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„et b Pt . 0 - A-aurtt t lUO SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Cloe, ATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Bolingbroke—taken 5 to 1 agst Clincher 8 to 1 agst Mildew 8 to 1 agst The Nigger 10 to 1 agst Pitsford 12 to 1 agst Voßigour 20 to 1 agst The Italian 30 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 33 to 1 agst Deicoon 33 to 1 agst Mayors The others as before. OAKS. No betting. THE GOVERNMENT INTERMENTS BILL.—(THIS DAY.) A public meeting was held this afternoon, at the Freemasdns'.Tavern, to consider the Government In termeats Bill. . It was generally understood that the meeting had been convened , by the undertakers of London, who were opposed to the. Bill. On the motion of Mr. STEVENS, seconded by Mr. C. COCHRANE, it was unanimously agreed that Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., should take the chair. Mr. MACKINNON said as he was a Member of Parliament, and anxious that the Bill should pass— (Loud cheers)—he did not think it would be prudent to take the chair, and therefore, though conscious of the honour they had done him, he would respectfully decline presiding over the meeting. Mr. NICHOLAT, of Oxford-street, was then called to the chair, and, in opening the proceedings, said that though he was a friend to sanitary measures, vet he was anxious they should take care that the Legislature should not, under the colour of public benefit, thrust additional abuses upon them.— (Cheers.) It had been said that all who opposed the Bill were undertakers, but he was not an undertaker, nor had any interest whatever in the trade, and simply made his appearance at that meeting on public grounds. Many clauses of the Bill were of a very arbitrary na ture, and it had been hinted, with perhaps equal justice, that the originators of the Bill were parsons and jobbers.—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh.") Ise trusted that no disturbance would take place at the meeting, but that an impartial hearing would be given to every speaker, whatever opinion he might take with respect to the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Could any measure be considered impartial which overlooked a most important class of the community ? —(Oh, oh.) People might entertain a different opinion, but he looked upon the Bill of • the Govern ment 'as nothing but a huge job.—(Cheers.) Ac cording to it the Government were to have the right of buying up all the grave-yards and cemeteries in London, and to have one universal place of sepulture for the benefit of all classes in the metropolis.— (Hear, hear.) This was interfering in a most un warrantable way with the rights and privileges of a community, and he hoped such a measure would not receive the public sanction. The Chairman concluded by reading letters of apology from Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P., and T. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., and several .other persons who had promised to attend. The following is a copy of Mr. Duncombe's letter : " 5, Palt.ca Chambers, St. James's, May 22. " Sir,—l regret that it will not be in my power to at • tend the meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern to-morrow, having previous engagements at the hour for which that mi eting is fixed. But as I have' for some time past en tertained very strong objections to the Metropolitan In• ferments I3ijl, I purpose giving notice, to-morrow or on F..iday, of my intension of moving in Committee the omission of the greate,t portion cf the Government Bill, and of the insertion of new clauses, which will, in my opinion, render the measure more efficient in its opera tion, without being injurious to any party. My amend ments will of course be printed previously with the votes, and I trust will nocet with the viers of those whom you represent.—l have, Sce., " THOS. S. DUNCO3II3E. " D. B. S!otw, &c." Mr. J. Coox Evaias proposed the first resolution " That this meeting is de( ply sensible of the necessity for a general legislative enactment, providing effectual control over the interment of the dead, and preventing the abuses at present connected with intramural sepul ture; but is of opinion that the Metropolitan Interments Bill cow before Parliament is throughout fundamentally objectionable, and wholly fails to secure the object for • which it has been professedly introduced." He said he was in no way interested in the Bill, ex cept as one of the public, and, being one of the public, he thought it his duty to oppose the measure of the Government. It was said that enormous charges were made by undertakers for the burial of the dead. (Hear.) He was not there to defend them, but no doubt they liked to get as much as they could out of a good job.—(Laughter.) But that was not peculiar to undertakers; it, was equally applicable to paid members, secretaries, and commissioners of public boards.--(Loud cheers.) The Bill, as the chairman had observed, was nothing but a Government job.— (Caeeis.) There was no more respectable class than the undertakers ; and having had the misfor tire to employ them, he would, so far from complaining of them, say that he was much obliged to them for the services they had ren dered. No case had been shown for Go. rnment interference in the burial of the dead. —(hear.) Government might undertake to bury them cheap,but they had much abetter try:totkeep them cheap.—(Cheers.) Why it did not cost more to take a person out of the world than to bring him into it. The fees charged for an accouchernent, together with the visits after the delivery, and the powders, pills, and draughts which were supplied to the patient for no earthly purpose, amounted to a large sum, and what reason was there why Government should not pass a legislative enact ment to regulat' accouchementsl?— (Laughter.) Malt was now much cheaper than it had been, yet the price of beer was not less, and why should Go vernment, on the same principle of interference, not establish a largo andigigantic metropolitan brewery? —(Loud cheers.) The Bill involved a system of centralizatioa or bureauocracy which, though it might suit some countries less tree than ours, yet was quite unsuited to the spirit and habits 'of the English people.—(Cheers.) No doubt the bishops and parsons had taken an important part in framing the Bill, for on looking over the clauses, he found that they had taken good care of themselves. The speaker then referred to various parts of the Bill, and expressed . a hope that the public feeling against the Bill would be to strongly expressed as to prevent its passing into 1 a w —(Cheers.) Mr. Roamts, of St. Anne's parish, briefly seconded the motion, observing that ;with the exception of doing away with intramural interments, he was wholly opposed to the principle of the Bill. Sir l) LACY EVANS said there could be no doubt that this was a question of great practical and personal importance to every individual in the metropolis, but he would abstain from entering into the details of the Bill, and confine himself to stating the general view which he took of the measure. He was certainly op posed to the Government becoming a great under taking company, because he thought that local management was preferable to centralization or Go vernment management..--(gear, hear.) The. Go veamsent had no right to interfere f with private enterprise, but, independently en o t that, he could not see the propriety of Governmme undertaking what they proposed by this Bill,— Much abuse had been heaped upon the undertak a e r rs .) , but i the t clergy for years past had opposed extramural and that was not he only instance in wahiecrlriaetahets' retarded great measures of improvement, for they y had set their face against the the people.— education o f (Hear.) The public were deter m i ne d that intramural interments should henceforth cease, but the present Bill was extremely objection a bl e , and he should feel it his duty to oppose it in the House of Commons in anything like its present sh a p e . Mr. MACKINNON, M.P., said the question s eam one of great difficulty, and he found it so when he introduced a Bill into Parliament on the sub ject five years ago. He was the chairman of a Parliamentary Committe which was appointed to consider the subject, and he drew up the report of that Committee, which was to the effect that intramural interments should cease altogether ira large towns and populous places.—(Cheers.) In conse quence of that report he brought a Bill into the House, in which he proposed that the object should . be ca . car ried out by parishes and unions of parishes, in stead of by a system o f cen t ra lization, which he thought was extremely objectionable.—(Cbeers) That Bill, h owever, was thrown out in consequence of its not meeting with the approbation of the various conflicting interests represented in the House of Com mons. Sir George Grey, in bringing in the present Bill, be believed was actuated by honest and upright principles, and he should be sorry if any opposition to its details should endanger its passage through the House.—(Hear, hear, and cheers) The Bill had been read a second time and the pri nc i p l e o f it was , therefore, adopted by the Legislature, so that the details had only now to be considered in Committee. He was afraid if much opposition was offered to the Bill in the House that the Government would, like Pontius Pilate, wash their hands of the matter alto gether, and thus a most important measure for the sanitary improvement of the metropolis would be delayed to an indefinite period, He was told by a well-known professional man that there was a great probability of the cholera visiting this country again, and the dreadful scourge would be aggravated if the Bill were lost.—(Cheers.) Under these circumstances no other course could be adopted than to sanction the principle of the measure, and to allow the clauses to be modified in Commit- THE SUN, LONDON, tee ; but the resolution which - had been pro posed in effect stated ~that the Bill was altogether objectionable. He felt it his duty, there fore, to propose an amendment, that the words from " fundamentally objectionable" to the end of the re solution should be omitted, and the words " objec tionable in some of the clauses" be inserted in their place. Mr. C. COCHRANE supported the amendment amidst much disorder and confusion. After a few observations from Mr. CONDOR, the editor of the Patriot, who supported the original motion, The amendment and resolution were then put seria tim, and the number of hands held up for each were about equal, but The CHAIRMAN declared, however, that the amend ment was lost, an announcement which was received with loud cheers, interspersed with hisses. Mr. J. BELL proposed the next resolution— " That this meeting more especially protests against the centralising principle of administration contained in the Bill, whereby:the Ministers of the Crown assume the duties of local government, by appointing commissioners, with corporate powers, to purchase and acquire lands, buildings, and other properties; to nominate and appoint numerous paid officers; to grant annuities for life and in perpetuity, and other compensations; to levy compulsory rates on the inhabitants of all the metropolitan parishes —virtually, to monopolise the trades connected with sepulture, and in other ways to deprive the inhabitant ratepayers of the metropolis of the right of managing their own affairs, and of controlling their own ex penditure." Mr. JAMES WYLD, M.P., seconded the resolution, and expressed his determination to resist the Govern ment scheme as propounded in the Bill.—(Cheers.) They all agreed, he presumed, in that portion of the Bill which affirmed that all interments in towns should cease ; but at the same time they were unani mous in condemning the machinery by which it was proposed to carry that principle into effect.— (Loud cheers.) Allusion bad been made to the repeal of the corn-laws as a proof that Government had a right to interfere with private interests where the good of the public was concerned, but the Legis lature did not prescribe that foreign corn should only coma through certain houses.—(Hear, hear.) Nor did it in the case of baths and washhouses assume all control to the Government, for the management of them was confided to local commissioners, who were chosen by the parish.—(Hear, hear.) They, therefore, demanded that the principle of local management which had worked so well in this coun try should be fairly and properly carried out in regard to the burial of the dead.—(Cheers.) It .had been said, in justification of the present Bill, that theparish authorities had been guilty of lades. in the manage ment of parish affairs; but if they had acted badly, the Government Commissioners had acted worse.— (Cheers.) Had, for instance, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests shown such great skill and financial ability in the management of Crown lands as to induce them to trust a body, similarly constituted, with large administrative powers 7—(Hear.) In the management of dock yards also, Government Commissioners had shown their incapacity to control satisfactorily any great public undertaking" Ha belie►ed Sir George Grey and all her Majesty's Ministers were anxious to deal fairly and properly by the people, but the fact was that the opinion of the country bad ) , never been fairly tested on the subject —(Hear)--and it was only by such meetings as this that the Government could be influenced.—(Cheers.) All they demanded was, that the ancient principle of parochial government should be carried into effect in an impartial and fair manner.—(Cheers.) The resolutions were supported by other speakers, and ultimately carried. A petition embodying the two resolutions was then agreed to, and Mr. B. Osborne, M.P., was to be re quested to present it to Parliament. A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chair man, the meeting separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chaii at Four o'clock. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was set down for a third reading this day, but Mr. T. EGERTON moved that the third reading be postponed until Monday next, in order to give the House an opportunity of considering a clause in the Bill which had been unanimously agreed to by one of its own Com mittees. Mr. MANGLES opposed the postponement of the third reading or; the ground that the application was un reasonable and irregular. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the motion fur postponement, thinking it was butTair that the House should have an opportunity of considering the clause in question, which opportunity they would not have if the Bill passed the third reading at once. He must say the hasty way in which the third reading was sought to be carried through the House WBB discreditable to the London and North-Western Railway Company, and savoured very much of sharp practice, the promoters having given notice of the third reading one minute before six o'clock, the hour when the Private Bill Office closed, on the day of the adjournment of the House. After some further discussion in which Mr. A. Dun combe, Mr. Wilson Patten, and Mr. Glyn took part, Mr. MANGLES withdrew his opposition, and the motion fur postponing the third reading until Monday next was agreed to. PRIVATE BILLS. The following private Bills were read a third time, and passed:— South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway (Amendment of Acts, Deviation at Doncaster. &c.) South Yorkshire , Doncaster, and Go o le R a il wa y (Amendment of Acts, Deviation to Worsborougb, &c.) The following private Bills, as amended, wero con sidered:— Dumfries and Maxwelltown Waterworks. Gorbals Gravitation Water Company. Newcuatle•upon-Tyne Improvement, Amendment o Acts, and New Streets. New Nortb Road. Swansea Municipal Corporation. Tyne Navigation. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. G. DUNCAN presented a petition from a place in the Isle of Arran against the Marriage Affinity Bill. Mr. M'NEILL presented a petition from In'rerary to the same effect. Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from factory ope ratives in Peebles against the Ten Hours Bill. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from Bradford in favour of the Bill for secular education. Mr. MITCHELL presented a petition from the Bloomsbury Savings Bank against the Savings Bank Bill. Sir J. TROLLOPE presented a petition from Lincoln in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord NAAS presented a petition from Queen's county in Ireland against the national system of edu cation in Ireland. Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from Kilmar nock against the Marriage Bill. Mr. GROGAN presented a similar petition from Dublin. - Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Sunderland against any alteration in the present system of revising the burgess list. COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that to-morrow he should move for a report of the number of commissions of inquiry issued since the year 1830, together with the expense cif each. MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR. Colonel SALWEY gave notice that on gbing into Com mittee of Supply, he should move that the sum to be voted for the maintenance of the Military Knights of Windsor be refused. RECALL OF THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Lord PALMERSTON rose, and said he felt, in cos sequence of what had passed on a former occasion in that House, with regard especially to an answer which he had felt it his duty to make to a question put to for him by his Right Honourable Friend the Member Manchester it was due to himself and the House to make some explanation.—(Cheers.) His Right Hon. Friend on Thursday last asked him, if he rightly good unde rstan din g st e e r remembered his question, whether there was p erfectly titgace t h en existing Government es ty.s between Gore r m the ent in regard to the affairs of Greeoe.—(Hear, hear.) He stated, as far as he could recollect , that the French Ambassador had left London the day before—that ha had been charged by heriMee •'s Government with expla to Government — that the chief ob - nations to the French G j oe st) ject of his going was explanation hims elf in person, and that he also h b oped nothing would arise out of the matter to ditstwuer G the friendly relations, heerxismtinagj a w a i l s € • t read in the which existed between the ( tr ea r r e t c bh all i i t n_g veernments.—(Hear, hear.) Now about that time the; French Chamber, by General Lahitte, —no, that was not the proper term to apply ordering the French Ambassador's return.-- It was thought by many persons, in and out of the ' Ho ear.) ;hat there was some inconsistency between that letter and his answer, with regard to the transaction itself— it was thought, indeed, that he was endeAvouring to suppress something that the House and the public had n right to expect from him.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Now what passed in regard to the circumstances was this: A difference of opinion had arisen between the Government of France and the Go vernment of her Majesty as to the affairs of Greece, and the previous few days' proceedings which her Majesty's Government had taken in relation to that dis pute—in fact, the difference of opinion arose out of the manner in which the affair had been terminated be tween England aad Greece.—(Hear, hear.) On the Saturday previous to this was the first opportunity he had had of receiving the dispatch from Greece and com municating it to the French Ambassador. On the Monday morning the French Ambassador came to him for the purpose of entering into a discussion of the dispatch, but, in consequence of his being summoned that day to give evidence before a Committee of the House, he requested him to come the next morning.— (Hear, hear.) The French Ambassador did come the next morning, on the Tuesday, and they went at great length into the dispatch which had been received from Athens, which was read to him, and he explained to the French Ambassador the views of her Majesty's Government on the subject, and told him that her Majesty's Government did not think the course they bad adopted ought justly to give any ground of offence to France.—(Hear, hear.) The conversation was long, and the French Ambassador left him at rather slate hour, stating that he would return the next day. At twelve o'clock on the Wednesday he accordingly came again, and in the course of the con versation which then ensued the French Ambassador read the letter which he had just received from General De Lahitte.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") That letter expressed the conditions on which the French Ambassador was to return to France. The French Am bassador said " to-morrow the papers will be presented to the Assembly, and to-morrow there may be a discus sion in that Assembly, and it is my duty to be at Paris before the Chambers meet in order to afford any explanations they might wish to hear from him." He (Lord Palmerston) said he concurred in the course the French Ambassador meant to pursue. The next morning he (Lord Palmerston) begged M. Drouyn de l'Huys would communicate to his Government the substance of the explanations he had given him, and he furnished that gentleman with certain of Mr. Wyse's dispatches to lay before his Government, having previously marked certain passages which he deemed important. So stood things on the Thursday, when he (Lord Palmerston) was questioned its this House. In the first place, he could not have ex pected in the ordinary course of things that the letter of General Lahitte would be read tq the Assembly— (Cheers) even before the Assembly was in puss session of the documents connected with the trans actions to which his letter related. It certainly never entered into his (Lord Palmerston's) mind, that such a course of proceeding would be in any case adopted ; but he was • also justified in thinking that the explanations he had furnished would, if they did not remove any dissatisfaction, the French Government felt, at all events tend greatly to modity their feelings and lead to fresh explanations. Now, at the very moment, he (Lord Palmerston) was giving his auswer, the French Minister must have been assigning to the French Assembly reasons fur the return of M. Drouyn de l'Huys. Now, he would ask any man in that House who had any just appreciation of the interests of his country, and of the position of a Foreign Minister in that House, whether be should not have been guilty of the greatest indiscretion if he had pro claimed to the House the contents of that letter when he had hoped the misunderstanding bad ceased? — (Loud cheers.) He would give a further justifica tion of the course which be took ; it was dictated by an earnest desire to avoid and soften if pussi ble anything like angry feelings on the pelt of the French Government which must seriously prejudice the character of the relations of the two Governments.. Now; the letter itself required that he should make some observations, because that letter charged her Majesty's Government, and especially him (Lord Palmerston) as the organ of that Government, with having broken faith with the Government of France, inasmuch as it asserted that, contrary to the negotiations of Baron Gros, as controlled by the acts; of Mr. Wyse, coercive measures were resumed. The papers already in the hands of many Hon. Members showed that the functions of Baron Gros were not suspended by any act of Mr. Wyse, but by the act of Baron Gros himself ; and that Mr. Wyse, so far from giving instruc tions to suspend him, had expressed a strong desire that he should be continued. He (Lord Palmerston) thought the papers would show that even after Baron Gros had communicated to Mr. Wyse that his functions were suspended, and his mission for the moment was put an end to, Mr. Wyse, so tar from taking advantage of the earliest opportunity to have recourse to coercive measures, made a proposition to Baron Gros, which, if it had been accepted, would have satisfied those claims, the principle of which were not in dispute, and have left untouched, or subject to further discussion any particular points on which differences of opinion had arisen. Baron Gros's request to Mr. Wyse was—" Refer to your Government instructions as to the point of difference which has taken place; retain in your possession the vessels which you have in posses sion, but abstain from taking any more." After the function of Baron Gros bad been suspended Mr. Wyse said if the Greek Government would send him (Mr. Wyse) a sum which he thought was the just amount of compensation due for the losses of Mr. Finlay and M. Pacifico,—if the Greek Government would send 180,000 drachmas, and would accompany that with a letter,' stating that that sum was in full satisfaction of all the claims mentioned on his (Mr. Wyse's) note of the 17th Jaunary, with the exception of M. Pacifico's losses resulting from the destruction of his documents, be would then—what ? put the country in status quo ? No. He (Mr. Wyse) would immediately release all the Greek mer chantmen, and give freedom to the commerce of Greece. That would bare been a very just arrangement fur the Greek Government. By that arrangement the terms of the letter of apology for the insult offered to the British, and aleo the arrangement for the settlement of Pacifico's other claims, would have been left to be settled at a future time. Baron Gros replied to Mr. Wyse that be was no longer the official mediator, but that he would recommend the adoptian of those terms in his private espacity. That was on the 24th, and on the morning of the next day Baron Gros informed Mr. Wyse, by a private letter, that it was prcbable that the British Minister would Wore evening receive that sum of money and the desired letter. On this understanding Mr. Wyse bad suspended the resumption of coercive measures, and it was not until five o'clock on the same day, when the money and the letter had not arrived, that he again gave orders for the resumption of coercive measures. They were therefore justi fied in saying • that it was certainly not Mr. Wyse who put an end to the mission of Baron Gros, or that he had refused to allow coercive measures to be suspended. Mr. Wyse considered that Baron Gros had voluntarily withdrawn himself from his mission. And he (Lord Palmerston) thought that the French Government were entirely mistaken in supposing that there was any departure from the clear understand ing that it rested with Baron Gros, and not with Mr. Wyse, to put an end to his functions as mediator. As to the second question, giving credit to Mr. Wyse for having judged right.in Ins opinion that Baron Gros had withdrawn himself from the mission, and he (Lord Palmerston.) certainly thought he was right—as to the second question, whether the point upon which they differed was one in which it was right for Mr. Wyse to refer to his own Goverment for further instructions, and in the mean tine to allow matters to remain in statu quo; it was clearly understood that although the English Government accepted the good offices of France, it was fur the purpose, and with the hope, of obtaining that satisfaction which it had already began to endea vour to obtain, and it was at the same time clearly understOod that this Government could consent to abandon any one of its claims: And that there was no misunderstanding on this point was perfectly plain from the dispatches of M. Drouyn de l'lluys which were already published, he supposed, from authentic sources. In these dispatches M. Drouyn de l'Huya clearly laid down what be understood to be the limits of the media tion of Baron Gros. lie was not to enter into any negotiations which at all touched upon the principle of the demands of this Government, nor to enter into the sums which had been fixed as a. satisfactory compensation to be obtained. The good offices of Baron Gros were not to be employed on fixing the amount of their sums in any case unless they were not expressly stated by this Government. The principle of our de mand was contained in six articles transmitted to the French Government, in which were advanced the claims for compensation for certain lonians who had been ill-treated at the hands of the Greeks; and also for the claims of Mr. Finlay and Pacifico. On the 16th of February Mr. Drouyn de Lhuys wrote to say that the question to be settled was one which would not at all infringe upon the principle of the British claims. In a dispatch of the 22d of the same month ha again ex pressly repudiated anything that would seem to be a negation of the claims of the British Government; and he there remarked that it only remained to be settled what [should be the amount of the indemnity to be granted to Pacifico and Finlay. On the 22nd of March he also repeated the same, and laid down what he understood to be the extent of Mr. Wyse's powers It was distinctly understood by that-dispatch, that the Portuguese claim should be a separate question, and should remain to be afterwards settled. There appeared, however, to be some misunderstanding at Athens on the subject, and on the Bth April M. D'Lhuys wrote another letter to General Lahitte in which he explained to the French Government that if any difference of opinion should arise between Baron Gros and Mr. Wyse as to the compromise which the negotiator proposed relative to the only points they had to examine, then, and only then, would Mr. Wyse and Admiral Parker have to consult with their own Governments. Some doubt it appeared, then arose between Baron G ros and Mr. Wyse, and the former. intimated that he wou ld with draw from the mth e matterupon which ch this he question b to do u then r o a tn e to this—did differenc e betweena t s the b e n e bad g o theof ti a opinion ter h had d arose,to set t form e, er n on o e t? of H th e e t p h o o i n n g t h s t w h h e ich (L th o e rd n ve g a o l refer ence to the amount to be given to kW. Finlay and Dr. e l' :e l R ef: : o rs rrGt Pal merston) Governments had n d t amhdahe tnaclearlythat s e clearlyat show nh a e m n n e l yuwb understood d r oe e it nrh t ste h ts oesde twhichr having Paciffico. Now it seemed that the negociation broke off not on those points, but on the question whether the Greek Government was or was not to make an engagement 'kith the view of not only examiniug into the losses of M. Pacifico, but of agreeing to pay him the amount of any loss which_ it might be proved he had sus tained by the instructions of his Government. Baron Gros had not only agreed on the 16th t) the engagement, but had actually consented that there should be a deposit ef 150,000' drachmae, as security fur the fulfillment of the negotiation. The only difference of opinion between him and Mr. Wyse, on th n a t( t hi eedd o ße c p c ae a rtlsh s lic i at o ot n f , , hE w tohn a u: s i:l la t 1 n s at :ace; or, j Baron rhetilyfd o G i n r o t I v y c b o y n t e G n r d e e e d c e i ii d t tt:o e England, while Mr. Wys e , on t h e contrary, con te B s a h r o e n n l d Gre b s o pt e f d c e r p r o e s d i t it d , in the bank of France. Baron Gros, however, consented to take the matter into further consideration, but he afterwards altered his opinioo. and said he was not sa tisfied that the claims of Paciffico were deserving of any serious consideration. M r. Wyse showed his insruc tions to Baron Gros, and said he could not deviate from them, but Baron Gros appeared to have acted on an er roneous impression produced by a dispatch of M. Drouyn 1850. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, de I'Huys, and a difference of opinion having arisen between the two negotiators, the negotiation was ac cordingly broken off. Baron Gros had originally proposed that the ships, with their cargoes, should he restored in the same condition as when csptured. Baron Gros having withdrawn his proposal, Mr. Wyse withdrew his ; but Mr. Wyse having learnt in the meantime that the Greek Government collecting a statement cf its los'ses through Portu gal • with the view of setting them off against the claims that were made upon Greece. he thought it right at once to discountenance any such demand.— (Cheers.) Throughout the whole negotiation Mr. Wyse had Insisted upon the principle being admitted that M. Pacifico had a claim upon the Greek Government, but he had never disputed the right of Greece to an inquiry into the validity of the amount claimed. It, however, had mattered not to her Majesty's Government what the amount was, whether it was 1/., 10/., or 201.; but were it ever so small her Majesty's; Government felt it to be a point of principle to support the claims that were made.—(Hear, hear.) From the very first it was established as a point of principle that the Greek Government was justly liable, and that principle throughout the whole negotiation was never disputed nor departed from.— (Hear, hear.) Ho bad now stated generally, and he hoped explicitly, the circumstances which led Mr. Wyse to break off the negociations.—(Hea-, hear.) He would not say that every occurrence which was calculated to suspend the friendly relations which had hitherto subsisted between France and England must be a source of deep and pair fal regret to her Majesty's Government.—(Cheers.) Ho hoped he bad said nothing—he was sure it was not his wish or in tention to do so—that was at all calculated either to in crease the misunderstanding or to throw any obstacles in the way of its speedy settlement.—(Cheers.) He was not without hope that when this question comes to be calmly, dispassionately, and clesrly investi gated by the French Government, it would at once see that there was na the slightest ground for its seeking to interrupt its communication with a friendly power like England, and he therefore could not resist the hope that the discussion now going on between the two Governments might tend to a result satisfactory to both sides.— (Cheers.) He had already stated that he should be sorry to say anything that could stand in the way of a speedy settlement of this question, and he had only to add a hope that it would not be agitated inthat House until it was known how the discussion going on between the two Government would terminate, but, however, should it be necessary now to speak upon the subject, he should hope that no Hon. Members v ould say anything or ex press himself in any manner that was ut all calculated to affr ct the feelings of France or its Government. It was the anxious desire of her Majesty's Government to cultivate the most friendly relations with France— it was quite immaterial to them who were the men who composed the Government of France. They did business with the Government as it existed arid was recognised by the country, and none other did tf ey negotiate with or hold communication.— (Cheers.) In conclusion, therefore, he could not help expreasieg a hope that whatever the Govern ment of France might think of the real matter at issue, at least it would do her Ma jesty's Government the justice to admit that there was no ground tc complain of a want of good intentions on the part of her Majesty's Government towards them, or any wish to withold that respect which it was the duty of her Majesty's Government always to extend to wards them.—(Cheers.) Sir J. WALSH thought it right to remind the Noble Lord that when he answered the question of the Right Hon. Member for Manchester, he must have been in possession of the contents of General La Hitte's letter, though it had not been officially communicated to him. It was not his intention to follow the Noble Lord in his statements. No time had Leen given Members to read the bulky documents just kid on the table of tthe House. The great question at issue be tween the Noble Lords and the French Government was whether Baron Gros's mission was at an end; or whether instructions should be received from Lon don and Paris? It was clear that :the Baron Gros did act think the negotiation was at an end, and there the British Government and the Baron were at issue. It was clear that the French Go vernment considered that the claims ought to be sub mitted to the discretion of their negotiator. It WAS most desirable that good relations should be kept up, not only with the French Government, bat other states were the relations with this country were honing on a slender tie. The policy of the Noble Lord seemed to be to sunder the tie of every country with England. He had done so with almost every state in Europe, and he was now attempting it with France. The course he had pursued with respect to Greece had placed Eng land in a most unenviable position.—(Hear, hear.) He believed at present that the affairs of this country with France were not serious, but he warned the Noble Lord of the effects of the course he was pursuing. Lord MAHON deprecated the great delay that had taken place in the delivery and production of the docu ments that were so important to the discussion of the question. He thought time ought to be given to consider the documents before the question was fully discussed. Mr. S. SMYTHE believed that the Noble Lord was in error in stating that M. Gros had given up the negotiation, and read a letter of Monsieur Gros, in order to support that assertion. He agreed with the Noble Lord that the tima bad nut arrited properly to discuss this question, but he thought that the time had arrived when some coarse should be pursued to prevent the interruptions that were threatened of the good f-elings be tween this country and France.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had taken every opportunity to endea vour to accomplish the severance of this country with Fiance. The course that had been pursued by the Noble Lord in the whole of the present transaction, had shown a pedantry unworthy of a great nation, and a jealousy and insult to France the% was totally uncalled for. The Noble Lurd having by a mighty Bri ish fl et harpooned his miserable minnow in the Pisces ; was it to he wondered at, that a nation like France should have viewed with surprise and indigcto lion the adoption of such a course. (LEFT SPEARING.) wac THE NILE SeamonsE.—The liipon takes to the Zoological Society the hippopotamus which has been waiting in Cairo for the hot season, and a collection of animals and birds, among which are an Ibex from Mount Sinai, a lion, a ghepard, two lynxes, an ichneumon, some civet cats, and a variety of serpents, lizards, and desert rats. A young giraffe was also to have formed part of the collection, but it was unfortunately drowned in the canal after reaching Alexan dria. The hippopotamus, being only eighteen mouths old, is comparatively small, and lives exclusively on milk, its daily consumption being about eighty pints, for the furnishing of which several cowp have to be kept on board. It is very tame, and allows itself to be freely handled by its Arab at tendant, whom it follows and answers to the name of Gheb. baysch, an island on the Blue Nile, near the seventh cata ract, between Senaar and Fasioglu, where it was caught. It is a male specimen, and Abba Pasha, the Viceroy, has issued orders to procure a female, which is expected to arrive here after the rise of the Nile, in about three months' time, and will also be sent to England. Preparations for the con veyance of the hippopotamus had been made at Southamp ton, on board the Ripon, with a convenient iron tank, holding about 400 gallons of fresh water, which it will require to be renewed every other day to bathe in. This is the first hip popotamus that is taken to Europe alive. CHURCHES (SCOTLAND).—It appears from a Par liamentary return, that 41 churches have been built or en dowed by Parliamentary grant in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, the ministers of which receive an uniform stipend of 1201. per annum. The churches, commonly called quoad aura churches, built by private subscription, and belonging to the Establishment, number 127. VALUE OF PROPERTY IN BIRMINGHAM..--011 Tues day an inquiry took place, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, by order of the Master of the Rolls, before Mr. Alexander, Q.C., assessor, and a highly respectable jury of the county of Warwick, to assess the value of certain premises in High street, consisting of two houses and retail shops, standing upon 180 yards of ground, and which had been rendered un inhabitable in consequence of the formation of a tunnel of the London and North-Western Extension line of railway. Mr. John Allen, the freeholder, who was represented by Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Selfe, claimed 7,0001., with an addi• tional sum for compulsory sale. The company, for whom Mr. Talbot, Q.C., and Mr. Mellor appeared, had tendered 4,5001., or to reinstate, by the erection of new buildings. The jury, after hearing evidence at considerable length, found a verdict for 5,7001., thus, under the Lands Consolida tion Act, fixing the London and North-Western Company with the entire costs of the inquiry. SOUTH - A MERICA.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.- . Accounts from Para of the 6th ult., received via the United States, announce that the yellow fever was raging at that port with great virulence, and that many foreigners and na tives had died. Mr. Richard Ryan, har Majesty's Con su l, died on the 2d u lt., an d muc h alarm prevailed. Letters from Venezuela of the 9th ult. announce the embarkation of Ge neral Paez, under sentence of banishment, for St. Thomas. Accounts from Buenos Ayres of the 2d of March report that the convention lately entered, into between the British an d Argentine St a t es was b e i n g carried an into practice. Th e corvette Twenty-Fifth of May—one of the Argentine vess e l s captured off Monte Video by the Anglo - French naval forc es on the 2d of Au gus t, 1845—had been formally restor e d to the rightful own ers , the Captain of the Harpy acting on be half of the British authorities, and the captain of the port on that of the Argentine Government. On the flag of that Re public being re-hoisted, it was immediately saluted by her Majesty's frigate present with 21 guns, and the salute waa returned by the flag-ship. MEETING WITH CREDITORS OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—A conference of the Caledonian Railway Com pany with their creditor. was held in the Star Hotel, George's-square, on Friday. Captain Plunkett, who pre sided, made a statement relative to the position of the cona patsy's affairs. The secretary, Captain Coddington, read a series of resolutions, binding the creditors to delay the pro secution of their claims during the current and also next session of Parliament, in order that time might be afforded to the directors to complete negotiations with the guaranteed companies. The resolution was seconded by Mr. A. Mor rison, writer. On the suggestion of Mr. Robert Lamond, writer, the members of the board retired, when Mr. Finlav, of Easterhill, was elected chairman. A discussion ensued, which resulted in the addition to the resolution of a proviso that none were to be bound by it unless all the creditors agree. - The board, after consideration, agreed to the addi tion, and the resolution tkus amended received the unani mous assent of all the creditors present. After the appoint ment of a committee to co-operate with the board, and a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.—Gl a sgow Daily Mull. The pl ane t M ercury , w hi c h is seldomseen in this neighbou r h oo d , i s now i n a pos i t i on w h ere i t may easily b e observed on a clear evening. It was yesterday at its greatest elongation, and was then 22 deg& east of the stfn, and as i ts ' apparent declination is upwards of 25 degs. north, it will re • main visible above the north-western horizon for about two hours and a quarferafter the sun has set. OnWednesdaynext it will be in conjunction with the brilliant planet Venus at seventeen minutes after three in the afternoon, and will be only 38 mins. of a degree, or little more than the diameter of the sun, north of. the..sun. If the evening of that day happen to be clear, the two planets may be seen at the same time, within the field of view of an ordinary telescope.-- Newcastle Chronicle. THE COLDSTREA3I GUARDS. A magnificent entertainment in the character of a hi-centenary festival was given last evening in the royal hanquetting room of St. James's Palace, by the officers of the Coldetreain Guards, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the enrolment of that dis tinguished corps by the celebrated General Monck, afterwards Dake of Albemarle. Ths intention of the officers of the regiment to commemorate this event in their annals by a grand banquet having become known to the Prince Consort, his Royal Highness in the kindest manner interested himself to obtain the use of the banquetting-room in St. James's Palace for the purpose, and, her Majesty's gracious permission having been accorded, the neces sary preparations have been in progress for some weeks past under the direction of a committee, of whom Col. Lord Frederick Paulet and Col. Daniell were active members. The invitations were necessarily limited to officers formerly belonging to the regiment, and those still attached to the corps, these forming an aggregate number of nearly 150 gentlemen. A request was made to the Prince Consort that he wouli con descend to honour the festival with his presence, but the Court having arranged to leave town yesterday, his Royal Highness was prevented joining the party. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, colonel oe the regiment, was of course present. His Grace the Commander-in-Chief, the Secretary-at-War, the Adjutant-General of the Forces, and a few other officers were the only visitors present. It should be here mentioned that the Royal Regi ment of Coldstream Guards is the oldest corps in the service, with the exception of the Ist Foot. The re giment owes its origin to General itionck, by whom it was raised in August, 1650, five companies having been draughted, by the Protector's authority, from Heselrigge s regiment, quartered at Newcastle, and five from Fenwick's, then garrisoned at Berwick. Thus formed, the regiment entered Scotland with the army under Cromwell, and did not return till General Monck, on the Ist of January, 1659-60, quitted his head-quarters at Coldstream to restore the monarchy under Charles 11. From the place whence these brave men set out, and where the plan had been matured, the regiment derives its distinctive appellation, an event which Gunible, the Chaplin of General Monck, has thus re corded :—" This town hath given title to a small company of men, whom God made the instrument of great things, and, though poor, yet honest, as ever corrupt nature produced into the world, by the no dishonourable name of Coldstreemers." Of the ser vices of the Coldstream Guards, it is sufficient to say that none of her Majesty's regiments have more distinguished themselves. The guests assembled in the long gallery, whence, on dinner being announced, they proceeded to the state banquetting-room—an appartment of great mag nificence erected by George IV., and frequently used by the late King William IV., but only once since the death of that Monarch, on the occasion of the marriage of her present Most Gracious M ijesty. Two long tables were arranged on either side of the room with a cross table, together affording seats for 140 guests and exhibiting a magnificent display of the choicest plate. The appartment was superbly illuminated, and when the guests were seated the effect was ex tremely grand. Behind the chair, supported on either side by the colours of the regiment, was a fine por trait of General Monck, purchased by the officers of the corps some years since, and bearing the following inscription :—" General George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, the first Colonel of the Regiment of Coldstream Guards." Over the fireplace was a mag nificent gold cup, presented to the officers of the regi ment, and upon either side waved the tattered colours borne at Waterloo, which were presented to the corps only yesterday by Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, the Colonel commanding at that period. Colonel Chaplin, the commanding officer of the regiment, presided, and was supported right and left by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and his Grace the Duke of Wellington. To the right of the Duke of Cambridge sat the Marquis of Huntly, the Earl of Stradbroke, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule, M.P. To the left of the Duke of Wellington we remarked the Marquis of Westmeath, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and Sir James Macdonell, K.C.B. The banquet was furnished under the exclusive su perintendence of Messrs. Gunter, of Berkeley-square —a fact in itself sufficient to guarantee the entire perfectibility of all the arrangements. During dinner the fine band of the regiment, under the direction of Mr. Godfrey, played a selection of favourite music. The dessert having been placed upon the table, The Gallant CHAIRMAN gave, "The Health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen," by whose kind ness they were allowed to celebrate the present fes tival in a Royal palace.—(Cheers.) The toast was responded to with the utmost en thusiasm, the band playing a few bars of the National Anthem. The Gallant CHAIRMAN next gave " The Health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the other Members of the Royal Family." This toast was also enthusiastically responded to, the band playing the Coburg March. The Gallant CHAIRMAN, in rising to propose the next toast, claimed the indulgence of the company, as he felt himself unable to do it justice.—(Hear, hear.) They were met that day to celebrate the 200th anni versary of the formation of the regiment of Coldstream Guards.—(Hear, hear.) He believed it was in Au gust, 1650, that this distinguished regiment was first raised by General Monck, afterwards the Duke of Albemarle. Hal they put off their festival until August next perhaps they might not hive been honoured with the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and so many gallant mem bers of the " Nulli Secundus" as he then saw around him. His Royal Highness having consented to honour them with his company on that day, it had been thought better to celebrate this festival at once, and hence the occasion of their presentmeeting.— (Hear, hear.) He regretted to say that be was not very well up in the history of the regiment, but he believed it took its name from the village of Cold !stream, which was the head-quarters of General Monck in 1650, when he commenced his celebrated march towards London. In February of the same year he arrived in the metropolis, and the regim en t was quartered in th e p rec i ncts of the Palace in which they were then assembled. In May General Monck marched to meet Charles 11., who, on his restoration, created him Duke of Albemarle, and converted his regiment into one of Royal Guards.—(Hear hear.) Since that time the regiment had had many colcnels, but he believed he was correct in saying none so long as their present illustrious colonel.—(Cheers.) His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had been . connected with the regiment for nearly half a century, and, as one of the oldest officers in the corps, he could himself bear witness to the many advantages for which it was indebted to his Royal Highness.— (Hear, hear.) His Royal Highness has always been anxious to promote the best interests of the regiment, and he begged to propose the health of their illustrious Colonel, with three times three, and the expression of a fervent hope that many years of health and happiness might be spared to him to command the Coldstream Guards.—(Cheers.) The toast was moat rapturously 'received, the band playing the Coldstream March. His Rcrm, HIGHNESS, in responding, expressed the extreme gratitude he felt both for the kind manner in which the toast :had been received, and for the flattering way in which the gallant chairman had in trod,,iced his name. He confessed the pride he felt in commanding so distinguished a regiment as the Cold stream Guards, and that pride was increased by the fact that the regiment had been formerly commanded by his beloved and affectionate brother, the late Duke of York, to whom he believed the corps owed great obligations for the efficient system he had introduced iato his management.—(Hear.) He trusted the principles which had hitherto marked the regiment would be continued, and that it would in future prove, as it had hitherto done, "null/ secundus." In conclusion, his Royal Highness begged to be allowed to propose the health of their illustrious Commander in -Chief, " his Grace the Duke of Wellington." The toast was drunk with all the honours, his Royal Highness giving the cue in the heartiest mannner. The Duke of WELLINGTON, in reply, said—My lords and gentlemen, I am greatly indebted to his Royal Highness for the honou r h e h as d one me i n proposing to you to drink my health, and to you for the manner in which you have accepted the proposi tion of his Royal Highness.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I may well be gratified and flattered at the honour you have done me in inviting me to attend your festi val on this occasion. Gentlemen, long before I had the honour of holding a commission in the corps of Guards, I had every reason to respect that corps on account of their display of every military quality as soldiers in every situation in , which they could be placed. I have had the good. fortune to see them in the presence of the enemy—in situations of difficulty under every possible circumstance, and on every such occasion they have conducted themselves with distinc tion, and displayed every cinality which could be ex pected from the best class of soldiers.—(Cheers.) Among these the leastdistinguished have not been the Coldstream Guards.—(Loud cheers.) I see many around me whose conduct I have hail occasien to ap plaud under every variety of circumstance—in the tied, in cantonments, and in quarters. Gentle men, I know aho it is impossible to see troop s equal to the efficiency of the Guards. Look at your every day occurrences in foreign countries. What, gentle men, shall it be said that in England the people are less courageous than in other countries ? Is not an English mob as brave as that of any other country, whether French or German ?—(hear.) Well, just look at the handful of men who in this metropolis and in the great towns of England have maintained peace and order under very difficult circumstances, and compare them with the enormous armies quartered in foreign countries.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, you have all seen what has passed both here and elsewhere, and / need not enter upon it in this place. You are aware of the difficult position and trying circumstances which have occurred, but you must also have ob served that while with ourselves anarchy has never had a chance of success, other countries, after months of rapine and misfortune, have only been extricated from their difficulties after severe a•-d fatal contests. — (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I want to know how it happens; and I. believe it is attributable in a great measure to the principle of bravery and good discip line which animates the corps of Guards, and which has its example and effect among all classes of the people. —(Cheers.) Among this corps, I say again, the Coldstreams have never been the least distinguished and reiterating my thanks for the cornplicaent you hare paid me, I wish every one of you prosperity and happiness. The Noble Duke resumed his seat amid loud cheers from all parts of the room. The CHAIRMAN next gave "The sister service, the Navy," which was duly responded to. The CHAIRMAN, on twain ris:ng, proposed "The health of the Right Hun. the Secretary at-War," prefacing the compliment with a few eulogistic re- Hunks on the official conduct of the It Hyn. Gen tleman. The Right Hon. Fox MAULE responded in an elo quent address. The other toasts proposed were—" The Adjutant- General of the Forces," "The Grenadier Guards and Colonel Lascelles. "The Fusilier Guards and Colonel Drummond," " The Marquis of Huntley, the oldest Coldstreamer present," the Gallant Marquis having left the corps in 1790; " The Chairman," by the Duke of Cambridge; "Sir Alexander Woodford and Gene ral Trevor," " Sir James Macdonnell and Sir Henry Bouverie," ." Sir William Gomm," "The Cavalry Brigade," responded to by Lord George Manners, M.P. ; " General Milli:lan," " General Walton," " Ge• nand Shawe," "Lord Frederick Fitzclarence " " Cox and Co , the agent s o f th e reg i ment, " " The old Cold streamers," and " The non-commissioned officers ;" the latter by Colonel Daniels. The party broke up about midnight highly de lighted with the festival. A grand entertainment, in celebration of the event, was given yesterday at the Portman -street barracks, to the non-commissioned officers and privates of the regiment. The men, numbering 1,400, assembled in St. James's-park at one o'clock, under the com mand of Colonel Bentinck, and, after a brief parade, marched from there to the barracks at Portman street, where a substantial repast had been prepared for them. Tne Duke of Cambridge (Colonel of the regiment) and all the officers were in attendance. Tne large yard occupying the centre of the barracks was completely,covered in with canvass, in the form of an oriental marquee, this portion of the arrangement having been entrusted to Mr. Bsnjamin Edgington. The colours used by the corps at Waterloo occupied a prominent position at the entrance, and were taste fully entwined in laurel and ribands. Other portions of the tent were emblazoned with the national em blems of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and with a variety of flags and banners. The men having sat down, grace was said by Sergeant. Major Hurle, who presided. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge occupied a seat among the privates with whom he conversed with his wonted affability. The fare consisted of about 1,4001 b. of beef, with a liberal sup ply of pudding and beer. At the termination of the entertainment Sergeant-Maj o r H URLE , i n a brief address, pro posed " The health of her Majesty the Queen," a toast which was drunk with acclamation. The SERGEANT-MAJOR then rose and proposed " The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and the Officers of the Coldstream Guards." The .sergeant , in very eloquent terms, eulogised the services of the Coldstreamere, and en tered into a brief detail of their services from the time of General Monck downwards. He observed, that although there were no Waterloo veterans at present in the corps, he was sure the Coldstreauiers of the present day were not inferior in point of martial spirit to their predecessors. He next dilated upon the many good qualities of the officers who at present formed the staff of the regiment, and instanced several cases in which the general welfare of the men had been enhanced through their instrumentality. In no regi ment did the musual relations between officers non commissioned officers, and men more cordially exist than in the Coldstream Guards. The toast was most heartily responded to. His ROYAL iIIGLINES returned thanks, and con cluded by observing that, having been connected with the corps for upwards of 45 years, he felt no small pride in denominating himself. " The Father of the Coldstreamers." The Royal party retired shortly before four o'clock. Later in the evening the men were permitted to have their friends, and dancing and other amusements were kept up for some hours. THE ARM Y. ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, MAY 22.—An order was issued during the latter part of last week announcing that no permission would be granted to any of the troops in the garrison to proceed to Green wich Fair during the Whitsun holidays as several of the men had got i n t o t rou bl e when they were per mitted to visit the fair last E ister. The drills in the garrison were carried on from 3 to .5 o'cloJk P.M., instead of 2 to 4, and the tatou roll-call was beat at 6 instead of 9 o'clock at the Royal Artillery and Royal Marine barrac6. A strong piquet, consist ing of 1 captain, 2 lieutenantg, 6 sergeants, and 100 rank and file of the battalions ; 1 lieutenant, 2 ser geants, and 13 rank and file of the Royal' Horse Artillery paraded on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed nesday afternoon, and the horses after parade were taken to the stable and kept ready saddled in case their services should be required, or any attempt made to disobey orders. A sergeant of the Royal Artillery, and a sergeant of the Royal Ma rines, were stationed at each of the stations of the North Kent Railway, at Woolwich ;and a sergeant of the Royal Artillery and Royal Marine, at each of the steam-boat pi ers . Th e whole three days. of the fair have passed over without any attempt on the part of the -men, of the garrison to disobey the injunctions of their superiors. The officers of the garrison in tend to have races on Monday next, and have sub scribed liberally for the amusement of the men on that day, and a committee consisting of Brigade -Major Walpol e , Royal Engineers, pre s id en t ; C ap t a i n 'W ard, Royal orse artillery; Captains Wodehouse and Rad cliffe, Royal Artillery ; and Captain Hounslowißoyal M ; nines, has been appointed to award prizss 'to the men for leaping . and runn i ng , runn i ng i n sacks, climb ing poles, and other entertaining amusements, after the races are over. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL OF THE COURT. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. — The royal : yacht Fairy, Master-Commander Welsh; was put in requi sition to-day, by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, G.C.H., Commander of the Royal Squadron, to con vey the C our t f rom G osport to the Isle of Wight. The, royal party arrived in the Clarence yard st ten minutes to five o clock, and were recei,ved by theiheads of departments, as usual, and a guard of honour of the 28th Regimant, commanded by Major Adams; By her 'Majesty's express command, no royal salutes were fired ; nor band played; but the Queen's Colour was borne by the guard of honour. The. Fairy left with her illustrious freight at 5 3 for Osborne, fol lowed by the 4ispateb yaohtaglfin, Master-Commander Balliston. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will ar rive of Gosport to-morrow, at halt' past One o'Clock, to visit her Majesty, and . remain. ovvr.".the Queen's birthday. The band of the Royal 4.l:nine corps of this diVision is ordered to proceed-to Qowes to-morrow evening in, the Echo steam-vessel, to be in attendance on the fol lowing morning to serenade her Aiajesty on the anni versary of her birthday. • • The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord •• Aurelius Beauclerk, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from Greenock. • APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICH., MAT 22 —Midshipman Thothas R Baker, to the Impregnable, 104, fl.ig-ship, at De ronport. PROMOTION. • William Harris, to be gunner. The name of Commander Henry Hire (1848) was nadvertently omitted yesterday from the list of offi cers who attended the levee of the First Lord of the Admiralty on Tuesday last. The Buzzard steam-sloop, fitted with engines by Miller and Ravenhill, Blaekwall, was taken down the river to Woolwich to-day to have'ballast put on board preparatory to a trial of her engines. The Prince Albert, purchased by Lady Franklin, aided by private friends, and taken to Aberdeen to be fitted for searching Prince 11 , egent's Inlet, has had the requisite work to strengthen her fora voyage to the Arctic Regions performed by about 50 ship wrights and carpenters, under the superintendence of Mr. Hogarth, a gentleman of Aberdeen, who kindly undertook the task, and she will be ready to leave that port tk , Ist of June next. Everything has been done to make the Prince Albert equal to the in teresting mission she is to be engaged in. She is doubled fore and aft with ex . ra beams inside at the water-line to resist the pressure o: the ice, with plate iron about the cuttvater, bows, and quarters. All the bulk-heads have been fitted to resist the cold, and she is to t a k e an unusua l supp ly o f preserved meats, vegetables, and other provisions, a portio n of which has been supplied by the Admiralty. Notwithstanding the liberality of their Lord ships, Lady Franklin will have to bear a great share of the expense, unless further assisted by the friends of her gallant husband and the officers and crews of the Erebus and Terror discovery ships. The vessel is bel THE COUNTR MAKI"- .00 - 01 LIVERPOOL, MAY 21:—There was 'a 9 1Balla ti t e b ";110 to-day ; the weather being very fine, which, OP' 101 O' dull accounts from Mark-line, made the trade open io g oo' Wheat and flour both easier to buy. Spring O W ' quest, and rather • earer. nil jr LEEDS, MAY 21. - The supply of grain re --- , e ; r :acti f e's, day's market. The wheat trade - very - dull W 2 ' l , - 10 ~,' prices in most cases have receded Is per quarter oe urge- lir e day's rates, but there is not much disposition to r bi 4 Li those quotations, Barley in less demand Oats a l° el rierally given up working for this season. fully as dear as before. No change in other a r ticle,s• th $ NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MAY 21. --W. , 1 , pli el jll o delivery of wheat from the country, and shorti;;SpsP, coastwise and from abroad, the trade ruled very Pr T er OA' sales made , which were to a fair extent, rather otifto of Saturday were obtained. Flour in more Id ell n i i t gi ft and sales not quite so brisk, but still rice , d ° • 00 r O:her articles as before. 11 0 0 NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MAY 0' . :;j1115 of beasts being small, the trade was exceeding l y " - dos' all were soon cleared cff at an advance of 64 Pe i f t ; er,e „ number was about 120 less than last week; Sheep trade was active, and a shade higher Pnr is o Or d (' the quantity exhibited was rather below that e' 0 00 1 :10 day, and all sold. Lambs met a heavy sale, Pa rt r- • 113 " t 5 d to 61 , 1 hand. Beasts, 600 ; sheep, 3,800. Beef, - shorn, 4d to bid lamb, 7d to lid per lb. There ' t afil -Maltste J o e EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MAY 21. -- ;Alai fotu: the meal market to-day 15 sacks oatmeal, each 17 l' imperial, which sold th us : -9 at 1 / 7s Od, and 0- ise°,l' average price of the w h c .l e 11 61 7d 2. l2ths• i Lbas" which sold at 275. 2 sac k s pot- b arley, w hi c h so ld " 5 1,/ 11.3 s ed, and 1 at 112 s Od. bf A S gy p' EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARX- T ,' A 0 -1 Oat straw, from 7. 6d to 9s 6d per k mple cd,r W it t ° 7 4 wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; barley e ditto, Hay, from Is to Is 2d per stone. ' I . bags oatmeal and 7 of barleymeal MAY at 2 t o h . rs al fCd ° O . DALKEITH MEAL MARKE, -here -1 1 0rj sales quick. Oatmeal up 2s per bag on the 5 1 . L6L I Ffi r tili qualities ; lowest Is 6d dearer; barley al up 3 " "AI . 6 " Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. Fi in ris e t. 6ecA' ati ns--1 9'1:11 imperial 26s Gd 2 63 n - , 6 0• 1 , Barleymeal; per ditto .. 17, 61 17 6 „'",1 1 IP Peasemeal —a -.4 ••"04 Flour ." s 0 " —s Od Pot barley .- —s Od ••• •• , UAL 1342. • EsTrat lxo' ,45 J. I iScarborough! *** '' '' 'ey 1 D en i son ......... ,:1...,.. 11' South IlartlePO :54;i 1 West Kelloe •••''l ; ,,• tilted,— 1 Adelaide Teo . 1 Cownden Tees' ... •. 10 , 0 - 1 id, &c Seymour Teed . d Iroes ... . .. .. . ...... " 1 Hartley d Cowpan o i se I Nixon's !brew . 1 Cardiff ••••-",:. „;•.0, 4 Sidney's Hart i r,;',.o4 ,4 " . 1 Ships at " 1 " . - RAILWAY SHARE . ,„ o ts' o r BRISTOL, MAY 22. $ll l ,l Srocx EXCHANGE.— The market opened' Atti re atrer the holiday, and a firmer tone was ins-Of`7/_';‘,4bvitifit►: o oc .d ji some time past. Owing tp holderS rates the amount of businses Was limited. ,A" were as follow : - Great Western, Quarter* • • , LIVERPOOL, MAY 2 1 STOCK EXCHANON.—Prices were steady ,„*•atraP,A amount of business d. , ne wi:s very limited. were as follow:—London and• North-Wister:4otoAo Ditto, New Quarter s , % c . iCi? art /4 10 .b'eA r —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Pilths, c. . Sheffield, and Linc o l ns hi re, Preference, 7 %.. --- Shilrf c e/1 ): and Dever, 1.1 c.—Nlidland, Halves 27:Y4 Oswestry, and Chester, Preferen;e; guaranterl'. gore IF/A.—loth, Newcastle, and Berwick (Or• 6 per cent. till IfP,O, 6 5 dia. 'ill CY MANCHESTER, MAY 2 2 .. h iegs:'l,lo o , STOCK EXCHANGE. A f a i r amount 'of ba s to done to-day, . and prices are higher,__especialliterrin, shire and Yorkshi re an d London and Nort h-V T:11 5 ( 10° ft The Lancashire and Y or k s hi res are a good g toor • BIRMINGHAM, MAT 2 •-• aplf (I STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market has. be — 4:4" m 1( 11 1 a p h r a i m ocesu; s), were are poorluyonseuaptp 7 i di.s. ort i e t d.S_hreri . 7 ° ':—' 1 LEEDS, MAY 22. ~.. ,„i i arU e ; lp t G r it STOCK EX CHANGE,--Business in thi4 shar was extremely quiet The only transa ctions ,7 Westerns, Este - which closed at 5 . 4 A, and in Th irs,` (Nb. 3), at 2N dis. COAL etARKE Carr's Hartley Hastlng's Hartley l3s 3d Holywell South Pearetti l'aulield Moor Butes l3s Od West Hartley Wall's End, &c Brown's ... . Eden Main lss :?e Lambton Primrose Braddyll • 15s 3 Haswell l6B Gd Lam bton Lumley 145 6e, Cd r‘ oV „lad of I , rADVERTISEMENT. --Another. Wono.- --1/ •hil , s a• a Dreadful Swelling by lollow ; s Ointment'a Pd Forfar, a farm labourer, of New a borou h, enormous swelling on each side of one g of his' 'l.ll,efi . „'* - tl y r under the advice of three eminent Surgeons , g! i "j a r 4w i l e inmate of the Newcastle Infirmary, altogether, SO iO ' years, but the efforts of, the doctora,roved u 0 , 1e ., -4 0 03 ; 9 ed rived no benefit from their treatment. Hearing praise of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, b e oeter/ e 0 • c;ro ; them a trial, and these invaluable Medicines fil . °,o4 ) 'itt , ,, about eight weeks, although' he was working " I ; o rt i v tdroli day .at haymaking. Afterwards he continutd:4 bri.gtfo - or discomfort throughout the winter." 24 4, " gists, end at Professor Holloway's gstablishmen-' poll Vii l London. - Speaking' without thinkinjc - is shO ti- r. c o i ! taking aim.— Eliza Crok's Journal. t 1$ rr re . b 0 A' ' Pool' A/41) A HEItON.. -- in- ~ Staffordshire, a few days ago," trimmers" vi e. ' yi" e fj : b heronst keeper tor pike, and in the morning Tt s 14 1/ ,, P lio°l *ere found' Secured to one of Ifietn , •j:,,tw thst the pike first took tile bait, and swalloWead iota, and that the heron Afterwards seized the puke' te r out the entrails encountered- the hook.—Manc—s • - • ' "Pq' t On ifie'lBth inst , the ° l:dy jk. of s° l ( ..P. lisliett' 45 ' Lincoln's Inn. • kir elie' • 0 , 1 the isth inst., at Crayford, Kent, 314 1 . : vi a iTeq f On the 18th inst., at Yotes-court, seat the F. Ingram, Esq. ,0 0 ol„ OF J. DAUGHT/CA._,. 0 f.1 . ; ~, On the 18th inst., at Edinburgh, the ' le lrarkeh l e`Urr el9 Rimington Wilson, Esq., of Broomhead-haU;A;ried '6'" On the 20th inst., the wife of Edmund v'7" , lie , Esq., of Doctors' Commons. p r asa° On the 21st inst., at Weymouth-stre ets - ° the wife of Samuel Brandram, Esq. 0 0 MARRIED. OO 01 si° lo o On the ith inst., at Wiesbaden, Frederick .$J deg% Ernest, son of Lieutenant-General Baron ~ t o ide r 14 deceased, Aide-de-Camp to his late Mfli,ee'.. , dor" , w i d worth , I. l s r iitte r . e ; iielj ea t‘i ' Prussia, to Emma Maria Juliana, elaes° 17 Colonel Dickson. On the 9th inst., at St. Peter's Russell Chalmers, of Manor- terrace, Sutherlallsongel Ann Charlotte, ldest daug hter of the late ley, Esq., of North Brixton On the 11th hist t M D ag l". bil3t. °I3 '' LI 11°I l' ' iii° hyaalthoiunsetELlße rMigehdtiotenr,raaa;eesan6l,3(!aeOrge C.larket J ''''' 'l ' ll ' ,r . , s 8 ' i i i n : i :J ' On the 15th inst ,at Freiwaldan, in Silesia,. m` Oa ' Wil l il Drummond, ' • E s . .. Esq., El. E.1.C.5., third son of Jour , .-', ~ ego 9, or Alulgrave-house, Fulham, aged 30: vs kor, ' ins U p n ee t t l ( l ) e r. l G ; e t n h e i r n a r o ., f pinrisoLonnsdionnirelyaanjdor, a J g a ed m ea 7vnic. ,: (,t. : j4 OO On the 18th inst., at :Maidstone, Sarah, rel so. , or p Anthony Gardner, Esq., Commander R. N., age d ti a lley b On the 1 t-th inst., at the East India Collega,,'"' Alr. Jeffrey, wid6W of the late Lord Jeffrey. pf RlOO i° lll4 London: Printed And :Published by MU— Oille* 50. No. 112, StrAnti, Printer, at The su s ~uttif 1., the ev iltrand, in thz , Precinct of the Savoy, fdlidlegoz, Thursday, May 23, 1850 . __ ' t . ----------' . he 0 ' 1 " „ ' fully prepared, in every respect, for paPii'6 ( bees . ter , in Prince Reg en t' s I n l e t, in the even t of tte peuition not findiov Sir John F ra nklin d r ,,g lj o rg f eri preset summer. V olunteers f or h e r have Ur' • 1 lll h lls,el ; xd v i . g e tl\l_i b itr e s e : been - Beetle go on Lu a r l d id h hands, The ira t ri w ,rrili o most experienced le " r eap uumeron , e•c *te ' to engage , i, and resented h,„ 1 st e amer. . r E l e " ' r ib' .' i i n ax°a c tape e efilscYr A tsPets l d- b hr e la r tte t i :A i r s :: : etel: a :- . 3:rellqefie , arittilb:el; : je a l 1 I d b ittlia Pril: ofto b t L l!sizeo Catain Sir John Ross's P' l ' l ' , o t. ketch-rigged f with Nuaresails on bef Me ._ _MUNI) ER T KENSINGTO'Oe On Monday evening a g rea t excitement oriler casioned in ICen.ingto n by a report that t. th it i o r had been committed w ithi n a f e w yard' j ,, j ' en csr d ' ton Old Chure:, and that the murderer ha" e : 1 ,,,t0° The first portion of the r e p o rt proved, 11014Pliottir true, but the perpetrator of the deed we;; nately, apprehended before he bad proce ed his flight. sb/ Toe first i n ti ma ti on g i ven t o the poll ee .. 4 ; 1 0 g th e little girl, wh o c a me t o th e station :OP" church, a t w hi c h I nspec t or H a vill 011 ,,,ife tD and said 1" that a man h a d j u st murdered I.,,pect ° ,,, (Terming's. buildin2s, and had gone Off., - ,"',1 3 ' llavill immediately dispatched Sergeant O r to thl and police-constables 192 and 0 43 spot indicated by the girl. There they . t )11 ,. ° e se' on a chair, a woman, apparently about So ? Jo b age. There was only visible a small vou. ll right temple, from which the blood was foZ, 0 but it was evident she was dead ,, or in . t ,` . o ,i th e dying, and on the arrival of. Mr Gl'l° s 7 - r - Ot a a e ' surgeon to the parish, almost immediateli 11 1; he pronounced her dead, and stated lit t. jDq arose either from a kink or a blow, And to . ,1 10 " made by the police on the spot that spPe s ti, claiw_ case. The name of the man who stor"" with the murder is Patrick' Barry; be il l gli olo Or man, aged 49, and was living with ceased) l,b and one child, in Jentaing's-builuin°oo'", wife seolp d ri v s e o g n e e t r abl i e s s ainbtriilceksltaryeeert:s llabboeyurbertit . be e kno o t i Kensington many years, and nothing vi t . "'" t against their characters. It appears t l4 ..Aa li f e been both more or less drinking - since Sa t tifie ft; last, and adme two or three hours 'Prior k Ora event the prisoner was seen lying dead di ll /. 0% pavement in New-court. At four o'clock , c ' w - her ve ir , afterwards, the prisoner went into a 611(0 . 00 found his wife purchasing some articles he i ttr ,,; e herher.nc levee, r sb s hu o et mrh ran ndm outoonn el only , fg w ot h th i e c a h s t f h eow e p r to efus ese st p ri d atli sh e r e yar d s W hen pi down, and he kicked her on the temple. Alleto9ll attempt to stop, but hurried away and ha" ,, g , o cil s 9 as the Palace gates when he was token 0 01 0 by Sweeney, 105 T, to d been whom he A wbe n d , out. The prisoner was much excited, 66 7, 1 9 ; the h station said he did not believe his wire ni boot Mr.ri tßaet a hdeoru. once kickede did not mean to kill her, but he aclmi,_t te n fie ti ao h tui a lt r u g li ee e lirsv h ali a n v igt i ,b n g been tage ": s/111 " ' w l t a o ' s he s ll b e and who h cient eviden •Le only to justify a remand. ' Bon e' ' The body no w li, s at t h e C oac h and P., the inquest has not yet been fixed. _ Thar I In% re 4 tl 1 11 7 1 7 reltZol Th e lit the a MI tixtii eAch ,1 t '<<4 • \. I : • • ' Itt th• t.,:m to thi ett uoti, • i k tZeitu • h orro,`' r 6 reel i t Die th I , " Of ta te of • o ti • t • te e , r,i It. 121 :>\ 4nr bt Cou, Fo 116 . t ;' FA • !is tri4 1 44 1; iti i t 111 t410;1'1 s, 'Eh b _Rtl i , l , - !,,„ ;1 44 toi ret, t 2tieE • 71" , . ciR 24). leApn szi.,,„ PF Oli eVery 1110.1 T 1 me, N Ittw tr ev , *i th ,Ita rd wl eed bval NA 5 the Rat