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3UIS. TROLLOPWS NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 volS., PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. -Us now ready, in 3 vols., ADELAIDE LINDSAY. A NOVEL. Edited by the Author of " Emilia Wyndham," &c. On August 10, in 3 vols., OUR COUN fY. By JOHN MILLS, Esq. Author of " The Old English Gentleman," scc. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Last Time but Three of the Season. Madne. CARLOTTA GRISI has the honour to announce that her BENEFIT, an l astS aVENearanclNGe but one, will take place THI E pp When will be presented (for the last time) Bellici's celebrated Opera LA SONIcA.III3UL A. Amina, Madame Sontag ; Count Rodolpho, Signor Belletti ; and Elvino, 3fr. Sims Reevas. In the course of the Evening the second act of the admired Ballet, LA. GISELLE La Oiselle, Madlle. Carlotta Gri•i ; the Prince, M. Charles ; La Reine des Willes, Madlle. Rosa; Willes, Madlles. Assaadon, Lamo rola, Julien, Ste. Selections from the admired Opera of ERNANL The principal parts by Madame Parodi, Signori Gardoni, Colletti, and Lablache. Also a favourite Divertissement, combining the talents of Madlie. Amalie Ferraris, Madlles. Julien, Rosa, Lamoreux, Aussandou ; MM. Charles, Venafra, 01 :Wattle, Gouriet, &c. To conclude with Selections from the admired Ballet of LA ESMERALDA, comprising the celebrated Truandaise, by Madile. Carlotta Grid and M. Charles. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. riIIS EVENII46. Will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LE PROPHE i'E, Fides, Madame Viardot (the original representative of the part at the Grand Opera in Paris) ; Berta, Madame Castellan (the original representative of the part at the Grand Opera in Paris ' • Jean of Leyden, Signor Mario ; Count Oberthal, Signor Tagliatieo ; Sergeant, Sglnor Lavia ; Peasant?, Signori Rommi and Soldi ;. Glom', Signor Maralti ; 3falthisen, Signor Polonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes. The Choir in the grand Coronation Scene in the third Act will combine the powers of a full Orchestra, the Military Bands, the Chorus, and Organ. _ _ The incidental Ballet in the Skating Scene will be supported by M. Alexandre and Madlle. Louise Taglioni (as danced by them at the Grand Opera at Paris), and comprises the celebrated Quadrilles des Patinenrs. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, M. Costa. . The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. 'Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street CONTINUATION OF MRS. FANNY KEMBLE'S BEADINGS OF :ILIKSPEARE. Mr, MITCHELL respectfully announces that in consequence of the distinguished success which has attended Mrs. FANNY KEMBLE'S READINGS of SHAKSPEARE, they will be con' inued in the follow ing order : TO-MORROW EVENING Shakspeare's Play of '•'lhe Merchant of Venice." On Monday, "As You Like it ;" Wednesday, " Twelfth Night ;" and Friday, " The Winter's Tale." on Monday, A ugust 19, there will be a Morning Reading at Half past Two, and will comprise "Cymbeline." Evening Readings to commence at half-past Eight o'clock precisely. Stalls, is.: Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 35.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes One Guinea, One Guinea and a-half, and Two Guineas. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Koyai Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams' Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Ebers', Andrews', Hookham's. Alicroft's, Leader and Cock's, Chappell's. Hammond's, and 011ivier's Libraries, Bond-street ; Cra mer's, and the Carlton Library, Regent-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. R. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Ftromp • For a few nights only, Adelphi Company and Adelphi Pieces. THIS EVENING, Will - be performed THE WHLOW COPSE. To be followed by a new and original Farce, In the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. To conclude with THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. Crowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnifleent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byrca's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA and tie WILD HORSE. blazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Equitation in the Cirque Olympique. To conclude with the Balle of THE CHAMOIS HUNTER. Box-office open From Eleven till Four Staze Manager, Mr. W. West. Tinder the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Roya Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. Last Week but One of M. Jullien. Another splendid Elephant. Promenade Concert, conducted by M. Jullien and Mr. Godfrey—Se lect Programme of Ancient and Modern Music—Jullien's Nepaul ese Quadrille. The new Irish Quadrille, the " Hibernian," composed by M. Jullien. " The Derby-Day Galop," composed expressly for these Gardens, is ono of the most successful of Monsieur Jullien's compositions, and In consequence of the nightly encore, will be repeated till fu rther notice. The Grand Ghorka March, performed for the first time before the Nepaulese Ambassador. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pie 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, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'oeuvre of art, and not inferior to any production of the day. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents 1, om the Queen. The Musical Department will be conducted by Mons. Jullien and Godey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom ! !' Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Krenig, Lazarus, Prosperre, Colinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, and Winterbotham. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army is first seen "en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southtey, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'artifice of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by Messrs. Denson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of hononr, flags, trophies, &c., amidst a cerru,scation of various coloured tires. The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture tinder the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, Bing-street, Covent /axle*. Two Days' Fete in aid of the Funds of the Licensed Victuallers' School, on Monday and Tuesday next. admission, Is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tura DAT —Morning 47 rain. after 1 j Evening 11 rein. after 2 To-Moasow— Morning 36 min. aftel , 2 I Evening 1 lain. after 3 THE WEATHER.—Su OFFICE, AUGUST 8. THERMOMETER, IN TIIE SHADE. 72—highest since noon yesterday. 59—lowest this morning and during the night. 72 this day, at noon. BAROMUTER, 29.82. WIND W.—fine breeze and cloudy, with occasional sunshine. v- 1 .....5, 4,.....-- , :., e,,_. • M 1 '''''''ll "..,7tAl2l4 :0 r . '•''', ' • 4, ---\ - 6 . '1.6."? R On , 4Zitiv,,r Carlef tag '25111t. LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1850. It is impossible to read the particulars, given else where in this evening's impression, of the disgraceful scene witnessed last night at the meeting held in fur• therance of the " Working Man's Memorials to Sir ROBERT PEEL" without feelings of the most poignant indi?nation. From the report of those proceedings it will be observed that interruptions of the utmost vio lence marred the unanimity of those who bad assem - bled together for the purpose of doing honour to the memory of a great and patriotic statesman. With the veteran Reformer the Member for Montrose as chair man, and with the platform crowded by popular repre sentatives, distinguished all of them by the liberality of their political principles, and some of them by the importance of their rtolitical achievements, one might reasonably have supposed that some degree of deco. rum would• have been preserved among the auditors. More especially, considering that the object of the meeting was to give utterance to the national sense of the 103566 accruing to the state through the sudden and premature demise of an illustrious citizen. If such anticipations were formed by those who felt in the smallest way interested in the proposed memorial, they must have been most grievously disappointed. The assemblage, which should have been more than usually moderate in its bearings was in fact more than ordinarily boisterous in its be haviour ; this, moreover, in consequence of the inde cent disturbances caused by certain Chartist malcon tents. Distressed as we are that the occasion referred to should have been the one unhappily selected for this shameless demonstration—we are rather gratified than otherwise that the demonstration should be thus conspicuous, serving as it does to point a truth which ws ourselves have not unfrtquently inculcated. The disgusting exhibition of last evening may in this manner be turned to some satisfactory account, namely, as serv ing to illustrate the intimate relation existing between Chartism and ultra-Conservatism. Often has it been, our duty to direct attention to the latent complicity associating together among our neighbours, the Red Republicans and the counter-revolutionists. We have shown again and again, by a mere collocation of facts, that Legitimacy (so called) is the necessary sequence of Terrorism—that the triumph of the Reds or Anarchists inevitably conduces to the ulterior success of the Whites or Bourbonists. Out of Anarchy springs the restoration of Absolutism. Precisely in this manner also is it, as we have repeatedly intimated, that Communism is the logical deduction from Protection. Our true-hearted but unreaoning farmers, the great agricultural body of England, when listening to the inflammatory tirades of Mr. BITSFEILD FERRAND, or when reading the plausible casuistries of Mr. RICHARD OASTLER, little imagine what is actually the case, that they are drinking in those poison ous sophistries which constitute the daily bread of the Communists. They are far from recog nizing the unseen bond of union which, however obscurely, does really and veritably bind together in one common cause M. PROUDRON and his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND. They have no notion, these good loyal subjects of Queen VICTORIA, bow absolutely identical in influence are the arguments for the re vival of imposts on corn and other cereal importa tions, and the worshippers of that pernicious creed 'yclept solidarite. Yet so it is ; and such is the truth occasionally and moat unintentionally blurted out, as it was blurted out last evening in the meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, now known as the Whittington Club. Judging from their tumul tuous expressions of incredulity as to the beneficial effects resulting from the operation of free trade, and estimating their political sentiments from the ani mosity expressed by them towards even the memory of the illustrious statesman recently departed, we should certainly arrive -at the conclusion that these Chartist recusants are hand and glove with the Country Party, that they are Protection. ists to the backbone, and that their aim is in the highest degree restrictive and retrogressive. Nor, perchance, should we be so very far wrong in arriving at such an estimate of their principles. Already we have directly pointed out the novel illustration afforded by them of the veracity of the old saying about extremes meeting. Our long-cherished notions upon this head are not likely very soon to be dissipated by such dis graceful scenes as those which last night reflected so much discredit upon the Chartists, and tended so glaringly to identify them with the ultra-Protec tionists, and the ultra-sticklers for Conservatism. ILet them not flatter themselves, however, with the f absurd idea that the people of England are going to be influenced in any manner either by their specious radicalism, or by their riotous demonstrations. The Chartists alone have failed hitherto in their attempts to force their ideas upon the acceptance of the mul titude. The Protectionists alone have in a similar endeavour proved equally unsuccessful. Both the Protectionists and Chartists united will find it equally impossible to shake the integrity of the poli. tical principles of the multitude, or to diminish in any respect the popular reverence for the memory of a generous and lamented statesman. A more indecent, scurrilous, and unjustifiable libel has seldom been published than that to which Lord BROUGHAM, on Tuesday evening, directed the atten tion of the House of Lords, and which elicited the unanimous condemnation of his brother Peers. If anything be regarded with peculiar reverence in this country, it is the administration of justice. If any thing be considered peculiarly sacred, removed far beyond the shafts of malice, or the sting of coarse and vulgar personalities, it is the position of an English judge when engaged in the performance of his arduous and important duties. The best secu rity for the liberties of the subject is to be found in the purity and independence of the judicial body. They can guard against any injudicious or inequitable law—they have power to effect legally and constitu tionally any legislative changes that might be re quired, but they would be utterly helpless against any corruption on the part of the sworn interpreters of the law. The most salutary enactments might be perverted by an. able, but . unconscientious man, who would be influenced by no moral considerations, but would be guided by his own private feelings or in terests, and not by the immutable principles of justice. Happily there is now but little danger of any abuse of the extraordinary power confided to their hands. The days of the SCEOGGSES and JEFFRETSUS have departed, never to return The voice of public opinion exercises a more salutary control than any that could be devised. The most stringene'penalties could not produce a greater effect on the highminded and honourable men who adorn the bench of justice in the United Kingdom, give additional weight to their judgments, or afford more perfect security to the suitors in the various courts, than the moral check that is universally recognized. If, occasionally, a case should be decided, not according to its real merits—and such instances may sometimes occur, for what merely human institution can attain perfection, or arrogate to itself infallibility ?—the error may in nine cases out of ten be attributed to the law itself; and not to its administrator. And should there even be just grounds to impeach the judgment, the mistake will be one of the head and not of the heart, and no person, not even the aggrieved party, wil think of ascribing any improper motive to the pre. siding judge. Any slander or calumny, any unprovoked attack upon any person engaged in the administration of justice is the more unjustifiable, and deserving of the more severe censure, inasmuch as, if well founded, or that the slightest credence could be afforded thereto, it would ph.ca the inculpated individual in the most invidious light, and hold him up to the abhorrence of the community in general. Indeed the arrow would fly beyond the gcal at which it was directed, and reach the court or tribunal of winch he was a member. Hence a more stringent code than even the ordinary law of libel was applicable, and the proceeding for wilat was termed scandalum magnatum, or " great scandal," for using language derogatory to Peers and high functionaries, was of a very peculiar description, much more severe than in common cases of defama tion ; it was, in fact, of a very inquisitorial cha- ranter, as the parties convicted of disseminating such slander might be compelled to produce their autho rity. The proceeding has now fallen into desuetude, and become practically obsolete, chiefly because those high functionaries are held in such general estima tion that they require no extraordinary protection, and any shaft directed against them recoils on the assailant, and wounds the hand by which it was dis charged, and not the party aimed at. But if such is the case with respect to the ordinary tribunals—if an assault upon the administration of justice in the Court of Queen's Bench, of Common Pleas, of Exchequer, or of Chancery, is justly consi dered to be an offence of no ordinary gravity, a high contempt against the jurisdiction insulted, and justly subjects the guilty party to exemplary punishment, how much more serious is it 'when it is aimed at the highest tribunal in the land—the court of ultimate resort ! •An error of judgment in almost any other court may be remedied. An appeal will lie to some other jurimliction, where an erroneous decision may be reversed, tut nothing but an Act of Parliament can effect a judgment of the House of Lords in its judicial capacity, which may indeed be regarded as final and conclusive. Anything that by a possibility can tend to depreciate the authority of that House as the highest tribunal in the land is es pecially to be deprecated ; anything that can 13wer the estimation in which it is held in the most important of all its high functions is to be most energetically condemned. The Koble and Learned Lord himself, who has been so wan tonly and improperly assailed, recently placed this matter in the clearest light. In his admirable speech on the separation of the political and judicial func tions of the Lord Chancellor, Lord BROUGMA3I said— " Let it not be supposed that I am romancing or de claiming—indulging in fanciful speculations or un pr,,• fitabie talk—when I express my appre h ension of anything that can lower your estimation in the country, or your authority in the consti tution as the supreme judicature of this realm. On your judicial character mainly rests that estimation and that authority--strip the House of its judicial attributes, you endanger its very existence. Judicature is to the Lords as important as money to the Commons. Strip either of these peculiar attributes, and the virtue has departed from it." In assailing Lord 13aouotilar, therefore, for rendering his valuable assistance in disposing of the many heavy appeals that were standing over before the appellate jurisdiction, for removing a load of sus pense and care from many an anxious heart, and for averting the ruinous and enormous expenses that were eating up many properties, the libeller was attacking the House itself, not in its political capacity, for that might be tolerated, but in its judicial attributes, and sapping the very foundations of justice. Never was there a more unmerited accusation than that thus put forward. In place of deserving censure for voluntarily undertaking so arduous a duty, the Noble and Learned Lord had earned for himself the marked thanks and gratitude of the commu nity. There was, unfortunately, no other law Lord who could render any assistance. Lords LYNDHURST, COTTENHAM, and DENMAN were unhappily debarred by the state of their health from attending, and Lard CAMPBELL was engaged in the avocations of his high office. Lord Talmo, who had only recently been appointed to the Lord Chancellor ship of England, found that all his time would be ne cessarily absorbed in his own court. Under these circumstances, a large arrear of appeals had accumu lated, and would have stood over, but that Lord BROUGHAM voluntarily undertook the duty of hearing them. Of the manner in which he discharged that duty, of the patient attention and calm deliberation which he bestowed on every case, it is impossible to speak too highly. Each day he sat until the meeting of the House, at five o'clock in the afternoon, an hour be yond the usual time, and thereby saved very heavy costs to the parties; and he has now disposed of all the business before the House except a single case, which, we believe, is in course of hearing this very day. This is conduct worthy of the highest appro bation, not of censure—of praise, not of reproach. ' He has been accused of precipitation ; but if his well-considered judgments did not contain intrinsic evidence, as they do, of the falsity of the charge, we have it on the highest authority that no deci sion was arrived at for several days after the argu ments had been heard'a much more suitable time than the months that are sometimes spent, and when the arguments of counsel and the points of the case must necessarily have passed from the memory. Lord BROUGHAM has no reason to regret these un warrantable and unprovoked attacks ; on the contrary, they will place his character and conduct in a brighter light, and show how well he has deservedof his country, how fully he has merited his pension as a retired Lord High Chancellor of England—a position which, in his case at least, cannot be regarded as a sinecure. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. On Tuesday a terrific thunder-storm burst over Paris and the streets were completely inundated. A letter from Paris thus describes the storm:—" The rush of angry waters down those streets where there is any declivity is absolutely tremendous ; the horses splash about surrounded, and the carriage wheels look like mill wheels as they whirl around through the stream. You see hundreds of persons who have been weather bound for hours, standing on door steps, watching the rushing stream. At this moment the floodgates of heaven seem to be opened afresh, and the torrent is pouring down more fiercely than ever. The scene would be ludicrous, for there is no danger to be ap prehended, if the destruction of property were not considerable, as at the present moment the furniture is floating about the dwelling places of those who sojourn on the ground floor or in cellars under the earth." Another letter states that the horses in many of the streets were up to their shoulders in water, that the omnibuses that attempted to pass were filled with water, that in some of the streets persons were swim ming along, and that in the shops in the Chatn43 d'Antin the water was a foot deep. The Bill for the resumption of cash payments by the Bank of France passed the _National A!sembly yesterday. - The following " communicated" paragraph appears in the greater number of the Paris journals : " The Assemblie Nationale of the Sth of August contains an article calculated to inspire fears as to the continuation of that perfect tranquillity which Paris at prtisent enjoys. " We are authorised to declare that there is abso lutely no cause whatever to justify such allegations." The differences between the Executive and the municipal authorities of Marseilles have been satis factorily settled. The - Erinement says that the idea of a camp at Versailles is likely to be abandoned, the Minister of War having declared so to several Members of the Assembly. The Committee of Parliamentary Initiative has recommended the rejection of the proposition for opening to the Minister of Finance a credit of 10,800,000 f. for the construction of Transatlantic steam-packets. _ PARIS BOURSE, AUGUST 7.—Latest Prices.—Five per Cents., 97f. 25c. ; Three per Cents., 58f. 40c.; Bank Actions, 2,380 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-a:a:FUNGI, Aug. 7. Central of• France (Orleans and Vierzon), 15—East Indian, Northern of France, la—Paris and Rouen, 24% — Paris and Strasbourg, ex in. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 2d have arrived. The QUEEN was to receive Lord HOWDEN on the following day. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 2.—Three per Cents., 32 15-16; Five per Cents., 121 money. Exchange on London, 50 40. THE SUN, LONDON, GERMANY. Letters from Berlin of the ad state that the Prus sian Government has received a dispatch from the Cabinet of Vienna, announcing that Austria will oppose by force of arms the advance of the Baden troops beyond Mayence. There have been several Cabinet Councils held, and war between Prussia and Austria seems imminent. Austria has made repre sentations on the subject of the entry of the Baden troops into Prussia to France and Russia. Prussia has refused permission to the Fren c h Legitimatists to hold their Congress on any portion of the Prussian torritory. They had originally fixed upon Aix-la-Chapelle as the new Coblentz, where they were to meet for the purpose of conspiring against their native land. The Bavarian Government has determined to as semble a corps darrnie at Aschaii - enbourg, to be ready to act in aid of Austria against Prussia. The Gazette of Silesia announces that M. AN DAASTZ, the aide-de-camp of EAYNA u, has ab sconded, taking with him all HAYNAU'S papers, as well as his correspondence with the Cabinet. It is said that he has taken the direction of Turkey. DENMARK AND TH'E DUCHIES General Vol IffmnisErr, the Comrnander-in-Chief of the Holstein army, has published the following proclamation : The extensive field-works before Rendr,burg are now so far advanced, that in the most im portant points they may be regarded as corn plate. I thank the army for the industry it has exhibited in constructing these works, in addition to the usual and necessary military exercises. Every corps has displayed the greatest zeal, but I must especially recognize the services of the Engineers and Pioneer:. The army will feel how essential it is to complete what is yet to be done; it will still r( quire the labour of some days. If the cremy only by great exer tions and the heaviest loss so far succeeded that we sus- Fended the conflict in the open field, he will not dare to seek us out behind our entrenchments. " The General in Command, " VON \V ILLISEN." To meet the addition of officer; from the several German states to the ranks of the Holsteiners, the Danish Minister of War has published a notice that such officers and men will not be treated, if taken in action, as prisoners of war. He states that, as the so•called Schleswig-Holstein army is in the field in open insurrection against its lawful Sovereign, all persons serving in its ranks, not being natives of the Duchies, in any grade or capacity, are required and warned to quit as the service " not under the protection of the law of na tions," and, consequently, if they are taken as above noticed, they will not be entitled to the usual treat ment of prisoners from a foreign force made in the field. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, AUGUST 5.--The First Chamber of the States General commenced the discussion of the navigation laws to-day. The project of law regulat ing the right of association is ready. The budget for 1851 will be submitted to the Chambers imme diately after their meeting in the month of September. The llandelsblad says that the negotiations, which have been carried on for some days with the former Minister of the Colonies, M. VON BAUD, have failed. These negotiations referred to his filling the post of Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies.— Dutch Papers, August 6. GENERAL DE MEIN SKY. A private letter from General DEMBINSKY, dated from Broussa, the sth of July, states that the Turkish Government, at the demand of the Russian and Aus trian Governments, has ordered General DEMUINSBT to be removed from Broussa to Kutaby2, where lios- SUTII and his companions in exile are confined. His Grace the Lord Primate of Ireland has nomi nated to the Wardership of St. Columba's College, Ireland, the Rev. George Williams, 8.D., fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and author of " The Holy City." The Rev. Charles Coleby Roberts, 111. A., one of the masters of St. Paul's School, late curate of St. Swithin's (London-stone) and St. Mary Bothaw has been presented by the parishioners with a splendid silver inkstand, a suite of robes, and a pocket set of Sacrament plate, as a testimony of their regard and appreciation of his faithful, zealous, and efficient services during the period he held the curacy of the above-named parishes. THURSDAY EVENING-, AUG UST 8, 1850. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales or Cotton at Liverpool yesterJay were esti mated at 8,000 bales, of which 800 American were taken on speculation. The sales comprised 5,000 Americas., 400 Egyptian at 8-let. to 101., 1,200 Surat at 53. to 61d e and 350 Sea Islands at Is. 2d. to . 1;. 73. per way Shares declined considerably, and with but little business doing. It is mentioned in an official document, emanating from the Government of the Sandwich Islands, that— "lt has been the anxious wish of the King and bis Council to encourage agriculture and other branches of industry, and attend to the promo:ion of happiness among the people. It was with this view that certain resolutions were passed by the King and Council, on the 2lst of December, 1849, granting fee simple titles to the common people for the lands they have occupied. " These resolutions aro herewith submitted for the consideration of the Legislature. It is believed, if anything will arouse the people cf Hawau to in dustry and self-respect, it is this crowning act of his Majesty's reign. If this fail, there is no hope. If the possession of a home—the home, too, in many cases, where their fathers lived, and where their ashes sleep—the desire to provide for children, the prospect of wealth and comfort, the excitement of ad vancing civilization around them, propelled by the wake ful minds, strong arms, and increasing, wealth of the white man, will not start our people from their supine ness, and set them to cultivate their lands, nothing will do it, and our people must give place to those who will make that use of the soil which the Almighty Maker of the world intended should be made." The supply of cash is ample, end there is only in a few quarters d little extra demand for it. Many parties aro looking about to secure a good investment, and 5 per cent. is not so lightly held in favour as it was, where there is a tolerable guarantee of its being well secured. The leading railways can borrow at much more advantageous r. tea upon debentures, and there is in some directions an inclination to look after landed property—colonial undertakings, including banks and land companies, useful building projects, &c., which have long been neglected. Ordinarily, the number of our capitalists who think even of such a course, is abso lutely paltry taken against the mass. Before we ac quiesce, therefore, in the complaints about the difficulty of employing money, w e s h ould like to hear of these and simieer objects being more fully carried out. An example is the decline in the southern whale fisheries, a pursuit which pays surely on the average, but which the Americans have almost entirely mono policed. An effort is now making to revive them, but all know how difficult it has been to raise the funds for the company destined to carry out the resuscitation of this branch of maritime industry. Then again turn to the cultivation of cotton, capable of vast extension. Just at present the country bankers will find their clients more in want of a little accommodation, having payments to make on account of the harvest, while the Liverpool people are deep in cotton buying, which must have yielded them, from its resent enhancement, a very handsome profit, though absorbing temporarily a good deal of their surplus funds. The total circulation of notes in the United Kingdom for the four weeks ending the 13th ult. was 33,102,046/. against 33,232,246/. in the previous month, or a decrease of 130,2001. The comparison with the 13th July, 1849, gives an increase of 1,643,002/. The Funds are still in a very listless condition, and the consequence is that prices fluctuate no more than ti,e ordinary per centege be tween buying and selling for money. The Court of Chancery and the Savings Bank Commissioners have been the parties chiefly acting ou the market within the last two or. three days, and by their sales and investments have kept up a steady equilibrium. The accounts from Germany upon the subject of the Danish war are still un satisfactory, and tend to show that a continuance thereof with considerable animosity, is to be anticipated. The Yghest value of Consuls this morning has been 96i, and the lowest 981. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have realised 991 to 99g. Bank Stock is about 2111. Exchequer bills have been 663. to 695. premium. The. Foreign Securities have been quiet also. Spa nish Three per Cents. are at 374, and Portuguese Four per Cents. at 33 to 33g. The Spanish Government has given notice that after the first cf next mouth the dividend warrants on the Deferred Bonds of Nevember, 1835, and May, 1836, will be exchanged for Active Stock. Is is farther announced that a final settlement has been come to with Mr. Ardoin, who has handed over all the securities in his possession, amounting together to 4,627,6121. Active, and 1,554,650/. Passive Stock. The value of Mexican Bonds is 291, and of Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 824 1. Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. are 57i to 57k. Railway Shares have been without any decided change. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under -1850. 1849. Great Western North-Western South-Western 14,383 ... 12,576 Brighton Midland 24,146 ... 23,887 Dover, including North Kent 16,042 ... 12,106 QUARTER TO THREE. ..• 961 ... 96i Consols ... Ditto Account ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH. FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Lim ;.itoalr. 4 par Cent. Reduced Antis ... 97% 97 5 ,4 3 •;.•cr Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96.%;z 8 963 k Niw 3!,‘ p:2,r Cent. Anna.— -•••••• 9 *li :ti 59 1 / Lon' Ann& to expiroJan.l3so — 8 5-16 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 8 P IL c;ia Pdals, 1,000/ — Ditto under 1,000!......„ ....... Consols for Account 1 ,96% Exchequer Bills.lU,d. & 2d 1,0001. June ........ .• 6B 69 66 p 69 p 5001. June Small, June ........................ 68 69 66 p 69 p ONE CL PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS . O'CLOCK. PRIC OS ES ING . Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent._ Ditto, Account .................... _ , Equador Bonds ........................ 3 3 4 Grenada Bonds, 1 1 ,', per Cent....... 181,-,i Ditto Deferrer :..................... 4 90 p 90 p 967,i SS I /, 18% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... ..... 29% 30 Portuguese 5 per Cents. .. ......... 86 /86% Ditto, Converted, 1841.,. ... 33 33% 33: 5 4 spnni. , 3l , 5 per C c nt. 1840 ............ 17% 17 1 /i _ Do. .............................. 1844 12)A Dittu ......—..... ............ 1849 ..... - 11 1 4 Ditto, Passive ............. .. ......... 3% 3 ''.i Ditto, 3 per Cent •... ........... 37 37 1 ' Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent ... 35 35 Ditto Deferred ........... ........ 12% 12% Dividends on the above payable in London, Beligan, 4% per Cent. ..... ....... 924 92M Dutch 2 1 .• par Cent., 12 Guild. ... 57% Ifi 57% Ditto. 4 Der Cant. Certiteatov... 89% PRICES CF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING. RAIE.WAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bristol and Exeter 100 ...... 64t h 64% Alekinghamshiro - 171 h Ca:edonian 5O ...... ... Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 ...... ..... ... ...... Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... ... . .. ...... . Ditto, Preference l5 Eastern Conztlen.. 4 ..... 20 .., 6 : 1 1 / 2 .. ..... ..... Do. North. & Eastern, 91 6% ... 6 per Cent. .. , 5O Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 ...... 591, EdSt Laacashire Exeter:Yeovil, & Dorch 2 e ......... --- ii 4 treat Northern Do., ',y 2 A Deferred 2 ' l •••..• Do., 5 per (Dent. Pref. 12%, ...... Treat South. mid. WC3t. 50 co: 3 o'h (Ireland) ... GrgatNorth of England. 0 ......24 1 ,. 10 Great Western 100 ..... ' 212 Hull and Salby .. ...... 50 . ........... = Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 48 1 1 5 i LcncwbireSt Yorkshire 100 ...... 371 Do. Quarters .... ..... 234 ...... - Do. Fif th s._ ...... ..—.. 1 1 ..... _ Leeds r.nd Brachord 6() ...... ...... . Loroiou & Black cv,..11...11/. 6s. 3d... 4A London, liy.ighten, and ........ b 9 12 7 3a 29 10 48 1 % 31% 4% - Solith Gi;t.5t........100 Do.Guarant. :) per ct.. 9 Do. Prefecr. 5 par cent. 50 Ditto ditto-- I.W - ,2 50 - Land= isnd li. Wiutern WO ...• 111 11 3 1 4 1 4 ...: •• . iii i u s D...t0, Now Quartars 17 - . - -- ;./v u Lo app u noo l n sas S e, : ewe ; 1 3ps Vi our le , x. f a et t . : en r . n n . ::,a. ez i. . i... 100 1 4 0 552 0 1, 1,,,i ...... .:.: 3_ 82 3 : .: ....... .. .. ". . . . .. . . 2 6 1 0 : .3 / 4 .... . . . . v 4 Midland D MI )1 l 8 0 0 6 .. 1 r .t,, C ip m es°e o c i n r n kl s. New, g C o . e l , i n d t . pna. S ha re s e l e s t t .t . 0 .e . .1 . . e.. & . d.. 1 1 40i % 0 7 5 2 — l-2: : .:. : ..: .......... ....... .: . : 1 1 1- ::: 9 - . 74 120 3 4 ' ?lidland Great Western Iri:th Norfia ..,.. ..,.. 100 North Staffordnhire ... IPA ...... 61 4 6 14 Beading, Guildford, and Reigate 1734 Scottish Central South Eastern Shrewsbury Ea Chester -.. 1 2 8 5 ........... . 17 E 1 1 1 . ... ... ... . . . . 111 4 (I or. W. Min.) York, Nswcr,.s..le), and Berwick..... . ........ - 25 ...... 14%.. . Do. Nbwca.ctit. Lxtan. 20 ...... 9 1 ,1 D. G.N.E.Prtierence 9 -.•- 4 % Yoric and iNorth ilaidiand 50 ...... 16% lit FOR' n'107.1 RAIL' A Ya. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... ) 7 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon),.. 20 ...... -- ... 2% 2 % 2 , ) ....... 24 1 4 •,4 ...... 8 Paris and _Rouen oDrultecansßataißshord.e.a.u.x .... .. ..... Vs "' , 83' x i s • 9% Tours and Nantes •14- - - • `± 7.111NE 5 . R Pa o r u i e s n an an d d S a tr a as v b r o e ur . g . : . ... g .... ........ .... : SA mi ............,........136 14% 9 14 16% 4% ' Brazilian Imperial Do. St. John Del Roy 15 .••••• 14 1 (. 2 14% JOINT STOCIi BAWLS. Australasia , 4O •••••• British North American 50 ...... —•— Colonial 25 .••••• MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per taille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex• change of 25.36; and the exchange at Paris on London at short beir:g 25.371, it follows that gold is 0.06 per cent. dearer iu London than in Paris. By advises from Flamburgh the price of gold is 433 per mark, which, at the English Mint pi ice of 31. lie. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.9; and the ex change at flambargh on London at short being 13 . 9 i, it follows that go ld i s 0.12 per cent. dearer in Lon don 4 than in Liamburgh. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(TIIIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. B.—Wind this day at noon S.W., light brefz and fine, with passing clouds. FALMOUTH, AUG. 7. Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Caroline, Gray, Aux Cayes; Ads, Amy, Buenos Ayres. Off port, Southampton, Hooper, Cape of Good Hope; Hetz,)g, Elinear, Porto Rico, and sailed for tht, Weser. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 6.—Wind S.—Arrd. Fame, Rio Grande; Liffey, Barbadoes; James Angue, Norfolk, Virginia; Harm, Casey. St. John's, Now Brunswick. LERWICK, AUG. s.—Wind W.N. W. —Arrd. Flamingo, Lee, Greenland, lour fish, thirty-three tuns. SUNDERLAND, AUG. 6. Wind W.S.W. —Arrd. Priscilla, Sierra Leone; Rambler, Miramichi; Caledonia, Quebec. HULL, AUG. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Naiad, Si John's, New Brunswick. LYNN, Arc/. 7.—Wind E —Arrd. Norden, Quebec. DEAL, AUG. 7.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W. and W.S. W.—Arrd. R , !-cord, China ; Oriental, Calcutta ; Mary Spencer, ditto ; Acasta, Columbo ; Monarch, of Guernsey, South America ; United, Buenos Ayres ; Earl Emile, St. Croix, for Copenhagen; Beaufort, Hon duras ; Hendrick Hudson, New York ; Westminster, ditto, for Antwerp; Wakefield, Savannah, for Chatham; Perseverance, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Gricns by ; Agnes, ditto, for Hull; Eliza, ditto, for Grimsby; Agnes, Quebec ; Kate, ditto ; Brodlene, ditto ; Forti Lade, ditto ; Glasgow, ditto ; Prince Edward, Prince Edward's Island ; Buenovento, Richibucto, for Hull ; Queen, St. John's, Newfoundland ; Sn owcas tl e , Pug wash ; Everhard, Quebec ; Louisa Margaretta, north ward, for the westward ; Temperate Star, Sunderland, for Marseilles; Ashland, Hull, for Bangor and Boston, Arrived from the River, Reform, for Monte Video; John Bull, Montreal; Bermuda, Bermuda; Lady Char lotte Guest, Beyrout. Arrived from the River and sailed, Agnes, Honduras; Louis Margaretta, Constantinople. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Tam o'Shanter, Quebec; India, Quebec ; Conrad, Wilhelm, Riga; Edward, Bordeaux ; Gertrude, St. Petersburgh. Off port, Elizabeth, from Monte Video; Camilla, steamer; Lord Hardinge; Arrow; Pinta. Sld. Sandusky, New York; Nemesis, Calcutta ; Eliza Stewart, Calcutta; Dundonald, Bombay; Mandarin, San Francisco; Chu san, Valparaiso; Lida Mona. Buenos Ayres; Freedom, River Plate • Britannia, Rio Janeiro ; T r yph ena , B uena Ventura; Express, New Orleans; A. Z., New York; Cambridge, New York ; Coromandel, Quebec. Put back, Scotia, Baltimore. HY E, AUG. W.S.W.—Arrd. Senora, Nassau, SOUTHAMPTON, Atm. 7.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Pach steamer, Gibraltar. SIIOREHAM, AUG. 7.—Off port, Herschel, Winholff, New York, for Hamburgh. PooLE.—Arrd. Sisters, Rogers, Newfoundland. PORTLAND.—Off port, Fergus, Wharton, Quebec, f)r MARKET NEWS.-(THIS I)AY.) NIIIITGATE AND LEELDENIZAMI.. Thew markets were inactive to-day, at about station ary prices. Beef from 2s 4d to 33 4d; Mutton, 2s 8s to 3s 10d; Lamb, 3a 6d to 43 63; Veal, 2s 10d to 3s Bd, Pork 3s to 3s led per Mo. by the carcass. HAY CA N. ZITS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 153 to 3/ 10s; new ditto, 21 5s to 31 Os; old °Liver, 31 10s to 41 8s; new ditto, 31 Os to 41 Os; and Straw, 11 Is to 11 8s per load. A full average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBEULAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 31 103; new ditto, 21 5s to 31 Os; old Clover, 31 12s to 4/ 48; new ditto, 31 03 to 31165; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade dull. WIUTECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 103; new ditto, 21 6s to 3/ Os; old Clover, 31 lOs to 4/ 10s; new ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ Os; and Straw, 1/ is to iis. ; per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, et our quotations. mane Ts. SOUTHALL, AUG. 7.--Our market was tolerably well supplied with each kind of fat stock, in which only a limited business was doing, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 21 to 4s; Limb, 4s to 4s 6cl; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; and Pork, 34 to 31 61 par 81be, to sink the cifids. ROMFORD, Auo. 7.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off .steadily, at full prices; otherwise the trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 3s to 3i 101 ; Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 3,i 10d to 4s 6d; Veal, 23 10d to 3s 6:1; Pork, 33 to 33 G,l per 815 s. Suckling Calves, 18s to 235; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s; mnd Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. LEWES, Aua. G.—The general demand was inac tive, on the following terms:—Beef from 3s 2d to 4s; Mutton, 35 4d to 4s 2d; and Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 6d per Ms. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Vtreelt ended July 30, 1850, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the ,different Cities and Towns in Emgland and Wales per ImperlalQuarter. WOEAT. BASSET. OATS. I ILTE. I BEAN. PEAS. I PRICE .. 431 7d 22s 4d 1 ISs Id 22s 2d 1 27s 82 127; DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. %BEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. 1 PEAS. Is Od Is Od is Od Is Od is 01 Od • • QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wheat, 79,281; Barley, 1,837 ; Oats, 7,595 ; Rye, 67 ; Beans, 3,219 Peas, 466 quarters. SHERIFF'S COURT.--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL RURLEIGH V. STONE. SINGULAR CASE.—This was an action for goods sold and money lent, and interest. The sum claimed was 131. tos. The facts stated on behalf of the plaintiff were these. In June, 1844, defendant being desirous of making a present of a horse to his father, applied to plaintiff, who WAS a friend of the family, and the latter advanced the money for the purchase of the horse, as defendant, who had been just married, did not wish his wife to know anything about the matter. After a length of time au application was made for payment, and defendant's sister wrote a letter on his behalf, and hoped for further time under the peculiar circumstances, and subsequently 21 . was paid by defendant's mother. A son of the plaintiff was called, but he could not remember but very little of the transaction. Simeon Stone, the father of defendant (an elderly man), was called, but did not kiss the book. The Counsel for the defendant said there was an ob jection to be sworn, in consequence of his state of mind. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that he could not try the question of lunacy; the perso❑ had been called as a wit ness, and must be sworn. This having been done, the witness said he could not remember anything about the matter, his memory was so bad. Other witnesses were called, but in consequence of the lapse of time the evidence was very indistinct. The defence was, that the horse was bought on the father's account, and that plaintiff had previously known it was wanted. The jury ultimately gave a verdict for the defendant. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Mr. Sergeant Adams and a Bencri of Magistrate 3 sat this morning at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, to dispose of appeals and bail cases. ASSAULT ON MR. JOHN PATRICK SOMERS, M.P. FOR Smoo.—Charles Bentley surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment charging him with having assaulted Mr. John Patrick Somers, M.P. for Sligo. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The assault complained of, it will be remembered, tcok place in the Westminster Scholars' Cricket-ground, at the back of Rochester-row, Westminster. The case was taken to the Westminster police-court, but the ma gistrate, who could only inflict a fine of 51., said if the matter was disposed of summarily, persons might con sider they bad a right to amuse themselves by commit ting assaults by putting their hands in their pockets and paying that sum; he, therefore, remitted the case to these sessions. Mr. CLARKSON who appeared for the heads of the WeEtminster School, said that they had made a full in qairy into the case, and would pay the cost of the pro secution. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for Mr. Somers, said, that he was fully aware that no blame was to be attached to the heads of the school. He hoped that they would mike the prisoner pay the whole of the costs. Thu Le . arned eft.DG' .. E, after praising the Chrktian and gentlemanly conduct of Mr. Somers, convicted the pri soner in the nominal fine of one shilling. The fine was paid, and the prisoner discharged. The Court was crowded with gentlemen and scholars anxious to hear the result. MA - 111BRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) THREATENING THE LIFE OF THE PREMIER.— Wil liam James, the young man who was brought to this court on Thursday last charged with having a letter in his possession threatening the life of Lord John Russell, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham for re-exa m;natior. It will be in the recollection cf our readers that on the night of Wednesday, the 31st ult., the pri soner went up to Robards, 307 A, who was on duty at the White Horse Cellar, and handed to him an unsealed letter, at the same time expressing his horror at its contents. The constable read the letter, which contained threats to assassinate Lord John Russell on his way to the House of Commons on the following Tuesday. This letter was signed " Thorn, Spencer, Duckworth," the names of three paupers who were in the workhouse of St. Luke's, Chelsea, at the same time as the prisoner, who was em ployed in the overseer's office. Atter having read the letter, the constable came to the conclusion that the pri soner was the writer, and very properly conveyed him to the station, to give en account of himself. This he did iu such an unsatisfactory manner that the inspector on duty thought it advisable to detain him until he had been before the magistrate. Since the last examination the prisoner's lodgings have been strictly searched, anti several letters of a threatening nature discovered, ad dressed to Lord Grosvenor and several other noblemen and gentlemen, which were taken possession of by the police. The following additional evidence was now adduced:— Inspector Windt produced a letter addressed to Lord Grosvenor, wherein the prisoner applies for a situation, and using threats if his stishes were not grlanted. Mr Burdes, relieving officer to the p ar i sh of St. Luke, Chelsea, said the prisoner was formerly e mployed in hi s office. He (prisoner) was frequeetly in the habit of writing anonymous . letters. The whole of th e l etters produced were in his handwriting. Some other was fully committed.evtdence was gone-into, and the prisoner That conduct will be continued by our fears which commenced in our resentment —Eliza Ccoh's Journal. COLOSSEUM AND CYCLORAMA.. --This exhibition continues to be crowded by fashionable visitors. The pro p jei o rs have lately made extensive alterations in the venti lation of the building, and it now tolrns one of the most de lightful promenades during the warm weather. heveral new works of sculpture have lately bean added to its previous excellent collection. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) ____..a.____ HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair in the new HouEe shortly after Tw2lve o'clock. CONSIDERATION OF LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' aravndments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Glasgow Markets and Slaughter Houses. Westminster Improvecoents. • THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Bishop of London (Saint Michael's Church, Ches:er square) Estate. Earl of Lincoln's Divorce. London (Cit;.) School for Orphans of Freemen. The following MN, as amended, were considered and agreed to:— Earl of Craven (or Sir John Johnatone's) Estate. Tufton's Estate. DEANERY OF ST. BURIAN'S DIVISION BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. SPITALFIELDS AND SHOREDITCH NEW STREET BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Mr. HUME deprecated the passing of such a measure and considered that the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to be ashamed of himself for introducing such an important Bill at the present late period of the session. He considered the Bill one that was highly impolitic and unjust, and he would therefore move that the chair man should leave the chair.—(Haar, hear, and cries of " Report progress.") He thought the Bill so uncalled for that he would make no other motion than that the chairman should leave the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this Bill had nothing in the world to do with the coal tax.—(A laugh.) Mr. HUME bad been told that it had, but if he had mistaken the Bill it was the fault of one of the Hon. Members for the city of London. Sir J. DUKE hoped, however objectionleble the coal tax Bill might be that it would be passed for the sake of the metropolitan improvements, which were com menced and were much wanted. Mr. HUME had no fault to find with the improve ments, but they ought to be effected at the expense of those who were immediately benefited by them. At all events he should take the sense of the House upon his motion. Mr. REYNOLDS said the proceeds of the quit and crown lands were paid into the Exchequer to the credit of the Woods and Forests, and were indirectly appro priated to the improvements of the city of Loudon. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY said the coal tax would not expire till 1862, uud all that was now required was p ewer to enable the Woods and Forests to raise a loan of 60,0001. upon the security of that tax, which was already sanctioned by the law as it now stands. Mr. HUME said the coal tax was sanctioned by the Legislature to enable the Woods and Forests to raise 150,0001. to build a Coal Exchange. That sum had been duly raised and expended, and although the tax would not expire till 1862, yet as Parliament only contem plated originally that 150,0001. should be raised, the tax ought at once to be repealed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, again insisted that the continuance of this tax was necessary to enable the Woods and Forests to improve the most densely populated and worst portions of the metropolis for the benefit of the poor and distressed classes of the community. He denied that it. was ori g inally under stood that only 150,0001 would ba required, while he de clared that the improvements whilch were now contem plated were those which Parliam sot had in view When it sanctioned the tax. Mr. FORSTER, told the Com aiittee that the tax was paid not by the consumer but by the coal owner.—(Oh.) Mr. B. DENISON agreed with the Hon. Member for Montrose that, since the object of the tax had been ac complished, it ought to cease. No doubt it was de sirable to increase the streets and approaches, and im prove many districts in the metropolis, but he protested against it- being done at the expense of the coal con sumer. Mr. MOWATT admitted that if they did net pass this Bill the tax would still bo iai force, but then, if could be shown that there was no further use for that its object had been attained, there would be no dif ficulty in persuading the Legislature to abolish it. He had no idea of increasing the value of house property in the metropolis at the expense of the coal consumer. Mr. HEADLAM objected most strongly to the prin ciple of this Bill, and particularly to its being brought on at this advanced period of the session. This coal tax was pernicious to a degree, and should be repealed at once if he could have his way. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY said it was useless the Committee struggling against the tax, for it couid not be got rid of. As the law now stood, the Government were empowered to expend 12,000/. a year in improving the metropolis up to 1862, and all that this Bill pro posed to do was to enable them to raise a loan and com plete some of the pressing work at once. Mr. B. DENISON could not view a tax upon coals in any other light than as a tax upon the poor of the me tropolis.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GEORGE TI - lONIPSON supported the Bill. He thought that if the House did not pass it the House would impose on the inhabitants of the eastern part of the metropolis an inconceivable amount of in convenience. The street in question was now open for a considerable distance at both ends, but not in the centre, and hence it was in the highest degree neces sary that it should be made a thoroughfare throughout. Mr. HUDSON objected to this mode of raising the money for this improvement, for which he believed there was no precedent. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment, that the Chairman leave the ... ... 32 Against it Majority Mr. HUME moved the entire omi4sion of the clause empowering the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer to raise and borrow any sum or sums of money on the credit of the improvement fund. Mr. MOWATT hoped the Government would give the House further time to consider this measure. He considered that the imposition of ls. a quarter on corn for the purpose of carrying out improvements in the metropolis would not be less objectionable than the tax upon coal proposed by the Bill. Mr. HUDSON said he should support the Hon. Member for Montrose in his amendment, and he hoped if he were defeated that ho would move that the Chair man should report progress. Mr. J. ELLIS considered the tax to be the next worst to one upon corn. The House then divided on the first question (as we undt rstood), viz,, that the clause as amended stand par of the question, when there appeared— Ayes Noes 58 Majority ... ... •.• —29 The other clauses were then agreed to, the House re sumed, and the Chairman reported progress'. Mr. HUME said as the House had voted away a con siderable portion of the people's money, he hoped the Government would consent to lay a return before the House, showing how it had been expended.—(Hear.) ADMISSION OF JEWS. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. DUTIES ON SUGAR. The HoN. MEMBER also presented a petition from the Mauritius in favour of a differential duty on colonial sugar. REFORM IN CHANCERY. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a pEtition from a person named Seymour (as we understood), of Chatham-place, Bla.cicfriars, complaining that he had spent 1,400/. in a suit in Chancery to recover a legacy of 1,0001., to which Lords Campbell and Langdale had stated he was justly entitled, but that he hadnot succeeded, and praying that law might be passed to effect a thorough reform in our courts of equity. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Mr. I3ROTHERTQN presented several petitions from Lanm,i,iFe in favour cf international :arbitration. '<ECENT. POSTAL REGULATIONS..-MEETING AT FREEMAsONS' TAVERN. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inha , biiants of London and Westminster, in public meet ing assembled, stating the grievances and incon veniences inflicted on the people by the recent postal regulations on Sund a y, p art i cu l ar l y with regard to the transmission of weekly newspapers, which were the means of conveying solid instruction and useful information to a large portion of the population, and praying the House to urge her Majekty's Government to recind those regulations. The lion. Member also pre sented a t,imilar petition from Chester. IMMIGRATION OF AFEICAIsTS TO TEE WEST INDIES. On the motion that the Consolidated Fund (Appro priation) Bill bo read a third time, Mr. BERNAL called tha attentio n o f the House to the evils at present arising to our West Indian Colonies, particularly to Jemaica, owing to the state of the law with regard to the employment of Africans who immi grated to those colonise. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Lieutenant Gale, who crossed the Channel lately, descended near r v Dieppe,iie went up from th e Hi ppo d rome ya'nesdter( withfour morne Balloon. The weather companions, in the Royal Cre mense crowd h a d assembled botheining a d n e d lig o b u t t f s u i l d ly e t f h in e e, H an ip i p m .- - dr= e. Mr. G a l e passed over the Asnieres, the Isle St. Denis, Groslay, to Montmorency, and Mr. Gale there opened the valve, which cau s ed the balloon to descend rather rapidly. .gTnhehju in anchor to theircaughtr in a pear tree, and stupid peasants, fear al drift ; others, to pr f e 'r v u e i n t' t u tl n re l°° ballooni;e ned comingi t, and setdo down the balloon n a field of beans, s h oc k the lower car in such a wayas to get rid of e o b tie a l ll r a s s , t, which pl ace d th e aeronaut in a difficult posi again, gaping with admiration, pressed so closely, that th ey almost trampled on the balloon; whilst others handled the ladder and lower car so roughly as to do serious injury. In short, had the aeronauts fallen amongst a pared of savages, they could scarcely have been more un -Iw/on:ably received. The descent took place at twenty-seven minutes past six, and the aerial travellers proceeded to Eng hein, where they took the railway to Paris.—Galignani. The Countess of Orford, who has only just re covered from the effects of the severe accident she met with last year, left town on Tuesday for Wolterton Hall, Norfolk. DUTCH CLINKERS.—A vessel just arrived from Rotterdam has brought the extraordinary large number of 100,000 Dutch clinkers as a portion of her cargo. The Royal Southern Yacht Club regatta took place on Monday and Tuesday, and produced some excellent snort. On Monday there were but two matches, both of Which were well contested, and caused much interest to be excited. On Tuesday night the club ball took place at the Royal Victoria Archery-rooms, and on Wednesday the an nual dinner took place at the club-house. The Earl er Car digan, commodore, presided. ABOLITION of BURIALS in T°IIICS. (From the Lancet of Saturday, JOY 27 °1 by The benefits conferred on the great bailee fatal I._ e, the labourers and discoverers in the field of niedicro a w r b e y se i l s d seldom t o b r u e t vteb r e ap b p e r n e e c f i a a c tl r ? , T e t i h r e f i u r ll s e p x e t ele n ;: iejl s ,t te e medical profession are seldom or never reaardee are s ot reason is obvious. The discoveries in rnedicine ; le en , such as to dazzle the imagination or to aweke°. h i n king thusiasm of the many; and it is only to the ' Tope few that the real benefits they confer on the human ties are appreciable. Look, for instance, at ..s !'_ ier i How few are there who regard his splendid dl,,.c u e t he of the circulation of the blood with anythirig,'7, it'ss honour it deserves. We know and speak r l oo tr . ue, but not in the way in which we speak 0 ' ' edu keie or that in gravitation, that of Galileo offthe pel' Ass i of Watt in relation to the power stells;,, e k it yet look at the great demonstration of Etarvey; fvieece. it . as influencing the entire theory and pract ice ? o stels eine, aud as laying the foundation of a rations! welt of treatment. Who is to calculate the a mount eT iov ey conferred on mankind by the knowledge the recent communicated to the world! Let us takes mor e j i .40 instance. Let us refer to that great benefact et' (rfe7 eft in every portion of the globe, in which the ate' ees oer; the slightest civilization has been felt--Edtvar d '' eat. Who is to estimate the value of 11Pic ; i n na :bor What was the reward of Jenner for preservig, ' 0 40 8 p rme fu lv l e a d m a o sands of cases, from almost hideous disflPrle wag " human face divine;" for saving myriads of tasteWlie and the fair from a premature grave? It is trU c oot procured with to siir eu . lty, and only through the persevering efforts, ° w eere g u r n a t, nt nofusmsbounteyg,rfarnotm was she Goverote diii. g_le great and good man. The national teaqe,hero lie, the bones of statesmen, of poets,and No statues are erected in public places; buried,__ contains no memorial of Harvey or 0 1 , ‘ .. 0 0 11 ' ferred on their descendants. Whilst /3lecheeuliptitert momentinpove T rt , y;. cated to the descendants of a Marlborough. t'i e jo t tls,' nohilhooser:mi:l•oo;edei: representative of Jenner, we believe, if o . li n e eatiti;l: oyer t o of a nation. the b species in the field of battle, the national 11 . 516/33 5 0 P llr a splendid palace, and a dukedom ; L° iec errl server of his kind, to the great reediest tm, ro e 0 money, philanthropist, they vote a niggarl9,lese re: nry, and leave his descendants to stary neglect etilo newhaarrrieoirn,stances ot tee p of „„ flections have been forced upon us by the reg'7,oo e r public benefactors connected with inedicioe 00 erienced. It would be un'ustifiable to c ontenl o er 0 result of the late sanitary movement 10111 but ° equally m beneficial with theJennerian discorerfr; o f 0 1 the movement refer to the treatment which the with% of the iiiitia2:2;r:Zic;;:; practice of medicine are constantly exP° se l ly eer 14 fje t; n r r san labour u G r . w A it . h W pe a r l s k e e v r e . ran H c e e nitary regeneration. It would be „ g l alliek 0 engenders interment. the the value of his labours,: - TA; 1 aey have done, in extra -mural burial. „pure -nirs e jos , ere , reflect for a moment ou the effects e' ete peP h do i ales ‘• ory exist more general, more severe, and consece the se r a s _destructive.. It produces a state of e ystera 111 „eosi f h e t siding near burial-places which induces t h i o l e ra , o it disease, and dcitiineawen:aiedtsstapthbhoeiolilisutfleYtreinn a t tu b , h a n o ; dc:::::fi, 'jel: newly-opened that most malignant of diseases--crieito 9tr jed gin valuablea ted t l h i e v e m s. ost A t wly-opened grave in a crowded churchyar bas iebori, .poisonous vapours of a pestilent down the with a fatal blow the strongman v' t° 3 Do' ors' of having put a stop to these terrible effen.c tai nv ved even the thanks of his country. "' e at ~ ele tude and of for years for the benefit of his 100'4°3;110 , '",," 0 1i. cannot believe that the citizens of London , "" of Pp in general, will bo ' all an b e j so loit to a o le f ol d. tcl a i t h e e pi m d eamrittnos whomandcith' s:thli‘.ee°:l.lselabelarli:en'legultieecei the Jewish • legislator of o'd stayed the Pgli big " betwixt the l• • e a ' ni, hodead." Ci ' decency as not to reward the! te s e iv sl ivii ......_... _....,... fl_ , a , WA TE RF 0 RD, NVE-XFOIO, 'c o LOW, AND DUBLIN RAILIY "B . PAN Y. it Stn TO THE EDITOR OF ... u re Parliament do me an i • ' . tb ----e.g..-- h which 13 1 ~, S: , . : 0 , 4, i o g s e i 1 i : medy by your indulgen nj cr. reports of Thursday's P rt f; °ill/ iie quirt' sought for at the han ti d c s ien o w f ° t P li P e alisit°ll f rise' e t n -f; ! . v ii e s r 6 ' i i be bouchere, in conjunction with Mr. 0 85 ;e tg en .' Oi s611 :11 i f had invited statements of any provisional committee, said that tatters"vi—ifvhi,veseti functions, and that the House ofiliordsetioelijAjitobee gated the circumstances as to the ab str ' see iiir ti e% Commons' documents (material to t he e etii ° lreCtOrS), t.he Commissioners d implicated therein. Whereas the trut h ` 6 'onc e „ for er once„ , theirin andhad lettersuev r es 0 stil age r ferred to " these functions," or gav e - oho v" WO notinvestigating beyond that ineinherS o d for 0 OS were concerned—they sizuplY as k r e . o , :0 1 t it , i3 cot' statements t preparatory to an intervi, weeiiCtlieSe Com" 1 tee—had them, and after serenoge. o f ed of respondence m and delay, suddenly too oreplini,erdO . s statements Fo to the House of Lords, aild:d tPe „ired It 1151 1 " on which da lo ne ii i ii]g",fo round . , tally k po de act. Tee House of Lords only incit loss Ses fed after the "missing documents," Whose t \o'r to the companyran Orr two days censured ills et re, before the g _,_ for them. Ply' d ot er° , co °. These facts appear in the •td Pk ta tl o pro e iis t 0 1 he table ont rest here, I will only so li c it your bi s " 11. correction.—l am, Sir, &c., v, CUA BT) Westmin ster, Saturday. e rib ° ________....,-----___--:- c ep• t i 0 . , • - „ il it ,fe , TO THE EDITOR OF - 1 ' .OP° )t f . 0 0 Sint — The acccunt given in the IWO", 00, 'of 0 , meeting last evening in the Reel:Distill s uch Iv ell o o , ence to the new postal arrangemen t !: i frog be ili 0 misrepresentation, that I, who attended ro te ° v iola I> o mencement to the close (myself at eel saol o , of connected with the press), cannot but , le t . g 0 0 0 1 3 ,4 00 persons should imagine that a cause k l ote ‘ , l if io 0 1 promoted or required such means to P a ced iiS' OP s e the Morning herald has certainly ding that it 0 ,00 0 ,18 perversion of facts; but still I susp.eet to t" ie bi d ef er succeed in conveying a false impression ow brut i t O derstand human nature, for they wi ll P e t r ings; (l tl i Oll is gaining. I have attended many . o2e c ape': ~ P" 0 one that could be more emphaticallYgot/b ,filesl, meeting. Supposing the account in th e n 0011,010 g true, it surely must be surprising to le° l. 7„,,kyist 0 to,' io press keep such a formidable staff of e' il l i the ro tillits lery in which I sat being crawl/led, s int e s crO s lli room below being full. The meeting 1,0 0 iv , r too i several respects; the applause renew e " lbe 0 ° to Fares when a touching reference was made O as ootPo 005 lamented benefactor, Sir Robert Peel , n t for t he I z i ' pol t p — h u r r i o f p u o g a s en any s w s e e m re b I ed)w h wanting—showing a cwas•etnP P et ! ' ca% clltl i g nb e , Se s t e t ;O ft of the people. The account of ° e uila ble riffs h the changes in the post,.,„e. th e 03 10 Do mother alive, was affecting iu the extri' et ;d tb e ,iresiO too of the veteran Reformer, who con" a see n tail oi l , admirably, was refreshing. I bad not dho stl 01 was a candidate for Middlesex, but fiu g a buse 1 6, what he then professed, the enemy °B government.—l am, Sir, yours, 810., ITOSiII i " , 0 .0 , --.-------------- delitf l 9 ,-,- ..aa on , A tis a s" , THE TIARVEST..— (From a uor.- - P co ntis'; c lie l g, harvest in 13edfordshire and the adjoiniegbe v risli` o l: le g menced, the weather as favourable fig C 3l ,' ~,,, 06 112 •1 14 0 the crops, particularly of wheat and bari,.e_ir i 00 , 0 05/ dant. Several fields of wheat are estinisiebich 0 1 0 1 ,1 ~,, ley at seven to eight quarters per a cre, _W__ tr ates_4o( goodness of an all-wise Providence, and tc": 1 Joe a t ',,, rious actions of designing men, who ba ve cre atie"' 0 by false alarm, to lessen the bounties of #tll a covetous and impure motive. 4 e "co YORKSHIRE A MEETING AT T rasx . __ TH/BBX, i, ding Id til i ol ie lv annual meeting of this society is nu w f anY be V lif , faonrdmpartoiomnisoefs theto bseotchieetyi.noslisaunc;essail ° ... - ba °3 --1 , G RI C UL T UR AUK ia;sr: l op S r 0 11 5 1. 11t ille p : t4 :: 11:,, 0 6 platies4,i'jr;l Prdit le, Hd p i o ca s tr e em d da t nt : ha t t ake a gloomy view of iii gricilo, l o fith r ilioi; kchoee continuance i n o u i ai hisn c F pe reaiotedhfr w se eam a l t n ehe i y i t u in a g l faexrovilifliebri,tiototaf i w viiaorooedrsy th o .itt ct4o i ,iteca ttl roci t o at the annual aneygt the l e, a s po t rr , e sh t e o ni s l td tenants e) .116Lordstaen1nt; their to be co !A li , Lordship, in reply, told the croak er p rosP e l 0 o, cheer, for better times were u l Artbu r d ,4l o/ 4 0 his Lordship's brother, the ll ° ba , d . .'' o f " D e reminded Mr. Harnian , that c ore ., ,, rete cte_ t o j i l pas t year, sold at higher prices in o u oto l i tt ,, Y li d o c s o : p oil ret 7 of than had been obtained in the pretec iiiuselfvlipio,,,i Continent; and Mr. Harman's own sul d showujc_4lo,oo judges of the stock, spoke of the Nar as superior, especially in the q uality ,_ from a , „oli i i ll s - that of any former year. The same is hibition 10.60,0 # ~ likely to be the case as regards the ex The o' sl ~,ii,,e, with the larger society el Yorkshire, ; _ d is v ery; r oter e numberagricultural im n implements g en t t w s i i c n e t as h e rn s a h n 0 3 71 :7 1 59 . 30r e, us ; airife., ori yl i, last year, whilst the entries of stock 1 .. „, nre etov, t0 4 4,, L more than have been exhibited in su-v of Lecu,trilr," i'be Duk e A yOr OIV the formation of the society. '.- sident of the society, is expected The amount to be awarded in prizes PA . Aso' ./ The prizes will be awarded this afternoon ettt l r 0 3° ! i ere ‘ _ .. o i ro lere_ lol lo o 4 4 0- o f large. .. ,Ar, • , , , , 0 0 0, the show of implements is very NORTHUMBERLAND AGEICV GI/ T ow of 0 ' f l io ; „ I a .., , e a. . On Tuesday, at Alnwick, the anti Northumberland Agricultural Society__,, or ,hle p o oo hibition was held under the most Y" tOO l P S , OP ' 0 f t y f 3 baT ia tt it ed ti le Grace the Duke of Northumberland _,.. s iT:, A ch or; active part in it. The show ground.iwf:bibii.!uole P e et r h i i e g d h o es ir t ii p r a s r t- t c o la f ss th p e riz to es w , n, and nu ialais 07Y1 3136 V ii4 l ll‘e V cent great meetings at Exeter and 6 1 a b s t wa ber e oe 13 ~ success. After the show w' a 'er b e anl utloint Northumberland presiding. y es tertite,ol]; THE WALKER TESTIAINIAT,•-"..tifoOrall? "table '''' oce, , or i ro Committee for the collection of a s U 1 .•-.7 1001 yleii'.sl ' George Alfred Walker met at 6A • VY at.el] = ea t ,/,011 1 took P lace' _ O , " f t li t , b et for the dispatch of business. It is hiwi t Ow" - , ii°, 9 ill find that the subscriptions towards f zey• 1 04 rapidly increasing. r r i, 'Val i ns DEATH OF DEAN LEE.4----LP" 13301- 010/ Lee, Dean of Waterford, died on Sund e l the 86th year of his age. I,, r e, WO (icisib`dlobe at „ tOto l ia e tO' lj at ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.—T.,— -., wa s .- A o f ,7 ,6 01 . j of the sun yesterday afternoon, burstt .nucti7 the ts al ° part of England. The penumbra 2.1-4 Ise; cep or 56 minutes past six in the afternoon,n; w 00, 11 minutes after midnight. The e . e (mail' 60 jiii o total over a large extent of the Paol i° A. so," jig GREAT NORTH OF ENGDAr";:oilated ". UNION RAILWAY.. --.010 Master 110 ;Pb g ditifr to wind up and i nve gtigayo alb coral' 8, New Turnstile, Lincoln's Inn-fie