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r 6.3 1 1 r 801 1 . ies of ''`qofi the occs„, t oe le build ° o f 0 0 he be fil: 1 2 13 0 0 Ida to a3 y ° f ens f nea Gbe r b op! e , e tle` v The c° , l illee lij •ariotts aegrei for t he Y ea ere to he - se e d ° the and e - 115 bir‘ Attie fs t v 0 beeo o 4 e bas'e gco.i.fter Plib" , ---- I'ARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS' (40,414 e Votes and Procced:n , s of the House of Cown,f,ns.) FRIDAY, JUNE '2l. SUGAR DUTIES BILL th, Re A p ta orter:: ; Motion made, and Question penpo , ed, 4 . That rem a en -ram's made by the Committee to the Bid be now f, orn second time :"—Amendment prorserl, to leave ord the second " That the" to the sought f the Question, in I leta l to add the words " distinction to be established p, a , t, e , in Free Labour and Slave Labour Sogar not being sup aetl'Y an v adequate definition in the Bill, and such absence 4 t i ton: . (uhil e it devolves an unusual and objectionable the p'..a nisurctionary power on the Government), leaving t o tt 4 !tiilt and Foreign r!&reha.nt in a state of uncertainty as th e r ron of ugtr, it is expedient either clearly to define P ty lt4 ttll v.ithin wich the merchant is to act, or to admit iktLabour and Slave Labour Sugar at the same rate of p.„11" lead thereof : Question put, " That the words pro ti he left out stand part of the Quest i on :" Th e H ouse t Orer MAJORITY —AYES, 183. A l i c _ 6, Jam e , qkt , En!wisle, William Mai Waring, T. 4,,_ i ',Captain Esaitt, Bielika al Manners, L,rd J. A'',4l.2_:Leluit,?l Eitcourt, T. G. B. Mgyaell, Captain ill4,:'sj 7 , i C 11. ; eilden, W. M Idmay, H. H. Jahn Aoirobu Edmund Peter Ferrand, NV. B. Manes, Richard Arl, th, si Forman T. S. • M,rdaunt, Sir J. 4 ,tliw r i'.2t , Ilu ,h Gaskell;lames Milnes M ,rgan, Octavius Ast.,, '6 4 , Geor 0 Glalston'e, W. E. Mundy, E. M. hc;,* , w illiain gi ki,Y, J c , seph G.adstone, Crtinitin Neville, Ralph E e' Cl () 'I Godson, Rich a nd Newport, Vi-count ai ' r i nel La ni i : , Willla rn Gordon, Captaia Nichol!, John Gore, M. Narreys, Lord 8,1 11: 8 C G „eorge Gore, V. Ormiby O'Bri . en, A. S. tari n , - , ,, ~a vid Gon!bitra, Heary P.lmer, R. Ili ni q l .. Tho rn , Graham, Sir James Palmer, G. t '4i nZt " i .k'h" . Greebe, T. Peel, Sir Koh , rt taAervillei T.B.tscount Gregory, W. 11. Peel, Jonathan 4 s - ' ' i 1 M. . Grim-ditch, Thomas Pluinotre. J. P. oe c k„.., noon Grogan, E twara Polhill, Frederick ke,,,lo'Li Will , am • Haltord, Henry Pol ingtoe, Viscount PAO, ' .'. Ikjor Hamilton J. Hans Powell, Colonel ~ N ,_, , 'arquis Hamiltou' GA. . Richards, Richard 4, itS„ I 'CK, Peter HarMiton, Lord C. Rolleston, Co:ouel t w i, - s 'di heriah Hamner, air John Round, Charles Gray tr ' Admir 1 h '''''',. Sir a Harcour s t, G. G. Round, John to w , . An. Hardy, John R .us, Han. Captain t.o "Ig4 J. s ce r_ , . liarris E A. J. Ruasell, Charles 11,.„ , Lord Ernest Hayes, :sir E. Russell, J. 1) 13 1 ,kit e , ' 1,„ w ,. Il• L. Heith-otc, Sir W. Slaw, Frelerick t" 4 41 ''''"s W Henertie, GW. Shirley E. J. iag, , !tleratin'd Henley, J. W. Shirley, E. P. i ' 4 o' 'o 'h( Thias 11-phiirn Sir T. B. Silithorp, Colonel s'lat,, , '? - , r Thomas Hodgson,'Lrd A. Smith, Abel it.bal.,44:.'ell:JS..ra".ll. Hodgson. k it ' S:nith, T. B. C. Sgmllett, A Ciga", AHapll'os • Somerset, Lord G. C hut es ' v iscou t Ho r ' G W Sotheron, T. H,. r . 11 e. W / 4 t lope, G. W. (O. ) .r.,' L. Horriby, John Stanley, Lord ‘-erk , '... R. Houldsworth, T. Sturt, Henry Charles et'c;,i,,..ir George Hu.hes Sutton, Hon. il. M ol, t °n, Sir V. liasey, Ambrose .Ten e nent, .1, E. '' , .sis .-t 'n , J. C. Hussey. 'llamas Th 4,ger, F. tri,„ol, Baker I ton, S. Tnompsou, A Id. I , ~,, 1,• , •., 4, 4), er I.l"am Jl - ,mes, William TS rahill, George -- grb ' -MI. G. l'ollernache F. J. D .Y.G(, Jrznyn. Earl ~til , ~..rge Jones, 'l'. Tollemache, J. r . .i,;; 1 ;,A. S. Kerr, D. Trench, Sir Frederick jci. u -.. Beckett Knight, F. W. Trevor, Hon. G. It. so, eorgo bo tt e:or Sir it. Lamy, Anthony Trotter, J. 1) o " 14 ' St Leg!), G. C. Turner, Edmund 40 41 , r C. Lennox, Lord A. Verner, Colonel r,° l lr Z.& 0. S. Lincoln, Earl of Vernon, Granville is'osr,! ° ''-iarquis of - Lindsay, H. H. Vesey, lion. Thomas gro, e orell, w Long, Walter Walsh, Sir J Ik. • , 1:n o „, • 111 ,1 a1 "". H. H. Lopes, Sir Ralph Whitmore, T. C ,a, 'i NV S. . I) 'tour \V• ' Lyall. George Wodehouse, Eunionv y 5 Ibre be Hoa. a Lygon, Gen,-ral Wood, Colonel ,:art non ge M`Geachy,Wynn, C. W. I.‘At ' oo r at "s Buller Mackenzie, Wm. F. Yorke, Hon. E. T. Kter t , - )4 •• Viscount Mackinnon, \ V. A. TELLERS. ' 44 4, L' o sjr P. G. M`Neill, Duncan Young, John 44 Mahon, Viscount Baring, H. B. 4rc hbei i MINORITY—NOES, 65. '1111, t ,. ( -. Robert Ferguson, Colonel Rawdon, .T. D. kri, . u r , :, Andrew French, F. Redington, T. N. 11, 1 „3, . r. to - 1i'. 441 . E, G Grey, Sir G. Ricardo, J. L. Howard, C. W. G. Rice, E. R. )6 ., eti e, E. i Howard, E G. Russell, Lord John 11 to ,V, Jiy-in P. )I' , erto n j Howick, Viscount Scholetield, J. 11 J. Langstan, J. H. Shed, R. L. )I, 4 teifd, i v Langton, W. Gore Smith, Vernon 4 4 ' G. S. ' Layard, Captain Stanley, W. 0. ~,`', : obk•. M maul yy, T. B. Stanton, W. H. C'Ett C, Sir T. APTaggart, Sit J. Strickland, Sir G. Itt e ; ' John Marstind, Henry Thornely. . Thomas t kl 'll. 8.1 )4' 34 41 - blunt; O. F. Troubridge, Sir T. k 11 w ,,,,.,e, Captain Murphy, F. S. Tufnell, Henry - ' 4 '"'", G. H. Norreys,- Sir D, J. Warburton, H. k 4 °n, w ti 4n iStou n .3 J. O'Brien, J. Ward, H. 0. t ) 11 a ' 1 , Georg • 'O'Connell. MJ. Wawn, J. T. p,'kaiii i g O'Conor Don White, Colonel 11. Oda, .", Viscount Papt, Frederick Yorke, Redhead IL , 44,' , Admiral Pattison, Jam ,s th, avid Philips, Mark TELLERS ` 4 lllO Si r John Plumridge, Captain Bowring, r. hde, Sir T. P0113°111 , 3 , , C. F. A. Ewart,,William DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Se , (IN THE COMMITTEE.) trii i ,„ 4ll d Clause ( That so far as no particular religious doe -11,403 or opinions, or mode of regulating worship, shall on the me at the deeds or instrument declaring the trusts of any such l ia g i l n t ;_house, be required to be taught or forbidden to be tits therein, the usage of twenty-five years shall Le conclu '4egiii'Fnee of the religious doctrines which may properly be Vie, „in such meeting-house, &e.):—Amendment proposed, ho 14 'lle word " therein," to insert the words, " and where Stiy k rt ielllar religious doctrines or opinions are contained in tie r " ° °k or other document preserved amongst the authen ethi"°44 of any recognised synod or religious body eon ...Q 1 1 the 'Congregation frequenting such meeting-house:" eti on ut, 'a That those words be there inserted :" The t s Illntee divided : Aet, ) ,, MINORITY—AYES, 43. Aftda Colonel Hardy, John Pollington, Viscou nt 4 reh''eY. C. B. Harris, E. A. J. Rashleigh, William N: 4l . Captain Hayes, Sir F. Rushbrooke, Colonel ),N, te gn Y ,; Lor I Henley, J. W. Ryder, G. D. Vatk,r',.. Thorau Hunapherv, John Sibthorp, Colonel ro,c.the d,i. el d Jones, Captain Smith, Abel „''',l,,-, Sir ' A 11 an La, Hon. C. E. Smyth, Sir H. ( ~.'lt T :s Ni a r, WI,: Lefroy, v Antony Stewart, P. M. 'Mq4"), °(1 ,. 0 , Sir . John Lowther, H_on..CoL Taylor, Edward pi i ni,l, John C. M‘Geachy, F. A. Tollemache, John Oki,: ' , lon. W. F M.Taggart, J . Verner, Colonel (, 3 , P, lh' am 3 n , F. H. Manners, Lord J. 11144r41404,atillite .. :: , iE,taBuird.. , Northland, Lord TELLERS. 1.0, O'Brien. A. .Stafford Shaw, F. Palmer, G. J ocely n,lVisco tint aU. I . Plumptre, J. P. A eta lm MAJORITY—NOES, 161. , .;',61 1 a Sir T.' D; Forster, Matthew O'Connell, M. J. ' l,l a °..u ° H. mil_ Fremantle, Sir T. O'Ferrall, R. More Arb,i th , WilliarPacke, C. Wm. kk,v; ,, ,, ° t, Hun. H. Gaskell,James M. Patten, J. Wilson b. 41, . i vg,st.. George Gibson, T. M. Pechell, Captain zab iie ilham Gladstone, W. E. Peel, Sir Robert BP.' , a gn , vY n ' E A. Gladstone, J. N. Peel, Jonathan Clyne, Sir Stephen Pendarves, E. W. ta ' l 9 g. F.f" Gordon, Hon. W. Philips, M. ha 14 g, Th T. Graham, Sir James Plumridge, Captain tarn.4, 4 _, _ Thomas 4 , 0 k.:.. G. Granby, Marquis of Powell, Colonel eqi 4 ,. u, Viscount Grey, Sir G. Pracd, William T. Bernal ~ Lord G. Grimiton, Lord Protheroc, E. 4, , l l i e g_ltalph Grosvenor, Lord R. Pusey, Pailip „. k ,- .. 70re, R . . Halfarti, H. Bowdon, J. D. Z l d4 n o . \ , II: Harcourt, G. G. Rice, E. Royd Lrth,,,?- ,1 ,_ Henry G. Hawes, B. Ross, U. It. Owl, s ` c ' , , Peter Heathcote, Sir W. Russell, Lord John twin, Aorkiral Hervey, Lord Alfred Scott, Hill, Lord Marcus tcymour, Lord tg ' ocTi tg ,l l !l W. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Shelburne, Lord e , th e e "urst, J. Hope, Charl s Smith, B L r,,,,, , t0i1, J. till 'e, NV Hope, G. W. Hoskins, K. Smith,Rt.Hon. T. 8.0 Somerset, Lori 0. ts e r, N' - , in,,,, 1r J. V. Howard C. G. W. Stanley, Lord 'S 47. 5. , 11 . Sir H. Howard, J. K. Stanton, W, Henry ,r'll, John H Hoard, 11. Stuart, Lord James x:1 1 well , - • th t t, i ,!..clrard Hiatt, W. Stock, Sergsant In , .estre Lord Sutton, Hon. H M. Nyt 'W. L. WV, Irion, Sa'muel Tanercd, H. W. r‘ le t l; 4 , Rice It James, William Thesiger, F. , li . it• t R. cve . .eorge Jerniyii, Earl 'homely. Thomas Oeq . „,' , . H. Johnstone, Sir John Trench, Sir F. W. " 51 1 0 _,.."'n, Sir G Knatehbull, Sir E. Trevor, Hon. It e 4 , 1,..„ .h .,,,_ • Knight, Henry Gaily Tufnell, Fleury N n s. NV I" Leader, " J.T.Tumor, Christopher _„,,_l)to ~ p C. Vane, Lord H. C r 5 3 ,, H . '''• Lemon, Sir C. Lennox, Lird A. Vivian, J. IL l'': l4 ' ~Y G 1i4 1 ,, i w • Lincoln, Earl of Walker, R. t ) t I ' 4 , I E Long. Walter Warburton, Henry 4,. 3) Macaulay, T. B Wawn, John . 1. 1 1. k, 0 ” , .. Feckett Mackenzie, W. F. Welby, G. E. it -4 Q4 ttln M'Neill, Duncan White, Henry lklro h .„;,ir C. E. M jnwaring T. , Whitmore, T. C. hna,'V.March, Earl of Williams, W. Wodehoose, E. L . ? o t, Lor,„iscount tr ri sl r a il li an Nki i S. Wood, Charles A:.7 tt, i l ,'_!, . Moreland, H. Worsley, Lord t y 'a a il t! . ~',:r : . x nam Martin, John Wrightson, W. ter 2 ,B W. Martin, C..W. Wynn, C. W. *riii'n, Colonel Mitchell, Wyse, Thomas t,lbw e : o,l ,..Sir It. Morris, David oilet,' p..jr James Nichol!, J. TELLERS. t'h, iti t an ir NV. %V. Norreys, Sir D. J. Young, John . I ‘. Seaton O'Connell, M. Baring, Henry Q' ____ put, " That the Clause, as amended, stand part of The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 188. MINORITY-NOES, 62. EXPERIMENTS in the MARSHES "Wooimicu, Juszn 21.—Colonel Paterson, Colonel Lacy, Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Dun das, C. B , Lieutenant. Colonel Chalmer, Lieutenant-Colonel Sweeting, and Captain Palliser attended at two o'clock r.si. to-day in the marshes, to witness experiments isith an in vention, submitted to the members c.f the Select Committee by Mr. Marsh, the celebrated chemist, connected with the Royal Arsenal, whose name has been so often before the public in connection with simple tests for detecting the pre sence of mineral poison. The invention experimented with to-day consisted of three different kinds of applications of simple substances to the common fusee used for igniting the powder contained in shells, intended to burst when fired from large OeCes of ordnance. The description used on this occasion being one 68-pounder and two 32-pounder guns. Mr. Marsh, unlike many other inventors, makes no secret of the means by which he expects to regulate the bursting of the shells when they strike the Crject aimed i.t, and one of the modifications of his principle was very effective, one only out of nine shells fired with meal powder caps bursting at about 150 yards from the mouth of the gun, the other eight entering the butt, and exploding immediately on passing through, tearing the massive timbers in their progress into hundreds cf fragments, some of them very large pieces. The success of Mr. Marsh's discovery is entirely owing to the application of Jeffery's marine glue to attach the caps tilled with meal so - wder to the fusee, the whole opera tion being very simple and easily understood, without the slightest risk being apprehended when moving the shells about, or loading, as was shown to be the case with shells made to explode on the percussion principle. The whole of the shells fired, with the two other modifications of Mr. Marsh's discovery, burst, but were not so regular or cer tain in exploding at the requisite period as those used with caps filled with meal powder, as stated in the following detail : Three fasces filled with the usual composition for bursting shells were cut about two inches from the top into the form of the letter V, of sufficient depth to come into contact with the composition, and a piece of copper inserted and secured with the marine glue, that substance, in Mr. Marsh's opinion, being most eligible for the purpose, in consequence of its tenacity and expanding principle, at the same time that it possesses the power of preventing injury by the admission of moisture or the destruction to which fusees are liable by the ravages of the white ant in tropical climates. First shell fired from 32-pounder burst at the mouth of the gun ; second, from 68-pounder, entered the butt, and exploded instantaneously, with good effect ; third, from 32-pounder, burst at 200 yards from the mouth • of the gun. Three fasces, with four meal-powder caps in each, attached, and outside covered with marine glue. First shell, fired from 32-pounder, burst at 150 yards from the mouth of the gnu; second, from 68-pounder, entered the butt with instan taneous effect; third, from 32-pounder, entered the butt with equally good effect, in proportion to the size of the shell. Three fusees, with pieces ofwood in the form of letter V, with thin leaf copper betwixt, joined with marine glue. First shell, from 32-pounder, entered butt ; and exploded in pass ing through. Second, from 68-pounder, burst 200 yards from the mouth of the gun.- Third, from 32- pounder, en tered butt, and equally effective as the previous 32-pounder shell. Three fusees, with pieces of copper in the form of the let ter V, attached with marine glue. First shell, from 32- pounder, burst at about 150 yards from the mouth of the gun. Second, from 68-pounder, burst about the same dis tance. Third, from 32-pounder, entered the butt with good effect. Three fusees with caps containing meal-powder. One shell from 68-pounder, and two from the 32-pounders, all entered the butt with instantaneous effect. Three fusces, with pieces of wood and copper leaf, one shell from 68-pounder entered the butt, and one from 32- pounder • the other 32-pounder shell entered th e moun d, but all burst on striking the latter, at the moment it entered the ground. Three fusees with caps filled with meal powder. One shell from 68-pounder, and two from the 32-pounders, all en tered the butt, and exploded instantaneously with powerful effect. . _ _______ Three fusees, with pieces of wood and copper leaf, the whole joined with marine glue, as previously described. First shell from 32-pbunder burst at about 100 yards from the mouth of the gun. Second from 68-pounder at about 150 yards. Third from 32-pounder at about 100 yards, none of these having been Carried a great distance. The range of the guns was 4CO yards during the whole of the experiments. The number of shells fired was 24, eight 68-pounders and sixteen 32-pounders, and only one failed to enter the butt when carried the length of the range, and it was not above one foot east of the object aimed at. The river was also very clear of shipping, and the practice was carried on with only a few minutes'-interruption. The fee-farm rents, dispersed throughout eighteen counties, of the late Viscount Fitzwilliam, are announced in our columns, by Mr. George Robins, for absolute sale next month. It will be a capital cpportunity for the possessors of the fee-simple estates to have the means of purchasing, and thus relieving their property from a perpetual rent charge —a never-ending annoyance; and, with a view to a good income, it offers a tempting oppor tunity to solicitors, who by this means are entitled to a fee for each separate rent. If left in arrear a single week, a reminder puts a fee into the sdicitor's pocket, and will amount, in the aggregate, to a round sun , . They are situate in the following counties:— Bedford Rutland Essex Shropshire Hants . Stafford Hereford Suffolk Hertford Surrey Leicester Sussex Middlesex Warwick Northampton Wilts, and Norfolk Yorkshire. The advertisement gives additional particulars to illu mine the profession. DEATHS OF INFANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. —There have just been laid before the House of Lords, pursuant to order, some very remarkable returns, show ing the number f inquests that have been held for the last ten years, in England and Wales., upon the bodies of infants of one year old and under, distinguishing those cases in which verdicts of " murder," or " found dead" have been given by the juries at such inquests. The mere enumeration of the cares, with a few remarks subjoined to each, occupies a folio volume of more than 150 pages, which fact will afford some idea of the extent of mor tality among very young infant s , f rom th e var i ous " ill s that fle,h is heir to," or is most unnaturally exposed to, during that tender age. Some of the verdicts returned sound rather curiothly; such as the following, being very common among the list, and being selected at random from the immense numbers enumerated in the volume in question:—" Casually overlaid in bed by his mother;" "Found dead in his bed with his mother;" " Died sud denly by the visitation of God, of convulsions;" " Died by the visitation of' God, to wit, stoppages," or " to wit, in a fit ;" " Casually poisoned by an overdose of lauda num;" " Casually p )isoned by ,laudanum administered by mistake;" and the like. The number of verdicts of wilful murder against the mother, or " against some person or persons unknown," is still more terrible, proving_ that the attentio n o f t h e L eg i s l ature s h ou ld b e directed to the subject, in order to see whether the ex isting poor-law does not tend to cause such a fearful sys tem; and, it so, whether a statute that could even he suspected as tending to such results ought not to be suc ceeded by wiser and more liberal enactments. DARING SACRlLEGE.—lnformation has been circu lated throughout the Metropolitan anti City police, that on the night of the 13th instant the parish church of Everley, near Pewsey, Wilts, was broken open, and the following property stolen therefrom, viz , a Bible and Prayer-book (in a case), bound with dark green morocco, name written inside, " Emma Annatta Astley ;" a Bible with dark cover, name written inside, "Frances Astley ;" four Bibles, marked on the outside " Society for Pronioting Christian Knowledge," and written on the inside " Everley Church, 1844 ;" six Prayer-books, similarly marked ; and *a Prayer-book, written on the inside " W. Waterman," having a dark -coloured c oTer. A rew and of 101. is offered fur the discovery and apprehension of the COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OU E. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer, Braganza, which has been for some months past hauled upon Messrs. Thomas and John White's patent slip, and been lengthened thirty feet amidships, is now nearly ready to go afloat; she has been newly coppered, and will be launched next spring tides. Very few weeks more can elapse before the necessity of hauling up such huge- leviathans on the slip will be done away with, for we find the Messrs. White's, the 'proprietors of the extensive building-yard and dry-dock at West Cowes, have, in order'to keep pace with the' times, and provide for the wants of the shipping interest, commenced another great undertaking, viz., the construction of a dock, which is to be the largest in the world, capable of taking in the largest steamer afloat. We have, during the week, paid a visit to the spot, and were surprised to find what energy and means are being usid to bring this great, almost national, undertak ing to a completion, nature having, in a great measure,formed of herself the site selected. It was formerly the mast fiend, the whole of which has been piled in, and the soil, which is a thick stratum of clay, is already two-thirds excavated. The foundation of the dock-heads have been laid, and hun dreds of tons of stone have arrived, already prepared to lay down. There appears to be a most important object which the proprietors have in. view, and that is keeping clear a sufficient space at the head of the ddck to enable them at any future time to enlarge it. The entrance of the dock Will be more than sufficiently wide to admit therein the largest steamer without the necessity of removing their paddle -wheels. From the . magnitude of the work and pre cautions taken to meet all ends, the follies of the projectors of the Great Britain have been guarded against. Great benefit will arise from having so capacious a dock in this port; and the advantage will be great to the Royal Mail West India and other steamers ; and we hope the spirited and talented proprietors will meet with the success they so highly deserve. LAUNCH OF THE WATERWITCH. —All the scientific men in this neighbourhood were attracted to Cowes on this occa sion, and 'a splendid launch it was. Exactly at twelve o'clock she was, as it were, let loose. There was no coyness in the lady; but she rushed into the bosom of the brine as if it were her own, and she knew she had no equal on it. The waves received her as their queen. She sits on the water like a Wild sea-bird, and floats like a thing of air. The Corkes say neither of the new ones can touch her, and they are pretty good judges of what " the water likes." thieves. The Commission for Metropolitan Improvements had a meeting on Wednesday, at the office, in Whitehall place. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Colborne, Right Hon. J. C. Herries, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. H. Gaily Knight, Mr. Alderman Humphery, Mr. A. Milne, the Hon. Charles Gore, and Sir Robert Smirke. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MRS. BELANEY.— 4. 1 ; E POOR NEVER DAVE RELATIVES.—On Thursday 'Vakley, M.P , held an inquest at the workhouse, q,7 3 ' )6 Inn• l ane , on . the body of Enoch Lloyd, aged fifty dema tin-plate worker, out of employ, who was found * 4 1 41. ° ll Tuesday morning in a tap-room, at 31, Hatton the In his pocket was a penny, and his clothes, to use 4 11 of his landlord, were only fit for the scales.. l' `P'Y to a question from Mr. Wakley, the beadle said e t i c i, ,°ne of deceased's relatives had come forward. Mr. th e l ey observed that it was most extraordinary that b :, 1) "or never had relatives. Had some old guineas 1; ? 4 - ' found in poor Lloyd's pockets, parties would quickly tiir ri. s ll owil themselves,, and traced in his features a tlea;k3 likeness. The jury expressed a hope that his gain publicity through the press, in order r friends might be made acquainted with it. aj ~. 1), L '" -- " Natural death." the t 4 lsinn. TO 1,200 or THE POOR OF ETON. —At th%lnination of the proceedings connected with the laying le the e , f elindation. stone of the new buildings at Eton Col 4ast,' his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Thursday "-N e t ) ; ' ,i nner was given by the authorities of the college, in st lifit r iltion of the event, to 1,200 poor persons residing in the l owt -e ‘ , iii Plexon's field, within a few minutes' walk of the distiThe Provost (who was accompanied by several of his 114 11 ,,g a fished guests, including Viscount Morpeth, Lord 3,n., z the Hon. Henry. Ashley, M.P., Ralph Neville, 4 "-, Lord Rede,sdale, &e.), and the college au.thori th, were present during the repast. At the conclusion . of qer,. e „ ate nainment, grace having been said by the respective , i 4 W,,,l x aen ("ho were present) at the h of each table, - Q0 , 3 • ave the Queen" was sung in excellent style, the 4b ou tJoi n ilag in full chorus. The party retired to their homes is seven oclock. The whole of the .conveyed ufin i n f „he e art s r u tted meat and bread was afterwards . i p 0 ° t4le Eton union workhouse, to be divided amongst LIKING II.3 r in that establishment. tlioe ACCIDENT.--Thursday night last, about at e Se ck, as Madame 1111-..noz de Sotomayer, widow of theh et tesidecretary to th e Spa wish Ambassador, was returning to 4 4 4 _ ace, 43, P ent , ,n-street, Pentonville, on her arrival 9way -street, Ft* answick-square, she stopped to inquire '°: w n ()f a g e :atl;tnan, when they . were both knocked e Nvi4a. '..ahriolet, which was driven at a furious rate. e la, of the vehicle passed over her person, by which iijaa - donate lady was most seriously injured, and her its ld f ace were shockingly mutilated and bruised, through ` n44(1 b eing trampled upon by the horse. She was taken te 4 r- street police s t a ti on . h ouse i n a s t a t e o f insensi -4ni-I.,when Mr. Raven, surgeon, of Hunter-street, attended, aPPlying proper remedies, she was conveyed to . her ate. ` c c a cabriolet, where she now lies in a precarious 11 140 , The gentlernan whom she accosted was also very the Nured. The number of the cabriolet was taken by poll ee; and it is hoped the driver will be brought to justice. ski,,'ltrry OF PARLIAMENTARY RET U RNS.—For Years past Dr. Bowring has been in the habit of moy -1,4.,.c0r r eturns of the number of stamps issued to each news erp, pro'essAly as a test of the circulation. The follow aragraPb, from the Salisbury Journal will serve to show hope that of this p ar li am e n tary test ; but we the 'fl at our Contemporary will, in his next number, give due toname of the L on d on newspaper a ll u d e d to. This is p r eten c e a nse who do n o t see k to o b ta i n cre di t un d er f a l se qoae t i, :"--" A grocer of thi s town has th i s wee k h a d a vast I>er st :Y of tea bills and wrappers printed on blank newspa 12,ap,,;hir's, on which the title of one of the London morning pro e4r 7Peara. Th e stamps i n question had dou b t l ess b een li eg to swell out th e annual returns, and lead people to ktioae that the circulation of the newspaper in question IVP g r eater than it i s in reality."—Post. THAMES GRAND REGATTA. SECOND DAY. Yesterday morning opened propitiously, giving promise of a most delightful day; the shun shone resplendently, and all was bustle and animation at Putney. At as early an hour as two o'clock the various steamers, omnibuses, and other con veyances, began to discharge their passengers, and at the period the racing commenced everything which could be termed a boat was seen floating towards the scene of action. The Lord Mayor and several Aldermen of London, with the Navigation Committee, were aboard the City State barge, the Maria Wood ; and other large boats with awnings, decorated with a liberal supply of streamers, had been moored on the Middlesex side of the river. Lord Castlereagh, the President of the Thames Regatta, and other noblemen and gentlemen with several ladies, were on board the Queen Victoria, which had been put in requisition for the umpires and the Com mittee. The Bishop of London had given permission to admit respectable company into his extensive and beautiful grounds on the Fulham shore, whilst the Vice-Chancellor of England entertained a numerous and distinguished party, who could command an admirable view of the matches: The sports of the day commenced with • AMATEUR PAIR. OARS RACE (Gentlemen), for two silver Cups. A. A. Julius and A. Dalgleish—Red. Harringtmi and Walmsley. Kennedy and Ronayne. G. Porter and J. Robinson. A. Earnshaw and S. Chapman. Betting was brisk; Dalgleish and Julius backed at even against the field. Earnshaw and his partner, and Kennedy and Rovnane, next dividing the interest. It was a capital race. Pink and light blue took the lead, and made a beau tiful neck-and-neck race ; the former, if anything, leading. Purple were making play in right good earnest, when they run foul of a skiff which was in the middle of the course, although its occupants had been frequently warned to row out of the way. The rowing up the Reach was very fine, red gradually shaking their opponents, light blue, off; and the latter bestowing a similar favour upon pink. In this order they passed the Crab -tree; red being about five boats' length in advance of light blue; and light blue the same distance of pink. They continued in this order to Hammer smith-bridge, where red passed through ten lengths a-head of light blue, with the most apparent ease; pink being about ',le same distance astern of light blue. 'he FIFTY SOVEREIGNS PRIZE for four-oared boats. In three heats. • FIRST HEAT. The Star Club, Fulham—Red. A. Akers. I H. Bowen. E. Bryson. I M. Chasemore. A. Bowen, coxswain. The Avon Club—Green. Saunderson. J. Clayton. Western, coxswain. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Crew. Henry Clasper. I 'William Clasper. Robert Clasper. I Edward Hawkes. coxswain. It. Clayton. Price. As smart a start as ever was witnessed was followed by the Newcastle boat taking the lead, and the other two being oar and oar until after passing the Star and Garter, when red went into the second place. The Newcastle men held the lead with the most perfect ease throughout, and won by twenty or thirty lengths, the Star Club being second. This race was up to Chiswick Eyot. SECOND HEAT. Hammersmith Cutter Club—Light blue. W. Biffin. G. Wright. W. Wright. J. Wait. W. Mansell, coxswain. Lambeth Aratic Club. W. Norris. T. Crockford. D. Harrison. A. Wentwell. E. Weeble, coxswain. The Hammersmith Cutter Club took the lead for two mi nutes, when their opponents came up oar and oar with them, and after a dozen hearty pulls passed them, but in five mi nutes more they were oar and oar, and a gallant race for the next mile followed, in which they were alternately half a length a-head. Light blue then got the lead, and kept it, winning by three lengths. GRAND DRAT. The Newcastle, the Star, and the Hammersmith Clubs were the competitors. Newcastle went right away with the lead, never gave their opponents a shadow of a chance, and won easily. WATER3IEN'S SCULLS. FIRST HEAT. Church (red). Forest (orange). Barrow (orange and white). R. Newell (pink). T. Coonibes (green). T. Maynard (black). SECOND HEAT. D. Coombes (stripe). Watts (yellow). Pocock (light blue). , Leach (purple). White (black and white). Wilson (red and white). Green took the lead in the irst heat, orange and white and pink being on either side of him. Pink then laid down to his work, soon shook his opponents off, and gallantly main tained the lead, winning by five lengths, green being se cond. [From the Tyne Mercury of Tuesday last].—DFATH FROM PRUSSIC Acm.—A great sensation has been produced in the quiet village of North Sunderland during the past week, by the sudden death of Mrs. Belaney, and the extraordinary circumstances attending it.—[Then follows an abridgement by the Tyne Mercury of the facts of the case as they appeared in The Sun.] Two letters have been received in North Sun derland, one stating that Mrs. Belaney was very ill, and that two physicians were attending her, and the other announcing her death ; both, however, had been written after her decease. It is said that the body of Mrs. Skelly, the mother of the deceased, will be disinterred, as there are suspicions afloat as to the cause of death ; more especially from the strange manner in which the funeral was conducted. Mrs. Belaney, whosedeath has cast a gloom over the village, was 22 years of age, and beloved by a large number of devoted friends ; she was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Skelly, of North Sunderland, and has therefore no brother in Essex, as stated by the daily papers, nor has the prisoner possessions in West moreland. FATAL CHAISE ACCIDENT. —Yesterday Mr. Riggs held an inquest at the Prince's Head, Prince's-street, "West minster, on the body of William Beck, aged 72, formerly a job -master. It appeal el from the evidence of the waterman attached to the hackney-coach stand, Palace-yard, that he was standing near the Mitre and Dove, at the corner of King -street and Bridge-street, on Thursday afternoon, and saw a pony and chaise, in which deceased was, coming up King-street, from Downing-street, towards the Abbey, at a rate that convinced him the pony had run away. Several persons, as well as witness, tried unsuccessfully- to stop the animal, ,esibi oreturnedy ,s meeting_ g sa with ht ea,rpa nrdo slipping cart as into o nG it George-street, ca ege t s- n ts e o stone nr eee u t„ t crossing n from t he L in e g cti s o t n rwe o he t ti it, fell on its side, and the deceased, who was standing up right in the chaise about to jump out, was pitched into the road, and fell on his head and side. He was picked up bleeding and insensible, and instantly conveyed to the Westminster Hospital, close by. Mr. It. 13. Bowman, said the deceased. was admitted with slight injury to the left side of the head, but with fracture of several ribs on the same side. The fractured parts were driven into the lung, which caused deceased's death yesterday morning. Mr. Kennett, of Queen-square, to whom the pony belonged, said . it was so docile that his wife chiefly drove it. Verdict— " Accidental death." SAUSAGES FOR THE MILLION.—Thomas Rose, a salesman, in Smithfield Market, was brought before Alder man Gibbs, at Guildhall, charged by Sergeant Lambert, with having exposed two cows for sale in Smithfield Market which were unfit to be killed for human food. Mr. Charles Clarke, a veterinary surgeon, stated he was called upon to examine the cows, and found them in such a diseased state that they were totally unfit to be slaughtered for butcher's meat. The prisoner stated that the cows were not intended to be sold for slaughter, but for fattening ! Lambert assured the Alderman that there was a class of butchers who bought up this description of animals in the market, for the purpose of converting them into cheap sausages "for the million I" Frederick Willis, the owner of one of the cows, said, that he had no idea of its being sold for slaughter, for it would not have been worth 405.. for butcher's meat, whereas it might have fetched 5/. as a speculatipn for grazing. The Alderman said he should not only order the cows to be destroyed, but hold the salesman to bail, himself in 501. and two sureties of 25/. each, to appear at the next session to answer an indictment for exposing them to sale ; and moreover he should order the City Solicitor to prosecute! THE •SIT - N, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 2,' 1344, TILE WELSH CHURCH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) " Put me, ,I pray that, into one of the priests' offices that 1 may eat a piece of bread." However, in these days of degeneracy, we may lament the &cline of zeal in the ministrations of the ordered priest, we must at least acknowledge that it has lost none of its pristine ardour in the aspirations of the can didate for that holy office. The " piece of silver " and the ." morsel of bread" still exercise their influence in ail its native freshness and vigour. Nqr are these crav ings of the aspirant permitted to remain unalloyed. The importunity of the seeker awakens the sympathy of the bestower of office in a manner truly exemplary ; both exert themselves with the most laudable emulation to carry into effect the principles upon which they are con federated. But if we would see this system in its full and perfect organisation, we must step over into Wales, and look at the practice of the Welsh Church ; and there we shall find the " piece (4 silver " and the " morsel of }weal " stand out as prominently as if they formed the subject of one of the queries in the ordination service, and some essential qushficaticn were connected with their.presence. In that unhappy country we shall find this pernicious system as regularly maintained as if some dire fatality rested en the land, for there we shall find prelates and patrons, caniUdates and examinors, exerting themselves to carry out this baneful principle with the infatuation of men doomed to fulfil a curse. We have already pointed to the custom in the Welsh Church of denying to the people the . serviee in their native tongue, and thereby excluding them from the communion, and ultimately driving them to the Dis senting chapels. We will now advert to a concurrent practice, a branch of the same cankered trunk, of ad mitting into orders and instituting to livings men unqua lified for their office, through an utter ignorance of the language of the people whom they undertake to in struct. That an abuse so enormous _should be suffered to exist is absolutely incredible, except upon positive and ocular testimony ; but, unhappily, in Wales such testimony thrusts itself upon our notice, in whatever direction we move. For the last century the Welsh bishops have none of them been natives of the Princi pality, and, of course, true to the system of nepotism by which they themselves, were placed in their respective stations, they never failed to best° a' upon their English relatives and friends such livings and dignities as fell to their gift, and were worth accepting ; amid where pri vate advowsons existed, the same system of presents non obtained ; the bishop, of course, extending toWards other patrons a liberal indulgence, and refraining from too rigid an inquiry into qualiticatioes: By such prac tices the Welsh churches became to a great extent occu pied by men unacquainted with the language of the country ; the poorer benefices alone escaping the cor rupting influence. In the course of time the effects of this system began to show themselves in the rise of Dis sent, and the inhabitants of the Principality, from being a strict and constant Church-going people, became a race of determined and inveterate Dissenters. Doubtless, it was no trifling sense of injury that could compel a people, so attached to ancient customs as the Welsh, to forsake the hereditary habits of their country, and abandon those places of worship to which they had re sorted in their youth, and where the graves of their fore fathers lay. But such was the violence done to their feelings by the unprincipled and oppressive proceedings of those ecclesiastical traffickers who were sent amongst them, that the strong bands of early attachment, and even of religious association, were rent assunder, and the people of Wales are at. this moment a nation of Dissen ters, becoming every day more and more exasperated against that Church out of whose communion they were driven. However, at length these evils began to assume an as pect so threatening, that it was determin e d that p e rsons appointed to Welsh parishes should be acquainted with the Welsh language, and that all candidates should un dergo an examination in that language. The effect of this was that every man who had any prospect of a Welsh curacy, or a Welsh living, applied himself with all his energies to the acquiring of the language, pro mising himself to be able in the few months allowed him, to master a new and difficult language, whose idioms and pronounciation were, previous to that time, totally unknown to him. And now we find another striking feature present itself to our view : the bishops are, but with one single exception, all of them utterly and hopelessly ignorant of the language, and, therefore, the examination is entrusted to a deputy. How that duty is performed will not be asked, when we state of the multitudes of candidates of all ages and capacities who, after four or five months' study, have offered themselves for examination, tot one has ever been rejected. Men are often plucked, in a Latin exami nation, after a course of study of ten or fifteen years ; but a man acquires Welsh in half as many months ! Aye, and is entrusted with the communication, through that language, of the great mysteries of salvation ; he ir, thus scantily provisioned, sent forth to instruct the igno rant, to combat error, to dispute with the subtle and fluent Dissenter, and, in a word, to fill an office in which, of all others, a knowledge of language and a command of idiom and phraseology are indispensable. Well then, the newly-appointed minister commences his laboure. His first essay excites derision ; his next creates dis- gust ; his thiid or fourth begins to empty his church ; and before his half-dozenth is finished, preparations are making for erecting a new dissenting chapel in his parish. And how can we expect that it should be otherwise ? The Welsh are, of all peoplo on earth, the least likely to be satisfied with mediocrity,in the addresses they hear from the pulpit. They are accustomed to a style of oratory of the most stirring character. When the London re porters visited the Principality during the late disturb ances, though by no means disposed to speak favourably of the Welsh, yet in this respect they were constrained to acknowledge a degree of excellence of no ordinary occurrence. After having attended the public meetings on the mountains, and the religious assemblies in the chapels, and listened to the various speakers addressing the people in their native language, and thus feeling thensel;res competent to form it — corieet opinion on the subject, these men have told us distinctly, that they have heard the most eloquent and distinguished speakers in Britain, in the church, the senate, and at the bar, and yet for action, delivery, fluency of language, and effect upon the hearers, they never saw the real orator till they came amongst what they designate as " the in spired peasantry of Wales." And it is to this people that the English bishops of Wales send men to preach who, till within a few months of undertaking that office, have never pronounced one word of the language ! When, therefore, the people contrast the freedom of utterance of their native preachers, with the stammer ing, hesitating, and blundering of their new preceptors, and the manner in which the latter endeavour to squeeze the bold and masculine intonations .of the ancient British into the slender, wiredrawn accents of modern tea-table English, is it to he wondered at that they turn away with contempt and disgust, and seek some other instructors ? But what cares the new incumbent for all FINE ARTS. MAPS OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815. Captain Sibarne, the constructor of the well-known model of the battle of Waterloo which was exhibited so successfully for more than one season some few years since at the Egyptian Hall, has just co:npleted a series of maps illustrative of the campaign of 1815, which was crowned by the memorable victory of Wa terloo, and the subsequent march of the triumphant British and Prussian armies on Paris. These maps are eleven in number, are coloured with great beauty and nicety, and represent With the : ut most minuteness, and with a simplicity that there can be no misunderstanding, all the various move ments of the contending forces during their three days' hard fighting. Two of the maps are devoted to the delineation of the closing action at Waterloo, and those who study them with attention will have a distincter and completer idea of that murderous and obstinately contested - battle than they have yet had. The first of the two maps gives a view of the state of the field at a quarter before eight o'clock in the evening, when Napoleon, all his other chanceS having failed, had just issued orders for the final charge of the squadrons of the Imperial Guard. These brave veterans, - who are coloured in blue, to distinguish them from the British troops, who are coloured in red, are represented in the act of advancing at full speed in a compact, for midable body, up the long, undulating ridge behind which the English, with Wellington at their heal, were quietly waiting their approach. The names of the different divisions and brigades, both horse and foot, are also distinctly marked, together with the exact position they maintained at this critical mo ment. To the right of the spectator the Prussian auxiliary forces, coloured in green, are coming up at the extremity of the field by the road from Ligny, moving onward in heavy compact columns. In the second map, which exhibits the condition of the con- ' tending parties at five minutes past eight o'clock in the evening, we see the Imperial Guard scattered in all directions, and precipitately retreating from the ridge, with Adams's division apparently foremost in pursuit, mingled among them, and the Prussians by this time close, at hand. The representation of this last disastrous attack of the French Emperor is deeply interesting, and places the whole scene vividly before us. But indeed no spot or movement of any import ance is omitted in these maps. We have the attack and defenceof Hugouernout, with the exact appearance of its garden, the farm of La Belle Alliance, the high road leading across the field from Charleroi, and even the inequalities of the ground, its level and its rising portions, discriminated by shadows of more or less depth. The same praise that we have given to the two coloured maps of Waterloo may be extended to those which represent the battles of Ligny, Quatre- Bras, and I'Vavre, at the most critical period of these sanguinary contests. The idea of these maps is a perfectly novel one; and the constructor's (Captain Siborne) skill in military surveying has enabled him to give a scale of measurement which is characterised by the most scrupulous accuracy. The majority of our readers are of course perfectly acquainted with the particulars of the brief, but glorious and decisive campaign in Belgium; but we will venture to say that of all the careful and circumstantial descriptions they may have read of this campaign, none will give them so distinct, vivid, and correct an idea of its cha racter as these eleven maps. We should not omit to notice that they are engraved by Freebairn, who has acquitted himself of a difficult and complicated task with the greatest skill, spirit, and ingenuity, and dis , played first-rate abilities as an engraver. LITERATURE. HISTORY OF THE TVATERLOO CAMPAIGN. 2 Vols. Boone, London, 1844. " Some years ago," says Captain Siborne, the author of this history, " when constructing a model of the field of Waterloo, I found it necessary to make great exertions to procure that detailed information for which I had sought in vain in the numerous pub lished accounts of the military transactions of 1815 ; and ventured to apply to nearly all the surviving eye witnesses of the incidents which my model was in tended to represent. From officers of all ranks my application was responded to in a most liberal spirit. Thus was suggested the present work. Having be come the depository of such valuable materials, I felt it a duty to submit a true and faithful account of this memorable epoch." The author does himself no more than justice in alluding to the " true and faith ful" character of his history. It wears all the ap pearance of the most rigid truthfulness, and is in terspersed with notes, in which we find a variety of characteristic anecdotes, chiefly, as might be expected, of a military nature. The history commences with the landing of Napoleon in France, and gives detailed accounts of the immense preparations that he made for the campaign, which he foresaw was inevitable. It then proceeds to speak of the musterings of the Allied forces; of the" prompt measures taken by Prussia; and enters into the most circumstantial details respect ing the three or four desperate conflicts that preceded the crowning shock of Waterloo. But that portion of the history which the genetal reader will regard with the most interest, is the description of the last decisive conflict between the troops of Napoleon and those of Wellington, which possesses all the minute, matter-of-fact accuracy of a gazette, combined with a vivid and glowing power of description scarcely in ferior even to Colonel Napier's admirable " History of the Peninsular War." But indeed the work is written throughout in the most perfect con amore spirit ; and it is greatly to the author's credit that he does every justice to the bravery of the French troops, and the skilful dispositions made by Napoleon, pre viously to the commencement of the action. The volumes are embellished with portraits of the prin cipal French and English commanders— those of Soult and Picton are admirable likenesses—and at the close of the history there is an account, drawn up from the best authorities, of the numbers of regiments, cavalry and infantry, who took a share in the battle of Waterloo. We quote Captain Siborne's animated description of the desperate charge of the Imperial Guard, just towards the close of the action. It reads just like a bit of Napier's " History," an 4 we know not that we can give it higher praise : " Notwithstanding the terrible havoc made in the ranks of the leading column of the Imperial Guard, it continued its advance in admirable order, and with tie greatest enthusiasm. Several of its superior officers placed themselves at its head. Ney's horse having been shot under him, he drew his sword, and chivalrously led the way on foot, sustaining to the last his appropriate and well-earned nom de guerre—' le plus brave des braves.' General Friant, who commanded the grena diers, fell severely wounded. General Michel, Colonel en second of the chasseurs, was killed a few moments afterwards. The fall of the latter occasioned some hesi tation—the Ist battalion of the 3d regiment of Grena diers halted ; but at the call of General Poret de Mar van, who commanded it, it renewed its advance at the pas de charge, amidst loud shout of Vice l'En:preur!' As the column neared the rise of ground which consti tuted the highest point of the ridge occupied by the right wing of the Duke's line, it gradually passed the line of fire hitherto directed upon it by the greater por tion of the batteries on the British right of that point. this? He has got his "piece of silver "and" morsel of bread?" What cares the patron? He has provided for his friend. What cares the bishop? He looks forward to be translated to a more lucrative see. Wellington rode up to the British foot-battery posted in the linmediate right of Maitland's brigade of guards, with its own right thrown somewhat forward, nod ad dressing himself to an artillery officer (Lieutenant Sharpin), hastily asked who commanded it. The latter replied that Captain Bolton having just been killed, it was now under the command of Captain Napier. The Duke then said, Tell him to keep a look-out to his left, for the French will soon be with him.' The message had scarcely been communicated, when the bearskin caps of the leading divisions of the column of the Im perial Guard appeared just above the summit of the hill. The cannonade hitherto directed upon this point from the distant French batteries now ceased, but a swarm of skirmishers .opened a sharp and teasing fire among the British gunners. In the next moment, however, they were scattered and driven back upon the main body by a sudden shower of canister, grape, and schrapnel shells, poured forth from Napier's guns, which now kept up a terrific fire upon the column, within a distance of forty or fifty yards. Nevertheless "the French guards conti nued to advance. They had now topped the summit. To the astonishment of the officers who were at their head, there appeared iu their immediate front no direct impediment to their further advance. They could only distinguish dimly through the smoke extending from Napier's battery, the cocked hats of a few mounted officers, little imagining, probably, that the most pro minent of these was the great Duke himself. Pressing boldly forward, they had arrived within fifty paces of the spot on which the British guards were lying down, when Wellington gave the talismanic call—' Up, guards; make ready I' and ordered Maitland to attack. It was a moment of thrilling excitement. The British guards springing up so suddenly in a most compact four-deep line, appeared to the French as if starting out of the ground. The latter, with their high bonnets, as they crowned the summit of the ridge, appeared to the Bri tish, through the smoky haze, like a corps of giants bearing down upon them. The British guards instantly opened their fire with a tremendous volley, thrown in with so much coolness, deliberation, and precision, that the head of the column became, as it were, convulsed by the shock, and nearly the entire mass staggered under the effect. Inless than a single minute more than three hundred of these brave old warriors fell, to rise no more. But the high spirit.and innate valour which actuated the mass were not to be subdued by a first repulse. Its officers placing themselves conspicuously in its front and on its flanks, called aloud, waved their swords, and, by encouraging words and gestures, commenced a deploy-, ment in order to acquire a more extended front. But the head of the column being continually shattered and driven back upon the mass, by the well-sustained and rapidly destructive fire by which it was assailed within so extremely limited a :pace, this attempt altogether failed. The front of the column was becoming momen tarily more disordered and broken up, men were turning round and disappearing by the flanks, whilst others in the rear began firing over the heads of those before them. The confusion into which the French guards had now bent throWn became manifest. The Duke ordered Maitland to charge,; whilst, at the same instant, the gallant Lord - Saltoun, equally alive to the real t•ituation of the column, called out, Now's the time, my boys The brigade sprang forward, with a loud cheer, to the charge. Numbers of the French guards nearest to the British, threw down their arms and knapsacks, and dis pased. The flanks began rapidly to spread out ; and tlicT4 Cie mass partaking more generally of the panic, ap pearej as if rent asunder by some invisible power. At the same time ' Halkett, notwithstanding the fierce con flict in which Alien's diviSion was then engaged, most judiciously pushed forward his two right regiment;, the 33d and 69th, a short distance, to cover, if possible, Mait:and's brigade from any flank attack that might be attempted by a part of Donzelot's troop, and such - - ad- • vanced position.offered considerable security to the bri gade of guards as it subSequently retired to re-focal. " The British guards had continued their charge some distance down the slope of the hill, when Maitland per ceived the second attacking column of the imperial guard advancing .on his right, and exposing his brigade to the imminent risk of being turned on that flank. He ac eirdingly gave the order to face about and retire ; but amidst their' victorious shouts, and the noise of the firing of cannon and other arms, the command was imperfectly understood, and the first sense of danger led to a cry of Foram square' being passed along their line, it being naturally assumed that the enemy's cavalry would take advantage of their isolated position ; which, however, was not the case. The flanks of battalions gave way as if to form square. Saltoun conspicuously exerted him self in endeavouring to rectify the mistake, but in vain ; and the whole went to the rear. The confusion in which they retired was unavoidable ; but it was not the con fusion consequent upon either defeat or panic ; it re sulted simply from a misunderstanding of the command ; and no greater er more distingui • hed proof coald be af forded of the excellent order, cool self-possession, and admirable discipline of these troops, than the steadiness, alacrity, and intelligence with which, upon regaining the crest of the ridge, they obeyed the command, then given; of Halt, front, form up.". HORACE IVAIPOLR'S LETTERS TO SIR IL MANN. Vols. 3.6 4. Bentley, Lonchn, 1544. The most characteristic feature in these volume 3 —in which Walpole's correspondence with Sir Horace Mann is brought to a close—is the memoir entitled " Short Notes of my Life," which profes es to be a brief summary of the principal events in the author's life from the year 1724 down to the year 1779, at which period the manuscript abruptly terminates. Horace Walpole, it may be remembered, is constantly declaiming in his letters against the self-conceit and pedantry of literary men; their society, with a few exceptions, he describes as being irksome to him in the extreme ; and nothing seems to give him greater annoyaece than the supposition that any of his friends or correspondents should mistake him for one of the fraternity. Like Congreve, when Voltaire honoured him with a visit, in token of his admiration of his abilities as a dramatist, Walpole profetses to be a gen tleman and not an author, just as though it were im possible that the two characters could be combined in the same individual. When resident in London, he represents himself as sedulously avoiding all literary coteries, and when in Paris eschews them with equal pertinacity, observing in one of his letters to that overrated wit, George Selwyn, "I have left off going to the Baron D'Olbuch's dinners, for there was no bearing the authors, philosophers, and savans, of which he has a pigeon -house full." We always thought that there was a g ood deal of affectation in this disclaimer of authorship, and dislike to the com panionship of literary men, and Horace Walpole's " Short Notes" of his life have confirmed us in the justice of our hypothesis. In these " Notes"—which he insisted on his executors not allowing to be pub lished until a certain number of years after his death, and which are now fur the first time given to the world—he catalogues, with all the circumstantial minuteness of an auctioneer, not only every volume which he produced, and the exact year and even day of the month on which he produced it, but every scrap of prose and poetry which he wrote, com mencing with a boyish copy of Latin verses, which he composed on the marriage of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and which he takes special care to add, were thought worthy of being published in a Cambridge periodical of that period. And yet the man who is thus nervously solicitous to make posterity acquainted with everything he wrote, no matter how trivial, and who regards his literary compositions as the most im portant events of his life, is the same who professes an utter indifference to literary reputation, and thinks it beneath his dignity to associate on equal terms with authors ! The truth is, Horace Walpole was a man eaten up with vanity; the ruling passion of his life was a thirst for distinction in the world of letters ; he could not obtain this to the extent he desired; and took refuge therefore, from disappointment, in an ill-concealed, supercilious indifference. The grapes were sour, but they were wily sour when he found they were above his reach. But the widely diffused fame which he so much coveted, but missed, during his life, h.v.s been amply awarded him by the public voice since his death. He is now generally allowed to he the most brilliant letter-writer in the language, and neither time, nor circumstance, nor the proverbial caprice and mutability of fashion, are ever likely to diminish his celebrity in this familiar and delightful branch of literature. The letters contained in the volumes before. us, which were written at an ad vanced period of the author's life, are penned, for the most part, in a subdued and sober vein ; there are oc casional flashes of wit in them ; but shrewd, worldly common sense, flavoured here and there with a spice of piquant sarcasm, are their chief recommendations. As a specimen of his most earnest and animated manner, we subjoin Walpole's defence of his cele brated father, Sir Robert : " Last year Mr. Fox was burnt in effigy ; now, Mr. Pitt is.—Oh ! my dear sir, it is all a farce ! On this day, about an hundred years ago (look at my date), was born the wisest man I have seen. He kept his country in peace for twenty years, and it flourished accordingly. He injured no man, was benevolent, good-humoured, and did nothing but the common necessary business of the State. Yet he was burned in effigy too ; and so traduced that li!s name is not purified yet !—Ask why his me mory is not in veneration ? You will be told, from li bels and trash, that he was the Grand Corrupter.— What ! did he corrupt the nation to make it happy, rich, and peaceable? Who was oppressed during his admi nistration ?—Those saints, Bolingbroke and Pulteney, were kept out of the paradise of the Court ; aye, and the Pretender was kept out and was kept quiet. Sir Robert fal: a rebellion ensued in four years, and the crown shook on the King's head. The nation, too, which had been to lerably corrupted before his time, and which, with all its experience and with its eyes opened, has not cured it self of being corrupt, is not quite so prosperous as in the day of that man, who, it seems, poisoned its morals. Formerly it was the most virtuous nation on earth ! Under Henry the Eighth and his children there was no persecution, no fluctuation of religion : their ministers shifted their faith four times, and were sincere honest men ! There was no servility, no flattery, no contempt, of the nation abroad, under James the First. No ty ranny under Charles the First and Laud ; no factions, no civil war ! Charles the Second, however, brought back all the virtues and morality, which, somehow or other, were missing. His brother's was a still more blessed reign, though in a different way ! King Wiilit m was disturbed and distressed by no contending factions, and did not endeavour to bribe them to let him pursue his great object of humbling France! The Duke of Marlborough was not overborne in a similar and more glorious career by a detestable cabal !-rand if Oxford and Bolingbroke did remove him, from the most patriotic motives, they, good men ! used no corruption ! Twelve peerages showered at once, to convert the House of Lords, were, no bribes ; nor was a shilling issued for secret services ; nor would a Member of either House have received it ! Sir R. Walpole came, and, strange to tell, found the whole Parliament, and every Parliament, at least a great majority of every Par liament, ready to take his money. For what ?—to undo their country !—which, however wickedly as he meant, and ready as they were to core ..r, he left in every re spect in the condition he found it, except in being im proved in trade, wealth, and tranquillity ; till i's friends who expelled him, had dipped their poor country in a war ; which was far from mending its condition. Sir Robert died, fortelling a rebellion, which happeaed in less than six months, and for predicting wF.ich he had been ridiculed : and in detestation of a maxim ascribed to him by his enemies, that everyman has his price, the tariff of every Parliament since has been as well known as the price of beef and mutton ; and the universal elec tors, who cry out against that traffic, are not a jot less vendible than their electors.—Was not Sir Robert Wal pole an abominable Minister 2" Commissimi or LUNACY.—A Commission Lunacy was held at the Red Lion, Camberwell, yes, terday, before F. Barlow, Esq., to inqu're into the state of mind of Mr. Charles Davis, of Peckham-house Asylum, aged forty. The alleged lunatic was formerly a linendraper, in Eaton-street, Pimlico. In 1829 be married, and settled 5,000/. upon his wife, after death to her issue, and, in failure, to the survivor. Mrs. Davis died in February last, leaving 4,3001. of the money in the Three-per-Cent. Consols; and the Com mission was issued for the purpose of obtaining that amount to apply to his use. After Mr. Davis and his wife had been in business two years they indulged in such gross habits of intoxication that the linen drapery was soon given up. They then took lodgings in Queen-street, Northampton-square, and at a coffee-shop in St. Peter's-lane, St. John-street. In Nov., 1842, some policemen apprehended him for running after her Majesty's carriage, with his hat off ; he was conveyed to St. George's Hospital and had his head shaved,.and on taken nhome to o ha S t L a re k t e e e r pr 'selane, the surgeon of should be engaged fur e. hospital k directed When in liquor he was never fit t o b e t rus t e d. t ta . The alleged lunatic's wife left him in December, 1842, to live with another man ; he then became completely destitute, and in June, 1843, Capt. Davis, his brother, took him away to Andover. He had continued speech less from December to June. Mr. White, the senior surgeon of the Holborn union, was satisfied that from the 24th of June to 29th July last, Mr. Davis was in a state of insanity ; he was very obstinate, and would not speak for a week at a time ; he would walk up .and down the ward, and throw himself into dramatic atti tudes. He was not at all violent. The jury returned a verdict of unsound mind since June, 1843. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The accounts from the country on the whole are favourable. There has been a good deal of rain in many districts, which has given new life to the crops. One of the provincial journals states that " the crops are improving ama zingly ; indeed, we had no expectation of seeing the brown roots of a fortnight ago converted into the thick ening braids of this date. The pastures are also much mended, and there is some little inquiry again for graz ing cattle that were scarcely saleable on any terms. The only thing we hear of going wrong with the farmer is the potato crop." SECOND HEAT. Light-blue and purple were first and second boats a minute after the start, yellow third, the others all lying close up. Light-blue kept the lead throughout, winning by above two lengths. GRAND lIEAT. This was started downwards, but was too much one way to claim much attention. Newell (pink) took the lead, and kept it, winning easily. Blue and green made a capital race for second place, which was eventually obtained by light blue, who had his opponent a length or so astern. Grand Eight-oar Match, by Gentlemen Amateurs for the GOLD CHALLENGE Cur. This great race had been arranged in one heat, there being four boats—the Oxford University Club, the Leander, the Cambridge University Club, and the Cambridge Subscrip tion Rooms (London)—originally entered. The last-named, however, declined the contest. The following, at a little after six, took their stations at Putney-bridge to row on the top of the tide to Chiswick Eyol CAMBRIDGE NI Arnold, stroke. 7. Nicholson. 6. Richardson. 5. Brookes. LVERSITY CLUB. 4. Cloves. 3. Manners. 2. Villiers. 1. Robins. steerer. DER CLUB. Munster,. THE LtANT Dalgliesh, stroke. 7. Jeffries. 6. Bumpstead. 5. Julius. 4. Peacock. 3. Lee. 2. Hadding. 1. Soames. steerer. ;nsrrY Cum. 4. H. Morgan. 3. Milman. 2. W. Spotteswoode. 1. W. C. Stapylton. She herd ; OXFORD UNIV] F. E. Tuke, stroke. 7. Wilson. 6. Dryson. 5. Buckle. M. Haggard, steerer. - The race created considerable interest, the Leander having the call in some circles, while the Oxford possessed the fa vouritism in others. Their appearance, as they rowed to the bridge, was the theme of general admiration, and each ap peared full of confidence, and anxious to be off. At twenty minutes past six o'clock a capital start was effected. The Leander got way on first, and showed for a few seconds the nose of their boat in advance. The oars dashed through the water with amazing rapidity, and in less than half a minute after the start the three boats were nearly oar and oar, and formed an exceedingly pretty picture. Blue then gained a lead of about half a yard above red, and then purple who went on the Middlesex shore, made the advance. In the course of the next twenty, or thirty strokes purple was fairly a head. They continued, by dint of excessive labour, to mend their position, and off the Masthouse were two lengths a head of light blue, who were about the same in advance of red. At Hammersmith-bridge the Oxford led by about four lengths, the Leander being about three.lengths astern of the second boat. No change took place, and they arrived as follows :—Oxford first, by three lengths, Cambridge second. LANDIEN SWSEPSTAKES, of two sovs. each Boat, and 20/. added, thci gift of the Chair• man and Trustees of Putney-bridge, in one heat. Jackson's crew Wandsworth crew Yellow. Chelsea crew Miller's crew Eton crew ... Purple, or Chelsea, took the lead and kept it throughout, rowing very excellently; piik was for a short period second, but yellow passed and came in next to the winners. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—A memorial has been dispatched to William Busfeild and John Hardy, Esqs., the Members for Bradford, requesting them to vote for •Mr. Villiers' motion for the abolition of the corn-laws, signed by a majority of 203 of the registered electors for the borough. We can easily anticipate the answer of Mr. Busfeild; he will be found at his post, and voting for the abolition of laws which make food scarce and dear ; but we must wait until after the debate to know what Mr. Hardy will do, seeing that the chief reason why h 6 opposes a repeal of the corn laws, is that "we may be independent •of foreigners," for surely enough will be adduced, during the discussion of the question, to satisfy that gentleman as to our dependence on foreigners. DREADFUL GIG ACCIDENT..--011 Wednesday last, as an officer in the army was driving his wife and child in a gig along the Barnet-road, near Whetstone, the horse took fright, and gall Oped off at a furious rate past the Torrington Arms and Swan with Two Necks.. The officer, in his endeavour to check the speed of the animal, was thrown out of the gig with great force, and, in con sequence of the.fall, had both of his legs broken. The horse continued to gallop along, until arrivingz at the Whetstone turnpike, the gate of which was closed. The lady and the child escaped unhurt, but the gentleman (whose name our informant has not ascertained) now lies in a dangerous state at the Swan Inn. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed walk yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. _ _ His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided, yester day, at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and ?ncouraging the Fine arts in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyr House at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. The Commissioners present were the Duko of Suther land, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Colborne, Mr. Gaily Knight, Mr. Hawes, M.P., Mr. Henry Hallam, Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr. George Vivian, and Lord Mahon. The meeting broke up soon after four o'clock. Prince Albert, attended by Sir E. Bowater, went from Gwydyr House to Westminster Hall, to view the fresco paintings and sculptures. The Duke of Sutherland, Mr. Rogers, Lord John Russell, Mr. Hallam, Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Gally Knight, Lord Mahon, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Col borne, Mr. Hawes,. and Mr. Vivian, followed to West minster Hall from the meeting. _ _ _ Mr. Eastlake, Secretary to r the Commission, and Mr. Barry, the architect, were in attendance at the Hall, and conducted the Prince and the Commissioners through the collection. Prince Albert remained upwards of an hour inspect ing the numerous works of art, and afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken air ings yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. Their Royal:Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans with their company yesterday, at the breakfast given by their Graces at Holly Lodge. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party at Cambridge House. The company included the Swedish Minister and Countess Bjornstjerna, Baron de Thile, Prussian ChargCt d'Affaires, Lord and Lady Mahon, Lord Claud Hamilton, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Captain and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, : Count Revel, Sir George Scovell, and Baron Wit zleben. A deputation from the Joint-stock Banks, consisting of Mr. Joshua Walker, Mr. Stuckey, Mr. Gilbart, Mr. Robertson, and Mr. Vile, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. • NEW LINE OF. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND MANCHESTER.—Yesterday, a meeting of gentlemen interested in the promotion of a direct line of railway communication between Manchester and the metropolis, was held at the Bull and Mouth Hotel, St. Martin's-1e- Grand, Mr. Livius, of Bedford, in the chair. Mr. Thomas Mulcock, or Southampton-row, Russell-square, addressed the meeting at considerable length in expla nation of the project which he contended was designed to elevate Manchester to a position worthy of its com mercial] importance with respect to railway communica tion, and to free it from what he calls the grasping monopoly of the London and Birmingham Company, and in some respect also of the Grand Junction. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and a series of resolutions expressing cordial approbation of the project were unani:nously carried. , Sir John Ren niet and Mr. Remington were appoined engineers eon cuirently, and a committee consiting of Messrs. MulOch, Sherman, Hayman. and Metcyard, with, power to add to the number, was nominated to carry out the necessary arrangements. s u N / LAW IN TEL fl!'•-` COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,Tune:2,h , ri - 4- 7 ;:1 (Sittings at Nisi Prins b e f ore L or d Chi e f JusticeA+o4ol a Special Jury.) FORTH v. LAWSON. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesteiii y.) The jury retired at twelve o'clock, and at twenty minutes to four returned into Court, with the intimation that . thev could not agree on their verdict, and that one of the jurY had lately recovered from an illness, was too unwell to re- - main any longer. The Learned Counsel on either side consented to the dis' - charge of that juryman, and to take the verdict of the elevens.. The foreman said there was no chance of their ever corn' - ing to a unanimous decision, and suggested that perhaps the. Counsel engaged could arrange. Mr lIu:IFIeEy was quite willing, on the part of the defen dant, to agree to the jury being discharged. Mr. Serjeant TALFOURD said, under other circumstances,. lie also should be willing to adopt that course ; but, unfortu— nately, his client was a poor man, and if no decision were come to now, there would be no chance of the case being sub- mitted to another jury, or of the plaintiff obtaining the re dress sought. The jury having been again locked up, at five o'clock re turned into Court, saying there was not the least chance of coining to a decision. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was sorry that he could not help them. They had had the benefit of change of air, and perhaps their reasoning might prevail upon the dissentients. The difference, he supposed, arose entirely from a matter of conscience. The foreman observed, that all reasoning was out of the question, as it had already been tried in vain. Obstinacy was rather predominant. Another juryman said that nine of the jury ageed, and the . Other two had sent home to their friends to give notice of the likelihood of their being detained. The foreman asked if they might be allowed some water. Another juryman requested to be permitted to order dinner. ' The Lord Chief Justice said there was no objection to their being allowed water, as it had been held not to be in the character of drink. _ _ _ --- Other attempts to obtain discharge failing, they were again conducted to their reom, three or four of them assert- - ing ti at t Bey ti►ere as ill as the juryman who had been dis charg d. MAYOR v. FARQUAR.—CRIM. CON. (Corti sued for our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) th ising of the Court this case was a t,ourned till to morrow ( his da .) COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 21. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, a, Westra!netcr, before the Lard CHIEF BARON and Special Juries.) TIIE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. C. CANDY. This was an information filed by the Attorney-General against the defendant, to convict him in penalties for his par ticipation in various transactions which form a part of the Custom-house frauds. Matters having been compromised in this action as well as in the others, its particulars were not gone into. Mr. JERVIS, on behalf of the Crown, said that his Learned Friends for the defendant had consented to 'a verdict for the Crown, in the single value of 2,918/..185. The jury gave their verdict accordingly. TILE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. W. DEAN. Mr. Jervis, for the Crown, accepted a verdict in the single value of 2,9181. 18s. Verdict for the Crown. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. C. CANDY. Mr. Jervis accepted a verdict for the Crown in the single value of 2,7551. 4s. Verdict for the Crown. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. W. DEAN. Mr. Jervis accepted a verdict for the Crown in the single value of 2,7551.45. Verdict entered for the Crown accord ingly. (Before a Common Jury.) LANCASTER V. GRUNDY. This was an action under the Dramatic Authors' Act, to , recover damages of the defendant for having played certain pieces without the permission of the author. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Chambers appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. D. Babington King for the defence. Mr. Lancaster, the plaintiff in this action, is a gentleman who has acquired considerable reputation by his talents for writing, and his additions to the English drama. He is the author and proprietor of Oxberry's Budget, as was admitted by the Learned Counsel for the defendant. The ground of complaint against the latter is, that he has caused the plays of the plaintiff to be represented at the Standard Theatre, without allowing the plaintiff either the interest he has in those plays, or the consequences of an unfavourable impres sion on the minds of the community, arising from the want of adequate appliances. The pieces in question were acted before and after Christmas, 1843. The Last Stake, or, a Maiden's Hazard, was played for ten nights; The Soldier's Dream, thirteen nights; The Lady of the Louvre, seven nights ; Ups and Downs, ten nights ; Linda of Chamouni, siz _nights; The Two Fishermen of Lynn, nine nights; The Wager, eight nights; Claude Gower, two nights; and, The Bose of Ettrick Vale, for five nights. Thus, it appears that the plays of the plaintiff have been represented during seventy nights, and the Act to which we have referred in the opening, allowing 21. as a limit to be recovered on each representation, the damages claimed amount to 1401. Mr. King, for defendant, brought evidence to prove that plaintiff was engaged to write for defendant at 245. per week, and set up three grounds on which he was entitled to a ver dict. These were deduced from the correspondence of the parties to the action, from which the Learned Counsel con tended that the plays were written in the performance of plaintiff's engagement, and performed under the sanction of his personal and immediate direction. Mr. JERVIS having replied, His LORDSHIP summed up at some length, and the jury im mediately gave a verdict for plaintiff—Damages, 1401., as stated above. SUMMER CIRCUITS. • NORTH WALES. (Judge, „ Justice COLERIDGE.) Montgomeryshire—At Newtown, July 13. Merionethshire—At Dolgelly, July 17. Carnarvonshire—At Carnarvon, July 20. Anglesey—At Anglesey, July 24. Denbighshire—At Ruthin, July 27. Flintshire—At Mold, August 1. Cheshire—At Chester, August 3. SOUTII WALES_ Glamorganshire—At Cardiff, July 8. Carniarthenshire—At Carmarthen, July 13. Pembrokeshire—At Haverfordwest, July 20. Cardiganshire—At Cardigan, July 24. Brecknockshire—At Brecon, July 27. Radnorshire—At Presteign, July 31. Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Baron Rolfe will meet at Chester on the 3d, and hold the Assizes for the county and city. The Midland and Oxford Circuits have not yet been ap pointed. rGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 45 Genoa 25 90 Milan Venice 47 Naples ........ Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon ' 54 Oporto 531 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Avres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in Bars 0 4 11 COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight l2 4 Rotterdam 2U. 12 61 Antwerp 25 90 flamburgh M.B. 13 131 Altona l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 80 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 85 Frankfort on Maine l2li Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M 953 Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz Paw:. 36 Barcelona 36 Seville BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 23d day of March, 1844, to the 15th day of June, 1844, both inclusive, published pursuant to the'Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98. LIABILITIES. Circulation £21,3`27,000 Securities ........£21,916,000 Deposits 13,483,000 Bullion 15,900,000 ASSETS. -- £37,816,000 £34,810,000 I 11, Downing-street, June 21 1844. SAFETY BEACON FOR THE GOOD- WIN SANDS. DOVER, JUNE 19.—This day the Trifiity Buoy steam yacht towed off to its station, on the Goodwin ,Sands, a stupendous safety beacon, designed and executed, we be lieve, by James Walker, Esq., C.E., under the auspices of the Trinity Board. The beacon is intended not only to be a guide to mariners, but also a place of refuge for the crews of vessels cast away on the fatal Goodwin. It will be recollected that a safety beacon, the invention of Captain Bullock, R.N., was placed on the Goodwin Sands some years since and still braves the storm. The one that has been towed out to-day is of larger dimen sions, and will be placed on a different part of the sands. This beacon is an experiment, and we understand, should it succeed, it is the intention of the Trinity Board that similar fixed erections shall supersede floating buoys. Mr. Walker's beacon consists of a strong iron column, about forty feet high, based o n a circular platform of solid masonry, the latter being Upwards of twenty feet in diameter. The foot of the pillar is bell-shaped, and tapers upwards to the extent of some six or eight feet. About the middle of the column there is a convenience resembling a ve ssel's top , surrounded with an i r on rail ing, capable of rece i ving, we should say, half. a-dozen. men; and on the summit is placed an iron basket, shaped like a balloon, which is also constructed to contain about a like . number of persons, should they be enabled to reach it in the case of shipwreck. The column is tied down to the stone-work by iron stays, and on it are fixed steps, by which it may be ascended. huge . timber vessel, resembling a brewer's 'vat, The whole of the unwieldly machine is incased in a. in which it was built, for the purpose of floating it to its station ori the sands. The sides of 'this wooden building are con structed in such a way as to admit of their being re moved on the beacon settling down in the sand. The bottom, on which the masonry rests, will, however, re main under the beacon. TIIE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—The' follow ing report has been presented by the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the progress of the building or the Houses of Parliament: " That the Committee have met, and considered the subject matter to them referred, and have examined witnesses, and have come to the fol lowing resolution, viz.:—That, considering the g reat in convenience of the present House of Lords, and that such inconvenience will be greatly aggravated by the progress. of the new buildings before the commencement of the session of 1844, no delay should take place in the build ing and preparing the new House of Lords b e y ond w hat is absolutely required' for the safety of the work ; that the architect be directed so to conduct his operations ass to secure the occupation of the new House of Lords, with temporary fittings, at the commencement of the session of 1844 ; that in case the architect, in the pro gress of the work of the new House of Lords, shall fincl, that more time will be required in consequence of any apprehension of injurious consequences to the building, be shall report the same to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, in order that such report may he communicated to this House in due time ; that it does not appear to the Committee that it is advisable that any alteration in the ventilation of the present House of Lords, which would lead to additional expense shoed be adopted ; and the Committee have ; direeteci the minutes of evidence taken before them to be laid be.. fore your Lordships." vd."