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14PERIAL PA EILIAME.NT, (LUIS DAY.) , HOU SE OF COMMONS. .., t,;.,. Th e altee. took the Chair at Twelve o . 'e „„ le i c_l s t. wan to t , id '-')rds' aniendreents t) the following i-i il 6 . , .ed end agreed to : O n t se and -lighgate Turnpike Road. s pire add Yorkzhire Railway. Y and Sussex Roads. PETITIONS. qtelkelsit,'iral GORDON presented from Aber rli) PaYing. for protection to p n et a i t L i i v e e n . s indestry. 0 4 t P`ditt4zar4ieMs'ICo i ca'°iIy iw"Pn tedfrom the a petition . „etheal Charitie • iiiDubiie against ni certai clauses Nthete,Re, 4 , ~ , 3 (Ireland) , , N 2) BILL. ~,,,AilL,.., I, LculhiL (~... of this ilili ‘ ° 'notion for considering the amendments fir, w A , kr, L'l r iN moved that the Bill be recommit' ed. httlh kBOUCHERE opposed the motion. The Bill alisrp sevcral days in Committee, and although the itwrou'lons were extensive and important, he thought 1)5, 11d d be waste of time to recommit it. lie te p r r e o: p,,, t that the amendments should be added on t. Ihill:,ter which the Bill would be reprinted; but the lie li , ,Its Perfect form would be before the House pre ke:setbe third reading. kr, till,Y supported the recommittal of We Bill. did not. think it necessary to • Fe r_ - Z 14 1 14 1. it the Pa r l Y 'II -"Ii but he should have wished that this 1,44 re bad been reprinted before any further progress bud k 41 1\ 4 17 la the Bill. 1/NrilruCAN thought that more time should have kellia.".ed for the discussion of the extensive amend -14.-ZiTeh had been made iu this Bill. 9 would Sot do:II3OUCHERE hoped that the Hous ion. If the li e "y the Bill at so late a period of the se Nei o ,lB° would do all they could to further ss the pro aii tii , e l .. th e would allow Bill, he would promise that he . - Bill itid ti , time he could between the reprinting of "5 Ittr4,setbird reading. 'eril la :kit:DWELL cautioned the Right Hon. Gen tlftle serast delaying this Bill to too late a period Atter "ri• discussion, lih'A O k ola farther d the Committee divided, eu appeared-- A r tbe t re-co mm i ttal ' a gains it ........................ Th s „ MajoriV ........... .. firs ii-tacndinent was consequently lost. 1 / 1 11. ik°l-ICUE HE then moved several additional te s , s ,, „,k4,;;;,c,,?h were agreed to without discussion. ....... 4 'tha t -44 uOWLES then • d the following clause. law - 1 . 1 . the Lord's-de sha m ll el b e e observed accordieg uu to , t bil'ol: t cl , l ll ° work s h;ll ' ie ' done on that day which rr is ation thesil. necessary for the cleanliness and 40 11ii I P sad stores, or for its safe and d if the master, t he- e a t sea or proceeding to sea; an- ' .e pree f e ul navi t-hat, ist),;Laeosignee of any ship shall cause any , uuneees b-N?°.' to be performed on the Lord's-day, he shall, etteistei.ollvicted thereof; be liable to a penalty of five ,Qtr lii n e ,ve r ,rY Such offence." ce " th. vJel - IE e -11 . gh he was not incline t cl ia to . teptieans augges,tioi; B o ß f , t t h h e ou Gallant Admiral with i thet 4t4t11) i+ t h e and himself unable to recommend 4 4 s ll °. this 1 h i „, 4'd , e . e . ause to the Committee. o,7*ot i le ,!` did not believe that any provision of the w'Poiarl,"ue acceptable either to the , majority of the int 9 be4as,or sailors. Ile hoped_ the Gallant Admiral 714 .eue dat ent with bringing the clause before the 4 els.• " w ould not it further. il k _ eit„l ti,,,._.,press that the c a ,, V _ WLLS expressed his willingness to with- Is eh say eoz ",e, becaus e he did not wish it to be known , a ele slclerable number of Members voted against Oihe elan Use. r, i11,4e was then withdrawn. wr,44-I"ER6ON moved the insertion of the follow et le ll e! .. " .-4 Aud ba it enacted, that if in the course t _ o f -eases- any seaman shall quit his ship without naval 144,4te,ts‘tficItts°4anilahster, to enter_ into her Majesty's the to such service, and 4 de 4411 ther be received * into additional expense, loss, 1 , 41, ti e lt , te, it Shealy,. be lncur any lawful for a the Lord High Adm o i- f tst( lla t ' he coolizi • ~ a r i d 141 , , . ssioriers.- til; 'ti olliii ex4aa:lll•4l, to indemnify the owner for such lr11 4) , 4hPenae, loss, or damage, to ,, suc h h extent as to Hon. Mem o(' I N t e'Pear just and reasonable." of thi s e object ha had in moving T the e insertion Ito that I ° mho was to relieve shipown a e u rs . th"tisi,upsd,:,e considerei a very great grievance, d Cieve rl i' u w that they were an unprotected_ class that to las it tLe4 would assent to his proposition, espe ea to cuter the 4 3 141 44 '0 desertion of their s- Lien , consider htek,, entailed upon them sometimes very e: 4 4, Cps. 14,1kise;k„„11°,11efiERE said the House had already lt de th; 4it ti le Bill was in Committee not and o h a e h er ep t e h d e Itthstis;' Present stood on this subject, ld not be re jod. It goal with respect to 41:14 w°lll d not be advisable for the 41 1 3 4 i ita ° Pini such great national tl w ie ee House to pro ttliq 'kit e i,. ~O. r l on a question of Si r th at tbat this incideutal manner; and be therefore 114 : ' b.A, "le 11 °n. Member would not press his clause. th m 4 c l tvouiPING observed that the the e ause as it was Admiralty to EV e clt give ower to Or a attnttiOrl to theshipowner, 4,;: i t 11t0,9.t discussion, 1 4e ta d th a i l ' E Y said he thought this r s n u m bj e e n c t t w h h a i d eh no i t t tjhoea. attention from the Government to ttle Gh at were now in a very different po tejaas free at they were formerly, they being exposed e te at and • . sod unrestricted competition 1 h lin t set it wend only be common honesty and justice 'it Fe u - the% from On ' loss ofthis kind. prtv.,, any Loss . tktir that she said the discussion had given another thi ta le e e t ce rule of the Government h d been to kloPaltaerakrYthing, from the Bill likely to a relieve the s lits es r', he hoped the Hon. Member would divide the 44the elan t albsis se. ," a tli ~'"(JNDAS opposed the clause, .observing eroyal le 3 ' tat ° "gbt the liberty of seamen to enter "I J l l4ti ,or a It, on th great protection to them against any The 4 e part of their employers. /': r tla ti e l then divided, when there ap.peared -25 ,t,. 4tain:t tit .. ''' ::. 48 4l*lie 0, klajo;i:tv •.. e••• ••• —23 aeseltso vies con - q tly lost. " 0 1B st ru s e e k -ti o e u e t at the suggestion of Mi. 1 1 6 14 1 , 10 14,' - ' 4l iE. h otw ll tilt % 28 l 'eing read, which provides for , the este- E1h,,,.._ leg.tua S masters t'ell °. sh iP . t to conduct negotiations th4T.4l,lll',,u'asters and seamen, 10 6 t 4 e . 1)1 11 i SON moved an amendment, to the effect '1 4 retlele-ii),eg.reasters should be allowed to act only ke N w,' litox,red by any owner or master of aship." T .. il " t 40 'TT and Mr. Wawsr supported the amend 'ol. 111,1 e divided, then there appeared—. 4 91e head — 7 8 0 h illat it Wen ••• ''. • • - It, ..- • ••• ••• —.62 ths 0,14 e tar, Majority .. ... 15 Yt 4111 -4`jitTellEßE said he had ascertainedefem Members 44 01 110 4 114 be printed and in the hands m 6 4 td (4 Inerninand as it was important °l iitti 4° to th g' t that it N it! . th e ,,,, e House of Lords as soon as possible, portan . he k la t on" w euld be no objection to take the third to 4. zl,entla. iiti;utit f „ °ELL trusted that Tuesday would be fixed th erPose t. e , i s, ,so as to allow time to communicate 14 4' . 44" N'ts on the subject of the amendments. ', o ught etei ta e ere jilitnee4N supported the suggestion. He t - Aft :: to consoiudt,:trit to be given toallow shipowners in I t a f ew _ the amendments. _ re kw4s ti , e , words from Mr. WAWB• %tie eed that the third reading should be taken Y i et twelve o'clock. (Leer SITTING.) 4/ t "....................--_______ i ° l' ---------- old at Paris $ 1 r cl;7lkt 414,,A, ItItET.--The premium on . of 41,.8.101.,-:-.e, Which, at the English Mint price Id eives an ex lit t‘ii.ll_% of ounce for standard go , ! - L don on on tei,,l b ti " t , and the exchange at 1 a i rl , s is 4 ' clea r 1114 25.40 it follows that old ~ , from 44 1) er in L ' By advice' . kt t i l irm, th ondon than in Paris. 0.11 per for Ntllit% q, nr , i , Lae price of gold is 433 per mark, which, iltit.tre t ° o l l. ll k : int price of 31. 17 10d. per ounce '. '‘. • and the ex- I t kr tit It ' R" - Qt , an exehange of 13.9, 13.9;1, p h qliv, „Aatburgh ou London at short being Lon- N" thrill that gold is 0.34 per cent. dearer in e at 14 1 . 1' ' Y ork 'a 1.14-nburgh. The course of, Thhtainsglloi c ent, 0.4 London for bills at 60 days Ikelir,,les. hei,n.the par of exchange between that the gaebge i s - '," 10 9 23.40 per cent., it follows sight and difference of , 1 06,' stki ..7,?telnally 0.92 per cent. in favour of Eng- Nvt'ilt atirfiLter making allowance for 1 : 10 4 pr o fi t ell arges of transport, the 'etl3 oa importation of gold "- i , ni the tit e the 1 PAN 3. present rate 4 1k di , v/1 1 , z terest the wtovery S*---EZETER CATIIEDRAL.—AII. !1t4t14113 of-t°,l Wall paintiu s has just been made in in scrap_in e g la te t k them,;,," Chapter li g ou-e of Exeter Cathedral. walldatesthe 4ittklilt,eri.ee:e;otetleedep ear e l L E c : Hsh coupled niches, w o. it The shaftys ca g ps and arch moulding ~ had in l a . figure c4llsltlkft`.t Lof. these recesses is , found to ' e d The spandrel tillq'Qttztitimg/I, standing under a trefoil-h ha a v dedcrocketted 1.4e1t. of tlu ern atelY a red and black gr . etln • shaded with ettt4e All he arches are filled with ‘toliage, defaced that not a ego eon tte probable saints are so treatment has been I l'i co iv w ecl (~1° ,traced, and the same t to the east I l bla t y each h '°. malt compositions 't4r i s• gro,„ilaving two niches in adjacentthe height, with stars ; !':iV e ,C4 a 1,'4, elegantly diapered with orange outline, relieved with 1 4 , ieto border fr • theparallelogram ell, it eotb 1 ' ° ming •• - /1 1)ei rm 41 1 d ot the e form below. Toe ' in corre by 8' pee witil third pointed vi•a., • Period, sent'it' roof added N 4 Oll/ .. „ . , t.be gorgeously painted and gi painting is apparently 4 ,801 1c1....: (e Y In the fifteenth century to the perpendicular has shown lit, t l ' op th,gr, erected by hint. The name of David _c_ 1)44), tql.uase of a serie s of unoccupied niches now prophets, t;a4,4191 Probably once contained other 4,,, "Ns of itoly Writ. —Builder. tr t , , Ice ~..,. 40 she the.4Y be the sullen mood of an evil temye , r ,s , %cti, lofty endurance of ma martyr. —Eliza Gook ~ „ tie "411100 z, tlelt tzellion_gallery of cif us e West._ ()mew of THE EXCEIANGE, LONDON. Aj the new church of St. Bartholomew eso itk r Zr.ell in'T, re -erected under the direction of Professor an r_, fluse7ele ar,oor-lane, Fore-street, presents a new u %)at evide:,-nteetural feature, and obviates a perspective ; qi ti , . 41 . in style, on 41 b e g the ehurerohofst of the City churches in this pew 111)04 4 atre i s , 3 . from the western door. The front . l e fr4nt arch , aremtitit.ted; the second and third pew, raised 1°1 % 8 . 1 , of buret r ). r.own into one, forming a choir . gallery %te all, h" n, t•he sacrifice of actual space isiheren o the t hew e„e Scenic advantage is, considerable,. f0r,.0 tor,' tasit „,"Fr door of the church, the whole interior tilling i o its',-.,.,Q,„ ismdiscovered throu-h this triumphal . arch, 44,t Perspeet; 4 frafie to the pictbure, and thus obviating I;%'ltilars the ": r jrror which commonly obstructs this view, iiks lz o f . the westichectural effect, by the continuation of the la t h 'ell hap pil e til gallery. Ice, ~,littioB The Tuscan, in all its severity, Yb applied to ule structure relieved, however, Ice "e e ' Y a richly cary d I- ' ltar-piece, pulpit, dew °,nutii„ •.e "' en a - heel 41 43 ~, corlsiti_ end is lighted by a Catherme-tv to I,l'e gi ft or "g:f a triune, surrounded by rays of painted serrouilebeen ratTierarchitect), the purpose of which appears 4 kiptePß arehitn to communicate a warm glow to the " Voadoly. 14ethatt 5 offering any pretensions as a . FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THE ITEE. Mille. Rachel appeared last night in the character of Marie Stuart, in Pierre Lebrun's translation of Sehiller's tragedy. Her impersonation of the Scottish Queen has been long a favourite with the English au dience, and she last night had diminished not one whit of her excellencies. The third act, in which she has an interview with her rival, Elizabeth, has always been a transcendent triumph for Rachel, and never has she been more magnificent then she was last nigh! . . Her attempts at curbing her passion, at speaking to Elizabeth, "with bated breath and wlliTering hum - nos," were beautifully pathetic; but:when, finding her suit scorned and herself insulted, she turns upon lb-r enemy. and with all the vehemence of maddened fury pours forth an overwhelming torrent of sarcasm upon her rival, who absolutely quails before her, Rachel Was most magnificent, and us she uttered with trium phant tone and gesture port e ie poignard au ecear de ma rink," she seemed a perfect embodiment of Nemesis. Tue cheering was enthusiastic, and she was called before the curtain at the conclusion of the act. In the fifth act, in which she is led to execution, she was beauti fully pathetic—tender and resigned, yet at the same time queenlike and dignified ; she seemed a holy martyr about to seal her testimony with her blood. ' At the conclusion she was called on, and bouquets were showered on her from all parts of the house, which was crowded to suffocation. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ANCIENT FIERY ORDEAL AND THE HANDLING OF RED HOT METALS. - Mr. Pepper, the professor of chemistry at the above truly sensible place of amusement, commenced on Monday last his second lecture on this curious branch of science. The lecturer observed that the fiery ordeal was as old as the oldest times of Greece or Rome, and was actually used in England so late as the reign of King John ; but that, according to Sir E. Coke it was disused and abolished in the reign of King Henry 111. The fiery ordeal was nothing but a gross im position from beginning to end, and depended simply on the preparation and hardening of the cuticle, whereby it was rendered a bad conductor of heat, and the cutaneous nerves thus defended by the callous and hard nature of the skin. To illustrate this prin ciple, a red hot ball was placed in the palm of the hand, which had been previously covered with char coal, no inconvenience was experienced; the hand also being placed in the lower part of a vessel of water was not scalded, when the liquid boiled, in the upper put, because of the layer of non-conducting liquid ; and it was explained that, in course of time, the cuticle of the hands or feet might be made to as sume the condition of a non-conductor, and for a , certain period would bear contact. with a heated sttr face without sustaining injury. In the more modern instances, viz., those observed by Mons. Bortigny, of Evreux, this exemption from heat depended on the assumption of the spheroidal state, and Mr. Pepper having first dipped his hands into certain liquids, was enaVed en this principle to take out an egg from boiling water, and also to horrify the audience by plunging his hands into a cauldron full of red hot lead, the last experiment being performed by first wetting the hand with sulphurous acid, which was kept in the liquid state in one of Master's excellent freezing apparatus. Many persons touched Mr. Pep per's hand after being immersed in the red hot lead, and found it icy cold. DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The following circular has been issued by his Ex cellency the American Minister tolthis Court in re ference to the late melancholy event : General Zachary Taylor, President of the United States, expired at Washington on the 9th inst., after a very brief illness. This intelligence is too fearfully en tail to permit me to await its official announcement before inviting you to join in the national sorrow. Taught in infancy lesson: of patriotism—accustomed in youth to the dangers of a frontier life—entering the service of his country in early manhood—distinguishing himself during a life of toil by succesive victories gained under great disadvantages—had General Taylor died in the army he would have left behind him the name of a brave soldier, cautious in council, firm in opinion, rapid in execution, of unquestioned integrity, humanity, and patriotism. A higher fame was reserved to hire. liaised to the head of one of the powerful nations of the earth, he exhibited to the world, wider circumstances of rare trial, a sincerity, a p:udence, and a moderation, combined with a firmness, a sense uf justice, and a pa triotic devotion to the honour and true interests of his country, which won for him an unlimited confidence at home, and a profound respect abroad. With a consci ousness of the purity of his motives, he sank into death, breathing the words, "I am prepared—l have endea voured to do my duty." I invite the consuls and vice-consuls of the United States, and all others of my countrymen in the United Kingdom, to manifest their sympathy in this sad event, and share in the general grief it has caused. Our country has lost, in the hour of her nee], a great and a good man. Let us hope that.while his memory endures those who have the charge of our public affairs may emulate his patriotism, his integrity, his justice, and his self-forgetfulness; and that our countrymen generally may strive to imitate the modest self-reliance, the purity, and the kindness of heart which distinguished him in private life. ABBOTT LAURENCE. United States Legation, London, July 22, 1850. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON A SHIP'S CREW. FALMOUTH, JULY 23.—Mr. William Michel, master of the barque Esther Frances, recently arrived at this port from Havannah, was brought up in custody at the Town-hall yesterday, on a charge of having attempted to poison Mr. William Shaw, a passenger, and some, if not all, of the crew. It may be mentioned that in con sequence of violent acts, resulting from intemperance, eoupled with the above serious attempt, the master was placed in arrest by the crew about a weak after she had left llavannah, and had been kept in his cabin the remain der of the voyage, the mate, Mr. Dunipace, taking charge of the ship. On her reaching the Channel, she mada for this port, and the captain was handed over to the police authorities. At the proceedings before the Mayor and other magistrates, Mr. Tilley prosecuted, and a Mr. Green attended for the accused. The princi pal witness examined was Mr. Shaw, who is connected with the Real del Monte Association, and was a passen ger in the vessel. He deposed to the captain being the worse for liquor from the time of the ship leaving up to 13th of June. On the latter day ho seemed much ex cited. A water jug was kept in the cabin, which they all used. On the evening of the 13 , 11 Mr. Shaw was in duced to watch the movements of the captain. He was seen to open his medicine chest, and shortly afterwards he was heard to pour something into the jug. He then became more excited in his manner, and desired to have some soup. Soup was then given him, and he cried out. " The has done me at last." He called for ginger and water, and directed the mate to got the water from the dipper on the deck. Requiring more water, the mate told the boy that he need not go on the deck for it, as there was some in the jug. The jug was found under his cot, and on the water being poured out, it appeared of a milky character. He refused to take it, and told the mate to get a bottle from the second mate which he had previously given him. The bottle hal two labels upon it " extract of lead" and " poison." They put seine of the contents into a glass of water, and its taste and arposranee was similar to that in the jug. The crew then placed him under arrest, and on teing accused by Mr. Shaw, he sail, " Well, if I did it, I must have been crazy at the time, and I hope it will be forgotten." After a patient investigation, the bench considered that although there was a strong degree of suspicion, there was no proof of a falunious intent, therefore the prisoner was discharged. THE FALLS OF NIAGARA-OVERTHROW OF THE GREAT TABLE ROCK.—Accounts from Canada announce the fall of the great Table Rock of the Falls of Niagara under circumstances of much interest. We extract the following from the Buffalo Courier of the Ist instant :—" The falling of Table ock at Niagara Falls, on Saturday last, was an event which has been prognosticated from time immemorial, though the precise period at which the affair would come or was not designated. The portion that fell was from 150 to 24'0 feet long, and from 30 to 70 feet broad, making an ir regular semi-circle, the general conformation of which is pro bably well remembered by those who have been on the spot. It was the favourite point for observation. The noise occa sioned by the crash was heard at the distance of three miles, though many in the village on the American side heard nothing of it. It is a very fortunate circumstance that the event took place at dinner time, when most of the visitors were at the hotel s . N o li ves were lost. A carr i age f rom "seaeair which the horses had b een detached good upon the rock, and ab barely timet seated to in get sid out. I ant felt us the re9y was htoe k g the edge wad,einthatid and had not fall before the whole immense mass was Precipitated into the chasm below." THE PEEL MONUMENT AT BURY, LANCASHIRE.— On Monday evening, at a meeting of the finance committee connected with the above object, at Bury, it was ascertained that the total amount of the subscriptions for the intended monument at Bury was 2,6921. 2s. 10id. What is fame but one loud spontaneous blast from a myriad of penny trumpets .—Eliza Cool:'s Journal. general MIDLAND RAILWAT.On Friday a s p ec i a l m eeting of proprietors was held at Derby, at the company's station, to consider the expediency of entering into certain arrange ments with the holders of 501 . shares in the said company, for an alteration of the conditions, rights, and pri vileges attaching to such shares, and the preferential dividends payable thereon. The following propositions were submitted to the meeting :—" That the 5 per cent. dividend on the 35/. already called on the 501. shares cease to be payable after the 31st of December, 1850." "That 33/. 6s. Bd. ( part of :such 31/.) shall be consolid . ited into and receive dividend rateably with the general capital stock of the com pany, from Jan. 1, 1851, the company guaranteeing thence ' forth a dividend of 44 per cent. on any future calls which may be made on the 501. shares (beyond the call now due), and also on 11. 13s. 4d. per share, part of the 351. already called up." " That an Act of Parliament shall be applied for to sanction the foregoing arrangement, in which power shall be taken for the Midland Company to pay off the guaranteed part of the above shares, whenever they shall think fit, at par." These propositions were carried by a considerable majority on a show of hands; but Mr. Brancker, of Liverpool, demanded a poll, when the result was declared as follows :—For the motion, 7,076; against, I,2B7.—Sheilield Times. LITERAT URE. CHRISTMAS-EVE AN D EASTER-DAY. A Poem. By Rokrt Browni!w, Any metrical effusion from the hand of the author of "Paracelsus" is certain to secure from the critic an attentive examination. His poetical capabilities have been altogether so conspicivaisly exhibited in that masterpiece of composition, that it would be im possible for a reviewer endowed with an ordinary degree of discrimination to confound the genius of Robert Browning with the merely cultivated talents of the majority of contemporary versifiers. Not but that the writings of Mr. Browning have repeatedly failed to rise above the level of the surrounding me diocrity. Unfortunatel7 this has been too fri quently the case among his mast recent productions. Inso much thit his athnirers have found themidv2s com pelled to revert to the earlier products of hisimagi nation, wheii withstanding the sneers of the captious and the scorn of the depreciative. Failing to recog nize in them beauties in any degree comparable to those crowded together in the dramatic biography of the philosopher, the most ardent and infatuated en thusiasts about the mind from which " Paracelsus" had emanated, have been reluctantly constrained to forego the luxury of indiscriminate panegyric upon "fills d Pomegranates." They have unwillingly confessed that, with all their predisposition to be satisfied, they have, in their regard, experienced for the most part a grievous disappointment. The beautiful features of poesy were still visible, but the light and glory of intelligence had departed from its countenance. Of, if perceptible, it was only at intervals, like the flashes of sanity occasionally glimmering through the chaos of some gorgeous hallucination. The music of the rhythm was still audible, but, at the best, it consisted of those intermittent harmonies of language which of themselves constitute but an indifferent compensation for the absence of a sustained purpose—a unity at once clear and harmonious. At the same time it must he averred that wlioever might presume from this casual failure of a very refined intellect in embodying its most copious and mobile emanationsi, that the genius of Mr. Browning had become dwarfed and stunted immediately after the production of " Para celsus" (like the exotic aloe shedding its one delicious blossom and then withering down to a mere stalk), would betray either a total ignorance of his writings, or a lamentable incapacity of appreciation. For our selves, without in any way deteriorating from the remarkable excellence of " Paracelsus," we would say that its author has penned various poems yet more forcibly demanding the commendations of aesthetic criticism. His " Pippa Passes," of all his works our especial favourite, presents to,the imagination of the reader a series of pictures of voluptuous beauty and impassioned eloquence. His " Colombo's Birthday," a flower in flavour racy of the soil of the Roman peninsula, and sparkling with a radiance caught from the Italian skies, has about it a multitude of charms invest ing its dramatic dialogue with irresistible attractions. "A Blot on the 'Scutcheon," though conceived in defi ance of the venerable laws affecting the literary ex tent of tragedy, is no feeble or ineffective offering at the shrine of Melpomene. " The Last of the Druses," in spite of the confusion of its structure and the en tanglement of its interests, possesses powerful claims on oar admiration. While many of his minor compo sitions, such as the love songs in the Venetian gon dola, abound in passages of verbal loveliness, com manding the eulogiums even of the prejudiced or indifferent. With these recollections of what the abilities of Mr. Browning had already accomplished, and with this cordial estimate of his genius as a poetic contributor to our literature, we opened and perused the volume now lying before us for consideration. With out circumlocution of any hind we will acknowledge at once that we have experienced something more than mere disappointment from its examination. We have been pained at the violation it evinces of all the most subtle and exquisite ordinances of wsthetics. We have been distressed to find a lover of the pure and the beauti ful like Robert Browning;condescending to trifle with the gross and the meretricious—mistaking for once, it would seem, the fantastic for the sublime ; the vulgar for the natural ; the grotesque for the original. In its ulterior design the poem of " Christmas. Eve and Easter-Day"—divided into two parts, dedicated respectively to the Nativity and the Resurrection—is generous and elevating. Yet these very laudable qualities have been so overloaded with the blemishes and indecorums already particularised that their merit is - almost entirely obliterated. The author wishes to render the idea of the Incarnate Divinity an object of more universal veneration, and he endeavours to ac complish this by associating the divine phantom of the Redeemer with everything mean, debasing, and pitiful. He desires at the close of the effusion to enfold in his all-embracing tenderness every form and species of worship practised under the august name of Christianity ; and in order to arrive at this conclusion he pertinaciously depicts these forms of worship under aspects the most degrading, and in colours the most ludicrous. Than this never was there more egregious perversity of judgment. Even the manner of the poem is as provocative of exception as the matter, the style having, in some parts a pure rodomontade of rhetorical fustian, and in others a jingle of eccentric rhymes, partaking rather of the character of doggrel than of poetry. As indicative of the enormous mistake of the whole book, we may observe that the scene at first selected by the poet for description is, perhaps, the most thoroughly unpoetical that could be chosen in the entire range of humanity —a little Ebenezer Chapel, or a little Zion, or a little Bethel, or whatever you may please to call it. Granted that, the painting of this scene in words is as wonderfully faithful and lifelike as if it had been copied in colours by the brush of Hogarth, yet the very vividness of the vraisemblance only renders an object in bare idea disgusting, doubly and trebly loathsome. We by no means despair of proving this by quotation, though we must confess that in forcing such extracts upon the attention of our readers we entertain the most poignant feelings of com punction. Mr. Browning stands in the door way of the wretched edifice; the night is drizzling ; and, in seeking that shelter, the poet finds himself in close proximity with discomfort as well as squalor. He describes the entrance with wonderful exactitude even to the "scold of the crazy hinge"—as if he wished to nauseate us prematurely by his punctilious attention to the minutest particulars. Of the wor shippers who thronged into the dirty " sheepfold" he says :- - the most turned in yet more abruptly From a certain squalid knot of alleys, Where the town's bad blood once slept corruptly, Which now the little chapel rallies And leads into day again,—its priestliness Lending itself to hide their beastliness Su cleverly (thanks in part to the mason), And putting so cheery a whitewashed face on Those neophytes too much in lack of it, That, where you cross the common as I did, And meet the party thus presided, 'Mount Zion,' with Love-lane at the lack of it," &a. Enough of this preposterous play upon words, how ever. Another specimen will afford a clearer notion of the absurdities and vulgarisms, the coarse ness and uncomeliness of the creatures depicted in this extraordinary production. Hear them enume rated as follows : MRS. CAMP'S DOUBLE. " -- the fat weary woman, Panting and bewildered, down-clapping Her umbrella with a mighty report, Grounded it by me, wry and flapping, A wreck of whalebones; then, with a snort, Like a startled horse, at the interloper Who humbly knew himself improper, But could not shrink up small enough, Round to the door, and in—the gruff Hinge's invariable scold Making your very blood run cold." THE SLATTERN WITH THE PATTENS. " the many tattered Little ohl-faced, peaking sister-turned-mother Of the sickly babe sho tried to smother Slnachow up, with its spotted face, From the cold, on her breast, the one warm place; She too must stop, wring the poor suds dry Of a draggled shawl, and add thereby Her tribtite 'to the door-mat sopping Already from my own clothes' dropping, Which yet she seemed to grudge I should stand on; Then stooping down to take off her patens, She bore theta defiantly. in each hand one, Planted to;lether before her breast And its babe, as good as a lance in rest." Then comes a horrible fellow, of whom we shall hear more presently— ', a tali, yellow man, like the penitent thief, With his jaw bound up in a handkerchief." Meanwhile the poet is still screening himself from the rain in a doorway, under a " tallow candle" in a " cracked lauthorn." After hesitating a little he en ters thus elegantly in the wake of an uncleanly shoe maker's lad— " With wizened face in want of soap, And wet apron wound round his waist like a rope, After stopping outside, for his cough was had, To get the fit over, poor gentle creature, And so avoid disturbing the preacher, Passed in, I sent my elbow spihewise At the shutti , s door, and entered likewise." We shall not pause while Mr. Browning is expatia ting with a sort of indignant gusto over "the hot smell and the h uman no i ses ," o r w hile he is indecently rhyming the ton with a sort of half-joke " equipt yours" with the " Holy Scriptures ;" but come at once to grossness eetef tandhe preacher'svulgarit of s m he on de o l n ine th a- e theer t congregation and on the it is : • t 1 poetical er. open Hera My old fat woman purred with pleasure. And thumb round thumb While she, t o his went twirling faster, Maternally devoured the periods keeping measure, pastor. The man w i t h the handkerchief, xrchitf, untied it, Showed us a horrible w Gave his eyelids yes anoth er screwing, i And rocked hi mse lf as the woman was doing. The shoemaker' s lad, discreetly choking, Kept down his cough. 'Twas too provoking! _ . My gorge rose at the nonsense and stuff of it, - • And saying, like Eve when she plucked the apple, 'I - atited a taste, ttiel new thort's enough of it,' I flung out of the little chapel. The nausea produced by such writing as this is surely too perceptible to require any explicit chtini nition. We ourselv G s "fli ng out o f the little chapel," as Mr. Bromiint gracefu.4 expresses if, quite n 3 eag.:r to escape from its " Lot•stnell and human noistas," to the free atmosphere of heaven, fr-; the. poet himself. Illther then under,zo a repetition of it we would undergo the chan: - .:e of a ducking. It has left off raining, however, and cur author, under the clear night sky, is in a somewhat apttr mood for poetry. Nevertheless, he cannot as yet quite rid Linriell of his " hobby horsical" inclination to pen dogrel, ex gr.— "A tune a aa burn in my head last wc(h, Out of the thump-thump and sin - i‘k-shriek Of the trait), as 1 came by it, up from Maachcster; And when, next week, I take it back again, My head will sing to the enzine's clack again, While it only makes my neightnur's hunches stir." Altogether his perceptions in regard to syntax appear to be about as confused as in reference to pro sody. So that we find him, at page 18, saying that God is removed from man, "as it were an hand breadth off." - why "an handbreadth ?" Suddenly, however, we are swept away from all attention to defects of composition, by a strange lunar rainbow in the sky, and the appearance of a phantom of Christ— clinging to whose robes the poet is conveyed through the air to Rome and to Gottingen. At Gottingen he listens to the lecture of a sympathiser with Strauss, " proving " the Redeemer of mankind to be a myth and an unreality. At Rome he witnesses the gorgeous wor shp of the CAtholics in the Basilica of St. Peter's. Here it is that, drawing inspiration from his sub ject, Mr. Browning has penned the only noble pas sage in his volume. The lines italicised in the fol lowing quotation require no comment; their exceed ing beauty appealing at once to the mind and heart of all who are capable of appreciation. "Now I see: it is no dream: It stands there and it does not seem; For ever, in pictures, thus it locks, And thus I have read of it in books, Often in England, leagues away, And wondered bow those fountains play, Growing up eternally Each to a musical water. tree. The dark is rent, mine eye is free To pierce the crust of the outer wall, And I view inside, and all there, all, • As the swarming hollow of a hive, • The whole Basilica alive! Men in the chancel, body, and nave, Men on the pillars' architrave, Men oa the statues, men on the tombs With popes and kings in their porphyry wombe, All famishing in expectation Of the main altar's consummation. For see, for see, the rapturous moment Approatth!s, and earth's best 'endowment Blends with heaven's: the taper-fires Pant up, the winding brazen spires Heave loftier yet the baldachin; The incense-gaspings, king kept in, Suspire in clouds; the organ blatant Holds his breath and grovels latent, As if God's hushing finger grazed him, (Like Behemoth when He praised him) At the silver bell's shrill tinkling, Quick cold drops of terror sprinkling On the sudden pavement strewed With faces of the multitude." After that one magnificent passage we are loath to resume our task of particularizing the blemishes of a poem as terribly defaced with flaws as any perhaps ever before printed from the manuscripts of a man of intellect. We close the book, then, and our criticism with a sensation of profound regret, lamenting that one who can write so well should have written so badly, tagging rhymes instead of penning poetry — celebrating ugliness and vulgarity instead of dedicating his powers atone to the homage of the Godlike and the Beautiful. LODGE'S PORTRAITS. Vol. VIII. The last volume of this excellent and cheap edition of a valuable work has now appeared. Eight vo lumes of Bohn's "Illustrated Library" have sue cessively presented us with thirty beautiful engraved likenesses, and as many interesting biographies of the most remarkable individuals of modern times—a work already celebrated under the name of " Lodge's Portraits," but now for the first time placed, by its moderate price, within reach of general popularity. Among the personages noticed in the volume now be fore us are Walter Scott and the Princess Charlotte, Lord Nelson, Lord Rodney, Sir Ralph Abercromby, William Pitt, Charles James Fox, and the Duke of Wellington—the only individual in this memorable gallery of 'portraits yet num bered among the living. From this list which mentions only a few out of the thirty—all interesting —subjects it will be seen that the last volume of the series is in no way inferior to its predecessors. As regards the excellence and elegance of the type, paper, binding, and " getting up " of this work it is quite unnecessary to speak, all Mr. Bohn's beautiful "Li braries" being no less remarkable for their excellence in these particulars than they are for the value of the various works which they contain, or fur the moderate rate at which they introduce them to the public. PRESCOTT S CONQUEST of PERU. Vol. 3 This, the third volume, concludes this edition of Prescott's history of Peru, one of his most brilliant and delightful works. The civil wars of the con querors and the ultimate pacification of the conquered country are the themes more especially dwelt upon in the chapters of this volume, which is rendered most. interesting on account of the variety of the ad ventures and vicissitudes, and of the peculiarity of the characters which it describes. Two characters, who figure prominently in the concluding portion of the history, appear more peculiar and more attractive by their vivid contrast to each other. Gonzalo Pizarro (the brother of the conqueror) is a very Murat in gallantry, and a Rupert in recklessness, whereas Gasca, the President, and the pacificator, whose cha racter is sketched with a master l y h an d, i s en ti re ly dissimilar. 07 him we are told--" A distinguishing feature of his mind was hi s common sense , the best substitute for genius in a ruler who has the destinies of his fellow-men at his disposal, and more indispensable than genius itself. In Gasca the diffe rent qualities were blended in such harmony that there was no room for excess—they seemed to regulate each other. taught him th While his sympathy with mankind e nature o f th e i r wants, his reason sug gested to what extent th ese were capa b le o f re li e f , as well as the best mode of effecting it. He did not waste his strength on illusory schemes of benevo lence, like Las Cases, on t h e one hand, nor d i d he co untenance the selfi s h polic— y of the colonists on the other. He aimed at the practicable—the greatest good practicable. There are some men whose characters have been so wonderfully adapted to the peculiar crises in w hich they appeared, that they seem to have been especially de signed for it by Providence. Such was Washington in the United States, and Gasca in Peru. We can conceive of individuals with higher qualities, at least with higher intellectual qualities, than belonged to either of these great men. But it was the wonderful conformity of their characters to the exigencies of their situation, perfect adaptation of the means to the end that consti tuted the secret of their success; that enabled Gasca so gloriously to crush revolution, and Washington still more gloriously to achieve it." JULIA 110 WARD : ----- a Novel. By Mrs. Bell Martin. 3 Vols. Written by an Irish band, and filled with descrip tions of Irish scenes and Irish characters, " Julia Howard" is throughout suffused with the freshness and warmth and animus so characteristic of the Eme rald Isle and its inhabitants. "Julia Howard," how ever, bears no resemblance to tho3e spirited serio comic sketches of Hibernian life which have rendered the writings of Lever popular favourites. The story related in its pages is supposed to have occurred many years back, even i n t h e d a ys of the Empress Que e n Maria Theresa, among whose soldiers the hero of the tale, an exile of Eri n , i s proud to be numbered. A considerable portion of the narrative relates to the wanderings of the soldier-hero in Germany, and these chapters contrast well with the Irish scenes. The name of the authoress is affixed to the. title-page, or we should hardly have fancied "Julia Howard" the work of a lady's pen. In the trials of Allastor O'Connor and Julia Howard she has endea voured to depict, and not without success, the undy ing character of true affection ; still few readers will think that her love-story tends to elevate th e cha racter of love. The little history of the dying Alma, with her purity and unselfish devotion, is by far the most attractive portion of the tale, and by the effect of contrast it disposes us to look less favourably on fir! passionate scenes which are occasionally intro duced into the otherwise interesting pages of " Julia Howard." NEW CHURCH, GREAT EALING, MIDDLESEX.— The foundation-st on e of a new church, about to be erected in this parish, was laid on Thursday, the 11th inst. Much interest was created on this occ asion from the circumstances of Christian liberality under wh ich the g ood work has been g presenceel er g y, commenced. Miss Lewis, th e found r ess, laid the thein first stone and f a the largenumber Vicar of the inhabit an t s , a s of Ealing, some of the neigh bouring well as of her personal friends• rue church is proposed to be a handsome building in the Decorated style worthy the present age of revived ecc l e siastical architecture. Th e de signs have been prepared by Mr. G. G. Scott. Th e c h urc h i s to accommodate 800 perso ns, and will cost in the whole about 7,000/. We understand that Miss Lewis is the only sister of the gentleman who died last autumn, and by his will bequeathed a portrait and auf reversionary legacy of 10,0001. to the National Gallery.—B/der. THE NEPATJLESE AIHDASSADOR.--Hi s E xce ll ency the Nepaulese Ambassador and suite propose leaving for Dublin, on Monday, with a view of making a tour th roug h Ireland. It is expected th at after visiting Belfast and the northern districts they will cross to Scotland. His Excel lency will leave for the East About the latter en d of next month. CO URT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Pi9lnScße,UlaleNceEn;pAnrEiciodNEbsynAY. their illustrious visitors, walked early this morning in borne Park and grounds. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales rind the younger tnembtrs of the :Royal Family, walked and rode as usual. • Lord John Ilttssoil arrived at Osborn() yesterd:ly afternoon, and :had the honour of joining the Royal dinner party. His Lordship returned to London this forenoon. Mr Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her Royal_ Highness the D uc h ess o f Glou ces t e r, visited ;heir Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge ant the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgia S rel.rtz yesterday, at Cambridge House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Tuesday evening, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Commissioners of Clerkeriwell Improvements, Mr. Samuel Hayne, Mr. John R. Taylor, Mr. Spindler Hopwood, Mr. Pascal!, Mr. Crossley, and Mr. Hurst, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation was introduced by Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., and Mr. Wakley, M.P. Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. R. Taylor, the City llemembrancer, Mr. Bun ney, and Mr. Scott, had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, at the same firm?. A deputation, consisting of Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Mr. T. H. Boykett (returning officer), Rev. D. Wilson, M.A., Mr. C. Woodward, F.R.S., Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. W. Tyler, and the senior church wardens of the parishes of St. Luke, Middlesex; St. Andrew, Holborn ; St. James, Clerkenwell ; and St. Mary, Islington, attended by Mr. James Lloyd, their honorary secretary and projector of the park, and ac companied by Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., had an inter view with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home office, and presented a memorial from the inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury, on the subject of a park for the northern district of the metropolis. Mr. Turnbull had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord John Russell arrived at his residence, Pem broke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday afternoon, from Osborne. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. Alderman Nield, Mr. G. E. Marsden, Mr. H. Nield, and Mr. Bright, M.P., had an interview yes terday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and Malta, and also from the Lord High Commis sioner of the lonian blends. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong-Kong. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each. Three miles. (5 Subs.) Major Bereiford's Zadok, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb (Dean) 1 Capt. Lowther's Ballet Girl, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb (Dockeray) 2 Mr. Bramston na Nutbrown, Est 121 b (Plummer) 3 Sir E. Buxton na Sam Hood, Bst 131 b ...( Abrahams) 4 Sir John Tyrrel na The Captain, aged, 9st 61b (Sait) 5 (Won by three lengths.) The Town Plate of 501. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Lewis's Michael Brunton, fist 51b (Sherwood) 1 1 Mr. Land's Sir Benjamin, 4 yrs (Hacket) 2 2 Mr. Milner's Alpheia, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (heard) 3 3 Won easily. The Mark Hall Stakes of 50 sous. each, and 25 added. One mile. (8 Subs.) Mr. Dennett's Grasshopper, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ...(Boyce) 1 Mr. J. Cassidy's Diligence, 3 yrs, 7st lib (Dean) 2 Mr. Stevenson's Goodwood, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Dockeray) 3 Mr. Lewis's Hind of the Forest, Bat 41b (Moon) 4 Mr. Smith's Lady Bountiful, 3 yrs, 6st 9ib (Leader) 5 Mr. Abel's Anchor of Hope, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Beard) 6 Mr. Smith's Lovelace, 5 yrs, 85t (Crouch) 7 Wun by a length. The Hurile Rua was won by Frank, beating Sham rock in a canter. WINCHESTER nACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 50 added. T. Y. C. (7 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Catalpa, Bst 31b ..(Flatman) 1 Mr. Etwali's Iracandus. Bst 7lb (Cf. Brown) 2 Duke of Richmond's Margedins, f, Bst 3ib (S. Mann) 3 Mr. Sadler's Sepulchre, Bst 31b (A. Day) 4 Mr. Judd's Lomer, Bst 71b (nice) 0 Won by a head. The Winchester Stakes of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 50 added. Heats, one mile. (12 Subs.) Mr. W. V. Jenkins's Miss Larkaway, 3yrs (Burn) 1 1 Mr. Y. King's West India, 3 yrs, 6st 91b(Gilbert) 4 2 Mr. Sadd's Salute, 3 yrs, 6st !lb (Sabin) 3 3 Mr. Burgess's The Crowner, 4 yrs, Bst 41b(J. Sharp) 2 4 The first heat was won easily, and the second by a neck. The Foal Stakes of 25 sous. each; for colts, Bst 9 lb; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b; untried stallions or mares, allowed Sibs, &o. New Mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Sereius, Bst 91b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Delme's Ranger, Bst 61b..... (S. Mann) 2 Mr. Dorrien's The Verderer, Bst 91b (Ducker) 3 Won easily. The City Members' Plate of 501. Heats, two miles. Mr. Stollaid's Woodsprite, s‘t 91b...(Gilbert) 1 2 1 Mr. Burgess' Red Due, 5 yrs, 7st (Burn) 4 1 2 Mr. Williams's Syrup, 4 yrs, 6st 14Ib (Sabin) 3 3 3 Capt. Delme's Rosewood, Est 71b...( Wheeler) 2 dr Won easily. GOODWOOD RACES. The number and great length of the engagements for the ensuing meeting puts it out of our power to give more than a brief outline of the programme, from which, however, enough will be collected to show the brilliant character of the sport t) be anticipated. The first day (Tuesday next) promises nine races, of which three have yet to be entered for—viz., the Craven Stakes (for the first time a handicap), with 50 added; the Innkeepers' Plato and the Bognor Stakes, the latter fur gentlemen riders. The standing engagements are the Gratwicke Stakes, 100 sovs. each, h ft, fur three yrs old, 38 subs; the Ham Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h fc, for two yrs old, 38 subs; the Levant Stakes of 50 soya. each, 30 ft, for two yrs old, 16 subs; the Three Hundred Sovereigns Stakes, h ft, for four yrs old, 12 subs (a certainty for the Flying Dutchman); a Post Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each, h ft, for two yrs old, 3 subs; and a Match for 100, h ft, between Chaplet and Henrietta. The principal events on the second day will be the Goodwood Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared; the Drawing Room Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with a bonus of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old, twelve subs; the Eglinton Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added by Lord Eglinton, for two yrs old, twenty-four subs; a Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h ft, for three yrs old, five subs; and a Match for 300 soya., h ft, between Moultan and 'William the Conqueror. There will also be the Stewards' Cup, value 300 sow., added to a handicap of 5 toys. each; a Selling Sweeepstakes of 10 toys. each, with 50 added, the M , ,:mbers' Plate, and the Cowdray Stakes, all of which have yet to be named for. On the great day, Thursday, we have a prospect of not less than eleven races, of which four have yet to close—namely, the Duke of Richmond's Plato of 1001. ; the Anglesey Plate of 501., for gentlemen riders; a Selling Handicap Plate of 501; and a selling Sweep stakes of 10 says. each, h ft, with 50 added. The closed engagements are the Cup, twenty-three subs; the Mole comb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h fr, for two yrs old, fif teen subs; a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for three yrs old, ffair subs; the Racing Stakes of 50 goys. each, fur three yrs old, sixteen subs; the Sussex Stakes of 25 Boys. each, for two yrs uld fillies, nine subs; a Sweep stakes of 200 sovs. each, for two yrs old fillies, three subs; and a Slatck for 200, h ft, between Claymore and Mimosa. The fourth and last day will furnish seven or eight, and probably nine, reces, Vireo of which, the Queen's Plate, a Sweepstake; of 10 sous. each, and the March Stakes (in one heat) have yet to be named for. The stakes which have closed are the Settringtun Stakes, of 25 sous, each, 10 ft, for two yrs old, 17 subs; the Rich mond Stakes, of 25 sous. each, 10 ft, for three yrs old, 28 subs; the Nassau Stakes, of 50 sous. each, for three yrs old fillies, 16 subs; a Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old, 3 subs; the Goodwood Nursery Stakes, of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 200 added, for two yrs old, 35 subs; and the Chesterfield Cup, by subscription of 15 sous. each, 32 subs. Allowing. for forfeits, the priz?s to be run for will amount to upwards of 16,0001., including about 1,1001., public money. There can be no doubt, therefore, of an abundance of first-rate and highly-interesting razing, and of a great attendance. The arrangements_ announced by the Brighton and South Coast Railway Company with reference to this meeting, are unusually comprehensive, and was this meeting less attractive than we have shown it to be, would alone ensure a large company. Express trains will run from the London bridge sta tion each of the race days at nine and ten o'clock A at ., arriving at Chichester about half-past eleven and half past twelve o'clock, respectively; returning so as to arrive in London at or before ten o'clock P.M. There will be also a new feature in the shape of cheap trains on the Goodwood Stakes and Cup days (Wednesday and Thursday) offering for the first time to the "masses" an opportunity of visiting Goodwood fcr the low fare of 7s. there and back, starting at 7 A.M., and' returning from Chichester at 7.30 a' as. Special trains will leave London-bridge at one o'clock on the Saturday and Mon day before the races, for the conveyanco of horses and carriages, and on all the race days between Brighton and Chichester. The company have also determined to afford similar accommodation to the public during the Brighton meeting, which, strengthened by the formation of a rote club, ou the same plan as the Bibury, bids fair to be unusually attractive. SUICIDE OF A WITNESS AT YORK.—A shocking instance of self-destruction occurred at York on Thursday last. Mr.T.Toutill, a gentleman farming his own estate in the vici nity of Ferrybridge, had been in attendance several days at . York, in connexi on w i t h t h e prosecut i on o f h i s brother in -law for forgery. On Thursday he purchased a large knife and made it very sharp. He then went straight way into a stable belonging to the White Horse Hotel, Cop pergate, and with the newly-acquired instrument cut his throat severing the carotid artery, and causing immediate death. It appears that his intellect was in a very unsettled state, and that his brother, anxious for his safety, had accompanied bun to York, and kept a vigilant watch upon him. With that adroibness, however, which frequently accompanies insanity, he slipped away from his brother while at the assize court, and when next found he was a corpse. A coroner's jary the same evening investigated the circumstances of Mr. Toutill's death, and agreed that he destroyed himself while n a state of mental insanity.—Slidfield Times. COURT' OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Tuesday a Court was held for the continuation of the discussion upon the reports of the Markets' Improve meet Comraitt,, and the motion and ramendarent sub mitted on tte subject; of the removal of Smithfield arket. ‘• L'efotion—Tliat this Court do rigri. , e with the com mittee, in their reports, and that it be rieferred back to Inc committee with ite . tructions to *end an answer in conformity with their report to Mr. Corner:all Lewis, and with power to communicate or confer with the Go vernment if necessary, and to rcpc.rt to this Court." • " Amendment—That the corsidcration of the report be adjourned, end that the committee be directed to ascertiin the nature and extent of the powers her Ma .i.sty's Government would be dispsed to confer on the Corporation fir the control ar d management of a new market beyond the limits of the metropolis." The paper contained notices of several other public questions. TEIE LITE SIR ROEF.RT PEEL. The Town Clerk read the following commu'ication to the Court : " Whitehall-gardens, July 17, 1850. "My Lord,—l am directed by Lady Peel to convey to you her sincere thanks for the kind manner in which you have communicated to her a resolution which has been carried unanimously by the mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London in Common Council assembled, expressing their admiration of the character and services of Sir Robert Peel, and the deep emotions of sorrow with which they received the fearful intel ligence of his death. V " Lady Peel desires gratefully to acknowledge the tribute of respect to the memory of Sir Robert Peel from the Common Council of the city of London, and has derived a melancholy satisfaction from the assurance of their sympathy with her in the affliction which has befallen her and the members of her family. "I have the honour to be " Your Lordship's obedient servant, "FREDERICK PEEL. " The Right Hon. the Lord Upon the motion of Mr. RICHARD L. JONES (se conded by Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR), it was ordered that the letter should be entered upon the journals of the Court. THE TERMINATION OF THE SMITHFIELD-MARKET DEBATE. Mr. T. H. HALL, in rising to open the adjourned de bate, hoped the Court would approve of the motion of his friend, Mr. H. L. Taylor. By common consent it was now admitted that Smithfield was not an unhealthy place. Wherever the market might b? situate, the cattle must be driven over some bridge or other; and how were they to avoid this? Then it was the fact that, in con sequence of the central position of Smithfield, the cattle could be brought from all parts much sooner, the market could be closed much earlier, while the parties seeking a market of this national character would, upon the whole, find it to be much nearer and far more conve nient than a more distant market. He called upon the Court to reject the amend/rent. Mr. WEITE argued that Smithfield had been fully proved to be a nuisance. Ho exhorted them to take time by the forelock, and end eavour w ith a goo d grace to get rid of the nuisance. --(Hear.) Mr. CLARK considered that the necessary enlargement and improvement of the present site might be effected for a much smaller sum than had been computed. Mr. W. A. ROSE vehemently denounced the existing market as a public disgrace, which no parties except corporate authorities would tolerate. Mr. LAMBE was in favour of the retention of Smith field-market. He could not agree with those who were of opinion with Mr. Dickens and the Times newspaper that Smithfield was a nuisance. Deputy BEDFORD had much pleasure in pressing upon the Court the necessity of supporting the motion of Mr. H. L. Taylor. He was confident that the worst thing that could be done for the neighbourhood in which he lived would be done if the market was taken away. Mr. GEORGE BROOKE considered that the market was a nuisance. Mr. CLARKE supported the motion. Mr. HOWARD, viewing the question as a great metro politan question, considered that Smithfield could not be better located, and could cot support the amendment. Depsty IlAnnisoN was in favour of the retention cf Smithfield•market. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR briefly replied. A division, called for by Mr. Norris, then took place, when there appeared— ' For the amendment Against it... Majority ... ... ... ... 13 ... ... ... 89 -7 6 The following are the names of the minority:— Alderman Lawrence. Commoners—Brooke, Clarke, Evans (deputy), Laurie, Maynard, Pend, Rose, Ward, White, Wylie, Norris, and Bennoch. Alderman LAWRENCE then rose to move as an amend ment to the original motion, which was about to be put, " That it be an instruction to the committee that before an answer be sent to Mr. Cornewall Lewis's letter the committee do open a communication with the Govern ment on the subject thereof." He wished to see whe ther a conference might not lead to something like an understanding upon the subject, from which some advantacre might arise. —(Cries of " No, no," " No con ference.") The amendment wag negatived, and a motion that the report be agreed to was carried amid loud cheers.—Ad journed. CITY COURT OF SEWERS. - - -- • ----- On Tuesday a court was held in the Guildhall; Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. The inspectors reported that the works of the Great Central Gas Compauy were proceeding every night so rapidly and effectually, that in the morning thero was scarcely any appearance in several places that anything unusual had occurred. SANITARY CONCERNS OF THE CITY. Mr. DAW, the chief clerk of the commission, read a report of the committee of health, stating that moans had been taken to summon before the court persons guilty of suffering a waste of water on their premises to the prejudice of their fellow-citizens, and it was hoped that this would tend to the abatement of the evil. They recommend that the surveyor be authorised to employ, during the hot season, such additional assistance as may be necessary to enable the inspectors to have all nuisances removed from the dwellings of the poor, and to have the same duly cleansed and lime whitened whenever ne- cessary; but they are of opinion that the system of medical visitation for the treatment of disease does not come within the powers committed to the court by the Act of Parliament; and having full confidence that the several boards of guardians in the City will therein ex ercise all needful control, as they are empowered to do, so as to preserve the health of the city of London should any visitation of the cholera again occur, they think the court are not called upon to interfere therein. The report was agreed to unanimously, and the court adjourned. THE ECUADOR BONDHOLDERS. A meeting of the Ecuador bondholders was held sesterday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the urgent necessity of forth with nominating a special agent, with powers to ob tain certain guarantees, and to make such other ar rangement for the gradual liquidation of the public debt as the peculiar circumstances seemed at the pre sent moment to warrant. Sir I. L. Goldsmid was in the chair. The advertisement by which the meeting bad Leen called haling been read, Mr. MoniAnTr, one of the requisitionists through whom the meeting had been convened, entered into the circumstances connected with the origin of the debt of Ecuador, and stated that no interest had yet been paid upon it. As the Gallapagos belonging to the state were now becoming valuable, he suggested that some agent should be forthwith accredited by the bondholders and sent out for the purpose of endeavour ing to obtain such a cession of those islands as could ba received, so that in the event of this or any other coun try securing the sovereignty of them, the claims cf the bondholders should he duly considered and liquidated. He believed the sate of Ecuador was perfectly willi ng to u,sent to such an arrangement. He concluded by moving that the committee of Suuth American bond holskrs berequested to dispatch forthwith a commissioner oth ) Republic of Ecuador to effect with that Govern mon; an adjustment of its foreign debt, subject to the approval of the bondholders, and that the bondholders would refund the expenses of such mission out of the first dividends which might be paid. The motion having been seconded, was carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business of the meeting. MARRIAGEFYI Tli A DECE ASED - - WIFE'S SISTER. -- TO THE EDITOR Or THE MORNING POST. Sir,—Allow me to call the attention of your many aristocratic readers to the fact that the Right Hon. Mr. Wortley's Bill to legalise marriage with the sister of a deceased wife obtains daily increased support. In 1849 there wore 224 petitions in its favour, with 42,092 signatures. In 1850 there have been 1,079 petitions, with 107,932 signatures, and these are independent of a petition signed by above 12,000 females of the middle classes, not presented because informal. Your Belgravian readers have little conception of the strong feeling that exists on this subject a little lower in society, or of the disregard which is paid to the law by persons scrupulously obedient in other respects. And though I by no means justify those who break the law, yet its constant infraction is a strong reason for not imposing a restriction which God's law has not santtioned. It may be sometimes convenient. though I believe more often dangerous, for a rich widower to have the sister and resemblance of her whom he has lost to live in his house without marriage; but, as the Rev. Mr. Gurney well observes, such an arrangement is impossible among the poor, from the crowded state of their dwell ings, and therefore, though the law may seem equal, the Inequality is in fact very great indeed. In conclusion, let me call the attention of your readers to the very able advocacy of the measure in the charge lately published by the Archdeacon of Lewes. Your obedient servant, A CHURCHMAN. St. James's Eve. The higher the order of intellect with which one is brought in contact, the less one has to fear; true goodnes is all charity, and true genius is the least presumptuous , — Eliza Cook's Journal. [ ADVER TISEMENT.]—BeIrs Lfe in London, Sun day, July 23 :—Gill, of Coventry, and Griffiths, of Woolwich. —A full report of thi s pugilistic contest, coroner's inquest, and all particulars connected therewith. A sixpence enclosed to Mr. Clement, jun., 170, S tran d , w ill ensure a copy of Bell ' s Life to any part of the United Kingdom_ by return of post. The sale of Bell's Life. exceeds 28,000. NEW LAW of the FRENCH PRESS. The Bulletin des Lois and the llioniteur publish the new law on tie press, with the signature of the President of the Republic. We subjoin a summary of this law for the information of these persons who may nut have paid particular attention to its dames during the discussion in the National Assembly : Article 1 orders the deposit of caution money, the legal interest of which will be allowed for all political journals and periodicals. In the departments of the Seine, Seine-et-Oise, Seine- et-Marne, and Rhone, the amount is fixed at 24,000 f, if the publication ap pear more than three times a week, and 18,0001. if only three times or less. In towns of a population of 50,000 and under the cautiun money of journals appearing more than five times a week shall be 6 000 f. In the other departments, it shall be 3,60 V., and respec tively the half of these sums for journals and periodi cal publications appearing fife times a week, or at more distant int erva l s . By A r ti c l e 2, a delay of one month is granted for compliance with these con ditions of the law. Article 3 orders that every article of political, philosophical, or religious dis cussion shall be signed by the author, and that a , penalty of 500 f. for the first oflence, and I,ooof. for the second, shall be imposed for every false signature, not only upon the person who has signed, but also the author who has permitted a false signature, and the publisher of the journal. Article 4 orders that this clause shall also apply to all articles in which the acts and opinions of citizens and indi vidual or collective interests are discussed. By ar ticle 5 it is ordered that where a second prosecution has been commenced against a journal before a first prosecution has been brought to trial, a sum equal to one-half of the maximum of fines determined by law shall be added to the caution money. Article 6 de clares that fines inflicted by a court of law shall be paid in three days after the sentence. Article 7 regu lates formalities to be observed; and articles 8 and 9 order the suppression of the journal if the pecuniary clauses be not conformed to. By article 10 it is de clared that during the 20 days preceding an election the circulars and addresses of candidates, after copies have been deposited with the Procureur of the Re public, may be posted up, and distributed with out authorization of the municipal authorities. Article 11 declares that the laws of June, 1819, July, 1826, on the press remain in force on all points not contrary to the present law. Article 12 states that from the Ist of August next journals or periodical publications, or periodical collections of engravings, or political lithographic prints of less than 10 sheets , of from 25 to 32 decimetres square, or of less than five sheets of from 50 to 72 decimetres square, shall be subject to a stamp duty of five cen times per sheet of 72 decimetres square, and under, in the departments of the Seine and Seine•et-Oise, and of two centimes fur journals, engravings, or periodical publications published in any other department. By article 13 non-periodical publications, treating.; of political matters, or of social economy, which are not now in course of publication, or which prior to the present law had not fallen into the public domain, if they are published in one or two numbers, having less than three sheets of text, of from 25 to 32 decimetres square, are subjected to stamp duty of five cen times. For every additional 10 diicimetres, cen times extra is charged. This clause is also applicable to non .periodical writings published in a foreign country, which, on importation, shall be liable to the same duty as if published in France. Article 14 pro vides that every romance or novel published as a feuilleton in a journal or its supplement shall pay a stamp duty of one centime each number in the departments of the Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and hulf that sum in other departments. Articles 15 and 16 declare that the stamp duty charged shall free the journals from postage on the following conditions : The stamp of five centimes for the transport and dis tribution throughout the whole territory of the Re public, and that of two centimes for the transport of journals and periodical writings in the interior of the departments (other than those of the Seine and Seine et-Use) where they are published, and those adjoining. Journals or periodical publications which pay a duty of two centimes must, in order to be transported and distributed beyond the above-mentioned limits, pay a postage of three centimes. Article 17 states that the franking resulting from the payment of the stamp duty is only available for the day on which the jour nals are published ; the editors of journals or periodical publications will, however, have a right to send to a subscriber on the same terms the back numbers for a period of three months. Article 18 declares that a supplement which shall not exceed 72 diaimetres square published by journals which appear more than twice a week shall be exempt from the stamp duty, on condition that they only contain political news, the debates of the Assembly, the proceedings of the tri bunals, and the reproduction of and discussion on Government documents. The supplements of the Moniteur, whatever may be their number, are exempt from the duty. According to article 19, whoever, except the editor, shall send a journal or periodical publication by the post must pay the postage of Sc. or 2c., as the case may be. In the event of its not being paid as above, it will be charged as a single letter. Article 20 provides that an allowance of 1 per cent. will be made to the editors of journals for spoiled stamps. An allowance of one centime per journal will be made to editors who distribute their own journals in Paris and the banlieue. The condi tions to be observed to obtain this reduction will be fixed by a decree of the Minister of Finance. Arti cles 21, 22, 23, and 24 relate to the carrying the law into execution, and the measures to be observed in case of contravention. Article 25 orders that the stamp duty on subscriptions entered into before the operation of this law shall be reimbursed. Article 26 allows a delay of two months for compliance with the provisions of the law ordering all articles to be signed by their authors. Article 27 states' that all journals or periodical publications printed in France in a foreign language, but destined for circulation out cf France, are exempt from caution money and stamp duty. TEST OF AFFECTION. Mr. Archibald Stanhope, a groggy sentimentalist residing in Buckley-street, Philadelphia, conceived the harrowing suspicion that his wife was not as passionately fond of him as a lady of good taste should be ; and, to put the matter to a fair trial, he hit on a little stratagem, which he put in practice the other day, with the results hereafter to be detailed. He took a suit of clothes and composed an effigy of himself by stuffing the garments with a quantity of straw which had lately been discharged from an old bed. Having suspended this figure to a rafter in the garret by means of a piece of clothes line, he ensconsed himself behind a pile of rubbish in the same garret, to watch the effect. After a while his little daughter came up after a jumping-rope, and caught a glimpse of the sus pending figure. She ran down the stairs, screaming —" Oh ! mother, mother, daddy has hung himself!" " Now for it," thought Archibald, in ambuscade, "we shall have a touching scene presently." " Hung himself ?" he heard Mrs. Stanhope repeat, as she walked leisurely upstairs ; "he hasn't got pluck enough for such a thing, or he would have done it long ago. Well, I believe he has done it, however," she continued, as the came in view of Arehibald's straw representative. "Moll," to the little girl, " I think he ought to be cut down. You had better go into the kitchen and get a knife, my dear ; but don't go down too fast, or you might fall and hurt yourself. S:ay—l forgot—there's no knife in the kitchen sharp enough. You can go round to Mr. Homes, the shoemaker, Sixth-street, he s only two equares off, and ask him to lend us his paring knife; tell him to whet it a little before he sends it. And, Molly, while you are in the neighbourhood, you can call at your aunt Sukey's, and ask how the baby is. And, Molly, you can stop at the grocery store as you come back, and get a pound of seven cent sugar. Poor Archy 1" sighed Mrs. Stanhope, when her daughter had departed, " I hope we'll get him down before the vital spark's extinct —far these buryiugs are very troublesome, and cost money. He wanted to put an end to him self too; and I think I ought to let him have his own way fur once in his life; he used to say that I was always acrossing him. I wish he hadn't spoiled the new clothes-line—an old rope might have an swered his purpose." Here a voice, which sounded like that of the supposed suicide, broke in on Mrs. Stanhope's soliloquy with, " You confounded Jezebel, I'll be the death of you !" Mrs. Stanhope, thinking this must, of course, be a ghostly exclamation, uttered a wild scream, and attempted to escape down the narrow staircase. Archibald, starting from his place of concealment, gave chase. Mrs. Stanhope stum bled midway on the flight of the stairs, and Mr. Stan hope having just reached her and made a grasp as her dishevelled hair as it streamed backwards, the amiable partners were precipitated to the bottom to gether. Both were rather badly bruised, and the cries of the lady raised the neighbourhood. Archi bald was arrested for making a disturbance and prac tising on the tender sensibilities of his wife. He was recognized in 200 dollars, and jocularly proposed his suspended effigy as his surety ; but he found, to his sorrow, "straw bail" was not acceptable under the administration of Mayor Jones.—Pennsylvanian. SONINAMBITLISM.—DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. —A. Jones, of the most distressing accident happe ned at the house of Mr. the Elizabeth night I.lsrotuhnigu,stb.uil.,dlebrOuTt t a e r n P° o r ' i cak C t h h e e sh s i e r r e Z'an on t , aged 15, went to bed, and shortly afterwards Mr. Young's son was awakened out of his sleep by hearing the most piteous moans, and the loud barking of a dog which was chained in the yard. He dressed himself, went down stairs, and was shocked to find the poor girl lying on the pavement in the yard, where she had fallen from an attic through ug i h n door, a height of eighteen feet. A surgeon was immediat e ly in attendance, under whose treatment a favourable ch ange took place, and in a few days she was so far recov ere d as to be considered out of danger. The girl had no r eco ll ect i on h accident m us t bareoccurred, w al k walked dfrot from e her probability bedroom!s herow the e p she the attic, dear, which, unfortunately, was left open. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1850.