The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-02 00:00:00

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., post vo., SA NOVEL. 0 0 I L W D. " The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired bye high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man iserses, and Smythes."—Observer. Sllwoed' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladles who play conspicnons parts In the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE._ THE LIST GRAND CLASSICAL AND DRAMATIC CONCERTED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, Selected from the following authors : Mozart, Beethoven, Mercadante, Paesiello, Fioravante, Spohr, Bossini, Weber, Cherubird, Gretry, and MendelsSohn, Will take place on WEDNESDAY MORNING, July 10, And will unite the talents of Mesdames Sontag, Parodi, Catherine Hayes, Giuliani, Ida Bertrand, And Frezzolini ; Signori Coletti, Rellettl, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, Lablache, Gardoni, Calzolari, Baucarde, an 1 Mr. Sims Reeves. The valuable as,istance of M. Thalserg has been secured, who will execute same favourit pieces, and, amongst others, an admired Concerto of Beethoven, accompanied by fall Orchestra. Conductor, Mr. BALFE Part I. _ _ - Beethoven. Symphony Imetto. lam C. Hayes and slime. Giuliani, " Qual ane lante" . .... - - - Grand Aria, Sig. Beletti, with chorus (Mello) Quanetto, Man,. Sontag, Mdlle. Parodi, Signori Eau cards and Coletti, " Come ohime" (Nina Pazza) - Paesiello. Duetto, Miss C. Hayes and Mr. Sims Reeves, "List, dearest, list" (Kcolanthe) Concerto in C minor, first movement, Thalberg - Beethoven. Duetto, Mmc. Sontag and Sig. Lablache (La Lezione di Canto) Chorus of Prisoners (Fidelio). The solo parts by Sig. - Marcello. - Beethoven. - Beethoven. Ca!zolari, Mr. 51!ms Reeve,., and Sig. Lorenzo Aria, " The Soldier Tired," Madame Sontag (Artax erxes) Selection from Requim. Mmes. Sontag, Emil', Giu liani, C. Hayes, Ida Bertrand, and Frezzolint ; Sig nori Gardoni, Caizolari, Baucarde, Sims Reeves, Co lettl, Beletti, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, and Signor La blache - - - - - - - - - Mozart. - 3f endelasohn - Curschmann. - Spohr. Part 11. Scherzo and Wedding March (Midsummer Night's Dream) Trio, for three tenor., Signori Gardoni, Calzolari, Ban- _ carde, " Viva Bacco" - - - Duetto, Mme. Sontag and Sig. Gardoni," Bella Ninfo" (Jessonda) - - - Qnartetto, Miss C. Hayes. Mine. Giuliani. Sig. Coletti, and Sig. Lorenzo, " Vien d'Aurora" (Siege of Ro eh tile) - - - - - - - - Ealfe. Variations on the airs from L'Elisir d'Amore, M. Thal berg Swiss Air with variations (by desire), Mme. Sontag _ _ and Chorus - - - - - - Eckart. Duetto, Mme. Frezzolini and Mille. Ida Bertrand, " Ferma non d'Ascolto" (Tancredi) - - - Rossini. Scena, Madlle. Parodi (Faust) Terzetto, Mine. Giuliani, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Sig. Cotetti, " Tremate empj tresnate" - - Beethoven. Grand Finale (Fidelio), Mesdames Sontag, Parodi, Giuliani, C. Hayes, Ida Bertrand, and Frezzolini ; Signori Gordon!, Calzolari, Baucarde, Sims Reeves, Coletti, Bellettl, Lorenzo, F. Labiache, and Sig. Lablache Beethoven. _ Part 111. - Beethoven. - Mereaciante. Overture (Egmont) - - Aria, Sig. Coletti, " Liete voci" Polacca, Madame Frezzolini (Fantasma) - - Duetto Buffo, Sig. F. Lablache and Sid. Lablache, " Maitre Francesco" (Carlotta e Herter) - - Coccia. Aria, Mine. Sontag, "L i Fauvetta" - - - - Gretry. Aria, Ma , llle Ida 1-_:ertrand " 0 Aalutaris hostia" - ChertnMi. Duetto (Der Freischutz) Mme. Frezzolini and Madllc. Parodi - - - - - - - Weber. Grand Fugue, from Mass in C, Mmes. Sontar, Parodi, Giuliani, C. Hayes, Ida Bertrand, and Frezzolir,i ; Signori Gardont, Calzolari, Baucarde, Sims Reeves, Coletti, Be:etti, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, and Signor Lablache - - - - Persiani. - Beethoven. Prices of Admiss7on Boxes, 2 guinea.;; Pit Stalls, I2s. 6d.; Pit, 53. 6d.; Gallery Stalls, 53.: Gallery, 2s. 6d. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. _ _ . . The Concert will commence at Two o'clock precisely. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MA DAME PASTA. It is respectfully announced. that in compliance with the wishes of her numerous friends, a GRAND EVENING FAREWELL CON CEKT (it being her only Concert previously to her leaving England) will be given on MONDAY EVENING, July B. io the Great Concert Room of her Majesty's Theatre, and will be for her exclusive BEEFIT. She will be supported by all the artistes of the establish ment, who have the kindest manner consented to give their sup port. Full particulars will be forthwith ann anted. Applicati,,ns for Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Madame Pasta. 11, Brewton-square. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor PUZZI has the honour to announce to the nobility, subscribers, his friends, and the public, that his BENEFI r will tako place on THCRADAT neat, July 4, coa.bining the talents of Mes4ames Sontag, Paro'ti, and Frezzolini; Signori Ga , doni, Ca!zolari, F. Lablathe, Csietti, and Lablache ; 51,111e5. Carlotta Grist and \ maim Ferraris ; On which occasion will be presented • (for the first time this season) Cimarosa's admired Opera, entitled IL MATRINIONIO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Sontag ; Fidalma, Mdlle. Parodi; Elisetti, Madame Frezzolini ; Bootia, Signor Calzolari ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. After which selections from the admires! Ballet of ESMERALDA, by Millie. Carlotta (Iris'. To be followed by the la , t net of Donizetti's Opera, ANNA BOLENA, Anna Bolena, Mdlle. Farah Percy, Signor Garaino. After which a Grand Pas by Mdllc. Arnalia Ferrarl. To which will be added the Grand Scena irom Verdi's Opera, I DUE FOSC ALI Lucrezia, Mdlle. Giuliani ; The Doge, Signor Colettl. To conclude with the admired Ice Ballet, by M. P• Taglionl, entitled LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIVER ; on, Les Patinnres. - Applications for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets to be made at the Box Office of the theatre, arid at ,Signor t'uzzi's residence, 5 A, Cork street, Bur' ington -gardens. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Last Appearance of Madlle. Carlotta Grist. Second appearance of Signor Gardoni. Madame Frezzollni, Madile. Parodi. I C.APULETTL E I 31ONTECCH.L. THIS EVEN LN G Will be produced, Bellini's eelelgated Opera, I CAPULETTI E I MONTECCIII. Borneo, Matille. Pared' ; Tebaldo. Sig. Gardoni Capellio, Sig. Belletti ; Lorenzo, Si,. Lorenzo; Ginietta, Madame Frezzolini. After which a selection A from the admired ]ballet, L ESMERALDA, by Madile Carlotta Grisi. To conclude with the principle Tableaux of the highly successful new grand Ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni. entitled LES METAMORPHOSES, In whith 3ldlle. A. Ferraris, 3ldlle. M. Taglioni, M. P. Taglioni, and 31. Charles will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING Will be performed ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO, Alice, Mme. Grisi (her 3d appearance in that character) ; Isa bella, Mine. Castellan ; Dame d'Onore, Mdlle. Cotti ; Elena, .Mdlle Louise Taglioal ; Albert Sig. Rommi ; Eraldo, M. Massol ; I. Priore, Sig. Taglialico ; Majordomo, Sig. goldl ; Cavaliers Sig. Meil and Sig. Polonini ; Roberto, Sig. Tamberlik 34 appearance in that character); Bertrame, Herr Formes ; and Rambled°, Sig. Mario (his 3d appearance in that character). The Incidental Divertissement will be danced by Mdlle. Louise Taglioni and M. Alexandre, with a numerous Corps de Ballet. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery ty Messrs. Grieve and Telbin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mine. Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Bla mire ; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances arranged by M. Alexandre ; and the Spectacle under the d , rection of Mr. A.. Harris. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Doors will be opened at Halt-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the night A' season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptost. ruts KVENIN4. Will he nerformed SEPARATE .MAINTENANCE. To be followed by an entirely new comic Drama, entitled NONE TIII2 THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FAIR. Don Flores del Caro Mr. B. Webster ; Don Pachico de Tremido, Mr. Buckstone ; Don Rococo de Frias, Mr. C. Selby ; Isabella, Miss Reynolds. After which THE ENCHANTED ISLE. To conclude with an original Farce called THE GUARDIAN ANGEL. Mr Dulcimer, Mr. Keeley!; Moggy Snaggs, Mrs. Keeley. The Box-office Is wider the direction of yir. 1. T. A.rcuer. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPLIITEIEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. Mr. Batty 'begs to inform his patrons that the Tournament at Vaux hall does not interfere with the amusement at As; ley's, as the com pany leave the Gardens at Six, to enable them to open at Seven, at Astley's every evening. In consequence of the numerous applications daily at the Box- Mice for the revival of the favourite piece of Mazeppa, Mr. Batty, who is always anxious to comply with the wishes of his Patrons, THIS EVENING, Wilt be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA ahtt the WILD HORSE. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Eqllitation in the CirqueOlympique. To conclude with the Ballet of LOVE IN TILE Box-office open From Eleven till Four Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert. &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every 2,0 N-DAY, THUItsUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and TDAY. Last Week of Mons. JUT.LIEN. The new Irish Quadrille, the " Hibernian," composed by M. Jullien. The Derby Galop," composed expreesiy for these Gardens, is one of the most successful of Monsieur Julln's comp t o e sditiotifins,further c onsequence of the nightly encore, will ie be repeated notice. The Grand GhOrka March, performed for the first time before the Nepaulese -imbaseador. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramicnd Pic.his - tnre representing the PASSAGE o f the ALPS by Napoleon a Army! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Denson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. Ste. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'oeuvre of art, and not inferior to any production of the day. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. The Musical Department will be conducted by Mons. Jullien and Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom ! ! Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, It is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained ! The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Koenig, Lazarus, Prosperre, Colinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, and Winterbotham. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celeerated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps 1 Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow -clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount Et. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French army is first Seen. " be, mac, presently the drums beat to arms, and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops sarnmence the Ascent. The Soldi ers are seen dragging the Artillery in Tr of Trees, now E rt e em cl , na almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Teri fic Ravin es , b ut all difficulties are overcome, and the Galla nt Army is seen pig Its course to the Fertile Plains of Italy. The whole to eeinde with a Gorge ous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. s'outliby, I i n t r oducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'a rti lice of former seasons, Jets d'eau, water rockets, I revolving pieces, a no agn lucent Transparency fifty feet In height, painted by Kessrs. Denson, representing ve —nenaearte on Horseback c heering on hi s Troops, surround ed b y war.ike emblems, Insignia of 'ononr, fiats, trophies, eee,, amidst a corraseation of various coloured Ives. The complicated and difficult Ma chinery, and the erecti on o f th e picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, king-street, Covent- garden. On Thursday, Julyl, a GRAND FETE In aid of the Funds of the Linea-drapers, W:-mercers, Lacemtn's, Haberdlikers, and Hosiers' Institution. " mi ssion. la. FRENCH FLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Second Appearance of Madlle. RACHEL. TO-MORROW EVENING The Entertainments will commence at Eight o'clock, with L'AMOUR ET LA RAISON. To be followed by BAJAZET. Roxano, Medic. Rachel. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which !s open daily from Eleven t ll Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be reproduced the celebrated Drama of THE WEPT OF THE WISH-TON-WISH. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Cul lenford, Wright, 0. Smith ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which a new Terpsicorian Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA. Characters by Messsrs. 0. Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar ';:on,gne, to be called JACK T EIE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TUX 3 DAy —Morning 39 min. after 6 1 Evening 2 min. after 7 To-Moaaow— Morning 29 min. after 7 Evening 57 min. atter 7 lEEE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JULY 2. THERMOMETER, IN TIIE 69—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 67—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.95. "Wrin S.W.—fresh breeze and cloudy. ..„ . kr-., laistr .-.›4&.i7:zt:-..:-,, DI I: ,-,'''"-i.4.1../. r • ItZV 4 s I ' \- ,„ . ---- ---4,,e ,c, ' DZIOIT • 'Arleity7., t '4 q.:. •N".... ,.. . . . THE SUN, czYuleiatila AUL c7g., LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1850. The House of Lords have, we regret to say, ex- ' hibited another proof of their invincible antipathy to any measure in any degree tending towards the ex tension of popular rights. " Parliamentary Reform" is a phrase that stinks in the nostrils of the heredi tary legislators. They look back with regret on the good old times when rotten boroughs flourished, when each Noble Lord could " do as he liked with his own," and when the obedient constituency received with due submission the orders of its lordly pa tron, returning as its representative the worthy gentleman, who, having purchased the honour, at a tolerably high figure, was anxious to turn his bargain to the best possible advantage, and only sought fa vourable opportunities for selling them in turn—or even, if a greater evidence of subserviency were re quired, would, with equal pleasure, have re turned one of the sturdy " flunkeys," who, with fragrant bouquet and stalwart calves, wield the gold-topped bamboo behind her Ladyship's chario`. These palmy days have unfortunately passed away. The fetal year 1830 was a peel el of mourning and tribulation among those who had invested their capital in whit were com monly termed "pocket boroughs." Many were alto gether disfranchised. Pieced in the black list, the doomed schedule A, no consolation remained for their dejected proprietors. Others retained a moiety of their former honours, and still sent one Member to dose away his time on the benches of St. Stephen ; while a fortunate few, barely evading the assigned limit, continued to send two Members to the Commons House of Parliament, and thus shone with increased lustre from the extinc tion cf former competition. Forty-two boroughs, sending sixty-nine Members to Parliament, escaped this modern "massacre of the innocents." These fa voured districts are still what is modestly styled "subject to local influences," or, in other words, the mere form of an election is gone through. The "free and independent electors " flock joyously to the hustings to record their votes in favour of the nominee of the noble patron. There is of course no appearance of a contest, no person would be guilty of an act of such ridiculous folly as to suppose that those " highly respectable persons," so eminently worthy of the franchise, would vote contrary to the high behests of the magnate into whose hands they bad surrendered what should ba the most cherished privileges of a freeman. A few complimentary speeches are made, and the day closes in drunkenness and debauchery, a fitting con clusion to the disgraceful scene of corruption and venality with which it commenced. . . . But - the Peers of England cannot consent to any amelioration however trifling. Any adlitional infu sion of the popular• element into the constituencies might render greater the chances of rebellion, and possibly lead to political revolutions in the representa tion of these happy boroughs. Unwarned by the consequences of their dogged refusal, twenty years since, to disfranchise East Ret ford, and to bestow the privilege of which it should have been deprived to one of our busiest seats of manufacturing industry, their Lordships are still opposing every concession, and exhibiting the most unbending obstinacy. Bat they were speedily obliged to " eat their leek," albeit the task was one of intense suffering, and possibly they may again have to yield an undignified submission if they force the popular branch of the Legislature into a collision, and that on a question relating to the constitution of the Commons House of Parliament. The state of the franchise in Ireland had become truly deplorable ; it was a ridiculous absurdity to assert that it was anything approaching to a popular representation. The state of the electoral lists in France previous to the late revolution was not more remarkable than those in the Irish counties at this moment. We have heard it over and over again asserted that the fall of the Orleans dynasty was mainly attributable to this glaring defect, and yet the Lords are anxious to perpetuate in Ireland a system which led to such results in a neighbouring country. The Earl of CAULISLE last night stated, and we believe but too truly, that " the whole constituency of the Irish counties did not amount to 30,000." And be it remembered, that the inhabitants of these coun tries amount to between 6,000,000 and 7,000,000, or, as Lord DgFFERIN remarked, " but twojifths of a re spectable man to every hundred persons in Ireland." This was a state of things urgently requiring cor rection. Something should manifestly be done, and that speedily to remedy the grievance. The Parlia mentary Voters (Ireland) Bill was accordingly brought in and carried through the Commons by decisive - - majorities. The main principle of this much re quired and salutary, although inadequate, measure was to bestow the county franchise on the occupiers of land rated to the poor-rate at a net annual value of Si. or upwards. That this was no wild or revolu tionary proposition, something approximating to uni versal suffrage, may be gathered from this fact, that, if conceded to the fullest extent, it would not give more than 264,000 county voters out of the nearly 7,000,000 of inhabitants, or 15 per cent. of the adult male population, while 29 per cent. of the adult males are thus privileged in this more favoured country. That was not so great a boon, but it was objected to, and on the motion of the Earl of DEsART 151. was substituted for 81., the amendmen2. t being of 2 carried against Ministers by a majority One of the most important and urgently required measures of the session has thus been neutralized by their Lordships. It, however, remains to be seen whether the Commons will remain firm, and stedfastly refuse to yield to the alteration that has been made. Fortunately for the credit of the Government and of the Legislature, not to speak of the national pocket, the amendment proposed last evening by the Hon. Baronet the Member for the University of Oxford in reference to the Bill for the erection of a temporary bridge at Westminster, was carried by a sweeping majority of 123 out of a House of 153, merely 15 being opposed to and 138 in favour of Sir ROBERT Hangar INGLIS'S amendment. That amend ment was simply to the effect that the measure in stead of being read a second time should be for mally referred to the consideration of a Select Committee. We have no very prodigious af fection, we must admit, in the abstract for Select Committees. Indeed we rather look upon them as Parliamentary valves for the superfluous ex penditure of public time, or as systematic excuses for supplementary procrastination. To our thinking there was something wise as well as witty in the re mark made the other day by poor Sir ROBERT PEEL, when it was proposed to pursue a similar course in regard to the Metropolitan Burial Bill—that the reference of the matter to a Select Committee would be the most extraordinary instance upon record of extramural interment 1 Neveribeless, nuisance; though they are, these Select Committees are, at times, necessary nuisances : without saying it simply for the sake of the pun, we may, with perfect truth, remark, that by resorting to this method of com mitting obnoxious measures, our legislators are fre quently spared the necessity of most egregiously committing themselves. Precisely such has been the case in the present instance. By adopting the amendment of Sir R. H. lanres, the House of Com mons was saved the disgrace cf thoughtlessly squan dering a large amount of public money upon a most extravagant undertaking. For it can scarcely be forgotten by the majority cf our readers (after our very detailed exposure of the evils certain to re sult from this preposterous scheme) how mistaken and ruinous would be the consequences likely to result from the plan submitted to the acceptance of Parliament. Looking at the hideous and dilapidated bridge now spanning the Thames between Lambeth and Westminster, it is really melancholy to reflect upon the fact that no less than 70,000/. sterling have been squandered upon it in the mere labour of reparation : 70,0001., and the structure is still not only a grievous eyesore in the very heart of our me tropolis, but is likewise in a condition that threatens to be most dcngerous as a line of traffic and inter communication. Knowing this notorious circum stance, knowing that so many thousands have been ineffectually wasted in patching up an uncomely pile of masonry built up upon rotten foundations, it is indeed marvellous to find a proposition seriously submitted to the Legislature for the erection of a temporary bridge, costing altogether on enormous sum, considering that it is simply tempo rary—and that with a view to the careful recon struction of another and a permanent bridge upon the site which has so long proved unsafe and ricketty. The scheme altogether is without even that specious reason about it which somewhat relieves of its absur dity the recommendation of the lubber in a sea fight to thrust his head through the hole made by the first shot, under the con viction that there are a million chances to one that a second will not pass through the same ori fice. It seems really as though the rottenness of the bed of the river at this particular spot had endeared the present site of Westminster-bridge to some of the Members cf the Legislature, orias if the prospect of continuing the old disbursements in the way of repair was one of altogether irresistible fascination. Cer tainly from our past experience of the foundations, and their propensity to drop down lower and lower when least expected, the funds appro priated to the carrying out of the exist ing plans in this instance might be very appropriately termed the Sinking Fends. Thanks to Sir R. 11. INGLIS, however, there is yet another op portunity afforded for the redemption of the public from this deplorably voracious dilemma. The Bill as at present constructed is about to pass under the scrutiny of a very deliberate Committee. Before the matter has passed through that Committee, we are in hopes that it will be so ceeefully emended as to baffle the recognition even of its originators. Our hopes in this regard nee authorised by our sense of the force of one or two very imperative and undeniable considerations. We cannot imagine to ourselves, for instance, the possibility cf the Committee sanction ing the selection of the present site for a bridge at Westminster, so soon as they begin to estimate the enormity of the sums of money lavished already in the way of repairs, the too immediate proximity of the existing structure to the new Houses of Par liament, and a variety of other equally per suasive reflections. Instead of recommending the ridiculous proposition, to which the Commons yesterday refused the privilege of a second reading, we arc sanguine that the Select Committee may sug gest in their report the substitution of the present structure in lieu of a new wooden one for a temporary line of communication (thereby saving, as it were by a stroke of the pen, a useless expenditure of 100,0001), and the selection of a new site in lieu of the old one (thereby setting off to the best advantage the gorgeous palace of the Legislature, and securing to the bridge between Lambeth and Westminster a safe and solid foundation). By acting in this manner the Committee will economize the public money, will secure in the readiest way the uninterrupted flow of traffic, will aid the genius of Mr. BARRY in displaying his archi tectural masterpiece, arid will prevent the recurrence of a lamentable and expensive series of catastrophes. On Thursday next, namely, the day after to morrow, the unfortunate Metropolitan Interments Bill will be brought under Committee in the Lords, having been already hurried sub silenuo through the first and second readings. Unless some energetic member of that august assemblage venture, then, upon some bold and resolute opposition, we see no thing before us but the final stages re quired to trans form the measure into a veritable enactment. With out the realisation of that last opportunity, we shall see this miserable Bill rendered the law of the land by quietly passing the third reading in the Lords, and in due course of time receiving the Royal assent. One or two glaring anomalies we would here briefly point out before the measure be brought into Com mittee. For example, it appears that instead of se lecting lands of a moderate cost, the highest priced lands, such as the land at Erith, are chosen for the formation of the first cemetery. Let it be borne in mind that the Government (without purchase) are already in possession of lands precisely suited for the purpose of interment, and that the se lection of such lands would prevent the necessity Of further exorbitant taxation, besides rendering th e charges for burial more reasonable—and the extrava gance of this arrangement becomes manifest. How moderate the charges of interment may be made with dun economy is seen in the fact that the poor can be buried for one shilling and sixpence a head, and the rich for one pound two shillings and sixpence, in ce meteries at this moment existing, and—fortunately for them—not under the direction of Government ! THE ATROCIOUS ASSAULT UPON lIER MAJESTY. The Sun published a late edition, containing all that could be known up to eight o'clock, which reached the largo towns in the south and west of England early the next morning. It is only justieo to say that we were assisted in expressing The Sun on this occasion by Messrs. Clayton a9d Son, of 265, Strand. We have received, through Mr. Alexander Johnston, 34, Bachelor's-walk, a Fourth Edition of The Sun of yesterday, containing the account of a most horrible outrage on her Majesty.—Dublin Weekly Register, June 29. _ _ We have received a dispatch, per Mr. Alexander Johnston, news-agent, 34, Bachelg's-walk, from The Sun of Thursday evening, of the atrocious assault upon her Majesty.—The Nation, June 29. We are indebted to Mr. Alexander Johnston, news agent, of Bachelor's-walk, for an early copy of the Fourth Edition of last night's Sun, containing the ac count of a most dastardly attack on her Majesty yester day evening.—Dublin Evening Mail, June 28. Our readers are indebted for the account of the atro cious assault upon her Majesty to the kindness of Mr. Alexander Johnston, 34, Bachelor's-walk, who was at the trouble to forward us the Fourth Edition of Thurs day's Sun, in which it was contained. We are much obliged to Mr. Johnston for his courtesy on this occasion. —7 he Tablet, June 29. WHAT WOULD OUR ANCESTORS SAY P—WEHTE EAST Ix LEEDS!—On Friday last Messrs. Lovegrove, of Blackwell, forwarded to Mr. Fleischmann, of the Scarborough white-bait, ls c ' t hic d h in a n r e r r iv p e a d r i t n y, ce i p n it a a s l c H o o n t d el it , io L n e , e a d a s, d a w su as ppl supplycooked of h w fora great perf ec tion as if eaten at Greenwich. Twenty yea r s a go this delicate fish could scarcely be transm i tt ed to London. So much for railway communication ! Miss WOOLGAR.—This justly favourite actress will take her benefit at the Adelpbi Theatre to-morrow (Wed nesday). The Hunchback, in which she will play the cha racter of Helen, and her father, Mr. woolgar, that of Master Walter, will be the chief piece. of the evening. STATE OF TRADE.--The accounts of the state of trade in the provinces during the past week are all satis factory, a better tone being now observable in the Man chester market. At Leeds and Bradford there is a full de mand at firm and improving prices. At Huddersfield there is more doing in manufactures than for some time past; and at Leicester, where also prices have risen, there is a cer tainty of work throughout the remainder of the year. In all quarters the home demand seems recovering from its recent depression ; and, owing to the prospects of the har vest, there is great confidence in its fiirther increase. The report likewise from the Welch iron market indicates some little revival. Tam POST AND THE PEOPLE.—A. correspondent informs us of a working man who, on Monday, received a letter from Berwick, stating that his mother had died on the preceding Friday, and requesting his attendance on Sunday or Monday morning; the letter was not posted in time for Saturday's mail, and there being no Sunday conveyance of letters, it came too late to be of service; the bereaved sun reached B erw i c k after his mother's funeral was over. CHOLERA (IRELAND. —From a return just pre sented to the House of Commons, it appears that the total number of persons attacked with cholera in Ireland, and re lieved, medically or otherwi , e, by boards of guardians, from September 29, 1818, to March 25, 1859, was 55,141. The cost of relict to 5,092 persons, whose relatioes or supporters died from cholera, was 5,1831. 14s. 3d., which, added to the medical and other expenses occazianed by cholera, made a total of 41,1021.85. ld. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1850. SIR ROBERT PEEL. It is with much regret we announce that Sir Ro bert Peel is still in considerable danger. Tile bulletin issued at 10 o'clock last night was less satisfactory than any previous one, and Sir Benjamin Brodie, who continues in attendance, with Dr. Seymour and Mr. Cscsr Hawkins, had not left Whitehall-gardens at midnight. The anxiety to ascertain the condition of the Right Hon. Baronet was painfully manifested throughout the whole of yesterday. The nobility and gentry began to make inquiries at 9 o'clock, and up to 11 o'clock last evening applicationscontinued to be made. From midday until dusk there was a continued stream of carriages passing through the court-yard. The sympathy exhibited was not, however, confined to the higher classes, for without the court-yard gates a crowd was collected, who eagerly sought to ascer tain the latest intelligence from those who had in- , spected the bulletin. The Duke of Wellington sent a special messenger from Apsley House at half-past 6 o'clock yesterday morning, to ascertain whether Sir Robert had passed a good night. The Queen and the Prince, and the Prince of Prussia, sent messengers at 8 o'clock, and within half-an-hour the following bulletin, under the band of Sir Benjamin Brodie, was issued:— " Sir Robert Peel has had a good night, and is, on the wholo, better than yesterday. " July 1, 1830, lislt-las: 8, A.M." Tne Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Glouces ter sent to make inquiries during the morning. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sent at 10 o'clock ; and at noon his itoyal Highness Prince George called personally. The Nepeulete Princes sent a special messenger during the morning. At 4 o'clock a second bulletin was issued, which ran as follows " Sir Robert Peel is still suffering a good deal from pain in the side and shoulder; but he is in n!) respect worse thµ❑ he, was in the morning. " July 1, 1830, 4, P.M." A consultation was held at 7 o'clock, but no bul letin was iisucd. At 10 o'clock another consultation took place. The following bulletin, we regret to add, was the result:— " Since 7 o'clock Sir Robert Peel has been very rest less, and his condition LI less satisfactory than it was in the early pat t of the day. " July 1. 1830, 10, P. 31." The medical men remained in consultation when cur informant left Whitehall-gardens at midnight. The Queen and the Prince and the Prince of Prussia sent to nifilte inquiries at ten o'clock last night, and the Duke of Wellington about the same time. Lady Peel and all the members of the famPy re main in constant attendance. HALF • PAST FOUR A.M.—We lament to state that Sir Robert Peel continues in a most precarious state. Sir Benjamin Brodie and the other medical attendants remained with the Right Hon. B4ronet throughout the night, and have. not yet left Whitehall-gardens. We are informed that Sir Robert's sufferings have much increased, and we fear that, should a favourable charge not speedily take place, his condition must be regarded as one of great, danger. THE STATE OF SIR ROBERT PEEL'S lIE ALT (T HIS DAY.) On making inquiry this morning at the residence of Sir Robert Peel, in Whitehall gardens, we find that the symptoms in the Right Hon. Baronet, which had caused so much anxiety to his relations and medical advisers during the whole of yesterday even ing and up to midnight, 1 a l assumed a milder form towards this morning, and that there was now much less cause for alarm, though the Right Hon. Baronet cannot be said to be out of danger. It appears that early this morning he had some refreshing slumber, which had resulted in some slight change in his con dition for the better. The following bulletin was issued this morning : " Ater seven o'clock yesterday evening Sir Robert Peal's symptoms were con,iderahly aggravated, so as is cause much anxiety respecting him.. Early in the morn ing he had some refreshing slcrp, and at the present time the alarming symptoms are somewhat abated. " July 2, 1850, half-past eight, A M." SUN OFFICE, Three o' Cloch. We have made inquiries. at Sir Robert Peel's residence immediately before going to press this afternoon, and are happy to learn that the Right Honourable Baronet is suffering less pain, and that the change for the better which was apparent in his symptoms at half-past eight this morning still continues. The following bulletin has just been issued : " Sir Robert Peel expresses himself as suffering less pain, and in other respects is quite as well as he was in the morning. Half-past 1 o'clock P.m , July 2.1." Crowds of persons continue to wait in the vicinity of the illustrious invalid's residence, anxious to learn the least information as to his condition, whilst the carriages of the nobility keep pouring up to the door with the same eud. So great and continous is the crowd which assembles at the entrance of the Right Hon. Baronet's residence that policemen have been stationed there to maintain order. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW S, CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK The sales of Cotton, at Liverpool, yesterday, were es timated at 10,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for export, and 2,500 American and 1,200 Surat on speculation. The market closed very firmly at -V. per lb. advanca for American and Surat.—RlilwaY Shares were dull, and prices had a downward tendency. The accounts from abroad describe the money markets as being generally easy. The Banker's Magazine for July, states:— " Money continues plentiful; and the rate of discount for first-class bills at about three months may be called at from ,2 to 2i per cent. per annum; and there is some difficulty in finding a sufficiency of such paper. The allowance by the brokers "on call" Is from i to 2 per per cent. We believe that the market may be described as in a healthy condition. Thereis very little, if any, undue speculation in commodities. The dealings in coffee have nearly ceased so far as extensive speculations are concerned; and it is to be apprehended that the cases are few where the result has been satisfactory. " We are gratified to learn from Germany that the proposals made by the Prussian Government, for in creasing the differential duties'of the Zollversin against British manufactured goods, is likely to be defeated. A very vigorous opposition has eprun,g up in nearly all the provinces of the kingdom; and the remonstrances for warded to Berlin are of the-most decided character." The indigo buyers are anxious for an alteration in the plan of " taring" the article. They wisb, after it has been in the warehouses a certain time, that it shmild be re-tared, as the original tare marked on the chests is often found to be incorrect, owing to the samples taken out and the repacking. A meeting of the 'Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Company 'having been convened for the 6th July, to take into. consideration " A Bill to authorise a sale to the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Company of no Stratford-upon• Avon Canal Naviga tion," inquiry has been made upon the subject, to which the following reply (dated 27th ult.) from the secretary has been received:— " In reply to your letter of inquiry, I beg to inform you that the Bill of this session to authorise the sale of the Stratford Canal to this company is promoted by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Com pany, under an agreement between the companies. It will not interfere with the agreement between this com pany and the Great Western Company, as it is therein provided for; and the Great Western Company have to provide any additional capital that may be required by this company." The following are extracts of a letter from the secre tary of the Tours and Nantes Railway:— " Out of the capital called up, 13/. on 80,000 shares, the disbursements have been:— For establishment of the line from Tours to Angers .£564,000 For materials+, and rolling stock provided, in readiness for the section from Angers to Nantes 102,000 For workshop m aterials, tools, implements, &c., for the service of the entire line For interest paid to shareholders ... For miscellaneous ••• ••• ••• For caution money, in the hands of Go vernment ••• ••• ••• •.. 12,000 For cash-balance in hand and sundry debtors 16,800 ... 212,000 ... 68,000 65,200 £1,040,000 It will be particularly observed that the large sum of 102,000/. has been already expended for stock, in antici pation of the delivery by the Government of the whole line to Nantes, which trantfer should have taken place, according to our statutes, on the 27th of November last. This delay, so prejudicial to the interests of the com pany, has justly entitled them " to eaim from the Go vernment an ind-mnity, and which the directors are now pressing upon the serious consideration of the Govern ment. " It cannot escapl observation that, if the proportion of the receipts from the passenger traffic continued to be sustained throlgzhout the last four months of our year, June to September (and they are generally the best months), this portion of our revenue for the cur rent year will apprcach, if not exceed, 40,0001. So far, then, this traffic exhibits an excess above the amount estisnated at the period of the concession (34,0004 being about 20 per cent., and this, too, for the first year's operations. With respect to the goods traffic, it is im possible at all to appreciate its value until the line shall have reached Nantes, for the very simple reason (scarcely ne cessa -y t o mention) that when once the goods have taken the river at Nantes, the heavy ex penses attending flair unloading and reloading must pre vent their corning on to the line at Angers. To conclude, I have the pleasure of announcing that negotiations have been re-opened with the Government for a revision of our lease, and with the prospect of favourable terms being conceded to the company." The Funds are_very attaidy. Consols, 96-1 to 96i. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cente., 9811 to 98k; sad Re aced Three per Cents., 9G4 to 97. Bank Stock is 209 to 210. Ezeh«iner-hills are 675. premium. The Foreign ;:itcurities aro much the same. Sps.nish Three per Ctnts. have been about 37k, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 34 to 35. Mexican Bonds are 30 to 301. Dutch Tivo-and•a•llalf per Cents. h&vo bee.i 57 ex-div. Peruvian Binds hre 79i to 80, 13elgi►n 89k, Brazilia❑ 90. , Buenos Ayres 35, and Grenada 18k. Shares ara dull still. The Great Northern line is to be opened in the course of a few weeks for a considerable distance directly out of London, and a great deal of anxiety is manifested to ascertain the influence of its competition upon the North Western and the Eastern Cout.ties traffic. We may expect, therefore, to see there important stocks more or less influenced by this cause for some time to come. QUAI?TER TO THREE. Consols ..• •• ••• Ditto Account ••• ••• ... 96k i ONE CLOSING MUCKS OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Liana titoeit 3 ~er Gent. liaduced Anna :.-fevr 3 1 4 cor Cent. Anu5.—.....—...... 9r 1 4 9814 !nal bonds, 1,000/. ...... .... 87 90 p 90 p C , )ns , ls for ACCOUIr 96% ~ A 96 1 4 ExeitypAer Bills. 1 1 ,id.& 2d 1,0001. June ...... ........... 5001. June Small, June ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bragalum Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 per Cent.— 55 Milian Bonds 5 per Cent — Grona.da Bonds, 1% per Cent 1 5 1% L6x. , , , !an, 5 par Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ezt Jan. Coupons Ditto. Account Peruvian Bonds, Oh per Cent Ditto, Account Ditto, Deferred hugsian I3onds um we* 67 p 67 p 69 p CLOSING PRICES. 91 55 100 1814 30 30 LA S 3 34 7li Ditto,"4l4 per Cent Ditto Scrip 45 p Dividends on the &tie - a) payable in London. Beligan, 4 1 ,2 per Cent. Outen 2 1 A, par Cent., 12 Guild. .. 57 ex d. 5674 eN". d. Dittc, 4 per Cent. Certi BEO 4 PRICES OF ID nusmi.ss DONE CLOsING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE; O'CLOCK. YILICES. (kberde Birmingham and Ox. rd Junct. calls duly Paid, or w itll a guaran. 20 "I;ralinP., Wolveriftun, andiudley, eallsduly ' PA . pd, or with guarantee 15 17 1 ,4 C aledonian SO 27% 22 7 % 1;7,, 7% Az:glie.n, 251., L E. and L. and 25 erten] ..... 20 1)o., New Prcf.recce, 6 eer Cent.. Eivt, Lincolnthire, guar. 6 per Cent. , freat Northern - . ..... Treat South. and West. (Ireland) ... Ditto, Eighths .. - 3reat Western 100 Lanealhirt & Yorkshire 100 Os. Fifth.:. .. FO. (W. Riding Union) 11. 2 4 Leedi and Bradford London & Black wa11...11/. 6s. 3d... Loudon, Brighton, and. South Coast— .... 103 ...... 833 Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent ........103 .137 Loalon and N. WeAern 100 1081/ 1 Ditto. New Quarters 12 ...... 12 1 4 .. London Is 6. l .Voitirn ..IC') .. 57 55 ..... Midland .........100 ..333a 34 33% 1 ,4 33 33 Do., 50/. Sharee :t> - tolk .. • . lOO Do. Ext. Guar. 5 p. et. 20 North British 25 ...... 6 5 3 ,4 Ditto Preference STortli Staffordshire ... 17 1 , 1 6 1 4 1A Scottish Cutral EaLlt,srri Do., No. 3 ....... ...... Nfraeastlo, and Berwick. 25 Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 D-. G.N.E. Preference 9 ••• - York and North Midland 50 DitL-• P eferenaa 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Dutch Rhenish ..... .... 8 ..... 21- 4 , 2 F,..sst Indian 7 Northern of France.-- 16 ...... ... MINES. Brazilian Imperial ...... 241 — - P.razilianCouaes&Cuiaba 30 Cobre Copper 11:% 29 1 A 9% 29 1 4 fig (8 34 1 4 214 EVA 18 tA, 53/ J33a 14 61 ,i1 1 4 ?,1 4 9 i ‘ ; 4 1 ,4 15 G l 4 2 7% 13% MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. Siloam—The market for British Plantation is firm ; sales, 650 hhds, including 272 hhds Barbadoes, at auction, from 35; Gd to 41s 61, being rather higher prices. 5,600 bags and 25 casks Mauritius mostly sold with spirit at very full prices ; yellow 35s to 38s 63, grey 34s to 34s 61, and very low to fine brown 22s to 23i 61. Bengal sold briskly at rather stiffer rates, low to good white Benares 37s Gd to 40s 6 , 1. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 635 hhds, 62 tierca, 120 barrels; there were taken for home con sumption 1,086 hhds, 184 tierces, 288 barrels. The stock in the same places is 1,971 hhds, 1,603 tierces, 3,747 barrels. COFFEE.—The market is firm, and 300 bags Planta tion Ceylon, 50 bales of Mocha, and 160 half-bales Malabar sold welt, the former at 52s 6d to 53s for f fine ord; Mocha at 57s 61 to 60s 61 for clean garbled of mid quality, and Malabar at 42s to 46s for good to fine ord. Privately 3,000 bags of good ord Native Ceylon sold at 43s per cwt. RU3l.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 238 puns. There were taken fur home ccasumption 206 puss, and exported 151 puns 239 hhds. The stock in the same places is 15,171 puns 1,378 hhds. TaLLow.—Thera is not much doing. RlCE.—Fine white Bengal realised 12s, being rather dearer. SPlCES.—Sumatra Pepper sold steadily at 2id to 21d per lb. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMZIIONS, July 1. MR. W. S. O'BRIEN. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. ANSTEY rose to bring forward the motion of which be gave notice, respecting the opening of Mr. W. Smith O'Brien's letters from Van Diemen's Land. He said he felt a delicacy in bringing under the considera tion of the House the case of Mr. W. S. O'Brien after what had already taken place in respect to him. But he knew that there was a strange feeling out of doors upon the subject, and much dissati.fection was experienced re specting his treatment in Van Diemen's Land. The question he bad brought before the House was simply this—was a person in this country entitled to receive from a convict in a penal settlement in Van Diemen's Land a letter that might be addressed to him in his offi cial clpecity? He limited the question to that. He did not put it on the barren ground of the privileges of Par liament. Mr. Smith O'Brien refused a ticket of leave, and was transferred to Maria Island, where he consi• dered he was treated with great hardship, and thereupon addressed a letter to him (Mr. Anstey) complaining of his treatment. The letter was addressed to him in the House of Commons. In cases of letters from Van Diemen's Land, the bond and free were placed on terms of equality, and it was alike illegal to detain or open the letters of either. Tho case was different from that of England, where letters might be opened by the gaoler. It was absolutely necessary that there should be unrestricted communication between convicts and persons in this country, for if such wore not permitted the most horrible abuses might be committed with im punity, without the chance of exposure or of ameliora tion. There was the power of opening letters at the Post-office, but it must be only upon oath. But to jus tify that there must be the oath that he (Mr. Anstey) was a suspected person. If such were the case he called for inquiry. Now, he found the letter was opened by the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir W. Denison, who fairly admitted that he had opened it for the purpose of seeing what complaints or misrepresentations Mr. S. O'Brien might have made as to his treatment. He received the letter subsequently at the Colonial-office, and he ad mitted that nothing could be more fair than the conduct of the Colonial. office here. What he complained of was the conduct of the Lieutenant• Governor. Such com duct was neither politic nor honourable, even if it were lawful. He bad resided in Van Diemen's Land himself, and he never knew an instance of a letter being opened except upon information on oatb. That hal been the practice since 1829. The Right Honour able Baronet the Member for Ripen (Sir James Graham) might have pleaded as his excuse for open ing letters on one occasion at the Post-office, that it was the general practice to , open let ters here, as to say it was the practice so to do in Van Diemen's Land. He concluded by moving for an in quiry into the circumstances under which a letter ad• dressed by Mr. W. S. O'Brien to a Member of the House, complaining of his having been placed in solitary con finement by the present Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, was intercepted and opened in that co lony by the local authorities. Mr. DICKSON - ;;;;1Q the motion. He pressed strongly for relaxation of the punishment inflicted upon Mr. Smith O'Brien. Upon the question being put, Sir G. GREY said that he did not conceive that any grounds had been hid for a Parliamentary inquiry in this case. Ho could assure the Hon. Member that the opening of the letter of Mr. S. O'Brien addressed to him arose from no suspicion that ho would countenance any thing improper, but it was the universal practice to open all letters of convicts who had not tickets of leave, and who were in that class in which Mr. Smith O'Brien of his own free choice had thought proper to remain. Mr. Smith O'Brien and his associates had forfeited their lives. By the mercy of the Crown their lives had been spared, and, under the circumstances, indulgences were granted to them which were not granted to others. Tickets of leavo were granted to three of them. Mr. Smith O'Brien refused a ticket of leave, and it was by his own act only he was now in that class whose letters were opened; and, being in that class, he sought special exemption from it. They might deplore that ono who had been a member of that House had placed himself in the position that Mr. O'Brien was now re duced ti'; but then it was not because he had been a member of that llouse that he had a right, to claim treat ment which would be different frein that inflicted upon him if he were a poor man, and had been convicted of the asoao crime. --(Hear.) Re (Sir G. Grey) hoped he had sufficiently- explained the eircnrn3tances under which these lettera had been opened. He could assure the Howe that they were op•thed without the :slightest sus picion that anythirg improper hr.d passel, and simply on neer:mit of the 1)o:it:on in which the convict was placed by his uwn act, and which position naturally led to the enforoement of certain regulations. Mr. B. COCHRANE agreed with Sir G. Grey that the law roust be carried out, and that there was no rea son to show favour to ono class cf convicts in preference to another. In his opinion the law should b" executed fairly and conscientiouoly, without regard to the posi tion in society which the person convicted of a crime might fill. Mr. O'FLAHERTY, in supporting the motion, ex pressed a hope that as opportunity would occur when her Majesty's Government might feel themselves justi fied in extending the Royal clemency to Mr. O'Brien, an act which, he could assure them, would be most grateful tl the people of Ireland. Mr. HUME was of opinion that Government had done as much us, under the circumstances, could have been expected from them. At the same time he thought, that letters addressed by convicts to Members of Parliament should be allowed to pass unopened. The O'GORMON MAHON.—The proposal of the Hon. Member for Youghal had originated in the circum stance that the seal or a letter addressed to himself had been violated by the governor. lie (the O'Gorman Mahon) did not believe that the governor would have ventured to open that letter if it had been addressed t 3 the Lord Criancoltor, the Speaker of the House of Commons, or any one of the law dignitaries of the country, and he could not see, therefore, why he should be allowed to open it when tyldresied to u private Member of Par liament. He protested agaiust the doctrine laid down by Mr. Cochrane, that there was no distinc tion between the case of Mr. Smith O'Brien and that of any other convict. Mr. O'Brien's case was not analogous to that cf other convicts. It was true that he bad been subjected to condemnation after cer- tain formularies had been gone through; but he (the O'Gorman Mahon) would candidly tell the House that, having been present at the trial at Clonmel, and having come from France to volunteer his evidence in favour or his lion. Friend Mr. Smith O'Brien, he had watched with attention the proceedings at she trial, and that it the House would appoint a Committee, and ho were ex amined before it, he would explain his reasons for the declaration that he was by no means satisfied with the course pursued at that trial, and the mode by which the conviction of the Hon. Gentleman was obtained. It was not his object, however, to rip that qtvs!ion up now; he merely volunteered his evidence if tne House would appoint a Committee. He maintained that Mr. O'Brien was not in the same category as other convicts. True, by the construction which was put upon the law he was found guilty of treason; but let the House mark what species of treason. It was treason unattended by the shedding of one single drop of blood. To be sure a child or as old woman was shot by accident; but there was no collision, and no destruction of property; and it was a notorious fact that but fur his friend William Smith O'Brien blood would have been shed, lives would have been lost, and property would have been destroyed to an enormous amount. He having then, at the risk of his own life, prevented the spoliation of property and put a stop to the nefarious projects of others who sought to band themselves together, and urged him on to deeds which his soul disdained, and he himself having been the victim, would the Hon. Member again assert that there was no distinction to be drawn between the man who had thus acted, sacrificing him self that he might save others, and those convicts who had been thrust out from civilized society as a curse, and whose conduct justified the punishment they endured ? —(Hear, hear,) It was with extreme gratitude that he had listened to the observations which had dropped from Sir G. Grey; and he trusted that when the ap propriate time arrived the Government would have the satisfaction of advising her Majesty to an act of mercy which would ensure to her an addition—if addition were possible—to the attachment which already existed in the Irish bosom, and to Ministers themselves a participation in the gratitude of the nation. Mr. MONSELL said that, in all the communications he' had had with the Government and the Secretary for the Colonies upon this subject, he felt htmselt bound to state that they had shown every disposit'on in thPir power to meet the reasonab'e suggestions which he had taken the liberty to offer them. At the same time he must Fay that be was not so c , )nvinced that the colonial authorities had dealt with Mr. O'Brien in the same spirit.—(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then referred to a letter which had been received by a gentleman in Clare from a person in Van Diemen's Land, which was da'ed November 26th, and which stated that Mr. O'Brien lied arrived in the colony about three weeks before; that having refused to accept his ticket of leave, ho was treated by the Government in every respect as one of the worst convicts, except that he was not forced to labour or wear the convict's dress ; that he was not al lov:cd to have intercourse with any one, and that he was restricted to the same food as the other convicts, and prevented from purchasing anything whatever. He (Mr. Monsell) admitted that there might have been changes made since that period.—(Hear, I esr.) But if his Right Hon. Friend would take care that Mr. O'Brien should not be subjected to such restrictions, it would give great satisfaction to him (Mr. Mensal) and the other friends of Mr. O'Brien. Sir L. O'BRIEN said that, as some discredit had been thrown upon the statement which be had made on a former occasion in that House, he begged to say that what he then stated was perfectly the truth. his au thority was a letter which had been addressed by his brother to Mr. Butt, Queen's Counsel;' and any Hon. Gentleman who desired to read that letter was quite welcoms to do so. He asked no more than Lila; his brother should be treated with consideration in the un fortunate position in whi h he was placed; to alt for his release would, ho knew, under the circumstances, be un rea,onahle.—(Hear, hear)) Mr. HAWES could say, from his own knowledge of what had taken place, that the Governor of Vau Diemen's Land had been actuated only by one feeling, and that was a sense of duty both to the Crown and to the convicts.—(Hear, hear.) Since the letter which his Hon. Friend (Mr. Mansell) referred to was written, there had bsen certain modifications in the regulations affect ing Mr. Smith O'Brien. ,With regard to his being con fined alone, that was the act of Mr. O'Brien himself, because unless he had been subjected to contaminating associations, he must necessarily be confined in some place by himself. With regard to his dietary and place of confinement, in some degree favour had been shown to him which was not shown to other convicts, and to that extent the Governor might be open even to some censure. After a few observations from Mr. Ewarl, Mr. S, Crawford, Colonel Dunne, and Colonel Thompson, The House divided, and there appeared— For Mr. Anstefs motion Against it •• ••• .. 3514jJrity against the motion ... —2B SUPPLY.—CIVIL SERVICE ESTINIATES. ..: 45 The House haying gone into Committee of Supply, On the vote of 125,0001. for education in Great Britain being proposed, Mr. EWAR I' rose and moved, "That a statement be made on the part of the Government, on going into edu cation estimates (as is done on going into the estimates for the army, navy, and ordnance), of the 91.11:13 appro priated each year to the purposes of education; the at tribution of those sums; the relative increase of common schools of all sorts receiving grants from Guyer:latent; the number and progress of schools of design; and of all educational institutions (including public libraries, and museums or galleries of art and science), for which money is voted by Parliament." With respect to the schools of design. it was an error to make the central school a place of' instruction for pupils ; it should only be for the training of teachers, The instruction of females, too, was a matter that should be more at tended to. As to the general condition of all public educational establishments, especially the Museum, in its various departments, the National Gallery, and the Museum of Practical Geology, the public ought to know what was going on in them—what additions e ere nude in these branches, and all other matters pertaining to their progress, and all those might'bo embodied in an explanatory statement of the Minister every year to the House. Sir G. GREY admitted the importance of the subject, but considered it would be extremely difficult for any Minister to make such a general statement as the Hon. Gentleman required, and which would be analogous to a general statement on the estimates of the army, navy, ttnd ordnance by one Minister, instead of having each of those separate departments treated by the three separate Ministers to whose functions they belonged. With re speet to the vote before the House he was ready to give any information that was required, all the details con nected with which would be sound in the minutes of the Committee of Council on Education which were an nually presented to the House, and which were in a very readable form, and not of the formidable dimensions of blue books generally. With respect to the schools of design the subject fell rather within the department of the President of the Board of Trade, who would afford all the requisite information on the subject. With respect to the schools in connexion with the Committee of Council, the various items of the grants made from the Ist of January, 1848, to the 31st of December, 1849, would be fousid given with detailed accounts in the estimates, which were in the hands of Members. It would be there seen that 627 schools, con taining no less than 97,307 pupils, had received grants, and that the total sum awarded was 106 8031. The re sult had been most satisfactory in enabling trustees to build schools in proper places. The second item was that of grants to the amount of 5,544/. for the fitting up of 1,047 schools. The Right Hon. Baronet read some other items from the estimates in the hands of Members, and observed that a large portion of the educational grant made by Parliament had been applied to increas ing the standard of education in the schools. Mr. HUME suggested that, as in France, a statement of the progress of public education should appear in the newspapers. He considered that more ought to be done than had yet been effected fur promoting national education, the deficiency of which vies plainly indicated ay the official reports on the subject. He sug gested that the national schools should be furnished with maps, having statistical statements attached to them, of the British empire, like the maps used in the Prussian schools. Mr. SLANEY concurred in thinking that it would be satisfactory if there was a❑ annual statement laid before Parliament of the condition and prospects of the public educational establishments. The progress of education did not correspond with the wants of the• country, or with the inert ase of the population, espe cially amongst the humbler classes. He thought that a Bill should be introduced to snots'() parishes to assess themselves for the purposes of education. Mr. W. J. FOX inquired how it was that in the last published criminal tables the usual statement of ,he number of criminals oho could read, .write, were educated, or otherwise, was omitted? Sir G. GREY was not aware of the omission, ' He would inquire into the matter. Mr. SPOONER complained of the heavy item to ' expense of management of the educational grant' nana , ly, 17,450/. bir G. GREY said that sum was not fur expense management—there were 16,0001. of it for salaries al" travelling expenses of the inspecters. The vote was then agree d to. On the vote of 125,0001. for the expenses of the CO missioners of National Eduestion in Ireland, Mr. HUME wished to know what had been the sun' cess of the model farms? Sir W. SOMERVILLE was under the impreosil that a report, containing a very satisfactory statera e° on the sobject, had already been made. Mr. HENLEY asked how it was that the educati on inspectors in Ireland received no more than 2501. nal while so mneh more was paid to the English inspector g Sir G. GREY . said their time was so much less Der pied than that of the English inspectors. Mr. HENLEY observed that they were employed an average nine months in the year. The vote was then agreed to. Oa the vote of 14,755/. for schools of design end pCO' viucials, Mr. EWART expressed a hope that the Govern would make some statement as to the increase which Dr taken place in the amount of this vote. Mr. LABOUCHERE said it was true that the wets increased by nearly 5,0001. since last year. Ir ,7; caused in a very great degree by what was called ", outfi t-funs?, and there was scarcely any way in which t h :, Government could more effectually promote the object' view than by furnishing these schools with gObd m,fde e lj i and the best specimens of sculpture, which were setpniti at a small cost. Another object in view was to Aster , to Ireland the benefit of these schools of design-01o' hear)-1,5001. had been granted towards their estsbli:i ment in Dublin, Belfast, and Cork; and he was bat , to say that the schools already established had bee . : gratefully received by the inhabitants, who bad e,0 7 , forward to essist the efforts of the Government. He been in correspondence with Lord Clarendon, and brj every reason to believe that they would be as succ etas there as in England. The corporation of Cork had 0 1 " scribed 200/. a year towards them. Mr. HUME was fully sensible of the advantOg el arising from these schools, but wished to know Ire el' a ryes that Birmingham, which subscribed nothing,. r e i exited 6001. a year. Sheffield again received 6001. only subscribed 215/. It was not right either 111 :4 Nottingham should receive 4501., wh e n it s u b s ce4 only 2011. Mr. LABOUCHERE admitted the importan©t d o f, making the grants and subscriptions balance each of hi, ofl and this was kept in view by the Government as fa r, circumstances would permit, though, in some insta ett it had been found expedient to depart from it. In - 0 d ginghamhe believed a liberal sunscription had bees 3t L ten)i into, but the return had not been made in elur t , and the same observation applied to Ireland, but lb' 1 , would appear next year. Mr. HEADLAM complained of the injustice wb 4 o had been dente to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the grant • heal • been discontinued in 1848. tl tl Mr. HUME asked if it was intended to conti erne „ ft reeeive ordinary pupils in the metropolitan ti m 0; I which were originally supposed to be limited to 00 1 0 struction of masters? Mr. LAI3OUCHERE said it wag certainly r let tended to make the metropolitan establishments a tric t o 1 normal schools. London being a great manufac place, it was important that students should ha vt r f meena of obtaining instruction there. Mr. HUME observed that in that case London 4 110 also to contribute. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 2.0061., for the salaries of c e t' t !) . professors in the Universities of Oxford and Carat el f ti Mr. EWART urged on the Committee the i tepee of providing fur the establishment of a prof e 0 6 4 c ship of history, in connexion with diplomacy, o or t Universities—a department common in all the Unite Cr! ties abroad. When the profesiorships of modern h i were established at Oxford and Cambridge, in the: i! p i of Sir IL Walpole, it was with the view of connes t l with it the study of diplomacy. He did not pre'P oi t that degrees should be taken in that departmet t e knowledge,_ but certificates of competency migt granted. He thought our young diplomatists sl undergo a regular examination, as it was the ca in many branches of the public service. Mr. HUME also thought no attache; ought to p employed without having pasted a preliminary eacri nation, and they ought also to possess a knowle J.OO the language spoken in the country where they ff employed. ~0 Mr. IV'. J. FOX thought that before being called' old spend the public money they ought to know wt t a t the lectures delivered by the erofessors in question 7 4 to be for the benefit of the public, or were to be- tvj fined to the wealthiest class of the community, I _,!",i those who entertained an exclusive class of theolo i 7 opinions. Mr. C. LEWIS feared the Hon. Member for'S for fries, in referring to foreign Universities, had in I the science of diplomaties taught in the Germat versities, which had nothing to do with the scie 1 diplomacy, but related to diplomas or ancient deed 04 1 Mr. E WART begged to assure the Hon. Gen IV that he was perfectly aware of the distinction. t iol Mr. GLADSTONE re m i n d e d t h e C omm i ttee e 1 0 I although the public was good enough to pay 1,0 0 0 ",,1 each of the Universities, it imposed a very hea r9;s‘ upon the granting of degrees. He thought the t tremely heavy and unjust, and unworthy a great . one He entertained a sanguine hope that the alteratie 0 cently made at Oxford would necessarily lead to a of these matters relating to diplomacy and the 14 11 0 nations in its most extended and important sense.. .00 hoped also that the public libraries of these Uni v eri would be made more generally available to the stub and the public. Mr. LENNARD said that at Cambridge there • S A lectures upon the law of nations and modern his 9 which were very numerously attended. Great f at d were also afforded in the library of that Universit3 0 0 no difficulty was experienced in obtaining books it .0 time. Mr. V. SMITH said, if ae withdrawing oft o hiA ll on degrees would meet tie expenses of the pr ships, he thought it would be most desirable tot 1 0t of them, and effect thereby an arrangement that 1 0° . tl ho more satisfactory to a ll parties. He thou ; ;kV highly objectionable that the votes for the differen ' versities and academi es should be includ e d i n th e . mates arid discussed in that House every year. Mr. EWART hoped that some arrangement wo made by the Noble Lord at tho head of the foreig partment by which those agents who were in futi u e l ' represent that country abroad would not exhi b i‘ o f great an ignorance of the first principles of diph as had been too often witnessed. Lord PALMERSTON said some su c h arrang oeo/41 had been for some time in comtemplation ; and he b ° e V to be able to have an examination instit u t e d f or • ts' receiving their first commission. Mr. ANSTEY said in almost every foreign or a told they had a department of public law, and he mig b t 0 stance particularly Russia, in which it was necessi a el / 0 obtain some proficiency before the lowe s t dipl oi ° l/ 01 post would be conferred on any candidate. Alt A ) Government officials were in that way conversant ft , matters of which their diplomatic agen t s were P A ( foundly ignorant, thanks to the educ at i on th e you " so s of the ari.tocracy received at their Universities. Mr. STANFORD defended the course of edu 011 pursued at their Universities, and observed that it only necessary to look for a moment at the long lis,to distinguished men, both at home and abroad,, w h J . 1,0 graduated at these Universities, to prove that the: ,e I r gl sessed attainments of the very highest description. Fof complained also of the utter neglect of the Govern 1 ;4 in conferring appointments upon men who had pee 0 through their University career with the greatest hon !„0 contrasting it with the manner in w hi c h the Govermee abroad conferred their most i mportant diplomatic ,°OO pointments upon those who had di s ti ngu i s h ed themse in the foreign Universities. Mr. A. B. HOPE said that they had many do e guished Members in that House who had graduat e these Universities. The Right Hon. Baronet the d l e d ber for Tamworth—for whose recent calamity they 04 all feel the deepest sorrow—was one of thera.—(lli At the age of twenty-one he was placed in a moc,t minent and honourable position, because he was a ' l c iel r ' ot class man at Oxford. He did not thi n k i t f a i r to rah 0 the Government with this neglect. The vote was agreed to. d el 3,6671., to defray the exp enses o f the Univers au London, was also agreed to. 7,4801. was also agreed to for the Scottish Univs Mr. EWART reminded the Committee of a pe presented from the inhabitants of Aberdeen, compl sits ji of the college library being closed to them -althoi tt was supported o u t o f t h e C onso lid ate d Fund. He h that the Government would consider the propriiei ;1 affording the people free ingress to these regiof tt knowledge. Mr. HUME also urged upon the Government thl cessity of making these libraries more applicatO public purposes. Mr. DUNCAN having expressed himself to the Als ° effect, 0 1 ' Mr. F. MAULE said the attention of the Gem ment had been turned to this subject. The Come alt however, should perceive that the Government has little control over these libraries. The library of burgh was for students exclusively. The vote was then agreed to. The following votes were also agreed to:- 300/. towards defraying the expenses of the ills Hibernian Acad em y, an d 6,500/. f or t h e ,Royal DIP Society. ' 4,100/. for the o l og i ca l pro f essors i n B e lf ast as 00 01 , pensation for pr o f essors o f t h e B e lf ast Academical .(0 sti tution. Mr. V. SMITH wished to ask why there was an ,be crease of 500/. in th e f ormer vote , an d o f 1,0001. ' present? it ) Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that the extra 500/.0, the former vote was for building a hothouse appar t er e In respect to the Belfast Academical Institution, th oe were retiring allowances granted to giro professors t o the opening of th e Q ueen ' s C o ll ege , an d gra t u itset ja others. These i tems wou ld no t o f course b e r epeateu any fu tu HU re vot ME e. Mr. asked why these five professors were ii°l' appointed to the new colleges? pointed Sir had beenW.SOMEßapVploted. L in reE said all that could be g The vote was then agreed to. • 38,5694 for defraying the expenses of the new - ings at the British Museum. Mr. WYLD compl a i ne d o f t h e sma ll ness o f t h e libri' tl ; room, and the want of accommodation for eitber It o visitors or books. Th ere were 40,000 'volumes adde the library withi n th e last ear. Any person fraftlePt uid 0 this place must a t once sen theedifficulty of procutoNo book published two or three years ago. There wa s proper catalogu e p u bli s h e d . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEP_A that the usual thug for giving the informsttio4 as"" wt foi GE sic Los At the otl