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MgM!INI •. d. to 2 6 2 1 9 0 2 3 10 6 0 2 3 6 16 0 I plif laitin d• 4 to 2 10 5 4 6 a 6 >ft Of is stew 0 4s J s ; N Ve . /c, 41 st ! r Duct: to 3 " ad Des ore b t ,yellrsl r sd; • TI.. r✓U N found the prisoner Cane is the cellar, and tehen be caught eight of me, he tried to escape the back way. Ile was bleeding, at the head, but when ho was taken into custody, he said he had not been out. The con stable who assisted me in arresting Cane, called upon him to surrender, or he would knock him down. The con stable told him that he was taken for an assault, and he replied, " Oh, go." He was afterwards conveyed to the station-house. Chaplin was then taken to his own house, where I saw him subsequently to the arrest of the prisoners, but he was quite insensible, and the surgeon ordered him to be removed to Guy's Hospital. When Chaplin drew his staff and struck at Hickey the blow took effect. I first saw Cane when I attempted to take him into custody at the bottom of Salamanca-street, and be struck me. His head was not bleeding then. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—I have been a po lice-constable about 10 or 11 weeks. lam a tailor by trade. This is the first row I have been in. My beat was near to Chaplin's. Mine was on the one side of the street and Chaplin's on the other. The disturbance, in point of fact, first occurred on the beat of another con stable. I do not know what occurred before I came upon the spot, but about an hour before I saw Chaplin the men appeared to he singing and amusing themselves; but, nevertheless, they made a great noise. The house No. 49, is a lodging-house, and I believe some twelve or thirteen men lodge there. The prisoners, I have since heard, had been workirg at the gas-works. I was knocked down immediately after I struck Cane, and I then lost sight of the prisoners; but some minutes let - fore brick-bats were flying about in great profusion. There were then ten or twelve men arrested together. By Mr. BALLANTINE—When Hickey struck Chaplin, I saw something dark in his hand. It appeared to me to be a brick-bat. Chaplen struck at him with his staff and it went close to his head. I could not see whether the staff struck him, but I heard the sound of the blow. Chaplin must have received blows while I was present. I du not know whether a man named Clarey was there, nor do I know such a person. Two men named Burke were taken into custody, and I was called upon to iden tify them, but I was unable to do so. A man named Harrington was also arrested, but afterwards discharged by the magistrate. By Mr. WooLLETT—The men had been drinking, but they were not drunk. I had never seen M'Elliott be fore this occasion. Re-examined—At the time I struck Cane the deceased was falling on the ground. Cane had struck him. No brick-bats were thrown before that occurrence, nor had any been thrown before I struck Cane on the head. William Lowney, examined by Mr. RYLAND—I am a police constable, at,cl between one and two o'clock on the morning of the sth of May I was on duty in Glasshouse street, Vauxhall. I heard the springing of a rattle, the sound of which appeared to come from the Broad-street end of Vauxhall-wharf, and I went in that direction. When I had got to No. 49, Vauxhall-wharf, I met the three prisoners and another man, who is not in custody. Cane went into No. 43, and Hickey into 49. The other two ran on, and I went on to the spot where I found the deceased lying on the ground bleeding. He appeared to be quite unconscious. and I assisted in conveying him to the Queen's Head. I afterwards went with the other constables and arrested Hickey and Cane at No. 49. Hickey had blood on his face and hands, and when asked bow it came there, he said his nose had been bleeding. The blood was on his forehead trickling down his cheek. Be went quietly through the house, but resisted at the door. Botb, however, were secured and taken to the station. W hen Hickey got there he took a handkerchief off his neck and gave it to me. I told him that he bad better wear it, but he said no, ho did not want it. He was drunk, but he could both walk and talk. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—I had known them by name before, but my impression i 3 I had seen them together at the White Lion public-house, Vauxhall, a few nights previous. Thomas Streames, another police-constable, gave cor roborative evidence. Robert Sharp, the landlord of the White Lion public house in Vauxhall, deposed that the prisoners Cane and Hickey were at his house from nine o'clock on Sunday evening the 4th ult. until half-past twelve on the morning of the sth of May. They were quite sober when they left. Cross-examined—Hickey was not dressed as he is now, but wore a bat, with cord trousers and cord coat. A man named Clarey was with the prisoner. He was dressed in a black frock coat. Clarey before this oc currence was a frequent visitor to the White Lion, but since then he had disappeared. The prisoners worked at the gas-works, and up to the time of being taken into custody they bore excellent characters. Clarey had been out of work, and a meeting of his countrymen was held at the White Lion to make a collection for him, as he had been a long time out of work. There were as many as forty men and about twenty women pre sent, but the prisoners being the last in the house he had more opportunity of observing them. Streames was recalled, and stated that when Hickey was arrested he was dressed the same as he was then. Michael Connor, who resides at 49, Vauxhall- wharf, was also at the White Lion on the Sunday evening, where he saw the three prisoners. He left at a quarter past twelve, and the prisoners remained behind. Cross-examined—Hickey wore a dark cord jacket. William Nichol, examined by Mr. RYLARD—I am a police-constable ' and I arrested M'Elliott about half past one, at the door of No. 49. On the way to the station-house he asked me what I had taken him for. I Bad when we got to the station-house the inspector would tell him. He replied that he knew nothing of the murder, but I had said nothing to him about any murder. _ _ William Gough, another police-constable, stated that about 9 o'clock on the morning of the sth, he went to two gardens in Vauxhall-wharf, and found that some of the stones in the surrounding wall were missing. Later in the day he took some clinkers which he received from Streames and examined them with the holes on the top of the wall; they exactly fitted. Streames, being recalled, said he found the clinkers en the spot where the deceased fell, opposite Salamanca street. It was about an hour and a half after the de ceased was removed that he picked them up. Mrs. Hans, the wife of a policeman, residing at 101, Vauxhall-road, deposed that the clinkers produced were similar to those that surrounded her husband's garden. She saw the wall about half-past 10 on the Sunday, and it was then complete. The next day, when she examined the wail, some of the stones were gone and she found foot marks, as if people had jumped over. Mr. Theodore Edward Lad, a surgeon residing at Walworth-place, Lambeth, examined by Mr. RYLAND— I was called up to see the deceased at his own house. It was nearly three o'clock, and I found him nearly insen sible. His face was very much bruised, and on his right eyebrow there was a lacerated wound. On the left side of his head there was an extensive wound penetrating to the bone, pressing on the brain. These wounds were bleeding, and he was also bleeding from the nose and ears. I ordered him to be taken to the hospital. I heard afterwards of his death. The cause of death I should imagine would be the fracture on the skull. Mr. Watkins Reece, examined by Mr. CLARICE—I was hospital surgeon to Guy's Hospital when the deceased was brought there on the sth of May. He was quite in sensible, and died in about a quarter of an hour after wards. On a post-mortem examination it was found that there were five lacerated contused wounds, varying in ex tent and size. The blows must have been numerous. I attribute the death to an extensive fracture on the left side of the skull. The stones produced would have in flicted the injuries. This closed the evidence for the prosecution. The case was preepedina when our report left. BO `y-ST ItEET.-(THIS DAY.) William Anderton, a cab-driver, was charged before Mr. Jardine with the following robbery at the Clarence Hotel, Charing-cross. On Wednesd a y , the 11th inst., one of the porters of the hotel, William Phipps, saw the prisoner come in from the street, and walk deliberately behind the counter. In a few moments afterwards Phipps saw him go out again with a coat partly con cealed under his own; the witness knew that coat to be one belonging to himself. Ho followed the prisoner into the street and gave him into custody. He was fully committed for trial, and as several men, apparently cab-drivers, had annoyed Phipps in the streets since the robbery, and threatened him in a savage manner if ho should not forego the prosecution, Mr. JARDINE directed the police to give the prosecu tor every protection in their power, and to bring before him any person whom Phipps should point out as having molested him. mARLBRO' - STREET—(THIS DAY.) A DRUNKEN FREAR.—Captain Phillips, of the 43d Foot, was charged before M.r. Hardwick, with being drunk, and stealing a cab from the rank in the Hay market. Boyce, 181 C., said he was on duty last night in the Haymarket, when he saw the prisoner, who was very drunk, driving a cab up the st r e e t at a furious rate. A cabman was running after him, calling out that he (pri soner) had stolen his cab. .Witness pursued hi m as far as the circus, and took him i nto custody. The defendant, who pleaded i ntoxication as the cause of his stran4e conduct, was fined 205., which he imme diately paid. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. (THIS DAY.) A considerable increase in the number of half-crown visitors was manifest this morning over last Friday. At twelve o'clock 14,08 S persons had passed in, of whom 7,199 entered in the first hour. ST. PETER'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL IN CONNEXION WITH KING'S COLLEGE, LoNDoN. - Yesterday the distribu tion of prizes took place at this highly patronised establish ment, by the Rev. J. H. Hamilton, and the profi ciency of the scholars in every branch of learning gave strong evidence of the superior system of tuition pursued by its head masters, tt. e Rev. Dr. Wilson and the Rev. J. Wil son, M.A. The names of the successful competitors were, Masters B. Webster, W. S. Webster (sons of Mr. B. Web ster), Shipman, Wilson, Hadley, Baillie, Salter, Pass, Had ley, jun., Robinson, Imrie, Ince, Covey, Handcock, Power, Boileau, Comrie, Scott, Carey, Fuller, Love, Maples, Jones, Daller, Keith, Ekin, Bedford, Goodban, Maples, Masson, Vines. After the awards of merit, recitations were very ably given by the pupils, i n Hebrew, Greek, Latin , French, G er man, and English. The exhibition of the drawings, in various styles, in water colours, crayon, and pencil, reflected the highest credit on the pupils for their proficiency, and on Mr. Varley, the master of this department, for the system of tuition pursued. Altogether, we have seldom witnessed a greater display of intelligence, alike gratifying to both the masters and parents. ----- • HOLYHEAD HARBOUR.—The Chester and Holy head Railway Company are forming a wharf in the inner harbour at Holyhead, at the terminus of the double line of railway near the quay, for the purpose of meeting the con templated facilities for the Irish traffic in cattle, It is anticipated that in a short time a large amount of Irish cattle will be forwarded to the English markets 'rid Holy head. The period has arrived for the transfer of the com pany's steamers to the City of Dublin Steam Company, who for the future will perform the mail, passenger, and cargo service between Holyhead and Dublin. No alteration will be made is the time of (Ailing of the express steamers. LITERATURE. CASA GUIDI WINDOWS. A Poem. By Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Chapman and Ball. Ittenembering, as we did, so many exquisite effn sions from the nand of our authoress, we welcomed with all eagerness the verses contained in the present volume, immediately on their first appearance. It was an additional attraction to us that they were poetic blossoms which had bloomed in the midst of the sunshine and the verdure of an Italian landscape. Hence the book became to us a twofold object of fas cination. We imagined to ourselves in the current of these lucubrations the luscious flavour imparted by the ripening influences of the " warm south," a draught of— " the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth!" In no respect have our anticipations been realized. " Casa Guidi Windows," as the work of one who has already given indications of genius, has in fact yielded us only the most painful and vexatious disap pointment. Its argument is incoherent throughout, its diction affected, its style artificial, its whole cha racter that of prose jingling into rhyme without the merit of the smoothness usually found in even com mon-place versification. Yet, miserable failure as the volume is, containing as it does scarcely three pages in any way worthy of Mrs. Browning, it has been lauded to the skies by her mistaken eulogists, who would cram the veriest balderdash down our throats as poetry simply because it emanated from her pen. Poetry, forsooth ! it this is poetry we never read one line of poetry before, and trust most devoutly we may never again be subjected to a similar inflict►on. Why, a fifth form boy never perpetrated more me lancholy doggrel than may be encountered in profu fusion by just skimming over the pages haphazard. Take the following as a sample ; it occurs in the 18th page:— " This was he, Savonarola, who, while Peter sank, With his whole boat-load, called courageously, Wake Christ ! Wake Christ ! '—who having tried the tank (To rhyme, of course with sank.) Of the church-waters used for baptistry, Ere Luther lived to spill them, said they stank !" Poetry ! The praise lavished upon stuff like this is ignominy scattered over the ashes of the really illustri ous. But it may be argued by those who are infa tuated into the indulgence of a blind admiration that we are unfairly extracting injurious specimens prepense. In testimony of the contrary, take the very opening lines of this much vaunted " Casa Guidi Windows"— " I heard last night a little child go singing, 'Neath Casa Guidi windows, by the church, O Lelia liberta, 0 bella !' stringing (Another word dinged in neck and crop, in defiance of all euphony, solely and exclusively for the sake of the rhyme.) The same words still on notes he went in search, So high tor, (Rather blundering that : a sixpenny dictionary might have suggested of as more grammatical.) you concluded•the upspringing Of such a nimble bird to sky from perch," &c. (Perch, just in the same way to chime with search and church.) . . . . - Occasionally, moreover, the text runs into the baldest prose, recounting the most obvious matters of course. As, where gazers from the casements are spoken of— " By whom, if flower or kerchief were thrown out, From any lattice, then the same would fall Into the river underneath, no doubt.' No doubt ! the reader answers like an echo. How solemn in its arresting awfulness also is that passage in which the writer points out the shade of the buried Buonarrotti, beginning flippantly—" That's Michael Angelo !" Indeed. What shall be said likewise in extenuation of such a fragment as that in which Mrs Browning speaks "Of poets sonneteering in their sleep 'Neath the pale olives, which droop, tickling some On chin and foreheadfrom a dream too deep," &c.? It is because we see a volume crowded with speci mens of this kind of composition panegyrised as a master-piece of poetic eloquence, and held up as a model of mingled grace and sublimity it is because we hear it designated by all the most encomiastic words in the phraseology of literary vassalage, and because we see these things, and at the same time love and reverence in our heart of hearts such poems as the "Lycidas" of Milton, or the " Alastor" of Shelley, or the " Lusiad" of Camoens, or the " Colin Clout" of Spenser, or the " Fridoline" of Schiller, and because we regard works like these as poetry, that we must pro test, with all the emphasis of which emotion can render us capable, against those who would compel us to bend the knee in homage before a book like " Casa Guidi Windows." True, no doubt, a woman like Mrs. Browning could not exactly write two or three hundred pages of versification, however indif ferent they might be in the aggregate, without scat tering over them occasionally a clever thought or an ingenious expression. But, simply because at p. 7 we find the dawn described as " haggard like the sleepless," and because at page 22 we find it observed that " happy accident turns holy art," and because at page 2 the national songs of the Roman Peninsula are designated " pangs sheathed into music," therefore we are not bound to accept the mass of wearisome and stilted affectations in which these minute atoms of excellence are almost lost sight of altogether, as a masterpiece of divine eloquence and preternatural inspiration. Yet in these extravagant and hyperbo lical terms of panegyric the volume before us has been mentioned, and our present emphasis of con demnation is attributable to the disgust with which we have noticed this ill-judged servility of criticism to an empty name upon an indifferent title-page. It is this contemptible spirit of subserviency to mere reputation, which tends to cast such a malign and de generating influence over literature—criticism, more over, being thrown into contempt by its indiscriminate regard for *aerie and its abject attention to mere favouritism. To such an absurdity have we seen this wretched evidence of infatuation carried in the in stance now under consideration, that we have observed italicised such lines as the following—italicised as spe cimens of poetic ability blashed our sleeves like patriots, nor foreswore The true Republic in the form of hats. We did not fight Exactly, we fired muskets up the void. To show that victory was ours of right. We proved that Austria was dislodged, or would, Or should be, and that Tuscany in arms. Should, would, dislodge her in high hardihood." And so on inexhaustibly drenching us with the di luted balderdash, and calling it forsooth by that divine appellation which belongs of right only to the sweetest and the wisest utterances of humanity. Gladly do we turn from such trash as makes up the bulk of these vaunted quotations to the subjoined passage, one which stands forth conspicuously as one of nervous and thoughtful beauty. The writer is speaking of violets strewn over the grave of Savonarola. " We, who aro the seed Of buried creatures, if we turned and spate Upon our antecedents, we were vile. Bring violets rather! If these had not walked Their furlong, could we hope to walk our mile? Therefore bring violets! Yet if we, self-baulked, Stand still a-strewing violets all the while, These had as well not moved, ourselves not talked Of these. So rise up with a cheerful smile, And, having strewn the violets, reap the corn, And, having reaped and garnered, bring the plough And draw new furrows 'neath the healthy morn, And plant the great Hereafter in this Now." A vigorous outburst like this we can admire, but not those spurious exclamations, which, coming from the lips of our authoress, are mistaken by her worshippers for the blended oracles of a poet and a metaphysician. Two metaphors, and two only out of the whole book, appear to us to be in any way deserving of com mendation : the first where it is prettily said— " I wove these stuffs so subtly that the gold Swims to the surface of the silk like cream, And curdles to fair patterns;" the second where, speaking in a grander mood, and with a voice more powerful in its resonance, it is re marked— " This model of a steam-ship moves your wonder? You should behold it crushing down the brine, Like a blind Jove who feels his way with thunder." Elsewhere we come upon such very dilapidated figures of speech as (at page 46) that about the lion shaking from his mane the dewdrops. Once, and only once, Mrs. Browing rises from the dead level of her present mediocrity and writes as formerly wrote the vigorous hand of Elizabeth Barrett. It is where she pronounces, in numbers not unworthy of her o C v h e a r r les one A g l r b a e v r e t oaf an S d a t r h d u i n ms i cues aay.o theme, the fun era l panegyric of the late h ero -ki ng , n fi ti S t n l Another is y he li h e: a i s been lamenting At Genoa, where a kin g " Who bursting that heroic heart of his At lost Novara, that he could not die, Though thrice into the cannon's eyes for this H e plunged his shuddering steed, and felt the sky Reel back between the fire-shocks;—stripped away a - The ancestral ermine ere the smok e h a d cleared, And naked to the soul, that none might say His kingship covered what was base and bleared With treason, he went out an exile, yea, An exiled patriot! Let him be revered. " Yea, verily, Charles Albert has died well: And if he lived not all so, as one spoke, The sin pass softly with the passing bell. For ha was shriven, I think, in cannon smoke, And taking off his crown, made visible A hero's forehead. Shaking Austria's yoke He shattered his own hand and heart. So best,' His last words were upon his lonely bed,— ' I do not end like popes and dukes at least— Thank God for it.' And now that he is dead, Admitting it is proved and manifest That he was wortby, with a disorowned head, NLiN To measure heights with patriots, let them stand Beside the mln in his Oporto shroud, And each vouchsafe to take him by the hand, And kiss him on the cheek, and say aloud, Tnou, too, haat suffered for our native land! My brother, thou art one of US. Be proud.' " Very noble and beautiful is this, and worthy of a woman's heart, and a woman's intellect, and a woman's enthusiasm. Nevertheless, twenty lines even though they be as meritorious as the foregoing, are insufficient to redeem a volume which is other wise worthless as a specimen of tedious and affected versification. Considered, moreover, in regard to its design, the work must be denied all claim—even the faintest—to originality, it being literally neither more nor less than a very hoarse amen, croaked somewhat tardily to the aspirations syllables in the " Roman" of Sydney Yendys. Altogether the book is calculated in no manner to extend Mrs. Browning's popularity, tending, we believe, on the contrary, very seriously to deteriorate her reputation. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. James Truscott. Railway companies generally would do well to emulate the enterprise evinced in the present publi cation. In it are described, in a very lively and graphic manner, the various localities noticeable along the line of the Eastern Counties Railroad, the letter press being agreably interspersed with woodcuts, re presenting the principal features of the double pano rama of landscapes. A species of vignette displays " our starting train" at the commencement of the narrative. Further on we have a sketch of the Bishopsgate Station ; and before quitting the pre cints of the metropolis we catch glimpses of the Victoria Park gates and of Bow-bridge, passing on until we arrive at the Stratford works, and turning on to the main line at the Strat ford Junction. Tottenham Cross is not overlooked, neither are the Waltham Abbey gates, or Waltham Abbey itself, Rye House, or Broxbourne. To the travelled reader it will be interesting after this to note successively Nether Hall and Nell Gwynn's House, Audley End, and the little town of Saffron Weldon. Arrived at Cambridge, we find sprinkled over the descriptive chapters relating to that Uni• versity, cuts of King's College, of the view from Castle-bill, of St. sepulchre's, of King's College Chapel, of Trinity, of St. John's, and of Clare Hall. Ely is the next engraving, and opposite to this comes one of Ely Cathedral. Several drawings of spots well known at Norwich are given immediately after wards, such as the market-place, the castle, the Nor man tower, Pull's ferry, the bridge, and station, with one or two of the ancient gateways. Thorpe is the next place particularized, and afterwards comes a capital view of the quay side at Yarmouth. Together I with these are clever little woodcuts of the column, of the jetty, of the market-place, and of the canal. Somerley ton, Lake Lothing, and Lowestoft, are de picted both in a literary and pictorial manner with much exactitude. Connected with the engraving of Lowes toft are minor ones of the bridge and harbour, of the beach and pilot station, and of High Light. Romford is then reached, and thence, through Epping Forest, we come upon the pretty little village of Chigweil, renowned as the scene of so many romantic occur rences described in Charles Dickens's " Barnaby Rudge." Chelmsford is, represented hard by in two views, and is closely followed by Maldon, with a glimpse of the Maldon railway station. Braintree and Colchestor are next perceived, with a sketch of the railway station at the latter place, and others of St. Botolph's Priory, of Wix Belfry, of Mr. Bag shaw's house (both interior and exterior), of the Landguard Fort, and the Club-house. Then we behold The Brinks, with engravings of the Corn market, and of the outside and inside of Peterborough Cathedral. On reaching Hertford, the excursionist has his attention directed to the castle and college, and so passing pleasantly from terminus to terminus, becomes familiarized with the whole route of the Eastern Counties Railway. As a specimen of the charmingly anecdotal and gossiping style in which the guide has been written throughout, we trans cribe the following note entire, as it occurs at pages 22 and 23, on the occasion of its being observed that Trinity College, Cambridge, has in modern times pro duced two of the greatest geniuses in their respective walks that England, or probably the whole of Europe, possesses : MACAULAY AND BULWER. " Though these illustrious men have ceased to belong to the Senate, which their oratory as much adorned, as their achievements in the closet enriched the realms of mind, we must append some few particulars of their public lives, premising that both were prominent mem bers of the progressive party in politics, the former in the Radical, the latter in the Whig, interest. Sir Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton was ereated a Baronet of theUnitedKingdom in the year 1838. He was the son of General William Earle Bulwer, of Wood ailing and Heydon Hall, Norfolk, by the only daughter and heir of Richard Warburton Lytton. of Knebworth, Herta (who by Royal licence, in 1841, resumed her pa ternal name of Lytton). He was born in 1805, and married, in 1827, the daughter of the late Francis Mas sey Wheeler, Esq., of Lizard Connell, in the county of Limerick, and grandson of Hugh, Lord Massey. Was Member of Parliament for St. Ives in 1831, and sat for Lincoln from 1832 to 1841. He assumed the additional surname of Lytton after that of Bulwer in 1844, in compliance with the will of his mother, representative of the families of Lytton of Knebwortb, and Robinson of Guersylt. His literary works are well known and very numerous, embracing social and historic romance (as " Pelham" and the " Last of the Barons"), history pro per (" Athens, its Rise and Fall"), innumerable tales (as " Lelia" and " Pilgrims of the Rhine"), poetry, satiric and epic (" New Timon" and " King Arthur"), essays (" Student"), politics (" England and the English"), and the drama (Money, Richelieu, Lady of Lyons, &c.), being by far the most eminent and successful dramatist of modern days, and in that capacity most appropriately presiding at the farewell dinner to the last of great mo dern actors, Macready, on the let March. The Right Hon. Thomas Babiagton Macaulay, son of Zachary Macaulay, Esq., was born in 1800, and ap pointed Privy Councillor of Great Britain in 1839. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, February, 1826, and elected a bencher in 1849. Ho has been a commissioner of bankrupts; a commissioner, and subse quently secretary to the Board of Control; fifth mem ber ot; and legal adviser to, the Supreme Council of India; was Fellow of Trinity College, Cam bridge ; Secretary at War from 1839 to Septem ber, 1841; elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow in 1848; professor of ancient history in the Royal Academy in 1850. He is the author of " The History of England from the Accession of James IL," of " Lays of Ancient Rome," and of many articles in the Edinburgh Review. He was Member of Parliament for Caine iu 1830, for Leeds in 1832, and for Edinburgh from January, 1840 to 1847." With a variety of interesting particulars such as these, the compiler of the present volume contrives to render his chapters singularly delightful and attrac tive. To any traveller on; he Eastern Counties line of railway the book will be found the most agreeable companion. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, JUNE 19. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. June 13. Msgician cutter, J. S. Parker, Esq., from Lymington; Aurora cutter, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., from St. Helen's. 14. Beatrix schooner, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., from Portsmouth. 15. Gauntlet cutter, W. Peareth, Esq., from Sandgate. 16. Wizard cutter, William Delafield, Esq., from Portsmouth. 18 9; s P 3, l . o re v n e r e u c t u t t e t r e , r , R, eßev. Major jt. P. H a r a ty r t n o , p f , r f o r m om A s n o t u wtherapmpton. Antwerp. SAILINGS. June 18. Maritana cutter, James Gee, Esq ., for Guernsey. 19. Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, Portland , and other western ports. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Drift, Wizard, Elizabeth, Stella, Brilliant, Osprey, Llvlock, Tut quoise, Seagull, Aurora, Gondola, Spider, Merlin, Nautilus, Plover, Ripple, Coquette, Titania, Ma gician, Syren, Laelia, Leda. The Bill for extending the provisions of the Public Health Act to West Cowes, it is understood, is to be road a third time in the House of Commons this (Friday) evening. Mr. Ranger is to open his court at the Medina Hotel on the 25th instant, to fix the boundary for the town of East Cowes, on the Public Health Act being extended to that town. The hay harvest has become general throughout the Isle of Wight; the crops are good, and the weather as fine as could be wished. Though barley and oats have advanced full 20 per cent. within a very short period, the same complaints continue of the ruinously low prices which they produce. Reports are already spreading of the appearance of the potato blight; we have not seen it, and we believe that what some represent as the plague spot is only the damage done by the late high wind, and that the crop never looked better. In fruit, peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears, and plums aro a said failure. CREMORNE GARDENS.—The ascent of a female aeronaut new to the metropolitan public attracted an im mense concourse of visitors at this favourite resort last night, and well were they repaid for their visit. Mdll e . P a l myre Garneron, with a self-possession that must pl ace h er i n th e f r ont rank of aeronauts, is youthful, calm, and quiet in her demeanour and arrangements, and with a pleasing and gra ceful smile bid adieu to the visitors punctually at the ap pointed time. The elegant balloon was distinctly visible for come period as it moved gracefully along at an unvaried al titude, and judging from the smoothness of its passage, her first trip from Cremorne must have been as delightful to her self as it was satisfactory to the public. The new perform ances by the celebrated equestrian troupe, "Le Cirque Na tional de France," were of the most brilliant character, and reflected great credit upon the name even of Franconi. Al together the evening was a brilliant one. CAUTION TO DISORDERLY PEOPLE.—At Bow street, on Tuesday morning last, a person evidently moving in a respectable sphere of life, was brought before the sitting magistrate, after having been locked up all night, charged with being intoxicated the ni;ht before, and obstructing the steam- boat passengers whilst a on the Temple Pier, and fined 20 . s. was also fined a f ur th e r sum of ss. for tearing the pierman s jacket, who en d eavoure d to prevent him from an noying the passengers. .~7 ~1 I E: E,N N EAST INDIA HOUSE. A quarterly general Court of the East India Com pany was held on We]ffsitly et their house in Learin hall-street. Mr. John Shepherd, chairman cf the company, w•as in the chair. The minutes of the last quarterly meeting were read and confirmed. The CHAIRALIN announced that the .warrants for the half-yearly dividend would be ready fur delivery on the 7th of July next. The report or the committee on the bye-laws was then read, and the committee re-appeintedfor the en suing year. A A J 4J N sity. The chiefs of that country having first attacked the British power, Lord Hardinge, in subduing them, displayed great moderation in maintaining Lahore as an indep.:ndent state, taking the young Raja under British protection. The chiefs again rebelled, and then it, was found necessary to take possession of the country; but there was no one who knew the chanc ter of Lord Dalhousie but would acquit him of any intention to adopt violent or unjust measures under any circumstances whatever. He was very sorry that this subject should have been alluded to on the pre sent occasion. Mr. SULLIVAN said he did not entertain the same opinion of the motion as bad been expressed by the Cna.irman, nor did he think the public would. The motion appeared to him to have a very intelligible and responsible object. His friend, Colonel Dickenson, had said the Governor-General had passed a sentence on every native prince in India, he having proulaimed that henceforward all the possessions of native princes who died without natural heirs should be confiscated to the British Government, and that principle had been recognised by the Chairman. It appeared to him (Mr. Sullivan) that the least they could do to the parties who were so deeply interested in this mat ter was to apprize them of the fate now hanging over them. Up to the present moment they had been spending all their revenues under the confi dent belief that treaties made would be observed, and therefore the least they could do was to tell these native princes that they had only a life interest in their estates and possessions, and ought to begin at once to make adequate provi sion for their families. Perhaps the directors thought it was a reasonshle thing that they should not know their sentence until it would be put into execution. He, however, contended that they were not only bound to tell them to make timely provision for their families, under the sentence thus summarily passed by the Governor-General, but were also bound to induce them to place such provision in the hands of the Governor-General and the British Government ; tor, strange and paradoxical though it might seem, it was nevertheless true that the only place of security for the property and possessions of native princes was in the treasury of the East India Company ; for when native princes put their property and possessions in the British treasury they were under the protection of the law. So long as the Governor-General was limited to the Company's territories he was a constitutional monarch, but when he went beyond that he became an auto crat, and seized the property and possessions of native princes, and nobody could call him to account. He would say again, therefore, that they were bound to make the people over whom the sentence was im pending to lay by some adequate provision for their families, and moreover bound in all equity and jus tice to point out to them that their fate would be the same as that which overtook the Raja of Sattara— they were bound to tell them that 26 lace of rupees, the property of the family of Pertaub Sing, if in vested in the company's funds, would amount to a permanent provision of one lac of rupees a year, and that the benevolent Governor-General thought he had made a sufficient and ample provision for his family by giving him a life annuity of 30,000 rupees a year, and that though Appa Sahib had an adopted son, who was formerly recognised as his real heir, and was en titled to all his private property and possessions, they disposed of them as they pleased, and simply gave him in return a life interest. That was the po iition, without any exaggeration whatever, in which the native princes of India were placed at the present moment. The Chairman had said the company had no treaties with these princes, but what was the fact ? There were no less than 150 native princes with whom they had treaties, and his Gallant Friend's motion only amounted to a request that they might be warned that they had only a life interest in their es tates. In the 150 treaties with these native princes and chiefs they had guaranteed to them and their heirs in perpetuity all their estates and possessions ; but the construction now sought to be placed on them was, that they were to have only a life interest. That being so, he would say again, " Warn them ; tell them to begin to make a provision for their families, so that they may not be reduced to the same state as the families of the Raja of Sattara and Pertaub Sing, who first had their property confiscated, and then received an annuity of 30,000 rupees a year." Every person who denounced the proceedings of the Governor-General, or was opposed to him, must ex pect himself to be held up as a factious opponent, as a person who used undue influences, and who possessed no discretion. He found such expressions frequently used in the papers just laid before the House of Com mons. But the Chairman himself was one of the old faction who denounced in the strongest possible terms the taking away of the Raja's property; so also did Mr. Tucker, one of the directors ; and, speaking of him, he would take the liberty of saying, in parenthesis, that none was more distinguished, none more devoted to the in terests of the country than Mr. Tucker, and yet the Governor-General, in those dispatches, said that all those who really ventured to express an opinion as to the confiscation of the principality of the Sat tara territory, committed a breach of good faith. He thought the Court could not think there was any thing unreasonable, or in the slightest degree im proper, in his Gallant Friend bringing forward this most important subject. He confessed, on consider ation, that he was sorry the question of Lahore had been introduced inadvertently into the dis cussion, but, as it had been mentioned, the Court would, perhaps, allow him to say that he dissented altogether from the opinions which had been expressed by the Chairman. He believed that Lord Dalhousie's Government would be princi pally remembered for two measures—in the first place, for the confiscation of the principality of Sat tarn against all right and treaty ; and in the next, for the confiscation of the dominions and lives of princes with whom we had made war. The Peishwah kindled a rebellion in that province, which was put down at great expense and loss of life, with the loss of his crown, and the first act of the British Go vernment was to seize upon the state of Lahore, to se parate public and private property, and to secure or confiscate the Koh-i-noor, which, according to the ac counts in the papers, seemed ashamed of the country, for they could not get it to show its lustre any how. —(A laugh.) He would now confine himself to one more single observation, and that was, that though the principle on which the directors now proceeded was, that no native prince would be allowed to adopt children without the sanction of the paramount power, it had been determined by Lord Auckland and Lord W. Bentiuck, and other Governors-General of India, that every Hindoo prince had a right to adopt a suc cessor, whom we were bound to acknowledge.—(Hear.) Sir J. HOGG, the Deputy-Chairman, thought that from the tone adopted by the last speaker he took upon him to chide the proprietors, and that he had been betrayed into invective as unbounded as it was uncalled for. The cause, however, soon appeared. It was the old question of Sattara which haunted the Hon. Gentleman's imagination. Had it never oc curred to the Hon. Proprietor that other people were capable of forming an opinion as well as himself, and that he did not concentrate all the honour, and all the intellect, and all the knowledge of the Court of Pro prietors, or that the majority might be right and the minority wrong? Had he forgotten the discussions and decision in Parliament ? His indignation about the Sattara affair could afford the only excuse for such warmth. It was ever Sattara, Sattara, Sat tars, and for twelve years past the cry had been Sattara. Mr. Sullivan had selected the case of the Mahonaedan states, although such a case as that in Colonel Dickenson's motion could never arise there. He asked them to give a list of those native princes who had been sacrificed for some ten, thirty, or fifty years by some iniquitous Governor-General, and a list of those whom it is intended to sacrifice.—(Hear, hear.) Was it not monstrous that such a propositiion should be made to an intelligent assembly that they were to anticipate such gross injustice ?—(Hear.) Mr. Sul livan had gone the length of asserting that the con quest of the Punjaub was a black spot in the history of India; but he (the Deputy-Chairman) would tell the Hon. Proprietor that the people did not think so, and that, in his opinion and that of the world, the story of the Punjaub would be a bright star in that history.—(Cheers.) Those who had given judgment in the matter bad said that Lord Hardinge was too forbearieg.—(Hear, hear.) With a degree of moderation which must redound to the honour of that nobleman, be had taken but a small territory from the vanquished. It had been asserted that we entered into a treaty with a minor. Why, the whole at the er chiefs. It (wHaesarn,evheer, supposedar. The treaty country was as was with we i e could enter into a treaty wit h an infant. The Governor-General wished to try the effect of a treat y with the chiefs, but those very chiefs, he (the Deputy- Chairman) believed, had, without exception, taken part in the subsequent rebellion. The Hon. Pro prietor had charged Lord Dalhousie with fomenting this rebellion.—(" Hear," from Mr. Sullivan.) H e (the Deputy-Chairman) was sorry to hear that affir mation. Lord Dalhousie had adopted measures for the interest, not only of British India, but of all those people committed to his rule. The treaty could not be impunged.—(Hear.) Mr. SULLIVAN said he had charged Lord Dalhousie with fomenting the rebellion in the Punjaub by his agents. He (Mr. Sullivan) had put his opinions in print, and should be glad to have a field day with the lion. Deputy-Chairman, who had carried the Court entirely away from the question before it. There had not been one word said upon the matter of Colo nel Dickenson's motion. He denied that he bad re vived the case of the Raja of Sattara. He m erel y named it. Colonel DICKENSON said he simply required a list of those native princes who needed the adoption 01 the Government. The motion was then put and negatived. THE MADRAS LIOIT CAVALRY. Mr. LEwIN then wade the following motion : PUBLIC WAYS IN GUZERAT. Colonel DneKr;sON then brought forward the mo tion of which he had given notice,—That a fixed per tentage on the revenue death collectorate in Guzerat be annually expended for the improvement and ex tension of the public ways throughout that province. The people of that province were at one time in a state of great prosperity, but by degrees a great de cadence of that prosperity had taken place, which justified him in asking for a special grant for toe amelioration of the condition of the agricultural popu lation of the four collectorates into which the pro vince was divided. After showing hew those col lectorates had been impoverished by fire and inun dation, as well as by the competition to which they were exposed in the markets of Europe by the introduction of American cotton, the consequence of which had been to take the riots out of the hands of the landlords, who were always considerate in their dealings with them, and to expose them to a set of rapacious money-lenders, the Hon. and Gallant Pro prietor proceeded to describe the want of roads or any other means of communication for the conveyance of the cotton produce of those districts to the western seaboard of Bombay. Guzerat was the garden of India, and what New Orleans was to America Surat was to Guzerat. It was unquestionably the finest portion of British India. Half the Indian cotton imported into the English market came from Guzerat, and yet there had not been a single public work undertaken during the 50 years since that portion of India had been in our possession from which the natives could derive any benefit. It was very unpleasant to him to differ from their respected Deputy-Chairman (Sir James Hogg), but he thought what that Honourable Baro net said in the House of Commons, in June last, as to the excellent state of the roads of Guzerat was very erroneous. The Honourable Member then read ex tracts from a pamphlet written by a Mr. Williams, who described the roads in Guzerat to be so narrow that only one cart could pass at a time, that they were full of hollows and deep ruts, and that for three months in the year, namely, duringthe monsoon, they were utterly impassable ; so that the carts were in some of the col lectorates obliged to make detours of several miles. The plea for allowing this state of things to exist was that there were no materials on the spot for making roads ; but it appeared from the reports of officers employed to survey the country, and who were well acquainted with geology, that there were abundant materials for that purpose. If any further delay were allowed before teking steps for the improvement of the public roads in India, the chances were that Ame rica would supplant ue in the China trade. Vigorous measures were necessary to meet the evil, and to secure to ourselves the natural advantages which the country possessed. An American merchant having walked over the grounds of one of the estates at Amedabad, the capital of Guzerat, where the cotton crops were growing, was quite startled, and declared that he had never seen such cotton. It was a curious fact that throughout the whole discussions of the cotton committee no allusion was made to Amedabad, although it was the finest and most productive cotton district in India, and from which 91,000 bales were exported last year. Tramways might be laid down at an expense of not more than 7001. to 8001. a mile. Mr. .L - Lwirg seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said, the motion was contrary to the usual rule of governicg a country, and he did not think his Hon. and Gallant Friend had made out a special case for departing from that rule. He could not allow the statement of the Hon. and Gallant member as to the neglected condition of the roads in Guzerat to pass unnoticed. He (the Chairman) was in possession of a letter from a Mr. Davey, the col lector of one of the collectorates, stating that, with the exception cf the three months during the monsoon there was no difficulty in getting from Guzerat to Bombay. The Hon. and Gallant Proprietor had spoken of an American gentleman. He (the Chair man) presumed that Mr. Haigh was the gentleman referred to. Now Mr. Haigh had, within these few days, stated distinctly that the facilities for communi cation from that district with the coast were admi rable ; and that a very little outlay would make those means of transit excellent. The Hon. and Gallant Colonel would no doubt be glad to hear that the ex penditure had been recommended by the Court of Directors. The Government of India were alive to the necessity of maintaining public works in that country. The other day no less than 50 lace of rupees were appropriated for the construction of such works at Madras and Bengal. Everything was being done for facilitating communication between the dif ferent portions of India, the Government being per fectly aware of the importance of that great object. lie therefore hoped the Court would see the propriety of rejecting the present motion. An Hon. PROPRIETOR suggested that after the very satisfactory explanation of the Chairman, it would be becoming on the part of the Hon. and Gallant Mover to withdraw his motion. Mr. SULLIVAN said, the Chairman had it in his power to put his Hon. and Gallant Friend entirely out of court by producing the accounts of the expenditure made for the construction and improvement of roads in India. Sir J. Hoc() observed, that every statement made by him in the House of Commons as to the condition or the ways of communication in India was founded upon the reports of collectors in I n di a . Colonel OLIPHANT said, it might seem strange why during three months of the year, when the roads were required to be made, that th ey were not ma d e ; b ut the fact was, that during the monsoon the natives did not travel, as their goods would be exposed to the wet. This was the reason why the Government of India did not do what, under other circumstances, they might deem it necessary to do. After some further discussion, the motion WES withdrawn. In answer to a question from Mr. LEwIN, The CHAIRMAN stated, that the Bill introduced into Parliament for granting compensation to Mr. J. S. Buckingham had been withdrawn. MR. J. S. BUCKINGHAM'S CASE. Mr. LEwIN wished to make an observation upon the case of Mr. Silk Buckingham' who, in his ocinion, had really made th e p ress of India free, and to auk what view the Court took. The CHAIRMAN said the Bill brought before Par liament by Mr. Buckingham had been withdrawn. RIGHTS OF NATIVE PRINCES. Colonel DICKENSON then brought forward his mo tion—" That a list be prepared, with as little delay as possible, and laid before the Court of Proprietors, of those native states with which treaties have been entered into by the British Government, the chiefs of which are thereby deprived of any of the rights or privileges of adoption without the consent of the pa ramount power." Lord Ellenborough's proclamation must lead to the ruin and demoralisation of the native princes. He would cite the case of the Nabob of Surat with whom the company entered into a treaty after his dethronement in 1800. If the treatment complained of had taken place after a war, there might have been some excuse for severity. The Hon. Pro prietor then quoted the Calcutta Review in support of his argument, and said that Mr. Duggan had affirmed that the rights of the Nabob's family were secured. The Nabob died in 1842, and 1846 arrived without anything being done for his family, though they were led to hope and expect that there would have been. One of the Nabob's nephews writes afterwards that ho had received a small sum, but that it went imme diately to pay creditors, and God only knew when his claims would be settled. The Government, in order to justify their acts, passed a measure through the Legislature which put it out of the power of the native princes to obtain redress. They had shut the door to all possible appeal, and cases of the kind he was citing would be of every-day occurrence with Indian families, owing to Lord Ellenborough's pro clamation. He (Colonel Dickenson) wished that those families should see what would be their fate. There would be endless appeals, but only give the families notice what would be their fate when the time arrived that they were to lose their inde pendence. Mr. LEWIN rather thought the Court would ob ject to give a list of those whose independence had been forfeited, because it would involve the necessity of giving also a list of those who were not deprived. The case of the Raja of Lahore, which had been cited in Parliament, was in point. N o t on l y hi s terr i tory and revenue, but even his regalia, had been taken away, and part of it—the Koh-i-noor—was in the Exhi bition. The CHAIRMAN felt it impossible to divine the ob ject of the motion. It was, however, rather remark able that the Hon. and Gallant Colonel should have quoted a case in illustration of his object which could not by possibility apply, for Surat was a Mahomedan state, where adoption was impossible. The Nawaub died without heirs, leaving daughters, one of whom married, and the property of the deceased Nawaub was given to the son-in-law, with the exception of that portion of it which was necessary for keeping up the dignity of the Nawaub, that title having ceased to exist. He (the Chairman) might however say that there were no treaties of the nature mentioned in the notice of motion. Adoption, it was true, required the sanc tion of the paramount power ; and that was occasion ally withheld, but it was not by virtue of any treaty that such a power existed. The Chairman, in refer ence to the recent occurrences in the Punjaub, said that the public were aware that the procedure of the Indian Government in the Punjaub was one of neces. 20, 1. " That the Court of Directors be requested to take such measures as may be necessary to instruct the local Governments of India to insert in the articles of war for the native army a clause conveying the same prlvi lige to the native army of demanding copies of the record of trial as is now enjoyed by the European soldier under the articles of war , framed by the British Legislature." The motion not being , seconded, it fell to the ground. The Court then adjourned. I'Ait.LIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the ntes and Proceedings o f the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, JUNE 19. SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL. Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :" - Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :" The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 64. Adair, R. A. Dundas, Sir David Mostyn, E. M. Baldock, E. H. Ebrington, Lord Mulgrave, Earl of Barrington, Viscount Ellice, N., Jun. Patten, J. W. Beckett, William Evans, William Philips, Sir G. R. Bernal, Ralph Farrer, James Pilkingten James Birch, Sir T. F ergus on, Sir R. Prime, Richard Bouverie, E. P. Forster, Matthew Ricardo, Osman Brotherto.n, Joseph Freestun, Colonel Salwey, Colonel Brown, W. Grey, Sir G. Slaney, R. A. Buck, Lewis W. Grey, Ralph W. Smith, Vernon Buller, Sir Y. Campbell, w. p, Grosvenor, Lord R. Somerville. Sir W. Hall, Sir B. Tancred, H. W. Cardwell, ;Edward Hanmer, Sir John Thicknesse, B. A. Childers, J. w,, Hatchell, John Thompson, Colonel Christopher, R. Heywood, James Verney, Sir H. Cliflord, Henry M. Corry, H. 1.. Ileyworth, L. Villiers, Viscount Jerry Earl Wawn, J. T. Cowper W. F. Langston, J. H. Wood, Sir W. P. Craig, gir , W.G. Lewis, G. C. Dalrymple, Captain Lockhart, A. E. Mackinnon, W. A. Hayter T , E) S EI V. Ei G e .. Davie, Sir2l. Dawes, Edward Matheson, Colonel Hill, Lord Marcus Duncan, Ctoorge Miles, William MINORITY-NOES, 2i. Baird, Jim is Lacy, H• C. Stafford, Augustus Burroughes, H. N. Lygon, General Thornhill, G. C tibia, William Mackie, John Waddington, H. S Davies, D. A. Macnaghten, Sir E. Wall, c, B. ' Duncan, Iris , zount M'Gregor, ohn Williams, W. Dundas, Ge, no Masterman, John Willoughby, sir H. Frewen, C. a. Millings, J. It. Heneage, G.. I.{. Reid, Colonel b TELLERS. Henley, J. W. Rice, E. R. Duke, Sir James Humphery, Ald. Sotheron, T. H. Sidney, Alderman (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause 10 (Commissioners to report to Secretary of State when Markets provided, who is to publish notice thereof, and of closing of Smithfield, to be published in London Gazette) :--Amendment proposed, in page 4, line 43, to leave out from tine word " opened" to the words " Public Markets," in page 5, line 5 :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 48. Baring, Sir F. T. Fitzroy, Henry Parker, John Beckett, William Forster, Matthew Plumptre, J. P. B ellew. R. M. Freestun, Colonel Ricardo, Osman Birch, Sir Thomas Fuller, A. E. Rich, Henry Blair, Stephen Glyn, George Carr Russell, F. C. H. Bouverie, P.. P. Grace, 0. D. J. Stanton, W H. Boyle, Colo ne. Grey, Sir George Strickland, Sir G. Brotherton, d. Glyn, G. C. Tancred, H. W. Childers, J. W. Hallyburton, Lord Tennent, , . J. Cardwell, Edward Hastie, Alexander Ihicknesse, R. A. Christopher.. X. Hatchell, John Thompson, Colonel Clifford, H. M. Hepworth, Lawrence Verney, .Sir H. Dawes, Edward Legh, G. C. Westhead, J. P. Douglas, Sir C. Lewis, G. C. Wood, Sir W. P. Duncan, George Mackinnon, W. A. TELLZRB. Ebrington, Viscount Miles, William Hayter, W. G. Fergus, John, Mostyn, E. Hill, Lord Marcus MINORITY-NOES, 21. Arkwright, George Cubitt, William Peelle!, Sir G. Baird, James Farnham, E. B. Seaham, Viscount Barrow, W. H. Heneage, G. H. W. Stafford, A. Booth, Sir R. G. Lacy, Henry,C. Williams, W. Burrougbes, 11. Lockhart, W. Willoughby, Sir H. Chaplin, W. J. Lygon, Gen. TELtrim Chatterton,!Colonel Mackie, John Duke, Sir James Cobbold, John C. Masterman, J. Sidney, Alderman Another Amendment proposed, in line 5, to leave out from the words " Public Markets" to the words " Borough of Southwark," in line 7 :—Question put, " That the words pro- Kee(' to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Commit tee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 47. Baring, Sir F. Forster, M. Plumptre, J. P. Beckett, W. Freestun, Colonel Ricardo, Osman Bellew, R. M. Fuller, A. E. Rich, Henry Blair, Stephen Glyn, G.C. Russell, F. C. L'ouverie, E. P. Grace, 0. D. Stanton, W. H. Boyle, Colonel Grey, Sir G. Strickland, Sir G. Brotherton, J. Grey, Ralph Wm. Tancred, H. W. Cardwell, E. Hallyburton, Lord Teunent, R. J. Childers, J. W. Hastie, Alexander Thicknesse, Ralph Christopher, R. A. Hatchet', John Thompson, Colonel Clifford, H. M. Hepworth, L. Verney. Sir H. Dawes, Edward Legh, G. C. Wegg-Prosser, F. Douglas, Sir C. E. Lewis, G. C. Wood, Sir W. P. Duncan, George Mackinnon, W. Ebrington, Viscount Miles, William Fergus, John Mostyn, E. M. L. Fitzroy, Henry Parker, John TELLIaIe. Hayter, W. G. Hill, Lord M. MINORITY—NOES, 20. Arkwright, George Cubitt, William Pechell, Sir G. Baird James Duke, Sir J. Seaham, Viscount Barrow, W. H. Farnham, E. Stafford, Augustus Booth, Sir R. G. Frewen, C. H. Willoughby, Sir H. Burroughes, 11. N. Heneage, G. H. Chaplin, W.. 7. Lacy, H. C. Timms. Chatterton, Colonel Lockhart, W. Sidney, Alderman Cobbold, J. C. Masterrnan, John Williams, W. Another Amendment proposed, in lire 8, to leave out the word " seven," in order to insert the word " three," instead thereof:— Question put, " That the word " seven" stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 46. Baring, Sir F. T. Freestun, Colonel Pilkington, Jame 3 Beckett, W. Fuller, A. E. Rich, Henry Bellew, R. M. Glyn, George Carr Russell, Lord J. Blair, Stephen Goddard, A. L. Russell, F. C. Bouvorie, E. P. Grey, Sir G. Stanton, W. S. Bowles, Admiral Grey, R. W. Strickland, Sir G. Boyle, Colonel Hallyburton, Lord Tancred, H. W. Cardwell, Edward Ilastie, Alexander Tennent, R. J. Childers, J. W. Hastic, Archibald Thicknesse, R. A. Christopher, It. Hatchell, John Thompson, Colonel Currie, Henry Heyworth, L. Verney, Sir 11, Duncan, George Higgins, George Wawn, J. T. Etarington, Lord Lewis, G. C. Wood, Sir W. P. Ellice, Edward,jun. Miles, W. Fergus, John Mostyn, E. M. Fitzroy, lion. H. Norreys, Lord Forster, Mathew Parker, John TELLZILI. Hayter, W. G. Hill, Lord M. MINORITY—NOES, 18. Barrow, W. H. Duke, Sir J. Peahen, Sir G. Booth, Sir R. G. Farnham, E. B. Seaham, Viscount Burroughes, H. Heneage, G. H. Williams, W. Chaplin, W. J. Hudson, G. Willoughby, Sir H. Chatterton, Colonel Lacy, H. C. TELLERS. Cobbold, J. C. Lockhart, W. Stafferd, Augustus Cubitt, William Masterman, John Sidney, Alderman SPORTING NOTES. No. LXX. NEWCASTLE MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN SlR,—The success which attended my pro4nostications on the Bibury Club races of Wednesday Ras pretty nearly equalled by that which confirmed my judgment in two instancss out of thra e in the contests for the Stockbridge Triennialsyesterday. Concerning the First and Second Triennials, I observed, in Note 68, that Cariboo would, win the a former, and Bee Hunter be second ; and that Lamartine would win the latter, Phlegethon or Glenhawk being second. Cariboo, with odds on him, gave Bee Hunter 21bs and beat him in a common canter ! Sweetheart was third. The Second Triennial Lamartine won very cleverly by nearly a length, beating Glenhawk (second), Phlegethon (third), and two others. Concerning the Third Triennial, in the note named above, I remarked that "Kingston, lately known as the Queen Anne colt, is reported to a bs certainty; lam not of that orinion; the Goodwood horse shall have my loose cash on the day." This opini on was founded on the idea that Kingston's not very gam e finishing qualities would allow one of the Goodwood hor ses , or, as I observed yesterday, any re spectable " fielder," to give him the go-by on the post, it it was a close affair within the distance. The race to some slight extent justified my calculations, for, no Goodwood horse starting, a " fielder," bearing the name of the Chief Baron Nicholson, did all but accomplish the task of beating Kingston on the post ; one of the most extraordinary races ever seen resulting in a couple of dead heats ; after which the stakes were di vided. Joe Miller was a bad third, and The Chase a worse fourth. Newcastle now puts forth its claim to my consideration. This *rack northern meeting com mences on Monday, and extends over four days, and sports an uncommonly good bill of fare. The first Triennal Stakes, out of an entry of twenty-six, including the names of Piteford, The Knight of Avenel and The Italian, will probably have some four or five starters, and The Knight or The Italian, latter for choice, as the winner. Should Songstress be up to the mark again, she will win the Tyne Stakes ; in her absence Lady Bird or Pelopidas may compass the winning trick. The Second Triennial will, probably, fall to the lot of Azeth, without (?) Bonnie Dundee should bn sent to the scene of action, in which case I should support the latter. The Tyro Stakes has two names enrolled in the entry, which puts all others into the shade. I allude to Paddy Bird and The King of Trumps. For the Nor thumberland Pl a t e , out of seventy nominations an d thirty -eight acceptances, not more than fifteen or sixt een will be screwe d up to t h e st i cking point—th e two or t h ree having been put h ors d e combat starting post ; the remaining twenty. combat by various circumstances since the forfeits were declared. The field, as near as I can tell at the present moment, will consist of the following:—Elthiron, 5 yrs,' Bst 41b; Uriel, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b; Knight of Gwynne, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Te s t ator, 5 yrs, Est 121 b; Mulgrave, 4 yrs, Est 81b; The Eb or , 4 yrs, Est 61b; Jenny Lind, 5 yrs, Est 411); Abrlallah, 4 yrs, 6st; Crocus, 3 yrs, sst 1 elb; England's Glory, 3 yrs, sst 61b; Louis Napoleon. 3 yrs, sst 61h; Neasham, 3 yrs, sst 41b (d); Knook Knoll, 3 yrs, sst; Jack Leeming, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b; and Cyclops, 3 yrs, 4st 81b. Elthiron carries a little too much weight for his chance to be a first-rate. Thiel. I have some doubts about his getting the distance. The distance and weight is very favourable to Testator. Mulgrave and The Ebor, I think, are held quite safe by Jenny Lind, who, with the feather-weight of 6st 41b on her back, ought to be close in the track of the winner, if not the absolute A 1; but I'm afraid she is scarcely fast enough for some of her competitors. Abdellah at 6st, looks dangerous. Cnmus will run home in front, as will England's Glory, and Neasham also, if he starts. The three feathers at the bottom of the handicap have a chance of distinguishing themselves now if they never had before. The final struggle, I imagine, will lay be tween Testator and England's Glory, with Neasham (if he runs), Uriel, Jenny Lind, Elthiron, and Cemus well up; passing the post, perhaps, in the following order:— TESTATOR ENGLAND'S GLORY 2 URIEL JEN itY LIND 4 Wednesdsly's and Thursday's races I will touch upon on Monday. Communications from W. B. B. and R. H. will be an swered on Monday. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. June 20, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—THURsDAY. A blank day. BIBURY CLUB MEETING AT STOCKBRIDGE. THURSDAY. Handicap of 401., with 101. for the second. T.Y.C. Lord Clifden's Sagacity, 1 Ist 21b...(Mr. P. Williams) 1 Mr. Herbert's cby Sir Hercules, 9st 31b (Mr. Henry) 2 Mr. Wailer na New Forest Deer, llst 21b (Mr. Bevill) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Sagacity. Won by three parts of a length. Run in 1 min. 31 secs. STOCKBRIDGE RACES.—THDREIDAY. The First Stockbridge Triennial Stakes of 10 soya, each, for four yrs old colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 51b; un tried stallions and mares allowed 31b; the winner of the Newmarket Stakes 51b extra, Two miles and $ half. (35 Subs.) Mr. Greville's Cariboo (51ba extra) (Flatman) 1 Lord Enfield's The Beehunter (A. Day) 2 Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart (Rogers) 0 Betting-5 to 2on Cariboo, who won in a common canter. Run in 4 min. 55 secs. The Second Triennial Stakes of 10 soya. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 51b; untried al lowed 31br, &c. One mile and a half. (36 Subs.) Mr. J. Powney's Lamartine (A. Day) 1 Mr. R. Clark's Glenhawk Lord Exeter's Phlegethon (Norman) 3 Duke of Richmond's Hurry Scurry (Kitchener) 4 Mr. R. Etwall's Iracundus (Rogers) 5 Betting-7 to 2on Lamartine. Won by three parts of a length. Run in 2 min. 51 secs. The Third Triennial Stakes of 10 sots. each; for two years old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst Sib. T.Y.C. (43 Subs.) Colonel Peel's Kingston, fist 71b. (Flatman) 0 0 Mr. Dorrien's br o Chief Baron Nicholson, est 71b .(Do ck Mr. Hayter's Joe Mill er , B st 71b0 Lord Dorchester's f Th e Ch ase, Bst 2 1b (A. Day 0 t 3 r Day) ay 0 0 (W. Mr. W. Etwall' s c b y V en i son, Bst 10 lb (Rogers) 0 Mr. C. Wyndham's Sir John, Bst 71b .........(Sly) 0 Betting -5 to 4on Kingston, and 9to 4 agst Joe Mil ler. A dead heat between Kingston and Chief Baron Nicholson; Joe Miller a bad third. Run in 1 min. 29 secs. &coed Heat-6 to son Chief Baron Nicholson. A splendid race ended in another deed heat. Alfred Day rode Chief Baron Nicholson in this heat. The stakes were divided. The Stockbridge Plate of 50 sovs, for all ages, Tx.c ., was won in three heats by Mr. S t o l la rd ' s Woodaprite, 4 yrs (251.), beating Mr. Hughes's f by Cowl, out of Celan dine, 3 yrs (1001), Mr. Payne'a Guardsman, 3 yrs, an d several others. NEWTON RACES—THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 says. each, and 30 added. One mile and a quarter. Captain Scott's Administrator, aged ..................... 1 Mr. Saxon's Blister, 4 yrs ................................. 2 The Borough Cup of 100 soya., added to a handicap of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half. (8 Subs., three of whom declared.) Mr. Lawson na Caurire, 5 yrs, 6st 91b ...... Walked over. The Newton St. Leger Stakes of 10 sous. each, for three years old; colts, Bst 711); and fillies, Bst 31b. One mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Lord Caledou's Sister to Wanota Walked over. The Optional Selling Stakes of 5 wave. each, and 30 added, for three years old and upwards, on e mile and a quarter, were won elevetsty, in four heats, by Mr. Saxon's Blister, 4 yrs. her Majesty's HER MAJESTY'S T - 'The Queen's box at occupied by Theatre •41'EATyResEterdaY (Thursday) evening also honouring the theatre with Dallas. s , ion Captain the Iron: E. and Dirs. West, and Miss Amongst the noble and distinguished individuals we noticed the following:— their presence on this occa • His Grace the Duke of Wel lington, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Marchioness of Londonderry, Lady Vane, and party; Earl Mountcharles, Earl of Loo s .. dale, Earl of Kinsale, Earl of Malmesbury , Viscount Dupp lin , Lord William Lenno x, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Adol phus Fitzclarence, Lord George Paget, Lieut.-General Sir Charles Napier Bart., Lady Napier, and party ; Si r H . Webb, Bart., Sir George Armitage, Bart., Sir John Bayley, Bart., and Lady Bayley, General the Hon. H. Cavendish Sir John Lowther, Bart., Lieut.-General Sir Alexander , Colonel m.P., the Woodford,BaritienSryir Baring,eorge Wombwell, B art. Meyrick, Mr. Russian Consul General, Mrs. Hatton and the Misses Hattsonnci Mrs. Mr. IN C. ,. W. Di.P., and Mrs.Packe Reading, Mr. P P a a l e ni ke e 'r, Mr. Storer, Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Paul, Dais' Bellew, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Richards, Colonel Wildman, Mr. Snowe, Captain Lyon, Mr. Rose, &c. Fifty Hungarian refugees s C aroline Wednesday for Portsmouth, to embark America. on board Southampton on the emigrant They have be been al lowed by the English Government co untry is. Cd. a day each , each ent during their stay i n this h a s been allowed 3 20s. for clothes and 61. 15 . f or one also - . passage money. REGISTRATION OF Ass URANCES BlLL.—Yesterday or Lord Campbell's Bill f the registration of assurances, as amended, was printed by Howe Bill will aboli s h the order of the Hoe of Lords. This and provide other present registraty Middlesex, in iddlesex, er means of registration. INFLUX OF VISITORS TO THE GREAT EXHIBP. TlON.—London never resented so bustling and animated an appearance as d ' the last ten days, but more especially this week, urmg as the favourable c hange in the weather has in duced thousands to some up to the metropolis from every part of the United liingdoin daily, to visit the renowned " Crystal Palace," in consequence of the facilities afforded by the different railway companies at moderate prices, on taking return tickets. On inquiry at the different metro politan railway stations, the number who have already ar rived from various counties, particularly the large manufac turing districts :of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Berwick, Nottingham, Paisley, Glasgow, and the North, and the mining localities, has exceeded 250,000 to 300,000 persons, as not a morning train arrives but what is filled with passengers, so that during the re mainder of the present and following month, it will not be far less than 1,000,000. Notwithstanding this great addition to the metropolis, the shopkeepers, publicans, and hotel-keepers, do not derive the benefit that might be expected from such an influx, as the greater portion return the same evening, without visiting anything beyond the " great attraction of the day, the World's Fair. The British Museum, National Gallery, Vernon Gallery, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and other places now open to the public gratis, have however, been visited by thousands daily. From F rance , 13elgium, Holland, and Germany, the arrivals both by steam-boats direct, from Boulogne, Calais, and Ostend, to London-bridge (by return tickets), or via Dover, Folkstone, Southampton, and Brighton, by railway, are daily increasing rapidly. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, acccm ranied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, with t h e ir 11 , ,yal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, visited the Ex hibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations yester day morning, arriving at the Exhibition at twenty mi nutes past nine o'clock. The Royal suite consisted of the lion. Mary Seymour, Madame de Montanelos, Ge reral Wenayse, Colonel Bouverie, Colonel de Moerkerke, and Count Albert de Briey. Her Majesty and the august party remained uu hour at the Exhibition, and then returned to Buckingham Palace. The Marquis of Anglesey had an andience of the Queen yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge visited the King of the Belgians yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The Coun tess de Neuilly, the Duchess d'Orleans, and the Prince and Princess de Joinvillo also paid a vist to his Majesty yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, accompanied by the Duke de Brabant, Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge yesterday at their respective residences. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Alice and the Princess Louisa, took a drive yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie, attended on horseback. Her Majesty bad a dinner party yesterday at Buck ' k ingham Palace. Tho company included his Ma'estthe King of the Belgians, her Royal Highness thojy Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count do Flandres, hie Excellency Monsieur and Madame Van de W e y er Westminster, Lady Augusta Bru ce , Baroness e Speth, ' e l trquis of Colonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert de Briey, Sir Ro bert Carswell, and Baron Roppert. The band of the 2d Life Guards attended during din ner, and performed the following pi eces: — Overture—" Feet' , Lulner. Waltzer—" Henrietta" B- rowne. Selection—" Haidee" •• ••• Auber. Quadrilles—" Serie s " J- ullien. Polka—" Swiss •.. M- ilsom. Galop—ti Velocity" S- chuloff. "God Save the Queen." The W estrainster-hrid e Commissi on met y esterday at the office of h er Majesty'gs Commissioners of Woods and Forests, Whitehall-plane. Presont---Lord Seymour, Lord Sudley, Alderman H um phrey, Lord Lonadale, Lord R. Grosvenor, Sir R. Inglis, and the Right Hon. C. Tenny son d'Eyncourt. The Right Hon. Henry Hobhonse had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. James K. Blair had also an interview.with the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. James Lloyd and Mr. John Barnett had an inter view yesterday with Lord Seymour at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and For es t s respect ing the proposed par k for F insbury. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.. office from the Governor of Western Australia. Dis patches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-officeto the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands and the Governor of Malta. Dispatches were also sent off to the Governors of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, and New Zealand. Tho Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yesterday at the Council-office. The Lords present were—the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and Sir Edward Ryan. The appeal " Wallace v. Fielding" (the Oriental), part heard, was concluded. Th e appeal " lisapche v. Smith" (the Commerce) was heard and decided. 11 / r) ,-7 .., Tigg. to 491 37 8 1 , a 1 gOl 105, 111 FA 'a 18 45 Doff 5 t ril to re r le war 4d t ls Pe r 0 40 1 " ' y ea le " 01.• Oa ;e."- In" 1 in. tht g hs Par 41, Ail c o, jici I