The Sun. — London, England, 1850-06-21 00:00:00

ogle vs' uld d t 1 Cull" )le abhor • were fie . reputation. her letter, [ought that would bare n otice of I of attack lug Of Mr. mputations Id offer the G. Grey), the Lord icstion bad en written w the name 3 the ques ?Speet CO 1 sure before fiictory to sought the 1 removing at once to neasure as riction was the viesirt r children' 2 sent tettle temper and ailed. The leputed the er opposite what bad f that al' respecting he was iv sear.) 1 1 ° minor) was done al° .ks he bad luously op arket; bus! ght be to to use ler talists frog► advantage• merit upon a warrr r departed a what it wished to e Bill morn f the quo' of lanoure for adults deficient in years. Se this objec. Lird reading louncemeal es bare K. D i but Done ill was read Hid a third )) BILL% ding of Ws ,ons bad not his step for Ist court la inion of the that in this in the tw o Court o f le Court o f Ile consi s to the in' that reason sition. id said that ich performing at the es' transfer of r would be, he know o f ar being go ther judgos i t ttoe on IWO he trustees as such unjust, an relative to :d from the d that th e to which Ld therefor * ent, so no, )position red— 65 -51 the c ontrol ld fall into may co urt'', rlytjbillg 011,_ E the clans, losing th e onsiderab le ad though t 0 wake t he it be reo:v ction to in• Ipect to the hoped 039 the 6111164 ince. „o DE EDD''' led the il l° was 500 3 f ° Dal 3d the ty to mole i by d li c i le Bill be y mem ber provision& mat in 3 P °l.. a tiov, an d sent cce‘h. 3 and °r' Ili inoti°' 3th do le ittee then 16 61 -45 v. dr' otke d r vbiell ha lut before hews° to refused mapber. led their case. 1 , 39 „ was qu a. i s orat r, SI Wei° 27, 28' follow . And the oe afore mine the e s of the y Courts Lively un payabie Lail, with ?'s Tres ery pre instance► PrNeed. propose d eriog of eot Os/ a s did nts, find Limo° , rte d oti b e ha d baying es. 00 k n ow endanee reePec S ice. , of this /210 Ye 5 POW' CiriT / Ike 01" THE SUN, L fur conapi,nlati)e, th., TeEaiury Ito Award AU( L couipeild:_ion. By the tom?, 1,8 .t . oazd 19izg So, but us teou: oakee. had .11 api;oiLteu for he hoped the Government would take their case into eonsidrration, and provide for u fair and equitable cum peniation. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the parties re ferrel to had no more claim than under-sheriffs, bat risters, or other parties whose emoluments in the supe rior courts would be interfered with by the extension of the Act. Major BLACKALL moved a clause to the effect, that barristers of seven years standing at the Irish bar should be eligible to fill the office of county court judges in England. Sir G. GREY said that the motion was contrary to the general practice, and, if carried, would be an exception to the rule of the profession. Mr. FRENCH and Mr. ANSTEY briefly supported the clause. Mr. KEOGH said that the qualifications of a judge of County cour t were not hither than those required of an assistant-barrister in Ireland. Yet it was said that an Irishman ought not to be appointed to the otriee of a County court judge. Irishmen were obliged to spend two years in England, to entitle them to be called to the Irish bar. Tnis being so, he should b-3 glad to know what reason there could be for excluding Irishmen from the honours and emoluments of the English bar? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the reason why Irish barristers were excluded from the office in question Was simply a matter of bar arrangement, as it was de sirable that the law offices in Ireland should be filled by Irishmen, and that the same arrangement should take Place iu this country in respect to Englishmen. Mr. NAPIER concurred in this view of the case. Colonel RAWDON said, that the argument urged in favour of the abolition of the office of the Lord-Lieute- pant in Ireland was, that it would have the effect of Placing the offices in both countries open to the ambi tion of men of either country. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the clause 58 Against it 111 Majority against the clause ... —53 Mr. MITCHELL moved the insertion of the following clause:—" Whereas by the Act of the tenth year of her Majesty it is enacted, that any summons may issue in any district in which the defendant or some of the de fendants shall dwell or carry on their business at the time of the action brought, or, by leave of the court, for the district in which the defendant or one of the defend !ltlts shall have dwelt or carried on his business at some time within six calendar months next before the time of the action brought, or in which the cause of action arose, luck summons may issue in either of such last-mentioned courts; be it enacted, that, by leave of the court for the district in which the plaintiff shall dwell or carry on business, or shall have dwelt or carried on business Within six calendar months next before the time of the action brought, such summons may issue in such last tuentioned court." _ _ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the clause. Mr. FITZROY supported the clause. The House divided, when there appeared— For the clause... ... 55 Against it . . 90 Majority against ... —35 COURT OF CHANCERY BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Court of kaiancery Bill, in pursuance of leave given to the Chair- Inert on a former occasion. Th e remaining clauses having been agreed to, the Souse resumed, and the Bill was reported without Itaendments. THE LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Mr. PUSHY moved that this Bill be read a third time. The Hon. Member said that in consideration of the great a gricultural distress which prevailed in many parts of 'he country, he hoped the House would not hesitate to geeede to the motion. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND opposed the motion, Which ho said demanded serious consideration. Mr. ELLIS said that the Bill had been cut down, he 'fits sorry to say, to almost nothing, but such as it was, Ige tenant-farmers in his part of the country were so ° luny in favour of its principle, he knew they would be thankful for it. Mr. F. MACKENZIE then moved the adjournment °F the House. The House divided, aad the numbers were— For the motion ... ... 29 Against it Majority against it ... —67 During our absence from the gallery another adjourn bent of the House was moved, and on our return Mr. KEOGH was complaining of the Government ? li ving silently consented to its being extended to +telaud. PUSEY explained that the Bill was merely per. r4isite, and that its passing, whether extended to Ire -4 or not, could do no harm to either country. After some further discussion, the debate was ad l'urned to this day. The Court of Chancery (County Palatine of Lances 'l') Bill was read a second time; as was also the Cruelty Animals (Scotland) Bill. ,The E ng i nes for t a king Fish (Ireland) Bill, after 411 0 opposition from Mr. SCULLY and other Members, 0 4 8 read a second time, and ordered to be committed, t .. 4 the un d ers tanding that the Government would in- Mace some measure to improve the fisheries of Ireland, Ater a Select Committee bad reported, to whom the Bill otild be referred. 73 4ARGATE AND RAMSGATE HARBOURS. Mr. o „ MACKINNON having nominated his Committee " Margate and Ramsgste harbours, Or. MOFFATT moved that it be an i ns t ruc ti on to o Select Committee to include the harbour of Dover. DEEDES objected to the motion. ti Mr. RICE said the inquiry would only ba a waste of and would be attended with no useful results. Sir GEORGE GREY said it would be better to con °,be the i nqu i r y as at first proposed. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... 14 Against it Majority ... . —3O he H ouse th en a d'ourned at a Quarter past One. ------ - - - - - - HE WRECK OF TILE ORION. th. 4 he following are addititional particulars respecting 13 , melancholy event:- 1 ) Glasgow, June 19, 1850 (Wednesday, 8 P.M.).- k t t) ? Sir,—The Princess Royal called off Port-Patrick t k iree this morning, stopped till half-past four, after 14 I ng on board all the passengers saved from the Orion th 4 t were able to travel (about fifty), some had come by Cs enella yesterday, and many remained. The Princess I:Yttl reached Greenock at eleven, and here at half-past 10 1 , Pat. The number la now ascertained by Capt. Craw the Orion at starting from Liverpool were— Cabin passengers ... ... 115 Steerage ••• ••• ••• ••• 45 Crow in all (stewards, &c.) ... 40 -200 Numbers as ascertained actually saved (150 or 151) say ... ... ... Number perished ... 50 The bodies of 18—others say they counted 20—are Wtered. The Tartar will be up during the night with til ll t he bodies of those recovered. What a scene and we have had.—Yours truly, " MATH. LANGLANDS. She Lamont, Esq., Liverpool." lira" following dispatch was received at Lloyd's yes from the Admiralty.— " (Immediate.) "Admiralty, June 20. 4 111 ir,—I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners Admiralty to transmit to you herewith, for the +.4l`tation of the committee for managing the affairs at : tf the enclosed copy of a letter from Commander 1 4.,N, General Superintendent at Portpatrick, report- Vp.,`Qo loss of the Orion steam-vessel, and I have at the time to express their Lordships' great regret at the c'rtunate catastrophe. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T he Secretary at Lloyd's. "J. PARKER." (Copy.) "Portpatrick, June 18. toottl°- is my painful duty to report the melancholy toot life which occurred this morning by the wreck of "' r iori steam-ship near this place, on her voyage from s `ki, p " 0 1 to Glasgow, and having on board upwards of Ici P e rsons, including the crew. The Orion passed tBl hY the Lighthouse-pier at 1.40 A."L, the weather t, e' b t4 lld hazy, and having run with great force on the Projection of the coast, about 400 yards north of ' r Arbou r rebounded off, and sank in five fathoms t~trtits• fearfully rapid was this awful calamity that t Fa e o ,l l Y seven minutes appear to have elapsed from the striking until her hull sunk under water, and it is ' 4 16, t nat many of the unfortunate sufferers bad not „1 ° leave their berths. ue circumstances were partly witnessed from the , C At and the alarm being speedily given, the harbour `qt ' .a va ilableboat in the fir rt, was, with a t i p every t ~tp A i goon at the wreck, and it was our unspeakable . 1 10, 44 a to assist in rescuing those persons who still I. `, to the r i gg i ng an d u pp e r r a il s o f th e h u ll. % ) ;° ll l information up to this time, I have reason to NO 150 persons have been saved, leaving the fearful of 50 whose fate is doubtful. I beg to enclose '4O - " 111 , 08 of those survivors who have been actually t w ialch, with 35 of the crew, amount to 140. {, r) Ap fe t !l bound to express my admiration of the activity Ctt j i ,"Y the boatmen of the port in their exertions to and the manner the inhabitants gave up their Clothing to the sufferers as they were landed. " I have, &c, " EDWARD HAWES. Commander, R.N., 'reneral Superintendent, Portpatrick Harbour." i ers cqls saved from the wreck of the Orion steamer, P i tl il i 4 t t_ of June 18:—Lieutenant Maurice Jones, R.N., t t 'kt i f• John Matthew Jones; Maior John Mann, Oi t i'„• 8 •_; Richard Price, master; Dr. Donach (son Olt r -Donut)); Thomas Kidston; Mr. Anderson, taderson and Miss Anderson; Samuel H. Na- Iverpool; Mrs. Napier; W. .T. Walker; John x,, 11 . 1 - ) .• Peter M'Clelland, 14, Copper-street; bt rte •. Mr. Vallager; John Roberts, Castle 'T'rewerym, ' Liverpool; Dougald Cameron, Glee -401,t-"„etwrence Banner, Montreal, North America; 1,4404 Buchanan, Glasgow; Mrs. Buchanan; Miss J. O t . Suttor, Inverness, from America; Mr. Lucker, 0 1 9 4„ 41 ., r 5. Lucker; Mrs. Roby Melvin and Miss I' r i' lr ia; W. Anderson, 13, John-street, Glasgow; iktamlt, Liverpool; James Holt; Mr. E.A. k y rk,.,), Wallingford, Berkshire; Mrs. Williams,ii ft ( tit o ,, "'f Mrs. Pearce• John Archibald, Alloa ; • Archibald; George Lomb, Crosshall -11:),„1,rerPool; Henry Lamb; John Brennan; 44'",,, c) .rtY, Liverpool; Mrs. and Miss Hunter; 4 •1 i .; k J -4138 Whitehead and Miss Hannah White -401,k I' h as Jennet Colquhoun Jamieson, Glasgow; Ise '', (3,l e au; James Gibbons, Westport; Thomas De "ag"; Mr. J. F. Rennie, Aberdeen; Miss • ()3n ,r, AberOren; John 11`Can, G 1 , ,: ow, James 23, St. Vinct-2tvect, ; a!!;L W. 11‘.1i.erz;e. jnft , fr.:. to Liverpool; W. Ric.11.;.1 Si;zuce:-.; :aiu. J. Pe..uw; Captain Kocchine Glean, Greenock, and lady; Miss Farquharson, Paisley; James Comma, New York; Lau icace Gladstone; Mrs. Laurence Gladstone; Mr. 'l'. Williams, Liverpool; Mr. John M'Neill, of Jura; Mr. Alexander M`Neill ; Mrs. White; Caroline Lorbey. or Sorbey; Zti illiaai Band, Glasgow; Caroline Martin, Mrs. Hunter, Port Glasgow; Elizabeth Golquhoun; Joseph A. Richard, 7, Sr. George-Street, Liverpool; Philip M'Ulstall, 104, Argyle-street, Glasgow; Pat Maud, or Maaa, Staffordshire; John Biggau; William Gardner, 27, Turner's•court, Glasgow; Mrs. Gardner; Rev. Mr. Clerk, Manchester; James Walker, Glasgow; John Oldman, Shopton Mallet, Somersetahire; Miss Wonl fred, Glasgow ; Magnaus Tait ; John Tait ; John Walker ; John Mills, Liverpool ; Henry Thompson, Liverpool; Andrew Forbes, Stirling; Robert Bell, Truro; William Kelly, Dartmouth; James Paine, Dartmouth; John Merrigher, Paisley; Duncan Camp bell, Glasgow; Peter Ramsey, Liverpool; William Mer rylies, merchant, Liverpool ; Mrs. Merrylies ; Mr. Thomson, 30, Mon►eith-row, Glasgow; Mary E. Nicol, S 2, Rodney-street, Liverpool; John Stewart, 65, Nelson str:et, Glasgow; Archibald Utt?son, Dalkeith•house, Argyleshire; Caroline Marsden, Saidleworth; Mr. Edward Hurst, Sa.ddleworth; William Draw, Liverpool; Elijah Parkess, Liverpool; William Chilton, Perth. Crew all saved except three drowned, in list No. 2. "EDWARD HAWES, Commander, R.N., Superintendent Portpatrick Harbour. " Passengers ... 105 "Crew and officers 35 140 " Ten more are known to have been landed who left by coach. " List of persons drowned in the Orion steamer; 22 bodies have been found, and the following recognized:— Professor Burns, Glasgow; Mrs. Captain M'Neil, Miss M'Neil, Mr. John Pearce, of Liverpool; Anna Splott and E. Splott, of Devonshire; Mr. Roby, of Malvern; Mr. Jago, of Liverpool; Mary Ann Splott, Mr. Marsh bank, of the heuse of Clapperton, Glasgow ; the steward and the carpenter of the Orion, and one boy." Glasgow, Thursday afternoon, June 20, 3 o'clock. The following is the latest list of passengers lost, so far as is yet ascertained:— " Dr. Burns, of Glasgow; Mr. Hume, ditto; Mr. M'Neil, of Colonsay; Mrs. M'Neil, and two daughters; Miss Pugh, of Paisley; infant child of Mrs. Merrilees, Glasgow; Mr. William Marchbank, of Glasgow; Mrs. Splatt, and two daughters; Miss Morris, niece of Dr. Burns; Mr. Bubnett, of Chester; Mr. Jago, of Liver pool; Mr. Roby; two children named Frayer; Mr. Ross, of Glasgow; Alexander Graham; John Pearce, of Liverpool; Master James Holkett; Mr. Hurst; the child and servant of Mrs. Whitehead; Miss Nichol, of Liverpool; the stewardess; the ship's carpenter. Dunn. Description of some of the bodies unowned:—An aged man, with gray whiskers, and light gray hair; an aged man, with a pair of silver spectacles, dressed in black, but with a brown coat—he had a letter in his pocket ad dressed to Mr. Robert Donaldson; a very stout gentleman, having a letter addressed to Dr. Williamson, London." (From the Glasgow papers.of Wednesday.) We'have seen Mr. John Archibald, - manufacturer, Allos, who, with his son, came from Liverpool with the Orion. He was the only cabin passenger on deck at the time she struck, and was several hours on deck during the evening, from having been unable to obtain a proper cabin berth on account of the crowded state of the ship. He states that the night was not dark—that he could see the land, but that the Orion suddenly struck when going on at full speed. His belief is that the second mate was i❑ charge at the moment. He did not anticipate for a moment that there was to be any serious danger, but proceeded down stairs to look fur his son, and at this time the passengers were crowding up in great alarm, some of them altogether in a state of nudity, and others of the ladies in their stay.; and petticoats, who had laid down on their cots partially undressed. On getting down to the for cabin ho found the water fully ankle deep; returned on deck with his son, and got with him into a boat ; but some one above cut or let loose one of the ropes, whe❑ the boat was capsized, and they were all thrown into the water. Ho supported his son' as well as he could, while two other persons also clung to his arms, which are disco loured by the pressure of these persons' fingers. After remaining in this position some little time with very great, difficulty, a cork fender was thrown out from the Orion, with the repo attached to the vessel. He and the others got hold of it and were supported until a boat from the shore took himself and his sou in, and he thinks one of the other persons, but is not sure, for he was landed in an insensible state, and remained so for some time, on account of the dreadful struggle to which he had been subjected in the water. The boats, he states, were launched with great difficulty; and ono of the life boats was so firmly fixed in her supports or davits, that they had to be knocked away by the carpenter with an axe or forehammer; and it was under stood that during this operation the carpenter met with an accident, from which he was not able, like some of the others, to save his life. Mr. Archibald left Port patrick on Wednesday morning, with the Princess Royal, and came up to Glasgow from Greenock by the train. "I had," said he " last seen my poor friend Mr. Hume, of Glasgow, who was my fellow traveller, at 11 o'clock. He then retired to occupy a sofa berth, and I never saw him more." William Archibald, son of Mr. Archibald, a very in telligent youth, 14 years of age, gave us the following version:—" I was in bed when .1 was roused by the great noise. I gat up in a moment, and looked over the bows, and asked what was wrong, and some one told me the ship was on shore. I went down again to look after my things, for I had nothing on but my shirt, and this time I was up to the knees in water. When I was coming up the stairs, and carrying my clothes and bag along, I beard papa's voice, and I waited at the foot of the stairs till he came down for me. He then took me up by the hand to the right side boat, when I throw in my clothes and 1, ft the portmanteau on deck. When I was jumping in I fell on my back into the right side of the boat. I don't think there were more than eight in at this time, and none of them were ladies. It was one of the boats next the stern. Some person cut one of the ropes above, and the boat going down on the stern end it nearly filled with water, and most of the people were thrown into the sea. Papa and I jumped to the bow, and got hold of the rope there, but some person let that go also, when the boat tumbled over, and we were thrown int? the water too. Papa held me by the breast of my night. shirt, and other persons were also hanging on by him. A man, who they said was the second steward, than threw over a life buoy to us from the ship, and I told papa to make for it, but he said he could not do it. The same man then thre a , down a rope with a cork fender at the:end of it, and we all got hold of the rope and held on, and I was at the top. After remaining in this way for a short time a boat passed, but refused to take us in. Another boat came from the shore, as I believe, and took me io. An old gentleman, who had been hanging on by papa, then fell off, and was drowned. They refused to to take papa in, but I held on by his coat, and after a while he got in also. Papa was very weak when we got to the shore. I saw the shore plainly all the time. When we were half between the vessel and the shore in this boat I saw the Orion sinking at the bows, and there was some dreadful screaming then. There were very few in the boat that saved me." The substance of the following narrative of the melan choly catastrophe, so far as it was under his own per sonal observation, was obtained from Mr. George Thompson, of Ingram-street, ono of the survivors:— "It was about half-past one that I was awoke by hearing and feeling a strange tearing sort of noise as if some strong paper was torn. It was so gentle that I thought little of it and remained in bed, although all the other passengers in the cabin started at once to their feet and rushed on deck. After a very brief interval one of my neighbours returned, and began with great trepidation to dress. I then apprehended danger and jumped out of bed, and drawing ou my trousers went on deck, calling at the ladies' cabin, in passing, to tell my wife that she had better get up and dress, although there might not be any immediate danger. "On getting to the quarter-deck I found a large number of the passengers assembled in great alarm. The vessel by this time had settled somewhat by the head, and was lurching over a little to starboard—that is, to wards the land. I instantly went below to hasten my wife with her toilet, and put on a little more dress, and sought for a small trunk I had, and brought it to the middle of the cabin. " My wife and I now went on deck, and as the vessel was dipping deeper and deeper into the water, I calmly told her that I feared there was little hope, but that we would use every effort to save ourselves. " By this time the water was over the bulwarks at the bow, and the keel' of the deck was becoming greater and greater. I then fearel that all was over, and, clasping my wife to my breast felt resigned to my fate. " We then proceeded, at my wife's suggestion, to the stern of the vessel at the larboard side, and as the incli nation of the deck became so groat as to prevent our standing, I laid hold of one of the belaying pins, and, placing my wife between my breast and the bulwark, I Chore held on. " A lady at this moment had got hold of my wife's shawl, but as it was not fastened at the throat it soon dropped off, and the unfortunate creature slid down the deck. On turning round, I found the whole space within the bulwarks, and up to nearly the centro line of the deck, filled with a stru gg li ng mu lt i tude in the gurg ling and seething waters, and most of these were very soon drowned. "As soon as the water reached the companion, the pent air in the cabin forced off th e s k y li g ht s w ith a most horrid crash, and in an instant alter we were under water, sucked down in the vortex of the sinking ship. When below the surface I lost hold of my wife, and striking out found myself above water and in contact with one of the stays of the mizen mast, which I laid hold of at once. I had hardly done so, when my wife rose also to the surface, and I at once took her hand and caused her to hold on by the same rope. I placed my legs round the rope, the better to secure my hold, and told her to rest herself on my knee, which she did. " As soon as we had so far secured ourselves, the ship gave a heavy lurch to starboard, which i mmerse d us under water; but swinging back she lurched again to port, and again were we under water. Gradually the lurches decreased in extent, and after a few more rolls the masts continued stationary. "I had only my head above water, as I was support ing my wife; and I was afraid to elevate myself further, as I knew that in that case the weight would be in creased. Above me, on the mast, a sailor was perched, who called out in the most imploring accents to some persona in a boat to come and take the people off. " When the vessel ultimately sank, the quarter-deck at the stern was clustered with human beings, like a bee-hive; and of these but few were saved, as the vortex absorbed them, and they were so numerous as to impede each other in their attempts to save themselves. " Oa the shrouds of the mizen raga, near yihere we LONDON, we:Y, tliere were sa:eral pEr3eas clustered, three WOrkield on by one rep:. At this titre the companion cover fl off, and three .. prsor., eontri fed to keep up Ly t n-til they Wi.;:c ZNet.zsd. " Afxr being about half an hour in the water, a shore boat came up and was about to pick me up. when I told the men to get a lady, who appeared much exhausted, in first; this was clone, my wife was tdten in next, and, as quickly as possible, all supported by the mast were speedily rescued. " The boat then went to the mainmast, and took off the captain and another man or two, and proceeded to the shore, where we were met by a little girl, who said we must come to her mammy's house, as they had a nice fire to warm us, and would make us comfortable. " When I first came on deck before returning to dress. they were lowering the starboard quarter boat; but I was below when they accomplished the somewhat diffi cult feat, as the ropes had got entangled. "On coming upon deck the second time the captain, who was in his drawers and shirt, said if they all stuck to the ship there would be no danger. I accordingly went down end told the ladies so, which calmed them fur a little; but as the water rove and the lurch of the vessel increased the alarm was soon renewed, and the ladies all rushed on deck. " Into one of the boats some four or five men got, and rowed sway in spite of the cries and entreaties of those on beard the sinking ship. " Thee appeared to be great difficulty in launching the boat;, as the tackles were all entangled, and when launched they were in danger of filling as the plug holes were all open; and as nu corks or plugs could be found, the result was that although the passengers kept baling the boats with their hats, they wore in danger of sinking before the boats reached the shore. " Into one of the boats a number of gentlemen had crowded, when a cry arose that the ladies should go in first; and accordingly a number of the gentlemen did get out and admit ladies; but the boat had not left the ves sel's side when she swamped; but aftQr being emptied of her first live freight she righted, and although half full of water a number of others got into her, and I believe ultimately reached land.. • " I am, however, unable to give any information on this part of the melancholy narrative, 'as I was in the cabin for some time, and when afloat my range of vision was too limited to enable me to see what was passing around. " Mr. M'Neill, of Collonsay, his wife, two daughters, and two sons were on board. The sons alone escaped. The eldest daughter, though alive when she was brought ashore, soon died. She was a handsome, joyous, happy creature, and walked the deck till a late hour in all the health and joyousness of youth. Alas! how. soon was all changed; and ere a few hours elapsed she was a corpse. Mrs. Merrilees, of Liverpool, had a little child about nine months old in her arms. When she was over powered with the waters sire sank, and, on rising to the surface, her baby was dead, and floated away out of her arms. The mother was saved, and when she recovered herself so far as to recollect her loss she was bewailing her sad bereavement, when the body of the little inno cent was brought into the house. The scene that ensued may be imagined. " Mr. Tait, baker, of this city, swam on shore with his little boy on his back most of the way, and both were saved. " The Rev. Mr. Peughe, the Episcopal clergyman of Paisley, had a little child en board, about 12 years of age, which was given in charge to the stewardess. After the alarm was given she proceeded to dress her little charge and took her on deck, the poor child exclaiming, I know you will not leave me.' `No, no! I never will,' exclaimed the noble woman, but, alas! heroism availed them not; the remorseless surge claimed them as its own. "An immense quantity of luggage was recovered, partly floating and partly thrown ashore. This may be accounted for by the fact that most of it was on deck. " Fuur instances came under my own observation where husbands and wives were saved through their mutual aid in circumstances of awful peril and almost hopeless danger. " There were about 20 bodies recovered when we left, including Dr. Burns. Several of these were women, and three of them children. The women had little else on them than their night clothes, and some only their chemises. " Nothing could exceed the kindness of the villagers to the wants of the survivors; their houses, their larders, their wardrobes—their ell, were freely placed at our dis posal. Nor should Dr. Douglas, the medical gentleman of the place, be omitted. He literally ran from one to another from the hour of the wreck, administering re lief to those who required it, with a degree of kindness, skill, and perseverance, which must ever be remembered with gratitude by all. " An investigation was at once set on foot by the au thorities at Portpatrick, and several of the passengers were precognosced by the procurator-fiscal. " The night was beautifully clear and calm. There was a slight haze or fog crawling along the land, but the • shore was quite visible and distinct; the lighthouse loomed close over the vessel when she struck. " The distance between the rock and the shore did not appear above 150 yards, if so much, and would be about the length of the division of Argyll-street from Queen street to Buchanan-street. " The rock on which the Orion struck is well known to all the seamen and fishermen of the place, and is a very short distance from the mouth of the harbour." Another of the passengers saved, whom we have seen and conversed with, a seaman named Hugh M‘Gill, gives the following account of the occurrence and of his own fortune in connexion with it:—" I am a seaman, and was a steerage passenger on board of the Orion at the time she went down off Portpatrick. lum not ono of her crew, but I saved myself, along with Captain Hender son and the mate, by climbing up the rigging to the topmast at the time she went down. The hour, as near as I can recollect, would be about half-past one o'clock, and at that time there was no fog; I am sure of that, for I could see the shore as clearly as I now see the other side of the river Clyde, and the di,tance was so short I could have cast a penny piece from the one to the other. The mate's name is Langlands, and on going up the shrouds he and I had a struggle which should first get to the top. Captain Henderson also was there, but whether he was up before us, or came up after I cannot say, on account of the confusion going on. The Orion, I think, went down in seven fathoms water. I was in the bulk in the forecastle when she struck. At first when I heard the noise of her striking I thought she would not go down, but I found I was mistaken. The life-boat was hoisted out as fast as possible after the passengers came on deck, and I lent a hand to get her out. As the ship was settling down forward the water rushed over her bows. The passengers then made for the quarter-deck& as fast as possible, and it was thought that her stern parts might remain above water, but we were mistaken; the air which had collected below burst out there, and then she settled down. At 'this time I had one of my feet on the gunwale of the boat alongside that capsized, the tackle of which I endeavoured to clear away, but as I found her going over I clung with my left hand to the shrouds, and by exertion reached the cross-trees of the mast, and then got up to the topmast. Great confusion was caused when she went down forward at first by the passengers and crew making for tho qu.irter-deck. I think it would be from ten to fifteen minutes after she struck befOre going down." From the account given by Langlands, the mate, and others of the survivors, we have reason to assume that there were 120 to 130 cabin p assengers on board, an d 40 t..) 50 passengers in the steerage. This calculation, it seems, gives a larger number than usual, and a smaller proportion of parties in the steerage, and iv is said that a large proportion of those in the cabin were ladies and young persons. The number saved by clinging to the wreck, and otherwise, is variously estimated at 50 to 60 persons, but in consequence of the list of those who took their places on board being lost in the vessel, it is im possible to say with any degree of certainty what may be the actual amount. The Fenella steam-ship from Fleetwood caught sight of the Orion about five on Tees. day morning, and went into Portpatrick, staying there a considerable time, and taking off the passengers saved from the unfortunate vessel, to whom the utmost kind ness was shown by Captain Wheeler and his crew, who very liberally took the passengers to Troon free of charge, whence they were dispatched to Glasgow by a special train, arriving at half past one o'clock. We believe the whole of the crew have been saved with the exception of Mr. Graham, the head steward, a female stewardess, and one sailor boy. Graham, it is said, got on shore, but died soon afterwards. About a dozen persons in all of the survivors arrived in Glasgow yesterday, at two o'clock, along with Mr. Fleming; and all of these, while differing slightly as to details, agree in the main facts of the catastrophe which are given above. In the absence of a detailed list of the parties belong ing to Glasgow who have been saved, we are authorized to state that Mr. Tait, baker, of GO, George -street, and his son, have been saved; also Mr. Goldie, Mr. George Fleming and his two nephews, previously referred to; Hugh M'Gill, a seaman, of 136, Piccadilly-street; a Mr. Belson and a Mr. Lyle. We also learn from our Gree nock correspondent that four Englishmen, who were passengers on board the Orion, arrived in that town on Tuesday afternoon and put up at the Tontine Hotel, who stated that three individuals belonging to Greenock were reported with the drowned. Amongst the providential occurrences which are narrated in town as the moans of having prevented a number of individuals belonging to Glasgow going by this ill-fated vessel, wo have heard of the tollosving : —The family of a respectable Glasgow banker, consisting of two sons and one daughter, were on the eve of taking their passage by the Orion, from Liverpool, but were prevented solely by the im portunities of one of the sons, a mechanical genies, who insisted, in spite of all remonstrances and intreaties to the contrary, on remaining in town until ho had been gratified with a view of some inventions and machines which had caught his attention. Forced almost against their inclinations to accede to the desires of the young man, the family remained in Liverpool, and in this way were preserved from the accident by which S 3 many others have perished. (From the Liverpool Times.) We have just seen Mr. Henry Anderson, of Clifden park, Birkenhead, who, together with his wife and daughter, were passengers on board the Orion. Mr. Anderson is confident that there were at least 220 per sons on board the Orion, and the results of his inquiries have satisfied him that not more than 120 persons have been saved, and that upwards of 100 have lost their lives. He further says that he himself and a few other gentle men took the trouble to ascertain the names of parties saved, that a complete list amounting to upwards of ninety-five names was made out and forwarded to Glas gow, with a request that it should be immediately pub lished, but for some unaccountable reason this list has been • suppressed, but we know not by whom. Mr. Anderson's statement is to the following effect : "We left here about four o'clock, and made the Point of Ayr in six hours. The sea was as smooth as a millpond until we struck, which was about half-past one o'clock. I was in bed, but not asleep. I never saw a more happy company on FRIDAY EVENING, beard sts vesesl. There were no psreons ili, and all went on estinfott:bly until we -struck. I then Isaye out of say hsrtli and ran on deck. I thoweit theta had been ecilialon with another veeeel. When I looked WicL" Lhe starboard quarter I saw large detached masses of what I conceived at first to be the fragments of a vessel which we had run down, standing up out of the water; but on a closer examination, I felt convinced they were rocks, and I saw the shore, boldly and clearly defined, rising at about four hund re d yar d s di stance . Th e vesse l drifted in a little after striking. When we struck we were about six hundred yards beyond the Portpetrick Lighthouse. There was no rebound after the vessel struck; it was a cutting, crushing sound, as if from the speed at which she was going and the sharpness of the shock she was incapable of offering resistance, and the water rushed iu. The engines ceased immediately; they did not even make a Laltturn after the shock. In a moment or two after the shock it was visible the vessel was going down bead-foremost, and when the water got into the engine room and quenched the fires the deck was enveloped in steam. At this juncture the boat on the starboard quarter was taken possession of by a crowd of pessengers, but in consequence of the fore tackle being uadone before the after gear, all in her, with the exception of three, who clang to the seats were thrown into the sea, and many of them were drowned. The aft r tackle was subsequently let go, bat this boat never righted. I then turned my at tention to the boat un the larboard quarter; a large number of passengers was gathering about her. Tee vessel at this time was f is t settling down, and perhaps five minutes had elapsed from the time of striking when fir the first time I saw the captain. He stoo lup on one of the seats of the quarter-deck and requested the whole of the passengers to remain quiet; there was no danger to be apprehended, arid only those who left the vessel wore sure to be 1 est. The vessel swamped in four or five minutes afterwards; but befor e she did so she struck heavily on her starboard quarter and the passengers gathered about the second boat lost their footing, and were thrown into the scruppers, the water washing over them. Many found a grave on the deck of the Orion. The large lifeboat was with much difficulty got out just as the vessel was going down, Myself, my wife, and daughter, whom I found on deck, jumped into her off the Wired, which at this time, owing to the vessel's lurch, was a height of 20 feet. W e were only slightly bruised. There were 28 saved in this lifeboat, and out of that number there was but one seatnan. To the best of my knowledge, I never saw a sailor during the whole time of the catastrophe. The largest proportion of the passengers were ladies. The boats from the shore did good service after the vessel sank. There was great quietness amongst the passengers, and no screaming. Two-thirds at least of the passengers were on deck when the vessel went down, but I thiuk a number must have been drowned in the cabins." Mr. Anderson bears high testimony to the kindness he experienced in Portpatriuk. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, 1 1 - • O'CLOCK, P.M. The following list of passengers lost and saved was received in Liverpool to-night from Portpatrick direct: — NAMES OF PERSONS KNOWN TO BE DROWNED.—Mrs. Platt and two daughters, Mrs. Marchba.nke, of Glasgow; Mr. Bennett, of Chester; two children, named Frazer, of New Brighton; Mr. Probe, of Malvern; Mr. Jago, of Liverpool; Mr. John Pierce, of Liverpool; Mrs. MeNeile, of Jurd, and two daughters; Captain McNeil; Harriet McKennia Pugh, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Pugh, of Paisley; Professor Burns, of Glasgow; Miss Morris, Doctor Burns' niece; Master James Martin, of Liverpool; Mr. and Mrs. Scott, of Montreal; two children of Mrs. Gladstone, of Clifton; Park, of Birken head; Mr, Graham, steward; Mr. Walker, carpenter; Dunn, an apprentice boy; and the stewardess of the Orion, also drowned. KNOWN TO BE SAVED. —Lieutenant Maurice, R.N.; John M. Jones, Edward Alfred Marshall Wallingford, Mayor of Man; Richard Price, Master Darnoeh, of Greenock; Thomas Kitson, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Ander son, S. 11. Napier, W. J.Walleer, J. Nichols, M. 1)., Mr. and Miss Nichol, Peter M'Clellan, Mr. Wight, John Roberts, Dugald Cameron, Glasgow; Lawrence Banner, Montreal; Robert Buchanan, Glasgow ; Mrs. R. Ididchsin, Glasgow; Miss Sutter, governess, from America; Mr. Sueder, Perth; Mr. and Mrs. Roby, Malvern, Worcester shire; William Anderson; Glasgow; William Priest, Li verpool; James Holt, R.N.; Mrs. Williams, Liverpool; John anti William Archibald, Moe; George and Henry Lumb, Liverpool; John Bred= William Gardener, 17, Turner's -court, Glasgow, and Mrs. Gardener; the Rev. Mr. Clarke, Manchester; Mr. James Walker, Glasgow; John Oldham, Shepton Mallet; Woodfield, Glasgow; Magnus Tait, John Walker, John Mills, Liverpool; Henry Thompson, Liverpool; Andrew Forbes, Stirling; Robert 8011, Truro; William Kelly, Dartmouth; James Payne, Dartmouth; John Merrilles, Paisley; Duncan Campbell, Glasgow; Peter Ramsay, Liverpool; Wil liam Merrilles, Mrs. Merrilles, Mr. and Mrs. Thomp son, Glasgow; Margaret O'Brien, John O'Doherty, Mrs. and Miss Hurst; Mrs., Miss, and Hannah White head Jameson, Glasgow; Isabella Duncan, Liverpool; James Gibbons, Glasgow; Thomas Delvin, ditto; John J. Rennie ' Aberdeen ; Mi ss -O wner , di tto; J o h n Weal!, e Glasow; James and Al exan d er Gy a ll, ditt o; M r . Wil liam'lM`Rennie, jun., Liverpdol; Mr. R. Moss, ditto; Mr. Richard Spencer, ditto; Mr. John Pearce; Captain and Mrs. M•Kechie, Greenock; Miss Parkinson, Pais ley•, Mr. James Connell, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gladstone, Liverpool; Mrs. Thomas; Wil liam Masters; John C. and Alexander M'Neill, jun.; Mrs. White; Caroline Sorley; Mary E. Nichol, S 2, Rodney-street; John Seward, Glasgow; Archibald Oughterson, Dalkeith-house; Caroline Marsden and Miss E. Hurst, Saddleworth; William Drew and Elijah Pinkers, Liverpool; William Clinton, Berth; Walter Ewing, Liverpool; Mr. Boud, Glasgow; Caroline Mar tin; Mrs. limiter, port Glasgow; Elizabeth Coldhoun; Joseph A. Pritchard, Liverpool; Philip M'Ulstott, Ar gyle-street, Glasgow ; Patrielc Mann, Staffordshire; John Biggan. In addition to tho above there are 10 or 15 persons saved, whose names are not kuown, who wont per Fem.lla steamer t) Ardrussan oa Tuesday. The number of persons supposed to be on board is— Cabin passengers, 115; steerage, 45; crew, 40. Total, 200; of whom about 157 are saved a nd 43 drowned. Divers who left Liverpool in the steam-tug Defiance had bon able to penetra'e into the fore cabi❑ of the Orion, and had succeeded in recovering a large quantity of luggage and upwards of 1001. in gold. There,were no bedie:a in the cabin. CHANGES IN THE POST-OFFICE. Yesterday a meeting of the proprietors and represen tatives of various London newspapers took place at Peele's Coffee-house, Fleet-street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of inducing Parliament to retrace their steps as regards the altera tions which have just been made in the transmission of letters and newspapers through the Post-office on Sun day. Mr. Ingram, of the Illustrated London News, took the chair. Mr. SERLE, of the Weekly Dispatch, moved the first resolution, and in doing so observed that this alteration would have met with a more strenuous opposition if those who were connected with the press looked more closely to the matter, and came to understand how closely it affected them. In no other country under the sun, in which the people enjoyed anything like a constitutional form of government, and in which the press exercised something like its natural influence, could any such insult be offered by a Government as so suddenly to stop the transmission of a very large majority of the newspapers through the Post office on one day iu the week. The fact of the Government having the power to insult them in such a manner arose from their not acting in a body. In the resolution which he had the honour to propose, he had endeavoured to embrace—first, a censure on the Ministry, for abrogating its functions at the beck of a few Members of the House of Commons; and for not daring to say at (the moment what they thought right and wrong; therefore suffering the wrong to be done, and allowing the opposing parti es to fight it out as best they might, having in the first instance given the wrong party the advantage by carrying out their wishes. It was by these means the Government set at variance two parties without injuring or offending the Sabbatarians, who were headed by Lord Ashley , —(llear, hear.) The second point to which he would ask their attention was that the stamp duty was supposed to carry their news papers free of postage from one end of the kingdom to another. If it did that for one portion of the press, he could not see why it should not do it for the other.— (Hear, hear.) It was as gross an injustice as could be inflicted. He thought that they ought at once to ap point a committee, formed by members of the pr. as, which should from that day forth be ready to act on all such occasions. They were not prepared for such a sudden step as had been taken by the Government, and it was only that day.that Mr. Ingram mated whether newspapers were included in the notice given by the Government. He was of opinion that if they acted in concert In this matter, they would compel the Prime Minister to acknowledge that he was wrong in passing an insult on the press by giving them such a short no tice of the steps which he was about to adopt. If ho could believe that their meeting that night could lead to the formation of such a committee as ho had mentioned, and which would be determined to do justice to their great and noble calling, and to the many interests which were concerned in matters of this kind, and would put a stop to the constant annoyance given by any bigoted Member of Parliament who wished to bring in a Sunday Trading Bill, ho would be much gratified with the alter ations which the Government had been pleased to make. After observing that the press of this country would ex ercise greater power than the press on the continent pos sessed, with much less ability, if they only acted with unanimity, Mr. Serle proposed a resolution to the effect, " That the meeting conceived that the Ministry, in stopping the use of the post by the weekly newspapers, in an addr ess move d by o nly 95 Members of the House of Commo ns , h a d s h run k from its duty as a Govern ment." Mr. Cox, of the Law 7'irnes, seconded the resolution, and stated that he could not but share the general feel ing that a monstrous injustice had been atte mpte d to b e practised on th em on this occasion. The regulation which had been sanctioned by the Government would compel the publishers of weekly newspapers t o h ave them posted on Frid a y to enable their readers in the country to receive them by Sund4y. It would, therefore, produce an immense decline in the circulation of the weekly newsp a p ers w hi c h c ame out on Saturday, as they could not be received by their subscribers until Monday. Their subscribers finding that they had to wait twenty four hours for their newspapers would very soon begin to drop their subscriptions. It was a matter therefore of great pecuniary interest to the proprietors of w ee kly newspapers th a t suc h a system should immediately b e put a stop t o . H e t h oug ht th a t it was a monstrous thing that it should b e i n th e p ow er of a portion of o ne b ranch of the L , gislature, without taking the full sense o f t h e Howe of Commons, and without obtaining the sanction of the House of Lords, to pass a regulation affecting to such an extent the property of so many iudivi viduals, and interfering with the convenience and accommodation of the whole country. If they had the power of stopping the transmission of letters and news- J UNE 2l, 1850. f ria,-,ers by po=t on Sunday - , they had the same pawn. with reard to every day in tee week. They then heel every ri:,!irt to oto Pa,lianueat and to fed the Govern retint ;;;:at t'ney :nude, a naist4ile id t..ii rnatLer, wLicis was one which affected all their properties to a vast amount, and not merely an official arrangement affecting the pos'-orfi.ie. Such an alteration ought to have been wade, if at all. by an Act of Parliament. The matter had not been fairly argued in the House of Commons, and he suggested that they should at once get an inde pendent Member of that House to state their case, and to tithe its sense on a motion for the rescinding of the regulation. It necessary he could have a call of the whole House for the purpose. If such were done he had no clout): that those who were favourable to the measure woulci be beaten by a majority of four or five to one. Tile real object of the supdortors of the regulation was not t) prevent the delivery of letters on Sunday, but to deprive the people. of the opportunity of reading the weekly newspapers. No man had a right to say that the employment on Sundays of tl.ree or four persons in the Pos:-office for the convenience of a large commu nity a could cease, while he himself employ el an equal number of persons at his own house on that day for his own convenienee.—(Bear, hear.) He concluded by seconding the resolution. Mr. Le:E, of Bell's Weekly Messenger, in opposing the adoption of the resolution, , said that as far as the mea sure icsalf was concerned, he thought that it would be productive of immense good to the public at large. The proprietors of the paper which he represented had many years given up the practice of printing on Sunday. It was evident from what had been stated that those who objected to the alteration were actuated by nutbing more than pecuniary motives, without any consideration of the moral bearing of the question. He thought that no ureaimre ever passed which had so fully the concurrence of the people of this country, and even those who had the greatest advantage of the transmission of letters, such as merchants, bankers, and solicitors, came for ward in its support in hundreds and thousands.—(" Oh, oh.") He then moved the previous question. Mr. OAKEY, of the Christian Times, seconded the amendment. After a few words from Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Serie, in refutation of the statement made by Mr. Lee and Mr. Oakey, the original resolution was carried almost unanimously. Mr. THOMAS, of the Courier de L'Europe, moved, " That a committee be formed to take into consideration the general interests of the press, especially a regarded the efforts to interfere with the circulation of papers by Sunday Bills." It was seconded by Mr. R. J. Woon, of the Dispatch, and carried. The following gentlemen were then agreed to, to form the committee, with power to add to their num ber:—Messrs. Ingram, Mortimer, Bunnay, Serie, Wood, Wrightson, Ledger, Scott, Thomas Palmer, and Stiff. Mr. J. J. Scott was appointed honorary secretary. The meeting then separated, the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman having been agreed to. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES.—TIIIIRSDAY. The first day at Hampton, as regards sport, is usually the best, and to racing men by far tho most enjoyable; but the " public" who help to find the " ways and means," have invested the " Queen's Guineas" with the character that attaches to the Derby at Epsom, and the Emperor's Plate at Ascot, and have accordingly dubbed Thursday the "grand day." It is due to them to state, that they did it full honour yesterday; such a throng, we venture to say, was never before seen on ➢ioulsey Hurst. Trains, filled to an extent beyond their regu lated capacity, were started at intervals, which, but for the arrangement 4, and the care with which they were carried out, would scarcely have been consistent with safety; how many were unable to obtain conveyance, if any, we have no means of ascertaining; but certainly hundreds failed to reach the course until after the first race. The read was also thronged, and groat numbers adopted the cooler and more agreeable, if not the quickest route, of water. Much confusion necessarily arose, and we heard of many conirttemps, both by laud and water, happily, at least as far as our knowledge ex tends, without any serious consequences'. On the whole it was, tcyond question, the most successful grand day known at Hampton, and it is gratifying to add that, be yond a disregard of the time of starting, and a want of experience in the starter, the management was very creditable. There was one drawback, however, to the complete enjoyment of the day, which remains to bo no ticed. While the first heat was in progress, a lad ra❑ on to the course at the moment tho horses were passing, and Queensberry% shoulder striking his head he was thrown with great force; ho was taken up insensible, and when we left the ground was reported to be dead. This, we hope and believe, was the only accident of a serious nature. The racing was announced to commence at two o'clock, but the order of running, so far as the time was con cerned, was nut by any means strictly observed; in fact, from the immense mob on the course, the police had such great difficulty in clearing it, that punctuality was out ut the question—at llampton, indeed, it would have been out of character. The following is a sketch of the ra2ing:— A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 son. each, with 25 added, for three yrs old and upwards. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Lister's Hind of the Forest, Sat 91b (Moon) 1 Mr. Liley's Marq. of Conyngham, 7st 41b (S Mann) 2 Mr. Death's Lady prances, 5 yrs, 7st 41b ...(Maton) 3 Mr. Forth's Laundrymaid, aged, 9st . (Crouch) 4 Lord Exeter's Ghio, 3 yrs, 6st 12Ib (I - Mann) 5 Mr. Thurnton'a Harty, 4 yrs. 6st 91b (E. Sharp) 6 Betting-5 to 2 eget Lady Frances-4 to 1 each agst I.auudrymaid and Marquis of Conyngham—and '5 to I agst any other. The Hind of the Forest made the greater part of the running, and won very easily by a length and a half. Run in 1 min. 26 secs. The Richmond Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, with .50/ added; the winner of the Surrey and Middle sex Stakes to carry 71b extra. Once round and a distance. Mr. Payre's Mouse, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Charlton) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Bacchanalian, 5 yrs, Bst (G. Brown) 2 Mr. Gaines' Seignor of Holderness, 3 yrs, 6st 1116 3 Mr. Steven's Old English Gentleman, 4 yrs, ist 81b 4 Mr. St. Aubyn's St. Denis, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Miller) 5 Mr. Cassidy 's Aristocrat, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (E, Sharp) 6 Betting-5 to 2 agst Mouse-3 to 1 ap,ait Bacchana lian-3 to 1 agst Aristocrat—and 3 to 1 agst Seignor of lloldernes. The Old English Gentleman, Baccha nalian, and Aristocrat made running alternately, at an indifferent pace, to the distance, where Mouse, who lay quite away from his horses until round the last turn, took the lead, went on with the race in hand, and won in a canter by a length and a half. Run in 3 min. 4 sacs. The Railway Plate of 50 sou, given by the South- Western Company, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each; for two years old, ist ; 3 yrs, Oat; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; and maiden two years old, hav ing started twice, allowed 31b; the m inner to be sold fir 150 soya., if demanded, &c.; and allowances if to be sold for less. Five furlongs. D. cf Richmond's Sherbert filly, sst 131 b ... (Collins) 1 Baron Rothschild's f by Kremlin, sst 131 b (Charlton) 2 Major Martyn's Fernande, 3 yrs, 7st 131b...(Abdale) 3 Mr. Yorke's Elphine filly, 2 yrs, Est 51b (J. Smith) .0 Mr. Webb's Vigilant, 2 yrs, 6st (Hiett) 0 Mr. Francis's Pommo de Terre 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Miller) 0 Lard Exeter's Ghio, 3 yrs, Oat Mr. Ilardman's Amontillado, Sst 31bs (E. Sharp) 0 Mr. C. Liley's Rose Pompon, 7st 131 b (S. Mann) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sherbert filly-4 to 1 agst Vigi lant—and 5 to 1 each against Fernando, Kremlin filly, and Ruse Pompon. Fernande jumped off with a strong lead, and made runing at her best pace until within a hundred yards of home, when she was headed by the Sherbert filly, who ran home an easy winner by a length; half a length be tween the Kremlin filly and Fernande; Vigilant well up. Run in 1 min. S secs. The winner claimed. Pomme de Terre, who was going very well, broke down at the last turn. The Scurry Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya. each, h ft. Gentlemen riders; professionals allowed to ride by carrying slb extra. One mile. Mr. Death's Lady Frances, 5 yrs,lost 6st(Mr.Hobson) 1 Mr. Forth's Laundrymaid, aged, 12st ...(Mr. Beville) 2 Capt. Little's Tuscan, 5 yrs, llst 41b ...(Capt. Little) 3 Mr. Harvey's Sampler, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b ...(R. James) 4 Capt.Gambier's Thrush, aged, Ost.l3lb(Capt.Thomas) 5 Mr. Carew's Buscctt, 4 yrs, lOst 131 b ...(Mr. Elwes) Betting-7 to 4 agst Tuscan, 3 to 1 agst Lady Frances, 4 to 1 apt Sampler, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Won very easily by a couple of lengths, Laundrymaid beating Tuscan by half a length; Sampler a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 55 sees. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for 3 yrs old 7st 51b; four, 9st 1lb; fire, 9st 11lb; six and aged lOst 21b; the winner to be sold for 500 sous if demanded, &c., heats. Two miles. Mr. Powney's Kathleen, 3 yrs (Maton) 1 1 Sir J. Hawley's Queensberry, 4 yrs (G Brown) 0 2 Mr. Gaines's Seignor of Hulderness, 3 yrs (Moon) 2 3 Mr. T. Milner's Alpheia (J. Beard) 0 0 Mr. King's f by Lanercost out of Countess, 3 yrs 0 0 Mr. Jackson's Nell Cook, aged (Moran° 0 0 Mr. Carew's Escape, 5 yrs (Reeves) 0 dr First Heat--5 to 4 on Kathleen, and 3 to 1 agst Queensberry. The race was left entirely between Kathleen and Seignor of Holderness from the distance; the mare, who waited to the last moment, winning easily by half a neck. Run in 3 min. 52 sec. S ue e e c n o s d e r rily.eat— Q 2 uee to nsb l er o r n y m K a a a th e l a ee ll n, th ad 3 to 1 agst e n running,the mare again waiting, and winning by half a neck. Run in 3 min. 49 sec. BETTING ON THE COURSE. A few bets were laid on the Northumberland Plate at the same odds as on Wednesday. BEVERLEY, HULL, AND EAST RIDING RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Kingston-on-Hull Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 20 added. One mile and a half. (3 Subs.) Ur. Gardner's Psyche, 3 yrs, ist (Skeene) 1 Mr. R. Bell's All-fours, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Crosby) 2 3 to 1 on Psyche. Won easy by two lengths. The Holdeiness Hunt Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. Gentlemen riders, &c. Two miles. (7 Subs.) Captain Broadley's Squire of Mahon, aged, llst 13Ib 1 Mr. Cunningham's Quadruped, aged, llst 131 b Mr. Whiting's Paul Jones, aged, llst 131 b Mr. John Milner's St. Mark, 4 yrs, lOst 91b Mr. Hargreaves's Chintz Print, aged, list 61b Mr. J. Simpson's b g by Tally-he, 4 yrs, 10st 21b 6 to 4 agst the Squire. Won easy by three lengths. The Hull Cup of 70/., added to a handicap of 10 soil. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (16 Subs., 5 of whom declared.) Mr. W. Smith's Make Ready, 5 yrs (T. Lye) 1 Mr: Hesieltine'a Flash, 3 yrs, sst ............ (Dodd) 2 Mr. J. Sco't's Mnlgrave, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Harrison) 3 Mri Elliot's Acomb, 5 yrs, 6st 91b. ........ (J. Osborne) 4 Mr. G. Simpson's Meaux, 6 yrs, 7st 91b(G. Simpson) 5 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Mulgrare and Flash, 3 to 1 agst Make Beady, and 4 to 1 agst Meaux and Acomb. A fie raat with thz.se from the distance, veal won by malt leag,r7, ZOr.ti'gra.ve L . , good hittl; 'Realm was bosaer. (Jr: ltratct:, 50 SG:. ,_8 t On and Stral:er's I:iciroz,•a, 5 yrs (C. Oitaar , s .n) 1 Mr, WrighA Miss Milton, aged (Wintringliam) 2 2to I on Mlss Milton. Won in a canter. The Bishop Burton Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 20 added ; tor two years old colts, Sat 71b, and fillies. Sat .011;; winners once, 31h, twice, 51b extra. T.Y.C. (7 Subs.) Mr. G. Barton's Madame Wharton (J. Marson) I Mr. Elliot's Imagination (Templeman) 2 Mr. John Shepherd's Little Hannah (Leedle) 3 2to 1 on Madame. Won easy Tha Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each and, 23 added. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Shepherd's Kill-or. Cure, Gat (Harrison) 0 3 1 1 Mr. Hesseltine's Andalusian, Sat 71b(LongstafT) 1 2 2 2 Mr. Foster's Osbaldwick, Est I lib (Wakefield) 2 4 3 0 Mr. Savory's Leconate, 7at Ilb ... (F. Marson) 0 1 dr Mr. Gardner', Psyche, 3 yrs, bat I lb (Skeene) 3 dr The first and second heats were well contested, but the others were won in a canter. The Westwood Stakes of 1 soy. each, and 10 addeJ, the second to save his stake, one mile (13 Subs.), were won easily by Mr. J. Brown's Haricot, 3 yrs, Sst I Ilb (Skeene); beating Old Charlotte Hyde, 3 yrs, 84 41b; Quadruped, aged, list 41b; Black Bess, 3 yrs, ist 4lb; amd eight other:. LITERATURE. A TREATISE on the PRINCIPLES of EVI DENCE and PRACTICE as to PROOFS in COURTS of COMMON LA W ; with Ele mentary Rules for Conducting the Examination and Cross. examination of Witnesses. By TV. M. Best, A. 111., LL.B., of Gray's Inn, Esq., Barrister at-Law. Sweet, Chancery-lane. We have been compelled from press of matter to postpone from time to time our notice of a book of great merit, which was added during the course of last year to the legal literature of England, a work calculated to elevate and extend the character of British law writers, and reflect credit on the liberal profession to which the author happily belongs. The work to which we allude is Mr. Best's " Treatise on the Principles of Evidence and Practice as to Proofs." "My design," says Mr. Best, "is not to add to the practical treatises by which the subject has been illus trated, but to examine the principles on which its rules are founded, tracing them to their sources, and showing their connexion with each other." The great majority of modern law books are "prac tical"--that is, they enumerate and pre.ent in a con densed form, and under proper divisionary head, all the "reported cases" and decisions of the judges bearing, on the several subjects of which they profess to furnish the law as it was and as it is. But the law as it ought to be, or why it is, or whence it was, are topics and inquiries which are deemed foreign and theoretic, and out, of the legitimate province of the " practical" writer. The result of this has hitherto been that the majority of law books are, in fact, digests or indexes of greater or less extent, and of various de grees of merit as to fidelity and arrangement. He who can compile with must patience, and condense with most accuracy, is the best qualified for such a task—a task which requires care rather than compre hension, and is snore in need of mechanical than of mental power. A practical work might, therefore, be described as "one which gives the law but not the reasons of it." As there are guide books to Lon don or Paris, and rade mecums to the surgeon and chemist, so there are " practical treatises" for gentle men of Chet ong robe. The utility of such books is obvious. In such a profession as that of the law, where so much depends on precedent—where the " case" of to-day is decided not so much with regard to its own peculiar merits as with a tender solicitude to make it square with the " case" reported yester day ; where so little is thought of "genera" and so much of " species," the labours of the practical writer have an excellence' and a charm which to the uninitiated is wholly incomprehensible. Indeed, to the " mere lawyer" such books plssess all the wisdom of philosophy and all the beauty of rhetoric. A mole's eye was never intended to embrace a landscape ! But to him who proposes to himself a loftier aim—to him who would rather be right upon principle than upon precedent—to him who would be logically true as well as authoritatively correct, who would know the philosophy as well as the practice of this noble science, the writings of Blackstone or Sir William Jones, of an Abbott or a Sugden, convey more plea sure, and are read with more delight, than the labours of a Saunders, a Selwyn, a Chitty, or an Archbold. To unite and reconcile both, to know law and the reasons of it, is to b 3 a good lawyer. To know law as it is reported, to be able to refer to the latest case, or quote the last " dictum," is to be a mere lawyer. For the latter the work of Mr. Best is neither adapted nor intended. Its very title invites the perusal of the former. His object was to supply what he con sidered a desideratum to his profession, a treatise on the principles of the law of evidence, and a sketch of the practice thereof considered as a science. His book opens with what he modestly calls an " Intro duction," in which the author treats of those powers of the human mind which are employed in the inves tigation of truth, and then proceeds to inquire into the nature and character of judicial evidence in general. His introduction is, in fact, a distinct philoso phical treatise, and has, we think, snore originality of thought, novelty of design, and true utility, than even the remarkable work to which it is prefixed. " As the study of Natural Law," he well observes, " precedes that of Municipal, so an inquiry into the na tural resources of the human mind for the investigation ef truth should precede an examination of the artificial means devised for its assistance." Mr. Best considers the human understanding in three views :-1. " With respect to the origin of our perceptions and ideas." 2. " The, objects about which it is conversant." 3. " The intensity of our persua sions as to the truth or falsehood of filets or proposi tions." In treating of the last, he speaks of " know ledge and judgment" as faculties of the human mind. We are not metaphysicians and not prone to be hyper critical, but we should rather use the word " know ledge," as expressing a result, a state or condition of the perceiving or reflecting mind, than as a distinct faculty. Indeed, the definition Mr. Best supplies rather strengthens our observation. "By knowledge, strictly speaking," he says, is meant "when we have an actual perception of the agreement or disagreement of any of our ideas." Now how do we learn this difference or consent but by judgment, and what is our state when we have learned but that of know ledge ? Mr. Best has, however, the name and autho rity of Dr. Reid for the view he has propounded. But we said we were not metaphysicians, and content with an obiter remark, we shall not pursue this in quiry here. Mr. Best next observes : " Actual knowledge and certainty extending a compa ratively little way, men are compelled to resort to judg ment, and act on probability in by far the greater num ber of the speculations and transactions in life. An attempt has been made to express some of the shades of judgment by the terms assurance, confidence, confident belief, belief, conjecture, guess, doubt, wavering, dis trust, disbelief, &c." Again, protesting as before, wo would just ask as we pass, are not the shades of knowledge as infinite as those of judgment ; and is not the accuracy of the former dependent on the degree of the latter? But jam satis ! we must not be too captious ; we must not criticise an outline as though it were a portrait. Mr. Best now approaches a more congenial field, and having spoken of the mental powers busied in inves tigating truth, he next examines into the nature, in fluences, and securities of truth itself; and the gene ral character of human testimony. " Proy;" says he " seems properly to mean anything which serves, either immediately or mediately , to con- vinee the mind of the truth or falsehood of - _a fact or proposition, and as truths differ, the proofs adapted to them differ also. " The word Evidence signifies in its original sense the state of being evident—i. e., plain, apparent, or note rious. But by a beautiful and almost peculiar inflexion of our language, it is applied to that which tends to render evident, or to geuerate proof." These definitions are remarkably clear and exact, and afford a fair example of Mr. Best's admirable style of writing. Truth is conversant about facts, and facts are divided by Mr. Best into three classes. 1. Physical or psychological. '2. Events or states of things. 3. Affirmative or negative. This corupre • hensive use of the word " fact,' introduced first, we believe, by the modern German philosophers, is par ticularly appropriate in expressing the subj ec t s evidentiary truth ; though perhaps "th e non of "ex ence of a positive fact" is not so properly calledist. a "negative fact," being rather a negative proposi tion, and fact implying something positive and exist ing. " Our persuasion," says Mr. Best, "of the ex istence or non-existence of facts has its source either in the operation of ou s r u o p wn se p d erception or intellectual supposed faculties, or in the operation of the like faculties on the part of others, evidenced either by discourse or deportment." Having noticed the na tural tendency to belief in human testimony, which is mainly attributed to our experience of the preponde rance of truth on the whole, Mr. Best remarks that men in their discourse with one another " are secured by three guarantees or sanctions" of truth—the "Na tural," the " Moral or Popular," and the" Religious. Of the last of these it is well and forcibly observed, "The Divine punishment for falsehood being pro spective and invisible, detracts much from the weight of this sanction, and perjury is often committed by persons whose religious faith cannot be doubted, but who presumptuously hope by subsequent good con duct to efface its guilt in the eyes of Heaven !" In estimating the credit due to human testimony, three things, according to Mr. Best, are to be attended to. 1. 'Whether the witness labours under any interest or bias. 2. His veracity on former occasions. 3. His manner and deportment in delivering his testimony. The capacity of a witness to give a faithful account rests on four co nsiderations. 1. His opportunities. 2. His powers of observation. 3. The degree of at tention excited. 4. His memory. The several kinds of evidence—the distinction between " direct" and " indirect," " circumstantial," "conclusive" and " pre sumptive" evidence—between evidence " real" and ,‘ personal," "original" and " derivative," " pre-ap- ~, ~_ =1`36 41 61 pOitiftni" and ‘lcesual," are next succeesieW use . . 1 ) with le eel ehility and logical preci , ion. In&Wflite section of th. "Introductiee," cccupying 25 pages, we found replete with interest and instruc tion, and furnishes a concise hut complete view of those original powers or laws of mind on which the use or abuse of human testimony is en tirely dependent. In the second section of this able "Introduction" our author proceeds to treat in $ vary masterly style of "judicial evidence," by which he intends " the evidence received by courts of justice in proof or disproof of facts the existence of which comes in dispute before them." Having wisely re marked that judicial evidence is nothing more • (end, we would add, considering the nature . and dignity of the latter, nothing less) than natural evidence, restrained or modified by positive rules of law, he considers the question whence the utility or necessity of such rules ? Perfect distribu tive .ju•tice—that justice which to each act of every man's life would administer the very meed of reward or punishment, of blame or praise which is its due l -- which would decide every controversy with infallible correctness, and, being incapable of doing wrong, would be without and above appeal—such justice belongs only to Him who cannot err— " Who all things sees—and all things hears." But to mark the road of perfection, and approach to it—to strive ever to secure the best practicable dispensation of justice, this is the legitimate end • of municipal law, and this is attained by propound ing general rules, the undeviating observance of which may violate distributive justice in a particular in stance, but will tend to the preservation of the common weal and the promotion of human happiness on the whole. "To administer perfect attributive (we would use the term " distributive") justice," writes Mr. Best, "in all questions to which the innumer able combinations of human actions give birth, is the high prerogative of Omniscience and impecca bility," but, au unclouded view and unerring decision being denied us, " the observation of nature has taught the reflecting portion of mankind that great ends are best attained by the steady operation of fixed general laws." The necessity for limiting.the discretion of judicial tribunals in determining facti is next treated of, and, in doing so, Mr. Bentham's fal lacy of supposing a complete analogy between public and domestic judicature is detected and confuted. Ob serving upon the necessity of speedy action in human tribunals, whence the maxim "Interest reipublicm ut sit finis actionum," Mr. Best eloquently says " Questions of philosophy, whether natural or moral, as well as questions of history, rest for the most part in speculation, and may be undertaken, dropped, and re newed at pleasure or convenience. Whether, for in stance, the law of gravitation extends beyond the solar system; whether there is any law of relation between the magnitudes of the planets and their distances from the sun; whether the motion of each of what are inac curately termed fixed stars is independent or only forma part of some gigantic system, are at present matters for investigation, lying open to men in general . but judicial inquiries differ widely from all these,- e tee plaintiff and defendant stand before the tribunal, and both individual and social interests require a decision prompt and conclusive." Having shown the importance of rules for the dis posal of matters of fact and regulating the burthen of proof between litigating parties, the nature and principles of legal presumptions, as well as the abuses to which they are subject, are considered and illustratkl. Legal and historical truth are not the same in cha racter, nor are the securities of the latter sufficient to guard against the risks of error inevitable in the pursuit of the former. " The legislator dealing with judicial evidence is bound to frame characteristic securities to meet characteristic dangers." The punishments for perjury are the legal or political sanctions of truth ; and so venerable is the security of an oath, that it is a maxim of our law, " non creditur nisi juralis" (eel affirmantibus Q ). Another security is in the preservation of evidence by writing, and other solemnities, and the rejection of the testimony of suspected persons or documents. The number of witnesses, too, required to establish a legal crime is a further and a powerful guarantee. Mr. Best .next examines the doctrine (which has found so many continental admirers) of what civilians and casuist/ call "plena probatio," but he styles " artificial legal conviction," viz , a system of mechanical belief depend ent on the power of certain given quantities of proof. The use of arithmetical calculations for estimating the value of evidence has found a gifted advocate in Bentham, but his celebrated "scale" is itself placed by Mr. Best in the " balance," and found wanting. The fallacy of that great writer is shown to consist in his scale being of necessity infinite, and therefore, of necessity, inapplicable. Having shown the prin ciples on which judicial evidence is founded, having demonstrated its uses and importance, and pointed out its deficiences and abuses, our author closes his " Introduction." He then opens upon the great subject itself—the English law of evidence, which be proceeds to treat of under three principal divisions. Ist. Taking a general view of the system-2J. Con sidering the instruments of evidence, and-31 Ex amining the principal rules which regulate its ad missibility and effect. Space and time, unfortunately, we have not now to review the rest of this book with the care and gravity such a subject and suple writer deserve. It may be we shall hereafter heie an opportunity to resume where we reluctantly leave off, fir having lingered.thus long with pleasure over his introductory pages, we believe the more we read the more we should . admire. The well-ordered ap proach to a fine building argues much for the beauty and effect of the interior. We hsve, at all events, read enough.te qualify us to form an opinion of the author, and if our estimation of his talents, his erudi tion, his industry, and his taste, can tend to promote his interests or extend his reputation, we car, only say he has won it, and that highly. It is to such men the profession of the bar is, after all, indebted for its true character and proper illustration, and while works like the present emanate from its ranks it wants nothing of future promise—it has boat nothing of ancient renown. MR. LUMLEY 'S FETE TO MM. SCRIBE AND HALEVY. On Wednesday Mr. Lumley gave a brilliant Me and dijeuner artistique at his villa, at Fulham, to MM. Scribe and Halevy. The grounds were laid out in the most exquisite taste. When evening came on the grounds were illuminated, and the brilliant lamps sparkling among the trees and flowers gave to the whole an ap pearance of fairy land. There were boat races on the river, and in the grounds archery and other amusements, whilst, as regards music and dancing, it was a very festival of art. The elite of almost every nation of the world, from Ruisia to Nepaul, were there assembled, and never in the annals of festivals do we remember such a reunion of rank, talent, and beauty. Among the distinguished personages who were pre sent we observed the following:—His Excellency General Jung Behadur Koonwur Ranajee, Colonel Juggut • Shumshere Koonwur Ranajee, Colonel Dheer Shurnshere Koonwur Ranajee, Ruminihr Singh Adhi kares Khagee Khurbeer Khutree, Handel Singh Thapa, Khubee, Khutree, Lal Singh Khutree, the Duke of Cleseland, the Duke of Leeds, the Duke of Leinster, his Excellency the Baron do Brunnow, the Count it. Marescalchi, Chargé d'Affaires of France; his Excel- ' lency the Baron and Baroness Rehausen, the Marcris of liuntley, the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of B a th, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and Countess of Powlett, the E atl of Southampton. the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of Lens. I d a le, the Earl of Mountcharles, le Marquis d'Azeglio, le Martinis Contutione, the Viscount Mahon, the Viscount Muldon, the Viscount Mandeville, the Viscount Anson, n V i i dT s s c eto o m u np n el s e E ttoh n; Templeton, the Viscount Cranbo urne , t h e Viscount Clifton, the Viscount Dupplin, Lord A vt iin i e sc s l o e u y , t them a thefield, the Viscount Exmouth,ghtho he Viscount Viscount Canterbury, t h e Count de Berke, 'Lord Brougham, Lord George Paget, Lord Harry Vsne. Lord Beaumont, Lord Brooke, Lord W. Lennox, Lord do Tabley, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, the Baron de Gold amid, Lord Hu rr y L oftus, Lord Sandys, Lord Sa l toun, the Countess of Harrington and the Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, the the Vis couLtess Forbes ttncl '' t o h u e n M te i s :se o s f W D e u s n tc g o a m r Te n ;the Count and Countess do Rossi, the Baroness de Rothschild, the Baron Mayer de Rothschild, the Baron and Baroness Charles de Rothschild, the Hon. A. Willoughby , the lion. A. Upt on an d Mrs. Upton, the Hon. H. Bourke, the Hon. IL Cavendish, the m p Hon t . he C u la o u n d . e A L . y D oe un , C co o m lon t e e l s the Hon. Dawson Darner , . _ I l Ho Wildman, Colo C o nn e e t t h l H il o o n n . . C C . F . G o y t , h e C :n u e ' l }P H a a n w i t ° on d , Co e . e n i r e Sir John Macd onald, Bar a t. rL, , Sir Denham No;. d N a o n iea reys, M.P., Sir Ralph H oward , B Miss Howard , General Sir Alexa nder Woodford, Bart., Lady and Miss Woodford, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., , B .B u a t r l t e . r ;s ß ir a vv rt. i . ll a i n am d s L o a m dy er ß vi u n t e l . er ß , EdwardM.P., Lady and Miss O'Donel, Lady Morgan, Sir J o h n and Lady Bayley , Sir John and Lady Campbell, Sir Sir r S hak Edwa rd erle y John and Lady Kirkland, Sir George and Lady Smart, Sir Juhn Lowther, M.P., Sir Thomas and Lady Barrett Leonard, Sir Edward, Lady, and Miss Sugden, Sir Tho mas, Lady, and Miss Talfourd, Sir Frederick Trench, Bart, M.P., Sir Henry Webb, Bait, Mrs. Grote and Miss Maberley, Mr. and Mrs. Brereton Trelawney, the Greek Consul and Madame Ralli, Mr. Ker, M.P., Cap tain Lyon, Mr. W. Locke, M r . Mackinnon, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Monckton Milnes, B.C. Neville, Mr. and Mrs. Oliviera, Mr. Pilule, Mr. Packs, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading and Miss Jane Packe, Mr. and Mrs. Prinseps, Mr. and Mrs. John Sandford, Mr., Mrs. and the Misses Thelluson, Colonel Bower, Colonel Dickson, Colonel, .Mrs., and Miss Aspenhall, Major Mouetjoy Martyn, B. Disraeli, M.P., and Mrs. Disraeli, Barry Baldwin, M.P., and Miss Baldwin, M. de Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert do Burgh, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Bagott, M. and Madame Breuil, Mrs. and Miss Borth wick, B. Bernal, M.P., Bernal Osborne, M.P,, and hi rg .- Osborne, Henry Baring, M. P., E. Cutler, Esq., H. Sin;. gleton, Esq., Bailie Cochrane, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, and the Mims Cubitt, Mrs. and Miss Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Captain Harry Lee Carter, lon. Major Needham, Mr. Dodd, ,M.P.; and Mrs, Dodd, and Mies Saunders, the Chevalier Drouet, Mr. Milner Gibson, M. de Dervieu, the Count de Wielouski, Colonel Lewis, Captain Warburton, Mr. E. Bligh, Captain Galway, Captain Arthur, Mr. Thackaray, Mr. and Mrs. Town ley, the Hon. General Upton, M. and Madame Scribe, Al. and Madame Harry, Mr. and Mrs, Chalet Dickens c J. r - ,1 , • 71.