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with it on the Saturday; but Mr. B. was in a state of stupor and could not execute it. He died at three o'clock on that day. After the funeral the two brothers and his or their nephews retired to Woods.-at. I ither read the will or went thr , ,ngh ir. The document before me is what I then read. It was proved March 17. No caveat was entered. At the funeral I delivered to Mr. Joseph Bainbriggo a copy of the will. He subsequently applied to foreclose a house at Derby that had been a family mansion, and he alleged the testat )r owed him a large sum of money. Mr. Lockhart, of Derby, acted for him in the correspondence; afterwards Mr. Jessop. He ulti mately executed a deed of confirmation. The pre sent lessor of the plaintiff filed a bill in Chancery to compel a specific performance of that agree ment; and that the validity of the will of 1818 might be inquired into. Specific pethrmance was decreed, and the rest of the bill dismissed with costs. Joseph afterwards became purchaser of one of those lots. After testator's death I found he was in the habit of keeping diaries and accounts. The one produced is in his handwriting. Under the date Jan. 15, 1813, is the entry, " brought to bed of a boy." Dr. Fox was present at the execution, but not when I read over to him the will. We wished to examine Dr. Fox by commission, and sent commissioners, but his wife said he was too Cross-examined—Testator said, " Blair, I want to make some alterations in my will. I wish, if Marianne dies, that Mrs. Arnold's children should have the estate and that Mrs. Arnold should have 1001. a year at once, and 3004 a year after her husband's death. To every alteration in the will there are his initials—bat not to those in the codicil, because it was only a temporary precaution. The will was engrossed by a clerk of mine nmed Stringer, who has been since prosecuted by me for embezzlement, and sentenced to transportation. The testator did not read over the will himself, but I told him its provisions from it. I said, " will you do anything for your relations," or something to that effec!. I saw the will at Doctors'-commons, about six weeks ago. I did not suggest anything to him about putting in Mrs. Arnold or her children. I remember Mrs. Alsop and her child filed a bill against me for malversation in my trust. Mr. Warren asked me whether Mr. Arnold Beinbrigge would agree to pay me my costs in that suit ? I replied that if it was not for me he would not have the estate, but I did not say I might put in my own name if I liked. It would be going beyond my duty to do more than give testator a hint of what ought to be done. He was weaker on Friday, but he•was quite collected and gave his instruc tions for a settlement quite clearly. Mr. Rushton, now solicitor in Uttoxeter, did the engrossment. I cannot recollect whether I sent to Uttoxeter for the will when the relatives asked for it; the best of my recollection now is that Mr. Rushton brought it by my direction. I read the will most probably altogether. I did not intentionally turn my shoulder, so as to pre vent General Bainbrigge from seeing the will. I swear that the blank was filled up before it was executed. I frequently make pencil notes in the margin of original documents, but cannot say whether I had made them in this document, but there were no pencil inter lieeations. Mrs. Fox declined to let me see her husband except in the presence of the solicitor on the other side. I believe the Fox family did tell me that haste must be made, or otherwise he could not be examined. I believe Mrs. Fox did in the presence of the commis sioners accuse me of having delayed the examination of Mr. Fox. I agreed with Mr. Joseph Bainbrigge that the purchase money of the house in Derby should be allowed out of such claims on the estate as he could establish; he was to file a friendly bill, and I was to offer no opposition. I became bankrupt in 1836. My debts amounted to 100.0001. I have paid no dividend on unsecured debts. There was some trust money in cluded. Notwithstanding the clause in the will of 1818 I let Arnold have 20 or 30 acres of land. Mr. Rushton proved that he took the will on the morning of the funeral from Uttoxeter to Woodseat, and read the whole of it, and made two copies of it, and that it was in the same state as now, and also on the Satur day the testator died made an engrossment of an assign= meat of his personal estate to the trustees. Lord CAMPBELL summed up. it the jury were of opinion, notwithstanding the extravagant things which the testator had done, the habits he had acquired, and the many blamable features in his conduct, that he was sane before his illness on the 15th June, and that on the 17th and 18th he was conscious of what he was doing, and that the codicil and will spoke his intentions, they should find for the defendant, but if they thought he was insane before his last illness, or if they thought he was sane, but that during that illness some fraud was prac tised upon him, and he did not give directions for the will and codicil, thee they should find for the plaintiff. It did not appear that there was any ground for dating the supposed insanity from the accident in August, 1815. There was one peculiarity in this case. Generally, where sanity or insanity was in question, wild and violent acts were sought to be explained by showing that the party drank deeply, and that they were to be attributed to that cause, while here the party setting up the insanity gave evidence of excessive drinking, and the other aide denied it. In arriving at their verdict, they would have to say whether or not Major-General Bainbrigge was labouring under some hallucination as to what he saw after the funeral. It did not appear by the will as it now stood that there ever was more than one blank in it, and for that Mr. Blair accounted in a ♦ery probable manner, as he thought, for he virtually had all the same advantages by the will of 1815 as by that of 1818, except the exclusive right of sporting. The evidence cf Mr. Rushton also, who saw the will before the General, and made two copies of it, went a great way to show that the gallant General had fallen into some mistake. A strong improbability against the will of 1818 was, that in that of 1808 he left his sister, Mrs. James, nn annuni►y of 1001, a year, and by that of 1815 one of 4002; and a short Limo before his death he wrote affectionately to her, enclosing a cheque for 120/., and yet cut her off by this without a penny. This change of feeling, too, with regard to the Arnolds was remarkable, but it was possible that at the la,t moment his heart re lented, and his natural feelings returned. The jury, before retiring, wished to know how old the old man was. He had been all along spoken of as the old man, but his age was not mentioned. his:LORDSHIP said it had not been proved, and he would not then inquire about it. The jury retires at half-past one o'clock, taking out with them the codicil and will and the diaries, and in about twenty minutes returned with a verdict for the ST. JAMES'S TIIEATRF, .Xing-street, St. James's. Lessce,.:(lr.. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. FANNY REMBLE. P.EADINGS Iv SIIIKSPE.A.RE. Ur. MITCHELL respectfully announces that Mrs. FANNY KEIL BLE is engaged for SIX READINGS of SHAKSPEARE. TO-MORROW EVENING The Third Reading will comprise Shakspeare's Play of " The Merry Wives of Windsor." On Monday next, " Measure for Measure ;" Wednesday, Ado about. Nothing ;" and Friday, " The Merchant of Venice." in comusence at half-past Eight 'clock precisely " Much Stalls, Is.: Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 35.; Amphitheatre. 2s. Private Boxes One Guinea, One Guinea and a-half, and Two Guineas. esoxes and Stalk may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's guyal Library, 33, OW 13,11A1-street ; Mr. Sams' Royal Library, st. James's-street ; Messrs. Ebers', Andrews', Hookhain's. Alleroft's, Leader and Cock's, Chappell's. Hammonds., and Oilivier's Libraries, Bond-street ; Cra mer's, and the Carlton Library, Regent-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which s open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. \ THEATRE ROYAL, ADF.LPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be proclaced a new Domestic Drama, entitled THE EMI GRE'S DAUGHT. Principe' characters by Messrs. Hughes, Boyce, 0. Schith, Wright, Ctilleriforl, ; .111S3 Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitz- After which a new Terpsicorian Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA. Characters by Messsrs. 0. Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Wafter, and Miss K. Fitzvrilliam. To conclude with a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. Crowded houses to witness the attractive and magnificent 'SDectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropull3 VITA EVENING, Will ho rminced Lori Byroa's gor4eoua Spectacle of MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE. Mazepp4,-Mr. N. ,2`..,111.ck5. To IA succeoled by an inimitalla Display of Batty's Feats of Fonitatlcn in the Cirque Olympique. To conclude with a Conic DaLet. Box-office ,pen Front Eleven till Four • Starte Manager. Mr. W. Wtat. Lacier the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal . Highness Prince Albert, &c. Sac. ROYAL St;ititilY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. MEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and TIPURSDAY. Re-Engagernent of M. JULLIEN. . Another splendid Elephant. Promenade Concert, conducted by M. Jullien and Mr. Godfrey —ee lect Programme of Ancient and Modern Mnste—Jallien's Nepani: ese Quadrille. The new Irish Quadrille, the " Hibernian," composed by M. Jullien, 0 The Derby-Day anion,' composed expressly for these Gardens, is one of the most successful of Monsieur Jnlilen's compositions, and in consequence of the nightly encore, will be/repeated till further notice. The Grand Ghorka March, performed" for the first time before the Nepaulese Ani4Ossador. . • . , Prodigious Success of the cntir9lY new-modelled Dioramie pi e . lure represOnting the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Araiyi thelargelt Picture tnC4he World! with innumerable moving Fierce the - Ai:se of life. latliellecL painted, and produced by Mr. Damon and Son, assisted py,Afessrs. Adams, Wilson, Ste. Ste. The Picture has oeemeled the Xeilsrs. Damson for many months, and t ie cenndently submitted to tte,,rublie as a chef-d'onivre of art, and not inferior to any production erne day. The Splendid MEN.A.GEIIt has lately been enriched by several valnaille 'Presents flekn'the"Quien. Tke Musical Department wilt be conducted by Mons. Jullien and Mr,,Gedirey.; It - will be Gait. , aim of the Establishment to offer for the grAtittcatlon of thet- s Subscribers and the Public, the most - SPlendld Military liar in the Ktne,dom ! ! Selected I tis from the /lands of her Majesty Horse and FOot Guards, and the meat irnment Artistes in the pr ion. The followintg Jot of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, Vest the long-acknowledgeticerscellence of the Band of this. Esta!lllsiiment will he fully maintalvil ! The Repertoire of Music will be moat extensive and varied, it nged from the most Popular Ifi opent• in this and other countr i e s. Jo-Players Messrs. Koenig, Lazarus, Proeperre, Colinet, Pratten, alrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, and Winterbotham. .. During the evening a grand Colossal,iilcenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celelorated Picturiiby David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain late fn the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by-the stupendous Mount St . gernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French 5 rqiy is tint seen " en.bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging. the Artillery in 'rrunke of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course til the Fertile plains of Italy. , t , The whole to conclude with a Gorzcoas Display of Fireworks, by Metsrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired faux d'artifice of former seasons, jets dean, water rockets, revohine pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet In height, painted try Kessert. Denson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback r.) - teering on Isis Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of Itiuone, ilag, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruseation of various coloured Bees. Rile complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the tt.l.lqr the direction of Mr. Thcs Lowe. The e7tens:va gas n bi Messrs. Butcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, CoPent- Virden. Admission, Is. 'f'fr THE SUN, LONDON, 13, Great Marlborough-street. GENERAL SIR CHARLES NAPIER. " LIGHTS AND SHADES OF 11ILITARY LIFE." Edited by Lieut.-General Sir CHARLES NAPIER, G C.B. Coironander-in-Chief in India. Now Ready, in one vol B , m, price 12a. bound. " A most agreeable work, replete with every charm." —Her t' " This work is crowded with light and sunny traits, and brings before us so graphic a picture of life in the various vicissitudes of military experience, that it is possessed of a fascination which has rarely before been imparted to such subjects. It gives us fresh views of the soldier's life, and speaks out of the fulness of thought and knowledge."—Atlas. . . Henry Ziolburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. STOCKEN v. KING. LEASEHOLDS, WALHAM-GREEN. TO be peremptorliy SOLD, pursuant to a DE CREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause of STOCKEN v. KING, with the approbation of RICHARD TORIN KIND/LESLEY, Esq., the Master to whom this cause stands re ferred, Valuable COPYIIOLD and LEASEHOLD ESTATES, compris ing Forty-four 31e8suages in King's-row, Frederick'.-place, Pond place, and Gibb's-green, and a Plot of Building Land, all in the parish of Fulham, Middlesex, calculated to produce a rental of 5301. per annum, which will be SOLD, by AUC LION, by Messrs. DAVIS and YIGER3, at the Auction Mart, opposite the Bank of England, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day of August, 1850, at Twelve for One o'clock, in Eight Lots. The Premises may be viewed on application to the respective ten ants, until the day of sale. Particulars and conditions of sale may be had (gratis) at the Office of Master Kindersley, Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane; of Messrs. Fyson, Curling, and Hope, 3, Frederick's-place. Old Jewry ; of Messrs. Symes, Weston, Teesdale, and Sandilands, solicitors, Fenchurch-street; of Mr. Haynes, solicitor, Symond's Inn, and High-street, Wandsworth ; at the Auction Mart; the Star and Garter, Richmond ; the Swan Tavern, Walham green ; Bed Lion, Hammersmith ; White Horse, Brentford ; and the Auctioneers' Offices, 3, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. THE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY, Ludgate-hill, London, Notice is hereby given, that INTE RES 17 on the Capital Stock of this Company at the rate of 4/. per cent. per annum will be PAYABLE to the Proprietors on TMUBSDAY, the Bth day of August next, between the hours of Eleven and Two, and on every Thursday following, between the said hours. H. B. SHERIDAN, Manager. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA :i.GII F LA TEMPESTA. It is respectfully announced, that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVENING, When will be presented the highly successful new grand Opera, by Flalevy, the Poem by Scribe, founded on The Tempest of Shakspere,. and composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, LA TEMPESTA. In consequence of the approaching termination of Madlle. Carlotta Grist's engagement, this is the last time bat one that La Tempesta can possibly be given. The Incidental Dances by M. Paul Taglioni. The Scenery by Mr Charles Marshall. Alfonso, Sig. Lorenzo ; Prospero, Sig. Colletti; Antonio, Sig. F. Lablache; Ferdinand. Sig. Baucarde; Trinculo, Sig. Ferrari; Ste phano, Madlle. Parodi , Sycorax, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Spirit of Air, Madame Giuliani ; Ariel, Madlle. Carlotta Grisi ; Catiban, Sig. Lablache; Miranda, Madame Sontag. With other Entertainments in which Madame Fl ezzolini, Signori Gardoni and Calzolari will appear. With various Entertainments in the Ballet Department, combin ing the talents of Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Amalie Farads, Muffles. Julien, Rosa, Lamoreux, Aussandon ; MM. Charles, Vena fra, Di 3fattia, Gouriet, &c. To conclude with the revived admired Ballet Divertissement Epi sodique, by M. P. Taglioni, the Music by Signor Pugni, entitled LA PRIMA BALLERINA; ou, L'Embuscade. Applications for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. A GRAND EX MA NIGHT THIS EVENING Win be performed L.% JUIVE. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery -by Messrs. Grieve and Tel bin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mme. Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Bla mire ; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances arranged by M. Alexandre ; and the Spectacle under the direction of Mr. A. Barris. The Performances will commence at El4tht o'clock. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAT —Morning 52 min. after 6 I Evening 15 min. after 7 To-Moattow— Morning 43 min. after 7 I Evening 12 mm. after 8 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 1. THEF.3IOSIETER, IN THE SHADE. 74—highest since noon yesterday. 58—lowest this morning and during the night. 64 this day, at noon. ' BARomit-r - Ett, 30.2.4. WIND E.S.E.—dull, hazy weather. 'l2 f .42 1 i 'em 'L',..';-' ....- j..iir ' '.::: C P ,;7115 . .' . 4 r• M 0 ' r- --..C: ~ , .-. 1r.4...... tented with this wholesale slaughter, but made other alterations which would still further reduce the number from 144,263 to about 120;000, or little more than six per cent. of the adult male popu!a ion ; and also totally struck out a valuable series of clauses which were designed to produce a self-acting registry, and which were no less important in principle than even the ne* description of franchise that was be stowed by the Bill. On the first point Lord Joust RUSSELL proposed to take what he considered a middle course—" to divide the difference with the Lords"—by taking a 121. qualification or rating. This course would give, ac cording to the Noble Lord, a clear result of 172,072 voters, in place of 144.263 under the 151. rating, or 10 per cent. in place of 8 per cent. cf the adult males, that would be entitled to be placed on the registry. We cannot, however, agree that the division is by any means a fair one, inasmuch as there would thereby be in round numbers a diminution of 92,000 electors from what would be given under the 81. rating, while there would, only be an increase of 28,000 on that proposed by the Lords. It appears to us, that if the Commons were prepared to give up their privilege, and really to meet the Lords half way, the compro mise would have been with respect to the number of voters affected, and not to the rating. The 101. qua lification would have more nearly accomplished this. If it were adopted there would be 217,381 voters, being 12 per cent. on the adult males, an increase of 73,000 on the number under the 151. rating, and a diminution of 47,000 of the number that would be given under the proposition, as it went up from the Commons. We think it will be generally allowed that this would have been an ample concession, quite enough to have satisfied the amour propre of their Lord ships. The extraordinary course adopted by Lord LANSDOWNE, however, prevented any chance of ob taining fair terms. As the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Buckinghamshire truly remarked, the Noble Marquis had " almost before it was placed on the table, and before it was explained to the House, stabbed it, as it were, in the back, and himself virtu ally inserted a higher qualification." The statement cf the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department' scarcely helped his Noble Colleague. He admitted that the President of the Council had stated that if the 151. rating was rejected he would propose the 121., thus abandoning the im portant position he was entrusted to defend without a single blow. Indeed,-the entire tone and manner of the Noble Marquis proved that his own predilections ran altogether in favour of the higher rating, and that 121. was quite as low as he would wish to go. Under such circumstances, and at so advanced a period of the session, and taking into consideration the palpable backsliding of the Ministry, the House of Commons had perhaps no alternative but to accept the com promise for the time being, if . not prepared to see one of the most valuable measures of the year abso lutely lost ; for even in its diluted form it must be admitted to be a great improvement on the existing system. Many- Honourable Gentlemen, however, expressed their firm determination not to accept the present compromise as a final settlement of the question. On the principle of the self-acting registry, we are happy to say that Ministers evinced greater firmness, The Master of the Mint, in a short but brilliant speech, vividly ckpicted the painful position in which the "tenant at will" would be placed, if serving notice of claim to be registered against the will of his landlord. It would have the effect of keeping up a constant and unceasing excitement—a matter to be especially deprecated in Ireland—and would also materially reduce the numbers on the registry. The natural indolence and vis inertia would prevent many persons from putting forward their claims. On this point the Commons have peremptorily refused their assent, and by a decisive majority, to the alteration, and have reinserted the clauses that had been omitted in the Upper House. A, conference will, of course, be had on the only subjects of difference, and of the result we cannot entertain a doubt, viz., that the Lords will gladly acknowledge the large concessions that have been made, and accept the Bill in its pre sent form. The subject which has most interested the com mercial world of the city of London for some months back, is the correspondence between two of the prin eiital docks and her MAJESTY'S Board of Customs. The majority of our contemporaries took up the case, and entered the field also ; but, remembering that there are always two sides to a question, we refrained from interfering, although we silently watched the progress of the arguments on both sides. If this were a mere petty squabble between the docks and the Board of Customs, we would have remained passive, as hitherto, but from the tenor of the corre spondence, it appears that questions of vital moment to the mercantile interests are deeply involved. We have, therefore, been induced to make some inqui ries, and the result is that we have arrived at an opinion opposite to those expressed by all the other journals who have discussed the matter; for, while they made their onslaughts on the Customs only, and shielded the Docks, although we will not exactly re verse that order, yet we believe we can show that both have been to blame. We have no overweening regard for the Board of Customs : as a public body, they are a fair subject for comment, if they neglect the trust confided to their charge. It is no cha racteristic of public boards to enter into trouble some campaigns, and we cannot help thinking there must have been something in the contro versy to have moved the Customs. If we are compelled, in. order to arrive at the merits of this case, to show wherein tha Board is right or wrong, it is not to defend on the one hand, or condemn on the other, but to see how far the mer cantile interests are affected. There have been frauds, or there have not been frauds. If the former, and goods have been withheld, then the Customs hare suffered ; but we do not sympathise with those who have the power to protect themselves. But with the merchant it is different. The Crown alone cannot have suffered a loss of duties by the suppres-: sioa of goods ; the proprietor cf these goods incurs ths loss to a greater extent, because he loses their value, unless the merchants generally are shareholders, and so participate. The importers confide in the integrity of a great establishment, which is enhanced by the supervision of the Customs; iif that supervision is imperfect the public have a tight to complain. The Customs have been tardy in doing justice. If their eyes. are now opened, while admitting such, they reflect seriously on themselves for the past, which of itself is a just ground of censure., bat it' they are now taking a step in the right diSrection, we should think it impo litic to run them down, or furnish them with excuses for slothfulness. If our information be correct, official laxity has had a great deal to do with the business, and a thorough reformation is needed. Tedious though it be, the iavestiga ;ion is pregnant with vital im portance to the trading community. Let them not be blinded by the sophistry of interested parties ; indeed the defence and arguments of the Dock Companies filemselves to manoeuvre the trade produced the first startling conviction in ;our minds that the trade 'was more deeply concerned, as we have already said, than the Crown. The Dock Companies complained loudly of the Customs for assuming to protect the interests of the merchants, . as if identical with their cwn, since, as they say, the merchants form that body ; and if the "sweepings" svelte appropriated to the use of the companies, the merchants who constitute the corn- i panics, were the pat ties benefited and so entitled. But ladho e ac rk doeh fonulodadrteslUinbaysnecsd e arth rtsibl to that line of argument. Let us see how that sop*Slstry tells. We will suppose a ands receive ve a anotherdivdividend led 0 001. f theper er cent., the one gets 5.401. and the other gets 51. Now, say that the larger shareholder transacts but a trifling amount of business, if any a docks, while th e sma ll er shareholder imports, t l 1 pei r n h n t p l 7, 50,000/. worth of g cods per annum ; but to make a dividend of 5 :per cept., a tax, to the ex tent of 1/. par cent., is take n out o f t h e cargoes of the import :er. The result of this would be that the lesser sharel solder contributes indirectly and in ignorance 500/. per annum—in addition to the capital invested in his shares—towards making a divi dend of 51. per cent., while the larger shareholder adds nothing but bins bare capital, and gets his divi dead of 51. per cent. at the expense of the industrious trader, who supports the docks. It appears to us f;4ltt this question cannot be fully , 3 a j• ' nut PrAtits LONDON, TIIURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1850. The so-called amendments of the Lords to the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill were taken into consideration by the Commons on Tuesday evening, Whatever may be the feelings of the Irish people, cf those who are still deprived of a freeman's birthright, and not permitted to have a voice in the election of representatives to the popular branch of the Legisla ture, the hereditary legislators have certainly no cause to complain of the course adopted by the First Lord of the Treasury. The Premier exhibited a respectful deference, a ready submission to their high behests, that must prove very grateful to the aristocratic palate. It might be supposed that questions relating to the elective franchise, to the constitution of one of the constituent parts or branches of Parliament, might be more fitly dealt with in the assembly which would be exclusively affected by the new enactments; that the Peers, who, according to the constitutional theory, are not permitted to interfere in popular elections, would have refrained from making any alteration in the right of suffrage that had been approved and sanctioned by the Com mons ; that in fact it would be considered as much a matter of privilege by the representatives of the people as a money Bill or measure relating to taxa tion, in which no change, however trivial, will be tolerated. It is the boast of the House of Commons that it is the sole judge of its own privileges, and that in their defence it will not shrink from any col lision or contest that may be provoked ; and yet, while indulging in such pleasing imaginations, it submits to its aristocratic neighbour at the very first difference that arises, and with °• bated breath and deep humility" receives back the emas culated and mutilated measure, and yields a reluct ant assent to the great majority of the alterations, which we cannot stultify ourselves by terming " amendments." In two points only did the Premier dissent from the decision of the Upper House, and even in one of these he offered a compromise, giving up the greater portion of the matter in dispute, and on all other poilits he yielded a prompt and will ing obedience. Indeed, from the course adopted by his Noble Colleague, the Ministerial leader in the Lords, it was but too painfully apparent that the Go vernment were doing what, in the language of " the ring," is termed " fighting a cross." They brought forward originally a measure which, although by no means adequate to the acknowledged exigencies of the case, was yet received with deep gratitude by the Irish people, and considered as offering, at least, a fair instalment of justice. The state of the franchise on the other side of St. George's Channel, more especially in the counties, had long become painfully notorious. Ireland was, in that respect, in a very different position indeed from the sister kingdoms; for, even taking the statement from Lord &AIN RUSSELL (which we are prepared to show to be far below the real facts) , " while in Great Britain generally 28 per cent. of the adult male population had votes, the per tentage in Ireland was less than 2" !! ! This deplorable state of affairs required a spaedy remedy, and accordingly a Bill was introduced which, based on an 81. rating, would have given the elective franchise to 264,180 occupants, or about fifteen per cent. on the adult male population, or little more than one-half the proportion which enjoy the franchise in this more, favoured country. This was no very great infusion of the democratic element. It could not be considered a very extended measure of "Justice to Ireland" when 85 remain aperin unrepresented,cent. of the adult male without o iwould v o i ce i n still tha election of Memb e r s t o th e Imperial Parliament, who [ who were to make the laws by w hi c h they were be governed, to sanction , the taxati on t o which they to he should contribute. Small, however, and i na d equate as was the concession, it excited the aristocratijeal jeal ousy. The hereditary legislators have ever exhibited a rooted dislike to any great extension of popular rights. It would not exactly do, however, to throw out the Bill in a summary way, to be held out to the nation as the abettors of a system, which at the re cent election for Mayo—a county which, according to the census of 1841, contained 388,887 inhabitants, of whom 194,193 were males —brought 233 electors to the poll during a contest cf unusual interest. They, therefore, determined to mutilate rather than to reject, to neutralise the advantages of a measure to which they could not altogether refuse their sanction. Accordingly the first step taken was to substitute a 151. rating for that of 8/, which had been approved of in the Commons. The effect of this " amendment" (amendment, GOD save the mask ! !) would be to strike off no less than 120,000 voters at one fell swoop, to reduce the proportion who would be entrusted with the elective franchise from fifteen to eight per cent. of the adult male population. They were not, however, cm- THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, lB5O. understood without reference to the practice of the docks, and the supervision of the Crown, which is briefly as follows. With regard to various articles, such as sugar, coff , e, sawn, peinper, spices, Sce.,they have, at the special and earnest request of the Dock Compa nies, for many years been permitted to be carried direct from the ship to the warehouses, without being weighed or brought to account by the landing waiters. The consequence is, that these goods are entirely in the hands of the C )mpanies, until they are lotted and presented for weighing by the Customs. Thus the Customs have knowledge only of so much, with respect to weights and quantities, as the servants of the dock companies may bring to the scale, although, we be- Have, the number of packages is tallied on landing by tidesrnen. Previous to this indulgence being granted, it is understood that the cargoes of vessels fre quently exceeded the invoice quantities; but that, since the landing waiters abandoned the practice of taking the weights at the ship's side, these excesses have been gradually superseded by deficiencies. It is, however, somewhat singular, that since a little mere vigilance has been exercised by the Crown, during the late inquiry, many instances have occurred where the excesses in cargoes have re-appeared as heretofore. We have given these outlines with as much accuracy as the information, derired from a mercan tile correspondent of experience, will admit. If this statement be correct it shows that a very large and irresponsible power is plaoed in the bands of the dock companies if they be disposed to abuse it, and taking into consideration what are the staff employed by the companies, it is possible that abuses may have crept in without the knowledge of the directors themselves, who can have no personal acquaintance with the practical working of the business beyond what is laid before them. We observed, from the correspondence, that the Customs have frequently intimated to the dock companies their conviction that frauds were being carried on by their servants, but the companies have repudiated those charges contemptuously we can therefore divine the policy of those measures . which the Board of Customs here pursued towards the servants of the companies, as the most effectual way of bringing conviction to their minds that their servants were not so immacu late as they affected to believe, and upon which Mr. WESTON, the solicitor for the London Dock Company, has seized and analysed in his letter to our contempo raries, to give a trivial character to the proceedings against them. But, if we mistake not, the large seizures said to be in the hands of the Crown must yet form an important item in the reckoning between the contending parties, and should it turn out that the merchants can establish claims to the goods, and show that they were not the wrong doers, but igno rant sufferers by the acts of others, we apprehend the Board of Customs will not turn a deaf ear to their claims, and stand upon a legal forfeiture, to the in jury of the real proprietors. As regards the corre spondence, it appears to us that the company have made a tolerably strong case against themselves and the Customs too ; but, be that as it may, if it opens the eyes of the merchants to their true interests, it is immaterial to us whether the two great antagonists, or either of them, go to the wall. The man who has a wife and children is said " to have given hostages to fortune." A strong motive— the strongest perhaps that can influence the human heart—is supplied to stimulate him to industry and frugality. He no longer lives for himself alone. The selfish feelings are extinguished, or, at least, are ex tended from the individual to the family, to the small kingdom, of which he is the monarch. For their sakes he will joyfully submit to many priva tions that might, under different circumstances, prove subjects of serious annoyance. He looks beyond the present day and acquires provident habits ; he en deavours to accumulate a future provision, that his children may be enabled to enter upon " the battle of life " with advantages at least equivalant to those which he himself enjoyed through the bounty and foresight of his own parents. This purpose he feels he can accomplish if lift be spared. He has full confidence in his own powers while the hand of " the destroyer" is kept aloof. But human life is proverbially uncertain ; the strongest and most vigorous may be cut off at any mo ment. Brief, indeed, may be the warning that summons him to his last account, and leaves his heart-broken widow and helpless orphans in misery and destitution, exposed to all the sufferings and ills engendered by cold and biting poverty. But happily there is—thanks to the prudence and enterprise of the present generation—a means of averting (to a certain extent) this danger, and removing a load of apprehension and anxiety from the heart of every husband and father. His projects of saving and gradual accumulation may at once be realized, and a guarantee afforded that, although he may descend to an early tomb, his family will, under any circumstances, enjoy the pecuniary advantages which they could have obtained had he attained the ordinary average of human existence. He is thus, utrumque paritus, ready for aoy alter native that may arise, and thus obtains that enviable tranquillity which is so eminently con• ducive to health and longevity. It is said, and we believe truly, that the average duration of life in persons insured at the various offices throughout the kingdom is greater than that of the general body of the community, and that it is to that "lucky acci dent" that the great and almost invariable success of insurance companies is ascribable. There is, how ever, less of "chance," or what i s t erme d " luck," in human affairs than is generally supposed. The stories of " Murad, the Unlucky," and " Saladin, the Lucky," contained a deep moral—showing that pros perity and fortune is owing to prudence and fore sight rather than to " chance" or accident. The flourishing affairs of insurance companies are chiefly uracyof th e ca l cu l a ti ons on w hich framed, and a l so t o th e prudence - the me di ca l men an d di rectors in selecting none but persons of approved health for insurance, or if a policy should be granted on the life of an invalid, or on more than usually hazardous terms, in ascertaining that the rate of pre mium should be fully equivalent to the additional risk. We firmly believe, also, that something may be attri buted to the peace of mind and equanimity, which the mere fact of "being insured" produces, which averts that heartrending care and bitter anxiety for, the future condition of his family, which the Ayrshire poet on his death-bed described as being "more tha n half his disease." The principle of insurance is found e d on th e f ac t that the average of uncertainties may be easily mea sured, although an individual uncertainty cannot even be guessed at with any pret ens i on t o ac curacy. It will be impossible to hazard a predic tion as to the duration of a single life, although the average of ten thousand similar lives may be calcu lated almost to a day. Ilouacs announced this great truth, even before the Christian era, when he vtrote— " Pallida mons &quo pulsat pede Pauperum tibernas regumque turres." There is a certain regularity apparent in the approach of even " the king of terrors," who comes with equal footsteps and under certain laws that may be traced with the greatest accuracy. Hence it is that com petent actuaries will be enal!lcd to decide, on a mere inspection of the " tables of rates," whether a com pany, which has survived the earlier risks inseparable from the first three or four years of its existence, wilr a meet with almost certain success, or dec:sive de feat, which, however long it may be averted, must inevitably arrive at some period. We also hail with pleasure the progress of a com pany which is winning its way along gradually and steadily, which is based on sound principles, and the management of which is vested in persons of unquestionble honour, who have no fear of laying their affairs before the public without concealment, courting the strictest inquiry, the most searching scrutiny. Such is the " CATIIOLIC LAW AND GE NERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY," which held its fourth annual general meeting on the 25th ultimo, a brief account of which will be found in our advertising columns this day. THE CATHOLIC INSURANCE ( C MPANY started with the most propitious auguries. It was chiefly directed to a large and influential hody of our fellow•subjects, who bad previously no society which was conducted by members of th e i r own cree d, and among its directors, and those w h o tool: the deepest interest in its progress , were some o f the moat respectel dignitaries of their exception, but it was to Catholics that i ancient Chu rc h . I ts advantages we re open to all, without particularly appealed, and from that it hoped for steady and unflinching support, and it was not ini.ltaken ; the very name " Catholic" has proved a :o•Aer of strength not only in the Uoite‘i Kingdom, but on the continent of Europe, where branches have been opened. To use the expressive lan guage of the able report of the directors, it "haw been a sort of talisman—a rallying point—which has presented to them a great and powerful attrac tion." It has thus secured the patronage and sted fast support of the French as well as of the British hierarchy, and is at this moment fortunate enough to number among its most stedfast friends and advo cates in that country, where a few years since the principles and practice of life assurance were com paratively unknown, the names of the Archbishop of Paris, the successor of the martyred DENIS AMR, his Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and that distinguished Member of the Cham• ber, Monseigneur PARASIS, Eveque de Langres, all of whom, having 'informed themselves of the bases of the calculations and the principles of the `Catholic,' have promised their support and assistance," ..."the principles upon which it is based being so dif ferent from those of their own tontines, once their idol —now fallen into disrepute—that they see in it the realisation of their long-cherished hopes." We may be excused from quoting from this ad mirable report a few facts, which prove the steady progress, that is more encouraging than even a rapid bound into prosperity. The deaths among the in sured within the past year have been only two, both of which were in Ireland, none having occurred in England, whose representatives had claims for only 7001. This gratifying result; so far below the antici pated mortality, sufficiently proves the care with which the lives of " the assured" had been selected. It should not be forgotten that during that period that fearful scourge, the cholera, had made ravages in every grade of society, although the " Catholic" Company escaped comparatively scatheless from its awful. inroads. The number of policies issued during the last year was more than double that of the twelve months pre ceding. rroposals were made during the later pe riod fur 133 insurances, of which 123, comprising 106 lives, were accepted, to the amount of 45,125/. 63. The company have now outstanding assurances to the amount of 86,981/. 165., producing an annual income on the Ist of June, the first day of their anancial year, of 2,9911. 15s. 11d., and applications were made for loans to the amount cf 17,7001., of which 1,183/. 11s. 101 only had been granted. The French agency, of which M. DE L'ETAico, gentleman of high standing in Paris, is the head, ha s 'achieved extraordinary success within the last four months, business having been already obtained pro &lcing in life assurances annually 93/. 14s. id., and in deferred and immediate annuities 7041. 3s. 11d. Under such circumstances, we may well congratulate the directors and shareholders on having turned the point where success is no longer doubtful, and on having reached so high and secure a position in the fifth year cf their existence. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Ordre publishes a letter from London, which may be regarded as the official statement of the views And intentions of the Orleans fatr.ily. AL er contra dicting the statement which appeared in the Univers, that the Duchess of ORLEANS and the Prince DE JOINVILLE were alone opposed to a fusion with the LegitimatistP, the writer thus proceeds : " Be assured, Sir, that the most perfect accord exists between the King, the Duchess of Orleans, the Prince de Joinville, and the Duke d'Aumale, as to the duties of the family towards France; and be assured also, that the same feeling would continue if the King were to be unfortunately taken from them. This is how the state of things appears to the reason and to the patriotism of tho Princes of the house of Orleans. Much has been said of the protest of the Duchess of Orleans in favour of the rights of her son, of the pretension which she had to put them forward, and of her resistance on that account to any fusion. There is not a word of truth in this. The Orleans family does not attribute to itself rights, to be imposed upon what the Legitimatists call the inviolable and unalterable rights of the Count de Chambord to the throne of France. It has no pretension to represent such a principle. It only knows that a state of things was made in 1830 by the positive will of the nation, and which situation was overthrown by a violent event. It wishes as much as it can to re main in that situation at the disposal of France. If France should think proper one day to demand its safety from the hands of legitimate royalty, the Orleans family would submit without considering that it had any claim or protest to make on its own account. It has no pretender to offer in opposition to the Count de Cham bord. But it does not think that it belongs to it, with out a fresh declaration on the part of the country, to declare the negation of the work of France in 1830, to proclaim the absolute and exclusive sovereignty of the royalty of Divine right, and to refuse beforehand, by a complete change in its situation, the services which critical circumstances might induce France to demand from it. The Orleans family inclines itself honestly before the principle of national sovereignty, and recog nises no other. It cannot outrage this principle, and repudiate it by loudly demanding pardon for the act by which the nation chose and proclaimed it as its instru ment of victory against the principle of Divine right. It remains faithful to the duties which events have im posed on it. It confines itself to holding itself respect fully at the disposal of France, ready to serve it, if a regular manifestation, or flagrant dangers, should make an appeal to its devotedness." In the Assembly M. DE FLAVIGNY drew the at tention of the Minister to the insult offered to France and the injury inflicted on her citizens by the American authorities at San Francisco, who had seized several French merchant vessels, and impri soned their crews. General LAHITTE replied that representations had been made'to the American Go vernment on the subject. It is said that immediately after the prorogation MM. D'HAUTPOOL, BAROCHE, and BINEAU, will retire from the Ministry. Letters from Cherbourg of the 24th ult. state, that the Henri IV., 100 guns, that was preparing to pro ceed to Brest on the 29th, had been countainanded by a Ministerial dispatch until fresh orders, and that she has consequently landed the sea men and passengers she had taken on board for Brest. The counter-order is supposed to be connected with the reported visit of the PRESIDENT of the Republic to Cherbourg to review the Mediterranean squadron. New arrests have been made in Paris in connexicn with the Nemesis secret society. Some members of the former Constituent Assembly and some ex- Commissioners of the Provisional GJvernment are amongst the number. Five new arrests have been made at Oran, Algeria, in connexion with the plot lately discovered there. Two of the parties were employes of the Government. The Republique has the following on the composi tion of the Committee of permanence : The commission charged to replace the National Assembly during the prorogation, and to watch over the maintenance of the Cousiitution, is composed of thirty nine members, including the members of the Bureau of the Assembly, whose names, aud, as far as it can be done, political opinion we here give : M. Dupin, President, Monarchist, under different • forms since 1815 ; General Bedeau, Vice-President, Legitimist; Id. Leen Faucher, ditto, formerly Orleanist, cow Bona partist ; M. N. Daru, ditto, Orleanist ; M. I). Benoist d'Azy, ditto, Legitimist Tory; M. Van liceekeren, Secretary, absolute Legitimist; M. Cbspot, ditto, Parliamentary Legitimist; M. Berard, ditto, Republican de is Veille, now Consti tutional; M. Arnaud (de l'Ariege), ditto, Constitutional Re publican; M. Lacaze, ditto, Bonapartist; M. Peupin, ditto, Reaciionist, without any particular colour. M. Baz,-, Q;ustor, Constitutional Orlesnist; General Leib, ditto, Constitutional Legitimist; M. Da Panat, ditto, ditto, ditto; 0. Barrot, Constitutional Orleanist; M. J. de Lasteyrie,. • ditto, ditto; M. Monet, Republican de la Veille, very moderate Constitutionalist; • General Saint-Priest, Moderate Legitimist; General Chantrarnier, Constitutional Legitimist; M. D'ollivier.'Confititutional Legitimist; M. Berryer, Legitimist Tory; M. Nettement, Constitutional fpgitimiz,t; M. Mole, formerly Orleanist, now molsrate Bona- partist; General LauriAton, Legitimist; General Lamoride •e, Constitutional Republican; M. Beugnot, Clerical Legitimist, and Tory; M. De Mornay, Constitutional Orleanist; M. De Montetello, ditto ditto; M. Da I'Espinasse, Legitimist; If. Creton, Constitutional Orleanist; Gew?.ralkulliere, diEcJutentedpileanist; M. Vesin, fdrmerly Orleanist, now Constitutional Legitirnia!; M )de Linorde, Constitutional Legitimist; M. Casimir P6:ier, Orleanist; M. De Crouseilhes, Tory Legitimist; M. Douet-D4svaux, Constitutional Legitimis! ; M. Combarci do Leyval, ditto ditto; M. G canon, Constitutional Orleanist; M. Chambotle, without sny fix tad opinion. Thus out Of thirty-nine names, there may be reckoned eleven purely Orleanist, th ree o f whoin (.I‘IM..BAzE, DE MOeNAY, and CRETON) are of a very energetic character. The Legitituiats have eighteen votes. MI LEO DE LABORDE, LEEgE, CITANGARNIER and BEDEAU may be considered as endowed with energy. There npi . v be reckoned four Republican votes, among whom General LAAVIRICIEIIE is incontestably the most considerthle. "The - e are two 13,nar:rtitc. and two, whose opinions it is impossible to define. Those whom we have denominated as Legitimist Tories are those who would readily aces ,t afait accompli, what ever it might he. We have called Constitutional those who desire, from one motive or another, the actual maintenance of the Constitution. Such is the committee, about which so much Doh° has been made. When its composition is studied, we may feel con vinced that it will attempt nothing against the Con stitution, and that it desires the actual maintenance of it. Equal conviction cannot be felt that it presents any very great resistinz, lace, when the little energy pos., , ssed by the, majority of its members is taken into account." PARIS Bonasn, JULY 3l.—La , est Prices.—Five per Cents , 650. ; Three per Cents., 58f. 20c.; Bank of France, 2,370 r. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 31. ulogne and Amiens, 7%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 15 1 ,4—EastIndian, 7% —Luxembourg, 2 1 ,6 Northern of France, 1434—Orleans and Bourdeaux, Paris and Rouen, NlA—Rouen and Havre, 10. SPAIN. Madrid papers of the 26:h ult. have arrived. The treaty of commerce between Spain and the Republic of Nicaragua was signed on the 25th at Madril, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and M. MARCOLETA, the Plenipotentiary of the Republic. The QUEEN walked for half an hour on the terrace of the Palace, with the KING, th 9 QUEEN MOTHER, Don FRANCISCO, and General NARVAEZ. The accounts from Cuba ..re satisfactory,neverthe less a reinforcement of 6,000 men was under orders to proceed thither. The Customs return of the pro vince of Santander for the first quarter of 1850 showed an increase of nearly 100 per cent. over the corresponding one of 1849. MADRID BOLSA, JULY 26.—The Three per Cents. weretdone at 33 cash, and the Five per Cents. at 12 13-16. GERIIIANY. The Post•Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, of the 29th, states that only one of the Prussian Plenipotentiaries at the conference, M. MA.Tnis, has been recalled, and that even this recall is not considered definitive. A subscription had been opened at Frankfort in favour of the Schleswig- Holsteiners, and had produced 4,000 florins. The Berlin State Gazette, of the 29th, publishes a note addressed by the Prussian Cabinet to the Governments of the Germanic Confederation on the subject of the treaty of peace with Den mark. After reciting the facts which preceded this treaty, the note states that Prussia could not advise the resumption ES hostilities in a case in which all Europe, with the exception cf Germany, was on the side of Denmark, and what would probably lead to an armed European intervention. The note then goes on to state that the treaty reserves the rights of the Duchies,' as far as they are under the protection of the Germanic Confederation, but that it fs fur the Duchies themselves to come to an arrangement with Denmark on the subject. It is stated, in a letter from Berlin of the 29th, that negotiations have been entered into for the prolonga tion of the period fixed for the ratification of the treaty of peace of the 2:1 July. The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin that a committee has been formed there, at the head of which are several distinguished men of all parties, to pro vide the means of giving assistance to Schleswig- Holstein. A letter from Vienna, 25th inst., in the Daats says :—" I have this morning received the informa tion that the fourth corps d'armee now cantoned in Bohemia will shortly be disbanded. This will send the fourth battalim of each regiment to their homes. The Council of Ministers has also discussed the ques tion of granting an amnesty to 40 political prisoners, Austrians by birth, and consequently more seriously compromised than by the others. The amnesty, if it be granted, will be proclaimed on the 18th August, the anniversary of the birth of the EMPEROR. Other acts of clemency will, it is positively stated, sig nalise this anniversary, when the raising of the state of siege is also expected; that event, however, will be preceded by a new decree on the press." It is rumoured in Berlin that Russia has sent a circular note to the different European Governments declaring that the EMPEROR regards the present diffi culties as capable or no solution, but a recurrence to the treaties of 1815, and announcing his intention, in accordance with those treaties, to aid the King of DENMARK in his endeavours to incorporate Schleswig in the Danish monarchy. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. A letter from Hamburgh of the 28th, in the ln dependance of Brussels, says :—" Up to four o'clock yesterday afternoon the Danish army had not crossed the Eider, which separates Schleswig from Holstein. This river is so rapid and deep that it can be navi gated by sea-going ships. The day after the battle of the 25th General DE Kaousr, commander-in-chief of the Danish army, caused an armistice to be pro posed, in order that he might wait the receipt of the KING'S orders from Copenhagen relative to the inva sion of Holstein by the victorious army. A negative reply was returned by General DE Mumma. Everything causes it to be supEnsed that the war will very shortly be carried into that pro• vince. The fortress of Rendsburg, which is situated on the Eider, is completely arened, and stored for eighteen months. It presents a formidable point d'appui and of defence. Men find materiel of all kinds continue to flow into Holstein. The army may be able again to resume the offensive, unless, by means of combined attacks by sea and land the Danish General should in a few days carry the war to the very heart of Holstein. Amidst the general con fusion, and the alarm caused by the shock of the two armies, on the 24th and 25th, ,the appearance of an English fleet in the waters of Schleswig was an nounced. At present it is known that it is a second Russian fleet, from Cronstadt, which has arrived. I think I can affirm that up to this day the Russian na val forces have not taken the leas t part in the com bat. This is important to state in consequence of the new diplomatic attitude of France and England. The Russian steamers and light vessels have only been employed to convey a p irt of the Danish army and war materiel into Schleswig. The emotion caused in all northern Germany by the disaster which has befallen the army of Holstein in creases every day. In Oldenburg and Brunswick, it is with great difficulty that the troops and populations can be prevented from marching to the assistance of those they call their brothers of Holstein. Should these popular demonstrations continue in the north, they may compromise the peace of the interior. A considerable number of the inhabitants of Hano ver, accompanied by a great number of soldiers, unarmed, assembled yesterday, and after forming committees of assistance, sent n deputation to the KING, praying him in the name of the capital to send a corps of the national troops to Holstein. The Km:, as a German Sovereign, expressed his sym pathies for Holstein, and said that it ought to con tinue, as before the revolution, to form part of the Germanic Confederation. It is expected, from the excitement which prevails, that s;'.milar popular de monstrations will be made in the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburgh, and the northern provinces of Prussia, and it will be difficult for the Governments to calm them and neutralise the consequences." ITALY. 'fin e Victoria and Albert royal yacht left Bordeaux on the 27th ult. with the frigate which had escorted her. The day before a considerable number of per- sons went on board to see the vessel, and were most politely received by Lord A. FITZCIARENCE and the other officers. _ _ _ The Giornale di Roma of the 22d officially an nounces that the judicial inquiry against DoMENICO PACE, who attempted the assassination of Lieutenant- Colonel NARDONI, has led to the discovery and arrest of four accomplices, one of whom used to pay the assassin a daily salary, and had furnilhed him with a poignard. The Croce di Savoia of Turin states that King VICTOR EMMANUEL has conferred the Order of Sr. Lazarus upon Colonel MONTI, who commanded the Italian battalion of the Hungarian army during the late war. Tile Corriere Mercantile of Genoa asserts, on the faith of a letter from Naples of the 15th, that Count MONTEMOLIN, in signing his marriage contract, assumed the title of CUARLES VI., King of SPAIN and the Indies. EAST INDIA H OUSE.—Yeste d a ballot was taken at the East India House for the el r e h e a a t s i y o d n of a l lir e e d e . tor A i ,t n a te room of Mr. Francis Warden, who o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered zua to the scruti neers, who reported that the election had fallen on Mr. Henry Thoby Prinsep. RICUMOND AND BUSHEY PANKS.—A return has been issued of the repairs or additions to the residences of official persons occupying houses in Richmond and Bushey Parks for the fi ve years ending the 31st of December, 1849. The tams annually expended on works in Richmond-park in this period have ranged from 1,1761. I9s. Bd. (1848-9) to 3,574/. 18s. 4d. (1847-8). The amount for last year was 2,560/. 105. 10d. The annual expenditure in Hampton court and Bushey Parks has been trom 1,153/, 10s. (1846-7) to 2,4084 (1846-9), and tor • the year last expired was 1,4284 16i. 4d. SUICIDE or A FoßElGNEE.—Yesterday afternoon the promenades in St. James's-park on the paths adjacent and surrounding the ornamental water were suddenly alarmed by the immersion of a person who now lies unclaimed in the West:ninster Hospital. The deceased was observed by Mr. Chapman. chief clerk to Mr. Rums3y, solicitor, Warwick. court, Holborn, to leap head foremost a distance of some feet in the water opposite the boat -hcuse. On being rescued he was immediately conveyed to the above institution, where all attetepts at resuscitation proved abortive. The body awaits an inquest. The only property found on the person of the deemed consisted of ss. 6d. in silver and agree halfpence. MONEY and COrvIMER CIA.L CITY, TWO O' K. CLOC The Cotten Market at I;verpool yestrrdeyiwe' lITLY,r, 4 1 per , u , f a ,c , N-e, nod prite tt of ell eeserip•ions w , rt serer. The :alee were esiirnated at 30 000 bvl.ei , a r t which 12 000 A merican,2,ooo E,•;pe Can, and 2, 000 ~g rt ic 22,00 t; Arm rican takfn tie epersu'atien. The f a!ei cesterr i ' ed iw . (' o , . 1 500 Bahia. at 8: 1 2 - s-s i t 8.1. to 11d.. 3.000 Surat at sd. 0,61 d., and 4 50 ';", • sia'''`i at Is- 01 , 1. to Le 41d. per lb —The Share igsr per • • . Ren e was very firm, and it) mai ' • iy• instances highee prices obtained. The _ . produce markets are rather quieter to day. Li. d e 3,C00 Ee,yptiLla et 415. v Ibe six weeks' average price or wheat per quarter. is The so Pe a t i , Continental news to de is scarcely the •reprovernee'- reference to the Stuck - markets, 1 ._ gat' price.: having tempted the realisation of pofies. ~ the over, the extnent in German the success of is, y at ~., er long t nd Danes an i ' ....1( tho apparent inclination te r c ~, my struggle, are unpleasant circumstances even 1 1 should i x s ., • ei.e no serious apprehension. .. 0 eris The • ',' P O,lOOll of the New Zealand CompanP deal of stated upon a former occasion, excites a good uned • inter' st in quaitcrs where colonial matters a re attef s O f to, and it is considered that the crisis in the affair s o f ' the company will be hastened by the elaborate let!'etly Lord Grey to the directors. The Governorent dist il ' f g 0 repudiates the idea of compensation for tbe losse sro thel tter mnPar-Y, arose denies that the " 3 bat referable to any pedinof h C )lonial-o fie e• b et many t e ( dig . ° there are nevertheless many who will be of el coo t of opinion, and consider that there was a great _ ri t b e diligence in the land surveying department. ti°o6,4 granting of good titles. Everybody became dissarti and in n.insequence, the company grew into ill fav cni .; e as• emigration from England to Nee' Zealand '''' doe pended. This must have impaired the pro9Pe rl// 0 00 company. Further, the wholecapital of the comPtle.lo4 to be gone, and the money borrowed of Govern tne o 'l, lo os . . 250,0001., we believe, in addition. Earl GreY o° oo or that (government will carry out, if required, theiisi'sped, merit of 1847, and allow the company to be w. ii d 00 0 but that it recognises no claim for corepenstina, ' len t oe simply offer to forego its demands for tbe raniteYo'rieters condition of resuming the Crown lands. Th ° P,, r ,.: // e, 0 6d , are evidently perplexed as to what contsc to P","ii, othe' without giving a positive opinion one way or * 00 the upon the points in dispute, we may certainly eIP O no fjr' regret that is felt that they should have been 5 0te d the tunate, because their capital must have be e settlement. e, apon tie We have not dwelt hitherto at any lengi* - b ,',' r ote -; rumours current of an intended alteration in g d id 0 0 ' discount at the Bank of England, because We did attach much importance to them. The Bank , 11 ,0, i s , to its mode of proceeding within the last tOiderston" at liberty to discount on lower terms than W I " poli cel minimum, because it has ceased to hoe writteo . t oe th is on the subject, consequently best bills ar e a t , 00 g$ g being done, under !special circureetances, a i , %r lOW as by the Lem bard-s tt eet bou t s"' it t o tatt l • , Bank of England, • however, may vligeialnerceo. from any official notice that its roinitnum iS 670104_,E1i, because most applicants would then feel 1 is is be claiming accommodation on such terms, an .t., jot d sable to await fairly the result of the bar"; late, t. north ot England and in Scotland tbis is alw sr ve t to v• a reduction of discounts would appear J ost ' 90* i premature. Oil to The Funds have lost a little of their bad 0 00 0 there are some further sales of Stock. Th er : s beris I LI be a limit to sell at the oven figure of 9 7 i ii • in flaeo - i. when Consols touched 96, and more than oro 00 0 „, broker has acted for his clients accordingll,;26/ fov;. have been quoted 96/ to 97 for Trausfer, aou per Cer% for Account. 'The New Tliree•and• a Quarlerceets' '1( have been marked 99i i, and the Three pel odis roc -k. Bank Stock has_ been firm at 212, an d ,„ 709., il at 270. Exchequer-bills have been at 675. '" beet/ India Bo at 89s. to 92e. -remittal. W e 511 In the nds Foreign Market tie tr ansac tion o 35 to 3 s more limited. Venezuela Bonds have be n liinta 0 53. • Mexican 29i to 30k, and Equedor 3i 'Meal a t , E O O has T been marked 102. Danish Bonds bs ve e ope n - • I. he Peninsular Securities are noinala h Three ri p Four per Cents at 34 to 35, and SP onls ar e 911 °) Cents at 37i to .4.. Dutch Four per Cent s ' to 00 Railway Shares are not quite so briAt. ,„ n The lust week's railway receip ts, ascertaintu day, are in round figures as und er:— 1 84 9' -70 185 0 . 17,1 12, 6v ,5 North-Western . £49.022 o" 7 97 South- vii o estern Brightonl 22,503 ••• 2 2,7 i Midlands 4 006 "• 1%12 ..• • Seuth i' , -st•entern Great Western no return- rro CO B' QUARTER - - 6 1 i Consols 9 6 1 n 9o l° Ditto Account . ••• 9 4 C ij- ... .. Ol e .0 MO , PO PRICES OF BPITI , Sil /'UNDi O'CLOCD" 91 I think btock 3 ;is , . Cent. It • odneed Anna 3 per Cent. Consols Ann ' '''' 963 s ~ 61 6 " Neer 3!-,( per Cent. Anns tuties... .. ••• 9 94 % 1; 1 6 8 1; L0n........ 00000000 S id Long Anna. to expire Jan 1860 ll 5.. t 3 . al Ditto,3o years, e) t • ****** 8 . /-- 6 c • 10. 1859 ...... a -- . P CI a Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860......• . 9 1 r 0 India Stock 27 na P 90 P India Bonds, 1,0001._ 89 vf; llO Ditto midst 1 000; ......... ********** 89 9A p 9 0 4 South Sea Stock ' * ****— ''''' - 107% 9 6 7 13 Ditto New Annui • ties ~„„ n ' fo r ,o imuis A ccount 96;4 * gil 70 9 gxcheciner Bills., 1 4d. 7 0 P P 1,0001. June 67 7° P 7 0 5001. ,June Small. June .---... 67 V ) P C lP c i o ' rs l- ,.,, ost: clc. 91r PRICES OF . FOREIGN FUNDS O'Cl' ° ' , Brazilian bonds -- , I° 3 ...... .1 4 Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 ... "./_ Chilean Bonds 102 ee 10 Danish _ 6 per Cent .... 6l i, Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. • • Ditto 5 Der Cont B7* ant- ................. : 1 0 1 c Equador Bonds .0 ........................ °/0 Grenada Bonds, 1 1 ,i per Cent....... '''''__, s,'S' lexican, per Cent. 1846, with Coupear- Ditt 5 Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .. --. / 4 81 Ditto, ....". 31A 29 6 1 , 1 Account ............ . ..... aava t ''' . Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 A, per CLL..... °`'"' I A e 'l l Portuguese 5 f 33 el . per Cents. ............ •-• 9 67 Ditto, 4 per Cent. - Russian Bonds .................. '' •.• ~ ~,/ i 54 Ditto, 414 0 par Cent ........ .„,... 9°79 Spanish 5 per Cant. 1840 3 se Ditto, 3 per Cent ......... -. 0 7 .......... ....... •-"'„ 35 Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 -' per Cent 35see, Ditto Deferred 14 ... 123/4 ,A ri. AO C ' ................. WWI bit , ill i'v*"."°961.,,." 45 c. • Dividends on the above peva „ I . 6 giee. gee French R entes, 5 per Cent ' • 51 Exchange ....... ••'. of. 45f: 0 9 Dutch zi/ r . (3—....."-----..... 57 1 i, lei, , oar ent., „ 4ti c l,O 4e ' Ditto. 4 Cent. Cortitleates... 87 - fi'..... / g ~, a e, I JO "' '', . RA PRICES OF -.9 A , BUSIITZS4,IOIge difi ILWAY KURE& '''l"'" AT ONs ON , .* ,L ........ . /r .esteem ...50 ...... -- ••• .. ~0.• 'Do. Preference, ... ,1 "Inekinghamshiee 1 7 ' ' '. 61/i ' Caledonian ' --.. ''a .... 50 • ---; .2••• ..... ... ' Do. New 10:. Prof... 10 '. 9 Che-tor and Holyhead... ........ .... s /. 50 - .. .. e •s" Ditto, r - , r'rett tense l5 ..... 9 ...... ' ,„,* eastern Counties.- - ......... / Do. North. & Eastern, .... • 6) 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent 5O .. CO • •"'''' . .1 Eastern Union, Class A .. . . . . 0 0 es _ (late E. U. Shares) 25 ..... s•-• ........ . . ''' g i si Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 20 ......•""' ' ........ -5' 6, ' East Lincolnshire, guar. . 0 6 per Cent. lireat Northern ......... . Do. sper Cent. ~, . Treat As astern 100 .. 59'h • '" 4 .. ' ' 5 " , Lit , ll and Selby .. 5O ' .... •-- ..• ............. .' ' Ditto, Half Shares 25 ... ..... 481/4 ....... ' .. .... 6 3g Leeearlire & Yorkshire 100 -- ." ...... '••• il ' Do, Thirds „,,_ lB ................. .. a It en- New; Gwen uerc lO . 12% ........ ... .$' London, B• h - • ..... 1 7; tem, and 6 , 11 1 South Comet._ . d ..... .0 " t i e • 100 ... -.-.%s " • ••• London and N. Western 100 ...... 1114 'et ........ 1,- Ditto, New Quarters 17 ......... 17 I s . ..... 0. ... FA Ditto,Fifth , ... l2 ••• .. 13 .............. •04 London &S.Western wo ....., one 60 ••• . e lui Midland lOO ..... 34 1 ,,c 34 ". ....• 0 ' 1 Do., 50/. Menu 35 * . 1 0 /v* ..... . /,, Do. Consolid. Bristol & ..... ~..0 -et Bi ' • rming., 6 per ct. 100 ........ .. # . ...... .... • Norfolk ......... ...... .... , ........ ~ 6 .. -100 ...... --- " ......... Do. New 201. - ............ North Staffordshire 17%•. 6% , '•• • .. 1 " , 4 Starewsbury & Chester ..... ..... I 6 A (Nor. W. Min.) - ••• ..... ..." P.li Do. 3 per Cent. P . ..... ref. 10 ...... ...... ...... .0 .. ~ 4 Seuth EP-stern ...... 334 ... Wk. - .• ~.0 4,4 Do., Rvistered ... ...... , No. 4 10 ...... York Newcastle,' '9! , anal r•vick. „..• ,A V_ .04 ......... Be ' Dc. • Newcastle Eaten. 20 99( i •••• .. ".. 1 6 D. G.N.Lpi ...... ..„„,, /4 York end le r ir6.""e'' 9 ••• ••• 4 .... 16 ..... . 1 i !-... 9 • t''' Midland 5o ...... 15% j / 4 ...... . ii ~. t 1,9 T. el:eerie:it - ..... •.. 14 3 FOREIGN RAI i.w A 1 ''' ...... ak i North , : r ,in o. France ~ .... •• Orleans and li d i .. 4 • • ....oreeaux 7 ...... 34 0 ... ~ ..s. r ris and Rouen 2O ..._ 24% •'' ' / 1 4 Brazilian Imperial - 244 ...... , 14 • ....... • ..••••• 0 1)0 ' . btelonn Del Rev 15 • 13 :1" ... , 4 * I United mexicsan ...... - 28 • •.... •' "' .. .. °' eit ...... 1 1 JOINT STOCK BAN l' , ... -I , x , 4 ..... •sr,) London & Vire t • st r et/ sie n h . , I i T JO S Y O f LLOYD'S SHiPPIN G.- -- ‘,.,. lig ht V et LONDON, AUG. 1.--Wißd at noon ..0.1 --." Old . dull • cloudy weather. OA OFF FAnmeirTn.--Lady Mary, 3-,,,,emtlicAs.rril. - P• SwansEA.,- JULY 31.—Wind S.vv•--7-itiebee• Kerney. Scott, Canada; Jane, flunt , -.• or e 10 0 ot P Eagle, Quebec-. f the .0 4 AMSTERDAM. JULY 30.--The re port 0 „ . th e 70- if ~ Peßesus, Dantztc to Antwerp, is unfoundeu!d bini ge , tty • cam ) cn shore in the boat and repre3ool: erte r ° P eel ; the i) mate of the above, proves to been a de- sieuels ve ntch frigate Sambre, now lying triot, b il , The lIJop, sunk in An l d Roads 17t' e- :coin raised. , ~,s W .A rr i cl. l3 o , l)°° #: LIVERPOUL, JULY 31.—Wind .od--„... ' i t ioe*, - , o ,try - ,:j , Lodge, Johnston, Bombay; Heroine, ..si-a j T o hn P' e PA p Lit ht of the Harem. Buenos Ayses;„. nog bil" JO ; , Bood, Jamaica; Old England, Cubs; S c i t ditlOLforl‘t. ley , Savannah; John and Albert, nuo trar 14 04 g 3, 0 ter, m - . by, Charlesto A l 110Mili,' Cori e ,pl n; t as, are tI , f dioOP.iisCi W • • e,Lern ‘Vorkl, Weare, ditto'; A1:133-1010f ebe s ot John, N. 8.; Mary Caroline, ditto; Ale ro te, w ip(3 0 ,0 ,, de Wolf, Bradaliaw, ditto ; Aban'i,';' 10-rov, 00,,r,. U.S.ga, M`Pnertson, Miratnichi; Iv at;erd,eowid.sto, i `-'0; Engineer, Lollar, Montreal; A ditto; clittip Quebec; Hereyoer, ditto; Mary Cursov, 4 eclaY , Jo t ,, Bm: - .,,rourh, ditto; _David Cannre7abitp.lso.o6o Maria Frederica, ditto. . SW. Courier, , 1 : .. i r to roo' rtic . o, Ritw)n, Cakatts; EliZtheth Wod. io'sri,o6 ;opli e p , Fondues; Jaeace Titec)mb, Drew, ditto; if Il e • ,i steanavr, N.:w York; Empire, St e ': 'B e ll 13°° , .• ditto; Aro / wen), Montreal. Off pon, •t en. S Ilieg . ' Thompion, Amy Ann, and Lord VI,F , i -"Al