluded with a curiously contrasted charge the Select Committee, to which the measure is for the and defence; the former rested on mere moral and present referred, as an opposed Bill, will make a equitable considerations, independent of the legal or speedy report upon it. The public are deeply in technical bearing of the facts ; the latter based on a terested in the active and early completion of so great merely technical objection to the answer given in, a work; and it is pleasant to see that the House of utterly irrespective of considerations, equitable or Lords are little inclined to occasion any delay in the moral : matter. PRO VINCIAL ISSUES of the BANK of ENGLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—By the 3d and 4th William IV., c. 98, see, 4, it is enacted, " That all promissory notes payable on demand of the Bank of England, which shall be issued at any place in England, out of Lon don, where the business of banking shall be car ried on for the said Bank of England, shall be made payable at the place where such promissory notes shall be issued: and it shall not be be lawful for the said Governor and Company, or any committee, agent, cashier, officer, or servant, of the said Governor and Company, to issue at any such place, out of London, any promissory note, payable on demand, which shall not be payable at the place where the same shall be issued." How is this clause to be brought into operation, and only one issue department of the Bank of England, and that one in London? In the new Bill there is no mention of " issue departments," but only " The Issue Depart ment," so that the banking part of the establishment using the notes of " the issuing department," will be no more than that of any other bank using Bank of England notes at the present time ; and any person wanting to cash a note will be refused, and referred to "the issue department" for cash—parties may refuse to take notes at the banking _department, out as the issue was not made at such department, they must proceed to the issue department for cash, in case they have notes in their possession. Thus the London banking department will obtain notes from the issue department, and from thence supply all the provincial branches, and as notes paid away from the banking department will not be an issue from such department, but from another department, so will not the notes paid over the counter of a provincial branch be an issue of that branch, but an issue from " the issue department" in London. Cash will not be able to be obtained for notes in the country without some special provision be made for the purpose. According to the present Bill, the branches will be no longer banks of issue, but branches using notes of " tha issue department," of the Bank of England in London—thus, these branches will be placed in the precise position of every country bank using Bank of England notes. How can the issue department be totally separated from the banking department, if the notes are made payable " at the branch in Bristol, and at the issue department in London," when the branch in Bristol forms no part of the issue department of the Bank of England in London ? Is any branch of the Bank of England to have a se parate and distinct "issue department?" At present it is illegal for an officer of a branch of the Bank of England to pay over the counter any Bank of England note that is not payable at such place. Every London issued Bank of England note taken at a branch must be remitted to the pa rent branch in London. It is, as far as the legal lity of the affair, but waste paper in the provinclial branch —so, that if there be not some provision made for " the issue department" to have some connexion with the banking provincial branches, those branches cannot issue any notes of the London issue department as they will not be made payable at the various branches—and they cannot issue a note not made payable at the branch were issued. As I read the Bill, neither the London banking de partment of the Bank of England, nor any of its branches can be called upon to pay cash for Bank of England notes, and the only place where gold can be demanded will be " the issue department" of the Bank of Eng land in London. I am, Sir, yours, &c., Ilfracombe, June 12, 1844. R. W. D. TT:I[Z SUM LOItT-DON, MONDAY EVEN LITERAT URE. ' AFLOAT AND ASHORE. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844. With the exception of the apparently inexhaustible Mr. James, who must by this time have written as many volumes as would furnish an ordinary library, Mr. Cooper is unquestionably the most prolific no velist of his day. Once or twice a year, for the last twelve `years and upwards, he has never failed - to bring forth a work of fiction ; and it is surprising how little diminution there is of that spirit and freshness which characterised his earlier productions. The tale before us, which the author mentions in his pre face as being founded on fact, exhibits much of_ the graphic vigour of the " Last of the Mohicans," though it is infinitely less romantic in its tone, and less lavishly coloured in its scenic sketches. It is in the form of an autobiography, and professes to record the actual experiences of Miles Wallingford, by land and sea, in almost every quarter of the habitable globe. The adventures of this enterprising individual are full of variety, and are told in a homely, nervous style, without the slightest attempt at display. His account of his shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, of his subse quent visit to London, of his naval engagement with the French vessel, La Dame de Nantes, of the sudden death of his father by being entangled in the machinery of a mill-wheel of his own invention, and of the distraction of his bereaved mother ;—these various incidents are related with singular spirit in Mr. Cooper's most effective and characteristic manner. As a whole, h3wever, the tale is somewhat heavy, owing principally to the author's well-known fond ness for dwelling too much on mere unimportant matters of detail, as in his description of the paternal farm of Clawbonmy, which is as minute and circum stantial as an auctioneer's catalogue. HYDE MARSTON. 3 Vols. Golburn, London, 1844. As a considerable portion of this tale has already appeared, if we remember rightly, in the columns of one of the monthly sporting periodicals—the Sporting Magazine or I?epository, we need say little more, on the present occasion, than that it is a passable story, neither better nor worse than the general run of such productions. HISTORY OF GERMANY. Chapman and Hall, London, 1844. We have here a translation from the German of Professor Kolransch, executed with elegance, and we are willing to believe also, with fidelity. The work is a history of Germany from the earliest period down to the present time—a work which has been long wanted, and which has been already received with marked approbation throughout the country whose eventful annals it records. Though the author is a staunch Protestant, yet he exhibits no towards the rival faith, Catholicism ; but maintains a scru pulous and dignified tone of impartiality, even in places where it might naturally be supposed his pre judices would be actively on the alert. His work contains an immense mass of historical information carefully digested, and put forth with much luminous ness and simplicity of manner. The Council of the Royal Society of British Artists have kindly invited the children of the St. Ann's Society's Brixton Asylum to their exhibition in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East, on Wednesday afternoon next, at one o'clock. DI:ATM BY DROWNING.—On Friday, Mr. Baker held two inquests on youths who were drowned. The first was held at the Royal Crown, Ratcliff-highway, and was on the body of Thomas Carter, aged 16, late belonging to the Milford trader, of Bristol. It appeared by the evidence of Robert Hutchinson, mate of the Her bert, of Scarborough, that on Tuesday he was aboard his vessel, when he heard an alarm of " man overboard." Both vessels were in the London Docks, and lookin g in the direction of the cry, he saw an empty boat, and de ceased beneath the water. He jumped into the boat and held an oar out to deceased, who was too far gone to seize it. A man jumped into the water to try and save de ceased, but he failed, and became so much exhausted that he was conveyed to the London Hospital. Drags were employed, and deceased was got out in about 20 minutes' time. He was then taken to the docks' re ceiving-house, and promptly attended by Mr. Blomfield, but that gentleman failed to restore animation. De ceased was rowing from the vessel ashore when one oar slipped from the rowlock, and deceased tumbled into the water. The second inquest was held at the Waterman's Arms, Lower Shadwell, and was on the body of George Hood, aged fourteen. It appeared that he was the son of a shoemaker residing in Shakspeare-walk, and left home on Sunday afternoon to amuse himself. He went down to Shadwell Dock-stairs, and got playing on the barges moored there, when he slipped off one of them into the water. A man named Nowland tried to save him, but without success. Half an hour elapsed before the body was found, when it was taken tothat house, and atten-led to by Mr. Archer, a surgeon, who tried in vain to resuscitate it. Verdict in both cases—" Accidentally drowned." SERIOUS STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon, between three and four o'clock another painful accident happened on the river, off Greenwich, by the Waterman's steam-boat, No. 10, running down a boat, with a poor dredgerman upwards of sixty years of age. The vessel had but a few .minutes left the pier, and was proceeding up the river with her usual speed, when just as she had arrived abreast of the Dreadnought hospital ship, moored off the lower part of the town, a boat was observed coming down a-head of the steamer, rowed by a very old man. The mate was on the larboard paddle box at the time. but his attention was directed to some conversation abaft the funnel. Hearin the cry, how ever, of " A boat a-head," he beckoned to the person in charge of the wheel to pert the helm, and shouted to the man in the boat to haul off, but by that period, although but a few moments had elapsed, the steamer had gained so much upon the boat that it seemed impossible for the dredgerman to get ont of the way, for in a few moments the steamer came in contact with the boat, which passed completely under the paddle-box, the paddles being in motion at the time. On running to the after part of the vessel not a vestige apparently of the boat and man could be seen, butin a minute or so the boat floated to the sur face of the water bottom upwards, and at the same mo ment the man was observed struggling for life. The steamer was then at least fifty yards from where he was noticed, and an ord er was instantly given to turn her a stern, which was promptly attended to, and in a few moments came alongside of him. He was then secured by a boat-hook, although in a most exhausted condition, and so held until two boats came off" one from the ship Walter of Newcastle, an d the other f rom one o f h er Majesty's cutters lying into former. he steamer then, without stopping to avertain how far th e p oor man was i n j ure d (bl oo d was at Deptford, and he was dragged issuing from his ears), his name, or what property he had lost, proceeded on her journey, leaving the boat and her conte nts floating d own with the t i de. F rom i nqui ries since instituted, we have learned that the poor fellow was taken on board the Dreadnought hospital ship, where he still remains. PROJECTED ENCROACHMENTS IN GREENWICH PARK. —Pursuant to public notice issued by the parish officers of Greenwich, a crowded meeting was held on Friday in the ves try-room of the church of St. Alphage, and by adjourment in the National Schools, to consider the propriety of opposing the steps about being taken by the Governors of Greenwich Hos pital to inclose a certain portion of the park. Precisely at seven o'clock, the rector, the Rev. W. A. Soames, took the chair. Mr. James, the vestry-clerk, having read the notice conven ing the meeting, the Rev. Rector said, that he considered the present meeting of the utmost importance, not only to the inhabitants of the immediate locality, but to the vast popu lation of the metropolis, who sought relief from the crowded city in the quiet seclusion of their ancient park. Rumours had long been circulated that the Governors of Greenwich Hos • pital had determined to inclose about an acre and a half of the ground facing Croom's-hill, upon which it was intended to erect two villas for the special residence of two of the officers of that establishment. Farther, a tank was to be dug out several yards wide, and six feet deep round which a mound of gravel was to be thrown up, upwards of five feet in height, by which the view would be obstructed, and the park, confessedly the most beautiful one contiguous to the metropolis, would be entirely despoiled, and the inha bitants, as well as the public at large, deprived of a source of relaxation and amusement. These en croachments did not now exist in imagination, for they were actually commenced. In the upper part of the park there was a collection of valuable and ancient relics; indeed, so valuable were they considered, that an attempt had been made to shield them from destruction by the members of the Archeological Society, who had stepped forward to pre serve the antiquated " barrows," admitted to be upwards of 1,000 veers old, all of which would be swept away by the construction of the proposed reservoir. Impressed with these facts, he (the Rector) had made it his business to wait upon Mr. Sydney Herbert at the Admiralty, where he presented a memorial upon the subject. He had also forwarded a copy of the same document to Lord Haddington the First Lord of the Admiralty, and to L or d Lincoln at the office of Woods and Forests. Thursday was fixed for an interview, and he (the Rector) attended upon that day, and attempted to reason the matter with the scientific gentlemen present. To all his objections on the part of the public, resistance was made by the representatives of Government. Last night he had re ceived a letter from Lord Lincoln, to the effect that his Lordship could not consistently advise that the recommenda tion of the Rector should be acted upon, as the scientific gen tleman had stated that the object of fixing the reservoir— the protection of Deptford dockyard and G reenw i c h H osp it a l from fire—could not be effected - if any other part of the park were chosen for the purpose. To that communication he (the Rector) had replied, that he was of opinion the pa rishioners had apt with contumely, and that it was con sidered very contemptuous treatment of a large and re spectable community. Resolutions in accordance with the sentiments of the worthy Rector, and expressive of the ut most determination to resist the encroachments proposed, were moved and seconded to b s - t ll y lr. t t h ' e . Angerstein, late Mem ber for the borough, Mr. C. Millington, Mr. A. Young, one of the county magis p tr e a ti t t e i s o , n 'A s l i r l . o l4 u ' l . a ß b a e rn p i r s e , p s a o r l e ic d it a o u r d , a p n r d ese o n tli t other gentlemen ; and ultimately it was agreed without a dlssen -111‘NV-eitriet' resumed, by order of Lord Lincoln, encroachments, which yesterday , i oe e s n it, t earr i• li o iaa i ycme morning f gt the Chief Commissidner of the Woods and Forests. LADIES IN THE STOCKS.—O n Saturday, market day, at Newport, in this county, the attentipn her. Majesty's lieges was attraqte4 ro the lows Ball, in con sequen6e of stOcfis being occupied by two young ladies, Miss Ann Bullock and Miss Harris, who, with a gentleman named Jones, alias Girdler, had the pleasure ' a ( :tt r i C:i c;ich clock in the New-road, is of rusticating in the above enviable position for. si4 SOCKS.—Ourhours.— Marylebone Corre still iu spondent aLSw:(s,rieritei)tsvosuut:ilisiirtar piece is said to be going fast. The pendulum, which ought to be at fcr ti x a c rly seventy, and the wind-tan is dospair %l I= :cacti ward cveinnl bcl 'oh :41eiidncier Lacivrenee: Rector ci• Marnhaui, who when closing his sermon in the afternoon, was taken ill, and upon 'being re - Moved to the Rectory House, almost instantly expired.— Nottinham Review. EXECUTION EQUAL TO CON- CEPTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l have hitherto grounded my observations on the plan of our Laputan Minister—(oh ! for another Dean Swift !)—upon your reports of the debates, &c. Yesterday I obtained tie loan of a copy of the Bill, and sat down to the examination of its sublime monstrosity, with a banker of above twenty years' experience. So exquisite was the confusion that we could not come to an agreement as to the meaning of the various clauses. My companion admitted that the words bore the sense which I attached to them, but could not believe that they were in tended to do so, inasmuch as in such case the results would be too monstrous to be credible. On one point we could not differ, viz., that while the ob vious purpose of the Act, is, to make the Bank of England the mainspring of the whole system, no penalty is indicated, in the event of the Directors of that institution coming to their senses, throwing their copy of the Bill into the fire, and acting in utter defiance of every one of its provisions. That this is a possible case is tolerably clear—for one of the paragraphs of that paragon of absurdities and obscurities, clause 2, secures the ultimate reduction of the circulation of Bank of England notes to two• thirds of its present amount. I observed, by-the-bye, that a clerical error in my letter in Monday's Sun, makes the fourteen millions one-third, the meaning intended to be conveyed being that the reduction amounted to one-third—nay, to the possible extinction of such circulation altogether. You will stare at the assertion (not perhaps being fully aware of the astounding talent for blundering of Sir Robert), but read these words—" And from and after such transfer and appropriation to the said issue department, as aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for the said governor and company to issue Bank of England notes either into the banking department of the Bank of England, or to any person or persons whatso ever, save in exchange for other Bank of England notes, or for gold coin, or for gold or silver bullion, received or pur chased for the said issue department under the provisions of this Act," &c. Now, let us imagine that a great demand for gold arises—a large proportion (possibly the whole) of the Bank of England n ,, tes are brought in—how is a single five pound to be got out again 2 The clause says, not at all, except for gold or bullion, and who will take the trouble of carrying gold, if he has it, to the Bank of England, begging the Directors of that Institution to accept it in for their paper? I believe I have before shown that, if the Bank should be emptied, the Directors cannot advance to the wealthiest merchants in the empire a single hundred pounds en the credit of their firms. Turn we to another point.—(Oh, "wilderness of sweets," when shall we exhaust thee ?) Banks whose directors may be wise enough to wish to ex change the circulation of their own notes for those of the Bank of England (tempted by the magnificent bribe of one per cent. per annum,) are to be cut down to two-thirds of their prior amount (clause 5), and, of course, must make up the deficient third with gold. Now for the results.—Suppose Messrs. Spooney and Dolt wish to make the admirable exchange, and that their present circulation is 600,000/. Their first step is to collect 200,000/. of Bank of England notes, which they send in for gold—this supplies the third they will require—they then take securities for 400,0001. to Threadneedle-street—the Directors get the proper order in Council authorising them to increase their circulation to that amount, and hand over 400,000/, of their notes to Messrs. Spooney and Dolt. So far good. Now for the effect on the paper circulation of the empire.—Supposing the prior circulation of the Bank of England to be twenty-one millions, it is clear that with that of Messrs. Spooney and Dolt there were 21,600,000 afloat. But the first step of the transaction cuts down the Old Lady in Threadneedle-street to 20,800,000/., since she is bound to "draw in and reduce" just as much paper as she loses of gold. Messrs. S. and D. put out 400,000/. of her notes—this raises the total circulation of the Bank of England to 21,200,0001., being the substitution for 21,600,000/. previously circulating 1 Thus the paper currency of the empire is reduced 400,0001. by the operations of Messrs. Spooney, Dolt, and Peel. If the plans of our arch• blunderer be carried out to their full extent. by all the present banks of issue exchanging their circulation for Bank of England paper, what a pretty little gap we shall make in our currency I—the total paper greatly diminished—the ratio of gold in the cellars at Threadneedle-street, to the Bank engagements continually declining,* and the gold in the hands of the public, liable to be immensely reduced by payment for imported corn, &c., in which event Sir Blunderbore will have taken care that there shall be no possible means of filling up the vacuum. Believe me, dear Sir, ever yours, COMMON SENSE. Suppose that when Spooney and Dolt commenced their operation the Bank of England had ten mil:ions of gold, and a circulation of twenty-one millions, the first step cuts down the gold to 9,800,000/., the second raises the paper to 21,200,000/. THE COLLIERS.—During the week we are glad to learn that Messrs: Stockwell, of Grange Moor, have given the advance of wages asked by the men.— Wakefield Journal. A QUEER Ftsit.—The following fact has been communicated to us, on unquestionable authority , . On Monday last a gentleman of Honiton, named Wills, was fishing in the river Otter, near that town, and to his great astonishment, on throwing the line, he hooked a large rat by the leg. As it continued diving and showing some good sport, he let it have several turns up and down the river. All at once he felt, as he conceived, a dead weight to his tackle, and on landing it, saw that the rat was all but swal lowed by a large eel, the hook and hind legs being all that were visible; the contrary motion of the fisherman must have assisted in choking the eel, which being nearly thirty inches in length, would otherwise have swallowed its prey, and no doubt have broken the line, The fish and the rat have both been exhibited, with the permission of Mr. Wills, to numbers of persons in the neighbourhood, and have be come objects of great curiosity.— Western Luminary. • To LADIES.—The great and universal celebrity which liowland's Kalydor continues to maintain, as an yet niiid µrid s6pihing extitputor of all imptirities of the skin, is, during the present season, most pleasingly evinced. This preparation, eminently balsamic, re storative, and invigorating, is equally celebrated for safety in application, as for unfailing efficacy in re moving alt hitpurities ttc,4 ciiscoioweatious; unetinVardng a. healthy freshness and transparency to the skin and complexion. Its universally great demand excites the cupidity of unprincipled shopkeepers, who give the title ".7e7vine" Kalydor to compound; of - their own manu• ttcture.; 'a tli6 . Most dcietenous chat fi,eto., • "1 " " • in bz 'apte" Minera astr no•ent 6 utt y tu t - cot xiorti cad; . lis tkir - rppt - dialeactiO, endangering It is, therefore, oo 111.5 words " Rowbord's Kalydor" are on the wrapper. All others are fraudulent counterfeits. F NEI tutoo. read." •on o ThurM rd i lii 1711 0 4 and an 08 e J Lo g es, o bo lof the In $1 pus instra c , tl t neral Visc ° 7f Ott? 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The e t i t' ;he populaiold an increase"' t th e i s t a tes 0 33 i int of settiottot, ains of hie detgi ortields, Oleo", the whol e aitfi f e ssion o al e ?.ceiving 1, 1 itPi r condueb; g o monument 'enitir:ts 'suitable It'', 10`,,s to that Qu a s of" hole of d' h e stiaCY es h-water ultimately to fa * !.1 on , ) 0 2 , rmer , ,ut much nn t he ch calleu tift s luid, w in ; .5, mor e or lets, Castellawno b:41..: aS „. of juoi 94th fill, n due Bi f° r leP ri°9filz;o los t ez, as hi s if n y 019 a the C°, tl it tolY e French erick Il• th ast. o e nel , ; of teeth, an ceiz nr o^, H e stall" - otoUl licates e' bo ps, Beur 11Y1 le joE eP if . 1 ! s dot smoke,al' tot earance lett j r coS)P osya lia, th e oe , cr „ r ni 49. 00 v 1 , 10 fillY i ro" of ./ ;i itan di li tt e 6, the f an d ° Su' , (i e 6 t s ,11 art jjel i s o to r0 11 . ;0 % , ) 110 0. ev oter. o fet u .ith "er ; ;; h'' fer v ;id • due,, fort? !NM - JUVE 17, leo ‘. COURT CIRCULAR. Rh ; Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Majesty the E ing of Saxony, left Claremont in an open carriage and fi )ur, at half-past ten o'clock on Saturday morning, for C hiswiek, to view the exhibition of the Horticultural Society of London. His Excellency M. de Minckwitx, and iajor- General Sir Edward Bowater, occupied an other royal carriage ; and . Count Albert Vitzthum, Ma jor do Reichardt, and Dr. Carus, .followed in a third open • carriage and four. The illustrious party arrived at the gardens at Chis wick at twenty m i nutes before twelve o clock, and were conducted to the conservatory, and the marquees con taining the flowers and plants. The King and Prince Alb ert rema i ne d i n the gardens until one o clock, and then took' their departure for town, arriving at half - past one o'clo c k a t B uc ki ng h am P alace, where 'they were received by the Earl of Morton and Lord Charles Wellesley, the Lord and Equerry in Wait ing on his Majesty. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Gains borongh, Lady in Waiting, left Claremont in an open carriage and four, shortly before- - eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, for town. Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Lister, Maids of Honour in Waiting, Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting, and Colonel Arbuthnot. Equerry in Waiting, followed in two carriages and four. The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at a quarter past twelve o'clock, escorted by a party of Lancers. The Lord Chamberlain and the Master of the Horse received her Majesty on her arrival at the palace. On Saturday afternoon, the King of Saxony, attended by Baron Gersdoff and suite, honoured the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell with a visit, and remained nearly an hour, inspecting the plate and jewellery departments. His Majesty was pleased to express him self highly gratified with the taste displayed in the numerous works. A deputation of the Royal Society, consisting of the Marquis of Northampton, President ; Dr. Roget and Mr. Christie, Secretaries; Mr. Weld, Assistant Secre tary; and Messrs. Murchison, Lee, Graham, and Dollond, had the honour of waiting upon his Majesty the. King of Saxony au Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, when his Majesty, having been elected a Fellow of the Society, was graciously pleased to inscribe his name in the Charter book. In the evening the King of Saxony, attended by Baron Gersdorff, the Earl of Morton, Lord Charles Wellesley, M. de Minckwitz, Count A. Vizthum, Major Reichardt, and Dr. Carus, left Buckingham Palace e . ;, eight o'clock, to honour Si r R o b er t an d L a d y Peel. with his company at dinner, at their residence in W: n it e h a ll. gardens. 7 Yesterday morning the Queen and etince Albert, the ladies and gentlemen of the royal s - taite, and tbe House hold attended Divine service : e1 the Chapel Royal, Buck ingham Palace. The strittrin was preached by the Bishop of Norwich. Pray:rs were read by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Cou.nenay. Yeste:".7tay morning the King of Saxony attended Di vilat: service at the Chapel in Wardour-street. The Royal Family were taken airings yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Queen yesterday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the royal gardens. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Ba-, roness Ahlefeldt and Major Stephens were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge went on Saturday morning to the Horticultural Show, at Chiswick. Their Royal Highnesses returned in the afternoon to town. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Mr. and Mrs. Mills with his company on Friday evening, at Camelford House. The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The Marquises of Salisbury, Normanby, and North ampton, the Countess of Wilton, Ladies Palmerston and C. Sanford, Lords Bandon, Effingham, Wilton, Mul grave, Wharncliffe, J. O'Bryen, Vivian, Wrottesley, Ebrington, Palmerston, Leveson, and Ingestre, attended the daily service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Sleath, prayers were read by the Rev. J. Horsley Dakins, and the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Knapp. The Marchionesses of Ailesbury and Westmeath, the Countesses Wilton and Brownlow, Lords Delawarr, Can tilupe, Sydney, and Ashley, attended the afternoon ser vice in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Sir Robert . Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharncliffe, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and Lord Granville Somerset. The Council sat three hours. Messrs. Cavan, M‘Garel, Barkly, and Cave, Commis sioner's for the British Guiana Immigration Loan, had an interview with Lord Stanley on Saturday, at the Co lonial-office. The Right Hon. F. Shaw, M.P., Mr. Gregory, and a deputation respecting: the Savings' Banks of Ireland, accompanied by Mr. Wilson Patten, and several other Members of Parliament, had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official re sidence in Downing-street. The French Ambassador and the Prussian Charge d'Affaires transacted business on Saturday, at the Fo reign -office. Mr. Brickwood had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. THE WEATHER.—We were not disappointed in our expectations of a speedy change last week. On Wednesday morning a gentle but hihgly refreshing shower fell, and it has continued to rain less or more every day or night since ; while the wind seldom varies from those points—the west and south-west—most favourable to. vegetation. The effect on. the crops has been talismanic. Even where they seemed to be almost wholly gone, the freshness of their appearance indicates a thorough resuscitation. The hay crop is no doubt too far advanced to derive the same advantage that it would have done had moisture been vouchsafed a few weeks earlier, still it would be advisable to delay cutting for a short time, that it may not lose a chance of benefiting. Pasture has also improved considerably. As the rain has been very general over the country, and fallen without violence, unless, perhaps, in one or two instances, we may yet, notwithstanding the late backward accounts from all qbarters, indulge in the hope of a plentiful harvest.— Ayr Observer. MAREETHILL.—MELANCHOLY CASE OF HYDRO PHOBIA.—A few weeks since a fine boy, about five years old, named Woods, was bit on the face by a dog which was in a rabid state. The animal attacked the child a short distance from his father's house, in the parish of Mul laghbrack. The unhappy parents used every exertion to have a cure effected after the occurrence, but, we regret to say, without effect ; for, on the 6th instant, the most alarming symptoms of hydrophobia fully developed themselves. Medical aid was procured, but, of course, was not of the slightest avail. The poor child writhed in the utmost agony till Thursday night last, when death put a period to his sufferings.—Banner of Ulster. WALKING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.—Friday evening large crowds were attracted to our quays, in order to witness the spectacle of beholding a man descend to the bottom of the river, for the purpose of inspecting the piles of the bridge. Having en veloped himself in a waterproof dress, and placed the diving helmet on his head, he descended with the greatest nonchalance, and having remained below for nearly an hour, he came to the surface, amid the congratula• tions of all present. The diving helmet, which thus affords one of the most extraordinary exemplifications of the triumph of art over nature, was, we believe, the in vention of our eminently scientific, though no less than enthusiastically patriotic friend, Mr. Steele, whose ser vices in the cause of Ireland, as the head pacificator of O'Connell, are now receiving their requital in the dun geon in which he is immured with his illustrious leader. Wexford Independent. During the past week two disturbances have taken place at Leeds, between the military and the police. The first took place on Sunday night last, for which on Monday morn ing five soldiers of the 70th Infantry (chiefly composed of Irishmen), were brought up before the magistrates, and two were fined 51. each. The others were given up by the magis trates, to be punished by the laws of their regiment. On Monday night a large party of the soldiers sallied out of the barracks—several armed with bayonets—and attacked every policeman they met. Six of the police officers were despe rately wounded, and several others received some severe bruises. A number of the soldiers, and some who took their part, have been apprehended, and remanded for examination. —Doncaster Gazette. THE WEATIIER AND THE CROPS.—Sillee our last we have had exceedingly warm, and, unfortunately for the farmers, exceedingly dry weather also. The showers which fell a week ago, and which led us to anticipate more rain, have done but very little to re fresh the earth, and a heavy fall is anxiously looked for by the agriculturists. The early-sown wheat is very forward; in a field of Mr. Dunn's, at Aldborough, within three hundred yards of the sea, the wheat, a few days ago, was bursting into ear: it exhibits a very healthy appearace. In Cottingham, the wheat in a field belonging to Mr. Lund, shot into ear so early as the 28th of May. In Willerby, Hessle, Ferriby, Swanland, Sunk Island, Lund, Elton, Leconfield, Bainton, aid one or two other places, the \ ear has already allot Roth.. In all districts of the East Riding, towover, rain is greatly wanted ; the spring whet l. especially requires moisture, and, should heavy showers speedily fall, it is thought that the spring wheat will yield better crops than the winter sown, notwithstanding the present forwardness of the latter. The hay harvest has already comine , , , ,c.:4 in the neighbourhood of Doncaster, but tl does not seem any likelihood of similar opwations commencing in the neighbourly:pa Hull during the present month. The cups of` hav in the East-Riding are likely, genersAy to, be very light. Indeed, fears are expre;;:ioi 4t4 A t of agricultural produce will sirifix 04§$ e Plentittil rain speedily descenq. A. fir er Oatitity of potatoes have been plout;49,d itecOttsequence of the dry rot having atte&O'd WILL OF THE LATE W. CROCKFORD, ministration, with the will annexed (no executor bein g named therein), of the late well-known, NV;llie.in Crock ford, of gambling Rotoriety, has 1?e - 01 gt;Antga to Mrs, A. F. Cpcbford, is tvl,49ky:. is dated As l a t e ea tafsfo l o, Od ' alVe-s ‘ the whole of property to ltts nearly the fallowing words :—" 1 give and twclutlath the wliole of my property, of whatever de scription, unto my dear wife, and her heirs, relying o her doinewhat is right." The personal pkoperity'Etlpi4 is cworn under the large stun of `499,0110?,', and, it'`is ru moured that his real, egateit'NiOq 1;0 4 004 'Mttre‘ • v. ; - .4!n . THE MINISTERS. MEETING AT THE CARLTON. A meeting of Members of Parliament, who ordinarily vote on the Ministerial side of the House, was held in the drawing room of the Carlton Club, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, pursuant to a requisition signed by five Members.. Between 60. and 70 Members of Parliament were present, Sir John Yarde Buller taking the chair. Mr. DISRAELI inquired by what authority and for whit pur pose. the meeting had been convened ? Lord INGESTRE _replied . that he, in conjunction • `with Mr., Forbes Mackenzie and the other requisitionists,.had thought it advisable, after the vote. of Friday night, that there should be a meeting, and had, accordingly, issued a notice convening it. Mr. MActursztE added, that he was authorised to state, that if the meeting then assembled Would unanimously sign a declaration of confidence in Sir R. Peel's Government, he would not resign office, but continue to conduct the affairs of the country. Mr. FERRAND asked by whom the statement had been authorised, and whether it was expect6d that the sixty Conservatives whe voted with Mr. Miles in opposition to the Government on Friday night were expected to rescind their votes ? . Mr. MAcRENzrE decline:d to answer these questions. Mr. CHRISTOPHER, however, said that he was one of those who had voted against Sir R. Peel on Friday ; but he was still prepared to sign a declaration of confidence in the Govern meat, rather than let id the Whigs. Lord SANDON professed himself willing to sign a general declaration of confidence, reserving to himself, however, a right of private judgment. [Such we presume as he exercised on Friday.] Sir ElowAttp DOUGLAS was prepared to vote unlimited con fidence. Mr. BLACKSTONE declined to support so extensive a de claration. ➢lr. BLAKENORE said that the meeting was one of Con servatives, and he was surprised therefore at ➢ir. Ferrand's presence. Mr. D'ISRAELI challenged Mr. Blakemore to a definition of Conservatism, but Mr. Blakemore declined so embarrassing a task. Several members expressed their dread of a declaration of " unlimited confidence," as they were quite in the dark as to the Minister's future measures, and knew not which inte rest might be next assailed. The meeting, which was very noisy, and evidently far from unanimous, closed without coming to any decision, and adjourned until 12 r . o'clock to-day. The question, howtcan we meet ..our constituents? was frequently and anxiously repeated. 'HER MA.JESTY'S THEATRE. - - - - - - - Donizetti's opera of Lucrezia Borgia was played on Satur day for the first time this season. This opera remains a fa vourite of the second rank, and occasionally played chiefly pleases by the excellent opportunities it affords to Grisi and also to Mario, who, by the way, first appeared before the London public in the character of Gennaro. The drama having the advantage of the strong situations created- by Victor Hugo, there is room for histrionic power given to the artists which is often denied them in works of a much higher calibre in a musical point of view. Such situations as the finale to the first act (called the " prologue"), the goblet scene, and the death of Gennaro at the end, could not be otherwise than effective in the grasp of such an impassioned vocalist as Grisi, and it is said that Lucrezia is one of the characters she most loves to play. There is, perhaps, no in stance of an opera in which so much is done by the construe • tion of the drama, and therefore, when we read that on the first production of this Italian work at Paris, Victor Hugo brought his action as the author of the original French tra gedy, we cannot doubt that he felt the value of the part of the work that proceeded from himself. There are, however, mu sical beauties in Lucrezia Borgia in spite of its common places. The finale to the " prologue" is well conceived and dramatic. There is a fine trio by Grisi, Mario, and Lablache in the goblet scene; and the song by Orsini, " Il segreto per esser felice," is one of the most " taking" of modern Ita lian stage. Grisi, as Lucrezia, of course sings and acts magnificently. Mario sang "II mio tesoro" as charmingly as it could be sung, and was admirable as Gennaro. For Alfonso we have the unrivalled basso Lablache, who, in former days, when the ,character was sustained by Tamburini, generally took the little no-character of Petrucci. Orsini was played by Fa vanti. This young lady gains much in confidence, and im proves greatly as an actress. At the end of the " first" (really the second) act Grisi and Mario came before the cur tain, as well as at the conclusion of the entire opera. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. AND THE POLISH BALL. —A misstatement on this subject having appeared last week in the Standard, and been copied by several other papers, we think proper to contradict it. It has been stated that the Emperor of Russia offered a donation of 5001. to the Committee of the Polish Ball, and that this donation was declined. Upon inquiry we find that the story -is without foundation. The simple truth is, that the Russian Minister took tickets from the Ladies Patronesses, as any other private individual might have,done, considering the Polish Ball as given merely for a charitable purpose.—Post. FRANCE AND MORoCCO.—Orders were received at Woolwich Dockyard from the Admiralty, on the night of Friday, requiring the Firefly steam-vessel, Captain Beechy, to be got ready for immediate particular service. The Firefly had not been reported ready for sea, and in the ordinary course would not have been ready for a week ; but by dint of great exertions of the officers, crew, and the dockyard men, she was stored, provisioned, and actually sailed out of port on Saturday noon. She is ordered to Spithead, at which place she will receive on board dispatches omitted to be sent by the last mail-packet, instructing the British Consul at. Tangiers what course to pursue in the rupture between France and Morocco. After conveying them to Tangiers she is to return home, or be otherwise disposed of, according to cir cumstances. Great credit is due to the Commodore Superin tendent of Woolwich Dockyard, Sir F. Collier, K.C.8., who was On board the Firefly at four A.I. on Saturday, and per sonally superintended her preparations for sea. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—The 29th Report of the Com mittee on Public Petitions has just made its appearance. We find the gross total number of petitions to the House of Commons on various important public measures to be as follow, viz. :—Against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, 2,403 petitions, signed by no less than 290,496 persons; in favour of the same Bill, 601 petitions, signed by 136,644 persons ; for an alteration of the measure, 864 petitioners; legalizing marriages in Ireland by Presbyterian ministers, 412 peti tions, signed by 159,245 persons; against the union of the episcopal dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph, 274 peti tions, signed by 15,613 persons; against a repeal of the corn-laws, 1,878 petitions, signed by 128,093 persons; for a repeal of the differential duties on sugar, four petitions, signed by 66,434 persons; for the encouragement of art unions, 13 petitions, signed by 704 persons ' in favour of the County Courts Bills, 13 petitions, signed by 1,049 persons; for an alteration of the Poor-law Amendment Act, 70 peti tions, signed by 3,218 persons; for an alteration of the Poor-law Amendment Bill, 30 petitions, signed by 10,392 persons. SIR ROBERT AND LADY PEEL'S ENTERTAINMENT TO TEE KING OF SAxoxv.—Sir Robert and Lady Peel gave a grand entertainment on Saturday evening to his Majesty the King of Saxony. We believe the following is an accu rate list of those persons eminent in science or literature who, together with the members of the corps diplomatique, had the honour of meeting his Majesty :—The Marquis of North ampton, President of the Royal Society; Mr. Murchison, President of the Geographical Society ; Mr. Warburton, Pre sident of the Geological Society ; Lord Prudhoe, President of the Royal Institution ; the Bishop of Norwich ; Rev. Dr. Buckland, Professor of Mineralogy and Geology, Oxford ; Rev. Dr. Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cam , bridge ; Professor Henslow, Professor of Botan y , Cam bridge; Dr. Daubeny, Professor of Chemistry,oDxford ; Mr. Airey, the Astronomer Royal; Sir John Hers chell; Professor Owen, College of Surgeons; Professor Lind ley, Professors Brande and Faraday; Dr. Paris, President of the College of Physicians ; Sir B. Brodie ; Ed ward Forbes, Esq., Professor of Botany, King's College ; Dr. Royle, King's Col lege; Sir Wm. Hooker; Sir M. A. Shee, President of the Royal Academy; Mr. Coplev Fielding, Mr. Edwin Landseer, Mr. Eastlake, Mr. Walker, President of Civil Engineers; Sir John Rennie, Sir Richard Westmaeott, Sir Henry de la Beche, G. B. Greenough, Esq., F.R.S. ; Sir Philip Pgerton, W. R. Hainilton Esq, H. Hallam, Esq., F.R.S., Robert Browne, Esq., F.R.S. ; Sir Henry Ellis, Librarian of the British Museum; Rev. T. Forshall, Secretary of the BritiSh Museum ; Edward Hawkins, Esq., Keeperof Antiquitie% itt the British Museum; W. Yarrel, Esq., C. Lyell, Est), P.R.S., Mr. Mantel!, C. Barry, Esq., R.A., W. Wyon,, Esq., C. R. Cocke rell, Esq. R.A., Dr. D. B. Reid, Jatttn Smith, Esq. of Dean ston, Samuel Rogers, Esq., Rev, Sydney Smith, Lord Mahon, Sir 1. Brunel, I. K. Brunel, Esq., Sir W. Symonds, J. R. M'Cullocb, Esq., J. M‘Grego_ ,r Esq., Sir R. H . I ng li s . FIRE AT RlCHMOND.—Yesterday morning, between the hours of two and three, the neighbourhood of Richmond, Surrey, was thrown into a state of considerable excitement and confusion, in consequence of a fire of a very destructive character breaking out in the premises belonging to Mr. Ed wards, a pawnbroker, carrying on an extensive business in George-street, Richmond. The police constable in going his rounds, perceived a great body of smoke break through one of the upper windows in the eastern portion of the bading. He raised an alarm, and succeeded in arousing the inmates, consisting of Mr. Edwards and his shopbay. On the former getting up, he found that the dem , of his bed-room was in flames, and had but a few more minutes elapsed Mr. Ed wards would probably have perished. Engines of the neigh bouring parishes were early at the scene of conflagration, and afterwards from London. The flames were eventually so far subdued as to allay i.ll apprehension of further extee, sion. The damage done is considerable. Nothing roil - tains of Mr. Edwards' premises save the bare outer walls, and they are in a very dangerous state. The premises of Mr. Tolley, harness-maker to her Majesty, were partially injured. MEETING OF THE TWOPENNY PoSTMEN.—Yoster. day (Sunday) afternoon a meeting of the twoDenn.y pos'- men took place in the Assembly-rooms.„ Turnagain-lane, Snow-hill, for the purpose of takine• into consideration the propriety of petitioning the PostnAaler-General with respect to the losses sustained sime.o the alteration of the " extra" duty, as also an hict6ase in the amount of super:limitation money. Where were nearly 400 persons preseat. Mr. Rich- Mond was called to the chair. Several cu the body addressed the meeting at great length. Atli a petition, it was agreed, should be presented to the 'Earl of Lonsdale, to whiceii will be attached an abstract, showing the actual amount of pay received by each person, before and since the extra deliveries. REMOVAL OF DALMAS, THE CONVICTED DERER.—On Saturday, Mr. Cops, the Governor of Nom a t e . accompanied by one of the principal turnkey,,o,-41;43td Dalmas, the convic.ted murderer, in a cab Newgate to Horseminliter-}ane goal, in pursuance of the directions re ceived by the Governor from Mr. Baron Gurney. He was { delivered over to the custody of Mr. Keene. His exNtltl, 4ll on the flat roof of Horsemonger- lane gaol will ta6 pla ce , i t is understood, on Monday fortnipt ; THE Gows or Poa SOXEN WARD.—Th e name Q f Thomas Johnson: . Alderman of Portsok en W ar d , haviti • ap : 8 peared in ti4i l Gazette, in th e li s t o f b ankrupts, the citizens of LiNitbai expect that the gown will be immediately resigned p f e h c n t m a t a s i o n o b h y n a t o te p f r a o c in t s t e d h a , t in at th t e h e e v l e a s n t t o e f l e a c t f Into the hands of the const i tuency. They are led to this ex lnu r A e r b m u sain ness, or ether incapacity, to retire from the duties of Alder twin.. The worthy old' gentleman labours now, we regret to under a double incapacity, for his bank at Roinford will Ala only be unable to pay two shillings in the poriT..4 of the liabilities of the concern, but he is unable b:mseir, in conse quence of hardness of hearing, to perform the duties of Alder man with anything like efficiency. Already the following gentlemen have declared their intention to offer themseiv;;, for the ofake, In the event of the resignation Qt man Thomas Johnson :—Mr. David Salomou, Sheriff Moon, Mr. Pilcher (one of the late Sheriffs), Mr. Bishop, of America • square, and. Mr. Daniel Whittl e Harvey, the Commissio; of the City police. SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND.—I t IA fho course of three days thirty-three AldermPr. 4.1.1x1 COuncillors of the borough, of Birmingham a requisition to the play or, along acout 71, 5 i.,nrge'EC's and other inhabitant 2 a town akieeting;to address the Crown in .;‘,,.fc - cesooe to the sentence (If Aif. O'Connell and hj. ieilaW martyrs in Ireland. This spirited e.mttnplii will, we trust, be speedil tbllowettthroos . b,, det England. The meeting is to be heiti tha day limier the presidency of the Mayor. 110 W TRADiI • FEUDALISM. As long as war lasts, the Nobles, who must be soldiers, rule very well. But when -peace comes, the Nobles prove very whimsiml and uncomfortable mas ters ; their frolics turn out to be very insulting and degrading. to .the commoner:' - Feuslad - snrgrew to he t oa. bandit and-brigand. 'Meantime trial (or the mer e chant and manutlicturer) ha I be:ran.to .pear : trade, a plant which always grows wherever there is peace, as soon as there is peace, and as long 'as there is peace. The luxury and necessity of the Noble fostered it. And as - quickly es - men go to. foreign parts in ships or caravans, a new order of things springs up; new, ddeaa awake in their minds. New command takes place, new servants and new masters. Their information, their wealth, their corresponc.;ence, have made them quite other men than when left their native shore. They are nobles now, and by another patent than the king's. Feu dalism had.been good, had broken the•power of the kings, and had some very good traits of his own ; but it had grown mischievous, it was time for it to die, and, as they say of dying people, all their - faults came out. Trade was the strong man that broke it down, and raised a new and unknown -po wer in its place. It is a new agent in .the world, and one of great function; it is a very intellectual force. This displaces physical strength, and instals computation, combination, information, science, in its room. .It calls out all force of a certain kind that slumbered in the former dynasties. It is now in the midst of its career. Feudalism is not• ended yet. Our Government still partake largely of that element. Trade goes to make the Governments insig nificant, and to bring every kind of faculty of every individual that can in any manner serve any person, on sale. Instead of a huge army and navy, and exe cutive departments, it tends to convert Government into a bureau of intelligence, an intelligence office, where every man may find what he wishes to buy, and expose what he-has to sell, not only produce and manufactures, but art, skill, and intellectual and moral values.—The Young American, by B. W. Emerson. CROMARTY. —THE DAN ES.—On Saturday last the Danish corvette that has for the last fortnight enlivened Cromarty, sailed out of the bay to continue her cruise in the North Sea. Short as is the time she has been amongst us, her departure creates a strung and uni versal feeling of regret in the neighbourhood, for a finer set of youths never reflected honour on any coun try. Cromarty has been the scene of much gaiety since the .coming of _ the Danes, and «e think they will-carry away with them a favourab!e im pression of the lio-Titaliry of its inhabitants. Major and Mrs. Ord, at Crornarty House, we understand, have made many of the. strangers happy by their kind ness and attention, and on Thursday a farewell fete was given to them at Braelangwell, the residence of Sir Hugh Fraser. The commodores and captains, with some of the senior officers, were at dinner, and were joined in the evening by a large party of younger officers and mid shipmen from the Ftora 4 together with as many of th e neighbouring gentry as on so sho r t a not i ce could be, assembled. A more agreeable eveningwas neverpassed, and it was the source of general remark how thoroughly each one seemed imbued with the spirit of enjoyment. Some Danish songs and dances contributed to aid the zest of novelty and were much admired. The facility with which all these Danes speak English is remarkable, and their invariably courteous and gentlemanly de - meanour will secure a hearty Highland welcome to any of their countrymen who may henceforth visit our shores.. Thelollowing morning, at the request of Commodore Garde, a large party went from Braelangwell to visit thq frigate Gefion, of 48 guns, where they were met by 40'3 captains, and some officers of the Flora, in addition to those of the Gefion ; and Sir Hugh Fraser rectArel the salute due to his rank as a general officer. Ah er in specting the vessel, and partaking of the Ims?pitality o f her officers, the party dispersed with inter,fir:.ege of many good wishes.—lnverness Cowie". - The opening of the Great North.ern line from Lon don to Newcastle deserves to be regarded as an event of no ordinary magnitude in the history brrailway communica tion. A distance of near three hundred Miles performed in twelve hours and a half the. te:ngest continuous line in the country will be opened thloughout -A passenger may take his seat in London, after 'orenkfasting comfortably at Euston square, at nine o'clock, and in the same carriage, without change of baggage, 'or any other disturbance, will find him self transferred to, Newcastle-on-Tyne by half-past nine on the same eVeni:J„.-, in time fora late dinner or an early supper! Yesterk,y the usual notices were posted on the dif ferent church doors for persons qualified to vote at elections to send in. their claim. FIRE IN FlNSRURY.—Saturday night a fire, at tended with considerable destruction of property, broke out. in the extensive range of workshops belonging to Mr. Rey nolds, bookbinder, Eldon-street, Finsbury-square, within, a short distance of the Roman Catholic Chapel. The premises were composed chiefly of timber, and the flames had gained possession of the roof before many minutes had elapsed. Se veral engines were very soon on the spot, and a plentiful sup ply of water was readily obtained, and the fire was subdued by twelve o'clock. FATAL TERMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, WAKEFIELD.—OR Sunday morning last, Mrs. Haselg rave , th e s i ster -i n -l aw of the proprietor of the gardens, whose injuries from the attack of a bear were de scribed in last week's 21Iercury, terminated her miseries in death. The unfortunate female's recovery was thought all but. impossible from the first. Verdict—Accidental death. Mn*. Haselgrave, the wife of the proprietor, is recovering. —Lc Mercury. THE MAILS.— SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE l6.—Tte Oriental Company's steam-ship, the Pacha, Captain WP.son, arrived in the docks, from Gibraltar, yesterday, at note,,, and. landed the Peninsula and Mediterranean mails, 1 0 -'.e.h were transmitted to the General Post-office by train, so as to enable those for the north of England to be foxy, arded by the last night's mail from London. Her dates are—Gibraltar 7th ; Cadiz, Bth ; Lisbon, 10th ; Oporto, 11th ; and Vigo, 12th. The Pacha has thirty-eight pass'engers, among wh om were the Duchess of Manchester kap. family, who pr ocee d e d . last evening to London by the its o'clock train. The Royal West India mail-packet, the Tweed, Captain Sharp, will on her outward voyage wif:u the mails for the West Indies, to-morrow, at three o%lock. She has about twenty-three passengers, and an a'Arage number of parcels. The Avon, Captain Sturtt, it due on the 20th, with the West India, mails; she is expected to have a full cargo of passengers. INAUGURATION OF THE WELLINGTON STATUE.— In consequence of the arrival of the splendid granite blocks, some weighing upwards of two tons, and the marble base ment, for the e4uestrian statue of Field-Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the chef d'euvre of our late cele brated sculptor Chantrey, a great number of men were hard at work yesterday in preparing the pedestal to receive the bronze cast of the Hero of Waterloo. .It was very d ou b t f u l ' whether it would be possible to have it erected by Tuesday next, the 29th anniversary of that glorious battle, which vms the downfal of the ambitious and immortal Napoleon, and restored peace and commerce to Europe; but by the gmatest exertions the statue will be placed up to-morrow, on the site opposite the portico of the New Royal Exchange, wh ere once stood old Bank-buildings, and will be inaugurated with due ceremony, on Tuesday, the 18th instant, by the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London, in honour of the great warrior of the age, who is the only one of the Holy Alliance who now survives the scythe that ;las sent monarchs and hordes to the tomb since June, 181 J_,Sunday Tines. SUDDEN DEATH.--On 'Saturday last, betweeiii eleven and twelve o'clock, :K r. W e bb , an independent gen— tleman, residing at Langley, Bucks, entered the Uxbridge Bank. He appeared in good health and spirits, and was con versing cheerfully with the cashier, when he suddenly fell to the ground without an exclamation or groan. Mr. Collins, the cashier, was, unfortunately alone in the Bank at the time. He immediately went round and endeavoured to raise andt re-animate the unfortunate gentleman, calling loudly for assistance, but before he could get round the pay-table the breath had departed. An inquest was held in the evening. The deceased has left a widow and four or live children to lament their sudden bereavement. The widow has been in a most awfully frantic state ever since she beard of the lamentable occurrence. She had walked a mile on her way to meet Mr. Webb, who had promised to return , in an hour. when they were, in company, to proceed to '4% indsor to fetch their sons from school. Every preparation had been made for a flintily festival on the occasion; and after the in unfortu nate lady had waited until her fears were becoming over whelming, the messengers of woe at last fell with her. TOM Tfiumu.—lt appears that the exhibition of the General positively closes on Thursday next, the 20th instant. Ha is exhibited on Friday and Saturday at Greenwich. lie is then to take various tours, proceeding to Ireland, Scotland and Paris; aud will then return the Czar's visit to this country, STRIKE OF THE LANARKSHIRE COLLIERS.-1 strike as sudden as it is extensive, has just taken place in this county, Regarding the immediate cause of this sudderu mQ\rement we have not been able to ascertain the particulars. The Alio has not extended to the iron stone miners.— that plo Glasgow Chronicle. employed, advance anv so ce g o rr w t a has es STATE OF TRADE.—The hand-l oom weavers in b tl e u e s n c t i i tr e a d r e e m a a t n p d r f e :r e n t t h e, all r b l fully r ein la, hi aken place upon several fabrics manufactured in this place.— Carlisle Journal. It is now decided that Louis Philippe is to pay her Majesty a visit in the mont h of September. The 15th is the dayni,entionedSer his arriv a l i n L on d on.—Court Journal. THE L . NGLISH PEE RAGE .—Wh en Henry VII. called his Parliament, ther Q were only twenty-nine temporal Peers to be found, and even some of them took their seats illegally, for they had tnun attainted. Of those twenty-nine not five remain, and they, as the Howard.; for instance, are not Norman nobility. We owe the English peerage to three sources—the spoliation of the Church, the open and flagrant sale of its honours by the elder Stuarts, and the boroughwongering of our own tittles. Those are the three main sources of the existing peerage of England, and, in my opinion, disgraceful ones. Con in 44. fanny Elssler has arrived in town, and appears to-morrow night in the beautiful ballet of Le Peintre. A JOKE CONTRARY TO EXPECTATION.—POOtP . , the dramatist, having in one of his entertainments caries wed an actor' named O'Brien, that gentleman wait e d u: ,on Foote, and complained very indignantly of the injury ills character : had sustained through his being taken oft' (Ton the stage. The comedian, having vainly endeavours' to laugh his visi tor into {,-pod humour, at length otyserved—" Well ! as you ;•,e&n displeased at thy taking - yon off, you shall immediately see me take myself off!" The enraged actor was pacified, and Foote,ta a k ft ing el riating tation of his ret urn , an hour in ex up !nil hat, walked out of the room ; and O'Brien, w as empaled to console himself tbr his previous affront br pec contrary to expectation. OLE BULL AGAIN IN TROUBLE.—ANOTHER FLP A R Z . up.—Ole Bull, the great violinist, arrived here on We,lnesday night ; cal his way to Boston, and put up at the AsCor House, -4,liere there are alwavnearlv 300 travellers —a, great many of them beautiful lyokt4a, yesterday, as he 'was preparing to go to be was arrested at the snit of his former se c. etitw , fr. Jr4, l *Lis Schubert, and has tp remain p enne d up i n Nam ork like a canary in a C%!'s., because he cannot give bail for 10,000 dollars to ilia Court of Chancery. In this dilemma wliatis dime ?. We advisa the' great artist to' 'give a mapineent concert in the Tabernacle, and endeavour. bx the power of his glorious vio,Un, to soften the heart of the Vice-Chancellor, and to wits away the time as pleasantly as possible. High genius Is always in hot water..—Nete York Herald.