The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. CERITO respectfully informs the Nobty, Patrons to the O tdl pera, her Friends, anti the Public, that HER BENEFIT will take place TO-MORROW ENING AUG. 1, When will be perfonne.l Rossini's VE Opera H of IL BARBIERE DI SIVIOL lA. Characters by Madame Grist, Madame Bellini, Signor Mario, Signor Lablache, Signor F. Labiache, and Signor Fornasari. Between the Acts, the Divertissement, by M. Perrot, entitled the UNE BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. In which will be introduced a variety of Dances and Pas de Carac tere. Mdlle. Fanny Elesler will appear as a Cavalier of the Court of Louis XIV., and wall dance with hldlle. Cerito the admired " Minuet dela Cour and Gavotte." After which, LA PAYSANNE GRANDE DAME, in which Mdlle. Fanny Fluter will appear. The Ball Scene from the nalletaf ALMA. Alma, Mdlle. Cerito. To be followed by the L as t A ct o f Donizetti ' a Opera. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Madame Perinani; and Edgardo, Signor Mori ani. In the count of the Evening, Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon will dance the admired Redowa Polka. To conclude with ONDINE. Ondine, Mdlle. Cerito THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE LAST SEVEN NIGHTS OF THE PRESENC SEASON. THIS EVENING, JULY 31, Will be nerformed the Comedy of THE BUSY BODY. Sr 'Francis Gripe, Dir. W. Farren; Marplot, Mr. Charles Mathews; Miranda, Madame Vest ris ; Patch, Mrs. Hamby. In he course of the Et ening, Mr. John Parry will sing " Fayre Rosamonde." To be followed by a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis Leech, Mr. Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck. Mrs. Humby. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Sir Simon Sparkes, Mr. Buckstone ; Mr. Pennywlg, Mr. Strickland; Fanny Thompson, Miss Julia Bennett; Miss POts, Mrs. Humby. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. WEBSTER, LESSEE, And Last Night of the St.a.on. 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, Will be performed Shakspeare's Onnedy of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Petnicio, Mr. Webster; Grumio, Mr. Buckstone ; Christopher Sly, Mr. Strickland; Katharina, Mrs. Nisbett; Bianca, Miss Julia Bennett. In the course of th:eeEvcning Mr. Webster will deliver a Farewell Address. After which, THE TRUMPETER'S DAUGHTER; or, Love and the Polka. Philli pot, Mr. Webster; Madelon, Madame Celeste; who will dance the celebrated Polka. To conclude with THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STIIFET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. M A DDOX. THIS EVENING, JULY 31, Will be repeated an English version of DON PASQUALE. Principal Characters by Mr. Allen, Mr. Burdmi, Paul Bedford and Miss Grant. After which, THE LADIES' CLUB. Captain Fitzsmyth, Mr. Ozherry ; Flammer, Mr. Wright ,• Mrs. Fitzsmyth, Mrs. Stirling. To conclrde with a New and Original Burlesque, entitled THE WONDERFUL LAMP, beirpt an Illustrated Version of Aladdin. Abanazar; Mr. Paul Bedford; Aladdin, Mr. Wright; Princess Badroulbadour, Miss E. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Un Ter the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. The " Adventures of u Martin Chuzzlewit" having, on each repre sentation, .ieen received with every possible mark of public appro. bation by the most fashionable and crowded audiences, and having been pronounced by the unanimous voice of the publie press to be one of the most interesting Dramas ever produced from the works of the celebrated Author, a repetition of its performance will take place every evsning till further netice. THIS EVENING, JULY SI, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE. WIT. principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, F. Vining, Emery, F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, Stanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley; Mise For. tesciie, Miss Woolga r , M rs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Groves, Mrs. Usher, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. To be fo'lowed by an Apropos Bagatelle, called POLKA MANIA. Characters • y Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Domestic Drama, entitled THE 130- MENTOUS QUESTION. Characters by Messrs. Di deer, F. Vining, J. W. Collier, Miss Fortescue, and Mrs. A. Wig an . PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony Boxes. 41. • Upper Boxes, Is.; ; Pit, 4s. • Gallery, lid. Second Price—Balcony B o xes, Ys. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the Hale my Tier folding eight persons), Te o Guine a s. P r i va t e B oxes on t h e Second er (holding eight p ersons ) , O ne G u i nea and a-Half. Private oxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Ouirea. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Great success of the Chinese Feast of Lanterns, and New Military and Naval Spectacle. THIS EVENING, JULY SI, Will be repeated an entire new Equestrian, Military and Naval spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Arnoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, Scc., to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Feast of 250 Lanterns. Dance of the POLKA, by Mdlle. Cushnie and Sig. Milano. New and unequalled Scenes of toe Circ e—Extraordinary Feats of Horsemanship by Monsieur I ouis Tournaire. Sig. Germani, La Petit Isabelle, Mr. Newsome, &c, ; with Mr. R. Smith's highly trained Steeds. After which, the old Enrsb pageant of THE SUMMER'S 74 011.14 of H 56; or, the White Wreath and Flitch of Bacon. To conclude with THE GREAT STEEPLE-CHASE; or, Egg. land's Harvest Horne. Acting and stage.manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JULY 31. The Grand Opera and sp`endid Spectacle have attracted the greatest overflow ever remembered, increasing nightly. Last Week but three of the Opera Season, commencing with FRA DIAVOLO. Powerful Operatic Company—Miss Romer Miss Betts, Miss Pearson, Mr. D. W. Ki ng , M r . Leffler, Mr. E. L. Hime, Mr. S. Cowell, and Mr. G. Stansbury, conductor. Increased Band and effi eient Chorus from tie Theatres ttoyal To conclude with an entirely new Aquatic Spectacle, introducing Three Scenes of Real Wate r , en titl e d THE MOUNTAIN CATA RACT; or, The Enchanter's Spell. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Daylight View of LONDON in the OLDEN TIME Painted by Danson and Telbin. The sensation caused by this unrivalled pro:luction is beyond all former precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer are all struck with its extraordinay beauty and fidelity of delinea tionoud ;we unanimous in pronouncing it the most wonderful ex hibition ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle for the terrific display at Dusk is unjust ; it should be seen in the calm stillness of the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples selected in the spa. eious Lake, to be hilly appreciated. The Evening PROMENADE CONCERTS on Mondays, Tues. days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays con auc t e d uy Mr. odfrey, are upon a scale of more than usual excellence; hut words fail in doing justice to the awful renresentation of THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. Its fearful characteristics are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same time so beautifully blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic Art, mat delight is predominant over terror: and the thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit that Sontbby, the Unrivalled Pyrotechnist has achieved a matchless triumph. The Gardens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, and combining so many and interesting features, are by far ti be most attractive lounge in or near the metropolis. Feeding of the Animals at Five—Coneert at Six—Conflagration at Dusk. Admittance, One Shilling. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. IMPORTANT NOTICE. ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU SEUM, the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Histo rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed by One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a Met of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in structive and Interesting manner, the most important part of Euro pean history, viz. —CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, In 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often, daring the Test and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, also, many thousands of the Nobility and Public; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to inn ease, by several verb fine pietnres, &c., his previous almost incre ilble number and variety of MSS., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Reiter, and other curiosities, in this most instructive and. as hundreds have said it o2ght to be, a National Maseum. Mary thousand have inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS •f the PUBLIC PRESS have stated that it ongh' to be seen by every one. The price of admis lion is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEUM I to be seen only at the '' Egyptian nail." Piccadilly. daily ft om Ten till Dusk. THE WEATHER-Strx OFFICE, JULY 31. Tazummicraß, Lowest, 58; Highest, 68; Noon, 65. Bartoxirrza, 29.7.—WmD, T.W. Nora.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is trk:nally placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. doming ... 34 minutes after 2 f Evening ... 13 minutes after 3. upright man, supported the Bill, and only regretted that it was not more comprehensive. Every one but the mouthpiece of the Episcopal Bench supported the measure. The report was received, and the Bill ordered to be committed on Thursday. The Bench of Bishops was nearly upset during the commo tion caused by the Reform Bill, and we believe all the friends of their country, and a vast proportion even of the House of Lords, would be glad to see the lawn sleeves consigned to the fate of Gatton and Old Sarum. These inspectors of the Church say that they have great duties to perform ; they have to watch over their flocks and the pastors of their flocks. But somehow or other they neglect both flocks and pastors for seven months in the year ; give dinners and parties in London, and are remark able only for obstructing liberal measures of every description which come before them. Lord LYND HURST and Sir R. PEEL see through their manoeuvres, and will bear with them no longer. The House adjourned at Eight o'clock. The Commons met at twelve yesterday, when several Bills were read a third time and passed. On the House re-assembling at Five, Sir JAMES GRAHAM asked Lord INGESTRE to postpone his motion relative to Captain WARNER's invention, owing to the absence of Sir R. PEEL. The motion was postponed till this day at five o'clock. • A brief discussion took place on the depressed state of the coopers' trade owing to the late tariff, but it led to no result. On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN, leave was given to bring in a Bill to form a terrace between Westminster and BlackfriarS-bridges. The Bill was not to be pressed this session. Mr. MACKINNON called the attention of the Go vernment to the report of the Committee on the Health of Towns in 1842, and asked whether, in the course of next session, they intended to introduce any measure on the subject? Sir JAMES GRAHAM did not give any explicit answer. Mr. PETER BORTHWICK made a motion about Don CARLOS, and was supported by two Members and opposed by thirty-one. The House was shortly after wards counted out, only thirty-seven Members being present, and adjourned till Twelve -'clock this day. The " Insolvent Debtors Bill, to amend an Act passed in the sth and 6th years of the reign of her present MAJESTY, intituled 'An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors,' and to limit the power of arrest upon final process," was, on the 26th inst., brought down from the Lords, where it had been a subject of much controversy and some personal remonstrances, to the House of Commons. A print of this Bill, in the condition in which it left the Lords, is now before us. It would occupy too much time and space to indicate the various amendments upon the original draft of the Bill, which have been introduced in the Upper House, or to point out their noble authors. Yet, as the public cannot but feel a lively curiosity to know what are the main enactments of the last legislation on so important a question as the mode in which it is proposed that insolvent debtors shall here after be dealt with, we will endeavour to give such a brief analysis of its clauses as may answer that purpose. The preamble of the Bill before us having recited the sth and 6th VICTORIA, c. 116 ; clauses 1 and 2 declare and enact, that notwithstanding any thing to the contrary in such Act contained, the notices thereby required to be given to creditors in the Lon don Gazette, or newspapers, previous to presenting petitions for protection from process—shall here after be dispensed with ; and such form of petition shall be according to a form specified in one of the three schedules of this Bill ; and the petition and schedule to be annexed thereto, according to the former Act, to be in the form of another of such schedules ;—to be sworn in like manner as any other affidavits in bankruptcy may now be, and to he an nexed to such petition at the time of filing the same. It has been erroneously imagined that the present measure is altogether to repeal the existing Act. But how unfounded this notion is may be inferred from the constant adoption, in the Bill before us, of such parts of the Act 5 and 6 Victoria as it does not expressly repeal. Clauses 3 and 4 enact, that from and after the filing of such petition, the Commissioners shall (and this is an important variation from the existing Act, as to such notice) "forthwith, after such notice shall have been filed, cause notice of the filing thereof to be given, in such manner as he shall direct, to the creditors named in schedule of petitioner, resident within the United Kingdom, and whose debts shall amount, respectively, to Si." and to be advertised in the London Gazette, or papers circulating within the county wherein petitioner shall reside ;" and the Com missioner shall thereby appoint a public sitting of the Court (adjournable, at his pleasure, from time to time) for examination of petitioners and choice of creditors' assignee. The creditor to be allowed, at discretion of Commissioner (who may reject or re move any person so chosen as assignee if he shall ap pear to him unfit for such office), to amend his schedule or correct any misrepresentation therein : the property of petitioner to vest in the assignee or assignees for the time being, by virtue of his or their appointment. Every such assignee is to be deemed an officer of the Court wherein the petition is filed, and to be liable to its control. (Power reserved to Lord Chancellor, or Judges and Commissioners of Court of Bankruptcy in Lon don, if authorised by his Lordship, to make such orders and regulations for the security of petitioners' property as they may judge fitting.) On this peti tion being filed, the Commissioner is to have the like power to seize property of petitioner, and examine him and other persons, as he now has by law in bankruptcy cases. The next clause, 5, whatever may be said for or against its principle, certainly does away with an invidious and unreasonable distinction which bore hard on the less fortunate debtor, under former Acts, who had not succeeded in saving himself from personal caption. It enacts that, " any prisoner in execution at the time of passing this Act, or any prisoner at any subsequent time in execution upon any judgment obtained in any action for the recovery of any debt" —may be a petitioner for protection from process ; and such petitioner shall be protected by an interim order from being detained in prison, upon any judg ment in any action for recovery of any debt men tioned in his schedule ; and if so detained, Commis sioner may order his discharge : but all his former liabilities to cease after lapse of the time mentioned in such interim order. Clauses 6,7, and 8 are also very important. If petitioner be in custody, not being entitled to be discharged, he may yet be brought up by warrant under the Commissioner's hand, directed to the person having him in custody, and be heard at any sitting of the Court, either publicly or privately ; all expenses of such hearing to be paid out of his estate. In the event of a petitioner's death, the Commissioner may proceed in the matter of his petition, for distribution of his property. 'Wearing ap parel, bedding, working tools, and implements of a petitioner, not exceeding, in the whole, the value of 201., may be excepted by petitioner upon operation of the sth and 6th Victoria, and of this Act. Clauses 9 to 19 regard the powers, duties, trusts, &e., of as signees ; and these clauses again, in some res pects are considerable modifications of the Act just quoted. Thus : the official assignee to act as sole assignee until creditors' assignee ap pointed to sell property of petitioner, if Com missioner shall so order, and make such allow ance to petitioner for his support as Commissioner shall direct :—the property so vested in the official assignee to go to his successor in office ; and if a petition be dismissed, " all sales - and dispositions of property, and payments duly made, and all other acts theretofore done, according to this Act, or the before recited provisions of sth and 6th Victoria, to be good and valid." So, again, assignees may execute powers which petitioner might have executed for his own benefit. Where a lease, or agreement for a house, has been accepted by the assignees, or the benefit thereof as part of his property, petitioner shall not be liable for the rent ; and in the event of such assignees declining, on being applied to, to accept such lease, &c., the lessor may apply to the Court for the Commissioner's order in the case, either for ac ceptance of the same, or its ;delivery to lessor. As signees may sue in their own names—make composi tions for debts—submit differences to arbitration, under consent of major part of the creditors of the estate, and after a certain notice published, after hereby prescribed forms. Creditors to vote according to, and in respect of, the balances due to them on account fairly dated. Where the petitioner is bezie- • A. , oil 4 • • • if, • ....or 041 94 „Pr * . imprm • , • • ICON - 'Roil 1r SECOND EDITION ... git‘ truing :-Atit LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1844. In the Lords the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Dis sentients Bill was passed. The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill and the Metropolitan Buildings Bill went through Committee. The Law Courts (Ireland) Bill also went through Committee, with very brief remarks. Important measures now go through the House at railroad speed. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the report of the Committee on the Bill for repealing certain Acts imposing penalties on Roman Catholics. The Bishop of LONDON (we use his own words) c'did not wish it to be supposed that he was opposed to the repeal of those penal laws, which pressed not prac tically but in theory only upon the Roman Catholics." The pious Prelate opposed the measure most strenu ously, because the Bishops had not been consulted, and he then, not openly, but in the style of the Je suits, by inuendos, denounced Sir R. PEEL, for giv ing his support to the Catholic Emancipation Bill. The first time, he said, when the bulwarks of the Protestant Church were broken was when that Bill Was Passed. What a selfish, persecuting, and wealthy crew Sir R. PEEL has to keep in order ! These in tolerant, uncalled-for remarks of this upstart Pre late, the son of a schoolmaster, will let the per secuted Catholics of Ireland know what mercy they are to expect from the Bench of Bishops ; stud, above all, from the Bishop of LONDON, who, if we are to judge from his addresses to the Lon don clergy, is as good a Catholic as Father M'HALE, the Bishop of Tuam. Towards the c onc l us i on of the discussion, Dr. BLOMFIELD said he felt justified in the course he had taken by the cou n t enance and ap- Itprobation of such of his Right Rever en d and Most everend Brethren, who had attended to support him. 6o he was made the mouthpiece of the ben c h, and tiot one Liberal Prelate, not one sincere friend of Protestantism, was present to denounce this atrocious Sttack on seven millions of our fellow - sub. ects. Lord BROUGHAM, to his honour, op.. posed this selfish—this suicidal mania. " One of these penal laws," he said, " which the Bill would repeal, one of these safeguards of the Established Church, imposed a penalty of 200 marks Upon every one who attended mass ; yet mass was said in every part of London every week, every day, perhaps; and Catholic churches, some of them of great architectural beauty, were erected in all parte, at the !expense of the pious in that persuasion. Would any one attempt to enforce that cruel and absurd statute ?" The Bishop of LONDON would if he had the power. The Earl of Wrozzow, a good Protestant, and an THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 31 1 1844. By the Britannia, which arrived at Liverpool on Mcnday morning, accounts were received from Philadelphia to the .sth instant of the extraordinary outrages which had attended the renewal of the " Hiberno-American" riots in that city. Our readers will, no doubt, remember the mournful de scription which, about the month of May last, it became our duty to publish of the sanguinary tumult that had, just previously, disgraced the same locality, in consequence of the hostile feelings that had long subsisted between one section of the citizens, called the " Native Americans," and another composed of Irish Romanists, settled or established there under the protection of the Government of Philadelphia ; but not much iden tified, it should seem, with the regard and the respect of a people, to live among whom so many of these emigrants had voluntarily quitted their native land. In the former instance, however, the resulting casu alties were by no means so serious in number or ex tent as to the sacrifice of human life, as those which were destined to distinguish the sth instant, though far greater with respect to the destruction of public offices and private property. Under an alarm, real or assumed, but natural enough after the events of last May, and kept up by anonymous intimations to that effect, received by the priests, the Irish Romanist party assumed that there was an intention to recommence the work of destroying their chapels, &c. Among other preparations which they had made for such an event, it was soon discovered that they had collected more than eighty stands of fire-arms, which, together with a very large quantity of amunition and military stores (such as gunpowder, bullets, bayonets, &c ), they had placed in a magazine. This depository they formed in one of their own churches, very secretly, as it would appear ; but (which is the most extraordinary part of the story) they had also organised a military corps, and placed at its head a brother of the officiat ing priest of the chapel. Under what sanction or authority, it will naturally be asked, had this extreme step been not only attempted but accomplished ? So far as the accounts enable us, at present, to judge, we may answer under the express authority (though covertly given to Mr. DUNN) of Governor PORTER, for the loan of some of the arms from the State arsenal, and for the drafting of some of the men for the protection of the edifice which was said to be menaced. We will not follow the conflicting speculations of the American journalists as to the greater or less degree of neces sity which existed for these defensive precautions. The consequences which ensued upon them were dreadful. For the particulars of the popular move ment excited by the discovery that such precautions had been taken—of the proceedings adopted by the municipal authorities for repressing the furious tumult thereby created—and of the sanguinary collision which occurred after the seizure of the arms and the evacuation of the chapel by the " Hiberno- Greens," between the State volunteers and the Philadelphia populace, we must refer the reader to the narrative we have already given. But we may state in general terms, that the "Native Americans" were exasperated, in the first place, by the evasive surrender, on the part of the Irish Romanists, of twelve stands of arms. When the native party detected this duplicity, on finding up wards of seventy additional stands, they obeyed their fatal propensity to take the law into their own hands. For upwards of three days they besieged, or fought, or fired upon the other party. The other party retaliated with great energy and resolution. When the majesty of the law had at last vindi cated itself, after that feeble and tardy man ner which seems its inevitable characteristic in the United States, from thirteen seventeen persons were found to be killed, and more than fifty wounded, and of these some mortally. Old men and young boys are among the victims. It cannot be denied that the imprudent zealotry of such publications as the New Fork Freeman's Journal had done much to exasperate—or, at least, to afford rea sonable grounds of apprehension to—the "Native Americans." For that journal, on the occasion of the disturbances, had significantly intimated " that the Romanists, if thwarted, wanted neither the dis position nor the power to burn the city and massacre the inhabitants." To this imprudence —if we should not call it "atrocity"—the fatal discovery of the re served stands of arms was calculated to impart an im portance, and a meaning, which the mind of the opposite party would not be slow to receive. Al though tranquillity, at the date of the last advices, was restored, numerous arrests continued to be made in the city (which swarmed with United States' troops), and explanatory appeals from both parties. This is one exhibition of that demoralising weak ness of the American Executive which, if it be not in the mean time replaced by more vigorous institu tions, such as shall give efficiency to law, and force to authority, must, at no distant period —say in an other half century—overwhelm in its own decay and toppling ruin the entire fabric of the Federal Go vernment of the United States. But here is yet another. Coincidently, almost, with the popular excesses we have just described as having occurred in Philadel- phia, a popular murder of the most brutal and san guinary character, has been perpetrated, in defiance of the law, within the precincts of its own stronghold, - - - and in violation of the solemn pledge or the highest constituted authorities of the State. A wretched en. thusiast or impostor, proclaiming himelf a prophet, and announcing, with many absurd, and many more blasphemous pretensions, a divine mission from Hea ven, had recently founded a credulous sect, who call themselves "Mormonites." The people "f Illinois, not content with the legitimate arms of discouragement (examination, argument, and ridicule), have long anathematised their heresy as a subject fit, not for trial, but for vengeance and punishment, from whatever quarter administered—lay, secular, or ecclesiastical. Though little eminent themselves, we apprehend, for real common-place moral qua liti es, _ . or f dealing ttnd neighbourly good faith in 014: ficially entitled to stock, Commissioner may order a transfer. Suits are not to be abated by the death or removal of assignees. Under clause 16, there is this declaratory enactment which strikes us as being very just and equitable in itself, and calculated to get rid of a vast amount of pettifogging and vexa tious intermeddling bygreedy attorneys of a particu lar class in their profession ; namely,—goods in pos session, order, or disposition of petitioner whereof he was reputed owner, to be deemed his property. No distress is to be available for more than one year's rent ; voluntary preference frau dulent and void as against assignees, to whom this Act extends the provisions of 0 Geo. IV. c. 39. Under subsequent clauses, we:l-rant of attorney and cognovit actionem ar not to be acted upon against property of insolvent petitioner, after filing his peti tion. Final order (as given under the third schedule) to protect the person of petitioner from process in re spect of debts or sums, particularly mentioned in clause 21, but specification of his debts shall not be necessary in such final order. Of a prisoner in execution at time of filing petition, if detained fur any debt or matter in respect of which his final order protects him from process, the Commissioner may order the discharge. Of the other clauses (in all 49 in number) the effect of the most important is —that petitioners, not being traders, or being traders, but owing sums respectively not exceeding 3001., can petition—if in custody—to be discharged by a Com missioner's order ; and, it may also be added, that there is no remedy given under them for a "vexatious defence," nor power to detain per sons under remands, or debts under 201. For instance, under clause 37, the marginal note of its effect runs thus :—" Persons in execution at the time of passing this Act, on judgment on any Court, in any action for any debt, where the sum recovered shall not exceed 201. (exclusive of costs), shall be discharged on application to a Judge in one of the Superior Courts, or to the Court in which judg ment is obtained. The estate of the debtor dis charged to continue liable, as if he had not been taken or charged in execution." On the whole, it is clear that the decisions •of Judges and Commissioners in bankruptcy, as a Con temporary has well observed, must be much more uniform in their bearing, and sound in principle, than they have been in the conflicting decisions under the existing Act, if they are adequately to protect the equitable interests of creditors under this Bill. Too much power seems to be given to the assignees ; too little security taken for, or penalties inflicted on, the fraudulent misconduct in debtors. social habits, these Illinois purists, with an odium theologicum against the Mormonite leaders more in verate, though somewhat more reasonable, than that of CALVIN against SERVETUS, waged a pitiless and unremitting warfare of annoyance against the pro phet (the poor man's " once familiar name" was no more romantic or prelatical than " JOE SMITH"), his brother, his disciples, and his dupes. They dispersed their meetings, pulled down their hovels, destroyed their crops, and hunted the wretched " Mormonites" from one district and one State to another, until, worn out by their buffetings, and persecutions, and priva tioris, these two sylvan pontiffs--" JOE SMITH" and his brother, with two or three followers, surrendered themselves to the authorities, on condition of receiving, until and during trial, the protection of the State. Governor Four) pledged his undertaking for the observance of these terms, and they were con ducted to the prison of Carthage. On the following night an armed mob, with their faces blackened, broke into the prison, rushed into the cell where these fugitives were secured, and deliberately shot them to death, the miserable leader being pierced by no less than 30 balls ! Before the people of the United States abandon themselves to any further indulgence of their beset ting passion for interposing in the domestic feuds of foreign independent States, whether at Mexico, or in Texas, or in Canada, they would really do well first to uphold and vindicate the power of law, and the dignity at home, in s t ea d o f ass i gn i ng theabsence or the want o f th e o th er , as a Government, teon e plea for their intermeddling with b o th a b roa d. h of o of Accounts from Madrid of the 23d state that the Court was expected to return to the capital on the 6th or 7th of August. The two Ministers, who had gone to Barcelona, were to return on the 28th of July. The Three per Cents. were done at 26i for cash, and 26i at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 18i at 60 days. The Paris papers bring no intelligence of import ance. There had been no later arrival from the African coast, but we learn, from another source, that the Prince DE JOINVILLE'S squadron is not yet wanted at Tangiers. It sailed from Cadiz, as we stated yes terday, for that port, and after a very brief stay re turned on the same day to its former station. Some of the Opposition journals contain articles on the speeches made by Lord ABERDEEN and Lord CLA.• RENDON, relative to the slave-trade, but we find in them nothing worth remark, unless it be a less rabid tone towards this country. "It may be seen from the speech of the Foreign Secretary," says the National, " that the British Government considers it necessary to take into account the just irritation produced throughout France by the inquisitorial proceedings of the British navy, but it will not for that reason renounce the right of search ; and wishes merely to organize it in such a manner as to avoid complaints." On Monday, the third and last day of the July fetes, the Bourse was closed, and also the Post-office at half-past twelve, so that there are few particulars of the proceedings. They were likely, however, to pass off without any disturbance. The following are extracts from the papers : " The merchants of Paris who trade with La Plata, either as exporters, commission agents, or manufacturers, to the number of 117, have (says the Constitutionnel) signed a peti tion calling the attention of the Chambers to the deplorable situation of the French at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, and the prolonged interruption of the French commerce in that part of America. " 'the Globe mentions a report that the British Cabinet has obtained an important concession from the Austrian Go vernment, viz., the reduction of a penny in the pound on the duty on cotton threads. " The Provincial Council of Liege has voted a petition to the King of the Belgians, deploring that his Cabinet did not prevent the late Prussian Decree, whereby Belgian iron is struck with a prohibitive duty of fifty per cent. The Council declares that this duty deprives Belgium of the markets of the Zollverein for the benefit of the English, who alone (says the Council) from the cheapness of their produce, may, notwithstanding its inferior quality, supply Germany with iron. "A letter from Dresden states that some disturbance took place on the 20th, among the workmen on the Saxo-Silesian railroad. They were paid for their work as had been agreed on by contract, but they found the sum too small, and about a hundred entered the city, and collected in front of the houst of the contractor. The next day the same scene took place, but with the addition of some disorders ; a tavern was pil laged and torn down." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at Twelve o'clock. The Lords' Amendments to the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill was read and agreed to. The Ramsden's Estate Bill, Lady Le Despencer's Es.. tate Bill, and Harris's Estate Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. Hough's Divorce Bill was read a second time. The Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Spirits (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Piccadilly improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. The Woods and Forests Accounts Bill was read a third time and passed, The Clerks to Attorneys Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion for the third reading of the Consoli dated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, Capt. BERNAL rose to oppose the motion. He could not help complaining that they were required to attend there merely .to reg►ster the acts of the Government.— (Hear, hear.) He referred especially to the circumstance of the House being counted out last night. He believed the motion for counting the House was directed particu larly against a motion which he had on the paper ; but so determined was he to bring forward that motion in the course of this session, that he would take every op portunity of obstructing the Government measures in order to accomplish his object. Sir J. GRAHAM extremely regretted that the Hon. Member should have taken offence at the circumstance which he referred to. So far as he was concerned, it was always his wish to do all in his power to give Hon. Members every opportunity of bringing forward motions which they had on the paper ; but it was extremely dif ficult to keep a House at that period of the session. Mr. AGLIONBY said the Right Hon. Baronet usually exhibited, he admitted, the greatest courtesy, but it was extremely inconvenient when Hon. Members who sup ported the Government moved that the House should bo counted. Mr. M. GIBSON also complained of a motion which he had on the paper being delayed by the circum stance of the House being counted ; and said he thought the Government were responsible for the House being counted, if they did not themselves endeavour to pre vent it. Mr. CRIPPS denied that he was a Government counter.--(Hear, hear.) He wished to absolve the Go vernment from all share of responsibility ; but with a House of thirty-three Members, he thought it would not be right to raise an Irish debate, which would probably be of an angry character. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Report of the Tralee Navigation and Harbour Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The order of the day for the second reading of the Juvenile Offenders' Bill was read for the purpose of being discharged. The report on the South Sea Company Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The House then adjourned until Five o'clock. HONE Y AND COMMERCIAL. NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A very small business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yes• terday, but there was no change in prices. Sales 2,000 bales, 100 Pernam, sid to 6d; 200 Surat, at 3d to 311 ; and the rest American, at 3id to 51d per lb.—The Share Market con tinued rather brisk. Birmingham and Gloucester, 108}; Caledonian, 34; Eastern Counties, 12 ; Grand Junction, 222; Ditto, Half, 111 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 ; Brighton Loan Notes, 12i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 541; Midland Counties, 1024 ; North Union, 132 ; Sheffield and Man chester, 854 ; South-Eastern, 39; Ditto, N ew , 124 ; O r l eans and Tours, 21. Is. ; Paris and Lyons, 21.95. ; Ditto and Rouen, 38 ; Rouen and Havre, 20i ; and Tours and Nantes, 19s. The Committee of the South American Bondholders have had a further correspondence with the agent of the Govern ment of New Granada, M. Mosquera, resident in this country, upon the subject of the too long delayed payment of the interest due from New Granada, upon that portion of the Colombian Loans assigned by consent to the republic before named. It will be recollected that so far back as March, 1842, an agreement was entered into by the agents of the bondholders, under which terms were named for the settlement of their claims, but up to the present moment not a dollar has yet been handed over to the foreign creditors of New Gre nada. M. Mosquera admits that he has received no orders from his Government to pay over any sums to those who have so long standing claims on that country. It is not, we believe, to be denied, but that there are some assets here, but at the same time it can hardly be credited that a sufficient sum has yet been received to pay anything like a dividend to the holders of New Granada Bonds, the dividends upon which have been in arrear since the month of May, 1826. Still it is conceived that M. Mosquera might, without a breach of his official duty, have told the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders the actual amount that had been received by him, in aid of a fund for paving a portion of the interest upon the stock allocated to the Republic. A meeting of the shipping interests is at the present moment being held at the Hall of Commerce, to receive a report from the Committee of the Ship-owners Society , touching various matters connected with this im portant branch of the mercantile marine. At pre sent we are only enabled to say that the attention of all those interested in ships, colonies, and commerce, should be directed to the report which was brought forward this afternoon. A meeting of the South Sea Proprietors is now being held to consider the propriety of accepting the terms of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, as they have already appeared in The Sun. The proprietors are ready to agree to the first proposition—the Guarantee Fund completion—but will take time to decide upon another point—the future management of the South Sea Stock, and Annuities—and the countenance of the Company should be given before coming to a definite conclusion. The Directors of the Bank of England are ready to take the management of the South Sea Stock at the reduced charge. The Funds are dull to-day. The Tahiti affair affords a pretext for keeping the market a little flat, though an amicable arrangement is generally predicted. Consols are 99a for Money and Time. Exchequer Bills obtain 775. to ' 795. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 200 to The Com missioners have taken 10,0001. Reduced Three per Cents. at 1001. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 102 to 102*, and the Reduced 103 to *. The Foreign Bonds continue to wear a heavy appearance. Spanish Five per Cents. are 22a 4, and the Three per Cents. 33* to 33i. Portuguese Converted obtain 44* to 43i. Mexi can Deferred are 16, Colombian 13k, and Brazilian 84k. Buenos Ayres Stock is 36 ; Belgian Bonds realise 1031, and Dutch Five per Cents. 101* to 1011. The Railway Shares have been rather more fluctuating, on account of the settlement, but generally they are well sup ported. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) , Bank Stock 200% 200 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . ..... . ..... 3 per Cent. Consols. A nnu i t i es 99%% 3 3 4 per Cent - Reduced Annuities KO% New 334 per Cent. Annuities. ...... .. .. .... Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1 860.......... Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. 124 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1 30. I%d i-,9% 10004 ..... .........„ ....... . ..... .. ..... V 77 pm. 500/ Ditto Small pm. 77 79 FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 10334 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 81% Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ........ Columbian Bonds. 13% Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. 894% Mexican Bonds, 1 837,5 per Cent. •••••• Ditto Deferred Stock 11 66 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. ••• Ditto Converted 444 43% Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 2 2 34% Ditto Passive Bonds. Ditto Three per Cent. ........ ........ ........ Dutch 234 per Cents 6l Dutch 5 per Cents.. .......... . ........ New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844) PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SOARS. Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto New 1734 Bristol and Gloucester 3O Chester and Holyhead 5 ..... •••• 6 Dublin and Cashel ... 2 - Eastern Counties 23 124% ... to Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. Bd. Great Western Ditto 3.4 Shares Ditto Fifths London and Birmin g h am. London and Blackwall 16% ...... 7% London and Brighton 5O 4934% ... to London and South We s t ern 4 1% 874 ..... to -,- Ditto Eighths 4( Manchester and Leeds ' '7O Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 Midland Counties Ditto Fifths. ........... ............ 2 North British 2% Northern and Eastern 45 to Ditto 34 Stares Norwich and Brandon ... ..... .... 4 South Eastern and Dover ..... „.. 32% Trent Valley Yarmouth and Norwich lB 304% ... to York and North Midland ......... 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch .... ..... 2% Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ...... Paris I:nd Orleans 2O 38% ...... to -• Paris and Rouen 2O ..... .... 38% JOINT STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster 2O 27 — Union of Londo n lO 124 to MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 30.—We have again had a good business, without much alteration in prices. The sales are :—Barnsley Junction, 21; ; Eastern Counties, 123-; Huddersfield and Manchester, 1i premium ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 1-16; Manchester and Birmingham, 54i ; Ditto, Quarters, 3 3 - premium ; Lynn and Ely, 13- ; Manchester and Buxton, 365. ; Sheffield and Man chester, 843- ; South-Eastern, 38i- ; Ditto, New, 12k; Trent Valley, 9i. PREPARATIONS FOR A GRAND FETE AT DIEPPE.— BRIGATON, TUESDAY EVENING.—We learn by the arrival of the General Steam Navigation Company's packets from Dieppe, that the Dieppois are making the most extensive preparations to celebrate the erection of a statue to the memory of Admiral Duquesne. The King of the French has accepted an invitation from the Dieppe authorities to be present at the ceremony, which is to take place at the latter end of next month. The fete would have taken place earlier, but the King is desirous of waiting till the accouchement of the Princess de Joinville, which is expected in about a fortnight. We understand there will be three days' rejoicing. All the spare troops from the north of France are to be present, and several ships of war are ex pected in the roads to salute his Majesty on his arrival. Steamers will run daily between Brighton and Dieppe during August and September. BRIGHTON, TUESDAY, SIX O'CLOCK, P.m. Soon after twelve o'clock this morning a stiff breeze sprung up, and the sea was considerably agitated, and in the course of the afternoon the hull of the John o' Gaunt, the vessel de stroyed by Captain W arner, was seen drifting with the wind. Hundreds of persons followed its progress down Channel, and at this hour a large portion of the devoted vessel is drifting just off the Chain-pier, and in the course of an hour will, in all probability, be on shore. There are thousands of persons on the beach, anxiously waiting to examine the hull of the ship. Captain Pechell's fears respecting the danger to vessels going down Channel will now, of course, be removed. We are sorry to learn the illness of Lord Powers court, the son-in-law of the Earl of Roden, who has been residing some time at Ems, for the benefit of his health. SUMMARY OF NE,ViI N D 3ubUtOpittion. " Who runs may red ronExaN. - The King and Queen of the French on Saturday evening received the Austrian Ambassador, the Bavarian Minister, the Minister of Justice, Duke Decazes, Counts de Montalivet and St. Aginan, Generals Sebastiani, Dode de la Brunerie, and Fabvier, and Martineau des Chenez. The Duke de Nemours had arrived at the Tuileries. The King and Queen of the Belgians left Neuilly on Sa turday for Brussels. A fetter from Naples, of the 16th of July, states, that the third son of the King of Naples, the Count de Castro Gio vanni, is dead. Twenty-one of the Calabrian insurgents, who came from Corfu, haye been sentenced to death, and six have been already executed. Accounts from the east of Algiers, brought by the steamer Cerbere, which came in on the 17th, state that a party of Kabyles, amounting to about 500, lately attacked the camp of Bathena, between Constantina and Biskara. The force in the camp, though not strong, repulsed the enemy with con siderable loss, for they left twenty dead on the field, while the French did not lose one man. On the 20th, some slight shocks of an earthquake were felt at Louvie-Juson, in the Basses Pyrenees. The Lyons journals of Friday speak of the heat there as having been for several days of unusual intensity. On that morning the thermometer stood at 26 degrees Centigrade, 79 Fareuheit ; but at four in the afternoon of Thursday, it was facing the north, and in the shade, at 324 C., 90i F. This is nearly the highest degree of heat in that climate, as, according to the records kept at the Observatory of Lyons, it appears that the utmost point to which the thermometer rose, during the seven years from 1833 to 1839 inclusively, was 33 6-10ths C., 93 F. . . At Athens, on the 10th inst., the thermometer marked in the shade 36 degrees Reaumur, 113 Fahrenheit. The inhabitants of Constantinople were treated on the Bth inst. with rather a novel spectacle for that city. AM. Co rnarchi made a balloon ascent in the presence of the Sultan and his court, and an immense assemblage of persons. The ascent was perfectly successful. The Commandant-General of the Prussian Guards has is sued, says a German paper, an order interdicting the soldiers and non-commissioned officers up to the rank of sergeant major, from becoming members of temperance societies, upon the ground that the rules of these societies forbid in tnto the use of liquors which, if taken in moderation, are beneficial to the men, and at times even indispensable. According to a letter from Belgrade, the Christians of Bosnia are still suffering great persecution. It was hoped, when Kiamil Pacha was appointed Governor of the province, that a more humane and enlightened policy would be adopted, as he had been twice ambassadorin Europe, and was thought to be free from sentiments of religious hatred. It appears, however, that he has adhered to the course adopted by his predecessors. The Augsburgh. Gazette quotes a letter from Smyrna, of the Ist, stating in the most positive terms that in the island of Rhodes and other places the Turks had formed a plot for the massacre of the Chrisrians at last Easter. The execution of the plot appears to have been prevented by an accidental discovery. LAW AND POLICE. The trials for arson at Ipswich terminated on the 29th. There were 21 cases for trial, in which 28 persons were charged with the crime, and of these 15 were convicted, 12 acquitted, and one turned Queen's evidence. At Guildhall, Michael Magnier, a City policeman, No. 368, was brought before Mr. Alderman Hunter, by order of the Police Commissioner, charged with entering a house on his beat in the night time, and attempting to commit an as sault upon a girl aged 18. After the girl had given her evi dence, which left no doubt of the prisoner's intention, he was remanded, at his own request, till he had legal assistance. Wm. Irish, George Everard, James Everard, John Rut land, and Richard Wm. Reeves, were brought up at Bow street, charged with having violently assaulted Henry May nard, on the morning of Friday, the 26th of July. The as saults complained of arose out of disputes between the Wa termen's Company and the Free Watermen's Company, which are detailed in the police report. Mr. Twyford bound each of the defendants in their own recognizances of 201., and or dered them to find two sureties each for 101., to answer the charge at the next Westminster sessions. Two persons imme diately became bail for them, and they were discharged. At Marylebone Mrs. Mary Levy and Miss Mary Levy, her daughter, were charged with ringing the bell at the house of Mr. Bower, solicitor, Welbeck-street, without any lawful excuse for so doing. Mr. Bower's evidence went to show that on the 2d of May last, he opposed Mr. Levy, the hus band of the elder defendant, under the Bankrupt Act, upon his applying for his discharge, and since then he had been continually annoyed by a violent knocking and ringing at the door, and on the said door being opened, there was no one actually at the spot, but the defendants, who had been seen walking to and fro, were a short distance off. The de fendants were fined 20s. each, and cautioned with regard to annoying Mr. Bower again. A man of the name of Cole was charged at Worship-street with cutting and maiming with intent to kill, Mr. Joseph Gill, the landlord of the George the Fourth public-house, in Old-street-road, and fully committed for trial. COMlT—rissieczoN AB LEL The Duke of Wellington has invited a distinguished circle to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Gloucester, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, at the grand entertainment to be given by the Noble and Gallant Duke this evening, at Apsley House. The party will ex ceed thirty. A grand concert of vocal and instrumental music is to succeed the banquet, all the leading artists of the Italian Opera being engaged in the programme. The Duke returns to town at an early hour this morning from visiting the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Buccleuch returned to town on Monday morning from Leamington Spa, where the Noble Duke went to see his sister, Lady Anne Elizabeth Scott, who has for some days past been suffering from indisposition. Lady Mar garet Marsham and the Earl of Courtown left last week. Count and Countess Zichy Ferraris and suite have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Milan. Viscount Morpeth returned to Castle Howard on Saturday last. His Lordship, accompanied by Lady Mary Howard, was expected to arrive at Trentham, Staffordshire, yesterday, to be present at the nuptials of Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower and the Marquis of Lorn. Viscount Cranbourne, attended by Dr. E. C. Johnson, left, on Tuesday, A r li ng t on - s t ree t, f or t h e seat o f h i s noble father the Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield House, Herts, where his Lordship remains a short time previous to making a tour through Norway and Sweden, and afterwards Russia, on his way to China. His Lordship and medical attendant will necessarily be absent, at least, 12 months from this country. His Excellency Monsieur de Novossilizoff, Governor of Moscow, has arrived at Mivart's Hotel from Russia. The Russian General Baron W. Knarring and suite have also arrived at Mivart's Hotel from St. Petersburgh. Several of the distinguished Russian officers who have ar rived in this country by the Russian frigate Aurora, are at present sojourning at Crawley's Hotel. On Saturday last Lord Carbery entertained at dinner, at his house in Belgrave-square, the Earls of Shaftes bury and Glengall ; Lords Strangford, Hawarden, and Re desdale ; the Right Hon. Sir John Beckett, the Right Hon. Henry Corry, M.P., the Hon. Cornwallis Maude, the Hon. William Gore, the Hon. Capt. A'Court, M.P., Sir Alexander Grant, Colonel Percival, Mr. James Daly, Captain Evans Freke, &c. Lord and Lady Emily Ashley and Lord Robert Grosvenor have taken.marine villas at Ryde, for the season. It9EISCE7.I..IIISrEOTTS. According to an official return, 212 vessels with emigrants arrived at New York during the month of June, being forty seven more than during the same month of last year. The above 212 vessels brought 12,890 passengers, being an in crease of 7,654 upon the number arrived in June, 1843. During the last quarter, ending 30th June, the number of passengers arrived was 25,098 ; being a large increase upon last year. At Quebec, on the contrary, down to J une 22d, ' only 8,827 passengers had arrived this season, b e i ng 1,171 less than last year to same date. The writ for Cirencester was proclaimed on Monday, and the day of nomination fixed for Friday. Lord Villiers is con fident of success. The Committee of the House of Commons has giv en i n a report against pulli ng d own W es t m i ns ter-bridge and building a new one. Owing to the boisterous weather, the promenade at the London Botanic Gardens has been postponed till Thursday. There has been an active interchange of messengers be tween the leading members of the Government since Monday morning, and the Government have twice a-day communi cated with her Majesty on public business at Windsor Castle. What is in the wind ? The closing of the Haymarket Theatre on the 7th of next month, after a season of 400 consecutive nights, will send the stars of this popular establishment to illumine various regions in the empire. Their course, as far as we can learn, is as follows :—Farren and Mrs. Glover shine in Dublin and Manchester; Buckstone and Mrs. FitzwilEam at Wolver hampton, Manchester and Birmingham ; Webster and Celeite at Norwich, Scarborough, and Liverpool ; Strickland, Mrs. Nisbett, Holl, and others, at Liverpool ; Charles Mathews and Vestris at Edinburgh. In one week in the early part of last month, it was esti mated that upwards of 70,000 tons of squared timber passed Woodstock on the river of St. John, New Brunswick. The lumber men had been highly favoured by three or four days successive rains. THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Batik Stock 9po% Indian Stock 3 per Cent. Red lOO% Ditto Bonds ................ 06 pm. 3 per Cent. Cons. 3% per Cent. Red lO3 Ditto New Annuities ... 99% New 3% per Cent. 10258 Ex. Bills, 1,0004 151 d... 77 pm New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5001 Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small-- ........ Jan Iselo l2 9.16 Bank Stock for Acct.... Oct. 1859 12% Consols for Act........... 993( Jan. 1850 1•,5 India Stock for Acct.... FOREIGN FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per Cent ..... ... Austrian, 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent 103% Ditto, New Ditto... ... ... Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per Cent ......... Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent _... !DRuitstsoi,anm,estairlirett. ..................... : Chllian, 41 per Cent Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824 — Ditto , 3 per Cent — .......... ... 33% Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred ...... .. ..... Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18-5, 5 per Cent — Exchange „....... .f _ ..c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Dutch, 2% per mit.... 61% Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ........101% SHARES. Binninghana and Derby, £lOO paid ... 80% Birmingham and Glouceste r ( 1 00 paid). ...... ...... 110 Ditto, New Shares, 17% paid .............. ........ 26% Chester and Holyhead 0 paid) Dublin and Cashel, 23 paid Ditto Registered (816 s 8d paid) Edinburgh and Glasg ow, 5u paid Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid BII Ditto Fifths, 12 paid London and Birmingham (Stock) London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) Midland Counties (100 paid) lOB Newcastle and Darlingron Junction. Cl paid :39% South Eastern and Dover (33 26 4d paid) York snd North Midland (50 paid) lll Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, 1 paid ... ...... Paris and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen. 20 paid INCENDIARY FIRE AT MILTON-NEXT—GRAVESEND. —Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, s stack of oats, belonging to Thomas Collyer, Esq., and stand tug in a field o f his on the road side, nearly opposite Milton old Church, was discovered to be on fire. It was first observel by the driver of the London and Dover mail, who, on his arrival in Graves end, gave an immediate alarm. The parish-engine was dis patched, but only in time to prevent the fire from de stroying the crop of the adjoining wheat, field, the stack itself being completely consumed. Mr. Collyer is insured. A man, who was seen to come over the gate about the time it was first discovered has been taken into custody on suspi cion, and underwent a long examination (private) before the magistrates yesterday at the To wn ended in their renundipg GriWeiciend, which o ► CRICKET. THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND v. THE PLAYERS OF ENGLAND. Yesterday this excellent contest was resumed by . gr' Pickering and Mr. Kynaston again taking their stations at the wickets. At the termination of the play on Moods); evening it will be remembered that the score stet thus:—Players, 130 ; Gentlem e n, 80, with seven wick ed down. At the resumpti on o f the g a me, yesterdays , betting was against the gentlemen making 120, but th_ result, as on many p rev i ous occas i o ns, proved little imaginary foresight will operate or can be ret t on as approaching to accuracy, when the subject of till s conjecture chances to be the g ame o f cricket. It i f difficult to conceive a more beautiful exhibition fine bowling, splendid hitting, an d a d m irable &O i l than was presented to the lookers-on during the Pen that the two gentlemen whose names we have just mew tioned, and Captain Latour, followed by Mr. Doligntil were in ; for whilst with regard to the batting, we " the graceful and finished hitti ng of M r . Pi c kering, so we had the fine and powerfully effective style of the Seer ° tart' of the Marylebone Club and the cricketer-/ilfe manner of Captain Latour. The first fetched 1j the second 34, and the thi r d 10, th us w ith byes I and wides 2 making up 128, a total which was two sh ort , ~ only of their gigantic opponents' score. The bowling Lillywhite and Hillyer was of the hi g h es t c haracter, "" Dean, who went on for a few " overs," was not so s....tte cessful. The fielding, too, was exc e ll en t. The bawl' was now brought down to even, and although there wer e many who still fancied the " professors" for ehoice , were there also those who offered to take the gentlenot At length Martingell and Box went to the wicket,3ll'._, Mynn and Mr. C. Taylor bowling. Mr. W. Mynn."; unable to go to the " long stop," in consequence °f oe severe injury he received at that place on Slonday• was, however, most ably succeeded by Mr. CatoPu' Up to the dinner hour the game went much in favour o f the Gentlemen, but during that hour a very large r ill. tity of rain fell, which bad the effect of rendering it es; tremely difficult fur the bowlers to deliver their ball s t the wickets, whilst those in the field could scarcei maintain a footing with sufficient firmness to cove r .,, , ball when hit a little wide of them. Two of the play wickets, Box and Martingell, were got rid of for 9 NI three for 22, four for 42, including those of Bushby Pilch. But at this point Wenman's fine and steady OP and Guy's beautiful forward style of execution, aftec wards backed by the rain, arrested the apparent certs l 4B rapid defeat of their Fifty. They, however, made between them. Dorrington was unfortunate in runal ,„a. out after having obtained only 4 runs. When time "T called Sewell and Dean were hitting away in good str, e ,' the former having added 13, and the l a tter 17 to t"" general score. THE FLEETS IN THE-MEDITEII" RAKE AN. GIBRALTAR, JULY 21.—Nothing very remarkable 1 ; $1 , taken place in•this part of the world since my last comin g 'o cation. The squadron of the Prince de Joinville has be en Cadiz, or the neighbourhood, where it remains still; Prince himself having once returned to Tangier, and ha v '' communicated with his Consul, went back to the squadroarrh, It appears that Mr. Hay, our Consul-General in Bar b who left Tangier in the Vesuvius, for Mogador, on his to Morocco, as I mentioned in my last, was obliged to Vii3,l; at Mogador till the Emperor's permission for his preee eu be should arrive, for without such permission nobody can allowed to travel. fel The Rubis French steamer returned within the last did days from Mogador, and brings the news that Mr. hay b. not set out for Morocco till the 10th, and therefore it lag yet some days before anything important is heard. well In the meantime it must be considered as looking it° , that the Moorish L'lrisul here received a letter froW •:". 0 ( rocco, via Tangier, infozning him that, for the purP°lo being nearer the Algerine fWutier, and therefore haviag orders better obeyed by his pecn,)le there, the Emperor os about to set out immediately f o r cfz , and Mequinez, the tor being but a half-day's journey from toe other, and the I , o s more properly the rendezvous for large in that part of the emire, and it may now th. reckoned livo, that he is upon his journey. Though the dist,:nee from pro' rocco to Fez be but nine days' journey, the Em a ssemblages of tr u u pizor ion bably make it twenty, as he only travels for tire.' or hours on each day. the The Moorish Consul states, that on such movements,-;, Cadis of the different dist r i c t s f urn i s h their quotas of eac 4„l ,'l4 so that he thinks the E m p eror w ill have nothing all °r ,; , 100,000 of that force a t F ez , an d M equ i neg, 5,000, n o - (1. splendid blacks, quite superior to those usually seen'oo such as astonished the officers of this garrison, who WI of them at Tangier some years ago. The Moorish cavalry are always quite independent (,; at, commissariat; indeed, every man is hi s own commiesta and manages matters thus for himself : —P r ep ara tory to t h ., march he gets a quantity of whe a t t oas t e d b y hi s f a mil = y' pounded with a portion of dates and butter, is formed 10 1 e f mass, of which about 141bs. are put into a p re p ar ed lest aa , • bag, which he slings on his sh ou ld er; an d thi s qua ntity swers for his consumption for 20 days. vslrio It seems an exaggeration to s p ea k o f 100,000 ea• ate unless it be considered that a young man of 30 is often father of 10 boys. each brought up to horse and long bri from an early age ; indeed, a boy mastering a horse at the of eight is common. The following ships of war are in the bay of Gibraltar :" Her Majesty's ships Caledonia, Albion, and Warspite- The Danish frigates Gefion and Thetis. 1001 3 The Norwegian frigates Freia and J ose phi ne , a nd a 16 - of war. The Norwegian frigate Josephine has the Prince 05. board. THE MURDER ON BOARD TIIS SALADIN. The arrival of the Britannia brings us the ope l j l ,, proceedings of the trial, at Ilalifax, of the Saladin. ID derers. The Court of Admiralty met on the 11th July -0 ,, u e r Admiral Sir Cha r l es Ad ams ta ki ng hi s seat tj-Frc•,- Presi dent, and having th e Chi e f J us ti ce an d M r. Justice ;IL liburton on his right, and Mr. J us tic e Hill and 0 • Justice Bliss on his left. of The prisoners were brought i n t o C our t i n c ustouf /0 , the High Sheriff, and, six in nu m b er , were p l ac ed t bar and arraigned. The prise ners severally pleaded not guilty. Seda te The four first, viz., G eorge J onf . s , J o h n Char l es William Trave,ties alias Willi am J o h nso n, an d Gustavus Ander , on, were charged in the indictme n which were read, with piracy en the high s e , b , committed on the 14th o f A pr il l ast, a nd ' e murder of Alexande r M ac k enz i e, master of ind Saladin, and Robert Mitchell, the mate ; subsequently of Geor ge Fi e ldi ng a passenger, the ins,;-:1 gator of the revolt, or a person name unknown ; William Carr and John Galloway were charged °l o t the murder of the said George Fielding, a n d also George Fielding the younger. wik The plea of not guilty wa s , w ith t wo exceptl uttered in a firm tone of voice, a lth oug h th e men tj ;; s peared to feel the awfulness of their situatima. J 01 35 5 .120 in particular was mu s h d e j e ct e d, an d on en t er ing dock siglied deeply. On the inquiry being made wh e n th e p r i sone rs Nyn, be readygfor their trial, Mr. U n i ac k e s t a t e d on Thurso,/ and the Court was accordi ng ly adjourned over till w day. of The trial was resumed again on the 18th, the oi l ) a t the Britannia's sailing from Halifax, so that we O n° have the result until the arrival of the next steamer' , ROYAL THAMES YACHT Cum.—The meeting o v i the members of this club convened en Monday nig: h n t ' e te the British Coffee House, o n th e su bj ec t o f the (11510'0 relating to the sailing match for Captain Cockselot cup, was very numerou s ly a tt en d e d . Th ere are gbieb difficulties in the matter, and as th e occurren ce gave rise to the meeting took place some time 'be it may be better at once to allude to it. 0.12 , o p, conclusion of' the match for Captain Co c k se dge's - 1 ,01 Lord Alfred Paget object e d t o th e cu p b e i ng presel i b d to Mr. Wilkinson, the owner o f th e Ph an t om, whinh de come in first, on the grounds that having used her J; e fs 1$ anchor to avoid running foul of some craft, he had he with its hawser in the water, instead of taking it sb, cl oot again; and further, that on turning u p from Gravesen u o Phantom had fouled the My s t er y ; b u t as th e pro test (, P oe Lordship was not signed by two captains sailin i la ci match, agreeably with the rules of the club, and as or te a consented to withdraw it, observing that he had prot e ' t be for the sake of those who had backed the boat onlY'oe cup was, in due form presented to Mr. Wilkinson , p owner of the Phantom. The affair apPol s , t have created som e s ti r amongst aquatic gentle-00s and a requisition, signed by seven member s lo p upwards, having been forwarded to the secre:tiog calling upon him to summon a spec i a l al e ias 4 on the sultject, the gentlemen assembled night. Mr. Harrison, the commodore, took the c o e' and after a very length e n e d, ver y genera l, and n ro' what warm discussion amongst the members, it Wa s la r de° posed by Lord Suffield, and seconded by Mr. T vil o th e Hodges, that the matt er i n di spu t e b e referred bir9 sailing committee, who se d ec i s i on s h a ll b e fi n al, j , is was carried by a majo r ity o f 4S to 7 . Lord Alirred the course of a ve r y man l y a dd ress, sa i d he collet°, e,eso` boat like a horse, publi c p ro p er t y, an d h e was desi fr eill° prosecuting the inquiry for the sake only of thos e had backed his vessel. 1 1/s ‘ . WORKINGTON ANNUAL AT HLETIC MEETING e 0 - 0 annual display of th e s t rengt h an d acilify- of the I A r h e Cumberland, took pl ace on Th urs d ay l ast; and frcuwhil' turn we have received of th e s p or t s o f t h e d a y, bto gro s a we are unable to gi ve a t l eng th, i t appears t here t . De e lack of competitors in the fi e ld. Th e pr i ze w as I °, rout, weights, not ex:.eeding 101 2 - stones; and in the fit s ", e d; no less than 28 couples an d an o dd man were 0470, the second, 14 couples and a n o dd man; i n the w o f couples and an odd man ; in the f our th, 4 co uples; 3, fifth, John Ivison, of Carlisle, threw William SP Jose' Threlkeld ; and Joseph Holloway, of Penrith, thr e ;l l o o !,,/ than Robinson, of Seaton ; an d i n th e s i xt h an d no jec laP - Holloway threw Ivison t w i ce , an d was conseque ntly' 1 " the victor. Th e CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—A NEW STR E V e e,I il i°c; Commissioners of Se wers f or th e Cit y h ave g iven u i t o 1 ; for making a sewer, which is now in course of erec 4 pet Moor-lane, Cripplegate, preparatory to a new str e- s iew, l3 o , formed, which it is intended to lead to Islington, P5_ 5 a ..0, 6 ,4 the Eagle Tavern, across Shepherd-and-Shepherd7nte pees which spacious area is at present marked out for ths A l be t. W;i l buildings. Several houses will have to be remove d is Moor-lane and Chiswell-street for the thorougt_ sx 'so sit ; 0 when completed, will open a new line of road, fr u f l ar eh- ! o . () wark-bridge and Cheapside to Islington. A new c ro se. , e , also be built Oil the line in Moor-lane, for which dpa le Y et : old workhouse of the parish of Cripplegate will be t a l/ s ic DETERMINED S UIEIDE. —Yesterday Air. ders tre M.P., held an inquest at the Camden Head o , g e e n c rl a at: oo Islington, on the body of John Bradley, artist, residing at 2, Cumberland-row, Islington. t hree the deceased's landlord, stated that at half-past ,„ (1 to .. 40 on Sunday evening, his attention was attra_c L ii ` oe e. o'o kitchen by a noise resembling the coughing of,u &cells : t o he went towards the kitchen, he was met or mother, frantically calling for a surgeon to assist her sen t '' °r had, she said, burst a blood-vessel. He imrne al be foo d to g a surgeon, and then went to the kitchen, where , ree be t with his De t ad against sitting on the kitchen floor, wi c aret' paci It apPge against his brother's legs, and quite dead. been many months out of employ, which greattY -kg) t is ether e: but cut his throat in the presence of his molhearef• ec ted t mind, and in consequence of which his m- or drat razors from him. It was with his brother's raz his throat. verdict--" Temporary LusaiiitY." THIS DAY S NEWS UNION-HALL. - -(THIS DAY.) John Lynch and Sarah. Lynch were charged with creating a riot and disturbance in the shop of Mr. W. Mouls, publi can, of Newington-butts ; and Sarah Lynch was further charged with violently assaulting Mr. Mouls, when at the station-house. The prisoners came into the front of the bar and called for some beer, and soon after commenced quarrelling with the company, and their conduct was so violent that they created a mob of upwards of 200 persons round the house, and it was with the utmost difficulty that the police could convey them to the station-house. 1 The male prisoner was ordered to find bail to keep the peace for six months, and the female prisoner was fined 10e., or seven days' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The prisoners were locked up in default. John Bolter was charged with unruly conduct in the gal lery of the Surrey Theatre, and throwing oranges on the stage.—Fined 2s. 6d. Several persons were fined in the sum of 10s. for causing obstructions on the pavement, by placing baskets of fruit far sale. .71c1/7TIIAILL said the obstruction was a great nuisance, and he would fine all parties who came before him. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JULY 31.—Wind, strong westerly breeze and cloudy, with rain at times. It blew strong in squalls last night. BRISTOL, JULY 30.--Acrd. Pamelia, Ottawa, and Ellerslie, Quebec. DEAL, JULY 30.—Wind A.M. W. to W.S.W.,moderatc ; P.M. S.W., strong breeze.—Arrd. Rachel, Scott, Batavia for Am sterdam; Christian, Ronne, St. Croix for Copenhagen; Brute, Curtis, Havannah for Hamburgh. Sid. Sir Walter Scott, Quebec; Vriendschaap, Batavia. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breeze and squally.—Arrd. Monarch, London for Calcutta. Sld. Joseph Hume, London. GUERNSEY, JULY 28.—Sld. Lama, Ichaboe. COWES, JULY 30.—Arrd. Riga, Nasen, Matanzas. PLYMOUTH, JULY 30.—Wind W., strong gale.—Arrd. Janet Izeit, London for Newport, and Cape of Good Hope. Sld. Edward, Quebec. FALMOUTH, JULY 30.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breeze.—Arrd. Albion, Simpson, Virginia ; Acadi a , Q ue b ec. O ff, Jane Avay and Lockwood, Virginia ; Clemence, Porto Rico, and sailed for Havre. _ PLYMOUTH, JULY 30.—The sloop Good Intent, Lake, from Newport to this port, is ashore on Drake's Island, and fills with the tide. LIVERPOOL, JULY 30.—Wind S. to W.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Ann Mindel, Calcutta ; Mandane, Hutchison, Bombay ; Wm. Large, Paningham, Jamaica ; Delaware and The Duke, New Orleans ; John Thompson, Miramichi ; Con queror, Eagle, Kar, Melton, Duff and Thoburn, Montreal ; Canada, John, Lady Milton, and Wm. Fisher, Quebec. Sld. Hasford, Berbice ; Hibbert, and Merry Wench, Buenos Ayres ; Southerner, New York ; Saucy Jack, Montreal. Arrd. Plutus, St. Andrews. Off, Margaret Pollok, Jane Augusta, and Calcutta. The Pennsylvania, from New Orleans, is ashore on Great Burbo, and it is expected will receive con siderable damage— passengers landed. CLYDE.—Arrd. Sydney, Park, Demerara ; Acadian, Auld, Charleston ; Charles, Lowe, New Orleans ; Adam Carr, Scott, New York ; Messenger, Marcliss, and Northumberland, M'Kinglay, Montreal ; Wandsworth, Quebec. DUBLIN, JULY 28.—Arrd. Fellowship, Armstrong, St. John's, New Brunswick. WATERFORD, JULY 28.—S1d. Bolivar, Lady Bagot, and Ann Paucy, Quebec. Conic, JULY 28.—Arrd. True Blue, Buctush ; John West, Prince Edward's Island. Off, George, Aliramichi, Teazer, Richebuc to. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN - EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. We had rather a large show of Monday's unsold samples of English Wheat, while the demand for that article was in a very sluggish state at barely previous rates. In foreign Wheat so little was doing that the prices were almost nominal. Barley and Malt were a slow sale, and might have been pur chased on lower terms. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, were about stationary. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Earley. Oats. I Flour English 7BO qrs. 290 qrs. 20 qrs. 2,070 sacks. Irish 1 ...... 8,340 - Foreign 5,320 8,930 10,900 -- Malt, 2,400 qrs. HITECHELP For prime Beef and Mutton we had EL a . steady demand at full prices; otherwise the trade ruled heavy. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 3s 4cl to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s per 81bs S UICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—Within the last few days the people of Gravesend have been painfully excited by the self - destruction of the Rev. G. Harris, minister of one of the churches ;in the City. The unfortunate gentleman, who was about 48 years of age, left town last Saturday week with his lady and two daughters, in the hopes that a change of air would benefit his health, he having, for the last three months, been in a very desponding state of mind. From in quiries made respecting the melancholy occurrence, it ap pears that at a late hour on Friday night he retired to his bedchamber with his wife, Mrs. Harris retiring to rest first. A few seconds, however, had barely elapsed before she heard a heavy fall in the room. She immediately rose, and per ceiving Mr. Harris lying on the floor, promptly got out of bed, and then made the awful discovery that he had laid vio lent hands on himself. The p o lice were instantly called in, when the lam en t e d gentleman was found to have inflicted a mortal gash in his throat with a razor, which was discovered on the top of the drawers ; and although Mr. Sanders, sur• geon, of High-street, was soon in attendance, and every means were resorted to to save his life, all proved ineffectual, and in less than a quarter of an hour he ceased to exist. An inquest was held by Mr. Carttar, one of the Coroners for Kent, on the body, and a verdict of " Temporary insanity" returned. The remains of the late lamented Dowager Coun tess of Leicester were interred at Longford Hall, D er byshire, on Monday, in the presence of her deceased Ladyship's nearest relatives. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle, who were to have come to town en route to Goodwood, are stay ing at Quiddenham Hall, ha retirement, in consequence of her Ladyship's demise. 1 ita evi tru Sul