The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY IN TELLIGEINC SIIREWSBUtIY AND CHE3TER. In accordance wi:h the umngements entered inte on Friday last the adjourned meeting of the company was resumed yesterday at Chester. Since Friday the leaders of the two parties into which the company is unfortunately divided have been active in leaning circulars to their respective supp - ators. On Monday the directors of this comp any stated, in a olfeular to the shareholders, that the plain design of the London and North-Western Company is to detach them b orn their present allies, the Great Western and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Companies. That the Dirty acting under the influence of the London and 'orth.Western Company ask for delay to consider the agreement with the Great Western Company—an agreement which has already been so long before the shareholders, the policy of which has been approved by Committees of the House of Commons, und toe agree rsent itself rat;fied by the Great Western and Shrews bury and Birmingham Companies at general meetings; white in the meantime these same parties put themselves in correspondence with the London and North-Western Company. Of the 208 transfers sent i n b y the o pp osin g Interest on and after the 9th instant, 144 of the parties named in the transfer deeds have been ascertained to reside within one mile of the Euston and Camden sta tions of the London and North-Western Company, a large number of whom are known to be officials in their t eniployment. On Monday , the 9 th instant , three da y s More the meeting, they lodged transfers for about 4,500 10/. shares, upon which on.) , 11. has been pa,d, split up into lots of 32 each, which gives the grease .t possible Power of voting .with a most careful avoidance of any substantial interest in the company. In reference to the statement of Mr. Robinson that there was a majority of the votes of those present at the recent meeting in favour of the London and North-Western party, the directors State that there were 1,090 for the former company, and 1 ,702 for the directors. That the through traffic from London northwards is a matter of no inconsiderable ' , Mount is sufficiently proved by the obvious anxiety of the London and North-Western Company on the subject - --an anxiety which they have shown by obstructing, in every way, the possibility of a route independent of theirs from London to Liverpool. There is not a single link in the chain of lines forming this communication which they have not endeavoured to detach. The Chester and Birkenhead Company has been guaranteed by them against any loss they might sustain by obstructing the traffic of the Shrewsbury companies. That the interests of the London and North- Western Company have called for these great exertions on the part of their directors is self-evident to any one who recollects the enormous receipts upon the Grand Junction and London and Bir mingham lines previous to their extensive amalgamations and purchases. In the circular of th e 2d instant the London through traffic is assumed at 4,0001. per week, Which, as divided equally between the North-Western and Great Western parties, with a deduction of 40 per Cent. for working expenses, would leave, as stated, oily 60,0001. divisible between the allied lines. There is se the Great Western agreement no deduction for working expenses. Mr. Glyn, the chairman of the London and North-Western Railway Company, stated to a meeting of his proprietors called for the purpose of leasing t t e Trent Valley (a line more expensive than the Shrews bury and Chester) at 10 per cent., that he knew, from their own returns of the London through traffic, that it was not only worth that sum, but that he believed they might work it at a profit. It must be obvious to every one that this statement of Mr. Glyn's indicates a traffic of more nearly 12,0001. per week than 4,0001., and must in any view entirely satisfy any shareholder of the magnitude of the stake at issue. In conclusion, the directors trust that those shareholders who have already sent them their proxies will continue to support them, and that those who have been deluded into a contrary course, will withdraw the proxies given to be used against the directors. This was replied to by a portion of the shareholders, in which they challenge the directors to deny that the meeting was packed;" that they mustered numbers of persons who had no bond fide holding in the concern at all; and that they manufactured for the occasion nearly 400 shareholders, and some 6,000 or 8,000 votes, not by Purchase of stock in the market, but by mere splitting of sharer. They give the names of three shareholders, vie., one in Edinburgh, who split 4,500 101. shares into 140 names, manufacturing 2,240 votes; one at Romford, Essex, who split 1,440 ditto into 45 names, manufac turing 720 votes; and another in Edinburgh, who split 1,364 ditto into 42 names, manufacturing 682 votes. They propose to the directors that the names of all • Parties who have split votes, or who nominally hold the same, with addresses and occupation, and dates, he printed. They contend that the directors abuse their trust if they do not obtain the best possible terms for the company; that the directors have never contended in any of their circulars that the Great Western agree- Meet gives the best terms, or that those terms, either in point of immediate return or future per-tentage, are equal to the North-Western offer. The North- Western, if adopted, gives a good dividend at once, raising the shares to par in the market. The Gress; Western is an entirely imaginary dividend, derived from fund which they say is not now 4,0001. a week, but which the directors on a misreported statement, alleged to have been made at a meeting some years ago by Mr. Glyn, have manufactured (though no figures were given) into 12,0001. a-week—a sum almost equal to the entire earnings of the old London and Birmingham Company at the time. The North-Western is contigent upon no event not necessary to make it entirely safe and binding. The Great Western is contingent upon future applica tions to Parliament, which, like those of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company of this session, may be en tirely unsuccessful. Let the whole case be discussed dispassionately. Let all the facts be laid before a fair committee, and they pledge themselves to abide by the result. The CHAIRIIIAN said, he perceived that the scrutineers were present; it so, he wished to know whether they were present ready to report upon the scrutiny. Mr. S. P. ROBINSON (one of the scrutineers)—We are, air.—( Hear.) Mr. Nrcnoees (the other scrutineer) than read the following document:— " We have to report that we have scrutinised the votes, and find that the amendment is carried ; but as objections have been taken to the legality of some trans fers and proxies on both sides, we are not able to state the actual majority." After the reading of the above report, The CHAIRMAN intimated that according to an ar rangement which had been made, resulting from a con ference with the *leaders of the opposing shareholders, he would now call upon their law agent, Mr. Kelsall, to read the heads of the Bill now before Parliament for the abandonment of the Crickheath and Wem branches, and also to authorise the construction of a station at Birkenhead. When this had been read, The Ceeernewe said, that he had uow to propose the following resolution for the consideration of the meeting. The SECRETARY of the company then read the reso lution, which was as follows: " That the consideration of the matters of the notice under which this meeting was convened, except the subject of a Bill entitled A Bill to authorise the Chester and Shrewsbury Railway Company to abandon the Crickheath and Wem branches, to construct a station at Birkenhead, to enter into arrangements with other com panies, and for other purposes,' be adjourned to Wednes day, at two o'clock; and that the said Bill now submitted to this meeting is hereby approved." Mr. WYLIE, of Liverpool, wished to know what change had taken place in the Bill just read in its progress through the House of Commons. Mr. ROY and the law agent of the company replied that the changes made were merely verbal. Mr. MARRIOTT said he objected to the resolutiop just put from the chair, or to the passage of the Bill. He was of opinion that every shareholder should be fur nished with a copy , so that the y mi g ht thoroughly can- Tess its details. He also pointed out several matters which it would be desirable the company should per fectly understand. Mr. ROY entered into a full detail of the facts con nected with the Bill now before Parliament. He showed that it was not the object of the directors to create any more capital, but to call into operation the amount which the Act for the construction of the Crickheath and Wem branches placed at their disposal. He also intimated that the chief creditor of the company was not pressing for his money, and would allow the capital to lie as at present for some time to come. . The motion was carried unanimously, and the meet ing adjourned to the 16th proximo. A vote of thanks to the chairman was passed, and the meeting separated. At the next meeting the opposing shareholders will move that the whole matter of the proposed agreement with the Great Western Company should be referred to a special committee. SOUTH•EASTERN.—It appears that the number of pas sengers conveyed on this line to and from the London.. bridge terminus on Monday, the 16th of June, was 21,456 —namely, 10,024 from London, and 11,432 to London. The number of passengers conveyed . to and from the London-bridge terminus over tne line on Tuesday, the 17th inst., was 6,092 namely, 8,769 to London and 7,323 from London. EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL.—It is stated that arrangements betw een these companies are being made with a v iew of putting en to the injurious competition for traffic between able the time. two lines which has been going on for a consider The terms of compromise, it is expected, will be con cluded in a very short tim e. It is ho p ed that the directors and officials of both compa nies have now become tired of this disreputable competit ion, and that they. will not act i as they did on a former occ asion b y recurring to it again, which nothing but the apathy of the shareholders, who, it is believed, principally reside in England, could have permitted to exist for so many months. 13aEcimcksuntz.—It was Agreed at a r e cent meet ing of the Brecknock and Aberg4vEnny Canal Company to sell the property of the canal to the p ro p osed Breck nockshire Railway Compaq for the sum of 105,750., being at the rate of 701. per snare. Mr. J. en ßailey, MX.. Mr. Brassey, Mr. De W in t on , and other gtlemen, put d o wn their names for large sums ds towa a r providing view of promoting the extension of the railway communica tion to Brecon by mransi of the proposed line. HEREFORD AND MERTHYP.—On Tuesday a meeting in thi s matter was held before his Honour Master Richards, to proceed with the eases of the provisional committee, for whom Mr. Selwyn and others appeared, Mr. Daniel and Mr. Valiance appearing for Mr. Wryghte, the offiiial manager. In default ~f sufficier t e vidence to bring the cases within the decisions of the courts at:we.. til low ing gentlemen were struck off of the' list:—S ir J. Anderson, Admiral B'rkeley, Niej r Beilbl, Mr. J Waite., Mr. J. N. Came, Catitan Hal, Mr. Greeulaouse, Mr. Eirsow, Mr. Areinhal •, Captain Roberts, and Mr. Stevenson. Mr. F. Mait and was placed on by consent, and the case of Colonel Hanmer wee adjourned for further proof. THE SUN, SPORTING NOTES. No. LXIX. ODDS AND ENDS CONCERNING V..`-.IIIOIIS RACES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sea,—At Newton yesterday the Golborne Stakes was a walk over for Medleck, and the Gold Cup a mere canter for the Abbess of Jet vaux, as she won by something not much short of a dozen lengths. She is in the 100 soya. Handicap on Friday, and at Est 131 b, penalty included, is not to be despised. Her -prin cipal opponents will be Oxford Blue atist 31b, and Ripg. leader at Est 31b; Egret, Bst 2lb, has, I fancy , a little to o much weight up; and Unity will not run. Le Juif, 6st 51b and 71b penalty, cannot be expect©d to accomplish the winning feat this time; although, if she runs, I nave but little doubt she will ebtain a very forward place. My remarks on the Bibury Meeting yesterday were verified to the letter by the running. I ob served in Note No. 68 that I should "patronise the Aitch Bone" for the Champagne Stakes; that the Bibury Stakes would be " a center fir Guardsman;" and that the Produce Stakes would " be won by the En terprise colt, the Knight of the Thistle filling tee secona place." Aitch Bone won the first event by a neck from Snarler and two others; Guardsman cantered over tor the second event ; and the Enterprise colt beat the Knight of the Thistle and two others very cleverly for the third event. The " return lists" of to-day's racing at Stockbridge will, I fancy, place Bee Hunter and Cari boo first and second for the First Triennial; Lamartine and Glenhawk first and second for the Second Trien nial; and Houlakin or " a fielder" first, and Kingston second for the Third Triennial. My ()einem on the Win chester events remains unaltered. I have reason to believe that the field for the Northumberland Plate will, as nearly as possible, be composed of the following :—Elthiron, 5 yrs, Bst 41b; Uriel, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b; Chantrey, 5 yrs, 7st 31b; Knight of Gwynne, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Testator, 5 yrs, Est 121 b; The Ebor, 4 yrs, Est 61b; Jenny Lind, 5 yrs, fist 41b; Abdallah, 4 yrs, Est ; Comas, 3 yrs, sst 101 b; England's Glory, 3 yrs, sst 61b; Neasham, 3 yrs, sst 41b (d); Jack Leeming, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b; Knook Knoll, 3 yrs, sst ; and Cyclops, 3 yrs, 4st Sib. My opinion on their chances to-morrow; meanwhile I may as well observe that a middle weight is much more likely to carry off the Plate than a top or light weight. For the Liverpool Cup, Strongbow at 7st 21b; Abbess of Jervaux at 6st 71b; Colsterdale at sst 71b; and Breba at sst, seem to me to be the best " I was not far from the bull's eye when I remarked, in my ob servations on the Goodwood Stakes on Friday last, that " not above three dozen or two score" would cry content to the weights imposed ; the number that have done so being one more than I calcu lated on, that is, forty-one. My particular fancies for the race, Vampyre and Borneo, will be found among the ac ceptances, as will Kick-up-the-Dust, Clarissa, and Nar cissus, the two forming my reserve. My Chester Cup oockboat, Duc-an-Durras also accepts • should he start, he will be found, in the company of accepts; Dan Tucker, in the front at the finish. Clasher, halt-brother to Clincher, by Launcelot, at his present price (20 to 1), is worth an investment for the St. Leger. He is well on his "pins," and will turn out a much better horse than Clincher. The betting hat night and this morning was and is somewhat brisker than usual at the following prices. First Triennial-6 to 4on Cariboo, 2to 1 agst Beshunter. Second Triennial- 2 to lon Lamar tine, sto 1 agat Phlegethon, 5 to 1 agst Glenhawk. Third Triennial-6 to 4,7 to 4, and 2to 1 apt King ston (taken freely), 3 to i agst Houlakin-5 to 1 eget The Chase. Northumberland Plate-7 to 2 agst Uriel, 8 to 1 each agst England's Glory, Testator, Jenny Lind, and Neasham; 12 to 1 agst Cyclops, 15 to 1 agst El thiron. July Stakes-2 to 1 apt Pbryne colt. Ches terfield Stakes-3 to 1 agat Lapidist, 3to 1 agst Am brose. Liverpool Cup-8 to 1 eget Strongbow, 10 to 1 agst Breba, 12 to 1 agst The Marquis, 12 to 1 agst Officious. Goodwood Stakes-12 to 1 each agst Vam pyre and Borneo, 15 to 1 each agst Harpsichord, Runny mede, Clarissa, and Kick-up-the-dust, 20 to 1 agst Bri tish Boy, 25 to 1 agat Unity. I am, Sir, yours, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. June 19,1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BIBURY CLUB RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Produce Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for three years old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b; New mile. (13 Subs.) Mr. Waller's ch c out of Enterprise (Wakefield) 1 Mr. Etwall's Knight of the Thistle.. ...... (Rogers) 2 Mr. Herbert's cby Sir Hercules, out of Adele (Sly) 3 Sir J. B. Mills' ch g Earus (A. Day) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Knight of the Thistle, and 6to 5 agst the Enterprise colt. Won by half a length. Adds colt a bad third. Run in 1 min. 59 secs. Plate of 701., for three years old, lOst; four, list 31b; five, 1 Ist 111 b; six and aged, 12st 21b. The winner to be sold for 4001.; if entered to be sold for 3001. al lowed 71b; if for 200 L, 121 b; if for 1501., 161 b. One mile and a half. Mr. Carew's Remunerator, 4 yrs (200 L) (Capt. Little) 1 Mr. Hughes's bf by Cowl, out of Celandine, 3 yrs '1501.) _ . _ Mr. Caldwell's Estafette, 4 yrs (1501.) (Owner) 3 Mr. Osbaldeston na f by Pantaloon, out of Fugle man's dam, 3 yrs (Mr. Osbaldeston) 0 Mr. H. Robaisou's Morpeth, aged...(Captain Pettat) 0 Lord Clifden's Sagacity, aged (1501.) (Mr.P. Williams) 0 Mr. Tubb's Comet, 6 yrs (1501.)... ( Mr„ Seville) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agat Morpeth, 3to 1 agst Sagacity, and 7to 2 agst Cowl filly. Won in a canter. Run in 2 min. 58 sees. The Champagne Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 71b ; winners 41b extra. Last three•quarters of the new mile. (8 Subs.) Sir J. B. Mills's br f Aitch-Bone (A. Day) 1 Mr. Magennis's Snarler (Flatman) 2 Mr. Aruuld's ch cby St. Francis (Macon) 3 Mr. Dorriek's Rhinegrave Betting-6 to son Aitch-bone. Won by a neck. Run in 1 min. 31 secs. Plate of 60 soya., for two yrs old, 7st ; and three, 9st ; winners of 1001., &c., slbs extra ; of two or more Bibs extra; the winner to be sold for 30 0 /. ; if entere d to be sod for 2001., allowed 51b.; if for 1504 81bs; fillies and geldings allowed 31bs. T.Y.C. Capt. Delme s f Longreach (1501.), Bst 31b(Flatman) 1 Mr. Carew's cby Touchstone, 2 yrs (2000, 6st 91b 2 Mr. Dorrien's b f Chaplet (1501.), Bst 31b...(Ducker) 3 Mr. Etwall's Knight of the Thistle (2001.), Bst 9ib... 0 Mr. Gregory na Grand Duchess (1501.), Est 31b...... 0 Mr. Hayter's Terpsichore, 3 yrs, 9dt 510...(W. Day) 0 Mr. G. Sturt's b I Pussy (1501.), Bst 31b ...(A. Day) 0 Mr. Gully's General Washington, 2 yrs, 7st (Cowley) 0 Betting-5 to 4on Knight of the Thistle. Won by a length. Run in 1 min, 29 secs. The Bibury Stakes of 25 soya. each, 10 ft, and*s only if declared. Two miles. (9 Subs., 7 of whom declared.) Mr. Payne's Guardsman, 3 yrs, 9st 91b ... walked over. The Scurry Handicap Plate of 70/. Half a mile. Mr. Carew na Shropshire Witch, l2st 21b (Capt Little) 1 Mr. Elwes na Woodsprite, lOst 711) ...(Capt. Pettat) 2 Mr. Herbert's ch c by Sir Hercules, 9st 131 b Mr. Hayter's Terpsichore, llst 31b (Mr. P. Williams) 0 Mr. G. Sturt's Pussy, 3 yrs, 9st 131 b ...(Mr. Henry) 0 Betting—Even on Woodsprite, and 5 to 2 agst Shrop shire Witch. Won by half a neck. Run in 58 secs. NEWTON RACES.--WEDNESDAY. The Newton Trial Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added, or 3 yrs old and upwards. One mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.) Mr. Sharratt's Egret, 6 yrs, 9st (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Saxon's Woolwich, 5 yrs, 9st 31b (Hiett) 2 Mr. Parr's Castellan, 3 yrs, 6st 81b... (Charlton) 3 Mr. Saxon's Green Oaks, 3 yrs, Est 81b...(H. Neafe) 4 Betting-2 to lon Woolwich, and sto 1 agat Egret. Egret made all the running, and won by a length and a halt; Clatellan a bad third. The Golborne Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added, for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 61b; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b; winners 21b extra. Half a mile. (9 Subs.) Mr. E. Buckley's b f Medlock walked over The Gold Cup of 100 sm., given by the Lord of the Manor, added to a handicap of 20 90178. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second to save his stake. Two miles and a distance. (15 Subs., Bof whom de clared.) Mr. King's Abbess of Jervaux, 4 yrs, 6st ...(Wells) 1 Mr. Mercer na Lady Evelyn, 5 yrs, 7st 51b...(Astle) 2 Mr. Osborne's Achyranthes, 4 yrs, Est 81b (Osborne) 3 Mr. J. C. Johnson's Duxbury, Est 81b ... (Charlton) 4 Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, syrs, 7st ... (Arnold) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Duxbury, 3to 1 agat Chantrey, 4 to 1 agst Abbess of Jervaux, and 5 to 1 each agat the others. The Abbess took the lead at the end of the first mile, made strong play to the end, and won in Si canter by ten lengths. AQUATICS. HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA. SECOND AND CONCLUDING DAY. The races were re3umed yesterday, and continued until a late hour in the evening, and although it rained nearly all the afternoon the attendance was but little in ferior to that of the previous day. TRIAL HEAT FOR THE VISITORS ' CHALLENGE CUP. Cambridge First Trinity Boat Club 1 - E. Macnaughten I 3. R. Formley 2. H. Brandt I H. B. Ford (stroke' E. Freshfield (steerer). Oxford (Child of Hale) Brasenose Collel _Jge, 1. R. Prescott 2. J. Z. Errington I 3. J. J. Hornby R. Greenall. F. St. Balguy (steerer). St. Catherine's ......................................... 1. W. Reid I 3. A. Thurles 2. T. Crowder H. Glendall (stroke). J. Elder (steerer). It was a most capital race throughout—one of the best, indeed, of the whole regatta. They were oar and oar for half the distance, when a lead of three or four feet was observable on the part of the Cambridge, the other two being abreast. The heat of the race con tinued, the St. Catherine lapping the Brasenose and the latter the Cambridge, who won by half a length. DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS AND SILVER PRESENTATION PRIZE. Grand Heat. G. P. Edwards, Thames Club E. Macnaughten, Trinity College, Cambridge - 0 J. E. Clarke , Wadham College, Oxford. 0 The trial heats in this race had been rowed on Tues day, and left the above as winners. It was a first-rate start and race half-way, where Mr. Edwards took the lead, increased it, and won easily. The other two made a capital race, Macnsughten eventually casting Clarke cff. STEWARDS CHALLENGE CIIP. Grand Heat. Cambridee (Univerbity Qualification) .. 1. A. S. Page, St John's 13. H. B. Tucker, St. John's 2. W. S. LJug more, Sidopy 4. F. W. Johnson, Trinity: C. Cross, Cahn. Oxford, Brasenose (Childe of Hale.) The list will be found aboTe. -- The winners went in ti , liehee directly after the start, soon took their adversaries' water, and won by three or four 1( ngths. THE LADIES' CHALLENGE CUP FOR EIGHT-OARED BOATS. Oxford Chili of Halo Bo ß t Club Messrs. 1. Prescott ?slew& 5. liornby 2. Moore 3. Barton 4. Horton 6. Erring - tou 7. Prescott Grecuall (stroke) .s, Balguy Cambridge First Trio Messrs. 1. J. L. I Warren 2. L. J."Stamof 3. R. Fornaley I 4. 11. Gowrio sOerer). ►ity 2 Messrs. 5. H. Brandt 6.. H. B, Ford 7. A. Bramwell 1 8. E. Macnangbten E. Fresbfieid (steerer). Oxford, Westminster, and Eton Club 3 Messrs. 1; Rich • Messrs. 5. Male°lmn 2. Blundell 6. Nind 3. Hawkins .7.. Rich 4. Arnaud Barker (stroke) Cotton (steerer). It was a capital , race fer the .first quarter of a mile, when the winners began to bho.w in trent. The other put on a spurt, and, tri.d most determiuedly to change the aspec: of affairs, but without (4,64 Won by two lengths.,.. The two last, alter a capital race, were about the same. GREAT RACE BETWEEN THE CLASPEBS, OF NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AND THE CHAMPION ROBERT . CREW. In consequence of the disappointment expressed, owing to the Claspers being unable to contend in the Champion prize J.te b ainst the Coombes' crew owing to their breaking a thowl at the moment of starting, the cotrimittee, in order to gratify the wishes of the company, assisted by the gentlemen of the Universities, got up a purse of 40/. 'to be rowed for by them and Coombe:3' crew. The match created the most lively terest, and a great deal, of mewl , was laid out at even. The Claspers R. Coombes' crew The race amply repaid the subscribers for their libe rality k a greater was never seen upon the Thames. Claspers took their station at the Buckinghamshire shore, and both being in readiness, Mr. Egan, the umpire, gavo the word for starting, and their oars "clipped" the water at the same moment. Nothing could be eyener than the start, nor finer than the pace and style, the latter of which in both boats was of the most finished order. The Claspers kept close to their shore, and the Coombes' party made their way down the middle, and ' continued oar and oar to the Poplars, where by a most gallant effort the Claspers drew their boat's nose about half a length in advance. In this position, still at the same extraordinary pace, they continued pulling with all their might to the finish, which left the nose of Cuombes' boat leverwith N0. , 1 in the Claspers'. The greeting they received proved the gratification the ex,rtions of the rival crews had given. The distance was performed in time ordinarily occupied by an eight-oared boat--Si minutes. SILVER WHERRY, FOR SCULLERS. Grand Heat. Messrs. A. Ive, Henley Popjoy, Wallingtord Won very easily. PAIR-OARED RACE FOR SILVER GOBLETS. --- Messrs. Chitty and Guess (Christchurch, Oxford) 1 Messrs. Clarke and Vaughan (Wadham Club, Ox ford) Messrs. Howard and Williams (Leander) 0 A good race for some distance; then the first pair went ahead and won easily. VISITORS ' CHALLENGE CUP. Grand Heat. Oxford, Christchurch, Westminster and Eton 1 1. W. G. Rich I 3. B. Arnaud 2. J. Thompson Johnson (stroke) Cotton (steerer). Cambridge First,Trinity Boat Club 1. Macnaughten 3. Formley 2. Brand Ford (stroke) Freshfield (steerer). It was a beautiful race all the way. Won by a length. There, were two races rowed, matches apart from the regatta. The principal of these was between F. Lett and F. Cook, the former of Lambeth, the latter of Ox ford, for 251. aside, and turned out a capital match. Cook jumped away with a blight lead, which ho in creased to two lengths, but his opponent rowed so gal lant a stern wager as to render the leading man at last d iwnright powerless. Lett tackled him at the Poplars, and rowed so hard that Cook became exhausted, and could go no further. The other match was between Penn, of Oxford, and Emmoney, of Eton, and was won by the former easily. THE TEMPLE REGATTA. The seventeenth annual regatta for a purse of sove reigns and other prira, given by the inhabitants of the Temple and neighbourhood, took place yesterday, and attracted a large concourse of spectators. First Heat. R. Ridgway and R. Tisdell (Yellow) 1 J. Bush and G. Garrett (Red) 2 L Soulthorpe and W. Mason (Purple) 0 _ Won easily. The start took place from off the Temple Gardens, up round a boat moored off the Adelphi-terrace, down round Berrand's point up to the Adelphi, down to the Temple Gardens, up again, and back to the Temple Gardens. The first two in each heat to contend in the grand heat. Second Heat. W. Bush and J. Wright ---- (Pink) 1 A. Mitchell and W. Parish (Green) 2 C. Dyer and L. Martin (Light Blue) 0 Won by five lengths easy. Grand Heat. R. Ridgway and R. Tisdell . 1 J. Bush and G. Garrett A. Mitchell and W. Parish 3 W. Bush and J. Wright A good heat. Won by about three lengths. Pink took the lead at starting, but in turning fouled, and never showed iu front again. Yellow then took the first place, closely pressed by red, but yellow putting on a spurt, won as above described. COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived a Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon on a visit to the Queen. His Majesty landed at Woolwich at two o'clock yester day afternoon from the Vivid steam-packet, commanded by Commander Smithett, from Ostend. His Majesty was accompanied by the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte. The King was attended by Colonel de Moerkerke and Count Albert de Briey. Madame do Montanclos.was in waiting on the Princess Charlotte. His Majesty Was receives on landing by the Earl of Morley, Lord:. in Waiting to the Queen; Lieutenant- Colonel Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prinee Albert; his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Majesty's representative at this Court; Colonel the Honourable Sir Edward Cast, Comptroller of his Majesty's House hold in this country; and M. Bartholeyns de Fosse laert, Secretary of the Belgian Legation at the Bri tish Court; and also by the authorities of the Royal Dockyard. Three of the Queen's equipages were in waiting, and conveyed the King and family, and the Royal suite, to Buckinghani Palace, where they arrived at , five minutes past three o'clock. The Queen, with Prince Albert, received her august uncle, and the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, on alighting from their car riage. 'Her Majesty and Prince Albert were accompa nied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Alice and Helena, and were attended by the Ladies in Waiting, and by the Lord . Steward, the Lord Chamber lain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice - Cha mberlain, the Master of the Household, and the Gentlemen in aiting. Soon after the King's arrival her. Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Buckingham Palace, accom panied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, to welcome her Royal relative. Her Majesty — and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the garden of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, took a carriage drive yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, attended by Miss Hildya,rd, took an air ing:in an open carriage and four yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, left Buckingham Palace at seven o'clock, yesterday evening, to honour the Duke of Wellington with his company at the Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House. His Royal Highness was at tended by the Marquis of Abercorn, General Bowles, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Keat, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen. dined with her Majesty last evening at Buckingham Palace. The Countess de Neuilly, the Duchess d'Orleans, and the Prince and Princess de Joinville visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yes tcehrdi e a r y j a d t s t t h ic e e C o o f u t n h c e il e - o o ffi u r c t e. o f T ,c h o e m Lo ni r o d n s p r r l e e s a e g n , tthweere, the Cha ncellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Ad miralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. A petition, Maellar v. Wallace (Bengal), to revoke order for leave to appeal. The appeals, Lomi v. Ash Well (Prerogative Court), and Rawut Urjum Singh v. Rawut Glaunsiana Singh (Bengal), were brought before their Lordships. The appeal, Dukeensoondra Dabee v. Rasmunee Dossee Bengal), was part heard. TELEGRAPIJING IN SWEDEN, NORWAY, AND DEN MARK.—An American gentleman (Mr. Wm. Robinson) has obtained the privilege for fifty years of erecting and ma-. naging lines of magnetic telegraph in the united kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. A company has been formed, in cluding som-1 heavy capitalists of this city and Stockholm, and the work of erecting the line is to be at once commenced. There is reason to expect that a similar privilege will be ob tained from the Government of Denmark, and in all it is ex pected that some 3,0J0. miles of telegraph communication will be conferred on the Scandinavian peninsula by Yankee enterprise.—New York Tribune. OORANG OOTANG IN THE REGENT SPARK.—The Zoological Society have been fortunate enough to receive a fine living oorang ootang, among other gifts, from Lieute nant-Colonel Butterworth, C. 8., the Governor of Singapore. His Excellency not only collected the valuable animals in question, preserved them in his garden for some time to ascertain that they were reconciled to captivity. but de frayed the whole expense of their freight to this country. The oorang was accompanied by a female of the same species, who unfortunately died at sea not ma n y da y s before the turival'of th e vessel in the English Cbannel. He is about four years old, and by far the finest example which has yet been brought to Europe. He is exhibited from twelve to 1 five o'clock in, an alcove which has been fitted up for his temporary accommodation, and will add a novel and most interesting feature to the present great attractions of the society's collection. , , LONDON, THURS SOCIETY — FOR PROMOTING TILE AMENDMENT 0? THE LAW. The annual meeting of the tiends of this society was held yestereey efternoon, et tie rooms, 21, Eegent atret ; Lord Brougham in the chair. Among the gentlemen present were the Eerl of Har rowby' Lord Beaumont, Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Eva rt, M.P., Mr. tV. Hawes; Mr. 13 ttiell, Mr. James Stuart, Mr. Commissioner Phillips, 'Mr. Commissioner Faue, Mr. Lowe, &a. The Noble CuAiumAri °Piled the .proceedings by reading the report of tne committee for the past yeat. The length of the documete prevents !its insertion en tire, and we therefore give the following extracts : " Your council, with a vow of introducing a system by which cheap and „speedy execution of justice could be obtained, has not hesitatel to promote the establish ment and to endeavour to eetend the jurisdiction of the county courts. " Those institutions host . not only been the instru ments of good, 'hut they ITO destined' to work a great change in the administratiin of the 'lei?. Those courts have ulreudy established tiemselves iii , the affeetions of the people by the prompt; cheap, and effective justice there administered, anti ;h, council have gladly ap pointed e committee to co, Verate with, their friends in both fleuses otyarlietnenti to consider:in what manner their jurialiction may be ea se . law, ende object ged in equity us well as in to assist th fer which they were estab lished. Not only will tle; , j be rendered more effective, but they will he the means by which a 'reform of the su perior ceorts will be slovt?y and certeifily established. " The precedure of the superior courts hay engaged Lunch of the attention, tie tof the common law com mittee, and next of the siecial committee appointed to inquire whether the princip es of l aw end equity can be administered in the same spurt and by -the same form of procedure. It is quite pasiete ,that in the investigetions of the soci e ty the course of this subject would have presented itself for investigation,' but the immediate oc- I casion of the appointment of the committee was the visit of' Mr. D. D. Field from temerica to this country in autumn last. It had beelsprevionsly known that in the State of New York, upon • the recommendation of a com mission appointed for that purpose by the Legislature, the common law and equiti were no longer administered in district courts, but dat the judges were intrusted with the remedies of both- courts to enable them to do justice to the suitors. The reform ofthe law the coun cil considered as highly ineresting, and they invited Mr. Field, who was one of the commissioners, to give the society an account of it; with which request he readily complied. " The information thus given was se` striking and so important to the oouncil, :hat it demanded their utmost care and attention. They appointed the special core- mittee alluded to to coreider the whole subject, and they also instituted an :inquiry in America as to the operation of the New Ytrk Code. In this they were assisted by Mr. Lawrence, the Ambassador from the United States, who kindly undertook to forward the questions framed by the epmmittee for the purpose of eliciting, answers from pellons the best qualified to give sound and impartial opinions. The Council have con tinued to receive from many sources information on this subject, and a body of the moat valuable evidence has been collected, the result of which is that' the council now state their opinion to be that this reform has been eminently successful. Eleven of the judges of the superior courts of the State of New York have expressed these sentiments —one of them personally at a meeting of the society on the 14th of April; and although that has not beenconfirmed by the unanimous opinion of the profession in, that State,, yet the council believe that the large majority of the.bar of New York, as well in number as in talent and eminence, have ex pressed a clear and unheeiteting ophiion in favour of the change. To this it should be added That the public have given their concurrence t o it , and no better proof can be given than its adoption by many of the most intelligent States of the Union, in which it has been carried by ac clamation. The distinction between common law and equity will not exist much longer in the United States. But the council would ask, how long will the distinction exist in this country? In many 'of her colonial depen dencies it could not longer endure. .In the most impor tant dependency of the Crown the Chief Justice has, in a private letter to the president of the society, declared that he should be very glad to adopt the system, which he thinks simple and practical. This is confirmed in stronger terms in another' communication to a Member of the Senate, in which it is stated that this amalgama tion is a panacea for most of the defects of equity proce dure.' This opinion comes from India. .It is gaining ground in British North America, and even in England and Ireland the legislation of the present session has gone in some way toward it by increasing the jurisdic tion of the county courts. In Scotland the distinction never existed; and the committee have come to the con clusion that justice, whether legal or equitable, may be with advantage administered in the same court, and that all liti gation may be subjected to the same' forrabf procedure; and the committee are prepared to support this opinion by the outlines of an act of procedure. The council ex press their regret that there is no department in the State charged with the consideration and preparation of measures so important to the welfare of the suitors. The committee, as the result of their labours'.and inquiries, have also come, to the conclusion that they would re . conameed the evidence of the parties to, a suit being taken in furtherance of justice. With' 'regard to the subject of the patent laws some progress has been made towards a proper solution of the question. It was pro posed last year to establish law schools, but the council have been impeded in doing this by,the want of funds; but they have reason to believe that the schools would be opened in November next, and they trust that the public would aid them in the accomplishment of so im portant an object." The conclusion of the report consisted in an acknow ledgment by the council of the efficiency of the com mittee, and the expression of a hope that their exertions to cheapen and simplify the administratioh of justice would be successful. After the reading of the report, Lord BROUGHAM said that it was usual far the chair man to address the meeting after the report, but he should wish on this occasion to bo excused, both on ac count of ill-health and the fatigue consequent upon reading the very long document which they had just heard. In lieu of an address, however, he proposed to road two quotations from different documents. The first, a most important one, was from a letter from his revered and most learned as well as noble' friend, the late Lord Chief Justice of England. Lord Denman, which he had received in the course of a correspondence on the subject.of the Evidence Bill and the County Court system. The second potation was from a most popular work. The extract from Lord Denman's letter was as follows:—"I take the fact to be clear that the people must prefer the county courts to the common law courts The proof of this fact is, that the foruser tribunals swarm with suitors, while the latter are d eserte d (com paratively). Another fact of a more general nature is the destitution of the bar, the ruin of many now in busi ness, and the disappointment of many more in their just expectations, and, finally, the annihilation of a most valuable class of society as it has existed for the advan tage of the public. If the interest of the bar comes in competition with that of the public, there cannot be one moment's hesitation as to which must be sacrificed. Neither they nor any other set of men have any vested right in misgovernment or maladministration ; they have no privilege to defeat, or even to delay for a single hour, a well concerted improvement.. Could we suppose the legal system so perfect, so justly appreciated, that all persons would, spontaneously act right upon all occa sions from knowing that otherwise the law would force them promptly to do so—a blessing ascribed by Horace to the rule of Augustus, the barrister must then turn his power to some other account, nor breathe a mur• mur, nor ask a farthing of compensation * still less de mand the restoration of the bed old system. But a State that should make one of its tribunals cheap and efficient, while it condemned the other to a dilatory and expensive course of procedure and trial, would be deemed doubly impolitic and regardless of the popular welfare — first, in not placing both upon the most favourable foot ing for the attainment of justice, and, eecondly, for causing any reduction in the learned men who formerly practised in the court now so fatally eclipsed, and who formed a body capable of effectual resistance to oppres sion and of guarding the rights of an. I might dwell upon the value of the bar in a collateral respect, in the service of the public departments, in the various relations of private society, and as furnishing a constant succes sion of gentlemen competent to fulfil the judicial func tion through all its range up to. the most arduous _and elevated seat of justice. The education and habits of the bar have formed the present judges of our common, law courts, as well as recor ders and other p residents of jus tice in our local jurisdictions. The fact of an increasing favour for the courts of the inferior jurisdiction, at the expense of thesuperior, is not merely to be traced to the power of examining parties to their own causes: there is a still more operative, because a grosser and more palpable, cause for the same notorious event—the enormous costs imposed on the suitor in the superior courts. Can we expect a sane man to resort to a court which refuses to hear him and his adversary, though two persons is the p w o o s r i l t d iv w el h y o t h h h e they maowtyhe be two a o n n d ly which makes him pay an enormous amount for admission into its precincts, when there is another court, close at hand and always sitting, in which he may state his own case as he under standscall his adversary t o d ec l are th e whole wrihtseroefhte may a d y isputed transaction, and, finally, recover his own at one twentieth part of the cost? The evil points out its own remedy; if we are right in our premises, and suitors keep aloof from courts of unim peachableatengcrutsy because they are ex inn is obvious. Make olesiv o andno wled 'expensive,ge andthe co i them open to receive informatiOn from all, cheap enough to be a ccePtable to all, and the same amount of business will be found to flock thither as was seen before this un expected and novel rivalry created by the Legislature. I cannot help feeling sanguine in my own opinion as to the success of your great measure for receiving theevi deuce of parties; for, looking to the names and the character of the Commissioners for inquiring into the practice of pleading, I.fully anticipate such a reform of abuses—such a sweeping abolition of fiction and verbi age—those pets of English lawyers—and the establish ment of such a natural and intelligible course of proce dure in our courts as will be satisfactory to the public and conducive to the honour and interest of the :pro fession." His learned and lamented friend in refer ring to the measure as his (Lord Brougham's) had not done himself justice, as the measure was his own, and was a corollary upon his Act of 1842. The second 'ex tract to which he should refer showed strongly the in-el jurious effects of an unjust and incomplete judicial sys tem. The writer, speaking of France said, " The people having borne their load so long that it was sup- posed that they never could form the wish, much less even possess the power, to shake it off, • all opportunity of removing their grievances and gaining their good-will was habitually neglected. What, if given in time, would have more ttian contented all parties was withheld until nothing that could be safely ordered could satisfy any; and the whole eyetctn which, with timely reformation, "That this society considers it highly desirable that a school of law and jurisprudence should be formed in connexion with it." One Of the great evils in our present legal system was its division into so many classes, each distinct from the other. There was civil law, criminal law, the law of Equity, and ecclesiastical law, and each of these required tee attention and shill of a distinct class of persona. Law students at present were rarely instructed in that liberal knowledge of jurisprudence, and comprehensive system which formed the basia of all law. Their ideas were narrowed, and it was even pref./led by attorneysand solicitors that counsel should have a good practical knowledge of one branch rather than a general and com prehensive understanding of the whole. He thought that schools and lectures in connexion with the society were most desirable. They would raise the character' of the law student, besides conferring a benefit on society at large. Mr. LowE seconded this resolution, which was also agreed to. The Earl of HARROWBY also addreised the meeting, as did several other gentlemen, in support of risolutiona advocating various reforms of the law. The annual election of officers then took place, and after the usual compliment_ to the Chairman the meeting separated. ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. The thirty-fourth anniversary of this excellent society was held yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great- Queen-street, where a sumptuous dinner was provided. In the absence of the Duke of Buccleuch, who had been announced in the tickets of invitation as the chair man, the Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird kindly took the chair. _ _ Among the company present we observed Colonel Sir Duncan M.4Dougall, Sir John H. Maxwell, Bart., Lieut.- Colonel T. Matheson, M.P., Captain H. H. Maxwell, Captain Charles Forbes, J. G. Lockhart, Esq., M.P., George .Bain, Esq., &c. We regretted to find that the party was not so numerous as on former occasions. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. G. F. Taylor, assisted by Miss Wells, Miss J. Wells,. Mr. Godden, and Mr. Farquharson Smith. The grace having been sung on the removal of the cloth, the usual toasts followed. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, intimated that his Royal High ness had consented to become president of the society. Sir D. MDOI3GALL and Sir J. H. MAXWELL returned thanks respectively for the Army and Navy. The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, their president," in highly complimentary terms. The children, whose appearance excited universal ad miration, and who were preceded by the Mackay, her Majesty's piper, were paraded before the company. The boys numbered 67, and the girls 50. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of the even ing, namely, "Prosperity to the institution,"remarking that the best appeal he could make in its behalf was by pointing to the healthy, robust, and happy looks of the children around them. He, however, felt it necessary to state a few of the reasons why.the directors now ear nestly appealed to the company and the public for support. He really did think that when it was remembered that they were bringing up in a sound moral, religious education so many of the youth who were connected with their country, at all events no Scotchman could refuse to contribute to its support; while when they considered that the institution had been the means of educating many of those who had fought the battles of this country, no Englishman who had it in his power could reasonably object to do the same thing.—(Cheers.) The institution, he was sorry to say, was considerably in arrear, which he thought had arisen, as was very often the case in charities of this nature, from the circumstance of the managers having forgotten themselves at a period when the asylum was in the midst of great pros perity. He therefore regretted to say that the in stitution was not in so flourishing a condition as he could desire. The directors, in the height of their prosperity, had devoted more care and expense to providing house accommodation for the children than to promoting their education. In fact, there had been a larger number of children collected in the asylum than they were fairly able to support, and he believed much of their difficul ties could be directly traced to that cause, because he was happy to say that the annual income of the institu tion had not fallen off, bat remained as large as it was in former years.—(Hear, hear.) It could not be denied tbat hitherto they had been keeping up an establish ment that was too expensive for their means, but last year the directors vigorously addressed them to reform ing the management, and a most able re port was drawn up by certain members, includ ing the. Chisholm, which recommended that greater economy should be exercised in the arrange ments of the asylum.—(Hear, hear.) He was rejoiced to say that the recommendation had been most fully carried out, and up to the present time there bad been a saving of somewhere about 7001. a year, which at the end of the current year they confidently hoped would be increased to 9001.—(Cheers.) They had been able to effect that saving without reducing the number of chil dren, and he was satisfied that, in the end, it would turn out that their difficulties had only been of a temporary character.—(Hear, hear.) They must all put the shoulder to the wheel again, and strive to attain addi tional support, as he had already done in the City.— (Hear, hear.) They must not confine their energies to Scotland, but extend them also to this country, and ul timately, he felt convinced that the institution would once more be restored to a state of prosperity.—(Hear, hear.) With these few remarks, he would give them " Prosperity to the Caledonian S chools."—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with most enthusiastic applause. Other toasts having been given and responded to, it was announced that the subscriptions for the evening amounted to nearly , 5001., including donations from his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch of 100 guineas, the friends of Sir J. H. Maxwell of 481., the chairman (Lord kin naird) of 10 guineas, and from Mr. Lockhart, Captain Forbes, and Sir George Clerk, of 10 guineas each. The Queen's piper and the juvenile band of the society were in attendance, and at intervals played several spirit-stirring pibrochs and reels; whilst the two Misses Wells, Mr. G. F. Taylor, Mr. Godden, and Mr. Far quharson Smith, delighted the andience with the pretty glees, songs, and ballads which they sang in the course of the evening. The spirited style in which Miss M. Wells sang" Bonnie Dundee" awoke to enthusiasm the patriot feelings of the Scottish portion of the audience, and she was loudly encored. The touching Scottish song of What's a' the steer, kimmer" was sung with equal ,aste by the two sisters. The company separated about twelve o'clock. AY, EVENING, T-wcrrticl have sustained and improved - into a solid scheme of useful polity was suddenly swept away—King, nobles, feudal rights, and financial txactions, clerical power, and judicial institutions—all the good and all the evil that has been accumulating for fourteen centuries—a sad spectacle to the observer, but a useful lesson to those who, from fear of change, resist all improvements and deem it safer to encounter the risk of revolution than submit to the necessity of reform." flu begged to thank them for the attention with which they had listened to him, and to assure them of his deep interest in the pro gress of the society. Lord 'BEAUSIoNT moved, and Mr. Hume briefly se conded, the adoption of the report. Both gentlemen de clared their warm interest in the proceedings of the society, and their earnest desire to see a speedy but judi cious reform in our present imperfect system. Mr. BETLIELL moved the second resolution— THE GREAT EXHIBITION. - - The receipts at the Crystal Palace yesterday fell somewhat short of the amount taken on Tuesday, but 2,8971. 7s. is a large sum to collect from ls. contribu tions, and the police returns give 62,663 as the num bers that entered the building. Had it not been for the unfavourable state of the weather during the latter part of the day, we should no doubt have had to record a still greater result. A rather serious accident took place in the machinery department, one of the attendants en gaged in the working of a brick-making machine having had his arm caught in it while in motion and badly , fractured in two places. Through the liberality of the Lord Mayor and Court Of. Aldermen 60 of the children of Emanuel Hospital, Westminster, have been enabled to visit the Exhibition. Such examples as this case and that of the London Orphan Asylum, men tioned yesterday, present are highly worthy of imita tion, and it is to be hoped that betbre the Crystal Palace closes the children of all , our great public charities will have had an opportunity afforded them of examining with the quick perceptions of youth a scene so instruc tive. The Royal Commission, the Executive Committee, Messrs. Fox and Henderson, Mr. Paxton, the Foreign Commissioners, the foreign jurors, and, in fact, all con nected with the origin, the progress, the completion, and the success of the Great Exhidition, go down to Bir mingham to-day to partake of the hospitality and to survey the chief manufacturing establishments of that important town. The arrivals were as follows: — Froth 10 to 11 o'clock 18,637 From 11 to 12 From 12 to 1 - 10,315 From 1 to 2 1 From 2 to 3 4,423 From 3 to 4 3,3661,476 From 4 to 5 Total to 5 o'clock 61,895 1,105 From sto 6 o'clock ... .. . . Total number of visitors abottt... 63,0 00 The number doubtless wou ld have been greater but fora chilly rain which began to fall in the middle of the day. The visitors were of the same class as usual— rather the middle than the working class. There were several large charity schools present. It appears that the vast concourse of visitors on shil ling days does not at all prevent the resort of season ticket holders and others of the higher classes. Yekiter day we observed the Dowager Countess of Carlisle. Lord and Lady Cranworth, the Earl and Countess of Rosse, Lord Sudeley, the Earl of Chichester, Lord Ilopetoun, and many others of similar position. The amount taken during the day was— For season tickets At the doors 2,897 7 0 Total receipts Amount previously received ... 231,674 'l7 0 Total receipts up to yesterday £234.592 3 0 TERRIFIC STORM.—The Mad River Valley (Ohio) Gazette records the particulars of a great hail-storm which swept over that region a few days since. Stones fell the size of the common mineral door knob, some spheroidal, others had the appearance of jagged ice. Lambs and poultry were killed wherever exposed. The cattle ran around frantic and belloWing their hides being severely lacerated by , the hail four trod a stones. One hailstone which was found weighe d half ounces I JUNE 19, 1851. PARLIAM IVISIONS. (From tho Yctes and Proceedings of the House of Commons ) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18. SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL. Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on Amend ment proposed to Question (30th April), "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair," and which Amendment was to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof :—Question again proposed, " That the words proposed to be lett out stand part of the Question :" Debate resumed; Question put. The House divided : MINORITY-AYES 42. Alcock, Thomas Evans, William Manners, Lord C. Baird, James Farnham, E. Masterman, John Barrow, W. 11. Fellowes, Edward Meux, Sir Henry Berestord, William Galway, Viscount Morris, David Best, John Grenfell, Charles W. O'Brien, Sir Lucius Brotherton, Joseph Grosvenor, Lord R. Perfect, R. Buxton, Sir E. Gwyn, Rowel Pigot, Francis Child, s tail th Hamilton, G. A. Robartes, T. J. Clay, Sir W. Harris, Richard Seaham, Viscount .Clifford, Henry M. Ila.stie, Alexander Stuart, Lord D. Cowper, W. F. llaruphery, Ald. Tliicknesse, Ralph D'Eyncourt, T. Kershaw, James Verney, Sir H. Duncan, George I acy, ll' C. r EMAIL*. Dunne, Colonel Lockhart, W. Williams, W. Edwards, Henry Lushington, Charles Wadley, C. MAJORITY-NOES, i 7• • ------ Prime, Richard Baring, 11. B. Hall, ;zir B. Barrington, Viscount Hatchell, John Roebuck, J. A. Beckett, William li eneage , G. 11. Russell ,F. C. 11. Bouverie, E. P. H en l ey, J. W. Scholetield, William Bowles, Admiral henry, Alexander Sibtliorp, Colonel Boyle, colone. if eyworth, Lawrence Smith, Vernon Buck, Lewis W. Higgins, G. G. Smyth, John G. Buller, Sir Y. Hope, Sir J. Sotheron, T. H. Butler. P. S. IILIIIIC, Joseph Spooner, Richard Campbell, W. F. La wley, B. It. Stauslield, W. It. C. Carew, W. H. Pole Leslie, C. P Strickland, Sir G. Childers, J. W. Lockhart, A. E. Stuart, Lord J. Divett, Edward Long, W. Stuart, Henry Dodd, G. Mackie, John Thompson, Colonel Duckworth, Sir J. 3PTaggart, Sir J. Trelawny, J. S. Buncombe, T. Melgtmd, Viscount Tyler, Sir G. Estcourt, J. B. B. Morgan, H. K. Villiers, Viscount Fergus, John Mowatt, Francis Waddington, H. S. Fitzroy, 11011. H. Mullings, J. R. Walmsley, Sir J. Forster, Matthew Mundy, William Wawn, J. T. Fox, W. J. O'Connell, M. J. IVesthead, J. B. Freestun, Colonel O'Connor, Feargus Wood, Sir Charles Fuller, A. E. O'Flaherty, Anthony Wynn, Sir W. Geed', Charles Palmer, Robert Grangera. C. Grey, Sir G. Guest, Sir J. Patten, J. W. TELLERS. Pechell, Sir G. Anstey, T. C. Pilkington, James Wall, C. B. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause 3 (Growing Crops seized and sold under execution to be liable for accruing rent) :—Motion made, and Question put, " That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill." The Committee divided:— MAJORITY-AYES, 71. Bailey, Joseph Fellowes, E. Mines, R. M. Barrington, Vis. FitzrAy, Henry Mundy, William Barrow, W. H. Forbes, William O'Brien SI Lucius Bennet, Philip Fordyce, A. 1). Palmer, Robert Bernard, Viscount French, F. Portal, Melville Blackstone, W. S. Freshfield, J. W. Reid, Colonel Blair, Stephen Fuller, A. E. Sandars, George Blandford, Marquis Galiwey, S. W. Seaham, Viscount Booker, T. W. Galway, Viscount Sibthorp, Colonel Buck, L. W. Gilpin, Colonel Smyth, J. G. Butler, P. S. Goddard, A. L. Somerset, Captain Carew, W. P. Goold, Wyndham Sotheron, T. H. S. Cavendish, G. 11. Gore, W. 0. Strickland, Sir G. Child, Smith Gwyn, Bowel Thompson, Colonel Cholmeley, Sir M. Halford, Sir Henry Tollemache, John Clive, R. 11, Haliewell, E. 0. Tyler, Sir G. Cobb°ld, J. C. Hamilton, G. A. Villiers, Viscount Dodd, G. Hatchell, John Wegg-Prosser, F. Duckworth, Sir J. Hayes, Sir E. Westhead, J. P. Dunne, Colonel Henley, J. W. Wilson, Matthew Du Pre, C. G. llornby, John Young, Sir John East, Sir J. B. Long, W. Edwards, Henry Lowther, Colonel TELLERS. Estcourt, J. 8.8. Masterman, J. Muilings, J. R. Farnham, E. B. Miles, P. W. Spooner, R. MINORITY-NOES, 41. Anstey, Thomas Harris, Richard Philips, Sir G. R. Baines, M. T. Heywood, James Pilkington, Jame]; Bouverie, It. P. Heyworth, L. Power, Dr. Brotherton, J. Hindley, Charles Ricardo, Osman Clay, James Hutchins, E. J. Robartes, T. J. Cockburn, Sir A. Kershaw, James Scully, Francis Coke, Hon. E. K. Lewis, G. C. Stuart, Lord J. Craig, Sir W.G. Littleton, E. It. Tennent, . . J. Crawford, W. S. Mackinnon, W. A, Thicknesse, R. A. Davie, Sir H. M`Cullagh, W. Towneley, John Evans, William O'Connor, Feargus Verney, Sir 11. Grace, 0. D. J. o . Flaherty, Antkony Greene, John Ogle, S. C. TZLLEI.B. Grey, Sir George Pechell, Sir G. Bright, John Guest, Sir John Perfect, Robert Granger, T. C. Clause 4 (Tenant may remove Buildings and Fixtures erected by him on Farms, unless Landlord elect to take them) :—Amendment proposed, in page 3, line 2:3, after the word " Act," to insert the words " with the consent in writ ing of the Landlord for the time being :"—Question put, " That those words be there inserted." The Committee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 82. Bailey, Joseph Freshfield, J. W. Palmer, Robert Barrington, Viscount Fuller, A. E. Patten, J. W. Barron, Sir H. Marrow, W. H. Bennet, P. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Philips, Sir G. R. Galway, Viscount Pilkington, James Gilpin, Colonel Portal, Melville Reid, Colonel Bernard, Viscount Goddard, A. L. Blackstone, W. Blair, Stephen Booker, T. IV. Brotherton, J. Buck ;L. W. Burrell, Sir C. Butler, P. S. Goold, Wyndham Robartes, T. J. A. Guest, Sir John Sandars, George Gwyn, Rowel Seaham, Viscount Halford, Sir H. Sibthorp, Colonel Hanewel', E. G. Smyth, John George Hamilton, G. A. Somerset, Captain Hatchell, John Sotheron, T. . _ _ . Carew, W. H. P. Hayes, Sir E. Stansfield, W. It. Cavendish, G. U. Henley, J. W. Strickland, Sir G. Chaplin, W. J. Hornby John lhicknesse, It. A. Child, Smith Hudson, G. Thompson, Colonel Cliolmelzy, Sir M. Hutchins, E. J. Tyler, Sir G. Cobbold, John C. Lawley, B. R. Verney, Sir H. Davie, Sir U. Lindsay, Colonel Wegg-Prosser, F. Dodd, George I Littleton, E. It. Westhead , J. P. Duckworth, Sir J Long, Walter Wilson, Matthew Dunne, Colonel Lowther, Colonel Weod, Sir Charles Du I're, C. George Meux, Sir H. Young, Sir John East, Sir Edwards, H. Miines, H. M. TELLERS. Esteourt, J. B. - Mundy, William Mullings, J. R. Fitzroy, Henry .NeQld, Joseph Spooner, Richard Forbes, W. O'Brien, Sir Lucius MINORITY-NOES, 23. Bouverie, E. P. llindlcyCharles Perfect, Robert Bright, John Kershaw, James Power, Dr. Clay, James Lewis, G. C. Scully,Francls Evans, William Mackinnon, W. A. 'foment, R. J. French, F. M`Cullagh, W. T. Wood, Sir W. P. Grace, 0. D. Mahon, O'Gorman Greene, John O'Connor, Feargus TELLXIO. Heywood, James O'Flaherty, Anthony Crawford, W. S. Heyworth, L. Pechell, Sir G. Antey, T. C. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIGHT. The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock, passed Holyhead this afternoon at six o'clock, bringing the mails and advices from New York to the 7th instant, on which day she left that port for England. She brings over 150 passengers and 827,000 dollars. The Pacific steam-ship arrived out in nine days and IS hours. A destructive fire had taken place at Cambridge, Massachussetts. There is no altered feature in any of the markets since the departure of the Africa. Cotton has slightly receded. Exchange was firm. Business generally favourably reported of. MEXICO. e have received from Mexico files of El Monitor Republicano, Le Trait d'Union, and El Universal, to the 17th inst. We translate from them the following news:— The question of extraordinary powers, to permit the Government to extricate itself from its difficult position —where are the finances of the country?—was not re solved at the latest dates. This special committee pre sented the report on the 14th ult. The committee con ceded to the Government the extraordinary powers, but limit them more carefully than the House of Deputies did. Thus the Executive Power is authorised to dis charge the paid employis, and to call others without a salary; to lower the tariff of the Custom House to five per cent. below the tariff of the United States; to re ceive the 1,680,000 dolls. detained upon the remaining American indemnity; to pay the interior creditors, but, after their consent, not individually, but by classes; to occupy the national property; to pursue the a pp lication of the law upon the public credit; to take the revenue of tobacco and mints, but giving an indemnity to the present administrations; to suppress the direct taxes, and substi tute in place indirect taxes, &c. This report was dis cussed for a long time, and was voted by twenty-seven against nineteen votes. The discussion of the articles followed then, and it appeared, after the first resolution, that the Senate would adopt it without many changes. The House of Deputies, for the question on the . treaty of Tehuantepec, had resol ved that the report of the special committee should be privately discussed. This report was adopted with some slight modifications. TERMINATION OF THE INQUEST ON THE FALMER RAILWAY ACCIDENT, BRIGHTON, WEDNESDAY. —The examination of t h e five remaining witnesses last night did not elicit any th e Lewes in addition to those g iven in the e v idence at li remaining Lewes inquest. This morning the Cor oner and the jury e m et again at the Town - hall , when the Coronerfter summed up and the jury retired to d e l i b e rate. After i u c onsultation an hour and a half, the jury returne d into court with the following verdict:— " The jurors find that Samuel Jackson died from ia juries occasioned by the train. passing off the line near the archway leading to Newmarket Hill, an d Brighton Railway, caused bye on the Lewes having been wilfully, feloniously, wooden sleeper and maliciously placed across the outer rail on the northern side of the down person or persons unknown. " The jury can no t directors to discontinue se parateth without . calling possible, of running the tender before e ractice, as . efaraass there is a possibility that, had might have removed theen. thefirst,heneagi, --moved the ob i s e tr e ucti e on, have prevented the accident. the guards and in so doing " The jurors also hope that the company will adopt some plan for s t reng th e ning the guard-irons, so as to render them capable of reiLoving heavy as well as light substances, and likewise for fixing guard irons to the tender." ----- THE NEW NOVEL NY THE AUTHOR OF " THE DISCIPLINE OF LICE," entitled " CLARE ABBEY," is pub lished this day by Messrs. Colburn and Co., and may n ow be had at all the libraries. Also just published -2. Th e 11o'. Mrs. Norton's new novel, Stuart c o s f , bpun eat h" 3. Arthur Conway; or, Scenes in the Tro pi y Captain Milinan, late 33d Regiment. 4. Ralph Rutherford, a Nauti cal Roiname, by the author of " The Petrel." 5. Caleb Field, a Tale of the Puritans, by the author of " Margaret Maitland," &c., 1 vol. Also just ready, " The English in America," by the author of " Sam Slick," 2 v o l s . COURT OF CHANCERY AND JUDICIAL COMMITTEE BILL.— The Bill brought into the House of Common, by Lord John Russell, the Attorney - General, anti the Solicitor-Gene ral,,f_ "to improve the administration of justice in te Court Chancery and in the Judieial Committee of the Privy Coun cil," has been printed. It contains 20 elapses, and extends over kevon pages. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ►SCREW.FRIGATE VULCAN.—There are some very distressing reports afloat at Portsmouth respecting the safety of the Vulcan, iron steam-transport, Master- Commander Penn, which sailed for the Cape, with troops, on the 12th of March. We believe that there is not the smallest foundation for these reports, as there is scarcely time sufficient elapsed since her sailing for the news of her arrival at the Cape to have arrived in Eng land. The probable time of her passage would be eighty days out and home; but if she got short of coals goin g out she would have to touch at Rio for a supply which would delay her a fortnight or three weeks.-- Herald. Birkenhead steam-transport, Master-Commander Sal mon, has bent sails, and is all ready for service. It is not yet known whether she will proceed to Cork, or whether she will take on board the 12th Lancers at Portsmouth. She has room for 600 troops, and, being fitted with the distilling galley,will carry sufficient pro visions and stores for that number of men for so long a voyage as the Cape. Bulldog steam-sloop, is taking on board her tanks and sea stores alongside the yard jetty at Portsmouth, and is xpected to be commissioned soon. Columbine, 16, cnd Arab, 12, have been taken into deck tit Chatham, to be repaired. Herald surveying-ship, Captain Kellett, C. 8., was peid off into ordinary on Monday. Tiger steam frigate is coaling in the basin at Ports mouth; she has taken on board her stores, and probably will be tried shunt Monday next. Captain Henderson will take her into the Channel for a few days to test her stability and qualities. She still has a slight list, but looks like a fine vessel, and will, perhaps, answer well when down in the water to her load line; but, as we have before reported, it will be difficult to keep her upright when light. She has been painted similaily to the Argus steam-sloop, which vessel is in the basin tak ing on board her sails and sea stores; she will be tried next week. Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain Warden, i s getting ready at Portsmouth, and will probably bend sails to-day. Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, was towed into Chatham harbour on Saturday afternoon by the Hecate, steam-sloop, Commander G. S. Hand; and African steam-tug. The Hecate remains. No day has yet been named for paying off the Wellesley. The brig Berlin, Mr. John Lett master, arri f v o e r d th a e t Chatham on Saturday from Leghorn with t imber dockyard. PoRTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.--The Stag freight-ship, Captai n Baker, passed through Spithead this morning from Cowes on her way to Halifax, Nova Scot i a , with detachments of t roops . After the troops had embarked it was discovered there was no surgeon on board. The ship was detained at Cowes upwards of a week by this occurrence, coasting a large sum for demurrage. A surgeon was forwarded eventually from one of the Chan nel Islands. The Stag had draughts of the 72d and 97th regiments on board. The freight-ships Charlotte, 650 tons, and Berkshire, 483 tons, are taken up for the embarkation of the 12th Lancers (now at Winchester) at this port on Monday next for the Cape. Seven volunteers each from the 4th Dragoon Guar&, Ist and 2d Dragoons, 4th Light Dra goons, Bth Hussars, and 16th and 17th Lancers joined the 12th Royal Lancers at Winchester on Monday, and seven men each from the 2d and 3d Dragoon Guards, 11th Hussars, and 13th Light Dragoon=, on the follow ing day, to complete their number. This regiment has been supplied with double-barrelled carbines for service at the Cape. The Brisk, newly launched steam-sloop, arrived off St. Helen's this morning, in tow of the Monkey tug, on her way to Scotland to get her engines. APPOINTMENT. WooLwrcn, JuN;iB.lAssisttint-Engineer—Benja min Barber, to the Birkenhead steam troop-ship, at Portsmouth. PROMOTION. Matthew Delany, to be acting boatswain. The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring, First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee yesterday at Whitehall, which was attended by the following officers:—Vice. Admiral—Thomas Brown. Rear-Admirals—Peter John Douglas and Hercules Robinson. Captains—Charles Hope (1826), David Scott ( 1830 ), Charles T a lbot (1830), W. B. Greene (1834), Julius J. F. Newell (1838), J. Monday (1838), and W. Shepheard (1840). Commanders—H. King (1814), W. Wooaley (1816), D. Mayne (1829), F. R. Coghlan (1843), H. W. Hill (1841), Malachi Donellan (1844), T. Lunn (1844), B. Haines (1845), H. G. Rogers (1847), Gilbert B. Ruther ford (1848), A. G. West (1848), and L. Roberts (1849). Lieutenants—W. H. Dixon (1307), T. Archer (1808), W. H. Oldmixen (1815), J. B. Somerville (1821), F. N. Clerk (1835), G. S. Tayler (1841), Horace Bullock (1843), and Edward Nero; (1848). UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 13. CHANCELLOR'S ENGLISH MEDALLIST.—His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Chancellor of the University, being pleased to give annually a gold medal to such resident undergraduates as shall compose the best En glish poem, the same has been this year adjudged to W. E. Littlewood, of Pembroke College. Subject, " Gus tavus Adolphus." TRINITY HALL.—The undermentioned gentlemen have been elected scholars of this society :—Stephen Collett, Image, Franks, Fawcett, Ridley. The Chet• wodu and Oxendon exhibitions have been awarded to Collett. HEAL TH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) During May the number of deaths registered in each week in the metropolis was about 1,000; since the end of that month it has decreased by slow degrees, having been in the first week of June 961, and in the week end ing last Saturday showing a further decline to 931. In the ten weeks of 1841-50 corresponding to last week, the average was 854, compared with which the mortality in the present return is still heavy; but if a correction be made in proportion to increase of population, the average becomes 932, and the number of deaths in last week al most exactly coincides with it. The decrease on the week immediately preceding is perceptible in deaths arising from diseases of the organs of respiration, the number in this class having fallen from 161 to 139; and also, within the two weeks, phthisis or consumption, which is placed in the tubercu lar class, having been fatal successively to 146 and 127 persons. But the class of affections of the respi ratory: organs exhibit!.; still a considerable excess above the average, which is 107; and in the case of bronchitis, which has fallen to 51, a re f erenc e to the deaths in corresponding weeks of te n y ear s will show that the number never rose in any instance above 43, and that generally it was less than 35. The mortality from pneumonia also continues greater than hue been usual at this rather advanced season of the year, the number of fatal cases ascribed to it in this return being 68, which is more than occurred in any of the °erre sponding weeks, and 16 more than the average. In the zymotic or epidemic class of diseases small pox was fatal to 15 children, and to four persons above fifteen years of age. In Holbrook-court, near Totten ham-court-road, a family mentioned by the regtstrar resides, in which, out of eight children, three who have b e en vaccinated have escape d the dise a se, while of the remaining five who have not been vaccinated. three have died. The place i s remarkable for filth, deficient venti lation, and want of drainage. The total number of fatal cases enumerated this week as due to epidemics is 196, which scarcely exceeds th e corrected average; and among these measles counts 33- hooping-cough, 40 ; diarrhcea and dysentery, 1 6 : ty phus, 35;; and scarlatino, which has become m ore fatal, 24. The following are the particulars of a case of cholera : In St. Mary, Newington, at 9, Swan -greet' on the 10th of June, a painter and glazier, aged 48 year T o d ofßetween" c h o ler a them a 7 l itghn and n , d after i 2t h 24 hours June i i e l l l u n s e i s y s e ." pen sioners died in the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, the of a young est of whom was seventy years sevenB' i o ld es t seventy-eight. ge, and the STATE OF THS WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAT.—The sky was mostly covered with cloud till lb.. from this time till Sh. ran. the sky was f ree f r om cloud, and ove rcast during the rem a i n d er of the day; cirrostratus. MONDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Rain fell frequently. TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus. Rain fell heavily d u ring the afterno on. WEDNESDAY, —Th e c l ou d s were occasionally broken during the morning, other w i se th e s ky was covered with cloud throughout the day; c u muli, cumulostrat i, and cirrostrati. THURSDAY.—The sky was o vercast throughout the d ay; cirrostratus. Rain fell generally. FRIDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered w th it e h ey cl e o n u m d g t . hroughout the day ; c irros tt t h r t a ei t:s m . tir ß hn a in, in ga ft f ellthee a fte r during r s n ue g t time e T i u t i w tD a w s place was just visible. 14d.—Positive, with weak tension. yt ß im a w i e n a: fe od l vu l er d rin u casg ring the evening. Y el clear. h j e i l i t sk t •electricity was ELECTRICITY. —June 14d.—Positive, which shown durin g the week. e an in cl a h; This -} W c a T s n t i liTonly mast,The manedanrreeaaddineagchofdaaythaetrm94o..mA._eti,:eir.tpilvaasced62%Qth; mean reading at 911. r..m. was 57 3' 2 , the mean readings at the'Royal Obser i vatory for the same times w ere 57 . 1 4 , and 54.3 e respective y. The rea di n g of the barometer decreased from 29.84 in. at the beginning o f the week to 29'46 i n . b y 9h. r.st. on the 951 1 ; increa sed to 29 87 in. by noon on the I Ith ; decreased to 29 . 57 i n. by 911. P.m. on the 12th ; and increased to 29.97 in. by the end of the week. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN,S., L O NDON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAILWAY.--AbObRIII Of Traffic for the week - ending June 15 : Passengers, parcels, &c. £41,544 1 1 Merchandise 15.810 8 2 Cattle ••• • 1,00015 4 _ •• • WS • ." Total £58,355 4 7 Corresponding week las.tyear 45,321 8 3 Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. LoNDoN AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. — Amount of Traffic for the week ending June 15 : Passengers ... £1 2 3 , ,°29 M 1 1 7 9 1 6 1/ Goods ... ••• Total ..• ...£15,316 1 7 6 c orr esponding week last year... 12,503 5 11 CALIDONIAN RAILWAY.—(I6O miles opened.)—Return of trade for the week ending June 8: Passengers, &c. Goods, &c. ... £2,654 8 li ... • , 3 809 5 3 Total* £6,463 13 4} Corresponding week last year ... 6.248 15 3 * Including Wishaw and Coltnep, now in charge of a factor. 1 1 I