The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-02 00:00:00

N'rve that Cuptstin Watson had been tried by a court niartial and been h , mourably acquitted.—(Hear.) it4 OVAL OF AR FICLES FROM THE CRYSTAL Colonel PALACE. SIBTHORP gave notice that on Tuesday n44t he would ask th e Go ve r nm ent whether the Sabbath , not been d esecra t e d b y th e remova l o f c e r t a i n arti cles fro m t h e Crystal Palace on Sunday for the purpose of being copi e d. The House adjourned at a Quarter-past One o'clock. SP IRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. MI MES .—A seat in the Lower House is not altogether ran the t ranscendental luxury scendental luxuryit is supposed to be by imagi jatilre persens whose enthusiasm may have taken a pa sass turn. " This is the happiest moment of my life" : F P' the grateful candidate in whose favour the plurality ~ the electors of Rottingdean may have just recorded '.oeir votes. He looks forward to a long career of dis cetion, and to ample share of those honours which tblnlitlly fall to the lot of a successful statesman. Shall he tent operations like the late Sir Robert Peel, and con 'III himself at first with setting the House right upon 111 e,w points of business?—sh•all he burst upon his alto s ued audi ence i n a set s p eec h, w hi c h ma y e ither prop the fortunes of a ialling Cabinet, or wrest the reins of Nwer from a presumptuous Premier? It matters but. Whether he adopt the more wary policy, or boldly 'close hi mse lf i n a ll h i s s t rengt h. t h e re can be no ques eon as to the dazzling destiny which awaits him. W(- 11 , 44 scarcely say t hat ere two months of the session have 'lapsed, the yo ung M.P. finds that he is singularly mis taken in his estimate of the character of the House, and of the part which he himself may hope to Perfor m . H e i s b u lli e d by th e Whipper-in bethe T reasur y, or o f his own party, if he i n opposition. Ile is draughted into a Com mittee-room, an d compelled to f.,g all day like a dog. T he h night only brings a change, not a cessation of labour. i under the obligation of listening to tedious speeches. f ive -sixth s of which might be stereotyped for constant u se- He finds that Lord John, and Sir James Graham, and Mr. Hume are not made of very inflammable mate t_lalt, and that he is called upon to contend, not with 'lee in the ordinary sense of the word, but with sections of Politicians whose minds are made up without refer 'ace to any oratorical rockets that may be discharged on tith ee side. Nor is he left quite at peace by his en lightened supporters of Rottingdean. Could he obtain t he patronage of all the small berths in the Customs and xeise, they would not satisfy the rapacity of his disin terested constituents. Then there is a certainty of 19nse knotty question which will shake his chances of re section, whichever wa y h e ma y g i ve hi s vo t e . Th e quire thinks Mr. Cobden little better than a humbug. il tle Quaker corn - merc h ant an d apot h ecar y i n th e High- Street hold Mr. Sturge to be something more than a tac t% All three recorded their votes for our young friend at the late election, and now the Members are p as sing out into th e lobbies on the question of cutting do wn, the suppli es f or our nat i ona l armamen t s . Without gthat furth er , we t hi n k we h ave sa id enoug h to show uat there is a set-off against the outward splendour of h it senatorial career, even after the embryo Premier fts been chaired and the oaths duly taken. But o a ," this is nothing. We have hitherto been speaking p i the triumphs of a successful man, not of the strug gles i t may have cost him to attain the obect of his am- Izition—of the Member, not of the candidate for Parlia eatery honours. Let us see by a practical example the u to ePths of meanness to which a man will descend in order secure the fruition of the luxuries we have just de aieoribeci- There has just been a gap in the representa tti,„" of Limerick, and various candidates had offered u ' r aselves for the suffrages of the constituency. The a h ea steful one among them is Lord Arundel, the eldest ~end heir presumptive of the Premier Duke of Eog ;tin' Fate and fortune would appear to have done all ne tt fate and fortune could do in behalf of this young Places him in a position which it would cost the best man ft , 'le country Englishthe labour of a life to attain. There are constituencies which would not have been pill i ng ke to give hi m a n ample trial for his name's ; there is none by which he would not have been h ee e eived with respect and consideration. What had pi to do with Li m erick ? How is it we find him costl Ying the p o li t i ca l men di can t on th e Atl an ti c and of Ireland ? Why should he doff his coronet i t ,. sue with bated breath for the Parliamentary leav pe Of Daniel O'Connell's broken-down son? In all pro atstY, there is nothing that would have justified such a ao `p but the clearest expression on the part of such a tlatituency of a desire to be represented in Parliament ah l ,the eldest son of England's premier peer. Unless he 4 4 4 make out good cause for the intrusion, and clearly a t'e that he came forward as the representative,of some I:l°litical princie which, but for him, might have gone : re presented, what had he to do with the suffrages of he t 0 on the remotest shores of Ireland? Is outherod Herod now that he is returned, and a r4 the cause of Ireland by out-doing the follies and Il i t reeagances of her most unfortunate representatives? are inextricably said, and with truth, that as their interests a '„!, Inextricably involved with those of the coastituency Cu the country, they were in a fairer position than al e rd Arundel when they asked the support of the i e ctors for one of their own number. If, Z e al Lord Arundel's pretensions break down ,an Irish candidate before the claims of ii;;B ; nasen, how does the matter stand upon re trtzt grounds? Let us assume it as a fact that the a joet Y of the constituency of Limerick is opposed to the lecent legislation against the extravagant preten ohsaks cf the Papal See; and that Lord Arundel's address ell odied his determination to resist that enactment by ot t & means in his power. What then? Were they e qa "'„°man Catholics as well as he? Were they not, the with him, prepared to give effect to the wishes tu m constituency, had one of their number been re thia'eu to Parliament? That is so; bat it was just at 4 1 , 8 1 10 1nt that their just claims ended, and Lord Arun• o,44ls!etensions began to take effect. These Roman to ~3 1l ca were willing to honour their Church, but not el l - „ualle themselves. With Lord Arundel, to honour his ere, • los e •••• It a matter of duty—to abase himself, a labour of p al , Will it be credited that, in order to secure the as, ti le honour of representing this Irish constituency, the r ,„ u „ke of Norfolk's eldest son has been seen on 11 Poe - i s u i w aY platform of Limerick to throw himself th e - b `lis knees, and fawn like a beaten spaniel before . it A ""lan Catholic Bishop of the place? And it s u C t ald that this act of self-degradation was not the re lls of momentary enthusiasm, but coldly arranged You "Atter of business, between the Bishop and the keg nobleman on their way down to Limerick by the a ut iv ,Y train. Lord Arundel was to fall down and ta a '4 l . l P the Bishop's shoe-tie, and, as the quid pro quo, 41' 8 i. bh °l: , was to address the electors in Lord Arun atop uehalf. However it was arranged, when the train thad ll „ et i at Limerick out got the Bishop, and, Oh! gene Of the Howards! the next moment your de % • t i l '*'e descendant might have been seen prostrate gua r platf orm am id st a ll the ga pi ng p or t ers and eli ur n dragging through the dirt the name and ,tee t r a t er of an Englishman, not to say of an English N11 4 ; 1441 4 and of the English Peerage! Could the veriest I t -iih ap a Pt who ever wriggled as a joint in the old tail have done more, with all the terror of ba venturedshrink f!ou t h _ l n•bailiffs before him, if he to 'uY item of his appointed humiliation? And Lord , au + , qtai t et and Surrey is so in love with baseness that he du at pnbled himself, his order, and his country, in the h a r the sake of securing the electioneering support lial t ,,,r_ack of Irish priests! He can never expect Eng leur-On to believe that he wallowed in the mire from the elo t tuPulse of superstition. The reward follows too %la the 1 1 • ,uPon the self-imposed disgrace. He has paid th, i l : hg top his little bill for election services beforehand t he It all, Certainly, the modern representatives of ip the use of Norfolk will have. borne a distinguished part gott eh a nOals of their country! We have no t y e t for l'oeuietne sweeping and statesmanlike remedy pro bote by the present Duke for the sufferings of the ow' throe the country was threatened with famine. for have the heir-presumptive to the title touting ta itn 11 honour of rep r e senting an Irish borough in a ,es ti r which ti e hes. en , excites the derision of the Irish and the gow a ' Englishmen. That branch of the house o f rd has fallen low indeed! FRENCH PLAYS• ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. 4 b • 'eat °t in, who has for nearly three years . been pre .4Ppe„: ,Y serious illness, from exercising . his profession, q t'st 7: ect at the:St.'James's Theatre last.evening for the hieh,, i3l e since 1847. It is a deserved compliment Meat"''uoir6 has paid to Mr. Mitchell in choosing . his o „as the first in which he resumes the exercise I NirrPfessional duties. The piece chosen for his aaßlighwas Mickel Perrin (well known to to 7 1 41 R Patygoers as the drama entitled Secret Service d ), fioietter choice could not have been made; affor - 111 11 , ( Ist l %„ tib3 Pe as it does for the exhibition of humour the "ge nni' a int, simplicity the most confiding, and pathos f 611011,°8t touching, it is just the part for an artist o to hz,''toelleace and versatility as Bouffki. lie appears !?ted v a °o tapletely recovered his health and spirits, and rabl -43 ° , l c l Curb in the most artist-like manner ima ,killge. 1 ' 63 performance in the last act was perfection. 1,-4(1 theA Marc acted the part of Therese delightfully, t 'QUff t s; other characters were all well sustained. tlgh: P e rformances are, we are sorry to say, limited he 40 was appears on Monday in the Gamin de Paris. a crowded. ty Place REGIS.—L AUDIC EL—This very picturesque ~,Qay- 1 :1 4 the scene of great gaiety and excitement on ship . ° P to -ti elB e queston the launch of a very fine ship of aN. tong the ad of the eminent builder, Mr. Mans -I,oe thlle weather yard of the eminent builder, Mr. Mans e was most propitious, and from an early 'flle % we Inhabitants of the surrounding country for many an imal Ze flocking into the town, which had a very gay and . t ` th,;,.",aPPearance, to witness the interesting ceremony "trie -',coold not have been less than 2,000 present at t e Z tae launch, which was most admirably conducted, Valwrisfield being indebted to the corporation for som h e Wes ~, e assistance during the previous week. The launc tee vte:;y.beautiful, the - vessel having to travel about 400 Ole Port tne water • and, being the finest ever built . in / tate r ,9 excited unusual , degree of interest. At high 4 , eat ~8 , .,',P was duly christened by Lady Bailey, who, in a th -"" co mplimentary speech to the builder, named her l el e Do'plf ~ ' , I, and sent her forth to sport on her natu l ra 441"11 (1 e,--W hen away she glided, slowly alid of aj h es e tr an l3: l , ki d e‘T:i cheers of those assembled, the r . nusic t Ilre se ,, a ulte from the guns. Mr. Mansfield was afterwards bketed with a beautiful boouet by Lady Baile3,, who t ered he . oi ls f . r co ngratulations jointly with those of his nume riend„ e,e1:i1323.1C LlBR ARlES.—Yesterday this Committee, to n , Cng of Mr. Ewart, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. G. A. Hamil .: Well, rd SeYinour, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. C. Lewis, Mr. Card 14,.._ Ir. Bunbury, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Greenall, Mr. Hutt, fetlV,harteris, Mr. Heywood, Mr. Mackinnon, and Viscount g u nd, met for the first time. tiSiC:I ° 2LOGIC AL SOCIETY. —The Council of the Zoolo th t ociety of London, in pursuance of the provisions of lora_ 9?.arter, have elected his Royal Highness Prince Albert 4 1 ) Tp5t . ent of the Society, in the room of the Right Honour )4.4°,L,tie Earl of Derby, byedecased, and his Royal Highness hon ored the society accepting the office. 4 THE SUN, LITERATURE. 10 ANCIIE ! Poems. By Thomas Smibert. James Hogg, Edinburgh. Under this somewhat affected title Mr. Smibert has presented to the world a very agreeable volume of versification. Those readers who do not happen to be as familiar as Horace Walpole with the anecdotes re lated of illustrious artists are informed, in the pre fatory remarks of the author, that the designation of the volume is attributable to that exulting cry of Correggio, Io cache son pittore—" I also am a painter," when his early performances were eulogised by Michel Angelo Buonarotti. Nevertheless, it is altogether without self-sufficiency, but, on the con trary, with a certain air of agreeable diffidence, that the writer of the book before us exclaims lo anche, when he adventures upon the publication of his ma nuscripts. For some reasons the volume of Mr. Smibert is a curiosity, deserving the peculiar atten tion of criticism, coming forth, as it does, with a somewhat plaintive regret that it contains the effusions of one whose literary energies have been almost entirely exercised in supplying contributions fur the periodicals. As such the work is welcome to us, being an indication that the serial literature of the day cannot altogether fritter away the powers of any one who with real capacity has nevertheless be come involved in the toils of piecemeal composition. In the selection of his subjects, our author has occa sionally evinced some discernment as to what might present something like a powerful attraction to the present generation. Thus at page 77 he eulogises Sir Charles Napier in reference I,c, the bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre ; at page 112 he celebrates the military renown of Soult and Wellington; at page 70 he offers his tribute of panegyric to the histrionic genius of Helen Faucit ; at page 34 he apostrophises admiringly, and even affectionately, the memory of Keats ; while at page 120 ha addresses an encomium of a rather extravagant character to the present Prime Minister of England. Together with these popular themes Mr. Smibert mingles the sentiments entertained by him in reference to others of a more generalized description. Actuated, perhaps, by the recollection that the nightingale has been sung of by Keats, and the skylark by Shelley, he indulges him self with more than one lyrical appeal to the " Swal low," a bird for which he appears to entertain a par ticular predilection. Several of his sonnets, besides possessing the rare merit of suggestiveness, are closed with thoughts sententiously expressed and epigram matically beautiful; as where he observes of his own sorrowful experience— " The wrinkles of my days are on my heart— It is the eye of thought that drops sad tears;" or where again he says of the humble dead in a coun try churchyard— " Their epitaph was but the lowly mound— The long, green grass their sole biography." Referring to the scientific achievements of modern times, he has penned a clever and ingenious collection of stanzas entitled " The Fiend, the Sage, and Steam," in which inferentially he has specified the marvels of one of the most wonderful contrivances of the natural philosopher. Perhaps the happiest effort in the entire volume, however, is that revealed in the lines addressed to his " Young Yankee Nephew," which, among other noble passages, contains this ad mirably expressed recommendation : " Be thou of those, in future years, Who hold that peace all good excelleth; And that contention springs from fears, While calm with courage dwelleth." Those verses which we have italicised might be taken as a motto for our fantastic friends the upholders of the Arbitration Movement. Occasionally the pages under consideration are flawed by blemishes as un pardonable, as those for example of false rhyme : ex. gr., at the very outset we have " spots" jangling with "antidotes," and further on " front" with "elo quent." Sometimes again our ears are wounded by violations of euphony as painful, as where day is de scribed as "grumbling from the eastern wolds." What, moreover, shall be said of the verse rhyming to this where it is remarked that " winter hath been here with all its colds," rather unpleasantly suggestive of catarrhs. Not unfrequently, likewise, we are treated with such barbarous stanzas as the subjoined : " Thou comest of a noble stock. The strong-souled breed of Gothic Norsemen, Who shook the earth with thunder shock, And rode the seas like horsemen." Among the most successful attempts in the volume are the specimens of Scottish poetry, in which the writer indulges pleasantly enough in the dialect of his countrymen. Several of these minor perform ances are really excellent. We may especially par ticularise in proof of this " She Cares na' fur Me," " The Rustic Belle's Stratagem," in which the author displays very agreeably his powers as a humourist, and " The Scottish Widow's Lament," in which the pathos is sweet and unaffected. As ample testimony of our truthfulness in the latter assertion, take that regretful reflection of the mourner— " Aft on the hill at e'ens I see hint, 'mang the ferns; The laver o' my teens, The faither o' my bairns." or that other, yet more beautiful— _ " I settle whiles to spin, But wee, wee patterin' feet Come rinnin' out and in, And then I just maun greet; I ken its fancy a', And faster rows the tear, That my a' divined awa' In the fa' o' the year." Numerous examples might in like manner be given of the novelty at times infused into a phrase or a metaphor, as where the swallow is spoken of as " the winged cricket of the outer earth;" but these can sel dom, if ever, be appreciated apart from the context in fragmentary quotations. At intervals, happily like the angel's visits,"few and far between," .Mr. Smibert gives us glowing assurance that he understands the mysteries of pathos, or the art of sinking, as thoroughly as ever did the renowned Martinus Scribblerus. It is thus that we find him dropping down when he in tends to be most pathetic (p. 2) to such a very com mon-place and lachrymose exclamation as—what does the reader think ?—"Ah, dear me I" Political prejudices, matters yet more reprehensible, peep out now and then somewhat disagreeably, as may be seen in the preposterous little sonnet on "Napoleon at 'Waterloo." As more favourable specimens of our author's ability as a sonneteer, however, we would point approvingly to the two following—the first of them possessing just now a mournful interest, from the recent death of _ DELTA. No fancied dweller by Castilian springs, Nor airy haunter of the cloven hill, Gave, Moir, unto thee the power and will To touch the lyre, and from its unloth strings To draw forth strains which glide, on viewless wings, Into the heart's recesses—as a rill Moveth bush-hidden to the deep, and still; While moving, audibly and sweetly sings! The spark that lights the flame of song in thee Comes from no source existent but in dreams; An eye that views all nature lovingly— A heart from which kind feeling ever streams— These are the prompters of thimiestrelsy, And eloquent of these are all thy themes! THE FIRST GREY HAIR. There is an epoch in the life of man, Compelling thought, if power he has to think. It is not in the palsied hours which brink Eternity, that he is forced to scan His bypast ways. As one light tinge of gold On grain foretells the reaping-time to be, So doth the first grey hair which we may see The coming doom to all of us unfold. That sign announces that a novel thread Hath been inwoven with the web of life; And that yet more and more, while we have breath, Shall streak the fabric. Then with doubtings dread, And awful questionings, the mind grows rife. " Who casts that shuttle?" Heart and soul cry," Death!" Altogether, the book und er rev i ew wou ld h ave b een a little more satisfactory to ourselves if the writer had not favoured us with any more of th ose me l anc h o ly " album verses," which are the everlasting theme of your petty poetasters. Not c on t ent w i t h one speci men of these frivolities of versification (p. 81), Mr. Smibert must needs favour us w i th (p. 140) another. It would, likewise, have been just as well if the writer had remembered, before inditing " S tee d o f the Steam," that the same thing had already been done, much better, by Tilbury Tramp; that the id e a con tained in " The Sick Couch" has also been yet more admirably expressed in Mrs. Browning's "Romania of the Page ;" and before that even i n t h e famous ballad in the " Vicar of Wakefield." After Byron, it seems likewise somewhat rash for any one to pen such a verse as (p. 49), " A change came o'er the tenor of my vision." . O ne of the most charming pieces of versification the volume is that of " The Twin Sisters," and with similar terms of commendation we may particularize the " Ballad of Sir Richard Fanshawe," though the heroism commemorated in it, is little more than " sound and fury signifying nothing." When we light upon such mawkish se n timentality is 53 en shrined in the song " I dare not say I love thee, we are distressingly reminded of that drawing-room o twaddle set to music of late years for the voices of young ladies, and for the delectation of our comical friend Mr. Punch. Equally distasteful to us are lines written upon "Tears" (p. 80), a theme in re gard to which we are by this time thoroughly blase; more particularly when we find these same " tears" designated "the ink with which deep feeling writes, &c.," a conceit more extravagant than any ever in • dulged in by Donne, Herbert, Withers, or Quarles. " Coneolinel " does credit to Mr. Smibert's rhythmi cal ingenuity in bodying forth a mere hint in Shakspere. About the most successful of his imita tions is that of " Aileen-a-Roon," adapted to the music of " Robin Adair." After the ori ginal effusi ons compr i se d i n hi s b oo k , come various translations from the French, most of them from the works o f B eranger or o f L atnart i ne. We may mention among them in high terms of praise " The Blind Mother," and the funny little "King Yvetot." LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2 3 1851, The "13.2. collections of the People" we cannot but regard 1.4 s a signal failure, more peculiarly, perhaps, in reference to the refrain. Take the close of the second stanza in the original— " II me dit, Bonjour, ma chore, Bonjour, ma there: Il vous a par'4 gran'mer©, Ilvous a Ririe?" And contrast its simplicity, rendered doubly sweet by the repetition, with Mr. Smibert's version— But ho cried, Good morn, my dear;' Good morn, my dear,' he cried. Then he spoke, grandame, when near, Ile spoke when by your side?" Truthful, nay in many respects punctiliously accurate, though " Gethsemane" is as a translation, it is still, when compared with the original, in the highest de gree unsatisfactory ; as may be recognised on a glance at those lovely verses of Lamartine— " L'amrrtneue est mon miel, la tristesse est ma joie; Un inszinct fraternel m'btttache a tout cerceuil, Nul ehemin ne m'ariete, a moins clue le n'y voie Quelque mine ou quelque deuil." The same may be said of " The Farewell Tribute to an Academy at Marseilles," beginning in the ori ginal— " Si ii'lancionne aux plis de is voile rapids Ce qae it A fait le ciel de paix et de bouly_tr." A perusal of the Appendix to " Io Anche," will be interesting to all those who have examined Mr. Smi bert's contributions to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, tales and essays until now anonymous. flceted the whole room ; a cross table was raised two feet from the floor, at which the principcl guests were seated; three tables, running down the sides and middle, received those who were particularly connected with the Exhibition, to the amount of 100. An outer saloon, communicating by wide folding doors with the principal one, received &l the other guests, to the amount of about 200. M. de St. Paul presided, supported onhis right by the Lord Mayor of London, next to whom sat Mr. Paxton; on tis left was Miss Musgrove, and opposite to him the sous•prefet, with Mr. Macgregor cn his left, and M. Se.llandrouze on his right. • The passage had been a pleasant one, appetites had been sharpened, and full justice was done to the good things that had been prepared. The dejeuner occupied an hour and a half, when the Chairman proposed the health of the Lord Mayor of London, who replied in a frank and manly speech, particularly remarking upon the hospitality with which they had been received. end the honours done them. He concluded by proposing the prosperity of the city of Boulogne (three times three.) The Lord Mayor than gave the health of the sous-prefer, who congratulated all upon the happy oc casion for which they had met, and assured them it was to him a most happy moment when he had the honour of receiving such distinguished guests. Mr. Paxton, in a few words, proposed " The union of the two netions"—(three times three)—which was followed by Mr. Macgregor, chairman of the South-Eastern Company, giving the health of their Chairman, M. St. Paul, and " May we often pay him such agreeable visits."—(Three times three, and one cheer more.) The Lord Mayor then proposed the health of M. Fontaine, Mayor of Boulogne, who spoke very impressively in reply, assuring them of the pleasure he and all around him felt at receiving them in Boulogne, and particularly on this occasion, when France, through her authorities in Paris, was expressing her feelings at the manner her manufacturers and agents had been received in London. It was now time for starting for Paris. One convoy of twenty carriages was prepared, and soon filled. They had scarcely departed, when another steamer arrived from Folkstone, which poured its freight into the termi nus, who soon occupied qie places left vacant by their predecessors, and were regaled far beyond their expec tations. Between six and seven hundred were thus re ceived on three steamers, and forwarded, all seeming highly delighted with their reception. The day was most auspicious. —Daily News. IRELAND. FINALE OF THE LIMERICK ELECTION. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. —Ultramortanism has appropriately achieved its lira triumph on Irish soil. )1 Mr. Francis William Russell', rather than risk the chances of a contest, which threatened to be carried to its end with more than the ordinary violence which was almost certain to accompany such a struggle as the one pending, has resigned, and before this communication shall have passed the Channel, Lord Surrey will be de clared the successor of Mr. John O'Connell in the repre sentation of Limerick. The correspondent of the News Letter thus writes of the joyous events of yester day:— " Limerick, Thursday Night, July 31. " In my last communication I nearly prepared your readers for the announcement I have now to make, namely, ' That Mr. Francis William Russell has re signed!' " At two o'clock, when Lord Arundel and Surrey was proceeding through William-street on his canvass, ac companied by the Roman Catholic clergy, and followed by an immense crowd of non-electors, his Lordship was waited upon by Mr. William Howley, D.L. (brother of Sergeant Howley), the Rev. John Brahan, parish priest of St. Mary's, and Mr. William White, who informed him that they had been authorised by Mr. Henry O'Shea (agent of Mr. Russell) to announce that Mr. Russell had come to the determination of not contesting the election upon the present occasion. I need scarcely add that this intelligence called forth loud and prolonged cheers from the assemblage, as in a few seconds the circumstance be came generally known; indeed I had received priv a t e intimation of the fact so early as nine o'clock. " Lord Arundel, with whom was Captain Gavin and a numerous circle of friends, received the intelligence without much surprise, and said,—Gentlemen, I am much obliged for your kindness in communicating this news, end have to say that I am glad Mr. Russell has consulted not only his own peace of mind, but the peace of the city generally, as well as the feelings of the Roman Catholic electors of this renowned borough.—(Cheers.) But I think it due to them, as a mark of respect which I owe them, as a stranger (which I have been desig nated), to wait on every one of them personally, in order to cultivate that friendly feeling which I trust shall henceforward exist between us.—(Cheers.) " The canvass was accordingly pursued through Pa trick-street, William-street, and Richmond wards, with great success (wherever an interview was obtained, but many denied themselves, not wishing to experience the re s entment of the populace). " A meeting of the committee having been announced for three o'clock, Lord Arundel and his friends pro ceeded to their rooms in Patrick-street, where Mr. Joseph Murphy, his solicitor, advised, from known ex perience, that inasmuch as no written document has been sent in by Mr. Russell, Lord Arundel should prosecute his canvass through the city. " Another gentleman observed, that he heard the enemy was still abroad, and that it was the determina tion of the Protestant party to put forward another can didate at the hustings, even though Mr. Russell had resigned. " Mr. Murphy replied, that as far as Lord Arundel was concerned all the necessary preparations had been made for going to the poll, and therefore his friends oould not be taken by surprise. He knew too mach of electioneering to be entrapped in that way. " Lord Arundel said he would be guided by the com mittee. " Mr. Murphy—l know your Lordship is fatigued, es you have Eutfored much physical hardship. " Lord Arundel—l don't mind what physical hardship I have endured, especially when I see around me gentle men who have also suff3red with me. " The crowds assembled in the streets here became impatient, and there were loud cries for Lord Arundel. " Rev. Mr. Quade, parish priest, Callaghan's Mills, recommended that his Lordship would address a few words to the people, in order to let the world see that the City of the Violated Treaty' contained within its walls a Roman Catholic population able to hurl defiance at the miscreant Lord John Russell, who had menaced to prostrate and fetter the bishops and clergy of that faith. " Lord Arundel—l assure you, in his private capacity, Lord John Russell is not to be censured. " Rev. Mr. Quade—l have nothing to say to his pri vate character, my Lord; but I can deal with him as a public man, and I denounce him as an enemy to Ireland —an enemy to the religion of the Roman Catholics of this country.—(Hear, hear.) "Lord Arundel consented, and proceeded to the plat form in front of the committee rooms, and on making his appearance was loudly cheered. He said—Electors and non-electors of the eity of Limerick, I suppose you have heard the news.—(Cheers, and cries of We have, thank God.") Well, my friends, it is my determination to continue my canvass, in order to make the acquain tance of the elector s o f the city of Limerick.—(Hear, hear.) Although the contest is virtually over, still, by way of a forlorn hope, it may be that their enemies would put forward a candidate to-morrow, in order to give them annoyance.—(El ear , h ear. ) lam not, I think, too sanguine in anticipating that on to-morrow you will meet in might, strength, and numbers, and show that you al) determined to resist the attack making by Go vernment upon our church and religious liberty.—(Loud applause.) I trust that neither or animosity will be entertained towards those who were heretofore op posed to us, either directly or indirectly. We will all be friends, and forget what has occurred. We will all unite in the cause of Catholicity.—(Cheers.) I will now pur sue my canvass.—(Renewed cheers.) " His Lordship accordingly left on that mission. " The Rev. Mr. Quade delivered a fierce and violent address in denunciation of the Government measures. He was exceedingly violent in his allusions to Lord John Russell, in reference to the prominent part he took in carrying the Bill. " I have been credibly informed that Archdeacon Keatinge, the Rev. Mr. Moore, Rev. Mr. Willis, and other Protestant clergymen, volunteered their support to Lord Arundel previous to the resignation of Mr. Russell. " Whiiu I write tar barrels are blazing away in every part of the city, and joyous demonstrations are being made in every direction. " The flags which adorned the committee rooms of Mr. Russell and the platform in front have been re moved, and no Longer visible signs remain of what this mornint , denoted of preparation fora fierce contest—the colours have been struck. "P.S. Lord l_rundel is at this moment speaking from his committee-teem window. "At V' o'cloek to-morrow the High Sheriff of the city, Mr. P. A. Shannon, will declare Lord Arundel duly ele,:ted to represent the city of Limerick. " A written resignation from Mr. Russell has been sent iu to Lord Arundel's committee. Crowds of women dressed in green are parading the streets, with banners and blazing tar barrels. The motto . is, _` Women of Limerick, rememaer 1690; let your husbands, your sons, and brothers, support Lord Arun del, the cham pion of the Catholic faith. "Lord John Rassell has been borne about in effigy ; and will be committed to the flames at the market cross.' FETE CLIAMPETRE AT HANOVER-PARK, PECKHAM. —Yesterday a fete was given at these grounds by several gentlemen who had associated themselves together for the purpose of promoting the Scottish fete in Holland-park. The present occasion was intended as the first of a series of minor competitions in out-door exercises, for the encou ragement of persons residing in and about London, and pre paratory to the Scottish gathering of 1852. Prizes were awarded to the successful candidates in the various games of foot-racing, leaping, throwing the hammer, putting the stone, casting the discus, tossing the caber, wrestling, high land dancing, sack racing, wheelborrow racing, jingling, & c . The sports were kept up with much spirit throughout the day, and in the evening the company met in the Assembly Ruoms attached to the premises. Dancing was then com menced, and was continued until a late hour. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday, July 31, was solemnized the marriage of Richard lllonckton Milnes, Esq., BL P., only son of R. P. Milnes, Esq., of Frystone Hall and Bawtry, in the county of York, and the Hon. Annabel Crewe, youngest sister of Lord Crewe. The ceremony, which took place at the church of the pretty village of Madeley, in the county of Stafford, was performed by the Rev. Oilley Crewe, Rector of Astbury, as sisted by the Rev. Henry Ireland Blackburne (cousins of the accomplished bride). After the ceremony the whole party proceeded to Crewe Hall, where a sumptuous luncheon was provided by time noble owner. The happy pair left in the afternoon for Teddesley Park, the seat of Lord Hatherton, previous to their tour on the continent. Mr. Henry Charles Johnson, surgeon, of Saville row and St. George's Hospital, nearly lost his life a few days ago in operating upon a patient; he is now out of danger, and gone to Folkestone. His loss would have been most se verely felt in the profession from the high position he holds as au anatomist anti operator. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES—FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h ft, for four yrs old, colts 71b, fillies Bst 21b. Cup course. (6 Subs.) Lord Enfield's William the Conqueror.... walked over. The Richmond Stakes of 25 soya. each, 10 ft, for three yrs old, colts Sst 71b, fillies Bst 21b; 31b allowed, &c.; winners extra. Last mile and three-quarters of Cup course. Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburg, 7st 13Ib (Flatman) 1 Sir R. Pigot's Runnymede, Set 4lb (W. Day) 2 Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw, 7st 131b...(Kitchener) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Hesse Homburg, 2to 1 agst Run nymede, and 3 to 1 agst The Squaw, with whom Mr. GratwiCke declared to win. The Squaw made the run ning to the half-mile post, where she gave way to Hesse Homburgh and Runnymede, the former going on with a clear lead, and winning cleverly by a length. Run in 3 min. 16 secs. The Chesterfield Cup, of 15 sous. each, for all ages, two yrs old excepted (handicap); the winner of the Good wood Stakes, the Goodwood Cup, or Steward's Cup at Goodwood, to carry 71b extra. Crt.ven course. (33 Subs.) Mr. Mf rry's Miss Ann, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ...( W. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Dulcet, aged, 7st 21b (A. Pavis) 2 Mr. Carew's Windischgratz, 4 yrs, 5t......( 11 tsbam) 3 Lord Clifden's Strongbow, 5 yrs, Bat 21b (J. Marson) 0 Colonel Anson's Backbiter, 6 yrs, Bst 21b ...(A. Day 0 Duke of Richmond's Officious, 4 yrs, 7st 9.b(6lstcaan) 0 Lord Strathmore's Montague, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Crouch) 0 Mr. G. Whildon's Woodlark, Tat 41b...(G. E Sharp) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 4 yrs, Est 10ib (Wells) 0 Mr. Dorrien's Nauteh Girl, 5 yrs, bat 71b ...(Hiett) 0 Mr. Carew's Aristocrat, 4 yrs, 6st 41b (G. Mann) 0 Mr. Gregor's fby Birdcateber, 5 yrs, Sat 71b (Toovey) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Officious, 3to 1 agst Backbiter, 6 to 1 agst Strongbow, 9 to 1 agst Windischgratz, and 10 to . 1 each agst Miss Ann and Dulcet. Aristocrat Cook the lead shortly after starting, and with Nautch Girl, Miss Ann, and Officious laid up in a cluster, cut out the work to the last half-mile post. Miss Ann there took up the running, and, after a fine race for the last 60 or 70 yards, with Dulcet and Windisch gratz, won by a head, a neck between second and third; Officious a bad fourth; Strongbow, who broke down, fifth. Run in 2 min. 20 secs. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, 9st 21b; five, 9st 131 b; six and aged, lOst 41b. About three miles five furlongs. Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 4 yrs (FI atm an) 1 Mr. Campbell's Woolwich, 5 yrs .(J. Marson) 2 Mr. Carew's Harp, 3 yrs (Basham) 3 Lord Exeter's Phlegethon, 3 yrs (W. Barlock) 4 Mr. Rayner's Presto, 3 yrs (G. E. Sharp) 5 Betting-5 to 4on Woolwich, and 2to 1 agst Cariboo. After running about halt a mile Phlegethon went to the front, and on entering the D.S.C. took a lead of five or six lengths, followed in rotation by Presto, Cariboo, and Woolwich. No change whatever took place until within a mile of home, Cariboo and Woolwich then be ginning to close up with their leader; at the T.Y.C. post Phlegethon was run out, and Cariboo taking up the running, with Woolwich in his rear, went through with it and won cleverly by a length. Ran in 7 min. 26 secs. The Nassau Stakes of 50 soy. each, for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each. Winners extra. One mile. _ Mr. Gratwicke's Anspach, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite, Bst 131 b (J. Marson) 2 Mr. Greville's Barcelona, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3 Duke of Richmond's Hurry Scurry, Bst 71b (Kitchener) 4 Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 5 Betting-3 to lon Aphrodite, 6to 1 agst Barcelona, and 7 to 1 agst Anspach. The Squaw, taking the lead of about a length, made play to the commencement of the rails, where she gave way to Anspach, Barcelona, and Aphrodite, Anspach going on with the running to the end, and winning by a length and a half, Barcelona a good third. Run in 1 min. 53 secs. The Nursery Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, with 300 added, for two yrs old, winners extra. One mile. Mr. Greville's Frantic, 7st 101 b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Farrance's Joe Miller, 7st 31b ...... (H. Goater) 2 D. of Richmond's Plumstead,car. 6st 111 b (Kitchener) 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Mr. King's bf by Lanercost, Bst 41b (Rob. Sherwood) 0 Mr. R. E. Cooper's Jullien, 7st 121 b (Sly) 0 Mr. E. Why's Hambletonian, 7st 121 b (car. Bst ) ... 0 Sir C. Rushout's Ethelwolf, 7st 81b (J. Sharp) 0 Lord Strathmore's Iresine, 7st 51b (Crouch) 0 Mr. Tomkins's Urbanity, 7st 31b (Thick) 0 Mr. Whieldon's Benita, 7st llb , (Basham) 0 Mr. Drinkald's M. Houdin, Est 121 b (Pavia) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Senorita, Est 121 b (Wells) 0 Betting-3 to 1 apt Joe Miller (taken), 3to 1 agst Senorita, 5 to 1 agst Frantic, 5 to 1 aget M. Houdin, 7 to 1 agst Benita, and Bto 1 aget Hambletonian. Bonita taking a lead, Plumstead, Urbanity, and Joe Miller being most conspicuous in front, made running to the distance, the race from that point to the finish being left to Frantic and Joe Miller, the former winning by half a length. Run in 1 min. 55 secs. The March Stakes of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, for three yrs old and upwards; last three-quarters of the Drawing- Room Stakes Course. (8 Subs.) Lord Clifden's Sagacity, 10st l lib (Mr. P. Williams) 1 Mr. Payne's Fauxpas, 3 yrs, 10st 81b...(W. Beville) 2 Mr. Carew's Eva, 5 yrs, lOst 81b......(Captain Little) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Fauxpas, and 2to 1 agst Saga city. A remarkably fine race between Sagacity and Fauxpas, the mare winning on the post by a head. THE NANCY CASE.—Nancy was examined this after noon by Mr. Field, who pronounced her to be three years old. The meeting, although in the number and rank of the visitors and the amount of sport unquestionably below the average, has, on the whole, been excellent. The racing produced some most unlooked for results; specu lation was very heavy, and the gentlemen most particu larly unfortunate; it is many years since the run was so decidedly against them, or their losses so heavy. The ate wards for 1852 are the Earl of Zetland and Gerard Sturt, Esq. YORK RACES.—Hernandez is declared not to start for the Great Yorkshire Stakes. PARLIAAIENTARY DIVISIONS. (From he Votes and Proceedings of the House cj . Commons.) FRIDAY, AUG. 1. EPISCOPAL ANDc..A.PITULAR ESTATES MANAGE- MENT (No. 2) BILL. Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :" Debate arising ; Motion made, and Question put, " That the Debate be now adjourned." The House divided : Miles opened, 1851. NAME OF RAILWAY. BRITISH. Aberdeen ..., ....... Belfast and Ballymena •. • •••• • • • • Belfast and County Doi n............ Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. Bristol and Exeter • • .... • ......• • • .. Caledonian.— ....... ..... • • 263 8”4 160 94% Chester and llolyhead..... • .. •• .. Dublin and Belfast Junction •..• . • • Dublin and Drogheda• . • . • • • • • • .. Dublin and Kingstown • ••••••• Dundee and Arbroath .. • . .. • • • • .. • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen.... • . • • • • • • East Ang1ian................ 9 East Lanca5hire.................... Eastern Counties and Norfolk .. .... .. Eastern Union .. .... .. ..... ......... Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• • •• •• •• .. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...... Exeter and Creditor........ •• •• . Furness Railway •• ••• •• •• •• •• • • 17144 22% 236 188 264 Glasgow, and South-Western.• ...... Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock • • • • Great Northern and E. L • • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western ••••• • .. • • .... Irish South Eastern •• •• •- •• .• •• Lancaster andCarlisle:• •• •• • • • • I.;;;shire and Yorkshire Leeds and Thirsk •• .. •• •••••• • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. • • London and North Western • • • • London and Blackwall. • .. • • • • • • • . • . London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South We5tern......... Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ Manchester, Buxton, and Si atlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction ...... Maryport and Carlisle • ... • • • ... Midland ......... ....... l*i 526 5 173 M 244 15 11% 167 % 93 496 14 50 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Monklands ...... • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • •• Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. North British • • .. •... • • •• •• •• • • •• •• North Staffordshire • ..... .. North-Western ••.. • Scottish Central • • •.. • .... Scottish Midland ........ 76% 152 611 i 63 336 71 240 £1,632 256 1,320 654 8,126 6,592 3,692 357 !.011 1,211 715 3,5tit4 15,913 2,419 3,890 3,048 342 2,624 1,203 3,369 4,624 17,477 4,023 10,405 1,199 332 49,022 1,155 12,504 13,025 Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... Shrewsbury and Chester ............ Shropshire Union .................. 282 6,393 629 24,006 1,135 South Devon. ..... .. ... South Ea5tern.......... South Wales .......... £1,905 720 269 1,557 5,381 7,1;89 4,282 648 2,352 3,772 2,027 745 1,084 1,004 612 71$ 185 South York., Doncaster, and Goole • • Taff Vale • • • • .• ...... 639 1,660 4,413 17,067 2,416 4,095 U15ter......... 706 1,623 560 4,321 1,352 i 5,249 4,75(i 27,542 470 4,105 15,010 978 1,076 2,465 911 131 4,951 17,179 1,081 600 63,239 1,527 13,867 17,633 Waterford and Limerick •• . • •••• • • • West Cornwall ...... ..... •• •• •• •• Whitehaven Junction .•• • • • • • • •• • • • • York and Newcastle, and Berwick .• • York and North Midland . •• • • • • • • •• 217 14,418 9,488 203 7,405 654 23,148 1,194 185 16,241 9,054 FOREIGN. Amiens and Boulogne. •• •• •• •••• •• •• Central of France .. • Dutch Rhenish .• •• •• •• ••..••• - •• " Montercau and Troyes ...... • • • • •• • • Northern of France •• •••• •• •• •• •• •• Orleans and Bordeaux.. • • • • • • • • • • •• Paris and Lyons .. •••••••••• • • •• • • Paris and Orleans .. • • Paris and Rouen. •• •• • • •• •• •• • • •• •• Paris and Strasburgh .• .••••• .• •• • • Rouen and Havre .• • • Tours and Nantes.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1,656 2,719 1,534 991 20,440 3,018 6,693 7,633 8,428 4,478 3,548 1,228 THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday the number of persons who visited the in terior of the Crystal Palace, according to the police ►eturn, amounted to 26,897. The amount received for season tickets disposed of at the reduced price was 53/. The amount of money taken at the doors was 2,8521. 2s. 6d., making the total sum 2,905/. 23, 6d. The temperature during the day, according to Mr. Bennett's thermometer, was at 10 o'clock A.m. 68 deg. ; at noon, 72 ; at 2 o'clock P.M., 77 ; at 4 o'clock P.M., 77; at 6 o'clock P.M., 77; making hte daily mean tempera ture 74.2. THE GREAT EXHIBITION FETE IN PARIS. PROGRESS FROM LONDON TO PARIS. We have the following letters ftom our correspon dents describing the progress of the English visitors towards Paris : BOULOGNE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. At eight o'clock this morning the London-bridge sta tion was occupied by a large number of the guests, and the crowd increased every minute. By half-past eight o'clock the platform was crowded by aldermen, sheriffs, deputies, and corporation dignitaries, mixed up with M.P.'s, savaes, Royal Commissioners, Americans, and other foreigners. For a time all went smoothly pleasant, chatty groups were formed, and friends discussed the prospects of the day. It soon, however, became evident that something more than usual was engaging the atten tention of the porters and railway officials. The crowd thickened, and as visitors looked around and recognised acquaintance after acquaintance, suspicion arose that London was on the move, and that the Saturday's fashionable swarm at the Crystal Palace was en route for Paris. A rush was made at the barriers, and a close column of porters' trucks formed before it, like a train of artillery, while on either side a for lorn hope made desperate efforts to get through the gaps, which were sternly guarded by picked members of the railway staff and police. Some dignitaries had left their blue-bordered tickets behind; others found that their tickets of invitation to ball and concert did not pass wives and daughters through the railway bar riers. Anxious consultations were held, detachments were sent to the pay places to secure whatever tickets could be got, and the company reaped a .rich harvest from the assembled multitude. Ladies got through the barriers as they best could, and occupied seats. Slowly and gradually the majority of the attendant crowd oozed through the narrow strait; but now new difficulties were to be encountered. Parties of two or three wished to go together, and anxiously looked about for convenient places. From carriage to carriage they peered about, daintily rejecting the odd seats, and hoping for better luck further on. Soon it became apparent that even odd seats were scarce; husbands vainly searched for wives and daughters—ladies wandered about, look ing for their partners. Groups were formed round carriage -doors, .discussing claims which were put in for seats that had been retained, or for com partments taken; and plaintive voices urged how hard it was to separate husband and wife. American ladies asserted their claims as only American ladies can to the " cars" of which they had assumed the temporary ownership, and strenuously assailed as cowardly and un gentlemanly any attempt to occupy the vacant seats. The foreign visitors wandered about, hopelessly resigned to their fate, almost in despair of ever getting through. What became of the luggage is not known; but strong hopes ore entertained that it will all be found at Paris. The last bell rang, the guards became importunate to close the doors, and the storm of the barriers was re newed. Mr. Paxton made his way through with beam ing face, and, it is to bo presumed, as the hero of the dey, obtained a seat; but it was reported that a strong de tachment of the corporation of the city of London was left behind. Several stout gentlemen were seen standing guard over bags swollen with scarlet robes and uniforms, and cases with cocked hats and deputy-lieutenants' swords. The Lord Mayor's fat footmen were in the rear, whether in charge of the state coach is not known. The superintendent with great difficulty got the doors of the carriages closed, though ladies made stern efforts to signal their absent lords and set their protest against divorce and separate maintenance. By the kindness of the authorities we got packed in a carriage after some fruitless efforts, but the great mass were not so fortunate, and we saw as we left a large assemblage awaiting the next train. The railway authorities did the best they could under the circumstances, and provided a monster train for the Royal Commissioners and their friends, but so profuse has been the hospitality of the French Government and city of Paris municipality, that no single train could convey the assembled multitude. By great exertions, an enormous number was carried off by the first train, and we passed on the line nume rous strings of empty carriages, drafted by telegraph from all parts to the scene of action, so that all will be got off this morning, and it is intimated a fleet of steamers has been assembled at Folkstone. The weather was brilliant in the morning, and gave good augury of a happy commencement to the festivities. The train started punctually at nine, and in forty minutes got to the Reigate junction, and made a halt for water. Here some hapless visitors were assembled, in hopes to catch the train en route, but such good fortune as a vacant seat in the closely packed train was hopeless. By a very good arrangement, with the view to save trouble, the " blue bordered" or privileged passes, and the purchased tickets were all made through to Paris. Besides Reigate a stoppage was only made at Tunbridge, and the train got into Folkstone at twenty minutes past eleven. FO LKSTON E. _ _ The train got into the station as first said, and we found a large party of the inhabitants assembled to witness the proceedings. In the harbour great excite ment prevailed, and the shipping were dressed with all their colours, presenting a very gay appearance. In about ten minutes the train got to the harbour, and the sea was as smooth as a mill-pond. BOULOGNE. There was no public reception in Boulogne, the general wish being to get to Paris as early as possible, and the state of the weather during the voyage across had rendered many of the company rather indisposed to encounter a ceremonial immediately on their escape from the sea. The vessel that brought torward the first party was the Princess Helena, and she left in the harbour two others, the Lord Warden and the Princess Clemen tine, steam up, and gaily decorated with flags, ready to carry over the remainder of the invited guests. The vessels drew alongside the quay at two o'clock amidst the cheering of the crowd. The quay was gaily deco rated with flags, and a guard of honour was in waiting. An ornamental gangway was run on deck, and the guests, with the Lord Mayor at their head, received the congratulations of the municipality. Among the company by the chief train and first boat were— Lords Albermarle, Wharncliffe, and Ebrington; Hon. Messrs. Fitzroy and Scarlett, Messrs. Paxton and the •Recorder, Sir J. Rennie, Sir J. Musgrove, Mr. Smith, Alderman Moon, Messrs. Wentworth Dilke, Cole, and Scott Rtissell, Alderman Humphery; Messrs. Sallan drouze and Macgregor, M.P., Alderman Sidney, Alder man Wire, Alderman Hooper, Alderman Carter, Sheriff Carden, Sir G. Hodgkinson, Messrs. Swift, Bright, and Du Pont, Captain Owen, H. Crossmam, H. Du Cane, Mr. Barber and lady, Deputy Harrison, Messrs. Cubitt, M.P., Sams, Locke, Dennock, Barnes, Wilkes, Professor Ansted, Professor Owen, Mr. Routledge, Dr. Boyle, Deputy Obbard, Messrs. Bennoch, Farrer, Nicholay, Garrard, Spicer, Wallace, and the representatives of the London press. Our Boulogne correspondent writes as follows: BOULOGNE, Ana. 1, 2.50 P.N. At half-past two o'clock to-day the Lord Mayor of London, with several Commissioners of the Urreat Ex hibition, and the various gentlemen whom the munici pality of Paris had invited to partake of their hospi pitality, arrived in this town in the Princess Clementina, from Folkestone. Mr. Barnard, the agent, in Boulogne, of the Folkstone Railroad, had, at his own expense, decorated the landing-place with a triumphal arch of various coloured flags, which looked very gay. The sous-prefets, British Consul, Mayor of Boulogne, M. Fontaine, with some of the chief gentlemen of the town, M. de St. Paul, chairman of the Boulogne. and Amiens Railroad, with some of his colleagues, received the gentlemen on their landing, where a lieutenant's guard of troops of the line, headed by the Commissary of Police and a guard of douaniers in full costume, with the heads of the customs' department, did honour to the occasion. After the usual wel comes, compliments, and introductions, the invited stepped into the railway carriages and conveyances pro vided for them, and drove to ;he terminus of the rail road, which deserves a particular description. The directors of the Amiens and Boulogne Railway had determined, at their own expense, to prove to the invited guests that all France felt disposed to meet them with true cordiality. Accordingly, they commanded M. Jallot Thaboreux, of Paris, to decorate the large saloon of the terminus in a manner fit for the reception of the guests whom they honoured, and whom they invited to a dejeuner after the fatigues of their journey; and M. Polot, the restaurant of the Rue Vivienne, was ordered to provide in his recherche style a hot breakfast that should not be con demned even by u London alderman. Both did justice to the orders given. The large saloon was covered with white drapery, tastefully inlaid with crimson, with crimson curtains to the various windows. A large mir ror behind the chairman, decorated with flowers, re- DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE. This old, established and popular race, which annually forms one of the most attractive features of the season, took place yesterday evening, and, as usual, attracted a vast assemblage of spectators, not only upon the river, but on tho various bridges, wharves, and open parts of either shore, where a view could be commanded of any portion of the race. The distance was, as usual, from the Swan at London-bridge to the Swan at Chelsea, and in addition to the livery and badge bequeathed by Doggett, of facetious memory, in honour of the happy accession of the family of her present Majesty to the Throne of Great Britain, for the first man, 41. 10s. for the second, 21.,145. 2d. for the third, the interest of the South Sea Stock, the gift per will of Sir W. Jolliffe, the Fishmongers' Company, who have the control of this wager, have kindly added one guinea to the first man, 1/. 16s. for the fourth, and 11. ls. each for the two last, provided they rowed the whole of the distance. The competitors were— George Daniel Wiggett, Somers quay 1 John Webb, Wapping .. 2 Salter Martin, Milford-lane Alfred George Andrews, Battle-bridge • 4 John Lashbrooke, Old S wan ... ••• .•• 5 George Bean, Custom -house Lower Stairs ... 6 The start took place under the able direction of Mr. Dards, the bargemaster of the Fishmongers' Company, just atter high water, at five o'clock in the evening. Wiggett was off the north shore, Martin next, then An drews, Lashbrooke, and Bean, Webb being to the south ward. As it was still water all may be said to have had good places, and fair scope for their prowess. Wiggett and Bean first drew their boats a little in advance, but it was scarcely more than momentary. Wiggett, in the course of a few strokes, drew himself clear, went under Southwark-bridge two lengths a-head, and maintained it. Bean, soon after the start, began to drop astern, but Martin, Webb, Lashbrooke, and Andrews were almost scull and scull for some strokes. Martin and Andrews then showed a slight front, and an accidental foul as they neared Blackfriars-bridge occurred. Martin imme diately afterwards acquired the second place, which he maintained up to the Penitentiary, closely pressed by Webb, who then rowed into the second place. From the Pimlico pier Wiggett was so indifferently taken up by his cutter that Webb materially decreased the distance between them, and Martin's proximity as third left neither of the leading men any time to spare. The young men all rowed capitally, and Wiggett won by two lengths, the second man being scarcely more ahead of the third. The other three were some distance astern. Lashbrooke encountered some " moving accidents," which served materially to delay him. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY.—An accident of a very shocking character, by which an unfortunate man was literally decapitated, occurred on the London and South-Western Railway on Thursday after noon, within a short distance of the spot where the poor fel low was killed on Friday last. From inquiries made, it ap pears that on that portion of the railway lying between the Vauxhall station and the goods depot at Nine Elms, a num ber of men have been employed in refiring or examining the plates. Among the number was a man who was called " Butcher," and while he was attending to his duties on Thursday afternoon the 2.25 r.m. train came down the line. The engine-driver having given the signal, the man stepped from the down to the up line, and the train passed along without doing any mischief, when almost instanta neously afterwards an up- train was perceived within a few yards of the man. The engine-driver at once sounded the whistle, and the guards applied the breaks vigorously, hoping to stop the train, but it was found impossible, and the engine struck the man with such violence as to throw him across the metals, when the wheels of the locomotive and carriages passed over his head and body, literally decapitating him, and covering that portion of the line with blood. The pas sengers in the train who witnessed the occurrence were most painfully excited. The deceased has left a widow and two children to deplore his untimely end. VICTORIA-STREET.—In compliance with the pro visions of the Act of Parliament under which this street has been formed, it became necessary that the high-constable of Westminster. Mr. Foster Owen, should certify that on or before the 3lst of July he had passed through Victoria street in a carriage, and found no obstruction. Accordingly on Thursday afternoon the high-constable, Mr. Gipps, and other Commissioners of the Westminster Improvements; Mr. Trollope, and Mr. Forty, burgesses; Mr. Hunt, the surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Mr. Pennithorne, surveyor to the Woods and Forests; Mr. Arntz, parish sur veyor; Mr. Rogers, parish solicitor; and Mr. Billing, the secretary to the Commissioners, proceed in three carriages to the entrance of Victoria-street, by Westminster Abbey, when all the barriers were removed, and they passed through to the end in the Vauxhall Bridge-road, amid the hearty cheers of the men. The street is now open throughout for foot-passengers, but carriages will not be allowed to pass until after Wednesday. My DEATH OF SIR, PAGE DICK, BART.—This vene rable Baronet died on the 27th ult. at his residence in Lon don, aged 81. He succeeded his brother in the title in 1840. That gentleman succeeded in establishing, in 1821, to this baronetcy. The title was created in 1646. He is s ucceeded by his son Charles. his right MINORITY-AYES, 30. Adcock, Thomas Hall, Sir B. Strickland, Sir G. Barron, Sir H. lleathcoat, John Stuart, 11. Barrow, W. ll* Henley, J. W. Stuart, J. tell, Jacob Henry, Alexander Nelmsley, Sir J. Buller, Sir J. Y. Millings, J. R. Willcox, Brodie Carew, W. 11. P. Muntz, G. F. Williams, John Duncan, Geor ge Newdegate, C. N. Williams, W. Forester, G. C. Pechell, Sir G. Willoughby, Sir H. Forster, Matthew Fox, W. J. Pilkiugton, James TELLEaS. Salwey, Colonel Sibthorp, Colonel Frewen, C. H. Scobell, Captain Stuart, Lord D. MAJORITY—NOES, 51. Aglionby, H. A. Fergns on , Sir Rice, E. R. A rms trong, Sir A. Eortescue, J. W. R. Rich, Henry A r mstrong, R. B. Freshtleld, J. W. Romilly, Colonel Baines, M. T. Goulburn, Henry Russell, Lord J. Beckett, William Greene , Thomas S an d ars, G. Berkeley, 11. n Grosvenor, Earl Bernal, R a l p h Ilatchell, John Seymour, Lord Smith, J. A. Boyle, Colonel Hawe s, Ben j . Somervill e , Si r W. 13rocklehurst, John Ileadlam, 'l'. E. Spooner, meh ar d, - Buxton, Sir E. N. Howard, C. W. lennent, It. J. Cardwell, Edward Howirra, E. G. Thompson, Colonel Carter, J. B. . Hutt, William Watkins, Colonel Cockburn, Sir A. Legh, G. C. Wilson, Matthew Cocks, T. S. Lewis , Sir T. Wood, Sir w. p. Cowper, W. F. Morris, David Wrightson, W.B. Craig, Sir W. G. Palmerston, \'l& TELLEts. Denison, Edmund Parker, John Hill, Lord Marcus Duckworth, Sir J. Portal, Melville Lewis, George C: Question again proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this House will, upon this day three months, resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof— Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of tho Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 48. Aglionby, 11. Ferguson, Sir R. Rice, E. R. Armstrong, Sir A. Fortescue, J. W. Romilly, Colonel Armstrong, R. B. Freshileld, J. W. Russell, Lord John Baines, M. T. Goulburn, Henry Sandars, George Beckett, W. Greene, Thomas Seymour, Lord Bernal, Ralph Grey, Ralph W. Smith, J. A. Brocklehurst:John Grosvenor, Earl Somerville, Sir W. Butler. P. S. Hawes, B. Spooner, R. Buxton, Sir E. Headlam, Thomas Tennent, R. J. Cardwell, E. Howard, C. W. G. Thompson, Colonel Carter, John B. Howard, E. G. Watkins, Colonel Cockburn, Sir A. Ifutt, William Westhead, J. B. Cocks, Thomas S. Legh, G. C. Wilson, Matthew Cowper, W. F. Lewis, Sir T. Wood, Sir W. P. Craig, Sir W. G. Morris, David TELLERS. Duckworth, Sir J. Palmerston, Viscount Hill, Lord 3larcus Elliot, J. E. Portal, Melville Lewis, G. C. MINORITY-NOES, 37. Alcock, Thomas Fox, W. J. Stuart, Lord Dudbly Barrow, W. H. Hall, Sir B. Stuart, John Buller, Sir Y. Heathcoat, John Walmsley, Sir J. Carew, W. P. Henley, J. W. Willcox, B. 3PGhle Cayley, E. S. Henry, Alexander Williams, John Cobbold, J. C. Lacy, H. C. Williams, W. Colebrooke, Sir T. l'Aullings, J. R. Willoughby, Sir 11. Denison, Edmund Newdegate, C. N. Wrightson, W. B. Dodd, G. Packe, C. W. Young, G. F. Duncan, George Pechell, Sir G. Egerton, W. T. Pilkington, James TELLERS. Ewart, William Plowden, W. 11. Sibthorp, Colonel Forester, G. C. Salwey, Colonel Frewen, C. H. Forster, M. Scobell, Captain GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 4) BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Schedule : —Motion made, and Question put, " That Mac clesfield' be inserted in the Schedule." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 50. Bouverie, E. P. Gore, W. 0. Russell, F. C. Burrell, Sir C. Goulburn, Henry Sandars, George Buxton, Sir E. Greene Thomas Seymour, H. a). Cardwell, Edward Heatheote,, Sir G. Seymour, Lord Carew, W. IL Polo Henley, J. W. SibthorP, Colonel Carter, J. B. Jones, Captain Somerville, Sir W. Chaplin, W. J. Knox, W. S. Spooner, Richard Cobbold, John C. Labouchere, Henry Tennent, R. J. Cockburn, Sir A. Lewis, G. C. Thompson, Col. Cocks, T. S. Littleton, E. R. Willoughby, Sir H. Cubitt, William Mailings, J. R. Wilson, James Dodd, G. Naas, Lord Wilson, Matthew Duckworth, Sir J. Newdegate, C. N. Wood, Sir W. P. Elliot, John E. Pakington, Sir John Young, G. F. Ferguson, Sir R. Palmer, Roundell Fitzpatrick, J. W. Palmerston, Vis. TELLERS. Forester, G. C. Parker, John Egerton, W. T. Frewen, C. 11. Romilly, Colonel Legh, G. C. Alcock, Thomas Bell, Jacob Douglas, Sir C. E. MINORITY-NOES, 16. lleathcoat, John Westhead , J. P. llobhouse, T. B. Willcox, Brodie Hutt, William Duncan, George Martin, John TELLS - JIM Fox, W. J. Mitchell, T. A. Williams, John Freestun, Colonel Munta, G. F. Brocklehurst, J. Deacllam, T. E. Stuart, Lord D. RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Receipts. 185 U. 101. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE The First Lord of the Admiralty, Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with Colonel Green, the chief director of works, left the Ad miralty yesterday for Portsmouth, and thence by the steam-yacht Black Eagle, Master-Commander Petley, on an official visit to the Channel Islands. THE PURSERS' ACCOUNTS.—We are glad to find that the Admiralty have very properly and justly determined that their minute with respect to the pursers' accounts shall not be retrospective, but shall take effect from and after the 2Gth June last. ARRIVAL OF TFLE APOLLO.—The' Apollo, troop ship, Commander Rawstorne, which left Halifax on the 16th of July, arrived at Spithead yesterday, with the following troops, all in good health, viz. :—lat Royal Regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Andrew Brown—offi cers, 18; ladies, 4; children, 6; female servants, 2; rank and file, 463; women, 24; children, 44. Royal Artil lery, Captain Bathurst —men, 33; women, 9; children, 12—total, 616, with naval invalids. &c. Lieut. Pugh, of the Ist Royal Regiment, died on the passage home a few days' sail from Halifax, after a short illness, and was buried at sea on the banks of Newfoundland. Two children also died. The Apollo has also brought home some invalid seamen and supernumeraries from the station. The pas sage of this ship from shore to shore has been little more than fourteen days; and from what we hear she would have made the run in a day or two less time but for four days' fog on the banks of Newfoundland preventing her carrying sail at night. The Apollo conveyed the 92d Highlanders from Cork to Corfu, 16th Regiment from Corfu to Jamaica, the 97th from Jamaica to Halifax, and has now brought the Ist Royals home. She wade a very quick passage from Montego Bay to Halifax , through the Straits of Florida, having run the distance in little more than fifteen days. It is only due to C.e.men mander Rawstorne to stat e th a t he has won P opinions from both the offi cers and men of the f o u r Code . re giments he has remo ve d ; an d, indeed, in h is ver y ardu ous service in all c li ma t es , he has nearly succeded in the most difficult of all tasks, namoly , that of pleasing everybody, and ac q uiring the respect of The e hApollo will go into Portsmouth harbour and landrthe regiment (which proceeds to Winchester) , and will then proceed to Chatham to be paid off: Lieutenant Lieutenant Bonham , F la g - Bruce, takes passage in Waterw_it to Commodore c.: h, 8, to th e coast of Africa. The Waterw itch passed through the Downs on Thursday. Mr. Jamey Sproule, acting assistant-surgeon, has sa il e d t o join the Cumberland , 70 , at H alifax, and not Penelope, coast of Africa. The Trafalgar, 120, Captain Greville, still remains at st. H e len's, the wind at W., foul down Channel. The breach of etiquette committed by Lieutenant Cavendish Hore, on board the Vengeance, when communicating w ith her as officer of the guard, been satisfactorily arranged by that officer making an apology; but it is un derstood he will be superseded from the Trafalgar. Express, 8, Commander Fead, is all ready for sea in , •, VI 0 D r (,>`/"- ' , :i :-_,: • . 7 . 4 i . i .,,.\ : , - . 0 . ' -.• --"-• • 4 7, 0- it - , ~.. Plymouth Sound, and await s only a favourable in . tl3---+ - . -.... , , - , ....v. proceed to her destination. Th e Devonport, anchor Ito ",- - --: 41 1 tf, for service at Bermuda, accompanies her. Sin:loom, Termagant, and ar ot h er steamer, wetva,. Ix ‘‘ , • 4_161 moved from the basin at Portsm ou th, yester d ay . ha ' • others will be taken out to-day, when the works will be partially proceeded with. 35,0001. have been granted, but only 10,0001. arc to be expended. During the year the new inlet will be proceeded with. Sphynx steam-sloop, Commander W. K.. Hall, will not leave Devonport for the Cape of Good Hope, before the 7th inst. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY. — The Waterwitch, 8, COM mender A. H. Gardner, arrived at Spithead this after noon from Chatham en route to her foreign destination. The Admiral's yacht Fanny, Master-Commander Scarlett, has been taken under the shears today and dis masted. She will be refitted after, and the damage done by the lightning on Wednesday repaired. The Dauntless, 24, Captain Halsted, was taken into No. 1 dock to-day; and the Centaur steam-frigate, Cap tain Cannon, into the basin. The Oberon steam-Tessa came into harbour to-day to repair her rudder, which is out of order. VEGETARIAN SOCIETY. Last evening the members of this society bad a soil ‘e at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great QuFeu-street, 1 in coin's Inn-fields. Mr. Brothertou M.P., took the chair, and the company numbered upwards t,f 30U pa sons the great majority of whom were vegetarians. An entertainment was provided, consisting of savoury pies, mushroom pies, parsley fritters, rice fritters, cheesecakes, various kinds of fruits, tea, coffee, iced water, and many other things not incliuded in the diet of animal food. At the close of the repast the chair man proposed the health of the Queen, which was re sponded to with as much enthusiasm as if it had been drunk in something more exhilirating than tea, coffee, or water. After this the CHAIRMAN addressed the company, observing that he considered the objects of the present society were of a most important character, and well worthy the attention of the philanthropist and the patriot. The philanthropist was desirous of diminishing human misery and increasing human happiness. If physical health and mental strength contributed to the promotion of happiness, it might be very truly said that happiness was enjoyed by those who supported the principles and y people for eating animal f oo d were b ased upon embraced the doctrines of this society. Th e reasons as signed b custom, prejudice, and appetite ; but in his opinion, if they were to act upon a different course, and abstain from meat altogether, they would contribute greatly to the promotion of morality and universal peace amongst mankind. If man was made to believe that he ought not to murder animals, he would never join murdering men . If they looked to the physical and anatomical organisa tion of man, they would find that he was a frugiverous or virivorous, and not a carnivorous animal; but he con tended that even upon the principle of economy, irre spective of those considerations he had mentioned, there was good reason to uphold the system sought to be established by this society. When they complained of the pressure of taxation, they should recollect that they might save a great portion of this burden by abstaining from the use of intoxicating liquors. By . doing this th ey wou ld accomp li s h t h e re p ea l of the malt-tax, as far as they were personally concerned, and thus save that portion of 20 millions of taxation raised upon luxuries which fell to their share, excepting the amount which they were called upon to pay for police-rates and poor -rates which resulted from the crime and poverty engendered by the use of intoxicating liquors. Then, again, with regard to the economy of the vegetarian principle, they would find that there were three times:the quantity of nutriment in the vegetable than in the animal kingdom. For instance,hhere was much more nutriment in two pennyworth of peas than in Is. worth of beef. It had been proved that in every 1001bs. of beef there was three-fourths of water, and only 251bs. of nutriment; whereas;in the vegetables the nutri ment was in the inverse ratio. Chemists had shown that there was nothing nutritive in the flesh of animals except that which they abstained from feeding on, the products of the vegetable world. If this were the case— and there could be no dodbt of it—surely it would be better for them to take the vegetable food as nature pro vided it, instead of procuring it, at a much dearer rate, after it had been converted into animal matter. He (the Chairman) had experienced the benefits of the vegeta rian system for 42 years, and he could assure them that it tended to promote health, much more than that species of food which was generally eaten by man. Mr. J. Suersoi , s, president of the society, called at tention to the objects of the institution, and the success which had attended it. The objects, he observed, were to induce habits of abstinence from the flesh of animals as food, by the dissemination of information upon the subject, by means of tracts, essays, and lectures, proving the many advantages of a physical, intellectual, and moral character, resulting from vegetarian habits of diet; and thus to secure, through the association, example, and efforts of its members, the adoption of a principle which would tend essentially to true civilization, to uni ' versal brotherhood, and to the increase of human happi ness generally. In proof of the success of the society, Mr. Simpson gave the following statistics of members to July 26, 1851:—Member of Parliament, 1; county magistrate, 1; alderman, 1; physicians and surgeons, 21; ministers, 10; lecturers and authors, 10; professional men, 50; merchants, and manufacturers, 26; farmers, 11; pri vate gentlemen, 11; tradesmen, mechanics, and la bourers, 371; females, 205; males, 513; total 718. But though the number of members amounted to only 718, there were throughout the kingdom a large number of vegetarians not belonging to the society. Mr. Simpson went on to show the difference between the quality of nutritious matter is vegetables and that which is found in meat. Peas, for instance, contained 84 per cent. of nutritive matter, lentils 84 percent., wheat 851 percent., and oatmeal, which formed a large portion of the food of Scotland, 91 per eertt.; whereas in 10016. of beef there was 63 and four-tenths of water and nearly 131 b. of fat, leaving not more than 24 or 251 b. of nutritive matt( r. Bs. Id. will purchase lOolb. of beans, and Ils. Ord. would buy 100 lb. of wheat; whereas to get the same quantity of nutritive matter from beef', mutton, or lamb, at the ordinary price of 6d. to 9d. per lb., would coat from lot. to 15/. Science had proved that whereas beans could be digested in 2i hours, it would take 3f hours to digest a beef steak or a mutton chop. Potatoes took 3 hours to digest, and chicken, which was generally given to in valids, 3 hours. The flesh of a duck could not be di gested in less than 4f hours, whilst an equal quantity of boiled rice would not take more than If hour to digest; and it had been shown that the flesh of the pig took 5 hours to digest. All th ese f a cts, he contend e d, p rove d that the proper food of man was intended to con sist of fruits, herbs, and vegetables. But many persons asked what would become of the animals if mankind were not to eat meat? To this he would reply that there would not have been so many animals had not man tended to produce their increase for his own gratifica tion. Upon this point he (Mr. Simpson) added, that as the demand diminished so would the supply, and the farmer and grazier would find it more profitable to raise food for man than for beasts; and it had been calculated that a plot of ground which was adapted to the support of ono beast would maintain fifteen, and in some instances thirty-five men. Where was it that fa mine prevailed to a great extent?—in the sheep-walks of Scotland, and among the beast-providing, beast-feed ing districts of Roscommon. It must also be recollected that if man persisted in eating meat, he must incur the chances of disease, for it was a well-known fact that in London there were many establishments for the sale of diseased meats alone. Dickens, in his Household Words, had shown that in a certain district of the metropolis there were in immediate contiguity two large establishments—the one a manufactory of sausage meat, and the other a knacker's yard, and there was a door which communicated between the two. In proof of the danger which arose from this system of manufac turing sausage meat, Mr. Simpson observed that at Charing-cross Hospital there was one case of a man who died from a wound caused by the knife of a sausage machine, and the surgeon who attended the patient hav ing absorbed some of the virus from the body, became ill and died. Vegetarians, he continued to observe, were free from all dangers which arose from eating diseased meat; and he, moreover, contended that they were not liable to those contagious disorders which often afflicted persons who partook of animal food. During the pre• valence of cholera it was found that, notwitestandihg medical men recommended abstinence from vegetab . l food, there was not one death among the mese d be e " d to the vegetarian society. Mr. Simpson preo e ee. point out the mischief which he consider_ a eterenee to from the ,consumption of animal food Pr,. in t nesh eating arose vegetables, and urged that the practice_oo „. It was a came into existence subsequently to the o ti °el our natures, as practice which was altogether foreign was proved by the taste displayed b ii t a children bpe ar or fora bunch fact that they ndMr. rather than for animal food, and fro m t would commit petty larceny tc) d not think of stealing a of grapes, although they would and the business' of the piece of meat from a butcher s teed a t i h e e v. c as on r 2 . pa rv n a y iso ih n, a The Rev. W. Metcalfe, de Woolf, severally addressosceiety, further ance of the objects of the hour. soiree terminated at a late - CCUT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. the Prince, and the Royal children, TTh© p n u t ° l , e a g ' rounds at . Osborne yesterday. wa rrci l J o hn Russell arrived in the afternoon from Lon '''')and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and his ri al oy Highness. Lord Cowley had also the honour of receiving an in yiteion to dinner. Lord John Russell returned to town yesterday morn ing from a visit to her Majesty at Osborne,lsle of Wight. The Chancell or o f the Exchequer and Sir Francis Baring left town yesterday, for the Channel Islands. The Oxford University Commission had a meeting Yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present,—the Bishop of Norwich, the Desn of Carlisle, the Master of Pem broke, J. L. Dampier, Esq,. Processor Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary). Sir Gaspard le Merchant had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald had also an interview with the Noble Earl . .. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office i office to the Governors of the West India Islands. orh Dis patches were also sent off to the Governors of the Nort h American colonies. Her Majesty's body guard of Gtehnetlgemeredne-hathlysmt.s commenced their drill parades in James's Palace yesterday, and were put sword and carbine exercise by Corporal - Major inspection by through r LI m g h b e r the i e, of the Ist Life Guards, prev ious to the Captain, Lord Foley. • INDISPOSITIOI4 OF LORD RODRN. — W r e regret to learn that Lord Roden has been very unwell for the last month. The latest accounts, however, report hi s L or d s hi p . as improving in health. I t $0 lot LOS IS" [ LL' 4 0 rif. gl 0 A bd 0• GO be 10 g 1,4 o ow I ':1 ;! ■ii•