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11\t•EitIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) 4;- , of 0 no t a t° 44; at be o a etbq Lib' i t s cd ,3 o r ii , Y, 70 1 ' )0, _ e r f 6r 7 c o q : 51 41 1 00 0' 1 0 d oe NV' T h r , HOUSE OF COMMONS. ig,t,eheeti4turib4En: took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. Bills as amended were considered and St, An , 0 .-- g I,,, u lees and Quebec Railway Company. b' 1 11)171. , liol, ,:".S 8 Hospital Estate. 4satapton Improvement Act Amendment. 44 I r t h:s he S ri ll irs O o K f E PROHIBITION BILL. London appeared at the bar, and pre en.s. a petition from the Lord Mayor. Aldermen, ape "11)11 Council of the city of London, in Common- I lk 41181 nbled, in favour of the Smoke Prohibition Lord r , ikify ib , •", • STUART presented a petition from Salis -146,1,47011r of the Sunday Trading Bill. 10 f "uNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham, b i 4 p t °sr of the Smoke Prohibition Bill. tlti 048berTigiaiveelinnyLAND presented a petition from the dent Bill against the Copyhold Enfranchise ilr. lo , of k 'AkLEY presened a petition from the parish gill. Andrew, Holborn, t against tte Sunday Trading A ilr,l , n ‘e ,„,' 'ONNOR presented a petition from a place, gi il il d - l 'e cf which we could not catch, against the C'Y Slcieties Bill. ~IiANIcES presented petitions from different pa -40,',111 th e county of Dorset against the admission of itur Parliament lathh4 dtI YER also presented similar petitions from P14 . 1 s the same county to the like effect. seei„, Se...ROPE presented a petitioUfrom a place in ,ietiecwrthire, praying for the repeal of the stamp as nerrspapers. j _lie. w A ,„ RETURNS. 44 dat e ,'" ti moved for a return showing the number 11°Isth of monthly returns (if any ) i n eac h y ear °f N o ' a 20th day of N ovem b er, 1 844, to th e 20 t h day ketetsber, 1849, t ransm i tted to the N at i ona l D e b t tot a l t ile Dartford S av i ngs B an k , i n w hi c h no signet hOn~kanager or other officer, as required by the Spnt.ebebt Office, is affixed, to certify to the true h ree nce 7 -Weekly receipts and payments as made in h Is itlo the u r ' d .copy of the correspondence (if . any) be - -44 mational Debt Office and the said Savings -440 f -heeling th_enon-compliance with the regula- IN. tiltqlatio k in its u e National Debt O ffi ce, and the due signing or 3 lila c , o t any such monthly statements of accounts T ae t / "'me period.—Agreed to. mie to 1 . Idemisea also moved for a return showing ki o lint of ._ 4 2 annual balances in the hands of the Com-. to7, ll st t e r f - 1 .,. the Redt . ictioa of the National Debt, on 1 ,,,7 1 4 11 .,_ "sadly Societies (exclusive of balances due I „7ses,l'es of savings banks), for each of the yeass ..`4lsit i cing °II the 20th day of November, 1828, and "sons_ 141 the 20th day of November, 1849 ; also the "ste l i2, l stock and other securities held by the said 4111101'40411 at the same dates respectively, on account I l l e e t ti ll ,to s(le t 4 i ie lt _ tie er distinguishing the particulars, as well sktitteg Agreed and value of the same stock or other b '4 d " . "'clAreed to ' l4 tai-er:Prte.clapnpootiincte:d.o.f motion and orders of the day 1 6 , 44 4)1i n MILITIA PAY BILL. 'Stilted W m read a second time and ordered to be he ki 711 arri l h_lanttled debate on the Small Tenements Rating rwitg on . le ed until to-morrow. 10,41 w lIIMAY TRADING BILL. " u ALI, presented petitions from the Tower "''seta.b•;4loYlebone, and other parts of the metropolis, 441 a btu n'lsy 12,000 persons, against the Sunday it, I. lo th ' riikiz tv . tielsree effect. & presented a petition from St. Luke's L h lt, uL l * Wi .4 4 ;,, - -mer i t , . suggested to the promoters of the Bill i t ,,„•ser mi me c ircumstances of the case, the further I t O, 0 ° i n of the Bill should be postponed until next ),i ° , ll . t 4 all events to some future day in the present 11 111 11 9; P,AD,..,. 4 iii . 4111 t. 'bouiN said, representing the promoters f 4, Che k t:, o believed he should best consult the wishes : 1 1 fre ih ",ts by yielding to the suggestion which had tift )- 3 - We lion. Member (Mr. B. Wall)—(Hear, 11 %1 44 se it la' 4, 011 wets of importance to have the assistance ad t k,_ cers of the Crown, who were now neces )Zoteetdl in discussing its provisions, he would_ 1) 1 thi, T l ieut to the second re siding being postponed I t Ii T hLIQ I/7 „ a r ?ek. ' l li 44 ' n itARIES AND MUSEUMS BILL : 0, ° eSe ik tt ar t y resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. to e Na g . r ., lr ',,g Ilt th e s t h c l ause, w hi c h prov id es f or the ii. ll lW,, 4lo ney on the security of the borough rates, k it " flEt t o Le Purposes of the Bill, 4 i ll lere n'Y objected to the clause on the gro . und ' e dge t r a t nif limit to which the borough rate might ~ . under it for carrying out the objects of the ,t 4 4 4 . Qu, ~. . 40% 4 ,74 promised to introduce words into a sp D ,',' , ln A llut of the Bill to modify the operation of le ti lte: L° as to meet the objections of Hon. Members di ktil t er4 • 101 41 loa. 4l ,!ing clauses were then agreed to without e n ,'Po' rte le Souse resumed, and the Bill was ordered , o h - crbi r , on Monday next. iSts: t he 1 ,;',k 1 ,1 1 S ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. pl a t c.°.''ou that the House should resolve itself 40. sltitee on this Bill, L il lY t b ° sse ~- .49 KLAND moved as an amendment that L 'ittirth 1 , 4 ;., ° u,K1 go into Committee on the Bill this eltt ed l sad 4 - ,; 44 40. His objection was to the whole Bill ~( 4j et ; i t tv e ;' t ° any particular portion of it. He sub ,.'sii,-', lias h : l net framed to as to carry out its professed elliZt4t rt l„`Yl the doing away with copyhold tenure and )Ili th 'tti e ,irfC it into the tenure of tee simple. The iL4;1431 o i, ed . ,the Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill; but l a t s I n ". ° L , into the principle of the Bill he found se b- "lse ll ec,"`', °tin provi* wbi would lead to the en -114);Ibtlt abet 14 eopyho s l i d o s n The Bill, in fact, proposed `clo d ll rii i 4 l , - ,° et rents, which it would effect in a most fi lie , of pe,"„ er The principle of the Bill wasac i o t n wa s s ietOrstib:ate property; and he contended that to in. 1 44 sitsiZcagnised rule in that House never reat teroute l leete property unless some ktil i , f that no t _esult from such interference . He He con eg r the public pass beau t t ( l i e .) tliinc3ehfublic advantage Hse called Bill, in fact, il ; 4 fit to n e r 11 ,ere with the interest eu of the landlords for Nkti,...,.-...x tenants the l itll kt thaC 34 t ,`,!GS seconded the amendment. He was t oad 1 *4112.,,'' 13 Bill was only introduced for a par b. i re w - un, and though he had voted for . the A ll i g Cit i4 of the Bill, be now felt it to r▪ i ec h ,? t o lf having changed his views on the .94 'Z'Ute e ~,nlinose the Bill on going into leAaeteebe&le did not believe that any Bill of this Ni l tak e erred out by a private Member, but it I le a t., 4a , *ju n 4 b y the Government, and that could not Ztisf a hlesC° ll t Much more evidence than they had ▪ q'ree t Z: Present. That was the course which he akt ili aiiit -e td, and he should be happy to give them „7414 .11 14 11 i n t e° le his power.—(Hear, hear.) NI1 0 , 1 „ BruPPorted the Bill. Be was sorry to see f Oli tu a lt a n - fi ll „ahle Member had changed his course O t 27,, 1 ;;:: th e subject. The question was whether fost, l 4- 74 0 ,1 /t -u an evil or not, and he thought 4 oth- oo„ f 31 who kn. anything about the matter ,klip,, io '164 that knew y were a great nuisance N l 's. I.ll`' holders' and to the lords of the 1/411)4134Q tt quite a 'reed that this ought, if possible, 4 1% 1°4 °f It: 41 7 Q treasure , and that, too , had been the like t :. °ll ld .4 4° Sir Robert Pee . He hoped the th e ii iii titN l ';letv the Bill to go into Committee. tit k m ,' to pi,'PY considered that whether they allowed 1 111 1 i11 47j1 t° Obinceittee or not, it was quite clear 4 0 1 4 q, qt at ,":,l4 kind could not pass into law. L'' 81'4 b o t h complained of the course . which had IA • The to doors and out of doors with respect . to ci ts ! °- ey' pli c k lttaii 3 , ob jects and provisio n n d s of misrepresented.the Bill had s k l,!lpi,, u te k etti Zt_n_nderstood a tO l3 , o f th 'r3 had no right to discuss the skii hn ,e,Po n , ° Bill, upon the present oc- Th e "lad bg o into Committee, after the second 1 , 13 0 been carried by a large majority. Aottr itileilitllielatodcivoimdemditwteheen th! . r . e. app7re44d9o - use ••• ••• ••• • lil a el ale the Ma jority ... ... ... —9 ~4 1 . I. 4 ‘'‘o 1 h e P . went into Committee. k. 1 4 . "' 11 10 - c'ng proposed i 1 ,, ; „ 4.0z 0 . . N .14 % , ir . 40, .. "tn ''. Moved the omission of certain fir.,_k4sri f o r %hts at I°w of inserting others, to place all r..4,.5. 1 ,,,. the disposal of the Copyhold Com i '' - dOli t asz'se of their ultimate abolition. Nti ' k IiLLI 4 . k r, t; d ZING S oPposed the amendment. ti:Atillg desk Was anxious to see all manorial L a ttle a ti W re chold, a nd copyholds placed on the same . if -. °41 j,.. n 100t. - That was his motive for proposing re tili •"`Altliy. lint: IT e t „ . , iii Was ANE was quite certain that Via il a fined t to effect any good it . trl me o . . ~B,„'"st .„ ustste n ° t the simple object of doing away with 4 1.",,qtri . %. r e not „ ° °.PYhold rights, reserving all the eq ll si• ti , ‘ittQL 4Jeetionable. Itio )4 0• 14 t o b e n y HICKLAND thought differently. la t ke, e ntire - any use, should altogether abolish 1,1 1 , - -r. V. ''' end he certainly should support the te.'llit ,_' kt 14 1 4.1. 4 iv e „ would vote for the amendment if be SO Nth" Practicable. He was anxious to see all to els li:Is Bill, destroyed; but it was impossible to do it t is t ' llt * 4A LL * 1(1 4 1111 toe IsT said the principle involved in the amend tttko:(l.4,,,a:ltteite_r,g: the e admit of its being left to th.e. dh6e- L i ade !Port e„°l3Yhold Commissioners; but still I :4 4 4 4 4 / oad min H er n a n ls ..end Learned Member would Oil ed na 7 ,';'-x - wished to know if the Honourable I St d o bedeZetliber who had charge of the Bill in k,. not `lude from its operation all copyholds AciatoY th e • so t l it ,.. 0 N8 ,,. r i ght of renewal. tto CLI NGS u s plied in the affirmative. Ni l he ;ll_ es ._ oah e , .agreed. that all copyholds ought t _aq:" d taiz Z !sised, but still he would only preserve - "wit ti,ges, h e rats, and in order to meet such excep /I, i t w ord. , : bad no objection to add to his amend- Vto t u a , , i. enexfieept as hereinafter provided for." ektrit.e awske....tnieided, when there appeared— tilet i t ' nt ... ..,, ... 47 Tilt 11111 "Ids - 'Itt Ma i °r itY •-• ... ... 58 ste.s consequently lost. (LEFT surrtsro.) 1t2 1 4_ otOll,eld 0 ,7," Bit ROSERT rEBL.—A public meeting Ct:selilt ° , "-'onday evening in the Town-hall, Preston, to I: itill'sideatin the propriety of erecting a statue or R ev. t..,,,„ o nument to the memory of Sir Robert Peel. 4106teti n • 'J. Rendell moved the first resolution : "That ih,-"`ted e, deeply lamenting the great loss the nation has ect i Y th e alo te !I thi, his death of Sir Robert Peel, now determine . t o . 44,41,44 of h r_7n a statue or some other testimonialcomm A ' Iseceudia verY eminent services." Mr. Councillor . Cat- II II lt:7:tthtplothn37sostio, which was carried unanimously. 0 . 4„ 5.55 7, Nva then formed to carry out bect in view, ki t ~,,, e ro om. The entered into which produced about er7 ti e , . . own will be divided into districts, man --4 441 Tri4 1)"" 'and it is anticipated a tho d t ItialUd. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. WRECK OF THE VICEROY.—CONFESSION OF PROFESSOR WEBSTER. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Cambria, Captain Leitch, which sailed from New York on the 3d instant, and Halifax on the 6th, has arrived, bringing 70 passengers, and the usual mails from Canada arid the United States. The Cambria reports the arrival out of the Pacific at New York, after a run of 11 days 151 hours from dock to dock. The City of Glasgow arrived at New York on the 29th ult., after a passage of 14 days 6 hours; and the Europa, Captain Lott, which sailed from Liverpool on the 22d of June, reached Hali fax, at six P m., on the Ist of July, and proceeded on for New York the same evening, which port she reached on the 3d. The Pacific's news was telegraphed from Halifax on the 20th ult., the new boat belonging to the New York Associated Press boarding her off Sambro' Head. We regret to say that the steam-ship Viceroy, Captain Ewing, has been wrecked; all her passen gers have been saved, and came over in the Cambria. She went ashore on Shag Island, between Cape Sable and Seal Island ; the water flows in and out of her. The disaster is ascribed to the same zause assigned for the loss of the Great Britain—the effect of an iron ball on the compass. The present arrival furnishes us with a variety of interesting intelligence. A New York paper of the 3d, in alluding to the news of the week, gives the fol lowing summary : The confession of Professor Webster (which is published in another column), who was a short time since tried and convicted of the murder of Dr. Park man, in Boston, will be read with a great deal of interest. It is one of the most extraordinary and thrilling documents that ever emanated from a con demned criminal. The professor endeavours to show that it was not a case of premeditated murder; that he killed the Doctor in a moment of passion and ex citement; and that murder was not contemplated by him when he appointed a meeting with his victim. This unfortunate case is very similar to that of Colt, who killed Adams a few years since in this city, but who committed suicide on the day appointed for his execution. It would appear that the United States are des tined again to oppose the right of search, or rather to protest against it on the part of foreign Powers, in connexion with American shipping. A short time since a British vessel of war, and likewise a Spanish one, without ceremony, compelled American ships to heave to and submit to being searched. This, of course, will not be tolerated, and these aggressions must be disowned and apologised for in proper form. The Government at Washington having peremp torily demanded the release of the,Contoy prisoners, and the United States' squadron on the West India station having been ordered to enforce such demand if necessary, we are anxiously looking for further intel ligence from that quarter. According to present ap pearances, a war with Spain is not at all improbable. In Congress the settlement of the slavery question is about in the same state as it was eight months ago. No progress has been made worthy of giving any rational hope. The news from Mexico is not important. Cacuero, in Laguna, had suffered from fire, consuming 45 of the best houses in that city. From Toronto we have advice!, stating that the Bill to increase the number of representatives in the Canadian Parliament to 150, was rejected by a vote of 51 against 24, two-thirds of the whole House, consisting of 84 members, being necessary to a deci sion. The address to the Queen in favour of placing the clergy reserve at the disposal of the Legislature, and also expressing satisfaction with England, and a desire to continue the existing relation, was adopted by a large majority. TWO DAYS LATER. NEW YORK, JULY 5, SIX O'CLOCK, P.M.—By our telegraphic dispatch, which left New York on the evening of the sth inst., which was forwarded via Portland and Halifax, to catch the Cambria before she left that port for Liverpool, we have the following later intelligence, which brings our accounts down to the evening of the sth. The Europa, which left Liverpool on the 23d ult., arrived out at New York on the afternoon of the 3d, in a passage of twelve days and three hours, includ ing her run into Halifax, to land her mails and pas sengers. The American steam-ship Washington, from Southampton, arrived out at New York on the fol- lowing day. The celebration of the anniversary of American in dependence was, as usual, held and carried out with great splendour on the 4tb, and was throughout the Union a complete holiday. CREVASSE AT POINT COUPEE.—NEW ORLEANS, Jun 14, 1850.—The Picayune says that the crevasse at Point Coupee is fourteen feet deep and 600 yards wide, sweeping off houses and crops, and ruining plantations. It is still extending; all attempts to stop it have been abandoned. All Attakapas county stands in great danger of being submerged. If this should occur hundreds of plantations will be destroyed. —New York W. Herald: No further intelligence had arrived at New York from the south, nor was there any political news of importance since the Cambria left New York, which was at noon, o*:. the 23d. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Our commercial news extends to the close of business on the 25th, and reports that there was not any change in the money market. Money for all legitimate purposes was easily cbtained, and upon favourable terms. Ex change is quoted 1101 to :I-, with but little doing. American Securities were firm. The sales on that day of United States Sixes of 1856 were made at 107 i; 1862 -1151; 186 S-1171. Cotton.—Since the arrival out of the Europa's news but little had been done in cotton. The market being inactive, our latest advices report Liverpool classification. Uplands, ordinary and middling, 121 to 128; fair to good fair, 132 to 14; New Orleans and Mobile, 128 to 14, 141 to 15. 13realstuffs.—Market very dull. Western Canal flour, 58 dolls. to 51- dolls.; Canadian in bond, 5 dolls.; Indian corn steady kt 62 to 63; ditto round yellow, 59 to 60 for western mixed. Provision market inactive, and prices without change. SPORTIN G *IN TEL LIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM RACES.—TUESDAY. The Bunney Park Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two yrs old, Est 121 b, and three 9st 21b, fillies and geldings allowed 31bs; the winner to pay 5 soya, to the fund. T.Y.C. Mr. H. Stebbing's The Cutler, 2 yrs The Nottinghamshire Handicap of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and only 5 if declared, &c., the second to receive 50 soya. out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake, and the winner to pay 20 soya. to the fund. Two miles. Mr. WraJier's Maid of Mashaia, 6st 71b (G. Abdale) 1 Mr. Walter's Maid of Team Valley, 7st 31b (T. Lye) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 3 yrs, sst 51b, (Wells) 3 Mr. J. Clarke's Maid of Lyme, aged, Bst Ilb, (Evans) 0 Sir C. Monck's Vanguard, 4 yrs, 7st 101b,(Sitopson) 0 Mr. Lister's Peasant Girl, 4 yrs, 6st 91b...(Basham) 0 Mr. Meiklam's Roland, 4 yrs, 6st 71b ..... ...(Arnold) 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's Rodney, 4 yrs, 6st sst(R. Sherwood) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Roland, sto 2 agat Maid of Team Valley, 5 to 1 agst Vanguard, 7 to 1 agst Rodney, and Bto 1 agst any other. Won by a length, a length be tween second and third. The Two Years Old Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; winners extra; the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the funds, and to subscribe next year. T.Y.C. Lord Chesterfield's Payment, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. T. Dawson's Tightwaist, Bst 71b (T. Lye) 2 Mr. Beresford's Sneer, Bst 21b (R. Sly) 3 Lord Ranclifle's Palais Royal, Bst 21b ...(J. Marson) 4 Betting-5 to 2on Payment. Payment made all the running, and won by a length. The Sherwood Stakes of 5 sm. each, with 50 added. Two miles. Mr. Shepherd's The Alp, I lst 91b Match, 40, 9st each. Two miles. Mr. Lister's Lecomte, 5 yrs Mr. Houghton's Sir Charles, aged .. paid Plate of 50 Boys. for three yrs old and upwards. Two miles. Mr. Gain's Michael Brunton, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Arnold) 1 Mr. Shepherd's Alp, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (T. Lye) 2 Mr. Baxter's bf by Sir Hans, 7st 8111—(F Marson) 3 Mr. Gardner's Psyche, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Basham) 0 Mr. J. Osborne's The Swift. 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Osborne) 0 Mr. Clough's Clara, 6 yrs, Bst 61b (G. Oates) 0 Betting -6 to 4 apt Alp, 3to 1 agst Clara, 4to 1 egg Psyche, and 5 to 1 agat any other. Won by halt a length. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY. GOODWOOD STAKES.-6 to 4 eget Windischgratz (t), 10 to 1 agst Borneo, 10 to 1 agst Snowstorm, 12 to 1 agst Wont-you-come-ont-to-night, 20 to 1 eget Langton. GOODWOOD Cur.— 5 to 2 agst Windischgratz (t), 5 to 1 agst Cossack, 6 to 1 agst Chanticleer, 12 to 1 aget Borneo. ST. LEaER.-7 to 4 agst Voltigeur, (take 2 to 1), 7 to 1 agst Windischgratz (take 8 to 1), 7 to 1 agst Clincher, 9 to 1 agat Pitsford (t), 11 to 1 agst Bolingbroke (t), 25 to 1 agst Chatterbox (t). DERBY, 1851.—N0 betting. Mr. Tidd Pratt had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. 2 SOUTLIAMPTON.—At a very numerous meeting o f the Town Council, held on Monday, the will of the late Henry Robinson Hartley, Esq., was produced and read by the town clerk, whereby the testator has left the enormous amount of 80,0001., the largest portion of which he gives to the mayor and corporation of that town, to apply the annual proceeds " in such a manner as may best promote the study ' and advancement of the sciences of natural history, astro nomy, antiquities, classical and Oriental literature, iu South ampton, by forming a public library, botanic gardens, ob servatory,. or other such institution, in the: p arish of Holy Rhood,' , which is a very conspicuous situation, and an exten sive area for all purposes, excepting that of a botanical gar den, which will no doubt be placed on some of the public lands. It is to be much regretted that, from the will being inaccurately prepared, a suit of Chancery will be necessary t 9 carry oat the intentim of the testator. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REF ORNI ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday the 15th, the Attorneys' Certifi cates Bill was carried through the second reading by a majority of 139 to 122. A proof of the influence the intelligent and important . class concerned maintains in society. The Marriages Bill, of which the third reading had been voted on Wednesday with a majority of ten, was passed without a division. It therefore becomes matter of interesting speculation, to know what is the probable course which such a legislative reform must undergo before it is law. The first question upon which would be, to know how many times such a reform is likely to go before the Lords be fore it passes. And if there is no precise precedent or experimental ground fur conclusion, the next best is to make a rough estimate of the process which may be expected to go on. The earliest pal p lble result, is that the fact of such a Bill having passed the Commons, conveys a strong hint to the other branch of the Legislature that the affair is growing serious, It is like the landing of an invading army ; the chances of repulse may be matter of esti mation, but one point has clearly been gained by the invader, viz. that he has made good his landing. Another consequence is, that if the Lords mean to maintain Weir reputation with the public, they must seriously meet the arguments advanced by the majority of the Commons. It is of no use to ignore them; to do so would only be incurring the repute of incapacity. The supporting party in the Lords must also find their position much strength ened, by its having been cleared and fortified in the other House. Waverers and doubtfuls (as the elec tion phrase is) must at the same time feel an increased inclination to take the advancing side; and the wa verers and doubtfuls finally decide all close questions. When the question appears again in the Commons, the same kind of effects must take place in turn. And so the ball must rebound from one to the other with increasing results, till it terminates in the victory of right. Such appears to be the natural history of struggles of this nature, in a government of counterpoises li k e that under which we live. How many rebounds there may probably be, it would require experience in that particular branch of science to foretell. It seems better to pitch the number high than low. Perhaps three refusals by the Lords, would not be an unreasonable surmise. On Tuesday the House met at twelve o'clock, and was occupied in Committee with the Mercantile Marine Bill. At three, motion was made and ac ceded to, that the House should adjourn in considera tion of the funeral of the deceased Royal Duke. A strangely managed motion, for the funeral was 'over. So that Members who might have desired to attend, were not at liberty to do it without abandoning the House ; and were set at liberty •when too late. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, July 17, 1850. DEVONPORT AND STONEHOUSE • ELECTION. PIA MOUTH, JULY 16.—Sir John Romilly had a first interview with his constituents yesterday evening at Killingly's Prince George Hotel, Stonehouse, when Mr. Charles Chapple, a very old resident, presided. The newly-appointed ATTORNEY•GENERAL commenced by stating that this was the third occasion on which he had had the honour to address them. At first he was unknown to the voters of the borough, except by the little matters which he had prosecuted through Parlia ment, and by the name which his honoured and revered !went had left him. On the second occasion, when he had accepted the office of Solicitor-General, they had had but short experience of his conduct as their repre sentative in the House of Commons. At that time he told his constituents, both at Devonport and Stonehouse, that it would be impossible for him to take the same position as when unconnected with the Government. Any society of gentlemen who met together must give and take, provided there was no sacrifice of principle, in order to maintain union. He had been Solicitor- General nearly two years, but having recently ac cepted the office of Attorney-General lead come to render an account of his political conduct, and to ask a renewal of their suffrages. With his colleague Mr. Tufnell, he had endeavoured so to hold the interests of the borough as to maintain it in its place among other towns. The inhabitants of no other country in Europe pay so little attention to foreign po litics as England, but on a recent occasion no doubt great excitement had prevailed. He cordially and fully concurred in the vote in favour of Lord Palmerston. It was complained that the Noble Lord interfered too much with other nations to promote his own doctrines among them. This was incorrect. England had always inter fered, and it was her duty to suggest the propriety of those salutary reforms which prevent convulsions. The interference in Greece was on behalf of two British sub jects, and he (Sir J. Romilly) could not concur with those who gravely stated that if British property be en croached on there is no remedy at home. An old friend of his, a gentleman from the midland counties—no poli tician, but one who had travelled much in the East— stated that the English were respected everywhere from the moment Lord Palmerston obtained the seals of office. 11 'hen first elected the question of the navigation-laws was under discussion. Some thought that as soon as they were passed not another ship would be built; but the anticipate) terrors proved utterly visionary, and unusual activity in shipbuilding prevailed everywhere. It was carrying out free trade—a measure which must eventually be complete. He could not, however, but confess that the alteration of the corn-laws bore heavily on the landlord and on those tenants having long leases, and the time was coming when a very con siderable struggle would take place. Ever since the alt' ration there had been good harvests, but the period would arrive when the crops must fall, and then impor tations would keep down the price, and a struggle would commence. The interest of the landlord must not be put in antagonism with the interests of the whole com munity. In the colonies the present Government fur nished liberal institutione, especially in Australia—a course which was eminently popular. The most im portant subject of domestic interest was general public retrenchment; there were many useless offices connected with the law, but the fees were paid by suitors, and their reduction will not diminish taxation. Further retrenchments in the navy, army, and ordnance could not be safely made ; if peace is to be preserved the country must be ready for war. The state of eminence the nation possesses has become the envy of the powers abroad, and it was evident the other day in the Mediter ranean that those powers wished to get England into a scrape. Besides the army and navy afforded occupation for the lower classes, and if a sudden stop was put to ship-building in the public yards, those establish ments could not easily be got up again. The in tellectual condition of the apprentices in the dockyards would shame some of the sons of the aristocracy, and their advar:ced education was beneficial to the state. He had always been favourable to the extension of the suf frage, but could not support Mr. Locke King's Bill; it was useless to bring forward an abstract question. He must candidly tell them that he should always vote with the Government, unless it became essentially necessary to sever the connexion. It was a cardinal point with every good Government to uphold the good faith of the country; if the window-tax had been suddenly abolished payments to fundholders must be postponed and the country upset. Those who lent the money are dead, and more than one-half of the present holders derive less than 1001. per annum from the funds. It is difficult to find a new tax. His opinion was strongly in favour of a property-tax, although it fell heavily on himself, as his professional income paid the same as that derived from land. A great struggle will take place next year on the renewal of the property-tax. The window-tax brought a revenue of 1,750,0001., and it was not easy to supply that deficiency; if that tax were taken off another must be put on. He had considerably modified his views on the subject; in favour of taking it off was the great increase of light and air; there the benefit to the tenant would rest, pecuniary advantage would accrue only to the landlord, Take Liverpool—no poor man there had a house, he rented a room or two; if the tax we re abolished no reduction of rent would f o low. Where a tenant had a long lease of a large house he would un doubtedly receive benefit. The house tax taken off by Lord Althorp had all gone into the pockets of the land lords. In the House of Commons the Protectionists had all voted for the various items of expenditure, but had opposed taxation. He objected to the late derangements of the Post-office, but it was singular that to the petitions in favour of that measure 700,000 signatures had been attached, while to those in opposition only 30,000 had been appended; all the most considerable merchants in the city of London voted for closing. Ho (Sir J. Ho miny) bad introduced several measures connected with Ireland, which were expected to be beneficial; his experience of the character of Irish gentlemen had much raised them as landlords in his esteem. The New Poor Law had given a remedy for evictions. It was the duty of every Member of Parliament to do that which is most conducive to the interests of the country. He had paid attention to that department with which he was best acquainted. The law ought not to be a terror to suitors, and having now the assistance of Government he had been enabled to do much for Ireland and a little for England. The law could not in all cases be made cheap—take for instance a collision between two ships, when so many witnesses were re quired. He had in some cases diminished abuses, and by their permission he would prosecute further remedial measures. To the borough of Devonport and Stone house he owed his advancement, although, perhaps, some other borough might have elected him. Through them he had carried out several beneficial reforms, and it was his anxious desire to hand down to posterity and to his own children the same good name as his father bad left him. This was the noblest inheritance he could trans mit to his son. Mr. KENT complained of the inequality of the probate duty, which fell heavily on the small leasehold occupiers of Devonport and Stonehouse, while the great landed proprietors escaped. When the Health of Towns Act passed the tax should have been taken off staircase win d:: aa w tt s modification Sir J. ROMILLY thought there was an inequality in taxing personal property and not land; he considered 5. 1:1 7. 170 d i i c fi e nance of six Field- dvoigwo-rtoaxusmlyigthot thebe mmaadier.te. TER, who said he was a little man and had but Field-Marshals s at 14/ per day. In 1800 only one existed. Stonehouse * paid more poor-rates than any other parish. 7s. 7d. per week, and the half A private marine's full pay was za f objected ,t tthe s e most h n family 2s. 6d. If the pa of pay for his wile and of the Field-Mar shals was appropriated is to pay one poor families, it would afford considerable relief. recently at Totness a poor widow was unexpectedly called on by one of the proc tors to pay a rum c.f . 84/. upon her husband's estate. On her inquiring what became of all ti:e money, the proctor said that some stuck to the gridiron and some came off clean ; the speaker's opinion was that the greater part paid by the poor stuck to the gridiron. Sir J. ROMILLY, in reply, said that if the pay of one Field-Marshal was applied in diminution of the poor rates here, would not the constituency of Portsmouth require a similar arrangement there? No one would grudge to the Duke of Wellington the payment he re ceived as Field-Marshal, and Prince Albert held the appointment without the emoluments. A motion in favour of the re-election of Sir John Romilly, moved by Mr. SHEPPARD, surgeon, and se conded by Mr. BINGHAM SNELL, was adopted with acclamation. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. A meeting of the Liberal electors was held at the Victoria Rosnns. on Monday evening, to hear an address from Mr. Cockburn, her Majesty's Solicitor-General. Several hundreds of persons (chiefly electors) were pre sent, and the greatest enthusiasm in the Hon. Gentle man's interest was manifested. His appearance on the platform, accompanied by a large party of his political friends, was the signal for loud applause. Oa the motion of Mr. Councillor SHARP, seconded by Mr. Councillor BOBRETT, T. L. Darman, Este, w'' voted to the chair, and, in a few appropriate observa tions, iLtrodueed Mr. Ceekburn.to the meeting. Mr. COCKBURN, on rising, was greeted with several rounds of cheering. He declared most emphatically that whilst ho was not insensible to those noble aspira tions which urged a man onward in his public career, he valued the good opinion of his constituents much more highly than the honour or emoluments of office ; and rather than violate those great political principles on which he first asked their suffrages three years ago, he would sacrifice every chance of pro motion or honour that might be before him. — (Loud cheering.) He was conscious also of this, that constituted as this country was, no man could expect, single-handed, to achieve any great or commanding object of reform. To do this he must associate himself with some party or another, that, as one of the bundle of sticks, he might achieve that which alone he could never do.—(Hear, hear.) Therefore he felt that he had neither sacrificed himself nor his consti tuents by giving up a portion of his self-independence and becoming one of a collective body—by joining the Ministry.—(Applause.) It was now for them to judge whether he had acted right or wrong. Much as he valued the honour, and proud and prominent as was the position of being their representative, he yet felt that he would not desire to hold the seat one moment longer than whilst he possessed their confidence.—(Applause.) He trusted that his past conduct had not been such as to disentitle him to a continuance of their confidence. — (Cheers.) Of the great questions which bad been before the people during the last three years, first and foremost was that of the people's food—whether they should, or mot, have the opportunity of purchasing the people's bread in the cheapest market; whether they should administer to the manufacturing and commercial in terests of this great empire, and contribute to the comforts and happiness of the great mass of the peo ple, by untaxiug the poor man's loaf. On that ques tion he had never had any doubt. He had seen the aristocracy banded together to bring back the corn-laws, and tax the industry of the people; they had attempted this directly and indirectly—in the shape of a revision of the taxation of the country, and other insidious forms; but he had resisted every attempt, and took his stand on this principle, that the question of taxing the people's food was settled, and the nation ought never to return to it. And what bad been the result? Could they point to any period when there had been the same amount of comfort and enjoyment amongst the working classes of this country as during the past three years? In some cases wages probably had fallen; but did any one doubt that if wages had fallen here and there, the reduction in the price of food bad placed the means of existence at their disposal to an extent not enjoyed before? —(Applause.) On questions of religious liberty he had always stood up, sometimes by his feeble speech, but always by his votes, in favour of those principles. The bigotry of their ancestors had placed restrictions on those who did not profess the Christian religion; he had, both by his voice and vote, endeavoured to remove those unjust and unchristian restrictions.— (Cheers.) In like manner the bigotry of the Church in old times had placed restrictions on marriage, which were wrong, and that he had resisted also, and in so doing hoped he was fairly representing their views.—(Cheers.) He then referred, with great eloquence, to the questions of an extension of the elective franchise, the protection of the ballot, and Church reform, all of which had received his cordial and hearty support. Another great question had recently been before Parliament, on which there had been an attempt to upset the Government of this country—he alluded to t heir foreign policy.(Hear, hear.) They all knew t hat, b y the exertions of their forefathers many years ago, they ha d achieved the blessings of liberty—that i n this free country no man could suffer interference with. his liberties or his person, except by the sa nction of the law. The highest person in the realm could not lay his finger mfg wi h h t on the lowest except in accordance wit tho see e law. s a littleT h ey moreba ol a o f free e popular constitution —he principle infused into it—but still it was free. These advantages their forefathers had purchased with their blood. Of late years other nations hal struggled far great principles; they stood up in the face of their tyrant rulers, and asked for free institu tions, for self-government, and for those blessings of liberty which Englishmen enjoyed, and which all man kind ought to have. This great struggle was sail going on. The thrones of the great p otentates and governors of the earth had t=een shaken. In some places she popu lar voice had succeeded ; in others tyranny and despo tism had put it down—he trusted in Heaven for a time only. The love of freedom could not ha put down by blood.—(Loud cheers.) He trusted, ere long, to se. it resuscitated. In this struggle the question was what pal t England should take. 'lime first great principle which distinguished them was their lose of peace. They did not attempt to interfere by force of arms. They bad no right to interfere with other nations, and force upon them institutions for which they might not be prepared, or which they did not desire to have.—(Hear, hear.) On the other hand, there was this question—shall Eng land give encouragement to other nations in their aspi rations after freedom? or shall she lend herself to the designs of tyrants and despots, and encourage them to rivet the chains of the people and bind them in eternal bondage? The Government of this country bad not lent itself to despotic rulers, nor had she forced constitutions on unwilling people; but she had given the influence and aid of her moral example—she had induced foreign Go vernmente, by judicious advice, to act with moderation; and by yielding concessions to the people, and giving them constitutions, avoided the convulsions of revolution and all its attendant miseries. —(Loud cheers.) The Government, by taking this course, had, as might be ex pected, excited the opposition of all despotic rulers and their agents; and an endeavour had been made, if pos sible, to upset the Noble Lord at the bead of their foreign policy—(Several bratty rounds of cheering were hero given for Lord Palmerston)—because they knew that as long as he was there, and had the support of his noble-hearted colleague (Lord J. Russell), who bad man fully stood by him in this conflict, there would be no chance of England becoming an instrument and a tool in the hands of foreign despots.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) They had had a great fight. An attempt was made to upset the Government, and to restore to the country, by a sort of unholy alliance between the Protectionists and others, a Government which would act in opposition to it had been the aim of the and bring back those principles of t this protectioncou course in of trade which policy, legislation of the last few years to destroy.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Ile took some little part in that dis cussion, and in doing so he believed ho was only giving expression to sentiments and feelings which found a ready echo in tho hearts of those whom he was then a ddressing.—(Renewed cheers.) Mr. Cockburn then referred to other portions of his Parliamentary conduct, abd with reference to the future he declared his deter mination to follow on in the course which he had hitherto pursued. He remarked at some length on the question of law reform, on which ho had set his mind, and which he was determined to further by every means at his command. In conclusion, he expressed a hope that, if they should again restore him to the position he had occupied for the last three years, they would have nu reason hereafter to regret that they had again re posed their confidence in him. The Hon. Gentleman concluded his eloquent speech amid enthusiastic cheers. Mr. Alderman 13nootes moved a resolution to the effect that the conduct of Mr. Cockburn, as their repre sentative, had been such as to meet the confidence of the electors; and whilst congratulating him on his appoint ment as Solicitor-General, they pledged themselves to use every exertion to secure his election. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. W. LAN. xEstreit, several ether gentlemen addressed the meeting, some putting questions to Mr. C ockburn, on different topics, which he answered to the satisfaction of the meet - lug; and the resolution was then put and carried unani mously, with loud applause. Three cheers were given for Mr. Cockburn, three for Lord Palmerston, and three for Mr. Willcox, and the meeting broke up. Wednesday morning, and The election comes off on the Hon. Gentleman's re-election is a matter beyond doubt. Mr. Cockburn get re-elected without putting him to some expense and annoyance. They have issued a hand- The Southampton Tories are very unwilling to let and ventured to make use bill addressed to the electors , in it of the name of Mr. George Pococke, swell-known and talented solicitor in Southampton, as if he were a candidate about to oppose Mr. Cockburn. Mr. Pococke a weak invention of the en em y . ears to have been only repudiates the handbill, and it app a s announced ciie r in to the bench having CHESTER ELECTION. eitTizhe:ehlea:tbioenejoifonSiirheJohn Jervii ceavieirsyedcoanveaecivaraicbyleisnizte7 representation of Chester, the qui vice respecting candid . nt ,, a presenting themselves for :heir suffrages. Placards of co l o ur, and character, already adorn the walls of the old city, and on Monday addresses were issued by Mr. Jervis, the son of , the late Member, by the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, ttie son of Lord Stanley, of Alderley, in this county, on the Liberal interest, and by Mr. C. E. Egerton on the Tory interest. On Saturday in the rep: e j se e r r it v a i t s io t n be M ,, r. a evening a public meeting took place at the Albion As st o in n btlhyelteoxopme expected e f t o i for the vacancy pose of taking t h into e c e o t n i n s r b a u - t Jervis attended the meeting, and . ente v r c e oi d utyr i ou n ri t.. l \ J t a r n . st aey elabo rate explanation of his political views. It w that Mr. St.iriley intended to come . forward, upon which Mr. Jervis said that rather than.d!.vide the Liberal cause he e n awould resolutionretire. being Th ipsurtaahaierrnitvgi r.. f;l_,talainidtanpernotpyapnedrsaonnatmoernedprore;nt represent having been lost on a show of hands, Mr. J erv i s , ex pressed himself to the effect that, taking tits) fellio 4 g 9f the electors to be in his favour, he should proceed on Monday with his canvass. The Hon. W. O. STANLEY addressed a numerous body of the electors at the Royal Hotel On Monday evening. it, the coarse of his address Mr. Stanley explained that he anpesred bet Ore them because he had been requested to otTer himself as a candidate on the Liberal interest by an influential portion of that interest who declined having anything whatever to do with the son of the late Attor ney-General. He (Mr. Stanley) was determined, how ever, not to remain iu the field with a second Liberal candidate, or Mr. Egerton (the Conservative) would in all probability be returned. He suggested that some steps should be taken for ascertaining whether himself or Mr. Jervis was the most acceptable to the constituency, pledging himself to retire if he had not a decided majo rity in his favour, and expressing a hope that Mr. Jervis would do the same if he was nut the most acceptable candidate. After briefly stating his political principles, he concluded by intimating his determination not to peril the Liberal cause by announcing himself as a can didate. The meeting was then addressed by Mr. W. Jackson, M.P , Mr. Wardell, banker, and Mr. Rosson, all of whom vehemently maintained that Mr. Stanley was the abler and the baiter man, that he had the confidence of the great body of the Liberal electors, and that Mr. Jervis was bound to retire. The question was then put to the meeting whether Mr. Stanley or Mr. Jervis should be their candidate, and the former was adopted by an overwhelming majority. The meeting was then dissolved, but the result seems to have so tar satisfied Mr. Jervis and his friends that ho must necessarily withdraw, that at noon yesterday Mr. Jervis's formal resignation appeared. The contest now lies between Mr. Stanley and Mr. Egerton. Both parties are exerting themselves to the utmost, and a spirited struggle is anticipated. Mr. Egerton was to address a meeting of the electors last evening.. NAVAL INTELLIGEL, Commander Peelle Hart Dyke, appointed to corn mend the Inflexible steam-sloop, at Woolwich, is the officer who commanded the Flying Fish, 12, on the coast of Africa, at the time of the arrival there of the Portuguese prisoners, Count Bomlim and Co., and was superseded. He entered the service in November, 1818; passed his examination in 1826, was promoted in 1831, and attained his present rank in 1844. He succeeded Captain Harris (then commander) in the command of the Flying Fish, and in the most flattering terms was reported by his relative, Sir Charles klotham, the then commodore on the coast of Africa, to have sur passed even Captain Harris (one of the best officers in the navy) in the condition, order, and discipline of the sloop. Commander George Butler (1846), died on the 12th instant, in the 60th year of his age. He went to sea in 1804, as third-class boy, with Captain (afterwards Ad miral) Matson, in the Venus, and assisted at the cap ture of L'Hirondelle, privateer, 16 guns, 90 men. As midshipman of the Africaine, 44, in 1810, he was in the desperate engagement of that frigate with the French frigates Astree, 44, and Iphigonia, 42, when she was taken, after two hours and a half fighting ; the captain (Corbett) having been mortally wounded, and the other casualties having been 48 killed and 113 wounded. Mr. Butler was promoted t) the rank of lieutenant, December 10, 1810. He com manded the boats of the Barracouta, 18, in cutting out several piratical proas from the coast of Java, and in the Doris assisted in the reduction of the island. He ' served long and often as a lieutenant, and was at length promoted whilst in command of the Meteor steamer, which vessel he paid off last year from the Mediterranean. Arachne, 18, has been docked at Devonport to be re paired. She is a new ship. African steam-tender arrived at Devonport, on Mon day with supernumaries for the Howe, at Sheerness, and returned. Howe, Captain Sir James Stirling, 120, paid off on Friday at Sheerness, had eight of her men pensioned with from 20/. to 251. per annum. and two shipmates received good-service medals. St. George, 120, at Devonport, is to be brought for ward for commission at this port as ordinary guard-ship. She is to have her own lower masts and yards, but above them to be jury gear. When ready, the officers and men in the Agincourt will be turned over to her, and the Agincourt placed in ordinary. Sprightly steam-tender Master-Commander Allen, arrived at Devonport, on Friday, with supernumeraries from Portsmouth, and sailed again the same evening. Mr. Thompson, late master of the Victory, took a passage in the Sprightly, and has taken up his appoint ment as harbour-master at Plymouth, vice Walker. The Sprightly arrived with supernumeraries on Sunday even ing, and sailed again on Monday morning. Diligence transport, Charles C. Mitchell, arrived this morning from Deptford, was to fill up with stores for Bermuda. Volcano steam-vessel is being fitted at Deptford with the steering apparatus invented by Captain H. Mangles Denham, R.N., F.E.S., which has for its object the steer ing a ship when on tire abaft, or when her rudder-head, tiller, or wheel may be disabled in a gale of wind, or by shot iu battle. DOCKYARD SUPERANNUATIONS (DEVONPORT). —J. fiarri), John Driscoll, and John Frayne, 201. per annum each; John Billett and Stephen Sanders, hoymen, 161. per annum each; Thomas Best, labourer, 10/. per annum; Mary Foster, colour woman, a gratuity of three months' wages. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The - Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Jenner, arrived at Spithead this morning, from the West Indies (29 days from the Havannah), last from Plyin , aith, %viler° she put in on Saturday, and landed her papers, &c. She was inspected this afternoon by Captain Blackwood, of the Victory, for the Coalman aad exercised in gunnery by Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent. It is almost needless to add, her gunnery was highly approved, Captain Jenner having been promoted from the Excellent (First Lieu tenant.) The Fox, 42, is being rigged in the basin for C3lll - Iler Majesty and the Court are expected here on Thursday cu route to Osborne, although no official inti mation has been received to that effect. The Victoria and Albert is ordered from Gibraltar with all dispatch to attend upon her Majesty in her autumnal excursion. Tile Fairy, Muter-Commander Welch, and the Elfin, Acting Master-Commander 13alliston, are quite ready for the Royal service. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Macdougall, is daily ex pected at Spithead from the Pacific, with freight on mer chants' account. The Niger steam-sloop, Commander Heath, hoisted the pennant of commission at 3 P.M. to-day. The Northumberland, New York line-of-packet ship, arrived at Spithead last evening, and sailed this evening for America. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, JULY 16.—Lieutenant Montagu B. Dunn to the Niger steam-sloop. commissioned at Portsmouth. Lieutenant George William Rice (1848), from the Arrogant, 46, steam•frigate, to the Hastings, 72, flag .ship on the East Indies stmtion. Midshipman Hon. Walter Talbot, from the Prince Regent, 92, at Lisbon, to the Phaeton, 50, at Lisbon. Naval Cadets—Percy Rosenburg, to the Vengeance, 84, at Portsmouth; C. W. Evans, from the Fisgard flag ship at Woolwich, to the Inflexible steam-frigate, com missioned on Saturday last at that port; Charles Murphy, to the Thetis, 50, at Devonport. The following engineers have been appointed to the Niger steam-sloop at Portsmouth:— James Steil, chief engineer of the Ist class. A. M. Cirregor, assistant engineer of the Ist class. George Rock, assistant engineer of the 2d class. R. Williamson, assistant engineer of the 2d class. S. P. Allen, assistant engineer of the 3d class. The Retribution steam-frigate will leave Woolwich on Thursday morning for Greenhithe to have her com passes aejusted by Captain Johnson, and on the follow ing day will leave Greenhithe for Portsmouth. The Polyphemus steam-vessel arrived at Woolwich at nine o'clock on Sunday evening from Portsmouth, to be fitted at this port for service. The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring, Bart., held a levee at three o'clock P.M. to-day, having postponed it until that late hour, owing to his having to attend a Committee of the House of Commons in the earlier part of the day. The following officers attended the levee:— Captains—Richard Crozier (1839), Edward H. But tprtieid (1841), Jefferys W. Noble (1846), and Robert Harris (1849). Commanders—Daniel Weld (1825), Charles J. F. Newton (1838), Francis T. Brown (1840), Benjamin Baynton (1841), Gustavus Evans (1841), Thomas Wil son (1843), and J. W. Tarleton (1846). Lieutenants—Charles G. Butler (1822), Charles T. Hill (1833), William A. Fellows (1840), Robert C. Whyte (1840), William Horton (1842), Shute B. Piers (1849), and J. G. Brickford (1850). COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes terday afternoon at a m eeting of the Royal Commi s . sion for the promot ion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, to be held in the year 1851. His Royal highness arrived at the new Pa lace of Westminster Soon after three o'clock, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Rosso, Earl Granville, Lord Stanley, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. Barry, Mr. T. Bazley, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Eastlake, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Posey, M.P., and Mr. R. Stephenson. Mr. Scott Russell, secretary 'to the Royal Com mission, attended. Colonel Reid and Dr. Lyon Play fair were present. The Building Committee had a meeting in the morning, which was attended by Mr. Cubitt (chair man), Mr. Barry, Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. T. L. Donaldson, and Mr. Brunel. Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. H. Wyld, and Me. Owen Jones, were present. The Building Committee had an interview with the Royal Commissioners. The meeting of the Royal Commisssion broke up about seven o'clock. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, at which the Lord Chancellor at tended. Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Right Hon. Fox Maule, and other Minis ters, were also present. The Council sat two hours. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey and Dr. Tancred had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. . -______ ------------,---. M ANSI ON HOUSE.—The Lord m ayor yesterday entertained at dinner the Deputy a nd Common C biii ward, with the truste ee of Dale Aim BliC9il'A cl ouncil of arity. DEATH OF MRS. GLOVER. the perfection of her dramatic art; and it was a sil en t b ui But a few, a very few, days have elapsed since we an emphatic tribute to her talent that, after having been briefly recorded a tribute of respect paid by the public as child and woman above sixty years on the stage, her to the professional and private merits of Mrs. Glover, departure should at last have been looked upon as on the occasion of her benefit at Drury-lane Theatre. sudden and unexpected. She was so fine, so perfect, The enthusiasm then manifested by an audience even in her advanced years, that you could not bring crowding that immense area from floor to ceiling yourself to think her removal so near at hand. She proved that the talents of the distinguished artist, has departed from among us covered with the honours who was about to bid farewell to her friends and awarded to art in this country ; and when we consider patrons, had been appreciated, and her moral worth her long public life, the pleasure she has given to understood, by a public, who are apathetic in ap- hundreds of thousands, and the moral examples she pearance only, and whose manifestations of feeling, has enforced by her admirable delineations of charac therefore, when they do occur, are the more valuable, ter—delineations implying a knowledge of life, and a because so rare and so emphatic. To the poignant sympathy with human nature, not enough counted in pleasure afforded by that noble exhibition o f p u blic our estimates of histrionic performers, we are almost sympathy there was but one drawback—but o ne tempted to regret that the customs of society restrain alloy. In our capacity of spectators we did not then and modify the expression of a regret at her decease, see occasion to mention what had otherwise come to which, we are sure, is participated in by all who are our knowledge—that the evidences of extreme suffer- cognisant of her professional ability, and by those who ing manifested by Mrs. Glover on that evening— only thus receive the assurance of her private worth. her inability to go through her part, except as a mere shadow of her former self, and the substitution of an apologetic speech from Mr. Leigh Murray for the address which had been written for her by a well-known and talented amateur of the drama—arose not merely from the emotion natural on a farewell night after more than half a century of active public service, but also from extreme phy sical debility, the result of an attack of illness or a wasting character, which had already confined that venerable lady to her bed for many days. In fact, it was only the determination of Mrs. Glover herseit not to disappoint the audience, who had been invited and attracted for many weeks before, that overruled the remonstrances of her friends and family against her appearing at all. She was then utterly unfit to appear on the stage in her professional character, and the most serious alarm was felt lest there should be some sudden and fatal catastrophe. The result of the struggle of feeling she then underwent, super added as it was to the physical causes which had un dermined her strength, was, that Mrs. Glover sank under the disease which bad been consuming her, and quitted this life on Monday night. Although in the ordinary course the death of a public performer, however suggestive of a public loss, does not call forth an expression of sympathy through the recog nised organs of public feeling and opinion, the case of Mrs. Glover may fairly be regarded as an exception ; for she had outlived, not in her tenure of existence alone, but also in her professional talent, at least one generation of admirers ; and she was as much a study to the younger members of her profession, and a living monument of past forms of histrionic expres sion to the public at large, as in her youth and ma turer age she had, in her admirable impersonations, presented a type of living manners. Whatever may have been the tendency of custom in such matters, there can be but little doubt that in the case of Mrs. Glover it ought to be disregarded. Art has not too much honour in this country; and Mrs. Glover was an artist in the most emphatic sense of the word. To what a remote period we must cast back our glance in recording the commencement of Mrs. Glover's career ! She herself formed a sort of histo rical link in the succession of the heroes and heroines of the drama. She inherited the blood of Betterton, and she was the contemporary of George Frederick Cooke, the Kembles, Siddons, Miss O'Neil, and Ed mund Kean. She outlived them all ; and such was the vitality of her talent that even in her last per formances at the Strand Theatre, prior to her retire ment, there was a vigour and a verve, a vivid reflex of pristine comic strength and humour, that afforded pleasure to a young, uncongenial, and exacting race of play-goers, almost equal to that which she had given to her own proper contemporaries in her prime. Mrs. Glover (Julia Betterton) was the daughter of an actor named Betterton, who was descended from the great actor of that name. She was born on the Bth of January, 1781. Her father held a good position as an actor on the London stage, as the play-bills of the period sufficiently testify, and the child was brought up (as most of our great actors and actresses have been) "at the wings." She was even in infancy sent on the stage in such parts as children are used to fill. At a very early age her father's position obtained for her an en gagement. She became attached to the company of Tate Wilkinson, for whom she played, at York, the part of the page in The Orphan, and she also ex ercised her juvenile talents in the part of Torralumb, for the benefit of George Frederick Cooke, who on the occasion doffed his tragic garb and appeared in the character of Glutndalcar. Another character which she played successfully with Cooke was that of the little Duke of York in Richard the Third, into which, it is recorded, she threw a degree of spirit and childish roguishness that acted as a spur on the great tragedian himself, who never performed better than when seconded by his childish asso ciate. As the young lady advanced a little in years she undertook parts suited to her sex ; but her earlier successes were in purely tragic parts—a fact which may be surprising to the superficial observer, but which is not so extraordinary if we remember how much the success of her best characters in later life depended on the touches of pathos she threw into them. At the time to which we refer the provincial theatres were a school of acting. To have secured a high position in one of the dramatic " Circuiss" was a passport to the London theatres. In the year 1796 Miss Betterton had reached such a point of eminence that she was employed to fill the first parts both in tragedy and comedy at Bath, then one of the chief preparatory schools. Her success led to an offer of 10/. a week from Covent-garden, the engagement to be for three years, with an increase of 1/. each year. Ultimately, she was engaged for five years, com mencing at 15/. a week, and rising to 20/. a week. In these days, when actors of the first class ask and re ceive twice or thrice as much per night as Miss Bet terton then received per week, it may not be unin structive to recall the fact that the above terms were then considered as something extraordinary and even exorbitant. Mrs. Glover, still Miss Betterton, first appeared in London on the 12th of October, 1797, tifty-three years ago, as Elvira, in Hannah More's tragedy of Percy. She was decidedly successful. Her next character was that of Charlotte, in the West Indian, and on the 23d of November she played the part of a heroine in a new piece by the same author, Cumber land, celled First Impressions. She was again most successful ; and she had so advanced in public favour that when, shortly after, Mrs. Abington returned for a brief period to the stage, she was able to hold her ground against that counter attraction ; it being fur ther recorded that Mrs. Abington herself was among her admirers. Miss Betterton then married Mr. Glover, and continued on the staff of Covent-garden until the year 1801. Two years afterwards Mrs. Glover transferred her services to Drury-lane, and at the close of the season she was engaged by Bannister, the then manager, for three years. His death prevented the completion of the contract, and Mrs. Glover returned tosCovent garden. In 1813 she again appeared at Drury-lane, afterwards at Covent-garden, and subsequently she made an engagement at the Ilaymarket, of which theatre she continued, we need scarcely remind our readers, the most distinguished ornament for many years. We need not enter into the causes which led to her secession from Mr. Webster's company, be cause we are inclined to believe that it arose from misunderstanding on both sides. She was engaged by Mr. Anderson, when that gentleman commenced his brief and inauspicious management of Drury-lane Theatre; but she left the company under circum stances in nowise discreditable to herself, and enlisted under the banner of Mr. W. Farrell, at the Strand Theatre, whither she attracted choice audiences, when it was known that she was about to play for the last time in all her great characters. Ilere she took, a short time since, her professional farewell, followed soon after by her personal farewell and benefit at Drury-lane Theatre. It has been too often the fate of female dra matic artists of the first rank to be unfortunate in their domestic relations. Beyond recording the fact that the domestic life of Mrs. Glover was long embit tered from no cause depending on herself, we do nut consider ourselves justified in referring to her private misfortunes. They were made the subject at one time of judicial interference ; and those who seek for such details can easily find them. In all that de pended upon herself, she was an exemplary member of society, discharging her duties as a wife and a mother in a manner to re -enforce with those who knew her the respect commanded by her professional talent. Her sons and daughters have appeared be fore the public in various ways, and always in a manner to do credit to their parent. Mrs. Glover's early professional life was spent as a tragic actress. In this capacity she was always more than respectable : in fact it was here that she laid the foundation of her professional position. But nature had marked her out for comedy, in which she trod the highest walks, with a talent so unique as to leave but little hope that her place will be sup plied. The best proof of her genius is, that al though we refer to her performances within the memory of the most youthful of playgoers, we can speak, not so much in the way of retrospect, as of the vivid examples which must be fresh in the memory of all. Her Mrs. 'Candour, her Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, her Mrs. Heidelberg, her Widow Green, her Old Lady Lambert, were models of the 'V • —One of her Majeste's highest order of comic acting, combining breadth of THE LARO e afternoon at . Woolwich Dock humour with refinement of detail unexampled end serv d an t t o s t arrived ae ch ar n se ge of the' y large land tortoise, known to be unapproached among contemporary actresses. Mrs. - Glover also possessed the merit of being able to cleva• the ephemeral creations of the farcical dramatists by Queen, and returned to town with it at four o'clock. ;a-it'otrol;kstfrloim9 ehaersol Caped, brought u t f o h o t d. home ope in a s the a o'clock. endowing steam- J' Glover them with an individuality worthy of more CAPTURE or Poerosses AT MONTROSE.—On Sitt permanent productions. It was an extraordinary in- turday a rather miusu e a r l e s!i e e e c n ta e ce er N c Ni s a i s n w t i h t e n i e r ss a d m i b n ol s t e stance of the vitality and perpetual self-renewal of Basin. a in true dramatic talent, that she was thus able to holdand bouStixthpeoNTsoefsaL river; some pers g on, who' happened to be there, got a boat and gave chase. One person took her place, and s a ti s f y t h e d ema nds of a younger and off his clothes and followed them with a boat - hoo k, wi th less critical age, an d yet ever suggest the desire to w hich he destroyed the whole half dozen. They were l arge see her over and over aga i n i n her own proper crea animals, three of them measuring from 9 to 11 feet in tions. Even during her last series of performances length. The other three were only about half that size,— she showed no abatem e nt o f her pristine vigour or of IL1:4 4dilihr94 MOHO, WESTMINSTER. BRIDGE. (From the Daily News.) It is exactly a hundred years since Westminstet bridge was opened. It occupied twelve years in building, and cost 218,0001., with 170,7001. additional expended on approaches. It is pretty generally known that the bottom courses of the piers of this bridge were laid or built upon floating chests, or caissons, which when loaded were sunk into the bed of the river. These caissons form the sole foundation for the superincumbent masonry which is unsustained by underpiling, or any other support than that of the shifting sand or gravel upon which it rests. The de tects and dangers of this mode of building were dis covered even prior to the opening of the bridge. " In the months a May and June, 1747, the western pier was perceived to settle very gently at first, but so much faster towards the end of July, that it was thought absolutely necessary to take off . the balustrades, paving, and part of the ballast that lay over the said pier and tha two arches adjoining. By the continuation of the settling, these arches lost their regular semicircular figure; considerable openings in the joints showed the arches to be in danger, and some of the atones both in the fronts and soffits were split and broken—one of them actually fell out, and another was taken out to prevent its telling." Such was the report of the architect, M. Charles La belye; and thus we see that even before the bridge was nished, it became necessary to rebuild two of its arches. At different periods since, the whole of the structure has more or less settled or given way. Costly works have from time to time been under taken to secure it, without advantage. From 1810 to 1838, 83,0001. was expended on the bridge; and be tween 1838 and 1844 it cost no less than 82,000/. additional, and proved then to be in worse repair than ever. In 1846, it will be recollected, it was necessary to close the bridge entirely. Extensive operations were undertaken in order to secure it. Rows of piles were driven into the bed of the river at very great expense to prevent the materials about the caissons from being underwashed by the cur rents ; 30,000 tons weight of stone and material was taken off the bridge, and the roadway was lowered very considerably. All without avail. The bridge has continued to settle ever since. It is at the present time in a perilous, if not an insecure con dition : condemned by the engineers, and aban doned by everybody. The question now appears to be what is to be done ? The Westminster-bridge Commissioners possess property of the clear value of 6,8801. a year. Their accumulated stock amounts at the present time to about 22,0001. It is obvious that 22,0001. will go a very little way to build a new bridge. It is obvious, also, that if a new bridge is to be built on the site of the old one, it would be neces sary to erect a temporary bridge in order not to stop the important line of communication between West minster and Lambeth, whilst the new bridge was constructing. But even a temporary bridge would cost more money than the Commissioners appear to have in hand. It is the duty of the Westminster bridge Commissioners to maintain the communieation undisturbed. They appear to feel this responsibility. After looking at the question in all its bearings, they thought it right to consult the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. They proposed to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to surrender their property to the Govern ment or Parliament, if either of those authorities would relieve them of responsibility. Sir Charles Wood declined. The Commissioners have, therefore, done the next best thing which the circumstances en abled them. They have caused a Bill to be laid be fore the House of Commons authorizing them to build a temporary bridge parallel with and immedi ately adjacent to the present structure. This tempo rary bridge is proposed to be of wood : a contractor will undertake its erection for 25,000/., the materials being reserved as his property when .it is removed. Upon the temporary bridge being opened, and the communication secured, the present stone structure will be entirely demolished. The question will then arise as to its rebuilding. Money must be provided for the purpose, and there will probably then be some discussion as to the site. The House of Commons appears to doubt whether this arrangement is the best that can be made. The Westminster bridge Bill has been referred to a Select Committee, and, from all we hear, the- Select Committee is not entirely disposed to report favourably of this temporary plan. The public will probably agree with them in thinking that something better might be done. For some years past different plans have been before the public, and these are some of them. Mr. Barry, when first he commenced the new palace, was inclined to think that it would be disfigured and obscured by the existing structure. He accordingly proposed a plan for a new bridge to harmonise with the House of Lords and Commons. We remember the plan at the National Gallery some years ago, and very beautiful it looked on paper. But the public faith in Mr. Barry and his estimates has been, like the Westminster-bridge piers, a good deal shaken ; and however it might harmonise with the new Houses of Parliament, it is doubtful whether a gorgeous gothic bridge, with Pugin-istic panellings and narrow-shouldered warders, would harmonise with the present current of the public taste. If all we hear, too, is true, Mr. Barry's own faith is not quite so firm in the effect of his building as it was. He has become aware that its beauties are best unfolded by close and microscopical examination, and he is consequently not so particular about its general effect being hidden by the bridge which he formerly , considered so terrible an eyesore. 'We shall, there fore, probably be saved the " gothic bridge." Another plan, which was mooted in 1846 or 1847, was a plan for a bridge from the end of Whitehall-place to an en tirely new street on the shore directly opposite. Under the auspices of Mr. Hawes, this plan made consider able way untilthis Lambeth constituents took serious objection to it. They resolved, first, that the pro jected bridge would be much too close to the Hun gerford Suspension Bridge; second, that it would se riously interfere with the rights of property in the Westminster Bridge-road, which at the present moment is one of our busiest thoroughfares. After making some noise, this project was abandoned with out reference to Parliament. Another plan, pro posed, we believe, by Sir Howard Douglas, late M.P., for Liverpool, was to transfer the site of Westminster-bridge to Lambeth•stairs, and to form a new line of communication between Milbank and Pimlico, a project which, as our Lon don readers know, is being partially adopted now. There seem several considerations in favour of this plan • the most serious objection to it is inconvenience tq the direct traffic between Charing-cross and Sur rey. It cannot be doubted that the larger number of the vehicles which pass from the west-end to the other side of the river, or vice versa, come from above the neighbourhood of Charing-cross. There would be, no doubt, additional inconvenience in obliging these vehicles to go half a mile further down the river before an opportunity was offered them of cross ing it. Another proposed site for the new bridge is from the end of the little street cared Derby•street, which runs out of Parliament-street into Cannon row. This would be an excellent site as regards the traffic, and a very short communication would open a way from the Lambeth side into that present great artery of Lambeth, the Westminster Bridge-road. But it is objected that the curve in the river adds considerably to its breadth at this particular point, and that the cost of the bridge if placed there would conse quently be considerably enhanced. Thereis, we believe, validity in this objection, though on other grounds the position would be most desirable. Whatever course is taken—whether it is determined to waste 50,000/. in building a temporary bridge, or whether a new bridge shall be built in another situation, the line of communication being maintained by the old one whilst the new bridge is erecting—whichever of these courses is pursued, the one great essential, money, is absolutely necessary. We shall be anxious to learn the result of the Committee's deliberations upon this point—whether they consider the work so far a national one that Parliament ought to make a grant towards it, or whether they intend that the construction of the new bridge shall abide the distant period when the Westminster Bridge Commissioners may have funds enough to set at , out it. We only hope the report will be forthcoming sufficiently early to enable Parliament to consider the question this session, for this seems to be a matter which ought not to be delayed. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, 17, 1850.