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found the pthoner Cane in the cellar, and when he eaught sight of me, he tried to escaTe the buck way. 1 4 was bleeding at the head, but when he was taken into custody, he said he had not been out. The con stable who assisted me in arresting Cane, called upon him to surrender, or he would knock him down. The con stable told him that he was taken for en iy;ssult, and be replied, Oh, go." lie was afterwards conveyed to the station•howe. Chaplin was then taken to his own bonne, where I saw him subsequently to the arrest of the prisoners, but he was quite insensible, and the surgeon ordered him to be removed to Guy's Hospital. When Chaplin drew his staff and struck at Hickey the blow „took effect. I first saw Cane when I attempted to take nia3 into custody at the bottom of Salamanca-street , arid he struck me. His head was not bleeding then. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—I hove been a po hce•constable about 10 or 11 weeks. lam a tailor by trade. This is the first row I have been in. My beat Was near to Chaplin's. Mine was on the one side of the Street and Chaplin's on the other. The disturbance, in Point of fact, first occurred on the beat of another con stable. I do not know what occurred before I came upon tho spot, bat about an hour before I saw Chaplin the 1', 1, 11 appeared to be singing and amusing t hemselves ; net, nevertheless, they made a great noise. The house No. 49, is a lodging-house, and I believe some twelve or thirteen men lodge there. The prisoners, I have since heard, had been working at the gas - works. I was knocked down immediately after I struck Cane, and I then lost sight of the prisoners; but some minutes be fore brick-bas were flying about in great profusion. there were then ten or twelve men arrested together. By Mr. RALLeINTINIE—When Hick :y struck Chaplin, I saw something dark in his hand. It appeared to me to be a brick-bat. Chaplen struck at him with his staff and it went close to his head. I could not see whether the staff struck him, but I heard the sound of the blow. Chaplin must have received blows while I was present. I do not know whether a man named Clarey was there, for do I know such a person. Two men named Burke Were taken into custody, and I was called upon to iden tify them, but I was unable to do £O. A man named Barrington was also arrested, but afterwards discharged 1 1 the magistrate. By Mr. WOOLLETT—The men had been drinking, but they were not drunk. I had never seen M'Elliott be fore this occasion. Re-examined—At the time I struck Cane the deceased Was falling on the ground. Cane had struck him. No brick-bats were thrown before that occurrence, nor had any been thrown before I struck Cane on the head. William Lowney, examined by Mr. RYLAND—I am a Police-constable, and between one and two o'clock on the morning of the sth of May I was on duty in Glasshouse- Street, Vauxhall. I heard the springing of a rattle, the Sound of which appeared to come from the Broad-street end of Vauxhall-wbart, and I went in that direction. When I had got to No. 49, Vauxhall-wharf, I met the three prisoners and another man, who is not in custody. Cane went into No. 43, and Hickey into 49. The other two ran on, and I went on to the spot where I found the deceased lying on the ground bleeding. He appeared to be quite unconscious, and I assisted in convey tag him to the Queen's Head. I afterward* went with the other Constables and arrested Hickey and Cane at No. 49. Rickey had blood on his face and hands, and when asked how it came there, he said his nose had been bleeding. The blood was on his forehead trickling down his cheek. Re went quietly through the house, but resisted at the door. Botb, however, were secured and taken to the station. When Hickey got there he took a handkerchief off his neck and gave it to me. I told him that he bad better wear it, but he said no, he did not want it. He was drunk, but he could both walk and talk. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—I had known them by name before, but my impression i 3 I had seen them together at the White Lion public•house, Vauxhall, a few nights previous. Thomas Streames, another police-constable, gave cor toborative evidence. _ Robert Sharp, the landlord of the White Lion public house in Vauxhall, deposed that the prisoners Cane and Mickey were at his house from nine o'clock on Sunday evening the 4th ult. until half-past twelve on the morning of the sth of May. They were quite sober when they left. Cross-examined—Hickey was not dressed as he is now, but wore a hat, with cord trousers and cord coat. A man named Clarey was with the prisoner. He was dressed in a black frock coat. Clarey before this oc currence was a frequent visitor to the White Lion, but since then he had disappeared. The prisoners worked at the gas-works, and up to the time of being taken into custody they bore excellent characters. Clarey had been out of work, and a meeting of his countrymen was held at the White Lion to make a collection for him, as he had been a long time out of work. There were Its many as forty men and about twenty women pre sent, but the prisoners being the last in the house he had more opportunity of observing them. Streames was recalled, and stated that when Hickey Was arrested he was dressed the same as he was then. Michael Connor, who resides at 49, Vauxhall- wharf, Was also at the White Lion on the Sunday evening, Where he saw the three prisoners. He left at a quarter Past twelve, and the prisoners remained behind. Cross-examined —Hickey wore a dark cord jacket. William Nichol, examined by Mr. RYLAND—I am a police-constable, and I arrested M'Elliott about half - Past one, at the door of No. 49. On the way to the station-house he asked me what I had taken him for. I said when we got to the station-house the inspector Would tell him. He replied that he knew nothing of the murder, but I had said nothing to him about any Murder. William Gough, another police-constable, stated that about 9 o'clock on the morning of the sth, he went to two gardens in Vauxhall-wharf, and found that some of the stones in the surrounding wall were missing. Later in the day ho took some clinkers which he received from Streames and examined them with the holes on the top of the wall; they exactly fitted. Streames, being recalled, said he found the clinkers on the spot where the deceased fell, opposite Salamanca street. It was about an hour and a half after the de ceased was removed that he picked them up. Mrs. Hans, the wile of a policeman, residing at 101, Vauxhall-road, deposed that the clinkers produced were similar to those that surrounded her husband's garden. She saw the wall about half-past 10 on the Sunday, and it was then complete. The next day, when she examined the wall, some of the stones were gone and she found foot marks, as if people had jumped over. Mr. -Theodore Edward Lad, a surgeon residing at Walworth-place, Lambeth, examined by Mr. RYIAND— I was called up to see the deceased at his own house. It Was nearly three o'clock, and I found him nearly insen sible. His face was very much bruised, and on his right eyebrow there was a lacerated wound. On the left side of his head there was an extensive wound penetrating to the bone, pressing on the brain. The: 43 wounds were bleeding, and he was also bleeding from the nose and ears. I ordered him to be taken to the hospital. I heard afterwards of his death. The cause of death I should imagine would be the fracture on the skull. Mr. Watkins Reece, examined by Mr. CLARKE—I was hospital surgeon to Guy's Hospital when the deceased was brought there on the sth of May. He was quite in sensible, and died in about a quarter of an hour after wards. On a post-mortem examination it was found that there were five lacerated contused wounds, varying in ex tent and size. The blows must have been numerous. I attribute the death to an extensive fracture on the left side of the skull. The stones produced would have in flicted the injuries. This closed the evidence for the prosecution. Thu case wa s proceeding' when our report left. BO W-ST REET.—(THIS DAY.) William Anderson, a cab-driver, was charged before Mr. Jardine with the following robbery at the Clarence Hotel, Charing•cross. Ou Wednesday, the 11th inst., one of the porters of the hotel, William Phipps, saw the prisoner Caine in from the street, and walk deliberately behind the counter. In a few moments afterwards Phipps saw him go out again with a coat partly con cealed under his own; the witness knew that coat to be one belonging to himself. Ho followed the prisoner into the street and gave him into custody. Ho was fully committed for trial, and as several men, apparently cab-drivers, had annoyed Phipps in the streets since the robbery, and threatened him in a savage manner if he should not forego the prosecution, Mr. JARDINE directed the police to give the prosecu tor every protection in their power, and to bring before him any person whom Phipps should point out as having molested him. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) A DRUNKEN FREAK. — Captain Phillips, of the 43d Foot, was charged before Ur. Hardwick, with being drunk, and stealing a cab from th e rank in the Hay market. Boyce, 181 C., said he was on duty last night in the Haymarket, when ho saw the prisoner, who was very drunk, driving a cab up the street at . a furious r a t e . A cabman was running after him, calling out that h e (pri soner) had stolen his cab. Witness pursued him as far as the circus, and took him into custody.. i The defendant, who pleaded intoxication as the Cause of his strange conduct, was fined 205., which he imme diately paid. THE GREAT EXHIBITION• (THIS DAY.) A considerable increase in the number of half-crown visitors was manifest this morning over last Fridey. At twelve o'clock 14,088 persons had passed in, of whom 7,199 entered in the first hour. ST. PETER'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL IN C ONNEXION WITH KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. — Yesterd a y the distribu tion of prizec took place at this hi g hl y p atronised establish ment, by the Rev. J. H. Hamilton, M.A., and the profi ciency of the scholars in every branch of learning gave strong evidence of the superior system of tuition pursued by . its head masters, the Rev. Dr. Wilson and the Rev. J. IA 11. son, M.A. The names of the successful competitors were, Masters B. Webster, W. S. Webster (sons of Mr. B. Web ster), Shipman, Wilson, Hadley, Baillie, Salter, Pass, Had. ley, jun., Robinson, Imrie, Ince, Covey, Handcock, Power, Boileau, Comrie, Scott, Carey, Fuller, Love, Maples, Jones, Daller, Keith, Ekin, Bedford, Goodban, Maples, Masson, Vines. After the awards of merit, recitations were very a bly given by the pupils, in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, very ably and English. The exhibition of the dra wings, in var i o us styles, in water colours, crayon, and pencil, reflected the highest credit on the pupils for their proficiency, and on Mr. Varley, the master of this department, for the system of tuition pursued. Altogether, we h ave se ldom witnessed a g reater display of intelligence, alike gratifying to both the masters and parents. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. — The Chester and Holy head Railway Company are forming a wharf in the inner harbour at Holyhead, at the terminus of the double line of railway near the quay, for the . purpose of meeting the con templated facilities for the traffic in cattle, &c. It is anticipated that in a short time a large amount of Irish cattle will be forwarded to the English markets rid Holy head. The period has arrived for the transfer o f th e com pany's steamers to the City of Dublin Steam Company, who for the future will perform the mail, passenger, and cargo service between Holyhead and Dublin. No alteration will be ode is tto tams of osilizig of the exproas oteutem ill. e .3124 I.ITERATURE. CASA GUIDI WINDOWS. A Poem. By Elizabeth Barra It Browning. Chapman and Hall. Renmi:bering, a a we did, so many exquisite effu sions from the ham of our authoress, we welcomed with all eagerness the verses contained in the present volume, immediate ly on their first appearance. It was an additional attraction to us that they were poetic blossoms which had bloomed in the midst of the sunshine and the verdure of an Italian landscape. Hence the book beci tme to us a twofold object of fas cination. We imag fined to ourselves in the current of these lucubratioris the luscious flavour imparted by the ripening influences of the " warm south," a draught of— " the Er ae, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bpi bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-sta'ulei mouth!" In no respect have our anticipations been realized. " Casa Guidi Windows," as the work of one who has already given indications of genius, has in fact yielded us only the most painful end vexatious disap pointment. Its argument is incoherent throughout, its diction affected, its style artificial, its whole cha racter that of prose jingling into rhyme without the merit of the smoothness usually found in even com mon-place versification. Yet, miserable failure as the volume i?, containing as it does scarcely three pages in any way worthy of Mrs. Browning, it has been lauded to the skies by ber mistaken eulogists, who would cram the veriest balderdash down our throats as poetry simply because it emanated from her pen. Poetry, forsooth ! if this is poetry we never read one line of poetry before, and trust most devoutly we may never again be subjected to a similar infliction. Why, a fifth form boy never perpetrated more me lancholy doggrel than may be encountered in profu fusion by just skimming over the pages hapbazard. Take the following as a sample ; it occurs in the 18th page:— " This was he, Savonarola, who, while Peter sank, With his whole boat-load, called courageously, ' Wake Christ I Wake Christ ! '—who having tried the tank (Y 0 rhyme, of course with sank.) Of the church-waters used for baptistry, Ere Luther lived to spill them, said they stank 1" Poetry ! The praise lavished upon stuff like this is ignominy scattered over the ashes of the really illustri ous. But it may be argued by those who are infa tuated into the indulgence of a blind admiration that we are unfairly extracting injurious specimens prepense. In testimony of the contrary, take the very opening lines of this much vaunted " Casa Guidi Windows"— " I heard last night a little child go singing, 'Neath Casa Guidi windows, by the church, 0 Lelia tiber ta, 0 bella !' stringing (Another word dragged in neck and crop, in defiance of all euphony, solely and exclusively for the sake of the rhyme.) The same words still on notes he went in search, So high for, (Rather blundering that : a sixpenny dictionary might have suggested of as more grammatical.) you concluded the upspringing Of such a nimble bird to sky from perch," &o. (Perch, just in the same way to chime with search and church.) Occasionally, moreover, the text runs into the baldest prose, recounting the most obvious matters of course. As, where gazers from the casements are spoken of— " By whom, if flower or kerchief were thrown out, From any lattice, then the same would fall Into the river underneath, no doubt.' No doubt ! the reader, answers like an echo. How solemn in its arresting awfulness also is that passage in which the writer points out the shade of the buried Buonarrotti, beginning flippantly—" That's Michael Angelo !" Indeed. What shall be said likewise in extenuation of such a fragment as that in which Mrs Browning speaks "Of poets sonneteering in their sleep 'Neath the pale olives, which droop, tickling some On chin and foreheadfrom a dream too deep," &c.? It is because we see a volume crowded with speci mens of this kind of composition panegyrised as a master-piece of poetic eloquence, and held up as a model of mingled grace and sublimity —it is because we hear it designated by all the most encomiastic words in the phraseology of literary vassalage, and because we see these things, and at the same time love and reverence in our heart of hearts such poems as the " Lycidas” of Milton, or the " Alastor" of Shelley, or the "Lusiad" of Camoens, or the " Colin Clout" of Spenser, or the " Fridoline" of Schiller, and because we regard works like these as poetry, that we must pro test, with all the emphasis of which emotion can render us capable, against those who would compel us to bend the knee in homage before a book like " Casa Guidi Windows." True, no doubt, a woman like Mrs. Browning could not exactly write two or three hundred pages of versification, however indif ferent they might be in the aggregate, without scat tering over them occasionally a clever thought or an ingenious expression. But, simply because at p. 7 we find the dawn described as " haggard like the sleepless," and because at page 22 we find it observed that " happy accident turns holy art," and because at page 2 the national songs of the Roman Peninsula are designated " pangs sheathed into music," therefore we are not bound to accept the mass of wearisome and stilted affectations in which these minute atoms of excellence are almost lost sight of altogether, as a masterpiece of divine eloquence and preternatural inspiration. Yet in these extravagant and hyperbo lical terms of panegyric the volume before us has been mentioned, and our present emphasis of con demnation is attributable to the disgust with which we have noticed this ill-judged servility of criticism to an empty name upon an indifferent title-page. It is this contemptible spirit of subserviency to mere reputation, which tends to cast such a malign and de generating influence over literature—criticism, more over, being thrown into contempt by its indiscriminate regard for cliquerie and its abject attention to mere favouritism. To such an absurdity have we seen this wretched evidence of infatuation carried in the in stance now under consideration, that we have observed italicised such lines as the following—italicised as spe cimens of poetic ability slashed our sleeves like patriots, nor foreswore The true Republic in the form of hats. We did not fight Exactly, we fired muskets up the void. To show that victory was ours of right. We proved that Austria was dislodged, or would, Or should be, and that Tuscany in arms, Should, would. dislodge her in high hardihood." And so on inexhaustibly drenching us with the di luted balderdash, and calling it forsooth by that divine appellation which belongs of right only to the sweetest and the wisest utterances of humanity. Gladly do we turn from such trash as makes up the bulk of these vaunted quotations to the subjoined passage, one which stands forth conspicuously as one of nervous and thoughtful beauty. The writer is speaking of violets strewn over the grave of Savonarola. "We who are the see d Of buried creatures, if we turned and spate Upon our antecedents, we were vile. Bring violets rather! If these had not walked Their furlong, could we hope to walk our mile? Therefore bring violets! Yet if we, self-baulked, Stand still a-strewing violets all the while, These had as well not moved, ourselves not talked Of these. So rise up with a cheerful smile, And, having strewn the violets, reap the corn, And, having reaped and garnered, bring the plough And draw new furrows 'neath the healthy morn, And plant the great Hereafter in this Now." A vigorous outburst like this we can admire, but not those spurious exclamations, which, coming from the lips of our authoress, are mistaken by her worshippers for the blended oracles of a poet and a metaphysician. Two metaphors, and two only out of the whole book, appear to us to be in any way deserving of com mendation : the first where it is prettily said— " I wove these stuffs so subtly that the gold Swims to the surface of the silk like cream, And curdles to fair patterns;" the second where, speaking in a grander mood, and with a voice more powerful in its resonance, it is re marked— " This model of a steam-ship moves your wonder? You should behold it crushing down the brine, Like a blind Jove who feels his way with thunder." Elsewhere we come upon such very dilapidated figures of speech as (at page 46) that about the lion shaking from his mane the dewdrops. Once, and only once, Mrs. Growing rises from the dead level of her present mediocrity and writes as formerly wrote the vigorous hand of Elizabeth Barrett. It is where she pronounces, in numbers not unworthy of her theme, the funeral panegyric of the late hero-king, Charles Albert of Sardinia. She has been lamenting over one grave, and thus continues : "Another i s At Genoa, where a king may fitly li e , cannon's steed a enydesfeflotrththei skys Who berating that heroic h eart o f his At lost Novara, that he could n o t di e, thriceinto d shuddering g lie T p h i n u u n g g h edhis s h Reel back between the fire-shocks;—stripped away The ancestral ermine ere the smoke had cleared, And naked to the soul, that none might say His kingship covered what was base and bleared With treason, he went out an exile, yea, An exiled patriot! Let him be revered. "Yea, verily, Charles Albert has died well: And if he lived not all so, as one spoke, The sin pass softly with the passing bell. For he was shriven, I think, in cannon smoke, And taking off his crown, made visible A hero's forehead. Shaking Austria's yoke He shattered his own band and heart. So best,' ILis last words were upon his lonely bed,— ' I do not end like popes and dukes at least— Thank God for it.' And now that he is dead, Admitting it is proved and manifest That he was worthy, with a disorowned head. t i3X .4 ..1 ' . ...,1; N I) (._) N , To measure heights with patriots, let them stand Beside the man is his Oporto shroud, And each vouchsafe to take him by the hand, And kiss him on the cheek, and says aloud, Thou, too, hast suffered for our native land! My brother, thou art one of us. Be proud.' " Very noble and beautiful is this, and worthy of a woman's heart, and a woman's intellect, and a woman's enthusiasm. Nevertheless, twenty lines even though they be as meritorious as the foregoing, are insufficient to redeem a volume which is other wise worthless as a specimen of tedious and affected versification. Considered, moreover, in regard to its design, the work must be denied all claim—even the faintest—to originality, it being literally neither more nor less than a very hoarse amen, croaked somewhat tardily to the aspirations syllabled in the " Roman" of Sydney Yendys. Altogether the book is calculated in no manner to extend Mrs. Browning's popularity, tending, we believe, on the contrary, very seriously to deteriorate her reputation. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. James Truscott. Railway companies generally would do well to emulate the enterprise evinced in the present publi cation. In it are described, in a very lively and graphic manner, the various localities noticeable along the line of the Eastern Counties Railroad, the letter press being agreably interspersed with woodcuts, re presenting the principal features of the double pano rama of landscapes. A species of vignette displays " our starting train" at the commencement of the narrative. Further on we have a sketch of the Bishopsgate Station ; and before quitting the pre cints of the metropolis we catch glimpses of the Victoria Park gates and of Bow- bridge, passing on until we arrive at the Stratford works, and turning on to the main line at the Strat ford Junction. Tottenham Cross is not overlooked, neither are the Waltham Abbey gates, or Waltham Abbey itself, Rye House, or Broxbourne. To the travelled reader it will be interesting after this to note successively Nether Hall and Nell Gwynn's House, Audley End, and the little town of Saffron Weldon. Arrived at Cambridge, we find sprinkled over the descriptive chapters relating to that Uni versity, cuts of King's College, of the view from Castle-hill, of St. Sepulchre's, of King's College Chapel, of Trinity, of St. John's, and of Clara Hall. Ely is the next engraving, and opposite to this comes one of Ely Cathedral. Several drawings of spots well known at Norwich are given immediately after wards, such as the market-place, the castle, the Nor man tower, Pull's ferry, the bridge, and station, with one or two of the ,ancient gateways. Thorpe is the next place particularized, and afterwards comes a capital view of the quay side at Yarmouth. Together with these are clever little woodcuts of the column, of the jetty, of the market-place, and of the canal. Somerleyton, Lake Lothing, and Lowestoft, are de picted both in a literary and pictorial manner with much exactitude. Connected with the engraving of Lowes toft are minor ones of the bridge and harbour, of the beach and pilot station, and of High Light. Romford is then reached, and thence, through Epping Forest, we come upon the pretty little village of Chigwell, renowned as the scene of so many romantic occur rences described in Charles Dickens's " Barnaby Rudge." Chelmsford is represented hard by in two views, and is closely followed by Maldon, with a glimpse of the Maldon railway station. Braintree and Colchestor are next perceived, with a sketch of the railway station at the latter place, and others of St. Botolph's Priory, of Wix Belfry, of Mr. Bag shaw's house (both interior and exterior), of the Landguard Fort, and the Club-house. Then we behold The Brinks, with engravings of the Corn market, and of the outside and inside of Peterborough Cathedral. On reaching Hertford, the excursionist has his attention directed to the castle and college, and so passing pleasantly from terminus to terminus, becomes familiarized with the whole route of the Eastern Counties Railway. As a specimen of the charmingly anecdotal and gossiping style in which the guide has been written throughout, we trans cribe the following note entire, as it occurs at pages 22 and 23, on the occasion of its being observed that Trinity College, Cambridge, has in modern times pro duced two of the greatest geniuses in their respective walks that England, or probably the whole of Europe, possesses : MACAULA.Y AND BIILWER. " Though these illustrious men have ceased to belong to the Senate, which their oratory as much adorned, as their achievements in the closet enriched the realms of mind, we must append some few particulars of their public lives, premising that both were prominent mem bers of the progressive party in politics, the former in the Radical, the latter in the Whig, interest. Sir Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton was erected a Baronet of the United Kingdom in the year 1838. He was the son ot General William Earle Bulwer, of W ood ailing and Heydon Hall, Norfolk, by the only daughter and heir of Richard Warburton Lytton. of Knebworth, lierts (who by Royal licence, in 1841, resumed her pa ternal name of Lytton). He was born in 1805, and married, in 1827, the daughter of the late Francis Mas sey Wheeler, Esq., of Liza ird Connell, in the county of Limerick, and grandson of Hugh, Lord Massey. Was Member of Parliament for St. Ives in 1831, and sat for Lincoln from 1832 to 1841. He assumed the additional surname of Lytton after that of Bulwer in 1844, in compliance with the will of his mother, representative of the families of Lytton of Knebwortb, and Robinson of Guersylt. His literary works are well known and very numeroug, embracing social and historic romance (as " Pelham" and the " Last of the Barons"), history pro per (" Athens, its Rise and Fall"), innumerable tales (as " Lelia" and " Pilgrims of the Rhine"), poetry, satiric and epic (" New Timon" and " King Arthur"), essays (" Student"), politics (" England and the English"), and the drama (Money, Richelieu, Lady of Lyons, &c.), being by far the most eminent and successtul dramatist of modern days, and in that oapacity most appropriately presiding at the farewell dinner to the last of great mo dern actors, Macready, on the lit March. The Right lion. Thomas Babington Macaulay, son of Zachary Macaulay, Esq., was born in 1800, and ap pointed Privy Councillor of Great Britain in 1839. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, February, 1826, and elected a bencher in 1849. Ho has been a commissioner of bankrupts; a commissioner, and subse quently secretary to the Board of Control; ,fifth mem ber ot, and legal adviser to, the Supreme Council of India; was Fellow of Trinity College, Cam bridge ; Secretary at War from 1839 to Septem ber, 1841; elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow in 1848; professor of ancient history. in the Royal Academy in 1850. He is the author ot " The History of England from the Accession of James II.," of " Lays of Ancient Rome," and of many articles in the Edinburgh Review. He was Member of Parliament for Caine in 1830, for Leeds in 1832, and for Edinburgh from January, 1840 to 1847." With a variety of interesting particulars such as these, the_compiler of the present volume contrives to render his chapters singularly delightful and attrac tive. To any traveller on; he Eastern Counties line of railway the book will be found the most agreeable anion. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, JUNE 19. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. June 13. Magician cutter, J. S. Parker, Esq., from Lymington; Aurora cutter, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., from St. Helen's. 14. Beatrix schooner, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., from Portsmouth. 15. Gauntlet cutter, W. Peareth, Esq., from Sandgate. 16. Wizard cutter, William Deludeld, Esq., from Portsmouth. 18. Plover cutter, Major Martyn, from Antwerp. 19. Syren cutter, Rev. R. P. Har top, from Southampton. SAILINGS. June 18. Maritana cutter, James Gee, Esq., for Guernsey. 19. Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, Portland, and other western ports. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Drift, Wizard, Elizabeth, Stella, Brilliant, Osprey, Lai-lock, Turquoise, Seagull, Aurora, Gondola, Spider, Merlin, Nautilus, Plover, Ripple, Coquette, Titania, Ma gician, Syren, Laelia, Leda. The Bill for extending the provisions of the Public Health Act to West Cowes, it is understood, is to be read a third time in the House of Commons this (Friday) evening. Mr. Ranger is to open his court at the Medina Hotel on the 25th instant, to fix the boundary for the town of East Cowes, on the Public Health Act being extended to that town. The hay harvest has become general throughout the Isle of Wight; the crops are good, and the weather as fine as could be wished. Though barley and oats have advanced full 20 per cent. within a very short period, the same complaints continue of the ruinously low prices which they produce. Reports aro already spreading of the appearance of the potato blight; we have not seen it, and we beiieve that what some represent as the plague spot is only the damage done by the late high wind, and that the crop never locked better. In fruit, peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears, and plums are a said failure. CREMORNE GARDENS.—The ascent of a female aeronaut new to the metropolitan public attracted an im mense concourse of visitors at this favourite resort last night, and well were they repaid for their visit. Mdlle. Palmyre Garneron, with a self-possession that must place her in the ' front rank of aeronauts, is youthful, calm, and quiet in her d emeano ur and arrangements , a n d w i t h a pleasing and graceful smile bid adieu to the visitors punctually at the ap pointed time. The elegant balloon was distinctly visible for s ome period as it moved gracefully along at an unvaried al titude, and judging from the smoothness of its passage, her first trip from Cremorne must have been as delightful to her self as it was satisfactory to the public. The new perform ances by the celebrated equestrian troupe, "Le Cirque Na tional de France," were of the most brilliant character, and reflected great credit upon the name even of Franconi. Al , together the evening was a brilliant one. CAUTION TO DISORDERLY PEOPLE.—At BOW street, on Tuesday morning last, a person evidently moving in a respectable sphere of life, was brought before the sitting magistrate, after ha v i ng been locked up all ni g ht, char g ed with being intoxicated the night before, and obstructin g the steam. boat pier man's jacket, passengers whilst 20s. He was also fined a further sum of S. for t earin g the who endeavoured onthe to Te p m re p v le en P t i ehri,mafnrodmlinan noying the passengers. comp 1 - 4,Q E.' .I'i 1,1 I 1J ..:.t. 'll EAST INDIA HOUSE. A quarterly general Court of the East India Com pany was held on We,in: sday at their house in Leaden hall-street. Mr. John Sh , pherd, chairman of the company, was in the chair. The minutes of the last quarterly meeting were read and confirmed. The CnainmsN announced that the warrants for the half-yearly dividend would be ready for delivery on the 7th of July next. The report of the committee on the bye-laws was then read, and the committee re-appointed fur the ea* suing year. PUBLIC WAYS IN OUZERAT. Colonel DICKINSON then brought forward the mo tion of which he had given notice,—That a fixed per tentage on the revenue of each collectorate in Guzerat be annually expended for the improvement and ex te nsien of the public ways throu g h ou t that province. Tne people of that province were at one time in a state of great prosperity, but by degrees a great de cadence of that prosperity had taken place, which justified him in asking for a special grant for the amelioration of the condition of the agricultural popu lation of the four collectorates into which the pro vince was divided. After showing how those col lecterates had le!en impoverished by fire and inun dation, as well as by the competiticn to which they were exposed in the markets of Europe by the introduction of American cotton, the consequence cf which had been to take the ryots out of the hands of the landlords, who were always considerate in their dealings with them, and to expose them to a set of rapacious money-lenders, the Hon. and Gallant Pro prietor proceeded to describe the went of roads or any other means of communication for the conveyance of the cotton produce of those districts to the western seaboard of Bombay. Guzerat was the garden cf India, and what New Orleans was to America Surat was to Guzerat. It WE'S unquestionably the finest portion of British India. Half the Indian cotton imported into the English market came from Guzerat, and yet there had not been a single public work undertaken during the 50 years since that portion of India had been in our possession from which the natives could derive any benefit. It was very unpleasant to him to differ from their respected Deputy-Chairman (Sir James Hogg), but he thought what that Honourable Baro net said in the House of Commons, in June last, as to the excellent state of the roads of Guzerat was very erroneous. The Honourable Member then read ex tracts from a pamphlet written by a Mr. Williams, who described the roads in Guzerat to be so narrow that only one cart could pass at a time, that they were full of hollows and deep ruts, and that for three months in the year, namely, during the monsoon, they were utterly impassable ; so that the carts were in some of the col lectorates obliged to make detours of several miles. The plea for allowing this state of things to exist was that there were no materials on the spot for making roads; but it appeared from the reports of officers employed to survey the country, and who were well acquainted with geology, that there were abundant materials for that purpose. If any further delay were allowed before taking steps for the improvement of the public roads in India, the chances were that Ame rica would supplant us in the China trade. Vigorous measures were necessary to meat the evil, and to secure to ourselves the natural advantages which the country possessed. An American merchant having walked over the grounds of one of the estates at Amedabad, the capital of Guzerat, where the cotton crops were growing, was quite startled, and declared that he had never seen such cotton. It was a curious fact that throughout the whole discussions of the cotton committee no allusion was made to Amedabad, although it was the finest and most productive cotton district in India, and from which 91,000 bales were exported last year. Tramways might be laid down at an expense of not more than 7001. to 8001, a mile. Mr. LxwlN seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said, the motion was contrary to the usual rule of governing a country, and he did not think his Hon. and Gallant Friend had made out a special case for departing from that rule. He could not allow the statement of the lion. and Gallant member as to the neglected condition of the roads in Guzerat to pass unnoticed. He (the Chairman) was in possession of a letter from a Mr. Davey, the col lector of one of the collectorates, stating that, with the exception of the three months during the monsoon there was no difficulty in getting from Guzerat to Bombay. The Hon. and Gallant Proprietor had spoken of an American gentleman. He (the Chair man) presumed that Mr. Haigh was the gentlem an referred to. Now Mr. Haigh had, within these few dues, stated distinctly that the facilities for communi cation from that district with the coast were admi rable ; and that a very little outlay would make those means of transit excellent. The Hon. and Gallant Colonel would no doubt be glad to hear that the ex penditure had been recommended by the Court of Directors. The Government of India were alive to the necessity of maintaining public works in that country. The other day no less than 50 lacs of rupees were appropriated for the construction of such works at Madras and Bengal. Everything was being done for facilitating communication between the dif ferent portions of India, the Government being per fectly aware of the importance of that great object. lie therefore hoped the Court would see the propriety of rejecting the present motion. An Hon. PROPRIETOR suggested that after the very satisfactory explanation of the Chairman, it would be becoming on the part of the Hon. and Gallant Mover to withdraw his motion. Mr. SULLIVAN said, the Chairman had it in his power to put his Hon. and Gallant Friend entirely out of court by producing the accounts of the expenditure made for the construction and improvement of roads in India. Sir J. HOGG observed, that every statement made by him in the House of Commons as t o t h e cond i t i on of the ways of communication in India was f oun d e d upon the reports of collectors in India. . Colonel 6LIPHANT said, it might seem strange why during three months of the year, when the roads were required to be made, that they were not made, but the fact was, that during the monsoon the natives did not travel, as their goods would be exposed to the wet. This was the reason why the Government of India did not do what, under other circumstances, they might deem it necessary to do. After some further - discussion, the withdrawn. motion was In answer to a question from Mr. L Ew/N, The CHAIRMAN stated, that the Bill introduced into Parliament for granting compensation to Mr. J. S. Buckingham had been withdrawn. MR. J. S. BUCKINGHAM'S CASE. Mr. LEWIN wished to make an observation upon the me of Mr. Silk Buckingham, who, in his opinion, had really made the press of India free, and to ask what view the Court took. The CHAIRMAN said the Bill brought before Par liament by Mr. Buckingham had been withdrawn. RIGHTS OF NATIVE PRINCES. Colonel DICKE NSON then brought forward his mo tion—" That a list be prepared, with as li tt l e d e l a y as possible, and laid before the Court of P ropr i e t ors , of those native states with which treaties have been entered into by the British Government, the chiefs of which are thereby deprived of any of th e r i g ht s o r privileges of adoption without the consent of the pa ramount power." Lord Ellenborough's p roc l ama tion must lead to the ruin and demoralisation of the native princes. He would cite the case of the Nabob of Surat with whom the company entered into a treaty after his dethronement in 1800. It the treatment complained of had taken place after a war, there might have been some excuse for severity. The Hon. Pro prietor then quoted the Calcutta Review in support of his argument, and said that Mr. Duggan had affirmed that the rights of the Nabob's family were secured. The Nabob died in 1842, and 1846 arrived without anything being done for his family, though they were led to hope and expect that there would have been. One of the Nabob's nephews writes afterwards that he had received a small sum, but that it went imme diately to pay creditors, and God only knew when his claims would be settled. The Government, in order to justify their acts, passed a measure through the Legislature which put it out of the power of the native princes to obtain redress. They had shut the door to all possible appeal, and cases of the kind he was citing would be of every-day occurrence with Indian families, owing to Lord Ellenborough's pro clamation. Ha (Colonel Di ckenson ) wished that those families should see what would be their fate. There would be endless appeals, but only give the families notice what wou ld be their fate when the time arrived that they were to lose their inde pendence. Mr. LEWIN rather thought the Court would ob ject to give a list of those whose indep en d ence h a d been forfeited, because it would involve the necessity of giving also a list of those who were not deprived. The case of the Raja of Lahore, which had been cit e d in Parliament, was in point. Not only his territory and revenue, but even his regalia, had been taken away, and part of it—the Koh-i-noor—was in the Exhi bition. The CHAIRMAN felt it impossible to divine the ob ject of the motion. It was, however, rather remark able that the Hon. and Gallant Colonel should have quoted a case in illustration of his object which could not by possibility apply, for Surat was a Jlahomedan state, where adoption was impossible. The Nawaub died without heirs, leaving daughters, one of whom married, and the property of the deceased Nawaub was given to the son-in-law, with the exception of that portion of it which was necessary for keeping up the dignity of the Nawaub, that title having ceased to exist. He (the Chairman) might however say that there were no treaties of the nature mentioned in the notice of motion. Adoption, it was true, required .. the sanc tion of the paramount power ; and that was occasion ally withheld, but it was not by virtue of any treaty that such a power existed. The Chairman, in refer ence to the recent occurrences in the Punjaub, said that the public were aware that the procedure of the Indian Government in the l'imjaub was one of awes- N sity. The chiefs of that country having first attacked the British power, Lord Hardinge, in subduing them, displayed great moderation in maintaining Lahore as an independent state, taking the young Raja under British protection. The chiefs again rebelled, and then it was found necessary to take possession of the country; but there was no one who knew the charac ter of Lord Dalhousie but would acquit him of any intention to adopt violent or unjust measures under any circumstances whatever. Ile was very sorry that this subject should have been alluded to on the pre sent occasion. Mr. SULLIVAN said he did not entertain the same opinion of the motion as had been expressed by the Chairman, nor did he think the public would. The motion appeared to him to have a very intelligible and responsible object. His friend, Colonel Dickenson, had said the Governor-General had passed a sentence on every native prince in India, he having proclaimed that henceforward all the possessions of netive princes who died without natural heirs should be confiscated to the British Government, and that principle had been recognised by the Chairman. It appeared to him (2,1 r. Sullivan) that the least they could do to the parties who were so deeply interested in this mat ter was to apprize them of the fate nose hanging over them. Up to the present moment they had been spending all their revenues under the confi dent belief that treaties made would be observed, and therefore the least they could do was to tell these native princes that they had only a lire interest in their estates and possessions, and ouglit to begin at once to make adequate provi sion for their families. Perhaps the directors thought it was a reasonshle thing that they should not know their sentence until it would be put into execution. He, however, contended that they were not only bound to tell them to make timely provision for their families, under the sentence thus summarily passed by the Governor-General, but were also bound to induce them to place such provision in the hands of the Governor-General and the British Government ; tor, strange and paradoxical though it might seem, it was nevertheless true that the only place of security for the property and possessions of native princes was in the treasury of the East India Company ; for when native princes put their property and possessions in the British treasury they were under the protection of the law. So long as the Governor-General was limited to the Company's territories he was a constitutional monarch, but when he went beyond that he became an auto crat, and seized the property and possessions of native princes, and nobody could call him to account. He would say again, therefore, that they were bound to make the people over whom the sentence was im pending to lay by some adequate provision for their families, and moreover bound in all equity and jus tice to point out to them that their fate would be the same as that which overtook the Raja of Sattara— they were bound to tell them that 26 lacs of rupees, the property of the family of Pertaub Sing, if in vested in the company's funds, would amount to a permanent provision of one leo of rupees a year, and that the benevolent Governor-General thought he had made a sufficient and ample provision for his family by giving him a life annuity of 30,000 rupees a year, and that though Appa Sahib had an adopted son, who was formerly recognised as his real heir, and was en titled to all his private prop er ty an d possessions, they disposed of them as they pleased, and simply gave him in return a life interest. That was the po sition, without any exaggeration whatever, in which the native princes of India were placed at the present moment. The Chairman had said the company had no treaties with these princes, but what was the fact ? There were no less than 150 native princes with whom they had treaties, and his Gallant Friend's motion only amounted to a request that they might be warned that they had only a life interest in their es tates. In the 150 treaties with these native princes and chiefs they had guaranteed to them and their heirs in perpetuity all their estates and possessions; but the construction now sought to be placed on them was, that they were to have only a life interest. That being so, he would say again, " Warn them ; tell them to begin to make a provision for their families, so that they may not be reduced to the same state as the families of the Raja of Sattara and Pertaub Sing, who first had their property confiscated, and then received an annuity of 30,000 rupees a year." Every person who denounced the proceedings of the Governor-General, or was opposed to him, must ex pect himself to be held up as a factious opponent, as a person who used undue influences, and who possessed no discretion. He found such expressions frequently used in the papers just laid before the House of Com mons. But the Chairman himself was one of the old faction who denounced in the strongest possible terms the taking away of the Raja's property; so else did Mr. Tucker, one of the directors ; and, speaking of him, he would take the liberty of saying, in parenthesis, that none was more distinguished, none more devoted to the in terests of the country than Mr. Tucker, and yet the Governor-General, in those dispatches, said that all those who really ventured to express an opinion as to the confiscation of the principality of the Sat tarn territory, committed a breach of good faith. He thought the Court could not think there was any thing unreasonable, or in the slightest degree im proper, in his Gallant Friend bringing forward this most important subject. He confessed, on consider ation, that he was sorry the question of Lahore had been introduced inadvertently into the dis cussion, but, as it had been mentioned, the Court would, perhaps, allow him to say that he dissented altogether from the opinions which had been expressed by the Chairman. He believed that Lord Dalhousie's Government would be princi pally remembered for two measures—in the first place, for the confiscation of the principality of Sat tarn against all right and treaty ; and in the next, for the confiscation of the dominions and lives of princes with whom we had made war. The Peishwah kindled a rebellion in that province, which was put down at great expense and loss of life, with the loss of his crown, and the first act of the British Go vernment was to seize upon the state of Lahore, to se parate public and private property, and to secure or confiscate the Koh-i-noor, which, according to the ac counts in the papers, seemed ashamed of the country, for they could not get it to show its lustre any how. —(A laugh.) He would now confine himself to one more single observation, and that was, that though the principle on which the directors now proceeded was, that no native prince would be allowed to adopt children without the sanction of the paramount power, it had been determined by Lord Auckland and Lord Bentinck, and other Governors-General of India, that every Hindoo prince had a right to adopt a suc cessor, whom we were bound to acknowledge.—(Hear.) Sir J. HOGG, the Deputy-Chairman, thought that from the tone adopted by the last speaker he took upon him to chide the proprietors, and that he had been betrayed into invective as unbounded as it was uncalled for. The cause, however, soon appeared. It was the old question of Sattara which haunted the Hon. Gentleman's imagination. Had it never oc curred to the Hon. Proprietor that other people were capable of forming an opinion as well as himself, and that he did not concentrate all the honour, and all the intellect, and all the knowledge of the Court of Pro prietors, or that the majority might be right and the minority wrong? Had he forgotten the discussions and decision in Parliament ? His indignation about the Sattara affair could afford the only excuse for such warmth. It was ever Sattara, Sattara, Sat tara, and for twelve years past the cry had been Sattara. Mr. Sullivan had selected the case of the Mahoniedan states, although such a case as that in Colonel Dickenson's motion could never arise there. He asked them to give a list of those native princes who had been sacrificed for some ten, thirty, or fifty years by some iniquitous Governor-General, and a list of those whom it is intended to sacrifice.—(Hear, hear.) Was it not monstrous that such a propositiion should be made to an intelligent assembly that they were to anticipate such gross injustice ?--(Hear.) Mr. Sul livan had gone the length of asserting that the con quest of the Punjaub was a black spot in the history of India ; but he (the Deputy-Chairman) would tell the Hon. Proprietor that the people did not think so, and that, in his opinion and that of the world, the story of the Punjaub would be a bright star in that history.—(Cheers.) Those who had given judgment in the matter had said that Lord Hardinge was too forbearing.—(Hear, hear.) With a degree of moderation which must redound to the honour of that nobleman, he had taken but a small territory from the vanquished. It had been asserted that we entered into a treaty with a minor. Why, the whole countr y treaty was was at with hear.) The we could enter into a treaty wit h an infant. The the eur chiefs. disPe s ( was ile a r supposed ' never the Governor-General wished to t r y the effect of a treat y with the chiefs, but those very chiefs, he ( Deputy- Chairman) believed, had, wit hout exce p tion, taken part in the subsequent rebe llion. The Hon. Pro prietor Dalhousie prietor had charged Lord with fomenting this rebellion.—(" Hear," fr om Mr. Sullivan.) He (the Deputy-Chairman) was sorry to hear that affir mation. Lord Dalhousie had adopted measures for the interest, not only of B ritish India, but of all those people committed to his rul e. The treat y could not be impunged.—(Hear.) Mr. SULLIVAN said he had charged Lord Dalhousie with fomenting the rebellion in the Punjaub by his agents. He (Mr. Sullivan) had put his opinions in print, and should be glad to have a field day with the lion. Deputy-Chairman, who had carried the Court e n ti r a way from the question before it. Th ere had not ely been one word said upon the matte r o f Colo nel Dickenson's motion. He denied that he bad re vived the case of the Raja of Sattara. He merely named it. Colonel DICKENSON said he simply required a list of those native princes who needed the adoption of the Government. The motion was then put and negatived. THE MADRAS LIGHT CAVALRY. Ur. lam then made the following motion it 51. That the ( Thurt of Directors be requested to take such measures as may be necessary to instruct the local Governments c 1' India to insert in the articles of war for the native a rmy a clause conveying the same privi lege to the na• ve army of demanding copies of the record of trial, as is now enjoyed by the European soldier under th v articles of war framed by the British Legislature." The motion not being seconded, it fell to the ground. The Court t't.en adjourned. PARLIA.IVIENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes .and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) _ THURSDAY, JUNE 19. SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL. Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :" Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word "That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this House will, rpon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee,' instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of tho Que , tion :" The House divido 1: II LAJORITY—AYES, 64. Adair, R. A. Dundas, Sir David Mostyn, E. M. Baklock, E. H. Ebrington, Lord Mu'grave, Earl of Barrington, Viscon:it Ellice, E., jun. Patten, J. W. 13eckett, William Evans, William Philips, Sir G. R. Bernal, Ralph Ferrer, James Pilkington, James Birch, Sir T. Ferguson, Sir It. Prime, Richard Bouverie, E. P. Forster, Matthew Ricardo, Osman Brotherton, Joseph Freestun, Colonel Salwey, Colonel Brown, W. Grey, Sir G. Slaney, R. A. Buck, Lewis W. Bu:ler, Si r Y. Grey, Ralph W. Smith, Vernon Grosvenor, Lord R. Somerville. Sir W. Campbell, W. F. Hall, Sir B. Tancred, 11. W. Cardwell, Edward Childers, J. W. Hanmer, Sir John Thicknesse, R. A. Christopher, R. Batellell, John Thompson, Colonel Cliftord, Henry M. Heywood, James Verney, Sir H. lloYworth, L. Villiers, Viscount Corry, H. L. Jermyn, Earl Cowper, W. F. Langsto n, Wawn, J. T. J. H. Wood, Sir W. P. Craig, Sir W.G. Lewis, G. C. Dalrymple, Captain Lockhart, A. B. TELLisiss. Davie, Sir IL Mackinnon, W. A. Hayter, W. G. Dawes, Edward Matheson, Colonel Hill, Lerd Marcus Duncan, George Miles, William J ORITY-NOES, 26. Baird, James Lacy, IP C. Stafford, Angustu3 Burroughes, 11. N. Lygon, General Thornhill, G. Cubitt, William Mackie, John Waddington, H • S, Davies, D. A. Macnaghten, Sir E. Wall, C. B. • Duncan, Viscount M'Gregor, John Williams. W. Dundss, George Masterman, John Willoughby, Sir H. Frewen, C. H. Iluilings, J. R. Heneage, G. H. Reid, Colonel TELLERS. Henley, J. W. Bice, E. R. Duke, Sir James Humphery, Aid. Sotheron, T. H. Sidney, Alderman (IS THE COMMITTEE.) Clause 10 (Com Enissioners to report to Secretary of State when Markets provided, who is to publish notice thereof, and of closing of Smithfield, to be published in London Gazette):—Amend.rnent proposed, in page 4, line 43, to leave out from the word " opened" to the words " Public Markets," in page 5, line 5 :--•Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out starod part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 48. Baring, Sir F. T. Fitzroy, Henry Parker, John Beckett, William Forster, Matthew Plumptre, J. P. Bellew, R. M. Freestun, Colonel Ricardo, Osman Birch, Sir Thomas Fuller, A. E. Rich, Henry Blair, Stephen Glyn, George Carr Russell, F. C. 11. Bouverie, E. P. Grace, 0. D. J. Stanton, W H. Boyle, Colon& Grey, Sir George Strickland, Sir G. Brotherton, J. Glyn, G. C. Tancred,ll. W. Childers, J. W. Hallyburton, Lord Tennent, I . J. Cardwell, Edward Hastie, Alexander lhicknesse, R. A. Christopher. R. Hatchell, John Thompson, Colonel Clifford, H. M. Heyworth, Lawrence Verney, Sir H. Dawes, Edward Legh, G. C. Westhoad, J. P. Douglas, Sir C. Lewis, G. C. Wood, Sir W. P. Duncan, George 3lackinnon, W. A. TELLEAS. Ebrington, Viscount Miles, William llayter, W. G. . Fergus, John Mostyn, E. Hill, Lord Marcus biINORITY—NOES, 21. Arkwright, George Cubitt, William Pechell, Sir G. Baird. James Farnham, E. B. Seaham, Viscount Barrow, W. 11. Heneaga, G. H. W. Stafford, A. Booth, Sir R. G. Lacy, Henry,C. Williams, W. Burroughes, 11. Lockhart, W. Willoughby, Sir H. Chaplin, W. J. Lygon, Gen. TELLER& Chatterton; Colonel Mackie, John Duke, Sir James Cobbold, John C. Ai asterman, J. Sidney, Alderman Another Amendment proposed, in line 5, to leave out from the words " Public Markets" to the words " Borough of Southwark," in line 7 :—Question put," That the words pro posed to be left out stand part of the Clause." The Commit tee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 47. Baring, Sir F. Forster, M. Plumptre, J. I'. Beckett, W. Freestun, Colonel Ricardo, Osman Bellew, R. M. Fuller, A. E. Rich, Henry Blair, Stephen Glyn, G.C. Russell, F. C. Bouverie, E. P. Grace, 0. D. Stanton, W. H. Boyle, Colonel Grey, Sir G. Strickland, Sir G. Brotherton, J. Grey, Ralph Wm. Tancred, H. W. Cardwell, E. Many burton, Lord Tennent, R. J. Childers, J. W. Hastie, Alexander Thicknesse, Ralph Christopher, R. A. Hatchell, John Thompson, Colonel Clifford, 11. M. Heyworth, L. Verney, Sir 11. Dawes, Edward Legh, G. C. Pegg-Prosser, F. Douglas, Sir C. E. Lewis, G. C. Wood, Sir W. P. Duncan, George Mackinnon, W. Ebrington, Viscount Miles, William Fergus, John Mostyn, E. M. L. TELLERS. Hayter, W. G. Hill, Lord M. Fitzrwi, Henry Parker, John 1111NORITY—NOES, 20. Arkwright, Geerge Cubitt, William Pechell, Sir G. Baird James Duke, Sir J. Seaham, Viscount Barrow, W. 11. Farnham, E. Stafford, Augustus Booth, Sir H. G. Frewen, C. H. Willoughby, Sir H. Burroughes, H. N. Ileneage, G. U. ChapDu, W. J. Lacy, 11. C. Chatterton, Colonel Lockhart, W. Cobbold, J. C. Westerman, John TELLERS. Sidney, Alderman Williams, W. Another Amendment proposed, in lire 8, to leave out the word " seven," in order to insert the word " three," instead thereof:— Question put, " That the word " seven" stand part of the Clause." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 46. Baring, Sir F. T. Freestun, Colonel Pilkington, James Beckett, W. Fuller, A. E. Rich, Henry Bellew, R. M. Glyn, George Carr Russell, Lord J. Blair, Stephen Goddard, A. L. Russell, F. C. Bouverie, E. P. Grey, Sir G. Stanton, W. S. Bowles, Admiral Grey, R. W. Strickland, Sir G. Boyle, Colonel Ilallyburton, Lord Tancred,ll. W. Cardwell, Edward Hastie, Alexander Tennent, It. J. Childers, J. W. Hastie, Archibald Thicknesse, R. A. Christopher, R. Ilatchell, John Thompson, Colonel Currie, Henry lleyworth, L. Verney, Sir H. Duncan, George Higgins, George Wawn, J. T. Elsrington, Lord Lewis, G. C. Wood, Sir W. P. Ellice, Edward, jun. Miles, W. Fergus, John Mostyn, E. 3i. TELLEILS. Fitzroy, I ion. H. Norreys, Lord Hayter, W. G. Forster, Mathew Parker, John Hill, Lord M. MINORITY-NOES, 18. Barrow, W. H. Duke, Sir J. Bethell, Sir G. Booth, Sir It. G. Farnham, E. B. Seaham, Viscount Burroughes, 11. Heneage, G. li. Williams, W. Chaplin, W. J. Hudson, G. Willoughby, Sir H. Chatterton, Colonel Lacy, H. C. TELLERS. Cobbold, J. C. Lockhart, W. Stafford, Augustus Cubitt, William Masterman, John Sidney, Alderman COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, accom panied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, with their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the Count do Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, visited tke Ex hibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations yester day morning, arriving at the Exhibition at twenty mi nutes past nine o'clock. The Royal suite consisted of the Hon. Mary Seymour, Madame do Montanelos, Ge neral Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, Colonel de Moerkerke, and Count Albert do Briey. Her Majesty and the august party remained an hour at the Exhibition, and then returned to Buckingham Palace. The Marquis of Anglesey had an andienee of the Queen yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge visited the King of the Belgians yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The Coun tess de Neuilly, the Duchess &Orleans, and the Prince and Princess de Joinville also paid a vist to his Majesty yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, accompanied by the Duke de.Brabant, Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge yesterday at their respective residences. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Alice and the Princess Louisa, took a drive yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie, attended on horseback. Her Majesty had a dinner party yesterday at Buck ingham Palace. The company included his Majesty the King of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count de Flandres, his Excellency Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis of Westminster, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Colonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert de Briey, Sir Ro bert Carswell, and Baron Roppert. The band of the 2d Life Guards attended during din ner, and performed the following pieces: . Overture—" Fest" Lulne r Waltzer—" Henrietta" ... • Selection—" Haidee" browne. Quadrilles—" Swiss" ••• Auber. Polka—" Beaufort" ••• Jullien. ••• Galop—" Velocity" •• ••• Milsom. " God Save the Queen." " ••• So h u loff. The Westminster-bridge Commission met yesterday at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Foods and Forests, Whitehall-place. Present—LordSeylnour, Lord Sudley, Alderman Humphrey, Lord Lonsdale, Lor d R. Grosvenor, Sir It Inglis, ana ' son d'Eyncourt. the Right Hon. C. Tenny , The Right Hon. Henry Hobhouse had an interview with Sir Geor— e K Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. James R. Blair had also an intervievovith the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. James Lloyd and Mr. John Barnett had an inter view yesterday with Lord Seymour at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests respect ing the proposed park for Finsbury. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Western Australia. Dis patches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands and the Governor of Malts. Dispatches were also sent off to the Governors of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, and New Zealand. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yesterday at the Council-office. The Lords present were—the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, the Chanc e ll or o f the Duchy of Cornwall, and Sir Edward Ryan. The appeal " Wallace v. Fielding" (the Oriental), part heard, was concluded. The appeal " Kaapche v. Smith" (the Commerce) was heard and decided. SPORTING NOTES. No. LXX. 5 „....,... e . NEWCASTLE M e -a EF-r e fliCs. -. • ir.s - TO THE EDITO4I - 071E477.1V. Sa,—The success which utittidttiiiiiy Prosihosticationa on the Bibury Club races ii ''..VsKlnesday was pretty nearly equalled by that whit 7 ;ctirditetined my judgment t v in two instances out of thre seirk - the contests for the Stockbridge Triennialsyesterd , Concerning the First and Second Triennials, I ob ' • ~ in Note 68, that Cariboo would win the form , ' ;;i* N :Hunter be second ; and that Lamartine , . • . L is*b4r.the latter, Phlegeth on or Gl en h aw k &eine - 1404A- Cariboo, with odds on him, gave Bee Hunter 21bs and beat him in a common canter ! Sweetheart was third. The Second Triennial Lamartine won very cleverly by nearly a length, beating Glenhawk (second), Phlegethon (third), and two others. Concerning the Third Triennial, in the note named above, I remarked that "Kingston, lately known as the Queen Anne colt, is reported to be a certainty ; I am not of that opinion; the Goodwood horse shalt have mv loose cash on the day." This opinion was founded on the idsa that Kingston's not very gam e fi n i s hi ng qualities would allow one of the Goodwood h orses , or, as I observed yesterday, any re specteble " fi e /d er ," to give him the go-by on the post, it it was a close affair within the distance. The race to some slight extent justified my calculations, for, no Goodwood horse starting, a " fielder," bearing the name of the Chief Baron Nicholson, did all but accomplish the task of beating Kingston on the post ; one of the most extraordinary races ever seen resulting in a couple of dead heats ; after which the stake s were di vided. Joe Miller was a bad third, and The Chase a worse fourth NeweasCe now puts forth its claim to say consideratier. This crack northern meeting corn , mences on Monday, and extends over four days, and sports an uncommonly good bill of fare. The first Triennal Stakes, out of an entry of twenty-six, including the names of Pitsford, The Knight of Avenel end The Italian, will probably have some four or five starter s , and The Knight or The Italian, latter for ch o i ce , as the winner. Should Songstress be up to the mark agai n , she will win the Tyne Stakes ; in her absence Lady Bird or Pelopidas may compass the winning trick. The Second Triennial will, probably, fall to the lot of Azeth, without (?) Bonnie Dundee should be sent to the scene of action, in which case I should support the latter. The Tyro Stakes has two names enrolled in the entry, which puts all others into the shade. I allude to Paddy Bird and The King of Trumps. For the Nor thumberland Plate, out of seventy nominations and thirty-eight acceptances, not more than fifteen or sixteen will be screwed up to the sticking point—the starting post ; the remaining twenty two or three having been put hors de combat combat by various circumstances since the forfeits were declared. The field, as near as I can tell at the present moment, will consist of the following:—Elthiron, 5 yrs, Bst 41b; Uriel, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b; Knight of Gwynne, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Testator, 5 yrs, bat 121 b; Idulgrave, 4 yrs, 6st 81b; The Ebor, 4 y rs , 6st 61b; Jenny Lind, 5 yrs, 6st 41b; Abdallah, 4 yrs, 6st; Cnwas, 3 yrs, sst 101 b; England's Glory, 3 yrs, sst 61b; Louis Napoleon, 3 yrs, sst 61b; Neasham, 3 yrs, sst 41b (d) ; K noc k K no ll 3 yrs, sst; Jack Leeming, 3 yrs, 4 st l olb; and Cyclops, , 3 yrs, 4st 81b. Elthiron carries a little too much weight for his chance to be a first-rate. Uriel. I h ave some doubts about his getting the distance. The distance and weight is very favourable to Testator. Mulgrave and The Ebor, I think, are held quite safe by Jenny Lind, who, with the feather-weight of 6st 41b on her back, ought to be close in the track of the winner, if not the absolute A 1; but I'm afraid she is scarcely fast enough for some of her competitors. Abdallah at 6st, looks dangerous. Cnmus will run home in front, as will England's Glory, and Neasham also, if he starts. The three feathers at the bottom of the handicap have a chance of distinguishing themselves now if they never had before. The final struggle, I imagine, will lay be tween Testator and England's Glory, with Neasham (if he runs), Uriel, Jenny Lind, Elthiron, and Cnmus well up; passing the post, perhaps, in the following order:— TESTATOR ENGLAND'S GLORY '2 URIEL 3 JENNY LIND 4 Wednesday's and Thursday's races I will touch upon on Monday. Communications from W. B. B. and R. H. will be an swered on Monthly. Juno 20, 1851. I am, Sir, yours, &c, THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—THURSDAY. A blank day. BIBURY CLUB MEETING AT STOCKBRIDGE. THURSDAY. Handicap of 401., with 101. for the second. T.Y.C. Lord Clifden's Sagacity, llst 21b...(Mr. P. Williams) 1 Mr. Herbert's cby Sir Hercules, 9st 31b (Mr. Henry) 2 Mr. Waller na New Forest Deer, llst 21b (Mr. Bevil]) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Sagacity. Won by three parts, of a length. Run in 1 min. 31 secs. STOCKBRIDGE RACES.—THURSDAY. The First Stockbridge Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs, each, for four yrs old colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 51b; un tried stallions and mares allowed 31b; the winner of the Newmarket Stakes 51b extra, Two miles and a half. (35 Subs.) Mr. Greville's Cariboo (51bs extra) (Flatrcan) 1 Lord Enfield's The Beehunter (A. Day) 2 Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart (Rogers) 0 Betting-5 to 2on Cariboo, who won iu a common canter. Run in 4 min. 55 secs. The Second Triennial Stakes of 10 sous. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Sat 51b; untried al lowed 31bs, &c. One mile and a half. (86 Subs.) Mr. J. Powney's Lamartine (A. Day) 1 Mr. R. Clark's Glenhawk (Dockeray) 2 Lord Exeter's Phlegethon (Norman) 3 Duke of Richmond's Hurry Scurry (Kitchener) 4 Mr. R. Etwall's Iracundus (Rogers) 5 Betting— 7to 2 on Lamartine. Won by three parts of a length. Run in 2 min. 51 secs. The Third Triennial Stakes of 10 soya. each; for two years old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 51b. T.Y.C. (43 Subs.) Colonel Peel's Kingston, Bst 71b. (Flatman) 0 0 Mr. Dorrien's br c Chief Baron Nicholson, Bst 7lb Mr. Hayter's Joe Miller, Bst 71b (W. Day) 0 Lord Dorchester's I The Chase, Bst 21b (A. Day 0 Mr. W. Etwall's cby Venison, Bst 101 b (Roger) 0 Mr. C. Wyndham's Sir John, Bst 71b (Sly) 0 Betting-5 to 4on Kingston, and 9to 4 agst Joe Mil ler. A dead heat between Kingston and Chief Baron Nicholson; Joe Miller a bad third. Run in 1 min. 29 sees. Second Heat-6 to son Chief Baron Nicholson. A splendid race ended in another dead heat. Alfred Day rode Chief Baron Nicholson in this heat. The stakes were divided. The Stockbridge Plate of 50 sous. for all ages, was won in throe heats by Mr. Stollard's Woodsprite, 4 yrs (251.), beating Mr. Hughes's f by Cowl, out of Celan dine, 3 yrs (1001), Mr. Payne's Guardsman, 3 yrs, and several others. NEW TON RACES—THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 30 added. One mile and a quarter. Captain Scott's Administrator, aged 1 Mr. Saxon's Blister, 4 yrs The Borough Cup of 100 sous., added to a handicap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. O ne m i le and a half. (8 Subs., three of whom declared.) Mr. Lawson as Caurire, 5 yrs, Est 91 b --Walked over. The Newton St. Leger Stakes of 10 Boys. each, for three years old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. One mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Lord Caledon's Sister to Wanota Walked over. The Optional Selling Stakes of 5 SOPS. each, and 30 added, for three years old and upwards, One mile and a quarter, were won cleverly, in four heats, by Mr, Saxon's Blister, 4 yrs. HER. MAJESTY'S THEA.T y R es E t .e---rdaTyh(eThQutrisedeanyet; evenin g was yest erday E. and Mrs. West, alla. ' ls o h e e e r u ß p l i e aj d es h t y y ' C s a p T t h a e i m a Theatre the thegst the theatre neh with le D ale a o lla h s o . non A r m in o g n occa sion we noticed the followingWel lington,Duchess their presenc and distinguisheedoni individuals his Excellency Earl of Kinsale, the Russian Minister, th of Roxburg h , of Lady Vane, and part phus Fitzclarence Londonderry, :—His Grace th e Duke of e Marchioness, 2 esbury, Viscount Dupp lin, Lord William e, Earl of Malin fr Lennox A , Lord A_ l l ige e d t, y ; Earl Moustchar e Earl of Lons dale,Paget, Lord Adol pier, Lady Lieut.-General Sir Charles Na ' Bart., ord George I" Webb, B • Bart., Sir George Armitage, Bart., Sir John Bayley, Napier, and party; Sir H. Bart., and Lady Bayley, - General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Sir John Lowther, Bart., Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart , Si r George Wombwel l, Bart . , Colonel Meyrick, M r . Henry Baring, M.P., the Russian Consul General, Mrs. Hatton and the Misses Hatton, Mr. C. W. haveel Wildman been emigrant al lowed ; Packe, M.P. and Mrs. Packe R eadin g , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Palm er , Mr. St or er, Mr. Clarkson , Mr. P a ul, Miss Caroline Bellew, Mr., Mrs. , and miss Richards, Colon Mr. Snowe, Captain Lyon , Mr. Rose, &c. Fifty Hungarian r efu g ees left Southa m pton t e h ir a a m ta p y t a o i l a n i 0 w this o e l d t W e d nes day for Portsmouth , to embark on board the enai bsohuaovdfeorrnAmmenetr duringica America. Is. a. a Eagle, li he 6 Eng day each; each one al so h as been Golsohwuipnedtry Black b y i 20s. for clothes and 6L 15s. for passage money. REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES BILL. Yesterday Lord Campbell's Bill fur the registration of ss ame nded, was printed by order of th e House of a Lo u r i d an s. ces Th is ag B a n i I d l provide will abo l o s t i h h e t r h m e ea n present s of r e g i s t r a t i 1. 0 Iregistration-office in Middlesex , INFLUX OF VISITORS TO TlON.—London never presented this week, as the favourable change animated an appearance as during the last ten THE GREAT EXHIBI• so bustling and part of the United Kingdom days, but more especially ti . has in duced thousands to some u in the weather ro the i r m eno e w v n e ed " Crystal Palace," in daily, to the t m o et v rf s p it oli by the different • o f the facilities afforded consequence taking railway companies at moderate prices, on return tickets. On inquiry at the different metro politan railway s t a ti ons, the number who have already ar rived from various counties, particularly the large manufac turing districts 'of Birmingham , Mancheste r , Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Berwick, Notting ham, P aisley , Glasgow , and the North, and the mining localities, has exceeded 250,000 to 300,000 persons, as not a morning t ra i n a rrives but what is till e d with passengers, so that during the re mainder of the present and following month, it will not be far less than 1,000,000. Notwithstanding this great addition to the metropolis, the shopkeepers , publicans, and hotel-keepers, do not derive the benefit that might be expected from such an influx, as the greater portion return the same evening, without visiting a nything . beyond the " great attraction of the day, the World's Fair. ' The British Museum, National Gallery, Vernon Gallery, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and other p laces now open to the public gratis, have however, been visited by thousands daily. From France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, the arrivals both by steam-boats direct, from Boulogne, Calais, and Ostend, to London -bridge (by return tickets), or via Dover, Folkston°, Southampton, and Brighton, by railway, are daily increasing rapidly. ---~~-- ...~_