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lIININAL LAN COMMISSION AND DIGEsT. CAD, R 0F pPON,DENCE wITil THE CITANCELLO__ _ . 6t„EXCREQUER Olt 101mS OF THE IFFA "1 I,pE , • , ' _., Ikkcit,, VIOLS I'o fIIE 2a IH JULY, 800 RE -1.% "" lIIE CRIMINAL LAW CubI.I3IISSION bIUEST. Tt i t No. 1. °lb 1111""AM AND VAUX TO THE cuAN CELLon or THE FXCHEQUER. iiir),4l3 1 hod 4t,hGraftoti-qreet, July 17, 1850 . _ ," Com mis ,,,_ e Great Sal when the Criminal litiliaB ioo ; en W as issued, and as I issued that 'Roe' with the full concurrence of my col tr ' ol ost of i ast host Whom are now in the Government, h o , i o . ( t e i tti l ' e A t ttakeeLand you will pardon the liberty , resPectfulty drawing their atten the aoPortant sub' :1,, Cse inliss , subject of this letter. ,l's'rk'r• juStliCileerlsV' tighehltam'esull,lr. Ssarkie, K.C., Mr. i ti , 't• It l , ,_ Mr. Belle nden Ker, Ztietors sa%oave, with the valuable aid of their ce rd i o ": t r i n Lo.nsdale, performed the important i ya w ell e g into two codes the whole criminal .toes s cot as statute, of the realm. Some i tti a ll .' i '' ) , p g a e r rl t t i ler n. en W ere added to the original Coin tLurlet to „ . 3,' In. consequence of resignations, partly iiNtil:Bolother'suornit the work of some to the exatnina e_ t Iph en „ t it Course Suggested by Lord Lynd maed. k,hancellor, and of which I entirely , Th e A . o „,, t _ tag est _ tr t i' i tli th ell Pared 4 l3 . r e by these able, learned, and la kettle eti alinal le i wo Parts, one containing the whole • tb 'aw us regards offences and punish tt'lai e e ther l ei lad p f ,.,,, , containing the law and practice of rh tttll4 ,:s e l ire "a Work of great difficulty and f,.. „ tou ght . greater than the former digest. lel te rth ee l e e ci ll .ii l s, three several times, enacting the ill o f f t d r ald a sec 'g e st& They were postponed after N ei e r to j ia ,° a , (l time, at Lord Lyndhurst's desire, of „ as ere oe., the a gain fully examined by Co . rn- V t. ' %s ti lis 'u qto the former number ; and the third 10644:a?! before the Lords' House, awaits a Osie t aaki, l ,evi . sio n by the Commission, with a gen )o;lsprt7.4l its numbers who has already devoted, ' Tb e Tt ins numbers much time in preparing for the ;till% .'iite Ch ao 3 3 thi s delay lti s View . ce or approved of ki It 41° at th N . 41 3 , 4 , at the code of procedure, on which no 17144,7,M introduced, should be subjected to ,a, 4410 n kli C illt ata26 . f L 4 I Rtl ov er -.°. i s a new examiner of former si t toi e4 , r it is obvious, because it bringsaino e2etlltt I ' o the revision ; and I need hardly ' we are e C7lib e 'etat of „,ever to possess the . in.es.ti an, In t „, aut gest, we can only obtain it . by I,l4l:eliatt; wen, not going through the subject 4 4i 3 4t ; th:,8144.9 Committee or in the Houses of Par k g b etw e bodies are wholly incapable of exa ki, Th e 'M . one and two thousand clauses of a h.lsili,, httskblication for some years of the digest i4tetrially tosilowed the judges and the profession at Nj ' atatj i! lat aine the work of the Commis- ItOtq te4 „ ave With them gladly availed myself of .I\frottiw°ll64that has in consequence been offered, ; 11 f the L t quarter it might. The two Com- N s NI, __, or.ds, to which the digest has been itetier,l4°.a.a.liutted, have never made any progress t a lli easillon_ ~....._ ,to by giving publicity to the 'teemedl'a3 to its details the best attention of n , el d 'Hips in all the three parts of the i ! , tt e kt 7 3 oie, lyN,Ll'siert,tag gained ground that the digests ritle - s only o f rs the secretary to the Commis- N'r, Pret,t!te uotutnissioners had devolved the I , t late Pari ng them I deemed it my duty to ° W I ) e earned ' • • and If 11 Is. efor. Persons on this subject, tlsst s th e ilia their answers, most peremptorily .q'llish lv oi lt°l ,e of this statement. They . express kof t his e t, en ') and some very natural indigos it°, th,, , arge. They affirm its absolute false- Nh , e llo e , desa' behalf and also on behalf of Mr. Ni thal4beoeased, stating to their personal know stliseeesedared assiduously on it, and had exa t st e , l l Yeat ed l ' id approved every portion ofi , \ar tt to their ear aing, ability, and vigilance. They ,It 4 th e i , f or h learned and able secretary, Mr. Il l ili r 'fork ~etnest important assistance, but they 1,4a0 r , t ` 4 : their o wn. °t4eeell s add ' tha t on this important work oh ,sj yt lam o Pent nearly 10 years, and not mu c k kli" e taißb t ° l3 l . The Commission has by an u s : : kkilpillietou_seeeti suffered to expire, andcon ah , 'it'': il c e o b i r e I approved of both- by myself,_ a t ilitti, d e cltt aind learned successors, Lords Lynd c44l4Bsioo etia ani, of adding a new member . to ts t # )4114,,, and submitting both the digests t t ettll i , • i tli 'L 4441 revision, cannot be taken; h t g; l 4l ote I Y to e l e t tl lt be renewed entirel. I venture most i t , 1 Nlttie my Yourself and your colleagues, _ Ott e t hst i t 3 ' Own when the great work was be 0044itt s ot , i w e Mild be consistent with eithe u r r th o e N' 4 l : s et r9, o r wi ipl system, or with the li ft Y ala s ' and a Judicious economy, to leave the i ttp e Ny spent 4 hus throw away all the time and_ .'tts ,11(lite, upon it without receiving for 4 4 4 , ' o p se t 0... i i tlia,,. 4 that tubas return whatever.. ciliticleVkay k r u tts ere are difficulties in the way . _ o te f 14/ 1a,, 4 ses s ;,,ger grant of money at this la 1 - 1 181 ke o 1 -11 * It is no fault of mine that the ‘, ),3 l 64iii )e itti -e. th e sti'itee. I solicited Lord Cottenham's ath er kess ed it iect the first week of the session; well as Vve of I telab ei , u Pon him repeatedly, ill s las retire ' of the Government, as s p to the t -4 I. ~,, 4 % ,,, 'Nish'Went from office. The u.nfooretu.n -41 4 ‘tersrets (j r , Produced so much inconvenience hisi , fette9 .)7eavenience which 4 7, 1 4 ) 4 1 4 Ma eh "es alone, I believe, occasioned this he did all in d t , t it 4aece se thela-fore, no one is to blame. I lii'lii ht 'ePps 43 ' to have the revision u . ndertakea s,4ll°,ne:aelhiag vacation ; but the lealt y t alesl oil i eft for obtaining a vote when.possibly there t . t i t , t ill tl e e r is the to issued. If either this be the 11l 'or to g l eave 6 C ommon s refuse the mone y re kl4l% giv e resPectfully to offer either toad 11st;rth4,, to pa:l,t,ogether the sum of 2,0001., which ~{° I ti i I lter et . -4 I" salary of the new Commission . , t kV ei ent 43 ' f `-' l. one . r and that time is 4 It h ho t° finish yea ' 'ls ti -t ( 1 t add th the work. ego q, e lite or at 1 make this proposal without l ttyty Bite' casting blame anywhere, but so l ely :triplet:re desir e to see the inestimable b es n bkitty4 , 6 .! thi 3 e qe of criminal law conferred upon wli . I 'ol - '' un trY, a benefit alike most im i k , p s_. to t h ID hr "C'Se who live under that law as to qti %lee r - -• • whether f3f th e ned in administering it, l acl or the practitioners of the law. la I have ,s ce BROUGHAM. I tb ----.._ , ” q4N ott - N - ,) -- - ifE. _____ _ • 4 It l ' o 4 ot THE EXCHEQUER TO LORD 1,11,t.pm -14511,,,GRAM AND VAUX. kett•lol4/1, uovvning-street July 24, 1850. 11 11 It he : l ette r " a " had the honour of receiving your kait t laPp e lirgirg upon her Majesty's Govern h44,,t-'n o f t l' i ltrtwnt of Commission for completing 4, 1 )le 11 ° defrabe criniinal law, and offering, if ne ti tlt itse,,av e g eaY expense required for this pur ease' sa w ' ef no rote being" obtained during tiol lt e t, of °ll * I have to thank your Lordship fgalie.°4l4 „ch, however, her Majesty's Go .: ia will "• ""t) under any circumstances, avail 1 You N ki t , tI, ent ti . . - 4Ppe but Nth. , Into some of the topics included N, I tlt th.lt do e s 8 letter, of which I have no know s '4l . 4 a7, e ,oas. 4 ; ° _ t ,aPPear to be necessary to re }llflat ‘ti e c'',sion on the Criminal Law, and it le kt, %Pression that it has been suffered g teZat i t4tr e r ., day Oita,' tw t 1 - ' ov ernment are fully sensible of eip e „ ett •st e , oe,l derived from the labours of the 'le, 1 , 4 ki,1 1 , t i urot they believe that this advantage klip, for the public without any further °aid require a vote of Parliament. I have, &c., li i k l lle V . ', 4 al trlo 1 .4 INN 11 1i.\``...,„................. "tarft:eed iithichktUres --:-------tnoluding also those by , Eng tt°llhttebret'hagtilltia Nit/reero o'rmerly in the National Gallery, ; i fth l ' l li a l l Y th °l4 %. f ° , l eight rooms on the ground floor of 1 4p.' to,rt, t o ,, eY it'a‘ue majority of these face the g ter- Alp s4pt, ', 1 . 1e,,,i r . ! the advantage of almos t t ir u e ni height to4, 4 : ti t h 'liqrvltli th e extend nearly the en tf ' I N t lesa °M a e exception of two, the rooms . o a f re ea n c o h t 8t fr to • ane nt 1 ~. tetaN,sti,„sl the Its , 4 ceilings and decorations i h L4O th.eo4,7%eral appearance. On entering the 1 t5: 4, 4 0 14, 0 1,p; 4 clt b I t - "I;34'iaid, the visitor kll , iti at leg a that ceiling of . w ' finest hod at 4N fc,reor rtt ' of Whitehall, le.the h th t ne flight thee - Ilt vtbel\ijeeo I.N,At'd With the paintings . . -111 It til ta l origma 3' 11 in the gai i er ao ph, „ l,ll we _ of ~ Hylas gs . w . hich Genti hilZyi, wi th , 4 11 , ere stand Gibson's group th tp (4 44 the ' the busts that were bequeathed by t I, it th ktitit• , tr,ith th rri e t i , tags. rile entrance to the 4 -' l lC li ncl ,11 Rti ti.tnt-hand corner of the hall, 71t '4l 'eta., `ge Iv door on ilNbyp a -v to th hole suite, and leave by !l and the 4t, 4 0i, l lot b r tieA (1.. e entrance, thus allavoiding range ,,l'ilia, Vlait be 4 ette ili g in and coming numbers ar . t tl 'the - me 1 ''' when occasion C o lit t y 0 0 ieeti .we consider the t tney t n n a a n 4,, flq . to A °II With the certainty that 4 0. Alt t A e e. A Nils Th e ?l b A ---'ll-Journal. ,11.14e0t014041:1 ,ettrAtltlCAti STEAM NAVIGATIO N I APPq , I '4 b 4s b"lent and winding -up of the affai Ast .0n, 1 14,,,e, o a te.,,ea referred to the Master in Chancery_ mp t 9i, i h y, wh,‘ue petition of Henry Bainbridge and ,a,,l ) tr ZlllO,OOO ukßate that the proposed capital was 4414iitaYtttoristpte Ive;,`tres of 1 00/. each Successive calls 4 o ilia I,lvisikikted a 41 , ade, and with the proceeds the ttltch4t:/littaggroadeZt equipped the British Queen and Iltkitht,.4 448 Lyeral voyages between this and 4 Nire triti4o 4 , l 4 " t l ii it the latter vessel being lost ti atl Y NI Pay ~`44n company gave up business and 4 , e,,, t sq , 4 ft 446. Calls were - made upon the share ,) C o a te, t „NM, ,i'ltteg, Making, with the sums previ k4h,tlyk,d;rlstt TheeaYinent of 60 1. per share. The peti" '4l ; t° elliPl4l She l iabi r p h , av e Paid respectively 4,000/. and 411, ,;' 1 11, tt 4 ke tt,' sharesa of the concern, besides the 60/. t hl ° 11l tho, who a , . the h ' It is now slught, under the 111 11 5 % , ittlep:i:, ii4;"ee..51., calls who have - . not paid, in %e t. , .rtclis:i_uur, 2a,ld more than their . equite 1,, Ait t tea t ~‘rs tr., ':uu.as there are conflicting claimsthe ‘ 11 1 1 ,,i 1 ,ea 1t ... 'ernaja __utstribute among them fairly thOtll 4 ,,‘' lit to ' 41nounting to 650/. i t Z rb,4l / 1 4Z _Zl lig as-, e)lt h l ftV il e t b 'erellE Ho ßsE.—Hitherto l Mem -.lt ,;i.,. „0tt,,,, t er n accustomed to take the oaths ttt 4 -t0i, 4 0 i i , 4 to !ter befile the latter. But now that Asaritqsl,lthe, eacha Altmber is so tight a fit, being 42441'dilitt,e4rits',Ife roed,rnber, you will have Honour .l-‘-1.-leint.Nterwa!,ately s tout—taking their seats 1 11444t4.''' Z.,kape;qB'"--Pancit, to b p, ma w , I,,,si.ne.aks of the telegraph wires ciirti ali s'r.l% 4l-' jOUrnai adds, "They same same- They do 0. 4/31149." - ~ , CHARLES WOOD. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA.Y EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1850. PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the rules and discipline established with regard to the treatment of prisoners in gaols and houses of correc tion in England and Wales, and into any improve ment which can be made therein, and who were em powered to report their observations and opinion thereupon, together with the minutes of the evidence taken before them, to the House—have examined the matters to them referred, and have agreed to the fol lowing report and resolutions: — That the resolutions adopted by Committees of both Houses of Parliament, appointed in 1822 and 1835, to inquire into the state of prisons and prison discipline, and the several gaol Acts which have been passed since 1822, clearly show that Parliament has long been anxious to see established such an uniform system of prison discipline as would ensure the sen tences of courts of justice being strictly carried into effect, and which would at the same time tend to im prove the morals of convicted offenders. In 1823, the 4th George IV., c. 64, was brought into Parliament by Sir Rebell Peel, when Secretary of State for the Home Department. By that Act it was declared that "due classification, inspection, separation, regular labour and employment, religious and moral instruction, are essential to the discipline of a prison, and for the reformation of offenders ; and that the laws ought to be so amended as would uni formly and strictly carry into effect such a system." By the same Act all the previous laws relating to prisons were consolidated or amended ; and it may be considered as the basis of all the existing gaol Acts. In 1835 a report upon prison discipline was made by a Committee of the House of Lords. That report took a comprehensive view of the subject, and, amongst many other recommendations, it strongly insisted upon the necessity of hard labour, religious instruction, and separation, with a view to prevent contamination. In that year the 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 36, was passed, giving power to the Secretary of State to lay down rules for the management of prisons, and to appoint inspectors. But although the Secre tary of State has the power to lay down rules, he has no direct means of enforcing them. If the plans for the construction or alteration of a prison do not obtain his approbation, he may express his dissent, but he has no power to order his own views or alterations to be adopted ; nor can the justices after such dissent has been expressed proceed with their own plans. By the 2d and 3d Vict., c. 56 (1839), individual separation is permitted in prisons, when a certificate of the general fitness of the cells shall have been obtained from the Secretary of State. In accordance with the orders of the House your Committee have inquired into the existing rules and regulations of prisons, and have examined several witnesses. From their evidence it appears that in several counties considerable sums of money have been expended in rebuilding or altering prisons. The visiting justices are evidently most anxious to adopt the best system for the proper treatment of prisoners, and your Committee are of opinion that their services are of the greatest value in connexion with the subject of prison discipline. Your Committee, however, deem it their duty to state that several prisons are still in a very unsatis factory condition, and that proper punishment, se paration, or reformation in them is nearly impossible. In the course of the inquiry a proposal was brought under the consideration of the Committee by the Honourable Member for Lambeth, for the erection of a large prison or prisons in the centre of some hundreds of acres of land; which it was stated might be profitably cultivated by the prisoners, without in terfering with their discipline or reformation ; while it would secure for them constant hard work, which would materially reduce the cost of thei: main- tenance. The system of prison labour upon a large scale is already in operation at the Island of Portland, where 800 transports are daily employed in getting stone for the new Breakwater. Captain Whitty, the governor, says he does not think that the discipline of these prisoners suffers from their working in association ; but by the regulations all such prisoners are required to be from seven to twelve months in separate confine ment in Government prisons, before they are placed under his charge, and he doubts whether he could otherwise keep them under control. Your Committee are not disposed to offer any strong opinion in favour of or against Mr. Pearson 's plan, for many difficulties would probably arise under a discussion of its details ; but they consider that it ought to be submitted to the consideration of parties fully competent to test the accuracy of the calcula tions and the probabilities of its success, with a view to its being adopted for prisoners sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, or to those sentenced to transportation, who must spend several months in a prison in Great Britain before they embark for a foreign country. Your Committee having maturely considered the evidence of the various witnesses, have finally agreed to the following resolutions : Resolved,—That it is the opinion of this Com mittee,— 1. That many prisons have been rebuilt or mate rially altered since 1835, by which uniformity of construction has been extensively promoted, and that the internal discipline of prisons has been materially improved, but that great variety of construction and discipline still exists. 2. That this Committee concurs in the opinion ex pressed by former Committees of both Houses of Par liament, that such variety is a great evil ; and con siders it desirable that that the Legislature should entrust increased powers to some central authority of enforcing uniform adherence to rules laid down from time to time by Parliament in these respects. 3. That such increased powers would be best exer cised by a hoard subject to the authority of the Se cretary of State. 4. That this Committee also concurs in the opinion expressed by a Committee of the House of Lords in 1834, that entire separation, except during the hours of labour and of religious worship and instruction, is absolutely necessary for preventing contamination and for securing a proper system of prison discipline ; and this Committee is of opinion that with this view every prison ought to contain such a number of cells as would enable each prisoner to be kept separate, by day as well as by night, both before and after trial. 5. That where it may be necessary to bring pri soners together during the hours of labour, instruc tion, and divine worship, effectual means ought to be taken to prevent any intercourse between such pri- soners. 6. That individual separation of prisoners, termed " the separate system" of imprisonment, contemplated in the 2d and 3d Vic., c. 56, has been adopted in Pentonville prison, and in many county and borough prisons. 7. That this Committee has received much evidence both as to the mode of applying this system, and as to its results. 8. That this Committee regrets to have found a want of uniformity in some important particulars in the mode of applying this system in different prisons, which they think ought to be remedied. 9. That, while the evidence as to the results of the system is in some respects conflicting, the great pre ponderance of evidence, including that of almost all the visiting ju3tices and officers of the prisons in which it has been in operation, and who have been examined by this Committee, is highly favourable to it, and this Committee is of opinion that if conducted under proper regulations and control separate con finement is more efficient than any other system which has been yet tried, both in deterring from crime and in promoting reformation. 10. That individual separation ought to be applied to all prisoners before trial, as it is essential in an especial degree that such prisoners should be secured from all intercourse with other prisoners, and the only mode by which this object can be properly at tained is by their individual separation, under such modifications as are consistent with due consideration of the fact, that they are committed for safe custody and not for punishment. 11. That individual separation ought to be con tinuously applied to all prisoners under all sentences of imprisonment, not exceeding three months, and not being subject to physical or mental disqualification. 12. That it ought also to be applied to prisoners under long sentences, during the earlier period of their imprisonment, but this Committee does not recommend that it should in ordinary cases be enforced for a longer period than twelve months. 13. That hard labour is not incompatible with in dividual separation, and that where they have been tried in combination, as in the county prison at Lei cester, the effect has been remarkable in the decrease of the number of committals, especially under the Vagrant and Malicious Trespass Acts. 14. That after prisoners under long sentences have undergone a period of separate confinement, the re mainder of their sentences ought to be passed under a system of combined labour, with effectual precau tions against intercourse. 15. That this object would be greatly facilitated by the erection of district prisons, at the national cost, for the reception of prisoners under long sen tences, after they have undergone such previous sepa rate confinement. 16. That such district prisons should be maintained at the national cost, and the government of such pri sons, and all appointments and salaries of officers, ought to be under the control of her Majesty's Go vernment. 17. That if this plan were adopted an alteration of the law might, in the opinion of this Committee, be usefully made, in order to substitute, in many cases, for short terms of transportation, longer terms of im prisonment than are now sanctioned by law. 18. That this Committee does not feel justified, without longer time for the consideration of such ex tensive details, in attempting to pronounce a definite opinion upon the plan which has been submitted to them, with much ability and laudable exertion, by Mr. Pearson ; but they consider that plan to be en , titled to serious consideration by any department of her Majesty's Government to which the regulation of prisons may be entrusted, and especially in connexion with the recommendation for the establishment of dis trict prisons. 19. That the Committee concurs with some of the most experienced witnesses they have examined, in the opinion that a great majority of convicted pri soners are open to the same good motives and good impulses which influence other human beings, and therefore that a system of encouragement to good con duct, and endeavours to inspire feelings of self-respect, self-reliance, and hopefulness for the future, which have been tried in some of our largest establishments, ought to be adopted, so far as it is practicable, with- out impairing the penal and deterring character essential to any system of imprisonment. 20. That in regard to some of the details of dis cipline which have been brought before them, this Committee recommends that the means of lighting every cell, except cells for an infraction of prison rules, ought to be provided in every prison, and that no prisoner ought to he left in darkness for more than a maximum time which can be required for rest, viz., eight hours. 21. That the diet should invariably be kept as low as is consistent with the health of the prisoners. 22. That no more artificial warmth should be in troduced in prison cells than is absolutely requisite for the preservation of health. 23. That while it is desirable to prevent the con sequences arising' from the mutual recognition of prisoners, this Committee does not think it. expe dient to recommend the adoption of any general rule in that regard. 24. That under any system of discipline the best practicable arrangements should be made for the in struction of all prisoners in their religious and moral duties. 25. That provision ought to be made in every pri- son for enforcing sentences of imprisonment with hard labour. _ 26. That the discipline in respect of prisoners con fined for debt requires amendment. 27. That on the interesting question of what system of prison discipline is best adapted to juvenile offenders, this Committee has not received sufficient evidence to enable them to offer distinct recommenda tions ; but they are of opinion that a larger amount of industrial training and reformatory discipline may advantageously be adopted in their case than in that of ordinary criminals.—July 29, 1850. TITHE COMMISSION. The following is the Report of the Titbe Com missioners to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty : Tithe Commission-office, July 31. 1850. Sir,—lt is our duty to report to you the progress of the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales to the close of the ye ar 1849. We have received notices that voluntary proceedings have commenced in 9,633 tithe districts; of these no tices one was received during the year 1849. We have received 7,068 agreements, and confirmed 6,776; of these six have been received and nine con firmed during the year 1849. 6,753 notices for making awards have been issued, of which 134 were issued during the year 1849. We have received 5,356 drafts of compulsory awards, and confirmed 5,042; of these 203 have been received, and 330 have been confirmed, during the year 1849. We have received 11,104 apportionments, and con firmed 10,883; and of these 449 hive been received, and 498 confirmed during the year 1849. In 11,818 tithe districts, as will be seen from the above statement, the rent charges to be hereafter paid have been finally established by confirmed agreements or confirmed awards. We have in our possession agreements and drafts of awards as yet unconfirmed, which will include 606 addi tional tithe districts. and make a total when completed, of 12,424 districts in which the tithes will have been commuted. 507 altered apportionments were made by the Tithe Commissioners up to the 31st of Dezembtr, 1849, of which 377 were confirmed. At that date exchanges of glebe land were effected in 298 placer, and 41 such exchanges were in pr o g ress. At the lose of 1849 we had confirmed 10,927 distinct mergers of tithes. These operations have brought us within sight of the close of our labours. The Tithe Act will expire at the end of next session of Parliament ; by that time we have reason to believe that all the rent charges will be fixed, and that of the apportionments only a fragmentary portion will remain unfinished, most of them for small sums, which the parties will probably ultimately redeem. The pro.sress of these redemptions, however, we find slow and difficult, partly from the inertness of the parties, partly from the obsti nacy of a few persons who refuse to redeem their own small rent-charge, and continue to expose the re maining payers to the expense of maps and apppox tionments. _ _ _ . Patience and diligence will, probably, accomplish the completion of most of these redemptions ; some modi fied compulsion may ultimately be necessary for the remainder. Obstinate litigation will, probably, prolong the com pletion of a few commutations till after the expiration of the Commission. Th”y will be very few. When the purposes for which the Tithe Commission was instituted , are substantially completed, there will re main a certain amount of business connected with the mass of commutations, which we feel it our duty to point out, because it must be provided for. Of this a part will exist permanently—a part will be temporary. The temporary will be the sales of tithe barns and farm buildings rendered useless by the commutation, the defining and setting out glebes where their precise posi tion and boundaries are unknown. The taxation of the bills of valuers and agents, and the giving legal authority and power to collect them. But some powers will be wanted of a more permanent nature. These will relate 1. To the custody and use of the apportionments and maps; of deeds, correspondence, and minutes of evidence, which together already amounted to between 40,000 and 50,000 deeds and documents, counting as only one the files of papers and correspondence which relate to each separtee tithe district. In the case of transfers of property by death or sales, these documents are already very constantly consulted by attorneys and agents. 2. These permanent powers will relate to re-appor tionments on the division of estates. 3. To mergers when lands and rent charges now held separately way come into the same hands. 4. To exchanges of rent charges for lands intended to form glebes. 5. To the creation of extraordinary charges for hops, market-gardens, and orchards in new districts. 6. To the future redemption of small rent-charges. We submit these facts to you, Sir, because, before the close of the next session of the Legislature her Ma jesty's Government will probably think it advisable to take into consideration the most efficient mode of pro viding in future for the public business here pointed out. We have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servants., W. BLAMIRE. T. WENTWORTH BULLER. R. JONES. To the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, Bart., MX., &o. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUG. 14. &max EXCHANGE. —The market showed a better ap pearance to-day, and a larger amount of business was done. Great Westerns closed at 59th—Midland, 33%. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was a fair business done to day, and prices were firm. The tr ansactions were as fol low : —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 3 3 / 4 —Ditto, Fifths, 9% dis.—London and North-Western, 111 1 4—Ditto, New:Quarters, 11 -16 p. — Ditto , Fifths, 14 p.—Ditto Quar ters (C), 1 1-16 p.—Midland, 33 3 4 —Ditto, Halves, 24 9-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 14 L A . MANCHESTER, Aua. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market to-day was pretty active, and prices have been well sustained. The transactions were as follow:—East Lancashire, BE /B —London and North-Western, 11.1%—Ditto, New Quarters, 15-16 p.— Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 1 1 / 8 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 7 3 4 — North Staffordshire, 11 3-16 dis.—South-Eastem and Dover, Consolidated Stock (YORK, 1443. , AUG. 13. STOCIC EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as follow :—North British, Preference (guaranteed 6 per cent. for five years, and 5 per cent. in perpetuity), 4 3 / 4 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 14%—York and North Midland, THE METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS ACT.—This Act, under which Dr. Southwood Smith has been appointed an additional paid member of the Board of Health, will be speedily enforced in " the metropolitan burial district," which comprises the city of London, Westminster, Southwark, and numerous parishes set forth in one of the schedules annexed. There are seventy-seven sections in the Act, which Act is to be executed by the Board of Health. The Board may pro vide new burial-grounds, and her Majesty, on a report of the Board, in Council, may order the discontinuance of inter ments in churchyards and other places. Regarding the re moval of poor persons to reception-houses to be provided, it is enacted by the 30th section that the Board may, at any time after the passing of the Act, appoint medical or other officers, who, in the case of deaths.within the district, may, " where the persons having the direction of the funeral of the deceased so desire, cause the body to be decently re moved to one of the houses for the reception of the dead. Among the provisions is one under which the Board of Health may " contract" for funerals at fixed charges, so that there are likely to be " three classes" of funerals, according to the means of the parties. The salary of the additional member of the Board of Health is not to exceed 1,2001. a year. The short title of the statute is, " The Metropolitan Interments Act, 1850." DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF GAS AT BIRKENHEAD. —We regret to state that a serious accident took place this morning head at the Conway Arms Hotel, Conway-street, Birken head. some an theet e ea s , a V i nt i t td h i nwg ll . h. l ri r el s se . tm H s o i u l d t p o .o n si nt, thestairs fber t he proprietor hpu r.p e o! e t e h fl e puttingh l , wh . It appears that about seven o'clock Mr. Higgins, ri w ens t a t i id m o ter into the slide of the chandelier, the gas being on the premises, went into the roo g m a an o d y' s w tru o ck m a e l m i p hrw e i d th on a match, when a fearful explosion immediately too k g place, by hands, and other part s o f hi s b o dy. burned about his face, the furniture in the room was which Mr. Higgi ns was se . The datuage'done to burned off the chairs, the painvtryg great, the cushions being scorched, and the orna ments generally rendered valveless. ns Higgins es The window was blown completely out. Mr. red.—Liv er po o l C our i er of in a very precarious s tate; the boy was very little inj u Wednesday. by the THE RIGHT REV. DR. VV7 sEm Surrey,was held at the Thatched-house nst. a private meeting of the Ro man AN.—On the 13th Earl of Arundel and Catholic laity of the ouse Tavern, when an ad- London district, convened dress of congratulation to theßigh t c Rev. Dr. Wiseman on his intended elevation to the rank t and was numerously signed. A resolution for raising by subscription the sum which C ardinal was agreed to for his Lordship's elevation, and a conside rable will be necessary was also passed Bishopssubscribed Wareing, at t he Nakerthe eve held a levee at his episcopal residence in meeting. Morris , an dln his Lordship (whose Golden-square. . amount was Mount Lebanon), the Earl of Fingall, th e see is near Richard Lalor Shell, M.P., Mr. Richard M. e ß ß e ight Hon. Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. Mr. C. P. Cooper, Bell ew, M.P., very numerous body of the Roman Catholic and a clergy and la it y attended. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey was absent li y account of illness • and in the course of the evening n Thomas Barnewall (the chairman), accompanied by a - Mr. nume rous deputation, presented the address to Dr . Wiseman , to which his Lordship, who was deeply affected, made a eloquent reply. His Lordship will forthwith proceed to Rom e ery to attend the Consistory, which we are informed Is ' likely to be held about the luth of September. ROBBERY AT THE CLAREI(CE HOTEL, BRIGHTON. —Among other alleged " swell mob " robberies during the race week at Brighton the folldwing is reported by the Brighton Guardian :—Shortly be fore seven o'clock on Thurs day morning, a man, described as of " about the middle height, rather stout, with light hair and complexion, and in clined to baldness," entered the Clarence Hotel. He was of gentlemanly exterior, wore a loose browat, and carried an umbrella. Without accosting " Boots n ," co who stood in the hall, he walked leisurely up stairs, with the air of a person accustomed to take his ease in his own inn, and so disap peared. Soon after a maid servant in one of the upper rooms was startled by seeing her door open and a head thrust in. She turned round, the head was withdrawn, and she con cluded that some one had mistaken that room for another. Presently Mrs Bull, the landlady, was suddenly awoke by hearing footsteps in her chamber, and she just caught the glimpse of a man stealing out on tip-toe. She came to the same conclusion as the servant; but Mr. Bull, whom she awoke, on jumping out of bed took a rapid survey of the room, and instantly detected that the gold watches of him self and wife, together with a gold chain, had disappeared from their dressing table. He instantly rang the bell for the servant, but before that could be answered the visitor had been seen to descend into the hall a gain, to open his um brella, a..d walk coolly down the street, in spite of the rain. Some other trinkets which lay with the watches were left untouched. Jenny Mild arrived on Sunday evening at Mar gate, from Ostend, by the Princess Mary, Capt. Jenkins, one of the South-Eastern boats. She was assisted from the vessel by Mr. Charles Page, the Custom-house agent, and escorted from the pier to a carriage in waiting, o f Mr. Thomas Batt's, a respectable inhabitant of the town. Her first expression on landing was " God bless happy England once again." , . 'P WEST RIDING UN IO N RAILWAY.—The remaining ortion, of this line, placing H alifax on the hi g h roa d between Pr/WA/rcl ancl illancheater, by/ just been opened ( 9 , traffic. 4.. . ;„ , COURT CIRCULARI The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Helena, accompanied by Count de Mensdorff-Pouilly and Count Alphonse de Mensdorff-Pouilly, and at tended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Flora Mac donald, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General Bowles, General Wenlyss, and Colonel Bouverie, left Osborne, Isle of Wight, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, and embarked at Cowes on the Fairy Royal yacht, which conveyed the august party to Gosport. Her Majesty, the Prince, and suite, travelled by a special train on the South-We3tern Railway to the Nine Elms station, and from thence proceeded in three of the Royal carriages, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons, to Buckingham Palace, where they arrived at twelve minutes before two o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were received at the Palace by the Viscountess Canning., the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Cham berlain, Lord Elphinstone, Lord George Lennox, and Captain the Hon. J. Denman, The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Solicitor-General (Mr. Cockburn) was pre sented to the Queen at an audience, by Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Majesty was gra ciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon him. Mr. Robert Stanford (from the Cape) was pre- sented to her Majesty, at an audience, by Earl Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, and bad the honour of receiving Knighthood from the Queen. The Marquis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in Waiting, attended her Majesty at both audiences. The Duke of Wellington bad an audience of the Queen. _ Lord John Russell and the Marquis of Lansdowne had audiences of her Majesty. The Queen held a Privy Council, which was at tended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Depart ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Controul, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince. Sir John Jervis, Lord Chief-Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, was by command of the Queen sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Coun cil, and took his seat at the Board. The Queen's Speech on closing the session of Par liament this day, was arranged and agreed upon. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. At the Court General Jung Bahadoor, on a special mission from his Highness the Raja of Nepaul, had an audience of the Queen to take leave of her Majesty. The Envoy was introduced by Sir John Hobhouse, President of the Board of Controul for the affairs of India, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Edward Cast, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremo nies. The Envoy was accompanied by his brothers, Colonel Juggut Shumshere Jung, and Colonel Dhere Shumshere Jung. The Earl of ,Westmoreland was presented to the Queen at an audience, by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Bishop of Montreal was presented to her Ma.. jesty at an audience, by Earl Grey, the Que en ' s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Court was attended by Lord Elphinstone, Lord in Waiting; the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the House hold, and Captain the Hon: Joseph Denman, Groom in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Count de Mensdorff-Peuilly and Count Alphonse de Menad rff-PoUilly, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Lord Elphin stone, General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has returned to town from Osborne. Mr. Bright, M.P., and Mr. Alfred Dymond had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, with reference to the case of the convict William Ross, now under sentence of death in York Castle. A deputation from the London Dock Company, consisting of Mr. John Cattley, Mr. Charles Marryat, Mr. Cave, Baron de Goldsmid, Mr. Manning, and Mr. Powles, had an interview with the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere and Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. _ Captain Mangles Denham, R.N., F.R.S., has re paired to Southport, on the coast of Lancashire, to hold a Government inquiry into the causes and cir cumstances attending the recent wreck of the Prince Arthur steamer. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOT- LAND. An official communication was received yesterday, stating that it was not the intention of her Majesty to accompany Prince Albert at the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Natio n al Gallery on the Mound, on Friday, the 30th instant. This will be a great disappointment to the citizens, though it is still children will be present at the ceremony. The Queen, expected that the Prince of %Vales and the other royal as now determined, will, on her arrival on the Thurs day afternoon, by the North British Railway from Berwick, alight in a temporary station which is to be erected at St. Margaret's, and entering her private carriage, drive direct through Holyrood•park to the Palace. The procession in connexion with the laying of the foundation stone of the National Gallery on Friday, is to muster at Parson's-green, where it will be joined by Prince Albert and the royal children from Holyrood Palace. Its course will then be along the London-road, Waterloo-place, and Prince's street, to the Royal Institution. Prince Albert will here be received by the board of t rus t ees , and con ducted through the Royal Instituti on t o the door at the south side of that building, about forty or fifty yards distant from which is the site of the foundation-stone. A gallery i s t o b e erected to the south of the Roy a l I ns tit u tion for the Royal Family and suit e ; ano th e r gallery is to be erected to the westword for the Judges of the Court of Session, the Town Council, the Board of Trustees, the Royal Academicians, &c. This gallery is to hold about a thousand persons. Two other gal leries are to be erected, to which the public are to have access on payment of a small fee. One of these is to be on the eastern side of the Mound, and the other on the slope in front of the Free Church Col lege. These galleries are not to be raised very high ; neither are they to be covered, lest they should, to any extent, obstruct the view. Th e w h o l e o f th e s p ac e the different g a ll er i es will be b arr i ca d e d in a way by similar to a race- course.—Scotsman. occupied ROYAL VISIT TO THE HAYMARKET. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert and suite honoured the Haymarket Theatre last evening, to witness The Willow Copse performed by the Adelphi company. The pieces were consequently acted, by special desire, in the following order :—The Double-bedded Room, The Hippopotamus, and The Willow Cope last. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. - NORTH-WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at Morecombe. Mr. Pudsey Dawson pre sided. The report stated that the line between Skipton and Lancaster was opened throughout for publio traffic on the Ist of June last. The works then unfinished have since been proceeded with in a satisfactory man ner. The directors were most anxious to have the expenditure on capital account closed as soon as pos sible, and with that view , they were urging on the completion of all works under contract. The Settle and Clapham contracts were completed, the balance due to the contractors paid, and the works on that portion of the line now in the hands of the com pany. The time allowed for the completion of the Gargrave and Long Preston contracts had also ex pired, and the accounts of the contractor were in the course of settlement. The works on the Bentham con tract will remain in the contractor's hands till the let of June in next year. The worke at the Lancaster end of the line were already in the hands of the com pany. The total expenditure on capital account to the 30th of June, is 879,9811., and it was estimated that the further sum of 120,0191. will be spent in completing. the railway and in providing sufficient stock. With an increasing revenue they entertained no doubt of being enabled to raise by debenture the remainder of the capital, and to be in a position to announce that no further call would be required. The revenue account for the half-year showed that the receipts had been 10.1931., and the expenditure 7,4281., leaving a profit of 2,7651. The report was adopted, and after some formal business had been transacted the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. JAMAICA. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN. The Master in Chancery Ferrer has appointed an official manager to wind up this undertaking on the petition of Joseph Aguilar, who states that upwards of 60,000 shares were applied for by the public, and that 40,000 were allotted, but only ss. per share was paid by those who took them up. The directors pro ceeded with the necessary steps to obtain an Act from the Colonial Legislature, in respect of which the petitioner states they incurred heavy liabilities and that claims of creditors are still outstanding. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND. The final half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Darlington on Tuesday, Mr. N. Plews pre siding. The registered list of proprietors was closed, and the seal of the company affixed. The CHAIRMAN said that the Bill which they had looked to as the final settlement of affairs with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company, had re ceived the Royal assent .on the 15th of July last, and in accordance with the provisions of the Bill, a list of the proprietors in the Great North of Eugjand Company, with their names, residences, and the numbers of their shares, had been delivered to the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company, and duly acknowledged; and shareholders must now within 30 days give notice of the form in which they desired to receive their debenture bonds from that company. All further communications on the subject must now be made direct to the directors of the York, Newcas tle, and Berwick Company ; although, of course, if required, the directors of the Great North of Eng land Company would see that the bargain was pro perly carried out. It only now remained for him to propose that a dividend after the rate of 10 per cent. be paid, which for the half-year would be 5!. on the 1001. shares, 1/. 18s. on the 40/. shares, 2/. on the paid-up 401. shares, 1/. 18s, on the 30/. shares, and 15s. on the 15/. shares, less income-tax. Theresolution was carried unanimously. ThelCumithials then remarked, that of course the shareholders would be aware that the present was their last meeting for the purpose of declaring a di vidend ; there would, however, be another meeting held for the purpose of entirely closing the affairs of the company, previous to which the 87 shares held by the directors in trust would be disposed of, and the result laid before that meeting. In answer to questions from various shareholders, Mr. Hutchinson, the solicitor to the company, stated that the new Act gave the York, Newcastle, and Ber wick directors power to issue debenture bonds of cer tain amounts. It was, probable, however, that amounts under 1,0001. would be paid in cash. He further stated, that debenture bonds must be issued within three months after the 25th of July, and would bear interest from the Ist of July, 1850. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, The CHAIRMAN stated that the 87 shares held in trust by the directors for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company, were, with the exception of 12'of 301. each, all 151. shares. The winding-up meeting would be held as soon as ac counts of all liabilities, &c., could be obtained. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors was then passed, which terminated the business of the meeting. MIDDLESBOROUGH AND REDO/kit RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Darlington on Tuesday; Mr. J. C. Hopkins pre sided. The secretary read the statement of accounts, from which it appeared that the receipts of the com pany during the last half-year were 6,0501. The auditor's report having been read, was, with the state ment of accounts, received and adopted. The chair man, in proposing a dividend of 6 per cent., congra tulated the shareholders on the increasing traffic on the line. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY.—On Tuesday the half yearly meeting of this company was held in Dar lington, Mr. H. P. Smith in the chair. Oa the mo tion of the chairman, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. was doclared ; and, after a vote of thanks, the proceedings terminated. EXTRAORDINARY STEAMBOAT DISASTER. GLASGOW, MONDAY. —From the Sunday postal delays we have only heard to-day of the occurrence of a very extraordinary accident, which might have been disastrous, but has happily not been attended by loss of life. On the afternoon of Friday last the Shandon steamer (the property of Messrs. Burns, of this city) was on her voyage from the west end of the Crivan Canal to Oban, with the passengers for the north, and when navigating the narrow straits which separate Essdale from Seal Island a lady's dress became entangled with the chain which moves the rudder. From this trifling cause, which partially tore the lady's gown from her person, the steamer was driven out of her course, and before the engines could be reversed she struck upon a sunken rock, to the alarm and horror of all on board. The passengers were numerous, including Lord Gough, the hero of Goojerat, and many other dis tinguished persons, who, with their families, were proceeding northwards to their shooti ng quar t e r s , &c. In spite of every effort to get her off, the Shan - don remained fast on the rock by the bow or stem ; and as there was a heavy swell in this landlocked passage, she rolled so violently from side to side that it was scarcely possible for the crew or pas sengers to keep their feet. As the extent of the damage could not be ascertained, the utmost alarm prevailed, especially amongst the ladies, who were terrified lest the bow would open up, and involve all in a similar catastrophe to that of the ill fated Orion. Happily there were several boats within hail, which immediately proceeded to the help of the steamer, and in a few minutes the ladies and children were safely removed. Truth compels us to state that several of the gentlemen passengers, some of them valiant-looking men, with a large breadth of mous tache, exhibited symptoms of most painful trepida tion, and the veteran Lord Gough distinguished him self by urging, if not commanding, these timid gentlemen to give precedence to the ladies and children in the boats. Not a few of them, however, followed the ladies in double quick time. The Shan don being thus much lightened, gradually worked off the rocks, and contrary to expectation, it was happily found that she made very little water. The passen gers who had been taken off by the boats were re called, much to the joy of all, for the ladies and children thus rejoined their male friends who bad remained by the steamer. She then went on to Oban, after the delay of less than two hours, and the passengers for the north were transferred to the Dol phin. The Shandon was beached at Oben, in order that the trifling injury she had sustained might be seen and repaired. Some of the passengers suffered considerably afterwards from the effects of their fright and consternation. The officers of the Shan don behaved themselves admirably on th e occasion. METROPOLITAN NEWSVENDERS' ANNUAL DINNER. —Yesterday the customary annual dinner for newsvenders, their wives, and servants, employed in the sale and distribu tion of the London daily and weekly newspapers, took place at Highbury Barn Tavern. The boys, numbering more than 200, had, as usual, a substantial dinner. At half-past six o'clock the men employed in the business, with their wives, consisting of upwards of 250 persons, sat down to dinner, ➢lessrs. Walter, Alley, Wild, Hall, Spilling, &c., presiding as stewards. On proposing the health of the newspaper pro prietors, it was intimated by the stewards that it was the in tention of the Government to rescind the late order respect ing the delivery of newspapers, &c., on Sundays, and the announcement was received with loud cheers. [ADVERTISEMENT ] —Scrofula cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a letter published in the Della Gazette, from Mr. Pemberton, of Cape Town :—" Dear Wilfred,—During the voyage the steward of the vessel, observ ing that I suffered severely from scrofula, recommended me to try Holloway's Ointmentand Pills, informing me that a former passenger had been cured by these invaluable medicines, and as you had kindly given me a good supply, I commenced taking them, and in a few days I found such an improvement in my general health that I continued them steadily as directed, and I know that you will be pleased to hear that I am now perfectly cured."—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. —Tra ffic for the Week ended Aug. 11, 1850 —C. and 11. Main Line, 3,176!. 4s. Bd.; Mold, 127/. 18s. Bd. ; *team-boats, .333/. Os. 6d. Total, 3,6371 ! a& 10c1. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON .RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Wrottealey Stakes, of 10 soya. each, and 30 added, for two yr old 4, 6st 121 b; and three, 9st 21bs; fillies, &c., allowed lib; winners, 31b extra. Straight half mile. (5 Subs.) Captain Liddle's Truth, 2 yrs Mr. Jamieson Ds Area, 3 yrs.. Lord Wrottesley na La Juivr, 2 yrs Won by a length. The Foal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 20 added. Once round. (10 Subs.) Mr. Marshal's Alonz ), Bst 91b Walked ever. The Holyoake Stakes, 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only it declared, with 50 added; the second to save his stake. Twice round and dis. (26 Subs., 18 of whom declared.) Mr. Skarratt's Egret, .5 yrs, Bst 71b ._. Mr. Clarke's Made Safe, 3yrs, 6st 101 b .. 2 Mr. Meiklam's Hulanil..4 yrs, Bst 101 b Won by three parts of a length. The Consolation Stakes were won by Mr. Parr's Cloth worker, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Jones's Flirt, 4 yri, wil Tile Innkeepers' Plate of SO soya., &c., was won by Mr. T. Parr'a Ariadne, 3 yrs. READING RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Easthampstead Park Stakes of 5 aovs. each, and 25 added; the second to receive 10 soya , and the winner to be sold for 1501. Heats, once round and a distance. (4 Subs.) Lord John Scott's Defaulter. 5 yrs...(Abdsle) 0 1 1 Mr. Freeman's Impression, 3 yrs Mr. Drewe's Bellissima, 3 yra Mr Waller's Parry, 4 yrs Three well•contested beats. The La'lies' Plate of 30/, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each; the winner to be sold for 2001. Heats, one mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Drinkald's Dulcet, aged, Bst I Ilb (Rodney) 1 4 1 Mr. Cowie) '8 Second Sight, 4 yrs, Bst lib ... 0 1 2 Mr. J. Day's Justice, 5 yrs, Bst 81b Mr. Carew's Buscot, 4 yrs, Bst llb 0 2 dr Mr. Bond's The Swindler, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Won easy. The Berkshire Stakes of 20 sm. each, h ft, and 5 only it declared, with 50 added; the secund to save his stake. (22 Subs., 7of whom declared.) Mr. Jones's Calmar, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Holloway) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Bacchanalian, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (Brown) 2 Mr. Tubb's Comet, 5 yrs, 7st I Ilb (Hiatt) 3 Sir F. Peacock's Repletin, -4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Abdale) 4 Mr. Gannon's Hippona, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (G. Sharp) 5 Betting-5 to 2 agst Calmar, 3to 1 agst Repletion, 7 to 2 agst Comet, and 4 to 1 agst Bacchanalian. Calmar made all the running, and won by a neck, two lengths separating second and third, and a neck third and fourth. The Borough Plate of 25 sovs., added to a Sweeps of 3 sore. each, winner to be sold for 804 three-quarters of a mile, 7 sobs, was won easily in two heat., by Mr. Osbaldestori's e, by John o'Gaunt, clam by the Saddler, 2 yrs, sst 1010 (Barker), beating Mr. Liley's Marquis of Conyngham, aged, gst 111 b, Mr. Lumley's Hood, 3 yrs, 7st 710, Mr. J. Miller's Speculation, 4 yrs, and two others. LEWES RACES.-WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 50 added; for three year old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 soya. if demanded, &c.; and allowances if to be sold for less; winners extra; the second to receive 10 sovs. out of the stakes. Heats, one mile. Mr. Ramsbottom's Beebee Bunnoo, Bst (Dockers)) 1 1 21r. Mesber's Grasshopper, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (Crouch) 2 2 Mr. Henderson's Sir Robert Sloper (Mr. Cameron) dis First heat won by half a length. The second by two lengths. Queen's Plate of 100 ga.; for three year olds, Bst 21b; four, 9st 61b; fire 10st; six and aged, 10st 31b. Heats, New Course. Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalie, 4 yrs (Pettit) 1 1 Sir W. Booth's Retail, 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 3 2 Mr. J. S. Douglas's Cora, 3 yrs • (Abraham) 2 dr First heat won by a length and a half, and the second by four lengths. Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, •with 20 added; for two years old, 63t 71bt three, Bst 71b; four, 9st 21b; five and upwards, 9st 71b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners extra; the winner to be sold for 80 goys., and allowances if to be sold for less. Heats, T.Y.C. Mr. Massey's Malmesbury, 5 yrs, 9st ...(Crouch) 1 1 Mr. Matthews's Shameful,s yrs, Bst 51b (Cameron) 3 2 Mr. W. Ettwalt's c by Thistlewhipper, out of Louisa, 2 yrs, Est ....(Glazenbrook) 2 dr Mr. Osba ldeston's f by Pantaloon, out of Engle man's dam, 2 yre, 6st 111 b (Crockford) die First heat won by two lengths. The Pantaloon filly lost start. second heat won easily by three lengths. EGLINTON PARK RACES.—TUESDAS. The Trial Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 50 added, T.Y.C. Half a mile. (12 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Elthiron,4 yrs, llst4lb(Capt.Pettat) 1 Mr. IV. S. Crawford's Iron Rail, 6 yrs, 12st 31b 2 Mr. Merry's Brennus, 3 yrs, lOst 21b Mr. Nicoll's Laundry Maid, aged, 12st 61b Mr. Crawford's The Cur, aged, 12st 61b 5 Won in a canter. The Stand Plate, by Subs. of 20 sore. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mils and a half. (7 Subs.) Lord Eglintou's Elthiron, 4 yrs, Bst 21b...(Walked over.) The Hunters' Stake of 5 soya. each, and 50 added. Ber- wickshire Cap Course. (8 Subs.) Lord Waterturd's Duo-an-Durras (Col. Campbell) 1 Mr. Redfern's Smuggler Bill, aged, 12st 101 b 2 Mr. C. li"..y's Shylock, 6, yre, 12st 41b Mr. Nicoll's Needful, aged, 12st 101 b Won by a head. The Sweepstakes of 50 13'..;1. each, h ft; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Oce mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Lord Waterford's Modesty (J. Doyle) 1 Lord Eglinton's Probity Won by a length. The Irvine Cup of 150 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, p.p. (3 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Testator, 4 yrs (Capt. Pettat) I Mr. Marry's Brennus, 3 yrs Won in a canter. AQUATICS. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. _ . COWES, WEDNESDAY.-I'ho first of the annual scenes of contests by the yachts of this squadron took place yesterday for a cup giros by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the entries for which were restricted to vessels of a small class (under 140 tons). The course was the Queen's Course, from Cowes down round a boat moored off the Nab Light, then back westward to a 4ssel off Yarmouth, and back to Cowes, about 42 miles in all. Three to start, or no race. The yachts entered were the Mirage, 126 tons, belonging to the Marquis of Or monde; the Destiny, of 107 tons, belonging to W. Wills, E , q.; and the Fernande, of 125 tons, the property of Major Martyn. At 23 minutes past eleven the first gun was fired from the Squadron-house, and in five minutes after the second, when the yachts heaved anchor. They were much later in arriving at Cowes than was expected, and when they passed the Squadron-house the time stood for the Fer nando 3.45. the Mirage 4.15, and the Destiny 4.19, this vessel having lost her fore topsail. Shortly after the yachts passed the Fairy came over from East Cowes, having on board her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; they steamed down to westward, to take a glance at the contending craft. The Fernande was the victor, her time being 8.49, and for the Mirage 9.3. The Destiny was not timed, as she had not got round the vessel at Yarmouth. MANCHESTER REGATTA. The se;!ond day's sport at these annual aquatic races, on Tuesday, proved more attractive than the first, and the attendance included may thousands of people. The Austin Prize of 3/. 10s., fur youths under sixteen years old, in four-oar gigs, was contested by five boats, and the prize carried off by the Gem. The next race v.as for the Towell Cup of 15/., and was contested by boats of the Princess and Nemesis Clubs. In rounding the buoy at the end of the course the Princess wns three lengths a-head, but a foul occurred, which led the stewards to decide in favour of a second trial, for which the Princess was allowed to " walk over." The most interesting race of the day was for the Garrison Stakes of 101., contested solely by mili tary crews. There were four boats—The Swallow, with a crew of Royal Artillerymen; Little Teaser, with a crew chosen from the 90th Light Infantry; the Little Wonder, with crew also from the Light Infantry; and the Juba, with crew from the 3d Dragoon Guards. Both the infantry crew were beaten; and in a deciding heat the Dragoons gallantly carried off the prize from the Artillery, but only by a length and a half in a two•mile raco. The Pomona Cup of 201., with sweeps of 265. each crew, for f o ur- oar g i gs of 2611. 61n., was contested for by two Manchester boats, the Shakspere and the Princess, the former winning by several lengths after a hard struggle. The Champion Prize for two-oared boats was won by the Shakspere (Manchester boat) against the Four Brothers (Newcastle boat, manned by the Claspers), causing great consternation in the betting circles, where 5 to 1 had been freely laid upon them. The winner led at the close by four lengths. HUNGERFORD MARKET REGATTA. Tho twenty-eighth annual regatta for a purse of sove reigns, subscribed by the residents of St. Martin's-in the-Fields, took place yesterday, and collected a large crowd of spectators, who appeared to enjoy the sport. Tho race was in two heats, with four scullers:— FIRST HEAT Alexander Tough (Light Blue) 1 George Bancrott. (Red) 2 Thomas Worthy (Pink) 3 Edward McEvoy (Green) 4 Tho distance was from Hungorford-bridge up, round a pier head off Westminster-bridge down to Waterloo bridge, and finish at Iluogerford. Tough went away with the lead, and kept it. The others made a good race for a long distance. FINAL HEAT. George Bancrofl (Red) 1 Alexander Tough (Light Blue) 2 Thomas Worthy For a short distance it was a smart race. Then the winner went away and won easily. .........—.— P- con- Law RELlEF.—Yesterday a return to Par hamentwas printed, s h ow i ng that the num b er o f persons i n the receipt of in -door relief in Ireland in the week ending on the 27th of July l ast was 235,733, compared with the corre sponding period in the previous year, when the number was 205,104 ; and of persons in the receipt of out-door relief the number was 101,486 in the week ending the 27th of July last, against 723,53 0 of the week corresponding i n t h e pre ceding year. Mr. Sheriff -elect Hodgliinson has appointed the Rev. T. W. Wrench , rector of St. Michael's, Cornhill (son of the lat e R ev. Dr. Wrench) to be his chaplain; .and Mr. Robert Elli s, of Covrper's- cour t, Cornhill, to be his Under , sheriff. CRICKET. THE OFFICERS OF THE LIFE GUARDS v. THE GENTLEMEN OF THE CHARTER-HOUSE. This exciting match was played yesterday at Lords, and upon the occasion there was a large assemblage of fashionables, the fairer portion of whom derived much additional gratification from the beautiful pei furmances of the band belonging to the regiment. The score stood thus at the conclusion of the day:— CHARTER-HOUSE. First Innings. Secondot 34 Innings. Mr. G. Coles, c an d b St rea thfi e ld 10 no t out Mr. G. Hale, b Crawley Mr. C. Wylde, c Loftus, b Crawley 9 b Crawley. 7 Mr. F. Stopford, c Ross, b Crawley 0 run out 0 Mr. A. Palmer, b Crawley Mr.Uandolph, c Ross, b Streath field Mr. W. Bayliff, not out Mr. F. Anderson, b Streathfield.. 2 c Loftus, b Dupplin 3 Mr. G. Bloomfield, b Crawley .. 6 b Streathfield Mr. Pearson, b Streathfield 4 b Streathfield Mr. Ceely, b Dufferin ... ......... 5 run out ....... - 0 Byes 13, wide 13 ... ........ .26 B 15, w7,nb 2 24 Total. • 86 LIFE GUARDS. Total First Innings. Second Innings. Captain Byrne, b Anderson...—. 0 b Bayliff Lord F. Gordon, c Ceely, b An derson Mr. P. Cray, ley, b And erson Mr. N. Streathfield, b Anderson • 1 Lord Dupplin, not out l7 not out .... Lurd IL Loftus, run o u t ... ... 6 Captain Streathfield, b B ay liff 0 Mr. Crawley, c Wylde, b An- derson _ Captain Gambier, b Anderson Mr. Crawley, c Anderson, b Bayliff Hon. De Ros, b Bayliff Byes 6, wide 9 Total .. And so the game terminated Total .. ... 3-4 KENT v. ENGLAND. This grand match was commenced on Monday at Canterbury, and at the close of Tuesday the state of the game was as follows: ENGLAND. Wisden, c Martingell, b Hillyer 6 c Adams, b Mar tingell 24 Clark, run out Guy, b Martingell Box, b Adams Parr, a Wenman, b Adams 57 c Felix, b Adams... 5 C. Hoare, Esq., run out ..... 2 b Adam, 5 Caffyn,c Martingell, b Holland, 13 Not out ... . ...... 20 W. Nicholson, Esq., c Adams, b Hollands J. Walker, Esq., c Hollands, b Adams H. W. Fellowes, Esq., not out 6 c Aryan, b Holland, 15 Day, b Hollands 3 Byes, 2; leg byes, 2 Martin, b Wisden...— 0 Adams, b Clark W. Pilch, b C1ark...... 5 Hollands, c Caffyn, b Clark 0 Pilch, b Fellowea 29 W. de C. Baker, Esq., b Clark Wenman, run out... .. N. Felix, Esq., b Wisden 0 Martingell, not out 8 A. Mynn, Es q., b Fellowes 1 Hillyer, c Nicholson, b Clark Byes, 8; leg byes 3; wide, 3 . l4 THE NORTH v. THE SOUTH. This was the return match, and was played at Lea mington the three last days of the past week. As in the previous contest at Lord's, the South had no chance against their opponents in the present instance, for vic tory was once more declared in favour of the North, who won in one innings by 116 runs. The following is the score:— South, first innings ... „ second innings ... North, first innings ... ... 99 ... 66 ... 283 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Second Master—Albert Collier (1849), to the Apollo 8, troop-ship, Portsmouth. Midshipman—Louis Chichester, to the Thetis, 38, at Devonport. The following officers passed their examinations at the College on Tuesday last for the rank of lieute nant:—Lieutenants Theodore M. Jones and H. C. Ma jendie, who ! .have been acting lieutenants. The former was appointed to the Howe, Jan. 20, 1849, and the latter to the Caledonia, Sept. 5, 1849, and came home in the Vengeance. Mates—James S. Bushnell passed in seamanship, Jan. 1, 1849, formerly of the Albatross, 12, East Indies; Ed ward Hardinge passed in seamanship, Juno 28, 1849, of the Prince Regent, 90, Lisbon; Gordon; Townsend; Pearson; Grey; Pecbell, late of the Amphitrite; James C. Campbell passed in seamanship, Dec. 11, 1849, late of the Howe; Arthur M. Brock passed in seamanship, late of the Vengeance; Henry George Barnaby passed in seamanship, late of the Vengeance; Itlakiston; Blackwood; Forrest; William John Baker passed in seamanship, Oct. 4, 1849; Francis Shaw Daleson passed in seamanship, May 18, 1850, late of the Excellent; Robert Deane passed in seamanship, Aug. 1, 1849; Paterson; Arthur Thomas Thrupp passed in seamanship, Jaly 3, 1849, late of the Vengeance; P , ,cock. Report now gives the command in chief of the Pacific, to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir FL. etwuod Pellew, C.B. But this, like all the previous statements, are mere re ports. It is a fact, however, that Rear-Admiral Press cott, C. 8., superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, is a candidate for this command. The gallant admiral was commodore on that station for some time; and we believe that Sir Fleetwood Pellew, Rear-Admiral Moresby, C. 8., and Rear-Admiral Peter John Douglas, are among the candidates fur this lucrative appointment. Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard-ship, at Portsmouth, Captain Henderson, C. 8., has been ordered to prepare for going to sea, and will go out of harbour to Spithead to-day. She has received 100 additional bands from the Excellent, and her crew has been increased to about 450. These are sufficient (as she has some very good seamen on board) to work the ship, but would not be sufficient to man her heavy guns. However, it her services should be required as a fighting ship, she could easily embark 200 additional marine artillerymen, when she would be a most formidable ship. She throws a heavier broad side than the Collingwood, 80. It is reported that the Ajax, 60, screw-ship, is ordered to Spithead, from Cork. Furious, paddle-wheel steamer, of 1,286 tons, built and designed by Mr. Fincham, Portsmouth dockyard, will be launched from one of the new slips on the 26th instant. That day being the anniversary of the birth of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to honour it the launch will probably be une grande affaire. It is also supposed that on the same day the ceremony of opening the new dock at the north-west corner of Portsmouth yard will take place, and that the Neptune, 120, will be brought into it. This dock is the most capacious that we have in any of our naval arsenals. It is a beauti fully constructed piece of masonry, and has been built by Mr. Bramble, the contractor, for the purpose of dock ing steamers of the greatest magnitude. Inflexible, 6, sloop -steamer. Commander Dyke, sailed on Tuesday evening from Spithead for Plymouth, en route for the West Indies. The Alban, steam-tender, Lieutenant Commander Crawford, to be convoyed by her, proceeded direct from Sheerness to Devonport. Marlborough. 120, will be laid down at Portsmouth, as soon as the Furious is launched. A part of her tim bers are now alongside the slip, and will partially form seats and standing places for the visitors to view the launch of the Furious. Niger, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, went to Spit head last evening, where she will receive her powder and shells, &c. She fired a royal salute yesterday morning on the arrival of the Court. She will leave Spithead on Friday for Plymouth, and sail on Saturday for the coast of Africa. Plumper, 12, screw-sloop, Commander Nolloth, on her way to St. John's, New •Brunswick, got aground in Digby Gut (N.S.), July 25, but got off in about six hours, with loss of false keel, &0., and is now in Digby basin. Rochester, lighter, Mr. Downward, second master, in charge, put into Devonport fill up, bound to Gibraltar, with stores for the exercising squadron. Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, Bart., was taken into the angle-dock at Portsmouth yesterday morning to have her copper examined. She will possibly require new copper. Wizard, apprentices' brig, Lieutenant Barnard, went out of Devonport Harbour on Monday, and sailed on Monday morning for Queenstown. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Tier Majesty's yacht Fairy, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzllarence, embarked the green and Court at Osborne this morning, at a quarter-past ten o'clock, fir Gosport, en route to Lon don. Her Majesty was received on landing at the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment by the digni taries of the port and garrison and a guard of honour of the 28th Regiment, commanded by Major Adams. The usual salute s and ceremonies were observed. The royal party left the Clarence-yard at eleven o'clock, in a special train, under the charge of Chief Superintendent Godson, and Mr. Beattie, superintendent of the carriage department of the South-Western Railway Company. The Court will return on Friday morning to Osborne. The Flamer steam-vessel is ordered to be commis sioned at this port by Commander St. Leger, and to have a complement of sixty men. WOOLWICH, AUGUST 14.—Official notice was re ceived yesterday evening at Woolwich dockyard of the following promotions and appointments, dated the 10th instant:— Mr. Edward Thomas Burr, senior second class clerk, to be first class clerk, vice Pinhorn. Mr. William Evans Trafalgar Miller, senior third clerk, to be second class clerk, vico Burr, promoted. Mr. Thomas Henry Crouch, senior extra clerk, to be third class clerk, vice Millar. Mr. Thompson, to be extra clerk, vice Crouch. There is still a vacancy for an extra clerk in conse quence of the death by drowning of a young man named Rogers, who was upset in a boat on Friday last in Half way Reach. The body was found this morning at Erith, and a waterman brought his watch to Woolwich, when ono of the clerks went to Erith to identify the body. One odour-sergeant, one corporal, and eight privates of the Woolwich division of the Royal Marines joined heed-quarters yesterday on being paid off from the Per seus, and a similar number will be iusmediately draughted to serve in the Crocodile, stationed off the Tower of London. The Tiger steam sloop when she went down the river yesterday was taken round to Chatham to be immediately made ready for sea. She was under the charge of Master-Commander Allen (acting), of the Black Eagle, and was placed alongside her sister vessel, the Magi. cienne, now ready as an advanced war stearin Of NI 00XISS1401:4