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HEINE BROTHERS at HANIBURGH. P.S. The next DISTRIBUTION contains Portions from Pi. I. and upwards. to 10,400/., THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The Public is respectfully informed, that the PRESENT .IIANAGEMENT WILL TERMINATE WITH THIS SEASON. THIS EVENING, JULY 2, Will be performed the New Play, in Five Acts, called RICHELIEU, OR 'I HE CONSPIRACY, Written by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. To conclude with, AMILIE ; OR, THE LOVE TEST. To-morrow, King Henry V., with The Invincible:. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Jul.'s 2, Will be repeated the New Mystical Drama, entitled THE PHANTOM SHIP. Philip Vanderdeckm Mr. E. F. Saville ; Amine, Mrs. II Vining After which, the New comic Drama, called THE BREWER 40 F PRESTON. 'Fe conclude with, THE SEVEN CLERKS. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under her MAJESTY'S IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE. PROMENADES MUSICALES and ERUPTION of lIECLA COMBINED ! ! In order to produce an Entertainment of unequalled variety and brilliancy, the two unique and peculiarly attractive features of these Gardens will be this week united— !THE GRAND PROMENADES MUSICALES ET CIIANIPETRES, and ERUPTION of MOUNT FIECLA, will take place To-day, and Thursday next. Music commencing at Six o'clock, Eruption at Dusk. Admission One Shilling. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-11ORROW. $ minutes after 6 J Evening '3 ininute. atter 6. 4; - t I;' ' i fr'' 7, ~ k -k, - ,X 7 ,_ ✓ 44* . _,, 7 i ,k' -,...,,t.„.....- )13.rt. LONDON: TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1539. There is a general saying at present that the Legisla ture has done nothing. Last night, however, in the House of Lards, the Royal Assent was given to a whole bushel of Bills. Franklin's story nf saying grace over a barrel of beet, resembles that solemn act of legislation by which the Royal Assent was given to thirty or forty Bills in a l ump . If this be the doing-nothing of the Legislature, how fearful must be the multiplica tion of laws when it does something, and par ticularly when it is in full working activity Countenancing the report that the Prelates are to put themselves forward to oppose the Ministerial plan for improving education, the Archbishop of CAN-. TERIHTRY moved for the minute of the Privy Council, and gave notice that he would bring forward a motion on• the subject on Friday. To make way for the most Reverend Prelate, Lord BeouGuam postponed his liducation Bill from Friday till Monday. We arc not surprised at the Prelates taking the lead against edu cation. Who should be most solicitous to hinder the people from acquiring knowledge ?—Those who are conscious of teaching false doctrines. Who should be most anxious to retain the people in blind, uninquiring ignorance?—Those whose whole life is a hypocritical lie, who know that they are maintained in great opulence on false pretences, who assume a mis sion on which they have not been sent, who demand respect for performing a duty which they utterly neglect, who know that not one of the claims they , make to the veneration of the community will bear ex amination. Such arc the persons who naturally and necessarily dread the light. Our Prelates claim, by apostolic succession, a commission from CHRIST ; but CHRIST commissioned his Disciples to carry glad tid ings to all nations, to teach the people all that he had taught. them, which was all the knowledge he himself possessed. He kept nothing that he knew from the world. He was more wise than preceding Prophets, Lut he did not say that none wiser than he were to come after him, and that his Disciples were never to teach anything but what he told them. They were to tell what they saw and heard, but were not restricted to tell only that. Accordingly PAUL, in particular, added much elucidation and much instruction to what CHRIST said and did. Our Prelates, however, act differently from the Disciples of Christ, and insist that nothing eiie shall be learned by the people that what they choose to teach them. We, therefore, are not all surprised that they should be the enemies of popular and general instruction. They know that knowledge is incompa tible with their faiae claims ; that those who preach po verty, pretending to be the servants•of one who had not a place wherein to lay his head, and pass Corn-laws to starve their congregations and enrich themselves—who pretend to have received a mission to instruct mankind, and who withhold from them the most useful instruc tion, are the very Antichrist, and that an educated people would at once put an end to their arrogant and insulting dominion. Hence it is properly said of every priest— taking cloth and hardware from us, and thereby compel us to pay them with gold, when our own soil does not produce corn enough to sustain our people, —which prevent foreigners from cultivating corn for us, and compel us, when we want it, to give an ex orbitant price for it ;—is it not enough for these sa vages to see these horrible evils, caused by the ex ist►ng Corn-laws, but they must mock the sufferings of the people, mock the ruined traders, mock the alarmed merchants, by telling them these horrible evils are " benefits" resulting from the admission of - foreign corn free of duty ? Such a mockery of dis tress and suffering, causcd by an existing law, of which these journalists are the advocates, seems to us a disgrace to the journalist who wrote, and the journalist who inserted, the paragraph. We might with more propriety say England now enjoys the full benefit of the Corn-laws. While prices were low they came not, or appeared not to ' come, int) operation. It was known in fact that they (lid slowly operate to prevent all the trade which would have taken place between our cloth and hardware manufacturers and the corn growers of other countries. Now for a twelvemonth they have come into visible and active operation, and the result is a great scarcity, and the people, by a large importation of foreign corn, at very high prices, are barely saved from starving. We have had tp give , gold for that corn, without which we could not pos sibly'have existed, for the people from who:n we bought it, being supplied by their own manufac turers, whom our Corn-laws have forced into flourishing existence, had no trade with us, and no wants which our people can supply. Gold, there fore, was necessarily sent abroad to pay for corn—as it is better to want gold than bread—and sent abroad to such an extent that the coffers of the Bank have been almost drained, and men have begun fearfully to talk of another Bank Restriction Act. Were Providence to inflict on us another bad har vest, while the Corn-laws prevent foreign nations from growing corn for us, and while we continue to violate the Divine commands, which clearly en join a mutual interchange between nations pos sessing different natural advantages—shutting us, a commercial nation, out from commerce with our best customers—what could we expect but still greater distress, and more extensive bankruptcy, consummated by a restriction to pay paper in gold, and again placing all property at the mercy of the issuers of paper Might we not, with much more propriety, say that the friends of the Corn-laws have now got their hearts' wish, that a great price has been given for corn, and the landlords and farmers are most pros perous ;. According to the doctrines of the advo cates of the Corn-laws, who affirm that the land lords and farmers are the best customers of the manufacturers, whose custom must be obtained at any price, the manufacturers ought now necessarily to be in a most flourishing condition. The fact, however, is that the manufacturers are now gene rally working at short time, that uneasiness generally prevails, that distress amongst the people who were to be benefited by the prosperity of the agriculturists is very great, thus completely falsifying the theory of those gentlemen who have assured us that the maintenance of the Corn-laws and the prosperity of the landlords are advanta geous to the manufacturers. The present condition of the country, while the Corn-laws exist, is a com plete answer to those who assert that the manufac turers must necessarily flourish when the landlords are getting high rents and the farmers high prices. Lord .or( JOHN RUSSELL and Mr. Fox MA taE have brought in a Bill entitled " A Bill to Amend the Laws relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates for the relief of the Poor, and to the Col lection of County, Borough, and Police Rates," the object of which is to place in the hands of the Guardians all control over the rates, with a view to their more speedy collection. One part of this Bill seems to us most extraordi nary. It enables the Guardians of the Poor, or rather the Commissioners of the Poor-laws—for they are to have a veto—to appoint persons called " Revisers of the Rates," who are to hear and de termine all appeals concerning the rates within their own districts. Thus, in all matters concerning rates, there will be no appeal whatever from the authority of the Poor-law Commissioners. We respectfully venture to suggest that this is what is called going it too strongly. It is a very extraordinary measure, we think, to be brought forward at the close of the Session, when no person is likely much to attend to business. We have no great love of Justices' justice, but we are afraid that Revisers' justice, armed with powers for a special purpose, may be worse than Justices' justice. When so many complaints are made of the difficulties of passing measures through Parliament, we should hope that Ministers will not think of pressing such a Bill. We see that it has already attracted some attention, and some censure in the provincial Journals ; and we apprehend that to press it now would not add to the popularity of the Ministers. 'Tis the sweet labour of his life, To stifle knowledge and to kindle strife." The Corn-law -making Bishops, let us repeat, cannot be more appropriately employed than in preventing the progress of good and general education, and we shall be glad to see them step forth in their true character of haters of light. We should not be sorry to see them succeed in such a motionas Lord STANLEY made, when the Archbishop, carrying it to the foot of the Throne, would no doubt receive from her MAJESTY such a spi rited and indignant rebuke as he would well deserve. On the motion of the Marquis of NOR MAN BY the Ja maica Bill, which has been already so much discussed, was read a second time. Tne \oble Marquis gave a spirited description of the circumstances which had made it necessary, and ridiculed the idea, when the Legisit;ture had overturned th 2 whole structure of society !)y abolishing slavery, of not providing for the safety of colony by suspending the Legislature. The Ear; of HAREwoon expressed his sorrow that intentional injustice %vas committed agianst Jamaica, and declared-that he should vote against the Bill if it were not so modified as to introduce a conciliatory spirit into it. t will be seen from the Votes that the third reading of the Bill for increasing the salaries of the Scotch Judges, stands for to-morrow. Every man opposed to jobbing away the public money, should be in his place to oppose this Bill. In place of increasing the salaries of the Judges, the present number should be diminished nearly one-half, and Mr. Hume's motion for the purpose should be supported. 1 Lord BROUGHAM, though adverse to the Bill, advised the Noble Earl to reserve his objections tor the Com ; nEttce. The Duke of WELLINGTos was also for conciliation, and declared that he, should vote for the second reading 1 of the Bill with pain. He r egre tt e d t o b e li eve from the speech of the Noble Marquis that it was his inten t tion to destroy the House of Assembly. Lord GLENELG explained the circumstances which made the present course necessary. Viscount NatisouttNt: recommended the postpone ment of the debate, and vindicated the Marquis of NOR. ~ MANBY from the censu re o f th e D u k e of WLLI.INGTON: I Lord ELLENEOROUGH, as in duty bound, entirely con curred with the Duke of WELLINGTON, and expressed a i similar opinion of Lord GLENELG'S speech to that which I the Duke of WELLINGTON had expressed of the Mar i quis of NorotA s sr. Finally the Bill was read a second ttime without a division, the Tories nursing their wrath .for the Committee. 1 . In the Commons a petition was presented by Sir IJa.stEs GRAHAM from Glasgow, for a Gaelic Professo r in that Univer s ity, an d b y M r . LkavEv from an Attor sey, corniktiaino• ' of his Cou nse l h a ving neglect e d t o at i tend, and of a Judge having therefore refused to hear his cause. The petitioner prayed that in, such cases the iAttorney might plead himself. 1 In answer to a question from Lord IxoEsTAL, Mr. k C. WOOD explained that the reported-I:n*4(44e to the Btitish flag, which we lately copied from the Hampshire- I Telegraph, could not be correct ; because the Vesta was not at Vera Cruz at the time the outrage was stated to t have occurred. and that unfortunately two English officers had not behaved as they ought, for they had hoisted the 1 English flag on a Mexican boat. We presume it was a sailor's freak, and though it. brought them into con tact with the French squadron, it had no bad conse quences. In reply to Mr. PALMER, Mr. POULETT THOMSON stated that he thought he should not be able to bring in any Bill this Session, to carry into effect the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the causes of shipwrecks. We approve of the reserve, for too many Bills are brought in at the close of the Sessior. The House went into a Committee on the Factories Bill. After some brief objections had been stated by Mr. WILSON PATTEN, Lord S TANLEY, L ord Asti ): LET, and others, several divisions took place, and the whole evening was occupied by this discussion. - The House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'Clock. This is a regular Tory trick. It originated while they were in power, and has been made over to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in Order to lower him in public opinion. Mr. GILLON, Mr. WALLACE, and Mr. HemE, have given notice of motions, which we trust the friends of Reform and economy will support by their votes. 99 Letters and Papers from Madrid of the 9 2d ult. have reached us. The Government had remitted a month's pay to the Army of the North, renewed the contract for provisions for three months, and were negotiating with the bankers of the capital a loan of 60,000,000 of reals on the tobacco duty. Money was, however, dreadfully scarce, and most of the salaries of the civil servants of the Govern ment long in arrear. In a dispatch of the 16th from General ESPARTERO, the evacuation of Bal inaseda by the Carlists is announced, but not be fore MAROTO had nearly ruined the defensive works, which were very strong. The Carlists had elected fresh works, and mounted five field-pieces nd two mortars on a height opposite Areta, to prevent sorties of the garrison of Bilbao. SPAIN AND THE CORN-LAWS. (Extract from a Letter, dated'Madrid, Joe 21.) Amidst all the calatnltik-of tireeliirwilr, one great blessing attends Spain this year, which is a most abundant harve s t. The fields never looked so luxuriously rich—the wheat is already yellow; nor is this the cue only round Madrid, which is comparatively a desert, but all over the kingdom, as travellers and letters arriving daily from every province assert. The coming crop, it is computed, will be equal for four years' consumption, and sufficient for 18 months remains on hand from last year's harvest, so that the farmers will be embarassed to house it. Many complain already of the expense of reaping that threatens them ; another evil they complain of is the great fall of prices, reduced to 9 reels per fanega of 851 b., which is 221 d. sterling ; and barley within three leagues of Madrid, stand ing on the fields, has been sold at 41. reels, or llid. ster ling per fanega (a fanega being the fifth part of an Eng lish quarter or eight Winchester bushels; the barley weighs n b d ei s n t g raw s 0 a w r ti e exclusively the support horses , not so much per fanegaas of wheat ). Barley leoyatas being for sheep-wa lks. walks About ground p. . . in Spain, and as there are no meadows, there can ba no hay, the pasture and army contractors charge 75 had as high as 55 reels , . Lonrono and the theatre of war the market price of wheat ion of church p roperty, the A London Evening Journal, called respectable, pression of convents and confiscat ion to 80. If years of scarcity and famine had followed the sup. quotes the following paragraph, probably givina it exclanstrated monks would 0 sent such scarcity as the just punishment . of Heaven, and to have made a handle o f it to rep re ik. title it bears : excite the populace to a counter revolution, as they success ,' F REE T RAD E IN CORN.—England has now had nearly a fully did at Caraccas on the occasion of an earthquake twelvemonths' experience or the ' benefite to, be derived happening on a Good Friday ; but the present abundance from the admission of foreign corn free of duty. What is works as an argument the other w ay, the result ? Has bread been cheaper ? Have foreigners that the smiles of Heaven sanction and ratify the constitu ' taken our manufactures in exchange for their corn?' tional system. proving to the people IWe answer these inquiries with the simple negative—No. If the ports of England remain open or the repeal of we ha ve had to pay , a high price to foreigners i n gold the Corn-l a ws e n a bl e t h e people of Engl and ' to eat cheap 4 (and net in goods), to such au alarming extent, that the bread, English corn-factors a n d I Rank of England has been under the necessity , in cone_ find great advantag e in purchasing wheat and barley in f quence of the gteatof money in the country, to Spain, which, though many fields, on acceunt of the civil i scarcity ; advance the amount of interest to the high rate of 51 per war, were not sown or imperfectly enitivat d produces corn-merchants would 'cent. per annum I t Tim,' flf' l• h will deduce such immense quantities of as excellent I v e ' • ght u ;rig is men heat as any in I from this simple fact wh at Anti- Corn-law t h eor i sts w ill ' E urope, and has driven American flour out of the markets : in vain attempt to gainsay: Th e y will require no further of Cuba, and could, no doubt, successful) ;'y cop illustration to convince them of the obvious fact—that if E ng l an d too w i t h i mportations from all other countmries.ete in either Providence were in succession to inflict upon this na i tion two more unprodimtive harvests, or the shallow Anti- I The trial of the prisoners of the 12th of May engages i o:n3-law Liberals were to succeed in sub jecting it to fi re j the attention of the F renc h P ress a l most as much a s it .......-- -iv. ' experience of tho effects of a free trace in corn—l does the time and the patience of the Court of Peers ETIS i\jajesty the K . , ING of . PRILS , S , I .F A, )F -c ,,n a c rs ian , d would , become a nation of baarupts. —Ten ARMAND • BARnES' lofty bearing before the Court has . Ait...A. lacing AUTHORISED and GUARAN, IL . .D REMIUMS, which T owns Messenger." annual DISTRIBUTION of MONEY Pobtained for hint the sympathy of every class in Prance (though they are NO LOTTERIES), offer many possi- Would, then, these journals have a prohibition save the Peers, the Police,' • and the Courtiers ; and bilities of obtainins , to import corn, or would they, when the price these are incapable of recognizing, greatness in the - con- LARGE FORTUNES, URINE BRO niERs at HAM BURGH, has been 88s., exact a duty of 10s. or 20s. a duct of a prostrate enemy. There is nothing which so are NOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU- quarter additional ? Ts it not enough f or t h ese galls the Peers and the Government as the IO Pers.-cos desirous to purchase may receive, PREVI- „ savages" to. have Corn-laws which will not allow their . nition by the accused of the authority of the Court, and oils to g iving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR- eir assumption of the name of enemies, instead MCI-AR - ' t' - -• , WITHOUT DELAY, S, upon a. , ite‘suq.„ aus to hrina corn o from other countries the price of that of culpritß, penitent, and hoping' for line to . _,.... has reached 735.; which prevent other people from _ mere - The- - 41% 'lir y, y offer their heads to their judges as men who ought to die, not for haring com mitted any crime, but for having failed to assert the supremacy of their principles. No Government can be indifferent to this contempt for its authority. It is one of the worst omens that can be manifested in a ci vilized State. But will the guillotine avert the evils which it portends ? We fear not. There has been plenty of bloodshed in France within the last 'eight years to establish the right of LOUTS PHILIPPE to the throne, and the title of the Peers to the highest criminal jurisdiction, could blood at all contribute to the produc tion of results so desired and desirab!e. Bat blood can do nothing of the kitid ; and least of all the blood of fanatics who glory in dying for their principles. Let. perpetual imprisonment and hard labour be substituted for the guillotine, and there will be fewer aspirants for the disticetion of overthrowing the throne of Louts PHILIPPE. There is no news of any interest in the Paris papers of Sunday. The opposition journals state that the police had circulated such rumours of another entente being at hand, as to fill the capital with alarm, to the great injury of the working classes, hundreds of whom could find no employment. Rumours of a collision between the Turkish and Egyptian armies, in which the former was worsted, were rife in Paris on Sunday. They require confirmaton. The late storms appear to have been even more severe in the south of France than in the other parts of the country. The Journal de St. Sever in the Landes states that a storm on the 17th ult. was so destructive in that department, that the damage, in a single arrondissement, is estimated at 3,000,000 francs. In the environs of St. Sever the hail fell in such quantities, and of such size, that 67 quails and 42 partridges were picked up abso lutely battered to pieces, and the whole of the poultry not under cover during the storm was killed. Several persons were severely wounded by the bail; and at Banos a woman was so much injured as to be incapacitated fer work for a long time to come. The roofs and windows of the houses of St. Sever were nearly all broken. " The Greek Courier of the 2d of June had announced that the French Consular Agent at Scio had been ill. treated by the Pacha of Munchin, who had violated his domicile under the pretext of arresting a Greek. who it was supposed was concealed therein. Complaints were addressed to the Consul General of Smyrna, who thought that he was bound to order the Commandant of the French squadron, to depart for Scio." The Piedmont Gazette, of the 23th of June, says on this subject ; " A portion of the French squadron of the Levant has disembarked at Scio, and the Pacha, as well as the other Turkish employes were arrested, who will be conducted to Constantinople to ba tried. The report was current that French Consular Agent had died in consequence of the bad trea'ment he had endured. —Constitutionnel. New's from Algiers of the 22d has been received. The mail from Borneo had arrived the day before, with Col. Dalouric who has just visited Constantine, and was going to return to Toulon. He perfectly agrees, it is said, with the Marshal respecting the subject which led to his mis sion. The Marshal's attentions seem to have been parti cularly attracted by the appearance of Abd.el. Bader on the 17th in the territory of Bougia. The garrison marched out, and advanced to a river which flaws it no great dis tance from the town, and saw the Arabs with the Emir at their head pass within musket-shot. Ills appear ance was ascribed in some measure to his desire to levy the tribute. Another account says that the Emir came with all his military pomp, to visit a celebrated Marabout in that neighbaurhood. At Gigelly all was quiet on the 13th. The thermometer indicated a heat of 27 to 28 degrres in the shade from noon till two o'clock, from 44 to 46 degrees in the sun. The troops suffer much from this great heat. DUTCH FUNDS.--AMSTERDAM, JUNE 2 Actual Debt, 2 Money. Bills. % per C.nt Ditto, ditto 5 p er cent . A mot t Syndic, 454 per cent.... Ditto, ditto, 3!•6 per cent % 81 Commercial Company, 4 per cent 1744 11311 1 ,4 Ditto (18.92 and 1E333) 5 per cent. ...... Ditto 1Q37, 5 p er cent . Loan 1•37, f ‘er cent. Exchan g e on London, One month l2 0", Two months BELGIAN UNDS—BauesELs, JUNE 29 Actual Debt, 214 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 p er Cent 1 ly4 Loan of Thirty Mi l li ons , 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent......... 71 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent9s% Society at Commerce, 454 per Cent llB Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 73 National Society . Brussels Papers, June 29. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JUNE 23. Austrian 5 per Ce n t s . Bills. Money. .% 106 1197 Bank Share s An 10-Russian L oan lO7 10074 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series Russian 5 per Cent. Hops and Co. 3d and 4th Set s OS 9714 Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Deb t , 2 y.:.; pe Cent 9B % 53 4 Ditto 3 per Cent PA Polish Bondi New ' icket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ii Norwczi.. Loan, 1,-35, 4 per Cent lOl EXCHANGES U LONDON. HAMBURG, JUNE 2,.-10. 614.—Tw0 months 13. 4%. PETCRSBURCii JUNE 13.-11 11-32. STocnuoLst, AXE 21.—Thirty days, 11. 35, BERLIN, JUNE 23.—Three rn • iiths, 6. 20%. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vtrxs, A , JUNE 21. live per Cents. Metalli ques Four per Cents. Three ixr Cents, Bank Shares — AllgerneineZeitung, June 26 1504 PRUSSIAN k'UND.S.— BERLIN, JUNE 25. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent .. 103 3 4 1031 4 Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent. 103% 1 023 , JF:xchange on London, three month 5...0 21 —Prussia's State Gazettf. June 26. EVENING EDITION. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1839. THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ___- - • • SIR,—I was much gratified at reading the letter in your Paper of this day, on the inconvenience of the seconi class carriages of the London and Birmingham Railway, having myself also suffered by the eEcts of rain drifting into the seats. I got up at Berkhampstead into a carriage containing two persons only, who sat in the middle of the seat at the foremost end of the carriage, i. e. next the engine, such being the only spot not actually wet ' • all the rest was u n fit to sit in ; and b y s i tt i ng i n a wet place I have since suf fered from rheumatism, for which I dare say the London and Birmingham Railway Company care very little ; but perhaps these public notices may shame thorn into some reform.--I remain, Sir, yours, July 1. ANOTHER CONSTANT READER. THEATHEhi. HA YMA REE T. Kean played the Moor here, last right, in the tragedy of Othello. He was loudly applauded throughout, and, at the fall of the curtain called for. To Cooper who played lago, the same compliment was paid. A new piece, called Foreign Airs and Native Graces, last night foljowed. It is merely a trifle got up to display the talents oT Mrs. Fitzwilliam in personating a French danseuse and an Italian eantatrice. She is supposed to assume these characters for the conversion of a whimsical cousin, acted by Webster, a sort of foppish Doricourt, who is in love with France and Italy, and detests every-thing Eng lish. He is soon, however, tired of the two illustrious foreigners, and is half captivated with Emily (so is M-s. Fitzwilliam called) in her third disguise of a country girl, when, by her confession that she is the "three Mies at once," she wins his heart entirely, and the piece termin ates. By her exceeding cleverness and spirit, her rapid French talking, her dancing, and her mock-Italian sing ing, Mrs. Fitz william not only kept a very weak little piece " above water," but carried it through with tumultu ous applause. The house was crowded. - - NEW STRAND. The Loves of Lord Bateman and the Fair Sophia, founded on the well-known " Loving ballad of Lord Bateman," is the name of a new piece brought out hero last night with considerable effect. Hammond as Lord Bateman, and Miss Daly as Sophia drew down much ap plause. The scenery is good, the paraphrase upon Stan field's diorama was well -managed, and in the course of the performance several parodies were introduced, among which were " The swell of other days," the " Echo Duet," " Gentle Zitella," " The plai n go ld ring," " Farewell, m y trim-built wherry," and Haynes Bayly's " I'd be a butter fly." There were also some buffo parodies upon Italian airs. SURREY. A drama by J. T. Haines (the author of the librettos of Rouke's operas of Amelie and Henrique, and of some po pular trifles at the Minor Theatres) was produced last night at the Surrey, founded upon, and bearing the title cf Captain Marryat's novel The Phantom Ship. A new comic drama, entitled The Brewer of Preston, followed the first piece, the equivoque of which hung upon the per sonification of two charcters, a brewer and au officer, by Mr. NV. Smith. The performances ended with The Seven Clerks. CARLO WELECTION COMMITTEE (THIS DAY.) The inquiry into the vote of John Welch was again pro ceeded with this morning, and is likely to occupy the whole of the day. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. DEAL, JULY I.—Wind N. N. E.—Arrived the Rapid, from Monte Video. Sailed the Mary Grey, Keith, for Mauritius; Delhi, Byron, Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, JULY I.— Wind N. N. E. to W.—Sailed the Montreal, Griffing, for New York. PLYMOUTH, JULY 1. --Wind N. N. E. FALMOUTH, JUNE 30. Wind N. to N. N. W.—Sailed the Fortunato, for St. Petersburg ; Flora, Bremer,. LIVERPOOL, JULY 1.--Wind N. \V.—Arrived the Isaac Allerton, Tooric, from New Orleans ; Henry, Pearce, ditto; Resolution, Forrest, ditto; Mayflower, Weeks, Mobile; Herman, Allen, ditto; Glasgow, Little, Charles.. ton; Sarah Parker, Davis, ditto ; Cartaretta, Newfound. land ; Hazard, Mortimer, ditto ; Strathmore, Gavin, Mar. sidles ; Sultana, Scott, St. Petersburg. Off port, the Kingston, from Africa. Sailed, the Sir H. Parnell, Auth, for Monte Video. On Sunday afternoon last a large concourse of persons followed to his grave, in Clcrkenwell Churchyard, a veteran of Waterloo, named Knight, who had committed suicide on Thursday morning last. URLIIINAL COURT.-(Z HIS DAY) THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. The trial of the prisoners accused of being concerned in the gold-dust robbery was resumel this morning at ten o'clock. Seventeen highly respectable witne;ses were called to speak to the character of the two Ca.spars, and amongst otbe.s the Chief R a bbi o f t h e Synagogue, who stated that they were constant in their attendance on reli gious worship, and had always borne the character of being upright honest men. The elder Caspar was affected to tears during the time evidence was being given as to his character. Mr. Justice LITTLEZALE then proceeded to sum up the evidence, and observed that the evidence of accomplices ought always to be rec9ived with caution, and was not en titled to much credit, unless it was corroborated in every particular by credible witnesses. This case rested mainly on the testimony of two accomplices, Moss and Solomons. Both these persons admitted that they had previously made false statements. It was fur tha Jury to determine to what degree of credit the testimony of such persons was entitled where it was not corroborated by that of other witnesses. Solomons evidence certainly was corroborated by that of his children ; but it should be recollected that they must be natura'ly anxious to screen their father as much as possible. After a few more observations of a similar character, the Learned Judge pro ceeded to read his notes of the evidence, and had not con cluded at the time our Reporter left. The prisoners all appeared to be paying the most intense attention to the summing up of the Learned Judge, as did two sons of the prisoner. Aliases, who were in C:Jurt during the greater part of the morning. THE MARKETS-(THI DAY). In the Foreign Market Spanish Active as they left off, Isi A. ; Portuguese same, 345; Three per-Cents., 205 21; Brazilian 771 i ; Belgian, 102 i i ; Colombian, 331 Danish, 74 :1. 751 ; Mexican, 261 ; D utc h T wo and a. Half per Cents., 540 55k ; Five per Cents. 1021 10* ; Spanish Pasive, 4a- j ; Deferred, B'll. PRICES OF STOCi< THIS DAY A r OPE O'CLOCK. dank Stock l9l 21 India Stock 3 per Cent. R e d. 92!-„.i% %; Ditto Bonds 2B 30 p. 3 per Cent. Con s . — ' South Sea Stock 3 c , per Cent — Old Annuities Ditto Bed. New ;,'iz per Cent .... — 3 per Cent. Annuities, 17.51 New 5 per Cent. 11.yik Long Annuitie, toexpire Ditto 500 3U 27 29 pin. Jan. 5, 18(00 llOl 7-18 Ditto Small 33 2i 30 an. Oct. 10, 1659 — Ditto Commercial pin. Jan. 5, 1800 — Ditto Advertised ..... Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ...191 9 m ;1 April S, 1880 — India Stock for Account ... Jan. 5. 1870 — Consos for Account 93% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUND , T rl l -I ):PDD l rra S tuiisuttvist D tgoiioavu , : k ez3 : .:Bpec.. A o..B.rin. : z l .dcn.n ' .ste. o ...ns.. N ...t.... L .... ......................... Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 31 ;f i ' 8 P Dit to atlish Ae: Bo n dee r U:n . e . t r . . ":::..:: . . . . . : :19 1 . fi -1-4 i Chilian Bonds —__ .! Russian p, eittt ß l e 0 t i . 1 11. 5 i. , : : ... 8 ... 2.1 . 12 . ................................... 1) tto Account . 1 I - 8 2 ' il s L7oluinbian Bonds Ditto Account Danish Bonds -- French, C° D lu irto bi A an ce ß o o L d t s, 1024 Ditto Account Greek Bonds... DM. Bonds, 1825 — ---- 4 per cent. ...... —f. —c. Ditto Account — ---- 3 pee cent. —f. --', Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — ---- Exchange. ...... _r . _.,.. Ditto Account ......... Ditto, 6 per Cent — Ditto Account, .. ........... _— Ditto Account .. ........ • !ri Neapolitan — Ditto Account ......... .. _ _ _ ._ ••- P AWES OE SHARES THIS DAY AT OSi: * Wi1..6.(1. Paid. Per Share. Bo7anos Mining Company 150 ICO =7 y( Brazilian Imperial Mining CJ (itsued at 51. pm.) '.:O Ditto Mac tubas Comics 25 12 London and Southampton Co!cnial Bank PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JUNE 09. ' i National InsurznceCompany --- i per Cent. Censols 557, ; Ditto, 4 per cent. ... _ i per ( ;e n tl ' Ut S ,e 't 3 ck i. .................. 3'4Ditto New, MO - par Cent. Debenture: Bank Stock — , City Debentures, 4 per cent. — 11 rand Canal Mock ---1 Ballast Office Debentures 4 Iloyal Canal Stock HALF.PA sT ONE. Money in th e h ouse may be obtained a t 3 per cult. Consols hav e b een v ery buoyant du r i ng t h e course of the morning, and were d one a t 931 i for the opning, oxing to the Money Market being good ; Consols at present 93i ; Exchequer Bill; 28 25 27 prem. ; India Bonds 28 30; Bank Stock 191 192. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 191 1 ; Por tuguese 3.11 ; Thre e per Cents. 20i ; Culo m bi an, 331 1 ; 11r.ailian, 771 ; Duteh Two-and- a-Ilalf pe r Cents., 55 ; Five per Cents., 1031. No further arrivals. EcoNOMY.—The House of Commons has unanimously voted 70,0001. in order to build stables for the horses of the Queen—a vote of 30,000/. for the educa tion of the people has been carried by a bare majority of two, and the Times calls upon the House of Lords to reject the grant. Thus it will appear that the Tories in the House of Commons consider the bor es of the Queen —their training and education—to be of more importance than the training and education of the people. It cer tainly is a pity that the Queen's horses cannot be called upon to Re-scribe the Thhty.ninc Articles, and then, p,o h4hly. the 70,000/. voted to them would be saved —Bath Guardian. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE._A num ber of horses having been lately turned out in Parham Park, the property of Mr. Curzon, they began playing and kicking about, and one of them received a kick, which broke its leg. After this misfortune the poor creature being unable to stand, the others set to and continued kicking it until it died. —Sussex Express. CONVICTION OF THE HON. H. BLACKWOOD, &e.—The trial of the Hon. Henry Blackwood, Patrick I‘l•Corntick, Thomas Creel], and John Carroll, the officer and men of the 84th Regiment, for an assault and false im prisonment committed against several policemen of the borough, commenced on Saturday morning. The trial lasted six hours. Mr. Blackwood was convicted of false imprisonment, for not having sent the policemen on to the station-house earlier than he did, and the men were found guilty, generally, of the assault and false imprisonment. The Recorder, in passing sentence, said he acquitted all parties of moral guilt, th ough not of legal guilt, and it would, therefore, b e his painful duty to pass such a sentence as would vindic a t e t h e civil power. He could make no distinction between the parties, and therefore sentenced all to one week's imprisonment ' The sentence excited gene ral surprise, as being remarkably severe. Where no moral guilt existed, imprisonment till the rising of the C tort would have been sufficient to vindicate the civil power. Portsmouth Herald. A serious accident occurred to Mr. Argerstein late in the night before last. It appears the gentleman was driving his team when, the leaders becoming unmanage able, the coach was upset in turning into Bond -street. We have not heard the natur e of the injuries sustained, but Mr. Angerstein was taken up senseless. POST OFFICE COMMUNI C ATIONS WITH PBXS SIA.—The Berlin Stale Gazett e announces that, in order to accelerate the transmission of correspondence between England and Prussia, an additional mail will, from the Ist of July, run twice a week between Berlin and Hamburg, in correspondence with the steamers between Hamburg and London. The juurneys are to be made in twenty-two hours and a half; and, if the p a ckets keep their time, letters sent from Berli n on Mondays and Fridays will , arrive in London on th e f o l lowing Fridays and Mondays, 1 and those despatched from London on Saturday and Wed- i nesday mornings will reach Berlin the following Tuesdays and Saturdays. HUNGERFORD MARKET. Supplies good, and a fair attendance of Myers Prices showed but little variation. Beef, 7d. to 83. and 81./ 2 d, ; Mut ton, 71 d. to ; Veal, Bd. to DI ; Pork, 7d. ; Turbot, ss. to 18s. ; Salmon good, Is. 6d. to 2s. Fr lb. ; Mackerel, sd. to 10d. ; Soles, 10d. to 3s. per pair ; Lobsters, 10d. to 3s. titl. CITY FISH MARKET. Supplies good, and the demand in proportion, prices as last quoted. Turbot, ss. to 10s. and 15s; Salmon, good Is. 64. per lb. ; Lobsters, Is. to 3s. 6d. each ; Mackerel, 4d. to Bd. each ; Whitings, 31. to Bd. each ; Haddock, 6d. to Is. each. HAY MARKET. The supplies were moderate, and there was but a small quantity of New Hay at Market. New Hay, 665. to 723. and higher ; Old Hay, 70s. to 90s. and 955. ; Clover, 803. to 112 s. ; Straw, 365. to 425. per load. TEA SALE. At the public sale of 17,890 packages, containing 1,209,576 lbs. of various kinds, at the London Commercial Sale Rooms, Alincing-lane, the attendance was not large, and the sale was flat; former prices were, however, supported, MON EY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, 2' WEL VE O'CLOCK. The oliowing has been posted at the North and South American Coffee-house : BRinsil QUEEN. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, JUNE 1. This noble steamer arrived safely in the Mersey this day about, ten o'clock, having had a fine run from Glasgow. At this moment both the piers arc densely crowded, and the steamer is surrounded by a multitude of boats. She leaves for London to-morrow at ten o'clock. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.—" We have no material chang e t o note in the Cotton Market. The sales are w l e ,s h o a o ve v bag e s r , chiefly A mer i can . y few arrivals this morning, and the Conti nental news received by the French Express is of minor importance. Letters have been received from Buenos Ayres to the 21st April, they state that the American Commodore was using great exertions to bring the French question to a conclusion. The American Commodore had left Buenos Ayres for Monte Video, supposed with dispatches for the French Admiral and Minister, but it was doubtful that an arrangement would take place with Rosas, as a report states that he demands 300,000 Spanish dollars per month, for the 13 months' blockade. Business was exceedingly dull, both at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. Exchange at the latter place 4d. The accounts from the manufacturing districts of the north of England are represented to be unfavourable, and that various failures have taken place in Lancashire, but not to any great extent, and the manufacturing house of Peel's have closed their establishment for the present, but continue to allow t) their work people a small weekly allowance. In the course of yesterday afternoon it was strongly reported that the Bank Directors were going to raise their discounts to 6 per cent., and that they were waiting only to see what effect their late operations would have on this lay's Foreign Exchange. And it is this morning stated that an Ofder in Council has been signed this two months past for issuing of one and two-pound notes, and that a part of the dividends which become due in a few days arc to be paid with them. The Money Market continues in the same state as yes terday out of the Stock Exchange, and for commercial affairs rather tight in the house, at an easy rate. The British Funds continue buoyant, and Consols op,%ed this morning at the closing prices of yesterday, 931,- for the opening:: Exchequer Bills, 26 28 prem. ; India Bonds, 27 29; Bank Stock, 190 191 ; India Stock, 255 256. COURT CIRCULAR. TIM Queen dined last evening with her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House. Her Majesty and suite arrived in three of the Royal carriages at a quarter before eight o'clock. The Princess of Leiningen, accompanied the Queen. Her Majesty's suite consisted of the Countess of Burlington, Lady in Waiting ; the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Chamberlain ; the Earl of'Albemarle, G. C. 1-i., Master of the Horse ; Lord Gardner, Lord in Waiting.; Hon. Colonel Cavendish (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting ; and the Hon. William Cowper, Groom in Waiting. The party at Marlborough House to meet her Majesty consisted of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Glou cester, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge ; their Serene Highnesses the Princesses of Hohenlohe and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimer; Earl Howe, Earl and Countess of Denbigh, Viscount and Viscountess Barring ton, Hon. Miss Hope Johnstone, Hon. Miss Boyle, Hon, Mr. Ashley, Hon. Captain Curzon, and the Rev. J. Ryle Wood. liar Majesty the Queen Dowager had afterwards an c•vcning party. The company consisted pi incipally of the ' Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household of their Majesties and of the Royal Family. Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda rivcd at Marlborough House, at half-past nine o'clock. The Quoit rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon, attended by the Countess of Burlington, Honourable Miss Cavendish, Baroness Lehzen, Miss Quentin, Earl of Uxbridge, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Lord Gardner, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon. W. Cowper, Sir F. Stovin, Mr. Rich, and Sir G. Quentin.. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Holland bad audiences yesterday of the Queen. Colonel Cavendish, Clerk Marshal, has relieved Colonel Wemyss in attendance on her Majesty, and has taken the Equerry's duty for the ensuing month. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Princesses of Hohenlohe, and attended by:i the lion. Miss Hope Johnstone, took an airing yesterday in a pony barouche alai four. The Princess Augusta, attended by Lady Mary Pelham, left town at eleven o'clock yesterday morning for her resi dence, Frogmore Lodge, near Windsor, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Marlborough house on Sunday night. The Rev. Dr. Thomson and the Rev. James Harpur had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing -street. Mr. John Wood, Chairman, and Mr. Dehany, Solicitor to the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing -street. Mr. Loch had an interview yesterday with Viscount Melbourne. THE CALEDONIAN FANCY BALL This ball, for the benefit of the Scottish Hospital and the Caledonian Asylum, was held last evening at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, under the immediate pa tronage of our gracious Sovereign and several of the most distinguished ornaments of her Court. The number of tickets being r:ecessarily limited, the dif ficulty of obtaining one was very great, the demand even xceeding that of former years. The spacious ball-room was festooned with verdiant foliage, entwined with roses, and gaily decorated with the choicest evergreens. The Ladies Patronesses sat on a raised dais at the upper end. In the small galleries on either side were placed Tay lor's band and Weippert's for quadrilles. By mid night the spacious room was filled to overflowing ; nearly 800 persons were present. The coup d'ceil was splendid. At about a quarter to one o'clock, the Royal party arrived from Marlborough-house, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duchess of Gloucester. Their Royal Highnesses were received and escorted up the grand staircase by the principal noblemen and gentlemen present, and ore entering the ball room the bands struck up " God save the Queen." lininr2diately after the boys educated in the asylum, preceded by a body of Highland gentlemen, marched up and around the room, the pipers in full costume, playing "The Highland Laddie." Aftergoing through the usual routine, they retired. Dancing commenced soon after, and was continued with great ani mation till a late hour in the morning. Among the company present were—the Duchess Dow ager of Richmond, the Countess of Errol, Lady Stuart de Rothsay, Lady Camperdown, Lady Willoughby D'Eresby, the Countess of Mansfield, the Countess of Haddington, the Countess of Morton, Lady M'Kenzie, Lady E. Foley, Lady Keith, the Duchess of Bedford, Lady Fletcher, Lady Charteris, Lady Belhaven, Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Dunmore, Lady George Fane, Duchess of Somerset, Princess of Capua, Countess of Pembroke, Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess of Roxburgh, &c., Marquis of Abercorn, Right Hon. Sir R. Gordon, the Marquis of Ormonde, Sir Charles D'Albiac, Lord Villiers, Viscount Northland, Le Comte de Bivage, Sir S. W. Clayton, Bart., M. P, Admiral Mackay, the Prince of Mysore, Lord George Mariners, Sir John fsl'Neil, Lord Sondes, Sir T. Hop. burr, Sir F. Johnston, Sir John De Beauvoir, Lord Ossul ston, Sir Alexander Johnston, Lord A. Loftus, Le Comte Macnamara, Lord Powerscourt, Prince Soutzo, the Prince of Oude, Lord Blayney, Prince Napoleon, Duke of Rox burgh, the Earl of Errol, the Earl of March, Lord Dun more, Lord Leveson, Prince of Capua, Lord llovvard, Lord Duffrin, Earl Craven, Baron Werner, Admiral Inby, Viscount Maynard, Ea'l Waldegrave, Viscount Persignay, Duke of 'Montrose. LORD HowDEN.-We regret to state that for some days past no amendment has taken place in the state of health of this venerable and respected Nobleman, and it is painful to add that his Lordship is consequently becoming feeble and exhausted. Doctors Holland and Chambers are in daily attendance on his Lordship. On Friday next the Budget comes on, and we most particularly impress on all Members, anxious for the measure of the penny -postage, to attend in their places that day. When we gave Ministers credit for conferring on the country the important boon, implied in the adoption of Mr. RoWland Hill's scheme, we of course conceived that it would be adopted with the most perfect good faith, We have heard, however, that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer entertains intentions with regard to it, which, if acted on, must place the scheme on a most insecure basis. We have learned that he does not mean to secure to the public the boon by Act of Parliament, but to leave it with a resolution of the House, which of course would extend only to one year. Should such be the intention of the Right Hon. Gentleman, we conceive the friends of the scheme ought at once to take it out of his hands, and proceed with it in the only way in which its safety can be permanently secured. We may have been unjust towards the Right Hon. Gentleman ; but it is our duty to warn Liberal Members of the intentions attributed to him, that they may be at their post on Friday. Assuredly the country, after its hopes have been raised by the promise of an im provement which comes home to every man's business and bosom, will be grievously disappointed if it should turn out after all that Ministers contemplated merely a tem porary concession. So long as the measure rests only on an annual vote, there will be a constant temptation on the part of cfficial men to avoid renewing the resolution. _ . Mo rning Chronicle. Mr. Hume moves this day for a " Select Com mittee to inquire into the pecuniary transactions of the Bank of England since the resumption of cash payments; and particularlay to ascertain how far these transactions produced the alarming crisis of the manufacturing, coin. mercial, and financial affairs of the country in 1825 -6, and in 1836- 7 ; and also to inquire whether, as the Bank of England is at present constituted, there ever can he stabi lity in the currency, or confidence in the commercial trans ections of the country." This motion is so extensive as to em. brace the whole question between the public and the Bank of England, The Bank has been clearly convicted, on its own statements, of having materially contributed to the commercial distress of the country at various periods. It has increased its issues at the very period when it was called on to curtail them. There can be no difficulty, too, in showing that its misconduct is not accidental, but the result of the necessity in which it is placed, of' making high profits to the proprietors of Bank Stock. We re joice, therefore, that the subject is coming under discus sion, and that at a time when the forced reduction of prices of various commodities —the necessary result of the operations of the Bank —will ensure a more than ordinary attention to the question. It has been shown by Mr. Jones Loyd, that the public never can be secure under the existing system ; that the Bank is in possession of in compatible functions; and that the body which has the management of the currency, ought to have no concern whatever with banking. The Bank, in its capacity of banker, lies under a constant temptation to make an impro per use of its power over the issues. We say nothing now of the difficulty of conceiving how a set of merchants, in possession of the regulation of the issues, and knowing beforehaed what the effect on prices of a contraction or expansion will be, can refrain from turning their know ledge to account in their private dealings. Men embarked in trade, and having commodities to sell, will not be strongly tempted to throw down prices at a time when they have an interest in keeping them up, however much -the welfare of the country may demand a contraction of the issues. We have always, too, protested against all mys tery with regard to the treasures of the Bank. The pub lic ought to be taught to look from day to day at what is going on, and to connect the state of the exchanges with the state of the currency. The system tends to keep men constantly in the dark, and ruinous fluctuations in prices are the consequence.-21forning Chronicle. THE LADY FLORA HASTINGS.---We regret to state that no improVement in the situation of this lady has taker, place. The announcement yesterday was that her Ladyship had become weaker since the preceding day ( Sunday). BALLOON ASCENT FROM BAYSWATER.-- Mr. Hampton, who is now generally known to those who pay any attention to what is called the " science" of ae rostation, as having made a descent in a newly -constructed parachute, from Cheltenham, last year, and about a month since a more hazardous one from Cremorne-house, Chelsea, last evening ascended, with his Albion Balloon, from the Flora Gard ens , at B ayswater, without the parachute. ' The evening was delightful, and along the road from Tyburn Turnpike to near the Hippodrome course, was a dense mass of spectators. In the gardens there was a very respectable company, including a great many ladies. The ascent was to take place at six o'clock, but it was a quarter to eight before Mr. Hampton stepped into the car, when the cords were instantly loosened, and the balloon ascended to a great height almost perpendicularly. It then took a course towards Surrey, and remained in view for about twenty minutes. Mr. Hampton expresses his intention of making a descent in his parachute in a few days, from an altitude of three miles.. He will make this foolhardy experiment once too often. GAME.—Sportsmen will be glad to hear that most favourable reports of the breeding season are received from all parts of the country. The southern counties have escaped the effects of the cold weather which has been in jurious to the northern. In the extensive preserves of Co!onel George Wyndham, at Petworth, late the seat of the Earl of Egremont, game of all sorts abounds in an unusual degree, as the Colonel has destroyed the foxes, which, being preserved by the late owner, were very numerous and destructive. TRIAL of the PARIS PRISONERS COURT OF PEER.D___TurasDAY, JUNE 9 7. (Conclusion of the First Day's Proceedings.) The President having called upon M. Arago, jun., the Counsel for Armand Barbes, to state his case for the stay of the proceedings, M. Arago, jun., read his objections, which were to the effect that it was an established principle that in evory en tire and indivisible crime :4 the parti es accuse d of be i ng p:lrticipators in it, should be brought to judgment at one and the same time ; and, therefore, he moved the Court that the trial of the parties now arraigned should be put off until the preliminary proceedings against the whole were completed, and they could all be brought before the Court together. The Procureur- General insisted upon the legality and propriety of continuing the trial as it was commenced. Tile Court then adjourned till Friday. The number of witnesses for the prosecution amounts to 162. The trial, it is expected, will occupy fifteen days at the least. SECOND DAY—FRIDAY, JUNE 28. The external appearance of the Luxembourg was the same as yesterday. M. Dupont, who was engaged for the defcnce of the revolutionary chiefs, Armand Barbee], and Martin Bernard, addressed a long and tedious harangue to the Court which was listened to by the Peers for upwards of two hours with courageous patience. The burden of his song was the •ame as that of .11. Arago, viz. the indivisibility and con nexity in the trial and sentence. The Learned Counsel sat down, and he, as well as everybody else present, ap peared heartily fatigued by his harangue. M. Frank Carre, the Procureur- General addressed the Caurt in a short speech. He said that, as an abstract question, he would not insult the Court by supposing that they could ever think of adopting such a palpable absurdity as to pass one and the same sentence on all the accused indiscriminately. He saw before him some individuals who had been guilty of cold-blooded, deliberate murder, the 1-natality and cruelty of which were not attempted to be extenuated by Any c:rcumstances in favour of the pri soners. At the same time he saw beside these very men some poor weak individuals, whose only crime was their having been made the tool and instrument of their artful and designing ringleaders. M. Dupont said that the Pr ocureur-General had entirely failed in showing that the Court had the power to judge the prisoners individually. The President pronounced the decision of the Court that the motion of M. Arago, jun., was untenable, and ordered that the proceedings should be continued. The Court then adjourned till Saturday. TIIIRD DAY,—SATURDAY, JUNE 29. The curiosity of the good people of Paris is easily sa tiated. This morning there were not half a dozen people collected around the gates of the Luxembourg. Baron Pasquier, the President, took the chair at twelve o'clock precisely. M. Dupont, who was with M. Emmanuel Arago for the defence of Armand Barbes and Martin Bernard, again opened the proceedings by finding a l e g a l o bj ect i on i n the formality of th e arrest of r Martin Bernard. The objection which the Learned Counsel insisted was fatal to the prose cution of this individual was, that the accused Martin Bernard was arrested on the 21st of this month. On the 22d he was visited by the authorities, who invited him to select a Counsel to conduct his defence. The trial com menced, as our readers are aware, on the 27th of this month, at twelve o'clock. The Learned Counsel then read article 296 of the Penal Code, which sets forth that a prisoner is entitled to five days from the moment he has chosen his Counsel to the commencement of the pro ceedings. This delay is accorded in order to give Coun sel time to prepare his defence. The Court overruled the objection, The President then called upon Armand Barbes. - ARMAND BARBES' DEFENCE. The prisoner then rose, and passing his hand over his forehead, said :—M. le President —Did I stand here alone, and did I not see by my side a number of men, whom you have arrogated to yourself the right of imprisoning, I should not have opened my lips, nor have condescended to say a syllable in justification of my conduct to a body of men whom I do not recognize to be my lawful judges. But, M. le President, as I am, perhaps, on the brink of eternity, it is my bounden duty to state with regard to Bonnet, that I ordered him to be invited to join our As sociation, which he constantly and resolutely refused. This declaration is also extended to Nougues. Monsieur le President, I do not hesitate to acknowledge that I was the chief of the Association of which you have heard ; that I was the mainspring of all their movements, and that I have fought as a leader against your troops. With regard, however, to the events of the 12th of May, our meeting was merely to have a review, but the citizens were carried away by the violence of their passions, and the con sciousness of the justice of their cause, to attack your troops. I alone am guilty—these men are innocent. It was I who gave the signal of attack. M. le President, I neither recognise you nor the Court of Peers, now before me, as my legal judges. It is a mere question of physical force, in which you happen for the time to prevail ; and I beg it to be understood that I must reiterate my intention of not justifying my conduct to those now sitting in judgment upon me ; but I protest against the attempts which have been made to asperse my character as the defender of the people's: cause. M. le President, continued the prisoner, putting his hand on his heart, I protest against al! the cruelties and unjustifiable acts committed on the 12th of May. Before all France I solemnly declare that I am neither guilty nor capable of having murdered Lieutenant Drouineau, as will be shown during this trial. Had I fought with Drouineau it would have been on equal terms and with equal arms, and as a man of honour I abhor and repudiate the bloody and brutal murder committed on the person of the unfortunate Lieutenant. M. le President, I have done ; I suppose that it is unneces sary to go through the farce of any more formalities since I avow myself to be guilty of being the chief of the Association, and having fought against your troops—here is my head, you have power to take it. Several questions were then put to the prisoner all of which he declined answering. The firm manner of the prisoner evidently produced a very favoerable impression, and his denial of the charge of murdering Lieutenant Drouineau, was couched in such firm and intrepid language as to excite a general movement among the Peers. There wasjnot the arrogance of insolent vulgarity, nor the blustering bully, but the prisoner was evidently a man of superior intellectual attainments. His defence was noble and manly, and had it been in suppor of a good cause would have procured him eternal glory, Had the late mad attempt unfortunately been successful we are convinced that Armand Barbes would not have pol. luted or abused the power delegated to him by his mis. guided proselytes by any sanguinary or brutal outrages. Martin Bernard was then called upon, and the act of accusation was then read to him, and several questions put to him relative to the participation in the revolt, secret societies, &c. The prisoner declined making any answer, The manner of this prisoner, whom it may be remem bered was the second ringleader in custody, is evidently assumed. He is excessively pale, but endeavours to put on an air of sang froid and nonchalance, which contrasts strongly with the natural haughty bearing of Armand Barbes. The witnesses were then called in. The first was Pierre Cugnet, the man who keeps the wine shop at No. 16, Rue St. Martin, which was the general rendezvous of the leaders of the revolt. Da you recognize Armand Bathes as one of the ring. leaders ?-1 am not sure. Do you recognize Martin Bernard ? him before to my knowledge. The next witness called was Francois Regnard, also keeper of a wine shop in the Rue Bourg l'Abbe, whose shop was also a rendezvous for the insurgents. His depo sition was similar to that of the last witness. Jacques Bertrand, haberdasher and linen merchant, de posed that he found his son fighting with three men, who had seized his cabriolet, and overturned it to make a barri cade. His son said—" If you fight for liberty, let me go free with my cabriolet." The witness recognised Barbes, but said that he had never seen Martin Bernard. George Niclasse, Maresehal de Logis of the Garde Municipal, said that on Sunday, May 12, he was ordered, with a detachment under Lieutenant Leblond, to proceed to the shop of M. Lepage, gunsmith, in the Rue Bourg l'Abbe. About half -past seven he saw a man in a straw hat, bleeding profusely at the head. This was iu the Rue St. Martin, and he was endeavouring to pass into the Rue Jean Robert. Witness said, " I shall not let you pass." The mar, replied, " Kill me, then, for I am a lost man." Witness replied that he was a Municipal Guard, and not an assassin. This man he now recognised as Barbes. President—Do you recognise the individual before you? —Yes; it is Barbes. I remember him perfectly. M. Arago again cross-questioned this witness, who deposed that Barbes had on a straw hat at the moment of his arrest. The haberdasher, Bertrand, was again called and asked what sort of hat Barbes wore during the revolt 2—" A black hat," replied the witness.—(General movement in the Court; Barbes smiled scornfully.) M. Charles Godquin, deposed that he was a Captain of the 2d battalion of the 6th Legion National Guard. He commanded his company at the taking of the barricade, Rue Grenetat ; a prisoner was brought to him, who re quested him to let him go free. This, witness replied, was out of his power. Prisoner then asked him to kill him, To this request witness made no reply. President—How was he dressed ? Witness—He wore a straw hat, and, I think, a dark grey coat.—(This answer produced a great sensation, other witnesses having deposed that he wore a black coat and black hat.) Louis Cahy, limonadier, of the Rue d'Arcis, heard cries of •‘ Vive la Republique." On going into the street ho saw a large body of men with guns, and a man at the head of them crying out " Aux armes." This individual he now recognised to be Barbes. Procureur- General —How was liarbes dressed ? Witness—He wore a black hat. M. Benjamin Levrand, doctor in medicine, deposed that on the 12th of May last he proceeded to the Fauxbourg Montmartre, where he saw that there was an emeute going on. He beard several shots, and saw a band of insurgents nurching down the Rue St. Martin to the Bridge St. Michel. I then went to the Palais de Justice, where I saw the officer on duty in front of his men. I said to the officer, " Comrade, this is no joking matter; be prepared, for I expect you will be attacked." I then went on ; but scarcely had I gone 12 paces before, on looking behind me, I saw a man holding his musket to the officer's breast. Afterwards I saw the officer fall. I found the officer and a soldier dead. President--Do you remember the faces of any of the insurgents who attacked the Palais de Justice (the pri soners all stood up) ? —No ; not any of them. M. Arago—Do you recognise Barbes ?—No, it Was not Barbes who led them on. Martin Grossman, aged 31, a corporal on duty at the time of the revolt at the Palais de Justice, deposed that the chief wore a black hat, and that at first he had accused Delsade, but now he cannot say for certain that Delsade was the man. President (to witness)—Do you recognize Barbes as having killed y our o ffi cer . Witness--No; the man hal a much blacker beard. '—No ; I never saw EVENING EDITION President—Armand Barbes, what have you to say ? Armand Barbes—l don't wish to defend myself. President—Martin Bernard, what have you to say ? Answer —Nothing whatever. The evidence was not closed when the mails left Pari _ - THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL FOR JULY is entitled to particular attention from all classes of readers, on account of the various articles it contains applicable to the present period. It opens with one of peculiar interest at this time, when the Eastern question threatens the peace of Europe entitled " Sketch of the Rise and Prijgress of Mehemet Ali, with a view of the Affairs of Turkey and Egypt." In this paper the interesting and 'extraordinary career of the Pacha of Egypt is amply detaAed, the events which brought about the present position of affairs in Sy ria clearly laid down, and the policy of 7 england ably indi cated. In the " Records of an Expe:lition up the Quorra with Lander," the manners, customs, and feelings of the sable monarchs, courts, and people of a district lying on the banks of the once mysterious Niger, are described with infinite humour and spirit. The " Notes on the Mi litary Establishments of the United States," are full of information on a subject which has, hitherto been strangely neglected in this country, but which is hero discussed in its minutest details. Sir G. Temple concludes his "Sketch of the Campaign of I:;.ostantineh in 1837," which, throughout has teemed .erith learning, knowledge of mili tary tactics, and great descriptive powers. Not the least valuable contribution to this number is an originP.l letter, eminently characteristic, from the great Lord Col►.ingwood, written a few days after the Battle of Trafalgar, to Sir Peter Porker, which settles the question as to the possi bility of the whole fleet anchoring after that glorious vic tory. Besides these are a variety of other interesrting papers. HAMBURG, JUNE 2G.—The Pelersburg/i Ga zette gives an account of the burning of the manufacturing town of Iwanowo : 271 wooden and 42 stone houses, 28 wooden and 23 stone manufactories, arc reduced to ashes. The loss is estimated at 3,580,000 roubles. Iwanowo is a village belonging to Count Scheremetriew, and is very near to Ikonnikone, another village belonging to the same Nobleman, to which the flames extended, and destroyed 106 houses and three manufactories. The Geological Society of France have decided that their extraordinary meeting shall be held this year at Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the Bth of September. EARLY HARVEST.—.-There is a small field of barley on the Canal-side, in the neighbourhood of the Links, which is in such a state of forwardness, as to lead us to anticipate an early conclusion to the labours of the husbandman —the stems generally -being from two to two and a-half feet long, and showing a fine long ear, which the present rains will tend to fill rapidly. —Aberdeen Herald. HORIZONTAL PLAT WATCHES, with accur a t e l y fi n i s h ed jewelled movements Warranted, are offered in s il ver cases, price Five Guineas each ; o cases, price Nine G u i neas each, at r, in gold T. 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On the 29th ult., at St. Pancras New Church, Benjamin We,t, jun. Esq., of Mornington-crescent, to Catharine, elder daughter of Thomas Wilson, Esq., of Burton -street, Bur ton-ereseent. -___ DIED. On the 2' ) (1 of February, on his passage from China, on board the Inglis, the Rev. George Harvey Vacthell, Government Chaplain at Macao, aged 42. On the 2d of April, at. Colombo, Ceylon, Frederick Shams Saner, Assistant-surgeen, 61st Regiment, aged 28. On the 19th ult., at Nogent-sur•Marne, in France, Madame Baton, aged 84. On the 19th ult., at Trieste, John, the child of R. Routh. On the 23d ult., Robert Hilton, Esq., 48 years Ordnance Svu Mr. Cath er i ne Rowed, 2 W 4 7 t a h l t h i a ti m t a b t b e e a r g n e e ( . l h 7 i 9 n . , aged 73. On the 27th ult., at Ma nc h ester, Mr. William Hart Everett. On the 28th ult., at W estmoreland-place, City-road, Jacob Capadose, Esq., upw ar d s of 40 years a member of the Stock Exchange. orgneotnh:t The President (to Barbcs)—You have heard the pre ceding depositions. Have you anything to say ? Barbes—l should have much to say, but my situation does not allow me. President—filere is no political situation which can justify your silence. I must, for humanity's sake, call upon you to refute the testimony adduced. In no country of the world can there be any political situation which can autho. rise a citizen to place himself at the head of armed men to attack and kill soldiers without a declaration of war. Since you speak of war, and certainly I do not admit of the possibility of such a war, you must know that even in an ordinary war there is always a kind of declaration of it. Ido not admit of a civil war in any case. But cold blooded murder ought to be avoided by even men who fight in a civil war. In this case you have placed yourself at the head of men who have committed assassinations. Barbes (with calmness and dignity) —,I have not the slightest intention of entering into a political discussion with you. We should not understand each other. In resitect to my defending myself before you, I have already said that it did not suit me. When the Indian is vanquished—when the fortune of war has placed him in the hands of his enemy—he does not think of de. fending himself —he has not recourse to vain and useless words—he is resigned, and presents his head to the toma hawk. Ido like the Indian—take my head. This produced a great sensation; the President vas about to address Barbes, but seemed confused, and at length asked the prisoner's counsel if they had any ques tions to put to the witnesses. M. Arago, jun., Barbes' Counsel, then pointed out several discrepancies in the deposition of Meunier, and the evidence he gave before the Court. The Procurear- Ge neral was also dissatisfied with the wi.ness, as he had difs fered in Court from what he had deposed to before the Juge &Instruction. The President then called M. Guyot, who had been cited by Barbes' Counsel. The evidence was curious. He deposed to having seen a troop of men come out of the Prefecture of Police on the 12th of May, composed of sergens de vile, and men dressed in plain clothes, but all armed. The Captain asked Guyot to give his services as a surgeon, which he did, and on entering the Court he saw seven or eight brigades, armed and dressed in the same manner, so that it was impossible to distinguish them from the insurgents. M. Guyot again said they ought to guard the interior. Henri Leinonnier and Jean Baptiste Dubaz deposed to the same facts. M. Arago then gave notice that lie should call some witnesses, and the Court rose at half -past five, and ad journed till to-morrow (Sunday). FOURTH DAY.—.SUNDAY, JUNE 30. The preliminary formalities were the same as usual. The prisoner Nougues was the first called upon, and he underwent a very strict examination from the President. He declined answering any questions but such as regarded him personally. He said that if the Court expected to get anything from him which might implicate any of the prisoners around him, that they would find themselves egregiously mistaken. lie avowed his culpability. He acknowledged having been a member of secret societies, and that he had combated against the King's troops. That it was one political body fighting against another; that the party reprosented by the Court before him having tri umphed, he, as one of the vanquished, threw himself on Vie generosity of the victor, further than that he declined making answer. It may be remembered that Nougues shortly after his capture turned King's evidence, and made important re. velations relative to the secret societies of the S a i ssons . Our readers will p ro b a bl y remember that he deposed that there were three chiefs or annecs (years), viz. Armand. Barbes, Martin Bernard, and Auguste Blanqui. He now states that the revelations were drawn from him because he thought Barbes was dying, that Blanqui had escaped to England, and that Martin Bernard was dead, otherwise he should not have said anything to implicate them. The President then asked him if he meant to retract his evidence, and thus stand self-convicted of perjury? To this the prisoner replied that he should not have said any thing to implicate the three abovementioned conspirators had le thought they had been living. He declined mak ing any further reply. President —You decline answering then ? Prisoner-1 do. DEAFNESS.—At length this dreadful mala is completely o b v i a t e d , w i thout torture and serious risk by medical treatment. The Messrs. S. and B. 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