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thellouseuid ipon 0 posed t people we he third ossible abhor' hich.were fre. 'ate repatancr• another leter, :e thought tha t rse would ha tes ter notwe 01 Dyed of attack' aething Lf hir• tic imputations would offer the (Sir G. GreY) c i can the Lor ;o question had been written know the nam e ed to the pus: respea measur e befO re atiEfactory to ie thong:lt th e oe in rein to ;Ding at oGee is MeallUre 811 conviction 0118 lc in the 'fee°, oung • =anent fe4 l w A he temper situ as sailed. T i. b e )t deputed U mber opPos"a" tad whet ba of that are ent respeuto l D ,n. Gentlenitr: at he Wai i i /11 —(aear.) 1.6 )'Connor) Was Ave done marks be )36" itrenuonsli o r tr market; bu ' might be to . ! viao to use 1 '7., fr d o: ! 8 1 adranMi nn ovement IIP". hue iv they departed to wha t he wished to a the Bill 0 1011 nt of the goe s : ours of latio?:; Hog for eal", l ly deficient 0 e er years. c , lout this obie o third readil announceme° noes have 1 ision, but 130' %ec?. I) Bill was relit' s read a third END) " reading 01" A n ot reas ons ha,' i n ig this step '. O r that court le I opinion o f his rue that ases in the t f the COSII Le th e Coar t o i, do. ne (3°1 %. rious to the. l o n for that res•pro )ppositioc• A t t, and said tb i d lw such offic i . o g [out perfortyl r cure at th e e of the transfe r quer would 1 0 . i he line r/ 1 . 0 beiog equer Ace s le Other ILL. 10 mm i t t e e 00 aat the trile tee : Bill, as suc" a ry tinkle! $ l O ;ion relativ e i be :rased from aincd tha t the hot thing to n o r. ', and there 00, odment, 9 0 opposition ?peared--- ... 14 ••• 551 3ed to. nro f e of the CO -- i t ti to would fa ll of, e coUntY e „ ° : 0 0 pg anytble on of the c opposing 0 0. at n01154_ 10 144 es, and tbnibe as to toss ii ,e , might ba r , e ,itr objectiou tJ the respect , and hoped aged the C' ,o6o' owraittee• DESnp,'St '' 130 jo' ace rned t jo e. d he at , 0 0. 00 1 0 fi n d the . . 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By the forms of the 11.0t199, he found himself precluded from doing so, but as those officers had been appointed for lite, he hoped the Government would take their me into consideration, and provide for a fair and equitable nom- pensation. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the parties re ferred to had no more claim than under-sheriffs, bar risters, or other parties whose emoluments in the supe rior courts would be interfered with by the extension of the Act. Major BLACKALL moved a clause-to the effect, that barristers of seven years standing at the Irish her should be eligible to fill the office of county court judges in England. Sir G. GREY said that the motion was contrary to the general practice, and, if carried, would be au exception to the rule of the profession. Mr. FRENCII and Mr. ANSTET briefly supported the clause. Mr. KEOGH raid that the qualifications of a judge of a clunty court were not higher than those required -of an assistant-barrister in Ireland. Yet it was s,iid that an Irishman ought not to be appointed to the office of a county court judge. Irishman were ob..iged to spend two years in England, to entitle them to be called to the Iri,ch bar. This being so, he should be glad to know what reason there could be for excluding Irishmen from the honours and emoluments of the English bar? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the reason why Irisliblrristers were excluded from the office in question was simply a matter of bar arrangement, as it was de sirable that the law offices in Ireland should be filled by Irishmen, and that the same arrangement should take place in this country in respect to Englisiamen. Mr. NAPIER concurred in this view of the case. Colonel RAWDON said, that the argument urged in favour of the abolition of the office of the Lord-Lieute nant in Ireland was, that it would have the eft.ct of placing the office 3 in both countries open to the ambi tion of men of either country. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the clause ... ..• 58 Against it 111 Majority against the clause ... —53 Mr. MITCHELL moved the insertion of the following clause:—" Whereas by the Act of the tenth year of her Majesty it is enacted, that any summons may issue in any district in which the defendant or some of the de fendants shall dwell or carry on their business at the time of the action brought, ono by leave of the court,•for the district in which the defendant or one of the defend ants shall have dwelt or carried on his business at some time within six calendar months next before the time of the action brought, or in which the cause of action arose, such summons may issue in either of such last-mentioned courts; be it enacted, that, by leave of thecourt for the district in which the plaintiff shall dwell or carry on business, or shall have dwelt or carried on business within six calendar months next before the time of the. action brought, such summons may issue in such last m enVoned court." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the clause. Mr. FITZROY supported the clause. The House divided, when there appeared— For the clause ... 55 Against it ... . . 90 Majority nttainst ... —35 COURT OF CHANCERY BILL. The House then went into Committeo on tha Court o: Chancery 13111, in pursuance of leave given to tho Chair man on a former occasion. ' _ The remaining clauses haring been agreed to, the House resumed, and the Bill was reported without amendments. THE LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Mr. PUSEIC moved that this Bill be read a third time. The Hon. Member said that in consideration of the great agriculairal distress which prevailed in many parts of the country, he hoped the House would not hesitate to accede to the motion. . . Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND opposed the motion, which he said demanded serious consideration. Mr. ELLIS said that the Bill had been cut down, be was sorry to say, to almost nothing, but such as it was, the teuant•farmzrs in his part of the country were so loudly in favour of its principle, he knew they would be thankful for it. _ Mr. F. AIIt.CKENZIE then moved the adjournment of the House. The House divided, and the numbers were— For the motion ... ... 29 Against it 9G Majority against it ••• ••• —67 During our absence from the gallery another adjourn ment of the House was moved, and on our return Mr. KEOGLI was complaining of the Government having silently consented to its being extended to Ireland. Mr. PUSEY explained that the Bill was merely per missive, and that its passing, whether extended to Ire land or net, could do no harm to either country. After some further discussion, the debate was ad journed to this day. The Court of Chancery (County Palatine of Lancas ter) Bill was read a second time; as was also the Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Bill. The Engines for taking Fish (Ireland) Bill, after some opposition from Mr. SCULLY and other Members, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed, on the understanding that the Government would in troduce some measure to improve the fisheries of Ireland, after a Select Committee had reported, to whom the Bill would to referred. MARGATE AND RAMSGATE HARBOURS. Air. MACKINNON having nominated his Committee on Margate and Itamsgate harbours, Mr. MOFFAT!' moved that it be an instruction to the Select Committee to include the harbour of Dover. DEEDES objccte4 to the motion. .Mr. RICO said the inquiry would only be a waste of time, and would be attenued with no useful results. Sir GEORGE GREY said it would be better to con fine the inquiry as at first proposed. The House then divided, when there appeared— Fur the motion 14 Against it Majority —3O The House then adjournel at a Quarter past One. THE WRECK OF THE ORION._ --- The following are addititional particulars respecting this melancholy event:— " Glasgow, June 19, 1850 (Wednesday, S P.31.).-- Dear Sir,—The Princess Royal called off Port-patrick at three this morning, !typed till half-past four, after taking on board all the passengers saved from the Orion th a t were able to travel (about fifty); some had come by the Pecan, yesterday, s and many remained. The Princess 'loyal reached Greenock at eleven, and hero at half-past tw o rvg. Tho number now ascertained by Capt. Craw ford in the Orion at itarting from Liverpool Were— Cabin passengers ... 115 Steerage Crew in all (ttewards, Sce.) 40 —2OO Numbers as arcertainei actually saved (150 or 151) • ay ... ••• Number perished " The bodies of 18—other; say they counted 20—are tecovered. The Tartar will be up dur i ng the night with all the hoiics of thn“3 recovered. What a beetle and time we have had.—Yours truly, " MATH. LANGLANDS. Robert Larnott, Esq , Liverpool." The fcllowing eti was neeived at Lloyd's yes terday from the Admiralty.— ° (Immediate.) "Admiralty, June 20. _ _ _ "Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty is transmit to you herewith, for the information of the commimea for managing the affairs at Lloyd's, the cnclth , cd copy of a letter from Commander Ilawei, General Superintendent at Portpatrick, report ing the loss of the Orion steam-vessel, and 1 have at the Same time to express their Lordships' great regret at the unfortunate catastrophe. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "The Secretary at Lloyd's. "J. PARKER." (Copy.) y. " Portpatrick, June 18. , "Sir,—lt is my painful duty to report the melancholy loss of life which occurred this morning by the wreck of , t he Orion steam-ship near this place , on h e r voy a g e from Liverpool to Glasgow, and having on board upwards of 2 00 persons, including the crew. The Orion passed close by the Lighthouse-pier at 1.40 A.M., the weather calm and hazy, and having run with great force on the reeky projection of the coast, about 400 yards north of the harbour, rebounded off, and sank in five fathoms eater. So fearfully rapid was this awful ea'amity that 'camely seveta minutt.a appear to have elapsed from the vessel striking uutil her hull sunk under water,,and it is feared that many of the unfortunate sufferers had not time to leave their berths. The circumstances were partly witnessed from the libore and the alarm being speedily given, the harbour boat, with every available boat in the pert, was, with happiness soon at the wreck, and it was our unspeakable to assist in rescuing those persons who still c lung to the rigging and upper rails of the hull. "From information up to this time, I have reason to believe 150 persons have been saved, leaving the fearful l 'Utabor of 50 whose fate is doubtful. I beg to enclose the names of those survivors who have been actually a ces, which, with 35 of the crew, amount to 140. I feel bound to express my admiration of the activity s hown by the boatmen of the port in their exertions to save and the manner the inhabitants gave up their beds and clothing to the sufferers as they were landed. I hare, See, " EDWARD HAWEs. Commander, R.N., General Superintendent, Portpatrick Harbour." "Persons saved from the wreck of the Orion steamer, roomin g of June 18:—Lieutenant Maurice Jones, lt.N., a nd Mr. John Matthew Jones; Major John Mane, el.E . i .c. — .; Richard Price, master; Dr. Dorach (son Major Donach); Thomas Kidston; Mr. Anderson, grs. Anderson, and Miss Anderson; Sernuel H. Na r, Li verpoo l ; M rs . N ap i er; %..1. W e lke:; John Nicol, M.D.; Peter M'Clelland. 14, Copperestreet; eter M'Wiliiam; Mr. Yaeger; John Roberts, Castle. street. 13:ewery, Liverpool; Dougeld Cameron, Gle.F -17; Lewrence Banner, Montreal, North Jtmerica; ()bort Buchanan, Gl:o;4 . cm; Mrs. Ruchaner • Miss J. pt e tten Or Suitor, Inverness, from America ; Mr. Decker, rtb; Mrs. Locker; Mrs. Roby Melvin and Miss *by Melvin; W. Anderson, 13, john-street, Glasgow; ZY Priest, Liverpoo!; jewee Helt; Mr. E. A. Wallingf. - ;rd, Berkshire; Mrs. Williams, I ' i `erpool; Mrs. Pearce; John Archibald, Allen; str afte r W . Archibal d ; G eorge L am b , Crossliall j;:ete Liverpool ; Henr Lamb; John Brenna n; W in Doeh or ty, Liverpool; Mrs. and Miss Hunter ; and Miss Whitehead and Miss Hannah White ; Misa Jeunet Colquhoun Jamieson, Glasgow; Duncan; James Gibbons, Westport; Thomas De 't Glasgow; Mr. J. F. in R ennie, Aberdeen; Mies THE Ooner, Aberdeen; John Kean, Glasgow; James Lyall, 23, St. Vincent,itreet, Glasgow; Alai ander L) all; W. M`Kenzie, jun., from Liverpool; W. M. Moss, Liverpool; Richard Spencer; Mre. J. Pearce; Captain Kotchine Glenn, Greenock, and 14dy; Miss Farquharson, Padsley; James Comma, New York; Lau rence Gladstone; Mr:. Laurence Gladstone; Mr. T. Williams, Liverpool; Mr. John M‘Neill, of Jura; Mr. Alexander M•Neill; Mrs. White; Caroline Lorbey. or Sorbey; William Band, Glasgow; Caroline Martin, Mrs. Hunter, Port Glasgow; Eliz.Joeth Colquhoun; Joseph A. Richard, 7, St. George-street, Liverpool; Philip M'Ulstall, 104, Argyle-street, Glasgow; Pat Aland, or Manz. Staffordshire • John Biggan ; Willi am G a rdner, 27, Turner's -court, Mrs. Gardner; Rev. Mr. Clerk, Manchester; James Walker, Glasgow; John Oldman, Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire; Miss Woul fred, Glasgow ; Magnaus Toit ; John Tait ; John Walker ; John Mills, Liverpool ; Henry Thompson, Liverpool; Andrew Forbes, Stirling; Robert Bell, Truro; William Kelly, Dartmouth; James Paiw, Dartmouth; John Merrigher, Paisley; Duncan Comp. bell, Glasgow; Peter Ractsey, Liverpool; Mer rylies, merchant, Liverpool ; Mrs. Merry lies ' • Mr. Thomson, 30, Monteith-row, Crhpgow; Mary E. Nicol, 82, Rodney• street, Liverpool; John Stewart, 65, Nelson street, Glasgow; Archibald Utt?son, Dalkeith•house, Argyleshire; Caroline Marsden.. S addle wor th ; Mr. Edward Hurst, Sa.drileworth; William Drew, Liverpool; Eljah . Parktss, Liverpool; William Chuten. Perth. Crew all saved except three drowned, in list No. 2. "EDwacm Hawks, Commsnder, R.N., Superintendent Portpatrick Harbour. " Passengers ... . • 105 " Crew and officer's 35 140 " Ten more are known to have been landed who left by coach, "List of persons drowned in the Orion steamer; 22 bodies have been found, and the following recogaizod Professor Burns, Glasgow; Mrs. Captain M'Neil, Miss M'Neil, Mr. John Pearce, of Liverpool; Anne Splott and E. Splott, of Devonshire; Mr. Ruby, of Malvern; Mr. Jago. of Liverpool; Mary Ann Splott, Mr. Marsh bank, of the hetete of Clapperton, Glasgow ; the steward and the carpenter of the Orion, and one boy." Glasgow, Thursday afternoon, June 20, 3 o'clock. The following is the latest list of passengers lost, so far as is yet ascertained:— "Dr. Burns, of Glasgow; Mr. Hume, ditto; Mr. M'Neil, of Colonsay; Mrs. MbNeil, and two daughters; Miss Pugh, of Paisley; infeut child of Mrs. Merrilees, Glasgow; Mr. William Marchbank, of Glasgow; Mrs. Splatt, and two daughters; Miss Morris, niece of Dr. Burns; Mr. Babnett i a Chester; Mr. Jago, of Liver pool; Mr. Roby; two children named Frayer; Mr. Ross, of Glasgow; Alexander Graham; John Pearce, of Liverpool; Master James Holketf; Mr. Hurst; the child and servant of Mrs. Whitehead; Miss Nichol, of Liverpool; the stewardess; the ship's carpenter, Dunn. Description of some of the bodies unowhed:—An aged man, with gray whiskers, and light gray hair; au aged man, with a pair of silver spectacles,' dressed in black, but with a brown coat—he had a letter in his pocket ad dressed to Mr. Robert Donaldson; a very stout gentleman, having a letter addressed to Dr. Williamson, London." (From the Glasgow papers of Wednesday.) We have seen Mr. John Archibald, maneacturer, of Alloy, who, with his sou, came from Liverpool with the Orion. I.le was the only cabin passenger on deck at the time she struck, and was several hours on deck during the evening, from having been unable to obtain a proper cabin berth oa account of the crowded state of the ship. He states that the eight was not dark—that ho could see the land, but that the Orion suddenly struck when going on at full speed. His belief is that the second mate was in charge at the moment. He did not anticipate for a moment that these was to be any serious danger, but proceeded down stairs to look for his son, and at this time the passengers were crowding up in great alarm, souse of them altogether in a state of nudity, and others of the ladies in their stays and pAtiecats, who had laid down on their cots partially undressed. Oa getting down to the fors cabin ho found . the water fully ankle deep; returned on deck with his son, and got with him into a boat ; but 80/1345 „one above cut or let loose one of the ropes, when the boat was capsized, and hey were all thrown into the wive-. He supported his son as well as he could, while two other persons also clung to his arms, which are disco loured by the pressure of these persons' finzers. After remaining in this position some little time with very great difficulty, a cork fender was throWn out from the Orion, with the rope attached to the vessel. He and the others got hold of it and were supported until a boat from the shore took himself and his son in, and he thinks one of the other persons, but is not sure, fcr he was landed in an insensible state, rind remained so for some time, on account of the drettifal struggle .to which he had bean subjected in the water. The boats, he states, were launched with great difficulty; end one of the life boats was so firmly fixed in her supports or davits, that they had to be knocked away by the carpenter with an axe or foretaammer; and it was under stood that during this operation the carpenter met with an accident, from which he was not able, like 1101123 of the others, to save his life. Mr. Archibald left Port patrick on Wednesday morning, with the Princess Royal, and cam© up to Glasgow from Greenock by the train. "I had," said he " last seen my poor friend Mr. Hume, of Glasgow, who was my fellow traveller, at 11 o'clock. He then retired to occupy a sofa berth, and I never saw him more." William Archibal3, son of Mr. Archibald, a very in telligent youth, 14 years of age, gave us the following version:—" I was in bed when I was roused by the great noise. I got up in a moment, and looked over the bows, and asked what was wrong, and somo ono told me Lb° ship was on shore. I went down again to look after my things, for I bad nothing on but my rhirt, and this time I was up to the knens in water. When I was coming up the stairs, and carrying my clothes and bag along, I heard papa's voice, and I waited at the foot of the stairs till he came down for me. Ha then teok in?. up by the hand to the right side boat, when I threw in my clothes and kft the portmanteau on deck. When I was jumping in I fell on my back into the right aide of tt.e boat. I don't think there were more than eight in at this time, and none of them were ladies. It was one of the boats next a° stern. SA/le person cat one of the ropes above, and the boat going down on the st,‘rn end it nearly filled with water, and most of the people were thrown into the sea. Papa and I jumped to the bow, and got hold of the rope there, but some person let that go also, when the boat tumbled over, and we were thrown into the water teo. Pspa held me by the breast of my night shirt, and other persons were also hanging on by him. A man, who they said was the second steward, then threw over a life buoy to tis from the ship, and I told papa to make for it, but he said he could not do it. The same man then thee!, down a rope with a cork fender at the_end of it, and we ell got held of the rope and held on, and I was at tho top. After remaining in this way for a short time a boat passed, but refused to take us in. Another boat came from the shore, as I believe, and took me in. An old gentleman, who had been hanging on by papa, then fell off, and was drowned. They refused to to take papa in, but I held on by his coat, and after a while he got in also. Palm was very weak when we got to the shore. I saw the shore plainly all the time. When ‘ve were half between the vessel and the shore in this boat I saw the Orion sinking at the bows, and there was some dreadful screaming then. There ware very few in the boat that saved mc." The substance of the following narrative of the melan choly catastrophe, so far as it was under his own per sonal observation, was obtained from Mr. George Thompson, of Ingram-:street, one of the survivors:— "It was about ha:f.past ono that I was awoke by hearing and feeling a strange tearing sort of noise as if some strong paper was torn. It was so gentle that I thought little of it and remained in bed, although all the other passengers in the cabin started at once to their fast and rushed on deck. After a very brief interval ono of my neirhbours returned, and began with great trepidation to dress. I then apprehended danger and jumped out of bed, and drawing on my trousers went on deck, calling at the ladies' cabin, in passing, to tell my wife that she had better get up and dress, although there might not be any immediate danger. "On getting to the quarter-deck I found a large number of the passengers assembled in great alarm. The vessel by this time had settled somewhat by the head, and was lurching over a little to starboard—that is, to wards the land. I instantly went below to hasten my wife with her toilet, and put on a little more dross, and sought for a small trunk I had, and brought it to the middle of the cabin. " My wife and I now went on deck, and as the vessel was dipping deeper and deeper into the water, I calmly told her that I feared there was little hope, but that we woull use every effort to save ourselves. _ " By this time the water %tas over the bulwarks at the bow, and the heel' of the deck was becoming greater and greater. I then feared that all was over, and, nay viL to my breast felt resigned to my fate. " We then proceeded, at my wife's suggestion, to the stern of the vessel nt the larbuard side, rind as the incli nation of the deck bnamo so great as to prevent our standing, I laid hold of one of the belaying pins, and, placing my wife between my breast and the bulwark, I th , :re held on. _ _ " A lady at this moment had got hold of my wife's shawl, but as it ras not fastened at the throat it coon dropped off, and the unfortunate creature slid clown the dcek. On turning round, I found the whole space within the bulwa!ks, and up to nearly the centre line of the deck, filled with a struggling multitude in the gurg ling and seething waters, and most of these were very sown drowned. "As soon as the water reached the companion, the pent air in the cabin forced off the skylights with a most horrid crash, and in an instant atter we were under water, sucked down in the vortex of the sinking ship. When below the surface I lost hold of my wife, and striking out found myself above water and in contact with one of the stays of the mizeu mast, which I laid hold of at once. 1 had hardly done se, whea my wife rose also to the surface, and I at once took her hand and caused her to hold on by the same rope. I placed my legs round the rope, the batter to secure my hold , and told her to rest hers9if on my knee, which she did. "As coon we had so far secured ctirsclvm, the ship rzave hcLivy lurch to starboard, which immersed us under water; but swinging back she lurched again to and again were we under wat e r. G ra d ua ll y the port, lurches decreaica in extent, and attar a few more rolls ;Iv 'nests con:Luca stait nary. "I h a d only my ht ad above water, as I wei support mug nay wife; and I wa3 afraid to elevat , 3 myself Ina ther, as I knew that in that ea-,e the weight would be in cressed. Above me, on the mast, a sailor was perche,i, who called cut in the most imploring accents to some persons in a boa: t to come anti take the people et?. " When the vessel ultimately sank, the quarterdeck at the stern was clustered with hum al beings, like a bee-hive; and of these hut few were saved, as the vortex absorbed them, and they were so numerous as to impede each other in their attempts to save themselves. " On the ohroude of the raiun mast, near where we SUN, LONDO there were sereral persons clustered, three women hanging on by one rope. At this time the companion cover floated off, and three persons contrived to keep up by it until they were rescued. " After being about half an hour in the water, a shore bcat came up a-id was about to pick me up, when I told the men to get a lady, who appeared much exhausted, in first; this. was done, my wife was taken in next, and, as quickly as possible, all supported by the mast were speedily rescued. "'rho boat then went to the mainmast, and took off the captain and another man or two, and proceeded t i the shore, where we were met by a little girl, who said we must come to her mammy's house, as they had a nice fire to warm us, and would make us comforteble. " When I first came on deck before returning to dress, they were lowering the starboard quarter boat; but I was below when they accomplished the somewhat diffi cult feat, as the ropes had got entangled. " On coming upon deck the second time the captain, who was in his drawees and shirt, said if they all stuck to the ship there would be no danger. I accordingly went down and told the ladies so, which calmed them for a little; but as the water rote and the lurch of the vessel increased the alarm was soon renewed, and the ladies all rushed on deck. " Into one of the boats some four or five men got, and rowed away in spite of the cries and entreaties of those on bersrd the sinking ship. " The:e appeared to be great difficulty in launching the boat', as the tackles wore all entangled, and when launched they were in danger of filling ea the plug holes were all open; and as no corks or plugs could be found, the result was that although the passengers kept baling the boats with their hats, they were in danger of sinking before the boats reached the shore. " Into one of the boats a number of gent/men had crowded, when a cry arose that the ladies should go in first; and accordingly a number of the gentlemen did get out and admit ladies; but the boat had not left the ves sel's side when she swamped; but after being emptied of her first live freight she righted, and although half full of water a number of others got into her, and I believe ultimately reached hind. "I am, however, unable to give any information on this part of the melancholy narrative, as I was in the cabin for some time, and when afloat my range of vision was too limited to enable me to see what was passing around. "Mr. of Collonsay, his wife, two daughters, and two sons were on board. The sons alone escaped. The eldest daughter, though alive when she was brought ashore, soon died. She was a handsome, joyous, happy creature, and walked the deck till a late hour in all the health and joyousness of youth. Alas! how soon was all change 1; and ore a few hours elapsed she was a corpse. " Mrs. Merrilecs, of Liverpool, bad a little child about nine months old in her arms. When she was over powered with the waters she sank, and, on rising to the surface, her baby was dead, and floated away out of her arms. The mother was saved, and when she recovered herself so far as to recollect her 'loss she was bewailing her sad bereavement, when the body of the little inno. cent was brought into the house. The scene that ensued may be imagined. " Mr. Tait, baker, of this city, swam on shorn with his little boy on his back most of the way, and both were saved. " The Rev. Mr. Peughe, the Episcopal clergyman of Paisley, had a little child on board, about 12 years of age, which was given in charge to the stewardess. After the alarm was given she proceeded to dress her little charge and took her on deck, the poor child exclaiming, ' I know you will not leave me.' No, no! I never will,' exclaimed the noble woman, but, alas! heroism availed them not; the reutoraeleEs surge claimed them as its own. "An immense quantity of luggage was recovered, partly flitting and partly thrown ashore. This may be o.ccounted for by the fact that most of it was on deck. "Four itistancm came under my own observation where husbands and wives were saved through their mutual aid in circumstances of awful peril and almost hopeless dagger. " There were about 20 bodies recovered when wo left, including p:. Burns. Several of these were women, and three of them children. The women had little else on thorn than their night clothes, and some only their chemises. "Nothing could exceed the kindness of the villagers to the wants of the survivors; their houses, their larders, their wardrobes—their all, were freely placed at our dis posal. Nor should Dr. Douglas, the medical gentleman of the place, bo ,omitted. He literally ran from one to another from the hour of the wreck, administering re lict' to those who required it, with a degree of kindness, skill, and perseverance, which must ever be remembered with ,gratitude by all. " An investigation was at once set on foot by the au thorities at Portpatrick, and several of the passengers were prrcognosced by the procurator-fiscal. "Tao night was beautifully clear and calm. There was a slight haze or fog crawling along the land, but the shore was quite visible and distinct; the lighthouse loomed close over the vessel when she struck. " The distance between the rock and the shore did not appear above 150 yards, if so much, and would be about the length of the division of Argyll-street from Queen :erect to Buchanan-street. " The rock on which the Orion struck is well known to all the seamen and fishermen of the place, and is a very short distance from the mouth of the harbour." Another of the passengers saved, whom we have seen and conversed with, a seaman named Hugh gives the following account of the occurrence and of his own fortune in connexion with it:—" I am a seaman, and was a steerage passenger on board of the Orion at the time she went down off Portpatrick. I am not one of her crew, but I sAved myself, along with Captain Hender son and tho mate, by climbing up the rigging to the topmast at the time she went down. The hour, as near as I can recollect, would be about half-past ono o'clock, and at that time there was no fog; I am sure of that, for L could see the shore as clearly as I now see the other side of the river Clyde, and the diitance was so short I could have cast a penny piece from the one to the other. The rnat,'e name is Langlands, and on going up the shrouds he and I had a struggle which should first get to the top. Captain Henderson also was there, but whether he, was up before us, or came up after I cannot say, on account of the confusion going on. The Orion, I think, went down in seven fathoms water. I was in' the bulk in tho forecastle when she struck. At first when I heard the noise of her striking I thought she would not go down, but I found I was mistaken. The life-boat was, hoisted out as feat as possible alter the passengers came on deck, and I lent a hand to gbt her out. As the ship was settling down for Ward the water rushed over her bows. The passengers then made for the quarter-decks as fast as possible, and it was thought that her stern parts might remain above water, but we were mistaken; the air which had collected below burst out there, and then she settled down. At this time I had one of my feet on the gunwale of the boat alongside that capsized, the tackle of which I endeavoured to clear away, but as I found her going over I clung with my left hand to the shrouds, and by exertion reached the cross-trees of the mast, and then got up to the topmast. Great confusion was caused when she went down forward at first by the passengers and crew making for the quarter=deck. I think it would be from ten to fifteen minutes 'after she struck before going down." From the account given by Langlands, the mate, and ethers of the survivor 3, we have ta-ason to assume that there were 120 to 130 cabin passengers on board, and 40 to 50 passengers in the steerage. This calculation, it seems, gives a larger number than usual, and a smaller proportion of parties in the steerage and it is said that a large proportion of those in the cabin were ladies and young persons. The number saved by clinging to the wreck, and other aie, is variously estimated at 50 to 60 persons, tut in congrquonce of the list of those who took their places on board being lost in the vessel, it is im possible to say with any degree of certainty what may be the actual amount. The Fenella stearn-ship from Fleetwood caught sight of the Orion about five on Tues. day morning, and went into Portpatrick, staying there a considerable time, and taking off the passengers saved from the unfortunate vessel, to whom the utmost kind ness was shown by Captain Wheeler end his crew, who very liberally took the passengers to Troon free of charge, whence they were diipatched to Glasgow by a special train, arriving at half-past one o'clock. We believe the whole of the crew have been saved with the exception of Mr. Graham, the head steward, a female stewardess, and one sailor boy. Graham, it is said; got on shore, but died soon afterwards. About a dozen persons in all of the survivors arrived in Glasgow yesterday, at two o'clock, along with Mr. Fleming; and all of thine, while differing slightly as to details, agree in the main facts of the catastrophe which aro given above. In the absence of a detailed list of the parties belong ing to Glasgow who have been saved, we are authorized to state that Mr. Tait, baker, of 60, George-street, and his son, have been saved; also Mr. Goldie, Mr. George Fleming and his two nephews, previously referred to; Hugh M‘G ill, a seaman, of 136, Piccadilly-street; a Mr. Belson and a Mr. Lyle. We also learn from our Gree nock correspondent that four Englishmen, who were passengers on board the Orion, arrived in that town on Tuesday afternoon and put up at the Tontine Hotel, who stated that three individuals belonging to Greenock were reported with the drowned. Amongst the providential occurrences which are narrated in town as the means of having presented a number of individuals belonging to Glasgow going by this ill-fated vessel, we have heard of the following: —The family of a respectable Glasgow banker, consisting of two sons and one daughter, were on the eve of taking their passage by the Orion, from Liverpool, but were prevented solely by the im portuoities of one of the sons, a mechanical genius, who insisted, in spite of all remonstrances and intresties to the contrary, oa remaining in town until he had been gratified with a view of some inventions and,machines which had caught his attention. Forced almost against their inclinations to accede to the desires of the young man, the family remained in Liverpool, and in this way were preserved from the accident by which so many others have perished. (From the Liverpool Times.) - We have . ust seen Mr. Henry Anderson, of Ciifden rack, Blrktmhead, who, together with his wife and tiaugater, were passengers on board the Weir. : Mr. Anderson is confident that there %ere at least ',120 pr t , sons on board she ()rim), and the results of his inquiries have satisfied him that not more than 120 persons hts.•:c hem saved, end that upwards of 100 have lost their lives. He further says, that he hipesPli and a few other gentle men took the trouble to nicersain the Eames of parties saved, that a complete list amounting to now:lids of nmety-five names wee I111):10 out end fee warded to Glas gow, with a request that it should be immediately pia laled, but for some unaccountable reaien this hilt has b"" suppressed, but we know not hy whom. M r . Anderson a statement is to the f.illowing effect : "We left here about four o'clock, and made the Point of Ayr in ex hours. The sea was as smooth as a millpond until we struck, which was about half-past one o'clock. I was in bed, but not usleeP• I never aaria morn happy company on FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1850. hutted a vessel. There were no persons ill, and all went on comfottibly until we struck. I then leaped out of my berth and ran on deck. I thnwseit there had been' a collision with another vessel. When I looked over the starboard quarter I saw, large deteched masses of what I conceived at first to be the fragments of a vessel which we had run down, standing up out of the water; but on a closer examination, I felt convinced they were rocks, and I saw the shore, boldly and clearly defined, rising at about four hundred yards distance. The vessel drifted in a little after striking , . When we struck we were about six hundred yards beyond the Portpatrick Lighthouss. There was no rebound after the vessel struck; it was a cutting, crushing sound, as if from the speed at which she was going and the sharpness of the shock sho was incapable of offering resistance, and the water rnshed in. The engines ceased immediately; they did not even make a hallturn rife:. the shock. In a moment or two after the shock it was visible the vessel was going down head-foremost, and when the water get int) the enginesroom and quenched the fires the deck was enveloped in steam. At this juncture the boat on the starboard quarter was taken possession of by a crowd of passengers, but in consequence of the fore trickle being undone before the after gear, all in her, with the exception of three, who clung to the seats were thrown into the sea, and many of them were droned. The after tackle was subsequently let go, but this boat never righted. I then turned my at tention to the boat on the larboard quarter; a large number of passengers was gathering atmut her. Tee vessel at this time was ft:it settling down, and perhaps fire minutes had elapsed from the time of striking when far the first time I saw the captain. He stool up on one of the seats of the Tie:ter-deck and requested the whole of the passengers to remain quiet; there was no danger to be apprehended, and only those who left the vessel wore sure to be l)st. The vessel swamped in font or five minutes afterwards ; but before she did so sho struck heavily on her starboard quarter, and the passengers gathered about the second boat lost their footing, and were thrown into the scruppers, the water washing over them. Many found a grave on the deck of the Orion. The large lifeboat was.wita much difficulty got out just as the vessel was going down. Myself, my wife, and daughter, whom I found on deck, jumped into her off tho taffrail, which at this time, owing to the vessel's lurch, was a height of 20 feet. We were only slightly bruised. There were 28 saved in this lifeboat, and out of that number there was but one neama,n. To the best of my knowledge, I never saw a sailor during the whole time of the catastrophe. The largest proportion of the passengers were ladies: The'' boats from the shore did good service after the vessel sank. There was great quietness amongst the passengers, and no screaming. Two-thirds at least of the passen gers were on d ec k w h en the vessel went down, but I thiul t a number must have been drowned in the cabins." Mr. Anderson bears high testimony to the kindness he experienced in Portpatrick. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, P.M. The following list of passengers lost and saved was received in Liverpool to-night from Portpatrick direct: — NAMES CF PERS')/iS KNOWN To DE DROWNED.—Mrs. Platt and two daughters, Mrs. Marchbanks, of Glasgow; Mr. Bennett, of Chester; two children, named Frazer, of New Brighton; Mrs' Prober, of Malvern; Mr. Jago, of Liverpool; Mr. John Pierce, of Liverpool; Mrs. MeNeile, of .Turd, and two daughters ; Captain McNeil; Harriet McKennia Pngh, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Pugh, of Paisley; Professor Burns, of Glasgow; Miss Morris, Doctor Burns' niece; Master James Martin, of Liverpool; Mr. and Mrs. Scott, of Montreal; two children of Mrs. Gladstone, of Clifton ; Park, of Birken head; Mr. Graham, steward; Mr. Walker, carpenter; Dunn, an apprentice boy; and the stewardess cf the Orion, also drowned. KNOWN T.) BE SAVED. —Lieutenant Maurice, RN.; John M. Jones, Edward Alfred Marshall Wallingford, Mayor of Man; Richard Price, Master Darnoch, of Greenock; Thomas Kiwi'', Mr., M rs ., an d Mi ss Ander son, S. H. Napier, W. 3.W M . D ., alker, J. Nichols, Mr. and Miss Nichol, Peter M`Clellen, Mr. Vali g ia, John Rol.orts, Dugald Catneroe, Glasgow ; Lawrence Barnner, Montreal; Robert Buehanane Glasgow ; Mrs. R. Bidchan, Glasgow; Miss Sutter, governess, from America; Mr. Sueder, Pet th; Mr. and Mrs. Roby, Melverr, Worcester shire; William Anderson, Glasgow; Lti illiam Pricer, L'- verpool; James Holt, R.N.; Mrs. Williams, Liverpool; John and William Archibald, Ailea; George and Henry Luella Liverpool; John Urenan William Gardener, 17, Terner's-court, Glasgow, and Mrs. G ar d ener; t h e R ev. Mr. Clarke, Manchester; Mr. James Walker, Glasgow; John Oldham, Shepton Mallet; Woolfield, Glasgow; Magnus Tait, John Walker, John Mills, Liverpool; Henry Thompson, Liverpool; Andrew Forbes, Stirling; Robert Bell, Truro; William Kelly, Dartmouth; James Payne, Dartmouth; John Merrilles, Paisley; Duncan Campbell, Glasgow; neer Ramsay, Liverpool; Wil liam Merrilles, Mrs. Merrilles, Mr. and Mrs. Thomp son, Glasgo er •' Margaret O'Brien, John O'Doh e rty, Mrs. and Miss Hurst; Mrs., Miss, and Hannah Whit:- head Jasnesor, Glasgow; Isabella Duncan, Liverpool; James Gibbons, Glasgow; Thomas Delvin. ditto; John J. Rennie ' Aberdeen; Miss Owner, ditto; John M'Call, Glasgow; Jtuneti and Alexander Gyall, ditto; Mr. Wil linnsl`Rennie, jun., Liverpool; Mr. R. Moss, ditto; Mr. Richard Spencer, ditto; Mr. John Pearce; Captain and Mrs. Maechie, Greenock; Miss Parkinson, Pais ley; Mr. James Connah, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gladstone, Liverpool; Mrs. Thomas; Wil liam Masters; John C. and Alexander M`Neill, jun.; Mrs. White; Caroline Sorley; Mary E. Nichol, 82, Rodney-street; John Seward, Glasgow; Archibald Oughterson, Delkeith-house; Caroline Marsden and Miss E. Hurst, Saddleworth; William Drew and Eitjah Philters, Liverpool; ‘Villiatn Clinton, Herth; Walter B 'ring, Liverpool; Mr. Bond, Glasgow; Caroline Mar tin; Mrs. Hunter, port Glasgow; Elizabeth Coldhoun; Joseph A. Pritchard, Liverpool; Philip M•Ulstott, Ar gyle-street, Glasgow ; Patrick Mann, Staffordshire; John Biggan. In addition to the above there are 10 or 15 parsons saved, whose names are not known, who went per Fenella steamer tO. Ardrosaan on Tuesday. The number of persons supposed to be on board Cabin passengers, 115; steerage, 45; crew, 40. Total, 200; of whom about 157 aro saved and 43 drowned. Divers who left Llverpool in the steam-tug Defiance had b:on able. to pecetra - o into the fore cabin of the Orion, and had succeeded in recuv:lring a Ilrge quantity of I!lga,go and upwards of 100 i. in gold. There,w ere no bodice in the cabin. CHANGES Ili THE POST-OFFICE. Yesterday a meeting cf the proprietors and represen tatives of various London newspapers took place at Pecle's Coffee-house, Fleet•strect, for the purpose of taking into consideration the beet means of inducing Parliament to retrace their steps 'as regards the altera tions which have just ben made in the transmission of letters and newspapers through the Post-office on Sun day. Mr. Ingram, of the Illustrated London News, took the chair. Mr. SERLE, of the Trec.lly Dispatch, moved the first resolution, and in doing so unserved that this alteration would have met with a more strenuous opposition if those who were connected with the press looked more closely to the matter, and came to understand how closely it affected them. In no other country under the sun, in which thu people enjoyed anything like a constitutional form of government, and in which the press exercised something like its natural influence, could any such insult be offered by a Government as so suddenly to stop the transmission of a very large majority of the newspapers through the Post °Tee on ono day i n t h e wee k. The fact of the Government having the power to insult them, in such a manner arose from their not acting in a body. In the resolution which he had the honour to propose, he had endeavoured to embrace—first, a censure on the Ministry, for abrogating its functions at the beck of a few Members of the House of Commons; and for not daring to say at ;the moment what they thought right and wrong; therefore suffering the wrong to be done, and allowing the opposing parties to fight it out as best they might, having in the first instance given the wrong party the advantage by carrying out their wishes. It was by these means the Government set at variance two parties without injuring or effeuding the Sabbatarians, who were headed by Lord Ashley.—(llear, hear.) The second point to which he would ask their attention was that the stamp duty wee supposed to carry their news papers free of postage from one end of the kingdom to another. If it did that for one portion of the press, he could not see why it should not do it for the other.— (Hear, hear.) It was as gross an injustice as could be inflicted. Lie thought that they ought at once to ap point a committee, formed by members of the prls, which should from that day forth be ready to act on all such occasions. They were not prepared for such a sudden step as had been taken by the Government, and it was only that day that Mr. Ingram asked whether newspapers were included in the notice given by the G overnmen t. He was of opinion that if they acted in concert in this matter, they would compel the Prime Minister to acknowledge that ho was wrong in ceasing an insult on the press by giving them such a short no tice of the steps which he was about to adopt. If he could believe that their meeting that night could lead to the formation of such a committee nee h 0 had mentioned, and which would be determined to do justice is their great and noble calling, and to the many interests ellich were concerned in matters of this kind, and would put a stop to the constant annoyance given by any bigoted Member of Parliament who wished to bring in a Sunday Trading Bill, he would be much gratified with the alter ations which the Government had been pleasel to make. After observing that the press of this country would ex ercise greater power than the press on the continent pos sessed, with much less ability, if they only acted with unanimity, Mr. Serb proposed a resolution to the effect, " That the meeting conceived that the Ministry, in stopping the use of the post by the weekly ne espapere, in an address moved by only 95 Members of the House of Commons, had shrunk from its duty as a Govern ment." e.. Mr. Cox, Of the Low Times, seconded the relolution, and stated that he cuuld not but share the general feel ing that a monstrous injustice had been attempted to be practised on them on this occasion. Tho regulation which hai been r.itacConed by the Government would compel the pliblishers of weekly newsp a p ers to h ave them posted on Friday to enable their readers in the country to receive them by Sandßy. It woulf, theref,. preiluye a,l iio - aiense dee!ine hi the circulation of the err oily rt,,w.ipapers which cJ , •cle out on , t-:aturday, ns 'hey coial not ty) rcce:tr , d Ly 1110ir su'o.,,.cribera until MourlA • Cher subscribers Chiding that they hid to wal ts-enty four hours for their r.ewspapers would very soon bt•gtn to r•ubsetiptions. It WalS a !ratter therefore of gnat pPeuniary interest to the proprietors of weekly newpiiers th , st such e. system should immediately be put a 5t.211 to. Ho ihought that it W,15 a rnonEtroiti thing tlizt.'• it should be hr the power of a portion of cue branch of the L. , frislature, witiriut taking the full sense of the House of Commons, and withcui obtaining the sanction of the House of Lords, to ptlts a regulation tjtit;cting to such an extent, the property of so many indivi viduals, z.nd interfaing with the convenience and accommodation of the whole country. If they had the power of stopping the transmission of letters and news papers by post on Sunday, they had the same power with regard to every thy in the week. They then had every right to go to Parliament ald to tell the Govern ment that they had made a mistake in this matter, which was on:z which affected all heir properties to a vast amount, and not merely au official arrangement affecting the pos . -office. Such an alteration ought to have been wade, if at all, by an Act of Parlianaent. The matter had no; been fairly argued in the House of Commons, and he suggested that they should at once get an inde pendent Member cf that House to state their case, and to take its sense on a motion for the rescinding of the regulation. If neceisary be could have a call of the whole House for the purpose. If such were done he had no doubt that those who were favourable to the measure would be beaten by a majority of four or fire to one. The real object of the supporters of the regulation was not to preveat the delivery of letters on Sunday, but to deprive the people of the opportunity of reading the weekly newspapers. No man had a right to Fay that the employment on Sundays of three or four persons in the Post-of11,:e for the convenience, of a large commu nity emeld cease, while he himielf emplo) - el an equal number of persons at hie own house on that day for his own convenience.—(llear, hear.) He concluded by seconding the res&ution. Mr. LEE. of llc'ts Weekly Mess:tiger, in opposing the adoption of the resolution, SAid that as fq. as the mea sure itself wag coccerned, he thought that it would he productive of immense good to the public at large. The proprietors of the paper which he represented had many years given up the practice of printing on Sunday. It W 35 evident from what had beeti stated that thosie who objected to the alteration were actuated by nothing more than pecuniary motives, without any consideration of the moral bearing of the question. lie thought that no measure ever passed which had so fully the concurrence of the people of this country, and even those who had the greatest advantage of the transmission of letters, such as merchants, bankers, and solicitors, came for ward in its support in hundreds and thousands.—(" Oh, oh.") He then moved the previous question. Mr. OATIL;I7, of the Christian Times, seconded the amendment. Afc-r a few words from Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Serle, in refutation of the statement made by Mr. Lee and Mr. aikey, the original resolution was carried almost unanimously. Mr. THOMAS, of the Courier de L'Europe, moved, " That a committee be formed to take into consideration the general interests of the press, especially as regarded the efforts to interfere with the circulaiou of pipers by Sunday Bills." It was seconded by Mr. R. J. WOOD, of the Dispatch, and carried. The following gentlemen were then agreed to, to form the committee, with power to add to the:r num ber:—Messrs. Ingram, Mortimer, Bunnay, Scrk, Wood, Wrightion, Ledger, Scott, Thomas Palmer, and Stiff. Mr. J. J. Slott was appointed honorary secretary. The meeting then separated, the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman having been agreed to. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES.—TnunsDA.y. The first day at Hampton, as regards sport, is usually the best, and to racing men by far the most enjoyable; but the " public" who help to find the " ways and means," have invested the "Queen's Guineas" with the character that attaches to the Derby at Epsom, and the Emperor's Plate at Ascot, and have accordingly dubbed Thursday the "grand day." It is due to them to state, that they did it lull honour yesterday; such a throng, we venture to say, was never before seen on Moulsey Hurst. Trains, filled to an extent beyond their regu lated capacity, were started at intervals, which, but for the arrangement , , and the care with which they were carried out, would scarcely have been consistent with sefety; how many were unable to obtain conveyance, if any, we have no means of ascertaining; but c,-ttsinly hundreds failed to reach the course until sfer the first race. The read was also thronged, and great numbers adopted the cooler and more agreeable, if not the quickeit route, of water. Much confusion necessarily arose, and we Lclrd of many canfntempx, both by land and water, happily, at least as far as our knowledge ex tends, without any serious emu( quencer. On the whole it was, Leyond question, the most successful grand day known at Hampton, and it is gratifying to add that, be yond a disregard of the time of starting, and a want of experience in the starter, the management was very creditable. There was one drawback, however, to the complete enjoyment of the day, which remains to be no- ticei Whi v le'tho first heat was in progress, a lad ran on to the course at the moment the horses were passing, and Queensbfrry's shoulder striking his head he was thrown with great fa-cc.; ho was taken up insensible, and when we left the ground was reported to be dead. Tbis, we hope and believe, was the only accident of a serious nature. The racing was announced to commence at two o'clock, but the order of running, so far as the time was con cerned, was not by any means strictly observed; in fact, from the immense mob on the course, the police had such great difficulty in clearing it, that punctuality was out of the question—at Hampton, indeed, it would have been out of character. The following is a sketch of the _ _ A Liandi , ...ap Swerp3takes of 3 sous. cavil, with 25 added, for three yrs old and upward!. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Lister's Hind of tic Forest, Bst 91b (Moon) 1 Mr. Liicy's Matq. of Conyngh=, ist 41b (S Mann) 2 Drath's Lady Frances, 5 yrs, 7st 410 ...(Maton) 3 Mr. Forth's Laundryinaid, rtgcd, Ost .. --(Crouch) 4 Li,rd Exct.e.; Giiio, 3 3 - rs, Est 121 b (f Mann) 5 Mr. Thornton's Harty, 4 yrs, 6it 91b (E. Sharp) 6 Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Frances-4 to 1 each agst Laundrywaid and Marquis of Conyngham—and 5 to 1 agst any other. The Hind of the Forest made the greater part of the running. and won very easily by a length and a half Run in 1 min. 26 arcs. ThC 7 ) Richmond Stftlies (Handicap) of 10 ;ors e3ch, h ft, with fiNaddel; the winner of the Surrey and Middle sex Stakes to carry 7lb extra. Once round and a distance. Mr. Payne's Mouse, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Charlton) 1 Sir J. Hawley': Bacchanalian, 5 yrs, 83t (G. Brown) 2 Mr. Gaines' Seignor of itolderness, 3 yrs, 6st 111 h 3 Mr. Steven's Old English Gentleman, 4 yrs, 7st 81b 4 Mr. St. Aubyu's St. Denis, 4 yro, 7st 71b ...(Miller) 5 Mr. Cassidy's Aristocrat, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (E. Sharp) 6 Batting--5 to 2 agar. Mouse-3 to 1 agst Bacchana lian-3 to 1 agst Aristocrat—and 3to 1 agst Seignor of liolderness. The Old English Gentleman, Baccha nalian, and Aristocrat made running alternately, a', au indifferent pace, to the distance, where Mouse, who lay quite away from his horses until round the last turn, took the lead, went on with the race in hand, and won in a canter by a length and a half. Bun in 3 min. 4 secs. The Railway Plate of 50 sew. given by the South- Western Company, added to a Swe ip4 takes of 5 son. each; for two years old, 7st ; 3 yrs, 93t; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; and maiden two yews old, hav ing started t;vice, allowed 31b; the "inner to be sold f)r 150 sovs., if demanded, &c.; and allowances if to be sold for less. Five furlongs. D. of Richmond's Sherbert filly, sst 131 b (Collins) 1 Baron Rothtchild's fby Kremlin, sst 131 b (Charlton) 2 Major Martyn's Fernande, 3 yrs, 7st 131b...(Ablale) 3 Mr. Yorlie's Elphine filly, 2 yrs, 63t 51b...(J. Smith) 0 Mr. Webb's Vigilant, 2 yrs, 6st (Hiett) 0 Mr. Francis's Poinmn de Terre 3 yrs, 7st 6lb (tiller) 0 Lard Exetr's Ghio, 3 yrs. 9;t Mr. Hardman's Amontillado, Bst 3lbs (E. Sharp) 0 Mr. C. Liley's Rose Pompon, 7st 131 b (S. Mann) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sherbert filly-4 to 1 apt Vigi lant —and 5 to 1 each against Fernande, Kremlin fitly, and Rose Pompon. Fernando jumped off with a strong lead, and made runing at her best pace until within a hundred yards of home, when she was headed by the Sherbert filly, who ran home an easy winner by a length; half a length be tween the Kremlin filly and Fernande; Vigilant well up. Run in 1 min. 8 secs. The winner claimed. Pomme de Terre, who was going very well, broke down at the last turn. The Scurry Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sous. each, h ft. Gentlemen riders; professionals allowed to rido by carrying 51b extra. One mile. Mr. Death's Lady Frances, 5 yrs,lo3t 6st ( Mr.lTobson) 1 Mr. Forth's L'tundrymaid, aged, 12 ...(Mr. Beville) 2 Capt. Little's Tuscan, 5 yrs, 1 lit 41b ...(Capt. Little) 3 Mr. Harvey's Sampler, 3 yrs, 9it 121 b ...(R. James) 4 Capt.Gambier's Thrush, aged, 9st 131h(Capt.Thomas) 5 Mr. Carew's Buset.tt, 4 yrs, lOst 131 b ...(Mr. Elvves) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst Tuscan, 3to 1 agst Lady Frances, 4to 1 agst Sampler, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Won very easily by a couple of lengths, Laundry maid beating Tuscan by half a length; Sampler a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 55 sees. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for 3 yrs old 7st 51b; four, 9st llb; five, 9st 111 b; six and apd 10st 21b; the winner to he) sold for 500 sous if demanded, &c., heats. Two miles. Mr. Powney's Kgableen, 3 yrs (lf aton) 1 1 Sir J. Hawley's Queensberry, 4 yrs (G Brown) 0 2 Mr. Gaines's Seignor of Holderness, 3 yrs (Moon) 2 3 Mr. T. Milner's Alpheia (J. Beard) 0 0 Mr. King's fby Lanercost out of Countess, 3 yrs 0 0 Mr. Jackson's Nell Cook, aged ......... (Morant) 0 0 Mr. Carew's Escape, 5 yrs ,......(Reeves) 0 dr First Heat-5 to 4 on Kathleen, and 3 tl 1 egg Queensberry. The raco wits left entirely between Kathleen and Seignor of Holdercess from the distance; the mare, who waited to the last moment, winning easily by half a neck. Run in 3 min. 52 sec. Second Heat-2 to lon Kathleen, and 3to 1 sgst Queensberry. Queensberry made all the running, the mare again waiting, and winning by half a neck. Run in 3 min. 49 sec. BETTING ON THE COURSE. A few bets wero laid on the Northumberland Plate at ,he same odds al on Wednesday. BEVERLEY, HULL, AND EAST RIDING RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Kiagston-on-llall Stakes of 5 soy:. each, and 20 added. One mile and a half. (3 Subs.) e Ur. Gardner's Psyche, 3 yrs, 7st (Sk ene) 1 Mr. It. Bell's All-fours, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Crosby) 2 3 to 1 on Psyche. Won easy by two lengths. The Holdcreess Hunt Stalc ,- .11 of 5 sots. each, and c• 5 arlderl. Gentle:non riders, &'. Two miles. (7 Subs.) Capte:n Brea - lloy's Squire of rAl.telton, a.;,ed, I Ist 131 b 1 Mr. Conciegbam's Q ta,clroped, llst 13". Mr. Whitiniz's Paul Jones, ag,d, list 13Ih M r . John ]\,.l.)lner's St. Mark, 4 yr:, 10st 91b Mr. Liargrcaves's Chintz Print, aged, nit Gib Mr. J. Simpson's b g by Taiiv-he, 4 yrs, 103 t 21h 6 to 4 w?st the lsire. Wen easy by three I , qigths. TUe Ha Cup of 701, ncldod to n handicap of 10 soys. each 5 ft, a d 3 only if declared; the spcoai to sue his scat:". Two mile?. (16 Subs., 5 of nhom c'.. - clared.) Mr. W. Smith's Mike 5 yrs (T. Lys) 1 Mr. Hesieltine's Flath, 3 yrs, sst Mr. J. Sco't's MuL rave, 3 yr, sst 71b (Harrison) 3 Mr. Dliot's Acomb, 5 yre, 6st 91 1 . , (J. Osborne) 4 Mr. G. Simpson's Meaux, 6 yrs, 7st 91b(G. Simpson) 5 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Mulgrase and Flash, 3 to 1 apt Make Itca3y, and 4 to 1 opt Meaux oud Acomb. A fine rare with throe from the distance, ara.t won by half a length, Mulgrave a good third; Molex was bnten Match, 00 sovs., S,t each. Ona mile and u half. Mr. Straker's Melrose, 5 yr; (0. Sin:ars - Al) 1 Wrighi's Miss Milton. aged (Wintringham) 2 2tol on Miss Milton. Won in a canter. The Bishop Burton Slakes of 10 so vs. each, h fr, and 20 added; for two year:: old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Sst 21h; winners omr, 31b, twice, 51b extra. T.Y.C. (7 Subs.) Mr. G. Barton's Madame Wharton (J. Marson) 1 Mr. Elliot's Imagination (Templeman) 2 Mr. John Shepherd's Little Hann ^h (L?edle) 3 2tol on Madame. Won erv , y The Selling Stakes cf 5 sots. each and, 25 tiddf:d. heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Shepherd's Kill-or• Cure, Gst. (Harrison) 0 3 1 1 Mr. llesseltine's Andalusian, Sst 71b(Lorigstafi) 1 2 2 2 Mr. Foster's Osbaldwiek, Gst I Ilb (:Valaelield) 2 4 3 0 Mr. Ssvory's Loconitc, 7st Ilb ... (F. Marson) ti I dr Mr. Glrdnea's Psyche. 3 yrs, Gst I lb (Skeene) 3 dr The first and second heats were well contested, but the others were won in a canter. Thu We.ttatood Stakes of 1 soy. each, and 10 adee the second to save his stake, one mile (13 were won easily by Mr. J. Brown's Haricot, 3 yr.=, Bst Illb (Skeene); beating Oid Charlotte Hyde, 3 yr:, B't 41h; Quadruped, aged, 11st 41h; Black Bess, 3 yrs, 7st 41h; and eight others. LITERAT U RE. A TREATISE on the PRINCIPLES of EVI DENCE and PRACTICE as to PROOFS in COURTS of CO 2112,1 ON LA W ; with Ele mentary Rules for Candufling the _Examination and (Cross-examination of Witnesses. 871 TV. M. Bed, A. 211., LL.B., of Gray's Inn, Esq., Barrister at-Law. Sweet, Chancery-lane. We have been compelled from press of matter to postpone from time to time our notice of a book of great merit, which was added during the course of last year to the legal literature of England, a work calculated to elevate and extend the character of British law writers, and reflect credit on the liberal profession to which the author happily belongs. The worl: to which we allude is Mr. Best's " Treatise on the Principles of Evidence and Practice as to Proofs." " My design," says Mr. Best, "is not to add to Cee practical treatises by which the subject has been illus trated, but to examine the principles on which its rules are founded, tracing them to their sources, and showing their connexion with each other." The great majority of modern law books are " prac tical"—that is, they enumerate and present in a con densed form, and under proper divisionary heads, ad the "reported cases" and decisions of the judges bearing on the several subjects of which they process to furnish the law as it was and as it is. But the law es it ought to he, or why it ic, or whence it was, are topics and inquiries which are deemed foreign and theoretic, and out of the legitimate province of the '' practical" writer. The result of this has hitherto bean that the majority of law hooks are, in fact, digests or indexes of greater or less extent, and of various de grees of merit as to fidelity and arrangement. He who can compile with most patience, and condense with most accuracy, is the best qualified for such a task—a task which requires care rather than compre hension, and is more in need of mechanical than of mental power. A practical work might, therefore, be described as "one which gives the law but not the reasons of it." As there are guide books to Lon don or Paris, and vade mecums to the surgeon and chemist, so there are " practical treatises" for gentle men of the ong robe. The utility of such bucks is obvious. In such a profession as that of the law, where so much depends on precedent—where the " case" of to-day is decided not so much with regard to its own peculiar merits as with a tender solicitude to make it square with the " case" reported yester day ; where so little is thought of " genera" and so much of " species," the labours of the practical writer have an excellence and a charm which to the uninitiated is wholly incomprehensible. Indeed, to the " mere lawyer" such books possess ell the wiedom of philosophy and all the beauty of rhetoric. A mole's eye was never intended to embrace a landscape ! But to him who proposes to himself a loftier aim—to him who would rather be right upon principle than upon precedent—to bins who would be logically true as well as authoritatively correct, who would know the philosophy as well as the practice of this noble science, the writings of Blackstone or Sir William Jones, of an Abbott or a Sugden, convey more plea sure, and are read with more delight, than the labours of a Saunders, a Selwyn, a Chitty, or an Archbold. To unite and reconcile both, to know law and the reasons of it, is to ha a good lawyer. To know law as it is reported, to be able to refer to the latest case, or quote the last " dictum," is to be a mere lawyer. For the latter the work of Mr. Best is neither adapted nor intended. Its very title invites the perusal of the former. his object was to supply what he con sidered a desideratum to his profession, a treatise on the principles of the law of evidence, and a sketch of the practice thereof considered as a science. His bock opens with what ha modestly calls an " Intro duction," in which the author treats of those powers of the human mind which are employed in the inves tigation of truth, and then proceeds to inquire into the nature and character of judicial evidence in general. his introduction is, in fief, a distinct philoso phical treatise, and has, we think, more originality of thought, novelty of design, and true utility, than e%% , ri the remarkable work to which it is prefixed. " As the study of Natural Law," he well observes, " p.eccles that of Municipal, so an inquiry into the na tural resources of the human mind fur the investigation of truth should precedr. , an examination of the artificial means devised for its assistance." Mr. Best considers the human understanding in three views :-1. " With respect to the origin of our perceptions and ideas." 2. "The objects about which it is conversant." 3. " The intensity of our persua sions as to the truth or falsehood of facts or proposi tions." In treating of the last, he spealis of "know ledge and judgment" as faculties of the human mind. We are not metaphysicians and not prone to be hyper critical, but we should rather use the word " know ledge," as expressing a result, a state or condition of the perceiving or reflecting mind, than as a distinct faculty. Indeed, the definition Mr. Best supplies rather strengthens our observation. "By knowledge, strictly specking," he ssys, is meant "when we have an actual perception of the agreement or disngreement of any of our ideas." Now how do we learn this difference or consent but by judgment, and what is our state when we have learned but that of know ledge ? Mr. Bast has, however, the name :Ind autho • rity of Dr. Reid for tha view he has propounded. But we said we were not metaphysicians, and content with an obiter remark, we shall not pursue this in quiry here. Mr. Beat next observes : . . " Actual knowledge and certainty extending a compa ratively little way, men are compelled to resort t) judg ment, and act on probability in by far the greater num ber of the speculations and transactions in life. An attempt has been made to express some of the shades of judgment by the terms assurance, confidence, confident belief, belief, conjecture, guess, doubt, wavering, dis trust, disbelief, &c." Again, protesting as before, we would just ask as we pass, are not the shades of knowledge as infinite as those of judgment; and is not the accuracy of the former dependent on the degree of the latter ? But jam satis ! we must not be too captious ; we must not criticise an outline as though it were a portrait. Mr. Best now approaches a more congenial field, and having spoken of the mental powers busied in inves tigating truth, he next examines into the nature, in fluences, and securities of truth itself, and the gene ral character of human testimony. "Prey . ," says he "seems properly to mean anything which serves, either immediately or mediately, to con vince the mind of the truth or falsehood of a fact or proposition, and as truths differ, the proofs adapted to them differ also. • " The word Evidence signifies in its original sense the state of being evident—i. e., plain, apparent, or noto rious. But by a beautiful and almost peculiar inflexion of our language, it is applied to that which tends to render evident, or to generate proof." These definitions are remarkably clear and exact, and afford a fair example of Mr. Best's admirable style of writing. Truth is conversant about facts, and facts are divided by Mr. Best into three classes. 1. Physical or psychological. 2. Events or states of things. 3. Affirmative or negative. This compre pensive use of the word " fact," introduced first, we believe, by the modern German philosophers, is par ticularly appropriate in expressing the subject s o f evidentiary truth; though perhaps "the non-exist ence of a positive fact" is not so properly c a ll e d a "negative fact," being rather a negative proposi tion, and fact implying something positive and exist ing. "Our persuasion," says Mr. Best, "of the ex-. istence or non-existence of facts has its source either in the operation of our own perception or intellectual faculties, or in the supposed operation of the like faculties on the part of others, evidenced either by discourse or deportment." having notices the na tural tendency t o b e li e f i n human testimony, which is mainly attributed t o our experience of the preponde rance of truth on t h e w h o l e, Mr. Best remarks that men in their discourse with one another " are secured by three guarantees or sanctions" of truth—thu " _Na tural," the " Moral or Popular," and the "Religious. Of the last of these it is well and forcibly observed, " The Divine punishment for falsehood being pro spective and invisible, detracts much from the weight of this sanction, and perjury is often committed by 11 1 persona whose religious faith cannot be doubted, Out who presumptuoudy hope by suitssquent good con duet to efface its guilt in the eyes of Heaven !" in estimating the credit eine to human te-Alimony, thr ee thiro , s, ajcording to Mr. Best, are to be attended to. 1. Whether the witness labours under any interest or bias. 0. His veracity on former occasions. 3. 11: 3 manner and deportment in delivering- his testimony. The capacity of a witness to give's faithful account rests on four considerations. 1. His opportunities. 2. Hi s powers of observation. 3 . The degree of at tention excited. 4 . His memory. The several kinds of evideneo—the distinction lietween "direct" and " indirect," " circumstantial," "conclusive" and " pre sumptive" evidence—between evidence " real" and personal," original" And " derivittive," " pze-ap. pointed" and "c :sual," are next successively discussed with legal ability and logical precision. Indeed, this first sec!ion of the "Introduction," occupying only 5 pages, we found replete with interest and instruc tion, and furnishes a concise but complete view of those original powers or laws cf mind on which the use or abuse of human testimony is en. tirely dependent. In the second section of this able "Introduction" our author proceeds to treat in a very masterly style of " judicial evidence," by which he intends " th e ev id ence received by courts of justice in proof or disproof of facts the existence of which comes in dispute before them." Having wisely re tnarlied that judicial evidence is nothing .more (end, we would add, considering the nature nod dignity of the latter, nothing lees) than natural evidence, restrained or modified by positive Jules of law, he c ons id ers t h e question whence . the utility or necessity of such rules ? Perfect distribu tive justice—that justice which to each act of every man's life would administer the very meed cf reward or punishment, of blame or praise which is its due— which would decide every controversy with infallible corractuess, and, being incapable of doing wrong, would be without and above appeal—such justice belongs only to Him who canno: - . err— Who all things sees—and all things hears." But to mark the road of perfection, and approach to it—to strive ever to secure the best practicable dispensation of justice, this is the legitimate end of municipal law, and this is attained by propound ing general rules, the undeviating observance of which may violate distributive justice in a particular in stance, but will tend to the preservation of the common weal and the promotion of human happiness on the whole. "To administer perfect attributive (we would use the term " distributive") • justice," writes Mr. Best, "in all questions to which the innumer able combinations of human actions give birth, is the high prerogative of Omniscience and impecca bility," but, an unclouded view and unerring decision being denied us, " the observation of nature has taught the reflecting portion of mankind that great ends are best attained by the steady operation of fixed general laws." The necessity for limiting the discretion of judicial tribunals in determining facts is next treated of, and, in doing so, Mr. Bentham's fal lacy of supposing a complete analogy between public and domestic judicature is detected and confuted. Ob serving upon the necessity of speedy action in human tribunals, whence the maxim " Interest reipublicre ut sit finis actionum," Mr. Best eloquently says— " Questions of philosophy, whether natural or moral, as well as questions of history, rest for the most part in speculation, and may be undertaken, dropped, and re newed at pleasure ur convenience. Whether, for in stance, the lam of gravitation extends beyond the solar system; whether there is any law of relation between the magnitudes of the planets and their distances from the sun; whether the motion of each of what are inac curately termed fixed stars is independent or only forma part of some gigantic system, are at present matters for investigation, lying open to men in general . . . . but judicial inquiries didi.r widely from all these,—the plaintiff and defendant stand before the tribunal, and both individual and social interests require a decision prompt and conclusive." Havincr shown the importance of rules for the dis posal of matters of fact and regulating the burthen of proaf bat ween litigating parties, the nature and principles of legal presumptions, as well as the abuses to which they are subject, are considered and illustrated. Legal and historical truth are not the same in cha racter, nor are the securities of the latter sufficient to guard tigAinst the risks of error inevitable in the pursuit of the former. " The legislator dealing with judicial evidence is bound to frame characteristic securities to meet characteristic dangers." The punishments for perjury are the legal or political sanctions of truth ; and so venerable is the security of an oath, that it is a maxim of our law, " non crcditur nisi juratis" (vel affirmantibus ?). Another security is iu the preservation of evidence by writing, and other solarunities, and the rejection of the testimony of suspected persons or documents. The number of witnesses, too, required to establish a legal crime is a further and a powerful guarantee. Mr. Best next examines the doctrine (which has found so many continental admirers) of what civilians and casuists call "plena probatio," but he styles " artificial legal conviction," viz., a system of mechanical belief depend ent on the pawer of certain given quantities of proof. The use of arithmetical calculations for estimating the value of evidence has found a gifted advocate in Bentham, but his celebrated "scale" is itself placed by Mr. Best in the " balance," and found wanting. The fallacy of that great writer is shown to consist in his scale being of necessity infinite, and therefore, of necessity*, inapplicable. Having shown the prin• ciples on which judicial evidence is founded, having demonstrated its uses and importance, and pointed out its deficiences and abuses, our author closes his " Introduction." He then opens upon the great sulkt itself—the English law of evidence, which be proceeds to treat of under thr ee principal divisions. Ist. Taking n general view of the system-2d. Con sidering the instruments of evidence, and-3J. Ex amining the principal rules which regulate its ad missibility and effect. Space and time, unfortunately, we have not now to review the rest of this book with the care and gravity such a subjtct and such a writer deserve. It may be we shall hereafter hay:. an opportunity to resume where we reluctantly leave off, fir having lingered thus long with pleasure over his introductory pages, we believe the more we read the more we should admire. The well-ordered ap proach to a fine building argues much for the beauty and effect of the interior. We have, at all events, read enough to qualify us to form an opinion of the author, and if our estimation of his talents, his erudi tion, his industry, and his taste, can tend to promote his interests or extend his reputation, we can only say he has won it, and that highly. It is to such men the profession of the bar is, after all, indebted for its true character and proper illustration, and while works like the present emanate from its ranks it wants nothing ef future promise—it has lost nothing of ancient renown. MR. LUMLEY'S FETE TO MM. SCRIBE AND HALEVY. On WodnesdaySir7L;rtsareti brilliant mete and drjeuner artistique at his villa, at Fulham, to MM. Scribe and 11a167y. The grounds were laid out in the most exquisite taste. When evening came on the grounds were illuminated, and the brilliant lamps sparkling :among the trees and flowers gave to the whole an ap pear:awe of fairy lam!. There were boat races on the river, and in the grounds archery and other amusements, whit-t, as regards music and dancing, it was a very festival if art. The elite of almost every nation of the world, front Russia to Nepaul, were there assembled, and never in the annals cf festivals do we remember such reunion of rank, talent, and beauty. Among the distinguished personages who were pre sent we observed the following:—His Excellency ! General Jung Behadur Koonwur Ranajee, Colonel Juggut Shumshero Koonwur Ranajee, Colonel Dheer Shumshere Koonwur Ranajee, Rummihr Singh Adhi kares Khagee Khurbeer Kbutree, Handal Singh Thapa, Khubce, Khutree, Lal Singh Khutree, the Duke of Cleseland, the Duke of Leeds, the Duke of Leinster, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, the Count de Maresralchi, Charge d'Affaires of France; his Excel lency the Baron and Baroness Rehausen, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Bath, the Earl of Benst, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and Countess of Powlett, the E arl of Southampton, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of Lone• dale, the Earl of Mountcharles, le Marquis d'Azeglio, le Marqnis Centurione, the Viscount Mahon, the Viscount Malden, the Viscount Mandeville, the Viscount Anson, the Viscount Cranbourne, the Viscount Clifden, the Viscount Dupplin, Lord Anuesley, the Viscount En field, the Viscount Exmouth, the Viscount Templeton, the Viscount Ranelagh, the Viscount Maidstone, the Viscount Canterbury, th e Count de Barks, Lord Brougham, Lord George Paget, Lord Harry Vane, Lord Beaumont, Lord Brooke, Lord W. Lennox, Lord do Tabley, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, the Baron de Gold staid, Lord Harry Loftus, Lord Sandys, Lord Saltoun, the Countess of Harrington and the Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, the Countess of DLIngArVOLI, the Vis countess Forbes and the Misses Weatcombe, the Count and Countess de Rossi, the Baroness de Rothschild, the Baron Mayer de Rothschild, the Baron and Baroness Charles de Rothschild, the lion. A. Willoughby, th e the Icon. Lyon, Colonel • R. Bourke. titemilAol.l.Unp.rocnarenddMidris; UthepHtoonn,. Claude the Hon. Dawson Darner, M.P., the Hon. A. Duncomte, Colonel the Hon. C. Fox, the Hon. Fleetwood Pellew, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel Hamilton, Colonel John Macdonald, Bart., Sir Denham Nor. rays o i d w fo e r r d L3 Bert., , Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., Lady and Lady s and Is' 11-l)w r ls Wdi Gene ral oo - d r, Sir Alexander r d ‘V ßu ° Bart., Sir Edward Butler, Bart.. end Lady Butler, sir Edtv,rd Shakerley, Bart., Sir William Somerville, B art ., M.l'., Lady and Miss O'Donel, Lady Morgan, Sir John and Lady Bayley, Sir John and Lady Campbell, Sir John and Lady Kirkland, Sir George and Lady Smart, Sir John Lowther, M.P., Sir Thomas and Lady Barrett Kennard. Sir Edward, Lady, and Miss Sugden, Sir Tho mas, Lady, and Miss Talfourd, Sir Frederick Trenoh, Bart, M.P., Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Mrs. Grote and Miss no:orley, Mr. and Mrs. Brereton Trelawney. the Greek Consul and Madame ltalli, Mr. Ker, M.P., Cap tain Lion, Mr. W. Locke, Mr. Mackinnon. M.l'., Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. M onc k tun Milnes, M.P.,Hon. B. C. Neville, Mr. and Mrs. Oliviera, Mr. Paulo, Mr. Paolo, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading. and Miss Jane Packs, Mr, alit Mrs. I'rin re p s , M r. an d M rs . J o h n Sandford, Mr., AL - a. and the Misses Melt tis n o ( 7 s , t,A Colonel o o n w h e a r i . , Colonel tijor Dickson, C o l one l , M rs . , a Moutijoy 111.:.rtyn, B. Disraeli, and Mrs. Disraeli, BAIT) , 11.1dr:in. M,P.. and Miss Baldwin, M. de Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert do Bur b, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. I' got', M. and Madame Breuin Mrs. n ancl"),l.,isasnri lairs. Borth wick, . Bernal, M.P., Bernal Osb , vne, i\i l a Osborne, H en ry B a ring, M. P., E. Cutl er , E sq., 11. Sin gleton, Ecq., 132.i1ie Cochrane, M.P., M r . C u bi tt, M.P., and the Mtsres Cubitt, Mrs. and Miss Gorr, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Captain Harry Lee Carter, Hon. Major Needham, M.P., and Mr s . Dodd, and Miss SI• - ui - :dc•r s the Chevalier Dodd, Drouet, Mr. Milner Gibson, M. do Dervieu, the Count de Wielouski, Colonel Lewis, Captain Warburton, Mr. E. Bligh, Captain Galway, Capn,in Arthur, Mr. Thacliaray, Mr. and Mrs. Town ley, the lion. General Upton, M. and Madame Scribe, M. and Mad4mo litilevy, Mr. and Mrs, Chalet Dickens ..rri~