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NEW WORK by the celebrated JOHN EVELYN. Now ready, in 2 sots., 21s. bound, THE HISTORY of RELIGION. By JOHN F.VELYN. Author of " Sylva," &C. Now First Published, by irrinission of W. J. EVELYN, Esq., M.P., from the Original MS. in the Library at Wotton. Edited with Notes by the Rev. R. M. EVANSON, B.A. " We aredisposed to rate the value of this learned, pious, and most able treatbe above that of any other of the author's works. In it Evelyn anticipates all the arguments of Butler, Warburton, Water land, Paley, and Magee. As an epitome of all the later arguments against the Infidelity of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, the History of Religion is indeed Invaluable."—Standard. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MADAME PASTA. • A GRAND EXTRA NIGHT LA TEMPESTA—ANNA BOLENA. It Is respectflilly announced that a Grand Extra Night will take place THIS EV ENTSG. when will..be presented the hlgh!y successful new grand Opera, by Halevy, the Poem by Scribe, founded on The Tempest of Shakspere, and composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, LA TEMPEST-1. s The Incidental Dances by M. Paul Tegllonl. The Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall. Alfonso, Sig. Lorenzo ; Prospero, Sig. Collett' ; Antonio, Sig. F. Lablache ; ,Ferdinand. Sig. Baucarde ; Trinculo, Sig. Ferrari; Ste phano, Madile. Parodi Sycorax, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Spirit of Air, Madame G uliant ; Ariel, Madlie. Carlotta Grist ; Caliban, Sig. Lablaehe ; Miranda, Madame e4on tag. Director of the Music and Conductor, Mr. Balfe. To be followed by a selection from Don zetti's Opera of ANNA BOLENA. Anna Bolena, Madame Yasta (her only appearance on the stage); Jane Seymour, Mille. Parodi. To conclude with a Divertissement, in which Madlie. Carlotta Grid, Madiie. Amalta Fcrr ir s, and M. Charles will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be muse at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, A Subscription Night. It !s respectfully announced that This Evening will be given as a Subscription Night Instead of Tuesday. All Ivories and Tickets for Tuesday will be admitted This Evening, when Will be presented Mozart's Opera, entitled DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Mme. Grisi ; Elvira, Mdlle. Vera ; Zerlina, Mme. Castellan ; Leporello, Herr Formes; Don Giovanni, Sig. Tambarini ; Masetto, Sig. Polonnti; 11 Commendatore, Sig. Tagliatico ; and Don Ottavio, Sig. Mario. The Opera will be supported by a Triple Orchestra and Double Chorus. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, M. Costa. The Performances will commence at Light o'clock. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the night or season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is epen from Ten Sill Five. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. , . ONE NIGHT MORE! Under the patronage of the Nepanlese Princes and the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. FREDERICK WEBSTER. THIS EVENING NA 111 be performed . . MARRIED LIFE. Character, hy Messrs. Buckstone, Howe, Tilbury, Selby, and Webster. Mesdames Reynolds, Iltzwilliam, Stanley, Caulfield, and Winatanley.• _ _ _ To be followed by A GRAND CLASSICAL CONCERT, In which will appear Catherine Hayes, Miss Lucombe, Miss P. Horton t Messrs. W. G. Ross and Sims Reeves. After which THE IRISH LION. Characters by W. G. Ross (his first appearance on the London stage), Mims P. Horton, &c. To conclude with LA ! TEMPEST. AH ! Or, THE ENCILANTE7 ISLE Private Boxei, Tickets, &c., to be had of Mr. Frederick Webster, 38, Wep►nonth-street, Portland-place. THZATKE ItOYAT., ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be reproduced thecelarated Dramit . of THE WEPT OF THE WISH-TON,WISH. Principal characters oy Messrs. Hughes, Cul lenford. Wright, 0. Smith ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which a new Terpsicorian Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA. Characters by 3lesssrs. 0. Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar - ;ongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. _ _ FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Sixth Appearance of 31acille. RACHEL. TO-MORROW EVENING The Entertainments will commence at Eight o'clock, with . ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR. Adrienne, Madlle. Rachel. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL ..k3.IPHITREATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. Mr. Batty begs to Inform hie patrons that the Tournament at Vaux hall does not interfere with the amusement at Astley's, as the com pany leave the Gardens at Six, to enable them to open at Seven, at Astley's every evening. . Crowded douses to witness the attractive and magnifisent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, Stith brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lnri Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA and the WILD tiOR , E. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Fquitation in the Cirque Olympique, with Malik. Gardoni on the Tight Rope. To conclude with a Melodrama. Box-office open From Eleven till Four Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Later the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and TIIUR',DAY. • Re-Engagement of M. JULLIEN. The new Irish Quadrille, the " Hibernian," composed by M. Jullien. •' The Derby Galop," composed express.y for these Gardens, is one of the most successful of Monsieur Jullien'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 Ambassador. Prodigious Auccess of the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army ! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. 'Denson and Son, assiste•l by Messrs. Adams, Wikon, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Danson for many months, and it is confidently Submitted to the rublic as a chef-d'oeuvre of art, and not inferior to any production of the day. Admiration, Is. 111(7, 1 1 WATER AT I.oltilii,N Tata DAT —iiorairr , 749min. after 2 Evening 14 min. after 3 To-lionaow!-- Morning 28 ann. after 3 Evening 1 ann. after 4 THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, JULY 11. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 68— this day, at noon. BAROMLTER, 30.12. FIND Westerly—dull cloudy weather. ...,.. 4 , . 4i4 , It ... ~, ...= • r i .• :' .1a . r„1 - • ; - 7 1-- ,;;; • Roil .ft Li t - -.... ,„. ~,.. v .- hi ~...____ii2;›).42,... . 125ibrienina LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1850. At length in the sixth month cf the session, the Marriage Bill has received a third reading in the House of Commons. All the old arguments, that have already been repeated usque ad nauseant, were again brought forward, and a further attempt was made to. throw out this just and salutary measure in the last stage of its progress. But the effort failed—signally and decisively failed. Although the advocates of the Bill did not exhibit the same zeal and energy displayed by their opponents, there was happily a sufficient attendance to defeat the bigots who desired to control the consciences of their fellow- subjects, and to deprive them of the most sacred and dearest privilege belonging to freemen. The Hon. Member for Midhurst led the van on the present occasion. He repeated the hackneyed and stereo typed objections, and again plunged the House into the maze of polemical discussion. We had hoped that what has been termed " the religious part of the question " 'had been abandoned by general consent, that we should have heard no more respecting a matter so perfectly plain, that it is difficult to con ceive how any person cf ordinary common sense could have entertained a rational doubt on the sub ject. Mr. WALPOLE has, however, discovered a new reading of the translation—that the word Olesto;, in the Greek translation, meant not merely kin dred or relation?, but " members of the same household or family." And on this novel version —the transllti ,n of a translation—he mainly relied. Bat if this argument be worth anything, if the slightest weight is to be attached thereto, it must surely be carried a great deal farther, and to an ex tent never yet contended for. It must apply to every person who ever dwelt under the same roof as companion, friend, housekeeper, governess, or in any other capacity whatsoever, although not in any degree connected by blood or affinity. The weakness of the cause may be judged of from the fact, that a man of education and abilily, who has risen to emi nence in his profession, should have descended to an argument so puerile and ridiculous. The Hon. and Gallant colonel, the Member for Bradford, completely dispelled . the mystification attempted to be thrown over this part of the subject by showing the true in tent and meaning of the passage, that " for the sake of peace the polygamic laws prohibited a man from having two sisters as his wives in his house at once." But Mr. WALPOLE, conscious of the slender foun dation on which he rested his case, endeavoured to show that the prohibitionists should receive the " benefit of the doubt." This might be a very reason able suggestion if the Bill were for the purpose of en forcing such marriages, and compelling a reluctant widower to marry the eldest surviving sister of his former wife under a heavy penattyjust as a childless widow miglitOncl,e, r the Mosaic law, have required ti e brothel o tter'fehriziii4band to receive her as a wife. But._ B e i o ..1, , noit4,tlt_case. There is to be no Astisfsii:bt y . .'lid. No person who feels the slighteat:.4r 7 7l4 cltri`.s alled upon to act contrary I to got ........... i . 0, 1 0 e only point in dispute is "_tain no doubt difficulty whether i 7 - ' ' or whatibv . s '' it j f the temporal an d eternal welfare 4 , , Li. , a a firailies will be beet pro- .....„ . ,...1-„, . - moted by such an union, are to be restricted and cir cumscribed in their liberty of choice, in the privilege of selecting the future partners of their lives, to gratify the ridiculous fancies of a bigetted and fanatical clique. The question, as we have long since stated, is essentially one of " civil and religious liberty," and the very argument resorted to by Mr. IVALroLE affords the strongest evidence of this fact, which we have endeavoured to impress upon our readers; for if everything were to be pro hibited on which some who profess to have what are termed tender consciences were pleased to entertain, or to say that they entertained, a doubt, there would be an end of any degree of toleration. The tyrant majority, or what is more to the purpose in the present instance, the factious and turbulent minority would carry all before them, and inflict grievous punishments on all who ventured to wor ship their CREATOR in the manner which, in their souls and consciences, they deemed most fitting. But, although the Bill was read a third time, it was not finally carried through the House. A clause was proposed, providing that it should not extend to Scot land. This point had already been fully discussed in Committee, and the proposed limitation was deliberately negatived; but it was again brought forward, and with a similar result. The " 0 bstructives," how ever, succeeded in retarding the measure , for another day. It must again be brought on next week, on the question that the Bill do now pass ; and its friends must once again attend in their places to ensure its final success in the popular branch of the Legislature. It will then be for the Peers of England to decide the question ; we cannot doubt as to the result, or suppose that their Lordships would reject a Bill on which the hearts of so many thousands, aye millions, of her MAJESTY'S subjects are anxiously set. One thing at least is certain, the opposition in the Lords will be of a straightforward and bone; fide character- If defeated on a fair trial of strength, the minority will not resort to the " dodging and trickery," to the vexatious delays and repeated divisions on the same points, so justly to be complained of in the minority of the Commons House of Parliament on this impor tant and deeply interesting question. Our impression this evening contains elsewhere the report of a meeting held yesterday in this metropolis, with an eye to the acknowledgment of the great public exertions made in the way of sanitary im provement by Mr. GEORGE ALFRED WALKER. TO few members of the community are the people of England more largely indebted than to this gentle man, whether in regard to intellectual ap plication, to physical labour, or to pecu niary sacrifices in the advancement of a great social reform materially affecting the health and morals of the community. Hence it was with peculiar satisfaction that we observed the initial move ment of yesterday towards the recognition of the efforts of this really national benefactor. The Noble Lord, the representative of the borough of Maryle - bone, has only afforded another testimony of his public spirit by taking the lead in this laudable endeavour to commend the beneficient undertakings of Mr. WALKER. As chairman of the meeting to which we are now directing public attention, he yesterday specified in terms of the most earnest, as they were also the most deserved, eulogium the nature of the enterprise upon which Mr. WALKER embarked fourteen or fifteen years ago—an enterprise the suc cessful prosecution of which necessitated the most complete self- forgetfulness and the most laborious perseverance. That both those requisites have been most fully and cordially yielded by him throughout the agitation of the subject of Extramural Interments, we fancy is sufficiently proven by the mere circumstance that now, in defiance of all ob stacles, the evils of the existing system of burial have been formally acknowledged by her MAJESTY'S Go. vernment. But for the assiduous persistence of Mr. WALKER, and for his magnanimous sacrifice of his own personal comfort and convenience, we should not so readily have attained even this shadow of the desired innovation. For to his painful disclosures in reference to the manner of intramural sepulture are alone attributable the steps already taken by the Cabinet in the way of improvement. True, without doubt, those steps are as yet only fal tering, and in many respects erroneous, yet, at the same time, they are also reasons for our congratula tion, seeing that they are auguries of an ultimate enactment securing to the community all the benefits desired by Mr. WALKER and his co-operators. As yet we have only a feeble hint of those benefits, but in the end that hint assures us that, with perseverance, we shall compass their entire realisation. As was very emphatically observed yes terday at the meeting, the evils of the measure now awaiting the last approving stamp of the Legislature, are not in any manner traceable to the scheme of Mr. GEORGE ALFRED WALKER, that gentleman being strongly opposed to the whole project of this lamentable Bill, and seriously dread ing the inevitably evil effects of its ope ration. Had the plan been submitted (as it should undoubtedly have been submitted) to his scrutiny prior to its introduction to the Houses of Parliament, the pernicious clauses, already again and again enumerated by ourselves, would infallibly have Leen expunged, and others substituted of a nature calculated to reconcile all conflicting interests. The circumstance that Mr. WALKER has throughout the whole movement acted independently of any one else, was surely no valid reason for the Cabinet re fusing to avail themselves of his unquestionable abilities, and of his undoubted experience. Knowing mere than any other individual in the United Kingdom upon the subject of intramural interments, it would have been only rational to have permitted him to participate in the labours of improvement, especially seeing that he himself individually ori ginated the whole scheme of sanitary innovation. Other persons have subsequently pushed forward more prominently in behalf of the health of the mul titude, winning more particular regard from the population by their more ostentatious exertions, obtaining official appointments at Gwydyr House, and being invested with the honours of Knighthood in the columns of the official Gazette. But, meanwhile, the gentleman in whose favour these tardy efforts are now making towards the purchase of a suitable testimonial has been labouring ear nestly, without any encouragement whatever from the State, and accumulating for the masses, almost in secret, a large amount of practical benefactions. With a view to the public recognition of these great services to the multitude, the preliminary meeting con vened yesterday will be beneficial as a testimony that the nation is not invariably ungrateful to its benefactors, beyond which the occurrence will not prove without advantage as a glaring condemnation of the forgetful- . ness evinced by the Government. Gratified, how ever, as we are at the circumstance, and satisfied as we must assuredly be with the share taken in this commendable movement by Lord DUDLEY STUART, the Chairman, and by Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON, the ' Secretary, we cannot but regret that the meeting was not one of a more general and accessible character. The ill effects, neverthelesa, resulting from the selec ' tion of an inconvenient hour and locality may be readily obviated, and we trust that the people at large will be soon enabled to evidence, their reg ard for Mr. WALKER , and their admiration for his la. hours, by a more numerous attendance, and a not less unanimous enthusiasm. We would again urge upon those who are desirous of promoting a Christian observance of the Sunday, as contradistinguished from a Judaical observance of the Sabbath, not to relax one jot or tittle in their exertions. The Pharisees are reckless ; it was only yesterday that the clique of" illustrious obscure," who on Tuesdaylhad stated to Lord JOHN RUSSELL that they were the representatives of the weekly metropolitan press (they being connected exclusively with journals which do not publish on Sunday, and having therefore , a direct interest in diminishing the circulation of the Sunday journals) waited upon the Marquis of CLANEICARDE, the Post master-General, and made the same representations to him, urging him to render permanent the aboli tion of the Post-office Sunday delivery. The Mar quis of CLANRICARDY, in his answer, stated that the inquiry now pending would continue fur some weeks,and that until that inquiry was concluded the Post. office de livery on Sunday would not be restored. This an swer is anything but satisfactory. There is no ne cessity for any such delay, and it would seem as though the Ministry were afraid of the Sabbatarians. Their conduct, too, on Mr. LOCKE'S motion proves that they have vastly overrated the force of the advocates for "a bitter observance of the Sabbath." They had promised him assistance, and we have seen the sort of assistance they have rendered him. It, therefore, becomes doubly necessary that the great majority of the people should exert themselves, should show their real strength if they do not wish to be ridden over roughshod by a noisy, bigotted, fanatical minority, whose congregational organization gives thim peculiar facilities for carrying out their selfish object, and for propagating the grossest misre presentations in support of their views. The arrogant assertion of exclusive righteousness on the part of these Sabbatarians would be amusing from its absurdity, were it not disgusting for its bigotry. One " of the illustrious obacure," who attended the deputation to the Marquis of CLANRICAEDE yesterday, eoolly arrogated to himself and his clique the exclusive possession of morality, and deemed all public writers who were opposed to his narrow and sectarian views as being wanting in a high moral tone—this person evidently sympathises with the fanatic who addresses the " Cursing Letter" to Mr. LOCKE, and it is only want of power that prevents such persons from condemning to the stake all who venture to differ from them in opinion. It is amusing to hear the manner in which certain Sabbatarian newsvenders, who attended this deputation, propose to deal with the valuable property of those persons through whose exertions these very men live, and move, sad have • their being. We would remind these gentlemen that if there were no newspapers there would be no newsvenders, and that if they destroy the circulation of the Sunday papers they will at the same time destroy their own profits : they may perhaps eventually find that they will have to pay too dear for their Sabbatarian whistle, It is, however, a mere selfish faction of the great and respectable bocPy of newsvenders who are thus acting, and who seek to injure the Sunday newspapers in order to benefit themselves at the expense of their col leagues, by forcing a circulation for certain journals, miscalled newspapers— THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1850. Ut lucus a non lucendo— because they contain no news—an attempt, however, which must necessarily prove unsuccessful, as those who are accustomed to receive their Sunday news paper, conveying to them intelligence up to the very latest hour, will not be content to substitute for it a " stamped sermon." The Sabbatarians are reckless and untiring, the Ministry is,made of squeezable materials ; behoves it then that we be active also, and apply the pressure in the right direction. Let every individual elector who feels himself aggrieved (and who does not ?) by the abolition of the Sunday delivery write a letter to his representative, calling upon him to do his utmost as a Member of Parliament to bring about a restoration of the old system; and let him also ad dress a letter to the Prime Minister to the same effect, stating therein that he is an elector. If this be done speedily there cannot be a doubt but that the Suaday delivery will be as speedily restored. Sir Thomas Wilde has been appointed Lord Chancellor. He will for the present fulfil the duties of the office in Court and in the House of Lords, but he will ultimately be appointed solely to the duties of the Lords. He takes office subject to all arrange ments. It is understood that Sir J. Jervis, the present Attorney. General, will succeed Sir T. Wilde as Chief Justice of the Common Pieas, and that Sir John Romilly will be appointed Attorney- General. I: is confidently expected that Mr. Cockburn will succeed Sir John Romilly as Solicitor- General. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. It is said that the LQgitimatists intend to cele brate St. Henry's day, the fete day of the Duke of BOURDEAUX with great solemnity. The authorities have issued the following notice on the subject : . ' 7 The authorities are infurmed that at this moment a banquet and a high mass are in course of preparation far 6t. Henry's-cay, and that invitations to attend have been addressed to several persons. The Be!ect of Pe lice apprises those persons who have been invited, that manifestations of this nature are forbidden." St. Henry's-day is celebrated on the 15th of July. The discussion on the Law of the Press was re sumed in the Assembly on Wednesday, after a vain attempt on the part of M. CREMIEUX to record a pro test against the conduct of the President DUPIN for refusing to call to order the Minister ROUHER who characterized the revolution of February, 1848, as a funeste catastrophe. In the course of the dis cussion M. LEO DE LABORDE declared that he consi dered the absolute legitimate monarchy the best mode of government, but that as he could not obtain that, he should maintain the Republic as the next best. M. VICTOR litrco spoke most eloquently against the measure. In the course of his speech he denounced in eloquent and truthful terms the machinations of the parti-pretre. He said the real revolutionists were the absolutists and reactionists, the apologists of the Jesuits and the Inquisition (pointing to M. MONTALEMBERT), of that diabolical sect who, after preaching the murder of kings, now preached the murder of nations, who mixed maxims cf death with those of the Gospel, and poisoned the holy water urn. He then proceeded to taunt them with seeking support from the Voltarians who laughed at them, and from the Jew bankers whom they would fain commit to the flames. During the course of the discussion M. ROURER, the Minister who the day before had insulted the Republic, at tempted to address the Assembly. He was met with loud cries of " order" from the Members of the Left, which prevented him from proceeding. M. DUPIN, the President, was excited to a pitch of fury by the determination of the Left to insist on an apology from M. ROUHER, and exclaimed, "M. MIOT, I have seen you interrupting several , times." This sally from the impartial and trustworthy President pro. duced shouts of laughter ; M. MIOT bad not been present during any portion of the sitting. The noise still continued, and tired with shouting, but determined that M. RouilEß should not be heard until he had apolo gised, the opposition left their seats one by one, and re tired at intervals of a minute each, every one slamming the door violently after_him. As there are 225 Mem bersof the Left, this proceeding effectually burked M. RouriEß, and the Assembly adjourned. It appears that at a Council, held at the Elysee in the morning, it had been determined, on the advice of M. BAROCRE, that M. ROUHER should not apologise. General BOYER, the late President of Hayti, died in Paris on Tuesday. The differences between General D'HAErrouL and General CHANGARNIER have become so serious, that the resignation of the former has become inevitable. PARIS BOURSE, JULY 10.—Closing Prices.—Five per Cents. Rentes, 95f. 50c. ; Three per Cents. ditto, 57f. 40c. ; Bank of France, 2,250 f. BUSLNESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. JULY 10. Boulogne and Amiens, 7%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 14' 1 4—East Indian, 7%—Great Indian Penin sula, s%—Vitto, Luxembourg, 2 1 4—Northern of France, 14 1 ,x —Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2 —Paris and Stras bourg, 6 1 A—Tours and Nantes, 3%. GERMANY. The Bavarian Chamber has reduced the army esti mates, presented by the Government, by one-third. MALTA AND THE lONIAN ISLES. The cholera has made its appearance at Malta. A Malta paper publishes the following from Corfu:— " From Corfu the news is not unimportant. Some of the members in the House of Assembly had proposed to annex the lonian Islands to Greece—to abolish certain powers possessed by his Excellency the Lord High Com missioner in employing the police force, and to cut down the salaries of the Government employes, particularly the English, to a mere nothing. The consequence of these incidents has been that his Excellency Sir Henry George Ward, Lord High Commissioner, on the 12th June, issued a proclamation, proroguing the first ses sion of the present ninth Parliament until the 12th De cember, and a special messenger was immediately sent to England, with dispatches to the Colonial Minister." YITAL. A letter from Rome oft he 30th ult., in the Union, says : .." A circumstance has occurred h here which has caused a great impression on thoyseauwaro witnessed it and under 's -day, after the Poentaiwfi aware thnt every year, in under stoodreturning, ni s fi to ca p t s io i n n . the middle of the church to bear the Pope, on St. Pteter the prayer made to him by a iin o c n al si m st a o s r s ill against weigh a the aa the g s o f N%I r s the t e h x a - t o ion re w n h e rch c k ( n m et m -li a n a g t , ca t t country for having placed a sacrilegious han d of of the domain of St Pt ter. The Pope pronoun c e s nonapart excommunication, but immediately removes itT t h h i e s y, ar the ceremony became more embarrassing. The souvenir of the hospitality given by Ferdinand caused the faults of his predecessors to be somewhat forgotten, and lam assured that Pius IX., in his inexhaustible bounty, was disposed not to issue an anathema against a King so devoted to the Church and to the Sovereign Pontiff ; but the cardinals whom he consulted were of opinion that the usage ought not to be abandoned, and that the only arm which the Church possesses for the defence of btr temporal domain ought not to be allowed to be broken. The excommunication accordingly was pronounced, but after the absolution the Sovereign Pon tiff mado in a loud voice the most complete eulogium of the magnanimous Ferdinand, of his very dear son in Jesus Christ, the King of the two Similes, recalling in the most flattering terms the services he has rendered to the Holy See, and the Sovereign Pontiff ; and express ing his inviolate attachment and complete gratitude for sueh a Chrittisn Prince. Thus was saved, at the same moment, the rights and usages of the Church, and the regards due to a sovereign who has done so much for the Holy See." THE AUSTRIAN PLOT FOR THE ASSAS SINATION OF KOSSUTH. A man named BAUDI has left Constantinople for London in a sailing vessel. He is the bearer of do cuments which tend, by strong circumstantial evi dence, to show the participation of the Austrian authorities in the plot for the assassination of Kos-uTn. The Austrians had seized and imprisoned him, but failed to obtain his papers, and he has at length managed to escape from their clutches with these important documents in his possession. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The last of the series of Greed Mn. n'ng Concerts at this theatre was given yesterday. There was as usual a monster progr,emme, and the selection well deserved the term "classical." It comprised pieces from the works of Muzart, Beethoven, Mendelsohn, Cherubini, Paesiello, Stradella, Fioravanti, Spuhr, Balfe, Coccia, Dr. Arne, Rossini, Mercadante, Haydn, and Halevy; and the immense vocal and instrumental resources of the theatre were engaged in its interpretation. Sontag, Catherine Hayes, Parodi, Ida Bertrand, Giuliani, Frez zolini, Miss Masson (of the Grand Opera, Paris, her first appearance), Lablache, Colletti, Belletti, Gardoni, Bau carde, Calzolari, Sims Reeves, F. Lablache, and Sig. Lo renzo, contributed by their vocal talents to a very rich and varied musical treat; and in addition to the full or chestra, conducted by Mr. Balfe, and the chorus of the theatre, M. Thalberg played some of his favourite piano forte pieces. Among the instrumental pieces (besides M. Thalberg's solos, which were enthusiastically en cored) were Beethoven's symphony No. 8 in F, and Mendelsohn's Scherzo and Wedding March (Midsummer IVighes Dream). To particularise the execution, even to give the names, of nearly thirty vocal pieces, is out of the question. It is enough to say that, throughout, the concert fully sustained the high character already attained by these performances. Among the encores were Madame Sontag's " The soldier tired," and Curschmann's spirited trio (sung by Gardoni, Ca!zolari, and Baucarde), " Viva Baeco." Miss Masson made a most favourable impression, as well by the quality of her voice as by the expressiveness of her style and the excellence of her vocalization. The best proof of the excellence of the entertainment was that, though so long, it kept a full audience in unwearied attention and perpe tual delight. It was a fortunate thought of the manage ment to giva this series of concerts; because while the selections have attested the musical taste and know ledge of the conduetor, and his happy choice of examples at once illustrative of the characteristics of many com paratively unknown composers and pleasing to the general taste, the execution has displayed in a marked and triumphant manner the extraordinary vocal re sources (and, let us add, the instrumental excellence) at the command of the direction. We have no doubt that such performances will constitute a ,permanent attrac tion, as they doubtless conduce to the spread of musical taste and knowledge. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mademoiselle Rachel repeated, last night, her won derful personification of Adrienne Lecouvreur; and the second performance confirmed and strengthened the opinions which we expressed on Tuesday last. So completely is Rachel mistress of the art V% hose very es sence is to conceal itself, that every movement, gesture, and intonation seems the spontaneous result of ici.mc diate and most natural impulse. Nothing is " overdone or come tardy off." The minutest detail is there, with out the appearanc e o f e l a bo r ation ; and i s the " ver y whirlwind of passion" there is ever that " temperance that doth give it smoothness." The " modesty of na ture" is " never overstepped." She is, indeed, the very ideal presented in Shakspere's inimitable "advice to the players." It is this that lends majesty and force to every act and word of Rachel. Last night the enthu siasm of the fashionable throng at St. James's Theatre knew no bounds. The crescent passion of the fuurth and fifth acts was marked with the most breathless at tention, interrupted at every pause by pilau lite the most rapturous. Mademoiselle Rachel was repeatedly sum moned before the curtain to receive a homage as hearty as it was well merited. Such art ought to be cherished. Vie have never seen and shall never see its like again. SAILING OF THE ATLANTIC. — The powerful and splendid steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, sailed from Liverpool yesterday forenoon; she carries out about sixty passengers and a light mail for the United States, together with a heavy cargo of goods. His Excellency the Nepaulese Ambassador and suite spent some time on Saturday in the extensive ware rooms of the Messrs. Nicoll, of Regent-street, and expressed their satisfaction at the vast display of manufactured cloths, &c., offered for their inspection; some of the most valuable of which were selected as presents upon their return to their native country. THE LATE STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT AT LAMBETH. —Yesterday Mr. W. Payne, coroner of London, held an in quest, which lasted nearly six hours, at the Steel Yard Tavern, Upper Thames-street, on the body of Mr. Hawtrey, jun., son of the member of the Court of C.Fnmon Council for dread-street Ward. Nearly 20 witnesses were examined; from whose evidence it appeared that the deceased and four other young gentlemen, n the evening of Saturday week, hired a ranlan skiff at Mrs. Needham's, Paul's Wharf, and proceeded up the river as far as Westrainster4ridge, when they attempted to return hack. At that moment the Dahlia steamboat crossed from Hungerford-market on her way to Westminster-bridge. The steamer was stopped as soon as possible, but owing to the tide running very fast the two boats came into collision. The side of the smaller one was stove in and instantly filled with water. Four of the rowers were rescued and taken on board the steam-boat, but the de ceased and a boy employed to bale the water out were drowned. Verdict—" Accidental death." AT THE ROYAL. SURREY ZOOLOGIC AL GARDENS—Mr. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUNI.--RE CENT F ETE Tyler, the proprietor of the above ju s tly- a d m i re d p l ace o f public attraction, was kind enough yesterday (in balancing with the board the account of the fete had at his establish ment on Moaday and Tuesday last, in behalf of the above institution), to present the society with a contribution of 10 guineas towards the" Chaprd Fund." In additi on t o so ki n d a contribution, it should be stated that Mr. Tyler, on the second day of the fete, presented to each of the 130 children of the Licensed Victuallers School, t o w h om he gave a free admission, a silver token in testimony of his admi ra ti on o f that institution, and, in addition to such acts of liberality, Mr. Tyler was so good as to say that he would readily open the doors of his gardens to all the children of the Licensed Victuallers' School, on any Wednesday during the present season that the governor and committee might see lit to se lect. So sincere pledges of Mr. Tyl er ' s good wishes towards both of the institutions we feel assured will be received with grateful thanks by the trade, and acknowledged by the public. THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL --Yesterday a pre liminary meeting of merchants and bank ers too k place at the London Tavern, for the purp ose o f considering the pro priety of calling a public meeting i n t h e c i ty of London on the subject of promoting a subscription f or ra i l i ng a testimo nial in honour of the lamented statesman ; Sir Edward North Buxton was called to the chair. Amongst those pre sent were Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, and other influen • tial gentlemen. Letters wer e rea d approving of the object, and expressing regret that the writers could not attend the meeting, from Mr. George Glyn, Mr. Itaikes Currie, M.P., Sir James Duke, Alderman salomons, Mr. W. Gladstanes, Mr. R. D. Mangles, M.P., and several others. The meet ing unanimously agreed to a resolution to apply to the Lord Mayor for the use of the Egypti an Ilan of the Man sion-house upon the occasion, and the Lord Mayor, who was forthwith waited upon, received the deputation with marked respect, and appointed Monday . next for th e meeting; his Lordshi p will is ltaekxepetchteedchthaairt otnhethaatttednadya,ncaet will l o be most o'clock precisely. numerous. The Rev. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Wire were appointed secretaries. M.P.—W e o b serve BANQUET TO SIR JAMES DUKE, from the London papers, that Sir James Duke left that city on Monday for Edinburgh. He is to be entertained at a banquet in the Hopetoun Rooms here, on Thursday, by the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council. This is in tended as a return for the honour which, when Lord Mayor of Londt,n, he conferred on our civic authorities by inviting them to dine with him at the Mansion-house. We under stand that most of the leading legal and other officials have received invitations to unite with the Council in this mark of respect to Sir James Duke.—Scotsusan. HARVEST PROSFECTS.—The subjoined gratifying statement appears in the Cork Examiner. It completely re futes the report of an extensive failure in the potato crop in Kerry :—" A gentleman connected with this office has passed through a considerable district of Kerry, on to Lime rick, and his account of the crops, especially the potato, is most cheering. his words are—' lam glad to say that the rumoured potato blight is a complete failure. I never saw any thing more cheering thou the appearance of the crops all along the line from Tralee to Limerick, the potato especially, though the quantity of them afforded ample scope for variety in their appearance.' A Cappoquin correspondent writes—' I have not seen a single blighted stalk this year.' He admits that some few plants have been destroyed by harsh winds or have only reached a stunted growth owing to bad seed ; but he distinctly asserts that there is no appearance of the rot or disease of the three or four last years. A Youghal corres pondent writes—' There is no appearance here of the potato blight, although this was the first place where the potato blight distinctly appeared on former occasions.' We have excellent accounts of the potato from Douglas, Carrigaline, Passage, and the various potato-growing districts in the neighbourhood of this city. The writer passed through more than twenty blooming fields yesterday, and could not per ceive the slightest trace of taint or disease." IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.—WOLYER. trAmyroN, JULY 10. —The usual quarterly meeting of the ironmasters of this district bas been held here to-day ; the attendance was not numerous, and the business transacted was very inconsiderable. Very few orders given, and al though some of the large makers state confidently that the trade is rather firmer, and the present prices can be well maintained, it is doubtful whether they will be borne out by the fact; needy makers, compelled in many instances by the condition of their tenancy to produce, must sell at some price, and the demand at the present moment being limited, ta n otherwise. ise The .It is meeting at Birmingham to-morrow ma y only an increase of it can en sure for the trade a n yt h ing like healthiness. p disclose more preci se resu lt s , but judging from actual cir cumstances, the in c li nat i on o f prices is rather downward h possible restri c t e d d uring the last th re e months. CURRENT OF THE OCEAN .—F AL MOUTH, JULY 9 rothpeermtaokestat havinge be however, en as much thatt a e h stock of iron is notlarge, s cAastievaleerddobwont, off thecoast bottle was picked up in the inner harbour this paper morning, contai n i ng a with the following: —" Br i g heavy gale of ts ind, leak in the vessel , working at Pumf ft, not exectinto ee3 land again, water of Guinea, half-past 11 o'clock, blowing a gaining fast—Captain Thomas, First Mate James, Second Elebutl4.—hD, 2, 18 6 - . . • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TR 0 O'CLOCK. The sake of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti• mated at 15,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export, and 3,000 American, 700 Egyptian, and 1,000 Surat on speculation. The sales comprised 11,C00 American, 600 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 6id.; 200 Bahia, at 7-11. to Bd.; 1,000 Egyptian, at 7id. to Bd.; 2,000 Surat, at to' 5W.; and 100 Sea Islands, at Is. 2d. to Is. 7d. per lb.—Railway Shares were flat. The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 40s. 4d. per quarter and the sales in the markets which make official returns were last week 83,100 quarters. The meeting convened for Monday next, to take into consideration the propriety of a public testimonial to Sir R. Feel, has excited warns interest in the City, and will be no doubt one of the grandest ever held upon any similar occasion. The example of the metropolis will concen trate the now scattered efforts making in different locali ties, and it is certain from the combination, will ensue such a testimonial as was perhaps never be fore raised. The case of the late Captain Clayton and his lite in surance, teeming as it is with points of scandal, is far more important to the public at large than interestine to the mere lovers of light reading. It the prin ciple of insurance is ever to receive the extension it deserves, there must be a better understanding of the injustice of disputing payment after d a'h. Life insurances, to be as useful as they ought to be, should be " indisputable." It is obviously in the power of every office, through its agents, through the medical profession, and by means of friends of the parties insuring, to ascertain the habits and constitution of an insurer; and if due dili gence be not exercised in this respect, the unfor tunate survivors, who had rested in fancied secu rity upon a future resource, should enjoy the benefit. It is always competent to an insu rance-office to reject a life, and even with the chance of a gi eat many, owing to their own bad habits, being unfortunately deprived of the chance of making a set tlement for their families, the princip'e of certainty in the case of those who have insured, should be maintained inviolate. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— _ _ 1850. 1849. Great Western £15,651 £16,405 North-Western South-Western 11,723 12,280 Brighton Midland 22,316 21,810 South-Eastern The Stock Market is quiet, money business only being done in small amounts, and speculation resting awhile, owing to the near approach of account day. Consols have been quoted 961 -1- for Trans fer, and 961 is for Account. The New Three- ad • a-Quarter per Cents. have been masked 984 to 99, and the Three per Cents. 97i Bauk Stock has been at 211 to 212. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 705., and India Bonds 87s. to 90e. pre mium. In the Foreign Market there is nothing of interest paising. Mexican Bonds are 30-k Peruvian Active 811, and Equador Dutch Two-and-A-Half per Cents. have realised 57i 4, and the Four per Cents. 88} to 89. These have been the only transactions. Spanish Three per Cents. are nominally 37i to and Portu guese Four per Cents. 33} to 3.ti. Itiilway Shares are generally rather flatter, and with fewer buyers offering. The business in French shares has dropped off suddenly. United Mexican Mine shares have been firm at 64. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... 96k ex d. Ditto Account ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 211 212 3 For Cent. Reduced Annuities . 3 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3% per Cent. Anus. 98% 99 983/ Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1660 8 5- l6 8 , ,/A % D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 — Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5,1660 8 1-16 x d. India Stock Do. Bonds, 10001 ... 67 p Ditto under 1.000/ Consols for Account 'Exchequer Bills. 1 1% 1 2d.. March. Jame. TO p 5001 7O p Small 7O p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, ..iexican Bon4s, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 A per Cent — Ditto fur the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 per Cont., 12 Guild Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONI4 OCLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Paa SHIM quckinghamshire 'aledonian Eastern Count.es Do., d 0.... ' N 0.2,61. 133.4 d.. 9 p... to Do., 5 per cent. ... 50 • s B lh. to Ditto, New .. East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. ..... ... ......... ...... 25 Graat Western ........ .........100 .. - to 59 .ancashire and Yorkshire ...100 Leeds and Bradford ... . i..ecda and Thirsk ........ Ditto, ditto... Lund., B right., & South Coast 100 ..... 13 81 % to 82 London & North Western.....loo lO9l 3 / 4 1 A . e Do. New Quarters. Do. Fifths Le idon and S. Western .......100 ..... /6 4 / 4 to Nianchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ..... 8 1 4 to Midland .... .... ........ ...WO Ditto. 501. Shares ..... ...... 35 gorth British .. .. ...... .. . 25 Ditto, Preference ... 5 orth Staffordshire........... 174, S irewsbury and Birmingham 13% dis... to Ditto. ditto. Class B. 9% Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 inuth Easterr nrk, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref.. 9 York and North Midland ... 50 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Inglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian) t% to Boulogne and Amiens 2O ..... 7% to MINES. Aaglo Mexican 100 United Mexican JOINT STOCK ISANKS. Australasia , 4O ..... 26 ...... to Union of Madrid ......... .. LLO YD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDJN, JULY 11.—Wind W.N.W. DEAL, JULY 10.—The St. Jean, Chasse Maree, from Sunderland to Nantes, was the vessel reported ashore this morning, on the Goodwin Sands. She has become a total wreck; crew saved. RAMSGATE, JULY 10.—The Bertha, schooner, from Gothenburg to Bordeaux, hal put in here leaky, and with loss of rudder, anchor, and chain, having been on the Goodwin Sands this morning. COWES, JULY 10.—The Fort Augustus, brig, of and from Shields, listed off the bank at East Cowes, this morning, and filled. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10.—The Patience from Leghorn, in coming into hai blur to-day, got on shore near the Swashway, but it is expected she will come off next tide. LIVERPOOL, JULY 9.—The Cosmopolitan, Slater, from Camaroons, arrived here to-day, after being aground in the Mersey. SWANSEA, JULY 9.—Arrd. Gratitude, Adelaide, S. A. OFF MARYPORT.—Arrd. Thetis, Cassidy, Quebec, for Annan; Robert Burns, Stewart, ditto for Carlisle. LANCASTER, JuLi B.—Arrd. Sarah Ann, Cockburn, Quebec. LIMERICK, JULY B.—Arrd. Ann Moore, Ferguson New York. WEsTPoRT, JULY Sylvanns, Quebec. GRIMSBY. —Arrd. Corinthian, Davidson, St. John's, New Brunswick. MILFORD, JULY B.—The Jane, Roberts, from Water lord to Llanelly, has lost archor, chains, &c. SHIELDS, JULY 9.—The Tweed of this port, Harper, when loading in the river, sprung a leak, and has been ordered to discharge and repair. ST. MONARCH, JULY 9.—The Ant sloop,of Kirkaldy, from Pittenwen, in proceeding to St. Andrew's this day, to complete htr loading, got in contact with the New Ilaven steamer, of Aberdeen, received considerable damage, and is making much water; the cargo (wheat) is damaged and must be landed. WEXFORD, JULY 9.—The Elizibetb, Bury, of Newry, from Glasgow to Waterford, went down at her anchors in four fathoms water on the 7th inst., near Courtowu Harbour; crew saved. CARDIFF, JULY 1 0.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Eldon, Gillespy, Quebec; Elizabeth, Green, Ancona; Dolphin, Gibraltar. CARLISLE, JULY 10.—Wind W.—Arrd. Granville, Besan, St. John's, New Brunswick. BELFAST, JULY 9.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Akkeben, St. Übes; Selburn, Q iebee. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEVITGATZ AND LEADENNALL. Only a limited business was trantacted to-dny, never theless prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; and Pork, as Od to 4s Od per Sibs, by the carcase. MEAT MARICETS. SOUTHALL, JULY 10.-Our market today was but moderately supplied with each kind of stock, in which a steady business was transacted, at full prices. Beef from 3s Od to 4s Od; Mutton, 3s 44 to 4s Od; Lamb, 4s 44 to 5s Od; Veal, 3s Od to 3s 4d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 34 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JULY 10.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the demand ruled heavy. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 0I ; Mutton, 3s Od to 43 0(1; Lamb, 4a 2d to 5s Od; Veal, 2i 10d to 35 4d; and Pork, 3a Od to 3s 6.1 per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 245; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Siilch Cows, sith their small Calf, 141 to lid each. LEWES, JULY 9.—The general demand ruled steady , at full prices. Beef from 3s 0,1 t o 4s Od; Mutton, 3s 4d to 45 2d; Lamb, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; V eal, 35 Od to is 4d per Blbs. NAT AILAIMETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 2183 to 3110 s; Clover ditto, 310 s to 41103; and Straw, 1/ 23 to 1/ lOs per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. 0171113E1ILAND.—Meadow Bay, 2 / 1 0s to 3110 s; clover ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 4s; and Straw, 1/ 3s to 11 105 per load. Sui:ply thorlerately good, and trade dull. WnrnxitAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 85 to 31 10,1 ; Clover ditto, 31 03 to 4/ 105; and Straw, 112 s to 10, I.er load. Trade dull, at late rates. New Meadow Hay was selling at frou3 215 s to 21 14s per load. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 4, 1850, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the ditlerent Cities and Towns in Emgland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 40s lld 121 s 9d I I7s Od 23s 2d 1 26 s 10d 283 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. is Od is Od is Od is Od is Od is 04 THE ASSAULT ON THE QUEEN, CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERS'N, Mr. Justice PATTESON, and Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) Sime time before the opening of the court the doors and entrances were besieged by crowds of well-dressed people, who were anxious to be present at the trial of the man Pate for assaulting her Majesty, but no one was admitted without an order from the Under-Sheriffs, and the court was at no time over-filled. There was an un usually large attendance of gentlemen of the long robe, while on the bench and in other convenient parts of the court a numerous bevy of fashionably-attired ladies were accommodated with seats. Their Lordships arrived a few minutes after ten o'clock, and the prisoner was im mediately placed iu the dock. There was nothing new in his appearance to call for remark. He was dressed, as before, in a blue surtout buttoned up to the neck, and seemed to be but little concerned at the situation he found himself in. He stood firm and erect, with his hands behind him, and his whole demeanour and bearing was that of a military man. He was described in the calendar as " Robert Pate, aged 30, gentleman," and the charge against him was thus stated—" Unlawfully and with a stick striking the person of our Lady the Queen, with intent to injure our said Lady the Queen." Upon being called upon in the usual form, he pleaded " Not guilty" in a firm voice. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Welsby, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clerk appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Huddlestone, defended the prisoner. The ATTORNEY GENERAL opened the case, and he commenced by stating that it was always painful to him to appear in that court as a public prosecutor, but it was with increased pain that he appeared to prosecute in the present instance. The prisoner at the bar, who had hitherto moved in a high sphere, and parsed as a gen tleman, was charged with having assaulted our most gracious Maksty the Queen, and although such an of fence was calculated to excite disgust and abhorrence in the minds of all loyal and well-disposed persons, it was his duty to warn them not to attach any weight to anything they might have hitherto heard in connexion with this case prejudicial to the prisoner or otherwise, and to try the case in a dispassionate tem per, and decide according to the evidence that would be placed before them. They must dispose of this case as if they were dealing with an ordinary transaction, and acquit or convict the prisoner according to the testimony of the witnesses. The prisoner was the son of a gentle man of independent fortune, who had filled the office of high-sheriff of his county, and formerly held a commis sion in her Majesty's 10th Hussars, but he retired from the regiment some time ago, and had since been living in retirement. The Learned Attorney-General then proceeded to relate the facts of the case as they were afterward disclosed in evidence, and then went on to tell the jury that it was not his province t , ) speculate upon what could have been the motives of the prisoner. He understood, however, that it was intended to set up a plea of insanity, but before the jury gave credence to that plea they mutt be satisfied that it was true beyond all possibility of doubt. Colonel Grey was the first witness called. He was examined by the SOLICITOR- GENERAL. lam Equerry-in- Waiting to her Majesty, and I remember attending on her Majesty on Thursday, the 27th of June. Her Ma jesty left Buckingham Palace in an open barouche about 6 o'clock. She was driven up Constitution•hill and down Piccadilly to Cambridge House. Her Majesty alighted there and remained till half-past six. On leav ing Cambridge House I saw the sergeant-footman of her Majesty seize the prisoner by the collar and drag him behind the rumble. The police shortly afterwards got hold of him, and seeing that he was secured, the car riage was driven on to Buckingham Palace. Sir James Clark was then sent fur, and her Majesty's eye-brow was bandaged. I saw blood flowing from it. Mr. Robert Renwick, her Majesty's sergeant-footman, was in attendance upon her Majesty on the 27th of June last, while she was leaving Cambridge House. He saw the prisoner strike her Majesty across the forehead, and immediately seized him by the collar. Immediately af terwards the police came up, and the prisoner was given into their custody. James Silver, 8 A, of the Metropolitan Police, stated that he (masted the prisoner, who had a stick with him, which he now produced. He protected the prisoner from the violence of the mob, and conveyed him to the Vine- rtreet station, where the prisoner was searched. The prisoner stated that his name was R ,, bert Pate, that he resided at 27, Duke street, St. James's, and that he wll3 formerly a lieutenant in the loth Hussars. lie cautioned some men who were describing the assault at this time, and said they did not know whether he bit her Majesty's f .1.41 ord or her bonnet, adding that it was a alight blow with a slight stick. Cross-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—He gave his right address. Samuel Coling •xamined by Mr. CLERK—I am a boy kseller, residing in Fetter-lane. I remember being at Cambridge House on Thursday evening, the 27th ef June, waiting for her Majesty to come out. The pri soner stood by me, and as the carriage came out, which stopped for a moment at the gate, the prisoner struck at her Majesty with a stick. By the COURT—It was on the Hyde-park side. The blow appeared to me to fill partly on the bonnet and partly on the face. It was not a violent blow, though it was hard. He did not strike with all his force. Examination continued—From the attitude of the prisoner, it is my impression that the blow was aimed so as to fall upon the face of her Ma jesty. I was the first person to seize the prisoner. I observed three children in the carriage with her Majesty. Cross-examined—There were between 200 and 300 persons present at the time. They were all round us except in front. Sir James Clark examined by the ATTORNEY-GEND. RAL —I am physician to her Majesty. I was sent for to her Majesty on Thursday evening, the 27th of June, and I reached Buckingham Palace between eight and nine o'clock. I examined a Majesty's face and found a tumour on the right angle of her Majesty's brow, and a small cut. The bleeding had stopped. The wound might have been infl,cted by the stick produced, but I was surprised to find that so severe a wound could have been inflicted by so slight a stick. Cross-examined—l assume that the blow was struck at the bonnet which was an elastic one. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Coexist:mil then proceeded to address the jury for the defence. He said he could not dispute the fact that the prisoner had been guilty of the act imputed to him, and certainly, if the prisoner had been responsible for what he did, it was an act meriting the severest punishment, but his Learned Friend had rightly con jectured that the act would be excused on the ground of insanity. Now let the jury look at the act itself. Here was a gentleman, living in a comfort able station of life, lifting his hand against a Sovereign, who was not only respected for her position, but beloved and reverenced for her good ness and virtues, in the presence of a body of people whose feelings he must have known would be so out raged by the act that they would immediately take summary vengeance upon its perpetrator. But it was not in the folly of the act itselt that they must look for evidence of insanity. They must go beyond that, and ascertain whether or no there was anything in the pre vious conduct of the man who had committed such an act to justify a belief that at times he was not respon sible for his actions. Now, the prisoner had been rightly described as the son of a gentleman of fortune, who re sided in Cambridgeshire. In 1841 he joined the 10th Hussars in Ireland, and up to a particular period. which he should presently refer to, he performed ati. the duties of an officer to the satisfaction of his supe riors. He was very much attached to animals, and had two favourite horses and a dog. The dog, while suffer ing from an attack of hydrophobia, bit the two horses, and eventually they died in a state of frightful madness. This circumstance so affectel his mind that he became gloomy and strange in his manner. His father, how ever, having heard of the loss, sent him over to Dublin a very valuable horse; but before it reached there the prisoner, without saying anything to his groom or ser vants, quitted Dublin and came over to London, where he was met by some of his friends. His manner ap peared to them so wild and extravagant that they per suaded him to go down to his father's house, where he became still more outrageous in his behaviour. He declared to his father that the reason he had left Dublin was that the cooks and mess of his regiment had entered i n t o a conspiracy to poison him. His friends, howev er , succeeded in dis abusing his mind of this delusion, and Le returned to Dublin, but he had not b een t h ere long before he sent word to his father that his inside was filled with brick bats. His father immediately repaired to Dublin, and consulted Dr. Murray, the surgeon of the regiment, upon the state of his son's health. The general impression, then was thet he was harmless and light-headed, no thing more, and his f at h er allowed him to remain in Dublin.. Shortly afterwards the prisoner again came to London, and, w i t h. out communicating with his father or his friends, he sold his commission, and went to live in German -street. Here his habits were of the most re gular character; he always dressed the same both in winter and summer, kept regular hours, and, strange to say, for fifteen months, at four o'clock in the day, no matter what the weather was, wet or dry, he went in the same cab, which was a Hansom, to Putney. common, where be would remain fir an hour at a small pound without any apparent purpose. His conduct in the cab was always violent and strange. After this he went to live in Duke - street, where in his conduct was equally preposterous and silly,- while his mode of con ducting himself the street, and the manner in which he threw his arms about was so utterly at variance with the practice of a sane man, that the police had long kept a watch over him. Now, if all these facts were proved to the satisfaction of the jury, 'could they have any doubt about th e p r i soner ' s s t a t e o f m i n d? SuPP O6° a cenarnis,ion of lunacy had been taken out agaiest the prisoner, and t h ese f acts were adduced as ev id ence luaus' port of it, could they hesitate what would have been the result of such an inquiry ? Tne very ac t itself, in the circumstance s o f th e prisoeer, was that of a madman' it was without motive. The prisoner was not in wa nt on the contrary, h e was t h e son o f a wea l t hy man a° d f in a state ce affleence. Political motives were out ? the question; he had no political grievance to comp lol° f, nor bad h e su ff ere d any i n di vidual wrong , done il° state of things whi c h cou ld i n d uce hi m to reve nge ton compla i n - so amiable a personage as her Most Gracious Majesty: Why, the very act itself had almost subjected him to vengeance of en infuriated multitude, naturally outrag ed by so dastardly an act. Looking at all these th in g s, then, coupled with th e antecedents connected with th e s prisoner, who could h es it ate th at t hi s stran ge act ", the result of some mo men t ar y i mpu l se o f a diae r dereh, mind? He would lay facts b e f uie th em , and then I 5 would be for the jury to decide whether or no they satiafictorily made out the unmoved duria of insanit The prisoner ie mained n the address of his Learned Counsel; indeed, he appeared to eq. ° attention ta it, but devoted his attention to scrutinisiog the people in court. Colonel John Bandeley examined by Mr. HUDDLE; STONE--I was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th Hu s li o at the time prisoner joined th a t reg i men t in 1841. a . joined as cornet; he a f te r wa rd s b ecame lieutenant; be ve as in the regiment till March, 1846. When the pr , soner joined the regiment was in England. In 184 4 1 portion of the regiment was at Cl are , an d at Clem° The very first day the prisoner joined there was come thing strange about him; his hair, for instance, was co very abort, indicating a belief that his head had been shaved. As an officer he discharged his duties to 1 1 satiafec:ion, and he was very mu c h lik e d by his broth er officers and the regiment. He w a s always an d gentlemanly in his behaviour. After an accident oc curred to his horses, I noticed a ch a nge in his condu ct ' The prisoner was of a very sensitive disposition, and telt hurt as his father bad made a claim upon his brot her officer for the loss of his horses, whose death were orr aimed by the bite of a brother officer's doggy The dog belonged to Major Wallington. He ne" after that period took much interest in his profession, but continually took long walks in the wild distrietit On one occasion he complained to m e o f being unw e he and could get no relief from the medical officer of regiment. I asked him what was the matter with and he said his bowels were full of bricks, and the doctor had not the skill to remove them. He was constantly ° : the sick list after this. On another occasion I sent ha; with a detachment from N ew b r i dge to D u bli n , with A°:a' ders to return on the followi ng d a y. H e , h o wever, ez a. not return, and I understood that he went to Eng i n; This was an offence of a serious charact e r, and I fel t '„, to be my duty to communicate with the Adjuts ct ot General on the subject. He returned to the regim e d in about nine or ten days, when he apeca re e very wild, and could give no account of himself. therefore, felt it to be my duty to make a representa n ; to his lather on the subject of his sanity. Two luol lt after he left the regiment. cm his Cross examined by the ATTORNEY-G E NERAL----,- he return he told me that he had been in England, an ° till was put under arrest. He did not remain in arres t he left the service. After he was discharged from ta r. rest he continued to do his duty as before. la Re-examined—From his genera l con d uc t I shoo decidedly say his mind was affected. a was By the COURT—My opini on o f hi s s t a t e o f min d such, that, had I been General, I should have recto" - him to sell out. Captain Frith examined by Mr. COCKBURN -4 t ry paymaster of the 14th Li g ht D ragoons . I was formers` in the 10th Hussars. I joined that regiment a bc to twelve months after th e p r i soner . I was very intiecte with him, and I know he was very much liked. his the loss of his horses I observed a great change in „ c , manner. It excited g enera l remar k i n t h e regim e ' ne He ofte n°ll" absented himself fr om th e mess , and on , occasion he complained to hi m o f th e messma n Aud i t to cook. He said he was afr a id th e y h a d c onspires , poison him. He made the complaint seriously. By the COURT—I understood him to mean that Pol r would be mixed with the dishes for the purpose of 0. , stroying him, and I poi n t e d ou t to hi m t h at suc h aPr reeding would kill other persons as well as him. no . Examination continued—l f requent l y h ear d him c- us, plain that his inside w as fill e d w i t h stones a nd brie At this time he was wild and excited in his to without any apparent c ause , an d m y op i n i on was ' s. his mind was impaired o w i ng t o th e l oss o f his hor se tit When the prisoner left th e reg i men t h e ma d e a Pre s h e e r of his accoutrements to th e a dj u t ant , w hi c h w as tsti,' a , unusual. On the evening of the assault I met the pr t e soner mid way between Duke-street and Carnbrt g o House. He appeared very much ex c ited, and - s t. throwing his arms about in a peculiar manner. . o u ea s ways carried a stick with him. The re was al w "'„, o something peculiar in his gait, but I never saw bi gli d • excited as on this occasion, which caused me as friend to make remarks about him. ge Cross examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL— recognised me in a very eccentric an d w ild insr 3- c a His gait was always exaggerated and s t ra nge, so 113/1 0 1t so that the people turned round in th e s t ree ts to alter him. Sir Thomas Munro examined by Mr. HUDDLESTOIISaI I joined the 10th Hussars as a captain in 1842, O A t o was with the prisoner befor e th e acc id ent hapPencbe his horses. I saw him a t N ew b r id ge a f terwar d s , wile seemed rather more odd than h e h a d b een before. ne" always appeared strange. Hi s manner and conduct wsj matter of observation and comment in the reginlep t '.. s l have seen him once since b e l e ft th e reg i ment . 16 'lle in the Green-park, at the beginning of this yesr• was walking very upright, very fast, and throwing arms about in a strange manner. Thomas Penn, a corporal in the 10th ITUSSOSt whin amined by Mr. COCHBOBts—I was i n t h e reg i m ent Mr. Pate joined, and I bad charge of horses • the same stable with Mr. Pate's. I remember be Na der very fine Newfoundland dog, which was destroyed O w a general order. It was supposed that three horseseieh longing to Mr. Pate bad been bitten by a m a d dog vir",,t, had belonged to Major Wallington, an d t h e y were s Aiii Mr. Pate said he did not know wh a t h e s h ou ld do le favourite bay horse was killed, lie was afraid be sh.,te, be almost ready to go and make a hole in the T i iet Ho was very much depressed after the death or horses. aa 0 George Pitt examined by M r . H UDDLESTONE --4 a : :ei sergeant in the 10th H ussars, an d was in the re gim ri at the same time a s M r . P ate. M r. Pate was ,/,'-ess much attached to his h orses an d after the i r cleat' is appeared much depressed in his spirits and eccentric his manner. e 1 Thomas Martin, exam i ne d b y Mr. IlorinexsTorf‹-te am trumpeter in the 10th Hussars, and I knew Mr' when he was in that regiment. After the death of 9 , horses his manner seem e d s t range, an d t h e genet?" 10 mark of the regiment was that he was not right i n 4 1 mind. He often s to o d a b out as if l ost i n thought, if then suddenly he would s t ar t u p an d marc h 0 0 ; °- walking for a wager. Mr. Robert Francis Pate, examined by Mr. Coam, ea es —I am the father of the pri s o ner . I remem b e r his le a ing the regiment when it wa s i n I re l an d. H e came do s , tome at Wiabeach, and said became away without ord e its I was astonished to see hi m , an d as k e d vaul t li t he the occasion. He said ho h a d b een h unte d about o w public streets in Dublin, and had seen the same P, e° ot waiting for him. He ther e f ore ma d e hi s esca p e , 6" pot to London in a vessel comi ng t o Li verpoo l. I could r o let him remain with me, and I told him he must r e r,et directly to the regiment, as I did not k now what 133 "'01 be the consequence. I was afraid he would be shot, °°, he promised to go back th e nex t morn i ng . He did °e land afterwards 1 received a letter from his Colonel, ir, vising me to take him out of the regiment. He cause sge il o tt to London, where I met hi m . Aft er h e h a d b een i n Lo°, o r some little time he so ld hi s comm i ss i on, w ithout i. : o . knowledge. Wh en I h ear d o f t hi s I again came to -Lot. don, and ascertained that he had sold cut for About a year and a half afterwards I received a C , to munication from a medical man, which induced 0 1`bis come to London. I found him in Duke-street, ell i , nt it manner was so strange th a t I co nsu l te d D r . C onno lly 8 7: 0 1 the state of his mind. I n th e mean ti me my datigi' k e came to town, and Dr. Connolly advised me no; to til or• steps to confine him while his sister was in town. Connolly did not see him. • a geee Cross-examined by the ATToRNET-GENERAL--; 1,(1 my son came to me in 1844 he told me that he had e a without leave. We had very littl e conversat i on , as I "at anxious that be should return. When I ascertained telt he bad sold out, he told me th a t h e got 1,8001.2.°4 his commission, and should have 1,2001. left when hero raid his debts. I seldo m saw him, but I hear d of Pl, through a Doctor Starki e . H e always appeare d t° 'to unsettled and uncomfortable. I did not know b° ll lll go about to get him into an usylum, but I alwoY 9 that he must go into OM Re -examined-.I was afraid he would be sh° Ip e r leaving his r eg i ment, and I told him so. Ile sa id e could not help it if he was. Charles Dodwin, examined by Mr. IltiumErro Ns l I was form er ly i n t h e 10th H ussars. I was servililf to Mr. Pate after the loss of his horses' s• noticed his conduct and manner, which a w . o always very s tr ange an d eccen t r i c . I accom p a nied " 1 , 0 from Ne w b r id ge t o D u bli n . W e went to leforriscif Hotel. He left me there, and went away. I ulticafitt'a found that lie bad been to Kingstown. He gave rn e ,hat intimation of his going, but I subsequently found j he had gone over to England. Af ter h e ca me bs c ,„,al had opportunies of noticing his con d uc t. He Pr more melancholy than before he w en t awa y, an d „ a o. h eluded himself' as much as he could. He was very 03 : 4 6, liked :by the officers and men. I n M a rch, , l ' h is after he had left; the regiment, I joine°, be service in German-street. I rememb er th a t in 18 'i e r; was thrown from his horse. His habit s were rego he used to wash his head in a basin that held two P i t t a of water. He used also to bathe, mi x i ng th e water fi t i be whisky and camphor, generally a pint and a half of ure a fluid mixed with 2 oz. of camphor served him for t i — ue mornings. Whilst in the bath he used teshoutand M a w a noise, and sometimes sing, which rather amused fle a people of the house. He never mixed in parties, and alw e '",e kept the Hinds down in the room where he sat, w"" t e was on the ground floor. Every day, at a quar to to to twelve, he invariably went to dress, and at a quarter es three he came d own an d entered a ca b , wh i c h was alway s for hi m . H e pa id 9s. for the ca b , and alvvitar insisted upon havi ng 61. an d a l arge penny to PcYa the g.3'. It WAS always the sam e ca b th a t wait ee co him. He we uld not have any half-crowns or sixpe° r y amongst the ni ne a billi ngF, wh i ch I bed to place °tee° day on his dressing table. In putting the 6d. and ld.vio would never have two halfpence or a small penal' hell dress was always the sam e w i n t er an d su mmer, wee he always continued his fire in summer. 1 10 h ieh away in th e ca b every d ay f or 18 months, during iv-- time he never received company but once. . a . w as Cross- examined—Th a t was on a Derby day. bio particular in the management of his affairs, and Per zo bills regularly. He kept the receipts. Se Paid