The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-18 00:00:00

Ztotrb '4itttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. Six O'CLOCK. No betting. This morning Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. Philip Miles, with a deputation from the Corporation of the Poor of the City of Bristol, transacted business with the Poor-law Board at Somerset House. FRANCE. The Assembly during the sitting of yesterday adopted the following law of prorogation : Art. 1. The National Assembly is prorogued from Sunday, 12th Angus , , to Monday, 11th November, 1850. " Arc. 2. A commission of 25 members shall be .dected by secret ballot, and by an absolute majority, to fulfil in concurrence with the bureau of the As sembly the obligations prescribed by Art. 32 of the Constitution. The powers of the bureau of the Assembly are pro rogued until the re-assembling of the Assembly." The Assembly then proceeded to discuss the budget of 1851. • M. Fould, Minister of Finance, said that on the 4th of April he had informed the Assembly that, accord ing to his provisions, the budget would be balanced by a surplus of 10,000,000, notwithstanding the sup pression of 27,000,000 of the laud-tax and 6,000,000 of the mortgage duty. , He expressed the opinion that it would not be necessary to recur to a loan or to the creation of new taxes. Three months had since elapsed, and facts had confirmed him in his hopes. The expenditures set down by the Committee for 1851 were estimated at 1,431,000,000 f., although the Government only asked 1,336,000,000'. That difference of 95,000,000 f. should not be ascribed to any augmentation of the public burdens. It arose from the fact that the Committee had inscribed in the budget the dotation of the Sinking Fund, which he bad left in blank, 5,000,000 f. for the working of the Paris and Lyons Railroad, the receipts of which would amply compensate that sum, and various other items, which constituted no augmentation in the expenditures. The budget of 1850 would be closed with a deficit of 12,000,000, which would be reduced by 6,000,000, produced by the new stamp duty on commercial bills. The deficit of previous years amounted to 260,000,000, to which should be added 3 000,000 for 1848, 249,000,000 for 1849, and 91,000,000 for public works, so that the general defi cit at the close of 1850 would amount to 632,000,000. That sum, however, would . be lessened by vari ous items, recovered by the Treasury, and by 15,000,000 already received for 1849. The improve ment in the proceeds of the indirect taxes, which he had fixed at 709,000,000, but which the Com mittee had found exaggerated and was reduced to 698,000,000, was considerable during the six months ending on the Ist of July, showing a surplus of 25,000,000 ; and the amount for the whole year could be estimated at 723,000,000. He thought, however, that it might be safely set down at 740,000,000. That difference of 42,000,000, added to the 15,000,000 for 1849, or 57,000,000,fw0u1d reduce the general deficit from 632,000,000 to 575,000,000. He then reminded the Assembly that he had authorised the state to sell renter to the amount of 40,000,000, which would be negotiated before the close of the year, and national forests for a sum of 15,000,000, which would con tribute to reduce still more the general deficit and sup ply the Government with funds for public works. The state, moreover, if obliged to terminate the Paris and Lyons Railroad, intended to concede its working to private industry. Should it dispose of it otherwise the 160,000,000 f. already expended on its construction would afford an important additional resource. M. Fould could not pledge himself that supplementary credits should not be demanded in 1851, but he firmly trusted that they could be met without having recourse to a loa❑ or the creation of new taxes, provided the peace of Europe and internal tranquillity were maintained. Never was the collection of the direct taxes more easily effected. Of the 179,000,000 f. due on the Ist of July, upwards of 173,000,000 f. had been paid into the Treasury. The export of goods of Parisian manufactures declared in the Customs office, ex ceeded those of the corresponding period of last year by 14,000,000 f. In Lyons the improvement was not less marked, and the number of unemployed operatives had diminished by two-thirds. In short, the amelioration was general all over the country. The movement of the navigation had also considerably increased. The railroads had produced 2,971,000 f. more than during the first half of 1849. The situation, in short, was most re-assuring, and was to be ascribed in a great measure to the resolute and conservative policy pursued by the Government with the cordial co-operation of the National Assembly. PARLIAMENT. IMPERIAL (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. COAL MINES INSPECTION BILL. The Earl cf CARLISLE brought up the report on this Bill. ADDRESS TO THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. HE[ ROYAL HIGHNESS'S ANSWER. The Marquis of NORMANBY said:—My Lords, — The Earl of Powis and myself have, in obe dience to your Lordships' directions, waited upon her Royal Hight as; the Duchess of Cambridge and presented to her Royal Highness the address of condolence on the demise of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, to which your Lordship were pleased to agree. Her Royal Highness has requested tu to present to your Lordships the following answer:- 4 .1 am deeply sensible of the kindness of the Lords spi ritual and temporal in presenting to me an address on the subject of my late sevi re bereavement in the loos which I have recently experienced. I request that you will convey to the House of Peers the deep feeling which I entertain for this expression of s, mpstby on their part. The remembrance of my late dear husband will be ever treasured in my heart, and I shall never forget the just appreciation of his virtues which the House of Lords entertains." The answer was ordered to be entered on the journals PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT BILL. Lord PORTMAN brought up the report on this Bill. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented several pe titions against the present system of Parochial Assess. meat. ANSWER OF HER MAJESTY TO THE AD DRESS OF CONDOLENCE. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER reported that the Lords with white staves had waited on her Majesty with the address of condolenee'to which their Lordships bad agreed on the death of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Her Majesty had been graciously pleased to receive the same, and had returned the tot lowing gracious answer:— "lih — ank you for the gratifyin: proof of your loyalty and affection which your address has afforded me, ex pressive of your participation in my feelings on the death of my beloved uncle the Duke of Cambridge, and for the attachment which you have expressed to my person and my family." The answer w.i3 ordPred to he entered in the journals, PFTI 110 N'S. The Duke of IIIetiMOND presented several peti. tions against the Bill authorising marriage with a de. ceased wite's sister. Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions to the same effect ; also for the stopping of all sorts of travel ling by railroad, by hired carriage or by private car riage, on Sunday, except for the conveyance of the infirm to church. He thought this was a remarkable instance of Sabbatarian zeal. RETRENCHMENT. The NOBLE LOUD postponed the motion for returns relating to retrenchment until. Tuesday. He asked whether, whea Mr. Charles Hill was appointed to Sir Thomas Marrable's,place, his place was fi ll e d u p? The Marquis of WESTMINSTER said that Mr. Merles Hill's place had been filled up by Mr. Thomas Ilia, and his place had been filled up by a junior clerk. Lord BROUGHAM understood that no deduction in the amount of the whole salaries bad taken Owe in consequence of these appointment , . ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. The Earl of CARLISLE moved the third reading of thin Bill, and proposed several additional clauses, which be hoped would obviate the objections of the Noble Marquis (Westmeath) opposite. Afier a few words from the Earl of MOUNTCASITELL and the Marquis of WESTMEATH, the additional clauses were agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time, and passed. IRIS FT FRANCHISE BILL. Lord STANLEY asked how it happened that this Bill, with the amendments, which was read a third time on Friday, had not beon sent down to the Commons until yesterday. - The Earl of CARLISLE said the amendments were too ♦oluminou. to admit of its being sent down on Friday. Oa Monday there was no Mister in Chancery in attendance, and on 'Tuesday the Commons bad ad journed in the morning. COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL. Their Lordships thwn resolved themselves into Corn nii!tea on this Bill. The various e!auses were agreed to after some aligh diseus,sion. . The various Dills on the table were forwarded a st age, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The EPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'cloCk. PETITIONS. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from a place in Sussex against the admission of Jews into Parliatuent. • t it R. INGLIS presented a petition from the Dean Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St.. Peter, • -. t „....estminster, praying for the speedy completior. of the Proposed improvements in Westminster. lair. W. PATTEN presented a petition frc en Lan enter against the admission of J ews i nto P ar li at cent . HASTIE presentet a petition from t Glasgow SOW; the *memo of piOlic-houses. THE SUN, MERCANTILE MARINE (Na. 2) BILL. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Mercantile Marine Bill. On the motion that the 62d clause stand part of the Bi 11, Mr. HENLEY moved that, instead:of imprisonment for three months, a penalty of 101. should be inflicted, or twelve weeks' imprisonment. He thought the inser tion of the words he proposed would tend greatly to enforce discipline, which could be the only object of the Government in bringing forward the measure. Mr. LABOUCHERE objected to•the propcniition of the Hon. Member fur Oxford, because he believed that a pecuniary fine would not check the practice that was too frequent of a breach of discipline on the part of the sailor. He believed that, generally speaking, in the co lonies of this country the leaning of the magistrates was towards the sailors and crimps. Mr. WAWN said the Right Hon. Gentleman had not answered the questions whether the wages were to cease during the imprisonment of the sailor, and whether such imprisonment went to put an end to the contract? Sir DAVID DUNDAS gave it as hie opinion that a sailor, when convicted, would not be entitled to wages during his imprisonment under the 43tli section of the Bill; and that the imprisonment of the sailor would not determine the character. Admiral BOWLES said he could state, from his ex perience, that the sailor dreadel nothing so much as imprisonment, and that without the power of imprison ment the imposing a fine would be almost wholly useless. Mr. DUNCAN was of opinion that the clause would be wholly inoperative unless the magistrate had the power of imprisonment. Mr. HILDYARD said he was of opinion that during imprisonment the sailor would be entitled to his wages, and therefore the shipmaster or shipowner would not be at all likely to sue the sailor, and the sailor who had infringed the Act would go unpunished, and the amend ment, if adopted, would thereby be made wholly in operative. After a long desultory conversation the amendment was negatived without a division, and the clause as it originally stood was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 63 and 64 were agreed to without a division. On clause 65 being proposed, Mr. ANDERSON proposed an amendment at line fourteen of the clause, that atter the word " forfeited," and before the word " and," to insert the following:— " And no immediate or subsequent entry of such seaman into her Majesty's naval service shall exert:fist him from such forfeiture of wages." He proposed his amend ment because he thought it was but fair and just that, in the event of seamen deserting the merchant service and entering the royal navy, the shipmaster or ship owner should have some compensation for any loss or inconvenience resulting to him from such desettion. The Hon. Member cited several instances of the hard ships accruing to the shipmaster and shipowner from their seamen, when abroad, volunteering on board men- o t- war. Sir F. BARING opposed the amendment, thinking that the practice of men leavinz the mercantile marine and volunteering into the Royal Navy did not press very hardly on the merchant service, and that when such desertions took place there were always two stories to be told. He could state to the. House that during the lait year the number of men who had deserted the mer cantile marine and volunteered into the Royal Navy was only 289, and he apprehended that was a proportion which did not press hardly upon the mercantile marine. He thought, too, that if the House interfered to prevent the merchant seaman from volun teering into the Royal Navy, they would deprive him of almost the only remedy he had against the tyranny and hardship to which be was often subjected on board the merchant service. Under those circumstances he could not give his consent to the amendment of the Hon. Gentleman. . Mr. FAGAN observed that some seamen in the em ploy of one of his constituents had deserted to join the Royal Navy, and the consequence was that the vessel to which they belonged was unable to proceed on its voyage. That was a grievance which he thought demanded some remedy at the hands of the Govern ment. Mr. WAWN supported the amendment. After a few wards from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. HASTIE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was well known that the object of sending men-of-war to distant parts of the world was to protect the trade aid commerce of the country, and that could only be accomplished by having the Royal Navy in a state of efficiency. It was, therefore, of more inte rest to shipowners that the Royal Navy should be manned by British seamen than that the merchant service should be so manned, and no facility which en abled the former to obtain a complete crew should be done away with. Mr. DUNCAN thought the commerce of the country might be injured by abandoning the practice which had so long existed, and which, as the Right Ilon. Gentle. man stated, had tended to render the British navy more efficient. Lord JOHN MANNERS considered that the de sertion of merchant seamen for the purpose of entering the Royal Navy was a real, sensible, and practical grievance, and contended that the House was bound to remove it, on the principle that since the navigation-laws had been repealed they ought to allow no restriction to exist on the free exercise of the trade and commerce of the country. Mr. MACGREGOR did not think the House could interfere to prevent the British seaman from leaving his ship under circumstances of oppression, nor was he of opinion that the Royal Navy should be permitted to receive seamen deserting the mercantile marine without some li mitation. He knew the difficulty to get men to at•rve in the navy was a much greater evil than de,ertion from the merchant service. After a few words from Mr. BROWN and Mr. FORSTER, The gallery was cleared for a division, when there appeared — For Mr. Anderson's amendment 33 Against it Majority against the amendment The clausa was then agreed to. Clause 66 was agreed to without a division. Clause 6-7 was agreed to, whit a slight verbal amend ment proposed by Mr. A. HesnE, and agreed to by Mr. LAnouertEnE, and also with an understanding that the severity of the penalties should be modified. Clause 68 was also agreed to. On clause 69, Colonel THOMPSON said that this clause was an exemplification of the great deficiency of the pre;ent Bill—an equal regard for both the classes fur whom it legislated. He thought it would be beneficial for the popularity of the Btll if there were some demonstration on the face of it of more interest for the sailor. They had seen many cases in which sailurs had been cruelly: . ill-treated on board ship, and had had very little facility of redressing themselves. He thought some amendment might be introduced into the present clause which would have that effect. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he had never at tempted to disguise it from the House that it was his intention by this Bill to introduce a stringent system of discipline into the merchant service; but he did Rot think that there was any need for an amendment in this present clause, which would scarcely meet the Gallant Colonel's object. The clause was then agreed to. The House then resumed,.and The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. Sir JOHN ROMILLY was then introduced and took the oaths and his seat ler the borough of Devonport. The House then adjourned until Five. The House resumed at Five o'clock. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. Lord MARCUS HILL appeared at the bar of the House, and stated that, in obedience to the order of the House, he had presented the address of condolence on this subject to her Majesty, to which her Majesty had been graciously pleased to return the following answer:— " I have received!with satisfaction, and as anotner gratify ing proof of your attachment to my person and family, the loyal and dutiful address of condolence at the loss I have sustained by the death of my beloved uncle, the late Duke of Cambridge. MONUMENT TO THE LATE SIR R. PEEL. Lord MARCUS HILL also stated that he had had the honour of presenting the address on the subject of a monument to the late Sir Robert Peel, and her Ma. jesty had been graciously pleased to return the follow ing answer:— " I have received your address, praying me to give direction for the erection of a monument in St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Westminster, to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel, with an inscription expressive of the sense of the country at the great and irreparable lose which it had sustained by the death of that Right Hon. Baronet, and I shall give directions accordingly." th f THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. Lord SEYMOUR appeare d at t h e b ar o f the House, a le nd nee to s ta ted be aatrwhaerded to had caused sed D th uch eeasdsdorefescaomf Cambridge, to which she had" b • een pleased to r e t u rn the follow ing reply. am g rateful to the Honourable House of Commons fo r address of condol ence presenting to me an the death of my late lin:tented husband, an d I b eg lion. House my h ear tf e l t thank: you f to convey to that fur this honourable mark of respect, and to assure the nothing can be more cons o l a t ory to Hon. Ho u s e that than the knowledge that the characterme at this momen t of hus band is duly appreciated." my late e i :c d . o ft l3 ll:si L il L erati o n (presentedapp b. CHIPPINDALL'S DIVORCF Sir DE LACY EVANS moved p th p the petition of William chi 27th June), for permission to prosecute dell's Divorce Bill in forma payperi.v. The V PI " . able and Gallant Gentleman adverted to the Honour able of compelling parties whose means were limited n :- pay the enormous fees of the Rouse on Divorce Bills, ° and moved that the prayer of the petition should be acceded to by the House. Mr. W. PATTEN moved as an amendment that the petition of William Chippindall be referred to the Coui mit:ee on Divorce BIN and the Judge Advocate. The House would recollect that up to the present moment Divorce Bills bad been treated strictly us private Bills, and that it was the rule of the House to wake parties pay certain fees when they sued fur any privileges cr rights of a private nature. if that rule was deviated from the result would bo that the House would be involved in gteat difficulties in regard to these Bills. flaying paid attention to the subject fora great number of years he was perfect ly convinced that the time had come when Phrliamont mutt take into its consideration the law of divorce,iwith the view to alter the mode in which Bills were now granted in that House. lie proposed as an amendment that this petition be re ferred to•the Committee on Divorce Bills, for them to consider, first, whether Mr. Chippendall was in the state in which he described himself to be, and, secondly, what course they should adopt with respect to that petition. Sir GEORGE GREY hoped his Hon. and Gallant Friend (Sir Do Lacy Evans) would at once consent to that course, for he (Sir G.-Grey) thought there ought to be some inquiry as to the facts of the case. LONDON, Sir F. THESIGER thought his Hon. Friend (Alr. W. Patten) bad improperly treated this as a mere pri vate Bill, in which the party might be called on to pay the costs cf the proceeding. He (Sir F. ThesTger) thought if this House would not adopt the prayer of the petition, and so enable the petitioner to get rid of a wife who had violated her marriage vows, the consequence would be th.t there would be an uneven and partial distribution cf justice. Sir DE LACY EVANS consented to withdraw his motion, and to adopt the suggestion of the Hen. Member (Mr. W. Patten). WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN RAILWAY. Sir W. VERNER postponed his motion regarding the papers and petitions in this case until Wednesday next. PETITIONS. Mr. HALE presented a petition from Glocester against :he Jews Bill. IRISH ADVANCES. Mr. E. B. ROCHE presented a petition from a board of guardians at Cork, complaining that the Lords of the Treasury had refused to allow the Poor-law Board to refund to them the sum of 2,605/., collected under the Rate in Aid.—(Order, order.) The SPEAKER said that as far as be could gather the purport of the petition it was incompetent for the Ron. Member to present it. Mr. E. B. ROCHE submit►ted that the affair was one of local taxation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sug gested that the Hun. Member should postpone present• tog his petition until the Lords of the Treasury could examine it, to which Mr E. B. ROCHE consented, and the matter dropr.ed. JEWS BILL. Numerous petitions were against this Bill — by Major Baresford (18) from places in Essex ; by Mr. Stafford from a place in Northamptonshire; a great number by Sir R. H. Inglis, and by Mr. Gladstone. Sir JOHN TROLLOPE presented a petition from Lincoln in favour of protection to native industry. SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. CLAY presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Hull, praying for a return to Sunday Post-office delivery. The petitioners were of opinion that if Government would not undertake the delivery of letters on Sundays they ought to empower the railway companies to do so. REPEAL OF THE UNION. _ _ Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice that this day fort night ho should move that the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland be repealed.—(Laughter.) INDIAN ACCOUNTS. Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the President of the Board of Control, why the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, e. 116, requiring the production of the annual returns of the East Indian finances within the first fourteen sitting days of Parlia ment after May the first in each year, are not complied with. Sir. J. C. 'HOBHOUSD admitted that the Act of Parliament had not been strictly complied with. The Indian accounts consisted of two parts, the Home ac counts and the Indian accounts. The Home accounts were not made up till the 30th of April in each year, and as they had then to be audited and passed, not only by the Court of Directory, but by the Board of Control it was almost impossible to present them within the time specified by the Act. There was nothing, however, which should prevent the Indian accounts trom being presest in the time except the desire to have the two presented together, and in future he would take care that they wore presentei at the earliest possible period. Lord JOCELYN said in 1845 a despatch W 29 sent out to India calling upon the Indian Government to explain why they forwarded their accounts so late every year notwithstanding the means of communication with India had b..en so much increased of late years. He wished to know if the Right Honourable Baronet had any objection to produce this despatch, together with the answer that had been received. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said he had none whatever. Mr. HUME said last year he moved for certain re turns connected with light-houses in India, which were not yet forthcoming. Was there any chance of the re turn being produced before the prorogation ? • Sir J. C. HOBIIOUSE said a dispatch had been received from India on the subject, but it wits difficult to make out the return from it. Another Honourable Member some time ago moved for some returns connected with public buildings in India, and for seven months past a gentleman had been engaged at the India House preparing it. He saw this gentleman yesterday, who stated that it would take him till Easter next to prepare even a half of it. PROVISION FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL brought a message from her Majesty, which was t) the following effect. Her Majesty being desirous, in consequence of the death of her Royal Uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, that some provision should be made for her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge and the pre.ent+ Duke of Cambridge, recommended the subject to the consider ation of the House and relied on the attachment of the House to adopt such measures as might be imitable for the occasion. _ The Members remained uncovered while the message wa• being delivered. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose and said—lt is her Majesty's most gracious desire that the subject be taken into consideration by the House to-morrow. The subject was then fixed as an order of the day for tc-morrow. ENGLISH AND IRISH UNIVERSITIES. The adjourned debate on English and Irish Universi ties was then resumed by Mr. R. PALMER, who called the attention of the House to what had transpired on the last occa sion. The Noble Lord (Lord Juhn Rus sell) had stated, to the surprise of the llouse that it was his intention, without reference to any vote which might be come to by the House, to advise her Majesty to issue a Commission, to in quire, not into all the universities mentioned in the present motion, but into the universities of Ox terd and Cambridge. They had to deal with two distinct classes of corporations—the universities which were corporations of a. public nature, and colleges which were regarded as corporations of an entirely charitable nature. • (LEFT SPEAKING.) WAR WITH SPAIN. (From the New York Weekly Herald.) So it seems that Mr. Clayton and the present cabinet are determined to have a war, that is if we believe them, with some foreign power, and that Spain is the one selected. Several of the organs of the Cabinet in this metropolis, made the announcement on Saturday, detailing the positive information that the Secretary of State regards a rupture with Spain almost unavoidable, in consequence of the disputed questions growing out of the recent invasion of Cuba, under the command of Lopez and his pirates, or patriots, as the case may be. In the Tribune we find the following dispatch : " PROBABLE WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND TEE UNITED STATES. " Washington, Friday, June 14. " The Secretary of State has received dispatches from General Camptell, our Consul at Havannah, informing the Government that the Count of Alcoy (Governor- General of Cuba) peremptorily refuses to surrender the Contoy prisoners, although proof was clear that they chipped for Chagres, without an intent of participating in the expedition. "Mr. Clayton has dispatched instructions to General Campbell to make an unqualified demand for the pri soners, and in the event of another refusal, war will be declared against Spain. " Mr. Bulwer has given assurances that England will not interfere, considering the course of the United States, thus far, unexceptionable. " Mr. Clayton now evidently regards a rupture with Spain as unavoidable." If this singular announcement appeared in the Tribune alone, the editor of which is in Washing ton, we might, out of pure charity, consider it a re vival of the celebrated Slievegammon intelligence, which was communicated through the same chan nel, during the attempted revolution in Ireland, about a year ago. But this intelligence comes to us from Washington, not on Slievegammon authority alone. It is corroborated, to a very considerable extent, by a more cautious, but equally warlike, announcement in the Courier and Enquirer, of which the following are the principal points, the one corro borating the other as to what the Cabinet would like to do, had they the power : ;‘ IMPORTANT FRO3I CUBA. " We have private advices by telegraph, from our Washington correspondent, which represent the con dition of our relations with Cuba as being less satisfac tory than has been reported hitherto. Dispatches have been received at the State department, from Mr. Campbell, our Consul at Savannah, by the steamer Isabel, dated June Bth, in which he states that the cap tains of the Georgiana and the Sarah Loud will proba bly be executed by the Spanish authorities, unless' the United States Government immediately and perempto rily interferes. The other prisoners, it was believed, would be treated with less severity. This was the im pression, not only of the consul, but of the American shipmasters and others in. Savannah. Mr. Campbell asks for positive instructions, peremp torily to demand the surrender of the prisoners, fearing that no other interference would have any effect. The tenor of his dispatches leads our correspondent to infer that at the time they were written Mr. Campbell had w a understood not T received Mr. Clayton's instructions of the let instant. he surnmarial process against the prisoners bad not proceedings wetrheat keptthe tr ials se cret , i . d w o u notwithstandingwould e conducted n e closed at the date of Mr. Campbell's letters. All the rumours that have been circulated to the contrary. It strict accordance with the r o f the Spanish law. The fate of the prisofi l ers p w r re "s f , o course, uncer tain, unless Mr. Clayton' d' • s dispatches should be re• ceived before the matter was closed ; their totib and tenour could hardly fail to have some effect upon the Spanish authorities. "The Spanish Minister has not been seen since the arrival of the Isabel, his views, and the tenour of dis patches ho may have received, aro th er ef ore un k nown. The aspect of aff ars is still a little threatening. The Administration is disposed and determined to hold the Cuban authorities to the most rigid accountability for any injury they may inflict upon American citizens not guilty of participation in the invasion. The next dis patches from Mr. Campbell will be looked for with deep , anxiety. Thus, then, on the authorit of the Cabinet and y , circulated by the organs of the Cabinet, we are _la formed of almost the positive certainty that a war with Spain must grow out of the recent compli cated affairs between the United States and the Cuban authorities, that is if we are to believe them, and one of those organs goes FO far as to say, hat the Administration is determined to declare war, without reference to the disposition or ac tion of Congress. In this, however, they go a little too fast ahead. Neither the President nor the Cabi net has any power under the Constitution to declare war, no matter how much soever they may, for their own purposes, be inclined to do so, without the pre vious sanction and concurrence of Congress. It is very true that Mr. Polk, in bringing on the war with Mexico, took almost the whole responsibility of that event on his own shoulders ; but he was aided and assisted by the audacity, folly, and impertinence of the Mexican military authorities on the Rio Grande. The Mexicans made the attack, and General Taylor, the commander of the American troops on the border, was put on the defensive, and the two countries were involved in war without any previous declaration sanctioned by Congress. It is doubt Ail if Spain will give the Galphin Cabinet such a chance. In the event of a rupture between the Spanish au thorities in Cuba and the United States, growing out of our present difficulties, we cannot perceive, how -1 ever, how war can grow out of it without its first being authorised by Congress, and a debate and dis cussion had upon it in the old and regular way. Per haps, however, Mr. Clayton and the Galphin Cabinet intend to imitate the policy of Mr. Polk, in bringing on the Mexican war ' • and if we are to believe their org ans, they have already made up their minds to bring about a collision between Spain and the United States, on their own responsibility, and without the previous sanction or concurrence of Congress, or without Spain, or the Spanish authorities in Cuba, g i v ing any occasion for it. It may be done, too—but smart as the Cabinet are, in their own estimation, we hardly think they will have an opportunity—but if such an event should be the result of the present complication of affairs, all the technical questions arising under the treaty, or the laws of 1813, will be entirely set aside, and the whole impulse and soul of the nation will be given to carrying on the war, with the same force as was that with Mexico. If the na tions of Europe should be neutral—we mean France and England—and allow the United States and Spain to fight it out, there can be little doubt of the result of the contest. In less than six months all the au thority of Spain in Cuba arid Porto Rico would be entirely annulled and set aside. A great deal of dan ger and damage, however, would ensue, in the mean time to the commerce of this country, which is scat tered over every sea and ocean in the world. In the opinion of the Cabinet of Washington this might be compensated by keeping them in power. After all, however, this may be only another of the curious, sudden, and extraordinary movements which charac terized Mr. Clayton during the past year, and on a par with that in connexion with France. We were on the eve of a war with that country for a whole week, in consequence of the quarrel between him and M. Poussin, and this pronounciamento, through Ithe Cabinet organ, may he a repetition of the farce. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAM-SHIP VICEROY. The passengers on board this steam-ship have published the following account of the accident. The latest accounts from the steamer mention that she would be got off the next tide. She was bilged under the engines, a flat rock having been driven through her : " We, the undersigned, passengers by the unfortunate steamer Viceroy, run ashore on the rocks off Outer Island (one of the Mutton Islands, near Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia), whilst ou her way from New York to Galway, having after considerable trouble and delay met together in this city, are anxious that our friends and the public should be made acquainted with the true state of the case, as it appears to ourselves up to this date. "We left New York on Saturday, June 22, at 1 P M., a strong breeze at the time blowing from the eastward. Soon after losing sight of land we met with a dense fog, which continued through Sunday and Mon day, preventing the captain taking any observation dur ing those two days, and not clearing up till about half an hour after our accident, which took place at half past 7 P.M., on the 24th ult. About 9 o'clock the same morning the captain spoke a fisherman, and, from the information given by him, the steamer's course was altered about one-and•a-half point to the northward. "After the accident, the captain and all bands, by lightening the vessel forward, &e., did everything in their power to get her off, which, at the time, we had good hopes of doing, until the tido began to leave us, when we found that she was settling down on the rocks, and making water fast in the engine-room, which putting out the fires, the engine was compelled to atop. We then noticed the stewards and waiters began packing up the valuables of the steamer. This caused some alarm among the passengers. Several thought there was risk in landing, as there appeared quits a surf running on the beach, and we did not know what kind of a place we were upon. However, soon after a boat came in sight and !mild us, asking if we wanted any assistance; the captain being called, after some delay and hesitation answered that we did not; but the passengers sayingyes,thecaptain agreed to their suggestion. The boat that came to our assistance belonged to her Majesty's steamer Columbia (Captain Shortland), lying at anchor some nine miles olt Owing to the low state of the tide, nothing was done till next morning, when Captain Short land returned with the steamer, ho not having been aware, when on board the Viceroy the previous evening, that she was making water fast. " Oa hi;arrival, early in the morning, the water was within five feet cf the upper deck. Immediately after several small schooners came alongside to take off the anchors, chains, and moveable articles. The pas sengers anxiously asked the captain what was to be done with them, but were referred to the agent of the com pany (Mr. Taylor), from whom, at about eight o'clock, we finally obtained two of the ship's boats to carry us to Barrington, a distance of ten miles, Mr. Taylor informing ua he had no means of forwarding us towards our ports of destination. We gladly accepted the boats, and started without any pilot, for Barrington, where we arrived in the afternoon of the 25th, having been well scorched by the sun, and gone many miles out of our way. " At Barrington we met with kind and hospitable people, particularly the f am il y of the Ro b ertsons , w h o treated us kindly, and, having considerable influence with the inhabitants, afforded us every facility and in formation for the prosecution of our journey to Halifax, by land trust m themselves in the fi s hi ng -boats. Each o f us cou ld relate oaf of Bar r i ng t on, w hi c h p l ace we find as we webest could, some not liking to kindnes s and liberality experienced from the ea inhabitants y w a acts ter, to be 17 0 miles from Halifax. W e have no complaint to make against the officers of the steamer Viceroy, And would remark that the cap tain s howed every dispontion to oblige, but seemed to suffer much from anxiety through the fog, and the delay in the steamer not starting f rom New Y or k t ill an h our a fter the appointed tim e , and we heartily sympathise w ith him under his raist.rtunes." NATIONS. EXHIBITIOIY TO THE EDITOR O F THE MINING JOURNAL. s pB,eec.t,ed next F r ie y n e d ar — , h ars b t h s e e r v a l t n i . fos F INDUSTRY OF the subject of the site for the . Great Exhibition of the building intend L e si' d a few excited much attention, permit Arßts: me to offer in clined to make thereon be very important to hold . that it would have in tended eld feel build ing as near to the river l the convenience of erectio n" possible, both for more particularly for the easter and removal, but tants of the metropolis. Now, n and southern inhabi t of Vauxhall-bridge 1t there is in the neigh other premises, which appears to of ground, and well situated to obtain these desirab l enie exceedingly . objects ; I mean St. Vincent 'l-square, arid premises between it and Vauxhall-road. The within its railing ab out 500,000 square contains sup being about 70 0 feet each way . and d rficial feet, the pre miles between it and t he road l.d ' 000 feet, being about 700 feet by 180 fee t . Now, what would humbly suggest would b e to purchase the wlaotuter premises, which is by no m eans valuable, or, a t l east, expensive property, which probably 15,0001. or 20,0001. would purchas e, on. which to construct a permanent building, 700 feet long and 180 feet wide, divided into four compartments, 700 feet long and 45 feet wide— making a gallery, or show-room, on the ground floor 2,800 fc. long ; and a similar floor above, so that the floors would contain an area of about 250,000 superficial feet. Over the centre of t he said building I propose to construct a conservatory (say) 400 ft. long, 180 ft. wide, equal to about 72,000 ft.—making altogether upwards of 320,000 ft. This building, after the exhibition is over, may be converted into a national gallery, the ground floor appropriated to sculpture and models; whilst the room over may be devoted to paintings, constituting a picture gallery more than double the areaof the celebrated gal lery of the Louvre at Parts. As the erection over the square would be of a ter in p urar y nature, I should pro pose it' be constructed by means of rows of timber piles, driven 100 ft. apart, and about 12 ft. trom each other, so as to support a wrought-iron roof (in spans of 100 ft.), at 25 ft. from the ground. Round these seven rows of piles I would construct a gallery 20 ft. wide, 12 ft. 6 in. from the grou . nd, which, by winding round each row in one cont inuou s connection, would extend to upwarda of two miles in length, and con tain an area of upwards of 200,000 ft. Taus the square, by this arrangement, and the proposed premises, would furnish an area of upwards of 1,000,000 it. Tois considerably exceeds, as I understand, the requirements originally in tended in the park, consequently obviating the appre hension of there nut being sufficient space. Besides this, there is considerable yard room on the river side of the square, which might be obtained, probably to the extent of '200,000 ft. more, if required, on whidi the inventions which have r elation to steam might be deposited, so as to be distinct from the main exhibition building, which I think would be very desirable. Tne temporary building being p rinci p all y c omposed of balk timber and wrought-iron, the sacrifice occasioned by removal would indeed be trifling compered with a brick and cast-iron structure, as neither of the former CANALS. .; 1 1 . Names of ic Dividend Names of dDividend, Price. Companies. Is i 1 per Companies. ; 1 i per Price. V. Annum. in 1 um. ............"'" -- --..................-........ ........ X X \ Ashtn % 01db 97 71. 113 Macclesfield . 100 2/. 10s. 50 Barnsley.. .. 160 121. 180 Nestle •••• •• 1001 161. 340 UrknkticAbrg 150 Si. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 108 20/. 185 Birmingham 40 41. 89 34 Peak Forest. 75 31. 18s. 10 Coventry..•• 100' 251. 208 Regent's •• •• 331 1/. 08. 18 Derby ••• •• 100 i 61. 63 Rochdale... • 251 41. So% gllsmre&Chs 133, 355. 41 Bonsrset Coal 150 i 71.105. 130 BrandJunctn 100 , 41. 7934 Do.LkFd St 12161. p. c. - Grand Surreyloo, 21. Os. 32 Stflrd&Worc 140 281. 410 Grand Union 100; 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 1 25 151. - Grantham .. - , - - Stoarbrfdge.. 145 201. 290 Kenntk Ault , 39 7s. 6d. 5 1 4 Severn mull Lancaster . 100 41. 32 34 Wye Rall. i 26 21 . Os. 24 Leeds&Livrp 100 241. 300 Warwicl& 1 Leicester.... 100 5i.66 Uirming. j 100 41. 64% Lincstr &Nth 83 41. 4834 Warwick& l 100 31. 42 Llueihore:l3, 142 701. 510 Napton. Momnouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr t;,} 78 31. 43 Nintgomyysh 1100 - - Birming. MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks l - 14s. 7% LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of 'Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. A s. d Bank of Scotland -tritish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 193 ,laledonian Bank City of Glasgow tank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 u 0 12 Clydesdale Bank -- •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank ...• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 • 166% Eastern Bank 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 10 6 i 9% Edinb.kGlasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5% Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 2 u Isle of :Van. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 national Bank 634 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Norther Scotlandllank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3 North British Bank .• - - - - Royal Bank of Scetlaad 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 13034 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 gg Western Bank - •••• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Alliance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20% B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 15J Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 f;o,onial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 I/. Bs. City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 108 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 _ Eng.& Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 234 Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Ensur. Co. of Acetlnd • • al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 18s Mercantile Life .. - National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1228,6 d North British Insur. •• 6pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 2534 North & West of Scot. 61. per cont. 10 0 0 1 0 0 _ Scottish Life and Guar. - 90 0 0 011 0 - Scot. M as. and Ge n. Life - 0 0 015 0 i - Scottish Union 'nausea. 6 1 41. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 23 2. 0 d Standard ',ire •• •••• • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 I 28A United Dep. Assurance 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ;15s 9d RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL. JULY 17. STOCK ExCRANCM—The market was dun to-day. and the principal business done was in the Eristol and Exeter and Great Western Quarter Shares, but without variation in prices. LIVERPOOL, JULY 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was dull to-day. The transactions were as follow;—Lancashire and York shire, Consol , 36 - Ditto, Fifths, 9 9-16 dis.—London and North-Western, 108% c.—Ditt o , N ew Quarters, 9-16 p.— Ditto, Fifths, qi P.—Midland, 34 —Ditto, Halves, 21 7-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 14 1 ,4. MANCHESTER, JULY 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was rather firmer to-day, but very little business was transacted. ACCIDENT TO A I ACEIT.— As the yacht Alarm, Weld, Esq., owner, of Lulworth, was going into Barnpool a few evenings since, the tide running out fast. she mined the buoy, and before she could bring up, she tailed on shore. She was hove off, however, the following morning, with the az. is tance of two lighters from the dockyard. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. Exeunt, JULY 17.—The proceedings of the agri cultural meeting here commenced formally this morn ing at eight o'clock by the opening of the showyard for implements to public inspection. The general character of this portion of the exhibition is highly creditable to the competitors, though in some respects it is hardly up to the mark of former years. Perhaps the position of Exeter, removed as it is to a great distance from the centres of manufacturing in dustry, and especially those branches of it which tend to develope agricultural implement-making as a distinct business, may account for this. The great makers—such men as the Ransoms (of Ipswich), Garrett (of Leiston), and Hornsby (ot Grantham), are annually put to a very serious expense in sending their implements to the Society's exhibition, and of course the further away the agricultural meeting is held the more onerous this burden becomes. Nor have the arrangements and rules upon which the exhibition takes place tended to diminish the objections which thus at ise. Instead of being, as it ought to be, an exposition of a few new snachities to which an award of prizes may attach their proper value, and be of service in guiding the selection of practical men, the showyard of the society has fur years past, if not since the commencement, been turned into a regular hazier. The stands occupied by each ex hibitor are, indeed, paid for according to their extent, and some other checks are probably adopted; but practically the display of implements differs very little in principle from that of goods in a tradesman's window, and it is well known that many of the makers are much more intent on finding purchasers and getting orders than in competing for the pre miums of the society. Indeed, if they were not so, the rewards held forth by the society would hardly remunerate the most successful of them for a tythe of the expense to which they are put. What can be the object of giving Mr. Garrett 101. as a prize fur his drill—a man who gives constant employment to some 200 or 300 men ? Or how can the Messrs. Ransom be benefitted, with their works covering ten acres of ground, who any day they choose to ornament themselves could turn out with a display of medals that would astonish the Peninsular veterans who waited so loug for their decorations ? The effect of this state of things is beginning to show itself, and by unmistakeable signs. In the present exhibition the names of the Messrs. Ransom and other well-known implement makers are absent, not, it is believed, because they are indifferent to the trade in agricultural machinery, but because they are dissatisfied with the mode in which the business of the showyard is conducted. Again, in this exhi bition containing altogether an immense variety of articles, having 110 contributors, most of whom send a dozen, and some 30, 40, and 50 contributions, there is hardly a single novelty worthy of description brought forward. The showyard in its material features presents almost no variety from that of the last few years, and many of the best things exhi bited have received the awards of the society at former meetings. Now, it may be very true that it is desirable for the society to attract the implements which have contributed to the improved cultivation of the astern Counties westward, but it is not likely that manufacturers will submit to the heavy expense which this entails without an adequate prospect of reward ; and it is notorious that implements which suit one part of the country are not necessarily adap ted to other parts. It might have been expected that the variety of implements suited to the climate and soil of the West, and to its agricultural progress, would have entered into the consideration of the committee in drawing up their list of prizes ; but it does not seem to have done so, and the list presents very much the same appearance as if it had been in tended to apply to the great level of the Fens. To one who is at all conversant with the agricultural state of Devonshire and the adjacent counties, the award of the Judges of Implements at the Exeter meeting must appear a very curious document. It is undeniable that there is a spirit of improvement set on foot here, and that farmers begin to feel the neces sity of doing something to meet the competition of the world. It is also true that a few landlords, such as the' Duke of Bedford, Earl Fortescue, Lord Poltimore, and an almost equally limited number of very intelligent tenants, are doing all they can to raise the character of the cultivation ; but the vast majority of the agriculturists in this district would regard the prize list of the society as the in vention of some visionary who knew nothing about farming to a profit. What are men who let all their liquid manure flow into their horsepond or into the next ditch likely to think of a liquid manure distri butor with a 101. premium attached to it ? What will they think of a portable farm railway who have never dreamt of farm roads ; or of a portable steam en gine, who have hardly yet attempted the application of horse power to the labour of the farm ? If the society wished to be really useful, it ought for in stance to have got one of the country thrashing ma chines, and placed it beside one of the newest and best construction to do the same work. The visitors to the showyard would then see an instructive spectacle. On the one side an implement of the most primitive kind, requiring an immense amount of human labour painfully performed and with a small result. On the other, a machine easily kept and cheaply set in motion, and most effectual and speedy in its operation. If the invidiousness of such a comparison were objectionable, the show of implements might still be made interesting and in structive by being exhibited at work ; but there they remain under the sheds of the yard, an ungainly mass of iron and flaring paint, by no means prepossessing to look at; and though their owners will readily ex plain their use, and even set them in motion at the request of a visitor, none but the judges see them fairly and properly tried. These observations are made with no unfriendly spirit to the society, but under the conviction that, if they wish to make their exhibition of implements locally beneficial, they must give it a more distinct local character, and if they desire to retain for it the distinction of novelty, they must put a stop to promiscuous contributions ; and that if they want to make it really interesting to the general public, some plan should be adopted for seeing the principal implements, at least, openly tried. Of course, it is a matter of regret that any of the best-known implement makers should have absented themselves from the present meeting. It is also to be regretted that the showyard possesses so little in it that is new ; but a third point in which to many persons this part of the exhibition may appear a com parative failure is by the best judges considered a decided advantage. The number of articles exhibited is considerably smaller than last year, and the collec tion altogether is in consequence more select. The following is the award of the judges in this depart ' meat of the show. For the plough best adapted for general purposes, 74 —Mr. William Ball. For the plough best adapted for deep ploughing, 71. Messrs. John Howard and Son. For the best one-way, or turn-wrest plough, 51.—Mr. Henry Lowcock. For the beat paring plough, 51.—Mr. Thomas Glover. For the best subsoil pulverizer, sl.—Messrs. John Howard and Son. For the best drill for general purposes, 101.—Messrs. Richard Garrett and Son. For the best pair -horse steerage corn and turnip drill, 101.—Messrs. Richard Hornsby and Son. For the best drill for small occupations, 54—Messrs. Richard Garrott and Son. Fur the best turnip drill on the flat, 101.—Messrs. Richard Hornsby and Son. For the best turnip drill on the ridge, 101.—Messrs. Richard Hornsby and Son. For the best drop drill for depositing seed and ma nure, 104—Messrs. Richard Garrott and Son. For the beat manure distributor, 51.—Messrs. Holmes and Son. For the best portable steam-engine, applicable to thrashing or other agricultural purposes, 504—Messrs. R. Hornsby and Son. For the second best ditto, ditto, 251.—Messrs. Clay ton. Shuttleworth, and Co. For the best portable thrashing machine applicable to horse or steam power, 201. For the best corn•dressing machine, 1 04—Messrs. R. Ho F r o n r sb t y he Son. ea an b d t grinding mill for breaking agricultural pro F d o u r c t e h i e n b to ea ti t n l e in m se e e a d l, a i n o d / corn-crusher, 5/.--Mr. W. P. Stanley. o r F the best chaff-cutter, 104—Mr. J. Corner (Bar b i d F ge or ) ' the best turnip-cutter, 51.—Mr, B. Samuelson. For the best oilcake breaker for every variety ot cake, o N n e i - c h h o u r l 54 F0 r —l the r best . WN. s s e on c . art for general purposes, 10/. —Mr. For the hebßeusi6tbliYg.ht waggon for general purposes, 10/. p M i p r F e . o s 7r2.othCLeLlbset krai.lin.meancrhyincelafyttlim. ormaking draining tiles or Fur the best set of tools fur general draining, 31. Messrs. Ifspleback and Lowe. For the best heavy harrow, 51.—Messrs. Williams and Taylor. For the best light harrow, 5/.—Messrs. John Howard and Son. For the best cultivator, grubber, and scarifier, 10/ Messrs. Smith and Co. (Stamford). For the best pair-horse scarifier, 51.—Mr. B. 11. Rental!. For the best horse hoe on the flat, 104—Messrs. R. Garrett and Son. For the beat horse hoe on the ridge, 51.—Mr. W. Eusby. For the best horse rake, 51—Messrs. john Howard and Son. For the best horse seed•clibbler or seed depositor, not being a drill, 104—Prize withheld. For the best cider mill, 10/. For the best barrow band drill, to work with cups, 3/. —Messrs. R. Garrett and Son. For the beat liquid manure distributor, la—Me ssrs T. R. and J. Reeves. • For the best haymaking machine, 54—Messrs. Smil and Co. (Stamford). For tho best gorse bruiser, 5/. For the best cottage stove or range for burning coals, 51. —Mr. W. N. Nicholson. THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1850. would be, I imagine, diminished in value more than from 20 to 25 per cent. ; whilst I think the latter would be from 50 to 75 per cent., which is an im portant consideration on a structure costing from 100,000/ to 200,000/. The circumstance of the new street, now in progress from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, running close by the square is, I deem, greatly in favour of the proposed site, besides tending greatly to improve all the property between that and the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace, &c. The elevation towards the Vauxhall road I should propose to be similar to the design I submitted for a gallery over the Waterloo bridge, which I imagine would be equal for appearance to any building in the metropolis, not excepting the Houses of Parliament. THOMAS MOTLEY. Stangate, Lambeth 7 mo. Bth. . . P.S. If the following objects are deemed desirable, viz., great economy, proximity to the Houses of Par liament, Buckingham Palace, and the City, with the convenience of water conveyance, and good roads of communication, and tendency to promote improve - ments, then I think the site proposed is pre-eminently de serving the serious consideration of the Commissioners and the public, especially as, with due arrangements, ample space may be obtained ; and thus, instead of injuring and incommoding the park, tend most mate rially to improve a portion of the metropolis which has hitherto been much neglected ; I, therefore, think the site superior to any obtainable spot either in or round the metropolis. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANI) OTHER COM- COMPANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 16. ZOTATT-WrOCX. LULDM.S. Name of Company. kustralasia • • •• .• •• •• BritshNorth American Commercial of London C.donial.• ......... Gloucestershire .. •• • • lonian • • • • • ... •• .• .• Londn and Westminstr Ditto .............. London Joint-Stook ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New. ... •• South Australia • • • . .. Union of Australia.... Ditto ••...• •• •• •• ernlim et L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid Dividend per Annum. 24g. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. par cent. I.slper cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. Cl. per cont. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. INSITSLAN C3EI C Name of Company. Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine....... Atlas •••• • • • • Retie. Commercial .• Clericl,Med.& Gen• Life Caunty .. • Crown •• •• •• •• •••• Ea4e • . • . • • European Life ••• • • • General .......... Gaardian ............ Imperial Fire •• •• •• Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... Law nre •• •• •• •• •• •• LAW Life • • • • • • • • •• •• Lei;al and General Life Licensed Victuallers .• London Fire ........ London Ship darine • • • • • • • • • • • • • lied. Invild Sc Gen. Life lational Lean Fund•• rational Life.... Palladium Life ...... • • , hcenix ..... •• •• Professional Life.. •• •• Protector Life.... Provident Life.... Rock Royal Exchange. 3tm Fire T;itto Life .... United Kingdom Universal Life Victoria Life.... Dividend per A/ECHULI2. 3t. 10s. 7114s6d&bs Gl.per cent. 138.6 d. 7s. Gd. Sk'r ct._Bt bs. 14s. 62. 4 1 ,9 per cent. 61. per cent. 51. 121. per cent, Ile. 11. eh. & be. 11. 16s. 10s. 10s. 12s.per share 4%1. per et. 5/. per cent. bl. per cent. Si. per cent. 3/. p. sh. & bs. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 11. ss. Sc bs. ss. 6!. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. G. 41_. per cent. ►o% pr cnt. 51. per cnt. Name of Compaziy. East and West Ines... East Country • • . London .... . Ditto Bonds •• • • •• •• it. Katharine .• •• • • •• Ditto, Scrip ....... . Ditto Bonds.. • ... • . 3outhamptou *a •• Amount of Share. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 h 0 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 125 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 4000 IDIPAZTXES. Amount of Share. A s. d. 1500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 1100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 50 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 DOCZ.B. Dividend per Annum• Amount Share. Paid. Gl. pr cent. 203. per sh. 51. pr cent. 11. per cent. 4 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. BRIDG: X s. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 Paid. £ 8. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 All paid. 5 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 6 £ s. d. *5 0 0 50 9 0 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ' ---- Z. a. d. L. a. d. Charing-cross • • • • .. • • 15 Southwrk .......... —lOO 0 0 2 Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent.l 50 0 0 16 Waterloo •••••• • • • • • • 100 0 0 2 Ditti Old Ann. 0(8/. 11. 4s. Od. 60 0 0 24% Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. 40 0 0 21 Vauxhall .... ... AY. 11. 70 10 3 18 VITATEN.-WORIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ------, - I - .£ a. d. £ a. d. East London.. —••• • •• 1 8/. 100 0 0 166 Grand Junction •• .• .. ' 41. per cat. 50 0 0 73 iCent.......... •••• •• I 31. 105. 100 0 0 77 Lambeth .............St. per cnt. 100 0 0 97 Slew Myr Ludu Ardge r 21. 105. 55 Vauxhall .• • ......... 5l. per cnt. 100 0 0 98 West Middlesex . . . '61.05. pr cnt. 115 GAS-LIGHT AND COME CODTPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. -. X. a. . A. s. d. Britiah •• •• ••..•• •• .. 11. 40 0 IS 0 0 14 Ditto rrovincial.• •• 11. 85. 20 0 20 0 0 18 ilriilaton ••••..• • •• •• 51. 20 0 City of London .. •• •• 61. 100 0 150 0 0 Continental Consolidat. 925. 75 0 31 5 0 Equitable .• ••••.. • • •• 505. 50 0 50 0 0 28 Imperial • • .... •• •• •• 31. 50 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ...... .. •• 61. 40 0 40 0 0 48 London• • .......... • . 50 0 50 0 0 Ditto .... .... .... .. 50 0 50 0 0 Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 210 0 Phcenix ............. 4%1. 50 0 49 0 0 29 Retell ff —— . ..., ~ „ 51. 100 0 90 0 0 75 United General .... • • 11. 50 0 50 0 0 15 1 A Weatnalaster Chartered 31. 50 0 47 Ditto, New ........ 12s. 50 0 10 0 0 914 For the test and most economical steaming W s " to, for general ptirpo:ies, 51.—Mr. \V. I '. Stanley. For itnprevereent, to the steerage and adoption of va: ton i anla:id Indian-ruhter pipes, in piece of tin coq ue fur r seed, silver medal—:,;essrs. E. Hornsby and ol dp g ma, , o h r draining plough and windlass, and pipe machine, For exp a nsion sdver merlal—Mr. John F o wler, kW' a' . Ns _ i _ i. ; ,Neorriem e hd x eood p l:a a tob n in—l s e. ion . movement in horse hoe, sil ver in For a new Messrs. Edward Hill and Co. pi‘a e l : er s t. i i e ti r te f i l cobtt p aar a gd t e e i n si t teoevd n e. g , r s i i c l u v l e t r u m ral eas fi l L i e r ; Sainat e l:r For Fnr a patent churn, silver medal --Mr' B. mel2,l_ a mperr.mwan.ecnrtosaaidiii.portable farm railvish f A rto l4 C o this award is appended a long list ' 1 el highly commanded and commended. The 3r t o Ariz •, it will be perceived, is that of 50/. gi ve t s olo scAtueeaSnir:e.ngiiinOernapSbpylicaabnlde tSooltlhrfalit)gheanbdeSotthP:riroitris: chineltural purposes. Now, with reference to th such \v have t prexercised(nu prominent a fa wisevnnr andju it seems very doubtful whether the stied o st of England, a country es pecil i Y l , ll -4 11 joell holdings, for which, in the opinion of 11 15 °Y coil i practical , men the fixed engine is the dpgaTreonntagien, m ost i ioc r iien . , the cheapest, and the most lasting. _ . JI id selecting .'.. th e farms, motive engine may probably be the best onotiots such as those on the chalk foe s pi ,:otersieocei and on the light soils of the We i 1 0 fl a mers counties ; but even there fmers are not al ways agreed ° ° tbs t tild claims to a preference. Suppt.sing, howev e T' a fail! society have correctly singled out this nisehowiredfsi largest premiums, in respect to the skill required of campsrativelyo s' its completion and the desirableness of thus ekinga trio the business of agricultural implement-lolstill that d of mechanical engineer, it would aPP e ,A r ited t be deciding between the different engines evi l re el judges have not been guided by the most ° ° n r ios ii , l' - r. forming a decision on the subject. 142e 7taic" than horse power will, of course, work more econcoore one of six, and if economy and posve! pit° tiv . e . ly are made the tests of this competiti°°',.olll° s tmh a t i oe a vae h dd. a y s aanb b t : au e g n te: th t e h c n a n s g e h , tihtemmaoyrebrwoerfily3oollf etilie; srted, and from its weiht As a locomettvo Abell tremely liable to a 'displacement of its P ar tied'i,ti; With reference to the show of drills exki nt i o tue most remarkable new feature introdaeerleirebsfil° for the unsightly tin seed conductors Yeties- Hornsby and Son. :Nothing but practical e fil o c oe' can establish the value of this change. isbisee7, ductors have hitherto been preferred as leastiool oast become furred, and thus closed up, br / 00d i' it The exhibition of drills generally is 5 thatverfgforoo 11 , 1 we were particularly pleased with a t he f ,ll occupations n exhibited by Alr. Garrett, so . ot eisr off the implement most likely to be useful l c _ .sa i eV hibitor of that invaluable itn _ the country. Mr. Garrett is also is suc e il ' org b . oe which has contributed so largely to the l a frolk e 00 .1 tion by which the Eastern Counties, Av. tro dec li k pecially, are distinguished. If by the ia the 0 1° A, - , of mechanical facilities, this west collutl4'.. to vier - I re and fertility of w hi c h are so WOOS° vforolOP could get rid of those traces of slovenli va cr great boon would be conferred upon t' se go 8 The only pier:pent thie.n o; remaining point which it , 4 drsis li ; sary to notice in the above it W ard ig ".. is O A '. as invented by the exhibitor, plough, for which Mr. John Fowler , j ail " c atsi t k r ot ceive a silver medal. It is described in plug plough for making a bole in the sotl 7, 4 tir varying d from two to four feet, and at the _ l3 sw_„ott o rawing into the hole thus made anY draioroitt g,."" , rial igs such as earthen or wooden PiPeel st _ jo g c. There i -s an apparatus attached for r:odert sinking the plough so level drool - wiy!' d as to lay a aTer of a fiv uneven surface. It is drawn by the 1 )0- le d ther e i t pth of two feet lass, and move one horse's power exer" p as ' o efl and as bas is, ieeeler." ‘2O se e° ho r to the plough a 3 3 , i a x rd Thr ee de four men, and six boys will keep i tsv :b of t h b io going and do 4,000 feet in a day A fort heueP tofic'eol feet. A hole requires to be dug idettio, .every 100 yards, or six for an acre. 13 „ is of tlf, i , i h s . altogether the most remarkable feut,u`' re it inicnbes. pieifirel b ibition, though of course its real vil'lle4,ooo a sst n e v decided by practical experiment, egad''''ll set at b obviously open to the objections made t s e lf, t " to whichraining by mechanical inearis...-03,000 arise where agravelly ° Y stibo ° lll or stony be dealt with as well as clay. 0 00, ,„,0, The Cattle Exhibition • fter n of" E er opens this 0 to . ell the general show of both yards will h e n eei fari l Exeter ' rvoi. is crowded with people and the IV 10 cujltuerings. In no other place has the P g ° ,' ter i°9 . al Society received so a-' warm and reception. _ .1 ! ,hi seTBLp_ iaacnonii ioniEt ienytedhe: oreikoscrfTfirdE:( atfi ORANGE : hi a. pw.ehcti ebAhebrphrt Dunrnsj, WEDNESDAY MORNING.-00 fr ilot 0 IRELAND. 000 :9 ( v r icl n d,, assembled yesterday, when the Lord Chau ° do I ° ' Lieutenant-General Commanding the Y,°,„' P, T oif sworn in Lords Justices in the absence 0 1 * -8 0 5 111 " _ ,i Clarendon. A proclamation was issued l ioi , 00 of ADl so p , , j O O BA ast the assiz , town for the eeu nt Y Mayo ELECTION.—The friends of th e ni te4 ol4 , Go.ffrey Browee have notified that that ge'one not mean to contest the election on the P re , se e° °l l ll the of W e , i he being at pi esent in a distant pa - 00 ,,veP a poi and possibly - not even yet aware of „r - 800 - at I struggle, u. therefore, now lies between t r ',,,41, I D T # O , c u i s l g a o g t I n i i one: ;f as s n ttan d oeLrtE s h i ss ) ea c olt l e o Fess s e utEo l lN y tock i j r ,pi,) e iul Bai p dcE a : t r by t E. i : ev e os s itt h eor s ethe r t :s .. :: . ci p vviovis /1:5'4,6 0,1 Ll wa e s nr s i c e a tt r a c - e s l tre s e o t, c t r h o o w a l tt d endance 1 stsg be .AlaTyhoe, wasestate of put u Mr. r. John M..Leugh lirl %, f wbit:?' " il r i tl n ie: g re,l t a hoef a rents] dl9-i2el.n o tl f B sold for 4751. The purnlosert'n p. 9 4 0 1 :, stat . ed w i a s a bound to enter into covenants --omber-00000, other lots,i6sn.osliildlt,o:sr.eanssil:du:s,u, a2tl3.l:dni:es.ruphbuillijes,:beogir:b;o:fil l'-'4, all of which as a7eellh as ls x d o o n uf ebntredha'eotir;sl;sl3leoolfisd:tinoenertie ue;cedclo;e:4;o°,:: of course, account for the small suns rel di9 tial, lit of this lot. f the:o n 9 The second lot, producing a relit° ° t- °IS ° charge e l o v f al o u n e ly of 121/. 17s. 6d., no beid -rell oi, if) ' l ii Archbishop 1/ 0 •e The last lot, consisting . of 196 sc rag ' e l s rol iero o 'p l , tl ,l ll , l l Ar V i s aie 6d., was ought for 5 ° ira te rental Th 1371. 11s. 9d., sold for 525/. The extensive property of ilir• CriP,Prgikefini:diflii.A ated in the counties ofwaLimerick : e a t ti d u p l 1 - - i v er ; pc ii t b:;o; into d twenty-two lots, only nine of "chic:lo 00 0 102 the sales of the remainder were ad jourile".,,Ne• As o do ti of the sums offered bein of inadeqUate ;.-015-09.i amount realised by the Ots purchased : 1 0 - i 0 , ke t biof i og e Nr c e oG k twp , E w oea e rnizst r el e ipc,orgoT s epf o s.t_e l 3 ; n:tha y teTph P oppoti r ts ' eh l bo A ir ' :: i ,b a ioset c ,rtitir - it :/ orotill,firor, ,f t, r , sum of 2 500/. was offered for se es tn .it D IP ,e0 11) oin t to fi ' O ig f °lll m eav e id n ei vy ether and Anderson, charged vi t i . t . - b u fa t e reei ° i ll erua.ra,Ys:—" On Saturdly morniegh• ' e ig r ) l ° gaged rw n a ee r l toeeb a fre s b s wacr e t, ao, m i unrngd b gs sh i t : ta , bu fdopernufomTr Hind, e h ., Iri thatch o s hwh d aii ii nt Thursday th e i eo i : 0 0 ;: si r ' j ' ad:bei‘ o bevr p titi P i : j e fi ,: : t io r e , 0. hip 1 00‘ r Jo; ielllB( i :3 . uf ra,sbttnrewujiaolb)lrdiyol hoping , s yltht , s. i i ,iiw w ,tinsirotte h d,fio,hbahrrt o yiejeten.ethias t rbvwpb s eclb , . aco e ,riwh: n . t buep wasth, a t t r it o k s e d n c n in t t ob h i e se Li 0 0 1 t o )fi t l i o . et e c :J ll r c e ro s i c w i u l e se7eral w of ind tt o )e w assembled, •h I' vie'v I°7r 13.01 i f , e , ~, the crowd course bdoh b rui s o,r r kiif r daoe a tria c owt e k vAireartri 1 was eot a . Ari s e, sirtdrnie:ol:,glires,pscol.ca:::::::,:eits, rj e ::.0 : :;:0,:1 0 :0; ep t ori 0 e r l:(11, retreat that i. t ool 0 10 /. 0 /4 being nt i r O u t qs . tuetach. Walker I D ° ' ° VI ; for si , I*, ~i ni plied that h u:eil' orships would Pu nish e°lllbej ii° to the - were untrue 0 P . deed°o. 144 and sixty years•ago.' '' TlODNE......ATTllhOoFseTellreEtasr7ogfErthA: It o ..p r e v i RAP o,,,,,,oc o o o t ti itcl' l o.;,„ : "" . c e ,,i s , ut hisisoe sf d oo rua si::l,li iv)veolpifent oil dotv; . v n 0 , ~, tame wai Hagar''', died suadenlY he as/ b ly peo His official labours terminated 00 t he eti ri f tii e 4 journm( nt of the association, and ,;"- se '961 10 ; closed the sum night. He died of r,"`%;5015,(14,1.% forTaßetE.ouln'nt,N9D6aii;lT'hirireene-pflenrd-Cile-(71:11.17;Pe: i°g4l°lrili for money and account, 97i l' o m u pp ' e tal S , l so ; o : o ,c i6 , o; " Ileiv , , Bank Shares, 1t8; Wicklow 6 Passage Railw-.y, 8; Dublin e nd Ki n g - / ditto, quarters, 6; Midland. 24 BIRTIIB- , Or' At I t s h l e ing h to th n, m A s l t rs. TthlOovmFasAPusAllui:el,tliti:l'isle °l•feliVliboliridfi lady ' n ot the Hai. NV". at Westover , es. giro ° ' e P aurkile rthe D f l . t f hl t i e h l a l n t i d o n y:a t E . o l:l F s 4 ' e t Al c• PhDlYFAmuus°ilitielir'ik,titheLi:tni:Blibeivritel., illepfel::', On the 13th inst., at Kippax-park, I(°r le °l v -"il' Thomas . On the 15th inst , Esq. • Farnham Castle , de , - i Sumner, Esq. e 131. 11 17 , On the 14th inst., at Tenby, the wi fe °I . 4°l° i t On the 15th inst , at TrinityVl o.iti MRRIED . District c,o i f Henry Widderburt; Cumming, CAPtairl' wet ° l a , ortli to Emma Georgiana Christina, fifth dog ~0 0 r p 1 , Fr Wl' Go T. C!av, 13 , gel p ae tin .irt„ M.P., of Folwell:lodge, -- sv .bert . r of Asii t i te rd l , 6t t l o i ii t i , s i t it , i a d t a, S d h a o u r g n h e , t !i c o f , cc „ .. ,oo drick, R.N. Chl.,,reolj;t, ~ellll.l .4 .1 6 f il l, ' -LP il l ----____.--_--- e ,A IP i d , il DI RD ,r pvtill 00 i On the '3th inst , the Rev. John v il.. - ho ps i e , of St. Nicholas Cole abbey with St- 1 ": oo t f er oo 't li olO A T city of London. _On the l:-:th inst., at pickering-plac,AStp,,eiir F J. h• Morris, Esq., late Captain in lie P'" Olie' W. On the 15th inst., in GloucesterterrAce' ..i0 Nicholls, Esq , aged 93. Cap 11 E s se• 1 0q) On the 15th inst., at Borehain, • I Ilaself t- 00..., ag e d 73. .., v tvi, lll Ou' l-06' London : Printed and Publielied 1 1 ; A - , "ti ' 03 0 SO. 112, Strand, Printer, at i' „-.: ill - Strand. in tho Precinct of the 90S,' Middlesex, Thursday, Jul)! 18 P 18j., J Paid. Price. Pric e !,1, 126% 230 16% 21 Os. 145 115.6 d Price,