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O 7 of • 0, it Ica° 00 ile , 4 'lye d ,pc p t eri° , o' to t 0f o ttsc e ast' for eeo . s' l to r., et ', o b r l a u st , tre oP f 51 11 ' 10' tiNIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Th e SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes after Twelv e o'clock in the new Home. The attendance was not so large as on last Thursday, and as the novelty of sitting in the new chamber had in ' OO l4 degree passed away, the Members appeared quite 4 4 much at ease as in the old House. On Thursday ?Iseh a continual buzz of conversation was kept up that it was only wish difficulty Members could be heard, but as more order prevailed to-day the capacity of the House for transmitting sound was more fairly tested, and we it 'e gratified in stating that in tbis respect the fears *alai we at first entertained have in some degree PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Liverpool Corporation Waterworks (Extension of Time for Purchase of Land, tk.c.) Bill was read a third tiro and Teased. - The Edinburgh Slaughter Houses Removal Bill as a mended was agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition in favour of secu lar education. pl Alr. YORKE presented a petition from the Isle of Ely, signed by 1,000 persons engaged in agricultural Pursui t , complaining of the depressed state of agricul ture, and praying for relief. / . 11 : 1* * 'VYLD presented a petition from Bermondsey sarnast the Ratropolitan Interments Bill. fro m Wakefield MONCIcION MILNES presented a petition Wakefield in favour of the eufran chisement ol „ L°l l lhold tenements ; also, a petition praying for a re r''' l l of the malt-tax. T , Mr. RaasKES presented a petition from clergymen in '°raet Rent nst the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. FORSTER presented a petit ion in favour of the „ "Plieintment of Government auditors for savings' banks. li r• M. GIBSON presented a petition from Man t•ester praying that an address might be presented to ? :, 1. Majesty for the purpose of obtaining more correct urns of the statistics of education in the different eci a ti nties of the kingdom. 411)ERANNUATION FUND FOR POOR.-LAW OFFICERS. t sea, Ptain FITZRO Government to know whether it was s intention of the to introduce this see -4111 a Bill to provide a superannuation fund for poor-law "'"cers, ti ,Mr. BAINES said the subject was one on which a i t — m number of petitions had be en p resented to the 13118 e in the course of the present session, and he was ja - ieus to take that opportunity of stating what the 4 4 r-law Board had, done with respect to it. It had 4 4 r-law to him that the only principle which was 1. 3 1 " 1 3' to receive the sanction of the House was, that of p - r , rtn ing a fend from deductions out of the salaries of the p7,?t'..aar officers themselves,. without resorting to the er.rates or any other public fund, end, in order that '46°,,tbisapprehension should exist on that point, he . Lad " r usred the draft of a Bill to be prepared, and had cir tititilitted copies of it, among all the poor-low officers in country, and although the Bill was approved by ' 4ll -1 ,1 1 3' there were a considerable number of dissentients, 03 " . not wishing to proceed on the principle of compul eftY deductions of their salaries against the opinion the ma•orit or without their general con tr j enee, it appeared to him that the only result he could 4 4 ' 44 at aftsr the pains he had taken to ascertain the ,fib expedient course to be pursued was not to proceed a, t ' the Bill; therefore, in answer to the Hon. Gentle ' r n i he had to state that it was not the intention of the B , and to submit any measure on the subject to ~ r latianoetit this session. 1, ttAIiING FROM THE GALLERY IN THE NEW HOUSE. 'l3 a „sr. saA.NKES wished to put a question with reference al . ue construction of the new House. On the occasion kk gen they. last met there an Hon. Member addressed hieuse f,om the gallery , and he wished to know ,ether it was in conformity with th e rules of the House ;,, 7 ° 8 0, as th" gallery was situa ted behind the bar? s as ' ''tla SPEAKER replied that, though the gallery was uitt ins bar, it was ithin the House, and a Member at tterarore a right to w speak from it. EDUCA !lON BILL. ,On the question for resuming the adjourned debate on second readiree of this Bill, !It'' l C. C. ANSTEY, on behalf of the population of t h e til ted Kingdom, thanked the Hon. Member for ad :11 for h av i ng introduced the Bill, and expressed his I, e P regret that a man like the Noble Lord the Mem for Ar un del should have felt himself called upon to l a r k'° the liberal design which the promoter of the treasure contemplated, namely, conferring the blessings i . ucation upon the great m a s s of the people.—(Bear, 43e 4 9 Whatever might bo said of the measure, or the , t ires of those who had brought it forward, it was the 1 , 1 or all parties to discuss the Bill in a calm and dis tlnate spirit.—(Hear, hear.) It had been said that At r4 il great question a; issue was between Christianity and ta e e hro between heaven and hell, but be fir ti - k did not accept that as a corn ct definition )1a1" matter in dispute between the promoters of the p ai and the supporters of the amendment. If, however, discussion w ere really tantamount to a struggle be lt l eo heaven and bell, all he could say was that his vote st,: e list would not be on that side which the Noble Lord s j Member for Arundel bad termed heaven.—(Hear and 1 / 4 1 1 14 0a) He bad listened 'with much attention to this te : ,: t c'i in the vain hope cf finding out what the objections r te ,, B measure were. The House would remember that the tt al ` , e h of the Hon. Member for Oldham, in introducing t'Qe.il), was at once explanatory of its object and of the mlnery by which it was proposed to carry out that a e eti but the objections urged against the Bill did not 11 1 / 4 to him to be quite so clear. An Honourable eab er, who represented the peculiar interests of the a; 4 blisbed Church, bad declared that the only it ' n ee ttion he entertained to the Bill related to the V e - ,. 4 ers which lurked under it, and not to those that ta 3 ;, e apparent.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member was l a ious of evil because none appeared—(A laugh)— h t 4 when the second reading came, and the Bill was 14 to be precisely the same as that which the Hon. t e et tiber f or Oldham had described in his introduction, h a ll the cry was raised that Christianity I t danger.—(Hear, hear.) He therefore a s ": 1310 naturally anxious to ascertain what - t ( i ) ! 1 , 8 could be Urged in favour of that cry, hut when a.„, a tn ascertain what the objections really were, it , ti ml i eri to him they were no objections at all.—(A 14,g u t) It vas said that in France the adoption of 1 3 patens propounded in this Bill had proved injurious 4p, State, while other Honourable Gentlemen who tsi c c i )B ,ed the Bill, said they did so because it was nut in oto make education subservient to religion. Now tee Who entertained the latter opinion ought to e strenuous supporters of the principle prevailing jailce, for there the education commonly known as tt "iiiversity of France SN stem, was based entirely teligieu.---(Hear, hear.) These then appeared i kti „," the objections to the Bill. On the other a m, what urea the object of the measure? Why t el " 88 to establish a system of education which made the ti a ging of religion its first principle, but denied the tell ,tit the State to dictate to a parent the peculiar lii/t )118 tenets with which he should inoculate titart'd. The Honourable Member for Oldham h a d se a Ine term education in its popular and vulgar Pa t as anonymous with instruction , but , for his tati' he should prefer the Bill better if '° secular in ,lisa:Ll9ll” were substituted for the term education, `ease religious teaching, which some Honourable tf uers seemed to think was the true definition tr kii the term education, was not all that tal e necessary to form the moral and in hetual character of a child.—(Hear, hear.) e ta,_ fifth clause enacted that the master and mistress of 14 t i . ! free school should allow the children committed to ta, t , r eare sufficient time to receive religious instruction 44 1 ", r. their parents. But there was no provision in the t t i di :er giving those poor children religious instruction 'ke l t the ministers of religion, under whose teaching ki ttth !'light desire to be brought up. Instead of the Ise eery proposed by this Bill he should have preferred S n 'rde of governing those free schools laid down in the .1 4 L' t of the society for the establishment of free schools th474a.ster. If the House meant to separate secular e ligious education, they had better not have two sets adl i eoers, as was proposed by the Hon. Member for Atit 4 41 . It was an infringement of civil liberty for the 't4i l l e tte educate at all ; and it was even more objection for the State to teach religion. (LEFT SPEAKING.) tee.- W a l t? 4 0NEILIS INQUEST. r Yesterday H. M. to t ale2 held an inquest at the Lord Hill, North-wharf kon'tkraddington, on the body of a child about eighteen , ttitit it 'S old, which was so horribly mutilated that its sex - uqatot be discovered. It aeared that on the 29th of , eti""ef, 1848, a deal box, about fourteen inches square, and thi t il b” - a-half deep, sewn up in a piece of canvass, and E stnad the direction on it, " Mrs. Watson, passenger, I tilti7 r, °even," was found on the platform of the Slough bY one of the porters. As no one applied for tin cat weeks it was brought up to London and placed the ; 'tt " f r ;Derty department. It was there till Saturday last, the 9ne that being the annual day when lost property i'ait,""oned. Mr. Bailey, the superintendent of. that de- , tli t Tent, opened the box, and then discovered the body or • e ?fli,l ec eased, which was carefully folded up in a piece of • e,vlf„', It had all the appearance of a mummy, having been wlisirlY pressed down in the box. A cambric handkerchief , e 4ti r , - ,:, e u tightly round its throat. The sexual structure was -,',tersely rtmov - ed, as if by some sharp instrument. There . fits about the arms and legs, showing that there had Ikte l i i4 . tt elnpta to sever the limbs from the body. Mr. Col ti::4l:lerintendent of police, and Mr. Seymour, manager Ptlr k i„, e° raPany have been attempting to discover the per . W - j f ,,, of the ' murder, but without effect. A verdict ot: 'f , 4% l i e *Lt i ni ne n d r . d e r against some person or persons unknown" pconimer i 1 advices from New York by the 1 /itlr 4 describe continued a firmness in the stock-market, A ti . 4 sudden rise in allspeculativa investments. There was l ittl,, ih g .l ater from California. The Cuba invasion occasioned iety among the mercantile classes, a disastrous -.4130 11 bein generally predicted, although at New 45, 48 and other g cities in the south the prospect of its suc . i tbr ii se irs to be entertained. Advices had been received mon oae ,aYfi to the 2d of May, announcing the repeal of the y 11tt law from the Ist of July next. The Governor of t ; \e of M a i ne i n hi s i naugura l message h a d sugges t e d • t r Atn it P,, e dietcy of bestowing the agricultural public lands 4 , 1 &"": sly upon actual settlers. At New York an agency o established by the Lafayette Insurance Company rt of. proposed to include the insurance of aebts 4a business. ' 11 14 8 ,1 4)2413 R , or A CLUED BY ITS FATHER . ~T4 h a in. )%las, t frightful occurrence took place in the village aYlo r __p.nam, near Malpas, in Cheshire. A man named c p 7 ab 0 470 lives in that place, killed one of his children, a uanx a dee:reinnlts3a , ieu:irs of age, by striking him on the head i t y u . pposed that the wretched man is la t. h e 11 1, b iar It ritt to ./ 0 f t h e , Liverpool Zoological Gardens op fi e ,„ the ground on Monday night through some o f which were displayed on that eveninroin h itched roof. Seve:al of the birds were scorched THE MAGAZINES, &c. BLACKWOOD. Uninfluenced by the geni4l effects arising from the dawn of a beautiful summer, we regret to find that dear old Christopher is rather crusty. The " leafy month of June" seems to have dropped a little bitter ness into his temperament by anticipation. HiS,first outpouring is altogether acrid in its flavour, being a most sarcastic torrent of sneers and sarcasms, poured out with an unstinting hand upon the devoted head of Mr. Thomas Carlyle. The opportunity fur so do ing is seized in the way of a criticism upon the " Latter Day Pamphlets." And certainly we must confess that no writer ever held out so many irresist ible temptations to ridicule as the author of these most eccentric productions. Unless the reader of them is prepared at the very outset to make large allowances for a rugged mannerism that has grown into a sort of uncouth second-nature, the lucubrations of the publicist must appear simply an accumulation of extravagances. It has been thus with Blackwood, who comments ucon the work in the most irate and scornful mood imaginable. " Mr. Thomas Carlyle," saith his reviewer, " has of late years devoted a good deal of his leisure time to the denunciation of shams" — and t.f all the shams in existence this same critic seems to conceive that Mr. Thomas Carlyle is himself the most egregious. The caper is worth reading—if only as a specimen of ironical and satirical composi tion. Equally amusing is the metrical " skit" en titled the " Hungarian Joseph," in which Mr. Hume is apostrophised as— " Oar enlitary Joe!" _ _ _ _ _ " My Peninsular Medal" proceeds in dashing. style, and indicates a sound digestion in the old peninsular. Mr. Albert Smith's recent book, .* A Month at Constantinople," is reviewed very favourably, and affords the materials and the subject for a most interesting article. Mr. Smith ought assuredly to enshrine in a supplement to the next edition of the work that most facetious personage, bight " undecided Mr. Parker," whom he has 'so quaintly and graphically described in his re cent monologue. A most entertaining chapter fol lows this, upon the vicissitudes of the Opera of late years in London, and upon the artistic resurrection of the celebrated vocalist Madame Sontag. From this contribution we cannot resist quoting the follow- ing amusing anecdotes upon a great maestro : " Rossini's desperate idleness and habits of procrasti nation are proverbial. On more than one occasion pe-sonal restraint was resorted to, to compel the fulfil ment a his engagements. Thus, at Milan, sentinels were placed at his door, and no exit allowed him, until he had completed an opera of which the two first acts were already in rehearsal. Barbaja, the celebrated im presario, kept him for some time prisoner in his palace on the Naples Toledo, refusing him liberty until he :could have composed e long-promise l opera of thello. Remonstrances were disregarded by the inflexibie manager, so Rossini set to work, and, with his usual facility, soon sent down a portion of the score, headed ktreduzione. This was transmitted to the copyist; but the same evening Rossini applied for it again, on pretext of alteration. Next morning another MS. reached Bar baja, inscribed Caratina. It followed its predecessor to the copyist, and, in like manner, was re-demanded for correction. 13arbaja gleefully rubbed his hands at find ing that these recisions did not delay Rossini. who sent down page after page of copy, to the extent of an entire act. But the irritable manager was like to go distracted when, on applying to the copyist for the whole score, he found the introduction was all that had been composed. It had been travelling to and fro between Rossini and the theatre, end, at each journey, the incorrigible composer had headed it with a different title. The trait is charac terintic and strictly au:hentic. The sums story is told, at greater length. and with some embellishments, in one of Alexander Dumas' volumes of Italian travelling sketche,. Managers, however, found compensati, , n in Rossini's rapidity for his provoking idleness. When he did set to work, he got over the paper at a gallop; and, when driven to the ltot minute, his fertility and invention were wonderful. Some of his finest things were composed on the spur of the moment, and in breathless haste. The celebrated air Di tanti Palpiti is one of these. His dinner hour was at baud, when, driven to the wall by urgent solicitations, he one day sat down to compose it. His cook, learning that the maestro was really about to work—no very common occurrence—thrust his head in at the door, and ventured a supposition that he had better not put the rice to boil.' On the contrary, boil it directly,' replied Rossini, who was hungry. Before the rice, that indis pensable preface to an Italian dinner, was fit for table, the air and its introduction were composed. Di tanti Palpiti is still familiarly known as the Aria dei The " Short yarn" of " The Green Hand" is yet spun out to a tenth part, without any immediate token of its termination. " Palace Theatricals," a very vivacious " day-dream," gives us the infinite felicity of an introduction to the Prince of Schnapselzerhauben. Mr. Aytoun—we can't mistake the sound of his voice—not content with assailing the Free-traders on the platforms of London, must needs hurl his animosity at Mr. Bright in the shape of a rhyming oddity called " The Quaker's Lament." The pasquinade, though over-long, is humorous. The last article i❑ the June number of Blackwood, being a mere reprint in extenso of the proceedings at the late Protectionist meeting in London, requires no comment from us, seeing that we have already cri ticised in our leacling columns that most extravagant exhibition. BENTLEY. The interest of Mr. Robert Bell's admirable English Story, " the Ladder of Gold," is wrought up to the most intense pitch in the present number. Richard Rawlings insists on Margaret's marriage with Lord Charles Eton; the poor girl herself has given her heart to Henry Winston, whom the father savagely orders from his house. Clara—the noble= minded Clara--stands between her father and her sister, and cornforts the disconsolate Margaret. the character of the two sisters is finely developed in these chapters, and the dark points of the character of Richard Rawlinis are brought out with great force. The recollections of Madame Catalani, by Mrs. West, are interesting, as contributing towards the history of the opera in the early part of the present century. The " Galerie du Bourreau," by the ex-Hanger-on of Royalty, promises well ; it is a tale of the Court of Louis In the " Pen and INk Gallery" we have a portrait of the Rev. G. C. Gorham, with a memoir of his life, from which it appears that the Rev. Gentle man while at Jesus College, Cambridge, obtained the mathematibai, classical, and theological prizes, and was third wrangler of his year. At the time of his ordination the Bishop (Dampier) of Ely, wished to impose on the candidate his own private expositions on the effects of bs ptism, instead of those of the Thirty - nine Articles, Mr.. Gorham resisted, and Bi s h op Dam pier, wiser than Bishop Phillpotts, did not insist. The writer of the me moir thus alludes to the contest going on between Mr. Gorham and the Bishop of Exeter— " The Bishop fof Exeter found Mr. Gorham a more learned and able theologian than he had expected to encounter; the Bishop put forth all his powers to im plicate the clerk, by what the Judicial Committee have called intricate, perplexing, and difficult questions." But the Presbyter was resolute, firm, cautious, and not to be shaken in the maintenance of his doctrine. Thus, both parties became committed to a struggle from which neither could with honour retreat, and the result has been a trial--AK both sides allow—of immense im portance to the Church of England—probably of greater moment than any which has taken place since the Re formation." We have besides several' reviews of new works, another batch of " Horace Walpole's Letters to Lyseus," and several tales of more than average merit. TILL SU N, pathetic little incident at the inn, where the generous waiting-maid Maria enlists the traveller's sympathies in behalf of another lodger, an English widow, watch ing over a dying child. The traveller has ordered some coffee, and the good heart of the little waiting maid is thus charmingly exemplified : " Presently the girl, whose name was Maria, returned bringing the coffee apparatus, with tno cups, which made me fancy that she intended to invite herself to take coffee with me. Sho took up the coffee-pot, held it doubtfully in her hand, looked first at it, then at me, as if debating some important matter in her mind. At length she said in a gentle, deprecating tone, 'Sir, I wish you would let me take a cup of this coffee to the lady in the next room;' then lowering ber voice almost to a whisper, she added, She is very peer.'" The exquisite naturalness and the genial kindliness which pervades this article, as evidenced by the above casual passages, renders it peculiarly interesting. Many other valuable contributions adorn the pages of Tait. The poetical contents are hardly so good as usual. TAIT'S. This is a more than usually excellent number of Tait. The first article on "The Causes of Crime in the Metropolis " is deserving of attentive perusal. These " cause's " are very justly divided into three classes—" the prejudicial influences upon children, arising from the neglect or misconduct of their parents ; similar influences arising from evil example ' or temptation without the domestic circle ; and the formation of bad habits, which is often the immediate result of such influences, and the forerunner of actual crime." Under these comprehensive headings are enumerated a n3ultitude of seemingly trivial, but most lamentably fertile, sources of crime, foremost among which, by common consent of most competent judges, . is ranked the wretched condition of the dwellings of the poor." " Without an attempt at improvement in that di rection," was the testimony of Mrs. Fry, "vain would be the attempts in prisons to instruct or re deem from vice," and Mr. Chesterton, the governor of the House of Correction, states as his conviction that this " constitutes the monster mischief." " Phantasies of Walpurgis Night," translated from Zschokke, possesses all the horrible charm of a Ger man romance, with the additional value of enforcing a moral lesson, which tends to prove that what appears to be virtue is frequently oc casioned by the abse nce o f temptat i on. M r. J . A. St. John 's "There and B ac k A ga i n " i s as c h arm i ng a nd interesting as ever, which happy characteristics are chiefly the result of th e b eaut if ul thoughts inter mingled with the traveller's reminiscences and the delightful manner in which even trivial incidents are remarked upon. Thus, in one place, a casual group elicits the natural observation, " a mother with a child on her lap can se ld om b e looked upon with perfect indifference," and again, yet more beautifully, in allusion to that love of nature's beauties which clings to almost every human heart, it is suggested that, as it was in a garden that Go 4 first placed the parents of our race, "it is perhaps some reminiscence of this primitive truth that links our fancy so closely to flowers, and green alleys, and • bowers, and fruits of a thousand hues." On the other hand, as an evidence of the felicity with which Mr. St. John has depicted whatever was peculiar or interesting in character or incident among the objects which attracted his attention in his imaginary wanderings, we might cite the LONDO N, FRASER. With all possible anxiety for the due reformation of the Universities, Fraser is desirous that that re formation should be effected from within rather than from without. Nevertheless, the supporters of the!Royal Commission may obtain some useful hints from a perusal of the article on " University Reform," which occupies the opening pages of Fraser for June. The lovers of the horrible and the mysterious will peruse with delight " Something about a Murder," wherein they will find, to their disappointment perhaps, the revelation of a ghost resolving itself into the cunning device of an ingenious maiden. All who are familiar with the delightful gossip of Horace Walpole—as who is not—will find peculiar pleasure in " The Letters of General Con way to Horace Walpole," of which the third in stalment is contained in this number of the magazine. The General is not unworthy to be the correspondent of the renowned letter-writer, and it is evident by the tone of the epistles that he fully reciprocated the feel ings of affection with which the memorialist of the Georges always mentions the name of Conway. As the hero of Eastcheap was known as " Jack to his intimates, John to his brothers and sisters, and Sir John Falstaff to the rest of Europe," so it appears that the Earl of Orford to the rest of Europe, and Horace Walpole to the public generally, was addressed by his intimates by the familiar name of "Horry," for which General Conway in one of these letters thus apologises;:—" Dear Horry,",he writes, " though I am a little afraid of being so familiar, you begin with such a Sir,' and end with such an ' obedient humble servant,' that I am in doubt whether it is not fit for me to change my style too, though I am so hampered in an usage almost imme morial, that I should certainly find it very difficult, for I really can scarce keep a decent degree of cere monial phrase with my new acquaintance, and to be formal with my old ones seems as unnatural a thing to me as to be familiar with, Lord Northampton or the Duchess of Dorset." Lord Campbell's " Lives of the Chief Justices" is the subject of an interesting article, and of a somewhat severe criticism. " A Study of Shakspere in the Merchant of Venice" gives an unusual, but not unjust elucidation of the charac ter of Shylock. These, with other papers, not here enumerated, render Fraser for June a number of average excellence. ECLECTIC REVIEW. Under the editorship of Dr. Thomas Price we ob serve that this able organ of the Dissenters is con ducted with more than usual ability, and its different contributions display a very visible improvement. Several of the most interesting works recently pub lished in various departments of literature are passed under the ordeal of a discriminating criticism ; their general construction, nature, and merits being judi ciously and perspicuously analysed. It is thus that Mr. Warburton 's history of the " Conquest of Canada" is very earnestly commended. It is thus that the " Dramatic Poem of the Romans" is wel comed with eager felicitations to the author, and with emphatic eulogiums upon the many brilliant gifts displayed by him as a poetic aspirant. It is thus that Mr. Mure'a critical history of the "Language and Literature of the Greeks" is subjected to a serious examination ; that Mr. Hunt's annals of the " News paper Press" afford an opportunity for the consider ation of the growth of journalism ; that Mr. Miller's "Footprints of the Creator," a book of much power and imagination, is made the subject of scrutiny by the reviewer ; and that General Klapka's recent nar rative of the "War of Independence in Hungary" is energetically commended to the notice of the com munity. The paper on the "Exeter Hall Lectures," and the article on " Ship Passages in Central America to the Pacific" deserve attentive perusal, and are written with a liberality that must command at least respect, if it cannot in all instances secure coincidence of opinion. Upon the closing con tribution in the June number of the Eclectic, we have occasion to speak elsewhere—our leading columns this evening having especial reference to the Government Bill regarding Metropolitan Intermenis. THE BRITISH GAZETTEER. The Fourteenth Part of this valuable national work has appeared with the Ist of the present month, illustrated with the maps of two counties, Westmore lend and Hereford. We subjoin an extract descrip tive of a well-known and admired locality on the shores of the Thames, one of the most enviable resi dences in the vicinity of the great metropolis : " Greenhythe, Kent, a hamlet in the parish of Swans combe, on the southern bank of the Thames: 18 miles from London, 3 from Dartford, 5 from Gravesend.— This place stands on the southern bank of the Thames, across which there is a ferry of great antiquity into Es sex. Together with Gravesend, it is much frequented during the summer by the citizens cf London, and it has in consequence been much improved and enlarged of late years. There are extensive chalk-pits here and at Northfleet, the chalk being connected with the hills forming the southern boundary of the Thames marshes. Several of the excavations are 150 feet deep, and in some parts much below the level of the river. The chalk is burnt for lime, and sent to London, &c., forming an important article of commerce, and there are wharfs along the shore for the convenience of shipping. I'he flints intermingled with the chalk form a principalin gredient in the manufacture of Staffordshire ware, and considerable quantities of them have been exported to China. On the banks of the river Thames, there is a beautiful park, once belonging to the Dartford nuns, and was then called Ince-Grice, but is now named Ingress. This property was for several years in the possession of the Calcraft, family. John Calcraft, Esq., about a cen tury ago, extended a large amount in o rn a menting the grounds, and beautifying the mansion; and in 1763, the Marquis of Granby, on returning through Kent, after his continental victories, visited Mr. Cale:aft, and passed the night at Ingress. The Government, under the Melville Administration, purchased this a n d severa l o th er pro perties in the vicinity, in contemplation of forming a grand naval arsenal, by excavating the marsh just below Ingress; but the project was abandoned on account of the difficulty that might occur in getting the ships down the river to the Nore on an emergency, the towing of vessels by steam tugs not being then invented, and Sheer ness nag the spot selected for the arsenal. The Earl of Besborough held Ingress after the Calcrafts, and in 1795 it was the property of Roebuck, Esq., who enlarged the house, and erected a noble portico, designed by the unfortunate Novosielski. It is said, that during the un happy differences between George IV. and his queen, Caroline, she expressed to the Government a wish to have a grant of Ingress for her residence in this country, but to avoid complying with her request the house was sold in lots, and levelled with the ground. About 20 years ago, Government put up to auction all the property they had purchased for the projected arsenal, and Ingress was purchased by James Harmer, Esq., formerly an alderman of London, who has erected, with the stone of the old London-bridge, near the site of the former building, an elegant mansion, designed by Charles Moreing, a promising young architect. Mr. Harmer has taken great pains in tastefully laying out the grounds, and ornamenting them with plantations and shrubberies, and it is now considered by many as one of the most romantic spots in England." FINE ARTS. We were much struck with the novelty of style of Mr. John E. Jones's model in the Royal Academy of a group of children, likenesses of the sons of Thomas Brassey, Esq., intermixed with animals. We have long imagined that a combination of this sort in sculpture would be most successful if properly managed; and we can, in Justice to Mr. Jones, say that this .first attempt has been eminently so, and that he bids fair to accomplish in scu l p t ure w h a t Landseer has so, admirably carried out in painting. We hope to see this work in marble, which would enable the artist to finish in detail what he has so cleverly designed in his model. The Rev. Harrison Taylor, M.A., vicar of Martin in Cleveland, has been appointed a surrogate of the diocese of York. HERB WILHELM 'CUBE'S CONCERT.—The annual morning concert given by Herr Kuhe was held yesterday morning at the Hanover-square Roo ms . Th e programme was strong, especially in instrumental performers. Herr Kuhe himself played some brilliant pieces on the pianoforte, and Piatti gave a solo on the violoncello in his perfect style. The andante and finale from Mendelssohn's trio in D minor was very finely played by Piatti, Molique, and Kuhe. There was also a solo on the harp by Mr. Ap Thom as . Th e vocal portions of the concert were aso good. Miss Catherine Hayes was prevented by illness from fulfilling her engage ment, but her place was taken by Bidlle. Charton, who sang the " Voi the sapete," a grand air from Auber's Diatnans de is Conronne, and "Home, sweet home." The other vocalists were Miss Bassano, Mdlle. Schloss, Mdle. Graumann, Mdlle. de Rupplin, Madame Nottes, Mr. Sims Reaves, Herr Mayer hofer (a new basso, who is rapidly advancing in favour), Herr Stigelli, and Signor Ciabetta. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—BeIts Life in London, on Suuday, June 9th, the Championship of England—" To be, or not to be? that is the question"—Bendigo or Paddock— " A full, true, and particular account"—with a Prospective View of Royal Ascot, by " Pegasus." Price of Bell's Lift, 40 columns, Sixpence. Bell's Life of Sunday, June 2, which contained by far the most complete report of Epsom Races, has been twice re-printed. Average Sale of Betl's Life ex ceeds 28,000. WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JUNE 5, 1850. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Lucia de Lammermoor was performed here last evening, and performed in a style of perfection unequalled since the days of Jenny Lind. Miss Catherine Hayes had been advertised to appear as Lucia, but on entering the theatre we found the fol lowing announcement posted on the doors : "Her Majesty's Theatre, Tuesday, June 4. " The indulgence of the nobility, subscribers, and the public is respectfully entreated in favour of Madame Frezznlini, who, in consequence of the sudden illness of Miss Catherine Hayes, has most obligingly, to prevent disappointment, undertaken at the shortest notice, to appear as Lucia in Donizetti's opera, Lucia de Lammcr• moor." There was no necessity for the extension of the indulgence so entreated, for, with the exception of Jenny Lind, never has the character of Lucia, been nearly so well sustained as it was last night by Madame Frezzolini. She had not played the part for years, and had not had even the benefit of a rehearsal, yet she achieved not only a complete success but a brilliant triumph. Her impersonation of the character is quite original, intensely impassioned, highly impressive, and yet most simple and most natural. She was indeed the simple-minded, trusting, affectionate girl, wbo has by the pressure of a sorrow too heavy for her o'erburdened brain, been driven into madness. Her cavatin a in the first act was the very perfection of florid vocalization, and the duet with Edgard° was exquisitely rendered by Madame Frezzolini and Sims Reeves. The contract scene in the second act was a sublime piece of acting, and in the magnificent quartett "Che mi frena," her high notes told with immense effect. It elicited a rapturous encore. The mad scene in the third act was ren dered with immense power and intensity, find altogether Madame Frezzolini achieved a triumph, such as has been seldom achieved under any circumstances. She was called on frequently during the course of the performance. Sims Reeves acted Edgardo with his usual power and intensity, and Belletti sang the music of Ashton very carefully. Between the acts there was a divertissement, in which Marie Taglioni and Amelia Ferraris ap peared. The performance of Ferraris was unequalled for grace and elegance, and bouquets ei foison were showered on her from all parts of the House. The rehearsals of the new opera, La Tempesta, have been proceeding for some time past, and La Tempesta is allowed, on all hands, to be one of the most beau tiful operas ever produced. There is to be a grand dress rehearsal this evening, and tomorrow night the chef d'oeuvre of Halevy will be represented for the first time in public. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, The second act of Anato, and the entire opera of 11 Barbiere di Siviglia, were performed here last evening, with Ronconi as Anato and as the Barber. Of his performance of Anato we have very recently spoken. His Figaro is universally acknowledged to be the best on the stage, and never did he sing or act better than last evening. He was overflowing with fun and mischief, and his impudence was at times really sublime. He kept the audience in a constant roar the whole time he was on the stage. Mario was Count Almaviva, and sang the music with exquisite taste, the novelty and beauty of his fioriture was beyond all praise ; his acting in the drunken scene was full of humour and spirit. Madame Castellan was a graceful and interesting Rosins, she gave the " Una Voce" with great animation. Tag liafico was the Basilio and restored the fine aria "La Colennia" to its proper place in the opera. Polonini was a careful and painstaking Bartelo, and Madlle. Cotti as Bertha sang the little roman:a which was awarded to her so excellently that we wished the composer had awarded her more to do. All the principal characters were called before the curtain at the conclusion. The audience seemed thoroughly to appreciate the performance, and to enter into the fun of Ronconi'a jokes and byplay with all the light-heartedness of Neapolitans. LITERATURE. NOTES FROM NINEVEH. P. Fletcher. By the Rev. J. 2 Vols. To the general reader this work will recommend itself by the number of subjects of which it treats, end with all it will gain approbation by the happy and able manner they are in turn considered. Still, we must at once say, that ancient biblical history is the topic mostly kept in view by the author, and that all others are made subservient to his evident purpose of collecting from the most authentic sources, the data upon which he frames new suppositions, corroborates statements previously deemed uncertain, or refutes long-established errors in connexion with scriptural history ; and after a careful perusal of these volumes, we can but say that the writer is entitled to the thanks of all who take a real interest in that all-important subject, for having conveyed the result of his unwearied labours and deep research, in such a form, as to make it ac ceptable to all readers, by connecting with it the incidents and daily views of his journey. Equally pleased were we to find, that though engaged in an enterprise which might be deemed sectarian, with regard to the localities he had to visit, his opinions evince that unbiassed freedom and coolness of judg ment requisite to prove their soundness, while he seems to have been animated by that kindly feeling of brotherhood to all men which we deem to be the true spirit of a Christian seeking after truth. how far the records before us may be the ultima ratio of his labours, we are not prepar e d t o say , b u t so f ar as th e y go, and as a literary production, we pronounce them to be profound in their views, frequently entertaining, always interesting and instructive. We were indeed surprised to find that in a work aiming at carrying the light of research into deep and abstruse subjects, the writer had so succesfully contrived to introduce so much of travelling incidents and road side episodes as to relieve the otherwise too serious effect of its more elaborate and scientific parts. We will attempt to follow him neither through his long and oftentimes perilous journey, nor through the main subject of his patient investigations during that journey ; such a course would lead us too far. SuffiCe it to say, that during sk - Period of two years the author pursued steadily and dauntlessly the purpose of exploring the remotest parts of Assyria, that we possess in these volumes the result of his persevering labours, and that no small praise is due to him for having fairly judged men and manners. Upon one more point we would offer him our mead of praise, and congratulate him upon the courage, both moral and physical, of which he must have given ample proofs in the course of a journey which no doubt exposed him to many personal hard ships and real dangers, and upon his happy issue out of them ; but, much to his credi', the writer has had the good sense to keep himself in the back ground, and our sympathy is rather the result of inference drawn from the internal evidence of his work, than from any direct appeal made by himself. To attempt selecting any part out of such a work, in support of our observations, were useless, if intended to give an adequate notion of the whole; yet we cannot resist giving a slight specimen of the author's style in those moments when, laying aside the learned historian's pen, he takes up the travellers pencil to note down his impressions on a wayfaring casualty : " During our journey from Hardin to Diarbekir, we received the intelligence that a band of mo un t e d ro bb ers were in pursuit of us, and were Lurking on the other side of a low range of hills which skirted the road to the right. This piece of information caused us to halt and prepare for the onset of the marauders, as our horses would have been of little service in the event of a flight. Giorgio, who was in his element, took the command of the surredjees and other attendants, by whose aid he constructed with the baggage a species of barricade, be hind which we were to shelter ourselves, and discharge our fire-arms. " The crisis was felt to be momentous. A fat merchant of Mosul, crouched in agonies of terror behind a heap of saddle-bags, while his trusty sabre, which he had dis played before with no small amount of or eatation, lay unsheathed be tide him. One of our Christi an servants was invoking the aid of the Virgin and Saints, while a black dependant observed, that if we were feted to have our throats cut, no efforts of ours could avert it. This assurance was not very sa'isf.,ctory or consolatory, but we determined to do our best, and loading our guns and pistols. we looked vary determined and warlike behind our defences, while Giorgio volunteered to reconnoitre, and mounting his horse, galloped up the hill before us. " We watched his movements with some anxiety, ex pecting, at each moment, to see the white smoke of the enemy's guns rising above the summit of the eminence. Giorgio galloped along the broad ridge of the hill, and then disappeared on the other side. After a quarter of an hour, we again discerned him riding leisurely towards us: ho brought the intelligence that no robbers were in the neighbourhood, and that all our warlike preparations were in vain. " This announcement reassured those of the party who had been looking forward with no slight tremor to the probable conflict. The stout merchant in the heat of his enthusiasm mounted his steed, and flourishing his sabre, rode to the foot of the mountain, but was suddenly brought back by a shot which Giorgio fired in that di rection. Those who had been most terrified handled their sabres and pistols, and boasted of the feats of va lour which they would have performed. , " It scems strange to recall now the sensation which I experienced when news was brought that no attack was to take place; I confess I felt somewhat disappointed, although I am not fond of fighting, and would at any time, in the language of Sbakspere—' Walk rather with Sir Priest than Sir Knight.' Yet there seems to be something stirring and exciting in the prospect of a fray, which kindles the warm blood in our veins, and makes us feel that as far as the animal instinct is con cerned, we are all lovers of Wife. Philosophy may soften, and religion tame these impulses, but they exist in the breast of every child of Adam, and are liable t.) be only too easily called into action. " Oa one occasion two travellers were traversing a dangerous part of the wild country on the borders of Persia. One of them held tenets most averse to warlike proceedings of any kind, and averred that it was not lawful, even in self-defence, to take any measure which would endangor human life. 'The other endeavoured to rebut his companion's arguments, and convince him of the futility of his reasoning, but he failed in producing any impression on his friend's mind. While they were engaged in conversation, one of the attendants who had been dispatched on before, made his appearance, gallop ing hard, and breathless with haste and fear. He in formed the travellers that eight mounted Kurds were advancing, who had fired at him as he rode on, and who were in fact close at his heels. The man of peace seemed somewhat disconcerted. but when the clattering of the Kurds' horses was heard, his hand stole towards his holsters, from which he extracted two well-polish( d pistols, and, when the attack was made, signalized him self by the valour with which he joined in beating off the assailants. " We proceeded on our way in safety, and met with no further interruption from the sons of Ishmael, or the equally marauding Kurds. When we were in sight of Diarbekir, an individual of our party who had hitherto maintained the most profound silence, gave me the fol lowing recipe for obtaining the prot ec tion of the Arabs, which for its originality I deem worthy of insertion here. 'lf you are at any ti me attac k e d by these sons of dogs,' said my instructor, do not resist, fur if you lift sword or gun against them, they will slay you with out mercy. Endeavour to touch them, and if you suc ceed you are safe; but if you are unable to do this, spit at them.' And get my throat cut to a certainty,' continued I. No, on my . head,' he replied, ' you may save your life, for if anything that proce,eds from you, even saliva, touches their person or clothes, it is as though you touched them, and you have then a sacre d and imperative claim upon their hospitality. lam telling you no false hood, for a brother (4 mine, who did this, escaped out of their hands, and is still living at Baghdad.' " COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, JUNE 4. The Queen and Prince walked early this morning in Osborr e Park. The younger members of the Royal Family walked and rode as usual. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir George Couper, are expected at Osborne this afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Du c he ss of Rent, accom• panied by his Serene High ness the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by her Lady i n Waiti ng , and Sir George f C o o r u o p s e b r, or l o ef e t . A deputation, including Mr. Br o cklehurst, Mr. Law her residence, Frogmore House, yesterday, rence Heyworth, Mr. Bass. and Mr. Williams, bad an ay, at the Home oinffiteorev,ireowspweiotthinSgirthGeeporagoetoGryreßyilytesterd Mr. John Wood (Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue) had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down ing-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a committee meeting yesterday, at their office in White hall-place. The Marquis of Salisbury and the Earl of Verulam had an interview yesterday with Sir. George Grey. His Excellency General Yung Bahadoor, with his brothers and suite, honoured the establishment ot Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, in Bond-street, with a visit yesterday, Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the North American colonies. A deputation, consisting of Sir John J. Guest, Bart., M.P., Mr. W. Crawshay. Mr. Anthony Hill, and Mr. Maynard, had an interview with Earl Granville on Monday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Baxter and Mr. Denison, M.P., had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways on Monday, at their office in the Board of Trade. The Duke of Roxburgh had an interview on Monday with Sir George• Grey. • Baron d'lsola has left Londcn fir Brussels, having been appointed First Secretary ot the Sardinian Legation there. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Observer of Sunday, June 2, gave the Board of Health's (official) Report on Water supply of the Metropolis; also (official) Report on Removal of Smithfield-market — the two reports making altogether 11 folio columns. The Observer is regularly pub lished at 4 o'clock Sunday mornings, i n time for all the early Sunday morning railways. Monday's Ob:errer best for the country and abroad, at 4 Monday afternoon. Price of the Observer, 40 folio coluninth Sixpence. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. M. Jullien, who presides over the orchestra at this agreeable place of resort, has invented a galop, apropos to the "Derby," which promises to be quite as popular as most of the other effusions of a like characteristic kind from the same pen. The various ind'ents con nected with the great Epsom day are pictured in the manner peculiar to such illustrations, sprightly and rhythmical noises—purporting to represent the start, the race, and the excitement of the spectators—being the means employed. Need it be said that the new plop elicits great admiration from the crowds who listen to it, and that it challenges a nightly encore! The Surrey gardens are now in their fullest and pleasantest ver dure, and the attractions that the enterprising proprietor holds out are not only peculiar to the place, but are well worth patronising. The panorama of the Alps is one of the best efforts of Mr. Danson's pencil, and the fireworks that take place in its vicinity are the brightest and most varied if their kind. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY. THE SETTLING FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS. From the number and magnitude of the accounts, and some unfavourable rumours concerning two heavy losers, we attended the settling yesterday with strong misgiv ings; our apprehensions, we are happy ,to state, have not been justified by the result; for although one of the parties, pointed at in the rumours to which we have re ferred. has not made arrangements to meet his deficit, and the dangerous illness of the other, brought on by excessive excitement, has put a present settlement of his account out of the question, paying and receiving pro ceeded with a smoothness which no one appeared to have anticipated. We cannot Ole upon ourselves to say that it was really a good settling; for it is incontestible that there was a vast deal of " parrying," not confined to a few or a class; but matters appeared to have been ar ranged beforehand, and those who were inconvenienced by the default of others had the prudence to abstain from " making bad worse" by publishing it. The only quotable bets were 5 to 4 egainst each of the two favour ites for the Emperor's Plato (Canezou and The Flying Dutchman); the odds afterwards offered. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY. NEWTON GOLD CUP.-2 to 1 apt Champion (take sto 2), 3 to 1 agst King Fisher (t), 9 to 2 agst Lady Hylda (t), 7 to 1 agst Emma (t). NEWTON BOROUGH CUP.-6 to 4 agst Blucher (t), 5 to 1 agst Maid of Lyme (t), 6 to 1 agst Champion (t), 7 to 1 agst Smuggler Bill (t). ASCOT STAKES.-5 to I asst Vampyre (t), 6 to 1 agst Jelly Fish (t), 7 to 1 agst Retail (t), 8 to 1 agst Damask (9, 8 to 1 agst Collingwood (t). CRICKET. AT LORD'S.—NINE OF THE GROUND, WITH BOX. AND WISDEN, AGAINST FIFTEEN OF MID DLESEX. This match was brought to a conclusion yesterday at three o'clock, in favour of the Players by ten wickets. 'The' following is the score:— GENTLEMEN. T. Craven, Esq., b Wisden 0 b Wisden ... ..... .. ] Hon. R. Grimston, b Wisden A. Walker, Esq., c Hillyer, b Clarke A. Haygarth, Esq., c Bayley, b Wisden W. Nicholson, Esq~ b Clarke J. M. Lee, Esq., b Clarke . 1 c Chester, b Clarke 5, J. Walker, Esq., hit wicket, b Wisden ... Mr. Rogers, b Clarke Mr. Thorns, b Wisden .... .. 17 b Wisden 1 not out Mr. Golden, c Wisden, b Clarke. 0 b Wisden 0 J. Spencely, Esq., b Wisden..... 0 b Lillywhite 0 Lord Guernsey, b Wisden C. Gordon, Esq., b Wisden H. Gardner, Esq., not out ...... 2 b Wisden 0 Mr. Woodbridge, b Clarke Byes, 111 bl;w, 2 4 Leg balls ..... 3 Total 97 T0ta1..... • ...... 56 GROUND-FIRST INNINGS. J. Dean, b Craven ... W. Hißyer, run cut J. Chester, b Craven........ 6W. Clarke, bA. Walker T. Box, c Nicholson, b J. Bailey, not out 22 Craven J. Wisden, c Golding, b B, 9 ; 1 b 1; w, 7 ; nb, 2. 19 Woodbridge A. Diver, bA. Walker 3 11. Royston, run out Second J. Dean, not out 4; A. Di Total 145 Innings. iver, not out ... 6—Total ... 10 MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Sir George Howland Beaumont, Bart„ and Miss Paulina Men zies Belli, third daughter of Mr. William Hallows Belli, late of the Hon. East India Company's service, was solemnized yesterday morning at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square, in the presence of a very numerous circle of the relations and friends of both families. The fair bride was attended to the altar by eight youthful ladies, all uniformly attired. The Rev. C. A. Belli, Vicar of South Weald, and Precentor of St. Paul's, officiated at the nuptial rite. At the conclusion of the religious ceremony the happy bride and bridegroom and the wedding party adjourned to the mansion of Mrs. Howley (grandmother of the bridegroom, and widow of the late Archbishop of Canterbury), in Eaton-square, where a most recherchj breakfast awaited the company. In the afternoon the newly-wedded couple left town for the honeymoon. CAPTAIN C. FORSYTH'S BRANCH EXPRDITION.•—• Prince Albert, Aberdeen, June 2. Weather permitting we leave this on Wednesday morning. Yesterday we gut nearly the whole of our prov i s ions on board; we ar e onl y now waiting for the bonded stores, which are coming in the steamer from London to-morrow evening. The Treasury have kindly taken oft all restrictions on the vessel. Last evening the crew were paid their six months' advance ; they appear to be a very respectable set of fellows. The little Albert every one here says is admirably adapted for her work ; with her two years' stores in ..I.le will only draw 7 feet for forward and 9 feet aft. NEW POTATOES.—We have seen an extremely fine specimen of new potatoes, grown by Mr. Denis Sullivan, of Douglas. They are of the description called Ash-leaved Kidneys, and were not planted before the 28th of February. These were not dug up merely as a curiosity, but fur the supply of the local market. We have also seen a very fine specimen of Prolifics, grown by Mr. Kelly, ef Blackrock.— Cork Ez a miner. _ _ _ The Oldest Oak Tree in Belgium, which was planted in the reign of Charles V., about 1540 or 1550, was cut down last week at Rooborst. It measures 36 feet in length, and 18 feet in circumference. Planks two feet wide may be cut from some of the branches. This tree was pur chased for 8001. by M. Vander Banck, a cabinet-maker, at Audenaerde. It is said that he intends to send a plank, cut from this tree, from 4 to 5 feet wide, to the European Exhi bitioA in 14acioa is Issl. ECCLESIASTICAL APPEALS BILL HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 3. Majority of M to 51 who voted against the Second Reading of the Bishop of London's Ecclesiastical Appeals Bill. DUKES. LAILS. BARONS.' Bedford 3finto Camoya Manchester Morley Campbell Norfolk Pomfret Carrington ... .. V ---- MARQUISES. Roden Colborne Anglesey Sheffield Cremona° Breadalbane Sefton Delamere Cholmondeley Scarborough Duffer in Donegal Spencer Eddisbury Head fort Strafford Erskine Lansdowne St. Germane Foley Westminster Suffolk Glenelg EARLS. Yerulam Hatherton Bruce WaldegraYe Bowden Carlisle Yarborough Keane Chichester VISCOUNTS. Kinnaird Cowper Hill Langdale Denbigh Lismore Lilford Effingham Strangford Middleton _ _ . Enniskillen - BISHOPS. Methuen Fitzhardinge Durham Monteagle Fitzwilliam Down Overstone Galloway Worcester roltimore Gesford :Norwich Rayleigh Granville BARONS. Saye and Selo Grey Alvanley Sudeley Ilarrowby Ashburton Vivian Ilchester Bateman Wodehouse Leitrim Byron Wrettesley Lanesborough Clarina Wharncliffe Mountcashel Castlemaine PAIRS. Earl of Zetland Earl of Eglinton Lord Elphinstone Duke of Bumleach Earl Cornwallis Earl of Powis Lord Heytesbury Lord Douglas Earl of Rosebery Marquis of Iluntly Lord Crewe Earl of Bosse lord Londesborongh Mat qnis of Winchester Lord De Freyne Earl of Gengall Duke of Grafton Marquis of Ely Earl •f BesborouOt Lord Sonthamptoa Lord Portman Earl of Cardigan Viscount Combermere Lord Duuraven Earl of Morton Earl of Kinnoul Duke of Leinster Marquis of Westmeath Earl of Shaftesbury Viscount Gage Lord De 31au1ey Earl of Desart Lord Farnham Lord Wynford Viscount St. Vincent Lord Brougham Earl of Camperdown Lord De lies PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of COMMOW ) TUESDAY, JUNE 4. ABERDEEN RAILWA\ BILL, Read a third time; Clause (And whereas the Said Aberdeen Railway, by means Lf the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, which is lea ed to and worked by the said Aberdeen Railway Company, is connected with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Forfar, and with the Dundee and Arbroath Rail way at Arbroath, which two last mentioned Railways, in connexion with other Railways afford competing : lines of communication to Edinburgh and other places south of Perth ; and it is just and expedient for the interests of the public that equal facilities and accommodation should be afforded for the transmission of traffic along both the said routes; Be it Enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act the said Aberdeen Railway Company shall be bound, and they are hereby required, in all cases where they shall forward any passenger or goods train between Aberdeen and Forfar, or between Montrose or Brechin, and Forfar, to run in connexion and along with such train a train of a similar de cription to or from Arbroath, as the case may re quire, which shall proceed by way of the main line of the said Company, via Glasterlaw and Frisckheim, and so as that when proceeding to Arbroath the same shall arrive at Arbroath not later than the time appointed for the arrival at Forfar of the other portion of the train proceeding to Forfar in connexion therewith, and so as that when proceed ing from Arbroath the same shall arrive at the several stations of the Company to the north of Frisckheim along with the train proceeding from Forfar : and for the purpose of providing for the due forwarding of the several descrip tions of traffic, whether of passengers or goods, passing to or from the Railways of the said Aberdeen Railway Company, to or from any other Railway, such last men tioned Company shall be bound, and they are hereby re quired to collect and book and to receive the said traffic at their several stations, and by their first train carrying si milar traffic, and without change of carriage to transmit or carry and forward upon their Railways and to deliver all such traffic, in the like manner, and with the like facilities and advantages, and at the same tolls, rates, and charges, and without any preference or priority or discount, allowance, or abatement in favour of any particular Railway Company, corporation, or person, and to grant and afford equal and similar facilities and advantages for the accommodation, ar rangement, and transmission of the carriages, engines, and trucks of any other Railway Company, without priority or preference in favour of any one of such Railway Companies; and if the said Aberdeen Railway Company shall fail to observe the provisions in this enactment contained, or any of them, they shall for each offence in contravention thereof forfeit the sum of fifty pounds), brought up, and read. Motion made, and Question put, " That the said Clause be now read a second time." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 61. Aglionby, H. A. Forster, Mathew Morris, David Alcock, Thomas Freestun, Colonel Napier, Joseph Anderson, Arthur Gladstone, W. E. O'Connor, Feargus Anstcy, T. C. Greene. John Ord, William Willie, H. J. Guest, Sir John Pelham, A. D. Bass, M. T. Hallyburton, Lord I. Pilkington, James Brotherton, J. Harris, Richard Salwey, Colonel Brown, William Hastie, Alexander Smith, J. B. Cobbold, John C. Herb:x*4 H. A. Stansfleld, W. R. C. Cobden, Richard Heywood, James Thiclutesse, Ralph Dodd, U. Hill. Lord Marcus Thompson, Colonel Drummond, Henry Humphery, Ald. Thornely, Thomas Duncan, Oeorge Hutchins, E. J. W alinsley, Sir J. Duncombe, A. Kershaw, James Wawn, J. T. Dundas, G. Kildare, Marquis Willcox, B. M'Ghie Ellice, Edward King, P. J. Williams, Johu Ellice, ,E., jun. Lushington. Charles Wyvill, Marmaduke Evans, Sir De Lacy Mackie, John Evelyn, William J. Mackinnon, W. A. Ewart, William Fagan, William Fergus, John M'Ure;or, John Matheson, Alex. Molesworth, Sir W. TIIMINS. Htune,Joseph Bouverie, E. P. MAJORITY-NOES, 101. Arbuthnott, Hon. 11. Fox, It. M. Mackenzie, W. F. Arkwright, G. Frewen, C. H. Macnaghten, Sir E. Armstrong, Sir A. Fuller, A. E. M'Taggart, Sir J. Armstrong, It. B. Galway, Viscount Mangles, R. D. Itailey,Voseph Glyn, George Carr Miles, P. W. Ilaidock, E. H. Gou'burn, Henry Mitchell, T. A. Barron, Sir H. Grace, t'. D. Morgan,;ll. K. G. Bateson, T. Granby, Marquis of 3lußings, J. It. lienkow, John Greenall, Gilbert Naas, Lord .• Bentinek, Lord 11. Greene Thomas Newdegate, C. N. Berkeley, C. L. Grenfell, Charles W. O'Connell, M. J. Blair, Stephen Grogan, Edward Peel, Frederick Bramston, T. W. Grosvenor, Lord It. Pinney, William Bruce, C. L. C. Gwyn, Rowel Plumptre, J. P. buck, Lewis W. Ilalsey, T. P. Pugh, David Buxton, Sir E. N. Hamilton, Geo. A. Rawdon, Colonel Chaplin, W. J. Hardcastle, J. A. Rice, E. R. Chatterton, Colonel Ile:Whim, 'P. E. Rushout, Captala Christopher, R. Heald, James Bussell,F. C. H. Clay, James Ileathcote, G. J. Sidney, Alderman Clay, Sir W. Ileneage, E. Smith, Vernon Clive, It. 11. Henry, Alexander Sinollett, A. Cochrane, A. Ilildyard, It. C. Sotheron, T. Denison, Edmund Hornby John Stuart, H. Denison, J. E. Houldsworth, T. Tollernache, John I)ickson, Samuel Jackson, William Trelawny, J. S. Douglas, Sir C. E. Johnstone, Sir J.' Trollope, Sir.J. Drummond, Home JoMire, Sir W. G. Tyrcil, Sir J. Buncombe, G. Jones, Captain Wall, C. B. Buncuft, John Lacy, Henry C. Willoughby, Sir 11. Edwards, Henry Langston, J. 11. Wodehouse, E. Farnham, E. Lennox, Lord A. Fitzroy, Henry Lewis, Sir T. TELLERS. Forbes, William Locke, Joseph Gordon, Admiral Fordyce, A. D. Lygon, General Wortley, S. PROCESS AND IRACTICE (IRELAND) ACT AME.NDMENT BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Second Clause (And whereas it is by the said Act Enacted, That in all cases when judgment shaft be permitted to go by default, no taxation of costs shall take place therein, but tha officer of the Court in which judgment shall be signed shall and he is thereby required to add to such judgment the sums in the said Act specified as and for the plaintiff's costs; Be it enacted and declared, That the said provision shall be con strued and taken, and it is hereby declared to apply only to cases of judgment by default in personal actions brought for the recovery of liquidated sums under twenty pounds):_ Motion made, and Question put, •"fhat the Clause stand part of the Bill." The Committee divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 39. Baines, M. T. Hatchell, John Rich, Henry Baring, Sir F. Hawes, B. Romilly, Sir John Bellew, R. M. Hayter, W. G. St. George, Chris. Boyle, Colonc. Hobhouse, T. B. Salwey, Colonel Brotherton, Joseph llodges,,,T. L. Somerville, Sir W. Christy, Samuel Jackson, William Stanton, W. 11. Clay, James Jervis, Sir John Sullivan, Michael Cowper, W. F. Lascelles, W. S. Thompson, Colonel Craig, Sir W. G. Masterman, John Thornely, Thomas Duncan, George Maule, Fox Walmsley, Sir J. Ebrington, Lord Palmerston, Viscount Wilson, James Edwards, Henry Pilkington, James Taixiss. Freestun, Colonel Price, Sir 11 Hill, Lord Marcus Grey, Sir G. Rice, E. R. Grey, R. W. MINORITY—NOES, 15. Brooke,'Sir Arthur Hamilton, Lord C. Stanford, J. F. Clive, 11. B. Herbert, 11. A. Tenison, E. K. Duncuft, John Mackenzie, W. F. Verner. Sir W. Ferguson, Sir R. M'Cullagh, W. T. TELLIES. Galway, Viscount O'Flaherty, Anthony Napier, Qwyn, Howel Smollett A. _______..............,....._ Sadleir, Joseph John . NEW WORDS TO AN AULD SCOTCH SANG AIR—" Jockey said to Jenny." Bitty said to Palmy, 6, p a l m y, ye were wrang In that Greek affair, An' that ye'll find ere lang. Better they had plunder'd English folks at will. " Fient a bit," quo' Palmy, " While my post I fill. Bitty said to Palmy, " Ye maun pack your box, An' leave the Foreign-office To some better folks; If yewiensignan in quit i , n r " Vera gude," q uo' Palmy, " do as weel." Palmy said to Hitty, Quarrels Aee n s i c f o l k s gude o e ks as us. ••Mtwak' d n so a i ' sic fl afuss; Ye're a gallant race, An' we a nation tree, Ye're welcome to our friendship, Gin ye let us be." —Scotsman, He who is left to himself has many difficulties to struggle with; but he who is saved every struggle is ia a still more unfortunate position.—Eliza cook's Journal. BREWERS' AND DISTILLERS' CLERKS' ANNUITY F ELND SOCIETY.--. On Monday evening the usual meeting of the members and others taking an active part in promoting the interests of this benevolent institution, was holden at the New Corn-Exchange Coffee-house, Mark-lane, for general business; Mr. F. Earle, president, in the chair. The report was extremely satisfactory, the society during the past year having progressed both in members and finances. In their capital stock invested with the Commissioners for the Reduc tion of the National Debt, there bad been an increase over the preceding year of 1281. 17s. 11d., making the total amount now funded to be 5,4811. 178. 11d. There are at present eight widows and twelve children on the annuity hind. the receipts for the past year, from all sources, were 5121. 16e. 11d., whilst the annuitants received 1961. 75.:6d., and the expenses o f mana g in g the affairs of the insti tution , which are conducted wit h the strictest econom y , left a ba lance in the handl, of the bankers for the current year of 2331, Os. 9d. . TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday the 3rd, something was done towards settling a point of importance to the exer cise of the right of petition ' • which though consider ably cut down and maimed by past decisions, is not without its value. Oa the subject being raised some time ago in the House, it is undeniable that some thing very much like an impression was left, that petitions were not to be received with more signa tures than could be placed on one sheet of paper; in proof of which, I perfectly remember that the dis cussion was wound up by somebody asking where a sheet of paper was to be got large enough for the signatures it might be desired to append. In this state of things, thirteen petitions made their appearance yesterday from Inhabitants of Lambeth in favour of the Metropolitan Interments Bill, with only about seventy signatur es t o man y o f th em . O n irquiry why the Inhabitant s of Lambeth petitioned by such small detachments, answer was made that it was because they had been informed they were to put no names on a petition beyond what one sheet of paper would hold. The question was brought before the Speaker, with an intimation that if no declaration to the contrary was made from the Chair, the whole would be pro nounced a mistake. And none such being made, and the Chairman with other members of the Committee for the reception of Petitions giving their private assurances to the same effect, the whole notion may , be advertised as erroneous. Of those who ought to have been alive to the subject, soma were remarkably impervious, and could by no means have their attention diverted from. the fact - , that the inhabitants of any given place may send as inany Petitions as they like; the question being, whether they shall be forced to send as many Petitions as they do not like. For example, it is not long since a Petition was seen in the House, reputed to contain a million and a half of signatures. By the rule supposed, it must have been cut up into twenty thousand Petitions ; which at a shilling for the indi ting of each (not an unreasonable sum if the subject matter is of any length) implies an expense of a thousand pounds. On the same evening progress was made in the Me tropoliten Interments Bill. Ido not find that I have the horror which some friends have, of what they call centralization. My feeling is, that the question resolves itself into the truism, that centralization is a good when it is of use, and the contrary. Perhaps a fur ther step may be, that centralization is useful when the things to be executed are uniform, common to all, ca pable of arrangement by general rules, and in addition require to be energetitally carried forward. When, on the other hand, new questions and new circum stances arise at every turn, centralization is a folly, because it is giving the decision to those who must necessarily be ignorant, and taking it from those who know. At all events the early majorities appear to have de cided the carrying of the principle. Wise men there fore will attach themselves to the details; and here there will be found a multitude of points, on which the in terests of religious liberty in particular appear to be involved, and which there is nothing in the feeling either of the Government which is the present ma jority, or of the House in general, to stamp as inca pable of satisfactory arrangement. That among the interests at work some are actuated by feelings of in tolerance, may be undeniable enough ; but such in terests are not in the ascendant, and with judicious treatment may be kept down. At the same time I do not think the Dissenters or their advocates r,-,o very clearly towards their mark. They do not seem to have a distinct knowledge of what they want, and why ; and they are continually flying off to points extraneous to the point of present interest. For instance, the most valuable part of what the Established Church calls the rite of con secration, is generally admitted to be the security it is made to give to the permanence of places of sepul ture. Now that the laws of sepulture arc before the Legislature, is the Dissenter to have any portion of the like security, or is it to be a luxury reserved for one sect . ? Mention this in the House of Commons, and you will be met with a storm of asseverations that Dis senters do not care fur consecration. The question is not that, but whether they care for their bones lying quiet, and whether they would feel aggrieied if, on some abandonment or change of the places of sepulture, they saw the bones of the orthodox care fully kept at rest, and those of their children or pro genitors dug up and sent to the bone-mill to snake room for beer-cellars. If a Dissenter likes this, there is no denying his right; but if he does not, he should look to preventing it when it is the time. On this particular subject, a member of the Go vernment made some answer, intended to be satis factory ; but not so distinct as to be relied on. What should be relied on, should be in the Statute. Qucere the value of anything else, twenty years hence. On Tuesday the whole of the night was consumed on a private motion on Irish Poor Laws. A gulph of talk, and as unlikely to lead to any result, as it would be to paddle about the Serpentine with a view to finding the Arctic voyagers. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, June 5, 1850. BOROUGH OF FINSBURY. Yesterday evening a crowded meeting of the eleotors of Finsbury was held in the extensive racket-grounds attached to the Belvidere Tavern, Pentonville, in pur suance of a public advertisement, " to take into consi &ration the present state of the representation of the borough of Finsbury, and to adopt such measures as may be deemed expedient in reference to the same." Mr. Southey was called to the chair. Mr. J. R. TitLoß moved the following resolution:— " That this meeting hails wi:h pleasure and satisfaction the recent return of their Members, Mr. T. S. Dun combo and Mr. T. Wakley, to their Parliamentary duties, and trust that their health will be renovated so as to enable them to continue their attendance in the House of Commons; but, should their health fail them, this meeting relies upon the honour and integrity of their representatives to resign their senate." Mr. DICK seconded the resolution. Mr. RICHARD )MORE proposed the following amend ment, " That this meeting deeply laments the pro tracted illness of the representatives of the borough should have deprived their constituents of their services during so long a period of the present Parliament; and it earnestly hopes that the recent auspicious improve ment may restore them to the enjoyment of good health and to the constituents of Finsbury the resumption of their former services; and this me-ting further desires to evince its earnest sympa/by with these gentlemen by leaving it entirely to their own sense of the respect duo to their constituents, and of the magnitude of the in terests in their charge, not less than their own sense of honour, whether tt.ey should continue to retain the posi tion they occupy, it, unfortunately, their own and our hopes 05 improved health should, after the present ses sion of Parliament, be again subject to disappointment." lie observed, that he moved the amendment because h e thought the resolution did not express sufficient sym pathy for the unfortunate circumstances which had led to the absence of their representatives from the House of Commons. He believed that both their Members had discharged their duties conscientiously.—(Hear.) Mr. SMITH seconded the amendment. Mr. O'CONNOR, M.P., said that twenty years ago he sat in the House of Commons with Mr. Duncombe, and from that hour there %RS not a man who could charge him with an act of inconsistency. Were the electors of Finsbury men who could show ingratitude to one who had served them faithfully, and who was now suffering in his health through his exertions in their behalf? Il e believed not.—(Llear.) He thought that there was a clique in that borough who were endeavouring to turn their Members out for the purpose of ende avour i ng to cries of "No" and .. Yee.") There was Commons than a h mrein oug get ono of their party returned for the borough.—(Loud in dependent Member in the e H im o p u l s e e re o d f C th (l e ra m not to m be as b man Dausnecaosmtbeerer(ellaear. away who h a d i n j ure d hi s health) He in their service. —(A voice—" What of Wakle) ?") Can any one point to a dishonest act of Mr. Wakley? He did not speak either for the motion or the amendment; but he attended there as an elector to urge them to put their confidence in men who had been faithful to the trust reposed in them.—(Cheers.) Dr. Errs supported the amendment, and observed, that when the borough was not properly represented the electors were called upon to consider what steps they ought to take in order to have Members who could at tend to their duties. Several other electors addressed the meeting, when, upon a call of question being raised, The Cseinm.ts put the amendment and resolution, upon which the termer was carried by a large majority. separated. Thanks were voted to the c hairman, and the meeting THE PRINTER'S PENSION SOClETY.—.Yesterday evening a general meeting of the committee of management and other members taking an active interest in the pro,p e . ritv of this institutio n, founded in 1827 for the relief of aged and infirm p rinters - pressmen and compositors—and business. The r e p ort f or the pfeorrmanent yearly pensions, was h e ld, at the --and v e e t rb ai ' led the general state and prosp ec t s o f t h e L t p h ao e sn i t r d 03w.nei year r, o r y widows, society. There are now 53 male and female pensioners on the funds, and I6i persons have, since tle formation of the society, participated in its benefits. The principal capital invested at the present time amounts to 5,512/. 17s. 3d. The anniversary dinner, in May last, presided over by Frederick P ee l , Esq., M.P., produced a sum exceeding 3001. The financial statement for the past year showed the receipts, including a balance of the previous year of 661. 15s. 4d., to be, from all sources, 310/. 18s. 2d., leaving an available balance for the Current y ear o f 401. 12s. 9 d. MANCHESTER. TRADE REPORT, JUNE 4.—To-day'a market has been very firm, but a small amount of business has been done. Many of the pressing orders which com pelled manufacturers to purchase yarns at the advanced prices of this day week having been completed, there ap pears a disposition to decline extensive engagements, while there is so little money in for profit between the prices of all kinds of yarns and those of the finished fabric. On the other hand, spinners adhere firmly to the advanced rates, and even show a disposition towards a still further increase in prices. Water twist, mule, and cops maintain the advanced rates of last week. A few transactions have been effected in the coarser yarns, 20's to 30's. A small business has been done in printing cloths, and madapollams, but on the whole the cloth market has been very dull. THE IRON TuADE.—Notwithstanding the number of furnaces put out of blast both in Scotland and Stafford - shine, Wzoir is Mill Ai?leinGe of improyinaent iu this trail%